Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 17, 1916, Page 1

Muscovites, Greatly Reinforced, Are Offensive Along a Front of Near One Hundred Miles TURKS ARE FORCED TO RETIRE IN MESOPOTAMIA The Turks in Retreat Along the Tigris are Those Who Have Held Back General Aylmer’s Columns Proceeding to the Relief of Kut-El-Amara—Austrians Still Continue Pur- suit of the Montenegrins—The Offensive of the Rus- sians in East Galicia and Has Again Died Down—Artillery Duels Reported in France and Belgium. Along the Bessarabian Front The Turks are now being attacked by both Russians and British., In the Caucasus the Russians, greatl rein- forced, are on the offensive along a front of almost a hundred miles, while in Mesopotamia the British have forced the retirement of the Ottoman troops along both banks of the Tigris river to the south of Kut-el-Amara and still are closely pressing them on the east and the south. Constantinople reports that Karadach the Russians were meeting With many difficulties while Petrograd asserts that at some unnamed place a large number of Turkish officers and men, war materials and provisions, elght guns ang eight machine guns were captured by the Russians. Suc. near inf in Persia also are reported trograd. In its official report Pet grad makes the first official announce- ment that the Germans are fighting with the Turks in this region. The Turks in retreat along the Ti- gris are those who have held back General Ayimer's column proceeding up the river to the relief of the Kut-el- Amara. Other fronts except in Mon- tenegro little fighting is in progress. The offensive of the Russians in East Galicia and along the Bessarabian front has again died down. On the line in France and Belgium the op- erations have considered mainly of artillery duels and mining and count- er-mining work. The British guns have thrown shells into Lille, but Ber- lin says only slight damage was done. A trench taken by the Austro-Hun- garians from the Italians near the Tol- mino Bridgehead and an increase in the Italian bombardment of this region and also of Gorizia, Mrzlivrh and Mon- te San Michele for the chief events on the Austro-Italian line. In Montenegro the Austro-Hungari- ans continue their pursuit of the Mon- tenegrins, capturing from them posi- tions and men. Petrograditz to the east jof Cettinje and Nisie are the latest places reported evacuated. TO URGE AERIAL MAIL ROUTES THROUGHO(IT UNITED STATES. One Pw from Sag Harbar to £ M dananes, New Yflk. Jan, 16.—Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, it was announced to: nl.thl, has Aupusled the Aero club f America to urge upon congress the Sstdblishment of aerial mall routes possible throughout the Vfliofl States. He argues that this ‘would bring into daily use large lanes which would | numbers form a valuable reserve of trained av- fators in case of war. At the ‘next meeting the governors of the Aero club will consider plans for establishing the first 4§ aeroplanc mail routés si ed by the postof- fice. départmedt " One of the routs proposed where an - aeroplane could carry mail in less time than that re- quired by other methods is from Sag Harbor to New London, Conn. OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION BY FRENCH WAR OFFICE. Trenches Damaged by Concentrated Artillery Action of French and British. via London, Jan. 16, 11.55 p, m. —The following official communication was issued by the war office tonight: “In Belgium, our artillery in concert with the British artillery, did serious damage to the enemy trenches in the of Heteas and caused two Pow- erful explosions in the German' lines. “Our batteries successfully bom- barded the approaches of the road to south of Thetus, and blew up a depot. At Hill 119, north- -.'I of Neuville-St. Vaast, one of our ed a small German post. e e ne there has been an ient with bombs and grenades in the region of Vaauquois. *In Lorraine we took under our fire enemy troops who- were assembling south of Bremenil, northeast of Ba- donvilter” DEMANDS TO BE MADE BY RAILROAD STATION AGENTS For an Eight Hour Day and Time and a Half Pay for Overtime. Boston, Jan. 16.—A vote to present immediate demands for an eight hour day and umsmd.hulthorwer OPERATION LAST THURSDAY. CARDINAL MERCIER HAS ARRIVED IN ROME Greeted by a Large Number of Resi- dents_of the Belgian Colony, Rome, Jan. ‘16.—Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belglum, arrived in Rome and was received at the station by the Belgian minister accreditdd to _the Vatican, by Sir Henry Howard, Brit- ssh minister to the Vatican, Monsignor Disanperi, papal master of the cham- ber and a large number of residents of the Belgian colony. A large crowd of Italians also greeted the cardinal, cry: ing “Viva Mercier! Viva Belgium! and accompanying him along _the streets to the Belglan college where he is stopping. MONTENEGRO GOVERNMENT HAS ARRIVED AT SCUTARI Podgoritza and Niso Have Been Evacuated by Montenegrin Forces. Berlin, Jan. 16 (By wireless to Say- ville)—“The Montenegro government has “arrived at Scutari, according to advices from Vienna received by the Overseas News agency. The foreign consulates, which had taken up quar- ters at Scutari, have been most to Alessio, an Albanian coast 20 miles further south. Podgoritza, east of Cettinje, and Niso, are said to have been evacuated by the Montenegrin orces.” DISCOVERY OF CHRISTIAN TOMBS IN ANCIENT CARTHAGE A Marble Sarcophagus Containing the Body of a Woman Richly Adorned. tary fo 1,000 dentists, who will rani a8 m— commissioned officers and wear a spe- cial badge, will be created. CARRANZA ASSURES PUNI&HMENT OF BANDITS. Has Iullod Orders For Their Imme- diate Pursuit. ‘Washington, Jan. 16.—General Car- ranza today: renewed his assurances to the United States that he would make e 'y effort to punish those respon? sible for the murders of American mining men near Santa Ysabel. A despatch from Consul Silliman to the state department dated at Quer- etaro, at 9.30 this morning, said Car- ranza had personally assured Mr. Si liman in reply to the department's de- mands that the murderers be run down that he “had issued orders for the im- mediate pursuit, cautpre and punish- ment of those responsible for the atrocity.” Simultaneously, in a despatch to Eliseo Arrendondo, his _ambassador designate here, General Carranza an- nounces that he was about to issue a decree permitting any citizen of Mexi- co to execute any of the bandits “with- out formality, TWO SWISS OFFICERS ACCUSED OF HIGH TREASON. Charged With Having Sent Informa- tion to Germany. Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. Paris, Jan. 15, 5.05 a. m. (Delayed in transmission.)—No decision has yet been taken by the Swiss federal coun- ¢l in the case of Colonel Maurice de ‘Wattenwyl and Colonel Kar] Egli, two officers of the Swiss general staff, ac- cused of high _treason. . Meanwhile General Ulrich Wille, commander of the Swiss army, has placed the officers under close arfest. The colonels are understood to be charged with having communicated to Germany information regarding French positions along the frontiers of France and Switzerland. Several of the Swiss newspapers, including La Suisse of Geneva, demand that the government request the recall of the German and Austrian ministers who received the information, and it is expeoted hiere that the government will |40, 805 wuee . . ~ FROZEN BODY DF AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Found Near Some Mill Buildings in Centerville. 15, via New Haven, Jan. 16.—The frozen body of an unidentified man, well dressed and apparently about 50 years old, was found today near some mill buildings in Centerville. examiner believes that death was due' to exposurefl He had been dead about fifteen hours. There was noth- ing on his clothing to indicate possi- ble identification. MALADMINISTRATION CHARGES AGAINST AN INDIAN AGENT Brought by Members of the Penob- scot T Bangor, Me, Jan. 16—A special committee from the governor's council at Old Town today heard charges of maladministration brought = against Indian Agent Pinkham by members of the Penobscot tribe. The evidence by thé complainants occupied the en- tire forenoon and the defense expect- /| e to conclude its side late today. OBITUARY. Joseph Z. Haughton. Stamford, Conn., Jan. 16.—Joseph Z. Haughton, _ president 6f the Fidelits Title and’ Trust company and promi- nently connected with various chari- Paris, Jan. 15, 11.10 p. m.—'rhe dis- covery in anclent Carthage is announc- ed of several Christian tombs, among them a marble sarcophagus containing the body of a woman, richly adorned with jewels. The jewels included an emeral and ruby necklace clasps of un- cut precious stones, massive gold pins, buckles and rings and other orna- ments, of value which were ‘sewn on the clothing of the woman. NO CASES OF G‘R‘PA AT MIDDLETOWN ASYLUM But Nearly 2,000 Persons in the City Are Afflicted With Malady. Middletown, Conn., Jan. 16.—Nearly ,,M persons in this city are ill of the according to an estimate tonight by .'Dr T velsh, clty health offi- ‘onsidering th dheuq, it 18 thought remarkable that 80 far none of the 3,000 patients at the stage hospital for the insane has been There are also no cases at the Conneoticut industrial school for FURTHER INDICTMENTS FOR WHISKEY CONSPIRACY Returned by United States Grand Jury at Fort Smith, Afk, table and benevolent societies in Stam- ford, died at his home during last night after an illness of several weeks. He was 74 years old and was a graduate of Amherst college in the class of 1865, He was a member of the common council from 1898 to 1904, and first selectman from 1906 to 1912. He is survived by his widow and three sons, ‘Walter B. and Fred M., local bankers, and Herbert, president of 'Waynesburg college, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Cynthia J. Fairchild Dryden. Bernardsville, N. J, Jan. 16.—Mrs. Cynthia_J. Fairchila Dryden, widow of United States Senator John F. Dryden, founder of the Prudential Insurance company of ‘America, died at her home here tonight. She was 75 years of age and had long been an invalid. She is survived by a son, Forrest F. Dryden, now president of the Prudenual com. pany, and a daughter, Mrs, S. F. Dry- den Kuser. Thomas A, Harty. Torrington, Conn., Jan, 16—Thomas A. Harty, a'former representative in the general assembly and a well known business man, died at his home ippe _aud mutwo"" mi.ie" % an ns. e was born November 10, 1856. For many years he was engaged in the coal and Wwood business. He was a former treas- urer of the borough and a former member of the school board. He leaves his wite, one daughter, a broth- er, Rev. Father Andrew Harty of New Haven and two Yo &re at Bt Francis’ convent, New Hi DR meld Kborag: SCRANTON, PA. 2| A DOZEN WERE INJURED Trouble Started When One Faction Objected to a Newly Appointsd tacked a Detachment of Troopers. Scranton, today, resulted in the dea man, the probable fatal injury of two others and the serious injury of at least a dozen more. Knives, revol- vers and clubs played a prominent part in the riot. Bieven state troop- ers were among the injured. Shot Through the Thigh. George Geizer, the dead man, was shot through the thigh. Trooper Ross Sumer of Pittsville sustained a frac- ture ‘at the case of the skull arnd Jo- seph Tins, of Dupont, was shot through the lungs. Neither is expected to live. Has Been Scene of Half Dozen Riots This church has been the scene of half a dozen riots in as many weeks, one faction objecting to the_authority exercised by Bishop M. J. Hoban, of the Catholic ‘diocese of Scranton, in naming a priest to take charge of the affairs of the church, and the other supporting him. Every time the new- ly appointed priest has sought to hold services he has been prevented from entering the church by the opposing faction, but today arrangements had been made Lo say mass under the pro- tection of the sheriff, who called on the state police. Hurried Call for Troopers. A detail of a dozen troopers was on hand when services were to have opened, but so forbidding was the at- titude ‘of the crowd that a hurried call was sent in for more and 24 re- sponded. Mob Attacked Troopers. Before the reinforcements arrived the mob had attacked the first detach- ment and when the second reached the scene most of the damage had been done. A second riot ensued. DEATH COMES TO MICHABL KEN’EALY i “and an Dies at Stamford Hospital This Morning. Stamford, Conn., Jan. 17.—Michael Kenealy, a well known lawyer and one of the most prominent men in the state politically, died at the Stamford hos- pital at 2.15 o'clock this (Monday) morning after an illness of several The medical b e Michael Kenealy was born in Stam- ford, the son of John Kenealy, a grocer who had come from Waterford, Ire- land, and had married Johanna Fitz- gerald. The son, Michael, was born July 8, 1855, and there were two other children, James, now dead, and Mrs. O’Brien. As a boy Michael was studious and progressive. He was a clerk also for his father until 1873, when he entered the law officer of Olmstead & Scofleld, the head of which was state’s attorney of Fairfield coun- ty. Michael Kenealy, the student, be- came a member of the bar in 1876, and three years later,' when the firm of Olmstead & Scofield was dissolved, he became associated with Mr. Scofleld, continuing in that relation until 1893. Mr. Kenealy then established his own office and later took in John F. Kea Ing, who became his partner and con- tinued so until 1913. In September, (Continued on Page Five) PEACE DELEGATES ARE UNDESIRABLE IN GERMANY. Scandinavian Members Refused Per- mission to Return Through That Country. The Hague, via Lond Lonaon Jan. 16, 10.05 m.—Dr. Charles Fy Mme. Rostin Bonwimmer u;d e bers ot the Furd ; bonc.“ Ving vainly appedied & German minister at The Hague fof permission for the Ccanrinavian d turn home through raphed today to Berlin for permits. Recent efforts of the Ford\party to cross been blocked Wy the authorities with the the delegates are unde Twinty-five subjects . Sweden ana Norway, who eame here with the peace expedition, are desirons Priest Holding Services—Mob Ats| FOR EXPLOSION ON THE SUBMA- RINE AT N. Y. NAVY YARD A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY Discloses Fact That the Battery in the E-2 Was Not Injured in the Least— - Several of Those Injured Are in a Serious Condition. - New York, Jan. 16.—A statement in- dicating that the new Edison l'—orl‘e battery was not in any way responsi- bie for the explosion which Killea four and injured ten others on the sub- marine E-2 at the New. York navy yard yesterday was made tonight by Miller Reese Hutchinson, chief engineer for Thomas A. Edison and a member of the naval consulting board. A Preliminary Inquiry. The preliminary inquiry into the ex- plosion ‘was held in secret today by the board of inquiry appointed by Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Usl com- mandant of thé navy vard. either Admiral Usher nor any of those pres- ent would discuss what transpired. Persons on board or near the E-2 at the time of the explosion were ques- tioned at length. dmiral Usher made the formal statement tonight: “The board of inquiry met today and | 2® went aboard the submarine, where they conducted a thorough investigation. The investigation was not finished and therefore the board will meet again tomorrow.” No_conclusion was reach- e Inquirers Turned Away. Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who is expected to name tomorrow the board of inquiry to conduct a formal investigation, left for Washington without making any statement. At the A petition to tax Stock Exchange seats was filed in the Massachusetts State Senate. Heavy storms on the coast of Hol- land are seriously telegraphic e e TR it 5 cable has The Postal Telegrap announced that '.he been repaired. nor Don Eduardo Suarez-M chm.n An:'bu-d." P The extreme cold weather of Satur- day delayed passenger service on the New Haven road. Max Adler, a prominent manufactur- er, died_suddenly at bis home in New Haven Saturday Cotton used during = December amounted to 564,725 runnln: bales, the census bureau announced. Fire in the linssed oil plant of the Spencher Kellogg & Co., at Buffalo caused damage of $100,000. Bids for eight new large steamshij for the Cunard Steamship Co. will submitted in London shortly. Ten bar mills, costing §7,000, erected at McDonald, by the United Etl.tel Steel Cnrpafl!lon. Dr. Charles M. Thomas, dean of the Hahneman Medical College, died at Philadelphia. He was 67 years old. A decree reducing import duties on a number of North American products ‘was signed by the Brazilian president. Retail gasoline prices were advanced one cent per gallon to 23 cents at Pittsburgh by the Atlantic Refining navy yard inquirers were turned away | Co. with the statement that Rear Admiral Usher and_others conducting the in- quiry haa “nothing to say. No Official Theory. Nothing approximating an _official theory as to the cause of the explosion which resulted in the death of four Workmen and the injury of ten others was obtainable. The only light shed upon the disaster was contained in the statement of Mr. Hutchinson, who ab- solved from blame the Edison battery designed to minimize the danger to submarine crews resulting from ac- cumulations of gas. The E-2 was the | 000 only boat thus far equppied with the batteries, the tests of which were Te= “satisfactory. Complete Inspection Made. T have made a complete inspection said Mr. Hutchinson. tion was made as Mr. Edison’s’ chief engineer and personal representative. I have formed a tentative opinion. This I have transmitted to the commandant of the New York navy yard, under whose_jurisdiction this boat was on Jan. 15, 1916. It is subject to revision When all the facts are brought forth by the board of inquiry which Admiral Usher has ordered. “Having been present at the pre- liminary inspection, I consider I am bound by the same rules and regula- tions as is & naval officer in matters of a confidential nature, and must re- fer you to Admiral Usher for such in- formation as he may be in possession and inclined to give. Battery Not injured. “As to the Bdison battery, with all the facts and conditions before me, I see no reason to recommend to Mr. Edison any changes or alterations in the theory, construction or method of installation of the Edison submarine type storage battery. The battery in the E-2 does not appear to have been injured in the least’ Marines on Guard. A large number of persons went to the navy vard this afternoon to view the wreck of the submarine, but ma- rines on guard prevented them from going closer than 12 or 15 feet. Several of Injured in Serious Condition At the hospitals where the injured were taken it was said several of them were in a serious condition, and one is expected to die. AWAITING INVESTIGATION OF SUBMARINE EXPLOSION. Before a Final Decision Can Be Reach- ed by Navy Department. ‘Washington, Jan. 16.—No further advices to indicate what caused the explosion on the submarine E-2 yes- at New York were received at of seturaiog fn shcke Jomelii dav | pencin are unable to do unfess North sea. This route is :umu PInc‘luEad in th ere aul Lyadhagencty Stocicholm, wi position unles Swewiablodioion JAPAN IS UNWILLING T8 RECOGNIZE CHINESE uwuncuv. J.pnnnu Imperial Court ceive Chinese Mini Japenese minister at Betigter, that tho. Jap o Jap gourt wid mot receive G “T regret the publication of a state- The Argentine Government has be: gun a campaign to increase trade be. fyycen the United States and Argen- ine. The Butte-Alex Scott Co. has sold its mining property at Butte, Mont., (‘omkhe Anaconda Copper Co., for $750,- The United Fruit Co., certifled at Trenton, N. J, that it has increased its capital from $45,000,000 to $75,- ,000. ol ‘K..‘:"m_.g""“ 5 H0¢ mm 2ol@ and of 327,0 in_silver. The State Department received of- flcial adyices that the report that 10 Americans had been killed in Madera, Mex, is false. Bank francs A B per cent. wage incre: effective Jan. 16, was granted the 1,200 em- ployes of the Dana Warp Mills at ‘Westbrook, Me. The Atlantic Refining Co. ordered two tank steamships of 75,000 barrels capacity from the Union Iron Works of San’ Francisco, Despite reassuring _reports _from Berlin regarding the Kaiser's illness, rmors of his serious ilness continue to reach Geneva, Switzerland. An order for 10 Mikado Mt lo- comotives and 15 switch engines was reiceived by the Baldwin Locomotive Co., from the Lehigh Valey Raliroad. ‘Dynamite” Johnny O’Brein, first afimiral of this Cuban mmplfSio: sern ed fame as a during_the Cuban Tevolution, is in New Charles M. L-hv l old, of New BAV&. in a hos- pital as n-un of recel Dile “miiTing Witk mtthes st ‘home. ish ment quoting me as giving an opinion jch u to juse of the mlulnn on 5| B m“fi- statement. mnuge B-2” said ately ol '.ho int T CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY TROOPS ARE DEFEATED. gife% i 2 i il 54 Were Lost. Ohristiania, Norway, Jan. 16, via London, $.05 p. m.—A third of the city Bergen, a thriving Norwegain sea- port with a population of 90,000, was destroyed last night by fire. Two lives are reported to have -been lost E and 2,000 persons are homeless. - The erty damage is estimated at $15.000,000, The conflagration is said to be the worst ever recorded in Norway. The business section, with its old whole- sale houses, several of the largest of the hotels, 'a number of schools, the electric plant and banks and news- paper buildings, was the part burned. ‘The difficulties of the 2,000 persons now without homes were increased by the fact that the largest _storage houses, filled with provisions for sup- plying the surrounding country, were burned. It is harder to obtaln gro- ceries today than at any time since the outbreak of the war. Flames Fanned by a Hurricane. The fire started Saturday evening in an iron monger's shop and, fanned by a hurricane, the flames spread rap- idly and soon enveloped all the busi- ness portion of the city. “All "the “Jarger bulldings, including Sdhboflnfiu!fivflmded mehelhmdm —_— PROPERTY DA!AQE ESTIMATED AT $15 Telegraph and Telephone Exchanges, Were Destroyes Firemen Blew Up Buildings on the Outer Edge of | P.dlofflleflllnu—l.l&kqnfla&y'flut"o hotels, newspaper offices and and telephone exchanges, destroyed. The telegraph worked bravely In sen until their last lines were brok The firemen endeavored. to cf scribe the area of the fire, but task was hopeless. In order to vent a further spread of the con tion, they finally blew up buildin the outer edge of the path of flames. Late reports say that no If were lost. Bergen is one of the oldest and picturesque towns in Norway and. ranks first of the Norweglan owning centers. It is well built- hilly peninsula and is situated at end of a deep bay of the Atlantic miles northwest of ti Throush Bergen passes a large partd the foreign trade of Norway. Flee of vessels bring the produce Of ! w‘them fisheries to the seaport.. rgen has repeatedly suffered. e as in 1102 o 1998, and the b open spaces which interrupt the s are intended as a safeguard the spread of flames. CHECK"WAS SENT HORN AFTER THE EXPLOSION Statement Given Out by German Embassy at Washington. _ ‘Washington, Jan. 16.—Accounts of :hzfit.mmmnn \nm;m;u o ve, op! e nmmd-.fluxn 'V Tany vid mon (0 forn, it was “Horn had been med vmh h]nw- ing_up the Sanadiah Bacige at_Vanceboro, Maine. London despatchies have sinted that stubs in Von n's ol ic;. taken from him by the British authorities &¥ Falmouth. showed & check. for $700 drawn to Horn's credit the day after the attache had received $2,000 -from the German embassy. According to the embassy accounts, it was said, $2,000 was paid to Von Papen within & fow days after the explosion at Vanceboro to defray expenses in con- nection with the defense of Horn, a German citizen. It was also intimated at the em- payment Horn was made before or after the NO SETTLEMENT OF LUSITANIA CASE YET. German Foreign u--dl'!. the nmw-?m Berlin, via London, Jan. 16—The announcement regarding a final settle~ ment of the Lusitania case o FOR QUICK MOBILIZATION IN CAQE OF EMERGI Collecting Data for Use in O “Business focr National Def P has begun work to. operation the plan- he mmhu = z | Tast o to parii the nation’s and other basiness respurces for ¢ n in case of Decam s, ton il Al written to the heads of all the' pal engineering organizations that they appoint representatl collect data for use in organizing Tess, for national defense in ‘The letters, one of which was blic in New York last night by Saunders, president of the can Institute of Mining Engh went also to the presidents of | American Society of Mechanical gineers, the American Society of leers, the Am!r}uz& lultlt“..; an can Chemical soclety. ’l'h. collecting data will be carried the wnuv- of these o} tions in connection wi vuehhmlunoplmmmp MM the government m X N A P ExnTEaeas it s Wi On the cont !..',,,_..,h-““‘..,.,-t-fl.;x""":&:_: doubt is expressed mhmfihmwh- Isles is lt is Ulol!!ht. this lfifl-.l of be ac- | MAN WANTED FOR HM