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Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
GATHERING EvIDENcEI
MoHR MURDER CASE
Mrs. Mohr Makes Application to Be
Appointed Administratrix.

Providence, R. l., Sept. 5.-The po-
lice of Darlington today announced
that they had found three men who
may help clea- up some of the circum-
stances surrounding the mysterious
shooting on the Nayatt road last Tues
day night when DR.. c. Franklin Mohr,
a wealthy, physician, was killed and
his secretary, Miss Emily G. Burger,
was seriously wounded.
Two of these men, the police say,
were fishing in Echo lake on Tuesday
night not far from the scene Of the
shooting. They told the police that
they heard shots and walked up the
road to investigate There they came
upon two men standing by a motor
cycle on one side of the road, appar-
emily listening for something. The mo-
torcycle lamp was out but the fisher
men expressed the opinion, according
to the police, that they were negroes
The third man. the police say, has
told them that a week before the
shooting, he had seen negro looking
over the ground where DR.. Mohr's au-
tornobile was stalled when he was shot
down. The police declined to give out
the names of their informants, but
stated that they would be taken to-
morrow to the Bristol county Jail il
Warren. There they will confront
George F. Heals, c. Victor Brown anC
Henry Spellman, the three negroes
WHO are -CndTSe0 WITH murder III COH-
nection with DIR. Mohr's death.
No. one except those having off1cia
business was allowed today to see tht
three prisoners who repudiated before
a caller yesterday their previous al
legged confession that they had beer
hired by Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr, tht
doctors widow, to kill him for $4,000
Mrs. Mohr, who was arrested as al
| accessory in the murder of her hus
band and who is at liberty on $1,000
bail, spent today quietly with her tive
children at the boarding house whert
she. has lived since her separation
from DR.. Mohr some time ago. 1t wa
Elearned tonight that she has petition
ed the municipal court to be appoint
ed administrative OF her husbands es.
| tate, which is valued at 100000. 4
hearing on the petition will be helt
Tuesday.
| 1t is understood that Charles NJ
| Mohr, a son of the physician by
| former marriage, will oppose the peti
ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
SAW EVIDENCE OF
BRITISH NAVAL ACTIVITY
Correspondent Visited the Grand Fleet
and Great Naval Bases.

London, Sept 4, SIS p. m. delayed
in transmission)-For the first time
the veil of secrecy over the British
naval operations has been lifted. Dur
ing the past week a correspondent Wis
tied the grand fleet and the great ma
val bases. At one base he saw dry
docks, capable of docking the largest
dreadnoughts, which had been built
since the war began. Maps were shown
the correspondent marking points
where German submarines had been
sighted and on which the results of
the attacks were classified under cap
tured," supposed sunk" and sunk
When bubbles are observed arising
for a long time at the same spot in
smooth water it, is taken for granted
that a submarines career has been
ended. ".~..
When an Off; Ger was asked How
do you get them?" his answer was,
Sometimes by ramming, sometimes
by gunfire. sometimes by explosions
and in other ways"
All the officers aboard the battle
ships and armored cruisers are en-
vious of those engaged in submarine
hunts, which are regarded as great
sport The professional opinion was
expressed that the reason the Germans
are declared to be ready to forego SUBJ
marine attacks on liners is the want
of submarines and the personnel tc
carry on their campaign.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06

is on its way to New York, where it
is expected to arrive in a few days. An
official announcement made this after
noon said:
The Anglo-French commission to
America in connection with Ameri-
can exchange has left England The
British Representatives are Baron
Reading, lord chief justice; Sir Edward
Hopkinson Holden, managing director
of the London City and Midland bank;
Sir Henry Babbington Smith, former
president of the Bank of Turkey. and
Basil B. Blackett of the British treas
ury. The French representatives are
M. Octave Homberg of the foreign
Office and NJ. Ernest Mallet, regent of
the Bank of France"
The commission is representative of
both governmental and financial ele-
ments and the membership is consid-
cred exceptionally strong. All discus
sion regarding it was restricted until
the members were we'll outside the
submarine war zone and only vague
speculative statements were made con-
corning its personnel
The appointments of Lord Reading as
head Of the commission places in that
position a man who has been init
mately associated with the financial
work of the chancellor of the ex-
chequer since the beginning of the
war, both under David Lloyd George
and the present chancellor, Reginald
McKenna.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
ANNIVERSARY OF THE
BATTLE OF THE MARINE.
Soldiers Graves on the Battlefield
Visited by Crowds of Parisians.

Paris, Sept. 5, 5 p. m.-Soldiers'
graves on the battlefield at Meux and
its environs were visited today by
crowds of Parisians observing quietly
and simply the anniversary Of the
battle of the Marine. Although the
demonstration was unofficial in char
acter, many members OF patriotic and
civic societies placed flags and
wreaths on the graves.
Most Of those who visited the
scene of last years conflict were
clothed in sombre hues and many of
them were in deep mourning. Many
officers and soldiers home on their
four days leave of absence paid
homage to the memory of their fallen
comrades. They explained to rela-
riyes and friends the. exact positions
of French and German troops, the To-
cation Of batteries and the roles they
played personally in the action which
checked the German advance on
Paris.
A solemn high mass was celebrated
in the morning in the Meux cathedral
by Monsignors Marbeau and Chesne-
long while a patriotic congregation
were citizens OF Alsace and Lorraine
dressed in native costume and bearing
the historic banner Of Metz and
Stratburg.
At similar commerative ceme-
mony held here yesterday, the city
; of Paris receiving the blessing of Car
dinal Annette standing. in the peri
style of the Church of Sacre Couer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06

Cavzos crossing and promised to try to
keep their men away from the river.
Major Hay, chief of staff for Major
General Frederick Funston, arrived to-
day from San Antonio and was fol-
lowed by several troop trains, the be-
ginning Of a troop movement which
will put 1000 regulars in the lower Rio
Grande valley to help maintain peace.
One Carranza officer and one civilian
known in Matomoros, Mexico, as a
Carranza supporter, was killed in yes
terday's fighting at Cavazos crossing,
about so miles west of here, between
Mexicans and American soldiers and
Texas rangers. Proof of the deaths of
these two men was brought here today
from Matamoros.
Dozen Mexicans Seen to Fall.
Captain Frank r. Mccoy, Third
United States cavalry, in command oi
the troops at the crossing fight. report
ed also that there probably were other
casualties among the Mexicans yester-
day. 1t is said at least a dozen Mexi-
cans were seen to fall during the fight
The total American casualties yes.
terday and in today's shooting were
one man slightly wounded and one
horse injured
Jesse H. johnson, American consu
at Matamoros, came here today on be
half of General L. P. Nafarrette, com.
manding CarranZa troops there, to Sc
cure permission for his men to recovel
the body of a Carranza soldier lyint
on the riverbank near Reynosa- whicl
is almost opposite Hidalgo, the neares
town to the fighting yesterday. Thit
soldier. a Carranza cavalryman, Nafar
rette told johnson, went to the rive
with his horse, whereupon persons oil
the American side shot him. His com
rades said they feared to approach hi
| body because they might be fired upcr
Colonel Robert L. Bullard, command
| ing United States troops here, sen
| instructions to the troops at Hidalg
! to see that Mexicans were not harme
when they went after the body.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06

| London, Sept. s, $50 p. m.-Either
| the driving power of the Austro-Ger-
man offensive against Russia is nearly
exhausted or the German generals have
| decided that their armies have pene-
trated the Russian emperors domin-
! ions as far as is considered safe and
are preparing to dig themselves in for
| the winter. This is the opinion ex-
ipressed by military writer's here.
| Certainly very little progress is now
being made, and at many points the
| Germans and Austrians are contenting
themselves with repulsing the counter
attacks of the Russians. From the
Gulf Of Riga to Grodno, Field Marshal
1Von Hindenburg's armies are at a
standstin, having apparently made no
attempt to cross the Dvina after carry
| ing the bridgeheads at Lennewada and
kFriedrichstadt
! To the north, southwest and south of
wilma, the fall OF which has been pre-
| dtcted for some days, the Germans are
| faced by very strong Russian forces
who by their offensive make it dan
gerous for the Germans to push their
way westward, north or south of
them.
I German Objective Not Known.
I The Germans, on the other hand,
on the Brest-Pinsk railway, but their
| immediate object is not obvious unless
they are looking for a good defensive
position on which to hold the Russians
I throughout the winter.
Further south the Russians are Of
! fering fresh resistance, as they are
! firmly established in fortified area of
which Rovno and Dubno are centers,
while in Galicia they still hold the line
Of the Sereth river.
With the rainy season a few weeks
Foff, the opposing armies especially in
the marShV region nf the
not hope to carry on the operations
much longer, and some reports state
that the Germans and Austrians are
already moving troops to the Serbian,
Rumanian and western fronts.
Heavy Artillery Active in France.
In the western zone the heavy artil-
lery of the allies is still bombarding
the. German lines, doing all the damage
possible and trying to break the morale
OF. the German troops, but thus far
there is no indication of general Of
fensive.
Paris reports that the Turks have
delivered an unsuccessful night attack
against the British positions near the
Anzac region. but beyond that no news
has been received of the operations in
the near east
There has been a renewal of the re-
ports from Athens of dissensions be-
tween the Turks and Germans at Con-
otdAllnople anu Oh depression among
the Turks as the result of heavy losses
in Gallipoli. No evidence of this, how
ever, is to be found among the Turkish
troops, who are reported to be fighting
with all their old stubbornness
Arthur ]. Balfour. first lord Of the
British admiralty, in a letter to the
press, gives official recognition to the
belief here that the German promises
to America not to sink any more pas
senger ships without warning were
brought about by the realization tha
the submarine warfare against mer.
chantmen had proved a failure. Ht
again intimates that many German
submarines have been accounted fol
and adds that British mercantile ton
mage is now greater than before tn,
war despite the damage done by thu
submarines
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
Torpedo Failed to
Sink Allan Liner
HEsPERIAN STRUCK OFF THE
SOUTH COAST OF IRELAND =
NO LIVES WERE LOST
Carried $50 Passensers-captain ane
Crew Returned to Ship When Il Be-
Came Apparent that the Vessel
Would Remain Afieat.

London. Sept 5, IL p. m--The Allan
Line steamer Hesperian. with three
hundred and fifty passengers and a
crew OF 300 aboard. bound from Liv-
erpool for Montreal, was attacked
without warning by a German subma-
rine of the Irish coast just as dark
ness was falling Saturday evening"
Although the torpedo found its mark
the vessel remained afioat and, ac-
cording to statements issued by the
company tonight, every soul aboard
was saved.
No submarine was seen and prob
ably il was too dark to observe the
wake of a torpedo, but all the pas
sengers and members of the crew who
arrived at Queenstown in the rescue
steamers today agree that the attack
was made by German undersea boat,
basing their opinion on the force of
the shock and the great volume OF
water thrown into the air. This
dropped back on the deck. drenchiRg
passengers, who were taking an after
dinner promenade. feeling quite safe.
in the belief that they had passed the
submarine danger zone.
Force of Explosion Tremendous 'ts,
The force of the explosion was tre-
mendous and of the passengers landed
at Queenstown many Of them scant-.
lily clad, about twenty were injured.
There were no Americans aboard. SO
far as the American consul could
learn tonight, but two members OF
the crew were American citizens and
they were both saved -
About thirty Canadian soldiers, who
were wounded in battle in Flanders,
were going home 70 recuperate- Most
of the other passengers were Canadi-
ans returning from a visit 10 Eng
land or English people on their way to
Canada to settle.
Captain Remained on Bridge b.
The torpedo struck the Hesperian
| in the forward engine room, and the
ship Immediately began to settle by
the head Captain Main ordered the
/ passengers and crew into the boats.
/ but with his officers remained on the
bridge. although at that time he must
have felt sure that his ship would go
down.
| Discipline Was Perfect
The discipline was perfect. but one
| of the boats. the falls of which became
jammed, capsized and those in her
were thrown into the water. 1.-The
darkness confusion nearly prevailed,
but all were picked up and with other
passengers and the crew were trans
ferred to the rescue steamers which
arrived in answer to wireless calls for
assistance. The Hesperian was about
$50 miles to the westward when struck
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
GUARD OF A WATERMELON
PATCH FOUND DEAD
With a Charge of Shot in His Heart
Partner Missing.

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 5.-One
armed guard of a watermelon patch
IN East Haven, Rocco Graccio, aged
%, was found dead today with a
charge of shot in his heart and the
police are searching for the other
guard, Luigui LoTenzi, aged 40. Two
shetguns were found near the body,
which lay among the melons.
The melon patch, which is said to
have been owned jointly by two men,
is located off Thompson avenue Both
men, armed with double barreled shot
guns, left for. the patch last night to
be On the guard against thieves When
they did not return this morning a
search was instituted which resulted
in the finding of the body.
Coroner Mix started an investiga-
tion. An autopsy will be performed
tomorrow.
The dead man was single; Lorenzi
has a family.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
AUTOS sPEEDED AWAY
AFTER KILLING MAN.
State Police Are Aiding Police of
Manchester;

Manchester, Conn, Sept. 5.-Alex-
ander Smith, so years old. a foreman
of tobacco farm, was killed early
thi smorning when he was struck by
q large touring car on the state high
way near Mapping. The automobile
speeded away and all efforts on the
part of the police to learn the owner
have Sc far been fruitless.
Smith and companion. had left a
trolley car at Oakland Station about
midnight and were walking to their
homes when the accident, occurred.
Smith wa sthrown about forty feet
and death wa salmost Instantaneous
The state police are assisting the To-
cal authorities.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON g.. . -
EXPRESSED SURPRISE
Comment Withheld Both at the White
House and State Department.

Washington, Sept. 5. - Ofhcial
Washington received news Of the tor
pedoing of the Allan liner Hesperian
by a German submarine with uncon-
cealed surprise though there was none
Of the grave anxiety that followed the
sinking OF the Arabic While COM
ment was withheld at both the White
House and the state department pend
ing detailed reports on the attack, IL
was learned that high officials re-
the assurances given by the German
government last week, a German sub
marine commander had without warn
ing launched a torpedo at a peaceful
passenger vessel
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing heard Of the incident first
through The Associated Press des-
patches Later cabled reports from
Ambassador Page at London and Con-
sui Frost at Queenstown announced
the torpedoing OF the Hesperian with
loss of about eight lives, none Of them
Americans. Several Americans were
said to have been among the suryiY-
ing passengers. The reports as made
public by the state department made
no mention of whether the vessel was
warned or attempted to escape, but IL
is known that other advices indicated
that while the British admiralty be-
lieved there had been no warning it
would not announce IL as a fact.
Some significance was attached 20
Consul Frost's statement that the
Hesperian carried mounted and Wis
ible guns aboard-a At snch rife.
While international law permits mer-
chantmen to have guns for defensire
purposes. particularly when they are
Of small calibre and mounted aft IL
was pointed out that IL the Allan liner
| acted at all suspiciously after being
approached the presence of this gun
probably would figure prominently in
the submarine commanders explanation
of the torpedoing. =
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
One Beat capsized.

London, Sept 10, 1915. p. m.-Ma-
jor J. s. Barres. who was returning to
Canada with twelve officers and thir-
ty-eight men to recuperate from
wounds, said concerning the torpe-
doing fthe Hesperian:
Perfect order prevailed. One boat
capsized through the falls getting
tammed and some one cutting the
ropes to facilitate the lowering Of the
boats"
The Hesperian. according to Captin
Main, was I30 miles west Of Queens
town when she was torpedoed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
BRIDGEPORT ITALIAN
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Arrest Made. at South Norwalk-Said
to Have Confessed.

South Norwalk, Conn, Sept. 5.-Act-
ing upon a clue unearthed by Sergeant
Thomas Hunt, John Purett, a 40 year
old Italian, of 14S Linden avenue,
Bridgeport, was arrested at. 10 o'clock
last night by Chief of Police William
R. Pennington and Sergeant Hunt,
charged with the murder of Luigi Di
Giovanni. a Bridgeport laborer, at 2
o'clock yesterday morning in Bridge
port. Purett, when located by the two
local police officials, was asleep in a
bed in the home of Charles Seeley, on
Ponus avenue, Broad River Chief
Pennington said last night that Purett
admitted to him that he had quarreled
with his friend, Di Giovanni and that
in a quarrel he had stabbed him.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
LABOR DAY
The gods of Man, who rule his fate,
Are Labor, Love and Learning.

The gods of Man, who rule his fate,
Are Labor, Love and Learning.
That they establish his estate
Is known to the discerning.
Though Learning knows brief conceit
And Love still makes the world go round,
'Tis Labor that provides the
On which the others thrive.
He gives to Learning hands and feet;
For Love a cozy home he's found
'Tis he who keeps these kings and queens
Alive.
They tell him that they're in his debt
And Labor tois-but listens.
His seal of honor is the sweat
That his forehead glistens
They catalogue his works, but lack
The time to tell all here and now:
Joys wheels, forged from Pains picked rods;
Loves tires, that vanquish miles.
Then Labor staightens up his back
With moedsty he wipes his brow
Looks squarely at his fellow gods
And smiles. -. .. r..
-erif in Pittsburgh Despatch.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
SKULL CRUSHED AND
BODY BADLY BRUISED
Strike Breakers Body Found on Rail-
road Tracks in Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept 5.-The body
OF Daniel ]. Mahoney, aged 80, of
Taunton, Mass, believed by the police
to have been one of the strike break
ers brought to this city to work at
the freight house of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company, was found on the railroad
tracks near the foot of Whiting street,
early today. Mahoney's skull had been
crushed and his body badly bruised.
Medical Examiner S. NJ. Garlick was
notified and gave permission for the
removal of the body to the local
morgue.
The authorities are making an in
vestigation to determine whether Ma
honey met death accidentally or other
wise.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
Polish Athletes in Meridsn.

Meriden. Conn, Sept. 5.-The Polish
Falcon Athletic association of the state
is holding its annual convention in this
city today and tomorrow. Nearly 500
are in attendance from other cities. A
the state contest and a silver loving
cup, and the lady Falcons of this city
won a silver wreath. A parade will be
held tomorrow with a military exhibi-
ton at Hanover park
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
Injuries Resulted in Death.

winsted, Conn, Sept. 5.-Chester
Cargill. aged 22, died tonight in the
county hospital here as the result of
injuries received today in a motorcycle
collision with Joseph DUDE on the Tor
rington road. The two were riding
toward Winsted when Dube's machine
slxidded and struck Cargilfs machine.
The latter suffered a fractured skull
and broken neck. DUDE was thrown
to the ground. but his injuries are not
serious. Cargill was the proprietor of
a garage and a promoter of motorcycle
races
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
Fifteen RESCUED FROM
A BURNING BOAT
Women Were in HystericaI Condition
lin Boston Harbor

Hull, Mass, Sept. 5.-Fifteen per-
sons, including nine women and a
baby, were rescued from the burning
motorboat Nautilus off Long Island
Head in Boston harbor today. While
other craft stood off in fear of an ex-
plosTon of the 200 gallons of gasolene
on board, a launch manned by E. W.
Reed and Fred Souther of Hull DASH
ed alongside.
They had only room for the women.
who were ma hysterical condition and
the baby, all of whom they got off
with difficulty. A lifeboat from the
harbor excursion steamer Nantasket
took OFF the men few minutes later
The Nautilus was destroyed
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
GREEK PARLIAMENT
HAS ADJOURNED.
Without Statement of Foreign Policy
From Premier.

Athens, Sept ., Via Paris, $50 o. m.
After passing stringent law
against contraband, congress adjourn
ed until October % at the close of an
all-night session. Premier Venize-
los has not yet made a statement re-
garding the fereign policy his govern
ment will pursue.
The pressure of the allies upon
Greece to meet the suggestions of the
quadruple entente regarding terrific
rial concessions to Bulgaria apparent
ly has slackened for the present at
least. Interested diplomats declare it
is now up to Greece to act.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
BORDER TROOPS READY TO
MEET ANY EMERGENCY,
War Department Orders Extraordin-
ary Vigilance.

Washington, Sept 5. = All United
States troops on the border were un-
der orders tonight to be ready to meet
any emergency. War department Of
fcials said extraordinary vigilance had
been ordered a sa result of repeated
raids in American territory by Mexi-
can brigands and soldiers and renew
ed reports of preparation for an or
ganized invasion from across the Rio
Grande in. the states of Coahuila and
Nuevo Leon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
TEN PERSONS INJURED
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE.
Dr.. c. A. White and Howard Judd
Were Most Badly Hurt.

Spencer, Mass. Sept. 5.-Ten per-
sons were injured none seriously, when
two automobiles came together here
today. DIR. c. A. White and Howard
Ladd of New Haven, Conn.,. were the
most badly hurt. Mrs. White, her son
Emerson, Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Judd, all
of New Haven. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Winthrop Gates of Needham, with Mr.
and Mrs. H. w. Clough. of Natic. suf-
fered minor injuries. The accident
took place when the automobile op-
Grated by Gates came out of a side
street and struck Or. Whites ma
chine.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
Fatal Dive in Shallow Water.

New Milford. Conn. Sept. 5.-While
diving in the Housatonic river near
here today, William H Thompson.
aged 30 a halter. of Danbury, struck
his head in shaIlo wwater, was stun
ned and drowned, Fellow swimmers
recovered the body an. hour later.
Thompson came here to visit friends
over Labor day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-06
Flight Lieutenant Morrow of Pitts
bureh Stunned

Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 5.-One Of
the United States army aeroplanes
fell about fifty feet just at sunset to-
night at the aviation field. Flight lieu
tenant Joseph Morrow, of Pittsburgh,
was stunned and badly bruised. Pri-
vate Adam Khuenkryk, who was MAX
ing a flight with him, also was badly
bruised. The machine was complete
ly wrecked