Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 25, 1915, Page 1

. TEUTONS CROSS THE DANUBE NEAR ORSOVA Price for Every But S';rbia'ns Are Malfng the Invaders Paya Big ‘Mile They Gain_ Teutons Have Reached Uskup, an Important Junction on the " Saloniki-Nish Railroad, and Are Deployed Along the 'Route by Which the Allies Reinforcements for the Serbs Would Travel—French Troops Are Fighting With the Serbs in the Southeastern Section—Von Hindenburg Claims to Have Advanced to the Northwest of Dvinsk— Artillery Actions and Exciting Contests Between the Airmen Are Reported in the Western Zone. London, Oct. 24, 10 p. m—The Bul- garians, ording to their official re- port issued today, have reached Uskup, n important junction on the Saloniki- Nish raifway and have deployed them- selves across the route by which the allies’ ‘reinforcements for -the Serbs would travel. The Austro-Germans, in the north, have begun a more vigorous offensive and have crossed the Dan- ube near Orsova. This brings much nearer the linking up of the armies of the Germanic allies and those of Bulgaria and the opening of the way through Buigaria to Constantinople. Serbian Defense .Is Stubborn. juceess is not being achieved with- out heavy losses, as the Serbian’ vet- erans, well entrenched in their moun- tains, are offering stubborn resistance and are making the invaders pay a big price for every mile of country invaded. French Fighting with Serbs. French troops are fighting with the Serbs in the southeastern section and reports from Athens say that other steps are being taken by the allies to help their small partner. Bulgarian Port Bombarded. . Additional troops are being landed at Saloniki; Bulgarian ports in the \egean and Black seas are bein, fnd and .it is belleved ‘that men nd ‘munitions will be sent t6 Serbla by stil} route:. . Without. active coopel on of Greece and mania, however, the alliés, it is feared here, will not be able to do much for some weeks. The Russian troops who have Janded at Domeness Couriand, have, accord- ing to Berlin, reimbarked. If this is o the landing probably was intended as a diversion, in_the hope of drawing German troops from the Riga and Dvinsk regions, where very heavy fighting is still in progress. Von Hindenburg Claims Success. ‘There is no news of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg’s' drive toward the Dvina, southeast of Riga, but north- west of Dvinsk he has made another attempt to reach the river and claims to have forced the Russians from their positions, inflicting great losses -on thém and taking nearly three thou- sand prisoners. Illiukst, which has gured -prominently in all the recent communiecations, has been captured by the Germans. The persistence with Wwhich the Germans are attacking in this region shows the importance they attach to the capture of Dvinsk and Riga and the line of the Dvina river before winter sets in. On_the rest of the. eastern front the Russians continue their isolated doing before Warsaw last. year after the rst attempts to take the city fail- In the Western Zone. Except for a few attacks by the Germans, the ghting in the west has consisted for the most part of artil- lery engagements and some exciting contests between the airmen. BULGARIAN TROOPS FOR NORTHERN SERBIAN FRONT. Turkish Fore Are Now Defending the - Bjgarian Coast. - London, Oct. 24, .50 p. m.—Bulgari- forces on the Aegean shore have for the morthern Serbian front, says a message to the Exchange Tel- egraph company from Athens: These troops have béen replaced by five Turkish ab ons which are now charged with the defense of the Bul- garian coast. Reliable information, the. dispatch adds, places the strength of the Bul- garian forces on the Serbian front at seven divisions, of which four are ?e‘rlllng in the region of Pirot and niazevac. GERMAN AMBASSFDOR T OTURKEY SERIOUSLY ILL. - Was Credited With Bringing About Close Relations of the Nations. Berlin, Oct. 24 (Via Sayville, L. L).. Baroin Von Wangenheim, the German ambassador to Turkey, who recently mhcd to. Constantinople after an isence caused by failing health, again is seriously ill, says the Overseas News wcy, and will be unable for some ne to continue his work. Baron Von Nangenheim is generally credited with having brought about the intimate re- auolu existing between Turk and 7 g ey / / —_— ndon, Oct. %};5 a. :.m. — The pbardment of eaghatch caused - death ‘of ten civillans and over a " thousand soldiers any. BOMBARDMENT OF BULGARIANS’ PORT OF DEDEAGHATCH. Caused the Death of Ten Civilians and _Over a Thousand Soldiers. and there also were of soldiers wounded, to the Exchange Tel- ‘from Athens. of th he Russtans contiue their d | Believe They "Were Leaders in Rlot attacks, which are design: 0 preven! s the Germans from establishing a line to Destroy Munition Plants. of entrenchments as they succeed in were in the barracks which housed the Fortieth Bulgarian regiment. The bar- racks were crowded with soldiers, who were preparing for their meal, when the .bombardment was opened at one o'clock, demolishing the barracks, burying the occupants in the ruias. \ Troops engaged in digging trenches; around_ the town also sustained very heavy losses. Fires caused by the exploding shelly destroyed - the railway station and surrounding buildings, doing enormous damage. It is stated that the entire loss from the bombardment which lasted four hours will be several mil- lion pounds. The correspondent says the bom- bardment was directed by aeroplanes which flew over the town througtout the afternoon. _Twenty warships par- ticipated. The Bulgarians are now en- gaged in preparing defence work on the surrounding mountains. Porto Lagos was fiercely bombard- ed by eight warships Thursday and again on Friday. THE FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION IN GERMANY. 1815 Crops More Than Enough for the P Coming Needs. 'London, Oct 24. “Perlin,” vi A A T TC ey ompléte 1916 crop o torns, which are d:chx‘d tlo e :t;r: thar, large enough for coming i s explained in a statement issuéd by Under Secretary of & State Amoll Wahnschaffe at the instance of Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the imperial chan- cellor. BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS GERMAN CRUISER Was . of the Prinz Adalbert Class— Carried Complement of 557 Men. Petrograd, via London, Oct. 24, 11.25 p. m—A British submarine 3 near Libau attacked and sunk a Ger- man _ cruiser of the Prinz Adalbert class, according to official announce~ ment made tonight. The Prinz Adalbert is an arm: cruiser, 393 feet in length and wit] a displacement of 8,858 tons. She car- |- ries a- complement of 557 men. NEW YORK POLICE ARREST GERMAN SECRET SERVICE MEN New York., Oct. 24—In the arrest of Robert Way, a lieutenant in the German army and connected with the German foreign office in Wilhelm Strasse, and Walter Scholz, his broth- er-in-law, tonight, police and federal secret service agents believe they have detained leaders in a plot to wreck American munition plants and ships carrying munitions. " According to Captain Tunney of the New York “anarchist” squad, Fay confessed that he came here to work out a plan for stopping the shipment 6f munitions. He said, Tunney avers, that he was supplied with $2,000 for carrying out his operations. Papers found in his room showed he was a German secret service agent. A vast quantity of high explosives and survey maps of New York harbor were found ‘in_the prisoners’ room in Weehawken, N. J, where the arrests were made. Both men are held on technical charges of disorderly conduct. An ad- ditional charge of 'attempted bribery may be made agaifist Fay. He is said to have offered a police officer $1,000 to release him and made an advance payment of $60 when the officer agreed to his proposition. MACHINISTS TO PICKET GENERAL ELECTRIC WORKS In Endeavor to Keep Other Employes from Going Back. Schenectady, N. Y., Oct. 24.—Indi- cations tonight are that tomorrow sev- eral thousand machinists will picket the Genera]l Electric works in an en- deavor to keep 8,000 or 9,000 other em- ployes from going back to-work under the offer of the company accepted by the grievance committee last night. ‘The Metal Trades council today re- ceived the report of the committee and placed it on file. e majority of un- ions ‘amliated with the central body were said- tonight to regard this as accepting the offer, and they voted to retutn to work. The machinists, how- ever. tonight voted unanimously to re- mein out of the shops aund to picket the plant. 3 Mysterious Death in Middletown. Middletown, Conn., Oct. 24 —Thomas Dooley of this city, an employe of the dy works at Chester, died suddenly to- night and the authorities are puzzled over the cause of desth. It imgbe- ved that the fumes from the gases | entered his system, causing a slow . An autopsy wil be performed ; e No Understanding Between Greece and y Bulgaria. g Paris, Oct. 24.—An authorized e blic in ' Athens today, made pul NO aont current in BOSTON FREIGHT HANDLERS Committee Appointed to Inform Mayor Curley of Their Willingness. Boston, Oct. 24—A willingness to submit their demands to arbitration was indicated today at meetings oL the 1,500 striking freight handlers from' the local yards of the Boston & Maine, Boston & Albany and the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail- roads. After a pronounced sentiment to this effect had been shown the strikers decided to place their case entirely in the hands of a joint com- mittee representing the freight hand- lers of the three hands. This committee is to wait upon Mayor Curley tomorrow morning and inform him of the attitude of the strikers toward his proposal that they return to work pending arbitration of their demands. Officia;ls of the roads involved have promised to announce their answed to the arbitration pro- posal at the same time. The several roads marshalled new crews of freight handlers to take the places of the strikers today and pro- gress was made toward removing the accumulation of freight. Comj nts by union leaders that this worf was in violation of the Sunday labor laws were followed by police action, of- ficers taking the names of foremen and. workers, with the statement that they would be summoned to appear in court tomorrow. Railroad officials tained that the work today was a essity and that it was confined to the removal of perishable goods. RESOLUTIONS OPPOSING RE-ELECTION OF WILSON Adopted by German-American Organ- Worcester, Mass., Oct. 24.—A con- vention described as representing 46 organizations of German-Americans, with a membership of 20,000 in this state, today adopted a resolution “firm- ly opposing the re-election of President Wilson.” The meeting was called by John Al- brecht Walz, professor of German lit ent nf announcement was LY, e been made pre- busly that the Kffl 1d prob. gal ng would prob- ably éndorse one of the candidates for governor at the state eclection next month, but it was decided not to take such a step. . ll!tcr considerable debate was as foi- ows: “Resolved: That we American citi- zens, assembled at Worcester, do not desire as an organization to endorse any candidates for governor, but we belleve in the desirability of unitedly discussing the question of the guber- natorial candidates. We are, how- ever, firmly opposed to the re-election of Woodrow Wilson as president of the United States.” TEXAS RANCHMEN HAVE APREALED FOR PROTECTION. Ask Gov. Ferguson for Permission to Crosp Into Mexico to Regain Stolen Stock. Brownsville, Texas, Oct. 24.—Ranch- men living along the Rio Grande near McAlen, fifty miles west of here yes- terday appealed to Governor Ferguson for protection for their lives and prop- erty. If this cannot be had, their ap- peal says. they ask immunity “rom the prosecution in order that they may at thelr own risk cross the Rio Grande and get back property stolen them and taken to Mexico. They al lege. that more than one hundred head of cattle had been stolen within a few miles of Hidalgo, Texas, with- ing a week, and taken across the Rio Grande. Lieutenant H. B. Johndon of Troop B, Third eavalry, this morning near Villanueva, four miles un the river, from here, arrested three Mexicans on suspicion. They were held for further Investigation in connection with the train wreck and robbery Monday night. Fiva Mexicans are now held on suspicion there by military author- ities and two by the county. FAILURE OF ATTEMPT TO LYNSH A NEGRO. Police Hurried Roten Out of Back Door of Jail at Bluefield, W. Va. Blueficld; W. Va, Oct. 24.—An tempt to lvnch Gsosa Roten, a negro accused of the murder of Edgar L. Holmes, Jr., a white man, failed here yesterday when the police hurried Ro- ten through a back door of the jail and started with him for Princeton. The mob, angered at Roten’s escape. notified the people of Princeton, and a - WILLING TO ARB! TMTI. izations of Massachusetts. 3 SKIDDED mmcvn RAIL- ROAD CROSSING AT WICKFORD —— ies | THREE- SERIOUSLY HURT Machine Was Going at High Speed— Struck a Tree and a Boulder and Then Capsized. —_— ‘Wickford, R. I, Oct. 24—Three per- sons were killed and three seriously hurt tonight when a touring car in which they were riding ing’ over a rallroad speed, struck a tree and a boulder and then overturned. The Dead. The_dead are: John Priestly and Mrs. Rose Ann Greenwood, of Paw- tucket and Mrs. John Whitney, of Providence. The Injured. The injured: Mrs. wAnnie Fowler, Pawtucket, probably " fatally hurt; ‘Whitworth Greenwood, Pawtucket, ear torn oftf and other injuries; Mr. Lee, Providence, severely bruised. 'The driver of the automobile, Ed- ward Fowler, of Pawtucket, escaped with minor injuries. SEVEN MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY INSTANTLY KILLED When a Grand Trunk Train Struck an Auto at Frasier,” Mich. Detroit, Oct. 24.—Seven members of one family were instantly killed and an eighth was fatally injured today by a Grand Trunk passenger train whigh struck an automobile at Fra- sier, Mich., 16 miles from Detroit. The dead are: Rachel Stoldt, 47 vears old; her five daughters, Pearl 17, Esther 15, Hazel 12, Mabel 10 and Martha 6, and Miss Minnie Engel, 47, a sister of Mrs. Stoldt. William Stold a former of Troy, Mich., the husband and father, will die. There were no witnesses of the ac- cident. Apparently Stoldt, who was driving the automobile, did not see or hear the approaching train. VISITING CLERGYMEN IN NEW HAVEN PULPITS. Never Before Had Episcopalian Pulpits Been Open to Congregationalists. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 24.—Clergy- mer who are members of the national council of Congregational churches and who have been attending the meeting here preached from many pulpits in Correcticut and adjoining stats 10- day. ~Many of th o8 In.New whe possible to reach their old church- es last evening they did not stay for last night's laymen's conference. Two score of the New Haven pulpits were occupied by visiting pastors morning The resolution which was adopted |And evening, the invitations having heen extended by five Episcopalian rec tors, besides the pastors of the Meth- tdist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Uni- verealist churches. Services were un- uvsually well attended. Never before had the Episcopalian pulpits been open to Congregationalists, and the invita- tions which had been given had the sanctior of Right Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, bishop of Connecticut, and is recarded by those interested the church unity movement as a pleasing incigent. Those clergymen who did not have preaching engagements and laymen and their families had services of their own. or attended some one of the churches. BURIAL OF STRIKE RIOT VICTIM AT NASHUA. All Activities Were Suspended During the Services. Nashua, N. H., Oct. 24.—Activities in connection with the strike of 5,000 cot- ton m.iil operatives here were suspend- ed today when James Stivie, a victim of mill gate rioting a few days ago, was buried. The Greek Catholic chuych, where the funeral service was held was crowded and many hundreds stood outside, but there was no disor- der. Police details placed at various points on the way to the cemetery found no occasion for their services. TLeaders of the strike not only called off the usual Sunday meeting, but abandoned also plans for a parade. This had been intended as a testi- moniai to the dead striker, and as a demounstration of the strength of the striking forces. OUTLINES OF PROGRAMES FOR TUBERCULOSIS WORK Discussed at Annual S Erngland Tuberculo: ions of New Conference. Springfleld, Mass., Oct. 24.—Outlines of programmes for tuberculosis work, discussion of diagnosis, a publicity Inrcheon, resolutions suggesting a government commission to study tu- berculosis were among the features of the sessions fo the annual New Eng- land tuberculosis conference. The ses- sions were held in the state sanatorium in Westfleld. Seymour H. Stone of stor;, secretary of the Massachusetts Avti-Tuberculosis league, outlined a crowd soon gathered at the jall there.|programme of work for cities of 100,- Again the police got their man out of the jail. and started over the hills to_Charleston. Flolmes was on his way home last night with a party of companions when they became involved in a fight with a number of negroes. Stones were thrown, and when one of the stryck Roten’s house he ran into street, and, it was charged, fired into the crowd of white men. Holmes died an hour*later in a hospital. Waterbury Jitney Driver Held. ‘Waterbury. Conn. Oct. 24.—Morris Matzkin, a jitney driver, is being held here by the police pending the out- come -of the coroner's investigation aged 73 years. Bassett died today from injuries he received on October 16 when Matzkin ran him down. Halil' Bey in Turkish Cabinet. Amsterdam, Oct. 24, via London, 7.30 p. m—A despatch from Constantino- ple to the Frankfurter Zeitung -g: that Halil Bey, late president of Turkish chamber of deputies, has been appointed as minister of foreign af- tairs in the Turkish cabinet. 000 or more. OBITUARY. ' Arthur T. Lyman. Waltham, Mass., Oct. 24.—Arthur T. Lyman, one of the leading cotton man- facturers of the country, died at his home here tonight. the Pacific He was president of mills, the Bigelow Carpet company, the Massachusetts cotton mills in Georgia and the mills of the same name in Lowell, the Merrimack Manufacturing compal and other industrial and in- surance concerns and was the pro- prietor of most of the locks and canals on the Merrimac river. served as overseer of Harvard university, president of the Boston Athenaeum and president of the corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was 83 years old. Suffrage Parade in Springfield. pringfield, Mass., Oct. 24.—Led by Miss Virginia Tanner of Boston, who Dersonified Victory, and Mrs. Henry M. Philiips, grand marshal, 1,500 suffra- gists marched yesterday. d-an@ where it ONE AMERICAN SOLDIER WOUND- ED IN FIGHT 100 SHOTS WERE FIRED Private Herman E. Moore Was Shot in the Abdomen and Is Not Expect- ed to Live—No Mexicans Killed. Brownsville, Texas, Oct. 24 — Sol- diers of the Fourth United States in- fantry and Mexican bandits in a skirmish tonight shortly o'clock at the scene of the train rol and murders last Monday. One American soldier, Private Herman E. Moore, was wounded in the fight, ac- cording to reports recefved at Fort Browne. Both Sides Opened Fire. Sergeant Arthur Estridge of Com- pany C, Fourth \nfantry, was in com. mand o fthe detachment atiacked. He reported to Fort Brown headquarters, the five Mexicans were seen to cross the railroad track just beyond where the {nfantry was stationed. Mexicans and soldlers promptly opened fire. When the Mexicans returned the fire, it seemed evident they numbered more than five he said. Later reports said there apparently were sixteen Mexi- cans in the band. Private Moore Wounded. The firing lasted five minutes. Prob- ably 100 shots were fired. Private Moore was wounded in the abdomen and is not expected to live. No Mex- icans were killed, so far as known. When the Americans opened fire, the Mexicans sought shelter of the brush. Reinforcements From Fort Browne. Rejnforcements were summoned trom Fort Browne, eight miles away. Many automobile _parties from Brownsville were at Fort Browne and immediately fifty automobiles were placed at the disposal of the military officers. Within six minutes a haif dozen cars loaded with soldiers dashed through Brownsville in the hope of cutting off the raiders before they could reach the Rio Grande, which is four miles from the point of attack. They were followed by two companies of infantry, also in motor cars and two troops of cavalry followed the automobiles closely. COCK PHEASANTS GAVE WARNING OF ZEPPELINS. Story Told by Mrs. T. Cadwallader Jones of New York. New York Oct. 24—How cock was told tod: Jone:- of New York on her arrival here aboard the American liner St. Paul from Liverpool. “I was staying with friends at their country house about 50 miles from LonGon the night of the raid,” she said. “Shortly after 10 o'clock a ser- ant advised the mistress of the house- hold that the cock pheasants were act- ing in a peculiar manner and that she feareG Zeppelins were near. “Within a few moments we heard the sound of motors. Then we heard a louder noise and an aeroplane was sighted. Presently we could see high in the air a huge cigar-shaped object making its way eastward toward Ger- many. “Within a short time we learned of the Zeppelin raid on London.” ENORMOUS BUSINESS BOOKED BY STEEL MILLS. Last Week Nearly 800,000 Tons Were Contracted For. New York, Oct. 24—Business booked by the steel mills during last week and made public today, show tHat the enormous total of nearly 00,000 tons was contracted for. Inquiries for sup- plies. it is stated, which are pending are cven in greater volume. The week's orders included 325,000 tons for rails, cars, locomotives, bridge and structual work; 300,000 tons for munition orders; 100,000 tons of wire contracts; 25,000 of fabricated steel and 15,000 tons for marine work. cnn-rl milif The &'~_— ussia; I T fl:’ Ferdinand of Bulgaria n-mmnmum'"' General Botha, South African Prem: fer was elected a member of the Par-; British casualties since Oct. 1, to- tal 2,285 officers and 50,072 mon-com- missioned officers and men. President Wilson and Mrs. Norman Galt took a long auto ride in the ite House touring car. > re of a plot to h;oll.wl? the ex King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, man; arrests were made at Sofia A The Servi Legation at . Lond announced that the Servian (ovu;'~l ment is still located at Nish. Premier Asquith is so far improved that he expects to attend the House of Commons session tomorrow. war., Reorganization of Staff. mercial servi Dr. E. E. Pratt, chief of the Appropriations Many trainloads of wounded trian soldires from Servia u-rlve:“ n, in western Hungary. ton Svislen) ooty “As a part of the general p: The_Argentine bark Edith Jo New York for Conception, grounded off Paysandu in the Ururguay river. creased of foreign and Articles of incorporation were filed Insrensed” Clasionl: Stol at Dover, Del, by the New York- Mexican Oil Co., capital u,ooo.o::. Two steel cargo steamships will be nstructed for the B co Insular gl-mlhlp Co. by the Maryland Steel 0. W. T. Bennett has been inted | taken. agriculturist by the Geom:’c-n" tral Rallroad with headquarters at Savan- nah. organization. under the apj William Sells w will be others seriously automobile overturned near Albany, e oreign for establ] . commercial ns. “The commercial been in existence Mrs. Rosario Frederica of New York, was awarded $750 for the death of her six-year old son who was killed coal truck. e recomm intended, will be stationed South Africa, Spain, Italy The Netherlands British gold coin to the amount of - $1.250,000 wa sdeposited at the New York Assay office for the account of nstitutions. vice will then cover practicall Additional secret service men will be | *Ptire world sent to Texas border to enforce the recent embargo against arms ship. ment Into Mexico. NEW HAVEN MAN FOUND c DEAD The British schooner Eider Branch, Philadelphia for Sette, France, with a cargo of wheat, ran aground off tke entrance of Cette harbor. The 28th Infantry regiment at Gal- veston was ordered to Harlingen, Tex., to aid in the suppression of the Mex- ican raids along the border. Fountain street, New Haven, terday. Ashtabula, Ohio, has joined Cleve- land in bidding for a proposed armgr plant suggested as a part of the new government defense program. his mouth. had committed suicide. Husted, of Trenton, pockets were found After being closed since November, 1813, the Columbus, Ohio. plant of the Carnegie Steel Co., will be put in Operation within the next two weeks. . Haven address. terbury, Conn., a disappeared The Norwegian bark Cissie from Port Arthur, Aex, was sunk off the Orders for projectiles frcm France and Russia, it is stated, aggravated a value of $40,000,000. DOG MUTILATES FACE OF FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL Tore Off an Eyelid and a Large Por- tion of the Cheek and Chin. Waterbury, Conn., Oct. 24—A dog savarely attacked five years old Ber- tha Hitchcock, daughter of Warren B. Hitchcock, Frost road, this city, early this afternoon, and tore off an evelid, a large portion of the cheek and chin and otherwise so horribly mutilated her that she will be dis- figured for life. The brute had been borrowed by the child's father fox huntingpurposes. It will not be shot until investigation reveals whether it has rabies. WIFE-MURDERER SHOT ! DEAD BY SHERIFF'S POSSE. Was Found Hiding in a Woodshed at Oceana, W. Va. Cherleston, W. Va. Oct. 24.—Burke McClure, the merchant who fled from Mann aftér the murder of his wife and her cousin and the shooting of two other persons, was shos to death to-, day at the home of his brother-in- wl in Oceana by the posse of Sheriff Chafiin. The sheriff and his men found | McClure hiding in a woodshed. When McCiure refused to surrender, the fu- ! gitive was shot five times. FIVE PRIESTS MEET DEATH ON BATTLEFIELD. Were from the Ottawa Roman Cath- olic Diocese. Ottawa, Ont.,, Oct.’ 24—Five priests of the Ottawa Roman Catholic diocese have given up their lives in the cause of British empire at the front, it was announced here today. Fathers Albert, ‘Edouvard and Justinfan of l.hoxf;&“nchln monastery here, Father De of the Oblate order, stationed in Hull, and FatlLer Bodo, a Marist father of Papi- neauville, have met death on the bat- Isle of Wight with the lgss of seven members of her crew when she col- lided with a British steamer. Billie Burke the actress reported to the San Francisco police that .ewels worth $6,500 were stolen from her. Other guests at the hotel where the actress is staying report the theft of $3,500 worth of gems. IN LONG No Immed Danger. 1918-17 u; make investigations of Commercial Attache Service. attache service has just about a year. It has proved useful that an addition of ten commercial attaches will be ended. These attaches, it is in such important countries as Japan, India, inavia, Balkan states, Central America'and Venezuela and Colombla. With the present or- ganization the commercial attache ser- ly World-Wide Trade Campaign TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WON- DERFUL OPPORTUNITIES ercial are certain will follow the European CREATED BY THE WAR Department of Commerce to Ask for an Addition of Ten Commercial At- taches in as Many Countries. Wi 24 A plans for '%u- campaign 1 has approved m-u-adoby:h. mum.r:ng flrll!lndlnltmc.cn hucn(orboy- estimates of the depart- high school Reorganization of the staff in Wash- ington and an increase to about twice its present extent of the foreign com- ice are contemplated, ac- cording to a statement discussing the new estimates made public today by ‘will be sought to pro- vide for extensive investigations of commercial conditions abroad and for tariff inquiries by the cost of produc- rogramme of ‘preparedness’ " said Dr. Pratt, “the secretary of commerce will request congress to make a very largely in- appropriation for the bureau domestic commerce. “One of the most important increases asked for is for an increased clerical reorganization of the bureau with additional divisions and departments for new branches of the work which has recently been under- “The commercial agent service is the backbone of the trade promotion It is anticipated that propriations asked for it possible during the fiscal year the branch of- fices in the Uaited States, but the bu- hopes to this through the co-operation of the local organizatio the IN PHILADELPHIA Evidently a Case of Suicide—Asphyx- iated by Illuminating Gas. Philadelphia, Oct. 24—A man be- lieved to be Harvey Harman, Jr. 58 Conn., BRITISH SCHOONER ASHORE ISLAND SOUND Ran on the Rocks on Cow Reef—Is in was found dead In a hotel here yes- A hose was fastened to a gas Jet and the other end was found in It was evident that he The man had registered as J. H. . J., but in h number of le ters addressed to Herman at the New Herman, who was to have been mar- ried to Miss Edith T. A. Todd, of Wa- few hours before the hour set for the cer- emony. The police of many cities had been searching for him for a week or more. No reason for his act could be assigned by the local authorities. Stamford, Conn., Oct. 24—The three Sir John C. Eaton of Winnipes, |masted British schooner John E. Man., has offered the govern- | Zwicker, bound from New York to ment $200,000 for the release of Dr. Beauland, member of the House of Commons, for Beauce, Quebec. Dr. Beauland is now in a German prison. Governor Ralston of Indiana has in- vited Governor Stuart of Virginia to g0 to Indianaplis as his guest Oct. 30, when the football team of - ington & Lee University of Virginia pll)l'l Indianana University at Indian- | apolis. B. W. Green and L. P. Coleman, both of Little Rock, Ark., closed con- tracts with the Russian govarnment for red oak raiiroad ties to cost $2,- 500,000 The former contracted for 6,000,000 ties, and the latter for 1,- on the rocks on hard aground tonight. ing of a buoy. She row to pull her from the reef. crew of six is sanding by. TU BMATION OF AN Halifax with a load of hard coal, ran Cow Reef in Long Island sound last night and is still The vessel got off its course by mi ing the read- s leaking some, but is in no immediate danger. wrecking tug is expected here tomor- A The AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY To Handle American Products Abroad ~—Announced by Secretary. Redfield. 000,000, Washington, Oct. 24—Formation of JAMES JAY COOGAN, NEW YORK POLITICIAN, DEAD. Once a Nominee for Mayor—Owner of Polo Grounds. New York, Oct. 24—James Jay Coo- ;an. once a nominee for mayor of .\;;; merce. 1 unofficial recognition ment. of the govern- orh and long prominent in po and as a estate holder, died 10,000,000 FEET OF LUMBER l‘l:nl) lodoltz-ot heart disease. He was DESTROYED BY FIRE Coogan’ other pleces in the northern the city. Movements of Steamships. New York, Oct. 24—Arrived, steam- nies $325,000. At Midland, Ont—Loss Will Total About $328%00. idland, Ont, Oce, 24—The eastern of lumber. besides other ‘was destroyed by fire, causing A loss of a number of lumber compa- totalling St. Paul, Liverpool. Salled, steamer| Sydney, N. S, now has a benzol ;-hnd.l-"l. plant. i