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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
STATEMENT ISSUED BY
ITALIAN GENERAL STAFF
Have Established Themselves SoIidIy
Cimo Undici.

Rome, via Paris. Aug. 9. 1:15 p. M
The following official statement was
Issued at the headquarters of the
Italian general staff:
"On the upper Come Lico (Cadore)
our troops established themselves SOL
idly on Cimo Undici.
Tn Carnia one of our detachments
defending Cavallo Pass between
FreilSofel and Val Gande attacked the
Austrian trenches opposite on the
morning of the fifth and drove out the
occupants At nightfall the enemy in
force attempted to recover this posi-
ton but was repulsed with heavy loss
es.
Tn the PLAYA zone our troops oc-
cupied some enemy entertainments
near zagora und Pa1jano. taking a
quantity OF ammunition hand grenades
and trench mortars.
"On the Carso plateau the action
continues to develop favorably for
US.
During yesterday the enemy again
began to throw bombs on the Monte
falcone ship yards, causing a fresh
outbreak of fire which was mastered
raINdly by our valiant troops although
they were shelled continuously by the
enemy artillery"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
ENCOURAGING REPORTS ON
CONDITIONS IN HAITI.
American Marines and Bluejackets
Controlling the Principal Towns.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Encourag1ng
reports on conditions in Haiti came
today from Admiral Caperton. With
American marines and bluejackets con-
trolling the principal towns, naval off,
GERS administering the customs houses
and revolutionary leaders giving assur-
ances Of cooperation. officials here
hope for rapid progress toward reStor-
1ng a permanent native government.
General Bobo, the northern revolu-
ZIONIST, has arrived at Port Au Prince,
Irenounced his preteEeions to executive
power and ordered his soldiers dis
armed and sent home. He has assured
Admiral Caperton he will cooperate in
efforts to restore order. Bobo is a can
didate for the presidency. but has
congress. Similar assurances have
been given by Bourand, another presi-
DENTAL aspirant.
When the election shall be held has
not been determined, but the United
States will require that complete tram
guilty prevail before any step is
taken.
Secretary Lansing today explained the
occupation Of Haiti's custom houses.
THE custom houses are being super
vised by American authority" said he
because a state Of anarchy exists in
the country. 1t is necessary that we
should see to it that thd customs reve-
nues do not go where they do not be-
long"
No decision has been reached by
this government as to representations
to be made to Haiti. Nothing will be
done until new government Is estab-
1ished. Then an understanding will be
sought to assure continuation of
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
McADoo IN NEW YoRKs
FINANCIAL DISTRICT
Denies His Mission Had Any conneo-
ton With Mexican Plans,

New York, Aug. s.-william G.. Nc
Adoo. secretary Of the treasury. after
spending virtually the entire day at
the sAb-treasury and in the financial
district, denied late tonight that his
mission here had been to discuss with
bankers for financing a possible new
Mexican government
In view of the fact that the con-
ferences between Robert Lansing, sec
retary of state, and the six South
American ambassadors and ministers
will be resumed here Wednesday. the
meeting Of Secretary Lansing and
Secretary McAdoo at a hotel here Sum
day was regarded by persons inter-
ested In the Mexican situation as hav-
Ing some important bearing on the
future Of the disturbed republic.
Secretary McAdoo, however, said he
camehere on department business and
not to discuss plans for financing
He did not state the exact nature of
his business.
"The Mexican situation is being
handled by the state department, !"
Secretary McAdoo said. "I have not
even been consulted regarding possi-
Bile financing plans. I would assume
that tho time has not arrived for the
discussing of such plans, although of
course, know nothing officially of the
matter"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
WATERBURY, CHURCH
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Tons of Marble Blocks Sent Hurting
Through the Air.

Waterbury, Conn, Aug. "a bolt
of lightning struck one of the steeples
on st. Annes ARoman Catholic
church CFrench) this afternoon, caus-
ing a damage which is expected to
amount to several thousand dollars.
Tons of marble blocks and a seven
foot marble cross weighing eighteen
hundred pounds, went hurtling
through the air in all directions. Six
holes, three and four feet In diane
ter, were made in the slate roof by
the heavy blocks crashing down from
the steeple, which is 200 feet high.
The streets in the vicinity Of the
church were practically deserted at
the time, due to the heavy shower and
no one was injured. Not recogniz-
able piece Of the cross could be To-
acted in the debris although a por-
ton of the base of the cross, measur-
ing four to five feet long, and 2 to
feet in diameter, buried itself in
the frot yard of the church.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
COCKTAILS. RESIGNATION
EFFECTIVE NOV, 1.
Has Received instructions Requiring
Him to Appear In Washington.

New York. Aug. s-The date Of
General George W. Goetha1s resigna-
ton as governor Of the Panama Canal
zone has been designated as November
1 in his formal resignation, sent to
washington, according to an an
nouncement made by him upon his ar
rival here today from Cristobal.
General Goetha1s is surrendering his
office because he believes his work at
Panama is done and the canal is op-
Grating satisfactorily. He has spent
seven years in Panama Although he
will no longer be connected with the
canal zones affairs as governor,
should his resignation be accepted, he
said today that he would retain his
commission in the army.
Announcement Of the date Of his
resignation was made at the conclu-
sion of the last trip which General
Goethals expects to make as governor
from Crfstobal to New York. Cen
eral Goethals had expected, until a
few hours before sailing, to leave
Panama on a two months vacation
during which he would visit the Pan
ama-Pacif1c exposition at San Fran
cisco and return to Panama the latter
part Of September. His plans were
changed at the last minute by the re-
ceipt Of instructions requiring him to
appear in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
Lake Employees
Ask More Pay
DEMAND WAS MADE BY J. J.
KEPPLER
WANT As CENTS AMOUR
In Addition to the Eight Hour Work
Day Already in Effect-No Strike
Has Been Threatened.

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. s-The de-
mand for an increase in wages for
machinists employed on government
work at the plant of the Lake Torpedo
Boat Company here was made today
by j. ]. Keppler, vice president of the
international organization This de-
mand, according to labor representa-
tives, Is in addition to the eight hour
work day already in effect at the plant
and is to bring the standard of pay
up TO As cents per hour, the prevail
ing wage. The factory doing govern
1nent work is said by the labor men
to be paying a scale which is under
that prescribed for the eight hour
day with the ten hour pay.
II. Nj. s. Robinson, general manager
or the company on which the demands
were served, declined to discuss the
matter tonight, but admitted that the
demand had been made and that no
agreement had been arrived at. Mr..
Robinson also said that while a strike
Of the men had not been threatened
it was his opinion that such action
was suggested were the demands not
complied with.
1t is also said that demands were
made for increased pay on officials of
the American and British Company,
where similar working conditions are
said to exist
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10

Tho Teutonic allies continue sue
eessfully their operations against the
russians nnorthwest Russia and In
eoland; an engagement to drive the
emaining Russians from east Gall
EIa. has begun; the British have re-
captured from the Germans in Bel
Eium trenches taken from them re-
Gently through the use of Aame pro-
,jectors and have captured seven
hundred yards of additional terrain
there; French airmen have lombard
ed Saarbruecken, in Rhenish Prussia
to the northeast of Metz; the Italians
and Austrians are still in heavy COM
bat on the mountains, in the valleys
and on the plains in the AuStro-lta1-
ian battle grounds.
Thus may be chronicled in brief the
atest phases of the war as they have
been made pubic through the various
war chancellories.
Sarting in northwest Russia where
the fortress Of Kovno is closely
pressed, down through Poland to
point below Warsaw and thence east
ward across the Vistula and north
eastward between the Vistula and the
Bug, the Germans and Austrians ac-
cording to the official reports OF Ber-
lin and Vienna, are drawing more
closely together the lines which
threaten to clear Poland entirely of
the men of Grand Duke Nicholas men.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's
troops to the north and northeast Of
Warsaw are steadily pressing east and
southeast; a ring of besiegers has
been forged around the fortress of
Novogeorgivsk. the last stronghold on
the Vistula line remaining in Russian
hands; Praga, the eastern suburb of
Warsaw upon which the Muscovites
fell back when they evacuated the
Polish capital has been captured; the
railroad from Warswa to Lubln has
been crossed between 1vangorod and
Garwolin, evidently with the idea Of
moving on to Lukow, the junction
of the Ivangorod d-Grest-Litovsk rail-
way. Farther eastward and south
ward between the Vistu1a and Bug
and along the Vieprz the Russians are
still falling back. but at some points,
especially between the Vieprz and the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
PRESIDENT PLANNING TO
RETURN TO WASHINGTON
Helped In Rescue Work In An Auto
Accident Yesterday.

Cornish, N. H, Aug. 9. - President
Wilson tonight spent several hours on
official business received at the sum
mer White House from Washington.
He worked in his study until late
hour tonight, the Mexican situation
claiming his careful attention. He
also was in communication with Sec
retary of State Lansing and Secretary
Of the Treasury McAdoo.
The president is planning to return
to Washington within the next few
days.
This afternoon the president took
an automobile ride ana during his
trip went to the assistance of three
automobihsts whose machine had run
over an embankment and capsized
about three miles from his summer
home. He arrived at the scene of the
accident within a few seconds after If
happened.
The preside1t was automobf1ing with
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, his daughter.
and DR.. Cary T. Grayson, his. naval
aide and physician on the road be-
tween Windsor and AsutneyvilIe. VT.
1t had just stopped raining and the
road was still slippery.
AS the presidents automobile round
ed a urve he and his ompanfons were
startled to see another mahine over-
turned at the bottom of an embank-
ment. Mr.. Wilson ordered his auto
son jumped out and ran down to in
vestigate. They found C. C. Judd,
Miss E. A Swazey and Mrs. Emma
Hathaway, all of Norwih, VT, under
meath the overturned automobile and
the president helped to pull them out.
They were badly bruised and fright
Iened but an examination by DR.. Cray
son showed that none of them was
seriously injured.
The president and DR. Grayson as
sisted the women to the road and then
Mr- Wilson directed that the secret SER
vice men accompanying him to re-
main behind and render all assistance
possible. The people in the over
turned automobile did not recognize
the president and did not know who
had helped them until later, but they
thanked him profusely for his aid,
For several minutes the president
remained standing in the mud ex-
amining the wrecked car. After de-
termining that he could do nothing
further. the president continued his
ride. The secret service men took the
two women to Windsor, VT, in an
other machine and sent a wreckine
crew to pull the damaged car back to
the road.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
DEFINITE MEXICAN
POLICY AGREED UPON
Announcement Made Yesterday by
SeeretarY lansing

Washington, Aug. "a very defi-
mite policy as to Mexico has been
agreed upon by the Pan-American
conference, Secretary Lansing an
nounced today. 1.-The conference ad-
journed becaus I wished to consult
President Wilson about it," he said.
I have consulted the president and
the conference will be resumd."
There has been talk Of joint armed
Intervention by the powers represented
in the conference to quiet any leader
who insists upon remaining in the field
with military forces Some of the con-
ferees however, are said to believe
that the moral support of the powers
behind such elements as Join in the
conference for a new provisional gov
ernment, together with a strict embar-
go against the shipment OF war NUM-
tfons to anyone in Mexico except the
government SO formed, would quickly
accomplish the desired result.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
GEN. 3. J. TRACY BURIED
WITH MILITARY HoNORs
Traffic On Broadway, New York, sus-
pended During Funeral Ceremonies,

New York, Aug. s.-General Benja-
min F. Tracy, Secretary OF the Navy
under President Harrison. who died
here Friday, was buried today with
military honors. Funeral services
were held at Trinity church and the
crowd in front Of the church was so
large traffic on Broadway was sus-
pended during the ceremonies
Battalions of marines from the
Navy yard and companies of Coast
Artillery and Infantry from nearby
forts formed a guard Of honor.
Tho honorary pall-bearers were
General Leonard Wood, commander of
the Department Of the East; Rear Ad-
mira1 Nathaniel r. Usher, Colonel
John B. Ballinger. Captain Thomas s.
Rogers, U. s. N; Chief Justice Will
lard Bartlett, former Chief Justice;
Charles Andrews, Paul Fuller, Frank
H. Platt and George Foster Peabody.
Interment was at Greenwood Ceme-
terry, Brooklyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
WIFE LOSES VETO POWER
OF HUSBANDS ENLISTMENT.
Official Announcement Made by Cana
dian Militia Department.

Ottawa, Ont. Aug. s-wffe and
mother have had their day in Canada,
SO far as forbidding their men folk to
go to war is concerned, and that day is
past according to official ANNOUNCE
ment made today by the militia de-
partment. It viii no longer be posi-
BILE, as 1t used to be. for q wife to keep
her husband or her sons under Is from
enlisting by within olding her consent.
In announcing the withdrawal Of the
veto privilege given to women early
in the struggle. the department also
served notice on all Canadians that
they could no longer dodge military
service by paying Sis apiece. Here
tofore 1t has been possible for enlisted
men to buy discharges by paying this
sum. The practice is to be discontin-
ued.
General Sam Hughes, head of the
department. is In England at the pres
ent time. It was General Hughes who
gave the women the right to veto the
enlistment of their husbands and minor
sons.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10

Bug. they continue their resistance.
The bag of prisoners at Warsaw
was small. Berlin declaring that only
a few thousand of them being taken.
Nor has the number of those captur-
ed by Archduke Joseph Ferdinand been
large, Vienna asserting merely that
the number OF men captured by him
has been brought into eight thous-
and"
Although the Teutonic allies SEEM
ingly have not been successful as yet
in entrapping any large section Of the
Russian grand dukes forces. accord
ing to the Over Seas News Agency,
they have obtained in their invasion
of Poland, bountiful supply Of food
stuffs for their men and forage for
the horses. The news agency reports
that many farmers disobeyed the Rus
sian order to destroy theid crops and
that the Germans and Austrians there
fore have come in for a full harvest
of rye, wheat and oats.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
Hail Damages
Tobacco Fields
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLAR
LOSS AT NEW MILFORD
Lightning KnLsscoWs
At Rridsswater and Roxbury the
Storm Ruined Thirty Aeces Of Fine
Tobacco, Causing Loss Of $4,000.

New Milford, Conn, Aug. e.-Dam-
age estimated at $4,000 was done to
tobacco growing in the fields by hail
during a severe electrical storm today.
The tobacco was practically ready for
cutting. Lightning struck and killed
three valuable cows owned by John
Anderson.
The storm also swept over Bridge
water and Roxbury and practically
ruined thirty acres OF fine tobacco.
The loss in the latter towns is esi-
mated at $40, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
YACHT CLUB RUN
SPOILED BY FOG.
Weather Cleared After the Vessels
Had Become Scattered.

Gloucester, Mass, Aug. s.-The New
York Yacht Club run from Marble
head, Mass, to Gloucester, today was
spoiled by fog.
After an attempt had been made to
organize a race. the feet was at length
ordered to proceed to the next port
of call. The fog dissolved after the
vessels had become scattered and a
good race could have been sailed with
a fine wind; but the conditions had
changed too late and the squadron en-
tered port withN wind TANNERS for the
most part in tow, -
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
GIFTED. WOMAN ORDERED
DEPoRTED BY BRITISH
Maria Cecilia Natalie Janatha, Court
Pianiste to Emperor William,

London. Aug. g.. $40 p. m.-Maria
Cecilia Natalie Janatha, court pian-
iste to Emperor William, was arrested
today and deported from Tilbury,
Maria Janotha holds membership
In many academies of art in Italy.
Great Britain and Austria She re-
ceived the Victoria badge from Queen
Victoria and holds the highest hon
orary diploma from the ST Cecilia
Royal Academy in Rome. She Is the
possessor of many decorations, in
cluding one from the. German empress.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
OBITUARY..
Charles A. Potter.

Providence, r. l.. Aug. 9.-Char1es
IA. Potter, inspector of boilers and
member Of the local board Of United
States inspectors of steam vessels,
died here today. He was 81 years old
and was born in tWickford, r. /. He
had been with the Federal inspection
service 20 years. Previous to that he
waB for many years chief engineer on
several coastwise steamships.
+ Rev. DR.. Paul Bergin.
Hartford, Conn, Aug. 9.-Rev. DR.
Paul Bcrgin. at one time president OF
the Christian college at Shantung,
China, and a prominent member Of the
Presbyterian board Of missions, is
dead at his home in West Avon. Conn.,
at the age Of 55. Death occurred yes
Eerday. He was a native Of Bellefon-
eaine. Ohio.
m-health compelled him in 1913 to
gfve up his work in China and on his
return to this country he became a
member of the faculty Of the Kennedy
school Of missions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
WhaIer Returns From 80 Months Voy
aOe.

whaling schooner Bertha D. Nickerson
reached port this noon, after voyage
Of 80 months with a catch of 1040
barrels. Captain Joseph reported that
he was stopped by a battleship. off
Barbados ten days ago and subjected
to minute inspection of cargo and
papers and then allowed to proceed.
The warship displayed no flag and
Captain Joseph said the boarding Of
1cer from her did not tell her identi-
ty.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
EscoRTFoR BODIES OF
MARINES KILLED IN HAITI.
Conveyed to-Boston by Supply Ship
Celtic and Sent tosHomes.

Boston, Aug. 9.-An escort Of SAIL
ors and marines, with a band, accom-
panied the bodies OF William Gompers
of Brooklyn and Carson Whitehouse Of
Norfolk, who were killed in the recent
landing of an American force at Port
Au Prince, across the city today from
theN navy yard to the South station.
The bodies were brought here on Sat
urday by the supply ship Celtic and
today were sent to the homes of the
dead men
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
Race Track Owner Dead.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-John Condor,
widely known race track owner, died
today at his home here from an at
tack of paralysis following a long
period of illness. He was 60 years old
and had been blind fer many years.
Although he amassed several for
tunes during his lifetime, it is not
known whether he died rich or a COM
paratively poor man. His property
consists chiefly in race tracks in the
United States and Canada
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
Movements of Steamships.

Liverpool, Aug. SAILED: steamer
Corsican, Montreal.
Glasgo, Aug. 7.-Sailed: steamer
Pomeranian, Montreal.
Bordeaux, Aug S.-Sailed: steamer
La Touraine, New York
NV York, Aug. 9.-Arrfved: steamer
Czaritza, Archangel.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
Earth slide Into panama Canal.

Washington. Aug. e.-Haf a mile Of
earth which slid into the Panama canal
last week. reducing the depth through
Gaillard cut to 19 feet, will have been
dredged away within the next three
the cut The slide has been slowly
progressing for months. but did not
gain upon the dredges until last sat-
urday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
George Fitch, Author, Dead.

Berkely. Cal, Aug. 9.-George Fitch,
the author. of Peoria, Ill. died at a
sanitarium here today, having failed
to rally from an operation for appen-
dfcitis performed yesterday. Mr.. Fitch
was taken Ill on Saturday. He had
been visiting his sister, Miss r. Louise
Fitch. who is a student at the Univer-
sity OF California.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
Woman Suicides al Nauqa+uc,<.

sephine Anderson, so years old, COM
mitted suicide at her home here today
by inhaling Illuminating gas. She was
found in the bathroom by her son Vic
tor. No reason can be assigned for
the act. She leaves her husband and
two sons.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10

Edward C. Kindred, who disappear
ed last Wednesday with $22, ,119, the
property OF Finn, O'Rourke Co., Inc.
has been indicted on a charge Of
grand larceny.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
RECORD BREAKING CROPS
THIS YEAR IN AMERICA
Wheat Crop Promises to Be Greatest
Ever Grown in Any Country. .

Washington, Aug. 9. = Three billion
bushels of corn. one and half billion
bushels of oats and a billion bushels
Of wheat are in prospect for this years.
American harvest. Record crops OF
rpe, white and sweet potatoes, tobac-
CO. rice and hay also are predicted for
the prosperous farmers who have
planted 310,546.000 acres, 10000. 900
acres more than last year. to their
principal products.
The wheat crop, the greatest ever
grown in any country, viii be worth
more than 81 900, 600 900, while the corn
crop value may reach s., 500, ,0oO, 900.
Estimates Of the principal crops, an
nounced today by the department OF
agriculture. based on coDditions OF
Aug. 1, show that all crops win be-
greater than last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
Correspondent Jailed at Vera Cruz.

Washington, Aug. e-Consul Canada
at Vera Cruz cabled the state depart
ment today that Henry w. Francis,
correspondent of the International
News Service, had been in prison in
communicate there three days and
was removed to the penitentiary to-
day. Francis, the message said, thinks
his life is endangered and that drastic
action is necessary to save him.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
Would Apply Golden Rule to Immisra-
tion Problem.

San Francisco, Aug. 9. Speakers be-
fore the International immigration
Congress today declared that applica-
ton of the Golden Rule was the only
solution of the immigration problem.
The congress opened a three days
session
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
indictments for EastIand Acoidsn.

Chicago. Aug. S.-Indictments against
10 persons. possibly 15, are expected to
be returned by the federal grand jury
tomorrow afternoon when it resumes
investigation of the cause and respon-
sibility for the capsizing of the steamer
Eastland in the Chicago river July "a.
The grand jury has been in recess
since the middle Of last week.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10

Mrs. Charles A. Piatt, wife OF New
York architect, was injured in an au-
tomobile accident at South Royalton,
VT, Charles Sherwin, the chauffeur,
was killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10
GERMAN NAVAL DEFEAT
AT GULF OF RIGA.
Cruiser and Two Torpedo Boat De-
stroyers Were Damaged.

Petrograd. Aug. 9. via London, Aug.
10, 3.14 a. m-The following official
communication was issued tonight: "a
German fleet Of nine battleships and
twelve cruisers, with a large number
of torpedo boat destroyers, persistsnly
attacked the entrance to the Gulf of
Riga Sunday, but everywhere were re-
pulsed. A cruiser and two torpedo boat
destroyers were damaged
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10

Official statistics show that the first
quarter of 1915 was the wetest wint-
er England has experienced in 10O
years.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-10

London, Ang. 9.-The British Board
of Trade actual figures for the month
of July show an increase in imports
of Ef6,171,663 ($s0, ,315). The
principal increases were in food and
metals. .