Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 19, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVIII.—NO. 304 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1916 12 PAGES—96 CHAMBRETTES FARM FALLS TO FRENCH Have Taken 11,000 Prisoners in Addition to 115 Cannon and 107 Machine Guns GERMANS REPULSED IN THE SOMME REGION In the Region of Buzeu, Berlin Reports, the Soldiers of Field Marshal Von Mackensen Have Been Successful in Minor Engagements—An Advance in Dobrudja Has Brought the Forces of the Central Powers Near the Important Railroad and Storage Centers of Ibraila and Galatz— Little Activity on the Other Battle Fronts. French troops have regained the en- tire occupancy of the Chambrettes farm, northeast of Verdun. and about iae center of their advance of last week. Prisoners taken in the latest French thrust on the Verdun front now total more than 11,000 in addition to 115 cannon and 107 machine guns captured or destroyed. Paris reports the repulse of several German offensive attempts in the Somme region. In the region of Buzeu, Berlin states, the soldiers of Field Marshal m_Mackensen have been successful minor engagements. Petrograd as- serts that in the region of the Fili- fochtt paliread station, east of Buzeu, Tl ‘The Babadagh-Pecineaga line, about 40 miles morth of the Tchernavoda- TEIPER CASE WILL GO TO JURY THURSDAY. Testimony Closed With Cross Exam- ination of Defendant. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 18.—Testimony 1n the case of John Edward Teiper, on trial charged with the murder of his mother, closed today with the com- letion of the cross examination of the dant. Summing up will occupy tomorrow and Wednesday and the case will g0 to. the jury on Thursday. District Attorney Moore's question- g todey took the witness:oxes- phases of the 1 but-thie district Attorney conmcerned himself especially with the revolvers which have figured in the case. Telper ciaimed to have bought the revolver found near the imurder scene after he had lost another sutomotic pistol. Today he admitted he had found the lost automaiic four or five days before the. murder $ad that he had faisely told District Attorney Dudley after the murder that the pistol had not been found. Medical experts who examined the curtains on the automobile in_which Grace Telper was brought to a Buffalo tal testified today that discolora- on_ the curtains were rust and not ts $100,000,000 FUND FOR RELIEF OF WAR SUFFERERS ly Bubsoription from People of the United States is Proposed. New York, Dec. 18.—The suggestion that,an organization be formed to ob- tain $100,000,000 by subscriptions from the people of the United States for the relief of war sufferers of all nations of Burope was made by Felix M. War- burg, chairman of the Federation for the Bupport of Jewish Philanthropic socleties, at a dinner held in his honor here tonight. He proposed that Presi- dent Wilson appoint a distributing committee and that the secretary of the treasury be “appointéd honorary chief treasurer of the fund. Mr. Warburg sald all denominations and war rellef committees might co- ‘operate in such a campaign. He rec- ommended that each donor be afforded an_opportunity to designate the pur- pose to which he wished his gift ap- plied. STORM MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG ATLANTIC COAST. . 8Bnow With Cold Weather and Gales Today—Storm Warnings Displayed. Washington, Dec, 18.—A storm mov- Ing northward aiong the . Atlantic coast tonight left heavy snows from North Carolina to New York and wiil continde north, the weather bureau cold _weather and The storm, . ntered tonight off the North Carolina _coast, had traveicd trom northeast Texas in 24 hours. Storm warnings were displayed along the entire Atlantic coast north of Jack- sonville and extreme caution urged for shipping. ELECTRIC CAR JUMPED A' CURVE AT FITCHBURG, MASS. Tipped Over Within 15 Feet of a Deep Gully—Three Passengers Injured. .. Fitchburg, Mass., Dec. 18—An elec- tric_car containing eight presons jumped a curve at the foot of the South Street hill tonight, plunged across the street and tipped over with- ing fifteen feet of 8 deep gully. grhre the passengers, Miss ipola, , @nd a Miss Lunt of this city, and Miss Lillian Brown of Leaminster, were se- verely cut and bruised. The others es- caped with minor injuries. The car was bound from Leominster to this city over the lines of the Leominster and Fitchburg Railway Company. OBITUARY. . Princess Caraman Chimay. . Detroit, Mich, Dec. 18—Princess Chimay, forms Miss Clara of Detroit, died at her villa in was Constanza railway, has been crossed by the Teutonic troops, who have now retaken virtually all the ground they held during their previous advance in northern Dobrudja. The advance in Dobrudja brings the forces of the central powers near the important railroad and storage centers of Ibraila and Galatz. On_the western Moldavian frontier the Russians have taken two ridges of heigts, according to Petrograd. One ridge was in the Uzeul valley and the other east of Glashutte, where more than 200 prisoners were captured. Except for the repulse of Russian attacks by the Austro-Germans near Lutsk, in Volhynia, and near Zboroff, in Galicia, there has been litfle activity on the other battle fronts. CANADA TEARING UP RAILWAY TO MEET NEEDS OF WAR R: to Be Sent to France to Faci tate Movements of Trcops. Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 18—Canada has begun to tear up 1,000 miles of rail- way to meet the needs of the war on the western front in France and Bel- glum, it was learned tonight. The rails will be shipped to France, where they will be relaid to facilitate the move- ment of tropps, guns, munitions and supplies from French ports to the fight- Laborers now are at work tearing up 200 miles of government railway sid- ings and it has been decided to remove 220 miles of rails between Edmonton and the Pacific coast, where the Can- adian Northern and Grank Trunk Pa- cific run parallel. Traffic will be thrown upon one of these lines. It is expected that some of the rails to be sent to France will be obtained from the Transcontinental railway and the Hudson Bay railway. It is stat- ed that twenty miles of rails will load one steamer. One cargo, including rails, tie plates, ‘olts and spikes, al- ready is on the way to the seaboard, it is said. Soldiers will be employed to tear up the rails when laborers cannot be em- ployed, it was stated. JOHN STANFIELD RESIGNS FROM CANADIAN HOUSE Chief Government Whip Displeased With Government Appointments. Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 18.—John Stan- field, conservative member of Col chester, Nova Scotla, and chief gov- ernment whip of the Canadian house, has resigned his seat, it was announc- ed tonight. A statement saying his hction had been prompted as a pro- test against the manner in which the administration has made appointments to the government railway service. His brother. Frank Stanfleld, also an- nounced the resignation of his seat in the Nova Scotia house for similar rea- sons. A year ago John Stanfield rais- ed a Canadian regiment and took it to England. 3 DINNER IN HONOR OF MISS RUTH LAW Who Recently Estabiished Gross- Country Record Flight from Chicago to New York. New York, Dec. 18—Women soon may find that an automobile trip from New York to Boston is slower and less pleasant than an airplane vovage from New York to Chicago, in the opinion [of Miss Ruth Law, who recently es- tablished & new cross-country record In her flight from Chicago to New York. At a dinner given in.her honor here tonight by the Civil Forum and the Aero Club of America, Miss Law said \nat she hoped to devote af her time to popularizing air travel for wo- men. BERNSTORFF SENDS WREATH FOR HUGO MUNSTERBURG. Unable to Attend Funeral Because of Peace Situation. ‘Washington, Dec. 18—Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, today instructed the German consul at Boston to place in his name a floral wreath upon the casket of Hugo Munsterburg, the distinguished Har- yard psychologist, who died Saturday. The ambassador, on account of the peace situation, was unable to leave his post to attend the funeral POPULAR ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR OF HAWAI Proposed in Bill Introduced by Ha- waiian Delegate. ‘Washington, Dec. 18.—Popular elec- tion instead of presidential appoint- ment of the governor of the territory of Hawaii and exemption of the Ha- wailan and Porto Rican trains used exclusively for \sugar cane from provisions of the federal safety Tocroduced. todar ot Delegete innr Loy AT AL e & o i Cabled Paragraphs Peace Proposals to Japan Today Tokio, Dec. 18—The German peace proposals probably will be delivered to the Japanese government tomorrow. Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm Continues Trip. Berlin, Dec. 18.—(By Wireless to Sayville). Reports from Copenhagen say that the German steamship Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm which several days ago broke the British blockade oft Vardo, Norway, and put in at Sta- vanger, has continued her voyage and now has arrived at Helsingberg, Swe- den, according to the Overseas News Agency. RELIEF FOR GERMANS . AND AUSTRIAN PRISONERS Russia to Allow Shipments Via Viadi- vostok at United States Request. Washington, Dec. 18.—America’s plea. to Russia, repeated ‘about ten days ago by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd for prompt forwarding of large relief suplies held at Tien-Tsin, China, for German and Austrian prisoners in Si- beria, has brought results. It was an- nounced today at the state department that about half of the supplies were started December 13 by ship to Viadi- vostok to be sent on to prison camps as soon as spake could be found on the railroad. Several moniths ago the Austro-Hun- garian and German governments each appropriated $400,000 which, with con- tributions raised ' privately, made a fund of $1,000,000 for the purchase in China o fclothing and food for about 100,00 of their nationals in Siberia. Large supplies of felt shoes, underwear and other supplies were bought in va- rious parts of China and congregated at Tien-Tsin for shipment. 4 Russia, however, claimed that the railroads were too crowded with muni- tions from Japan to find space for the supplies and as a result the early part of the winter, which it was planned to guard against, went by without relief, The United States, as Germany’s rep- resentative in Russia, requested ex- pedition of the supplies some time ago, but without result. FAIR MURDER TRIAL BEGUN IN BRIDGEPORT Articles of Clothing Found Near the Body Sub ed to Court. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 18. — The jury was completed and introduction of evidence by the state was begun In the superior court here today in the trial of William F. Fair and Jack Deveraux, both of Darien, charged with manslaughter in the killing of Fair's wife, Margaret,- in Darien, early in 1914, In August, 1914, the much decom- posed nude body of a woman was found in a clump of woods in Darien. About 30 feet away was a pile of fe- male clothing and séattered between this pile and the body were. various farsicles of femiuine use: The body was so much decomposed that positive Identification was almost impossible and the defense has intimated that it will allege that the dead woman was not Mrs. Fair. Much of the afternoon session of the court was taken up with the intro- duction and marking of the clothing and other articles found near the body In an effort to prove that they were worn by Mrs. Tair. Two witnesses testified. Constable Wilbur Bates, one of the first to see the body, and Rich- tard L. Gillette, an undertaker, who prepared it for burial, both testified that the only mark of apparent vio- lence that they noticed was a small puncture, about the size of a lead vpencil, in the middle of the abdomen. The trial will continue tomorrow. S e 14 YEAR OLD BOY STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY Bon of a Bartelona Merchant Released From Ellis Island. New York, Dec. 18.—Carlos Valdez Alvarez, the 14 vear old son of Man- vel Valdez Alvarez, the Barcelona merchant who was stricken with apoplexy aboard the steamship Buenos Aires which arrived here yesterday, was released today by the immigration avthorities after relatives and friends of the family had appealed his de- tention. The immigration law does not permit an alien under sixteen years of age to enter the United States unless accompanied by parents or guardian and young Alvarez was sent to Ellis Island. The condition of the boy’s father, who was removed to a hospital, is said to be improving. “HBOLD ESTATE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $20,000,000 Divided Among Wife and Children With Exception of a Few Minor Be- quests. Negy York, Dec. 18—The will of John D. Archbold, president of the Stand- ard Oil Company of New Jersey, filed for probate here today, divides an es- tate roughtly estimated at about $20 000,000 among his wife and children, with the exception of a few minor be- quests. The widow receives Mr. Archbold’s Tarrytown home and a one- third share of the estate. The children, Mrs. Marie A. Van Buren, Mrs. Annle M. Sanderson, and John F. Archbold, receive the remainder in equal por- tions. OFFICIAL TITL?OF S FRANZ JOSEF’S SUCCESSOR Arranged So as to Avoid a Duplication of Titles. Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Dec. 16, 6 p. m, via Berlin and Wireless to Tuckerton, N. J., Dec. 18—The ques- tion as to what the official title of the new emperor should be in Hungary, so as to avoid duplication of the titles of previous kings Charles, was settled to- day with the announcement by Premier Tisza that the emperor will call him- self at the coronation - “Emperor Charles T of Austria and King Charles IV of Hungary and Bohemia.” | WARRANT ISSUED FOR : ARREST OF VENIZELOS. of Greece is Charged London, Dec, 18, 7.35 p. m—A war- rant has been issued at Athens for the arrest of Eliphtherios Venizelos, the former premier, on charges of high treason and of libelling the Greek general staff in articles published in a newspaper several months ago, says a Reuter despatch from the Greek capi- Cerranza Fails to |17 American Ratify Protocol| Mulereers Killed ADMITTED BY MEXICAN MEM- BERS OF COMMISSION THE REASONS ASSIGNED Felt That the Declaration by the United ®tates Would Call for Like Paper Defining the Position of the Mexican Government. * Philadelphia, Dec. 13.—General Cars ranza’s representatives on the Mexi- can-American joint commission admit- ted today to -the American members that the protocol signed three weeks ugo at Atantic City had not been rati- They supplemented that admi: nowever, with a declaration. ‘of the ‘attitude of the Carrarza govern- ment and assured the Americans that the delay in ratification did not signi- £y the rejection of the agreement which they had. signed after almost three months “of consideration:- Exact Character Not Made Public. The exact charact of the communi- cation ffom the Mexicans was not made public but it was evident at the close of the conference that both the Americans and Mexicans regarded as probable the 8fficial sanction of the protocol and the resumption of the ses- sions at which it has been planned to discuss questions at issue hetween the governments of the United States and Mexico. Two sessions were held and late to- day, when the commission adjourned, it was announced that another meeting would be heid tomorrow. Unless a break in the conferences, now unex- pected, occurs, it was believed to- night that the sessions might be con- tinued until near the end of the week, when an adjournment would be taken until after New Year's day. Why Carranza Withheld Ratification. It was indicated that Carranza had withheld ratification when the protocol was submitted to him by Alberto J. Pani, the co issioner who carried the document from Atlantic City to Quere- taro, not so much because he found the terms of the agreement impossible as because he felt that the declaration of the United States government's at- titude made by Secretary of the Inte- vior Lane as chairman of the commis- sion, made it inconsistent for him to accept it without in turn defining the position of his government. Secretary Lane had placed before the Mexican commissioners a supplemental state- ment in which he had placed before the Mexican commissioners a_supple- mental statement in which he . had clearly indicated that the Amefican government was determined to witness an improvement in conditions in Mexi- co and that if it became necessary the American troops would be sent across the border in pursit of bandits and that no restrictions as to how far the pursuit would be carried would be tol- erated. protocol, Carranza interpreted statement as vitally connected with the agreement and has protested against the pursuance of such a policy by the United States. No Serious Objection to Troops. To the conditions named in the pro- tocol for ‘the withdrawal of American troops now in Chihuahua under Gen- eral Pershing, it is understood he made no serious objections. The terms of their withdrawal are ¢hat they shall be taken out within forty days after rat- ification of the protocol, if in that time bandits have not altered conditions in that part of the country so materially that the peace of the horder would be menaced and that Carranza would garrison the territory as the Ameri- cans are withdrawn. Carranza signed no communication to the commission, but authorized Mr. Pani to draft and to submit the stat ment intended as a counter-declara- tion of policy. It was learned that the Mexican commissioners were em- powered to use their judgment in phrasing the document and that th were urged by Carranza not to cause a break with the Americans if it could be avoided. CLOSE OF FIRST PACKING COMPANY EVER ORGANIZED Farmers’ Cooperative Packing Com- pany at Lacrosse, Wis., Had 2500 Stockholders. Lacrosse, Wi of the Farme: e Packing Company, the first organization of its kind in the United States, which wa established in 1913 under the auspices of the American Equity, has closed its doors. The company was organized with a capital stock of $250,000 and had over 2,500 stockholders. Inability to raise enough capital to run the business on a profitable scale was given as the reason for closing the plant. RESIGNATION OF CAPTAIN CHARLES S. PALMER As Commander of Company L. Second Regiment, C. N. G. Meriden, Corn., Dec. 18.—The resi nation of Charles S. Palmer as captain of Company L, Second regiment, C. N. G.,, was officially announced at the regular weekly drill of the company held at the armory tonight. He sent his resignation to Adjutant General Cole on December 1 and though a spe- cial order it was accepted by Govern- or Holcomb December 14. Captain Pal- mer entered the service five vears ago. He was in command of the troops dur- Ing the recent stay on the Mexican border. Captain Palmer was a can- didate for te position of major of his pattalion. % CAPTAIN DEBEAUCHAMP, FRENCH AVIATOR, KILLED Met Death in an Air Flight Douaumont—Fell Within Lines. ‘ Paris, Dec. 19, 12.50 a. m.—Captain Debeauchamp, who in November made a flight to Munich and dropped bombs on the town, has been killed. He met his end in an air fight near Douau- mont, his machine falling within the French lines. In his flight to Munich Captain champ . crossed the § Near French and covered a distance of Although not included in the ! this | 1 | four railroad WHEN BRITISH HORSE TRANS- PORT RUSSIAN WAS SUNK 11 OF THE CREW KILLED Announcement Made by the British Admiralty—Ship Was Sunk by a Submarine in the Mediterranean December 13. London, Dec. 19, 12.25 a. m.—Seven- teen American muleteers have been killed and eleven of the crew of the British horse transport ship Russian, aien was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean on Dec. 14. The British admiralty makes this an- nouncement as follows: “The empty westbound British horse transport ship Russian was sunk by @ submarine in the Mediterranean on the 14th. Eleven of the crew were killed, including the chief officer, the first officer and the second officer. Also secenteen American muleteers. were killed. Their names have been com-: municated to the American consul.” The transport Russian referred to is' probably the British steamer of that name which sailed from Newport News Nov. 16 for Alexandria, E3vpt, which would be about due to return. Her net tonnage was 5,753. CONFERENCE ON NEWS PRINT PAPER SITUATION. Federal Trade Commission Sending In- quiries to All Interests Concerned. Washington, Dec. 18.—The federal trade commission, in conference today with committees of newspaper pub- lishers, paper manufacturers and job- bers, in an effort to woik out a plan for relieving the news print paper sit- uation, addressed inquiries to all ths interests concerned throughout the country to ascertzin if an actual news vrint shortage exists. Publishers of the larg apers were asked if they will relinquish some of the paper they have contracts for dur- ing 1917; smail publishers were asked the extent of their 1917 nee facturers were directed to inform the commission concerning 1917 contracts and their next year's production, and jobbers were requested to furnish general information regarding the amount of news print paper they will handle. The conference discussed a plan pro- posed by manufacturers under whick lacge publishers would give up 5 per cent. of their 1917 contract supplies to Gl ihe needs of small publishers. | There wasa growing objection on the part of -the large publishers to this proposal. The contention was ad- vanced that no actual shortage exists and that manufacturers are to blame if there is a shortage next year. Plans of tire publishers for financing paper mills to help take care of news- paper needs, it was said today, are taking rapid shape. REPORTS OF ROUND ROBIN IN EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY Have Been Denied by Brigadier Gen- eral Bell. X 18.—Reports of a “round robin” having been drawn by men of the Eighth Ohio infantry, in camp here, following the death of Pri- vate Rodney' Lapp of Akrom, O., and the subsequent arrest of an officer and ted men of the same regiment, were denied today by Wirigadier Gen- eral George Bell, Jr., commander the border district here. General Bell said He had asked for a full report, but added that as far as he knew no one was to blame for the death of Lapp, who died recently at the base hospital of pneumonia. The report circulated among militia troops was that Lapp died after being placed in the guardhouse because ne was too ill to drill. This was denied at the headquarters of the Ohio troops. General Bell also denied that any offi- cer was to be courtmartialed in con- nection with the alleged event. ORDERED TO DISREGARD THE ADAMSON LAW Until the Supreme Court Has Decided First Test Case. Toledo, O., Dec. 18. receiver of ‘the Clover Leaf railroad. was ordered by the United States dis trict couyrt to disregard the Adams law. Instead he is ordered to adhere to agreements now in force with the brotherhoods until the supreme court has decided the first test case. The receiver also is to keep his books in such a manner that any dif- ference in wages due the employes, if the law is constitutional, may be com- puted. These differences, it is ordered, must then be paid. The court order was issued in reply to the receiver’s request for instruc- tions. CHICAGO IS FACING A FUEL FAMINE In Zero Weather—Dealers Attribute Shortage to Lack of Cars. Chicago, Dec. 18.—With zero wea- ther prevailing, Chicago tonight was -aid to be face to face with a fuel famine. Reports from all parts of the city indicated that householders and own- ers of apartment buildings were ob- taining coal only with the greatest difficulty and that the visible supply is rapidly diminishing. Dealers, who attributed the shortage to a lack of cars, assert no relief was in _sight. In an effort to reduce the coal con- sumption, the city health commission- er urged Chicagoans to reduce the a: erage office and house temperature from 70 to 69 desrees: General Von Fabrek Dead. London, Dec. 19, 2.83 a.' m.—General von Fabrek, commander-in-chief of one of the German armies on the western front, is dead, according to rman newspapers, says a Reuter despatch from Amsterdam. An Ex- change Telegraph despatch from Am- g.eréin says that General von Fad- rek commanded on the Somme front and that he became sick after the summer fighting. Condensed Telegrams Col. Wil + Cody (Buffalo Bill is seriously ill at Denver. The @pitish government has decided to nk'a'r‘.t.h: Irish railways. The Italian steamship Giuseppe Ver- di arrived at New York from Genoa. A n dollars will be spent in the United States for education next year. William Snyder of The Bronx, was killed by a freight train at Bridgeport. A postoffice building is to be erected at St. George, Staten Is- iand. Princess Joachim of Prussia, ter-in-law of the German gave birth to a son The Duncan Electric Mfg. Co. of Chicago, increased its capital from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000. daugh- Emperor, Exports of specie from the port of New York from Dec. 11 to Dec. 15 were valued at $1. 79. The American liner 8t. Paul sailed from New York for Liverpool with 7,274 bags of Christmas mail. J. Elihu Root Kunzman, a lawyer and broker of New York, was arrest- ed charged with grand larceny. Lieutenant William Thaw of the French Army Flying Corps sailed on the American liner St. Paul for Liver- pool. Twenty-four men, alleged to have been gambling in the rooms of the Commercial Club of New York, were arrested. The exports of general merchandise from the port of New York for the weelg ended Dec. 4 were valued at $54,679,192. Two persons were killed in an ex- plosion in the plant of the Smokeless Powder Co., at Morgan’s Station, New Brunswick, N. J. Capt. August H. Dunning of the Fifth New Jersey Infantry was placed on trial before a court martial at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. Fire said to have resulted from an explosion caused damage estimated at $500,000 jn the plant of the Lleyellyn Iron’ Works at Los Angeles. The government will have to spend $8,500,000 to support the families of National Guardsmen now at the border between now and the end of June. Nelson Morris, chairman of the board of directors of Morris & Co., meat packers, of Chicago, announced a gift of $175,000 to the pension fund of that company. Professor James Monroe Taylor, president emeritus of Vassar Coliege, is critically ill at a New..Xork| hotel, it was learned last night. Hhe 1s 68 years old. The Ol Oil Company and the Illi- nois Pipe Line Company has an- nounced a cash bonus of 10 per cent. for employes whose salaries are $2,000 of or less yearly. Fire Commissioner Adamson of New York, accompanied by twenty-five uni- formed policemen, arrested 131 men who were caught smoking in factory buildings. Fifty patients were rescued with diftic/ty and one fireman was injured Cook’s hospital, rmont, W. Va. a city institution at Charles Hopkins, of New Haven, a Yale senior and a member of the Uni- versity tennis and swimming teams, was named as the Rhodes scholar to Oxford from Connecticut. Long Branch, N. J., will celebrate its golden” jubilee as an incorporated town April 12. Plans will be consid- ered by the Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting today. | The War Department purchased about 1,700 acres of land on lower Chesapeake Bay near Fort Monroe for use as an aviation experimental and proving ground for the army. Police Commissioner Woods of New York announced that $36,000 had been subscribed to the fund for having a Santa Claus distribution for poor children in every police station. Otto H. Kahn, a banker of New York, has been elected a life member of the corporation of the Massachusetts I stitute of Technology, President Rich- ard C. McLaurin announced yester- day. The Interborough Rapid Transit Co. reported that 4,624,478 more passeng- ers were' carried last month on the el- evated lines than in any preceding N cember of the lractlon‘compxn_v's ‘his- tory. Members of the Amalgamated Asso- ciation of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America voted unanimous- ly to continue the strike of car men on New York subway, elevated and surface car lines. Mrs. Elosi Consalve, of Morristown, N. J., who sued the Lackawanna Rai- road for $10,000 damages for the loss of her right arm, obtained a verdict of $7,500 from a jury in*e United States District Court at Newark. Ambassador Page at London official- Iy notified the State Department that the allied naval commanders had been instructed to grant unhindered passage to Count Tarnowski, the new Ambas- sador to the United States from Aus- tria-Hungary. Four hundred men, women and children marched quietly to safety when fire was discovered in a moving picture | theatre in Sullivan Street, New York. Despite the heavy clouds of smoke pouring into the auditorium, there was little confusion. The Japanese liner Korea Maru, which arrived at Honlulu yesterday brought T. Yokio, former member of the Japanese diet, and M. Saiki of the department of communications of the Japanese government, who are on their way to Europe to study economic con- ditions. Movements of Steamships. Lizard, Dec. 18.—Passed: Previously, steamer Ryndam, New York for Rot- terdam. Liverpool, Dec. 17.—Arrived: Steam- ers St. Louis, New York; Southland, Portland. Yy during a fire which yirtually destroved | c e " The Buli'et_iq’SCirculatiun in Norwich is Double That of Ary Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in ‘Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population. | As Protest Against the Hajm; ‘Gen AL MILITARY eral Hugh L. Scott and Major Ge Wood Speak in Advocacy - PRICE TWO TRAIN That if the Guardsmen Had Met Good Troops They “Would Never Have Known What Hit Them”—Would ° Drop National Guard Entirely From Any Scheme of Na- tional Defence—Believes Constabulary Should be Main- tained by Each State, Not Washington, Dec. 18.—The mobiliza- tion of the national guard for border service was described as a military failure, emphasizing the urgent neces- sity of abandoning the volunteer sys- tem as the nation’s reliance for de- fense, in_statements today by Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staft of the army, and Major General Leon- ard Wpgod, commanding the eastern department, before the senate sub- committee considering the Chamber- lain universal military training bill. Universal Training Advocated. Both of the generals advpcated uni- versal training. General Wood de- clared that the country now was ut- terly defenceless against .a_well ‘ore ganized force; that the mobilization was a tragedy and that if the guards- men had met good troops they “would never have known what hit them.” General Scott told the committee that . lessons drawn from the present war proved that in case of war with a first class power the United States would need immediately 2 triined force of 1,500,000 men, with another 1,500,000 available within ninety days. Opposition to Universal Service. On the other side of the question the committee heard Walter L. Fisher of Chicago, former, secretary of the interior, who oppofed universal ser- vice though he stood for adequate de fense measures and svggestea a res. ular army of half a million. He thought if the pay of privates were raised to $30 a month the service would be more attractive to recruits. Physical Defectives. General Wood, from whose depart- ment went 85000 of the guardsmen sent_to the_horder, said of the men enrolled when the call came, an ave- rage of 30 per cent. of each company had to be dropped for physical defects and the organizations went to the bor- der filled with green men. Guardsmen Would Have Been Annihi- fated. “It's been a_tragedy, worth all it cost if we only profit by it. It was not the fault of the officers or men, but of a defective system. If we had been compelled to meet good troops down there, it wouid have been a scene of carnage. The guardsmen would never have known what = hit them.” “What should we do with the na- tional guard, general?” Senator Brady asked. 5 Would Drop National Guard. “It should be replaced as rapidly as possible with men trained under a universal service system,” General Wood replied. ‘“When the system has béen well started I would drop the national guard entirely from any scheme of national defence, although we want every officer and man of them in the new plan. But it must said he, “but a Military Force. Senator Brady susgested. Constabulary Force for Each State “I believe a constabulary should be maintained by each state, not a mili- tary force,” explained the general. “The police are trained to. control, while troops are trained to kill, There is less resentment when men are han- dled by police than when troops are called out. The people feel it is the policeman’s business.” N Plan for Universal Service.’ General Wood outlined his own for universal service, which in would be a combination of the Cham- berlain bill itself, an adaptation of the Australian system and the French general staff plan. His scheme would provide that all physically fit men be given six months ‘training during their 19th year, passing them into the. organized reserve, to be available for first line duty only between the ages ' of 21 and 22, after which they would = be passed into the unorganized re- serve until 29. The resuit would be a constant force of trained men witl full equipment of more than 4 000, he said, in addition to a s army of 250,000 composed of men were professional soldiers by inclination. “I do not think any tion would attack us,” he remarked. Senator Thomas asked what _the general thought of the feeling of the == nation toward universal service pro- posals. s Believe People Would Endorse It. “I believe the people will endorse it today,” General Wood answered. ] bor-is with you when yeu msies solutely certain that 1 1 poor, will share aliké 1. ity vice. i Senator Thomas called attention Mr. Fisher's suggestion that raisin the pay of the resular army, month would bring in all the essary. The general said this would extend the evils of an_ alr hopeless military system that had ed_the nation in every war. “And in this present mobilizatio he added, “we cannot get the me either the regulars or n guard.” 7 Mobilization Details Today General Scott will go into details as to the mobilization when m_m—} his testimony tomorrow. He has at his disposal an exhaustive report com- piled by the militia bureau after de- tailed accounts had been received from all regular officers assigned to mustering work. The formal deelara= tion of the general staff against the national guard system, already pre- sented by General Scott, is und v to be founded upon this evidence as well as upon the concerns of military students. PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON CELEBRATE 1ST ANNIVERSARY Motor Ride, Family Dinner Party and Visit to Motion Picture House. Washington, Dec. 18.—The president and Mrs. Wilson today celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a mo- tor ride, a family dinner party and a visit to the motion pictures. The president and his wife are very consistent theatre-goers but it was their first visit to “the movies.” They went to see Annette Kellerman in a feature film. Notice of the anniversary was taken In the house, where Republican Lead. er Mann just before adjournment to. night arose amid hearty applause by making it sie subject of a brief ad- dress. ‘The beauty of American politics,” said Mr. Mann, “is that we accept re- suits and remain friends. Mr. Wilson recently was re-elected president. I did not vote for im. Today is the anniversary of a very important day in his life and T wish to. felicitate him and Mrs¥ Wilson on their happy union of a vear ago and wish for them a continuance of that happiness and a long and pleasant life.” 24-HOUR GENERAL STRIKE IN MADRID Increased of Food. Madrid, Dec. 18, noon, via Paris, 5.05 p. m—The 24-hour general strike call- ed by the labor organizations as a protest against the increased price of food has resulted in a complete tieup of factories, stores and other businesses throughout’ Spain. Quiet prevails ev- erywhere. Pric All _shops, cafes and restaurants in Madrid have been closed. Soldiers and civil guards fill the streets and great precautions have been taken against any disturbances. S-CHOONEIR MARGARET M. FORD LOST IN A STORM Off the Southern Coast—Captain and Crew of Seven Saved. Boston, Dec. 18.—Word was received here today that the three —masted schooner ~Margaret M. Ford, bound from San Domingo to New York with a cargo of lumber, had been lost in a storm off the southern coast, Captain Malcolm and the crew ven are reported to have reached Miami. Fla., in safety. w The schooner registers tons and egisters 201 is owned by J. B, Ford of ¢ GOLD MEDAL PRESENTED HENRY MORGENTHAU As the Man Who Has Dane Most for Jewry During the Year. New Haven, Conn. Dec. 13.—Henry Morgenthau, former ambassador to Turkey, was tonight presented with a gold medal which is annually awarded by the Independent Order of B'Nai B'Rith to the man who has done most for Jewry during the year. The pres- entation speech was made by Charles Hartman of New York. The especial achievement of the former ambassador was his efforts to relieve his starving co-erligionists in Palestine and Turkey by securing United States vessels to carry food supplies and clothing to them. FE Former President Willilam H. Taft who was the recipient of the medal in 1912, spoke and praised Mr. Mor- genthau's work highly. Mr. Taft was presented with the medal for his refusal to renew a com= mercial treaty with Russia. when that country declined to recognize American passports of persons of Russian birth and Jewish faith. The ceremonies were held at a hotel in the presence of 400 specially invited guests and a baaquet followed. Among those present svere President Arthur T. Hddley of Yale, Former Governor Simeon E. Baldwin, Lieutenant Gov= ernor Clifford B. Wilson and Judge A. K. Cohen of Boston. Colcnel I M. Uliman of this city was toastmaster. Mr. Morgenthau feelingly “acknowl= edged the honor that had been confer- red upon him. President Hadley and Former Governor Baldwin spoke brief iy $350,000 FUND FOR Y. M. C. A. BUILDING IN WATERBURY A Six Days’ Campaign—Total Number of Subscribers 4,800 N Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 15.—Waters bury's Y. M. C. A. closed a six das campaign for a $350,000 buildin here tonight with a total of $3 35 subscribed. This is the record for a six-day cam : M. C .A. work and is about $50.000 more than the last six-day score. Th campaign was conducted under the fection of International Secretary a o announced tonight @ will undertake to raise §: ten daysgn Pittsburgh early n Prceatie Wik H TR opened the campaign which closed and John H. Goss of the Seo Manufacturing Company the cltisens’ o - u Loee