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Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
ENTERTAINMENT CHARGE
 AGAINST BANK CASHIER
William Denison Morgan, of New Ro- chelle-Amount Involved Is $52,47o.


 Hartford, Conn.,. Nov 22.-William Denison Morgan of New Rochelle, N. Y, until last April cashier of one of the largest local banks, was arrested here today, charged with enbezzling $52, ,47O from Miss Elizabeth $. Hub bard of-West Hartford and Mrs. Helen H. O'Connor of New York. According to the police he has made complete confession. In default of $50,000 bail he is locked up at police headquarters. The police say that the amount in question represents money withheld from the sale of 200 shares Of stock ln 8 local life insurance company, which the women had given him to sell while he was cashier of the bank. Accord ing to the alleged confession. he was to sell the stock at certain quoted sum- He returned to them, it is said, the money from the sale of eleven shares each.
 Later. when pressure was brought to. bear, so the police say, he paid back some of the money to Mrs. O'Connor. The amount now alleged to have been embedded is apportioned Miss Hubbard $45.OOO; Mrs. o'con- nor $7.470.
 Morgan came here today from New York to discuss the matter with Miss Hubbard's attorneys. In the meantime a warrant had been drawn up. charg- ing him with the embezzlement. He was placed under arrest as he stepped from the train.
 The police say he made no resist ance and freely admitted the allega- tions.
 MT. Morgan Is president and chief stockholder fthe Morgan Bankers service, corporation, with offices In New oYrk.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
FEELING OF OPTIMISM
 PREVAILS IN BERLIN.
All Reports Published There Indicate Battles Are Being Won by Germans.

Berlin, Nov 22.-(By wireless tele- graph to Sayville, L. D-The week closes with optimism prevailing in Ber- lin regaring the situation ind Russian Poland, as all reports published here indicate that the fighting now in progress is going satisfactorily for Germany and Austria Hungary.
 According to the Austrian official re- port issued today the Germans and Austrians are pushing their attacks along the whole line Two Russian battalions, if is announced, have sur rendered in the fighting to the north east of Czenstochtowa. The Aus trians also are said to have resumed the offensive on the line of Cracow and Przemvsl.
 Bad weather has hindered the op- erations in France and Belgium, but is understood that the Germans are steadily preparing for a further ad- vance of their lines.
 The medical authorities of the Ger man army report that the death of the troops ill the west is excellent
 Included in the press information given out by the German official press bureau is the following:
 "HollaLS reports that as the result of an official inquiry it was shown that every one of the hundred mines washed up on the Dutch coast were o1 British and not German origin.
 "The correspondent of the Amster- dam Tide declares thata the English newspapers correspondents on the front of the allied afmies are absolute ly dependent on those in power for their reports which must be read therefore. with reserve"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
DARING EXPLOIT OF
 THREE ENGLISH AvIAToRs.
Was Frustrsted by Elaborate Frepara.
 tions Germsns Have Made.

Frfedr:chshaSen, Germany. Nov. 22 via Berlin, The Hague and London, l1.05 p. m.-El&bcrate precautions which the Germans have taken for an emergency were responsible for the failure of the reid of three English &g- IaJors who yesterday afternoon swooD- ed down upon this city with the object of destroying with bombs the Zcprelin balloon works. AEti-aeropIane cannon and machine gune adapted to high an- gle fire defeated the accomplishment of the daring exploit and succeeded in bringing down enc of the hostile ma- chimes and nuttiag the others to flight
 The British ajrnnen were first seen above Constance at 2 o'clock and their presence immediately was announced to the authorities at Friedrichshaf fen by kclephone. When the airmen ap- peared at F'riedrichsflafen the anti balloon cannon and the machine guns which had been placed in readiness in- mediately opened fire. The English n1ers circled above ths balloon hall for some time and dropped siZ bombs, two of which came so near to the building among those watching the novel com bat Two other bombs struck houses in the city, damaging them severely and killing man and wouDding a woman.
 One of the fIiers then made a reck- Iess attempt to cross the hall at 8. height Of only quarter of a mile But one of the guns mounted on the top pf the buildings pierced the aeroplane's sasolfns, causing the fuel to escape
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
QUIET THANKSGIVING
 IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
Officials Taking Vacations Before
 Converting of Congress.

Washington, Nov. 22-Because of the expected absence from the city of President Wilson. Secretary Bryan Secretary Garrison ard other officials. Thanksgiving day this year promises to be an unusually quiet one in the capital. z Officials are seizing every op- portunity for short vacations before convening of congress.
 Unless the Mexican situation should STOW more serious or more public business intervere, the president will leave here at midnight Tuesday for Williamstown, Mass. to visit his daughter. Mrs. F. B. Sayre He is anxious to be with her Wednesday be {. cause it will be the first anniversary of her marriage. He plans to stay in Willfamstown the remainder of the week and then return to take up with congressional leaders the programme for the next session and to consider the naming of the new trade commis- sion.
 The president will not attend the Army Navy game as he did last year Because of his desire to accomplish as much as possible during the next ses. sion of congress he will not repeat his visit of last year to Pass Christian Miss, though he may go to one of the Virginia winter resorts for a few days during the Christmas recess
 His absence from the city this week will prevent Mir. Wilson from attend ing the Pan-American mass at St Patrick's Catholic church here which presidents have attended for several years Several members of the cab inta, however. will be present.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
COMPRISED WITH FRIENDS
 WHO HAD PASSED AWAY Sir Oliver Lodge Declares Faith in
 spirituaIism

London. Nov. 22, S.So D. m.-Sfr Oliver Lodge, pre-ideat of the Society of Psychological Research, in a lecture today in BaowDing hall, waiwor.h, made a striking declaration of his spiritual faith. expressing his agso- inte conviction in future existence and stating that he had conversed with friends who had passed away.
 T say thiss said Sir Oliver, ron definite scientific grounds. say it be- cause l know that certain friends of mine still exist because I have talk Cd with them Communication is pos sible, but one must obey the laws to find out the conditions. I do not say 1t is easy but I say 1t is possible.
 T tell you that these people stfn take an interest in the things that are going on. that they still help us to know more about things than we do and that they are abe from time to time to communicate with us.
 Sir Oliver said that once people realized that consciousness was some thing outside the mechanism it made use of. they realized the survival of existence was the simplest thing. It was unreasonable that the soul should pass out of existence when the body was destroyed; people were not limit ed to the few years they lived OF earth and they certainly continue to exist.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
EVACUATION OF VERA CRUZ
 TO TAKE PLACE TO-DAY
warshIps NH Remain in Mexican
 Waters Indefinitely.

Washington, Nov 22-Brigadier General FGnston's infantry and ma rines. numbering about 6,e00 men, to- morrow will haul down the Stars and Stripes which have been flying over Vera Cruz since last April and evac- uate the Mexican port in accordance with instructions from President Will son.
 The five battleships at Vera Cruz and Tampico and the string of ves- sels on the west coast will remain in defni ely. No orders have been issued by Secretary Daniels to the fleet. Tn, y will continue to afford by their pres ence protection to Americans and be in readiness to meet emergencies.
 It was just five months ago that the bluejackets and marines under Rear Admiral Fletcher, seized Vera Cruz, by orders of the Washington government as an act of repriSal i retaliation for affronts to the Amer ican flag at Tampico where a boat load of American b'uejackets were ar rested. General Huerta, who control led the forces at Tampico, had refused to comply with the demand of Admiral Mayor for a salute of 21 guns.
 AdviceS from Mexico today were as confpsing as they have been for sev- eral days, but the determination of the United States government is to with draw the small army which replaced the naval forces at Vera Cruz and thereby remove from Mexico territory a possible couse of international fric- ton as well as a potential factor that might become a domestic issue as be- tween the factions in Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
Revolutionary
 Poi in Russia
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF DuMA
 ARE INcuLPATEp.
ELEVEN ARRESTS MADE
Social Democratic Association Aims at Downfall of Russia's Military Power by Means of Anti War Agitation.

Petrograd, Nov. 22, via London The police have discovered rev. olutionary plot in which several mem- bers of the Duma are inculpated ae- ment. A number of arrests ha Se been made. The semi-official statement says:
 At the beginning of the war, most of the Russian people, conscious of the necessity of defending the dignity and integrity of the Fatherland, were unanimous in assisting the authorities in the accomplishment of the talks in- cured by the operations of war.
 An altogether different attitude was observed by some members of the so- cial democratic associations who con tinued an activity aiming at the down fall of RuSSia,S military power by means of an antf-wars agitation, the distributing Of secret proclamation anG the conducting of propangada by word of mouth.
 Eleven Arrests Made.
 ''The government in October last learned of a plan to convoke a secret democratic organization to discuss measures aiming at the ruin of the Russian state and speedy realization of revolutionary plans. November 27 the police discovered a meeting of such conference was to be held inf Q house in Niborg road eight miles from Petrograd. A detachment of police ar rived on the scene and found there eleven persons, including the follow ing members of the Duma: NJ P,t. rovsky Radayeff. Mouranoff, Sar,--!- off and Chagoff.
 There being no doubt as to the anti-gov ernment object of the con- ference, the members of the meetinr were arrested after a search, with the exception of the members of the Duma who were released. An examining magistrate was entrusted with the in quiry and immediately opened an in vestigation. Having examined the dor uments seized in the raid, the magis tratel drafted an indictment against al fine members of the conference, under article 102 of the penal code, and is- sued warrants for their arrest"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO
 COMMANDERS OF CRUISERS.
Secretary Daniels Rescinds orders 10.
 sued Last Week.

Washington, Nov. 22-Secretary Daniels toda% cabfed Captain Decker of the 4~ sser Tennessee and Captain Oman - he cruiser North Carolina, in the eastern Mediterranean giving them discretionary authority to deai with emergencies that might arise in protecting American citizens and their interests in Turkey. The secretary rescinded the order which he sent last week. directing both commanders to take no action whatsoever pending an investigation on the firing on .he Tenressee's launch at Smyrna AL though an official explanation of the Turkish foreign office has not yet been received, informal assurances of the Ottoman ministers of the interior and war to Ambassador Mortgnthau that the shots were fired as a friendly warning to inform the launch as was customary that the harbor of Smyrna was mined and closed have been ac- cepted as the forerunner of a formal statement by the grand vizier to the same effect
 Secretary Daniels thought ft advtsa-- ble to place the American naval com nlanders again under the navy regu- latinrs. which had been temporarily suspended. but cautioned them in she use of their discretionary authority. The regulations virtually give naval con manders in isolated parts of the globe the authority to take measures deemed necessary to protect lives or Americans. They might even bom- bard town in an extreme case.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23

death, all but one were members of the family of Marine Rosata, a piano maker, aged 60. Besides Rosata htnn self, the dead were his wife, aged 55. ms two daughters, IT and IS years old, respectively; two nieces aged 26 and 24; and Joseph Poliadiri, 24. Boy Only Survivor of Family of Seven.
 The only member of the Rosata family to survive was a IT year old boy, Gasparo Rosata, who fled down the fire escape while the others ran upstairs from their apartment on the third ficor
 Whether the fire was caused by a bomb e plosion could not be deterrnin- ed tonight
 May Have Been Started by Bomb.
 inspector Eagan of the bureau of combustibles, who went to the bui,s. ing after hearing an explosion had preceded the fire. said that 1t was i'm possible to establish the truth of this report from an examination of the promises, as the house had been so badly burned that any evidence of consumed. He considered 1t sfgnff- leant, however. that the fire appeared to have started on the third fool near an apartment occupied by Costa na Shambri. who reported to the po- lice the a year ago that he had re- ceired letters demanding money.
 Shambri said today that he had re- ceived threatening letters recently and that last Friday telephone messaRe had warned him that unless he gave $1,O00 to a man who would meet him at a nearby corner he would meet with bodily harm. He ignored the de- mand- The police are now working on the theory that the extortionists burn ed the building in order to fulal their threats.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23

New York. Nov. 22.-Eight persons are dead. two others were so badly burned that they may die and seven core, including two fire captains, were Injured as the result of a fire of sus- pioious orogin which early today vir tually destroyed a fve-story brick tenement house on East 29th street in this city
 As a result of disclosures made to the police by a tenant who has been receiving blackmailing letters for the past year, and upon whom a demand for S1,0o0 was m de last Friday under threat of bodily harm, detectives O. night are seeking men known to them as Black Hand leaders, whom they suspect of responsibility for the fire.
 Tenants Panic Stricken.
 Panic which seized the tenants when they were aroused by rescuers caused the loss of life, the police say. as the building was amply equipped with fire escapes.
 Seven Bodies Found in Hallway.
 Seven bodies were found in the hall gay on the top floor. near a stairway isaoinS to the roof, when the flame. had been SUbdued after an hours firht by several fire boats. This afternoon trs. Annie Cataldo. a tenant who had ceen rescued from the burning build- ing by patrolman died from heart failure induced by shock and exposure.
 Two Firemen Injured.
 Fire Captains Daniel B. Davison and '. illiam H Coseins were thrown fifteen feet into a heap of debris and badly cut and bruised when the stairs leading. to the second floor collapsed
 hder them. Four men, two women and a baby were burned about the body.
 Of the. seven who were burned to
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23

The greatest activity of the warning factions still appears to be centered along the front in Russian Poland be- tween the Vistulas and Warthe rivers where the Germans are endeavoring to press back the Russians to War saw. What the exact situation here is, however. has not been divulged- Both Berlin and Petrograd admit that violent fighting continues. Berlin says there is no change in the situation, while Petrograd declares the Russians have obtained some partial success es."
 News from Vienna.
 Of the contests farther south in Po land and in Galicia, Q similar state of affairs exists so far as knowledge of the trend of events is concerned. Vienna declares that the Austro-Hun- prisoners in lower Poland and that an important battle is proceeding near Donated, Galicia. and in the Car pathlans. It is claimed also the two Russian battalions surrendered nerth- west of Czenstochowa and that the Austrians have resumed the offensive on the Cracow- Przemys1 line. Petro-. grad says that on the front of Czensto- chowa-Cracow no essential changes have taken place. but that in Galieia the Austrians have evacuated Now Sendez.
 Comparatively Quiet in France.
 In the west there has been compar- alive quiet so far aS infantry attacks are concerned but heavy artillery duels are in progress. The most violent of these was upon Ypres, where the Ger man guns knocked down the city hall and the market place. Paris records in it's official report that the allies de- molished many lines of German
 Turkey. according to Berlin, has in- ficted heavy losses on the Russians near Batum, Asiatic Russia. The Turk ish cruiser Hamedieh and torpedo boats hombarded Tuapse. The Otto man forces on the Shat-Al-Arab river declare that they have defeated a Brit ish force and that shot from Turk ish cruiser caused an explosion on g British gunboat.
 Vienna reports the Servians resisted the Austrians in well chosen fortified points near the KoIubara river, which the Austrians have crossed. Nish says the Servian retirement before the Auetrians is being made flor strategic reasons"
 Russians Mine Black Sea.
 Russia has mined the Russian lit- toral on the Black sea, in many places 60 miles out from the coast. Ships are forbidden to sail at night from or Into the mouths of the Dnieper and Bug rivers or in the Gulf of Kertch.
 A news agency despatch from Hol- land quotes fishermen as declaring that the German fleet is preparing for a decisive action in the North sea.
 British Aviator Captured,
 British aviators have made dar- fng attempt to blow up the Zeppelin balloon works at Freidrichshafen by dropping bombs. One of the British aeroplanes was brought down by the German guns and a lieutenant aviator captured
 A Pretoria despatch announces that the rebel General De Vets force in South Africa has again been defeated.
 A German steamer has arrived in Buenos Aires with the passengers and crew Of British steamer a d the crew of French ship. It is possible that the German commerce destroyers cruisers again have been active.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH
 AT NEW HAVEN
Man Found Dying in an AIIeywsy Near
 a SaIpon.

Seymour, Conn, Nov. 2e.-Coroner Mix of New Haven today investigated Anton Bladiyko, aged 35. According to the spolice, Bladlyko was found dy- Ing in an alleyway near a saloon. His wife, who lives near by, heard sounds of scuf1e, it is said She heard her husband cry out, and went to his as sistance, stumbling over the body. fore the arrival of Medical aid.
 The right side of the head was bat tered in. as if by blunt instrument, the police say. The coroner's investf- gatton was not completed tonight ard the inquest was adjourned until tomor- row at 10 a. m. No arrests have been made yet.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
PRESENTS ARMY FRONT
 65 MILEs IN. LENGTH.
Six German Army Corps Are Now Stretched Along the VistuIa River.

Petrograd, Russia, Nov. 22.-The German column between the Warta and Vistula rivers, according to today s official reports from Russian Poland, comprises six army corps and pre- sents a front 55 miles in extent. The two rivers prevent f1anking by either side, hence the fighting consists of straight frontal attacks. in which the losses of both armies are heavy. but neither side so far has been able to gain a marked advantage.
 The Germans, military ofserverp contend, cannot advance further in this region. since the Russian co1cen- traitor. which was delayed py bl1
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
ALL CIVILIANS ARE
 ORDERED OUT OF cRAcoW.
Fifty Thousand Poles Take Flight in
 All Directions.

Paris. Nov. %. 2.2o p. m.-The mili- tary governor of the Austrian fortress of Cracow has published a decree. says @ despatch from Rome to the Havas News agency. warning the civilians that if they do not quit the city they will be courtmartialed and shot. The decree says:
 "AS the civil population of Cracow Is not obeying with sufficient punctu- ality the order for the evacuation of the city. the government warns those who are slow in obeying that they will be courtmartia1ed and that they will suffer the death penalty
 As a result of the ordinance, the despatch adds, approximately 50,0e0 Poles took immediate flight in all diz rections, adding their sufferings to those of the Gaician refugees.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
EIGHT PEaSOlS BURIED 10 DEATH.
In Five Story Brick Tenement House on East
 TWenb-Nnth Street, New York
TENANTS PANIC STRICKEN WHEN AROUSED

vo Fire Captains Were Thrown Fifteen Feet into Heap of Debris and Badly Injured When the Stairs Leading to the Second Story Collapsed Under Them-Fre Was of su.. Picous Origin, and Police Working Theory That tWas the Work of Black Handers-A Tenant Had Been Threatened With Bodily Harm Unless He Gave $1 900 to Man Who Would Meet Him at a Nearby Corner Threat Was Ignored A Boy the Sole Survivor of . Family of Seven.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
TURKISH CRUISER HAMIDIEH
 FORWARDED TAUPSE, Hurled l6 PreIeetlIes-A Sister of Charity Among the Wounded.

Petrograd, Nov. 22-The following communication from the general staff of the Russian army in the Caucasus was issued today:
 'NOn the morning of Nov. 20 the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh. followed by a fiotilla of torpedo boats, appeared off Taupse and opened fire, hurling 125 projcctiles into the neighborhood The Russian artillery immediately replied with very effective fire. Our losses consisted of three soldiers and a Sister of Charity wounded, one civilian killed and ten other civilians injured. The material damage YVES insignificant.
 Tn the direction of Erzerum one of our columns has made important progress above JuKVeran. Our advance poats continue to tread the heels of the Turks. Other attachments are inac- five"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
FEDERAL COUNCIL OF
 CHURCHES OF CHRIST
Planning to Send Members to Various
 Churches of Europe

New York. Nov 22-The federal council of the Churches of Christ in America, it was announced today. was planning to send a number of promi- nent members from this country as messengers to the various churches of Europe. including those in the coun- tries now at war for the purpose of conveying to them the good will and sympathy of the Christian Churches of America
 The federal council of churches. which is an official body repreSent ing virtually all the Protestant de ofa;na- tions in the United States is the or sanization proposed to tie p6esidont of the United States the setting aside of Sunday, October 1. as day of pra7er for peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
Turks PiIIage Stores of Christians.

. Paris, Nov. 22, 1201 D. m--Accord- ing to nesw received at Athens today from Constantinople, says a despatch to the Havas News agency, a large part of the Turkish garrison at Adri- anople has been transported to Trebi- zond, Asiatic Turkey, where the SOL diers have pillaged the stores of Chris tians. Three of the Christians are re- ported to have been killed
Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
GEN. DE VETS ARMY
 HAS SURRENDERED
He Succeeded in Escaping with Only
 25 Men.

London, Nov. 2S, 12.5O a. m.-A des- patch to Reuters Telegram company from Pretoria says:
 Tt is officially announced that Gen eral De Vets rapidly dwfndIing rebel command became surrounded by loyal forces in the vicinity of Boshof on inc yaal river. General De W ct succe ed- ed in escaping with only twenty-five men. The remainder of his force sur rendered."