Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 5, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVIlL—NO. 107 GEFICTALS TENSE A S THEY AWATTNO Are Without Any Definite Knowledge of What Ger- many’s Communication Contains Movements of Steamships. Steamer Frederick VIIL, New York. 8rd, Kroonland, New York; York, New York. German Steamer Captured. Londo: 4, 422 p. m—A Lloyds cfe-puchn'nl::{ Teneriffe, Canary Isl- ands, says that the German steamer Telde drifted seaward during a gale and was captured by a cruiser, which towed her northward. More Russian Soldiers in France. other contingent of popular _receptions. ceeded to the camp at Mirabeau. GERMANY’S NOTE ON SUBMARINE WARFAR! PRESIDENT WILSON IS UNALTERED IN HIS STAND Impression Prevails That the Imperial Note Contains Condi- Documents of the War. t Which the United States Could Not Accept— Berlin, May 4—(By Wireless to The . Associated ‘uckerton, N. 8 Corps of Operators on Duty at the State Depart-| 15" The reply 6 the American note on submarine warfare is believed ment—President Wilson and Secretary Lansing Aban- rard 1(::.“5 afternoon. Cunsiaemh;c . - pertu tion is expressed over the doned Intention to Remain Up When It Became Known | éftect whicH concessions may have on Bublic_opinion here. perial chancellor, undoubtedly That the Dispatches Would Not be Available Before Morning. with him in a desire breach .in the to avoid Washington, May 4.—Germany’s re- ply to the demand of the United States for immediate abandonment of present methods of submarine warfare, delivered to Ambassador Gerard today, was awaited by officials of the Wash- inston government tonight with ex- pectant tension. They were without any deflnite idea of what the commu- nication contained. A brief message from Ambassador Gerard as well as press reports, however, had created the impression that the imperial gov- crnment would propose _conditions which the United States could not ac- cept, President Wilson Stands Firm. it was reiterated that President Wilson stood unalterably by the po- sition declared in the note to Ger- many—that the abandonment of pres- ent submarine methods must be de- red and effected immediately, or the Unitea States must sever diplo- matic relations. This demand was designated to permit of no argument and high officials repeatedly have as- serted that anything short of a literal compliance would be followed by a diplomatic rupture. The official copy of the note hardly will reach Washington before tomor- row night, but the document Wwas given to the press in Berlin tonight and the unofficial text was expesied, #=%o reach ile United States early to- morrow morning. Meaning of Message Not Clear. Ambassador Gerard's messaze was sent_before he had examined the mote itself. Its meaning was not entirely clear because of errors In transmis- sion of the diplomatic cipher. Secretary Lansing declined to com- ment on the message or make it pub- lic, because he feared it was garbled or that Mr. Gerard, not having seen the note itself, misht have made in- aceurate deductions. Furthermore/ the ambassador had indica:~2 that his i must be regarded as being highly confidential. Errors in Transmi Secretary Lansing sent the despatch to press despatches saying that the German chancellor would have the German public behind him in the ei- forts to avold a breach of relations with the United States, “so far as can be done without sacrificing the prin- ciple enunciated in the German mani- festo of February. 8. This manifesto of February 8 an- nounced to the world Germany's in- tention of treating as warships armed merchant ships of hostile nations. It was clearly indicated that in the future Germany intended to sink ‘without warning belligerent merchant ships carrying armament, on the ground that they were armed for pur- poses of offense and that commanders of British merchantmen had instruc- tions to attack Gorman submarines. ‘The position of the United States is that merchant ships have a right to arm themseives for defensive pur- ‘poses, and that as long as that arma- ment’ was carried and used for de- fense the vessels should receive the same treatment as other peaceful trading ships. This position was, re- stated and elaborated upon in a mem- orandum on the subject prepared by Secretary Lansing at the direction of President Wilson and only a few days after the despatch of the note to Ger- many, sent to the u%"rnl’:&]l’;': nln’.z“- rove, ‘neutral as well ;as_ belligerent. . “Sorné officials fonight found a hope- ful indieation in a press despatch which stated that considerable pertur- bation was apparent in Berlin over the_effect which ‘“concessions® to be made might have on German public opinion. SPECIAD CORPS OF OPERATORS AT STATE DEPARTMENT President and Secretary Lansing De- cide Not to Remain Up. festo of Feb. 8. The chancellor with Admiral ters, returned morning. The note with its e: German _attitude “starvation” policy, will the longest diplomatic the war. lication _here, Friday mor: to Berlin early the be toward one in all 3 probability, LANSING GETS A DESPATCH Said to Contain information able. ‘Washington, May lin indicate the imperial adheres in its reply note, is assumed by officials of sidertd warships subject without warnins. to refusal to discuss the contents of despatch received today from bassador Gerard it becam today that in view of the government fear that has attached conditions that may make 1t imps relations. ‘Washington, May 4.—President Wil- | RESIGNATION OF son and Secretary Lansing prepared to remain up late tonight to see the un- official text of the German rep:y car- ried In press despatches, but aband- doned the idea when it became known Claimed Was Violation of Rights. 3. — Arrived: Liverpool, May 1—Sailed: Steamers California lin-om Glasgow), New ngrk, ew Marseilles, May 4, 10.40 a. m.—An- Kussian soldiers arrived here this morning and was received with notable military and The troops pro- Will be One of the Largest Diplomatic to have been handed to Ambassador Ge- Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollwes, the im- wi have the great masses of the people diplomatic relations with the United States so far as can be donme without sacrificing the prin- ciple enunciated in the German mani- Von ‘Holtzendorf, head of the naval gen- eral staff, Dr. Karl Helfferich, the sec- retary of the treasury, and other par- ticipants in the council at headquar- this anation of the British of documents of Tt will be released for pub- on FROM AMBASSADOR GERARD That German Reply Will Not be Accept- 4—Germany’s manifesto of Feb. 8, to the principles of which press despatches from Her- government to the American 3 the state department to be the memoran- dum of that date declaring that in future all armed merchant ships .ol fgérent nationality would be con- attack In spite of Secretary Lansing’s flat Am- known late h informa- tion as has been received, officials uf Germany o her reply sible for the United States to continue diplomatic THE HAITIEN CABINET. Protested to U. S. Against What They QF AQ | Cebled Paraoraphs IEfforts To Settle |Conferees Differ N.Y. Labor Strike FEDERAL CONCILIATORS ' ARE MAKING ENDEAVORS SHIPPING STILL TIED UP Progress Made Toward Adjusting Dif- ferences of Shipping Companies and Employes—Outlook the Cloak Makers Strike Encouraging. E| New York, May 4—After a confer- ence between committees representing the striking engineers and their em- ployers, and two commissioners of conciliation from the department of la- bor at Washington, it was announced tonight that progress had been made toward a settlement of the differences which have resulted virtually in tying up_shipping in New Pork harbor and adjacent waters through a lack of tug boats and lighters to move freight. Three companies, it was said, acced- ed to the demands of the strikers, while eleven still held out. Another meeting will be held tomorrow. Overtures For Settlement. Developments in the cloak makers’ strike, affecting approximately 65,000 workers, also were encouraging. At the headquarters of the union, it was said many of the manufacturers had made overtures for a settlement and that a committee would meet tomor- row to consider the question. No dis- orders were reported in Manhattan during the day, but there were two arrests in Brooklyn. Strikers of 600 employes of the Men- gel Paper Box company at Jersey City, N. J. and of thirty-two yardmen em- ploved at tHe plant of the - Crucible Steel company in Jersey City, were announced tonight. a BILL FOR RURAL CREDITS PASSED IN THE SENATE. Brandegee One of the Five Republi- cans to Vote in the Negative. Washington, May 4. — The_ Hollls farm loan bill, embodying the adminis- tration plan for establishing a sys- tem of rural credits, passed the sen- ate tonight by a yote of 58 to 5. Senators_Brandegee, Lodge, Oliver, Page and Wadsworth, all republicans, voted against the measure. The bill. after almost two weeks of debate, passed the senate virtually as reported by the banking eommittee. An amendment by Senatar.Smoot re- Aucing the salaries of tis farm loan board from $100.000 to $7500 which was adopted by a vote of 26 to 25 In the committee of the whole, was re- considered when the bill reached the senate and was defeated, 29 to 31, al- though eight democrafic senators voted with the republicans for the re- duction. A somewhat similar bill has been reported by the house banking com- mittee and, it is said, will be brought p for consideration in the house soon. Like the senate measure, it would cre- ate a chain of farm loan banks, but it Qiffers in means of ‘operation. The senate bill provides for a non- partisan farm loan hoard to consist of the secretary of the treasury and four others, having general control of a farm loan system of twelve or more & ‘Whi rma- | that the despatches would not be S27 land banks and of farm loan associa- e it o o D Lo ae |available before morniry-. A special| Port au Prince, Haiti, May 4.—The|tions through which actually would o Okt affort was made o have the | corps of operators was kept on duty | Haitien cabinet has resigned. Parlia- | be made. errors of transmission corrected. It|mt the state department to receive | ment has entered a protest with the Fach land bank would have a cap- appeared tonight that the contents of the note would be known before the corrections could be made. Officials gave especial consideration the official text, though at midnight word had not come from Ambassador Gerard that he was ready to start the document. American _government and against what i tion: branch of the government, LORIMER TO WORK TO REMIBURSE DEPOSITORS WARNING SENT SECEDING DOMINICAN LEGISLATORS congress declares to be a viola- of the rights of the legislative President Dartiguenave of Haiti and his_cabinet have been in controversy with the Haitien parliament over the course to be taken with regard to the framing of a new constitution to con- ital stock of at least $500,000 to be subscribed by the government if not taken by the public. The farm loan ascosciation would be _cooperative, made up Qf ten or more farmers who woul Gobtain acharter from thelr ats- trict land bank. A farmer desiring to become a borrower would be required to take stock in the loan assoclation 5 - -lequal to 5 per cent. of his loan; the Who Lost by the Failure of the La|Advised of the Probable Sending of |form with the treaty between Haiti|association in turn would take an Salle Street Bank, Chicago. U. 8. Marines. and the United States. The president|equal amount of stock in the land Chicago, May 4—Willlam Lorimer, former United States senator, who last night was acquitted of charges of em- bezzlement and conspiracy to defraud in connection with the failure of the La Salle Street Trust and Savings bank while he was president of the in- stitution, said he would start out today to accumulate momey with which to reimburse depositors who lost by the fallure. The case had been on trial for 79 Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub- lic, May 4. —Commander W. S. Cros- ley, of the United States converted cruiser Prairle, togay sent a note to the presidents of the senate and the chamber of deputies, advising them of the probakle landing of forces from the warship for the protection of the American legation and warning*them that severe steps would,be taken in case the marines were molested. Con- siderable public excitement was caus- sume legislative powers frame the new constitution. which_the admiral held to be valig, days in the superior court of Cook|ed by the notice. : 3 county and was given to the jury last| William R. Russell. the American SEET e a A night. After more than ours’ | minister, today conferre e ! e cration: the jury rendered its ver. | presidents of the supreme court, the|FORMER MINISTER SULLIVAN dict shortly after midnight. senate and the chamber of deputies, Gal B kasor 1N DoBLE A federal indictment charging mis- appstion of funds of the La Salle Street National bank, which later be- camo the La Salle Street Trust and Savings bank, is pending against Mr. Lorimer. United States District Attor- ney Olyns said he would take no ac- tion in’ the matter until next fall. REFUGEES ARE DESTITUTE IN EASTERN TURKEY 5,000 Women and. Children in Wretch- ed Condition. Boston, May 4.—Fiyve hundred thous- and persons, most of them women and who requested the minister to prevent a landing of American forces. As a result of the conference, it was decidea to ask President Jimines to appoint civil officers of the rural guards to maintain order in the city. Rebellion, London, May 4, M. WEALTHY FARMER CONFESSED MURDER OF FORTUNE TELLER Gil W. Trask of Frankfort, Ind., Claimed Woman Had Blackmaiied Him, Frankfort, Ind, May 4—Giles W. Trask, wealthy farmer and elevator bellion. 30. sador, and the cabinet, according to a des- patch from Port au Prince on April 29, threatened to resign if the deputies and senators declined to abide by the presidential decree, dissolving the sen- ate, and persisted in continuing to_as- instead of mecting merely as a body designated to Rear Admiral Caperton, commanding the American forces in Haiti, took defi- nite stand in support of ~President Dartiguenave when the legislators re- fused to accept the dissolution decree, On Charge of Complicity in the Irish 3.12_p. m—James Sullivan of New York, formerly American minister to Sanfo Domin- &0, has been arrested in Dublin on the charge of complicity in the Irish re- Mr. Sullivan was arrested by the military authorities of Dublin on April Mrs. Sullivan, who was with her husband, wrote on May 1 a letter which has just been received by Wal- ter Hines Page, the American ambas- who addressed a note to Sir bank, which would appraise the se- curity offered and make . the loan through the association. On mort- gages amountin~ to $50,000 a bank might issue a like amount of farm loan bonds, which would be secured by all twelve land banks. All profits would go to the loan as- sociation in dividends and thus to the borrowers who are shareholders in them. SANTO DOMINGO IS al IN A STATE OF SIEGE. President Jiminez Has Moved Govern- ment to San Geronimo. N Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, - on Army Bill FEDERAL VOQLUNTEER AND NI- TRATE AMENDMENTS f HOUSE MEMBERS FIRM Representative Hay Stated Postively That the House Would Not Accept the Volunteer Army Plan—Adjourned Without Date. \ ‘Washington, May 4.—Notwithstand- ing the disagreement Senator Cham- berlain, chairman of the senate con- ferees, said tonight he had hopes that a good bill would be worked out. House Conferees Would Not “The house conferees would not yield to the senate provision for the Volunteer army or the government ni- trate plant,” said the senator.. “There are a number of minor points in the bill also which are in disagreement. But the main points seemed thus far to be the only irreconciliable features. “Representative Hay has promised to return the nitrate plant amendment to the house for further instructions. He flatly stated, however, that the house would not accept the volunteer army and the senate conferees would not recede. In view of the apparent impasse the conference adjourned, not to meet again until an effort is made to get further instructions from the house. We do not expect to take up the disputed points in the senate at this time because our conferees are unanimous and the senate has already passed on the subjects in controver- Had Been Making Good Progress. Up to the time of the break, which had been forecast, the conferees had been making good progress on regular army reorganization and reserve fea- tures. They had tentatively agreed on a standing army in time of peace of 180,000 men, 40,000 more than the house hill carried, and an elastic or- ganization scheme contained in the senate bill which would provide for expansion in time of war or threat- ened war to 220,000 men. They also had agreed to the house re-organiza- tion plan for the national guard which would provide for federalization of the raserve force and its expansion to approximately 400,000 men, STATE DIRECTORS CLAIM RAILROADS ARE RESPONSIBLE. Say New-Haven-Road-Does Not H le Freight Troubles Efficiently. Hartford, May 4.—Former President F. W. Johnstone of state chamber of commerce declared today at a meeting of the directors of that body held in Hartford that freight troubles in Connecticut the past few months could be iaid definitely at the door of the great transportation companics. He asserted that he had become convinced from investigation that conditions in different cities were not handled effi- clenty by the New Haven road, but that ‘the road could have capable men in authority to deal with such matters if it would pay for them. He pointed out that a Hartford freight agent was vested with practically no authority, the train and yardmasters in about the same position. and _everybody having anything in charge had to confer with somebody higher up. A number of di- rectors took part in the discussion. Secretary Thomas J. Kelley of the manufacturers’ bureau of _Hartford thought that a good deal of the trouble was caused by unskilled help. In a discussion of the labor question it was pointed out by several directors that the railroad company could not pay the prevailing higher rate of wages for extra help in any one city without danger of a strike on its entire system. Ralph O. Wells of Hartford, the state chamber’s legal representative, was in- structed to aid in theprosecution of an appeal to the supreme court from the decision of Judge Walsh of the Fair- field county common pleas court hold- ing the billboard law unconstitutional. An invitation to hold the annual meeting of the state chamber in Mid- dletown, October 19, was acceptad. About twenty directors attended to- day’s meeting. President Peace of this city presided. TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BY SCOTT AND OBREGON. For Ceoperation of American and Mex- ican Military Forces. ‘Washington, May 4.—President Wil- son announced tonight that the ten- ustine B to Tenia g for April were $240,000. Wm. Waldorf paid New York $567,000. Canadian customs revenue in_ April | last increased 65 per cent. over that Oli April, 1915. The schoo: Exports from the port of Philadel Navy appropriation bill now gof through Congress will probably wl:-ri British secrstary Irlll- valued at nearly Astor, British Baron, city in taxes this year for Lisbon, is reported in distress 700 miles east of Bermuda. The senate judiciary committee again deferred action on the Brandeis supreme court nomination. All places of amusement at Wilming- ton, Del,, were vent the spread ordered closed to pre- of smallpex. A finishing plant to cost $750,000 will be erected at Ashland, Ky., by the Ashiand Iron and Mining Co. The 1916 West visited Sandy Hook, N. J. Point graduaf & g class witness the firing of the coast artillery. Sergeant Ben jamin McGehee, Troop M, 13th cavalry. died at Namiquipa, Mex., of wounds received in the Parral fight. Foello employes, mills ~ at closed. ing the walking out of 1,000 the Pressed Steel Car Co. McKee's Rocks, Pa., were Most of the striking 200 freight bandlers at the New Haven piers at Boston returned to work at their old wages. Herr Kuentzer, Drama, Greece, British troeps. this action. A new Haytian treated wa: at the state de Lansing and Senor ambassador. German consul has been arrested by Greece has protested Rostellan, Philadelphia | { Belgian front, atl signed )partment by Secretary Menos, Haytian P clal National bank of Chicago have reached a total of $25,000,000, a new high record. After a detour of 1,400 miles, caused by fear of mines, the Hollan liner Ryndam arrived at New York from Rotterdam. As a step to | the lower the cost of living, ‘Mexican government has seized slaughtor houses in Mexico City owned by foreign capital. he cruiser Tenne: with Secre~ T e e e ed in Hampton Roads shortly before 8 o'clock yesterday. Police respon g to a riot call drove back strikers who tried to storm the tractor plant of Several will go to Fra vester Co. at Chicago. Princeton the International Har- undergraduates nce this . summer to drive motor ambulances for the Amer- ican ambulance corps. Judge Peter A. O'Boyle at Wiikes- barre, Pa., refused citizenship papers to members of the I. W. W. in the nat- uralization court there. Pope Benedict has asked the czar to release Rev. Andreas Szeptyoki, arch- bishop of Lemberg, interned in Russia for the last 18 months. Mexice has protested to the state department against the holding up on the border of a large number of car- tridges for Mexican troops. Sugar capitalists are reported to be forming a $25,000,000 corporation to ac- quire and operate a fleet of passenger steamers from Cuban ports. ‘With a 756 millimeter gun mounted at at her stern, the French line steamer Espagne arrive: d at New York from Bordeaux with 240 passengers. One life was lost when the Sanish steamer Vinifreda was sunk off the port of Corunna, Spain. She is be- lieved to have been torpedoed. Swift & Co. were found guilty at Chicago of shipping less than carload lots at carload prices, in violation of the interstate commerce law. James J. Clare, hotel keeper, of Long Island City, L. I, convicted of the murder of his wife, Ida, was sentenced to serve 17 years in Sing Sing. Dr. J. H. Hu gh_Harrison, chief col- onel surgeon for Honduras, was mur- dered at Belize, British Honduras, by May 4—General Juan I Jiminez, presi- dent of the republic, who was im- peached by the chamber of deputies on May 2, has declared the capital in a state of siege and by decree has Te- moved the seat of government to San Geronimo, a suburb of Santo Domingo. The secretary of the inferior today notified the senate, by which the law provides the president shall be tried within - 48 hours after impeachment, that the capital is in a state of rebel- lion and that President Jiminez is un- able to appear for trial. The city is quiet. CONGRESSMEN DELUGED owner, confessed today, the police say, that he killed Mrs. Alice A. Evans, a fortune teller known as Madam Rand. Am,d::fd to tne alleged confession, Trask the woman had been black- mafling him, and he went to her home last night to make a settlement. An altercation followed and he struck children, ave in a wretched condition in the vilayets of Aleppo and Damas. cus in eastern Turkey, according to advices received from Treasurer W. ‘W. Pett of the American board of commiesioners for foreign mission at his hfl’l*A aflce h‘;:rmg". The :Htl- mate of the number of refugees driv- en from thelr homes in various piaces [PSf WUR SR TS Lo and the murdered woman was 56. He | has been charged with murder in the first degree. Mrs. was_found in a dying condition in front of her home last night and was taken to a hospital where she died early today. he would be tried siderable time, nection with the state department. NO PAROLE FOR CONVICT he embassy at Constan the suffering, with the result that the German consuls and missions were i structed to cooperate with the Ameri- can missionaries. $8,000 Fire at Cheshire. Dorothy ‘Arnold is Buried, CONFEREES DISAGREE ON _ARMY REORGANIZATION Contention Over Volunteer Army and Nitrate Plant Amendments. ‘Washington, May 4—Conferees on the ‘ermy reorganization bil late to- ‘house southeastern section of the town own- Fhilander Armstrong of New parole the prisoner to 24 is estimated at $3, and 5 ; to the York Bdward Grey, the foreign secretary, asking full information as to whether Mr. Sullivan was still in custody, the nature of the charges and how soon 1t is understood here that Mr. Sul- livan has been in Ireland for a con- having arrived there soon after the severance of his con- EDWARD C. GLENORRIS Prisoner Who Claims to Know Where Providence, R. 1, May 4.—The state board of parole afier two sessions to- day, decided to take no action on the application for a parole of Edward C. Glenorris, the convict who claims he knows where Dorothy Arnold was buried. The board, in a statement is- sued late today, £aid it was willing New- police department, but that there is a jail sentence of fine and. costs untlhg to $52.75, over which the d has no control. Accordingly it WITH PEACE LETTERS. Thousands of Them Poured in Yester- day in Printed Form. Washington, May 4—Printed form letters prots g against any step which may lead to war with Germany began pouring in by the thousands to- day upon members of congress as the sequel to the telegraph propaganda which swamped the capital and the telegraph companies last week, Bven the names of the congressmen were printed on the envelopes, and everything gave evidence that the let- ters had been prepared by thousands and required only written signatures. FINAL CONFERENCE OF QEN. SCOTT AND OBREGON Probably Will Be Held This Morning at International Bridge. El Paso, Texas, May 4—The third and final conference of Generals voted to take no action. Lieu- | illiams, acting under u tative agreement between General Scott and General Obregon covering the future operations of the American and Mexican miiltary forces in Mexi- co provides “a basis of cooperation which promises to prevent misunder- standings and_strengthens the cordia) relations of the. two republics.” Although there was no formal an- houncement of the action, notification that the Scott-Obregon agreement 1s acceptable to the American govern- ment was telegraphed to General Scott at Fi Paso late today by Secretary Ba- ker. General Scott is authorized to exchange formal® acceptances with General Obregon as soon as the lat. ter has obtained the approval of Gen- eral Carranza and officials here are confident that will be tomorrow. OBITUARY. Rev. Matthew Jankola. Bridgeport, Conn., May 5.—Rev. Mat- thew Jankola, pastor of the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodosia, died at the rectory of @hat parish at’an early hour this morning. He was stricken with apoplexy while Jelivering e ser- mon on_ Easter Sunday morning and Bad ppaditiiy. ol Wsion Chsals Ha i rn in Budapest, Hungary, 43 years ago, and obtained his early education there. He studied for the priesthood in St. Mary's college, Baitimore, and was ordained in that clty in 1895, For a time he was in the Scranton (Pa.) diocese. He came to his Bridgeport pastorate nine years ago. Movements of Steamships. New Work, May 4.—Salled: Steamer Stockholm, Gothenburg. ¥ Piraeus, April 20.—Arrived: Steam- Ioanniana, New York; Patris, Fori: O i a Spanish inmate of an asylum there. A stock di ?fi:’ ordinary and restricted ordinary ares was declared by the Imperial Tobacco Co. of ‘Twenty-five members of end of 100 per cent. on England and Ireland. the New York fire department received medals from Mayor Mitchel in recognition of meritorious acts performed 1915. New York on cania. William C. Wheel Seven hundred tons of Scotch whis- key, estimated to be the makings of 24,384,000 highballs, were brought to during the Anchor liner Tus- secretal seneral manager of the Port Jefferson, L. I, Electric Light Co., was killed by a live wire in the power house of the plant. President Wilson received cadets of ‘the Massachusetts Nautical school of Boston who went to Washington on the gunboa: Ranger on their annual cruise. Senator Newlands appeared before the senate committee on foreign rela- tions in support of his resolutions re- garding the restoration of peace in Burope. territory have. will_distribute freight embargo by the New Haven raliroad. 4 the Great Western Sugar Co. Bridgeport and several individual consignees throughout the New Haven been placed under a among holders of the the remainder of the common sheres now in the treasury, amounting to 4,556,000, | Fe toem oxten ot ‘were killed and four-' e, asmed Witk o vifie, e “is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's P Stopped Germans in Attack to RM T ’_ _ cently Lost at Dead Man Hill VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT IN REGION OF Teutons Are Still Throwing Shells in Great Numb Ikskull Bridgehead on the Eastern Front- bardments and Isolated Infantry Actions in Pro the Austro-Italan Front—Turks Started Two O Movements Against the Muscovites, But Both We pulsed. s The curtain of fire of the French has set at naught another German attack launched against trenches which the French recently captured at Le Mort Homme. This engagement, which is characterized by Paris as a small one, has been the only fighting by infanirymen on the French and The big guns, how- ever, have not ceased their activity on various eectors. A very violent bom- bardment is reported in the region of Hiil 204, northwest of Verdun. The Germans are still throwinz shells in great numbers against the Ikskull bridgehead of the Russians on the eastern front. There algo has i heavy artillery duel between - mans and Russians in the regl of Krevo, i The usual bombardments and | ed infantry attacks are in the Austro-Ttalian front. The Turks started movements the in the region of Balburt and near Erzingan. Both_ were according to Petrograd. 3 general, Liman Von perintending the concen Turkish troops in North S defense measures for Tu coast. COMMONS PASSES SECOND READING OF COMPULSORY BILL Debate Developed No Important New Points. MAKING URGENT Into the Sinking of the Rio Branco. Rio Janeiro, May 4—The B Pl e egation that 3 gent inquiry into the m.& Brazilian_steamship Rio Bra: order to be able to act. for the defence of its n Official telegrams re nounce that the Rio pedoed. The. aroused and unas ergetic_intervention by government. 2 Yesterday the Jornal advocated cooperation 1 ed States to oppose =ul fare as it has been carried & lead was followed today by #i newspapers which are strong in denunciation. 3 The Correio de Manha. many considers herself in war with the entire world” The Gazeta de Noticias Emperor William’s geners declared war on_humanity “To combat inf the duty of every 0, Falz saysc world war no place ever remains mpeutral will quished. Germany deserves me from our government the €0 tion which bas been shown it the zeneral sentiment of th All Brazil looks to Presiden jan Braz, confident that he. ure up to the destinies of London, May 4, 1116 p. m.—The house of commons fonight passed the second reading of the military service Dbill for immediate general military compulsion. A motion by Richard D. Hold, radical, to reject the bill, was previously defeated, 328 to 36. The debate of the bill developed no important new points. _ David Lloyd Ceorge, tKe misister of . munitions, presented strong_arguments in its fa- vor, and declared that he would rath- er be wriven out of the liberal party, and even out of political life than have upon _his_conscience the responsibil- ity of refusing the demands for men which might constitute the difference between deefat and victory. Sir John Simon, the. former home secretary, in opposing the bill, reiter- ated that it was not alone a question for the military to decide. There was no evidence, he said, that the bill would really add to Great Britain’s na- tional force and strength. It would create a maximum amount of hardship with minimum results. Nobody who had heard Mr. Lioyd George today, he commented, would suppose that he was the same man who a year ago emphasized the part England must play in the economics of the war. STRIKE OF ANTHRACITE COAL MINERS AVERTED. Miners’ Convention Rat Recent!; Pottsville, Pa., May 4—The anthra: cite coal controversy which threaten- ed to cause a. strike of the 176,000 mine workers in the hard coal region was ended today through the ratifi- cation by the miners’ convention. of the agreement recently reached be- tween the scale committee of operators and minefs at New York. The del- egates accepted the new scale, involv- g increased wages, shorter hours and virtual recognition of the union, by a vote of 581 to 206. The agreement, takes the place of the one that ex- pired on March 31. It will be retro- active to that date and will continue for four years. ENGINEER DROPPED DEAD OF APOPLEXY J. Edward Allen Was About to Board His Engine at Stamford. Stamford, Conn., May 4—J. Edward Allen, for 35 years an engineer on the New York, New Haven and Hartfora railroad, dropped dead of apoplexy to- day as he was about to board his en: gine in_the local yards of the com- pany. For a number of years he had been driving a switching engine here. He was 69 years old, one of the oldest engineers on the road in point of ser- vice, and is survived by his wife and a daughter. CHARGES OF PACKED MADE BY GIFFORD Squabble Over the Shields Bill servation Congress. ‘Washington, May 4—The 3 conservation congress at its 1 sions today still was terday’s action, by which it v to 39 to recommend les lon wh would allow the o gr water power sites to private interet ‘The programme today was dewe mainly to reports on fish and § conservation and discussion of b and education as factors in & paredness campaign. The minority of dele Gifford Pinchot, charged o the conservation meeting 'fi. by representatives of water p terests who desired passage Shields bill as a means of private control of stream , | by the sovernment. This denied vehemently by speakers in half of the Shields measure, WhO | plained that they. wanted only hon development of water power : sake of national prosperity. CAVALRYMEN TO HAVE A 250 Ml At Military and Naval T New York National FRENCH FISHING VESSEL SUNK BY A SUBMARINE Crew of 36 Escaped in Boats—26 Are Still Adrift. London, May 4, 8.07 p. m.—The sink- ing of a French fishing vessel 150 miles from land by a submarine is told of in an official communication issued this evening. The communication says: “The French fishing schooner Ber- nadette was sunk in _the Atlantic by an enemy submarine May 1, when 150 miles from the nearest land. The crew of thirty-four escaped in boats. Eight of the crew were picked up. Twenty-six are still adrift.” for cavalrymen was as one of the features of and naval tournament to the National at S May 20 to 27. Tentest - possible. equ rider will bear a message hwnmmnn 10 the military ere. | wTh:]eolthafl will be ashington, Boston, T4 Syracuse, N. Y, R chester, N, L, maximum distance to be co in 24 hours is 70 miles. a TWO THEATRICAL M KILLED IN AUTO . 250 HEADSTONES FOR UNMARKED GRAVES Of Men Who Served on Military or Naval Service. Hartford, May 4—More' than 250 headstones properly inscribed will be placed by the quartermaster’s depart- ment-of the state, before Memarial day at eraves of men who served in the military or naval service of the government and whose last resting are unmarked. These stones _be of white marble and will cost|