Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 16, 1915, Page 1

™ Bulletin VOL. LVIL.—NO. 307 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Doubl NEW ASPECT IN Ti.c 558 BALKAN CAMPAIGN Anglo-French Forces Are C!ose to Their Strongly Fortified Base at Saloniki BULGARS DO NOT INTEND TO INVADE GREECE People of the Belligerent Countries Are Anxiously Awaiting the Next Move—Germans Are Reportéd Concentrated Near Monastir and Dorien and on the Rumanian Border —Saloniki is Being Made Stronger Daily and Has the Backing of Warships—Russians Are Believed to be Able to Cope With the Germans on the Rumanian Border— Holland Reports That Germans Are Preparing to Strike a Blow in Norihern France. London, Dec. the Anglo-Frenct forces safely across the Greek frontier and close to their strongly fortified base at Saloniki, where reinforcements are arri daily, the secord phase of the Balkan campaign, which opened with the Teu- tonic invasion of Serbia and the defeat of her army, has closed and the peo- ple of the belligerent countri are anxiously waiting for the next move, It seems fairly well settled that the Bulgarians do not intend to invade Greece, an action which would likely cause dissensions in that country, which already is uneasy over the Bul- garian occupation of Monastir. Also it is not believed that the Austrians and Germans have sufficient available to attack the entente allies, Concentration of Germans. The speculation naturally has to do intentions. They are variously reported to be con- centrated near Monastir and Doiran and in the Rumanian border and as preparing for an attempt to drive the entente allies from the Gallipoli pen- insula. All these rerorts lack con- firmation. Must Watch Rumani: One thing seems certain to the mili- tary observers—that the Germans will have to keep a close watch on the Ru- manian side, not only because of the danger of that country entering the war afainst them. but to meet the threat of a Russian invasion through Rumania. which. although nothing has 15, 10.20 p. m.—With | fairly troops | been said of it recently, has not been | lost sight of. Entente Allies Prepared. Wherever the Germans move they will find the entente allies prepared. Baloniki is being made stronzer dally and has the backinz of warships. a also has the Gallipoli peninsula, where the entente positions likewise have been strepzthened. The Russians are believed by the military authorities to be able to cope with any arm the Teu- tonic powers can collect on the Ruma- nian border, while Ezypt, which is 1id to be another of their objectives, also has been placed in a state of de- fense. There are many persons who believe that the Germans purpose to rest on their laurels in the Near East for the time being and make a bid for victory on the western frontier. Teutonic Reinforcements From Holland come persistent re- ports of the concentration of German armies in Belgitm and TLu with the intention of striking a dlow a ssoon as the ground permits of it. At the present moment the greater art of the country i which it would be s to attempt an offensive The reported concentration of Ger- mans doubtless accounts for the many air raids which the entente allies are makirg behind the German lines in an effort to upset the movement of troops in Belgium. de for an army and destroy shelters, camps and the supplies of munitions which are nec- essary for an cffensive. reports the re- attacl at K General Townshend pulse of further against the Britis el-Amara. Mesopotamia. There have Leen no changes in the situation on any of the fronts. ITALIAN DESTROYER AND TRANSPORT REPORTED SUNK. Forty Men Lost With the Latter and Three With Former. Romie. vl Paris, Dec. 1130 p. m.—The lialian destroyer Intrepido and the Italian transport Re Umberto have been sunk in the Adriatic sea by drifting mines according to announce- ment made in a semi-official note. All the members of the crews were saved with the exception of forty men aboard the transport and three on the des- troyer. 15, EARL OF DERBY’S PLAN OF RECRUITING SUCCESSFUL Between 2,000,000 and 250,000 Men Have Enlisted. London, Dec. 15, 5.23 a. m.—Between 2,000,000 and 2,500,000 men have en- listed under the plan of the Earl of Derby, director of recruiting, accord- ing to the Daily Sketch. The paper says this figure may be reduced under enalysis and that it is quite possible the figures relative to single men may prove to be below the required stan- dard. COMMONS DISCUSSES MUNITIONS AMENDMENT. Bill to Modify Certain Provisions ot the Original Act. Dec. 15, London, 850 p. m.—The house of commons today discussed the | munitions act amendment bill on its second reading. David Lloyd George, the minister of munitions. explained that the purpose of the bill was emburg | a sea of mud, in| | rar's pe | Capta 1 anchored. agai W kers with the employers. On the whole, the minister said, the act had proved effective in increasing the output of munitions ad in restrict- 1g strikes ang preventing strife and sensions. Since it went into ef- fect, he added, there had been no | strike affecting more than a single | establishment at a time and there had { been very few strikes of any import- | | as compared d; anc. @ that had lasted more than four or five days. BLAMES ENGLAND FOR CONTINUATION OF WAR Or. Karl Helfferich in Address Before the Reichstag. Berlin, Dec. 15 (by wireless to_ S ville)—In the course of his addres before the reichstag yesterday Dr. Karl Helfferich, secretary of the treas- ury, said: Responsibility for the blood which will flow from now on, for the misery which comes upon the world, for the dunger to which civilization is exposed, falis not upon Germany, but upon those who cannot resolve to draw the cocnulsion from Germany’s military successes which no one can dispute iy longer. The responsibility falls upon those who. in their foolish and criminal illusion, still speak of anni- hilation and partition of Germany and of a war of exhaustion. i _“We stand like rocks in the soil of the home country, and on the columns of the British empire are written in clowing letters the some words as were written on the wall of Belshaz- ce.” MAN ACCUED OF VIOLATION OF NEUTRALITY SURRENDERS, T. A. M. Anderson, Master of American Steamer Sacramento. co, Dec. 15.—Captain T. master of the Ameri- an steamer Sacramento, who with five San Francisco business men, was recently indicted here for alleged vio- lation of neutrality laws in connection with the transfer of the Sacramento's cargo to German warships off Valpa- raiso a year ago, has surrendered and was released on bail. He said today he had been ill in Valparaiso for five months and had returned a ssoon as possible in order to give himself up The Sacramento was boarded by offi- cers of the cruiser Rresden, he said, who informed him the vessel's cargo was needed by the German squadron. “I protested,” said Anderson, “but could do no more and followed the Dresden to San Juan Fernandez Is- where other German ships were There I was taken before Admiral Von Spee on board the cruiser Scharnhorst. He repeated what the officers had told me about Germany's right to take our cargo and said he would give me a certiticate through which the owners of the car- 2o could recover its value from the German government. They took our cargo of the Norwegian steamer Hornelen MAN DECAPITATED BY TROLLEY AT WATERBURY. Accident Happened on South Main Street Last Night. Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 15.—Struck by a northbound car and flung to the opposite tracks, a man whose identity has not yet been established was de- capitated a minute later by a sound- bound car. The accident happened at a switch near the Smith & Griggs Manufacturing company on South Main street about 11 o'clock tonight. On the body was found two pay checks, each bearing the number 672, Benedict & Burnham branch of the American ~ Brass company, this city, and $21.61. The Connecticut company refuses to divulge the names of the crews of the two cars. The body is at a_local undertaking establishment, awaiting identification. It is in a hor- ribly mutilated condition. DEATH IN LONDON OF VISCOUNT ALVERSTONE. For Nearly 13 Years Was Lord Chief Justice of England. London, Dec. 15, 1.19 p. m.—Viscount Alverstone, former lord chief justice of England, is dead. Viscount Alverstone, for nearly 13 vears lord chief justice of England, was one of the most popular, human and many-sided men in British public life. While on circuit at Newcastle in February, 1912, Lord Alverstone was seized with a serious heart attack, and his continued il fealth led to his res- nation. . Ford Ship at Kirkwall. | London, Dec. 16, 2.16 a. m. — The Times this morning says it under- to | stands that none of Henry Ford's peace modify certin provisions of the origin- | party wili be ailowed at Kirkwall, at al act which had been criticized on which port the steamer Oscar II ar- the ground that they discriminate un-|rived today. Cabled Paragraphs Duke of Manchester a Bankrupt. London, Dec. 15, 3.49 p. m.—The Duke of Manchester was today ad- judged a bankrupt. The promised plan for an arrangement of his affairs was not forthcoming and a request was made for further adjournment. This was refused and the court appointed F. S. Salaman as trustee. Kaiser Is in Berli Berlin, via London, Dec. 15, 11.20 p. m.—The official announcement is made that the German emperor, after a long journey to the armies under Field Marshal Von Hinderburg’s chief com- mand and an inspection of the naval plants at Libau, has arrived in Ber- ll‘n. where he will remain for some time. DR. ANNA HOWARD SHAW ARRAIGNS UNITED STATES. Unfit to Mediate Because It Denies Justice to Its Own Women. ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—An arraign- ment of the United States as unfit to mediate between the warring nations of Europe because it denies justice to its own women marked the farewell speech today of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, retiring president, before the annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage associa- tion. No one will deny,” said Dr. Shaw, “that the real cause of the war was the injustice and selfishness which per- mits governments as well as individu- als to ignore their obligations and duties to each other. But can the United States be said to be in a su- perior position? How can it plead for justice in Europe when it denies jus- tice to its own women? How can it claim that its written agreements between nations are binding when it violates the fundamental principles of its own national constitution, which declares that the right of the citi- zen to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state. Is it true that the Unit- ed States constitution, too. is but a scrap of paper to be repudiated at will 7 When Dr. Shaw concluded amid great applause the association amend- ed its by-laws to make her honorary president for life. She has served twelve years. TRANSFER OF METROPOLITAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY Financial Transacticns Aired at Trial of Former New Haven Directors. New York. Dec cial transactions Robbins is alleg=d to k for the purpose of conce transfer of the Metropolitan Steamship | company to the control of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road—so_intricate that Judge Hunt confessed difficulty in comprehending them—were placed before the jury to- day In testimony at the trial of Rob- bins and ten other former directors of nz the New Haven under the Sherman law. The transactions involved the switching back and forth in five bank: in one day of checks and securitie: of companies allezed to have been fictitiously organized or officered for the purpose of the transactions. The result was, according to the testimony that the stock of the Metropolitan Steamship company came into the pc session of the Billard company, which the government contends the New Ha- ven controlled. Subsequently, it was brought out, the stock was transferrtd to the late Governor John Hill of Maine in exchange for bonds of the | Eastern St nship corporation, in which, according to other testimony in the case, the New Haven also had an interest. BALANCE OF ANGLO-FRENCH LOAN TO BE DISTRIBUTED $180,000,000 Unsold of the Half Bil- lion External War Loan. New York, Dec. —The managers of the syndicate which underwrote the Anglo-French $500,000,000 five per cent. external war loan announced tod that $280,000,000 of the issue had heen withdrawn for investment at the syn- dicate price of 96 1-4 and that $40,- 000,000 had been sold at public sub- scription at 98. The unsold balance of $180,000.000 will be distributed th week among members of the syndica which expired yesterday according a previous agreement. The syndicate announced that the managers are distributing to those who did not withdraw their honds for investment cash amounts to between 10 per cent. and 11 per cent of the amount of their participations Representatives of the syndicate de- clared that the result iblished the success of the flotation, partic arly in view of its foreign character and the fact that it was the st venture of its kind ever undertak American bankers. to | SAFE CONDUCT FOR BOY-ED AND VON PAPEN. Naval Forces of Great Britain and France Will Not Molest Them. ‘Washington, Dec. 15. — Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, personally informed Secretary Lan- sing today that he was authorized to say for the governments of France and Great Britain that the allied naval forces would not molest Captains Boy-Ed and Von Papen, the recalled German naval and military attaches, on their homeward voyage from the United States. Letters from the state department setting forth their status and reciting | the French and British assurances will constitute the safe conducts carried by the German officers. It is undersiood they expect to sail from New York for Holland next week. 15 AMERICAN MEN WITH AGREEABLE PERSONALITIES Wanted to Reinforce the American Commission in Belgium. New York, Dec. 15.—Fifteen Ameri- can men with “agreeable personalities, tact and a fluent knowledze of the French language” are needed o rein- force the staff of the American com- mission for relief in Belgium, accord- ing to a cable message received today from Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the commission. They must be willing, however, to work without pay other than their living expenses and the “satisfaction which comes with honor- able service” No one who has been in France since the war began is eligi- ble. Traveling expenses to and from jin the ges Europe will be paid by the commis- sion. A R Field Marshal French Recalled IS TO BE SUCCEEDED IN FRANCE BY GEN. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG OTHER CHANGES HINTED e New British Commander in France is 54 Years Old and ary Career in 1885. and Belgium Began His M London, Dec. 16, 12.15 a. m.—Field Marshal Sir John French, who at his own request has been relieved of the command of the British forces in France and Flanders, has been suc- ceeded by General Sir Douglas Haig. The change had been expected for some time and it was announced in the house of commons yesterday (Wednesday) that a statement would be published immediately. 16 Months at the Front. Sir John French becomes com- mander-in-chief of the armies in the United Kingdom, and for his sixteen months’ services at the front has been created viscount of the United Kingdom. Although many names had been mentioned as the possible successor of Field Marshal French, including that of the Duke of Connaught, the ap- pointment, it was said, was anticipated in the best informed circles. Sir Douglas Haig is ne years younger than his former chief, and, like him, won his spurs as a cavalry officer. Rumors of Other Changes. That there micht be 2 change in the supreme DBritish command on the western front had been hinted for some time. These hints increased with the recent appointment of General Jofire as commander-in-chief of the French rmy. Sketch of General Haig. General Sir Douglas Haig is 54 years old. He began his military career with the Seventh Huss: in 1885 and served in the Sudan and South African campaigns, in both of which he won distingnished honors and promotions. outbreak of the present war he general officer commanding at Aldershot and afterwards was made commander of the First army Several times during the war Gen- eral Haig ome in for high praise tches of the general whom he is now succeeding. General Haig is a Scotchman. He won_his first honor under General Kitchener in the Sudan, where he was promoted to a brevet major on the field for gallantry at Atbara and be- fore Khartoum. DOMESTIC DISCORD OF A. J. DREXEL AND WIFE Was Aired Yesterday in the Chancery Court, London. London, Dec. 15, 1.45 p. m.—The die- cord in the domestic affairs of the American banker, Anthony J. Drexel, and wife, Ma 2 Armstrong Drexel, came the ace today the chancery urt. where the hus- band moved to set aside the service of a notice of a write by the wife to re- c cover money due under a separation | deed on the ground that his domicil was France and that. therefore, was_outside the ction _of Snglish courts. Neville tried the ca s The agreement unde it was brought out, was that, circum- stances having arisen which, according to the wife's statement, made it abso- lutely necessary they should live apart, and the husband asreeing and the wife bandoning her intention to institute djourned. the separation, divorce proceedings for any reasons then existing, it was agreed that they uld live apart wherever they pleased and not interfere with or an- ch other or bring any action | zainst each other. The husband w: to allow the wife $30,000 1 able in monthly in Febru 1913. entitled ive beginning | also to be income from a to the re policy in a New York company and the husband was to assign to a trustee five policies on his life aggregating $300,000, which go to'the wife in case of the husband's death. Attorney Lawrence, counsel for Mr. Drexel, said t the wife estimated Mr. Drexel's income at from $250,000 to $330,000, but that Mr. Drexel did wot accept this figur REPORT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AERONAUTICS Recommend Appropriation of $85,000 for an Aeronautical Laboratory. Washington, Dec. committee on aeron President Wilson last year made its first report through the president to congress today recommending an ap- propriation of 100 for an aeronauti- cal laboratory and special tests for de- veloping a reliable speed motor for aeroplanes. The report points out that many accidents result from inability of aviators to tell accurdately the speed at which they are traveling. —The advisory appointed by 14 TROLLEYMEN VIRTUALLY LIVING IN THE CARS Stalled at Various Places Ansonia and Beacon Falls. Ansonia, Conn., Dec. 15.—Since the snowstorm of Monday 14 trolleymen— the crews of seven cars—have been virtually living in the cars, which are stalled at various places between this ity and Beacon Falls, it was learned tonight. The men are engaged in clearing the tracks of the deep snow. Meals are brought to them and the men sleep in the cars at night. VASSAR GRADUATE BELIEVED TO HAVE SHOT HERSELF. Body Found on a Lonely Road Near Madison, Wis. Madison, W Dec. 15.—Salitha M. Folks, aged daughter of Homer Folks, secretary of the New York State Charities Aid society, is believed to have shot and killed herself on a lone- ly road near Madison last night or early today. Her body was found by a farmer. No motive has been estab- lished. Miss Folks w a Vassar graduate and was taking up special work at the University of -Wisconsin. | planned to meet representat | enteen cha Between | Pl i By Grade Accident THREE PERSONS INSTANTLY KILLED WHEN HIT BY ENGINE THEIR SKULLS CRUSHED The Victims Were Daughter, Eli His and Daughter-in- Law, a Bride of Eight Weeks. Briere, Rose, (Special to The Bulletin.) Dayville, Dec. 15—EIl Briere, 72, his daughter, Mrs. Rose Briere Bissonette, 22, and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fred Briere, 25, were all instantly killed in_a terrible accident here at 6.45 on Wednesday evening when the wagon in which they were riding was struck by a freight engine at _the crossing north of the village just above the Main Street crossing. The horse was killed. Mr. Briere and his daughter had driven down from their home just north of the town farm to meet Mrs. Briere who was coming from Daniel- son on an electric car after a day's work in the mill of the Danielson Cot- ton company. Bride of Eight Weeks. Mrs. Briere was a bride of eight weeks and previcus to her marriag was Mi Ivina Veips. daughter of Mr. and ) Louis Veins of Dyer street. Danielson. It probable that the victims of the accident did not hear the engine which was running north at high speed and they drove directly onto the tracks. The crash tore the wazon to kindling wood. Bodies Under Locomotive. Mr. Briere and his daughter wers lodged on the pilot of the locomotive, the bodics beine driven under the for- ward end of the boiler, only their feet protruding. All Had Crushed Skulls. Mrs. Briere’s body was found unNgr a freight car on a nearby side track. All three had crushed skulls and broken be s hut the bodies were not badly mutilated. Residents Paralyzed With Horror. The accident paralized residents with horror. Coroner Arthur G. and Medical Examiner Dr. George M. Burroushs view the hodies and assist- ed in their remeval to the railroad sta- tion. They were later taken to the undertaking rooms of Louis E. Ken- nedy of this village. Engineer in Previous Accident Same Crossing. The engineer running the locomo- tive was Charles W. Green of Wor- cester. It was a remarkable coinci- dence that the last fatal accident in which he fizured was on an engine driven several vears ago at this very same crossing when A. M. Lannon wha lived near Ale: nder's place was killed. at The fireman was John P. Gaudette of Worcester and the flagman Frank McGann, of New Haven. The locomotive was running from New Haven to Worcester when the ac- cident occurre. STRIKE ON THE BELT RAILWAY IN CHICAGO. Federal Mediator is Trying to Effect a Settlement. Chicago, Dee. 1 An effort to ad- just the differences between the Belt Iway company and its emploves at Clearinz, the big switching vards where much of the freight passing in- to Chi ndled, was begun to- day by G. W. W. Hanger, member of the Federal board of mediation and conciliation t passenzer ser: from work. Mr. Har the company furnish 'y them to and He of the emploves later. Concident with the mediation con- ference which the officials of the rail- road and employves, a meeting of se men of the Brotherhood of Trainmen was called to_di allezed grievances of employes iro: entering Chic: These nces are said to involve failure Railw griev of the railroads to carry out contracts entered into with the employes’ unions: “If our demands are declined.” said F. Whigney, loc h of the Railw Trainmen: rotherhood of rdmen in the employ of these 17 Chicago railroads entering here will be called out within four davs. Such an order would affect 4,000 men. POLYGAMY OBDURATE IN THE PHILIPPINES. General Mcintyre Says It Cannot Be Prevented Without Bloodshed. Washington, De. . — Brigadier General Frank McIntyre, chief of the bureau of insular affaire, told the sen- ate Philippines committee today that polyzgamy could not be prevented in the Philippines without great blood- shed, and recommended that a para- graph prohibiting plural marriages be eliminated from the pending bill to give the Filipinos a greater degree of self-goverrment. The general said polygamy was gen- eral among some of the Moros, the wealthier classes regarding many wives as a mark of high distinction. He sugsested that a paragraph pro- viding that no law should ever be en- acted permitting plural marriages would end the practice eventually. MAN’S BODY FOUND FROZEN IN THE ICE On the Shore of Box Pond, Near Bel- lingham, Mass. Bellingham, Mass., Dec. 15.—The body of Charles F. Burr, 50 years old, whose house on the shore of Box Pond, where he lived alone, was robbed last nigiat, was found frozen in the ice today. There were bruises on the head and a hole in the neci which the po- lice believed to have been made by a bullet. Medical Examiner N. P. Quint of Milford arrenged to hold an autopsy tonight. A party of fishermen on the way to the pond last night found the house open, the furniture thrown about and the trunk in which Burr was believed to have kept his money, broken open. Today the Bellingham and Milford po- lice located the body in the ice sev- eral yards from the shore. ’,f;\? *> of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to Dayville Horrified | Condensed Telograms Cuba is to increase her army. The right arm of Emperor Franz Joseph is reported to be paralyzed. A commereci blockade of Greece was again established by the Allles. Fire destroyed the Maple Hotel at é&n& Branch, N. J. at a loss of $30,- Twenty-six women were reported injured during a butter riot at Co- logne. Two persons were killed and 10 in- jured in eastern Pennsylvania by the snowstorm. The town hall at Stapleton, Staten Island, was destroyed by fire. The loss is $15,000. Henry Ford presented the captain of the peace ship Oscar II. with one of his motor cars. An order for 50,000 rough shell forgings was receive by the General Railway Signal Co. Speaker Champ Clark is considering retiring from Congress to run for governor of Missouri. A general strike was called through- out Portugal. Police and strikers clashed at many points. American Smelting & Refining Co. advanced its price of lead from 5.25 cents to 5.40 cents per pound. Di e for The torpedo flotilla tender left the Charleston Navy Yard Philadelphia to go into service. The Los Angeles board of education defeated a_ proposal to introduce mil- itary training in the high schools. The Miners’ Bank and the Peoples’ Bank, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., have been merged, under the title of the former. Austriz zas called to the colors the i S, conmsisting of youths ecome 18 years of age in Fire causcd heavy damage to the to- bacco cargo of the Spanish steamship Antonio Lopez in port at Toulon, France. Standard Oil Co., of New York ad- vanced the price of all grades and packages of kerosene for export 25 14 ts. During the month of October 2 250 aliens were admitted into t! country, compared with 30,416 in Oc tober, 1914, 2 Edward Barry, his wife Josi and Aron Barabaro were burned to death when fire destroved a Chicago lodg- ing house. An embargo on all grain for export throuzh Baltimore, declared by the Baltimore ‘& Ohio Railroad, goes into effect today. The Peruvian government has is- sued a decree putting into effect the new coinage law recently passed by the Congress. J. P. Morgan & Co., placed an order for 10,000 aeroplane guns for Great Britain with the Driggs-Seabury Ordnance Co. Kentucky tobacco dealers are pre- paring appeal to gland to lift the embargo on the s ments of to- bacco to Europe at once. Announcement was made by the Western Union Telegraph Co., ~that telegraphic communication between Greece and Serb interrupted. Sir Frederic T. Barker chief justice of New Brunswick, N. B., died at his home at St. John. He was 77 years of ag F. D. Wilson, a machinsts emploved in a Poughkeepsie factory, was ar- rested charged with stealing blue prints from the Navy Department. The steamer Senlac Charlottetown, for St. Johns, N. F. caught fire off St. Johns and as bwrned to the water's edge. The crew was saved. The bill authorizing the State to purchase a ficet of 50 merchant ship from a British firm was withdrawn from the French merce. The navy transport under construc- tion at the Philadelphia Navy Yard will be named Henderson, in honor of honor of Brigadier General Archibald Henderson. A further appropriation of 50.000, 000 guilders for military expenses caused by keeping the army mobili ed for defense will be asked by the government of Holland. Damage of $25,000 was caused when the gymnasium at Riverview Military Academy at Poughkeepsie. N. Y. was wrecked, when the roof, weighted down with snow, collapsed. The British stemaer Bronwen, Al- giers for Hampton Roads, and _the Norwegian steamer Aase, New York for Gothenburg, put into port at St. Michaels damaged by the storm. Merchants, manufacturers, teach- ers and other professional men under arms in Austria are allowed to wear a vellow armlet to distinguish them from soldiers in inferior social posi- tion. Trolley service between Naugatuck and Waterbury was resumed last night, having been prostrated since Monday's storm. There are no con- nections yet with lines south of the borough. The Haitien commission here to discuss establishment of an American potectorate was received by Secretary Lansing. A series of conferences will be arranged later to discuss details not fixed by the pending treaty. The State department reported to Congress that the United States had spent $24,159 for relief and trans- portation = of Americans in_Mexico during the last fiscal year, including $6,365 for destitute Americans there. Clinton S. Streeter was killed by an automobile driven by Albert H. Mitchell in East Providence. Street- er stepped from in back of the deliv- ery wagon of which he was driver, directly into the path of the mator car. Navajo Blanket for Mrs. Galt. Washington, Dec. 15.—Vice President and Mrs. Marshall presented a Navajo blanket to President Wilson and Mrs. Galt as a wedding gift. Chamber of Com-| the City’s Population Austriais Opposed io Any Disavowal OF COURSE OF SUBMARINE COMMANDER WHO SANK ANCONA Admiralty Has Received Report of the Commander and Has Approved His Action—Note Probably Today. Vienna, Dec. 14 (By Courier to Ber- lin. via London, Dec. 15, 10.55 p. m.) —The Austro-Hungarian admiralty is opposed to any disavowal of the course of the submarine commander who was responsible for the sinking of the Italian steamer Ancona. On the con- trary, it approves his conduct fully and declares that he would have been considered having failed to per- form his duty if he had allowed the Ancona to escape. Reply to American Note Scon. The reply to the American note, it is understood, will be delivered soon, ossibly Wednesday. The correspon- ciated Press has not of the ions the been able to terms of the are that situation is ju ure a foreca. but imist stified today stated it of the naval 2 all indicat view of s soon e distance of » a supplimentary re- a, and accompanied it with xamination of the crew was held be e the commander’s re- port was considered cc and there was no reason to suppose that the crew could add anything thereto. Commander’'s Course Was Clear. “So far as the commander is con- cerned, his course i clear. The ad- miralty has received his report and sees no reason to find any fauit with his_course of action. “If an h reason existed, that is, if the admiralty had found that the commander had done anything con- trary to his instructions, it would spontaneously stitute an investiga- tion against him without waiting for any demand to come from some foreign s Zovernment. It can happen that a commander in heat of battle deals contrary to instructions, but nothing of the kind has occurred in this case. Submarine Was in Danger. “It appears clearly from bhis report that his s! danger, indeed, in double ds st from the fact that an enemy s approaching on a line that threatened to cut off his retreat and the enemy ship and the Ancona could have establinshed his radius of action and could have a torpedo boat flotilla on him, and s: ond, there was danger of the Ancona aping, which according to his in- ructions was to be prevented in all circumstanc, Hence the conduct of the commander, much as the loss of innocent lives must be regretted and deplored, cannot be disapproved. Loss of American Lives Regrettable. “On the contrary, if he had depart- ed withouf dest would have be: since the An other ships ¢ na his loss of American s regrettable as well as that Americans used a vessel bel ng to a nation at war with Austria-f WASHINGTON OFFICIALS NOT SURPRISED AT STATEMENT. Of Approval Issued by the Austro- Hungarian Admiralty. Washington, Dec. 15.—While gravity of the situation existing be- tween the United S and Austro- Hungary is emphasized by the state- the Au n admiralty giving unqualified approval of the action of ubmarine commander who sank s here said tonight v were not surprised to find the ad- miralty supporting its officers. It was pointed out that the Ger- man admiralty vigorously defended the torpedoing of the Lu and that the concessions made rmany to the United States in the matter of her conduct of submarine warfare were the work of the Berlin foreign office in ite of the naval authorities. Officials observed that the states ment reveals that the submarine com- mander supplemented his first report on the destruction of the Ancona and turned in his log, thus apparently dis- persinz of reports that the Vienna goverrment was handicapped in pre- paring an answer to the American note by inability to communicate with the commander. A reply fro Austria is expected be- fore the end of the week the MORE FREQUENT FIRE DRILLS IN SCHOOLS Recommended as a Result of Investi- gation of Peabody Parochial School Disaster. Boston, Dec. 15.—More efficient and more frequent fire drills in schools were among the recommendations made in a report today by Deputy Chief Neal of the state police as the result of his investigation of the fire in the St. John's parochial school at Peabody in October, which resulted in the death of 22 pupils Deputy Chief Neal stated that the drills should be conducted as if there was a real fire at some particular part of the building, and that the scholars should be trained to leave by different exits according to the location of the mythical fire. BAND OF MEXICAN ROBBERS ROUNDED UP Had Stolen Money and Valuables Worth a Million Dollars. Galveston, Texas, Dec. z E of robbers who in the last few weeks have stolen money and valuables to the aggregate value of a million dol- lars in Mexico City. has finally been rounded up by police and military au- thorities of the capital according to a cablegram received by the Mexican consulate here today. Thirteen men and five women were arrested and most of the stolen property the message sald. recovered,