Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 9, 1916, Page 1

'Russians Succeeded in Penetrating Austro-Hungari- ‘ an Lines North of Tarnopol [ VIENNA REPORTS MUSCOVITES LATER EJECTED Artillery Actions Continue at Various Points on the Franco- German Front—Teutons Have Not Yet Begun the Great Offensive fwmneymlfepofiedtobel’mpning — Nothing of Note Comes From the Austro-Italian Theatre—In the Balkans All is Seemingly Quiet—Aus- trian Warships in the Adriatic Were Unsuccessful in At- tempt to Torpedo a British Cruiser. 2 day by a royal comm’ wwn instead of the King in person ls explained in the following officiglvstatement issued to- night: 3 “His majesty is quite prepared to carry on the practice which obtained throughout his - and the preceding reign, but has yielded to the opinion of his medical advisors that he should not at ‘this stage of convalescence, af- ter his severe accident, venture to un- dertake the ceremony.” MYSTE‘RI-OUSLY SHOT AND KILLED IN PRIVATE BANK Joseph Kruszewski Found by Custo- mer Lying Behind Counter in De- troit. Artmery actions petween the British and French and the Germans contintie &t various points on the Franco-Ger- Tman front, but there have been no im- rtant changes in positions anywhere. or have the Germans yet begun the grent offensive for which they are re- unofficially to be preparing. Heavy fighting has broken out again in East Galicix. All along the front the artillery has been yery ac- 1ive. The Russlans succeeded north of Tarnopol after repeated attacks in Denetrating the Austro-Hungarian ad- Yancea infantry posts, but were efected from them later on,’ according to e Austro-Italian _theatre the ocontending forces are still involved in In the Bokans all seemingly is quiet. Austrian warships in the Adriatic have ineffectually attempted {o torpedo a British cruiser and a French torpedo bost which were aiding the Serblan army 4n ita evacuation of the Adriatic coask 4 Teuton submarine also at- enpoed sink two entente led Vi s E: but the torpedoes Detroit, Mich., Feb. 8—Joseph Krus- zewski, 49 vears old, was mysterious- ly shot and killed in his private bank here late today.. The banker was without a clerk when the tragedy oc- curred. A customer entered the bank and found him lying on the floor be- hind the counter. The latter died shortly _afterward without making a statement. A bullet had plerced his back. A re- volver, with one empty cartridge, lay nearby. Police found _considerable money on the counter and in the safe. 'There was no evidence of robbery hav- & been committed. location of the wound in the baek made a theory of suicide some- what doubtful but not absolutely im- probable, detectives said. He was also a real estate and insur- ance agent and reported to be weal- thy. MARSEILLES-RHONE CANAL NOW NEARLY COMPLETED A Great Engigeering Work That Ha: Been Under Way for Some Time. LUSITANIA CONTROVERSY 1S PRACTICALLY SETTLED. Mingr Shanges to Clarify the Wording Al T is Lacking. o “Washington, Feb. 8—In substance, the tentative communication from Ger- many, designed to settle the Lusitania case, is acceptable to the United States. High administration officials tonight Cconsider that this government in pre- vailing upon Germany to make the conclusions and agréements as forth in the document, has achieved of all the high principles forFhich 1t has. contended 15 connee tion with submarine warfare. ‘While the substance of the proposed ‘communication admittedly is satisfac- minor changes to clarify the %m and in_comnection with the | Paris, Feb. 8, 6.30 p. m.—The Mar- seilles-Rhone canal, a great engineer- ing work that has been under way for some time, is now nearly completed. The ministry of public works received a telegram today that the.four and a half mile tunnel through which_the canal will flgw, penetrating the Rove Mountains, is on the point of comple- tion. The work was begun six vears ago and the war has not been permit- ted to interfere with the enterprise. The width of the canal through the tunnel is 72 feet and the depth of the water 15 feet, 11 inches, permitting small Mediterranean steamers to en- ter the Rhone and even admitting sea traffic to go as far up the river as ons. e canal, which is just short of 50 miles in length, cost about $18,000,000. INTEREST BELONGS TO DANBURY HATTERS. Amounted to $30,000 on Savings Bank Deposits of 180 Defendants. Hartford, Conn,, Feb. 8.—Accumulat- ed interest of $30,000 on the attached savings bank deposits of the 180 de- fendants in the famous Danbury Hat- ters' boyoote litigation, belongs to the defendants, according to e decision today by Judge E. S. Thomas, of th United States district court. plaintifts, D. E. Lowe and company, had claimeq they were entitled to ali the interest that had accrued since the attachments were made thirteen years ago. This sum, it is s2id in union circles hers, will practically complete the amount needel to save the hatters' hromes froh being auctioned off to sat- isfy Judgment of $252,132 awarded D. E. Lowe and company by the United States supreme court. Or- 1208 labor throughout the United recently undertook to reise the entire sum by subseriptions, but it is said that the amount was about $30, 000 short. which the formal document shall were suggested today to Count Ton Bansiaek tod G Gm.l.nh‘ ambassa~ WQW'M insists, it 1s stated by high authority, that it shall be stated specifically in the communica- tion that it is in answer to the Amer- ican note of July 31. This and changes deemed ne to clarify certain portions of the t_administra- tion thought Count Von Bern- storft; himself would be able to make. The & , however, docsamf ::« 0 change the punctuation of the t without the approval of his T t. He had not deemed it focemdary, it 15 gaid, to include in the statement that the communication was in er to the American note, con- that the same end would be uchisved by submitting it in the form of ‘& memorandum. HEALTHIER IN TRENCHES THAN IN THE BARRACKS, Figures lssued by French Army Medi- cal Department. Paris, 6.50 p. m—Life in the M—”h“‘mlfirflm French soldiers now than in barracks during peace ‘times s shown by the offictal figures ed today by the army of measles, scarletina, dlphtheria and cerebro-sponal were more numerous in the the year 1911 than in 1015. . These diseases, - together With %md ysentery. svemaged .11 pe pand men as compared with 8.02 per thousand men last year. Al ithe total was lower typhoid and _dysentery were somewhat more ‘The ——— e LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MAS. SCRHIA KRAUSE. ‘'Woman Who Drowned Her Two Small with 11 in 100,000 be- ‘The mortality wgs 12 cases of typhoid in 191 Disaded . Second superjor court end Judge Reed sentenced —_— British Steamer Argo Sunk. Lo Feb. 8, 8.45 p. m.—The Brit- uhlmwmu“hu sunk. One member of the crew was lost. The Argo, formerly the Moorhen, was a vessel of 1,720 tons and was owned by the Bristol Steam Naviga- tion company. OPPOSITION IN SENATE TO NICARAGUAN TREATY Republican Senators Aided by Senator Clarke of Arkansas. ‘Washington, Feb. _8-—Republican senators aided by Senator Clarke, democrat, of Arkansas, began a de- termined fight in an executive session of the senate late today against rati- fication of the pending treaty with Nicaragua. ~ For three hours Sena- tors Borah, Smith of Michigan and Clarke, argued against the treaty and urged passage of a motion by Senator Borah ‘that discussion of the treaty and also of the propgsed Colombian treaty which is to follow be held in the open senate. No vVote was reached on the motion but the attempt . to abandon executive sessions will be de- cided tomorrow. After the opposition senators had listened to a reply from Senator Wil- liams of Mississippi, defending the treaty and the position of the admin- istration in urging its ratification, with particular view to strengthening Pan- American relations, the senate agreed to resume debate on the issue at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternon. The treaty proposes payment of $3,000,000 to Ni- caragua for a canal rouds optien and naval bases in Fonseca Bay While the senate was debating the treaty the - Salvadorean government sent a dispatch to its minister here instructing him to lodge a further pro- test with fhe state department against ratification of the convention on the ground that it would violate the neu- trality of Honduras. Minister Zaldil var said tonight he would place the protest before the state department immediately. ~The first protest from Salvador against the treaty was made in 1913. Honduras also has protested. 25 PER CENT. OF CATTLE IN THE STATE DISEASED. oner J. O. Phelps Ha: nforcing Regulations. Dairy Com: Difficulty in Hartford, Conn., Feb. 8—Dairy Com- missioner 7. O. Phelps eaid today his lepartment had experienced some dif- ficulty in the enforcement of the regu- lations in- effect since last October to prevent the importation of diseased cattle into the state from the fact that the railroad companies did not always keep an exact account of the number of cattle In a car from another state. He s making arrangements with the companies by which in the future the books will skow the precise number of als in @ car. ‘wenty-five per cent. of the cattle in the state are diseased,” said Dr. In- gram, the deputy commissioner. Dr. Ingram said the condition was due in a great measure to the importa- tion of unheaithy cattle into Connecti- cut. Dr. Ingram said he visited a farmer's place in Enfield where he found conditions shockingly filthy and unhealthy. The farmer had a herd of 32 cows, MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR GERMANS ON THE APPAM. Surgeon of Prinz Eitel Frederich Given Permission to Go Aboard. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 8.—Permission was given by federal authorities today for a surgeon of the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friederich to go aboard the captured British steamer Appam and treat several Germans who are jll aboard the vessel. Lieutenant Berg took aboard the Ap- pam today 200 tons of coal for port purposes after the government had given its permission. NO SAVINGS DIVISIONS IN LAND MORTGAGE BANKS Stricken Out of Rural Credits Bill by House Banking Committee. - ‘Washington, Feb. 8.—A provision for savings divisions in the land mort- gage banks proposed in the adminis- tration rural credits bill was stricken out of the measure today by the house banking committee and the farm loan board to control the banks Was reduced from 5 to 3 members with salaries of $10,000 each instead of $12,000. The bill probably will be re- ported to both the senate and house within a few days. PROHIBITION DECLARED A MENACE TO SOCIETY Representative Carey Wants National Capital Transferred to Milwaukee. ‘Washington, Feb. $.—Representative Carey of Wisconsin today introduced a resolution to transfer the United Statee capital to Milwaukee. He said he did it “because of pending legisla- tion which might make the District of Columbla dry.” Prohibition, he said, Was a _menace to society and good government. —_— OBITUARY. Mrs. E. S. Wheeler. Boston, Feb. §.—The death rd at’ Polana Springs, Oaine, 0f Mea, B, C. Wheeler, for fifteen years one of the leading women golfers in this country, was announced todey. Mrs. Wheeler was formerly Miss Mary B. Adams. Sbe had partictpated in nearly every nattonal championship since 1801, be- ing several times a semi-finalist and in 1806 o runner-up for the national title. She won the women's eastern cham- plonship in 1307 after a memorable 74 hole medal pley contest with Miss F. C. Osgoed anf was several times th | chamyior of the Boston district, ‘AT FORT GRBBLE Extra Sentries to be. ;nlld for Duty, ‘About the Property. A T e Major H. E. Ebsteln, U. 8, A, New_¥« Feb. 8—Major H. B, Eb- in, U.?‘A_, retired, yeteran of the vll and Spaniah-American wars and of Indien fighting, and regarded as an on the ethnology of the In= daled ‘:Bm. home in Brook- years, - ences with IMIHQM dngn ent es Indian agent in Dakota, 'and. 1dan0, X o o Bantiagor | Mo s o il Cctamissione o2 o T ¥ Eermanyl‘,omnnds PacificistsProtest Appamis a Prize Ilefense Program ENTITLED TO REMAIN IN AMERI- [WARN MILITARY COMMITTEES CAN WATERS INDEFINITELY NOT TO BE STAMPEDED A NOTE FROM BERLIN|TERM IT UNWARRANTED United States' Has Practically Decided | Claimed They Represented 2,000,000 the Appam is a German Prize, But Farmers, the Working People (Not Not How Long She Shall be Per- Organized Labor) and the Voting mitted to- Remain American | Women of the Country—Opposed to Waters. Expenditures. ‘Washington, Feb. 8.—Germany con- tends_that the British liner Appam, brought to Hampton Roads by a Ger- man prize crew, is entitled under the terms of the Prussian-American treaty to remain in American waters indefi- nitely, and in support of her position Count Von Bernistorft, the German am- bassador, today presented to Secretary Lansing 'a formal communication on behalf of the Berlin forelgn office. The United States practically hae decided that the treaty guarantees the ship to the Germans as a prize as against the British contention that The Hague convention guarantees her re- tention and return to her British own- ers, but it has not decided how long she shall be permitted to remain in American waters. To accept the German contention would mean that the Appam would be permitted to remain until the end of the war. To compel her departure would mean sure capture by the allied cruisers outside the Virginia capes. There was no indication today of how soon a decision might be announced. ‘Washinston, Feb. 8.—Pacificists, who said they represented the farmers, working _people and voting women of the country today warned semate and housc military committees against be- ing stampeded into what théy term- ed unwarranted appropriations for military preparedness. “Dangerous Programme of Expansion.” The antipreparedness committee, of which Lillian D. Wald, of New York, is chairman, introduced itself to the com- mittee as an organization of American citizens formed to protest against a “dangerous programme of military and naval expansion, to divert the public mind from those preparations for that world peace: which it might be our country’s privilege to initiate at the close of the war.” In addition to Miss Wald, opposition to#var preparations was voiced by John B. Lennon, treasurer of the American Federation of Labor, Jame: H. Maurer, presiden* of the Pennsyl vania Federation of Labor, Mrs. Flor- ence Kelley, Frank Dornblazer, a di- rector of the National Farmers union and Sara Bard Field, of California Wo- man Voters' association. A message also was received from Governor Cap- per of Kansas, endorsing the plans of the committee, which include a pubHc investigation of past appropriations, investigation of the sources of the recent demand for an increase in mili- tary expenditures and the elimination of private profit from armament man- ufacture. Appeared For Working Classes. Mr. Maurer, who said he was a ma- chinist, who had been in constant touch with large organizations of la- boring men, met with repeated ap- plause from the crowd in the commit- tee rooms composed of about equal numbers of men and women. He spoke he explained, not for organized labor, but for the working classes, and charg- ed that the present call for arms was inspired by those. who were making immense profits, selling ammunition and who at the close of the Buropean SENATE COMMITTEE FOR ARMOR PLATE FACTORY. Calls For Appropriation of $11,000,000— Annual Output of 20,000 Tons. ‘Washington, Feb. 8—A bill for a government armor plate factory was approved by the senate naval commit- tee today within a few minutes after manufacturers had served nbtice that such a plant be established the price charged the government for armor made by private concerns would be in- creased nearly one half. An appropriation of $11,000,000 ‘is carried by the bill for purchase or construction of a government factory with an annual output of not less than 20,000 tons. That is little more than would be required. for. twa first class battleships and would leave a large part of the armor needed in the navy’s increased bullding programme to come from private plants. The threat of the private manu turers was communicated to the com- mittee by Senator Penrose, who said the Bethlehem and Midvale companies were among thoee who had agreed to an increase of $200 a ton if the gov- erngent factory proposal ‘went through. The navy department now pays about $425. Senator Tillman. chairman of the tommittee and author of the bill, told Mr. Penrose that “the threat of the armor barons™ could not prevent the passage of the measure. “T guess we can find a way to stop the robbers,” he added. “In time of trouble we could seizo their plants and operate them Dby right of eminent domain.” The proposal for a government plant has the backing of Secretary Dan- fels and Senator Tillman will press his il for early passage. 0 enforce ihe collection owed them by bankrupt nations, “The working people’ will not con- sent to fight such a war,” he said. “In- money already spent. . The on earth. Less than two years ago we were told we could beat Germany and Mexico at the same time. Told Our Old Boats Are Tubs. “Now, suddenly, boats are old tubs, our army help- less. There were no rumors of war two years ago, when Germany and their history. If I felt now that those dying nations could thrash us, I would be ashamed to admit I was an Ameri- can. “We of the working classes who must fight these battles, want to know what you know of them. President Wilson tells us there may be a great conflagration tomorrow. The Ameri- can people want to know what dang- er they are in. “If we fear Great Britain, why per- mit our American capitalists to con- tinue to equip that nation with arms. The workingmen will refuse to cannon fodder for their wars and then be called on to pay the bills, too. If it is right to take the workingman's life it is right to take the rich man's fortune. What is there for the West Virginia coal miners to fight for? ““The only way you can get the work- ingmen to enlist is to provide each CONGRESS PROGRESSING ON NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS Bill For Government Plate Admor Fac- tory Regarded Favorably in Senate. ‘Waskington, Feb. 8.—Congress made progress today on_ natlonal prepared- ness measures. The senate military committee closed its hearings on the army bills. The senate naval commit- tee reported favorably a bill for a government armor plate factory and recommends immediate passage of tuo emergency navy measures which pass- ed the house yesterday, On the house side of the capital the naval committee virtually concluded its examination of Rear Admiral Blue, chief of the bureau of navigation, while the military committee considered the proposals of the American Red Cross for great government aid in Red Cross preparedness. During the day the military commit- tee of both houses heard delegations of pacificlsts, who argued against any army or navy increases. The most striking statement brought out at any of the hearings was that of Admiral Blue, who declared the ‘American navy now was ready to meet any enemy it might be called upon ‘to oncounter in the Pacific. He declin- ed to say what steps had been taken in the last vear and a half toward pre- parirg the navy against emergencies, holding these to be military secrets. BITUMINOUS COAL OPERATORS NOT SHARING IN PROSPERITY Cannot See Their Way Clear to Grant Increase in Wages. Mobile, Ala., Feb. 8—Operations from the central competitive bitumi- nous coal flelds, embracing western Pennsylvania, Ohlo, Indlana and Illi- nois, told the workers in joint wage conference here today that the mine owners are not sharing in the wave of prosperity now prevailing and for that reason they could Dot ges their way clear to grant the increase In wages asked for by the .mem, nor accede t0 the other demands Of the United Mine Workers of America. Instead of making any conceasions whatever, the operators offered to remew the wage scales now in effect in the four states when they expired on March 81. FLOOD DAMAGE IN SAN DIEGO EXAGGERATED Mayor Capps Says Number of Lives Lost WIll Not Exoeed Twenty. one with the best possible rifle, a thousand rounds of ammunition and let them keep their arms in their homes. Then I'll promise there will be no invasion.™ Investigation of Past Expenditures. Mrs. Kelley repeated the demand for an investigation of past expenditures. “If money is squandered everywhere as it is in the old unnecessary army bar- racks, why should we give more?" she asked. “When we thought we were be- Ing prepared and safeguarded, the money went into obselete army bar- racks. and {naccessible navy yards. 2,000,000 Farmers Demand Economy. Mr. Dornblager raid two million farmers were behind a resolution he preesnted demanding economy in the expenditure of funds, opposing an in- crease for an army or navy, approvi a reasonable expendifure for coasi guards and submarines and objecting to a large standing army or compul- sory military service, Miss Fleld attributed the opposition to preparedness: reported to exist in the middle west to the advent of western women In politics. They realiz€d the need of money for con- structive thipgs, she said, more than for_war, disputed an assertion of Senator Hifchoock, that wars came witkout as a result of great national cat phes or wrongs. Wars MNot Spontaneou: “They are spontanéous only to those who do the ng,” she. said. “The capitalists and militarists know when the yare coming. The records of the war will show that the ocon- rolling classes: knew as long as two years before almost to a day when the first move would be-made.” Natlonal Grange Makes Protests. John A, McSparin, representing the Pennsylvania state grange and & member of the legislative committee of the National, declared the farmers of the country were against el Ban DISESO 8—Mayop 1, | any unusual & in appropriations M, Cnppe, of V_“,‘_mm--myma,' B i statoment tion Tesult- | Other representatives of the union also vo! ing the in this seo- | ETarse and farmers’ . et iy AsTE R X pEr R e Wit twenty, While Movements of Steamshlips. mfll W o] - Neow Yori. Ieb, 8,—Salled: Bteamer -am e Geon 3 Chicaso, Bordeaux. war will weat a large army and navy of ‘he money stead of spending more ‘money, I think congress had better investigate the people have belleved we were prepared. We were told we were the greatest power we- are told our Austria were in the best condition of be on is the Largost in Connecticut i here after a feat"Eabure, Pl sz s | Consul-Beneral Bopp Indicted by Federal Gran ."wllll P Noly’ former mc—’.nr of t'):‘ncn-. @led ‘at home at Clarinda, Iowa. The of muniel| catch- er of .“fi“.b". lnm off to the lowest bidder. 5 Switzerland will again attempt to import lltfl- quantities of sugar from the United States. The National Bank of Cuba sent 3100,000” in the nnlr‘ Cuban coinage, fo Havana. The International Nickel Co., de- clared a guarterly dividend of § per cent. on the common. The Norwsgian steamehi which was vy _the Kirkwall, has been released. England is suffering a famine of half pennies, owing to the enormous increase in demand for them. A nest containing about 150 snakes was ‘found at Southport, Conn. by workmen excavating a cellar. King Constantine signed. a .decree mlllng' to the colors about 90,000 Greek reservists liying broad. Fire broke out on the British board- ing steamer Peel Castle, anchored off Dover. There was no loss of life.. Four hundred Finlanders on_thelr’ way to America were halted at Copen- hagen at _the request of Russian au- thorities. & The liner Pretoria, bound from Bal- timore, arrived at Graveend, England, in a damaged condition as the result of a collision. U. §. NEUTRALITY WAS INVOLVED IN SCHEN German Vice Consul and Turkish Consul General Includ or of the Conspiracy to Blow Up Two Tunnels on nadian Roads, With the Object of Hindering Shipme of Munitions—Indictment of Turkish Consul' Gen Was Voted in Connection With the Use of the Steamer S.crlmmtotoSu‘pplqu-mnShpc" ofWuintheflfi_' cific. ¥ ‘Washington, Feb. §.—Weeks of in-)first uncovered several weeks ago ‘n; vestigation by agents of the depart. | the arrest of'CC. Crowley. alleged ta ; -German agen had un~ Tent of Justics resulted today. in the | gertaken to cripple ihe Ameries iR yoting of indictments by & federal|put of munitions of war and in other. grand jury in San Francisco asainst | ways to help the cause of tho Teutonis Prominent figures in what are consid-|allies. Bopp is accused of being the. gred here to be two of the boidest plots | head of a. conspiracy which nered i mgl g auestions of American Beu” |accomplish this end by interfering with | _uncovered trade in trallty ¢h 78 Mo le In munitions and preventing rail~ 3 Ca. Ska: tish 'A‘l’ ) are being pro= the Sherman anti-trust act in connection with their Austin W. Scott, acting dean of the Harvard Law School, denied that the school has endorsed the Brandels ap- pointment. the jurisdiction of the country in which they are resident and may be treated by the law as are any other persons. The indictments voted today, however, are the first which the fed- eral government has attempted to se- cure against any foreign representa- tives. - This fact was taken to mean that hereafter the administration in- tends to- prosecute wherever prosecu- Two trainmen were killed when the engine of a “Big Four” pasenger train plunged into the Wabash River near Vincennes, Ind. Mail carriers arriving at Seward, Alaska, from Takoua, report that the temperature was 71 degrees below ze: ro at Takotua. The Hercules Powder Co. will erect a plant costing $1,230,000 at San Di- ego, Cal., at which potash will be ex- tracted from Kelp. \ An elevator to hold 1,000,000 bushels of grain will be erected at: B Y., by the Eastern Grain Mill & Fjev- vator Corporation. Big gun sitss wanted by the Unit- ed States at approaches of the Pana- ma Canal will probably be ceded to this country by Panama. A fine of $15,000 has been levied by the Germans on the city of Vilna on the ground that the recent fire there was of incendiary origin. - . The French aviators ~Gilbert and Pary, who escaped from a Swiss in- ternment camp on Saturday might, were recaptured at Olten. George M. Reynolds, Chicago finan- cler, reported seriously {ll at Los An- geles, is on the road to recovery, ac- cording to his physicians. way shipments by blowing up two tune German Consul General Indicted. 3 The German officials sage received here, are Franz Bopp, nat alleged act! and. Maurice- Hall, the Turkish consul | plante and tnder a ool , Am 1 diplomatic immunities- which regular | nation” in renmenons oo % Turkish Consul General Involived. The indictment of the Turkish with the use of the steamer the South Pacific, which ended in the ean government many months . 8go. mento_case is one of the Clearest that tion will le. plies for belligerent warships and of with complicity in the plot which was ' ply ship past the DEMANDS OF RAILWAY HI_N WITHOUT nels on Canadian roads. Among those against whom Indict- ceeded German consul general; Baron E. H. g B o Mem plants and under a section of the penal natis i e ministers and_ attaches are given by |blow up Canadian raiiwey reins O mmmlhmnz.luotmn-d 3 Details of Conspiracy. Ol clearance papers to get the sup~ ] As -a Checls. Upan the ‘c.-mn-u- of Opinion of Sub-Commits Under Sherman Anti-Trust Act. ments were voted, according to a mes- Von Schack, vice consul of Germany, . | cods it p i PR g code aimed at the setting on foot blo Cs dian international law, but are subject to| Turkieh Coy moway tunnels. sul general was voted in connectiom to to supply German ships of war in internment of that vessel by the Chils According to officials here, the Sacra~ an American port Bopp_and Von Schack are charged |false customs authorities. HOWARD ELLIOTT DEPRECATES |WILSON RENOMINATION B E ' Industry. 3 tee of Dem. Nat. Committee. - e | ‘Washington, Feb. 8—Demands of failroad " employes for higher wages and the general tendency toward the eight-hour workday were deprecated as a check upon the department of in- dustry by Howard Eilliott, chairman of the hoard ‘of the New York, New Haven and- Hartford rafiroad, in a poech tonight before the Chamber of rce of the United States. He said such demands as those recently made by the great labor organizations of railroad men were but steps in a process which, if continued, would raise the cost of living to new heights and finally result in condutions much ‘more to the disadvantage of labor than of.ungufl. r. Biliott's speech came at the close of the first day of the national cham- ber's fourth annual convention, which is being attended by delegates from every state in the union. John H. Fa- hey of Boston, the president, addressed the opening session this morning, ap- pealing to business men to do some <constructive thinking -and to become less partisan in dealing with great “In Closte ahr. S n_closing, Mr. Elliott sald: ““The nation is confronted with more work than ever before, ships to build, factories to enlarge, rallways to com- plete,” he sald. “About 30,000,000 men are at work. If they work ten hours 4 day, that is 93,600,000 hours a year. 0f they work elght hours, it is 74,830, 000,000, a difference of 18,720,000,000 hours a year. At eight hours a \ this would mean that about 7,400,0( ‘more men must be employed to do the work that the 30,000,000 could do. And ‘where are they to come from? St. Louls, Feb. Wwho met here tofliy to arrange talls for the democratic national et © committeemen agreed in advance of the meeting not to select a tempo= rery chairman today and that task probably will - not be taken up until oot 1s e dlscumend oo Lomible sot ing ssed as a cholcs for_the on. bert Ewing, publisher of the Nt Orleans Daily State, was ap ted chairman of the press committee Of the committee, and James Preston, ser- geant-at-arms of the press gallery of the United States senate, was appoint- ed vice chairman. Chatrman McCombs said to news= paper men today that President Wil- son would be renominated and that no opposition to him had developed in any quarter. LOBBYING AGAINST RAILWAY POSTAL SERVICE BILL Change Made by Chairman Moon of House Postoffice Committee. ‘Washington, Feb. S—The charge that “the greatest lobby ever known. to the American people” is seeking to prevent the substitution of the for the weight payment system in the - raflway postal service was made [ the house today by Chairman Moon of « the postoffice committee, in presenting the ‘annual postoffice = a; riationl bill * He declared that the real object of the opposition was to throttle £ Post service in the interest express companies whose profits shared equally by the companies the raflroads. Royal A. Davis, for many years holder of the New England amateur checker championship, died vesterday at his home in Woburn, Mass. Students of Notre Dame Universi- ty burhed a trolley car at South Bend, Ind., after several of their num- ber had been ejected for smoking. The 4,500 employes of the Studebak- er Corporation's South Bend, In lants will be granted a reduction . of Bours with no loss of pay . begh March 1st. The Navy Department appealed to the Department of Justice for aid in discovering how the battle signal code was lost from the destroyer Hull at San Francisco. Governor Holcomb sald _yesterday that he would accept a renomination for governor if the republican state convention saw fit to select him for another term. YALE PROM WAS THE USUAL BRILLIANT AFFAIR. Color Scheme Was Black and White— Attendance About 1,500. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 8.—The so- clal event of the year at Yale—the ju- nior promenade—was held tonight in the Second Regiment Armory and as usual it was a brilliant affalr. Guests were present from all parts of 'the United States. The total attendance was about 1,500. The color scheme of the elaborate decorations this year was novel—black and white. The eight oar shall which carried the Yale oarsmen to victory on the Thames last June ‘was suspended from the celling. It was stated in military circles that tonight's “prom” was the last to be held in the armory, as the war depart- ment has forbldden dances to be theer in the future. Frank H. Lepard, for more than 35 years with Brown, Thomson Co., and for a long period buyer for the firm's book department, diéd at Hart- ford. He was §8 years of age. King Albert of Belglum signed a de- cree ordering all ships fiying the Bel- glan flag to enter the service of the Belgian Relief Commission, no matter what future charters they may have accepted. Lieutenants Mort, Peyton and Wal- dron, who led American soldiers into Mexico near Brownsville, Tex., to save two American soldiers captured by the Mexicans, were ordered court. martialled by General Funston. In urging establishment of govern-! ment gharantees proposed in the bill, the chairman asserted that a combis: nation of ssrety companies had manipalated their bonding of govern: ment emploves as to cause the zovern~ ment to Icse “hundreds of th of dollars.” SEVEN MEN KILLED BY EXPLOSION IN COAL MINI Of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Co. at Plymouth, Pa. ‘Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 8- workmen were killed and two by a gas explosion in the Rose vein of and Wilkesbarre Coal com= %&?‘gmum late today. Lll::l& The Canadian house of ~commons passed an address to the British par- liament asking that the British North America which i the constitntion of Canada, be amended to extend the term of the ppesent Dominion pariia- ment for one year. Winners of the alumni English prise composition at Trinity ooll ‘were: Charles B. Wells Gray of fleld, first prize of $25;: Malville Shulthises, 1918, of Hartford, second prize of 325, and Albert J. Haase of St. Louis, Mo., third prize, SUPPLIES FOR JEWISH SUFFERERS IN PALESTINE. Will Be Transported by the United States Collier 8terling. New York, Fel — The Unitea Sintes cotlied Atariind T was 3 ot liea_ from “m '.‘:2...2 Tn STEAMER TEXAS AFIRE IS STEERING FOR suE!N'TDWlI. Feared There Will Be Serious to Both Ship and Crew. London, Feb. 8, 10.20 p. m.—A wire- less despatch received this were of foreign birth several of them left large families. is belioved that some of the men kitled by black damp which follo the exploston. The cause of the explosion is definitely known but the gas is lieveq to have been ignited by the n ed lamp of one of ] About 100 men were in the l\t:-'h.c , a1 atrections, ‘were of the-dead and injured being fo: scattered along the gangway. DRIVEN TO STREET IN NIGHT CLOTHES BY Apartment House Opposits Yale C: Conn, Feb. 0. ll-.w i