Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 16, 1915, Page 1

Von Hindenburg’s Troops Held Counter Attacks qf Russians RUSSIANS ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN GALICIA Auswro-Germans Are Falling Back Across the Dniester River —Muscovites Are Making An Attempt to Recapture the Fortress of Dubno—Austrians Are Obliged to Withdraw Troops From Galicia to Meet the Steadily Advancing Italians—British Warships Have Again Attacked Ger- man Positions on the Belgian Coast—Air Raids by Bel- ligerents Are Daily Occurrences. ! Up by Vigorous London, Sept. 15, 10.10 p, m.—Field Marshal ~ Von Hindenburg's drive towards the Dvinsk-Vilna railway is not progressing as fast as his pre- vious' enterprises of a similar nature have done and excepT at one or two points about midway between these towns, where his cavalry have cut the railway, he is still being stubbornly opposed by the Russians, who are making vigorous counter-attacks. Von Hindenburg, however, has reached a point west of the bridge- head across from the town of Dvinsk and 1s preparing to attack that for- tified area. Along the rest of the line the Ger- man advance has also slowed up, while in Galicia the Russians are still at- tacking and, according to unofficial re. ports from Bucharest and other points, the Austro-German armies are falling back across the Dniester river. Just nortk: of the Galician border the Rus- sians also are on the offensive and are making an_attempt to recapture the fortress of Dubno, which the Austrians took last week. This offensive in the south, it is believed, will have an effect on the rest of the front, as reinforcements must soon be sent there or the Teu- tonic allies will run the danger of be- ing outflanked. Despite this the Aus- trians have sent reinforcements against Italy and have at some parts of the line assumed the offensive. The coun- try is so rough and the Italians, since they declared war, have been so suc- cessful in capturing important posi- tions for defense, that an advance by the Austrians cannot for some time threaten the defenders. The oper- ations, however, are likely to take on a more interesting character. The heavy guns continue tHeir bom- bardment along the western front, and in the Vosges another battle is in pro- gress for possession of Hartmans- Weilerkop?, which has changed hands 80 often during the past few months. According to despatches from Hol land the British warships again have attacked the German positions on the Belpgian coast: Air raids by allied airmen on towns now occupied by the Germans and by Zeppelins on England are daily occurrences. PLANT OF U. 8. CARTRIDGE €O. PRACTICALLY CLOSED. 5,000 Employes Went on Strike—Man- * agement Released 1,000 Others. Lowell, Mass., Sept. 15.—Labor troi.. ‘blés at the plant of idge company here resulted today in the closing of all but the machine and steel departments of the works. Of the 5,000 employes, only about 500 were left at their work. Some 3,000 went out on' strike and 1,000 others ‘were sent out by the management until further notice. It was said at the company’s office that most of the strikers were unskill- ed help. The men demand an increase of 15 per cent. in wages, an eight hour working day and the abolishment of night work on Sundays. The women demand an eight hour day also and a wage increase of 20 per cent, The strikers are not organized, but application has been made by them for a charter from the American Feders- tion of Labor. Frank H. McCarty of Boston, a federation organizer, is di- recting their activities. The trouble, which_started Sunday night when a few of the night workers struck, has been free from disorder. Strike lead- ers have counselled th employes to re- frain from violence. The United States Cartridge compa- ny’s plant is located in the South Low- ell district near the outskirts of the city. Recently it has been employing 5,000 operatives, in three shifts, seven days a week. It is understood that lorge orders have been received from the entente allies. —_— . TWO LARGEST SCHOONER . YACHTS IN THE WORLD Ready to Start on a 214 Mile Race for Cape May Cup. New York, Scpt. 15—Two of the largest schooner yachts in the world, the Katoura, owned by Robert E. Tod, and the Atlantic, owned by James Cox and Nicholas ¥. Brady. were ready to| start today on a 214 mile race for the Cape May challenge cup. The cup is now held by the Katoura and has been raced for since 1872 The course was from Ambrose chan- nel lightship to Five Fathom light- ship off Cape May, N. J, and return. The hour fixed for the start was 11 o'clock. It was expected that the race would be finished within 36 hours. The Atlantic is the larger of the two schooners and won the race across the Atlantic ten years ago. —_— WAGES OF WOMEN IN DEPARTMENT STORES Minimum for Younger Employes in Massachusetts to Be $5 a Week, Boston, Sept. 15.—The wages of wo- men 18 years of age and over who have been employed for at least one year in department stores in this state, must be not less than $8.50 a week, beginning Jan. 1, 1916, according to a decree announced today by the min- imum wage commission of Massachu.- setts. The decree says that learn- ers who have reached the age of 13 years shall receive nat less than $7 a week and that the minimum wage for girls of 17 years shall be $6 a week, while for younger employes the minimum shall be $5. / ST. JEAN BAPTISTE UNION ™ TO BUILD IN WOONSOCKET Will Sell Real Estate in Providence and North Grosvenordale. Worcester, Mags, Sept. 15—The congress of St. Jean Baptiste Union of rica. today voted to retain’ its h""t rters t)lfl“ ‘Woor et and u!w e new building to - 5 fices the order; and mrfmu estate owned by the order in Provi- dence and North Grosvenordale, Conn. The salary of the supreme was lncradu:‘a &-— $1,800 a vear an supreme from $2,500 to $3.200 & vear. the United States | bl AUTO TO BE USED BY LEPER IS TO BE BURNED After He Has Been Taken from Pitts- burgh to Washington, 24 Pittsburgh, Sept, 15—Bimer E. Ga- e, a former United States soldier, Who_ contracted leprosy while serving in the Philippines, and who has been under strict guard in a tent at the munigipal hospital since his appear- ance 'here several months ago, will be returned to Washington in an auto- mobile, and after he has been turned over to the army authorities the ma- chine will be burned. This plan was announced today by Dr. James F. Edwards, director of health, who has been seeking to solve the problem of Gable's future. Com- mon carriers would not transport Gable and Dr. Edwards finally decided it would be cheaper for the city to sacri- fice the cost of an automobile than to keep Gable here. Having been hon- orably discharged from the army, Gable is a ward of the government, the au- thorities hold. FLOOD CONDITIONS IN WESTERN MISSOURI As Result of 24 Hours Rain—Bridg Washed Away, Buildings Flooded. Kansas City, Mich., Sept. 15.—Flood conditions were reported at Carthage, Mo., Joplin, Kansas, and other points in western Missouri and southeastern Kansas today as a result of heavy rains dquring the last 24 hours. Indi- cations were for continued rains. Carthage reported a.rainfall of nine inches. Bridges were washed out and buildings flooded. Families were res- cued in boats from the lower parts of the city. A seven inch rainfall near Joplin sent the streams out of their banks and flocded farm houses, FURTHER SHARP DEMAND IN THE COTTON MARKET Prices Made New High Records for the Season in New York. New York, Sept. 15.—There was a further shanp demand in the cotton market here today with prices mak- ing new high récords for the season on a continuance of the active gen- eral business which has been in pro- gress for. the past few days. October contracts sold up to 10.88 and January to 11.38 late in the afternoon, or more than $1.50_per "bale above yesterday’s closing quotation, while the price for next July deliveries advanced to the 12 cent level. MOVING MOJAVE INDIANS TO NEW RESERVATION. el Troops May Be Necessary to Overcome Their Opposition. San Bernardino, Cal., Sept. 15.—Bf- forts of the United States officials to move the Mojave Indians from Needles, Cal, to a new reservation across the Colorado river at Parker, Ariz, have met with such opposition from the In- dians that the authorities are consid- ering the advisability of calling in United States troops to enforce the Temoval order. Advices to this effect were contained in a despatch today from Needles. —_— PLEADED GUILTY TO USE OF MAILS TO DEFRAUD Lemore and Carriere Swindled to the Amount of $5,000,000. New York, Sept. 15.—Albert Lemore and E. E. Carriere in federal court to- day pleaded not gullty to indictments harging use of the mails to defraud. hey will be tried later. and Carriere were the heads of A. Lemore and company, stave exporters, that failed in February, 1914, with losses to banks and firms in America and Europe estimated at abous $a000.440 ; Cabled Paragraphs Paul Friedrich Meyerheim Dead. Berlin, Sept. 14, via_ London, Sept. 16.—Paul Friedrich Meyerheim, the Ppainter, died yesterday. Russians Damage German Airship. Sy sasLagce man i, dl; d by Rus- sian l\lnfln?.hn dilemflad at Koenigs- berg, East Prussia, according to an Amsterdam despatch to the Central News. It is believed to have been one of those which participated in the air Tald on the Gulf of Riga. BERNSTORFF FORCASTS AN EARLY SETTLEMENT, Of Difficuities Between the United States and Germany. New York, Sept. 15.—That the dif- ficulties between the United States and Germany will be settled within & fort- night was the opinion voiced by Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador, at his hotel ‘today shortly after his re- turn from Washington. Approached by a_newspaper Count Von Bernstorff sald: “Ordinarily, I give only prepared in- terviews over my signature. Today I shall make an exception. You.may say for me that I am sure that with- in a fortnight all supposed difficulties Dbetween the United States and Ger- many will have been settlea and per- manently settled and the nations will be more friendly than they ever have een.” Count Von Bernstorff added that he felt sratified over the outcome of his conference with Secretary Lans- ing. N Later the ambassador emplified statement, saying: “In my opinion everythihg as gards the = situation between nited States and Germany will settled within a fortnight. ‘I do expect to have anything more to with reference to this matter in next two weeks." STATE AUTOGRAPH REGISTERS WERE SOLD AS OLD PAPER By R. O. Snow, Former Superinten- dent of Capitol—Did Not Realize Their Value. man the re- the be not say the Hartford, Conn., Sept. 15.—Thirty- five volumes of state autograph reg- isters, containing thousands of signa- tures, including those of famous- men and women in this country and abroad, were sold as waste paper a year ago, it was discovered today by State Li- brarian Godard. A register is always kept on the main floor of the state capitol, where visitors are - expected to_sign their names. ‘The registers from 1879 to 1914 had been stored away, preparatory to plac- ing them in the ‘state library. About a year ago, according to Mr. Godard, R. O. Snow, former superintendent of the capitol, in order 1) make more room and not realizing the value of the books, sold them to waste paper dealers. g Ameng the signatures ‘in the“BooKs ‘were thoke of half. presidents of the United tes, all the governors and state officers of Connecticut since 1879 General Sheridan, Mark Twain and distinguished wisitors from abroad. BRISTOL STRIKERS HAVE MODIFIED THEIR DEMANDS Committee Appointed to Notify New Departure Manufacturing Co. Bristol, Conn., Sept. 15—Fifteen hundred’ employes of the New De- parture Manufacturing company, at & mass meeting today, decided to modify their demands on the company. The demands include a 50 hour week with 60 hours’ pay and time and one- quarter for overtime. The question of a ten per cent. increase in ages is eliminated. A committee of five with tull power to act is to be named at a meeting tomorrow morning and the modified dem¥nds Will be presented the company. The meeting today was addressed by Mayor Gray, who thanked the strikers for the orderly way in which they had conducted themselves. He said they had given the city no trou- ble and hoped that none would oceur, W. J. Larkin, a national organizer uf the machinists, also spoke, outlinirg the situation. OBSERVANCE OF MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY. On Border Without a Single Case of Serious Disorder. Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 15.—Ob- servance of the Mexican indenpeat servance of the Mexican independence day began tonight without a single case of serious disorder being reported along this border by the army patrols. At the, suggestion of Colonel A. P. Blocksom of Fort Brown here, Rio Grande valley residents were warned not to be alarmed should firing be heard at 11 o'clock tonight as ac- cording to custom. the Mexicans might be expected to indulge in a noisy cel- ebration at that time/and this firing is likely to be repeated about noon to- morrow. The army patwols were strengthened to the limit of available men tonight. SALES OF REFINED SUGAR FOR EXPORT. Purchases of British Commission Esti- mated at About 10,000 Pounds. New York, Sept. 15—Further sales of refined sugar were reported for ex- port today, the purchases of the Brit- Ish commission being estimated at ‘about 10,000 tons. The price today was said to hdve been not over 4.05 for granulated, or about five points und the price named yesterday of 35, tons to the same buyers, Notwithstanding this appearance of export interest, domestic business con- tinued quiet. 'The list price was un- changed and buyers were reported to be holding oft because of the unsettled condition of the raw sugar market. COUNSEL FOR MINERS CHARGED Wl'l'l! SUBORNATION OF PERJURY ed in District Court by Attorney General Farrar of Colorado. FEer Trinidad, Col, Sept. 15.—Informa- tion charging Horace N. Hawlins, gen- eral counsel for - the United ~ Mine wnnul.w‘l?t? bor vg £ l}“‘" ‘oQu Subornation of per; ‘were filed in the district court hm today by Attorney General Fred Far- Logay \ . The ch: filed 1 ecti With an afdavic signed by Seaven Juror in the murder trial of ZPreses 2Pa Jaader. Double That of Any Other of Prostra ‘ tions | AMBULANCE DOCTORS BUSY IN NEW YORK. KEPT RECORD TEMPERATURE —y For the Season Registired in Various Sections—School Sessions in a Num- ber of Citiss Have Been Discon- tinued for Period of Extreme Heat. Y New York, Sept, 15.—There was no let-up today in the heat wave which has prevailed in this section for some days. The thermometer at 4 p. m. registered 88, three degrees higher any previous temperature re- by the weather bureau for the je date. The humidity at the same hour was 62, but had been much high- er in the early morning. Scores of prostrations were report- ed during the day and ambulance doc- tors were kept bu: Py, Prostrated in Fall River. Fall River, Mass., Sept. 15.—Several hedt prostrations among pupils in the public schools were reported today and as a consequence the school authorities ordered afternoon sessions suspended. It was s#d to be the first time in history of the city that the “No School” signal was given because of the hea col Two Prostrations at Wilkesbarre. Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 15.—The schools of the city, public, parochial and private, closed with one session today because of the heat. This pro- gramme will be maintained until the weather moderates. The thermometer reached 91 at 1 p. m. Two heat pros. trations were reported, 13th Warm Day in Phiiadelphia. Philadelphia, Sept. 15.—The temper- ature in Philadelphia, which has been ‘excessively high for the last 13 days, was 39 degrees today. The board of educatign will be ask- ed to authorize the holding of only one session daily in the public schools if the weather does not moderate to- morrow. 80 Degrees at Rochester. Rochester, N. Y.. Sept. 15.—Two prostrations from the excessive heat Wwere reported here up to 1 o'clock to- day. At that hour the thermometer registered 90 degrees. There was one death yesterday. The public schools were closed this afterncon on account of the heat wave. hools in Boston Closed at Noon. Boston, Sept. 15.—Schools- in Bos< ton and several other cities and towns in the state were closed at noon to- day because of the excessive heat. 96 at Gloversville, N. Y. Gloversville, N, Y., Sept. 15.—For the first time in many years the public schools here closed today because of the intense heat. The official temper- ature was 96 in the shade at noon. 108 at Haverhill. Haverhill, Mass.. Sept. 15—Ther- mometers in the business district reg- istered 108 degrees this afternoon. Public and private schools were order- ed closed. GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE PROTESTS COLORED TROOPS. Charges That Africans and Hindoos Murder the Wounded. Berlin, Sept. 15, via London, Sept. 15, 1.55 'a. m.—The foreign office has just issued a memorial in _ English against the employment of colored troops in the western theatre by Franco and Great Britain on the ground that they have brought with them the savage practice of war of their native countries. The memorial charges the Africans and Hindoos with murdering the wounded and with mutjlating the dead. Tt is assered that the ears are cut from the dead and are worn in strings as necklaces by the colored troops and even thaat the heads are severed from bodies as war trophies. Thege charges are supported by nu- merous documents, consisting partly of reproductions of letters an ddairies found on dead French soldiers or French prisoners, and_partly of aff- davits of German offieers and sol- diers and German women living in France when the war broke out. SUIT CASE MISSING WITH $3,000 JEWELRY From the Railroad Station Platform at Stamford. Stamford, Conn., Sept. 15—The po- lice have been asked by Bridgeport officers to assist in locating a black leather suit case which was taken from the railroad. station here yester- day, and which is said to have held jewelry and toilet articles valued at $3,000. The loser is Mrs. H. C. Van Gieson of Omaha, Neb., who has been visiting Mrs. H. B. Van Gieson of Brooklawn avenue, Bridgeport. Both ladies came here yesterday and met Mrs. J. B. Van Emburgh of Briar- cliffe, N. Y., at the station, while they were arranging seats in the automo- bile the suitcase was standing on t! platform. Then the party drove off without it. Upon returning the case was gone. NEUTRAL EUROPE SHORT 3 OF AUTOMOBILE TIRES, Because of Restriction of Rubber Ex- ports From the United States. ‘Washington, Sept. 15. shortage of automoile tires in the neu- countries of Europe, usually sup- plied by American manufacturers, has Zfollowed restriction of rubber from the U’nlt:fl States, A celved today by state department sald business in S Norway and Denmark was su on account of lack of tires. “Fairfield Strike Settled. Bridgeport, Sept.: strike at Taken rocogniscd, in | the Country club today, : i , Connecticut in Proportion to the {Heat Wave Cause (British Finangial | Condensed Telograms and Military Status it is reported fo be in & state L FATT AR Vol GIVEN BY PREMIER ASQUITH AND ..le :"’:fl‘:n. to the United D‘fili.’-. EARL KITCHENER. Senator Lewis of Illinois has post- -4 poned his trip to Europe because of ill health. ANOTHER WAR CREDIT —_— Six hundred Italian reservists left 'l:l:t?b“l;'m for New York to embark Bringing Total Up to $6,130,000,000 Passed by Parliament—Kitchener Says German Attacks with Gas Have Lost Effectiveness. The total net income of British ral. +|Ways during 1916 was $305,000,009, a decrease of $6,000,000. London. Sept. 15, 9.15 p. m.—Premier | ington have protested agatnst Asquith. in the house of comons, and | compulsory military arill. Earl Kitchener, secretary for war, in the house of lords, gave an exhaustive| John Simon, an American traveling furvey today of the financial and mill- [ man, arrested in Moscow on . suspl. cion of being a spy, was released. tary situations, both making candid statements of what has already been| A in elevator to cost about $2,¢ will be built at Norfolk by the Norfolk & Western Railroad. done and of preparations “for carrying John Smith and his wife were burn- the war to a successful conclusion.” New War Credit. ed to death when their home at Lake- hurst, N. J., was destroyed by fire. Both houses were crowded with members and spectators, who followed Sereno 8. Pratt, seceretary of the New York Chamber of Gommerce With deepest intefest Mr. Asquith’s plain and business-like statement in asking for another vote of credit, which finally passed, and which brings the total to 1,262,000,000 pounds sterling ($6,130,000,000) and to Earl Kitchener's reading of a carefully prepared and oj timistic speech on the military opera- tions and needs, The premier had to deal with hug s to explain the financing of the war and warned his hearers that al- though the expenditure was now over 3,500,000 pounds sterling daily, there Wwas a likelihood of its increasing ow- Ing to the advance to the allies and dominions. which had reached 250,000, 000 pounds sterling ($1,250,000,000) ana provision for munitions. 3,000,000 in Army and Navy. Since the war began, nearly 3,000,000 men, he said, had enlisted in the army and navy. Besides 300,000 persons were now engaged in the manufacture ©of munitions. But both figures would have to be increased, and he appealed to the women to give their assistance, belleving that they would make “a gigantic stride towards the solution of one .of their most pressing problems.” Mistakes Had Been Made. Mr. Asquith candidly admitteq that mistakes had been made and added: “I do not say even now that we are dotng all we might or even all we ought o do.” He protested, however. against attémpts of a section of the press belittlc and disparage our efforts." After reviewing the operations in Flanders. the Dardanelles and Poland, Mr. Asquith dgclared that the country had vastly eXceeded any standard dreamed of before the war. As the war. Wwent on. however, that standard would rise, and new sacrifices would be d manded in men, munitions and money. Discussion on Conscription. A discussion on the question of con- scription followed the premier's speech and the house finally granted the vote asked for. Earl Kitchener in his epeech made the interesting disclosures that the German attacks with gas, liquid fire and asphyxiating shells, lacking, as they now do, the element of surprise, have failed in their object and hav lost much of their offensive value ow- ing to the steps taken to counteract them. dli;a at Troy, N. Y. He was 57 years old. Wages of the employes of the Springfield Motor Truck Co., sprrzn.fleld O., were incr: cent.. Kelly- lant at 10 per The battleships Kentucky and Kear- sarge were ordered to Vera Cruz to relieve the battleships Louisiana and New Hampshire. Hundreds of prospectors have gone to the Kow Kash river = section . of western Ontario where gold was dis- covered. A steamer flying the signals of the \American Committee for the Rellef of Belgium is reported ashore oft the coast of England. After being granted all their de- mands the entire force of the Summit, N. J., Silkk Co. held a picnic to cel brate their victory. City Auditor Charles O. Beaver, of Chattanooga, Tenn., confessed to the ¢city commission that he was short $2,500 In his accounts. Nore than 3,000 delegates attendea the first women voters' convention ever held in the United States, which opened at San Francisco. Belgium has protested to neutral gtates the action of Gern n"tenr- ng up lgian irca tracl and transporting it to Poland. The steamer Taunton arrived in New York from Kingston with six members of the crew of the wrecked Brazilian ship Pedro Keys. Reports from Paris say that the French Senate has rejected the pro- posal of the government to create a monopoly on imported wheat. g general political am- as passed by the Peruvian Senate having already beem passed by the Chamber of Deputies. Dr.C':/on !lathm.nn-fldlwcw. Ger- ¥ " man Chancellor, went to Munich, Ba- Kitchener Says “Germans Have Shot | T . to confer with King Ludwig and Their Bolt.” the Bavarian Prime Minister. Lifting the veil of secrecy, he an- Dounced that eleven divisions of the| The cargo of 110,000 bushels of Frenarmy had reinforced Field Marshal | wheat in the steamer Onoko, which French's forces in France and others |sank mysteriousty 1n. fope Superior, was for export to Liverpool, would foilow quickly. He, too, spoke optimistically of the situation on the Miss Alice Corning of Nahant, who was fearfully burned in an automo- various fronts, expressing the opinion that “the Germans have shot their bile accident on the Nahant boulevard, at Lynn, Mass, died yesterday. bolt’ *in their offensive against Russia without achieving their object of de- The French Cabinet created the stroying the Russian army, post of Under-Secretary of State for As far as the Turks were concerned, Lora Kitchenér said, there was abun- Aviation and Aeronautics. The new position was given to Rene Besnard. dance of evidence of “the process of demoralization having - set in” In Mesopotamia the resistance of the Turks had terminated. Unofficial returns from all 44 coun- to con-[ties of South Carolina indicate a ma- scription, the war minister said pro-llom-y of nearly 20,000 for state-wide Without alluding directly Vision to keep up the strength of the | prohibition in the referendum election. army in 1916 was causipg serious thought, owing to the falling off re- Mike Balowski, the prisoner who gently in the number of recruits of- | mysteriously disappeared from Auburn fering themselves for service, and he xfrmm‘ was found hiding on top of one the great promised an impartial inquiry as/ to kitchen. the best means of keeping the armies up to their full strength. —_— Brigadier General ‘Edward H. Ripley, who led the first federal brigade into Richmond after the surrender of Lee’s army, died at Rutland after a iong fllness. refrigerators in the _— AMERICANS WARNED TO LEAVE NORTHERN MEXICO Precautionary Measure on Account of urbed Conditions. ‘Washington, Sept. 15, ~—American consuls in northern Mexico, which now has become the chief battle ground between the contending factions, have been advised by the state dej not only to notify American citizens to withdraw from the danger zones, but also to leave Mexico themselves if conditions become intolerant. Secretary Lansing today described the instructions to consuls, which were issued several days ago, as simply precautionary on account of the dis- turbed conditions. They are similar to those given to American consuls in Europe whenever the contending ar- mies draw near cities previously un- touched by the fighting. ADAMS EXPRESS CO. MESSENGER HELD up By a Lone Bandit on a Lake Erie and Western Train. x Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 15.—When Lake Erie & Western train No. 6 ar- rived here at 10 o'clock tonight, the American Express company messenger reported that he had been held up at the point of a revolver by a lone ban- dit, who took packages containing several thousand dollars and jewelry from the -xvr:n -Th”'n: robbery occurred near Arcadia, miles north- east of Indianapolis. The robber es- caped. g - Watchman Beaten While Extinguishing Fire. ° 2 15.—While in- Fune services for Sir William Van Horn, bullder of the Canadian Pacific Rallway, were held at Montre- al. The body was shipped to Joliet, 1. for burial. The British steamer Saint Leonards, the first vessel to clear from Philadel- phia for Viadivostok by way of the Panama Canal salled with a cargo valued at $575,000. Too rapid grewth of bone and muscle which gave him a height of 6 feet at the age of 16, caused the death of Milton Chalmers at his home in East Orange, N. J. The dead bedy of Captain John W. Wilan, of the Thirteenth U. S. cav- alry, was found hanging in his room In_the officers’ quarters at-the Pre- sidio at Monterey, Cal. Governor Henderson of Alabama has signed the new compulsory education law. requiring every child between the ages of 8 and 15 years to attend school eighty days or more each year. { Brookline, Mass., Sept. extinguishiog & Ors of s origin in the main e Loughlin, the tchman, was beaten into lm:n' hllu:‘hy an unknown man. rs a | His cries aroused those im but it was some time give a lucid aceount of damage was slight com-m'sw.imrcna_.lnmfi PLEDGES SECURED FOR CONSIDERABLE P R New York, Sept. 15.~-America’s billion dollar loan to Great Britain and France seemed to be well on the way to actual accomplishment tonight, according to bankers familiar with the pledges secured by members of the Anglo - French financial ission during their five days' stay in this country. Indications of Success. Announcement at this time that the success of the loan was assured .would be, these bankers thought, decidedly premature; but there was every indi- cation, in their opinion, that the com- mission’s work thus far had met with a degree of success that had fully equalied their expectations. This rosy view reflected the thoughts of the men who have championed the commission’s cause here and aided them by hard work. It did not coin- cide with the sentiments of those op- posing the big loan, nor of the so- called pro-German financiers here who have not been invited to attend the commission’s conferences or meet the commissioners. So far as could be learned from bankers in touch with the commission and its work, the situation tonight was /| about as follows: Pledges Secured. Pledges have aiready been eecured for a considerable on of the big loan. i Other pledges are in _prospect. The so-called pro-German banking houses of New York will be invited to participate In the loan if the commis. £lon can be persuaded they are sincere in thefr expressions of willigness to do so. How Loan is to Be& Divided. & The biition dollar-ighr: probabdly will be divided into two and possibly four separate series of equal amounts. Bonds upon which the loan will be granted will bear not less than 5, per cent. interest and will be payabje in dollars, free from British income tax requirements. Try to Sell at Par. An attempt will be made to sell the bonds at par, in case the interest rate should be § per cent. Members of the commission fully believe that such bonds could be disposed of at par, but American bankers have their doubts on this score. Opposition from Pro-Germans. Opposition to the flotation of the loan Is country-wide among Americans of German sympathies or parentage, but bas strengthened other bankers in their determination to aid In loan, in the opinion of slon’s friends, and has impeded the t Payable in Five or Ten Years. The bonds are to be payable In either five or ten years. Possibly one series will mature in five and the other floating _the the commis. not seplonsly Loan Probably Will be Divided Into Two and Possibly Four '5 Per Cent. Interest, and Will be Payable in Dollars, Fres tuhk. part of;h loan. e amount these pledges but there were indications that the sum totalled -many millions. *m ises. it was assumed, were con upon conditions of the loan. < 8mall Circle on the Inside. In mearing the finttmate of the transaction the members of the commission narrowed - their cofifer- ences today to a emaller circie of financlers which ineluded only the most influential of the country's flflfl and industrial factors. Among men who are known to have constited with the commissioners are J. P, Mor- gan. George F. Baker, James j. HD and Destus J. Wade of St. Louls, Cover Cotton Shipments. In much the same vein as bad spoken of the great wheat of the northwest, Mr. Wade, it kriown, called the commissions’ atten- tion to the necessity of ”m ments of cotton with any that might be negotiated here. prosperity of the American grower of 1915, Mr. Wade thought, wi wrapped up in the success of the come mission. With the allies eliminsied as extensive purchasers of cotton commission’s possible failure lish the “ds I 4 inclined to take a gl situation in the southern states the year to come. would provide funds ports of cotton as well as article mwon&.br ¥France from . cout actual details of the no authoritative int ers were generally reporter life of the loanh wnd- te. 2 Pro-Garmans Are Ressméful Over night'a feeling of res certain finaucial groups in Wall, seemed to increase on the matter. participation by the so-called man financiers of New York. ' financlers. who constitute a f array of financial power, have not invited to take part in the. loan,.and were inclined today to feel hurt. In many cases.” said & s for this group, “the name of the Arm 1 German and the officers all Amerl descendants of Germans, but born and raised in this couniry. These men are #od Americans and they feel hurt that they are not permitted to share in councils of so0 vital interest to the country. “They certainly will not beg to be aken in: but they would like to be shown at least the courtesy of being ' asked. TOOK POISON BY MISTAKE FOR HEADACHE MEDICINE Newman Erb, New York, a Financier, is Critically W Deal, N. J., Sept. 15.—Newman Erb, of New York, railroad builder and fin- ancier, is critically ill at his summer home here. Physicians in attendance said that while on his way here from New York on a Pennsylvania train yesterday he took poison by mistake for headache medicine. He was at once taken violently ill. He was taken from the train before he reached his destination and brought to his jiome by friends in wn automobile. It was feared tonight that he might mot re- cover. Mr. Erb is president of the Minne- apolis and St. Louis Ralflroad and a prominent figure in railroad affairs. He is connected with a long list of other railways either as official or di- rector, as well as of copper companies and industrial concerns. He and his aassociates acquired control of the Minneapolis and St. Louis and the Iowa Central Rallway upon the death several years ago of Edwin Hawley. News of the critical illness of New- man Erb caused a sharp decline in the securities of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad, of which he is president and in which he is under- stood to be a controlling stockhold- er. The common stock fell four points to $8 a share, the preferred stoek to six points to $24 and the refunding #'s four points to 44. EVIDENCE IN ARABIC CASE FORWARDED TO GERARD To be Submitted for Information of German Government. ‘Washington, Sept. S Lansing announced Sodey state department had led Ambassador SILVER WORKERS OF MERIDEN ORGANIZED. New Union to Decide Upon Its De- mands Friday Evening. Merjden. Conn., Sept. 15.—Silver workers of this city were organized into a local of the International Metal Polishers. Buffers, Platers, Brass and Silver Workers’ union of America at & meeting this evening attended by over 1,400, a large number of whom were women. The new union will decide upon its demands from the Friday evening. The workers are pected to demand am eight hour and increased pay. The meeting evening was addressed by Interns- tional President Walter Briton, Inter- national Vice Presidest John George Lesry and Johs Julius C. Stremlau, president of the Connecticut Federation of sided. 4 FREIGHT HANDLERS AT NEW HAVEN STRIKE About 200 Men Out—Want Higher Wages and Less Hours. New Haven, Conn. Sept. 15 — bandiers employed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad st two freight houses went on strike afterncon for higher wages and hours. The number of men out peared to be about 200. The men reé< ceive the usual wage of $1.65 for hours which is paid for unskilled bor on the system. It is said that men struck upon receiving word freight handlers in EFEasEE i -3 A L DRASTIC ACTION TO CURB PATENT MEDICINE Criminal Prosecutions Brought Pure Food and Drug Act. Wi Sept, 15—The m—x(u of agriculture announced