Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 8, 1916, Page 1

‘Attack—Not Known Whether it Means a Big General \ Offénsive Movement of All the Russians or Merely De- ll’ndhoWe-kenPruflneofCemanowmmthe ; the Russian Operations Are Being Press- Along Railway Lmu—Slm.honAlhngthe Other Fronts is Comparatively Quiet. : M.Y,m m.—Some idea “patire of the Rus- o blow on 'the Bessarablan front is by the raflway lines, which simplity_the problems of the winter supply of food, ammunition and fuel. The situation along other fronts is comparatively quiet. The loss of a British submarine by a mischance of navigation off the Dutch coast makes ~|a total of eleven British submarines k - Russian i, Bt despatenes from | German #ources admit their position there is "3t is not clear whether the Ri this theater ‘opera herald a bi; tions in a big sftensive movemont of all the has| A ‘majority of these, lost since the beginning of the war. however, have been of the smaller types. An echo of General Sir Ian Hamil- ton’s important review of the Darda- nellés operation is found in a reply published today that General Stop- ford, who was recalled on account of his conduct in the Sulva Bay opera- de | tions, has demanded an inquory by hrmw-dmbdnspn-ed along 81X 'MV LL FIREMEN L fnn:l SERIOUSLY, ~ fn'a Three-Story. q-mnm House Fire—Three Families Driven to the familles were ‘driv in their night clothes. The loss 00, BRML.ANT RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE For Delsgates to the Pan-American |1 Stientifie Corlyress. # Jan. 7.—A brilllant re- at t.ho wmu ‘House to- m’:?m::: a Mrs. Wilson erowned the '.)d‘l attmtlon wfl fll b nfif‘"‘" o Sufing the past two ecient congress ing the numbers preseht and splen- - anything of Secen'in Washington in Tecent -‘ than three Mll' Latin- 3 and ouse, jurists and oth fi}mammmamx the war office into the whole circum- stances of the landing of traops in the elles. In connection with the submarine activity in the Mediterranean sea an Athens despatch notes that alarm is felt there. owing to the fact that mone of the ships laden with grain purchas- ed in America either has arrived or been signalled. POLITICAL SITUATION X b R IN LOKM mfl!l e S iay Fullrnl ing Action of O.I;monl Cempulsion Bill. London, Jazi. 7 10:32 p. m.—The po- litimal situation today < was calmer afte the overwhelming vote secured by the government in the house of commons Thursday night on the first reading of its compulsion -hill. The reassuring size of the overnment's rity in the ‘lower house of par- St ot 20 e 88 | sengers h ktdflr'la as . o resigned as board x:tmiduuuon Goom Barnes members of the *The ’position of these men in this the Vote of the labor. congress was tm hasty and ill considered to be re- as reflecting the actual feel- ot the labor men of the country. liament did not meet today and will not sit again until Monday. The indications are that the conscription bill will be passed through the house of commons in order that it may reach the house of lords in ample time for ;-..-gg before the end of the month. INVESTIGATION OF THE WORLD'S SUGAR INDUSTRY To Make Congress Familiar With All Phases of the Production. ‘k—dfleotmemt-tmm expec “of 1t than weeks, who ‘made urmal appearance N e Svnite. Hotes. Mra. ‘with the ficent white -un in_gown Wi a reception Was ‘hold ' the his- “blue but the entire first of jon was thrown open mu: With the president. and e carriage line outside ex- |tariff m away. gt e SR mfim. OF BISHOP DORAN LARGELY ATTENDED. Gov: Beskman and Other State and _ City Officials Wers Present. complete report on all phases of sugar production_ever put before_ congress. The work is being done by agents of the bum:‘ng forelgn amd domestic commerce, whic eir to the di of the old tarift e iR tor e s e epetsed to show just what tacft if any. is needed to protect the industry in the United States and ite possessions. The bureau hopes to have the work done before congress acts upon- a pending resolution to extend the sugar Which expires under the new law May 1 next. STAMFORD REAL ESTATE DEALER HELD FOR CONTEMPT For Refusing to Answer Question of c.mmon Cnunoll Committee. Com., Jan. 7. com- emmd.L ‘which of im- l mw he committes. that hutre: answer proper questi lating to the 1 1t was dctied take action, however, unfl.l ul the evidence had been sus- outd appiy Zor a Wit of Rabamiioch 16"%he Conneil iseved the mivh: s % SIGNAL MEN OF N. H. _SYSTEM MAKE DEMANDS. Dn!éod Upen at General " Cabled_Paragraphs ssflmrsmmmgm lnry Outin . H. | mln ‘Rome. Rome, J'lll.r:. 2.30 p. m.—Thousands tm:xbh.n. lan'-hn m consulates i e they- |Mrpo|~. h Sel'Nlfl army to fight with the llll‘l in an effort to win back their. country. e suii e e in HOT CRITICISM OF REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER. Attacking - German-Americans During a Spesch on Munitions. . Washington, Jan. 7.—Hot sriticiem trom theee republican colleagues drawn by Representative Gardner ot Munohnmu, in the house today when he attacked German-Americans For ~Wisconsin and of Ohio, whose districts are E Amaflc‘:’n centers.. dm\ounmfl his statements as unwarranted and par- ticularly improper at this time. Rep- resentative Coover of Wosconsin, join- ed in the criticism, but he had just hag time to declare that Mr. Gard- ner’s speech might be_expected in the British parliament. when a point of order -cut -short the discussion. Mr. Stafford apologized for what had been construed as a reflec-, tlon on Mr. Gardner’s Spanish War service, after Representative Moore of Pennsylvania had produced the official record showing that the Massachusetts representative had been promoted for bravery. Mr. Gardner had left the house after speakins. No democrats joined in the argu- ment, but they divided their applause’ between Mr. Gardner and his_critics. is here,” asked Mr. Stafford when he took the floor, ‘whose veins flows any Teutonic blood, —but that sympathizes with the Fatherland? But mere sympathy for the Fatherland does not_conflict with the loyalty to the Stars and Stripes. or Austria-Hungary shoul by any deliberate act to: rights, T am sure those Gi icans who In times past their loyalty would do so & however, as some of the teers from effeete New England In the Spanish-American war di they cnlisted for that litile Wi , that disroputable little war t a lit- tle.and crumbling country¥s when aft- er they enlisted they had their moth- ers go and beg Governor Wolcott of Massachusetts not to send them to the ront. Mr. Longworth termed Mr. Gard- ner's address, “reckless and intemper- ate” and spoke of ' the munitions charge as a “wholly and absoltely false imputation.” ¥ regrot that ne made that apeech,” he said. “This js not the time to bring up questions that will fan the flame of hatred in this country.” “Amm." shouted “Cyclone” Davis, of L A e i THESSALONIKI WAS % s 177 Passengers Were Forced to Aban- A don the Sinking Ship. New York, Jan. 77.—The 177 pas- sengers who were forced to abandon the sinking Greek steamsship Thessa- loniki at sea, arrived here today o e, Stoamanip Patris of the same lipe and gave vivid descriptions of the hardships they suffered during the five weeks that the Thessalontki was bat- tered by gales, On Christmas day p: the supply of meat on the Thessaloniki was exhausted, only a few gallons of water were left and the ship's officers began to portion out short rations of the meagre supply of f00d which remained. The Thessaloniki first sprung a leak when she encountered a . hurricane Which raged for 12 hours on December. 21. The boiler and engine rooms were partially flooded and the steamer sent out calls for assistance. After the hurricane subsided, however, the wa- ter wos pumped out and the steames proceeded. MURDERER OF SCHENE:TFADV SCHOOL TEACHER DIES Autonio Ponton, the Porto Rican Stu- dent Walked to Chair Unsupported. Ossining, N. Y, Jan. 7.—Antonio Ponton, the Porto Rican student, was put to death in the electric chair this morning shortly after 6 o'clock for the murder of Miss Bessle Kromer, a Schenectady, N. Y. school teacher with whom he Was infatuated. Three shocks were administered before Ponton was pronounced dead. The condemned man wolked to the electric chair unsupport- ed and the prison officials said the execution was effected without a hitch, ‘Warden Kirchway, who is opposed to the death penalty, was not present. He excluded all newspaper men from the execution chamber, taking the po- sition that as he was opposed to cap- ital punishment, he did not care to advertise it any more than was neces- sary. SAMUEL GOMPERS ASKS FOR A “HATTERS DAY” n Workers to be Asked to Contribute 25 Cents for Payment Fin New York, Jan. 7—President Sam- ue Gompers of the American Federa- tion of Labor, it was announced to- day, has sent letters to every labor Gnion in America, calling on them to set aside Jan. 27 as ‘hatters’ day.” On the second hour of this day, Mr. Gompers requests every union ist to work for the Danbury, Conn., union- ists, against whom a supreme court judgment of $252,000 was entered in thelr legal battle against their em- plovers. According to Mr. Gomper: East Youngstown MORE THAN FIFTEEN BUILDINGS : BURNED BY MOB DESTROY 6 CITY BLOCKS Culmination of a Strike of Laborers s at Plant of the Republic Iron and Steel Co—19 Wounded in Battle With Armed Guards. Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 7.—One man as killed, nineteen persons, including woman, were wounded, more than Girtoen buildings were burned with a foke™ setimanted"ns $300,000 and wiate Ds were as flzo result of rioting Youngstown following a tween a crowd of strike sympathiz- ers and armed guards at the plant of the Youngwtown Sheet and Tube Co. tonight. The trouble was the culmination of @ strike of laborers which began at the Blrecwrs Case|>- WERE LOCKED UP FOR THE " NIGHT AT 11:35 O'CLOCK CHARGE FAVORABLE Jury at 5:30 Sent for a Number of Exhibits Connected With the Acqui- sition of the Boston and Maine Rail- road. New York, an. 7.—The. jury in the case of the eleven former directors of the New York, New Haven and Hart- fora railroad, charged with criminal violation of ‘the Sherman law, was locked up for the night at 1135 p. m., no verdict having been reached. 8ent for Exhibits. Indications that the jurors possibly had reached an issue in’their delibera- tions was brought to_the notice of the court shortly before 5.30 o'clock, when they sent for a number of exhibits con- nected with the acquisitin by the|2nd plant of the Republic Iron and Steel ' Ne ew Haven of the Boston and Maine equal to The Bulletin. “Saturday, Uan. Monday, Jan. Tuesday, Jan. Wednesday, Jan. Thursday, Jan. Friday, Jan. 7.. Effective For All Lines of Business The efficacy of newspaper advertising has been worked out in a countless number of instances and the experiencs of the publicity manager of Guaranty Trust company of New York is similar in the essential details to that of others. Telling of his chance to test out the merits of circularizing and advertising wmong merchants whose money happened to remain idle because of the interruption of international trade he said: them came to our bank with $30,000 and asked us for a certificate of deposit, as he thought the money might just as well be earning some- thing while the international market was closed. This gave us an idea. ‘We matled a circulater letter to foreign traders, explaining the advantage of depositing on these certificates in the war exigency, with the result that favorable answers began to come In. Then we placed the same letter in the daily mewspapers in the form of an advertise- ment and in a few days these advs brought in $565,000 in deposits.” It makes no differénce whether it is banking or other lines of bus- iness advertising brings desirable results and when seeking a medi- um in this vicinity there is nothing which can furnish “One of the service In the past week the touowh\s matter appeared in its. columps: 121 127 115 TFotals . o2 3siasaes- 00 company ‘a week ago and spresd to the plants of the tube company, the Youngstown Iron and Steel com, and the Brier Hills Steel mmmm “Independent” concerns. demanded 25 cents an hour, xh- com- panies offer an increase of 19 1-2 to 22 cents per hour. The trouble started early this morn- ing when strike sympathizers and workers at_the sheet ang tubs plant clashed. Stones were thrown. and several shots twere fired, but no one was injured. Later:in the.afternoon riot occurred just outside the tube company plant and two men were in- jured so badly they were taken to & hospital. The most serious trouble started to- night when the day shift at the sheet an dtube mills left work. A crowd of 6,000 gathered at the en- trance of the ‘works and stonea 2 squad of private police in charge Chief J. M. Woltz of the sheet and tube company force. Nineteen in Crowd Wounded. According to a statement made by Woltz, he fired a blank shot to scare the crowd and then firing became general. Nineteen in the crowd ‘wounded following which the mab, frenzied, surged ‘nto the East Youngs- town business cstrict ana set fire to several buildings. As the torch applied first to a clothing_ store then to a jewelry store, the looting began. A saloon was fired and loot- ed, the " liquor distributed through the crowd. The Youngstown _fire went to the scene of the fires but driven off by the crowd. The Youngstown department also ed to check the blage, but . the o was cut and the firémen driven wm The flames quickly spread and more | fore than fifteen buildings were destroyed. More than twenty familles are reports ed homeless as a result of the fire, which late tonight still was burning: Sheriff Umstead found the s beyond his control and asked state troope be sant hers 3,000,000 workers through out the &ountry should contribute twenty-five cents each to the cause, If this were done the Danbury hatters would re- ceive $750,000 or almost three times the amount of the judgment. et T CONDITION OF CARNEGIE’S HEALTH CAUSES ANXIETY. Is On His Way to Miaml, Fla, to Spend the wln‘fl' New York, Jllm 7—~Andrew Carne- gio ls on s way ‘today to Miami, | ors Florida, fo spend the winter at Bucyrus to Tats cxty. The Four Regiment at Columbus was mobilize and move to the sosns of the | law. trouble as soon as H.lhfl !fll not stors i.n towil” !om. inside the fired the shot. : The trouble started as the day of the Youmavm M and ‘mills and WM and jeered "X number of the workers were stoned and beaten, | guilty they might be thought to ratlroad and including a letter written bby Charles S. Mellen, former presi- of the New Haven, in which he the question of monopoly. Two and a Half Hour Charge. “The acquisition of the Boston and Maine was one of the phases of the case upon which Judga Hunt, in his {wp hour and & half charge to the Jury, today, laid special stress. He that the question was whether the New Haven and the Boston and Maine were in substantial competition. He read to the jury- the repotr of the Massachu- setts commission of commerce and discussed the subject which held that there was no substantial competition Dbetween the roads and said that i the jurors should be convinced by other ©evidence in the case that competition existed, they must necessariiy find er- roneous the report of “an official com mission of the state of Massachusetts charged with the duty of ~induiring into the railroad situation which then contfronted the commission.” Charge Favorable for Defense. Judge Hunt's charge was regarded by many in the court room as favor- olize the commerce in New England must have been continuous from the date named in the indictment—that of nt of the Sherman la 1890—nnti] the date the indictment w: found. Otherwise the _government case falled, he sald. The defendants in that event must BN s stiiad, JHo matter. how other crimes not named in the indict- ‘ment.” Also, the case failed if the jurors found ‘that the conspiracy ceased be- fore the threo-year period covered by dhe statute of limitations, thy-court Btat This point the court made in con- R ‘of | cost and gen t] alleged conspiracy, the court held not to be in violation of the The mere magnitude of the New Hnm. the jury was not to consider, §aid the court. : GONVENTION OF WOMAN'S NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE —_— Formulating Plans to Ald the Demo- cratioc National Committee. ‘Washington, Jan. 7.—The walll‘l arme 11 Democratic 1t India's wfi-t il officially .IH- mated at 'S'ICWM acres. I!rlh'r- at ”\l Summit Gllk Mll| at jummit, N. J., re uflud Wholssal prhn of quhhllv.r were further advanced $5 per flask to $260. The B«lnflln Parliament is r‘port to have approved a war credit of $100,000,000. 8Six ro-aerop! ordered from the Sturtevant Aeroplan Co, of Boston by the Navy. The New Orloom Cotton Exchange will be closed today, the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. Between 12 and 18 persons lost their lives when the river steamboat Kan- awha sank below P..rkenburl The electrical supply House of the Ilinois Steel Co., at Chicago, burned with a loss of $100,000. President Wlllon expects to go to Springfield, Ill, on Feb. 12 to attend a celebration of Lincoln's birthday. Aloxcnd.r McLean, civil war v.t.rln New Jersey newspaperman, died in Jersey City. He was 71 years old. About B00 men were given employ- ment by the reopening of the Never- Sweat shaft of the Anaconda at'Butte, ont. Delegates to the PanAmerican Sci- entific Congress visited the home and t‘?mb of George Washington at Mount ‘ernon. Application to organize the San Joaquin Valley National Bank Stockton, Cal., capital $500,000, approved. of was ucker, Russian Consul for Philadelphia, received a second call to the colors for Russian The copper output of the Inspira- tion Copper Co., for January and February is reported to have been sod ahead. The twelfth annual conention of the ational Boot and Shoe Manufactur- ers’ Amcuuon will meet in New York, Jan. After a week's iliness from pneu- mcmll1 Hans Schumann-Heink, son of filnrl opera contralto, died at lego, Cal. o “l;nm: o-m- “of 8 s.-nh Carolina in- uced mncy est immigration bill, which' has passed by 'two Congresses, and tvnc- Vvetoed. The British dum.fi!p Australian Trasport, N-w York for Because of in jesti tm s o rain congestion af e ports, - th Sstablished emergency Tates to per- mit grain shipments to Montreal and Quebec. Beaumont H. Johnson of Winsted, assistant superintendent of the state capitol, is in a Hartford hospital, seri- ously ill of pneumonia, it was learned last night. The four children of John Morgan of New Martinsville, W. Va., ranging from fuor to 16 years of age were burned to death when fire destroyed thefr home. Solicitor-General Davi submitted a motion in the United States Su- preme Court to advance for early Dearing the govermments sult against the Reading. Orders for rapid fire and other guns to cost between $9,000,000 and $10,- 000,000 were received from the Briti a|ing their t eorge ®|found to be suffering . from Government by the Driggs-Seal Ordnance Co. 5 o A tannery which will cost $7, and which wil levidently employ be- tween 4,000 and 5,000 men will be es tablished at sL Louis by the Interna- tional Shoe Ci Three Chij pewa Indians, represent- ibesmen in the Ball Club, Minn., district, left for Washington to ask Congress’ to hasten action on Chippewa claims G Hodges, the Greek, who was lepros: when he applied to & Richmond. Ya, hospital for treatment, was committed to the municipal pest house. Gateway, a mining camp in Mesa County, Col, has been snow-bound for a week. It is feared that food sup- jlies are running low.and an effort is being made to break a trail. Secretary Garrison was directed by the Senate to furnish Tall information a2 o the original cost maintenance . U every army post in States. AT CANTON LOOTED Marauders Posted Proclamations De- soribing Themssives as Revolution. sts, . Canton, allll. Jan. 7.—One bnnflrefi men: wmus PUBLIC CONDITIONS CANNOT c0l e DednraTh!&eSlnmp'flntMuflCflneufln e War Abroad Should Find Americans Ready to § Emergency—Says the War’s Inflation of Cease With the Restoration of Peace and That E Fonnfl:!AloneWilll’repmtfieUmhdSNs smof\hlnuloNanulFigm Washington, Jan. 7.4Secretary Red- fleld, in a_memorandum on_business conditions transmitted to President Wilson today, pictures the country as in the most prosperous state of its his- tory. The warning is added, though, that war's inflatfon of commerce wiil last only untll wars end, and that business foresight .alone will prepare the United States for peace. The slump that will follow the war abroa: e secretary’s summary de- clares, must find Americans ready to take their share of the world's trade unhampered -~ by - provincial notions. False values created by unusual condi- fears, may lull the United States ‘into a fancleq commercial se- T¢is ot to be expected,” the secre- tary says, “that our business move- INSTRUCTIONS TO GERMAN SUBMARINE COMMANDERS Submitted- to Secretary La German Ambassador. ing by ‘Washington, ‘Jan. 7—The following statement was issued today by Sec- retary Lansing: “The German ambaesador today left at the department of state, under in- structions from his government, the following communication ‘1—German submarines in the Med- iterranean had, from the beginning, orders to- condyct cruiser warfare 2galnst enemy merchant vessels only 16 -accordance with general principles tefhational law and in particular 5 nm-ua). ied in the tish Isies, w sibmarines - therefore abe pflmd to destroy enemy mer- chant vessels ‘in the Mediterranean, i. e; passénger as well as freight shins, as far as, they do not. trip to escape or offer resistance—only after passen- Ehsrus S have . been accorded 3—All cases of destruction of ef emy mérchant ships in the Mediterra- nean, in which ‘Geran submarines ate cos are made the subject of of- ficial lnvumdon and, besides, sul mitted to regular prize caurt proceed- ings. Insofar as American interests are concerned. the German government will comm te the result to the American government. This, also, in the Persia case if the circumstances should call for it. “*4—If commanders of German sub- marines should not have obeyed the orders given to them, they will be pun- ished; furthermore, the German gov- ernment will make reparation for dam- age caused by death of or injuries to American citizen: My. Lansing made no announcement of the Lusitania proposals, saying the subject still was confidential. The Frye note, dealing with the small boat question, will be made pub- lic later. PANAMAN GOVERNMENT GETS LOAN OF $1,250,000 From a Trust Company in Chicage and Three New York Banks. Panama, Jan. 7.—The Panaman government has ' obtained a loan of $1,250,000 from a -trust company in Chicago and three New York banks at 96. The loan is to draw 5 per cent. and is -for twelve years. This loan will relieve the temporary financial| difficulties of the national treasury. It is understood that most of the loan is ‘needed to pay outstanding obligations. For_some_time the finances of Pan- ama have been in an unsatisfactory condition, it being stated that there was a deficit in exceas of $1,250,000, and it was thought necessary at onme time to.appoint a fiscal agent. The loan just obtained was authorized several months ago by the national assembly of Panama. PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS " CLOSING SESSION TODAY ment will continue in its presen| No one that we can the future maintain an exp ment of more than five bill value, or that we may sanely apparent net balance in our fe merchandise transactions of lions in any one vear. Impossible to Continue. “It is alike impossible and ble that these things contin impossible for ‘no other reaso because the world has not the. to pay to any one nation sums for any long period in to the waste of war. The not spending their incomes in markets but their capital, and vast it is there are limits to which the (Continued on Page Two) $650,000 NEGOTIABLE REVENUE STAMPS §' Vault in 8t. Paul, Minn., Internal nue Office Blown Open. St. Paul, Minn,, Jan, 7.—Federal cliy_authorities fonisht said they no clue to the identity of the Who early today blew open the of the local internal revenue offic the federal building, located inm heart of thé business , caped with approximately $650,000 negotiable internal revenue stan and about $3,000 in currency. . % Authorities' in all nm and in virtually every the United States have lbaul ‘co-operate in the bers, -who- are- their loot, welghing mm t.bnh pounds, away in an sutomebijes negotiable stamps we Fobbery ls said to be the bl biggest | history of the internal revenue: ment. ¥ The exact amount of loot ob will not he made known until Lynch, revenue collector, and sistants have. checked up th counts, which probably will be row morning. FIRE IN CINCINNATI CAUSES LOSS OF Seventeen Bags and Eleven Concinnati, O, Jan. 7.—The three-story depot and office b the Adams Express company, at northwest eorner of Front and Streets, this city, o fire early today. mated al $800,000. Crossed electric wires in the tor's department on the second of the building 1s said to have cau the fire. % During the fire J. W. Dale, assistant general agent, assisted by the ipolice & removed 17 bags, said to contain $1. 000 each, and eleven chests which con tained money, the amount of wi could not be learned. A I of moncy was in the big vault, Dale said, but was not removed it is believed to be immune from and water. The offices were headquarters of company west of Pittsburgh, and depot and warehouses are nlsd'll hange voin} and N S with freight of all kinds. Al ol records kept in the buliding destroyed. SUIT FOR RESTITUTION . OF CONJUGAL RIG Filed by Wife of Aviator Claude hlmo-whlh. London, Jan. 7, 1124 p. m. — Claude' Grahame-White, wife of widely known aviator, ‘who is mow flight .commander of air has filed & conjugal action which ordinarily is the’ lude to a suit for divorce. ude Gflhflme»'whlh M D Action Will be Taken on Resolutions | C: Prepared by Sections and Sub Sec- tions. ‘Washington, Jan. 7.—Work of the second Pan-American Scientific Con- tomorrow in a most important . proposals, originating | £ in ‘the international repared by the executive committee, Jeeapocted to deal with the new Pane ‘Americanism so much discussed since the congress-conv, B | Although the i uni Debjects waa mot curtatied estimated that the number of papers ,rud 2 dnaddresses- delivered reached 000 . G’NPTA'N OF ORUICEI DESCARTES CAUTIONED Instructed by French Government Not ito .Stop Any. More American Ves- sels. Wai hlmun, Jan. 7—The n‘-,u de- partment was ‘bassador M at v pnea tha law section. and | ™ of n Rov. Chi