Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 28, 1915, Page 1

'Teutonic Allies;StilI‘ Claim o Envelopment of -,Warsay: 3 RUSSIANS DEFEND FORTRESS-OF IVANGOROD In Northwest Russia and in Poland the Russians Have at Various Points-Assumed the Offensive—A Swiss News- paper Declares the Austrians are Evacuating Gorizia— Except in Alsace the Fighting Along the Western Front is Characterized Mainly by Artillery Engagements— Constantinople Reports That-the Turks Have Captured a Portion of the Allied Trenches on the Gallipoli Penin- sula. - | The Austro-Germans and the-Rus- sians, the Austrians and Italians; and the French and Germans are battling furfously on the eastern, southern and ‘Wwestern war fronts. Teutons Still Claim Progress. In the east, the Teutonic allies still claim progress for their troops in, northwest Russia and in that long isector in Poland where the envelop- {ment of Warsaw is the objective; the :Italians assert that they are still mak- 'ing gains against the Austrians along the Isonzo front, and Paris claims, and |Berlin admits, the capture by the French in Alsace of advanced German /trenches to the north of Muenster. The \Frepch capture, Paris says, gives them the heights that dominate the prinei- pal valley of the Fecht as well as the ‘highway from Notre Dame des Trois o There %s-1n0 change in the situation rtresses Niove Artillery Active in France. Except in Alsace, the fighting along the westb-m front is still characterized Y the Turks have captured a portion e} the .allied trenches and destroyed the -defenders. Naval Side of the War, On the naval side of the war, the ment of a portion of the Ital- atic coast by The captured front is a mile and | ; Epis. & third in length. “ Austrians Evacuating Gorizia. ' A Swiss newspaper declares it has received a special despatch from Lai- ‘bach, Austria, announcing the com- mencement of the evacuation of Gori- zia by the Austrians and declaring aiso’ that it is only a question of hours be- fore Podogora will be given up under the Italian assaults. It is added that the Austrians at Doberdo guarding the route to Triest have been unable to hold their positions. Here, however, ‘Vienna says, the Italian attack failed, “with heavier losses than ever,” and that after the battle the Austrians held heir original positions. < In Northwest Russia and Poland. In both morthwest Russia and in Poland the Russians at various points assumed the offensive, but, acco: to Berlin, all their esttempts at resistance ‘were broken down and the Teutonic allles continue ' their progress. Hspecially great was the Russian attack against the Germans crossing the Narew, the offensive movement of the Muscovites extending from Gowo- rowo, near Rozan, to émk, to the mh of Pultusk—a front of some 60 s DECISION HANDED DOWN IN THE §UPREME COURT Reverses Decision of Lower Court in Case of Middisex Banking Co. Hartford, Conn., July 27.—The question of whether the receivers of the Middlesex Banking Company should collect on the collateral of the company which includes mortgages in western lands, or whether it should be done by the trustees of the col- lateral, the Security Trust company and the Middlesex Banking Com- Pfili was decided in favor of the lat- ter by the supreme court in a decision handed down today. The question came before the court in -the case ci Anna J. Brackett an ‘dqthers against the Middlesex Banking ‘cofapany. Both the receivers and the trustees made appication to the superior court of Middlesex county for a defi- nition of the duties of the receivers on the point in question and the court ruled that the 'collection should- be made by the receivers for the ben- efit of the bondholders of the bank- ing company. The supreme court Ands error, reverses the decision and directs the superior court give Judgement for the trustees. Other decisions handed down were: New Haven County—First Russian Or of the New . England State, Incorporated, vs. Harry Zu- , mo_error; Michael Earley vs. Robert H. Hall, no error. Fairfleld Couny—Willlam H. Doug- | las vs. the Peck and Lines Company and others, new trial ordered; Unit- ed States Wood Preserving Company ve. John Lawrence and others. No error. A GENERAL PLAN OF ARMY REORGANIATION To be- Submitted to President Wilson by Secrstary Garrison. ‘Washington, July Garrison of ‘ in the plan. Movements of Steamships, * - many trawlers by German submarines are told of. Austrian _hydro-aeroplanes have dropped bombs on Ancona, Italy, and is = the material done by the bombs was slight. LEELANAW CREW TAKEN OFF BY SUBMARINE Their Boats. Were Taken in Tow for Fifty Miles. ‘Washington, July 27.—<Consul Gen- eral Skinner at London reported today that the captain of - the Americen steamer Leelanaw had stated to the American consular agent at Kirkwall that ample time was given him and his crew to leave the vessel before being fired on, that the crew went on board the German submarine and their boats were taken in tow for 50 miles before they were landed. B. & M. MECHANICS VOTE TO STRIKE To Enforce Pay for Saturday Haif Holidays During July and August. Boston, July 27.—A majority of the 4,000 employes of mechanical depart- ments of the Boston and Main Rail- road, who are members of the American Federation of Railroad ‘Workers, have voted to strike to en- force demands for pay for Saturday half holidays during July and August, union officials announced today. Twenty-six hundred votes have been cast to date it was said, of which 95 per cent. favored a strike. About 100 more affirmative votes are necessary for the two thirds vote required for formal strike action. Thomas H. Condon, chairman of the Boston and Maine council of 'the fed- eration, said tonight that there was no intention to strike immedately. ‘When the entire vote is tabulated, representatives of the car workers, machinsts, boiler makers, blacksmiths, roundhouse men and bridge and building employes who are affected, will ask for another conference with officlals of the road. The strike order depends on the result of this confer- ence, Mr. Condon said. VANITIE AGAIN BEATEN BY THE RESOLUTE In First of Series. of Their Contests In Narragansett Bay. Newport, R. L, July 27.—The Reso- lute again won from the Vanitie, both on elapsed and corrected time, Wwhen America's cup class yachts met in the first of a series of three con- tests in Narragansett .Bay today.’ Handled by Charles Francis A mt Boston Resolute showed su- SEC'Y ' REDFIELD INSPECTS THE CAPSIZED EASTLAND, Markings on Life Preservers Show It Was Inspected in 1915, Red- | the ident back - New York, July 27.—The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad's fiscal year, ended on June 30 last, is rather better than at first indicated, it was announced at the regular meet- Ing of the board of directors held here today, iat ‘which the preliminary re- turns of the New Haven and some of its: assoclated companies for the Chairman g:mn.:mymorme New ven . an assoctal companies, @bove fixed charges and in some in- stances dividends paid, were as fol- New Haven, $2,270,000 p company, $25,000; ford, Martha's Vineyard and Nan- tucket Steamboat company, $22,000, and Hartford and New York Trans- portation company, $14,000, or a total of 32,731,000, from which is deducted $3818,000, the New Tngland Transpor- tation 's shortage in meeting fixed charges, leaving a balance over all requirements of $2,418,000. “This balance of $2,418,000,” the statement continues, “is . lent to make up the dsnc(qgclh meeting the fixed chax of the New ork, 'Westches The deficit below all fixed charges for the trolley proper- “The_interest. or s:h“'ofih,d. th e ini on the _the is included In. the fixed charges of the New Yorl Haven and Hartford R 3 ed | upon the reé fail to earn its expenses, rentals and taxes by approximately $115,000, which is an improvement of about $85,000 over last year. “The New England Navigation com- pany shows a shortage in meeting its fixed charges and this was due to the small dividend declared by the Con- necticut company, the stock of which is held by the federal trustees, who decided to pay a dividend of $£00,000 out of about $1,300,000 divisible ~in- come. Had the trusteés of the Con- necticut company declared a dividend of two per cent, or $800,000, the navi- gation company would have bad a bal- ance above all requirements. New York, New Haven Railroad company is the only stock- holder of the navigation company, the directors of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford on July 20, 1915, passed a resolution to advance any funds needed to meet the interest on the $20,000,000 gold notes of the New England Navigation company.” DECIDED IMPROVEMENT IN STEEL AND IRON INDUSTRY. Shown by Quarterly Report of the U, S. Steel Corporation. —_— New York, July 27.—The quarterly report of the United States Steel cor- Poration covering the period ended on June 30, as given out here today, re- flected a decided improvement in the steel and iron industry. Total earnings of the corporations were more than twice those of the first quarter of the year. The monthly figures show steady and marked improvement. For April they were $7,286,409; for May $9,320,576; for June $11,343,700, a total for the quarter of $27,950,055. This compares with total earnings for the ‘preceding quarter of $12,457,809. The net income was $20,811,584 and the balance, after deduction for interest on bonds and premium on bonds dereem- able under sinking funds, was $14,- 572,664. For the first quarter of the year the balance was $915,058. After paying the dividend of 1 3-4 per cent. for the quarter on the pre- ferred stock there remained a surplus of $8,267,645. In the preceding quart- er_there was a deficit of $5,389,861. No action was taken on the common stock dividend, which has been sus- pended since the last quarter of 1914, An unusually small number of the directors attended the meeting. Chairman Gary is out of town and Mr. Morgan might return to his offic this week, by today it was B:lflo h: probably would be away for at least a fo t more. — e BRIDGEPORT MACHINISTS ‘ARE.DESERTING UNION. —_— Keppler Back from New York With Plans of Settlement. . e Bridgeport, Comn., ‘July 27—Fu deflections_in+the ranksof the fi:; marked today’s machinist strike, insti- gug a wn:no at the Remington U. . C. plan which are - worki) millions of dollars’ worth of - o ders forsthe allies. George Bowen, business agent of the machinists,-admitted tonight that t Rt ad b e ot s > Al ® ulter and _plant, swhich came under strike order because it was doing sub-contracs ;work for the Remingto: plants. The manufacturers claim many more than{that number returned to of from i iB . oF SR EDWARD/ Jul: Grey, Brif m‘“fi-run:n! ithhold state -y A Bri note recefved yesterday in reply*to the American protest against the British order-in-council, caused :ucn speculation today in official cir- No explanation for the delay was made except that apother note on the mised from same subject was proi don “within the week.’ kansing Would Give No Theory, L Sny. Lansing abdlligg to a4 any the eory fo the supplementing nication. The Amer- note to Germany, which were of gen eral‘application, and set out in deter- mined language the purpose of the United States government to maintain the fredom of the seas, might have influenced the British foreign office to deal with the subject in the same note which defends the order-in-council. From British sources, however, it was learned that the main purpose of asking the postponement of publication was to afford opportunity to the Brit- ish government to consider and necessary comment upon the communi- cation cabled from Washington July 17 in regard to cases before British prize courts. About Prize Courts. This communication, known as caveat, recited that in view of the dif- ferences understood to exist betwen the two governments as to the princi- ples of law applicable in prize court court proceedings in caes involving American interests, and in order to avoid any misunderstanding as to the ttitude of the Umited States, the Brit- E vernment is informed that the t government would insist cognition of the rights of American citizens under the principles of international law as hitherto estab- lished, governing neutral trade in time of war, without limitation or impair- ment by order-in-council or other mu- nicipal legislation by the British gov- ernment, and would not recognize the validity of prize court proceedings taken under the rstraints imposed by British municipal law in derogation of the rights of American citizens under international law. One General Agreement. The British note delivered yesterday is understood to be framed upon the theory that the order-in-council does not transgress the rights. of neutrals as laid down in international law, al- though it is admitted that in some re- spects the application of the legal prin- ciples is now. In view of the sweep- ing objection by the United States to the order-in-council made in the cav- eat. the British government feels, it is understood, this phase requires special treatment at this time. At first it was thought a separate note might be sent in reply, but the British government is understood to have finally decided to include this subject in the whole gen- eral argument covering the rights of neutrals to the freedom of the . Right to Blockade an Enemy. One feature of the British note is understood to deal exhaustively with the right of a country to blockade an enemy through neutral ports. That the United States, in case it should be plunged in war with any Buropean country outside of the British Isles, never could successfully maintain a blockade so long as the enemy coun- try could receive unlimited supplies across the borders of an adjacent coun- try, is regarded by the British as a fact which should be ,considered in dealing with the effort to cut off sup- plies being received by German: through Swedish, Danish and Dutch ports. The decision of the United States supreme court in atamoros cases during the Civil war, where a similar right appears to be denied, is held by Great Britain not to apply to the presnt conditions, because at that time, except at Brownsville, there was prac- tically no way for supplies landed in Mexico to reach the confederate stats overland through Texas because of a lack of inland transportation facilities which now exigt. Special International Tribunal Lest there should be eventual dis- agreement as to the right of the Brit- ish government to detain vessels and cargoes under the order-in-council and failing a diplomatic ‘adjustment, it is pointed out by British officials that American interests may safely be trusted to the special in onal tribunal provided for in the treaty between the United States and Great Britain which the British hold ‘was intended to deal with justIsuch issues. ll ll REDUCING DEPOSITS IN NATIONAL BANKS. Boc‘nhry McAdoo Has Directed With- dreawal of $3,970,500. 27, Washington, July 27.—Secretary Mo ‘helpers | al -of$5,000,000 n | the machinists, 1s C on is the Largest in Connecticut MEN AT = STREET . EETING VOTED TO RETURN SHOW BETTER FEELING Dispersed With Cheers After Accept- ing Offer of Plant Superintendent That He Would Recommend an In- crease-in' Wages. New York, July 27.—The strik employes of ihe Sln-nd.rde &I s N. J. plant, hich has lasted ten days and ed in serfous rioting during which three men were killeq and scores in- Jured, is at an end. The strikers, at an impromptu street meeting in front :I:eugln‘;‘l:hml:' t.‘l? voted today and at o l® meeting rsed '"-}3;, tcheers, s e men voted to return on the promise of G. B. Hennessey, the plant superintendent, that he would recom- mend an increase in wages. and would right any wrongs found to exist in the shop if the men would return to work forthwith. This proposition was se- cured by John A. Moffitt and James A , the federal mediators, and is in effect the same proposal that was presented to the strikers yesterday by Sherift Kinkead, but which was then ed by a portion of the men. Mr. Moffitt left Bayonne this evening, say. that his work was satisfactorily Better Feeling Prevails. An incident of the settlement, show- ing the better feeling instilled in the men, occurred as the street meeting ended. The 1,000 or more men who returned to work today were just is- suing from the plant, their day’s work over, but not a hand was raised them or an unkind word ut- iz | tered, though there had been some feeling shown against their action earlier in the day. Forbidden to Meet in Hall. The street meeting, at which the trouble was settled, was held in place of one called for an earlier hour in Union hall by the strikers’ committee, at the request of the mediators, who wished to present Mr. Hennessey's proposition which they thought was favorable to the. mems There was great surprise and some indignation when Sheriff Eugene Kinkead ordered that the meeting in the hall should not. take place. He @id this, he sald, because he no longer recognized the strikers as an o zed body, - lowing their rejection ~of the com pany’s offer presented by him yeste: day. Later Sheriff Kinkead left Bay onne for Jersey City and several cit- izens among them Former Mayor Cronin _and Commissioner of Puhlic Safety Wilson, took it upon themselves to gather the men together and pre- sent the proposal, especially as they had heard that many of the strikers, including the strikers’ committee, had expressed themselves in favor of it Vote Practically Unanimous. Proceeding to Union hall, they soon had a crowd of 200 strikers together and later this was increased to nearly a thousand. Mr. Cronin read the pro- posal of Mr. Hennessey and they call- ed for all in favor of it to raise their hands. Practically all of the men dod 80 and their leaders, speaking for them, said they would return to work in the morning. The tieup of the Eagle Oil com- pany’s plant, at Caven Point, Jersey City, was made complete today when virtually all of the other employes remained away from the works. There was some disorder in the early hours, but it was soon checked. It is thought the action of the Bayonne strikers to- day will influence a speedy settlement of the strike in Jersey City. REPORTS OF CHAOTIC CONDITIONS IN MEXICO President Wilson Considering Next Step in Mexican Palicy. Cornish, N. H., July 27.—Reports of Increasing chaotic conditions in Mex- ico were studied here today by Pres- ident Wilson and he gave earnest con- sideration to formalating the next step y | in the new Mexican policy inaugurated when be announced that there must be an improvement in affaifs in the southern republic. It was said tonight that the presi- dent was not ready to make any state- ment here indicating what he plans to do next in Mexico. He has already re- ceived the ideas of his closest advisers on_the question. . Some _ hington offidials are known to favor encouraging General Villa and the other northern leaders to select a provisional dent who can be supported by -the United States; others believe that the -president should place an embargo on the ex- portation of arms into Mexico and others are advocating the extreme step ostn armed intervention by the United tes. One of-the‘reasons for his trip to Cornish at this time was that he want- ed to study the Mexican situation carefully. He was in communication with today but oners - estimated to be o-.-.;'ud Austria-Hungary. - struck & carnival temt at Toledo, O. Qeorge D. McCreary, Congressman for 10 years, died in Philadelphia. He -was 69 years old. Flre in the lumber yard of the Di- amond Match Co.,.at Oswego, N. Y. damage estimated at $600,000 isons of the Committee on Pri tion August 17 to 19, inclusive at Salt Lake City. An order for $80,000,000 worth of shells .was finally closed with agents of the Allies and the Baldwin Loco- motive Works. 3 The estate of Mrs. ton, who died in New Orleans was appraised at $447,486 in a report filed in New York. 2 Juan Luis Sanfuentes, vice presi- dent of the Chilean council of state, was elected President of Chile for ‘the period of 1915-1916. English capitalists and landowners of Jamaica are joining to revive the sugar industry in the island of Ja- maica on a large scale. Insurance against damage to prop- erty in Germany aircraft is one of the latest developments of the Euro- pean war. Sunk on July 2 in Swedish waters by four Russian cruisers, the German mine layer Albatross was ralsed, and will be interned in Sweden. King Albert of Belgium is expected to ® some in his Cabinet, which met recent for the first time since the siege of Antwerp. Albert E. Inshaw of Brooklyn, was he. through cupied by Fl Glen Martin, the aeroplane manu- facturer, was seriously injured when a supposed harmless bomb exploded in a movie scene at Los Angeles. The Norwegian fruit steamer Brighton, which arrived in New York, teported being struck by -lightning which splintered the foretopmast. Three leaders in a plot which re- sulted in the bomb outrage at the casino in Sofla, Buigaria, on Feb. 14, last, were publicly hanged in Sofla. ged 60, of Clifton, A received a post card yester- day which was malled to him from New Hampton, N. Y, on June 18, 1881. The Torrington branch of the Car- penters’ union has demanded an in- crease in wages paid carpenters there. A wage of $3.50 per day is asked. Announcement was made by the Ford Motor Co. that the size, equip- ment and working force of its as- sembling plant in Pittsburgh will be doubled. Ten Mexican soldiers, including the chief of police of Guaymas. Mexico, were killed and four wounded when they were ambushed by Yaqui Indinas in the Yaqui Valley. A misplaced switch caused a pas- senger train bound from Maine points for New York to run into a string of freight cars on a siding at Worcester early yesterday. To forestall strike talk, the West- inghouse Electric Co., announced that after Aug. 6, special bonuses would be paid all the men working in the ‘war munitions plants. Several o race drivers, an aviat- and five motorcyclists were ar- rested in Des Moines charged with violating Sunday laws by Des Moines Speedway. Diplomatio relations between Greere and Turkey are expected to severed as a result of the Greek government's action in sending destroyers to Smyr- na to protect Greek residents there. Gaetano Romano, Vincenzo Licato and Anthony Pellegrino were indict- ed by the Grand Jury for the murder of Otto Zinn, a New York restaurant keeper, and two assistants on April 4. Doctors and nurses of the Ameri- Cross nothing was given out here regarding | from the the subject matter of their. exchange of views. ¥ ‘With the exception of & brief auto- mobile ride this afternoon, and twoihours thi he began to-suffer-from headache and was forced to” brief rest. ———— e Conciliators = for Pattern , Makers’ ™ Lockout. ~ ‘Washington,t July, 27~—The ment of labor hd.}-lm mw;&gm g"m Reeves of New Jersey and Pa Gilday of Pennsylvania as conciliators in the pattern makers’*lockout at the plant of the Lake Torpedo <Boat-com- panyat Bridgeport, Conn. Enroliment For Army Training. : Slonal by the court of inquiry that investigated the mecticut i Proportion to _the City's Populaton | Wmflacmad MASSACRED BY ORDER .- OF GENERAL OSCAR MOB AVENGES THE ACT Seized General Oscar, Dragged Him Before the Dominion Legation and Riddled Him With a Fusillade of Rifle Shots. —_— government, to " ber of apout ‘160 men. ~ 0 uB A Former President a Victim, The victims of this massacre in« cluded General Omtu. Zamor, a for- president of Halti, who was driv- en out of the country last year and returned in March of 1915 and made a prisoner. o General Outbreak of Indignation. rebels, and dragged him before the door of the legation, where he was promptly executed in his turn by a fusillade of rifie shots. Mob Threatened French Legation. The mob, excited to a great degree, then turned to the French legation and threatened to invade this building to compass the execution of President Guillaume. Guillaume took refuge un- der the flag of France at 10 o'clock this morning, after he had been com- pelled to flee before the rebel attack. General Oscar ordered the execu- tion of the political prisoners in his as soon as he perceived tlat the revolutionary outbreak of this morning was a serious menace. CORONER'S INQUEST ON EASTLAND CATASTROPHE Harbor Master Says Boat Should Not Have Been Allowed to Carry Over 1,200, ” Chicago, July 27.—Overloading, wn- der-ballasting and grounding on the river bottom were cited in testimony today at the coroner’s inquest as rea- sons why the steamer Eastland top- pled over Saturday at its wharf and drowned hundreds of excursionists. Adam F. Weckler, harbor master, ard Joseph R. Lynn, assistant harbor mas- ter, both of whom were present when the steamer capsized with 2,500 per- sons, its licensed capacity, aboard, in ascribing the accident to these causcs, told the coroner’s jury that the boat was “cranky” and should never have been permitted by government in- spectors to carry more than 1,200 per- sons, “1 never saw the Eastland loaded so heavily as it was Saturday mornin; said Mr. Weckler. “The boat first list- ed about seven degrees, then came back slightly and again started over and kept in going. A boat that is diffi- cult to handle under all circumstances is known as a ‘cranky’ boat and I have noticed the Eastland to be cranky con- stantly. “I don’t think that the Fastland should have been allowed to carry more than 1,200 passengers, because it did not have enough draft and st: bility to carry a larger load. O last Tuesday I told Captain Pedersen that his boat needed trimming, as it was constantly trayeling on its ears. He said that the twin screws Xept the Eastland on an even keel while under way. “After his arrest I heard Captain Pedersen say that he tried for 17 min- utes to trim the steamer, but could not get water into the ballast tanks fast enough. I don't believe that Can- tain Pedersen realized the danger un- til the final plunge came.” LENGTHY BRIEFS SUBMITTED IN THE BECKER CASE. Decision is Expected Late Today or on Thursday Morning. New York, July 27.—Whether former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, twice convicted of the murder of Her- man Rosenthal, will meet death in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison on Friday morning, appears tonight to rest with Supreme Court Justice Ford, who after receiving briefs for and against a motion for a new trial, studied them until a very late hour. He promised to give his decision as quick- 1y as possible, and it is expected to be handed down late tomorrow or Thurs- day morning at the latest. Both briefs are lengthy, the one sub- mitted late today by W. Bourke Cock- ran, chief counsel for the condemned man, consisting of 18 typewritten pages and that of the state, presented by District Attorney C. A. Perkins, cover- ing 48 pages. Mr. Cockran also filed a supplemental brief covering points raised by' the district attorney. The briefs take up the legal phases of the MEXICAN ARMY PAYMASTER SHOT DEAD IN A CAFE By Captain-8ilva Villa of the Nogales, Garrisor