Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 18, 1915, Page 1

Norwich Bulletin VOL. LVIL—NO. 309 NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1915 TWENTY PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS London.. Dec. 17, 10 p. m. diplomats in Greece and Rumania are deals which will While the engaged in new T de- cide the next step in the Balkan op- evidence | be the Germans, ever-restive, concentration strike when conditions are propi- forces Despatches from German activit Dvinsk district, particularly the line of the Dvina tion a continued movement and guns to the west. theater of operation: a question at which points the offen- | had heen reformed and sive is to be taken, Many persons helieve that mans having found the lines in Fland- | hav the Ger=- contemplate their linean c river Meuse cre there has been consi during the 1 zued against only thing a GERMANS ARE PREPARING NEW OFFENSIVES At Least The yAre Concentrating Forces on Both the East- ern and Western Fronts, Supposedly to Strike When Conditions Are Propitious—A Big Battle is in Progress in the Valley of the Albanian or Black Drin River Be- tween the Serbians and Bulgarians—It is Said the Bul- gars Found the Serbs Reformed and Were Driven Back. the river has been at flood at are Austriz ng c he | Nich b 1 e | back with heavy los cighty thousand men. French have beer systematically des-|which preparedn oving the bridges as they were re- | support. but, that as a member of the ailt. Thus far, however, n little more doing than the usual are | mining and _bombing operations and the | acrial and fighting in the west. alkans military ily at a standstill, except in Montenegro and Albania, where the and Bulgarians mountain warfare against King s trocps and the attle is in progress in the valey reach | of the Albanian or Black Drin River all | between the Serbians and Bulgarians. accounts from neutral countries men-| At laSt reports no de of men |reached in the fighting. the latter | however, that the Bulgarians, only | cr operations Serbians a on The Serhian counter-attacks heen made possible by to | having reached them from the | Italian: who landed on st and who are trying to open ana { communication with the derable ac- | through that country. The Italians, it is understood, already have landed | FORMER HAMBURG LINE DETECTIVE UNDER ARREST Charged with Attempt a1 to Blow Up the Welland Canal. New York, former head of the the Hamburz-American ard Emil Lindecker were arrested zents of the department of | tods biring to at- | mittee. —Paul Koeniz, of and Rich- justice, charged with co; tempt to blow up the Welland can was arrested of thc Hamburg-American Before | steamship company” tigation, but since then, been the head secret service in the United Stat bureau of inves- zed, German ody at his office at 345 | depzrtment declare they canal. | for” now read admitted that they did not cross into the Can- RESTRICTING SHIPMENT Newfoundland Against Its Reaching Germany. St. John's, N. tions by the Newfoundland government on the export of cod liver o announced information that a large quantity iy Precautions | from this Be- received ; Washington, Dea: of oil had found | cerine contained in it could be utilized | the joint resolution in the manufacture of explosives, the|house yester Zovernment cancelled all under which traders formerly exported | Dec. 31, 1916. The the product. licénses | gency revenue the | bate, b sned to_the | suppor York | unanimo firms which | Wilson have been endorsed by the consulates ments have been made for the | Tuesd on by the consuls of ar shipments made States to other countries The normal from the colony 87,500 gallons, ed States only if cons consul gene: or Boston, v re- | tion le United | the plan. is about valued at $300,000. GERMAN GOVERNMENT OFFERS TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS Dr. Henri S. Beland for Captain Franz Von Rintelen. government has Dr. Henri S. ter-general of Canad Franz Von Rintelen, according to ad-| ndia’ vices received here Ecrement, a former Beland was offered to Beland, former postma: Arthur | records the fall of Captain Von Rintelen was removed British officers from a = while enroute from the United to Holland. amer States He has been held as prisoner of war in England ever since | that con the several reports stated he was the Tower of London under sentence | where until lately ‘tea has not been He has been named | popular, while the m many times recently as having direct- ed a conspiracy to foment strikes in |creasing tender munitions plants in the United States and is under indictment at New York |[ence to alcohol for obtaining a false he was traveling when taken|gELGIAN RELIEF SHIP prisoner by the Eritish. for espionage. on SEVERE WIND STORM SWEPT —Many Buildings Damaged. Ala. Dec. 17.—A severe wind storm today swept thr tral Alabama and ¥ two negro Montgomer: uzh cen- an and at Montgomery. Montgomery Cullum, Mis: The damage mated at $30,000. Telegraph wires were down late to- SELF-GOVERNMENT extend the m gainst the rej ns, Se I | joi re senate. in the b: erant independence when of the Philippine Islands shown themselves when “it the permanent interest of of _the Philippine Islands.” | hereatter of polygamous marriages. svon after the holida surned tonight for the holidays after the s which aw ng it solidly and sly opposir zislative undertaken in earnest. liver oil — . ONE OF MOST PROSPEROUS YEARS IN TEA INDUSTRY Records. just closed e |ing the twelve month: producing countries a|year. The trade report: Two Negro Women Killed at Meridian| Tondon, Dec. 17.—The Belgian re- lief lief committee’s steamer Leven- pool, from New York for Rotterdam, as heen beached on the English coast in a sinking condition as a result of |Governor Henry Roberts is seriously killing | striking a mine. The Levenpool carried a mixed car- go of foodstuffs for the Belgian suf- ferers, valued at $1,400,000. is esti- |ly insured, so that neither the com- mission for the relief of Belgium nor contributors to the cause will sustain any loss. to IN THE PHILIPPINES. Favorable Report on Administration Bill to Be Made in Senate. Washington, Dec. 17.—A favorabie report on the administration bill asure of - self-govern- ment in the Philippines wa: by the senate Philippines com- Senator Lippitt cast the ort, itwo other repub- ators Clapp and ring the democrats with reserva- tion of the right to offer amendments State: e committee made several changes 1 in line with war department | kel regulations. ‘The preamble, declaring | fth avenue, where | the purpose of the United States to! “the people the Ancona. The communi; orously renew the dems the first note; none to an official announcement by Sec- retary Lansing, have been complied with by the Vier to be fitted there- prove the form the second n. take tomorr Secretary Lansing. The sccretary then will act without further sugsestion from the pres | Washington tomc wedding trip. Should the secretary determine, however, that the further The provision against poly; nged so as to prohibit contracting | An effort to pass the bill through OF COD LIVER OIL. | Poth houses probably will | CONGRESS ADJOURNED FOR [ THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYSAl Restric- = SRR Senate Adopted Extension of Emer- | gency Tax by Strict Party Vote. 7.—Congress ad- nate had adopted passed the ay extending one year, enate adopted the resolution after a lively partisan de- a vote of 45 to 29, republicans 2 it gned the measure tonight. Both houses will reconvene at Jan. 4, when the administra- programme, for national defense, will be ada the books lard company thef from being produced before the | Interstate Commerce commission and India’s Crop Has Broken All Previous - former directors London, Dec. 17.—The tea season as been one of the most prosperous yvears in the history of the German | industry. The quantity exported dur- by the various increased from Captain | 754 to 502 million pounds. crop has broken all previous contributing nearly of par-|iion pounds, of which England took captured at | three-fourths. The increased use of tea in Russia is one of the features of the year’s sta- tistics, her imports amounting to 121 million pounds, azainst 95 the previous in fact, show sumption of tea has increased in | everywhere, espeically in ary demand for | delegates from Paraguay. the staple shows that there is an in- BLOWN UP BY MINE. Steamer Levenpool Beached On Eng- ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI lish Coast In Sinking Condition. Cahled Paragraphs Death of Earl de la Warr. London, Dec. 17, 8 p. m.—FEarl de la Warr died yesterday at Messina from rheumatic fever followed by pneu- monia. He had been serving in the Dardanelles. 600 Horses Perish |Five Killed in | in the North River| Collision on B & 0| < wiren ey scoses A Serious Revolt of Indians in Peru.| BARGE SANK WHILE THEY WERE Lima, Peru, Dec. 17.—A serious re- volt of ndians in the department of Punois is reported. The prefect of the department in a message to offi- cials here states that he is going to the scene of revolt and hopes to ar- range for a peaceful termination ot the outbreak. e Albert Stanley Dead. London, Dec. 1 9 p. m—Albert Stanley, member of the house of com- mons from Staffordshire, Northwes: died today at Northampton. Mr. Stan- ley was born in 1862. At the time of his death he was secretary of the Midland Miners' Federation and a member of the joint conciliation board of coal owners and miners. He was elected to the house of commons in 1907 as a labor member. MILITARY PREPAREDNES! DEBATED IN THE HOUSE. n of Mr. Gardner Suggests Investiga William Jennings Bryan. Washington, Dec. 17.—Speeches for and against extensive military pre- paredness programmes were made in the house today by two republicans, | Representatives Augustus P. Gard- ner of Massachusetts and Frank Mitchell, of Wyoming. Mr. Gardner said he had not declded plan he would wavs and means committee. he would vote for an appropriation for one of them. He had heard, he said, that certain democrats on the committee would eppose bills to finance army and navy_increases. “If anybody thinks,” he shouted, “that by taking these democrats who are opposed to the increase and add- to them the republican members, they | can thing they have got to count wihhout Au- zustus.” Referring to proposed_investigations of or ay ‘We will not vote for any duty, should investizate William Jen- nings Bryan, among others to deter- mine whether he was making money ouat of his propaganda. Reading from President Wilson's recent address to congres marked that the executive's views had changed greatly regarding prepared- ne “If the programme now before us had heen preesnted a vyear ago, it would have been condemned in un- measured terms by the president him- self,” he said. “Had it been pre- sented up to now by any republican | it would have been called 2ll persons calling themselves ocrats and many republicans as well.” itrages by, dem. He argued that the cotintry needed coast defences, not battleships. A SECOND, MORE DRASTIC NOTE FOR AUSTRIA Will Vigorously Renew the Demands Made in the First Communication. W ashington, Dec. 17.—The United s prepared late today to dispatch nd note to Austria-Hungary on nking of the Italian steamship ion will vis ds made in of them, according sec a fore m proba =n office Iy will President Wils w in _conference dent, who will leave row night on his sel of the president is necessary, 1 g0 to wherever the executive be. Should the situation become still more acute the president may he forced to return to V horten h shington. uthoritative Teutonic honeymoon and From an source came the information tonisht that the Vienna government had no desi lomatic relations between the United States and e to cause the severance of dip- Austro- Hungary DISAPPEARANCE OF THE BILLARD BOOKS Government Trying to Implicate Ed- ward Robbins. New Yorl Dec. 17.—Testimony in- tended to show that Edward D. Rob- bins, former general counsel of the New York, New Haven and Hartford ailroad, caused to be spirited to Can- and assets of the Bil- and tried to prevent the grand jury, was presented the covernment today which closed its case against Robbins and ten other of the road on trial for alleged criminal violation of the Sherman law. The trial now has been in progress two months and five days. On Mon- day counsel for the defense will make a motion to dismiss the indictment. If it is not ained it probably will take the defense at least three weeks to present its side of the ¢ 24 DELEGATES ARRIVE FROM SOUTH AMERICA To Represent Their Countries at Sec- ond Pan-American Scientific Con- gress. New York, Dec. 17.—Twenty-four Uruguaq, will repr Argentina and Brazil, w -y to supply the forces |sent their countries at the second Pan- on active service with tea in prefer- American scientific conzress to be held in Washington beginning December 27 reached here today on the steam- ship Vestris from South American ports. The party was in charge of Robert E. Jeffrey, American minister to Uruguay, and was met by Assist- ant Secretary of War Henry S. Brec the Carnegie Institute for Medical Research. Ex-Gov. Roberts Seriously IIl. Hartford, Conn, Dec. 17.—Former ill of pleurisy at his home here. His condition was such tonight as to cause his friends great anxiety. Mr. Roberts was governor of the state from 1905 to 1907. Miss Edith Spencer Briggs spent the week end at her home in Pomfret. ernoon when BEING TRANSFERRED. AVERAGE VALUE $200 Were Being Put Aboard Steamer An- glo-Californian to Be Taken to Brest, France, for the Use of the Allied Armies. New York, Dec. 17.—~Nearly 600 horses valued at an average of $200 each, consigned to Brest, France, for the use of the allied armies, were drowned in the North river this aft- a barge sprang a leak and sank. The animals were to be BETWEEN AN ACCOMMODATION Persian merchants have started a TRAIN AND EMPTY EXPRESS. All "Thies Conthas of the (Abtommmo- Maine, is seriously ill of paralysis at ion Train Were Crushed and the Chester, Pa., Dec. 17.—Five persons | Prove exchang®. were killed and eleven injured, one | em——w—_ . probably fatally, in a rear-end collision Gold held by the Bank of France between an accommodation train bound | reached a total of five billion francs, from Wilminston to Chester and ala world's record. train of empty express cars on the 4 Baltimore and Ohio railroad tonight at| The National Bank of Cuba depos- Condensed Telegrams The steamship Orduna arrived at n.x number of soldiers at Vilna, Rus- sia. boycott against English and Russlan goods, Subscriptions to the fund of the DENSE FOG THE CAUSE fi)")u%a%‘;‘zs of America now amount Former Senator Eugene Hale, of Washington. Two thousand residents of Phila- Hurled Down an Embank- | delphia enrolled in the National Se- curity league, Germany is reported to be negotiat- ing a loan with Swiss banks to im- ited in the Assay office $1,000,000 in xcept an increase in the tariff’ anizations for and against pre- | sed the river found the Serbians|paredness, Mr. Gardner declared the were driven | committee on rules to do its full and_one | he made a vear ago. Mr. Mondell re- | Revelations of ExperienceWorthy of Attention When those of experience talk it is well to R. J. Reynolds, president of the owes the success that he has made in business in a large degree to advertising and of it he say standard form of advertising. “Newspapers “A manufacturer who ha about it in the daily new spape advertising medium.” It makes no difference whether it whose business is restricted to certain true In the pa Bulletin Telegraph Local Saturday, Bee. f1.. 82 75 Tuesday, Bec. 14.. 121 Wednesday, Dec. 15.. 101 Thursday, Dec. 16. 920 Friday, Dec. 17, 29 Monday, iDeci 43 Rotalse. i nd an attentive ear. bears his name, unquestionably the are good advertising mediums have found it out before it began of dollars in their columns annually. or this company would of thousands good will make an tell the truth unqualified success, “It would be hard to depreciate the value of the newspaper as an is a manufacturer or a merchant same facts hold 1d when such service is being sought the cheapest. That is what The Bulietin affords every d: k the foilowing matter has appeared in its columns: iransferred to the steamer Angl ifornia for transportation to Most of the ho Texas. The barge went to the bottom soon afte the I The An the ba with s when more tb drowned, attorneys for the line an- nounced he Of th 000 would be ¢ | claimants than sixty wh gainst the line, willingness to accep! tivities appointed last | American claimants, Mr claimants. Mr. Betts saic accept the proposition will receive their proper share. If any claimants do not accept, their cases will be carried on in the courts. i Jjust dge and Dr. Samuel Goldschmidt | university, w: were rai ading of the animals or had been begun. lo-Californi beside which > sank, was at the pier agside loaded Britain was tied the steam which when covered on fire on July 2 The fire on the C de was be- lieved to have been caused by a bomb, WHITE STAR LINE AGREES TO PAY $664,000 TITANIC CLAIMS. Must Be Acted Upon Before December 30 to Become Operative. w York, Dec. he White Star line has agreed to pay $564,000 in set- tlement of all claim. arising from t on April 1 0 persons were nking of the Titani han 1 0.- AMOU pproximately $5 T 000 to British mants, s h the numerous suits. ttorneys, representing Forty-four t number filed claims signified their the settlement ms. according to George W. Betts one of the line's attorney ac- claiman ee, ummer, which carried a long investigation and fixed the claims at $2,500,000. about 0,000 would be paid of the that each one would receive ap- proximately 20 per cent. of his claim. Under no the money be distributed pro rata among_the claimants. : If all the claimants, both in this country and Great Brita ircumstances, he added, will agree to proposition, the White Star line 1 be released from all further 1 growing out of the Titanic dis. aster. The offer, however, is not con- gent upon its accepta ce by all that all who The agreement must be acted upon by Dec. 30 to become operative. MINNESOTA’S MISHAPS NOT DUE TO CRIMINAL ACTS. Department of Justice Agents Have Completed Investigation. W amination of the innesota and have find the recent Ives Will Contest Adjusted. New York, Dec. 17.—The contest over the will of the late General Brayton Ives, who left the bulk of his estate, valued at more than $1,000,000, to Yale s settled today by the filing of an order in surrogate’s court. The contest was begun by General Ives' three daughters. The terms of the settlement were not divulged. S A R b B R s s s two miles south of this city. Two of the dead were empl were negro ves of the n- igentified. | o,7he No T2 Passenger, of Phil- ther 1. is reported disabled and en- o laeiamla and | deavoring to make Bermuda ed In| injured lived Chester or according to se fog which nemen -commoda- elton sta- hed into | accom- n were crushed and the en embankment. the accident an ex- Balti- but railroad officials, to a de impossible for the enz 1 train was st n when the other train cr: . A moment afte; train from tle damage resulted. SEIZURE OF BRITISH SUFFRAGETTES' ORGAN Philip Hart, a New York bartender, Has Brought Its Members flict With Scotland Yard. Into Con- | lex: p. m.—The seizure of the union, uted amons Amer- | and $114,000 would be re-| quired for interest and expense connection W' into re- by in | of mutual crimination persons out of more | s and here was no raid at headc but a printing press which h; iarters, been seized the of a milita EPIDEMIC OF CHOLERA IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. the order the islands, were 10,000 deaths, Capt. bower of the army the senate THIRTY FOOT RISE iN THE KENTUCKY RIVER | dency of the National American Wo- Lexington, Ky., 30 rise in the Kentucky river at Jackson, | e followinz heavy rains which have been | ican government has no _connection continuous for the last 36 hours, was | with the Ford peace expedition. reported in a message received here — 8 £ all Germany has offerudcto al Imwl Rul- mountain streams were at flood tide | sian priscners held in Germany to cel- and that further | ebrate New Year's day provided Ger- rains would endanger many small vil- | mans held in Russla are allowed to hington, Dec. 17.—Department of e agents at San Francisco have completed their dizabled steamer reported that th breakdown off the California coast was not due to any criminal act, so far as could be learned. Any further inves- tigation, it was announced, would have to be made by state authorities. The mess: and rising rapidly GEN. VILLA'S CHIEFTAINS ARE DESERTING HIM | ing Policeman George Dapping at to the Constitutionalist Government. ‘Washington, Dec. 17 —Bor:er ad';::es the Mexican embassy here today said that the Villa chieftains in con- | Kirkwall, Dee. 14.—Arrived, steam- hihuahua had announced | er Stockholm, Gathenburg for New eliminate Francisco | York. to thelr| Liverpool. Dec. 16.—Arrived. steam- own immediate surrender to the con- er Adriatic, New York. Sailed, steam- stitutionalist government.’ Villa forthwith, with R B e, Sk French gold coin. The submarine K-8, which strandead in Honolulu harbor, was floated ap- parently undamaged. British_shipping circles predict the closing of the Suez canal to the com- merce of all nations. An embargo on the export of hay to the United States was declared by the Canadian government. King Peter of Serbia is on his way to Italy, where he will take refuge at the royal villa at Caserta. Senator Smith of Georgia intro- duced a bill to establish a national board of censors for motion pictures. An order for 85,000 tons of steel rails was received from the French government by the Pennsylvania Steel Co. The Cuba railroad has placed an order for ten 10-wheel locomotives with the American Locomotive com- pany. German and- Austrian residents at Saionica, Greece, are preparing to de- part, fearing violence from the allied troops. All the present defacto consuls of the Carranza government have been officially recognized by the United States, All _renters of safe deposit vaults in the an Reichsbank are required to sign a statement that they are not hoarding gold. Brig.-Gen. Jeptha Garrard of the lunteer infantry during the Civil war died at his home 4t Cincin= nati, aged 80, Foreign-built vessels admitted to American registry since June 30 last, number 23 vessels, with a total ton- nage of §0,334. Many women and children were driven into the street by a fire in a ed tenement district on South street, New Bedford. egian steamer Marie de »gio, which left New York Decem- The Greek steamers Kate and Saint Dimicos, detained at Malta by the Brit- ish, were released. They are bound for New York from Greek ports. Jesse Seligman, a wealthy leather manufacturer of Gl rsvillee N. Y, shot and killed his w! and then him- f at their home at Gloversville. of Swiss armi = President Wilson and Pope nedict, acting jointl. ould end the war. pulled o N coat in court and chal- rate McQuade to a fight. Bellevue for observa- phia arrived at New York from Liv- wis| Navy Department officials branded = t Capt. Boy-Ed, | the retirmng German attache had pro- | as faise reports th | cured naval secrets of the United ates. Panama-Pacific_exhibition at San Ten Thousand Deaths Within the Past | Francisco will be transferred to San Diego for the Panama-California ex- positio: 17.—Because na- » e officers failed to| Frederick A. Cook, vice pre: in|the Yonkers High & vear there | missed a single day Hefle- medical corps told >hilippine committee today Only nine cases, he said, had come to| Several box cars, a warehouse, and the direct attention of the army phy: Ameri- | b " s was not welcomed by the native | way yards at Savannah, at a loss of ent of who never *hool, y_teaching during of service, died after an op- 1,600 bales of cotton were destroyed fire at the Central of Georgia rail- $100,000. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, of New York, was nominated for the presi- man Suffrage association in conven- Continuous Rains for the | tion at Washington. Past 36 Hours. The American legations at Christi- 17—A 30-foot | ania, Stockholm and Copenhagen is- sued a statement declaring the Amer- e the birthday of Emperior Thomas O'Neill, convicted of shoot- Manhattan casino in New York, Sep- w to Immediate Surrender | tember 24, was sentenced to dle in! the electric chair during the week of | January 28. Movements of Steamships. er Lapland, New York. General Wille, commander-in-chief | pressed the be- | | from "the roof of a hou The government exhibits from the | The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population MILITARY STRIFE IN BALKANS SUBSIDING While the Diplomats in Greece and Russia Are En- aaged in New Deals U. S. Army and Coast Defenses THE LATTER THE MOST FORMID- ABLE IN THE WORLD. WAR BUREAU REPORTS Full Strength of Army on June 30 Last Was 105,993 Officers and Men— Militia 21,571 Below the Required Strength. Washington, Deec. 1 ment bureau repor night dis e the following facts about the army of the United States and its coast defenses: Formidable Coast Defenses, of coast defenses is “the most formidable in the world,” but is short 530 officers and 10,528 men of the regular establichment and 27 officers and 9,891 men of the national guard to man all forts and mine de- Congress has appropriated blish the present which cost $41,- out trained per- to man them —War depart- s made public to- Batteries Recommended. Batteries of 16-inch, 50 calibre guns are recommended as the primary arm- ament of all major forts in order that enemy ships may be kept at great distance. Mobile howitzers batteries of 16-inch, 17-inch or even larger guns are urged to supplement the permanent forts, the howitzers to be fired from railroad cars or motor truck: Full Strength of Army 105993 The full strenszth of the army on June 20 last was 105,93 officers and men, 63 of whom were in the United States ¢ this number being on duty on or near the Mexican border. Vacaneie ilisted force were reduced from i to 1,786, the year haying 3 re- cruited, of whem neari; per cent. were born in the Un ilitia 129,367, ! strength of the P Organized ™ On Octobe orzanizee and 1 quired enlis 1 the 1 below re- h of the organ- ization. Inspecting oricers estimate it would req from two to twelve months to put the militia in the field in the federal serv 32,313 Students Enrolled. There were 32,213 students enrolled in 96 schools having military courses and graduates from these schools since 1995 number 39,430, The coast artillery established scores of 59 per cent. hits with 10 inch guns and hits with 12-inch guns at 5000 vards range as against 5 per cent. 46 per cent. respec- tively in I 3 10000 yards the scores were per cent. with the tens and 19 per cent. with the twelves as against 13 and 14 per cent. in 1913. Army Death Rate 4.40. The army death rate was 4.40 com- ed with 5.15 the year before. There were only seven cases of typhold fevar out of total mean strength of per- onnel of 956 A new low record was set for tuberculosis at 2.50 for all ops, the rate in he continental nited States being 2 BOMB THROWN INTO CHINESE NEWSPAPER BUILDING Which Pushed Propaganda for Resto- ration of Monarchy. Shanghai, China, Dec. bomb was thrown tonizht at the building of the N paper published Chine language, which was launched last ember for the purpose of pushing the propaganda for restoration of the monarchy. The bomb, which apparently Wwa s the e balcony of the e was small and street, exploded on t! building. T lama; there were no c The Daily News was hai newspape b orders in resard the enthroneme he only Shang- sh the official > celebration of n Shi I bomb expl 1 in September, erpool. thre: ms were Kkilled. = ime the ground floor front- certain John Hornug, former cashier of the| es rebuilt, having been made & 4| Dresden, Ohio, National bank, pleaded | bombproo jguilty to the embezlement of $33,000 | —_— nd was sentenced to 13 years ' in|EASTERN FREIGHT EMBARGO prison. WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST May Mean a Tieup of Traffic for a Protracted Period. Duluth, Minn., D —The freight emb go in force on stern railroads is kely to interfere serio y with railroad traffic in the northwest, ac- cording to a statement issued today by E. B. Obe general fre ht agent of he Chicago, St. Panl, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad. 2 The statement said: “The grain em- bargo is more serious than many per- sons suppose. Until a recent date the embargo has been chiefly confined to export of rai the conges- tion is at the embargo is Dbeing spread over domestic shipments. This may mean a tieup that may ist for a protracted period. Should the irzo_on domestic shipments remain, it will interfere se- riously with the m ¢ of western railroad FORBIDDING SALE OF LIQUOR IN MEXICO Ninety Day Dry Spel! in Force in Mexican Capital. Galveston, Texas, Dec. 17.—The sale of alcoholic liquors in Mexico City has been forbidden for 90 days by a decree issued yesterday by the gov- ernor of the federal district, accord- ing to advices reaching the Mexican consulate here today The measure was taken to prevent the spread of tvphus in the capital It is also reported that Governor Alvaredo, of the state of Yucatan, has issued a decree permanently forbid- ding the sale of liquors in that state. Confirmed by the Senate. ‘Washington, Dec. 17.—The senate to- day confirmed the nominations of Frank Lyon Polk of New York as counsellor of the state department; William W. Russell, of the District of Columbia, as minister to the Do- minican_republic and James L. Cur- tis, of New York, as minister to Libe« ria.