Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 21, 1915, Page 1

An Iniportant Battle is and South of Vilna BERMANS ATTACKING THE RETREATING ARMY | . : Petrograd Expresses Confidence in the Ability of the Russians to Extricate Themselves From the Net Thrown Around Them—Germany Has Sent Men and Guns to Oppose the Serbians—British Fleet is Making Matters Lively for Teutons on the Belgian Coast—Another Winter in the Trenches Seems Assured There Are No Signs of a General Offensive. London, Sept. 20, 9.45 p. m.—Of the many big battles on the eastern front during the past five months few, if any, have/been fraught with such im- portance for the opposing armies as that now in progress east and south of Vilna, where the German field marghal 'Von Hindenburg is attempt- ing to clt off the.retreat and destroy ulm Rusgian army which defended that city. ‘The German official report issued today throws little light on the pro- gress of the oberations, simply, stat- ing that “the attack against the en- emy rétreating from Vilna ls proceed- ng." Russians Confident of Outcome. Pefrograd continues to express con- fiGence in the ability of the Russians to extricate themselves from the net thrown around them. In the opinion of military writers they are in a dan- gerous positicn. It is quite likely, hoWever, that they got their artillery away before the Germans moved across the railwavs, as the evacuation of Vilna wés decided upon weeks ago. e TDOIG of Bavaria Is also approaching the railway southeast of Lida, havifig reached the district of Dworzec, which is- immediately west of the road skirting the Pripet marsh- és and ning fo Rovno. _.South of the Pripet the Russians still control the _situdtion and keep on - harassing e ‘Now in_ Progress _Eé#t in Belgium and France; as the Austro-German armies in Volhynia and Galicia. German Move Against Serbs. Although presumably Germany has her hands full in driving the Russians back, she has found men and guns to to ‘her allles’ ce agalnst Serbia and the German official com- munication anndunces thgt German guns_hdve taken up the fight against the Serbian artillery across the Dan- ube snd claimg to have silenced it. Heavy Bombardment in the West. The bombardment with heavy guns has ‘become mutual in the west, both sides maintaining an almost contin- uous fire, while the British fleet is making matters lively €or the Ger- mans on the Belgian coast. There are no signs as yet of a_ general offen- sive, however. and another winter in the trenches may be looked for as as- sured. Interest in Bulgarian Situation. Intense interest is taken n the Lulgariarn. situation and the efforts of the opposition parties to induce the king and government to depart from (He paths of neutrality and join the entente poWers. It is believed, how- ever,. that fl”tw':m gea_rhu:; the el way agreemen % ey, bin Bulgariai<to’ tain a. “benevolent {fi"w towards Turkey and ' the Byt el GEN. VILLA PROMISES PROTSCTION TO FOREIGNERS In Mexican Territory Ccntrolled by Him—Authorizes Statement, Washington, Sept. 20.—General Villa today ' authorized his Washington agent, Enrique C. Liorente, to issue a statement promising protection to Amerlcans and other foreigners ‘in Mexican territory comtrolled by him. ‘There have been reports that foreign- ers would suffer as.a result of the ont- come of the kP‘n?-Amerl‘:an conference at New York, forecasting recognition of Carranza, ané the recent renewed warning to Americans to _leave the zanes of northern Mexico. ~“Geueral Villa wishes to emphatic- “fi“"‘""' Mr. Llorente said, “that wi regrets measures taken Ly the Thited States and Great Britain in ordering their consuls and nationals out of tefritory controlled by the con- vention government in the morthern part of the republic, he will take epe- clal pains to care for the lives and property of all Americans and other foreigners who by special circum- stances have not yet been able to comply with the advice of their gov- ernment. “It 18 considered opportyne at this time to state, furthermore, that the army under General Villa’s command is capdble of maintaining order in the territoby it controls nad that even in case of actual fighting in that terri> tory between the twb factions, there will be no danger whatsoever to the r::cetul inhabitants providing they re- .kl:}_ from participation in the con- FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN BULGARIA SUSPENDED Bulgarians .in Macedonia and Thrace Called to the Colors. Athens, Sept. 20, 1.30 p. m., via Paris, 1130 p. m.—Advices received hers from diplomatic sources are that freight traffic has been suspended on- the Bulgarian railroads since last Sat- urday. { Forty-five thousand Bulgarians - in Macedonsu ahd Thrace have been call- ed to the colors: The leader of the agrarian party in Pulzaria is declar:a to have threat- encd l(hex Ferdinand with a revolution # the elleged Germanophile policy of Bulgaria was continued. The king i mported to have replied that the gov- ernment was pursuing the policy which Best served Bulgaria's interests. STRIKING LONGSHOREM_EN TO RETURN TO WORK Have Come to an Agreement with ' United Fruit Co. ‘New York, Sept. 20.—The 700 strik- Ing longshoremen who have been tyirg up tMe freight of the United Fruit compgry, came fo an agreemen! with the cfiicials of the copcern. today and will return to work tomorrcw. The men, were granted. an tim G it o ' anG_payment- instead of duily, the L b S ROCKEFELLER "ViSITS " COLORADO MINING CAMPS Sl Talked Fraely With the Miners and Went Into Their Homes. Trinidad, Colo., Sept. 20.—John D. Rockefeller Jr., today visited the scene ! of the Ludlow battle and the mining camps of Berwind and Tabasco on his first day's inspection tour of the properties of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. - After talking freely with the miners, he went ‘into their homes, question- ing their, wives about working and siving conditions and making sugges- tions for improvements. For luncheon Mr. Rockefeller stop- ped at the miners’ boarding house at Berwind. . Tom Davis, superintend- ent of the mine, who sat at his right hand, clad in blue overalls, and with coal dust ground into the wrinkles of his face, meanwhile doing full _jus- tice ‘to the beefsteak, .beans and mashed potatoes, was engaged in a running -conversation by-Mr. Rocke- teller- After the luncheon the party went to Tabasco, stopping on the way to visit the school where: Mr. Rockefel er inspected some extensive improv ment work done in part by the ex- &emflture of money contributed by the ockefeller Foundation last winter to furnish work for unemployed miners following the calling off of the strike. e in of working A sheer side hill had been graded to make a playground. Mr. Rockefeller greatly interested. BODIES OF VICTIMS OF SUBMARINE F-4 Have Arrived at San Francisco on Naval Station Ship Supply. was apparently _San Franciseo, Sept. 20.—The United States naval station ship Supply .ar- rived today from Honolulu with the bodies of 13. men from the submarine F-4 on board. Four of the bodies which had been identified were brought in separate caskets. The dismembered bodies of nine others were brought in four cas- ets. = The four bodies identified are those of George T. Ashcroft, gunner's mate of Los Angeles; Ivan L. Mahan, ma- chinist's mate, of Lima, Ohio; Charles H. Wells, ‘machinist'’s mate, of Nor- folk, Va., and Frank N. Herzos, elec- trician, of Salt Lake City Utah, will be sent to relatives. The ubidentified bodies will be sent to Arlington Na- tional cemetery. ol B ST ARCHBISHOP IRELAND MARKED FOR ELEVATION Pope to -Appoint Only Those Belong- ing to Neutral Countries. " Rome, via Paris, Sept. 20.—Because | Palermo, New York. of jealousies that inevitably would be aroused by selecting ’:ew cardinals among the rent nations, and also on ‘account of the difficulties that _the 40 Told President of Conditions in 5...-“. 1ast Washingten, . Sept. 20—-P a 8. tin _of Swarth whwho r?s.o:nfly rehn":w@ 'z'}:: Europe, sgw President Wilson today told of conditions as he learn. ?van“-&%m,mmm with omielals Ford to Call on Daniels. Moot e 1t was suggested that the pope will belligerent cou-'tzl-q.lzt those livin in | ive feet above water 100 feet long and t d_Paragraphs | Stafansson Found |Relentless Cruelty Sept.- 20, 4,45 p. m.—Viector gn¢ French minister of X yeloped the work begun by Gustave, dc, invenior of the French sub- marine Dymnaote, who died in 1893, Armother Briti Steamer Sunk.” London, Sept. 20, 9 p. m.—Announce- 5 ». | ment was made tonight that the Brit- stearder h Forden had been sunk. The crew was landed. “The Horden was a vessel of 1,434 tons. She was ouilt in 1906 and was owned by the Burnett €. S. company of Newcestle. ARMY OF 500,000 WOULD \ COST $700,000,000 A YEAR Representative Hay Does Not Favor Compulsory Military Service. ~ New York, Sept. 20.—A statement by Representative ames Hay of Vir- {mh chummr:}nyn of the llmufi gohmm“- ee on ’flnm. n which he ex- pressed the belief that congress would not favorably consider any legislation looking to compulsory military service was given out here tonight by the Na- tional Security league. The league an- nounced that Mr. Hay's views were cbtained by a representative of that|), organization in Wi tog and made public !ol‘;‘::e first !‘{Te the ques- tion of a uate military gued.nen had recently been I‘".AWJ“ roughout the country. Chairman Hay is quoted 8y the league as saying he will be guided in large measure *“I the president's views, because I believe he is broad enough to consider interests of the entire people and enough to sub- mit plans which .wi efficient with- out adding too to our burden i st 91,000, “With a army of 91,000, as now enuau'q‘;"‘ Hay says, it $120,000,000 a year, Mflh of the army of 120,060, ¥n addition to the pay of the national guard, would cost $140,000,000, An army of 500,000, which some people advocate,” he said, “would mean an ex- pense to the government of $700,000,000 _— EXTENSIVE EARTH SLIDES Game Abundant } SUFFERED NO HARDSHIP Has Finished Mapping West Coast of Patrick’s Island—Announces He Will Continue Work of Exploring New Territory—Official Report Received by Canadian Minister of Naval Af- fairs. Ottawa, Ont.,, Sept. 20.—An official report from Vilhjalmar Stefansson, the explorer, that he had discovered new land in the northern waters of Cana- da reached the minister of naval af- fairs here today in a message from Nome. ’ The official report confirms the re- port made at Nome three days ago that Stefansson had digcovered new Described His Journey. Stefansson’s report briefly describes his journey in the north, announces the discovery of new land and states that on August 23 he sailed from Herschel Island in the Polar Bear, which he chartered to establish a base on Prince Patrick Island. From this point, he announces, he will continue the work of exploring the newly dis- covered land. Regarding the dis- covery and his plans, Stefansson wires the Canadian government: “Landed sonth end Prince Patrick Island, June 1st, 1915. Proceeded nortb, finished mapping west coast Patrick Island. Land of Considerable Size. “June 18 discovered new land of considerable size but unknown size near 78 degrees north, 117 degrees west. Followed coast nouth, southeast by east three days. Total demonstra- ble extent coast over one hundred miles, nearly straight line. * Land in to Armenian Race PLEA THAT AMERICA TRY TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER BY VISCOUNT BRYCE Says Men of Military Age Are Being Killed, the Younger Women Seized for Turkish Harems—Old Men, Wo- men and Children Driven Into the Deserts or Drowned—Horrible of Turkish Barbarity. London, Sept. 20, 5:38 p. m.—Vis- count Bryce, formerly ambassador to the United States, has sent to The Associated Press a plea that America try to stop the slaughter of Armeni- an: s, “The civilized world,” he says in his plea, “especially America, ought - to “Condensed Telegrams Forces of General Villa have evac- uated Torreon. Tum now has more than as 2,000,000 g B President Jimi of San Domi 1s seriously fll nt":mo Domingo ct‘t'y.. — Xy Mmmuewm: Chicago. - Residents of France turn in about 60,000,000 francs in - gold weekly in exchange for paper money. Carrying 627 the Line St. Louls, lverpool. Amer- fcan steamer from New York for Lk sailed " Htaly and France will ask Belgium ana o join in a trade war on Germany after peace is declared. I‘I'w a parachute desecent at Jonesville, & A ten cent. increase in the wages of mh&.'uu and toolmakers was an- nounced by the Acme Wire . Co. of New Haven. Arra ents are nearly completed for the business men's military train- camp to be held at Fort Hamil- Statement Issued byJ.F.J. Achibalg DENIES THAT HE" TO CONNIVEL BREAK NEUTRALITY X\ ALL WAS DONE OPENLY Declares Hundreds of Persons Wen About When Dr. Dumba’s Letter Was Given to Him, and That He Had Absolutely No Knowledge o Its Contents—Merely Accommodatec Austrian Ambassador. New York,' Sept. 20—James F. J Archibaid, the American corresponden! who carried a message from minister, which led to a request from the United States for the ambassador’s know what horrors have' been passing in Asiatic Turkey during the last few months, for if anything can stop the destroying hand of the Turkish gov- ernment it will be an expression of the opinion of neutral nations, chief- ly the judgment of humane America. Relentiess Cruelty. “Soon after war broke out between ‘Turkey and the allies,” continues the viscount, “the Turkish government formed and since has been carrying out with relentless cruelty, a plan for extirpating Christianity by killing off Christians of the Armenlan race. Accounts from different sources agree | that over the whole of eastern and northern Asia Minor and Armenia the Cristian population is erately exterminated, the men of mil- itary age being killed and the young- er women seized for Turkish harems, compelled to become Mohammedans and kept with children in virtual slavery. Old People Driven Into the Deserts men, men and children have being delib- | Garri “The rest of the inhabintant: o\a:e:n!bmu‘m pog ol ton, N. Y., in October. Alexander Moissi, 2 popular actor of Berlin, who joined the Germa: as an aviation lieutenant, captured by the French. While ging trenches In the forest of Champeroux, French soldiers dis- covered a hoard of old French of the early 17th century. Sir Oliver Lodge of London, was notified of the death of his son, Ray- mond, aged 26, who was killed in the fighting at the elles. Secretary Tumulty denied that Pres- dent Wilson and Secretary of War son are in_disagreement on the subject of national defense. Oct. 1, employes of the inni Sl:r.lsn.rd il Co.,, of Ohio will work eight hours instead of nine a day. Thelr pay will not be reduced. More than 150 strike-breakers were by the New recall, issued a statement here tonight in which he denied that he had con- nived in any way to break the neutral. ity laws of the United States or wasr an official despatch bearer. The request for Dr. Dumba’s recall was made after the ambassador’s letter was seized by British authorities wher Archibald was intercepted at Falmouth, Consulted Lawyer. On his return here today aboard the steamship Rotterdam, Archibald de- clined to discuss the affair until he had consulted his lawyer and had acquaint- ed himself. as he explained, “with what had been sald in this counmtry.” Having conferred with his attorney. Archibald issued a formal statement. Letters Given Openly. “Dr. Dumba’s letter,” said Archibald, ‘'was given to me most openly at the steamer’s gangplank just before sail- ing. Hundreds of persons wers about and there was not the slightest sug- gestion of secrecy. Of its contents 1 had absolutely no knowledge. I sup- posed, of course, that it simply referred IN THE PANAMA CANAL. Probably, Will Tie Up the Waterway for'at Least Ten Days. ‘Washington, Sept. 20. — The earth slides In the Panama canal near Gold Hill are much more extensive than was at first reported and probgbly will tle up the waterway for at least ten days. This -despatch was received today by the war department from the acting governor of canal on; terday- tife” ng of the channel si A = ober. Movement now has stopped. At lfeast tén days will be necessary to open the canal, S| Is are 800 feet long and at the worst point there is culy séven feet of water with an island 30 nel, 3 “Not possible to work on the ob- struction with large dredges until a channel ‘to float them is cut through with Belgian ladder dredges without further movement. This should be done in three days. Suggest shipping agencies be advised to consult with Wastington office of the Panama canal before ships leave'their ports.” BAKER’S DAUGHTER OF 14 MAKES BREAD FOR VILLAGE. pdartadiniy Only Baker of Exodun, France, Was Calied $o the Colors. Paris, Sept, 3 , the only baker in the villige of Exodun, depart- ment of Deux-Sevres, being called to the colors, the village is-without bread. Then Madeleine Daniau, the baker's daughter, a slight miss ‘of 14, lit the bakery furnace and with the help of her brother of 10 tried to make bread. After several failures, she succeeded to the satisfaction of the villagers and surrounding farm people, and now for many months she has been working from 4 o'clock in the morning until late in the day baking bread for the popu- lation. : President Poincare has written let- ters o both children. He compliments the girl upon her good humor, courage and industry and confers upon her the Cross of Lorraine. He calls the boy his “young friend” and assures him he will-grow up to be a valiant soldier. eet’ wide in the middle of the chan- GEORGE M. CURTIS LEFT $3,000 TO HIS CHAUFFEUR. Will of Late Treasurer of International Silver Company. Meriden, Conu., Sept. 20.—The will of George Munson Curtis, late treasurer of 'the International Silver company, was filed in probate court today, The will. which was drawn June 7, 1913, is very brief, Mr. Curtis making three bequests in disposing of his es- tate, approximating one-half million dollars. To Julius Meister, a chauffeur who has been in his employ for the past 20 years, he leaves $3,000. . To his only daughter, Agnes M. Cur. tis, he bequeaths outright one-half of bis estate, while to his widow, Sophie M. Curtis, he gives the life use and income of the other half. At Mrs. Cur- tis’ death her share will go to his daughter, according to the terms of the will. —_— Movements of Steamships. i Glasgow, Sept, 17.—Arrived, st Sardinian, Montreal. ° v | Genoa, Sept. 19.—Arrived, steamer Naples, 'Sept. 20.—Arrived, steamer Napoli, New York. Rotterdam. Sept. 18.—Sailed, steamer Nieuw erdam, New York. London. Sept. 18.—Sailed, steamer Pomeranian, Montreal, Bordeaus, Sej t.rk Sailed, steamer ork. "pool , Sept. 20.—Arrive steams Now. Xer 5 19. — Arrivi York. % parts rugged. Game abundant. No Accident or Hardship. tarted south Junme 22, reached Chronometers Bay of Mercy, July 14 to 20, crossed Banks Island diagonal- ly with dog packs. Reached home (schoomer Mary Sachs ten miles southeast of Killett) August No accident or hardship on trip. Steffnsson reports the arrival of the Polur. Bear at Killett, August 11. He chartered the the only chance of attaining ed- northerly base to t supplies from Herschel Island and and them at furthest attainable north, Stefansson’s report concludes follows: “Sail from Herschel tomorrow (Au- gust 23, 1915) with first adequate out- ) MUNITIONS NOT ALLOWED TO BLOCK BIG CREDIT LOAN Consensus of Opinion of Those Close Touch with Negotiations. New York, Sept. 20.—Munitions of war will not be allow to block the proposed big credit loan to Great Bri- tain and France: nor will the 3600, 000.000 or $800,000,000 to be secured. b locked up at once in a New Yorl treasury chest, according to a com- sensus of opinion today of those in cloge touch with negotiations for rais- ins the money. It would be absurd,” said banker who has been in almost daily confer- ence with the commission, “to’ assumo that the whole problem of stablizing exchange and thus providing for con- tinuance of all American exports will be halted over a discussion. as to whether a credit loan should be made available for munitions payments. The big thing is to stabilize the exchange; then the matter of paying for muni- tions automatically takes care of it- el Exports of munitions, it was esti- mated. constitute considerably 1o than 25 per cent. of the total value of American shipments to Great Britain and France. Leaving them out of cal- culations, if provision be made for the shipment of sqil products and the chief manufacturgd articles, exchange will, in the opinion of bankers, become sta- bilized. It would not then be difficult to find a method of paying for muni- tions, if it were absolutely necessary to adopt a different method, it is be- lieved. 1@ or American securities, cr both, or even some other method of payment could be arranged. NO WORD FROM VIENNA ABOUT ACTION ON DUMBA Matter Was the Subject of a Con- ference at White House. ‘Washington, Sept. 20.—President Wilson and Acting Secretary Polk of the State department held a long con- ference at the White House tonight regarding the status of Dr. Constan- tin T. Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador, whose recall has been requested, the Mexican problem and other international questions. The state department has not yet received word from Vienpa as to what action will be taken regarding Dr. Dumba, though it has been learned unofficially that the ambassador plans to leave the United States Septem- ber 28. It was indicated definitely again tonight that while officials were displeased with the letter of Dr. Dume | ba to Secretary Lansing complaining he had been treated unfairly, was no intention of handing tfie am- bassador his passports. State de- partment officials have started an in- vestigation, however, to establish just how this letter became public in New York and if it develops that Dr. iba himself gave it out, some way of showing displeasure of the American t may be found. GEN. BLANCO IS HELD - PRISONER BY OBREGON Former President Gutierrez of Mexico Has “Surrendered.” . San Antonio, Texts, Sept. 20.—Gen- eral Lucio Blanco has been captured d ls riow beld a prisonier in jail by driven under convoy of Turkish sol- diers into unhealthy parts of Asia deserts between Syria and the unhealthy parts of Asia Minor, some to the deserts between Syria and the Euphrates. Many die or are murdered en route ana dll perish sooner or later. Drowned Men, Women and Children “In Trebizond City, where the Ar- menians number over 10,000, orders came from Constantinople to secize all Armenians. Troops hunted them, drove them to the shore, took them to ses, threw them overboard and drown- ed them all, men, women and children. This was seen and describéll by the Italian consul. Roads Strewn With Corpses. “Some in the .country escaped -by professing to accept Islam and a quarter -of a million escaped over the Russlan frontier, but, perhaps half a million were siaughtered or deported and those deported are fast dying from fll-treatment, disease or starva- tion. The roads and the hillsides are strewn with corpses of innocent peasants. ‘We can all try to send aid to the miserable refugees now in Russian territory; but what man can stop the massacres? Not the allied powers at war with Turkey. Only one power can take action for that purpose. It is Germany. Would not the expression of American public opinion, voleing the conscience of neutral nation: ernment ? —— USED CARGO OF OIL TO CALM TERRIFIC SEAS. Its Use Prevented Loss of the Ameri- can Bark Windrush. New York, Sept ‘The American bark Windrush, from Beunos Aires for New York, used part of her cargo of linseed to calm the terrific seas en- countered in latitude 31.41 morth, lon- gitude 65.55 west during a hurricane. Captain Roberts, on the arrival of his ship in port today, reported that the use of the linseed alone prevented the loss of the Windrush, which was in peril from the storm for five days. As it was, the ship came through the hurricane with hardly a scratch. MERIDEN SILVER WORKERS MAKE HEAVY DEMANDS Eight Hour Day, 25 Per Cent. Wage Increase and Recognition of Union. Meriden, Conn., Sept. 20.—The sil- ver workers of this city will demand an eight hour day, a 25 per cent. in- crease in wages in all the Gepartments, recognition of the newly organized union, which already numbers nearly 2,000 and time and a half for over- time. Committees to present these demands to the officials of the Inter- national Silver company and the Man- ning company were elected at a union meeting tenight. AN OLD PHILADELPHIA HOTEL SOLD BY SHERIFF Continental, Famous Hostelry During Civil War Days. Philadelphia, Sept. 20—The Con- tinental hotel, one of the oldest and amonz the most famous hotels of the country in Civil war days, was sold by the sheriff today to an attorney representing undisclosed interests. The purchase price was $1,121,560. Many noted guests, Presi- The dent Grant and the Prince of Wales, |and made the Continental their headquar- ters while visiting Philadelphia 1n years gone b MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION PROPOSED To be Considered by Supreme Coun- cil in Session at Boston. Boston, Sept. 20.—Definite action on the. establishment of a great Masonic charitable foundation In the United is expected to be taken at the 1084 annual session of the Supreme Councll, Scottish Rite, which will York. New Haven & Hartford R. R., to replace striking freight handlers. Baron von Bissing, a British subject, and half brother to the German mili- tary governor of Belgium, was ordered intearned by the British government. Dr. Susan Pi one of the fam- ous Indian women of America, and one of the best-known physicians in N braska, died at her home at Walthill, The Navy collier Jupiter picked up pleces of wreckage b‘uwg‘:"o be from the missing United t steamer Marowjine, off the southern coast of Mexico. Lieut. Waiter R. Taliaferro, a mili- tary aviator, remained in the air nine hours and forty-eight minutes at San Diego, making a new American sus- tained flight record. - While attempting to board a Stan- dard Oil tank steamer from a small boat during a storm, James H. Van Pet, one of the oldest Sandy Hook pilots, was drowned. British military authorities In Lon- don_have decided to forbld “treating” in clubs, restaurants, or saloons. Any person paying for another's drink is liable to punishment. i Hito, a Japanese aviator re- civing instruction in flying a mono- plane at the Mineola. L. I, aviation fleld, fell 200 feet without injury, al- though his machine was wrecked. The Army and Navy Union in con- vention at Atlantic City decided to authorize all its garrisons to form auxiliary commands as a reserve force to be called upon in case of war. German military authorities at Ber- lin extended the increase in bread rations which was granted some time ago to the laboring classes to other portions of the civilian population. Prof. Gerlach speaking before the German Agricultural Society at Ber- lin declared that German farmers can find a substitute for Chillan nitrate of soda in ammonia and syanimide. All Germans up to the age of 35 who are living in Denmark were called to the German colors. Naturalization was refused to man yof them by the aDnish government on the grounds of neutrality. London's police commissioner has advised residents of Londtn to re- main indoors in case of another Zep- pelin raid, and to keep on hand sup- piles of/ water and sand to fight in- cendiary fires. Captain Roger Francis Draper whose, wife was Miss Anna L. Gardiner, a Boston society girl, died of wounds re- ceived at the Dardanelles. Mrs. Drap- er is aiding in relief work for the wounded, in London Speaking before the Norfolk Cham- ber of Agriculture at rwich, Eng- Jand, Lord Selbourne, president of the British Board of Agriculture, urged farmers to hire women as hands, and pay them fair wages. Dr. Joseph A. Blake, a well known New York physician, resigned his po- sition as head of the erican Ambu- Many Austrian and German officers soldiers dressed through Rumania, bound for ey. As a result of this, only non- combatants who can be identified are allowed to travel Rumania. to my work. I feel that the very open manner in which the letter was given me shows that Dr. Dumba had no in- | tention of using me or my passport as a shield for the transmission of any improper letters. Did Not Violate Passport. “I did not comsclously break either the spirit or the letter of my passport or of any law, but merely did what every traveler crossing the ocean does, by -carrying notes or smail pagkages.as an accommodation to friends, just as ] di@ when I returned from Germany when I carried Am| T did it as a matter of D, pre- cisely as I carried the letters in this case.” Letters of Recommendation, Archibald stated that before leavin, for belligerent territéry “to do feiq work with armies engaged in the war” he sought letters of imtroduction and recommendation. These letters, most of wkich were in German, he said. were deilvered to him at his hote! in New York. “Feeling that there might be a strong anti-American sentiment in Germany, Archibald declared, “and not knowing to what extent that might inconv ience those traveling with me, I ask: Prince Hatzfeldt to prern me an open letter stating that I was trfendly to their cause.” CERTAIN HESPERIAN WAS NOT SUNK BY SUBMARINE German Admiralty Cenvinced It Col- lided With a Floating, Non-Ger- man Mine. Berlin. Via London, Sept. 20, p. m.—The German admiralty is now absolutely certain that the Allan Line steamer Hesperian was not destroyed by a German submarine. Under the under-water boats which were out at the time of e disaster have now returned to their bases the Associated Press is authoritatively informed, and it is stated that none of them tor- pedoed the steamer. On the contrary it is said that the admiralty is convinced the disaster ‘Wwas due to a floating, non-German mine. As confirmation of the admir- alty belief it is pointed out that a mine painted green and white and which its is declared was not a Ger- man mine, was driven ashore a few days ago on the coast of Ireland in the vicinity where the Hesperian was blown up. ATHINAI BURNED AT SEA; ONLY ONE LIFE LOST 469 Passengers and Crew Taken Off In Safety. Halifax, N. S, September 20. life, according to a message receiv- ed by the Marine Department today. The steamer Tuscania rescued 403 of the as civilians have | a