Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 28, 1916, Page 1

VOL._ LVill—NO. 50 POPULATION, NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1916 IGHT PAGES VERDUN The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich 3 FURIOUS BATTLE AT | CONTINUES Fortified Works of Hardamont Have Been Captured by the Germans FRENCH ARE HURLING ATTACK AFTER ATTACK Upon the Douamont Position Held by the Germans—In the Woevre Region the French Advance Posts Have Been Withdrawn—Large Reinforcements Are Being Brought Up by Both Sides to Aid the Half Million Men Now En- gaged in the Battle—British Lines Are Being Extended in Belgium and France to Permit French Troops to Go to Verdun—Several Steamers Have Been Blown Up by Mines, Presumably Set Adrift by the Recent Great Storm Along the Coast of England. The great battle centering around Verdum in which half a million men are engaged is still being fousht at some points with the same fury as | characterized it several days ago. Champneuville, to the west and the fortified works of Hardamont, to the east of Fort Douamount have been captured by the Germans. Berlin al- 50 claims to have captured the Cote De Talou, west of Dowaumount, but, according’ to the French official state- ment, the artillery fire coming from both sides has rendered this position untenable for either the French or Germans. The French are hurling attack after attack upon the Douaumont positions held by the Germans, who are declared to be maintaining themselves there with @ifficulty, but in the Woevre re- glon, east of Verdun, the French ad- vanced posts have been withdrawn. Large reinforcements are being brought up probably by both forces and it is_reported that the British lines are being extended in Belgium and France in order that French troops may be released from the Ver- dun battle. In the Vosges Mountains the Ger- mans also started a heavy offensive southeast of Celles, but it was com- pletely checked by the French. On the other extreme end of the line around Ypres, a British attack was repulsed by the Germans. Between Soissons and Rheims a vigorous bombardment has been car- ried out against the German posi- tions. Marine disasters are again a feature in the news. Several steamers have the coast of England and in the North been blown up by mines and it is be- lieved the recent great storm along sea has set many powerful mines adrift. There has been copsiderable activi- ty elong the Russian front around Riga, Friedrichstadt and Illoukst. In the Caucasus region, despite the heavy P> Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population 'Cahled_ Paragraphs Dutoh Ministry Endorsed Amsterdem, vie London, Feb. 37.— With only one dissenting vote the Luxembourg chamber of deputies adoptde a vote of confidence in the new ministry, although five members ‘were absent. GERMANY’S ATTITUDE ON ARMED MERCHANTMEN. Claim is ‘Made That Such Ships Are Subject to Destruction Without ‘Warning. ‘Washington, Feb. 27—Germany has instructed Count Von Bernstorff to In- form the United States government that the assurances regarding the fu- ture conduct of submarine warfare, given in the Lusitania and Arabic cases, still are binding, but that they apply only to merchantment of a peaceful character. The German gov- ernment is understood to contend that armed merchantmen, without regard to the nature of their armament, have shown themselves not to be peaceful and therefore are subect to destruc- tion without warning. The instructions direct the German ambassador particularly to tell Sec- retary Lansing that British merchant- men, armed ostensibly only for de- fense, have not assumed the character of peaceful traders, but that on the contrary they are carrying guns_for the special purpose of attacking Ger- man submarines. To support this claim the Berlin foreign office has sent the ambassador for presentation to the state department a list of at least twenty incidents where it Is claimed British_merchant ships have attacked submarines. Confidential advices received from Berlin state that German and Austrian submarine commanders already have been given thelr new orders and that from midnight Tuesday they will be authorized to sink without warning all armed merchant ships of the enemies of Germany. It was said also that many of the submarine commanders probably had left their bases on voy- aAges and that ever should the United States request the postponing of the opeuning of the campalgn it would be impossib'® to get word to many of the submarines. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN PUBLISHERS Formation of a German News Agency in Washington Discussed. Chicago, Feb. 27.—The National As- sociation of German Publishers was organized here today by Paul F. Mueller, of the “Abendpost”, Chicago, as president. Fifty publishers from leading citles of the country were present. The meeting, the first session of which was heid yesterday, concerned snow, which at times is breast deey, the Hus#{ans are continuing vigorously their pursuit of the Turks. FORMER PRESIDENT OF WESLEYAN DIES SUDDENLY Dr. Bradford Succumbed to Hardening of he Arteries Middletown, Conn, Feb. 27. — The Rev. Dr. Bradford Paul Raymond, president of Wesleyan university from 1889 to 1908, died suddenly at his home here today of hardening of the art- erfes, He had attended church in the morring and_death occurred a few hours later. He was also president of Lawrence college, Appleton, Wiscon- sin, eight vears before coming to Wesleyan. ~ President Wilson was a member of the Wesleyan faculty dur- ing the first few years of Dr. Ray- mond's presidency here. He was born April 27, 1846 at Stam- ford, was graduated from Lawrence college in 1870 and later studied, theol- osy at Boston university. He was or- dained in the Methodist Episcopal church and held pastorates at New Bedford, Mass., Providence and Nash- ua, N. H, beforo becoming head of Lawrence college. His administra- tion at Wesleyan was very successful and his term as president—nineteen years—was the longest of any chief executive of the university. While he was preseldent the university en- dowment was more than double and five new buildings were erected on the campus. When he retired in 1908 to be succeeded by the present incum- bent, Dr. Willlam Arnold Shanklin, he was' made professor emeritus of ethics and Biblical literature. Dr. Raymond was the recipient of the following honorary degrees: Doc- tor of Divinity from Yale and North- western university and doctor of laws from Lawrcnce college. He was a veteran of' the_Civil_war, serving in the 48th New York Volunteers. Dr. Raymond was a man of_pleas- ing personality and held the love and estecm of hundreds of Wesleyan men. He was noted as a lecturer and was in frequent demand as a speaker at Grand Army Memorial services. He always referred to his war record with great pride. He is survived by his wife, a son, Harold E. Raymond of New York and a davghter, Mrs. Luther Frost of Providence. FIVE MEN RESCUED BY NORWEGIAN STEAMER Rev. Survivors of Crew of French Steamer Trignac. Lon@on, Feb. 27, 117 a. m—The Norweglan steamer Borgsten has ar- rived at Martepool and reported the rescue on Friday in the North sea of five members of the crew of the French steamer Trignac. Twenty- one members of the crew, the pilot and four French passengers are miss- ing and are belleved to have been lost. The survivors were clinging to _an upturned lifeboat when found. They reported that two voilent explosions eplot the ship into three mections. The French steamer Trignac was a vessel of 1,447 tons. She was last reported at Blythe, England. DIED AS RESULT OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Earl E. Murchey, English Teacher in a Detroit High School. 27.—Barl E. assistant English teacher in High school, died as the re- injuries received Saturday in accident. was graduated from Detroit, Mich, Feb. Murchey, a Detrott sult an_aul b’ NS 3 nis class. ™ dassion of of TURKISH COLUMNS ROUTED BY SOUTH AFRICAN TROOFS At Last Reports the Fleeing Turks Were Being Pursued. London, Feb. 27, 8.23 p. m.—A Tur- kish_column was attacked and routed by South African troops yesterday at Agagia, Egypt, according to a British official statement issued tonight, which Jon Jan. 10. adds that the fleeing Turks are being pursued. The text of the statement follows: “The enemy’s column under Nuri and Gassar was attacked yesterday morning at Agagia, about 15 miles south of Barrami, by General Lukins' column, consisting of South African troops, yeomanry and territorial artil- lery. “By half past three in the afternoon the enemy had been completely rout- ed and was fleeing in scattered col- umns pursued by our cavalry. “At four o'clock aeroplanes reported them to be eight miles southwest of Agagia and still being pursued.” ' REV. EDWARD DOWNES STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY Celebrating Mass in St. Mary’s Church, Mt. Carmvel. New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 27.—While celebrating mass at St. Mary's Roman Catholic church in Mt. Carmel today, the Rev. Edward Downes was stricken with apoplexy. He was taken to St. Raphael's hospital, where at a late hour tonight his condition was said to be critical. At one time Father Downes was United States consul at Amster- dam. Whil Father Downes is well known in Catholic circles of Norwich, as he has conducted missions at both St. Pat- rick'’s and St. Mary’s churches, while a member of the Milford apostolate band. STEAMER FAST IN ICE FIELD FOR TEN DAYS/| Coal Gave Out and Ship Was Strip- ped of Woodwork to Keep Up Steam New York, Feb. 27.—After having been held hard and fast for ten days in an ice field off the Newfoundland Banks, the Norwegian steamship Loch Tay arrived here today from Rotterdam, completing a voyage begun While locked in the ice the “vessel's coal supply became ex- hausted and she was stripped of near- ly all her woodwork to keep up suffi- cient steam to work the engines and keep the mién on board from freezing. Tables, chairs, partitions and even flooring were fed to the engines. At St. Johns, where the ship arrived Feb. 11, a sufficlent supply of coal was obtained to bring her to this port. OBITUARY. William Francis. Hartford, Feb. 27.—Willlam Fran- cls, for 65 years a hardware merchant here, dled at his home tonight of in- firmities incident to old age. He was 92 years cld. Mr. Francls was a char- ter’ member of the original Charter Oak Driving assoclation. At one time he owned much real estate in Hart- ford and he developed that section now known ash Parkville. He is sur- vived by his wife and four children. Severe Earthquake in San Jose. San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, Feb. one of | 27.—An earthquake which was felt here at 2,33 o'clock this afternoon is report- acoident, he|ed to have been very severe in San the | Jose, Costa Rica, and in the depart- lish—one of | ment of Rivas, Nicaragua. i grosnizad ‘which | cipal church in the town of Rivas was He was 29 years do‘d.mmi No deaths have been report- The prin- itself only with business questions, ac- cording to Mr. Mueller. Former Con- gressman Bartholdt of St. Louis was among those present. “Politics received little attention and that informally,” said Mr. Barthold. “Of course it is understood, that Gers mans generally are not pleased with President Wilson's idea of neutrality, nor do they like Colonel Rooseveit, but the organization was not formed with any idea of concerted political action. The Germans don't want a pro-German president, nor a pro-Brit- ish, but they do want a pro-American president.” The principal subjects discussed to- day were labor and the question of a German news gathering and distribut- ing agency at Washington. The matter of a news bureau was left to a committee to investigate as to expense and feasibility. The labor question chiefly involyes the difficul- ty in the smaller cities of obtaining German printers. DR. G. B. CUTTEN ENLISTS FOR WAR Was Prominent in Football and Track » Athletics While at Yale. Halifax, N. S., Feb. 27.—The enlist- ment for war service of Dr. George Barton Cutten, president of Acadia University, was announced today. Dr. Cutten has been appointed an officer in the Nova Scotla Highland Brigade and is now engaged in recruiting for the brigade in his native town of Amberst. President Cutten is a graduate of Acadia University and Yale University and Yale Divinity school. While at Yale he was prominent in football and track athletics. He held Baptist pas- torates in New Haven, Conn., Corning, N. Y., and Columbus, Ohio before com- ing to Acadla as president in 1910. TWO CASES OF SCARLET FEVER AT SUFFIELD SCHOOL Institution Closed and 200 Students Sent to Th Homes. Suffield, Conn., Feb. 27.—The dis- covery of two cases of scarlet fever at the Suffield school, formerly known as the Connecticut Literary Institu- tion, caused the authorities to close the establishment today and the 200 students were sent to their homes. The cases are not,serious. It is ex- pected that the school will re-open in three weeks. One of the patients taken ill today was William Hazel, physical director and coach of the athletic teams. BROKER LYMAN REMAINS IN JAIL AT TAMPA Federal Authorities Are Awaiting In- structions From Washington. Tampa, Fla., Feb. 27—John Grant Lyman, wanted in New York for al- leged misuse of the malls, which net- ted him more than $300,000, remained in jail here tonight while federal au- thorities awalted instructions from Washington as to what to do with him Lyman insists he should serve out a 15 months’ sentence given him in Cali- fornia for operations similar to those attributed to him in New York and objects to returning to the latter city. SCHOONER GOES DOWN IN CAPE COD CANAL Steering Gear Got Out of Order and the Vessel Ran on Rocks. Bourndale, Mass., Feb. 27.—The two masted schooner Helen G. King, of Boston, loaded wit hcoal, sank today in the Cape Cod Canal about a mile west of here and until she is raised the ca- nal is likely to be ou of commission. The schooner became unmanageable on account of an accident to her steer- ing gear and run on he rocks on he norh side of the canal. She lies diag- onally across the ditch with only her stern out of water. The crew escap- ed without difficulty. Sunk_by Mines SECOND WENT DOWN WHILE GOING TO AID OF FIRST IN STRAITS OF DOVER Of 319 Persons Aboard the Maloja It Estimated That 147 Were Lost, of Which 117 Were Lascars. Dover, Feb. 27, 1142 p. m—The steamship Maloja, a 12,431 ton vessel belonging to the Peninsular and Ori- ental line, struck a mine and sank within half an_hour two miles off Dover today. More than 40 persons were drowned or killea as a result of the accident. The Maloja left Tilbury only yester- day for Bombay with mails, 119 pas- sengers of all classes aboard and & crew numbering about 200, most of them Lascars. Other passengers were to join the ship at Marseilles. Tried to Run Ship Ashore. The steamer had just passed Ad- miralty pler at Dover and was oppo- site Shakespeare cliff when an explo- sion shook her from end to end. She listed immediately to port. High seas were running and the captain, realizing that great damage had been done to the after part of his vessel, tried to run her ashore, but the engine room was swamped and the ship became un- manageable. Struck Mine While Going to Rescue. The plight of the vessel was ob- served and dozens of craft went at full speed to her rescue. One of them, the | British tanker Empress of Fort Wil- liam, of 2,181 tons, struck another mine and sank near by. Aboard the Maloja everything possi- ble was done to get the passengers and |Two Steamships lNew[lreadnnught Makes 21.75 Knots EXCEEDS REQUIREMENTS THREE-QUARTERS KNOT BY 500 PICKED MEN ABOARD Pennsylvania’s Average for Five High Speed Runs Was 21.38 Knots Per Hour. A Rockland, Me., Feb. 27.—A speed of three-quarters of a knot in excess of contract requirements was attained by the super-dreadnought Pennsylvania when she was pushed on the fastest mile of her standardization tests at the rate of 2175 knots an hour today. Eleven runs were made to complete the tests halted by thick weather last Thursday. Most Powerful Fighter Afloat. The average for five high speed runs was 21.38 knots per hour. In her rec- ord spurt the big ship, which has been bailea by American naval officers as the newest and most powerful fighter afloat, was driven by her propellers at the rate of 216.4 revolutions 2 minute. Tn making her contract speed of 21 knots, 210 revolutions a minute were necessary. Marked Absence of Vibration. The board of Inspection and survey which is conducting the trials summed up the day's work as “a very successful trial” “They said the engines worked smoothly, the ofl burners produced lit- tle smoke, and there was a marked absence of vibration. The Pennsylvania has yet to make her 12-hour full power run. Her ac- tual displacement today was 31,150 tons ang her estimated maximum horse- power 32,000. There were 500 picked men on board, (Con ued on Page Three) FORECAST OF WORK IN CONGRESS THIS WEEK. Legislative Business Will Be Resumed in Regular Order., Washington, Feb. 27.—Legllative bus- iness will be resumed in regular order at the capitol this week after the re- cent flurry over international affairs that demoralized the work of congress. In both houses administration leaders have held in control the threatened revolt against the president on the armed ship issue and no further out- burst is expected unless there should be a development apparently leading toward war. Leaders of agitation to warn Ameri- cans off belligerent merchantmen car- rying arms admit that there is no chance to get legislation on the sub- Je Senator Gore, author of the warning resolution in the senate, has publicly declared that there is no de- sire to stay the hand of the president in diplomatic negotiations. He also says the real purpose of his resolution already had been accomplished and this is regarded by administration leaders virtually as an abandonment of the effort to force a vote on the issue in_either house. Conservation champions in the sen- ate plan to throw thelr combined strength against the Shields bill to provide for leasing of water power sites on navigable waters to private interests. Tomorrow Senator Husting of Wis- consin, who has had co-operation of other senators, will propose a substi- tute to the Shields bill, with regula- tory features, which he declares will 'safeguard the public interest and pre- vent monopolization of water power facilities. Test votes &o far on amend- ments have indicated that the Shields bill has a strong following. At the first opportunity Senator Rob- inson of Arkansas will endeavor to have passed his resolution providing for an Inquiry Into the aviation ser- vice of the army, against which he has filed serlous charges of inefficiency. The Arkansas senator declared tonight he would Insist upon a vote within a few days. NEARLY 6,000,000 JEWS RUINED BY THE WAR. Many of Them Are Dependent on the Good Will of Their Brethren. New York, Feb. 27.—General immi- gration to the United States after the war is improbable, according to reports made to President Leon Sanders of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant so- ciety of Ameica, and made public by him at its annual meeting here today. “It may be otherwise with the Jews, however,” Mr. Sanders said, “owing to the especially unfortunaté situation which the war has created for them. Nearly 6,000,000 Jews are ruined, in the greatest moral and material mis- ery, mony of them are refugees, de- pendent on the good will of their brethren.” The society is directing its attention, he- _ported, to the problem of distrib- unng immigrants in the western states so that immigration. will not be con- centrated in the east but will flow nor- mally to the less densely populated districts of the west. The soclety is in communication with chambers of| commerce and other important com- mercial hodies throughout the country, many of which have expressed thelr willingness to aild Jewish immigrants. Immigration on the Pacific coast has become unusually heavy, according to the report. Many refugees who made long journeys from Russla through Si- beria_anda Manchuria have arrived at San Francisco and Seattle. STEAMER AND SCHOONER COLLIDE IN FOG Fifty Miles North of Cape Henry— Both Vi Badly Damaged. Newport News, Va., Feb. 27.—The Norwegian steamer Starkad, ‘boynd from New York to Marseilles, via Newport News and the American schooner ‘William M. Critchett of Bos- ton, bound from Charleston, S. C., to Philadelphia with lumber, were in col- lision Friday in a heavy fog 50 miles north of Cape Henry. oBth vessels were damaged, the schooner so badly that only the cargo kept her afloat, but no one was injured. The Starkad, which _came 'into Hampton Roads last night with the Critchett in tow, proceeded here to- day for repatrs. together with 60 government officials. 18 YEAR OLD BRIDE ACCUSED OF MURDER Condensed Telegrams Essad Pasha, Dictator of Albania, has fled to Italy. Ecuador’s foreign trade has been hard hit by the war. Italians of New Haven are planning to build a home for the aged. Lieut. R. E. Atkinson, famous Eng- lish athlete, was killed in action. Charles A. Lyon, for many years a Bangor, Me., rug merchant, is dead. The Rhodesian gold out for Jan- uary, 1916, totanied 16,000 Bne. Sunces. The strike at the American Brass Co.s plant, Ansonia, has been settled. Repairs having been completed, the French liner will sail from New York today. Fire of unknown origin caused $200,- 000 damage to the business section of Geneva, N. Y. Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edison visited "and inspected the Automobile Show at Newark. Carrying 355 passengers, the Amer- ican liner Finland sailed from New York for Liverpool. Standard Oil Co., of New York ad- vanced the price of gasoline for ex- port 1 cent a gailon. Four Jap warships the Indian Ocean to Japanese units there. will be sent to replace other There were admitted into this coun- try 17,293 aliens during January, against 18,901 in December. The plant of the Little Falls Paper Co., at Little Falls, N. Y., was destroy- ed by fire at a loss of $50,000. By a vote of 49 to 6, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Henry P. Fletcher as Ambassador to Mexico. Gen. Von Bissing, German Military Governor of Belgium, has suspended the tenfold tax on absentee Belgians. An order for 303 oil tank cars was place with the American Car & Foun- dry Co., by the Southern Pacific Co. Police Say She Claimed Her Victim Had Wronged Her Before Her Mar- riage. For Worth, Texas., Feb. 27.—Mrs. Katherine Vance Harrison, 18-year old bride of Chares Harrison, nephew of Mrs. Charles Culberson, wife of the senior senator from Texas was re- leased today with her husband after they had given $2,500 bail each to an- swer charges of murder flled zgainst them last night. The police said Mrs. arrison had confessed that she shot and killed W. R. Warren, a hotel pro- prietor, and claimed that he had wronged her before her marriage. ‘Warren body was found riddled with bullets at the side of a country road here December 22, 1915. There were few clues to the identity of his slayer. Yesterday an arrest was made. Later the police announced that Mrs. arri- son, to clear the suspected man, had admitted in a signed statement that she was responsible for Warren's death. She invited Warren into her automobile, introduced him to her husband and drove into he country, the police statement said. At an jso- lated spot, according to the statement, she asked Warren to_get out and see a tire was flat. Whe nhe walked around the car she shot him, accord- ing to the lleged confession. CHANGES IN DIVISIONS OF NEW HAVEN ROAD. New London to be Headquarters For Branch From Groton to Worcester. Boston, Feb. 27.—A readjustment of tho operating divisions of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, by which two new divisions are created, was announced tonight. The 'Midland division, with head- quarters in this city, has been formed to have authority from the freight terminals here to Willimantic, Conn., including the Woonsocket, Harris. ville, Ashland and Cook Street branches. It will be in charge of Ed- ward E. Regan as superintendent. The New London division, _with headquarters at New London, Conn. will comprise the territory from Wa- terford to South Auburn, including the Wickford branch and from Groton to Worcester, _including the South branch to East Thompson. Percy T. Litchfield has ‘been appointed super- interdent of this division. The plan, which becomes effective March 1st, makes two operating di- visions of the New Haven system and is arranged, the announcement says, “with the idea of bringing each su- perintendent and his staff in closer touch with employes and with the public and with the hope for better service to the public and also improv- ed_and economical operation.” The present western division with headquarters at Waterbury, Conn., is to be known as the Highlana aivision. TWO FULL DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKETS IN IOWA Progressive Democrats Are to Enter a Slate of Their Own. Des Moines, Towa, Feb. 27.—Two full Democratic state tickets may be placed before Towa voters at the June 5 primary this year, as the result of a decision today by leaders of so- called Progressive Democrats to enter a slate of their own. After an all-night meeting, the con- ference selected Senator Clarkson of Albia, leader of the dry forces in the 36th general assembly to head the new ticket as candidate for governor in opposition to the regular Democratic ticket. Edward G. Dunn of Mason City, a candldate for governor in 1912, was selected as a can(didate for Demo- cratic national committeeman against Wilbur W. Marsh of Waterloo. FRENCH ARE DRIVING GERMANS PAST DOUAUMONT News Contained in Cablegram Receiv- ed in Ottawa Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 27.—“The French are now steadily driving the enemy past Douaumont despite his spasmodic rallles”, said a cable message from France received this afternoon by General Sir Sam Hughes, minister of militia. In view of the fact that the message said nothing of regaining or holding Fort Douaumont, General Hughes thinks the fortifications has “been reduced to ruins by shell fire. Four members of the crew . were drowned when the British steamship Southford was sunk in the North Sea. PRESIDENT WILSON GRIDION GUES —DMore Interested in What the People Are Talking Around Quiet Firesides Than What They Are T: About in the Cloak Rooms of Congress—Dwelt and of Humanity and That Those Principles Must bq’ Sustained. ‘Washington, Feb. —President ‘Wilson told members and guests at a Gridiron club dinner last night that America ought to keep out of the Ex ropean war at the sacrifice of ever thing except this single thing upon which her character and her history are founded, her sense of humanity and justice. The address was confidential, since the speeches at the dinners of the Gridiron Club, composed of newspaper correspondents, are not reported. It was made public tonight, however, with the consent of the president and the club because many of those who heard it urged that it should go to the country. Spoke With Unusua] Gravity. The president spoke of the nation's affairs with unusual gravity. His hearers, including several hundred members of government departments, business men and correspondents, were brought to their feet cheering when he concluded with these words: Says Valor is Circumspect. “I would be just as much ashamed to be rash as I would to be a coward. Valor is self-respecting. Valor is cir- cumspect. Valor strikes only when it Jesse McCorkle, a negro, was taken from jail at Cartersville, Ga., by a mob and lynched before the city hall there. Announcement that the British bark Inverclyde, New York for Adelaide, Australia, has ben damaged, was made in London. Announcement was made by the Great Lakes Engineering Works that it has contracts for the construction of 20 vessels. The record for large families in the Province of Quebec is held by Hilaire St. Plerre, whose 33rd child has just been baptized. Traffic in the New York subway was tied up Friday for four hours when the tracks between 45th and 49th streets were flooded. The two Updike brothers, of Chicago, accused of murdering their parents in the hope of getting a large fortune, will not be prosecuted. Swiss newspapers publish a report of the failure of the Rheinische Bank of Essen and the precarious conditions of other Germans banks. Slashed in more than 50 places, the partly naked body of a man beileved to be Ivan Orpis of Omar, W. Va., was found in a Toledo street. Prof. Sir Gilbert Murray, of Oxford University, will go to Sweden to lay te British viewpoint of the war before the students of various citles. Gen. Sarrail, commanding the Al- lies forces has sent to destitute Greeks in Macedonia and Asia_Minor 1,700 sacks of flour and 2,000 bags of rice. The German steamship Hochenfeldt, which fled from Funchal, Madeira Is- lands to escape seizure by the Portu- guese government, returned to port. Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of the late J. P. Morgan, will be a delegate to the Conference of Mayors on Na- tional Preparedness in St. Louis on March 3. The Indiana Public Elevator Co., of Indianapalos was incorporated at In- dianapolis with $00,000 capital. It will build the largest grain elevator in the state there. The steamer North Star of the Eastern Steamship Co. which went ground in the mud on Castle Island, Boston harbor, during a heavy fog, has been floated. A postal money order for $50 was re- ecived as a contribution to _the “con- sclence fund” by Mayor Mitchell of New York by some citizen who used city water without a license. The police Sunday descended upon an alleged gambling house in - State street, Hartford, and arrested 29 Chi- nese, who were charged with gambling Their cases will come up in police court today. Accident policies aggregating $140, 000 were taken out by President Brit- ton, president of the St. Louis Na- tionals, on his players: The insur- ance does not cover accidents recelved on the fleld. After an unusually long voyage which oceasioned some anxiety to her owners, the steamer Franklyn of the Allan Line_arrived at Boston from Glasgow. Her delay was due to ad- verse weather. Schedules In the bankruptey pro- ceedings gainst Samuel W. Magid, of the jewelry firm of S. W. Magid & Co., with offices_in Boston, Marlboro and Providence, R. I, were filed show- ing liabilitles of $92,000 and assets of $33,000. National Convention of Sons of Italy. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 37—The national convention of the Sons of Italy ontinue its session here today. At a business meeting reports show- ©d a large gain in membership and the establishment of 20 new lodges. The convention will close on Tuesday with the election of officers. Movements of Steamships. New York, Feb. 27.—Arrived: Steam- er Cedric, Liverpool. is right to strike. Valor withholds it- self from all small implications and entanglements and waits for the great opportunity when the sword will flash as If it carried the light of Heaven upon its blade. President Wilson’s Addres: The address follows: N “I have very litle to say tonight ex- cept to express my warm appreciation of the invariable courtesy of this club and of the reception you have So gen- &rously accordéd-me. I find that I am seldom tempted to say anything now- adays unless somebody starts some- thing and tonight nobody has started anything. Responsibilities of Office. “Your talk, Mr. Toastmaster, has been a great deal about candidacy for the presidency. It is not a new feel- ing on my part but one which I en- tertain with a greater intensity than formerly that a man who seeks the presidency of the United States for anything that it will bring to him is an audacious fool. The responsibilities of the office ought to sober a man even before he approaches it. One of the difficulties of the office seldom ap- preciated, I dare say, is that it is very difficult to think while so many peo- ple are talking and particularly while So many people aré talking in a way that obscures counsel and is entirely off the point. Principle of Human Liberty. “The point in national affairs, gen- tlemen never lies along the lines of expediency. It always rests in the flela of principle. The United States was not founded upon any principle of expediency; it was founded upon a profound principle of human liberty and of humanity and whenever it bases its policy upon any other foun- dations than those it builds on the sand and not upon solid rock. It seems to me that the most enlighten ing thing a man can do is suggested by something_which the vice president said tonight. He complained that he found men who, when their attention was called to the signs of spring, did not see the blue heaven, did not see the movement of the free clouds, did not think of the great spaces of the quiet continent, but thought only of some immediate and pressing piece of business. Would Like to Hear Peopls “It seems to me that if you do net think of the things that lie beyond and away from and disconnected from this scene which if we atiempt to think and conclude, you will inevitably be led astray. 1 would a great deal rather know Wwhat they are talking about around quiet firesides all over this country, than what they are talk- ing about in the cloak rooms of con- gress. 1 would a deal rather know what the men on the trains and by the waysides and in the shops and on the farms are thinking about and yearning for, than hear any of the ~Vociferous proclamations of policy which it is S0 easy to hear ana so easy to read by picking up any scrap of printed paper. There is only one way to hear these things and that is constantly to go back to_ the foun- tains of American action. Those foun- tains are not to be found in any re- cently discovered sources. Justice Founded on Humanity. “Senator Harding was saying just now that we ought to try when we are a hundred million strong to act in the same simplicity of principle that our forefathers acted in when we were three million strong. 1 heard some- body say I do not know the exact sta- tistics, that the present population of the United States is one hundred and three millions. 1f there are three million thinking the same things that that original three million thought, the hundred million will be saved for an _illustrious future. ~They were ready to stake everything for an idea and that idea was not expediency, but justice. And the infinite difficulty of Public affairs, gentlemen, is not to dis- cover tH® signs of the heaven and the directions of the wind, but to square the things you do by 'the not simple but complicated standards of justice. Justice has nothing to do with expe- aiency. Justice has nothing to do with the temporary standard whatever. It is rooted and grounded in the funda- mental instincts of humanity. Ought to Keep Out of War. Talk of the = war. She ought to keep out of this . war at the sacrifice of everything ex= cept this single thing upon which her = character ond history are founded, her sense of humanity and justice. If she sacrifices that she has ceased to . be America she has ceased to enter- tain and to love the traditions have made us proud to be Am and when we go about seeking safety. at the expense of humanity them I for one will belleve that I have al= ways been mistaken in what I have conceived to be the spirit of American history. Look Backward. “You never can tcll your direction except by long measurements. You cannot establish a line by two posts,” you have got to have three at least to know whether they are straight with anything and the longer your line, the more certain your measurement. There is only one way in which to determine how the future of the Unit= ed States is goifng to be projected and that is by looking back and Wi which way the lines ran which led up to the present moment of powes and of opportunity. There is no doubt that. There is no question where the roll ‘of honor in America is. o Roll of Honor. i “The roll of honor consists names of the men who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty. is no one else on the roster, there no one else whose name we care ta remember when we measure things upon a nationai scal. And I wish that whenever an impulse of impatience comes upon Wwhenever an fnclina- tion to settie a thing some short e we might close the door and. down some old stories of what ican idealists and statesmen the past and not let any that does not sound in the voice of American traditien. we shall be certain what the lines of the future are, because we shall know We are steering by th elines of the - past. We shall know that no tempor-, ary convenience, no temporary expe-' diency, will lead us either to be rash or to be cowardly. I would be just as much ashamed to be rash as I would to be a coward. Valor itself is respect. Valor is circumspect. Valor strikes only when it is right to strike.' Valor withholds itself from all small implications and entanglements and awaits for the great opportunity whem the sword will flash as if it carried the light of Heaven upon its blades FORMATION OF NATIONAL 4 HOUSEWIVES' LM» g By Prominent Women Representing All Parts of the Country. New York, Feb. 27.—] women representing all parts of the country have been appointed members of a special committee to organize the campaign undertaken by the National Housewives' League to build up the health of the nation through proper feeding as its contribution to the pre- paredness movement, it was nounced here tonizht. The e is charged with the duty of women to the need of st Qquestion of nutrition and appiytng & knowledge obtained to_the of their own families. Bvery wo organization in the country will . urged to take up the propaganda. “If we are ever to have a war we cannot fight with anemics and dys= peptics,” says a statement issued by the league. “If we are to have a vol- unteer reserve army made up of buss' iness and profcpstonal men, we must look to the physical upbullding of these men. Regular army men are fed by the plain diet of the commis-t sary department, whereas volunteers suddenly springing to arms come from' the dining rooms and food of the homes.” { L GOMPERS TO CONFER WITH STRIKING SHIRTMAKERS About 50,000 More Are to be Called Out in New York & New York, Feb. 27.—Samuel Gomp-=, ers, president of the American Fed=! eration of Labor, it was said tonight ) will confer tomorrow with leaders ofy the shirtmakers' strike in this city which already has involved about 30,-{ 000 workers. B. A. Larger, generali organizer of the United Garmens Workers Union, asserted that the union intends fo organize the shift- making industry throughout the coun- try. The first move, he said, will be_ made by calling out 50,000 more shirt- makers employed by New York man- ufacturers, but who work in places. TrLere are said to be 150,000 shirtmakers in the U: States. % THREATS OF ANARCHISTS TO DO MORE POISONING Made in Speeches at Chicago Jean Crones—Police Investigating Chicago, Feb. 26—Threats that archists are planning to do more poi= soning were investigated by police to={' day, as a result of a meeting of as chists here Friday night at speakjers lauded the act of . Crones, accused of poisoning. served at a banquet recently give Archbishop Mundelsin. - “The act of Crones” sald Loughman, one of the lead to more poisoning. When man throws a bomb, another r-q - “America ought to keep out of this|the nerve to throw ome.” SR s