Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 8, 1915, Page 1

Bulletin VOL. LVIL—NO. 300 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915 TWELVE PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation it Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Girculation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population BULGARIANS ATT THE ANGLO-FKENCH General Von Gollwitz’s Army is Marching South to Take Part in the Operations GERMANS ARE SPEEDING TO BEAT THE ALLIES k;cmdmg to the Fr;nch All Been Repulsed, But the the Bulgarian Aftacks Have Germans Claim the French Were Compelled to Give Up Their Positions—An Im- portant Battle Has Begun or is Impending at Mesopo- tamia, Where the German Field Marshal, Baron Von der Goltz, Has Taken Command of the Turkish Forces —Germans Have Concentrated Strong Reinforcements and an Immense Amount of Artillery, With the Object of Striking a Blow at the Allied Line in Flanders and Artois. London, Dec. 7, 10.15 p. m.—Import- ant battles have begun or are impend- ing in four war theatr Mesopota- mia, where the German field marshal, Baron Von der Goltz, has taken com- mand of the Turkish forces and is about to attack the British at Kut- El-Amara; in northeastern Serbia, where the Bulgarians have already attacked the Anglo-French positions and have becn repuls on Gallipoli, : to Turkish accounts. aken the offensive and and France, where re- from Holland state, the Germans d strong reinforce- mount of ar- triking a port, have concentrat ments and an immense tillery with the o blow at the a in Flanders and Artois. Except in Serbia the battles have not developed beyond the preliminary stage so far as is known, the artillery of the different armies being alone active. Along the Vardar-Cer- na-Karasu front in Serbia, the Rulga- rians have already attack against the it is rerorted t a Anglo-French and the German army of General Von itz has been re organized and reinstated and marching south to take part in operations. Germans to Strike Before Allies Ar- rive. is the It is evidently the intention of the Germens to strike hard before the al- lies who continue to land troops at Saloniki have completed their prepar- ations. It is reported that the Ger- mans have 4,000 men available. There is no indication of the Bulgarian or Anglo-French strength, but one re- port s: that five allied division (nearly 100.000 men) ed thus far. The battle therefore, will be one of the greatest importance. According to the French ail the Bul- commenced their | have been land- | garian attacks have been repulsed, but | the Germans claim that the French were compelled to give up their posi- tions at the junction of the Vardar and Gerna rivers to avoid being en- veloped. { No Settlement With Greece. The situation for the allies is com- plicated by the attitude of the Greek government, the negotiations at Ath- |ens not vet having reached a satisfactory conclusion and although the Greek king has reaffirmed his neutrality and repeated his assur- ances that Greel troops will never at- tack the allies, the situation still causes great anxiety. Austrians in Montenegro. The Austrians continue their offen- sive against the Montenegrin and Ser- bian and are following the Serbians into Aibania, ‘where the retreat is rendered extremely difficult owing to iihe cold weather and the bad roads There are said to be one hundred thouand Serbian troops and twenty | thousand refugees in Albania and it is reported that the Serbians are taking with them forty thousand _ Austrian prisoners who were captured during | previous campaigns. The position of the Serbians is ren- | dered even mere serious by the suc- cess of the Austrian cruiser Novara a destrovers in sinking steamers which had arrived at San Giovanni di Medva with supplies and war material for them. In view of the probability of Ger- many asking Great Dritain for safe conduct for her attaches whose recall from the Uniteq States has been ask- ed ccnsiderable interest is taken in the interest of the German submarine in removinz from a Greek steamer | the PBritish attache Colonel Napier who was on his way to London from Sofia. SUFFRAGISTS AND ANTIS IN STIRRING DEBATE. For an Hour Before the National Dem- ocratic Committee. Washington, Dec. 7.—Woman suffra- gists in stirring speeches debated the question of votes for women for an hour today before the national demo- cratic committee. The committee held public session in a hotel ball room to hear the women and the place was packed to the doors. Six suffrage leaders told the commit- teemen that the women of the nation were lqoking to the democratic party to champion a federal suffrage amend- ment, either in the present congress or in the platform of the next democratic convention. Two leaders of the na- tional society opposed to suffrage argued that the party already had de- clared that suffrage is wholly a state question and that moreover, a majori- ty of American women did not want to be_enfranchised. The committee took no action, but the members appeared to enjoy the de- bate thoroughly and applauded each speaker liberally. The hearing was arranged because the congressional union for woman suffrage, in session here this week, wanted to tell the committeemen that suffrage had become a national issue. ‘When the union’s request went in the National Society Opposed to Woman Suffrage sent word to the committee that they could not allow the claims of the suffragists to go unchallenged. Mrs. Florence K#lley, of New York, Miss Francis Joliffe, of California; Mrs. Sara Bard Field of Oregon and Mrs. Kate Gordon of New Orleans were among the speakers for the suf- fragettes. Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge, of New York, president of the Na- tional Association Opposed to Wo- man Suffrage, and Mrs. A. J. George, of Boston, spoke for the antis. DENIES GERMAN AGENTS FURNISHED FINANCES Jacob C. Taylor, President of Labor’s National Peace Coun Orange, N. J., Dec. 7.—Jacob C. Tay- lor, president of Labor's National Peace council, the activities of which are under investigation by a federal grand jury tonight, issued a statement in which he denied the German agents had financed the council. The sole aim of the council, Taylor declared, is to attempt to bring about universal peace and he announced that within a few davs he would call a con- ference of the officers, most of whom live in Chicazo, to pass a resolution asserting that the sympathles of its members are not pro-German. Movements of Steamships. Havre, Dec. 4.—Arrived: Steamer Pomeranian. Montreal. Narles, Dec Steamer Nay New York. New York, Dec. 7.—Sailed: Steam- “ar Roma, MaTseilles. MADE A PLEA FOR A NEW AWAKENING OF PATRIOTISM, Former Senator Burton Addresses Manufacturers and Business Men. Chicago, Dec. more than 200 manufacturers repre- senting business firms from Massa- chuset! to Iowa, at a conference on the tariff, sponsored by the Illinois | Manufacturers’ association, Former enator Theodere Burton of Ohio to- night made a plea for a new awaken- ing_of patriotism. We cannot reach the highest grade of excellence on our political institu- tion unless there is a new awakening | of patriotism and a more potent de- sire to make all of our public activi~ ties efficient and helpful means for the upbuilding of the nation,” said Mr. Burton. “After this war is over it is quite likely there will be a world-wide de- mand for more centralized and more despotic government. Efficiency and war will be advocated by many as the most desirable quality among the na- tions. It rests with the people of the United States to show that a republic like ours can stand at the very fore- front in patriotism and citizenship and display unsurpassed strength in storm as well as in calm. Mr. Burton advocated the establish- ment of a tariff commission. He al- so predicted’ that the discussion of a protective tariff was sure to assume renewed and greater significance be- cause of the war. INTELLIGENT WORK BY BOY SCOUT SAVED A LIFE. Checked Flow of Blood With an Im- provised Tourniquet. Amsbury, Mass, Dec. and intelligent work by Archie Dow, member of a local company of Boy Scouts, saved the life late yesterday of Malcolm Milton, who was bleeding to death from a gunshot wound, ac- cording to the statement today by physicians. Milton had been hunting deer near Hampton Falls and the ac- cidental discharge of the ‘weapon severed an artery in his left arm. Dow was attracted to the scene by cries for help, realized that the man would bleed to death unless heroic meas- ures were taken and with an impro- vised tourniquet quickly checked the flow of blood. Meanwhile physicians were summon- ed and Milton was removed to a hos- pital at Exeter, N. H. Although his condition is regarded as critical, hos- pital authorities said he probably would recover. France Given Military Paintings. Paris, Dec. 7, 6.30 p. m.—A collec- tion of paintings and other works of art belonging to the late M. Eduard Detaille, the military painter who died in December, 1912, has been presented to the government by the executor of his estate. The collection will be di- vided hetween the army museum and the Museum at Versailles. 7.—Speaking before | 7.—Prompt | i fore it, Cabled Paragraphs Steamers in Coll London, Dec. 7, 452 P steamers Korea and Sophia have been in collision oft Deal. _The Sophia was badly damaged, the result of being rammed by the Korea while she was at anchor. Four Marine Warehouses Burned. Buenos _Aires, Dec. 7.—Four ma- rine warehouses at the military post at Bahia Blanca were destroyed by fire today, entailing a heavy property loss. Several explosions occurred in the burning buildings. The crews of the battleships Rivadava and Moreno extinguished the flam SHOWED WHERE WOMAN WAS HURLED OVER Charl D. Etchison Confe: Helped F, T. Price Murder Latter’s Wife. CLIFF Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 7.—Charles D. Etchison, said to have signed a con- fession in Chicago that he was an ac- complice of Frederick T. Price in the alleged murder of Price’s wife on No- vember 28, 1914, today went with offi- cers to the place where he said Mrs. Price was thrown over a cliff. Etchison, a traveling salesman of ‘Washington, D. C., and Price, are un- der indictment for murder, but Price today sald that he was innocent of the death of his wife, Mary Fridley Price, a member of a leading Minne- sota family. Price said his wife acci- dentally fell over the cliff. After her death, he sued the city of Minne- apolis for $7,500 damages for leaving the roadside on the river bank unpro- tected. He later withdrew the suit. Price is also charged with bigamy, having had, it is said, three wives without a divorce. Etchison tonight stood on the edge of the cliff over which Mrs. Price fell and said that on the night of her death she and her husband and him- self were riding in an automobile. He said they stopped at the cliff and Mrs. Price left the car when her engine said there was engine trouble. He added the woman was then hurled over the embankment to the rocks below. Etchison said that he and Price then descended to the bank. Etchison said he heard a sound that made him think Price was beating his wife with a stone. Assistant County Attorney George Armstrong said Etchison had told him the alleged crime had preyed on his mind until he was comrpelled to con- fess. He said Etchison had asserted that the crime charged was planned for three months; that he had refused to participate despite an offer of $4,700 for his services, but had finally con- sented after Price had followed him to the Pacific coast. Mrs. Price is sald to have received $50,000 from her father the day before her death. LANSING GIVES CAUSE FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH BOY-ED And Von Papen—Communicated to Germany Through Von Bernstorff. Washington, Dec. 7. — Secretary Lansing has communicated to Germany through Count Von Bernstorff, the Ger- man ambassador, the reasons which caused the United States government to request the immediate withdrawal of Captain Boy-EA and Captain Franz Von Papen, respectively naval and mil- itary attaches of the embassy here. In the communication, which is be- lieved to have reached the Berlin for- eign office today, M. lLansing is un- derstood to have staw:d that the naval and military activities of the attaches constituted “their principal offenses. It is sald that there was no discussion of facts relating to the reasons for the state department’s request nor any dis- closure of the department’s sources of information. Whether Germany expected a dis- cussion of the facts has not been made known. terest to see whether the Herlin for- elgn office will be stating of the broad, general reasons. The opinion seemed to prevail that Germany might, with the reasons be- instruct the ambassador to send the attaches away without fur- ther delay. In some quarters, how- ever, it was thought another com- munication might come from Berlin. Secretary Lansing declined to com- ment upon the subject for publication today, and the German embassy was also reticent. JUDGE WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY His Right Side Is Paralyzed and He Has Lost the Power of Speech. Derby, Conn., Dec. 7.—Judge William L liams of the superior court was stricken with apoplexy while on his way home here from Bridgeport today. His right side is paralyzed and he has lost the power of speech. Dr. G. A. Shelton, one of the persons attending him, says that the condition of Judge Williams is serious, but not neces sarily fatal. If there are no more hemorrhages, Dr. Shelton is of the opinion that he will recover. Judge Willlams was stricken a few hours after he had sentenced Clitus H. King, the Fairfield lawyer, to im- prisonment. He walked from the courthouse to the railroad station in Bridgeport to take the train for Derby. Friends noticed that there was some- thing unusual about his appearance and it was seen that he could not speak. Mrs. J. H. Torrance, daughter-in-law of Former Chief Justice Torrance, and Mrs. Starr Sperry of this city, both neighbors of Judge Williams, were on the train and they rendered what as- sastance they could. Upon the arrival of the train here Judge Willlams was taken to his home in an automobile. Dr. F. N. Loomis, Dr. J. E. Black and Dr. C. A. Shelton are attending him. DROWNED IN SWIMMING POOL AT BROWN UNIVERSITY, A. E. Breckenridge’s Body Found By Trainer at Gymnasium. Providence, R. I, Dec. 7.—Arthur E. Breckenridge was drowned while alone in the Colgate Hoyt Swimming pool, at Brown university, today. His body was found by one of the trainers at the gymnasium. Breckenridge was a member of the Jnnior class ata Brown and was the son of Henry W. Breck- enridge of this city. British Military Attache Taken Off Greek Steamer. London, Dec. 7, 8.45 p. m.—An Athens despatch to the Exchange Telegraph company says that according to the Greek papers, Colonel H. D. Napier, the late British military attache at Sofla, has been taken off a Greek steamer by a German submarine near Messina. 5 Officials are waiting with in- | satisfied with the | i | H | | i | St. Louis Geis WILL CONVENE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, AT NOON ONLY TWO BALLOTS Convention Adopted Resolution Call- ing for Renomination and Reelec- ion of Woodrow Wilson. ‘Washington, Dec. 7.—The democratic national convention of 1916 will be held in St. Louis, beginning Wednesday, June 14, at noon. The democratic na- tional committee tonight named the convention city and adopted resolu- tions calling for the renomination and reelection of Woodrow Wilson as “th trusted leader of national democracy. St. Louis Led from Start. Chicago and Dallas contested with St. Louis for the honor of the conven- tion, but St. Louis easily led from the start and won on the second ballot. ‘When the trend of the voting was seen Texas moved that the choice of St. Louis be made unanimous. Dallas held second place on the first ballot, but was displaced by Chicago on the sec- ond roll call Choice Made Unanimous. The result of the first ballot was: St. Louis 25, Dallas 14, Chicago 13. On the second ballot the vote was: St. Louis 28, Chicago 15, Dallas 9. The majority for St. Louis was gained on this ballot, when John T. McGraw arose near the end of the call and changed West Virginia's vote from Chicago to the Missouri city. Then the choice was made unanimous. It has been customary for national conventions to begin work on Tues- day. The fact that Tuesday fell on the 13th next year may or may not have had something to do with the deter- mination. The official explanation, however, was to the- effect that the convention would not require more than three or four days to complete its work and it would not be too late in_the week to start on Wednesday. Political leaders in Washington to- night regarded it as practically cer- tain that Chicago will be selected for the republican convention when the national committee of that party meets here next Tuesday. The date for this convention probably will be late in June. Each City Bid $100,000. Each of the three cities contesting for the democratic convention put in a bid of $100,000. St. Louis placed in the hands of ‘the chairman New York drafts for that amount. Dallas offered a certified check, while Chicago pre- sented a pledge from the Association of Commerce to contribute $100,000 on call of the treasurer of the democratic committee. Opening Was a Love Feast. The national committee was in ses- sion almost continuously from 11.30 a. m. until late tonight, completing details of convention arrangements, discussing financial ways and means for the coming campaizn and debating various subjects of party interest. The opening of the session was given the atmosphere of a love feast when Thomas J. Pence of North Carolina, a protege of Secretary of the Navy Daniels, was elected secretary and in a speech of acceptance declared reports of differences between himself and Na- tional Chairman W. F. McCombs were entirely without foundation. | DEFENSE OPENS IN TRIAL OF FORMER N. H. DIRECTORS. | Testimony to Prove That They Were Acting in Accord With the Law. New York, Dec. 7.—The defense at the trial of the eleven former directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, chargea with con- spiring to monopolize the transporta- tion system of New England, began to- | day the introduction of evidence in- tended to prove that official approval was given by the authorities of Massa- chusetts and other New England states for every railroad the New Haven ac- quired. The indicated purpose of the testimony, elicited from Charles S. Mellen on cross examination, was to show that the directors, with know- ledge of this approval, had no criminal intent to violate the law and presumed that they were acting in accord with ! the law The New York, Providence and Bos- ton railroad was acquired by an act of the Rhode Island legislature, Mr. Mel- | len testified, and the lease of the Old Colony was approved by the attorney general of Massachusetts. The New York and New England, which the gov- ernment alleges the New Haven forced into receivers’ hands, was leased with the approval of the Massachusetts railroad commission. The commission's grant of the petition therefor was read into the record. Mr. Mellen testified further Willlam H. Moody, attorney general of the United States under Theodore Roosevelt, and later supreme court justice, refused to entertain a com- plaint in 1904 that the acquisition of the New York and New England was a viclation of the Sherman law. Mr. Mellen said that when he heard of the complaint he went to Washington and saw Mr. Moody. “He told me,” the witness continued, “that there was no reason for action in th matter by the department of jus- tice. He said it would cause a revolu- tion in New England if they attempted to take the New York and New Eng- land away from the New Haven.” Roosevelt Advocat: Military Train- ing at Harvard. Cahbridge, Mass.,, Dec. 7.—Harvard university should establish as a part of its curriculum “an efficient system of thorough military training.” Former President Theodore Roosevelt sald in an article on preparedness which ap- peared in the Harvard Advocate, an undergraduate magazine, tonight. Wireless Message From Peace Ship. New York, S. S. Oscar II, by Wire- less via Cayve Race, Dec. 7.—Governor L. B. Hanna of North Dakota, today sent a wireless message to Secretary of State Lansing urging him to pro- vide members of the Ford peace party with passports which will enable them to visit belligerent countries. Newport Reelects Mayor Boyle. 'wport, R. I, Dec. 7.—Former May- or Patrick J. Boyle was returned to office in the city e'action today for his sixteenth term. that | Dem. Convention| Steamer Fired On | | American Tank BY AN AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE OFF THE ISLAND OF CRETE ONE MAN WOUNDED Navy Department Notified by Com- mander of the Cruiser Des Moines, Now at Can Island of Crete. ‘Washington, Dec. 7.—Word from the cruiser Des Moines was received today at the navy department to the effect that the American boat sending a “S. O. 8" call out last Saturday off Crete was the Standard Oil tanker Petrolite, which was fired on, presumably by an Austrian submarine. One man was wounded, advices stated. The Petrolite sailed from New York Nov. 7 for Alexandria, Egypt. She passed Gibraltar Nov. 21 The contents of the message were communicated by the navy department to the state department. The message made no inention of the steamer, nor did it give the na- tionality of the man injured, but said the injuries were slight. Message from the Des Moines. The despatch from the Des Moines came from Canea, Island of Crete, and reported that the following message had been picked up Sunday: “American steamship Petrolite, Alex- andria to New York, attacked by a submarine this (Sunday) morning .at €.20, longitude 3 north, latitude 36.8 west. One man not seriously injured.” Looked Like Big Cruiser. The commander of the cruiser said he had obtained from the commander of the Petrolite the additional informa- tion that the submarine which attack- ed the American steamer flew the Aus- trian flag and “looked like a big cruiser.” The man who was wounded was struck by a fragment of an explosive shell fired from the submarine. The at- tack took place about 350 miles west of Alexandria and just off the western end of the lsiand of Crete, distant about 120 miles. Awaiting Further Facts. The navy department promptly transmitted the report to the state department, where it was said that nothing ocould be done until further facts were supplied. It was inferred from the despatch that the Petrolite nad been fired upon during the course of a successful attempt to escape. If her' captain disregarded a demand to submit to search, there probably will be no attempt to make a diplomatic incident of the case. Secretary Daniels said he had not instructed the commander of the Des Moines to make any further investiza- tion, and it is assumed that no more will be heard from the Petrolite until she arrives at Gibraitar. NO DIRECT WORD TO STANDARD OIL CO. About Attack by Submarine on the Petrolite in the Mediterranean. New York, Dec. 7.—The Standard Oil company had received no direct word late today concerning the attack by a submarine on the company’s tank steamer Petrolite in the Mediterranean, as reported in a message from the | cruiser Des Moines to the navy depart- ment. Officials of the export department thought that after the captain of the tanker had communicated with the Des Moines he would not endeavor to report to the New York office unless he touched at some port. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE OF INTEREST TO BRITISH PRESS. Comment on Monroe Doctrine and Revelations of German Machinations. London, Dec. 8, 1.05 a. m.—President Wilson's message proves of unusual in- terest to the Drit press as shown by the editorials in the morning papers. In the view of the Daily News, “it is doubtful whether the Monroe doctrine | will ever be tenable again, experience having ehown that the United States can no longer rely upon political isola- tion founded on geographical detach- ment, which has largely lost its mean- | ng. " The Daily News argués that it is only the DBritish navy which today stands in el ve defense of the Mon- roe doctrine, and that “if Germany were victorious in this war the United States guarantees of the independence of the states of South not be worth paper on which that doc- trine is written. Admitting that President Wileon's claim that the American policy of neu- trality has been of enormous value to the world is justified and in its opera- tion had worked to the incalculable advantage of the allies, the News re- fers to President Wilson's difficulties in dealing with the German campaign owing to constitutional restrictions and says: “President Wilson has the courage anq executive genius for an emergency and we don not doubt that his de- mand for power to deal Wwith the sit- uation will be readily granted.” The Daily Chronicle says: “After the amazing revelations of German machi- nation, which appear still far from compléte, one would be surprised if the United States tolerated the pres- ent condition of things much longer. + * * It would be strange if the Amer- ican people did not insist on its gov- ernment taking strong measures to restore security of life and property on American soil and in American ports.” SWEEPING REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN SPRINGFIELD, Voted in Favor of License by a Re- duced Majority. Springfield, Mass., Dec. 7.—The re- publicans swept the city in the munici- pal election today. They succeeded in electing their four aldermanic candl- dates and their three candidates for the school committee. They also elected five out of the eight candidates for the common council. The democrats, how- ever, gained one representative in the council. The aldermanic board will re- main solidly republican. The city voted in favor of license by a reduced ma- jority. The vote stood 5121 in favor America would | Condensed Telegrams State-wide prohibition was upheld by the Colorado State Supreme Court. All steel mills in the Youngstown, Ohio, district are operating at capaci- ty. Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd. declared a quarterly dividend of 6 per cent. The Imperial Oil Co., at Sarnia, Ont., advanced crude oil prices 5 cents a barrel. The Princeton Garage at Allston, Mass.,, was destroyed by fire at a loss 0£$56,000. The Australian cruiser Sydney is reported to be operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Mme. Marcella Sembrich, 111 with pleurisy at a New York hotel, is con- siderably improved. Gustav Hollaender, the German vi- olinist and composer, died in Berlin. He was 61 years old. Damage of $60,000 was caused by fire at the Farr & Bayley linoleum plant at Camden, N. J. Fire totally destroyed the Thompson | chemical laboratory of Williams col- | lege at Williamstown, Mass. Baron Shibusawa, the Japanese | financier, was presented to President | Wilson at the White House. An imperial decree was issued in! Petrograd ordernig the enrollment of | trops of the classes of 1916 and 1917. The Russian steamer Rakel, St. John for London, went ashore near Folkstone, England, and is water-log- ged. All of the 20 dams in the Ohio riv- er from Pittsburgh to Belleville, W.| Va.. will be in operation by Sept. 1, | 1916. Gen. Francisco Urbalejo, leader, surrendered with 300 of his| men at Tonchi, Sonora, near Hermu-i sillo. Yaqui | The American Line steamer St. Louis arrived in New York from Liv- ‘(‘rpnul with $2,000,000 in gold sove- | reigns. The Peruvian delegation to the Pan- American Scientific Congress in Wash- ington, left Lima, Peru, for the United States. A bonus will be given to each of | the 5,000 employes of the Inland Steel Co. plant at Indiana Harbor, IIl, on Dec. 24. New York club women and actors | and actresses started a campaign in | New York to raise $1,000,000 for the ‘Actors‘ Fund. The British War Office announced that all pictorial postcards addressed to neutral countries will be stopped by the censor. Carrying 221 passengers and 2,000 bags of mail, the French Line steam- | er Lafayette arrived at New York | from Bordeaux. | Indian civil officers in England on | vacations will not be allowed to en- | list in the British army, as they are | ! needed in Indian. Two men wers killed and three in- | Jured by a boiler explosion at the| plant of the Greey machine works at | Toronto, Ontario. | Total exports from London for the | United States during November | ounted to $14,574 against $11,- | 64 in October. Fleming Duncan Cheshire, American consul-general at Canton, Chi ‘was | stricken with paralysis at hotel while on a visit to New York. the Boy Scouts of America on the raise $200,000 for expenses. Raymond Beck, 19 year's old, known | las the “angel-faced boy” and former | | choir singer of Brooklyn, was sen- tenced to 10 years in prison. | | The American steamer City of Ban- | gor, ashore at the Isle Royale, Mich., | was floated and proceeded to Dululh.‘ Minn., under her own steam. | George W. Faulkner, republican, de-| feated Patrick J. Moore, for mayor of Pittsfield, in the election by a m\Jnr-l ity of 509. License won by 139. | Ten persons were injured in a col- lision between a Sixth avenue car | with a Gra street car at West | Broadw ind Grand street, New Yo:k cit; Ambrose Rucker, son of O. C.| | Rucker, on attorney of Lynchburg, | Va., died in a French hospital of wounds recetved while serving with | the Allies. 1 The Mecthodist church and memori- al hall at Marlborough, N. Y. was| destroyed by fire today. The Presby- terian church also was damaged. The loss was $50,000. Ril odor Cleveland, when returning strikers clashed with men who have worked during the strike. ng again broke out at the The- Robert L. Sterling, of Beaver, Pa. a former member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, died at Beaver from blood poisoning caused by a tight shoe that hurt his foot. With delegates from every city of the South, and many eastern and | emphasized his 1 | defense | the bar More than $15,000 was pledged to| ]} first day of their week's campaign to | undtz automobile body plant at | western bankers in attendance, the Cotton State Bankers' Conference opened at New Orleans. Forty-three officers and electricians from United States navy yards are being taught at West Orange, N. J. how to operate Thomas A. Edison’s new submarine storage battery. Nine men, four of whom are identi- fled with Harvard unlversity, pleaded not guilty in the superior court to in- dictments charging conspiracy in con- nection with the alleged illegal regis- tration for voting by Harvard in- structors and students. A peti g the legislature for an extension of time in which to com- plete the line from _Providence to Palmer, Mass., was filed with the Mas- Wilson Denounces Disloyal Citizens BORN UNDER OTHER FLAGS, BUT MAKING HOME HERE KEYNOTE WAS DEFENSE Congress Cheered Loudly When He Denounced Naturalized Amoricans Who Endanger Our Neutrality. _Washington, Dec. 7. — President ‘Wilson in his annual message (printed elsewhere in this issue) to congress to- day, dealing with national defense, pro- claimed an advanced Americanism growing from the guardianship of the Monroe doctrine to “the full and hon- orable association” of all the Americas. Although in the longest address he bas yet delivered to congress, the president touched upon a variety of subjects, the predominating note was the necessity of a policy of military preparedness to meet the readjust- ments of the next generation as they will affect the American continent. He “Unless you t and permit the cannot find t light in which to set forth the particular matter that lies at the very front of my whole thought as 1 address you today. I mean national Loudly Cheered. The point was not overshadowed when the president, in the most meas- ured terms he ever s employed be- fore congress, denounced naturalized Americans who by their sympathies for the European belligerents have en- dangered American neutrali ‘While congress cheered him loudly, he re- ferred to them as having “poured the poison of disloyalty into the very ar- teries of our national life,” and as those who “wouldegrn malign reac- (Continued on Page Eight) BELGUIM’S NEED FOR RELIEF IS GREATER THAN EVER. Commission Says an Erroneous Im- pression Has Gained Currency. New York, Dec. 7.—The following statement was issued tonight in be- half of the commission for relief in Belgium: An erroneous impression to the ef- fect that there is no further need for benevolent relief for Belgium seems to have gained currency. On the con- trary the need in Belzium as the se- vere winter i= arproaching is greater ow_concentrating, cooperation of te committees throughout the all of our efforts on the col- on of clothing, piece goods and so that the sufferings of the unate victims of war in Belglum and Northern France be mitizated, so far as possible, by the generosity of American people which has = re- sponded so liberally as to win the ad- miration of the world. ADDITIONAL EMBARGOS ON GOODS FCR EXPORT. To Relieve Freight Congestion on the T port ~oad of N forts bein rt of the ef- ern roads estion on the 4 The Central r rced an em- as well as nails, iron and a sted domestic car- load locomotives and parts: m and all iron and steel pro: DESTRUCTION OF FRENCH SUBMARINE FRESNEL. By an Austrian Airship in the Adri Off Coast of Albania. Vienna, Dec. 7, London, Dec. 7, on of the French n ! by an Austrian air- ship is anncunced oficiall the war omMice. The incident rred near [} Two of- = the crew weer ¢ San Gtovanni di 1s on the Albantan coast of tl 1c, well to the south of the Montenearin horder and 35 miles north of Durazzo. The ence of an Aus warship in e matters may indicate an Aus- trian naval movement in attempted in- nce with allied s for ex- onary or other Ser- bians and Monenezrins by way of Montenegro and Albania. AMERICAN OIL STEAMER SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN No Information of Nationality of Sub- marine: That Struck Her. Rome, Dec. 7, 7.45 p. m.—The Amer- ican oil steamer Communipaw has been sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean, near Tobruk, Tripoli. No information has been received con- cerning the crew or the nationality of the submarine. The steamer Communipaw was re- cently held by the Italian government at Genoa, but was allowed to sail for her destination on December 2, owing to representations made to the govern- ment by the American embassy at Rome. The Communipaw was owned by the Standard Ol company of New Jersey and sailed from New York Oct. 27 for Bgypr German Suspect Released. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 7.—Otto Buelow or Unger, arrested in Baltimore No- vember 16, upon suspicion that he was an escaped seaman from one of the interned German auxiliary crul ers at the Norfolk Navy yard, has been of license and 3,495 against. The total | sachusetts secretary of state by the | released by direction of the department vote was approximately 10,000 or about 2,000 more than was polled at the “off” election two years ago. Southern New England raliroad. The last legislature gave the company un- of justice. Officers of the Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Frederich til Aug. 16, 1916, to complete the road. ' fotled to identify the prisoner.