Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 14, 1915, Page 1

165 VOL. LVIL—NO. PLANS SOON L4 President Wilson Constantly in Touch With Secretary of State Lansing Over Answer to Germany TO ANNOUNCE OUR STAND AS SOdN AS POSSIBLE Opinion in Washington That President’s Advisers Are Unan- imoug, That Crucial Point in Discussion Has Been Reach- ed—Telegrams of Advicé From All Parts of the Coun- try Coming to the President—Said to Advise the Na- tion’s Head to Stand for “Freedom of the Seas”—Be- lief in Berlin That United States is Not in Earnest. Washington, July 13.—The first offi- clal announcement of the immediate plans of President Wilson for dealing With the situation that has arisen be- tween Germany and the United States came tonight in a telegram from Cor- nist N. H., to Secretary Tumulty stating that the president would re- turn to ‘ashington soon to lay the entire subject before his cabinet. It indicated that the president had not yet arrived at a decision as to the pol- icy of the government. White House Statement. The White House statement was as Zollow: “Referring to statements appearing in certain morning newspapers with Teterence to the attitude of the pres- ident toward the reply of the German government, Secretary Tumulty this evening gave but the following jtele- gram which he had received frof the president: “Please say that from the moment of the arrival of the official text of the German note I have given the matter the closest attention, keeping constantly in touch with the secretary of state and with every source that would throw light on the situation; that so soon as the secretary of state and T have both maturely considered the situation, I shall go to Washington to get into personal conference With him and with the cabinet and that there will be as prompt an announce- ment as possible of the purposes of the government.’” The stgtement set at rest reports that the president already had made up his mind on the German reply and that he did not view the situation as periously as did high officials in Wash. n. Too Serious for Haste: Official opinion here continued to re- gard the situation as grave. Secre- tary Lansing and other members of the cabinet who are here hold this view, but are giving no intimations of how they think the problem should be dealt with. Brmphasis has been laid in official quarters on the fact that the issues involved are of such seriousness and importance that consideration for a week or more of the kind of reply that should be made ought not to be con- strued as meaning that the necessity for a firm definition of American pol- icy was underestimated, o far as can be gathered here, the president will find his advisers prac- tically' unanimous in the belief that the crucial point in the correspondence with Germany over submarine war- fare has arrived, and that if the Amer- ican government is not to recede from its previously announced positions on the principles involved, the next note must convey more or less pointedly the purposes of the United States in the event of further violations of American rights in the war zone. NO ACTION BEFORE MATURE DELIBERATION President Wilson Will Not Decide for Several Days Yet Upon Next Step In His German Policy. Cornish, N. H., July 13.—President ‘Wilson will not decide finally on the next step in his German policy for several days and not until he has as- certained fully the ideas of Secretary Tansing and other members of his cabinet. While it will be hi sdecision that will finally determine the course of the United States, he is_anxious %o move deliberately in order that there be no possibility of mistake. The president spent several hours in his study today reading the latest ‘German note on submarine warfare again and considering all angles of the ideas suggested by it. During the day he was in communication with \Secretary Lansing. Expect Concurrence With. Lansing. Knowing the attitude the President has maintained in the private dis- cussions of the previous German notes and the replies sent by the United States, the membrs of the cabinet al- ready have a good idea of what his thoughts on the question are, gnd therefore the memorandum now being prepared by Secretary ng In epected to fit in with the Presic dent's own plans. It is sald here that the President 18 acutely conscious of the possibilities in_the present situation. One of the aiffculties which some of his advisers believe has kept Germany from ac- quiescing. more with the position of the Unitéd States has been the im- on apparently current in Berlin that the United States is not in earn- est. While nothing could be obtain- ed from the President for publication it is understood here that he realiz- #s with gravity the duties of the United States to protect its rights. Telegrams to President. President Wilson today began re- ceiving telegrams from various indi- viduals and organizations in different parts of the country bearng on the German situation. Although the tone of the messages varied, it was said that generally the senders urged the Prsident to stand by the position al- ready assumed by the United States for the “freedom of the seas.” Despite the physical and mental peclusion in which the President is B _the German question hece, pe is keeping in clos touch with ais most confidential advisers in Wash- ington, and is being informed from day to day what impression of the situation {8 making hteadwty there. headway there. ‘While Mr. Wilson has not yet begun the actual preparation of the repiy to the German note and will not put it in final shape until he confers at length with Mr. Lansing and others of his advisers, he is understood to have obtained ‘a very ~comprehensive idea of the situation through his study of yesterday and today. On the advice of omembers of his household the President spent part of his time today in playing golf and automobiling. SCIENTISTS DECENDED INTO VESUVIUS. Found Temperature of Lava At Edge of Crater 100 Degrees Centigrade. Naples, July 12 via Paris, July 14, 1:50 a. m—The activity of Mount Ve suvius'is becoming more marked. Pro- fessor Malladra, director of the Royal Observatory on the volcano, today des. cended into the crater with three as:. sistants to take photographs and make obeervations. Professor Malladra found the tem- perature of the lava at the edge of the crater to be 100 degrees Centri- grade. Thirty yards down the crater ‘water falling on the lava turned into steam and quickly evaporated. An electric pyrometer nearby registered 565 degrees Centigrade. The heat scorched the feet of Prof. Malladra and his associates, making it necessary for them to stand on asbestos mats. The explosions were deafening-and falling cinders burned the exporers slightly. At certain points lava sprang up in Jets a yard high, these incandescent fountains turning into large bubbles of white or gray gas. Below the ob- Servers was a subterranean lake of boiling lava, similar to those found in the Hawaiian islands. BRIDGEPORT STRIKE MAY INVOLVE 8,000 Disput Between Unions Seems Fan From Settlement. Bridgeport, Conn, July 13.—Pros- Dects of settiing the labor troubles at the plant of the Remington Arms Company where 300 structural = iron workers are on a strike, appeared doubtful tonight. Officials of the va- rious unions which are involved in a dispute as to the jurisdiction over the installation of machinery, made no statements. It was learned unoffici- ally however, that the machinists will meet Friday night when it is reported they will consider a proposition to go on a sympathetic strike. Fears are growing hogrly that the strike will eventually involve 8000 iron workers and machinists here. The Remington company and the Stewart Construction company of New York, the latter having charge of the work now going on, decline to enter into the matter, saying the trouble is one for the unions to decid CHAIN ACROSS BRIDGE ON SWITZERLAND FRONTIER. Germans Take Steps to Prevent Espi- onage—Frontier Guards Strict. Geneva, via Paris, July 13, 3.10 p. m. —Without previous notice, the Ger- mans have stretched a chain across the frontler bridge at Zurzach, a Swiss town on the Rhine, 16 miles northeast of Aarau. Since Sunday the German frontler guards have exercised an ex- ceptionally severe control and it is al- most impossible to cross the frontier. It is _supposed that these measures have been taken following recent at- tempts at espionage. SHRINERS AT SEATTLE. Entertainments Made Up Their Day At 4fst Annual Meeting. Seattle, Wash., July 13.—The feature of today for the Mystic Shriners drawn to Seattle by the 4lst annual meeting of the Imperial Counctl was a proces- sion which escorted the imperial of- ficers to the council hall. At the coun- cil hall the first session was held. The meeting was opened by -prayer and band music. Then came vocal num- bers and an address of weicome by Governor Lister. Entertainment in the afternoon in- cluded a steamer ride to the navy yard at Brimerton and automobile trips. Thhree balls were given tonigt and band concerts were held at sev- eral points by musicians from various patrols. The imperial councll tomorrow will take up the election of an Imperial outer guard. There are six candidates. No Fighting In Mexico Streets. Washington, July 13.—A -delayed cablegram from the Brazilian minis- ter at Mexico received by the state department late today stated that in evacuating the capital, after resisting ‘as long as_thelr unition lasted, the Zapata forces departed quick- iy, heeding the appeals of the diplo- matic_corps not to carry out threats of fighting in the streets. and ven- ‘geance on foreigners. Cabled Paragraphs ch-t-nAmngAuwl.n'r-c._p.l“ 3 I 7, July 13, via ] Il e T 3 who have returned from that there are many fatalities as a re- Sult of the disease. 3 Courtmartial for Franchmen. t, Ferrand, France, July 13, 440)p. m—A courtmartial has con- e ied three members of a commis- sion which was charged with purchas- ing supplies for the army. The accused of falsification of accounts. M. Meauville, president of the commis- sion, was sentenced to eight years in the penitenitary; M. Estev, the regis- tra, to nine years. and M. Sanceime, the disbursing officer, to five years. Leader of Portuguese Democrats. Madrid, July 13, via Paris, 9.45 p. m. —Dr. Alfonso Costa, leader of the Por- tuguese democrats, is dead at Lisbon. Dr..Costa for years §ad been regard- ed as'one of the strongest men polit. ically in Portugal. He had been pre- mier, minister of finance and minister of justice, and was the author of the law providing for the separation of the church and state in Portugal, He was said to have been an uncompromising advocate of armed revolution and sev- eral times was sent into exiie. He was imprisoned as the ringleader of the abortive revolution in January, 1908. COMPENSATION ACT CONSTITUTIONAL. on by New York Court of Ap- peals. Albany, N. ¥, July 13—Three far< reaching opinions upholding the con. stitutionality of the New York work- ‘men’s compensation act and holding that employes of all interstate railroads and boat lines owned by railroads, op- erating within. the state, come under its provisions, were handed down by the court of appeals tonight. Chiefly affected will be the interstate railroads. Since the law went into effect, more than a year ago, they have declined to take out insurance or admit it affected them. Disposing of the claim that the law ‘was meant to apply only to intrastate commerce, it was held that if such had Dbeen the nitention, the at would have said soplainly. It also pointed out that there was nothing in the law to of- fend the commerce clause of the fed- eral constitution or place a burden on commerce, In brief, it was ‘held the state had taken only such steps as it was entitled to take in protecting employes of for- eign corporations operating within its confines. The opinions, all of which were writ- ten by Justice Miller, were rendered on appeals by the Southern Pacific com- pany, owners of railroads and steam- ships, and the Clyde Steamship com- pany, from judgments of the appellate division afirming awards made by the workmen's compensation committee. GEORGIA MILITIA HELD IN READINESS. De: Because of Rumor of Attempt to Lynch | Leo Frank at State Farm. Atlanta, Ga., July 13.—Three com- panies of state militia at Macon were ordered held ta their armory tonight in readiness to proceed to the Milledge- ville state farm, where Leo M. Frank is confined. Governor Harris announced the action after reports had been cir- culated that an effort was under way to attack the prison and lynch Frank. The orders were issued by Adjutant General Nash, who, the governor ex- plained, had bianket instructions to call out troops to protect state property. Roads to Milledgeville from Atlanta, Marietta and other towns were guard- ed tonight by county police. Frank recently began serving a life term for the murder of Mary Phagan after his sentence of death was com- muted by Governor Slaton. Prison Authorities Prepared. Milledgeville, Ga., July 13.—Warden Smith of the state prison farm stated tonight that prison authorities were ‘“well prepared” if any attempt were made to release Frank. Extra guards still are on duty at the farm. MASSACHUSETTS GROWING. Population Increase of 140,000 in Last Five Years. Boston, July 13.—An increase of 140,- 000 in the population of Massachuset! in the last five years is indicated in the preliminary tabulation of the state census taken this spring and made Dublic today. It is expected that the total population of the state will be founq to exceed 3.500,000, compared with 3,366,416 in 1910. Becked Conferred with Attorney. s e oty da Charies Becker the former N. Y. police lieu- tenant, under sentence to die July 26, conferrer today with his wife and W, Bourke Cockran, his attorney in thé death’ house at Sing Sing prison. The nature of the conference was not dis- closed. Mr. Cockran and Mrs. Becker declined to discuss reports that the condemned man was preparing . a statement dealing with an exposure of so-called graft conditions. Two In Gas Filled Room. Boston, July 13.—The bodies of a woman and a boy years old were found in a gas filled room in a west end lodging house. An unsigned note, addressed to Edward Powers, of South Orrington, Maine, furnished the only apparent means of indentification. It said that because of family troubles the writer intended to kill the boy and herself. The lodging house keeper said that the woman went there with the boy yesterday and hired a room for the night. Carranza Gunboat Did Nothing. Washington, July 13. — Admiral Howard notified the navy department late today that the Carrenza gunboat Guerrero, which threatened to block- ade Guaymas and to bombard a Villa troop train, sailed southward today wy.houz firing a shot. Appeal for John R. Lawson. Denver, Col, July 13—Bdward P. Costigen, of counsel for John R. Law- son, sentenced yesterday to life im- prisonment for the allesed murder of John Nimmo, said today an appeal to the state supreme court would be taken as soon as the necessary formalities can be completed. Resolute’s Race. Highlands, N. J, July 13—Resolute beat Vanitie by about four minutes in the first of the series of races over the America’s cup course today, finishing at 2.43, while Vanitie finished at 2.47. Army Checked THE FI;ENCH COUNTER-ATTACK DROVE BACK GERMANS. IN ARGONNE FOREST French Line Bent But Rebounded—Gas Laden Shells Used in Bombardment —lItaly Prepares to Insure Supply of ‘Ammunitions. P A check to the army of the German Crown Prince in the Argonne forest and the forced retirement of the Ger- mans in the face of an energetic coun- ter attack by the French is told of in the latest French official communi- cation. “The Germans, it is asserted, head at- ckd with very heavy forces from the road between Binarville and Vienne le Chateau as far as the region of Haute Chavauchee after a nmlm bom- bardment of a violent er in which asphyxiating shells were used. The Pre:ch line bent uk'uvpml places under the vicious attac} a coun- ter attack stopped the Toutcns “and compelled their retirement. Artillery duels on several other sec- tors of the line in France and a bom- bardw”nt of the French and British positions in Belgium when the Ger- mans again made use of asphyxiating shells, are reported in the French com- munication. Little fighting is going on along the Eastern front and in the Italian war zone. Nowhere In either of these theaters has there been an engage- ment of a sanguinary character and no changes of importance in the battle lines are claimed by any of the war cbancellortes. Althoush she has not been at war two months Italy sees the future need of a larger supply of ammunition and ail factorles in the kingdom are being transformed into ammunition and shell making plants. A suggestion has teen made that all capable factory workers with the army shall be sent home and that the mechanical schools shall be used for teaching men how to maks munitions. Ru: ns Are Waiting. In the east the operations are-enter- ing a new phase, the Russians having been successful in their counter-of- fensive against the Austrians in the region of Krasnik. They have taken new positions in_the hills to the north of that town and apparently are wait- ing for the Austro-Germans to make a move. It is not ted that this will be long delayed, for General Von Mackensen has had time to receive re- inorcements and supplies of guns and ammunition for his next great effort to secure control of the Lublin-Cholm railway. Balkan Situation in Limelight. The Balkan_situatfon is again in-the Iimelight as a result of the disclosures that the Austro-Germans have offered Rumania alternative concessions, either to continue neutral or join with the Germanic allies. Confidence is ex- pressed in British, French and Italian circles that the Balkan states will not Join the Austro-Germans, but it is con- sidered likely that, owing to the failure of Russia to hold Galicia and Buko- wina, they might decide to remain neutral. Of course, success by the allies in_the Dardanelles, where they are unofficially reported to have gained further Turkish trenches, would change the situation. It is also said that the former Greek premier, Eléutherios Venizelos, in an- ticipation of his return to power, has arranged to reorganize the Balkan al- liance, of which he was the initiator. M. Venizelos has been @ warm sup- porter of the entente allies, and _ In event of such reorganization, the Bal- kan states might possibly join this combination. WILL HONOR AUTHOR OF THE MARSEILLAISE. Great Ceremony When His Body Transferred to Hotel des Invalides. Paris, July 13, 2.45 p. m.—A great ceremony has been arranged for to- morrow when the body of Claude Jo- s | seph Rouget de Lisle, the French cap- tain who composed the Marseillaise, will be transferred from its present resting place at Choisy-le-Roi to the Hotel des Invalides. President Poin- care, the members of tfie cabinet, sen- ators and deputies and city officials of Paris, officers, soldiers, veterans and school children will march in proces- sion from the Arch of Triumph to the Invalides, where @ military parade will De held and the president will deliver an address. The diplomatic corps also will attend the function. UNITED STATES CANNOT GIVE IN. Opinion Advanced by Buenos Aires Newspaper on German Note. Buenos Aires, July 13.—El Diario, commenting on the German reply to the American note, say: “Germany, instead cf answering the American note squarely, slips between ‘distingos’ (quibbles). * The neutral countries want not only the establish- ed laws to be respected, but also the | human laws. Germany’s attitude ex- cites the antipathy of the neutrals and prepares the way for a coalition of all the countries which have been wrons- ed. ‘he United States cannot give in. It has on its side the sympathies of- the world.” FROM 80 TO 90 MILLIONS FROM INCOME TAX. Estimate by Treasury Officials—Days of Grace Expired Monday. ‘Washington, July 13.—Final figures on the receipis from the personal and corporation income tax will mnot be available until the middle of August, but treasury officlals were inclined fo- day to believe that the total will be between $85,000,000 and $90,000,000. The ten days’ grace given by con- gress expired yesterday, but informa- tion regarding receipts in that perfod will not be teiegraphed to Washington, but will come in the usual order. It is now certain, however, that the Te- turns will be well above the estimates. Steamehip Arvivals. Genoa, July 7.—Arrived, Perugia, New York. steamer .Driven Out CARRANZA FORCES TAKE SUB- . URBS OF MEXICO CITY., To All Who Lay Down Arms Within | 30 Days—But One Foreigner Killed— Carranzistas Kill Looters of Country Club Building. 3 M City, July 12, via Galveston, July 150 Ths outlying suburts of the federal capital were cleared today of Zapata troops by forces under General Coss. The waterworks were recap- tured and a partial resumption _of Street car service was made possible, Heavy fighting ir the neighborhood of Tlalpam and Arnusco is still in progress With the forces of Zapata retreating. Proclamation from Suburbs. The main body of General Carranza’s forces has not yet entered the city, but General Pablo Gonzalez, command ing the Carranaz troops, has issued a proclamation from 'the suburbs grant- ing amnesty to all who will surrender ang lay down their arms within 30 days. He also guarantees the life and property of foreigners and Mexicans. Alfredo Machuca, a former governor of the state of Hidalgo, is now in charge of the national palace. The city council turned over its authority to him yesterday afternoon. Several small skirmishes in the out- skirts of the city resulted in the kill- ing of Zapata stragglers. Died Defending Daughters. Business remains paralyzed because of the lack of knowledge relative to what paper money is genuine. Saloons and dance halls have been closed by general order. There were no disturb- ances in the city proper today. So far but one foreigner is known to have lost his life during the fighting. Julian De Ia Traz a Swiss, is reported to have been shot by followers of Zapata be- fore they evacuated the city, while de- fending his four daughters. He died in_the American hospital. e Mexico City Country club, whose membership is mado up principally of Americans, again was entered by Za- pata adherents for the purpose of 100 ing. The building was quickly sur- rounded by General Carranza’s men, who killed 14 looters and made 120 prisoners. Food Famine Unbroken. Arnold Shanklin, the American con- sul general here, and Charles J. O'Con- nor, in_eharge of the American Red Cross, have been unable up to the present to get in one grain of corn to relieve the distress of the inhabitants, and the prospects for the importation of cereals remain uncertain. Alfredo Clark, an American, former. ly general manager of the Natip: railmad, who-disappeared June. 16, Te- appeared yesterday at Taalgepantia. OBREGON ISOLATED FROM VERA CRUZ. Villa Has Cut Off Carranza Troops from That City. ‘Washington, July 13.—General Villa telegraphed Enrique C. Liorente, his representative here, tonight, that Quer- etaro, 80 miles north of Mexico City, had been captured by his troops and that the forces of General Obregon, the Carranza commander, were now completely isolated from Vera Cruz. The message from General Villa was dated today at San Jose iturbide, which is in the neighborhood of Queretaro. No details were given, but Mr. Lior- ente declared that strategically the capture of Queretaro meant that Gen- eral Obregoa was not only cut off from communication with Vera Cruz and Mexico City, but that he could not move westward to Guadalajara. Des- patches to the state department con- firm the announcement that Villa’s forces have made a clean sweep along the railroad from Leon southward to Irapueto, although consular advices to- day said that the Carranaz troops had taken Aguascalientes. General WHOLE VILLAGES IN CHINA WIPED OUT. Flood Reports Show Great Extent of Dama; Hong Kong, July 13.—The _floods raging in the provinces of Kwang Tung, Kwang-si and Kiangsi are un- precedented. Entire villages on _the West river in Kwangsi have been wiped out and thousands of natives drowned. 3 The Shameen quarter of Canton, in which the foreign concessions are lo- cated, is four feet under water. Busi- ness there has been suspended. The West, Fu and North rivers are greatly out of their banks. At Wu- chow, province of -Kwangsi, the West river is 79 feet out of its banks, while the North river is at a stage of 26 feet at Samshui, province of Kwangtung. In addition to the Shameen quarter, other large districts of Canton are 10 feet under water. Thousands of na- tives in these districts are on the roofs of houses and troops in boats are busily engaged in taking them off and conveying them to high ground. Food is scarce and rice is urgently required. MUST STOP RUSSIANS WITHIN FEW DAYS. Alternative is Retreat for the Whole Austrian Front. Geneva, July 18, via Paris, 9.02 p. m. —A despatch to the Tribune from Innsbruck eays: “Archduke Joseph Ferdinand is ex- pected today at Cracow to preside over a war council. If within the next few days the Austrians cannot stop the victorious Russian advance, the whole front must retreat. “Since the loss of the positions south of Lublin, the revictualling of the armies has become impossible. Large Austrian reinforcements have been hurriea to the province of Lublin, but the Russians, though fighting against superdor forces, continue advancing. “The Austrians have been returning to Galicia since the 10th of July and are now at Wrzawy. The Russians de- feated the Austrians at Zamosz and surrounded and captured two Hunga- rian battalions” . On a test, a bee was found com- Detent to Nft a weight 300 times great- er than its own. Emperor William is again a grand- father, a son being born to the wife of Pringe Oscar. The - session of the British Parlia- ment is expected to close before the end of this month. About 10,000 tailors in New York went on strike. ey demand a new schedule of wages. The British steamer Penlee, from Philadelphia, is ashore in harbor Bordeaux, France. King Victor Emmanuel conferred the Order of Anrunciade on President Poincare of France. Property owners of Oyster Bay, L. I, filed a petition asking for a force of motorcycle policemen. The Danish steamer Ficaria, Copen- hagen or Hull, ran ashore on Redcar Rocks in the North Sea. It is rumored in England that Great Britain will take over the entire Can- adian crop for the allies. Ferrari, the New York Metropolitan Opera Co. tenor, is reported to have enlisted in the Italian army. Operations on double time were started by the Johnstown, Pa. car shops of the Cambria Steel Co. A quarterly idend of 13-4 per cent. on the preferred stock was de- clared by the Aetna Explosives Co. All Bulgarians in Ttaly liable for military service were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to join the colors. An order for 100,000 tons of coal was received by the Ebensburg Coal Co. of Co:’\]"er, Pa, from the Argentine Re- pul A bill was introduced in the French Chamber of Commerce increasing the latest war loan from $1,200,000,00 to $1,400,000,000. The strike of nearly 5,000 lead and zinc miners near Joplin, came to an end. The men returned to work with- out a settlement. The Fore River Shipbuilding Co: poration, of Quincy, Mass., closed a contract with the Spanish navy for a 750-ton submarine. Fearing to undergo a surgical opera- tion, Mrs. William H. Southwick com- mitted suicide by inhaling gas at her home in Poughkeepsie. A report recently published that the Hamburg American Steamship Co. had falled, because of losses caused by the war, was denied in Berlin. The Sultan of Turkey is reported to have been dead for several days. The news is said to be hidden by the Young Turks for political reasons. hin the next few weeks, the new benzol plant of the Carnegie Steel Co. at Farrell, Pa., is expected to start the production of crude benzol. Work on enlarging the terminal of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad at Minneapolis was started. The cost will be $1,000,000. Twenty-four German steamships which took refuge in northern Norwe- glan ports at the beginning of the war, recently sailed for unknown destina- tions. Funeral services for Archbishop Quigley of Chicago, who died in Ro- chester, N. Y. last Saturday, were held in' St. Patrick’s Cathedral at Ro- chester. Officials_of the League Island Navy Yard at Philadelphia declared that crossed electric wires caused the fire aboard the battleship Alabama on Sunday. About 145,000 acres in the former Flathead reservation in Montana will be sold during August to the highest bidder, the Interfor Department an- nounced. One ton of dynas exploded in the storehouse of the Great Northern Pa- per Co., at Lily Bay, Me. There were no casualties, but property damage Is about $30,000. \ The United States army transports Kilpatrick, McClellan, and Bulford, which were orderad out of commission, will be retained at Galveston, for an indefinite time. Gen. Pascual Orozco’s $7,500 bail was declared forfeited, when the for- mer Huerta general failed to appear in Federal court in El Paso on charge of violating neutrality. Prof. Leon Dupriez, of the Univer- sity of Louvain, who has been lectur- ing at Harvard on government for the past six months has been asked to stay until September, 1916. The sum of $500,000 is left to Tufts College by the will of Dr. Fred S. Pearson, of Pittsfleld, Mass. Dr. Pearson was a Lusitania victim and his estate is about $50,000,000. Magguo, an Ii the army, cost him $16 when arrested under the Sullivan at| to New British War Loan Nearly Three Billion M.mi.ofhmdomwmumSeeN.fiudm.:_ Instead of Volunteering. London, July 18, 1045 p. m—The session of parliament today was mark- ed by a series of most important an- nouncemerts by the ministers after the house of commons had, at the sugges- tion of Premicr Asquith, who moved it in an eloquent speech, passed a resolu- tion expressing gratification at the success of General Louis Botha in con- quering German Southwest Africa. Enormous Subscriptions to War Loan. The chancellor of the exchequer, Reginald Mchenna, announced that the subscriptions to the new war loan had reached the unprecedented figure of nearly 600,000,000 pounds ($3,000,000, 000), not including smalls sums re- ceived at the postoffices. The president of the Board of Trade, Walter Runciman. roused the house to further cheers by the statement that, in view of the failure of South Wales coal owners and miners to reach an agreement on the wage dispute, the government had decided to apply to the mining industry the munitions of war act. This makes it an offense to take part in a strike or lockout unless the differences have been reported to the Board of Trade and the board has referred the matter for settlement by one of the methods prescribed by the act. ine Workers Defiant. A very serious view is taken of the refusal of the miners to accept a com- promise, for, even in the face of the decision of the government, they are threatening deflance. Most of the coal for the navy ‘comes from South Wales and even before the trouble arose the supply was affected by the enlistment in the army of 50,000 of the young miners, whick eventually made it nec essary for the government to stop re- cruiting in the mining _districts of Wales. A The crisis first threatened - thres months ago when the miners gave no- tice to terminate existing on July 1, and, in lieu of these, proposed a national programme an all around increase in wages. owners objected to the consideration of the new terms during the war and asked the miners to accept the existing [ agreements plus a war bonus. After & series of conferences the union officiais agreed to recommend a which was arranged through the Board of Trade. The miners, however, yesterday against this and the gov- ernment was obliged to take action.. Bill to Regulate’ Price of Coal. owners are receiving much more their coal than previously they well pay it. As a matter of fact, Mr, Runciman today also introduced a bill in the house to regulate the price of coal. & Taking Too Many Married Men. In the house of lords, the Marquis of lowne, a member of the cabinet without portfolio, stated that 22 or 23 British divisions are now in France and Belgium and expressed the opinfor that, although recruits are in, mle co\ml;l'y 'ouh:-‘ not much longer tolerate the anomalies and |injustices of the voluntary system, which is tak- ing unusual proportion of married men, and that a national register would be useful, should it be found neces- sary to introduce compulsory military ervice. ’ He intimated also that the munitiong question was now being sa andied. — CLAIMED THAW WAS TRYING HYPNOTISM Dr. Flint, Alienist, Startied Court— Verdict in Case Probably Today. New York July 13.—The state rest- ed late today in the sanity trial of Harry K. Thaw, the jury’s verdict in which, if approved by Judge Hendrick, will determine whether the slayer of Stanford White shall be returned to Matteawan or -his liberty restored. The case will reach the jury tomorrow and a verdict probably returned during the afternoon, After the announcement by Deputy Attorney General Cook that the peo- le's case had been closed, John B. tanchfield, chief counsel for Thaw, stated to the court that he would re. quire about 15 minutes for reading at the opening session tomorrow morn ing. No other witnesses, he said, would be called. A new angle as to the mental cal- fbre of Thaw was given by Dr. Aus- tin Flint, an alienist who resumed the stand today. Dr. Flint told the court that Thaw had attempted to hypnotize him. ~ Judge Hendrick regarded the alienist with some interest, then asked if he really believed Thaw was try- ing so-called hypnotic powers. With great emphasis Dr. Flint repeated his statement, declaring Thaw has stared at him for 15 minutes. The court's gavel was used vigorously to restore quiet. The other witnesses today were Dr. Amos T. Baker, assistant superinten- dent of Matteawan. and Dr. Raymond F. C. Kieb, a physician at that insti- ution while Thaw was confined there. . Baker testifieq that he had ex- amined Thaw on several occasions, had examined his will and a codicil, and that from these he had come to the conclusion that he was insane. “Can you state with reasonable cer- tainty whether at the present time Thaw is sane or insane?” asked Dep- uty Attorney General Becker. - “He is insane,” the witness replied. Dr. Kieb agreed with Dr. Baker that Thaw was suffering from constitution- al inferiority with a paranoiae trend. The only evidence of this he had no- ticed durin~ the trial, he declared, was that Thaw's replies on the witness stand were somewhat rambling and incoherent. ELKS CHOOSE BALTIMORE. For Next Grand Lodge—New London Man Elected Grand Tyler. Los Angeles, July 13.—In the election of officers at today’s session of the grand lodge of Elks, only two contests developed. Edward Masters of Char- lerol, Pa.) defeated John B. Jeffery of Oakland, Cal, for grand trustee :o George F. Cooper of Knoxville, Tenn. won over Willlam Lowe of Saginaw, Mich., as grand loyal knight, and Bal- timore was chosen for the 1916 re- union, having 770 votes to 259 for At- lanta. Other offices elected were: W. F. Schade of Mil grand leading knight; Thomas E. Dono- hue, New London, Conn., grand tyler, and Oliver E. Black, Oklahoma City, srand inner guard. Fred C. Robinson, Dubuque, and Charles A. White, Chi- cago, were reelected secretary and —_— . Death of Bishop Hamilton’s Wife. ‘Boston, July 13.—Mrs. Emma Battelle Hamilton, wife both at home and abroad. born in Virginia e 1885, COMMITTEE WORK ALLOWS SPENDING LARGER SUM Fessenden Says This Was Opinion of Stiles Judson. b Stamford, July 13.—After a lengthy examination of Milton Fessenden, chairman of the Republican campaign committtee in the Fourth congression- al district, adjournment was. taken to- day until’ Friday, in the taking of testimony in the contest of ex-Con- gressman Jeremiah Donovan, Demo- crat, againg the election of Congress- man Ebenezer J. Hill, Republican. Earlier in the day, Arthur C, Wheeler, Mr. Hill's political agent, was questioned He said Fessen. den was given authority by the come mittee to make a house-to-house can- vas to ascertain “the political drift.” He insisted that this convas was for the benefit of the entire ticket and not especially for Mr. Hill Mr. Fessenden’s testimony was largely corroborative of that given by Wheeler. He said he drew up the res- olution passed by the committee; that Mr. Hill was first consulted and gave his approval. In response to questions Fessenden said that it was his ides that if the committee was working for Hill alone, it had the right under. the law to spend as much money as de-, sired, as the law which limits candidate’s expenditures does not per— tain to committee expenditures. 3 Asked if competent legal advisers had been consulted concerning the col- lection of the large sum of money, Fessenden said that two years the late Stiles Judson had said that a committee was formed, and a treas- urer appointed, it would be legal to expend a largér sum than $750—the limit set by law. Various resolutions passed by the committee were introduced as evidence tending to show that the commitife worked for the entire ticket. The literature gotten up by the committes. urged the voters to support the whole ticket, and was sent to various towns in_the county. Fessenden produced sixty-eight checks as representing disbursements to the town committees. b 60,000 ECCLESIASTICS IN ITALIAN ARMY.. Engaged as Chaplains, Red Cross Workers or Officers. Rome, July 13, via Paris, 3.45 p. m— According to a vatican report there are now about 60,000 Italian ecclesiastics in the Italian army. They are engaged variously as chaplains, as Red Cross workers or as officers. p fnamu Falconlo, former apostolic elegate in the United States, recently< visitéd his ancient Franciscan monas- tery of San Antonio, where he found* over a dozen fellow monks dressed in. military uniform and full of enthusi. asm to go to the front. Changes in U. S. District Attorney. Hartford, Conn., July 13—Thomas J. Spellacy of this City was sworn in as: United States attorney for the district: of Connecticut today. The oath was« administered by Deputy Clerk Richard: F. Carroll. _Immediately Frederick A. Scott, the retiring attorney, turned over the the office to his successor. Mayor Dan~ fel P. Dunn of Willimantic sent = huge bouquet of roses to the new district’ attorney. Took Poison at Altar. ‘Waterbury, Conn., bert, 20 years of age nate, committed suicide by ng poison while kneeling in prayer s the altar of tke Church of Our Lourdes early this afternoon. son for the act can be learned. o