Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 14, 1916, Page 1

Bulletin VOL. LVIL.—NO. 248 POPULATION 28,219 * == NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1916 16 PAGES—120 COLUMNS Rumanians Are Offering Strong Resistance as They Are Being Forced Back to Their Frontier ITALIANS HAVE MET WITH FURTHER SUCCESSES Violent Infantry Fighting Continues on the Carso Front— In the Vicinity of Gorizia Heavy Counter Attacks of the Austrians Have Been Repulsed—The French and British Have Failed in Their New Attempt to Break Through the German Lines Between the Acne and the Somine Rivers in France——In Macedonia the Entente Offensive Has Come to a Halt. Steadily the pressure of the Ger- man-Austrian forces is compeiling the Rumanian troops who invaded Tran- sylvania less than eight weeks azo, to fall back upon or toward their own frontier. In eastern Transylvania, north of Kronstadt, Berlin reports ad- ditional territory taken from the Ru- mantans. Southeast of Kronstadt the Austro-Germans have aiso been suc cessful against! the invaders. The Ru- manians, however, are offering stub- born resfstance. Bucharest reports the repulse by them of attacks on the frontier of southern Transylvania. Violent_infantry fighting continues on the Carso front, in the Austro- Italtan theatre, with further successes for the Italians. In the vicinity of Gorizia, and south of this region they have repulsed heavy Austrian counter- attacks, inflicting heavy casualties apd east of Doberdo have approached the second Austrian line, taking 400 pris- oners. Vienna admits the loss of the town of Novavas, but announces that the Austrians put down Italian attacks at other points on the Carso plateau and made 2,700 men prisoners. In the Pa- sublo region of the Trentino sector some additional gains in ground are claimed by the Itallans. The Bulletin’s Circulat TEUTONS STEADILY PRESS RUMANI2=S — Cabled Paragraphs Industrial Cemmission Coming Home. Paris, Oct. 13, 3.10 p. m.—The mem- bers of the American industrial com- o9 ission to France, which has just com- _ieted a six weeks' inquiry into cco-. nomic_conditions in this country, have decided not to sail on the liner Rochambeau from Bordeaux tomorrow- The commissioners will return to the United States on a neutral ship, as yet F undetermined, from England. STANDARD NOMENCLATURE FOR AUTOMOBILE PARTS Announced by the Society of Automo- bile Engineers. New York, Oct. 13.—Stangard auto- mobile nomenclature was announced here today by the Society of utomo- bile Engineers. A committee of the organization developed this list of uniform names for motor car parts after holding mectings with engineer- ing and service representatives of some of the ieading American manu- facturers, and the resulting standard- ization of nimes and terminology is expected to eliminate many delays comm in replacement of parts and to make for clearness and brevity men- erally. 'The society asser that a |lack of a common and accurately un- derstood automobile lansuage has been a barrier in international busi- ness- Nineteen divisions of the automo bile, from cvlinders to bodies and ac- cessories, are set forth, these classes being divided into nearly 79 specific | groups, with the groups sub-divided S0 extensively that between 600 and 700 separate narts are named. The bodies of cars are standardized into 16 types, the list deserihing the differences which distinguish roadsters, coupes, tourinz cars, sedans, I sines, landaulets and other varl The French and British have been repulsed in & new attempt to break through the German lines between the Ancre and the Somme rivers in France | The gociety expects the national auto- The British attacked in the district | mobile chamber of commerce and | around Gueudecourt and tihe French!manufacturers generally to adopt the | near Sailly, but neither was able to complete nomenclature. plerce the ' defense of the Germans, 5 hesy although London claims a siight ad- : A ! vance near Gueudeeourt. South of the | SERMAN SUBMARINE i Somme stubborn fghting Is still in SIGHTED AT SEA progress at Genermont and Ablain- s ey court. Moving East More Than 100 Miles In Macedonia the entente offensive apparently has come to a_ halt. Brit- ish advance guards have been active east of the Struma; but on the re- mainder of the front there has been little activity. A belated report from Sofia records the repulse of six Serb- ian attacks at Skochivier, on the Cer- va_river. Likewise the operations in Volhy- nia and Galicia have apparently les- sened greatly in violence for neither the Petrograd nor the Berlin war of- fice mentions any fightinz in these zones. North of the Pinsk marshes in Russia, however, the Germans have attacked Russian trenches on the west bank of the Shara river. Petrograd says the attack was rcpulsed with heavy casualtfes. East of Nantucket Lightship. New York, Oct. 13.—A German sub. marine, identifying herself as such by, wireless and stating that he was “from Newport,” was sighted Tuesday more | than 100 miles east of Nantucket light- | ship by a neutral ship now in port, it | became known today. The submarine was moving in an easterly direction. The submarine was sizhted some distance from the neutral vessel, which was signalled by wireless from ths asking her name and na- | It was given and the ques- ! in turn: “Who are you?”, bmarine’ from Newport, | as the reply. | sumption was that she was the TU-53, responsible for the shipping submarine tionality. asked tion HUGHES TAKES HIS CAMPAIGN INTO MISSOURI Save for Qne Stop Ho Sgant. tha En- tire Day Traveling. Joplin, Mo, Oct. 13.—Charles E. Hughes today took his campalgn to Missouri, the fourth of the states that skirt the so-called- “solid south” to be visited on his present trip. Save for one stop, at Springfield, Mo., the entire day was spent traveiing. The nominee reached Joplin tonight, near- ly three hours behind scheduled tnme and addressed an audience in a big tent, making his chief theme the pro- tective_tariff. Mr. Hughes told the crowd that the present prosperity of the country was buflt on sand, that “the intoxicated fancy may indulge in happy dreams, but the somer thought of the coun- try is directed {o the day when this stimulant—the Buropean war—will be no_longer available.” He referred to “those who are seek- ing to make political capital out of our present war prosperity,” portrayed in detail conditi as he viewed them, in the tates when the war shall end, and assailed thé demo- cratic tariff policy as a policy which “means idle plants and impoverished workmen.” At Springfleld and asain here to- night Mr. Hughes assailed the ad- ministration for the emactment of the damson law. “What are real laws " he asked. “Real laws are passed after inquiry with some understanding of the jus- tice of the case, some idea of what is involved and ought to be. Sham laws must be passed under duress. 1 am opposed in the interest of labor to government by heldup and I am for government by reason and fairpess.” Mr. Hughes' train was about three hours late in reaching Springfield. The audience which he addressed in Con- Vention Hall had been waiting two hours and a half and hundreds, unable to find standing room, were turned away. CHINESE MINISTER AT WASHINGTON HONORED Order of Golden Grain Conferred on V. K. Wellington Koo. Washington, Oct. 13—The Order of Chia Ho, or Golden Grain, has been conferred on V. K. Wellington Koo, the Chinese ministcr here, by Presi- dent Li Yuan Hung, according to ca- ble advices to the legation today. The honor is in recognition of Mr. Koo's services here and_follows closely on the president’s refusal to accept his resignation because of fllness. Mr. Koo now is improving from a serious ilinese and has every hope that he wiil be able to remain at his post here. MORE USE OF POTATOES IN BREAD MAKING Recommended by Baking Specialist of 4 Department of Agriculture. ‘Washington, Oct. 13.—More gener- ol use of potatoes In making bread is recommended by the baking specialists of the department of agriculture. Bread containing botled and mashed potatoes was shown through experi- ments just concluded to be as nutri- tious as ordinary br@ad and to have the quality of remainmg fresh long- er. Movements of Steamshi Gfbraltar, Oct. 11—Arrived. ‘Steam- er Duca Degli Abruzzi, New York for Genoa. Bergen, Oct. 11.—Safled: Steamer Bergenstiord, New York. % New York, Oct _ 13—Arrived: Steamer_Cedric, Liverpool. New York, Oct. _13-—Signalled: gu-umr Duca d'Aosta, Naples for New ork. Dock a a. m. Satu; . Steam- er Ryndam, Rotterdam for New York, 1,400 miles east of Sandy Hook at #aon, 12th. Dock noon Monday. BACON'S “OPEN LETTER” TO PRESIDENT WILSON In Reply to Statements -Made Shadow Lane Saturday. raid of Sunday. and this report is the latest on her whereabouts. The U-53 was last sighted prior to that time by | the Greek liner Patris“Monday morn=| ng. Neutrality regulations o€ the hation whose flag the ship flies knd specific orders with respect to their observance are given for withholding the name of the ship bringing the report here, but it is vouched for as correct by a high marine authority of this port who | ils in close touch with arriving steam- | | ships. i at Ne# York, Oct. 13.—Robert Bacon, a.candidate for the republi- can nomination for United States from New York at the recent primary elec- tion, made public tonight of copies of an “open letter,” he has written to President Wilson with a caption say i i ply “to an attack up- | EVIDENCE OF RECONCILIATION on him by esident Wilson in the . i course of his speech at Shadow Lane OF DAIRYMEN'S FACTION last Saturd: 4 S = e Jotter 1n part says: “The state. | All Milk Dealers Requestsd to Talk ment that it was my intention if elect- | Over Matters With League Members. ed senator to promote ‘the interests of one side in the present war in Europe,” and thereby violate my oath of office, New Yor onciliation is beneath contempt. My respect for |leaguc and certain dealers | hold~ the office of president of the United|ing out against the farmers’ organiza- States prevents me from character-|tion was indicated tonight by an invi- izing such a statement as it dese; es. 1 Jeave my judgment of its fal ty to the public. ~ Anyone who know: tation extended by repr the league through John commissioner of foods and markets, requesting all milk dealers to meet members of the league and talk over i the situation. . No time was set for the meeting. The Borden company also announced that it was not opposed to the farm- ers' organization, but douhted the legal status of their league. “If the leagte is a lawful corpora- es of Dillon, of me at all must know that for the last ten yvears of my life it has been | devoted to the cause of better inter- national relations and the peaceful settlement of international disputes.” PRESIDENT WILSON BACK AT SHADOW LAWN Will Leave for Chicago Next Wed- | fion”" ‘;:Pnf,;“fgf} sdb temiont Sepai nesday to Deliver Speeches. A R L = Lucius P. Brown, director of the Long Branch, N. J, Oct. 13.—Presi- - . e dent Wilson returned to Shadow Lawn | PIreat of foods and drugs of the today from Indianapolis and will not leave again until next Wednesday, when he will start for Chicago to de- liver one or more speeches. ~As soon as he arrived here he read reports from Washington on the submarine by the navy department into the Ger- man submarine attacks off the Amer- ican coast last Sunday. The vanguard of Pennsylvanians who will be guests tomorrow for “Pennsylcania Day” at Shadow Lawn began arriving tonight. A. Mitchell Palmer, democratic national commit- teeman from Pennsylvania, who will introduce the president at the meet- ing, said the main delegation will come here on eight special traine ac- companied by seven bands. MRS. DREXEL SUES FOR ANNUAL ALLOWANCE OFf $50,000 Awarded by the Chancery Court in London. Philadelphia, Oct. 18—A writ of foreign attachment was filed here to- day by counsel for Mrs. Margharita Armstrong Drexel, wife of Col. An- thony J. Drexel, formerly of this city and now residing abroad, to compel him to pay ter an annual allowance of $50,000 awarded her on June 21 last by the chancery court in London. Un- der an agreement Mrs. Drexel was to hold five policies aggregating $300,000 on her husband's iife in addition to the $50,000 & year income. Mr. Drexel filed euit for divorce in Paris in July. 1915, and stopped his wife's allowance. 1t is claimed that the verdict of the British court has been ignored. WOMAN SECOND IN COMMAND OF GUNBOAT. Commissioned a Lieutenant by Gov- ernment of Wurttemburg. Geneva, via Paris, Oct. 13, 3.40 p. m. —A woman has been commissioned by the government of Wurttemburg as second in command of a small gunboat on Lake Constance which is employed in guard duty at Friedrichshafen, where the Zeppelin works are located. that New York's milk s cut 11,000,000 quarts eince the strike began Oct. 1, with a loss of $1,045,000 to the distributors. TO TAKE VOTE OF TROOPS ON THE BORDER Colonels Cheney and Avery Left For El Paso Yesterday. Hartford, Conn., 13.—Colonel William O. Cheney of South Manchest er ay/l Colonel Christopher L. Avery of Groton, commissioners appointed by Governor Holcomb under the law passed at the special session of th general assembly, September 12, to take the vote of the Connecticut sol- diers at the Mexican border left Hartford this afternoon. The com- misioners represent the two leading political parties, Colonel Cheney a re- publican and Colonel Avery, a demo- crat. The two commisioners called at the Office of the secretary of state in the capitol to recetve the blank bal- lots and envelopes and other things which thev will need in taking the vote. There were 3,000 official bal- Iots and 750 sample ballots enclosed in five packages each package repre- senting a congressional district. The commissioners expect to return home in about three weeks with the ballots. SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF FRENCH WAR ORPHANS Incorporated at New York—Already There Are Over 200,000 Orphan: New York, Oct 13.—Incorporation Of the American Sqciety for the Re- llef of French War Onphans was an- nounced here today. The society, ac- cording to the plans, will have a na- tion-wide membership with headquar- ters in this city and branches through- out the United States. The organization proposes to extend its operations long beyond the dura- tion of the war until the French or- phans, of whom it is said there are already over 200,000, are grown up and educated. ~The incorporation papers ppiy has been Oct. She has been given the rank and uni- form of a lleutenant. ‘Women employed on south German rallways, according to a new order, must wear uniforms, consisting in part of loose trousers and gaiters. fix the life of the soclety at fifteen vears. The president is Willlam D. Guthrie and the active vice presidents are James Stiliman, J. Pierpont Morgan and Ambrose McNell. o |E Destroyers Are Searching Coast FOR SUBMARINE BASES OR WIRE- LESS STATIONS NEWPORT TO CANADA Admiral Mayo, Who Would Not Ordered the Disclose the Source of the Reports on Which He Acted. Search, Washington, Oct. 13. — Destroyers from the Atlintic fleet are making a search of the Atlantic coast from New- port north to the Canadian line to in- vestigate reports of hidden, subma- rine bases or wireless stations. Admi- ral Mayo, commander of the .lect, re- ported to the navy department today ion in Norwich is Double That.of Any Other Paper,.and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population. Autos in Head-on | Crash at<Enfie!d ONE MAN KILLED AND THREE OTHERS INJURED MAN WAS RUN DOWN Hercules RaCicot of Westfield, Mass., Was Killed Trying to Warn Oncom- ing Car of Road Blocked by Col- Thompsonville, Conn., Oct. 13.—One man was killed and three others se- verely though not fatally injured In an automobile accident early ioday on Enfield street in Enfield. The dead man was Hercules Racicot of West- field, Maes. The injured are: Leo Leens, Bellows regarding trade. ness, for it is the creative idea. tions and in that process has fi ress, but the big prizes are his by In the past week the follov There is a whole lot of truth in the statement of one enthusiastic advocate of advertising when h- says: is telling the people the truth and therefore giving the sound advice The educational idea is the big idea of rodern busi- It does not merely accept conditfons as they are, and make the most of markets. The man who blazes the trail through the come, and, following in his trail gain a partial success; but the: never catch him, and they must take what he leaves.” This is plainly shown in the case of those who do and those who do not advertise. Get to the front and stay there by using the ad- vertising columns of The Bulletin the paper homes of the people of Eastern Connecticut. ng matter has appeared in The Bulle- tin’s columns: Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, Qote &7 w98 1485 = 1006+ 1252 Monday, Oek Ocv- 120 145 225 488 Tuesday, Oct. 10.. 84 157 211 452 Wednesday, Oct. t1.. 90 * 155 223 468 Thursday, Oct. 12.. 89 . 164 25Zx - 510 Friday, "= -Oct-13,, ~86_ #19——-4gg. * 307 el R R R L 7 888 =" 2119 —_—Y “Advertising is education. It It makes its own con- claim to the markets it creates. Woods makes slow prog- right of discovery. Others may ¥ can which goes into the that he had ordered did not the the search disclose cither the source of reports -on_which he acted or the es where illesal radio plants or s were have been four _Secretary Daniels made it plain night that the admira! had acted his own initiative in sending out scouting craft on_this mission, though when the Buropean war be- gan general orders were issuad to the flect commanders to take all neces- sary steps to safeguard American neu- trality 0 far as the department there is no present intention on Ad- miral Mayo's part to extend his search south of Newport. Navy officials be- lieve he had no very d tio® on which to act. but to- on the al- knoy: It has been the policy of the navy to Investigate re- ports of secret radio siations along the coast without waiting to deter- mine their creditability. Navy offi- cials have been impressed with the ne- cessity for running down such rumors duickly to prevent violation of neu- trality FOUR MEN RESCUED FROM AN OPEN DORY Had Drifted Forty Hours in a Heavy Sea Before Being ked Up. Boston, Oct. 13.—Four men rescued from an open dory after they had abandoned the schooner Helen Has- brouck, dismasted in 2 gale fifty miles south of Seal Island, Maine, on Sun- day, were brought into this port to- day’ aboard the British steamer Saxon Monarch, from Glasgow. Captain W. Publicover and the crew of the Has- broucg had drifted forty hours in a heavy sea before they were picked up by the steamer. Leander Public- over, of Lehave, N. S, father of the Hasbrouck's captain, was one of the rew. He said he had sailed the seas for fifty-five vears and this was his first experience in a marine disaster. DIVORCE GRANTED MRS. VALERIA H. PARKER A Prominent Suffrage Worker—Intol- erable Cruelty Charged. Hartford Conn, Oct. 13.—Mrs. Val- eria H. Parker, of this city, a prom- inent suffrage worker, was today granted a divorce by Judge Milton A. umway in superior court from Dr. Cdwarti O. Parker, of Greenwich. In. tolerable cruelty ‘was charged. She was given custody of her 7 year old daughter. The &ction was not con- tested. The couple were married on November 25, 1905. Mrs. Parker is al- S0 a physician. Her name before, her marriage was Valeria Hopkins Mor- gan. TO PREVENT ARTIFICIAL COLORING OF CITRUS FRUIT Growers and Shippers Warned That the Sweating Process Hlegal. Washington, Oct. 13.—Orange and grape fruit growers and shippers were warned today by the department of agriculture that the shipment of inter- state commerce of fruit sweated efther before or during shipment is a vio- lation of the pure food law. Sweat- ing turns green, unripe fruit yellow and malkes it appear ripe. The warning was occasioned, the 4epartmem'; Statement aavse b growers an: ppers inqu! . filnn would be ufirt\ d‘:éng the com_ season to prevent the shipmen citrus fruit artificially ocolored by eweating. Benjamin Morrell, C% tm Cain, Roxbury,” Ma o, Al _ suffering from severe cuts and bruises and pos: broken . At the vern in Enficld, er v are being cared for, it was said that they were expected to re- cover. Autos Met Head-On. The accident resulting in the death of Ragicot and the injury to the three men followed a collision of automo- biles a few hours earlier at that point, Two cars, one of which was a Massa- chuserts car and the other a Connecti. cut machine, came together head-on and were badly wrecked, but none of the occupants were injured. A repair car was sent down from Springtield, Mass., to look after the damazed ma- chines, and Racicot came down with it as an extra man. Failed to Stop Car, While they were at work on the wrecked cars another machine, coming from the dircction of Springfield, came in sight, and Racicot, it is said, ran out to etop it wita flashlight, as it was thought there was not room for it to pass. The driver of the oncoming car, Wood Williams, of Springfield, claims he did no: sce Racicot nor the obstruction ahead until he was almost upon it. Car Ran Over Man. mThe eurhlr CkIed Racicot down and n_over him. In an effort to avoid hitting the two wrecked cars, Wil- liams turned machine aside, but it Crashed into two telegraph poles st lose together and was completely wrecked. The occupants, with the :i(:ption of the driver, were thrown Willlams escaped practically unhurt and started back for Springfield with Racicot in the repair o reaching that city, however, died, He was about 30 yea 1d and is survived Ly his wife and two chil- dren. TO SALVAGE CARGO OF STEAMER BLOOMERSDIJK Scott Tug at Vineyard Haven Await- ing Favorable Weather. Vineyard Haven, Mass, Oct. 13.— The tuk Alert arrived here today with a_ diver aboard, bound for the wreck of' the Dutch steamship Bloomers- dijk, torpedoed by a German subma- rine off Nantucket Shoals on Sunday, Captain David Hunt, wreck master of the Scott Wrecking company, said salvage of the steamer might be at- tempted by his company if conditions were favorable. The tug, which came from Néw London, Conn., was held in Port here today by a southerly gale. POTATO HARVEST IN GERMANY DISAPPOINTING. Shortage is Due to a Lack of Seed Potatoes Left from Last Year. Amsterdam, Oct. 13, via London, 6.35 p. m—President von Batocki of the food fegulation board admitted in the reichstag that the potato harvest in Germany had been disappointing, ac- cording to the Kolnische Volks Zeitung, stating that the shortage was due to a lack of seed potatoes left over from last year. President von Batocki, the newspaper adds, announced that the authorities were taking counsel on steps deemed necessary and in the meantime all trade in seed potatoes would be forbidden. Condensed Telegrams The White Star Liner Canopic, ar- rived at Boston, from Mediterranean ports. Count von Blrnstoff, the German ambassador left New York for Wash- ington. - Fire destroyed the store house of Butler Brothers of Jersey City at a loss of $20,000. ire destroyed the storchouse of the U. S. Willow Furniture Co., at Ho- boken, New Jersey. J. L. Hanson, who was attacked and wounded by a large shark mear Palm Beach, Fla,, is dead. Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambassa- dor designatz to the United States, left San Antonio for Washington. The hurricane which swept the Danish West Indies Monday and Tue day caused damage estimated at $2, 000,000. Charged with stealing his financee’s hank roll from her stocking, savings bank, Joseph Masserew was arrested in Yonkers, 3 Employed. Fire destroyed the interior of the Not be Employed. ®aric Circle Casino at Coney Island 5 avenue and Cafon Place, Brooklyn, at |« los3 ot 315,000. yonne, N.'J,, Oct. 13.—After a day atermittent disorder in which a pa- was_shot through the leg by niper and two wounded prisoners 1 in & raid by special poilce fand firemen, a downpour of rain fol- ioved by a cold wind tonight cleared the stréets of Standard Oil workers and kept them in their nomes. Occasional shots were fired tonight, but this was said to have been done by the police to warn the strikers | Three children of Richard Giltner, a! farmer, near Connelisville, Pa., were ! burned to death in the destruction of their home by fire. The New York Board of Education extended for six months, with pay, the leave of absence of William H. Max- well, superintendent. | John Bardenhagen, died at Perth Amboy, N. J, from pistol wounds, His that they are ready for renewed riot- wife was commitied to jall on = a|ing Threc powerful searchlights on charge of homicide. | th¢ roofs of ‘the tallest Standard Oil | buildings were played constantly over the strike zone. One m.n was treated at a hospital for gunshot wounds today. Mayor Garvin announced that an investiga- | tion would~be made of a report that barber, was badly Dhysicians had treated wounded riot- ers without ndtifying the police. At a strikers committee meeting | tonight « plan to send a delegation to the headquariers of the Standard Ol Four of the six alleged members of : @mpany in New York tomorrow was the blackmail syndicate arrested re-|voted down on the ground that the cently in Chicazo, have consented to|Company officials might interpret such return to Philadelphia or New York & move as a sign of weakness on the for trial. |part of he strikers. The subject is {under consideration and it was said Navy officials will permit the Mare the delcgation might be sen: next Island Navy Yard to bid for construc- ; Weck. : A tion of at least one of the 20 new des-| The police tonight were planning troyers, for which bids will be open- |another raid on strikers' homes . on ed Oct. 25. suspicion that much stolen liquor was 5 ? concealed there. While playing | All Standara Oil tugs tonight were Offers of forty cents a pound, to be the highost in forty yea jsea_island_coiton, terday in Sava said for ves- Paul Larsen, a burned when a tank of phenol explod- ed in fhe Silver Take plant of Thomas | A. Edison, at Belleyille, N. J. in the street three: vear old Michael Rago was run down !moored to {he piers here prepared for and killed by an auto. ¢ The accident |fire duty e few ships_that were at occurred near his home at No. 126 the docks in Bayonne “were towed West 5th street. away for safety. Officials of the Standard Ofl com- St. Loui: Slsiaae, mert ‘vmen's at] —America at e annufil convention of the organiza- tion at Cincinnati. The New Hampshire Public Service commission has given the Manchester & Nashua Electric Railroad Co., per- mission to raise its single fares- from 5 cents to 7 cents. HUGHES WOULD PREVENT ¥ LUSITANIA TRAGEDY Would Have Acted Promptly When Such Action Was Threatened. Louisville, Oct. 12. — Charles E. Hughes answered tonight the much advertised campaisn question of the Reports of a battle between Com-|democrats: What would yow have peny K, Sixty-Ninth reziment. and |done if you htd been president when four hoatlonds of Mextean raiders, or | the Lusitania was sunk? Mr. Hughes ammunition runners was received at | re vision headquarters. “Sir, I would have had the state de- partment at very beginning of the administration, so -equipped os to command the respect of the world and, next, I would have so conducted affairs in Mexico as to show that our words meant peace and good will and Los Angeles was selected today as the meeting place of the next quad- rennial session of the world confer- ence of Seventh Day Adventists, which will be held next April. the protection at all events of the There were only three cases of in- |lives and property of American citi- fantile paralysis in New York city | zens. 2 during the 24 hours ending at 10 o'- “Next, when I said strict account- clock “yesterday morning, the health [ability, ' every “nation would have department reported today. As he, left a florist shop York with a funeral bouquet for his dead wife, Luigi Carrata = was shot down by assailants. One shot took effect In the man's shoulder. known that that was meant: and, fur- ther, when notice was published with respect to the action threatened, [ would have made it known in terms | unequivocable and unmistakable that we should not tolerate a continuance of friendly relations through the ordi- nary diplomatic channels if that ac- { tion were taken. “And the Lusitania, never have been sunk.” in New Henry Hanker, longshoreman, of Brooklyn, was killed in the hold of the steamship California on the Brooklyn waterfront by an iron drag ball that slipped its fastening in hoisting. sir, would NEW HAVEN MAN WINS PRIZE AT RIFLE SHOOT W. H. Richards Won Leech Cup=in Opening Match. Reports of thirty-five upstate cases of infantile paralysis and one death were received at the New York state health department during the twenty. four hours ended at 5 p. m. yesterday Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 13.—W. H. A democratic club was formed by | Richards of New Haven, Conn, a ci- Yale students tonight with a =ocd | vilian, by scoring 14 out of a possible sized membership. ~Kenneth O'Bricn | 15, won the Leech cup and first prize was chosen president. Professor [in' the opening match today of the Irving Fisher addressed the meeting.| National Rifle Association’s tourna- ment. Sergeant E. E. Greenlaw, Unit- ed States marine corps, and Edward W. Swooting, Pennsylvania national guard, finished second-and third, re- spectively, with 14 points each, but with lower records on the longest ranges or on consecutive bullseyes. The contest was at 30, 900 and 1,000 yards, seven shots at each range. The Elisea Arredondo, Mexican ambassa- dor-desiznate at Washington, return- ed to his post after a series of con- ferences with General Carranza in Mexico City. He declined to discuss his visit to the Mexican capital. Presidents of nineteen colleges and universities have been called in con- |adjutant general's match was post- ference the war department pre. |poned until Oect. 19. paratory to establishment of systema- = tic methods for training in those insti- ATERNITY tutions, reserve officers for the army. | CO--EGE FR HORSEPLAY CONDEMNED By National Convention of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Yonkers onened a three-dav carnival under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. Miss Anna Shea. who cap- tured an armed burzlar aster he had shot and woundad o policeman. was crowned queen. #» chased the rohher six blocks. I, Oct. 13—Horse- n with college frate: R. Providence, play in connec nity initiations was condemmned in e resolutions passed by the national MIERRIAMENGMADE | conve of the Delta Upsilon fra- ¥ ILES | ternit session here today. The HIKE OF. 80 MILES | Crventi n_considered ns for membership from local ties at the Carnesie Te: Finished Soaked From Hard Rains and | ShiveringEromiColds Wesleyan _ university, University = of e Kansas, Oregon State Agricultural ol Baso, Texas Oct o tos pooaked | college,” Washington and ~ Jefferson PRt o college and University of Texas. hours and shivering from the cold wind which pierced their summer uni- forms, 115,000 national guard troops of the Tenth Provisional Division march- ed across the viaduct and into the city at noon today after a “hike” of 86 miles which required thirteen days to complete. General Charles G. Mor- ton, commanding the Tenth Division, reviewed the troops as they marched into the city in a drizzung rain. Tho practice march was to Las Cruces, N. M, 43 miles north of Bl Paso. The Ohio, Michigan, Massa- chusetts, Kentucky and South Caro- lina troops participated. A telegram of good wishes was sent to Charles I. Hughes, a member of the fraternity. TO PROTECT MIGRATORY BIRDS, FISH AND GAME Drastic Federal Laws Advocated Meeting in New Orleans. at New Orleans, Oct. 13.—More drastic federa laws for the preservation of migratory birds, fish and game were advocated by Dr. Georze W. Fields of Toston, and other speakers before the Orders approximating $2,000,000 have [ National Association of Fish and Game been booked at the National Shoe and | Commissioners in session here today. Leather Fair, which has just closed|Local laws provide insgfficient pro- in Boston. This is about $750,000 more | tection, they said A. S. Houghton of than two vears ago, and foreign buy-|New York and J. M. Crampton, of Con- ers included Canada, Holland, Aus-|necticut, described fish and game con- Chile and Swed: trailla, len. servation work in their states. OCCASIONAL SHOTS WERE FIRED LAST NIGHT Two Wounded Prisoners Were Taken in a Raid by Special Police and Firemen-—Three Powerful Searchlights on the Roofs of the Tallest Standard Oil Buildings Were Played Constantly Over the Strike Zone Last Night—All Standard Gil Tugs Were Moored to the Piers Prepared for Fire Duty—Company Says Strike Breakers Will pany sent word today to their office employes not to report at the Bay- onne office for one week and taat their salaries would be sent to their homes by check- It was said the company could close its plant for a month or six weeks, as it is four months ahead in orders. Company officials insisted tonight that strikebreakers would not be emploved. Henry Wilson, director of public safety, announced tonight that a com- mittee of strikers, representing 100 still workers, had informed him that they had voted unanimously tosreturn to work if some of the other deparrt- ments would join them and if proper police protection were provided. Mr. Wilson communicated the in- formation to Georse B. Henncesy, su- perintendent of the Standard Oil com- pany, who =aid he had not considered the still workers on strike, but that they could return as soon as a_suffi- cient number of workers made known a like desire. He explained that. it required a majority of the workers to operate the plant. Mr. Hennessy stated that all strikers would be taken back without djscrimination. A meeting of strikers will be held tomorrow at whi city- officials will request the men to return to work and assurances of protection will be given. City officials asserted tonight that the strike is broken and the men will accept the suggestion to return to work tomorrow. ® JPolicemen in automobiles tonight rdided several houses in which strik- ers lived in a search for liquor and firearms. The s‘rikers were routed from bed and their homes searched, but no liquor or arms were found, —— e ALUNITE DEPOSITS IN MOUNTAINS OF UTAH Scientists Believe It May Develop a Source of Potash. Washington, Oct. 13.—Alunite de- potash in the mountains of Utah may develop a source of American potash, in the belief of government scientists who have been conducting laboratory investigations under direction of the Bureau of Soils. The igations were prompted by the government's to a t in developing” potash the place of that formerly im- from Germany. The scientists believe, however, that capital might be. wasted _necdlessly should efforts be made to develop the potash industry in Utah without a complete-understanding of all the con- ditions. They have concluded that if a market also could be found for the dther products of alunite ore beside potash, namely sulphur and aluminum, it probably_would pay to develop the industry. The ore is found only in the Utah mountains and to bring it out expensive tramways wemld be nece: ry. It then would have to be shipped many miles to a fertilizer market. i BERLIN COMMENT ON e PREMIER ASQUITH SPEECH Lokal Anzeiger Says British Lion Shal Learn to Know Fear.” Amsterdam, via London, Oct. 18, 4.45 p. m.—Commenting on the speech- es in the British house of com- mons by Premier Asquith and War Secretary Liloyd-George, in which they declared” the war must be continued to a finish, the Lokal Anzelger of Berlin s “So we know_ it now for dredth time and shall take measures accordingly. We, too, for the future of our people and shall not relax our efforts until they are guaranteed against all designs of our enemies to strangle them. “As Mr. Asquith has had to admit, it is not so simple a matter to con- quer us. But the fichting must go on because the interests of the island empire demand it. Well, then, we shall take care that the heart of the British lion shall yet learn to know fear. MEXICAN WOMEN FLED WHEN VILLA ENTERED TOWN the hun- Men of Casas Grandes Wers Impress- ed Into Bandit's Service. El Paso, can woman from Santa Ana, Te: arri Oct. 13.—A Mexi- ing in Juarez today 95 miles southeast of Ca Grandes, havinz fled with the other women and children of that village when the Villa commander en- tered the town Oct. 10, she said. She stated most of the men in the town were impressed into the Villa com- mand and that those who refused were shot. The Mexico Northwestern Raliroad has ceased operating trains further south than Pearson, 18 miles south of Casas Grandes, bacause of the re- ported Villa activities in the Madera district. SHEVLIN ESTATE IS VALUED AT $2,189,675 Millionaire Lumber Man an3 Former Yale Football Star, Minneapois, Minn., Oct. 13—The estate of the late Thomas L. Shevlin millionaire lumber man and -forme Yale football star, is valued at $2,- 189,675 in the report of the executors who acted as appraisers of the estate filed in pribate court here today. Hearing on an application for a fi- nal decree of distribution will be hear( early next month. must provide'. RAIN QUIETS RIOTERS AT BAYONNE A Patrolman Was Shot Through the leg by a Sniper Yesterday