Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 3, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVIll—NO. 238 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1916 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS The Bulletin’s Girculation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and its fotal Gicuiation is the Largest in Connecticut in Pr 6p9rticn tt; the City’s Population RUMANIANS HAVE INVADED Rumanians Have Made Th Bank of the Danube i VERNA, BULGARIA’S CHIEF SEAPORT IN DANGER Center and Right Flanks of the in Dobrudja Have Been Defeated—In Transylvania the Rumanians on Both Sides Have Advanced Against the Teutonic Allies—Northeast of Lemberg, in Galicia’ the Austro-Germans Have Been Successful—News of the Front is Negligible—On the French Front the Germans Have Gained a Footing in Some Buildings in Eaucourt I’ Abbaye. The Rumanians have invaded Bul- garia. On the upper reaches of the Danube bétween the fortified towns of Rustchuk and Turtukai, where the| river begin its bend northeastward, leaving Bulgarian territory and sepa- rating Rumania proper from Dubrudja the troops of Rumania have made their way to the southern bank of the stream. Just how many men were across the river is not disclosed in| cither the Rumanian or German official | communications, but the strategic value of the manoeuvre seemingly is | two-fold. Ninety miles esstward from Turtak, | which lies at the western extremity of | southern Dobrudja, is Verna, Bul- garia’s chief seaport on the Black Sea. | If sufficient men have been sent across | the river and are driven along the| Dobrudja_frontier toward Verna not alone would the seaport be in danger but the move would constitute a_seri- | ous menace toward the isolation of the | German, Bulgarian and Turkish forces operating against the Rumanians the north. Simultaneously with the announce- ment of the crossing of the Danube comes a report from Bucharest that a fresh attack:along the entire front in Dobrudja has resulted in the de- | feat of the center and right flanks of the troops of the central pow In Transylvania the Rumanians on hoth sides of the Great Kukele River have advanced against the Teuton; allies, while westward in the vicinity of Orzo and near Petrozeny, the Aus trian-Hungraians have capiured posi- tions from the Rumanians. The fighting in Galicla, thrown with Lem- et il e . $60,000,000 LOAN FOR RAILROAD | COMMUNICATION IN CHINA Details Disclosed in Detail by Counsel for the American Interests. Washington, Oct. 2—Details of the proposed new American 360,000,000 loan for railroad communication China, twice the size of previous simflar loan and arranged with a view | to increasing the republic’s total rail- road mileage by fiftv per cent, were disclosed in detal e today by Da- vid S. Rose, counsel for the American | interests, after the publication of des- | patches from Peking indicating con. clusion of the agreement. Mr. Rose| was present during most of the nego- tiations and drew up the contract | which now has been signed. Under the agreement, Mr. Rose said, _the Siems-Carey company of St. Paul, Minn., contracts to construct as soon as possible with’ money furnished by the American international corpora- tion 1500 miles of railroad through the richest sections of China and obtains | an optional contract to build another 1,500 miles later. China at present | has but 6,009 miles in the whole em- pire. Estimating the cost per mile at $40,000 completely equipped, the Siems-Carey contract calls for an ex- penditure of $50,000,000 with the pos- sibility of doubling that amount {f the option is taken up. The larzest previ- ous raiiroad line in China’s history was the Hukuang loan of 1911, by German, British, French and Ameri- can baskers, toalling amout $30,000,- The loan is to be secured by the property in the road itself and not by concessions or government guarantees, Surprise over the announcement of such a tremendous project was ex- pressed here, for the recent failure of a $30,000,000 loan to the Chinese gov- ernment 'because American financiers could get better terms abroad seemed to show apathy among bankers here toward devepment in China. More- over, ever since Presideht Wilson's an- nounicement at the beginning of his administration that the terms of the so-called six power loan jeopardized the integrity of China, causing the American group to retire, Chinese In fluences have sofght in vain to float @ loan in the United States. VILLA HAS NO ENMITY _ TOWARD THE AMERICANS Bandit So Informed Mexican Mining Men at San Andres. El_Paso, Texas, Oct. 2—Villa told the Mexican mining men at San An- dres, after capturing that town from Carranza troops September 24, that he had no enmity toward tme Americans and asked them to notify their Ameri- can friends tc resume work at their mines In eastern Chihuahua, as he would give them all guarantees, two Mexican mining men who arrived last night from San Andres reported. Villa, In an impassioned address to the townspeople, declared he wi fighting ‘“only the traitor Carranza,” they said. He announced at Santa Ysabel and San Andres that he would return in a few days and any male resident of these towns over the age of 14 not ready to take up arms with him would be put to death, the mining men Villa got 100 recruits at these before marching théy sald two | Oct BULGARIA eir Way to the Southern n the Upper Reaches Troops of the Central Powers of the Great Kukele River Fighting on the Macedonian, berg the stake, has resulted in suc- cesses for the Teutonic aillies north. east of the Galician capital and for the Russians in the southeast. On | the Brody-Zlochoff roads the Teutons | recaptured the ground lost last Sfll-} urday, according to both Berlin and | Vienna and made prisoner 2,30 Rus- ns, while in Narayuvka and Zlota Lipa ‘sectors the Russians repulsed vi- cious attacks, inflicting heavy casual- | tles ang capturing 1,600 men. 1In the| Lutsk region of Volhynia northkest of | Sviniusky a Russian attack was re- | pulsed. | On the front in France the Germans | at Haucourt I’ Abbaye in fierce fighting | regained a footing in some of the! buiidings of that town but west of Gueudecourt and east of Courcelette | the British improved their positions. | On the art of the line held by the| French the men of General Foch made | progre: of Bouchavesnes and re- pulsed an attack south of the Somme In the region of Vermandovillers. In-| clement weather again has impeded the the operations in the Somme region. Little additional news of the fighting on the Macedonian front has come to hand. The troops of both sides along the front apparently are continuing their attacks and..counter-attacks, vith no notable successes for either. Aside from bombardments, which are especially vere on the Carso plateau, little fighting is taking place on the Austro-Italian front. One person was killed and one injured, and light terial damage resulted from the Zep- pelin raid over East England Sunday night. The entire crew of the Zep- | pelin which was brought down in| flames near London perished. PRESIDENT WILSON’S CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME Will Make Four Visits to the Middle | West—Leaves Tonight for Omaha. Long Branch, N. I, dent Wilson's campaigr to election da Oct. 2.—Presi- programme up | was partlaily completed onight at a conference he held with ce C. McCorm! , chairman of the democratic national committee. He 1 discussed politics with Henry automobile manufacturer and | advocate, and Secretary of the | Treasury McAdoo. Arrangements | were completed for a trip by the pres- ident to Cincinnati, making four vis- its he will pay to the middle west. He wil] speak in Cincinnati on Oct. 26 under the auspices of the City Club. The president's speaking prosramme outiined tonight includes the follow- ing_engagements: Omaha, Neb, Oct. 5: Shadow Lawn, Oct. 7; indiananolis, Oct. 12: Pennsylvania Day at Shadow Lawn Oct. 14; St. Louis and Ohio Day at Shadow Lawn, Oct. 17; Chicafo,| 19; Farmers’ Day at Shadow Lawn, Oct. 21; Cincinnati, Oct. 26. In addition to these speaking en:’&ge-‘ ments, the president will deliver an | address at Shadow Lawn Oct. 28 and will pay two visits to New York state on dates not yet selected. Mr. Wilson leaves here tomorrow | night for Omaha, where he is to ar- rive Thursday morning. Mrs. Wilson and Secretary Tumulty will. accom- pany imh. He will return hére Sat- urday morning. PROTEST FROM AMERICAN MINERS IN MEXICO ory Decrees” of That Country ing Decrees” of That Country. Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 2—A com- mittee representing fifty mining_and smelting companies operating in Mex- ico protested today to the American members of the Mexican-American joint commission against what they called “confiscatory decrees” in that country and urged the return to the old_methods of taxation. William Loeb, Jr., representing the American Smelting and Refining com- pany, headed the delegation. The other members were: Henry Bruere, American Metal company; D. J. Haff, Phelps Dodge company; George Young, Greene Cananea Copper com- pany; Charles Early, United Smelt- ers and Julian W. Beatty, American Metals company. It was the first time that witnesses have appeared before either the American or Mexican com- missianers. In the mass of statistics submitted to the American commissioners was a statement showing the decrease in the out of metals since 1912. HOUSE BURNED WHILE FARMER WAS VOTING Authorities of Colebrook Beli Was of Incendiary Ori Colebrook, Conn, Oct. 3.~—While James Shantry and his hired man were voting here today, Shantry's house and barn were destroyed by fire. It is be- lieved that the blaze was of incen- diary origin and the authorities are investigating. The loss is estimated at $4,000. A horse, which was tied in the barn. e Blaze n. Pt Paragraphs R ‘p" ren Zeppelins in Raid. .adon, Oct. 2, 11.20 a. m. — Ten <ppelins took part in last night's raid over England. Two of them attempt- ed fo attack London, One of them was drive naway and the other was veported last night, was destroyed. Took Mails From Dutch Steamer. Berlin, Oct. 2—(By Wireless to Sayville.)—eports from Amsterdam to the Overseas News Agency say that three Dutch steamships, the Kam- bangan, from Amsterdam for Dahia, the Frisia, from Buenos Aires for Amsterdam, were forced to leave their mails at an English port. UMBRELLA MENDER KILLED IN HIGHWAY NEAR MERIDEN Was Struck by an Automobile—Mo- torists Continued Without Stopping. Meriden, Conn., Oct. 2.—An unknown automobile about two miles from here on the Berlin road between 10 and 10.30 o’clock tonizht and the motor- ists continued without stopping. So far the police have no knowledge of who was responsible for the accident. The body was discovered lying be- side the road in a pool of blood at 10.30 o’clock by Attorney Canfield of Hartford, who was passing the spot in his car. He immediately telephoned to the Meriden police, who in turn no- tified the medical examiner. Besides other severe bruises, the man had suffered a fractured skull. Charles Carey, a farmer who lives near the scene of the accident, de- clared_that he had hcard a machine stop there a few minutes before At- torney Canfield made the discovery and then drive on toward Hartford. It is thought that this car may have been the one which struck the man. SEABURY ACCEPTS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR. Charged Whitman Administration of Being Ignorant of State Finance. York, Oc £ the his a- S finan- —Centering olicies and him with ignorance state Samuel Seabury formaily ace temo- nomination for governor of New re tonight at u meeting of the » state _coramittee. F. McCombs, democratic for United States senator from New York, ) delivered a eecli of accepiance at the meeting whicii declared for ‘“inviolate and untrammeiled” commerce for the United State 1 have a0 prejudices against any country,” he said, “but I insist en the right of America to do business. If the people of this state send me to the senate I promise that, so far as er. opinion will pass EIGHT ATTENDANCE. .IN. SOME BOSTON SCHOOLS 50 Per Cent. Absent in Lower Grades, Due to Fear of Infantile Paralysis Boston, Oct. tile (dysis —The dread of infan- ffected, somewhat, the attendance at the public schools of Soston and those of several suburban jes which opened the first time today. A canvass of the Boston | schools showed @ normal registrati in the high schools and upper gram- mar grades, a fifty per cent. falling off In the attendance in the lower gram- mar and primary srades and virtual- ly no change in the kindergarten Thirty-four new ca of paralysis were reported to the state_department of health in the 48 hours’ending to- day. Twenty-two of the new cases are in Boston. RESIGNATION OF GREEK CABINET IS REPORTED. Entente Allics Refused to Recognize Cabinet of Premier Kalogeropoulos. London, Oct. 2, 7.05 p. m—Thé res- | ignation of the Greek cabinet is re ported in a Central News despatch from Athens. . The entente allies have refused to recognize the cabinet of Premier Kalogeropoulos, presumably on ac- count of the fact that it contained sev- eral members out of sympathy with the entente allies. This has delayed negotiations for the entrance of Greece in the war with the allies. A despatck received yesterday from Athens said King Coustantine was expected to an- nounce not latcr than Monday his de- ion to enter the wa STORY OF THREE GERMAN SUBMARINES NAMED BREMEN. Two of Them Have Been Captured— Third on Her Way to United States. Galveston, Tex., Oct. 2.-—That two German merchant submarines named Bremen have fallen into the hands of the entente allies and that a third bearing the same name is now en route to the United States is the report brought here by Captain H. Van- schoonbeck of the Belgian steamer Elizabeth Van Belgie, which arrived today from Barry. Captain Vanschoonbeck declared one of the submarines was captured by the British and the other by the French, He sald he learned this from good authority in France, but he declined to name the port to which the captured ships were taken. GENERAL ELECTRIC EMPLOYES ACCEPT COMPANY’S OFFER. Strike Has Been in Progress Since Sept. 2 at Pittsfield, Mass. Pittsfleld, Mass., Oct.2.—Striking emploves of the General Electric com- pany today voted to accept the latest offer of the company and return to work. The strike has been in progress since Sept. 2. Refusal of the Schenec- tady, N. Y., employes of the General Electric company to.go on a sympa- thetic strike resulted in the action of the unions, it is said. A 5 per cent increase in wages became effective at the Generai Electric plant today. Gas Fumes Caused Death. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 2.—Patrick Donahue, found in a local hotel room yesterday unconscious from gas fumes, died at the hospital today from the effects of his inhalations. The medi- cal examiner has not give na verdict et as to whether the death was ac- cidental or intentional. British worcen are taking up the. Fire in Gleveland Union Stack Yards SEVERAL HUNDRED HEAD OF LIVESTOCK BURNED TWO ACRES OF SHEDS Many Carloads of Cattle Were Saved by Being Hauled From Danger Zone —Hundred Are Roaming the Entire West Side of the City. Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 2.—Several hundred head of livestock, Lwo ac.es of sheds and large quantities of feed were destroyed by_fire at the Cleve- land Union Stock Yards here this af- ternoon. The loss will be about $35,- 000. Many carloads of cattle were saved by being hauled from the dan- ger zone and hundreds of others in pens were released by employes and are now roaming the entire west side of the city. President George Murphy of the yards says he believes the fire was of incendiary origin. INVESTIGATING DETROIT'S GRADE CROSSING TRAGEDY Hearing Brought Forth a Mass of Charles and Denials. Detroit, Mich, Oct. 2.—Investiga- tions of 'last night's grade crossing tragedy in which eight persons were ed and more than fifty injured, |made today by state and local offi- }and denials. | The wreck occurred when a cross- town street car, carrying more than 50 passengers, was struck by a freight in on the Grand Trunk crossing on orest avenue, Street car officials and em; es today told investigators | that the railroad gates were not low- jered and that the approach of the { freight cars and the switch engine be- !'hind them was not signalled. Grand Trunk officials declared there was a ved light on the freight car which hit the street car and that the cngine's bell was ringing as the freight neared the crossing. Late today an exeeutive official of the Grand Trunk road charged that the zate man at the For Avennue crossing was about to lower his gates when the crosstown car approached #ut that the conductor on the street ear, who was on the tracks, signallcd | his car to come ahea: Count: authorit] have detain Henry Gibson, engineer, and Robert 0'Keefe, conductor, on the freight Motorman Willlam Carter and Alex Clistre of the strect train, Conductor. ~{<ar.apd Yaleutine Choinski, the gaie- man. 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL MAY PROVE ALIBI FOR ROPER Cambridge Youth Who is Charged With Murder of His Father. Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 2.—A twelve year old girl, Dorothy F was the Star witness for the defense today in th etrial of Albert J. Roper, charged with the murder of his father, Albert Roper, the Tewksbury florist. On the night ‘of March 1, she said, when the clder Roper was becaten to’ death and robbed, Bert Roper, as she called the young man, was at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jcssle Fox, in the Rox- bury district of Boston. With quiet self-possession the little girl told of playing cards that even- ing with her mother and the defend- ant who did not leavs the house, s said, until 11 o'clock. According tc testimony brought nut previously, the murder was committed shortly after 9 o'clock. NEWS SERVICE SUPPLIED HORSE RACING INFORMATION. Got from $15 to $450 a Week from Handbook Operators in Chicago. Chicago, Oct. 2—A news servico owned and controlled by Mart Tennis, alleged head or the “gambling trust” in Chicago, supplies horse racing in- formation fo handbook operators reg- ularly at a charge of $15 to 3450F a week, according to testimony before Federal Judge Lantis today in his in- vestigation of alleged widespread gam- bling operations in the city. Judge Landis interrogated B. FE. Sunny, millionaire president of the Chicago Telephone company, and S. W, Tracey, Vice president of the Automatic Tele- phone company, in an effort to obtain the names of subscribers whose tele phones were said to kave been used in the gambling operaticn CONVENTION OF CONNECTICUT WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION Plans Completed for Annuai Meeting in Bridgeport Oct. 25 and 26. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 2—Announce- ment was made today of the com- pleted plans for the annual conven- tion of the Connecticut Woman Suf- frage association at Bridgeport on Oct. 25 and 26. Delegates are expected from between 85 and 90 affiliated leagues. The first day of the conven- tion will ‘be occupled with reports. There will be a dipner in the evening at which it is expected Consressman E. J. Hill'and Lynn Wilson of Bridge- port will be among the speakers. The clection of officers will take place the following morning. TOWN, OF BARKHAMSTED IS NO FINANCIAL LAGGARD Has Sent Check to State for Over $1,- 000, Not Due Until Nov. 10. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 2—Today the state treasurer received from the town of Barkhamsted, which has a grand list of less than a half million and a population of only about 800, a check for $1,093.37 for its state tax of $974.- 17 and its military commutation tax of $119.20. These taxes are not pay- able until Nov. 10. 110 Year Old Woman Asphysxiated. Maspeth, N. Y., Oct. 2.—Mrs. Mary Forde, said to have been 110 years old, was found dead from gas asphyxia: tion at the home of her granddausgh- ter here today. It was first believed she had committed suicide bu that theory was abandoned after the cor- oner had completeq his investigation. The coroner decided death was aoci- dental | representatives of important unions. It clals, grought forth a mass of charges | General Strike is a flat Fail iure NEW YORK POLICE SAY ONLY 408 MEN RESPONDED TO CALL NO COLLAPSE ADMITTED More Than 100,000 Members of the United Hebrew Trades Returned to Work After Thi Three-Day Holi- day. : New York, Oct. 2. — Tacit ad- mission of the failure of the “general sympathetic strike in New York in be- half of the striking street car men was made in a repBrt late today to a_conference of labor leaders, which discussed the general situation. Assessment Recommended. The leaders recommended that every union member in the city be assessed $1 for the benefit of the subway, ele- vated and surface car employes who are on strike in Manhattan, the Bronx and parts of Westchester county. Do Not Admit Collapse. No decision as to further efforts to cali out all unionists in sympathy with the strikers was taken and there was no formal admission that the strike plan bad collapsed. In its report to the ‘meeting the gen. eral strike committee said: Report of General Committee. Che committee still believ sincerity of the assurance i is our opinion that the rank and file of labor is in full sympathy with the street car men in their fight to main- tain their rights under the agreement of August 6 and 7, underwritten by the mayor and the chairman of the public service commission, which, if lived up to by the traction companies of New York, would have prevented the strike and general industrial unrest. “Organized labor did want to help the sireet car men provided a definite plan had been decided and agreed up- on The report declares the introduction of individual contracts by the Inte borough Rapid Transit company was an attack upon trade unionism. Canvass Made By Police. Police headquarters announced that | a canvass made by policemen showed | that only 408 men had responded to the call for a general strike. More than 100,000 members of the United Hebrew Trades rcturned to work after their three-cay noliday, as Qid 2100 brewery workers. ESCAPE OF TWO CONVICTS FROM THE “HONOR GANG" Has Aroused Ire of Mutual Welfare League at Sing Sing. ning. two_convic workir scape of | gang" Mutual We a organization, toda; offer is of $100 cach for their arrest.! utside branch of the league, in York city, also notified Warden Thomas M. Osborne this afternoon that efforts would be made to_capture | the refugees if they appeared in the metropolis. The men—Thomas Win- ters, sentenced for burglary, and Ed- warg Kelly, sentenced for life for mur. der—-fled las! night from the prison farm at Beekman. SHOOTING OF CAPT. H. W. WILSON WAS ACCIDENTAL A Mexican Sentry Was Firing at an Escaping Prisoner. Washington, Oct. 2.—General Plum- | per, commanding the American forces {at Nogales, in reporting to the war | department today the shooting of Cap- | tain H. W. Wilson of the Second Idaho Infantry yesterday, said it was an | accident caused by a Mexican sentry | who fired at an escaping prisoner. The | Mexican who fired the shot was taken |into custody by Mexican authorities. | Captain Wilson’s wound is not con- sidered dangerous. STREET CAR SERVICE IN ATLANTA AT A STANDSTILL Repeated Interference by Strikers, Motormen and Conductors. tlanta, Ga., Oct. 2.—Street and su- | burban car service here was discon- i tinued again at 6 o'clock bacause of @ number of demonstrations and re- peated interference with the traflic during the day by strikinz motormen and conductors. Company officials announced that traffic would be Te- sumed tomorrow morning. Service during the day was almost ' normal, but several arrests were made on chdrges of disorderly conduct. | WHY CENSUS REPORT ON DYESTUFFS IS HELD UP. To Afford Proper Privacy to Transac- tions of Dye Importers. ‘Washington, Oct. 2.—The Ameri- can Association of Woolen and Wor- sted Manufacturers telegraphed the department of commerce today pro- testing against the holding up of the census report on dyestuffs. Secretary Redfield replied that the report on dyestuffs was being wrtnheld tempor- arily to afford proper privacy to trans. actions of dye importers. OBITUARY. John C. Drewry. Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 2.--John C. Drewry, 56, grand secretary of the North Carolina grand lodge of Masons for 24 vears and former publisher of the Raleigh Times, died -here today. George A. Coles.” Middletown, Conn, Oct. 2—Geprge A. Coles, a prominent Connecticut grain dealer and widely known in the grain trade outside the state. died at his home here today after a long ill- ness. He was born in Middletown in 1336, was head of the Union Grain mills since 1878, a former business associate of ex-Governor Frank B. Weeks, president of the Middletown Savings bank and had numerous other business connections. He was also an active prohibition worker, and is sur- vived by his Wwife and a son. Condensed Telegrams The sub-treasury transferred $1,000,- 000 to San Francisco. One thousand window washers New York threaten to strike. in Mrs. Thomas R. the Vice President Ind. Marshall, wife of is ill at Elkhart, J. P. Morgan led for London on the American Line steamship New York. Sixty-nine persons were killed on the streets of New York city in Sep- tember. Capt. John A. Stinson, retired ship- master and veteran of the Crimean War, is dead. Sixty jitney chauffeurs were arrest- ed at Aflantic City, N. J,, for violation of the new ordinance. The War Department ordered all the remaining Michigan State troops to the Mexican border. The German Emperor has conferred the order Pour le Merlte on Lieut. Gen. Kraft von Dellmenfingen. Elihu Root will make his first speech of the campaign for Hughes at New York Thursday night. Walte# Hines Page, Ambassador to Great Britain sailed on the American liner New York for London. The Italian steamer Enrico Millo was sunk in the Mediterrancan in a collision with a French steamer. The resignation of four officers of the 69th Infantry, N. Y. N. G, was announced by the War Department. Coldest September weather in sev- eral years reported -from various parts of Louisinana, Mississippi and Alabama. Mayor Mitchel appointed a_special committee to welcome Ambassador Gerard when he arrives from Germany on Oct. 10. The British authorities have confis- cated the mail on the Scandinavian- American_liner -Hellig Olav, bound for New York. Joseph Gorman, of New York, was killed by a truck while riding a bicy- on Twenty-fourth Street near Ninth Avenue. Thirty-three German and Austrian vessels which were at Rotterdam at the beginning of the war have left that port since March. Frederick Funston, Texas, on his first tia camps of the Major General arrived at McAl tour of the Brownsville dist | Governor “Frank- B. Willis, of Ohio, is-wife and-dgughter, Teccived more or less severe injuries when a ran into their automobile. Albert J. Cook, Horticultural Com- missioner of California and at one time professor of biclogy in Pomona College, California, is dead. ack Gen. Funston advised the War partment that he has designated First New York Field Artillery Regiment to return home from the border. Both houses of the Danish men passed the bill providing for plebiscite on the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. De- Parlia- Harris Brisbane, publ in Boston recently, willed the bulk of his fortune, estimated at $1,000,000, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. her who died British expenditures six months of the year 30, have been nearly $5,000,000 more than for the same period last year. for the first General Carranza issued a limiting the term of a President of the republic to four years and viding for re-election of the Chief Executive. decree One hundred and seventy-two per- sons were killed on the tracks of the New York, New Haven & Railroad during the year ended June 30, 1916. Three jewelry robberies ported at Fairfield, Conn. One of the victims was A. L. Riker, a member of the Naval Advisory Board. His loss is $1,500. were re- William D. Mahon, president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, is ex pected to arrive at New York today from Europe. Four battleships of the Atlani fleet, the Texas, Wyoming, Arkan- |sas and New York, d at the Brooklyn Navy Yard from short range practice off the Virginia Capes. Three White House employes were seriously injured in a collision be- tween a White House automobile and another car near Shadow Lawn, the summer residence of President Wilson. Councilman George Hartmann of Woodcliff, N, J., was killed and two men were seriously injured in a col- lision between a North Bergen trolley car and an automobile in Guttenberg, N. J. Robert L. Maddox, superintendent of foreign mails, is on his way to Cen- tral Amercia to investigate the feas- ibility of increasing the weight limit of parcels from the United States to the Latin-American countries. The Public Service Commission has renewed its request to the Board of Estimate for an appropriation of $6,000 to build an additional mezzan- ine bridge across the express tracks of the subway at Grand Central Station. Morris N. Johnson, 70, who was a member of the senior class at Prince- ton University when President Wilson was a freshman there, was killed by falling ten feet from a_window of his room to the rear yard of Gramercy Park. The Chinese Government has con- cluded an agreement with the Sicms- Carey Co., of St. Paul, Minn., Snanced by the American International Corp- oration for_moré than 2,000 miles of raflways. The cost of this construc- tion will exceed $100,000,000. Boy Killed by Auto in New Haven. New Haven, Conn, Oct. 2.—A boy of about six Years was Struck and killed today by an automobile driven gzgw“h.em The boy ended Sept. | Hartford.| New Haven, Conn,, Oct. 2—The so. called “little town elections” in Con necticut today were featured by spirit- ed contests over the excise question, and the “dry” forces made a gain of four towns. Fifty towns voted on the issue, six changing from license to no- Jicense and two changing from “dry” to “wet” In two of the town the decision to change from “wet” to “drv” was carried by a single vote, Last year 81 towns stood license and 87 no-license, and the year before the standing was §7 and S0 in favor of the drys, with the town of Branford split. Vote in No-license Towns Canton—yes 233; no 264; no change. Cheshire—yes 171; no 199; no change. Chester—; no 153; no change. 338. 334; vote last year y Guilford—yes change. . no no no Kent—yes 69; no 151; no change. New Canaan—yes 285: no 365; no change. . North Canaan—no license by 33, no change. Westbrook—yes 70; no 78; no change. k) ‘Woodbury—yes 76; no 159; no change. % Vote in License Towns Barkhamsted—yes by 23—no change. Berlin—yes 361 no change. Bethany—yes 42; no 33; no chansge. Branford second district—yes 100; no 70; no change. Brookfield—yes 119; * no 61; no change. Colchester—Yes 185;; no 158; no { change. | Canaan—no. license by 36; changed. | Last year ves Sd: no sS. Colebrook—yes Dby. 38; no change. Cornwall—no license by 7; changed; last year yes 123; no 108. Coventry—yes 149; mno 189; _ o change. yes 371; no 393: no change. Granby—yes % 93, no 94; ; last year did not vote and license. Haven—yes 245; no 133; no ton—Yes by 65 majority; mno nge. Farmington—yes 311; no 287; mno change iamden—yes 23 margin;: no change. rwinton—Yes 30; no 47; no change. Haddam—Yes by sixty majority. Killingly—yes 676; no 534; mno | change. Litchfield—yes 345; mno 235; mo change. i nchester—Yes 934; no $08; mno Hartford—yes by 8 no ybrook—yes 165: no 74; no no 58; mo change. no 445; no change | | | Putnam | iinfield—Ye: no 497; change; dzefield—yes CRAY “no 5 chanzed; last year ves 204; no 175. Simsbury—ves 257; no 258; changed; | last vear yes 264; no 241 S rd—yes 370; no 368; no change Seymour—yes 419; no 393; no chanke. Southbury—yes 132; no 91; no change. | Somers—Yes; no 129; no change. prague—Yes by 135 majority; changed; last year yes 206; no 209. Sterling—Yes 118; no 95; no change. last_year 452; no 427. Winchester—ves 1,026; no 765; no change. Windsor—Yes by 22 majority; no change. Recapitulation of Excise Vote. Followingsis a recapituration: License towns not voting ... . 43 o-license toWnS not VOLINg ...... 118 License towns unchanged . License towns changzed o-license towns unchanged .. No-license towns changed .. The changes follow: From No-License to License. Griswold by § majority. Sprague by 135 majority. Canaan_by 36 majority. €ornwall by 7 majority. Fast Granby by 1 majority. Ridgefield by 14 majority. Simsbury by 1 thajority Plainfield by 101 majority. ‘Avon—Yes 135, No 72; no change. Stonington—Yes 964, No 708 nc change. Windham—Yes by 245 majority; na change. Plainville—Yes by 22 majority: no change. Elections were also held for town officse. but no national or state politi- cal significance was attached to' the outcome, the issues being regarded as purely local. “Wets” Celebrate in Winchester. In Winchester, which remained in the wet column, there was a hig cele- bration, the license advocates turning out with a band for a street parade. Under the new commission government the town will remain a “wet spot” for two years. as no vote on this guestion will be taken next year. The elaction of town officers was under the new charter changes. f In New Hartford the no-license <bal- iots were an hour late in arrival owing to illness of a printer, but in the end the temperance advocates made a great sprint and got in a larze vote, but could not overcome existing condi- tions. The campaign of the no-license peo- “DRY" FORCES MADEGAINOF 4TOWN “Little Town Elections” Were Featured by Splritedil Contests Over the Excise Question - TWO TOWNS WET TO DRY BY A SINGLE VOTE Fifty Towns Voted on the License Issue—Six Changing From License to No License and Two Leaving the Dry Column and Joining the Wet—In Winchester There Was a Big Celebration, the License Advocates Turning Out With a Band for a Street Parade—Enfield Republicans Won for the First Time in Five Years—In South Windsor There Was a Tie Vote for First Selectman. ple in Kent, headed by Rev. Father Sill of the Holy Cross BErotherhood, was successful, the town remaining as it has been for 12 years, although some business men entertained the idea that a hotel with liquor for automobile guests might help the town in a finan- cial way. In Berlin, Judge W. L Alling, re- publican, was elected first selectman over N, L. Beckley, democrat, by @ vote of 230 to 279. 1t was announced that the result will probably be con- tested. Tie Vote in South Windsor. In South Windsor there was a tie vote for first selectman between Wil- lard W. Grant, republican, and Richard P. Jones, democrat, with 89 votes. For second selectman, Charles W. Covell; republican, hag 90, while Oliver W. Pelton, democrat, had $S. Grant has been first selectman for eight years. Under the statute Grant, Jones and Covell will choose the town agent. In Somers the first vote on the M- cense question was taken since 1907, when the town went no-license 162 66. Its condition remained unchanged today for only 9 voters cast & “yes” ballot while 129 voted “no.” Republicans Carry Enfield. In Enfield, where a democratic-fusion ticket has won for town offices during the past five years, today the republi- cans came back and carried the entire ticket. On office where there was no contest the republicans had a margin o fabout 200. The winning ticket for the past five years was headed “Citi- zens.” INVESTIGATION OF MILK SITUATION IN NEW YORK Has Been Ordered by Attorney Genm- eral Woodbury, With Non-Partisan Referee. Albany, N. Y., Oct. —A sweeping in- vestigation fo the milk situation in the state. with a view to applying a reme- dy. was ordered tonight by Attorney General Woodbury. FHe _designated Deputy Attorney General Merton ' E. Lewls, whowas counsel to the Thomp. son_pubilc service commission investi- gating committe teo conduct the in- quiry. and announced that application for the appointment of a non-partisan referee to take testimony “will be mad to _the courts at once.” g The investigation was authorized followng the receipt of complaints by hoth milk dealers and producing farm- ers alleging that conspiracies in re- straint of the milk trade existed. The inquiry, the attornev announces, will be conducted under the so-called “Don- nelly anti-trust act” The provisions of which have been utilized by the dealers, as wcll a8 the producers, as the basis of charges that the other side is conspiring to restrain the trade. The penalty provided by this law is a §5,000 fine for a corporation and a similar fine and a years imprisonment, or both, for a person adjudged guilty. BRIDGEPORT WILL BE SHORT OF MILK TODAY Have About 10,000 Quarts Less Than the Usual Supply. will Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 2.—It is ex= pected that this eity will be about ten thousand quarts of milk short from the regular supply tomorrow morning as a result of the controversy between the Dairymen’s League and the dis- tributo: The regular daily dUantity used here is about 60,000 guarts. One big dealer said tonizht that his company would have almost no milk in the morning as all that supply comes from New York state and northwestern Connecticut, where the league is in control. Anoiher big dis- tributor announced that he had agreed today to the league’s terms and would have his full quantity regularly. An advance in price of a cent a quart or more has been announced to begin Dec. 1. The present price is nine cents a quart. All dealers will raise it, most of them to ten cents cents and some to twelve cents The dealers will try to supplgs fam= ilies first during the continu: of the shortage and cut down the sup- plies for restaurants, lors and saloons fir: however, that fully 25,090 persons wil have to get along with reduced milk at their tables for the rest of the week at least. ice cream par- It is belleve HUGHES SPENDS DAY GOING OVER CORRESPONDENCE Will Leave New York Wednesday For We:k’s Rest in Montclair, N. J. New York, Oct. 2. Charles E. Hughes spent today resting and go- ing over correspondence which had ac- cumulated during his latest speaking campaign. He saw no callers arf. re- mained in seclusion. The republican’ nominee went for an automobile ride this morning. . Mr. Hughes will remain here until Wednesday morning, when he will go to Montclair, N. J.,' to rest until the end of the week. He will begin an~ other speaking tour next week. Movements of Steamships. Liverpool, Sept. 30.—Arrived, steam-. ers Krooniand, New York; Oct. lst, steamer St. Paul, New York. Falmouth, Oct, 2.—Arrived, steamer’ Noordam, New York. Marseilles, Sept. 26. — Arrived: steamer Roma, New York ana Prov= idence. 38 Bergen, Sept. 30.—Arrived: steamer Bergensfiord. New Yark. i i