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5 - Norwicl Balletin VOL. LVIlIL.—NO. 167 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1916 12 PAGES — 84 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population BRITISH CONTROL : - Py Repulse Heavy Attacks Against Contalmaison and Trones Wood GERMANS HAMMERING CONSTANTLY AT VERDUN Successes at Damloup Rattery Offensive Toward Fort Fleury Gains Ground—Russian Front Was Quiet Wed- nesday---Turkish Forces Are R-*~eating. Fighting desperately in the face of determined German attacks, the forces under General Haig succeeded Wed- nesday in gaining contrel of the en- tire Mametz Wood, which had been entered the previous night by the Germans. In same region north of the Somme, British made some progress in the wood and re- pulsed two he: x inst Contalmaison. Th ported to have lost heav tacks on Trones wood Quiet South of Somme. The French d German ns are re- in their 2 forces south of the Somme apparently are resting as there b Imogt no activity in that on of Picardy since the first of the week. Heavy Fighting Around Verdun. Around Verdun, however, pecially” on the right bank of Dleuse, bitter and heavy fighting is progress betwe for German crown prince and defenders of the fortre mans, following up_their suc the region of the Damloup have undertaken a st ward Fort Souville which would streng tion for a further advance dun. Germans Gain, But Losses Great. and es- the on in_m mation from of Fle Le Chapi- aux W Germans gained_ground at the intersection of the Ileury and Vaux roag The gain, however, Pa asserts, was made at the cost o normous loss- ¢s.” Violent bombardments continue in the region of Souville, Chenois and La Lau There was relative calm on the le ank of the Meuse, East Front Less Active, The fierce fighting which has mark- ed the R n r the Stokhod Ri tow to have quicted down there has beer fight tor, but mentions only tacks by t were rep) activity no but in Buk wvance of seems to ha som nd- siloff’s troop: >r the moment. ha Russian Success in Armenia. The Russians have met with - cees in Armenia and report the ture of Mahakhatum, fifty miles w of Erzerum and about the same dis- tance from Erzingan the objective of the Russian drive in direction. The Turkish force: retreating from the town, which wis taken by assault, set it on fire. Vienna and Rome Both Claim Success Fighting continues at isolated points on the Austro-Italian front and Rome reports some successes in the Adige valley and the recapture in part of positions on Monte Corno. There were artillery bombardments by both gides at other points on this front. Vienna claims the repulse of a strong Italian attack on Monte Rato, south of the Sugana valley. ALLIES STEADY PROGRESS SOURCE OF SATISFACTION Haig’s Report Shows Anglo-French Offense Driving Determinedly Oon. London, July 12, 10:25 p. m.—The Anglo-French offense is maintaining itself as rigorously as ever against the most determined attacks, which the Germans now are delivering against the front in northern France. The Germans have thrown reinforce- ments into the breach, having had ample time to recover from the first stock and the unexpected sirength of the British and French attacks. There is no_doubt the Germans had supposed the French to be enfeebled sreatly south of the Somme because of the number of troops needed in_the de- fence of Verdun against the forces of the German crown price. The the allies are progressing so method- ically, and even against German at- tacks, gives the people of the British nations the greatest satisfaction. Heavy Casualities by Germans. No events of a sensational character on the front in northern France were aennounced today but General Haig. in a brief bulletin tonight recounts the recovery by the British of all ground lost yesterday in the Mametz Wood. The British comander tells also of the repulse of two heayy German attacks against Contalmaison, and of steady ogress by his forces in the Trones /Wood, the scene of much heavy and desperate fighting durips the past few days. Incidentally, General ' Haig com- ments on the heavy casualties suffered by the Germans in their attacks of the British forces north of the Somme. 600,000 Bayonets Oppose Allies. From General Haig's bulletins it is seen that the Dritish are driping steadily towards the crest of the ridge commanding the wide Bapaume pla- teau. According to the view of French ymilitary experts there are no less than /600,000 German bayonets:opposing -the ‘@ddvance of General Haig’s ;forces. Guns With Date 1874 - correspondent at the fact | , Followed by Strong Teutonic Souville—Mass Attack From The correspondent asks whether, without attaching undue importance to the incident, these guns do not in- dicate the straits to which the Ger- mans are beginning to be reduced in order to find sufficient armament. PARALYSIS CULTURE MAY CONTAIN GERM. Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller | Institute is Working on Problem— Fewer Cases Reported. New York, 1 ‘While Health Commissioner Emerson declined to- night to discuss the report that a| ew York physician had succeeded in | isolating the rm of infantile pa~- ralysis, great importance was attach- ed by medical men to the meeting of physicians tomorrow night which will | be devoted to a discussion of the dl easc which has cost more than 250 live this city since the epidemic began. Among the speakers will be in Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefel- ler Foundation, who is devoting his energies to a s of infantile paralysis. It was semi-officially ad- ! mitted that scientists so far that they testing a culture which they believe they will find of the germ 541 ultimately iso- have progressed in late it. There b, vas a feeling of optimism in Ith department today, not only e there were fewer cases re- than esterda put also be- cause no new cases were invaded and because all agencies combatting the epidemi~ are working in complete co- operation. ! "Out of a total of 1,440 cases since | the cpidemic developed, there have 257 deaths, it was officially an- »d by the department of health | toniznt. hould the disease spread ] between now and October 1, in the proportion of in: 1ses of new cases since July 1, it wits said that the num- hose afflicted probably would hile death the same ratio as during the past twelve days world total about 2,000. be ported Preventive Steps % Milford. Milford, by Conn., Steps were the als of Mil- to guard against infantile To a summer home_for hilldren where about 175 from New ork and vicinity are now quartered instructions kere given to receive no further children at this time. Those now at the home will be permitted to the usual ten days and then will paraly sturned to their homes. No of the disea it was stated, ave occurred here so far. Another Case at Yalesville. Wallingford, Conn., July 12.—Anoth- er case of infantile paralysis develop- ed at Yalesville today. The victim is John Murphy, 11 ¥ 1d, whose young sister is now suffering from the disease. The little girl, it was re- ported tonight, is improving. The chil- dren came to Yalesville with their mother recently from Brooklyn, N. Y. A number of Brookiyn children who aré here were taken before the health officers today ar#l fumigated as a pre- cautionary measure. Infant Dead in Hartford. Hartford, Conn., July 12.—The fif- teen months old son of Andrew Jev- now of this city died tonight of infan- tile paralysis after a three days’ ill- ness. No other cses of the disease have been reported here. HUGHES GOING TO COAST EARLY IN AUGUST Party Leaders Favorable to His Pro- posal—Bliss Treasurer. New York, July 12.—Charles E. Hughes continued here today _the weekly conferences which he has held with party leaders since making Bridgehampton, _his summer home. | With Chairman Willcox of the repub- lican national committee; Senator Penrose; W. Murray Crane, Mayor Thompson of Chicago and many oth- ers, the nominee discussed his tenta- tive campaign program. His advisors unanimously endorsed his proposal to | take a trip to the Pacific coast begin- ning early in August. After a conference ‘with ‘Mr. Hughes, Chairman Willcox announced that Cornelius N. Bliss has been se- fected as treasurer of the national committee to succeed George R. Shel- don and that Fred W. Upham of Chi- cago would be in charge of the west- ern end of the work. Mr. Upham's headquarters® will be in Chicago. Mr. Bliss is the son of the late Cornelius N. Bliss, who was treasurer of the committee during the,campaign which resulted in Theodore Roosevelt’s elec- tion. Mayor Thompson was asked as to the truth of reports that he came here to protest to the nominee against the appointment of Harold L. Ickes, pro- gressive leader of Tllinois, to the cam- paign committee. “I am for anybody whose appoint- ment will help elect Mr. Hughes,” he said. “I think we should all get to- gether.” $24,000,000 Bill gricultural Senate. Wasirington, July 12—The. annual] agricultural bill, carrving =pproxi- anately_$24,000,000, was passed by the oday _in .- tha same Newton, Conn., July 12.— en Waterbury boys made break from the local lock jter they had been remar in the superior court Passes | Cabled Paragraphs Out*weak Against Viscount Haldane. ©o%on, July 12, 511 p. m—The .gn_which was carried on in a son of the press some time ago _gainst Viscount Haldane because of his alleged pro-German leanings be- fore the war, broke out in the house of lords today. When Viscount Hal- dane arose to speak on national edu- cation, the Duke of Buccleuch Inter- posed with a reference to the asser- tions published before the viscount resigned as lord high chancellor, to the effect that after his return from his visit to Berlin in 1912 he made speeches in which he stated that Ger- many felt no hostility towards Great Britain. FOUR YALE BATTERIES IN TENTH CONN. ARTILLERY With Branford and Stamford Batter- ® ies—70,771 Men in Federal Service. New York, July Darlington, former 12.—Dr. ublic Thomas health com- missioner of New York, will ieave to- morrow for the Mexican border to study the health of thc regular and national guard soldiers on duty there. Dr. Darlington, who has credentials from Secretary of War B: con- sulting sanitarian of the s wel- fare department of the National Civie Federation. Reports will be made to the war department. Five-eighths of the 120,000 national guardsmen called by the president from the department of the east, com- prising twenty-two states cast of tho Mississippi and the District of Colum- bia, were under arms today ing to a report sent from d: Gowernor’s of war. in Federal the 82,350 m y 1 have been mustered federal service: 46,000 men border or on their w remain in camp. New York le: Are s in troops mastered in, with nia_js ser. ond_with 12, aware has smallest quota of any of the states in the department, while Rhode Is enjoys the un the only Tue inction of be ate to respond with ifs v rious units up to full war strength The little New England st fur nished 663 men for it iren of cavalry, a battery of artille ambulance company. Form Tenth Conn. Field Artillery v and an Headquarters was notified tonight by the war department that the re- quest of the governor of Connecticut, the four Yale batter Branford Stamford, dered formed into a artillery to be kr Connecticut Field and th had b me: . from on Artille) BREAK NEWTOWN LGCK-UP. Half a Dozen Waterbury Bovs Been Arrested for R Had iing Freiahts. ng on freight tra were_arrested Tues ing in the town cou bound over to the superior ter they had been place up preparatosy to beingz il, they broke open caped int othe open count score of men started in but were unable to recapture The boys, whose ages to 20, are John Lawlor. William _ Werbiskas. Charles Popikas nin. y of them. from 18 vlvan, John as, _John and Vincent DAY OF INTENSE HEAT. One Death and Many Prostrations in New York—Death in Milford. New York, many prostrations from heat w - ported here today. While y in street thermometers soarcd at one time as high as 101, the official record of the bureau weather bureau tonight showed an average temperature for the day of 80, which, it was said, was the highest recorded ror the corres- ponding date during the past 33 Years. Died in the Street. Milford, Conn., July 12.—John Ca- bosh, of Bridgeport, vears old, was overcome by the heat and died in_the street here taday. He was found dead on a box where he had sat down to rest and the medical examiner said death resulted from heat prostration. AUTO RIM BROKE THIGH Tire Burst While Pumping and ried Away Part cf Whesl. Car- Newton, Conn., July 12.—Charles A. of the Peale, a prominent resident town, was the victim of a pecu cident today. He w tire on his automobile when burst, carrying away with it part of the rim, a fragment of which pierced his thigh and fractured the bone. T! break, the physicians said tonig was a serious one but his recovery expected. VIOLATION OF OUR SEAL Government Protests to Turkish Gov- ernment Against Breaking Into Con- sulates. ‘Washington, July 12.—Vigorovs test has been made by the United States to the Turkish government against the action of the governo general of Syria in breaKing into the French and British consulates at B rut and carrying off their archives af- ter the American consul-general there had placed the seal of the United States on their doors. It became known here today that many prominent Syrians recently exe- cuted by the Turks were condemned because their names appeared in pa- pers taken from the violated consvl- ates. Judgment For $700,000 at St. Louis. St. Louis, Mo., July 12—Judgment for $700,000 was given the National Bank of Commerce agamst H. Clay Pierce, chairman of the board of the Pierce Oil company, in a decision by gl‘xdge Kinsey in the circuit court to- y. The case involved a controversy over “entire issue of stock of the Nashville Terminal company ot Nashville, Tenn., the par value of which is $1,000,000. The bank sued ‘Pierce for $1,525,000. Steamship iArrival, Liverpool, July 8.—Arrived: -Steam- -er.Adriatic, ; New#*York. Kirkwall, July 9.—Arrived: Steam- er;Oscar»IL, New’ Yorkfor’ Christian. ands - - - - Killed by Shark MANEATER ATTACKED SWIM. MERS IN RARITAN BAY HEROIC RESCUE TRIED 12 Year Old Lester Stillwell Apparent- ly Devoured and Stanley Fisher, 24, Who Tried to Save Him, Fatally Bitten—Another Lad May Lose Leg. Matawan, N. J, July 12.—Lester Stillwell, 12 years old, was killed by a man-eating shark while bathing in an arm of Raritan Bay near here this afternoon. Stanley Fisher, 24 years old. who went to his aid, was so badly njured in a desperate struggle with the nine foot sea monster that he died while being taken to a Long Branch hospi Joseph Dunn, 12 years old, ing some distance away in the inlet, was attacwed by a shark and one of his legs was so lacerated it probably will have to be amputated. Third Time in Two Weeks. This the third time within two weeks that sharks have claimed the lives of bathers along the New Jersey coast, Sharles E. Van Sant, a youth of Philadelphia, was knlled by one off Beach Haven, N. J., on Jul, Charles vas at- Bruder of Spring Lake, N. tacked and both his legs ta by a shark July He died while men who went to his rescue were carrying him ashore. Summer People Terror-Stricken. immer population alons the coast has become ter- and few persons now are in the water at beach re- have not been protected { nets. Motor boat’ patrols | e armed men nhave been es t t various points to hunt the man-eaters. Fisher to the Rescue. or more boys who also bath the inlet, saw young well suddenly raise his hands above the water and heard his scream for help. A moment later he disappeared from view. powerfully built and weigh- who w tanding on let, ed into the ue. had gone A do le: He feet when the shark atl him, tearing a piece out of one Shark Snapped Off Leg. In spite of his wound Fisher battled with the shark and kept on until he reached youn well. He caught the boy up ir ms and had star ed for shore when the shark remewed th urdened as he helpless and the shar ped off his leg. Fisher released his hold on Stillwell and himself sank beneath the surface, unconscious. Heedless of the danger, another boy ng into the inlet -and dragged er out. No trace of young Still- as found and it is believed he was devoured by the shark. Shark Was Driven Off. The Dt who was, nn boy, according to persons were standing on the bank of attacked soon aft- o An elder boy went to his succeeded in driving off t but not until after the youn leg had been torn al- most to shreds from the knee down. Pr, H. Wwho attended the id he probably would re- s blood poisoning develo; as removed to a hospital in ew Brunswick, N. J. ve Seen During Afternoon. Hundreds of persons flocked to the bank of the inlet soon after the trag- edy The inlet is about fifty feet wide, ten or twelve feet deep and ex tends for a distance of several miles from R an Bay. Several persons along Raritan said tonight that the seen the fins of a shark dur- ing the afternoon and they agreed that it s about nine feet long. Use of Dynamite Planned. Efforts were made tonight to bar the s of the sharks to sea . by etching a wire netting across the inlet where it empties into the bay and it is probable that dynamite will be used to bring them to the surface. SINKING AT SEA. Distress Signals From Steamship Ra- mos Picked Uy By Wireless. New York, July 12—Distress sig- nals from the steamship Ramos re- porting that her engines were disabled and that she was sinking 310 miles northwest of Watling’s Island were picked up at 8.20 a. m. today by the steamship Van Hogendoro and relay- ed to the Marconi wireless station at Miami, F the Marcont company an- nounced here tonight. The Ramos is a New York and Por- to Rico Company vessel of 538 tons net, which sailed from Philadelphia on July 9 for Cartagena. The Van Ho- gendorp reported at 5 p. m. today that she had arrived at the last position given by the Ramos and had been un- able to locate the ship but was con- tinuing the search in thick weather. The Ramos, reported in distress northwest ¢f Watling’s Island, is = a freicht steamer and has a cargo of 656 tons of bituminous coal valued at $1,- She carries a crew of 15 men. No passengers are aboard. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Bolt Hit Robert Duve While Crossing Open Field at Middletown. Middletown, Conn,, July 12.—Rob- ert Duve, 23, was killed by lightning during a severe storm here late to- day. The bolt fell as he was cross- ing an open fleld in company with Morris Fingold. The latter was shocked severely, but is expected to recover. No marks were found on Duve’s body. The men had been working at a coal dock on the Tiver front. A little later a second bolt struck the end of the dock where the men had been at work and set it on fire, but the flames were extinguished be- fore serious damage had been done. Duve is believed to have relatives in Waterbury. Neglected adenoids and defecttve, teeth in childhood menace - adult “health? % New Jersey Boys |Submarine Will Leave Speedily DEUTSCHLAND WILL BE READY TO TAKE ON CARGO TODAY AN AIR OF MYSTERY Clearance Papers May Not be Made Pyblic—Advice of Neutrality Beard to be Sought Before Final Ruling on Status as Merchantman. Baltimore, Md., July 12. — That plans were afoot rapidly to re-load the super-submersible ~Deutschland and slip her out speedily on her re- turn voyage to Germany was indicat- ed tonight. A special permit was ob- tained for continuing the unloading of the vessel tonight and it was ex- pected that she would be ready by dawn tomorrow to besin taking on 2 cargo of nickel and rubber. No one in authority woud say when the vessel would depart and the only nositive statement in_that connection was contained in Captain Koenig's declaration to the local customs ofii cers that he expected to sail “within ten day The tug Thomas F. Tim- mons completed repairs today —ana took ,up a position in front of the Deutdchland. When the Timmons entered drydock it was reported that she was getting ready to return to the Virgin pes to convoy into the Chesapeake, as she did the Deutsch- land, the submarine Bremen which is aid to be four days on her way to this country. Air of Mystery Deepens. The air ery surrounding all of m discussion of the Deutschland’s ~de- partu as pened today by re- that her clearance papers may uot be made public when flled, thus preventing advance notice of her leaving being obtained. It became known late to y that several conferences hav n _ heid ere between representatives of the ation Company and of the Ocean D of Krupp sl Company and Simon Lake, inventor of the submarine. This gave rise to a report that a company was in course of formation for the purpose of carrying on undersea com- merce between the United States and Germany and that Mr. Lake had been invited to accept the position of con- sulting engineer. While no official announcement Paul G. L. Hil- Tepresentative of could be obtained fro; ken, the American submsz interests, it under- ns=for the new venture back to Germany on the Lake is said to have 2 tisfactory agreement with the owners of the Deutschland and to have abandoned any intention of elling the vessel. He left for Brid port, C tonight and is expect- ed to return to this city in a few days. GOVERNMENT RULING OUT TODAY Various Troublesome Questions Have Been Raised By Deutschland. shington, July Although state depariment offici tually re convinced that the German sub- nd is strictly a mer- dvice of the neu- bly will be sousght is mads= indicated to- he ruling would not be de- and it may be announced it is understood he con- there is mnothing lacking the Deutschland’s sta- peaceful merchantman and to consult neutrality board marine Deuts: chant trali before only in order to give added weight to the department’s formal decision. The detailed report of Collector at Baltimore, holding that the rine could not be rithout was forw department tod: ably will be made pub- Polk. It prol lic tomorrow, Rumors of Neutral Convoy. Diplomats of the allied countries received information during the d: indicating that the Deutschland was convoyed from Bremen almost to the Chesapeake Capes by a neutral mer- antman, presumab Norwegian, Swedish or Dutch, which aided in shielding her from detection by en- emy warship and also acted as a tender. This information may be communicated later to the state de- partment and an investigation re- quested. Allied warships are said row to be searching for the convoy ship. Vari us rumors indicating that the submarine might have had a convoy have reached the state department, but none of them ever was _given credence. One was that a British stcamer which put into the Madeira Islands had sighted on June 23 in the Atlantic_a la submarine bound castward in convoy of a steamer. The state department already has begun consideration of questions in< volving departure of the Deutschland. To prevent violation of neutrality by forwarding of military information from this country regarding the Deutschland’'s movements, officials are considering whether the govern- ment should prevent dissemination of news of her sailing. Other_troublesome ably will arise from Deutschland, officials will be considered as they develop. Interest in reports that other Ger- man_merchant submarine may visit the United States was indicated by a despatch sent by the department to- day to the American consul at Bre- men, inquiring why he did not con- fidentlally advise the Washinston government of the sailing of the Deutschland. questions prob- the visit of the realize, but they REDMOND DENOUNCES LANSDOWNE Says Speech Was Declaration of War On Irish People. London, July 12, 9 p. m.— John Redmond, leader ~of the Irish Na- tionalists, today issued a statement characterizing the speech of the Mar- quis of Lansdowne in the house of lords on Tuesday as a declaration of war on the Irish people. He says al- so that the speech was a breach of faith apparently made.with the in- | tention : of wrecking the - negotiations forza 3 s Condensed Telegrams The 23rd regiment of Brooklyn arriv- ed at McAllen, Texas. General Chamberlain, chief of the Irish Constabulary, resigned. The British steamer Kara was sunk by a mine. The crew was saved. Spain has raised its legation at Buenos Aires to the rank of embas- sv. Major James H. Durham, member of the G. A. R, djed at Cape Vincent, N. Y., aged 94. The 42nd annual session of the No- bles of the Mpystic Shrine opened in Buffalo, N. Y. Streets were flooded and crops bad- ly damaged by another violent storm at Hastings, N, Y. The senate steering committee post- poned until the December session the oil lands leasing bill. Mrs. Mamie L. McCracken, of New- ton, N. J, died as the result of being frightened by lightning. Samuel Untermyer is Greek theatre, built on Greystone, at Yonkers, N. having a his estate k& Witnessed by many notables, Presi- dent Wilson signed the good roads bill recently passed by congress. Governor A. O'Stanley of Kentucky, reviewed the Kentucky National Guard troops encamped at Fort Thomas. Fuscbio Albano, 47, was arrested in New York city. He is wanted at Barre, Vermont, for felonious assault. Officials of the Penn-Mex Fuel Co., ordered the American employes to re- turn to work in Mexico by August 1. The steamer Charles L. Hutchin- son, ashore near Athens, Mich., is ex- pected to be saved with her entire car- go. A number of automobile repair shops Wwill be built at points on and near the Mexican border by the war #flepart- ment. Railway strikers and civic guards clashed at Bilbao, Spai being killed and five rioting. one person injured in the Coiorel W. R. Hayden of New York city, multimillionaire, dled at his home near Alexandria Bay, N. Y., aged 70 years. The John B. Rose Co., of Newburgh, certified at Albany, N. Y., "that it has increased its capital from $500,000 to $1,000,000. Seven navy hydro-aeroplanes and several sea sleds were destroved at the Pensacola naval station by last week's hurricane. August Heckscher of New York, has made a gift of $10,000 to the officers and crew of the German submarine Deutschland. President Wilson sent a message of congratulation to the president of Ar- gentine on the centennial anniversary of that nation Wreckage of a_ submarine believed to German was discovered northwest of France Island by the Danish steamer Elvins. - Gold to the amount of $3,000,000 was deposited at the New York Assay of- fice by J. P. Morgan & Co. The gold came from Canada. Nominations for the promotion of several hundred officers to carry out the army reorganization were sent to the senate by the White House. The United States Coast Guard cut- ter Tampa arrived at New York from Halifax, having just finished patrolling the ice flelds off Newfoundland. Denial of the report that refugees brought from Mexico on the Dixie has complained against their treatment, was made by the navy department. As a result of an extended strike of elevator operators, hundreds of emploves in Boston office buildings ?ad to climb the stairs to their of- fices. Frank Hession, of Company C, 71st Infantry, N. Y. N. G., reported to have deserted, was found 40 miles from the camp apparently in a demented con- dition. Oscar Schank, 18, of Stapleton, S. 1., fell from his bicycle there, and was removed to a hospital, where he died suffering from convulsions and a broken neck. Twenty officers and 380 men of the Illinois naval reserve will go to Phil- adelphia_on Saturday and go on board the U. S. S. Alabama for a crulse off the Maine coast. Representative Siegel of New York introduced a bill proposing the pay- ment of $100,000 to any persons who discovers a specific preventive or cure for infantile paralysis. Adherents of Dr. Rudolfo Chaiari, defeatad presidential candidate in Panama, have protested the conduct of th€ election to the State Depart- ment of the United States. A searghlight capable of casting its rays 200%miles, said to be the most powerful searchlight in the world, was finished by the General Electric Co., at Schenectady, for the navy. One man was killed and another probably fatally injured when a con- signment of shells being assembled for shipment from the du Pont plant at Pompton Lakes, N. J., exploded. sident Wilson is expected to be notified of his nomination by the St. Louls convention, at Shadow Lawn, his summer home at Long Branch, during the first week of August. Declaring that $2 for a_lower berth from Washington to New York is “exorbitant,” Norman Whitaker, an attorney, filed a complaint against the.| Pullman Co., before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Henry Fairfax, a member of the old Virginia family of that name and known throughout the country as a horse breeder, died at Leesburg, Va., last night in his 67th year. He had been operated on for appendicitis. Hair combs with removable teeth, that can be replaced when broken, ‘have-been invented. Border Disputes for Gommission STEPS TAKEN FORESHADOWING APPOINTMENT OB BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT SOON Representatives of Mexico and United States Permanent Relief of Unsettied Con- Form Plan of Action for ditions Along Boundary. ‘Washington, July 12.—Informal ne- gotiations for settlement of border disputes between the United States and the de facto government of Mexi- co “are progressing favorably,” Act- ing Secretary Polk said today after his second conference with Eliseo Arre- dondo, Mexican ambassador-designate. Although Mr. Polk would not add to thi sstatement it is understood that it now is assured that the steps being taken foreshadow appointment of commissioners by each government to form a plan of action for the per- (Continued on Page Eight) FORD FOR PRESIDENT ON FIRST BALLOT That's How the Prohibitiop Leaders Feel About Their Candidate. Chicago, July 12-~Henry Ford of Detroit, Michigan, will be nominated for president on the first ballot by the prohibition party at its national con- veation in St. Paul July 18, if he will accept the honor in the opipion of party leaders who held a conference here today. “I believe that Mr. Ford would be the strongest candidate we could name” said Eugene Chaffin, a former presidential candidate of the prohibi- tion party. He would get many thousands of labor votes, in addition to the solid support of old-line prohi- bitionist: If Mr. Ford declines to become a candidate, the leaders declare that the choice will be between J. Frank Han- ly, former governor of Indiana; Eu- gene N. Foss, former governor of Massachusetts, and Willlam _Sulzer, former governor of New York. At today's conference it was agreed that the party platform would contain planks endorsing the following propo- sitions: A world's peace court for the arbi- tration of disputes between nations. Establishment of a_department of peace in the United States govern- ment. National woman suffrage. Initiative, referendum and recall. A tariff commission. National prohibition. Only such military and naval pre- paredness as may be necessary for defense. The national woman's party may decide to join forces with the prohi- bition party in the coming campaign, according to a statement issued today byiMrs. Florence Hyde, secretary of th'" Woman’s National Prohibition Federation. “There is every reason why the woman’s party should join hands with the prohibitionists this year, as we stand for everything they want,” she said. CHARGED WITH PLOT TO ROB THE MAILS Away With Over $800,000 Bonds, Stocks and Jewelry. Got of New York, July 12.—Thomas Ben- son and his brother-in-law, Louis Windler, who recently acted as ringe- leaders In a conspiracy to effect a general jail delivery from the Tombs prison here, were placed on trial to- day in the fede: court on two in- dictments charsir them with en- gaging in a plot with Edward J. Quigley te rob the mails. The two men are specificially charged with the theft on February 26 last, of four registered mail pouches containing bonds, stock and securities worth more than $800,000 and jewelry val- ued at $8,000 from a postal automo- bile wagon aboard a ferryboat cross- ing the river from Communipaw, N. J. to New York city. Part of the loot, worth $504,000, was recovered by the authorities. The remainder, which Benson swears he threw into the river wrapped in a piece of oil cloth, has not been recov- ered by divers employed by the gov- ernment to search for it. At the opening of the trial Quigley, an engineer, pleaded guilty and his sentence was deferred until the end of the trial of his alleged co-conspirators. GERMAN BABIES DYING FROM SHORTAGE OF MILK Will Take Back Chiefly Condensed Milk Next Submarine Foodstuffs, Amsterdam via London, July 12, 8.24 p. m—The next German commerce submarine to go to America will bring back foodstuffs, particularly condensed milk. according to report: received here from Bremen. Condensed milk also will form the bulk of cargo of other the Atlantic. Bremen agents of the submarine owners deciare the new submarine enterprise wasg prompted mainly by humanitarian feelings, as German ba- bies are dying because of the short- age of milk. Emperor Williams is credited with having a__financial interest in the scheme. His shares are said to be held in the name of Director Heine- ken of the North German Lloyd. return submarines to cross e DUPONT MAGAZINE EXPLODED. Greater Part of Colorado Plant Wreck- ed, But No Lives Uost. Trinadad, Colo., July 12.—An_explo- sion of one magazine at the Dupont de Nemours Powder Company at Augusta, four miles east of Aguila, late today, wrecked the major portion of the plant and shook the town of Aguilar, shattered windows and hous- es in the vicinity for two or three miles and cut off the telephone and telegraphic communicatjon with the plant and nearby stations. When communication wgs restored it was discovered that none of the em- ployes had been injured. The explo- sion is said to have been caused by lightning.