Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 30, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVil—NO. 77 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the Gity's Population GERMANS GAIN AND |2 R MALANCOURT=" = Cabled Paragra Greek Protests to G Atbens, March 217, 29, 5.20 p. m.—T* has protested.- against the - “government entral powers rament of Sa- ."JMEALMED PECK’S BODY. Waite Claims He Gave Him $18400 to Swear He Used Arsenic. Have Even Penetrated the Northwest Corner of the| xew vor aaren 2o_pistrict ac- Village, Where They Are Held by the French torney Edward Swann centered his ef- forts tonight on finding Eugere Oliver Kane, who embalmed the body of John E. Peck, wealthy Grand Rapids drus- gist, for whose murder his son-in-law, Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, is under ar- rest here. Kane's arrest has been or- LAUNCHED BIG ATTACK NORTHWEST OF VERDUN | £55is % Gir=e o conevireey @ Waite is said by Mr. Swann to have declared that Kane accepted $9,000 in cash and a check for $9,400 as part payment of $25,000 he was to be paid German Official Account Says That the Advance of the Ger- | for swearing that he used arseric in embalming Peck’s body. This arrange- 2 Waite said, accordin e the mans Was Over a Front of More Than a Mile—In Mining | 55hic: "attornes. was mafe atier an autopsy on Peck's body disclosed the Operations in the Argonne the French Have Blown Up |presence of a large quantity of arsenic. Waite, in statements made to the dis- P - O . ‘rot attorney and others, is sald to German Positions Between the Oise and Aisne—Hard | 0c Sontessea not only fo poisoning Peck, but placing germs of virulent Fighting Continues Between the Russians and Teutons | liscases in ihe fo0d of Mrs Feck who died at Waite's apartment six weeks . . . . . before her husband. in the Dvinsk Region—Muscovites Are Again Aggressive | "John S. Potter, ihe undertaker who on the Bessarabian Front. The Germans to the northwest of ¥erdun in_an attack launched with huge effectives, have £ained additional ground agzainst the French north of Malancopit and have even penetrated the northwest corner of the village. ‘The attempts of the Teutons to car- ry their advance forward, however, were stopped by the French fire as also were three counter-attacks against the positions in the Avocourt wood, south of Malancourt, which had been previousiy been taken from them by a French infantry attack. The German official communication _says that the advance of the Germans, north of Malancourt, was over a front of more than a mile. During the German offensive on Ma- lancourt, the French heavy gnns from the Argonne were directing their fire on the Malancourt and Avocourt Wwoods. Aside from the infantry attacks and counter-attacks in this region 3 heavy bombardment has been In progress from Avocourt northeastward to Beth- incourt a distance of five miles. There @lse has been a continuation of the sporacic outburst of artillery fire north and east of Verdun; while in the Vos- ges Mountains the French bateries have been keeping up their usual bom- bardment of German organizations. In mining operations in the Argonne the French have blown up German po- sitions und between the Olse and the| Ajsne have dispersed German convoys with thelr guns. The Germans claim that in a hand grenade encounter they recaptured from the British a mine crater at St. Eloi. The British de- clare they have consolidated all the ground gained on March 27. Althouzh a thaw has set in on the Russian front and the rivers are flood- ed and the lowlands turned into mo- rasses, hard fighting between the Gar- mans and Russians continues from the Dvinsk region southward. Near Lake Naroez the Germans have been driven out of a wooded sector and their coun- ter-attacks repulsed by the Russian force. German trenches have becn taken by the Russians in the Oginski ‘anal region. ‘The Ru ans have been on the of- fensive nlonz the Stripa River region and on the Bessarabian front. In the latter region the Russian artillery is very active. The repuise of vicious Italian attacks on the northern slope of San Michael and near San Martino on the Austro-Italian line is chroni- cled by Vienna. Austrian airmen have bombarded Italian railway lines In Ve- netia. ‘The Turks turned to the offensjve against the Russians in the coastal sector of the Caucasus before the Rus- sians beat them off with heavy cas- ualties and forced them to retreat. BRITISH STEAMSHIP EAGLE POINT WAS TORPEDOED Consul Frost at Queenstown Notified State Department. Washington, March _ 29.—Consul Frost, at Queenstown, cabled thé state department today that the British steamship Eagle Point, with one or more Americans aboard, had been tor- pedoed by a submarine, An official announcement by the state department, based on the con- sul's despatches, savs the Eagle Point was torpedoed without warning 100 miles from land; that al aboard were saved and ‘hs* amonz the survivors was one American citizen. GERMANS LOST FOUR AEROPLANES AT SALONIKI The Aviators All of the Machines Were Killed. Saloniki, March 27, via Paris, March 29, 460 p. m—Four German aero- planes were brought down in the air raid over Saloniki today. Two of the machines were shot down as they tried to approach the water front, while the others were brought to earth later during & chase by French macnines. The aviators in all four of the ma- chines were Killed. STEAMSHIP PASSENGERS SAW A THRILLING AIR BATTLE Petween Fleets of British and German Aeroplanes Off Deal, Eng. Halifax, N. 8, March 29.—Paesen- gers_arriving hers today on the steamship Andania told of having wit- essed a thrilling air battle between & fiet_of German aerial raiders and a number of British aeroplanes when the Andanta was passing Deai. Dms. One of the German planes, they said, flew over the steamshdp. The An- dania continued on her course with' the opposing fleets still battling in the clouds. CERMAN SUBMARINE WAS IN VICINITY OF 8USSEX. Attacked British Destroyer While Lat- ter Was Engaged In Rescue Work. which fired two torpedoes. ed their mark. engaged in examining. GREEK PRESS OPPOSED XD CONTINUED NEUTRALITY. Created by Recent German Air Raid on Saloniki. Athens, Greece, March 28, via Paris, | tion of the arm: March 29, 2.30 p. m.—The aerial bom- | of the big national defense measures, tardment of Saloniki, death of Greek soldiers and civillans, | licans joining the democrats in ex- has aroused deep feeling here, whici finds expression in bitter editorials in|poced of as quickly as possible the Liberal press against the continued | " Senator Chamberlain, chairman of neutrality of Greece. ‘The question of declaration of mar- | :ieasure, which is a substitute for the bal law was again raised in ah excit-|Hay bill passed by the house, and ing session of the chamber of deputies which lasted until late last night. The | provicions, discouraged all comment on, actions of Germans, and | sny serious opposition fo the bill as Premier SkoulouBlis declined to con-|3"\uigle, though chanzes tinue a debate involving discussion of |jeatures will be advocated. foreign’ relations “because the highest mterests impose silence. Notwitbstanding _the attitude of the government, the involving the government hostile Plans were made to hold mass meet- ings at Saloniki, but the government has forbidden them. WEALTHY MAN ACQUITTED OF VIOLATION OF THE MANN ACT Sudden End of Sensational at a wealthy guilty and the defendant. RUSSIAN MINISTER OF WAR HAS RESIGNED. |blocked by washouts and the Michi- Russian minister Alexei Polivanoff, has resigned, accord- e ing to a Reuter despatch from Petro- | ALLEGED CONSPIRACY grad. General Chouvaief has been ap- Dointed to succeed him. General Polivanoff was relieved from office at his own request. tly lagd charge of Peck’s funeral and who employed Kane as embalmer, was ex- amined this afternoon and tonight at the " district attorney’s office. Potter reiterated denials that he had any marine, | Part in_ the alleged negotiations be- was attacked by a German SUbMAHING | {yo.;, Kane and Waite, except to send Tiifi. |Kane to the dentist’s apartment when 4 thelr Ak, e oot atis satd | Walto desired to know the formula o e have Teen very far from the|¢f the embalming fluid used on Pecks acene of the disaster. 2 : zecelved a_letter from Walte asking ot Ly e i Shcard the | Nim_and Kane mot to telephone him, Sussex which government experts are |25 Walte believed They presum- |had been “tappe i ing abiy will make a report to the admir- [him he need not worry about his alty on the matter. body. He did admit, however, that he is telephone wire and also telling check. ARMY INCREASE BILL UP IN THE SENATE. Both Parties Hoping for a Quick Di posal of It. ‘Washington, March 29.—Ccnsidera~ increase bill, the first egan in the senate today with repub- pressing the hove that it might be dis- the military committee, introduced the made a lengthy address explainirg its So far there has been ro evidence of in certain Senator Eorah gave notice that he would fight the national guard provisious. He does not believe the national guard should raid was|pe used as a basis for a reserve force. charncterized in the chamber as “sim- [ anq favors instead ply assassination” frightfulness” the provision for “German | the creation and th ining of a vol- O el 22 ptireiauss | the creation and the training of a vol unteer force under supervision of fed- eral army officers. The chief aim of the senate substi- tute is to increase the peace strength of ne regular standing army to 175,000 men. It also prevides for a federal volunteer force of 261,000 men and the national guard of 280,000, which would be placed under federal control and participate in federal approvriations. FLOODS IN MICHIGAN Chicago, March 20—The case against ARE NOW SUBSIDING. William Rufus_Edwards, ! : Jumberman of St. Paul, Minn., on trial | But the Situation at Flint Became charged with violation of the Mann Worse Yesterday. Act, was taken from the jury today. At ‘the court's direction the §ury re turned a verdict of not Judge Anderson emtered an order dis- charging the defendant. Edwards was charged with trans- porting Miss Ada Cox from Chicazo|was rislocated when the Flint river Minneapolis, Milwaukee and other | went out of its banks and flooded Sag- Detroit, Mich, March 29.—Although several cities an dtowns in lower Michigan reported relief from flooa conditions today, the situation at Flint became worse. Local traffic inaw street, the ¢ y's principal busi The sudden ending of the case came fness thoroughfare. ~Damage totalling | ized tharous after several days of sensational tes- | many thousand doliars already has;much damage having been dome tracks timony in which Mfss Cox, principal [been wronght in Flint alone. witness for the government, describes in detail several alleged meetings with | the Saginaw river had risen _more| One of these meetings, | than a foot si alleged to have occurred in St. Paul [city was seriously threatened, how- Miss Cox: referred to as her first es- | ever. Railroads suffered heavs The defense pi ce yesterda: Neither loss piaced on the |but efforts were being made tonight stand witnesses who_testified to pre-|to send trains to the Alpena district, vious intimacy with Moss Cox, which has been isolated from rail communication since Monday. Pere Marquette passenger service from Saginaw to Grand Rapids is still gan Central railroad was unable to ved from Office at His Own|run trains into or out of Saginaw. One more casualty has been report- ed. A small boy was drowned in the London, March 29, §.30 p. m—The|flooded Kalamazoo river at Battle General | Creek today. TO INVADE CANADA. Genorn) | Said to Have Been Halted By Failure Chouvaneft has been director of the of a Lawyer to Appea commissariat department of the minis- = iry of war. New York, March 29.—A military expedition to invade Canada was General Polivanoft was appointed by | halted by the fa'fre of a Buffalo, N. the emperor minister of war last June, | Y. lawyer to appear at a time agreed 10 succeed General Soukhomlinoff. Af-[on with an organized “firing squaa” ter General Soukhomlinoffs resigna-|it was asserted tonight, was part of ion there were reports that he had|an alleged conspiracy to violate the been held responsible for the shortage | neutrality of the United States on of munitions which had seriously In-| Which agents of the department of terfered with the operations of the|justice are secretely working in con- Russian army. Recently Shoukhomlinoft | nection with the return here yester- was removed by imperial ukase from the council of the émpire. MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF COMMONS STARTLED When Irresponsible Stranger Dropped from Gallery to the Fioor. London, March 29, 8.50 p. m—Mem- bers of the house of commons Teceived & shock this afternaon svhen an army officer who was sitting In the stran- jumped over the railing into the distinguished stranger's gal- lery ghd thence, climbing over the outer railing, hung suspended- for a moment over the floor of the house. He aropped thence to the house floor with- tly receiving any injury, thé drop was from a consid- erable height. HissAncoherent remarks roved that he was not responsible for his act, and he was quietly led out T ST e o ob of the apparent was to call attention to 1he supply of the army, for ho e o o Brdtish soldiers day from England of Horst Von der Goltz. Von der Goltz, who, it is said, claims to have been a trusted agent of Cap- tain Von Paper, former German mil- itary attache In this country, was Questioned at length today by United am&nfx Dlxlv.rlct Attorney H. Snow- len Marshall and his assistant, Roj B.vana. g5 on der Goltz, according to Captain ‘William Mofflyy, chief of the local bu- reau of the department of justice, and Assistant United States Attorney Wood, told an Impressive tale of plot and counter-plot. STRIKE AT WINSTED HOSIERY CO. SETTLED. Decide to Return to Work ‘With Slight Concession. ‘Winsted, Conn., March 29.—As the pmult soz &, Sonference batweend the carders and spinners an - clals of the Winsted Hoslery company Employs cried out| thé strikers today decided to return to the heads bt cent. imcrease sbrapnel fire.” | vnderstood will return without getting =i nd Smtaiac work tomoryow. They struck for a 15 in wages, but it is it. The strikers claim that the com- B s Bt e i maf ‘worl it ) denied by the compeny, IN SINKING OF SHIPS Every Agency Open to the State De Actively Engaged Gathering Facts About Recent Sink- ing of Ships in English Channel. Washington, March 29.—The accu- circumstantial evidence indicating that Germany has engaged upon a caifpalsn of submarine war- fare which has no rezards rights of American cif\gns traveling on merchant ships of belligerent na- tionality, the administration considers, Las created one of the most serious situations which has confromted the United States since the beginning of the war in Europe. Gathering Facts. Every ‘agency open to the state de- partment tonisht was being employed in an effort to gather an unimpeach- able array of facts regarding the ex plosion which damaged channel steamer Sussex; of the British ships Manchester En- Englishman and Eagle Point and the alleged firing of a torpedo at a French passenger ship Patrio. Ships Carried Ame: All these ships carried American cit- izens and all apparently were attacked in violation of Germany's recently re- newed assurances to the United States. The next step of the United States is said authoritatively termined upon. the British the sinking to have been de- Upless Germany in the inquirles made by the United States through Ambassador Gerard, makes cause the state department to change its present intentions, it is understood that all the recent aggravating inci- dents will be combined into one gen- cral formidable indictment which will bring the entire subject to a clear-cut h Submarine Commander. Should Germany admit responsibil- ity for any of the attacks and attempt to satisfy the United States by say- ing that a mistake had been made and by offering to make reparation and to punieh the submarine cogimander, the issue would not by any means be dis- It is regarded as certain that the United States would not ac- cept such an explanation as satisfac- time had shown what punishment actually was meted out to the offending submarine com- mander and whether any value longer could be attached to Germany's prom- at least until Action Framed, but Not Disclosed. In the event of Germany disclaim- ing responsibility for the disasters, the proceed with its in- vestigations to determine to its satis- faction to determine whether the evi- indicates that the Sussex and other ships wede tor- without warning, garded as conclusive proof. Proof before it, the -government prob- ably would act promptly. frain from discussing what the nature of the action would be. United States dence which can be re- Offictals re- FELEVEN DEATHS FROM STORM ON BRITISH Blccked by oadways on All Fallen Poles and Trees. London, March 29, 2.20 p. m —Eleven so far have been reported as the result of the great storm which | swept the Eritish Isles during Monday Although the storm has | subsiade, railway, telegraphic and tele- | phonic communication is still demoral- out the United and Tuesday |and wires, while roadways on all sides Bay City and Saginaw reported that |are blockéd by fallen poles and trees. Of the deaths, nine were in Wales and were due to exposure, the victims being caught in the hills when the storm broke. A number of coasting vessels were driven ashore, but so far no loss of life from them has been reported TERMS OF TREATY WITH SENECA INDIANS Government Goes Into the Supreme Court to Uphold Them. The United Washington, March 29. States government today went into the supreme court to uphold the terms of the treaty of the Big Tree, made in 1797, under which the Seneca Iudians reserved the right to hunt and fish forever in certain lands ceded to the covernment near the site of the pres- ent city of Buffalo, N. Y! by the department of justice today op- poses the contention of the sheriff of Erie county that hunting and fishing on the land is under the jurisdiction of A brief filed OBITUARY. Sister Mary Lupita. New Haven, Conn., March 20.—Sis- ter Mary Lupita, of St. phan asylum, died today. She former- ly was at St. Joseph's in Hartford. Her immediate relatives live in Water- Francis Or- Dr. J. Edward Austin. New Bedford, Mass., March 29.—Dr. J. Edward Austin, a widely known physician, who for more than twenty years was in the government service at Costa Rica and later at Puerto Cortes, in Honduras, died at his home. Dr. Austin had charge of the medical inspection and sanitation in Costa Rica and Honduras and had achieved & wide reputation in fighting yellow fever and other tropical dis- here today. Movements of Steamships. Plraeus, March 13 —Arrived, steamer Themistocles, New York. Kirkwall, March 26.—Arrived, steam- ers Stockholm, New York for Stock- holm. 27th, Hellig Olav, New York for Christiansand. Boréeaux, March Arrived, steamers La Touraine, New York; Chi- cago, New York. Prizes Awarded by Red Cross, W Cross_Socte seal design Beaumont, New prize in the Chr TWELVE PAGES _Paragrashs Tension Caused |A “Stee! Coach” by Submarines|Burned Like Tinder CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IM- PLICATES GERMANY'S BOATS AFTER COLLISION ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL TERMED “DEATH COACH” Thirty Persons Killed and Twenty In- jured in Double Collision Near Am- herst, Ohio, in Dense Fog—Cause of the Accident Not Determined. Cleveland, Ohi: red in this history of the N road company. Three Trains in Coll Three trains, inciuding the Twen- tieth Century Limited, westbound, and two sections of Number $6, known as the Chicago-Pittsburgh Limited, east- bound, came together in colnston early today near Amherst, Ohio, 37 miles west of Cleveland. Indescribable Mass. Reports generally credited were that the first and second sections of Num- ber 86 were proceeding rapidly and at some points were only a mile or _so apart. When the second section crashed into the first section, the Twentieth Century ploughed into the which bulged over from the parallel tracks and the three were thrown into an wreckage of the first two train indescribable mass. Coaches and Engines Toppled Over. The great coaches and engines of No. 86 were toppled over and wreckage was piled thirty feet high. Two cars were smashed to junk and fourteen coaches were overturned. Twentieth Century Unscathed. The Twentieth . Century, notwith- standing its impact with the debris from the other trains, emerged almost unscathed and proceeded on its west- (Cont ued on Page Eight) INVESTIGATING REPORTED MURDERS BY ESQUIMEAUX. Expedition of Royal Northwest Mounted Police Heard From. Regina, Sask., March 20.—First word from the expedition headed by In- spector La Nauze of the Royal North- west_Mounted police, which left hero last May for the north Arctic coast t> inveStigat. the reported murder by Esquimeaux of the two missionaries, Tather Bouvier and Father Leroux, was received here today. The letter, written_Dec. 15, was reiayed by dog teams from the far northeast corner of Great Bear lake. The party of five planned to strike out from the winter camp for the Arc- tic ccast March 15, the letter said. With the recelpt of the letter fears as 10 the safety of the party were allayed. Inspector Bates, who Is heading a similar expedition to Investigate the murder of the Arctic explorers Radford and Street, Is now believed to be on the Arctic coast. A report from him is expected by August. EANQUET OF CONNECTICUT BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION. *Zembers from All Parts of State at Social Session in New Haven. New Haven, Conn., March 29— Bankers from all parts of Connecticut gathered at a local hotel tonicht, the occasion being the annual midwinter rkers’ jon. No business was trans- ected, the gathering being of a social banquet of the Connecticut ssoci nature. The principal speakers were Job E. Hedges of New York, who spoke on and Rev. C. O. Judkins of Glens Falls, N. Y. whose subject was “American- ism.” Toward the end of the Iatter's peech his reference to ex-President 1sed_the diners to jump with cheers. Reference dent Wilson's administration #.s0 drew applause. About 350 were “What is Meant by Preparednes: 2o0sevelt cz to their feel to Pres! rresert. OFFICERS OF REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Representative Tilson Elected Member of Executive Committee. Washington, March 29.—Officers of the National Republican Congressional committee were elected today as fol- lows: Representative Woo secretary Wyoming; Kahn, Calfforni: bell, ansas: Browning, New Jersey Steénerson, Minnesota; Slamp, Vir- achusetts: Fets, hio; Tilson, Connecticut; Graham, Pennsylvania: Miller, Delaware, and inia; Winslow, Ma Britt North Carolina. BODY WITH THROAT CUT IN ABANDONED HOUSE. George S. Barnes, Former Selectman of Wareham, Mass. ‘Wareham, Mass, March 29.—The body of George S. Barnes, 55 years old, a former selectman of this town, was found in an abandoned house half a mile- off the road to Onset today with a deep wound in the throat. There was no weapon near the body. Local authorities expressed the opinion that Mr. Barnes was the vic- tim of a murderous assault. Medical Examiner Charles E. Moran was no- tified. DU PONT PLANT BLOWN UP BY AN EXPLOSION Ofliphant Branch, Located Eight Miles From Uniontown, Pa. Uniontown, Pa., March 25, — The Olphant plant of the Pu Pont Pow- der company, elght miles from hers, ‘was blown up by an expl . Fot g ‘aoctdent. 1 March 29.—With & total of at least thirty persons dead and forty or more injured, one of the most disastrous wrecks that has occu - w York Central system was being investigatea tonight by officials of the govern- ment, the state of Ohio and the rail- | ordered the Tilino! s, Towa, chair- man; Senator Fall, New Mexico, vice chairman; John B. Eversman, Iliinois, executive committee. Rep- resentatives McKinley, Illinois; Woods, Towa; Falrchild, New York; Mondell, Austin, Tennessee: Esch, Wisconsin; Camp- Condensed T_elegra.ms Since the beginning of the war, Italy has seized 40 German ships. General Pershing has ordered o ton of smoking tobacco for his men. The House unanimously increased Mexicun war pensions from $12 to $20 a morth. The lllinois Central Railroad has placed orders for about $1,400,00 of equipment. John W. Harris of Isney, Ala, was listed wounded on the casualty list is- sued at Ottawa. The Huasteca Petroleum Co. of San Francisco, bas ordered a tank steam- er to cost $1,250,000. The National Bank of Cuba shipped $800,000 in the hew Cuban gold from New York to Cuba. Prince Bahran of Pe Nice, is believed to hav of the Sussex disaster. The White Star liner Olympic will carry more than 7,600 Canadian troops from Halifax to England. Senator Kern presented Thomas Taggart, recently appointed Senator from Indiana, to President Wilson. residing in been a victim The present gold reserve of the German Reichsbank !s $614,750,000, an increase of $274,750 over last week. Artices of incorporation were filed at Albany by the Foreign & Domestic Transportation Co., capital $1,000,000. Senator Jones of Chenango introduc- ed a bill in the New York Senate abolishing the State Athletic Commis- sion. A membership of the Chicago Board of Trade was sold for $4,000, a de- crease of $100 from the last previous sale. the Riverhead section of Long Island were advanced from $1.35 to S$150 & bushel. The Pittsburgh Bank of _Saving which closed its doors last December, will pay a dividend of 50 per cent. on April 15. Many trolley cars at Newark, N. J., were stoned by strikers. Although many windows were shatterel, no one was Injured. The Maryland House of Delegates, by a vote of 56 to 26 passed the bill providing for a state board of motion picture censors. Ministers and lay d s gathered at Montpelier, Vt. for the opening of the annual session of the Vermont Episcopal Conference. Prince August William, fourth son of the Kaiser, will go to Brussels to serve as assistant to Governor-General von Bissing of Belgium. Striking longshoremen of the East- ern Steamship Corporation of New York returned to work, having been granted increased wages. One hundred men were entombed by an explosion of the King Coal Co.’s mine at Kimball, W. Va. Four men are known to have been killed. According_to the Copenhagen Ti- deenstegn, 136 Norwegian and Swedish ships have been sunk by mines or tor- pedoes since the beginning of the war. The trustees of Purdue university at fafayette, Ind., have decided to build a $150.000 ermory to replace the one recently destroyed by a mysterious fire. Carrying a large number of refugec families of oil operatives, the Gulf Re- fining Co. yacht Wild Duck is en route to Port Arthur, Texas, from Tampico. The Tennesee Railroad Commission Central Railroad to put into effect within 30 days a 2 1 cent passenger rate on interstate bus- inesss. The United Sta torpedo boat destroyer Jacob Jones is in quarantine at Tampa Fla. A negro mess boy on the ship contracted smalpox at Key West, Fla. Lot D. Merrion who was arrest- ed in Boston on January 2 for the alleged larceny of $4,000 in diamonds | from a store in Montreal was held for extradition. Boy Scouts from Cleveland, Jackson, Detroit, Cincinnati and Columbus at- tended an ‘older boys'" conference at Toledo, in the interest of the scout movement. A new contract for 1,000,000 pounds of smokeless powder every month while the war lasts has been recrived by the Aetna Explosives Co. thifugh J. P. Morgan & Co. Reports circulated on the Maritime Exchange stated that the end of the war will see a new Russo-Japanese steamship line operating between New York and Russian ports. Mrs. John Simonds, 65 years of age was killed at South Royalston, Mass., when a sleigh in which she was riding was struck by a pasenger train on the Boston & Maine Railroad. The Bergen Point Brass & Foundry Co. at Bayonne, N. J., was forced to shut down its plant, ' thieves having stolen all the available brass from the plant. The stolen metal was valued at $2,000. Dr. George N. Dolbeck, aged 45, was seriously injured when he fell down a fight of stairs leading to the uptown Fulton Street subway station in New York _city, after being seized with an attack of vertigo. It was announced at New York that funds had been deposited with J. P. Morgan and Company by the French government for the redemption of the $35.000,000 one year French treasury notes, which mature April 1. SUED FOR $20,000; GETS VERDICT FOR $1. Dr. Russell A, Richards, Who Was Expelled from Boston A. A. Plymouth, Mass, March 20.—A ver- gict ct ¥ was awardod by & jury in }tionary columns. General Pershing acclimated. No reports of casual or epidemics have been received be yond the terse messages today saying that a trooper of the Tenth Cavalry had died as a result of inujries re- ceived in a_train wreck. CARRANZA GRANTS USE OF RAILRC D “e1h Cne of the Army’s Most Serious Problems in Francisco Villa Minimized ARMY MAY USE ROADS ON COMMERCIAL " Carranza Keceiveu Request Yesterday Morning and His Ane swer Was in Washington Before Dark—War Depart- ment Officials Greatly Relieved by the Removal of the Necessity of Maintaining a Motor Truck Supply Line Over Desert Road—Details of the Protocol Remain to be Worked Out Through Diplomatic Channels. 5 Washington, March 29.—One of the army’s most serious problems in hunting Villa was solved today when General Carranza promptly granted the renewed request of the state de- partment for permission to use the Mexican Northwestern railroad in car- rying out the pursuit. Carranza’s Answer Was Prompt. General Carranza received the new request this morning; his answer was in Washington before dark. It was contained in a brief message from John L. Rodgers, special agent of the United States at Queretaro, saying the head of de facto government agreed to the commercial use of the line. Of- ficials here assumad he wouid be equal- Iy prompt in notifying his officers on the border and that General Funston might begin shipment tomorrow. Pay Commercial Rates. Although the army will proceed to use the railroad on a commercial basis, which is construed here as meaning that all service shall be paic for at regular rates, the state depart- ment will negotiate further with Car- ranza to bring about a enore complete | understanding as to just what he has agreed to. Today's response is re- garded as being satisfactory in a measure, but It is not sufficiently defl- nite. It may be, too, that in order to assure the arrival and delivery of sup- plies shipped to points along the line General Funston will desire to place guards on the trains. ‘War department officials were great- ly relieved by the removal of the ne- cessity of maintaining a motor truck supply line over desert roads for a dis- A cloudburst or great storm might A coludburst or great storm might render the roads impassable for a considerable space of time, cutting off the troops from their sourge of sup- plies at the border. - e While the physical condition of the Mexican Northwestern is not good many bridges having been destroyed during the years of revolution in Mex- ico. army engincers should have little difficulty in keeping it open. Details of Protocol to be Worked Out. Aside from the railroad problem, details of the protocol suggested by General Carranza remain to be worked out through diplomatic channels. State department officials indicate, however, that there is no reason for = haste . in this conenction. As was the case when American troops crossed into Mexico in pursuit of Geronimo, the Apache outlaw, years ago, the formal agree- jment may not be completed until the expedition has accomplished its pur- pose and returned. It will serve, how- ever, as the lezal basis for the adjust- ment of all claims arising out of the use of American troops to pursue Villa In Mexico the agreement is under- stood to have another object. General Carranza is said to desire its perfec- tion as a definite and binding under- standing with the United Statos which he can show to his people in support of his statement that no sov- ereign right of his country has been surrendered or violated. | No Military News From the Border. There was nc military news today from the border or from the expedi- to General Funston have been fef and it has been only the despatches from the front e been forwarded to the war tment. _ Officlals viewed wi satistaction, however, press reports saying thai American troopers were pressing close on the bandit's heels. o officer, here would hazard an opinion as to how long the chase misht take. Lacking knowledge of the local conditions or of General Per- shing’s plans, they said it was im- ble to predict when or where it t end. officers were inclined to it_reports of extensive sickness g the troops at the front. The region in which they are operating is ! described as healthful and the men of the expeditionary force are thoroughly General Funston has not asked for any extension of his base hospital fa- cilities the h prepared for some time, but the work has not been authorized. It was said remodeling of barracks at the fort might be in progress during the ab- sence of troops. This might have led, officers said, to reports it was being enlarged. Nothing has been heard here of a heavy movement of sick or injured men to Fort Bliss. Plans for addition wards for spital at Fort Bliss have been Quiet in All Districts. A state department summary of despatches today reported quiet in all districts _heard from. There are twenty Americans in Durango and ten more in the outlying districts of that region. “All are reported to be well” the statement said. There are eighteen Americans in the Eaitillo district where rallway communication is opn in all directions and a big rad!o plant in op- eration. “General Trevino returned to Tor- reon on Morch 26" the _statement added, “and it is reported he will in- stitute an energetic campaign against the lawless element in the Laguna re- E0PPLIES FOR AMERICAN TRCOPS IN MEXICO Will Go Forward as Scon as Use of Rallreads is Autherized. El Pago, Texas, March 23.—Supplies g0 formara on oia vz Netitweeietn Hunting Railroad _within General Bell has tification of the co Carranza to use the roa Bell expressed the greatest tion and relief over the ni For over a wee department here and night, preparing a few hours after ecefved official no- of General k the quartermaster's been working day or the possibility — t"’Cu(;v-n;;rl w?{ud consent to the e raflroad. A by Dot has been establ o train crews have among the enginees ductors who were on the Mexican roads. has been th, ished. In addition been enlisted from Ts, firemen and con.. rmerly employed ion of train ecuipment also ‘The suppilse will ‘be e pplids wi e randes on trains m: e by Americans and American engines. Mexico Nofthwestern excellent condition bridges have been QifMculties can be anncd exclusively bably driven by he roadbed of the 2 is said to be in except where the burned, but these TRAIN TO CARRY SUPPLIES TO PERSHING'S TROOPS Will Probably Leave Juarez Sometime Bl Paso, Texas, March 20.—* train ‘bearing suppilcs & Ceneret e shing’s troops at the front will ably leave Juarez some time tomorrow. Immediately s on_receipt of the news from Washington that General Carran- permitted the use of the Northe Western raiiroad for oty the sending supplies. final prepa nr rations were rush. artermaster’s department arding of forage, food and for the forw: The limitations imposeq Generat arranza, confining lhlpmcnhtztn sent to concerns in Mexico who. contracts with the expediti disappointment It was foared that thess pled wit hthe fact that military guards could not accom: the trains, might seriously ham; transmission of an adequate stream of lines between es. near which army officers. restrictions, cou: Northwestern here and Casas Grand town General Pershing has established his principal base in Mexico, are ad- Imost all the bridges the numerous guilches two towns have burned by brizands who have mb.- during the last These ‘bridzes have not temporary tracks between these been “repaired. but have been laid on imorovised road in the gulches themselve: g REJOICING AT GENERAL FUNSTON'S HEACQUARTERS. Over News That Supplics Shipped Over Mexican Railroads. San Antonio, Tex. eral Carranza’s permission to ship sup- P les over the Mexican Northwestern railroad to the American troops fim Mexico was received at Geneval Fun- cton’s headquarters with rejoicing, but plearure was that the sup= March 29.—Gen- individual not com= h the army. neral Funston had net was at liberty to ship supplies 3 Grandes, butmon!m arez to Casas already issued to the eommi: partment were such that no delay was said that within & few hours the stores that the quarters department had been sccu- mulating at El Paso could be billed 0 Northwestern, once tke official sanction was given. The position taken by the advanes forces of General Pershing made some supplies absolutely to use the railroad for the transporta= tion of supplies was welcomed as relief even though bearing the handicap of the conditions “ship as commercial EIGHT NEW WARSHIPS IN FIVE YEAR PROGRAM Asked For By Assistant Secretary Roosevelt in Concluding Testimony. March 29 —Appropria~ tion by congress for eight new capital ships this year—double the in the administration five year program—was recommend- ed by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt today In concluding his testimony bee fore the house naval committee. Sec- cretary Daniels will appear tomorrow as the last witness to be heard befores the committee begins drafting its bilk . | His examination is expected to re= quire several days. CHICAGO GARMENT waxm 3 Washington, Strike Which Was Threatened May 1 is Thus Averted. Chicago, March 29.—Possibility strike of 20,000 members of the gamated Garment Workers A: which was threatened May_ 1, averted tod: wh = lay when pounced a reduction in working from 52 hours a week to 50, With alteration in pay. This means the workers will : of from two to four cents & o KT L ~ Gk i s &) § B |