Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 16, 1916, Page 1

4 VOL. LVII—NO. 302 POPULATION 28,219 ; NORWICH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916 20 PAGES—140 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin's Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, an FRENCH ADVANCE IN VERDUN REGION Forced Back the Soldiers of tthe German Crown Prince a Distance of Almost Two Miles 7,500 PRISONERS AND N Struck the German Positions Between the Meuse and Woevre Rivers Along a Front of About Six Miles—Buzeu, an Im- portant Railway Center Been Captured by the Aush’o-Geng'lnl——Teutom and Bulgarians Have Begun an Offensive in Dobrudja—| an Aggressive Move in Mesopotamia the British Have Arrived Within One and One-Half Miles of Kut-el-Amara —Greece Has Granted Demands of Entente Allies to Withdraw Troops From Thessaly. French troops have again made an effective thrust in the Verdun region. Btriking at the German positions be- tween the Meuse and Woevre rivers, north of Douaumont and north-north- ‘west of the fortress, along a front of wbout six miles, the French forced back the soldiers of the German croyn prince for a distance of almost two miles. More than 7500 prisoners and numerous guns were taken from the Germans, Paris announces. In its latest official communication the German war office admitted that “advantages” had been obtained in this region by the attackers. Buzeu, an important railway center portheast of Bucharest, and an excel- lent base from which to begin oper- tions in Moldavia, has been captured y the Austro-Germans. The retreat- Ing Rumanians and Russians are re- orted to be burning villages behind hem. Four thousand additional risoners have been taken by Field hal von Mackensen's army. SHAMOKIN, PA., THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION BV‘FIRE Dozen Buildings -Destroyed;” With the Flames Still Uncontrolled—Aid Sum- moned From Nearby Towns. Shamokin, Pa., Dec, 15.—The busi- ness section of this city is threatened with destruction by a fire which broke out tonight in the Willlams building oa Independence street. About a dozen buildings have been destroyed at an estimated loss of $250,900 and at mid- night the flames were still uncontrolled Fire departments from Sunbury, Mount Carmel and other nearby towns were summoned when it was found the flames were gaining on the local firemen, but even with this assistance the fire raged until checked. The fire fighters were handicapped by the bit- ter cold weather, it being necessary to thaw the ice in several water plugs before they could be brought into use. One of the buildings destroyed housed sixty families, mainly of for- sign birth. All escaped injury but they were driven out into the cold, scantily clad. * Suffering, especiall g:!mn‘ the women and children, was tense. The fire is believed to have started rom a defective flue. 430,000,000 OMNIBUS PUBLIC BUILDING BILL Reintroduced in the House in an Amended Form by Chairman Clark ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—The $30,900,- m bus public building bill which led at the last session, was reintro- fluced in_the house in revised form to- lay by Chafrman Clark, of the build- ngs committee. Under it no postoffice uildings. would be authorized hereaf- Ler at places where postal receipts are less than $10,000 annually. It carries virtually the same authorizattons for buildings in Chicago, Boston and other cities as were included in the orginal measure,but the total shows a_slight increase. Advocates of the bill ex- m to press it for passage arter the idays. PSR e THREE YOUNG MEN HELD FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER Charged With Killing a Bridgeport Grocer During Holdup, PBridgeport, Conn., Dec. 15..—A grand jury here this afternoon found true i{lls of murder in the first degrece againet Edward Slattery, John Cava- naugh and Henry W. Welch, charging them with the kiiling of Nathan Garon, » grocer, ddring an attempt to hold |supposed to have been Lady Flizabeth |€d .t0day when Representative Sisson up and rob the stors, All young« men, under 2§ years o ree are age. ACCIDENTALLY 8HOT MOTHER WHILE CLEANING REVOLVER Bullet Plerced Abdomen of Mrs, M.|ls Proposed Because of Scarcity and{cinnati and Philadelphia, he Kehlenbeck of Walnut Grove. Milford, Conn., Dec, 15—While clean. UMEROUS GUNS TAKEN Northeast of Bucharest, Has Simultaneously with the taking of Buzeu the Austro-German Danube army and the Bulgarians have begun an offensive in Dobrudja. The Rus- sians and Rumanians, Berlin states, lhave evacuated their positions under the pressure exerted by the advance in Great Wallachia. 5 British troops have taken the offen- Isive near Kut-el-Amara in Mesopota- |mia and Turkish positions on the right {bank of the Hal river, south of Kut- |el-Amara, have been taken London an- nounces. = At one point the British are within one and one half miles of Kut- el-Amara. - The Greek government has accepted the demands of the entente allies con- tained in an ultimatum preesnted to the Athens government Thursday, it is reported unofficially. _ Greek troops are to be withdrawn from Thessaly and only a certain number are to be Cabled Earigraphs David Lloyd George Improving. London, Dec. 15, 6.16 p. m.—An offi- cial communication issued this evening concerning the condition of David Lloyd George, the British prime min- “The premier’s tondition is improv- ing, but he is not yet receiving visi- tors. The chief of the imperial general staff, however, spent some time with him this afternoon transacting urgent business. DISAPPROVES COMPULSORY HEALTH INSURANCE. W. G. Curtis, President of a Casualty Insurance Cec., Gives His Reasons. New York, Dec. 15.—Compulsory health insurance for wage earners, legislation for which has 'heen pro- posed, was strongly disapproved by W. G. Curtis of Detroit, Mich., presi dent of a casualty insurance compan; in an address before the tenth annual convention of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents here today. Mr. Curtis summarized his objections to compulsory health . insurance by say ing it would produce ihese results: I;npose a 1ax of $5 to effect a saving of 31. Discard 3,350,000 of the 383.500,000 wage earners because of age or physi- cal condition. Provide employment for 230,000 poli- Audaciou. Offer Comes From Villa ANXIOUS TO RIGHT HIMSELF WITH U. S. GOVERNMENT MESSAGE BY COURIER Promises to Refrain From Further Destruction of Foreign Life and Property in Mexicaif U. 8. Will Re- Interfering With His Campaign Against Carranza. frain From Bl Paso, Texas, Dec. 15.—A Mexi- can courier reached the border today from Francisco Villa’s camp at Creel, fifty miles west of Minaca it the Guer- rero district of Chihuahua, with pro- posals for the United Stotes govern- ment that Villa would refrain from he further destruction of foreign life and property in Mexico on condition Frantic Stampede- | in Wheat Market PRICES FELL 12 1-2 CENTS A BUSHEL IN CHICAGO IN SERIES OF SMASHES Fell Four Cents a Bushel Just Before the Market Closed—Indication of Nog‘ut' tions to End the War is Giv- en as Principal Reason for Break in Prices. Chicago, Dee. 15.—In a frantic stam- pede today, wheat prices were tram- pled down 13 1-8 cents a bushel. The prime reason for the break was a Ger- man official suggestion of limited but universal disarmament. Initial downturns in wheat values although sensational, did not exceed 9 1-3 cents a bushel, whereas the final few minutes of business witnessed the 5 that the United States would not in- ticians. Create a fund of $150,000,000 that BUSINESS DOMINANCE would be controlled or exclusively ad- ministered politically. Permit a small percentage of physi- cians to control most of the industrial wmedical practic 5 Establish socialism, paternalism and class distinction. Organization of » ccmmittee of life insurance presidents and commission- ers to study insurance taxatio: find remedics for the present system was sugsested by CHarles I*. Coffin, vice president and seneral counsel of an Indianapolis insurance company. The convention thereuvon adopted resolution instructing the executi committee to take p with other or- ganizations the study of insurance taxation laws and to prepare a taxa- tion measure. Louis I'. Zutlér of Hartford, Conn., was re-elected a member of the execu- tive committee but - leadership. ported by public recognition. the old ideas. both expansive and intensive. TRANSPORT SUMNER IN. DANGER OF GOING TO PIECES Barnegat Coast Guard Called to the Assistance of Men on Board. New York, Dec. 16.—The United States transport Sumner, which went aground off Barnegat, N. J, in a fog Monday night and which has resisted all efforts of tugs to draw her off the sand, was believed early this morning vinced. stationed in the Peloponnesus, it is said STRIKE VOTE OF NEW HAVEN ROAD TELEGRAPHERS. Men Demand 10 Per Cent. Wage in- crease and Annual Vacation of 15 Days. Boston, Dec. 15.—A strike vote of 4,500 telegraphers employed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad is in pregress, according to a statement made here tonight by E. J. Manon of San Francisco, fifth vice president of the Order of Railway Te- legraphers, who is in®charge of the local situation. The result of the vote, he said, would be announced within ten days, probably at New York. The poll was ordered, Mr. Afanon declared, because of the allesed re- fusal of railway officials to deal with a committee of telegraphers until the Adamson bill has been passed upon by thg supreme court. The men demand 10 per’ cent. advance in wages and an annual vatation of 15 days. STUDENTS TO RID NEW YORK STREETS OF SNOW Two Thousand Are to Receive Regu- lar Wage of 30 Cents an Holr. New York, Dec. 15. — Two thous- and students of the Colleze of the City of New York will help rid New York streets of the snow which fell today, their services having been of- fered by President Mezes of the col- lege and accepted by Commissioner Fetherston. The students were in- structed to veport to the street clean- | Ing stations nearest their homes. They will receive the regular wage of 30 cents an_hour, There is a dearth of snow shovelers if New York this year because of the scarcity of labor. NEW YORK ART DEALERS BUY PORTRAITS BY VAN DYKE Five Famous Ones Are Said to be Valued at $1,500,000. New York, Pec. 15—Five famous portraits by Van Dyck, said to be val- ued at $1,500,000, have been purchased fro mthe Earl of Denbigh by a firm of New York art dealers and brought to this city, it was announced _tonight. The pictures had hung in the¥banquet hall of the earl's estate at Newnham Paddox, Leicestershire, since Van Dyck painted them. The portraits are of King Charles I and his consort, Queen Henrietta Maria; James Stuart, Duke of Richmond and Lennox; the Duchess of. Richmond, daughter of the Duke of Buckingham and a_ woman Flelding, daughter of the first Earl of Denbigh. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Increasing Cost of Print Paper. ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—The Senate to- a revolver at his home at Walnut |day adopted a resolution by Serator , Charles Kehlenbeck, aged | Kenyon of Towa, directing the commit.- tally shot his whother, Mrs, |tee on printing, in view of the scar- lenbeck, The bullet pler®ed the |city and increasing cost of print pa- She wee taken to a Hri rt_hospitzl, where it wans mald had a’chance of recovery, - RUSSIAN DUMA TURNS DOWN PEACE PROPOSALS | Per Vote Taken After Spirited 8peech by Minister of Forelgn Affairs. 15, London, Deo, 5 10.53 p. m.—A des- Telegram gompany. says; 5 resolution against the acceptance of for- per, to investigate the subject and to recommend what government publica- tions might be temporarily suspended and what economies might be practiced In the various government departments In the interest of conservation of pa- Movements of Steamships. Kirkwall, Dec. 14.—Arrived, steamer Frederik VIII, New York for Copen- hagen. Glasgow, Dec. 14.—Tuscania, New York. Sailed, 8th, steamer Cameronia, bag unanimously passed | New York. Gothenberg, Dec. 15.—Sailed, steam- proposals after a|'er Stockholm, New York. minister of Be, "u].;ec. ¥ rgen, 13.—Sailed, steamer Kristianiafjord, New York, to be in danger of going to pieces. Vesselrf wmgn had_ gone to Per :.gsm- Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total {ice off the members of the crew who||| Saturday, Dec. 9... 84 150 1098 1332 have remained on board. y £ & A call also was sent to the Barnegat Monday, Dec. 11. 94 A28 202237 456 ARIaiioe oF the wen on o - Tuesday, 5 Dec—42, -5 190 159 166 425 The transport began leaking badly {I| ‘Wednesday,Dec. 13... -90 135 190 415 early in the evening and the engine * room was flooded before midnight. At ||| Thursday, Dec. 14... 108 148 167 423 etnly iate M Send anmnie man bec |1l Eriday, Dec. 15... 103 118 185 406 Lieyed flvlere was _sli_gh/t probability the _— —_— _— Sanle sl Totals ........... 579 835 3043 3457 tge Sumner were brought to this city yesterday on board the transport Kil- patrick which had stood by for many hours to lend its aid to the tugs which It has been said that dominance in business means no monopoly, It does not necessarily but substantial and healthy velume built on sound principles and sup- Dominance .may be obtained by a long and costly struggle, by a combination of several houses but many have reached it in a far less expensive manner. This new method is free from many of the obstacles incident to This method Is the employment of publicity that is Such publicity brings, not only ume of sales; which is the primary purpose, but stability which means familiarity of the public with the firm’s g00ds and therefore an assur- ance that present trade will be held a This is what advertising has done and what it is éonsmnfly doing. By using the best medium, such as The Bulletin is in this field, be- cause of its wide and thorough circulation, and by using it steadily and judiciously, business development is assured. Try it and be con- The Bulletin carried the following matter during the past week: THROUGH ACVERTISING mean control of the market vol- other gained. . Jeal France, Condensed Telegrams eculptor and painter, is dead. The Superior Thread & Yarn Co. increased its capital from $1,200,000 to $1,700,000. Prince Henri XLI of Reuss was k ed in battle on Novelmber 29, on the Russian front. Villista forces have again captured the town of Santa Rosalia, south of Chihuahua City. The peace proposals of the Central Powers have been delivered to the Italian government. Fire destroyed the American Laun- dry Co.’s building at Hagerstown, Md., at a loss of $75,000. Gold coin amountin, withdrawn from t] for shipment to Cuba. to $600,000 w: sub-treasury Mrs, Abby Maria Harris French, of Rome, N. Y., celebrated her one hun- dred and. second birthday. The Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana advanced the priee fo rall grades of Caddo crude oil 10 cents a barrel. The Southern Commercial Congress in session at Norfolk, Va., decided to hold its 1917 convention in New York. J. P. Morgan, financial representa- tive of the Entente allies in Ame; ca, was a visitor at the British em- bassy. Colonel Charles Page Bryan of Chi- cago, former United States ambassa- dor to Japan, is seriously ill at Balti- more. An embargo has been placed on ishipments of grain and flour to eastern iterminals by the Northern Pacific rail- yway. The American e steamship Fin- !land and the White Star Line steam- {ship Baltic sailed from New York for Liverpool. William O. Nixon, 58, president of the St. Louis and San Francisco rail- road, died at St. Louis at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. | - Gold to the amount of $10,000,000 !was imported from Canada and de- posited at the Assay Office for the ac- count of J. P. Morgan & Co. i George W. Anderson, United States jdistrict attorney at Boston. and in jcharge of the government's. food in- vestigation, arrived at Chicago. The Italian steamship Algier, form- erly a German vessel, which was re- perted adrift and in distress off Che- bucto Head, arrived at Halifax, N. S. The governors’ conference, in ses sion at Washington, voted to were attempting to drag the stranded steamer into deep water. The ship’s wireless could mnot be heard after 12.30 and apparently had been flooded. It had been gradually growing weaker for some time and the last words caught were: “Were: “We are launching po—" The last word was not finished but it was supposed to mean power boat. Boats from the coast guard cutter Seneca and others manned by the Barnegat coast guards were on their way to the Sumner’s side a few min- utes later. terfere anywhere with his campaign against the Carranza government. This was officially announced late today by a high representative of the government here after Villa's propos- al had been forwarded to Washing- ton by telegraph. Offers to Protect Foreigners. Villa also_offered to protect all for- eigners and their property from the raids of {irresponsible bandits, it was falso stated. The proposal included all Americans in Mexico, it was add- ed. Has 8,000 Well Armed Men. At the camp where Villa had left his wounded in_the Guerrero district, a number of Carranza wounded were al- so being treated by Villa’s surgeons after they had promised te join the Villa army, the Mexican’s report to government agents stated. Villa had §.000 well armed men and 3,000 rifles in reserve, the courier repsrted, and also a numberof artillery pieces with him and a supply of shells for these pieces. BRYAN SENDS MESSAGE TC BRITISH PREMIER m to Use His Influence for Peace Negotiations. .‘L} , on his way to Miami, Fla., stated that he had sent this message to the British premier: “As a “gierd of the nations at war, as a Christian and a lover of human- ity, I respectfully but most earnestly ;i : i r apheal to you to use your sreat infn. |Anxious to Put Himself in Bette ence to secure your zovernment's coj Light. sent to negotiations. There is no di: From sources here known to be pute that must necessarily be settled by force. All -international disputes are capable of adjustment by peaceful friendly to Villa it was learned today that Villa was anxious to put himself in a better light with the TUnited means. Every guarantee that can|States government and this was said to possibly be secured by war can be|account for the fact that no Ameri- stated as a condition precedert to|cans oz other foreigners other than Chinese and Arabs were killed in Chi- huahua City during the five days Villa was in control. peace. Do not, I pray you, by refusing an exchange of views, assume resjon- sibility for a continuation of the un- speakable horrors of this unparalleled conflict. Your decision may mean ‘ife or death to millions.” s SNTE A SUB-TREASURIES ARE TO BE MAINTAINED Representative Sisson Has Dropped His Fight -Against Them. ‘Washiggton, Dec. 15.—Danger of the sub-freasuries in Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, New York, St. Louis, San Frangisco, <Cincinnati and Philadel- phia Weing abolished apparently pass- EXTRA SESSION SUGGESTED FOR RAILROAD LEGISLATION If Congress Fails to Find Time for It ring This Session. Washington, Dee, 15.- -Senater New- lands chairman of the senate inter- tate commerce committee anl of the joint congressional committee inves- tigatibg railroad problems, an- nounced in & statement tonight that fi congress cou.d not find tim: at this gession to pass railroad bills suggest- | ed by the president, the subject should be dealt with at an extra session of congress The Nevada senator also stated that the joint investigating committee had determined to ask congress to extend its life until Jan. 1, 191, to ask for the retention on the committee of Rep- resentative Collop of In leaves congress March 4, and to secek an iucrease in the appropriation for expenses from $24,000 to $4C,000. of Mississippi dropped his fight against them in the house. After succeeding in having appropri- ations for the Boston and Chicago sub- treasureries stricken out of the legis- lative appropriation bill and failing to obtain the same action against Cin- asked that all sub-treasuries previously stricken out be restored to the meas- ure by unanimous consent. GOVERNORS DISCUSS ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS Gov. McCall of Massachusetts Doesn't Believe in Dual Control of Militia. ‘Washi; , Dec. 16.—The sessions today were devoted to discussion of state administrative problems, national defense and peace. Governor Capper of , who made the only set speech at the afternoon wession, de- clared the United States should be the most prominent figure in an effort to end the European war. His address was applauded but was followed by only brief discussion and no action was taken on his suggestions. ‘Governor McCall of Massachusetts declared that in his opinion this coun- try cannot have an .effective dual con- trol of militia. ¥ BTOLE $2,000 WORTH FROM REMINGTON ARMS CO. Wright Brothers Have Pleaded Guilty to Theft of Aluminum Wire. . Bridgeport, Corn., Dec. 15.—Joseph G- Wright and Nathaniel P.. Wright, brothers, pleaded zully in the su- perior court here tais afternoon to thefe of nearly $2,000 worth of alumi- num wire from the Remington Arms- Union Metalic Cartridge 'company, where Nathaniel was employed as storekeeper. Each was squtenced to six months in jail. The brothers are members of a prominent family and| Joseph had been a leader in local poii- tics, Judge Burpee, in passing sen- tence. said the case was one that ap- pealed strongly to his sympathies. last of a series of additional smashes that carried the marKet just four cents a bushel still lower. Stock market weakness and reports that leasing neu- jtrals, especially the United States, were giving indications of readiness to assist in a stoppage of the war tended materially to keep the wheat market headed most of the time for lower and lower levels. Estimates from Washington that the 1916 yield of wheat in the United States was 32,000,000 bushels more than was generally supposed did a good deal to discourage “bulls still fur- ther in the latter part of the session. Fluctuations, nevertheless, continued to depend in the main on the chances of peace and there was a tumultuous close with May at 154 to 155 1-2 and July at 131 3-4 to 132 1-2 or 10 1-4 to 12 5-8 cents loss as compared with 24 hours before. Broke Eight Cents in Portland. Portland, Ore.. Dec. 15.—Wheat broke from 8 to 10 cents a bushel to- day us a result of peace reports. Flour dropped today on the retall market from $9.60 to $9.40 per ballc. PLAN FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PAPER IBPRACTICABLE ils Claim of Publishers of the Countrys Larger Dailies. Washington, Dec. the country’s largest d: dicated after a day of here today, will oppose as impractica- hle a proposal that the federal trade commission undertake supervision of the distribution of American and Can- adian-made news print paper avail- able in the United States. A publish- er's committee will meet committees of manufacturers and jobbers and the federal rtade commission torommor to consighr an apportionment plan, sug- gested by the manufacturers. Distribution under the federal trade ssi#n, some of the publishers of big newspapers insisted today, not only would be illegal, but would not solve the two most imgportant problems facing newspaper owners—high prices and an alleged shortage of paper. es, it was in- THREE DEMURRERS OF NAVY LEAGUE SUSTAINED Against Henry Ford in the $100,000 Li- bel Su ‘Washingto, Nec. 15.—Thr of the demurrers which the Navy L:}gue en- tered to Henry Ford's defense 'in the $200,000 libel suit the league has brought against him on the basis of his published advertisements attack- ing military preparedness, were sus- tained today in the local supreme court and the case will go to trial later on its merits. OBITUARY. George Baisden. ‘Hartford, Conn., Dec. 15.—George Baisden, former deputy warden at the Connecticut state priscn, died at his home, No. 99 Barker street, this city, today, after a year of ill health. He was born in Cromwell April 30, 1842, and became connected with the prison. Dec, 14, 1874 He resigned Nov. 1, 1911, and had since received a pension of $500 a year from the state. He leaves a =¥ S Publishers of | conferences ! next vear in Sait Leke Cit; | & tite to“be selected™ by’ committee. Public_hearings on President Wil- son’s recommendations for railroad legislation, to beggm January 2, were etermined upon by the Interstate ‘ommerce Commission. An increase of 5 per cent. for its 2,000 motormen’ and conductors was {announced yesterday by the United Railway company, which operates the St. Louis traction lines. Canadian bankers have been sum- moned to Ottawa by ance Minister ‘White for an exchange of views upon ithe question of financing British muni- tion orders plcced §n Canada. The army transport Kilpatrick ar- rived off Barnegat, N. J., to join the ifleet of wrecking fugs and coast cut- jters which is trying®to drag the ]stn\nded transport Sumner off into deep water. | The Ohio State Telenhone company announced that since the strike of its operators ond linemen began three weeks ago 4,000 wires have been cut by rioters, rendering that number of telephones useless. The coldest weather in two “years struck Dallas, Texas, yesterday, when the mercury fell to 20 degrees above zero. Reports from all over the state indicate that freezing temperatures prevaild on the Gulf. John H. Fulton, president Commercial National Bank, and _the Commercial Germania Trust & Sav- ings bank of New Orleans was elected a vice president of the National City Bank of New York. Notices were posted at the plants of the H. C. Frick Coke company throughout the coke region in Penn- sylvania, announcing an increase of 10 per cent. in wages. ly 40,000 men are affected. The sailing of the naval collier iCaesar, America’s Christmas ship for the suffering Armenians and Syrians was postponed until Saturday because of a delay in loading the cargo of food, clothing and medical supplies. Orders for 1,500,000 board feet of !mahobany billets, to be used in the {manufacture of airplaine propelier iblades, have teen placed with the C. |C. Mengel & Brothers’ Co., of Louls- ville, for delivery to the Entente al- lies. FORMER B. & M. RECEIVER FILES PETITION OF INQUIRY Whether to Pay Dividend on Stack of Connecticut River Railway. of the Bosfon, Dec. 15.—-James H. Hustis, former receiver of the Bosten and Mainc railroad, filed a petition in the federal court today inquiring whether he ought to pay a5 per cent. dividend | Jan. 1 on' the outstanding stock of the Connrecticut River railtvay. one of the leased lines of the Boston and Maine. The receiver informed the court that a demand had been made upon him for the payment of the dividend as guar- { anteed by tiie terins of the lease, but | that owing to the receivership he was {in doubt what. action tc take. A aat efor a hearing on the peti- tion will be set later- FLOUR PRICES DEMORALIZED BY THE BREAK IN WHEAT Decline of $2 a Barrel From Recent High Point in New York. New York, Dec. 15.—Flour prices were demoralized by the break wheat today and dropped almest fifty cents a barrel with spring patents quoted at 38 a barrel. This is $2 a fbulrral decline -from the recent high point. Approximate- | found in a clump of woods in Darien | in ‘August, 1914, Total Circulation is the Largegt in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Popu!at'ion.' No Mediation Offer With Note DECISION = ARRIVED AT PRESIDENT WILSON BY IS TO BE CABLED TODAY Cabinet Was in Session Thres Yesterday—Definite Indication of At- titude of Entente Will be Disclosed in Speach by Lloyd George Next Tuesday. Hours Woshington, Dec. 15. — President Wilson has decided that the notes of the central powers proposing a_discus- sion of peace to tue entente allies will be sent forward by the American gov- ernment, acting as intermediaty. with- out any accompanying mediation offer of its own. He has not determi whether any action in behalf of peace will be taken later by the United on its own account, but is hold- mself in readincss to serve in any way possible toward bringing the wa:rring nations together. Prolonged Cabinet Meeting, The coursdeto be pursued was made known tonight after the president had conferred with Secretary Lansingz and after a prolonged cabinet meeting. It was stated that the delay in forward- ing the notes to the entente capi was duie to the fact that the messages received from Germany, Aust: Hun- gary and Turkey, identical in sub- stance, differed slightly in phraseology result of dilferent trunslations. probably will be put on the ca- bles tomorrow. Note from Turkey Yesterday. Since the first note arrived, the one from Germany, ths president and his closest advisors have been absorbed in study of the situation created. The Austrian note followed, and the one from Turkey came lite today. too late to be translated for the cabinét meet- ing. Those from Germany and Aus- triz have been gone over <arefully by the president and Secretary Lansing to make.certain of their meaning and so that they may be sure to repersent properly the intent of the central pow- ers. Definite indication of the attitude cf the cntente allies is expected in the speech of David Lloyd George, the British prime minister, next Tuesday VIGOROUS PROTEST AGAINST ENSLAVEMENT OF BELGIANS Voiced at-a Mass Meeting Held in New York- Last -Night. P by Ay New York. Dec. 15.—Vigorous ex- pressions of indignation were voiced at a mass meeting held here tonight to protestaagainst the ‘“enslavement of ‘Belgians” by the German government. The deportation of the Belgian popu- late was condemned in letters read from Theodore Roosevelt, Archbishop Ireland, Joseph H. Choate and Bishop Thomas O'Gorman of Sioux Fall: Equally forceful were addresses deliv-, ered by Elihu Root, James M. Beck, former assistant. attorney general of the United States, Aiton B. Parker and Rev. Thomas T. Manning, or of, Trinity church, who oresjded. Resolutions were adopted urzing the “government of the United States to protest with all its force and earnest- ness against these outrages: to em- phasize the detestation with which the American people resard these abuses, and to request the German govern- ment in the name of ,all neutrals to cease its policy of efpatriation and slavery,” fand pledging ‘“our utmost support to the admiristration in what- ever way it may cencinde to act.” SELECTING JURY FOR FAIR MURDER TRIAL Woman’s Husband One of the Twe Men Accused of Darien Crime. Bridgeport. Conn. Dec. 15.—Ten jurors had been selected today when the superior court adjourned the trial until Monday next of Willlam F. Fai and Jack Deveraux, both of Darien, charged with manslaughter in the killing of Fair's wife in that town some time in 1914. A panel of 35 tales- men had been exhausted and another will be summoned for Monday. Admit- ted impressions throvgh the reading of newspaper stories caused a majority of the talesmen to be excused. The nude body of a woman was The state alleges that it was the body of Mrs. Fair; that she was killed by *her husband, and that Devegpaux, who is years old, assist- ed. ‘The defense promises to be an asserifon that the body was not that of Mrs. Fair, but of some other woman. DAVID CAPLAN FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER At Second Trial for Complicity in Los Angeles Times Explosion. Los Angeles, Calif., Dec 15.—David Caplan was found guilty of man- slaughter today at his second trial for complicity in the Los Angeles Times explosion October 1, 1910, when twen- ty men were killed.) - The sentence for manslaughter is from one to ten years. Caplan will appear in court Monday to receive sentence. At that time, his attorneys. announced, a motion would bve filed for a new trial. - The jury was out five hours. Cap- lJan was the fourth man brought to trial in the case. Twenty indictments charging murder were returned againet eight persons but the names of only the fourth arrested were made known. NOMINATIONS MADE BY PRESIDENT WILSON W. M. Daniels Reappointed to Inter- state Commerce Commission. ‘Washinzton, Dec. o -Winthrop BI. Daniels of New Jessey was nominated by President Wilson today to succeed himself as a member of the interstate mommerce commission. Brigadier General John J. Pershing, commanding the American expedition- ary forces in Mexeo, was nominated to be a major general. ‘The following colonels were nomi- nated for promotion to be brigadier generals: “Eben Swift, Francis M. French, Ed- win St-J. Greble and Charles G. Treat,