Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 19, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVIIL.—NO. 252 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’_s Gircu!atipn in Norwich is Double That o%&.ay Other Paper, and lts ‘TOtaI Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the(City’s.Population. TEUTONS UNABLE TO BUDGE RUMANIANS Along Their Entire Line the Rumanians Have Taken a Firm Stand Against the Enemy VIOLENT FIGHTING IS IN PROGRESS IN GALICIA On the Narayuvka Front the Bavarians Have Stormed a Rus- sian Position and Captured 350 Men and Twelve Ma- chine Guns—Both North and South of the Somme the French Troops Have Made Fresh Gains—Situation in Greece Still Remains Tense, as Fresh Demonstrations of Hostility by the Populace Are Being Made Against the French Marines—An Appeal Has Been Handed to the American Minister at Athens by Greeks of Athens for Transmission to Washington. Apparently the Rumanians have been suc ful, for the time being at least, in stopping the advance of the Teutonic allies all along their border. At no point along the line is the claim made by either Berlin or Vienna of fresh successes against the Ruman- ians, while on the other hand, the Bu- charest war office asserts that the troops of King Ferdinand at various points have repulsed the attacks of the Teutonic- allies, inflicting heavy sses on them and capturing num- s of their officers and man. Violent fighting is still in progress in Galicia, where on the Narayuvka front the Bavarians have stormed a Russlan position and captured 230 men and twelve machine guns. Berlin as gerts that to the west of Lutsk in Vol- hynia, following the repulse of the Russians, the troops of Emperor Nich- olas have not returned to the fray and are merely bombarding the “Tentonic positions. The repulse of Austro-Ger- man attacks in the Carpathians, where snow is now falling, is recorded by Petrograd. Both north and south of the Somme the French troons hnve made fresh ur The village of Sailly-Sallisel is now entirely i eir hands and-the Germans have been driven from the hills northwest and northeast. Over a front of a mile sout hof the river, between Lamassonnette and Biaches, the German first line defences have been driven back by the British. To the east of Thiepval gains by the British north of Gaeudecourt and in the region ‘of Butte de Warlencourt are recorded by the London war office. Patrol encounters and bombard- ments feature the fighting in Mace- donia. In the Austro-Italian theatre Italians are another step forward in theid advance in Trenting, havin € broken the Austrian line between Cos- magnon and Roite and also taken a commanding position on Mount Pa- subio. Greece still remains a center of in- terest as the result of the landing of the entente allied marines at Piraeus and Athens. esh demonstrations of bit- terness by the Greek populace agalnst the marines have been shown and the situation still remains tense. An ap- peal drawn up at a meeting of ‘Sreeks at Athens has been handed to the American minister for transmission to Washington. He psks the American people to “avert the subjugation. of those who desire only to remain free.” WOMEN’S HUGHES SPECIAL TRAIN IN LOS ANGELES. Campaigners Headed a Parade Which Traversed the Downtown Streets. Los Angeles, Calif. Women's Hughes train arrived here today and the campaigners immediately took their places in automobiles at the head of a parade which traversed the down- town streets Three times the number of police- men usually assigned on such occa- sions were on hand at the request of the local Hughes Alliance committe Thirty men were detailed as body guards for the campaigners and four others asigned to the orders of Mrs. Raymona Robins, of Chicago, who was to ‘make addresses tomorrow in the industrial district. PRIVATE CAR OF WEALTHY WOMAN LEAVES TRAIN Because Some of the Campaigners Objected to Its Presence. Oct. 18. — The paign special San, Francisco, Octs 18.—One catr scheduled to go from here to Los An- geles with the Hughes women ance special was left behind, learned today. It was n private 4rranged for Mrs. William H. Crock er of San Franc fe of the mil- lionaire republic national commit- teeman. Women traveling on the special have engountered the char; were a_colony of millionaires’ wives and had said in response t twelve of the fourteen of them earn their own lving. Some of the twelve objected to the effect which a private car car- rying a wealthy woman might have and Mrs. Cror hearing of this, con. cluded h trip. NO WOMEN MAY SIT IN P. E, GENERAL CONVENTION Rights With Men Denied by the House of Bishops. St. Louis, Oct. 18.—Women were de- nied equal rights with men in two \ctions taken today by the house of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal general convention in session here to- da Equal A resolution to permit to women to sit in the convention was rejected while the appli ion of Right Rev. Lozan Roots, bishop of Hankow, to be allowed to admit women to member- ship in his advisory council was de- nied. The house suggested the bishop of Hankoa, it wa. he might create an auxil of_women. The proposal to give women equal rights with men in the convention was sponsored by Robert H. Gardiner, of Gardiner, Maine. IRISH Ql—JESTION BROUGHT UP BY JOHN REDMOND, to stated, that council ry Parliament Decided Present is an Un- desirable Time for Discussion. London, Oct. 18, 11.50 p. m.—Parlia- ment today, after a set debate in the house of com:nons, decided by a ma- jority of 197 that it was undesirable at the present time to discuss Irish con- troversial dom politics, The Irish question was brought up by John Redmond, the nationalist lead- er, who introduced a motion to the effect that “the system of government at present mointained in Ireland is inconsistent with the principle for which the allies are fighting in Furope and is, or has been, mainly responsible for the recent unhappy events and for the present state of feeling in that s FEDERAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE FARMER Discussed at Session of Farmers’ Na- tional Congress by Hoke Smith. Indianapolis, Ind., federal legislation affecting the far- mer was discussed at tonight's ses ion of the Farmers National Con- ress by United States Senator Hake Smith of Georgia. He reviewed the federal legislation relating to farmers from the time of President Washing- ton, adding that “it has remained for legisiators_ only in recent times to meet the national responsibility and through national legislation to act up- on the problems of the farm.” The senator praised the work of the agri- cultural xperiment stations and stated that “the country is to be con- itulated that on May 8, 1914, the ident of the United States had an ortunity to approve an act by ich the national government, co- operating with the states, will carrs the work of the agricultural expe: ment stations to the farmers in their homes.” He declared that by 1923, when the appropriation under the law reaches its high mark, every county in every state in the Union should have a thor- oughly trained farm leader carrying | the benefits of the asricultural colleges to every farmer in the country. Oct. 18.—Recent pre; opi CARRANZA BEGINNING NEW CAMPAIGN AGAINST VILLA Assurances Reccived by Members of Mexican-American Joint Commission. Atlantic City, J., Oct. 18.—Sup- plemental assurances from General Carranza that he is beginning a new and vigorous campaign against Villa were received today by his represen- tatives on the Mexican-American joint commission. Thz head of the de fac- to Mexican government asserted all available troops would be used in the pursuit of the bandit. The American commissioners re- viewed at the joint session a carafully prepared statément of the Mexican claims as to conditions as well as pro- posals for restoration and maintenance of peace along the frontier. This statement also included arguments designed to show why the American troops should be withdrawn from Chihuahua. GUARDSMAN SLASHED GUARD AT HARTFORD Clyde Sinclair, First Infantry, Had Acted Queerly at Nogales. d, Conn, Oct. 18.—Clyde a member of Company K. s ntry, who has been under role since ‘the return of the regi- ment from th# Mexican border, to- night slashed his guard, Ernest House, in the face with a razor and tried to cscape. He was captured by a pro- vost guard and returned to the ar- mery. Seventeen stitches were taken in_the wound in House's face. ! _Sinciair gained notoriety while at Nogales by advertising in the papers or a wife, although he has been mar- ried for some time. Forest Fire at Plainficld. Plainfield, Conn., Oct. i8.—A forest fire supposed to have been started by careless hunter®, tonizh? burnsd over !several hundred acres south of Can- terbury and Lisbon. Second Infantry Coming Home. El Paso, Tex., Oct. 8—The Second Connecticut Infantry passed through here today enroute home from No- gales, Ariz., where they have been stationed. P <.ed Paragraphs Air Raid Victims Buried. werlin, Oct. 18 (By Wireless to Say- ville).—The bodies of five victims of the recent allied air raid over Obern- dorf, Wurttembers, were buried today. Among the dead were one French and one Russian prisoner of war. A large number of Frengh and Russian war prisoners and two German officers at- tended the funeral. Marrlage of Princess Marie Therese. London, Oct. 18, 6:53 p. m. —The Frankfurter Zeitung announces the marriage of Princess Marie Therese of Hohenlohe to Otto Kohleisen, of Innsbruck, an apothecary and a des- cendant of an humble Austrian fami- ly. The princess nursed Kohleisen while he was in a hospital suffering from an illness contracted on the battlefields ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT CHURCH PUBLICITY BUREAU Urged in Resolution Adopted by Depu- ties at P. E. Convention. St. Louls, Mo, Oct. 18.—Fstablish- ment of a permanent church publicity bureau, “because of the increasing de- pendency of the church upon the press,” ~was urged in a _resolution adopted by the house of deputies of the Protestant Episcopal general con- vention here today. To become ef- fective the resolution must be ap- proved by the house of bishops. The bureau, according to the plan announced, is to study means of get- ting the cooperation of the newspapers of the country in carrying on the work of the churches. In presenting the resolution, to- gether with the report of the joint committee on press and publicity, Francis L. Stetson of New York as- serted that the church is under the greatest obligation to the press. PATRIOTIC AMERICANS ARE DENOUNCING SEC’Y BAKER For Likening Mexican Raiders Heroes of American Revolution. New York, Oct. 18.—Organizations bf patriotic Americans everywhere have beeri prompt to denounce and protest against the speech of Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, in Jersey City on Mon v in hich, as a de- fense of Pre Wilson's Mexican policy, Mr. Buker likened tie lawless raiders of Villa and Carran: to the heroes of the American Revolutionary army. The Empire State society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in a meeting here, adopted a resolu- tion declaring “We, the descendants of the patriots of the Revolution, con- demn in the strongest terms the un- patriotic language of the secre! of war. to CREWS OF NORWEGIAN VESSELS ENDURED HARDSHIPS Were Placed in Open Boats When Ships Were Torpedoed. London, Oct. 18, 4:00 p. m.—Crews of certain Norwegian vessels torpe- doed by German submarines were placed in small boats and endured dreadful sufferings before land, says a Bergen despatch to the Copenbhagen Politiken transmitted by the. Exchange Telegraph Company. Four men were frozen to death, report adds, ang a Norwegian mate died on his arrival at Alexandrovsk, near Archangel. NAMES ANNOUNCED FOR FOUR NEW DREADNOGHTS Be Called Colorado, Maryland, Washington and West Virginia. To Washington, Oct. 17.—Acting Sec- retary Roosevelt of the navy depart- ment announced today that the four new dreadnoughts authorized for the coming year will be named Colorado, Maryland, Washington and West Vir- ginia. These names now are carried by armored cruisers which, in ac- cordance with the usual custom, will be named after cities in the respective states. THAW’'S MOTHER HAS NO WORD OF SON’S DEATH. Her Secretary Says He Does Not Be- lieve Report is Authentic. New York, Oct. 18.—The secretary of Mr: enjamin Thaw, mother of Wiiliam Thaw, said here today that no word had been received of his death. “Benjamin Thaw, Jr., his brother, is in Paris, and i ¥ have heard of anv such g and no- tified us at once,” the secretary said. “T do not believe the report is authen- te” as if he would VILLA’S MONEY IS INCREASING IN VALUE Due to Purchases by Guardsmen to Send Home as Souvenirs. Fl -Paso, Texas, Oct. 18.—Francisco Villa’s money_is worth more now than it was when Villa reigned in the state palace at Chihuahua City and con- trolled northern Mexico. The United States army is partly responsible for this increase. National guardsmen on the border haye been purchasing Villa’s cur- rency as souvenirs and have been sending it home. The result has been a great demand. OBITUARY. Rev. Aloysius Bosche. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 18.—The Rev. Aloysius Bosche, aged 71, one of the foremost Jesuit educators of the mid- dle west, is dead here after a linger- in gillness. From 1880 to 1887 Father Bosche was prefect of studies in the Jesuit colleges of Detroit. Cincinnati, Mrs. Julia Reed Walke Providence, R. I. Oct. 18.—Mrs. Julia Reed Walke, widow of Rear Admiral Walke, died here today. She was in her 0th year. Burial will be in Brooklyn, N. Y. Norman Duncan. Fredonia, N. Y. Oct. 18.—Norman Duncan, the author, died siddenly while playing golf here today. He had been living at the home of his brother, E. H. Duncan, of this village. Norman Duncan was born in 1871 and was well known as an author of travel stories. He had been a professor at Washingtor: and Jefferson College and also at the University of Kansas. His best known works were bpocks about Labrador and the work of Dr. Gren: fell there. reaching | the | | TropicalHurricane; Wind 114 Miles SEVERAL VESSELS WERE SUNK AT PENSACOLA, FLA. PROPERTY IS DAMAGED While Hurricane Was Sweeping the Gulf Coast, Many People in Geor- gia, Alabama and Tennessee Were Frightened by Earth Tremors. Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 18.—Several vessels in the harbor here were sunk, numerous small craft suffered damage and one life was lost in the terrific tropical hurricane that swept through here today. At one time the ‘wind reached_a velocity of 114 miles an hour, Property damage in Pensacola itself was confined chiefly to roofs blown off and plate glass windows de- stroyed. Several Aeroplanes Damaged. The navy aeronautical station near here escaped with comparatively lit- tle damage. The newly completed per- manent hangars withstood the gale but several aeroplanes were reported damaged. Terriffic and Sudden Gusts. The gale came in such terriffic and sudden gusts that it blew three or four persons through plate glass win- dows in the downtown district and carried away the weather observation tower on top of a high building. At one time it raged at 114 miles an hour. One Life Reported Lost. The one life reported lost was that of Daniel Cobb, cook on the small steamer Flanders, which was reported sunk two miles from here. Several persons were slightly injured. Shipping damage besides that was to numerous small boats and fi. craft- The small schooner Amy Vi broke loose and had not been account- ed for tonight. The storm isolated Pensacola from about eight o'clock this morning un- til eight o'clock tonight. Rocked by Earthquake. 0 18.—The south was rocked by earthquake and swept by storm at the same time today. While a tropical hurricane flayed the gulf coast, earth tremors overturned chim- neys and frightened many people from their homes in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Mobile reported that it had toughed more lightly, althou wind blew 110 miles an hour. Two small buildings wi destroyed and a negro wométh was killed by a live wire. Two Steamers Sunk. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 18.—Two river steamers were sunk, a schooner and a steamer were driven ore and small boats were lost at Mobile. been h the The earth shocks were felt shortly after four o'clock and were severest ni Montgomery and Birmingham, Ala., where swaying office buildings were emptied within a few minutes. In e towns were destroyed and ar- es were hurled fro mshelves in residences and shops, The earthquake W north as Louisville, Ky., and east to Augusta, Ga. Its duration was about three minutes and there were two shocks. The hurricans had been sweeping northward from Yucatan znd hit the early today. It had moved into the interior tonight, with decreased in- tensity and shipping was -otitied by wtather offices that all danger va past on the s felt as far GOVERNOR OF TEXAS SEEKS $50,000 DAMAGES For an Alleged Libelous Article Ap- pearing in Texas Newspapers. Telleville, Texas, Oct.18.—A peti tion has been filed in the distri court here wherein Governor James. E. Ferguson seeks $£50,000 damages for an lleged libelous article appearing in Texas newspapers over the signature of_Charles L. Morris. Morris, made defendant in the suit, was the governors opponent the 'democratic gubernatorfal primary last July " In %a_suit filed at Bremdham, Gov- ernor Ferguson asks for $50,000 dam- age against C. H. Maedgen, of Temple, ind the Temple Telegram Publishing Company for 2n alleged libelous state- ment. FIRE IN STEAMER’S HOLD AT PIER IN BROOKLYN. Hay and Grain Cargo of the Brasos Was Destroyed. Ne: ris, Oct. 18—Fire of unde- termined origin in Hold No. 3 of the New York and Porto Rico steamship Brasos at her pier in Brooklyn late today destroyed the contents of the hold which consisted of hay and grain. The owners of the Brasos were un- able to estimate the damage caused by the flames, which were fought for four hours. GREEK TROOPS DISPERSE UNRULY CROWD IN ATHENS Which Was Attempting to Rescue Youths Arrested by French Marines Atheni, Oct. 18, 12.50 a. m., via Lon- don, 8.36 p. m.—A French marine pa- trol last evening arrested at the point of the ‘bayonet seven youths who were hooting the entente powers. A huge crowd gathered for the purpose of rescuing them. The Greei military commander in Athens called out troops who charged and dispersed the crowd. Greek patrols were immediately placed in various districts to control any at- tempts at anti-entente manifestations. Jump From Trolley Car Fatal. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 18.—Miss Min- nie Sapallo jumped from a Bloomfield trolley express car tonight and died instantly from a fractured skull. She had motioned for the car to stop and when it did not, took the fatal jump. Essex Farmer Suicides. Essex. Conn., Oct. 18.—George Hunt, years old, a farmer, committed sui- cide today by hanging in his barn. No I reason for the act is known. He leaves his wife and several children. in | | for the purpose. Prices of Wheat Are Ascending ADVANCED 12 CENTS A BUSHEL IN TWO DAYS. HIGH RECORD SINCE 1898 Broadly Active Foreign Buyers, Short- age in Crops iu Unithed States and Canada and Drouth in ‘Argentina Are Among the Contributory Causes Chicago, Oct. 18.—Wheat prices ran up excitedly almost five cents a bushel today on top of a seven-cent advance the day before. All high records were excelled since 1893, when for a time Joseph Leiter seemed to have dbtained control of the entire existing surpl: supply. Foreign Buying Chief Reason. Broadly active foreign buying of future deliveries appeared to be ‘the chief reason for today’s violent upturn, which, however, in the end was not well maintained. The market closed excited at the same as yesterday’'s fin- ish to 3 1-4 higher, with December at 168 to 166 3-8, and May at 167 1-8 to 167 1-4. Short Crops in U. S. and Canada. Shortage in the wheat crops of the United States and Canada was further accentuated today by increa: over the Argentine drought s gard to the premature stoppage threshing in Canada. Reliance on Ar- gentina to make up largely for the de- | ficit in the United States and Canada seemed to be fast disappearing and the best advices today from Canada cast doubt_on whether, ‘owing to interfer- ence from snowstorms, the amount of threshing would be even haif of what should be accomplished this fall. Be- sides, estimates were current that 28 to 54 per cent. of the spring crop in the United States was unfit for mill- ing and that 61 to S1 per cent. of the winter crop was already out of the hands of farmers. PRESIDENT WILSON WELCOMED AT TEN NEW YORK CITIES. In Each Town He Thanked the Crowds Bricfly for Coming to Sse Him. Syracuse, N Oct. 18 (On Board PresiGent Wilson's Special Train).— | President Wilson was greeted by | cheering crowds at ten York | citfes and towns during made this afternoon passed throuzh the Chicago to speak there tomorrow. At| Syracuse he got his first glimpse, | during the campaign, of red lights burning in his honor. The president refvused to make ex- tended speeches at anv of the stops,| et but in each town he thanked _the crowds briefly for coming to see him. 3 said: “I am a very poor hand, my friends at commending myself. Yc 1 know just exactly what has been done by the present administration, and you know just as well as I do how to juc it, so that T am perfectly content leave myself in the hands of the jury. At Oneida tonight a man in the crowd shouted: “Hurrah for the sec- ond Abroham Lincoln!” “I,am afraid T can’'t play that game,” the president called hack. TYPHUS AND CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN PALESTINE' ProvisionalZionist Committee to Send Dctors, Nurses and Drugs. New York, Oct. prevalence of typhus er epidemics in Pales nounced here today by the Provisional Zionists committee, arrangements have heen made to send a medical unit | of ten doctors, five nurses and a rep- | resentative of the committee, together | with a supply of drugs, to Palestine | on the Syrian relief ship that is to! leave New York under the joint aus- pices of the Syrian committee and the Red Cros: | The consent of the state department, | was announced, has been obtained Tt is planned to take | 18—Due to the! cholera and oth- | ine, it was an-| it the unit from some Mediterrancan | port on a United States warship.| Funds for the unit and supplies are| Dbein, sed by Hadassah. the wo-| men’s branch of the Zionist organi- | zation. | $2.000,000 FORT TO BE i BUILT AT CAPE HENRY‘l Work Held Up Pending Adjustment ot = Right of Way. { Norfolk, Va.. Oct. 18.—Beginning of construction work upon Fort Storrey, the $8.000,000 stronghold to be built at Cape Henry, has been held up, it was learned today, by refusal of the trus- tees of the mortgages of the Norfolk Southern Railroad to ratify the agree- ment made with the officers of the company to give the war department absolute control of their right of way through the government reservation at the Cape. CENTENNIAL OF BANGOR THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY An Original Poem Read by Rev. E. P. Parker of Hartford. Bangor, Maine, Oct. 18.—At the cen- tennial exercises of the Bangor Theo- logical Seminary tonight a_centennial poem was read by Rev. Dr.., Edwin Pond Parker, of Hartford, Conn., a graduate of the class of 1859. Ad- dresses were dclivered by Rev. Dr. ames L. Barton, secretary of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions and Rev. Dr. George A. Gordon of Bton. Higher Prices for Cotton Goods. Chicago, Oct. 18—Still higher prices were predicted today for ginghams and cotton. goods, which already have gone from the 6 1-4 before the war to 10 3-4 cents a yard. The general cot- ton garment manufacturers met today to discuss means of equalizing their profit in the face of the increasing prices. ke Movements of Steamships. New York, Oct. 18—Salled, steamer Prederik VIIT, Copenhagen. London, Oct. 14—Sailed, Ascania, New York. steamer |to have sold a tract jthat Elliott H. Condensed Telegrams Brig.-Gen. Frederick W. Sibley, re- tired from active service. Chicago faces a coal shortage which may send prices to $10 a ton. Nincteen cases of infantile paraly- £18 were reported in New Jersey. The Haytian steamship Pacifiquear- rived at New York from Hayti. The schooner Lizzie Mstzner went ashore off Oswego, N. Y., in a t0 mile gale. Receipts from customs in the re- public of Nicaragua in June iwere $106,598. While “looping the loop” at La Plata, Argentina, an aviator named Pettiros- sl was killed. The engineers, firemen and shop- men of the American railroad in Porto Rico went on strike. E. J. Fudge, of Penascola, Fla, was indicted on a charge of murdering his two daughters last month. Boston's crack artillery organization, Battery A, returned home after three months’ service at the border. The British government placed an order with the American Locomotive Co. for 100 small locomotives. The tug Olympic, owned by the Packard Dredging Co. of Providence, R. 1, foundered off Cape Cod. The House Committee has been called to meet on Nov. 20 to begin comsideration of the next naval bill. Beatrice Foster, of Cambo, lil., diel of Lurns received when a match which she had lighted set fire to her kimono. Eben Eugene Rexford, Wisconsin poet, author of “Silver Threads Among the Gold,” died at Green Bay, Wi of typhoid fever. . Eight thousand eight hundred and The exports of merchandise from the Port of New York for the week ended Oct. 14. were valued at $41,717. 700. Fire destroyed the four-story br building occupiéd by Wiliiem Suiden at Unioo T5ili. ™ J., at a loss of §5 ™ 000. five Trishmen have enlisted in the British army since the Dublin rebel- Frederick Seyfarth, a letter carrier at the Newark postoffice, was arrested charged with stealing letters from the mail. Mgr. Emil’e Lobbedey, bishop of Arras, has been decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honor for heroism. Gold to the amount of $5,000,000 was received from Canada and deposited at the Assay Office for the account of J. P. Morgan & Co. The 28th annual convention of the National Association of Railway Commissioners will be held in W ington on November 14 The Booth Fisheries Co,, is reported of iand in De- troit to the Pennsylvania Railroad for use in the new terminal vroject. The W. H. Prendergast woolen mill at Pascoag, R. I, reopened after the settlement of.a strike of 56 weavers which had been in effect month; Captain Taylor of the White Star liner Orduna reported to the compan: eawrd of Utica, had committed suicide by jumping over- board. The Department of Commerce an- nounced it is preparing to send o |South America moving picture films showing United States industries in operation. The Swiss government has issued a decree “prohibiting the xport to En- tente countries of munitions manufa tured by German machines and with German' coal. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt announced that no decision Wwould be reached regarding the lo- cation of an armor plate plant for at least a month. The State Department has no com- firmation of reports that Villa has struck another blow at Carranza, or that his operations are gaining mo- mentum in Mexico. More than $800,000 has been pledaed toward the $2,000.000 foundation with which the new Federation for the support of Jewish charities will begin operations December 1. W. T. Hornaday director of the New York Zoological Park, announced he had raised a subscription fund of $100,000 for the erection of a Heads and Horns building in the park. The Department of Commerce an- nounced that merchant shipbuilding in American yards was now about equal to that in British vards for the first time in the histofy of the country. Allan R. Hawley president of the Aero Club of America, has written a letter to President Wilson thanking him for taking the first step to or- ganize the council iof national de- fence. An ultimatum was delivered to per- sons who occupy buildings erected on the beach at Conev Island that if the obstructions do not come down by Thursday an ax brigade will destroy them. A military wedding was celebrated for the first time in the armory at Hartford when Corporal Joseph An- drews of Companv A, First infantry, was married to Miss Josephine Te- garro of Dayton, O., by Chaplain Bers. Frederick Collabells. of New York, was shot in the right hip when he at- tempted to escape from Detective Willlam Kirk at James and Batavia streets. He was removed to the Volunteer Hospital where a_charge of orand larceny was lodged against him. Directors of the Crucible Steel Com- pany of America today has announced a special dividend of two per cent pavabla November 19, on account of the deferred dividends due on the pre- ferred stock. Action on the regular quarterly dividend will be taken at the meeting next month. Prospects of End of Bayonne Strike STANDARD OIL CO. TO CONSIDER DEMANDS OF STRIKERS IF MEN RESUME WORK D Superintendent Hennessey Has Sub- mitted Proposition to the Federal Conciliation Commissioners—Terms Contingent Upon Men Working. Bayonne, N. J, Oct. 18.—Prospectt of a settlement of the strike of Stan- dard Oil workers, marked by battles between the strikers and police, with loss of life, were in view tonight. The Standard Oil company was authorita- tively reported to be ready to consider favorably the demands of the men for higher wages, provided they would first return to work. Early Adjustment Expected. This became known after John A. Moffit and James A. Smyth, federal conciliation . commissioners, had had conferences with the Bayonne board of city commissioners and George E. Hennessey, superintendent of the Standard Oil plant. After their talk with Hennessey the conciliators®an- nounced that he “had showr a concil- iatory attitude” and they locked “for an early ties.” Some Advance in Wages Likely. It was understood that Hennessey informed the; that the Standard Oil company was prepared to deal with the men only on the same terms under which the strike of a year ago was that they first return after which their demands onsidered. He also inti- understood, that as was , some advance 1y to be granted. vage for most workers is adjustment of the difficul- settled, nam to work, would in The 20 sition will be officials before of ten at’ a commissioners city ANNUAL CONVENTION OF UNITED TEXTILE WORKERS Is in Session in New York With 105 Delegates Present. New York, Oct. 18. — The annual convention of the nited Textile Workers of America which is being held here through this week was ad- av by Robert M. McWade a_federal ¢ 2 of the federal board of mediation. and conciliatior in bringing workers and employ together. e declared that great im- provement in the relations and mutua understanding between the two had been brought about by the board. The convention, which began Mon- day, is said to be the largest ever held by ‘the organization, tnere being 105 delegates present. A number of com- mittees on amendments to the con- stitution and by-laws and on resolu- tions were appointed today and are expected to report tomorrow. The election of officers will be held Fri- day. John Golden of Fall River, dent of the organization, siding. VOTE FOR HUGHES NCT A VOTE FOR WAR. Says It is Merely a Vote for Mainte- nance of American Rights. con- Mass is pre- Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 18.—Charles Hughes told an aadience in the here tonight that a vote for r from being a vote for war, meant a vote for the maintenance of American righ and that when Amer- icans went abr ad lawfully to further American euterprise they should so with “backing of the American gov- ernment.” The nominee a iled tration for its foreign policy, for m that it had aided business, the Underwood tariif, for alleged fail- ure to observe the merit system in making appointments and for extrava- He declared the present pros- perity of the country temporary and due to the ar. The federal reserve bill ng credit where credit ,” was largely the result of the report of the republ can monetary commission and con- tained “defects which should be re- moved.” the adminis- KING CONSTANTINE H:S ASSURED BRITISH MINISTERS That Greece Has Not Contemplated Attack on General Sarrail. London, Oct. 18, 7.22 p. m.—“The British minister to Greece had a long interview with King Constantine this evening,” says a Reuter despatch from Athens under date of Tuesday, “and it is understood His Majesty insisted on the groundlessness of the suspicion that Greece contemplated an attack on the forces of General Sarrail. As proof of his good faith the king is said to hale declared his readiness ta withdraw the Greek forces from Lar- issa.” MAIL EXPRESS TRAIN HELD UP ON ATCHISON Express Messenger and Baggageman Killed by Bandits. Bliss, Okla., Oct. 18.—Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe mail-express train No. 5, bound south, was held up and fobbed by a band of robbers near here tonight. An express messenger and a bag- gageman whose names have not been learned were shot and killed by the bandits. After looting the train, the robbers escaped in an automobile. Police sent by special train from Perry, it is fepd\ted, have taken up the trail’ of the robbers, the number of whom is not known. Bandits Rob Bank at Centralia, Okla. Centralia, Okla., Oct. 18.—Four ban- dits entered this city late today in an automobile, held up the cashier of the First National Banx and escaped with between $5,000 and §$8,000. Heavy 8nowfall in South Dakota. Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. 18.—South Da- kota had its first heavy snowfall of the season today.