Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 19, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVIL.—NO. 205 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is AWAITING ACTIG: OF - THE BALKAN NATIONS Their Participation in the War is Contingent Upon Territorial Concession VENIZELOS FORMING A NEW GREEK CABINET Kovno Has Fallen Before the Giant Shells of the German Siege Guns—Russians Seem Utterly Unable to Stop On- ward March of the Teutons—German Submarines Have Sunk Five More Vessels—Zeppelin Raids on Eastern England Resulted in the Death of Ten Civilians and the Injury of 36—Contradictory Reports Come From Galli- poli—No Development of Importance is Reported From the Other War Zones. ’ —_—— # Developmerts in the Balkans are expected on by the European cap- tals. The report acceptance by Sleutherios Venizelos of the task of forming u new Greek cabinet in which he would be premier, is the chief basis for this belief The participation in the war of Greece, as well as the other Balkan nations, is contingent almost entire- 1y upon territorfal concessions. M. Venizelos is reported in unofficial des- patches to hold the view that hie country cannot afford to realize her unless she can hope to realize her ambition of becoming a predominant nation in southern Europe. He s said to believe that victories gained by the Austro-German armies justify Greece in insisting upon greater con- cessions hecause her military strength would be o zreater asset to the allies now than a few months ago. Italy's :cizure of islands in the Aegean which Greece aspired, Rome rej-orts, may be a stumbling block in negotiations with Greece. Serbia’s occupation of a part of Al- bania_is xeported to have aroused the ire of Italy and led to a diplomatic hint that italy is sending to Albania a sufficient nun.ber of troops to con- trol the entire Tegion. Secret sessions of the Serbian par- liament are expected this week at which the note of the entente allies will be corsidered. While the con- tents of this diplomatic document have not been made public, it is sup- posed to call upon Serbia to grant Bulzaria's demand for the cession of part of Macedonia in exchange for hac military support. Additional victories for the Teutonic allies on Russian soil have led to the fear in London that Grand Duke Nicholas will not be able to make a successful stand on the Brest-Litovsk lin> and that a retirement of the Rus- sian_ argies further into the interior of Russia will be mecessary. Kovno has failen before the gian shells of German siege guns and preparations are being made for the evaccation of the fortresses of Vilna and Bialystok. Beycnd the French claim that they have successfully occupied the sum- mit of Sonderrach in the Vosges Mountains there has been no develop- ment of importance on the western front. The allies’ claim of an advance of 500 yards on the Gaiiz-li penisula is contested by the Turks, who contend that all the efforts of their antagon- ists have been in vain, Increasing resentment is apperent in Rome because of the alleged re- fusal of the Turks to permit Italian subjects to leave Ottoman sofl, Foreign Minister Sonnino is said to have de- manded that affronts to Italians cease. German submarines have sunk five more vesscls, some of them flying neutral flags, while Zeppelins have made another raid on eastern England which resulted in the death of ten civilians and the injury of thirty-six others. The Austrian fleet has again bom- barded the island of Pelagosa, in the Adriatic. Rome says the fire of the Austrians killed four Itallan soldiers and wounded three others. TURKS CAPTURE MACHINE GUN AND MUNITIONS Tell of Repulse of Enemy on Both Wings with Heavy Losses. Constantinople, Aug. 18, via London, 7.15 p. m.—The following official stat ment on operations in the Dardanelles was issued by the Turkish government today: “In the Dardanelles district at Ana- farta on the 16th we repulsed an at- tack of an enemy division against our right wing. The losses of the enemy were considerable. We captured ma- chine guns and war material. “Off Kemikli our artillery hit an enemy transport vessel, causing a fire on board. “Near Ari Burnu quiet prevails. Near Seddul-Bahr, after heavy ar- tillery preparation, the enemy attempt- ed an attack upon our left wing with bombs but was driven to his former position by our counter-attacks, leav- ing behind a number of dead. “The situation on the other fronts is unchanged.” NO FEDERAL ACTION IN ROCK ISLOND CASE. Irregularities Did Not Constitute Violation of Federal Laws. ‘Washington, Aug. 18.—Attorney Gen- eral Gregory said today while he had not conferred with interstate com- merce commission officials and had not received its official report on the Rock Island investigation which disclosed losses in stock transaction totalling millions, he did not see, from a read- ing of a publivhed report that there had been violation of federal laws. The attornev general said that the railroad officials may have been guilty of irregularities, their acts did not necessarily constitgte violation of anti-trust or other fe.eral laws. The report of the commission will be taken up, however, by the attorney general for a closer examination. The fact that the report makes no recommend- ation for prosecutions, it was indi- cated, would not bar the department of Justive from taking any steps it might find necessary. PICTURES OF FRANK'S BODY BARRED FROM THE MAILS| Several Hundred Post Cards Destroy- ed by the Authorities, Ga, 18.—~Post card Atlanta pie- tures of Fiank's body hanging from a tree were barred from the mails by local post office authorities under the law forbidding the mails to “libellous and indecent matter on posteards™ Several hundred ciirds were destroyed by the authorities, GQovernor Harris announced that he would offer “at the proper time™ rve- wards for the arest and conviction of members of the moh. He suid he had not determined the amount, At Harvls' office it was said that hefore taking definite actan the governor wonld confer with members of the state prison commission, probably tos morrow, Meanwhile, it was said. the governor would endeavor to obtain from officials and guards at Millerres ville, deseriptions of the men who ab- ducted Krark, - FEARS FELT FOR CREW OF GOVERNMENT DREDGE 25 Belisved to Have Been Lost When Ske Sank. Houston, Texas, Aug. 18.Twent five members of the crew of the gov- ernment dredge San Bernardo, which sank in the intercoastal canal below Galveston during the hurricane, are belleved to have bheen drowned. The government dredige Sam Houston went aground near Galveston and some of her crew of 56 are reported lost The hump of the canel is rogarded ice morsel of focd in Arabla, PROGRESSIVES FALL DOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS Candidate for Governor Only One on Official Ballot. Boston, Aug. 18.—Massachusetts progressives have “fallen down™ badly. This afternoon’s revision of nomination papers filed with the office of the sec- retary of the commonwealth up to 5 p. m. yvesterday, when the time for filing expired, shows that Nelson B. Clark of Beverly, their candidate for governor, is the only candidate for office on the state ticket whose papers contain a sufficient number of signa- tures to give him a place on the offi- cial ballot at the state primaries to be held on Sept. 21 A candidate for a state office must secure 230 signatures in each of at least four counties in order to get on the ocial ballot. Every one of the progressive candidates, except Clark, failed, b, n approximate margin of 30, to secure the necessary number of signatures in Norfolk, Plymouth and Waorcester counties. The candidates who failed, and who it today's revision stands, must run on “stickers™ if at all are: For lieu- tenant goverv Chester R, Lawrence of Boston: for secretary of the com- monwealth, Russell A, Wood of Cam- bridge: for treasurer and recelver general, Alvin T. Weeks of Fall River: for_state auditor, Charles H. McIntyre of Lowell; for attorney seneral, John Hildredth of Holyoke, if TROOPS PROTECTING PROPERTY IN GALVESTON On Account of Reports of Looting the Banks Are Guarded. ‘Washington, Aug. 18-—~Colonel Walts, commanding the 19th infantry at Gal- veston, reported to the war depart- ment tonight that on account of re- ports of considerable looting in the ¢ity the provost suard had been in- creased (o protect government prop- erty and national banks. He said the storm which swedt the city wag vir- tually over and that the sea dwas receding. Auto Accident at Plainville. Plaiaville, Conn, Aug. 18.-—~While waking along the street carrying his 18-monthe-old daughter Marguerite in lis arms, Fred Casclello was tonight struck by automoblle containing an unknown man and two women. Cas- ciello was hurled ten feet and when he fell he partly crushed his daughter. It is believed she has a fractured skull, He was not badly hurt. The automo- bile did not stop and the police so far have been unable to learn the number, The horsepower represented in the automobiles of this country is more than 22,530,000, - NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915 Cabled Paragraphs Paper Money in Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 18.— Pursuant to a decision of the joint fihance commissions of the senate and chamber of reputies and a recommen dation of the president, a statute will soon be prepared providing for an is- sue of 350,000 contos ($191,100,000) pa- per money. NO NATIONAL STRIKE IN MUNITIONS PLANTS Rumor Repudiated by Ex.’cutlv. Board of Machinsts Association. Washington, Aug. 18.—Agitation for a national strike in munition plants as proposed by J. J. Keppler, vice president of the International Associ- ation of Machinsts was repudiated here today by the executive board of the association. The board determin- ed however to wage vigorously a gen- eral campaign for an eight hour day in_all shops. W. H. Johnston, international pres- ident, was authorized to disavow the strike puroject. “My attention has been called to an interview by Vice resndent Keppler,” he said tonight, n which he declares that he will urge the association to authorize a national strike to enforce the eight hour day. This statement is unau- thorized by the international associ- ation and is wholly at variance with its policy. We have not declared for a general strike. In fact, we will use veery means to prevent such a devel- opment. “However, a general campaign will be carried on for a shorter work day, a movement which has been under way for some tims. For three years we have ben making a special effort in this direction in the printing machin- ery industry. Our campaign will be waged in all branches of the industry where business conditions justify it. Vice President Keppler will appear before the executive board tomorrow ot urge his national strike proposal despite today's action. BRIDGEPORT GIRLS GET EIGHT HOUR DAY Tooted Horns and Had an Impromptu Parade in Celebration. Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 18—With the gramting of practically every de- mand following a conference with De Ver H, Warner, the president, the 4,000 girl operators employed in the corset factory of Warner Browhers company will return to work tomorrow on a forty-eight hour work week and an increase in pay amounting to 12 1-2 per cent. At a mass meeting of girls held in Eagles' hail tonight, 2,200 af- fliated themselves with the Interna- tional Textile Workers of America. Girls in gala attire, tooted dozen of horns and carried banners in an im- promptu parade, singing the praises of President Warner as they marched. At a meeting of the officials of the five laundries of the city tonight it was decided to grant the eight hour work day with ten hours’ pay, This applies only to inside workers. Walkouts w threatened today at the Yost Typewriter company and the Columb phophone company, but the workers were persuaded to remain. It expected the eight hour day will and Brit Manufac at the Am company union leaders If the demands are not granted, strikes will be declared at both plants, Five hundred operatives went on strike today at the Salts Textile mills for the eight hour day and increased pay. WAS COLDEST AUG. 18 SINCE THE YEAR 18381 Thermometer Stood at 55 Degrees at 5 a. m. in New York. New York, Aug. 18.—Persons since 1381 had good reason ing today born for say- that this was the coldest Aug. 18 that they had ever felt. It W The thermometer stood at 35 degrees at 5 o'clock this morning, equalling the low record for the ds held by Aus. 18, 1881. This tempera ture at 5 o'clock was a drop of 22 de- grees from 8 o'clock yesterday morn- ing. The downward movement did not really begin until 4 o'clock vesterday afternoon. From that hour, when the temperature stood at 73 desrees, until 5 o'clock this morning the mercury fell at least one degree an hour, with oc- casional drops of two degrees_ The weather forecaster ascribes the rapid fall in temperature to an area of high pressure which has moved in from Canada, with indications that it may have come all the way from Alaska, although the reports received at the weather bureau do not verify that fact. The cool wave will con- tinue for a few days, and probably end in showers toward the end of the week. Inhabitants of New suburbs were thankful for the cool weather because it afforded them a little relief from the mosquitoes, which have become almost unbearable in the last two or three weeks of hot, mug; ‘weather, York and the GEORGIA NOT CAPABLE OF SELF GOVERNMENT? Opinion of President of Chicago Pa- trolmen's Association. Chicago, Aug. 1 1 I Doaa, President of the Chicazo Patrolmen's association, made public a letter to- day which he said he bad sent to Gov- ernor Harris of Georsi The letter stated that the Lynching of Lea M. Frank indicated that Geos was not capable of self-government and there- fore he would ask Governor Dunne of linois not to honor requisition pa- pers sent by the governor of Georgia, In giving out the letier Dodd ex- plained that it was his intention to request the heads of cvery palice~ men's organization in the country to make similar requests of the govern- ors of their respective states. Resolutions condemning the lynehing of Frank were adopted today at the annual meeting of Ilinols Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The res- olutions remark that nea tort Iynchings have taken vl the United States so far this y Mass Meeting of Factory Hands in Waterbury. Waterbury, Conn., Aug. 18.—Up- wards of 1500 factory hands attended the mass meeting here tonight unier the auspices of the International As- sociation of Machinists. held for the purpose of organ'sinz the maihinists Charles Schl, Fiank Cederl llam Larkin and J. J. Ezan, or addrejsed the audience. <y Frank Lynchers Were Not Masked GOVERNOR TO OFFER REWARD FOR ARRESTS. POSTCARDS DESTROYED Several Accounts of the Lynching Agree That Frank Maintained to the End That He Was Innocent. Atlanta, Ga., Az B$—Plans for investigating the abduction and lynch- ing of Leo M. Frank went forward steadily today. Governor Harris stat- ed a thorough inquiry would be made and that rewards would be offered for the arrest and convicition of the l.men who took Frank from the state prison at Milledgeville and hanged him near Marietta. To be Probed to the Bottom “I am inexpressibly shocked,” said the governor. “This affair has plac- ed a blot upon the fair name of our state that can never be wiped out. The lynching will be probed to the bottom and every effort within my power will be made to bring the guilty members of the mob to justice, At the proper time I will offer re- wards for the arrest and conviction of the men and 1 will urge the judge, the solicitor and the sheriff to make diligent efforts to apprehend them. Conference With Prison Commission a con- ce With the three members of th state prison commission tomorrow. h of the commissioners was In Warden S$mith's home the night Frank a% taken away. They had been making a regular inspection of the The governor hopes formation from the and possibly some of the ficlals who were to obtain In- commissioners prison of- overpowered, that will lead to the identification of some of the lynchers. Only a few of he members of he gang wore masks, The Mariétta end of the Investiga- tion was not pressed toda The coroner's jury, which held a brief ses- sion yesterd. had adjourned untll next Tuesday. the prison commission would ke an inquiry was further in- ated today, when another member, stated he did not think ynnected with the prison was The commission has ab- e power in handling prison affairs and in the conference tomorrow the commissioners will act only in an ad- visory capacity. Maintained He Was Innocent. Stories _represented as coming in- directly from ‘men who know” recit- ing details of the actual lynching, in- creased in number today. Each of accounts indicated that Frank was not harmed on the trip from Miiledge- ville to the lynching scene and that he faced Geath in full realization of inte ns. The notable of these accounts is that in all except one it is represented that Frank maintained to the end that he innocent. One said Frank gave 1 evasive answer fter the noose had been placed and he was asked if he was guilty of the crime charged against him. Sale of Pictures Protested. Local postal authorities today ex- cluded from the mails postcard photo- graphs ,of Frank’s body before it was cut down. Photographers and others did a large business selling them Marietta and Atlanta. Acting Ma Ragsdale received several protes: against their sale here today, but he was powerless to stop the vendo in T who had obtained license to sell them. Mr. Ragsdale said no more li- censes would be issued. SLATON CALLS FRANK CASE A “FOOTBALL OF POLITICS.” Condemns Defense of Lynchers Made by Mayor J. G. Woodward of At- lanta. San Francisco, Aug. 15 —F Governor John M. Slaton of Georszia who commuted the death sentence of €0 M. Frank to one of life imprison- ment, issued today a statement o demning an address delivered st night by Mayor J. G. Woodward, of Atlanta, Gr., and terming the mayor| “old and garrulous.” He called the | Frank case a “football of polit Commenting on Mr. Woodward's .statements that three-fourths of the people of Gergia, Including himself, believed Frank guilty and condoned the lvnching, Mr. Slaton said: “Similar utterances made before the iynching naturally resulted in subsa- quent lawlessness., In one breath he proposes to defend the fair name of Atlanta and Georgia, and in the next breath he casts oR\{hem the most ter- rible condtmnation. Mayor Woodward sugsested that T could not with safety _return to Georgia within a year. Such a state- ment is not only a gross reflection on the state, but it is absrd and is furth- er stimulative of the mob impulse coming from an official who should stand in favor of law and order. It is_in accordance with utterance of others who expect to utilize the Frank se for political preferment, ‘I was born in Gergia and I love her and her reputation. I shall re- there in accordance with my nal intentions. X think Mayor Woodwanl's state- ment is an affront to the people of Geormia instead of a defense. He is old and garrulous.” UNABLE TO LOCATE FRUIT LINER MAROWUWNE. Was Due at New Orleans Monday Afterncon—Had Large Passenger List. New Orleans, Aug. 18—The United Fruit liner Marowijne, with a large passenger list, was sailed from Be- lize, Henduras, on Friday morning and was due here Monday afternoon, had not arrived late today. Efforts to reach the steamer by wireless have been unsuccessful. The Marowijne was supposed to have been directly in the path of the tropical _hurricane which _ swept throush the Yucatan channel Sunday, and marine men say the vessel prob- ably was in the channel when the cen- ter of the storm reached that vicin- ity. Lhowever, was understood to be the be- PRICE TWO CENTS Conferences on Foreign Exchange INTERNATIONAL FINANCIERS KEPT CABLE BUSY. A $150,000,000 LOAN Is Now Proposed as Temporary Mea: ure—Supply of Gold in the United States Unprecedente~ New York, Aug. 18.—A reduction in the proposed foreign loan to be float- ed here, from the half biilion dollars first suggested, to $100,000,000 or $150,000,000 seemed probable tonight as the result of all day conferences of internetional financiers here and by cable between this city and London. While it waw generally thought that this amount would be utterly inade- quate to meet the volume of bills which are coming due rapidly against forelgn buyers of American supplies, it was felt that the sum would be suf- ficient to right the foreign exchange markets temporarily, at least, and re- store to normal value the foreign moness now at low levely of depre- clation. Large Loan Not Easily Placed, The chief reason for the contemplat- ed reduction in the size of the loan, ilef that' a large loan, such as was first projected, could not be readily placed ere. Wirey England with questicns and and wsuggestions, b this city and financiers in London, to whom the present depression in ex- change markets has been a source of apprehension for several days At the close of the day nego- tlations had not assumed concrete vibrated all day NRWers, proposals tween bankers in ation has not yet crystal- " waws the way one banker of international prominence expressed it A Loan of $150,000,000. In considerating a loan of $100,000,- 000 to 3150,000,600 to Great Britain in- $500,000,000 originally un- nt, local bankers evident- ¢ wought immediate rather than per- manent relief for the situation. A loan of $150,000,000, it was pointed out, uld, on the ordinary basis of four to one, secure a it of $600,000,000, in this country. The plan embraced no attempt to provide for later de- mands, the terndency at present being to e 1ly for today's needs and to meet tomorrow’s situation when it should arise. Collateral For Loans. Acearding to reports collateral for the proposed loan was to consist partly of American securities, partly of British external notes and partly of of collateral of @ character not yet determined. Reasons for this radical reduction causcd much speculation. Wall Street heard that a canvass had been made by the syndicate considering the n and that the result of this can- vass showed that there was not now a widespread demand for foreign se- curities of this character. Besides thought that the international who propose to finance the d not hazard its failure by the amount too lar; but prefer to have a smaller loan we 1d over-subscribed than see a large one fail. Gold Enough Here Now. As to currept rumors, originating in London. that'a large amount of gold would be sent to the United States to help pay off for indebtedness, financiers asserted almost unanimo: 1y that they would deplore the arrival of a zreat quantity of gold in this market now or soon. The present supply of #old in this country, they said. is unprecedented; in fact, more than sufficient to meet any emergency in the domestic financial situation. To draw more gold from foreign countries it was said. would serve no good pur- pose here, but would tend to cause in- jury abroad by weakening foreign re- serves already low. In addition a superbundance of *gold here, it was fear would cause a tendency toward inflation. This tendency as much as any er feature of the situation, the bankers of America are anxious to avoid ASKS EVIDENCE OF EDITOR OF PROVIDENCE JOURNAL That Employe of Navy Department Is in Pay of German Government. ston, Auz. 18.—Secretary announced today that he had ked John R. Rathom, editor of the Providence, R. 1. Journal, to submit any evidence he might have to sub- stantiate a published statement cred- iteq to him that a civil employe of the navy department w: in the pay of the German government, Mr. Daniels also revealed that after a recent conference he had with Mr. Rathom the department had assigned additional officers and men to the naval force operating the German- owned commercial wireless plant at Sayville, L. I, and had ordered the most rigid precautions cgainst the dis- patch of unneutral messages in secret code. Every suspected message was ordered forwarded to the department for examination. Since then the sec- retary said, many despatches had been submitted to the department and three or four had been returned to the send- ers for re-writing_ Evidence submiited by Hr. Rathom, who had made an investigation with the aid of wireless experts, was con- sidered by Secretary Daniels and the members of the government neutrality board before the navy department took over the Sayville station some time ago. Mr, Daniels told of this for the first time today, explaining that while there was no direct evidence of vio- lation of neutrality it had been deem- ed best to put the plant under full government control. Mr. Rathom, who wrote to President Wilson and later conferred with Secretary Daniels, urged that messages transmitted through Sayville, purporting to be or- dinary commercial communications such as orders for merchandise, act- ually contained information as to the sailing of ships from American ports. ‘While the navy department’s con- nection with the edito: nquiries had to do only with radio stations, under Its direction, Mr. Daniels said today that Mr, Rathom intimated that he had information also as to a German scheme to secure control of all radio stations in South and Central America and even in the Philippines. Condensed Te_!ograms A large seal was seen in the Dela- ‘ware river near Harmony, N. J. The British government is inquirin; for 20,0000 tons of sulphuric acid. . The Scandinavian-American liner United States arrived at Hoboken. One year ago the Govern- ment. was moved from Brusss® to Antwerp. The liner Cameronia, carrying 119 passengers, arrived at Greenback from New York. The steamer Eastland was turned over to its owners by Federal officers at Chicago. Chicago packers are selling ahout 15,000 cattle in refrigerated form to the Allies daily. Fifteeth annual convention of the National .Negro. Business League opened at Boston. The Don Juan de Austria, maval serve training ship of Michigan, ran ashore near Erie, Pa. French and British army officers re- sumed the purchasing of horses in Chicago for army use. The 8tandard Steel Car Co., of New Castle, Pa., received an order for 75000 shells from the Allles, for Mexico, the American temer laa- dora was held up at Havas President Wilson appointed Samuel Alschuler of Hllinols, a judge of the United States Seventh Circult Court. A cyclone caused considerable dam- age 1o the entire southern side of the Haytian Republic. Many i viere Towt. William L. Whitney of Hawaii was appofuted by President Wilson s Judge in the Virst Circuit Court of Hawall, Because of a shortage of coal, the electric lighting and street car servic en of Constantinople are expected to discontinue, The estate of Jacob Langeloth, form- er chalrman of the Board of Directors of the American Metal Co In value at $6,267,075. Forty-eight per cent of the of the United States in the ended June 30 last, through New York. ort trade ncal year was carried Five persons were injured when an automobile driven by Mattin Bonsail, a Philadelphia policeman, broke an axel near Camden, N J. Secretary Daniels ordered an inquiry into the report that armored motor boats were being manufactured in the United States for Russia. General John C. Black former Con- gressman and Commissioner of Pen sions and Civil War Veterans died in Chicago. He was 76 years old. J. D. Kenworthy was appointed as- sistant general passenger agent of the Denver & Rio Gronde Railroad with headquarters at Salt Lake City Prominent attorneys from all over the country attended the opening of the convention of the American Bar Association at Salt Lake City, Utah. Articles of incorporation were filed at Dover, Del, by the Driggs- Sea- bury Ordnance Co., with $4,000,000 ital, to manufacture war munitions. It was reported in Chicage that large orders for canned meats _and fish have been obtained from the Rus- sian government by the Booth Fish- eries Co. In his annual address to the stud- ents of the University of California, Dr. Benjamin 1. Wheeler, president of the institution, urged military pre- paredness. All “rookies™ are now barred from enlisting at the officers’ training camp at Plattsburgh, N. Y. Only men who have had recent military experience are accepted. A large majority of the 900 em- ployes of the Potter and Johnston Machine Company of Pawtucket R. I. struck to enforce their demand for a 45 hour week. Stephen Borsoli, who had gone to the Yorkville, N. Y., court to pay a fine of $10 for a friend had a wallet containing $15 taken from his pocket in the courtroom. According to many incapacitated Germans captured by the Russian: and exchanged many of the “surgeon: in the Russian army are barbers, with but little medical training. Large quantities of cereals of the 1915 Bulgarian harvest, purchased by Germany, were requisitioned by the Bulgarian War Minister before they could be sent to Germany. Five persons were killed, and more than twenty injured when a heavy rock crushed two cars of a Ch peake passenger train in the Pani tunnel near McCorkle W. Va. To celebrate the: silver anniversary the Prince of Thurn and Taxis in Germany, created a charit 500,000 marks for the Regensburs. acle wedding and Princ Regensburs, fund of inhabitants of Hon. Bert Fernald, of Poland, was orator of the day at Bryant Pond, where the town of Woodstock, Me, celebrated its centennial. The his- torical address was by Mrs. Martha K. Dudley. Just as a special train carrving 300 happy picnickers on the Westbrook, Me. Board of Trade outing was leaving the station, Melville Knight, drummer in the band, dropped dead from heart troublbe. Frank Perry Sheldon architect of several of the largest mills throusgh- out New England. died at his home in Providence in his 70th year. He was a direct descendant of the sis- ter of Roger Williams. An extension until September 16 for the payment of $7,000,000 by New York purchasers of the Pope Manu- facturing plant at Westfield was granted by Judge Aldrich in the United States district court at Boston. Loaded with arms and ammuitior on That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Populzticn Over 100 Lives Lost in Texas Storm WITH LARGE SECTION YET UN: HEARD FROM. LOSS EXCEEDS $30,000,00¢ Enormous Loss to Cotton Growers ir the Storm Belt—Oil Fields Als( Suffered Severely. Direct word from the slorm-swep communities of the southrast Texas coast im bringing details of the trop- ical hurricane which put Galveston uston, Texas City and scores of other towns in dire peril, With large sections of the district yet unheard from, the death list was more than 100, the heaviest reported loss being from Virginia Point, oppo. site Galveston. The praperty damag may exceed $0,000000 with Cal ton contributing half that amount. Deaths Recorded. According to Information available last night, the deaths were recorded as follows: v Virginia Point 20, Texas City 18 Oalveston 14, Morgan's Point 11, Hitehcock 7, La Vorte 7, Port Arthui 4, Lynchburg 3, $ylvan Veach 2, #es Brook 3, Houston 2. Property Dama, Property lows estimates were vagud except In a few Instances Houston Texan City and Port Arthur advices gave fuirly definite figures for thome places, but most of the other towns reported in such phrases as ‘“yery heavy,” “not yet estimated” and “con. widerable, Bome of the estimates wers as fol. lows Galveston $15,000,000 or more: Hous. ton 32,000,000 Texas City $4600,000; Port Arthur $200,000; Beabrook §100,. 000; Babine $100,000; Babine FPas $100,000; Kemah $50,000, Loss to Cotton Growers. In addition there was an enormous lows to cotton growers In the storm belt, mome estimates stating that 24 per cent. of the erop of central Texas was destroyed, and placing the los at “millions of dollars.” The ofl fieids also suffered severely and it is prob- able that it will take $500,000 to re- place destroyed derricks, re-cap un- roofed tanks and repair damaged ma- chinery, Warnings of Weather Bureau Saved Many. That the death list did not approack that of the storm of 1900 was due tG two couses—the strength of the Gal veston sea wall and the haste with whigh residents of the coastal plains sought places of refuge in conformity with the warnings of the government” weather bureau, Wind 92 Miles an Hour. Galveston, as in 1900, bore the brum\ of the storm, but this year was bul. warked against the elements. The storm reached its height there at 3 m. Tuesday, when the wind to 92 miles an hour. This was e miles an hour more than the w bureau recorded for the 1900 tion. rose 1 ther visita- Shortage of Drinking Water. The most pressing need of Galveston, Texas City and other coast towns, which faced the full sweep of the wind is drinking water. Galveston's supply was brought from a point several miles inland, the mains crossing t. the island over the causeway which connected the city with the mainland. When the waves and storm-tossed ves- sels in the harbor breached the cause- way, the water supply was cut off. At Texas City Major General Bell reported to the war department, the reservoirs were flooded with salt wa- ter and mud. Food was growing scarce in both places and lighting systems and street cars were out of commission. Fourteen Soldiers Drowned. Concentration of United States reg- ulars on the Mexican border was a contributing cause to the death list. Four soldiers were drowned in Gal- veston and ten were lost at Texas City. The Fort Crockett camp was wiped out and the army transports McClellan and Poe damaged. Martial law was proclaimed in Galveston and Texas City and in the latter place a large sanitary corps was organized by the military authorities. Port Arthur Hard Hit. Port Arthur was hit hard by the storm. but only four of its residents lost their lives. The exodus from that city was unusually prompt, Beaumont reporting that hundreds had come there. Sabine and Sabine Pass were reported as “deserted and submerged.” Seven Drowned at Hitchcock. Temple, Texas, Aug. 18—Seven per- sons were drowned at Hitchcock, Tex- as, a small town just north of Gal- veston, it was announced at Atchison, Topeka and Santo Fe Railroad division headquarters here today. The water is standing three feet over the rail- road tracks at Hitchcock and the en- tire community is a vast inland sea. DESTRUCTION OF Py U. S. ARMY CAMP Troops Scattered in Their Flight for High Ground. * Washington, Aug. 1S.—Destruction of the Uniteq States army camp at Texas City by the great Gulf storm, with a loss of ten soldiers and a num- ber of unidentified civillans, was re- ported to the war department today by Major General Bell, commanding tle §,000 men of the second division stationed there. At the time the report was sent by radio to Houston, General Bell said the troops had been so scattered in their flight to high ground before the ising waters of the flood that it was impossible to say whether more lives had been lost. All the homes of the families of officers and enlisted men had n wiped away, but temporary shelte™® was being provided in the town proper for the women and children. Late tonight General Bell telegraph- ed from Houston, announcing his ar- rival there after an exciting trip over- land. He sald conditions at Texas City were gradually being restored to normal, but still was unable %to an- nounce definitely the number lost. Buencs Ayres Is the largest city im the world south of the equator.