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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15

Washington, March 14-while there
were indications in official dispatches
from Mexico today that the de facto
government was making a supreme
enort to capture Villa and his ban
dts with its own forces there was
no sign that General F>unston's order
to proceed on the same errand had
been modified in any way
Troops Have Not Crossed Border.
Word that American troops had
crossed the border was still lacking,
the war department itself not having
been advised as yet when the move
ment would begin.
Secretary Baker conferred today
with Senator Chamberlain and Rep
resentative Hay. chairmen of the con-
-ressional military committees. and
later Representative Hay returned to
the war department accOmDanied by
Representative Kahn, ranking repub-
lican member of the house committee.
The resolution was introduced by
Representative HAY Immediately upon
his return to the capitol Its consid-
Grafton was expedited by unanimous
consent and its passage followed with
! only Representative London. socialist,
voting against il.
Facts Being Made Public.
At the state department steps were
taken to make IL certain that distoTt-
ed versions OF the American purpose
In sending armed forces across the
border were not given wide circula-
tion in Mexico. BY cable. telegraph
radio and mail full statements OF ali
| that has transpired since the raid up
on Columbus and OF the attitude OF
the United States government and its
| reciprocal agreement with the CarTan-
| n government went forward to con-
suls and state department agents
/ throughout the southern republic TIL,
/ Intention is TO keep these official!
fully informed I'm order that they may
| correct Immediately authorftatively
any misstatements or misapPrehen'
| stons in their districts. Also. they
| viii be able 10 advise Americans with
a fun knowledge OF the situation.
Publicity Bureau IN Mexico.
| In effect the United States has es.
tablished a publicity bureau in Mexico
to make clear its peaceful purposes
| toward every resident OF Mexico with
the exception Of Villa and the ban.
dts who raided Columbus.
| The situation along the border was
| explained In detail TO the cabinet to.
/ day by Secretary Baker. Troops dis
positions so far as they are knowr
/ to the war department were indicated
! on military maps displayed IN tn,
I cabinet room.
Difficulties Outlined.
The secretary. II is understood. out.
lined the natural difficulties which
General Pershing and his expedition
will have TO overcome. the adverse eli.
matte conditions. lack of water. great
stretches OF territory TO be searched
and poor communication lines The
cabinet also discussed the proposal q
| increase the army to full strength
/ The president has power to do thii
| by executive order: but with congress.
in session IL was deemed wiser that
congress should act on its own mo.
| ton.
Reassuring AdVices.
The cabinet considered also advice.
! from many parts OF Mexico. all OF {
| reassurinE nature. There were no in.
| dicatiOns among these Of any anti.
american feeling because Of the de.
| termination 10 pursue and capture ol
| kill the bandits.
| Official reports from Monterey
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
FUNSTON ORDERS A
STRICT EMBARGO ON NEWS
Censorship viii Be Relaxed When
Expeditionary Force Starts.

San Antonio, Texas, March 14.-Ma-
jor General Frederick Funston today,
after declaring that news dispatches
were making public all the essential
facts he is trying to keep secret from
Francisco Villa, ordered q strict en-
barge placed on news out of Columbus
N, M, where the main body Of Brig
adler General John J. Pershing's ex-
peditionary force awaits word to cross
into Mexico in search of the bandit
leader.
General Funston sent orders to Gen.
eral Pershing to seize the telegraph Of
flee at Columbus. guard the telephone
wires leading out of the town and
closely watch all automobiles and 9TH
or routes to telegraph stations in near
by towns.
After stating late this afternoon thai
no troops had yet crossed the border,
General Funston also instituted a close
censorship on all proceedings within
Fort Sam Houston.
It was indicated that the next an
nouncement from southern department
headquarters would come only with
the actual start of the expeditionary
force into Mexico. Once General Per.
shing has led his columns across the
Rio Grande, it is indicated, the cen.
sorship will be loosened and the pub
lie will be adequately informed on the
expeditions programme.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15

Extremely heavy infantry fighting
has taken place northwest of Verdun
and on the outskirts of Bois de Buttes
to the north of the Aisne, with the
Germans in both regions the aggres-
sors. Elsewhere along the line artil
lery duels Of great proportions are
under way.
lnfsntry Attack by Germans.
In the sector between Bethincourt
and Cumieres, northwest of Verdun,
the Germans was followed by an in
fantry attack, but over the entire front
of three miles 1t was repulsed by the
French with serious losses, except be-
tween Bethincourt and LIE Mort
Homme, where the Germans gained a
footing at two points in the French
trenches.
The Germans three times to the
north of the Aisne threw their troops
against the French positions north
east Of the Bois des Buttes, but none
Of the attacks proved successful.
French Effectively Shell Germans.
In the Forest of Argonne, the French
guns effectively shel1ed German posi-
tions. North and east Of Verdun the
artillery duels continue To the
north of ST. Mihiel, in Lorraine and
in the Vosges Mountains the guns of
both sides have been active. A large
number Of fights in the air have taken
place around Verdun. In these four
German aircraft have been brought
down. French aviators have again
bombarded the station of Brieulles,
behind the German lines north Of
Verdun.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
FORMER SENATOR LoRIMER
ON TRIAL AT CHICAGO
For Alleged Financial Misdoings in
Connection With Banks.

Chicago, March 14.-William Lori
mer, whose seat in the United States
senate was declared vacant on the
grounds that it was the result of a
political crime, today listened to a re-
citaI of his alleged financial misdings.
William H. Holly, assistant states
attorney told a jury in Judge DevenS'
court that the defendant was charged
with conspiracy and embezzlement in
connection with the failure of the La
Sale Street Trust and Savings bank
in Chicago two years ago.
Mr.. Lorimer remained impertIrable
throughout the denunciation. lie ap
peaIeG little changed since the days
when I.linc:s called him the blind
boss"
Honp said that testimony which was
not addUced at the trial Of c. Il. Nun
dy senior vice president of tho bank
who was convicted on similar CharS Ses,
would u" introduced. Lo"iiner de-
fense, it is said, will be based largely
on the contention that MIR. LOrimer, al
though president of the institution
trusted the business to Mr.. Munday
and was himself absent muca of the
time.
Mr. Lorir1a~ started .he La Sale
Street National Bank IN 1910. when he
was IL tie United States senate, Mr..
Holly said.
Mr.. Holly said the first act # CCn-
spiracy was committed in changing
the banks name to the La Sale Street
Trust and Savings bank. He said
that Mr.. Loriner and associates, al
though without that amount If moneV
on deposit, gave notes for u aggregate
oh s1,25G,000 to the La Sale bank. In
return Mr.. Loriner received a
cashiers check for S1,250 900 which he
deposited with the Central Trust
company and the latter sent that much
currenty to the new state bank.
Not a cent was paid In SAID Mr..
Holly, but when the state bank ca
aminer came he found the capital
stock, this sel-same $1,250, 900, on hand,
The examiner counted the money, gave
his approval and departed Then the
money was sent back to the Central
Trust company"
When the bank failed June IL, 1914,
the prosecutor said that of outstanding
loans of over three million dollars, $2,-
10O, 900, has been loaned to enterprises
of the three officers named.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
OBITUARY
Senator Benjamin r. shiveIy.

Washington, March 14.-Benjamin
F. Shively, senior senator from In
diana and for years a prominent figure
in congress, died late tonight at a
hospital here. He had been i'll many
months fro ma complication of dis
eases and for more than a year had
been unable to perform actively his
official duties. He was 58 years old.
During three terms in the house
and the seven years he had been in
the senate, Senator Shively has de-
voted his activities particularly to for
eign affairs and tariff legislation. AT
the time of his death he was ranking
democratic member Of the foreign re-
lations committee, Of which he had
been acting chairman during the crit
ical period preceding and following the
American occupation of Vera Cruz.
The announcement of Mr.. Shively's
death was received with many mani
festations of sorrow in both the SEN
ate and house. Senator Kern, his
colleague, in announcing it in the
senate, said he was performing the
saddest duty of his official life. Both
there and in the house expressions of
regret were adopted, committees were
appointed to attend the funeral and
adjournment was taken as a further
mark Of respect.
Senator Shively had suffered from
diabetes for nearly fifteen years and
a resulting cancerous growth in the
throat confined him to his bed in Feb
ruary Of last year. He improved un-
der radium treatment but was not able
to attend the present session of con-
gress except on the day he took the
oath of off1ce for his second term. To-
day he suffered another relapse and
Mrs. Shively ard q SON and daughter
were in the sick room during his last
hours,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15

MatamorOs and other points SAID good
order prevailed and conditions were
unchanged although the people had
full knowledge Of what had transptred
american government for dealing
with Villa
MeNieans Appear undisturbed.
Prom the west coast navy advices
said the people Of the Mexican towns
appeared undisturbed by reports that
American troops were to move across
the border Admiral winslow said
the situation was created with satis-
faction by big majority OF the pso-
pie.
censorins Drawn Tighter.
Meanwhile the censorship over
movements on the border was drawn
tighter and few messages relating to
troop movements were allowed TO III
ter out either there or here. It Is un-
derstOod the department has cautioned
General Funston against too full a
publication OF his plans or Of the pur-
pose behind orders to various units Of
his force Four newspaper CORES
Dondents were designated during the
day TO accompany the expedition and
orders were issued for their creden-
rials.
Only Four Correspondents With
Troops.
In announcing General FI1nstona
decision that no more than four cor
respondents could accompany the
| troops. Secretary Baker made II plain
that there was no disposition to limit
/ publicity as TO what was done beyond
| the border. Only the military aspects
| OF the matter were considered. he
said: the problem OF providing suita-
1 bic accommodations with a compara-
/ lively small force. Il IS understood
| General Pcrshing. who viii lead the
| expedition. fixed the number OF cor
| respondents to go along
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
POINT OF LAW IN
T. M. oSBORNE'S TRIAL
involving Whether the Perjury In
dictment Will Be Dismissed.

White Plains. n. Y. March 14.-Up-
on Supreme Justice Tompkins' inter-
pretation of the section of the prison
law defining visitation and inspec-
ton of institutions" depended tonight
whether the perjury indictment upon
which Thomas Mott Osborne mas oeen
on trial here for two days would be
dismissed tomorrow or whether the
defense would be forced to submit it's
case to the jury.
After the prosecution had rested its
case, late today, George Gorden Bat
tie, Osbornes counsel, moved to dis
miss the indictment on the ground that
the law did not give Dr. Rudolph
Diedling, a member of the state pros
on comniss on, the right to conduct
an Investigation of Sing sing prison
of which Osborne was warden with
out authorization Of the commission
. as n whUIe.
The perjury charge against t'abcrne
IS based upon his alleged denial dur
ing this jrffuiry of knowledge OF GER
tain oIses Of immortality at the pr1s-
IN.
Assistant District Attorney William
j Fallen. arguing against NIr. Fat
ties motion, asserted it was DR.. Died
lings right to investigate.
Justice Tompkins reserved de. .ision
with the announcement that he agreed
with Mr.. Battles interpretation cf TIE
law bus WcUl6 study the stat1te in the
case before granting or DENYING Mr.,
BATTLES motion, at the opening of tie
court tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
NEW HAMPSHIR EREPUBLIcANs
SEND UNPLEDGED DELEGATION,
Frank n. ChaIIis, Who Favored Roose-
welt Was Defeated.

Manchester, N. H. March 14.-An
unpledged delegation to the republi-
can national convention at Chicago
was chosen today at the first presiden-
tial primaries ever held in this state,
In the only contest on the republican
side Frank H. Challis, of this city, who
announced his preference for Theodore
Roosevelt, was defeated by George H,
Moses, Of Concord. who was unpledg-
ed. by vote Of approximately two to
one.
Threatening weather and lack of
notable contests resulted in d light
vote not more than so per cent of the
number who participated in the state
primaries a year ago participating.
There were no contests in either this
democratic or progressive parties,
where the vote was decidedly scant.
Three Of the democratic delegates at
large are pledged to President Wilson
while the fourth. Former Congressman
Eugene e Reed Of this city, is un-
pledged. Among the progressive DEL
egates-n1-large, all Of whom ara un-
p1e6ged, Is Winston Churchill, of
Plaindeld, the author.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
Associated Bill
POstersa Trust"
DECISION BY FEDERAL JUDGE
lands AT CHICAGO
TO CRUSH COMPETITION
Ruling Given In Government Suit Ask
ing Dissolution of the Association,
Filed in August, 1912.

Chicago, March 1.-THE Associated
Bill Posters of the United States and
Canada was held to be a combination
in restraint of trade by Federal Judge
Landis today.
The ruling was given in the govern
ment suit asking dissolution of the
association, filed in August 1912
The rule of reasonable restraint
has no application here" said Judge
Landis, for the reason that this is
not case of mere restraint, but of
total exclusion"
Sixty Days to Permit Appeal.
The court ruled that the Injunction
asked by the government to restrain
the bill posters from carrying on their
business as an organization would not
go into effect for sixty days to permit
an appeal to the court
The complaint charged that ever
since its organization IN 1891 the As
SOcaited Bill Posters had sought to
crush competition. 1t was alleged in
support of the dissolution suit that
membership in the organization was
limited 10 one member in each town:
that its members were barred from ac-
cepting work from any advertiser who
furnished N''"'~7,'~ to non-advertiSers
that a schedule of prices was adopt,
for all parts or the country; that COM
petitors were bought off and that
members were prohibited from ac-
I
censed by the organization.
Sought to Crush independents.
One of the contentious of the gov
| ernment in the trial Of the case, which
| began last May, was that the associa-
| ton in 1910 sought to force out of
| business any photographer who attempt
| ed to work with an independent bill
! poster or advertiser. The government
| further charged that in 1911 the asso-
| citation allied itself with twelve ma
| tional advertising agencies and there
| after no advertiser could hope to have
| his autographs displayed other than
| through one of these recognized agen-
! cies.
In his ruling Judge Lands said:
Ruling by Judge Lands.
Evidence was presented by the de-
/ fendants of a general Improvement in
] and development OF the whole bill post
| ing business during the existence Cd
| the organization. But granting this
| evidence all that the defendants claim
| ed for 1t, the court is of the opinion
| that the decree must go to the COM
| plainant for the reason that the whole
| spirit and policy OF our law is opposed
| to agreements among persons and cor
| porations designed to exclude other
persons from legitimate commerce"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
FOUR DUMMY GUNS
SAVED STEAMSHIP DIRECTOR
Submarine Slackened Speed When
View Was Obtained of Them.


New York, March 14-Four dummy
guns made of spare spars and mount
ed on the after and quarter decks of
the Harrison Line steamship Direc-
tor saved that vessel from becoming
q submarine victim, according to c.
A. Rivers, of Santa Fe,. New Mexico
a horseman, who arrived here today
on the steamship Cameronia from
Liverpool.
Mr.. Rivers said that he was on the
Director when the incident occurred.
The ship left Pensacola, Fla. on
Jan. 10 with cargo for Liverpool" he
said. "On January %. when about
200 miles from the Irish coast, a sub
marine was sighted several miles
astern. 1t Immediately gave chase
and for two hours it hung onto ms
despite the best speed that the engi-
neer of the Director was able to get
out of her. Finding that the subma-
rlne was gaining, the Directors can
tain gave orders to bring up from
the hold a spare derrick spar and il
was sawed into four lengths which
were mounted in a conspicuous man
ner on the decks so that thev would
resemble guns.
1T was evident the dummies were
Immediately noticed by the U boat
for 1t slackened speed and began to
manoeuvre, evidently so as to pre-
sent a difficult mark. Our captain.
to keep up the deception. also did
some manoeuvering and without les
sening his speed, endeavored to con
| vey to the submersfbIe that he was
trying to get into position for a good
shot. Our bluff succeeded, for the
submarine soon gave up the chase and
disappeared"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
NEW YORK SENATE PosTPONES
ACTION ON SUFFRAGE.
Assembly in Afternoon Had Passed
Favorable Vote.

Albany, n. Y, March 14.-Jubilation
on the Part of the supporters of wom-
an suffrage who thronged the capitol
today was changed to disappointment
tonight. Early this afternoon the as
sembly by a vote of 109 to 80 passed a
bill designed to provide for q suffrage
amendment at the 1917 election, but six
hours later announcement was made
that the senate Judiciary committee
had indefinitely postponed action on
the measure.
The suffrage majority in the assem-
bly, was a surprise even to the most
optimistic advocates of the bill
The announcement of the vote was the
signal for an attempted demonstration
of applause and the unfurling of suf-
frage banners, which was Immediately
checked by the sergeants- ts-at-arns
$50, and claiming to represent 11O of
the Isl assembly districts of the state,
crossed over to the senate side of the
capitol, where they filed the corridor
outside the senate Judiciary committee
room.
For more than six hours the women
waited outside the committee room.
The judiciary committee had a pub
lie hearing on another measure and
considered several other bills in execu-
tive session before taking up the suf-
frage question
Some time after o'clock Senator
Clinton T. Horton of Buffalo came from
the committee room and spoke to Mrs
Whitehouse. Immediately the suffrage
leader climbed upon a chair and, ad-
dressing her co-workers, said that Sen
ator Horton had informed her that no
action would be take ntoday and that
action had been postponed indefinitely
The suffragists left the capitol after
deciding to find out the reason for the
committees delay.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
PRIMARY IN MINNESOTA
Indications That Albert q. Cummings,
is Choice of Republicans.

st. Paul, Mimi, March 14-Scatter-
ing returns from today's presidential
preference primary in Minnesota indi-
Gated that Albert B. Cummings, Unit
ed States senator from Iowa, had been
declared the REQ I1licln cho > fr:- the
presidential nomination over Henry
d. Estabrook, of New York and Will
lam Grant Webster of Chicago. The
vote was light
woodrow Wilson was unopposed on
the democratic ballot. Neither Eugene
N. Foss, former governor of Massa
chusetts, nof William L. Sulzer, form
er governor of New York, had any ad-
vantage in the first returns for t;.eir
contest for the prohibition nomination
for president. The progressivas eel
egate candidates were unopposed and
were certified ON the ballot as elected
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
British Defeat Tribesmen.

The British evidently are breaking
up the opposition of the Senussi
tribesmen, led by Turkish officers, in
western Egypt. An official report re-
ceived from Major General Peyton,
commander of the British forces, says
the occupation OF Sollum on the
Egyptian -TripoIi frontier, is immi-
nent, that the Sheik Harun has sur
rendered and is in the British camp
and that the head men of the Aulad
Ali tribe are begging for peace.
Russians Harass Turks.
The Russians are still harassing the
Turks on The Caucasus front and have
made further progress against the
Teutons in East Galicia. They en-
tered German trenches in the region
of Riga, killed the occupants and re-
turned to their own positions, without
suffering any loss.
Strong Attack by Italians.
The Italians are keeping up their
strong infantry offensive. begun sew
eraI days ago on the IsonZo front. Es-
pecially fierce have been the attacks
around San Martino. Here, Rome
says the Italians captured Dante del
Croviglio, the pivot in the Austrian
defences and in the same region
stormed two other places and seized
Austrian trenches.
Vienna, on the other hand, declares
that near San AIartino the Italians
seven times attempted to storm the
Austrian positions but were repulsed
with heavy casualties.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-15
MEXIcANs PLEASED WITH
RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENT
Relieves Delicate Situation Developed
at Columbus.

Washington. March 1.-THE stata
department was advised today by its
representative with Mexican Foreign
Secretary Acuna that the reply made
by the United States in regard 20 the
reciprocal arrangement for the pass
age OF troops across the border Gre
ated "a most favorable Impression
Receipt OF the following telegram
dated .. m. March 13. from its rep
resentative at Queretaro was an
nounced by the state department:
Reply OF United States 20 de facto
governments note Of March 10, CO.
lumbus border situation received az
this afternoon Personally presented
this important communication orally
and in writing 20 Foreign Secretary
Acuna at $50 ?. m He read same
in my presence and afterwards said:
L am pleased TO receive a reply Of
this character from the government
Of the United States II will relieve
the very delicate situation that has
developed owing TO the Columbus af-
fair. I viii Immediately transmit this
reply to the chief executive and am
OF the opinion that there VIII be q
reply TO this courteous note expressfnR
appreciation OF same. In this event
shall deliver - 20 you Immediately
for transmittal TO the government OF
the United States
Tt was plainly evident that the re-
ply created a most favorable impress
sion"