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Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
GERMAN STEAMER ANCHORED
 IN GRAVESEND BAY
To Escape Wharfage Charges-Rritish
 Warship Of Fire Island.
New York. Fah R--rl

New York. Feb. 8.-The unusual sight of 8 steamship flying the Ger man flag passing quarantine, appar- ently bound to sea, coincidental with an official marine report that Britt ish warship was off Fire island. bound toward the entrance of the harbor. created excitement in shipping circles this afternoon until the German ves- seI, after passing through the Narrows, turned and anchored in Gravesend bay, The ship proved to be the Harburcs. which was merely seeking an anchor age to escape wharfage charges, &C., cording to her agents. She hove to alongside her sister ship, the Magde- burg,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
 IN EAST PRUSSIA
And in the Carpathians, Where the Contendng Armies
 Are in Series of Desperate Engagements
NO GREAT PROGRESS MADE BY EITHER SIDE

Comparative Quiet Regns in France and Flanders-Brish Parliament Has Been Asked by the Government to Give Blank Check for Army Pmposes-Itay Has Ordered That Soldiers the Second Category Shall be Retained Under Coors Until May 31 Next-From Berlin Comes Assurance That the Naval Measures of Germany Against Great Britain Are in No Sense Blockade and That No Hostile Actions Against Neutral Shipping Contemplat cd by the German Navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
BODY OF MURDERED
 MAN FOUND IN FIELD
Near the Suburbs of Croton Falls, N.
 Y, Remains Unidentified.

Brewsters, N. Y, Feb. S.-The body of a murdered man found in a vacant field near the suburbs of Croton Falls on Saturday, still remained unidentified at the morgue here tonight. Four bullets had pierced the body near the heart. The man was about 25 years old. well dressed and apparently of Italian descent
 Coroner Fenaughty, who is conduct ing an investigation, says he has been unable to find the slightest clue as to the mans identity Neither has he been able to find any trace of the mur- derers. The authorities are working on the theory that the crime was com mitted elsewhere and the body brought to Croton Falls and thrown into fhe field
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
MAN SUPPOSED BURNED
 HAS RETURNED HOME.
Relatives Believed They Had Buried
 His Body.

Bath. Me, Feb. S.-Willfam King. supposed to have been one of the three men burned to death a week ago in a houes near Livermore Falls, returned to his home here today from Bodwoin- ham, where he had been employed in a lumber camp. One of the three bodies had been sent here and buried by rel atives after a funeral service They were notified by the town officials of Livernore Falls that, although there were no means of identifying the body. there was no question that the names of the three men as given out were correct,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Wilson to Make important Nonfna-
 tions.

Washington, Feb. S.-President Wu-- son is expected to make several nom- nations for important positions in the near future because of his desres to avoid making appointments during @ recess of congress. Places to be filled include the five positions on the fed era1 trade commission, a district judgeship in Iowa for which Martin E. Wade virtually has been selected, a judgeship in southern California. several federal offices in New York and some important vacancies in the treasury department.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Movements of Steamships.

New York. Feb. S.-sailed, steamer Buenos Aires. Cadiz.
 Gibraltar. Feb. 7.-Passed. steamer Minnewasl1a, New York for London.
 Genoa, Feb. Arrived, steamer Manual CaIvo, New York.
 Havre, Feb. 6-Arrived, steamer Rochambeau. New York
 Liverpool Feb. Sailed, steamer Tasca New York.
 Gibraltar, Feb. S-Arrived, steamer Duca Degli Abruzzi, New York for Naples
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
GERMANS TO ExPEL
 NEUTRALS FROM ALSAcE.
The Order Strikes Principally at
 Italians and Swiss.

Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 8, via Paris, 4:55 p. m.-The German gov ernment has decreed the expulsion of neutrals from the province of Alsace. The order strikes principally at Ital- ians and Swiss. In this region there are only d few Americans, they being for tn enlost part manufacturers.
 The number of persons of Swiss na- tionality in Alsace is estimated at be- tween 4,000 and 5000. The Swiss gov ernment, however, has received as- surances that many exceptions will be granted.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
CARRANZA DENIES ORDER
 OF EXECUTION OF AMERICANS,
EI Paso Agents Say it May Have Been
 Act of Officials at Sonora.

Fl Paso. Texas, Feb. 8-General Car ranza in a telegram today from Vera Cruz denied that he issued any orders for the execution of four American of hcials of the Southern Pacific Railway of Mexico in Sonora. It was said by his local agents that if any such orders
 ad been issued it had been done by the local Sonora officials of the Car ranZa government.
 -s..,..y. ,s today denied that Mon terey had fallen into the hands of the Carranza forces. They based their de- nial on the receipt Of a telegram to- .ay from General Angeles at Mont rey.
 general Villa is reported as having moved west from Irapuato toward Guadalajara, metropolis of the west coast country. Minor fighting was re- ported between Irapiato and Mexico City,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
BATTLE ON THE VISTULA
 INCREASES IN VIOLENCE
Petrosrad Reports Progress of Offer-
 siVe in the Csrpathians.

following communication from the gen. erai staff was issued this evening:
 "On the right bank of the Vistula. in the region of Serpetz, the engage snents have assumed a character of in- creased violence. Vanguard encount- CTS also are reported on the KhorjeIe- MyschenetZ-Johannes line.
 ''On the left bank of the VistuIs, ar tiilery fire is still being maintained but the attitude of the enemy is pas sive-
 '@rhe attempt to pierce our front fin the region of Borjimow and Wolo Sxydlowiecka- which began January ~& s=ass stopped on February 6, in spite
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
S1,ooo FOR BEST MANUSCRIPT
 ON CHRISTIAN UNITY.
Awarded by Sunday School Union to Rev. R. A. Ashworth of Milwaukee.

Philadelphia, Feb. S.-The American Sunday School Union today announced the result of the prize competition under the John C. Green fund on the subjects of Christian Unity and ATnusementS.
 The first prize of $1 ,oo0 for the best on Christian Unity was awarded to Rev. Robert A. Ashworth, D. D., of Milwaukee, for his paper en- titled "The Union of Christian Forces in America
 On the subject of HAmusements, How Can They be Made to Promote to Best We'll Being of Society," the first prize of $500 was awarded to Rev. Howard P. Young of Table Rock Neb., for his manuscript, entitled Character Through Recreation" and the second prize of $400 to Robert Whitaker of Los Gatos, Caiif, for his manuscript on "A Christian View of AnuSeInents"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
U. of p. Alumni to Dine at Hotel Taft,
 New Haven. -....

New Haven, Conn, Feb. s.-An- nouncement was made here tonight that the annual meeting and dinner of the Connecticut Alumni society of the University of Pennsylvania, will be held at the Hotel Taft, New Haven. next Saturday night. More than 100 members are expected to be present. The speakers will include Josiah T. Penniman. vice provost of the uniyer- city; Vivian Nickalls. coach of the crews; Dean Frederick S. Jones of Yale and Captain Wilson of the Yale football team.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
THREE AMERICANS ARE
 VANISHED FROM MEXICO.
Claim They Were Imprisoned, Beaten
 and Otherwise MaItreated.

Douglas, Ariz, Feb. SC. w. Lily white, H. F. Lilywhite and Arthur Haymore, millers of Colonia MoreIos. sixty Five miles south of Douglas. arr rived today, having been banished from Mexico by Naytorena troops. The latter's alleged that the three americans had allowed a flour short age to prevail at Colonia AIorelos. The eXiles said they were imprisoned for two weeks andl were beaten and other wise maltreated
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Lieut. Col. Kuhn and five other American army officers, acting in the capacity of observers, left Berlin fol @ weeks trip to the front
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
SENATE IN DEADLOCK ON SHIP BILL
Administration Forces Have Succeeded in Forcing A-
 lied Opponents Again to Take Defensive
DECLARATION OF UNRELENTING WAR ON THE BILL

To be Continued Necessary, Until March 4-Democratc Champions Asserted That the Bill Will Not be With drawn and That the Great Appropriation Bills Would Re main Untouched Should the Opposition Unite in Pre- venting Vote on the Pending Measwe-President W1- Intimated Callers That There Was No Thought of Yielding to the Opposition Proposed Legislation New Phase of Contest Arose When Senator Fletcher Offered Motion to Recont the Bill With Instructions to Report it With Amendments-AnN Night Session, Wih Prospects of Indefinite Continuance May Cause an Ex- Session.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
THREE ITALIANS HOLD UP
 MERIDEN SALOONKEEPER
Compelled Him to Give Up $25 As He
 Was About to Close Last Night.

Meriden, Conn, Feb. S.-Held up at the point of revolvers by three strange Italians, Giovanni PapalIo, saloon keeper in the Italian quarter, was com pelled to part with $2O on his person and s5 in his cash box just before II o'clock tonight. The visitors entered about 10.55 and called for drinks. At II o'clock the proprietor told them to leave because of closing time. They immediately leveled their guns at him, took his money and disappeared.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Workingmen and their famiiie. throughout Spain are suffering mucl distress because of lack of employ ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Turkish Army in Full Retreat.

London, Jan. g, 12.4S a. m.-The off, cial press bureau has made public an official despatch received from Cairo which states that the Turkish army is in full retreat eastward There are no enemy forces within twenty miles of the Suez canal, the despatch says except small retiring rear guards.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
James CongdeI Fargo.

New York, Feb. 8.-James Congdel Fargo, a pioneer in the express bus mess in this country, died tonight at his home here. He was 85 years old. From 1881 until his retirement in 1914 he was president of the American Ex- press company. the National Express company and the Westcott company and at the time of his death was 8 director in each of these companies.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
MEXICAN GUNBOAT
 WILL ATTACK ENsENADA.
A Garrison on the Pacific Held by
 400 Villa Adherents.

Los Angeles, Calif., Feb S.-The Mexican gunboat Guerrero, which sailed from Salina Cruz several days ago, will attacks Ensenada, capital of Lower California, according to ad- vices received by Mexican representa- tives here today. The Guerrero has about 800 Carranza soldiers aboard. Ensenada is held by a garrison num- bering 400 men who are supposed to be partiSans of Villa
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Price of Bread Goes Up in New York

New York, Feb. 8.-The price of bread will go up from five to six cents a loaf in this city tomorrow. An order to this effect was made by several of the large bakeries today. The present ten cent loaves will be two ounces lighter. The price of flour is given as the cause.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

During the half year since the sale ofz Vodka in Russia was prohibited 1,800 secret distilleries were discovered
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Eleven !. w. W's were sent to the workhOuse in New York for ten days each. They refused to pay for meals, telling the waiter to charge it to the city,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
New Submarines Near New York.

Washington, Feb. Submarines G-1 and G-2. just put in full commits sion at the New York navy yard, and G-4, will operate in the vicinity of New York until about February 26, Secretary Daniels announced today. Later the little craft will be sent to Annapolis for further maneuvTeS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Ruasian Book on Armenian Reforms

Petrograd, via London. Feb. 8. LILO D. rn.-The Russian foreign office has published an Orange Book on Ar1ne- nfan Reforms. It contains copies of documents tending to show that Rus sia's diplomatic efforts for several years to obtain improved conditions for the Armenians in Turkey were blocked by Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Italian Troops Retained Under the
 CoIors

Rome Feb. 8, $40 ?. m-A royal decree orders that the soldiers of the second category, classes of 1893 and 1921. who should have returned home shall now be retained under the coIors until May q. 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
OBITUARY.
Sir Francis LangeIier.

Quebec. Feb. S.-Sir Francis Lange- Her, lieutenant governor of Quebec, died this afternoon at his official resi- dence, Spencer Wood. He had been i'll for several months. Sir Francis was TT years old. He was former mayor of the city of Quebec and had been a member of the local legislature and of the Dominion DarliaIuent
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

British imports in January decreas- d $3,020,000 and exports $97,79o,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Man Rescued From Cave After 4s
 Hours,

Butte, Mont. Feb. s.-Richard Rog- CTS was rescued today from the cave In at the Cagnan mine after having been imprisoned 36 hours without food or drink He suffered only little. The casualties as 8 result of the icci- dent are 1nur dead and tWo ininred.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Condensed Telegrams

TehophiIe PoiIpot, the military al,tis died in Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Winnipeg Stock Exchange Opens.

Winnipeg, Man., Feb. S.-The Win nipeg stock exchange opened for limit ed trading today. Sales were few and business unaVentfuL
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

"Titney" busses must keep off Main street, Memphis. Drivers must report to police headquarters to have routes out.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

An armed bandit held up the cashier and bookkeeper of the Bank of Lima, Lima, N. l., and escaped with S11.OOO.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
CabIed Paragraphs
Teutonio Syndicate Advances $30,ooo,.
 900 to Bulgaria.

Berlin, Feb s. via Wireless to Say vile, L. L-The Overseas News Agency announced that a syndiaCte composed of German, Austria and Hungarian bankers had advanced 150. 900, GOO francs. 3o,o00, 0Oo) to Bull garia.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

The senior medical unVersity students throughout Italy recently ordered i to attend a special course of emergency surgery, having been drafted into the medical corps of the army.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

5iagio FaIzone, of Wakefield, Mass, found guilty of murder in the first de- gree by jury last week, was sen fenced to death by Judge Irwin in the superior criminal court
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Robert E. Lee, wealthy resident of Hartford, Conn, shot and fatlly in jured himself in Roosevelt Hospital. New York, where he was being treated for a stomach disease.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Harry Clever, superintendent of To- comotive operation of the C., R. l., & P. railroad, testified in the western railroad wage arbitration that in his opinion the demands of the engnemen as to hostlers were impracticable
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

The steamship Alfonso Kill sank at Santander, Spain Feb. 5th. Her crew was saved. The steamer left Vera Cruz Jan. 16 and Havana Jan. 20 for Bilboa.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

"OId Zeke," a mountain lion that for years was the terror of Estes Park, Col, was hot and killed by forest rang CTS who had trailed him for 8 week with dogs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

James M. UhIneyer, of Lawrence burg, Ind, who weighs 400 pounds, went to his roof to repair a chimney and was seized with a nervous pros tration. He was lifted down by a der rick
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Miss George Kcln1an of Milwaukee and Miss Beatrice Leonard. of Port Chester, N. Y, will leave Port Chester, February 27 to be brides at a double wedding in China
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

The commanders of two steamers which brought 13,2OO,O0O pounds of raw sugar into Boston declared that there was an unusually large amount of sugar awaiting shipment at Caribbean ports.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

DuvaI West, former. United. States attorney at San Antonio, conferred with Secretary Bryan He is one of those under consideration to represent the American government in Mexico City. No selection has been made.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
Four masked men broke into

Four masked men broke into the car house of the Providence and Fall River Street Railway at Swansea Cen ter, Mass, beat the watchman, Henry Holmes, into inconsistencies, blew open the safe and stole small sum of money. The watchnan later sue ceeded in freeing himself from an arm chair into which he had been bound and gave the alarm.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Mrs. c. J. Kruse of St. Johns, Mich, attempted to wash an electric light bulb with a wet towel. The current lifted her from her feet and burned her hands.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

A full. grown coyote was captured near Stockton, Kan. Hunters chased it into q hole and caught it in a blanket as it came out.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Stephen Osborne, aged 73, of Gentry, Mo-, claims to be the champion rabbit hunter of his age. So far this winter he has killed 5oO.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Miss Ethel Tumlin department store buyer of Birmingham, Ala, shot and killed herself in the Hotel McAl- pin, New York
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

The schooner Dauntless, a famous American racing yacht, sank at her moorings in North Cove Channel, off Essex, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Mrs. Mary Jackson, widow of the Confederate Ge eral ''StonewalP' Jackson, is seriously i'll at her home in Charlotte, N. c.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

Cardinal Farley will be the principal guest at the Knights Of Columbus banquet at Scranton, Pa. on the night of Washington's birthday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09

New York policemen will now be allowed 10 leave their posts for Is minutes for luncheon. M
Evening star., 1915-06-10
NOTE To GREAT BRITAIN
TO Be FORWARDED SOON
President Will Take Up General Sub
ject of Neutral Rights At
fected by Blockade.

President Wilson is to send a yigor-
Gus note to Great Britain soon covering
the general subject Of neutral rights as
affected by the blockade Of the allies.
This is stated on the authority of Rep
resentative Webb of North Carolina, who
has been urging the President to take
such action, feeling, with other southern
members of Congress. that the cotton in
terests have suffered through the en-
largo. Representative Webb stated that
the. President promised him early action.
No comment was made at the White
House concerning what the President told
Mr.. Webb. The President, it is known
Evening star., 1915-06-10
CITE $2,3s0, 1874 LOSS.
Express Companies Argue Before ]
c. C. for Readiustment of Rates.

Oral argument on the application of
the express companies for increased
rates was heard yesterday by the inter-
state commerce commission
A brief for the companies says they
have made faithful trial of the rates
fixed by the commission, but the first
year shows deficit of s2,3s0,s94.
Without altering the basis of the rates
the companies suggest readjustments
which would result in an estimated In
crease of revenue of $2,531,3 ,317.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
Named to Settle Controversy,

A L. Faulkner of Cleveland today
was designated by Secretary Wilson of
the Department of Labor as commits
sioner of conciliation to act in the con-
troversy at Danville. Ill. between the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway
Company and its clerks. Mr.. Faulkner
was directed to proceed at once to
Danville.
Evening star., 1915-06-10

Believed to have become suddenly in
sane Daniel White, a young man living
at Shamrock, near Parsonsburg, Nd,
secured a double -barreled gun and shot
]. B. Fink dead, afterward killing him
self.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
Gets Pan-American Data.

Another communication from Direc-
tor General Barrett of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union in response to a request
from the executive committee for ad-
ditional information as to the relations
between pan-American governments
and their capitals has been received.
P. T. Moran. chairman and treasurer
Of the committee composed of the
presidents of all the civic organiza-
tions represented in the joint citi-
xens committee which is collecting the
funds necessary for the statistical and
clerical expenses Of the committee. re-
ports that they are coming in steadily
in small amounts and from a large
number Of individuals. which is just
what the joint citizens committee ex-
pected and desired, and shows the gen
eral interest of the community. Some
contributions have come from nom
residents of the District of Columbia
who feel the common interest of all
patriotic Americans in their National
Capital.
Evening star., 1915-06-10

MILDLY SUITS Misses MILDLY
Suits. in sizes up to 20 years, Ex-
cellently made. with red or navy
trimmings. Slightly soil 0Q1
ed, but not at all hurt. SCN
Sold for 1898. Choice.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
President Urged to Send Note.

Mr. Bryan and some other members
OF the cabinet strongly urged the
President to send the note at the same
time the American communication OF
May 13 went forward to Germany con-
corning submarine warfare. While the
President believed the note should be
sent. he did not think it wise to COM
plicate the situation further until there
was Qualification of what the position
of the German government would be
toward the United States.
His final decision. however, has been
concerning seizures and detentions of
American ships, and 1t is said to be
entirely possible that the note may go
forward before the reply is received
to the American note sent to Germany
yesterday.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
GATHERING Of D. c. DATA
IS NOW BEING PUSHED
Bodies in Charge of Fiscal Relations
Work to Make Further
Reports.

The executive committee of the joint
citizens committee on the fiscal reIa-
tions between the United States and
the District of Columbia will hold a
meeting this evening at the offices of
its chairman. Henry B. F. mcfarland,
in the Evans building, to consider the
latest reports of facts coming from
subcommittee and from official
sources.
subcommittee which have not al
ready completed their work are press
ing their tasks to completion and
making partial reports.
The committee on assessments and
taxation, John Joy Edison, chairman,
which is to supplement the statistics
OF the United States census bureau, and
report that is to be made through the
District Commissioners by the assessor
of the District of Columbia, has begun
to get returns from the blank forms
of inquiry which 1t has been sending
out. In this Sity and in other cities.
Chairman Edison is to confer with the
executive committee at its meeting to-
day about the details of this i'm
portant work, which are numerous.
Evening star., 1915-06-10
Swimming Scientifically
Taught

Every per.on should perfect himself ID
mis- art in order to safeguard bimself
when In or upon the water. Foe a man
not to be able to swim points to soms-
thing Ike criminal negligence person
who :znnot swim NAV become not only q
danger to himself. but to others in time
OF emergency. Children should early b
taught TO swim. None are too old to
iesro and none can learn too soon
AZ an exercise swimming is one OF the
best. 1t increases the vitality and i'm
muscles, expands the lungs and promotes
the general health. II Is especially serv-
fceahle In reducing corpuirncy and i'm
proving the h2ure: 10 nervous people IL II
one OF the best tonics.
The 7. ". C. A. offers the best IA
ciilties for learning this art. teacher
has been employed for the summer months
who will give instructions 10 ali fnrmben
free This Is an unusual opportunity for
men and boys 10 learn 10 swim before
the vacation season begins Special pool
for boys over twelve years Of are Your
vacation will be much more enJoyabIe
II you can swim.
membership for three months en-.
fitling you to swimming and all other
Tor $500. No red tape You can 1oin
any time. Simply call at the building At
1875 9 street northwest and all ont an
Application.
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Evening star., 1915-06-10

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