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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27

the Austro-I Italian lines have impeded
operations, but bombardments are con-
tinuing on the Isonzo front.
In the coastal region of the Russo
Turkish war theatre the Russians are
making good progress against the
Turks and also farther south in the
Lake Van region have thrown their
line still farther forward
Three more British steamers have
been sent to the bottom, presumably
by German submarines. They are the
Minneapolis, once plying between
American ports and London, the ST
Cecilia, on a voyage from Portland
Ne, for London, and the Fenay
Bridge, bound from Philadelphia fol
Hull. The crews of the st. Cecilia and
Fenay Bridge were rescued. The fate
of the crew of the Minneapolis is moi
known,
qnference Of the allies of far
reaching Importance will begin al
Paris Monday. The premiers and vari-
Gus other high government officials, in.
Guiding the British foreign secretary
and secretary for war and the com
manding generals of France, Grea
Britain and Italy, will take part il
this conference, which will give the
closest consideration to the military
and political situation brought about
by the war
The Dutch ministry of marine say:
that an examination of piece o1
bronze metal found in a lifeboat of the
| Dutch steamer Turbantia, recent!
| sunk, induces the belief that it be
longed to the air chamber of torpedo
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
THREE BRITISH AERoPLANEs
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST
Took Part in an Air Rid on German
Airship Sheds.

London, March 26, D. m.-Three
British aeroplanes which took part in
a raid on German airship sheds in
Schleswig- -Holstein yesterday are
missing. Two German patrol vessels
were sunk and a British destroyer is
believed to have been lost.
The following official statement was
issued tonight:
AN attack by British seaplanes was
delivered yesterday morning upon
German airship sheds in Schleswig
Holstein, eastward of the island OF
Sylt. The seaplanes were conveyed to
their rendezvous close to the German
coast by an escorting force of light
cruisers and destroyers under Com
modore Tyrwhitt.
Three of the seaplanes which took
part in the attack are missing. The
destroyer Medusa was in collision with
the destroyer Laverock and it is feared
vailed last night the Medusa may have
been lost, but no misgivings are felt
as to the safety of the crew. Two
German armed patrol vessels were
sunk by our destroyers.
mo detailed report has yet been re-
| ceived. From Danish press reports II
would appear that this operation
which was carried out within the en-
emy's waters, achieved it's object"
The Laverock, 26O feet long, wa:
| built in 191 land displaced 965 tons
| She was armed with four-inch guns
and two torpedoes. Her normal com
plement was 100 men. The latest avail
/ able British navy records give no de-
| stroyer MeduSa-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
U. S. CavaIrymen
Pursuing Villa
BANDIT ELUDED MEXICAN
TROOPS NEAR NAMIoUIPA.
$50 MILES TO THE SOUTH
Colonel Dodd is Commanding the Ad-
vanead Columns, Now Riding Hard
After the Fleeing Outlaw.

San Antonio. Taxas, March 26.-
Francisco Villa has escaped from the
Mexican troops that had checked him
near Namiquipa and three columns of
American cavalrymen are pursuing
him.
$50 Miles South of Border.
Already they are almost $50 miles
south of the border and unless MeXi-
can forces bring the elusive bandit to
a stand, this distance will be greatly
increased by the close Of the week.
Villas success in extricating himself
from the dangerous position into
which he had been driven by the
American punitive force was related in
n detailed report by General Pershing
that reached General Funston here to-
day.
General Funston forwarded the re-
port to Washington without making
public any but the essential features.
U. S. Troops Riding Hard.
Colonel Dodd is commanding the
advanced columns that are riding hard
after Villa and his men and General
Pershing has divided his forces so as
to provide supporting columns along
the thinly stretched lines of communi-
cation from his most advanced base
at FL Vale. From El Vale another
line is being maintained back to
Ca.as Grandes from where communi-
cation with the border is maintained.
General Pershing himself is somewhere
south of Casas Grandes directing this
work of holding together his forces
and directing so far as possible the
| operations of Colonel Dodd. Cavalry
| is being used along the lines commu-
nicating with FL Vale, where a de-
| tachment of infantry is Stationed.
Wind Prevents Use Of Aeroplanes.
Three aeroplanes are at El Vallee
and will be used in scouting as soon
| as the high winds that have been
| sweeping that part of MexiJo for al
most q week subside. These winds
| according TO General Pershing. have
| made effective assistance by the aero
! planes impossible. OF the eight ma
| chimes that went into Mexico, two still
are out from Columbus to Casas
/ Grandes.
1 Details of the operations about
1 Namiquipa that concluded with this
1 escape of Villa were not revealed but
/ there is little season to believe thai
he was badly whipped or even weaken.
ed by the fighting directed against hin
by the de facto government troops.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27

rent Of the high tension wires OF the
electric system to avoid danger to the
fremen-
A statement issued by the ranroad
said that IL would be impossible to es-
innate the loss tonight One Of the
oiHcials CT the company, however. VINO
Is We'll informed as to the contents OF
t1e destroyed buildings, said that tha
loss would approximated 100000
Three box cars and a wooden bag
gage car gere destroyed.
Two steel cars and several box
cars were badly damaged.
The blaze was discovered by Michael
Early. one OF the railroad waxcnmen.
still alarm was turned in at ouce
and Early andtwO others turned
stream Of water on the fire. II was
seen however. that the blaze had got
ten good start and an alarm for the
city department was turned in, to pe
Followed few moments later BIZ a
second alarm Within a few moncucA
the flames had shot through the roof
and spread rapidly TO other buildings
One OF the buildings saver after
hard fight was used for the storage OF
heavy maintenance and way material
A house in which patterns were stored
was also saved
It IS said that in one Of the burned
buildings was $4,000 worth Of insuIat-
ed wire.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
MRS. DOROTHY PALMENBERG
QUESTIONED ABOUT WAITE
Friend of Woman With Whom Dentist
is Said to Have Lived.

New York, March 26-For more
than four hours today attaches of the
district attorneys office interrogated
Mrs. Dorothy Palmenberg concerning
her knowledge of DR.. Arthur Warren
Waite, the young dentist under arrest
in connection with the death by poi
son of his wealthy father-in-law, John
E. Peck, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs
Palmenberg is a friend of Mrs. Mar
garet Horton, with whom Waite is al
legged to have shared a Studio" in a
New York hotel
Mrs. Palmenberg is a rather i'm
portant witness" said Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Dooling at the conclu-
sion of the examination, "and we got
some information from her which will
help US in checking up the documen-
tary and other evidence which the dis
trict attorneys Office and the police
have gathered. The story she told in
some particulars concerned the main
theme of the poisoning and that is all
we are after"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY
FRENCH WAR OFFICE
Tells of Artillery Activity at Various
Sections.

Paris. March 2s. 1O.35 p m.-The
official communication issued by the
war once tonight follows
In the ArEonne we concentrated
our fire on the lines OF communication
behind the ene-ny's front. We bonn
barded revictuailing conveys north OF
Apremont.
West OF the Meuse there was a
violent bombardment between the vii
lage and wood OF Malancourt and
against our second line positions. No
infantry action occurred
East OF the Meuse and in the
Woevre the cannOnading was inter
mittent- Our artillery was very ac-
tive along the whole front. particular
ly in region OF Grimacourt. where the
fire OF our batteries caused several ex-
plOsiOns and in the region OF Harville
where we dispersed n large convoy
West OF Pont-a- Mousson the fire
OF our trench guns directed against
German shelters caused the explosion
OF q grenade depot. Our long range
guns bOmbarded the railway station
at es-le-Hattonchstel
I'm the VosCes our artillery was ac-
tive against the German organizations
in the valley OF the Fecht
This morning a German aeroplane
was brought down: Il fell near our
lines in the neighborhood OF Douau-
mont"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
Steamship Sussex
Was TOrpedOed
MADE BY AMERICAN
SURVIVORS
WITHOUT ANY WARNING
Three Americans at Least Saw the
Passage OF the Torpedo-One Of Six
Lifeboats Launched capsized.

Paris, March 25.-"There is no doubt
whatever that the channel steamship
Sussex was torpedoed without warn
Ing," says an official statement issued
here tonight based upon affidavits
made by American survivors.
Three Americans Saw Torpedo Wires.
John Hearley, Of Albany, N. Y, a
press association correspondent, de-
poses, the statement says, "that on
Friday about three o'clock in the aft
ernoon whidle a dozen Americans were
watching from the bridge a great ex-
plosion occurred in the fore part oil
the vessel without warning and that
three Americans at least saw the
passage of the torpedo. Professor
Baldwin, wife and daughter have dis
appeared. Hearley thinks they are
dead
"Tingle w. CuIberson declares that
he saw Miss Baldwin stretched on the
deck wounded in the head.
Many Persons Thrown Into the Sea.
Samuel S. Bemis, OF Harvard uni
versity. deposes that the explosion oc-
CURED without the slightest warning
and that many persons were thrown
into the sea, that some were killed anc
some wounded. that he saw bodies on
the bridge of the Sussex and that
while being rescued he saw two per-
sons drown.
Deposition by Americans.
These dispositions are confirmed by
the American men and American wo-
men who took passage aboard the
Sussex and whose names follow:
John Hearley. Albany, n. Y; Mrs
Lillian Harda. New York: Mrs. CIar-
ehce Handyside; New York; Mrs
Gertrude Warren, st. Louis: Miss Ger.
| trude Barnes, New York; Mr. and Miss
4 Rnar VOrlv-
| and daughter, Edna, New York; Sam.
uel Bemis, Bedford, Mass; finSls w
| Culberson, Lewisburg, Pa: Daniel.
| Sargent, Wellesley, Mass: Charles T
and George H. Crocler, Jr. Fitchburg
! Mass: Wilder G. Peaheld, Hudson
Wisconsin and Miss Alice Ruiz, Lyon
| Colorado. These last five were enroll.
| ed in the American Red Cross ambu.
lance. A certain number of saveC
have been taken to Dover"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
PROBATION SYSTEM IN
UNITED STATES COURTS
Advocated by Officials of Probation
Organizations.

Washington, March 26.-Oficials of
national and state probation organiza-
tions yesterday asked a sub commit
tee of the senate judiciary committee
to recommend passage of Senator
Owens bill for a probation system in
the United States courts.
Frank E. Wade of Buffalo, president
Of the National Probation association
and member of the New York state
probation commission; c. L. Chute
secretary of the National Association
and James P. Ramsey, chief probation
officer Of Middlesex county, Mass
urged social and economic advantages
of the bill.
1t would authorize appointment by
federal Judges of probation officers and
would permit probation of all offend
erS except those convicted of treason
murder, rape or kidnapping.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
LIST OF TWENTY-FIVE
AMERICANS ON ESSEX
Compiled by the American Embassy
at London-Six Unaccounted For.

London, March 26, 71e p. m.-The
American embassy compiled today a
list of twenty-five Americans on the
Sussex. which is identical with the
list cabled on Saturday night. It in
cludes the names of the six Ameri-
cans who were Landed at Dover: Fran
els E. Drake, Edward H. Huxley and
Edward Marshall of New York:
Charles Thomas Crocker and George
H Crocixer of Fitchburg, Mass, and
Wilder G. Penfield, Hudson, Wis Mr..
Penfield and George Crocker are in a
hospital at Dover, seriously wounded.
The statement from the embassy
adds that of the remaining 19 Ameri-
cans Mr.. Culbertson and Mrs. Hearley
are known to be safe in France and
that It is hoped others have been
landed there.
owners OF the Sussex says that Miss
Elizabeth Baldwin was among the
Americans who arrived there, but
there is believed to be some doubt of
the accuracy of this report.
The records of the American en-
bassy up to s o'clock tonight show, in
addition to Miss Baldwin, only Pro-
fessor and Mrs. J. Mark Baldwin,
Joshua D. Armitage, Calliope Fennell
and Edna Hale as still unaccounted
for, the other Americans having ar
rived in France or England.
George Crocker has not recovered
consciousness, but shows some signs
of improvement. Wilder Penfield in
the same hospital at Dover, has re-
gained consciousness and is much
better. He is suffering from a frac-
tured leg and injuries Of the head.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
MUNITIONS SEIZED BY
POLICE AT SHANGHAI
Twenty six Gases Were Being Con-
veyed Toward Kiangnan Arsenal.

Shanghai, China, March 26.-Twen-
ty-six cases containing $50 shells and
10000 pistol cartridges which were be-
ing conveyed from the international
settlement toward the Kiangnan ar
sena1 in Shanghai, were seized by the
police today. A protest against the
seizure was made by two Germans
who produced a document sealed by
the minister of marine, but as they
was invalid
The police arrested five coolies, who
will be brought into court tomorrow.
The Shanghai authorities cannot pro-
ceed against foreigners implicated in
Illicit trading in arms without the
consent Of their consulate, which is
not expected.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
NAMES OF AMERICANS
NOT ON LIST OF SURVIVORS
Some of Them Are Known to Have
Landed in England.

Paris, March 26. 21O p. m.-An off,
cial list of survivors OF the Sussex,
prepared at Boulogue, does not contain
the names of a number of Americans
who were on board. Some of these are
known to have been landed in Eng
land. 1t is said all the Americans
who were brought to Boulogne are
included, but the list apparently is in
complete as 1t does not contain the
names of some Americans who signed
the deposition indicating the Sussex
was torpedoed.
The official list Of American surviv-
ors follows:
Edna s. Harde, Lillian D. S. Harde,
Miss Gertrude Barnes, Dorothy Hilton,
Miss Edna Hilton, Henry Beer and Ida
Beer, of New York; Mrs. Gertrude w.
Warren, st. Louis; Daniel Sergeant,
Wellesley. Mass; John H. Hearley
Albany, n. Y; Samuel S. Bemis, Bed
ford, Mass; Tingle w. Cufbertson,
Lewisburg, Pa; Alice Ruiz, Lyon, Colo
In addition to the Americans the list
gives the names of a large number of
French, English, Belgian and Italian
survivors, as well as some Russians
and Spaniards.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
FOREIGN RELATIONS MAY
BE TAKEN UP IN CONGRESS
But Administration Leaders viii Try
to Prevent Agitation.

Washington, March 26.-Foreign re-
lations of the United States. as Affect
ed by the difficult Mexican situation
and the latest destruction of a belliS-
erent ship bearing American citizens
are again disturbing the minds of
leaders in congress.
What appears to have been the tor
pedofng of the channel steamer Sus-
sex, coming soon after the presidents
victory in congress over the armed
ship issue, is regarded by champions
of the proposal that Americans should
be warned not to travel on belllger-
ent ships, as likely to provoke revival
of discussion In congress.
Administration leaders In congress
insisted tonight, however, that the
president should be left with a free
hand to deal with the case after a full
investigation and a determination OF
the facts. Every effort will be made
to prevent agitation in congress
The senate republicans who confer
red Saturday regarding Mexican az
fairs, will confer again tomorrow will
a view TO action tomorrow In the en-.
largement OF American military forces
on. the border.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
SEVEN PERSONS FORCED TO
FLEE IN NIGHTcLoTHEs
When Two Family Dwelling Was
Burned in MiddIebury.

Waterbury. Conn, March 26.-Seven
persons had a narrow escape from
death and were forced 10 flee bare
footed and in their night clothes when
fire destroyed the two-family wood
en- dwelling about a mile on the old
turnpike road of the state road In
AIiddIebury about 10 o'clock this ev-
eninK.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Dwyer and their
children, Marion and William, who
lived on the first floor. got out with
little difficulty. but Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Schaegsr( who resided on the
second floor with their little son. John.
aged s. came near being burned TO
DEATH Schaefrer was Obliged TO
throw his wife out of a window and
then make his way down the stafrs
en- his hands and knees with the boy.
The house was burned to the ground
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
GERMANS WRECK THREE
BRITISH HYDRo-AERoPLA
Brought Them Down During Raid on
Northern Schleswig.

Berlin, March 26 (By Wireless to
Sayville) Not less than three British
hydro -aeroplanes, among them a fight
ing aeroplane, were brought down to-
day by German guns on and about the
island of Sylt during a rain on north
ern Schleswig, according to an official
German communication issued tonight.
The crews were made prisoners.
Bombs dropped in the district Of the
Hoyer watergate did no damage. says
the statement, which follows:
From two ships, which were accom-
panied by a cruiser squadron and a
fiotilla of destroyers, five English hy-
dro-aeroplanes started yesterday
morning for an attack against the
German aeronautic establishments in
northern Schleswig.
Not less than three OF them. among
which was a fighting aeroplane, were
forced down by the defensive service
on and about the island of Sylt. The
inmates of the machines, who were
made prisoner, are four English off,
GERS and one non-commissioner officer.
"Bombs were thrown only in the
district of the Hoyer watergate. No
damage was done"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
NAVAL BATTLE BETWEEN
GERMAN AND BRITISH FLEETS
Three Miles Off the Grady Lightship,
Coast of Denmark.

London, March 26, 9.15 p. m.-Des-
patches from Esbjerg, Denmark, to the
Berlingsze Tidende says Reuters Co.
penhagen corresp ondent, report a
great naval battle between the German
and British fleet some three miles off
the Grady lightship at midday to-
day.
The despatch adds that Londern, in
Schleswig- -Holstein, has been nombed
by five aeroplanes.
A despatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Copenhagen says
the German armed trawlers sunk by
the British outside Sylt harbor were
named Braunschweig and Otto Ru-
dolf.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
MARITAL ENTANeLEMENTs OF
LIEUT.. COMMANDER cRoNAN.
His First Wife Has Petitionsd 70
Have Divorce AnnuIIed.

San Francisco. March zs.-AIarfe
Cronan Of Larchmont. y. Y who OBJ
tanned a divorce in 1910 from Lieuten-
ant ComInanded William p. Cronau.
T. s n. Commanding the L. s. S. Sup
ply. now In San Francisco bay. pesf-
TONED the courts here Saturday TO set
aside the decree. Mrs. Cronan through
her attorney cited as grounds Sor
setting aside the decree, which was
granted here by Judge Thomas p
Graham a declaration made by Cron-
an in testimony before n court IN
Washington. d. C., that the divorce
was obtained through fraud and COL
lusion."
Cronan has remarked, his present
wife being the former Miss NeElie
Grant, a granddaughter Of the late
President L. s. Grant In the event
OF the setting aside Of the first Mrs.
Cronan's decree of divorce the second
marriage would be annulled automatic
cally. Cronan and Miss Grant were
married in San Francisco in 1914.
They have a daughter ten months old.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF
cARRANzA'S PROCLAMATION
Celebrated in Many Parts of Mexican
Republic Yesterday.

Mexico City. March 26.-The war
department reports that further de-
feats have been inflicted on the re-
dictionary forces in the state of Oaxa-
ca where rumor has located Felix Diaz
and his supporters. General Jesus
Castro, the military governor, tele-
graphed today he had cleared up the
Parian and Cuicatlan districts and
that his troops were pursuing the reb-
els in the Sierras. He also reported
the surrender of numerous small re-
dictionary bands in the neighborhood
of the isthmus of Tehauntepec, where
the situation is said to be improving
rapidly.
The third anniversary OF General
Carranza's proclamation Of the tenets
of the revolutionary movement was
celebrated in many parts Of the re-
public today with band concerts. pa
triotic speeches and displays OF fire
works.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
SPECTACULAR TWO ALARM
FIRE IN NEW HAVEN
Firenen Had Hard Fight to Prevent
Flames Spreading.

New Haven, Conn, March 26.-A
spectacular two alarm fire in the heart
of the business section of the city did
$4,000 damage to the paint shop of
the Bowditch Furniture company in
Orange street early today. The blaze
started in the drying room on the
sixth floor, from an unknown cause.
The building had no direct entrance
from the street and it's inaccessibility
gave the firemen a hard fight to pre-
vent the flames from spreading to ad-
joining business houses. Lines of hose
were carried up over buildings from
Orange, Center and Chapel streets
The blaze lighted up the city for a
considerable distance and brought out
a great throng of spectators.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
IN TREATY WITH MEXICO
Attention of Mexican Military Cam
mandant Called to the Fact.

Mexico City, March 25.-A telegram
from Secretary Of War Obregon was
received tonight by General Mariscal,
thine military commandant calling at
tention to Article 21 of the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo signed February
%, 1S48, in which the United States
and Mexico agree to settle all disputes
by arbitration. Secretary Obregon's
message said that, acting upon special
orders of General Carranza. he was
again giving wide publicity to this
sador Arredondo at Washington had
been sent copy with similar instruc-
tions.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
ROOSEVELT DELEGATE
DECLINES TO RETIRE
Charles A. Bird Will Not Give Way to
Governor M'CalI.

Boston. March e6.-Charles A. Bird.
one Of the presidential primary can
didates in this state on the Roosevelt
ticket for delegates-at-lsrge to the
republican national convention. sent a
letter to Governor Mccall tonight de-
clining an offer Of the governor to re-
tire in his favor from the unpledged
ticket for delegates in the interest of
the party harmony. The letter said
that Mr.. Bird would be unwilling to 20
to Chicago as an unpledged delegate,
as he believed that the voters st the
primaries should indicate their choice
for a presidential nominee and that
victory could come only through the
nomination Of Colonel Roosevelt
The ticket OF unpledgod candidates
includes, besides Governor Mccall
Senators Lodge and Weeks and For
mer Senator w. n Crane.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27
ENORMOUS ORE DEPOSITS IN
MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO
Causing Trouble With Wireless Ap-
paratus-Deflects Radio Waves.

Columbus, N. M, March 26.-Enor-
nous ore deposits in the mountains of
northern Mexico have been RESPONSE
bic for much of the trouble expert
enced with the army wireless appar-
atus, according to the belief of army
operators expressed here yesterday. 1t
is claimed that the ore, acting as a
magnet, defects the radio waves, thus
weakening the capacity of both the
sending and receiving stations. 1t is
said also that the receiving instru-
ments at the Casas Grandes station
are not as powerful as those here and
that this has interfered with the eff
cheney of the service.