Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 20, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVIL.—NO. 310 NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 191 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation the Largest in Connecticut in -PRICE TWO CENTS Proportion to the City’s Population AFFAIRS IN GREECE REMAIN UNCHANGED Government is Said to Have Formally Protested Against Allies Fortifying Outside Saloniki ITALIAN CAMPAIGN ALONE RETAINS ACTIVITY European Interest is Centered Upon the Probabilities of Some New But as Yet Undeveloped Upheaval—Turks Claim to Have Sunk a .British Monitor in the Tigres River Near Kut-El Amara—Germany Has Lost the Small Cruiser Bremen and a Small Torpedo Boat in the Baltic Sea Through a Submarine Attack—London Observer Mentions as a Possibility the Last Desperate Move of Germany May be an Attempt to Invade England. London, Dec. 19, 10.45 p. m.—During the relaxation in all the offensive cam- paigns, except the Italian pressure on the Austrians, which has followed the expulsion of the Serbian army from its own country. European interest is focussed upon the probabilitigs of some new but as vet undeveloped up- heaval. It appears to be taken for granted on all sides that the policy of the cen- tral powers will be to attempt to gain a decision somewhere while their op- ponents will prefer to devote the win- ter to preparations for warfare in the spring There is much discu Birtain_of a reportcd man attempt upon the n Great Turkish-Ger- ez canal. Messages received from neutral coun- tries professing to have German ources of information describe the German Field Marshal Von der Goltz as equipping at Aleppo an an invasion of Egypt. The same cor- respondents assert that the Germans are collecting extensive droves of camels and donkeys for their trans- port. A jury of the know Egyipt Ject would be hopele. The Observer today con German attempt to invade as a desperate gamble one of the foremost possibilities and that the ex- tensive movements of trcops in Bel- glum may mean preparations for em- barki at Zeebrugge and in the Scheldt river, Officers returning from the western front express the belief that the figh ing there on a big scale is impossible because the country is muddy and al- together in worse condition than last year. The activitv on the Gallipoli penin- sula and small Italian gains are the only important military operations re- ported today. 3 Germany has lost the small cruiser Bremen and a small io boat in small torp: the Baltic sea throu, marine attack. It is presumedv that the sub- marine was one of the under- sea squadron which recen as shown enterprise in those waters. The Turks claim to have sunk a British monitor in the Tigris river near Kut-el-Amara. The Greelt situation remains un- changed. The Greek government is reported to have formally protested against the entente allies fortifying outside Saloniki. This protest may be of the haracter as the one lodged t the first landing of troops 1 was then described as merel. 2nical one to keep the rec- ord clean. HALF MILLION REFUGEES FLED FROM SERBIA. Likely That Many Thousands Have Perished in the Mountains. London, Dec. 20, 2.04 a. m.—“Halt a million refusees fled from Serbia,” says the Times' Saloniki correspond- ent, “preferring the horrible alterna- tive of a winter flight into snow-cov- ered mountains to submit to the Ger- mans. Little has been learned of their fate, but it is only too likely that many thousands perished of cold or starvation or were devoured by wolves. “When the converging Teutonic and Bulgarian armies swept over old Ser- bia most of the Serbian males not of fighting age betook themselves to the roads, while the women and children remained in thei rhomes. Some 750, 000 refugees thus ussembled on the platn of Kossovo on the way to Alba- nia and Montenegro. Of these a quarter of a million are persuaded to accept the authority of the Austro- Germans; the others fled. Persons who saw the refugees entering the Al- banian and Montenegrin passes state that they were then subsisting chief- 1y upon the flesh of dead animals. The montain of Montenegro being devoid of trees, it was almost impossible for them to make fires. If ever their suf- fering is told the story will surpass in horror that of the Napoleonic re- treat from Moscow. “Ten thousand refugees, who reach- ed the provience of Saloniki are being well cared for by the British relief and the American sanitary commis- gion. Many of them are employed digging trenches for the allies around SalonikL.” FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH RELINQUISHES COMMAND Issues Statement to Officers, Non- Commissioned Officers and Men. London, Dec. 19, 850 p. m.—Field Marshal Sir John Frénch issued an or- der of the day yesterday before leav- ing the army on the western front, which contained the following: “In_relinquishing command of the British army in France I wish to ex- press to the officers, the non-commis- sioned officers and men, with whom I have been so closely associated during last 16 months, my heartfelt sorrow in parting with them before the cam- paign in which we have been so long engaged that has not yet been brought to a victorious conclusion. “I have, however, the firmest convic- tion that such a glorious ending to their splendid and heroic efforts is not far distant, and I shall watch their progress towards this final goal with intense interest, but in the most con- fident hope. RELEASED AUSTRIANS ARE WITHOUT SHELTER. Inhabitants of Albania Are Suffering from Same Cause. Saloniki, Dec. 18, 7 p. m., via Paris, Dec. 19, 1.35 p. m.—“Released Austrian prisoners of war to the number of 1,000 are without shelter and food in Albania, as are the inhabitants of the country,” sald Dr. Edward Stuart of Lostown to The Associated Press to- day. Dr. Stuart is a member of the American sanitary commission which left Saloniki last month after com- pleting a campaign against typhus and which has been recalled to this city to takeu p Serbianm relief work. He added: “Conditions among the refugees here are bad enough, but tens of thousands of non-combatants remaining in war- devastated Serbia must be infinitely worse. Their fate during the bitter winter already begun probably will exceed all the sufferings endured by the Belgians, because the Serbians are €0 inaccessible to relief. “Americans are most willing to help and their success depends upon the promptness with which facilities are granted by the Austro-Hungarians and Bulgarians for northeastern’ Serbia, by the Italians for Albania and by the Greeks for southern Serbia. This question of speed may save hundreds of lives.” Dr.S tuart, after a fortnight's in- quiry, finally hase received news of the safety of Dr. Charles E. Fox of Baltimore and Dr. Stanley S. Osborne of Peabody, Mass., who remained at Uskup after that town had been cap- tured by the Bulgarians. DANISH STEAMER TAKEN BY A BRITISH WARSHIP, While on the Way From Copenhagen to New York. London, Dec. 19, 11.30 p. m. — The Danish ste United States was brought into the Clyde Friday night by a Pritish warship, having been diverted from her route while on the large number of Germans and strians with large sums of mone; in their possession are said to be aboard. #°> mails from the ship were put tshore. The steamer United States sailed from New York November 18 and ar- rived at Conenhagen December 1. She sailed from that port for New York December 12. She belongs to the Scandinavian-American' line. AUSTRIAN POLITICAL CIRCLES OPTIMISTIC. About the Coptroversy Caused Sinking of Ancona. by Zurich, via London, Dec. 19, 10.15 p. m.—Despatches received here from Vienna indicate that Austrian politi- cal circles are ttaking an optimistic view of the controversy between Aus- tria-Hungary and the United States srowing out of the sinking of the Italian ‘steomer Ancona. The politi- clans believe, the despatches say, that the Washington government is = not likely to break off relations with Aus- iria-Hungary but will enter into further discussion of the points at is- sue. CARRANZA NOTIFIED OF GEN. VILLA'S RETIREMENT. Forecasts a Speedy Reestablishment of Peace in Mexico. Laredo, Texas, Dec. 19.—The report that General Francisco Villa would abandon his campaign against the de facto government of Mexico was tel- egraphed immediately tc General Ven- ustlano Carranza at his temporary headquarters at Saltfllo. Carranza military authorities in Nuevo Taredo today said they re- garded Villa’s action as forecasting a speedy reestablishment of peace in Mexico. Because of a strict censorship, no news reached here today on the Chi- huahua campaign. German Counsellors in Turkey. . Paris, Dec. 19, 10.35 a. m. — Des- patches from Constantinople forwarded by the Havas correspondent at Athens say the party of union and progress has decided on the nomination of Ger- man counsellors in all the Turkish ministries ®xcept that headed by the Sheikh-Ul-Islam, the chief ecclesias- tical dignitary. way from Copenhagen to New York. | {2 member of the essay commission. Gabled_Paragraphs [ President and His [Ford Peace Party Bride in Virginia| is at Christiania Field Marshal French in Paris. Paris, Dec. 19, 7.45 p. m—Field Marshal Sir John French arrived at Paris_this evening from the front. He will_be received tomorrow afternoon by President Poincare. Mount Etna in Eruption. Catania, Sicily, Dec. 19.—Mount Etna is again showing considerable activity. Glowing cinders and smoke form an umbrella-shaped cloud above the vol- cano. British Generals Wounded. London, Dec. 19, 9.47 p. m.—An- nouncement was made today that Brigadier General Benjamin Hodson of the Indian army, and _ Brigadier General G. D. L. Ryric of the Aus- tralans, have been wounded in the Dardanelle: NO DIRECT WORD FROM GEN. VILLA. Who Has Retired From Command of Troops Opposed to Carranza. El Paso, Texas, Dec. 19.—No direct word was received here today from General Francisco Villa, who an- nounced yesterday, according to des patches from Chihuaha City, that he had retired as commander of the troops opposing the Carranza govern- ment In Mexico. One rumor current here had it that Villa was on the way to Paltomas, Chihuahua, and would cross the Unit- s met at the station by a crowd of sev el al T ed States border at Columbus, N. M. | m It also was reported that he was| 0l crossing the desert toward Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, Texas. General Fidel Avila, Villa governor of Chihuahua, denied today at head- quarters in Juarez that Villa had re- | tired. Avila said Villa would lead the | forces opposing General Trevino near Chihuahua City and that the battle | would begin tomcrrow. & P! P ig = and justices of the supreme court and i:(‘e‘r’”‘i‘:l rfl?z\%i&mgdm:}x{();:?x,','""m from scores of personal friends :x:_d- Pace. Sald B % | relatives. Many they will answer per- Paso. said his chief had retired from | relatives. Mfany il the supreme command but would not | cross the border. He deciined to give more definite information. = W m SUICIDE ANNOUNCED OF GREETED President H W [ the world. ARE TO SPEND HONEYMOON AT HOT SPRINGS, VA. BY CROWDS Directed That No Pic- tures be Taken of Mrs. Wilson or Himself During the Trip—President Wilson Will Attend Only Most Im- portant Business. Hot Springs, Va., Dec. 19.—President Vilson and his bride arrived here hortly after 8 o'clock this morning to pend their honeymoon. They were ral hundred who applauded as they lighted from their private car. Wait- ing automobiles took them immediately to_their hotel. The distinguished couple, upon whom eyes of the nation turned last when they were married in shington, came to begin their mar- ied life in the quiet seclusion of the nountains of the state in which both f them were born. Showered With Congratulations. They were followed here by con- ratulations from almost every part of Messages of good wishes came from rules of nations in Europe, residents of several Central American ountries, governors of states, diplo- mats, members of the senate and house During the two weeks or more be- fore returning to Washington to take p the official and social duties of the Vhite House, the couple will golf, notor and climb mountains together, and as far as possible be protected RUMANIAN GENERAL. from the prying eyes of the outside Said to Have Been Suspected of Hav- | World, ing Been Bribed by One of the Powers. Geneva, via London, Dec. 19, 7.45 p. m.—Munich newspapers received here announce the suicide of General Jones- co, commanding the second Rumanian army comps. According to the story, the general was suspected of having been bribed by one of the powers. The minister of war ordered an inquiry and, his suspicions being confirmed, he sent two officers to inform General Jomesco of the result of the investiga- tion. Two hours later General Jonesco killed himself. o bi by P te MORTALITY AMONG FRENCE SICK AND WOUNDED. - h o to married o a for their Welcomed Enthusiastically. Hot Springs and its colony of visit- rs welcomed the president and his ride enthusiastically. When the crowd egan applauding at the station, the resident and Mrs. Wilson appeared be just as nervous as any newly- pair. They smiled at each ther and at the crowd and the presi- ent raised his hat. Then they walked v to a waiting White House au- omobile which had been shipped ahead use. Apartments Occupied. The president and Mrs. Wilson oc- upy four rooms in a section of the otel set apart especially for them. No ther guests will be given rooms near them, ' The suite has a dining room : f c S e all o Placed at Ratio of Only 18 in a Thous. | and the couple expect to have a t " ef) Is s d ivately. The; and—Good Hospital Conditions. el ieals senved oo = . a Paris, Dec. 19, 8 p. m.—Dr. Jacques id not appear in the public part of the hotel tonight. Bertillon, director of medical statis- Bothered by Photographers. tics of the French army in a special| Trials of the seclusion-seekers began report which has been prepared, | today with the arrival of a corps of states that the mortality among the|photozraphers and moving picture op- sick and wounded in hospitals is only | eratirs, The president has directed 18 in one thousand. Last year the|that no pictures be taken of Mrs. Wi ratio was 53 to 1,000. In|son or himself during the trip, and peace times the Paris hopitals show |the order s being enforced by the a mortality of 106 in one thousand. !usual group of White House secret The cause of the decrease is attrib- s uted to better hospital conditions. a ervice agents augmented by several dditional men ordered here from their - regular stations. FLINN NOT TO DESERT Affer some skirmishing today, the photographers declared a truce, but PROGRESSIVE PARTY.|qig they would try for some pictures Declares Pennsylvania Will Send 76 |'°™T™°W. Delegates to National Convention- Bride is a Golf Devotes. —— The warm spri in which Pittshurgh, Dec. 19.—William Flynn, | the honeymoon is being spent, is en- announced tonight that he did not in- | tirely surrounded by hills and moun- tend to desert the progressive party|tains. Trails and roads lead to the and declared that Pennsylvania would send 76 delegates to the progressive national convention next year. “The rule of the seas applies to me,” aid Mr. Flynn. “I must be the last man—or one of the last—to leave the | progressive ship—that is, provided all the others intend to leave it.” KILLED HIS FRIEND AND SHOT HIMSELF. A Merchant of Inverness, Miss., Brood- ed Over His Crime. s o h by A Inverness. Miss., Dec. 19.—C. D. Fin- ley, a weaithy lumberman, was shot and killed here early today, and A. P. Burnett, a merchant, charged with the | crime, was found at his home with a bullet wound in his head, said to have been self-inflicted. The men formerly e t limited opportunity fondness golf clubs and then would be up early for a game. wire in | tary Lansing and other officials. dent will have to word from lopes and Mrs. Wilson will have un- to indulge in her for walking. She has be- ome a devotee of golf, the president aving taught her the game since they ccame engaged. Both brought their it was said they tomorrow morning Only Most Important Business. The president will attend to only the most important public business while here, made for con but arrangements have been :ting the hotel with the White House by a special telegraph if necessary, and he will keep direct communication with Secre- The astern newspapers arrive here an ne- ire day late and therefore the presi- depend entirely on White House for his the g {news. His stenographer brought along had been close friends and Burnett is|DeWs. His stenographer believed to have attempted to end his |Several applications for pardons and own life while brooding over the kill. | Some important correspondence and ing < OBITUARY. Prof. Arthur William Wright. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 19.—Prof. Arthur William Wright, a noted scientist and professor of experimen- | tal physics at Yale, from 1872 to 1906, died at his home here today in his 80th | s t t made president’s train was pulled and pushed he president will devote a portion of each day to work. Crowds Stood for Hours. The exact plans of the party were kept such a strict secret that crowds tood ions rain. for hours at the railway sta- along the line waiting for the The last part of the trip was up continuous grades and the vear. He was graduated from Yale |by three engines. Mr. and Mrs. Wil- in 1859. son had an early breakfast on their Soon after his graduation, he col-|private car before reaching Hot laborated important _scientific arti- | Springs. cles in Webster's Dictionary ana —_— again in 1890, he wrote more artl- | cpANCE'S TEMPERANCE cles for this work. In 1887 he was named by the American government as Perhaps his most important scien- tific work was in 1878, when the Unit- ed States government sent him to Col- orado to observe a total eclipse of the SOCIETY REORGANIZED. On a More Comprehensive Basis, With President Poincare Honorary Pres- ident. sun. At that time he made the first " - ¥ measurement of the polarization of | Parls Dec. 10. 430 p, m.—France's the solar corona He was sald to|Principal temp : ; have been the first American to ob- tai refinite results from x-ray ex- periments. Professor Wricht contributed note- worthy articles in astromony, psysics and chemistry publications. He was a Fellow of the Roval Astronomical Society of Great Britain and a_mem- ber of many American learned so- cleties. He leaves three children. o s Movements of Steamship: Gibraltar, Dec. 18.—Arrived: Steam- er Ttalia, New York; Perugia, Genoa for New York. Liverpool, Dec. 19.—Arrived: Steam- er St. Louis, New York. Sailed, Steam- er New York, New York. a s [ Correspondents ot Quit Party. London, Dec. 20.—A Christiania des- patch to the Morning Post says that several newspaper correspondents as the result of a quarrel will quit the Ford peace expedition while the steamer is in that port. a n n a ai training_camp for students, mer, has just been reorganized on a more omprehensive basis with President Polncare as honorary president. The extensicn of the scope of the ociety is viewed with particular in- terest and is considered significant in i decrees limiting the sale of alcohol. iew of the recent agitation and the MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS NEAR CHATTANOOGA To Be Established for Students, Bus- iness and Professional Men. New York, Dec. 19.—A military business nd professional men of the southern tates, patterned after the ome con- ucted at Plattsburgh, N. Y., last sum- is to be established next April t Fort Oglethorpe, Oglethonpe, Ga., ear Chattanooga, Tenn. it was an- ounced here tonight by Major Gen- eral Leonard Wood, commander of the lepartment of the east, who will have lirect supervision over the camp. S ki A e DELEGATES DISPLEASED WITH DETENTION AT KIRKWALL FORMAL MEETING TODAY Receptions by Christiania Preachers Unofficial Call by the American Minister Oc- cupied the First Day—Party Will Proceed to Stockholm. and University and an 19, vial London, . nation in | the world will soon look upon the | American peace pilsrims as taking the | initiative in stopping history’s worst war. The landing of the peace ex- pedition in Europe will be recorded as one of the most benevolent things the American republic ever did” said| Henry Ford today to The Associated | Press on stepping ashore on Norwe- sian soil. Arrived at Christiania. The steamship Oscar II, carrying the Ford peace expedition arrived at this port on Saturday after a four- | teen days’ voyage from New York. The delegates expressed much dis- pleasure because the vessel was de- layed three days by the British au- thorities at Kirkwall, Scotland. Mr. Ford said he was confldent the expedition would result in getting the men out of the trenches before the winter was over. He declared he had informatfon from official sources that his peace plan was looked upon approvingly. He added that his mo- tive in coming to Europe was to &e- velop to the full an understanding throughout the world by the time peace sessions were begun at The Hague, where William Jennings Bryan, ex-secretary of state, was exs pected to join the peace party. To Proceed to Stockholm. Mr. Ford explained that the pres- ence of the American party in Nor- | way was merely intended to convince | the Norweginns of the fervent wish of Americans for peace. He expects to gather a Norwesian delegation here and then, in about three days, pro- ceed to Stockholm, Sweden. He said the party would grow as it traveled through ~neutral countries and that this would convince the belligerents that the rest of the world demanded peace immediately. By the time Co- penhagen was visited and "p.c Hague reached, probably two weeks hence,| Mr. Ford said. the peace movement | would have a definite programme. The members of the Ford party landed at 2 o'clock this morning and went to various hotels. The weather is fine so the travelers will have a good chance to see Norwegian winter life. After holding meetings while cross- ing the Atlantic and disagreeing over the question of the American prepar- edness policy, the 150 peace advocates on arriving’ were anxious to learn what attitude would be adopted to- wards them by Europe. Formal Meetings to Begin Today. Receptions by Christiania preachers and university professors and an un- official call made by Albert C. Schme- deman, American minister to Nor- way, occupied the first day of the| members of the peace expedition In Europe Formal meetings will begin Monday. Christiania newspapers publish long accounts regarding the Ford expedi- tion, accompanying the stories with cartoons from foreign newspapers. Public Meeting Aboard Shig. Just before the Oscar II reached Christiania the Ford guests held a public meeting aboard the ship. Sam- vel McClure, of New York, said that unless the peace pilgrims composed their differences of opinion regarding | President Wilson's preparedness poli- cy it would cause disaster to the ex- pedition. He declared American preparedness was necessary and was not rajzted to the peace efforts. The Rev. Charles F. Aked, pastor of the rst Congregational church of San Francisco, maintained it was ri- diculous for Americans to urge peace abroad while preparing for war at hiome. Finally a resolution declaring that the delegates were unanimous for European peace was adopted. WITNESSES SUBPOENAED FOR TRIAL OF KOENIG. Accused of Plotting to Blow Up the Welland Canal. i British i River, Mass., {smal safe containing $250. C;mdense_d_l'elegrams Russian troops occupied Hamadan, Persia. The_First Nationai Bank of Wart- race, Tenn. closed its doors. Subscriptionse to the new French lc)u'no° oogrom Argentina amoumt to $3,- 000,000. The Bank of England shipped 315,- 000 pounds in sovereigns to the Uni ed States. The Liverpool Prdouce Exchange will be closed December 25, and | January 1. i The 600 employes of the Chicaso| Belt Railway, who were on strike, r turned to work. Herbert Jones, King George's lead- | ing jockey has deserted the saddle for the trenches. The Lee Rubber & Tire Corp., of | New York, was chartered at Albany | with $750,000 capital. The Frecnh government is conside: ing the exiension of the morator: until the end of the war. Mrs. Herbert S. Asguith, wife of the premier, fila, suit for libel against the London ‘Globe™. The American Line steamer Phila- delp! arrived in York with $3, 00 in gold from London. Charles H. Hayes and his wife were burned to death when fire destroved their home at Long Branch, N. J. The naval Consulting Board, of which Thomas A. Edison is chairman, will meet in New York next Wednes- | day British Chancellor of the Exchequer Reginald McKenna denied that he is gkesly to be appointed Viceroy of In- 1a. Edward T. Schwarz, a wealthy mer- chant of Poughkeepsie, Y., hanged himself in the gymnasium at home. Captains von Papen and Boy-Ed, re- calded German military attaches, will | sail for Germany from New York om Dec. 3 Official figures show that the amount of wheat commandeered by the Ca- nadian government was 15,612,651 bushels. Jules Roche, French Deputy, stated {in the Chamber of Deputies that the war so far had cost all Europer $38,- 800,000,000. Fourteen persons were killed, more than a hundred injured, and the en- tire town of Cullum, Miss, wiped out by a tornado. An order for two 10,000 ton frenght steamers was_placed with Shipbuilding Co., by steamship Co. the Fore the Lukenbach n of C. C. McChord, to be Interstate Com merce Commissioner was confirmed by the Serate Sixteen persons were persons injured, and missing in~ a triple near Newcastle, Pa. killed, several train fifty are collision A strike of 4,000 switchmen on 17 railroads entering Chicago was threat- ened by the men who have a number of minor grievances Worthy Tooley, of Athens, N. Y., and Ludwig Marquardt, of Kingston, N. Y., were put to death by electricity at Sing Sing prison. So many German prisoners of war are held by France that she cannot take care of them, and she has begun sending them to England. Robbers entered the saloon of the Joseph Phoenix Company of Fall and carried away Secret Service operators have dis- covered a counterfeit $10 gold cer- tificate, said to be well executed, but are one inch longer than the geunine. Sir Ernest Cassel donated $250,000 for London. He gave a similar amount to the same fund in 1911. Joe Madura, a miner, was murdered as he was leaving the Berwind- White Co.'s mine at Windber, Pa. His assailant drove a pick through his heart. A bii! empowering the Interstate Commerce Commisioned to fix a min- imum as wel las a maximum transport rate for railroads was introduced in the Senate. The Western Union Telegroph Co., nounced that the interruption in the Persian tele graph lines is between Niagara Fals, N. Y., Dec. 19.—Three witnesses wanted in connection with the arrest in New York of Paul Koe- nig and others accused of plotting to blow up the Welland canal, left Ni- agara Falls today for New York un- der subpoena to appear before a fed- eral srand jury. They are Daniel W. Schwartz, a hotel man, John Schwar master mechanic at a pow- Teheran and Kerman, and not Tehe- ran and Karachie. The Swedish steamship Stockholm, formerly the Holland-American liner, Potsdam, bound for New York from Gothenburg, s taken into Kirkwall by a British warship. German, Bulagrian and Austri o a ~ Tt e o e e Tvcite | prisoners of war numbering 40,750, who is also detained by the federal c:p‘u{;d \[m fil‘e st et oty T through Marseilles, France, en route All but Mrs. Fuchs said they knew nothing of Koenig or his activities Koenig is a cousin of Mrs. Fuchs, stepson. Fle visited her home summer, she said, but she heard no talk of any plot. GERMANY TO RESPECT GREEK NEUTRALITY. |killed at Report That They Contemplated Its Violation Unfounded. 19, Paris, Dec. 10.20 p. m.—Tele- to a concentration camp. Federal Judge Thompon at Phil- last |adelphia overruled a motion to dis- miss the suit of the Bluefields Steam- ship Co., Ltd., against the United Fruit Co., for $15,000,000 damages. Between 15 and 30 persons were Spokan. Wash.,, Saturday when a street car plunged through the Division street bridge over the Spok- ane river. Levi Corbin, aged 20 of Fort Kent, to the King Edward's Hospital Fund | Leaped 40 Feetto Savg His Child HEROIC ACT OF FRANK EDGER- TON OF CENTRAL VILLAGE CHILD FELL INTO RIVER The River, Swollen by Recen Rains and Melted Snow, Was Unusuaily High and Swift, But It Was No De- terrent to Brave Father—Both Safe- ly Landed. (Special to The ulletin.) 19.—Frank EA- ver in the mill of the Centrai Worsted company here, proved himself & hero end a man of iron nerve when he plunged 40 feet Sun- day :fternoon from the railroad bridge ntral VHlage into the icy and ft-moving waters of the river to e his da Hazel, a girl four or five years, who had accidenta fallen from the bridge into the river while crossing the structure with her parents. Rescued with Difficulty. e The pair were rescaed with diffi- culty and apparently meither will be much the worse for the experience, ifter a short time. late last summer the high- way bridge near Drage’s mill has been closed that an old structure might be replaced by a new one. Delars in completing the work have forced many persons who did not wish to go far out of their way to use the high raiiroad bridge nearby as a means of getting icross the river. his | Desperate Plunge of Father, Mr. and Mrs. J gerton and their lit- tle daushter wer. those who s Sunday. The idze landed her i)J@°s fall off th, into 3 swift current and she was be- ing swept down siream when her father, a large and heavy man, took the desperate plunze after her. He struggled hrourh the Tent to ¢ach the little ome and finally suc- ceeded in doing ko wna probably in the mick of time. Titnesses of ‘he acei- dent, hurriedly secyrinz ladders, which were pushcd out to the struggling Ed- gerton, were rewarded with success in_their efforts at rescue. Mr. Edgerton and his ghter were hurried to ir home and griten ov- ery necessary treatment §, urotect them frcm the liability to iiness from their experience. AMERICAN SHIPYARDS WERE NEVER SO BUSY. 98 Merchant Vessels of Over 3,000 Tonnage Are Under Construction. Washington, Dec. 19.—American =hip . ave under construction now more vessels than ever before were building in the United States to 2dd tc an American merchant marine whose gross tonnage aiready is the !1argest in the country’'s history, said a freport issued today by the commis- ners of navigation. Ninety-eicht merchant vessels of more than 3,000 tonnage are being built or are under contract. These, with many small vessels being con- structed have a total tonnage of 6= 1. total tonrage of ships an flag. numbering 1, was 844425 under 26,888 . a net gain December 0 fmore than fifty thousand tons fnce July 1st. There was a net gain of 1 hips despite 272 vessels lost, abandoned and sold to aliens. Twen- ty-three ¢ under the American flaz from /reign registry and 435 ! were compieted in ship vard: Altogether 171 foreign vessels have taken American registry under the act of August 4, 1914, Ninety-eight Amer- jicap vessels have been transferred to { foreign registry since August. Many big vessels are being buflt. Thirteen mentiored in the report age of more than 10,000 tons. Twenty are of tonnage between 7,000 and 10,- 600. NEW AMERICAN NOTE TO AUSTRIA BEING CABLED A Veil of Secrecy Has Surrounded the Communication. Washington, Dec. 19.—The new American note to Austria-Hungary re- garding the sinking of the Italian steamship Ancona is understood to have been cabled tonight to Ambas- sador Penfield for presentation to the Vienna foreign office. Secretary Lansing and other officials of the state department declined to di- vulge any information eoncerning the note. From other reliable gources, however, came a strong intimation that i the original draft of the note had been completed by Secretary Lansing during the day and had been put in 'cmlp and started on its way over the cables. veil of secrecy has surrounded the commun n ever a White House messenger a_prelim- inary draft from President Wilson to Secretary Lansing last night. FARMERS’ MARKETING AND PURCHASING ORGANIZATION. Cooperative Business This Year Amounts to More Than $1,400,000,000. Washington, Dec. 19.—Farmers co- operative marketing and purchasing organmizations will transast this year a total business amoypting to more than $1,400,000,000, accaPding to the est- imate mada in the annual report of the office of \ie markets and rural or- graphing from Athens under date of | Me., was convicted of shooting at a|ganization of the department of afiri- December 18, ent savs: “Premeier Skouloudis declared the representative of an Athens news- paper today (Saturday) the report tha the German minister had inform- the Havas correspond- to | $500. customs officer at Fort Kent on June 18, in the Federal court, and fined In default of peyment, he was committed to jafl. The schooner John W. Dana, of culture, made public tonight. While agricultural cooperation in the Unit- ed States is far more prevalent than is generally belfeved, the repost says, it is not yet dpor & sufllcientiy srong basis. For this reasbn the office has ed him the Central Powers intended to { Boston, - wrecked off Chandeluer Is-|studned the various methods employed violate Greek neutrality was unfound- |land with a cargo of asphalt, was sold | adn is endeavoring to aid in prfecting ed. “The inaction for four days of the at auction by the underwriters at Gulfport, Miss., for $11. The cargo German and Bulgarian troops on the | was originally valued at $26,500. Greek frontier, however,” the corre: pondent adds, “is attributed as much to- diplomatic as to military reaso h steamer Carlgary, from S., for New York, put in them. Canadian Lightweight Champion En- lists. Vancouver, Dec. 19.—Johnny O'Leary. @ it thought that the Germans|to Vineyard Haven with the body of | lightweight champion of Canada, has are nntuaumglcgltly strong to attack [Arthur Johnson of Toronto, the first (enlistel for active service with the the allieg alone and are trying to ov- ercome the objections to Bulgarian ac- tion on Greek soil. “In political circles it is stated that no official negotiataions have been be- bun.® officer, who was killed four davs ago by being jammed in the windlass. About 2,760,000 acres of land in Great Britain are devoted to woods "1 and forests. 65th Overseas battalion, nccnrdhg‘:o word received here today from - katoon, Sask. A. W. Madden, form- erly a jockey well known on Ameri- can tracks, also has enlisted. Each has been made a sergeant.