Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 31, 1915, Page 1

. Activities ' GRODNO FORT IS NOW OBJECTIVE OF GERMANS ' Storms, Soon Due to Begin, Will Interfere with Opera- Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Dou ‘COMBAT ADVANCE OF TEUTONS Field Marshal Von Hindenburg’s Forces Renew “ in Courland tions in the ‘Ellt—Dfipq’lte Fighting Continues in the Dardanelles, the Turks Claiming Recapture of Trenches the Western Field is Confined to Trench Fighting—Italians: Claim Their Forces are Slowly Advancing Northward { London, Aug. 30, 9.50 p. m.—While the reports from the eastern war the- atre embracing the region from Cour- land to southeastern Galicia, indicate the Germans and Austrians are 1 pressing the Russians hard in ‘combat or tenaciously following them in retreat, military observers here are hoping that the approaching equinoc- tial season will limit the further for- ward movement of the Teutons and force them to be content with the fruits of their past successes as the ‘Wwinter season falls upon them. Both Berlin and Vienna lay em- hasis on_the statement that Field arshal Von Hindenburg’s forces along the Dvina river in Courland have renewed their activities, which ‘were brought to a sudden halt recent- 1y with the success of the Russians in holding Riga as a_menace to Von Hindenburg’s rear. In southwestern Russia, in the Brest-Litovsk region, the Austrians and Germans are chief- ly concerned in driving Grand Duke Nicholas' armies further into the Pripet marshes, evidently with the purpose of repeating the early suc- gess of the Germans in the Mazurian lage region of Fast Prussia. To the northwest, in the sector ly- ing only a short distance to the east of the East Prussian frontier, Berlin reports an advance of the Teutons and the capture of the town of Lipsk, ly- Ing just to the west of the fortress of 0, upon which the aims of the s now are evidently centered. With the opening of the autumn months the military observers are di- recting attention to the fact that the Russian equinoctial storms are soon due to begin. They assert that they are the danger limit to military oper- ations in the eastern field. - It is re- called Hy some of these observers that the autumnal equinox marked the turning point in the Napoleonic cam- The first warning was a light snow- fall, preceding the equimox. but soon afterwards heavy snows fell and with them came disaster to Napoleon, “Desperate fighting continues in the Dardanelles in the vicinity of the spot where the British recently made their landing. The Turkish reports claim the recapture by the Ottoman forces of allied trenches with heavy allied casuaities. These claims, howéver, haye not yet been conceded by Great Britain. 4 The military operations in the west- orn fleld have been confined to trench fighting. On the Austro-Ttalian fron- tier the Italians claim that their forces are slowly advancing nerthward. OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION FROM PETROGRAD Stubborn Engagements ‘Being Fought in Courland Petrograd, Aug. via London, Aug. 31, 2:04 a. m—An official communica- tion made public by the war office tonight says: “West of Friedrichstadt (Courland) e ts Saturday and Sun- Jay continued to be of the same stub- sorn character wflouuy. “Devoloping perations, the s o 3 o] simultaneously opened at- nst our troops on Troncou, on “the u-Neuhut railway, and igainst the village of Birschaten. “In the direction oféDvinsk there is 20 essential change At some points assumed the “In the direction of Vilna the fight- . continues on approximately the front. The enemy, having cross- d the right bank of the Niemen in :he _region of Olita, attempted g’un- lay .to advance in the direction of Jrany. On the remainder of the ‘ront. along the middle Niemen and sowards the south as far as the River Pripet our armies continue their re- it covered by rear guards, 'h on Saturday repulsed a series of. attacks in the region of ek, - inflicting heavy losses. er south our rear guards ar- ‘ested a stubborn offsenve by strong 5 -forces from the west on the ot Pruszany-Goroditz. Volynsky md toward Lutsk. North of Luytsk ighting has occurred on both sides of he River Styr.” . 3RITISH ARMY INACTIVE SINCE AUGUST 18, dormal Condition Except For a Cer. L tain Amount of Mining, London, Aug. 80, 10.50 p. m.—A re- ort from Feld Marshai Sir Jonn o wg;lni:lhdi. ,,uz:"*::;: war office tonight in wut mymmn '%-'" ¥ of & has SR So dons y have Langemarck station (about five miles northeast of Ypres). On the same ev- ening our royal flying corps cooperat- ed with our, allies in en aerial attacw on the forest of South Hurst, which was successfully carried out without the loss of any machines.’ TURKISH REPORT OF DARDANELLES OPERATIONS. Recaptured Trenches on Counter-At- tacks and Killed the Occupants. Constantinople, Aug. 30, Via London, 7.45 p. m.—The following communica- tion on the progress of operations in the Dardanelles was issued today by the Turkish war office: “The enemy on Saturday renewed stubborn attacks in the district of Anafarta which were repulsed with losses to the enemy. Counter attacks we recaptured trenches before our center, killing the occupants. “In the fighting of the last two days our losses were comparatively small. “Our airmen who took part in the battle, successfully dropped bombs on hostile camp positions.” RUSSIANS ARE NOW ‘HOLDING ON' TO COIN. Action is Due to Dissemination of False Reports, Petrograd, Via London, Aug. 30, 11,20 P. m.—The silver and copper coin supplies of Petrograd shopmen and tram conductors were drained speed- ily this morning by the general pres. entation of paper money of large G Naturally when public began accumulating change business wi seriously embarrassed. State and private banks are said to be well stoci with coin and are paying it out in unlimited amounts. Officials express the belief that the actjon of tho. public was due to the dissemination of false reports, possi- bly by agents of one of the countries at war with Russia. SHOT AND KILLED IN HER HUSBAND'S OFFICE. Husband, a Detective, Arrested and Charged With Murder, New York, ‘Aug. 30.—Mrs. Sarah Le- itner, 27 years old, wife of Samuel Le- itner, head of a private detective agency, was shot and killed in her husband’s office ig_a downtown office bulfing tonight. Leitner was ar- rested and charged with her murder. Detectives reported that they found a revolver with six empty chambers in a room. adjoining that in which the killing took place. Leitner told the police that two men came to his office door, fired five times at his wife and then escaped. He was behind his desk, se said, when he was startled by shots and the cry of his wife, “I am killed” He then ran into the street and notified the Dolice. Powder marks were found in all five of the wounds, indicating that the shots were fired at close range. ATE TOADSTOOLS IN MISTAKE FOR MUSHROOMS. Half a Dozen Persons May Die Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 30.—Half a dozen people may die as a result of having eaten toadstools here topight in the belief that they were eating mushrooms. An unknown street ven- dor sold the toadstolls to men return- ing to their homes from work and the men, thinking the toadstools were mushrooms, took them home and ate them for supper. As a result a score of people were taken ill, some are now in the hospital and others are under the care of physicians at their homes. Co e eI NEV{ ENGLAND MILITARY RIFLE ASSOCIATION. First Corps Cadets Make Score of 2133 for Four Ranges. Wakefleld, Mass., Aug. 30.—The team of the First corps cadets, with a total secore of 2138 for four ranges, today won the tri-color emblematic of the state championship in the opening event of the tenth annual meeting of the New England Military Rifle asso- ciation. Second place was won by the fixs’i!:flmtry squad with a total ecore Pan-American Financial Conference. ‘Washington, Aug. 30.—Julio Zumara, finance minister of Bolivia, notified the treasury dowt&::nt today that Bolivia SR A ual -American flnancial com- ference be held in Washington. Killed When Auto Crashed Into Pole. Nantasket, Mass., Aug. 30.—An auto- moblle four peopls .roneous finding of facts in Cabled Paragraphs Coal Strike in South Wales. London, Aug. 30, 11.40 p. m.—The efforts of the government to avert a spread of the South Wales coal strike led to protracted meetings " at the Walter Runcimaa, prestdent. ot the ‘all lent o board of trade, and David Lloyd George, minister of munitions, and representatives of the miners and the coal owners. GERMAN POLICY ON SINKING OF ARABIC. Press Ddspatches from Berlin Are of a Reassuring Nature. ‘Washington, Aug. 30.—Press patches from Berlin saying Germany had decided upon a policy in connec- tion with the sinking of the Arabic in accordance with the recent statement of the imperial chancellor were noted with satisfaction today in official cir- cles here. 5, The chancellor said if it developed that a German submarine commander had gone beyond his instructions, Ger- many would not hesitate to give co: plete satisfaction to the United States. assurances to this effect was given the state department last week by Count Von Bernstorff, the German or in instructions from informed Secretary Lansing that Ger- man submarines had been ordered to torpedo no more peaceful merchantmen ‘without warning. So far as officials here know, the submarine commander who attacked the Arabic has not yet reported to Berlin. Until this report has been awaited for a reasonable time, the ‘Washington government does not ex- pect the promised formal communica- tion from the imperial government. One despatch reached the state de- partment today from Ambassador Ger- ard, but Secretary Lansing said it threw no light on the situation. In German quarters tonight it was said that Count Von Bernstorff prob- ably would return to Washington from Long Island Thursday. This was con- strued to mean that the ambassador looked “for action by his government about that time. OWNER OF DACIA 1S DELAYING CASE. Has Not Expressed Desire to Appeal to French Courts. Washington, Aug. 30.—Diplomacy will not be resorted to by the United States in the case ofythe former Ham- burg-American liner Dacia, condemned with her cargo of cotton by a French prize court, until the ship’s owned has expressed his right of appeal in the cocrts of Franae. It was stated of- ficially here today that the decision holding the transfer of the Dacia from German to American ownership and register illegal was based on an er- several pllflclllars. th’:he tourt acted on the assumption t the cargo of: carried by the lgl::h was - purchased with the. ship from the German own- ers. although according to evidence before the state department a new cargo was loaded on the vessel after hands. ARMY OFFICERS IN TOA:T TO GERMAN SUCCESS. Senator Chamberlain Calls Attention of Sec’y. Garrison to Published Ac- counts. ‘Washington, Aug. 30. — Secretary Garrison received from Senator Cham- berlain of Oregon today e letter con- taining published accounts of a din- ner held in Portland, Oregon, several days ago at which two army officers from Fort Stevens were said to have participated in a toast to the German emperor and wished success to the German cause in the war. The letter was peferred to Brigadier General Bliss, acting chief of staff. Mr. Gar- rison indicated that he did not take the matter very seriously. FIRST INTERNATIONAL * NEW THOUGHT CONGRESS. Religious and Political Movements “Parts of New Synthetic System.” San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 30.—Re- ligious and political movements, in- cluding Christian Science, social Christianity, thesophy, Spiritualism, and woman suffrage, eventually will be found to be “parts of a_new syn- thetic system,” James A. Ederton of Washington, D. C., said today in ad- dressyxg the opening session of the first international New Thought Con- s. He termed each of them “mountain peaks which first appear as islands in the great sea of mentality and which ultimately will be disclosed as parts of a spiritual continent, as the sea re- ceres.” STRIKES IN THIRTEEN BRIDGEPORT FACTORIES. Numerous Conferences Held in an Ef- fort to Adj Them. Bridgeport, Conn., "Aug. 30.—Numer. ous conferences held tonight in an at- tempt to adjust labor differences at thirteen factories here were barren of results. The labor leaders reported “progress” and gave out the usual optimistic statements that affairs were shaping themselves towards a satis- factory conclusion. No statement was issued regarding the conference over the threatened strike at the Remington Arms and Ammunition company, but reportsgre current that the troubles will be ad- justed satisfactorily within a few days. MADE A PLEA FOR WORLD PEACE At Opening Session of German Krieg- erbund, in St. Paul. St. Paul, Minn, Aug. 30.—Dr, Her- mann Gerhard of Chicago, at the open- ing business session today of the Ger- man Kriegerbund of North America, made a plea for world peace. He was loudly applauded, Dr. Gerhard is a member of a com- mittee of prominent German-Ameri- cans striving to create sentiment for "’Ar.ll:l peace. embargo on shipments of ammu- Mich to ‘end the Buropean aamics m en e Pean confli Dr, Gerhard said. 7 & e a&m:dflmmnflm ol rumors that Germany is on the verge of bankruptcy. — France to Permit Export of Wines. ‘Washington, Aug. 30.—The state de- partment was notified today from Par- inisterial order had Slump in All ForeignExchange GREATEST DEPRESSION SHOWN IN POUND STERLING MARKETS DEMORALIZED Situation May Not be Materially Changed Until the Arrival of French and English Financiers New York, Aug. 30. — Two things stand out tonight as the dominant figures of today’s foreign exchange market: 3 English gold and American securi- ties to the amount of $45,000,090 were on hand to help redeem the _pound sterling from its lowest recorded de- preciation. Further Slump in Pound Sterling. ‘The pound sterling dropped a cent and a half more in value. New low values of the pound sterling have be- come a matter of daily occurrence. For the past foyr business days a new record has been established each day. Today it was set at $4.61, 26 cents low normal. Saturday it was $4.62 1-2. Friday it was $4.63 3-8 and on Thurs- day of last week it was $4.64, which equalled the previous low record. There were no indications at the close of business today that the end of the slump was in sight; in conse- quence the belief prevailed that sterl- ing would become still further de- preciated befcre the market is put to rights. Russian Rubles Hold Firm. In jts downward plunge, sterling carried with it all continental ex- change except Russian rubles, in which dealings were said to be ex- tremely light. This money showed an improvement over Saturday, rising from 34.25 to 24.50. Francs went to 6.02 within three points of their pre- vious low record of depreciation and tires dropped to 6.52 four points from their former record. German reich- marks fell to £0.78, three quarters of a cent above the low record and about the same amount below their rise of last week. Markets Thoroughly Demoralized. With the markets thoroughly de- moralized no one in high banking cir- cles cared to venture an explanation or a forecast. Representatives of half a dozen big banking houses said they Were not interested in the latest figures. This was taken to mean that they had virtually ceased to deal in foreign. exchange for the time being. There was no method of determining ‘@mount ofsbusiness thatwas done in Sterling, but there was every indi- cation that a large quantity of bills had been presented here against ‘European . buyvers and that. this had forced rates down. Awaiting Foreign Financiers. The statement that the situation would not be materially changed until the arrival of the French and English financiers sent here from and London has become trite, but it was again the only expression today of the big interests whom the market af- fects. When these financiers would reach New York and begin their belat- ed task of arranging e forelgn credit here sufficient to send values back to figures approaching normal was a matter of which local bankers pro- fessed to be lgnorant. WITNESS DEFIED THE _AUTHORITY OF COURT In Case of Adjutant General Chase of Colorado Denver, Colo., Aug. 30.—The inves- tigation of charges against Adjutant General John Chase and of the men who made the charges, was tempor- arily halted today when witnesses de- fled the authority of the court and refused to answer questions. The question of the authority of the court was referred to Attorney General Fred Farrar for an opportunity. One of the features of the day's proceedings was a race between one of the witnesses and a court officer to the governor's office. Each ap- pealed to Governor George A. Carl- son, who appointed the court of in- quiry, for a decision regarding the right of the court to place the wit- ness under arrest. The first hitch in the court pro- ceedings occurred when C. D. Elliott, former adjutant general of West Vir- ginia and now alleged to be a de- tective in the employ of the United Mine Workers of America, refused to answer quesiions regarding the al- leged plot of detectives and labor leaders to hinder reorganization and recruiting of the state troops. The court contemplated the issuance of a body judgment for his arrest on cl of contempt. but delayed ac- tion untfl certain of its rights. Later Former Captain Philip I. Van Hise, who commanded the famous “College Company” in the strike zone in 1913-'14 and who, it is said, later was leader of the anti-Chase faction within the national guard, refused to answer questions and was ordered un- der arvest. Van Hise refused to consider him- self under arrest, declaring he would appeal to the governor. Van ' Hise and Major Edward J. Broughton of the military court then raced a dead heat to the governor's office, where the executive after con- ferring with each in turp, declared that Van Hise should be released and the whole legal tangle submitted to the attorney general. John MACHINISTS OF AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE CO. STRIKE, Working on Shrapnel For Allies—De- ‘ - AUGUST 31, 1915 Hat of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in May Disregard Carranza’s Reply NEXT STEP IN PEACE MOVE NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION ZAPATA ACCEPTS OFFER - Villa Adherents Assert That a Peace Conf-rence to Form a New Govern- ment is Now Assured ‘Washington, Aug. 30.—It was stated authoritatively tonight that the next step in the Pan-American programme for restoratic. of peace in Mexico was under consideration and would be tak- en soon regardless of the nature of General Carranza’s belated reply to the offer of Secretary Lansing and Latin- American diplomats to arrange for a conference of Mexican military and political leaders. No inkling was given, however, of what form this next devel- opment would take. Zapata Accepts Offer. Responses from General Zapata and his military advisers accepting the of- fer of the Pan-American conferees reached the state department today. With the receipt of these replies; Villa adherents in Washington, whose lead- ers already have responded favorably, asserted that a peace convention to form a new provisional government in Mexico was assured even if Carranza should refuse to participate. Admphis- tration officials heard of this an- nouncement with interest, but said no arrangements for such a conference ‘were now in prospect. General Carranza’'s local agents de- ared today that they expected the “first chief's” reply within a few days —as soon as Carranza has completed the installation of his government at Mexico City. No Dissension in Carranza Forces. Elias Arrendondo, Carranza’s confi- dential agent in Washington, issued a statement tonight denying reports of dissension in Carranza’s forces and crediting them to the Villa agent. Reports to the state department from Torreon said the Villa forces had be- gun an attack upon Monterey, the cap- ital of Neuvo Leon, which is in pos- session of Carranza troops under Gen- eral Trevino. The message said heavy fighting was in progress, but gave no details. Earlier reports to the Villa agency said Carranza generals were calling in reinforcements to Monterey from Tampico and other cities. Railroad Communication Interrupted. State department advices also said railroad communication between Pled- ; ras Negras_on the Mexican border, and Monterey still was interrupted and that the American Red Cross was un- able to get a trainload -of supplies through to Monclova and Saltillo,where there has been destitution among na- tives. These were the first official re- ports regarding military activity in northeastern Mexico to reach the de- partment for some time, although un- official reports have been current that a battle between Villa and Carranza forces for possession of Monterey was Ppending. Tonight General Villa is declared to have headed a column of reinforce- ments which hastened to the vicinity of Mounterey from Torreon to the aid of General Raoul Madero, in command of the attacking force: Major General Scott, chief of staff of the army, who has returned to ‘Washington from the border, where he undertook negotiations with Mexican leaders for the state department, will confer with Secretary Lansing tomor- Tow. 26 MEXICANS ARRESTED AT SAN ANTONIO Charged with Inciting People to Deeds of Violence. San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 30.—With arrest here today of 26 Mexicans, 23 of whom were held late today, Chief of Police Lancaster and federal au- thorities tonight announced that a plan to incite the Mexican population of San Antonio to deeds of violence had been frustrated. The order for a general arrest of all Mexican agitators was issued follow- ing a disturbance that was a sequel to a street meeting last night during which one of the speakers declared that “it was no ha#m to kill a gringo and an allemante” meaning Americans and Germans, according to Chief Lan- caster. ‘Tke police charged the crowd and arrested the leaders after a fight in which one of the Mexicans shouted: “Now is the time to rise. Let us kili the gringoes.” A dragnet was then thrown out and suspects arrested today. Those held will be placed in the custody of federal officials who said that charges of treason, alleging an effort to set on foot an armed expe- dition against the United States au- thorities, probably would be filed against them. The prisoners, according to Chief Lancaser, were followers of the so- called plan of San Diego, a wild scheme to recapture Texas for Mex- ico. A recent uprising in e portion of the lower Rio Grande valley caused the me to go amiss and at the Pregram: same’time federal officials were put on AMERICANS FEARED ATTACK BY INDIANS. Many Have Left the District Abeut Hermosillo. Graymas, Mexico, by Radio San The N Syracuse Four thousand more men joined the strike in the Welsh coal fields. J uly imports $143,099,620, against $159,677,291 4 year ago. Oahu_Coll at Honolulu, is soon to celebrate 75th anniversary. Travelers returni say the “big fair” centage. - The American liner Philadelphia sailed for Liverpool with 3,000 sacks of mail. from California paying a per- More than carioads of peaches will be received in New York during September. . Frost did flower and v versville, N Hawker an English aviator, has just broken a record by flying to a height of 20,000 feet. The expenses of administering the Greenhut Co., in the period of bank- ruptey will ex $150,000. Nicolo Burella, four, of Swartswood, N. J. died at his home from eating toadstools in mistake for mushrooms. The safe in the Elfred, Pa., post- office was blown open by robbers and between $200 ané $300 in stamps were stolen. considerable damnage to egetable gardens at Glo- Sarah Bernhardt .is still in Paris and, according to her present plans. will leave for New York late in Sep- tember. Twenty-seven warships, comprising the greatest fighters in the American navy, are at anchor in Hampton Roads, Va. About 200 longshoremen employed on the New York piers of the Eastern Steamship Corporation went on strike for more pay. A spectacular fire consumed the 60 foot launch Louise, anchored off Cla- son Point, Bronx. The damage is es- timated at $4,000. Des; nt because of ill health, Otto Wilte, of Stamford, Conn., is dead after eating food he sprinkled with paris green. Standing with no protection from the rain President Wilson reviewed the 2,000 militiamen of the District of Columbia at Washington. George Williams, an aeronaut, was killed at Fort Wayne, Ind., when he jumped out of his parachute to es- cape faling into a forest. A Cor iIsland is beginning to dom her attire for. the annual Mardi Gras which will be the big attraction at the resort in September. A large number of delegates have been appointed to the Pan-American Road Congress, which will- be held in Oakland, Cal, September 13 to 17. A general strike of clothing work- ers in Baitimore and other large ci- ties may be announced today at a mass meeting to be held at Baltimore. Joseph Stewart, second assistant postmaster-general for the last seven years, has resigned, and will be suc- ceeded by Otto Praeger, postmaster of Washington. William Howard Taft, former pres- ident, pleaded the cause of the Amer- ican Red Cross at exercises celebrat ing the Red Cross Day at the Pana- ma-Pacific Exposition. Col. Robert M. Thompson was elect- ed president of the Navy league of the United States by the board of direc- tors to succeed Gen. Horace Porter, who declined re-election. Eugene Gilbert, the French aviator who recently escaped from Switzer- land after being interned, returned there and gave himself up by order of the French government. An organization of German railway employes, numbering 584,000 members, has privately collected a fund of $420,- 000 for supporting the families of members in military service. The Department of Commerce made public figures showing that the Steamship Eastland, nine and ten years ago, carried as many as 3,000 passengers across the Great Lakes. Professor Thomas Edward Olive: the University of Illinois, sailed on the American liner Philadelphia to take charge as a delegate of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium. Obsservations made by oyster growers in Long Island Sound jeads them to the opinion, that for unac- countable reasons there has been no “‘set” on the oyster grounds this sea- son. Former President W. H. Taft, who four years ago, turned the first spade- ful of earth marking the beginning of the construction of the Panama-Pa- cific Exposifibn, saw the finished work for the first time. Laborers have been digging since Thursday morming trying to unearth George Bararo, who was buried alive under 40 feet of earth whem a sewer tunnel caved in at Tompkins Avenue and Macon street, Brooklyn. Two women and a boy and two other persons were injyred when an automobile ‘which ACCORDING TO GERMAN REPLY TO SIR EDWARD GREY BRITISH THREATS MADE To Land Troops in Belgium Without Belgium’s Consent—Charges Eng- land with Dominating Powers affairs, with relation to Chancellor Von Be ollweg at the opening of the last session of the reichstag. - The Overeeas News agency today summarizes the reply in the Gazette as follows: “At the beginning the asticle alludes to the fact that Sir Edward Grey dip- lomatically ignored the valuable ma- terial contained in reports from Bel- glan ministers at various European capitals prior to the war, recently (Continued on Page Two) CHINESE-AMERICAN TRANS-PACIFIC LINE. Contracts for $5,000,000 Signed by American and Chinese Capitalists. ship company have been signed by American and Chinese capitalists who are now negotiating for the purchase of ships, according to an announce- ment by Dr. W. K. Wellington Koo, China’s first minister to Mexico, who arrived today on the steamer Persia. Dr. Koo declined to name the Amer- new line would fly the Chinese flag. Difficulty in purchasing ships, he said, hfc‘: caused a delay in starting the ser- vice. “It is the first fruit of the visit of our industrial commissioners to this country several months ago,” said Dr. Koo. . Dr. Koo, who is 29 years old and boyish in pearance, was reticent about China’s political complications. He inquired what impression was made . Goodnow, to. Yuan Kai, had advised the president of China_to & constitutional “Dr. Goodnow might have made such suggestions,” he said, “but they were only suggestions, if they were made, from the viewpoint of a scientist after a study of conditions in China. President Yuan has said repeatedly that he had no intentions of becoming a monarch. “Present conditions in my country are satisfactory. A spirit of nationality is fast imbuing the people, who are less concerned with the form of gov- ernment than with its efficiency. “China’s resources are open to Amer- ican capital with little chance of op- position from any foreign government. Feeling against the Japanese in trade relations fanned by the recent Japan- ese demands is subsiding.” Dr. sald he would not go to Mexico until conditions were more set- tled, but will proceed from here to New York and Washington. Com- plaints from Chinese in Mexico, he sald, brought about his appointment. ROOT SCORES BOSSISM AND INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT. Favors Short Ballot and Departmental Reorganization. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 30.—From the floor of the constitutionalist conven- tion today President Elihu Root de- nounced the system of bossism and in- visible government, which, he said, to his knowledge, has dominated New York for forty years, and pleaded that the people be armed with the short ballot, that they may establish their own rule. It is all wrong, he declared, that any other rule should exiet. “This dominatio: Mr. Root de- clared, “has caused a deep and sullen and long continued resentment among the people at being governed by men not of their choosing. They demand a change. The short ballot plan is a solution, or, at least, it may be the first step that will work out a solu- ti “There is a plain old house in the hills of Oneida, overlooking the valley of the Mohawk, where truth and honor dwelt in my youth. When I go back; as I am about to go, to spend my de- clining years, I mean to go with the feeling that I can say I have not fail- ed to speak and to act in accordance with the lessons that I learned there from the God of my fathers.” Mr. Root was speaking particularly in behalf of the short ballot and de- partmental reorganization proposal. It has had the ipport of the so-called ‘federal crowd” in the convention but been opposed by members of the 1d " Among those who have supported it are Mr. Root, George W. Wickersham, Henry L. Stimson and Frederick C. Tannmer, the republican Lizard, Aug. 29—Passed: Steamer Rotterdam, New York for Falmouth and Rott b Gibraltar, Aug. 29.—Passed: er San Gugliel imo, New York 2 Liverpool, Aug. 27.—Arrived: ntreal.