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~ ~ and Missing Placed at 2,564,500 : FIGURES ARE SAID TO BE FAIRLY RELIABLE Entente’s Dead Total 2,890,400, Against 1,560,800 for the Central Powers—In Casualties Russia is the Heavest Loser, With a Total of 3,084,200 Men, France Next With 1,810,800—England’s Losses Are Said to be About One-Third of France’s and One-Sixth of Russia’s—Ger man Casualties are 1,585,200, with 892,000 Dead—Aus- trian* Dead Numbers 523,100, Wounded 353,000— . Nearly One-Third of the German Losses Were Sustained " Around Verdun. B ) ~Washington, March 1{.—More than ten million men .are recorded as kill- ed, wounded, captured or missing in the European war in the first com- plete tion of official and authen- ticats semi-official reports -of the various belligerents received here. Among the officials proper 4,441,200 are reported dead; 2,698,500 wounded fi 2,564,500 captured 3 ong ecivilians, ther 400,000 are figured a: cither’ dead or wounded through the ‘war. Figures Fairly Reliable. ‘These are admittedly only approximate, but are known to be sufficiently exact to give a fairly re- linble picture of the war’s results. The entente's losses are given as 6,218,400 as against 3,384.800 for the c.fl?‘a empires. greaf iserepancy belleved td be the rélative unprepared- ness of the- entente, the disastrous re- treats in ce at the beginning of the wap ip Russia from the Mazurian Jakes and -the. Carpathioms. ‘and i Rumanfa. =l T 5 Entente: The' enstoe‘g 's e against 1 e pires: the entente’s wounded total 1. 876,500 against 922,000 for their ene- mies and their eaptured and missing 1, 90 against 912,000 for the cen- tral empires. These losses are bat:d upon the assumption that in Germany 30 per cent. of the total wounded re- turn {o the front and 0 per cent. in 21l other countries. Russia the Heaviest Losér. Russia is the heaviest loser so far, with a grand total of 3,084,200 men. The bulk cof these losses occurred in the Mazurian lakes disaster and the Carpathians, when prisoners were taken of thousands. Their dead total 1,- 506,000. wounded 784,200 and prisoners. and missing 800,000, which is said to bé much lower than the probable num- ber. French Casualities. France has suffered the second highest easualties with a total of 1,- 810,800, largely because of the early rétreat to the Marne and the terrific losses in the defense of Verdun. Her dead total 870,000; her wounded 540,- $00 and her missing and captured 400,000, though this last figure is be- tieved here to be improbably high. England's Losses. England’s total falls far below, be- ing aboflt one-thira of France’s and one sixth Russia’s owing, of course, to her late sending of a continental army. England’s total comes to 515, 400, with 205,400 dead; 102,500 wound. ed and 107,500 captured and missing. Rumania Has dLost Half Million. Rumsnia lost 12 & million men through her fatal attempt to cross into, ‘Transyl When the central pow- outflanking her through .. Her dead are . 100,000; wonnded 150,000; - captured and miss- ing about 250,000. Italy’s total is 209,000, including 105,000 dead; 43,000 wounded, 55,000 captured and missing. Belgium and Serbia. Belglum ang Serbia, the two small States overrun by the German machine ter desperate resistence, have lost very heavily in proportion to popula- tion. Belgium's casualties come to 112,000, with 50,000 dead, 22,000 wounded and 40,000 captured and missing. Serbia’s dead come to 60, 000; wounded 28,000, making a total of 88,000, with ‘the number of missing. and captured large but unknown. Germany Largest Lofer, of ~ Central Powers. among the central em- pires, is given as by far the largest lose Her total casualties were 1,- 585,200, or 225,000 less than ghose of France. —Her dead is 892,200% which is slightly higher than the French death roll, while her wounded are set at 450,000 ang her captured and missing 245,000, proportionally. the lowest of {he nations. Germany, because of her fighting on interior lines without having suffered a bloody retreat, and 'with a highly effcient medical service, has lost very few in captured. and wounded but her offensives have led her into heavy Iosses in dead. Near! one third of her Josses are estimated have been suffered around Verdun. Austria’s Losses 1,469,100. Austria_is only slightly less heavy a loser than Germany with a tota! of 1.469,100. . Her dead, however, only number 528,100; wounded 355,000. Her captured and missing run up to 591,- 000 owing to the heavy loss of prison- ers in the two retreats before the Rus- sians. Turkey’s Total 307.000. Turkey's total is given as_ 307,000; 127,006 dead: 119,000 wounded, and 70,00 captured and misssing. Bulgaria’s total is 20.500: her dead 7,500; wounded 7,000 and captured and missing 6,000. § German: MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES OF RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS To Discuss Plan of Settling the Eight Hour Controversy. Cleveland, Ohio, March 11.—W. &. Lee. president of the Brotherhood of Rajiway Trainmen, announced today that meetinzs of the chairmen of the general committees -of the four rail- way brotherhoods representing soiith- western roads and vice presidents of the four brotherhoods will be held at St Louis 4uesday, March 13, and for the western roads at St. Paul, Minn, Wednesday, March 14. The purpose of the meetings is a diseussion of the plan for settlement of the eight hour controversy to be submitted to the national conference committee of rail- ways of brotherhood chiefs at a meet- ing to be held in New York Thursday, March 15. ‘Warren 8. Stone, grand chief of the engineers, W. S. Carter, president of the firemen and enginemen, L. E. Sheppard, acting president of the con- ductors, and Mr. Lee left here tonight for WaShington, where they will con- fer with Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, tomorrow on labor’s loyalty in case of ‘war. BODY. OF AGED COLORED WOMAN FOUND IN HIGHWAY About Three Miles East of Northford— No ldentification Marks. - Branford,-Conn., March 11.—The body of a colored woman, apparently between 60 and 70 years of age, was found today on the road about three miles east of Northford. There was nathing about thé body t;l;:fdlc‘te identity. The exa or- dered the body removed to North Branford, where it is now awaiting identification, The medical examiner has given o o n as to the cause of death. Jt is believed the woman had been dead only a short time when the body was discovered. T Disorders in Peru Exaggeratsd. “|in this city March 27, 28 Delegties GLOOMY PICTURE OF CONDITIONS IN GREECE Has Been Cabled to the Greek Lega- tion at Washington. ‘Washington, March 11.—Another gloomy picture of conditions in Greece resulting from the entente blockade has been cabled to the Greek legation here by the new ministry of supplies, with an urgent appeal for hasteninz the shipment of wheat from the Unit- ed States. A statement issued tonight by the legation says: “There should now be about $20, 000,000 of supplies and foodstuffs, which have been completely exhausted by the 100 days of blockade of Greece, bought and paid for in the United States and either waiting shipment or which were held up enroute by the allied prohibition of any commerce be- Greece and the United States.” All reports from Greece received by the Greek Igation indicate that the suffering among the Greek people is beyond description. In another statement the legation denied published reports that a part of the salary of King Constantine is paid by England and France. GAIN IN AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE 351,114 Gross Tons Since the Euro- pean War Began. ‘Washington, March 11.—The Amer- ican merchant marine has made a net gain of 351,114 gross tons through transfers of registry since the Euro- pean war began, although on thé same account it has sustained a net loss of 201 vessels. Figures made public to- day by the department of commerce show that ships transferred to the American flag numbered 204, of 664,- 925 tons. National Defense Convention. New York, March 11.—Secretary of War Baker and Governor Whitman will open the national defense conven tion of the N Guard . associa- tion of the United States, to be held , it was announced tonight. from every state in the union are expected. Gerard in Washington Wednesday. ‘Washington, March 11.—Former Am- Gerard is expected here Wed- T I Disorders in Petrograd. Shepaton fromn Petroprad save says M%mhnmtd-{s, General commander of the Petrograd district, has a proc- lamation forbidding all assemblages in the streets and warning citizens that the troops have been authorized to use their arms or any means to preserve order in the capital. X LABOR’S ATTITUDE TOWARD NATIONAL DEFENSE PROBLEMS Will Be Considered Today by One Hundred Labor Leaders at Wash- ington. ‘Washington, March 11.—The execu- tive council of the American Federa- tion of Labor completed tonight a statement of organized labor’s atti tude oward national defense problems, to be presented tomorrow to a con- ference of more than one hundred la- bor leaders for ratification. ‘The statement is said to favor some active preparedness steps. Its ulti- mate adoption is expected but mnot without considerable discussion of de- tails which may keep the conference in session two days or more. The meeting was called a week ago by President Gompers of the federation and is said to be the first gathering|tal ever held in this country to formulate labor’s attitude toward defense meas- ures. More than three million Amer- lcan wage earners will be represent- e The statement drawn up by the executive council which has been in session here fér three days, is said to express approval of military, naval and _econimic prepartions for defense in general terms. Any specific declar- on such problems as universal military service are to be left to the conference ana some leaders here to- day expressed the belief that there would be no action taken on details of any suggested national defense pro- grammes. - Heads of 110 national or interna- tional unions and the four railroads brotherhoods are expected to attend the meeting. NOTHING NEW ABOUT ARMI!NG OF MERCHANT SHIPS But It is to Be Done in Strict Accort With International Law. * “Washington, March 11.—The Ameri- can government having announced its decision to proceed with the arming of merchantmen intending. to go to Europe in defiance of _Germany's tuthless submarine campaign, no further detaiis on the situation were given out today. The only statement authorized was that nothing will be done by the gov- ernment not in strict accord with in- ternational law. Because of reports of bad food con- ditions in Germany, the fall of Bag- dad to the entente allies and other news looked upon as unfavorable to the central powers, some officials con- sidered further peace suggestions from Germany as among the pissibilities. President Wilson, :¥though virtual- ly recovered from the cold which kept bim in bed most of last week, remain- ed ihdoors all da: | TIE UP OF BUILDING OPERATIONS IN CLEVELAND Likely to Follow Lockout by Building Trades’ Employers’ Association. Cleveland, Ohio, March 11.—Com- plete tieup of building operations here within the next few days seemed like. y today, followinz the declaration to- day of a city-wide lockout by the Building Trades Employers’ Associa- tion, to take effect Thursday or Fri- day. In answer, labor leaders declared that they stood ready to call out al ur: iin men in the city in a sympathetic strike if necessary to win the fight with the building trades, which has been in effect for weeks, over allezed violations of agreements. The proposed locnout would throw 20,000 men out of work and halt over 300 building operations throushout the city. KILLED HIS FATHER-IN-LAW; WOI:JNDED HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW Ferdinand - Laudatti of New Haven Later Attempted Suicide in Jail. Stamford,®Conn., March 11.—Ferdi- nand Laudatti of New Haveif, who shot and killed his father-in-law, Erlesto Puntil, and slightly wounded his moth- er-inllaw during a quarrel at their home last night, attempted suicide in the local jail tonight byhanging with his_suspenders. The suspenders broke and the noise of Laudatti’s_fall at- tracted the attention of the qfficers. He was not seriously injured. " Laudatti was arrested last after the shooting and locked await proceedings. PR, e FIGHTING REPORTED TWENTY MILES FROM SANTIAGO. Special Representative of President Menocal Arrives at Santiago. Santiago, Cuba, March 11.—The gov- ernment forces and the rebels are fighting_twenty ‘miles from Santiago. The Cuban gunboat Matanzas, with Colonel Nicolas Jane, special represent- ative of President Menocal, on board, arrived here today. Later Colonel Jane had a conference with the commander of the United States mine-layer San Francisco. & OBITUARY. Prof. William Beebe. New Haven, Conn., March 11.—Prof. William Beebe, a member for many years of the mathematical faculty of Yale, died at his, home here tonight after a bdrief iliness of pneumonia. He was 85 years old, was graduated from Yale in 1873, author of s on ‘mathematics and Yale member- of the American Mathematical society. Mrs. Anna Ray Hadwen Ames. Boston, March 11.—Mrs. Anna Had- wen Ames, widow of Oliver Ames, who ‘was governor of ‘husetts from 1887 to 1890, died here today at the age of 77 years. . night up to KILLED AT NEWCASTLE MILLION DOLLAR LOSS !fll«l. Numb'r..f Persons Injured is Over 200—Physicians, Nurses, Under- takers and Ambulances Sent From Indianapolis—No Wire Connection. Indianapalosi, Ind., March 11.—A tor- nado swept over central Indi- ana late| today, killing more than a score of persons at Newcastle and two children in Wayne county. More Than 200 Injured. The total number of injured will run over 200, some of them are probably fatally ,hurt. The e will total over a million dollars af Newcastle and several thousand dollars in Wayne county. The dead in Wayne county are two children of Ernest Graves, and Ora Smith, who was hurled a hundred feet through the air, suffering a broken back and probably willdie. Wire Communication Crippled. The storm crippled wire communi- cation throughout the east central part of the state and reports from the storm were meagre and hard to ob- n. Adjutant General Harry B. Smith of the Indiana national guard was at his office late tonight directing measures of relief. He said his reports were that 26 were dead and 150 injured at Newcastle. Two companies of militia —one from Muncie and the other from Crawfordsville—were ordered to Newecastle to police the city. He dis- patched Major Davis to Newcastle as his personal representative and said the sending of further troops to tre stricken city would depend on Major Davis’ report. , Aid From Indianapolis. Physicians, nurses, undertakers and ambulances_were ordered to Newcas- tle from Indianapolis, Muncie and oth- er towns surrounding Newcastle. Two special interurban cars, carrying thirty physicians and fifty nurses, were sent from here early in the even- ing. Their arrival at Newcastle had not been reported to General Smith at 10 o'clock. - George Dyer, general superintedent of Lake Erie and Western Railroad, said late tonight that he had received word from railroad officials at New- castle :that tony—;wo Nke:‘mi b:;: removed from the wreckage in storm-swept district and that af least 25 per sons in the- hospitals probably would die. He said the repori came from a division superintendent, who, in an automobile, had made a trip through the devastated district. MORE THAN A SCORE KILLED AT NEWCASTLE More Than 300 Houses Were Wrecked —Damage Estimated at $1,000,000. Newcastle, Ind., March 11. — More than a score were killed and 150 in- jured, some probably fatally, in the tornado which wrecked more than 300 homes in this city late today. The damage was roughly estimated tonight at 31,000,000, but may even exceed that figure. The storm swept over the city to- ward the southeast, demolishing Vi tually everything in a path almost two blocks wide and more than ten blocks lons. For several hours the city was entirely cut off from communication. ‘Appeals for help were sent out by Mayor Leb Watkins and - Governor Goodrich’ was asked to send troops to police the city, which is in darkness tonight, owing to the demolition of the power house. The exact number of dead may not be known for a day or two, as virtual- Iy all the bodieg thus far found have been dug out of the wreckage of their homes. The search tonight was ham- pered by darkness. Early tonight the list of identified dead totals ten and there were seoen other bodies in the morgue, bht it was said several others had been found in Various sections of the wrecked dis- trict and taken into nearby residences not damaged by the storm. SUBURB OF CINCINNATI STRUCK BY TORNADO. Three Persons Were Killed and Four Others Probably Fatally Injured. Cincinnati, O., March 11 sons are known to have lives, four others are probably f-taliy injured and a score or more less ser?®- ou hurt as .t . of a tornado which wrecked about 30 houses in the residential d: - ui Hyde Park in the eastern section of this city early Matthew McCarthy, Omer Glenn. 81. e elson, 45. The wind cut into Hyde Park through the suburb of Linwood and wrought damage to Madison road and Delta avenue, a distance of a mile and a half. In its journey across Hyde Park it levelled house after house, only a few residences being undamaged. In ali six squares felt the full fo: of the storm. Telephone and telegraph poles, trees and Wi of houses made the streets almost le. To add to the confusion, fire broke out in a number of the wrecked houses, making rescue work difficult. It is believed there may be other persons buried in the ruins. One Man Killed at Brookville, Ohio. Dayton, O., March 11.—One man was reported killed at Brookville, 15 miles from Dayton, a score of houses were unroofed in Dayton and 50 homes re- ported demolished without loss of life at Trot“uad, near here. Jr., 3 years old. 255 Belgian Babies Adopted. Amhern“’ ?‘u-Bcl gAy 11.—The ?fl babies of Velm; lum, were adopt: b; A;'lher!t today. The town became a foster-parent largely through the ef- forts of Ray Stannard Baker and pledged $255 a month for the pext year. Invitations to the s of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermos Rhode Island and -~ Connecticut to a hational ‘ence problems been sent out by Gov. McCall of Massa- Have VICTORIOU“ CLIMAX OF OPERA TION BEGUN IN 1915 TURKS HARD PRESSED In Persia the Ottomans Are Recieving Htr'd' Usage at the Hands of the Russians—Six Lives Lost With the Sinking of a Danish Steamer. Keeping up their strong offensive against the Turks along the Tigris river, the Bfitish forces under Gen- eral Maude have captured the import- ant city of Bagdad, thereby bringing rious climax an operation be- 5. Likewise in Persia the Turks are re- Russians, according to Petrograd. northwest Persia the Russians have captured the town of Sahna and the Ottomans who were driven out of Hamadan are still in retreat. In Asia Minor long the Sivas road the Turks attempted to go on the offensive but were repulsed. Artillery Duel in France. No action of great importance has been reported from any of the other theatres of the war. The Germans near Nouron, north of the Aisne, have been engaged in a violent artillery du- el with the French. Northwest of Rheims and near Benzonvaux attacks against French positions were attempt- ed but were repulsed. The French on the other hand carried out success- fully several surprise attacks on Ger- man trenches. Berlin admits the re- tirement of the Germans before the British Irles on Saturday. Minor Operations on Ru n Front. On the Russian front there have been only minor operations and artil- lery activity. There is still no news concerning the situation in Rumania Local artillery actions are in progress along the entire Austro-Italian front. An uno despatch reports the sinking of the Danish steamer Ros- borg while on a voyage from Baltimore for Denmark. Six members of the chew were killed. The despatch does not state whether the steamer was sunk by a submarine or a mine. PRESIDENT HAS VIRTUALLY SELECTED TARIFF COMMISSION Prof. Irving Fisher of Ya These Mentioned. ‘Washington, March 11.—President Wilson virtually has completed selec- tion of the tariff commission and the nominations probably will be sent to the senate during the special session —possibly tomorrow. o Professor Frank W. Taussig, of Harvard university, will be chairman of the commission and has obtained leave of absence from Harvard until September, 1918. He is an authority on economics and has written exten- sively on the tariff. Daifliel C. Roper, another member expected to be nominated, was con- nected with the house ways and means committee as an authority on statistics when the present tariff law was framed. Until last fall he was first assistant postmaster-general. ‘William Kent, a member of the house until March 4, probably will be another member. He has spent most of his life in California and has been extensively identified with banking. Among the other men under consid- eration is E. P. Costigan, of Denver, a lawyer. He is looked upon as one of the founders of the Pittsburgh party in_Celorado Professor Irving Fisher of Yale has also been mentioned, as have E. E. Pratt, chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of the com- merce department, and ‘Miss Ida Tarbell, a writer. It is understood, however, that Miss Taie“ refused to consider the position. The commission will be composed of six members, not more than three of whom can -belong to one party. Its duties will be to study all phases of the tariff question and report to con- gress. Among COALITION MOVEMENT FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES To Enable It to Get Down to Business Without. Wrangling. New York, March 11—Letters call- ing nupon party organizations in New York state to “join in a coalition movement for the house of representa- tives on links which will enable it te get down to business withiut weeks or months spent in wrangling over the peakership or committee chairman- ships, ” were mailed today to republi- can and democratic state and county chairmen. The letters were signed by Frederick C. Tanner, former re- publican state chairman, and William Church Osborn, former _democratic state chairman. The joint authors said in part: “In perfect lovalty to the presi- dent, we asit you, as party men select- ed by the people, to make it clear that the public will no longer tolerate de- lay, or the repetition of the miserable flasco of the last days of the session just closed. party men should set aside the past and enter the future so far as our for- eign relations are concerned, with an eve single to the interests of the cgun- try and. the stat SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION EXCEEDING THE DESTRUCTION German Report Says They Are Bui Several Times Faster Than They Are Being Lost. - Berlin, March 11—Discussing __th submarine situation the Overseas News News Agency (the German official news bureau) quotes the German press, nce to “the report spread nte about the heavy loss of - es” 5" WSpaj declare that BTRETRA or At this time we feel that |. " Asher Sheldon of New Haven is years old today. 5 ports to N York unl:eh 8 w?r.'"v'.f.'.? :: $4.681,768. " tsasc H. Ed for 37 years dcputy ncnm;' of 'n& of Massachusetts, is dead. ;. I Univ “dropped 240 stu. e e St 20 quirements. The Entente military forces on the various fronts lost 91 aeroplanes dur- ing February. ..The Orpheum Theatre, at Evans ville, Ind., was destroyed by fire at a loss of $49,000. Mrs. Catherine Cudahy, of Chicago, has been made a countess by Pope Benedict XV. Fire destroyed the grain elevator of the Detroit Railroad Elevator Co., at a loss of $1,000,000. Gold to the amount of $300,000 was withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury for shipment to Spain. Petroleum Corp. of was_incorporated with imdpd, Va. a cdpital of $60,000,000. B. Webst: Cha head . H. Macy & Co., left an es- tate valued at $4,239,041 Two of the five mills of the Pills bury Flour Mills Co., at Minneapol closed because of car shortage. Condensed Telegrams The Roxana Riech: , for many years Winfield, the first city in Kansas to vote on the city manager plan of gov- ernment, rejected the proposition. The Austrian Government has de- creed that hereafter Tuesdays and Fridays only shall be meatless days. One hundred thousand dollars in gold coin was withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury for shipment to Cuba. The Durex chemical plant at Sweet- water, Tenn., was destroyed by fire at a loss estimated between $100,000 and $200,000. Gov. Harris, of Georgi called a special session of the. Legislature. to meet March 20 to consider a “bone dry” bill. Fourteen cases of smallpox, in thres families, have been discovered at Newton,. according to Health Officer ‘W. H. Kiernan. | Mrs. Harley, ler of Field Marshal Viscount French, commander- in-chief of the home forces, died of wounds received at Monastir, Serbla. Congress at its next s n will be asked to pass a constitutional amend- ment changing the inaugural day from March 4 to the last Thursday in April. All Belgian factdries empioying more than 12 men and burning more than five tons of coal monthly have been ordered closed by the Germian officials. Max Kelener, steward on the in- terned liner Vaterland, who fell from a window of the New Grand Hotel Thursday night, died at Bellevue Hos- pital, A shoe manufacturing company at Manchester, N. H., sent 5,000 pairs of shoes by first-class registered mail to Moscow, Russia. The postage amount- ed to $5,500. The Canadian Locomotive Co. re- ceived an order for 20 locomotives for the Canadian Government Ralilways and another for 20 engines for the Grand Trunk. Guards have been posted at ap- proaches to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridges that cross the Ohio River, between Evansville, Ind., and Henderson, Ky. Further developments of Saratoga Springs as a health resort is provided in a bill approriating $260,000 to con- stitute the capital fund of the State reservation there. Captain Alfred Fritzen, alleged to be an officer of the German navy, was ar- rested at Los Angeles, and held fo “complicity in the German spy plot i the United States.” Three men are dead and four others are in a serious condition as a result of inhaling chlorine gas fumes in the factory of the Deerfield Puly Co., at Mountain Mlils, Vt. The State Department received a message from Consul Griffith at Santi- ago, in which he reported that the reb- els and the government forces were in battle nar Palma, Soriana. Thirty of the indicted coal mine op- erators and dealers, appeared in the Federal District Court and entered tentative pleas of not guilty to the in- dictments charging violation of the anti-trust law. Governor Whitman has signed a spe- cial act permitting the widow of Dan- jel McCarthy, death house guard shot on duty, to collect . money regularly from the State under the Workman's Compensation law. A circular call on the fhistees of Columbia University to open the law school to women was circulated on the campus by the Women's City Club. Forty prominent lawyers and judges sign the paper. More than 170 lockmen and engineers employed on the government locks and dams in Pittsburgh district have noti- fied the government that they will quit work on March 15 unless they are granted an increase of $10 a month in wages. - HEAVY SNOW IN RUSSIA HINDERS TRANSPORTATION Causing an Unwarranted Fear of a Bread Shortage. Petrograd, via London, March 11, 2.35 p. m.—"Very heavy falls of snows during the ast winter,” says a semi- official anonuncement issucd here toe day, “caused great difficulty in the transport of cereals by railway to Pe- . These difficulties have led the population to entertain fears, which are not justified,” that the sup- plies of bread may soon be exhausted. “Some of the inhabltants of the capital gave way to panic and began to make raids on the bread supplies. These disturbances ‘were of a limited character and owing to enegretic measures taken, did not assume any- ‘where a scrious aspect.’ PRICE TWO CENTS ?f fo the City’s Population Carranza Elected President Mexico BY LARGEST VOTE EVER CAST IN THE REPUBLIC 700600 TO 1,000,000 Reports From Various Parts of Country Indicate That No Disturbance or the There Was Intimidation— Mexico City, March 11.—General Venustiano Carranza was today ed president of Mexico by what lieved to have been the largest ever cast in “the republic. Although the voters had the privilege of writing in or declaring any name they desired General Carranza received all but a few scattering ballots. The estimated vote cast runs all the way from sev- eral hundred thousand to a million The presidential election today was provided for in articles adopted by the constitutional assembly which met at Queretaro. Many of the old residents declare that this was the first real election ever held in the country. Re- ports from various parts of the repub- lic indicate that there was no disturb- ance or intimidation. No Opposition. Although there was no opposition for the presidency, the congressional con- tests were bitterly fought. The cam- paign efforts of the different candi- dates in the federal district lasted un- til the early hours of this morning, and “the streets were littered with dodgers and handbills proclaiming the virtues of the candidates. Conditions at the polls throughout the district were orderly and there was a stead stream of voters during the day. Troops were not in evidence, the sol- diers casting their votes in their bar- racks. Mexico will now have a constitution- al president for the first time since 1911, when Francisco Madero received more than 300,000 votes. General Vic- toriano Huerta called an election in 1914 and declared himself elected, buf later nujlified the _election on the grounds that an insufficient number of votes had been cast Climax of Carranza’s Efforts. His election to the presidency marks the climax of the efforts of General Carranza, who took the fleld against Huerta Feb. 19, 1913, after Huerta had seized the executive power. The election today was simplified by the fact that there is no vice presi- dent under the new constitution. I will be some time, however, before the réturns-of the éongressional elections are definitely known, although the can- didates on the tickét of the constitu- tionalist-liberal party, which firet backed Carranza, are running strongly in most of the districts. 14 CASES OF SMALLPOX DISCOVERED AT NEWTOWN A Majority of the C: Some Ar s Are Mild, Bu Severe. Newtown, Conn., March 11.—Four- teen cases of smailpox have been dis- covered here, according to Health Of ficer W. H. Kiernan. A majority of them are described as mild, but some are severe. All so far brought to Hght_are in the outlying communities of Dodgeingtown, Hatterstown and Palestine, in the southwestern section of the town. Discovery of the existence of tha malady was made Friday, it is learned when ‘a physician was calied in by a family in Dodgeingtown. The diagnosis disclosed the illness as smalipox and further inquiry revealed other .cases, one of them a school teacher in the public school in Dodgeingtown, who, apparently unaware of the nature of her iliness, had been conducting schoo up to that time. The source of the fection, according to the health thorities, has been traced to Wat bury, members of the affiicted famil in Newtown having been exposed the disease in that city. Dr. John T. Black, secretary of state board of health, was notified and came to Newtown to inquire into tWe situation. The public schools have been ordered closed and other steps taken to prevent further spread of the disease. 1t is believed by the heaith authorities that many more cases may be discovered. o GOVERNOR WOLCOME AT DINNER IN NEW YORK At Which Eminent Men Promised to Support the Administration. New York, March 11.—Governors Edge of New Jersey and Holcomb of Connecticut, Former President Roose- velt, Assistant Secretary of the Roosevelt, Major General Leonard Wood, Elthu Root, J. P. Mayor Mitchell, W, Murray Crane, Robert Bacon and ‘other prominent men attended a_dinner given here to- night by Correlius N. Bliss at which they pledged themselves to support the national administration in any ures that may become necessary the protection of American interests and the nonor of the flag in the pres- ent internationa; crisis. The dinner, which was was arranged by Mr. B triotic motives, it was said. Governor Whitman had been Invited to attend hut sent word that it was impossible for him to do so. The question of concerted action by _the leading officials and citizens of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for their common safety in the event of actual hostilties was dwelt upon by the speakers. te informal, from pa- Duchess of Connaught II London, March 11, 11,14 p. m.—Bulle- tins issued today concerning the condi- tion of the Duchess of Connaught, who is suffering from an attack of broncho- pneumonia, eay she passed a restless night and day, but her strength was maintained. A late bulletin tonight “There 16 no change for the bet- from Belgium. ‘Havre, March 11.—The German mili- tary administration in Belgium has begun, requisitioning systematically the trees throughout the country. Accord- ing to information recelved by the Bel- gian government here, the Germans ar taking the finest growths, province by province, and eending them fo Ger- g Tree: