Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 19, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVIIL—NO. 226 POPULATION 28,219 ) NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1916 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS MADE BY BRITi French Have Taken Additional Trenches and Have Made Stronger Their Position- ALLIES GAIN NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE SOMME On the Verdun Front the French Have Captured a Trench on the Southern Slope of the Famous Dead Man Hill— In the Dobrudja Region of Rumania the Rumanians and Russians Have Ceased Their Retreat and Definitely Formed Their Battle Lines—In Transylvania the Ru- manians Are Keeping Up Their Progress Against the Teutonic Allies—In Macedonia the French Troops Have Captured the Town of Florina, Greece, From the Bul- oarians. Along a mile front the British have advanced another thousand yards and have captured a German fortified work which had previously resisted all their efforts. This operation is character- ized by Genetral Halg, the Eritish com- nander, as important and highly suc- cessful. It §s indicative of tne inten- tion of the British commander to force the Dattle alog the Somme front without cessation, the new advance being a continuation of tie powerful movement undertaken by the British and Mronch on Friday last. Both north and south of the Somme river in Franch the British and French troops at various points are keeping up their vigorous offensive against the Germars and have achiev- ed further successes and put down strong German counter-attacks. South of Combles the French have taken additional trenches, making stronger their investment of the little town, which is now almost completely surrounded. Having evacuated the village of Deniecourt, south of the river, the Germans have been driven back southward about two-thirds of a mile toward Ablaincourt. South of Darleux a German trench Horgny has been captured. rce artillery fizhting is stil in progress on the sectors of the Peronne Eapaume road recently capturcd by the French. During Sunday and Monday than 1,590 Germans were made r by the French in the Denie- t sector. re is considerablc artillery ac- vy in the Champagne resion. On Verdun front the French have captured a trench on the southern slope of the famous Dead Man Hill, To stem the tide of the advance of the army of tie central powers in the of Rumania. the R ssians have ceas and definitely drawn thei . This extends along the Rachova-Txopadin-Tuzla: the Black sea to the west of mor battle line front of running from Danube just south of the _ancient double ramparts known as Trajan's Wall, which bezin at Constanza on the sea and run westward to the river. Both Sofia and Beriin report fresh ad- vances in this region, while in Tran- sylvania the Rumanians are reported to be keeping up their progress against the Teutonic allies. Petrograd is silent with regard to the new big offensive started by the Russians from the Pripet marsh re- gion in Russia down into the Ci pathians, but Berlin says the Germans turned to the attack along the Nara- yuvka river in KGalicia, resained a ter portion of the tor the Russians Saturday itory lost to In Macedonia the French _troops have captured the town of Florina. Greece, from the Bulgarians, who a reported by Paris to be retiring disorder northwest in the direction of Monastir. In the lLake rovo glon and near Cerna the Serbs have gained additional grcund. On the Doiran front. where the British are engaged, only artillery engagements have taken piace. Several successes of the Turks are of in a Constantinople official communication. British cawvalry . de tachments endeavoring to advance east from the Stuez camal and an attempt by the h to attack in the Feta= hie eector of Mesopotamis were re- pulsed by the Turks, while on the Caucasus. on the right and left wings, Turk forces are declared to have driven back the Russians. All of Germany's poris in East Afri- ca are now in the hande of the Brifish, Lindi and Mikindani having been evacuated. Tn addition the Germans have been driven from the Uluguru hills and a_ junction has been effected by the British troops near Kissaki, The Ttalians are ~till holding their newly acquired positions on <he Carse front despite vizorons attacks by the Auctrians, which were preceded by heavy bombardments STATE WIDE PRIMARY IN NEW YORK TODAY Interest is Centered on How Progres- sive Vote Will be Divided. New York, Sept. 18.—Candidates for Uniteq States senator and a complete state ticket will be nominated at_the state-wide primary tomorrow. Chief interest in the election apparently centered tonight in whether the former leaders of the progressive party will be able to swing the votes of a ma- jority of the rank and file to Governor arles S. Whitman, leading republi- can candidate for governor. One wing of the party favors the election of Judge Samuel Seabury, whose candi- lacy for governor on the democratic ticket is dnopposed and who was en- dorsed by the progressives when he Yjas elected to the court of appeals in National as well as etate leaders of both parties are deeply interesteq in the outcome of the progressive primary contest, for they believe it may have an_important bearing upon the out- come of the presidential campaign in New York. It is conceded by both sides that a majority of those who vote for Whitman in the primaries will support Charles E. Hughes for presi- dent while most of those who support Seabury will vote for President Wil- son, Next to the fight for prozressive support, the most important contest to be settled tomorrow is that between Robert Bacon, former ambassador to France, and Willlam M. Calder, a for- mer congressman, for the republican romination for the United States sen- FAST TIME BY SPECIAL CARRYING NOMNEE HUGHES Made Trip From New York to Cleve- land in Less Than 12 1-2 Hours. , Cleveland, O, Sept. 18.—The special train carrying Charles E. Hughes on his second presidential campaign trop rolled into Cleveland tonight at 7.20 o'clock, having made the trip in lcss than 12 1-2 hours at an average speed of fifty miles an hour including the stops. At Buffalo, 182 miles from Cleveland, the Hughes' special had beaten the running time of the fast- est express on a line by almost thirty minutes. The Hughes' special stayed in Cleveland only Jong enough to change engines and left for Chicago, where is duc to arrive early tomorrow orning, leaving shortly thereafter for Peoria, 1ll. There Mr, Hughes will address the republican state con- vention. The nominee will leave Pe- ria at noon for Springfield, Tll, where he will make an_afternoon speech at ihe state fair. He will leave Spring- @ield at 11 p. m. for a tour through sconsin. Hughes while in Indianapolis Sunday _will be the house guest ries “W. Fairbanks, the vice entin! nominee. The strest car employes of Mexico City have been given a fifty per cent. in wages. R R OBITUARY. Major General Albert L. Mills. Washington, Scp*. 1S.—Major Gen- eral Albert L. Mills, chief of the bu- reau of militia affairs, holder of the army medal of honor for bravery un- der fire, builder of the new West Point and former president of the army war college, died here today after fifteen hours’ 'fliness from pneumonia. Apparently he was in the best of health when he lef: his desk at the war department Jate Saturday after- noon and so sudden was his death that many of his fellow officers refused stubbornly to believe first reports that he was dead. No funeral arrange- ments had been made tonight. In a statemlent issued tonight ex- pressing the sentiment of the war de- partment, Secretary Baker declared Genera] Mills' devotion to his work took strength with which he might otherwise have been able to resist the sudden illness. The statement fol- lows: “I have a deep sense of personal loss in the death of General Albert L. Mills. From the time of my coming to Wash_ ington he has been more than zealous in his scif-sacrificing devotion to the affairs of the militia bureau, of which he was-the head and his patience, wis- dom and kindness have greatly sim- plified both my task in becoming fa- miliar_with the war department and the diffigult undertaking which fell to the department upon the call of the militia to the Texas border. “Plainly, the devotion of General Mills to His work took strength with which he might otherwise have been able to resist the sudden Iliness.” Patrick J. McMahon. Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 18.—Patrick J. McMahon, judge of the city court of Waterbury, died today of heart fail- ure. He had been suffering from a cold for several days and Saturday night he had an attack of angina. A physician was called Sunday morning and he ordered that a trained nurse be secured. This morning there was no change in the judge's condition un- til about 10 o'clock when he started to sink rapidly and his death occurred at 11 o'clock. He leaves besides his wife, one sister, Mrs. Catherine Ken- nedy of Waterbury and a half brother, Bernard McMahon of Torrington. He was born in Ireland on St. Pat- rick's day 1863, — GOVERNOR HOLCOMB IS GOING TO NOGALES To Remain Fifteen Days—To Be Ac- companied by Adj.-Gen. Cole. Hartford, Gonn, Sept. 18—t was announced here tonight that Gov- ernor Marcus H. Holcomb and Adju- tant-General George M. Cole of the Connecticut National _Guard would leave tomorrow for Nogales, Ariz., where they will visit the Connecticut guardsmen. The governor is going in an unofficial capacity and intends to remain fifteen days. _ General Cole’s visit will be of an official na- ture, to inspect the camps. | bave been brought to_trial The Bulletin’s Girculation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Propo:,‘tion'to ,‘e«"‘y -d_Paragraphs \Brist| “Tanks AN IMPORTANT GAIM. " Geheral Gaede Dead, +<'Bertin, Sept. 18 By Wireless to Say- ville).—General Gaede, commander in chief of the German troops in Alsace, is dead. The general recently under- ‘went an operation on the abdomen. Bulgarian Forces Surrounded. Athens, Sept. 18 11 a. m. via Lon- don, 9. p. m.—Franco-Serbian troops in morthwestern Macedonia, which are falling back precipitately on Montastir, according to reports reach- ing here. 7 GATHERING EVIDENCE AGAINST ALLEGED BLACKMAILING BAND. Officers Are Withholding the Details of the Operations. Philadelphia, Sept. 18.—Agents of the department of justice were busy here today gathering further evidence against the members of the alleged blackmailing band arrested in Chicago Saturday, and tonight served a war- rant on Willlam Butler, allas Butts, who, federal authorities say, is one of the ringleaders of the syndicate. Other arrests are expected, and in thc mean- time the government officers here are witiholding details of the operations of the alleged blackmailers in the east- ern part of the country. Butler was arrested here last Janu- ary on a charge of conspiracy and im- personating a United States marshal in attempting to extort money from Mrs. Susan G. S. Winpenny in order to protect a son from prosecution for a supposed escapade in_Atlantic City. He was helq in heavy bail and was to at the present term of the federal district court. Mrs. Winpenny died several weeks ago and in consequence the case is held in abeyance. On the same day Butler was arrested Mrs. Regina Klipper, according to Frank L. Garbarino, agent of the de- partment of justice in this “city, went to New York with a man who turned out later to be Frank Crocker, alias Don Collins. She fell a victim of the alleged biackmailers, according to Gar- barino, and was muicted out of a large sum of money by Frank Irwin, whose home is said to be in Worcester, Mas and another man, who is still a fugi- tive. They represented themselves as government officers, Garbarino id. Crocker was arrested in Tampa, Fla., last February and was taken to New York and held in bail to await trial. DEFEAT OF VILLA FORCES DISCUSSED EY COMMISSION May Hasten Settlement Between Mexico and the United Sttaes. London, Conn, Sept. 18.—Vil- Mexico, and the repulse of his la’s night attack on the city of Chi- forces by General Jacinto Trevino will tend to clarify relations between Mex- ico and the United States, in the opinion of the Mexican representa- tives on the joint commission in ses-{ sion here to formylate an acceptable programme for maintaining order along 1he international boundary. The “Chihvahua battle in which the Villa forces. suffered heavy 1o figured prominently in the discussions of the cemmission today. The Mexican commissioners point- el cut thot if Villa had been locat- ed by the action at Chihuahua, the task of runamg him down would be eatly smpliticd. They suggested that if Ceneral Pershing’s force now. in Mexico should be withdrawn a Mexican force would take its place and thux prevent Villa from raiding t the northward, General Trevino, In’ the opinion of commissioners, 1 now pursue Villa relentlessly. culty never had been to fight they s but to find him. KENTUCKY FEUDIST KILLED BY UNITED STATES MARSHAL. Mose Feitner, Prominent in Breathitt County, Was Resisting Arrest, Lexington, Ky.. Sept. ‘Word reached here today frora Perry county to the effect that Mose Feltner, known throughout the county as one of the leaders in the Hargis-Cockrail in Breathitt county in and killed by United Stites N 18 A. Sizemore while Feltner #as resist- ing arrest. ‘ It was Feltnor who testified that he had accepted employment to kill James Marcum in 1905, but had instead warn- ed Marcum that an attempt would be made on his iife. It was this confes- slon_that led to the arrest and trial of Judge James Hargis, Sheriff Bd Callakan, Curtis Jett and numerous others. Both Hargis and Callahan were acquitted, but the celebrated feud was apparently broken. HEAVY CASULTY LIST OF BRITISH OFFICERS 41,014 Since the Commencement of . 3 (Correspondence of AssociateX Press).—Officers’ cas- ualty list for the last fornight of Au- gust contain the names of 603 officers killed, 1,396 wounded and 93 missing, @ total of 2,092. This brings the losses of officers in the British army since the commence- ment of hostilities to 41,014, of whom 12,045 have been killed or died of ounds, 26,076 wounded and 2,892 miss- ng. During the fortnight Brigadier Gen- eral Potter was wounded, Brigadier General Buckle killed and five licuten- ant colonels Kkilled. ARRESTS IN OTHER CITIES ON BLACKMAIL CHARGE On Information Obtained from Two of Gang Who Confessed, Chicago, Sept. 18—While federal authorities tonight prepared to ar- raign for a preliminary hearing tombr. Tow seven members of an alleged blackmail gang who used the Mann act as their chief weapon, detectives, fortified with information obtained from two alleged members of the gang WWho contessed, mas arrests i eines cities and spread a dragnet for H. G. Woodward, sought as director in chief of the syndicate. CHANGE IN NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR EXCHANGE Two Clearing Housei Associa to Be Formed. New York, Sept. 18—The members of the New York coffee and sugar ex- change voted today to organize two clearing house associations for the clearance of future contracts. One will be for sugar and the other for coffce, A canvass of the membership will a¢! once be made to ébtain subscribers. ns Are e e e e i e ifar below J Built in Peoria HAVE ATTRACTED WORLD WIDE ATTENTION IN FRANCE DESIGNED FOR FARMS Tractors Sent to Enligland Weigh About 18,000 Pounds Each, Develop 120 Horse Power and Are Built of Steel. ‘Washington, Sept. 18.—The British “tanks”, the armed motor cars used in recent assaults on German trench- es in northern France so successmully as to attraft world-wide attention, were_built for the most part in Peo- ria, T, In the form of caterpillar tractors designed many years before difficult pgoblems of modern farming. the war began to meet some of the difficult problems of modern farming. Except for their armor, their machine guns and their crews, thousands like them are in use today in the United States, In plowing, digging ditches, and other labors less heroic than war. 1,000 Sold to British Government. M. M. Barber, vice president of the Holt Manufacturing company, e: plained here today that it was ma- chines made by his company at its Peorfa plant that had hurdied Ger man trenches, walked through for- ests and walked over shell the face of intense gunfire. sold about 1,000 caterpillar the British government,” said Mr. ker. “We have had nothing to do with putting armor on them, or plac- ing machine guns, but some of our men at Aldershot, England, recent- ly were notified that the Eritish gov- ernment Intended to arm some of the tractors and use them for work other than the usual towing of big guns. Germany Had Some Before the War. “Germany had some of these trac- tors before the r began and al- though T do not understand just how it occurred, 1 believe she may have got others since then. We have sent some to France and some fo Russia. So far s T know. up until the recent appear- ance of the armored gars the tractors were used only to fow hiz guns. T understand that Germany used about craters in “We have ractors to for of them in this work before Liege early in the war and recent photographs show that the British are usinz roma of them now for t same purpos Mr. Baker said he did not know how many of the 1,000 tractors sent to FEngland had been armored and | put in service as land battles| nor {did he know what equipment the British war office had placed upon the cars_to be. used. ~Can Go Over Alnfost Anything. “It is said” said Mr. Baker, “that these an go ov almost +hing or through almost anything. They can straddle a_ trench, go through a Swamp, roll over logs, or climb through shell craters like a car of Tuggernaut. It looks uncan- nY to see them crawl along the ground, just like a huge caterpillar. Tn a thick forest, if they encounter trees they could not brush out of their wav, they could easily be used to uproot them ang clear their own paths.” Crawls on Two Belts. Rake Enrland weight about 10,000 pounds cach. develop 120 horse power and are built of steel. The caferpillar fea- ture, he explained, is of the utmost importance. Speaking broadly tractor crawls on two belts, with cor ruzated surfaces, on either side of the bod The corrugated surface is on the ground. On the inside of the belts, A on each side of the body, are two lines of steel rails, making four line: in all. These rails are in short sec- tions, jointed and operated over a cogged mechanism wh tually lays them down with their helt at- tachment as the tractor moves ahead and picks them up again so ‘hat the car runs on ifs own self-made traclk rontinvously. The short joints in the rails make it easy to tura to right or left. Trucks With Five Wheels. The body is_ supported by trucks with five wheels, something like small railroad trucks. These wheels never touc hthe ground, but run upon the steel rails. In the ordinary trac- for about seven feet of belt and rails is on the ground at one time. Mr. Jaker said that the machine would bridge any trench that was not widerw than the length of track it laid on the ground at one time. The “bow” might hit the far side of the trench the top, and the “stern” would undoubtedly sink a little, but the tenacity of the tractor, he declar- ed, would enable it to go ahead and climb out. Width of Track 24 Inches. The width of track used on the ma- chines sent to England, Mr. Baker said, was 24 inches. He declared that the ‘ground pressure is about three pounds per square inch where a thirty Inch track is used, or less than that of the foot of efther man or horse. He suggested that the Brit- ish anthorities probably had lengthen- ed the track on the tractors used In trench work, giving them even great- er power to surmount obstacles. “We've been making these tractors t for a long nd have not it. Since -their recent use in storming trenches 1 have secn published reports that led me to believe the secret would come out anyway pretty soon, so I decided it might as well be told now.” Although he woi1 not discuss the matter. it was understood the United States war department is experiment- ing with armored tractors somewhat like those now in use on the British battle lne. BANDITS RIFLE EXPRESS CAR OF $62,000 IN GOLD Then Pushed Train Into a Deep Can- yon in Texas. talked much about Laredo, Texas, Sept. 18.—Bandits held up a passenger train Sept. 12, near Tamosope, rifled the express car of $62.000 In gold, robbed the pas- sengers and then pushed the train down the mountain side int oa deep canyon, according to a apparently re Iable report reaching here today. The passengers were permitted to detrain, thus preventing loss of life, the re- port said. aid the tractors sent fo| the | I | i President Wilson - at Sister’s Funeral WALKED FROM CHURCH TO CEMETERY WITH RELATIVES FLAGS AT HALF MAST The President Stood With Bowed Head and Tear Stained Face Dur- ing Last Rites For Mrs. Annie E. Howe. Columbia, S, C., Sept. 18.—President Wilson came here today to bury his only sister, Mrs Annic E. Howe, of Philadelphia, who died Saturday at New London, Conn. He attended sim- ple funeral services at the church, and thgn walked with relatives to the adioining cemetery and stood with bowed head and tear-stalned face during the simple rites. School Children Brought Flowers. The people of Columbia gathered along the streets and outside the church to see the president. During the ride south this morning the plat-’ form of every station was crowded, but there was no cheering. At sev- eral stops flowers were put abotrd the train by school children. Body Brought in Special Train. The special train bearing the body and mem#rs of the funeral party ar- rived here shortly befors noon. Auto- mobiles tcok the president and mem- bers of his family directly to the First Presbyterian church. At the pre dent’s request the city and state of- ficials =ave no official recognition to his visit. The Presidential Party. In the party were Joseph R. Wilson, the president’s brother; John A. Wil- son, a cousin; Mrs. Anne Cothran, nuzhter of Mrs. Howe; Georgze Howe and Wilson. Howe, sons; Miss Mar- garet Wilson the president’s daught- er, ang Dr. C. T. Gravson. The last services took place inside an inclosure in the shaded s:aveyard where are buried Mrs. Howe's hus- band, the father and mother of the president. and several other relatives. Flags at Half Mast. All flags in_Columbia were at half mast during the funeral. The presi- dent planned to remain here until to- night and then leave for Long Branch, N. J., where he is due at 111 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. REFUSES TO POSTPONE OPENING OF N. Y. SCHOOLS Action of Dr. Haven Emerson, Health Commissioner, g With Oppo- sition, z York, Sept. 18.—Refu merson, health commi to postpone the opening of this city public schools until October second, h hos been suggested to minimize arther danzer from infantile pa- brought a threat of 1otion by the League of Parents’ sociations of the Eighteenth School rict, which seeks to prevent the ning next Monday. of Dr. ioner, W Haven In that disirict there are six elemen. tary schools and three high schools at- terided by 16,500 pupils. To allr re- s for postponement of the open- Commissioner Emerson tonight “{’nder no circumstances will the date be changed. The schools will open next Monday.” Despite the eighty-three deaths from infantile paralysis last week, there were thirty-five fewer deaths | fro mall causes in the city compared with the same week a vear ago, when there was only one death from infan- fantile paralysis. A DECIDED DECREASE IN PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC Shown by Renort of State Health De- partment of New York. _‘Albany, N. . 18 decrease in the infantile par: epidemic in this state was indi in fizures made public today state health department. d that for the week ending Saturday last 189 cases had been reported it the state outside of Greater New York s against 220 for the preceding week, 290 for the weck ending Sept 2, and 126 for the week ending Aug. 26, when the number of cases was the greatest since the inception of the epidemic. Fifty-one upstate cases and four deaths were reported during the 43 hours ending at 5 p. m today. Cases reported since the epidemic started early in June now number 2,915 and deaths 547. ENORMOUS BUSINESS OF SUBWAY AND EL TRAINS. Carried 683,752,114 Passengers Last Year—Receipts $35,891,528. New York, Sept. 18—Elevated and subway trains in this city operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit com- pany carried §33,752,114 passengers, an increase of 36.573,84§ over the previous year, according to the annual reprt for the year ending June 30, to be fs- sued tomorrow. Receipts amounted to $35,891,528, an increase of $2.457,780. After expenses had been paid there was $8,892.014 available. of which amount $7,000,000 was paid in dividends, leavirg a sur- plus of $1,892,014. e S A FINE OF ONE CENT AND IMPRISONMENT TWO MINUTES fmposed on Man Who Fafsified Con- cerning His Age. Chicago, fept. 18.—A fine of one cent and imprisonment of two minutes in a courtroom chair was the punish- ment imposed on Michael Levin by Federal Judge Landis today. Levin, who is twenty vears old, had been found guilty of falsifying concerning his age to obtain a post office posi- tion. Movements of Steamships. TLiverpool, Sept. 18—Arrived, steam- er_Philadelphia, New York. o Fayal, Sept. 16.—Sailed, steamer Roma (from New York via Providence) for Marseills. Montreal, Sept. 18.—Arrived, steam- ers Corsican, Liverpool; Southland, Liverpool. Condensed Teiegrams Fire destroyed the public school at ‘Woodmere, L. L, causing a loss of $30,000. Members -of the Mattituck Yacht Club caught six sharks in Long Is- land Sound. Abram Elkus, ambassador to Turkey, Constantinople. the new American arrived at The week’s exports from New York dropped $31,555,841 as compared with the week before. Townsend Jones, of Coldspring Harbor, L. L, died at his home, fol- lowing a stroke of paralysis. Henry Baily, 18, of Brooklyn, was crushed to death by a sidewalk “lift” at No. 5 John street, Manhattan. Search is being made for .John Mar- tin, of Rye, N. Y., who with his chau- fleur have been missing since Friday. Charles Becker, noted forger who was pensioned by the Bankers' Asso- ciation “to be good” died in BErook- lyn. General Henry B. Sharpe was pro- moted to Quartermaster-General of the army, with the rank of Major- General. Nine firemen and three coal passers of an American tank steamer went on strike for higher pay and were dis- charged. George Brown a Newark, N. J., law- yer sought for vears for forzery was arrested in a West street hotel, in Manhattan. . A verdict for $2,000 was awarded Lucille Tompkins, of New York, who sued Edward . Yale for $50,000 for breach of promise. Mrs. Silas B. Birch of Winsted, has received word from her brother Salt Lake physician whom thought dead for 30 years. she Fifty monkeys to be used in connec- tion with the infantile paralysis re- search work @re on the way to the Rockefeller Institute in New York. Burglars plundered the residence of Mrs. E. F. C. Young, widow of the banker, near Elberton, N. J., and got away with jewels worth $50,000. Five thousand people witnessed a review of the First and Fourth New Jerscy Regiments at Sea Girt. Presi- dent Wilson was unable to attend. Martin J. Kane and James R. Con- rery will be arraigned in the Clinton, Mass., court on the charge of bribery and the larceny of $375 of town funds. Fourteen thousand and sixt: officers and men of the Regular Army |and National Guard Jeft San Antonio, { Texas, on a “hike” of $3 miles to 2 tin. -three n order to pay a fine imposed for driving ‘a car while under the influence of liquor, Frank Rice, of Ann Arbor, sold a perfectly good automobile for $100. Horace White, formerly editor-in- jchief of the New York Evening Post and_editor of Chicago bune from 1364 to 1874, died in New Yerk city at the age of 82. Up to noon Monday the state board of health received reports of twe new cases of infantile paralysis, one frox Willimantic and the other from Man chester. These make 679 recorded cases in the state, An automobile owned and driven Ly Harry Low Mclntyre, of New York, struck a milk wagon at Riverside, Ct., carrying the horse and vehicle 80 feet and flooding the streets with milk George M. Roberts, superintendent of markets of the District of Colum- bia, will make an effort to have Con- gress fix a standard size for a loaf of bread which may be sold in V shing- ton. The War Department to authorize the holding of tions in_the various military ments of the country for officer’s re- serve corps, created by the last Con- sress. examina- New York city has practically & the next 30 years, 1,147 val- es of city-owned property in , according to William irector of the Bureau of Jamaica Bullock, | City Inquiry. The French Line twin screw steam- er Chicago, which has just come out of drydock after being over! leave New York on Sept. 20 at 3 p. m. This ship was scheduled to leave New York on Sept. 9. The huge 14 ch guns of the super- dreadnought Pennsylvania cannot be fired simultaneously. This fact was revealed during the recent target practice ‘indulged in during the gov- ernment acceptancy tests by the State Department concerning the sinking, presumably by mines or torpedoes, of several vessels on which it is alleged there were Americans as passengers or members of their crew. A party of New York women dis- guised as a German band invaded the dining room of Mr. and Mrs. William B. O. Field at Pittsfield, during din- ner and serenaded Mr. Field on his birthday. He is of pro-German sym- pathies. Mexican revolutionists under Felix Diaz_have evolved a new scheme to Zet messages into Vera Cruz, where there is a great scarcity of food among the poor. Diaz is sending roasted pigs’ heads in which messages are stuffed. The Unjted States demand no further iffformation from Japan con- cerning the Russo-Japanese alliance and Japanese operations in inner Mon- golia_unless Japan commits an act in contravention of -the assurances given last week. On charges of reckless driving and attempting to evade responsibility for collisions, John Canall, a colored auto- mobile truck driver, was fined a total of $150 and costs in police court in New Haven. Resolutions urging an investigation of the packing and live stock indus- tries by the Federal Trade Commis- sion were adopted by the closing ses- sion of a three-days’ conference of the American National Live Stock Assocl- ation with live stock men of the West in Denver. is preparing | auled, will | Explanations are expected this week | Should Negotiations Now Settle New York Traction Strike the City's Population e SYMPATHETIC STRIKE ON THURSDAY Being Conducted Fail m . OXIMATELY 700,000 WORKERS WILL QUIT President Shonts of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the New York Railways Company Declared Yes= terday That the Companies Would Refuse to Confer Further With the Strikers—There Was a Noticeable Improvement in Surface Traffic Yesterday—Some Vio- lence Was Reported and Several Arrests Were Made— Police Reserves Dispersed Strikers Who Tried to Hamper Operations of Surface Cars. New York, Sept. 18.—Failure of ne- gotiations being conducted by Mayor Mitchel to provide a basis of settle- ment on the traction strike in this city will result in a call Thursday for a sympathetic striké of approximately 700,000 workers, union leaders de- clared after a conference late today between representatives of several crafts. Call to Affiliated Unions. The call will be issued, it was stated, to all unions affiliated with the Cen- tral Federated union of New York, the Central Labor union of Brooklyn and the Federated union of the Bronx, Westchester and_Yonkers. Some of the unions already have authorized a strike, union leaders said, and referen- dums are in progress in others. Theo- dore P. Shonts, president of the Tnter- borovgh Rapid_Transit company and the New York Railwavs company, late today issued a statement in which he said” the companies would refuse to confer further with the strikers. This announcement was made after Mr. Shonts had been informed that Mayor Mizchel had agreed o act with Oscar S. Straus, chairman of the public ser- vice commission, in an atiempt to bring the strikers and the companies together. The attitude of the com- panies is unalterable, Mr, Shonts said. No Practical Plan Evolved. Mayor Mitchel announced _tonight hat he had asked the citizens)’ com- mittee of the chamber of commerce and representatives of the merchants' sociation to meet with him tomor- row to discuss the situation. During the day he conferred with labor lead- ers, but na.practical plan was evolved to_settle the difficultics,~-. . » o In the event of a general strike call, union leaders sald, one of the first un- ions to respond will be the longshore- men's. The police department today made arrangements to patrol New York's waterfront in case of a strike. Improvement in Surface Traffic. Traffic on the subway and elevated lines continued normal foday and there was a noticeable improvement ir sur- face conditions. Congestion in the subway and on the clevated continues, although durin, the rush hours train_service is sal to be above normal. Surface cars are not so well patronized as they are wr- dinarily, travelers preferring the subs way and elevated lines, the stations of which are under police guard. Some Violence Yesterday. Some vioknce was reported durtes the day, and several arrests were made. Missiles were hurled at ele- vated trains from the roofs of houses, but ro one was seriously injured, ae-, cording to police reports. Strikers at- | tempted to hampér the operation of surface cars at the busy transfer point at Twenty-third street and Madison avenue. but police reserves dispersed them before trouble was started. UNITED HEBREW TRADES ARE PREPARED TO STRIKE If Called Upon to Do so by the Cen- tral Federated Union. New York, Sept. 18—The United Hebrew Trades, representing a mem- bership of 200,000 orsanized workers, tonight voted to 2o on a sympathetic strike as an aid to the etrixing car- men, if they are called upon to do so by the Central Federated union. The vote was taken, at a meeting of delezates said to represent every craft in the united trades, including the gar- ment industries in which women arc employed. Arrangements were made to notify the membership of 200,000 to be ready to answer a strike call at any time. B QUEENS COUNTY RAILWAY EMPOYES GO ON STKIKE 65 Motormen Were Sent to Manhattan for Duty. Becagyse York, Sept. 1 New Five hundred | motormen and conductors employed by the New York and Queens County Railway company went on strike at midnight. Ths swikers assert that | agreements entered into between the company and the men twere broken | when the railway officials sent 65 mo- tormen to Manhattan to do duty on | the surface cars of the New York Railways company. Brooklyn and Richmond (Staten Island) are the only boroushs of the city not affected by the strike. SPIRIT OF RELIGION I N WORK FO RTHE POOR Bishop Shahan Protests Elimination of Church From Charity Work. Washington, Sept. 18, Protest against the tendency to eliminate the church from organized charity work was made by the Right Rev. Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, rector of Catholic University, speaking tonight _before | the. National Conference of ~Catholic Clerics. “The modern philanthropist would improve man’s material condition, forgeting that he has a soul” said Bishop Shahan. “It is the aim of the church to put the spirit of religion in work for the poor” He added, How- ever, that the church must not neg- lect "to utilize all best developments of modern science. Professor James B, Hagerty of Ohio State University, Columbus, said one of the principal lessons the Unit- ed States may learn from Europe aft- er the war is that of “How work may be done more successfully by a very divergent clas sof workers, any of whom, under the present circum- ances, would be wholly. incompetent for work. He referred particularly to_the finding of work suitable for cripples. 51,150 AUTO MARKERS HAVE BEEN ORDERED For This State for Next Year—Cost 14 to 19 Cents a Pair. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 18.—Frederick J. Wetstein, chief clerk in state auto- mobile department, received a letter today from the ~manufacturers of markers in Ohio to whom the contract for the furnishing of markers to this state for next vear was awarded, say- ing the first consignment had been shipped. It consists of a carload of 500 boxes, each box containing fifty of markers. The price for the snment Is given as $4,636.66. There have been 51,150 marlkers order- ed but Mr. Weststein. thinks it will be necessary to Increase the order by about five thousand. The markers cost from fourteen to nineteen cents a pair. Mr. Wetstein says the next year's markers will be of better ma- terial and that they will have a more artistic finish than those in use this vear. The markers will not be distributed until Dec. 15. BLOODSTAINED DRUM RETURNED TO RICHMOND Brought Back by Survivors of the ‘Worcester Continentals. Richmond, Va, Sept. 18.—#A blood- stained drum captured by them fifty years ago from the Thirteenth Vir- gina Regiment was brought back to Richmond today by survivors of the Worcester <{lontinentals, a Massa- chusetts reg’ment. Tomorrow it will be presented to the Confederate Me- morial Literary Society at a cere- mony in the Confederate Museum which was the White House of the Confedercay. PUBLIC BEQUESTS IN WiILL OF LEWIS E. STANTON Sum of $10,000 Given to Bacon Acad- emy, Colchester. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 18.—The will of Lewis E. Stanton, former United States district attorney and Hartford lawyer, admitted to probate today, is of particular interest because it pro- vides that the old Stanton homestead in Clinton, known to thousands of lovers of antiques and things histori- | cal throughout New England, shall be- come a museum. Mr. Stanton left it to the Security Trust.company of this ! city in trust with a fund of $40,000 % its maintenance. The will directs that the house be open to the public. The sum of $10,000 is ziven to Ba- con academy, Colchester; $10,000 to the Center Congregational church, this | city, and $5,000 to the Wadsworth Atheneum for the purchase of any painting which the trusiees may de- cide upon. The value of the estate fs | estimated at betv $300,090 and $400,000 and the residue is left in trust to the missionary society of Connecti~ cut. & MANY ABSENTEES FROM NEW HAVEN SCHOOLS. | Parents to Be Given Latitude Because' of Fear of Infantile Paralysis. New Haven, Conn, Sept. 18.—At- tendance at the public schools in this ' city, which opened today, showed large percentaze of sentees, as” B | result of the fear of infantile paralysis. | Superintendent Beede of the schools | said that parents would be given rea- | sonable latitude In the matter and that - nothing would be done to compel them to send thelr children to schwol. He - Delieves that the fear amons parents will graduclly subside and that by, the first of next month the attendance will be normal. BOARD OF CONTROL FOR YALE ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. Faculty, Graduates and Undergradu- ates to Be Represented. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 13. — The Yale corporation today formally sp- | proved a plan wiereby all * athletic activities at the university will be governed by an organization to be known as the board of control. The board will consist of two members of the college faculty, two members of | the Scientific school faculty, five grad- | uates of the university and eight more members to be chosen by the corpora- tion annually from the alumni or un- dergraduates, in its discretion. The treasurer reported the receipt of payments of gifts and bequests | gince ‘the commencementing of $717.- .25, William Jones, widely known as | “Bill Jones the Avenger,” hecause he shot at Charles J Guiteau, assassin of | President Garfleld, in 1881, &ed in ‘Washington, aged 64 i e