Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 30, 1915, Page 1

'Sérbians Are Determined to Defend the Cify to the Last, to Permit Civilians to Escape. ITIS ADMITTED MONASTIR CANNOT BE SAVED Snow ‘Has Completely Stopped Operations on the Anglo- French Front in Serbia—Future Operationis in the Near East Are Believed to be Objects of Visits of Lord Kitch- ' ener to Paris and Emperor William to Vienna—Des- perate Fighting Continues on the Summits Around Go- rizia, Both Contestants Claiming Advantage—Greek _Reply to Collective Note of Entente Allies is Believed to be Friendly, But Details Are Lacking—Rumor That Austria is Seeking a Separate Peace. London, Nov. 29, 10.30 p. m.—The campaign in the Near East is about to énter a new phase, upon which the visits of Lord Kitchener to Paris and Emperor William to Vienna, it is be- lleved, will have an important effect. Kitchener in Paris—Kaiser in Vienna. Lora Kitchener, after visiting the Balkans and Italy, has arrived at Paris for an important series of conferences with the Krench staff, while the Ger- man_emperor has gone to Vienna to seé Emperor Francis Joseph and dis- cuss with the Austrian generals what the mext’ move will be. Presumably it is a question whether the central powers ‘will attack the Anglo-French forces in southern Serbia or concen- trate in western Bulgaria to meet the threat ‘of a_Russian invasion from the east and the possibility of Rumania taking sides against her old eremies, Bulgaria and Turkey. Winter Stops War in Serbi So far as Serbia is concerned, win- ter appears virtually to have put an end‘to any important move, although the Austrians are proceeding to deal with the Montenegring, whose frontiey they have crossed while the Bulgarians are dttempting to advance to Prizrend and Monastir. With heavy and continuous snow st reaching the proportions of a blifzard, these operations must be oW, especially as the Serbians and ntenegring are still offering stub- bofn resistance. Monastir, it is ad- mitted, cannot.be saved, but the Ser- hut,:s Who arg detending the city are determined t: resist to the last and give the civifians a chance to escape. They hold a front some five miles from the “town the direction of Prilep, from whicly point the Bulgarians, who have crossed the Carassou river, are advancingi Snow has completely stopped oper- ations on the Anglo-French front in Serbia, the opposing forces, who are separated by a valley a miie across, having lost ‘sight of each other. No Det: of Greek Note. Theré are no details of the Greek re- ply to the collective note from the’en- tente powers demanding facilitiés for the Ahglo-French forces but a des- patch from Athens says.it is coucned in friendly terms and is regarded as parng the way for the desired set- tilement which would enable Greece to maintain her neutrality and not inter- fere with the intentions of the aliies. Desperate Fighting Around Gorizia. Desperate fighting continues on the summits around Gorizia: the Italians claim to have captured more Austrian trénches, but the Austrians .declare that the attacks all along the Isonzo have been repulsed. Artillery and aerial fighting has marked the progress of events in France, while in Russia an almost complete lull prevails. In the Cau- casus a recrudescence of activity, however, is reported, Petrograd re- cording several scouting expeditions. After clearing the battlefield at Cte- siphon near Bagdad, in Mesopotamia, thé British have again withdrawn to the river. The Turks report that the British 30‘5 forced to retire by rea- son of Counter-attacks dfter suifering vex.v heavy losses. Artillery engagements in which the British, monitors take a . hand, con- tinue on the Gallipoli peninsula. Austria Seeking a Separate Peace? It is reported from Rome that Aus- tria is seeking a separate peace, ap- parently with Italy. This is not gen- erally credited here, though in some quarters the German emperor's visit to Vienna is believed to lend some color to the rumor. Forerunner of German Defeat. The recent successes of the allies in Karerun are considered likely fore- runners of the complete defeat of the Germans there. They are now con- centrated at Jaunde and, although well supplied with guns, find it difficult, owing to the British blockade of the coast. to get munitions. The allied forces dre now converging on Jaunde, while other columns are being sent out ¢o cut off any attempt at retreat from that town. FATE OF BAGDAD HAS NOT BEEN SEALED. By British Victory Over Turks at Ctesiphon. London, Nov. 29, 850 p. m.—The Biftish vietory over the Turks at Ctésiphon, near Bagdad, last week, not, believe, led the fate of Bagdad. An offlcial rt issued tonight says that the removal of his wounded and pros- oners, General Townshend, the Brit- ish com: der, in the face of the ar- rival of Turkish reinforcements again has wi wn his force to a position lower down the Tigris river. “The enemy's strength at the bat- tie % ulghon is estimated at four divisions, ne of these is stated by metw have Dbeen practically wiped o This is confirmed by our swn observations, but the approach of as reported | having successfully completed Turkish reinforcements is reported. “Gcueral Townshend, having sucs cessfully completed the romoval of his wounded and prisoners, has withdrawn his forces to a position lower down the river.” REICHSTAG TO ASSEMBLE 5 FOR SIXTH WAR SESSION. For Regulation of Food Supply and Conduct of War. Berlin, Nov. 29, via London, Nov. 30, 2.27 a. m.—The reichstag will assem- ble tomorrow for its sixth war session —a session which will take place un- der the influence of the two absorb- ing topics of the present moment; namcly, the regulation of the food Bupply and the aims and conduct of the war. It will also, it is under- stood, be marked by the introduction of a new vote of credit for the war, presumably for the accustomed ‘amount of $2,500,000,000, although no definite announcement in this respect ‘has been .made. The actual items already announced for the working programme of the session - include a bill for the modifi- cation of purishments for minor of- rences under miartial law, discussion of the governmiental report inst the reduction of the age limit for old uge pensions from 70 to 65 vears and minor legislative projects that are ot no_great gemeral importance. It is generally anticipated on the other.hang, that the members of parli- ament will take this occasion to launch a general criticism of the meas- ures for the regulation of the food suply, owing te which the government has promised to submit a memoran- dum to the reichstag and that certain elements, notably the radical wing of the socialists, will insist on bringing into the discussion the ultimate aims of the.war and the terms on which Germany wculd profitably make peace. HAMBURG-SOUTH AMERICAN STEAMER IS CAPTURED. By British Transport Maceronia— Passengers Taken to Montevideo. Buenos Aires, Nov. 29.—The British transport Macedonia, has captured the steamer Presidente Mitre, navigating under the Argentine flag but belonging to the Hamburg-South American Steamship fompany. The passengers on the Presidente Mitre were taken to Montevideo. e The Presidente Mitre was captured on the high seas off Cape San Anto- nio, four miles off the coast and 178 miles from Buenos Aires and towed to a point ten miles from Montevideo. The crew and eighty passengers were then put aboard the British steamer Oriana. The Argentine foreign minister, Jose Luis Marature, conferred with the British minister and the German charde d'affaires respecting the seiz- ure. The British minister declared that Great Britain had decided to con- sider evervwherg as prizes German owned ships. It is said that the Argentine gov- ernment will instruct its minister at London to ask for the release of the vessel, in view of the fact that for the last ten vears has been plying ex- clusively between Argentine ports. The government, it is understood, will fol- low the precedent set by the United States in similar cases. REPORTS HAI'I:IEN REBELS HAVE BEEN SUBDUED. No More Trouble for American Mai and Bluejackets. ‘Washington, Nov. 29.—“All quiet through Haiti” was the report by ca- ble to the navy department today from Rear Admiral Caperton at Port Au Prince. Government officials think the Amer- ican marines and bluejackets who are policing the principal cities of the island republic will have no further dificulty in maintaining order until the United States senate acts on the treaty providing for a native constab- ulary under American officers .and for financial supervision of Haiti by the United States. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART LOSES TWO PAINTINGS. Had Been Loaned to a High School and _ Were Stolen. \ New York, Nov. 20.—The theft was annou; ‘today of two small Dutch paintings belonging to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The missing paintings are “The Hog Market,” by G. Gael, and *The Tlgpler.” by W. Van Mieris. ‘Franklin L. Edwards of the munici- pal’ art es explained that the ictures had been stolen last June af- r they with others had been borrow- ed from the Metropolitan museum and taken for exhibition in a high school. The value of the paintings, he said, would not exceed a few hundred dol- Serbians Evacuate Monastir. London, Nov. 30, 3.31 a. m.—A des- patch from Florena, Greece, dated ‘Sunday, says: “The Bulgarians yester- day crossed the River Cerna. Monastir has been evacuated. The Serbian army is retiring in good order. No Alliance With China. Tokio, Nov. 29.—Great Britain has informed Japan that the British gov- ernment has not contemplated an al- liance with China, as had been re- rted, the Japanese foreign office ‘ormally announced in an official statement today, emphasizing previ- ous declarations to this effect. NEW HAVEN ROAD NEVER OWNED BY BILLARD CO. Mellen’s Testimony Defeats Efforts of Government to Prove to the Con- trary. New York, Nov. 29.—The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad never controlled the John L. Billard company, - Charles S, Mellen testified today at the trial of the eleven form- er directors of the road, but for two years, Mr. Mellen said, he held the rk\;:;:k of the one-man company him- self. This testimony defeated the efforts of the government to show that Bil- lard assigned the stock of this com- pany to the New Haven which coun- sel wanted to prove in order to sub- stantiate their contention that the Lillard company was a creature of the New Haven, o ized for the pur- pose of holding vglon and Main Rail- road stock to evade the law and for other illegitimate purposes. The federal attorneys professed to be satisfied, however, with the wit- ness' testimony. He said, that contrary to minutes of the board of directors which purported to show that the Bil- lard company’s $2,000,000 stock was assigned to the New England Naviga- tion company, a New Haven subsidary, it was in fact, endorsed by Billard in blank and turnes over to him. Mellen said that he kept the stock, together with notes of Billard and several mil- lions of securities in a sealed envelope from 1909 to 1911 and then turned them back to Billard. ROBBER SHOOTS LABORER IN A BRIPGEPORT SALOON Because He Did Not Throw Up His Hands When Ordered To. Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 2. — John Petro, a voung laborer, is in the hos- pital with four bullet wounds in his body as the result of a visit of a rob- ber to the saloon of Thomas Rehak here carly today. ‘When the robber appeared Petro and the proprietor were alone in the sa- loon. The intruder ordered them to throw up their hands. Rehak did so, but Petro, not undcrutandlnggthe com- mand, did not, and the robber opened fire, hitting him twice. Hi‘tl;cn dis- appeared. £ ‘William Rehak, a brother of the pro- prietor, awakened by the noise, rushed into the place, pistol in hand, and thinking Pearo was the burglar, fired at him, two bullets from his revolver taking effect. Petro is expected to re- cover. SOLDIERS BREAK UP PEACE MEETING IN LONDON. Threw Speakers from Platform and Started a Recruiting Meeting. London, Nov. 29.—Canadian and Australian soldiers, with a sprinkling of territorial troops, tonight charge of Memorial hall, where the Union of Democratic Control, an or- ganization which is opposed to con- scription end favors peace, was adver- tised to hold a meeting, and unceremo- niously threw the speakers from the platform and turned the gathering into a recruiting meeting. The soldiers succeeded in gaining ad- mission with tickets other than those circulated to the members of the union and, forming themselves at the top of the staircase leading to the great hall and_galleries, forcibly took possession of the building. Bombs containing as- phyxiating gases were launched and then the soldiers took the platform by starm. LONCON’S FIRST DAY UNDER . NEW DRINKING LAWS. No Organized Resentment of the New ~ Code Was Manifested. London, Nov. 30, 2. 49 a. m.—The first day under the new drinking hours which number five and a half, as com- pared with nineteen and a half in the days before the war, passed without untoward incident. No_organized re- sentment to the new order was mani- fest nywhere in the metropolitan dis- trict and in general the innovation worked smoothly and without friction. Although the saloons remained open the usual hours. selling coffee, tea and other non-intoxicants during the pro- hibited hours, there were few cus- tomors for the latter class of trade. One of the largest downtown cafes re- ported that cnly fifty cents had been taken across the bar before noon while in another place the morning trade consisted of three cigars and two glasses of mineral water. VOLUNTARY MILITARY TRAINING AT HARVARD Decided On by a Student Council— © Committee to Formulate Plan. Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 29.—The stu- dent council of Harvard university to- day decided on a system of voluntary military training for students. A com- mittee of undergraduates and gradu- ates was appointed to set in motion, after consultation with the university officials and the war department, & plan to this effect. Movements of Steamships. Gibraltar, Nov. 27.—Arrived: Steam- er Patria, New York for Naples. Barcelona, Nov. 22.—Arrived: Steam- er Montevideo, New York. London, Nov. 28.—Arrived: Steamer Siscilian, Mcntreal. Christiania. Nov. 28. — Arrived: Steamer United States, New York for Copenhagen. Retterdam, Nov. 27.—Sailed: Steam- er Nieuw Amsterdam, New York. New York, Nov. 29.—Sailed, steamer Giuseppe Verai, Naples. Paul Fuller Dies Suddenly. New York, Nov. 29.—Paul Fuller, the New York attorney who visited Mexi- co in September of last year as Pres- ident Wilson's agent and conferred with General Carranza on the Mexi- ecan situation, died suddenly at his hlddl’ne late tonight. He was 67 years took | Break Ocean Rates BY REQUISITIONING STEAMERS TO MOVE CANADIAN GRAIN DEALERS ARE ALL AT SEA Rumor Has Been Current New York Shipping Circles That Great Britain Intended to Take Over All Her Atlantic Merchant Marine to Break Rates. New York, Nov. 29. — The com. mandeering of wheat by the Cana- dian government was interpreted here by grain exporters as probably the first step by England, not merely' to take over all Canadian grain but to smash ocean freight rates by requisi- tioning the Atlantic freighters. Ex. porters regarded the situation as un- doubtedly serious from their point of view. An Exporter's View. Julius Barnes, one of the leading ex- porters on the New York produce ex- change, asserted that the British gov- ernment could practically put the American grain gxporter out of busi- ness if it choose. “The seizure of Canadian grain,” he sald, “has left us all at sea. None of us knows yet what it means, but if the , British government intends, as is possible, to take over all the Canadian grain crop, it is going to put us in a werlous position.” To Break High Freights. For some time there had been a rumor current in New York exporting circles that Great Britain intended to take over all her Atlantic merchant marine as a drastic step toward break- ing the high freights. Mr. Barnes de- clared that the Canadian grain seizure looked very much the first step in this directicn. Italy Uuged Step. It was also reported that the grain had been commandeered on behalf of Italy, the Italian government having urged the step on London in order to escape the heavy burden of the pres- ent twenty-five per cent. rate of ex- change, against it it New York. J. Ward Wardner, president of the Pro- duce Exchange, discounted this re- port as he sald he understood that Italy was not making individual pur- chases but that grain was _being bought in common for England, France and Italy. Speculators Have Been Holding Wheat “The only explanation I can offer of this move,” sair Mr. Warner, “is that certain speculators have been holding wheat in the Canadian eleva- tors for'a big rise and that the Cana- dian government has acted to check them. ‘But it is impossible to say just now what it does mean. ‘The wheat market here was active and somewhat excited today over the news and that prices prices were high- er. CANADIAN CABINET HAS FIXED PRICE OF WHEAT. No. 1 Northern, 104 3-4; No. 2, 103 1-8; No. 3, 93 3-4. Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 29.—The sub- committee of the Canadian cabinet to- night fixed the prices which are to be paid the dealers whose wheat has been pehemptorily commandeered. After prolonged consideration and confer- ences with the representatives of the interests affected it was decided that the prices to be applied are those which ruled at the closing of the mar- kets in Winnipeg on Saturday, name- ly $104 3-4 per bushel for Number one northern; $1.03 1-8 for Number two nerthern and .93 3-4 for Number 3 northern. The claims put forward by dealers today for extra compensation on the ground that they will be unable to execute contracts with millers and others for a supply of wheat are not to be entertained and on payment of the prices indicated the liability of the government is to be discharged. Something like twenty million bush- els are to be taken over in this consignment and it is stated here by competent officials that it would not be surprising if the bulk of Canada’s exportable surplus is acquired in this manner, although the commandeering vrocess may not again be invoked. NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHEAT SEIZURE IN CANADA Have Been Received at State Depart: ment from American Owners. ‘Washington, Nov. 29.—No protests had been received at the state depart- ment today from American owners of wheat seized by the Canadian govern- ment. Officials said it was doubtful whether any action could be taken should such complaints, which are expected, be re- ceived. Crops, it was explained, were considered to have a mercantile or business nationality. Crops in Canada consequently are considered Canadian property, regardless of their owner- ship. have been established during the Spanish-American war, when property in Cuba owned by an American citizen was held by the supreme court of the United States to have acquired an enemy character. DULUTH WHEAT TRADERS WERE MYSTIFIED By Canadian Government’s Seizure of Wheat in Elevators. Duluth, Minn., Nov. 29.—Traders in the Duluth wheat market were mysti- fled after the close of the market to- day regarding the Canadian govern- ment's seizure of wheat in store at Port Arthur and Fort William. The general opinion was that its’ effect should be bullish. A ruling regarding export contracts and the basis on which settlements should be made was eagerly awaited. Dealers declared the outlook is for greatly increased wll-rail mowvement of both American and Canadian to the seaboard in view of the ap- proachin gclose of navigation. Railroad and trolley accidents in New York city cost 12 lives in Oc- tober. Leader in Senate UNANIMOUSLY CHOSEN AT CON- FERENCE YESTERDAY OPPOSITION TO CLARKE Reelection of ‘Arkansas Senators President Pro-Tempore Doubtful Because of his Fight Against Ship Purchase Bill at the Last Session of Congress. ‘Washington, Nov. 29.—Democrats of both houses of congress today got their work of organization for the coming session well under way. The senate conference unanimously se- lected John W. Kern of Indiana as chairman and floor leader and the house ways and means committee be- gan assigning members to committees. Opposition to Senator Clarke After choosing the party leader, the| 4 senators adjourned until Wednesday, when they will hear the report of the special committee on revision of the rules and selected the vice chairman of the conference and the nominees for president pro tempore of the sen- ate. Opposition has developed to the re-election of Senator Clarke, of Ar- kansas, as president pro tempore, be- cause of his fight against the ship purchase bill at the Jlast session. Thus far no other complaint has ap- peared but consideration of the matter was delayed at today’s session up- on request of several senators. Closure Rule to be Submitted. Senator Owen, chairman of the spe- meeting for tomorrow to agree upon the form of closure rules to be sub- mitted to the caucus. The rule is ex- pected to meet unanimous favor as some of the democrats while opposed to filibustering, do not believe limi- tation of debate can be accomplished. Kitchin In Chair. The house ways and means com- mittee with Representative Kitchin in the chair, Teceived a petition from mi- nority leader Mann for larger repub- Ican representation on all committees in view of the increased minority membership. Additional Republican Representation. A tentative plan was upon by which one additional republican would be added to the ways and means, appropriations, military . and Jjudicial committees. No final deci- sion was reached, however, and it probably will be several days before the assignments can be worked out. The committee will meet to- morrow. Reorganization of Senate Committees When re-organization of senate committees begins six new democratic senators and three new republicans must be taken care of. Democratic leaders are seeking to make room on the finance committee for Francis Underwood of Alabama, former chair- man of the house ways and means committee and it is probable Senator Phelan of California will be assigned to the committee on naval affairs ;vehich is to be increased by one mem- T. FEMALE LABOR LEADER TO FACE SECOND TRIAL On Charge of ‘Inciting to Personal Violence” at Paterson, N. J. Paterson, N. J.,, Nov. 29.—The se- lection of the jury before which Eliz- abeth Gurley Flynn, a labor leader, will be tried for the second time on charges of having “incited to personal violence” in speeches she made dur- ing the strike of Paterson silk mill workers in 1913, began today before Judge Klenart. Miss Flynn was tried here for the first time in 1913, when the jury dis- agreed. No effort was made to bring Ithe young woman to trial again until she reappeared in Paterson last sum- mer and attempted to address a meet- ing. Paterson police then told Miss Flynn she would not be allowed to speak. This was followed by a pro- test meeting in New York at which Miss Flynn and her aides declared the right of “free speech” had been violated. A defense committee of eight-one, including Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman and numerous other women prominent socially or in suffrage work, was formed to secure counsel for Miss Flynn. LETTERS IN LOS ANGELES DYNAMITE CASE. Identified by Edwin Clark, Formerly an Officer of the Iron Workers. Los Angeles, Nov. 20.—Letters con. cerning the McNamara dynamiting conspiracy weer identified today by Edwin Clark, in the trial of Matthew Schmidt, charged with the murder of one of the twenty victims of the Times explosion here five years ago. Clark was formerly an officer of the Cincin- nati Tron Workers. “They were stolen,” shouted Nathan C. Coughlan. chief counsel for Schmidt, as he objected to the introduction of Precedent for this opinion is said to | the lezters. v wepe not,” replied the district o attorney. e letters were merely identified and no effort was made to force their introduction in evi- dence. William J. Deevy, captain of police detectives -in New York, ved to- day. Deevy arrested Schrhidt last February. - ALLEGED BURGLAR FOUND IN DRUG STORE CELLAR. Covered With a Burlap Bag in Show Case at Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 30.—Covered with a burlap bag and hiding in a show case in the cellar of Willlam Hamilton’s drug store at 283 Nodle avenue, East Side, at 1.15 o’clock this morning, an alleged burglar was ar- rested. He described himself as Jo- seph Emanuel, aged 20, of New Haven, but employed in this city by Bridgeport Brass company. He denied entering the store to burglarize _ it saying he went there to sleep. En- trance was gained by breaking four windows in the rear. This is the first arrest to be made since the city has been visited by scores of burglaries within the past two weeks. o S0 8 sk e S SN SN DA A I ol ol oAl S A S M JoFor the fl.-.:numfi;— 15 yoars schools Hudson river. b I e Harvard men observed the 30Sth anniversary of the birth of John Har- vard at Cambridge, Mass. Davis, 17 of Port Daniel rl' B. Y injuries recefved when hit by an automobile. P-p-v Benediot received Cardinal Felix Von Archbishop of Cologne, in Cambridge, Mass. New York, on which fire was The_British steamer Bankdale, from discov- ered at sea, arrived at Bordeaux. Notice of suspension was served on J.Edgar Borden, _city _engineer, by Mayor James H. Kay of Fall River. Paul Harney, well known as an ar- tist, died at Mount St. Joseph ho: pital in St. Louls, Mo., aged 60 years. James L. Curtiss, the new American Minister to Liberia, sailed on the American liner St. Paul for Liverpool. Five men were arrested in New York after detectives had charged them with selilng girls for immoral purposes. Ambassador Page at Rome forward- to the State Department further reports on the torpedoing of the Ttalian liner Ancona. The medals in silver and bronze struck by the United States mint for the American Peace Centenary are ready for distribution. Three men were scalded, one prob- ably mortally, by the blowing out of a boiler tube at the American Sugar Refining plant at Jersey City. The high wind which prevailed along the Delaware Bay was the cause of the death of 4 sailors, who drowned when their boat sunk. Major-General Frederick Funston arrived at Nogales, Ariz., and assumed command of the 2,500 United States soldiers on duty at this point. Peter Flametti of Oscawanna-on- the-Hudson was arrested at Stamford, Conn., charged with murdering his son-in-law, Perimo Gosonerini. Edward W. Hazewell, for thirty-five years a member of the editorial staff of the Boston Evening Transcript died after an illness of eight weeks. Two men are dead and three missing in a mine explosion l-::‘l choked the entrances to Packer, No. 5, of L. V. R. R, at Lost Creek, Pa. Colonel Maitland of the Royal Naval Air Seryvice of London jumped with a parachute from an aeroplane at a rel:ht of 10,000 feet. He landed safe- y. Patrick P Margare niece -of Card more. MacGill known as “The " was married in London Gibbons, a grand- Gibbons of Balti- The French government has recog- nized the Haitlan government of President Dartinguenave, having re- ceived a satisfactory response to its protest. Lieutenant Governor Bethea, South Carolina, announced his ac~ ceptance of the incitation of Henry Ford to join the European peace com- mission. of It is reported at Rome that Pope Benedict will repeat the efforts he made last year to get the warring nations to consent to a truce for Christmas Day. One person is dead and four are missing of the 88 known to have been on board the steamer Tivioli, which was destroyed by fire on Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis. Mrs. Jean Edgerton Hovey, au- thoress, was found dead in her room in New York, a blanket over her head, her door locked and gas pouring from | a tube attached to a jet. Thomas A. Edison has consented to head a committee of prominent mo- tion picture men in the campaign to be started by the Actors’ Fund of America to raise $1,000,000. George Whalen, New York's most expensive prisoner, who has spent 22 years in institutions in the State, was sentenced to one year in the peniten- tiary on a charge of burglary. Malvin Bragdon of ‘Blanchard, Me., was bound over to the grand jury on the charge of negligently shooting Mrs. Reuben Bartlett, who was mis- taken for a deer and killed on Thanks- giving Day. Wm. F. Clark editor of the Patriot Phalanx, one of the oldest prohibition papers in the country, died suddenly at his home at Indianapolis, Ind., of heart disease, resulting from an at- tack of pneumonia. Arthur Jones, aged 25, committed suicide at his home in Terryville last night by drinking poison. No reason is known for the act. He was em- ployed in Bridgeport by the Reming- ton Arms company. Joan of Arec, martyr of France, is to receive a tribute from New Yorkers on Monday, December 5 when a statue dedicated to her memory will he unveiled at Riverside Drive and 93rd Street, New York. Peter McNeill, of New York, made his 29th recue when he saved Pietro Alessandro, purser of the Italian steamship General Salsa. Alessandro fell overboard while leaving a tug for the landing at the Battery. The locomotive of a Chicago, Burl- ington & Quincy passenger train plunged through an open draw in the Quincy section of teh Mississippi Riv- er bridge. C. S. Concannon, engineer, -!nfila"l.lermn Atkins, fireman, were Mayor Martin Behrman of New Or- leans announced that he had declin- ed Henry Ford's invitation to accom- pany the peace commission to Europe. ‘The mayor said official duties prevent- ed his acceptance. Cramps’ Case Stands Dismissed. ‘Washington, Nov. 29.—The suprem court today affirmed the action of the court of claims which dismissed old damages in furnishi thy lay wrn ing armor xo: e ~ years ago. Arraigns Tafi FOR COMMENT ON ADMINISTRA- TION’S PHILIPPINE POLICY BRANDS IT AS’ POLITICS Controversy Started Over Articler Written by O. Garfield Jones, Whe Offered to Sell Articles on Either Side—Taft's Reply Sustains His Commentation. Washington, Nov. 29. — Secretary Garrison of the war department issued a formal statement today sharply ar- raigning former President Willlam H. Taft for having lent his name to what are termed “statements mendacious in character and mischievous in intent” with relation to conditions in the Phil- ippine Islands under the present ad- ministration. Circuiation of these statements, Mr. Garrison charges, show plainly “that the republican politicians are attempting to lay the foundation for campaign material with respect to the Philippine Islands.” Articles by O. Garfield Jones. Particular attention is given by the secretary to articles written by O. Garfield Jones and published in a Cali- (Continued on Page Six) WANTS TO GOVERNMENT ASSERT ITSELF ABOUT BOY-ED Hamburg-American Conspiracy Case May Go to Jury Wednesday. New York, Nov. 29.—The govern- ment's case against officials of the Hamburg-American line on trial to conspiracy to receive and defraud the | United States by despatching relief steamers with supplies from Americar ports to German cruisers at sea in 1914, was closed today. The defense may present all its evidence tomorrow and the case given to the jury Wed- : nesday. A dramatic touch was given today's Proceedings by the insistent demand of the defense that the government assert_whether it considered Captain Karl Boy-Ed, German naval attache, a conspirator in the case with the defengants. Captain Boy-Ed, one wit- ness testified earlier in the trial, di- rected the expenditure of $750,000 ai- leged to have beeh spent in outfitting relief_ships for German cruisers in the Pacific as well as the Atlantic. The government did not reply directly to the question, nor did the court, to whom it was reiterated, press for an answer. “The government has taken no po- sition in that matter,” Mr. Wood said. “All that the government has wanted to do is to submit all the facts in the case bearing on this indictment. It has been dome without any attempt to bring anybody’s name in that didn't have to be brought in.” LONDON TO HOLD OUTGOING MAIL FOR TWO DAYS To Meet the Requirements of the tary Authorities. London, Nov. 30, 2.04 a. m.—The postmaster general has issued a notice saying that “in order to meet the re- quirements of the military authorities correspondence for the United States must hereafter be posted in London by 8 o'clock in the evening two days pre- vious to the sailing of steamers on which it is to be forwarded. “Mail for Wednesday's boats must be posted by 8 p. m. Monday, and mail for Saturday’s boats at the same hour Thursday. The order is effective Dec. 1st. To meet the needs of persons having especially urgent correspond- ence, rules are announced under which correspondence may be posted up to about 24 hours later than the above limit on payment of an extra fee of 65 cents per letter. OF DEATH OF HIS SISTER Michael O'Brien, a Mill Operative of North Smithfield, R. I. North Smithfield. R. I, Nov. 29.— Michael O’Brien, 52 years old, a mill operative was arrested today pending an investigation of the death of his sister, Bridget O’'Brien, also a mill operative, whose body with the head crushed in, was found in the kitchen of the O'Brien house. O’Brien notified a neighbor -this morning that his sis- ter was dead. When the town ser- geant arrived at the house O’'Brien denied all knowledge of the crime. He said the first he knew of the wo- man's death was when he found the body. FORMER CLERKS OF BUFI-EAU OF NATURALIZATION INDICTED Charged With Having Collected lllegal Fees fmmipplifllnt& New York, Nov. 29.—The federal grand jury today returned a blanket indictment charging 14 former clerks in the buresu of naturalization of the state supreme court with having col- lected illegal fees from applicants for citizenship. The indictment was based on evidence gathered and presented by Assistant United States District Attor- ney Edwin M. Stanton. The investiga- tion of the alleged naturalization frauds is not completed. OBITUARY. Mrs. Eliza Anna Thayer Smith. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 29.—Mrs. Eliza Anna Thayer Smith, the founder of the Womar's Christian Association in this_city, died here tonight, aged 86. In 1860 she organized a Sunday school here, which eventually became the nucleus of the Christian associa- tion, organized seven years later. She was the first president, holding the position for three years. Mrs. Smith was also active in the woman's aid society and 'the Woman's Christian Temperance union in the state. e Call For National Progressive Com- mitted. New York, Nov. 29.—A call for the national committee of the progressive party to meet in Chicago on January 11 to fix the time and place of the con- vention was issued by the executive the national progressive committee here today.