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VOL. LVIL—NO. 75 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1916 Bulletin TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CEl The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Girculation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the Gity's Population > Paragraphs BRITISH TAKE TWQ | Z.ror v GERMAN TRENC Just South of Ypres, in the ‘Region of St. Eloi the British Showed Strong Offensive GERMAN TRENCHES CAPTURED OR DESTROYED nlrbugh the Explosion of a Big Mine and by Infantry Charges the British Took First and Second Line Trenches Along a Front of 600 Yards—Intense Artillery Actions Con- tinue to the Northeast and Northwest of Verdun—Men . in Trenches on Both Sides Are Awaiting Call for In- fantry Attack—Russians Have Captured Two Lines of Trenches to the Northwest of Postavy—Four More Ves- sels Have Been Sunk by German Submarines. Cumieres, west of the Meuse and are keeping up with increasing _ volume their bombardment of the French po- sitions in the region of Vaux and Douaumont, which have been stumb- ling blocks for several weeks in their attempts to gain ground northeast of Verdun. French shells are falling on the German position in the Argonne and northeast of the St. Mihiel salient. The Germans are obstinately resist- ing the Russian attacks between Dvinsk and Vilna, but the Russians have captured two lines of their trenches to the northwest of Postavy. Twenty bombs have been dropped by rman airmen on the town of Dvinsk. In the Black Sea littoral the Rus- sians are still making progress aaginst the Turks. In the operations between the Italians and Austrians in the Gor- izia region the Austrians have cap- tured an Italian position on Podgora Heights. Four more vessels have been sunk by German submarines, the most rm- portant of them being the British steamer Manchester Engineer, bound from Philadelphia for Manchester. Her crew was rescued. The British and Germans have been fighting fiercely in the region of St. Blci, just south of Ypres, and the Eritish, through the explosion of a big mine and by infantry charges, have captured or destroyed a considerable portion of the German trenches. The British infantry stormed and took first and second line trenches along a front of six hundred vards, TLondon officially announces, and Ber- lin admits that German trenches in this region were blown up, to an ex- tent of one hundred yards and that “casualties were caused among the company occupying the position.” Again the bombardment has become intense to the northeast and north- west of Vedrun and considerable ac- tivity by the big guns has also been shown in the Woevre, southeast of the fortress. The time seemingly is not ripe, however, for an infantry attack and the men of both sides have lain idle in their trenches awaiting the moment for an attack and counter-at- tack. The Germans, after a period of com- parative quiet, have again begun shell* ing Bethincourt, Le Mort Homme and MAY PUT SUBMARINE MATTER UP TO CONGRESS. President Will Do So Before Taking Any Decisive Action, SENATE DEMOCRATS CAUCUS ON REPEAL OF FREE SUGAR. Decide to Vote for Extension of Pres- ent Duty Until 1920. Washington, March 27.—Senate dem- ocrats in caucus tonight voted to sub- stitute for the house resolution repeal- ing the free sugar. clause of the tarift act a resolution extending the present duty of a cent a pound until :920. The vote on the substitute, which was rec- ommended by democratic members of the finance committee, was 23 to 7. Senators Broussard and Ransdell of Louisiana vigorously opposed the sub- stitute, declaring that a four-year ex- tension was no assurance to Louisiana sugar growers anfl producers and that it would fail to restore activity to the sugar industry in that state. Five other democratic senators voted with the Louisiana senators. It was predicted that there would be a renew- al of the sugar figsht when the senate proposal was returned to the house for concurrence. Washington, March 27.—The presi- dent is seriously considering going be- foro congress and laying the entire question of submarine warfare before the members of the senate and house. Certainly he will communicate the sit- uation fully to congress before taking an definite steps which might lead to the severance of diplomatic .elations. 1l phases of the situation probably would be discussed at the cabinet meetin gtomorrow. Official expression of the attitude of the administration was avoided today, but high officials made no attempt to minimize the gravity of the situation which will confront the United States if it is established conclusjvely that a German submarine sank thé Sussex, an unarmed, peaceful, passenger-carrying vessel, In violation of the rights of hu- manity, thep rinciples of international law and the solemn assurances regard- ing the conduct of submarine warfare which have been given to the United States by the central European pow- ers, Count Von Bernstorft, the German ambassador, who, it was stated with wuthority today, was chiefly responsi- ble for the retirement of Grand Ad- miral Von Tirpitz, has been out of town for several days, but is expected to return tomorrow. He probably will communicate with Secretary Lansing soon after his arrival. The discovery of a number of frag- ments of metal aboard the Sussex, in- cluding a large piece of bronze found by a French naval officer, has been re- ported by Ambassador Sharp at Paris. The paval cfiicer, according to state department despaiches, says the piece of bronze is a part of a torpedo. TO INVESTIGATE PLOT OF PRISONERS AT PROVIDENCE Who Wounded Their Guards Before Making Break for Liberty. Providence, R. I, March 27.--A spe- cial grand jury was impanelled in the superior court today having for its main purpose the investigation of the alleged plot by which sixteen prison- ers escaped from a prison van in which they were Dbeing carried ‘to Jail, after wounding their guards. It is expected the jury will be able to report the re- sult of its investigation by Thursday. No_trace of the three prisoners now at large, one of whom is said to have shot a deputy sheriff guard, has been obtained by the officers working on the case. DUTCH LINER TURBANTIA WAS SUNK BY TORPEDO. Bronze Air Chamber Proves Conclu- sively It Was Made Berlin. Amsterdam, via London, March 27, 9.42 p. m.—The Handelsblad says that an expert investigation proves conclu- sively that the Dutch liner Tubantia was sunk by a torpedo with a bronze air chamber, which is found only in the Schwartzdoppf torpedoes made in Ber- lin. The torpedoes used in the British and French navy, the newspaper says, have steel air chambers. One of the experts, suggests that the Turbantia might have been torpedoed by a emall THIRD COACH OF EXPRESS LEFT TRACK NEAR HAMPTON. Seven Passcngers Shaken Up—Traffic Delayed a Few Hours. ‘Willimantic, Conn,, March_27.—Traf. fic on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad was delayed for a few hours tonight when the third coach on the express from Boston to Water- bury partly left the ralls east of Hamp- ton. There were seven passengers in the coach.~ All were shaken up, but not injured. After a delay, the passen- gers in the rear cars were transferred to the forward cars and the trip was ® iarch 24, _(Minneapolis, which was ds dispatch from Malta dated i lm::y:: “The crew of the torpedoed, have arrived here with the exception of 11 men who were lost.” One More British Steamer Sunk. London, March 27, 1113 p. m.—The British steamer Manchester Fngineer, from Philadelphia March 11 for Man- chester, has been sunk, according to information received by Lloyds. The crew were taken aboard a tug. SEVERE CRITICISM OF LIFE BELTS ON SUSSEX Rotten Tape: s Broke as People Tried to Put Them On. Dover, March 28, 210 a. m.—Some severe criticism of the life belts on the cross-channel steamer Sussetx and of the conduct of some of the crew of the vessel was made yesterday by C. T. Crocker, an American survivor at the inquest over the bodies of two men and & woman who lost their lives as a result of the explosion which damaged the steamer. Mr. Crocker said that after the ex- plosion there seemed to be a panic, but that it quieted down in a quarter of an hour. He saw some people try- ing to put on life belts but the tapes broke as they were absolutely rotten. He put belts on two women and the same thing happened. After a time the crew brought out new lift belts. which were better. The rotten ones were hanging on thas rails of the boat. After the explosion, Mr. Crocker tes- tified, he saw one boat hanging from a broken rope and people in the water. One end of the boat was hanging in the water. Thers was a terrible rush and some persons had to be sot out the accident?” Mr._Crocke: he crew,” replied Mr. Crocker, “did not appear very efficient. cers had to take it away.” “Were there all? es.” “Yes: matter of the life preservers. STATEMENT ISSUED Additional Auto Trucks and planes Needed For Mexican Service. Marel Washington, day: What information the state conditions to be quiet and the what allayed. es indicating actual American soldiers and any forces of any kind in Mexico. “The expedition is, of course mov- ing forward and so line of communication. <on General conflict For that rea additional motor truck comprisine fifty-four cars in all. “In addition to that General Fun. ston tells us that additional aero. connaissance work and in the mase at Columbus. planes alrcady there. two have destroyed. Others have need of re actual contintous service. The de. partment is now negotiating for vet determined. tic conditions there. in the electric larger aeroplane facilities.” The secretary said the destruction of two army aeroplanes had not been ex. border were under repairs Baker added. bade their acceptance. LONGSHOREMEN GO ON Employes of the Eastern Steamshi Corpora and New England poris, went efficient” time-keeping system. Maine, and resumed without further incident. The derailed car was later removed by a wrecker. The cause of the accident is not known. ONLY TWO AEROPLANES AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE Two Have Been Destroyed and Four Are Undergoing Repairs. ‘Washington, March 27.—Only two o the eight army aeroplanes on the bor- der are available for service, the war department announced late today. Two have been destroyed and four are un- dergoing repairs. The department docs not know under what circum- stances the two were lost. Additional machines will be purchased. CAN'T FURNISH RIFLES TO ARIZONA CITIZENS. Senator Ashrust 8o Informed by the War Department. Washington, March 31. — Senator Ashrust was informed by the war de- partment that it could not under The Taw furnish citizens of Arizona 500 Tifles roanested Ty the T purposes “r\m German torpedo boat whose station is Ostend. The Handelsblad urges Holland to join the United States in demanding of Germany that she wil not torpedo merchantmen without a preliminary investigation. OBITUARY. Edward F. McKernan, Hartford, Conn,’March 27.—Eaward F. McKernan, one of Hartford's best known veteran firemen and business men, died at his home, No. 63 Capitol cvenue, today of acute Bright's dis- ease. He had been ill since Friday. Mr. McKernan was born in this city Nov. 32, 1854, and had always lived here, ~He had been engaged in the Hquor business about thirty years. As a veteran fireman he was wlel known in this and other stites. He served for several years In the volunteer fire department and was 1y _foreman of the Hartford Veéteran Volunteer Firemen’s essociation. Lexington, S. C., Destroyed by Fire. tion governor | of against the steamer H. M. Whitney only partly loaded. men who remained at work were com pleting the 1oading of the latter ves. sel, however. bfldfll of the company said they had not been informed of the rea- son of the wallcout. INVESTIGATION OF NEWS Representative Copley Suggests Embargo on. Raw Materi ‘Washington, March 27.—A _resolu tion for an investigation of the new print paper situation by the 1 Depart. ment of Commerce was_introduced in TRepresentative the house today by Copley, of Illinois. Much of the sup ply of raw material for that came from Germany, manufacture of munitions, the resol tion says. An opinion is asked on the advisability of placing an embargo on raw material paper has advanced the air and the other just touching for the boats which were overloaded of them. He saw many persons in the water, to_whom rafts or ropes were | Were the worst in twelve years. The thrown. Two or three of them were |Flint river and Thread creek rose pulled out of the sea. steadily since vesterday and then In the fore part of the vessel Mr.|oOverfloweq. Crocker saw many persons ‘;-ho had Many Houses Flooded. been wounded and some who were| p, ke i “Did evervbody behave well during the coromer asked of Some of them got champagne and the offi- life belts enough for At the close of the inquest the cor- into the accident and particularly into the BY SECRETARY BAKER Aero- 27.—Secretary Baker issued this statement late to- de- partment has from the border shows ex- citement of the last few days somte- We have no despatch- between lengthening the requested and the department has purchased two equipments, planes will be of service, both in re- carrying messages from the advance column to Of the aero- been placing parts but two of them are in the purchase of additional aeroplanes, but neither the number nor type has been “Wireless communication is reported to be intermittent because of the sta- flela For this reason additional im- portance is given to the request for plained as yet to the department. Four of the remaining six machines on the leaving only two of the original eight in actual He said that while the Aero club had volunteered the services of its men and machines the law for- STRIKE IN NEW YORK n—New England Concerned New York, March 27.—Between 200 and 300 longshoremen employed by the Eastern Steamship _corporation, which operates steamers between New York on strike today, claiming that they wers receiving short pay because of an in- They left the steamers Portland, which ar- rived here last night from Portland, the James S. Whitney, from Boston still to be unloaded, and which was due to leave for Boston today, Fifty longshore- PRINT PAPER SITUATION rint paper |- orway and Sweden was cut off by the war, and other material is being shipped from this country to Burope for use in the According to Mr. Copley, the price el - so far that the Flood Conditionsin [De Facto Troo NorthernMichigan Gave Way To STREAMS ARE OUT OF BANKS OR AT FLOOD STAGE RAINED FOR 48 HOURS Much Suffering Caused in Detroit— Passenger Train Derailed and Four Passengers Injured—Monetary Dam- age in Excess of $1,000,000. Detroit, Mich, March 27.—Saginaw, Genesee and Bay counties, pelted by. rain for nearly 48 hours, are flood cen- ters in siorm-swept Michigan tonight. Nearly every stream in these counties is either out of its banks or at flood stage. No estimate of total damage to property, stock and merchandise can be made at present. The loss, how- ever, may be more than. $1,000,000. Train Jumped Track. The only casualty reported was in connection with the wreck of the Wol- verine Flyer on the Michigan Central railroad, near Kalamazoo. A softened roadbed is believed to have caused the rails to spread. The train jumped the track. Four or five persons were in- jured. Two were hurt seriously. Much suffering was reported in De- troit. Considerable portions of the low-lying districts In the north and west ends of the city -were under water. Several creeks which cut through Detroit were overflowing. Reports from Flint said conditions houses in the poorer sections of these cities were flooded and much mer- |chandise in store basements was re- ported damaged. Flood conditions, however, had not assumed a threaten. ing aspect to either city early tonight. RESIDENTS OF COLUMBUS MOVE TO HIGH GROUND Less Than Two Feet of Reinforced Levees Are Damming River. oner said there would be an inquiry by the government board of trade Columbus, Ohlo, March tonight dammed the rising waters of the Scioto river and prevented a ood which earlier in the day had threat- ened to egual that of 1913, when 99 residents of the west side of Colum- bus were drowned and_hundrads of homes swept away. Thousmifls of persons moved from their homes to high ground today. Chances tonight favored a passing of the flood’s crest without a break In the levees. Cessation #f today's down- pour in the upper Scioto valley and the coming of slightly colder weather quieted the anxlety of the 30,000 resi- dents of lowland; ?| Normal bustness and school sessions Wwere suspended In the district threat- ps Villa AFTER HALF-HEARTED RESIST- ANCE AT NAMIQUIPA éREDlBLE REPORTS SAY Reports From General Pershing to General Funston Dealt With Only Routine Subjects—Position of Troops Not Revealed. San Antonio, Texas, March 37— Francisco Villa's escape from the we- #Rn about Namiquipa was preceded by a smart defeat admihistered by im to a part of the Mexican de fac- 0 _government troops and was unop- posed by other constitutionalist de- tachments, according to unoffictal but creditable reports reaching here to- day. Cordon of De Facto Troops Gave Way. The cordon of Mexican troops that the Mexican authorities ' announced would be drawn across his path, way, according to these reports, indl- cating their cooperation with Villa rather than with the American forces. Half-Hearted Cooperation. United States Army men here were igclined to belleve reports of ineffi- clency and half-hearted cooperation and today contemplated the probable future o fthe second phgse of opera- tions fust fnaugurated by the com- mander of the American punitive ex- rpecition. No reports from General Pershing to General Fupston dealt with other than routine subjects. prin- cipally those having to do with the transportation of supplies. sitions of troops were not b but it was known that the cavalrymen were still riding hard alonz Villa's trail. ... Army Men Studying Maps. Offiders of the quartermaster de- rartment studied the best methods of zetting provisions. especially supplies for the horses and mules, to the fleld army, while Gegeral Funston and his siaffl stidied the map, referring fre- anently to the scale of miles that show showed the advanceer cavalry columns rapidly nearing points 300 miles away from the border. Chance For Capture of Villa is Remote. It was renlized here that the early capture of Villa would be little better than an accident. With their knowl- edge of the country and with the as- sistance they can secure along their route, Villa and his followers, it was feared, will have liftle dificulty in keeping abead of the pursuing Ameri- ean The oply hope for an early n e, it 1s felt here. is that Carranza’s troops will check Vil- 1a’s flight or that Villa himself, after joining® one or more of his wander- ing bands, In southern Chihuahua or from northern Durango, may decide to fight. CHASE OF VILLA TO BE LONG AND TEDIOUS ened, while residents carried their house furnishings to second stories, moved them hastily in vans to places of safety. or fled with only suit cases and baskets of personal belongings across the shaky bridges leading from the west side. High water was deported from many other places in the state, but condi- tions were most serious in the Scioto valley, as a result of heavy rainfall yesterday in central Ohio. EVIDENCE INDICATES SUSSEX WAS TORPEDOED President Wilson is Awail of Conclusive Evi: ing Receipt n; ‘Washington, March 27. idence indicating that the British channel steamer Sussex, carrying American citizens, was the victim of a torpedo, it was stated authoritative- Iy here today that if a German subma- [ rine made the attack the imperial gov- ernment would disavow the act. pun- ish the submarine commander, offer reparation and satisfy the United States. This, it seemed tonight, that the issue might narrow down to the ith all 3 service. The army has plenty of | auestion of whether the United States skilled aviators to operate the ma-|Would be wiling to accept such a chines that will be purchasea. ~Mr. | declaration from the Berlin govern- ment. President Wilson is awaiting with deep concern the receipt of con- clusive evidence not only in regard to the Sussex, aboard which several Americans narrowly escaped death, but as to the sinking of the British steamship Englishman. One life is said in the latest official reports to have been lost when the Englismhman went down. Already, it was intimated at the state department, the United States has information sufficlent to warrant tne making of an inquiry of the Ger- man government as to whether any of its submarines fired a torpedo at the Sussex or the Englishman. '"The president, however, feels that all the details avallable should be at hand before definite action is taken. He described the situation to callers today as being grave. DOUBTFUL CO-OPERATION OF CARRANZA TROOPS, Army Officers Say Pershing’s Des- patches Contain Only Negative As surances. ‘Washington, March 27.—Army of- cers who have read General Pershing's despatches sald today that they con tained only negative assurances as to the attitude of Carranza troops in that vicinity, while they pointed out that no antagonism has been encountered by the American forces, it was noticed that no mention was made of instances in which the Mexican troops a: co-operated with the nmdlm torce. DANBURY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS BREAK EVEN Democratic Mayor Has Deeciding Vote in Aldermen and Councilmen. 7 crats and broke sven ta] o AR R Getting Adequate Supplies to Troops a Difficult Problem. El Paso, Texas, March,27.—With the conviction that the chase of Francisco Villa was going to prove a long and tedious one, attention here was turn- ed once more tonight on the railroad situation. Despatches from Washing- ton and San Antonio, showing that the United States military authorities were becoming increasingly impatient for arrangements with General Cae- ranza for use of the Mexican railways, confirmed the belief held there for the last week that the railroad problem was the present crux of the situa- tion. Army officers here admitted that the quetion oi getting adequate supplies to the forces at the front was grow- ing serious. They said that the pres- ent system of motor transportation across Chihuahua Desert has proven inadequate and as General Pershing's columns pushed farther into desolate western Chihuahua the problem of getting supplies was zZrowing acute. The advance corps of the expedition- ary force is row over 230 miles from the frontier and every day presuma- bly adds many miles to the thin line of communications. Mormon _colonists and ~American ranchmen who know the desert well agree that nothing but a railroad can cope with nature in this dreary region Even if wagzon roads were construct- ed, thelr life would be brief, they de- clared today. THOUSANDS OF TONS OF SUPPLIES AT EL PASO For Shipment to Casas Grandes When Railroads Are Available. El Paso, Texas, March 27.—Thous- ands of tons of foodstuffs, clothing, ammunition, hospital supplies and forage are in warehouses here, ready for shipment to the Casas Grandes district the minute word arrives that General Carranza has granted the right. to use the Mexican railways. United States army headquarters in El Paso, already have arranged with railroads entering here to provide lo- comotives and cars to make up sup- ply trains. Scores of engineers, con- ductors and brakemen, who aiready have seen service in Mexico, are ready to_make up the crews. While public opinion is pessimistic regarding any speedy .termination to the pursuit of Villa, one hope persists. It is pointed out the bandit has never had to match his generalship against a force of weil equipped American soldiers. The American aviators have had little opportunity, thus far, to demonstrate their worth on ‘account of weather conditions. At this time the Slerras of northern Mexico are wind-swept confinually. (In & few Wéeks, however, clear, calm weather expected and 'the o b- au:n will be finding .uu."fi. d- P! PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON TO ATTEND “BAG SALE" Function to Be Given By Red Cross For Benefit of European Branches. d_“bag sale™ lven here o nesday RIEht by the Hed Gross its the benefit of the various 3 and Condensed T_glograms Debate on Indian appropriation was resumed in senate. Total contributions to the Armeni- an Fund now total $395,663. Senate army bill w: substitute for the house bill. Senate finance committes continues consideration of the free sugar repeal. Two hundred motormen and con- ductors at Newark, N.J, went on strike. as a House naval and military affairs committees held hearings on national defense. The Japanese Foreign Office denled rumors of a revision in the Anglo? Jap- anese alliance. The new superdreadnaught Nevada arrived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to receive special equipment. The Eastern Manufacturing Co., of angor, Mt sold seven of its fleet of lumber-carrying schooners. The destroyer Monaghan was ram- med and badly damaged by the des- troyer Roe at Key West, Fla. The usual reduction of 50 cents a ton in the price of anthracite will not be made on April 1 in New York this year. A spectacular fire caused damage estimated at $150,000 to the Lister Ag- ricuitural Chemical Works at Newark, L J. Representative Copley introduced a resolution In the house for an investi- gation of the news print paper situa- tion. Mrs. Mary Donlan, aged struck and killed by crossing a_street near Yonkers, N. Y. William J. Kinsley, handwriting ex- pert who figured in many prominent trials_throughout the country, died in New York, aged 50. The 25,000 silk workers in Paterson, J.. have ton their demand for a nine-hour day. They will stact on the new schedule on April 3. 60, was a taxicab while her home in Henry Bicderbrick, said to the last surviving member of the Greely Arc- ic expedition of 1881-1884, djed at his ome in Jersey City, aged 58. American citizenship was denied to Takao Ozawn, a Japancse. In a test case at Honolulu, the court rul'ng that Japanese are Mongolians. The United Staty- ~ruised Tennesses arrived at Rio Ja:“\ ) with the Amer. ican Commission to the trade confer- ence to be held at Buenos Afres Po Benedict F: Car- amhwfim agtion of the poganda, succeeding Cardinal Gotti, who died last week. The navy transport Hancock, en route from Philadelphia to Key WVest, was ordered by wireless to proceed to alveston and remain there Indefinitely. The Pottaville, Pa, Board of School Directors ruled that neither “fat” nor “fiossy” candidates for pésitions as teachers in the city’s schools are want- REVELATIONS IN THE WAITE ¢ Purchased Live Cultures of Typhoid, Diphtheria and DECLARED HE WAS EXPERIMENTING ON CATS Autopsies on Body of Wealthy Father-in-Law M“ ease germ: Arthur Warren Waite, here on the charge of poisoning his father-in-law, Rapid. which Swann sald he obtained today. Cornell Madical school laboratory, Mr. Swann asserted, told Deec. from him live cultures diphtheria and youn, sicla; Peck died March 12 and his wife six here. attorney. > CtherDiseases L stantially the Same Amount of Aresnic as Had Been Bought by Waite Days Before the Death of John E. Peck 2 iaiitn Tt i Wi oo S the Death of Mrs. Peck, Whose lliness Was Similer to That of Her Husband—Indications Are That Waite Will Plead Insanity as a Defense. New York, March 27—Virulent dis were purchased by Dr under arrest Nurse Ordered Out of Houss. A trained nurse who attended Mrm Peck shortly before she died i | Waite's apartments has made a ment. Mr. Swann said, that om. evening of Jan. 29 she was cirtually ordered out of the house, although ahe urged Waite to aliow her to remais, a8 she believed Mr. Peck's condition was critical Mra. Peck died early the nexs morning. Investigating Waite's Associationss The scope of the district “W investigation was broadened today. Swann said new evidence that Waite was associated with persons. For this reason the grand jury bas been asked to delay returning an_indictment. ~- Percy Peck, son of John E. Peck; Dr. Harry Schurte, the Peck fami physician in Grand Rapids, and Dr. A, A. Moore, who attended Mr. Peck while he was il here, were witnesses before the grand jury today. Frak A. Waite, brother of the sce cused man, told the district he would use hig best efforts to bave . his brother tell the “whole truth” Afe ter visiting the demtist today, Frank Waite said that physically he was all right, but when asked about his mental condition, replied: “There’ is something wrong some= where. He has amplified consi some of the facts he already bad we.” Insanity Defense Probable. The statements of Frank Waite 3 a deposition by his father telling hereditary manifestations of disorders indicated to the district. torney that Waite will plead W & defense. % John E. Peck, of Grand Mich., according to evidence District Attorney Edward Live Cultures of Typhoid. Willam Weber, an attendant at the im that between Walte obtained of typhoid, other .diseases, the dentist declaring he was a phy- and was experimenting on cais. 17 and March weeks earlier, both at Waite's home Three days before Peck died, Walte purchased arsnic, he told the district Auwopsies on the body of Peck disclosed substantially the same quantity of arsenic that Waite pur- chased on Magch 9th Analysis of Peck’s vital organs will be made, Mr. Swann said, to learn if they show the presence of germs simi- larto those purchased hy Waite. “Studic” Woman Testifies. Mre. Margaret Horton, the woman who shared a “studic” with Walte at a hotel here, gavo further evilence re- garding the dentlst’s interest in germs. Mrs. Horton was identified by Weber as having been with Waite on several cocasions when he purchased germs, and she recognized Weber as the clerk Who sold them. Dr. Waite told her, she informed Mr. Swann, that he was much interested in_bacteriological re- search work, and he had put the. germs under « microscope so she could see them “wiggle. ’ May Investigate Dsath of Mrs. Peck. The authorities are conmsidering Whether to investigate the death of Mrs. Peck, whose iliness was similar to that of her husband. Mrs. Peck's body was cremated, but Mr. Swann said he may order a chemical anolysis of the ashes in an effort to find traces of poison. - Waite Had Wife Make Will. Assistant District Attorney who Investigated the cuse in Grand Rapids, sald topisht Waite's wife told " askbd her to make a will leaving to him :hing she would inherit from the will he objected to beqnests she had made to various institutions. him her husband mot only her. ther, but that when she had ed. Baron Yoshiro Sakatani, former min- ister of finance, has been appointed Jupan's repregentative at the coming economic conference of the Allies in Pari: The second wolf drive of the season was held near Carthage, Mo. One wolf and 150 rabbits were killed by the 250 persons participating in the drive. Capt. Edward Davis, U. S. A., =ailed from New York on the steamer Phil- adelphit, en route to Athens, where he will serve as military attache to the legation. Exports of merchandise from the port of New York for Satrday were the largest for a single day in the his- tory of international trade, totaling $31,018,318. The Ossining (N. Y.) Chamber of Commerce has asked editors and news. paper writers to omit reference to Os- sining in reporting happenings at Sing Sing Prison. The Senate the number of cadets at West was ordered reported favorably by the house military committee with a few minor changes. Il designed to increase Point Italy has opened the “Camp Univers- ity” at the front at San Giorglo, where medical students called to the colors before completing their college courses will be instructed. H. Ashton Ramsay, chief engineer on the famous Confederate ironclad Mer- rimac, and one of the last surviving members of the crew, died at his home in Baltimore, aged $1. John D. Pace, indicted at Manchest- er. Ky, on a charge of killing his father and stepmother, was freed by mob of armed men. A rossee is pur: suing him and his armed companions. John B. Elam, seventy, one of the most widely known lawyers of Indi- ana, is dead at his home at Indlanap- olts. He was a law partner of Form- or President Benjamin Harrison for a number of years. Ida Lee Hadley, in jail at Tufaula Okla., charged with murdering Sheriff Jake Glles of Beaumout. Tex. on a train, has admitted the shooting. Glles was taking Hadley and his wife to Beaumont, under_arrest. A report from Rome states that Chile has threatened to seize German and Austrian ships unless Germany re- stores to her $12,000,000 deposited in Germany before the war for the con- version of Chilean paper currency. ORGANIZING A RELIEF EXPEDITION FOR SHACKLETON To Rescue Antarctic Explorer Left at Ross Sea. London, March 27, 7.05 p. m.—At a meeting held today in connection with jon outpost service fell victims to Eng- ! “T'hi eps Taggart, SERMAN TORPEDO BOAT REPORTED AS MISSING. Berlin Account of British Air and Sea Raid on Aviation Sheds in Schleswig- Holstein. MEXICANS RAID RANCH AND DRIVE OFF CATTLE" Two Detachments of the Eighth Cav- alry Pursuing the Bandits. El Paso, March The ranch of C. E. Kelly, former mayor of El Paso, 32 miles east of here, was raided to- night by Mexican bandits who drove off a number of cattle and badly beat the caretaker e 'wo detachments of t Eigh Cavalry are in pursuit of the h-w:: One troop started at full gallop from Fabens, two miles from the ranch. The second left Ysieta, some miles on the other side, at the same time in an ef- fort to cut them off from the river. Mr. Kellp was notified by a lons distance teiephone message from hts foreman. The foreman said the raid- ers were supposed to have come from Guadaloupe, across the river from Fabens. The Mexican employes om' the ranch held them o in a battie-in Which more than one hundred shomx were exchanged Se=s NEW YORK M. E. CONFERENCE OPPOSED TO PREPAREDNESS Except “What Needed to Prolast the Weak and Helpless.” . Peekskill, N. Y, March 27. — The New York conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal church adopted a reso- lution today opposing all preparedness for war and all warlike prey except “what is needful to protect weak and helpless” The resolution’ was adopted in connection with the approval of the report of Chancelior Day of Syracuse university, upon the state of the country. The conference expressed anr. horror' over the holding of the Willard-Moran fight and prof London, March 27, 9.10 2. m.—A Ge man torpedo boat is missing since the sea fighting which followed tre British air raid on Saturday morning on Ger- man aviation sheds in northern Schies- wig-Holstein, according to an official German statement received here by wireless. The statement is as follows: “The English naval aeroplane attack on the North Frisian coast failed com- pletely. Two armed fishing steamers lish vessels. Our naval aeroplanes at- tacked the English naval fighting forces nd succeeded in scoring a number of hits and in seriously damaging a tor- pedo boat destfoyer. Of the naval fighting force which we sent immedi- ately, only a few torpedo boats came in touch with the retreating ememy during the night of March 25-26. One of these torpedo boats has not yet re- turned.” MINOR HARDSHIPS OF SOLDIERS IN MEXICO Cannot Even Indicate Their Location in Letters to Relatives. El Pano, Texas, March 27.—One of the minor hardships which the Ameri- can soldiers at the front are at pres- ent enduring is the difficulty of com- munication with relatives back home. Such mail as is coming back is cen- sored to such an extent that it con- sists largely of the “I am well and hope you are the same” variety. Like the soldiers at the European front. the soldiers cannot even indicate from where the letter starts. “Somewhere In Mexico™ proml: unanimously by resolution against become as popular a phrase in ;The brutalizing effort of such exhi- United States as “Somewhere in | bitions.” = France” is in Europe. It was ex pointments night. v — ARMY IN MEXICO CANT WAIT FOR DIPLO! Funston Will be Q;r:'d ll*.-.? ly With Motor Transportation. Washington, JMarch 27.—The in Mexico cannot wait for the processes of diplomacy. For thi #on_General Funston wifl be suj Promptly with ensugh motor trams-) portation to establish and maintain fully equipped supply system. tiomal trucks wili be ordered as 1dly as use can be made of them. Advance supply depots will placed at intcrvals along the con ication lines, each being fed by oOne immediately in its fear. As as food, horse fodder or is drawn for use for the most Yanced depot, it will be fed in at border end of the supply line to tain & constant leve Dected that pastoral Would be anmounced. $ee: BRITISH GET PRIZE MONEY FOR SINKING GERMAN SHIP. $10575 to Crew for Destruction of the Cruiser Cap Trafalgar. London, March 27.—Sir Samuel Evans, president of the prize court, today awarded the officers and crew of the British auxiliary cruiser Carmania $10,575 as prize bounty for the sinking of the German auxiliary_cruiser Cap Trafalgar, destroyed by the Carmania in South American waters in Septem- ber, 1914 The bounty was estimated on the basis of 423 persons on board the Cap Trafaigar when she sank. is is the first application -ever heard in the prise court- for prize bounty. = 8 TAGGART TAKES OATH OF OFFICE AS SENATOR Indiana Representatives on the Floor During the Ceremony. s -~ e March 37. — Thomas democratic national ecommit- {ssman from Indiana. apointed the

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