Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 14, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 208 POPULATI ON 29,685 NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY. AUGUST 14, .1920 14 PAGES—98 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS PONZI NOW N GOUNTY JALL SURRENDERED BY BONDSMAN Unable to Secure Other Bonds When Turned Over to Federal . Authorities—Further Developments of Ponzi's “Get- Rich-Quick” Schemes Are Expected Soon—Three Offi- cers of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company, An- other Contern Promising Fabulous Interest, Have Been Placed Behind the Bars. Boston, Aug. 13.—Four men who have accepted millions of dollars from New England investors in . the last few months, on promises of payment of fab- ulous intersst were behind the bars to- night. Charles Ponzi, whoss spectacu- lar financial dealings have made his name known the country over sur- rendered today by the man who fur- nished $35.000 bonds for bis release af- ter his arrest by the federal authorities yesterday. Unable to find another bonds- man Ponzi was taken to the Middlesex county jail at East Cambridge. Three officers of the Old Colony For- eign Exchange Company wcre arrested. taken into the municipal court and held in $30,000 bonds each on a technical charge of larceny of $500 from persons wnknown. In default of bonds they spent the night in the Charies Street jail. They are Charles M. DBrightwell, ent and treasurer of the concern; pre: Raymond Mevers, office manager, and Fred Meyers. sales agent. All three pleaded not guilty. That the activities of this company might have in extent the deal- ings of Ponzi's Securities, Exchange Company was intimated by Albert Hur- witz assistant district attorney of Suf- folk county. the amou prob: dred upon that ien he told the court that transactions hun- was in its shown nvolved would be of thousands of dollars. representation that bonds be set at a high figure. The e men will be given a hearing August 24 Further criminal taken against Ponzi nicipal court a blar sued charging him counts. totalling be It this the 1 proceedings were toda In the mu- et warrant was is- with larceny in $24,000. Police the federal building to re-arrest Ponzi if the fed- authorities released him again on as he was taken to jail ti municipal court charges against him were held in abeyance. Further bankruptey proceedings in which for the first time partners of Pon- zi were mentioned, were brought in the federal court. The thre§ petitioners were holders of Ponzi's notes for a to- tal of $2,625. They asked that Ponzi and John S. Dondero of Medford and Guglielmo Bertollotti of Parma, Italy, named as his partners in the Securities Exchange Company, be adjudged bank- rupt. Rumors in- Epectors were at prepared eral were ourrent tonight that further developments bearing on “get- rich-quick” schemes might be expected in the near future. There was no hint as to the nature of these developments. Joseph C. Allen, state bank commis- sioner, said that he knew of no founda- tion for reports that Ponzi's crash might involve any banking institutions except ghe Hunover Trust Company, which was closed by the commissioner earlier in the week. Ponzi was a direc- tor and sharehbider in this bauk. through which he checked out millions of dollars. Mr. Allen made it known today in con- nection with the: closing -of the Hanover Trust Company he had caused the state seal to be placed on all the safe deposit boxes in that institution used by~ Ponzi or by officers or employes of the bank. The arrest of officers of the Old Col- ony Foreign Exchange Company came after a frenzied run by noteholders upon the company's offices on Devonshire street. One of, the results of this run was 'an imperative netice served upon President Brightwell by the trustee of the building to vacate his quarters with- in an hour and a half. Shortly after- ward thg offices were closed. ; More than a hundred note 'holders were in the exchange company’s outer office this forenoon when a man emerged from the inner office and announced that “by order of the district attorney” no payments on notes would be made “for three or four davs.”' Brightwell haid later that this announcement was erroneous so far as mention of the dis- trict attorney was concepned, but that the company had decided to suspend payments temporarily on advice of its attorney. An hour later the Devonshire street offices of the company were reopened and payment of principal on unmatured notes were A notice posted on the doors said thas further payments would be made at an office on Oliver street be- cinning next Monday morning but that no payments would be made tomorrow. SAMUEL ZORN CHARGED WITH LARCENY OF $500 Boston, Aug. 13.—Samuel Zorn was arrested at his home in the Dorchester district tonight on a warrant chargi larceny of $500 from persons unknow: This was the same charge upon which three officers of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company were arrested earlier in the day. HARDING IS FOE LOFTY STANDARDS OF FIDELITY Marion, O.. Aug. 13.—To Governor Cox's declaration that the republican party stands on the skyline of a setting sun, Senator Harding replied today that “if “we may look backward to clear our vision, we may look forward more confi- dent] “Call it reaction if you like,” said the republican nominee in a speech here, “but we need the old standards of honesty, the lofty standards of fidelity. “If we are living in the past to recall the wisdom of Washington, the equal rights of Jefferson, the genius of Ham- ilton, * * * the restoration of McKinley or the awakening by Roosevelt, 1 am happy to drink of the past for my in- spiration for the morrow.” The speech, delivered from the front porch of the Harding residence to mem- bers of the Ohio Republican Editorial as- sociation, was a plea for a return to old- time morality and fairness. If everyone concerned had been ‘rigidly honest,” he said, peace might long since have been extablished and industrial and social un- Test quieted. Iie also advocated a forest policy to insure an adequate domestic supply of timber to meet, among other needs, the demand for print paper pulp. There was no direct reference to the Jeague of nations, but the candidate re- vealed tonight that he expected soon to elaborate on his previous declarations for an international understanding that would not imperil American integrity. A luncheon given under the auspices of the Republican Editorial assoeiation preceded the visit to the Harding .home. Merritt C. Speidel of the Piqua Call. president of the association, presided at the luncheon and there were brief talks by other senators. “Senator Harding did mnot attend the Juncheon, a last-minute change in plans shifting his address to the front porch instead of the luncheon hall The delegation marched to the Harding ; home in a column of twos, and Mr. Hop- ley of the Burey Telegram extended their felicitations to the nominee in a short speech hailing him as “our editor-in- chief.” BIRDS, BEASTS, REPTILES FOR THE BRONX Z0O New York, Aug. 13.—Six hundred birds, beasts and reptiles from Regents Park zoological garden, London, arrived here today on the steamer Minnesota er route to the Bronx zoo. Rare creatures in the collection in- sluded a white wild ass, said to be the snly one in captivity; a panda-cat bear, sne of the smallest in existence, stand- mg only 18 inches in height; five black tpes with white eyebrows; two wild In- lian swans; some black-necked grackles from China, and snakes including dia- mond pythons and cobras. Of the many different species of “pas- tengers,” o the swans suffered from leasickness. NEW YORK LONGSHOREMEN GO BACK TO WORK MONDAY New York, Aug. 13.—Coastwise long- thoremen who have been on strike here rince March 12, voted at a mass meeting wonight to £o back to work Monday norning providing the steamship owners getrid of the strikebreakers they have imployed. They agreed to submit their lemands, including a wage increase of 15 cents an hour. to arbitration after hey return to work. JICFFRAGE FAVORABLY REPORTED IN N. CAROLINA - a2 Raleigh, N C, Aug. 13—Suffrage won he initial battle fn the North Carolina egisfature today . when, by a vote of b 1, the comstitutional amendment: ittee of the upper house reported a TENN. SENATE VOTES RATIFICATION OF SUFFRAGE Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 13.—The Ten- nessee senate today, by a vote of 25 to 4, adopted the resolution providing for rat- ification of the federal suffrage amend- ment. Even the most optimistic of the suffrage forces were surprised at the large majority. Seventeen votes wWere neces- sary, but most polls had listed from 20 to 22 as favorable and the high water mark was set at 24, The suffragists, certain of ratification by the senate, have proceeded from the beginning of the legislativé session with the expectation that the real fight would be in the lower house, and the senate vote had hardly been announced before the workers were redoubling efforts to secure favorable action by the representatives. The house adjourned today until Mon- day afternoon at 2 o'clock without refer- ence to suffrage, but it was stated later the committee to which the resolution was referred would meet Monday night to con- sider it. There was no indication what action would be taken but in connection With rumors that the opposition might attempt to bury it in committee it was recalled an effort of suffragists to force a report today was defeated last night by a vote of 8 to 6, with four members ab- sent. 18 YEAR OLD GIRL HELD ON CHARGE OF BURGLARY New York, Aug. 13—An 13-year old irl, Anna Westervelt, today was held in Yorkville eourt with two men, George Rubino and Walter McKeon in §10.- 000 bail each charged with suspicion of burglary as alleged ringleaders of a band of crooks operating along “mil- lionaire row” on upper Fifth avenue, The trio. with Frank Rubino, a pri- sonre in* Harlem hospital where he was found to have been shot, are alleged to have rifled the Fifth Avenue home of Mrs. Elizabeth L. W. Stevens Yester- day, McKeon and George Rubino were captured in a reyolver fight which fol- lowed their attempt to dispose of Jjewel- ry downtown. A small safe containing between $5, 000 and $7,000 was taken from Mrs. Stevens’ house, down the fire escape and into a taxicab. AGENT FOR OLD COLONY EXCHANGE ARRESTED Providence, R. I, Aug. 13—James C. King, 25 agent for the Old «‘olony For- eign Exchange Company was arrested today on a charge of conspiracy. A few minutes before King had filed a certifi- cate_showing the office of the company at 54 Devonshire Street, Boston, and the sole owners, C. W. Brightwell and R. M. Meyers of that address. King sa¥s he is a_ graduate of Boston Uni- versity Law School. A DISABLED TANKER TUSED IMPROVISED SATLS Atlantic City, N, J, Aug. 13.—As the result of an accident of her machinery two weeks ago, the 5.000 ton tanker Texaco, owned by the Texas Oil Com- pany, limped into port here today under improvised sails. She will be towed to New York. The tanker carries a crew of 26 and is bound from Port Arthur. TO PAY OFF FOLLOWERS OF FRANCISCO VILLA Mexico City, Aug. 13—Five paymast- ers carrying 300,00 pesos have left Mex- ico City to pay off followers of Fran- cisco Villa, the former rebel leader, ac- cording to the agreement with him by the government, it is officially anounc- ed.. A personal escort of 50 men will be given Villa, the soldiers being paid by the government. It's a poor kind of picty that seeks all the pleasures and dodges the pains. in Express Raies Interstate Commerce Commis- sion Finds Request For 25.16 Increase Was Not Justified. _ Washington, Aug. 13—Authority to increase express rates 12 1-2 per cent was granted the American Railway Ex press Company today by the Inter state Commerce Commission. The increase by unofficial estimates will add §35,500,000 to the annual inome of the company. The commission’'s deci- on, however, does not take into con- sideration the recent award of the Rail- road Labor Board of increased wages approximating §$43,000,000 to express company employed and it is expeced ap- plication soon will be made by the com- pany for an additional advance in rates to meet the new wage scales. Rates on milk and cream under the commission’s decision are | further in- creased to correspond with the advance of 20 per t for the transportation o fsuch commodities authorized the rail- roads except where there are no com- peting railroads between the affected points. In the latter case an advance of 12 1-2 per cent is authorized. In touching on the fact that the ex- press company had been allowed only about half of the increase ask~. which was 25.16 per cent, the comn % lon ex- pressed the -opinion that the fui. amount awarded should be retained by the ex- press company itself and that none of it 12.5 P. C. Increase| “The Crank” Held i 1 as the Kidnapper Crowd of Several Thousand Persons Surrounded Jail— 15 Members of State Police on Guard. ! Philadelphia, Aug. 13.—Augusto Pas- quale, known as “The Crank,” was held without bail to answer charges of Kkit- napping, burglary and extortion in con- nection with the kidnapping of Blakely Coughlin at a preliminary hearing today in the Montgomery county prison at Nor- ristown. No testimiony was taken, ac- cording to Justice of the Peace Lenhardt, who conducted the proceedings. The prisoner was held for a further hearing in order that there may be no difficulty in removing him from the prison at any time he is required by the state police and other officials who are still enedeavoring to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the 13 months’ old child from the home of his father at Norris- town on June 2. The hearing was not open to the public and counsel for the prisoner ini this city was not notified that it was to be held. Pasquale had no counsel at the hearing, and did not ask for any. the justice of the peace said. District Attorney Franeis X. Renninger, an assistant district attorney, counsel for George H. Coughlin, the missing child's father, Captain Gearhart, Sergeant Price and two other members of the state police were in attendance. Benjamin F. Goodman, attorney for the wife. to be found. and eeller. { Bulletin m Service For Buyer and Seller There is a two-fold service which morning newspaper advertising renders, for it at once a help to the merchant and the thrifty house- The newspaper advertisement makes the co-operative link be- tween them, for it goes into the homes as a ready reference guide that will very often save the buyer time and money. straight path to the counter and the store where the desired article is Covering the Eastern Connecticut territory so completely as it does, the Bulletin is the ideal medium for this mutual service to buyer | During the past week the following matter has appeared in the columns of The Bulletin for 2 cents a day : Telegraph Local General Total || Saturday, August 164 103 344 611 Monday, August 1€0 98 190 448 Tuesday, August 152 129 165 445 Wednesday, August 142 108 300 550 Thursday, August 182 137 276 595 I Friday, August 155 83 244 487 ! Totals...... 955 663 1519 3137 It points out the riers. Nothing in its decision, the commis- sion said, is to be taken as forecasting the determination of the applications of the Adams, American, ~Southern and Wells Fargo companies for a continu- ance of their consolidation into the American Railway Express Company or on the proposed new contract between roads which has been submitted to commission for i approval, CONFERENCE HELD O BITUMINOUS WAGE SCALE Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 13.—The wage scale committees of the bituminous coal operators and union miners of the cen- tral competitive field met in executive session here today, in pursuance to a request of President Wilson to consider a change in wages and after org: ng, adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America, explained that because the notice of the mect| was short, it was impossible to have had all the miners’ delegates present to- day. Michael Gallagher, Cleveland operator, was elected chairman of the conference, and William Green, secretary-treasurer of the miners, was named secretary. The miners held a caucus this morn- ing without reaching a decision on the exact wage increases they will demand. The figure generally mentioned is $.' over the pregent wage of $6 paid the men by the day, who comprise about 27 per cent. of the industry. Several com- mitteemen freely admitted tonight that if the day men received their full de- mand. the tonnage men aiso woui probably ask an increase. President Lewis declined to comment on th ‘Although only the scale comm the central competitive field, c western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, are actually taking part in the conference, representatives of practically every state organization of the miners’ union are here. Most_of the scale committee members are under indictment in Judge A. B. An- derson’s federal court in Indianapolis for charges growing out of the great coal strike last fall. When asked whether they might be embarrassed by a po bility of contempt of court action if th undertook to tamper with the present agreement, operators’ officials said to- day that “had been taken care of.” The conference here was called by President Wilson, it was said, with the approval of Attorney General Palmer. the CONTESTING THE WILL OF MRS. MARGARET B. COLE New York, Aug. 13.—Cornelius J. Sullivan today was appointed temporary administrator of the estate of Mrs. Mar- garet C. Cole, who died May 14, leav- ing the bulk of an estate estimated at $1,250,000 to Dr. Freeman Ford Ward, her physician, and only $1,000 each to several relatives. Mrs. Ella L. Riley of Chicago and oth- er relatives contested the , alleging that her aunt was of unsound mind and unduly influenced by the doctor. 6,040 IMMIGRANTS AT & ROLL CALL, ELLIS ISLAND New York, Aug. 13.—A new post-war record for housing incoming aliens was set at the Ellis Island immigration sta- tion today with 6.040 immigrants an- swering morning roll call after having spent the night on the island. Commissioner Frederick A. Wallis took advantage of the unusually congested condition of the sleeping quarters last night to take Commissioner General Caminetti on a midnight tour of inspec- tion. the consolidated company and the rail-i should be allowed to the railroad car- prisoner, when he 1 learned the hearing i red that he had b unfairly treated.” *“Th. knewdl ,:: F’-‘Asqufvfilc's lawyer and I had a right to be there,” he said. “I expect to appeal to the court. . Under the Jaw i t 3 aw a pub] g ing is necessary.” SR Pasquale is reported t his alleged confes that he is the a had been held, decla; : o have amplified slon in which he denied ¢ otual kidnapper, claimi that the by had been taken by a r‘ngg nam'_‘u “Joe” and a woman. The name of this woman was given as Rose Mec. Donelle, who the prisoner is quoted as saying he lived with for a time in Phila- o 211‘:] She afterwards married *Joe,” The police say they credence in this child has been authorities is tl served several senten looking for soiethin: do not place any :corressmn" and fear the illed. Ore theory of the Pasquale, who has ces for larceny, was g to steal and the baby to death in attempting. (s":l‘;;: e en it was awakened. \ crowd of several thousand pers hered around the .\[omgomeryp:or::'t‘; prison when it was rumored in Norris.| town that Pasquale had confessed. I is being guarded by fifteen me state police. S e e HIS SECOND ARREST FOR TREANSPORTING LIQUOR New Haven, Conn., Aug. - 13.—James Mosca of this city, who was fined $50 at the May term of the United States dis [HCF court for transporting liqguor was again arrested this afternoon for a sec- ond offense dnd released on bail of §3. 000 which was furnished by his father. Frandisco Mosca. The federal officers charge Mosca with being the owner and 51 ver of the car seized early this morn- ing at Warehouse Point, by Lieutenant R. W. Bridgman of the state police, when five cans of whiskey and 15 cases of gin were confiscated. At the time of the seizure the car was in charge of An- gelino Tedesco, a 17-year-old girl, who says she was unaware of the contents ot the auto truck. She claims she accepr. 94.1 the invitation of the driver to take a ride Thursday evening and that they reached Warehouse Point about 9 o'- clock, when the driver left her with the car to arrange for repairs for it and fafl- ed to return. The girl claims Water- bury as her home and says that she hag lived in New Haven only two monthe She is held in Hartford, in defawlt of $500 bail. Lt Ve N 290 INSANE ALIENS DEPORTED IN A YEAR New York, Aug. 13.—Advance statis- tics from the report of the immigration commissioner of the port of New York made public today, showed that during the fiscal year ended June 30, 290 in- sare aliens were deported under the law permittine their ejection within five ~rs after their arrival in the coun- try. R T ] Of this number 147 were deported in the usual way by federal authorities, while 143 were “repatriated” with the consent of the insane persons' families or friends, by the New York®state hos- pital commission. . TR S i PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SERVICE U. S. AND PORTUGAL New York, Aug. 13.—Arrival here to- day of the steamship Mormugau from Lisbon marked the opening of a new passenger service between. the United States and Portugal. The vessel was formerly the German steamship Kommo- dore and was seized during the war. The line is operated by a Portuguese organ- jzation similar to the United States Shipping Board, and it was announced by the agents that a fortnightly service soon is to be inaugurated. .| dispersed a hod | TURKEY MOURNING THE BRIEF TELEGRAMS Bar zold in London was 1lslld an ounce. A strike of street cleaners in Madrid is announced. Paris quoted the American dollar at 13 franes 69 1-2 centimes. The Commercial Cable Co. has an- nounced that service With Austria has been restored. Premier Millerand and Llovd George will meet at Boulogne on Sunday. The purchase of 125,000 ounces of silv- er by the Treasury Department was an- nounced. Delivery to be made at Phila- delphia. A Pragve report announced that Czecho-Slovakia had sent a note to Hungary demanding that its army be reduced to 30,000, Three airplanes from New York on fheir way to Alaska advised the War Department they would leave FPrince George, B. C., for Hazleton. Bar silver in London was quoted _at! 58t an ounce. New York domestic price{ was unchanged at 99 1-2 cents and for- eign silver was 95 3-8 cents. Normal sugar vriees will return in less than a month, according to authorities on the situation and retail price Will bej from 18 to 20 cents a pound. Announcement was made that Demad Ferid, Turkish grand vizier, is ill and that Field Marshal Zekis Pasha was asked by the sultan to'form a cabinet. Automobiles and liquors confiscated by prohibition enforcement officers as the result of seizures on Connecticut state highways are valued at $1,500,000. Orders. were issued by the Tastern Department of the army for the aban- donment of Camp Upton, N. Y., and the salvaging of the camp ehuipment. Permission to increase express rates to absorb the wage award of the Railroad Labor Board at Chicago was asked from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Thomas Lipton was entertained by the National Learue for Woman's Servica conducting the convalescent home for soldiers and marines in New York. Sir Propesed increase in gzas rates from $1.40 a thousand to $2.50 was denied to the Pleasantville Gas Co.. by the Board of Public Untility Commissioiter of New Jersev. Three automobile bandits deliberately committed several robberies in the Chi- cago west side for special benefit of their “best girls” who accompanied them. The men escaped. Two cases diagnosed by quarantine of- ficials as typhus were discovered among the 996 steerage passengers Who arriv- ed at New York on the steamship Niag- ara from Bordeaux. Dr. Panl B. Altenorf, a native ot Po- land, claiming American citizenship, was ordered out of Mexico ander article| XXXIII of the constitution, relating to “pernicious fereigners.” The Polish council of defense declared in a manifesto issued on the nvedzs! the i ia_that Poland must S pirning any end. " offer of a dishonorable Deace. Striking coal miners in western Penn- svlvania were expected to return to work after the appeal to them by the federal anthracite coal commission pend- ing settlement of their grievances. Teaders of the Unionist and Liberal Alliance, parties are tryinz to arranze for the formation of a court of honor to decids the contests growing out of the 1t recent. presidential elections in Chili. A conference was held at the State de- partment between Secrtary Colby and Prince Tubomirski., Polish minister, con- cernil United States authorization of offers for enlistments in the Polish army. William C. The body of Mai Gorgas arrived on the army _transport Pocohontas. accormpanied by Mrs. Gor- gas. Col. Sir William Smith, Roval In- stitute of Hygiene, his wife, and Mrs. Robert E. Noble. The Minister of the Interior of Argen- tina announced that the cavalry regi- ment sent to the Provines of Chaco, had of 1,000 strikers, who besieged headauarters of the Las Palm- as Development Co. The declaration of a general strike in Villagarcia. Spain, has led to serious disturbances, the strikers sacking stores, throwing edibles into the streets and forming lines the city entrances to prevent the arrival of provisions. The Public Service Commission reports weekly amount of coal on hand in re- serve by nublic utilities of New York City totals 259,807 tons of soft coal. In order to pass through the winter companies shouid have about 800,000 tons by Oct. 1. Bassoff. allezed bandit, who Is sald to be one of three men who held up a Ca- nadian Pacific train near Sentinel, Al- berta, and later was in a gun fight with the police at Bellvue, Alt, in Which two officers and one bandit were killed, was arrested. CLOSED AN AGENCY PREPARING FOR BUSINESS Philadelphia, Aug. 13—Simultaneously with the arrest of the officials of the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company today in Boston detectives of the dis- triet offica in this city closed the office of an agency for the Boston concerrn which was preparing to do busi- ness inthis localit; Max Morgan Sea- man, Joseph H. Seaman, who are said to have been in charge of the local agen and Harry Atkinson, of Bos- ton, who accompanied them, are being detained pending advices from Boston. The Seamans have been in this city only four days and had not started to do business. To prospective clients they are said to have explained that fifty per cent was paid in forty five days for money loaned te speculate in foreign exchange in a manner similar to that described by Charles Ponzi. Notes were to be given drawn on the Old Col- ony Foreign Exchange Company in Bos- ton, by the local agency which was pre- paring to operate under the designa- tion of Morgan and Miles Company. —_— CHARACTER OF PEACE TREATY Constantinople, Aug. 13.—Today was designated here as a day of mourning in Turkey because of the alleged unfavor- able character of the Turkish peace treaty. The observance had been poor- ly advertised and was not general. In Constantinople the street cars were stopped for 3ve minutes at noon, news- papers appeafed with black borders and a few flags were displayed draped in black. Some of the shop windows, dec- orated in black, displayed newspapers in which the “harshness” of the treaty was denounced. BOLSHEVIK FORGES ARE WITHIN 20 MLES OF WARSAN Closing in Upon Polish Capital From the North, East and Southeast—Likely to Be in the City Before the Peace Negotiations Are Cencluded—Plebiscite to Determine the Future of Russian Poland is One of the Peace Terms Drawn Up By the Bolsheviki. _ Paris, Aug. 13.—(By The A. P.) Clos- ing in ‘upon Warsaw from the north, east and southea: the bo'shevik host are now within twenty miles of the cap- ital, and little doubt is felt here that they will bé in the city before the peace megotiations are concluded. General Haller's army, holding posi tions along the Vistul arew and B rivers in a country offering few natur: advantages for defense, is being reient- lessly pushed toward the capital by the bolsheviki who are speeding up their ad- vance, The northern Reds, according to the latest news reaching Paris, toni passed Pultusk and wers marching southward on the capital down the vai- ley of the Narew. Another column w: advancing between the Narew and the Bug, while south of the Bug the enemy had reached and. passed the line run- ning .from Tluszez through Plivk 1 Do- bre, Kaluszyn, Tsegloff and vi to Zelechoff. - Farther south had succeeded in forcing a pass: the Bug and was moving on Lublin. _The bolshevik cavalry along the Prus- sian frontier has made another hound forward and is now forty miles ebyond Mlawa, almest half the way to Thorn. The Reds are advancing all alo; line, except in the extreme south. Citizens of Warsaw to the numbér of 100,000 have pledged themseives to de- fend the capital to the last. But it is felt here that such an unorganized effort cannot seriously affect the fate of the city This, apparentl; is the view of the Polish government, which is re- ported to be considering movinz to Po- sen if it is sat of the Soviet PEACE TERMS AS DRAWN UP BY THE BOLSHEVISTS hington, Aus. 16.—(By The A. P.) ebiscite to determine the future of Russian Poland is one of the peace terms drawn up by the bolsheviki coincident with the first proposal of an armistice by the Polish government. he rizht of unrestricted propaganda in this territory during the year which would intervene before the plebiscite also would be de- manded. These and the other terms of peace which are believed to have bzen fa lated for submission at the firs between the Soviet and Polish emis: ies, were received here t in official circles. While not regarded as final be- cause of theé events favorable to the bolshevik caused since their formulation, the terms are accepted in Washington as illustrative of the intention of the in- vaders to impose peace conditions of a drastic nature. The other terms -as received here in- clude the right of the cern- ment to unrestricted transmission of all | code messa; a Pa’and between Russia an g of all salt and coal mines in Poland ¢ operation s ent and the right of unrestricted travel for all Soviet nationals across the Polish fron- tiers without the Polish vise on & ports. The provision for a plebiscite in the portion of Pola belonging to Russia together with the stipulation that the bolsheviki be granted permis- sion to disseminate paganda without restriction in that territory for cne r before the vote is viewed by officials here as likely to be especially the Poles. The grantin: mands would here certai Warsaw [qr all Pol 1 feeling in that re- gion, it would be blotted out by the bolsheviki propaganda. Officials were inclined to believe the peace terms to be submitted Minsk negotiations, now in progres: be even more severe than the ly prepared for the Baranov nce, which ended abruptly ish armistice emissaries replied th. had no authority to conclude Dpeace. The re- cent successes of the soviet forcas are held to have made possible the even mora drastic terms. b The action of confidence displayed hy that t the will e tentative- tch confer- vhen the Pol- the Fronch government in Gene Wrangel by recognition of him as a de facto government. has brousht to light a similar confidence reposed in him by the United States. Tt is General Wrangel in southern Russia, sald today, that the United S to introduce largely the friendly expr sions of of symipathy for the Russi peonle embodied in the American note. Officials today pointed to an order re- cently issued by General Wrangel as dicating earnest endeavor of the anti-bol- shevist leader to establish a ecivil gov- ernment which will obtain the confidence of ‘the Russian people. The text of a statement explaining the aims of Wrangel, issued by him recently upon_the occupation of a town in south- ern Russia also was received here today by officials. “We are fighting.” General Wrangel declared, “first, for the Orthodox relig- ion as a symbol of our nationality; s ond, aaginst those Red Commisaires who have filled Russia with blood and who instead of giving liberty to the people, have given only slavery; third. that each peasant shall receive as his own land on which he is working: fourth, that every honest workman may obtain from his labor a zood existence for his old ase; fifth, that the peasant people may choose for themselves a master to rule them.” GEN. WEYGAND NOT TO COMMAND POLISH FORCES officials hoves te Paris, ‘Aug. 13.—Belief that General Wevgand, of the French army, will not accept the offer made to him by the Polish council of national defense to take supreme command of the Polish forces, is expressed in an announcement printed by the Temps today. The sen- eral, who is in Warsaw as a member of the French mission, the announcement adds, will remain ‘adviser to the Polish government. b s ! TO PREVENT BOLSHEVIKI FEOM REACHING POSEN Warsaw, Aug. .13.—(By The A. P.) Preparations are being made to prevent the bolsheviki from reaching the DPosen district. Bolshevik eavalry detachments, driving westward after the capture of Mlava, have reached the Wkrarauer rezion. and the towns of Biezun and TPadssrn n Thav are now less than thirty miles . from the Vistula river. PEACE TREATY BETWEEN = RUSSIA AND ARMENIA London, Aug. 13.—A preliminarz peace treaty has heen conclnded betweek the Russian Soviet government and A menia. su 4 wWilcicss uccpatrh reced here from Mosco! o COX TO MAKE TWO ADDRESSES AT WHEELING, W. VA, TODAY Columbus Ohio, Aug. 13—Goverunor eX in l\\'? addresses tomorrow at Wheeling, W. Va., plans his first vigor- ous assault upon the republican st > hold. : Rz ‘Aly straightjacket is off,” the govern- or declared tonight in giwng an indica- ion of the temor of his Wheeling Speeches, the reference being to the lim- |itations upon his rmarks up to the time of- his acceptance of the democratic presidential nominatio. The general political issues of the campaign, Governor Cox added, will be discussed, not only at Wheeling tomor- !ro but in all future speeches of his travels. His Wheeling engagement calls for an address to the West Virginia demooratic convention about two o'clock and a pub- ‘}".(: dress in the evening on the river bank. é Governor Cox today expressed grati- ation over the adoption by the Ten- nessee senate of the woman suffrage ratification resolution. He declined for- mal comment and also would not dis- cuss the statement of Chairman White of the democratic national committee that the campaign would not includs a beer and light wine” issue. Senator Owen of Oklahoma, z date for the presidential San Francisco, and a close friend eof William J. Bryan, will confer with Gov- ernor Cox here next Sunday or Monday. Senator Harriso of the democTatic speakers’' bureau, advised Governor Cox of a change in the candidate’s itinerary late this month. A night address sched- candi- nominution at uled at Pittsburgh on August 27 was advanced to August 26, and the gover- nor's New Haven engagement, set for the night of August 28 after his New York address, was fixed for August 27 WILLING TO ABANDO REBELLION IN MEIXCO Mexico iCty, August = 13.—Estabar Cantu, the governor of Lower California, is willing to abandon his rebellion against the government if he is permitted to re- main in officé tntil December,; when he agres to surrnder office to the successful candidate, according to advices received by the gcvernment. His proposition, it is believed will not be accepted, because it wguld give him a chance to benefit from” the export taxes from the new cot- ton crop and from the salmon and gamb- ling concessions. Cantu has desisted from tryinz to com- pel Chinese and Japanese to join his | forces, fearing the - displeasurc of the | United States, it is stated in reports. A chartered steamer the Mexico and e Mexican gunboat Progreso are en ute from the east coast to Mazatlan {by way of the Panama canal, permission for their transit through the waterway aving been obtained from the United ates government. The boats will car- y the ond expedition against Cantv {from Mazatlan, and will probably debark the troops at Ensenada. i | ROOSEVELT MAKES Two SPEECHES IN ST. PAUI St. Paul, Minn, Aug. 13.—Declaring , the republican attitude on suffrage and the League of Nations “is as clear ag mud,” Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic vice presidential nominee, tonight ex. 1 wonder as to how the republican ude on “every other public questior vossibly maintain business confl. His address tonight at the Auditorium here followed a noon address in Minne- apolis, when he declared Senator Harding trying to “syndicate the presi- dency.” a condition under which he €aid tonight “a few of the ‘old guard’ crowd would get in on the ground floor.” 20 PERSONS OVERCAME BY SMOKE IN STEAMER'S HOLE Boston, August 13.—Nearly 20 persons including the members of the crew, long: shoremen and city firemen, were- over come by smoke while fighting a fire in the forward hold of the Merchants and Min. ers line steamship Ontario today. Elever were taken to hospitals. The Ontario arrived last night from Baltimore and Norfolk with 99 passeng. ers and was tied up at South Boston. The fire was believed to have started dur- ing the passage from spontaneous com- bustion and was not discovered until preparations were being made to dis- charge the cargo today. The hold was filled with cotton and general merchan- idise and it was believed the loss would be heavy although there prebably would be little damage to the ship. OUTLOOK FOR COAL FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES POOE New York, Aug. 13—Priorities ‘on shipments of , coal, ordered recently by the Interstate Commerce Commission, have saved the nation from darkness said a statement made public tonight by M. H. Avlesworth, executive manager of the National Electric Light Association. The statement added, however, that the outlook for winter supplies of coal for public utilities was poor, because. ol the ruling by the commission that rafl: roads can move only enough coal “for current needs” and this ruling has been protested. The organization, which has member: in 1500 communities, announced it had conducted a survey recently showing that light and power companies had lese than a week's supply of fuel on hand. CATHOLICS OF FRANCE TO PRAY FOR POLAND Paris, Aug. 13, will be sald In all Catholic churches, in the archbishopric of Paris on Sunday, | Assumption Day. in accordance with the orders of Cardinal Amette as contained in a pastoral letter sent to 'all parish priests today. “Poland is in danger,” besins the let-. ter. “We ask for the salvation of Po- land, always a stauneh friend of the clurch and Franea®