Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 1

Bulletin VOL. LVIL.—NO. 308 NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1915 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is ‘the Largest-iE Connecticut in Proportion to EXPECT TEUTONS TO STRIKE AT SALONIKI Before the British and French Forces There Become Too Strongl y Reenforced GERMANY IS NOW NEG OTIATING WITH GREECE Italians Have Sent Troops Across the Adriatic Sea to Aid the Serbians and Montenegrins—Will Make Precarious the Right Flank of the Central Powers—Reports That the Germans Are Preparing for an Offensive in the West Persist, But Thus Far Only Artillery Engagements and Aerial Flights and Raids Have Developed. London, Dec. 16, 10.15 p. m.—There is a more hopeful feeling in London with regard to the now that it is definitely announced that the Italians have effected a land- ing on the Albanian coast and that the Anglo-French forces which have fallen back towards Saloniki, have strongly reinforced with men and guns, including some hea’ naval weapons. Italians Land in Albania. It is not stated how large a force .the Italians will send to the ass ance of the Serbians and Montenegrins but from the fact that the official ac. count intimates that landings have been made at more than one port, it is taken for granted that an army of considerable proportions is to be sent across the Adriatic. This, with the Montenegrins _and Serbians who es- 3alkan operations been fairs, said in the house of commons today that the Anglo-French plan was to keep the central powers from that city in accordance with the wishes of Greece. Nothing New in the West. Reports that the Germans are pre- paring for an offensive in the west persist, but thus far there has been lit- tle but artillery engagements and aerial fights and_raids. General Townshend, commanding the British forces in Mesopotamia, reports the repulse of another attack at Kul- el-Amara, since which the Turks have been quiet. AUSTRIAN REPLY SENT TO caped into Albania will be a serious | Document i IREVidnva L as threat to the central powers' right : o TH B filo% whils they can never look in| Chowing Willingusss to Do What in idleness on th tion of an| Right. army at Saloniki at a chosen s 2 T 2 moment, will undertake an offensive, | Vienna, Wednesday, Dec. 15, via and on the gathering of Russians Bessarabia. Germans to Strike at Saloniki. It is anticipated, therefore, that the Germans will strike at Saloniki before the Anglo-French forces grow too strong and it is believed that with that end in view they are negotiating with the Greek government. Greeks Will Oppose Bulgarian Invasion 1f their plane-include the participa- tion of the Bulgarians in the attack, they are likely to meet with opposition from Greece as Greece is strongly averse to any Bulgarians crossing her frontier. This applies also to some extent to the Austrians, whose am- bitions always have been for a port on_the Aegean, preferably Saloniki. On the whole, therefore, it is thought here that the Greeks might prefer to see the entente remain there until the end of the war. In fact, Lord Robert Cecll, under-secretary of foreign af- in London, Dec. 16, 9.36 p. m.—The Aus- tro-Hungarian government’s reply to the American note on the Ancona was transmitted aat noon today to the American ambassador, Frederick C. Penfield. The American note as published in the Vienna morning papers resulted in a high state of public indignation and while the text of the Austrian reply has not been made public, it is under- stood that common ground is indicated on which the United States and Aus- tria might come to an understand- ing. These who are conversant with the contents of the reply express the con- viction that the American government cannot fail to realize the justice and moderation of the Austrian govern- ment’s attitude and they view the re- ply as a fair and opne-minded docu- ment showing the imperial govern- ment’s willingness to do whatever is right. UNUSUAL ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN BARK Chased by German and British War- ships and Crippled by Storms—Safe In Port. London, Dec. 17, 8:45 a. m.—Anoth- er incident has recently been added to the chapter of unusual adventures ex- perienced by the bark Andrew Welch, an American vessel, according to the Post’s Stockholm correspondent. On the night of December 15 a German torpedo boat was sighted off Haelm- stead, where the Welch had taken re- fuge and approached rapidly with the intention of capturing her but was thwarted by the arrival of a Swedish torpedo boat which immediately des- patched for he protection of the bark. The Andrew Welch, maritime re- cords list as an American bark of 863 tons and according to dispatches her career is being watched with interest in Scandanavia. The bark from San Francisco August 19 with a and cargo of beans for Haelmstead since that date she has been ch: by PBritish patrol boat: and Brit! submarines, crippled by storms and finally put into Bergen in distress. Norway granted the vessel perm to return to England but instead s started for Haelmstead, where it w found there was no receiver for her cargo of beans valued at $150,000. On the night of December 3 a steamship arrived to convoy her to Germany but a Swedish torpedo hoat forced the Andrew Welch to return to Haelm- stead. DU PONT DETECTIVES ARREST FORMER EMPLOYE. John Szodboa, Who Has Been Acting in a Suspicious Manner. Salem, N. J,, Dec. 16.—Detectives the Du Pont Powder company toda arrested John Szodoba, alias Dr. Ja- cob Swoboda, alias Louis Hartman, a former emplove of the powder com- pany, who, according to the detectives and Salem officials, has recently been acting in a suspicious manner and who, they believe, knows more about the Trecent expiosions at the Du Pont plants than he will admit. The charge lodged against Szodoba was the lar- ceny of goods valued at about $3, but ‘Magistrate Harris D. Smith, who held the prisoner under $1,000 bail for a further hearing, declared tonight that he coneidered the arrest “a very im- portant one.” Szodoba was taken into custody at his boarding house at Penn Grove, where is located one of the Du Ponts’ largest plants. In his room the offi- cials say they found a large quantity of guncotton, both raw and treated, nitroglycerine, dynamite, black powder of the finest quality, and a number of letters written in French and Ger- man. The explosives, the prisoner told Magistrate Smith, had been left in his room by fellow boarders. The letters are now being translated, but their contents will not be made known until tomorrow. ‘Szodoba admitted, according to the officials, that he had served four years in Sing Sing prison for grand larceny in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1910. Bl bl REAR-END COLLISION ON NEW HAVEN ROAD Between Express and Accommodation Trains at Greens Farms—No One Seriously Hurt. Greens Farms, Conn., Dec. 16.—A rear-end collision between a New York bound express train and an accom- modation from Bridgeport, occurred on the main line of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad near the railroad bridge here late today, but no one was seriously hurt. Both trains were preceeding slowly, as has been customary since the recent storm which has disarranged the regular sig- nal service. The accommodation en- gine, coming on a curve, struck the rear car on the express, damaging the vestibule. The engineer had time to shut off his power, which fact un- doubtedly prevented further damage from being done. After a short delay, the express pro- ceeded to New York. The accommo- dation train went to Saugatuck, where repairs were made and the trip re- sumed. Traffic was tied up for a time. The scene of the accident was not far from the place where the Mer- chants’ Limited was deralied Nov. 16. 1912 and 35 persons injured. CAMILLE DE COPPET ELECTED PRESIDENT SWISS REPUBLIC At Present Vice President—Edmund Schulthess Elected Vice President. Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 16, via Par- is, 3 p. m.—Camille de Coppet was to- day elected president of the Swiss re- public and Edmund Schulthess vice president. M. de Coppet is a former minister of justice and the present vice president of the republic. The elections were held at a special session of the national assembly this morning in which the upper and low- er branches of parliament jointly par- ticipated. The American minister to Switzer- land, Pleasant A. Stovall, with a party of Americans, occupied seats in the diplomatic gallery. The ceremony was brief, resembling a joint session of the American congress to count the_elec- toral vote for president of the United States. M. de Coppet comes from a French canton. His predecessor, Dr. Giuseppe Motta, came from an Italian canton, while Dr. Motta’s predecessor was from a German canton, thus making a steady succession of presidents from the German, Italian and French ele- ments in the community. AUTOTRUCK SLID BACKWARD DOWN HILL; BANGED TROLLEY Driver of Auto and Passengers Es- caped Injury by Jumping.. Siratfordy Conngy Dec. 16 Wnlle climbing Rocky Nest hill, near Derby, last night, an autotruck slid back- wards down the incline into a Derby- bound trolley car. The automobile and front of the car were badly smashed. The driver of the automo- bile and the passengers on the trolley car escaped injury by jumping. The Connecticut company is endeavoring to establish the identity of the owner of the automobile, number 3737. which bore the AMBASSADOR PENFIELD. Cabled Paragraphs Winston Churchill Had Narrow Escape London, Dec, 16, 10.40 p. m.—Win- ston Spencer Churchill, who resigned his portfolio of chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in order to join his regiment at the front, had a nar- row escape a few days ago, according to wounded men who have arrived at home. These men say that Mr. Churchill's dugout was hit by a Ger- man shell. SUFFRAGE DEBATED BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. Proponents and Opponents Are Given Hearing by Senate and House Com- mittees. ‘Washington, Dec. 16.—Woman suf- frage advocates and opponents debat- ed the proposed federal suffrage amendment today before congressional committees. Representatives of the National Woman Suffrage association, the Congressional union and the Na- tional Association Opposed to Suf- frage were given a hearing by the judiciary committee of the house and the Congressional union delegates also appeared before the senate committee on_suffrage. The house committee sat throughout the day, listenine the National association headed by Dr. Anna Howard - y Shaw, their president, then to those of the Congressional union, led by Miss Alice Paul, and finally to the anti-suffragists with’ their president, Arthur M. Dodge. Members of both committees ques- tioned spokesmen of the Congressional union closely as to their reasons for campaigning in the last election against democratic candidates for re- election to the house who had sup- ported the suffrage cause. Miss Paul, Mrs. Minnavan Winkle of New Jersey, Mrs. Lillian Ashcough of Connecticut and other speakers frankly declared that they had opposed these candi Mrs. dates because they had participated in a democratic caucus which decreed that the federal suffrage amendment should not be made a part of the leg- islative programme at the last sessiol Several of the women remarked that their last campaign had been effectiv as the democratic leaders were not now proposing to prevent a vote on the amendment by caucus action. Dr. Shaw, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt and other members of the ional sociation declared they did pot sup: port the militant tactics of the Con- gressional unio: that they were non- partisan in their appeals for votes on B the Susan Anthony amendment, and that they appealed to both demo- crats and republicans despite the atti- tude any members had taken in the past. UNOFFICIAL VERSION OF i AUSTRIAN NOTE EVASIVE. United States is Upon a Prompt Compliance Demands. Prepared to Insist With Washington, Dec. 16. — The United States will regard Austria-Hungary's reply to the American note regarding the Ancona as being entirely unsatis- factory and unacceptable should the official text, which tonight was mo- mentarily expected, be identical with the unofficial version received in press despatches from Amsterdam and London. Persistence by Austria-Hungary in the course she apparently has deter- mined to pursue would result in the severance of diplomatic relations be- tween the United States and the Vienna government. This step would not be taken by the United States, however, it was authoritatively stated tonight, without one more communi cation being despatched to Austria- Hungary. The United States is described as being prepared to insist that Austria- Hungary promptly comply with the demands for disavowal, punishment of the submarine commander and repara- tion by payment of indemnity for the Americans killed or injured in the destruction of the Italian liner, making it clear that failure will mean imme- diate breaking off of relations. BODY OF MAN FOUND BURIED IN TRUNK IDENTIFIED That of D. J. Mcl hol, Who Had Benn Missing Since March 30, 1914. Philadelphia, Dec. 16.—The bedy of a man found buried in_a trunk be- neath the cellar of a building here yesterday was identified today as that of D. J. McNichol, president of the Keller Leather Goods company, who disappeared in March, 1914. 'ward Keller, who was employed a fore- man at the leather works, but who later ran a laundry in the building where the body was found, has been arrested and is being held to await a hearing on charges of being implicated in_Mc! hols’ death. McNichol was about 25 years old and was_a _distant relative of State Senator J. P. McNichol. He left his wife and one year old child on March 30, 1914, saying he had an important engagement and no trace of him was found until today when his wife iden- tified the scapula, shoes and time-eaf- en clothing which were found with the body. Keller, who is about 45 years old, surrendered to the police when his wife read in the papers that the de- tectives were looking for him. He gave up the laundry business last January ana declares he has not seen McNic ols since before the latter's disappear- ance. He will be arraigned for a hear- ing tomorrow. CLEARY FOUND GUILTY SECOND DEGREE FORGERY Was Formerly a Poli New City, N. Y. New City, N. Y., Dec. 16.—William Cleary, former town clerlt of Haver- straw, was found guilty of second de- gree forgery by a jury this afternoon. In returning their verdict the jurors made a recommendation for mercy. They were out four hours. Cleary, formerly a political power in the community, first gained notoriety by killing his son-in-law, Eugene New- man. He was tried and acquitted on a charge of murder. Subsequently he was indicted for forgery and grand larceny and fled the county last May. After a sensational hunt he was found in Washington and brought back for trial, Power in Efforts of Federal Mediator Proved Successful. Chicago, Dec. 16.—The strike of 600 employes of the Chicago Belt Line raflway, which began last Tuesday, was settled tonight through the instru- mentality of G. W. W. Hanger, of the United States commission of media- tion and conciliation and the men will Teturn to work tomorrow morning. Boy-Ed Issues an |Policeand Bandits Official Statement| in a Pislql Duel BRANDS NEWSPAPER REPORTS AS “FABRICATIONS” NEVER STOLE REPORT Declares He Had Never Heard of Re- port Which He Charged With Having Obtained Through Secret Agents. New York, Dec. 16-—Captain . the German naval attache, an ‘official statement late today, ing as “fabrications and inventions” reports appearing in the newspapers today that he had obtained through secret agents, a confidential report prepared by American naval officers, which was to be submitted to the { president. » Not only did he not obtain the re- port in any way, Captain Boy-Ed states, but he never heard of such & report. Fabrications and Inventions. “Because of my offi tion to the Germany embass e state- felt con- v in silence 1pon untry ment, “I have heretofore strained to suffer general that many newspaper reflection me and my activities in this c a: it is contrary t diplomatic eti- quette in my country to take note of irresponsible and unofficial statements. Being now no longer a member of the embassy, 1 feel at liberty to charac- terize the various stories in this morn- ing's papers as fabrications and in- ventions from beginning to end, with- out so much festige of foundation in fact on which to base them. Never Stole Report. “If 1 correctly understand the pur- port of these arti they represent me as having in effect stolen through secret_azents from the ver yshadow of the White House a digest or a_copy of a confidential report that was bein: prepared by navy officers for Presi- dent Wilson or of having in some way known of or come into possession of some such report. “Patriotic American” Is Mythical. of n point of fact 1 never heard any such report or that any report w for being compiled for the United for anybody el the president or government or ow of no Amer- r otherwise, young or s is referred to in these ticles and have never had any Amer can citizen employed in my office. The patriotic young American referred to is as mythical as the rest of the ab- $ura story. Captain Boy-Ed' ) reference to the “patriotic American™ refers to a state- ' ment in the published reports which he denounces, that an American in the captain’s employ had indirectly noti- fied President Wilson about the matter. REPUBLICAN GATHERING AT BRIDGEPORT LAST NIGHT At a Testimonial Dinner to John T. King—More Than 1,000 Present. _ Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 16.—Repub- licans from 'all parts of Connecticut gathered here tonight at a testimonial dinner to John King, one of the T leaders of the party in the state. Lieu- Clifford B. Wilson presided toastmaster, and __there were addresses by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, Frank E. Healey, form: speaker of the house, and J. Henry Roraback, chairman of the republican state central committee, More than 1,000 persons were present. The addresses were of a felicitous nature. Governor Holcomb in his speech attacked the present demo- cratic national administration. Mr. King was presented with a dia- mond ring, which was the gift of 1 persons who contributed a doilar tenant Governor Governor-elect McCall of Massachu- setts, Congre: en E'J A P Dav Oakey, Senator George P. Mc- Lean and Colonel 1. H. Ullman of New Haven sent letters of regret that they were unable to be present. PROTEST AGAINST INCREASE IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. Resolutions Passed by Trustees of the Church Peace Union. New York, Dec. 16.—The trustees of the Church Peace union, representing twenty-nine different organizations, passed resolutions at a meeting here | today against any increase in the army or na The itions declared that mill- tary p ness has proved inade- quate as a safeguard against war and ask all pastors and ministers to help foster a deeper spirit of radical sym- | pathy and international good will. The | meeting was held at the home of Bishop David H. Greer, of the Protestant Episcopai church. The Church Peace union was found- ed by Andrew Carnegie in February, 1914." The object of the union is to use | the income from a $2,000,000 endow- ment for the purpose of promoting in- ternational peace through the Protest- ant, Catholic and Jewish churches. MAN ESCAPED EXECUTION WHEN DECLARED INSANE. Warden of Arizona Penitentiary Re- fused to Hang Him. Phoenix, Ariz, Dec. 16. — William Faltin, whom R. B. Sims, warden of Florence penitentiary refused tohang November 26 last, was declared insane by a jury and was today taken to the state asylum. After Sims refused to execute Faltin he was brought before the supremo court for contempt, but exonerated. Faltin was resentenced to hang Janu- ary 7. but the verdict of insanity saves him from the gallows. The prisoner was convicted of having slain a man in Phoenix. STEAMER COMMUNPIAW IS NOW AT ALGIERS. State Department Notified by Ameri- can Consul at That Port. ‘Washington, Dec. 16.—Safe arrival at Algiers last Monday of the American tank steamer Communpiaw, variously reporteqd attacked by a submarine, sunk and safe, was reported to the state department today by the Amer- ican consul at that port. S B hadh iy, WOoOoDS IN SUBURBS OF PORTLAND, ME. IN CUTLAWS CAPTURED During a Previous Fusillade a Police- man and a Railroad Station Agent Were Killed — The Bandits Were Seriously Wounded. Two Portland, Maine, Dec. 16.—After a battle with a posse of police and cit- izens two men who are alleged to have killed Police Officer Charles Mc- Intosh and Edward E. Winslow, a rail- | road agent, in a close range pistol duel | today, were captured in near Riverton Park, a suburb of this city. They guve their names as Pe- ter Petropolu Lowell, Mass, and | Louis J. of Augusta, Maine. Both bullet wounds but of Pulous have several are expected to recover. Policeman and Agent Killed. Winslow and McIntosh met their death in a field in the North Deer-| ing section of the city. Winslow, who! was employed at the Maine Central| Railroad station at West Falmouth, | found when he went to works this| morning that robbers had broken into | the station. He telephoned for heip and when Policeman McIntosh arrived | they trailed the two alleged bandits coming up with them in open field. Both sides cpered fire and when the fusillade was over Winslow was d(-zlq" with two bullets in hi: ide and Mec- | Intos s dying from shors tnrough | the head and chest and a stab wound | in the abdomen. Made a Desperate Fight. The fugitives fied through the woods | to a point near Riverton Park, where | they again made a desperate fight be- fore police posse rushed in and| overpowed them. i Accerding to the police the arrested | men admit the killing of McIntosh and | Winsiow. MelIntosh had been a mem- bero of the po department L than two vears. He w ars of age and Winslow wa 55 ¥ CLAIMS ROBBINS' NEFOTIATIONS NETTED HIM $691,000 PDOFIT. Government Contends He Got That Sum For Getting Rid of Steamships Harvard and Yale. Dec. 16—The tangled fi- al transactions allegzed to have been gngineered by Edward D. Rob- | bins, former general counsel of the! New York, New Haven and Hartford lroad, to_get the steamships Har- vard and Yale to the Pacific coas netted hi ma profit of $691,000 accord ing to the reckoning of the govern- ment coun 1 'm testimony adduced today at the t of Robbins and | ten other former directors of the New Haven road charged with criminal| violation of the Sherman law. In an effort to unravel the skein, the Zovernmer alled to the stand War- ren. D. Ch: of Hartford, Conr Robbins’ chief agent in the transac tions and half a dozen other witnesses who handled million dollar checks who handled million dolar checks officers of some of the so-called R bins companies wihtout knowing, they confessed, where the money came from r where it w; ing. HOUSE VOTES TO EXTEND THE EMERGENCY TAX.| Is Expected to Bring in Revenue of $82,000,000 a Year. 16.—The house to- to 189, passed ding the em- til December expected te or two. administra- | revenue into the of 000,000 a hington, Dec. vote of resolution e rev Iike action in = law is expe ted by to bring at the rate The republicans, voting solidly against the resolution, were joined by and five five progre: Calloway democrats— nd K and Win- xas proposed | horten the period of | voted down. i tative Kitchin of North | . in his first speech as majori- tcld the house that uniess | the law extended the treasury would face a deficite of more than $81,000,000 at the end of the next fis- | cal year. | 1 FOREIGN COOPERATION IN ENFORCING SEAMEN’S ACT.| Suggested in Statement Issued by De- partment of Commerce. Washington, Dec. 16.—Cooperation of foreign governments in enforcing | the ney seamen’s act is suggested a statement issued by the department of commerce today in interpreting the law as applying to_for vessels Dispatch of foreign ships from Amer- ican ports may be facilitated, the de- | . if foreign shipping au- thorities furnish to ships certificates howing that their crews are complete as required by the new law. The law provides that during the first year of its enforcement 40 per cent. of foreign crews shall be able- bodied seamen under ualifications pre- scribed by the department of com- merce. The percentage increases vear by vear until it reaches sixty-five. VALUABLE JEWELRY FOUND UNDER WAGON IN NEW YORK Finder Did Not Know Its Worth, Which is Several Thousand Dollars. New York, Dec. 16.—Jewelry valu- ed at sevreal thousand dollars found by a “sandwich ‘man” under a wag.n at Briadway and Forty-second Street severai days ago was recovered to- night when the police came upon the man’'s wife offering a diamond en- crusted watch in a pawnshop for $2. The woman said the watch was only one of a large number of pieces of jewelry her husband had found. The police then located the husband pac- ing up and down Broadway with- a heavy sign over his shoulders. He said neither he nor his wife knew the value of the gems he had picked up. There was nothing about the jewels to! New York, Dec. 16—Arrived: Steam- indicate who owned them. e e the woads |V { Pa. | three months. Ct_mdens_efl Te_legrams he cholera epidemic In Austria- Hungary is dying out. France has decided to recognize the Carranza government of Mexico. King Constantine of Greece is suf- fering from a mild attack of influenza. The United States submarine K-SI ;‘aln aground in Pearl Harbor, Hono- ulu. Twelve fatalities were reported in the Main hunting season which just closed. Subscriptions to London's portion of the French loan are estimated at $150,000. Pope Benedict intends to consecrate the year in which peace is concluded as Holy Year. Congested railroad Pittsburgh are sending coke up rd. conditions at the price of ask for a credit of its parliament con- Bulgaria will $30,000,000 when s on Dec. 28. fent Marshall, Washington, President Wilson. who called Just onl in Mon- Americans who remained 2 occupation after the an all reported John E. Gore, former Sunday editor the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died his home in St. Louis. Representative Tavenner of lllinois made the first preparedness speech of the session in the H . of the City’s Population President Gets Marriage License CEREMONY AT HOUSE OF MRS. GALT SATURDAY NIGHT l |GROOM 59, BRIDE 43 Invitations Confined to Relatives— Have Planned to Avoid Publicity— Honeymoon to be Spent in the South. hington, Dec. — President mar: the ued at far fee docum prli Ve ve 1 Mrs. ( Ceremony at Mrs. G - The ding © e per- Fire destroyed the Northern: Navi- | 0rned at A Surine gation Co.'s steamship_Majestic at her | on, P10 S e & vk, S dock at Port Huron, Mich. oW RS Bol e b ey - nounced, in k with the desire of Secretary of the Navy Daniels ad- gl i o d the Southern Commercial L 0L Dmes o nw Congress at Charleston, S. C. ide' ani %o in _Luis Cabrera, minister of finance of e CuL the Carranza government in Mexico, Pians to Avoid Publi wrived in New York from Spain. plans have refully Seven Argentine delegates to the i e Pan-American Scientitic Congress, o e Dec »mber 27, arrived in Washington. By the will of Chas. E. Rhinelander, 3 ander Waldo, hls nephew and former New York Police Commis- sioner, receives a life interest in $600,- 000. Enoch Wood Perry, former Uni States consul at Venice, nd own artist, died in a New Y Last week’s expenditures by Great Dritain amounted to 27,600,000 pound The revenue amounted to 5,500,000 pounds. An order for five received by the Lima Locomotive Co., from the Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad. Advices from Washington state that President Wilson will reappoint C. C. McChord to the Interstate Commerce mmission. John T. Wray has been appointed southe freight agent of the Penn- syvivania railroad with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. Mediztors failed to settle the strike of street car men at Wilkes-Barre, The strike has been going on for Many persons had narrow escapes when fire caused damage of $200,000 to the factory of the Boyden Shoe Co., at Newarl A Preliminary reports of Department | the | of Justice agents re at Hopeweil, Va was not incendiary. investigating say that the fire The contest over the appointment of | a postmaster at_Brooklyn before President Wilson by er-General Burleson. Two Belgian towns were fined 10,- was laid Postmast- The body of an unidentified man | the 1 trunk buried in quicklime d in discover h delphia. ed by workmen in | jag locomotives was Three packing companies, Swift & tearing | mon on Kensington Avenue, | or when they neymoon in ti whe 3 w somewhere tian, T spent > of his been thé like men- tioned. Jt seem led that the wedd be made on the cht Mayflower, It was would en- t least two pleasant nd crew > officers who had been Christmas given liberty. of the Bride’s Trousseau Unknown. Pro¥ one outside the imme- diate members of the wedding party knows much about an of the ar- ranzements of the brid eau of the <he has rec anr t of th but sometkt known informally It | ed. made hat A sendinz of gifts official gets in the it pre i Many of the are said to be rare and beautiful. The presents have coma, not on from d _ personal friends of the pr h from the a1 a r of road, dren. : come f ! Invited. t been en- irst planned, iate rela- Mrs. Galt. invitations - enough outside the presi- md, Col- It is will be Only Relatives The list ed pests ha and the president an. unattended by a best NO SHIPMENTS FROM 000 marks each because they failed to U. S. TO GERMANY | deliver carrier pigeons required by - e & |the German government. Postal Service to Germany Was Dis- g — continued a Month Ago. Application to organize the Pro- gress National Bank of New York,| Washi Dec. 16.—Postoffice de- al 000, was made to the|partment ials foresee no seizure controller of the ourrency. of parcel post food s many beca the { such’ shipm ar ing ot Germany | Co.. Armour & Co. and Morris & Co., | from the United States. have agreed to pay $40,000 penalties| Parcei post service to Germany was for infringement of Texas anti-trust|discontinued a month when the . Holland-America line refused to ac- | cept further shipments. Officials said “ste referre in Sir Robert statement in the house of com- today might have had something i the refusal. erica line off Cecil to do wi re | The Holland-A d no | expla at time and a: Cargoes of Austrian and German | r: n c nuing the service goods, whose shipment to the United |a few m \fter war began States has been held up by England, | were made throuzh the Dutch govern- are re d at the rate of eight [mer., no explan w ed. or ten a parcel post packages Ger- many had be terfered with by the Mrs. Margaret Upson, widow of |ailies, though much focd had been The: 3 i shipi Otficia oint_out that if such interference noth- been done about it, post shipme are not the international postal Dr. Robert Barony, Nobel prize win- ner for research in the human ea = of war. Hé was captured at Przemysl. Rhinelander Waldo, his nephew, and The question of ending Villa oppo- sition to the Carranza de facto gov ernment_is before a council now is in which Villa and his staff are in at- connection with Russian_prisoner of war progress at Chihuhahua at convention. NEW YEAR’'S SHIP LOADS OF FOODSTUFFS FOR BELGIUM One to Carry Foodstuffs and Cloth- ing Given by Peopie of Connecticut. New York, Dec. 16.—The assembling of two New Year's ship loads of food- tendance. stuffs for Belgium was announced to- = ST day by the commission for relief in Williams defeated Amherst in the| Belgium. One cargo will consist prin- annual_triangular debate at Williams- town, Mass., by a 2 the judges. affirmative of the prohibition resolu- tion. Amherst debaters won a unanimous decision over Wesleyan Thursday night in the annuai_triangular con- test. Amherst upheid the affirmative of the resolution urging national pro- hibition. Movements of Steamships. Liverpool, Dec. 16.—Arrived; Steam- er Orduna, New York via Halifax. to 1 decision of ‘The winners upheld the cipally of flour bought through dona- tions of the relief committees in Pitts- burgh and western Pennsvivania. The second ship will carry foodstuffs and clothing given by thc people of Con- necticut. It i= expected the ships will sail abou: J ry 1 TRUST FUNDS OF §2,000 EACH FOR PARROT AND DOG Established Under Wiil of Mrs. Wil- liam T. Purdy, Who Died Dec. 10. New York, Dec. ~—Two trust funds Lisbon, Dec. 12.—Sailed: Steamer|of $3,000 each arc_established under Patria, New York. the will of Mrs. Wiiliam T. Purdy, a Fayal, Dec. 15.—Salled: eamer Ro- | wealthy widow, wh ied Dec. 10 at ma (from New York and Providence.) Christ!ania, Dec. 10, Arrived- Steamer Helllg Olav, New York. London, Dec. 18.—Arrived: Steamer Finland, New York. er Minnehaha, London. her home in this city, for the care of rrot “Jolly” and her dog, “Hop Sing.” The beneficlaries under the trust are directed to make ample pro- vision for the comfort of the pets. The remainder of Mrs. Purdy's large estate is divided among relatives. Pt evied Nhpah