Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 4, 1915, Page 1

VOL. Lvil—NO. 182 BRITAIN CONTENDS AMERICAN PROTEST The Bulletin's Circulation * ~orwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Cabled Paragraphs British Detain Danish Steamship. Lond Aug. 3, 6.59 p. m—The Dan- is) t::l‘llhlp Maersk, which n‘zlu.l from Savannah 10 and Nor- folk July 13 for Malmo, Sweden, with cargo of cotton seed, is Nli de- :finodl.n-ponflmu‘ulufi - dom by the British authorities, Refchstag to Vote Credits. ‘While the details of the new - Berlin, Aug, 8, vi® London, 10.50 moThe chiet business of the Relch stag, which assembles August 15, will be to vote new credits for war pur- § Fonds have not been arranged, it is \ Declines to Allow Free Passage of Goods Originating in Germany or-on Territory Under German Control assumed in baNking circles that the amount like that of the last loan will be unlimited. No British Coal for Export. London, Aug. 3, 5.60 p. m—After Au- gust 30 British coal cannot be shipped anywhere except to British possessions and protectorates, according to an or- der-in-council issued today. The ex- port of coal heretofore has been re- stricted to the British possessions and CONTINUE TO PURSUE POLICY COMPLAINED OF |5t e Simcac sl the allies. Steamer Kenora on Rocks at Cape Breton. Declares Changed Conditions of Warfare Require a New| smaitax, x. s, Aus. s—Salvage tugs were prevented by rough seas today Application of the Principles of International Law—Dis- | &7 sporoaching the sicamer kenors: which grounded yesterday on th o ‘Breton. Ken- putes American Contention That Commerce of a Bellig- |5ra was bound fom Fowss, Bnsiand, erent Can Pass Through Adjacent Neutral Porb——-Jusfi- fies Blockade by Claim That a Belligerent is Entitled to Cut Off Sea Borne Commerce of His Enemy—Declares That Germany Has Violated Recognized Rules and Principles of Civilized Warfare, and Enumerates Occur- ences—Willing to Submit to International Arbitration Any Matters in Dispute About Prize Courts—Cites Events of Civil War to Sustain Her Claims. - Washington, Aug. 3—Great Britain's replies to the latest American repre- sentations against interferences Wwith neutral commerce reject entirely the contention that the orders-in-council are illegal and fustify the British course as being wholly within inter- Arbitration, “Unsustainable either in point of law or upon principles of international equity,” is the British reply to the American protest against the blockade of neutral ports, with an invitation to submit to international arbitration any cases in which the United States is dissatisfied with the action of Brit- ish prize court Great Britain's reply embodied in two notes, one supplemental, was made public here tonight and in London simultaneously by agreement between the two governments. With the notes ‘was made public also the correspon- dence over the American steamer Ne- ches, seized by the British while en- route from Rotterdam to the United States with goods of German origin. All the correspondence aggregates seven thousand words. New Applications of International Law Changed_conditions of warfare, the British_note coutends, require a new application of the principles of inter- national law. The advent of the sub- jmarine, the airship and the alleged atrocities by German troops in Bel- -gium and cited as justification for the exercise of extreme measures, The blockade 1s justified on the comtention that the universally recognized fun- damental_-principle of a blockade is that a belligerent is entitled to cut off “by effective means the sea-borne commerce of his enemy. Great Britain Will Continue to Apply Orders. The note reiterates that Great Bri- tain will continue to apply the orders complained of, although not without every effort to avoid embarrassment to peutrals, and observes that the American statistics show that any loss in trade with Germany and Austria hes been more than over-balanced by the incredse of other industrial activ- itles due to the war. Adaptation of Old Principles to New Conditions. In the general reply to the Ameri- can representations against the or- ders-in-council, Sir Edward Grey, the foreign minister, addressing Ambassa- dor Page, begins by expressing the hope that he may be able to convince the administration in _Washington “that the measures we have announced are not only reasonablp and necessary in themselvees, but cofistitute no more than an adaptation of the old prin- ciples of blockade to the peculiar cir- cumstances with which me are con- Measure of Retaliation. “T need scarcely dwell” wrote Sir Edward, “on the obligations incumbent upon the allies to take every step in their power to overcome their com- mon enemy in view of the shocking violation of the recognized rules and inciples of civilized warfare of which Be has been gullty, during the present struggle.” Refers to Atrocities of Germans. Sir Edward then refers to atrocities In Belgium, poisoning of wells in Ger- man Sonthwest Africa, use of poison- pus gases against the allied troops in Flanders and finally the sinking of the ia, to show “how indispensable t is that we should leave unused no justifiable method of defending our- selves.” Blockade of Neutral Ports. down to the question of the blockade of neutral ports- the hote continues: “In’the various notes which I have pecetved from Your Excellency, the t of a belligerentsto establish a [iockade of the enemy'ports 18 admit- od, a right which has obviously no ue save in so far as it gices power = . belligerent to cut-off the sea- exports and imports of his en- wny. The contention which I under- ytand the Uniteq States government pow puts forward is that if a belliger- nt is so circumstanced that his com- merce can_pass through.adjacent neu- iral portsias easily as through ports his own territory, his.opponent has right to interfere and must restrict is measures of blockade in such a manner as to leave such avenues of ‘ommerce still open to his adversary. This is a contention which His Majes- government feel unable to aceept ind which seems to them unsustain- \hle “elther in point of law or upon Changes in Naval Warfare. “They are unable to admit that & belligerent violates any fundamental principle of international liw by apply- ing a blockade th such a way as to cut Off the enemy’s commerce with foreign countries throush neutral ports, if the circumstances render such an applica- tion of the principles of blockade the only means of making is effective. The government of the United States, in- deed, intimates its readiness to take into ‘account the great changes which have occurred in the conditions and means of naval warfare since the rules hitherto governing legal - blockades were formulated, and recognizes that the form of close blockade with its cordon of ships in the immediate offing of the blockaded ports is no longer practicable in the face of an enemy possessing the means and opportunity to make an effective defense by the use of submarines, mines and aircraft. The only question, then, which can arise, in regard to the measures resorted to for the purpose of carrying out a blockade upon these extended lines, is, whether, to use your excellency’s words, they ‘conform to the spirit and principles of the essence fo the rule of war,’-and we shall be content to ap- ply this test to the action which we have taken in 50 far as it has necessi. tated interference with neutral com- merce.” ' Refers to Civil War Blockade. Sir Fdward Grey then refers to the American Civil war blockade of 3,000 miles of coast with a small number of vessels and recalls how the United States finally took recourse to blockad- ing “neighboring mneutral territory which _afforded convenient centers from which contraband could be intro- duced into confederate territory and from which blockade running could be facilitated. Old Principles of Blockade. “Your cellency will no doubt re- membei wrote Sir Edward, “how, In order to t this new difficulty, the old principles relating to contraband and blockade were developed and the doctrine of continuous voyage was ap- plied and enforced, under which goods destined for the enemy territory were intercepted before they reached the neutral ports from which they were to be re-exported. Reshaping of Old Rules. “The difficulties which imposed upon the United States the necessity of re- shaping some of the old rules are somewhat akin to those with which the allies are now faced in dealing with the trade of their enemy. Adjacent to Germany are various neutral countries ‘which afford her convenient opportuni- ties for carrying on her trade with for- eign countries. Her own territories are covered by a network of railways and ‘waterways which enable her commerce to pass as conveniently through ports in such neutral countries as through her own. A blockade limited to enemy ports uld leave open routes by which every kind of German commerce could pass almost as easily as through the ports in her own territory. Enemy Commerce Through Neutral Ports. “Rotterdam is indeed the nearest outlet for some of the industrial dis- tricts of Germany. It seems accord- ingly that if it be recognized that & blockade 1s in certain cases the appro. priate method of intercepting the trade of an enemy country, and if the block- ade can only become effective by ex- tending it to enemy commerce passing through neutral ports, such an exten- sion is defensible and in accordance ‘with the princples which have met wth general acceptance.’” Cites Civil War Case. ‘The note then refers to the case of the British ship Springbok, seized by United States cruisers during the Civil ‘war le bound for the British West Indies, because her cargo, it was charged, was to be transshipped to the confederate states. The,supreme court of the United States sustained the seizure against the condemnation of a group of prominent international law- yers, although the United States and British governments.tookythe broader view and recognized the development of the older method of blockade. No Drotest was made by Great Britatn. Injury to Neutrals Should Be Avoided. “What is really important, in the general interest,” says the note, “is that adaptations of the old rules should not be made unless they are consistent ‘with the general principle upon which an admitted belligerent right is based. It is also essential that all unnecessary injury to neutrals should be avoided. sequity, _ .- (Continued-on.Page:Three) s for Montreal with a general cargo. Weather conditions may prevent her being hauled off for some time. A BRUSH WITH MEXICAN OUTLAWS A Customs Guard and Thres Caval- / rymen Injured. Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 3.—Joe Taylor, a customs guard, and three soldlers of Troop A, Twelfth cavalry, were wounded early today in a brush with Mexican outlaws at the Scrivner ranch, 18 miles northeast of here. The band later was surrounded and rein- forcements have been sent from Fort Brown to the ald of the American soldiers. Only a Brief Report, Washington, Aug. 8—Only a brief report on the fight between troopers and Mexican desperadoes reached the war department today. It sald two troopers had been wounded and that more men were being sent to San Ben- ito and other points. The troops in Brownsville, it added, were sufficient to handle the situation, notwithstand- ing requests of local authorities for more. PRESIDENT’S DECISION ON NEW MEXICAN POLICY Was Reached Last June—Conference to Be Held Next Thursda: Washington. A 3. — President ‘Wilson's determination to seek the co- operation of Central and South Ameri- can governments in restoring peace in Mexico was reached last June, when his appeal to the Mexican factionists to end the strife brought no results. The invitation to the ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil and Chile and the ministers from Bolivia, Uruguay and Guatemala. to confer with Secre- tary Lansing on the problem was ex- tended June 30, while the statement to the Mexican people was issued June 2d. Announcement of the plan was held up until each of the diplomats had re- celved the sanction of his government to participate in the conference, a step made necessary by the fact that the affairs of a third country—Mexico— were to be reviewed. The conference will be held at the state department next Thursday. It has been announced as an informal and confidential meeting. All_details of President Wilson’ plan for settiement of the Mexican problem have not, it is reported, been communicated to the six southern gov- ernments, but their representatives who are to take part in the confer- ence have been given in confidence & general outline of what is to be pro- posed by the Washington administra- tion. Prompt and determined action, it is declared, is the foundation of the presidents’ plan, which will be sub- mitted to the conference by Secretary Lansing. 1t is belleved the first step proposed will be a final appeal to Mexican lead- ers to end hostilities and arrange for a restoration of constitutional govern- ment by peaceful means. A time Hmit for compliance, it is thought, will be suggested. ACTION BY THE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL Voted to Add $2,000 to the ‘Appropria. tion for Fire Wardens. Hartford, ‘Conn., Aug, 3.—Governor Holcomb presided ‘at a ineeting of the state board of control at the capitol today. It was voted to add to the appropriation for fire wardens, $2,000; to state capitol and grounds, $7.500: to the shellfish commission $700. Governor Holcomb approved requisi- tion today by the adjutant general for $15,000 to pay the expenses of encamp- ments and parades by the military forces of tho state in the month of May. The governor, approved bills of 3.0, Phelps, commissioner of domes- tc antmals for veterinary services for $198.46 and special veterinary services due to the existence of the hoof and mouth disease of 3353.55. MECHANICS FOR BRITISH GOVERNMENT WORK Advertisement Chicage Paper for Men to Work in England. - Chicago, Aug, 3.—An advertiserment published in a Chicago newspaper to- day offered employment to mechanics on government work in England. The men were offered free transportation both ways‘with a six months' con- tract. Horace D. Nugent, consul in Chi- cago for Great Britain, said: “Various rumors have come to us, but.we do not belleve anybody is qual- ified to engage men here for govern- mentfwork. I have read the advertise- ment. and cannot imagine its source. It _looks like the unauthorized enter- prise of private individuals. Movements of Steamships. Bordeaux, Aug. 2.—Arrived, steamer Le_Touraine, New York. Naples, July 28—Sailed, -steamer Duca D'Aosta, New York. Fayal, Aug. 1—Sailed, steamer Pa- tria (from Marseilled) New York, Liverpool, July 31.—Arrived, stéam- ers Hesperian, Montreal; Aug. 3, Cym- ric, New.York = Erie, Pa. Struck TWENTY-FIVE, CITY IN TOTAL DARKNESS tion of the City Inundated, Erle, Pa, Aug. 3—Twenty-five lives lost estimated by the police, mil- lions "ot dollare. In propebty and the city in total darkness tonight is the result of a cloudburst shortly after § o'clock tonight that culminated in a flood that inundated a large sec- tion of the city. Caused Dams to Burst. i o the S o b e ot south of the city ting out a flood of water that filled the main business streets to a depth of five feet and in some sections reaching to the second story windows of dwell- ings. Among the first plants to go out of commission was the Erle Coun- ty Electric company, which supplied the city with light. Then the Erie Dispatch, a morning -pAper whose building ' adjoing the electric _light plant, was flooded and all idea of get- ting out a morning paper was aban- doned until midnight, when the staff was moved to the plant of the Erie ‘Times. Water Up to Armpits. In the meantime the first bulletin of the flood was sent to the outside world by The Associated Press oper- ator, who waded in water up to his armpits, to the Western Union tele- graph office, a distance of five blocks ;!m there sent out his story of the Conduits Flooded. Al telephone wires were put out of commission by the flooding of con- duits and it was several hourg before crippled telegraph communication could be partially restored, Imprisoned in Houses. At_Ninth street, along Mill Creek, the flood was at iis worst. It is im- possible tonight to ascertain how many actually have lost their lives there. Many are still imprisoned in houses and ‘the rescuers led by Mayor Stern 2nd members of the city council have been unable to get them out. Eastern Section Cut Off. The entire eastern section of the city is cut off by the water and what gqnaitions prevail in the center of this dfstrict cannot be conjectured. Fire Chief and Four Among the missing “are Assistant Fire Chief James Buernon and four firemen. Reports were made to the police that a house floated down Mill Creek with four women and three chil- dren slinging to it. Buernon and the firemen tried to rescue them but lost their lives in the attempt. Fifty Houses Washed Away. Every store in State street, the main business street of the city, s flooded and at least 50 houses are reported washed away. Little Girl Carried té Death. The Jarecki Manufacturing plant has been washed away and 20 automo- biles that were in the garages went with them. A little girl standing on the banks of Mill Creek was carried down to her death when the bank caved in. John Higgins, of 207 East Sth street, is the first victim of the flood who has been identified. His body was re- covered from Miil Creek by police reserves shortly before midnight. Wreckage 70 Feet High. ‘Wreckage is piled 70 feet high in the very heart of the city and at mid- night the water had receded some- what, but the estimate of 25 dead was still ‘maintained. 2 Rose Four Feet in Five Minutes. The flood started at 2§0th street and came down through the Mill Croek valley, a stream running through the eastern section of the city. It rose four feet in five minutes and then the onrush of water came so fast that it was impossible to estimate the speed with which it rose. Houses were torn loose from their foundations and cul- verts were choked. Congestion in Center of City. The worst congestion came at 9th street, which is in the center of the city. 'Half g dozen houses were wash- ed away here and piled up in the path of the waters. Scores of people are still inside of these houses and under the debris at that point. Whether they are still alive can only be conjectured. Several shots have been heard inside, but nothing is known of what took place, or the reason for the shooting. Woman Hurled from Home Nude. The rain that preceded the flood started with a heavy thunder shower at ¢ o'clock this afternoon and con- tinued for several hours, until the cloudburst. The water in’ Mill Creek began to rise at 7 o'clock. It appear- ed dangerous, but people living along the stream refused to leave their homes. The creek rose rapidly and by 8 o'clock the people began to move out, but at 8.30 the full force of the flood struck those who tarried. One woman Wwho was preparing to retire was hurled from her home nude and was rescued at 17th street, two blocks away, Life Savers: Called. For fully twenty-six blocks the wa- ter rushed. State street is a river Life savers have been called from the life saving stations on Lake Erie and firemen and policemen under the di- reotion of Mayor Stern are making every stfort for the rescus of the im- periiled and the comfort of the home- ! and distressed. %8 403,000 People Momeless, Tt 1s estimated at midnight that 2,000 persons are homeless, Flood Has Passed Its Crest. Tt will probably be days before the o, el s i i R can be as ll.en:ru believed that the'flood had Dassed_its crest. EImIEG e miiec ottt e. K. of C. Receive Papal Delegats. Seattle, 'Washn., Auve. 3+A pubdlic reception to Archbishop John Bonzano, papal delegate to the United States, marked the Knights of Columbus’ an- nual gathering tonight. Later a formal ball in honor of the supreme officers s delegadas stook salpag, >~ by a Cloudburst POLICE PLACE LOSS OF LIFE AT Property Damaged to the Extent of Millions of Dellars—A Large Sec- Three Killed by Exploding Fuses AT THE UNITED STATES AR- SENAL IN PHILADELPHIA, CAUSE IS NOT KNOWN Two Soldiers and a Civilian Were Torn and Maimed So Badly That They Died Shortly After Accident. Philadelphia, Aug. 3—Two soldiers | vanced 10 per cent. and a ciyilian ‘lost their lives at the United States arsenal at Frankford, this city, today in an explosion of time | N. Y., plant of the Remington Arms fuses used on shrapnel shells. An- other vicillan was injured. The dead are: Arthur B, Rundlett, first class pri- vate, ordnance department home Bos- Prasileo Frasco, second class pri- New York city. James F. Harkins, civillan, Phila- delphia. Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in 4 Condensed Telegrams The Kitmai*: in Al is " ma:on."l.'n in Alaska, Thte American liner New York ar- rived at Liverpool. is reported to be taking German; 'of the cotton industry. control Mosques in Constantinople have been converted into hospitals to shelter the ‘wounded. The $12,000000 5 per cent nat loan of the Danish government not a success. New rainfall records were estab- lished in several parts of New Eng- land during July. Wages of the 500 employes of the Autocar Co. of Philadelphia, were ad- _Eight hundred workers at the Ilion, Co., went on strike. The University of Chicago baseball team left for a trip to Japan to play the leading colleges of that country. Red Cross agents asked the State yate, ordnance department, home |Department to take steps to have food sent to Mexico City where starvation prevails. The men engaged in unpacking| Attendance at the Panama-Cali- fuses, which had been withdrawn from service and sent to the arsenal to be broken up, when one of the boxes exploded. Bits of steel from the metal fuses were scattered in all di- rections, tearing and maining the men. Harkins was so badly injureq that he died while being conveyed to a hospital. The two soldiers dled six hours later. = The cause of the atci- dent has not yet been ascertained by the officers on duty at the al. Arthur E. Brown, thme injured civillan the officers sald, may be able to ex- plain the cause. He was not in a con- dition today to be questioned. For several months work has been at high tension in the ordnance department and minor explosions are of not infre- quent occurence, but today’s accident was the first in a long time in which there was loss of life. POPE BENEDICT'S APPEAL FOR PEACE. French Catholics to Pray For “A Du- able Peace With Triumph of Our Army.” Paris, Aug. 3, 5.58 p. m—Pope Ben- edict's appeal for peace has elicited from the French cardinals Lucon of Rhelms, Andrieu of Bordeaux, Ca- brieres of Montpellier and Sevin of Lyons, a joint letter enjoining all French bishops to appoint a day of prayer for “the blessing of durable peace with the triumph of our army.” The letter reviews the uncer which the neutralit, Bel Was violated, under which = Fran “was attacked by an ememy long pre- pared to violate her t itory” and states France’s cause as that of “our Justice and clvilization,” addl “And this cause has for its support an army whereof the valor if its m of its soldiers Cardinal Ametts, archbishgp of Paris, did not sign the letter. He has issued, however, a pastoral letter to the clergy and the faithful of his dio- cese on the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption, recalling the story of Joan of Arc, who replied to the theo- loglans objecting that if God decided to give victory to Charles VII it was needless to fight, by saying: ‘Soldiers should fight and God will give victory.” CONVENTION OF CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS Parade Reviewed by Mayor Gainer and Other City Officials of Providence. Providence, R, L, Aug. 3~—The 32nd annual international convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters opened here this morning with a street pa- rade which was reviewed by Mayor Gainer and other city officials. The parade ended at the Cathedral, where the 400 delegates and their guests a tended a solemn high mass celebrated by Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Doran, auxillary bishop of the diocese of Providence. Following the mass the first business session was held. _Addresses _were made by Governor Beeckman, Mayor Gainer, John 8, Holbrook, president of the chamber of commerce and Bishop Doran. The convention then orga ized. Another business session was held this afternoon at which com- mittees were appointed and the re- ports of officers were read. Tomorrow the delegates will make fl all day visit to Newport, Thurs- morning a memorial mass will be colebrated &t St Charies Borremea church, followed by business sessions in the morning, afternoon and eve- ning. The convention will close Thurs- day evening with the election of of- cers. ALLEGE DISCOLORED REPORTS OF THE WAR German American Alliance Says Ger- many Is Misrepresented. San Francisco, Aug. 3—The National German-. an Alliance of the United es adopted resolutions to day setting forth that information from the Buropean war appears in Ameri- can newspapers discolored efther by accident or intent so as ‘o misrepre- sent Germany. The resolution urged the German government to provide a more complete news service for other lands, and solicited the “cooperation of every fairminded American and of The Associated Press andof the United Press in particular with our efforts to correct the many erroneous state- ments about the German people at present circulating in this country.” The resolutions added that while some errors were due to misunder- standings or to dilapidated means of communication with Germany “others are intentional and are prompted by sinister motives.” ProfessarLeo_Steln of the Milwau- kee public schools, praised the achieve- ments of the German-American pyess in combating the alleged English® in- fluence on the war news. Exploding Gas Tank Injures Two. Boston, Aug. 3—John Herlihy, a ma- chinist, and Curley W. Smith, super- visor of tools at the Charlestown navy yard, were seriously injured today Wwhen a gas tank they were repairing exploded. After treatment at the yard dispensary ‘they were removed to the, | Reliefabgspital. fornia Exposition at San Diego Cal., since the opening to August 1, was 1,256,518. increase of five cents an hour and an 8-hour day. The torpedo boat Ericson was com- pleted and turned over to the govern- ment at League Island by the New York Shipbuilding Co. John W. Newton, a printer, of Brooklyn, committed suicide by leap- ing under an express subway train at the 14th Street station. Frank Martocci, a driver of a New York mail truck, was fined $50 for driving his car across the Manhattan Bridge at 40 miles an hour. With three companies of state mili- tia on guard at Massena, N. Y. all rioting by strikers at the Aluminum | Co. of America, plant ended The Holland-American Line has re. | ceived the grand prize at the Panam: Pacific Exposition for its exhibit of the new steamer Staatendam. Practically the entire population of Berlin attended thanksgiving services in the churches there to observe the first anniversary of the war. The battleships Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohlo, carrying §50 midshipm from Annapolis on their annual prac- tice crulse, arrived at San Francisco. Thirty-eight members of the crew of the No~wegian steamship Trond Jemstjord, sunk by a German subma- rine on Friday, were landed at Cop- enhagen. Four workmen wers killed and sev- eral others injured when the power station of the Knickerbocker Port- land Cement Co. at Hudson, N. Y., collapsed. A cablegram received at Philadel- phia announces the seizure of the American schooner Laura C, Ander- son by a British cruiser, which took her fhito Gibraltar. During July, 59 persons were killed by automobiles, 62 by trolley cars and seven by wagons in New York State, Third D y _Industrial Commis- sioner Wil C. Rogers left Albany to make an investigation of the strike at the plant of the Aluminum Co. of America at Massena. The passenger steamer Moronic of the Northern Navigation company of Sarnia, Ont, which grounded in the Detroit river near Belle Isle last Sat- urday, was released. President Wilson signed commis- sions of 160 West Point graduates. He had been asked to sign them as quickly as possible, so that the men could be assigned to their posts. Strikers at the plants of the Coul- t % l(rx:nrsrmm-.nt Manufactur- ng Co. an geport Engineerin Co. at Bridgeport, Conn., were cailed off, the men receiving concessions. Thirty-five of the guests at the wedding_of Miss Henrletta Pratt to Burton Hawley at Tolland, Mass. were attacked with ptomaine pols- oning as a result of eating chicken Francois Desclaux, former paymast. er-general of the French army, sen- tenced to seven years' solitary con- finement for stealing military stores, was degraded at the French military school. Hudson Maxim, and Mathew B. Sellers, members of the Aeronautical Society of America, were chosen to represent that organization on the advisory committee for the navy that Secretary Daniels is planning. John Clover of Philadelphia Rouse cmkoofothw-nnem embers e crew of the yacht Tuna, were drowned early today while attempting to boarq the vessel from a skiff off Stoney Point, below Narragansett Pler. Guiseppe Varano was shot and kill- ed today in a quarrel with Domonic Rala, the owner and occupant of a buflding in the North End, Boston, in which. Varano had a room. Raia is being sought on a charge of murder. John Milkay of New Haven, whose motorcycle struck Stanley Kasper, in Scitico, on July 24th, injuring him o that he died in a Springfield hospital, was acquitted in the town court on the charge of reckless driving. American sailors bound for British ports will hereafter, be supplied with passports to comply with the new features of the British alien restric- tion laws. Alien sailors on American ships will have to get passports from their consuls. The British steameship Policastria, which_used to be the German ship Max Broeck, in from Liverpool, re- ported that her chief steward, James ‘Wilson, a native of Glasgow, was dis- covered to be missing on Sunday and i thought to. haxe TEUTONS ADVANCE ON Sapping Operations are Although the Germans and Austri- ans along the great battle front In Poland are declared by Berlin to be continuing their manoeuvres having in view the envelopment of Warsaw, the governor-general of the Polish capital was at his post as recently as Sunday last, and military circles there were of the belief that if the Russian line held a week longer the city would never be evacuated. Further advances for the Germans and Austrians along the eastern bank of the Vistula in the Ivangorod and wo Alexandria sections and in the m-Lublin region t ecorded by Ber he Kussians at vari ntinue Lo offer stubborn resis he advance. A large number oners and numerous cannon have Leen | taken by.the Teutonic troops. On the western line in France and Belgium there have been several in- fantry attacks, hand grenade fighting and sapping operations in which the official reports of Berlin and Paris are at varlance. Berlin aaserts that in the Argonne French trenches were cap- tured and’ that in Cham the bor- ders of craters caused mine explo- slons were occupled by the Germans. Paris asserts that the mine explosions 414 no damage to the French trenches, Bad weather is hindering the opera- tions on the Austro-ItaHan fronts. Un- official Italian advices are to the ef- fect that the Italians continue to make progress near Rovereto, in the Arsa valley, and on the Carso plateau. In the Carso region it is asserted that an Austrian regiment was virtually wiped out in an attempt to retake captured positions from the Itallans. In the fighting on the Gallipol! penin- sula tho Australian and New Zealand troops, according to General Sir lan Hamilton, attacked and captured a network of Turkish trenches which give them the cres: of a hill which materially improves the allled position in this sector of the line . On the other hand, the Turks report that an allied attack near Ari Burnu was put down with heavy casualties. American Wheat Held Up. Copenhagen, via London, Aug, 3, 9.55 p. m~The Mallo (Sweden) correspon- dent of the Berlingske Tidende tele- graphs that several ships laden with wheat from America have been de- tained there owing to the discovery that the wheat, which was consigned to a Malmo merchant, was destined LAWSON APPEALS TO COLORADO SUPREME COURT. Writ of Error Filed for Former Coal Strike Leader. Denver, Col, Aug. 3—An appeal to the Colorado supreme court was today filed by attorneys for John R. Laweon, former coal strike leader, convicted of the murder of John Nimmo, & deputy sheriff. A petition was filed for & writ of error and a supercedeas to stay the execution of the sentence to life im prisonment pronounced by Judge Gran- by Hillyer in the district court of Las Animas county. Lawson was convic ed May 3d of first degreo murder, the case growing out of a battle between striking coal miners and deputy sher- ifts at Ludiow Oct. 25, 1913, The appeal makes the same allega- tions of error that were made in the application for a_mew trial recently denied by Judge Hillyer. Among the charges is inciuded the aMdavit of Grover Hall, a member of the Jjury, who claims that he was induced io consent to a verdict of guilty by coercive measures said to havé been employed by Frank Gooden, a bailift. The Colorado supreme court already has before it a petition for a writ of prohibition .to bar Judge Hillyer from presiding at future trials growing out of coal strike disorders. CAPTAIN OF VILLA GARRISON KILLED. By General Jose Maria Acosta—By- stander Mortally Wounded. Nogales, Sonora, Aug. 3.—General Jose Maria Acosta, one of Governor Waytoreana's lieutenants, shot _and killeq Captain Casanoba of the Villa garrison today in front of \Maytorena's office. ~ Casanoba returning the fire, mortally wounded Lieutenant Carlog Mateo, & bystander. The affray was said to have been the outcome of the taking of a woman froend of Acosta by Casanoba last night. Schedules of L. Dimond & Sons. Boston, Aug. 3.—&chedules in bank- mptcyotx‘nunandhmlwn.g:- prietors of department stores in - ton, New York and Providence were fied in the federal court today and show unsecured iiabilities of $560,000 distributed among 1,200 creditors. The assets are appraised at 3$219,844. The creditors havgrbeen offered 25 per cent. in cash and per cent; of glock in & mew corgoration.. RUSSIANSSTILLHOLD THE POLISH CAPITAL Germans and Austrians Continue Maneuvres With a View of Envelopment EAST BANK OF VISTULA Muscovites at Various Points Continue to Offer Stubborn Re- sistance to the Advance—A Large Number of Prisoners and Numerous Cannon Have Been Lost by the Russians —Several Infantry Attacks, Hand Grenade Fighting and. Reported in France and Bel- gium—Bad Weather is Hindering Operations on the Austro-Italian Front—On the Gallipoli Peninsula Sir Ian Hamilton Claims Capture of Trenclfts—Turks Re- port Repulse of Allied Attack. to Germany. Threc lurge steamers, 10 which it was intended to transfer the wheat, are also held. AUSTRIANS AND ITALIANS 3 IN HAND-TO-HAND BATTLE | in & Struggle for Careo Platsau—Scens | Resembled a Carnage. Udine, 1t At p. m.—it from the fi attem pled by \gainst = of ihe fouf Kalserjacger rer h had just arrived 2 Tho H sccers met a regiment vin Paris, 408 jan officers arriving here of Bersagl and sh to them The next nent the 1,000 Axed ba ts fashe ate hand-u occupted A Y fors, thé ficld where the werync 1 stood tescmbled a scen iz e carnage. Fow of the Ausiriahs Had~ escaped. BRITISH TRANSPORT ARNEURON HAS BEEN SUNK By Submarine—A Majority of the Crew Drowned. Berlin, Aug. 3, via Wiriless ville, L. b—'l'hcbnovm Nt" today made public an Athens saying that a German submarine had unk the British transport Arnearon and that a majority of the crew of the vessel were drowned. RUSSIAN HYDROPLANES ATTACK GERMAN GUNBOAYT And Forced It to Run Ashore—Foroed Zeppelin to Retreat. Petrograd, Aug. 3, via London, Aug. 4, 2.62 a. m~—An official communication insued this evening saye: “Our hydro- planes attacked nesr Windau s Ger- man gunboat and forced it to rum ashore. The same hydroplanes at- tacked and forced to retreat a Zeppelin and two hydroplanes of the latter of which one was brought down. In the direction of Riga our troops withdrew beyond the River Eyu.” g ON WAY TO BE MARRIED WHEN AUTO OVERTURNED Miss Eunice Hoag of Lengmeadow, Mass., Seversly Injured. New Haven, Conn, Aug. 3—Miss Bunice Hoag, 24 years old, of Long- meadow, Mass., and Charles W. Wer- den, 21, of Springfield, Mass., are in a local hospital tonight, the former i na critical condition and the latter severely hurt, as a result of the over- turning of their touring car today as they sped through the farming town of Northford on their way to New York, where, they say, they intended to be married. Miss Hoag has a broken arm and les and in suftering from shock. Werden has fractured and wounds about the head, The accident happened on Eight Mile hill. The car skidded suddenly and shot over, pinning the two be- neath it, Farmers nearby rescued them and summoned the ambulance, which brought them to this city. Northford is about nine miles north of New Ha-" ven. NEW YORK YACHTS IN STONINGTON HARBOR. Driven to Sheiter by Hard Blow on Long Island Sound. Stonington, Conn., Aug. 3.—About 2§ of the smaller craft of the New York Yacht club cruising fleet, which wers. driven to shelter by the heavy blow on” Long Island sound today, were an- chored in the local harbor tonight. Some of th larger boats, which it was thought were headed for this port, are, understood to have proceeded on to Watch Hill, R. L Razor Sk Providence, R .- Mitchell, who was siashed with a razor at an amusement park last night, died at the Rhode Isiand hospital here to- day. The police are looking for his assailant, whose identity is unknown. If arrested he will probably be charged. with murder. The trouble between the" two men started over a quarrel in- a dance hall. ~All of the persons are colored. Gunboat Ordered to Port Au Prinos.’ New Orleans, La, Aug. 3—The gun~ boat Castine, now at the Ne navy yard today was ceed at once to Port She probably will row Flsam