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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22

Washington. April q. - President Wiison and the cabinet discussed the Mexican situation today but decided on no course of action. Further steps by the United States toward the pur- suit of Villa or withdrawal of the troops from Mexico will afait a full report from Major General Scott. chief of staff of the army. as to conditions on the border and in Mexico.
 To Await General Seott's Report.
 General Scott. who reached San Antonio today to confer with General Funston was not expected to send a report on the situation until tomor- row. His full report upon which a decision as to the next step to bs his return 10 Washington. When he left here the chief of stan said he would make his investigation and re- turn as quickly as possible. He could not indicate how long he might be gone.
 No Change in Orders to General Fun
 ston.
 Pending word from General Scott. Secretary Baker reiterated his state mert that no change had been made In orders to General Funston and that the department had no knowledge of any change in the iatter's orders to ' had been received, he said. that the | expedition was at a standstili. Pershins Warned Not to Proceed. The secretary admitted that odicia | despatches had carried as a rumol the report that Mexican officers has warned General PerShing not to pro. ceed south Of ParraL It was learn. cd at the state department that a re. port to this effect was transmitted some days before the Parrai incident ! through consular agents. Mfr. Bakei insisted that the warning had madl 10 chanRe in the departments order7 to the border forces.
 Details of Parral Fight Withheld. IL was indicated tonight that a re ply 10 General Carranza's telegram ealing attention to the clash at Par ral and asserting that the Americal commander had violated his order and the agreement with the de fact government in entering the town would be dispatched soon War de l partment officials say the report oI the incident from General Pershinr Major Tompkins and other officers. now complete. It has been withheld from publication because of the fia contradiction it contains of the MeNi co City advircs from Genc-a- CarTan za as 70 The part his troops played fl
 tho fighting.
 With this report as a haeis. the Par ral incident will he treated as a mat ter entirely separate from the sug
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
PRESIDENT MAKES BRIEF
 VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA
To See His Daughter and His Young
 est Granddaughter.

Washington, April 21.-President Wilson paid brief visit to Pthiladel- phia today to visit his daughter, Mrs. Francis BOwes Sayre, and his young est granddaughter Eleanor Anson Sayre, who was born there last month. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson. They remained in Philadelphia less than two hours and returned here to- night, planning to spend Easter in Washington.
 The president was given a great ovation in Philadelphia, although lit tie was known of his coming until a few hours :n advance.
 crowd of several thousand peo- pie was at the Broad Street station both when he arrived and when he left acd cheered him enthusiastically He was also applauded as he passed through the streets.
 The president and Mrs. Wilson went directly to the Jefferson hospital, where his granddaughter was born. The visit was made today because Mrs. Sayre plans to return to her home in Williamstown, Mass, tomor. row. Leaving the president to talk with Mrs. Sayre. Mrs. Wilson, with Dr. Grayson, the White House physi- elan, made a tour of the hospital spending most of her time in the chill dren's ward.
 The trip to and from Philadelphia, made in a private car attached to reg ular trains, was uneventful.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22

came about the same instant the local stopped at the Bradford station.
 Saw Flaaman Swinging Lantern.
 George H. French, conductor on the local, said he saw his flaEman 20 car lengths behind the train after it stop ped at Bradford. He saw him swing ing his lantern up the track before the crash.
 JoEn w. Coombs, flagman of the To- cal passenger train, said that when he left his train to go back with the red lights to warn anything that might be approaching the second home signal was set at danger.
 The record shows that this signal was not set at danger until approXi- mately five minutes after the local had stopped at the Bradford tower for or ders.
 Did Not Have Time to Light Fuse.
 COombs admitted that he did not consider that he got back a sufficient distance to protect his train properly under the rules. Moreover. he said he could have gotten back farther if he had run. According to his testi- money. he had gone back about I.OOO feet when the Gilt Edge bore down on him. He did not have time to light a fuse and drop it on the roadbed, so Inc threw it at the engineer in the cab and 1t landed over on the next track. Engineer Mansfield Tells His Story. Charles H. Mansfield. engineer ot | the Gilt Edge, told his story of tho | disaster and declared that the distauC, | signal was set at clear and the frs | home" against him.
 He said this was most unusual oc | cUrrence and his 90 years of experi | eEce he had never known of a similar | case but once, that being at the tim, | of the StOnington wreck. July 1912 The cause there was attributed to
 defective signal by the railroad com | pany.
 Utilities Commission Visits Bradford
 At 6.30 tonight the utilities commis 1 siOners, the federal investigators witt | railroad officials left this city on special train, went to Bradford ant
 watched a thorough test of the signal
 which figured in the wreck. The part,
 returned shortly before II o'clock to
 night.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
GERMAN GOVERNMENT HAS
 RECEIVED AMERICAN NOTE.
Will Not Be Published in Berlin Be-
 fore Sunday.

Berlin, April 20. via London, April 21. 4.35 p. m.-The American note in regard to submarine wa fare is now in the hands of the German government It was delivered this evening to For eign Minister Won Jagow in the usual manner, with no attendant circum- stances to mark the unusual impor- tanCe of the occasion.
 Owing to the length of the note and the appendix, and to the delayed ar rival of one section of the note, it was not ready for presentation until 7.3O o'clock this evening. Ambassador Ger ard then rolled the document in a magazine, to protect it from a slight rain which was falling, and walked across the square to the foreign of fee.
 The ambassador was received imme- diately. The foreign minister read the note and short general conversation followed.
 The note probably will not be pub Eshed here before Sunday, and no comment by the German press is ex- pected before that time
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
MAJOR GENERAL H. L. SCOTT ARRIVES IN SAN ANTONIO. Discussed the Mexican Problems With
 General Funston.

San Antonio, Texas, April 21.-da- 5or General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, and Major General Funston, in charge of operations along the frontier and in Mexico, personally discussed the problems tonight which have grown out of the punitive expedition in pur- suit of Villa.
 General Scott arrived from Wash ington tonight and was met by Gen. eral Funston, the two going immedi- ately to General Funston's head quarters at Fort sam Houston.
 General Scott professed not to know whether the American troops were to be recalled without having captured Villa. He was sent here by Secre- tary Baker to discuss the situation in detail with General Funston and to make to the secretary a personal re- port. General Scott does not intend going to Fly Paso or Columbus
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22

rested with him but is held on a tech nical charge.
 Tried to Draw Revolver.
 Quigley fought against arrest and tried to get a loaded pistol from his pocket, but was overpowered by the inspectors. His alleged confederate submitted to arrest. Both denied they knew each other, although the inspec- tors saw them together.
 Certificates of Stock Found.
 When told to open his grip Quigley protested and said he could not be made to give it up. It contained a large bundle with old newspapers for a wrapping. Inside were found cer- tifcates of stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Chicago, Burling- ton and Quincy Railroad, New York city stock and other securities of an aggregate face value of $40O,0OO
 sight draft for SSS,0O0 drawn on S. B. Chapin and Company of New York by Smith, Lockhart and com pany of Boston, also was found in the satchel attached to certificates for 100 shares of Union Pacific and 100 shares of Union Pacific and 100 shares of Northern Pacific stock. Stolen from New York Ferryboat. Chief Postofice Inspector J. c. Rooms said he believed that the sat- l chel contained all the securities which | had been sent from Baltimore in the | registered mail pouches stolen on the | New York ferryboat. Some of the | securities found in the satchel were mailed from Washington. One of the | stolen pouches was from Baltimore | and three were from Washington. In- | Spector koons said there had not been i time enough to check up all the sa- | curities found in the satchel but from | early identification tonight he says | that they are those stolen on the fer ryboat
 Says He Found SatcheI on Train. Quigley said that the satchel had been left on the train by a man and | woman who got off at Philadelphia | and that he took it. This was al | that he would say after three hours examination in the federal office here | He said he was on his way to New | Orleans from New York. One theory of the postoffice authorities here i!
 that he came on intending to make 2 l deal with the persons owning the | securities. The officials think Thom.
 as F. Benson, who was released i1 New York today on bail on the
 charge of stealing some other pouches
 is confederate of Quigley and tha
 one took the jewelry and the other tht
 securities.
 Quigley said that he is 36 years oI,
 and lives in New York, but his hom,
 is in Ridgefield Park, N. J.
 Wlndal said he met Quigley on tn,
 train when he was on his way d,
 Baltimore to look for work.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
 DEFEATED IN NEBRASKA
As Delegate -at-Large to National
 Democratic Convention.

Omaha, Neb., April 21-Complete re- turns from 37 counties out of 93 in the state gave today Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa a slight lead over Henry Ford of Detroit for the repub- Hcan presidential nomination at the Nebraska presidential primaries held last Tuesday. The vote was: Cummins 14,257, Ford 14,3O4. Charles E. Hughes TIPS, Henry D. Estabrook 4,955. The name of Hughes was written on the ballots by the voters.
 William Jennings Bryan has been de- feated for delegate-at-large to the democratic national convention, latest returns indicate.
 Helena. Mont, April 21-Senator Cummins boiled to I over Colonel Roosevelt in 12 precincts. The other republican candidate, Edward Ran dolph Woods, of New Jersey. received but few votes. This was Montana's first presidential primary and the first time that women voted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22

On the Austro-Ttaiian front there have been the usual artillery dueis and at various points small infantry enga gements. At no point, however, has any important change in position taken place.
 Petrograd reports that the Russian Caucasion army continues on the of fensive against the Turks in the Black Sea district of Asia Minor. COnStan- tinople in acknowledging the occupa- ton of Trebizond by the Russians, says the town already had been evac- uated in anticipation of it's capture, the Turkish troops withdrawing in accordance with instructions, to a sector where they will have a new task to fulfill.
 Another defeat of the British on the Tigris region near Felahie is re- corded by Constantinople. The Brit ish are declared to have been forced to abandon with heavy losses ad- vanced positions they had occupied and compelled to retreat westward.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22

On all the fronts around Nerdun the Germans are heavily bombarding the French positions, especially those oc Cupied by the French in their last at tack around Le Mort Homme, north west of the fortress and in the sector from the eastern bank of the Mouse to Fort VauX. No infantry engagements have taken place around Nerdun al though Paris records the occupation of a portion of a crater made by | German mine in the Argonne forest.
 The Teutons in East Galicia near Popovogora went on the offensive against the Russians, but Petrograd asserts that their efforts were without result. The bombardment by the Ger mans of the Russians holding the Ikskull bridgehead is still in prog ress.
 Farther south of this point, west of Olyka and north of Mourivatza, the Germans essayed an attempt against Russian trenches but were repulsed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22

PERSHINC WARNED NOT TO PROCEED
RumOrs Reported in Official Despatches That Ameri-
 can Troops Must Not Go South of ParraI
PRESIDENT AND CABINET DISCUSS SITUATION

'ecson to Withdrawal of Troops the Further Pursuit of Villa Will Not be Made Until Report is Received From General Scott, Who is Now on the Border-An Aspect of the Mexican Situation Now Causing Concern is the Effort of Felix Diaz to ncte New Revolution to Over throw Carranza-New Movement is Said to Have Back ing of Factions Both in Mexico and This County Details of Paral Fight Have Been Received in Washine ton, But Are Withheld From Public
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
Investigators View
 Signals atBradfOrd
MADE TRIP ON SPECIAL TRAIN
 FROM PROVIDENCE
SAW THOROUGH TEST
Charles H. Mansfield Engineer of the Gilt Edge, Testifies That the Dis tance Signal Was Set at "cIear" and the First "Home" Signal Against Him.

Providence. R. l., April 21.-Several employees of the New Haven railroad today testified before the interstate commerce commission and the public utilities commission in joint session at the statehouse that the signals were correctly arranged to stop the Gilt Edge express just prior to the Brad ford wreck Monday night.
 Frederick 2. Babcock in the signal department, swore the home signal was at danger.
 Arthur s. Ross. fireman on the local which was run into, said the crash
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
FORECASTS GREAT FINANCIAL
 DILLIcULTIES FOR. GERMANY.
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger Publishes Inter-
 view With pr. Won Lentze.

Amsterdam. Holland, April 21, via London, 7.0S D. m.-The Lokal An zeiger of Berlin publishes an interview with Dr. on Lentze, Prussian finance minister, in which he forecasts great financial difficulties not only for the German empire but for the individual estates of the empire. He expresses the belief that it may be necessary for the empire to levy direct taxes upon the states, notwithstanding the fact that the German constitution does not provide for such measures.
 The prolongation of the war. Dr. Won Lentze contends, compels recog- milton of hard facts
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
PACKAGES WERE STOLEN
 FROM MAIL POUCHES
Four Packages of Registered Mail
 We're Taken.

New York, April 21.-The robbery for which Edward J. Ouigley was ar rested at Baltimore tonight occurred here February 26, when four pacllag ages of registered mail were removed from an automobile truck while in transit on a ferryboat from the Communi- paw, N. J., station of the Central Railroad of New Jersey to Liberty street, New Pork The packages were stolen from mail pourches.
 It was announced later that many thousands of dollars worth of securi- ties sent from Baltimore and ad- dressed to Potter, Choate and Prem tlce, members of the New York Stock Exchange, had been taken from the automobile truck. The New York Trust company also announced that two railroad gold bonds which had been mailed to them from Baltimore weer missing.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
NEW ASPECT OF MEXICAN
 PROBLEM CAUSING CONCERN
Movement Headed By Felix Diaz Fos
 a New Revolution.

Washington. April 2I-while imme- diate interest centers. naturally. m ths situation as to the troops in Mexico. there were renewed indications about the state department today that wholly different aspect of the Mexican problem was causing growing con- ccrn- That Is the movement SUD- posed1y headed by Felix Diaz. nephew of the former Mexican dictator. for a new revolution against the de facto government None of the information upon which the uneasiness rests has been disclosed It Is known. however. that several Mexlcans in the United States are being closely watched and it seems possible that some of the an ti-American feelings in Chihuahua state which has met the troops pur- suing Vlla may be attributed to this
 movement
 Backed By Various Elements. The Diaz movement, it is said. has
 the backing of various clements of
 Mexicans both in Mexico and In this country. As viewed by the state de-
 pertinent. it is understood. the actfv-
 ities of these persons are the mora dangerous because they are wealthy.
 while the de facto bovernment is in
 volved fin a snarl of financial compli-
 cations which would be hard 10 over | come even in times of complete peaca Seeking to Undermine carranza. While no definite information was l obtainGble tonight. there were tndf- l cations that some Washington ofn- cials. at least, thought it possible that | the Diaz interests were seeking to | undermine General Carranza among | his various commanders. Should clear | indications of this become apparent, | the attention of General CarranzA | probably would be called to the situa- | tion-
 Tt was pointed out at the war de- ! partneut today that the portion of [ Chihuahua where the pursuit of Vil- | Ia has been in progress has been ! doubtful territory at best Many of | tho so-caled CarranZa garrisons are ll-0ovn to wayerins in their ale glance.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
s5o,ooo,ooo FOR PRODUCTION
 AND REFINING OF OIL.
Company Being Formed by Harry F.
 Sinclair of Tulsa, Okla.

Tulsa Okla, April 21.-Harry F. Sin clair, multimillionaire, on his return from New York today. announced that he has practically succeeded in organ izing a company capitalized at S50,- OOO,00O for the producing and refining of crude oil. The new concern will be known as the Sinclair oil and Refining company and head0uarters will be es- abolished in this city.
 Mir. Sinclair denied the report that the new company is being organized to compete with the Standard oil com pany. It vii conduct its affairs with put bias toward any of the existing oil refining companies, he said. The larger refineries are to be combined with pipe line connection to them all, which will insure ample production.
 Mir Sinclair said the company has already taken. over the Cudahy Refin- ing company and a number of other independent companies.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
Movements of Steamships.

Genoa, April 1S.-Arrived, steamer San GiorgiO, New York.
 Kirlzwall. April 19.-Arrived (previ- ously). steamer Ryndan, Rotterdam for New York.
 Christiansand, April 20. - Arrived, steamer Oscar II, New York
 Rotterdam. April 19.-Sailed. steamer Noordam, New York.
 New York, April 21.-Arrived, steam CT Currier, Cienfuegos. Sailed, steam CTS Orari. Auckland; Rosegg, France.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
GERMANS HEAVILY
 FORWARDING FRENCH
Especially Those in Positions Occupied by the French
 In Their Last Attack Around Ie Mort Homme
NO INFANTRY ENGAGEMENTS AROUND VERDUN

Paris Records the Occupation of Portion of Crater Made by German Mine in the Argonne Forest-Russians Re port Defeat of Offensive of Teuton at Various Points
 In the Black District of Asia Minor the Russians Con- tinue on the Oensive-Another Defeat of the British on the Tigris is Announced From Constantinope-No Change of Importance Has Been Made the Austro- Italian Front.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
INEXPENSIVE SUBSTITUTE
 FOR GASOLINE DISCOVERED
Henry Ford Has Had a Conference
 With the Inventor.

Farmingdale, N. Y, April 21.-Hen- " Ford, the automobile manufacturer, conferred here today with Louis En- richt, who claims to have discovered an expensive powder which, by the addition of water, can be substituted for gasoline as fuel for motor cars. The outcome of the meeting was not disclosed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
MEMBERSHIP IN WORLD
 ALLIANCE OF CHURCHES
Accepted by Former President Taft
 and Other Prominent Iaymen.

New York, April 21.-Former Presi- dent Taft and a number of other prominent laymen throughout the country, it was announced here to- night, have accepted membership in the World Alliance of Churches for the Promotion of International Friendship which will hold a convention at Car den City, N. Y. beginning next Tues day. A tentative programme includes discussions on The Church and the New Nationalism, The World Task of the Church, The Maze of the Nations and the Way Out, The Fight for Peace and The Church and the Oriental Prob lem
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
EXPLOSION BELIEVED TO
 HAVE KILLED 30 PERSONS
In the Powder Branch of a Grenade Factory at Bordeaux, France.

Bordeaux, April 22, 1925 a. m.-Thir- ty persons are believed to have been killed in the explosion of the powder branch of a grenade factory here to- day. Already 2S bodies have been taken out of the debris.
 The cause of the explosion has not yet been established, but the theory Is that a spark from the electrical machinery set off powder while it was in the process of being mixed. Besides those killed, a number of persons were iujlred
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
LEoMINSTER, MASS,
 POSTMASTER sURRENDERs.
Charged With Converting to His Own
 Use S1y3f2 of Postal Funds.

Boston. April 2i.-Po-tmaster Frank l. Pearson of Leominster surrendered to United States Marshal J. ]. Mitch ell yesterday and was arrested on a charge of unlawfuIly converting to his own use S1,312 Of postal funds. He had been sought for several days after his disappearance during examination of the accounts of the Leominsser post once by federal inspectors.
 Pearson Is president of the Leomin- ster Board of Trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
NEW REPUBLICAN POLITICAL
 COMBINATION IN ILLINOIS
Wrosts Control From Former Govern or Charles F. Deneen of Chicago.

Peoria, H.. April 21--Control of the republican party orEanization in uli- nois was wrested from Former Gov ernor Ch2les =. Deeneen of Chicago.
 The convention endosed Sherman for president. nominated g presiden- tial electors and then adjourned to re- convene in Peorin September 1a when the delegates will conclude their busi- ness by nominating three university trustees and adopting a party plat form
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
SUBMARINE L-3 HAS BEEN
 DELIVERED TO GOVERNMENT
One of Seven Having a Cruising Ra-
 dius of $500 Miles.

Boston, April 21.-The submarine L-3, one of the largest submersibles in the United States navy, was for mally delivered to the government by her builders, the Fore River Ship building Corporation, at the Charles town navy yard today and immediate ly commissioner. The seven vessels of this class, each with a cruising radius of $500 miles, will be in ser vice by July 1, the builders stated.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
AMERICAN NOTE TO
 GERMANY SUITS JAPAN
Newspapers Declare America Has
 Shown She Desires Peace.

Tolio, Japan, April 21.-Japanese opinion, as expressed by the newspa- pers, is sympathetic and welcomes the American note to Germany de- manding a discontinuance of subma- rine warfare. The belief is general ly expressed that America has shown the world she desires peace, but her patience finally became exhausted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
THREE MORE RAIDS BY
 FRENCH AIR soUADRoNs
On German Positions Near the Greek
 Border.

Paris. April 2l. $40 p. m.-Threa more raids by squadrons of French aeroplanes on German positions near the Greek border are reported in a Havas despatch from Saioniki- On Monday night French aeroplanes bonn barded the German camps at Negotiu and Pardovica- Serbia On Tuesday night other French machines dropped bombs on the barracks at Gievgcm. The German hangars at NcEotin. the supply station at Strumitsa and the camp at Pad1gasi were attacked on Thursday night
 The despatch says many bombs proved to be effective.