Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 24, 1916, Page 1

{Germans Have Replied to the Terrific French Of- fensive in the Douaumont fiogion FRENCH TENACIOUSLY HOLDING POSITIONS Aguinst the Picked French Troops—Each Attack Was Preceded by Powerful Artillery Preparations—Teutons | vo Gained a Footing in Trenches to the West of Le Mort Homme, But Were Immediately Driven Out by French Counter Attacks—Rome Admits in Several Sections the Italians Have Fallen Back On Their Main Line of De- fense—British House of Commons Has Passed a Vote of Credit Aggregating About $1,500,000,000, Which Brings Total War Credit to About $11,910,000,000 The Germans have Teplied to the terrific French offensive in the Douau- mont region with assault after assault, and the deadly combat northeast and northwest of Verdun is still in prog- ress. Heavy masses of German troops have been thrown against the Mmd French troops, whose successful vereto to the Val Sugana, southeast of Trent. Rome admits that between the As- tico and Brent rivers and in the &u valley the Italians have fallen Back on their main lines of defence. ‘While Rome that the opera- tion was carried out in perfect order after the Itallans had repulsed Aus- trian _attacks agansit the ,advanced e s | FeEpING OF CIVILIAN POPULATION OF POLAND ‘Will be Subject of Conference Be- tween Ambassador Gerard and Ger- man_Chancellor. - Berlin via London, May 23, 8:40 p. m-—James W. Gerard, the American ambassador _today received the Britl ish counter-proposals to the plan sub- mitted by Walter Hines Page, American or to Great Brn- \ain for the feding of civilian popula- tion of Poland by the American com- mission. Mr. Gerard will immedi- ately start negotiations With: Germany. He expects to see the imperial chan- cellor on the subject. The British acceptance of the pro- posals to feed the civilian population of Poland by an American commission carries the stipulation that the relief must be applied to that portion of Poland in Austrian occupation and not confined to that Germany. Germany and Austria must agree to care properly forthe pop- ulations of Serbia, Albania and Monte- negro. SENSATIONAL CHARGES IN WIRE TAPPING CASE Made by Mayor Mitchell Against Ro- man Catholic Charitable Institution, New York, May 23.—Sensational charges by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel against ‘some of his “co-re- ligionists” in attempted justification of wire tapping during the inevstigation conducted by a committes appointed by Governor Whitman into the af- fairs of Roman Catholic Charitable mstitutions in this city, wers made late this evening before the investiga- Lion committoe headed bs Senator Geo. F. Thompson. The mayors allegations _were prompted by the indictment in Kings m N amma‘? AN A llfl llH 'BORDER. osecute D bands while flnAnerl ©s remain cnmnn-nlvun in Chihuahua . and ‘along the| oo Big Bend border. Delay in Diplomatic Astion. Delay in reopening diplomatic dis- juestion M cussions over the ai can troops remaining wm was indicated in official d‘-pltanm State department officials said that receipt of the new note being Prepar- Carranza templated in General Carranza's mew note. Sil the Sibls not withdrawn upon ‘Washingtor. ey Expedition Was Not Reecalied. Secretary Baker said tonight -Langhorne expedition was orders _ from cmnm-: hmlm Tex, An order fo £ has been n o) rm uses. 2 :-wvod Dby the American N Flldhtr Am t© M Acu-mm wm. the Republicans. to aid Jews Sonount o $LOTLA adopted an Elizaboth of Belgium - m-:oonud Wit the Foench Wer slu'mum of n-h and gured:medty 05.000 wu 7 Funds raised in_the tho United States the war zones By a vote of 03 to 37 the House to grant suf- an amendment frage to women of Porto Rico. Travelers arriving from Germany report that Foreign mvbnlwhlbo\nwrflin Saing, P tanist ansen Dolu' expedition 1893 IS, diea at Authorities bl Italian Sornaliland Christiania. of War Baker has been Secretary officlally advisea of the refusal of 116 Texas militiamen to be sworn in for border duty. Four trainmen were seriously injur- ed when a Pennlylvnnh. freight train was derailed in the Cals ledonia tunnel, Pennsylvania. Lieut. Boelke, of the German Air Corps, brought down his 18th enemy aeroplane. The Kaiser ‘him to be a captain. ‘to_take their objections seriously.” M. Blondel, Minister to Rumania, will be succeeded by Col. De Saint Aulaire, now Adjutant to the Resident totalled 42,-| mnhfleuedu-' Orh-IWIlComeTod-y,WhnHuWife,Hc and the “Studio” Woman Him. New York, May 28.—Confronted by an unbroken chain of evidence which, the state claims, conclusively-proves him guilty of the murder of his wealthy father-in-law, John B. Peck, of Grand Waite’s Wife Will Testify Today. The defendant’s most trying ordeal probably will come tomorrow, when his wife, Mrs. Clara Peck Waité, her brother, Percy Peck, and Mrs. Margaret Horton, with whom . Waite shared a “studio” in a Gotel here, will take the Offictals here In objecting "to the plan to limit | AUlAIre TOW g 5 e it aes / County earlier in the day by John A.|the Ameri (2 lose consideration of the bill to four or S stand against him. S won for’ them thé greater por- line, Vienna says that in the retreat |y . oan - torces companied by her husband, Harry M. of Fort Douaumont and consid- from Boreo e tatans were herrie | Kivgsbury, city commissioner of | train” of the bandits who raided Glen lfl've days - with night sessions, Mr. the border by the Austrians. That the Austrians have advanced as far as the head of Lake Garda and the Sarca region is indicated by the Rome official ¢ommunication, ~which ground adjacent to the fort of l!flhlle ‘value. newly captured positions the French have tenaciously held. Par- ‘made the Firen mention ich "moflm-mfimo‘m carities, and Wm. H. Hotchkiss, spe- cial counsel for the chraities depart- ment, for thelr part in the “tapping” of the tappings. The chief wifnesses against them before the grand jury were Catholic clergymen. Springs and Bouquillas becanss SHAlr ndicary’ fhought. po go0d ed remaining Guardsmen May Be Courtmartialed. and fialg it “was mot gemerous, fair lor decent.” He asserted that Mn Kitchin told him the president had insisted the bill be passed before the républican con- of-a “food’ dictator.” Food prices in Berlin have reached a new high level, and the people are anxic ously awaiting the appointment Horton, and her eister, was in court today, expecting to be called. Mystery of Telegram May Be Divulged. that the mystery previously, and sister were where Waite since has Will Take the Stand while he and Hhis in | evoid them, but, seeing that a was mv\stdable. ‘he (Waite) T vention which Mr. Kitchin demied. Fhe Trane-Atinntlc stéamship Mus says that the Austrian troops gssem- | wn tional are Temarkaply ifree | from. ite this position in Fort Douaumont conquer- | blages have been observed in the Riva | 4 Mayor Mitchel and Police Gommls- e Solid Democratic Vote Expected. | year, Capt. Lewis of the coast guard ea by the mcn Monday. zone. At Siee Lot i R e The indications are that a very | cutter Senéca reported. ‘The ting at that pol’nt is char- ‘While along the Russian front the |y presentment of the jw declared solid democratic majority will vote — 5 3 by mrx(-“:.k "a mnrde:g:fl: :‘mml" homlbn.:d:efu:l é-;av;fl %':c“ ed thal BuetiCa e ikt ot i ey for the bill #hnir&vnsd“b{o th: mflvll Cummins, of struggle,” each ai was prec most exclusively, in the 3 « | committee provision for five by 1 artillery preparations. on Russians, In an . infantry | Baton” it they approved wire tapping Voseluhu river and destroyed their trenches. (In the coast of Asiatic Tur- key, southwest of Trebizond, the Rus- *merely to furnish counsel with in- formation in a law case or to sratify curiosity. MAN BELIEVED TO HAV‘E great - $20,000,000 battle _cruisers. Dreadnought advocates are depending Iowa, was unopposed on the Republi~ can presidential ballot in Souta I'a- Kota primary yesterday. family that there was anything District ‘Attorney Edward. steadfastly has Tefased fo divulge $so idenmy of the gender of -mo telegram, in anmo a of the wit- ne.-u 1 with sanguinary losses in several at- |sians have 1sed _at s the BEEN STRANGLI DEATH: e Tacks,” fnally. gathed o T R RELER S0 Snam trenches to the west of this much- have also dislodged the Ottoman forces from positions on one of the slopes of the Taurus Mountains. In their advance-on Mosul, with Meso- potamia their objective, the Russians have occupied Zeibecht. The British house of commons has fought-for position. Their tenure of the trenches was short-lived, how- over, for the in a counter-at- Italy's i t.llml‘mvB thel{n&urt. 's first iversary of en- into the war found her troops on at least one sector in southern Tyrol 38 upon rldnm!nt to their main lines of began the region south of Ro- "raised to about 811910000000 DELEGATES FROM 48 STATES POSTOFFICE OFFICIALS Body Thrown From Bridge to Track of N. E. Road at Brewsters’ Danbury, Conn., May 23.—The body | T, of a man believed to have been strangled to death with a belt, then carried eight imiles fro mhere to Brewsters, N. Y, by automobile and thrown from a bridge on to the tracks of the Central New England railroad, was tonight positively identified as Mohammed Jameel of this city, Ja- meel, who was 33 years old and single, was employed in a furniture factory and other affairs which sponse, the proportion seems small to me” Muul to Confirm Nomination. Washington, May 23.—Administra- tion efforts to have the senate recon- sider its refusal to_confirm the nomi- nation of George Rubles of New Hampshire as a member of the Fed- e Commission, failed late to- a tie vote, 38 to 38. 'l‘bh ends the fight to keep Mr Rublee on the commission, Where he has been serving for fifteen months. en\ Three persons were killed and four seriously : in a windstorm whith demolished a dozen bouses at & camp near Birmingham, Ala_ seth general assembly at Birmingham, Jowelry valued at | $1,000000 was placed on exhibition 'at the annual ams.” Author is a Woman, It is said that the mysterious person is 2 woman who lives outside this state and that she exacted a promise from the district attorney not to disclose her real name until he was ready for her to appear at the trial and testify. Thus far the only testimony which in any manner could be regarded as throwin gany light on the idenmtity of “K. Adams” was given today by Dr. Jacob B. Cornell and his nephew, Ar- thur C. nton, both of Somerville, owner.. Waite Diddn’t Want to “Walte told mie” convention of the New York State Re- tail Jewelers' Association at Buffalo, N. Y. and considered well to do. He kad not been seen since Monday morning. The police are working on the theory that he was murdered during a quarrel in the Syrian section here. There are no clues to his assailants. An autopsy on the body at Brewster tonight disclosed that the small bones in 'his neck were broken, probably by hands at first and then iater By his own- belt. Apparently, it was the in- tent of his murderers to throw the body on the tracks so that trains would run over it. When the body hurled to the ground,. howevr, it bounced on the side of the tracks, where- it was later found by a train crew. N. J, who declared that Waite's ac. tions on the morning of Mr. Peck’ death were most unusual. Saw Waite With Mrs. Horton. Swinton asserted that a short time Mr. Slaydon producea figures to sHow. that the membership of the guard had increased in Texas with the last five months and quoted General Funston as saying he thought the Texas smen -had wequitted them- selves creditably in the Mexican sit- uation. Railroad Strikes Settled. Settlement of the raflroad: strike in several Mexican districts was ro- ported in state department advices. Renewed activity of bandits near Acapuleo on the West Mexican coast ‘was reported. He probably will continue in office under President Wilson’s recess ap- pointment 'until near the end of this session of congress, although he can draw no salary for either past or fu- ture ‘service. Senatorial courtesy blocked confir- mation of the nomination. The nomi- nee’s ability or integrity ~were not questioned, but Senator Galinger, the republican opposed him on he had been person- in_opposing him - for , ection was on a Iis to reconsider the Vote by which the senate last week rejected the nomination, 42 to Thirty-three _democratic _and ~ five AT CONVENTION OF F. OF W. C. Attended Reception Given by Mr. 4 A. Edison. New York, May 23.—The thirteenth ‘blennial convention of the General on of Women's Clubs ACCUSED OF LOBBYING. Resolution for a Committee of Inquiry Introduced in House, Patrolman John Gallagher of Jer- sey City accidentally shot and killed himself at his home while transfer- inug his revolver from one coat to another. P his vital organs: Washington, May 23. — Postmaster General Burleson “and his assistant are charged with having organized a postoffice lobby in a resolution intro- duced today by Representative Good ot Iowa directing a committee inquiry. The resolution is an outgrowth of a flood of telsgrams and letters from Dostmasters and others urging the re- Jjection of senate amendments to the postoffice appropriation bill regarding rural free delivery routes. The resolution charges that exten- slon of Tural routes has denied many patrons an efficient mall service, that political motives were back of the con- solidation of the routes and that old and valuable rural carriers bave been dismissed. It says that pending amendments to the postoffice bill “um- ited the postmaster general's power to cripple the service,” which resulted in his alleged activities against them. PENNSYLVANIA STEEL CO. INJUNCTION DISMISSED. Sale of Control to Bethl Corporation Uph, CONTROVERSY AMONG IRISH MEMBE/RS OF fCOMMONS Ovnr Tre-tmenk of Pnlomr' Arrested During Recent Revolt, London, May 23,'3.47 p. m—A series of questions to the cabinet ministers with regard to the treatment of pris- oners arrested during the revoit in Ireland gave rise to a controversy among the Irish members in the house Of commbns tt:hla atterncon. Harold J. Tennant, under-secretary of state for war, replied to Laurence |her ¢laim to the i -mu Ginnell, had said that conditions at|estate upon an alleged first were uncomfortable but that that | Stratton when he was a ‘was not the case now, when Timothy | Texas Healy, nationalist member for Cork, remarked: “Is there a single word that you are getting from Dublin that is mot fals se John O'Connor, known as “Loug John,” who took 8 prominent part in some Irish scrimmages on the floor |and of the house of commons in the home Tule controversy of the '80s, said that Yesterday he had visited the Wake- field prison and saw some of his con- stituents interned there who requested him to make public the fact that they were being well treated. Mr. Healy. mede some remark which could not be heard and O’Con- nounced that A. S. Ingalls, general |nor walked from his seat to the ome superintendent of third _district, 1S |next to Healy's. saying: made manager of the lines west of | “Whats that you say?” Buftalo. Healy made no reply and O’Connor’s colleagues forced hi Timothy Healy, Irish member_of | own seat. created an uproar in the fouse of Commons during debate ‘on | SUIT TO COMPEL UNITED e Lyttt Brought by Ten Trust Companies in With twe conventions threatened— Federal Court st New York. one the regular and the other a_se- = sionist—the Republicans of Texas| New York May 23 FAILS TO GET WIDOW'S SHARE OF STRATTON Case of Mrs. Sophie Gertrude Jew Thrown Out of Court. Colorado Springs, Colo, May | The case of Mrs. Sophie Ge: Chellew suing the estate of fi' Winfield S. Sf{:t.tnn, mmlnuflb William Brandt, treasurer of the American Surety Co., stabbed himsclf at the New York office of tl.e company, and was rused to the hospitzi in a se- rious condition. approximately 10,000 visitors, in- cluding the husbands ~of about & thousand delegates. The first general session of the convention will be held tomorrow night and by that time, it is expected, another 1,000 delegates and alternates will have arrived. The yisitors to the city have been guioetad. to_ hoiels ) and boarding by ncepuon committees, as- prreg by Boy Sco vention oficially opened this wlth brief meetings of the department chairmen and the board of_directors. ‘Today was ‘New J The Supreme Court held to be un- constitutional a Wisconsin law revok- ing charters of foreign corporations ‘which remove cases from the State to the Federal courts. BRYAN AS PROHIBITION PREGIDEN‘I’IAL NOMINEE Others Mentioned “Are. Sulzer, Hanley ad Hobson. MEETING OF CONN. DEEPER WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION Mayor E. G. Rogers of New London One of the Vice Presidents. Middletown. Conn., May 23.—The Connecticut Deeper Waterways asso- clation, at its annual meeting here to- day, discussed routine business af- fairs, listened to addresses pertaining to improving the waterways In the state, partook of a Connecticut River Shad' dinner and elected officers for and twenty-eight re. publican and ten democratic senators voted against it. EXTENSION OF NOTES REQUESTED BY B. & M. With Interest Discounted at the Rate of 6 Per Cent. a Year. Boston, Mass, May 23 —Directors of the Boston and Main Railroad com- pany today voted to Tequest an ex- tension of the company’s notes from v, June 2 to July 17 of this year, with|tionat: Gun.rfl 7 the District of Colum- interest discounted at the rate of six|pia, to issue a statement calling on the per cent. a year. This was decided |public to get behind the National upon, it was stated, m order to give|Guard, the reorganization committee of the road more time to complete their plans. During the day the trustees of the company met a committee of the directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rafiroad which holds shares of Boston and Malne stock through the medium of the Bos- ton Railroad Holding company. The trustees explained the various sug- gestions that have been made to.re- oragnize the Boston and Maine, and later the New Haven company :pre- sented the subject at the. regular meeting of the company’s directors for' their information. DIVIDED CONTROL OF Foss, Penabodin sive Jor & anlok Setiament fon g an fo the strike of 4,000 union elothing ‘workers at Boston, who went out y-s- terday, demanding shorter working hours and more pa; Sheriff 8. N. Hailey of Elbert Co. ‘was shot and Kkilled in the court hause at Elberton, Ga, by Arnold Worley. an attorney, who accused the sheriff of being rough with a negro prisoner. Pmldon! w- Ison was asked by Gen. w. commissioner of Na- Chicago, May 23.—If he will conseit to make the race, Willlam Jennings Bryan may be selected as the candi- date for president of the prohibition party. * Recent statements of Mr. Bryan before the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church at Saratoga Springs in which he was quoted as declaring that he had about reached the point where he could no longer follow a political party who re- fuser to endorse national prohibition were discussed_ They expressed the belief that of the national democratic convention at St. Louis declined to adopt a National prohibition plank in its platform Mr. Bryan might consent. Other candidates for president being sonsidered by the party leaders are Former Governor William Sulzer, of New York; Former Governor Eugene N. Foss of - Massachusetts; Former Governor Hanley of Infanan and Rich- mond P. Hobson of Alabama. The convention promifate to be most important in the history of the party in the opinion of the Jeaders. A referendum vote of the commit- tee is now being taken by mail to lect a temporary chalrman fc convention. Two candidates considered are W. P. Fergus l’-‘rnnklln, Pa., and Dnalel A Polinx of Edison and o e leading club wom- ‘The Edison home could not accom- an outside in . Johnson, New ; vice presidents, Major Sam- uel Russell, Jr., Middletown; M"yor . Rogers, New London; T. Kingsbury, Bridgeport; Henry B Sargent, New Haven: secretary-treas- urer, Charles H. Nichols, New Haven. Most of the delegal who num- bemd about 100, made trip to this by steamer from New Haven. wma and tide were high and the steamer was three hours late in docking here. A delegation was pres- ent from Springfield, Mass. AMERICAN DOLLAR STRONGER ON SCANDINAVIAN BOURSE. Had Dropped fo 327 From the Nor- mal 373. Stockholm, May 23, via London, 7.42 ewark, N. J., May 23.—The litiga- tlson Degun in the federal count to re- nnsylvania Steel company to _the Bethlehem Steel corporation for sxl, 941,630 was dismissed here today b: Judge Rellabati. The complainant in the case was C. H. Venner. the address on suffrage ‘When he had flnilh.d. th General Manager D. C. Moon of the New York Ccntral Lines West, an- It was officially announced tonight that delegations are here from 48 Protesting Against | Neutral Mails. by Venner, was dis- missed and the court denied applica- tion for a permanent stay. Venner's counsel had contended that f sale was a ruse to evade the anti- trust laws. ‘The court directed the steel company to file & bond of $10,000 to Inllfln.m.lu mer for any damages. ‘Venner gave notlice of an appeal. He kolds twenty-four shares of the Penn- e ——— HEARTY S8UPPORT TO CHURCH PENSION FUND Voted at Annual Mesting of Churoh T Glub of com- ‘of | sylvania Steel company’s common |2 of | NEW WOMAN'S PARTY FOR PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. Movement Launched by Congressional Union of Chluno. * Chicago, May n.—m new 'lvm.lg' ; perty will go into | campaign with ' \Another Arrest for irish Outbreak. mu-. via London, May 23, 8.48 p. m.—The ‘American dollar and the shown some strength on Scandinavian bours- es. The fall of these two exchanges, Which seemed to go down hand - in hand, was definitely checked - last m after the dollar had touched 3.27 the normal 3.73, and the pound had touched 15.35 from the . The, dollar hung for oy st thit ow level, then jumped to 325 and today was quoted at 830 The pound climbed faster and was quot- today at 16 BOY KILLED WHILE RIDING > ON HANDLE BARS OF BICYCLE Struck in Hartford by a Truck Driven by A. Calugh of Stafford. Hartford, May 23.—Joseph F. Kilty, 10, was run over and instantly sist of 1,254 number of alternates. NEW YORK IS NOW Last Year Exceeded by Amerfcan city 200,000 London's total of $2,; 'l’ho conventlon this year will con- delegates and an equal WORLD’S BUSIEST PORT $200,000 | don's Import and Export Figures. exceeded & import - and ‘export *%New York's combined 1915 _ and i uwr&. figures prepared a of commerce today, s 25,000,000. &:pomm at $1,194, oau,m and imports at 060. iports aged killed by a three ton :;;gomohue truck | amo: m“l.hmto&yis Quinn Bd!wadtuh Deen made in connec- ive. tlon witis “landing of BRITISH AIR SERVICE Disapproved of by Baron Montagu in House of Commons. i London, May 23, 840, p. m Montagu of Beaulien, hairasan of the Joint paveL and tary board, in the house today moved 2 resolution_complaining against ai- vided control of the nation's air service. The debate which foMowed and which was adourned until tomor- | row, when Earl Curson of Kedleston, Lord Privy Seal will speak, was red noticeable before fhe maid- h_of the Baron Northcliffe, been & silent member of the 4 o o Baron imet at Fort Worth to select dslegates to the National convention. The con- vention will be anti-Rosevelt, The Progressive party of Texas, in state convention at Waco, Tex., con- demned the policies of the Wilson ad- istration, commended the principles of True Americanism and prepared- hess, as typified by Col. Roosevelt. One hundred passengers and 75 of the crew of the Southern Pacific liner Proteus, were vaccinated, and the ship ted on its arrival at New York N was found suffering a government official classing trust companies with other buudng institutions and assessing them about one dollar a thousand on their sur- plus capital and undivided profits. ‘The trust companies contend that such funds as they use for tifle in- CHICAGO TEACHERS MA BELONG TO FED Injunction lssued for Board | cation Has Been D