Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 25, 1915, Page 1

‘ o 'GROWS MORE TENSE Austro-German and Bulgarian Troops Have Entered Kossovo Plair_l---Serbia's Last Stand in Nortl_: OCCUPY MILTROVITSIA, LAST SERBIAN CAPITAL Serbians in the Southwest and French in the Southeast Con- tinue to Hold the Invaders—Russians Are Reported to Have Prepared m'Army the Balkans—Allies Are of 350,000 for Operations in Showing Renewed Activity in Gallipoli—On the Austro-Italo Front the Struggle Con- tinues for Gorizia—Entennte Relations With Greece Cleared Up by Virtual Assurance That Greece Will Not Raise a Finger Against Allied Troops Entering Greek Territory- London, Nov. 24, 10 p. mi—There has been a distinct improvement in the diplomatic relations between Greece and the entente powers, fol- lowing on the presentation of a coi- lective note by the representatives of the allies. The Greek premier is re- ported to have stated that while Greece puts forward theoretical ob- jections to allied troops entering Greek 2 and using it as a victualling base, she would not raise a finger t them. All that the allies are now waiting for {8 a guarantee that Greece will carry out this assurance. Situation of Serbians Graver, On the military side, in the Bal- s especially, as far as the Ser- northern army is concerned, the tion has grown graver. Austro- and Bulgarian troops, oper- ating in separate columns, have en- tered Kossovo plain, where the Ser- blans were expected to make their last stand and have occupied Miltro- vissia. the last Serbian capital as well as Pristinfa and at one point at least have driven the Serbians across the Sitnica river, which drains the valley. Serbs at Disadvantage. Although the Serbians might mako 1 stand between the valley and the Albanian and Montenegrin frontiérs, they will be at a great disadvantage, owing to thel nablity to Set muni: tions and supplies while their oppo- nts will haye virtually everything E require. The Serbians on the Katchanik ront and also in the southwest corper of their country continue to hold back the invaders, as do. the Anglo-French forces in the southeast. The Russians are reported to have prepared an army of 350,000 for operations in the Bal- kans, but the point at which they will strike has not been indicated. Renewed Agtivity in Gallipoli. While the allies are showing renewed activity in Gallipoli the most impor- tant engagements are taking place on the Austro-Italo front and while Gor- isia has not yet fallen it has been rendered untenable, a fate, which, like- wise appears to be awaiting Riva, in the Trentino. The station at Riva has come within range of the Italian guns. This latter information, contained in the - Vienna official communication, glves some confirmation to the rumors that Roverto has been evacuated by the Austrians. . There have been no important events on either the western or eastern front. GREAT BRITAIN ADHERES TO SOUND FINANCIAL METHODS. Lord Inchcape Says Amount of Money Yet to Be Raised is Enormous. London, Nov. 24, 9.25 p. m. n raising money for the war, the govern- ment has resisted all temptations to unsound methods,” said Lord Inchcape tonight in his inaugural address as president of the Institute of Bankers. “Whether we can continue in the paths of financial rectitude depends on how far the people respond to the urgent demands of thrift and economy. “The amounts etill to be raised for ourselves and our allies are enormous. We may be able to borrow a portion abroad, but the remainder must come ont of thé nation's savings. Any other course would Involve us in inflation and consequent rise in price, but I am sanguine that the nation will make the heavy sacrifices necessary.” Very different, said Lord Inchcape, had been the financial policy of Ger- many, which was criticized by “reck- lessness and improvidence.” the money required for the war had raised by increased taxation; each successive loan meant a fresh in- fation of the currency, resulting in a steady and sustained rise In pris ‘more this procedure was persisted im, the more would prices rise; all at- tempts to fix maximum prices would prove powerless to meet the situation. The task of redeeming the securities 2nd retiring the mnotes would be left for an exhausted and defeated nation o face after the conclusion of peace. ALLIES NOTE TO GREECE 1S FRIENDLY IN SPIRIT for Earliest Possible Under the Circumstances. Parls, Nov. 24, . m—The col- ective note of the allies to the Greek t is expressed in friendly t and is general in character. It uests the Greek government, ac- Sding to an Athens despatch to the A inoes ircaly given reiative to tho ces of the forces on Greek e Reply None of will supply all quested. SERBIAN WAR MINISTER SEEMS UNDAUNTED the guarantees re- Says Morale of Troops Is Unimpairsd and Commissariat Splendid. Athens, via London, Nov. 25, 1.45 2. m.—The newspaper Hestia publish- es an interview with the Serbian war minister, who is at Saloniki, in which the minister said: “Although we have lost 35,100 kill ed or wounded and.20,000 taken pris- oner, the operations are anything but ended. Our forces, now numbering 200,000, are still intact. We are defi- clent only in heavy artillery. The morale of the troops is unimpaired. The commissariat is working splendid- ly, thanks to the French organizers. “Nevertheless, the situation is aif- ficult, though not hopeless, from a strategic standpoint and as regards munitions we shall remain on the d= fensive, holding the passes and wear- ing down the enemy until the Anglo- French forces are sufticiently strons to_emable us to resume the offensive. - “The participation of Italy meets with difficulties owinz to the dive gence of views regarding Albanii Russia’s intervention will be effected after: the concentration of the allied armies in the Balkans and it is ex- pected that this will produce a change in_Rumania’s attitude. “I can assure vou that France and England are preparing surprises in the Balkans.” “NO BEER BEFORE DINNER, NO WORK BEFORE DINNER Cry of London Trade Unionists—Re- sist New Liquor Regulations. London, Nov. 24,8:50 beer before dinner, no work before dinner,” is the cry of the London trade unionists who are organizing to resist the new regulations shortening the hours during which saloons may be kept open. Meetings were held in - different parts of the city this evening to pro- | .est against the new regulations and delegates were appointed to attend a conference to be held Saturday to decide what action the unions will take fo defeat the regulations which come intg effect next Monday. The workmen employed in the Smithfield markets have sent telegrams to all the labor members of parliament de- manding that they “save London from teetotal tyranny.” p. m—“No CHINESE NEWSPAPERS ARE URGING CAUTION About Joining Entents Powers—Fate Hangs in the Balanc Peking, Nov. 24.—The Chinese news- papers commenting on the demand of the entente powers that China join them and thus solidify the Far Bast, urge President Yuan Shi Kai to pro- ceed slowly, declaring that China’s fate hangs in the balance, The newspapers say that China probably could not assist the entente powers in a military way and that her obligations under an alliance with these powers would forever end Ger- man and Austrian commerce in the Far Fast. NEwWS OF F‘URTHE‘R“ ARMENIAN MASSACRES Kurds Kill Five Hundred on the Road to Van, Turkey! London, Nov. 25, 3.25 a. m.-—News of further Armenian, massacres has reached those in chdrge of the lord mayor's Armenian refugee fund. It tells of the messacre of 500 retugees by. Kurds. The refugees succeeded in reaching Trans-Caucasia, but nearly 200,000 Tefugees were aiready there, and the 500 tried to return to that part of Armenia in Russian occupa- Hon.' They were massacred on the road to Van. BERNARD SHAW FORECASTS GERMAN-AMERICAN ALLIANCE Cabled Paragraphs Son of Earl of Antrim Dead. London, Nov. 25, 1.58 a. m.Sir Schomberg Kerr McDonnell, sofi of the Ear lof Antrim, died last night from wounds received which fighting in the trenches Sunday. Winston Churchill on Duty. London, Nov. 24, 3 a. m.—Corre- spondents with the British headquar- ters in France in their despatches an- nounce that Winston Spencer Chureh- ill, former chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, in the British cabinet, is already on duty in the trenches. He is attached to the Grenadier Guards. Operations in Region of Bagdad. London, Nov. 24, 9:44 p. m.—An of- ficial communication issued this even- ing concerning the operations of the British force in the region of Bagdad says: “Zeur was occupied, after Ctesiphon, eighteen miles from Bag- dad, was captured. We then re- treated three miles through want of water.” GETTING SWORN STATEMENTS FROM ANCONA SURVIVORS. With View to Establishing Nationality of the Submarine. Rome, Nov. 24, 1.55 p. m.—The Amer- ican ambassador, Thomas Nelson Page, has requesteq the Italian government to inform him as to the result of the investigation made by the Italian au- thorities into the circumstances at- tending the sinking of the Italian Line steamer. Ancona, which was torpedoed November 9 in the Mediterrean by a submarine. At the same time the naval attache of the embassy, Lieutenant Command- cd Charles R. Train, is getting_sworn statements by the survigors of the An- cona with a view to establishing the nationality of the submarine and the facts connected with the loss of the steamer. Dr Cecilie Griel, of New York, the only American-born passenger on the Ancona, interrogated by the American consul at Naples, Jay White and Lieu- tenant Commander Jackson, repeated under oath the story previously told by her of the shelling of the steamer and the panic among the passengers. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE WILL NOT TOUYCH CIVIL SERVICE Request of Representative Hamill of New Jersey, Refuse: Washington, Nov. 24.—President Wilson, it was learned tonight, has re- jected ‘various suggestions for incor- poration in his next annual message i congress because of his desire to de- vote it primarily to the theme of na- tional defense. In all probability he will address congress again later in the session, taking up other questio In reply to a letter from Represen- tative Hamill of New Jersey asking that civil service reform be touched on in the address, the president re- plied that he was forced to refuse the request because he wanted the mes- sage to deal with one general sub- ject. It is known, however, that the president considers that national de- fense includes the mobilization of all the nation’s resources. For this rea- son it is understood that subjects like conservation will be mentioned. The president devoted all of today to work on the message, but did not quite com plete it. He expects to. get it to the public printer tomorrow. CRUISER SAN DIEGO GOING TO TOPOLOBAMPO, MEXICS To Give Protection to Americans En- dangered by Villa Troops. San Francisco, Nov. 24.—The cruiser San Diego began coaling today and will probably leave {omorrow noon for Topolobampo, Mexico, to give protec- tion to Americans endangered by the second sacking of Los Machis, Sina- loa, within a week by Villa troops. The San Diego will take cn board a battalion of the Fourth regiment of marines quartered at the Panama-Pa- cific exposition. An artillery company may also be taken, officers said. Orders were received at the Mars Island navy yard today to commission immediately the naval transport Buf- falo, which was undergoing repairs, for 'the transportation of marines to the west coast of Mexico. The Buf- falo probably will leave the navy yard before Monday. RED CROSS SEALS SHOULD NET ABOUT $2,250,000 To be Devoted to Study and Preven- tion of Tuberculosis. Washington, Nov. 24.—Proceeds of sales of Red Cross Christmas seals which are devoted to the study and preventing of tuberculosis in the United States promise this year to exceed all records. This year's supply —225,000,000 seals—is eighty per cent. greater than last years and should net - $2,250,000. The design of the 1916 seals probably will be changed as the result of a competition which will close on Feb- ruary 1. Two hundred dollars in prizes have been offered. EMBARGO ON ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR VILLA. To Be Subject of a Conferecnce With General Carranza. El Paso, Texas, Nov. 25.—Mexican Consul Andreas C. Garza said tonight he had arranged a conference with Generai Carranza at Neuvo Laredo to discuss enforcement of the order from ‘Washirgton declaring an embargo on arms and ammunition to the Villa fac- tion in Mexico. Garza declared he also would file a protest against large shipments of coal to Villa officials at Juarez. Customs officials today said they were placing no limit upon the amount of fuel exported. Commander Philadelphia Navy Yard. Washington, Nov. 24.—Captain Rob- in the Event of a Crushing Defeat of Germany. . London, Nov. 25, 12:35 p. m.—Ad- dressing the Fabian Soclety last night on “Diplomacy After the War,” Bern- ard Shaw warned his hearers that a m-h%te-: of Germany, leaving Great n the strongest naval and military er, might drive Germany and the United States into a defensive British Embargo on Cotton, Wool and 5 fron. London, Nov. 24, 5.41 p. m.—The ex-~ portation” of cotton, wadding, cotton Wwool and iron ore of all descriptions is prohibited to all destinations by an order in council published tonight. ert L. Russell, now commanding the battleship South Carolina, was ap- pointed commandant of the Philadel- phia navy yard today, the post hav- ing been made vacant recently by the death of Captain Knapp. Captain Samuel 8. Robinson, recently attached to the bureau of steam engineering, will go/to the South Carolina. Movements of Steamships. Liverpool, Nov. 23.—Arrived: Steam- er Cymric, New York. Sailed: Nov. 24, Adriatic, New York. New York, Nov. 24.-—Sailed, steamer Duca ai Abruzzi, Naples. New York, Nov. 24—Steamer New York, Liverpool for New York. sig- nalled 1,480 miles east of Ambiose channel lightship at noon. Dock 4.30 P. m. Saturday. ‘ Desr Cause of ~Trolley Collision CAR STRUCK THREE ON TRACK NEAR GUILFORD 11 PASSENGERS INJURED Car Stopped by Impact With Deer Was Struck by a Car Following It —Passengers Were Hurled About. Guilford, Conn., Nov. 24.—Three deer were responsible for a rear-end trol- ley collision on the Shore Line Elec- tric railroad near here tomght, in which eleven persons we injured, none fatally. The deer was galloping across the tracks in a wooded section beyond West Pond road on Flag March Boy-Ed Prominent | ital $600,000, was at Albany. in Conspiracy Trial DAMAGING TESTIMONY IN THE HAMBURG HEARING ROOM HEADQUARTERS Witness M'Intyre Admits That He Unwittingly Gave a False Manifest for the Steamer Thor. unamar Steamship Co. i S The. cay Parts of the new French war loan will be placed in Great Britain. Prince Waldemar of Prussia, nephew of the Kaiser, is seriously ill at Kiel. Sir Allen William Young, the Arc- tic explorer, dled in London. He was 85 years old. Mayor. Mitchel expects to be. able to eat his Thanksgiving dinner at his home on Riverside Drive. Regular shipments of foodstuffs, mostly grain, will begin today from the Balkans to Germany. British loses officers killed, wounded and missing since the be- New York, Nov. 4—Twice again to- day the name of Captain K. Bey-Ed, German haval attache, was brought into the testimony of Witnesses at the trial of Karl Buenz, Adolph Hoch- meister, Joseph _ Poppinghaus__and George Kotter, officials of the Ham- burg-American line, accused of con- The silences For all of earth For every ble: A THANKSGIVING HYMN By LOUELLA C. POOLE " For well filled rivers, teeming lakes, Vast forests where the wildbird wakes h song, For bounteous crops, for gushing springs, fair goodly things, To Thee all thanks belong! From perils of the smiting The smoking cannon, plundering horde, From all grim War's Its every bitter circumstance, We thank Thee for deliverance— We thank Thee, Lord, today! That not unmarked is Sorrow’s wail, That love and mercy still prevail, We offer grateful prais That Hope and Faith have not yet died, Though Mercy oft seems crucified, So wicked are men’s ways. © may we, Lord, be undismayed Though heavy is the burden laid Upon the heart of man; Though mighty grows the vast world-grave No ignominious peace we crave As part of our life’s plan. For faith that War shall sometimes cease, For hope of Universal Peace, With favish hand upon the earth, Unmindful of man’s little worth, Once more we thank Thee, Lordl ord, may, £ g poured hill, when a Guilford-bound car from New Haven struck them. A handsome doe was killed instantly, but the other animals, although injured, limped away and disappeared. Both Cars Partly Telescoped. The trolley, in charge of Motorman Morris of New Haven and Conductor Derenthal of Madison, had barely been brought to a stop when a second car, following a few hundred vards in the rear, struck it. Both cars were part- ly télescoped and the many passengers hurled about. The second car was in charge of Motorman Coslik of Madi- son and Conductor Carter of Saybrook. ANl the physiclans in this vicinity were rushed to the scene and eleven passengers received medical attentio It is said that others were also hu slightly by flying glass and splinters. The Injured. Among those who were treated were: Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Morgan of New Haven, bruises about the face and body. Mrs, H. F. Plerce, Brooklyn, N. bruised shoulder and cuts. Miss Emma Baldwin, a Stamfo: school teacher, wrenched shoulder. Mrs. Charles Wise, Guilford, bruised back and shoulder. Mrs., William hardson, Guilford, right arm wrenched, cuts and bruises. William Skinner, New York, severe cuts about the face, neck, hands and back. James J. Wheeler, a Bridgeport tool maker, bound for his home at Say- brook, wrenched ankle, severe bruiscs and cuts about the head and body. Cars Were Well Crowded. The first car was due in this town at 5.10 o'clock. Both cars were. well crowded. The deer appeared so sud- denly that Motorman Morris could nut apply the brakes. The accident dam- aged the pilot of the car and it was brought to a stop. Many of the pas- sengers alighted to see the dead doe, which fact probably saved quite a few more from being added to the injury list. Second Car Whizzed by Signals. The crew of the car assert that they went back a distance of 200 feet to flag the second car, but for some rea- son, not yet explained, the second car whizzed by the signals at a good speed. The stretch of road at this point is down grade. Some of the passengers who had remained in the first car, saw that a collision was _inevitable and hurried for the doors. Many were rising to their feet when the impact came and consequently, they were hurled forward violently. All the pas- sengers expressed wonder that no one was killed. Air Filled with Cries of Injured. The collision battered 'the rear of the first car into splinters’ and the second car received similar. The air was filled with cries of the injured and ft was at first feared that some had been killed. First eid as- siztunce was given at once and in the meantime physicians had been sum- moned to the scene by telephone. The injured were later able to go v, spiracy to deceive and government of the United States by despatching relief ships with supplies to German cruisers in the Atlantic and Pacific at the beginning of .the war. Boy-Ed’'s Room Headquarte: The first of these two occasions re- lated to a telegsram sent Dec. 16, 1914, by H. Suhren, captain of the Costa (Continued on Page Eight) defraud the TROOPS RUSHED TO BORDER NEAR NOGALES. Intoxicated Villa Officers Were Beyond Control of Governor. Nogales, Ariz, Nov. 24.—United States troops. with an ambulance, were hurriediy rushed early tonight into position at the international boun- dary .between this place and Nogales, Sonora, across the border. :Acting Governor Carlos Randall informed an Associateq Press representative that a number of Villa offiers in Nogales were intoxicated and beyond his control. Other detachments of United States troopers cleared the streets on the Arizona slde and barred the passing of all persons across the line in either direction. All saloons were hurriedly closed on the Sonora side and the Americans who were in them were ordered out at the point of guns. Mounted Villa soldiers are reported to have hurled ‘nsults across the line at the American soldiers, daring them to fight. OBITUARY Enoch Hincks. Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 24—Enoch Hincks, president of the White Man- ufacturing company, vice president of the People's savings bank, and other- wise prominent in local business and banking circles, died at his home here today after a long iliness. He was 69 years old and is survived by a brother and_sister, the former Prof. Edward Y. Hincks of Cambridge. John Swanson. New Orlean, Nov. 24—John Swan- son, for many years a prominent fig- ‘ure’ in the cotton centers of the world and credited with having been one of the ploneers in introduction of “straddle” operations between grican and _Liverpool markets, died today in Birkenhead, England, according to_a cablegram received here. Mr. Swanson maintained a Summer home in Liverpool and a win- ter home in New Orleans, but spent much of his time in New York. He ma“ born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1844, 3 tc their homes or to the houses of friends. 2t Delayed Traffic.. The accident delayed traffic for a time and passengers on other cars were shunted around the wreck. ginning of the war total 19,668. The Danish government has pro- hibited the exportation of cotton goods and casein in the dry state. The Sharon, Pa., American Steel Foundries Co. glant is running at capacity to fill orders from railroads. Representative A. Witherspoon, of the fifth Mississippl congerssional district, died at his home at Meridian, Miss. Andrew Carnegis__celebrated his eightieth birthday. The day was ob- served as “Carnegie Day.” in Pitts- burgh. Tod Slo: the once famous jockey, was ordered deported from England on the charge of running a gambling house. Fire in the annex of the Bon Marche, one of the largest department stores in Paris, caused damage estimated at $6,000,000. The Royal Mail steamer Pembroke- shire, which went ashore off Las Palmas, Canary Islands, last week, was refloated. Gov. and Mrs. Whitman left Al- bany for Buffalo where they will meet the Liberty Bell and accompany it across the state. Philadelphia has put in a bid for next Republican National convention. A campaign has been started to raise $100,000 required. According to the Fish and Game Commission, 928 deer were killed in Massachusetts during the open hunt- ing season last week. Michael O’Leary, who won the Vie- toria Cross for conspicuous bravery, was promoted to second leutenant of the Connaught Rangers. Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of the vice president, who underwent an operation at Indianapolis, was report-. ed to be in good condition Sevonty-eight pu of the School of Recruits for Policemen will be graduated in New York and will im- mediately go intoi service. The City Council of Paris has de- cided to name streets after Miss Edith Cavell and Emil Despress, executed by the Germans in Belgium. The judgment convicting Hans Schmidt for the murder of Anna Au- muller in New York, was upheld by the Court of Appeals at Albany. The Serbian legation announced that the Serbian government, which has been located at Prizrend. is de. parting today to Scutari, Albania. The steamer Libra, which arrived at Cadiz, Spain, from New York, was destroyed by fire with the greater part of her cargo. Several seamen were in jured. Fire broke out on the American tank ship Sunlight as she was being unloaded at Rouen, France. The blaze was extinguished before much damage was done. . A small fire originating in a dyna- mo broke out in the No. 4 machine shop of the Bethlehem Steel plant at South Bethlehem which was recently badly damaged by fire. Henry Ford visited President Wil- son and asked him to call a meeting of neutral nations to convene about Christmas to draw up plans for es- tablishing peace in Europe. Bequests to charitable institutions totalling $30,000 are contained in the will, made public yesterday of J. R. Tracy formerly a shoe manufacturer of Stamford, who died last month. A table knife swallowed by Mrs. Elizabeth Hochsberger, of Chicago, several months ago while ill was tak- en from her stomach by an operation at the West Side Hospital, Chicago. The John A. Roebling Sons whose plant in Trenton, N. cently destroyed by fire, pur plant of the Spencer Wire Ca. Worcester, Mass. at Wire rope will be manufactured there. The Willys-.Overland Co. announced it would invest $500,000 in a factory branch in Kansas City. The motor car corporation purchased for $250,- 000 a four-story building and other vacant property ajoining. After the capture of Ctesiphon, 18 miles from Bagdad, and the repulse of a Turkish counter-attack, the British forces under General Town- shend were compelled to retire” three or four miles in order to secure water. The Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis, not- ed preacher and lecturer, who is pas- tor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, took action in his controversy with Frank L. Ferguson, an attorney, by fling a suit here against Ferguson, Who was formerly financial advisor to Dr. Hillls. INCREASE IN WAGES FOR LOWELL CARTRIDGE MAKERS In Accordance With Recommendation of Board of Conciljation. Lowell, Mass. Nov. 2é—In ac- cordance with the recommendation of the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration recelved _this morning, that the United States Cartridge Co. Lo about $800.000" anmusliy. the to about $300,000 annually, the company announces that it will abide Dby the raise to take effect from Sep- tember 23 last. The wage dispute which resulted jn the recent strike of em; is thus adjusted. The company employs over 5000 hands. - TEN PAGES in Proportion to the City's Population _ : AN lPPflI.FUH_‘AIfl OF WARSUFFERE! President Wilson in Thanksgiving Document, Aske Contributions for Red Cross WAR HAS NEARLY EXHAUSTED THE RESOURCES Less Than $50,000 Now Available to Meet the Great Demand of the Coming Winter—Calls Upon the People of the United States to Assure the Red Cross Against Any Cur. tailment of Its Activities—While Contemplating Owu Own Good Fortune, We Should be Mindful That the Harvest of Death and Desolation is Not Ended an® ™ Sympathy Must Not Yet be Withdrawn. ‘Washington, Nov. 24.—A Thanksgiv- ing appeal to Americans in the com- fort of plenty to renew their efforts to alleviate suffering throughout Eu- rope’s vast war area by contributions to the Red Cross was issued tonight by President Wilson. Under the cap- tion “An Appeal” it say: Crushing Burden on Neighbors. “The day is at hand cn which we bend our thoughts toward a consider- ation of the blessings of peace and se- curity. Inevitably, the contemplation of our own good fortune must bring sharply to mind the anguish and the loss which' lie, an intolerable and crushing burden upon the bodies and souls of our neighbors across the seas. Our country has poured out generous- iy of its sympathy and its means in Dbehalf of those who suffer because of the war. But the harvest of death and desolation is not endcd and our sympathy must not vet be withdrawn. Resources Nearing Exhaustion. “The American Red Cross, through whose instrumentality hundreds of thousands of our peopie have been en- abled to glve substantial expression to their pity for those who have fallen under the stroke of war, is nearing the exhaustion of its resources. Into its war relief fund it has received in chase and transportation round sums $1,600,000. In the send- ing and maintaininrg of nearly four hundred surgeons, nurses and sani- tarians, who have carried American skill into all the zones of war, in fin- ancial aid for the hospitals and other Red Cross institutions and in the pur- of nearly 4,000,000 pounds of hospital and med- ical supplies and equipment, this sum has been reduced to less than 350,000 now available to meet the great de- mand of the approaching winter. Represents Sympathy of AM. “That the splendid work of this or- ganization, which, more than any other. represents the sympathy of us all _should be permitted to cease is unthinkable. I therefore earnestly call upon-+the people of the United States once again, by their generosity, to as- sure the Red Cross against the cur- tailment or discontinuance of the large activities in which it is engaged. That this assuranCe is urgent is shown by the comparatively small sum remain- ing in its treasury, a sum, which, how~ ever closely it may be husbanded, will suffice but for a few weeks. “Contributions may be forwarded to any state or local treasurer of the Red Toss or to the national headquarters, Washington, D. C. . “WOODROW WILSON." DANIELS TO MAKE USE OF INVENTIVE GENIUS OF NATION Developing Structural Strength and Efficiency of the Navy. Washingtan, Nov. 24. — Changes within the navy department whereby Secretary Daniels proposes to make use of the inventive genius of the ma- tion, advanced another step today with the appointment of Captain W.' S. Smith, now engineer officer at the Philadelphia yard, to a post in Wash- ington which the Secretary described as a clearing house for suggestions. Captain Smith will receive all com- munications dealing with proposed ne wdevices for navy use; sift out er for consideration by the particular the useless ones and sort the remaind- bureau to which they naturally would be referred. He will be attached to all three engineer bureaus, con- struction and repair, steam engineer- in gand ordnance, as special aid to |assist in studying the mass of sugges- tions with which the department has been flooded since the outbreak of the European war turned the attention of aviators generally to warlike instru- ments. A thousand such suggestions have been studied by the bureaus during the last vear, the work impeding them intheir regular duties. Those of most promise will be taken up in order of importance with the civilian jadvisory board recently created with Thomas A. Edison as chairman. Where the germ of a real idea is clceed, the bureaus and the board co-operate in an effort to give practical value to the navy. In initiate suggestions of its own to bet- ter the mechanical equipment of navy ships. FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS GOVERNMENT DEPOSITARIES To Transfer Funds from Banks in Federal Reserve Cities, Washington, Nov. { 24.—Secretary McAdoo announced tonight that he decided to make the federal reserve banks depositaries and fiscal agents of the government. The necssary ordrs will be effective January Ist. At the beginning Mr.” McAdoo ex- pects to transfer to the reserve banks the funds of the federal government now on deposit with national banks in the cities where the reserve banks are located, amounting in all to about $7,000,000. 'In a letier to the reserve board announcing the plan, the secre- tary says he has decided to transfer at present only the amount named in order not to put an undue volume of business upon the reserve banks. “Each federal reserve bank’ says the letter, “will be required to per- form on behalf of the government the | services which are now rendered Ly the national bank depositaries jn said cities as well as any other service in. cident to or growing out of the dutis and responsibilities of fiscal agents. Co-operation of the board is asked in_carrying out the provisions of the reserve act under which the transfer Is to be made. No mention is made, either in the letter or in the secre- tary's statment, of the subject of in- terest on the government's funds. Na- tional banks ar required to pay two per cent. on such deposits. VERMONT MAN SHOT SON WHILE DEER HUNTING Another Fatality Reporte d From a Stray Bullet. St. Johnsbury, Vt, Nov. 24—Ef- erett Cass, a boy, who was shot by his father, Osman Cass, while hunt- ing deer last Sunday, died today. Cass fired at a deer his son was driv- ing ‘and the bullet struck the boy. pRE Iy - cieuliing cSval e unting acclent, occurred today when AT "Facker dled at Randotp's from a wound received from a stray bullet. Tucker, who was 21 years of age, was hunting with a companion and was gimbing over o stone wall whea the bullet struci vestigaticn to ascertain who fired the shot has thus far been without result. In addition to this the board will [be guests. THANKSGIVING WILL BE QUIET IN WASHINGTON Department of the Government Will be Closed as Usual. Washington, Nov. 24— v~ ing will be quietly observed in Wash- ington tomorrow, all departments the government being closed as usual In many of the churches the services will include the reading of the presi- dent’s Thanksgiving proclamation. The plans of President Wilson are somewhat uncertain. He had mnot completed his annual message to congress tonight and probably will finish it tomorrow morning. He will have Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. Norman Gait, his financee, and his family. It was said to be doubtful tonight where they would dine al- though a repast including a 25-pound turkey fattened particularly for the occasion by South Trimble, clerk of the house will be prepared at the White House. All Secretary Garrison left today to spend Thanksgiving in Jersey ~City. and Secretary Danlels will be with his mother in Goldsboro, N. C. Other members of the cabinet ex- pect to spend the day in Washington. The president and virtually all of the cabinet members will go to New York Saturday for the Army-Navy football game. Many departments and officlals will attend the annual Thanksgiving mass «t St. Patrick’s Catholic church. After the mass there will be a Pan- American luncheon at the rectory of the church and all of the departments from South and Central America will Secretary McAdoo will at- tend as representative of the govern- men FEDERAL AGENT FAILS TO SETTLE MERIDEN STRIKE Strikers Withdraw Compromise Pro- position and Decide to Fight. Meriden, Conn., Nov. 24—James A. Moffat, conciliator connected with the department of labor, left the city tonight after exhausting all efforts to bring about a settlement of the strike of the employes of the Inter- ntaional Silver company He has been here since Monday. He secured a proposition from representatives of the strikers consisting of a 54 hour week with a ten per cent. increase in wages. > It was presented to George H. Wil- cox, president of the company, who pointed out that some 21 or 22 of his competitors were operating on a 55 to 59 hours schedule and he could not concede the nine hour day as it was impractical to do so. When this was reported to the strikers’ representa- tives they decided to withdraw their proposition of compromise and revert to the orlignal demands and the fight for the eight hour day. e HAOSARR L THREE KILLED IN COLLISION OF®SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRAINS Northbound Passenger Train Struck a Football Special. Greensboro, N. C.. Nov. 24.—Thres persons were killed and 'several in- jured tonight when the Soutbarn Rail- way’s ‘fast northbound passenger train No. 38 struck a special train in the yards at Sallsbury, according to re- Ports reaching here by telegraph. The train_carried North Carolinans bound for Richmond to witness the North Carolina-Virginia football game tomorrow. RANCHER GAVE THREE YOUNG DAUGHTERS POISON. Then Took Some Himself—Mother En- tered Room as They. Were Dying. Baker, Oregon, Nov. 24—George L. Huffman, a 1ancher living near Prat City, calied his three daughters, . six ‘and eight years old away their mother tonight, sat them in row on & bed and gave each & sule contaiping . quick ac Then he took a capsule Mrs. Huffmar entered e