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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
TWENTY-FIVE DROWNED WHEN
WIND DRIVES WATERS OF
LAKE INTO STREETS OF
PREMIER, LA.
MANY TOWNS AND VILLAGES
ALONG COAST ARE FLOODED
Four Steamers Washed Aground at
GuIfport, Miss, While Sixty Per-
sons Are Marooned in Box Cars
Sixteen Laborers Drowned
at Manshao, La.

Mobile, Ala, Oct. 2.-The West In
dian HI rricane that spent its force
against New Orleans took a toll of at
least two score lives and did extern
sive property damage at smaller cities
and resorts along the central gulf
coast, according to advices which came
in slowly over crippled lines of com
munication.
| Most of the losses of life reported
| was in Premier and Manshac, La. The
railroad agent at the former town tel
egraphed that eight white persons
and II negroes had been drowned and
many injured when the wind drove
the waters of Lake Ponchartrain into
the street. At Manshac, 10 miles far
Their north, railroad section foreman
and 16 negro laborers were reported
drowned. Two children lost their
lives in Pascagoula, Miss, when
house was demolished and two men
were electrocuted here by wires torn
down by the storm. Several other
deaths were reported in isolated Sec
TONS
Many Towns Flooded.
Lowest districts of number of 9TH
er cities and villages along the coast
are flooded. Three feet of water Is !
reported at Slidell La, near the east
bank of Lake Ponchartrain and prop
erty damage there from the wind is
said to be great.
At Gulfport, Miss, four steamers,
including the British steamer Birch
wood Of 1900 tons, were washed over
the wharves and are now fast aground |
Fifty or sixty persons are reported |
marooned in box cars at Premier and |
miles of track in that section were |
swept away. The New Orleans & /
Northwest railroad bridge over Lake
Ponchartrain is under several feet of |
water. No trains are running south |
of Slidell and wire communication be-
tween that point and New Orleans, a
distance of about 80 miles, is impossi-
BILE
Train Service Suspended.
The storm resulted in the suspen-
sion of train service for Sc hours be-
tween Pensacola and Jacksonville, in
hIorlda, though the property damage
IN that section is lot believed to be
great
Three blocks along the Mobile wa
terfront, was flooded by water back
ed up in the Mobile river by the wind
and tide.
All the steamers believed to have
oeen in the path of the storm off New
Orleans bar have been accounted for.
The Southern Pacific liner Proteus,
or which fears were felt, is reported
anchored safely in the lower Missis-
iippi.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
Indicted for Joliet Murder.

Joliet, ILL.,, Oct. 2.-"Chicken Joe"
Campbell has been indicted accused
OF the murder of Mrs. Odette Allen,
wife of the former warden of the pen
ltentiary here. Campbell is a negro
who was sentenced for murder from
Cook county and was trusty at the
prison and servant in the family
quarter of the Aliens. After a fire in
the prison last June, the body of Mrs.
Allen was found in her partly burned
bed under circumstances that indi-
Gated that she had been murdered.
The testimony of other prisoners
pointed to Campbell and he was trans
ferred, after being held by a coroner's
jury, from the penitentiary to the
Will county Jail.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
PEOPLE TOLD OF DANGER.
WARMED OF IMPORTANCE OF BIG
ANGLO-FRENCH DRIVE.
German Newspapers Admit Final De-
eision is Still in Doubt-Heavy
Fighting to Continue.

Paris. Oct. 2. - Developments dis
close positively that the present
move in Flanders is the great AL
he'd drive for which the world watch
ed for year. Germany has warned
the public not to minimize the i'm
portance of the greatest offensive
movement of the Anglo-French and
admitted that the final decision is
still In doubt.
German Press on Fighting.
Amsterdam, via London, Oct. 2. -
The fighting on the Western front &C.
cupies large space in the German
press. The Lokal Anzeiger says
1T cannot be denied that the new
offensive of the enemy is of the great
est Importance. The enemy obvious
ly is making repeated efforts to gain
at last decisive success. How long
he will be able to maintain his efforts
Is uncertain, but we must expect that
heavy fighting will continue"
surpasses Previous Attacks.
The Vossische Zeitung says:
The severe fighting has reached
the sixth day without slackening.
This confirms the opinion already ex-
pressed that this time we have to do
with extraordinary efforts.
In view of the bitterness and in
defatigable severity of the daily re-
peated attacks we must come to the
conclusion that this offensive sur
passes all previous operations of the
kind. 1t shows methodical and care
ful preparation, which can only be ex-
planned by firm determination to
iorce a decision"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
FOR VOLUNTEERS IN ENGLAND
Enough Men Required for Army Can
Be Obtained by Enlistment Sys-
tenn, Say Labor Leaders.

London, Oct. AT a conference of
representatives of the chief labor or
CARNATIONS of the country held after
a meeting at which Premier Asquith
and Earl Kitchener discussed the mil
itary situation with them, the belief
was expressed that the number of
men required for army, navy and mu-
nitions work in order to carry cut the
war successfully could be obtained by
the voluntary enlistment system. The
labor representatives decided to or,
ganize a special labor recruiting cam
paign throughout the country. In his
address Earl Kitchener expressed a
preference for continuation of the
volunteer system.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08

Grimsby, Oct. 2.-The Norwegian
steamer Jonas Rein has just brought
into this port 10 demented survivors Of
the crew OF 10 belonging to the Dutch
lugger Nordzee. As far as can be
learned from their disjointod state
ments they had 4 remarkable expert
ence In the North sea, killing three Of
their mates, throwing them overheard
and spending some time devil hunt
ing" The Nordzee was picked up dor
ELICIT with the 10 men Al insane. pre-
sumably through over-indulgsncs =
NV liquor.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
sues Pastor For Accounting

AlpenA Mich, Oct. miss Lucille
CovingtonA in whose behalf suit for
100000 wae fled In New York against
Rev. John Wesley Hill, has declared
the action was not for breach OF prom
Use, but for On accounting for money
she had given tMr. Hill to invest. Miss
Covington is IN Alpena on business
connected with fraternal order for
which she il district organizer. Il
have been unable to obtain any ac-
counting from DR.. HILL" she said. land
that 10 Why l have started the suit"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
"Newthoto Leader Arreeted.

San Francisco, Oct. DIR. News
Newt New, who for months has lectur-
ed 1t the Panama-Pacific exposition. In
the role of archbishop OF the New
thot church and president OF the New
thot university, was arrested by Fed
oral officers charged with using the
mails to defraud Marie Tully Ora
ham, his assistant at the exposition,
was detained by the officers as a wit
ness. Both were found at DIR. News
Apartments. 1t Is alleged New charged
800 for course in university which
~ not exist.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
Rain Delays q. A. r. Program.

Washington, Oct 2.-Laying the cor
nerstone Of the new national amphi-
theater In Arlington cemetery, the fea-
ture OF the days program at the
Grand Army encampment, was post
poned because OF driving rain. Presi-
dent Wilson, who was to have laid the
cornerstone; held himself in readiness
to go despite the downpour, but the
committee in charge postponed the al
fair to some day next week. The
president will attend them, but prac-
tically alp the veterans will have de-
parted for their homes.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08

London Oct 2.-The withdrawal OF
Greek steamers from the Mediterran-
can trade owing to their having been
requisitioned by the Greek govern
ment for transports has already had
a marked effect on freight rates.
Fully half of the trade between Car
Diff and Mediterranean ports was IN
der the Greek flag and the result II
that rates on this route have risen
$3.50 = ton. The necessity Of plac-
ing other ships In this service will
affect the dearth of tonnage to the
q. 8. and South American ports.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
French Losses Are Light.

Paris, Oct. 2.-The French losses In
the recent offensive, SO costly to the
Germans, were relatively very light,
according to statements made by per-
sons in position to know. The sol
diers explain this by the speed with
which the charges were carried out
IN speed, they say, lies not only sue
cess for the attack, but safety for
those who attack. Most of the wound
ed were struck either by bullets or
splinters from high explosive shells.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
Holiday in Hennepln.

Minneapolis, Oct. 2. - All district
courts and county Offices will be
closed Monday, October 4, the date of
the county option election, by an Off
cial order issued after a meeting Of
the district bench. The judges ruled
in accordance with an opinion by At
torney-General Smith, who declared
that the special county option election
was legal holiday the same rs any
general election.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
sIavs Elect Jew to Council

Petrograd, Oct. 2.-(yia London. y
Representatives of commerce and in
dustry have elected M. Weinstein a
member of the council of the empire.
He is the first Jew to sit in the coun-
Gil and his election is regarded as an
endorsement of recent demands for
equality of treatment of races and re-
ligions. 4
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
: FRENCH SOLDIERS PAY is
RAISED TO 5 CENTS A DAY

: Paris, Oct. 2.-The Chamber of
Deputies in five-minute session
voted unanimously for increas-
ing the pay Of private soldiers
from cent to cents day.
: The chamber also voted 100000
: francs $4,000, ooo) to provide for
: the Increase.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
Butter, Egg. ana Poultry.

Minneapolis. Oct 2.-Butter, Cream
cry. extras. 26c; extra flrsts, csc; frst1,
24c; seconds. 23c; dairies extra frsts,
2Sc; packing stock, 19Ac.s
dirties and checks out, 24c; current re-
ceipts, rots out $3.50; checks and sec
onds. per dozen, lac; dirties,. dog. 16c-
and over, lac; thin and small, &c:
cripples and culls. unstable; roosters.
1c; hens, 4 lbs. and over. IS under 4
dozen. $4.75; springs. 12hc; ducks. lie.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08

Chicago. Oct. 2.-Hogs-Receipts,
$4,000; slow; mostly 10c under yester-.
GAYS average. bulk, $7.10Q 500; light.
sss.ss0ogss.ddoo; mixed, .$sao@s2o heavy;
@7.60.
!. Cattle-Receipts. 1000. weak; ma
s sse beef s5eegs ssoo9Ioa5 western
$500 @825; calves, $7.75 @1150.
Sheep@Receipts. 10000 weak; .weth-
srs, $3.50 q $40; lambs, .60Qp895.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
American Wounded In Europe.

Ottawa. Ont, Oct. 2.-Otto George
Nickissch of Wishek, N. D., member
of the Fifth battalion, with the Cana
dian contingent is given as danger
ously wounded, in the latest casualty
list issued by the militia department
here.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.
MINNEAPOLIS Grain,

MinneapoIis, Oct. 2.-Wheat, Decem-
Der, 81 Y c; May, $3.50; No northern,
97Ac; No. northern, 94Lc: No. 1
durum, 9215c; No. corn, Sac; No. 8
No. rye, 93c; No l fax, $3.50.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08

Duluth. Oct. 2.-Wheat, December.
81 %c; May, see; No. 1 northern, 94s4 G.;
No. l durum, 93hc.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08
THREE OFFICERS ACCUSED OF
MAKING UNTRUE STATE
MENTS UNDER OATH IN
McADOO CASE.
ALLEGATIONS DISMISSED
BY THE SUPREME COURT
Defendants Charged Treasury Officials
Conspred Jointly to Harass and
Cripple Institution With ReguIa-
tions-Bank Statement Is Pre-
pared in Anticipation of Action.

Washington, Oct. 2-Charles C..
| Glover, president of the Riggs National
bank; William J. Flather, vice presi-
dent, and H. H. Flather, cashier, were
indicted on charges of perjury in con-
nection with the banks recent suit
against William G. McAdoo, secretary
Of the treasury, and John Shelton Will
liams, controller of the currency.
The indictments allege the three Of
ficials swore to false statements con-
corning alleged stock operations of the
bank.
Statement is Issued.
The bank has issued a statement
prepared in anticipation of the indict-
ments, in which it set forth a finding
by the American Audit company of
New York that the statement in ques-
ton, denying stock operations by the
bank, was true.
Attorneys for Secretary McAdoo and
Controller Williams contended at the
trial of the banks suit that the books
of Lewis Johnson & Co. showed many
transactions in the names of the bank
officials named. The case soon after
ward was laid before a grand jury.
Vice President Milton E. Allies and
Joshua Evans, Jr., assistant cashier
of the bank, were called to testify.
They are not mentioned in the in
dictments returned
Banks Charges Dismissed.
The district supreme court dis
missed all the charges the bank made
against the secretary and the, control
Ter, but left undecided the question of
a $4,000 fine for failure to make re-
port demanded by the controller.
decision on that point is expected
at the fall term of court. Meanwhile
the treasury officials are enjoined from
certain interest on govern
ment bonds held by the bank as pay
ment for the penalty.
The Riggs bank, in it's suit, charged
Controller Williams and Secretary
aIcAdoo jointly with having conspired
20 harass and cripple it with excessive
Mr. Williams was charged
With having personal grudge against
he interests in control of the bank, |
md with making it his business to or
Ter extraordinary examinations and
lemand unusual reports from the
)ank.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-10-08

South st. Paul, Oct 2.--Cattle-
Steers, s700@7.70: cows, s4.50Q6.00;
calves, $9.50@10.O0; hogs, $6.759775;
sheep and lambs, s4.25 $500.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01
PERSONALS

S. A. Gilbert has returned from a busipess trip to New York.
 Miss Elizabeth Hoffman of Rocky Hill has been visiting in Norwich.
 Miss Fannie E. Pendleton of ston- ington has been visitor in Norwich.
 Mrs. G. E. Disque has Returned from ling.
 Miss Agnes Driscoll of Stonington spent the week end in Norwich and Montville with friends.
 Clarence o. Howard of Springfield is in town Tor a few days, visiting with A. S. Barbour of Lincoln court.
 John Reece, head clerk at Somers Bros. has resigned and accepted a po- sition at R. F. Smiths grocery store.
 C. L. Lewis. of Windsor. Edgar Lewis of Chester, Ernest Brown of New Britain and Miss Elizabeth Hoff- man of Rocky Hill have returned home They were called here by the death and funeral of MT. Douglas.
 Mrs Bryan F. Mahan and Mrs. Beckwith have returned to New Lon don from Hartford, where they visited George Whittlesey, assistant treasurer Of the Savings Bank of New London who is patient at a sanatorium there. MT. Whittlesey recently suffered a rer- vous collapse, but his condition is con- sidered favorable.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01
Teachers Acain in New London.

At the annual business meeting of the Connecticut State Teachers asso- citation in Hartford Saturday it was decided to hold sectional conventions next year similar to those recently held and to have them in the same cities. = New London, New Haven, Hartford and Danbury.
 The following officers were chosen:
 President, Thomas H. Patterson, Bristol: first vice president, Oscar L.. Burdick, Stamford: second vice pres ident, Clement c. Hyde. Hartford; re- cordinG secretary, William E. Parker, Portland: assistant recording secre- tary, M. Rachel Webster, New Haven; corresponding secretary, Samuel P. Willard, Colchester; treasurer, Edward B. Sellew, Thompsonville; auditor, Louis H. Stanley, Hartford.
 Executive Committee-Louis B. Slade, New Britain; Fred L. Newton, Norwich; Ira T. Chapman, Norwal5; D. c. Allen, North Haven, and Julia A. Brazos, Middletown
 Finance Committee-S. J. Slawson, Bridgeport, third member to serve for three years.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01
RED CROSS STATION
1 IS pEslRED
New Plan Discussed at Annual Meet
 ing of Norwich Branch.

A possible extension of the work of the Norwich branch of the American Red Cross in the current year was discussed in the annual meeting held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the common council chamber in the town hall This was the possibility that small store or some room in the business section might be secured which would be a Red Cross station where persons who wanted to help in the work could do so. It would be a place where ladies could meet to roll bzndages or to do their knitting of articles to be sent to the Red Cross for use in the European war fields and also from which work to be done at home by those who wanted to help could be given out and received again when it was finished. This plan of having a Red Cross working place or station has been successfully carried out in many American cities, assist Ing greatly in what the local branches can do.
 Chairman Francis J. Leavens pre- sided at the meeting and the scope of the past years work was covered in the reports by Mrs. Robert ". Per kins, secretary and treasurer. These showed that the Norwich branch had sent about $1 500 to the American Red Cross for the fund to be used in re- lief work in connection with the Eu- ropean war, besides large quantities of
 
 asked for through the American Red Cross. All cash contributions made here had been forwarded directly as cash to the national Red Cross. The sale of the Christmas seals had real ized s<00 for the tuberculosis fund.
 It was pointed out at the meeting that the American Red Cross fund has been greatly depleted by the de- mands that have been made upon it through the European war and that unless the found is replenished it will be necessary to curtail the work abroad. Altogether about S1,600. 900 has been expended. the American Red Cross having maintained from 300 to 400 doctors and nurses at work, be- sides sending large quantities of hos pital material. This means that for the coming year cash contributions will be needed more than ever before The sale of the Christmas seals is to be taken up again, beginntng the day after Thanksgiving for the tu- berculosis fund.
 MT. Leavens was reelected chairman and Mrs. Perkins secretary and treas urer. The executive board was in- creased from three to six members and the following were elected: Mrs. B. P Learned, Miss Ella Norton, Mrs. J. c Averill, Mrs. A. Thatcher Otis, Miss ] Mary Osgood and Mrs. Horatio Bige- low.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01
HALLOWEEN NIGHT.
Boys and Girls Were Out in Force
 Saturday.

The ghost walked in Norwich Sat urday evening, although bit previous, as All Hallows eve, to give Halloween its full title. did not happen until Sun day, which was the 31st of the month.
 Masquerades with witches carrying their far-famed broomsticks, pumpkin moonshines and apple bobbing, were held in a number of Norwich homes, much to the enjoyment of the young folks, and some of the older folks, too, while superstitions and customs were carried out otherwise. Bonfires, to chase away the evil spirits, were mo- ticed here and there, while number of housekeepers hurried to the front door in answer to the loudly ringing bell, the prank of some boy and girl out for the fun." Weird noises, the hanging of gates on church steeples and other of the rowdyisms that have marked Halloween in past years seem ed to have lost a good deal of interest for the small boy. and there were but one or two complaints received by the local police. False faces peered out of the darkness all over the city streets while some of the boys took occasion to appear in their sisters attire. and vice versa. Halloween, like the Fourth of July. is rapidly toning down to noiseless and sane, and gates swung in their accustomed places Sunday morning, while fences remained undis- turbed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01
CONNECTS scHoLz WITH NORWICH BOMB ExPLosIoNI
Lindsay 6. Smith Says He Has Traii-
 ed the German censpirator.

Lindsey G. Smith. who has been working the past few months in the interests of different departments Of the federal government, early last week received photos of Lieut.. Fay. and his hrother-in-law, Walter l.. Seholz, who are now among the al- legged conspirators held under bonds or S25,0O0 each for the action of the federal grand jury which meets in New York city on Wednesday,, Nov. tn. Mir. Smith is sure the photo of Scholz is that of man he has been looking for the past seven months
 Mr. Smith is positive that Schoiz IS the man who placed bomb on March 25 in the yard of John NJ Bam- ford Of No. 16 Grosvenor place at the Falls, which was about the size of a stick of hrewood.s When it was placed In the stove by Mrs. Bamford in the belief that it was frewood an explo- sion occurred in which she was badly hurt.
 Mir. Smith says he has traced the movements of a man with a German accent who. was in the city inquiring about the location of mills and has learned of his presence near Gros- Venor place on the night before the bormb in the Bamford stove explod-
 His theory is that the placing of the bomb was with the intention of fntimidating workmen in the mill where Mir. Bamford was employed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01
ADDIE BURNS WILL
 TRY FOR PARDON.
Is To Appear Once More Before State
 Board of Pardons.

Addie Burns of New London who is at the state prison at Wethersfield serving a 12 to 15 year sentence for a carnal assault on 155year old May Burns of New Haven is to apply again for a pardon. The former New Lon don woman has engaged counsel and hopes to make this application for pardon successful.
 Three times Addie Burns has ap- piled for pardon. but has twice with drawn the application before the time for hearing arrived
 Addie Burns has been at the states prison nearly seven years She went there Jan. 2S, 1909. which makes the time served by her six years and nine months.
 The pending application is based on the claim that the woman is not guilty of the crime charged against her. It is also argued that the penalty was too severe and that sufficient punish n1ent has been given her even if gilty.
 Addie Buris is FS years old and it is advanced as a re .on for granting the pardon that she is now reaching an age that prison confinement imposes extraordinary hardships. Since she has been at the prison she has been employed most of the time in the prison laundry.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-01
WEDDING.
Sterrs-seeeIe.

Miss Bessie Whittlesey Steele, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Truman B. Steele, of 93 Jackson street, Ansonia, and Richard Arnold Storrs of Colches- ter, son of MT. and Mrs. E. w. Storrs, of Cheshire, were joined in marriage Saturday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock in the home of the brides parents. Rev. Frederick E. Snow of Guilford, uncle of the bride performed the ceremony. Miss Ruth V. Steele, sister of the bride. was maid of honor, and the groom was attended by his brother, Benjamin P. Storrs. of Cheshire.
 Miss Marion F. Steele, sister of the bride, played the wedding march from Lohepgrin. The house was prettily decorated with laurel and yellow chrysa nthemums.
 The brides gown was of white crepe meteor with lace. The maid of honor was attired in Nile green taffeta em- broidered with silver. The bride car ried a shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley.
 A luncheon was served following the ceremony by a caterer from Water bury.
 MT. and Mrs. Storrs left by auto mobile for a short trip through Massa- chusetts, following which they will take uI. their residence in Colchester. The brides travelling gown was of brown broadcloth with hat to match.
 The groom is a former resident of Ansonia. He was graduated from the Ansonia High school in 1907 and later from the Connecticut Agricultural col lege at Storrs. He is supervisor of agricultural instruction in the schools of Colchester and Lebanon.