Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 11, 1915, Page 1

Bulletin VOL. LVi.—NO. 303 NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1915 SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS _ tons gross and was built in 1910. OF THE BETHLEHEM STEEL CoO,, OVER ENGLAND'S INTERFERENCE ; The Bulletin’s Circulatior fffwich)is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Conn;cticut in Proportion to the City’s Population _ TEUTONIC CONTRO Cabled_Paragraphs | ip Explosion First Coniest Gondensed Telegrams | DRESINENT WILSON WARMLY GREETED ()F SERB]A COMPLETE s e FRUEEE in Fuse Plant) in the Senate o e | Entive Popoliin of Colesbas, 0, et British and French Forces Have Been Driven Across the Greek Frontier BULGARS FOUGHT WITH DESPERATE COURAGE Question of Interest Now Whether the Bulgarians and Ger- mans Will Follow the Allies Into Greece and What At- titude the Greek Government Will Adopt—Montene- grins and Serbians, Who Have Been Assisting the Allies, Have Fled Into Albania—Serbians Are Receiving Sup- plies From the Adriatic Coast and Are Showing Activity —Active Operations Are Reported on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Where Fresh German Artillery is Arriving— Italians Have Gained More Ground on the Isonzo Front in the Direction of Gorizia. London, Dec. 10, 10.10 p. m. — The Anglo-French forces have commenced a general retirement from southern Serbia and it is suggested that their destination is the region of Saloni- ki. This retirement was necessitat- ed not only by the superior forces which the Bulgarians and Germans opposed to the al but to a threat of an outflanking movement from Pe- trovo, where the Bulgarians have ar- rived and also to danger to their line of communication from Bulgarian ir- regulars who had crossed the Greek frontier. Bulgars Fought With Desperation. Both the British and the French forces, who are well supplied with ar- tillery and machine guns, engaged in a four davs' battle in which they in- flicted very heavy losses on the Bul- garians, who fought with desperation And the greatest courage. Attack aft- er attack was repulsed. but the Bul- garians still came on and each evening the allies fell back to mew positions where events of the day before were repeated. Will Germans Enter Greece? The question now arises whether the Bulgarians and Germans will follow the allies across the Greek frontier and what attitude the Greek govern- ment will adopt. King Constantine bas promised to use his army to pro- tect the retiring force if they under take to reemhark and good faith by preventing lies’ communication. but it is doubt- ful whether the allies will azree to evacuate iki. which under the zuns of their ships would provide a good defensive position and a b from which other operations could be undertaken. It i tak s point that vegotiations between Greece and the entente allies are now proceeding and the feeling here and at Paris and at Rome is s in the follow- Ing printed in large type by The Ev- ening Star: Greece Must Soon Decide. “The moment is approaching when the Greek government must decide. The allies now more than ever befora, require freedom. of movement of Sal- oniki. Hithaerto their demands had been met procrastination refusal will mean war Montenegrins' Give Effective tance. _While retirine from southern Ser- bia the allieq forces have been given effective assistance by the Montene- grins and Serbians who fled into Al- bania. This is shown in the resist- ance which both the Serbians and the Montenearins are offering the Invad- ers. The Montenegrins have been fighting a series of rear guard actions and delivering counter-attacks which the Austrians admit scriously delay- ed their advance. The Austrians are now attempting a new advance from the region of Parani, west of Ipek. Scrbians Still Showing Activity. The Serhians, who are now receiv- ing supplies from the Adriatic coast, are still Assis- showing activity. The Italians also have reinforced the gar- rison at Alvona, from which place they are sending relief to the Serbians coming from Ochrida Lake district. Russians Dispersed Rebels. ‘There is no furtker news from Mes- opotamia, where, according to last ace counts, the Turks were attacking Kut- el-Amara and had actually reached a point on the river below that town but the success of the Russians in dis- persing a band of Persian rebels un- der German and Turkish officers at Sultan Bulak Pass on the road to Hamadan, it is believed, will ease the situation In that part of the world. Much activity is reported on the Gallipoli penisula, where it is report. ed, fresh German artillery is arriv- ing;_and on the Isonzo front, where the Italians have gained more ground in the direction of Gorizia. Along oth- er fronts no important changes have oecurred. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH AUSTRIA ARE STRAINED. Officials Preserve Silence, But Cri is Grave. Weshington, Dec. 10.—Diplomatic relations with Austria are in grave danger of belng broken off over the it of the Ttalian liner Ancona with the loss of American lives. All offiofals hers continue to preserve sllence over the negotlations with Austria, but through the veil which has been drawn around the situation is Seen & crisis just as grave as that which attended the submarine nego- tiatlors with Germany. The question of breaking diplomatio relations may be said to depend upon a satisfactory reply to Secretary Lan. sing’s note, Which now probably is be- fore the Vienna foreign office, demand- ing a disavowal of the sinking of the Ancona, reparation for the lives lost has shown his | d Bulgarian | raiding bands from destrovine the al- | and al and assurances that passenger ships shall not be attacked without warning or an opportunity for non-combatants to_take places of safety. Che situation tonight is tense. Tt is compared to the last days of the rabic negotiations with Germany, chen probably no one but President | Wilson himself knew how close the country was to a severance of diplo- matic relations with Berlin. Officials of the state department will not discuss the American note, even so far as to say they know whether it has reached Vienna, or when they ex- pect to permit pubiication of it in this country. It is taken for granted in official circles generally, however, that the communication cabled last Tues- day must have been delivered before this, and a reply is anxio awaited. RECRUITING STATIONS IN LONDON KEPT BUSY | On Last Day of the Trial Period for f Earl Derby's Plan. 1 2 don, Deec. 11, 1.30 a. m.—The last the trial period for the Earl of recruiting plan_opened with reports from all parts of London that there was no diminution but rather an increase in recruiting, and all officers in charge reported excellent progress. feature of the situatlon is that al- hough single men are coming forward in better proportion, married appli- cants seem to predominate at many centers. Nearly all of the recruiting stations kept open all night and until the early hours today. Similar re- | come from many of the pro- towns. REBEL TRIBES SEIZE VILAYET OF TRIPOLI. Also Reported to Have Routed Italians, 6,000 Being Killed. Berlin (by wireless to Sayville), Dec. 10.—Orzanized Senussi tribesmen and Tripolitanians have occupied the whole vilayet of Tripoli. The Senussi forces also entered Kasasyrt, where they are | reported to have routed the Italians. | The Italians are said to have lost 6,000 men killed and to have abandoned a larse quantity of arms and ammuni- tion. The headquarters of the attack- ing forces, the report adds, is in Sukel- | Dshuma, one hour and a half from the town of Tripoli. FIRED SIX SHOTS BEFORE AMERICAN SHIP HALTED. French Cruiser Ordered to Take All Germans and Allies from Ships’ Crews. San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 10.—Four blank shots and two solid shots were fired by the French cruiser Descartes in holding up the American steamship Coamo_yesterday. A French lieutenant who boarded the Coamo saig orders had been given to take all subjects of Germany and her allies from ships’ crews, beginning Dec. 8 and to take all such persons from among the passengers after Dec. PEACE DEMONSTRATION TOOK PLACE IN BERLIN Dispatch from Copenhagen Says Crowd Kept Up Cries of “Peace! Peace!” London, Dec. 11, 1.39 a. m—A des- patch to the Exchange Teiegraph com- pany from Copenhagen says that it is reported that a large peace demon- stration took place in Berlin outside the reichstag and that several thou- sand persons entered the reichstag clamoring for peace. The crowds blocked the streets and stopped the street cars and busses and the police were three hours in restor- ing order. All the time the crowds kept up cries of “Peace! Peace!” and even went so far as to use insulling language toward the royal house. ABRAHAM GRUBER, PROMINENT POLITICIAN DIED SUDDENLY Bitterly Opposed Colonel Roosevelt for Nomination in 1912, New York, Dec. 10.—Abraham Gru- ber, for years prominent in city, state and national republican politics, died at his home in New. York today, after an illness of several weeks. He was 54 years old. During the Roosevelt- Taft campaign for the _republican nomination in 1912 Mr. Gruber was a bitter opponent of Colonel Roose- velt and was a conspicuous figure at the Chicago convention. Movements of Steamships. Liverpool, Dec. 9.—Arrived, steamer Lapland, New York, via Halifax. London, Dec. 10.—Sailed: steamer Sicillan, St. John, N, B. Lord Ellenborough Dead. London, Dec, 11, 3.03 a. m.—Lord Ellenborough died on__ Thursday at Windlesham. He was 75 years old. Lord Ellenborough, fifth baron of the: name, was a retired commander in the British navy, having served during the Russian and Chinese wars. He was the author of several articles and books on navigation and naval eriticisms. SOUTH AMERICAN COMMENT ON MESSAGE Press Unanimous in Praise of Presi dent Wilson's Attitude. Buenos Aires, Dec. 10—La_ Razon. commenting on President Wilson's message, says that the United States will not takeu p arms for an aggres- sion against the other American na- tions. Continuing, La Razon say “There are elsewhere dangers which suggest the need for tranquility and solidarity. Neutrality, however, with- out any provision for defense, has no value, = President Wilson's message sounds the alarm in order to uphold the rights of civilization.” Other newspapers comment favor- ably on the message. La Manana says: “Mr. Wilson's message embodies a fine conception of American politics and bears witness to the greatest ele- vation of mind, because it is inspired by honesty. It is therefore necessary to reject all apprehension, entertaineq | by a few, towards the so-called North | American peril.” Prenza: “In the course of the few years the hizh political | tribune at Washington has become fa- vorably inclined toward the Occidental hemisphere. Let us listen to the lang- guage of amity and solidarity, founded on mutual respect and every one's | right. Here we already gave some American personalities to understand that the Monroe doctrine might re- nounce the tutelary character it as- | sumed at first and must evolve towards Pan-American: We have never hitherto listened to anything more . ji beautiful and_more authoritative than | President Wilson's message, which moved us deeply and afforded us an immense satisfaction. It is an invalu- able document so far as the destiny of the Americas is concerned. It is im- bued with the principles set by Roo: velt, Taft and Root. We rejoice over the event and proclaim our adhesion to Mr. Wilson's pol! FAMILY OF THREE BURNED TO DEATH AT TYLERVILLE. Bodies Found in the Ruins of Their Home Early Yesterday. Tylerville, Conn., Dec. 10.—Three | persons were burnea to death here earl 1 their home, loc near destroyed b were found ille camp_ground, . The charred bo the ruins several hou: later. : The victims were Joseph Ball and his wife and their son Jacob. Ball| and his wife were each about 50 years | old and the son 1. The house, an old building, was in | an unfrecuented ction and nothing was known of the fire until a milk- man arrived on the scene several hours afterwards. The body of Ball was found near the door, while that of his wi some distance away. The son’s body was found in the cellar, where it had fallen when the floor gave way. From the position of tne man's body, Medical Examiner L. J. Loewe of the town of Haddam said that Ball | had apparently been awakened by the fire and had tried to get to the door, but was overcome by the smoke and suffocated. It is believed that the fire started from a wood fire which had been left in the stove over night. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE FOR LEAVING DRAWBRIDGE OPEN Through Which Automobile Dropped Into Cape Cod Canal. Barnstable, Ma: Dec. 10.—David Manson, operator of the drawbridge over the Cape Cod canal at Buzzard's bay, the opening of which last night dropped an outomobile into the canal and caused the death by drowninz of Msis Emma Pearson, of Centerville, was brought before Judge Swift in the district court today on a chargze of manslaughter. He furnished $2,000 se- curity for his appearance at a hear- ing_on December 20. The automobile containing _Mi: Pearson, her sister, Mrs. Albert Starck and Philip Cooney, was on the draw- bridge last night, when Manson, not seeing the car, started the opening machinery. The bridge is of the lever type and when open to allow vessels to pass there is a wide chasm on the shore end. When the bridge tilted up the automobile slid back through this opening into the canal. Miss Pear- son was swept down the canal and drowned, while Mrs. Starck and Cooney were rescued with difficulty. KAISER WITHDRAWS BOY-ED AND VON PAPEN. Has Asked United States to Secure Safe Conduct for Them. Washington, Dec. 10.—Emperor Wil- liam has personally withdrawn Cap- tains Boy-Ed and Von Papen, the naval and military attaches of the German embassy here, and has made a personal request that the United States secure safe conducts for them and their successors. This was formally announced late today by Secretary Lansing. OBITUARY. Mayor John M. Brown. Stamford, Conn., Dec. 10. — Mayor John M. Brown, oné of the most pop- ular citizens of Stamford, died to- night, after a short illness. Last Saturday he was seized with a ohill, which developed into pneumonia with complications_and his_condition had been critical for several days. He was born in New York, Novem- Scotland when h was afiRLt-r -xeez ber 7, 1856. His parents removed to Scotland when he was a youth and he went with them. Later he returned to this country and after a time lo- cated in this city. He conducted a plumbing business hehe for the last twenty-five years. = . { burns, but all will probably AT REDINGTON, PA. ONE EMPLOYE KILLED Fifteen Injured, Several Seriously— Second Explosion That Has Occur- red at Plant in Four Months. South Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 10.—An explosion today in the fuse plant of the Bethlehem Steel company at Red- ington, six miles from here, killed one workman and injured fifteen others, several of them seriously. The acci- dent occurred in the pellet department WITH NEUTRAL TRADE STARTED BY LODGE Who Demanded That Any Investiga- tion Ordered Should Its Scope the Loss of American Lives. Include in ‘Washington, Dec. 10.—The long ex- pected strom in congress over the ad- ministration conduct of the defence of American rights on the sease broke in congress today when Sena- tor Hoke Smith, democrat, demanded an investigation of Great Britain's in- of the plant and resulted, it is be- terference with neutral trade and It makes little difference what tible to the influence of publicity if the government reports. tising their goods. try was valued at a million and a a half million. The business had because of the per: had been resorted to. It is a similar story to that wl il iness development. Printer's ink reaches the people insures results. | IR | The following matter appeared Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Totals ... Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. tent and thorough Telegraph Local General 68 84 143 112 94 29 600 No Question But What It Pays the line of business.is it is suscep- it is wisely used. It wasn't only a half dozen years ago that pineapples brought into this country from the Pacific were so small in amount that they were not even listed in An opportunity and thirteen of the leading producers formed an association for adver- was seen for development The next year the amount of such produce brought into this coun- half. That has grown steadily un- til in 1913 the sum total of such importations reached over three and more than doubled in four years manner in which advertising hich can be told of many other bus- rightly used and used where it That is the kind of service The Bulletin renders because of the thorough manner in which it covers It should be used consistently at all times. in its columns the past week: Total 1500 452 497 442 146 136 138 130 126 123 1286 232 216 200 270 163 799 2367 lieved. from a epark at a die com- municating with quantities of powder in the room. One Man Killed. Philip Adams of Easton, Pa., was the man killed. The injured were brought to St. Luke's hospital in this city. Their injuries comsist mainly of recover, it is believed. Room Badly Damaged. The room in which the explosion oc- curred was badly damaged. All the employes who were at work in ad- joining departments and _buildings were sent home for the remainder of the day. Information regarding the explosion was for a time difficult to obtain, offi- cials of the Bethlehem Steel company in this city maintaining their usual silence as to what occurred within its plant. When word of the explosion was telephoned here, all available am- bulances of the steel works were im- mediately rushed to Redington and the injured quickly brought to this city The fuse plant employes several hundred men who are at present em- ploved chiefly in making shell fuses for the entente allies. This is the second explosion that has occurred at the Redington plant in nearly four months. On Aug. 20 ten men were burned by a powder flash. TWO ANCHOR LINE GRAIN ELEVATORS BURNED With an Estimated Loss of $750,000 at Erie, Pa. Erie, Pa.. Dec. 10.—Two of the three Anchor line grain elevators owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad company here were destroyed by fire early to- day with their occupants, about 500, 000 bushels of wheat. The loss is es timated at $750,000. A third elevator holding 350,000 bushels of wheat was saved after a hard fight by firemen. The wheat camef rom Canada and awaited shipment to Great Britain and her allies. The fire which started at 2 o'clock this morning, was virtually under con- trol four hours later. It had its origin in the shaft of the main elevator and was driven by a_strong northeast wind into the grain bins below. The fire- men were handicapped by a maze of railroad tracks on which were many freight cars, The elevators stood on the share of Erie bay. Several steamers at the piers were saved by being towed into the bay. An investigation of the ori- zin of the fire will be requested. No other cause than spontaneous combus- tion has vet been assigned. WOMAN STRUCK BY AUT FOUND IN ROADWAY in Stratford—Driver of Car That Struck Her Did Not Stop. Bridgeport, Conn. Dec. 10.—Mrs. Catherine Kearns of this city, widow of James Kearns, former fire commis- sioner, was perhaps fatally injured early this evening when struck by an automobile_in_front of the home of Judge M. J. Curtis in Stratford. The driver of the automebile that struck her did not stop. State Policeman Rowe Wheeler dis- covered the woman in the roadway and: took her.in his auto to the Bridge- port hospital. She suffered fractures of both legs, a broken jaw, lacerations of the scalp, abrasions of the body and may have a fracture of the skull. English people use more soap than any other nation in Burope. Senator Lodge, republican, include the loss of American lives. To S an Senator Lodge, or Smith's resolut who is (Continued On Page Three) LIEUT. COLONEL CHARLES in Honolulu. Lieutenant Charles Summers Brom- well had scen extensive service in the United States engineering corps since | his graduation from West Point in | 1890. For several years he was mili- tary aide to President Roosevelt with the temporary rank of colonel. He was in charge of the engineering work on public works of various kinds in different parts of the count nd held the position for a time as super- intendent of public buildings and grounds in Washington. He was 4§ years old and was born at Newport Ky. MRS. BROMWELL WAS TO JOIN HER HUSBAND. She Had Been Visiting Her Mother at Bloomington, lil. Bloomington, Ill, Dec. 10.—Mrs. Charles S. Bromwell left Bloomington a few days ago for San Francisco, from which port she was to sail for Honolulu to join her husband. She had been visiting here with her moth- er, Mrs. M. T. Scott. Mrs. Scott said tonight that Scott Bromwell, Lieuten- ant Colonel Bromwell's son, is attend- ing Harvard, and the daughter, Mil- dred, is attending a girls’ school near Washington, D. C. 3 Mrs. Scott is a former president of the Daughters of the American Revo lution. TO STAMP OUT TYPHUS IN MEXICAN CAPITAL Are Civil and Military Authorities Working to Improve Sanitary Con- ditions, Galveston. Texas, Dec. 10.—Civil and military authorities in Mexito City are working in harmony to improve the sanitary conditions and stamp out ty- phus, according to information con- tained in despatches received here to- day by the Mexican consulate. The declaration is also made that the death rate from the disease is only slightly higher than the normal for this season. The official report for November shows that in Mexico City and sub- urbs there were 2,190 cases of typhus, with 404 deaths from the disease. There were 555 cases in the first week in December with 128 deaths. These figures are given out in contraventio of reports which said there were 13 deaths daily from typhus. In tailors’ slang, to kick an employ- er is to ask him for work. 3 replied with a demand that any investigation 0 . on for investization of trade interference, the ranking BROMWELL SHOOTS HIMSELF. Was Head of Army Engineering Corps o, LA AR R Tl e Total contributions to the $200,000 fund being raised by the Boy Scouts of America amount to $56,000. Fire destroyed the furniture factory of Lineberry Brothers, at Galax, Va. The loss is estimated at $30,000. Bandits entered a branch office of the Prudential Life Insurance Co., in Chicago and escaped with $8,000. Gold to the amount of $1,000,000 was deposited at_the New York Assay of- fice by the National Bank of Cuba. An order for 10,000 tons of standard steel rails was placed with the Mary land Steel Co., by the Southern rail. road. Mrs. Henrietta Sadorf, of Hoboken, N.J., and her three children were re- moved to a hospital suffering with smallpox. Eliseo Arredondo, Gen. Carranz representative in Washington, will b the next Ambasador from Mexico to the United States. The Pennsylvania railroad ordered 1150 freight cars froge the American Car & Foundry Co.. and 1,000 from the Haskell & Barker Co. William Wehnert was arrested Paterson, N. J., for the murder of brother, Andrew, a milk dealer, found shot to death in his stable. The fire in the sugar cargo of the British steamer Carleton, from New York, which put into Halifax on Mon- day, was brought under control. Mystery surrounds the finding of a charred body belis#ed to be that of a school girl, in the hallway of a fash- lonable residerce in New Orleans. Senator man, chairman of the naval affairs committee, will introduce in the senate a bill for the establish- ment of a government armor plate fac- tory. Ramon Villalobos, the first man to te be put to death by the si since Aarizona was admitted to statehood, was hanged at the penitentiary last night. The state department has inguired of Great Britain whether the British embargoe on logwood from Jamaica is to be operative against the United States. Heavy damage was caused by a fire that swept the quays of Genoa, Italy, destroying thousands of barrels of oil and large quantities of cotton and other articles. Sidney Brooks, English writer and friend of President Wilson, told the president there is not a doubt in the mind of any Englishman that the allies would be victorious. California wine growers protested to Commissioner Osborn of the inter- nal revenue bureau against the tax of cents a gallon on the brandy used to foriify sweet wine. “The body of an innocent child,| An order for 100,000 boxes of tin floating dead on the water, the vic- | plate to be used for oil cans destined tim of destruction of an anarmea | for southern Asia was placed with the vessel, is to me a more poignant and | American Plate and Tin Plate com- a more tragic spectacle than an un- | pany by the Standard Oil company. sold bale of cottor declared the = Massachusetts senator. Sir Cecil Spring Rice, Pritish am- Resolution For Investigation. bassador, asked the United States to ain the fate of Lieut bert S, rd of the royal fiving corps, who descended behind the German lines on Nov. 2, Accompanied by two of his tribes- men, Lorenzo Lacerno, governor of t Sandia tribe of Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, visited President Wilson. He showed him a cane presented to the tribe in 1865 by President Lincoln. Acting on the re Honolulu, Dec. 10.—Lieutenant Col- | Attorney Perl onel Charles Bromwell, head of the|sranted a respite to William Flac army engineering corps here, shot him- | sentenced to die at Sing Sing durinz self today. He died two hours later.| the week beginning Dec. 20. Flack may be needed as a witnes another Bruce Hackett, a negro, was com- mitted to the observation ward by the Philadelphia_police after he had “con- fessed” to_ blowing up the du Pont plant at Wilmington, Del. and offered to divide with the police the $1.000,000 reward his arrest would bring. FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF WAR ON UNITED STATES Discussed in Seven Column Article in Berlin Vorwaerts. London, Dec. 11, 2.28 a. m.—Copies of the Berlin Vorwaerts received here contain an article several columns in length discussing the probable com- mercial and financial effects of the war on the United States. Under the heading, “The Real Victor.” the writer concludes that the United States will reap the greatest economic advantages from the war and that neither Ger- many nor Great Britain stands to gain anything, whichever wins “The sudden withdrawal of Germon exports from the world markets,” says the article, “affords the United States a tremendous opportunity for extend- ing its trade, particularly in South America, while the accompanyinz fin- ancial expansion will be made easy by the new American currency laws. “If the American operations are skilfully carried out, the _English bankers in South America will feel their effects and the Americans will rapidly secure such financial predom- inance in the southern continent as under ordinary circumstances could be_expected for fifty yvears. “The European belligerents must continue for a long time their large orders of merchandist and foodstuffs from the United States and the money with which they will pay for them will provide plentiful resources for the commercial campaign in South Amer- ica. “Thus we see that the war has not resulted just as the English had ex- pected. True, German trade has been shattered, but now amidst the din of war a new competitor is seen arising who_will soon prove more dangerous to England’s position in the world mraket than Germany would have been thirty years hence. “While the European countries zrad- ually are exhausting themselves the United States is paving off all its lia- bilities and laying up a financial re- serve which will assure her a per- manent place in world commerce—a place which the enthusiastic Amer- ican statesman of the past draemed possible.” Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 10.—President Wilson today expressed the opinion that there will be no “patched up peace” following the European war. In a comparative and forceful address before the Columbus chamber of com- merce he urged American business men to mobilize their resources in order that the United States might he prepared to play a more important part in_the world’s affairs and bring about justice after the present war. Active Every ute. The president spent eighteen hours in Columbus, during which he was active every minute. In addition to the chamber of commerce speech, he delivered an address tonight before the Commission on_ Country and Church Life of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, shook hands with more than 7,000 people at a reception in_ the rotunda of the state capitol, spoke briefly to a large crowd from the steps of 'the capitol and took a long walk about the streets of Columbus. The entire city and many people from surround- ing towns greeted him. Defended His Mexican Policy. In the chamber of commerce address the president defended his Mexican policy and said that as long as h was president nobody should “butt i or alter the Mexicans' government for them; ursed business men to pa more’ attention to foreign commerce and be more self-reliant; demanded the restoration of the American mer- chant marine; praised the new bank- ing and currency law and touched on the attitude of the United States on the European war. “When the present great conflict in Europe is over, the world is going to wear a ferent aspect,” Mr. Wil- lared. No Patched Up Peace. “I do mot believe there is going to be any patched up peace. I believe that thoughtful men of every country and of every sort will insist that when we get peace again we shall have guarantees that it will remain and that the instrumentalities of justice shall be exalted above the instrumen- talities of force. Must Preserve Our Poise. “I believe that the spirit which hitherto reigned in the hearts Americans and like people ever: son in People From Surrounding Towns SHOOK HANDS WITH MORE THAN 7,000 People In Speech at Chamber of Commerce the President Defended His Mexican Policy and Said as Long as He Was Presi- dent Nobody Should “Butt In” or Alter the Mexican Government for Them—Declared That When the War is Over the World is Going to Wear a Different Aspect and Asserted That He Does Not Believe There is Going to be a Patched Up Peace. where in the worl il assert itself once for all in international affairs and that if America preserves her poise, preserves her _self-possession, pre- serves her attitude of friendliness towards all the world, she may have the privilege, in one form or another, of being the mediating influence by vhich these things may be induced.” Spiritual Mediation. The president explained he did mot mean governmental mediation, but spiritual mediation, the recognition of the world that “here is a country that has alweys wanted things done that way and whose merchants when they carry their goods, will carry their ideals along with them” He declared that the spirit of give and take will spread its influence to the end of the world. So I challenge you,” he continued, “and the men like vou throughout the United States, to apply your minds to your business as if they were buil up for the world a great constitution of the United States; as if you were going out in the spirit of service and achievement—the kind of achievement that comes only through service; the kind of service which is statesman- ship, the statesmanship of those ar- rangements which are most service- able to the world.” Attacked Monopoly in Business. The president attacked monopoly in business and said the only object of organization in business should be ef- ficiency rather than the shutting out of weaker men. He added, however, | that he looked forward to the future' of American business with the great- est confidence. As far as the business of the country is concerned, he assert- ed emphatically, there ought not to be any politics. American business | men, he declared, have been too timid | and have been too prone ¢ run_te Washington with their trocbles. THe! president added that American bus- iness men are strong enough to go out and conquer the world. Audience of 1,000, The address was delivered before more than 1,400 men and women in the Masonic temple, _patriotically draped with American flags for the occasion. Left for Washington at 10.30. The president and his party left Co- lumbus for Washington tonight at 10.30 p. m. on a special train. HOPEWELL TO BE REBUILT WITH BRICK AND CONCRETE Most of the Homeless Have Been Taken to Petersburg or Richmond. Hopewell, of Hop Va., Dec. 10.—Residents well at a mass meeting tonight made plans to replace with buildings of brick and concrete the flimsy town of frame structures that was swept by m = fire ended by more than away yesterda etin a thousan pwn's 25,000 home- less inhabit; reconstructed the temporary ment and took first steps toward ring a city charter. commission was elected to have bal atiairs until the legislature ch ni the earliest date at uld be ratified State troops, brought here late ves- terday control the frantic throngs driven from their homes by the con- flagration, still were on guard tonizht, but there was lit to do. e for them Most of the homele r had been taken to Petersburg or mond or were_peing_cared for in few re- maining buildings of the town by re- lief committees from neighboring cities, Conditional pledges amounting to $30,000 for relicf work have been made by the business men of Petersburg alone, and the Petersburg city council appropriated_an additional $7.500. The Du Pont powder mill, with which Hopewell grew up in the last fev: months, and whose employes make up almost the entire population of the place, was working as usual today, al- though it was necessary to bring in some of the men from Petersburg and Richmond and return them to ehelter there at the end of the shifts. The plant was not damaged in the fire. SUEZ CANAL TOLLS TO BE INCREASED. Ambassador Sharp, at Paris, Has In- formed the State Department. Washington, Dec. 10.—Ambassador Sharp, at Paris, informed the state department today that beginning April 1st tolls on vessels passing through the Suez canal would be increased 50 centimes (about $.10) per ton, making the rate on laden ships $1.3% and on vessels in ballast $2 cents per ton. Bl S, TR R RS NG R OBITUARY. Dr. Henry Samuel Barnum. New York, Dec. 10.—Rev. Dr. Henry Samuel Barnum, for many vears a missionary in Turkey and pubiisher of a religious periodical at Constanti- nople, diegl today at Verona, N. J., at the age of 78. He returned from the east last summer after the Turkish authorities suppressed his paper, which was printed in part in the Ar- menian language, ostensibly because ahe war made its delivery impossible. Dr. Barnum, who was born at Strat- ford, Conn., was graduated from Yale and Auburn Theclosical seminary. He was married two months ago to Mrs. Christine Fish, whom he had known never 'in Connecticut before his first mar- FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER RAILROAD GUESTIONS Favored by Howard Elliott, President of the New Haven Road. Boston, Dec. 10.—Federal jurisdic- tion over “some of the larger railroad questions” which are now under au- thority of state commissions or legis- latures was favored by Howard Elliott, president of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hariford railroad, when he closed the company’s case in connec- tion with the inquiry of the publia service commission into the New Ha- ven's financial condition. “The publia interest would be better served and @ great waste of energy and time of those who are trying to administer the properties_would be obviated by euch change,” he said. Issue of stocks were included in the su he had in mind. Farnham, counsel foi the road, had made a plea for valida- tion by (his state of the road’s recoré in the President Elliott urged upon the commission the expediency of abandoning any further restrictive which might be contemplated and said that no additional penaltiec should be imposed for the violation of any laws now on the books. Mr. Elliott advocated an extension in the powers of railroad companies, perm! them to acquire securities of lands and to purchase the ities of any company “if the public service commission finds such purchase to be in the public in- terest.” TEMPORARY OFFICERS . OF WATERWAYS LEAGUB Elected at an Organization Meeting Held at Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 10. — The following temporary officers, to serve until the annual meeting in February, were elected at an organization meet. ing of the Connecticut Waterways lengue here tonight: President, Frank Elliott, Bridgeport: first vice pres dent, John K. Murphy, New Haven; second vice presideni, H. Bentonm, Bridgeport, and treasurer, W. D, Nichols, Bridgeport. Attorney Clitus H. King Disbarred. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 10.—Attorney Clitus H. King, who was convicted of forgery and eentenced to a long term in state prison Tuesday afternoon in the criminal superior court, was dis. barred from law practice in the state of Connecticut by a decision handed down by Judge William S. Case this afternoon. $250,000 Fire at St. Louis. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 10.—Fire tonight of unknown orizin caused damage es- timated at $250,000 to the local plant of the A. Geisel Manufacturing com- pany. The building was used for the manufacture of enamel ware and stove equipment. For a time ‘the fire threatened a crowded section of the manufacturing district. In Japan children are served first At maals.