Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 26, 1916, Page 1

Bulletin VOL. LvilL.—NO. 178 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS B PRICE TWO 'CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double ™ s of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proporticn to the City's Population RUSSIANS PRESSING BACK THE TEUTONS Berlin Admits the Penetration of General Von Linsing- en’s First Line Trenches in Volhynia DRIVE OF THE TURKS IN ARMENIA STILL GOING ON Fierce Fighting Continues Between the Birtish and Germans in the Somme Region of France—British Are Tenacious- ly Holding to the Positions of the Villiage of Pozieres From Which They Drove the Germans—Italians Report the Capture of Monte Cimone by Their Troops—In the Carpathian District the Austrians Have at Several Points Attacked the Russians Operating Against Them. Flerce fighting still going on be- were taken in this region by the Rus- tween the Pritish and German: | =t SR WS Genndow ) e i adnil e s panciraHenitviite mme region of France, the men In|Russians of part of General yon Lin- their endeavors " press forward or to |singer's first line trenches in Volhy- a back ke froquently engaging |nia, hand-to-hand ¢>mb: In h | the Carpathian distriot the Auss Tha Britiah are tenachlously hold- | trian s at several points attacked the ing to the portions of the vilage of | Russian cavalry operating against Pozieres from which they drove the|against them, but Petrograd says they Cermans and with their artillery fire | were everywhere repulsed, have rapulsed thers an attempt by the| The drive of the Turks in Armenia on | vil- German infantry to regain posso of the northeastern portion of the lage. Calm has prevailed on the French section of the front in the Somme ro- glon. In fact, except for a violent |miles of Erzingan, in Central Armenlu bombardment of La Laufes, to the|and the Turks there are declared un northeast of Verdun, the French war |oficially to be preparing to withdraw office gays there has been no import- | from the fortified town {o a new base is till going on and w on ak th the Russians their heels, the Turks are fleeing, ndoning guns and munitiens along the roads, The Russians have thrown thefr pdvanced guards to within ten ant action on the entire French front, [at Sivas, 130 miles to the west, The Russians continue to make pro- | 1In the Austro-Ttalian gena the gress against the Teutonic allles in |Itallans report the eapture by their the Volhynia district, driving their men across the Slonevke river despite e fire of the Teutons. One thous- and prisoners and four cannon and five machine guns, which later were used against the Austrians and Germans, troops of Monte Cimons, in tha Posi- na-Astico weotor, a further advknce in the Monte Chiesa reglon and the re- pulse of counter-attacks on trenehes they had captured near Fasers and Zeblo, on the Asiago plateau, PRESIDENT UPHOLDS SENATE NAVAL BUILDING PROGRAM Word Sent to the House Leaders From BRITISH CRUISER STEAMED THROUGH VIRGINIA CAPES Later Returned to a Peint Just Out- the White House side the Three Mile Limit, vashinctor Prestdent WiI* | Norfolk, Va, July 85—Pilotless and fon has determined to stand squarely [ without warning to United States o behind the increased senate naval| . one of the British eruisers lying building program. Official word of ‘ape Henry awaitin the appearance his desire the senate provislons |of tha German submersibles Deutseh= be accepted t was sent from to administration the house in confore White House to adérs at the capi- ce | lnnd and Bremen steamed through the Virginia Capes early teday, proceeded to the vicinlty of Fertress Monros, tol, where conferees will begin c erutsed about for an heur or more and sideration of the naval bill within a|then returned to a pefnt just putside few day the three mile 1tmit, Representative Buchanan of Tllinois, | Tho Untied States warship Leutsiana a member of the naval committee, tem- porarily blocked reference of the meas. ure to conference in the house today but administration leaders will insist on a conference and the rules commit- tee will be ready to forca that disposi- tion of the bill when the house meots again Thursday., Representative and the collier Naptuna were the only govornment vemsels whieh sighted tho ship and a detailed report of the in- cldent was made te Washington fo- night by naval offleers, Autherities here muld that whila the entpanee te American waters without warning was very unusual, they ceuld ges in it na chanan objected to Chairman Pad- | vioiation of international law or navie gett's request for appointment of | gation regulations, conferees under unanimous consent.| Initial knowledge of the presence of Senate conferces already have been | tho crulser in American watern came named. when an officer of the Loulnlana sight- Whether President Wilson's influ- “him ed her about 500 yarda behind him Just nside Cape Henry, She wam carry- ing steamer lights, Members of the crews of the Vir- ginia and Maryland pilot hoats whicn lay near tha entrance of Cape Hen- ry sald today they did not see her pass in or out of the capes. ence will be sufficient to put through the big senate program, carrying pro- vision for immediate construction of four dreadnoughts nd four battle cruis- ers, and a three vear continuing build- ing program, is uncertain, During the discussion {n the house today several representatives sought to have the house conferees bound on _certaln amendments, but Chairman Padgett In- sisted that they be left fri out differences in the house and sen- ate measure at their discretion. NEW HAVEN TROLLEY CRASHED INTO AUTOMOBILE SENATE FIRM FOR LIBERAL ARMY BILL All Efforts to Reduce Items of Ap- propriations Bill Falled, Washington, July 25.—All efforts to reduce items of the army apprapriation bill below the figures recommended by the military committeo falled in the senate today and indleations tonlght were that the total appropriation for Throwing the Occupants of Auto in All Directiont Milford, Conn., July 25.—Four per-|that branch of national defense wou 2t branc na so would sons had narrow escapes from death |approximate $290,000,000 when | the today when a New Haven bound trol- | measure Is completed. ley car crashed into an automobile at| Passage of the bill is expected to- Bayview siation throwing the occu-|morrow. Most of the appropriations pants in al directions and hurl s revised by s automoblle with such force a fin ot a0 1ad been acted upon when adjourn- trolley statfon that the structure was|ment was taken tomight, A v : | w .. As the bll} partly demolished. ter of New York | 205 it represents an increase of Mes. ed Carpen: New_ York | $110,000,000 ovi - and Mrs. Ayres of Port Jervis, N. Y. | tion, SEE fhe house e itorL uffered cuts d bruises about the| By a vote of 13 to 36 the sen _br a vote 3 ate to- body. Dr. Carpenter and a friend es- | day retained a house provision pro- caped ;\'::h only a few e .xn"!wl\’ Fhe | hibiting installation of so-called stop infured omen were taken to Dr. Car- | watch systems t Ve injured women were taken ¢ ems in management of gov ernment works. CONVENTION OF NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION DEMOCRATS DETERMINED TO PASS CHILD LABOR BILL. Have Yielded to an Urgent Request From President Wilson. Pciation of Mouth Infections to Gen- eral Health Emphasized. Louisville, Ky., July 25.—The rela- tion of mouth infections to general health and the importance of making certain that dental repairs are prop- erly made and permanent were the two ideas given special emphasis at the second general session here tonight of the twentieth annual convention of the National Dental Association. Three speakers discussed these ideas, developing the fact of the indlvidual frequently 1s seriously and vitally af- fected by an unsanitary condition of the mouth. MNOMINATION OF FERNALD INDICATED IN MAINE ate for United States Senator, Portland, Me., July 25.—The nomina- tion of Bert M. Fernald of Portland| OPposition to Chilean Ambassador. as republican candidate for TUnited Santiago, Chile, July 26-—0“1%.‘% States senator at yesterday's .special | internal political questions, the i~ iprimary, wos indicated tonight by re- | lean senate has delayed glving its ap- ‘turns from all except 116 emall' towns | proval of .the nomination,of Santago end plantations. The totals were 8,- | Aldunato. Bascunan to be ambassador 926 for Fernald and 8,146 for Congress- | to the United States: in -succession o Washington, July 25.—Yielding to an urgent request from the president, democrats of the senate, in caucus to- night, determined to pass the child la- bor bill at this session of congress. The decision was reached after a long debate, during which several southern senators, whose opposition forced the measure out of the {mper- ative legislative programme drawn up several days ago, vigorously ob- jected to its reinstatement. The final determination to include it was reach- ed without a record vote. It will dis- place the shipping bill on the senate calendar, coming up as soon as the army and District of Columbia ap- propriations have been passed. ~ The shipping measure will follow it in or- der and the revenue bill will come up next. As mmn‘wmor Dover, Eduardo Suarez-Mujica, iwho resigned Ten of the ;sixteen counties ‘werellast January. In-some-quarters: % carrfed” by Mr.. Fernald. & sition has arised to the S | e T R e T N T TS e e : Cabled 1 .ragraphs Bread Cards in Holland. Amsterdam, Holland, July 25, via London, 9.30 p. m—The Dutch govern- ment intends to introduce bread tards throughout Holland, according to an- nouncement made by the Telegraaf. The reason assigned for the action is the shortage of grain NO CHILD 16 OR UNDER CAN LEAVE NEW YORK Railroads Are Cooperating With the Federal Authorities. New York, July 25—Efforts of the federal health service to prevent, if possible, the spreading of infantile paralysis_to cities and towns outside of New York, were strengthened today when an order was lssued that no child sixteen years of age or under be permitted to leave New York with- out a certificate from the federal sur- geons. All railroads leaving the city are co-operating with the federal au- thorities and no tickets were sold un- less the required certificate was shown. To obtain federal certificates, chil- dren first must get certificates from the New York health ~department, showing there have been no cases of infantile paralysis in the houses in which they have lived during the pant six months, They also must pass an examination by fedoeral surgeons. Dr, Charles E, Banks, tho senior federnl surgeon here, ndvises honds of familles in New York to keep their children at home, Ha declared tonight there was little danger, however, if children leaving New Yo were watched or kept under quarantine for two weeks, NEW HAVEN HAS FOUR MORE CASES OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS Brings Total Up to 24 Slnce the Out- break of the Epldamle, New Haven, Conn.,, July 2 -Four mora cases of infantile paralysis were reported in this eity teday, bringing the total up to 24 pince the outhreak of the epidemio, One case was re- ported in Cheshire today a seven months’ old child in a Crandall fam- iy being stricken, 19 Cases In Albany, Albany, N, ¥, July 25—Ninsteen enges of infantile paralysis, making total of 256 in the state outside of New Yorlk city, were reported to the sts department of health in the 24 hour ending at 5 p, m, today, In the samo period two deaths wera reperted, bringing the upstate fatalities ta &7 since the outbreak of the epidemio, RESOLUTION CONPEMNING BRITISH BLACKLIST Passed by Individuais and Firme Afs fected, New Yorl, July 25,—The erganiea tien fermed last week hy individuais and firms affected hy the DBritish commeraial biack adopted yesoln- tions today declaring it 16 he {he guty of the United States goyernment io demand that Greet Britain yevele the | Blacklist, It wa that the | oreanizatien shal 3 a8 ihe Assesiation ta Re British Domi- nation of American Commeree, Bdward Stegeman, Jr, Was ehosen treasurer, pnd the following members of the execitive gemmiltes wers ap- pointed by Leepeld Zimmerman: I, A Kahle, John Simen and Dr, Ferdinand Sonrebern, Copies of the resolutions will be plaeed in the hands of every member of the house of yepresentatives and renate, all cabinet pfficers and goy- ernors’ of the ptates, Mpurice B, Blumenthai of eeunsel f tion left for Washington present a copy ef the yeselutions President Wilsan, 1o fo CRUISER ACTED WITHIN HER INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS Officlals In Washingten Are Inelined te That Bellef, ‘Washington, July —Offictals here were inclined to believe tonight {hat the erufser which made an incursion into Hampton Roadg today had acted whelly within her pights under international law, Altheugh official comment will be witheld pending re- ceipt of the naval report on tha in- cldent, it was Indieated that the ver- slon contained in news despatchel showed no vielation ef Ameriean now- trallty or navigation rezulations, Constderable Intereat in the oru er'n oxplolt was expressod mmens of flclaln, Who were at a 1083 to accoun for her movements, Although (he United States governmont Is {aking all Jogal stepa to prevent the Deutseh- land from boing handleapped in her departure by dlssemination ef news of her intentions, it generally {s suppanec that the allled patrol off the capes has means of kooping informed up to the time of her salling, at least, CHAUFFEUR DID NOT CONSIDER BEER INTOXICANT His Licenso Suspended Indefinitely by Secretary of Stato Burnes. Hartford, Conn. July 25—F. P. Sheronas of New Haven, whose auto- mobile license was suspended in 1909 after a fatal accident, had his license returned to him today after a hear- ing before Secretary of State Burnes. W. N. Robins of Stratford had his license suspended indefinitely for driv- ing while under the influence of li- quor. He told the secretary that he did not consider beer an_intoxicant, A number of drivers had their li- censes suspended for overloading jit- neys. OBITUARY Paul Armstrong New York, July 25.—Paul Arm- strong, author of “Alias Jimmy Valen- tine,” and other successful plays, died indebt, it was disclosed today in an afdavit filed in the surrogate’s court by his widow, Mrs. Catherine Calvert Armstrong. The affidavit stated that all Armstrong possessed when he died was $247 in cash, an automobile valued at $200 and wearing apparel worth $50. Daniel W. Franci ‘Wethersfleld, Conn., July 25.—Daniel W. Francis, a charter member of the “Wideawakes” and a well known Ctvil war veteran, died today, aged 75. Movements of Steamships. Plymouth, July 19.—Atrived, steam. er Alunia, New “York, Glasgow, July 24—Arrived,. steamer Tu: ‘New -Yoric. New York,,July 25—Satled,’ steamer 0. 5 , New:York, July-26.—Sailed: “Steamer ;Genoa. . ~ - = the United;Staea. -~ Not Permitted to Land in England TREASURER AND ASSISTANT OF IRISH RELIEF FUND NO REASON ASSIGNED Thomas Hughes Kelly and Joseph Smith of New York Were Informed That They Must Return to American Line Steamship Philadelphia. London, July 25, 430 p. m—Thomas Hughes Ielly, of New York, treas- urer of the Irfsh Relief Fund, and his wife and hiz assistant, Joseph Smith, were refused permission today to land In England or to cross England to taks a Dutch steamer back to the United Statos from Falmouth. Not Permitted to Land Kingdom. The American ombaasy, to Wwhich Mr, Kelly protested, wag informed by the British home offico that the Kelly party must return to the Unitod States by the American Line steamship Phil- adelphia, on which vessol they arrived at Liverpool yesterday, Under no elr- cumitances, officlals of the home offic would the party be permitted to id fn the United Kingdom, Ne Definlte Reason Given, Neo definite reasen is glven by the autherities for thelr refusal to permit the lanc of Messrs, Kelly and Bmith except that their presence here ts not approved, On June_ 1§ Messrs, Gilland Murphy, of the Irish Relief Fund, arrived in England rnd were allowed to procesd to Ireland, No Dispesitien to Hold Up Funds, Thers {s no disposition en the part of the government to hold up funds eontribuged by persons in the United Riates for relief in lreland, but eer- taln individuals will not be permitted In United ta enter Ireland, Kelly and Bmith evidently come under the latter eates gory, KELLY WAS EN ROUTE TO DUBLIN WITH $50,0%0, Second Installment of $76,000 Pund Raised in This Ceuntry, ¢ York, July -Fugene Iughes Iy, as {reasure rof the United Irish el fund, wag en reute e Publin With §30,000, yepresenting the seeond instajiment of the 378,000 fupd raised this vountry for i yelief of per- song freland whe had guffered through the reeent pevelt, Ha was accempanied by his wife, wha was Emeranee de Saliier ay Pien of Waters and Joseph Bmith of Low- 3 ournalist and lesturer, instailment of the fund was taken to Ireland by Gl and M phy, Friends of Kelly gald hera to iy that he intended {a mive more than $100,600 eut of his ewn funds te | the relief’ work State Pepartment to Take Matter Up, George 7, Gillespis, ehairman of the exeeutive commitice 6f the Irish Re= lief fund, when informed of the pre- dicament’ of Kelly and the latter's , at once eommunicated with the department, He gaid hie was in= med that action would be taken im. mediately. Gillespi stand {1 said he eauld nst unders action f the British autheri- view of the fact that Kelly others had in additien te their ovis a pepsanal letter from Beo- £ Btate J.ansing introdueing m {a the American ambassador at Lendon, Mlsslon Was Rellef of Needy, “Their passperts,” asserted Gillesple, “wera wbtained through my effarts, and 1 pssure you their mission to Ire- land was nene other than the one stated therein—the relief of the needy, British eonsul-genoral vised the rig before the party sailed and d me of their acceptability, Ir there was any objection, why wasn't it expressed at that time? Kelly, son of a wealthy banker, 1§ 50 years of age, a member of the papal household and & trustee of Bt, Pat- rlek's cathedral of this eity, He ix a grand-nephew of Archbishep Hughos, the first archbishop of New York, who was gent to IFrance by President Lin- coln as a speclal ambassador during the Civil war, Smith Served In U. 8, Cavair Smith w: born In Ireland &3 ago, In 1873 he eamo to the United tes and in 1884 was naturalized, He was at varjous times edltor of the Lowell Times, Hoston Traveler, Boston Truth and other newspapers and peri- odlcals, He morved four years in the Unlted States cavalry. Kelly recently was a specilal inves- tigator for the Massachueetts railroad commission, In his application for & passport he gave as his vouchers the names of United States Senator Weels, the governor of Massachusetts, former Governcr Glynn of New York and Congressman Rogers of Massachu- setts, Local officers of the Irish Rellef fund declared the organization is strictly non-political, in spite of the fact that many of them openly avowed the cause of Irish independence. Catholic Prelates Honorary Presidents. Thomas Addison Emmet is president of the fund, W. Bourke Cockran, vice president, and John D. Moore, &ecre- Cardinals Farley, Gibbons and nnell are the honorary presidents and all the Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops in the country are honorary vice presidents. SALVATION ARMY’S WEALTH IN UNITED STATES Officers Stated in Petition for Mort- gage That It Agaregates $8,353,159. New York, July 25—~The Salvation Army's wealith in_the United States aggregates $8,353,159, its officers stated in petitioning the supreme court in Brooklyn today for permission to mortgage a plece of property. Mexican Delegates Appointed. Mexico City, July 25.—Unofficial re- ports here are to the,effect that Gen- eral Luis Cabrera, a -lawver, Alberto Pani, an engineer,’ and-Roberto . Pes~ quiera: have been ‘designated. as ! dele- deavorsto bring: Wboutt tlement, of the / controversy. Sy al ‘between “Mexico -and Bea g re Prosperity of Steel and Iron Industry SHOWN BY QUARTERLY REPORT OF U. S. STEEL CORPORATION EARNINGS OF $81,126,048 Figures Disclose an Increase of $20,- 412424 in Total Earnings Over the Previous Quarter—Extra Dividend Declared. New York, July 25.—The extraordi- nary prosperity of the steel and iron indusiry, chiefly as a result of the European war, was disclosed today by the publication of the second quarterly statement of the United States Steel corporation for 1916. It showed total earnings of $81,126,048, net income of $71,380,222, and surplus balance of $47,- 964,535, after payment of regular div dends of 1 3-4 and 1 1-4 per cent., re- spectively, on the preferred and com- mon shares, and an extra dividend of 1 per cent. on the common, Figures Showing New Record. These figures, which constitute a new record, show 1 enses of the previous quarter of §20,412,424 In total earnings, $20,151,003 in net incomo and $1,110,- €63 in gurplus. They were far beyond tha estimates of tho financial commun- ity, Tor the first haif of tho yoar oarn- | ingas increamed §101,431,805 over tho same period of 1915, and the total bal- ance of §111,219,132 reprosents an in- orease of 1§06,731,510, Commeon Dividenda 38 Per Cent, for Half Year, The balanes for the pecond quarter 18 equal to almost 47 per eent, on the outstanding stock, and for the fimt balf year the balance appilczble to eommon dividends is almost 89 per eent, An analysis of earnings for tho quarter shows a gain of more than $2,000,000 in May over April and a moderate gain ever May In June, which had been expected to show a vecesston, The extra diyicend declared today 15 the first disbursement of its kind ginge the first quarier of 1910 and s aocepted as partial compensation for the peried of puspended dividends on the ‘common stock botween the last auarier of 1014 and the pame quarter of the following year, REV, WILLIAM PERRY EVELAND ACCIPENTALLY RLECTROCUTED His Bteel Pishing Red Came In Cen. tast With High Tenslon Electrio Wire, Car 5—Tevy, Willlam Perry missionary hishop ef the AMetnadist fipissopal ahurel for the Philippine had heen miss- ing Binos yestepday, when De started | 6% a fishing trip, wes foind dead today near Mount Hally springs, having been electraeuted when his steel fishing rod eame jn ecentaet with a high tension eieptrie wir ile was passing under a yaiivoad hridgs when the aceldent oe= eurred. At first it was believed that he had be killed by lightning Fhap Byeland waa 52 yeara old, He wes a graduate ef Dieidnsen celle He was n fermer president of Dicikl son seminary at \illlamspert, Pa. COLLEQIANS [N FEDERAL BERVICE TO BE MUSTERED OUT In Time for Them to Procesd WIith 8sheol Work In the Fall, Washingten, July 25.—All natfonal guara ormanisntions composod of col- jege students will be mustered out of the federal servioe in timo for them to praceed with thelr school work at the fall term, It was announced at the war department today that the policy of the government would be to dis- band such organizations complotely unita of the national guard and to seck the reormanization of the college men in branches of tha offlcors’ reserve corps, Nutional guard unlta composed of students, but who have not gona to the border prior to Aug, 1 will not be eent forward, and similar organizations on the border will be withdrawn on Sept. 1 for mustering out unless some new emergeney arises, Individual membors of negro nation- al guard organizations who can show the intention of entering or returning to collego or schools for the fall term ®lso will be mustered out on Sept. 1. GARMENT WORKERS ACCEPT THREE YEARS AGREEMENT Vote Was 43 In Favor of the Settle- ment to 40 Against It. New York, July 25.—At a spirited meeting_which lasted until after mid- night the general committes of the garment workers union decided to- night by a close vote to accept the three years agreement signed vester- day by officlals of the union and rep- resentatives of the manufacturers, thus ending the lockout and strike for three months virtually has paralyzed the women's clothing industry in this cits The vote was 43 in favor of the set- tlement to 40 against it. FINE OF 5000000 MARKS IMPOSED ON CITY OF BRUSSELS For Celebrating the Belgian National Festival. Amsterdam, Holland, July via Lcndon, 8.27 p. m—A fine of 5,000,000 marks has been imposed upon the city of Brussels for celebrating the Belglan national festival last Friday, accord- ing to the Echo Belge. CLEARANCE PAPERS NOT ISSUED TO DEUTSCHLAND Her Wireless Apparatus to Remain Sealed Until Inspector Returns. Balttmore, Md., July 25.—At a late hour tonight customs officials _said clearance papers had not been issued for the Deutschland. Concerning her wircless ‘apparatus, which was sealed Monday, it was said the seals cannot be broken without authority from Ra- dlo Inspector Cadmus, who i3 out of the city and will not return until to- | Bates _to- a . conference.which' will’ en- | morrow. Food rits are taking place at Ka-| valla, Bulgaria, Condensed Telegrams Miss S. MacNaughton, an English author, is dead. Four Nebraska political parties held state conventions yesterday. The customs report of the Republic of Nicaragua in April were $88,058. The United States armored cruiser Memphis, arrived at Santo Domingo. In all fourteen cases of infantile paralysis have been reported through- out Iowa. Edward Carlson of Brooklyn, was arowned while swimming at Beach Lake, Pa. President Wllson nominated Edward T. Scully to be postmaster at Pitts- fleld, Mass. The Republic works of the National Tube Co., at Plttsburgh have resum- ed operations. A charter was granted to the Mon- itor Motor Co., at Albany with cap- ital stock of $300,000. More than 117,000 French soldiers have contracted tuberculosis in the trenches since spring. Peter Palumbo, aged 19 years of An- sonia, was drowned in the Naugatuck river at noon yesterday. George Zeigler, who was a star player with the Pittsburgh National 20 years ago, is dead. The Pine Canyon & Bingham Tunnel Co. has been incorporated with a cap- ftal stock of $1,500,000. Charlea H. Moyer of Great Falls was reclected president of the West- ern Tederation of Miners. The Canadian Gasoline Corporation, Ltd., of Ottawa, has been incorporated with a capital of §3000,000. The Forty-seventh regiment of Brooklyn will be moved to Van Cortlandt Park from Peekskill. Twenty persone were drowned in a colllsion hetween two ferry boats on the River Spree, at Copenhagen. The Mutual Trust Co. of Orange, N. I, wan closed by an order of State Banking end Insurance Commissioner Lamontoe, Mrs, Willlam S, Sharp, wife of the Amerioan Ambassador to France, sail- ed on the steamer Rochambeau for New York, Chrlstlan Warfars was dlscussed by the speakers at the session of the In- ternationnl Bible Students’ assoctation at Norfolk, Va. Eight prisoners escaped from the State prison at Bismark, N, D., by bor- ing a hole in a two-foot brick wall Three were captured, The medical staff of the German army 18 feoling the effect of the Britlsh blockade in a shortage of necemsary surgical suppites. Rear Admiral Caporten, recontly re- lieved of command of the cruiser squadron in Haitlan and Dominican waters, arrived at Washington, Prealdent Wilsen has eelested Unitod Htates Senator Thomas J, Walsh, of Montann, to be chief of the Democratic National Commlittee headquarters, Ralph Albert Blakelock, the artist, will_be released from the Middleton, N. Y. Btate Hoapital for Insane, where he haa been contined for 16 years, Blr Roger Cassment's request for pormigalon to appeal to the House of Lords from the verdict convieting him of high treason has ben denled. Choss _players from all parta of the United States met at Buffalo for the opening of the New York State Asso- clation’s annual meeting and tourna- mont. President wi ked by represent- atives of the New York State Fair Asgociation to make an address at the falr in Syracuse the week of Septem- ber 11. The War Department has instructed army commanders on the border to submit weeldy reports showing the actual physical condition of their commands. Former Governor O. B. Colquitt of Dallas, Texas, is leading in the state race for senator in the count of the 450,00 votes cast in Saturday's Demo- cratic primary. Ulysses Aubrey, of Tacoma, driver of an automobile in a pusuit race at Portland, and Frank Platt, were killed when his car left the track and tore through a fence. The body of Lieut.-Col. M. C. Butler of the Sixth United States Cavalry, who was killed at Alpine, Tex., by Harry J. Spannell, was buried in Ar- lington Cemetery. Ernest LeFord, sentenced to a five year term in Sing Sing prison in Aprll, 1915, disappeared from the road gang with which he was working near Croton Lake. The Western Union Telegraph Co. announced that the wireless communi- cation by way of Sayville, L. I, and Tuckerton, N. J.. has been suspended until further notice. Premier Asquith introduced a bill in the House of Commons providing for commissions to investigate the conduct of the Mesopotamian and Dardanelles campaigns. Major-General William C. Gorgas, Surgeon General of the United States Army, who has been touring South America for the purpose of studying sanitary conditions, has returned to Panama. The contract settling the garment strike was signed by leadors of the International Ladies’ Garment Work- erg’ Union and the Suit, Cloak and Skirt Manufacturers’ FProtective As- soclation. Mrs. Donato Rlcclo, of No, 280 Front Front street, Hartford, mother of ten, is in & precarious condition in St. Francis hospital from poison, self- administered, She fought all first aid efforts to have her life. Paralysls in Glastonbury, Glastenbury, Conn., July 25.—An- other case of infantile paralysis was ;;mrtea today, the pa.tizllzé being Nina To Unite With Them in at New Haven as Soon as ocratic state central committee, at a meeting here today, extended an in- | vitation to the progressives to units | with the democrats in triefr efforts to Hartford, Conn., July 25—The dem- | i re-elect President Wilson. A resa- lution, drafted by National Commit teeman Homer S. Cummings, was| adopted as follows: | Invitation to Progressives. 1 “To _the progressives of Comnectl- cut: We extend to our fellow citizers of Connecf who are believers in | progressive principles an invitation to | unite with us in_our efforts to aid in the re-election of President Wilson. “We believe that a continuation of | his administration is imperatively re- | quired to insure the peace and con- | tinued progress of our common coun- | try; and we believe that the construc tive legislation enacted under his leadership during the last three vears f constitutes a persuasive and powerful appeal to those who are progressives in principal and who desie to pe- DEMOCRATS INVITE PROGRESSIVES Their Efforts to Reelect President Wilsen RESOLUTION DRAFTED BY HOMER S. CUMMINGS Major Louis E. Stoddard at Meeting Held in Hartford Resign- ed as Treasurer of the Democratic State Central Commit- tee—Vacancy Filled by the Election of Secretary P. B. O’Sullivan of Derby—State Headquarters to be Opened Possible—It Was Voted to Hold a State Barbecue in the Latter Part of August. - ] > vent the restoration to power of reac. ionary forces. i Resignation of Treasurer Stoddard. The resignation of Major Louis E, Stoddard of New Haven as treasurer of the committee was accepted and the vacancy was filled by the election of Secretary P. B. O'Sullivan of Derby, it being deemed best to combine the two offices. Eaward P. Keating of New Haven resigned as committeeman from _the Ninth district and Edward O'Meara of New Haven was chosen to fill his place. To Open State Headquarters. The chairman and secretary were authorized to open state headquarters at New Haven as soon as possible. It was voted to hold a state barbecue in the latter part of August and Georga M. Landers of New Eritain was named as chairman of the committee on ar- rangement The committee will meet at New Haven Wednesday, Au= gust second, to decide on the date and other plans. BATTLE OF SOMME CONTINUES WITH UTMOST STUBBORNNESS The British Are Making But Slow Progress. London, July 25, 10.35 p. m.—The battle on the Somme front which be- gan Saturday at midnight and has continued since with brief lulls is still being enzaged by British and Ge mans with the utmost stubbornness. An indication of the importance the Germans attach to defending their third line is found in the report of General Halg, the Pritish commander, and in the German’ admission that troops have been brought from before Verdun {n order to lend all possible strength to General von inem. The British, if they are making but slow progress, have been nble to re- pulse all the flerce German counter- attacks and fully maintain their ground, although the fighting largely consiste of hand-to-hand conflicf There Is no news as to whether the Australlans, who hold the greater por- tlon of the village of Poziores, have yet secured the eastern part, which is on the plateau dominating the vitlaze. But (leneral Haig tonight reports the repulse of a German infantry attack from the cast Advices from the eastorn front day are mengre, but the Grand Dul troopa are gradually closing in on Er- zingan, the most Important base and itary position of the Turks in Asia Minor, whilo General Sakharoff con- tinuos his successful advance, According to a Berlin despatch, by way of Amsterdam, Turkish troops are to be sent to help the Austro-Germans against the Russlans on the Galician front. DR. ARTHUR WAITE CUTS HIMSELF WITH BROKEN GLASS Prisoner Was Found Bleeding From a Wound in His Chest. to- Sing Sing Prison, N. Y, July 25.— Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, awaiting electrocution here for the murder of his father-in-law, John E. Peck of Grand_Rapids, Mich, was found in his cell in the “death house” tonight bleeding from a wound on his chest made in the shape of a cross. The prisoner had cut himself with a piece of broken glass. How Waite got possession of the glass could not be explained. It is presumed that when he was taken out for exercise in the courtyard he pick- ed it up when the vigilance of his guard was relaxed and concealed it until he returned to his ceil. Waite was removed to the prison hospital, but he steadfastly declined to answer questions. The prison au- thorities believe if he had intended to kill himself he would have inflict- ed the wound elsewhere than on his chest. The injury is not serious. A strict watch will be kept on Waite when he returns to the death house. VISITORS NOT ALLOWED AT CONN. SCHOOL FOR BOYS Because of Prevalence of Infan Paralysis in the State. Meriden, Conn, July 25—The Con- necticut School for Boys will be closed to visiting parents and relatives dur- ing the month of August because of the prevalence of infantile paralysis In this state, was the announcement given out at the school today. No- tices to that effect will be sent fo par- ents and other relatives tomorrow. The school has been closed to all other visitors for the past ten days and will be practically isolated now until Sep- tember. There are 431 boys in the state institution of which about 75 per cent. are under the age of 16 and are susceptible to the disease. It is the intention of the officials of the school to take the st_possible precaution in guarding the boys against the disease which claimed by death two Meriden children early t day, The medical hoard of the local tal has voted to bar all children visitors under 16 years of age. Cave-in of Restaurant Kills Two Women. Hagerstown, Md., July 25.—Twa women and one min lost their lives today when a restaurant caved in af- ter the walls had been weakened by a The dead, all of Hagers- rs. Vallie Anderson, Mrs. Mary Summers, M. Norton.” The women were employes of the restau- vant - , 1, Tgilroads and other cperichie G E 7 2 DR. WILFRED E. HARRIS SUCCUMBS TO WOUND, Charge Against Dr. Atwood Changed to First Degree Murder. Boston, July 25.—Dr. Wilfred [E. Harris, who was shot last Tuesday by Dr. Eldridge D. Atwood, dled late to- day. His wife was with him at the end. The police announced that the charge against Dr. Atwood would be changed from assault to first degree murder. Dr. Harrls falled to rally from the state of coma into which he lapsed, last night. He made no statement bearing on the case, according to the police. An autopsy. will be perform-. ed tomorrow by Medical Examiner. Timothy J. Leary. An extra guard has been placed over, Dr. Atwood as a result of his display of ‘extreme nervousness, the first he has shown since his arrest. He was not told of Dr. Harris’ death. The po- lice said that he would be formally, charged with first degree murder to- morrow. Intimations have been given by At- wood's senlor counsel, George F. Bean, former mayor of Woburn, that when the young osteopath was brought to trial his defense would be insanity. To support this theory they advance the claim that an uncle committeq sulcide ten years ago after escaping from a hospital for the insane. His grand- father also, it has been claimed, had showed symptoms of an unsound mind. 2! 70 YEAR OLD DENTIST OF LYNN MiISSING. Disappeared Last Thursday While on a Fishing Expedition. Curling, F., July 25—No trace had been found today of Dr. Bdwin J. Thompson, a dentist of Lynn, Mass. who disappeared Jast Thursday while on a fishing excursion at Little river. Spurred by a reward of $100 offered by the doctor's friends, natives have searched the woods and mountains for many miles around. Dr. Thompson, who is 70 years o= age, left the camp alone Tharsday to go salmon fishing and failed to re- turn. Later his lunch bag and fishing rod were found near a pool some dis- tance away. His companions believe that he is somewhere in the mountains, possibly ha g become exhausted during his long tramp. He had visited the district a number of times and was well known there. ‘e kol Deem here about two weeks. Dr. Thompsan was a native of Dover, Me. His wife was_spending the sum- mer at Kearsag,e N. H. \ PRESIDENT AND CABINET HOLD POLITICAL SESSION. To Map Out Plans for Coming Presi- dential Contest. Washington. July 25, — President( Wilson and members of his cabinet! mapped out preliminary plans today! for the coming presidential contest and, decided that except in Maine, where an| election will be held Sept, 17, active, campaigning will not_be started yntil| congress adjourns. So far the presi-| dent has no plans for going into| Maine, althoush he will undoubtedly, take part in the campaign there by, writing_letters and_recelving delega=' tions. ~Secretaries Wilson, Danfels and, Redficld, former Governor Glynn New York and Senator James of Ken- tucky are among speakers who will be, sent Into the state. ! The president’s plan is to rematn here until conzress adjourns and then! go to Shadow Lawn, N. J., for the formal notification ceremonies, The, only definite speaking engagement h bas 1s in Kentucky in_September, buf Chairman Vance McCormick of the democratio national committee wil recommend that he make several ether\ addresses during the next few weeks. BRANDEGEE A MEMBER } + OF JOINT COMMITTER To Investigate Conditions in Inter-| state and Foreign Commerce. P ‘Washington, . July 25 —Senators Newlands, Robinson, Underwood, Cum® | mins and Brandesee were today pointed members of the joint commit= tee recently created by congress fto| investigate conditiens in inte and foreign commerce and th sity for further legislation relating