Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 26, 1915, Page 1

LVIL—NO. . 174 f THUS:FAR 820 BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED DFtho Total of 2,408 Porsons-Abicard 1,072 Have Reported Themselves:=Safe P e #%*" The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norv EASTLAND'S DEATH TOLLABOUTI,..«0 Unaccounted for 400 are Believed to be Alive—It:is.Surmised That-188 Bodies. are Still in the River—Thedll-fated Vessel Lies on Her Side in the River #=—Divers-are -Searching Her Interior for Bodies—Chi- icago-is.Appalled by the Magnitude of the Disaster— A Relief Fund of $200,000 is to be Raised, to be Dis- fributed Under the Direction of the National Red Cross { +—Ship in 1913 Had Been Condemned as Unsafe by a Naval Architect—President Wilson Among Those Who Have Sent Messages of Condolence. - } ulileago, July 25.=The death ehip {Mhastland tonight had given up 8§20 bodies. The cstimated total of those {who went down to death in the Chicago iriver yesterday morning, when the | steel steamer, bearing 2,408 excursion- fists, rolled over at her.dock, remained {at approximately 1,000. : 588 Unaccounted For, Of the total of 2,408 persons on board jat the time of the catastrophe, 1,072 ! including the crew of 72, bave reported { themselves as safe. Of the 583 thus . remainine unaccounted for, it is be- iliéved 400 are alive and that . 188 ! bédles still are in the Tiver. | Three.8core Bodies Recovered Yester- { day. About three ecore bodies were To- {covered today. By noon divers had i decided that all bodies has been re- {moved except thoss that may have ;been crushed into the mud under the {Eastland’s port side, and those that ihad gone down the river with the cur- {rent.” Under the glare of searchlights ‘and arc lights strung about the ship, irescuers continued their work tonight. Divers Recovering the Dead. The Eastland lies on her side in the {river with divers still floundering throush her ghastly interior and bur- rowing under her in a death. search, while Chicago, appalled, is just begin- ning to realize the real significance of -one of the greatest marine disasters. Thousands. Visit Morgue. While grieving thousands walked {through the morgue in the Second Regiment armory, gazing into the faces of the dead, haif in hope, half in de- spair, Chicago citizens and city, state and federal officials turned their at- ltenuon to causes of the catastrophe {and to the work of providing relief for ithose left destitute. ! In Poor Financial Circumstances. . While no families were made wholly idependent by the disaster, as might be {the case in a flood or great fire, it was igald that many victims had been working only half time or less in re- _cent months. Several men-who made ithis report, in asking for, aid, were asked why they started on'the excur- sion while in poor financial circum stances. They replied that an organ ization of employes gave the picnic end. that experience had taught them it was best to buy tickets, if they de- ‘sired preferment for work. They said ‘the company had nothing to do with ;this condition, or the management of the excursion, but that members of the employes’ organization found pur- [chase of tickets for the annual lake "trip almost compulsory. crushed into the slimy mud of the bottom, or imprisoned between deck: The passengers were employes or friends of employes of the Western Electric company, bound for a picnic at Michigan City, Ind. Some sudden signs of terror had driven smiles from \gay faces several minutes before the waters swallowed the throng, but gen- erally the excursionists were laughing and shouting farewells when death swept upo nthem. All Slid Into the Water. The listing of the boat to port was noticed, some sald, fifteen minutes be- fore she turned over—Captain Peder- sen said five minutes. Some women clutched their children, but decided the slope of the deck must be neces- sary in warping from the dock. When the full realization came, the slow list. had become an overturn. Babies, girls, boys, women and men, deck gear and furniture slin into the water in a con- glomerate mass. In thirty minutes the survivors had been put: safely ashore and the fishers for the dead started the work that was to continue in long monotony throughout the day and night. TO FIND-CAUSE OF EASTLAND’S DISASTER. Full Three Investigations Were In Swing Yesterday. Chicago, July 25—Three irivestiga- tions were in full swing here today, the object of each being to ascertain the cause of the Eastland disaster. Dickerson N. Hoover, acting super- visor inspector-general.of the steam- boat inspection service, and Federal Supervisor Charles Westcott arrived from Washington and conferred with thy local inspectors who began yes- terday to gather facts for the federal grand jury, ordered impanelled Tues- da; s Marclay Hoyne, state's attorney, had a full force of men locating witnesses to go before the county grand jury which will be empanelled tomor- row. Entire Police -Force Active. The entire police department was active. That they had obtained evi- dence of criminal neglect in connection with, the wreck was hinted by C. C. Healey, chief of police. He said val uable information was found in the in- spection papers seized yesterday in Captain Harry Pedersen’s cabin. Two documents were taken and the captain.and 28 officers and members of the crew arrested. These papers, according to the meagre information Ceding Rallway to Bulgarla. London, July 36, 3.07 a. m.—A des- patch_to the Times from Sofia, dated Albatross, ashore in the recert naval battle in the Bal- tic off the Gothland coast, between German and Russlan warships, has been refloated. reduced to sbout-one-mfle an nour by closing gates dratnage canal dam at Lockport, Iils. _This not enly kept the great sieamers bull steady, ut_prevented drifting away of bodies that “were. still in ner hold or pinned down in the mud underneath her port. side. Police Lines Tightly Drawn. The police lines were tightly drawn from Lake street to Rush street. This kept the bridge at Clark street free of curious crowds and allowed those whose duties called them there un- hampered freedom. The result was that the forenoon's work moved rapidly and smoothly. Seven divers had brought up befors W) oclock this morning 42 bodies. Then came an of five hours before the discovery of -two more corpses. Bight other bodies were found in the river several blocks from the scene of the disaster. Four police patrol boats cruised around the East- land for hours, using trawl lines with heavy hooks, to bring out bodles that possibly haa drifted away from the steamer. This search, how- ever, was fruitless. Seven Divers at Work. Four divers came from Milwaukee to assist Chicago workers, worn out by their efforts of yesterday. Seven divers in all were at work today. One of the divers said he thought several score bodies were® still pinned under the boat, which, he said, was resting in about four feet of stiff mud. These bodies cannot be reckoned with until after the coroner's inguest, When ef forts: will be made to right the vessel. EASTLAND'S CONSTRUCTION HAD BEEN CONDEMNED By John Devereaux York, a Naval Ar- chitect—Had No Keel at All. Chicago, July 25.—Copy of a letter from a naval architect condemning the construction of the Fastland will be used by State's Attorney Hoyne in his investigation of the disaster, it was learned today. The letter was written by John Devereaux York of Chicago to the United States harbor Inspectors here. Aug. 3, 1913. “I stated in that letter,” said.Mr. York, “that the Bastland was mot a safe boat.. Every naval architect who knew the construction will tell you she s extremely dangevous. She a 38 foot beam, for which all laws of steamboat construction require at least 2 40°inch keel. The Eastland had no keel ‘at all. “There was no coal passer in the hold who was mot aware of the dan/ ger. The fact that none of them wys found in tie ‘glory hold after sie turned over showed that. There was a narrow scaling ladder leading up from that hold, end 20 men worked there. It was take 20 men at least 20 minutes to ge tout, climbing this nar- row ladder. Rut they were all out when the ship listed.” MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE ON CHICAGO CATASTROPHE. President Wilson Expresses Profound Sorrow—Cablegram from Lipton. Chicago, July 25.—Acting Mayor Moorhouse of Chicago today received the following telegram from President ‘Woodrow Wilson: “Windsor, Vt, July 25, 1915. “Hon. William Hale Thompson, Mayor, Chicago, TIL: “I am sure 1 speak the universal feeling of the people of the country in expressing my profound sympathy and AT TIDEWATER OIL CO’S PLANT, BAYONNE 32 ARE SENT TO JAIL Arrests Took Place After Guards Had Fired Several Shots at Homes Near the Plant — Superintendent Ed- monds-Also Arrested. New York, July 25.—Samuel H. Ed- wards, general superintendent, and 32 guards of the Tidewater Oll company’s plant in Bayonne, N. J. were arrested today charged with inciting to riot, by Sheriff Kinkead and his deputies. The arrests occurred after guards had fired several shots at homes near the plant, 32 Guards Sent to Jail. All were immediately arraigned. Su- perintendent Edwards was released in 3500 bail and August 1 was set as the date for his hearing. The guards, nearly all of whom came from other cities, were sent to jail in default of $500- bail each. P. Leon Bergoff, a la- bor adjuster, arrested with the gaards, ‘was released in $1,000 bail. The guaris were removed in automobiles to the Hudson county jail in Jersey City. ‘The first arrests occurred following reports of shooting from inside the Tidewater plant, which.adjoins that of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, where the strike of oil work- ers, marked by serious rioting last week, is in progress. The Tidewater plant was shut down following the first, outbreak of trouble. People living near the Tidewater ‘works reported that early in the day bullets had broken windows in their (omes. Father Sidmund Swider, pas- or of a Catholic church, reported that a bullet struck the outside of his rec- tory. The church is about half a mile from' the strike zome. Guard Aimed Rifle at Sheriff. Sheriff Kinkead said he was pass- ing the Tidewater) works with two deputies when three guards armed with rifles appeared on the wall sur- rounding the plant. He called to them that they were under arrest, but one guard, he said, leveled a rifle at the sheriffs head. When this guard saw the sheriff's two deputies preparing to shoot, he dropped his weapon and all three surrendered. Superintendent Bdwards was arrested in a group of elght armed guards who appeared in the street outside of ' the. The remainder of the guards weré arrest- ed later inside the Tidewater plant. The sherift took every precaution to prevent a demonstration against the guards at police headquarters. His deputies. and boulevard police drove a crowd away and while some persons hooted and threw stones, there was no shooting. Sheriff Closed Saloons. ‘The sheriff also closed six saloons today and arrested the owners, charg- ing them with violating his orders in selling liquor to strikers. Hundreds attended the funerals t day of Stanley Murhefko and Nicolay iu, who were killed in last Forest Fires in Alaska. Valdez, Alaska, July Reports received here indicate ‘hat forest fires are raging Zfom the coast to the Tan- ana river, Much damage has been done and many culverts and bridges on thg“government road to Fairbanks have ‘been burned. Guards Arrested [Held. for Death for Inciting Riot| of His ?FalI]er ARTHUR PAYETTE OF WILLIMAN- TIC LOCKED UP SHOWED NO EMOTION Arrest Was Made After the Young Man Had Returned From the Fu- neral,” by - Direction of Coroner Ar- thur G. Bill, S aa A sk ‘Willimantic, Conn., July 25—Arthur Pajette, 25 years old, was arrested today and held without ball in connec- tion with the death of his father, Louis Payette, aged 67, a woodchopper, whose body, with cloven skull, was found in a woodlot in the outskirts of the city Thursday morning. He had gone there to chop wood. Held by Direction of Coroner. The arrest was made just after the young man bad returned {rom attend- ing the funeral of his father and was by direction of Coroner Arthur G. Bill of Killingly, who ordered him to be detained pending the outcome of an inquest into the death which he ex- pected to begin in this city tomorrow morning. When the body was found there was a deep cut on the right side of the head, extending from. the top of the forehead to the back of the head. Near by lay the woodchopper's axe, with the blade buried in a man’s cap. A short distance away was a sledge hammer. The body lay on its back, with. the hands crossed in front. An examination at the timé showed that while there was blood on the back of the hands thero was nome on _the palms. The sledge hammer also was blood-stained, but there was none om the axe handle. Skull Had Been Spli The police authorities were inclined at first to think the death accidental, but an autopsy by the medical ex- aminer showed that not only had the skull been split but that the instru- ment with which the wound had been inflicted had penetrated at least four inches into the brain. The medical examiner in his report expressed the opinion that the wound could not have been made by acei- dent and doubted if it could have been self-inflicted. ~ Further inquiry by the police is said to have developed con- ditions “which, wnen laid before the coromer, caused that official to take the action he did today. Son Declined to Talk. The son when arrested showed no emotion and declined to say anything about the matter. The police recalled that when young Payette was arrested in 1911 for theft from person he attempted suicide in his cell and almost succeeded. Today he was.not placed in a cell by him- self, but in one with another pris- oner. Bather Drowned at Meriden, Meriden, Conn., July 25—Joseph Larese was drowned in Hanover pond late this afternoon. He was unable to swim and waded out beyond his depth. Bmil Dandelski, aged 13, who was in the water at the time, attempt- ed to save him, but was puiled under by the drowning man and as he is a poor swimmer himself, he needed the rest of his strength to reach shore. The body was not recovered until an hour and a half afterwards. Larese was 26 vears old and unmarried. He was secretary of the local Christopher Columbus soclety, To Raise Relief Fund of $200,000. ' Acting Mayor Morehouse and his ad- ivisors today decided to raise a relief ifund of $200,000 to be distributed by a sub-committee acting under the direc- ‘flen of the National Red Cross, the as- sociated charitiés and the municipal health department. In addition to this the Western Electric company, whose \employes formed the majority of the ifll-fated excursion party, announced that $100,000 from its employes’ insur- ance fund was available. Numerous private funds were started. Mean- while Mayor Thompson, Who was at the Panama-Pacific exposition, to take part in the_celebration of Illinois day, ‘was speeding toward Chicago on a special ‘train to take his place in in. vestigation and relief work. Appeal for Burial Fund. Coroner Hoffman issued an appeal to the public for a fund for the burial of ‘whatever dead my remain unidentified. City officials with one voice declared that all dead should have proper fburial. 1 Prayers Offered. [ In churches and homes throughout {the city were offered prayers for the #housands whose hearts have been pilerced by grief. 8Sunday a Day of Gloom. The day was ome of gloom in the #ky, with cloudy weather and mist in the air. Unusual Sabbath quiet pre- vaileq everywhere. As was the case [Festerday, baseball games were post- poned. Varlous Theories of Cause. Various theories as to what caused ithe Eastland to turn over were di icusged, but without prospect of a.defl- nite explanation being reached until the official investigations to be taken ap tomorrow are.finished. The most discussed theories:are four: That the {boat was overloaded; that she was not ly ballasted; that a tug that Taade fast to warp the Bestland, from {the dock started pulling t0o-soon;:that fcongestion of passengers. rushing to ithe port stde, . sensation, tipped t! th the assembling.today of addi- of ‘witnesses and 3 [more clear. _More and more {ncidents gf borror, pathoscand.of Berolam came (13 ¥ :Steamer Tarmed Oven’ The_ Eastland, a. steel steamer,,list- 4. to port and turned over in the.Chi- iver: of Ahe busi~ i ‘morning. c‘\u’:‘a t}l’o or _three e starboard _climbed u‘ni . S =20 that could be obtained about them, sh that following inspection, the boat was to be permitted to carry 2,- 000 passengers and a crew of 70. “Has there been criminal negli- gence?” the chief was asked. “There is no doubt of that” Chief Healey answered. Coroner Hoffman issued the follow- ing statement today: “I intend to use every effort with- in my power to punish every person, directly or indirectly responsible for the disaster. None shall escape. “I am ready to cooperate with any official, city, stata or national, in fix- Ing the responsibility for this disas- er. Numerous Theories. Numerous _theories were advanced to account for the accident but evi- dence thus far obtained made no single ons more probable than another. One theory given credence by many was that the water ballast had been pumped out to lighten the boat. and the weight-of the large number of passengers, crowded to one side, naturally furned her '‘that way. Another theory was that the boat was simply over-crowded, while a third wa sthat_the bottor of the boat had become imbedded in,the mud and that when her engines were started and she did not release herself, the boat careened and the weight of the passengers carried her over. Faulty construction alleged’ by Some as the cause was denied by both owners and inspectors. Mr. Hoover on his arriv- al said: “All I am here for is to & press upon the" local, inspectors the srave importance of ‘a thorough in- vestigation. Thers is o one more in. terested 'in getting at the bottom of this situation than is the department at Washington” DIVERS EXPLORE WRECKED ¥ STEAMER EASTLAND Seven Divers Are at Work Recovering Bodies_of Victims. Chiicago, Tulyizs~—Dxploration of the wrecked steamer Eastland - was con- tinued; all lastinight and today by @iversssearching” for bodies. Tonight e work wasicontinued. 2 Sundaydawned; cool -and:cloudy; and the batteries. of electric lights that hag gulded thesworkers onithe steamer Ty > beganto/€o out one by one. The steamer lay“on her: side close Sireet. T -soma. Gian Aeh thet Rk strandsd i shallow water. Watchersiwho thronged the bridges at' Clark:street, Fifth avente and State street, saw that the boat's position had not ehifted during the night. The river current, which .ordinarily is.from sorrow in the presence fo the great disaster which ~saddened so many homes.” A cablegram was received from Sir Thomas Lipton of London, England, ‘which reads as follows: “I am greatly shocked to see by the day's newspapers the catastrophe that has fallen on your city. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to those who-have lost their dear ones. If you start a relief fund, put me down for $1,000.” A message of condolence from the organization of the General Slocum survivors of New York also was re- ceived. PRESIDENT WILSON ORDERS EASTLAND INVESTIGATION Directs That Nothing Be Left Undone. to Fix the Responsibility. Cornish, N. H. July 25—President Wilson today ordered that & complete investigation be made by the depart- ment of commerce into the sin of the excursion steamer Eastland in the Chicago river with a_consequent loss of many hundreds of lives. - Acting Secretary Sweet of the department sent him word that the causes of the disaster would be looked into and the president directed that nothing be left undone to fix the responsibility. The president also despatched & telegram to Mayor Thompson of Chi- cago, expressing profound sympathy and sorrow" over the loss of life. In conversation - with friends he express- ed horror over the entire affair, and al_ though he is keeping his mind open as to whether anyone was responsible for the'loss of life, he is convinced that everything possible should be done to, Dprevent a. recurrence of the disaster. PLACES BLAME ON 2 FEDERAL INSPECTORS State’s Attorney Says If They Had Done Their Duty Accident Could Not Have Happened. Chicago, . July . 25—A considerable portion of the blame for the Eastland disaster rests'upon the United States inspection:bureaw, said McLay Hoyne, state’'s atforney,-in a statement to- night regerding - his Investigation of the wrack. “If- the inspectors had done " their &uty “the accident could not.have occurred. We know the ship was considered unsafe by them, but I have coples of letters sent to Wash- ington which predicted yesterday’s oc- currence. I may introduce thesé let- ters at the inguest. Rumania has a powerful army, well equipped and trained. The approxi- mate war strength is 650,000, — ——— THOMAS A EDISON and. PHOTI @ BY AMERUKAN PRESS Cardinal Gibbons celebrated his 81st birthday. —_— Secretary and Mre. Lansing will visit Colonel House at Manchester, Mass. Reports of the outbreak of cholera in Austhia were oficially denied in Vi- enna. About 500 Italian reservists safled for Italy on the steamer: Cretic from Boston. Ca .h 600 passengers, the Amer- toan lner New York sailed from New York for Liverpool. A bill providii for a $100,000,000 war loan'was passed by the Australian House of Representatives. Cardinal Gibbons is reported to be keeping the Pope informed of the Ger- man-American negotiations. One thousand Italian reservistssail- ed from Philadelphia on the liner An- cona, to return to Italy-to fight. Dr. Stojanoff, representative of the Minister of Finance of Bulgaria, isre- ported to have arrived in Berlin. Martha Woodbury aged 2 years was rescued off Beverly Mass., after she had drifted out to sea on & log. After. sleeping & night in camp with the National Guerd at Fisbkill Plains, N. Y., Governor Whitman returned to Albany. Galimberti, the famous Hungarian painter, committed suicide at Buda- pest by shooting himself at the.grave of his wife. President Wilson gave guards a scare when he left the White House unattended to attend to some per- sonal business. It was reported in Chicago that the Wabash line between Chicago and Detroit will be purchased by the Ca: nadian Pacific. An order for rifle barrels, amount- ing to nearly $10,000,000 was recetv- ed by the Peerless Motor Car<Co., of Cleveland, Ohio. Max Horton, commander of the Bri- tish submarine that sank the German cruiser Pommern, was awarded the Order of St. George. The torpedo boat destroyer Wads- worth was taken from Bath, Me., to Boston by the builders for deliery to the Navy Department. The French Chamber of Deputies will meet in reunion on Au 4, the first anniversary of Germany's «decla- ration of war on France. Officials of the American Red ‘Cross were urged not to discontinue their efforts to aid famine sufferers in.Mex- ico by President Wilson. Foreign Minister Sonnino of Italy, ‘was thorized by the Italian Cal inet to take whatever steps arehought necessary against Turkey. dditions involving an _expenditure of about $1,000,000 will be made to the Youngstown, Ohio, plant of the Republic Iron & Steel Co. The conditio nof Leo M. Frank whose throat was cut by a fellow convict at the State prison farm at Milledgeville, Ga., is improved. It is rumored in Washington that former Congressman A. _Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania, will be ap- pointed State department counsellor. A five million dollar order for fun- cotton and other nitrated explosives was closed with agents of the Allles by the Nitrate Product Co. of Potts- ville, Pa. President Wilson apj ted Thomas S. Allen of Lincoln, Neb., to be United States Attorney for Nebraska. Allen is a brother-in-lgw of William J. Bryan. Bruce Silver, of Roxbury, Mass., a student at the New York University, was badly burned about the face when a tube containing sulbhuric acid burst in his hands. Natural gas flowing 200 cublc feet an hour, and greatly superior in giv- ing heat, to manufactured gas, wau discovered on the J. O. Armour farm, near Waukegan, IIL Frank Tannenbaum, the 1. W. W. agitator, was ordered to leave Bay- onne, N. J. He immediately left He had been trying to stir the strikers there to further violence. Seven new monkeys brought to the Central Park zoo Africa underwent a thorough hazing at the hands of the “old timers” who mauled them every time they went ofter peanuts. Application of the Southern Pacific raflroad to continue its interest in the Sacramento -Transportation company, operating steamboats on the Sacra- mento river was granted by the in- terstate commerce commission. Edward Bunnell Phelps, editor -and publisher of the American Underwrit- er, and president of the Thrift Pub- lishing company, died in hi shome in New York. He was 52 years old and wasa Yale man of the class of '85. He ‘was born in New Haven. Air Flask Exploded. Newport, R. L, July 25.—One of the ,:lr-*"nnk. ;"undm!o;oflecnnmng the er ern_torpedoes, exploded at the torpedo station yes- day, causing considerable damage to the compartment where the flask was bl.ln‘.m A civillan mfl inist had narrow escape from death, a plece of the flask grazing his should- er. The flask is sald to have shown a Dressure of three thousand pounds. —_— Food for Famine Districts in China. ‘Washington, July 25—The naval supply_ship Supply salied yesterdas from for B‘"’} Kong with ferers in the Canton district. where floods have devastated the west river valley region. The navy a t Tou Datifed. Gt 4 the Supply would way ernoon, carry- ing rice, flour and bread. " 5 Mm« of Steamships. Liverpool, Suly 24.—rri: eam: Baitic, New York. Nshye London, July 25—Arrived, steamer Minnehahy, New, Yok, - TEUTONS IS HALTED Russian Defense Has Stiffened and They Have No Intention of Evacuating Polish Capital : in Several Sectors. o From the nature of the operations around Warsaw it would appear that the Russians have no immediate in- tention of withdrawing rrom the Polish capital if at all. ‘The pressure of the Austro-German forces from the north is making itself felt and the Germans have crossed the Narew river on a& front of nearly thirty miles extending from Ostrolenka to Pultusk. The fighting east of the Vistula riv- er in Southeastern Poland has lost for the moment much of its viclous character. Both the Berlin and Vienna official statements say com- paratice calm prevails in the Lubin- Chelm region, near Ivangorod and in the region of the Bug river where it flows across the border of Russian Poland into Galicia. At these points the Russian opposition to an Austro- German advance has been well sus. tained and the Russians have made several attempts to break the Austro- German lines. In addition to having moved heavy forces over the Narew, the Teutonic allies have advanced toward the Bus, with an important rallway as their objective. Some progress s also recorded to the south, with the cap- ture of two villages, which were taken by storm, lying about ten miles south of Warsaw. Severe fighting has taken place on the western line in the Vosges, French troops have stormed and carried strong German defensive works be- tween La Fontelie Heights and. the Village of Launols, more than 700 unwounded Germans being taken pri oners. Artillery engagements have prevailed on most of the other sectors ‘where there was any fighting along the western line. Berlin admits that the ried French have established _them- selves in portions of the German trenches in the Vosges. The latest official communication is- sued at Rome lays no claim to the capture of Gorizia, or the evacuation of that town by the Austrian gen- eral staff. both of which reports have been current, merely asserting that all Austrian attacks along the 1sonzo front have been put down. Small gains have been made by the Italians in various other stceors, but the attempts by the Italian corwfgand- er-in-chief to force the evacuation of Gorizia and with it important strategic positions guarding Triest, _constitut Italy’s supreme effort in the campaign against Austria. The Germans have resumed their submarine campaign after a period of inactivity and one PBritish and one French steamer and four Extish trawlers have been sent to_the bottom by under-water boats. Four men of the British steamer Firth were killed. Ten men of the crew of a Grimsby trawler, which was estroyed by a mine, lost their lives. The Russian government in order to show that all the political parties are harmonious as regards the war, will give the socialist and labor members of the Duma representation on the military and naval committees. FRENCH TROOPS STORM GERMAN DEFENSIVE WORKS Which Extend Between the Heights of La Fontelle and Launois Paris, July 25. 2:35 p. m.—French ‘troops last night stormed several powerful German defensive works be- tween La Fontelle Heights and the village of Launois in the Ban-de- Sapt region of the Vosges mountains according to an official communica- tion issued this afterncon by the French war department. The text follows: “The night was without incident except some artillery actions in Ar- tois, in the neighborhood of Souchez, between the Aisne and the Oise on the plateau of of Quennevieres and in the forest of Le Pretre where the cannonade was accompanied by a lively fusillade. ‘In the Vosges at Ban-de-Sape we attained a new success. We seized last night some very powerful Ger- man defensive organizations which extended between the heights of La Fontelle( on the side of Hill 627 and the village af Launois) and fe occu- pied a group of houses more than 7,00 unwounded prisoners belonging to four battlions and a machine gun pany. The amount of war material captured has not yet been determin- ed’ — i ITALIAN SUCCESSES ) - REPORTED BY ROME In the Montenero Zone They Have Ad- , Vvanced to the Crest of Luzinica. & Rome, via Parls, July 25—The- fol- 1owing offictal communication was is- sued on Saturday by the war office: “In Cadore we have completed the occupation of Tofana and _repelled slight enemy attacks. Against our position at Montepiano, north of ‘Basin of Misurina, the enemy also tried an attack which was promptly Tepulsed. “In the Montenero zone our forward advance continues along ,the crest of Luzinica. On the lsomzo fromt the enemy sought by habitual night at- tacks, all of which were fruitless, to trouble our works and positions’ we had conquered. Yesterday morning the enemy also attempted an advance 1n force against our right wing occunys. FIGHTING IN POLAND 1S OF MILDER NATURE Teutonic Allies Have Moved Heavy Forces Over the Narew and Have Advanced Toward the Bug—Severe Fighting Has Taken Place in the Vosges, Where French Troops Have Stormed and Captured Strong German Defensive Works—Small Gains Have Been Made .by the Italians — ing Carso, but were obliged to fall back. suffering heavy losses and leav- ing in our hands eome dozens of pris- oners, including an officer. According to orders found on the Austrian officer Who was taken prisoner, the attack we repelled on July 22, and already re- counted in yesterday's communication, Wwas of a general character intended to throw back our left wing occupying the region this side of the Isonzo. The attack was directed by several gener- als, including Generals Bomg, Schreft- ter and Schwarzenberg, and in part made by troops p-eviously against us and especially troops freshly arrived on the fieid :t’wun.' GERMAN SUBMARINES RESUME THEIR ACTIVITY. Sink a French Steamer and Four British Trawlers—One Undersea Boat Destroyed. London, July 25 —German subma= rines today resumed their activity im Bnglish waters, sinking a Freneh steamer and four British-trawlers, One of the undersea boats is reported to have been destroyed by bombs and ‘The Fren eamsh! Duua,bam- SThe ch st ip from Liverpool for Archangel, Ruesia, Was sunk off Cape Wrath, which forms the northwestern extremity of Seot- land. The trawlers Henry Charles’ Kathleen, Activity and Prosper were gent to the bottom in the North sem; The crews of all the vessels wers saved. The Danae, was attacked by ~two, * submarines. The crews of the trawi-, ers etate that one of the Underwater craft was sunk by means of bombs and guns/fired from the trawlers. The Danae was a vessel of 1,508 gross tonnage and was built at Sun- derland in 1909. She was 257 feet long,| 35 feet beam and drew 14 feet of water, JAP:COMMITS SUICIDE IN A NEW HAVEN HOTEL After He Had Attempted to Kill Woman with Whom He Was in-' fatuated. New Haven, Conn., July 26—H. L Nakayama, a’ Japaness well known about the 'city, committed sulcide mt a local hotel today by shooting in_the head after attempting the life of Mrs. Mary Rowan of this city, who had occupied the room with him. The woman was practically unhurt, the single shot fired a¢ her having grased her ear. According to her story to the police the shooting followed her refusal to run away with him. The police say letters found in the room indicated that Nakayama was infatuated with the woma: Mra. Rowan, who had been working at Pine Orchard, sald Nakayama call- ed on her there iast night and by threats compelled her to come to this city. On their arrival here they want to the hotel. During the night, she #ald, Nakayama tore up a sheef and bound her to the bed with the pleces. Three letters were found in tha room, one addressed to , one 1o “the officer: e officers and gods. thorities say the letters indicated Nakayama's intention to kill the wo= man, himself and “one other person.” Who the other person was the author= itles declined to say. Mrs. Rowan, who is about 45 years old, is at a hospital here suffering chiefly from shock. REMINGTON MACHINISTS TO RETURN TO WORK Employes of Other Plants in Bridge- port Remain Out. Bridgeport, Conn., July 25—The three hundred machinists and firom workers employed at the Remington Arms and Ammunition company, Which has been working on huge war orders for the allies, who went out on strike last Tuesday, will return to work tomorrow, but those employes at the plants of Coulter and MacKen~ zle, Grant Manufacturing company and the Gaynor Manufacturing com- pany will, it is believed, remain out. These plants are doing sub-contrast work for the Remingtop company % the men were pulled out there cripple the Remington companmy, J. J. Keppler, vice president of the International Association of Machin- ists, said tonight that with Agent George Bowen of the union he would confer with the of these plants tomorrow re their following the lead of the ington company in granting the hour day. He said he muwfii 3 other companies would fall into lne | Arrested for Murder Committed Q*» Years Ago. o Covington. Georgia, Jul Rev. W. H. McCort is in jafl charged with killing Monroe near golenb‘n?n‘ mxn than 45 0. Smith, it I &2is mother ana was illed days later. McCort left here Decame a ministar. He returaed a minister. He on a visit to relatives.and his & > s -