Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 29, 1915, Page 1

x‘ severe onlo-l whlch %‘ dergone. "HVC NOt Y't Amplishnd mlpc‘l of. Breakmg CONDITIONS ON MEXICAN % i migh the German Lines HAVE m POSITION BY GAINING HIL meWilnhfleyelgDommte&eGumLmuof Communication — Battle in Champagne is Over a e Colonel” Blockeom, 'Flftemmm.ndflnfimd:hewmnn Two 'Miles of the Railway Which Has Been so Useful to Teu- _tons in Moving. 'Ei.’u and Supplies to Threatened Pmnb—FuHMudulVonHmdunbwg Has Resumed His Effort to Reach Dvinsk—Montenegro is Taking a : Hand in the Attack on the Central Powers, ndon, Sept. 0 Lo p‘sne the French -are agmckuxs Gennnn line of (rencha: tn.nd are further .progress, but seem- ngthe allies’ offensive movement Tot being carried on with the same petuosity that characterized the t two days. of the operations. e successes won are recognized as. important, but the main object ch is to break through the Ger- h Ilne-. has not vet been accomp- = Allin HM Improved Positions. !oth the’ British and French have ved theér podlionct by In hills an ‘rom % % can dominate the German gobmmunication east; while the British m m-;mg secure their ¥'a great diverg- irman and French ,regard to the Ve in the Ar- this is described by & eay it is a mincr one, ifilwove the situation and ‘ha desired gesult has been c-gk‘m. of Fighting 'in Russia. has been no cessation of . the Russian front. From to Galicla the armies are every inch of ground und irate battles are in Field Marshal Von Hinden- jumed his effort to reach town has been denied .many times. The Germans that the Russians have been from two successive ‘lines of to: the' southwest .of Dvinsk. pt for Field Marshal Von ickensen, who is held in the Pri- marshés, all the gen- rals report advances, even General n Linsingen, whose _army was l er roughly hndled by the Russians Volhynia, having, with the aid of -utn: reinforcements, been able t t&.‘ the initiative again. In addi- to recapturing Lutsk he .has the Styr tiver below that fortress. 2 ¢ .In ‘ Galicia .the Russian General off is still holding the -Austrians “and is himself gaining ground. Mmgn Attack' Austrians. ntenegro, the smallest of the al- nations, is taking a hand in the attack on the central powers. hn ‘launched an’ energetic of- the same wil offe brought back a few days ago from the Russian- front, “In Cham] likewise new pro- gress has been realized, particularly to' the north of Massiges, where we have made an additional eight hun- dred _prisoners. “The enenw has directed our trenches the Argonne a violent bombu’dlllnL to vmeg. v;;;‘ have effi- ca.clou»!r rep but he attempt- no ma;g;" action. 'E with grenades have led us g regain some parts of where the ememy had imself since yesterday. ‘been intermittent can- the Forest of Le Pretre novaing i yegion of the Ban De Sapt.” FIRE m; EXPLOSION ON "~ ITALIAN BATTLESHIP. urely Accidental—Rear Admiral Ru- bindevervin Among the Dead. Paris, Sept. 28, 10.15 p, m.—A des- putch tu the Havas agency from Rrin- "A firfl which ‘was - followed b’ ln axploqlpn hu wcu on board 'the gpeflm” M. at . The battieship Benedetto a vessel of ;uflm ana !n e times carried a tomplement. men. She was® comn)eted in ml at & <ost of $5,750,000. ‘The b;mes:hlp. pre-dreadnought . class, 12-ineh, fouri $-in¢h and 12" 6-inch guns, 20 12-pounders, ‘two 1-pounders and two Maxims. She also was armed with four torpedo tubes. The vessel had:-a speed of about 20 12 knots. Rear Admiral Baron Ernesto Rubin De Cervin was in command of the Vessel. KING OF SPAIN HAS OFFERED POPE RESIDENCE Should Pentiff Decide to Leave Rome —No Intention of Doing So. Rome, via Paris, Sept. 28, 9.47 p. m. —The king of Spain last May offered the Escurial p part of the mon- astery . of San Lorenzo, near Madrid. to Pope Benedict as a residence should the pontiff decide to leave Italy. The Vatican now announces that, though grateful to the King i the Spanish episcopacy for this offer, the pontiff has no intention ef leaving Rome. This, it is added, could happen only under circumstances which have been foreseen and carefully studied by a special commission of cardinals ap- pointed by Pove Leo 25 years ago, when it was established how the de- parture of-the pope from Rome and Ttaly should occur, if the safety of his person and the liberty of his ministry were threatened. FRENCH SENATE VOTES ! $1,248,000,C00 FOR DEFENSE For the Last Three Months of This Year. Paris, Sept. 28, 10.17 p. m.—The sen- ate today passed the b\ll already ap- proved by the chamber protiding the sum of 6,240,000 francs ($1,248,000,000) .-{for national defense for the last three ‘While saying that assured the powers that she lve intentions against ne hhorhood states, Sir Edward k cecasion to warn that £ - aggression wouyld ‘the assistance of any friend allles attacked the whole power ’Brlfllh empire. uug.m with swhich ._the ‘the “call” tq erpd in London n‘ muu affect - the o,io p. m—The on the west- months of this year. During the discussion of the bill, the minister of finance, M. Ribot, said: “We are pre-occupied with England in obtaining a_certain stability of ne- gotiations with America, which’ will permit us to improve-the situation as to exchange and I do not doubt that Amerca will give evidence in real form of its unquestioned sympathy.” FREEZING WEATHER TODAY IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND | Easterly Gal “Reported from New Or- #leans Pensacola Fla. ‘Washington, Sept.. 28.—Freezing weather in northern New England to- morrow. and heavy frosts along the Great Lakes, the upper Ohio valley, and the Atlantic. coast north of Mary- land, - were. predicted tonight by the weather man. The lowest temperature reported. today was at New Lisbon, N. J., where the thermometer regis- tered five degrees below freezing. The tropical storm which has been raging during the last two days in the South. Atlantic, tonight was central off the mouth of the Mississippi river and moving northward. Easterly gales :ero repon;fl' from New Orieans to e Movements of Steamships. BORDER MORE ACUT —— A Bdmry of Mountain Artillery Sent b to Pmm a Raid. Wuhln‘ton, SepL 28.—Conditions the Mexican border —in the Bromvmu district again have become acute, according to messages to the war department today from m General Funston, and a. battery of has been dispatch- greso, Texas, to prevent a raid by 500 bandits who threaten to into American territory. in command : e troops near Progreso, report through General Funston that the ban- dits seemed to constitute an independ- ent band. “If Carranza does not stop gc bands,” telegraphed - Colonel -Block- som. “T believe we shall be compelled to_follow them across. Secretary Garrison said he inter- preted the colonel's telegram to mean Colonel David 4. Palmer in Introdue- ing President Told Him That the Veterans Stood Behind Him in His Foreign Policy. * . lnmn\gnllln' for uplift of mankind the 'm. ever seen might not be impa Scenesof Patriotic Fervor. The president spoke amid scenes of patriof fevor the crowded con- the old cen- that if conditions did not improve he|s would find it necessary to recommend | C that American troops be permitted to pursue attacking forces along the international line whenever new to_deal with them. Information placed in the hands of the department of justice by T. R. Bel- train, Carranza comsul at San An!.oninl Texas, bears cut to an extent Colonel Blocksom’s report that _the bandits seem independent of Carranza control. Mr. Beltrain «vntemds that former fol- lowers of Jesus®Flores Magon, leader. of a socialist movement in Lower Cal- ifornia. have organized on the border and are working surresetitiously to foment trouble betwéen the United States and Mexico. | ‘There are intimations that outside influneces are supplying funds for the alleged plot and departent of jus- tice officials have hegun an investiga- tion. Oficials here thing the Car- ranza authorities themselves are not aware of the extent to which the al- leged intrigues have been carried and are hoping 1elief for the situation will come through vigorous measures by the Carranza commanders. DECISION AGAINST KELLOGG TOASTED CORN FLAKES CO. Permanently Enjoined from Fixing Resale Price of Its Products. Detroit, Sept. 28.—The Kellogg ‘'oasted Corn Flakes company of Bat- te. ka is permanently enjoined from flrlw,.on its W-cP- States district court government's M:;-u trust suit Bhly pertant because it establishes tproee- dent against the fixing of resale prices on food products. - The government brought suit aganist the Kellogg company in December, 1912, alleging the defendants had no lexal authority fix the resale price of their nronertz' or to suggest or ‘warn jobbers that if they refused to carry out the fixed price agreement they would be cut off from further supply of toasted corn flakes. The defendants contended they were not violating the law, inasmuch as the notice to jobbers concerning the resale price was printéd on a cartonm, containing the product which had been patented with the notice thereon. The patent. they cJaimed, made it legal for them to ndle their product in that way. According to the decree, however, the company is not only permanently enjoined from fixing the' resale price, but it must also refrain from using on its cartons or boxes the notice concerning the fixed prices. ANNUAL MEETING STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. L. H. Healey Reelected Secrstary—E. E. Brown, Pomfret, on Executive Committce. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 28.—At the annual meeting of the state board of agriculture today it was voted to ask the state civil service commission to exampt the board from the civil ser- vies law. These officers were elected: Vice president, J. Arthur Sherwood, Easton: secreta L. Healey, ‘Woodstock; treasurer, C. A. Thompsbn, Melrose; executive committee, N. H. Brewer, East Hartford; Everett E. Browr. Pomfret; Fernagpdo Wheeler, Stonington. Cliffifton 1. Stoddard of Woodbridge was reelected a trustee of the Con- nectient Agricultural college, and Wil- son H. Lee of New Haven a member of the board of control of the experi- ment station in New Haven. -The salary of the secretary ‘was fixed at 31, a year. The treasurer report- ed $100 on hand PLANNING COMMISSION TQ EXTERMINATE MOSQUITOES, Composed of Officials of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. New York, Sept. 28.—A plan to form |an interstate commission to exterm- inate mosquitoes was anncunced to- night by Commiesioner S. S. Goldwa- ter of the department of heaith. New York city as a nucleus, the com- missioner plans to interest town county and state officials .of Connecticut, New Jersev and this state in his campaign. Dr Rupert Blue, chief of the United States blic_health service at Wash. ington, has offered to aid the commis: sion. EX-SENATOR MARTIN PIERSON GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. Pleaded Guilty and Was Fined $500— Auto Killed Boy. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 28.—Ex. State Senator Martin Pierson of Bris- tol, whose automobile killed 3 year old ,‘y‘,fi“"“" Doolittle in North Haven last v, ln\m- criminal superior x:mm today Judge Bennett fined him $500. .Spnh Orders Shrapnel Fuses. him amid thundrous cheering and in- forrled him that the ‘Vveterans stood (Continued on Page Three) DEATH LIST AT ADMORE NOW PLACED AT 44 —_— And Total Property Damage at Half a Million Dollars. Admore, Okla., Sept. 28.—Officials of the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe railway may be charged with criminal negligence in connection with the ex- plosian and ‘which caused the wrecking of ‘business district of Admore and the death of forty-four persons here yesterday. This an- nouncement was made in a statement issued tonight by Russell Brown, city attorney of Admore. Investigation with a view to fixing blame for the disaster will begun tomorrow by the munidipal authorities. An official list issued by the police late today placed the number of dead at 44 and the to- tal property damage at half a million dollars. Early officlal statements had placed the number of victims at 55. This dis- crepancy was explained tonight by the fact that several persons previously reported dead were found in hospitals or in their homes after a close police check with the physiclans. ip orisachen by the. dsath of Ola “the MeClurg, u(gun nld. of Admore, ul boy, and the finding of the lu ° flvo ghttmoen, |PRATT & WHITNEY EWMPLOYES VOT! UNANIMOUSLY TO STRIKE w--n Eight Hour Day, With Extra Pay for Overtime and Holidays. Hartford, Conn.‘ Sept. 28.—Em. ed_unanimously to go on strike at 11 “o'clock tomorrow morning. The vote to strike came after a committee of members of the ma- chinists, named last night to present the demands to Works Manager B. M. W. Hanson, had reported that Mr. Hanson had declined to discuss their demands with them. The demands, decided upon last night, were for an eight hour day at no reduction in the present nine hour wage schedule, time and ome-half for overtime; double pay for Sundays and holidays and the re- instatement of two men who were al- leged to have been discharged for Joining the union. About 1,000 were at_the meeting. The Praft & Whitney factory, a branch of Niles-Bement-Pond of New York, employes Ibout 3,200 men. GIRL FIGHTS PlsTOL DUEI. WITH TWO MEXICAN BANDITS. Was Wounded in the Forearm, But Drove Off the Outlaws. Brownsville, Tex. Sept. 28.—Near Harlington last night Miss Grace Car- ter fought a pistol duel with two Mex- ican bandits. Miss Carter was wound- ed in the torelrul. but drove off the Mexicans. ~ Miss Carter was at home with her mother and last evening went out of the house for water, taking a ‘“six- shooter” for protection. Some distance away two Mexicans open fire on her. Miss Carter fired three times and the Mexicans mounted their horses and galloped away. The attack was at- tribaited to the fact that a relative of Miss Carter about two weeks ago was in a party of deputies and posse of men which killed a Mexican. With | i1 MEXICANS EXHIBIT HEAD OF U. S. SOLDIER AS TROPHY. ard Johnson, Who Has ng Since Friday. Private Been M Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 28. — The head of Private Richard J. Johnson, U. 8. cavalryman, who has been miss- ing since last Friday's ' battle near Progreso, has been exhibited as a tro- phy on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, according to a statement made ton! exican prisoner cording to .a report which reached here. The officers admitted that they ‘were holding the Mexican in connection with the disappearancé of the soldier, but declined to confirm’ the report. ENTRANCE TO CARDIFF HAS BEEN PROHIBITED. Owing to the Probable Presence in Vi- nity of German Submarines. ‘Washington, Sept. 28.—Navigation in pleaded guilty of manslaughter | Thig ISSUE TO BE FOR FIVE YEARS AT FIVE PER CENT. - ON GOVERNMENT BONDS Bonds Will be Issusd to the Public |Porte. at 98, to Syndicate st 96—Denomi- nations as Low as $100 and Payable in Instaliments. New York, Sept. 28.—The agreement between the Anglo-French financial commission and the American bankers with .whom they have been conferring over the proposed credit loan to Great Britain and France has resuited in the formation of a definite p ficially announced here lomt, for the establishment of a $500,000,000 Jointly and nv-nnt by the two na- tions, ma ‘which the big loan will be a first len. May Pay by lmllmlfl. The bonds will be issued to the pub- lic at 98, thus ylel approximately 5 1-2 per cect. to the vestor, and to the nation-wide syndicate of banks, which will subscribe to the loan at 96. large group of American bankers and financial houses.” The bonds will be issued in denominations as low as $100. and subscribers thereto may pay for them by Installment. t maturl® these bonds will be re- payable in cash or convertible into 4 1-2 per cent. Jjoint Anglo-French bonds redeemable from 10 to 20 years thereafter by the two governments Jointly and severally, Sir Henry Bfiblmn Bmith, a mem- ber of the commission, made public the announcement. Sir Henry sald that an identical statement would be made public " tonight Chicago by Lord Reading, chairman of the com- mission, who, with three other mem- bers, is conlorrln‘ with western bank- ers there. CHICAGO BANKERS CHEER ANNOUNCEMENT OF LOAN Made at Binquet by Loard Reading, Chairman of Commission. Chicago, Sept, 28—Cheers from scores of Chicago's foremost hn.nkm and business men ng, b Anglo- hmh commission, who, with three other members of the body, ar- rived today. The other visiting com- missioners, who will return to New York tomorrow, are Sir Edward H. Holden, Basil Blackett and M. Ernest !fimu'. Yl}h cm came :homn W. Lamont, of company. During the day Mrrmnont explain- ed detalis of the loan to virtually every banker in the city and to representa- tives of bond houses. Tonight he ex- pressed the opinion that the bonds would be hospitably received here. BENCH WARRANTS ISSUED IN THE EASTLAND CASE Eight Indicted as Responsible Capsizing of Steamer. Chicago, Sept. 28.—Bench warrants for the arrest of eight men named in federal indictments as being respon- sible for the capsizing of the excursion steamer Eastland with the resultant loss of 812 lives were issued today in the criminal department of the office of the clerk of the United States dis- trict court for the Chicago district. The warrants were placed in the hands of the United States marshal United States Attorney Clyne an- nounced that Martin Flatow, excur- =lon agent of the Chicago, St. Joseph Steamship company, and Charles Las- ser, wazichman for the steamship com- pany, Were questioned by him today. Mr. Clyne refused to disclose the in- formation given here. An investiga- tion intd charges th: the FEastland was sunk by dangero projections on the botto mof_ the river, has been in progress for sbme time. The grand jury is expected to re- turn further indictments tomorrow in connection with the fixing of respon- sibility for the overturning of the Eastland. for RIOT CALLS IN CHICAGO GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE But ‘No lnrioulb—bwiu' Qccurred— 25,000 Now Out. Chicago, Sept. 28—A score of' riot calls, which resulted in as many ar- rests, but failed to develop into se- rious disorder, marked the second day of the strike of the Chicago garment workers. Union leaders clalmed that' nearly 25,000 were out and that ‘this number 'm’ld be increased to close to 35,000 by'noon tomorrow, but man- agers of some of the leading talloring and clothing establishments of “the city declared-that not more than 2,000 had quit work and that they had al- most this many applicants for- the Places left vacant. Vllnl— sorvics betwesn L. and Europe was -w OlrJd- Fi in-chief of the mm‘“’*m“'fl‘fla"“mm Tmmvc—dn mbyonmtar m‘:‘m Emperor Wlllh- intends to his headquarters to Luxem! of Thofimhw-dnolinm. United SMASHED HOLE IN HER Twe FEET ABOVE WATER LINE ER NOT DAMAGELD Lightship Asked for Assistance, Bu‘ it Was Not Needed—Cause of Ac- cident Unknown. States for women only will open at|¥ard Cambridge, )l.-., next month. Elwnn hinh‘& of prisoners lrfl\r.d at Bourget, France, and were distrib- uted among various detention camps. Atticles of incorporation were filed w‘uum&mdfi by the Mneo .!.fl eam: Ky 3 ship company, capi! The steam barge Arabian, from xamrul. was driven ashore near Wil- m . by a gale and abandoned by King Fr‘d‘flck August of Saxony invited Chancellor von Bethmann. Hollweg to be his guest at his cllfl. at Dresden. One hundred and twe: ent up in the ouuun.moyl w?lrhln a lemmonstration of joy over the victory of the allies. The_Polish viotims' relief fund in New York received “:.“. from San Francisco, total amount up to $103,005. A large number of Turks subscribed $500,000 to the German war loan. Most of the sul ons were small amounts. led from 1 for New R A Ty trouble. Louis Abruu‘. -mry of the Ha- "llln company of Homolulu, mtdt!l.m g Polige at Buffalo were asked to look for W charged with the embez- |in W Auto trucks, val ed at uumm have been shi ol pped France from flu bnlled States -lm the war began. _An item in the budget the French chamber of vides for an expenditure of lfll‘ free tobacco for the army. Pmid'm Wilson signed an order $15,000, m for i Mayfiower and a naval tug. which were tied up at the Charlestown yard, were sent 1o her. life savers, six of the collision, also set out in their motor boat to lend help to the crew of the lightship in effecting temporary repairs. Weather Clear, Sea Moderate. The weather was clear with a mod- erate sea and it was believed that in th, prevalling conditions the vessel which .protects the outer entrance of the harbor would be able to remain on her station until a relief ship could take her place. The cause of the accldent Was not given in the Mdio messages that told of the collision. FREIGHT STEAMER I3ABEL STRUCK SUBMERGED ROCK in Long lsland Sound Off Cow Buoy— Sank in Ten Minutsa, Stamford, Comn, Sept. 28.—The mn(mmx’bmm New York and South Norwalk, struck bmerged wreck or a rock either 2 sul Long sound off Cow Buooy tonight and sank in ten minutes. Six closing the government, departments . today, when the G. A R. parade veview by the president will be heid. All American officials on the Mexican border were ordered to seize all con- sighments of war supplies when their destination ls not definitely known. In case of Greece entering the war, Prince Nicholas, brother of ng Con- stantine, will head the army, if illness prevents the king f kvm taking the fleld. Because of the lack of trained men | to man them. the battleships Ohio, ‘Wisconsin and Missour{ will be trans- ferred to the reserve from the first line eet. The Spanish ship Luis Vives was seized by Italian authorities at Genoa, when $20,000 in gold. which is believed to be destined for Germany, wgs found the 1200 employes of the Hendee Manufacturing company Hills plant at Springfield, )ln-~ went on strike to have thelr working hours rearranged. About 2,000 United States Cartridge company employes returned to work at Lowell Mass, following an idleness of two weeks caused by a strike of unskilled help. Seven persons were injured when a ‘Passenger car of the Grank Trunk rafl- was overturned near Oakville, The accident was caused by a was killed auto turned over at Otsego, N. Y. Four of his companions were hurt. W, A. Viall of the Brown & Sharpe ufacturing company, Providence, announced that 300 of the strikers who went out nine daye ago have returned to work within the past 24 hours. mmmmmho{ the new United States survey steam: lmor was awarded lo uu ll::ll wic Shipbullding com; lfl'lc.wh. mw-mmnn- NEGROES ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF WATCHMAN no fears for the safety of the rest of the crew. | The Isabel was owned by the Anning J. Smith Transportation company of Sonth Norwalk. She was formerly engaged in the passenger service and was bullt in 1884 at Noank, Conn. Her gross tonnage was 421 and she was 155 feet long. Says Steames Grounded. Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 29.—The freoight steamer Isabel did not sink in Long Island sound last night, as was reporte dat Stamford by six of her crew, but is grounded on Cow reef, according to a statement made here early this morning by Anning J. Smith, head of the company Oowning the Isa- bel. He .declared that Captain Row- land and the rest of the crew are tanding by the vessel. Mr. Smith sald that the six men who made shore at Shippan Point in one of the Isabels small boats and told the story of the sinking must have been “panic-stricken.” He has ordered the freighter Cimbria to'go to the. Isabel's assistance and endeavor to save the cargo. According to Mr. Smith, the Isabel is fast on the rocks and leaking some, but he believes that hoth the boat and cargo can be saved. TO SELL PROPERTY OF BANISHED ARMENIANS, Persons Having Claims Against Them Are Invited to Present Same. Washington, Sept. 28.—The sthte partment announced today that it had |