Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 23, 1916, Page 1

. Breat Offensive of Austrians in Southern Tyfil " Continues Unabated OVER 24,000 ITALIANS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED Austrians Have Been Heavily Reinforced and at Several Points Seem to be Throwing Back the Italians Toward Their Own Country—In the Region of Verdun Both the French and Germans Claim Successes for Their Arms -tVuriunPoinh—BrifiahOpentingA\gnimtTmhin Mesopotamia, Are Drawing Nearer Kut-el-Amara, Whnuahr‘eNumberof'flleuOfina-smdMenAre Held Captive. Hard ngnun‘ is still in progress Austrians and the Ital- ll.nl Tyrol; the French and the Gmu in the region of Verdun and the Germans and British around La- ‘l':: offensive of the Austrians against continues the Aut and at_several ns seem to be grad- the Itallans to- their own territory. - Southeast am-a oo il thelr positions and ld“ that the Austrians have cap- tured Fima, Madriolo ond the height immediately “'t of the frontier from the summit as far as the Astach (As- for their offensive, have been captured by the Austrians. !'sian f) In the jon of Verdun both ti and s claim successes for their arms at various points. An interesting polnt in the latest French official communication s the state- ment that the French have penetrated ‘Douaumont however, uflhqn part of Fort Douaumont. Ttallans in southern Tyrol | He \1n]ent attack also has netted ‘the ench-German positions on a front ot about a mile and a quarter east of the village of Douaumont. To the northwest of Verdun the French have forced out the Germans from positions south of Hill 287 and west of Le Mort fle ther hand, th erlin, on the other han says e Germans northwest of Verdun storm- ed the eastern spurs of Hill 304 and held them against re; ted counter- attacks. In this fighting the French are declared to have lost heavilyrin men killed or wounded.- Admission is made in the Berlin report of the ¢ap- ture by, the French of a quarry south of Haufiremont, mortheast of Verdun. Heavy iosses in_men suffered by the British when the Germans took trenches from them over a front of about a mile and a quarter near Gi- venchy en Gohelle and in counter-at- tacks to regain them, Berlin. The situation generally on the Rus- according to ront remains unchanged. The British operating against the Turks in Mesopotamia are drawing nearer Kut-el-Amara, where a large number of their officers and men Who recently surrendered are still being held captive. The British, who have been reinforced .by Russian cavairy, ‘have now reached the region jmme- diately south of Kut- el-Amara, with ~tersitory -between them " their objective clear of Turks, except ‘for small rear guards near the Jjunction of the Shatt el Hai and Ti- gris rivers. PREJUDICE OF FARMERS AGAINST FEMALE LABOR Disapproved by British Financial Sec- M-ry- of Treasury. lon, May !l. 5058 p. lm—!‘n.ncll Vlnfl!h Acland, financial treasury, speaking in mmu uf commons on_the agricultural situa- tion today, made & somewhat disturb- ing statement. It was imperatlve, Mr, Acland said, that farmers-should drop their prejudice inst the em- ployment of female la} A break- down in home supplies was avoidable only if the labor situation did not ‘worse. The danger point of decreased production elready | tha had been reached, and even as things were going it was now feared that England could not hope to maintain her production on last vears level. 1f more men ‘were swept into the army from the farms she could escape fam- ine oty b3 diverting to_importation of foodstuffs in ships which 50 urgently needed for the transport of munitions, “And,” ‘Mr. Acland concluded, “we are unable to say whether there will be ships to divert that way. GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS OF AMERICA 20,000 Delegates, Alternates and Visi- tors Expected in New York. New York, May 22.—A maljority of the twenty thousand delegates, aiter- nates and visitors who are expected to attend the thirteenth biennial con- vention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs of Ameriea, which tomarrow, had arrived in New ork tonight. They more reception committees or mare husbands who accompan- 1‘6 their ‘The vast influx of women Is fel‘ city. Hotel a to m being quar- ing NOT MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT FOR PREPAREDNESS. Sunday Manosuvrss of N. Y. City Guardsmen Results in Summonses. ELIMINATION OF LIQUOR, TRAFFIC A NATIONAL QUESTION Southern Baptists 8o Decide in Final Session of Their Convention. pAsheville, N. C, May 22—Southern Baptists in final gession of thelr con- ventior here today adopted resolutions declaring the elimination of the llquér traffic is a national not a state ques- tlon, endorsing the movement for pro- thition in the District of Columbia and Sencamting EA ROE sweat- shops. An appeal was made to all Baptists to leave bequests for the church work. Several speakers told the convention t Methodists and Presbyterians leave more money to their churches than Baptists do, “The Methodists may be a lttle off in the ideas on Jordan,” sald the Rev. known to the delegates as “Uncle Gideon,” “but they do Detter for their church when they die than do the Bapti 1. W. W. ORGANIZER WAS DEPORTED FROM LAWRENCE Joseph J. Ettor, Who in 1912 Was Tried There on a Chlm of Murder. Boston, May ” ~—Joseph J. Bttor, general organizer for the Industrial Wbrkers of the World, arriving here today, at Lawrence sald he had been depox(ed from that city hy the police. The organizer vesterday addressed a meeting of striking loom fixers in Law- rence. It Was his first talk there since the textile strike of 1913, in connec- tion. with which he was tried on a charge of murder and acquitted. SHOT WEALTHY FARMER IN PRESENCE OF HIS WIFE. Mrs. Ida Ruby Stephens of Lola, Kas,, SBaid He H-l Ruined Her Life. Tola, Xas, lfi: 22—Mrs. Ida Ruby. Stephens confessed today thlt she called C)lflol‘fl Kistner, a wealthy farm. er, to the door of his home last night and shot him to death in the of his wife. Mrs. Stephens, a OFFERING A SPURIOUS 5 HEIR TO $200,000 ESTATE Is Charge Against Mrs. Anna Dollie Ledgerwood Matters of Chicago. /| anti-conscription KILLEB ~Ill THE STATE. But Supt. Grampton Belisves This Represents ouy One-third - Actual $1,900 FOR 3m’ Avi o Arion - Nnnlm Society Has Boen in opinion of s:pn Cmn:zt‘.on tlhn tl;e nu freds sents only one- o ot e, T nunber. . Killed. itered and Mr. Ci to the difficulty which people frunt the animals for food have in' "gg this the weather is ‘warmer, DAUGHTER PANKHURST JURST rod IS NOW IN MELBOURNE Figured in a “No Conscription” Disturbance There. Melbourne, Australia, May 22.—Adele Pankhurst, daughter of the English suffragette leader, has figured in an- other “no conseription” disturbance in Melbourne during which she and other women _speakers were struck in the face by stones thrown by soldiers and others. The anti-conscriptionists held_their demonstration on the banks of the Yarra river on a Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the socialist so- ciety, and the meeting attracted a crowa of about 3,000 persons, includ- ing some 150 soldiers, The latter set up' a counter-demonstration after the meeting had adopted a resolution de- nouncing “the crafty attempt of inter- ested indfviduals to foist conscription upon Australia, knowing it to be for the purpose of smashing down the working class organization and for the cheapening of, labor.” The soldiers mounted an_improvised platform about ten vards from where Miss Pankhurst was speaking, and a corporal of the Australian Expedition- ary Forces pleaded in strong lanzuage to the crowd to cease listening “to such rot as that woman over there is speaking.” The corporal’s speech was greeted with cheers by his comrades, and a resolution in favor of conserip- tion at the earliest possible moment was passed by the soldiers and their sympathizers. Later, when one of the socialist ora- tors declared that “every man who went to fight was a murderer,” there was a general rush for the anti-con- scription platform, which, with a speaker on it, was overturned and there was a general riot during which H stones were thrown and the anti-con- Seltoniies wav driven © frder iy place. DISTRIBUTION OF MARINES IN SANTO DOMINGO Policing System Similar to That in Force in Haiti, ‘Washington, May 22—Rear Admiral Caperton, at Santo Domingo, is tak- ing steps to distribute his landing force of American marines to various points in the little republic and be- fore they are withdrawn some ar- rangement will probably be effected through which American officers will Pe placed in charge of the native con- stabulary. he broadening out of the marine patrol, officials Indicated. today, is & step preliminary to establishment of policing system simflar to that re- Gently inaugurated tn Haiti under the new Haitlen treaty. A complete re- organization of the native troops is contemplated under the plan and cen- gress probably will be asked to pass a bl authorizing the pavy and ma- rine officers to serve under the Do- minican government as officers of ,the constabulary, Arrangements for continued cooper- ation of the American forces in polic- ing Santo Domingo probably will not be as far-reaching as that in force in present. complicated situation. ILLNESS OF JAMES J. HILL 18 CAUSING CONCERN Reports That Complications Have De- veloped Since Last Wednesday. £t. Paul, Minn., May 22.—The {liness of James J. Hill, rallroad bullder and capitalist, is causing concern to his friends and assoclates. Mr. Hill has not been at his office since last Wed- nesday remaining in retirement at his Summit Avenue residence, First reports stated that Mr. Hill's indisposition was of a ‘minor charac- ter. Reports today, however, were that complications had. developed and that Mr, Hill's recovery was not pro- gressing as rapidly as desired. BELLIGERENT ARMISTICE TO DISCUSSION OF PEACE Wireless Message From Madrid Tells Amsterdam, via London May 33 220 a. m—The Munich Ne e Nachs richten publishes a wireless des from Madrid which says that nesoties tions are in progress there “between the pope and King Alfonso and the pope and President Wilson for the Pitposs o8 errankive . an | sriation among. belligerent nations, the object of discussing peace terms.” .;TEXAS AND PACIFIC TRAIN HELD UP IN LOUISIANA Mail and Express Cars Are Said to # Have Been Robbed. llo—‘l‘qn- and keeping- the flesh untainted now that|. Existence 36 Years anid Had Planned to Give a Concert—Mayor Rice Had Been Invited and ‘Had Asked His Secretary to Represent Him. New Haven, Conn., ] 22.—There Y4 a great throng at elty gourt taday e to the very large number of'ar- rests by the police yesterday a call at the rooms of the Arion soclety. There were 62 arrests made in this one raid. Organized 36 Years. The Arions have been singing as bodytorl&m&ndmlhmm time their club rooms have been visit- ed by police on a Sunday. Gets “fl) in Fees. 1t is said fl-t Liguor Prosecutor Dickerman, who: orcement of the excise laws by means of search war- rants given to state police officers re- cently cause da controversy between Mayor, Rice, the prosecutor, Senator Isbell and othiers, 4 sald to he entitied to 3620 fees for issuing yesterday's ‘warrants, making $1,900 as the amount of his fees for three Sundays. Mayor Had Beer, Invited. It was sald today that Mayor meo had been invited to the rooms of the Arion club, but was not eble to be there yesterday, as he was out of town, His se\jetary, Sedgwick, had beer( asked by e mayor to him. Mr. Sedgwick laya he had in- tended to go, but was deiained at home. The raid was held about the time Mayor Rice would have been in the club rcoms, it is said, had he fulfilled the engagement. Concert' Had Been Planned. President Frederick Hyde says that a concert had been planned for T~ day afternoon and frem 400 to 500 per- sons would have been present had not the raid been made. TWO ANSONIA STRIKERS HELD IN BONDS OF $1,500° EACH Charged With Intimidation, Assault: and Breach of the Peace. Ansonia, Conn., May 22—Upon a warrant issued at the instance of Cor- ix of New Havem county, “peace, with the fatal riot at the plant ot the Ansonia Manufacturing company last week. They were held in bonds of $1,500 each and their cases were continued to Wednesday. ‘The factory did not open today.and there was no sign of disturbance in the strike zome. AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL REPORTED IN SENATE Carries $23,900,000, Nearly $750,000 Less Than House Measure. assed The committes Sut tn half 32, sooooo provided by the h for foot and mouth i eradica- tion and eliminated $200,000 allowed for trse istribution of seeds. If the bill passes as reported. there will be & fight In conference as the house always insists upon its free seeds, HOME RULE FOR IRELAND, WITH ULSTER EXCLUDED Influences Are Now at Waork With Y That Db,‘u\. London, May 22,7 13 to the Evening 8 influences are working for a-settlement of -l Irish questlon by sramting hamo rule at the earl ible moment, with clean-cut exclusion of Ulster from tlie operations of home rule. In tie in-|and terim, the newspaper says, the pre ier may propose & umpon'y FG'OH! ment af Soalaut by ot sdeiions i consisting of Irishmen ™ REPUBLICAN SENATORS IIAW A‘UTE mon’m,cz OF FOOD De Facto Government is Hampered by ~Labor Strike Extending Virtually Over All the Mexican Railway Lines - —Reports Will Reach State De: partment Today. Washington, May 22.—The economic situation in’ Mexico is extremely e, according to official advices to- m to the state department. With the monetary problem already acute, the food shortage in Mexico City and vicinity continuing without prospect of any immediate rellef, and the e bor strike extending over virtvally all the Mexican railway lines, the de fac- 10 government is pictures as us domestic plight. the department TTOW.. Letcher from Chihuahua Oity is on his way to Washington, ably bringinz with him & syhepsis of the reports of five other consuls recently orderéd to the border to talk over con- ditions with military officials there. TEXAS GUARDSMEN REFUSE TO TAKE MUSTERING OATH. 116 Protest Entering -al Service Under Pmld-m’u Call. Washington, May 22—Reports from General Funston that 116 members of the Texas Natiofial guard had refused to take the mustering oath and enter the federal service under the pres dent’s call brought members of con gress from that state to he war d partment today to find out what ac- tion was in contemplation. They were told the matter had not yet reached Secretary Baker for consideration. Mr. Baker's. military advisors are prepar- ing’ recommendations for him. They appear to agree that the men are sub- Ject to court martial under the exis ing military Jaw, and it is known that some officers believe they should be tried and fined as a w: to na- tional guardsmen in general that they are undertaking a serious responsibil- ity In joining ihe organisation The socretary himself has postponed udy of the law in the case until all facts are before him. S FRIENDS OF BRANDIES i3 ARE MORE HOPEFUL Judieiary Gommlfiu Has Agreed to Vote On It Wudmdly ‘Washington, May 22.—Friends of Louis D. Brandles were more hopeful tonight than they have been for many w that his nomination to the su- preme court would be ordered favor- ably reported to the senate by the ju- diclary committes next Wednesday, when, the committee has agreed to the vote. Some democratic senators predicted that the vote in the committee would be rine to elght for a report recom mending confirmation, counting on the absence of Senator Shields, who is in Tennekisee. It was reported that the Tennessee senator, who has been re- garded as opposed to favorable action, would return by Wednesday, If Teturns, the chances are that the nom. ination will be reported without re- commendation and without prejudice, Eight republican senators on the com- mittee will vote solidly against Mr. Erandies. Henator Culberson, chairman of the eommitm made public today a letter from Dr. Charles W. Hilot, Nden! :lmafltlll of Harvard, urging confirma- lon, REPUBLICAN CONVENTION TICKETS QUOTED AT $250 Indications Are That It WIill be Nolsy - and Exciting. Chicago, May 22.—Indications are that the republican national conven- 'tion of 1916 wfll ‘be one of the nollelt most exci in the history of !ba th sixteen candidates for presi- Aent in the fleld and with the result in doubt until the last ballot has been taken, there is likely to be an unusual | £ amount of enthusiasm. e i 3 CONTINUE THEIR FILIBUSTER |was Against the Rivers and Harbors Ap- propriation Bill. ‘Washington, M.y 22 'mbumnn‘ against the rivers and harbors appro- pmfion bill continued in the sgnate today and tomorrow will mark the ing of the third week the Benator, K oo Wit Senator r Kenyon, who Sherman is conducting the flllbm insisted today roll calls on upon amendments and there was prnhnzgd celved discussion over eacvh. PROMINENT PROGRESSIVES - TO ATTEND CONVENTION Among Them Herbert Kriox ~Smith and Jo-wh W. Alsop. B el T T '“m“ m;ulnm r@i&"%m g of the “Joseph W. Alsop of Con- during week. ‘Harry Dausherty, of Colsmbus, Ohio, telegraphed that hé\would bring 8 Blee club of 5 volces to, Chicago to boom candi Theodore of B._Burton, of Ohlo. W comes from Indiana city. ln e state is p!umm! fc send elther or l. club to the mflan for Ch: Fairbanks. Similar reports were re- that ev- und!dl The demand for convention tfckets continues to im‘l-e Today tickets were at $250 each, HAWAIIAN VOLVANO, MONT LOA, ERUPTIVE Lava Is Flowing at the Rate of About a Mile an Hour.' Honolulu, May 92—Mount Loa vol- cano, which was tn eruption last woek. out llfl-m which burst toren nlnn e 'Efinwmmum .m a| SPent the week-end at Gosh Annapol! from other states which have | $100 « T e | the revolution there. Bllngl ‘the steam- g £ ;'f*;:-.'ms’m"‘m ‘mm““e ek = 4 urer of Oberlin college 'A%b’g'run. O.. since 1894, died suddeénly at that place yesterday. The number of British fiishing ves- sels destroyed since the beginning of the war by Great Britain's enemies is given as 570. Longshoremen emplo; nork' wor by the Betwgen 15 and 20 persons were killed and many injured when a tor- nado wiped out the town of Kemp in Eryan County, Okla. yed by the Steamship Lines returned to the strike having been broken in Portuguese ports, Great Britats nas sanctioned the plan. The third Harvard surgical unit, consisting of 57 nurses and surgeons, sailed from New York for England on the Cunard liner Andania. Another $2,000,000 in Canadian gold Dbars_from Toronto was deposited at the New York Assay Office to the ac- count of J. P. Morgan & Co. battleships Florida and New Hampshire and the ransport Kilpatrick left New York to engage in practice manoeuvres at sea. Taxicab companies, the supreme court held yesterday, are cngaged In such public untility service as to be subject to public regulation. A French torpedo-boat destroyer ar- Tived at Toulon with two members of the crew of the Greek vessel Coales, sunk by an Au’xrh.n submarine. Unfounded rumors that Mayor Mitchel had been shot were widely circulated in New York. The lhyor en, Alabama Republicans mot st Birm- ingham, criticized the Wilson Admin- istration, and elected and in: delegation to the Chicago conven Gov. Fmd New Jersey has re- linguished to Attorney-General West- cott the honor of nominating Presi. dent Wilson at the St. Louis conven- tion. Following her refusal to marry him, ‘'oker, manager of a hotel at Cl.nclnnlu. lhe( and killed Mrs. Nan- nie 8. Beatty, widow of the Rev. Sher- e $6, B the annual pension bill, as re- ported by the Appropriations Commit- tee of Congress. ©On an outdoor “.h o” of 400 acres, 1n ‘which® 5,000 actars partiel ipated, Shakspeare’s “Jullus Caesar’ was pre- sented at Los Angeles, Cal, 1 en gu- dlence of 40,000, ‘The Mexican mh' - uanajuato and haye sent 66,000,000 in gold to the National Treasury for exchange into the.new national currency. Vincent Astor arrived at Marbishead, oy drc-atroplane. whith Bo 18 $5 “aero) o pre- sent to the Second Battallon, New York Naval Mllitia. Ernest L. Edmonds, o telegra op- arltor of Wllhlnm" g’e n, £ mv%ntmllfilfloe.r.hwwg unsey n an ‘was instantly ed. Frances Lev: lu'lky. a mald employ- ed by Relner in his co ' Coney ‘was found dead ti with Khm bullet wounds. W u think she was murdered. Dr. Enri Mlntflfi' of Affairs, Domingo for the United States to ask that American armed forces be ‘withdrawn from the Republic. Dr. Freeman 8. O’Brien, who dis- appeared from Poughkeepsie, fwo days before his wed ] S e hll head had affected his memory. George Johnson, a young sallor from the flagship Wyoming, was shot in the head when he tried 'to escape from Patrolman Walter B, Rose, who had arrested him for disorderly conduct. ue Henrlquez, former left San- Conterence for the best “International Arbitration.” Batt, a plumber and hig wife l.nd mot‘hlr were drowned in the Buffalo R o automobile hacksd off the !prrybut Welefig; while crossing Fort “The class of 1908 of Y: n!vblch dormitory or a track house M.uu Heartbroken se m WAL lbout B oy m-mian 'f Bachiagae et 'lfllr‘l dd. says that of. ' :Jlite telephoned to fm‘lnl:oHiaNodfifiUnfilHt Prosecution Would Show Th-t Waite- MH Father-in-Law’s Estate. New York, May 22.—Dr. Arthur War- ren Waite, the young dentist and ten- nis player, who was placed on trial today before Justice Clarence J. Shearn and a jury in the criminal branch of the supreme court, charged with the murder of his wealthy fatber-in-law, Jobn E. Peck, of Grand Rapids, Mich., not only administered deadly disease germs and poison to his victim, but applied chloroform to his nostrils until ‘he died, it was aileged by District At- torney Edward Swann in his opening address for the state. Jury Quickly Selected. The trial, which began shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, moved rapidly. jury was selected in less three hours and the district atforney con- sumed only half an hour in his formal presentation of the state’s case. Mean- time, Waite appeared as much un- moved as the most disinterestéd spec- tator in the court room. - Resume of Circumstances. Aside from the address of the dis- trict attorney, in which he recited Waite's life history and gave a com- plete resume of the circumstances lead- ing up to the crime, to grhich Waite already has confessed, th€ outstanding feature of the trial today was the tes- timony of Dr. Albert Adair Moore. Walte, the witness declared, admitted to him he had purchased arsenic for ed | bis bim and asked him if he (Br- thought “they could hold him (Waite) for the death of Mr. Peck because a nurse had not been engaged to attend the aged victim.” “Waite asked me,” said Dr. Moore, “i¢ arsenic administered before death would show in an autopsy, as distin- guished from the eame poison when used in embalming fluid.” “The witness sald he replied that the poison would be discernible in the brain it administered before death, To Rely Upon Insanity Plea. ‘Waite's counsel intimated that they ‘would rely upon a plea of insanity to save their client from the electric chair, To combat testimony that probably will be given tomorrow by alienists both from this city and Grand Rapids in support of the pmcnunnl contention that Waite and his crime actuatod by & desire for money, the defense announced tonight one or more alienists would be called by them. . Waite's Wife Not Present. Neither Mrs. Clara Louise Peck- ‘Waite, wfl;!o! the prisoner, nor Mrs. Efifirflhfl. Percy Peck, will precede er, . Dr. Moors said he was first called to visit Peak on March 5, seven days be- fore Peclcs death, | A’ candttion seotn- plied, he asserted, that lu (WAm) dldn't think it wise, as “Clara (mean fi_u re. Waite) probably wouldn't ke ter, according to Dr, Moore, it wo! w = Mrs, Waite for any sudden ‘was as all that, that hé ( te) nho\xld not appear so pessimist Telephone Oonmtlon‘ The mo: of l!h;“rl death thought he must be mistaken when he wldmuhlbldlutmmhh father-in-law's room and the latter seemed to be dead,” continued Dr. Moore. “So I directed him to go bick and !‘Gllflr Pad( nlu-mmlflm X 3 ‘meantime reter- o s father-in-laws Gesthr e as Askb, “Ye-,Iflnnkhenm’.l'voMm old man!'" Anxious to Get in Touch With Under- hk'f. vhos:d to him: -He said you suppose, hold me for Adr. Peck's d autopsy. a7 would, but T domt, 1d allow it. Waite wanted to know, Dr added, whether an autopsy termine whether arsenic had % ministered bofore death or in em The Buid afior death: Dr. he replied there was & very m difference. in. the effect, Waite informed him an aut had been heid, and that- nic had been found in Mr. to kill two men.” $24,000 for UM District Attorney Swann in ing address to the jury had an that thve prosecution would ”.Ofi,fi’ promised und $11 when he (Waite) got posse Peck estate. DR. J. T. aums" R OF GAYLORD bt farm tuberculosis sanitarium, ford to take place of Dr. . deceased. Governor Holcomb tended the annual EMBARRASSMENT OVER NOMINATING alte appeared anx- | result Heighs got in_t wil us otch i an mk-r. ';-ylnt ‘he_desired