Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 23, 1917, Page 1

T o VOL. LIX.—NO. 250 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1917 16 PAGES—112 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population INCREASED ACTIVITY BY THE RUSSIANS New Bombardments May Mean Start of Activity by _Infantry Against Austro-Germans NOTICEABLE LET-UP ON OTHER WAR FRONTS Weather Conditions Bother the British—Italian Offensive . Slackens—Germans Throw Picked Troops Against the . French, But Crown Prince’s Forces Are Thrown Back ‘in the Center of the Line—French Salient Entered— Heavy Casualties Inflicted by French Guns—Germans Lose After Conquering Position in Champagne. i The Prench and Germans in the re- gion north and northeast of Soissons and in several sectors in Champagne have been engaged in furious fighting vo days with varying s, in the eastern theatre in Volhy 3 Russians are using inst the Austro-German yardments which may prove t lude to the commence- t of infantry activity. n the PBritish line in France bad weather has brought the operations of General Haig's army almost to a stand- still, except for bombardments, which are being reciprocated by the Ger- mans, patrol recon\a ances and aeri- al operations. Likewise in the Aus- tro-Italian theatre the offensive of the Italians, which was resumed Wed- pesday on the front southeast of Trent, has slackeneg materially In intensity. On the other fronts only minor en- gagements have taken place. Having lost back to the French the greater porti of the trenches they had captured iu the vicinlty of Vaux- aillon, the Germans to the east of this region aave delivered violent attacks along a front of about a mile and a quarter, extending from Hpine Chev- regny to La Royere Farm. Again picked troops in large numbers were used in the assault and again as be- fore Vauxaillon, the Fremch guns in- flicted heavy casualties on the Ger- mans, driving the assaulting waves into their trenches, except in the cen- ter where, after repeated attempts, the forces of the German crown prince entered a French salient. In Champagne southeast of Moron- villiers, according to the Berlin war office, the Germans in a surprise at- tack conquered a French position, but the French later in counter-attacks re- gained a portion of it. Near Carnillet the French penetrated the German line, but were unable to consolidate the 1o- sition owing to heavy counter-at- tacks. EACH COUNTY EXPECTED TO ENLIST ITS QUOTA From New London County 53 Are Wanted For National Guard and 86 For Regular Army. Hartford, Conn., June county in the state was a Each tted a q ta of the number of men it will be expected to enlist in the national guard and regular army during ‘“re- cruiting week,” which begins tomor- row, by the state council of defense at_its regular meeting this afternoon. In connection with the supreme. ef- fort to build the state organization up to full war strength and at the same time furnish the number of men need- ed to make up the state’s quota for the regular army, it was announced that every unit of the state council mn view— will work with one object that of co-operation. County charge of recruiting in their respec counties committees will take active ve carrying on the work with tance of auxillary committees some time ago. The state 1 jts _various auxiliary r. will not carry on the Members of home guard ns and men already enlist- national guard will engage in the campaign. the enlisted men successful in con- of the importance ed themselves, actively In tie It is expected that will prove the most neing young men their enlisting. The county quo- tas and men liable for military duty as given out follows 1st Res. Liable Natton'l Regular Mil.Duty Guard Army Hartford .. 40,038 587 294 Tolland . €0 30 Middlesex 93 43 Windham .. 110 55 2nd Regiment: New Haven 5 Fairfleld .. 36,887 w London 12,386 Litchfielda .. 11,032 80 ROOT'S FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN RUSSIA Spoke to Large Audience and Speeches of Appreciation Were Made in Re- ply. Petrograd, Thurs June 21.—De- ring that the United States was go- ing to fight until the world was made safe for democracy, Elihu Root. head of the American mission, made his first publie appearance here today. Mr. Root spoke to a large and enthusias- tic Russfan andience gathered under the auspices of the Russian-American committee for industrial and economic rapprochement, recently organized. Saveral speeches voicing the apprecia- tion of the cominz of the American mission were made by members of the society. Chiel of these w: that of N. A. Pokroveky, president of the or- zanization, who introduced Mr. Root. MAY DELAY DRAFTING OF GUARD TlLe AUG. 5. Would Place Rank of Officers on Un- fair Basis if Done in Three Incre- ments. ‘Washington, June 22.—Drafting of the national guard into the federal armies for war service may be delay- ed until Aug. 5 because it has been found that under the present plans for drafting_the guard in _ three incre- ments, July 15, July and Aug. 5, the relative rank of its officers would be established on af unfair basis. The national defense act provides that na- tional guard officers shall take rank as of the date of draft Marconi Tells of Italy’s Deci New York, June 22.—Senator William Marconi, member of the Italiax mis- sion to the United States, which is headed by the Prince of Udine, speak- ing tonight at a dinner given by Mayor Mitchel in honor of the mission, de- clared that his country’s prompt,re- fusal to join Germany in a war of as- gression was the decisive factor which enabled Frarnce to stem the tide of in- 0% 7 o $77,000,000 NOW RAISED FOR RED CROSS FUND Much Work Remains to Be Done if Goai is to be Reached—Worcester Ends Campaign. Washington, June 22. Reported contributions to the Red Cross hu%e dred million dollar mercy fund tonight reached $77,000,000, of which more than $33,000,000 had come from New York city and $44,000,000 from the re- mainder of the country. Three days of the campaign period, including + Sunday, remain in which to raise the additional $23,000,000. Al- though pledzes have rolled in at the rate of $15,000,000 a day this week, campaign managers tonight expressed fear that the average might not be maintained. Local campaign committees have re- ceived new instructions to work ear- ly and late, however, and the Red Cross war council hopes that the fund, like the Liberty loan, will be heavy overpledged during the last days. Tonight's reports showed contribu- tions to date by sections as follows: North central — $18,958,000; middle Atlantic $11,452,000; west $5,624,000; New England $5,800,000; south $2,389,- 000. Boston reported $1,824,879 Ohio continued to lead not only the north central division, but also all other states and Rennsylvania, New York (outside of New York city) and Illinois, were other high states. Worcester, reported such success that the local campaign there was closed tonight. subscriptions Worcester's total w $433,882, making it second only Boston in New England. reported as follows: Providence $362,525; Hartford $3% 934: New Haven, $344,125: Waterbury $236,972- Springfield, $232.000: Bridge. port $201,630; Portland $141,i86. Other cities OBITUARY. Mrs. Frank W. Cheney. Hartford, Conn., June 22. Mrs. Mary Bushnell Cheney, wilow of the late Frank W. Cheney, a ploneer in the silk industry in this country. died at her home tonight, following a paraly- tic shock. Mrs. Gheney had been in poor health for several months. She was born in Hartford September 25, 1540, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Horace Bushnell. Her marriage to Mr. Cheney took place on November 3, 1863. She is survived by four daughters and seven sons _,among whom are Mrs. Charles A. Goodwin, of Hartford. One son, Ward, a leu- tenant in the United States army was killed in_the Philippines in 1910. Mrs. Cheney was prominent in charitable and social eircles through- out the state. She was a member of many organizations, among them the D. A. R. Rev. Philemon R. Day. Hartford, Conn., June 22—Rev. Phil- emon R. Day. 89 years of age, died at his home in West Hartford tonight of old age. He was born in Eimira, N. Y., where he was active In Y. M. C. A. work during the early part of his life. He was one of the pioneers in bringing about the expansion of the social and educational departments of the organization. In 1857 he entered Yale university, where he remained two years. He was graduated from Willlams college in 1861. Among the pastorates held by him was the First Congregational church of Soratoga Springs, N. Y., 1867; Con- gregational church of Burlington, Conn., 1851 and Seventh Presbyterian church of Brooklyn, N. Y. 1880. He was a member of ‘the legislature in 1876, representing the town of Avan. A widow and seven children survive, German Ruse Caught Slavs. Petrograd, June 22.—Along the Rus- sian northern front, south of Smorgon, German airplanes have dropped leaf- lets which read: “Thanks for the long rest during which fraternization en- abled us to transfer troops to the western front to hold up the attack of the Pnglish and French. Now enough are transferred we are gomg to fight and will fire on fraternizers.” Even without today’s | to] Cabled _P;ara_graphs- Story Absolutely False. Base of the American Flotilla in British Waters, June 22—On being questioned today in regard to a report which was published in the United States yesterday that an American destroyer was believed to have ram- med and sunk a submarine, Vice Ad- miral Sims, the American naval com- mander said: “The story is absolutely false.” HARTFORD FIREMEN HURT WHEN TRUCK OVERTURNED. Two May Not Live and Two Others Seriously Injured. Hartford, Conn., June 23.—Two fire- men were prol fataily injured and two others seriouslv hurt when Squad- ron A chemical motor truck, carrying six men and a driver, overturned at the Y. M. C. A. cormer early this morning while answering an alarm. The injured men, James Hughes and Fred Radigan, were taken to the Hartford hospital, where it is believed they will dle. It is belteved that the rear wheels of the truck caught in the car tracks, causing it to ekid and overturn. Radigan and Hughes were pinned beneath the truck. The other men were thrown clear bf the apparatus, all of them receiving minor cuts and bruises. The accident is the first of a serious mature experienced by the department since its motorization. . ADMIRAL GLENNON AND PARTY AT SEBASTOPOL. Outbreak Among Sailors There Proba- bly Started by Lenine, Backed by Extremists. Petrograd, Thursday, June 21—No news has come through from Sebasto- Dol up to this evening concerming Rear ‘Admiral Glennon and the other naval members of the American mission to Russia_who arrived in that town in the midst of a mutinous _outbreak among the satlors of the Black sea fleet, reported in despatches received today. There is no reason, however, to doubt thelr safety or to ‘assume that the disorders were connected with their mission. “ The outbreak appears to have baeh organized by followers of the agita®or Lenine, backed by extremists from Kronstadt who arrived at Sebastopol about a week ago. More Gold Received. New York, June 22.—Gold amount- ing to $24,341,000 was recefved here to- day from Canada by J. P. Morgan and company, bringing the total of the present movement up to $72,841,000 and making the aggregate !mports of the metal from all sources Since the first of the year $467,841,000.. New York Police Me Grill 4 PATROLMEN SUSPENDED IN CONNECTION WITH CRUGER CASE COMMISSIONER ACTS Was the Police Re- Girl to Detective Captain Cooper Chief Witness—Ori port Traced Subway Station. Unfortunate New_York, June 22.—Overhauling of the police department as the result of its failure to clear up the mystery sur- rounding the murder of Ruth Cruger was resumed today when Commission- er Woods suspended four motorcycle parloimen and announced that _the “shakeup” had only begun. The police- men were habitues of the motorcycle repair shop of Alfred Cocchi, where the body of the murdered girl was found after she had been missing four months. Partnership With Slayer. Basis for the suspension of sthe pa- trolmen was their alleged disregard of an order concerning the arrest of mo- tor car speeders, but the authorities admitted that their investigations were disclosing an alliance between the police and Cocchi by which money had been extorted from speeders and the cases never officially reported. The method said to have been em- ploved was to serve the offender with a summons, then tell him that Cocchi was a friend of the traffic court magis- trate and that the matter could be “fixed” This was done, it is asserted, by agents who turned over the money to Cocchi, who divided with the police. Alonzo P. Cooper, the acting captain of detectives in charge of the search for the Cruger girl, and who was sus- pended with three detectives last night by Commissioner Woods, was the prin- cipal witness at the investigation of the case begun today by Leonard M. Wallstein, commissioner of accounts, acting upon orders of Mayor Mitchel. He was questioned closely regarding a report by a detective sergeant concern- ing the search for Miss Cruger and could not remember that such a re- port ever had been made. He submit- ted a statement, however, from the sergeant immediately following the disappearance of the girl. Original Police Report. This report had to do with the orig- inal search of the Cocchi shop and contained the .statement that the-ser- (Continued on Page Three) Tale of Sinking of a_Submarine BY WIRELESS OPERATOR OF UN- NAMED STEAMER HAD ABANDONED SHIP Torpedo Failed to Explode—All Hands Were Ordered Back, the Guns Man- ned and the Submersible Finally Was Sunk. New York, June 22—*“The captain of an American steamer, just arrived at an Atlantic port, reported today that he helieved the steamer had sunk a [ U-boat.” The story written by the wireless operator on the steamer, sald: “We left Liverpool for our home- ward voyage on June 1. The guns were cleared for action, but we hoped we would be as lucky going back as we were going over. “We saw one submarine June 4. One British ship whose identity we do not know sent a signal of distress, which we picked up. She reported she was attacked by a submarine. Exchanged Shots. “The British ship was exchanging shots with the submarine for about a half hour, when they reported by wire- lass the submarine had submerged. “I heard S. O. S. from another Brit- ish vessel—the Manchester Port. She reported she was being attacked by a submarine. After twenty minutes of bard fighting the submarime azain sub- merged and the Manchester Port at 6.18 p. m. wirelessed she was O. K. We could not see the submarine with whom the boats were fighting with or without glasses. “After the second unsuccessful at- tempt to sink the two shops, we con- sidered we were apparently out of danger. Made a Zig-Zag Course. ‘We were on a zig-zag course and making full speed when the lookout sighted a lifeboat. We steered to see what was in it. It was empty. “About twenty minutes after pass- ing the empty lifeboat or about 6.30 p. m. ship's time, one of the gunners sighted a torpedo headed straight for us. He shouted to the bridge, ‘Here she comes, torpedo port side.” “The chief officer, who was on the bridge, shouted to the quartermaster, ‘Hard starboard” We swung off. The torpedo had a red head about 16 inches in diameter. She was about ten feet (Continued on Page Three) You YOoUu do- i one-half do its part. What Red Cross Week ‘Means to You ‘Y OU would be driving an ambulance over shell- -scarred roads in France—if you could. would be at the operating table in a war hos- pital, bringing weunded boys back to life—if you could. would be a nurse, helping fathers of families to grope their way out of the shadow of death— if you could. and anguish—if you could. ~would check the whole ghastly torrent of pain YOU CAN of it_or $ Youcan have a share:in it all—in all thesplendid-work.ofbuild- *ing up again what war beats down. You can give to the.fmerican' Red Cross, knowing that thus you are multiplying your own.capacity| to - help, for your momey .will be used to give skilied, scientifically, more have. been_gravely. wounded or crippled forTife. ~Dioryomgrasp . THis'is:Redt Cross:Weck;(June 18 Send your check or money order to the Red Cross War Fund, J. HAROLD ELY, Cashier, campaign headquarters, Buckingham Memorial, Norwich, Conn. Norwich’s allotment is $25,000, but thus far less than 10,879.13 has been raised.. Norwich must cently announced his retirement from business in favor of his sons, is back in harness again because the sons |ioined the army. The crusade of the New York fire department against the sale of fire- tan, and flooded every cellar to Canal street, cascaded onto the subway plat- form and into the new subway near- by Corporal Stephen Bigelow of the Lafayette FEscadrille, a Boston boy, escaped unharmed from an aerial combat with five German machines. In the fight he photographed the Ger- !man lines. Condensed Telegrams Sigby Bell, American actor and f";nnr’ died in a New York sanitar- um, The town of EI Vado, New Mexico, was destroyed by a forest fire. The loss is $500,000. Six men at St. Louis were arrested and sentenced to jail for selling li- quor to soldiers. Nr. John M. Les of Rochester was elected president of the American In- stitute of Homeopathy, The Holland Red Cross at Tenox. ss., bestowed on Andrew Carnegie olland Red Cross. Rear Admiral William P. Potter of the U. S N, retired, is dead at his home in Whitehall, N ¥. The House of Commons by a vote of 291 to 25 decided that the voting age for women shall be 30 years. ! James Butler stores in New York are giving 10 per cent. of thelr re- ceipts to the Red Cross branches. A German submarine wh died a British steamer turned on the lifeboats and killed ors. h torpe- ts guns nt sail- Reference to President Wilson's war message evoked tremendous ovations in the Italian senate ard chamber of deputies. A bandit entered the bank at Keyes, Cal.,, hot and wounded the clerk, rl x;&a 2 gan ped in an automobile After an American bluejacket, born in -German spied a submarine, the American de: rammed and sunk the submersib! America wi Japan. Pre: mined that it guished Americ: send a war mission to ‘Wilson is deter- o headed by a distin- n. Seventy-nine members of the Bow- | doin. College in Maine were awarded degre Twer, ight members were absent on war duty, Fourteen German airplanes were brought down by French aviators from June 8 to Jjune 20, and a Ger- man balleon capturcd. American war orisoners in Ger- will be 1 for as far as pos- | by the American Prisoners’ Cen- tral Committee established at Berne James Montgomery Flagg, tor, was appointed as the offi itary rt of New York state for the duration of the war by Governor Whitman. | illustra- { al mil- At the request of the department of justice, State’s Attorney Hoyne will | begin ‘action against Chicago fhms ing the national c6lors for adver- tising purposes. Patrick Cudahy, a packer who re- wo s and possessior. of fireworks has nd_several cases have result- the roundup. = While putting’ out the Ttalian eolors 1 honor of the Ttalian mission’s visi > New York, Pietro Mango fell two floors from a window at No. 119 Mott street and broke several ribs. New York will send to Marshal Jof- fre a_tribute commemorating the Bat- tie of the Marne, of which he was the iero. The tribute is to be in the form of a branch of oak feaves. A 36-inch water main broke at La- fayetts and Howard streets, Manhat- While crossing the Big Four tracks in Terre Haute in an automobife, Timothy 'Wrenn, a labor leader, and four children were killed by a train. Two of the children were Wrenn's daughters. Martial law was proclatmed in Tomsk, western Siberia, because of murders and robberies committed by criminals who were granted amnesty and joined the forces of the militant anarchists. Governor Edge of New Jersev was requested by President Wilson to call two of the three engineer companies of the National Guard into federal sérvice, in addition to those units al- ready called to the colors. Surgeon Braisted of making supplemental conditions at the Grea: ing camp at Chicago s only nine ca of among the 12,000 mei the navy in report on the Lakes train- id _there were serious Illness quartered there The Swiss parliament will meet on June 26 to elect a successor to A. Hoffman, who was forced to resign as chief of the political department be- cause of his part in the German in- trigue aimed at a separate peace with | R ia. i The war department annotmced that six more new army camps were to be opened in the south. They are: Greensville, 8. C.: Spartansburg, 8. €. Augusta, Ga.; Anniston, Ala.; Ma~ con, Ga d Montgomery, Ala. Many New England troops will be sent. A MAMMOTH TOOTH FOUND IN TRENCH Discovery Caused Great Exoitement Among the British Troops In France. With ne the PBritish Armies in France, (Ry The Assoclated Press.) Excavating in the vicinity of the battered remnants of the Hindenburg iine, British soldiers struck a strange object which proved to be the tooth of a mammoth. The discovery caused great excitement among tha troops, who flocked to the place regardless of the danger of drawing shellfire from the Germans. The skeleton of this prehistoric monster new has been def- initely located and the gradual expos- ure of it is proceeding under a scien- tific direction. It will be a degided novelty in natural history research, this updigging of a mammoth in the forefront of the world war. i no serion Draft Regulations tobe Issued Soon LOCAL OFFICIALS TO BE IN CHARGE OF WORKINGS CAMPS READY SEPT. 1 625,000 Men to be Selected for War Army, Commencing Early in July— National Guard Engineers to Aid ir Constructing Cantonments. Washington, June 22.—There w in construction of the stablishmen ut Sept the men. Detaila Published Next Week. Regulations for the exemption and selection processes ha n prep: and will be m next President Wils tood to have roved the gener: eme worked out by the war department to secure fair and unselfish applhi law through local offic modifications are being made but will be complete in a few days Machinery for the great task of con structing the sixteen cantonmer is virtually complete and in some actual physical preparations gun. Most of the contract let, army officers to ‘oversee cons order published today its of the national u. states will be muster service to aid in the work. ed into t technica. FREQUENT COUNSEL TILTS IN GILLIGAN CASE Testimony of Medical Examiner King lliness of Franklin Regarding Final R. Andrews. Hartford, Conn. of testimony ten by Frank #hire, to rela the Archer h people ir Windsor and of other pa pers were put in nce by the state today in the trial in the superior court here today of Amy E. Archer Cllligan for mwrder. The state lages she caused the death of drews by poison, while he was an i nate of the Archer home which she onducted. Andrews, according to the testimony, entered the home under a contract by which for payment of a thousand dollars he should be as- sured of a home for life and prope: burial. The letters and postcs were offered for the purpose ing that Andrews conside 00d health and wa arroundings Physi Chief interes timony of Dr. ical examiner of sor and attend Archer hom lie E. Pierc Andrews. Dr. ing been called of King the evening of May of Andrews’ des first conclusion, Andr he wa. tion, a. in the stomact ing when he saw the patie sald, Andrews was d i aid.” Afterwards from the symptoms inspection of emitted nt of th man’s stomach shortly before dea and from in 'mat 3 him by Mrs. Archer-Gilli concluded that death was due astric ulcers cr ulcers of the stomach. Mrs. Ar- cher-Gilligan, he explained, was 4 trained nurse. He also testified thaf g0 far as he knew, Andrews had been up to that time in good heaith, He was on the stan hour and his testimon anged at the end of his Decedent Loaned Defendant Money. Mrs. Plerce told of having preliminary arrangements made the for he brother’s entrance into t home and of the contract under which he en tered. The final arran 1ents, he sald, were mads by And et ing & telephon She also told of recef message from Mrs. Gil . nizght of May saying brother was very ill and of there the following morning » death. It was g time she sal | that she found among ¥ s letter referring to a loan of fAve hun dred doll which Mrs. Archer-Gilil gan has secured fr Andrews, 3 transaction which ccused had denied but later when was found admitted it 2 ha forgotten it. The va lot of lett and Arch n drew’s trunk and la 3 her Inspection Other witnesses included Miss Marv L. Andrews of East Hartford s ter of Andrews, Wilbur F. Andrews of New Haven, his brother, “oth of whom were at the home w the ree dav after Andrew: d Mrs. Elsle E. Roys of den, a friend of the Andrews All tes tifled as to Andrews' good health. Lawyers Have Lively Tilts, Tflts between counse one being so tense as to bring com ment from the court Tt oceu as Dr. King left the stand, whe menting to associate cou were frequant. den declared one statement of King’s “a a—d 1 Immew States Attorney Alc was on T feet. In a tense vo he said he thought that the state had about reached its limit, repeated the remark which he sald he and others, includ- ing members of the jury, overheard Mr. Holden make and asserted that be belleved Mr. Holden shouid dis ciplined. The court inquired of Mr. Holden 1f he had made the remark and on the latter’s admitting he might have used the word “lie” but did not mean it for the ju ears, the court admonished him to exercise more con- trol and closed the incident. A team of the Rouen football club, chiefly composed of Englishmen, beat a team of the French football associa- tion in Paris on Thursday by 5 goals to 4.