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Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Formation of
 Loan Syndicate
HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY ,. P
 MORGAN 6 co.
ALL TO SHARE ALIKE
It Will Include Banks, Trust Com paniss and / Wealthy Individuals From the Atlantic to the Pacific seaboard.

New York, Sept 29.-J. F. Morgan Sr co. began today the definite forma- tfon of the syndicate of bankers who will float the half billion dollar loan to Great Britain and France. Other financiers who have been associated with that firm in negotiating with the Anglo-French Credit and Finance commission joined actively in the plans which aspire to the formation of syndicate larger than any of it's kind ever seen in this country. It will include in it's membership banks, trust companies. and wealthy indi- viduals from the Atlantic to the Pa- cific.
 Sterling Exchange Strengthens.
 Effect of the completion of the loan arrangements was seen today in the sterling exchange market. where rates for sight drafts on London moved rapidly upward. Quotations were in the neighborhood of $4.73 on. the pound sterling, as compared with s4.70 s-4 yesterday, and against S4.50- 1-2 three weeks ago today, im- mediately before the foreign emis- sartes began their task of negotiating an American credit
 important Conference. An important conference was held this morning in the offices of Harris Forbes & Company. Pine Street, cor ner of William, at which the heads oi all the important distributing bond houses of New York were in at tendance. Here was outlined the way of approaching the public for the subscription of the $500, 1000, 900 notes when they are issued.
 All to Share Alike. It developed before this conference that what might have become a ser. ious quarrel between the distributing houses and J. P. Morgan & Company had been averted by a concession or the part of the Morgan firm early to. day to a demand that all who entei the contemplated underwriting syndi cate share alike in the benefits O | the syndicate.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
ANGLO FRENCH. COMMISSION
 RETURNS FROM CHICAGO. Lamont HsIleves the $500, 900, 900 Ronds Will Be Ahserhsd Quickly.

Chicago, Sept se.-Thornas W. Lr- mont of ]. P. Morgan and company and the four members Of tho AI,Gio. HFaaeh credit loan eommlsloa who ChieaEa bankers eernnleted fheIr xveris today aAd returned te New YaFik,
 Mir. Lament continued his eanfer. eAees with bend dealers and befere leaving he declared that all hir yisitoFs and expressed themselves as appFeeiatiRg the objects of the loan He predicted that the tsee,1eoie1o ir He much mere quickly than was generally tb6uaht
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
TELEPHoNIc TRANs-ocEANIc
 COMMUNICATION SOLVED.
Expert Forecasts Wireless Will Car
 " Voice From San Francisco to Eeudon

 GaE.--~s Sept. -aa.-WIrelsss telephone communication between Washington. D.. C., and, the Panama Canal. a distance of 2,1o0 miles, was established months ago. but public announcement was withheld until the greater goal-trans- continental com munication could be reached.
 This statement was made by Chief Engineer John J. Carty of the Amer ican Telegraph and Telephone company after his conversation in the wireless tower at the Mare Island navy yard today with Theodore N. Vail, president of the company, who was speaking from New York.
 "The problem of trans-oceanic communication has been solved" Carty asserted. The day was near. he said. when it would be 'as easy to talk from San Francisco to London and Paris as it is today to talk over the wire from San Francisco to New York"
 "The biggest thing about the that it demonstrates the successful solution of what has been a baf1ing problem. a perfect connection between telephone wire and the wireless ether"
 Carty has been in San Francisco and Vallejo for several weeks. work ing out the details of today's test.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Cuban Presidential campaIan.

Havana. Sept. 2s.-Intrest in the Cuban presidential campaign, which up to the present has been ianguidly speculative, has received an impetus by the declaration of Ex-President General Jose Miguel Gomez, published fin the Herald this afternoon. Gen eral Gomez. In response to a request for hia opinion ms Go the possible Mario G. Menocal, said: '71ls re- election would mean revolution
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Movements of steamships.

Copenhagen. Sept. 26.-Arriyed: :: eteamsr Oscar II. New York
 New York, Sept 29.-SaiIed: steam CT Rotterdam, Rotterdam Steamer Taormtna. Naples.
 Copenhagen, Sept. 23.-Sailed: steamer Hellig OIav, New York.
 New York, Sept 29.-Arrived: i: steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, Rotter- dam.
 Liverpool. Sept. 29.-Sailed steam CT New York, New York.
 Eeghorn, Sept. 2e.-SaiIed: steamer Perugia, New York.
 Marseiiles. Sept. 2s.-Arrived, steam CT. Sant' Anna, Naples.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
PROMINENT REAL ESTATE
 DEALER, MERIDEN, DISAPPEARS.
Last Seen Rowing Across Lake Gar
 field in the BerE<shires.

Meriden, Conn. Sept. 2s-The dis appearance of Albert N. Butler. a prominent real estate and lumber man of this city, and the finding of a boat with one oar missing, in which he was lasg seen rowing across Lake Garfield, at Monterey, in the Berk- ehires. on Tuesday. has led his rel- atives to believe that he has been drowned. Although the lake is being dragged no trace of the missing man has been found. ~
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
ROMAN CATHOLICS
 EXCLUDED FROM JURY.
In Trial of Mrs. John Rogers Sui.
 Against an Insurance Company.

Houston, Texas, Sept. 29.-Knights of Columbus and Roman Catholics have been excluded from jury service in the trial of Mrs. John Rogers suit against an insurance company for s4.200 on an accident policy her hus- band held. The trial began today al Marshal, Texas.
 Rogers, a Marshall contractor, lost his life February 8 ir a pistol battle in which William Black, an anti Cath- olic lecturer, also was shot to death in a hotel Mrs. Rogers claims her husband was killed accidentally.
 The trial of George Tier, George Ryan. John Copeland and Harry Winn charged with the murder of Black has been set for December IA.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
ONE OF THE OLDEST HOUSES
 IN CONNECTICUT BURNED
"Inaraham Mansion" at SaybrooI<
 Point-Ereeted in 1747.

Saybrook Point, Conn, Sept. 2s. = The eIngraham Mansion" erected in 1747. and one of the oldest houses in Connecticut. was destroyed by fire late today. together with valuable an- tiques and paintings, collected a cen tury ago. The loss is estimated at $50.000 and upwards.
 The house has always been occupied by members of the Ingraham family Miss Amelia P. Ingraham, the present occupant. who is 94 years old, sat in a chair on the lawn and watched the structure burn. The fire started, it is thought. from a defective Hue. Mem bers of the gamily were away at the time.
 A volunteer bucket brigade was or ganized and many paintings. old pieces of furniture and jewelry were saved. Antiques collected from all parts of the world by Captain Edward Ingraham many years ago and stored in the attic, were lost
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
CLERGYMAN SUED FOR
 BREACH OF PROMISE
Rev. pr. John Wesley Hill, Lecturer
 on Politics and Peace.

New York, Sept zs.-The Rev. Dr. John Wesley Hfll. widely known es a lecturer on politics and peace, was today named as a defendant in a suit for s1O0,o0o for alleged. breach of cllie Covington of this city. also a lecturer on economics and other toplcs
 Dr. Hill declined to discuss the suit
 Dr. Hlll was formerly pastor of the Mstropciitan temple here and tlso held pastoratea In many cities in the west
 He was chaplain of the republican na- tionai convention in Chicago in 1908 and 1e12. AS peace advocate Dr. Hi1l vfnited the Orient In 1911 and ea- tnhlisinsd the Aaiatic branch of the Infsrnatt0nPi Peace Forum in Tokio.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
THREE SHOTS FIRED
 AT AMERICAN PATROL
About 2s Miles Up the Rio Grand, ss5-a---=- -frorsr 6ro-wnsslile. s-, -s-'--.

Brownsville. Texas, Sept. 2s.-Three shots were fired today at patrol of 20 American cavairymen near La Feria pumping plant. about 25 miles up the Rio Grande.
 Two shots came from the Mexican side of the river and the other from someone hidden in the brush on the American side. The troops saw no one, but feed SO shots in an effort to beat the bush in the direction of the concealed shnipers to see whether Mexicans were gathering for an at tack. No more shots were fired by the Mexicans and the patrol continued its rounds
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Water. of Gulf sr.aLinq Up.

Galveston. Texas. Sept. 2e.-The Gal weston station of the Marconi wire less telegraph company received the following message tonight from the Morgan liner Comus at New Orleans:
 At New Orleans waters from the Gulf are backed up and country flood ed back: of levees- Great damage and probable loss of life"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
J. p. MORGAN GIVES UP
 WILL OF MARTHA WASHINGTON Mas Taken from Fairfax c1urthouss
 by Federal SoEdier Dufinq the War.

Richmond. Va, Sept.ses.--,J. P. Nor gan has sent to Justice James Keith, president of the Virginia court of ap- peals, to be disposed of by him at his own discretion. the will of Mrs. Martha Washington, taken from Fair fax courthouse by federal soldier during the war and bought by the late J. Pierpont Morgan for his library.
 Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway. was the mediator between MT. Morgan and Governor Stuart and Justice Keith. The will probably will be placed by consent in freproof vault at Mount Yer non. The state of Virginia has a suit pending in the court of the United States to compel Morgan to return the will. The suit probably will be dropped
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
TWO KILLED WHEN 2.4oo
 POUNDS OF POWDER BURNED
Three Others 6urnsd-caussd by Static Electricity.

Butler. N. l.. Sept. 2a.-Two work 2.4o0 pounds of powder burned at the Haskell Powder works here today The i've men were at work in the solv- ing department when the powder iR- nited suddenly. Superintendent Lynch of the works said the fire was caused by static electricity.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
ToRREoN HAS FALLEN
 TO GENERAL o6REGoN
All the Church BelIs in Vera Cruz Were Runs When News Was Re-
 ceived.

Vera Cruz. Sept 2s.-The city of Torreon fell to General Obregon late this afternoon, according to brief telegram from General Obregon to General Carranza received tonight.
 The telegram announced that Gen. eral Obregon had taken his position in Torreon end that he intended to push on and completely rout "the re- dictionaries"
 General Carranza on receiving the message immediately gave orders for the ringing of all church bells in the city
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Wireless Phone
 Across Continent
FROM ARLINGTON. VA. TO MARE
 ISLAND. CAL.
DISTANCE 2,5oo MILES
Conversations Originating on Metallic Circuits Were Automatically Trans tsrred to the Rsdio-Trsns-oee Communication Forecast.

2 Washington. Sept. 2e.-Long distance wireless telephone communication was accomplished for, the first time today, when experiments extending over sev- eral months eliminated in successful transmission of the human voice by radio from. the great naval plant at Arlington Va, across the continent to the station at Mare Island. Calif, 2,500 miles away.
 Great Changes Predicted.
 The experfments were conducted un- der direction of Captain Buliard. chief of the navy's radio-servfce, in cooper ation with the American Telephone and Telegraph company and the West ern Electric company. Secretary Dam iels. announcing the result tonight, predicted that further development of wireless telephony would make great changes in long distance communica- ton both for military and naval ser vice and in commercial usage.
 Transferred to Radio.
 Successful operation of device for automatically transferring to the radio telephone conversations originating on metallic circuits also was accomplish ed in today's tests. President Theo- dore N. Vail and other officials of the American Telephone and Telegraph company at New York. talked easily with the Mare Island Station. the con- versation travelling over an ordinary metallic line from New York and Ar iington and thence by radio across the continent
 May Talk with People at Sea.
 "The fact that the voices can bs started on a land wire and automat- ically transmitted to a. voice radic transmitter.i said Secretary Daniels "holds out hope that persons inland should readily be put in touch by tel ephone with others at sea through some central transmitting station"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
SEPARATE TRIAL FOR
 ALEXANDER cocHRANE
A Former Director of New Haven Road for Violation of Anti Trust
 Law.

New York. Sept 2s.-Alexander Cochrane. a former director of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, under indictment with other present and former of- hcials. for alleged violation of the criminal section of the Sherman anti trust law. was granted a separate trial by Federal Judge Hunt In an opinion handed down late today. At similar motions in behalf of Lewis CaSs Ledyard Charles F. Brooker, Charles M. Pratt. Henry K McHarr and Frederick q. Brewster. present and former directors of the New Ha- ven.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Biloxi Under Water.

The business section of Biloxi. Miss. IS. under six feet of water and train service has been abandoned becauss of washouts throughout a large sec. ton about Bay St. Louis
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
CabIed Paragraphs

Gen. Won Klucl Restored to Health.
 Berlin. via London, Sept. 2s. 1o.55 p. m.-General Alexander 1T. R. Won Kluck, after a period of recuperation in the country, is now fully restored to health. and is living in his Berlin home, according to an unofficial am nouncement made here today
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
f.1ss MEN OUT AT
 PRATT.WHITNEY PLANT
strTksrs Are to Picket the Factory
 DuIIdlnaa Tcdny.

Hartford, Conn., Sept. aa@Tha striking maohiniats and other employ tonight tek steps to picket the fac- Cory buiidinmH tomorrow 1,aher lead V era stiIl Fnnintnin that between 1.0oa and a,beo men struck today, but tha eenpaBy iaSued n statement hayinE that hy actual count is1ba men wnik-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
6RIDeEPoRT HIGH
 SCHOOL PUPILS STRIKE
Junior English Glass Claim Work As El signed ls Excessive.

Bridgeport. Conn, Sept 2e.-Twen- ty pupils in the junior English class at the Bridgeport High school, went on strike today, alleging that the amount of work assigned them was excessive. They were given 80 pages of work by the instructor. One of the pupils de- clared to the instructor that he would not do the work and when he was or dered to leave the room the remain der of the class walked out with him.
 The strikers made arrangements for a conference with the school prin- cipal to discuss the matter.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
ALLIES PERSEVERE IN
 VIGOROUS OFFENSIVE
French Claim to Have Reached Hil 40, Which
 Commands the Plains to the East.
BRITISH ATTACK GERMAN THIRD LINE DEFENSE

Germans Have Brought Up Renorcements Against Both the
 British and the French in Effort Retrieve Lost Ground-Belgum Has Been Nearly Denuded of Troops by the Transfer-Heayest Fighting Since the Offensive Began is Now Going On-Field Marshal Hindenburg is Delivering Heavy Strikes Against Dvinsk-Britsh Have Inflicted Another Serious Defeat the Turks in Mes opalonia. .I
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Explesion in Prussian AmmunltIon

Stockholm. via London, Sept. 2s, ll.1B ?. m-The newspaper Dagens Nyheter. on the authority of busi- ness man who has jumt returned from occurred i'm m ammunit1nn factory at WIttanbDrg Fruanie, on Auguat go. Two hundred and forty two Worlrmsu were Killed and many irtmef
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

The famous halfway house on Mt Chocoroa- at Chocoroa- N. H.. was blown from its foundation 1000 feet down the mountain side by a heavy gale. The building cost Slo.OOO.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
OBITUARY.
Colonel Albert 3, cunnlnrhar

Baltimore, Sept. 29.-Colonel Albert B. Birmingham, judge of the Baitimore appeal tax court and a newspaper sd : itor, died hero today of e4ncer. at tho age of 69. Goional Cunningham was at one time local correspondent of The Associated Press. Ills served with lis= tsnctfon on the ConfederAte side h the Etvli war
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Do Kay Denied . New Trial.

Providence, R. L. Sept 2s.--Judge A. |. Brown in federal court here to- day, denied a new trial 10 Henry n. de Kny, of New York, who. with Ed ward F. Motcalf was found guilty on charges connected with the rnisapplI- cation of funds of the Atlantic Nation al bank. Netcalf is now serving his
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Fourteen unidentified men who lost
 their lives when the United States submarine sunk in Honolulu harbor were buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
NAVAL APPRENTICE
 FORBIDDEN TO VISIT CITY
Because Some of Them Have Return ed Under the Influence of Liquor.

Newport, R. l., Sept. 2s.-Appren- tices at the naval training station are forbidden to come to this city. be- cause some of them have recently re- turned under the influence of liquor. according to an announcement. today by Captain Roger Wfles, commandant of the station. In a letter to Mayor Robert s. Burlingame. Captain Welles said until conditions were remedied the boys would not be allowed here.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Trsstls Swept Away.
Five Known to D. p.ad.

New Orleans. Sept 2s. via Wireless Steamship EJcelsior and Creole to Mooile)-Five persons are known to be dead and many injured and prop erty loss reaching into the millions has been caused tonight by the most severe Gulf storm in the history of the city.
 A gale with a velocity of ss miles an hour swept the city at six o'clock tonight demolishing scores of build ings. stripping the roofs from hun dreds of other structures and strew- ing the streets with broken glass and debris
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
LeveeS Below New
 Orleans Broken
BY TROPICAL HURRICANE THAT
 SWEPT THE GULF.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
And Property is Fearsd-efossi, ,Miss., is Under Six Feet of Water-Ns~ Orleans is in Darkness Because of Flooding of Electric Light Plants.

Mobile. Ala. Sept 2s.-New Orleans and the Mississippi gulf coast were swept tonight by a tropical hurricane that demolished communication and led to fears of heavy loss of life and property. The Mississippi River lev ees below New Orleans have broken. houses have been washed away and al least two lives have been lost in that section. according to a wireless mas sage late today from the Morgan liner Creole. upward bound for New Or leans
 Biloxi Under Water.
 The business section of Biloxi. Miss. IS. under six feet of water and train service has been abandoned because or Washouts throughout a large sec ton about Bay St. Louis.
 New Orleans in Darkness.
 Last reports coming from New Or leans before all means of communica- ton were lost said the city was in darkness because of the flooding of electric plants Wind had driven the water in Lake Ponc chartrafn above tha sea wall. and Aiineburg and other New Orleans suburbs along the lake were partly under water. The ad- vices said automobiles were bringing in the inhabitants of that section and that no loss of life had been reported.
 The Creole. in a brief message re- ceived here early tonight, said she was encountering a storm of such fury that it was doubtful whether her wireless apparatus would long re- main intact
 Wind Reached Velocity of 90 Miles.
 Wireless communication with the New Orleans ceased before noon to- | day and continued inability to re-es- taoltsh communication with the pow erful United Fruit station there led i to fears thas tt might have suffered some damage from wind The wind reached q velocity of ninety miles an hour at New Orleans and Bay St. Louis at six o'clock tonight according 10 reports reaching here.
 Trestle Swept Away. Wire communication was possible tonight only as far as Bay St Louis and frdsmentzry reports from thers told of extensive damage 10 property but no loss of life. A ioug tresfle o I the rLonisViIls and Nashville RafiroaS at the Rigolets, between St Louis ana New Orleans. was reported to hay, been swept away. Few details of ths 1 damage. however. either in that sec. 1 ton or at Biloxi were obtainable.
 Mobile escaped the worst of thG storm. but the wind here was suffic. tent to drive the water over thu wharves at the river front and un- roof several houses There was nC serious damage.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Two hundred more enDIoyes of the North & Judd Manufacturing company joined the strike at New Britain making a total of about five hundred no won strike at that concern.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Seeretary Lansing and Arnbassadol BernsterH of Germany will meet if New York Friday. when it is believed cleared up.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Orders notifying lottery concerns to close were sent out by the San Fran cisco police commissioners.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

The Mussulman population of Adri- anople rose against Adil Bey. Turish vah of Adrianople. and killed two of his sons.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Contracts for five large modern tank steamers were received by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Emperor Nicholas telegraphed con- aratuiations to President Poincare on the French victory in the Champagne region
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

O., son of Maj. Gen. sam Hughes. Canadian Minister of Militia. was made a Brigadier General in com mand of the First Canadian division fighting in France
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

After a 25-day trip from Bordeaux. seven of which she was on fire. La Drome, a French steamship. arrived in New York
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

lt is reported that Germany on Oct will put into circulation 100. .oO0. .OO0 fve-pfennig pieces of iron money.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Charles ". Mead, Past Grand Master of the Masonic order and former Re- publican Assemblyman. died in AL bany. He was 65 years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

An advance of one cent in the price of gasoline was announced today by the Standard Oil company of Indiana, making the price 10-9 cents gallon. The price of coal oil was advanced one-half cent gallon and of naphtha l Ia cents.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Eugene E. sehunitz who was dePosec as Mayor of San Francisco In 190' as a result of the graft prosecution is again a candidate for that office.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

John Kearus Of New York, con- victed of counterfeiting. was sen- fenced to two years imprisonment at the Atlanta penitentiary.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Floyd Rollins. aged ii, died at his home at Austin. Tex. of an injury received during a football game.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Mathew Hynes, 1e years old, of Hartford. was sentenced in the crim- inal court by Judge Futile to state prison for from one to ten years on a charge of indecent assault on a young girl
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Circulation largest Connecticut
Condensed Telegrams

The New York Central Railroad has ordered 1-5o0 freight cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Compulsory military education for all youths over 14 years of age with exemption from poll taxes for those serving three years fn the militia was advocated today by Governor Walsh. of Massachusetts at a hearing before a newly organized state commissfon on military education and prepared
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

The Department of Labor will ap point a nedietor in an attempt to set tie the strike of freight handlers O the PenrsTlvania. Railroad at Jerse- City.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Berlin authorities are reported to be considering a plan to prohibit the eating of meat on certain days.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

John CopPersnnith, whose young wife and 2-year old baby were murdered by 19-year-old Lawrence F. Pethick, tried to kill the defendant in court in Chicago as the latter was given life sentence.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

The estate of General Benjamin E Tracy is valued at a200. 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

The naval war game of the Atlan- tic Coast by the fleet has been post poned from Oct to Oct. 6.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Directors of the Chanpion Copper Co., declared a dividend of @ share.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

About z,ooD employees of the U. s Cartridge Go. plant at Lowell, Mass out.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30

Ansbassador Dunaba will sail fs lome from New York on Oct s.