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Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
TO ASK PREPARATION FOR SINKING OF FRYE
United States to Send Note to Ger
 many in a Few paYe.

Washington. March 25.-Having now received all the facts concerning the ownership and sale of the cargo of the William P. Frye, the American ship which was sunk by the converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, the United States government will send to Germany in a few days a note ask ing for reparation for the loss of the vessel and cargo and an expression of regret for the occurrence.
 The German government has not yet given the state department any intimation as to the course it will pur- sue. The German ambassador here, however. has expressed the opinion of ffcially that the case will be disposed of amicably. The facts concerning the cargo of the Frye were sent to the state department by treasury officials today. It was definitely established, the report said, that the cargo of wheat was consigned "to order and that no evidence existed in the papers of the ship to prove that the foodstuffs were destined to any belligerent forces. In the absence of such proof, the wheat is held not to have been contraband and in the opinion of the United States government the destruction of the vessel and cargo was unjustifed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
GERMAN REVIEW OF
 EVENTS IN EAST PRUSSIA
Declares German Troops Chased Rus
 sians Out of MemeI,

Berlin, March 25, via Amsterdam to London. March 26. BPS a. m.-The German main headquarters has made public the following review of the events which have taken place around Memel, East Prussia:
 "On March IS, the Russians ad- vanced toward Memel in several cIol- ulnns, from the north and east-from six to ten thousand men, infantry, cav airy and marines, with six or eight guns.
 ''The small force of German Land sturm retreated from the frontier to Memel and later across the bay. The advancing Russians burned numerous buildings and barns at Nimmersatt and Naugallen. They damaged alto gether fifteen villages.
 sThe evening of the 18th the Rus sians entered Memel. The following evening the Russian commander ap- peared at the town hall and demanded the mayor and three citizens as hos tages.
 "On the goth only Russian patrols in the streets, @ majority of the Russians have left town. But the next morning strong Russian forces again entered the town from the north. They met strong German forces from the south. who vigorously attacked and chased the Russians out of town. In the severt street fighting the Russians lost 150 men killed. Our losses were small
 1The Russians fled, taking their hos tages, but the car on which the hos tages were being transported broke down. the escort fled, and the hostages returned to Memel. The Herman soldiers pursued the Russians. When marching through Po1aogen the Russians suffered severely through the gunfire from cruisers. Five hundred Russians and three machine guns were captured.
 "The Russian move against Memel appears to have been in the nature of a raid. A similar raid apparently had been planned against Tilsit.
 Prince Joachim was with the traoops which liberated Memel."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
HerOism of Red
 Cross Members
DISPLAYED IN PLAGUE STRICKEN
 SERBIA.
COURAGE OF WOMEN
Shown by Their Willingness to Serve in Districts When Forewarned They Are Facing Death.

Washington, March 25.-Heroism of American Red Cross doctors and nurses in the plague stricken districts of Serbia are graphically described in reports to headquarters of the Ameri can Red Cross,
 Facing Death Every Day.
 One report tells of the inspiring and blcod-tingling heroism of corps of AE- erican women and men who have been facing the ugly countenance of death every day that they have been in service in the Gevglia country, as well as of certain additional American Red Cross surgeons and nurses who, fore warned and fully advised about the state of affairs in that section, volun- teered to go to the rescue of their fel- low Americans and are now on their way there, after having arranged their personal affairs as if preparing for cer- tain death"
 At the time the report was written -early in March-one American sur geon, pr. James F. DonneNy, of Brook lyn, had died as the result of typhus, and cabled reports said that nine of the twelve American Red Cross trained nurses and three of the remaining five surgeons sent to Gevgelia last NoveTn- Der were down with the malady. 5o,e0o Die of Typhus. An official communication received here places the deaths from typhus in
 
 physicians have died of it in the last two months. Not only typhus but ty- phoid is spreading rapidly. Howe gravely the situation is regarded was expressed today in this statement made at Red Cross headquarters: Threatened With Plague. With much of continental Europe in a highly unsettled state; with fields and trenches drenched with blood; with shallow graves of thousands ot | dead scattered throughout the wal area with vermin and filth on every hand; with hundreds of thousands o1 wounded men being cared for in a pitt fully inadequate way, vast number o1 | them having infected wounds, and witt | the approach of warm weather and at. tending flies and mosquitoes, Europe may well be gravely apprehensive- fearful that an unprecedented plague i will sweep the-Old World Heroic Surgeons and Nurses.
 In one portion of a report from Ser bic the heroic conduct of American Red Cross surgeons and nurses who | volunteered to go to the rescue of thei1 ] fellow workers in Gevgelia is described as follows:
 Tribute to American Woma mood ''To the lasting credit of American womanhood, it should said tha | there were numbers of offers from American Red Cross trained nurses tC 1 go to Gevgelia. In two or three cases they announced that they had made { final adjustment of their personal af. fairs and were ready to face death it. self. One tnsistent nurse said that sht l had no near relatives and therefore | would not be missed-that there wa. no one dependent upon her. Another nurse, who had only an aged fathel of her immediate family living, sait that she had talked the matter ovel I 1 f,111 11 1G suaded him to permit her to accept tn, | hazardous service"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
LIVES OF AMERICAN
 MISSIONARIES MENAcED
Are Refugees at Urumiah, Persia
 State Department Active.

Washington, March 25.-Continued reports of menace to lives of Amer ican missionaries and refugees at Uru- miah, Persia, have aroused the activ- ity of the state department here. AL though only one of the communica- tions on the subject has been received. Secretary Bryan stated today that dip lomatic' and consular officers in Persia, Turkey and Russia have been ap- praised of the reported circumstances and asked for any available informa- ton.
 The department heard nothing on the subject today from Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople, who yesterday was directed by the depart ment to urge the Turkish government to afford protection to Americans at Urumiah. where an uprising against an American mission was reported to have occurred.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
DIVORCE SUIT AGAINST
 VIRGENFUS J. MAYO
New Haven Man Brought Into Prom thence by Death of Lillian Cook.

Scranton, Pa, March 25-Counsel for Mrs. Florence Weeks Mayo of this city filed a suit for divorce against Virginius J. Mayo, the New Haven manufacturer. who recently came into public notice through the death of Lil- Han Cook, his stenographer.
 The papers represent that. Florence W. Mayo and Virginius J. Mayo have been man and wife since May 14, 1890. In December, 1897, MT. Mayo is charged with "wilful1y and malicious 1y deserting and absenting himself from the habitation of this libellant, without any just or reasonable cause and has hitherto persisted in such de- sertion and doth continue to absent himself from said libellant.''
 The writ is made returnable on April 26. It is understood that petition for alimony and counsel fees will fol- low in a few days.
 Mayo is represented as having, de- c1ared in New Haven that he was never legally married to the Scranton Mrs. Mayo
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
tfWEHLL SEE YOU AT LONDON
 WHEN WE MARCH IN''
Germans Parting Salute to English
 Women Leaving Belgium.

The Hague. via London, March 25, n.33 p. m.-With the parting salute We'll see you again at London when we march in." the Germans today per- mitted 8 party of 41 English women and six children to leave Brussels for Hou1and under the auspices of the American minister to Belgium, Brand Whitlock.
 The refugees were conducted to Es- schen by American Vice Consul c, R Nasmith and were received and es- corted over the frontier by Capt. Arch ibald H. Sunderland, the American military attache at The Hague and handed over to the care of a repre- sentative of the British legation.
 The women and children will leave for London Saturday and Sunday All classes are represented-nuns. gov ernesses, domestics and commercial employees. They declare that they were well treated by the Germans.
 Many British women remain. al Brussels, fearing to risk the mines on the sea voyage.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
TO CELEBRATE REFORMATION
 BY MARTIN LUTHER
Plan to Raise $1,ooo, GOO For 4oots An niversary in 1917,

York. Pa., March 25.-A plan to raise a $1, ,OO0, 900 fund in 1917 in eel ebration of the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the reformation by Martin Luther was formulated here to- day at conference of clergymen and laymen of the Lutheran church with the Rev. Dr. H. H. Weber, secretary of the board of church extension The money, if raised, is to be divided among the different missionary de- partments of the Lutheran church The general synod will pass on the plan at its meeting at Akron, Ohio, in May
 The general council of the Lutheran church, also has a project on foot to raise a $2,oo0.o00 fund during the 1917 celebration
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

marine F-4 was launched here Jan. 6, 1912, and was the first craft of the. kind built by the Seattle Construction and Drydock company.
 Could Remain Under Water 24 Hours.
 J. V. Patterson, president of the company, said tonight that the F-4 was submerged A hours at her build CTS trial and could remain under wa ter that length of time without incon-l venience to the crew.
 The F-4. which cost $5OO,O0O, is 142 feet, inches long, 15 feet. 10 inches deep and 15 feet. 8 inches beam. Sub merged the vessel displaces 400 tons of water. She was designed for a. cruising radius of 2,4OO miles and is fitted with four torpedo tubes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
ITALIAN ARMY READY
 FOR MOBILIZATION,
Seven Complete Glasses Are Already Under the Colors,

London. March 25, s.45 D. m.-A Rome despatch dated March 24, re- ceived by the Central News by indirect route, says:
 Everything is in readiness for a general mobilization of the Italian army. Seven complete classes are al- ready under the colors.
 'The departure of Austrian and Ger man families is reported from all parts of Italy. It is estimated that about 5000 persons of these nationalities have left Rome. Trains from Milan and Venice to the frontier are filled with Germans and Austrians, and large numbers of HungarianS have left Venice by steamer for Trieste'
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Auto Accident Near YaIesviiIe.

Meriden, Conn, March 25.-Former Representative R. L. Ba1dwin's auto mobile collided in sideswiping style this evening at o'clock with an au- tomobile containing five New Haven, people, three meme and two women.s One of the women suffered a badly in-: jured hip and elbow and R. T. Rath- burn had a rib broken Both were taken to the Meriden hospital Others had minor scratches. The accident oc-i cured about 500 yards below the dan-, gerous Yalesville railroad culvert on the state road. Both automobiles were badly damaged
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
FRENCH PAYMASTER
 STOLE MILITARY. STORES
Sentenced to Seven Years Solitary
 Confinement.

Paris, March 25, g p. m-CoIonea Francois Desclaux, former paymaster- general in the French army, charged with stealing military stores, was con victed today and sentenced to seven years solitary confinement and mili- tary degradation. His name was or dered removed from the list of the Legion of Honor.
 Madame Bechoff, the wife of a Ger man, in whose house the stolen goods were found, also was declared guilty by the courtmartial and sentenced to two years Imprisonment. A soldier named Verges, who was accused of aiding in the thefts, was given a one years sentence. All the other de- fendantS were declared not guilty
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
LEGAL PROFESSION GREATEST
 ATTRACTION AT YALE
Engineering Has Made Striking in-
 crease in Past Decade.

New Haven, Conn, March 25.-While the legal profession continues to at- tract the greatest number of Yale graduates, engineering has made a striking increase per cent, from 1904 to 1914, according to an alalysis of occupations by Professor Charles F. Scott fthe Sheffield Scientific school, published in today's issue ot the Yale Alumni Weekly
 The division of the eight leading
 Law 3.901; manufacturing 2,072; ed- ucation 1,93; engineering 1891; f. nance 1882; mercantile 1,461; medi- cine 1852, the ministry 1,258. Outside of engineering, the most marked in- crease was in manufacturing-77 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Dutch Ship Sunk
 by Submarine
WAS BOUND FROM SALoNlKA FOR
 LONDON.
DUTCH CREW AND FLAG
Crew Given Fifteen Minutes in Which to Leave VesseT-Were Picked Up and Landed at Dover.

Dover. March 25, 11.25 p. m.-The Dutch steamer Medea was sunk off Beachy Head this morning by the Ger man submarine U-2S. She carried a cargo og oranges and was bound from Sa1oniki for London.
 Crew Picked Up.
 The Medea. was stopped by the sub- marine and the crew were given 15 minutes in which to leave the vessel When they had done SO the submarine fired several shots at the steamer which remained afloat for an hour. The crew rowed about in their boats until picked up by a destroyer, which brought them to Dover.
 The trawler A1precht was attacked by a submarine today. A torpedo pass ed within ten feet of the fishing boat while she was crossing the channel A British patrol boat chased the sub- marine. which, however, disappeared
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

to believe that the German submarine U-29 has been sunk with all hands.
 The German submarine U-29 dis places 500 tons and was one of the largest and fastest of the German un- der-sea boats. Two weeks ago the U-29 made a record raid off the Scilly islands and in the Channel, being suc- cessful in sinking four British steam CTS and one French steamer and in damaging three other vessels.
 The submarine was chased by pa trol boats, but she proved too elusive for them and when steamers tried to ram or escape her they found that the submarine was much faster than her sister craft.
 The German commander gave the crews of most of the steamers time to leave their vessels and in some cases lowed the lifeboats of the ships. with the crew, to passing steamers in which they were taken to port.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
German Goal for ItaIy,

Berne, Switzerland, via Paris March 25, 9.42 p. m-The Swiss railways are handling large quantities of German coal for Italy. The colleries of the Ruhr district of West Prussia are de- nvering daily eight trains of $50 tons each to the Italian state railway and still greater quantities. are being de- livered daily by other colleries. Be- passing through Switzerland toward Italy.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Revolutionary Leader in Ecuador Cap tured.

Washington, March 25.-Advices to the state department from Ecuador, received today, said Colonel Concha, the revolutionary leader captured at Esmeraldas several weeks ago, with his brother. has been brought to Quito, the capital, and placed in the peniten- tiary to await trial Efforts of the American government to protect Con- cha from threatened death, officials believe, have been successful. The Ecuadorean law does not permit cap ital punishment
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Beeker's Fate With Court of AppsaIs

Beeker's Fate With Court of Appeals.
 Albany, N. r., March 25.-The fate of former Police Lieutenant Cha rles Becker, who twice has been sentenced to death for instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal. now rests with the court of appeals. Arguments on ap- peal from the second judgment of con- viction were completed before that body today.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
CONSPIRACY ALLEGED
 IN OSBORNE CASE
Miss Tanzer Held for Grand Jury-
 Lawyers May Be Involved.

New York, March 25.-Miss Rae Tanzer, who filed s5o,0O0 damage suit against James w. Osborne, for mer assistant district attorney of New York, for alleged breach of promise to marry. was held today for the ac-i tion of the grand jury on the charge of using the malls to defraud.
 United States District Attorney 1T. Snowden Marshall, in a statement to- night, announced that he would slIb-
 init to the grand jury evidence tend- ing to show that Miss TanZer was en- gagged in a scheme to defraud in which her lawyers also were involved.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
GERMAN SUBMARINE U-29
 SAID TO HAVE BEEN SUNK
Had Recently Been Very Active-in the
 English Channel.

London, March 25, 8!55 p. m.-The British admiralty stated this evening that they thought the German sub- marine, U-29, which recently sank four British and one French steamer in the English channel and damaged three other vessels, had been sunk with all hands. The text of the official state ment follows:
 ..uhe admlraltx have good reasons
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Arrested for AIIeaed Larceny.

Boston. March 25.-Charles F. Walk
 CT, treasurer of the New England Dis count company, who furnished $10,OO0 bail six weeks ago upon his arrest charged with larceny of $3O, 900 of the company's funds. was arrested today for the alleged larceny of $6,000 from the Commercial Paper company, of which he was an officer. He gave bonds of $2.000 for his appearance at 8 municipal court hearing on April 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Youno BradIev lExonerated-

Price, Utah, March 25-A coroners jury has exonerated young Arthur Bradley of intent to injure his half brother. Matthew Bradley, whose death resulted yesterday from knife wounds inflicted by Arthur, Tuesday evening. The jury found that the stabbing was accidental
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
OBITUARY.
Henry Bacon.

Goshen, N. r., March 25.-Henry Ba- con, representative of this district in the forty ninth, flftieth and f1fty-sec- ond congresses, died at his home here today. He was 75 years old. At the close of the fifty-second congress in 1895 Mr. Bacon returned to his home here and resumed his practice of law. Death was caused by pneumonia.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Receiver for Port of Para Company.

New York, March 25s-The Port of Para company. capitalized at $32, ,500,- 900 and operating docks and ware houses at Para, Brazil, together with a railroad and steamship line in that country, was today placed by the fed eral court in the hands of a receiver. Alexander Mckenzie of Rio Janeiro and Frederick l.. E1dridge of New York were the receivers named. |
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Political Plot in sofs.

Nish Serbia, March 25, via I.on- don, March 26. 3.0S a. m.-The Odjik reports the discovery in Sofia, Bull garia, of a conspiracy against the gov ernment. The newspaper says 1t Is named Papatanzoff. who is regarded as the instigator of the recent out rage at a masked ball in Sofia, when a bomb was exploded, killing several persons and wounding others.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Pinehot Agent in War Zone.

Washington. March 25.-Gifford Pin chot, former chief forester of the United States, has become special agent for the government in the Flu ropean war zone. Despatches from The Hague announcing that MT. Pin chot was attached to the American legation there brought announcement from the state department that he had been made special agent for the dis tribution of food to indigent French within German lines.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
REPORT SUBMARINE
 HAS BEEN LOCATED
At Depth of 12o Fathoms-Feared
 That Tanks Have Burst.

Honolulu, March 25.-Later tonight it was reported that the F-4 had been located, lying at a depth of 12O fath- oms. Attempts to bring the vessel to the surface with grappling hooks had failed. No signal bells had been heard from the submerged craft, and this fact led to fears that the submarines tanks had burst, suffocating the crew with su1phuric acid fumes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Dutch Crew and Dutch Flag.

London, March 25, Midnight.-The admiralty, In reporting the sinking of the Medea by the U-28, says:
 'The ship was flying the Dutch flag and had @ Dutch crew aboard. Her name -'Medea, Amsterdam was paint ed in large letters on Aer sides. The ships papers were taken by the Ger mans. who refused to return them"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
RUSSIANS STRIVING
 TO REACH HUNGARY
Russians and Austrians in Another Death Grip in the
 Passes of the Carpathians
SNOW AND BARRED WIRE RETARD RUSSIANS

An Important Austrian Position Near Lupkow Pass Has Succunbed to the Muscovites With $500 Men-Opera- lions in the Western War Zone of Minor Character The Expected German Offensive Movement in Flanders Has Failed to Materiaize-British Admiralty Announces That it His Good Reason Believe the German Sub marine U-29 Has Been Sunk With Its Entire Crew.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Movements of steamships.

New York, March 25.-Sai1ed: Steamers Nieuw Amsterdam, Rotter- dam; Patria, Marseilles
 Philadelphia, March 25.-Arrived: Steamer Sardinfan, Glasgow via Hali-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
King George Visits Naval Station

Harwich, England, March 26, 2.07 a. m.-Kins George yesterday paidran in formal visit to the Harwich Naval station. wearing the undress uniform of an admiral of the fleet, the king ar rived on special train on a down. pour of rain.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

Cabled Par s..s
Turks Fear of Allies.

turks Fear Of Allies.
 London, Y :, 2.50 a. m.-The Turks gret Ar a landing of the allied troops lays a despatch to the Times from Tenedos and have con- centrated 4s.000 men on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles and also 10000 on the European side near Gallipoli. The despatch adds that both forces are commanded by German officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

The only Lady Paget who has been mentioned in connection with relief work during the present war is an American-bor woman, the wife of Sir General Arthur H. Paget, commander of the forces in Ireland. This Lady Paget was the daughter of the late Paran Stevens of New York.
 At the outbreak of the war Lady Paget was chairman of the American women's war relief fund in London Recently General Paget has been on an official visit in the Balkans.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Son Born to Duchess of Brunswick

London, March 25. 10.35 p. m-The Duchess of Brunswick, formerly Prin- cess Victoria Luise, daughter of Elm peror William, gave birth to son this afternoon, according to a. despatch from Brunswick received by Reuters Telegram company by way of Amster- dam.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26
Lady Paget Dies of Typhus.

Sayville, N. Y.-Lady Paget, chief o1 the British Red Cross mission in Ser bia, is reported by a Serbian daily newspaper to have died from spotted typhus fever, according to a news item given out today by the Overseas News agency.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

Dr.. Karl Theodor von HeigeI, prom. inent member of the faculty of the University of Munich (Germany) die6 in Munich, aged 73.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

Condensed TeIegrams

Two thousand butcher shops in Eng land have closed since the war began
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

Three women were nominated "a! candidates of the Milwaukee Schoo Board at the primary election ther' Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

Fire caused by defective motor destroyed the mattress factory o1 Harris Scharmett at Ansonia- The owner places his loss at $3,500.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

The marriage of Prince Ernest Au- gust of Cumberland and Princess Vic toria Luise took place at Berlin on May 24 1913. Their first son was born March IS of last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

Ralph Taylor of Stamford was ap pointed a clerk in the automobile de partment at the capitol by Secretar of State Charles D. Burnes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

Up to March 20, 1855 foreign built vessels, representing a total tonnage of 485,586 tons, were admitted to Amrican registry.