Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 12, 1917, Page 1

$4,000,000 M GO UP IN EXPLOSION At Plant of the Canadian Car and Foundry Co., Near East Kingsland, N. J. NONE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KIILED; 17 MISSING Explosion Was Caused by Fire Which Spread - Rapidly— More Than 500,000 Three-Inch Shells Destined for the Russian Government Exploded—Plant Was Destroyed and Windows in Dwellings Within a Radius of Two Miles Were Broken—Residents of the Surrounding Country Became Panic Stricken and Rushed in All Di- rections—Many Fled Into Swamps, Where They Suffer- ed From the Cold—Police Form Cordon Around Plant, Which Covered 80 Acres of Ground, and Establish “Dead Line.” New York, Jan. 11.—The plant of the Canadan Cir and Foundry Company. one half mile east of Kingsland, N. J., in which were stored hundreds of thousands of. 3-inch shells destined for the Russian government, was destroy- ed late today by fire and a series of explosions whiéh continued for three hours. So far as could be learned to- night no onc was killed or injured, al- though it was said 17 workmen were missing. No estimate of the loss was obtainable’ but it was said it, might reach $4,000,000. Approximately 1,400 men were em- ployed in'the plant which comprised between 40 and 50 buildings and cov- ered about S0 acres of ground. No munitions were manufactured at Kingsland but the plant was used for the filling of shells, the chief constitu- ent used being trinitrotoluol, one of the most powerful explosives known. While it was estimated that nearly 500,000 shells exploded, primary fuses or caps had not been attached to them and consequently their detonation did not_cause the havoc that follows theit explosion when used on luropean bat- tie fronts. Fire Which Led to Disaster The fire which Jed up to the disas- ter started in what was known as l.uilding No. 30, where sk inz cleaned with denatured Several theories have been as to the cause of the fire. generally accepted, howe eléctric wires running alor ing became crossed and that of blazing ihsulation fell into the al- cohol. High Wind Blowing. A high wind was blowing through the flimsy structufes which made up the plant. The company’s fire brizade battled vainly toicheck the fire but soon realized that the effort was hope- less. Then the alarm was given and the employes fled for their lives. Coritinuous Rear of Explosive The flames leaped from building to building filled with shells awaiting shipment. Explosion followed explo- sion almost constantly. There was continuous roar #s the flaming mis- siles flew high into the .air and ex- pladed. Soon ‘14 entire eighty acres which the pi coipled seemed to be covered with a sheet [ flames. A dense pall of blacic smoke covered the countryside for m Felt for Radius of Two Mile: Buildings within_a radius of two miles were shaken by the force of the explosions and almost/all the windows in them were shattered. = Many of them were badly damaged by falling were be- shells and sevcral were set on fire. There was a literal reign of terror throughout Union Township, in which the plant is situated. Police Cordon Around the Plant. Sheriffs’ deputies and police quickly formed a cordon around the plant and gradually spread out for a distance of two miles in all directions, warning the residents of their peril. hways led With :Refugees. Within an hour after the fire start- ed almost every higthway was filled with refugees. Many of the women carried babies in their arms, while others pushed baby carriages. Took Refuge Under Trees. Hundreds of mothers took refuge with their children under trees, fear- ing that shells might strike them if they remained in roadways. fre- quently missiles fell near them and they fled in terror to other hiding places. Chiidren Separated from Parents. Mest of the refugees made their way to Kingsland and Lyndburst. Soom police: Stations, school buildings, stores, saloons and private houses were crowded with them. Children became $eparated from their parents in the excitement and it was not until late tonight that some families were reunited. “Dead Line” Established. A police “dead line” was establish- ed a quarter of a mile from the plant and no one_was allowed to pass. Fire- men who “came from all directions were unable to get nearer than that to. the blazing buildings because thei: lives would have been endangered tJ the bursting shells, > Alj But 17 Accounted For Company officials aided by the po- lice checiied up the roll of workmen emploved in_the plant and declared positively tonight that all but 17 of them had been accounted for. When Chief of Police McIntyre re aliged that many persons would see! safety in the desolate meadows where they might become lost and- perish from the cold, he sent men to warn back the refugees and he was positive tonight that none had been left in the marshes. Suffered From Cold. Other reports were, however, that several hundred employes, mostiy ne- groes, did make their way to the mea- dows where they were quickly up to their waists in mire and water. They suffered severely because they were scantily clad, but it was said tonight that all of them finally had reached Rutherford and other places. e BOPP CONTINUES TO ACT IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY If a New Trial is Refused Him an Ap- peal Will Be Taken. San Francisco, Jan. 11.—Franz Bopp, consul-general ' here for Germany, found guiity yesterday of conspiring to violate neutrality laws of the United States, will continue to act in his of- ficial capacity, it was announced to- night. If a mew trial is refused him. \is_attorneys: explain, an appeal will se taken. - A petition for reverberation of per- mission by the federal government un- der which Bopp is recognized as con- sul-general, has been filed at Wash- Ington. according to attorneys who prosecuted Bopp. ARGUMENTS IN WERNER HORN CASE BEGUN Habeas Corpus Proceedings Before Su- preme Court. ‘Washington, Jan. 11. — Arguments began before the supreme court today in the habeas corpus case of Werner Horn, the German reservist lieutenant held for trial at Boston for a transportation of dynamite for h tempt to destroy the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge near Vanceboro, Maine. Horn .claims immunity as a CGermah officer on a belligerent act against Canada. The case will be continued tomorrovr. ONE U. S. LIEUTENANT KILLED AT SANTO DOMINGO Landing Party of Marines Fired Up- on by a Native Boy at Macoris. Washington,” Jan. 11.—Lieutenant J. K. 3 was killed and Lieutenant J. R. Henley was wounded recently by ed at@ landing party of Unit- ed States marines by a native boy at Macoris, fanto Domingo. In re- porting the incident to the navy de- partment foday, Captain Chandler of the battleship New Hampshire did not indicate that there nad lbeen any oth- er general clash between the marin snd natives, S + r NICHOLAS M. BUTLER SPEAKS ON “IS AMERICA DRIFTING?” At Annual Dinner of New Haven Chamber of Commerce. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 11.—Speak- ing on the subject “Is America Drift- ing?” Nicholas Murray Butler, presi- dent of Columbia University, told the New Haven chamber of commerce at its annual dinner tonight that “for- eign nations do not regard us as in high degree international responsible.” Continuing, he said, “Our form of gov- ernment both permits and encourages the denial by a state legislature or other local authority of rights se- cured to aliens by the solemn act of treaty-making power, as _well as malkes possible and increasingly fre- quent the modifications or repeal of isions by a subsequent act long as these conditions con- tinue to prevail” he said, “Americans live in too much of a glass house to make it wise to throw stones at other nations who refer to a treaty as a ‘scrap of paper.’ The remedy is a more intense, a more virile and a more loyal nationalism.” GREECE ACCEPTS THE ENTENTE ULTIMATUM | With Provision That Administration “ Will Not Be Interfered With. Athens, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 5.4 m., via London, Jan. 11, 5.45 p. The acceptance by the Greek govern ment of the ultimatum of thee entente powers makes certain reservations. According to the Greek deply control by the entente allies will be re-estah- lished for the security of the entente allied armies only, without participa- tion in the administration of the coun- try or interfering with local commu- nications Adherents of Ex-Premier Venizelos who have been imprisoned will 21’1 released in ;b:n.nnarcm be mutudlly agreed upon 'ween Greece and the entente nations. The indem- nities demanded for property destroy- ed will be regulated according to the laws ‘of this country,. Moral satisfaction for the events of December 1 and | demands the transfer. » | Berlin, Jan, 11 (By ville)—Hans ~ Von a dead at Death Schwartzkoppen. . Ametaley 11, via London, 3.17 .. man newspapers announce the death in Berlin of General Max Von 8¢l ppen. He was com- hwartzkoj manfler of an infantry division. THAW HAD ARRANGED TO SURRENDER HIMSELF Before He Made an Attempt to Com- mit Suicide in. Philadelph, Philadelphia Jan. 11.—Harry Xen- dall Thaw, under indictment in New York together with two so-called bodyguards for an alleged attack on Frederick Cump, Jr., 19 year old high school youth of Kansas City, in a New York hotel last Christmas, attempted suicide in a house at 5260 Walnut street, West Philadelphia, today, while the police of virtually every city in the each were searching for him as a fu- ‘®itive from justice. Thaw's attempt at self-destruction was a sensational climax to a hunt which began here on Tuesday, following the announcement by District Attorney Swann of New York, of the latest episode in_the ca- reer of the wealthy Pittsburgher who killed Stanford White at the Madison Square roof garden and later escaped from Matteawan Asylum. Through counsel both in Pittsburgh and New ¥ork Thaw had made ar- rangements with a private detective in this city, acting for the Thaw interests in Pittsburgh, to surrender himself to- night to District Attorney Swann in New York. after preliminary matters and formally been undertaken with lo- cal authoritie: Thaw regarded the Gump charges, on which there were three indictments, charging him with kidnapping and assault, as an attempt to_blackmail him. Thaw gashed himself with a razor belonging to the hushand of Mrs. Eliz- abeth Tacot. in whose home he was known as “Mr. West” He had been there since Tuesday, when news of the indictments and the issuance of a bench warrant in New York hecame known. He cut his throat twice and severed the artery of his left wrist. Had the wound in his neck been one- eighth of an inch deeper he could not have lived. according to physicians Several poison tablets were found in Thaw's pocket. Toright Thaw was reported resting easily in St. Mary's hospital, where he was removed in a police ambulance several hours after .he had been dis- covered unconscious from loss of blood by Mrs. Tacot. It was necessary to use twenty stitches to close the gashes on the left side of Thaw's throat. Ten stitches were needed to close two wounds in his wrist. HOW THAW’S MOTHER REGARDS LATEST ESCAPADE An Obvious Result of Son’s Christ- e —mns. Conviviality:— Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 11.—Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, late today issued a statement bearing upon his indictment in New York for assault upon Frederick Gump, Jr., a_schoolboy. In the state- ment s. R.haw refers to the fact that while her husband, the late W lami Thaw, frequently assisted poor boys to secure an educauvion and that Harry did likewise, her own opinion “fortified by long experience and ob- servatio: is that this “form of be- nevolence is too susceptible of abuse to be endorsed.” “It is not surprising that Hari should offer a scien training to lad whose ill-health had compelled his family to move to southern Califor- nia,” Mrs. Thaw says in the statement, but adds that “in this particular in- stance, the combination of needlessly assumed guardianship and the obvious result of Christmas conviviality re- sulted disastrousl: COLD FOR SUFFRAGIST WHITE HOUSE PICKETS But They Declined President Wilson's Invitation to Come in and Get Warm Washington, Jan. 11.—Freezing winds sweeping about White House grounds today p! such havoc with the suffragist “silent sen- tinels” on guard at the main gates that President Wilson was moved to ! send a messenger to invite the women in to get warm. The invitation was not accepted and at the headquarters of the Congressional Union for Wom- an Suffrage it was said the vigil would be continued tomorrow in spite of the weather bureau’s forecast of still cold- er weather. This was the second day of the Tnion’s new campaign to force its cause upon the president’s _attention which it is planned to continue until March 4. The twelve “sentinels” with their banners demanding to know what the president will do for suf- frage marched to their posts this morning in military style. “The ban- ners stayed all day, but at times they were standing unsupported against the iron fence. In spite of frequent re- liefs and the use of hot ‘bricks wra; ped in newspapers and much drink- ing of hot chocolate, the guards now and again dropped their ba staffs’ to seek shelter behind the hiz stone villars flanking the gateways. The president passed the sentinels nis only once, as he returned from morning game of golf. He smiled his automobile swept into the grounds, but took no other notice of his visi- tors. Word of the trials of the women reached the White House family and shortly after noon the president gave the first evidence of having his at- tention forced by sendinz the chief usher out with his invitation. Miss Gertrude Fendall of Baltimore, in charge of the detail, received the me sage with evident surprise. She s she would talk the matter over with her associates, but there were no ac- ceptances. DEATH OF AN EYE-WITNESS OF ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN Henry M. Robinson of Salem, Mass., Was a Guard Detailed at Theatre Salem, Mass.,, Jan. 11.—Henry M. Robinson, an eye witness of tne as- sassination of President Lincoln, died kere today. He was a sergeant-ma- Jor of the detail which had been sent to Ford’s theatre to guard the presi- dent after Booth’s dramatic leap to the stage, Mr. Robinson was one of the pursuing party, which _through lack of mounts was quickly distanced. He was also one of the soldiers who partieipated in the riot at Concord, . H., when the office of the Demo- cratic Standard was wrecked. PRICE TWO CENTS Turkish Trenches ON THE TIGRIS RIVER, NORTH- EAST OF KUT-EL-AMARA TURKS GET HARD USAGE Hard Fighting Still Continues in the Riga Region or Northwest Russia— Petrograd Admits That the Rus- sians and Rumanians Have Retired Further in Moldavia. The Turks apparently are receiving hard usage at the hands of the British in the Mesopotamia and Egyptian the- atres. Following up their advance northeast of Kut-el-Amara on the Figris river in Mesopotamia, early in The week, the British have again at- tacked and captured Turkish trenches on the right bank of the river and in- flicted heavy casualties on the Otto- mans. In one trench 300 vards long 200 -dead Turke were found. On the Sinai peninsula, 30 miles northeast of El Arish, Egypt, six lines of Turkish trenches in front of the town of Rafa have been captured by King George’s men. The Tuyrkish re- liet force is reported to have been destroyed and in addition 1,600 Turks were made prisoner. Hard Fighting in Riga Region. Hard fighting is still in progress in the region of Riga in northwest Rus- sia, but the exact situation is stiil not clear owwng to the divergent reports of the Russian and German war of- fices. Petrograd asserts that the Russians south of Lake Babit captured a village near the town of Kalnzem and with it many machine guns, and repulsed German counter-attacks fur- ther east. On the cther hand, the Berlin war office says all Russian attacks were completely repulsed. A report by the military observer of the semi-official Overseas News agency says the Rus- sian offensive in this region has been broken except at one place. Petrograd admits that the Russian and Rumanian forces in Moldavia have vetired further in the Oituz, Hassina and Suchitza region, but it is asserted that the Teutonic allies who crossed the Putna river north of Fokshani have been driven back across the stream, suffering heavy casualties and leaving prisoners in the hands of the Rus- sians. Dealing with the fighting in this region, Berlin merely says there have been no important events there. On the other fronts nothing but minor operations and astillely duels have taken place. The British on the front in France have at several points penetrated the German trenches, in- flicting casualties on the defenders and taking prisoners. The British admiralty has lost two warcraft in the Mediterranean at the hands of hostile submarines—H. M. S. Cornwallis, which it is thought was the 14,000 ton battleship of that name and the seaplane carrier Ben-My-Chree. Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, has announced the terms of the new British war loan. It will be issued at 95. bear 5 per cent. in- terest. and run for 30 years. At the meeting at_which the announcement was made Premier Lloyd George in a speech said the entente was deter- mined to achieve at all costs its aim of ridding the world forever of the menace of “Prussian military caste.” HEARINGS ON RAILROAD LEGISLATION COMPLETED. Committee Considering What Measure Will Be Put Before Senate. Washington, Jan. 11.—Public hear- ings on the raiiroad legislation recom- mended by President Wilson to sup- plement the Adamson law were con- cluded tonight by the senate com- merce committee, and tomorrow con- sideration of what measures shall ‘be put before the senate for action will begin. Bills on which the hearings have been conducted include one to forbid strikes or lockouts during investiga- tion of controversies between railroads and employes and another giving the president authority to take over the railroads in case of military necessity, and a third to give the interstate com- merce commission power to fix railroad ‘wages as well at rates. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, the last witness before the committee, protest- ed strongly against any . measure to compel arbitration of disputes between employer and employe and expressed the belief that a measure which sus- pends during investigation the right to strike is but a step that will be followed by others toward driving the workers back into involuntary servi- ture from which only the progress of mankind through the centuries has freed him. RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS REACH AN AGREEMENT To Withhold Determination of Policy Pending Adamson Law Deci Chicago, Jan. 11.—A resélution to withhold determination of policy con- tingent upon the United States su- preme court decision in the suit now before it testing the constitutionality of the Adamson act was adopted at a meeting of the four railroad brother- hoods here today. That announce- ment was made by W. G. Lee. presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, spokesman for the 547 chairmen in conference. The utmost secrecy marked the meeting, the conference room _being searched for hidden telephonic instru- ments before thé men assembled. The conference it was announced, probably will be concluded Saturday. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAVING MONITOR PURITAN FAILED. Was Sunk by Shells of ‘New Dread- nought ‘Oklahoma. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 11.—The. monitor Puritan, fired on at Rappahannock Spit last Monday by the new dreadnought Oklahoma, which used experimental l4-inch shells, was sunk and could not be brought back' to the navy yard. Precaution had been to_moor the Puritan in shallow water. Before leaving here the Puritan was provided with a new protective deck designed to keep shell fragments from riddling her huil. Apparently the not suffice. % Two New Judges WARNER OF SALISBURY, LOGG OF WATERBURY KEL- ALL COMMITTEES NAMED Senator Barnes on Insurance and Suf- frage—Bailey and Back on House Judciary Committee—Henderson on Excise—Barnes and Pettis Renam- ed for Norwich Police Court. Hartford, January .11.—Thursday, the second legislative day of the Con- necticut general assembly, was zom- mittee day, and of more interest to the members and their political friends than, perhaps, any other day of the legislature of 1917. President Pro Tem Henry H. Lyman announccd ap- vointments as follows: Senate Committees. Agriculture—Rosgers, Lyman. Appropriations—Boyd, Salmon. Banks—Brooks, Leonard. “apitol Furniture and Grounds— ney, O'Connell. ies and Boroughs—>Meade, Tuttle. Claims—Hinckley, Caldwell. Congressional and _Senatorial tricts—Caldwell, Grady. Constitutional Amendments (Joint) —Hall, Doughan. Education—Lyman, Adams. Engrossed Bills—Meade, Hurley. Excise—Quigg, Broder. Federal Relations—Caldwell, May. inance—Spencer, Relf. Fish and Game—Adams, Whitney. Forfeited Rishts Williamson, Neebe. Humane liamson. Incorporations—Stoeckel, Insurance—Hunt, Barnes. Judiciary—KIétt, Bartlett. Labor—Rolf, May. Legislative Expenses — Hemenway, Doughan. Manufactures—Larkin, Military ~ Affairs—Brooks, van. New Counties and County Seats— Kopplemann, Hurley. New Towns and Probate Districts— Hunt, Larkin. Publiv Health and Safety—Bissell, Sajmon. Railroads—Leonard, Hinckle: Roads, Rivers and Bridges—Mac- donald, Tuttle. Rules (Joint)—Klett, O'Sullivan.. Sale of Lands—Whitney, Quigs. School Fund—Hurley, Neebe. Dis- Institutions—Hall, Wil- Larkin. Grady. O'Sulli- Shell Fisheries — Hinckley, Mac- Donaid. State Parks and Reservations—Bis- sell, Caldwell. State Prison—Barnes, Hunt. Woman Suffrage_Barnes, Kopple- Joint Select Com, Manual and Roll — O'Connel, Barnes. State Library—Willlamson, Hemen.- way. Unfinished Business — Caldwell, Hemenway. Contingent Expenses — Williamson, Adams, Neebe. Senate Appointments—Lyman, Klett, May. Executive Nomination Rogers, Broder. Rules—stoeckel, ney. Larkin, MacDonald, Whit- HOUSE COMMITTEES New London County Gets Two Mem- bers on the Judicariy Committee. In the house, soon after the session opened, Speaker Frank E. Healey an- nounced the house committees as fol- lows: Agriculture — Biakeman, Stratford; Boardman, Middletown; Ives, Gui ford; Treat, Orange; Bliss, Clintol Allyn, Ledyard:; I. A. Paine, Wood- stock; Meyers, East Windsor; Wood- ing, Bethany; Cooper, Colebrook; Cowles, Woodbury. Aupropriations—Eaton, North Ha- ven; Wightman, Stafford; Jarvis, Ber- Morgan, Fairfield; Kelley, Kil- Banks—Toord, Stamford: Candee, Norwalk; Dilion, Huntington; Par- sons, Enfield; Curry, Lebanon; Hall, New Milford; Coe, Cromwell; Ros2, Peck, Derby; Robotham, Farm- Weigold, Torrington. Capitol Furniture and Grounds— Hamersley, Hartford; Mowry, Sterl- ing; Horsman, Union; Burke, East Hartford; Emmons, Hartland: Fox, New London; Buell, Eastford: Brigx: Sherman; Walker, Southington; She: man, Monroe: Norton, Colebrook. and Boroughs—Vaill, Win- Martin, Orange; Case, T. G., Douglas, Bristol; Coker, East Kent, Putnam: Tammany, : Crawford, Greenwich: Ham ersley, Hartford; Healey, Waterbury; Knapp, New Fairfleld. Claims—Clark, C. H. Woodbridge; Kingsbury, Coventry; Rogers, Salem; Harwinton; Dickinson, Hart- Knowlton, Ashford: Lamour- eaux, Thomaston; Burke, East Hart- ford: Baker, Canterbury: Ravenscroft, Litchfield; Parmalee, Killingworth. Congressional _and Senatorial Dis- tricts—Kelley, Killingly; Buel, R. T. Marlborough; Parsons, Enfield: Mo gan, R. H, Cheshire; Culveh, Sey- mour; Warner, Wolcott: Barnes, W. A., Ansonia: Reilly, Naugatuck; Rupf, | Newtown; Pack, Morris: Chappuis, Warren. Constitutional Amendments — Aver- ill, Washington; Prisk, Wallingford Cities Day, Barkhamsted;. Griswold, B. H. Glastonbury : R. J, Ansonia; Fox, New London; Wiiliams, E., Groton; Holian, Newtown: Markham, East Hampton; Rudd, Salisbury; Pier- | son, Old Lyme. { Education — Cowles, Farmington; Brown, S. F., Windsor; Stoughton, (Continued on Page Six, fourth Col) TO EXPLORE MOUNTAINS OF - ARGENTINA AND CHILE | Prof. G. R. W, nd of Yale to Look For Fossils and Precious Metals. Néw York, Jan. 11.—To expore the mountainous regions of western Ar- gentina and Chile for fossils and precnious metals, under the auspices of the Carnegie Institution at Wash- ington, Professor R. Weiland of Yale university from here today on the steamer Saga for Rio Janeiro. . ' The sailing of the Saga marks the beginning of the steamship service of the commercial South American _line Condensed Telegrams A general elsction will be held Uruguay mext Sunday. The Cunard line_steamer Andania sailed from New York for Liverpool. C. P. Moss, of New lIberia, La, kill- Entente Reply Holds For Reparation ed himself in a hotel at New Orleans. | JOINT NOTE EXPRESSES BELIEF Chief Justice Robert G. Pike, of the Superior Court, of New Hampshire, is dead. Police Comm ioner Woods of New York promoted 44 patrolmen to be ser- geants. Twenty-four cases of infantile paral- ysis have been reported at Montevideo, Uruguay. The Chilean transport Casma is ashore on the Chilean coast, south of Valparaiso. Dr. Arthur W. Elting resigned as chief surgeon of St. Peter's hospital, of New York. 5 Gold to the amount of $620,000 was withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury for shipment to Spain. The Leyland Line steamer Alexand- | rian has been torpedoed and sunk, near the English coast. The Senate passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation carrying approximately $5,125,000. Senator Kern, Democratic leader of the Senate, predicted there would be an extra session of Congress. Col. John L. Chamberlain was ap- pointed inspector-general of the army, with rank of brigadier-general. All stocks of alcohol above 2,642 gallons have been requisitioned throughoyt France by the Government. Representatives of the woman’s peace party before the Senate military committee opposed universal military service. An order for ten Mikado engines was placed with the Lima Locomotive Corporation by the Union Pacific Railroad. President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of Curtis Piehu to be Secretary of the Territory of the Territory of Hawaii. The stockholders of the Farmers’ of New York, have voted to increase the capital from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Eliseo Arredondo denied that Ig- nacio Bonilla, member of the Mexican- American conference, will replace him as ambassador to Washington. Leut. J. F. Devereaux, of the First Ohio Cavalry, was appointed aide to Brigadier General George Bell, Jr., commander of the border division. The body of Municipal Justice Eugene Conron, of Brooklyn, who died suddenly in Havana on Jan. 4, reached New York on the steamship Saratoga. A meeting of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers of the United States of America was called by the Secretary to take place in New York, Jan. 17. Assemblyman Herbert E. Wheeler, | of Ontario, was named to investigate the motion picture industry to de- | termine whether it is a proper sub- ject for* taxation. George E. Fisher, of New York, wo: a verdict for $75,000 damages in suit brought before Justice Erlanger and a jury against Peter H. Corr for | alleged false arrest. 1 The jury in the case of Roy Hinter- leiter, charged with the murder of Elizabeth Ratcliffe, of Olner, 1ll, re- turned a verdict of guilty of man- slaughter in the first degree. Agreement to purchase Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, if a reasonable price can be obtained, was reached by the House Public Build- | ings and Grounds Committee. { W. M. Doak, vice president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, completed his testimony. before th Senate interstate commerce commit- tee on the President’s railroad pro- gram. King Alfonso’s request to Premier Romanones of Spain to reconsider his resignation and establish a reform cabinet was reported to the State De- partment from the American embassy at Madrid. Walter Carpenter, of Newark, N. J. employed as a messenger by the Pen: SyPania aliroad Co, was struck and killed by a train on the Hudson and Manhattan road in the yards at Mar- ion, N. J. The anti-typhoid serum treatment administered to Federal troops is be- ing investigated by a board of physi- cians appointed in United States Dis- trict Court at Kansas City, by Judge John C. Pollock The battleship Ark: en route from New York to join the fleet gathering for winter manoeuvres at Guantanamo, put into Hampton Roads, disabled as a result of splitting one of her turbine engines. Col. Timothy 8. Williams, President of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. and six other officials were arrested charged with failure to heat properly the cars operating over their system, as ordered by the Public Service Com- mission. GERMAN SUBMARINE HAS SAILED FOR NEW LONDON. Jan. 2 is Given Deutschland Started on Latest Trip. New London, Conn., Jan. 1l.—Ac- cording to reports current in well in- formed marine circles here today, the German commercial submarine Deutschland left Bremen on Jan. 2, bound” for New Lordon. Officials of the Eastern Forwarding company were not in the city tonight and efforts to obtain confirmation from other sources were unavailing. OBITUARY. Miss Mardérita Washington. Philadelphia, Jan. 11.—Miss Mar- gerita ‘ashington, a great-great- grandniece of George Washington, died at her home here today. She had a wide reputation among physicians and medical schools for her skill in draw- ing anatomical sketches. She was also known as a painter or portraits end miniatures, B 2 PEACE IS IMPOSSIBLE JUST NOW SOME TERMS OF PEACE Restoration of Belgium, Serbia Montenegro, Evacuation of France, Russia and Rumania and the Re- and tirement of the Turkish Empire From Europe. Washington, Jan. 11.—The enten 5 .7 11, nt tente allies, replying to President Wilson’8 peace note in a joint com munication, express the beliet thar it is impossible at the present momonet to attain a peace that will assure them reparation, restitution and such guar- antees as they consider essential In a separate note, the Belgian gov- ernment expresses its desire for peace but declares it could only accept = settlement which would assure its reparation and security in the future. Ra_lh of the communications, made public by the state department fonight are dated January 10 and were trans. mitted in transiations from the renc] texts through 01 Sherp at Paris. e What Terms For Peace Include. The entente reply to President Wil- son wakes specific designation of its terms of peace which include The restoration of Belgium of Serb and Montenegro ana complete repa ation for the damage they sustain- The evacuation of the invaded terri- tories of Frince Russia and Roumania, Jeith such reparation as ls considered ust, The retirement of the Turkish em- pire from Europe also is required The terms also require the libera- tion of Italians, Slavs, Roumanians ;lln(l Szech Slavs from foreign domina- on. The terms also provide for the reor- #anization of FEurope, guaranteed by a stable regime and founded upon the Tespected nationalities and the full liberty and security of all great and small nations. While Alsace and Lorraine and the Italian Tyrol are not specifically nam- fi_d‘ yet the terms require the restitu- tion of territories previously severed from allied nations by force or con- trary to their populations. This is considered clearly to refer to Alsace and Lorraine and the Italian Tyrol ia EARLY PEACE VIRTUALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION Washington So Interprets Entents Re- ply to President Wilson’s Peace Note. Washington, Jan. 11.—The entente reply to President Wilson's peace note is regarded in all quarters here as putting an early peace virtually out of the question, but still leaving an open door for the president to make further efforts. _The official view on first considera- tion is that it constitutes a complet answer to the president’s note. More Severe Than Germans Expected. German diplomats regard the repl as even more severe than they ex- pected. They declared it - evidenced that the enemies of Germany are ing a of conquest to crush and dis member her. The Germanic allies, they declared, never would agree to any such terms. President Wilson’s next move now becomes the center of attention. I will not be drawn up until a careful and detailed study of the replies of both the central powers and the en- tente has been made. Several Courses Open to President. Several courses are open to the sident. He may inform each side »f the other's reply and in doing so may forward the documents without | comment, or with some expression to advance the situation to the point of another exchange. He may begin a series of confidential negotiations eith- er through the ambassadors here or through the ambasadors at the for- his next step not upon the notes alone, but upon an estimate of the situation in_the belligerent countries. Nothing has been decided and noth. ing will be decided without the mos’ deliberate nature consideration. Loophole Left For Further Parley. The entente statement of terms is portunity for the president to ' take regarded as presenting a legitimate op- another step if he chooses. By for- warding the replies of each set of belligerents to the other, with or with- out suggestion of the views of the United States hte president may act without incurring exception from any of them. GERMANY SENDS NOTE TO NEUTRAL GOVERNMENTS Concerning the Reply of the Entente to the German Peace Proposals. today note 11.—Germany governments Berlin, Jan. handed neutral (Continued on Page Eight, fourth Col.) “OLIVER OSBORNE” CONFRONTED BY MISS RAE TANZER, Girl Started to Rush Forward, Bui Was Restrained. New York, Jan. 11—"Oliver Os- borne,” whose real name is Charles H Wax, and Rae Tanzer, the girl who sued James ‘W, Osborne for breach of promise, faced 'one another in the fed- eral court this afternoon and the man identifled the girl as the Rae Tanzer he had wooted, This was the first meeting of the two in court. Miss Tanzer was a spec- tator and s prospective witness In the governments’ prosecution of Franklin D. Safford, accused of perjury in iden- titying Jres W. Osborne as “Oliver Osborne” “ie breach of promise ac- tion, W. 18 on the stand today as & governi:°nt witness and had told of as a convict when the elations pointed his record jumped to her feet,