Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 27, 1916, Page 1

Walletinn VOL. LVIIL—NO. 179 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1916 TEN PAGES—80 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 POZIERES VILLAGE IS IN HANDS OF BRITISH Have Strengthened Their Position by Capture of Strong Trenches West of the Village BRITISH PAUSE BEFORE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGE Other Than at Estress Little Fighting Has Taken Place on the French Front—In the Volhynia Sector the Russians Are Keeping Up Their Attack on the Teutonic Allies—The Turks Have Evacuated Erzingan, in Turkish Armenia, and the Russians Are in Possession of That Important Strategic Point—German Admiralty Asserts That a Ger- man Submarine Had Twice Torpedoed a British Dread- nought Off the Orkney Islands, Scotland, But the British Admiralty Mects the Claim With a Denial. With the vil! pleted a dappar and tion there t ng trenches of the British troops seeming & before attempting to their forces against the Germ e of Pozieres selurely hands g stre capture are blocking their advance toward Ba- paume. Wednesday saw only isolated rtillery duels and here d there arp local infantry attacks along the ntire British front in Fi everal weeks sanguinary en rs had been engaged in nuous| To the south of the Somme the ch have been enabled to recor another success for their arms in the taking of a fortified house, together with some prisoners southeast of the village of Estree: Except in the Champagne, where the artillery of both ides was engaged in somewhat violent actions, little fighting_took place on remainder of the French fre n the Volhynia sector the 11y thei allies region and ut in n ns 3 the A says the heavy h casualties com- in their gthened their of tw village ¢ are rest- n throf ance, where ncou almost con- ont. Russians r pre Teutons are meet- and han 4,000 men and five guns and tha s who W t six machine guns and quantities of munitions have been captured by the Russians. The Petrograd and Berlinl commun- ications are at variance concerning the results of fighting that has taken place near Riga and in the vicinity of Bar- anovichi. Petrograd claims the re- pulse of an offensive by Field Marshal von Hindenburg's men near Riga, while Berlin asserts that the Ger- mans penetrated Russian advanced po- sitions there and destroyed them. Likewise Petrograd claims _a slight gain for the Russians near Baranovi- chi, while Berlin declares that strong Russian attacks in this vicinity were put down with heavy casualties by the Germans. The Turks have evacuated Erzingan, in Turkish Armenia, and the Russians are in possession of this important strategic point The reports of the evacuation have not mentioned as yet whether the Turks in their retreat were able to take away in the face of the rapid Russlan advance the guns and stores in Erzingan. The German admiralty asserts that a German submurine twice torpedoed a British dreadnought off Orkney Is- lands, Scotland, July 20, but the Brit- ish admiralty says the vessel attack- ed was a small auxillary and that it was not hit. OFFICIAL REPORT ON KILLI OF LIEUT.-00L. BUTLER Was Victim of Harry Spannell, a Jeal- ous Husband. s, July 26.—Th c killing of Lieu- 1 \ Al r last wee Span 1’ comple clears the name of th offices he report transmitted to General ston today Dby ( 1 J. A. Ga district comm: with _head that Color Spannell w took care nev to be with her except when other were present. The fmmediate incident the killing of the arm Spannell 1s described nel Gaston. who hu immediately following oting, savs that Colonel tler and Mr. and Mrs il and on their return to the where all lived, it was su everyone, as a_precautic their hands. Colonel Gaston s: shortly after this Spannell went to the apparently Mrs. Spannell to upbraid his wife. Butlers’ room_and only Colonel Bntler there, began this point, howeve out of the to him that she was o Soon after S ell onel and Mrs. Spannell hat ended in their being nding and Mrs. hroom Butler e of the took th on th killec BRANDEIS STILL LEADER OF AMERICAN ZIONISM Has Not Resigned as Honorary Chair- Committee. man of Provisional New York, July 26—Associate Jus- Brandeis of the United States supreme court has not resign- tice Louis D. ed as honorary chairman of the pro- visional committee for General Zion- ist Affairs and retains his leadership of American Zionism, the American Jowish Chronicle announced tonight. The publication a is understood he resizned positions les: his behavior of some of ago. ARMY OFFICERS AND MEN nd NG that led to er and Mrs. epo ied to Alpine £ sested that , should wash s tha A r cam nd pointed out party col rid serted also that “it othe: only on account of the tact- his oppo- nts” at a conference held here two Mrs, Spannell had ne to the home of a friend who was e | hotel e o T 11 BODIES REMAIN IN WATERWORKS TUNNEL May Not Be Recovered for a Week— Gas Still Pouring In. Cleveland, Ohio, July 26—The bod- ies of 11 men entombed in the West Side water works tunnel may not be recovered for a week as a result of investizations today which establish- ed that gas continues to pour into the tunnel and that there is great danger of a second explosion wrecking the tunnei and the outer crib. L. M. Jones, federal mine expert, and a party, made six trips into the tunnel this afternoon and declared that the deadly gas is so thick in the tunnel that further rescue work should not be attempted until the flow is stopped. It is believed that the gas plosion of Monday night which trapped the tunnel workers and took a toll of twenty-one lives opened up a gas well in the bed of the lake, Forty men quit work at Crib No. § and 100 left Crib No. 4 today as a result of the report of the investiga- tors; it being feared that gas from the outer crib tunnel has seeped through into the part of the tunnel ex- tending from Crib No. 4. INSPECTION OF CAMPS OF NATIONAL GUARDSMEN To Ascertain Conditions Under Which the Men Are Living. E] Paso, Texas, July 26—Inspection of the camps of the 25000 national guardsmen on station here was begun today by Major General Tasker H. Bliss for the purpose of ascertaining the conditions under which the men are living. He pald particular atten- tion to reports that some of the guardsmen' are disgruntled with bor- der duty and urged the organization commanders to place as liberal con- struction on the recent orders releas- ing guardsmen who have dependent relatives, as the military exigencles permit. “The spirit of these national guards- men all along the border is excellent, he said. “While it is hot and dusty sometimes, exaggerated reports have been spread concerning thelr priva. tions, which in reality are negligible. General Bliss added that the num- ber of guardsmen who could be sent home under the orders would still leave an ample number of men under arms in the United States to cope WATCH BOXING MATCH | With any possible emergency. Regimental Champions Meet in shift Arena in Mexico. Make. Field Headquarters In Mexico, July 26—Fifteen hundred officers and men of the punitive expedition jammed in- to a makeshift arena last night to watch by starlight thirty-six rounds of lusty boxing by regimental cham- pions. In the midst of the program a non- descript negro quartette announced from the darkness of the erena they wanted to sing and were given the stage between bouts, and Sally and The Flag and airs. Movements of Steamships, Genoa, July 14—Axrived, eteamer|the despatches. Dante Aleghieri, New York, New York, July 26.—Sailed, steamer | lowers aro scattered Trederik VIII, Genoa, July Otalia. New York. yCopenhagen, Bergen, July 24~—Arrived, steamer]. Kristianiaf| New York, Liverpool teame) They sang Dixio | death recently similar | Mexico Cif 24, — Arrived, steamer New Jity 24~Salled, steamer|in oW 4 VILLA WITH 30 MEN IN CANON DE LAS HUERTAS His Followers ‘Are Scattered Through the Foothills of the Sierr: Chihuahua_ City, Mexico, July 26.— Villa, with about thirty ::'en, ‘::yln the Canon de les Huertas, near El Paso de Penoles, Durango, according to det patches from General Ramos, sent by courier to Mapami and telegraphed to General Trevino today., Calixto Cc treras, his chief lieutenant, whose was reported from deserted immediately af- ter the Parra] fight and made huyww southeast with one-half-of the men who attacked that oity,*according to It was reported that the Villa fol- through the foot- hills of the Bierras In small bands, DL T Paralysis Case In North Haven, - orth Havyen,.Conx uly 28, e tngantle d;gfiz’? ety .. Vears oid Malcotm Lo Bith o aiesass Cabled Paragraphs Civil Lord of British Admiralty. London, July 26, 8.36 p. m. — The Barl of Lytton has been appointed civil lord of the admiralty replacing the Duke of Devonshire who has becn designated governor-general of Can- ada. Fourth German War Loan Paid in Cash Berlin, July 26 (By Wireless to Say- ville) —The fourth German war loan has been pald fully in cash. Money borrowed from loan banks on col for the war loan totals only 6 per cent, of the entire amount of the loan. German Steamer Sunk. London, July 26, 10.46 p. m.—A Stet- tin despatch to Reuter's says that the German steamer Norderney, _ bound from Sweden to Germany and laden with iron ore, has been sunk north of Aroona, Ruger Island. The cap- 2= dud thives of e crew weke drowii. e Y. M. C. A. WORK ALONG THE MEXICAN BORDER Approximately $500,000 Will Be Re- quired—$110,000 Has Been Contrib- uted. New York, July 26.—Approximately §500,000 will be required for the work of the army and navy department of the Younz Men's Christian_ association among the troops along the Mexican border, it fas announced _ tonight. More than $110,000 already has been contributed. Forty buildings will be needed, each of which will cost from $2,000 to $2,500 to erect and equip. Gifts thus far received include 350.- 000 from the Rockefeller Foundation, $10,000 each from Cleveland H. Dodge, Mrs. Finl J. Shepard, William Sloane and E. S. Harkness and $5,900 each from George W. Perkins and Mrs. Russell Sage. PROBABLE PURCHASE OF DANISH WEST INDIES Nothing is Known Officially of Trans- fer in St. Thomas. St. Thomas, D. W. L, July Nothing is known here officially con- cerning the probable purchase 96— Danish West Indies by the United States from Denmark, but theé new that negotiations for the transfer of the islands have virtually been com- pleted caused no surprise, persist rumors of the probable transfer of, the islands having been received of Probably due to the reluctance of Danish capitalists to invest more money for improving and ing the islands, conditions been becoming more un: St. Thomas is threatened w ruptcy, the harbor trade, cipal support, being almo E Croix is facing a social revolution, fo! lowing agitation by laborers for nd better living condi- h banl- its prin- dead. S ent in St. Thomas is the question of the transfer of the islands, the lower classes of the people desirous for a change. being the more WERE NEW YORK BANKS CONSULTED BEFORE BOYCOTT? British Foreign Office Declines Either Confirm or Deny Story. to London, July foreign _trade eign office declines or deny the stor: 26, 716 p. m—The department of the for- either to confirm printed_here today to the effect that New York banks were consulted by the British officials bcfore the blacklist was published. Unofficially, it is admitted that it is possible some such steps may have been taken, but the department here directly concerned has no_knowledge of such _negotiations. Steps al- ready are being taken here by tis for- elgn trade department to consult di- rectly with a_number of firms on the list In an effort to secure their re- moval. The government is anxious to expedite such inquiries and de, clares that obstacles will be plac ed in the way of any firm desiring to prove its innocense. BRITISH REVIEW OF NATIONAL EDUCATION Proposition Made in House of Lords by Marquis of Crewe. London, July 26, 7.6 p. m.—The Marquis of Crewe announced in the house of lords this evening that the government proposed to appoint a committee to review the whole fleld of national education. This announcement is the outcome of strong agitation to overhaul the ed- ucational system of the nation in view of the defects revealed in the course of the war and with the object of meeting German competition in various flelds of research in ‘which Great Britain hitherto has been out- distanced. THREATS TO EXTEND YONKERS' STREET CAR STRIKE To Surface, Elevated and Subway Lines of Greater New York, New York, July 26.—Threats to ex- tend the street car strike which start- in Yonkers a few days ago to all the surface, elevated and subway lines of Greater New York, if necessary to win the demands of the men, were made tonight by Willam B. Fitzger- ald, international organizer of the car men's union. NO REPORT OF THE EXCLUSION OF MR. M’CLURE Kas Heached the State Department at Washington. ‘Washington, July 26.—No report of the excluelon of ~Mr. MoClure had state_department today. Acting Secrotary Polk eaid ho had heard nothing about the case since the announcement yestorday that Mr, Mo- Clure, after being dotained, had been released on representations by Ambas- sador Page. JDIRECTOR SPEAKERS’ BUREAU OF REP. NAT, COMMITTEE Ralph D, Cool of Findlay, Ohio, Ha Been Appointed. New York, July 26~Ralph D, Goor Findlay,” Obio, has been appointed a% npnn‘h ‘i{ tha:':gauka&g b“%g;“n o{ M P oan - 03 ‘commi 8, 1 Ao onety £ G o g 3 . _Coo! Swas cous '&itfi' omptroller of the during - the _Taft - ad; British Blacklist Injures Americans BELIEF OF STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON PROTEST IS COMPLETE A Communical n Discussing the Prin- ciples Involved Will be Sent to Lon- don Probably Within the Next Few Days. ‘Washington, July 26.—President Wil- son and state department officials virtually have completed preparation of a protest against the promulgation of a blac t of American firms under the British Trading with the Enemy Act. It was said today that the com- munication would be sent to London probably within the next few days. It will discuss the principles involved and will not interfere with the continuance of informal dise ns of the repre- sentat. s of the two governments of the cases of individual firms included in the blacklist. Injures American Firms. State department officials believe that their study of the blacklist has proved that it injures American firms in violation of international law. Acting Secretary Polk talked over with President = Wilson today facts laid before him by the firms affected and the precedents on which ° the United States will act. issue Will be Taken Up With Allied Nations. When the priciples involved are tak- suffering and some British merchants were profiting through failure of the London government to follow the lead of the continental powers in making indiscriminate war upon those located in neutral countries as well as those sident in Germany and Austria Hun- INCREASED PAY FOR ARMY OFFICERS AND MEN Provided For in Amendments to the Army Appropriation Bill. W ington, July 26.—Increased pay for officers and men of the regular ny and nal guard in active e for the Mexican emerge: proved camp conditions Zua their heaith and authorization for m to vote in the fleld at the com- presidential election were provid- ing ed in amendments to the army appro- priation bill agreed to today by nate. A vote of 44 to 13 the senate also suspénded the rules to adopt an | amendment changing the age minimum for cnlistment in the regular army from 18 to 21 years without the con- t of parent or guardian. Under the rovision boys under 21 now: serving in e army would not be retained in tho vice unless they flled within 30 days itten consent of thelr parents guardians. The amendment was d without a roll call, hator Reed of Missourt offered an endment which would make the ex- ng provislon for increased pay to the army when iIn sorvice on forelgn soil apply also to service on the Mexi- can border. Under it officers will ro- ceive a 10 per cent, and cnilsted men 20 por cent. increase in pay. In adopt- ing it the senate also increased tho house appropriation for pay from $1,- 050,000 to $14,178,240 The amendment giving soldlers in the Mexican service authority to vote in the fleld at natlonal elections passed without opposition. A8 a safeguard to the health of the soldiers an amend- the ment was adopted appropriating $250,- 00 floo tho nd construction of wooden eng in troop tents along the border. The house appropriation of §5,000,000 for small arms wes ap- proved despite appeal by the military committee to cut it to $2,500,000 and the ate agaln voted tr etain the house provision prohibiting installa- tion of sclontific ppeeding up systoms in government work, An amendment | to strlico out the latter provision was defeated yesterday but was reintro- duced by Scnator Gallinger, The Dill 1s expected to pass tomor- row. SERIES OF CONFERENCES ON NAVAL BiLL To Be Held by Prosident Wlleen and House Naval Committee Mombers. ‘Washington, July 26, — President ‘Wilson will hegin tomorrow a. sorios of conferences with membors of tho house naval committeo in an effort to obtain acceptance by housa conferees of the big building programma put inte the naval bill by the senate, "It 1s under~ stood he will exorciue all of his influ- ence to overcome opposition to the enormous ecnate increases, Chairman Pndgett and Representa- tives Talbot and Estopinal, ranking majority members of the committee, eady summoned today to talk over ho siibject with the president tomor- row morning before the house meets to select its conferees, Later Mr, Wil- son will ses other committee mem- bers, republicans as well as democrats, making a personal appeal for retention of the building provisions authorized by_the senate. Secretary Dantels made a visit to the capitol during the day to see MMr. Padgett regarding the status of the Teasure and prospocts for early action. He was assured that democratic lead- ers were prepared to meet any further attempts to delay it and would force it into conference tomorrow, DROPPED DEAD WHILE REPAIRING AN ENGINE Jaoseph Englexbe Died In Plant of the Electric Cable Co, Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Conn., July 26.—Joseph Bnglexbe, about 50 years old, of Bound Brook, N. J., dropped dead at the plant of the Eleciric Cable company here this morning while ‘repairing an engine-for the American| company of ound Brook, Official in- quiry isipeing conducted-tpdetermine | coast.of Sco ?‘hemm‘ he was electrocuted.or died|enemy, submarine on e _ date men- Tom natural. cause.’ D __q‘%mfl,t' She -mvm% L RS N up with the British government it is expecter that the issue also will be taken with France, Russia and Italy. is understood here that in announc- its blacklist Great Britain really acted in deference to her allies, who | felt that their own merchants were Clearance Papers For Deutschland TO SAIL FOR BERLIN OR ANY OTHER PORT IN GERMANY DEPARTURE INDEFINITE Any Hour Now the Submarine May Dart Down Chesapeake Bay to Make a Dash for the Open Sea Through the Virgini Capes. Baltimore, Md, July 26.—The Ger- man submarine liner Deutschland to- day was cleared by her commander, Captain Paul Koenig, for “Bremen or any other port in Germany.” Any hour now the vessel may start down Chesapeake Bay, prepared to make a dash for the open sea through the Vir- ginia capes and the guard of allied warships off the threc mile limit. Secrecy Surrounds Plans. Secreey surrounds the plans of Cap- tain Koenig. After securing his clearance papers at the custom house he said in reply to questions asked for the benefit of the Maryland Pilots association, that the exact time of his departure was indefinite. Tonight he had made no arrangements for a pilot, but he can secure one almost imme- ditely at any time he desires. Manifest is Withheld. Information that clearance papers would be secured later in the day was conveyed to the custom house and the office of the clearance clerl was kept open for Captain Koenig, who arrived shortly before four o’clock with Captain Hinsch of the North German Lloyd liner Neckar. After the usual formalities, the commander of the submarine requested that his manifest which he had filed be with- held from publication “for a reasona- ble_time.” Collector of the Port Ryan commu- nicated with the treasury department Washington and then informed ptain Koenig that his request wouid be granted. Consequently the car- go was described officially as being composed of general merchandise. At 1 a. m. there were no indications that the submarine Deutschland was preparing to leave her slip. Says She Will Not Sail for a Week. Baltimore, Md., July 26—Carl A. Luederitz, German consul here, sald tonight that the merchant submarine Deutschland would not leave for a week. When asked why her departure was further delayed after clearance papers had been taken out, the con- sul would vouchsafe no explanation. MOONSHINER FOUND SERVING AS SCOUT FOR PERSHING Fled to Mexico While Under a $20,000 Bond—Tells of Year of Torture. Columbus, N. M., July 26—Guy Hartman, wanted by federal authori- ties in Fort Smith, Ark, in connec- tion with alleged “moonshine” whiskey frauds and who has been serving as a scout in Mexico with Gen- eral Pers] g’s forces under the name of Guy Johnson, today admitted his identity and sald he was anxious to waive extradition and return for trial, according to army officials. Captain Louls J. Van Schack of the army intelligence bureau here said the prisoner confessed that he had fled to Mexico while under a $20,000 bond to appenr for trinl May 21, 1915, Ho said he lefs Fort Smith In May shortly be- fore th date set for his trial. Hartman, it was sald, told a_sory of o year's' suffering from mental tor- ture through constant fear of detec- tion. In telling it, he revealed, how- over, that nlthough a fugltive from justice his patriotism was groater than bis foar and as o result he offered nis sorvices to General Pershing, Armny officors assert that Hartman has been one of the most valuablo scouts attachod to the expeditlonary force, At military hendquarters it was an- nounced that he had made a stato- ment which follows in part: “From Fort” Smith I went to Jua- roz, Mexico, and from there to Chi- huahua, whore I remained but three days, leaving for Temosachic, Chi- hunhua, whoro I socured work on the Acklon ronch, I stayed on_ thia ranch from Juno, 1015, until March, 1916, until Villistas showed up in that torritory and with other ranch hands 1 was compollad to flea, “We remained in hiding in tho mountaing until tho morning of April 11, when nows roachoed us that Amer- loan troops were in Moxico, I do- torminod to do what 1 could and on the following morning I made my way into the Amorlecan camp and volun- toorod my sorvices as o #cout, I cons tinuod with that ormanization until I wae taken {1l ten days ago and the army physlclns ordored me to Cos lumbus for treatment, At tha bor- der I was taken into ocustod: N. G, LIEUTENANTS TO GO WITH REGULARS War Department Authorlzoa QGeneral Funston to Carry Out Suggestion San_Antonto, Texas, July 26.—Gen- eral Funston today received authori- zatlon from the war department to carry out his recent suggestion that second lleutenants of the national suard be detailed for service with the regular army, which under the regu- lation, is without officers of this grade. It is estimated that an average of three second lieutenants will be draft- ed from each national guard resiment. General Funston had two things in mind in suggesting his plan. One was to remedy the lack of second lieuten- ants in the army and the other to af- ford practice for the guard officers, The men detailed to this service will have only temporary status, but it is thought possible some may be regu- larly commissioned later. DENIAL THAT BRITISH DREADNOUGHT WAS SUNK, A Small Auxillary Was Attacked OFf Coast of Scotland, But Was Not Hi Tondon, July 26, 7.45 p. m—With reference to the German statement that a submarine had torpedoed a British dreadnought off the Orkney Islands July 20, the British admiralty stated. that tho actual facts were as uxiliary off the north &and was attacked by an 1 Ball Engine | fol | Fellaws: “A_emall Condensed Telegrams The British steamer Inveran is ashore off center Moriches, Long Is- land. The body of Jacob Schmutz, of Pat- erson, N. J,, was found in the Passaic River. Dr. Emelyn H. Marsteiler, for 30 years a surgeon in the United States Navy, is dead. Max Piratsky of New York was drowned while swimming at Manhat- tan Beach Point. Arthur Eiler, 14, of Staten lIsland, was killed in a taxicab wreck at New Dorp, Staten Island. The execution of Roger Casement has been set for August 3, in Penton- ville Prison, London. The Prince Edward Island schooner Ulva is a total loss on Cape Tomentine Reef, where she struck. President Wilson has decided to re- main_in Washington, no matter how late Congress is in session. Grace Washburn, a moving picture star was severly injured in an automo- bile acgident at Long Island. The Aspin, a steamship bound for Trespassy Bay, went ashore off the Newfoundland coast, but was floated. Formtion of college militia organ- izations into an officer’s reserve corps is proposed by the War Department. The German classes of 1917 and 1918 will be called to the colors, short- ly. The draft may be applied any day. Mario Tricolo, 4, was instantly killed by an electric_car at Atwells Avenue and America Street, Providence, R. L. Misses Alice and Ada Morrison and Cora Bradt, of Buskirk, Mass, were drowned while swimming in the Hoosac river. The three-masted schooner Harold B. Cousins, of Portland, Me., was re- ported ashore on Seal Island, St. John, N. B. The report is current in Berlin that a body of Turkish troops will soon be fighting in Galicia against the Rus- sians. Members of President Wilson's cab- inet are preparing to go into Maine late in August to take part in the cam- paign. 1t was decided at a meeting of the Greek Cabinet that the Chamber of Deputies would be dissolved early in August. tate reapportion- ment act was declared unconstitution- al by unanimous opinion of the Court of Appeals. The British freight steamship Tyne, which struck on the Muiar ledges near Grand Manan, N. B, was reported to be breaking up. One case of infantile paralysis was reported at Hebron yesterday. A sus- pected case is under observation in the town of Columbia. Five persons were drowned near Sunrise, Wyo., when an automobile in which they were riding was swept away by a cloudburst. The largest reflecting telescope mir- ror in the world is ready for installa- tion at_the Carnegle Observatory, on Mount Wilson, near Los Angeles. Samuol Gompors, president of the American Federation of Labor, an- nounced plans for the formation of a Pan-Amorican Labor Federtaton. A declsion was handed down in the Court of Appeals in London sustain- ing the right of Sir Edward Speyer to membership in the Privy Council Owling to the shortage of labor, the Norweglan government is planning to induce young Norweglans who emi- grated to America to return to the fatherland. The demobllization of the Greek army in accordance with the rules set down by the Entente Powers, was fin- ally completed, Reservists have been sent home, The annual repert of the New York Chamber of Commerce shows that for the third time that port has passed the $2,000,000 mark in ~total of exports and imports. The oaptaln and orew of alx of the American schooner Virginia Rulon, have boen brought to port by the steamship Santa Clara. At the meoting of the Dutch Ship- owners' Assoclation held at The Heguo, o resolution was passed pro- testing ngainst tho selzuro of sixty fishing boats by the British. President Wilsen slgned an execntive ordor providing for free quarters, free fuel and_electrlo current to omployes of the Panama Canal, Panama Rall- road Co. and the lsthmus of Panama. ] Charles Qreenberg, of New York, a defeotlve for o private agency, was sentenced to six months in Jjafl for trying to plok the pockets of a pas- senger on a Third Avenue surface car. The Committee on Library of the House of Representatives has ordered a favorable report on the Fitzgerald Dbill to erect a monument to Captain John Ericson, inventor of the Monitor. Col. Louis D. Conley, ex-commander of the 69th regiment applied to Col. Simpson, adjutant-general of the De- partment of the Hast, at Governor's !‘slzmd, for another physical examina- tion, A Pageant depicting the entry of the Mormans into Utah sixty years ago, and into Mexico in 1884, was pre- sented hefore General Pershing and his staff at lonia, Juarez by the Mor- mon colony, President Wilson told a delegation repregenting the New York State Fair Assoclation that he would not at this time say whether he will be able to accept the invitation to be at the fair in September. Milwaukee Free Press Advances Price. Milwaukee, Wis., July 26.—The Mil- waukee Free Press, a morning news- paper here, today announced an ad- vance. from one to two cents in the price of the paper for street sales. It < advance to the greatly o which sank 40 miles off Cape Hatteras, ! GRAFT CHARGES AGAINST . Y. POLICE One of the Deputy Police Commissioners Named by a Witness at the Investigation SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS EXPECTED SOON A Former “Stool Pigeon” of Detective William J. Enright, Indicted Commander of the Vice Squad, Made a nAffi- davit That While in Enright’s Employ He Had Collected Tribute From Keepers of Questionable Resorts—After His Arrest on a Charge of Extortion the Man Was Told Not to be Afraid, to Keep His Mouth Shut and the De- July 26—One of New police commissioners witness today in Dis- wann’s investigation of members of the police “vice squad.” Several policemen al- ready have been indicted upon evi- dence supplied by underworld charac- ters, and District Attorney Swann de- clared tonight he expected even more sensational revelations. ‘The name of the deputy police com- missioner was dragged into the case by Max Turkowitz, known to his inti- mates as Max Pimple, a former “stool pigeon” for Detective William J. En- New York, York’s deputy was named by trict Attorney grafting by right, indicted commander of the “vice squad.” Turkowitz made an af- fidavit that while emploved by En- right he collected tribute from keep- ers of questionable resorts. He arrested late last June on a charge of extortion. A few days later he was visited in jail by Detective David J. Foley, 2 co-worker with Enright and also under indictment. In his affidavit Turkowitz quoted Foley as having said im: Enright went down to Commission- er — and asked him if he weuld be allowed to testify for you as a wit- ness, and the commissioner said ‘Yes.’ Do you need some money? No? Well, don't be afraid. We'll get you out. Keep your mouth shut. Enright and I will testify for you and we'll have the complainants held for perjury—the deputy commissioner said we could do s Subsequently, while on his way to court in the custody of detectives, Turkowitz was by Enright and Foley, he asserted in his afdavit. Enright handed bim a sum of money | and Foley reiterated his pledse of sistance. This incident is said by the district attorney to have led to the investigation now in prosress. Turkowitz pleaded guilty to the ex- tective and Commissioner Would Get Him Out. tortion charze today and was released on a suspended sentence. His story to Mr. Swann was the most important development of the day in the inquiry which is now in full swing. Nealy & dozen witnesses were examined. SNUBS CAUSED NEW YORK 4. DETECTIVE TO SHOOT HIMSELF. Had Testified Against Roman Catholic Clergyman in Wire Tapping Case. | 2 York, July 26—"Snubs” to which he and his family had been sub- jected because of his testimony against Roman Catholic clergymen, ather than fear of the results of & ccond test of his efficlency as a tele= phone eavesdropper, was the reason given in an ante-mortem statement to- | night by Detective John Kennel, chief| of the police “wire tapping squad,” for his attempt at suicide today by shoot- ing. His physicians say there is little Eope for his recovery, Kennel had “listened in” on the tele- phone wires of Monsignor John J. Dunn, chancellor of the Roman Cath- olic_diocese of New York, and Rev. William B. Farrell, who are involved in the charges. He testifled last Thurs- day at a hearing before Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum that he had re corded “phonograms” of their conver- sations. In one of these conversations Monsignor Dunn and Father Farrell were alleged to have offered Rev. Dr. Daniel C. Potter money to leave the state. Dr. Potter was wanted as & witness at the charities inquiry. Justice Greenbaum permitted Ken- nel to be subjected to a test of hig proficiency in recording telephonic con- versations and later pronounced the test a failure. Kennel was to have had anether opportunity to prove his proficiency today. EXCITING SCENE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS of Strong Feeling Which irish Members. Indicative Prevails Among London, July 26, 9.15 p. m—An ex- citing scene, indicative of the strons feeling which prevails among the Irish members, took place in the house of charged the government with arresting 2,000 innocent persons in the course of the Irish rebellion and treating them with a cruelty and ferocity which even Germany had not shown in Belgium The home secretary, he added, by his administration, had started the Sinn Fein organization in Ireland and there- fore was father of the movement, The speaker here called Healy to or- der for irrelovance but did not refuse the request of Herbert L. Samuel, the home secrotary, for permission to reply to the charges made by Healy, Secre tary Samuel characterized Healy's charges as utterly unfounded and de- nied vigorously that prisoners had been ill-treated or placed In solitary con- finement as alleged, The home secre- tary said ho would leave the house to judge the valuo of Healy'’s allesations, FRENCH TROOPS FAILED TO FOLLOW COMMANDER. Gormans Refrained from Firing When They Saw Officer’s Predicament. Berlin, July 28 (By Wireless to Sa. ville). A correspondent of the Lokal Anzelger at the front in the Argonne 18 quoted in an Overseas News agency that occurred In the fighting in that reglon, “A Trench officer,” says the report, “commanded to attack the German chasseurs, cried ‘Bn Avant’ and jumped from his trench, He had advanced several steps when he saw that no one waa following him. The Germans re- frained from firlng. Then the French officer, after walting alone for a short tme, saluted the German trench with his sword and returned, as if deeply chagrined, to his own trench.” DEMOCRATIC ORATORS TO BE SENT TO MAINE Thirty Members of Congress and Fif- teen Other Speakers. New York, July 26—Thirty mem- bers of congress and fifteen other dem- ocratic orators will be sent into Maine for the campaign in that state, but not until after August 20, unless congress adjourns before that date, it was an- nounced at democratic natlonal head- quarters here today. Fifteen of the congressmen selected are senators and one of the first to enter the state will be Senator Ollie James of Kentuclk NIGHT WATCHMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH BY AN ELEVATOR While Making His Rounds of a Factory in New Britain, New Britain, Conn., July 26.—Brnest Baeder, aged 54, nizht watchman at a local factory, was crushed to death by an elevator tonight while making his Tounds of the huilding, The body was found by another watchman who start- ed to search for him when Baeder's time clock did not register, Red Cross Supplies for State Troops. New Haven, Conn. July 26—The Red Cross local branch sent forward today to the Texas bgrder stations commons tonight when Timothy Healy | statement today resarding an Incident | various supplies for tl oldiers there, Later hig mangled Dafi:fla_g}x‘those_'&pfin this state. . found m‘fhe’@;;_’ i PECULIAR FEATURES OF DEATH OF MISS ELIZABETH RADCLIFFE Due to a Bungling Attempt to Peform an lllegal Operation. Olney, Tlis, July 26.—An explana- tion of ‘the circumstances to which is attributed the death of Miss Elizabeth Radcliffe near here late Friday night, was given today by H. G. Morris, state's attorney, after he had been asked to explain the peculiar fea- tures of the case. Because of the girls death, Roy Hinterliter is awaiting action by the November grand jury. He was held without bail after the verdict .of*thei | coroner’s jury yvesterday. The death of Miss Radcliffe, it is claimed by the state’s attorney, wasi due to a bungling attempt to perform| an jllegal operation. Alr bubbles, it is claimed, entered the circulatory sys- tem of the young girl and when thev| reached the heart or brain, death must| haye resulted. State’s Attorney Morrls today gave, out a statement explaining the path- ological features of the case. Stating that the autopsy showed that' the girl was in a delicafe- condition, | the prosecutor adde “There were no exterior marks of violence. Three exporienced surgons found all organsi perfectly normal.” i “In cutting into the right ventricle” he continued, “air escaped. The heart was perfectly healthy. When _the surgeons removed the top of the skull. | they noticed bubbles of air. All, blood vessels of the brain showed air ciculations. There were no structur- al changes but on a test the brain floated in water. There was no leston, of the lungs. “Later it was discovered that = man threw away an instrument used | in fllegal operations while going to the sanitarium. It was found. The! man had boasted previously using such instruments. ’ The_ prosecutor has letters said to! have been written by Hinterliter = toi the girl | Sy ALLIED CRUISER WATCHING | FOR ARRIVAL OF BREMEN. | Believed to Be Standing Off Beaufort Inlet, Coast of North Carolina. Beaufort, N. C.,, July 20—A% least| one cruiser of the allied powers was, believed to be standing off Beaufort inlent tonight in an attempt to pre= vent the entrarce of the German Sub~ marine merchantman Bremen, now due/ at an American port after a voyage| similar to that made by her nmz i | ship, the Deutschland. It was rumored today that the Bremen might arrive here tonight, DANBURY QUARANTINE AGAINST NEW HAVEN CHILDREN Even if Accompanied by Certificates Health, Danbury, Conn,, July 26,—Health Of- | e omnt tawy {ssued an or~ der togay for a strict @ e against all children from New Haven Wnder 15 years of age, Children from that city will not be -allowed to en or pass through Danbury, even {f companied by cerfificates of h The order went into effect imm i Engine Tender Killed at Gedc= New Haven, Conn., July Franka, 6, ehgine tender ag the Foad yards'in Cedar Hill was o