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Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
HEAVY BoMBARDMENT SETS
 ONSTANTINOPLE AFLAME
One Hundred and Fifty Houses and
 Shops Burned.

Constantinople Feb. 1.-The quart CT adjoining the Saint Sophia Mosque in Constantinop1e Is burning. A hun dred and fifty houses and shops so far have been destroyed.
 A heavy bombardment of Adrianople occurred on Sunday.
 As a result of the renewed heavy bombardment of Adrianople, the quarter adjoining the Saint Sophia Mosque was devastated by fire this afternoon. A hundred and fifty houses and shops were destroyed and the fire is still burning.
 It is said that the situation around Bulair in unchanged. A Bulgarian column is advancing through Belgrade forest to the west of Derkos lake. in the direction of Ormanli. and is fortt- flying the heights of Sivaskeui.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
EIGHT WoRKMEN
 GET A DUcKING.
One of Them Started a Geyser by a
 Drive of His Pick.

New York, Feb. 17:-Efght workmen in a tunnel sixty feet below the street level nearly met death by drowning today at Passaic, N. J., when a gey- ser, caused by one of the men sinking a pick in a large vein of water, burst upon them. Almost immediately the cold water was up to their waists and as they gained the shaft where a hoisting bucket was in operation it was up to their armpits and gaining rapidly. Ordinarily but three men ae a, time are hauled up in the bucket Three of the men, all but unconscious, were tossed into the lift. however, and another crowded himself in upon them The four others then clung to the sides of the bucket and all were drawn sixty feet upwahd to safety.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
HONORS AWARDED CONNECTICUT GIRLS.
Hartford and Ansonia Represented in
 Vassar's Honor List.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Feb 1.-The list of honor girls at Vassar college was announced tonight by the presf- Penniman of Ashevflle, N. c. The list includes a student from Manila P L. and one from Tabriz, Persia. There are 27 honor girls and twelve who re- ceivedi honorable mention. Among the honor girls are:
 Harriett Bradley, Manila, P. l.: Georgie William Leffngwell, Hartford, Conn.,; Rachel Gray Whitcornb Brockton, Mass; Mary Agnes Wilson Tabriz Persia.
 Among those receiving honorable mention is Elinor Bliss, Ansonia, Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
BLAMES~JOY RIDING
 AND THE LOAN SHARKS.
Automobile Bandit Says They Made
 Him Thief

Chicago, III, Feb. 17-"Joy riding in automobiles is one of the reasons given today by Robert Webb. con- fessed murderer of Detective Peter Hart, and leader of Chicago's automo- ile bandits. for turning to a career of crime.
 .1It was joy riding and loan sharks that made a thief out of me-" said Webb. These loan sharks got me in bad for about $50. paid that much back, but I never got square with them. I still owe them. When I'd take these Joy rides in automobiles I used to think how easy 1t would be for a fellow to stock up some one and make a quick getaway in a machine. I kept thinking about that and finally thought I'd get some easy money.''
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
EMPHASIZES ARRIVE.
Old Glory Floating from Three Craft in
 Vera Cruz Harbor

Vera Cruz, Feb. 17.-Three American battleships, the Georgia, Vermont and Nebra ska, are now here. They were visited today by the civic authorities.
 Great alarm was occasioned last night, the military and police officials rnistaking thirty laborers from an e1ec- tric plant for disguised marines. . Two hundred American refugees have reached Vera Cruz and many others are on the way.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Mi.a Wi.aon se Lobh4,

New York, Feb. 17-Afiss Margaret Woodrow Wilson. daughter of Presi- dent-elect Wilson. and Mrs. Walston Hill Brown, president of the Child Welfare league, will go to Albany on Wednesday to work among members of the legislature for the passage of the g labor bills aimed to relieve the poor workers.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
JUDGE REFUSES GRANT
 A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
Intends to Learn Facts About tho
 Strike First.

New York. Feb. 17.-By refusing td grant temporary injunctions on thg complaints of employers against tha garment workers now on strike, and announcing that he would grant per- naneut restraining orders only after a hearing, Judge 7FIendrick of the state supreme court today took an important stand with reference to the strilre that has been in progress since January ls This action of the court is almost une precendented in legal procedure
 Judge Hendricks announcement fole lowed 8 conference with the jusdcea of the appellate division of tho Etata supreme court. Tn it he said:
 TT have decided to try these cases on their merits beginning next Monday and the appellate division has author ized me to sit here for three months, Q necessary to take the testimony shall not grant injunction until have gone thoroughly into the merits of the cases. I mean to get down to the causes of this strike and clear the atmosphere if possible"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
steanners Reperted hy WireIeas.

Fastnet, Feb. 17.-Steamer Mature, tania, New York for Fishguard and Liverpool, 1S0 miles west at 3.16 a. m. Due FishguaFd B. m, < Stascensett, Mass. Feb. 17,-Steam- CT Minnetenka- London for New York, S1o miles east of Sandy Heck at neon. Dock S.20 a. m. Tuesday.
 Steamer Stampalia, Naples for New York, 352 miles east of SandS, Hook
 Sable Island, N. F. Feb. 17.-Steam- CT Finland, Antwerp and Dover for New York. reported e4s miles east of Sandy Heck at p. m, Dock p. m. Wednesday,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
PIea for Women PoIiee.

New York, Feb 17.-A plea for women police officers, women judges in the children's court and the teach ing of sex hygiene in the public schools was made tonight at the mass meeting in Carnegie hall for the cause of suffrage held under the auspices of the National association. Mrs. Joseph Brown, an associate of Miss Jane Addams in the Hull house work in Chicago, was the speaker.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
American Was Watching Battle from
 Roof of a Hotel.

| ROOT or HoIst.-
 l San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 17.-A story of the wounding of Herman O. Weiss, a civil engineer of New York
 and Washington during the fighting | at Mexico City. was told by J. B. Gib- son of Vancouver, B. C., who arrived I here today direct from Mexico City. l MT. Gibson said that Weiss, with Sid-
 ney Sutherland, a newspaper man who also was injured about the same time, D. B. Hamer, and another American
 whom MT. Gibson did not know, were viewing Tuesdays battle from the bullet in the knee. the ball coming out at the hip, but not touching the bone. "At the time I left Mexico City Thursday night. Diaz was not only strongly entrenched in the arsenal and the Y. M. c. A. building said MT.
 Gibson, "but had men stationed on all the tall buildings in the neighborhood-
 It was understood that about 30,0Qe, 600
 rounds of cartridges were stored in
 the arsenal with sixty cannon and number of machine guns. The accur- acy of his fire was remarkable. He has some of the best artillerymen in the Mexican army and they are well equipped with range finders.
 T saw a force of about 100 rura1eS charge a rebel position Tuesday morn ing and when Diaz turned his machine guns and cannon on them it was sick ening. A few may have escaped, but the greater number were struck sev- eral times I was informed by a for eign diplomat Tuesday that Madero's loss was more than thousand killed and wounded.
 While there is no police protection, there is very little disorder in the lower element"
 MT. Gibson said foreigners were much concerned over reports that the United States might intervene. Such a report, he said, was. circulated by a newspaper correspondent and caused much feeling.
 q am a British subject, but all for eigners who speak English are looked upon as 'gringoes' and should an anti American outbreak have occurred I would not have considered my life worth a cent" said Gibson.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
HilI.s Appointed by suIzer.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 17.-Chafles B. Hflles of Dobbs Ferry. secretary to President Taft and chairman of the national republican committee, was appointed tonight by Governor Sulzer to fill a vacancy on the board of man. agers of the New York state training school for girls at Hudson.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
May sorve Eouador.

washington, Feb. 17-The house to- day passed a resolution to authorize Col. c. Gordon, chief medical officer of the Panama canal zone, two other three officers of the army engineers to accept service under the republic of Ecuador to supervise sanitary i'm provementa In that country.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
OBITUARY.

Joaquin Miller, Poet of sierras."
 San Francisco, Feb. 17.-Joaquin Miller, known as the Poet of the Sierras,' died this afternoon at his home in the Piemont foothills He had been in failing health for two years and unconscious since last Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Fall 6o Feet and Lives.

Waterbury, Conn, Feb. 17.-Sherman Wands a structural iron worker, fell a distance of sixty feet while work ing on the new power house of the Wa aterbufy Brass company this af- terneon yet by 8 strange good fortune he escaped serious injury and is. ex- peeted to recover,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
WiIson keeps Tabs on situation.

Trenton, N. J., Feb. 17.-Presid snt@ elect Wilson displayed today a very keen interest in the developments In Mexico. He was kept informed through press despatclles. MT Wilson feela that he ought to make no comment on the situation at present refraining from injecting any more elements into the dilemma than it already contains. He is watching it closely, however, with the idea of being prepared imme- diately for any difficulties that may arise after he takes office.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Pensions for Widows of soldiers of the Spanish war and widows of Civil war veterans who married after 1890 are provided in bill to be reported from a meeting yesterday of the sen ate pensions committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Chinese in America Elected.

Picking. China, Feb. 17.-Six parlia- mentary overseas representatives, in- cluding Tong King Chong, the editor of a Chinese newspaper in San Fran cisco, and Choo Shew- San, of New York, have been elected to the new Chinese national assembly which is to replace the provisional parliament.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
MARINES EN ROUTE
Number Sent frcm Boston Increased
 by Supplementary Order.

by Supplementary Order.
 Boston, Feb. 17.-Harlier orders to- day to Captain CofEman of the Charles town navy yard to send 15O marines to Philadelphia, were followed this evening by further instructions to de- spatch every available marine in the vicinity.
 One detachment of 1ss men en- trained at 6-30 D. m- for Philadelphia. on special cars running as the second section of the Federal express over the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. Nearly all the men were veterans, many of them having recent ly been nnder fire in Nicaragua.
 Another detachment Of 14O men. drawn from the CharlcstoWn yard and the battleshfps Rhide Island and New Jersey, were in readiness to depart at midnight for Norfolk. All were ecuip- ped for field service
 One hundred and twenty-five marines from Portsmouth N H., left Boston at z o'clock for NorfoIk
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Prince Runs Down Child.

Heddernheim. Germany, Feb. IT, Prince Henry of the Netherlands ran over and seriously injured a five-year- old child while driving an automobile through the principal streets of this town yesterday. He picked the child up and took it in his automobile to the local hospital,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
More Riotjno in Japan.

Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 18-Serious riot ing continued here. A great mob taking part in a demonstration today attacked the newspaper offices and stoned the residences of the new con stltutiona1 unionist party founded by eX-Premfer Prince Katsura
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
American Wounded

Mexico City, Feb. 17--An American named Gibbons was wounded while crossing a street near the embassy this afternoon. The rebels have advanced their lines and appear to be getting the best of the fighting. The opera tions today were of a serious charac-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
To Strengthen French Army.

Paris, Feb. 1.-The French govern ment has in preparation extensive plans for increasing the strength of the army. These are to be submitted to the chamber of deputies next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
BATTLE CONTINUES AT MEXICO CITY
Government Now Planning to Attack the Rebels
 With Bombs at Short Range
FEDERALs CAUSED BREAKING OF ARMIsTICE

Undertook Advance Their Lines and Invited the Fire of the Daz Forces-Government Soldiers Sought to Reach Rebels Lines Through Big Water Ppes-Diaz Said to Have Best Marksmen of the Army in His Ranks-Ar- senal Shows Little Effect of Attack of Federal Soldiers News Being Borne by Courier to Vera Cruz Where There is No Censorship-Report Coming via Fl Paso Has It That Diaz is Now Occupying National Palace.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Miss Pankhurst Arrested Aaain.

London, Feb. 17.-F'or the' third time in the month of February, Miss Sylvia Pankhurst is under arrest. She was taken by the police while engaged with other suffragettes in window breaking In the East End of London
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Bitter Anti-Amerioan FseIino.

Washington, Feb. 17. - Secretary Knox today telegraphed to all cou- sulates in Mexico instruCttng consular officers to make 1t clear that the policy of the United States toward Mexico remains unchanged. Reports from consulates, as well as from Admiral Southerland at Mazatlan, said that bitter anti American feeling was being manifested because of circulation from Mexico City of unwarranted statements that military intervention by the United States had already begnn.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
SIX Killed In Collision.

PittsburE, Pa, Feb. 1T@Siz men were killed and a number injured when sand train ran into a freight train at a crossing at Derry, Pa, toni ght. Tho victims were employed by the PennayivaniA Railroad company on nearby stone QuarrieR
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Mediators Exhausted.

New York, Feb. 1.-The mediators pleaded that they were thoroughly worn out and desired to get a much needed rest. MT. Carter and the mem bers of the adjustment committee of the fremen immediately went into ses- sion and agreed to wait until tomor- row to hear from Judge Knapp and MT. Hanger.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
May Arrest De La Barra.

Mexico City, Feb. 17.-It Is report ed that Francisco De La Barra win be arrested at the first opportunity for alleged complicity in the rebellion.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
FederaIs Attack Y. M. c. A.

Mexico City, Feb. 1.-The federals were preparing tonight to use dyna- mite bombs in an assault on the Diaz positions A sustained attack by the federaIs against the Young Mems Christian association building this af- ternoon was repulsed by the rebels.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Inauiry In oerman Reiehstaa.

erals announced today that they would interrogate the government In the Reiehstag as te what measures the imperial chancellor was taking for
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

The Divorce Bill requiring a resi- dence of a year instead of six months passed the Nevada senate without amendment yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
piaz Reported as Occupying Palace.

Fl Paso, Texas, Feb. 17.-RebeI forces began storning the palace ear ly this afternoon with a 12 inch can non. said a private telegram received here today from Mexico City. An un- confirmed report. said to- have been transmitted over the wires below Ju arez. said that Diaz occupied the pal ace at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Lanaehersnaen an Strike.

New York, Feb. 17.-Beeause the head stevedeFe of the North German Lloyd line in Hebeken. dismissed one of the longsheremen today, 1000 of the men working along shore went out on strike
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Creditors of the Atlantic Hotel com pany of Bridgeport have filed peti- tion in the United States district court asking that the company be declared bankrupt
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
CabIed Paragraphs
Austrian Aviator Xii

Vienna, Feb. 17.-Lieutenant Mittner of the Austrian army, while making a trlaIl light in a new aeroplane today, Tell from height of 300 feet and was killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Tablet Works Burned.

Quincy. ILL. Feb, 17.-The Dayton Tablet works were destroyed by fire tonight, The plant covered an entire block. Tine loss is estimated at S560,-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Double That Any Circulation
Condensed Teiegrams

Safe Robbers Got Into the Rooms ot Typographical union No. 6. New York and stole $500.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
conneotiott ReaJv to ssIi

New York, Feb. '17.-Tn eight hours today the battleship Connecticut,Whioh has been in drydocls at the New York navy yard, was ihoated provfsioned and manned. and tonight was ready to sail for Guantanamo, Cuba, at 6.8Q tomorrow morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
Enver Bey AssassInated.

Vienna, Feb. 17-A Constantfnop1e dispatch to Die Zeit says that Enver Bey has been killed by assassins.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

The Smallest Living Baby in the world is the son of Mrs Paul de survivor of twins. and is 47 days old, weighing only 1 IA pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
New Britain Residence Burns.

New Britain, Conn, Feb. 17.-Fire of unknown origin tonight destroyed the residence of Louis Fox at Seymour park, causing q loss of s2,566. MT and Mrs F'ex rescued their children with difficulty
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Mary Lenzak, the Fifteen Year Old daughter of Jef1n Lenzak, and Fran eisca McCleskey. the ene-year -eld daughter of Patrick McC1eskey, were burned te death yesterday at the home of their grandmother at Webster, Mass, while she was cut of the house for . few minutes
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

A Plan to Place Italian families on farms through government aid was indorsed at a meeting of Italians at Kansas City, Mo.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

federal lines entered the rebel positions every day.
 General Mondragon attributed the few casualties in the rebel ranks to the poor aim of the government artil- 1eristS
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

The Strike of 500 Operatives who went out at the Esmond cotton mill at North Providence, R. l.. three weeks ago, ended yesterday when the em- p1oyes voted to accept an offer of an increase in wages ranging from to IS per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

The United States District Court at New York yesterday denied to owners of patents the right to fix the price for the resale of their patented ar ticleS
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

A Gift of $75,ooo by David D. Stew art of St. Albans to the Maine State Sanatorium association was announced yesterday by the trustees.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
The Much pisnuted Riaht of or

aviator to fly over another's land ma, be touched upon, if not specifically considered by the supreme court fo the first time shortly after the cour convenes next week
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Professor (eneritus) S. A. Latti more of the University of Rochester died at his home at Rochester, N. Y. yesterday, aged S5 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Safe Robbers Got Into the Rooms of Typographical union No. 6. New York, and stole $500.
 Former Senator Hale, i'll at his home at Washington, was reported much improved yesterday.
 Fresh Eggs Are Selling in Chicago for lS cents a dozen. the lowest fgPr- at this time of the year for 20 yea
 President Arthur T. Hadley of Vale will leave at the end of the present week for a months trip to California.
 William r. Johnson of Washington is suing Admiral Dewey for $20,0O0 because. he was bitten by the admiral s dog.
 Colonel Austin s. Cook, president of the Woonsocket Institution for Savings died Sunday night at the age of 55 years.
 Election Returns from Denver on the question of commission government show plurality of 4.9so in favor of commission.
 Blood Poisoning Resulting from the bite of a dog, caused the death yes- terday of Dr. Minot Steele, of Ports mouth, R. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
MARINES ORDERED TO CUBA BY TAFT
Will Encamp at Guantanamo to be Held in Read
 mess For Possible Use in Mexico
TWO ARMY TRANSPORTS SENT TO GALVESTON

Force of 2o0O Marines Leave Barracks Along Atlantic Coast-Conmanders of Army Posts Also Instructed to Make Ready For Eventualities Decision to Abandon Night Sessions of Cabinet to Prevent Misunderstanding
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Abraham WhippIe of Minneapolis died suddenly after he had written a note leaving his body to the medical school of the University of Minnesota
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Favorable Report on the Bill to in- corporate the Rockefeller Foundation was ordered yesterday by the senate judiciary committee. 10 to f
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

United States Judge Landis of Chi eago, yesterday ordered a special grand jury drawn to investigate al- legged Oleomargarine frauds.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

to the Panama canal law to repeal the provision giving free passage to American coastwise ships was reject ed yesterday by the senate committee on inter oceanic canals.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

The United States Government will continue to bar all colored tea from
 this country during the new tea sea-
 son beginning May 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

J. P. kiiafoyeI, 61 Years Old, for mer president of the Cleveland Amer ican league baseball club died al Cleveland yesterday after two years illness of a complication of diseases.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

pr. James Monroe Taylor, president of Vassar college since 1886, yesterday rendered his resignation to the board of trustees. to take effect at the end of the college year in June.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Henry s. Merrill. of charIestown, Mass, for the last twenty years as- sistant chief of the United States revenue cutter service, died at Wash ington yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Governor Thomas R. Marshall and
 Mrs. Marshall were guests of Governor l Mcdonald and Mrs. Mcdonald of New Mexico yesterday
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Every Rubber Manufacturing Plant in Akron, Ohio, was piclzeted yester- day by strikers and police, and pri- vate guards were placed on watch by the manufacturers
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18

Joaquin Miller, Known as the Poet of the Sierras,'' is dying at Oakland, Cal. He has been unconscious at his home for five days
The Washington herald., 1913-08-05
Promises Full short.

The national platform Or the Demo.
cratic party has on more than one oc.
casion demanded the retirement of banl
currency and the substitution of treasury
currency in its stead. This policy has
been advocated by people conspicuously
connected with the present aAministra.
ton. and naturally, the public. and espe.
cially the holders Of these bonds, were
alert to know what action might be taken
with reference to banknote circulation.
a blu was prepared BY Mr.. Glass and