Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 13, 1916, Page 1

m.—l-bna ham, the actor, dlod W STNgE ¢ Anoes short illness. ‘Emma She the mflanmurot a Gsrm-n baron. | London Polics Investigate Passports. London, Jan. 12, 1025 p.m- American embassy announces that Sn future all »ynesuon- for passports concerning which there is any doubt will be turned over to the British po- lUce for investigation. - BOOMING SENATOR WEEKS AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. Resolution Commending Him Passed by Mass. Republican State Commit- tee. KILLING OF MllmeA.‘. DEBATED IN WB'AN ANNUAL ' EVENT Chhpiibiir, After a Fierce Struggle of Fifteen Minutes Duration in Second Period, William Lifson, 17, Was Found Lifa- " less With His Face Deep in the Mud, Philadelphia, Jan. 12.—One student Was killed and six others were injured In the annual bowl fight today between the freshmen and sophomore classes of the University of Pennsvivania. which was won by the first year men. The mg man who lost his lfl“ was Will- {-m of Elizabeth, khxious Over What Effect Conquest of Mon- " tenegro Will Have on Saloniki. Members Aam That IM is Inevitable Should Carranza, - m a Fair Trial, Fail o Subdue the M ican Bandits. MONTENEGRINS OVERWHELMED BY AUSTRIANS Boston, Jan. 12.—A resolution com- mending Sonator Woeks 10 the Deople of the country s a man who would make “a strong, forceful and able Ppresident,” was adopted at a meeting of the republican state committee day. The mame of no other candi- date was mentioned In the discussion, members of the committee said, al- though doubt was expressed as to the expediency of making any utterance at this time on the subject of presidential | 56} R references. g P Raward A. Thurston of Fall River s it ?r:- was again chosen president of the com- | Fan= atter a fair trial falied to pro” mittee and other officers were also re- [ {Ct forelgners elected. , The resolutions fellow: “We, the members of the etate re-| Excitement in Senate and House. publican committee, in annual meeting | The atmosphere was surcharged with assembled, recognizing in _John W.|excitement when the senaie and house Weeks, junior senator from Massachu- [met and the storm broke q Sen. setts, a man eminently fitted by trak ing, business experience and sional service for the high office of president of the United States,” do hereby express our confidence in" his ability, his sterling worth and his un- swerving loyalty to the principles of the republican party, and commend him to the people of the United States as a man who would make a strong, ‘Washington, Jan. 12.—Congress was swept by a wave of impassionsd in- dignation today over the killing of American citizens by Mexican bandits near Chihushua. Demands for actiom came from minority Hbmmmuw&nhw anthAlnflfi-MBcprTlo dhmmk“—fldv’w Never Before Has the Little Kingdom Been Compelled to Bow to a Foreign Power—Entente Preis Unable to Understand Why Italian Assistance Has Not Béen Sent to Lovcen—Reduction of Montenegro Will Enable ) Austria to Command the Adriatic Sea and Threaten the Flank of Any Advance From Saloniki—Austrian Com- munication Records Repulse of Attacks by Russians on the -Bessarabian Frontier. oll were ad: -I-.rl‘lbylhe‘l'm-Cn. The output of ihl mines of the Do minion Coal Co, during 1315, was ap- Proximately 5000000 5 The National League of Commission Merohants opened thelr 24th . annual convention -\ Indianapolis. coun. MTmdedekedAlougtbeM Ncwpnr!ml'llm—Mn.uothnyedNoF During the Secretary’s Recital. iacerations. The ¢rs suffered from ghock and exhaus- . To Arrest Witnesses. . Immediately after the news of the the | tragic ending of the bow] fight reached polico headquarters a detail of the murder squad was sent to the uni- versity to arrest material witnesses of the affair and they will appear be- fore the coroner when the inquest in- to Lifson's death is held. Fight Fiercest in Years. Orders for 62 locomotives have been received duflnL!h. last few days by the American Locomotive Co. Three persons were kifled and six pthers injured in a fire in & rooming b stz ;v Frankiin Mohr, were the most inter- The New International Hotel at|€Sting developments at today's session Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., was destroyed | 9f the trial of Mrs. Mohr, Cecil Victor ator Sherman, republican, of introduced a resolution to Providence, R. I, Jan. 12.—The ad mission of alleged confessions by the two negro defendants and the exclu- sion of evidence concerning the char- acter of the medical practice of Dr. C. Brown and Spellman would be. Miss Burger was in an bile w!llth the v%oct:r on the was shot on Washington road, rington, and received two bu wounds herself. Admitting she closely acquairted with Dr. ohr's business affairs, she was intervention by the United Pan-American nations unless General Carranza conld comply at once with & demand that he protect the lives and (Continued on Page Eight) London, Jan. 12, 1022 . m.—Cet- tinje, the capital of Montenegro, now seems like'y to suffer the fate of Bel grade and British observers are al ready asking anxiously what menace mines and sank. crews were saved. Austrians Repulse Russians. On the Russian front the Austrian A majority of the asked The figh by fire. The loss '$25,000. Brown and Henry H. Spellman, 'hu Ll:l'h Wlfll‘;t he specialized in, ymmunicati records Tre- e it was one of the flercest held — thing. e prosecuting attorne: the Austrian conquest of Montenegro | SMclal ks, By <he Bas .’;‘;Lfii"i{, u::lfly _able president of this (COMPULSION BILL PASSES In years by the twe classes. Lifson’s| Th e French liner Lafayette, which instantly on his feet with an is likely fo hud over the allies at|Li(C'on "the Bessarabian frontier, but | ST UYL o managea| SECOND READING IN COMMONS |death wwae the fitst fatality iy the long | was threatened with destruction. ar- By the latter ruling the court rob- | tion. insists. that the attacks everywhere were Tepulsed. The Petrograd com- ‘munication silent on the subject, but the Russians usually withhold ‘mention of their movements until they are well on the road to complétion. Quiet on Western Front. There have been no important de- velopements on the western front. The blowing up of a large German munitions depot near Lille is ad- mitted in the German communication. According to one account this was due to a British air raid. The English | press believes that the cautious word- ing of the German communication con- ceals a disaster of large proportions. Spirit of Optimism Shown By Allies. There is a great spirit of optimism both in British and’ French despatches Cettinje Surrounded. Fixntlag is going o nall around Cet- tinie, the small town which nearly a yea: agc crased to be the seat of the Mcntenegi’n government. - Never be- fore in the lcng historr of the little Montenegrin kingdom has it been com- to bow to a foreign conqueror, bui there seers lttle hope that it can lohs. withstand = the = overwhelming siramgly of General Koevess in men and gul Abm of Italians a Puzzle. As jn_ Serbia’s case, the entente press ‘findy it inexplicable why Ital- iun assistavce was mot sent long ago to Leveen which it 18 n.ld could ngve heel. readered impregnable with a comperatively small number of re- orcemerts ard a few heavy guns. list of bowl fights since 1870, al- though there have been men injured in_these contests. The fight was to have been held on the football gradiron at Franklin fleld, but the turf was t00 soft and the bat- tle was transferred to the grounds of the commercial museum nearby. There were 700 men in the struggle, 400 soph- omores and 300 freshmen. Some were Governor McCall's successful campaign as the head of the republican ticket in the state election last fall, issued a Statement tonight, saying: “The state committee was not chosen to present candidates to the country, or, for that matter, to the state. The people are in control in Massachusetts and thousands of republicans will re- sent this unauthorized action of their representatives in the state commit- g3 bed the case of much of its popular interest as counsel for the defense had intimated that sensational revelations might be expected. “Confessions” Are Admitted. The alleged confessions of the rie- groes to the police that they were em- ploved by Mrs. Mohr to murder her husband were later repudiated except in. the case of a third negro, Georze W. Healis, who has turned state's evi- den While the judge decided to let the “ccnfessions” go in he stated that the jury would be instructed to disre- gard them in considering the guilt or innocence of Mrs. Mohr. Counsel fought strenuovsly to exclude the con- fession. Police Inspector Testifies. Without Division—Change in Attitude rived in New York from Bordeaux. of Labor Party Members. Colonel Joseph H. Dorst, U. 8. A, retired, Indlan and Spanish-American War veteran, died at Warrenton, Va. “Were his patients mostly 5 or —" began Mr. Lewis, when the stal again objected. “What is the material point of this | queltlon"' inquired the court. “We want to show that some else besides theee defendants may had a motive for having the cut of the way,” answered Mr. Judge Sterns excluded this line inquiry and the character of the d tor's practice was fiot revealed by Mi Burger. At another point in the cross-exam. ination Mr. Lewis Inquired of Misa Burger, if she did not tell some one that she received her black eye amd bruise on the left as a result of rough handling by Healis, the doctor’s chauf-, teur, in dragging her to the side of London, Jan. 12, 10.45 p. m.—Ami scenes of uproarious enthusiasm the house of commons at 11 o'clock to- night defeated a motion to reject the military service bill by a vote of 431 to 3. Immediately afterward the house acceded to the premier's re- quest by passing the second reading of tha bill without division. The yote was chiefly interesting on account of the changed attitude of many of the 105 members who oppo-.fl it on the first reading. The debate was closed by Arthur Henderson, president of the board of education,” in a much applauded speech. He sald it was a greal - 0. W, Burk. former mayor of Blue Island, arrested and put in ]A.fl chuged w!!h accepting a $5,000 All_room on steamers from Galves- ited | ton, Tex., for Barcelona for the next In this period the object|six months has been booked full of of the second year men was to touch |cotton. the freshmen's bowl man with the large wooflen bowl in the possession of the sophomores. They failed. Lifeless With Face Deep in Mud, In the second period the side which IMPERATIVE NEED OF TWO DREADNOUGHT DRYDOCKS Urged Upon House Naval Committee by Rear Admiral Stanford. ‘Washington, Gnrm-n{ has cancelled its announced Pro; lor the distribution of large Guantities o bread 1o hard working persons. Jan. 12. — Imperative 5 = the roadway after she was shot. This faction to bim that because of d,'flu',,m succeeded in having the largest num-| Wheat and other commodities, | ,, C7:ef Inspector Willlam F. O'Neil. of {ljne of questioning suggested to the The veduetion of - Montenegro, the from the west front, the correspon- (need of two dreadnought drydocks on the police department, testified that s peic's out. will enable Austris. |dents expressing the firm conviction | the Atlantic eide of ti- country was|cdit i Eiven his friends and him. | ber of hande upon the bowl when the | mostly grain, uffs, and metals, L < [y S Mg B o not enly to com: Adriatic, but | of the allled generals that there is no | urged upon the house naval commit- foodst: marshsla blew nx-xr whhuo. won. the | will be admmad to Spain free of duty Possibility of any successful tee today by Rear Admiral Stanford. The 'mfl flafl:fly hereafter. iv ‘here in_the west lines.| He said one of these basins. o - [ ieon minates an he' blg * g oftensive anywhere 1n .| He sat CE iR Rty 1 e figss-cf U oo Fredom from millhry sarvics in the nd at tl toni of the | Austrian army for the duration of the egram Company sends from British | $3,500,000 and the other somewhere i Serious For Italy. heddquarters an interview with an un- | south of Hatteras—the choice ;‘::tm"'“‘”’m“ ““"Y e closed with the .;W“‘;go::' "7 Basyia e g g :ogww:_ granted to Franz Lehar, the For Italy the mew Austrian success [named ent staff -officer, ber!;'ean Guantanamo, Moblle ahd New| - “T have the authority of Barl Kitch- | the other students found lying about has a most serious aspect. The long |Was G\Ioted &8 Elyihg: G:N{ Fg fora | 7T and the general staff that we re- |the bowl. Lifson was rushed to the narrow Italian. peninsula_is peculiarly Allies Outnumber German: houantanamo, Admiral e Swanford|quire at once mot only the unmarried | university Tospital, where life was vulnerable to an attack from’ the Sea.| .o now have full information | theee woneider: e cation. und the|men enrolled under the Derby scheme, | Pronounced extinct.’ The exact cause Any really great Austrian naval base| . ‘We FOW . BEEC N Ot | e qonsidering it Jocation, and Me|not only the married men who are|of his death was not determined in the in the magnificent harbor of Cattaro |3DOUL the Bermen forfees (afhe W& |prediction that “if we have trouble it|waiting to be called, but also the | first examination One theory is that would have been impossible without B v atiere Oribaainber prgb-hls e ihnl the g-rt;lbbeu; he | Thole of the 660.000 men with whom | he was suifocated. but under the new: circum- ino. doHtanmber Wamarized, his estimates™ of - the| thix Amasaiice: deats” Germans, and sites follows: Brother Says Death Was Accidental. ssion of Cat- The opposition in the house of com- faro Is almost as reat o menace to|them in both field and heavy artillery| New Orleans_Good site for $2,500,- | mons to the conscription bill crambled | Edward A. Lifson, a senior in - the iiaiy s the’German conuest of Catala and our weapons. ate er othan [ 000 floating dock. tonight to a few consolentious object- | Wharton School of Finance of the uni- would have been to Great Brita their one without depleting oue muni: | class EAIE SIts Ts to, be. chogen. © | Chonte TGt sfo the anti-compul_ | FeTsity and a brother of the | dead Italian Transports Sunk. ‘We can take their first line| Guantanam est site of @M, claimed 200 votes, but on the man who saw the t, that | 3 o—B M. bt | first reading they were able fo muster | his brother’s death was accidental. He While attention is centered on the|of trenches whenever we wish. haatiisnped Uy tessatity of toittce- y e to muster X developements in the Adriatic coast,| “To say that we have got them e YL i BB S e only 105, of whom more than one-haif | 4id not want the police to make any tions and mobile army to defend the it is announced from Rome that two |beaten is dangerous rubbish, but, the |base, and by scarcity of labor, ship| " vt Irish Nationalists. arrests. materials lhe statements were made by Brown d- Spellman voluntarily. denied flul the were roughly handled be- fore “cont g. The.chief will nar- rate to the jury when court convenes in“the: morning just what Brown and Speliman told him about the crime. Character of Medical Practice Ex- cluded. Questions put to Miss Emily G Burger, secretary and at times house- keeper for the late Dr. Mohr, in cross examination by Willlam H. Lewls, counsel for the negroes, foreshadowed in a measure what the. defense of STRIKE AT YOUNGSTOWN HAS BEEN SETTLED, Steel Workers Vote to Return to Work also to. threaten. the fll.nk of any ad- vl.nu rrom <.m.nlk' and prevent any e Rrania tempt to show that Healis was one of the actual assassins. Miss Burger's Relations Fith Dr. Mohr Miss Burger in her story to the told for the first time publicly ed that she was very Mohr, hotels with him, had gone with him to Bosion on shopping trips and had walked along the beach at Newport with kim on Sunday ajternoons. During Miss Burger's recital, Mrs. Mohr sat stiffly, watching the witness intently at times, but betraying mne feeling. A deluge of letters opposing the ap- pointment of Joseph Johnson as Post- master of New York reached the ‘White House. The Alabama circuit eflurtallppul held that beneficiaries of a hanged for murder cannot collect his insurance policy. An increase of 15 cents n day will be glven to the 500 emp the Amcrlun Manganese M-.nuhcmflnx at Dunbar, Pa. NEW TRIALS FOR FIVE FORMNXR N. H. DIRECTORS, Only the Date of the Proposed New Italian tansports, the Brindisi and|truth is, we have got them ready for it came to the second reading | Pruvost Edgar Smith was shocked Citta a1 Palermo, last week struck FRENCH LAND ON GREEK ISLAND OF CORFU a beating.” MIDDLETOWN DEMOCRATS NAME FULL TICKET. Matter Taken dnd-r Advll-mont By Gmk c-b-m London, Jan. 12, 1157 p. m—A French detachment has been landed un the ‘Greek ialand of Corfu for pro- visional occupatfon, according to an Athens despatch to Reuter's Telegram Company. Fourteen ships of unknown nafonality ‘are cruising around Corfu. French soldlers occupied the Achil- ieion, on which the French flag was hoisted. The' occupation of Corfu, say the advices from Athens, s a repetition of what has h-pp-ud o other Greek island: matter has been taken under ldvl-uml by the Greek cab- inet and a prof James F. Connery, a Former Alder- man, Nominee for Mayor. Middletown, Jan. 12—The demo- crats will have a full ticket in the field for the biennial mayoralty elec- tion on Monday. Willard C. Fisher and Arthur L. Allin have declined to run, after being regularly nominated for mayor and {M' lol'ne days it ap- peared as though the party would not Snter & ticket: 'ronichg however, after a party conference, the town committee named James F. Connery, a former alderman and a well known business man as the nominee for may- or and he accepted. Harold M. Meech is the republican nominee. and 00.000; shops, $7,500,000.. two battleships, building , wavs accommodations, the admiral follows: folk, $2,509,000; Charleston. '$3, New Orleans, $4,700,000; Mare Isiand, $2.400,000; Puget Sound, $2,100,000. Other equipment outside of the- juris- between $30,000,000 and $50,000,000. RAILROAD SIGNALMEN DEMAND * AN INCREASE IN WAGES Demands Formally Presented to Gen- eral M-nlmr vf ‘N. H. System. supplies. A graving dock at Guantanamo would cost $4,- with heavy machine tool equipment, $1,500,000, and the to- tal for development would reach about To. pravile oleht Smvy, yaras -with an: Hlvannis s L said, | SOUTHP would require a total of $22,000,000, u; BEORT. GHiL GAGSED Boston, $2,200,000; New York, $2,-| 100,000 I;hilldebhlm $2,700,000 N‘No - | diction of the bureau of ~yards and docks would bring the total cost up to ists had withdrawn from the opposi- tion, Premier Asquith had placated & majority of the labor members who and only a comparative handful re- mained irreconcilable. ' AND BOUND BY ROBBER Marauder Fled When She Loosened Gag and Cilled to Her Dog. Southport, Conn,, Jan. 12.—When she refused to obey the commands of an unmasked robber to open a safe on the Pegquot Poultry farm this afternoon and after the man had wrested an empty shotgun from her grasp, Har- riet F. Taylor, daughter of Willlam Taylor, owner of the place, was gagged and bound to a chair. The man then made several futile attempts to open- the safe and ran- sacked the office. Miss Taylor man- ‘When 13 of the bill tonight the Irish National- had voted “No” on the first reading the occupa- test against tion ‘of Corfi, which 48’ being Tormu- lated, is expected to be more energetic than, previous protests sent to the en- tente powers. It is understood that the landing of is preparatory to the Serbian army for the purpose of rest and re-fltfll. : The Achilleion erected in 1890 SEVERE COLD WAVE 18 of the CQumry Today. most severe cold waves of SWEEPING EASTWARD Rains and Snows General Over Most ‘Washington, Jl.n. 12.—One of the|road would give out any stai recent | it is understood on good aged to loosen the knotted handker- chief in her mouth and called for “Teddy,” a collle dog. Fearful that some male member of the family might come in resporse to the call for help, the man leaped out of a window and escaped. authorities are in hopes of apprehend! the man on the seription . CONNECTICUT RELIEF SHIP New Haven, len.. Jan. 12.—A com- mittee from the Bmthl‘rhm of Rail- road Stenaimen, met C. L. Bardo, gen- ‘eral-‘manager of the New !Ol‘k. Haven and Hartford raflroad here to- day ang tormally presented demands for an increase wages. = B, i Sommitten o e e tement, uthority thaé for the Empress Which swept north an of Austria. Th. villa was )wnhl-fl in 1907 by Btfl'nn.l night towara the PROGRESS OF WORK IN EXTERMINATING MOSQUITOES. the day from the in northwest warm in ll!(lc'. A Third of the Marshes Along the - % Connecticut Shore Drained. ‘Weather Fric exoept in New expected, COURSE IN MILITARY a poration Yestorday, ot - oc'!l:‘- ! medioine at HaryardSod years, following in the wake of a storm | the men- deman @ eastward from ¥ today, was spreading to- | Ge t. preading partment and the | stood, gave no definite answer Atlantic coast. 'W'hflt record low tem- | deman. fl'l. 5 b e peratures were being reported during ‘west, the mercury | the railroad com; down to B8 degrees bolow zero | oulars to the employes of th: Canada, if abnor- | tenance and ways the wu!h,n.tha Ohlo |ing the Wnrlinwo\trl from ten hours | I°! ‘bureau predicts fair | the th) be u 8 r | that a meeting will virtually everywhere | ol o Where snow is | matter, MEDICINE AT HARVARD | FrofTons Declded Upen at a Moeting of the Cor- o loyes in this it is \m“r- a per cent, for the 10‘: HAS SAILED FOR ROTTERDAM With More Than 8,000 Tons of Food- stuffa-and Supplies for Belgians, New York, Jan, 12—The steamship Fontoporos, ' the ' Connecticut relief ‘z‘mt out by the mluunflfor Belgium, from New York for Rotterdam with more It is repo: than 6,000 tons of mixed foodstuffs, 3 u.hotlnn among the employes and and other suppliés for the desti- held in this | tute Belglans and people in northern on Januany %8 to consider the | Framce. ""fl:m. obtained o through % 1avge proportion The ‘signal men will mest Now [of the population of Connestiout, Roohelle on January 14 and at e e Jan to er the dence on January 18 gresa of the negotiations regarding demands, ‘The rall It was also learned here that pany has sent out oir- 6 main- ent, reduc- tc nhm hours with nine hours’ that there is dis- LIFE TERM IN 8AN QUENTIN, Stay of Execution Granted While His Attorneys Porfoot an Appeal. OBITUARY. Wflh m ’Wuwn P, Ohlll'h !h- ‘meeting il " b o s | pRATH OF RUERTA is Loy Family Oafled to Bedside—Final raments Administered, ohalrman af phyelos, was B Ame .wud! — 28 PUPILE MAROGONED IN GM””AIN_“HOGL BUILDING. By Rising Water at East 8¢, Louis, 11i, —Rescued by Policomen in Skiffs, rescued at in ll‘lflm‘ o TWO ITALIAN !TEANERG SUNK IN THE ADRIATIO, | Ject: svhen he learned of Lifson’s death. He said: “'The question of the continuation of the bowl fight and other fights will re- celve careful and gerious consideration after a few days. In the light of what occurred I am sure no one would care to have this form of sport continue. The sympathies of the entire univers- ity, faculty and students is with the boy's relatives.” BRITISH LABOR MINISTERS 4 WITHDRAW RESIGNATION. After a Long Conference With Premier Asquith. London, Jan. 12, 7 p. m.—The resig- hation from the finistry of the laber members, Arthur Henderson, president of the board of education, tively parllamentary under-secretary for home affairs and lord commissio; er of the treasury, have been with- drawn. The labor leaders had a long con- forence with Premier Asquith at his invitation, when he gave Sism A ances that the government no \llt@rlor motives behind th. nllltll'y service bill It was lgter ofcially announced that “In_view of the fact matter will be considered at the par- ty’s annual con! at Bristol, the end of January, it has been decided to withhold the resignations of Messrs. Henderson, Brace and Roberts for the time being:" TWO WOMEN KILLED ON BRIDGE SOUTH OF HARTFORD In Avelding Dinky Train They Stepped In_Front of an Express, Hartford, Conn., J‘ 12.—Two wom. en wors Killed A0d a (hird Baq e nars row. o oW Hartford el road iruck the trio an the “tin brldlv' mouth of the eity fesizht Fhe on m on New Britain “diniey” i and ma 3 hit by the engine fag from ba :RF“. alyu‘o M -It.-n. el Maasas, ‘as! o1 was knocked unq but het e thres were on their way home frem work ot a local factory, ~ Half of the Passengers on Board of Bri dill Woere Lost. fi e xgu'fi'ua e Oliea i om b¥ mines in e Bflnflul vun orew saved. o S o eaei e e di Faermo, 3 whleh was an ‘armed ves- Willlam Brace and Georgt H. Roberts, respec- | 5 that the whole | system. —14,000 Men Affected. Youngstown, O, Jan. 12—With the action today of the striking employes of the Republic Iron and Steel com- pany in voting to return to work, (#e big strike that has been in progress in |railroad charged with violation of steel here for over two weeks |Sh came to an end this afternoon. Simi- lar action by ¥ wn Sheet and Tube company employes ras taken Wi Over 14,000 men in flle two ted b Trials flmnlu to Be M!I.d Warhington, Jan. 12—Formal an= nouncement . that the department of justice will ask for new trials of the five former directors of the New Hax The Ben Ali Opsra House at Lex- ington ,Ky., one of the finest play- houses inthe State, was damaged by fire. The loss is $38 000 The will of Ch-r(n W. Knapp, late treasurer of the New York Times, leaves all the estate to his widow, with the exception of $1 to a daughter. Total production of the Braden Copper Co., during December was 3,- 26,000 pounds of copper, as compared with 8,784,000 pounds in November. Telegraph opsrators on the Chica & Alton Railroad were given Increases in wages averaging per cent. They had asked for a 15 per cent. raise. The city’s health officer, Dr. F. W. Wright, oficlally announced that his figures’ would indicate that New. r&m’- population at present is 156,- E T in B strikern and guards nvuwmm-ndm The bus u‘.l.y Taade with the Republic men, who a¢- cepted the 10 per cent. increase in wages. This scals calls for 22 cents per hour for common laborers and the wages of skilled and semi-skilled men are given & proportionate increase. Th old rate for common labor was 13 1- cents_per hour. TURKS ARE GLOATING OVER DEFEAT OF ALLIES. Vice President of Parllament Predicts a Vietorlous Era for Ottoman Em- pire. Berlin, Jan. 13 (by wireless to Secrtary Lane has designated 3.- 000,000 acres of land as non-irrigable, opéning to settlement vast areas in Cu!.tomh, South' Dakota and Mon- tana. ‘'fore the announcement is was sald torilght that the matter prob- - uhfin‘noud be laid before President. as soon as all the facts were in the of Mr. Gregory. ANOTHER PANIC IN THE PEABODY PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Caused by a Crash That Sounded a Boller Explosion—One Pupil Jured. Pa-bod lll-. Jan. u.—m Yé John's . Parochial Disch: of five clerks of the Bll' Four iway at Kankakee, IIL, sulted in a strike, which may lfl‘c all tho 1500 clerks employed by the Joseph Grlfln. .mldnn\ of the Chi ago Board of Trade, appointed a com- mittes of five to investigate plans for the erecion of a new structure to cost $5,000,000, Admiral Stanford teld House Naval committes that battle oruisers proposed in the administration pro- mwulumluntont-ruy navy-yard drydock on either coast. The snow storm which has been rag- ing for a week intermittently in the Bierra Nevada monnmm range has subgided, and freight and passenger trajns will goon be running on a mor- mal schedule, t was fluo to a el Cnding anda Do car in & B gned b an A lottar. vuv-lm-m former r‘d ”u of the iteon an«, e :v':am Wi :;‘n'g‘ Supreme Omxn 'L-ui. Geonfirmation ’f the .&M.n of De- | GREECE RELEABES FLOUR BELONGING TO,RED CROSS. A..mnnnw.my‘m sif o e e will mi‘ Tt S e o o0t | SR e et ;"fi‘%fi