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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14

bania, and has not been heard from
since.
The London Times asserts that
Italy's interests in Montenegro are as
important as England's in the opening
of the Dardanelles and that the pros
pective annihilation of Montenegro
will have far reaching maritime con-
sequences in the eastern Mediterra-
mean.
Allied Occupation of Corfu.
The news of the allied occupation
of Corfu is said to have excited the
greatest Indignation in Germany,
where the fact that Achilleion Castle
is to be used as the Serbian head
quarters is regarded as a personal in
suit to the German emperor. 1t is
said that the emperor has sent a per-
sonal protest to the king of the
Greeks, holding Greece responsible for
any damage to German property.
The official communication from
Constantinople asserts that the Turks
knew well in advance about the An
glorFrench plans for the abandonment
of the last Dardanelles positions and
made preparations accordingly, but
the fire from the French and British
warships appears to have been sue
.cessful in screening the retiring troops
from the Turkish attempts to exact
ia heavy toll.
Alarming Rumors of kaiser's Health.
RumofS OF the state or the Ger
man enperor's health have again as
sumed an alarmist tone, but without
authoritative backing. A Rome des-
patch reports that the crown prince
has been summoned to a council to
discuss measures in case the emper-
or's illness is prolonged. An Amster-
dam despatch attaches significance to
the fact that the emperor failed per-
sonally to read the speech from the
throne at the opening of the Prus-
sian Diet, and says that the emperor
repeatedly promised to be present at
this function.
An Amsterdam despatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph company says:
The emperor is still abed sufferins
from his throat and a fever has sea
in
The correspondent fails to give the
source of his Information, however.
The only news direct from Berlin
quotes the Tageblatt as saying that
the boil" from which the emperor is
suffering does not prevent his walk
ing out.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
Thrown at
Japanese Premier
AS HE WAS RETURNING FROM
BANQUET AT IMPERIAL PALACE
NOBODY WAS HURT
OF Two Thrown One Exploded just
Behind Automobile, and the Other
Failed to ExpIode-Thrcwer Escaped

Toxic, Jan. 13.-Count Okuma, the
Japanese premier. who twenty eight
years ago narrowly escaped death at
the hand of a bomb -thrower, had a
similar experience just before mid
night as he was returning from a ban
quet at the imperial palace given in
honor of Grand Duke Mikhilovitch of
Russia. who has brought the congrat-
ulations of Emperor Nicholas to En-
peror Yoshihito on the occasion of the
latter's coronation.
Two Bombs Were Thrown.
The premier was not injured. His
secretary and the chauffeur also es
capped unscathed. Two bombs were
thrown at the premier's automobile.
One of them exploded just behind the
machine. The other failed to ex
plode.
Broke Window in Machine.
The machine was traversing a
densely inhabited quarter of the city
when a man dashed into the street
and threw a bomb at the car. The
missile broke window in the ma
chine, but glanced and rolled off into
the gutter The chauffeur realizing
the danger, put on speed and managed
to escape the second bomb which ex-
ploded behind the car and slightly
damaged it.
FOiiSe NSPI CSIaitS &uiSts
The police kept the details of the
attack quiet as long as possible, hop
ing thereby to capture the assailant
or assailants of the premier. Accord
ing to eye-witnesses, the bomb
throwers numbered two Both were
dressed in European clothing but pre-
sumably were Japanese. Despite the
attack Count Okuma made another
visit to the palace this morning.
No Change in Festivities.
The programme of festivities ar
ranged in honor of Grand Duke
Mikhilovitch will not be changed as
a result of the bomb attack on the
premier, but extra precautions will be
taken to prevent future untoward in
cidents.
At the banquet prior to the attack,
which was attended by the royal
princes, members of the cabinet and
other dignita9fess the emperor and the
grand duke, in addresses exchanged
feicitations and voiced satisfaction at
the growth of the confidence and
friendship existing between Japan and
Russia
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
GEN. HUERTA DIED IN
Ell PASO LAST NIGHT.
1t is Believed an Effort Will Be. Made
to Arrange For His Burial in Mexico.

Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 13.-Victoriano
Huerta, former dictator of Mexico,
died here tonight.
General Huerta, who succeeded
General Francisco 1. Madero in exec
utive power in Mexico City and later
left Mexico, died of sclerosis of the
liver. He was surrounded by his fam
lily when the end came. His death,
which occurred at 8.35 o'clock, was
not unexpected.
Funeral engagements are to be
made tomorrow, it was announced at
his residence tonight. 1t is believed
an effort will be made to arrange for
his burial in Mexico.
General Victoriano Huerta was a
professional soldier, and as such he
had, up to the overthrow of President
Francisco Madero, been known for his
loyal support of the existing govern
ments. He fought Loyalty for Pres
ident Porfiro Diaz until his fall, and
when Diaz was no longer chief execu-
tive, Huerta fought for Francisco de
la Barra, the Provisional President
Huerta found it to be his duty to sup
port one who had so long fought as a
rebel. His loyalty was not challenged
until the Felix Diaz revolution in Mex
leo City in February, 1913, when the
Madero government was completely
overthrown and Huerta himself ele-
waited to the presidency.
Huerta was the moving spirit in the
consummation of the plot that re-
suited in the seizure of the person of
President Madero and his brother
Gustave.
dero and his brother followed and in
the meantime Huerta with the mill
tary behind him, had been recognized
as the Provisional President
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
BITTERLY COLD IN
THE WESTERN STATES.
Expect Temperature of 1s Below in
the Environs of Chicago

Chicago, Jan. 13.-The bitter cold
of the last IS hours in the western
states, accompanied in certain Sec
tions by rain and snow storms, showed
no signs of material amelioration to-
night.
Railroad sci edules, demoralized dur
ing the day, were somewhat improved
tonight, but telegraph wires wera
down at many points.
Along the Canadian border Of the
northwest, temperatures from 80 to
As degrees below zero were recorded
St Louis reported a maximum tenn
perature of 4 degrees below zero and
in Chicago the mercury dropped to s
below. Oklahoma and Nebraska were
promised decreasing frigidity, but
Kansas, Missouri. Iowa and parts of
Illinois were condemned to further
suffering.
It wac predicted that by morning
the mercury in the environs of Chica-
go would decline to 18 below zero.
In western cities several fires were
attributed to overstrain of heating
apparatus. Kansas City and Chicago
both reported death from exposure.
Temperatures of from 80 to As de-
grees below zero were common in the
northern cities of Dakota, Minnesota
and Wisconsin.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
AMERICAN MINERS ARE
LEAVING CHIHUAHUA
Ordered Out by All the American Min
ing Concerns.

New York Jan. 13.-William Loeb,
Jr., managing director of the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining company,
announced today that he had received
word from his representative at Ei
Paso that all the American mining
concerns in chihuahua had ordered
their men out of that territory.
Mr.. Loeb said that this action was
decided upon today at meeting of the
Mines and Shelters association at Ell
Paso, an organization of mining con-
Germs operating in the Chihuahua field.
He did not know, he said, how many
men wosftd be affected but the num-
Der would run into several hundred
Officials of the Green Cananea and
Phelps Dodge companies operating
mines in the Sonora district of Mex
leo, said they were not affected by
the recent disorders and that they
would not withdraw their men so long
as conditions remained as they are
Cafranza forces are in absolute con-
troll of their district, they said
The Green -Cananea cc1n oauy' re-
ceived a telegram from its represen-
tatives at Cananea. Sonora, sasing e.r-
erything was quiet. This apparently
disposes of a rumor from Ell Paso that
three Americans had been murdered
in the Cdnanea district
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
FORD PEACE PARTY
HAS CHOSEN DELEGATES,
But Not Without a Lively TIKI Be-
tween the Members.

The Hague. Jan. 13, via London, Jan.
IA, 80 a. m.-The Ford peace expedi-
ton mas elected the following Ameri-
can members of the permanent peace
board to sit in Europe indefinitely
with the purpose of using all efforts to
settle the war: William Jennings
Bryan, Henry Ford, Miss Jane Ad-
dams, the Rev. Charles F. Aked and
Mrs Joseph Fels, of Philadelphia.
The board will be composed OF an
equal number of members from the
various neutral countries and will re-
main in The Hague or Stockholm
with the financial backing OF Mr..
Ford. Each member will receive a
salary and the entire expense of the
board will probably amount to $780,
600 yearly. DR.. Aked announced that
he would offer his resignation from the
San Francisco church.
Lively discussions among the mem
bers of the expedition over the
methods of choosing the members of
the permanent board marked the cleo
ton. After the slate had been drawn
and offered as the choice of Mr.. Ford,
it's adoption being urged because Mr..
Ford was the financial hacker of the
party, John D. Barry, of San Fran
cisco, branded the scheme as "a con-
spiracy to railroad the selection with
out reference to the members He
said it would be considered a farce in
the United States
This plan was finally Withdrawn
and the method of popular election
adOpted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
SPECIAL TRAINS TO TAKE
AMERICANS OUT OF MEXICO.
De Facto Government Has Been Asked
to Provide Them.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 13.-Negotiations
were begun tonight with the de facto
government of Mexico to secure special
trains with which to bring Americans
still remaining in Mexico OF the inter-
national border. Military escorts ade-
quate to insure the safe arrival of the
refugees were also requested.
Officials of mining companies oper-
ating in Mexico, at the urgent request
of the United States department of
state, ordered their employees in Chi
huahua and Durango to return to the
United States.
The execution of three more Ameri-
cans by bandits or Villa adherents was
confirmed by advices received from
western Chihuahua. These messages
stated that George E. Parsons, accord
ing to these reports, was slain while
prospecting near the Babricora ranch.
1t was at this ranch where Peter
Keane was killed several weeks ago.
Keane's death was confirmed in to-
days dispatches. Bart Kramer was
executed in the Guerrero district.
The capture of General Jose Rodri-
guez, one of the most prominent Villa
generals, bya party of 125 Americans
and Carranza soldiers near MADEIRA,
was confirmed tonight by the Mexican
consulate here. The Americans and
Carranza soldiers were commanded by
Maximiano Marquee.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14

London, Jan. 13, $50 p. m.-An-
other decisive stage in the Balkan sit
uation has been reached, with Mon
tenegro now following Serbia in vir-
tual absorption by the invading forces
1t was learned tonight that Austria
and Montenegro had come to an armis-
tice, this being construed as the last
act of the little country after having
it's capital, Cettinje. dominated by the
Austrian capture of Mount Lovcen.
Great Advantage to Austria.
Whether King Nicholas will con-
tinue the unequal struggle is consid-
cred doubtful here, but the accepted
view among the best posted men in
London is that Montenegro has vir-
tually passed under Austrian control.
The chief significance of this lies not
in. the small territorial acquisition,
which is less than Serbia, but in Mon
te11egro's Adriatic front, lying along
side the Austrian main offensive naval
base at Cattaro where, today's des-
patches announce, the entire Austrian
feet, including three dreadnoughts, is
assembled and from which the re-
cent naval raid was made against
Italian transports going to the relief
of Serbia.
This further extension of A11striaas
Adriatie front with the dominating.
naval center of Cattaro is viewed as
further tending toward the realization
OF AuSLrla s. ODJecIs OF making the
Adriatic an Austrian sea and thus
checking Italy's ambition to make il
an Italian sea.
Waiting for Italy to Take Steps.
Italy has so much at stake that
officials and diplomats had been wait
ing anxiously for the steps Italy would
take to relieve Montenegro and at the
same time avert another Austrian ex-
tension on the Adrfatic They were
aware that Italy had once before pre-
vented Austria from gaining territor-
ial concessions from Montenegro near
Cattaro by emphatical1y objecting to
the treaty made in 1912 As Italy
was then "a member of the triple al
lance. Austria reluctantly yielded to
the Italian objection.
1t was believed that dynastic rea-
sons would play a part in Ita1y's as
sistance of Montenegro, as King Mich
olas' daughter is the wife of the king
of Italy, but help from that quarter
did not arrive as the Italian expedi-
ton was landed farther south. in AL
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
Warning Had Been
Sent Miss Burger
MRS. MoHR HAD WRITTEN CARD
TO BRoTHER-IN-LAW.
TO AVOID "SAD ENDING"
Police Inspector Says speIIman Gave
Him the Information on Which He
Proceeded Against Mrs. Mohr.

Providence, r. L, Jan. 13.-The al
legged confessions of the two negroes,
Z. Victor Brown and Henry H. SPELL
man, who with Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr
are on trial charged with the murder
of the latter's husband, DIR. C. Frank
lin Mohr, were narrated to the jury
today by William F. O'Neil, chief in
spector of police, who also told of the
circumstances leading to those state
ments. Another alleged confession
signed by George w. Healis, DR..
Mohr's negro chauffeur, who is to be
a witness for the prosecution, was
ruled out by the court.
No Signed Statements.
A lengthy argument arose between
counsel over a question by Mr.. Lewis
for the defense as to whether the
written memoranda purporting to be
confessions of Brown and Spellman
contained an admission by either that
he shot DR.. Mohr. The court eventu-
ally admitted the question and In
spector O'Neil replied that there was
no such admission in the written state
ments. He added that he had not
finished taking Browns story when
Mrs. Mohr was brought into his Office
and interrupted him and that Brown
did not sign the statement.
No Third Degree Methods Used.
The witness denied positively that
he used any third degree methods, So
them to make the statements. He said
that the only time he laid hands on
Brown was while he was conducting
him back and forth between his of
fee and the cell and that then he just
took him firmly, but gently by the
arm so he would not escape" H$
denied that he annoyed Brown in his
cell from midnight till daylight to
prevent him from sleeping.
Spellman Implicated Mrs. Motr.
On cross examination by John ].
spector O'Neil did not deny that
George w. Rocks, brother-in-law Of
Miss Burger, Mr.. Mohr's secretary,
was the first one to mention the name
of Mrs. Mohr after the arrest Of Hea-
lise on the night of the murder. It
was not true the inspector declared
that. from that moment he tried to inn
press his theory that Mrs. Mohr was
behind the murder upon all those who
were arrested in connection with the
case. The Inspector said that Heals
implicated Brown and that Spellman
was the first to give him information
on which he proceeded against Mrs
Mohr.
Sent Warning to Miss Burger.
A card which Mrs Mohr admits
having written before the tragedy to
George Rocks urging him to persuade
his sister law to keep away from
DR.. Mohr's home at Newport, on pain
of having sad ending" was one of
the dramatic bits of evidence of the
day. Mrs. Mohr told the Inspector
the latter testified, that she wrote
the warning in one of her ''frenzied
moments-that this woman. Miss Bur-
ger, had aggravated her till she could
stand it no longer"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
DECISION ADVERSE TO
- WATERBURY EDITOR
supteme Court of Errors Reverses
Secision of Lower Court.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 13.-The su-
preme court of errors, in an opinion
handed down today, finds an error on
the part of the district court of Wa
terbury in sustaining a demurrer in
the proceedings brought some months
ago against William j. Pape, editor
of the Waterbury Republican. The
case is remanded and ordered proceed
ed with according to law. This makes
it possible that there will be a new
trial
A complaint was brought against
Mr.. Pape under the breach of the
peace statute by Senator James A.
Peasley, who charged that the news
paper printed offensive matter about
him while he was candidate for an
office in the city court. Mr.. Peasley
at the time was a member of the
general assembly. Counsel for Mr..
Pape fled demurrer, alleging that
newspaper editor could not be pro-
ceeded against for libel under this
statute. This was sustained. The
state then appealed to the supreme
court.
Justice Wheeler, who wrote the SUI
preme courts opinion, says in effect
that the demurrer should not have
been sustained. The state contended
that under the breach of the peace
statute IL the matter printed be ssof-
fensiye. indecent or abusive" the
editor must be punished. The supreme
court does not uphold this contention
but insists upon the constitutions
right OF newspapers to provo the trutl,
of the publication being sustained and
Justice Wheeler construes the statute
merely as d statutory definition OF
common IawN libel
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
DIR. LiEBkNEcHT EXPELLED
FROM GERMAN SOCIALIST PARTY
For Continuous Gross Infractions of
Party Discipline.

Berlin. Jan. 13 (By wireless to Say
vile)-"By a vote. of so to 25 the
socialist caucus has expelled from
membership in the. socialist party DR..
Karl Lieblznecht for continuous gross
infractions of party discipline the
Overseas News Agency announced to-
day.
The socialist parliamentary COM
mittee has elected Friedrich Ebert in
place of Hugh Haase, who has resign
ed and left the committee. New mem
bers of the committee elected to re-
place Herr Haase and Gustav Hoch,
who also resigned, are George Grad
nauer and Karl Hermann Kraetzig OF
the committee members Herr Kraet-
zig is the only one of the minority
group of socialists that voted against
the budget
The socialist newspapers are dis
cussing the question of whether an
other convention. of the party shall
be called. The majority of the pa
pers consider the time inopportune.' .
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
BRITISH CENSORSHIP
OF AMERICAN MAILS
Said to Have Disclosed a Widespread
Espionage Plot.

London. Jan. Is, I'll p. m.-The re-
cent inauguration of a censorship upon
both outgoing and incoming American
mails has already produced results,
according to officials, in the form of
the revelation of widespread es-
pionage plot, which the officials de-
clare has amply justified the organi-
zation of the large department neces-
sary to carry on the work
According to evidence revealed by
the opening of American mail it is
stated, an Organization Of spies here
has been sending information to an
American branch which forwarded it
to Germany by various routes. chiefly
by one through Holland.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
Orders To Kill
or Capture Bandits
HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY DE FAcTo
GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
TROOPS ARE IN PURSUIT
Every carranza Soldier in Northern
Mexico to Be Pressed Into Service
If Necessary to Exterminate Outlaws

Washington, Jan. 13.-Eliseo Are
dondo, ambassador designate of the de
facto government of Mexico, called at
the state department today and per-
sonally> assured Secretary Lansing that
Carranaz troops had been despatched
to western Chihuahua with orders to
kill or capture all the bandits con-
cerned in the staying of American citi-
zens. He said every Carranza soldier
in northern Mexico would be pressed
into service. if necessary. to achieve
this purpose.
Slain Men Had Been Warned.
In a statement later Mr.. Arredondo
declared that the men who lost their
lives had attempted to reach their
place of business before complete con-
troll of the region had been accomplish
ed by the Carranza forces. He said
they had been given permission at
their own request to pass through the
Carranaz lines, although the Ameri-
cans had been warned to keep out of
territory in which guerilla warfare was
in progress.
Mr.. Arredondo went to the state de-
partment at the close of day devoted
largely in official circles here to the
Mexican situation. President Wilson
conferred with Secretary Lansing and
discussed the subject with callers. He
is understood to have told some of the
latter that the Chihuahua mine en-
pIOyeS naQ Deen Sp6ClHcdily Wdrneo
not to go into Mexico.
Americans Warned to Leave.
During the day Secretary Lansing
made it clear that the United States
would expect from the de facto gov
ernment evidence that the murderers
had been punished, and that If proper
steps were not taken an issue might
arise between the United States and
the Carranaz administration. This
statement was considered significant
of the determination of the United
States to enforce protection of its
citizens in Mexico. The secretary
added another warning to Americans
in Mexico to leave the districts where
there is revolutionary trouble. AS to
the responsibility of the Carranza gov
ernment for the murders, Secretary
Lansing declared nothing would be de-
termined until all the facts were at
hand. Theses If was agreed during the
conference with the president, should
be gathered from every reliable source.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
PAN AMERICAN DELEGATES
VISIT NEW HAVEN TODAY
Have Been Making a Sight seeing
Tour of New York City.

New York, Jan. 13.-The delegates
to the second Pan American Scientific
congress who arrived here yesterday
from Washington, made a sight-see-
ing tour of the city. Accompanied by
their wives and children and guided
by John C. Breckenridge, head of a
citizens committee, the party paid a
visit to the American Museum of Nat
sural History. the Metropolitan Museum
of Art and Columbia university, where
they were the guests Of President
Nicholas Murray Butler.
The delegates We're entertained to-
night at reception at the home of
President Butler and leave tomorrow
for es1w Haven, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
SUMMARY EXECUTION OF
GEN. RODRIGUEZ ORDERED
BY General Gavira, Commanding the
Garrison at Juarez.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Capture of
General Jose Rodriguez, General AL
media and several other Villa chief
tains by Carranza forces near MADEIRA
was announced tonight in dispatches
from Ell Paso to the state department
and the Mexican embassy.
Almeida was shot Immediately the
message to the embassy said and
summary execution of Rodriguez had
been ordered by General Gavira,
commanding the garrison at Juarez
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
VOTE ON PHILIPPINE
BILL EXPECTED SATURDAY.
Senator Mccumber, Republican, Fa-
vors Independence of Islands.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Senator Nc
Cumber, republican, today advocated
giving the people of the Philippine
Islands independence, asserting not
only that the United States was NOR
ally bound to such an action but that
possession Of the islands was a con-
slant menace from a military point of
view. He introduced amendment to
the pending bill for extending to the
Filipinos a greater degree Of self
government which would authorize the
president to seek an international
agreement to guarantee the autonomy
of the islands and the Filipinos in es-
tablishing a government and to pro-
claim independence.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-14
TEMPERATNRE DROPPED
so DEGREES IN INDIANA.
Telephone and Telegraph Wires Were
Damaged by High Wind.

Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. ia high
wind, sweeping out of the west,
caused sudden drop in temperature
of fifty degrees or more in Indiana to-
day. The. government weather bureau
reported that the mercury here went
to 8 degrees above zero at 8. o'clock
and a fall Of sixey ono degrees since
yesterday noon. and remained there
for more than three hours Temper
atlire over the state ranged around ze-
ro, some places reporting below. The
high wind did considerable damage to
Telephone and telegraph wires.