Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 15, 1916, Page 1

Norwich ‘VOL. LVii.—NO. 39 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1916 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS ‘The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to ‘the Gity’s Population | SEVEREST COLDWAVE OF THE WINTE STRIFE OF BATTLE ON WESTERN FRONT At Some Points Big Guns Have Been Roaring Incessantly for Days INFANTRY ENGAGED IN HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTS Grenade.anfl Mining Operations Have Played a Prominent Part—Airmen Have Fought Each Other Above the Bat- tle Lines—Germans Have Captured a Half Mile of French Trenches Around the Air is the Record of Along Their Lines in Tahure—Seventeen Fights in Sunday Reported by British Flanders—Austro-Hungarians Have Reached the Centre of Albania. B The whole western fighting front is the scene of heavy engagements. At some points the big guns have been roaring_incessantly for days; the in- fantry have been engaged in hand-to- " struggles; grenade fighting and minmng operations have played a prominent part in the battles while airmen have fought each other above the lines and have been cannonaded from below by the amti-aircraft tuns. Germans Follow Up Success: i The Germans followed up their re- cent success in Champagne by the capture of an additional half mile of French trenches around Tahure, in that district and their artillery bom- bardments on the north of Massiges and Navarin_have been answered in kind by the French. North of Soissons around Terney and along the River Alsne the Ger- mans_started an infantry attack but the French put it*down with their guns and rifles. South of the Somme the Germans endeavofed to sucround outpost trenches but desisted under heavy fire of the French. In upper Alsce the Germans turn- ed loose their guns on trenches the French had recaptured from them but the French during the night had evacuated them and the shelling did no other damage than to shatter the emplacement. 17 Fights in the Air. Seventeen fights in the air is the record of Sunday reported officially by the British along their lines in Fland- ers. In addition there has been great activity south of La Bassee Canal, where the Germans exploded seven mines. Heavy bombardmen:s and an infantry attack in the section is also reported, the Germans succeeding in entering a Briti trench. They were driven out amost immediately. Austy s in Central Albania. In Albania the Arzen river, which runs westward across Central Alba- nia and empties into the Bay of Du- razzo, has been reached by the Aus- tro-Hungarian vanguards, according to Vienna ~ The Bulgarians have occu- pied Elbassan, an important town in “entral Albania. There have been no important events on the eastern front, but the Rus- fan in the Caucasus have occupied one of the Erzerum forts and have taken large numbers of Turkish prisoners. Several Turkish batteries on the Tre- bizond coast of the Black Sea have been silenced by the Russian warships. JAPANESE CRUISERS TO BRING CARGO GOLD | In Connection With Furnishing Muni- tions to Rus Tokio, Japan, Jan. 12 (Correspond- ence of The Associated Press).—Huge financial international transactions are being carried out through the trans- portation of gold on the Japanese cruisers Kiwa and Chitose, which will soon sail for the United States on a financial mission connected <with fur- nishing war supplies to Russia. Great Britain owed a gold specie balance to Japan, and it was decided, owing to the danger of the despatch of gold by sea, to ask Russia to send the necessary specie to Japan and credit Russia with a stmilar amount in Lon- don. With infinite precaution the gold was conveved from _Petrograd to Vladivostok, where the Japanese cruis- ers, heavily guarded, were waiting and ‘whence they sailed with their burden to Maizuru. At the same time and Dby the same means Russia forwarded to Japan a great quantity of silver in- gots destined for the Japanese national mint at Osaka, where, under the direc- tion of Russian experts, they will be made into Russian silver coins for cir- culation in the Russian empire. The gold specie importation was estimated at 20,000,000 yen, or $10,000,000. According to information at Toklo, the forthcoming voyage of the Tokiwa and Chitose to the United 'States or Canada is for the purpose of transport- ing gold specie in behalf of Russia and the embarkation in America of quantities of material for the manu- facture of war supplies. The idea is to hasten the turning out of supplies by Japan so that Russia may be fully furnished with munitions by the spring or summer. 3RANDEIS INQUIRY TO BE RESUMED TODAY. Officials of the United Shoe Machinery Co. Will Testify. Washington, Feb. 14.—Public inquiry into the nomination of Louis D. Bran- dels to the supreme court of the United States will be resumed tomorrow by the judiclary sub-committee of the senate. On the witness stand will be officials of the United Shoe Machinery company, with which Mr. Brandeis formerly was associated @s director and general counsel. S. “W. Winslow, president of the ited Shoe Machinery company, who was subpoenaed, notified the sub-com- mittee today that he would be present. Testimony will be sought regarding charges of unethical conduct on the art of Mr. Brandels in his relations 7ith this company, to the effect that after serving as attorney and director of the company he withdrew and later acted as counsel for a group of manu- facturers in a suit against the com- riny as an unlawful trust. Mr. Bran- dels resigned as director of the com- pany in December, 1906, and retired as its counsel in January, 1907. In 1910 he appeared as counsel for the Shoe Manufacturers’ alliance in a suit against the company. Later, it is said, witnesses will be called in defense of Mr. Brandels,whose testimony will be designed to prove hat Mr. Brandeis withdrew from the nited Shoe Machinery company be- cause of the business methods it had adopted. APPROPRIATION OF $300,000 FOR AN AVIATION SCHOOL Recommended to Congress by Major General Scott. Washington, Feb. 14.—An appropria- tion_of $300,000 for an aviation school at Corona Heights, Cal, was recom- mwended ‘to_congress today by Major General Scott, chief of staff and act- irg secretary of war. He transmitted the report of a board of three army officers. charged with investigating sites c@ the Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf coasts, which said San Diego bay was the best place for aviation training srounds in the country. OBITUARY. James E. Hill. Lowell, Mass, Feb. l4—James E. Hill, one of the first men to respond to Lincoln’s call for troops in 1861, and a member of the ous Sixth Massa- chusetts regiment that was mobbed on Its way through Baltimore, died today, aged 78 years. To Disinfect Hawaiian Cotton. ‘Washington, Feb. 14.—Disinfection of Hawallan cotton shipped to the United States was ordered today by the department of agriculture to guard introduction of the pink boll worm, Similar measures against oth- er cotton imports already have been PASTEURIZATION OR STERILIZATION OF MILK. A Mols Cuisful Supsrvision Recom- ‘mended in Massachusetts. Boston, Feb. 14—A more careful supervision of milk, its pasteurization or sterilization angd the extention of the dairy laws of this state were advo- cated by a special milk board ina re- port to the state department of health made today after an eight months' ni- vestigation. The board held out no hope for cheaper milk, but declared that Massachusetts dairymen must produce milk of a superior quality in order to hold their patronage in this state. The standards in Massachusetts, the board stated, were found to be below those in New York, but higher than in New Hampshire, . Vermont _and Rhode Island. A state label for Mas- sachusetts milk was suggested as well as_the grading of all milk. It is expected that the report will be used in formulating a bill for presentation to the legislature now in session. OVERLOADED DORY CAUSED TWO DEATHS. Fishermen Had Been Warned of Dan- ger—Boat Found Bottom Up. Boston, Feb. 14.—George Surette and Byron Baker lost their lives on Brown's Bank Saturday through their desire to bring in on the fishing schooner Con- queror an unusually heavy fare of fish, according to a report made by the skipper on the vessel's arrival here today. The men had loaded their dory almost to the gunwales when they ‘were warned by other fishermen of the danger. Surette and Baker failed to return to the Conqueror and latef their dory, bottom up, was discovered some distance away. REPRODUCTION OF NATURAL COLORS IN PHOTOGRAPHY Found After Eight Years of Experi menting In Rom Rome, Feb. 13, 8:25 p. m. Via Paris, ‘eb. 16—What is hailed here as an important scientific discovery is a method of photography reproducing natural colors, found after eight years of experimenting by the Pineschi brthers and by Signor Santoni. Complete tests are soon to be made by disinterested scientists to determ- ine the full scope of the discovery. Officers of Connecticut Laundrymen. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 14.—The Con- necticut Laundrymen’s Association, at its annual meeting here today, elect- ed the following officers: President, W. F. Beauton, New Haven; vice presi- Gents, E. L. Hull, Derby: F. N. Per- cy, Waterbury; Albert Hein, Water- bury; secretary, W. A. Stevens, Green- griah reasurer,W. E Fanning, Hart- for “House in London. ._14,°5.55 a. m.—Colonel President Wilson's per- entative, spent the week don, meeting various prom- inent, ®Sonages, among whom was at le 5 cabinet minister. 019?3}" Roberto Centaro Found Dead “'-:“#Adon. Feb. 14.—Chevalier Roberto Centaro, first secretary of the Italian embassy at London and formerly sec- ond secretary at the embassy at Wash- ington, was found dead in a West End hotel today. A revolver lay beside the body. = MORE CONSPIRACY INDICTMENTS RETURNED AT SAN FRANCISCO Blowing Up of Ammunition Factories, Railroads and Trains Charged. San Francisco, Feb. 14—The federal grand jury returned another indict- ment éach today in the bomb plot cases against Franz Bopp, consul-gen- eral for Germany, here; Baron E. H. Von Schack, vice consul; Baron George Wilhelm Von Brincken, military at- tache of the consulate; Charles C. Crowley and Mrs. Margaret Cornell, detectives employed by the consulate; J. H. Van Koolbergen and Louis J. Smith. All are charged in eight counts with iring to blow up ammunition fac- , railtoads and trains in the United States and_steamers carrying munitions of war from United States ports to tke allies, in restraint of and interference with comserce under the Sherman anti-trust act. Overt acts alleged were cited _in similar indictments returned last De- cember against three of the principals, Crowley, Mrs. Cornell and Von Brincken. All of those named in_the indictment returned today were indict- ed last Thursday on charges of con- spiring to carry out the same prac- tices in Canada. Van Koolbergen is said to ce jmade an affidavit that he was hired by Bopp to go to Canada and destroy railroads. He is understood to be un- | derstood to be under arrest in Can- ada. Smith, now in the east, gave much of ‘the information leading to the original indictments against Crow- ley, Mrs. Cornell and Von Brincken with whom he is alleged to have been associated. All save Koolbergen and Smith will be arraigned before Judge Maurice T. Dooling of the United States district court tomorrow. Mr. Bopp and Baron Von Schack were not put under bond. | Bail for the others was fixed at $10,- 000 each. ANNUAL RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRIATIONS Dredging of Connecticut River Above Hartford All State Gets. Washington, Feb. 14.—Details of the bill as completed in committee ex- cept for the administration project to deepen East River channel in New York harbor became known tonight. The measure, aggregating $40,000,000, will be brought up at a__committee meeting tomorrow for_a report o the house, with the New York project the only pending question. It carries not ouly cash appropriations for every section but numerous authorizations for preliminary examinations and sur- veys at other places. All of the actual appropriations pro- posed are for the continuance of work and maintenance of projects previous- ly authorized. If the committee votes tomorrow as urged by President Wil- son and the war and navy department to add to the bill $700,000 to deepen the channel between the Upper New York Bay and the Brooklyn Navy yard, it will be the only new project re- ported to the house. The opposition to this project contends that Coenties Reef, the main obstruction In the ghancel, already has been provided or. The bill provides for the foilowing projects in New England: Massachusetts: Boston harbor $100,- 000; Pollock Rip channel $150,000. Connecticut: Dredging above Hart- ford unnamed sum out of previous ap- propriations. - GCVERNOR HOLCOMB AND HOWARD ELLIOTT SPEAKERS. At Banquet of Distinguished Profes- sional and Business Men in Spring- field. Springfield, Mass., Feb. 14.—Govern- ors of four New England states, east- ern rail>oad presidents, college presi- dents and distinguished professional anl business men joined .n a Lanquet tonight which inaugurated a ten day campaign to raise $500,000 to equip tie grounds of the Eastern States Ag- ricultnral snd industrial Exposition in this citv for the National Dairy Show and other projects which will come Lere, begiuning this fali. The pur- pose is 1o solidify the caste.n states into a unit for the scientific attack on the agricultural problem which is now facing this section of the country. Amore the speakers were Gevernor Hoicomb of Conrecticut acd Howard Ellictt cf the New Haven road. WEAVERS IN CLASH AT PAWTUCKET. Police Called to Restore Order at Royal Weaving Plant. Pawtucket, R. I, Feb. 14—The police today were called upon to restore order near the plant of the Royal Weaving company following a clash between strikers and thirty weavers who are said to have refused to quit work when a strike was ordered. Several persons were slightly hurt, but none seriously. No_arrests were made. Some of the strikers claimed that three of their number who were mem- bers of a committee during a recent strike, which was settled by the grant- ing of demands, were discharged today by the company. For this reason, they said, the employes were ordered to strike until the three were reinstated. DUTCH COMMANDER IN JAVA KILLED General J. P. M lson a Victim of Aeroplane Accident. Batavia, Java, via London, Feb. 14, 9.58 p. m.—Lieutenant General J. P. Michielsen, commander-in-chief of the Dutch forces in Java, was killed in an aetopispe accident ioday mear Kra- vang, 35 miles southeast of Batavia. General Michielsen made an ascent with ‘Aviation Lieutenant Terpooten in an aeroplane which had been rebullt from an American hydroaeroplane. ‘While thev were in the air the ma- chine became unmanageable and fell, killing General Michielsen and badly injuring Lieutenant Terpooten. annua’ river and harbor appropriation | Diligent Search For Jean Crones SUSPECTED OF POISONING BAN- QUETERS IN CHICAGO STUDENT OF CHEMISTRY Efforts Are Being Made to Connect Suspect With World Gang of An- archists Which Had Plotted Violence In Europe and Against All Church- men and Creed: Chicago, Feb. 14. — Country-wide search for Jean Crones, former assist- ant chef in the University club, sus- pected of poiconing more than a hun- dved guests last Thursday at a dinner to Archbishop’ Mundelein, was contin. ued today. The authorities in New New Haven Gets Dem. Gonvention SELECTION MADE BY STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE BETWEEN MAY 1 AND 10 Twenty-twoe of the Thirty-five Com- mitteemen Were Present—Vacancy Filled in 25th District—Miss Emily Pierson of Cromwell Gave Address on Suffrage. — Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 14. — The democratic state central committee, in session here today, selected New Haven as the place for the spring con- vention to elect delegates to the na- tional convention at St. Louis. No specific date was set, but the conven- - 1 DAY NORWICH MERCHANTS OFFER UNUSUAL BARGAINS FOR ONE DOLLAR Tomorrow, Wednesday, Feh. 16th, 1916 Yerk, Detroit, St. Louis, St. Paul and other cities were asked to co-operate in the effort to find the suspected man. Letters from Mrs. Sophie Bresci. Letters found in the possession of John Allegrini, a friend of Crones, were carefully scrutinized by the po- lice, who found in them refesences to Mrs. Sophie Bresci, widow of Gaetano Bresci, who in 1900 assassinated King Humbert of Italy and died in an Ital- ian prison. Mrs. Bresci, the police say, meved to St. Paul about a year ago. Detectives sent to the house where she lived in Chicago were unable to obtain anything which had a bearing on the case. Search for Anarchist Publication Plant Unsuccessful efforts were made to find the plant of an anarchist publi- cation through which the police be- lieved they might establish that Crones was allied with a world group of an- archists which haa plotted violence in Europe. Correspondence Course in Chemistry. From the local manager of a corre- spondence school with which Crones tcok a course in chemistry the police leurned that the suspected man had purchased poisonous chemicals. EXISTENCE OF GANG OF FIFTEEN ANARCHISTS. Disclosed By Search For Crones— Opposed to Churchmen and All Creeds. Chicago, Feb. 14.—Captain Nicholas Hunt, of the detective bureau, who is directing the search for ohn Crones, the missing assistant chef who is sus- pected of having poisoned the soup served at a banquet to Archbishop Mundelein here last Thursday, said tonight that the search has_developed the existence of a gang of fifteen an- archists whose grudge lay principally against the church and churchmen. He said that he had the names of most of the mcmbers and that detestives have been instructed to search for them. Captain Hunt named Frank Allegri- ni, in_ whose rooms anarchistic let- ters and literature was found, as one of the men. ‘The names of the alleg- ed anarchists are said to have Yecn taken from these letters. They were written in 1913 and are 824 to dlsclcse a widespread piot, extending to Rome, Italy, to destroy churches and church property of ail creeds. According to Detectivs Ser- geant Paul Riccio, who aided in translating the letters, from the Iialian in which tkep were written, the nead- quarters of the society was in Rome, Efforts _were made, it was said, to orgarns% branches of the society all over the world. In the Unitd States pubiic buildings were to receive the attention of the anarchists in addi- tion tc the churches. Most of the lstters were without signatures. Bemb For Religious People. The first of the letters unaddress- ed and unsigned goes into details of a bomb invented by the writdr. “This,” says the letter, “will be a fine thing to throw among a lot of religious peo- plo when they go out dressed in their best clothes on the boulevards to talk tl:e sermon over.” Advised Care With Pals. The second letter mentioned the re- ceipt of a letter from Allegrini. “I re- ceived your letter and am glad you are taking interes| “But 1 will recommend you to be careful with your pals because there may be some traitors among them wno cannot tell a lie to foo' justice.” The thid let- tor said: Wanted to Kill “Rizzi “I tave sent vour trunk. Thiags tion will be held between May 1 and May 10. Max A. Durr Schmidt of Shelton wae elected a ccmmitteeman from the 25th district to fill the vacancy caused by Condensed Telegrams A silght earthquake shock occurr: at Fort de France Martinque. Severe earthquake shocks were re- ported from four provinces in Argen- tina. Italy has prohibited the importa- tion of any articles from Germany or Austria. A report from London says that all single men ahe to be called on to en- list this week. Business and professional men of Centralia, Kansas, have organized to fight the tobacco habit. Dr. J. Wilhelm R. Dedekind, world- famous mathematician, died at Bruns. wick, Germany, aged 83. Col. Alberto Garcia, former Mexican bandit, is held by the authorities at Douglas, Ariz., for extradition to Mex- ico. Joseph Fry, aged 105, the oldest Knight of Pythias in the United States, died at his home at Roanoke, Va. The Virginia House of Delegates ad- Jjourned Saturday in memory of Pres- ident Lincoin, for the first time in history. The White Star liner Adriatic ar- rived at New York from Liverpool with $30,000,000 in gold and American se- curities. Russia has almost completed ar- rangements for directing freight from “anada to Russia, via Vancouver and Viadivostok. A general strike of laborers employ- ed on the Government railroad in Alaska has benn called. The men de- mand more wages. The Italian aviator Barbati who re- cently landed in Switzerland with a new aeroplane, has been returned to Italy as a deserter. A movement is under way to send another party of Red Cross nurses and doctors to serve in Russian and Si- berian prison camps. Cato Sells, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, received a report from Tuba, Ariz., denying the reported uprising of the Navajo Indians. A resolution authorizing the submis- sion of a woman suffrage amendment to the state constitution was adopted by the Oklahoma House. Fire believed to have been incendi- ary origin destroved the machine shop of the Jessop Steel Mill at Washing- ton, Pa., at a loss of $20,000. the death of William J. Beecher of Newtown. Twenty-two of the 35 committeemen viere present, the others being repre. sented by proxy. No-other business of importance ' was transacted, the meeting adjourning subject to the call of Chairman David E. Fitzgerald. Miss Emily Pierson of Cromwell, a suffrage worker, requested permiesion to speak on suffrage before the com- mittee, and the request was granted. POLICE FIREDON STRIKERS WHO THREATENED THEM. One Man Was Seriously Wounded in Brooklyn—Two Policémen Injured. New oYrk, Feb. 14—One man was shot and seriously wounded and sev- eral ochews suffered minor W nries late today when a squad of polie escort- ing 200 laborers on their way to work at the plaat of the E. W. Bliss com- any in Brooklyn fired into a crowd of several hundred strikers who ai- tacked them. Two patrolmea were injured wker an automobile in which they and other reserves were being taken to the scene of the trouble was overturned on the icy pavement. The strike in the Bliss plant whers war munitions are being manafa stured began on Saturdamy, when 700 of 3,000 unskilled Taborers, ‘empléved in the forging department demanded a uni- form scale of wages. GIRL SHOT TO DEATH IN STREETS OF MACON. Shots Fired From an Automobile While Passing at Top Spe Macon, Ga., Feb. 14—DMiss Rosa Lee Burbanks, 20 years old, cashier for a locan manufacturing compaay. was shot to death on a downtown street here early tonight, two pistol shots teing fired from an automebile which i5 said to have passed her aat high rate of speed. J. A. Branam, a well known young man, was arrested chargad with the shooting and later Marvin Jjones, a taxi driver, was ar- rested. Feeling ran high tonigh: and a force of police and Geputies sur- Tounded the jail where Iranan was hall Ne cause is *now1 fo- tke shocting. FABULOUS GROWTH OF BRIDGEPORT MUNITION PLANT One Has Filed Certificate for Issue of Additional Stock of $5,000,000. Hartford, Feb. 14.—The Bridgeport Forge and Projectile com- pany and the Bridgeport Projectile company have each filed a certificate of an issue of additional stock with the secretary of state. In the case of the former it amounts to $5,000,000 and the subscribers are George W. Hoadley of New York, 499,900 shares; Carl Fos- ter, Bridgeport, 80; Frederick E. Mor- gan, Bridgeport, 10; Daniel J. Morgan, Bridgeport, 10. The Projectile company increase is 32,000,000, Mr. Hoadley tak- ing 19,990 shares, Mr. Foster 8, and E. 3. Naylor and F. E. Morgan 1 each. FIRE DRILL ENABLED 3 80 PUPILS TO ESCAPE. Without Confusion From Burning Grammar School at Freeport, Me. Freeport, Maine, Feb. 14.—Familiari- ty with the fire drill enabled the eighty pupils of the Maple Avenue Grammar are pre(ty bad here. The striks is pretty hog but your trunk was in good hands all the time. The dirty Mar- chi has made a report that you (blank space) and they are looking for you and 1 beg you to be vareful and let me Krew if you are in a safe place. I will let you krow when I writs again. Lot me know if you are zoing 1o Barre, ' Vt. Tken you will give me (t ark space). Let me Lknow sorae- thing of what is doing over there, school to escape without confusion wheh the structure was burned to the ground today. Most of the children were able to save their belongings. The building was a two-story frame structure. An overheated chimney is believed to have caused the fre. The wonciary loss was small. Movements of Steamshi Bordeaux, Feb. 12.—Sailed, steamer Mu‘ Nicholson is working over rere with Nic Miller and yesterday they firad Milier. I don't know the re:- sor. why. Perhaps the reason is that he wantsd to kill Rizzi.” This letter was signed “Follalidini.” Lafayette, New York. New York, Feb. 14.—Sailed, steamer Cameronia, Liverpool. Falmouth, Feb, 14.—Sailed, steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, from Rotterdam for New York. Capt. Von Papen, recalled German military attache to the United States has been decorated with the Order of the Red Eagle, fourth class. The Berlin “Norddeutsche Allege- meine Zeitung” denies the report that the Canadian Parliament Building was burned by German agents. ire caused damage of $50,000 to the plant of the Canada Car & Foun- dryl Co., at Montreal. The ompany is filling a shell order for Russia. Spreading photographs of his wife and child on the floor in front of him, William A. Ferrent, of Newport, R. shot and fatally injured himself there. Pleading for mercy, 30 farmers vol- untarily appeared before the Grand Jury at Morganfield, Ky., and confessed being implicated in “night rider” raids. Four prisoners escaped from the country jail at Lancaster, Pa., by cut- ting through the three-foot roof over their cells with rods torn from their beds. There are now 66,449 women in the French Red Cross volunteer army. Fifteen French hospitals have been equipped with 118,000 beds by the Red Cross. The funeral of Dr. James Lloyd Wel- lington, who was the oldest living graduate of Harvard, was conducted from Christ church, Swansea, Mass., Monday. The American Committee for Ar- menian and Syrian Relief is now en- gaged in the work of ransoming girls and women captives held by the Turks and Kurds. Gen. Funston notified the War De- partment of the capture of Ancieto Pisaro, noted Mexican bandit, for whose capture the Governor of Texas offered $1,000 reward. Pope Benedict issued a decree pro- viding that priests in all countries, at Sunday mass, after reading the Evang- el in Latin, shall repeat it in the lang- uage of their hearers. Floyd Smith, pilot for the established a chief Martin Aeroplane Co., new reord when he ascended 9,000 feet in a huge hydroaeroplane carrying two passengers near San Diego, Cal. Five million gallons of alcohel, con- tained in 100,000 barrels, and con- tracted for in western states by the England through the Port of New Allies, is being shipped to France and York. Richard Wyckoff, an old farmer, and Catherine Fischer, his housekeep- er, were found murdered in their home on Sourland Mountain, near Plainfield, {N. J. The assallant had looted the house. ; Every edition of every United States newspaper will be examined by officers Gf the Canadian militia, and refused admission to Canada if containing containing stories ‘“detrimental to the welfare of Canada.” William T. Redding of New York was elected a member of the board of trustees of the .University of Penn- sylvania to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel Dickson. Major General Wood told the Har- vard college military battalion that he had found sentiment in the south unanimously in favor of federalizing the present state militia. The St. Jean building at Maribore, Mass., owned by the St. Jean Baptiste soclety and occupied by three business establishments and the society, was de- stroyed by fire. The loss was estimated at $25,000. As a result of the receipt of a large number of death threats received by United States Distriot Attorney Pres- ton, at San Francisco for his ac- As Far South as Penascola, Fla., the Mer Reached the Freezing Point Northern Atlantic Area. Washington, Feb. 14.—One of the winter's severest cold waves gripped the Atlantic states today, the north- ern seaboard suffered most, many points reporting new low temperature records for the season, but there was a decided drop as far south as North Cl Seaboard Suffered Worst, Many Points Red porting New Low Temperature Records for the Seasom —Relief by Today Was Forecast Last Night by the Weather Bureau for Virtually All of the Cold Weathes Florida. The coldest place was Canton, N. Y. with 38 degrees be- low zero At Pensacola the mercugy reached the freezinz point. Relief by tomorrow was forecast tom night by the weather burcau for vira tually all of the cold wave area. PRESIDENT WILSON TO STAND FOR RENOMINATION But Declares He is Unwilling to Enter Into Any Contest. Washington, Feb. 14. — President Wilson today consented formally for the first time to tae use of his name as a presidential candidate in the coming campaign. At the same time he declared he was “entirely unwilling to enter into any contest” for renomi- nation. This definition of the president’s at- titude in line with the plans of his political associates is expected to bring into the open the campaign being made in_his favor throughout the country. Mr. Wilson's declaration was made in a’letter to the Ohio secretary of state, who had written that candidates fore delegates from that state to the national convention must signify their choices for president by Feb. 25 and that no presidential candidates could be named in that connection without their consent. In several other states where no such requirements are imposed Mr. Wilson's name already has been placed on primary boliots and his friends gen- erally have taken it for granted that he would be a candidate if convinced there was any considerable popular demand for it. H. J. BACKER OF NEW ORLEANS RELEASED BY BRITISH Had Been Taken from Ship at Gibral- tar and Detained Two Months. London, Feb. 14, 5.40 p. m—Harry Backer of New Orleans, who had been detained by the British authori- ties for two months after having heen taken from a liner at Gibraitar, has been released as a result of urgent representations by the American state department. Backer's passport was regular and when the American consul at Gibral- tar communicated this fact to Wash- ington his release was demanded. The formalities had been almost complete when the American embassy here learned that he had been transferred to London on Jan. 10. The whole question was reopened. No reasons have been given for the detention of Backer and on his return to the United States he may seek the ald of the state department to obtain some compensation from the British government. COLOMBIAN MINISTER ASKS LEAVE OF ABSENCE Will Seek Permanent Withdrawal if Treaty is Rejected. Washingtor, Feb. 14—Recognizing the probability that the pending trea- ty between the United States and his country will not be ratified by the sen- ate in its original form, Julio Batan- court, the Colombian minister, has asked his_government for a leave of absence from Washington. It is un- derstood he will seek permanent with- drawal if the treaty is rejected or if the senate accepts its foreign rela- tions committee’s amendments reduc- ing the indemnit for the partition of Panama from $25,000,000 to $15,000,000 and making the expression of regret mutual, SCHOONER BLOWN ASHORE ON HOG ISLAND, VA. Crew Rescued After Several Hours’ Exposure in Zero Weather. Lewes, Del, Feb. 14—The schooner Abble H. Green was blown ashore on Hog Island, Va., and wrecked during last night's storm. The crew of seven men were rescued today by the gov- ernment life guards in a driving gale, with the thermometer near zero, after they had spent several hours in the rigging. The vessel was taking a car- g0 of wood from Norfolk to New York, BOSTON GARMENT WORKERS HAVE RETURNED TO WORK. Strike Leaders Said Their Demands Have Been Granted. Boston, Feb. 14—Twelve hundred of the 1,500 garment workers in this city who struck on Feb. 10 for increased wages and better shop conditions re- turned to work today. Strike leaders said their demands had been granted. Those who refused to return to work had been employed, it was said, in shops that did not recognize the union. Labor leaders stated today that they anticipated concessions by the inde- pendent shops within a short time. British Remove Mail. New York, Feb. 14.—The Holland- America line freighter Zanndyk from Rotterdam reported on her arrival here today that she had been taken into The Downs by a British patrol boat and that all but two of the 145 bags of Dutch mail which she carried were removed and not returned. President and Mrs. Wilson Honor Guests. ‘Washington, Feb. 14. — President end Mrs. Wilson were the honor guests tonight at a reception given by the Preston, at San Francisco, for his ac- [ Ccngressional club, composed of wives tivity in neutrality cases, has been appointed for him. bodyguard | of government oficials and members of the senate and house. POISON FOUND IN HOME OF WILLIAM H. ORPET Cellegian Accused of Murder of Formen Sweetheart in Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 14—Discovery of Guantity of poison in the basement of the home of William H. Orpet, collegi~ an accused of the murder of his formes sweetheart, Marian Frances Lambert, enc the announcement by Lake county cffcials that other arrests were pos- sible, were developments late t in the “Inquiry Into the death of Miss Lambert. The poison was found by State's At- torney Dady and Chief of Police Me- Guire, and according to the state's at- torney it was identical with that whi is believed to have ended the Iite of the Lake Forest High school girl. Word came from Madison, Wis., thay a drug clerk had admitted celling & bottle of medicine to Orpet Tuesday morning before the young man made his secret trip to Lake Forest to meet tEc girl in the lonely woods where her body was found. Another report which was listened to by the authorities was that the young man had found an empty two ounce bottle in Madisom wkich might have been the poison container, for which a diligent search bas been ‘made. The parents of the girl disclaimed tocay any desire to release Orpet from custody and urged that the law be permitted to take its course. BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST J. H. PUTNAM & CO. Subpoenaes Have Been Issued for Six- teen Persons by U. S. District Court. New York, Feb. 14—Subpoenaes were issued Dby the United States district court today for sixteen persons in com- nection with the bankruptcy proceed- ings against John H. Putnam & Co. the head of which, John Grant Lyman, is alleged to have disappeared with many thousands of dollars obtained by an illegal use of the mails in the sale of oil stocks. John L. Lyttle, receiver for Putnam & Co., in an affdavit made today, states that he belleves assets of the bankrupt firms have been concealed and removed to other jurisdictions. The subpoenaes call for the appearance here of Lyman and employes of his company. Postoffice inspectors working on_thi case said today that more than $15,000 in checks, from all parts of the United States, has come through the mails ta Putnam & Co. since last Thursday, the day on which the firm collapsed and the alleged swindle was made public. MILITARY COMMITTEES ARE READY TO DRAFT BILLS Rear Admiral Grant Condemps Pres- ent Type of Submarines. Washington, Feb. 14—While the house naval committee continued to- day its hearings on the navy appro- pyiation Dill, the military committees of both Louses prepared to begin drafting the measures they will pro- pose to strengthen the army. The military committees probably will be- kin daily sessions before the end of the week in an effort to hasten their work as President Wilson has urged. Rear Admiral Grant, the submarine commander and the first sea duty of- ficer to appear at the hearing, told the house committee today that he be- lieved the present type of American submarine should be abandoned and only large boats of at least 500 tons surface displacement be constructed in the future. It was boats of this size, he said, which had dore the most ef- ficient work for the German navy in the present war. The admiral will be further examined tomorrow. PEACE CANVASS OF NEUTRAL SOCIALISTS IN EUROPE. Result to Be Submitted to the Swedish Pari ‘Washington, . 14. — Haalmar Branting, leader of the 87 socialists in. the lower house of the Swedish parita- ment, today cabled Representative Myer London of New York, the -only socialist in congress, that a canvass was being made of the opinion of so- cialists in the neutral European coun- tries as to the possibility of immediate concerted action toward peace. The result of the canvass will be submitted to the parliament at Stockholm. Mr. Branting endorsed Representative Lon- don’s resolution calling on President Wilson to convene a peace congress of neutrals. GROUPS OF BANDITS PUT TO FLIGHT Have Been Operating Near Tuxpan— il Fields Protected. 4 i 2 Vera Cruz, Feb. 14 —Groups of ban= dits operating near Tuxpan have been put to flight after suffering consider=s able losses at the hands of the Car-{ ranza troops. The oil flelds and the’ port of Tuxpan are considered to be amply protected. % Conditions in the vicinity of Cruz are almost normal. All int