Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 17, 1916, Page 1

Norwich VOL. LVIiL.—NO. 92 The Bulletir’s Circulation in Norwich is Double ¥ T0 EXHUME VILLA'S BODY FOR IDENTITY A Former Villista Officer, a Captive, Betrayed Burial Place to Gain His Freedom BODY IS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY OF JUAREZ Body of Dead Bandit to be Placed on View Where American People May See It and be Convinced That the Outlaw is Really Dead—Left Leg is Said to be Gangrenous, With a Gunshot Wound Through the Knee—Information Comes in an Unofficial Message Received at El Paso— No Confirmatory Advices Have Reached State Depart- ment—Troops Are to be Withdrawn Immediately if Villa is Dead. El Paso, Tex., April 15 message reccived over the iand lines from Chihuaht Villa is dead. Other mes S that the burial place of Villa's bo —An unofficial Mexican Neither the had any corfirmato subject from Americ: sources. Re- ports veachi | Paso and other bor- der points were forwarded for infor- advices on the was betrayed by a Villista officer who ; mation, but her American consuls was promised his freedom if he would | nor mititary authorities in Mexico were iell where the bandit's body could be|heard ~from There was mo attempt | found. The Villista officer took the to disguaise their eager interest in Carranza soldiers to San Francisco reported killing of the bandit. Ev- | Zorfa, 30 miles south of Cusi and a received was closely little to the west of Satevo. E t the state department and sent to the White House. In Bocy E’fh"mgd' a some nuarters there was a disposition When the body was exhumed, mes- | (o credii them notwithstanding the fact | sages received here said, it was stated | |} % 0 Gar eports generally have the left leg was in a gangrenous CON- | jyeep sicwed with so much suspicion dition and there was a gunshot wound tarough the xnee. To Be Brought to Juarez. Consul Garcia said this aftcrnoon | tnat he had requested Governor Enri- Guez of Chihuahua to have Villa’s body brought to Juarez, where the American people can view it and be convinced that the bandit is really dead, Tt was learned here this afternoon that the Villista officer who betrayed Villa’s burial place was 2 colonel and that he haq been captured recently by General Cavazor, who was in command ¢f the Guerrero garrison at the time Villa made his attack on that place. Rioting in Chihuahua. Rioting among the Villistas in Chi- huahua developed today, according to 1 message from that ¢ Thirty Vi listas were arrested. is not whether any rioters were killed wounded. TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN IF VILLA IS DEAD. No Co.firmatory Advices Have Reach- ed the State Department. since the pursuit began. Mus: Have Complete ldentification. Officials wwuld not discuss what proof they would deem necessary to establish the fact that the body men- tioned in these reports is that of Villa, It is certain. howi r, that every ef- fort w:ll be made to obtain so compiete an ideatification as to make sure be- ond reasonoble doubt that the man who waged war with a few hundred against the United States and facto government of Mexico simultaneously has paid the penalty. Consul Letcher at Chihuahua should be able to mak~ the identification. Cus- toms Collector Cubb at El Paso in- formel the state department late to- day tiat Mexican customs officials at Juarez had told him the body of the bandit had been found and would be taken tonight to Chihuahua City. The Mexic'u embassy earlier had re- ceived the fcllowing message from Mexican Consul Garcia at El Paso: Message from Telegraph Operator. “The telegiaph operators at Cusi and Madera hav: informed me that they have rcund tae body of Francisco Vil and tnat it will be conducted to Chi- hushua " Supply Train Attacked. Gencral Pershing reported today to Generai Funston that a small band of Mexicans, p.csumably Villa men, had attackea the supply train a short di: tance north of Satevo Friday night. One Mexican was killed, the Americans losing mnone. or Washington. A troops will ba withar immediutely 1f Francisco Villa is dead. Administration officials made this un- qualified statement tonight., comment- ing on reports from Mexican sources that the bandit's bod; d been di covercd and was being taken from Su to Chihuahua City by cial train, 6. — American n _from Mexico AMERICAN WOMEN SOLDIERS ARE TO WEAR TROUSERS Members of American Women's League For Self-Defense. w York, April 16— men soldiers will part NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE D. A R 25th Annual Convention Opens Washington Today. in Washington, April 16. trains brought delegates to the na- tional congress, Daughters of the American Revolution, which will con- vene in twnety-fifth annual conven- N American wo- wear trousers as of their uniform if they follow the example set for the 200 members of the American Women's league for All incoming 5 fense. These women have] tion in Continental Memorial hall on been attending weekly drills here | Monda: With the national officers throughout the winter. here, with the programme comprerea he style of the uniform up for d_other details arranged, ail is in r the hand of Mrs. William Cummings Story of New York, president general of the soclety. Interest in this year’s gathering is te last night and was the cause of animated discussion, in which Mrs. gerford Millbank, head of the ization, aserted that the suits by the women need not neces- adiness for the fall of the szavel in 3 uniform. She objected to| not quite so intense, perhaps. as last trousers, on the ground that sucm a| vear, as there will be no election of a uniform would be opposed by hus- | president-general and other higher of- hands. j ficers. Minor officers are to be chos- Others denounced dress: as a,en, however, and a sharn contest be- “curse end burden’ to women and ad- vised the women soldiers to get rid of them. “When vour husband’s_go to the front’ said one speaker, “You will have to guard your home against arauders. It will be a man's work d you cannot do it in dresses.” The vote for trousers was carried by an overwhelming majorif ARMY MANOUEVRES ON AN EXTENSIVE SCALE tween the factions headed by Mrs. Story and Mrs. Guernsey, is expected. Teatures of the convention will in- clude greetingg by President Wilson on Monday afterroon; a session de- voted to a discussion of national pre- paredn at which Hiram Maxim and others will speak, and a_reception by the President and Mrs. Wilson to the delegates Thursday afternoon in the East Room of the White House. Numerous social functions have been planned in honor of the Daught- ers. To Be Undertaken by American Troops on Isthmus of Panama. MANCHESTER MAN CHARGED Panama, April 16.—Army manoeu- WITH ATTEMPTED ARSON vres on an extensive scale will oe undertaken this week as part of the annual spring training of the Ameri- can troops on the isthmus. Tt is un- stood that virtually all the mobile troops. probably numbering 5,000, will participate. Problems, including the defense of the Pacific entrance to the canal will be undertaken. The war games will be in direct charge of Erizadier Gen- eral Clarence E. Edwards. commander of the canal zone, who will have with Caleb Bassett Found in a Comoromis- ing Position. Manchester, Conn.,, April 16.—Caleb Bassett was arrested early today, charged with attempted arson. It is claimed that he was found near a barroi fllled with paper in the rear of the Pennell building and that the pa- per had been set on fire. Fireman say that if the fire had made a good start the business section of the him a large staff. Tons of supplies| town would _ have - been _serlously have already been transported to the threatened. Bassett stoutly denies the sllegation. He has achieved consid- erable notoriety lately as a labor agi- tator. EXTENSION CF TIME FOR SOUTHERN N. E. RAILWAY Bill 8igned by Governor McCall of Massachusstts. Boston, April 18.—A bill extending the time for the completion of the Bouthern New England Railway from y Governor s . The line will run ;nm Pal- vicinity of Chorrera, on the west side of the canal, where the most impor- tant features of the games will be worked out. FATALLY BURNED WHILE LIGHTING GAS STOVE. New Haven Policeman Badly Burned Trying to Save His Wife. New Haven, Conn, April 16.—Mrs. Anna McAuliffe, wife of Policeman Dennis MsAuliffe, died tonight in a local hospital as the result of burns received while lighting 2 gas stove at her home, 1267 State street this videncs, R. connect! t momln‘. Her husband, in attempt- | tho former place with r.lh'e Central u:. ing to it out flames, was also | mont, At ence it will give the burned but lum ”ac.o".l‘;n e Sr:uu Trunk m:‘:« ‘h it g Besides her an 3 - bsidiary, apother at erminal ianlite 1g by thres _in New_ Brgland. POPULATION 28,219 ‘ORWICH, Other o Any ~Cabled Paragraphs Unarmcd Norwegian Steamer Sunk. Londcn, April 16, 3.50 p. m.—Lloyds announces that the Norwesgian steam- ship Pusnastaff of Christiansand was gunk today. She was going from New castle to Boulogne. The crew was saved. The British steamship Fairport is reported to have been sunk. She ‘was unarmed, Germans and Bulgarians Fight. London, April 16, 11.02 a. m.—A des- patch to the Reuter Telegram company irom Saloniki states that in a dispute for the possession of a telegraph office in a village west of Lake Ochrida a ght resulted between Germans and Bulgarians in which four were kilied and several wounded. CONGRESS HUSTLING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Notwithstanding Anxiety Regarding German and Mexican Situations. ‘Washington, soing ahead ra program with April 16.—Congre: dly on the le: working n itement ov Althoush tive chinery inte: there has man and Mex E week than at any sion began, members of boi have been keeping iness of legislation. L ctly to the bus- . by means indicates a lack of interc: international aff In fact, the q is ominous, partic ¢ with regard the submarine issue. house leaders of. the for ate committees are dail to the White Lansing's office, informed what the administration pro poses to do as soon the plan action is determined. 3 true of the Mexican gues congress already understand: the majority approve, the mination of the execut to American troops on the t co while negotiations are with Carranze regarding tion for their withdrawal can territ Republi his from Me: ns pretty e the democrats < laiers until mation re suzze ling the fate of Villa. The sc rating di cussion of 1y _reorganizat: bill which probably will be passed Tuesday. Debate uder the five min- ute rule may extend the discussion another day, but in any event, the measure will be passed before the end of the week. When the bill is disposed of, the senate will probably take up the sood roads bill, which has been veported by the postofficc committee. The senate is also interested in ¢ Brandeis case and the judiciary corm mittee will meet again tomorrow :o consider the sub-committee report rec- ommending Brandeis’ confirmation a nominee for justice of the supreme court. A vote is not cxpected imme- diately. With the agricultural apprepriation DIl Aisposed of on Friday at the latest; the house will probably begin consid- eration of the Philippine Dbill. Or Philippine measure party lines do less will be broken down desp strong sanction of the measure by ‘White House. SPIRITED FIGHTING IN THE FORT DOUAUMONT REGIC Berlin Reports Repulse of French In- fantry. Berlin, April via London, 5.10 p. m.—After extensive bombardment, large French forces on the Verdu front attacked German posit ne Fort Douaumont pesterday. man war office statement of today the French were repulsed with h losses. The statement follows: “Western front—On both sides of ce Canal there W i tions. tres long E A British position about 60 me- in the region of Vermeiles wrecked by our mining operations. st of the Meuse (Verdun front) there was spirited fishting along the front between Fort Douaumont as far as the Vaux Ravine. The enemy wha advanced to the attack with heavy forces after extended preparation w the artillery s repulsed with san- fuinary losse: JAPANESE TO OPERATE TWO STEAMSHIP LINES Under New Subsidy Arrangements With Their Government. Seattle, Washington, April 16.— der new sidy arrangements wi the Japancse government, the Pipy Yusen Kaisha will operate two a tinct shtea ip services between Seattle and points in the Orient dur- ing the coming summer. The e; service between Hong Kong, Sha hai, Kobe, Pokohama and Seattle w be maintained by four instead of liners as at present, and a ne . ice will be maintained between Ko- be, Yokohama and Seattle by three steamers, making a total of seven ve: sels in the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's rntas-Pacific service. th FARMERS ARE FEELING SHORTAGE OF LABORERS Only One Man Supplied Where Ten Are Demanded. New York, April 16.—Farmers and market gardeners in New York and nearby states are suffering an un- precedented shortage of laborers, savs John J. Dillon, state commissioner ot foods and markets. Unless !aborers can be found speedily thousands of acres of tillable farm land will be sown in grass and prices of vegetables and farm products will advance. Employment agents are besiczcd by farmers and gatdeners with requests for workers at $25 or $50 a month, with board and lodging free. Only one man can be supplied where ten are demanded, and most of them are inexperienced. — AMBASSADOR PAGE EAILS FOR HOME Accompanying Mre. Page to the Bad- side of Her Brother, Who ls III. Iondon, April 16, 508 p. m—The American steamship St. l:ux: sailed 1{3 Liverpool for Now York at § o'~ l last night, with Thomas Neclson P American ambnssedor at Rom and 3rs, Page on board, Mrs. bage is on the way to tho bodside of her brother, who {s-seriously il ————— Potato planting machin that be attached un:n ordlu:fv, plow fl been invented by an Englishman, CONN., MONDA Paper, and Its houses | nd Bulletin MONDAY, APRIL 17, “Total Girculation is the Larg 1916 TEN PAGES est in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population PRICE TWO CENTS Double Defeat Is galf the Turks BRITISH DRIVE THEM ALONG THE TIGRES RIVER. Paris Reports Capture by French of mont, But Berlin Announces That Ail Attacks in That Section Were Repulsed. The British troops going to the relief of Kut-el-Ama ground barring have agairst the Tur theiv way along Pushing steadily ritish have ariv their advanc the n in the Turks from ahead, on the right bank of the river and occupied the lines, Kiliing many of the Turks and taking a considerable number of prisoners. The Turks also have met with an- other defeat at the hands of the Rus- in the Black sea littoral. Petio- ports t the Russians have on the Oftomans from a strongly nized position miies east of em en- Fighting at Verdun. The Douauicont-Vaux sector north- cast of Verdun has been the scene | another hard fought infantry engage- ment, but the Paris and Berl: reports are officis 10 variance regarding the Paris reports that south of ! nont the French troops in an at- captured sections of German trenches and took 200 prisoners. Ber- | lin asterts that in the fighting which exiended fro; Fort Doua avine and in w ced with heavy the renca were repulsed with sanguinary asualties and in adaition lost 200 men rade vrisoner. The Germans are heavily bombard- ng French positions in the Avocourt vood and on Hill 304 and considerab nont to the Frenc vy activity has been displayed Douaumont and in the Woevre Moulainvilie, Haudimont and eparges. British Raid German Trenches. The British report the raiding of Cerman trenches south of the Bethune- ad, while Berlin records of a British position about 60 m in length in mining operations near Vermel Artillery bombardments various places on the northern Rus- sian line. Farther south, near Smor- Zon, the Germans started an offensive but were repulsed, while south of the continue at places have made advances. 1s Rome reports that they are maintained under a curtain of TURKISH SUBMARINE SANK RUSSIAN HOSPITAL SHIP Believed Steamer Portucal Was a Transport and About to Land Troops 16. (By wirele: J.)—Announcem h government 1 ship Pe Sea last month, torpedocd by a Turkish sub The tement wash given out by low: The Turkish government i cas News Agen “The s arch 29- ward a landin came it was was lad it~d on the night It was steer towing severa loaded punts with numerous occupants. The com- mander and other officers of th 1h- ne were justified in believing th was a transport which on {the way to land tro nd s lied. | The flew The first torpedo did not hit i ter the explosion of the second torpe | which struck below the bridge, a v | lent explosion occurred w | This _explosion undoubtec to larze quantities of explos! in the ship. Immediately after this a destroyed attacked the submarine. The Russian affirmation that the ship was strock by two torpedoes is untrue. The Turkish g ts if persons exclusively § Toss service periched, but th sibility rests on the Russian ment which transported these persons on a vessel which was being used for war purposes against the Turks “Provisions of the conventions adopt- ed at The Hague stipulate hos- pital ships must be painted w] with a green or red stripe one and one ha'f metres long. and also must fiy the Red Cross flag. WAR NEWS SENT OUT FROM PETROGRAD Dislodged Turks at Kara Dere—Now Pursuing Them. Petrograd, April 18, via Lo n, §.58 p. m.-—Announcement April 16, was made by the war office today that Turkish forces in the Caucasus ha been ejected from a position about 17 miles east of the important post of Trebizond, the capture of which has been the objective of recent Russlan operations along this front. The stote- ment follows: “Caucasus front—In the coastal rec- glon and the south, after a desperate fight, cur woops, supported by guna on Jand aud sea, dislodged the Turks, with a powerfully organized position on the left bank of the Karn . 26 versts cast of Treblzond. We are pur- suing the enemy energotically, ‘Repeated attacks by the enemv In the direction of Bayburt were repulsed with heavy lonses to the assailants, “Russlan front—Tho en ‘s artll- lory bombarded Ikskull b ead. North of tho Smorgon the Germans at daybreak Saturday resumed the of- fensivo, hut owing to our concentrated firo all ‘thoir attompts to advanes wero unguccessful, The enemy employed asphyxiating gas projectiles in the preperator ybombardment.” German Trenches South of Douau-! gained further | Olylsa-station the Russians at several In the y and Carso sec- tors of the Austro-Italian zone the| Ttalians have taken Austrian trenches. | The Austrians evidently are fighting hard t- regain the na valley posi- Af- | Carranza Soldiers in Parral Attack | WAS A REGULARLY ORGANIZED ACTION MAJ. TOMPKINS REPORTS | | Forty of the Mexican Soldiers Were |© Killed by the Retreating Arghricans —Two Americans Were Killed and Six Wounded—Major Tompkins One of the Latter. | | Antorio, force of ed th, an cavalry at a regularly or to a detalled report wrs kins end fo on by Gener ten al I f the Mexican one major and d by =oldiers, one the reireating Ams valr under Colonel W. Americans Reinforced. The Americans now | west of Parral, reinfo: ron of the Tenth accompanied by nel W C other Austrian cities are reported. Carranza returned to Mexico City. ©d by an avalanche In the Swiss can- and Easter Monday. tho Teunessee in Mexico, gasol th profes: Ita - r the week endod April 13, agount- | al l:\‘f,“l‘“. ed to 11,3 asainst 937 tons - served to rans of 1ong ra v E réport re- | last year. cing ceived yesterdey in w h the !{denti‘y " *h o f the attacking foree was not ated Villiam R. Thomaa P o ind in which b he inference that SR taveter Ct;ndensed Telegrams Serious food riots at Review of the | Batile of Verdun ew Portuguese | MOST GIGANTIC CONFLICT THE WORLD'S HISTORY Prague an After an absence of 18 months, Gen. Dr. Costa, Democrat leader, is ex- pected to head the n “war cabinet.” " Military instruction has beon made part of curriculim at Princeton niversity. | IS IN ITS NINTH WEEK Many persons were kilied and Injur- on at Valais. Germans Have Captured 100 Square The London Stock Exchange il be| miles of Grow d on Good Friday, Holy Saturday d, But the Main De- fense Line of the French Ig Still Un. broken—300,000 Men Killed, Wound+ Acid production has been resumed Ly Copper Co, its plant having been repalred, ed and Priscners. The Hoilend-Amorican Line has| 05 e yieldea to the demands of the striking members of the crews of th ships, The most =lgantic co ory n, of the world, Accerding to roports from the front has is more impor-a: ors forey n gunpowder Miss Emolio Loulse Wells, nnsoclate | r of ecoromien ntV r C lcge, died at her home at Poushkee 5’0 [ | m: of the war. The Bank of England Cornerstons of Fre " s noh Defense: American casuaities were | 900 poands In so Verdy ted a e -"‘. and_six wounded, the and 40,000 pounds to 23 ,:‘...: on 8 Major Tompkins. i - a eorner- Exports of copper at Atlaniic perts | . « Ing the tneor, dled o an Line ew York | Y system of trenc |3nd 8 pleked cquadron anger Maior { Jossoh A, Sedgwick 400000 Killed, Wounded or P s s a ¢ this repost | Hrasurer o ne bus battle we 3 - b Pershing has ordered, but at Quin I ted in the fighiting around Verdun, 010 0t mian iy o ceneal Funatoaf Frade L. Boi " O of the | recaracd s nea for | e by . State Department, don! at llot ther Oer ¥rance has an- Running Fight for Eight Miles he roport he Intended to | nounced casuaitics, The | jpdiagor Tom story of the fght has declared the | indicates 0 g he | 001 i\ [ troops Dy the commanding oeor ot |, A repert frem Borlin saye The Germens the Parral garrison, General Lozano, |!it!cal rioting in Ireland hea cxtended, |, at ‘the ¥renc and bitter antagonism by the publie that stroet fighting occurred at| casua 000 killed .,,-.? :Efsxémfio’?'r Thfil 3,3“ place veral moaports, i m;‘r«l and nu;‘ nnwmlnde‘t; o arral and w. nch prisoners 1 teken over a route of eight miles to Santa |, 1he Farwell Bleachery D NS KIn DTN 0% Citis. & Siatha sient Moo, granted tho de miles northeast of Parral ox the raflrond. Funston Regrets Retrsat, General Funston sald tonich while Major Tompkins acted in accordance w {judgment In retreating i t e rezretted that he had not made a stand on ac bes: count of the ill effect the story of hi retreat would have on the Mexican people, who will naturally regard the incident an American defeat. | \ | FRENCH INFANTRY CAPTURE FORTION OF GERMAN TRENCHES In the Verdun Region South of Douau- mont. Paris, April 16, 2.35 p. m.—A French antry attack in the Verdun regics f Douaumont yesterday res: in the capture of portions of German trenches, the war offic nounced this afternoon. Two Germans were made prisoners, “The bombardment cont! in: el inst German positions sou ont. This effort which of Doua of the enemy’s trenches and capt 200 men, of whom two were officer: In the Woevre line positions were bombarded intermittently. There was no important event on the re- mainder of the front, except the usual canno | HOSTIE AEROPLANES FLEW OVER CONSTANTINOPLE. 3 | Tropped Bombs on Villages Near By, But Did No Damage. anes have | dropping | ar of- no damage statement foliows: a con- They dropped scv n two viliages ne Oowi Washington, April can people lon; coffee dri per cent. of the amount sold In the in- ternational markets, acco! T to fig- ures announced today by the Bureau of Forelgn and Domestic Commerce. More than one billion pounds of cof- fee came to this country last year. German normally is second in cof- fea érinking, but the war cut off hor 16.—The Ameri- imports last year and made France secon th Teceipts less than one- fourth as large as America's purchases. The United States ranks third in ¢ drinking with the United Kingdom first and Russia sccond. TWO PHYSICIANS OF LYNN orntives for a ton per wages, cffective tod | mission, the ed in Berlin. reported that she had been held up by known as the world’s | hags of mail and cers, actually consumed 0 | fornia oranges. ler, well known In po this section, {llness, aged tor in 1861, and representad the town in the general one time he was democratic state tral He was a maron contractor. and a son survive, ) men have been ell« minated s fighting units, Germans Have Captured 100 Sguare Miles. The zround occupled by the Cere mans after 58 doys of offensive opers atione may be roughly ulated ea 100 equare m They have foreed {back ihe French from thelr outlylng Baron Burian, ister left portant e von Bethmnn-Hollweg. Tho Nerweglan bar for England la: imue, 1.010 October, has not been heard from, and iz belleved to have|EpRiliond lo thelr deflaite line of res BoshIoSt with Gl $he' crew. from {he edse of tho Argorne easts 4 o Tmmendatlen for | WATA Reroms the Meuae and mouthwa e Wooltion of eastr panisnment | into the Wooyre ~Tur ihe most part this mnin line has withstood t The Germana it early in the nto Ireneh nd olse- wiaa voted down by tho chusetts committes on M Fire which did damage of $30,003 and imperiiled hs Hves, broke out In the busi tion of Binghamton, N. X g 8 carge of 214000 o r the Pelgian Rell gn and have defonnes Docd X where but at no ceeded In br Carryin of wheat bushels 2 Com- | 4 sh stonmer Flandrier |} o Gorman_ar: mndar Crown wee Frederick Wililam, The Ger- mans are reported to have brought up | seven 3 army corps, or sbout 350,000 El:'l.ty enomy mor meon, to reinforce the tmoope whioh 1‘1 total tonnago had en In @o 4 subsee German submarl March, the German nounced. Four children of Gust Ruhonen, , Infantr compl successful made it po: Finnish farmer lving Woods | o4, An_unofficis ble fo to occupy certain elements | near Chisholm, Min scariel | placed the fever when the R snowed {n. the ltnear milo. Within tho first 8ir Roger Casement, who eariy In the war went to Germany to try to (Continusd on Page Nine) persuade Irish p war there ecn arrest- i TANK CARS SIDESWIPED 20TH CENTURY LIMITED to fight for Germany A majority of army officers who ar- red at San Francisco this weck from | Passengers Tossed About—Sevoral the Phil tarily rel Slightly Bruised. the hope of being sent to two empty t nece west of th vahoga river, a short dist 1 | si the Unior 2. mass mesting will Do heid in|®¢e the Unton Station. = R wworkers to- | sides of the cars as the train, slow! sty UP|up as it neared the depos, struck "|' . il cars. The train stopped with Pass>ngers several were ised. John W. Murphy and John W. Cox re fined $20 each | the dis H cirmen at Haverhill, Mazs. on charges | RS retired.’ disturbing a meeting held in City ' SWITCHMAN WAS CAUSE [— on April 2, at which Thomas E. AMERICAN PEOPLE HEAVY den attempted to deliver an ad- OF WRECK AT JERICHO. CONSUMERS OF COFFEE 3 Bt Supt. M. D. Miller Finds Switch Was e == he Scand n-American liner Left Open. More Than a Billion Pounds Came| The Scandanavian Americs at | il to This Country Last Year. Christia: from the TUnited States,| Waterbury, Conn., Aprll 16.—The cause of the wreck at Jericho slding Sunday, April 3, was the fault of a switchrian on the freight that preceded British warship which seized 1.000 400 bhoxes of Call- the passenger tralns, who left an open —_— switch, M. D. Miller of the High- OBITUARY Iand division of the New Haven road announced here tonighi. This is the substance of the report on the investi- gutlon held in this city and it will probably be submitted to the general |oMces in New Haven tomorrow. Horace Butler. Middletown, April 1¢~—~Horace But- circles n today after a Jong Ho was state sena- dled 7. LARGE QUANTITY OF RUSBER CONCTALED IN COFFEE BAGS Entire Consignment of 230 Bags Sci ed at Christiania, sscmbly In 1983.84 committeeman from this distri~t ‘His wife Jemes H. McClellan, (1] Paltimore, Md, April 1§ ~Jameas H,| Christiania, via Lo n, Aprll 37, DHARaRY leMflOLA S “'P‘ilennt‘. du;r r"‘l; lh'; Bnmmflm'\.na @, m~—A large quantiiy of rubber 1 ract! Inderwriter and widely known among | was foupd to be concealed in coffee For A"",;d _',".’m"”,', ';.m 10 e | iranne Toon thronghont tha' euwr. | s o bears (s Ty, Sofles T 2 Qied hero today. He was 38 years |eatled from New Yoric Mareh 17 for Lynn, Mass., April u.-n?. Porez Weinshel and Dr. Nathan L. Jacobson of thiz city wore mirosted yosterday, charged with mansias ter in conneg- tion with tho death Mre, Jumes P, Ham. The warrants for thelr arrest were obtalned by the woman's hus- band, who ulew improper practice, Later in the both physlolans loaded not r. Weinshel was held in and Dr. Jacohson ing on April 25, tho cha m"m edla. that they old, day, in the hopo of finding the bodv of & years old Jol appeared from and e fharives s s near the vor ban Wi — “m“l.a:o“onbuu The search continued until dark to- in #3000 for a hear- | night, but was unavailing, Th ¢¥l|°ll!l n de« P lergon. Theo entire consignment of | %0 bags was selzed, The rubler was iscovered through: the Lursting of one of the bags while the steam:r was un- loading. Drag River For Boy's Body. Danbury, Conn, Apsil 18.—Fundreds parsons dragged Billl River io- Greck Deputies Adjourn, London, April 18, 10,41 p. m. — The Greek chamber of dq-xuk“ adjourned Jate lass nigh: untll May Reutor's Athens correspondent says the recess was3 taken in order to give the gov- ernment a frees hand to deal with extremely complicated situatian. U )\r‘ Michacls, who die. his home here yesier. The boy waa plaving st _seen, Movements of Stsamshis: in_thelr professional Ldve: April 15~Sailed: steam- gent bills were left on the Capackty"s attond en. T xSt Loun, New York, Sitnsar