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Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05

completed near the German Belgian frontier and Zeppelin and lParseva airships and numerous aeroplanes are daily manoeuvering in that neighbor- hood.
 War Zone of Water Around British
 Isles.
 The German admiralty, in declaring a war zone of the waters around Great Britain and Ireland, including the whole English channel, from Feb. IS announces that ''every enemy mer- chant ship found in this war zone will be destroyed, even if it is not always possible to avoid dangers to crews and passengers
 Warning Sent to Washington.
 4 warning is issued that neutral ships in the war zone also are in dan ger, and the state department at Washington has been notified by Ger many that American vessels should avoid the north and west coasts ot France. The British fore'~r cA>0" n 8 statement bearing on Germany's &C., tion, intinlates that possibly Great Britain may uL4oei .e4ro IUCa.4e>-, ; measures, saying:
 The apparent intention of the Ger man government to sink merchant ships, by submarines, without bringing g them into port or providing accommo- daion for their crews, and regardless Ot the JOSS or ClNliau nFeS, ndS raised the question whether Great Britain should adopt more stringent measures aga inst German trade. No decision has yet bcen taken in this matter ]
 Wilheimina Will Not Be MoIested.
 in the same statement the British government announced that should the American steamer yVilhelmina he in tercepted 1t will send the cargo Of focdstuffs, which is destined for Ger many, into a prize court. The vessel will not be Tnoiested.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05

Some of the hottest fighting of the war Is taking place in Russian Poland and Galicia- Hundreds of thousands Of Germans and Russians are locked. in the deadly struggle. The German com mander, Field Marshal Won Hinden- burg, Is reported to be pouring in regt- ulent after regiment, and every strate- gic port guarding the Polish capital has become the scene of a, bitter con- test. From the Russian viewpoint Ger many has gained no advantage along this line, and the Russians have even succeeded in capturing one of the small towns to the east of Bolimow.
 Austrians Meet Reverses.
 Austria seemingly has met seri- Ous reverse, for according to the an- nouncement made by the Austro-4Iun- gary war press bureau, received by way of Amsterdam, she has been com pelled to evacuate the important town of Tarnow owing to the severe bonn bardment by Russian heavy artillery.
 Both EmPerors at the Front.
 The Russian and German enperors will soon be at the front again. Elm peror Nicholas has already started, and Emperor William, who has been inspecting the fleet at Wilhelmshaven. it is announced, will proceed to the fighting lines in a day or so, but which front is not mentioned.
 Marrow Escape of British Hospital
 Ship.
 Members of the British hospital ship Asturias, which has just arrived at Plymouth, say that the ship was saved from being struck by German tor pedO off Havre by her captain quickly altering the course of his ship when nc eaw the white wake in the water made by the propeller of the torpedo.
 New Zeppelin Sheds.
 New Zeppelin sheds have just been
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
.CARRANZA DEMANDS
 SURRENDER OF SPANIARD.
Threatens Spanish Minister at Mexico
 City With Deportation.

Washington. Feb. 4-GeneraI Car ranza has called upon the Spanish minister at Mexico City, on threat of deportation, to surrender within 24 hours Angel Del Caso, a Spaniard who claims to be an agent of the Spanish government, but whom Carranza charges with being active in the ser vice of General Villa This information was received today in- private tele- grams from Mexico City which state that Del Caso is supposed to be hiding in the Spanish legation. The incident recalls General Carranza's experience last September with the Belgian minis ter to Mexico. who, because of the se- verity Of his representations concern ing Belgian concessions, was ordered deported and, notwithstanding the in- tervention of American Consul SiIli- man and the Brazilian minister. was compelled to leave the country
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
| COMING HOUSE MEMBERS
 NOMINATE CHAMP CLARK
To Succeed Himself as Speaker in the
 Sixty fourth Congress.

Washington, Feb. 4 - Democrats elected to the house in the Sixty fourth congress tonight unanimously nomi- mated SpPsl5er Clarl- t~ s-ceer5 hi,a self and chose Representative Claud kitcl1in of North Carolina to become chairman of the ways and means com mittee and majority floor leader when Representative Underwood goes to the senate
 Enthusiastic applause greeted the se- lections, both of which were by iccla- nation, and the speaker and Repre- sentative Kitchin responded with speeches urging democratic harmony.
 The caucus named all of the re- elected members of the ways and means committee and chose the fol- lowing to fill vacancies: Representa- tives Crisp of Georgia, Oldfeld of Ar kansas. Casey of Pennsylvania, Allen of Ohio, McGillicLddy of Maine and HelVering of Kansas.
 The makeup of the committee fol- lows he usual plan Of having the dem ocratic representation on the commit tee equally divided between the north and south.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
MILITARY TRAINING
 IN SCHOOLS ADVOCATED
By President Hibben of Princeton Uni
 Versity.

New York Feb. 4.-President John Grier Hibhen of Princeton university, at a meeting of the Civic forum here the nations readiness for war by training the young men in the high schools and universities so that they may be able to qualify as officers of the army. Dr. Hibben explained he was not a n1ilitarist, but that he was a firm believer in preparedness for ma tionaI defense. His subjec was Pre- paredness and Peace.
 Henry S. Breckenridge, assistant secretary of war, and former Secretary Henry L. Stimson also spoke.
 Our National Defense was the even ing's topic. President Hibben said he did not advocate making soldiers of students, but sought simply to give them that minimum amount of know ledge which would make their service immediately valuable in time of a great national emergencJ.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
Senate Democrats
 Lack Two Votes
MAY RECoMMIT BILL WITHOUT
 INSTRUCTIONS
REPUBLICANS JUBILANT
Senator Fletcher Says Another Plan Has Been Discussed, But is Not Ready For Revelation.

Washington, Feb. f. - Frustrated again today in their plan to recommit the government ship purchase bill with instructions for its amendment, admin istration leaders of the senate tonight were considering a proposal to let the bill go to committee without instruc- tfonS, with a view to bringing it up
 again on a motion to discharge the committee if it should fail to act promptly.
 Lack Two of Majority. Although no agreement was reached to proceed on this new line of action,
 the fact that the champions of the bill
 found themselves lacking at least two of majority, and with no possibility of changing this situation until next Monday at the earliest, led them to ponder over some other solution of the problem.
 Senators who favor the new plan pointed out tonight that some of the progressive republicans and some of the insurgent democrats are pledged merely to vote for a motion to re- commit the bill without instructions.
 From these, they believe, pledges of support could be procured for a Subse- quent motion to discharge the com merce committee from further consid- eration of the bill if it failed to return
 the measure with amendments recom- mended by the caucus.
 Senator Fletcher, in charge of the bill said that he would be willing to
 vote to recommit if he could have as- surances of enough votes to carry a
 motion to discharge the committee. By
 such 9 plan, he said, the bill could be placed before the senate again as readily as though the passage of the
 motion to recommit with instruc- tions.
 Fletcher Speaks of New Plan. Senator Fletcher said still another plan was being discussed, but that it was not ready for revelation. If no other way out can be found, admins tration senators propose to prevent any vote until Senators Newlands of Nevada and Smith of South Carolina return to Washington.
 Then with the vote 4s to 4S they would count upon Vice President Mar shall to break a tie instanding firm with the republicans so today the ad- tors La Toilette and Norris with them could only muster 46 votes, while the republicans had 4S votes in the cap- itol. The democrats had hoped to have enough strength to carry their point today, but the return of Senator Lewis of Illinois from AsheviIle, N. C.. was promptly offset by the arrival of Senator Fall of New Mexico and Sem ator Penrose, long absent on account of illness.
 Republicans Are JubiIant. The republicans were jubilant over their second coup of the long constitu- tional struggle over the bill when the democrats were forced to take the floor to talk against time. Senator Reed spent most of the afternoon discussing the immigration bill veto, and Senators 1 Camden and Hardwick of the insur- gent democrats defended their posi- tiOnS
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
WHEAT NOW SELLING
 AT s1.63 AT CHICAGO. Made an Advance Of Nearly Four Gents a 5ushel Yesterday.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-Although the open ing of the wheat market today was the steadiest for some time, 1t was not long before prices made an advance of nearly four cents bushel. May rose to s163 as against $1.59 1-4 last night and July to s1.41 1-2, compared with SL38 5-S.
 President Wilson's speech calling at tention to the prospect hat the United States would be called upon heavily for wheat had much influence toward en- couraging buyers. Besides there ap- peared to be evidence of renewed for eign dem0nd here this morning and Oi export sales over night
 Despite heavy margins insisted on. trading was of a decidedly lively char acter.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
SEAL HUNT MAY BE
 ABANDONED THIS SEASON.
None of Last Years Catch Of 233,coo Has Been Disposed Of.

St Johns. N. F., Feb. 4.-Unless some plan can be devised within d month whereby the skins and oil of the hair seal can be utilized by the Brit ish government for war supplies, there is a strong possibility that the seal hunt, which has been an important factor in the commerce of Newfound- land for many years, will be abandon ed for the coming season. Because of industrial depression and the war, none of last years catch of 233 ,000 has been disposed of. and about half of the great catch of 372.000 skins in 1915 re- mains in the hands of brokers in Lon dor and New York. The war has pre- vented the transport of seal oil to Ger many, formerly one of the principal markets for the commodity.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
NEW YORK UNABLE TO HIRE MEN TO REMOVE SNOW
Although There Are Tens oF Thousands
 Out of Employment.

New York, Feb. 4.-Although New York city is said to have tens of thou sands of men out of employment, the street cleaning department announced today that it had been almost impossi- ble to obtain enough workers to remove the snow.
 We have hundreds of trucks around the city" Commissioner Fetherston said, but are unable to find enough men to help our drivers fill their trucks
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
ALLEGIANCE TO U. $.
 MUST COME FIRST. Wilson So informs Minister Who Urged Prohibition Of Exoort of Arms.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Pres:dent Will son today told Rev. Frederick Bente of St. Louis. one Of a delegation who yesterday urged the senate foreign re- iahons committee to favor the bill to prohibit exports of war munitions, that he realized Americans from the war ring countries were naturally sympa- thetlc with the lands of their birth, but that their alleg:erce to the United States should come first of all. Move rs6r r tha United States, the presi- srat -vorine any of the belliger- an;s E rc .r.y embarrassing. White House officials said the visit was en- ti-ely friendly.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
FREIGHT TRAIN SWEPT
 INTO RIVER BY LANDSLIDE
Near Harewood, w. Va.-WilI Require Three Days to Reopen the Lines.

Charleston. W. Va, Feb. IA freight train and half a mile of the tracks of the Kanawha. and Michigan railroad were swept into the Ranawha river near HarewoOd today by a land slide. None of the crew was injured Three days will be required to reopen the line.
 Traffic between FairTnont and Graf ton on the Baltimore and Ohio rail road has been closed since late Tues day by a landslide and trains are be- ing sent by way of Clarksburg. Four or five acres of surface slipped down on the tracks.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
Movements of Steamships.

NIarseiiles, Jan. 50.--ArrWed, steam CT Venezia, New York and Providence.
 Queenstown, Feb. 2.-ArTived steam CT Pennsylvania, New York.
 Note: The reported arrival of the Pennsylvania at Liverpool on Feb. 2 was an error.
 Naples. Feb 3.-Sailed, steamer Duca d'Aosta, New York.
 New York, Feb. 4.-Sailed, steamer Oscar IT. Copenhagen; steamer Arabic, Liverpool.
 New | ork TeH 4.-.Arrived, steamer Adriatic. Liverpool.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
SILENT PROOF THAT
 VESSEL WAS WRECKED.
Two Blankets Marked "idIer7 Washed
 Ashore at Cape Hatteras.

Washington. Feb. 1.-Two blankets marked 'IdIer,' washed ashore at the Cape Hatteras coast guard station, are regarded as silent proof that the ves- sel wrecked on Diamond Shoals last week was the yacht of that name from New York on cruise to the Pacific and that her capatin and crew of F undoubtedly were lost.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
THANKS FOR SAVING
 BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP.
United States Expresses Gratitude to Canada for Rescuins the Camino.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 4.-An official ex- pression of thanks from the United States government through the Ameri- can consulate at Halifax in relation to the saving of the Belgian relief ship Camino has been received by the Do- ninion marine repartment at was an nounced today The history of the event twill probably form g. unique chapter in the annals of rescue work, 9 read the communication from the United States government.
 The Camino which left San Fran cisco for Rotterdam, was disabled by heavy weather and after an eight-day battle with the heavy seas was lowed into Halifax by the Canadian govern ment steamer Lady Daurier.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
GOVERNMENT AID IN
 BUILDING MERCHANT MARINE
Recommended by Chamber Of Conn
 nnerce Of the United States.

Washington, Feb. 4-Government aid in building up an American mer- chant marine and federal legislation permitting the maintenance of resale prices were recommended in special reports submitted at tOdav'S sasSio7 of the Chamber of Commerce of ths United States. These recUumeudaltIu $ and addresses by Secretary McAdoo and Senator Burton of Ohio. on the development of the merchant marine of the United States" and by Com missioner of Corporations Davies on the federal trade commission were features on the days program
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
TWO OVERDUE STEAMERS
 ARRIVE. AT BOSTON.
Angian and Ninian Were Delayed by
 Bad Weather.

Boston, Feb. 1.-Two and three days late respectively, the British steamers Anglian and Ninian arrived today. the former from London and the other from Manchester. Both were delayed by head gales. At times the Ninian was able to make only four knots an hour against the heavy seas. The Anglian brought $500 tons of cargo, while the Ninian had only 500 tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
STRUGGLE IN GALICIA
 AND POLAND DEADLY
Where Hundreds of Thousands of Germans and
 Russians are Having Bitter Contest
GERMANS CLOSELY GUARDING POLISH CAPITAL

Field Marshal Won Hindenberg Pouring in Regiment After Regiment Every Strategic Pont-Russians Have Sue ceeded in Capturing One of the Small Towns to the East of BolinoW-Austrians Have Been Compelled to Evac1ate the Important Town of Tarnow, Owing to Se Bombardment by Russian Heavy Artillery.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
NO WORD OF ARCTIC
 EXPLORER SUPERVISION.
Northwest Mounted Police With Let ters as Late as Dee. il Has No Tidings.

Dawson. [. T., Feb. 4-No word con-
 corning Ei1hjalmur Stefansson. the Arctic explorer, was contained in the
 budget of mail brought from Fort
 MacPherson by Northwest Mounted
 Police who arrived yesterday from the
 Arctic coast. Letters dated as late as
 Dec. Il said no tidings had been re ceived from Stefansson, who set our from Herschel Island last March for Banks Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
FIRE ENGINE CYLINDERS
 STUFFED WITH RAGS.
Bremen of Medford, Mass, Unable te
 Expiain-Generai Transfer Ordered.

Medford, Mass, Feb. 4-The fi,siing of fire engine with it's steam i.Imp cylinders stuffed with rags, sand, dirt and stones, today resulted in an in vestigation being ordered by Mayor HaineS. Although the machine was in fire station where some man is sup posed to be on desk duty constantly, none of the fremen, it was said, could explain the engines condition. A gen eral transfer of firemen was ordered by the mayor yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
NEW YORK BONDS MAY BE SOLD UNDER 4 1.2
SuIzer's Fixed Rate Modified by As sembiy-$27, ,ooo, 900 Worth Are to Be Offered for Sale.

Albany, N Y. Feb. 4.-Cnder ali emergency message from the governor the senate and assembly today passed the bill permitting the sale of state bonds at not more than 1-2 per cent. interest Under the Sulzer regime the rate was fixed arbitrarily at 1-2 but the arr endment of today allows the state tc sell at lower rte if ~ossi'''. ComT-
 advert. e for sale s27,coo,eoo canal and highway bonus.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
NATIVES HAVE REVoLTED IN
 PORTUGUESE WEST AFRICA.
Have Piliaged the Houses SF Euro peans and Killed Administrator and Family.

Lisbon. via Paris, Feb. ,, 12:35 D. ru IA semi official note made public here today announces that the German forces have evacuated Angloa, Portu- guese West Africa.
 The natives on both banks Of tho Kunene river have revolted. piIIaged the houses of Europeans and killed the administrator of AIissende and his wife and sons. The governor of Angloa is organizing punitive expedition.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
German Aviator's Body Found in
 Thames EstuarX.

London, Feb. ,. 1.59 a. n1.-Fisher- men have found in the Thames estuary the body of a German aviator, with a shrapnel bullet in the lungs. It is sup posed he dropped from an aeroplane which was driven off by British gum fire on Christmas day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
CabIed Par9 ,.o phs

Pope Turns .r to orpHan..
 Rome, 1etoS D. m.-Pope Bene- dict ! over for the use of ch' were made orphans in earthquake the papal palace scel Gandoifo. 13 miles southwest of ftome. ons Lale Albano. The refuge will be under the patronage of Queen Helena
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05

Nine men were killed by a fire that destroyed a sleeping house owned by the Tronesta Chemical Co.,, at May burg, Pa
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
Japanese Cruiser
 Asama Wrecked
OFF THE COAST OF LOWER
 CALIFORNIA.
HAS CREW OF 500 MEN
Dispatches Do Not State Whether
 Raleigh Starts for Scene of Wreck.

Washington, Feb. 4-The Japanese cruiser Asama, carrying 500 men, has been wrecked and is breaking up off the western coast of Lower California, according to advfces today to the navy department
 Not Known Whether Crew Was Res
 cued.
 The despatch did not state whether the crew had been rescued. Rear Ad- niral Howard, commanding the Amer lcan fleet in the Pacific, who reported the wreck in a brief message from his flagship, was ordered to send what ever aid was available.
 Cruiser Raleigh Starts for Scene.
 Department officials thought tonight that cruiser Raleigh, off San Diego yesterday, probably would be the first American naval vessel to reach the scene. Admiral Howard said that the AsaTna was about $50 miles south Of Port San BartolIne, but inquirfes for further details regarding her had brought no response up to late to- night.
 Had Been Patrolling Eastern Pacific.
 The Asama. an armored cruiser of 9, ,t50 tons, was built in 1898. For sew eral months she has been patrolling the eastern Pacific. Early in the war she forced the German gunboat Geier to intern at Honolulu, by taking up a position outside the harbor there while the Gaier was in port for pro- visions.
 The gunboat Yorktown, at Enzen- ada, was nearer the scene of the wreck than any other American naval vessel but navy officials said that she prob ably would not start for the scene Of the wreck
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
Commander Booth Has Peritonitis.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 4.-Commander Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army. who is i'll at a hotel here. was reported today to be suffering from peritnonitis. Miss Booths physician lid her condition was not necessarily
 erious, but she could not be moved rom the hotel for the next 36 hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05

The Moss Tie Co.,, of Mt. Vernon H., will start work on an order of 350,000 chemically treated ties for the St. Paul road.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05

The steamer Chyo Maru arrived at San Francisco with 200 tons of raw and manufactured silk, valued at s2,- 500,0O0.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
Thousands of Quail Killed by ths
 Storm.

P1ainfield. Conn, Feb. fit is be- Iieved here that the thousands of quail in Eastern Connecticut were killed by the severe storms the last few days. Hunters reported today they had found many birds frozen to death, while others were starving Game wardens and others have adopt menas to distribute feed in the woods for the quail.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05

Eastman Kodak Co.,, declared an ex- tra dividend of 10 per cent on com mon stock
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05

All stray cats in Lebanon and Da- mascus were communicated by the Turks to protect army stores from rats.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05

The Rev. Michael p. Corcoran, fire chaplain, of Newark, N. J.. climbed a ladder during a fire there and pre- vented a woman from jumping from the third story window.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-05
Because of a run of deeosi+e

Is~ause vT FuH oF uePosTtoTSr or ficials of the Okey- Vernon Nationa Bank, of Corning, Ia, rushed to Oma ha and sent back $150,00O on a specia train, saving the bank.