Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 16, 1919, Page 1

ER TP S T VOL. LXI—NO. 142 BRITISH AVIATORS MADE NON-STOP FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC IN 16 HOURS 12 MN. TS RO sy T POPULATION 29, 919 NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1919 EIGHT PAGES—64 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS Captain John Alcock and Lieut. Arthur W. Brown Flew From St. John’s, N. F., to Clifden, Ireland, Much of the Time Through a Fog With an Occasional Drizzle—Both the Aviators Stood the Trip Well—Wireless Propeller Blew Off Shortly After Airplane Left Newfoundland—The Plane Was Damaged in Making Landing, But the Aviat- ors Escaped Injury—Captain Alcock Tells of Perils of “Terrible Journey.” London, June 15.—Captain John Al- cock and Lieutenant Arthur W. Brown in their Vickers Vimy biplane, landed at Clifden, Ireland, this morning, completing the first non-stop airplane flight across the Atlantic. Their -trip rom St. Johns, N. F, was made in sixteen hours, twelve minutes. landing was made at 9.40 o' British summer time, 1In taking bund the machine struck heavily he fusilage ploughed itself into Neither occupant was 1ii- and he sand. flight with an was made occasional hampered the airmen y during their journe; 1 Aleock explained the silence radio instrument during the p aying that the wireless pro- peller blew off soon after the airplane vewfoundland. were much jammed by We strong wireless signals not intended for us,” he_added Word came from Clifden this after- noon that the pilot and the of the biplane were leaving for Gal- way, whence Lieutenant Brown plan ned to travel by train to London, ar- navigator there Tuesday morning. | Captain Alcock, however, hoped to be | to fly to London in the machine| which made the record flight as soon as it could be repaired t was plan- ned to have him give an over London in the machine, if pos- ibl The Aero club received a_message from Clifden not long after e {rans- Atlantie rs landed, signed by them, whic mere ed that they had completed the flight in_ sixteen hour and twelve minutes. They requeste instructions from the club. In reply the club telegraphed Cap- tain_Ale “Keep machine intact until observer arrives.” The air ministry ed that certain marks were put on the airplane at wfoundland which must be officially ientified by a member of the Royal Air Force hefc e flight is declared have been y completed. It a5 said at y that it was its_offict a2 airplane wn that before was s would to relieve It was hardly be- the machine could several days had thought both the proceed to England by i_there paired ssed and viators wo; rain. Alcock and well Brown stood the trip Description of Experiences. Describing the experiences of him- €lf and Lieutenant Brown, Captain| \icock in a message from Galway to he Daily Mail says We had a terrible journey. The wonder is we are here at all. We scarcely saw the sun or moon or stars. hours we saw none of them. The was very dense, and at times we © descend within 300 feet of the Fcr four hours our machine was ered with a sheet of ice caused by sleet. At another time the fog hat my speed indicator s 50 dense t not work, and for a few minutes it »as very alarm We looped the loop, I do believe, wnd did a very steep spiral. We did some very comic stunts, for I had no e of horizon, ‘The winds were favorable all the " northwest, and at times south- x We said in Newfoundland that would do the trip in sixteen hour )t we never thought we should. our and a An half before we saw land had no certain idea where we were, »ut we believed we were at Galway or hereabouts. Our delight in seeing Eastal Island «nd Tarbot Island, five miles west of ifden, was great. The people did not <now who we were, and thought we were scouts looking for Alcock. We encBuntered no unforeseen con- ns. We did not suffer from cold exhaustion, except when looking the side; then the sleet chewed its out of our faces, He drank cof- d #le and ate sandwiches and flight has shown that the At- flight is practicable, but I think puld be done, not with an airplane plane, but with flying boats. W\ had plenty of reserve fuel left, two-thirds of our supply. " wer e only thing that upset me was t) se¢ the ma e at the end get Aamuged. From above, the bog looked k: a lovely field, but the machine sank Into it to the axle and fell over on to her side.’ Mists robbed the night of the advan- ge of the full moon and the wirel apluratus was torn away by the w soon after the t. So the two young picneers of the Atlantic flight without a slop were thrown upon their own resources. The skilful navigation which brought the machine near to the center of the Irish coast line was one of the finest/features of the flight. HARRY HAWKER GRATIFIED » WITH SUCCESS OF FLIGHT Londen, June 15.—Harry G. Hawker, the aviator who recently made an un- successful attempt to cross the Atltn- tic from Newfoundland ,is credited by the Central News as saying with re- rd to Captain Alcock's achieve- ment: “It was a magnificent and very fine feat. I am glad Captain Alcock was able to make the flight in real fashion without warships and all that sort of thing. It is very gratifying from that point > PLANNING RECEPTIONS FOR ALCOCK AND BROWN London, June 15.—(By The A. P.) Plans for receiving Alcock and Brown are being hurriedly formulated by the Aero Cluband the air ministry. It had not been believed that the ~aviators would he able to leave Newfoundland for another week. Their start was a compl te surprise and the quick suc- cess of the trip found the officials ur prenired to welcome them. ¥7itries for the aerial derby were su“posed to close today, but they will L9 held open in the hope of inducing #.wock to compete. Tae Derby com- prises London. Manchester, Alcock’s home town, de- sire sto have the honor of first wel- coming the aviator, but the air min- istry officials said today that it was likely he would come fo London be- fore going to Manchester. It was add- ed that at any rate tw gemerous re- erous receptions awaited Alcock and Brown. Although_intensely interested in the flight, Londoners apparently were not, as enthusastic as during Hawker's at- tempt to span the ocean. The peoples also scemed to remer-tor when the news of the success cf cae trip reached London the erroneous revorts first given out that Hawker had been sighted near Ireland. The question “Is it true” was heard on many sid when the extra_editions of the new: papers appeared on the streets. Few workmen were on duty at the Vickers plant, where Alcock’s plane was constructed, but those there cheered the news. The manager of | the plant said the company always {had had great confidence in Alcock, who was with the company before the war. competition flights around CONGRATULATIONS FOR DARING BRITISH AVIATORS ‘Washingon, June 15—Wholehearted congratulations for the flyers and pre- diction that the event will go far to- | wards popularizing long ~ distance flights characterized the comment made by naval officials here on the completion of the first nonstop trans- Atlantic air voyage. Interest in the attempt of Captain John Alcock and Licutenant Arthur W. Brown had been heightened by the failure of navy air stations to pick up any reports after the “jump off” from St. Johns yesterda: “It was a wonderful Secretary Daniels. “I congratulate Mr. Alcock and rejjoice with him. His Hlight is indicative of the great things that are ahead in aviation.” “Rear Admral Davd W. Taylor, chief naval constructor, who is conceded to have been the father of the definite plan to cross the sea in an airship, al- so expressed his admiration of the pluck of the two British aviators. “] am heartily glad they made it,” Admiral Taylor declared. “It means feat,” said immedately more popular and we can expect other record-making trips.” KING GEORGE TELEGRAPHED HIS CONGRATULATIONS London, June 15—(By The A. P.)— King George learned of the succes lnf the flight of Alcock and Brown as | ha was leaving church at Westminster today. The king immediately tele- graphed his congratulations to the | airmen. Many high officials also sent | them messages and greetings. SENATE TO DEBATE THE KNOX RESOLUTION THIS WEEK Washington, June 15.—Senate *dis- ion of the peace treaty and league of nations, promising 1o continue all this week and indefinitely thereafter, transcends in interest and importance all events expected to come before congress this week. The treaty debate probably will be- gin next Tuesday and is expected to rival in partisan intensity and oratry all past discussions of the subject. The resolution of Senator Knox, republi- can, of Pennsylvaia, proposing that the senate declare its dissatisfaction with the peace treaty as now framed and especially with interweaving of the league of nations with the portions of the treaty, is to be the vehicle for the | debate. Senator Knox will open the fray for supporters of the measure and virtually every senator present, repub- lican and democrat, is expected to speak on the resolution. Democrats carefully have laid plans in opposition with several promising to express their opposition in every possible form, some even proposing a filibuster. A _vote during the present week on the Knox resolution generally is deem- ed improbable. Several senators, in- cluding Chairman Lodge of the foreign i relations committee, do not plan to re- turn to Washington until late this | week or early next week, and a vote |is not expected in most quarters be- fore the succeeding week, with some idemocrats in favor of preventing a vote entirély if possible. While the senate is engaged in in- ternational discussions, the house plans to clean up the appropriation bills needed by July 1. Passage to- morow by the lower hody of the naval is planned and on Thursday the ouse leaders propose to take up the last remaining appropriation measure, the sundry civiy bill. Wedngsday the house hopes to interpose the bill pro- posing repeal of the daylight saving aw. Efforts also aré to be made in the senate to rush through the appropri- ation measures. RUMANIANS ATTACKED BY THE BOLSHEVIKI Berne, June 15.—Rumanian forces on the Dniester River have been attacked by the bolsheviki, a detachment of the latter succeeding in crossing the riv- er, but being virtually annihilated on the right bank. Its losses are re- ported to be 200 killed and hundreds of wounded and prisoners, according to a statement issued here by the Ru- manian press bureau. OBITUARY. Mrs, Mary Parker Woodworth, Concord, N. H., June 15—Mrs. Mary Parker Woodworth, a writer and speaker on educational and mission- ary topics, died at her home here yes- terflay. She was president of the Bos- ton brancgh of Vassar Alumni asso- ciation, president of the Women's Auxiliary Mission Board of the Epis- copal Diocese of New Hampshire, and chairman of the Scholarship Fund of the New Hampshire Federation Wo- man’s clubs. She was the first wo- man member of the Concord Board of Education, that long distance flying will become } Cabled . Paragraphs Paris Strike Called Off. Paris, Saturday June 4.—The strike of transport workers was called off tonight and work will be resumed by alk companies on Monday. e ——n AMERICAN TROOPS CROSS MEXICAN BORDER El Paso, Tex, June 15—The Twenty-fourth infantry, Fourth battalion, crossed the interna- tional border to Juarez at 11 o'clock tonight. The Fifth and Seventh cavalry regiments crossed at three fords east of El Paso. A battalion of the Eighty-sec- B! ond artillery crossed cast of the stockyards. There were ap- proximately 3,600 American troops on Mexican soil ten min- utes after they were ordered to make the crossing. “olonel Selah R. H. Tompkins of the Seventh cavailry was in command of the cavalry brigade which crossed at the fords, and Colonel Hadsell was in command of the infantry. Two armored motor cars crossed the interna- tional bridge at 10.35. The rea- son given at military headquar- ters for ordering the troops to cross was “to prevent firing from the Mexican side on Kl Paso.” Brigadier General Erwin re- fused to comment at the time of the crossing.: SUMMARY OF GERMAN COUNTER-PROPOSALS Paris, June 15—The German reply to the peace treaty submitted at Ver- sailles on May 7 maintains that the enemies of Germany have forsaken the peace. of justice to which they had pledged themscive sin the armistice negotiations, fcr a peace of might, The reply, an official summary of which was made public here today, protests against the proposed terms individually and collectively, and de- mands a return to the original agree- ments. It presses for verbal negotia- tions, and states that Germany expects justice on a basis of equality and reci- procity. The reply follows the lines of the jamiry of the German courte posils given out in Berlin at abou time they were presented. The fdocument covers one hundred and nineteen pages and includes a covering letter by Count Von Brock- dorfl-Rantzau under date of May 29, which has already been published, and a second section of comments follow- ing_the main outline ‘of the original draft treaty; TWwo Separate papers on legal and financial questions are in- cluded as part of the general reply. Both English and French translations have been furnished in pamphlet form, the former totalling about 60,000 words. The reply begins with a detailed an- alysis of the legal basis of ,peace, al- leges a flagrant serie sof contradic- tions to this basis and points out that the results would be the complete en- slavement of the German people and the betrayal of all the world's chér- ished hopes of peace. In the counter-proposals Germany demands immediate admission to the league of nations as part of the spirit of the armistice agreement and as necessary for the acceptance of the proposed military, naval and _air terms. She then analyzes the territor- ial changés demanded. claiming that the right of self-determination has been wilfully violated throughout. Germany bitterly assails the aboli- tion of all German rights outside of Europe as irreconciliable with the pre- liminary ~negotiations and as wholly impossible to a great people, who not only have supreme needs for markets and supplies, bui who have shown themselves capable of sharing the world’s task of colonization. Germany is wholly unable to accept the reparations commission set up by the allies as involving an infringe- ment of her sovereignty, but proposes a cooperative German commission to work alongside it. She accepts re- sponsibility only for divilian losses in cccupied Belgium and France and agrees to maximum payments of onej hundred billion marks, provided the other terms as to colonies, overseas trade and territries are accepted as eries of ships, raw mater- and machinery, Germany can in part, ials meet the allied claims only largely because of decreased produc- tion. Germany demands that in the eco- nomic provisions she be treated on a basis of equality and reciprocity and not in the one sided way outlined. She agrees to freedom of traffic on German vers and within Germany, but al- ways on condition that there be no interference with German sovereignty. Similarly with the renewal of treatics lapsed through the war she expects reciprocal treatment, rather than the assumption by the allies of the right to say what engagements are or are not to become operative again. The Germans refuse to accept the trial of the former German emperor, or to sanction his extradition from Holland, on the ground that no Ger- man subject can be brought before a foreign court without an established law or legal basis. Similarly she can- not agree to cxtradite other subjects | accused of violations of the laws and| customs of war. Instead, Germany proposes an inter- national court of neutrals to judge the fact of crime, the punishment to re- | main with the national courts. The labor clauses are not satisfac- tory to Germany and as a result she again proposes an international con- ference to examine the allied and as- sociated proposals, the German propo- sals and the Berne resolutions. A bitter protest is entered agai the occupation of the Rhine provinc and the demand made that troops be withdrawn within six| months of peace. The occupation s i proposed, it is contended, would break up German economic life and allow the prejudicing of German interests in favor of France and Belgium. he summary makes no attempt to criticize any statements of facts or figures made in the reply, inasmuch as | the German delegatign alone s re- sponsible’ for them. It is stated that many of them, especially as to the eastern frontier, are disputable, if not absolutely incorrect. st s | Al allied | Baldwin Locomotive Works recently received order for 16 locomotives for Norwegian States Railways. - | taken from Germany. To Allow German / Armyi 200,000 For Three Years—One of the Changes Made in the Peace Terms. Paris, June 15 (By the A. P.).—Ger- many is to be allowed an, army of 200,000 men for three years. This is| on: of the changes in the peace terms which has been sedulously kept secret. The reason given for this doubling of the previous number of effectives is the impossibility of adjusting the armies of _Austria, Poland, Czecho Slovakia and other new states pro- portionately to the previously —ar- ranged 100,000 men for Germany. A szeneral reduction of armaments is to be negotiated immediately. A vlebiscite for Upper Silesia will Dbe taken within six to. eighteen| mouths. A clause deals with the protection by the league of nations of German minorities inhabiting the _districts Another deals vith the_inter-allied civil commission which will administer the left bank of the Rhine occupied by the allied troops, to which the existing military commission will be subordinated. CONDENSED REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (By The Associated Press.) The stage is set for the closing scenes of the peace congress, so far as the Germans are concerned. Within a few hours it is expected that the Germans will- be {told the terms, brought down to an irreducible min- imum, on which the allied and asso- ciated governments are ready to take up relations on a peace footing with the new German republic. The period of five days ;\gter deliv- ery of the reply of the alli>s to the German counter-proposals has been fixed for the signature or rejection of the treaty. ; it is intimated from Ta Germany’s admi the loague of Nations is set for’ car future Previous despatches had indicated that the reply to Count Von Brovk- dorff-Rantzau would merely state the conditions considered neces for Germany's entry into the league. such as fulfillment of the treaty terms and of German international obliga- tions, including reparations and the payment of the allied claims. Important for Germany, as well as for the allied countries, is a plan out- lined in the answer to the German counter-proposals. This provides for civil, rather than milit adminis- tration of the region on the left bank of the Rhine. Under the proposal au- thority would be placed in the handsj of a commission consisting of one member for each of the great powers, thus rendering unnecessary the maintenance of a large occupational force. As Germany, under the terms of the armistice, stands obligated to pay the expenses of the military oc- cupation of the Rhineland, the sums saved to her by the substitution of civit ser-mititary @dmintstiation would be enormous. Z Austria’s reply to the treaty pre- sented to her delegates is due Tues- day, but, as the treaty in its present form lacks many important clauses, it is probable that a request for further time would be faborably considered by the peace conference. The strike situation in . Europe is taking a more favorable turn, latest advices indicate. The general strike in Ttaly is reported to have been called off, while in France the transporta- tion workers will return to work on|republic of soviets learns with jjoy of Monday Bolshevik and anarchistic disorders are reported from Switzerland. Two persons were killed and seventeen wounded, according to. official figures, in a serious uprising in Zurich in which the prefecture was stones. the Hall of Justice looted and the archives burned. WHITLOCK DECLINES TO TALK OF RUMORED TRANSFER TO ROME Brussels, Saturday, June 14.—Brand Whitlock, American minister to Bel- sium, declined today to talk on the rumor that he was to be transferred to Rome as successor to Thomas Nelson Page, American ambassador there, Americans would like to see the Brus sels egation elevated to the rank of an embassy and if Mr. Whitlock cannot occupy the place, would like to see Herbert Hoover the American am- bassador. This, however, is realized s being almost impossible, owing to Mr. Hoover's desire to retire to private Ifie. Among the names mentioned by those speculating on probable succes- sors to Mr. Whitlock are those of Hugh Gibson, now American minister to Poland, and Former United States Senator James Harmilton Lewis of Tilinois. ' Recalled To Coblenz Lieut Gen, Hunter Liggett, Com- mander of the Army of Occupation, who was recently recalled to Cob- lenz after he had started on a trip to England. The recall was on ac- count of new conditions 'which Launch With 53 " Aboard Capsized In the Warrior River, Alabama —18 Persons Are Known to Have Been Drowned. Tuscaloosa, Ala., June 15.—The six- ty toot pleasure launch Mary T 1ncis, with fifty-three persons, mostly chil- dren. on board, turned turtle late to- day in the Warrior river three miles abeve Tuscaloosa. Bighteen persons are known to have been drowned and fiften others are missing. OVERCROWDING WAS ~ CAUSE OF ACCIDENT Tuscaloosa, Ala, June 15.—Nineteen persons, most of them children, a know: tc have been drowned, while rescue parties, aided by powerful searchlights, were tonight dragging tre Wariior river near Tuscaloosa for th - bedies of twelve others missing from o pleasure party of fifty-thres who were cast into the water late to- day when a gasoline launch was over- turned in miid-stream near Holt, a suburb. The boat, the Mary Francis, was owned by Sam Ayston, a Tuscaloosa capitalist, who had been giving week- Iy boat rides to children of the city. Alston was saved after he had ex- hausted himself endeavoring to save his guests. Overcrowding is given as the cause of the accident. TELEGRAPHERS TO AFVEAL TO A. F. OF L. FOR ASSISTANCE Chicago, June 15—Althwough the strike of electrical workers scheduled for tomorrow thoughout the countrly was called off following' orders issued vesterday by Postmaster General Bur- leson granting telephone employes the right to bargain with their employers and to organize, and the telegraph companies believed the nation-wide failed, S. J. Konenkamy, interna- tional president of the Commercial strike of commercial operators had Telegraphers’ Union of America, to- night prepared to appeal to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor for aid. Nearly 25,000 _telegraph employes were on strike, Mr. Konenkamp said, but Mr. Burleson had made one pol- icy for the telephone employes and re- fused to grant the telegraph operators the same benefiits. “Mr. Burleson has changed his pol- icy as to the telephone companies,” he said. “We have been asking for the same ‘things, but he hasn't granted them. Such a position as two sepa- rate policies for two branches of labor is untenable. “We're glad the electrical workers weer granted recognition and we feel their getting it helps our cause. It is a big gain for all workers. The govern- ment cannot maintain *wo separate policies for labor.” REPLY OF BELA KUN TO 2 PREMIER CLEMENCEAU Paris, June 15.—The reply of Bela Ktn, the foreign minister of the Hun- garian soviet government, to the message of Premier Clemenceau, as president of the peace conference, de- manding that Hungarian | cease their advance against the Czecho-Slovaks, was, according to a Budapest despatch by the way of Basle transmitted through the Hun- garian minster at Vienna. The mes- sage is quoted as follow “The government of the Hungarian the intention of the allied and asso- ciated powers to invite Hungary to the peace conference. The Hungarian government has not the slightest hostile intention against any people on earth. It desires to live in friendship and peace with all. Inasmuch as it does not take its stand on . erriorial inegrity, it had no intentions to at- tack the Czecho-Slovak republic and has not attacked it. The Hungarian government has always strictly adher- ed to the line of demarkation fixed by the alies and has observed the clauses of the military convention framed No- vember 13, 1918. SOCIALISTS VOTE FOR A UNITED GERMAN REPUBLIC Berlin, Saturday, June 15.—(By the A. P)—The majority socialist party conference, at today's session, voted unanimously in favor of a United German republic. Other action taken by the conference was 1t voted down the government pro- ject to create a fund of 1,000,000 marks to be obtained by adding an extra hour to the working day, the pay for which will go to the govern- ment. It condemned the recent execution by the Bavarian government of the com- munist leader Levine Nissen. i It voted in favor of the withdrawal| of the German troops from Esthania and Lithuania. 1t passed a resolution demanding the abolition of the death penaity. The conference session will be con- | tinued tomorrow, when it is expected | that- the additional members of the party will make their contributions to the flow of words which has marked | the sessions so far held. PRESIDENT WILSON TO SAIL forces | newly Condensed Telegrams Bar silver was quoted at 54 pence in London. Navy Department sold 800,600 yards of bue flannel for $2,000,000. lowa June crop condition estimated at 9. Oats were estimated at 93. Ernest Lister, governor of Washing- ton died at Seattle, Wash. He had been ill for several months. Fuel oil is selling at a cent a bar" rel in Mexico because of the excess supply and small demand. By a vote of 224 to 32 members of the New York Cotton Exchange in- creased commission rates. Shipping Board asked 394307 feet of lumber throughout the country. A secret session of the Council of Greater Berlin favor of a strike of citizens. Shipping Board fixed the rate three-quarters of onme per cent. gold shipments to Argentina. Great Northern Railway filed ap- plication for. an increase in rates on base bullion and smelter products. Railroad business increased to such an extent recently that it s hoped in- creased rates will not be necessary. According to a statement of offi cials of Norfolk & Western Raiiroad, the strike of 10,000 men was settled. Thomas Nelson Page, Amercian Am- bassador to Italy, will leave for the United tates at the end of the month, Importation of cotton yarns, ginned and seed cotton, and drilling into Greece reported prohibited by royal decree, Naval licensés will no longer be re- quired for operation of small craft in New York harbor and Long Island Sound. An appeal for independence of Al- bania was cabled to President Wilson by the pro-Albanian Commitiee of America. Under operation of the liquor con- trol board there has been less drun! enness in England and Wales in the past four years. Weekly ~ shipments of bushels of corn, 185,000 bushels and 217,000 bushels of ported by Argentina. Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania announced rates for local exchange service except public pay stations ‘would be raised 20 per cent. One million dollars worth of gold bars was engaged for shipment to South America_in New York by the Mercantile Bank of the Americas. Secretary Baker in luncheon in New York declared he was ready to retire to private life as soon as his most im- portant duties were accomplished. Robert I. Manning, former Governor of South Carolina, was appecinted a| member of the Board of direcotrs of the New York Life.Insurance coun- tries. Representatives Fitzgerald of Bos- | ton, introduced a bill for construction | of Government warehouses in the va-| rious distribution . centres of the country. Governor James P. Goodrich, of In- diana, took steps to call an extra session of the leagislature to consider ratification of the Woman ufirage amendment. A fire of unknown origin followed by explosion occurred in the Arlinzton plant of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co. at Kearney, N. J. No one was re- ported killed or injured. ! Governor W. P. G. Harding, of the Federal Reserve Board, is still unde- icided on accepting offer to head the organized Cotton Exporting & Financing Corporation. Represcnative Rogers, ranking mem- ber of the House Foreign Relations Committee, introduced resolution call- ing on Secretary of state to furnish list of Americans killed in Mexico or along border since recognition of Car- ranza government. s on 127,- in yards Citizens” voted in of on 2,009,000 of oats flax were re- FORMER EMPEROR WILLIAM NOT WANTED IN GERMANY Berlin, Saturday, June 14—(By the A. P)—Former Emperor William ‘be- longs in the pathological war,” and is not wanted in Germany, declared Her- man Mueller, majority socialist lead- er and whip in the national assembly in a speech delivered before the ma- Jority socialist convention here today. Four Times, Juarez, Mexico, June 15—Fighting was resumed in Juarez at 430 p. m. By six o'clock the rifle fire was more general than at any time last night. Federal troops charged the rebels as they advanced down Calle Comercio, the principal business street, repuls- ing them. Colonel J. Gonzales Escobar, garri- son commander, was wounded five times and hurried to Ey Paso for treatment. The fight tonight swung to the south and was i progress around the aban- doned Juarez _agricultural college, where Villa had his seventy wounded. As the federals apparently were not expecting an attack before dark, the outer line of trenches was thinly man- ned and the federals withdrew toward the town proper, carrying their ma- chine guns and boxes of Mauser am- munition’ with them, Reinforcements were hurried from the flats to the west of the town, where no military activity had yet oc- curred and down the steep hiil ‘from Fort Hidalgo and engaged the advanc- ing enemy. After dawn today the firing became desultory on bother sides with an oc- casional shot from Fort Hidalgo. Villa troops during the darkness MEXICANS BATTLING IN THE STREETS OF JUAREZ The Extent of the Battle indicates That It May be a Decisive Action—Federal Troops Charged the Rebels as They Ad- vanced Down the Principal Business Street—Colonel J. Gonzales Escobar, Garrison Commander, Was Wounded Looted a number of stores and hous- . The federals claimed to have 150 Villa dead and sixty prisoners ‘of whom ten are wounded. = Rumors persisted that many of the Villa prisoners have been executed. Only two known executions were seen by The Associated Press, 3 = 47 SIX AMERICANS IN PR EL PASO HIT BY BULLETS El Paso, Texas, June 15.—Fighting between Villa followers and federal troops in Juarez was resumed late to- day. The extent of the battie leads to the conclusion it may be a decisive action. An unidentified woman was shot and killed instantly tonight by a stray bullet, bringing the total hit by Mex- ican bullets on the American side of the, border to six. Two men and a Mexican girl were wounded in the firing tonight and two nited States soldiers were hit early today. At_ter the soldiers were shot, General Ei vin ordered the port closed*and the military took over the internalonal bridge.” No one was permitted to cross to Juarez without a military pass. EXERCISES IN HONOR OF 207 YALE MEN WHO DIED IN SERVICE New Haven, Conn. June 15. — A solemn note in Yale's commencement week was struck today at the com- memorative exercises in honor of the 207 Yale men who died in service dur- ing the war. The theme of the ser- vices was emphasized by President Arthur T. Hadley, when he said: “It is for us to see that these heroic dead shall not have died in vamn.” Yale's commemorative hymn, by Brian Hooker and Professor Horatio Parker, was sung for the first time in public.” President Hadley delivered the haccaulaureate sermon in Woolsey hall this morning. Of the 207 Yale men who zave their lives in the war, 26 were from Con- necticut, as follows: New Haven: Joseph E. Beauton, 1916; Gilbert H. Jerome, 1910; Lester H. Church, 1920; Alexis’ P. Neson, 1915; Harold L. Hemingway, 1914; Ex ward L. Rochfoct, 1912; John F. Trumbull, 1902 Tartford Colt Robinson, 1919; Julian C. Warner, 1915: Charles McL. Smith, 1908. Waterbury: Henry E. Hungerford, 1898; John J. Fitzgerald. 1914. iden: Le C. Bemis, 1911; George W. ller, 1911, Bridgeport: Wilson Marshall, Jr., 1920; Bronson Fawley, 1903. Norwich: Charles W. Willey, 1916. oNew London: John F. McGourty, 1913, New Britain Josenh Manchester: 1912. Derby: Sheppard B. Gordy, 1910. Fairfield: Marston E. Banks, 1917 Wallingford: Donald G. Russell, 1909. Sailsbury: Higganum: H. S. Porter, Centerbrook: Geprge 1913. A. Glover, 1913. William B. McGuire, 1919. C. 'Hubbard, | MOVEMENT TO SECURE RELEASE OF ROBERT MINOR| Herr Mueller, who is one of the most conservative of the socialists, re- ferring to the rumor that an attempt was to be made to bring about the re- | turn of the ex-emperor, warned the| Prussians said to be interested in such a move that a majority of the German | people would not permit his return. The speaker declared the former ruler | was dangerous to the copntry, and blamed his verbosity for Germany’s misfortun Herr Mueller’s speech was received | with cheers. MORE TROUBLE FOR THE BUENOS AIRES NEWSPAPERS: Buenos Aires, Saturday, June 14.—| Having worked out of their difficulties with the printers, which compelled & suspension of publication recently for a fortnight, the newspapers of this city are confronteds with a new prob- lem. The smaller publications have been unable to resume printing from their own plants because a strike of the gas workers makes it impossible for them to heat the metal in their linotype machines. The larger news papers have their own facilities for this purpose and they are continuing to assist their smaller contemporaries | i in issuing their papers i COUNCIL OF FOUR IS TO FOR HOME NEXT WEEK | Paris, June 15.—President Wilson! prot will remain in Paris only! three or four days after his return| from Belgium next Friday. He wil then | embark at a French port for the| Trited States. | President Wilson expects to visit| Belgium Wednesday or Thursday. Ac- | companied by Mrs. Wilson and Rear Admiral Grayson, his personal physi- cian, President Wilson will leave Paris | Tuesday night by special train, return- | ing to Paris Friday morning. THREE PERSONS KILLED BY 3 AUTO NEAR BROCKTON Brockton, Mass., June 15.—Three persons were killed and another was seriously injured when an automobile struck them at Marshall's Corner, near here, tonight. . Murial Smith, aged 15, Hazel Pollard, 18, and Irving Taft, 18, all of Brockton, died while being taken to a hospital. August Lawson, 18, suf- fered a fracture of the skull. They were walking on the road when struck by the car, which was driven by Wal- ter Cehssman. Chessman was arrested on a charge of manslaughter. the e et | THERE HAS BEEN SERIOUS RIOTING IN SPEZIA, ITALY C Rome, aturday, June 14.—Order has been restored in Spezia, where serious rioting has been taking place spice Thursday. More, than 100 shops in the city were sacked. and several might arise in case Germany re- fused to sign the peace treaty, | villas in the neighborhood looted by the mobs. The vicinity of Spezia “is famous for its fashionable summer resorts, { DISCUSS REPLY TO AUSTRIA Paris, June 15.—(Havas council of four will resume on Mon- day its study of the conditions of peace with Austria and will discuss the terms of the reply to be made to the recent note handed in by Dr. Karl Renner, the head of the Austrian del- egation. The council of foreign ministers is engaged at present in examining the question of fixing the boundary be- tween Poland and the Ukraine. TWO PERSONS KILLED IN RIOTING AT ZURICH Switzerland, June 15.(—By —The casualties in the disturbances at Zurich are given of- ficially at two persons killed and sev- enteen wounded. One policeman was mortally hurt. % Among the rioters were many Ger- man anarchists and communists. JEWISH PALESTINE BANK ORGANIZED BY ZIONISTS TBerne, Switzerland, June 15 —The Jewish Palestine bank has been or-! ganized by ionist int s. It will be| established at Zurich instead of at London or New York as originally proposed. Its capital is fixed at one| million francs. Makes Him Homesick. Hogs have “gone 1o $20.25. If a farmer died ten vears ago! reads the Guottons in Heaver hel| will’ grow homesick.--Louisvilie Cour- ier-Journal. | Zmerican military — The | T | bezin_a Coblenz, Saturday, June 14.—(By . P.)—Friends of Robert Minor. American magazine writer and toonist, held in confinement in Coblenz pending an_investigation of rtain charges against him by the authorities, having ascertained Minor's whereabouts, al- ready have started a movement de- signed to bring about_ his release, ac- cording to word received from Paris. Just what action Minor's friends plan is unknown here. Minor's cell is in &n old German prison now used by the American le is alowed daily exercise) the guard of an army officer. Newspaper correspondents have not vet been permitted to see Minor. In fact, no_one is allowed to talk to the prisoner’ without the permission of Colonel R. H. Williams chief of the Third Army intelligence section, who is in charge of Minor's cas WHY AMERICAN TROOPS CROSSED INTO MEXICO El Paso, Texas, June 15.—American troops_crossed to Mexico tonight to top Villa's rebels from firing further shots into This was the dec- laration of Brigadier General James G. Erwin to The Associated Press imme- diately after issuing the order for the crossing. He added emphatically that it was not to be an invason of Mexi that the situation was fully under- stoed General co Gonzales anza officials and that no nce was anticipated from the nza forces which have been fighting in Juarez. No strong res ance is anticipated from the Villa forces, General Erwin said. DISTRIBUTION OF JEWISH WAR RELIEF FUNDS New York, June 15—The joint dis- tribution committee of Jewish war relief funds issued a financial state- ment tonight showing that a total of $6,702,058 has been distributed in vari- | ous countries this vear up to June 9. Approximately iwo thirds of this amount, or $4,709.142, were expended in Poland, the report says, conditions are wo: The money was collected from both Jews and Christians in every part of the United States through the American Jewish Relief commitice and similar’ organizations, Roland for Oliver, The British must have overlooked something. They failed to provide in the peace treaty that the author of the Hymn of Hate should sing Rule Britannia in Cologne Cathedral—Dal- las New Will Have to Talk to Him. If the former Kaiser keeps on saw- ing down trees the Dutch-wll have to conservation movement—De_ troit Ne Some men do the right thing he- cause they are afraid of being caught if they do otherwise. | cations. | anoke, Va., j connection with its importance to the Hubert G. Williams, 1906. | TELEGRAPHERS AND EMPLOYERS TO CONFER Atlantic City, N. J,, June 15.—Frank Morrison, secretary of the ~American Federation of Labor, announced to na- tional convention delegates here to- night that Postmaster General Burle- son had promised to give orders which would result in conferences between Tepresentatives of the striking com- mercial telegraphers of the Western Union and Postal companies and rep- resentatives of the companies. At these conferences, he said, machinery for settling difficulties would be ar- ranged, Mr. Burleson’s action in recogniz- ing the electrical workers' union, thereby averting a strike, will not af- fect the resolutions which have been presented to the convention asking for his removal, sponsors of these resolu- tions announced. They declared that these resolutions would be pushed “to* the limit.” * S*UDV|NG DEFENSES OF CHESAPEAKE BAY DISTRICT Washington, June 15.—War depart- ment experts are making a special study of the defenses of the Chesa- peake’ Bay district, it was learned sterday, for the purpose of putting service big guns on railway mounts to supplement the fixed fortifi- Coast artillery officers are now conferring with railroad officials whose lines center at Baltimore, Rich- mond and Wilmington, N. C., regard- ing the practicability of constructing { permanent spurs to the coast around Chesapeake Bay. The vicinity of Ro- so being studied in {defense of the national capital. | Installation of the new railway bat- teries in the district vital to the de- | fense of Washington is the first step in the plan to sunplement the defense of both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts with mobile big guns. BACCALAUREATE SERMON AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, Mass., June 15.—Phesi- dent A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard university, delivered the baccalauredte sermon today to a graduating class whose ranks were thinned by war. neteen fell and many others are still with the colors or were but recently discharged. Taking as his text “Why are they then baptized for the dead?” 1 Cor. 15. 29, President Lowell called upon the Class to consecrate themselves to the ressitance of evil and pointed to the service bf those who in combatting evil gave their lives that the world might be placed on a higher moral plane. ARMY ONLY ABOUT s TWO-THIRDS DEMOBILIZE| ‘Washington, June 15.—The army only two-thirds demobilized, the war department announced, and it will take more than three months to com- plete the work at the present rate.of 357,000 discharged a month. On June 10 the strength of the army was 1,232,625, with 644,000 in France and Germany, 88,000 en route to the United States, and 406,000 in the Unit- ed States. More than 2,500,000 men have been discharged, of whom 1,350,- 000 were brougnt back from overseas. During tLe first ten days of June 110,000 soldicrs were embarked from France, a new record. PROVISIONS IN THE WILL OF DWIGHT P. CHAPMAN Worcester, Mass., June 15—The will of Dwight P. Chapman, who was mur- dered in Westboro early last week, was filed for probate yesterday. 1t expressed a_wish that his funeral be as cheap as’possible, costing not more than $100, and that no minister be en: gaged to conduct the service. The es- fate is left to Dan C. Parker of Westboro, who is no relative of the deceased, and $200 insurance is left to his two sisters in Franklin, Conn. If they contest the will, they are to have only $1 each. The will was made January 25, 1919. CURTAILING DRESS OF NAVAL OFFICERS Washington, June 15. — Epaulets, cocked. hats, £old covered belts and highly ornamented special full _dress coats heretcfore worn by naval offi- cers on special occasions, are abolish= ed under an order issued by Secre- tary Danicls. The discarding of so many articles_of - uniform will result in economy of space on board _ship. ease in traveling and a great financial saving to the officers, the secretary sid. - PRINTERS IN BERLIN HAVE GONE ON STRIKE Paris, June 15. — (Havasy — The printers on the large Berlin dafly newspapers have gone on strike, mese sages from the German capital state. The men are demanding a raise in pay. >