Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 21, 1915, Page 1

Being Shelled by a Fortress 19 Miles From Polish Capital * WIN TOWN AFTER TOWN IN RUSSIAN POLAND ‘Russisns Almost Everywhere are Falling Back Before Vicious Attacks of the Enemy—All Along the Line the Fighting is Severe — Artillery Engagements Characterize the Woarfarein the Western Zone—Progress for the Italians on the lsonzo Front is Claimed by Rome—Russian Torpedo- Boats in the Black Sea Have Sunk a Fleet of E9 Turkish Sailing Vessels Bearing Cargoes of War Materials. "The seemingly irresistible march of the s e man eimies 1s Winning ifor them town after town in Russian “Poland and in other territory through "m’ lt.rah:h:l thet"-hhumd ‘mile bat- tle front in the eas | Two pivotal points in their drive in ‘Poland have been turned by the Teu- itonic allies. Ostrolenka, a stronghold ‘on the Narew river, 70 miles northeast lof Warsaw and Radom, 57 miles to the ‘south of that town, and 30 miles from ‘Ivangorod, another of the great fort- Tesses which girdle the Polish capital, :have fallen, according to Berlin end *Vienna. How close the advance guards of the ‘Austro-Germans have pressed toward Warsaw is indicated by the _official ssian_war offi yess of Nowo morthwest of the capital, have shelled the heads of the oncoming columns. Fighting Is Severe. All along the line from the Baltic %o the region of Sokal, across the Bug river in Galicia, the Austro-Germans are advancing, and though the fighting is severe the Russians almost every- Where are falling back before vicious attacks or retiring voluntarily to new ‘Where the Russians are of- Germans and d numerous guns have been captured by the Teutons. on the right bank fo the Bug. Artillery Active in France. lArtillery engagements,alone charac- the pres, after tho explosion of a British 8IX PERSONS SUFFOCATED IN FIRE AT GHELSEA, MASS. ©On Top Floor of & Three Story Tene- ment—Others Partly Overcome. Chelsea, Mass,, July 20—Six mem- amily living mine, is reported by Field Marshal Sir John French. -Berlin admits the ex- plosion of the mine, but asserts that the British attacks following it were put down and the British were able to occupy only the crater made by the explosion. 4 Progress of italians. Progress for :;flzlvwm o:muaa Isonzo front, es on_the teau o'(ca:w.hcmmadbynom-. ‘The Italian forces have been attack against the bridgehead at Gor- izia. At this point they occupied sev- ral Austrian trenches, but according official statement they were dfl:‘m m:; From the .leu.tm‘:n int of view, the mg the et 2% i e cymesien, S e i o1 and the report issued by the Austrian war omee '.h:m that the heavy fighting Kreuseberg: district resulted in some 6,000 Italian casualties, the dead numbering 2,000, ‘with a total Austrian loss of only 42, 59 Turkish Vessels Sunk. Russian torpedo boat destroyere in the Black sea have sunk a flest of 68 £ army in the Caucasus, to a ‘news agency despatch from Sebastopol- FLEET OF 50 TURKISH SAILING VESSELS DESTROYED By ‘Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyers— Were Laden with War Materials. Lo July 20, 9.01 p, m—A fleet naon"n'urkm Slas vasstln. laden according to & despatch from Sebasto: pol to Reuter's Telegram company. The sailing vessels were on a voyage to Trebilondi a seaport of Asiatic Tur- key on the Sea. The crews of the Turks' ships were made prisoners by the destroyers. STATEMENT BY BECKER IN WHITMAN'S HANDS. \Another -Effort to Save the Life of the Former Police Lieutenant. New York, July 20.—Another effort to save the life of Charles Becker, the former New York police lieutenant, - | who is sentenced to die July 28 for in- He Ros. ‘when a 15000 word statement, pre- old, | pared by Becker in the Sing Sing pris- to h-?* covered effects. been a escape by a stairway, but succumbed to the fumes and sank to the floor. ‘The family living on the ground floor the statement was & request that the governor grant the condemned man a respite “in the light of certain facts now disclosed for the first time.” The publication * of - this statement here tonight followed the announce- -escaped without difficulty. The second | wi floor was unoccupied. 3 investigation of the fire, which was believed by the police to have been of incendiary origin, Charles ‘Taylor, 11 years old, who lives in the neighborhood, was taken to police headquarters for ion. RHODE iSLAND TROLLEY BOARD OF ARBITRATION Has Been Selected—Mayor Gainer of | Providence a Member. R.T, July 20—Tne _Providence, ‘board of arbitration which is to adjust the ‘the hearings would be- @in next Monday and would be public. On Trial for Robbing a Bank. P g e one of the most daring of the bandits infesting Oklah and the Indian of | ment. Becker’s statement, done in his own handwril is a chronological history told in plain language of what he says dealings with Rosenthal and argument Bourke {Cockran, of counsel before United for a writ of error. The latter docu- ment was included in the documents sent to the governor in order that he might know the grounds on which Mr. Cockran sought & writ of error. CONGRESSMAN HILL NOT CALLED TO STAND. Hearing Adjourned Till Thursday, When He May Testify. eir | they pointed out that it finali : —_— B00 MILES EAST OF DURBAN IN “THE INDIAN OCEAN. vl |WIRELESS CALL FOR AID —_— PRINCIPLES OF GERMAN NOTE AGREED=UPON President Read Draft to Cabinet Yes- terday—Not Yet Complete. July cab! to be sent to Germany within days renewing the to for American citizens ectio: their rights on the higy e ‘Washingt: Wilson and his ng the German govern- ment's note of July® which failea to grant the demands of the United States growing out of the simking of the Lusitania. The draft was incom- plete in form, On its character and Trots atreement. 4nd. Secretary’ Ta: mous agr Lan- sing was at work tonight putting in more presise language the ldeas set forth. Members of the cabinet generally preserved secrecy regarding the prob- able contents of the communication and the president cautioned against detailed speculation in advance of the publication of the document lest mis- taken impressions be cabled abroad t|before the actual text is received in Berlin, Such information as was obtainable concerning the nature of the new note was chiefly of a negative character. Cabinet officers made it clear that it would not be an ultimatum or make any threats as to the future purposes of the United States, At the same time uld prob- ably have an air of B, ¢ the fleld of discussion and mnegotia- dly low the characterized previous notes. Today’s conference was devoted to &n extent to a discussion of what the évmm people really wanted the ‘ashington go in the present crisis. So far as the cabinet officers could judge by their examination of public expressions, the nation Had voiced an insistent desire that the honor and dignity of the United States be upheld in_ the cor- Tespondence -with Ge: " but’ that 2 course should be followed which would maintain peace. BODY OF LINDON BATES, JR., FOUND ON LIMERICK SHORE His Family in New York Received Notification by Cable. New York, July 20—A cablegram received today by the family of Lin- don aBtes, Jr., who lost his life whem the Lusitania was, sunk after an at- tack by a German submarine, stated that the body found on the Limerick shore yesterday, which was believed to be ‘that of Mr. Bates, had been buried as that of Leonidas Bislis, of Atlanta, Ga,, also a victim of the dls- aster. 'The despatch further stated that the effects found on the body would be sent to London for inspection by H. C. Hoover, of the Belgian relief cominittee, and Newton B. Knox, an American friend of Mr. Bates, and that the body would be ex- humed for a dental examination if they th had been oper- ated on by dentists and that in this Way a positive identification could be made in the event that Messrs. Hoover and Knox recognized any of the re- _— FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS CHARGED. Duluth Jeweler Arrested at Stamford— Had 7,000 Cash in Boarding House. Stamford, Conn., July 20.—Charged with' fraud in connection with bank- ruptcy proceedings at Duluth, Tmmo- culads Fuda was here tonight for the Minnesota authorities. Police claim they found merchandi: valued at $7,000. and $6,000 in cash in his boarding house. The goods includ- ed uncut diamonds watches, jewelry, revolvers, razors and fountain pens, According to. local police information Fuda is charged with taking the goods and money from his store in Duluth after he had filed a petition in bank- Tuptey. OBITUARY, John B. Herreshoff. Bristol, R L, July 20.—John B. Her- reshoff, ‘president _of the Herreshoft wufacturing company, Stamford. Conn., July 20.—Co . July ntrary | boy) to expectat ngressman ezer J. Hill was not called to the stand to- Okla,, July 20—Henry |0 on behalf of his client T Frank’s Condition Improved. Milledgeville, July 20~—Improve- the of Leo M, Frank T R inflicted by J. a fel- He was born in Bristol in 1841 and ‘was twice married. His second wife survives, with one daughter, Mrs. Catherine J, H, DeWolf of this town. A third brothe Teshoft, 15 a N inventor. Miss Josephine Meighan. Idtchfield, Conn., July 20—Miss Josephine Meighan, daughter of Wil liam J. C. Meighan, and associate ed. itor of Good Housekeeping, died here today. She had not been well for soms years old. The body was taken-to New Fork for burial. Cruise of Boston Yacht Club. Portland, Me., July 20.—Favored with falr weather ‘accompanie run was to Christmas fleet will find a safe night. “All ned to compef frn Her- 7 York- chemist-and | There Are 800 Emigrants Aboard— Cargo in One of the Steamers Holds is Burning. London, July 21, 2:26 a. m.—A from Durban, Reu-' ter despatch ts aboard, bound from London for Australia, is afire 800 miles east of Durban in the Indian Ocean. The cargo in ome of steamer's holds is burning. The steamer Otaki, 150 miles _of, picked up a wirel from the Benalla asking for aid and th Benalla 15 now steaming to meet the 32 ———e SOUTH WALES COAL STRIKE HAS BEEN SETTLED. Representative of British Government Aided in Settlement. Cardift, July 20, 10.40 p. m.—Subject t oratification by the miners them- selves through delegates who will as- semble tomorrow, representatives of the government and of the coal mine owners on the one hand and the ex- ecutive committee of the South Wales Miners’ federation on the other, agreed today to terms which it is thought will end the coal miners’ strike which since | alr last Thursday has tied up the South Wales coal flelds and menaced the fuel supply of the navy. The terms arrived at grant a sub- stantial increase in the miners’ claim on nearly standing points. To: were visif their ing the sentiments there peparatory to tomorrow’s vote. If tomorrow’s meeting should bring a settlement of the strike, the thanks of the country will go chiefly to David Lloyd George, the for it was his arrival here Monday of Mexico Gity REOCCUPIED ~ CAPITAL WHEN CARRANZA ARMY LEFT. NEW MOVE A SURPRISE As it Was Supposed That the Zapata " Forces Were Operating Along the Railroad to Vera Cruz. —_— o ‘Washington, In!y,)t—nrm— to the state department from Mexico City late today announced that Zapata forces reoccupied the capital Sunday, following the evacuation by the Car- Tanza army under General Gonzales. Carranza Troops Move Northward. Zapata officials were sald to have resumed full control of the city from which they were driven ten days ago by Gonzales, who now has gone north. ward with his troops to meet an ad- vancing Villa force. v Washington Officials Surprised. ‘This unexpected development came to officials Cruz, waiting 2n opportunity to form a junction with the Villa column ap- proaching from the north. . News of Battle Expected. No word has been received of the Wwhereabouts of General Gonzales since he quit the capital. News of a battle near Pachuca, already reached by V! la’s men, is hourly expected and may eady have occurred, messages being received here requiring about 24 hours in transmission. Railroad Communication Suspended. Other reports to the state depart- ment during the day said that rail- road communication between Vera ‘ruz and Mexico City was suspended ‘on_account of the present military operations,” but no details of the oper- ations were disclosed. Suspension of railroad communication is viewed here with alarm for the suffering people in Mexico City, as this action com. pletely cuts off the sending of much needed food supplies. A private mes- sage from a responsible source re- ceived today pictured the situation as perate. night that paved the way for breaking | des| the deadlock between the miners and the mine owners. The chief cause of the enforced arbitration as was authorized by the application of the munitions act o coal miners. Though it is now a law, this measure was not actually in- voked against the miners when they iaid down their picks, and mo mention made of its future scope in the pro- Dosed settlement. % If the vote tomorrow is favorable to ending the strike, 200,000 men will re- turn to work immediately and agree to abide by the terms of the settlement until six months after the termination of the war. The hopeful turn of affairs has been recelved witha sigh of relief all over. Great Britain, for the humiliation of the public that a strike should have taken place at such a time was keen. This humillation was reflected in all sections gt the press, and there was growing talk of the government taking over the mines. BAYONNE STANDARD OIL PLANT CLOSED BY STRIKE 1,000 Still Cleaners and Barrel Makers Want More Wages. New York, July 20.—The Bayonne plant of the ‘Standard Oll company of New Jersey was closed down today, following a strike of about 1,000 still cleaners and makers ' for in- creased wages and the fact that about 4,000 other workmen refused to go to work either _through sympathy, as claimed by the strikers, or intimida- tion, the view given by the company’s officials. The order to close down was given by General George B. Gifford, and the few scores of men who had entered the plant, to their homes. It was said that the company had sufficient supplies on hand or within reach to permit the plant to lie idle for a year. Some serious _dloting, which occurred early today, it was said, was a factor in influencing the shut down., 2l hun men alleged to be strikers and_their sympathizers took part in the disorder today. They first tried to"stop men, who were willing to ‘work, from going then 'aitacked a de tor Cady, command, ordered the police to charge with clubs and drawn revolvers. Doz- ens of shots were fired over the heads one was seriously hurt. Six arrests were made. WN. J, join ‘movement Congressman Parker In a Sanitarium. tro; py|day from harbor for the of the sailing yachts plan- | Ame in a xace.to that.ort. to work, were sent | dolla: State Department Announcement. A state department announcement regarding the latest change in authority at Mexico City, said: “The _department. is of advices, dated about noom on the 19th, from Mexico City, stating that the evacuation of the city is complete. ‘The occupled the city on the afternoon of the 1Sth and on the 19th appointed some authorities. They are, hercfore, again in full power. However, it is stated that their ac- President Chazaro and conventionist governmsnt have not yet returned. “The department has recetved from one of the towns on the Mexican bor- der a report stating that the last re- to give full protection to foreigners and their interests.” Cabinet Discussed Mexican At the cabinet meeting today the uncertain Mexican sitnation was brief- who is now at Vera returning to 'Washington from Mevico City, is expected to give the admin- istration considerable light on the ex- act status of affairs in the republic when he arrives here next week. Confirmation was received today of the capture of Naco by Carranza troops y Y. $10,000 CONTRIBUTION TO CONSCIENCE FUND. Mailed at New York and Accompanied by an Unsigned Letter. ‘Washington, July 20—Ten thousand rs in currency, the second largest contribution to the “conscience fund” ever received by the government, ar- ury department today in a plain envelope, mailed yesterday by an un- “The sender has paid double to the United States the amount he stole, and still conscience is not satisfied. Here o China, according to_the state d Peking. Consul has appealed for all the as- sistance that can be rendered-by-the Navy Department. cablegram Fear Camper is Drowned. dragged the river today, but with- - success. Freight Train Plunged Into Guich. o hag | shells from a foreign reported muwun«v—«m; years old Monday. Roger ‘A. Pryor celebrated his m_-;:mu::'m-nm ‘Engineering corps of the Austrian mmmmm&-mnll’m- the celebration of the commeonly known as the Jews Fast of Al Black Doyle, aged ‘was killed by lu:l.z: h-ulum-”t'fld near Ray- ‘mondsville, Tex. Manufacturers’ Association Claims That Only. STRIKE PROVES AF . Men Walked Out; Labor Leaders Say 175 MEN ARE SATISflED WITH THE COND ta.5¢| Labor Leaders Send Pickets to Try to Induce Machinists a Quit Work—Assertion is Made That There Was for equipment costing about 32,500,000 were placed by the Baitimore & Ohlo throughout France will aid ~the Bank of France in collecting ®old In exchange for notes, Fi standing in water up to their necks were rescued from a flooded house near Kenton, Ohio. About 2,000 members of the Loyal Order of Moose opened their annual convention at San Diego, Cal Brigadier General Palmer H. Wooed, U. S. A, retired, died at Los An- geles, Cal. He was 72 years old. An order for $1,000,000 worth of government was recelved by the Hall Signal John Denman, aged 90, reported to be the t;llflm active fireman in New led at his home in Morris- The Photographers’ Association of America opened its annual convention at Indianapolis with a large attendance of delegates. Colonel Roosevelt left Seattle for San Francisco after greeting enthusi- astic crowds and conferring with local of a new revolution On reports brewing in San Domingo, the navy de- cruiser Nash- Frank Snavely was murdered prison at ug, Pa., by Michael Puttinger, his cellmate, who then kill- ed himself by hanging. Twenty-five ecarloads of silver, lead and gold bullion were shipped from Neuvo Laredo, Mex., to a refining plant at Elizabethport, N. J. Total British casualties at the Dar- danelles to date have been 42,434 of- ficers and men so Premier Asquith announced in parliament. The fund being raised by the Acro Club of America to provide aviation corps for the militia of the United States, now totals $10,039. The working day at the plant of the Remington Arms Co., at Rome, N. Y., was cut from 10 to 8 hours, to fore- stall trouble with the men, Dr. Robert Hugh Dawbarn, profes. sor surgery at the Fordham Uni- versity Medical school, died in New York. He was 66 years old. The plant of the Standard Oil Co. at Bayonne, N. J.. may be completely tied up as the result of a strike of 900 men. Others are expected to go out. Haniel’s Pontresina ‘won the Deutches Derby, and a prize of $31.250 at Hamburg.. This race is the big- gest sporting event of the year in Germany. iam J. Les was arrested while ry a New York newspaper t) ened the life of Governor Fielder New Jersey. A bomb containing about four pounds of powder was found in a carload of coal at Trenton, N. J. It is said to have been meant for a Brit- ish steamer. of The governor-general of San Do- mingo was slightly injured when an assassin attempted to kill him with a bomb in Hong Kong. His assallant was arrested. P According to estimates made Rome, 1200 Astrian whom were three killed since the outbreak of the Aus- tro-Ttalian war. Dr. Louise Taylor and Dr. Catherine H. Travis_of New Britain, Conn., sail- e York for Servia to es- taoblish a baby hospital for the Amer- ican Red Cross. in Thomas F. Farman, former marshal Dollar Increase and That They Will Remain at Work—& - Bridgeport. Conn., July 20.—The strike call issued for the machinists working in the plants of the Reming- ton Arms and Ammunition company and four sub-contractors brought out, according to the estimates of the labor leaders, in the neighborhood of 175 men today. The manufacturers, through the president of the Bridgeport Manu- facturers’ association, said that exact- ly 28 men dad walked out. A Misunderstanding. The labor men admitted tonight that not a man had left work in the main plant of the Remington company at noon today. They said the failure of the men to quit work was due to a misunderstanding, but that they would not go to work tomorrow morning. They added that the night force of machinists at the Remington plant had failed to go to work tonight. Pickets Are at Work. Pickets were at work tonight and they were said to have been responsi- ble for the strike of the night force. Pickets, said the labor men, would also be responsible for none of the day force going to work tomorrow. Another Effort for Settlement. Thomas J. Savage, member of the executive board of the International Association of Machinists, was respon- sible for the statement that about 75 men were on the night force that quit and that about 100 men in the shops of thé sub-contractors had walked out. He also was responsible for the state- ment that a conference was in progress in New York tonight which might lead t0-a settientent of fhe dificulties. refused to give afiy details of the con- ference in the absence fo J. J. Kep) ler, international vice president of the machinists, who left Bridgeport tonight with the expressed intention of at- conference to settle a labor difficulty in the pulp mills of northern New York. He said he would return to Bridgeport late tonight or tomor- row. Savage also said that he had received information that Frank Jen- nings and J. P. Conlon, vice presi- dents of the machinists, were at pres- ent engaged in determining which fac- tories in this country were making goods for consumption by the Reming- ton company, with the view of the machinists in those shops out on strike and thereby cutting off the sup- Out More Machinists. Plans for calling out many more ma- chinists were made tonight by the labor leaders. Mr. Savage said: “There will be no misunderstanding at the Remington plant tomorrow. We | a will bave pickets there and none of the the old plant of the Remington pany—the Union Metallic Cartridge company—and the machinists to at least the number of 200 will walk out there at noon. In a few days the whole plant will be closed down. In addition to that. we will call out the shop of a large sub-contractor, em- ploying about 200 of our men. That shop will also walk out at noon.” Conflicting Reports. Shortly after noon today it was said that the walkout had been accomplish- ed in ail of the shops where it had been scheduled. This was quickly followed by the news that not a man had left the Remington plant. Rumor had it that Major W. S. Penfleld, works man- ager of the Remington company, had offercd the m=n an eight hour day with a dollar a day added to their wages if they would remain at work. The men were said to have accepted the offer. This the labor leaders deny. no such offer was accepted. Several Stories of Happenings. Late in the afternoon the labor lead- ers, accompanied by a number of men who had walked out of tse sub-con- tracting plants, went to the front of the . | Remington company and waited there policeman for 47 years when he was retired last year. Louis Meshreau, a blacksmith, fat- ally shot himself at Me., after borrowing four cartridges for a rifle which he carZed under the seat of his wagon. The Massachusett State District Union of the International Brother- hood of in secret at New Bedford voted not to endorse-equal suffrage. President Wilson approved an order, by Secretary Lane, putting to a mt to- e B until the machinists came from the factory. Pickets were stationel all along the road in front of the place and as each man came out was North Amity, | mac] £ stated emphatically that they had not the slightest intention of striking. They declared that they machinists with pickets them being broken up, Meeting of Machinists. The pickets remained at xm-lg long after dark. nearly all he machinists to report fm= mediately at the hall in the center the city. Many of the machinists went to the hall = The meetis lasted 1ti1 o'clock. The?!‘ Mr. Sav-nvn fln.m g and made the following statement: Claims Strike Is Not a Failure. “This strike is not a failure. merely made a mistake and we profit by it in the future the strike. We met the machinists at the meeting they all said that they wos the picket Ilne tomorrow hundred and fifty men or so to be there. “During the noon hour today men were held in. Only two or tll;’ 8ot out and they were unable to find the strike leaders outside the plant in order to get the call from They could not walk ont without itive orders. It is perfs mu'emuwnotge(thnmllhh them. The men all received their in- structions tonight.” Plants Affected, : He then said that 50 men were at the Gaynor mflmfix»_p_ pany, making bullets for Great Bri m:ffidh'.‘..u““.m an pers, said, had § Bridgeport Engineering company. Sajat lease % had walked UL lett of Middle Street branch of the Reming=. ton company. No men had been from the plant of the Col there. Thirty-five men were dis- charged at the last named plant last week, FIFTEEN GUARDS QUIT AT REMINGTON PLANT: It is Claimed They Did Not Strike, But Were Discharged, Bridgeport, July 20—Fifteen guards the Remington plant were either discharged or quit today. One of the chinist and had_come to this from Springfield, Mass., two weeks after being told that he could more money here. In Springfleld he was making 34 to §4.50 a day. He satd when he asked for work at the Remi= ington plant he was told that there was no work for machinists just then but that he would be given a job guard at $2.10 a day. He said that day the guards demanded a raise guards did not strike and that were discharged. MASS MEETING HELD = IN HUNGARIAN QUARTER Speakers Urged Them to Form a Un< ion Under the A. F. of L. 2 Bridgeport, Conn., July 20.—A meeting was held in the Hi quarter of Bridgeport tonight. held tomorrow. dressed the Hungarians spoke or organizing them into & under the eri Federation r. with opplause. ‘When the editor of a socialist. newspaper published in ork, Chicago and other cities to -Huns utes there was shouting all over hall. A dozen policemen appeared at moment. Order was soon restored the policemen disappeared, They the chief train despatcher’ a New York-Boston through wire, 5,5 e pinsp