Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 30, 1916, Page 1

- Norwi VOL. LVill—NO. 236 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1916 16 PAGES — 128 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 Proporticn to the City’s Population BRITISH STEADILY PUSHING FORWARD Moving Toward the Peronne-Bapaume Road, Behind German Lines North of .Corphles TAKE 500 YDS. OF TRENCHES EAST OF LE BOUFES The Germans Are Strongly Contesting British Occupancy of the Territory Between Thiepval and thg Ancre—In Transylvania the Austro-Germans Have Repulsed the Rumanians at Hermmannstadt—In Macedonia the En- tente Allied Troops Are Withstanding Bulgarian At- tacks—German Imperial Chancellor, in His Address to the Reichstag, Declared That the German Line on the Somme Front “Stands Firm and Unshaken.” teadily the British troops are push- forward toward the Peronae-Ba- e road, the main artery immedi- pau; ately behind the German lines north of Combles. After faking 500 yards of trenches southwest of Le Sars, General Sir Douglas Haig’s men made addi- tional progress in the capture of 500 yards of German trenches east of Le Boufes. The British occupancy of the terri- tory between Thiepval and the Ancre is belng contested strongly by the Germans. A German counter-attack, following the entry of the British into a part of the Hessian trench, resulted in the forcing out of the holders. The section was regained later, however, by the British, London says. Hoavy fighting also has occurred around the Stut redoubt. Raln is hampering operations on the remainder of the Anglo-French front north of the Somme, according to offi- cial statements. mentions no activity following advance tween Fregicourt-and Morval tow Sallly, on the Peronne-Bapaume There has been no great acti any of the other fronts in cept in Transylvania, wh: tre sed the tadt. Vienna also have a south- Germans have rept manians at Hermma says the Teutonic occupied the east of the ing. The ba ever, has mot yet been-fin The intense fighting in U JUCIS WI9ISEI OYJ UO ‘TZIUAION JO Russia, appears to have come to an end. Berlin and Vienna say that the Russian prisoners have increased to 41 officers and 3,000 men. The forces under Prince Leopold of Bavaria here also took two cannon and 33 machine guns. Berlin records the repulse of o Russian advance near Goduzischki and Petrograd claims the defeat of a German attack near Gukalov. Fight- ing continues in the Carpathians, but there has been no change in the bat- tle lines. In Macedonia the entente allied troops are withstanding Bulgarian at- tacks. The Serbians have checked positions on_ the and the French aults along the four attacks against Kaimakealan plateau have withstood as Broda River. Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, commander of the German forces on the Somme front, and Dr. Von Beth- mann-Hollweg, the imperial chancel- lor, both declare that the efforts of French and_PBritish to make a breach the German ‘lines on the >mme > been iruitless. The en- tente troops will have to go through a winter campaign on the Somme and continue their _efforts next year, Crown Prince Rupprecht is reported The imperial chancellor, in | to the reichstag, declared | . German front thers” “stands rm and unshaken,” and adfied that the end is not vet in sight” LIFE PRESERVER MARKED ' “BREMEN” PICKED UP On the Ocean Side of Cape Elizabeth, Coast of Mainec. Portland, Maine, Sept. 29.—A life preserver marked “Bremen,” the name of the German submarine freighter which has been generally expected to arrive at some Atlantic port for the past week or more, was picked up on the ocean side of Cape Elizabeth to- day. The name “Bremen” was stencilled in black letters two ‘inches high on both sides of the buoy. On one side of the canvas covering was printed a small orown. Over this mark were the words “Shutz-marke” — meaning patented or trademark. Beneath were the words “V Bpping-Hoven Wi heimshaven.” This indicated, appar- ently, the name of the maker. The preserver seemed 10 be new and apparently had not been in the water a great length of time. It was stain- ed with ofl. An officer of the coast guard cutter service who examined the buoy, said that if the preserver had been thrown overboard by some one who thought to play a practical joke, he had done a very good job. The preserver was well made and the lettering and the ink were of the best quality. The buoy was picked up at a small place known as Maiden Cove, by a ten-year-old lad, Frederick Lakeman of Westbrook. A number of other per- sons were present at the time and saw the youth pick up the object near the water’s edge. The buoy was later taken to a newspaper office, where it was photographed and examined by many seafaring men. TRAMP AS CARRIER OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS GERMS Health Authorities of New Jersey Are Working on That Theory. New York, Sept. 20.—Health author- ities in New Jersey, it became known today, are searching for a tramp be- lieved to have been a carrier of in- fantile paralysis zerms, on the theory that his case provides the best evi- dence avallable that the disease is spread by adult human carriers. It is belleved the man transmitted the disease to three children of a farmer near Patrick’s Corners, N. J,, who at the outset of the plague had shut his family off from all outside communi- cation. The case is being studied by the United States health officials, it is said, and widespread hunt for the tramp, described as a Hungarian known only as Zekel, is expected to result. The most rigld quarantine was es- tablished by the farmer. SOCIALIST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN NEW YORK. Allan L. Benson Has Swung “Half Arcund the Circle.” New Fork, Sept. 20.—Allan L. Ben- son, socialist candidate for president, arrived here today, completing the, first half of his “swing around the cir- cle” which began Aug. 2T. After ad- dressing two meetings in Brooklyn to- night he will leave on the last half of his aign trip, speaking in San “I met big and enthustactic audi- Benson said. Wi g ‘West and - Pa-. enced e /" M. “Tho % nufi‘wmom it LARGE HARVEST THIS YEAR IN GERMANY Will Insure increased Rations During thp Year to Come. Berlin, Sejt. 20 (By Wireless to Say ville).—The iarger harvest of this has enabled the ¢ fes no! to maintain the increa cad ra- tions for persons who have hard man- ual labor to perform, granted sever: months ago, and to provide an add tional 50 grammes of flour per d young people between 1 of age, as recently announced, Overseas News agency statement, but has made it possible to insure the in- creased rations being maintained dur- ing the entire vear to come. 7T thorities declare that these inc are based on conservative reports garding the size of this ear’s crops. The price of rye flour has been re- duced one mark per 100 kilograms, the announcement adds, and it is expeci that grits, oats and other cereal prod- ucts for soun making will be produced on a larger scale within a short time, corstituting a considerable improve- ment In the provisioning situation. Im- portant increases in the fodder crops are pointed to, it being noted that the vields of oats and barley arc far su- Derior to those of last year. GUILTY IN COMPLICITY IN MURDER OF HER HUSBAND But Jury Wants “Defendant to Have All Favors the Law Will Admit.” Philadelphia, Mississippi, Sept. 29. —When the jury trying Mrs. Ethel Winstead for complicity in_the mur- | der of her husband, a wealthy farmer and mill owner, refurned a verdict of suilty tonight ‘after 48 hours' delib- eration, it told the court it could not agree on the punishment but wanted “the defendant to have all the favors the law will admit. Informed by the court that in the absence of a jury recommendation life imprisonment “was the minimum sentence the court could impose, two jurors stated they would not have agreed had they been aware of that tact. The prosecutor opposed letting the jury go back to as on a verdict and attorney for Mrs. Winstead filed motions for the annulment of the ver- ct. BURTON WILSON HAS BEEN ORDERED TO LEAVE MEXICO Was Recently Imprisoned on Charge: of “Penicious Activity.” Washington, Sept. 29.—Burton Wil- son, an American citizon, president of the' Forelgn Citizens' committee and the American club, Mexico City, who recently was imprisened on charges of “pernicious activity,” by Mexican gov- ernment officlals, has been released and ordered to leave the country. Consul Canda at Vera Cruz caoled the state department today of Mr. Wilson's ar- rival at thet Dort, en route to the United States. = Mr. Wilson has been taken on board the battleship Nebras- ka and will remain there until trans. portation home can be arranged. No details of the charges against him have reached Washington. Two Negroes Lynched. Nowata, Okla., Sept. 20.—Two ne-| groes, accused of being implicated in the killing of Deputy Sheriff James Gibson during a Jjail delivery here today, were taken drom the jail by a| mob tonight and lynched in front of the court_House, Cabled Poigraphs sardt Coming. Sarah Parls, Se' @, 530 p. m. — Sarah Bernhargd sail tomorrow for the United ¢ 5. $1,56 « TO CONDUCT THE _ JEM. NATIONAL CAMPAIGN. Printing Will Cost Theee Times as Much as in 1912 Because of Increased Cost of Paper. New York, Sept. 29.—A fund of $1,- 500,000 will be required to conduct the democratic national campalgn, accord- ing to a statement made here tonight by Henry Morgenthau, treasurer of the national campaign committee. He de- clared New York was expected to con- tribute about one-third of this amount, which exceeds by about $400,000 the sum spent in the 1912 campaign. “As an example of the increased cost of ‘the campaign” Mr. Morgenthau said, the printing bill alone would be three times as much as it was in 1912 because of the increased price of paper. He announced that contributions thus far received exqeed by 25 per cent., those which had been sent up in the same date in 1912. There have been several contributions of $10,000 each, but only three of more than that sum, he said. Thomas L. Chadbourne has been ap- pointed chairman of the New York state finance committee of the nation- al committee, it was announced. He expects to have 495 sub-committees at work within a few day: HUGHES REPEATS VIEWS ON PROTECTIVE TARIFF Declares He is Not Opposed to Prin- ciple of Eight Hour Day. Hornell, N. Y., Sept. 26—Charles B. Hughes went through the south- ern tier of counties ew York state today over his political battleground of ten years ago. . He spoke in four cities and greeted with handshakes or a few words ten other audiences in_smaller town; Mr. Hushes repeated his views on the protective tariff, the Adamson law, the maintenance of American rights and other issues of the cam- paign. He again assaited the admin. istration for “surrender to force” for dges” and for ‘“extrava- gant "~ He reiterated his dec- laration that he stood for protection in its broadest senso covering Amer- lican. industry, peace and honor. In his speech at Binghamton and again at Elmira and Corning, the nominee went further than he had gone befoe in nown his views on the ei day. “I am not oppc the principle the eight hour day” Hughes 1id. “I favor the free operation of the eight hour day T should like to see an eight hour day.” RCOSEVELT-TAFT CAMPAIGN BUTTONS NOT TO BE WORN. Only Hughes Buttons at Union League Reception of Republican Nominee. New Yors, Sept. '29.—No. campalga. buttons bearing pictures of Theodore Roosevelr, William H, Taft and Charles E. Hughes will be worn by guests at the Union Leaguc club reception in honor of the republican presidential idate next Tuesday evening airman Wi national comm n informed, |not by Mr. Hughes, that if c: buttons are distributed they should bear cniy the likeness of the candidate himsel Friends of Colonel Roosevelt are re- ported to have intimated to M cox that undue emphasis ced upon the fact that andProfessor Taft will meet at the reception for the f me in the field of politics since the progressivé party was born in 1912, resulting in the men who are now the living ex-presidents being arrayed against each other in the contest for the presidency. PARKER DENIES HE OFFERED TO SPEAK FOR WILSON. Is to Make Tour “as a Progressive” Opposed to Hughes. New Orleans, La., Sept. 29.—John M. er, progressive presidential nom den‘ed today that he had written resident Wilson offering for him, but said speaking tour “as a proere posing Hughes. He added that “of course, that would be in favor of Mr. Wilson, T have not wriiten to President son, or to any of his campaign managers, offering to speak direc! his behalf,” said Mr. Parker over the telephone "from his summer home at Pass Christian, Miss. *I did write re- cently to Bainbridge Colby, a New York progressive leader, stating that I was willing to be used in whatever way appeared best, and that when I went to New York I would speak against Mr. Hughes' candidacy. Of course, that would be in favor of Mr ‘Wilson, but I will speak as a progres- sive and not as an affirmative support- er of the democratic nominec.” GERARD COMING HOME MERELY FOR VACATION Not Because of Renewed Agitation in Germany Over Submarme Warfare. Washington, ~ Sept. 29.—Secretary Lansing today authorized the state- ment that there was no foundation for reports cabled from Europe that Am- bassador Gerard. now on nis way home rrom Berlin for a vacation, was com- ing to Washington to report on re- newed agitation in Germany over sub- marine warfare. He said the ambas- or had not been summoned home and was coming solely oz his own ac- cord on a long-postponed leave, al- though while here he naturally would report to the department on all mat- ters of interest. As to the submarine issue, Mr. Lansing added that since the Sussex incldent nothing has oc- curred indicating that the submarine controversy would be renewed. TUG BOUGHT BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT Is 105 Feet Long and Will Have Tur- tle Back of Battleship Gray. New York, Sept. 29.—The tug Bugene F. Moran left here today on a trans- Atlantic trip bound first to Halifax, where the turtle-back deck will be built on her and she will be painted battleship gray. It was reported she had been bought by the British goy- ernment. She is 105 feet over all. In addition to her captin, John E. Cham- bers, she has a crew of eleven and one ‘passenger, Captain Thomas Rey- nolds, who will _ tia_waters, pllot her:in Nova Sco- Wilson Indignant at Criticism OF JEREMIAH A. OLEARY OF NEW YORK HEAD OF TRUTH SOCIETY Resents Acsusations of Being British--Calls O'Leary a Disloyal American and Tells Him He Would Be Mortified by His Vote. Pro- Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 29.—Pres- ident Wilson made it plain tonight that he wants no “risloyal” American that he wants no “disloyal” American pation over a telegram from Jeremiah A. O'Leary of New York, president of the American Truth Soclety, ac- cusing him of being pro-British and saying that he had failed to obtain compliance with American rights. The president sent Mr. O'Leary a How War Helped Intern’l Marine Go. PREFERRED STOCK ADVANCED FROM $3 TO $126 IN A YEAR IN RECEIVERS’ HANDS Common Stock, Which a Year Ago Sold for a Fraction of a Dollar, Re- cently Rose to $51—Discharge of Receivers to be Asked for. New York, Sept. 20.—The way was paved today for the discharge of the receivers for tme International N cantile Marine company and the r turn of its management to the security holders. Common and preferred stock- holders by majority vote approved at a special meeling in Hoboken, N. J. a reorganizaticn plan which provides, among other important features, for the taking of §87,500,000 cash from the of new things. period: advantage. quired in visiting all the shops on ments which are put forth by the this trade. ting the servize that carries his Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Sept. Tuesday, Sept. Wednesday, Sept. Thursday, Sept. Friday, Sept. 235 25, 26. 22 vt v 2955 Sept. Botalsess.wiosion: The want lists are longer than materiais, new designs, new sarments, new want to know where they can meet their requirements That is what The Bulletin is furnishing invaluable aid to any line of business. The matter carried In the columns of The Bulletin during the 150 118 116 121 134 134 87 An Invaluable Aid to Any Business This is the season of the year when the householders are in seach during the quiet and they are anxious to know what is being offered in rew furnishings, in fact they to the best It is not possible for all to give up the time that would be re- a tour of inspection, but they do have spare moments which are devoted to the study of the advertise- business houses which are seeking The wise merchant will therefor utilize the business developing as- ance of the newspaper and in doing so he should insist upon get- announcements into the most homes. every week day. It is an past week is summarized as follows: short telegram which officials indicated Mr. Wilson desired to put in stronger language. His message follow: Terse Telegram. I would or “Your telegram received. feel deeply mortified to have anvbody like you vote for me. you have access to many Americans and I have not, T you to convey this message to them. Mr. O'Leary's telegram given out b the president, follows: O’Leary’s Telegram to President. “Again we greet you with a popu- lar disapproval of your pro-British policie Last year from the 23rd New congressional district and now from vour own state and from the voters of your party. Senator Martine won_because the voters of New Jersey do not want any truck- linz to the British empire nor do they prove of dictatorship over con- York policies, your failure to se- with all American ights, your leniency with the Brit- ish empire, vour approval of war loans, the ammunition traffic, are is- sues in this campaign. Do you know that William S. Bennett, a _ republi- ran in the demo- “Your cure compliance can congressman, n cratic primaries in the twenty-third congressional _district and polled 36 per cent. of the total democratic vote against his regular democratic op- ponent. Anglo-maniacs and British interest may control newspapers but they dom’t control votes. The people may be readers but they are not fol- lowers of the newspapers “YWhen, sir, will you respond to these evidences of popular disapproval of vour policies by actions. The Mar- tine election and Bennett vote prove vou have lost support among demo- ats. ery vote for Martine was a vote \inst you, as was every democratic v went for Mr. Bennett in the democratic primaries in the twenty- third congressional district.” REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMAN SHOT BY WOMAN REPORTER. Affair at Thompson Falls, Mont., Said to Be Result of Political Fight. son Falls, Mont., Sept. 20.—A. . Tiamas, chairman of the republican central committee of Sanders county, died in a hospital at Missoula today from a pistol shot fired by Miss Edith Colby, a reporter on a local paper. Mizs Colby is in jail. . Thomas died without making any statement regarding the shooting. Senator Edward Donlan of Missoula, a friend of Thomas, sald the affair was the result of a long political fight. “The Hughes Wideakakes” Organized. New York, Sept. 29.—Organization of “The Hughes Wideawakes,” pat- terned after clubs formed in the cam- paign of 1860 to aid Lincoln’s canddi- dacy, was announced here today. The plans call for bands of forty men in each county of every state where there is a Hughes alllance. Winter Clothing Shipped to Border Fort Terry, N. Y., Sept. 29.—An im- mense quanfity of winter clothing was shipped from this post by United States authorities toflay to various army headquarters on the Mexican border. The me, on this shioment. Telegraph Local General Total 178 1089 1417 162 236 546 213 201 530 474 222 517 154 pojy o 599 157 251 539 0 1038 2310 4118 company’s treasury to retire half the outstanding bonds, with ne cent. bonds to replace e of The company has been in re: since April, Reorganization Meeting. Action on the proposition to pay a large part of the cumulative back ivi. dends on the preferred stock, ing to over 80 per cent,, was deferred, but this probably, will I the new board of d the reorganization meeting late day. Stock Acquired by Bankers, During the 18 months of its recelver- £hip stock control of the company h: been acquired by bankers connected with the National Cit believed to have bou: bank, who are it a dominant in- terest in otler large shipping proper- ties, including the Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies and United Frult com- panies. Enormous Earnings. Farnings of the International Mer- cantile Marine since the war have b ehormou rge as to wipe out vir- 1s nad leave a hand- A little over a ar ago Marine com- mon sold at a fraction of a dollar per share. Recently it rose to preferred meantime advancing to almost $126. New Board of Directors. The new hoard of directors includes several representatives of the old time Morgan and foreign interests, but these are in the minority as against the other membe: who include Frank A. Vanderlip, v dent of the National City bank, and members of other large American financial institutions. % Norwegian Steamer Sunk. London, Sept. 23, 9.37 p. Norwegian steamer been sunk by an Austrian ne, according to a Reuter despatch from Madrid. Twenty-four of the crew of the vessel have been landed at las Palmas, Canary Islande, MEXICO CITY NEWSPAPERS ON PEACE COMMISSION Say Discussions Will Be Confined to Withdrawal of American Troops. Laredo, Tex, Sept. 20.—Copies of a Mexico City’ newspaper reaching here today contain an article design- ed as.a special from a correspondent attached o the American-Mexican peace commission at New London, Conn., which quotes an interview with the Mexican commissioners in which they are reputed as saving that care will be taken in the conferences not to touch any point referring to intern- al affairs in Mexico which would les- sen in least the sovereignty of that country, Further discussion, this correspondent quotes the commission- ers as saying, will be confined solely to the withdrawal of the American punitive expedition. The correspondent says the com- missioners have taken a more or less retjcent attitude in the conferences 3nd have ‘taken advantage «2 the op- portunity for publicity to exploit to the world the high ldeas of General Carrenza” and to “refute the accusa- tions of reactionaries.” The article ¢ concludes with the statement that General Trevino “has demonstrated” his ability to cope with %j ituation %d predicts a speedy withdrawal of the American troops. Condensed Telegrams e hundred barbers went on strike. Count Okum: will resign in in Brooklyn the Japanese premier, ober. Titaly has placed an embargo on ex- ports of all kinds of cheese. Rear Admiral C. E. Vreeland, of the General Board of the Navy, is dead. Prices of all bakery goods in Den- ver will be advanced approximately 50 per cent. The strike of the drivers of the Bor- den’s Milk company of New York has been settled. The British steamship Brabandier dier, en route for Hull, is aground in Hampton Roads. The steamship Victoria arrived Seattle from Nome with more $1,000,000 of new gold. at than The vaults in the Etba bank, Elba, N. Y. was dynamited by thieves and $100 in currency taken. President Wilson pinned the Eagle Scout badge of honor on Boy Scout MacMorris, of Hazelton, Pa. H. E. Filler, convicted of the murder of J. K. Banks, was elecrrocuted at the penitentiary at Rockview, Pa. Several companies of the Second Regiment, National Guard, sent home from the border arrived at Albany. Theodore Roosevelt will make at leese five speeches in western states for Hughes and Fairbanks next month. Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo, - CI minister to the United States resignation to the Chinese Foreig fice. J. R. Burkle, dairyman of Manassas, Va, was shot and killed by Eugene Dobson, a negro, who then committed icide. Edwin Schauster was run over and killed by an automobile truck attempt- ing to cross North Broadway, Yon- kers, N. Y. Governor Brumbaugh has appointed Atwood L. Bliss, engincer to asist. the Director of Wharves and Docks of Philadelphia. Real estate men at New Haven wero approached by government agents who are seeking a site for a government armor plate plant, John J. Dillion, state commissioner of food and mark declared New York city faces a serious shortage of milk for next weelk. 000,000 Experts ostimated that $500, s the retail value of sodas, s nd other fountain refres the United States in 1916. . The seventh death infantile paralysis since the d began o attract attentich months ago wa Pittsburgh several reported. Six men were killed on board the British steamer Wairuna by an explo- sion of benzine when the vassel was unloading at New South Wales. Brigadier General Granger Adams, U. S. A, who Las been in command of the Fourth S. e brigade, at Dem- ing, N. Y., wi d for age. Call for a general strike of all union workmen in Seattle ans of rilin s vot- James Courzens, former vice dent of the Ford Motor Co., he cepted appointment as police commis- sioner of Detroit at a salary of $5,000 The British which left Loni ton, has anchore to her mac steamship Cambrian, n on Sept. 24 for Bos in the downs owing ery becoming deranzed. Thirty carloads of corn and flour 0 at the request of »bbed the shipped into Me: the de facto gove of their contents interior. 1t were reaching Secretary of Commerce Redfie! cepted the resig: ion of Assi Secretary Edwin F. Sweet, who 1s the democ ic nominee for governor of Michigan. Buda Goodwin, alleged “lurar” in the | blackmailing of Edward R. West of Chicago, a tea importer, out of $15,000, was arrested on a warrant charging conspiracy. Armed guards were thrown around the house of Alfrcd M. F a mil- lionaire of Perryopolis, near Connel ville, Pa,, following :hreatening letters demanding money. Frederick W. Ensign and his dav ter of Saratoga Springs were instantl killed by a Delaware and Hudson p senger train at the North Broadway crossing in Saratoga, N, Y An indictment was returned against T. R. Watson, president of the Farm- ers and Mercha State bank, of Teague, Tex, charging him with the murder of Joan S. Paterson, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jri, |fth of the family to enter Yale, was registered as a member of the class of '20 in the academic department. His father was & member of the class of '93. Word has been recelved at Montreal that Mrs. Bradley, wife of W. H. Bradley, consul-general to the United States, died at Ridgefield, Conn where she went two months ago on visit to her daushters. FEDERAL SECRET AGENTS ARREST WILLIAM KNOBLOCH Who Escaped From Peniten Atlanta With Robert Fay. ry at New York, Sept. 20.—After a search by federal secrei agents which had extended over the entire country, Wil- liam Knobloch, who escaped from the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 29 with “Lieutenant” Robert Fay, convicted bomb plotter, was ar- resteq here tonight. He professed ig- norance of the present whereabouts of Fay and declared they had no outside assistance in making their_ escape. Knobloch had been trailed for three days by secret service men in the hope that he might communicate with Fay but failed to do so and it was declded to take him into custody. Knobloch told the special agenis of the department of justice who arrest- ed him that he and Fay hid near the penitentiary for eight days after they escaped and Knobloch worked his way nor! | out. N. Y. CENTRAL FERRYBOATS TIED UP Commuters Between New York and New Jersey Were Compelled to Use Roundabout Routes DEMANDED. BOATS UNTIL THE POLICE CAME The Strike of 150 Employes on the Boats Has No Connection’ With the Traction Situation—Probability of a General Sympathetic Walkout in Aid of the Traction Employes Now Out Now Seems Remote—Brewery Workers Who Responded to the Call Have Voted to Return to Work— < Sixteen Persons Were Injured, One Seriously, in a Rear End Collision Between Two Surface Cars in the Bronx Yesterday Afternoon—Subway and Elevated Lines Are Being Operated on Normal Schedule, With Marked Im- provement in Surface Car Traffic. New York, Sept. Ferryboats of the New York Centra] Railroad com- pany, plying between New York and ew Jersey, were tied up during the h hours late today a_strike of 150 employes on the be The latest labor difficulty in resulted from the men’: for shorter hours and higher pay. no connection, it was traction situation. Thousands of commuters gathered at the two Manhattan ferry stations of the company and demanded boats until the police reserves were called Then they left the city for their in New Jersey over roundabout 29, ts, this ci demand The strike has said, with the home route Probability of a general sympathetic strike in aid of the traction employes why quit their places on September 6 lessened tonight with the announce- ment that a local brewery workers’ union, whose 990 members struck in response to the call of the conference of labor leaders, had voted to return to work. Officials of the union issued a statement in which it was said .de- velopment proved that organized la- bor “will not act in concert in behalf of the car men. Organization of subway and elevated road motormen will continue, accord- ing to a statement made today by L. G. Griffing, third assistant grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers, in charge of the work in this city. The Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes today took steps to distribute strike benefits among 4he striking car men, it was announ@®2 by James H. Va- hey, general counsel of the associa- Hans g Sixteen persons ,were injured, ome, seriously, in a_rear-end collision be- tween two surface care in the Bronx this afternoon. One car was standing still when the other, said to have been operated by strikebreakers, crashed in- to it. The motorman of the reac car, jumped from his post. it is said, and disappeared. Marked improvement in surface car traffic was reported today, with sub- way and elevated lines operating on normal schedule. = ON TRIAL CHARGED WITH MURDER OF 'HIS BROTHER Henry Smith of Haddam Neck Plead- ed Not Guilty. Middletown, Conn., Sept. 29.—Hen- Smith-of~#addam Neck, was ar- cned in_ the supeer-court today, ged with murder in the first d ¢ in having killed his brother, Wil- am in the town of Haddam Aug. 29, 1909. He pleaded not guilty and at the request of his counsel the case was continued until the December term of the court. Smith’s counsel ex- plained that they had not known u: til three or four days ago that their client was to be charged with mur- ind had not had time to prepare reir case. There was no objection om the state’s attorney The charge of arson against Smith was not read and he was not called upon to plead to that accusation, the court continuing that case also until the December term. Shortly after August, 1909, Henry ith disappeared, retirning several months ago. He was captured after an exciting chase and subsequently accused of his brother's death and of burning a barn in Haddam. The body of his brother was found in a swamp some time after his disappearance. MENACE TO HEALTH OF MUNITION WORKERS ry Poisoning From Gases Leads to More Serious Ailments. New York, Sept. 29.—Dangers aside from accidents which menace the health of munitions workers in th mar ufacture of high explosives, were reccgnized officially at the annual meeting of the American Chemical so- vhere today during discussion of occupational diseases in the chemical trades It was shown that poisoning from gases not only causes skin af- fections, but leads to more serious allments. A committee recommended that a museum of _safety to establish in Washington, D. C., where national, state and municipal officials and rep- resentatives of selected checical ac- tivity might cooperate in an efiort to imize the risk. Dr. Alice Hamilton of the United States bureau of labor statistics, Chi- cago, stated that it has been found that very poisonous gases are evolv- ed in large quantities in the manu- facture of suncotton, nitroglycerine, picric acid and the nmew explosive, trinitrotoluene. mi ALLEGED LEADERS OF I. W. W. RELEASED AT OLD FORGE No Evidence to Hold Them on Charges of Rioting. Scranton, Pa., Sept. 29.—Thirteen alleged leaders of the Industrial Workers of tho World, the last of the 267 caught in the raid at Old Forge two weeks ago, were released today after the district attorney had inform- ed the court there was no evidence to hold them on charges of rioting or unlawful assembly. All were held in $1,000 bail each but released on their own recognizance Severe Electrical Storm in Suffield. Suffield, Conn., Sept. ¥9.—During a severe electrical storm tonight light- ning struck a large stock barn on the farm of Timothy Miskell and _the flames spread to three tobacco sheds, All the buildings, with their contents, were destroved, entailing a loss esti- matde at $13,000. A horse and three calves perished. S e e ° Aviator Plunged to Death. Munich, Sept. 29, via London, Sept. 30, 345 p. m. eutenant Muizer, a noted aviator, is reported to have plunged to his death o nthe western front. Lieutenant Mulzer received the Order Pour le Merite in July. Milk Rates on N. H. Road. Boston, Sept. 29.—Proposed new rates for the transportation of milk between points on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad were vostnoned from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 by ! Tuesday. FREDERICK L. SMALL HELD FOR MURDER O FHIS WIFE Her Charred Body Was Found in the Ruins of T Cottage. Mountain View, N. H. Sept. 28— High Sheriff Arthur Chandler of Car- roll county announced late today that he would prefer a charge of first de- gree tomorrow against Frederick L. Small, whose wife was found appar- ently murdered in the charred ruins of the Small cottage on the shores of Lake Ossipee this morning. Small was held under guard in a small hotel tonight. He enzaged counsel during the evening. : TFire of unknown origin the Small cottage last night. When the ruins had cooled this morning Mrs. Smalls body was found lying with the head in a_pool of water in the basement. A clothesline was wound tightly around her neck and tied in a square knot at the back. A piece of bed clothing or under- Wear covered the face and the skull was crushed. Sheriff Chandler declared _tonight that the wound in the head was ap- parently caused by some blunt instru- ment, probably a hammer or an ax. He said he took no stock in the theo- y that the wound may have been caused by a bullet, although that will be determined by an inquest or au- topsy tomorrow. Mr. Small left home late yester- aay afternoon for Boston and returned today when receiving word of the fire. When he learned that his wife prob- ably had been murdered he offered a reward of $1,000 for the capture of her assailant. BIG SUBMARINE SIGHTED OFF PLEASANT VIEW destroyed Sighted by a Fisherman—Started An- other Bremen Rumor. Westerly, R. I, Sept. 20.—A fisher- man at Pleasant View, near Watch Hill, overlooking Long Island Sound, reported tonight that he had seen with his marine glasses a large submarine proceeding in the direction of New Tondon, where the German submarine Bremen has been expected for more than a week. She was then 25 miles east of New London and showed on her mast a bright white lizht above a green light. No Submarine Near New London New London, Conn. Sept. 29.—No submarine had been sighted in waters adjacent to New London at a late hour tonight. Officials of the Eastern For- warding company -and the T. A. Scott Wrecking company, agents in this conntry for the German line of under-. sea_ merchantmen, claimed they had no knowledge of the near approach of German submarine. ® The only craft that arrived in the harbor tonight was the United States torpedo boat destrover _McDonough, which was off Watch Hill early in the evening. GERMANY INCREASING HER OUTPUT OF STEEL 1,412,326 Tons in August, Compared With 1,365,641 Tons in July Berlin, Sept. 29.—(Byl wireless to Sayville). Germany’s output of steel in August was 1,412,326 tons, com- pared with 1,365,641 tons in July. At a meeting of the German pig iron association reports were read showing that the demand - for all grades continues to be good. Septem= ber shipments are expected to exceed those of August. Movements of Steamships. Piraeus, Sept. 13.-—Arrived, previ- ously, steamers loannina, New York; Patris, New York: Barcelona, Sept. 22. — Arrived, steamer Montserrat, New York. New York. Sept. 29.—Signalled, steamer Hellig Olav, Copenhagen fof New York, 1624 miles cust of Sandy 8th. Hook at noon, Dock 8 a m. P i