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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
CONFERENCES FOR
PAcIFIcAT1oN oFMl
Are to Be Resumed in New York on
Wednesday. 60

Washington, Aug. S-The. Pan
American conference initiated here last
week to devise a plan for restoring
government in Mexico probably will be
resumed in New York city next We'd
nesday. Secretary Lansing made this
announcement tonight uponEhis return
from New York, where he conferred
with Secretary McAdoo early in tho
day. Mexican affairs and the CO.
operative efforts Of the United States
and Jatin-Amerfcan republics to end
the factionalSstrif were discussed gen.
orally.
we talked OF Tbe Mexican s5tua-
ton" said Secretary Lansing. but we
did not consider any financial plan for
supporting a Mexican government"
The principal purpose OF my visit to
New York was TO talk with Mr.. Nc
Adoo concerning financial arrange
ments for the Pan-Amer1c1n confer
ence TO be held I'm Bucnos Aires in
September. TheregiszconGdgrnble pre-
lim1nary work toSbe done In connec~
ton with that"
Administration. officials who were IN
c1ined 20 believe yesterday that a peace
parley between Mexican fScttons might
soon res1It, independent of the appeal
70 the military leaders which Will 20
forward from Pan-Anerican nations,
were notsso sanguine today.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
WILL BE NO GENERAL
STRIKE OF MAcHlNIsTs
But the Campaign for an Eight Hour
Day Will be Pushed.

Hartford, Conn, Aug.-Following a
conference held here today between
William H. Johnston, international
president of the machinsts association,
and sixteen vice presidents and org
anizers of the union from the New
England states, II was announced by
President Johnston that no general
strike Of the nachinists would be call
ed to enforce the demands for an eight
hour day. It was decided, however,
Mr.. Johnston said, to at once put
under way a general campaign Of org
anization and for this purpose twelve
additional men will be put to work
Monday. The shops which have not
as yet granted the requests will be
dealt with as individuals and an at
tempt will be made to secure the new
working conditions by negotiations be-
tween the employers and employees.
II this fails, Mr.. Johnston added
strikes will in all probability follow
at once.
I feel very optimistic" said Mr..
Johnston, that no reasonable minded
employer will refuse the just demands
Of the men. We are asking for an
eight hour day. with time and one
half pay for all over time work after
the usual quitting hour. No substi-
tute for the eight hour day in the
form Of bonus or otherwise will be
accepted and II it comes to a general
hght, we are ready to carry IT. to a
finish.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
VIOLENT FIGHTING IN
THE VosGE MOUNTAINS
Germans Penetrate French Lines In
Forest of Fontaine Houyette.

Paris, Aug. s. 2:35 p. m-Fighting
of extreme violence has developed in
the Vosges Mountains in consequence
of a German attack. The official state
ment from the French war office saws
this attack has been repulsed but con-
cedes that minor advantages have been
gained by the Germans in the Argon-
nes.
The statement follows:
In the region Of Artois there were
continual combats with hand grenades
around Souchez.
In the Argonnes late yesterday the
Germans succeeded in penetrating one
of our positions in a salient in the
western part Of the forest of Fontaine
Houyette. They were driven back by
a counter attack and could maintain
themselves only in a lookout post in
advance Of our first line. During the
night the Germans attacked our posi-
tions in the sector of La File Morte.
They obtained a footing in one of our
trenches but were elected except on a
front of thirty yards.
In the Vosges an attack delivered
by the Germans at the end of the af-
ternoon attained a character of ex-
treme violence. 1t was directed
against our positions at Lingekopf and
Schratmannele and the neck of land
which separates these two heights Our
assailacts were repulsed completely
and suffered heavy losses. Before the
portion Of the front held by only one
or our companies the corpses of more
than 100 Germans remained in the net.
work of our entanglementS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
HUSBAND FELL DEAD
ACROSS WJFE's LAP
While She Was Driving Horss.out, of
All Control.

Springfield, Mass. Aug. S.-The body
Of her husband across her lap, where
he had dropped dead of heart failure,
and the horse she was driving out of
all control, the wife of Lieutenant
William w. Mitchell, a Springfield
fireman for 28 years, was carried a mile
at gallop before she could bring the
horse to a stop Frantic efforts made
by an autoist who drove his car ahead
of the frightened horse again and
again and attempted to grasp the Teins
were unsuccessful and 1t was not until
Mrs. Mitchell had swung the animal
down a broad drive that IL could be
brought to stop. Lieutenant Mitchell
and his wife were returning this even
ing from a visit in Wilbraham, hve
miles from, this city, when suddenly
he handed the reins to her without
comment and dropped across her lap.
The horse bolted. To the autoist who
was trying to aid her, Mrs. Mitchell
called time after time: There Is a
dead man in here"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
"WHITE SLAVE" TRADE
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
American Authorities Are Making Ef-
forts to Break IL UP

Panama, Aug. s.-Extraordinary ef-
forts are being made by the American
authorities on the isthmus to break up
the increasing "white-slave' trade in
Central America.
The traffic has increased because Of
the war in Europe and the fact that a
large number of American soldiers are
being stationed on the Canal Zone
within a short distance from each Of
the two Panama towns of Colon and
Panama Both of the night-life dis
tricts in these cities have been greatly
extended until now they cover very
large restricted areas.
1t is difficult for the traffickers to
bring girls into the Canal Zone because
Of the strict laws and the vigilance of
the Canal Zone Police. This, however,
is not the case in the republic.
1t has been learned that a central
agency has been established in San
Jose, Costa Rica- The girls come into
Panama by way of the island city of
David in the province of Chiriqui
which borders on Cocta Rica-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
TEUToNs CONTINUE TO
DRIVE RUSSIANS BACK
Have Occupied the East Bank of the
Vistula Near Warsaw.

Berlin, Aug. 8, via London, 8: 80 d.
m.-Further progress for the Austro-
German forces which are attempting
to cut oft he retreat Of the Russians
was announced today by the war Of
flee. The statement says that Serock,
Warsaw, has been occupied; forts near
Novogeorgievsk have been captured; (;
the Germans have occupied the east
bank Of the Vistula near Warsaw, and,
to the south, the Russians are being
driven back by Field Marshal Won
Mackensen.
The statement follows:
Trench hand grenade attacks near
Souchez and counter-attacks against
the trench taken from the French in
the western Argonne on Friday were
repulsed. Fighting in the Vosges,
north of Muenster, was renewed Sat
urday afternoon. The night, however,
was quiet.
Eastern theatre of war:
German troops on the Narew are
approaching Lomza -Ostrov -Wyskow
road. At some points the enemy Of
fered stubborn resistance. South of
Wyskow the Bug has been reached.
Seroch, at the mouth of the Bug, has
been occupied near Novogeorgievsk our
siege troops took the forts at Segrze.
Near Warsaw we gained the east
ern bank of the Vistula.
Southeastern tbeater Of war:
Under the pressure Of troops under
Field Marshal Won Mackensen, the
Russians are retreating in an easterly
direction. Between the Vistula and
the Bug the left wing Of the group of
armies under Won Mackensen has
driven back the enemy in a northerly
direction. The right wing is still fight
Ing in the direction of the River Vie
prZ."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
THREE WARM MEALS
DAILY FOR SOLDIERS.
German Troops as Well Cared for az If
They Were Home.

Berlin, Aug. (By Wireless Telegra-
ply to Sayville. n. Y.).-An account Of
the conditions under which the Ger
man and Austrian armies are advanc-
ing through the districts of Poland de-
vastated by the Russians before their
retreat was given out today by the
Overseas News agency. 1t follows:
The colossal scale on which ar
rangements were made to supply the
armies cauced a sensation IN the towns
evacuated by the Russians. Hundreds
of thousands of troops between the
Vistula and the Bug are being as well
cared for as If they were at home. The
men receive three warm meals daily.
Great herds of cattle are driven behind
the advancing troops. Millions of bot
ties Of mineral water are distributed
among the men. The railroads were
reopened speedily by the Germans and
Austrians, solving the problem Of re-
storing facilities for forwarding troops
by rail- The furnishing of supplies to
the men has been accomplished not
withstanding the fact that the Rus
SLAMS removed all such supplies end
set fire to the villages before they re-
treated.
IAN officer of the Russian general
staff said that Brest -Litoyek Con the
Bug river east of Warsaw would be
unable to resist such charge as that
made by the army of General Won
WoJrbcn' RUSSIAN prisoners at IVAN
gorod say that for some time they re-
ceived only eight cartridges daily.
THE only representatives of neutral
countries remaining at their posts at
Warsaw are those Of the United States
and Norway. Attempts have been
made to organize bands Of marauders
from the lower classes.
"a correspondent Of the Tageblatt
at Lemberg, Galicia, reports that a man
who succeeded in escaping from War
saw before its capture says that in
spite of closest surveillance on the part
Of the Russian authorities, procIama-
tions were circulated appealing to the
people to oppose the military and pay
on old scores against the Russians"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09

Brownsville, Texas, ,sAuE.z8D-Meuc4n'
outlaws and Texas rangers and county
officers were engaged in two battles
tonight near Norias, Texas, so miles
north of Brownsville, according TO re-
ports received here. The telegraph op-
orator at Norias has sent out q cali Tor
help.
1t was announced at FortsBrown to-
night that four companies Of United
States infantry are being rushed here
from Fort Mcintosh, near Laredo.
Fritz George, night watchman at
the Lyford, Texas, Jail, was shot and
seriously wounded before daybreak
this morning. The act is charged to
the Mexican outlaws. A party Of farm
ers near Lyford also was fired on by
unknown persons
Rumors that six Medcans were1kd1-
ed late yesterday in a battle with a
posse in a remote section OF HIda1go
county could not be confirmed
Corpus Christi. Texas. Aug s-Six
Mexicans have been killed and three
Americans wounded in fighting ON the
Norias ranch between q party Of 80
Mexican outlaws and IA rancnmen, II
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
HoSTILfTIES LIVELY
AT THE DARDANELLES
Turkish War Office Admits the Loss
of Ground.

Amsterdam, Aug. 8, via London, $40
p. ma land and sea attack on the
Turkish positions on Gallipoli peniu-
sula is announced in an official COM
munication issued at Constantinople,
as received here today. The Turkish
war office admits the loss Of ground,
but asserts that in another engage
ment the Turks captured trenches
from the allies.
The text of the report, whose date
Of issue is not given in the Constan-
tinople despatch, follows:
Yesterday evening on the Darda-
Delles front in the region Of Ari Burnu,
our left wing captured some trenches
from the enemy by a surprise attack
and prevented him from bringing up
reinforcements.
In the afternoon the enemy. after
long and violent artillery preparation
from land and sea, advanced and made
a numher Of attacks against the
trenches on our left wing, penetrating
a portion of them. Toward evening,
We recaptured the greater part of the
lost ground and hindered the enemy
fenses in the positions he still occu-
pied.
"On the same day, near Seddu1- Baflr
we repulsed the enemy, who attacked
our trenches on our right wing south
of Saghadere after long preparation
by artillery and infantry fire. We also
stopped a second attack. Part of our
foremost trenches was situated for a
certain time between our firing line
and that of the enemy. By strong
attacks in the evening we re-conquer-
ed the positions held by the enemy.
Tn the Caucasus we continue a Wig
orous pursuit of the enemy on our
right wing. The enemy evacuated his
positions near AIashgerd and retreat
ed at Kussedagle."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
PRIZE TAKEN INTO PORT @f''f-''
BY ONE GERMAN OFFICER.
With o 5rftish.Prizs Crow Below Deck
Now at cuKhaven.

washington, Aug. s@ThS story Of
how British prize crew Of an officer
and four men was taken into a Ger
man port by one German petty officer
on the American bark Pass Of Balnnaha
WAS told yesterday I'm n cable report
20 the state department from Anbas-
aador Gerard at Berlin. The seizure
Of tho ship and some neagro details
had previously been told in news des-
patches.
The American bark Pass Of BaImaha
with 5000 bales Of cotton from New
York for Archangsl had been held up
by a British cruiser between tho
Farce Islands and Iceland and a Brit
ish prize crew was placed aboard 70
take her 20 Kirkwall. Soon after the
cruiser disappeared, a German sub
marine halted the bark and tho Brit
ish prize crew concealed themselves
IN one OF the cabins. The submarine
commander ordered the American ship
into Cuxhaven and placed aboard one
non-commissioned officer.
The Pass OF Balmaha was eleven
days making the passage from tho
Farce Islands to Cuxhaven, during all
of which time the British crew re-
n1ained below and were prevented
from coming on deck by the captain Of
the ship who said he was afraid "trou-
BILE would follow" any attempt on their
part to overcome the German officer.
The State Department will inyesti-
gate the seizure Of the ship. The
German authorities are expected to
contendlthe cotton was contraband in
tended for Russia and subject to seiz-
ure. -.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
RUSSIANS ARE GIVING THEM STRONG BATTLE
Petrograd Sayshat the Germans Have Been Dislodged
From Positions Near Riga-Russans Continue Their
Retreat Between the Vistua and the Bug-Teutons Have
Made Gains the Forest of the Argonne Where Heavy
Fighting is in Progress Turks Report Capture of
Trenches. "
~&kfr,r.sssse err

The Germans are continuing relent-
'sians in Poland and the Baltic prov
fnces, but the Russians nearly every
where are still giving them battle in
strong rear guard actions and coun-
ter attacks.
| On several sectors Petrograd as
serts that the Teutons have been held
or driven back and that at one place
on the left bank of the Vieprz in
southwest Poland-in the course Of a
counter-attack, some hundreds of
prisoners" were captured. In addi-
tion. near Riga, up on the Baltic,
P1frograd Gays that the Germans
nave been dislodged from positions
between the Dvina. Ekau and IA
Rivers.
Berlin in its latest official communi-
cation makes no reference to the
lighting around Riga and concerning
that. in the Vieprz merely declares
that the Teuton right wing is still
lighting.
THE German war Office, however,
reports that at Segrze, near Novo-
georgievsk, the Russian forts have
been captured, that Serock north
east of the fortress has been occupied
and that advances have been made
on the Lomza- Ostrov- -Wyszkow road
between the Narew and the Bug.
Farther south the Germans are said
to have crossed to the east bank of
the Vistula near Warsaw, which
would put them into closer touch with
the garrison of the Polish capital that
has fallen back on Praga, while be-
tween the Vistula and the Bug the
Russians continue their retreat north
ward under the pressure of Field Mar
ShaI Won A1ackensens forces.
Speculation still is rife as to wheth-
er the Grand Duke Nicholas will be
able to bring his armies intact to his
newly chosen line of defence. There
has been no inkling from any of the
war chancelleries upon which the
foundation for a surmise, might be
set.
The military observers in London
feel however that with the railway in
his control and with his men fighting
In rear guard actions a majority of
the Grand Dukes soldiers will reach
their objective.
Considerable fighting is in progress
on the western line in France and
frontier and the Gallipoli peninsula.
Paris comedies to the Germans minor
gains in trenches in the forest of the
Argonne, but as an offset to this, as
serts that a German attack in the
Vosges was put down with heavy
losses.
The Turks report the capture by a
surprise attack near Ari Burno OF
small trenches, which were re-taker
from them in part and then to a great
extent recaptured by the Turks: Heavy
lighting and the capture by the Turks
Of positions in the region Of Seddul-
Bahr is also reported to CONSTANT
uople.
There Is no confirmation Of re-
port printed in Petrograd news
papers that Emperor William Of Ger.
many, through the king Of Denmark
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
Conditions in
Haiti Improved
SOLDIERS PLEDGE THEMSELVES
TO KEEP PEACE
300 WERE :, DIsARMED
Natives Show q Disposition to Sup
port the Government Reorsanized
by Admiral caperton.

Washington, Aug. S.-Rear Admiral
Caperton, commanding the American
naval forces in Haiti, reported tonight
that he had taken over the administra-
ton Of the customs ONCE at Cape
Haftien and had placed Paymaster
Charles Morris OF the cruiser Wash
ington temporarily in charge. No
mention was made of the reported
seizure of the customs ONCE at Port
Au prince.
Business conditions in Cape Haitien
the despatch said, were improving and
there was an apparent disposition
among the natives to support the city
government being reorganized by Ad-
miral Caperton.
Arrival of the Haitien gunboat Nord
Alexis at Port Au Prince with 500
disarmed Haitien soldiers was report
ed. The soldiers came from outlying
districts to be escorted by American
marines to their homes after pledging
themselves to keep the peace.
Except slight disturbances at Mira
goan, conditions throughout the island
were reported quiet-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
New Japanese
Cabinet Named
PREMIER COUNT oKuMA TO RE-
MAIN IN OFFICE
REQUEST OF EMPEROR
The Count Had Resigned Because
of Allegations of Election Bribery
Prevailed Upon 20 Hold Office.

Toxic. Aug. s.-Prer1ier Count Olu-
ma has virtually decided at the special
request of the emperor to remain in
office and has arranged the following
cabinet:
Prenier-Count Shigenobu olzuma-
Minister of foreign affairs-Count
Shigenobu Okuma-
Minister of finance-Toktosh Take
toni.
Minister of marine-Vice Admiral
Tomosaburo Kato.
Minister of war-Ideutenant General
Ichinosuke Okla.
Minister of justice-Yukio Ozake.
Minister of communications-K
sundo Minoura or Viscount Masakata
Sengoku.
Minister of commerce and agricul-
tule-Hironaka Kono.
Minister of education-S. Talsata-
Minister of the interior-Kitokuro
Ichiki.
The assumption by Count Ol1uma
of the foreign ministry, following the
declination of Takaaki Kato to retain
that portfolio, is to be temporary,
pending the selection of a permanent
minister.
Selects His Own Cabinet.
1t became known late last night that
the emperor had requested Premier
Okuma to remain in office and that the
premier had agreed Professionally to do
so. His acceptance was contingent
upon the construction of a cabinet
acceptable to him and today announce
ment was made. The Okuma sup
porters sent circulars throughout the
country urging that support be ac-
corded Premier Okuma on the ground
that his ideal is to make Japan a ma
ton of foremost rank capable of COM
peting with the most powerful coun-
tries. The count, the circulars say,
resigned because the allegations OF
election bribery created a situation
repugnant to one of his lofty prtnci-
pies, but nevertheless. he was unwjl-
ling to be a cause of concern to the
emperor, who had asked him to re-
main in office.
Notwithstanding the pressure
brought to bear on Count Okuma to
retain his place. differences of opinion
have sprung up among his supporters
The leaders of the Asaka branch OF
the Okuna organization sent tele-
gram to the premier urging him tc
insist on retiring.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
OBITUARY..
Prof. Gux steuena caIIender.

Branford, Conn, Aug. S.-Guy Ste
vens Calender, professor Of political
economy at the Sheffield Scientific
School, died suddenly of apoplexy to-
night while visiting at the home of his
friend, Professor Horace L. Wells at
Indian Neck. He had apparently been
in the best of health during the day.
Professor Calender was considered
an authority on economics and was
the author of a number of books on
that subject. He was a graduate of
Oberlin College, and before coming
to Yale in 1903 had been an instruc-
tore in economics at Wellesley, Har-
ward, and Bowdoin. He was a mem
Der Of a number OF learned societies
and Yale gave him the honorary de-
gree Of Master of Arts. He was 30
years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
BoMBARDMENT oF
DUNKtRK BY GERMANS
Only One Gun Used and sheTls Come
Regularly Every Five Mintes.

Dunlxirl1. France, July 2s-(Corre-
spondence of The Associated Press)-
The bombardment Of Dunkirk by the
giant German gun operating from
Flanders permits the carrying on Of
the business Of the city only four and
and a half minutes out of very five.
Only one gun is being used in this
bombardment and the shells come reg
ularly every five minutes. The people
of the town take advantage Of the in
terval between an explosion and the
coming Of another shell to transact
business, allowing themselves about a
half minute to make for their eel
lars.
In the general postof1ce, for in
stance. four and a half minutes after
the explosion Of the first shell is
heard, the clerks and customers at
the stamp and money order windows
and applicants for mail disappear to-
gether for the basement. After the
expected shell explodes they come up
stairs again and business goes on as
usual until it is time to run to safety.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
GERMANY MADE PEACE
PROPOSALS TO RUSSIA
Proposition Was Freely Discussed in
the Lobbies of the Duma.

Petrograd, Aug. 9, 2.55 a. m-The
report that Germany had made peace
proposals to Russia became known in
official circles here several days ago
and was freely discussed in the lob
bies of the Duma, according to the
Vechernee Vremya-
I'VE learn on good authority" says
the newspaper, that Germany through
Denmark proposed to Russia a sep
arate peace, Russia to receive Cali
cia while Germany would retain the
western district of Poland A repre-
sentative of the foreign office cat
egorically denied that there was the
remotest possibility of any peace ne
gotiations In the lobbies Of the Duma
the proposal was dismissed as un-
worthy of serious consideration"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
TO PROTEST DECISION
OF GERMAN PRIZE COURT
Case of British Steamer Indian Prince
with American Owned Cargo.

Washington, Aug. S.-The United
States will protest against the de-
cision of the German prize court in
the case of the British steamer Indian
Prince, sunk, with a cargo of Ameri-
can-owned coffee in the South Atlantic
last winter by the German auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich The
court had justified the sinking. The
state department takes the view that
it is another clear violation of the
Prussian- American treaty of 1928 and
the principles of international law.
Ambassador Gerard will make a for
NAL protest, which is expected to bring
the case up for diplomatic discussion
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-09
CONVENTION FEDERATED
CATHOLIC SOCIETIES
To Be Held At Toledo August II 10
1s-AI Parts of Country to 80 be
Rapreaanted.

Toledo, Ohio, Aug. S<-P1ans were
announced today for the annual con-
vention of the American Federation of
Catholic Societies the largest Catholic
in the United States. The
convention which Will be held here
August IL TO Is, will be attended by
churchmen and laymen from all parts
of the country.
The papal delegate, Moet Rev. John
Bonzano, will open the convention with
pontifca1 mas.
convention there will be a meeting OF
the Catholic Press Association Of the
United States.