Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 1, 1916, Page 1

Rolatlvoly Heavy Iuhnlry Figlflmg in Suarai&wtm Nmmulfirdun smmms ON Ausmo-mmu rnm French Have Seized a German Trench North d Le Mort|, Saratosa sprin Hunma—l"nnéammmfidflshflnfi'w Russians—Turks in the Vicinity of Dnbeh : Turkey, Took the Offensive Against the Russians, But Were Repulsed. i ‘The French and Germans on several secbisx noktirwent of Va;d\m have been engaged in relatively heavy infantry fighting with the results fllfl&nfly in favor of the Fremch.. North of Le Mort Homme the French seized a Ger- man trench and captured fifty-three ents alone bave been hmhhmaw&amwm that their aviators heve brought down four Fokkers and four other German aeroplanes, while Berlin says that in a fight over Verdun a French machine ‘was shot down. Exe'pt for an Austrian attack on the Col 4l Lana, which, the Italians re- pulsed, only bombardments have taken place on the Austro-Italian line. MEXICAN PAPER DOLLAR WORTH 20 NTS IN GOLD. Formerly Worth e = Cento in American.Gold, m City, —A ‘@ecree i aenemw(-:larm- announces T Mo e v o paper maney will be worth 20.cents in ueximn guxd for each paper dollar. This will ‘make the new puo equlva.lam m 10 cents mlth- first t paper has a nhu litflo less than cents in Amterican ‘The new. money wfll Bn l.uued May 1 next, but only in payment of govern- ment salaries. The old issue will be recelyed in payment of taxes and other government obligations, and, in ac- cordance with the decree, will be re- flM immediately. m issue totals 500,000, - 000 pe were sent’ tonight_to |an a Te: - ot every state in th tru them fully as to lesuance e new money, sums of which odant 15 cover - rolls of government employes m sent to them. It {3 estimated that the total of the present paper money in circulation a proximates 750,000,000 pesos, many ‘the bills being ofllm'.emkl." i '—»MIALIBTIC LABOR PARTY MAKES NOMINATIONS, Arthur E. Remner of Boaton Nomin. ated For Presidont of U, 8, New ?o!k, Aprfl 20 —Artbur w., Boston, was nominat: it by the sociallst la- ivention here tonight. oy unulmnu pasced Wufl!u mauemwv of the Workers of the In« mal Industrial Union and to do all in their power to-show the fallag; of utt unl(mina a9 l:{emn ed by was ehul your-job-and-| Botk ln wlnfl P — MAN SUFFOCATED BY GAS IN MERIDEN BOARDING Houcm e ANNUAL( "CONVENTION OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYES Bixty Delegates From New England in od | under uniform cunhflh I In the region south of Lake Narocz a further success for the German arms against the Russians in the capture of ine gun and eighty s reported by Berlin. On . th sian line thers have besn:only ertifiery D ort. of Mouravitz in the Tcwarl Russians out of a trench, but later the Rus: a_counter-attack in sians, ‘which they inflicted heavy casualties, recaptured the trench and received the , | surrender of six hundred Magyars, 22 officers. d one hundred men. o Turkey, took the offen- sive against the Russians, but were repulsed. In Bast Africa,’ the British are con- tinuing their successes against the Germans, having taken near Kondai- rangi munitions convoys and a large number of cattle suitgble for food.' RECORD COPPER PRODUCTION " AN THE UNITED STATES. Than Three [ Totel fram w-mm Agrll 30. — Stimulated by the enormous demand resulting from the m. copper produetion in fil pasesd e oo Sitlion o pnundehfik ume ln the history of lnd\inry advance lh.umant y‘lladay the United States lozlcfl survey placed tion ‘of primary cop; was L, 88,000, 006 pounds, & record quantity, 238,000,000 pounds more - than .pro. duced in 1914, or an incresse of 31 per cent. The total value of tho 194 gmelter output of primary coppor at ce of 175 cents & pound Was. $343,500000, an_ crense o 300 000,000 over 1934. BILL FIXING UNIFORM GRADES IN GRAIN. Part of the Agrioultural Appropriation Mzzeure in the Houge, Washi, April_30, m I a"“t’n Naw Yom'_ Amfi:fi 2 other sition, mm adop! lfl‘l’l’o 4 he h”“u lflnlan hm the = Ruby hm tw un gnln. The }a.mdm-mlan tom tnd‘n An grai un m}d aceptien in grajn traffic 9 enegul ‘*5':; tr’ldc uthorie the sfarotary of agrioulture to fi:.’ o8- tablish and 5, ulgate grein grades and ampn eir use wherever grain is- shi in interstate or foreign -nfl sold by grade, STONECUTTERS AT 8TONY CREEK ARE TO RETURN TO WORK. — Have Besn Granted t Heur Day &t 00 Oents Per ""'nm. NATIONAL CONVENTION OF 3 BOCIALIST LABOR PARTY e ——— ‘| METHODISTS IN SYMPATHY - . WITH PRESIDENT WILSON in Hits- Efforts to Keep United States rnffrom European War. ¥, April 30— et Matnodists o (h6 | Unitéd Etates were in sympathy with President Wilson's efforts to the D. R oot s 27th gomocal ctier of the Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow, was addressing a pre- liminary conference. _“T would assure the president of the Usited States,” Bishop Cranston said, “that whatever temporary backsliding the great body of our people are in full sympathy with all of his patriotic and Christian endeacors to keep this nation out of the European embroilment. “We Methodists do not believe that it 18 patriotic for a few Americans to right to travel_at sea in such a time as this, for personal reasons, at the risk of bringipg the horrors and desolations of war upon millions of their fellow Americans.” During his address Bishop Cranston engorsed the plan proposed for the un- fon of the northern and southern branches of the:church which is to be considered by the general conference. FOUR PERSONS INJURED WHEN AUTO CAPSIZED On Highway Near Waterbury Yester- day Aftornoon. Waterbury, Conn.,, Aprll 30.—Four persons were injured when an auto- mobile driven by Spencer A. Sheehan turned turtle on the Middlebury reoad near Leke Quassapaug shortly after 8 o'clock this afternoon ‘Miss Helen Carroll of Watertown had several ribs ed, one of which penetrated her right lung. She is at & local hospital eehan and Heir to flan.pw,ooo But He Takes Chances With Hia Life, It has just deen determined that La< mon Vérnon Iarknoss, third vice president of the Standard Oil compeny and second largest atockholder in the concern, who dled in California -on Jan, 17, 1015, left an estate eatimated at morg’ than §100,000,000. ~ The bulk of his property will go to his son, Har- I 8. H ess, and his dauchters, Mre. Lila H. Bdwards of Plttsburgh and Mm. Myrelo X, Macomber of Fai- cine rancho, near Hollister Cal Har~ 1Y 8. Harkness 1 the leading amatour automoblic racer —of Amesica and_is fomed for his' daring driving. takes chances with his life and limb with the best of the-professional driv- ers, CUCERERLLOE Henry Morgenthau Hag Appendiclls New Yerk, April 80, —Honry Morgen- thau, former ambasacor fo- Turkey, was ‘stricken with eppendicitia at his home here today, Hig physiclans said fenight that his condifion Wwas no serieus and that he probably would not have to underso aj aperation, HERE IS A COSYUM. FOR THE PROMENADE heman in n-rg lfln‘ My. bm of the m News Sent to Other Countles. “Last night messengers were sent out from the rebel leaders in Dublin to the rebel bodies in Galway, Clare, | ‘Wexford, Louth and Dublin counties, ordn-ms them to surrender and nflm and the Royal Irish Constab: doing their utmost to disseminate this information. More Incendiary Fires. “As regards the situation in Dublin, rebels from the areas of Sackville street, the post office courts are surrendering fncendiary fires t00k place in Sacivills street last night, but the fire brigade is now able to resume work. 707 Prisoners Taken. “It {s further reported that up to the ‘present 707 prisoners have. been Included among these is the Countess Mariievicz. “The Tebels at Enniscorthy are re- ported to be still in possession of this place and a mixed columr of cavalry, infantry and artillery, including 4.7 guns, has been sent 'from Wexford with'a view to engaging the rebels. Verifying News of Surrender. The latest information from Ennis- corthy shows that the rebel leader-at this place does not believe the rebel leader's message from Dublin and has proceeded to that city jn a motor car under escort to verify the information, the meantime, a truce exists, from the nbd.s at “Ashbourne guefi; S in. Iway, e 1 i Hioved to be disbadding and fow ar. rests have been mM=. At New Ross, Goroy, Wickiow, Bas- falstown and Arklow the situation is reparted normal. Carlow and Dunla- vin are believed to be quiet.” FIGHTING SUNDAY IN DUBLIN AND SUBURBS Maln Body of Sinn Foiners Surren- dered During the Day. Jinstown, Iroland, April 90, via Londen, May 2. m—The main 508y of tho Bian. el rebels 1n Dabe he @ay. There was, howeyer, considerable fishiting throughout Sunday in Dub- ¥in and the suburbe, It was especially seyera at Bxx“&brid"eéaoutllde Dublin, The ropels fn th liege of Sur- geona surrendered this morning. of ‘the prizdners taken here was the Countesa Markievi PROCLAMATION [8SUED BY PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT Telting of Unconditional Gurrender of Commanders of Unlta. oml fistnv{n n-e.and.A it 0, @ proclama- ton Tsstied. by Braviaional “restdent the !umnflvr of all g “In erder te prevent the further jauiiter of unormed people aud in this hove of uvin: nn lives of aur f lowers who "S ma hom- y _outnuml the provisional mwernmmt ut hufl. qu °§' have dltltfin surrender un% o oomm-.n TS 0 t'h unl[l of ti hazrlolmnntehy "“‘x':'"' uflcma) “PBARCE” FIRES IN DUBLIN HAVE DONE $10,000,000 DAMAGE. Bulidings_In ‘8ackville Street Areund the w 'lII‘M Down, naufl'xwflg. .| wide it m‘ bz-g mimnu o I‘m surrendored during the course of | not One | two x ‘rmm-: is'in No Serise m report of the Am sentatives on the first confe ‘went forward by wire early this morning. On the answer of President Wil Facts Developed. In the meantime the following facts developed: That to. date the apparent intention of the Washington nt to kwsp General Pe column in. Mexico has not heen chan That General Qbregon in yesterday's conference served no sort of notice on Generals Scott and Funston that could be construed as an ultimatum - de- manding immediate withdrawal. That the desire of the de facto goy- ernment for withdrawal was again stated but that the only discussion along this line was regarding the ad- visability of an American retirement. Cooperation Considered. That there was considerable discus- sion of the possibility of _effective American and Mexican cooperation, That ther~ was considerable — dis- cussion of the possibility of effective American and Mexican cooperation in the eradication of ~ scattered Villa bandit groups. Thot there is a strong possibility only one more conference will be held, that depending on the wishes of the ‘Washington government. Supplies Going Forward to Troope. That while the present negotiations are proceeding, shipments of. supplies to the American expedition’s-front are going forward uninterruptedly, among other supplies leaving the Columbus Bgse’ joday, elng nlne truckloads of wuwa of ’rrnsn Chief Tople. stray bits of information that bécame known today it appears that yesterday’s conference. ended with the question of withdrawal of the Pnited States troops_still uppermost in- the minds of the Mexican conferees. They are understood to have tried to fgn- press on the. Ameérican representatiVes that political conditions in Mexico are such that they cannot be responsiblé for any eventualities that may result from continued occupation of Mexican soil by the United States. They are 8ald ‘alsd to have street upon the fact that the position of the Carranza gov- ernment would be extremely difficult if the expeditionary movement werg ended. Attempt to Reach an Agreement. 1In view of the already cxpressed at- titude of the Americans that they werp unable to discuss any question othier than that of cooperation of the armies in dispersing the various bandit erganizations, the mext step ‘was to_attempt to reach a basis on which both sides might meet. ‘Washington's answer o0 the tele- gram despatched by Generals Secott and Funston this morning is expected to-divluge whether such a basis can be established, —_— A POLICEMAN SERIOUSLY STABBED AT PLAINVILLE. the Men Until He Toppled Into the Street. Plainville, Conn., April 30—Police- man Henry David was stabbed and se- rlously wounded during a dispute with two l‘!l tonight. According to the of- 's story he saw a_ team driven by 1ip and Salvatore Calderoni passing the strests without a light he ordered the men to procure a Chased elr )ltm an altercation was started, dur- ing which he recelved two deep knife unds near the heart. He chased the he toppled into the street, David was removed to the Britain hospital, where his con- {!f:: is u.ld bohbe nri;lu, Hl:ben- assailants have n et L found, | i % — ofbuu‘rnv-wm: MOVEMENT FOR NOMINATION ‘OF .ROOT. Muwufli Have Opened Headquarers # in New Yark. A‘p‘rfl 30.—Announcement tods.y that a country- s been . undertaken n! Blihu Root for wu . Senator. Juneu movement in juarters will be e e 1R a:fl:m PLEASURE YACHT 225 FEET LONG LAUNCHED AT BATH. e h!wunuhismdofn "g', Pleas | ider tho wofia’s n.tfl{nga A rt fr Berne Ger- many“has m"’::mmfium e ‘war. The weekly statement of the Bank of Germany stows that the gold Te- serve mcreased 4,000,000 mar] Bruo Schmitz Germany’s famous ar- chitect, died in London. He bullt “The Battle of the Nations" at Leipsic. A Milwaukeo dispatch says that the Allies-Chalmers Co, . has . dec mmem“mlfimomm Second Lkutmnt Arnold whifln! of New York, has been awards x’ War Cross for valor with '-hb army. Street car men in Pittsburgh voted 100 to. 1 to call a strike unless an agreement is reached with the com- panies. Mention of the name ul John Red- ‘mond, leader of the Irish nationalists, ;flu hissed in mass meeting in New ‘ork. Mrs. Donald Mch.n former presi- general of the Dallghter of the Amer- ican: Revolution, _is.aeriousty Il - in on. The steamship Alfonso XI1il on her maiden voyage for the Spanish Line, arrived at New York from Cadiz and Parcelona. Westinghouse strikers in Pittsburgh have appointed 20 delegates to canfer With company officials on a settlement of the strike. Out of 1,000 miners examined by State and Federal sani examiners, 40 per cent.. were found to be infected withboolewortty . /¢ nfi-fl‘“_ N’ York, A’ffl -An analysis or mm.hu th|- city and metro flr-l wm flnn m 'y thousand worl Strikes Involving Many Thousands. Strikes involving scores’of nmuuul- * threatened nther are in t.fleet parts. of east, notably ln Pfi_t“- that thousands of workers have been grant- better wages and shorter hours. Labor’s Right to Share In Prosperity New York, April 30.—The- right of labor to an increased share country’s prosperity resulting from the war, joined with the higher cost of living, are declared by labor leaders senerally to form from the foundation | pay, bor demands. Operators and Miners Reach Agree. ‘ment. encourating dav-lomtalmon ;nmema:mm the an- cended to a/ hdghtaol Mr!fll feet at | whi Brooklands, Englan Fifteen hundred pationets in Belle- yue Hospital witnessed a special per- formance of Barnum & Bailey's ch'cus in the hospital courtyard. Herman Asendorf, of Astoria, L. I, committed suicide by jumping from the ueensborough Bridge, in full view of hundreds of pedestrians. Reduced Sunday fares throughout California to combat “jitney” bus op- position, were announced . by the Southern Pacific Railroad. Gen. Gosthals escorted the'American members of the. Internatfonal High Commission through the Panama Ca- nal from Balboa to Colon. Two persons, walking beside the railroad. tracks at Barretts, Va., were killed when Southern Railway passeng- er train left the rail there. Judge James Nichols, former head of the mational fire _insurance company, died at his home in Hartford yesterday noon of heart trouble. Turkey has been asked by the State Department if Abram I. Elkus of New York would be acceptable as Ambassa- dor to succeed Henry Morgenthau. Reports from Geneva state that Ger. e R e B Industrial -disturbances here in- Skirt Man 000, anticipating possibl city was not probable. Garment Workers May Strike.’ clude one of the mos serious in m city's history. The Cloak, Suit ufacturers’ i members of which do an aggregate annual business estimated at §576,000,- Quring the'helght of the summers ace tivities in over Painters and Dmr-hn Demand In- ecrease, next largest strike in this city nmly involves about 10,300 employes are idle include 2,00 ewjelry who = demand man Foreign Minister von Jagow will | in resign, ta be succeeded by Prince von [ Buelow, former Imperial Chancellor, Numerous purchases of arms and munition will be made by the War and Navy Departments, following the enactment of the Army and Navy bills. H, B. Stilz, inrmer draughtsman at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, was ar- rested in Philadelphia, charged with distributing ‘a pamphlet attacking President Wflson. President Wl.on has signed l blll granting $10 2 month additional sion to soldiers and sailors lwldlng Congressional Medals of honor for heroism in action. The new regular steamship service between Vigo, Spain, and New York, to be inaugurated by the Bpmnh Transatlantic Line. will begin three sailings monthly. Officers of the 6th. United Cavalry, on detached duty in ‘parts of the country, have been ed to report at once at Columbus, N. M., for dllty with the regiment. Jarge contract fi:r mu it h‘;’;file qut g" ‘Haven running rest of the year the Maxim Munitions Cotmum - Thi .unrplmtoi'ho Gra-Rook ‘p:.n ,,wu autuwlfl resterday,. = nt, o ’swm The ofl‘in Several &nmndm-nnmlmol Irish birth or les who a tings at Yo suspices ¢ t,he MI!.-‘ e, fll‘! ter hou-e A. F. of L. Organizers Vlm sald today that, all tolds more women were enjoying and ghorter hours han ever this city. Labor Not Getting Too Much. n the | cotton