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VOL. LIX—NO. 63 The Bulletin’s Secretary Lansing Informs Senate That the Note is in Possession of the Government N RESPONSE TO REQU Circulation in Norw EST SENT TO PRESIDENT g L S BN, " G~vernment is in Possession of Further’Information Relative to the Note Which It Deems Incompatible With Public Interest to Send to the Senate at This Time—Senators ; on Both Sides of the Chamber Were Amazed When In- formed of the German Plot and Request Was Sent to President Wilson After a Prolonged Debate. Washington, March 1. — President Wilson tonight, in response to the senate’s call, laid before that body of- fiejal information that the United States government is in possession of evidence which establishes the authen- ticity of the eensational document disciosing how Germany intrigued to ally Mexico and Japan with her to war on this country. In response to a senate resolution the president transmitted a report from Secretary Lansing stating that the evidence has come to the posses- sion of the United States within the last week and that the authenticity of Foreign Minister Zimmermann's in- structions to German Minister von Eckhardt in Mexico City is established as revealed by The Associated Pres: The President’s Reply. The president’s reply to the resolu- tion and Secretary Lansing's report are as follows: . “To the Senate: In response to the resolution adopted by the senate on March 1, 1917, requesting the president to furnish the senate, if not incompati- ble with the public interest, whatever information he has concerning . the note published In the press of this date purporting to have been sent Jan. 19, 1917, by the German secre- tary for foreign affairs to the German minister to Mexico, 1 tranemit here- with a report by the sechetary of state, which has my approval. (Signed) OODROW WILSON." Government in Poagsession of Note. “To the President: The resolution adopted by the United States senate on March 1, 1917, requesting that that Lody be furnished, If not Incompatible with public interest, whatever infor- mation you have concerning the mote, published in the press of this dat porting to havo been sent Janm. 19, by the German secretary for fore alrs Yo the German minister to xico, 1 have the honor to state that the government ix In possession of cvidence which establishes the fact that the note referred to is authentic and that it is In_possession of the gov. ernment of the United States and that the evidence was procured by this government during the present week; but that it is in my opinion incompat- ible with the public interest to send to the senato at the present time any fur- ther information in possession of the government of the United States rel- ive to the note mentioned in the cxolution of thy senate. Iespectfully submitted, (Signed) “ROSERT 1.\NSING." Referred to Foreign Relations The senate without comment order- ed the report and letter printed and referred to the foreign relations com- mittee. Adoption of the resolution asking for the information came at the eclose of a day of solemn debate which reached a climax with republican sen- ators joining democrats in condemn- ing the attitude of Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations com- mittee, who declared the story of the plot was given out by the government to affect public opinion and insisted upon asking the president whether the information was received from a rep- resentative of any belligerent nation. To Reach Public Opinion. Senator Fall, republican, said he did not wonder that the president decided to reach public opinion through the press in view of the attitude of mem- bers of the senate who ought to be his advisors, The subject came up soon after senate assembled and engrossed tention nearly &all day In spite of mass of legislation awaiting action. Senators Were Amazed. Senators on both sides of the cham- ber expressed amazement at the story and declared If it were true the sendte should be informed. Senator Swanson, the fourth ‘mem- ber of the foreign relations commit- tee, a democrat, announced that he had been authorized by the president to say that the note from German IForeign Minister Zimmermann the German minister at Mexico C or- the at- the such a document as the Zimmerny.nn note might be construed as a request for action, whereas he grobably would be gratified to have it In the senate’s hands at its own request. The sanator offered the following as a substitute for the resolution and amendment: Senator Smith’s Re: “Resolved, That the president be re- quested to furnish to the senat ever information he has concerning the note published in the press of this date purporting to have been sent Jan. 19, 1917, by the German secretary for foreign affairs to the German ambas- sador to Mexico, which in his opinion is not incompatible with the public President Can Take Care of Himself. ‘The debate closed with a speech by Senator Stone defending his position. He said the resolution before the sen- ate was not introduced by the presi dent and that the president could take care of himself, adding: “T flatter myself that he holds me in higher esteem than some of the truck- lers who come and bow and say ‘What do_you wish>" " Senator Stone concluded by saving he would be glad to accept Senator Smith's substitute, The substitute was adopted without a record vote. EXPOSITION OF GERMAN S PLOT PLEASES ENGLAND Editions of Pamers Which Featured It Were Quickly Exhausted. London, March 1, 11:30 p. m.—The time is long since when any fresl Orientation of the German policy is calculated to astonish the British pub- ile, but the revelation of the plot to induce Mexico and Japan to attack the United States provided this coun- try with a first class sensation toda; The Assoclated Press Washington despatch ve the late afternocon pap- ers the first news, which was di played under startling headlines, such as “'Great Hun Plot Unmaske fost Sensational Plot of the War America Seelng Revelation of German Duplicit ‘The edition of the papers was early exhausted. The immediate idea of the man in th. street was here at leas! as an_undoubted casus belli for the United States, the only matter for cu; josity appearing to be how soon an ctual declaration of war might be ex- pected. The news was too late for ed- itorial comment in the afternoon pap- ers, and the government officials ap- proached declined at the present junc- ture to make any statement for publi- cation. Perhaps next to the effect of the news in America, the attitude of Ja- pan excited the public mind most. Nowhere, however, .did the idea pre- vail for a moment that Japan could be detached from the entente alliance Altogether, while the greatest confi- dence is felt that such an intrigue could only recoll on its authors, the British public is watching with great- est interest ‘urther details and de- velopments MILITARY TRAINING IS TC DISPLACE ATHLETICS At Phillips-Andover Academy—Stu dents Voted in Masc Mesting. Andover. Mass.. March 1.—Phillips- Andover academy students at 3 muss meeting today voted unanimousl o accept the facuity proposa. training‘as a substitute athletics It was also the year's sports schedule except base bail 'and the track meet CUBAN REBELS SEARCHED A BRITISH SCHOONER. All Firearms and Amunition Abeard Mobile, Ala., March 1.—Cuban reve- lutionists boarded and foreibly searched the British schooner Perceier in the harbor at Neuvitas. Cuba Feb 14, according to a story told here to- ering and outlining the was ‘substantially” correct as published. Senator Lodge at once moved that the president be asked to inform the senate whether the Zimmermann note was authentic and to furnish any other information about it not incom- patible with the public interest. This was referred to the foreign relations committee, which soon reported it fa- vorably, with minor amendments. Chairman Stone, having been voted down by his committee, carried to the flcor the fight to learn how the note into the government’s posses- He insisted that if any of the us at war had fufnished it the senzte and the country should know it #nd proposed an amendment embody- ing the guestion. Suggestion by Hoke Smith, During the long debate Senator Hoke Smith made a suggestion, the impor- tance of which was promptly recog- nized, and which served to overcome the doubts of many senators as to the propriety of questioning the president in regard to so grave a matter on which he had nbt =een fit to com- municate yolunta: The Georgia senator pointed out that for the ex- ecutive on his own initiative to send day by Capt. R. A. Russeil. master of the vessel. All firearms and ammuni- tion on board were carried off, he sald. OBITUARY William Barbour. New York, March 1—William Bor- bour, banker and thread manufact- urer,, died suddenly here tonight while riding to his home in his automobile. He was president of Barbour Broth- ers Compan president or adirect- or of more than a score of other corp- orations. In 1910 he was chosen pres- ident of the American Protective Tariff League. Woman of 76 Asphyxiated. New Haven, Conn., March 1.—Mrs. Sarah Morse, 76, was found dead in her home by the police here tonight. Death was due to gas which was flowing into the room from an open fixture. The police believe it to be a case of suicide. Meriden—The medical inspectors of | Potice Certain That Twe of the made today in an official communica- tion ln\u"bv Bduardo Herriot, minis- ter of provisions. FIVE FIRES IN BUSINESS CENTER OF HARTFORD. Blazes Were Incendiary. Hartford, Conn,, March 1—Five fires occurred here tonight in the center of. the business district within a space of about three hours, the outbreaks, ac- cording to the authoritics, being sim- llar to the series of seven fires which occurred in one night here recently. In no case was the damage heavy. The police say they are certain, as a result of investigation, that at least two of the fires were set and that the same agency responsible for the other fires was concerned in those of to- night. Despite the fact that a reward of $1,000 has been offered for the appre- hension of the person or persons re- sponsible for the fires, no definite clue has been found yet. The authoriités believe that the similarity of the fires here and those recently in New Brit- ain indicate that they were the work of the same persons. A reward of $5,000 has been offered in New Eritain for the apprehension of the guilty parties. SWISS MINISTER RITTER 1S ABSOLVED FROM BLAME For Charges of Undue Action Charge of German Interests. Washington, March 1.—Secretary Lansing, after a talk today with Dr. Paul Ritter, Swiss minister, absolved the minister of all blame for certain charges of undue German propoganda in his position in charge of German interests. The secretary said: “I consider Dr. Ritter's conduct per- téctly proper and vegret very much the attacks made on him in the papers. It is a wrong impression of the feel- ing here. We ought not to have ary feeling against a man doing his duty faintfully even if he is caring for the interests of a government with which we have severed relations.” i A, cer- exceeded Dr. Ritter had been accused newspapers of having is authority -as with carrying on the negoi s be- tween this country and Germany and of having made use of his position to further the German chuse. AUTOMOBILE PLUNGED INTO BALTIMORE HARBOR d Three Women and a Man Were Three Persons Were Rescued. Baltimore, Md. March 1.—Three women and a man were killed early today when a closed automobile in which they were passengers plunged into Baltimore harbor. Two men and a woman, also passengers, were res- cued from the water and are suffering tro mminor injuries. The dead are: ldward L. Gordon, Brunswick, Md. Edna_Kirby. whose stage name w: Edna King, & member of the “Pa White burlesque company. She was from New York. Marie Hayne, stage name Marie Woods, a cabaret actress ,of Camden, AN ‘Anne M. Rogers, a burlesque actress, of this cit, One of the injured is Anna L. Luce, of Farmington, Me. Her stage name is Anna Burnette and she was in the White company. PHYSICIAN WHO ATTENDED VILLA IS UNDER ARREST In Parral a House to House Search for Villa is Being Ma: E! Paso, Texas, March 1.—Dr. Scroeder, a German physician at Par- ral, Chihuahua, was arrested by Gen- eral rancisco Murguia Fbecause the physician attended Francisco Villa while the rebel leader suffered from pneumonia, according to an American refugee who has arrived here from Parral. In Parval General Murguia ordered a |house to house search for Villa. Villa |was not located. Dr. Schroeder was lordered lushea ffty times a day for ‘thres davs and then released, the re- {fugee stated TECH. STUDENTS URGED NOT TC RUSH TO ENLIST. May Render Better Service by Re- ing at Their Stu Boston, March 1.—Students of Mas- | sachusetts Institute of Tecnnology are |advised not to rush to enist in the lvanks of the army or navy in the levent of war, In the report today of |an undergraduate preparedness com- | mittee. Such a rush of technically trained men, it is stated. would be a thistake. Undergraduates would oe rendering a better service to the country, in the opinton of the committee, by remain- Ing at their studies until the demands of the fields of industry and research have been defined by war conditions. TWO-ALARM FIRE IN NEW HAVEN THIS MORNING. Blaze in Steinert Hall—Interior Par- tially Burned Out. New Haven, Conn., March Two alarms early today- called out the fire department to a blaze in- Steinert hall at Court and Orange etreets. The in- terior of the building, which housed several stores, club and lodge rooms, was partially burned eut. The loss, it is believed, will be considerable. Mexican Suspect Arrested. Deming, N. M. March I1.—Juan Chaves, arrested at Hermanas, N. M., and suspected of having been one of Corner the Meriden public schools have made jran application for an increase in from $25 to $50 per month ‘take effect from 27, es each to! ~ Dffers 1o IF PREBIDENT MENOCAL PROMIS- Anneuncement Made by Dr. Orestes Ferrera, Leader of Liberal Party, Which is Conducting the Present Re- volt Against the Cuban Government. New York, March 1—~Withdrawal of all the Cuban milit revolutionary leaders from public life has been of- fered President Menocal of Cuba in return for action on his part “to pre- serve independence and liberty’ in Ouba and vent American interven- tion in C affairs, it was announ- ced today by Dr. Orestes Ferrera. Dr. Ferrera is speaker of the Cuban house of representatives and chief in this country of the representatives of the Liberal party which is conducting the present revolt against the Cuban gov- ernment. He offered likewise his own withdrawal on the same condition: Conference With America: Dr. Ferrera also made public a ca- blegram he received from the military commander of Santiago de Cuba, tell- ing of a conference held there with commanders of four American war- ships and the American consul, in which the Americans were informed that the motive of the revolution is to save Cuba from a dictatorship and “to obtain legal elections in Las Villas and Orlente province: “Once this object and complete am- nesty shall have been secured we will put ourselves under the protection of the laws of Cuba,” Dr. Ferrera said the Americans were informed, accord- ing to his advices and that “we were not guided by any ambition except that of the triumph of law and justice, an@ that as a proof of this we are following strictly the way pointed out by President Wilson and have ordered all sugar mills to resume operations at once.” Ferrera to Retire From Public Life. Dr. Ferrera said he had sent his of- fer of retirement from public life of himself and all the other revolutic#ary military chiefs to Menocal through Wiifredo Fernandez, a conservative party leader in the house. “I do not address myself to the president owing to his violent answer to my cable,” Ferrera's cable to Fer nandebz says. “Please do that your- self for our comradeship in the house and our good friendship, which I sup- pose sad and unforeseen events have not disturbed, especially with you: who ‘witnesses al] my efforts to avoid them. “We are on the eve of intervention with the fall of our republic as a con- sequence. I think that a patriotic at- titude is mow a duty to us. If the president is disposed to a solution thatg can ‘preserve independence and 1 y [ offer the withdrawal from publ life of all the chiefs of the act- ual military movement, and above all, my own, inasmuch as for us to know how to withdraw in difficult moments for our country's sake is not & sacri- fice but a glory. Dr. Ferrera said his cable referred to was one in which he suggested that Menocal _resign as a means of com- vosing Cuba’s troubles. PRESIDENT APPRECIATES OFFER OF SUFFRAGISTS Pledging Aid for the Government in the Event of War. Washington, March 1.—Appreciation for the resolution adopted by the Na- tional American Woman Suffrage As- soclation recently, pledging aid for the government in event Of War was ex- pressed by President Wilson in a let- ter sent today to national headquarters of the assoclation today. The presi- dent wrote: “The secretary of war has trans- mitted to me the resolution presented to him at tha mnc="-~ he'd on Sun- day. under the auspices of the Na tional American sociation 1 want to express my ve great and sincere admiration of the action taken.” CUBAN REBELS ASK MENOCAL TO STE POUT IN FAVOR OF VARONA 1t is reported that the Cubans now in revolt against the administration of President Menocal offered to cease their attacks if he would resign and let Vice President Enrique Jose Va- rona become president. The revolu- tionists are headed by Jose Miguel Gomez e rpresident. The trouble arose over the recent presidential election. The followers of Alfredo Zayas assert that he was chosen and that he is being defrauded of the office. RETREAT TO ANOTHER PREPAR. ED LINE OF DEFENSE British Pursuing Turks in Their Re- treat From Kut-el-Amara to Bagd. ~—Five More Bhips Were SBunk Yes- terday, With Tonnage of 7,351, The withdrawal of the German forc- es along an eleven mile front on both sides the river Ancre in France is admitted by the Berlin war office for the first time. ‘The ground was ‘vol- untarily and systematically evacuated and the deense placed in another pre pared lin says Berlin, which adds that the movement ‘“remained con- cealed from the enemy.’ British Push Forward. Again the British have further push- ed forward their line to the north of the Ancre and again apparently with- out much opposition from the Ger- mans. The latest point of retreat of the Teutons, as reported by the Lon- don war office, is north of Mirau- mont, where over a front of a mile and a half the British advanced an average distance of 600 yards. Little Opposition From Germans. That the Germans in their retreat during the past month have offered little opposition seems evident from the British communication. which says that during that period 2,133 Germans were made prisoner. In the Somme region the Germans, after a heavy bombardment, launched raiding attacks against British trenches at Ablaincourt and Ran- court and at each place succeeded in penertating the Briitsh trenches. They later were expeddel, according to Lon- don. Berlin records the repulse of a strong British attack east of Souchez, while Paris reports a successful sur- prise attack on a German trench in the region of Tahune. ©On Other Fronts. On none of the other fronts has any battle of great proportions been in progress. Russian counter-attacks against the Austro-Hungarian forces Wwho captured positions in the Jacob- eni?Kimpolung sector near the Ru Rumanian-Bukowina border, resulted in the recapture of ‘several of the po- sitions, according to Petrograd. At- tacks north of the Jacobeni-Kimpolung road failed. Hard on Heels of Turks. In the Tigris region the British are hard on~the heels of the TPurks, ac- cording to an official announcement in the British house of commons. The Ottoman force retreating irom Kut- el-Amara would reach Bagdad a dis- orderly mob, it was asserted. A single German aeroplane has dropped bombs on the towm of Broad- stairs, on the island of Thanet, off the Kentish coast of England. A wo- man was slightly injured. Five More Ships Sunk. The reports of the past 24 hours show five additional ships or an aggre- gate tonnage of 7,357 have been sunk. POSTOFFICE APPROFRl;lON BILL ADOPTED BY HOUSE It Includes the “Bone Dry” Proh Amendment. ‘Washington, March 1.—The confer- ence report on the postoffice appropri- ation bill, including the Reed bone dry prohibition amendment and providing for continuance of the present pneu- matic tube service in a number of cities, was adopted tonight by the house. The senate is expected to take similar action tomorrow or Saturday and then the measure will go to the president for his signature. The bill had hung fire in conference because the house conferees refused to accept the pneumatic tube provision and once all hope of an agreement had been abandoned. Under this provision pneumatic tube contracts in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and St. Louis are to be continued for another year. Under the Reed amendment, which prohibits importation of liquor nto any prohibition state, about one-third of the United States will be added to the “bone dry” area SUPPORT OF NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Is Pledged to President Wil Present International Cri: Kansas City, Mo. support of all the public school teach- ers and workers in the present inter- national crisis was pledged here today to President Wilson in resolutions adopted at the annual convention of the superintendence division of the National Education association. The adoption of the resolutions was ac- companied by a demonstration of ap- plause. The action was taken at the annual business _ meeting, at which Dr. Thomas E. Finnegan, deputy commis- sioner of education of New York, was named president, and Atlanta, Ga., was chosen as the 1918 convention cit; DENIAL MADE BY FORMER GERMAN CONSUL BOPP That He Was Paymaster of German Agents on Mexican Pacific Ports. San Francisco, March 1—Franz Bopp, former German consul-general under prison sentence as a result of conviction for conspiring against the neutrality of the United States, de- nounced as false today reports ‘from San Ditgo that he was paymaster of German_agents in Mexican west coast ports. These agents were said to have negotiated purchases of coal for Ger- man warship: TRUNK OF FORMER GERMAN ARMY OFFICER SEIZED. Property of W. H. Schwebz, Who Es- caped from Federal Officers. Nogales, Ariz., March 1.—A depart- ment of justice agent seized here to- day a trunk belonging to W. H. Schwebz, who claimed to be a former German army officer, and Who escaped last July from federai officers several days after he had been arrested in connection with an aileged' plot to smuggle aeroplanes from the United States into Mexico, of lulu.-. wen - Three nish stes) m allvtzt.on. Tox., 7::"4'1-.-"':: ArmMerchantmen BY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY AFTER 10 HOURS OF DEBATE lohn Ferris Alden, of Rochester, ident. of the Amerioan Bridse J Y. Gold to the amount of :‘:‘thdrlvnulrnm the Hub. )pmen luln.l James W. Gerard Btate Department that M.:.ll‘ll&"fl'g: Corunna, Spain for the United Btates, ., Capt, Jo:m w.'.‘f:"x' cnw‘nd. the seout,” nof ndian Lfivntllr da; died at WOO‘II:’\‘!:‘A’. :: $100,000,000 BOND ISSUE Bill as Passed by the House, Exclu “Other Instrumentalitie Which President Wilson Specifically D ~—Goes to the Senate Today, res The funeral of the Rev. William G, Fennell, Jate chaplain of the senate, was held at Hartford yesterday after. noon. ‘Washington, March 1,—Aroused by the disclosure of Germany's plot te unite Japan and Mexico with her In 4 war upon the United States, and ther convinced by official evidence of ity authenticity, congress today abandon- ed the delays and obstructions whick have checked President Wilson's ef- forts to be clothed with express au. thority to deal with the submarin( menac John Flynn, chief engineer of the Peter Hauck Brewery at Harrison, N. J., was suffocated when an ammonia tank exploded. Finance Minister White announced, that the third Canadian domestic war loan would be opened for subscrip- tion March 12. The Senate Military Committe agreed to report the army bill, car- rying an amendment providing for uni- versal military training. Ten Hour Debate. The house after a ten hour debate and by an overwhelming majority paseed a bill to empower the presiden| to arm merchant ships and providing for a hundred miilion dollar bond ls- sue. The bill, however, does not con- tain the grant of authority te u “other instrumentalities” which the president specifically desires and would prevent government war insur- ance for munitions ships, a prohibition which the president doee not approve Senate Bill Will Be Substituted. ‘When the house biil s received in the senate tomorrow, the senate bill which the administration fully com- mends, will be substituted, and that is expected finally to be accepted by both houses as the law. Official announcement was made al the White House today that the a ministration stande behind the sena bill “first, Jast and all the time,” wi its provision for “other instrumentali- ties.” Fifteen- thousand sacks of potatoes, worth_$60,000 are en route to New York from Portland, Me., on board the steamer Herman Winter. Alexander Schuester, of New York, convicted of killing Mrs. Rose Zam- kin, was sentenced to die in the elec- tric_chair during the week beginning April 9. The: Navy League of the United States has issued a call to its 350,000 member, many of them women, to come to the assistance of the Navy Department. A congressional resolution signed by [ President Wilson designates April 21 a day for the collection of funds in the United States for the relief of suffer- ing Ukranians. Announcement made at Hartford ‘was that 200,000 names had been re- corded in the state’s military census and it was estimated that half the work was done. Astounded by Revelations. Members of both houses of congres some skeptical of the authenticity o the astounding revelations of Ger- many’s intrigue, others feeling that il had been permitted to become publ for its effect :n congress and through- out the country, met the situation witk mixed emotions which, with a few po: sible exceptions. as the day’'s deveiop- ments were unfoided, solidified into a decision to stand behind dent. Clashed With Pacifist Group. Congressmen clashed with the so- called pacifist group in the house whe have been opposing a grant of author- ity to the presiden: on the ground that it would be a step toward war, announced that they would vote for the armed neutrality bill in the belief that to arm the president to protect American rights might be the way ta avoid war. Filibuster Abandoned. Republican senators who have been fitibustering against the armed neu trality bill, not because opposed but to force an extra session of gress, declared their conviction the situation demanded united port of the president. A congress badly divided and, in its ying moments, with its legislative program at sixes and sevens, and charges. of “playing politics” flying from every side, suddenly took on a new aspect. “America First.” It was as if the cry “America first” had rung through the halls of both houses and the response had been almost instantaneous. In the senate, members who have opposed the president in hie manner of dealing with Germany on the ground that it was leading to war were found fighting influences which the presi- dent's supporters declared were calcu- lated to embarrass him. Chairman Stone Voted Down. There were bitter references in de- bate to senators to whom the presi- dent would be expected to look for advice on foreign matters. Chairman Stone of the foreign relations commit- tee was voted down in his own com- mittee on his own draft of a resolu- tion asking the president to disclose if the American government's infor- mation concerning the latest phase of German intrigue came from one of Germany’s enemies. With the authenticity of the now celebrated Zimmermann instructions officially established to the senate, and the armed neutrality bill passed, Governor Bamberger, of Utah signed the resolution passed. by the Legisla- ture to submit in 1918 the question of state-wide prohibition by constitution- al amendments. By a vote of 59 to 21 the Senate re- jected the ‘Underwood committee amendment to the revenue bill propos- ing a flat tax of two cents on all kinds of oleomargerine. A crowd of about 1,000 formed at the Labor Lyceum in West Newark and marched to the City Hall to pro- test to Mayor Raymond against the high cost of living. the presi- Senator Costello offered a bill ap- propriating $1,000.000 for the purchase of food to be resoid by the State Com- missioners of Foods and Market to the people of the state. W, C. Bradley, of El Paso, Tex., held for vagrancy, confessed that he and another man killed two women with an iron bar more than a yearago, while attempting to rob a house. The F. A. Wells bill, increasing the New York State Naval Militia from 2,000 to 4,500, and making the salary of the commodore $6,000, was passed by the Assembly by a vote of 102 to I. The House passed the Borland amendment to the sundry civil service bill providing $400,000 for expenses of an inquiry by the Federal Trade Com- mission into the high cost of food prices. that sup- Proposed increased rates on coal from mines on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in West Virginia and Ken- tucky to Brooksville, Ky., were found justified by the Interstate Commerce Commission. o and Carmine Pis- anello were found gullty of murder in the first degree, and Luigi Lanzillo was convicted of murder in the second de- gree by a jury in the superior court at New Haven. robbed the 20 miles Two unidentified men Bank of Collinston, La. the house tomorrow is expected tc north of Monroe, La., and in the pur- b suit_that followed shot and _killed |2dvance the ejtuation to e next W. Vaughan, mayor of Collinston, a StaSe—the perfection of an armed neutrality bill acceptable to the presi- dent in all respects. Extra Session Unsettled. The question of an extra session of congress is still undetermined. Presiv dent Wilson told inguirers today he did not expect to call one, although it developed that democratic whips in the house were advising members and members-elect to be prepared to at- tend on March 4. AMERICAN STEAMER ROCHESTER RAN BLOCKADE Crew of the Ship to be Feted—Now Saiding Up rer Gironde. Bordeaux, March 0 p. m.—The progress up the river Gironde of the American steamer Rochester, whiuh ran the German submarine blockade on her voyage from New York to Bor- deaux, is being watched with almost as much interest as that of the Amer- ican steamer Orleans, which also es- caped the German submarines and ar- rived here early in the week. The Rochester arrived at the mouth of the Gironde early today and an- chored off Verdon at 9.30 o’clock this morning to await a favorable tide. The steamer weighed anchore at 5.30 o'clock this afternoon and continued her trip upstream with the afternoon tide toward Pauillac. The crew of the Rochester will be feted here in a manner equal to that of the captain and crew of the Orleans. The =. c~ssful crossing of the sub- marine by the two American ships ho : caused mueh joy in Bor- deaux, v iere the Stars and Stripes are ever: \here flyin, Guam-Philippine Cable Repairad. | | member of the posse. blusjackets T ds of naval o b the United were sent Monday from States naval station at Caimanera, Cu- ba, into the town of Guantanamo to quell a small riot and protect foreign- ers and their property. A portrait of William J. Bryan, which is to be hung in the diplomatic room of the State Department, along with the portrait of Root, Hay, Blaine, Seward and all the Secretaries of State was received at the State Department. The temporary appointment of 300 additional state police to relieve the national ‘guardsmen who have been guarding railroad property in the western part of the state was author- ized by the Massachusetts legislature. Judge Otto Rosalsky, of New York, appeared before Governor Whitman to now in the death house at Sing Sing Mrs. Nicholas, wealthy New York wi- dow. By a vote of 177 to 4 the House Foreign Affairs Committee ordered a favorable report on the Flood bill au- thorizing the President to arm mer- chant vessels to protect the rights of ships and citizens of the United States on he high seas. sian soldiers on their way home from Germany through Sweden jumped the tracks between Grefle and Soderham. The first car carrying 23 insane sol- diers was demolished and all its pas- sengerss were killed. New York, March 1.—The Western Union Telegraph company annour.ces that the cable connecting Guam with the Philippine Islands has now been repaired, restoring normel route and Iites to China and the Philigping sl ands via the Commercial cable; The German Government has offered to replace the seven Dutch merchant- men that were torpedoed off the Eng- lish coast last ‘:‘e’ak mshe pm»&-e- to len German freight ships uni e_end of the war on on condition that Hol- land purchase them afterward. i ask comumtation for Arthur Wnldanm.l for participation in the murder of A train carrying 223 invalided Rus-