Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 25, 1916, Page 1

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1916 MAUREPAS FALLS T0 FRENCH ONSLAUGHTS Striking at the Same Time the British and French Made Gains on the Somme Front FRENCH PREPARING FOR EXTENSIVE OFFENSIVE Bombardment of Unprecedented Intensity From Estrees to Lassigny Has Been in Progress the Last Two Days— Germans Are Tenacicusly Holding the Ruins of Several Villages—Russian Offensive in Armenia is Assuming Powerful Proportions—The Situation on the Saloniki Front Remains Obscure—Italians Have Captured Sev- eral Ausirian Positions on the Extreme North of the Austro-Italian Line. I ot y front but the Russian offensive in Eafing ks ntia) | Armenia is apparently assuming pow- and_Fre have mad | erful proportions. Petrograd reports gains on Sor fror | the re-occupation of the important to the official statements s ; Armenian town of Mush and the cap- tur Paris and London. Alaurepas h of 2300 prisoners at Rachta. en to the Frenci e situation on the Saloniki front forward more t! Il remains obscure but apparently beyond that tov e . were has been no important chanze mile and a quarter. vf the belligerents thelr side report ar ) £ b vere forced hundred vards south of 7T ) arians at the open- the capture of of the offensive. There have been e capture of es | no further reports as to the attitude Clery_also comp! nde R \d main interest is cen- 5 the |t resent on the situation in front of the in 0ad towr news despatches re- of Combles. TI st the volunteers are rush- same position e allice sm all parts of t front, as describe Lon- ke up arms against th don, mow resembles tl eth « fans. In the absence of offi- great saw hbetween wh he Ger- formation conflicting reports are e tenaciously holding the r being received as to whether the villa ceks and wrians have actually Press despat a Teceived at the front indicate tate that fighting has preparing for their | Seres for some days. offensive for pir re pushing their new miles south of the lix o extreme north of the They are reported i a|An line and claim the cap- tremendous cannon es | ture everal Austrian positions. to Lassizny and There has been increase in_artillery aid to h 1ted | activity along the Isonzo but so far fty t 5. nizntry actions have heen report- chanzc i o is reg PURCHASE OF DANISH WEST f INDIES STILL PROBABLE. ORGANIZED NAVAL MILITIA SHOWS INCREASED STRENGTH Action of the Danish Landsthing is| Force Now Totals 9,300 Men and 700 Not Regarded as Final. | fficerS. ‘Washington, 1. -~ Senator | hington, Aus. 24.—The strensth Stone, chairman of the sentte foregin | of organized naval militia in- relations commitee inced to- approximately 20 per cent. night that action of t h Lands- 1 e last iiscal year, the navy thing in rejecting the T t 1 ¢ 1 nt announced today, the Danish West Ind ) the United w totalling 9,300 men and 700 States would m: > ifference in | officer the attitude of the 1 1 State nor | New divisions, marine companies cause a delay in the ¢ o b e | and aeronautic sections have been or- the treaty providin oy f n Hawaii, Illinois, Fl da, the fslands ratified | scon a York, Texas and Washington, possible. new’ divisions being formed “The action of the T | e not vet been mustered in house of parliame d | Aeronautic sections also have been Btone, “will not | created in the existing orzanizations on the treaty here i of New York, New Je ifornia, and endeavor to have the tr Massachuse Ohio, Oreson and fled as soon as possihl | Rhode majority of which secretary of state s »ped with their own ma- asking us to delay a n vhich the navy depart- done this and there is no tation reserve for that he will. Th tic he pro- i posal in Den does ‘mot| T aval appropriation bill which mean a final rejec | Pr Wiison was to sign today Some senators thought i e ro- | ¢ 1umerous provisions design- sitfon taken by Danist i e 1 nilitia ser- thing would serve to haste | icials expect a the treaty in this coi Fut 1 ney and of them doubt that it c a force as soon at this session. become effective. | e e MYSTERIOUS RECLUSE iPRELIMlNARV MEXICAN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. CONFERENCE SEPT. 4. Had Haunted North River, N Night and Day in Motor = | New York, Aug. Van Allen, a reclus than two years life haunting the and day in a motorboat, shot the boat today. “My Mother," ey and no place to Will Be Held at the Biltmore in New York City. ico Clty, Aug. 24—James Linn | Rougers, the American representative to the Carranza government, formally 1de known to the foreign office here | today that the preliminary conference of the representatives of the United States and Mexico for the settlement { international difficulties will be 1d at the Biltmore in New York, on hose | past is shrouded in be- | Monday, September 4. queathed his body to a col-| The Mexican representatives prob- lege. The police have a!ably will leave here on Saturday. search for pape thaet m! p to The flnal conference, it was stated, lear up his history. T in of ill be held at some place on the New his boat was pearl. Van Allen, it was learned cars ago prominent in inlaid v QUARTERLY REPORT OF Bporting circles, a crack rifie 1 BOSTON AND MAINE reputed to be a mi‘mnn 1_' He was = mbnsger of SSows i Mad |Shows a_ Net Income of $,249,695— Garden and one of the of the Garden Athletic cl for the promotion of tions. Four Times Greater Than Period Last Year. Boston, Aug. 24.—The Hoston & Maine railroad, which yesterday as- sented to a creditors’ petition for re- ceivership with the statement that it was unable to meet its current obli- gations; today filed with the public service commission a_report for the quarter-year ending June 3, showing Same HUGHES SPEAKS IN GREAT MORMON TABERNACLE ssalled Administration for of Civil Service Laws. lation Salt Leke City, Utah, Aug. 24— |a net income of $1,749,695. This Pharles B. Hughes, speaking befort an [amount compares with $410,234 for the (corresponding period last vyear, and a deficit of $257,300 in 1914. The total operating revenue amount- ed to $13,914,764, according to the re- port. Ludlence that crowded every foot of ace in tho great Mormon Tabernacle tonight, assailed the ndministra- on for “specious disrezard” of the ivil service regulations in making ppointments, declared that he stood lor faithful observace of the civil Jervice and asserted that he would »xtend its sphere, if elected, Mr. Hughes spoke with the demo- Jratic candidate for governor sitting »n the platform and with other dem- )cratic candidates and party officials, pecially invited guests, in the hall. e have under this administration,” o nomineo sald, “law after law en- providing for the creation of ds of places with provisions to e effect that it should not be neces- in making the appointments to lorm to the merit system, which is ther way of saying they need not -qunder civil service regula~ BREMEN DUE TO ARRIVE HERE IN A FEW DAYS Message Received That She is Well on Her Way. London, Aug. 24, 405 p. m—The German fubmariné Bremen, reported to be proceeding to the Unitéd States is well on its way, according to an Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen. The despatch says Alfred Lohman, head of the Ocean Naviga= tion company, which owns the Bre- men, asserts he has recefved a mes- sage from the submarine, and that it Will arrive; in-Amer rica. ip.a fow Gays, 55 Cabled Paragra, s Air Rald on England. London, Aug. 25, 1:26 a. m—"Ger- man airships have again carrled out a rald on the east and scutheast «coasts of England, dropping bombs, according to an official communica- tion issued tarly this morning. FIGHT | NSENATE OVER CORRUPT PRACTICE ACT. Republican Opposition May Prevent Early Adjournment. ‘Washington. Aug. 24. — Republican senators were accused today by Sen- ator Owenn, democrat, of a deliberate effort to prevent action before the No~ vember election o his corrupt prac- tices bill, which would put strict lim- itations on campaign contributions. Then the Oklahoma senator announc- ed that he would make an insistent fight to bring up the measure at this session of congress regardless of con- sequences to early adjournment plans. He declared that the existing cam- paign contributions law was a fraud upon the American people, charged that the so-called lumber "trust had sent $40,000 into Oklahoma to defeat his renomination because he voted to deny William Lorimer aseat in the senate and precipitated a lively de- ate in which republican and demo- cratic senators bitterly accused each other of planning to buy ap- proaching election. All the carefully laid plans of sen- ate leaders to make possible an ad- journment of congress late next week were threatencd when Senator Owen announced he was ready to stay here until winter to pass the bill if republicans attempted a filibuster. He said_he would make a motion to take it up as soon as the revenue bill rassed. Last week democratic 1 thought they had enough vote: the p i to bill reve by nt n objected d been Smoot. | INFANTILE PARALYSIS PATIENTS To Be Used as a Serum for Those Now Suffering from the Disease. New Yor campaien to obt who have antile paraly former ye used as serum for those now ing from the 3 will be started here tom citizens’ committee whic ing with city This step has was sald, by the. h found to be beneficial in the present epidem ailay the fears of those who an erum may b the hut 2 E operat in ircular the city ood is obtained. “The serur made from the blood of those who have had the disease,” the circulars state nd it is hope: that as ssible of the boys, girls, men men who have them- gelves suffere he who do not w give their n from t h less blood to it come paraly »d is collected by means of a fine hollow needl 1st nto ¥ at the end of the el T tion of the blood is very p causes no inconvenience. of health. Health Commissioner ¥ today that in 102 cases tals, adrenalin treatment with encourag ment bullc not unl spread by flie other vermi ECCENTRICi 1= MILLION merson stated The warned CLUSE Large Sums of Money Spent in Cater- ing to His Whims. Chicago, Aug. 24—The eccen of Edward W. Morrison, aged reclus millionaire, were revealed in Feders Judge Landis’ court today in c tion with bankruntey proceedings against Morrison. Witnesses, inciud ing John Sommers, a jeweler, told of spending huge sums of money Morrison in questionable entertain- ment, in alleged pursuit of criminals and in catering to other whims of Morrison. In one case, Morrison himstlf ad- mitted, he had paid $3,000 to Sommers $3,000,000 BEQUEATHED Ner- | For Treatment of “Cancerous, g Diseases.” vous and Disabli Philadelphia, Aug. 24—The Uni- versity of Pennsylvania hospital will receive the fund of more than $3.000, 000 bequeather in 1908 by Anna J, Jeans for the treatment of “Cancerous, nervous and disabling disorders” if the trustees of the fund carry out the suggestions of Dr. Winford Smith, su- perintendent of Johns Hopkins hospi- tal, whom they employed to make a survey of the hospitals and medical work in this city. Dr. Smith's recom- mendation was made public here to- day. Loyal Orange Ins! Pittsburgh, Aug. 24—At the bien- nial convention of the Loyal Orange Institute here tonight, George Stew- art of Chicago was chosen supreme grand master. George Carey of Ches- hire, Conn., was elected grand out- side tyler. . OBITUARY. Rev. J. A. Timm. New Haven, Conn, Aug. 24—Rev. J. A. Timm, for the past 23 vears pas- tor of the Trinity German Lutheran church in this city, dled at his sum- g home. in Woodmont- today, aged defeat such a motion pledged from senaiors who desire an adjournment Whether Senatod Owen’ tional | preseniation of his plea for n has chinged that situation is problema- tical. Should his motion prevail re- rublican leaders s: prolonged fight will be made on measure, which they insist is im ticable and im- ressibie of enfo nt in pres- ment af! s request for unanimous | immedi- | done by the doctors of the department | TO U. OF P. HOSPITAL | Lightning Struck | | | | to “send to dectectives in Feotlana Convention Sept. 13-20. ard.” - Throngs in the courtropm today! New Haven, Conn., Aug. 24— The were disappointed when adjournment | Democratic state central committee at for the day was reached without ap-|a meeting here tod voted to hold pearance on the stand of Alice and |the state con ion for the nomina- Margaret Burnstein, 16 and 12 yearsition of a state ticket at New Hvaen, old, ruspectively, adopted daughters of | September 19 The date for prim- Morrison, whom Joseph Burnstein, | ought to be decided later. Dav their supposed father, declared to be |I. Fitzgerald and Homer S. Cum- really Morrison's ow hters. empowered to obtain a #== <no:death=- — 2 Va_t of Alcshol EXPLOSION AND MASS. CAUSED AN FIRE AT BROCKTON, NINE PERSONS INJURED Mad Rush for Safety was Made by 150 Workers in the Box Toe Plant E. L. Gowdey—$75,000 Damage. ‘Brockton, Mass., Aug. 24.—Nine per- sons were injured, four of them seri- i ously, and nearly a score of otlers suffered minor injuries when a bolt of lightning struck the box toe plant of E. L. Gowdey late today, causing a vat of denatured alcohol to explode and set fire to surrounding property The loss is estimated at belween $75,000 and $100,000. One hundred and fifty workers, including many _ girls, made a mad rush for safety and most of them twere accounted for later. Blown Through a Window. Six men were at work in the vat room when the lightning struck. A terrific explosion followed and the eh of the three-story wooden building in which the Gowdey factory is loca vas virtually split in half. Two men, J. Edward Pike of Dan- ury, Conn., who was installing chinéry, and Walter Sampson of ton, Mass., a foreman, were blow through a window and received se- vere burns about the face and body They were rushed to a hospital where their condition was reported as criti- cal. Clyde Dunn of Whitman, Mass.,, and f this city, who is known onl; a Pole of v the name of John, were also re- ved to the hospital suffering from vere burns. They are expected to| ecover. Set Fire to Main Building. The burning alcohol set fire to_the main building. known as the old Tom rms engdc branch of industry The | arby he shoe m st houses had made muc The Gowdey pant the ell was 1- of destroyed, the WIRE COMMUNICATION CRIPPLED BY STORM Circuits in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont Affected. —The which pa over, nd last night crippled wi n g0 badly that service on its was still t today. and Concord, among Hampshire points were almost separated from _telephone with this ci Circuits in so were affected, and Telephone nnounced delays 24 hours. Tel northern states Boston, Aug. ew cut o New completely connection Maine and Vermont and the New Engl graph Company ht be expected for facilities t othe kewise suffered. ANTO PLUNGED OVER BRIDGE INTO RIVER Four Persons Drowned and Another Injured Near by, N. S. 24 —F(our per- and another in mobile plunged Metaghan river it became known Mr. and Mrs. Leo y Lombard, all of Comeau of Saulnier- inj but ng the bridze f the car which he river. by, N. S a , Aug, wer swned when an aut bridge into last nig dead and Miss M e chauffeur While BATTALION MEXICAN TROOPS PRACTICALLY ANNIHILATED. led Nere mbushed by Yaqui Indians in the Alamos District. Doug . Aug The Twen- ty-second ' battalion, Somora infantry, s practically annihilated after it had 1 ambusaed by uis near Bara- monte, in the Alamos district, about ten 50, according to reports brought today by arrivals from Sahuaripa, miles south of the frontier. EMOCRATS ARE TO HAVE A STATE ORGANIZER With a Salary of $2,500 Yearly—State organizer at a salary of $2,500 HEARING ON NEW HAVEN APPLICATION POSTPONED Aboout Selling of Its Holdings in the Boston and Maine. New York, Aug. 24.—Arguments on the application made b the New York, New Haven and ilartford Rail- road Company for an order extending the time in which the trustees of the Boston and Maine Railroad Company, are under the decree of October 17, 1914, to sell the New Haven’s hold- ings in the Boston and Maine and its leased lines was today postponed until Results of State Rep. Primaries HOLCOMB CARRIES EIGHT OF TEN WARDS IN HARTFORD HEALY RUNSSTRONG Blakeslee Carried But One Ward of His Home Town—Fairfield County Fav- ors Former Lieut.-Gov. Wilson. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 24—Declegates 3aid to be favorable to the re-nomina- tion of Governor Marcus . Holcomb were elected at the republican cau- cuses here tonight. Led by Lx- ernor Morgan G. Bulkeley, the comb forces ten wards, Hol- carried eight out of the 79 delegates over 29 for Ex-Mayor Louis i2. Cheney. being chosen The city convention morrow night. will be held to- HOLCOMB MAN THE WINNER IN WATERBURY Lark Defeated Senator John A. Peasley. Wi iam J. Waterbury, Conn., 24 —William J. Larkin, a Holcomb man, received the nomination for republicsn senator from the fifteenth district tonight, de- ing Senator James A. Peasley, his mgest opponent, in_two out of the . ards in the district. Peasley Healey man, though his dele- ere mot pledged to Healey v, while losing the nomination, d the larzest total of votes, 424 401. The third contestant, Cooney, did not have a in one ward and trailed behind the other two men in the remaining wards s this district is strictly republican, the nomination is consid- ered equivalent to an eclection. BALKESLEE OVERWHELMED IN HIS HOME TOWN Carried Only One Ward—Beaten 2 to 1 in His Own Ward. New Haven, Conn. Aug. 24—The so-called “orzanization” forces, which are said opposed to the candi- of eutenant Governor Den- ee for the governorship, 1 decisive vi ¢ at the repub- caucus here ‘tonight. Major keslee carried only one ward of fteen in the city—the tenth—and was beaten, about 2 to 1, in his own ond. 'he "orzanization force ve not definitely ~ declared whom they will support for governor. The city convention will be h on Friday In Hamden, however, the Blakeslee forces won, as was the casc in Che- shire FAIRFIELD COUNTY TOWNS FOR LT.-GOV. WILSON All the Delegates in Bridgeport Favor His Nominmation for Governor. Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 24.—There was no contest in any of the districts here in the republican primaries to- night. All the dclegates the city convention are in favor of Licutenant- Governor 3. Wilson for the governatorial nomination. In the nearby towns, so far as heard from, there was no contest. In Stratford, Fairfield, Westport, Tr bull, Easton and Newton d were elected without instructior in each instance they have exi themselves as in favor of Wilson. ford also chose uninstructed del whose preference has not been made known. Middletown for Biakeslee. Middletown, Conn., Aug. 2 a vote of 69 to 55, a delezation of four was tonight elected to the republican state convention, favorable to ex-lieu- tenant governor D. A Bla of New Haven for governor The dele- gation was not 8 ed, but the delegat openly decl d their inten- tions. No Contests in New London. New London, Conn, Aug. 24— There were no conte t the re- publican caucuses here ght and 25 delegates to ci convention on Saturday were elected in rt order. The attitude of the dele as to the governorship is not nown defi- nitely. New Britain for Healy. New Britain, Conn., Aug. 24—New Britain’s six delezates fo the republi- can convention, elected at the caucus tonight, without opposition, will vote for Frank Healy of Windsor Locks for the nomination for zovernor. This was stated by the delegates after the caucus. Meriden Delzgates Un Meriden, Conn.. At to the republican convention were not instructed at tonight's caucus and it is predicted Meriden will throw its strength to the date with the best chances of winnir instructed. 24—Delegates Healey Wins in Derby. Conn.,, Aug. 24.—The repub- n caucus tonight elected four del- ates to the state convention who 1l vote for Frank E. ilealy for gov- ernor according to their statements. There was no opposition. Wallingford a Healey Town. Wallingford, Conn., Aug. 24—Healey delegates were elected at the repub. lican caucus held in this town to- night, although the delegation was not | ructed. Berlin in Holcomb Ceclumn. October. The decree fixed January 1| periin, Conn, Aug. 24—At the re- Seimabeal publican caucus tonight the two dele- gates to the state convention were in- B B s CASES structed to vote for the re-nomination OF PARALYSIS IN STATE|of Governor Holcomb. New Haven County Has Had 156} Madison for Healy. Cases and 17 Deaths. Madison, Conn., Aug. 24—Healy Hartford, Conn., Aug. 24.—The state board of health reported today that during July and up to today there have been 403 cases of infantile pa- Talysis in Connecticut and 37 deathe, New Haven county led the rest of the state with 158 cases and 17 deaths. Fairfleld was next with 130 cases and 10 deaths. Windham county stood at the foot ofithe list -with 7 cases and forces won at the republican caucus tonight by a vote of 127 to 46. The town has two delegates to the state convention. Farmers Killed by Lightning. Palmyra, Me.,, Aug. 24—The bodles of Johonnett, a farmer, and a farm hand whose name was not known kere, were found today in an open field where they were killed last night by ightning. Condensed Telegrams ago’s latest bank collapse cost depositors §228,807 The Cunard liner Saxonia arrived at New York from Liverpool. Five deaths were rocorded in Ercok- Iyn as & result of the heat. E. B. Hinsdale, once a .prominent i‘::ev; York judge, is dead at Penn Yan, Five persons were killed at Berlin, Md., when a train struck their auto- moblle. - James North Fury of Baltimore, who was a scout in the Mexican war, is dead. Clifford Dillingham, 35, employed in 2 Stamford factory, was drowned in the harbor yesterday. The Government of England has un- dertaken an effort to check the grow- ing cost of food. Silk workers employed in the mill of Dunlop Brothers at Spring Valley, N. J., went on strik Edward W. Douglas, of Troy, for- merly president of the Troy Chamber of Commerce, is dead. Adam Salter, telephone lineman, was shocked to death while at work on a pole in Jersey City. Ten thousand bees liberated In La Salle Street, Chicago's financial dis- trict, stung a score of people. James Lambee, of Davis, W. Va, electrician, was electrocuted while making repairs after a storm. Helen Friedman of Williamsburg was seriously burned when her cloth- ing caught fire from a bonfire. The Danish Landsthing has reject- ed the proposal to sell the Dan. West Indies to the United States. Senator James E. Martine of Tren- ton, N. J., filed a petition for renomi- nation as the Democratic candidate. Former Gov. Judson Harmon of | Ohio was elected president of the Woodrow Wilson College Men's Lea- gue. The statement of foreign commerce at the district of New York for July shows imports of foreizn gold of $17.880,968. An order for 60 consolidation type locomotives for the lialian govern- ment was placed with the Am n Locomotive Co. I A_fund of $75000 has been made available by the War Department for the payment of state troops on duty along the border. While peeping at a motorist hu ging a girl in an automobile, Fai mount Park, Philadelphia, Edward Bo- land was shot dead. One person was killed and many injured in a fire and cxplosion whkich wrecked a store house of the Stand- ard Oil Co. at Chicago. Lieut. Loval Hardwick Barlow, the widely known golf player, was killed on Aug. 14 ile_ fighting with the British army in France. President Wilson will go to Balti- more the last week in September to address a convention the Nationa Grain Dealers’ on. Dr. Staub, and Malcolm M arrested by Mexican author Piedras Negras, charged spies for the United States. Traffic on Manhattan Bridge w held up 20 minutes while an auto truck carrying boxes burned on’the King Gustave witnessed a baseball game at Stockholm between a team from the All-American sociation football team and a local nine. The domocra state central com- mittee meeting for a shore dinner de- cided to hold the state convention in New Haven on September 19 and 20 Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana, for- merly United States Senator, will be the principal speaker at the Hughes- Fairbanks meeting at Chicago. Admiral Aklyama, Admiral Togo, planned the Tenshima, is on his way to after visiting all of the tries. who as alde to battle of New Yor lies' coun- | The six-year-old daughter cf Salva- tor Adorno, who owns four moving picture houses at Middletown, burned while playving at a bonti nday, died yesterd: A statement issued by the German {Admiralty asserts that the losses of the British and French navies of bat- tieships and cruisers to Aug. 1 were 72 vessels. An earthquake was felt at Cafro, I, early yesterday. A low rumbling accompanied the tremor. Two shocks were felt at Fayville and three at Thebes. No damage was done. } Sensational prices are being paid in London for old shir to the | great scarity of bottom igh as | 81,500 being given for t Tri- politan, once wrecked Secretary Daniels advised persons desiring to coffer sites to bid on the| construction of the §11,000,000 Gov- ernment armor plant to submit their propositions before Sept. 13. The 7ist N. Y. Infantry has been ordered back from L una Seco to McAllen, Tex. Their camp at the former place was reached by a prac- tice march by way of the Sterling ranch. Premier Asquith in reply to a ques- that he could not undertake to sum tion in the House of Commons, said mon Parliament during the coming recess if any proposals were made regarding terms of peace. Foes of Rear-Admiral threatening to break out again in Congress. They have seized on the report of Ensign Green, Government | splorer, who failed to find the| “Crocker Land” that Peary says he saw. Peary are Railroad Presidents and Managers Object to Presi- dent Wiison’s Plan STATEMENT ISSUED BY RAILROAD EXEGUTIVES Fail to Tell What Proposition of Importance Was Laid Be~ “fore the Conference by the Special Committee—One Said “It May Be Settled in Twenty Minutes or It May Go Over Until Next Week”—The Special Commltiee‘ ] of the Railroad Presidents Will Continue Its Labors To- day—Talk of Legislating for Creation of a Commission% to Handle Labor Troubles in the Future. Washington, Aug. 24—Objections, The principal arguments aglanst the; which developed tonight at a meet- idea of a permanent commission fori ing of railroad presidents and man- (the prevention or settlement of strikes' agers, t opoints in the tentative plan |were that it would almost certainly evolved by the committee of eight |be fought by labor in congress, and presidents considering ways to avoid |that while President Wilson might be' the threatened general sirike, result- ed in a further postbonement of final action. The conference adjourned to meet again tomorrow and, as one president phrased it, the situation is such that “it may be settled in twer ty minutes or the matter may go over until next week. Statement by Railroad Heads. A statement issued by the railroad entirely willing now to back such legislation he might not be in a po- sition to do so when it was proposed.| Representatives of the brotherhoods who heard of this phase of the plan| today were plainly against it. A| counter suggestion was heard among| the presidents that strike questiens: should be left to the Interstate Com-! merce Commission, with power to in-| vestigate and make a public report of! sxecutlves tonight summed It UP|their findings with a;wstrike hcld Sl s: ; : abeyance pending the investigation. “At the invitation of Presldent i ’, Wilson, Messrs. Hale Holden, Judge |peinS,SPecial committes's plan has been tentatively accepted by the com- mittee of eight and it was the sub- ject of today's conference at the White House. Its substance was com- | municated to thé labor representatives| through Judge William L. Chambers of the Board of Mediation and Concil- iation. - The railroad presidents are under- stood not to be Insistent on the com- mittee idea for the settlement of fu- ture disputes an dthe main difficulty has been the working out of operating. plans under an eight hour day and of giving assurances to the presidents and managers that they can count up- on a freight rate increase. FPresidents R. S, t and Daniel Willard went to the White House at noon and held a short conference with the president. “A conference of railroad executives s held at 3 o'clock and a new ase of the situation of some im- portance was laid before the confer- ence by the special committee. “After considerable discussion with- out definite action an adjournment was taken until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. In the meantime the special committee of the presidents will con- tinue its labor: The special committees plan, draft- after a week’s consideration, would provide for granting an eight hour [ana manager Z : I le for sra i & ur | 5 anagers agree that the operate basis” day to the trainmen, but with |ing probiem prosented is one of the assurance tha he administration [ mest complicated they hav - would make every effort to secure a |tawen. ¥ have ungs freight rate increase to recompense Greneral Opinion is for Eight Hours. the roads and further assurance that v There seems to’be general opiniom congress would be asked to enact leg- islation to se ent of fu-|that the eight hour Gay must be. ture labor disputes through an inves- |&ranted, but roads which now are commission. operating on only g narrow margin of, entire plan has not been laid |Drofit or on which the physical diffi- Il the executives and mana- |Culties are unusual present serious ut its points have been dis- |Droblems to be overcome. The ef= at the various conferences. It [fort has been to include in the eight! developed after tonizht's meeting that |hour days concession a _solution of)] objection had been raised to the|SOme of the other questions such as fréight rate increase feature on at |Overtime pay, etc. which might make least two groun. ome argued that (it less pensive to the railroads. there can be no assurance of a rate | There were reports tonight that somd increase because no one could say |Of the executives still are wunalterably what the interstate commerce com- |OPPosed to granting the eight hour mission might do; and that some of |day under any circumstances and the most important shippers of the |Might attempt tomorrow to enforce a country already ha¥e made it plain |decision which would bring the nego- | that they are not in sympathy with |tations to an end, one way or an- any move which may mean a rate in- |Other. crease. It was pointed out also that| It has become known that in their although President Wilson has ex- |conferences with President Wilson | pressed his belief that such a rate |the executives pointed out that since increase should be granted if the eight [it Was his view that the eight. hour hour day is given the employes, no |day is approved by society, apparently | one can tell how the next election is |1t eventually must be extended to oth- coming out and that there con by no | €T railroad employes and to those in possibility he an increase before next |Other lines of endeavor. An estimate SMdrohdor probably iater of the ultimate cost was given the Attention was called, too, to the |President. fact that the commission hitherto has | President Wilson is said to have held that it cann. consider wage |taken the position that the freight s :ds in dealing proposed |rate increase will be forthcoming be- ses, although ion by |C of the weizsht of public opinion congress might remove that difficulty. | Will back the eight hour day and will also back any plan to give the rail- | roads the revenue to provide for the | added expense. Arguments Against Commission. The principal arguments against BERLIN CELEBRATES RETURN OF THE DEUTSCHLAND RED AND BLUE FLEETS HAVE COME IN CONTACT. Captain Koenig and His Crew Were Feted as Heroes. Strict Censorship on All Reports ' Reaching the Navy Department. Berlin, Aug. 21, via London, 10.15| § » m.—Most of the buildings here are | Washingtc N flags in celebration Of the | belieeiy oo aUE. 24—Navy officials it _possible tonight that the of the bmarine merchant- | Req and BI 1l: b ) a Slue fleets had come into man Deutschland. The newspapers | contat Sormeahers gave the exploit of Captain Koenik | coast and. wevs: eheating e il coast and were enacting the closing the prominent place in their editorial | scenes of the o war game whieh comments and discuss the possibility | pe, 3 5 : gan two days ag E - of the empire getting certain much- | i way imposed. howeroe by manp! needed materials through merchant- | 3amiral Benson, acting sectetovy mon| T D egaPtain Koenlg and | chief of operations, on all reports o 1ave been feted as heroes | reaching the navy department. he press gives liberal praise to A message early today fro'm Rear (ijireand neutral conduct of the | Admiral Helm, commanding the Bide| Gasotte sover s she Co-ldefending fleet, indicated thet 'ihies government was thoroushly ang. o |ecouts might have located efther fHie sovernm vas S)“o!nu;hl‘\ _and cor- Red fleet of its phantom train of rectly beatral The American fleet | iransports “hypothetically loaded with | o e e e e B0 | the men and supplies of an invading| aries were duly espected by the En- | army admiral Mayo is seeking to landy precautions were taken affer an Eng- | 9. the Atlantic coast. There were ing dications also that further reports had | come showing that the Blue fleet was ' hurrying toward its enemy and that the scouts were in touch. "Ad- miral Benson d not discuss the h cruiser had Chesapeake Bay at night.” The semi-official Norddeutsche All- gemeine Zeitung points out that ships urreptitiously entered of the Deutschland and Bremen type will render valuable services during | PTOSTeSs of the game further than to, the war but their value will be slight | $3¥ that it was possible a theoretical S5 b et ot e battle was taking place tonight. The outcome will be determined by Rear Admiral Knight, head of the navy war college, W umpire, is-on the scene of action aboard the superdread= nought Pennsylvania. | Captain K ed great satisfaction at accorded him by the ernment snig_personally expres: the treatment American gov- FAIL TO REACH STEAMER WILLEHAD BY WIRELESS. No Special Preparations Made for Her to Dock in New London. DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN IN MAINE OPENED. Sec'y Baker Praises Administration's European and Mexican Policies. New London, Conn., Aug. 24.—T Tp to sht no news nad been e . : Waterville, Me,, Aug. 24.—Vigorous® reccived here of the North German el Lo Lioyd liner Willehad, whih left Boston | Praise for the administration's Euro- eariy today, presumably focr this port.|Pean and Mexican policies was the outstanding feature of the address here tonight of Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, the principal speaker at a in connection with the Efforts to reach her by wircless faled At the new state pier, where it was reported the liner would do: S orsarat N meeting held Saed bp (,flrallcl\s 1\7(‘1"9 EHie5 i ues democratic campaign in Maine in be- P : {dent Wilson. The presi- Taft to Make Campaign Speeches |lGo/ iy conrse, Mr. Baker asid “Hie New York, At cox, of tr 24—Chairman Will* republican infused the spirit of the Declaration, of Independence and of the Golden' fonal com- The American football team which | is visiting Sweden was defealed at| Stockholm in a match by a picked team | of the Stockholm plavers. The score| was 3 to 0. The Swedes played a vory fast game and baflled the Americans by | their clever, passing.. mittee, announced today that former - St J President . Taft will make soveral | oo, inte this country's forelgn rels Speechos during the campaign, prob- e ably in October, the places to be de- termined later. Died in a Theatre. e New York, Aug. 24—Charles Gal= of Steamships. Movements aples, Aug. Patria, New York. houn, 60 vears old, a retired merchant | of Bridgeport, nn., died of heart dis- ease ln. a theitfe here today, b 2 —Arrived: steamer