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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
STATEMENT BY BECKER
IN WHlTMAN'S HANDS.
Another Effort to Save the Life of the
Former Police Lieutenant.

New York, July 20.-Another effort
to save the life of Charles Becker, the
former New York police lieutenant,
who is sentenced to die July % for in
stigating the murder of Herman Ros-
enthal, the gambler, was made tonight
when a $4,000 word statement, pre-
pared by Becker in the Sing Sing priS-
on death house. and said to contain
new facts, was placed in the hands of
Governor Whitman at Albany. With
the statement was request that the
governor grant the condemned man a
respite 'in the light of certain facts
now disclosed for the first time"
here tonight followed the announce
Manton, of counsel for Becker, that
within the next few days an applica-
ton would be made before q supreme
court justice here for a new trial for
Becker on the ground OF newly diScov-
cred evidence.
Beckers statement, done in his own
handwriting, is chronological history
told in plain language of what he says
were his dealings with Rosenthal and
the others mentioned in the murder
case. This communication was accom-
panied with a copy Of the argument
used by Bourke Cochran, OF counsel
for Becker. recently before United
States Supreme Court Justice Hughes
for a writ of error. The latter docu-
ment was included in the documents
sent to the governor in order that he
might know the grounds on which cMr.
Cochran sought a writ Of error.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
SIX PERSONS sUFEocATED
IN FIRE AT CHELSEA, MASS.
On Top Floor of Three Story Tene-
nent-Others Partly Overcome.

Chelsea. Mass, July 20-Six mem
bers of q family living on the top
floor of three story brick tenement
house on Beacon street were suffocat-
ed in q fire which damaged the build
ing early today. They were Michael
Uankowski, Mrs. Jankowsd and four OF
their six children. Mary. IS years old
Sophie. 16, Helen, 10, and Joseph, 8.
The other children and four dodgers
were rescued when partly overcome.
The fire started on the ground floor
and dense volume Of smoke rushed
up through an air shaft. Some Of the
victims evidently had been awakened
and tried TO escape by O. stairway, bui
succumbed to the fumes and sank to
the floor.
The family living on the ground floor
escaped without difficulty. The second
floor was unoccupied.
During investigation of the fire
which was believed by the police to
have been of incendiary origin, Charles
Taylor, IL years old, who lives in the
neighborhood, was taken to police
headquarters for examination.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
BODY OF LYNDON BATES, JR.
FOUND ON LIMERICK SHORE
His Family in New York Received
Notification by Gable.

New York, July 2o.-A cablegram
received today by the family of Lin
don aBtes, Jr.. who lost his life when
the Lusitania was sunk after an at
tack by a German submarine, stated
that the body found on the Limerick
shore yesterday, which was believed
to be that of Mr.. Bates. had been
buried as that of L<eonidas Bislis, of
Atlanta, Ga, also a victim of the dis
aster. The despatch further stated
that the effects found on the body
would be sent to London for inspection
by H. c. Hoover. chairman of the
Belgian relief committee, and Newton
B. Knox. an American friend of Mr..
Bates, and that the body would be ex-
humed for a dental examination if they
SO advised. The cablegram was sign
ed by Wesley Frost, American consul
at Queenstown. 1t was stated by
members Of the famil ythat some Of
young Mr.. Bates teeth had been oper-
ated on by dentists and that in this
way positive Identification could be
made in the event that Messrs Hoover
and Knox recognized any of the re-
covered effects.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
BAYoNNE STANDARD OIL
PLANT CLOSED BY STRIKE
1000 Still Cleaners and Barrel Makers
Want More Wages.

New York, July 20.-The Bayonne
plant of the Standard OIL company of
New Jersey was closed down today,
following a strike of about 1000 stin
cleaners and barrel makers for in
creased wages and the fact that about
1000 other workmen refused to go to
work either through sympathy. as
claimed by the strikers, or intimida-
ton, the view given by the company
officials.
The order to close down was given
by General George B. Clifford, and the
few scores Of men who had entered
the nlant, willing to work, were sent
to their homes. 1t was said that the
company had sufficient supplies on
plant to lie idle for a year. Some
serious dioting, which occurred early
today, 1t was said. was factor in
influencing the shut down.
SeYeral hundred men alleged to be
strikers and their sympathizers took
part in the disorder today. They first
tried to stop men, who were willing to
work, from going into the plant, and
then attacked a detail of police who
order Inspector Cady, who was in
command, ordered the police to charge
with clubs and drawn revolvers. Doz-
ems Of shots were fired over the heads
of the rioters, and before this and the
threatening night sticks the crowd
drew back. No one was seriously
hurt. Six arrests were made.
The strikers during the day held
numerous street corner meetings and
listened addresses by their leaders
1t was stated that the strikers made
efforts to have the men employed al
the Tidewater works and at Bay May
n. J., join the movement tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21

mine, is reported by Field Marshal Sir
John French. Berlin admits the ex-
plosion Of the mine, but asserts that
the British attacks following it were
put down and the British were able
to occupy only the crater made by the
explosion.
Progress of italians.
Progress for the Italians on the
Isonzo front. especially on the plateau
of CARO-, is claimed by Rome. The
Italian forces have been directing their
attack against the bridgehead at Cor
izia. At this point they occupied sew
eral Austrian trenches, but according
to the Austrian official statement they
were driven out. From the Austrian
point of view. the campaign along the
Austro-I Italian frontier is proceeding
satisfactorily and the report issued by
the Austrian war Office declared that
the heavy fighting in the Kreuseberg
district resulted in some 5000 Italian
casualties, the dead numbering 1000
with a total Austrian loss of only 42.
SO Turkish Vessels Sunk.
Russian torpedo boat destroyers In
the Black sea have sunk a fleet of 6e
Turkish sailing vessels bearing car
goes of war materials for the Turkish
army in the Caucasus, according to a
news agency despatch from Sebastopol
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
SOUTH WALES COAL STRIKE
HAS BEEN SETTLED.
Representative of British Government
Aided in Settlement.

Cardiff, July 20, 10.40 D. m.-Subject
Qualification by the miners them
selves through delegates who will as
semble tomorrow, representatives of
the government and of the coal mine
owners on the one hand and the ex-
ecutive committee of the South Wales
Miners federation on the other, agreed
today to terms which it is thought will
end the coal miners strike which since
last Thursday has tied up the South
Wales coal fields and menaced the fuel
supply of the navy.
The terms arrived at grant a sub
stant1al increase in wages and involve
concessions to the strikers which are
considered by their executive commit
tee as tantamount to an admission OF
the miners claim on nearly all the out
standing points. Tonight the delegates
We're visiting their districts, canvass
ing the sentiments there preparatory tc
tomorrow's vote.
If tomorrow's meeting should bring
settlement of the strike. the thanks
OF the country will go chiefly to David
Lloyd George, the munitions minister
Tor 1t was his arrival here Monday
night that paved the way for breaking
the deadlock between the miners and
the mine owners.
The chief cause OF the miners unrest
was what they considered the exces-
sive profits the mine owners wers
making in. the sale OF their coal al
war prices-profits in which they were
not sharing. They also deeply resented
enforced arbitration as was authorized
by the application of the munitions act
to coal miners. Though it is now q
law, this measure was not actually in
voked against the miners when they
laid down their picks, and no mention
| is made of it's future scope in the pro-
posed settlement.
If the vote tomorrow is favorable tc
ending the strike, 100000 men will re-
turn to work Immediately and agree tc
abide by the terms of the settlement
until six months after the termination
of the war
The hopeful turn OF affairs has beer
received witha sigh of relief all Over
Great Britain, for the humiliation OF
the public that a strike should have
taken place at such a. time was keen
This humiliation was reflected in al
sections pf the press, and there was
growing talk of the government takine
over the mines.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
PRINCIPLES OF GERMAN
NOTE AeREEDzuPoN
President Read Draft TO Cabinet Yes
terday-Not Yet Complete.

Washington, July 2O.-President
Wilson and his cabinet decided today
on the general principles of the note
to be sent to Germany within a few
for American citizens protection in
their rights on the high seas.
The president read to his official
family. assembled for the first time
in month, draft OF a communica-
ton answering the German govern
grant the demands of the United
States growing out OF the sinking of
the LuSitanta- The draft was fIicom-
plete in form. On its character and
perposes, however, there was unani-
nous agreement and Secretary Lam
sing was at work tonight putting in
more precise language the ideas set
forth
Members of the cabinet generally
preserved secrecy regarding the prob
able contents of the communication
and the president cautioned against
detailed speculation in advance of the
publication of the document lest mis-
taken impressions be cabled abroad
before the actual text is received in
Berlin.
Such information as was obtainable
concerning the nature of the new note
was chiefly of a negative character.
cabinet officers made it clear that it
would not be an ultimatum or make
any threats as to the future purposes
OF the United States. At the same time
they pointed out that it would prob
ably have an air OF finality, curtailing
the field of discussion and negotia-
ton and placing squarely on Germany
e&e responsibility for any actions that
might subsequently endanger the
friendly relations of the two countries.
The communication will be couched in
friendly terms. although it will fol-
low the spirit of frmness that has
characterized previous notes.
Today's conference was devoted to
an extent to a discussion of what the
American people really wanted the
Washington government to say and do
In the present crisis. So far as the
cabinet officers could Judge by their
examination of public expressions, the
nation had voiced an insistent desire
that the honor and dignity of the
United States be upheld in the cor
respondence with Germany, but that
a course should be followed which
would maintain peace.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
$4,000 CONTRIBUTION
TO CONSCIENCE FUND.
Mailed at New York and Accompanied
by an Unsigned Letter.

Washington, July 20.-Ten thousand
dollars IN currency, the second largest
contribution to the conscience fund
ever received by the government, ar
rived at the treasury department. today
in a plain envelope, mailed yesterday
at New York. accompanied by an un-
signed letter, saying:
The sender has paid double to the
United States the amount he stole, and
still conscience is not satisfied Here
is another payment"
The package contained three $1,000
gold certificates, eight $500 certificates
and 80 800 dollar silver and gold
notes.
Treasury officials found nothing in
the letter or the amount to indicate a
connection with any of the govern
ment's losses by fraud or theft, so they
placed it with $500, 900 more which has
accumulated in the treasury vaults
from conscience stricken folk who have
sent sums ranging from one cent to
$18,669. The largest sum ever received
came in 1909, probably from someone
who had committed q customs fraud.
The $4,000 package today came ad-
dressed to Secretary McAdoo and was
marked Personal"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21

The seemingly irresistible march OF
Hhe AuStro-Gcrman armies Is winning
for them town after town IN RUSSIAN
Poland and in other territory through
which stretches the thousand mile pat-
tile front in the east.
Two pivotal points in their drive IN
Poland have been turned by the Ieu-
tonic allies. Ostrolenka, q stronghold
on the Narew river. 10 miles northeast
tof Warsaw and Radon, 81 miles to the
south of that town, and 80 miles from
Ivangorod another of the great Tort
resses which girdle the Polish capital.
have fallen. according to Berlin and
Vienna.
How close the advance guards of the
'Austro-German have pressed toward
Warsaw is indicated by the official
statement of the Russian war ofnce,
which says that the guns Of the fort
ress of Nowo Georgievsk, 10 miles
northwest of the capital, have shelled
the heads of the oncoming columns.
Fighting Is Severe.
All along the line from the Baltic
to the region of Sokal, across the Bug
river in Galicia, the Austro- Germans
are advancing, and though the fighting
is severe the Russians almost every
where are falling back before vicious
attacks or retiring voluntarily to new
positions. Where the Russians are Of
fering resistance, the Germans and
AuStrlanS assert. I1l6y dT0 suffering
defeat, and thousands Of prisoners and
numerous guns have been captured by
the Teutons.
Petrcgrad Admits German Gains.
Petrograd admits further advances
for Russia's adversaries in the region
of Niga and Shawl, northwestern Rus
sia, the capture of trenches by them
in the Suwalki region, and the exten-
sion of the Austro-German lines on the
right bank 70 the Bug.
Artillery Active in France.
ARTILLERY engagements alone charac-
terize the warfare on the western line
for the moment. The occupation of 15{
yards of German trenches east of the
tYpres, after the explosion Of a British
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21

OF pickets and maehinists around them.
or machinists with pickets around
them being broken up.
Meeting of Maehinists.
The pickets remained at the plant
until long after dark They fnstructed
nearly all he machinists to report frI1-
medlately at the hall in the center OF
to the hall
The meeting lasted until after 4
O'Clock Then Mr.. Savage came orr
and made the following statement: :
Claims Strike Is Not Failure.
This strike is not a failure. We
merely made a mistake and We win
pront by 1t in the future conduct Of
tne strike We met the Pennington
machinists at the meeting tonight s,,d
tney all said that they would be on
the picket line tomorrow morning. One
hundred and fifty msn or SO promised
to be there
During the noon hour today the
men were held in Only two or three
got out and they were unable to find
the strike leaders outside the plant
IN order to get the call from them
They could not walk ont without pos
iave orders 1t is perfectly obvious
mat we could not get the call in to
them The men all received their in
structions tonight
Plants Affected.
He then said that 80 men vzera o,5t
at the Gaynor Manufacturing conn
pany, making bullets for Great Brf-
tain and her allies- Twenty machinisfa
and helpers, he said, had left the
bridgeport Engineering company ana
tat least 20 had walked out Of the
Middle Street branch of the Remfnr-
| ton company. No men had been taken
from the plant of the Columbia Nut
and Bolt company, Mr.. Savage de-
clared He added that the strike car
mad been issued for there, but was
recalled when the management Of the
plant Informed the leaders that they
had given up their contracts with the
Remington company and had agreed to
90 no more work for that concern un-
I'll the differences should be settled.
De said no machinists struck at the
Bullard Machine Tool company, there
being no number Of any Importance
there Thirty-f1ve men were dis
charged at the last named plant last
week.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
CONGRESSMAN HILL
NOT CALLED TO STAND.
Hearing Adjourned Till Thursday,
When He May Testify.

Stamford. Conn. July 2o.-Contrary
J. Hill was not called to the stand to-
day in the contest brought by ex-Con-
gressman Jeremiah Donovan against
Mr.. Hills election. The hearing ad-
journed until Thursday, and it is prob
able that Mr.. Hin viii then be called,
although States Attorney Cummings
was unwilling to make a positive state
mect to that effect 1t is believed that
the hearing will be closed Thursday, SO
far as sMr. DoE2ovan's side is concerned.
Milton Fessenden Of counsel for Mr.,
Hill said tonight that it had not been
decided whether to offer any testimony
on behalf OF his client.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS CHARGED.
Duluth Jeweler Arrested at Stamford
Had $1,000 Cash in Boarding House.

Stamford, Conn, July 2O-Charged
with fraud in connection with bank
ruptcy proceedings at Duluth, Immo-
culads Fuda was arrested here tonight
Tor the Minnesota authorities. The
police claim they found merchandise
valued at $1,000 and $4,000 in cash in
his boarding house. The goods incIud-
ed uncut diamonds watches, jewelry,
revolvers, razors and fountain pens.
According to local police information
F'uda is charged with taking the goods
and money from his store in Duluth
after he had filed a petition in bank
ruptcy,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
RHODE ISLAND TROLLEY
BOARD OF ARBITRATION
Has Been Seiected-Mayor Gamer of
Providence Member.

Providence. r. T., July 20.-The board
of arbitration which is to adjust the
wage dispute between the Rhode ISL
and company and the Street Carmen S
union is to be made up of Mayor Jo-
seph s. Gamer. chairman Michael ].
Honlihan, contractor, appointed by
the railroad company, and former As
semblyman Henry F. Baldwin, named
by the union.
Mayor Gamer was agreed upon as
chairman by both sides last week. All
the end of the two days strike, and
the others were selected today. Il was
announced that the hearings would be-
gin next Monday and would be public
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
Emigrant Steamer
Afire at Sea
300 MILES EAST OF DuEsAN IN
THE INDIAN OCEAN.
WIRELESS CALL FOR AID
There Are 800 Emisrants Aboard
Cargo in One of the stssmers
Holds is Burning.

London, July 21. 2:25 a. ma Reu-
ter despatch from Durham. South
Africa. says that the Peninsula and
Oriental Line steamer Benalla, with
500 enIigrants aboard, bound from
London for Australia. is afire 500 miles
east of Durham in the Indian Ocean.
The. cargo in one of the steamers
holds is burning.
The steamer Otalxi. $50 miles off,
picked up a wireless despatch from
the Benalla asking for aid and the
Otaki
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
on Triai for Robbinc = Bank

Chandler. Okla. July a0.-Henry
starr, who in the COS was accounted
one Of the most daring OF the bandits
infestfng Oklahoma and the Indian
TERRITORY, went on trial here today,
charged, with three other men, with
robbinr a bank at Stroud. Okla, of
5000 last March. Stars alleged ac-
completes are Claude Sawyer, Bud
Maxwell and Charles Johnson.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
FIFTEEN GUARDS QUIT
AT REMINGTON PLANT.
IL Is Claimed They Did Not Strike,
But Were Discharged.

Bridgeport, July z0.-F1fteen guards
at the Remington plant were either
discharged or quit today. One Of the
men told reporters that he was a ma
chinist and had come to this city
from Springfield. Mass, two weeks ago
after being told that he could make
more money here In Springfield he
was making 81 to $3.50 a day. he said
when he asked for work at the REM
ington plant he was told that there
was no work for machinists just then
but that he would be given a Job as
guard at $2.10 day. He said that to-
day the guards demanded a raise q
30 cents a day and that when IL waS
refused they struck. It was said in
other quarters, however. that the men
guards did not strike and that they
were discharged.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
OBITUARY..
John 3. Herreshoff.

Bristol, r. L, July 20.-John B. Her
reshoff, president of the Herreshoff
Manufacturing company, builders of
many famous yachts, died early TODAY.
He had been Ill for about, a month.
suffering from a general breakdown.
Mr. Herreshoff, with his brother.
Nathaniel G. Herreshoff. the boat de-
signer. had been identified with the
yacht building business ali his fife.
The fact that he had been blind since
boyhood did not interfere with his ac-
ttYities.
He was born in Bristol in 1S41s and
was twice married. His second wife
survives, with one daughter, Mrs.
Catherine ]. H. DeWolf of this town.
A third brother. ]. B. Francis Her
reshoff. is q New York chemist and
inventor.
Miss josephine Meighan.
Litchfield, Conn, July 2O-Miss
Josephine 1fezghan, daughter of Will
liam J. c. Meighan. and associate ed
itor of Good Housekeeping, died here
today. She had not been well for some
time and came here in the hope OF
bene6ting her health. She was IS
years old. The body was takensto New
York for burial
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
BRIDGEPORT STRIKE PROVES AFTzzLE
Manufacturers Association Claims That Onk 28
Men Walked Out; Labor Leaders Say 175
MEN ARE SATISFIED WITH THE CONDITIONS

abor Leaders Send Pckes Try Induce Machnists to
Quit Work assertion is Made That There Was
Misunderstanding and That the Strike VIII be in Full
Swing Today-Rumor Current That Manager Pen6eId
Has Granted Employees Eight Hour Day With
Dollar Increase and That They VIII Remain at Work
Desire to Strike.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
Franks Condition Improved,

Milledgevilie, Ga. July 20e--Improve-
ment in the condition oS Leo I'd. Franio
was announced tonight by attending
physicians, who continued hopeful for
Franks recovery from the knife wound
inflicted by r. William Green, a fell
low life term convict at the Georgia
prison farm here. Members of the
state prison commission will come here
Saturday to Investigate the attack on
Frank.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
MASS MEETING HELD =
IN HUNGARIAN QUARTER
Speakers Urged Them to Form q Unz
ion Under the A. =. of /.


Bridgeport, Conn, July 20.-A mass
meeting was held in the Hungarian
quarter of Bridgeport tonight It was
said that it was a preliminary meet
ing and a big strike meeting would be
held tomorrow. Several speakers adj
dressed the Hungarians and they
spoke or organizing them into a union
under the American Federation Of
Labor. These remarks were greeted
with applause.
When the editor of a socialist-Hun< .
garian newspaper published in New
York, Chicago and other cities started
to speak one man in the audienca
arose and in Hungarian asked I'm ef-
feet why the Hungarian workers Of
Bridgeport had been referred TO az
peasants. Several men Immediately
Jumped to their seats and for five min
utes there was shouting all over the
hall.
A dozen policemen appeared at THAI
moment. Order was soon restored and
the policemen disappeared
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
FLEET OF so TURKISH
SAILING VESSELS DESTROYED
BY Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyers-
Were Laden with War MateriaIs.

London, July 20, 9.o1 p. ma feet
of SO Turkish sailing vessels, laden
with war materials for Turkish army
of the Caucasus, has been destroyed
by Russian torpedo boat destroyers,
according to despatch from Sebasto-
pol to Reuters Telegram company.
The sailing vessels were on a voyage
to Trebizond, seaport of Asiatfc Tur-
key on the Black Sea- The crews of
the Turks ships were made prisoners
by the destroyers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-21
Eaar C.amner ia DROWNED.

Mfdd1etown. Conn.,, July 2o.-Wi1liam
Workman, aged 20, of Brooklyn, N.
r a camper at Arno1d's station on the
Connecticut river, near here, has been
missing since last night and It is feared
he has been drowned. Searching par
ties dragged the river today, but with
out success.