Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 17, 1915, Page 1

7 v LVIL—NO. 282 el R e i 'NORWICH . "OF GRAVE %%CER Entente Powers Are Making Efforts to Induce Greek Government to Define Its Intentions Wiil. ACCEPT NOTHING BUT POSITIVE AVOWAL The Presence of Lord Kitchener in the Aegean Sea and of Demys Cochin, a Member of the French Cabinet, at Athens, It is Hoped Will Clear the Complicated Situation—Meanwhile the Bulgarians, Strongly Re- inforced, Are Attempting a Flanking Movement Against the Serbians at Babuna Pass, Which the Serbians Still Hold—A Vienna Despatch Says British and [talian Troops Are Endeavoring to Reach the Serbian Battle- field—Little to Report on Other Fronts. members of the crew pre-empted the boats and rowed far from the steamer, the -captain of which had been al- lowed almost 90 minutes fog the safe removal of those aboard. An Austrian official remarked incidentally that the same panic-stricken conduct was re- ported in the case of the Italian crew of the liner Firenze; which was sunk after the Ancona. It is announced that the government has in its possession the original in- structions to all Italian shipmasters to attempt to ram a submarine or-e: cape, depending on the relative posi- tions at the time of an attack. London, Nov. 16, 10.15 p. m.—With the increasing gravity, from the allies’ viewpoint, of the military situation in Serbia, the attitude of Greece toward the armies of the entente powers has e a matter of the deepest con- cern and an_effort is being made to duce the Greek government to de- e its intentions. Positive Guarantee Wanted. It is said that the presence at Salon- iki of a large number of French and British warships with transports has jade some impression on King Con- stantine ‘and his advisors, But, With So muchiat stake. nothing fm&n ore positive guarantee of the safety of the French, | British and Serblan troop should they be compelled by ecircum: stance fo retire into Greece, will sat- 15fy London and Paris, the ministers of “whi¢h capitals are being strongly hi by the Réssian and Italian representatives. itchener May Help. The presence of Lord Kitchener, the British secretary for war, in the Aege- an and of Denys Cochin, a member of the 'h- cabinet, at” Athens, it is hoped here, will help to up.s e BRITISH PLANS TO RELIEVE AMERICAN EXCHANGE RATE Are Now Said to Be Complete—Offi- cials Decline to Give Them Out. London, Nov. 16, 6.20 p. m.—The de- tails of the plan to secure & credit in e United States to relieve the Amer- can exchangetrate, on which a com- mittee of bankers has been working for some time, are now sald to be complete, but the officials concerned in the- matter decline to give out any .in- formation_concerning it. bélieved, - however, Seioal it GBSty tireg muath biils, which might be renewed when necessary, has abandoned and that the credit will take the form of a loan from banks in the United States to banks here, starting at 20,000,000 pounds sterling ($100,000,000) and in- creasing to 40,000,000 pounds sterling ($200,000,000) when the operation would be complete. The plan has been submitted by its projectors to the treasury, and they are now awaiting the treasury’s guar- antee of any losses which may be in- curred in the transaction by London banks. The amount of interest payable the credit has not yet been arranked, It is believed in exchange circles that as soon as the plan is in working or- der, exchange will get back to a level on 'which there iwl be comparatively little loss to traders in remitting funds to the United States. Cable transfers today were firmer at 4.66 5-8. 36 HOUR BATTLE ON THE CERNA RIVER Resulted -in’ Repulse of 30,000 Bul- garians with Heavy Casualties. very complicated situation. The Dleetves v mhovt, e fhe Cilgariagt been strongly reinforced, Cral and southern Serbla and, be- attem: a flanking movement the Serblans at Babuna Pass, by threatening Prilep and Mon- Rstlr, are Opposing formidatie attacks of /the French at Gradsko and along the left bank of the Cerna. Serblans Hold Pass. \ Thus far the Serbians are holding the Babuna Pass and the French their orginal pogition, but the pressure is ly: felt by troops who hive been/ figh for days without cessation. | In the /north the Austro-Germans, Who have' joined hands with the Bul- s west of Nish, are moving slowly and steadily, but doubtless cau- tiously gwing to the presence of the unbeateri Montenegrins, with perhaps other support, harassing them in the ‘west. British and Italians Advancing. A despatch received tonight from Vienna by way of Zurich says that British' and Italian troops are endeav- ofjng to reach the battlefield where the Serbiaps are meeting them, but does not sy from what point they are com- ing. The Near East will be watched Jiith onsiderable anxiety for the next row ys. *" Other Fronts Quiet. On the other fronts there is little Saloniki, Nov. 16, 3. p. m., via Paris, Nov. 16, 1.02 m.—General Sarrail, * Chilean Minister Dies Suddenly. Tokio, Nov. 16.—Senor Herboso, Chilean minister to Japan, died sud- denly tonight in a hotel-at Kioto. 3 Shaw’s Play Not Suppressed. Dublin, Nov. 18, 5.25 p. m.—The man- ager of the Abbey theater denies the report that the censor has suppressed Bernard Shaw's play on re- cruit The manager says it has only been proposed. 3 ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY Proposed to Federal Reserve Board by Advisory Board. ‘Washington, Nov. 16.—Abolition of the office of comptroller of the cur- rency, which has direct supervision over the operation of all national banks was proposed today to the federal re- serve board by the advisory council, created by the federal reserve act to advise the board on matters of import- anco to the reserve banking system. The recommendation was adopted at a meeting attended by nine of the twelve members of the council and the vote is understood to have been unan- imous. Later it was discussed briefly by the board itself, though no action was taken. It is said the members of the coun- cil agreed that the office of the comp- troller had been made unnecessary by the establishment of the reserve sys- tem and that there was bound to be duplication of work since examina- tions of national banks, one of the principal functions of the comptroller's office, may be conducted by agents of the reserve board at the request of a reserve bank. An alternative proposal was made that if the office be not abolished, the examination of mems ber banks, including national banks. should be made.in the future exclu- sively by examiners of the board. The council recommended also amendment of the reserve act to per- mit member banks to subscribe to the stock of joint branches in foreign countries, particularly South and Cen- tral America; to permit national banks to open branches in cities in the United States and to permit member banks to count federal reserve notes as reserves, Several other suggestions considered of minor importance Were advanced. EXPLOSIVE EXPERTS TESTIFY N LOS ANGELES TIMES CASE Both Prosecution and Defense Claim to Have Won an Important Point. Los Angeles, Calif, Noy. 16.—Two cxperts on explosives testified today at the murder trial of Matthew A. plosion which wrecked the Los Angeles Times building five vears ago and cause the loss of 20 lives. They were Frank Garbutt, who said he had used explosives in mining for 35 years and Julivs Kcebig, a minipg engineer. Both said they had examined the ruins after the explosion. Both the prosecution and =~ defense clatnied to have won = an important point when there was- introduced in the evidence a steel beam of the same size as one taken from the Times building ruins and which was subject- ed to a test similar to that supposed to have been underzone by the one in the building. The fact that an experiment had been conducted was brought out by Joe Harriman of counsel for the de- fense, who announced that the de- fense theory was that the Times was blown up by gas. Mr. Garbutt testified that a steel beam of the same kind and size as the one taken from the ruins had been placed across an excavation, that the equivalent of 20 pounds of nitro- gelatin, the explosive believed to have been used in the Times Building, was placed on top of it and exploded. Gar- butt testified that the explosion made a break in the beam almost exactly the same as the one taken from the. build- ing and which was introduced in evi- dence by the prosecution. GREAT BRITAIN AUTHORIZES RECOGNITION OF CARRANZA Forces Are Moving Steadily West and South. commander-in-chief of the French army in the Balkans, in announcing the resuit of a 36 houns battle on the Cerna river, in southern Serbia, declares that 30,000 Bulgarians were repulsed along the whole line with very heavy casualties. Not one French gun was lost. to report. Both the Belgian and Pet- d statements report quiet gener- ally. On the Styr river, however, the Russians are still fighting for the river crossings. In the west the weather is wintry: there has been only artillery and mifiing activity. The ground has hard- Washington, Nov. 16.—Great Bri- tain has authorized Charge Hopler of the British lezation in Mexico City to extend recognition to the de facto gov- ernment upon his returned to his post from the United States. Mr. Hopler is now in Washington and before starting for Mexico will The Austro-German effort to envelop. the Serbian armies in the north, it is also annouriced, has failed and the Ser- bian counter-oftensive is proceeding successfully. SERBIANS RETREAT FROM THE BABUNA PASS. To Avoid Danger of Their Position Being Turned. London, Nov. 17, 257 a. m.—A ges- patch received here says that the i:r. Dbians have been compelled to retreat from the Babuna Pass, owing ta the danger of their position being turned. bl however, and attacks which could not be attempted in the mud, might soon be possible. BULGARIAN REINFOCEMENTS IN REGION OF VELES Pushing Repairs on Railread Running From Nish to Sofia. Paris, Nov. 16, 10:30 a. m—A des- pateh to the Havas Agency from Athens says: “Telegrams from Saloniki to the Hestia, say the Bulgarians are active- Iy reinforcing their troops operating in the region of Veles and Uskup. Five confer with Eliseo Arredondo, Car- ranza’s representatives here, regardin assurances of the safeguarding British interests. A summary of state department des- patches from Mexico issued tonight says: “Reports dated November 15, from the border say that Villa's forces are all moving steadily west and south. ‘The forces of the de facto government now control_the Nacozari railway and have garriséhed Nacozari. The situa- tion in northeast Sonora, as regards Nacozari and Bl Tigre is steadily im- proving. General Obregson was preparing to take the field on the 15th from Naco The despatch adds that the Bulgarians have captured Krushevo and are now six miles east of Prilep, JAPANESE STEAMER WAS SUSPECTED French Cruiser Holds Up the Iro, Be- lieving She Had Arms for India Mutineers. divisions of Bulgarians are reported to bé in the region of Babuna Pass and Krivolak with the object of opposing the advance of the French troops be- fore Cerna and the force on the height of Babuna that defends the route from Prileb to Monastir. “On_the Cerna front the Bulgarians though ice repulsed, are renewing thelr ults. The defile of Babuna I"‘% the B ns are pshing the repairs | Peking, China, Nov. 16.—The French to the railroad running from Nish to |minister, A. R. Conty, was advised It is declared that trains will | today that the Japanese steamship Iro g over the line in a few |had been taken into . Saigon_ bay, i French Cochin China, by a French cruiser on suspicion of belng engaged in carrying arms to mutineers in In- dia.. On board the Iro was a man without a passport, who_ represented himself as an American. Later he ad- mitted he was a German. He is be- lieved to be & former German consul in_China. The Iro left Shanghai on November 2, ostensibly for Bombay, t obe sold by her Japanese owners. When the French cruiser approached the packing cases wers thrown overboard. An irregularity in the Iro's papers was discovered, and also a shortage in her cargo. Toklo, Japan, Nov. 16—So far as can be ascertained, no information has been received in official circles here to bear out recent dispatches from America revolutionary trou- bles in India Adyices o the American embassy .from lcutta and to Jap- ough |anese officials from consuls in India give no indication of such disturb- the ances. > DECLARES CREW OF ANCONA i WERE PANIC-STRICKEN Says Loss of a Single vie Beriin, Nov. 16 (By to Sayville)—The. full report commander of the submarine the Italian liner owed, & to authoritative oficials, that s of a single life was unneces- 14 actually lowered ship was moving: )ese boats nat- and to send a large column agminst the retreating Villistas. “A telegram dated Nov. 12, from Mexico City, states that Walter Quim- by, an American citizen of Soconusco, Chiapas, who was reported to be in danger there from the hostility of the Carranza leaders, Delippe and Hernan- dez, is well and safe and is leaving for Tuxtla. “The department is informed that Hermosillo fell about November 7 to General Dieuguez, wWho marched against it from Guaymas ‘with 7.000 troops of the de facto government. The garrison there. under General Garcia and Colonel Tenorio, is supposed to have surrendered, aithough there is no definite information. The depart- merit has not recelved any advices that the forces of Villa are advancing to retake Hermosillo.” WACOUSTA’S CREW SAFE AT SUDA BAY. Norwegian Steamer Was Recently Sunk by a Submarine. Canea, Crete, Nov. 14, via Paris, Nov. 16, 5.30 a. m.—Two_boats from the Norwegian steamer Wacousta, which was sunk by a submarine, arrived to- day at Suda bay, on the western coast of Crete, with Capt Tsensen and twen- ty-five sailors. A despatch from London on Sunday said the Wacousta, of 1,988 tons, had been sunk while on the way from No- va Scotia for Vladivostok, and that her crew had been saved. Schmidt that dynamite caused the ex-| 34 Imprisoned in a Coal Mine THIRTY-FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEATTLE. CAUSED BY EXPLOSION Caught in the Third Level, and R« cue Parties Had Hard Time Pene. trating Beyond the First Level Be- cause of Debris. Seattle, Wash,, Nov. 16.—Thirty- four men were imprisoned today in the Northwestern Improvement Com- pany’s coal mine at Ravendale, 35 miles southeast of Seattle, as the re- sult of an explesion of coal dust in the main slope. Four Men Rescued. Early tonight four men had been removed by a rescue team sent by the United States bureau of mines from Seattle. ~ One, a laborer; was dead, but the others were revived. Rescue parties were working in- dustriously to reach the thirty men still unaccounted for, who are believ- ed to be in the third level. Debris Blocks Ventilation. The ventilation system remained in working order and the first level was cleared of gas, but because of debris, the lower leveis could not pe puriried. The first level was filled with wreckage an dit was feared that the bridges below the second level were destroyed. Fifty men left the mine just before the explosion. Found One Man Dead. Tonight the rescuers succeeded in penetrating as far as the third level, where the thirty missing men were be- lieved to be imprisoned. At the e trance to"this level they found two timbermen, one was dead and the other succumbed after being brought to the surface, CITY MANAGER FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. Reports From Seventeen at Second Annual Convention. Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 16.—Reports from seventeen cities which have the pity manager form of municipal gov- ernment were represented tonight at the meating of the managers associ- tion which is holding its second an- nual convention here. All reports that the taxpavers receive full value for every dollar paid in taxes when their municipal government is directed by a city manager. Election” of -officers will be held to- morrow. Three other tonventior: in- terlocking with that of the ¢ity man- agers wili begin their sessions to- MOITOW. They are the National Mu- nicipal league, of which Willlam Dud- ley Foulke of Riehmond, Ind., is press ident: the Ohio Municipal league and the Ohio Civil Service association. AMBASSADOR MORGAN" GIFT TO HARVARD. 600 Books of Brazilian Histery and Literature Fresented by Him. Cimbridge, Mass,, Noy. = 16.—Six hundred volumes of Brazilian history and literature directed to the Widener library at Harvard arrived here today from Rio de Janeiro. The books are a gift from Edwin V. Morgan, of the class of 1890 at Harvard, who is the American ambassador to Brazil. The books were selected by Dr. Julius Klein, instructor of history at Har- vard, who is now traveling in South America. Mr. Morgan's object in mak- ing this gift is to encourage the study of South America affairs at Harvard and in particular to commemorate the courses in these subjects Which are given this year by his = friend, Dr. Oliveria Lima. TO ESTABLISH BOOKER T. WSHINGTON DAY. Negroes of Savannah Propose Annual Negro Holiday. Savannah, Ga, Nov. 16.—Negroes of this elty, under the leadership of Prof. R. R Wright, president of the Georgia Industrial coflege here, have begun a ‘movement for an annual national ne- gro holiday in memory of Booker T. iWashington. there is some uncertainty as to to the date when Dr. Washington was born. it is their purpose to have a specific day set aside on which to pay early tribute to the educator. COURT REFUSED TO ENJOIN WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. From Increasing Assessment Rates— '$970,000,000 Insurance Outstanding- Chicago, Nov. 16.—Judge Windes in the circuit court today refused to en- Join the Woodmen of the World from increasing its assessment rates. George W. Miller, counsel for the order, in- troduced an affidavit showing the or- sanization had $970,000,000 insurance outstanding with a valuation deficien cy_of $156,000,000, according to re~ ports of the organization's actuary. “There is a surplus of $26,000,000 which is only a bagetelle compared to the amount of outsanding Insurance,” he said. KING ALBERT SENDS REPLY TO BELGIUM RELIEF COMMISSION Expressing Gratitude for Their Hu- manitarian Work. La Panne, Belgium, Nov. 16, via London, 3.5 p. m—King Albert of Belgium has sent a telegram to the commission for relief in Belglum in reply to its consratulations upon the i iy ool kind “I am your congratulations,” King Albert's mes- sage read.. "I .thank you heartily-and wish to express once more my sincere. gratitude for your humanftarian work in Belgium.” " ‘Movements of Steamships. New York, Nov. 16.—Safled, steamer Genon, N Eembiivell - it Nov. Dante_Algehiri, News¥ork afi. g A e Admiral Fisher Answers Churchill 8+AND$ ON HIS RECORD OF 61 YEARS OF SERVICE Any Other Paper, and Its Total Girculation is the Largest in- PEOPLE CAN JUDGE Declares Churchitl Said One or Two Things Better Left 'Unsaid—Left Unsaid Some Things Which Would Have to be Said. London, Nov. 16, 4.40 p. m.—Admiral Lord Fisher, the former sea lord of the admiralty, made a brief but striking answer in the house of lords today to Winston Spencer ~Churchill's _state- ment in the house of commons yes- terday in-which Mr. Churchill com- plained that he-had hot received from Admiral Fisher with respect to the Dardanelles attack, the clear guidance before or the firm support after, to which he was entitled. Leaves Record in Hands of Country- men. “Certain references,” said Lord Fish- er, “were made to me in the speech delivered yesterday by Mr. Churchill, 1 have been 61 years in the service of my country and I leave my record. in the hands of my countrymen. The prime minister said that Mr. Churchill had said one or two things he would better not have said and had neces sarily and naturally left unsaid some things which would have to be said. I am content to wait. I contend that it is not fitting to make personal ex- planations affecting national interes when my country is in the midst of a great war.” Lord Fisher thereupon rose and left the house. DESCRIBEB ATROCITIES DELT TO ARMENIANS. Former Missionary Addressed Boston Laymen’s Convention. Boston, Nov. 16.—Re Naughton, a _missionary who was formerly in Turkey, addressed the oBston Laymen’s convention tonight, describing atrocities which he said had been perpetrated upon Armenians by Tur's. “I have recently received a letfer from the miissior fleld, describing the treatment of an Armenian. university professor,” he said. “Because he would not make a cenfession of treason, he was hanged by his wrists .for 24 James P. Me- tell at Pittsburgh. clared and butter tickets will soon be issued. the first shipment arrived at Cologne, Germany. > hours:_then his finger nails were torn out. Subsequently he was subjected to unspeakable ‘barbarism. He died without signing the confession.” Rev. Mr. MeNaught asserted that attempts to obtain confessidns of trea- son were prompted by a -wisl 6 be able thus to justify atrocitles as atty of military necessity. . Bishop Herman Page, head of t missionary district of -Spokane, Washn., of the Protestant Episcopal church,’ diseussed “The Sort of Chris- tlanity Needed to Conquer the World.” CLEVELAND SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVE LOST THEIR FIGHT. Discharge of Leaders in Movement to Start a Union Stands. Columbus, O., Nov. 16.—Cleveland school teachers ‘today lost their fight for reinstatement of six officers of their union who had been discharged by Supt. J. M. P. Frederick on order of thggboard of education for their activ- ity"In organizing the union. The supreme court refused to renew the suit brought by a Cleveland tat- payer in an attempt to have Mr. Fred- erick punished for alleged contempt of court in discharging the teachers, al- lowing to stand the court of appeals decision which held that Mr. Frederick was justified in his action. Nearly two years ago 1,800 Cleve- land school teachers organized the Grade Teachers' club and took steps to affiliate with the American Federa- tion of Labor. The board of education then adopted 2 resolution requiring the immediate discharge of any teacher joining the federation. been fought through twice. LORD ROSEBERY DOESN'T WANT ©Ohio US TO STRENGTHEN OUR NAVY, Says He Knows of No More Disheart- ening Announcement. London, Nov. 16, 11.10 p. m—"I know nothing more disheartening than the announcement recently made that the United States—the one great country left in the world free from the hideous, bloody burden of war—is about to embark upon the building of a huge armada destined to be equal or second to our own,” said Lord Rose- bery, presiding at the Rhodes lecture in the University of London tonight. “It means,” he added, “that the bur- den will continue on the other nations and be increased exactly in proportion to the fleet of the United States. I confegs that it is a disheartening prospéct that the United States, so re- mote from the European conflict, should virtually in these days take up the burden which, after this war, will be found to have broken or aimost breken our backs.” GOLDEN JUBILEE OF ARCHBISHOP PRENDERGAST Large Gathering of Catholic Dignis taries at Philadelphia. 16. — Cardinal Cardinal Farley and _Arch- bishop ‘Bonzano, the papal apostolic delegate, together with hundreds . of bishops, monsignori and priests from all sections of the country, arrived here tonight to participate in’ the celebra-. tion of the golden jubilee of Arcl bishop. Prendergast tomorrow. 5 The 50th anniversary of the. dedica- tion of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul here, as well as the golden jubilec of the ordination to the priest- hood of the archbishop, will be ‘ob- served by the singing of a pontifical in the cathedral... In the evening will be a parade under the au- of the Holy Name soclety. .. |t 5 Former Senator Julius Ceasar Burrows Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 16—F aitod Bratée Senator Jullis Saesar irrows died at his home here tonight. The first first show of the season A report from Berlin says that meat A trainload of wheat from Bulgaria, Brig-Gen. William H. Beadle, re- tired, died at San Francisco, 7 years. v i v Sarried by w heayy storm, the first of northern Ohia: Bids. for two. dreadnaughts will b opened at moon on Nov. 19 by the Navy Department. General - Pedro ‘Muniz, former - pre- mier, of Lima, Peru, and minister of wind, a snow season, struck -war, died yesterday. Vincent Aster, ‘head of the Astor family, - celebrated his twénty-fourth birthday at Fairfi Dr. Edward L. Trudeau, tuberculosls specialist, died at Saranac Lake, N. Y. He was 68 years old. Orders for 12 locomotives were re- ceived by -the American Locomotive Co. from several rallroads. The Supreme Court took a recess until Monday, November 29, for its annual Thanksglving holdiay. The lllinois Steel Co. blast furnaces at Milwaukee and South Chicago will resume operations on Dec. 1. - President Wilson issued a proclama- mation_of neutrality in the war be- tween Bulgaria and the Allles. About 400 emplo; the Fibreloid Co., "at ‘Springfield, Mass.. went on strike for recognmition of their union. Michael Amato, 39 rs old, was| fatally inujred by railing from the third floor of his home in New York. General Carranza has issued an order completely severing the raiiway system of Mexico from military con- trol. The Westchester residence of Le- grand Griswold, a New York broker, was destroyed by fire. The loss -is $12,000. Confirmation of the capture of Naco, Sonora, by Carranza forces was re- ceived at the Carranza -agency in ‘Washington. A report from the Department of Agriculture . estimates —the world's wheet production for 1915 at 3,793, 000,000 bushels. . Switzerland. celobrated _the anni- versary of the battle of Morgarten in hich they won theif liberty feom Ifllml l:y 1315. = oo “The law providing fr & duty on the exportation- of -minerals - from Peru was -defiriitely ‘approved by ' the Pe- ruvian government. . An order for 40,000 tons of steel rails was pladed with the' Illinois Steel Co. by. Recejver- Dickinson of the Rock Island Railroad. Operations at the Chalmetts La., re- finery of the American Sugar Re ing Co. will be resumed shortly giving employment to 1,000 men. - Strest Cleaning Commissioner Feth- erston of New York began recruiting his “army” for the removal of snow from the streets this winter. A decree was issued by the Zealand government prohibiting of military age from leaving country without military permits. The United States District Court at St. Louls authorized Receiver Bush of the'Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain System to spend $1,000,000 for equip- ment. New men the The London Morning Post’s Switzerland correspondent says it is reported that the Field Marshal Von Hindenburg has left the eastern for the western frent. Leaders of the movement to form in DECRIES BRITISH STAFF IN FRAN Charges of Incompetency and Neglect Made by “Ought to be in the Trenches Were Added to the Staff for No Military Reasons—Asserted British Staff Was Five or Six Times as Large as That of the French— ‘Claimed That More Than One Charge of Men Fell Heard That Women Visited Headquarters in France. London, Nov. 18, 9.10 p. m.—Charges of incompetency and neglect of their work were brought against the British staff in France by Baron St. Davids in the house of lords this evening, When he asked the government whether its attention had been called to- the re- ports alleging that during the recent fighting there -had been many com- plaints as to the failure of the general staft work. Many Added to Staff. Lord St. Davids asserted that men had been added to the staff for no mili- tary reasons who ought to be in the trenches, and that he had been told that the British headquarters staff was five or gix times as large as that of General Joffre, the French commander- thing fell through. been sacrificed owing to the muddling in high places. y Authorities Investigating. The Marquis of Crewe, Jord privy seal, replied that. the allegations that successes at Loos had been missed owing to the failure to bring up re- serves at the right time was the sub- ject of an inquiry between the highest authorities that could be invoked. Baron Newton, who said he was un- able to disclose the number of the British staff, defended it, as did also Viscount Haldane, the former secre- tary for was Says St. Davids Lacks Information. Lord Haldane declared that Lord St. in-chief. It had been stated, he con- tinued, that women visited headquar- ters in Frahce, and he asked whether the government defended their pres- ence there. Neglected Duty to Play Bridge. The people were sending their sons to fight under the direction of men who, he declared, were living at head- quarters in vast numbers and could not get early to their offices because tbey were up laté playing bridge. Give Men in Trenches a Chance. It is about time” said Lord St Davids, “that the men were given a falr chance. More than once the troops have broken the German lines, but owing to bad staff work the whole Davids had launched his attack with- out adequate information. “It is ‘true,” he said, “that the country has suffered owing to the want of an organized general staff. Never- theless, there has ‘been evolved a gen- eral staff of the highest order. To say that the work of the staff is a failure !is to say something which is very far from the truth. As for Field Marshal French, he is up at 6 o'clock in the morning. The Marquis of Crewe said that from his knowledge of Field Marshal French he thought it exceedingly unlikely that he would submit to having _persons forced upon his personal staff. Lord Crewe had fo hesitation in saying that unless women had business at head- iquarters they ought not go there. REFERENDUM OF AMERICAN COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS instituted by Chamber of Commereé of the United States. Washi Nov. T6.—A referendum of American commercial organizations throughout, this country and. in Ber- lin, Paris, Milan, Constantinople and Rio de Janeiro, on six tecommenda- tions having to’ do with economic de- velopments of the-European war, was instituted - today . by the chamber of commerce of the United States. The recommendations drafted by the spe- clal' committee of the chamber, and now forwarded to all afiliated organ- izations for thelr vote state that the United States should take the initia- tive in: Securing a conferénce of neutrals to agree on rules to assure safety of life and property onthe high seas; estab- lishing an international court to set- tle disputes that do not come under es- tablished rules; forming a council of conciliation for disposition of questions whe nthe facts cannot be established by international court; securing an international agreement to bring eco- nomic pressure to bear on any nation resorting to military forces pefore an international tribunal has passed on the points at issue: effecting with other nations an agreement to use concerted military force against any nation that cannot be compelled to de- sist from war by economic pressure: and in “establishing the principal of frequent international references at expressly stated intervals for progres. slve amendment of international law. TURKEY PROTESTS ARRESTS OF CONSULS IN PERSIA Transmitted to Secretary Lansing by Hussein_ Bey. ‘Washington, Nov. 16.—Hussein Bey, charge of the Turkish embassy today smitted to Secretary Lansing for the Ottoman government a _protest against’ the alleged action of Russian and British soldiers in arresting Tur- kish consuls in Persia and iaRing over the consulates. The communication described the acts as “violations of the elementary principles of international law resort- ed by the adversaries of Tyrkey against Ottoman agents in the terri- tory of a neutral state.” One despatch from Constantinople: cited in the communication told of the arrest by Russian authorities of Tev- fik Bey, acting consul at Resht, Per- sia, his transfer to Russia and the clearing of the consulate including tbe taking away of the archives, the coat of arms and flag. _Another described the occupation of Benderbouchir, Per- sia, by British troops, seizure of the Turkish consulate and the hoisting of the British flag in the place of the flag which was flying above the con- sulate. WAR COLLEGE PLANS NOT TO BE MADE PUBLIC Until After the President Has Deliv- ered His Message to Congress. ‘Washington, Nov. 16. tional de- The committee drafting theése pro posals was headed by Edward A. Fi- fense plans prepared by the war col- lege division of the army general staff Pittsburgh a regiment of Secretary Garrison's proposed continental afmy announced that 400 men had signified their intention of ofining. . Rear Admiral Charles Pend, until recently in command of the , reserve fleet of the United States navy, left Berkeley, Cal, for Portsmouth, N. H., to take command of the navy yard. Mrs. Norman Galt, fiancee of Presi- dent Wilson, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones l:.e Dr. Carey T. Grayson, were amo; e spectators at the sessis of the United States Supreme Courto Augustus O. Johnson, former eol- tion Bank of Cincinnati, was sen- flection clerk of the Fifty-third Na- tenced to serve five years in prison ;nr‘?bfi:llnl $21,000 of the bank’ an ; Elston Scott, a ro under - tence of death for murder, was - re- ernor’ Dunne . of linol unn refused to permit a public hanging. The Great Northern steamship Min. nesota, ‘the largest vessel on cific Ocean, is on her way to the Uni ed Kingdom to pe used in the Atlan- tltt:”trl’?: The vessel has a a tonnage of 20, The woman's section of the Navy League holding its first annual meet- ing at Washington effected a perma nent tion and voted to onlist 2 million members by January to ald in the campaign for national prepar- REGULATING ¥18iT8 TO Only Relatives of Prisoners May Now Visit en Fridays. ‘Hartford, Nov. 18.—Announce- ment was v“".uou b’w.fl- Garner of the state’prison at Weth- ersfleld -that the rule prowding. for public visitations 1o, ¢he prisor - ot relatives of prisoners . now . visit WETHERSFIELD PRISON. |7} lene, Boston, chairman, and included Herbert O. Houston, New York: George E. Roberts, New York; Charles Nagel, St. Louis, and Howell Cheney, South’ Manchester, Conn. PHREE GUESTS CONTRACTED PTOMAINE POISONING At Luncheen Given at the American Museum of Natural History. . New York, Nov. 16—Chemists of the board of health tonight began analyz- ing chicken sandwiches served at a luncheon given at the American Mu- seum of Natural History at which, it is said, three 6f the guests from uni- yersities“all over the country contract- ed_ptomaine poisoning. John A. Kipgsbury, commissioner of ¢harities, his wife and Dr. Ira S. Wile, of the board of education of New York, became ill today, physicians say, as a result of eating the chicken sand- prieved for the second time by Gay- | Wiches served at the luncheon given Governor | yesterday. Their illness, though not Berious, caused the board of health to investigat: ‘Sefentists from Princeton, Harvard and the University of Chiacog were Ppresent at the luncheon. THREE AMERICANS KILLED IN INTERIOR OF MEXICO Settiers Fear Mayo Indians, Now on the Warpath. Topolobampo, Sinalos, Mexico, via to_San’ Francisco, Nov. 16.— Amiericans “were killed in the interior of Mexico recently, according to savices received here today. Set. tlers around Los. is were Tear of attacks by Mayo Tndlanes warpath ‘Who are on ‘the < killed were Goldsber- “The Americans reported S Siakn Nov: 4tk s B in- Nov. W, 8. Windham, kll'led. n“fl“"‘w‘n‘ : troops have been ordered into the Yaqui valley, according to ad- vices received today to protect Amer- ican intérests. > : * President’s Visit to Columbus, O. i7" the us, O., Dec. 10. “ The president ‘'has promised to make two ad- will not be made public until after the president has delivered his message to congress and Secretary Garrison’s re- port, containing the administration in- creased army plan, has been submit- ted and published. President Wilson so decided today when the subject was brought up at the cabinet meet- ing. Secretary Garrison favors im- mediate publication of the war college plans, which are understood to pro: pose a far greater degree of military preparation than the administration programme. The president's position is said to be, however, that as head of the government he is responsible for the general policies urged for tte various departments and that his recommendations should be presented before the detailed reports of the cab- inet officers and their subordinates, upon which his decisions are founded, are given out. Similarly, the reports of the department heads, he feels, should precede those of the various subordinate bureaus or divisions. DECIDE TO LET DEFORMED, SUBNORMAL INFANT DIE, Of a Score of Hospital Nurses Only One Voted For Life. Chicago, Nov. 16.—A ballot to de- termine whether to attempt to save the life of a deformed subnormal in- fant, or whether by inertia to let the child die resulted in a death sentence for_the little one today. The infant's mother, told that an operation might save the child’s although no known iatelligence coul promise any mental development for the babe, wept and agreed to abide by the judgment or the physicians. Of . a spore of hospital nurses consuited, one alone voted for the life of the child.. Dr. H. J. Halscylden, took the responsibility and did not perform the operation. The child was still alove - tonight but authorities at the hospi- tal’ said it would probably not Hye through another 24 hours. Many lives have - 1 8 1 7 i R SARE - S . “It ig & question of ethics” sald Dr. Haiselden. “While we all know 9 physiclans do not allow monstrosities 10 live, the line must be drawn some- as one more idiotic defective. ‘where. I have drawn the line, in this case. “The child could have been saved 4 ¥ &