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Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
AMERICAN TANK STEAMER
 GULFLIGHT TORPEDOED
Off the SciIIy lsIands-captain Died of
 Heart Failure.

London, May ?. 6.2O p. m-The American tank steamer Gulf1ight, which sailed from Port Arthur, Tex, April 10, for Rouen, France, was tor pedoed at noon on Saturday off the Sciily Islands, according to a despatch received today by the Central News agency.
 The captain of the Gulfiight, accord ing to the same advices, died of heart failure as a result of shock. Two sea- men jumped overheard and were drowned
 The other members of the crew were taken off by a patrol boat and landed The vessel was tswed into Crow sound and beached
 The Gultiight was a steel vessel of 3,202 tons net and was built at Cam den, N. J., in 1914. She was owned by the Gulf Refining company. The vessel was SSS feet long, 51 feet beam and 30 feet deep, She was equipped with wireless telegraphy apparatus.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
FIREMEN CALLED UPON TO
 CAPTURE FRENCH MADMAN.
Barricaded Himself in CeIIar-Las-
 sooed and Placed in an Asylum.

Paris, May 2. - Asphyxlating gas which has been used with considerable success along the battle line failed to assist tho authorities materially in their efforts to capture Jean Routet, an insane workman who attempted to kill his wife nd then barricaded him. self in the cellar of his home at St. Ouen, town on the outskirts of Paris. A lasso and the adoption of Wild Vest methods proved more effective, however.
 Efforts of the police to drive Boutet out of the cellar were futile and an appeal was made to Paris, Bremen were sent from that city with the di- rector of the lity laboratory and a supply of the gas which was pumped into the cellar. One fireman equip ped with a smoke helmet entered and tried to seize the madman but soon crawled out half suffocated and with out his helmet which Boutet had pull ed off. After a somewhat prolonged siege the workman was lassooed and carried ffto an asylum.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
TWO GERMAN TORPEDO
 BOATS SUNK IN NORTH SEA.
One British Torpedo Boat Destroyer
 Also Sunk in Running Fight.

London, May 2, S.10 D. m.-The Brit sh admiralty stated this evening that two German torpedo boats had been sunk in the North sea. The British torpedo boat destroyer Recruit also was sunk.
 The text of the admiralty statement follows:
 "A series of small affairs took place In the neighborhood of the Galloper and North Hinder lightships on Sat urday.
 During the forenoon H. M. destroy sr Recruit was sunk by submarine, four officers and 21 men being saved by .he trawler Daisy.
 At p. m. the trawler Columbia vas attacked by two German torpedo boats who approached her from the westward and commenced an action without hoisting their colors. The Columbia was sunk by a torpedo, only one deckhand being saved by other .rawlers.
 "A division of British destroyers, comprising the Laforey, Leontdas, Dawford and Lark chased the two Ger man vessels, and after a brief running light of about one hour sunk them both.
 "The British destroyers sustained no casualties.
 1.-TWO German officers and A men were rescued from the sea and made prisoners of war"
 The destroyer Recruit was on pa- .rol duty Saturday morning, when the submarine sank her. According to de- tails received here, she was struck lmidships by the torpedo. The wound- ed vessel signalled for assistance. Her call was answered by the trawler Daisy and thirty men out Of her conn., plement of 65 were saved.
 It is stated that a torpedo was fred It the Daisy which waa forced to cave one of her rescue boats behind md that the submarine chased this
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
GERMAN TROOPS PURSUING
 RETIRING RUSSIAN FORCES.
Have Penetrated Into the Region
 Southwest of Mitau.

Berlin, May 2, Via London, 5.15 D m.-German troops in pursuit of re- treating Russian forces have penetrat- ed into the region official statement is- sued by the army headquarters staff today. Mitau is 25 miles southwest of the Russian seaport of Rega, which is the seat of government of the Ball. tic provinces. The text of the state ment follows:
 In Flanders the enemy after heavy to storm our new positions to the northeast of Ypres. The French at tackled strongly between the canal and the road from Ypres to St. Julien.
 The British attacked feebly to the east of this road. The efforts of the active flank and backfire from Brood seinde and Veldhoek Two machine guns fell into our hands.
 Tn the Argonne our attacks to the north of Four De Paris progressed. In spite of strong defense the French lost several trenches and 156 men were taken prisoners.
 Between the Mouse and the Mo selle the only heavy fighting was in the forest of Le Pretre, where the FrVnch attacked in great numbers. We repulsed all the attacks, some of heavy losses for the enemy. We cap tured 90 men.
 Yesterday two more French aero planes were disabled. One was destroyed near Rheims by gunfire. The other, belonging to an air squadron, was forced to land at point to the northwest of Verdun.
 Our operations in northwest Rus sia are progressing. Near Szawle (ShavlD we captured 400 more Rus sians. Pursuing the flying Russians the German vanguard reached the re- zion to the southwest of Mitau. "The Russians made an ottack in the region of Kalwaria Con the east Prus- sian frontier) but were repulsed with heacy losses. Three hundred Rus sians were made prisoners.'
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
Lawson's Fate in Hands of Jury.

Trinidad, Colo May 2.-The jury in whose hands rests the fate of John R. Lawson, international board mem Der of the United Mine Workers of America, spent the day in delibera- tions, but no definite information was available as to the prospect of reach ing an agreement. The case, in which the labor leader was charged with the murder of John Nimmo, a deputy sheriff, during the Colorado coal strike, was given to the jury late yesterday At midnight when the jury had not agreed, Judge Hillyer announced that he would not receive a verdict until Monday morning
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
AUTO VICTIM LEFT
 BY THE ROADSIDE
William CoIson, 19, of West SuffeId,
 Is Held Responsible.

Suffield. Conn.,, May 2.-John War dowsLi, 37 years old, was struck by an automobile said to have been driven by William Colson, aged 19, of West Sufheld, early today and he died later in a Springfield Mass, hospital as the result of injuries received. Dardow- ski was found unconscious on the West Suff1eld road by passing auto ist. Pieces of glass from an automo- bile windshield and an oil gauge were discovered near the body. The police traced the glass and the gauge to Col sons home, where the machine was found minus the shield and it's radi- ator covered with blood. Colson is being held for a hearing tomorrow.
 Wardowski leaves his widow and two children.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
President Sponsor
 for His Grandson
CHRISTENING SERVICE HELD AT
 WILLIAMsToWN, MASS.
ST. JOHNS P. E. CHURCH
The Child Named Francis Woodrow Sayre-Cried LustiIy During cere- money, Which is Considered Good Omen.

Williamstown, Mass, May 2-Pres- ident Wilson became the godfather of his only grandson here today and add ed to his duties by promising to safe guard the religious welfare of the child the son of MT. and Mrs. Fran cis B. Sayre. Immediately afterward the president left for Washington, where he will arrive tomorrow morn ing at o'clock.
 Named Francis Woodrow Sayre.
 At the christening the baby was given the name of Francis Woodrow Sayre, the Woodrow being added in honor of his grandfather. Shortly aft CT his birth in the White House his father announced that he would be named simply Francis Sayre, because the president thought he should live his own life. It was said today that the presidents objections had been overcome
 Small Party Witnessed Ceremony.
 Only a small party, including the Sayre John Nevin Sayre, MT. Sayre's brother: Mrs. Robert H. Sayre, his mother; Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, Dr. Cary T. Grayson, President Harry A. Garfield of Williams college and Mrs Garfield and few other friends of MT. Sayre, witnessed the ceremony. Arthur Brooks. trusted negro White House employe for seven years, was also present.
 Mrs. sayre Held the Baby.
 In St. Johns Protestant Episcopal church, where the ceremony was held the family gathered before the white baptismal font, Mrs. Sayre holding the baby. Rev. J. F. Carter, the rector, read the brief Episcopalian service, the president and John Nevin Sayre, the godfathers, and Miss Agnes Winter of Philadeluhia, the godmother, made the responses, promising to guard the spiritual life of the child during his childhood.
 Child Cried Loudly.
 As Rev. Dr. Carter took baby Sayre from his mother for the actual chris tening, the child cried loudly in pro- test, but was quickly quieted. Super stitious members of the party were pleased when the baby cried, saying it was an omen of good luck. The services were short and afterward the family went to the Sayre home, MT. Sayre carrying the baby.
 The president attended religious ser. vices at the Williams college chape this morning. He walked to and from chapel and afterward stood a few minutes and listened to the student choir singing hymns on the campus Later he visited President Garfield The president said goodbye to Mrs Sayre and his new godson at the Sayre home, but MT. Sayre accompanied him to the train Dr. Grayson, who at- tended Mrs Sayre at the time of the babys birth. reported that he was progressing favorably.
 Students Applaud President. Several hundred students were at the station here this afternoon when the president legt. When he appeared on the observation platform of his car they appIauded warmly. Just as the train pulled out a woman held a small boy dressed in a soldier uniform up to the rail and the president leaned | over and shook his hand and patted him on the head.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE
 AT VAN BUREN, ME.
Dedicated Saturday-875 Feet Long
 and Cost $25o,o00.

Van Buren, Me, May 2.-The inter- national railroad bridge connecting the Bangor and Aroostook railroad on the American side of the boundary, with the Canadian Pacific, information al and national trans-continental lines which traverse northern New Bruns- wick, was formally opened to traffic yesterday.
 The bridge extends across the St. John river, between this town and St. Leonard's N- B.. and is S75 feet long. It was built by the Van Buren Bridge company at a cost of $250, 900.
 The bridge company officials, in cluding President Percy R. Todd and Treasurer w. A. Danforth of Bangor, and James Brown of New York, chair man of the executive committee, en- tertained a number of Canadian and American government and railroad of ficials with a banquet, after an in spection of the bridge and the exten- sive lumber mills here.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
5rItIsh Steamer Sunk by German Sub.
 rnarInet

London, May 2, il p. n.-The British steamer Fuigent was eunk by d Ger man submarine northwest of tho skel- liz Rocks in the dark of Saturday morning, says despatch to Lleyds from KiiFuEh, Ireland. A boat eontain- captain of the steamer, who had been shot and killed, was rescued By q trawIeF and landed at Kiifusb. The traWieT was unable to find the second boat ef tha Fuigent, containing the res maindeF aE fha crew..
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

boat and fired her gun at it, wound ing four men.
 British torpedo boat destroyers, sighting in the distance two German torpedo boats which had sunk the trawler Columbia and apparently were supporting a submarine, engaged the Germans at long range in the vicin- ity of the North Hinder light. The Germans endeavored to run away but British boats pressed them hard and shortly afterwards sank them.
 The British boats rescued some of the crews of the Germans and landed them today.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
MISSING MANS BODY FOUND
 IN CONNECTICUT RIVER
John D. o'Brien of MiddIetown-Upse,
 in Rowboat.

Middle Haddam, Conn, May 2.-The body of John D. O'Brien, of Middle town, who has been missing since April Is, was found floating in the Connecticut river near here today. O'Brien, who was 65 years old, former Iy conducted a shoe store in Middle town
 It is believed that he was upset in his lowboat at Middletown by a wave from one of the Sound steamers and beng unable to swim because of par tiaI paralysis of his legs, lost his life by drowning. The overturned rowboat was found near Middletown few days ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
HAILsTONEs AS LARGE AS BAsERALLs FELL IN MISSOURI.
A Young Killed by Llahtnins-Thcu-
 sands of peIars Damage.
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known to have been killed, thousands of dollars damage done to crops, and haiistenes as large as basehails are re- ported to have fallen in q storm which swept across Missouri today.
 At Sturgeon, Mo- Leo Haniey, IS St. Louis the streets were flooded in places te the depth ef several feet
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
BITUARY.
Charles Edgar LittIefieId.

New York, May 2.-Charles Edgar Littleield, former representative in congress from Maine, died in a hos pital here today following an opera tion.
 MT. Littlefield was born in Lebanon, Maine, June 31, 1851. He was a re- publican and took an active part in politics. While practicing law he was elected a member of the Maine legisla- ture. Later he was elected attorney general and upon the expiration of his term went to congress. MT. Little field is survived by a widow, one son, and a daughter
 Walter Scott.
 Cheshire, Conn, May z.-Walter Scott, proprietor of Scott's inn, and one of the best known hotel men in the state, died suddenly today from a shock He was 62 years old He had been in the hotel business thirty years. His widow survives.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
NAVAL ACTIVITIES
 NOW PARAMOUNT
British Torpedo Boat Destroyer Recruit Sunk by a German Submarine in the North Sea
TWO GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS WERE SUNK

By British Destroyers-The German Boats Had Sunk the Trawier Columbia, IF Fishermen Being Drowned d- American Oil Tank Steamer Gulflight Torpedoed Of the Scly Islands-There Has Been Little Fighting in Belgium and Complete Quit Prvails Along the British Front-Russian War Office Admits the Occupation by the Germans of Section of Shavi-Both Russians and Austrians Claim Success in the Carpathians
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
President Wilson Declined to Com
 nent

New Haven, Conn, May 2.-News steamer Gulfight off the Scilly Islands on Saturday was communicated to President Wilson tonight on his spec .al car en route from Williamstown, Mass. to Washington. He declined to make any coment
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
GERMAN PRISONERS
 ATTACK TWO GUARDS
Guards Used Bayonets at Fort Henry
 Military Prison, Ontario,

Kingston, Ont. May 1.-Two Ger mans were seriously hurt at the Fort Henry military prison when they and some of their fellow prisoners made an attack on two guards. The guards, to protect themselves, had to draw their bayonets and as a result tho two prisoners were hurt. One suffered @ wound near the heart and is in @ dan- gerous condition and the other was stuck in the wrist. Using of bayonets soon brought the disturbance to an end
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
English Mine Owners and Miners Are
 DeadIocked.

London, May g. = The conferences which have been going on in Londo1 between the mine owners and tha mine laborers have ended in a dead lock- Representative of the men yesterday rejected the offer made by the owners of a 10 per cent. increase and decided to leave the matter in tha hands of Premier Asquith, who will appoint an arbitrator to settle the dis mite
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
EataIIx Wounded bv His Wife.

Kansas City, Mo, May 2.-Louis Schweiger, president of a construction company, was shot and probably fla tally wounded by his wife yesterday in the corridor of the county court house. Mrs. Schweiger then shot her self. Schweiger obtained a divorce last week and yesterday his wife went to the court house to file a motion in the case.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
BOY SCOUTS COLLECT
 FUNDS FOR THE POOR,
ners in New York - Girls Aided Them.

New York, May 2.-Three thosuand women and girls, aided by Boy Scouts, armed with coin boxes and bundles of tina American flags, stationed them selves on street corners and at all public places today to collect funds for the poor and unemployed of this city. The flags were given as receipts to all persons who dropped coins in the boxes.
 The campaign was organized by a committee of prominent women head ed by Mrs. M. Dryden Brewer. They called the day Flag day. and at the request of the committee many hotels and business places throughout the city displayed the stars and stripes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
carman Trial 1eaIns Today.

Mineola, L.. l., May 2.-For the seo- ond time Mrs. Florence Carman will tomorrow be placed on trial on the charge that she shot to death Mrs. Louise Bailey on June 30 last year in the office of Mrs, Carman's husband, Dr. Edwin Carwan, in Freeport. The first trial last fall resulted in a dis agreement, Since then Mrs. Carman has been out on bail.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
InzpsetIna oeIorado MInes,

Trinidad, Colo, May a.--W. l.. Mac- kegzie King, industrial representative of the Rockefeller FouPdatIoH went to Waisenhurg, Cole, yesterday, to inspect the hints of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company. From Waisenburg Mir. King will go to Pueblo te visit the eampanx'g stssls plant
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
Armed Guards Patrol Levees.

Texarkana, Ark, May 2. - Auned guards yesterday were set to patrol the Red River 1evees in the flooded dis tFicts in Midler county. Ark, and Bowie county, Texas. It was feared that persons threatened by floods farther down the river might dynamite levees near here to relieve the pres sure on the levee below.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
Casualties of canadIans at Ypres

Ottawa, Ont, May 2.-Casuaities g. among the Canadian contingent in the fighting at Ypres are now reported to have been nearly 6,000. Of these 2,000 are reported missing, the missing being Iehiefy the 18th and 14th bat= talionk of Montreal HighlandeFs, each 1900 strong,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
Rt. Hon. John Francis Moriarty.,

London. May 8, a. m.-Rt. Hon. John Francis Moriarty, lord justice of appeal in Ireland died yesterday. Pre- vious to his appointment as lord jus tice of appeal MT. Moriarty had been slicitor-general and also attorney general for Ireland.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
ereek steamer Held at Quarantine.

steamer Christoforos, which arrived today from Marseilles and Gran, is held at quarantine because one of the crew had developed symptoms indi- eating typhus fever. The man will be transferred to Hoffman island for ob- {. seryadon and the steamer disinfecte6i
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Irwin Davis, an Erie trainman was seriously injured when he fell from a train near Middletown, N. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
Cabled Pal aphs
ExtraordInary Council ln roklo,

Tokio, May 3. i1.s0 a. m.-An extra ordinary council met here this morning to consider China's refusal to aoeede completely to the demands of Japan.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Don Luis Isquierdo, Chilian delegate to the Panama-American financial congress to be held in Washington May "A, arrived at New York on the steamer Carillo.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
Mevsments of steamshIps.

New York, May 9.-Arrived, steam CTS Philadelphia, Liverpool; Hudson, Bordeaux; Patria. Marseilles; Europa, Genoa.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Secretary Bryan signed an order re- quiring the watchman in his depart ment to wear uniforms.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Fire drove 13o guests from the Courtland Hotel in Canton, Ohio, and caused a loss of $40,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Evelyn D'Alroy, the well-known English actress, died in London, fol- lowing an operation for appendicitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Three attempts to float the steamer Minnesota, aground at the entrance to the inland sea of Japan have failed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Governor Whitman will give hear ing on the Albany Post Road Bill on Wednesday,.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

A S15,ooo,ooo South African A. per cent five to ten-year issue was au- thorized in London. The price is 981z.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
Frenoh Troops Retire From Asia
 Minar

Athens, via wireless to London May 3 2:10 a. m.-The French troops which landed on the Asia Minor side of the Dardanelles retired after a stubborn battle lasting two days.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

The greater portion of the town of Hillman, Mich, was destroyed by a fire that caused s200.000 damage.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Billy Sunday declared in Paterson, N. J., that he had refused an offer of $175,OOO to appear in the movies for a year.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Condensed TeIegrams

Iron coins will be introduced in Bel gium by the Germans.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Edward G. Miller was appointed postmaster of Fort Wayne, Ind, and William F. Delaney at New Britain. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Governor Rye of Tennessee received a "Black Hand" letter, written in Italian and threatening him with death.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Contracts amounting to $3,ooo,ooo for the construction of 200- by product coke ovens at Struthers, Ohio, were awrded by the Youngstown Sheet & Tubs Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

NeilI Forsyth manager of the Royal Opera Convent Garden, was drowned while fishing with his wife in the River Spay, near Grantown, Scotland.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

President Wilson announced he is willing to serve as umpire in accor- ance with an arbitration treaty being negotiated between Hazardville China
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Antique jeweIry valued at s2o,000 was stolen from the $5O0,000 collec- tion of Robert de Rutafjael. F. R. G. S., on exhibition at No. 734 Fifth Ave.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Colonel Roosevelt will go to New Orleans on June 1, and will spend week tarpoon fishing off the Gulf coast.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Mrs. EmeIia Carranza, wife of Col. Sebastian Caranza, brother of General Carranza, first chief of the Mexican constituencies, died at San Antonio, Tex, aged 56.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

In a crusade to boom matrimony, elibible maids and bachelors in Smith Centre, Kan, will be posted like un- claimed letters
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

The Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco will be the objective point of a 10000 mile cruise of the Annapolis midshipmen this year.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

President Wilson will open the Pan- ama-American Financial Congress in Washington on May A, and will well come the delegates from Central and South America
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Edward Q. Eaton, one of the organ izers and president of the Columbia Monograph Co.,, died at the Central Valley, N. Y, sanitarium.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

President Wilson will not establish an office at the summer White House in Cornish, N. H., but will spend most of his time in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

James Duffy, prominent Canadian long distance runner, was killed at the front while serving in the Ca nadian contingent.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

Five alleged counterfeiters were cap- tured in a raid on a farm house at Chinchilla, Pa, by a United States agent and local polisce.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

J. D. Rockefeller has added 105 acres to his Tarryton, N. Y, estate by ac- quiring the John Webber property at Tarrytonw Heights.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03

A casualty list by the British de- partment shows that during the land ing of British troops in the operations against the Dardanelles between April 25 and April 30. 26 men of the Brit ish fleet were killed and fifty three were wounded.