Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 16, 1920, Page 1

The Defender Was F Turning Mark 15 Miles From the Start, Halyard Snapped, Shattering the Jaws of Her Gaff— Held Lead From the Start Sandy Hook. July 15.—Great Britain gained her first toe-hold in 49 vears on the America’s cup today when Sir Thom- as Lipton’s challenger. Shamrock IV, won the first race of the 1920 regatta after the defender. Resolute, had been forced out of the running by an accident to her riggin, "Fh-gmen challenger must win two more races out of a possible maximum of four if she is to achieve Sir Thomas Lip- ton’s dream of taking the bottomless pewter trophy back to Britain. Resolute must win three'out of four to retain the cup which has been in possession of the New York Yacht Chub since 1851 The The second race will start at noon on Saturday. Accident Crippled Resolute. Shamrock IV's victory todav was won in the face of what had seemed certain @afeat. Resolute had taken the lead at the start and held it by an ever ening margin guntil. as she swooped With-| in half a mile of the turaing mark fif- teen miles from the start, spectators on the great fleet of pleasurs craft saw her of bellying canvas shiver and o si fluttering. down her mast, A sudden gust gad snanped her throar halyard and a second later the jaws of ber zaqff were shattered bevond repair. Gave Race to Challenger. Captain Charles Franeis Adams, 2nd. sent two men aloft to repair the damage while the stricken yacht around the turning mark nearly five min- utes ahead of Shamrggk IV. A few mo- ts later, however, the men descend- renorted the extent of the damage *Adams gave the order that furled Resolute’s mainsail and gave the race to Shamrock IV. > TWhen Resolute was seen to be In trouble, a bearing Sir Thomas Lip- ton’s colors drew swiftly up to the steam yacht Victoria from which Sir Thomas was following the progrees of his chal- lenger. Many yachtsmen believe Sir Thomas -was ordering Shamrock IV to the finish line, making it no statement he issued later said ial impulse. but that he b: companions h, as it was- feit. thag. cons| > rdiness of the contenders should be taken into account in determining the’issue as well of the rival crews. aft. ranging in size r to tiny power boats ed. and Cantain to ¥ in were ilmost lost in the maze. fol- lowed the conte pver the thirty mile #d even With the squat, - lig and took them southwest by south along coast and back. Shamrock IV was given a mighty tion of screaminz whistles and si rens she flashed across the line at 26 minutes 25 second -after fonr o'ciock. having com- pleted the course in four hours, 24 min- utes and 48 seconds The weather was for a vacht overcast and ing was fitful. Race Began in Sheets of Rain. The lowering clouds burst shortly aft- er the race began and poured down sheets of rain that completely obscured the rac- race. what little breeze thing but satis- The sky was ing sloops from the crowds that lined the | Jersey shore and even rom spectators on the following craft. Squalls of rain ac- companied by electrical disturbances re- curred throughout the race and a heavy bank of fog settled as the contenders neared the turning mark. The added weight of the rain caught by Resolute's sails was declared by yachtsmen to have largely responsible for the acei- robbed of an apparently cer- ory. Jockying For Position, The rival yachts came sailing out from their births, behind Sandy Hook, shortly after ten o'clock. their great stretches of canvas looming high above the wait- ing pleasure craft as they came up to the start By 11 o'clock, they were sruising in great circles about the Am- lightship, jockeying for position. At 1135 a. m. challenger and defender crossed for the first time winthin hailing distance of each other and their crews could be seen eagerly sizing up the rival craft. Shamrock’s greater size and sail area, - which had resulted in race officials awarding Resolute a handicap of = six minutes, forty seconds—was plainly vis- ible as the two sloops crossed. But Resolute was to show, betwleen the start of the race and the time she was forced out, that for sailing weather such as today’s she needed no handicap. The 5 second start she had gained at the out- et had been widened to nearly five min- utes before she was obliged to furl her disabled mainsail and drop out of the A feature movel in races for the Amer- fea’s cup was the apearance over the course of air and seaplanes—“sailing craft” that had not been perfected when the last clash for the cup occurred seven- teen vears ago. A half dozen planes flew over the course bearing newspaper men, mews photographers and moving picture men. : ~ Resolute Will Be Ready Saturday. The Resolute will be ready to meet the Shamrock IV on Saturday for the sec- ond race. according to Robert Emmons, 2nd. managing director of the Resolute, t. When the preliminary signal was blown at 1145 there was just wind enough to give the two yachts steerage way. The fght for position began at once, and for the first few minutes Cap- tain Burton on Shamrock had his boat. tain Adams om the defender slipped out and by a quick twist, gained his favorite berth on the western end of the line near to Poor Start. Burton seemed to ignore this and start- ed for the line nearly a minute ahead of gun. Finding that his calculation wrong, he endeavored to run along . line to piece out the time. but reach- the committee boat ahad of the signal ‘was forced over. He tacked imme- under Resolute’'s ‘stern and re- 58 seconds after ' the defender, _siving the latter a commanding right at the start. It was :pdohmi- —Shamrock’s Victory Was Won in the Face of What Seemed Certain Defeat—Sir Thomas Lipton Not Elated by Victory Through a Fluke—Resolute’s Broken Gear Can Easily be Repaired in Time for the Second Race Over the Triangular Course Saturday—Trophy Goes to Winner of Three Out of Five Races. lipped slowiy | e - ROCK IV | f and Was Widening the Margin edly the poorest start ever made by a Royal Ulster yacht. Interest at once centered on the ques- tion whether. after such bad start, the Shamrock could overtake Resolute and this was answered in the negative in about ten minutes. Both vachts crossed the line on the starboard tack and Sham- rock was the first to try the inshore hitch. Resolute followed immediatety and it was seen at once that the latter was pointing higher and footing as_fast. Then a rain scuall drenched the two yachts, killing the breeze for a time, and adding several hundred pounds weight to the sails. . Resolute Gained Constantly. When the squall cleared both yachts had worked inshore with. Resolute gain- ing copstantly. An hour after the start the wind hauled to the westward giv- ing Resolute a further advantage. and for ran nearly half an hour the twd vachts along the Jersey shore heading zth for the mark, under No. 2 jib Then the wind headed them off again but still Resolute was able to hold her advantage, Daring Move of Shamrock's Skipper. Finding his boat dropping behind. Bur- ton _made a daring move by splitting tatk¥-and heading. for the Jersey shore in the hope of picking up another favor- able slant. He lost, and when he- swung round on the starboard tack again he was nearly a mile behind. Half a mile from the turning buoy: Resolute came around on the port tack| and had the mark under her lee offshore. Shamrock had held the starboard tack a triflle too long and overstood the mark. All preparations had been completed for the turn, and it was only a question of how mumh Resolute’s lead would be. how much Rescolute’s lead would be. along was blowing less than six miles an hour, not even a puff, when suddenly the mainsail of Resolute shivered, and down came the jaws of the gaff. The club topsail sheet was parted and the yacht with only partof her mainsal hoist- ed but peaked far up, was nearly help- less. Summary of the Race, Summary: First cop race, course fif-| teen miles 16 windward and return. Wind southwest, light. Start Shamrock ..12:01:38 Resolute LIFTON SORRY SHAMROCK WON THROUGH A FLUKE Aboard Steam Yacht Victoria (By Wirgless to The A. P.) July 15.—"“A vic- tory that was not earned,” is the way Sir Thomas Lipton owner of the challenger, summed up today's race. “I am exceed- ingly sorry that Shamrock won through a ffuke,” he said, “and 1 would much pre- fer not to accept the race. I am con- vinced by my friends, however, that such a course would not be for the best inter- ests of yachting and that it would tend to set a precedent whereby a premium could be placed on faulty or slight con- struction. ‘I lost a race myself,” he added, hrough a fluke—the breaking of a sail—and I know that the American peo- ple sympathized with me. I can say po: itively that it is no pleasure or glory for me to win a race through a fluke. “Today was a bad day for a race, with squalls and calms and rain. Reso- lute did exceedingly well and made a fine showing, but with a good steady breeze Saturday, I am convinced that my Shamrock will come out a-winner.” 8ir Thomas viewed the race from the steam yacht Victoria, chartered by him for the occasion. He was chatting with some of his guests when the accident put the de- fender out of commission took place. His attention was called to the fluttering mainsail of Resolute, but he only re- marked in an anxious voice: moment, I don’t believe it is As minutes elapsed, however, and Shamrock crept up and passed the dis- abled Resolute, he turned and said: “I am sorry; I hoped that they could fix it. I can’t take a victory like that.” When it was pointed out to him, how- ever, that it was a fortune of the con- test, and that precedent in other sports dictated that a contestant must take in- to consideration possible accidents he re- marked: : “Yes, but that is not Tom Lipton’s I way. fatieh S 20 s NEW YORK NOW HAS A DIAMOND MYSTERY ew York, July 1 A new mystery was added today to the list gow per- Iplexing the New York police, when three diamonds of a $10,000 collection bought from Tiffany & Co., by Gunnel Munn of Radnor, Pa., were found shat- tered by a bullet as they lay in the box in which they were delivered.: Mr. Munn bought the gems for his wife, who is a daughter of Deputy Police Commissioner Rodman Wanamaker of this city A hole in the red plush case shows where the bullet entered. The shattered diamonds were worth $3,000. Police are seeking to determine whether the bullet was fired into the Jjewel case before or after it was de- livered. s The express company which deliver- ed the gems disowned responsibility in the matter, recalling that in Sep- tember, 1919, a bomb was received at the home of Mrs. Rodman Wanamaker, wife of the police official, from a form- er employee. Officials of the company believe someone had in mind the Wan- maker bomb and fired a shot into the jewel box to ascertain If it contained expiosives. DOMINION CONCERN. JOINS BIG BRITISH STEEL MERGER ‘Halifax, N. S., July 15.—Shareholders of the Dominion Steel Corporation at a special meeting here today ratified pro- posals to merge their company in the 500,000,000 British Empire Steel Corp- oration. The Nova Scotia Steel & Iron Company has already entered the Pritish corporation, it was announced, and the Canadian Steamship lines will soon vote on the merger proposals.- TION 29,685 I A Command of Madame Warsaw, July 14 Women eoldiers have taken up posi- tions for the defense of Vilna. They have been assigned to an eight mile front. All the women are equipped. with Amercan boots and are being fed partly by the American Young Woman's Christian Association. They are under the command of Madame Coercz, who fought with General Pilsudski again: the Russians and who also operated last vear with the women during the siege of Lemberg. General Goercz is 26 years old. She contends that women can hold their. own alongside the men, even in the front line. She has about {000 women under her command. Many of them are strong wo- men of the factory type, Who are eager for excitement and adventure. The woman commanded is in charge of al her transport system and rolling kitchens, and all fighting equipment ex- cept artillery. - Additjonal detachments of Women are being formed throughout Poland for de- fense of the republic. = As soon as thelr numbers justify it, Madame Goercz will be placed in command of Poland’s army of women. NOMINEE HARDING DOES NOT FEAR THIRD PARTY Marion, O., July 15.—Perfect confidence that the third party movement will make no serious inroads on republican strength was expressed today by Senator Harding, the republican candidate for president. Taking public notice for the first time of the third party convention at Chicago, the candidate indicated the outcome would in no way affect his campaign plans, and declared the republican plat- form was broad and progressive enough to make a winning appeal to the farmer, the labor and other classes whom the new party is seeking to bring under its banners. He expressed gratification that Senator La Follette had declined to be the candi- date of the third party and added he be- lieved that “few remublicans are interest- € in" th ethird party movement.” Senator Harding’s comment was made during a pause in a hard dav's work on his speeech of acceptance, which is to be delivered a week from today at thé formal notification ceremonies here. He shut himself in from callers and although he attended to some urgent correspondence, virtually the whéle day was given over to the speech. He expécts to about com- Dlete it tomorrow. “The republican party,” he said, in discussing the third party movement, “stands before the country upon a plat- form which is sound and progressive. It offers a platform to the voters for. their judgment, with confidence that the ex- pression of thgir judgment will result in vietory in November, “The republican Tesents Mo one “party, n6 special interest or particular group within our voting citizenship.. Rather it calls upon all Americans,- who - love America, who_believe in sound progress and real development, to support it. “The laboring . man who seeks a square deal from a’political party will get it from the republican party; the far- mer who is looking for freedom from present irksome restrictions ‘is profnised that freedom, and full consideration of the needs of agricuitural in the event of the republican success; the small busi- ness man who is suffering from restrict- ed credit, high interest rates, and in- equitable taxes may well look to the re- publican party to relieve him from the burdens placed upon him by a democratic administration. “More than ever, the republican party this year stands for the Lincolnian prin- ciples of ‘government of the people, by the people and for the people’ for the gool of all the p-ople. It is upon the development of that principie and the interpretation of our platform that we shall make our campaign, irrespective of the mlans or the nominees of other par- ties.” Plans for the notification are about completed, although one fea- ture of the day, what part the women suffragists will take, rcmains undeter- mined so far as the arrangements com- mittees have been informed. It was said tonight no effort would be made to inter- were with suffrage pickets if the women decided to use them at the ceremonies. On the morning of notification day Serator Harding will receive a committee of suffragists headed by Miss Alice Paul of Washington, and will reiterate to them that in his opinion the republican party has been and is the true friend of equal suffrage. Later a group of Ohio women representing a mewly formed “Harding for President Women’s Club” will lend their backing to’the candidate’s position on that subject by assisting in the no- tification ceremonies. In a statement issued tonlsht through Harding's headquarters here, Mrs. C, C. Pavey, of Columbus, head of the new club declared the actual accomplishment of suffrage shsuld be credited to the re- publican party.” DROP IN PRICE OF SOFT COAL PREDICTED New York, July 15—A reduction in the pricé of bituminous coal was pre- dicted here today by members of the subcommitfee of railroad officials and coal operators meeting here to com- plete details of a plan to relieve the coal shortage in New York city, New England and the Northwest. By a scientific distribution of cars the committee hopes to provide a year rep- thi ceremonies | steady stream of coal to the affected district. Under this plan the commit- tee members believe the coal speculat- ors will find it impossible to exact the high prices that the acute shortage has made possible.. ] The car question alone is the stumbs,, ling block, it as said, the coal operat- ors having assured the railroad rep- resentatives that enough coal can be mined to supply all orders. The short- age is estimated at 250,000 open-top cars, only a fraction of which numper, it was said, are now being .built. MAKING FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO NOME, ALASEA Erje, Pa., July 15.—Three of the four army planes ona-flight from New York to Nome, Alaska, which left Mineola, L. 1., at 12.30 today arrived here this after- noon at 5.35 o'clock. ‘Plane- No. 1;'i charze of Captain Street in command of the. flight, became lost in a fog shortly after ‘leaving Mineola and has not been heard from. “Planes 2, 3 and 4 arrived here a few minutes apart and reported an uneven: ful flight.. They will wait here .un- til Captain Street’s plant arrives before making the next jump to Grand Rapids,| Mich. Many a man’s’ bravery crops out’ when he loses his temper. 2 ive Minutes in the Lead, Nearing the/ po When Her Throat| Goercz. (By The A. P)— Wwas nominated for the presidency Nicaragua by the coalition party. Harmans, of Broskiyn, N. Y., was sentenced to five years in the Boston Federal Court for passing counterfeit money« Members House Immigration and Naturalization Committee began a first hand study of the - Japanese problem in California. Four robbers held up the paymaster and nine foremen in a mine of the Vesta Coal Co. at Ritcheyville, Pa.,, -and es- caped with the ‘payroll, ¢ Robhiers looted the safe of the Bank of Honduras-at Tegucigelpa, Salvador, and escaped with several tnousand pe- so0s. They are still at.liberty. The ti e of the macruiting for the navy 1",\; turned, an increase of en- listmeZts over discharged being shown for the first time since the war, ;o . Colonel H. O.-S. Heistand has been appointed field director of the Ameri- can Red Cross at the eastern, depart- ment headquarters, Governor s- Island. An agrasment was reached between wholsalers_and .retailers in-the sale of bread in Pittsburgh. ‘he_bread will be sold by the ounce, instead of by the loaf. Federal Judge Thomas Chatfizld, rul- ed the City of New York must get.fed- eral permission to seize the Richmond Light and Railroad Co.’s trolley lines on Staten Island. < — “General Guillermo Meixpeire, the revolutionary leader- in- the state of Oaxaca, is in.Mexico, City, arranging for the transfer .of his.troops to the new government. Colonel Mathew A. Tinley, of Coun- cil Bluffs, lowa, as elected . president at its first reunion, held in Birmingham leveland was selected was selected as the next convention city. _The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion suspended until September 1 fare increases on the Manhattan Rail- road between ppoints or its lines in New York, Jersey City and Hoboker. Women deputies jacided to. try and introduce greater dignity. and polite- ness into parliamentary discussions in Czecho-Slovakia, and agreed not to disturb sessions by shouting or com- ments. President Hickey of the American Association baseball league ‘announced with the season half plt;yefl 800,000 persons have attended the'games com- p?red gto 1,000,000 for the entire season of 1918. To solve the problem of housing the American Legation and a residence for the American Minister, Richard T. Crane, Minister, purchased the old Schoenbrunn Castle, in Prague, Czech- Slovakia. Curtailment of building operation in the New England states and conse-. men will result’ unless a sl e of cement in this section is relieved with- in ten days. - - f President Wilson is being advised of the coal shortage situation by the In- terstate Commerce Commission and the coal operators' association. The. appointment of a fuel administrator is believed near. Santeri Nuorteva, recently arrived in England as emissary of L. C. A. K. Martens, Russian bolsheviki repre- sentative in the United States, wtll be deported. He carried a “diplomatic passport” signed by Martens. Thra: women and five men were ar- rested in Cleveland, breaking -up a well-organized whiskey-running cam- paign. The women were delivering the whiskey to the men in suitcases, which they earried from Pittsburgh. A Belfast despatch says two thou- {sand Sinn Feiners and Unionists had a fight in Lurgan over the capture of a man who is alleged to have participat- ed in a recent raid a mansion near Lurgan. Many persons were wounded in fighting. Armand Ledlier, a prohibition offic- er, was arraigned in New York, be- fore U. S. Commissioned Hitchcock on a charge of abetting and aiding in a breach of the prohibition-law. Pend- ing a hearing set for August 17, Led- lier was released on 500 bond. A fourteen year old girl was killed and probably 50 -persons injured in autompbile accidents ' resulting : from congestion caused by an unexpected strike of 192 Chicago street car. elec- tricians which seriously crippled the transportation lines of that city. A 21-story buildings, containing “a church auditorium, will be erected on the site of the First Methodist church at Clark and Washington street, as part of the coming centenary: recon- struction ' program in Chicago. < <Six floors of the building” will be devoted to religious purposes. MISS HELEN TAFT WEDS FREDERICK JOHNSON MANNING Montreal, July 15.—Miss Helen Taft, daughter of former President William Howard Taft, was married today at Mur- ray Bay, to Frederick Johnson Manuning, instructor in history at Yale ‘University. Miss Taft is president of Bryn Mawr col- lege. Mr. Manning was graduated from Yale in 1916 and served as’a first lieu- tenant -in the field artillery, U. S. A. The ceremony took place at the Union church. b5 ¢ The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white taffeta trimmed with old Brussels lace. She-car- ried a bouquet of white sweet peas, a gift from the groom, “and Campanulas and white Toses. \ Miss Edith Mofgan, of New York, was maid of honor and the only attendant. The bride’s train was borne by Masters ‘William H. Taft, 2nd, and Robert Taft, nephews of the bride. Others attending the ceremony were -the bride's mother, Mrs. William Howard Taft, and - Mrs. Robert Taft. ¥ b TU. 8. GABRISON AT LAREDO .-, IS BEING REINFORCED “San Antonio, Tex., July = 15.—The TUnited . States army garrison at Laredo is being reinforced following receipt of information of hostilities across the bor- ber, it was announced at southern de- partment headquarters. today. Four air- planes carrying. battle equipment.were gent to lLaredo otday and the machine gun company of -the ‘37th infantry was ordered to return to Larede. RUSSIAN SOVIET HAS 3 NOT REPLIED ON ARMISTICE Spa, Belgium, July 15.—Premier Lloyd | Georze said tonight that he had no ‘con- firmation of the report that the Russian soviet had replied to his proposals for an - armistice with Poland. ., ° quent unemployment for many. work-| Chicago, July 15.—Members of the com- mittee of 48, who yesterday bolted the fusion. movement of the Farmer-Labor Party, tonight, after a day of futilq wranginl, adjourned With no . arranges ments made ,to put a Separate presi- dential ticket in the fleld. Adjournment. was taken over the pro- test of a minority grodp and was only accomplished “Wheti the committee lead- ers thrned out the lights and ordered the owners to clear the hall. Prior to adjournment the leaders pre- sented a report providing for the contin- uation of the organization in each state. The report was adopted. It makes no provision for a_national ticket, but does provide that amother national convention may be .called at some future date. Parley P. Christensen of Salt Lake City, presidential nominee of the Farm- er: 'Labor Party, threw the dying forty eight convention into an uproar by sending '+~ a message characterizing its actions _s “roolish.” ““Regardless of the action at this meet- ing, however foolish™ Christensen's message said, “T'am’ the candidate of the Farmer-Labor ‘Party and will continue in ithe race.” 3 Three of the minority groups origin- ally subscribing to ‘the fusion movement were represented in today's meeting. Be- sides'a part of the forty eighters, leaders of the World War Veterans and Peo- ple’s Party joined ‘the bolt. 'Ot all the groups which joined the new party convention Tuesday, only one wey oganized faction is left in- the Farmer- Labor ranks, and that is the former La- bor Party. The dominant farmer group in the amalgamation, members of the Non-Partisan League, stayed to the last, Dbut - their organization has repudiated the movement, refused to amalgamate and has endorsed Robert H. La Follette for president. The Single Tax Party, the first to withdraw,, nominated its own ticket on Tuesday night and adopted a forty word platform. : . The fusion movement, Forty Eight speakers today declared, was wrecked by what Gilbert E. Roe, La Follette's per- sonal representative, characterized ~as the “intolerance” of the Labor ' Party leaders. “You can never make a class party in this country and have it amount to anything,” Roe declared. ““You can never build-up. a Labor party successfully in this country as in Great Brtain.” BEIDGEPORT JITNEURS GET TEMPORARY INJUNCTION Bridgeport, Conn., July 15.—A tempo- Tary ‘injunction restraining the city of Bridgeport from enforcing the new ordi- nance which would keep jitneys off miny £ city. strests where they compete srigum‘ trolldy cars was granted by Judge John W. Banks of the superior court tonight. . - .. 0% o L"'rnta “applicant was Jaecob B: -Klein, counsel for the owners of jitneys. A hearing on ‘the question of dissolving the injunction or meking it permanent will be held- Saturday. vious to the issuance of the injune- tion City Attorney Willlam H. Conley, Jr.,"had applied to the court for an in- junetion to stop jitneys from operating on-the' streets named in the ordinance. This petition was deniéd after Mr. Klein had pointed out that the city had a remedy at law because it could make ar- rests for violation of the ordinance. The court action was the outcome of a futile attempt at a conference to reach a compromise. AVIATOR LOST MHIS WAY IN A FOG BANK Seranton, Pr.. July way in a for bank, soon after ascending at Mineola this af- ternoon, Capt. St. Clair Street, “com- mander of the flight to Nome, Alaska, made a landing this afternoon at Elm- hurst, eight miles east of this city. In| landing the axle of the plane was broken | but Captain.Street and his mechanician were not injured. They expect to re- sume: the flight at noon tomorrow. Captain Street described the fog as being extremely heavy and said that al- though they ascended aver 6,000 feet they were unable to escape it. Having lost their bearings, he decided to descend. By-a péculiar.coincidence they landed on the 'same farm Lieutenant Kirkpatrick. one’ of their fiving mates on the present trip, landed on last summer when he lost his. way fiying to this city. HAETFORD MAY LOSE STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION ° Hartford, July 15.—Hartford may lose | the state republican convention this fall because of its lack of hotel accommoda- tions.- This is the opinion’ expressed by J. Henry Roraback; chairman of the re- publican state central committee. Be- cause the spring convention s held in New Havef, it is probable th... under or- dinary_circumstances the convention for the” naming’of a state ticket would have come to this city, While no date has been set for the convention Mr. Roraback was of the opirion that it would come early, probably in-September. The meet- ing of the state central committee for setting the date for caucuses and fixing a date and plan for the convention will probably be held in August. Having lost his into which he flew SCHENCK APPOINTED CAPTAIN CONNECTICUT RIFLE TEAM Hartford, Jaly 15.—Adjutant Gen. George M. Cole notified the executive of- ficer at Camp Perry, today, that George L. Schenck ‘of Greenwich had been ap- pointed captain . of the Connecticut civil rifie team which will compete at Camp Perry in the national championships be- ginning Aug. 23. The Connecticut team has. not’ yet been selected, the final try- outs -being scheduled for -next Sunday at the Fast Haven range. The rifle team comprises 18 men 12 shooting members, a “captain, a coach, a quartermaster. a range officer and two alternates. The | Iof the commission on the necessaries of For the Duration of Six Months Will Place at the —Aiies Had Sent an Ultimatum Calling fora “Yes” or “No” Reply by 11 O’Clock This Morning. Spa, Belgium, July 15 (By the A. P.)., —Premicrs Lloyd George and Millerand —Following is the text of the German note to the allies: “(1) The German government engages itself to place at the disposal of the al- lied governments, beginning Aug. 1, 1920, according to present arrangements for the duration of six months, two million tons of coal, monthly. “(2) The allied governments will pay for this coal up to-the German market price by. placing the respective sums to Germany’s credit on_ her reparation ac- count, and’ the difference between the German market price ‘and’ the world market pricé in cash unless the manner of payment shall be determined in a dif- ferent way in a general agreement on financial questions. “(3) For the duration of the aforesaid coal deliveries the clauses of the ‘de- cision’ on the coal question communicated to the German delegation July 9 and amended July 11 will not be applied; neither shall the amount of coal to be delivered monthly be ‘increased by the reparations commission during this peri- od. (4) There ‘shall ‘be made as soon as possible -an arrangement concerning the situation In upper Silesia by which either the German government will recover con- trol over Silesian coal or by Wwhich her monthly share of Silesian coal is fixed at less than 1,500,000 tons monthly. (5) There shall be instituted as soon as possible a mixed commission at Essen for the purpose of investigating means for improving the condition of the miners with regard to foed. clothing and housing and improving thereby the coal output in the Ruhr district. “The allies shall declare themselves ready to grant to Germany necessary credits for the importation of foodstuffs for her population, as weil as for tie im- portition of raw materials for German industry and agriculture. The delibera- tions in this regard ,will take”place in connection with_ the general deliberations concerning the financial question, with the co-operation of the experts of both sides.” Spa, Delgium, July 15 (By the A. P.). FIRST QUOTATIONS ON WHEAT FUTURES IN THREE YEARS Chicago, . July 15.—Prices started lower than expected today for future deliveries of “wheat, the first of such prices quoted 'in mnearly three years. December delivery opened at §2.72 .to $3.75. . Esi tes .by. -traders befere- hand . we; t-the - imitial® figures would be about $2.80. A rush of business came at the out set, but i a very few minutes the ex citément as to wheat was énded and the uproar was greater by far in the crowds that were trading in wheat and corn. As a precaution against a wild market almost prohibitive mar- gins were required for transactions in wheat. To this fact mainly was attri- buted the rapid dwindling of the vol- ume of business and the quickness with which the ppit assumed an everyday matter-of-fact aspect. NEED FOR CLOTH, YET THE WOOLEN MILLS ARE CLOSED Andover, Mass., July 15.—There is need for every yard of cloth that can be produced in the mills of the American ‘Woolen Company, now almost generally closed, but notwithstanding this condi- tion it is impossible to obtain orders, President William M. Wood said today. He was addressing superintendents and overseers of the company’s mills who at- tended a conference at his estate. He said he gould not predict when the mills would reopen. TO INVESTIGATE THE CLOSING OF WOOLEN MILLS Boston, July 15.—Charles H. Adams, life, has gone to Lawrence to investigate the closing of the woolen mills there, it was announced today. At the same time he will lock into the business of retail stores in that city in aneffort to deter- mine if the closing of the mills with con- sequent wage curtailments has resulted in price changes. St RO SR WAGE INCREASE FOL EMPLOYES OF NEW YORE EAILWAYS CO. New York, July 15.—Employes of the New -York -Railways Company, operating several surface car lines in Manhattan, Harlem and the Bronx, were granted a wage incréasé of 10 per cent. today by Job E. Hedges, receiver for the company. The increase becomes effective July 18 and the agreement under which it is; granted will continue in force until De- cember 31, 1921. i HARTFORD GAS CO. DELAYS RAISING METER CHARGE Hartford, July he Hartford City Gas Light Company has notified Corpor- ation Counsel Schutz that it will delay putting into effect its meter charge of 50 cents per month pending the city’s ap- peal to the. public. utilities commission. The company announced a fortnight aga that such a,charge would go into effect July 15 regardless of the quantity of gas consumed. The corporation counsel claims the charge is inequitable. R, AL SR DUBLIN POSTOFFICE WAS RAIDED BY FIFTY MEN Dublin; July 15.—Fiity men rdided the general postoffice here this morning and carried -off .all letters directed to Dublin castle, the’vice-regal 174 ze, the chief sec- retary and under-secretary of the Irish administration. ‘A patrol of five constables and a ser- geant was ambushed last night in the pistol team is composed of five shooting members and the captain. PABLO GONZALES ONE OF THREE GENERALS AREESTED Mexico City, July 15.—General Pablo Gonzales, former candidate for the pres- idency, ‘antl Brigadier Generals Carlos Garcia - nad Jose Santos were captured near Monterey s morning, aceording to an’ announcenient made by the war de- partment this evening. i i _ General Elias Calles, secretary of war, conferred tonight with Provisional President D eLa Huerta prior to issuing orders relative to the trial of the officers. ‘With General Gonzales were arrested Generals Carlos Gareia and Jose E. San- tos, ‘the consul said. He added that a urtmartial for ate trial had been Adare district of County- Limerick. One constable was wounded and died soon afterward, but the others escaped unin- jured, aocerding to. an: afficial report. HOHENTHAL RE-ELECTED BY SONS OF TEMPERANCE Moncton, N. ‘B, July 15.—E. L. G. Ho- henthal of South Manchester, Conn:, was re-elected patriazeh at the closing session of the national -vusions of Sons of Tem- perance held here today. Ross Black of Philadelphia was re-elected scribe. The next meeting will be held in New Jersey in July, 1921 qiEre ~spite of some. 2,000,000 building inspections made by its fire depart- ment, New York city &ontinues to will see Dr. Walter Simons, the Germai foreign minister, at 7 o'clock this evem ing and hand him thei; reply on the coal question, | George ,in which they discussed the es- ‘which will be delivered later. | by the various allied powers in the pro- The reply, which was agreed upon this afternoon, is virtually an ultimatum and the Germans must reply ‘‘ves” or “no’ by 11 o’clock tomorrow morning as 'to whether they will deliver 2,000,000tons"of coal monthly. Dr. Simons, the German foreign secre- tary, said he had an hour’s conversation with Premiers Millerand and Lioyd sentials of the allied reply, the text of Dr. Simons was measurably nciled to the allies’ solution. Tension® is greatly relaxed-at German headquarters. 3 Premier Lloyd George seemed to be in good spirits this evening, but when asked by a correspondent if he thought the Gers mans would accept, said: cannot say. Dr. Simons is a rea- sonable opponent, but he has insatiable men with him.” 375 The protocol which the Germans will be asked to sign tomorrow provides that they must furnish 2,000,000 tons of coal monthly, and if by Oct. 15, 1920, they have not furnished 6,000,000 tons the al- lies will occupy the Ruhr. A treaty price will be paid far the coal, plus five marks gold per ton as a premium for screening into different grades, which premium will be applied to the purchase of foodstuffs. Cenditions as to upper Silesian coal are set forth as follows: "A mixed reparations commission will be appointed, and later a permanent committee to investigate the working conditions of the -miners. It is further stipulated that the difference be- tween 70 marks per ton and the world price of coal is.to be loared to Germany portion of 62 France, 22 Great Britain and § each Ttaly and Belgium. If, as is hoped, the Germans sign the protocol, the conference will resume its discussion of reparations. Premier Lloyd Ge(;:'ge wishes to leave Spa tomorrow night. v —_—_— AN UNPRECEDENTED DRY SEASON IN CANAL ZONE ‘Washington, July 15.—Dependent en- tirely upén the water from rains of the wet season gathered in the great storage serervoir of Gatun lake for its operation, the Panama canal was bronght down--to 2 narrow margin of supply by the une precedented ‘dry- season just ended. Official revorts show this was the dry- _Season, since~American oppucation of the canal zone and the lake was reduced to within less than a vard of the point where thére would not have been suffi- cient water for safe navigation. _Only resort to steam power for opera- tion of the canal mechanism during part of the season kept the water level up to the minimum point of 8176, which was recorded May 28. Ifuli nia Life Jacket Picked Up, Philadelphia, 'July 13.—A life Jjacket, silent reminder of the Lusitania, sunk five Years ago, and bearing a strand of faded blonde hair, was picked. up yesterday in the Delaware river. The name of the ship the Germans tor- pedoed still remained, clear and distinet, on the wave-beaten canvas, which has been adrift on the seas throughout three Years of war and two of peace. The life jacket, which was found by two railroad detectives, had on one side the words “Life Belt” and on the other. in large black Jletters, the inscription “Lusitania.” HARTFORD MAY LOSE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Hartford, July 15— Hartford may los ethe state republi- can convention this fall because of its lack of hotel accommodations. This” was the opinion expressed by J. Henry Roar- aback, chairman of the republican state central committee. Because the spring convention was held In New Haven, ft is probable that under ordinary circum- stances the convention for the naming-of a state ticket would have gone to the capifol city, these two cities being the most accessible for the great majority of the delegates. While no date has as vet been Bet for the fall convention, Mr. Roaraback was of the opinion that it would come early, probably in September. in order to e ample time for the livel: campaign that seems assured. The mecting of the state central edm- mittee for setting the date for caucuses and fixing a' date and plan for the canvention will probably be held in Am- gust. The 1918 'state. ticket was named in June in order to allow time for tMe mailing of ballots to men in the Amer: ican Expeditionary force. y state STREET CARS IN CHICAGO ARE TIED UP BY STRIKE Chicago, July 15.—Street car service'in Chicago wa salmost entirely suspended early today when electrical workers- in several repair shops were called out on strike following a dispute over unioniza- tion of some of the shops and failure to agree by some classes of the employes.- _ About 3,000 men are affected by the strike, according to union leaders. Wil liston Fish, general manager of the street car lines, said an attemnt would be made to continue operation of the cars on ail lines but admitted it would be difficult for the ‘company to handle the rush hour traffic. 3 The elevated lines are not affected. A 14 year old girl was killed and prob- ably fifty persons injured in accidents Te sulting. from overcrowding. of motor ye- hicles. The girl was 'killed when a motor truck carrying forty persons to werk crashed into a telegraph pole. < GREEKS HAVE CKOSSED INTO EASTERN THRACE Constantinople, July 15 (By the A. P). —The local railway office did not s&ll tickets to Adrianople today. This waa taken to indicate that the Greeks had crossed into eastern Thrace, preparatory to morving to the Tchatalja line. s ~ Major Venizelos, son of the Greek pres mier, commanded the artillery of the Greek forces . which recently entered Brussa. As the Greeks approached the city the nationalists waved a white flag . but treacherously killed a Greek wjo was sent to_confer with them. The: Hajor Venizelos ordered the artillery- open fire, kiljing many Turks and gniet-