Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 22, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVIL—NO. 312 : The Bulletin's Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts T BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS GERMAN CRAFT 1A Steamer and Several Other Vessels Are Victims of British Submersible 'REPORT CAPTURE OF BULGARIAN PORT OF VARNA Russian Fleet is Said to Have Bombarded Bulgaria’s Black Sea Port Before Its Capture—The Situation on the Greek Front Remains Tranquil, With Only Activity in the Allied Camps and the Port of Saloniki—London Preparing for Another Visit of Zeppelins and Precau- tionary Measures Are Being Taken. London, Dec. 21, 1180 p: m.—There has been renewed British submarine activity in Turkish waters. Athens reports that a British underwater boat has sunk the German steamer Leros ind several other craft in the Sea of ‘Marmora. In addition the bombard- ment and capture of the Bulgarian \port of Varna on the Black sea by a ‘Russian fleet is reported in press des- Ppatches. The situation on the Greek frontier remains tranquil although the great- ‘est activity prevails in the allied camps iand the port of Saloni The proposed entry of Bulgarians into Greece with a German army is at present the subject of diplomatic pour- parlers in Athens and the Greek pub- lic is more keenly aroused over this matter than any phases of the situa- tion , which heretofore threatened to precipitato a_crisis. The results of the Greek elections are interpreted by the press favorable to Former Premier Venizelos as a de- feat for the government, it being de- clared that the returns show that near- ly nine-tenth of the electorate folowed the adherents of Venizelos in refusing to go to the polls. i . The possibility of further Zeppelin ‘activity is agitating London as the re- sult of the receipt of a telegram from Amerland, Holland, stating that at 12 o’'clock noon today an airship passed over north Amerland bound in & westerly _direction. Scotland Yard tqnight issued a note of warning to worshippers that if they desire to hold watch-night services they must take care to observe the or- ders regarding the shading of lights in churches as “the possibility of attacks by hostile aircraft at this time of the vear cannot be disregarded.” The only additional details of _the drawal of the British forces from ‘the ffallipoli peninsula revealed from Britfsh_sources today _ were those zleamed through Premier Asquith’s Speech in the house of commons, in which he stated that the British loss- es were confined to three men wounded and a few guns abandoned after being rendercd useless and an_insignificant amount of stores which were left be- hind. From Turco-German sources, how- ever, several new details reached Lon- don. The Constantinople official com- munication gave the Turkish side of the withdrawal and it was somewhat amplificd by a Constantinople despatch circulated through the Berlin wireless. Both these despatches claimed “en- ormous British losses,” on the Sed- Qul-Bahr front and the taking of an immeasurable amount of booty at Sul- ia and Anzac. From the Turkish ac- count it appears that the retirement was aided by a heavy fog while ter- rific British attacks from the Seddul- Balr_ position which has not been abandened provided a feint diversion. Aside from the text of these des- patches no fresh detalls have been published in London and all the Lon- don newspapers refrain from specula- tion regarding the manner of the with- drawal, w PRESIDENT AND BRIDE WALK IN THE SUNSHINE Receiving Congratulations Couched in Rhyme and Embellished With tures. Hot Springs, Va., Dec. 21.—The pres- fdent and Mrs. Wilson tock a long walk In the sunshine today. Their stroll, about three miles, carried them past the golf links with secret ser- vVice men following. Mrs. Wilson wore & Hght walking suit, heavy tan walk- ing shoes and a small blac khat. { Congratulatory messages continue to | arrive by mail and telegraph. Besides the congratulations, freakish messages from al parts of the country have been j sent to the covple. Some of the con- gratulations are couched in rhyme and some are embellished with pictures. The disappoinfed moving picture squad was out eariy this morning and planted cameras on advtaageous po- sitions on three hills overlooking the golf course, Secret service men, act- | ing on the bresident’s orders have told the photographers that no pictures will will_be allowed. Not a picture has yet been taken of the couple since they arrived. DARING RESCUE BY A BROCKTON FIREMAN. Carried a Woman Down a Lader Three Stories to the Ground. ‘Brockton, M#ss, Dec. 21.—Mrs. M. Carlton Austin _was taken down a ladder, three stories to the ground, by Captain W. M. Sturtevant of Engine 3 of the Brockton fire department; her busband followed on a ladder, and ten others rushed into the street in their night clothes when fire broke out in a three-apartment house at 188 Howard street early this morning. Those driven out included Mr. and Mrs, Henry Hoffman and son Roy, the latter falling down stairs and sprain- ing his ankle; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P. Ryder and four small children and Charles Nicholson. Flames shut off the escape of the Austins, the fire starting in the kitchen adjoining their bedroom, and the others on the two lower floors were obliged to rush through dense smoke. Loss to the bullding and contents will reach $5,000. SARAH BERNHARDT REPORTED TO BE DYING. Never Fully Recovered From Shook Attending Amputation of Leg. ' London, Dec. 22.—A despatch from [Paris to the Telegraph says that it His reported Sarah Bernhardt is dving. Mme. Sarah Bernhardt has never (gully recovered from the shodk follow- the amputation of a leg last Feb- ‘ruary. Re] of an improvement in her. m_were invariably follow- 'ed by others that her health was fail- ing. On December 5 she became se- riously fll, her physicians announcing that she was suffering from congestion of_the lungs. Mme. Bernhardt is now 71 vears old. ANGLO-FRENCH BONDS BARRED IN MASSACHUSETTS Are Not Legal Investments for Trust Compani Dec. 21—Bank Commission- dike ruled today that the :n‘%gmch 5 per cent. bonds are not legal investments for trust com- of Massachusetts. A few trust es which hold a emall part of ‘com} REORGANIZATION AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Expected to Follow Decision of the Ii- linois Supreme Court. Chicago, Dec. 21.—Reorganization of the merican Medical association, a na- tional body composed of more than 40,~ 000 physicians is expected to follow the decision of the Illinois _supreme court, which yesterday upheld the de- cision of the appellate court and or- dered the removal of the present board of directors. The decision was rendered in the suit filed five years ago by Dr. G. Frank Lydston of _Chicago, who claimed the affairs of the association were controlled by an_eligarchy. He attempted to prevent Dr. George H. Simmons of Chicago, then secretary of the association, from holding three of- fices at once. Under the ruling of the court mem- bers of the present board of directors were clected iliegally inasmuch as the assoclatioh was incorporated under a charater from Illinois and _therefore must hold its meetings in this state. ROCKLAND, ME. SCHOONER LOST OFF SAN DOMINGO. The Tarratine Ran Aground—All the ' Crew Were Saved. Rockland, Me., Dec. 21.—The loss of the 230-ton three-masted echooner Tarratine off Macoria, San Domingo, was reported in a cablegram from Cap- tain Anson B. Outhouse of the vessel received by her owners here yester- day. The schooner ran aground. Al ol the crew were saved. The Tarra- tine, which was built here in 1913, was bound from New York for Macoris with a deckload of flat cars and a general cargo. IRON SECTIONS OF MINNESOTA BUSY. In Place of Usual Winter Idleness Men Are Working Three Shifts. —— Elba, Minn., Dec. 2%—Work in all sections of the Minnesota iron country is increasing according to mining men in this ristrict. In place of the usual winter decrease or shut down there will be three shifts of men put _to work at the Elba, Corsica and Bel- grade mines the first of next week, W. P. Chinn, Superintendent of these prop- erties announced today. EUROPEAN NOSE FLY A PEST IN THE WEST. Attacks Horses and CGattle Alike— Feared Pest Will Spread. Washington, Dec. 21.—The European ncse fly, which attacks horses and cattle alike, has been found to seri- ously interfere with farm operations in the west, and the department of agri- culture is planning an effort to stamp cut the pest. It is feared that the pest will spread to other sections of the country. OBITUARY. Rev. Dr. William H. Lyon., Brookline, Mass., Dec. 21.—Rev. Dr. William H. Lyon, pastor of the First parish Unitarian church of Brookline, and widely known as a writer of church papers, died at his home here last night. He was born in Fall River, Mass., in 1846. During President Taft's summer visits to Beverly, Dr. Lyon frequently preached at the Unitarian church which Mr. Taft attended. He graduated from Brown university, the 000 issue will dispose of it wgiately, 1t Was stated. which gave him the degree of doctor of divinity in 1396. Cabled Paragraphs German Steamer Sunk. London, Dec. 21, 10.16 p. m.—An Ath- ens despatch to Reuter's Telegram company says a British submarine has sunk the German steamer Leros and other craft in the Sea of Marmora. Germany to Close Whole Frontier. Amsterdam, via London, Dec. 21, 9.41 a. m.—The newspaper Maacbode says it learns from Oldenzaal, Holland, that owing to the increased number of war prisoners escaping over the Gercan- Dutch_ frontier the German govern- ment intends to close the whole fron- tier with barbed wire. FORD PEACE EXPEDITION IS TURNED DOWN IN NORWAY Norwegian Peace Party Declined to Have Anything to Do With It. Londom, Dec. 22—The Norwegian peace party declines to have anything to do with the Ford peace expedition, according to despatches to the Lon- don papers as long as Mme. Rosika Schwimmer is connected with the movement. Some of the Jespatches state that a demand has been made for her expulsion, declaring that it is impossible to give the movement a neutral appearance while a Hungarian operations. Wwoman is an active member directing The Christiania correspondent of the Times says that the main impres- sion of the Norwegian public is that| Ford is an ideal dreamer, a sort of Tolstoi whose honesty and unselfish- ness are beyond question, while some of his followers certalnly fail to zive that attractive impression. A despatch to the Mail from Christ- iania states that the managers of the tmission announced today that the Ford party would start for Stockholm on Thursday. It also became know, according to the despatch, that Mme. Schwimmer had sent out invitations to a hundred prominent business men, bankers and others of Christiania to attend receptions and other functions at the Grand Hotel. “This attemut to stir up a semb- lance of interest in the mission met with no success” the despatch de- clares. “The only thing the people want is to see the man who is willing to spend $20,000,000 to end the war, but Ford remains in hiding. Another reception was given today but neither Ford nor Mme. Schwimmer attended. Fifteen members of Ford's traveling office staff are to be sent back to the United States tomorrow. “The latest scheme to_end the war is said to be that Mr. Ford is to ap- proach armament makers in the bel- ligerent countries and by offering the morders will seek to induce them to cease turning out equipment for armies.” AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL WAR COMMUNICATION. Artillery Fighting on the Tyrolean Southern Front Continues. Vienna, via London, Dec. 21, 7.45 p. m.—The following official communica- tion was issued today: “Russian theater: Opposit Rafa- lowka on the Styr river, a Russian re- connoitering detachment was blown up. ~ Otherwise there were only local artillery battles. “Italian war theater: The artillery fighting on the Tyrolean southern front continues Two Italian com- panies attempting an advance during the night against San Michele Moun- tain were annihilated. “Southeastern war theater: In pur- suing the battles against the Monte- negrins yesterday we stormed hostila positions north of Corona. In the last two days our troops have brought in about 600 prisoners.” RAW SUGAR NOT QUOTED ON BOURSE- French Government Believed Quotations Were Too High. Last Paris, Dec. 21, 6.40 p. m.—For the first time in many months, raw sugar, No. 3, white. was not quoted on the Bourse today, the government ‘believ- ing the last prices quoted, $1 to 82 francs per hundred kilograms, were too high. The minister of commerce said he would not allow the price to remain as at present and that if it @id not fall to normal—5 francs—he would requisition sugar at this price and close the Bourse. The minister said The high price was due to specu- lation and he asked M. Moutard, head of the brokers' organization, to study means by which to satisfy the govern- ment. RUSSIAN AVIATORS BOMBARD ENEMY’S POSITIONS, Caused a Panic Among Convoy’s Coast of Svientziany. Petrograd, via London, Dec. 21. following official communication issued today: “Our aviators successfully bom- barded the rear approaches to the en- emy’s positions in the Godutzychki- Komag region east of Svientziany, causing a panic among. the convoys. “On the Galician front at Novo Al- exiniec-Buczavz and southeast of Za- liechtchiki the enemy attempted to pass the offensive with small detach- ments, but all his attempts were frus- trated by our fire. “On the Cauca nothing to report. LONDON CHRONICLE REPORTS The was s front there s THE CAPTURE OF VARNA, Bulgaria’s Chief Black Sea Port, by . the Russians. London, Dec. 22—The Daily Chron- icle reports the capture of Varna, Bul- garia’s chief Black sea port, by the Russlans. It says the bombardment of the Russians silenced the Bulgarian guns and laid the town in ruins, the garrison suffering heavily. The Russians then, according to the report, landed infantry and artillery without loss and in sufficient numbers to hold the town against Bulgarian attack. NETHERLANDS PROTESTS TO GREAT BRITAIN. Against Seizure of Dutch Mail Bags on Steamers. London, Dec. 21, 715 p. m.—A des- patch to Reuter’s Telegram company trom The Hague says: “The forelgn ministry announces that #%e Netberlands government has sent a protest to the British govern- ment against the seizure of Dutch mail bags or the steamers Noordam, Fri- sia and Rotterdam an ddemanded an immediate return of the mail. The hope was expressed in the protest that the ineident would not be repeated.” Democratic Mayor Elected at Meriden PLURALITY OF 345 OVER RE- PUBLICAN INCUMBENT COUNCIL IS REPUBLICAN Defeat of Mayor Donovan by Dr. Jo- seph A. Cook Was Due Partly to the Complicated Industrial Condi- tions in the Silver City. Meriden, Conn., Dec. 21.—Dr. Joseph A. Cooke, democrat, was elected mayor of this city today by a plurality of 345 votes over his republican opponent, Mayor Daniel J. Donovan. The social- ists had a ticket, and James B. Hill, president of the striking silver work- ers, was their candidate for mayor and received 220 votes. The republicans elected eight members to the city coun- cil and the democrats elected seven to that body. The new council will stand 21 republicans to nine demoerats. The two mew city sheriffs are democrats. Mayor Donovan has held “office four years. Dr. Cooke has been a prac- ticing physician here for 17 years, is a native of New Haven and a graduate of Yale university. Opposition from members of his own party and the complicated industrial conditions here are held responsible for Mr. Donovan's defeat. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS Wendell D. Rockwood Elected Mayor of Cambridge by 283 Plurality. Boston, Dec. 21——Four Massachu- setts citfes, Cambridge, Leominster, Salem and North Adams, held their municipal elections today. Leominst- er, voting for the first time as a cit: found the mew election machinery so unfamiliar that the counting of the ballots had not been completed at a late hour. In other three cities there was no change in the attitude toward the sale of liquor. Wendell D. Rockwood was elected mayor of Cambridge by a majority of 28 votes over Mayor Timothy W.. Good in the first election under a new charter. No national party designations were permitted. Salem, under a similar new charter elected Henry H. Benson as mayor. John W. Gale, democrat, defeated Mayor Wallace E. Brown, republican, who sought re-election in North Ad- ams, but the republicans secured sev- en of the eight councilmen. j Boston, Dec. 21.—Henry F. Sawtelle was elected mayor of Leomingter and the majority for jicenie was :acreased over that of last year. There was no party designation on the ballots, HAVE COMPLETED A SECRET STRIKE VOTE. Employes of Northern Minnesota Rail- roads—Result Not Public. Virginia, Minn, Dec. 21.—Local em- ploves of'the Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific railroad, the Minnesota branch of the Canadian North Railway, have completed a secret vote on whether or not they will strike in sympathy with employes on lines east of Port Ar- thur, Ont. The eastern men are de- | manding the same wage rate as the western employes. The result of the ballot has not been made public. AUSTRIAN TROOPS WERE HELPED BY FOG. Capture Advanced ltalian Positions in Direction of Kovitinca. Rome, via London, Dec. 21, 9.35 p. m.—The following official communi- cation was issued today: “In the Plezzo basin the enemy with the help of the fos, occupied one of our advanced positions in the direction of the Kovitinca torrent and protected it by a barrier of mines. On the night of Sunday one of our infantry de~ tachments by a surprise attack re- occupied the position before the ene- my was able to explode any of his mines.” PROTRACTED SESSION OF HOUSE OF COMMONS. Was Still in Session at 4 o’Clock This Morning. London, Dec. 22,.4.06 a. m. — The house of commons was still sitting at 4 o'clock this morning. Many members protested against the house being kept in session so late and attempted to get the debate adjourned, but the min- isters insisted that the vote for the million extra men must be passed, Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the exchequer, announced that he did not think the results of the recruiting plan of the Earl of Derby could be pre- sented to the house before the Christ- mas adjournment. The debate con- tinued. BRITAIN HAS NO JOB NOW FOR HAMILTON. If Assigned to Duties This Will Be “Announced in Due Course.” London, Dec. 21.—“Sir Jan Hamilton is not returning to the command in the near east. If any other duties are assigned him, announcement will be made in due course.” This was the enigmatic reply of Pre- mier Asquith in the house of commons today to Sir Edwin Andrew Cornwall, who desired to learn what was to be the disposition made of the general who formerly was in command of the exfiediflcmry force at the Darda- nelles. et Lt IMPORTANT CHANGES IN BRITISH STAFF. Robertson Called Home and Murray to Be Given Important Command. London, Dec. 21.—Premier Asquith announced in the house of commons today that Lieutenant General Sir William R. Robertson, chief of the general staff, had been recalled from France to become chief of the imperial staff at army headquarters in London in place of Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Murray, who was about to receive an important command. ONE AMERICAN REPORTED KILL- MEXICAN LIVES Former Soldiers of Villa Riotous ED AT JUAREZ LOST Heavily Armed Mexican and Ameri- can Troops Lined Opposite Sides of the Rio Grande River to Meet Any Emergency. El Paso, Texas, Dec. 21.—Threé hun- dred Mexicans, former soldiers of Francisco Villa, rioted in Juarez, op- posite here, this afternoon, and before order was restored one American had been killed and, according to reports, a number of Mexicans lost their lives. Began Shooting, The Villa soldiers, reaching Jdarez today from the Interior, were in a des- perate condition for lack of food. BDe- ing months in arrears in pay, and learning that the de facto government was in possession of the town, they at once began looting. Reports tonight from Juarez were that order had finally been restored. American Brakeman Killed. Heavily armed Mexican and Ameri- can troops lined opposite banks of the Rio Grande tonight. One shot from south of the border, believed by the United States military authorities to have been fired on American troops, toppled George A. Diepert of Ei Paso, a brakeman, from off the top of an Ei Paso and Southwestern railroad freight car. He was dead with a bullet in his heart when a corporal's guard reached him. Two Mexicans Shot. Shortly afterwards two Mexicans were shot at the Mexican side of the Santa Fe bridge by customs guards. Reports of fatalities in Juarez varied tonight from two to ten. Carranza Men Control. Tonight It was stated at the Car- ranza consulate that the generals in Juarez who had turned the town over to the Carranza government had @ain- ed control and were in conference upon the election of a leader to take full charge and to appoint a paymaster to recelve 100,000 pesos in Carranza pa- per currency with which to pay off the soldlers. Unofficial reports from Juarez were that if an attempt was made to pay off in Carranza currency rioting was sure to be resumed. VILLA’S WHEREABOUTS STILL IS UNKNOWN One Report is That He is Moving Northward, Another That He Turned South. Washington, Dec. 21.—General Vil- la’s whereabouts still is unknown here. The state department’s latest reports are conflicting. One is that when he left Chihuahua with his 400 men he moved northward. Another says that he turned towads the south. The as- surance of Villa's agents that he will come to the United States and the fact that his wife has left El Paso for the east, apparently intending to go to Cuba, have caused officials to believe that the missing man soon will appear on the American side of the boundary. Carranza Army Moving Northward. Reports received at the Mexican em- bassy say General Trevino is steadily moving his Carranza army northward from Torreon, repairing the railroad as he advances, and that his vanguard is at Santa Rosalia, a ehort distance south of Chihuahua. If there occurs no further hitch in the control of Juarez by the de facto government troops, it is regarded as probable that Carranza will request and be given permission to move more troops across American territory to strengthen that garrison, permitting the mustering out of such of Villa's men as do not care to eerve the gov- ernment in its arm; No Word from General Rodriguez. No_word has been received that Gen- cral Rodriguez, who recently has been Villa’s strongest leader, and who has been operating in Sonora, near the Chihuahua state line, is a party to the surrender of Villa forces under the agreement announced at Juarez yes- terday. Government officials realize trat with Rodriguez in the field there would remain an outlaw force of suffi- cient numbers to be a menace to rural order, but do not think he would be strong enough to offer a military problem. Carranza Still at Saltillo. Advices to the Mexican embassy to- day showed that Carranza was still at Saltillo. It is resarded as probable that the developments in_ the north will hasten his return to Mexico City. CARRANZA TROOPS GIVING ASSISTANCE TO AMERICANS. At San Pedro, Where Yaqui Are Creating Trouble. Ind Guaymas, Mexico, Dec. 21.—(By Ra- dio to San Diego, Calif.)—Carranza troops are being rushed to the assist- ance of Americans at San Pedro who yesterday were reported fighting Yaqui Indians. Generals Madrigal and Es- trada lefet here with a twelve-car train of troops, another traln of 28 cars passed through Hermosillo early today and General Obregon, the Car- ranza commander, has ordered sixty more cars made ready to carry sol- diers south. Admiral Winslow, commander-in- chief of the Pacific fleet, was in con- terence Lere with General Abregon last night and the military activity is be- lieved to be the result of the admiral's insistence that reliet and protection be afforded settlers in the Yaqui val- iey. Some of the Americans have taken refuge at Cajeme Station, on the Southern Pacific railway twenty miles from the settlement. ON LOOKOUT FOR GEN. VILLA, DEAD OR ALIVE. Cordon of Carranza Soldiers Stretched Over Country North of Chihuahua. Laredo, Texas, Dec. 21.—Advices from the interior of Mexico tonight sald a cordon of Carranza soldiers has stretched over the territory north of Chihuahua City, where General Fran- clsco Villa was recently reported in an effort to prevent his escape to the United States. This information was Condensed Telegrams The Supreme Court adjourned un- tile January 3. Greece’s neutrality party won Smun- day’'s election. No damage was caused to the Ar- gentine crops by the recent rains. The slide Canal Sunda; rted in the Panama belfeved to be slight. The Ohio River passed the flood stage, the level no wheing more than 36 feet. Several Belgian railways destroyed by war operations will be reopened next month. A conference of the New York Stat. Prohibition Committee opened at Syracuse, N. Y. Oscar S. Straus took the oath of office as chairman of the Public Ser- vice Commission. A British cruiser believed to be the Sydney, appeared off the etnrance to Galveston harbor. A new steel plant will at Tonawanda, N. Y. wire Steel Company. be erected by the Wick- Gen. von Bissing, German Governor General of Belgium, will retire on Jan. 1, because of ill health. Fire destroyed four buildings in the business section of Monroe, N. Y. The loss is estimated at $40,000. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 1, horses valued at $53,513,184, and mules worth $20.576,754 were shipped abroad. Senator Shively, of Indiana, ill in a ‘Washington hospital, is so serfously ill that his recovery is not expected. A loan of about $6,000,000 was made to the Argentine government by the National City Bank of New York. A full report on the results of his recruiting campaign were submitted to the British Cabinet by Lord Derby. The condition of Gov. Beecham, of Rhode Island, who recently underwent an operation, is reported satisfactory. A regiment of Japanese, who have become naturalized Canadians, will be organized in Canada to go to Europe to fight for the Allles. Extensivo field manoevres engaged in by the United troops stationed in the Canal beginning in January. will be S. B. Jerwan, instructor at the avi- ation school at Guatemala City, Guatemala, fell with his machine and was probably fatally injured. Bringing 248 passengers and ap- proximately $5,000,000 in gold, the steamship St. Paul of the American llnel arrived at New York from Liver- Dool. A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives authorizing the Census bureau to collect and publish statistics of cottonseed and cotton- seed products. After a slight relapse, the condition of Joseph B Tinker, manager of the Chicago Federal League club, was re- ported as improved. Tinker underwent an operation a week ago. The Save bridge between Bel- grade and’ Semlin, the destruction of which by the Serblans marked the first hostile act in the war, was re- paired and opened to traffic. Charles H. Covert, 36, was crushed to death when a half-ton rock flel on him as he was working on bulkheads and jettles at Seabright, N. J., for the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The entire cargo of the Portuguese |bark Pero D'Almquer, ashore on a {bar near Manoloking Beach, N. J. is being thrown overboard in an effort to lighten the vessel and float it. Sheriff D. R. Moreland, of Lee County, Ga., died at Leesburg of wounds received when he and a posse battled with negroes in Worth Coun- ty. Two of the negroes are reported to have been lynched. Appeal will be made to President Wilson to use his good offices with Great Eritain to prevent the death by starvation of 2,000,000 bables in Ger- many, who are reported to be suffer- ing from a milk shortage. Dr. Charles Haskins, dean of the Harvard Graduate School, and Dr. Jeremiah D. M. Ford, professor of languages in the university, were noti- fied of their election to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Barcelona. William Smith, aged 55, was found dead in the snow near his home at Bloomingdale. N. J. He had been burned to death, and, as he was an oil worker with his clothes frequently saturated with oil, it is thought that he accidentally set himself afire. STAMP OF NEW DESIGN EMBOSSED ON ENVELOPES In Red Ink, Form of a 1 Bears Profile of Washington. Washington, Dec. 21—The postoffice department today notified postmasters that it is about to lssue stamped en- velopes bearing an embossed two cent postage stamp of new design. The new stamp is printed in red ink and is in the form of a circle. In the center is embossed the head of Washington in profile. and Von Papen Buys Steamship Ticket. New York, Dec. 21.—Captain von Papen, the recalled German military attache, purchased his steamship tick- e this afternoon for the Noordam, thus confirming reports that he would sail on this Holland-American liner. The ship was to have sailed today, but her departure was postponed until tomor- row. contained in military despatches fo Carranza headquarters in Neuvo Lare- do made public here tonight. Should General Villa be captured, it was said, he would be held for courtmartial, and General Venustiano Carranza would take part personally in the proceedings against the insurgent leader. Officers and soldiers loyal to the de facto government have been told that Villa’s capture will mean material pro- motion and reward, it was said by Car- ranza officers across the river, and every available body of - tropps _has been placed on the lookout for Villa, “dead or alive.” NO RELIEF OF FREIGHT ‘I}UNGESTM!;. Approximately 50,000 Cars Destined for New York Are Stalled On Lines or at Terminais COMMITTEE UNABLE TO FACILITATE THE TRAFFIC Pennsylvania, New York Central and Lehigh Valley Roads Have Declared Additional Embargoes on Freight Con- signed to New York for Export or Coastwise Shipment— Pennsylvania Has Lifted Embargo on Livestock, Perish- able Freight and Fgodstuffs for Human Consumption Billed to New England Pdints. New York. Dec. 21.—The committee representing all trunk line railroads leading into New York announced to- day that the freight embargoes de- clared by the many raiiroads have fafled to ameliorate the traffic con- gestion, there being approximately 50, 000 cars destined for New York, on iines or at terminals. Acting on s, the Pennay York Centr: and Lehigh lley to day declared additional stringent em- bargoes on freight izned to New ania, New York for export or coastwise ship- ment The Pennsylvania extended its re- cent embargo on virtually ail freight fo rexport, coastwise or domestic d liveries, except dressed meats, other perishable freight and food products to inciude shipments criginating on the Pennsyivania, Philadeiphia, Sal more and Washington and West New Jersey and Seashore railreads. Tnae New York Central declarcd an embargo on all carload frei livestock, grain, fresh meat. and munitions. t except provisions The Lehigh Valley declared an em- bargo on all eastbound freight on con- necting lines except flour and pro- ducts, livestocks, dressed meats, per- ishabie freight, coal, coke, fuel ofl and provisions. k. PERISHABLE‘ GOODS TO COME TO NEW ENGLAND. Pennsylvania Railroad Has Lifted Em- bargo on Some Commodities. nia railroad today lifted the em- bargo placed on freight to New Eng- land points last Saturday in so far as lit applies to livestock, perishable | freight and foodstuffs for human con- sumption. Congest of freight in | the New York district, which caused | the embargo, stiil exists but perisha- frotzht and foodstuffs for New nd will be accepted and moved ; Phiiadelphia, Dec. 2i.—The Penn- | ble | E with all possible dispatch. The em- bargo on other classes of freight for the New York district, will be maine tained until further notice. GERMAN REPARATION FOR SINKING OF LUSITANIA Has Been Postponed by Dismissal of German Naval and Military Attaches. Washington, Dec. 21.—Full ment of the Lusitanla case, including reparation for the lives of the Amer- ican victims, which, it became known today, recently was near, has been Ppostponed by the dismissal of the Ger- man naval and military attaches and the American demands on Austria- Hungary as a result of the sinking of the_Ancona. - Consideration of the state of public opinlon in Germany because of these two acts of the American government, according to reliable information re- ceived here, has caused officials in Berlin to decide that such a settlement as might be satisfactory to the United States would not now meet with pop- ular approval in Germfany. It was made clear at the state de- { partment today that nothing officially was known of the condition of public opinion In Germany and the effect it is sald to have had, from the German standpoint, upon the Lusitania nego- tiations. INDICTMENT AGAINST W. C. CLEARY DISMISSED. Court Ruled That Prosecution Failed Out Case. 21.—Suprema at New City today the indictment for zrand larceny in the'second degree up- on which William C. Cleary was triea yesterday. The court ruled that the prosecution had failed to make out its case. dismissed Cleary was recently found guilty of second dezree forge: He was ac- quitted some_time ago of killing his son-in-law, Eugene ewman, REICHSTAG ADOPTED CREDIT OF 10,000,000,000 MARKS. The Socialist Minority of Nineteen Opposed the Vote. London, Dec. 21, 338 p. m.—The Reichstag today adopted the credit of 10,000,000,000 “marks asked by the government, the socialist minority of nineteen opposing the vote, according t a Berlin despatch forwarded by Reuter’s correspondent at Amsterdam. The socialists’ spokesman, Friederich August Karl Geyer. accordinz to the despatch declared that all endeavors for peace had failed becausa of the an- nexaticn aims of both sides. TWO MEN MISSING 256 OTHERS INJURED- By Explosion in Dextrine Plant of the Corn Products Refining Co. Edgewater, N. J., Dee. 21.—Two men are missing and 25 others were injured by an explosion in the Dextrine plant of the Corn Products Refining com- pany at Shadyside, two miles from here. The roof of the bullding was blown off. the walls collapsed and firc started from the explosion, swept through the wreckage. SEARCHING FOR MURDERER OF SIX OF ONE FAMILY. Officers With Bloodhounds in Country Near Yorktown, Tex. Yorktown, Tex., Dec. 21.—Officers to- day are searching the country with bloodhounds for the persons suspected of the murder yesterday of six persons, John Maye and wife, one son, 15 years of age, two daughters, aged 10 and 12 years, ‘and an infant. The bodies of the Maye family were found in their home, which had been burned. NITRO GLYCERINE PLANT BLOWN UP. Reactions of Fumes Gave Warning—All Employes Escaped. Cairo, 1., Dec. 21.—The nitro glycerine plant of the Aetna Powder company at Fayville, Ill, 26 miles fiom here, was blown up today. Three thousand pounds of nitro glycerine ex- ploded, due to chemical reactions. These reactions gave off fumes, there- by warning the workmen, all of whom caped. settle- | | WORKING OUT BILL TO PREVENT USURY. The Banking and Currency Commit- tees of Congresa. - — Washington, Dec. 21.—The banking |and currency committees of congress are preparing to work out soon after | the holidays a law to prevent usury. | Several bills have been introduced, one by Senator Gore of Oklahomay which proposes that every national | banking association shall keep a | scheduie under regulations of _the Geasury showing the rate of intérest charged on any loan, discount, note or other evidences of debt, and that all excessive interest charges be reported to the attorney general by the comp- troller of the currency. The attorney general would institute proceedings against offending banks to recover the amount of excessive in- terest. Offenders also would be liable to damages to the government for an amount equal to the excess charges. Representative Howard of Georgia has prepared a resolution directing am investigation into aliegations recently made by treasury officials that certain banks have been charging excessive interest rates. PROHIBITION PARTY WILL P, NOT NOMINATE SULZER Have Decided to Seek Other Materi- al for Gubernatorial Candidate. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 21L.—William Sulzer will not be the candidate of the Prohibition party for governor in the next gubernatorial election. At a ciosed conference of the state prohibi- tion committee here today it was de- cided to seek other material. Sulzer addressed a meeting of the delegates vesterday afternoon and hinted that he would like the nomination. The proposition to amalgamate with other parties was discussed at the final meeting to day, but was referred to the executive committee for action. The committee adopted a resolution favoring legislation requiring election oflicers to pass a civil service examin- ation. FEDERAL INVESTIAGTION OF ALLEGED WAR PLOT Result of a Strike at the Sturges & Burn Cos Plant, Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 21.—Federal investi- gation of an alleged war plot was be- gun today as a result of a strike at the Sturges and Burn Manufacturing company plant and the posting of no- tices 1o other employes calling for a strike wote. An officer of the com- pany said that of nearly 200 employes only about twenty-five had quit, but the posting of the notices led to theq elief that there was a concerted plan to foment trouble. The company has bee nmaking shrapnel shells for Eu- | rcpean nations. Movements of Steamships. 1 Christiania, Dec. — _Arrived: Steamer Bergensfjord, New York. Bergen, Dec. 20.—Arrived: Steamer: Kristianiafjord, New York. Christiansand, Dec. 20. — Arrived: | Steamer Frederik VIII, New York. | Genoa, Dee. 1 Steamer | Giuseppe Verd! Liverpool, Dec. 20.—Arrived: Steam- er Scandinavian, St. John, N. B, Plraeus, De: Vasilefs Glasgow, Dec. 20.—. Cameronia, Archangel, Dec. 17.—Sailed; Steam- ers Dwinsk, New York; Gursk, New York. New York. rrived: Steamer New York. OBITUARY. Thomas L. Willson, Ottawa, Ont. Dec. A message from New York today announced the death there of Thomas L. Willson, of Ottawa, credited with the discovery of a gas light buoy, now in use as an aid to navigation all over the world. He was born in Princeton, Ontario, in 1860. Russians Occupying Kum. . London, Dec. 22, 2:20 2. m—It was arnounced from Teheran, according to a despatch received here from Pe- trograd semi-official news agency that } he Russians have occupied the town ! of Kum, eighty miles southwest of | Teheran, after a great battle, In which the opposing forces were com= pletely defeated. ’