Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 12, 1916, Page 1

LVIIL.—NO. 298 POPULATION 28,219 _ 35 MILES PLAINS BETWEEN INVADERS AND GOAL Berlin Announces That the Rumanian Attacks in the Ploechti Region Have Been Broken—Reports of Repulse of . Strong Entente Allied Attacks in the Cerna River Region of Serbia Are Made by Both Berlin and Bulgarian War Offices—Quiet Prevails Greek Situation Remains Intense, With Conferences Be- " tween the Entente Allies The Hungarian and German troops fighting on the center of the line in Rumania have emerged from the swamplands of the Jalomitza river and made a crossing of the stream near Receanu, about midway betwcen En- charest and the Important railroad junction town of Buzeu. Before the invaders and Buzeu now ile about 86 miles of plains, with no more rivers to closs unul the Buzeu fteelf is reached. Despite heavy rains and soggy ground the forces of the Teutonic allles all along the frent in Rumania continue to make progresy. ‘The Rumanian attacks which had held the invaders in the Ploechti region have now been broken, according to Berlin. Several _thousind additional Rumenians have bean made prisoner. In the fighting in the eastern Car- pathians and along the Moldavian front the Russian attacks have all been repulsed, says the Eerlin war office Considerable heavy fighting has again taken place in tne Cerna river NATION-WIDE STRIKE OF VAUDEVILLE ACTORS Is Probable — Booking Agencies Are Lining Up Emergensy Acts. New York, Dec, 1~ or- ders for a mation-wide strike of vau- deville actors are being awaited here tonight by many members of the White Rats Actors union of Americs, who expected the word to come out of the west from their national executives, who are on a trip to strengthen the organization. It 1s thonght here that the strike call, for tae purpose of forc - Ing better working conditicns, will be issued in Chicago as soon as the lead- ore perfect their plans. It was said that vaudeville heads and booking agencies have taken steps to meet the ml.h ted rike by “lining up” ggmore an 2,000 emergency acts to in breaches in the western time that may result from a walkout. The publicity manager of the White Rats here, however, sald there will soon be startling news which “wili be in the nature of a bombshell to certain mana- gers.” VOCATIONAL EDUCATION BILL SMARPLY CRITICIZED By Representative Lenroot of Wiscon- sin in General Debate. ‘Washington, Dee. 11--Sharp ecritic- ism by Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin, republican, featured the reopening of general debate in the house today on President Wilson's vocational education Lill. Mr. Lenroot objected to the provision for foderal aid to_establish ‘state schools and con tended that membership on the pr posed governing board should pe re- stricted to prevent management of the system from being dominated Ly gen- eral educatdrs. He announced his in- tention of offering an amendment to require representation ot labor, com- merce, manufacturing and agriculture on the board. The bill will be taken up again for passage next Monddy. FOUR MORE STEAMERS SENT TO THE BOTTOM. Four Members of '‘the Crew of One Ship Are Missing. London, Dec. 11, 3.15 p. m—The tor- pedoing of tne Greek steamer Grigorios Anghelatos, 3,63 tons gross, is en- nounced by Lioyds. Lioyds also announces the torpedoing of the Norwegian steamers Modum and Falk, their crews being landed. The Danish steamer Aora,'savs an- other announcement by the agency, has been mined, set on fire and sunk. Part of her crew were landed, but four of her men are miseing. A_despatch from Quimper, France, on Dec. 9 reported the torpedoing of the Modum and the Falk. AN AMERICAN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY VILLA FORCES While Trying to Proteot His Property in Chihuahua City. Bl Paso, Tex., Dec. '1.—Henry Har- rles, an American, whose home for- merly was In Kansas City. Mo., was beaten and serfously fijured by Villa forces while they were in possession of Chihuahua City, according to a report brought to the border today by a refu- gee. Harries owned a tailor shop in the Chihuabua state capital gnd was nssaulted, the refugee said, while try- Ing to protect his property. BECRETARY M'ADOO IS NOT GOING TO RESIGN, Makes, Formal Staterent Reports. Wm&oa Dec. 11,—Secretary Mc- 0 ”‘2 isposed of reports. {nyu he ¥ resign with the following sposing of in Russia and Galicia—The in Progress. region of Serbia. Both the Berlin and Bulgarian war offices Teport the re- pulse of strong entente allied attacks in this sector, Derlin asserting that the French and Serbians suffered san- guinary losses. However, an advance of several hundred yards against the Teutonic allies west of Suhodol, north- cast of Monastir, is rcported by the Serbian general staff, while the French official ~ommunication records the pushing forward of the entente line about 800 metres near Vlaklar- Artillery actions and small engage- ments continue to prevail on the western France and in Belgium and also in the Austro-Italian theatre. Quiet prevails in Russia and Galicia. The Greek situation remains tense. Conferences between the entente ailies ‘| in an endeavor to reach a very radical solution of the problemn are in progress, according to an announcement of the British foreign offics. Unofficial re- worts say a revolution has been started in the Cyclades Islands in the Aegaean sea. SEIZURE OF FOOD AND COAL HELD BY SPECULATORS Demanded by a Del tion of Soci i in New York. - 2 [ New York, I - y the. city ot oil foRBTAlE Sud soal i clared to be locked up here by specu- lators was demanded by a delcgation of mocialists which called toduy on Mayor Mitciel Establishment of mu- nicipal markets, free lunches for school children, federal and state prosecu tions of “food pirates and famine manufacturers” and eliunination of the middleman, with a sale of commodi- ties to the people at cost, were some of the other demands. John D. Cannon of the Western Fed- eration of Miners. one of the delega- tion's leadets, told the mayor the so- cialists' siogan was “Feed America first and do what you will with the rest of the country’s products.” Y The delegation was informed that the mayor purposed to place sugge: tions to remedy the situation before the conference of state mayors here Friday. GAMBLING JOINT RAIDED BY BRIDGEPORT POLICE Capture Appliances fo Value of Sev- eral Hundred Doilars. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 11.—Armed with & search warrant, police broke into 59 Elm street, this city, tonight and took gambling appliances to the value of several hundred dollars. The stuff was all boxed, as if for ship- ment, as the place had been the sub- ject of a newspaper expose for about a week. An application will be made in the city court tomorrow for an or- der for the destruction of the goods seized. Nobody was in the place when the police arrived tonight. One of the alleged proprietors was in the street outside but he was not molested. PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY PROSPERING. Directors to Declare a Dividend of 10 Per Cent. at February Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 11.—Offic| an- nouncement was made by ‘the Pitts- burgh Plate Glass company today af- ter a meeting of the directors that a stock dividend of 10 per cent. would be declared at the February meeting. The dividend will be paid in the com- mon shares of the company after the capital has been increased frum $22, 500,000 to ° $25,000,000, which action will be taken at a meeting of tae stockholders Feb. 2. LIFE SENTENCE FOR FORMER NEW YORK DIVE KEEPER, Charles E. Ackron Convicted of Ob; taining Money Under False Pretenses. New York. Dec. 11.—Life imprison- ment waa the sentence imposed today upon Charles E. Ackron, formerly a notorious dive keeper bere, convicted' a. week ago on a charge of obtaining money on false pretenses. This was bis fourth conmviction for various of- fenses. When sentence was pronounced Ackron, who is 60 years old, broke down and wept, declariag that he was not a criminai by ,nature, but his downfall was the work of enemies. Movements of Steamsbips. Gibraltar, Dec. 9.—Arrived, steamer Amorica, New York for Genoa. Liverpool, Dec. 9.—Arrived, steamer Kroonland, New York; 10th, Philadel- phia, New' Yotk. _ Satied, 9th, steamer ew York, New Yori. London, Dec. 10.-—Asrived, steamer Andania, New York. Christiania, Dec. 9,—Sailed, steamer Oscar 11, New York. New' 'York, . Dec, emistocles, sfon” merely utemg:zd. The Bulletin’s Girculation in Norwich is Double That of Any TEUTONIC ALLIES APPROACE Have Crossed the Jalomitza River,rAbout Middhy Be- tween Bucharest and Railroad Junctior German Reply on Belgian Deportaticns Berlin, Dee. 11, 1 p. m., vio London, $ p. m.—The secretary for foreign af- falrs, Dr. Alfred Zimmermann, todsy handed to the secretary of the Amer- ican embassy, Joseph C. Grew, the Grman TeplY to tae Amerioan repre. sentations on the Belgian deportations. This takes the form of a memorandum explaining the German -attitude and the reasoms which actuated Germany in the removal of clvilians from Bel- gium. NATIONAL DEFENSE MATTERS IN CONGRESSIONAL HEARING Secretary Daniels Appears Before the House Naval Committee. ‘Washington, Dec. 11.—The attention of congress was directed sharply to- day to matters relating to both the army and navy which are expected to be productive of agitation for even more drastic measures of national de- fense than have been yet seriously considered, Secretary Daniels, before the house naval conimittee, advocated legislation which would compel steel companies and other private concerns to give preference to government orders for military supplies. He will submit a new sectign for the pending naval ap- propriation bill for this purpose in or- der to hasten battleship construction, which he declared was being delayed by commercial work both in the yards of private builders and in the steel plants. Secretary Baker wrote Speaker Clark, in response to a house resolu- tion, that 71,834 out of the grand total of 163,800 national guardsmen taken into the federal service up to August 31 were without previous military training. = Rejections of ‘enrolled guardsmen for various causes oper- ated later to-increase the number of raw recruits to approximately 60 per cent. of the force. . Another aspect of the national guard situation came from Quartermaster- General Sharpe, who told of a $25,- 000,000 deficiency incurred by the.war department to equip and pay state troops now in the federal service. If an average of 75,000 men are retained on the border until June 30, he sgid, the deficlency will be $50,000,000. e universal training advocates are ex- pected to use these figures in contend- ing that prohibitive cost would be the result of the present system if the na- tion needed a great army. HEARING ON NEWS PRINT PAPER PRICES TODAY Those Concerned Will be portuni ‘Washington, Dec: 11.—Facts uncov- ered by the federal trade commission in_its inquiry into news print paper prices will e laid before paper mak- ers, dealers and users at a hearing :m lomorrow and an opportunity lven 08e concernt 1o explain cer; fain phases of the thon, e _ At a previous heum}—;umnni-fi- obtain eral information. Tomorrow rep: “’: tatives of the paper ‘interests will be Questioned particularly along lines traced by the commission’s agents, who have followed the manufacture and marketing of news print paper from the forest to the print ships. The hearing, it was announced to- night, will be so directed as to obtain further information on the reasonable- ness of contract and current news print paper prices, costs and profits of manufacturers, gross profits of job- bers, factors affecting supply and de- mand and possible remedies for the present high prices which have forced many small newspapers to suspend publication. — REPLY TO ARGUME&TS OPPOSED TO PROHIBITION Made at Federal Council of Churches of Christ. en an Op- to Explain. St._Louis, Mo., Dec. 11.JA reply to the financial arguments advanced in opposition to prohibition was given at the Federal Council of Churches of Christ here tonight by Rev. Charles Stelzle, field secretary of the council. “The average workingman fears be- ing out of a job more than he does going to hell,” Rev. Stelzle said. “The liquor interests have capitalized upon It the money now invested in the liquor business were invested in the average American industry it would give employment for four times as many ‘workingmen, who . collectively would receive four times as much in the form of wages and four times as much raw material would be required than is now the case in the liquor business.” LICENSE IS FEATURE OF \ ELECTIONS IN MASSACHCSETTS Seventeen Vote on Question To- day—Contests in All of Them. Boston, Dec. 11.—The struggle be- tween no-license and license forces is the chief feature of interest in the elections to be held iir seventeen Mass- achusetts cities tomorrow. Advocates Of both the “wet” and the “dry” pol- icy have shown unusual activity since the elections in fifteen cities last week resulted in the shift of four cities to the no-license column. Twelve of the cities voting tomor- row declared for no-license last year. They .are Attleboro, Beverly, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, New-. buryport, Newton, Revere, Somerville and Woburn. The five cities which went “wet” last year are Chelsea, Chi copee, Lawrence, Lowell and Worces- ter. SR L WOMAN FELL FROM EIGHTH STORY HOTEL WINDOW Mrs. A. H. Howe of Concord Instantly Killed in Boston. Boston, Dec. 11.—Mrs. A. H. Howe of Concord, wife of the senfor member of the firm of A. H. Howe & Sons, shoe dealers, of this city, was killed today by a fall from a window on_the eighth floor of a hotel on Beacon Hill, She struck on a wire rietting several stories below. The police were told that Mrs. Howe had been suffering from heart trouble and stopped at a window for air while on her way to breakfast with other membets of the family. She was 55 years of age. OBITUARY. Miss Virginia Taylor Lewis. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 11.—Miss Vir- ginia Taylor Lewis. a descendant of George Washingtons sister, and a rel- utive of Francis Scott Xey, died. hers ‘ast night. - She was born 14 charge of the war department. DECEMBER 12, 1916 To be Only One Change in Cabinet ATTORNEY GENERAL GREGORY ONLY MEMBER TO RETIRE ASKED TO KEEP POSTS €.cretary Baker May be Transferred to Place Made Vacant by Gregory and Vance MoCormick Made Secre- tary of War—Houston Retention Most Desirable ‘Washington, Dec. 11.—FEvery memkber of President Wilson's cabinet, with the possible exception of attorney General Gregory, is_expected 1o remain in of- fice after March 4, when tie presi- dent's second term begins. ' It was Jearned definitely today that all of them have been or will be asked to keep their posts. Reports Denied. Reports concerning possible resigna- tions have centercd chiefly around Secretaries McAdoo, Houston and Baker ajd the attorney geaneral. It has been tagen for granted that Post- master General Burleson and Secre- taries Lansing, Daniels and Wilson will remain, and indefinite rumors that Secretary Redtield might wish to retire to private business were denied some time ago. Secretary McAdoo today personally demed that he had any intention of resigning. The reports i his case have been most pérsistent in spite of denials by officials close to the presi- dent. Regarding Mr. Houston, became known that the officials of Washington university at St. Louis have cxtended his Ieave of absence us chancellor of that institution so that he can con- tinue as head of the department of agriculture, Becauss of the investiga- tions into the high cost of living and other mportant work undertaken- by Secretary Houston, the president is known to consider his continued ser- vice in the cabinet as highly desirable Baker Likely to Remain. Although Secretary Baker has been credited with a desire to leave the cabinet, it is learncd that in all iikeli- hood he will remain. ‘It is understood, bowever, that there is a poasibili ihat he may be shifted to tie depurt- ment of justice if Mr. Gregory insists on resigning and that Vance C. Mc- Cormick, chairman of the democratic national committee, may be placed in the attorney gene 2] gggjfitm. circumstantial 3p2° 1 E ‘generally accepted by as| true, altiiough he ha: given no indi- cations of his_intentions. The presi- dent offered Mr. Gregory a seat on ihe supreme court once and should another vacancy occar Juring the ad- ministration it is thought probatle he would be seriously considered guin. REGULATION OF WAGES THE SAME AS RATES Proposed as Solution of Railroad Wage Problem, New Yoris, Dec. 11.—Regulation of wages by the same commission that regulates rates may he the ulimate solution of the railroad wage prohlem, according to Kiisha Lee, chairman of the national conference committee of the raflways who addressed the Eco- nomic club here tonight on the ques- tion “Should the rignt of public eer- vice employes to strike be resulated by law?” “I am not prepared to say that all wage problems on the railroads should be placed unreservedly in the control of a public ~ommission,” said Mr. Lee, “but I do believe that whe na contro- versy between the managements and the men reaches a stage where the in- terests of the public are imperilled, then there should be a compulsory peaceful settlement, judicial settle- ment, that will conserve thc public ni- terest as well as ‘he rights of the parties t othe controversy. 1f any hody of men wer required in the public in- terest to subordinats their private rights to their public duties it would be with the full understanding that their rights must be in every way safeguarded by the public.” GEORGE W. PERKINS HOST AT DINNER Given to Chester H. Rowell, Republi- can Chairman of Califor: New York, Dec. 11.—George W. Per- kins was host at a dinner here tonight to Chester H. Rowell, chairman of the republican state central committee of California. Political importance was attached because of the plan said to have been formulated in Chicago last Tuesday by progressive-republican leaders of the west and middle west to “progressiverize” the republican party. RAISING $350,000 FOR Y. M. C. A. BUILDING IN WATERBURY Within a Few Moments After Cam- paign Was Opened $115000 Was Raised. Waterbury, Conn., ‘Dec. 11.—“We in America are in a state of unbounded prosperity today and are making en- ormous profits out of the blood and woes of war-torn Europe,” said Ex President Willlam Howard Taft; speaking tonight at the banquet launching the campaign for a new $350,000 Y. M. C. A. in this eity. “But I am not criticising,” the form- er executive of the nation continued. “Conditions are such that we would be foolish if we do not go ahead with our great industrial development when the opportunity afforded. We had noth- ing to do with causes for our pros- perity but the fact that it comes from the blood and sorrow and woes of Europe should make us loosen our purse strings and we sheuld use our money for the betterment of the inati- tutions of our state, country and city.” ‘Within a few minutes after the cam- paign was on _ amounting to $115,000, almost one-third of the total amount {0 be raised, were announced. years 350 4n the houss in. Washington, D. ¢ | Whi which Dolly Madison fled whe: H i T EAL Other Paper, and ts Total Girculation is the Largest Enslavement of Belgians Tragical PUBLIC MEETING TO PROTEST 18 TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK DAILY MORE TYRANNICAL Regardless of Distinotion Men Are Be- ing Seized and Deported to Unknown Destinations — Teacher Dragged Lesson, With No Opportunity to Notify His Family. Away During H New York, Dec . 11.—The _situation affecting the deportation of Belgians by the Germans is daily more tragical, and the minds of Belglans are turned toward America and President Wilson, according to a cable message received by Pierre Mali, Belgian consul here, from Carton De Wiart, Belgium's minister of justice. Meeting in Carnegie Hall Friday Night The despatch, dated vesterday at Havre, was made public today by the committee of citizens which is arrang- ing the meeting to be held in Car- (Continued on Page Two.) CONFERENCE OF OPPRESSED OR DEPENDENT N-\TIONALI'}'IES Causes of Various European Peoples Championed by Speakers. Washington, Dez, 1i.--Causes of the various Jluropean peoples submerged by political or military power wers championed today by speakers before the conference of oppressed or depend- ent nationaliticg. The avowed purpose of the confer- ence is to plan for deveiopment of an American international policy toward oppressed or dependent nalities through their representatives in Amer- ica. The speakers voiced appes half of the Albanians, Armenians, Syrians, Russian Jews, Croatians, Letts, Lithuanians, Poles, Ukrainians. Slays, Bohemians and Finns. Speaking for the Potos Dr. Kasimir A. Zurawski of Loyola university, Chi- cago, member- of the Polisk national defense committee, assailed Russia for treatment accordéd Foles, declaring that “permanent peace in Europe is possible only as the result of the fall of Russion and Englich imperialism and consequent freciom of ihe na- g ~oppressed by-these two DoWers.” u:g:;w':flm g‘w 1t as his opiaioh’ “meutzal-yations will hage very]| little ¢ “uny “inflne negotiations unless they arc prepared to defend by force international agree- ments” He. assailed Great Dritain and Rus- sia for “opposing the desire of Amer- ica to give aid to starving Poland on the ground that the Germans were requisitioning _foodstuffs there,” €ay- ing that “the same zovernments frecly permit th eimport: m _of foed from America_into northern France, know- ing all the time that requisitions are being made there.” The object of the Polish nation, he asserted, is to unite ‘“into one Polish state all of its parts.” AN AMERICAN HELD FOR TRIAL IN MEXICO. Department is Said to Taken the Matter Up. State Have Brownsville, Tex., De:. 11.—Despite strong protests of J. IL Johnson, American consul at Matamoros, Ricar- do Solis, an American citizen, arrested in Matamoros, has heen taken to Vie- torfa, capital of Tamaulipas, for tual, it was learned tonigit. The state de- partment at Washington i id to have taken the matter up several days ago with General Carranza. rejuesting that Solis be tried in Matamuros, Consul Johnson, who again has re- ported the matter to Waskington, said tonight friends of Solis have cvpressed to him their fear that Solis will not be given a fair trial in Victoria. TH: charge against him hos not besn made public. GOETHALS WOULD ABROGATE THE TAFT CANAL TREATY And Establish Complete Sovereignty Over the Caral Zone. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 11.—Addressing more than 1,000 engieers at the an- nual dinner of the Engineers’ Society of Western Pernsylvania here tonight, Major General George W. Grethals recommended the abrogation of the Taft agreemen: with the republic of Panama and the establishment of com- plete sovereigrty over the canal zcne by the United States. He alsc declared that the canal could be made to pay largely if it was allowed to engage in business other than that direcily Concerned with the transit of ship- ping. WITNESSES IN DEFENSE OF JOHN EDWARD TEIPER. Five T I of Seeing Negro ‘in Vicinity of Scsne of Murder. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 11—Five wit- nesses called Ly the defemsc in the trial of John Edward Teiper, on trial charged with the murder of - his mother, testified today that a few hours. before the murder they had Seen a negro or negroes in the vicinity of the Orchard Park road, where th tragedy occurred. The defense con- tends that 2 negro highwavman, bent on robbery, murdered Mrs. Agnes Tei- per and her son Frederick. The wit- nesses agreed ihat the negro thev saw was about six feet tall, but their de- scriptions in other respects varied. FOUR PERSONS KILLED IN EXPLOSION AND FIRE Which Destroyed Quaker Oats Co. Plant at Peterboro, Ont. Peterborg, Ont., Dec. 11.—Four per- sons are known to have lost their fives, twelve others had not been accounted for late tonight and fifteen more were injured ‘severely in an ex- ion and fire which destroyed the uaker Oats company’s buildings:here e on the peacsf = (;ondomu{ Telegrams Fire destroyed the Mammoth C: Hotel at » Ky, at a loss $8,000. 3 ave of The French Government has decided to prohibit the importation of printing paper. Charles E. Hersey, president of the Hersey Manufacturing Co., of Boston, is dead. George Powers of Brooklyn, who died on Dec. 3, left an estate valued at $1,000,000. b Toledo health authorities have begun an open window campaign in a ‘fight against ppmeumonia. Three employes of the Penn. Trojan Powder Co., at Iron Bridge, Pa., were killed by an explosion. - The destroyers Sampson, Rowan and Cummings left the Brooklyn Navy Yard for Hampton Roads. Emperor Charles visited the German general headquraters where he confer- red with Emperor William. . Two more cases of smallpox, in,Wa- terbury, both mild, were.reportéd to the health department yesterds: 4 The State Department h: cided to send an American physician to Austria-Hungary to inspect prison camps. Five: Christmas ships sailed for Europe, carrying 1,900 passengers, 10,000 sacks of mail, and 35,000 tons of cargo. Professor Theodule Armand - Ribot, French philosopher 51d member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sci- ences, is dead. The total exports of crude rubber from Para, Manaos and Ithocoatlara, Brail, dzuring September, amounted to 4,992,538 pounds. The United Steamship Co., of Copen- hagen, the owners of the Scandinavi- an-American line celebrated its fiftieth anniversary Monday. The State Departmert refused to confirm reports that Walter H. Page, the American Ambassador to Great Britain, has resigned. Myron T. Herrick, former Ambassa- dor to France, consented to serve on the committee on ¥oreign Relations of the League to Enforce Peace. Police reports of the Berlin_ district for the past month show that 371 food speculators were punished for trying to make more than the law allows. Violation of thi is alleged in a suit brought by the Government in the Féderal Court at Hartford against the New Haven rail-, b B. Cox of Ohio is ili in Washington at the home of former Representative Ansberry and physicians say he may develop appen- dicitis. o The official count of the vote cast in Pennsylvania for Presidential electors shows that Charles E. Hughes had a plurality over President Wilson of 181,950. Asked if there would be add nal | withdrawals of National guardsmen from the border before Christmas, Secretary of War Baker replied: “I hope so.” Christopher, Wagner, president - of the Wagner Wading Co, was instantly killed when he leaped from the fourth floor window of the Montauk Club at Brooklyn. Winthrop M. Daniels of New Jersey, whose term as a meraber of the inter- state commerce comnission expires Dee. 31, will be reappointed by Presi- dent Wilson. Miss Edith Colby of Thompson Falls, Mont., convicted of second _degree murder for shooting A. C. Thomas, was sentenced to sérve ten years in | the penitentiary. The Detroit United Railways has placed an order for 100 cars for city use and eight high-speed interurban cars. Approximately $1,000,000 is in- volved in the contract. A joint resolution proposing a con- stitutional amendment for an easier method of amending the Constitution was introduced by Representative Chandler ,of New York. » Chairman Chamberlain of the Sen- ate Military Committee announced that he would urge the appointment of a sub-committee, to hold public hearings on universal military training. Mrs. A. W. Gavin, who won the East- |@n Women's golf championship in oston _this year, was injured in an | automobile accident at Central Park West and Seventieth Street, New ¥ork. The Néw York State Examination Board, at its annual session at Albany, adopted for recommendation to the State Board of Regents, a revised syllabus for English in secondary schools. A fire which caused $21,000 damage to a bakery and an apariment house on Spruce street, Chelsea, Mass.,, oc- casioned some concern because of its proximity to a large ofl tank of the Standard Oil company. in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population. OPPOSITIONTOTHE IMMIGRATION Passed by the House at the Last Session; Now B Debated in the Senate of Aliens on Account of Race—Senator Reed Believes Time Has Come When People Who Are Not Capable of - Becoming First Class Citizens Should be Kept Out of the Country—In Answer to an Inquiry He Paid a High Tribute to the Jewish Race—It is Known That President “Wilson Will Veto the Bill the Literacy Test Provision. Washington, Dec. 11.—While the im- migration bill, passed by the house at the last session, was meeting unex- Dpected opposition in the senate today, it became known definitely that Pres- ident Wilson will veto the measure if it goes to the White House with the litaracy test provision, one of its chief features. The president early in his adminis- tration vetoed a similar DbHI for the same reason—as Presidents Cleveland and Taft had done before him—but advocates of the legislation had hoped that he would not withhold his sig- natere this time if substantial major- ities were given in both houses of congress. Debate on the bill in the senate de- veloped into a general argument over the question of exclusion of aliens on accognt of race.- 3 Senator Works of California started the discussion by giving notice that he reserved the right to demand a separate vote on a senate committee amendment providing for the exclusion of Hindus and other Asiatics by pre- scribing geographical areas from which immigrants shall not be admit- ted, without enumerating races. The amendment, recommended by the state department after inquiry had been made by the Japanese government re- specting provisions of the bill as it passed the house eliminates ail refer- ence to the Root-Takahira passp agreement regulating Japancse immi gration. Senator Works_insisted _that s this rould, legve.the L ty rights are .the Benate went into_executive session for the debate, which lasted for more than an hour without a vote. In_ open session Senator Reed of- fered an amendment to include the continegyt of Africa within the limits set by the committee. He said he would favor any legislation which would keep out of the United States e gress “to exclude by law and admit Should It Reach Him With any persons not of pure white bl but he did not think it proper for by diplomacy. “I believe,” said Senator Reed, “the time has come when we ouzht to keep our country from being filled up with people not capable of beco first Class citizens of the United Btates; people who by birth, environment 4 disposition or by their great ignorance are not qualified“to perform the du: ties of citizens Answering a question of 'Senator Gallinger as to whether Jews might not be as well excluded as negroes, Senator Reed said: ‘The Jews by race and by ' blood have been civilized for thousands of years. They spring from the race that gave us our religion and the fanda-- mentals of our laws. I am not- 3 ing to open. the old ‘blu‘.kl k and 1 % Issues in is country. It is we Shoula maks an eors e GlOles our citizenship from an influx of un- desirables and keep out all not caj of_thorough amalgamation.” 3 Senator Smith of South Carolina, in charge of the bill, produced statisties to show that in the last 95 rs there have been only about 14,000 ! grants from Africa to this - y. ““What you are really proposing in amendment,” suggested Var- | daman, “is’ to exclude people om me~ count of race.” o fad & I suspect you are right,” said | ator Smith, adding:. “All we has to-do is to aveid racial com; 3}:‘ out running. into jons.” Senator % amendment, flfi is some dou! and fifteenth amendments stitution, enfranchisipg the - were properly adopted.and’ direc the attorney-general to lay thé g tion before the supreme.court-to- it ascertain whether they were part of the constftution in the provided for constitutional:ches 1 | | { CLEAR-CUT VIOLATION OF GERMAN PLEDGES In Sinking of British Steamer Marina, With Loss of Six American Liv ‘Washington, Dec. 11 -~ Information assembled at the state department, and believed by some Jfficials to pre- sent a clear-cut violation of German pledges in the sinking of the British steamer Marina. with the loss of six American lives, has been forwarded to Beriin for submission to the German foreign office. It was announced at the department tonight that the evidence hud heen sent as a matter of courtesy, to allow the imperial governmert to offer any other facts it .may have before the United States takes iis next step. Of- ficials indicated also that ary move by this governmeni mizht be deiayed until complete information concerning the British liner Arabia, for which 3reat Britain has been asked, could be sent to_Berlin. In response to inquiries, Germany has admitted the tcrpedoing without warning of both the Marina and Ara- bia, stating that her submarinc cum- manders took them for trarsports, and asking the United States to furnish any evidence it might have to the con- trary. FORMER N. H. DIRECTORS MAY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE If Proved to Have Committed Wrong- ful Acts to Damage Corporation. New York, Dec. 11.—Fommer direc- tors of the New York, New Haven and Hariford Railroad company, if proved to have-committed wrongful acts to the damage of the corporatiy:, may be held responsibic regariless of whether conspiracy is shown, accordinz to a decision by Judge Charles M. Hough in the federal district court nere to- day. The decision was rendered in the $169,000,000 equity restitution suit brought by Edwin Adams and other shareholders of the New Haven rail- road against some of the former di rectors ot the road ard against the estate of the late J. P. Morgan. Objections to the complaint were U. 5. TRANSPORT AGROUND OFF BARNEGAT, N:. Wireless Call for Assistance—Steam: ers Rushing to the Scene. ' New York, Dee. 11 States transport Sumner, Colon for New York, was a heavy fog off Barnegat, N. J. according to a_wireless message re- ceived here. The Sumner sent a O. S call for assistance and steamships in the vicinity r The Sumner sailed from Colon of December 4. She carries mails and merchandiss and 1s & vest sel of 3438 tons gross. She is com- manded by Caftain Webber. | The coast guard cutter Mohawk 4 the steamers City of Montgomery and. Themistocies were first to answer the | transport’s cali for assistance. eam:rs City of Columb: 5l Cid foillowed soon aft vireless mcs-age from the City - Columius_ sajd 2e was rushing ali possible d to the Sumner. = A w.rcloss messaze received from. the Sumner at midni-ht sald that apparcntly was “pret'y well upon beash.” The wireless ocperator the transport sald he could hear surf breaking on the beuch very pl iy, but owing.to the darkness could see nothing. H CHICAGO'S POLICE CHIEF MNNOUNCES RESIGNATI i Will Become Effective January 18-Hi Seen Severe Service. . Chicago, Dec. 11.—Charles C. . ley, chief of police, announced his {gnation this afternoon. It will be's fective January 1, 1917. T Charies C. Healey has perhaps sif- fered more injuries than any ouur’%» ficer now on the force. i During his service of _the 5 vears in the police dt major bone in his body has broken, while in the performas his duties. The following is & his most serious injurie: Broken—Both thighs, both right arm, five ribs, coliar bone, four fingers on right hand, = " °° Dislocated—Shouider and left The Carnegie Institution has invited Professor Abraham Goldfarb, of the natural history department of the Colege of the City of New York. to accompany its expedition to the Sa- moan and Fiji Islands, starting Feb- ruary 1. 2 Alberto J. Pani, one of the commis- sioners to the joint conference at At- lantic City, left Queretaro, Mexico, for the United States, bearing Gen. Car- ranza’s authority for the Mexican Commissioners to act on the protocol drawn up by the conferen BONUSES GRANTED TO STANDARD OIL EMPLOYES. 15 Per Cent. for Those Getting Less ~Than $2,000 a Ye w York, Dec. 11.—The Standard Ofl company of New Jersey today au- thorized bonus payments to. all its employes in the United States receiv- ing less thun £3000 n year who were not Irciged. l){n & sseneral wage ad- vance rewently made. Those gelting less than §1,000 and $2,000 a i5 per cent. ‘,»flp-.!-t _hetween 32,000 made by William Rockefeller and «Cass Ledyard as executors of Mr. Morzan's estate. Some of these were sestained and some were denied by Judge Hough. REPRESENTATIVE BEAKES MAY BE RE-ELECTED. Mistake Found in Second (Mich.) Con- gressional District. Lansing, Mich., Dec. 11—t was of- ficially announced tbday toat another apparent mistake has been found in retums from the Second cgngrasional district which may ro-elect Represent- ative Samuel W. Ileakes, demoecrat Mark R. Bacon, republican, led Beakes by a few votee om ihe faca of com- plete returns which have not heen of - ficially canvassed by the state board. Returns from Wayne councy pre- cincts as gent to tic state heard o canvassers credit the Bacon vote to “Mark W. Bgccon.” Reijection of thase ballots, unless there ‘are offsetting changes. would give Beakes 4. pitral- ty. The state board of canvassers will meet here tomirrow. Tleakgs and Ba- oup_seilk be rorpenaiiio I Each candidate alleged error'in from various precincts Shattered by bullet—Right In addition to these injuries he fered numerous knife and razor ¢ and clubbings about the head his career as a policeman. - e NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS NOW SETURE IMMUI " Appeal of Supreme Court Dismisses Government Against Elton, and Billard. . ‘Washington, Dée. 11.—A; New York Federal Court granting immunity to forn tors John L. Billard, Willi and James S. Elton in the ven Rallroad prosecution missed today in the sup by the department of ju government contended they entitled to immunity by fled in. the. Interstate