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Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS
 AND MEN IN NAVY
Admiral Fletcher Tells House Naval
 Committee It Is "AIarmine."

Washington, Jan. 2o.-An alarm ing shortage of officers and men needed to man the warsfips of the United States for battle is reported by Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander chief of the Atlantic fleet, in 6, let ter to the house naval committee made public tonight.
 Writing to supplement his recent testimony before the committee, the admiral announces that an inquiry just completed by special boards has re- vealed that the navy lacks by 10000 the men to man ali the ships which ought to be commissioned upon the outbreak of the war
 The reports of these boards show that in the q battleships in coInmis- sion and now composing the Atlantic fleet, there is a shortage of 5,219 men and 339 officers required to fill all sta t1ons to efficiently fight the ships in battle
 The above figures refer to the com nissioned battleships alone says the admiral and this shortage does not include 4,O0o or 5000 additional to fully nlan the ships which I think ought to be fully manned upon the opening of hostilities. as stated in my testimony.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

The Russians report repulses of Ger man attacks north of Ratawa and on Ehe BEura river and assert that they defeated with heavy losses the Ger mans near Radloff, western Galicta. They have made advances also in Bu6owina-
 The French official statement an nounCes the recapture by the French of one of the trenches taken the day previously by the Germans north of Notre Dame de Lorette.
 The French customs administration reports that Frances foreign com Inerce in ten months Of 1914 diminish ed In value to the extent of $400, 0,000,- DOC, as compared with the same period of 1913.
 'T not only hope but know that we shall be able to fight through this inn fnense struggle. In the domain of financial and economic affairs we are equal to every demand, however long the war may last" This utterance IS attributed to Ruholph Havenstein, president of the German Reichsbank and one of the foremost financial au- thorities in Germany.
 Archduke Charles Francis of Aus tria, heir apparent to the Austro- Hun sarian throne, has left Vienna to visit Emperor William at the German head quarters and the new Austrian foreign minister, Baron Burian, will leave for man chancellor and the foreign Tl44Et- lister.
 From the battle front word comes that so many men perished during the eight days struggle for the heights across tho river from SoissOns that four days after the conclusion of the battle the dead lay around in heaps, although thousands of men had been engaged without cessation i'll clearing up the Held.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
BLANKET WARRANT FOR
 22 DEPUTY sHERIFFs
Charging Manslaughter for Shooting
 Laborers at Roosevelt, N. J.

Roosevelt \. J., Jan. 20.-With
 twenty-tWo deputy sheriffs named as
 Attendants in a blanket warrant
 charging manslaughter investigations
 were under way tonight by the fed
 eral commission on industrial rela- tons and the prosecutor of Middlesex
 county into the shooting here yester-
 day of 19 striking employees of the
 American Agricultural Chemical com pany. Desidori AleSa n6ro died from gunShOt wounds received during the clash with deputies guarding one of
 the company's fertilizer plants and several others of the strikers were in
 serious condition tonight.
 Twenty -one of the accused depu- ties pleaded not guilty when arraigned before County Judge Peter F. Daley. in New Brunswick late today and were
 released in bail of $2,0O0 each, bonds being furnished by 8 surety company They were sent back to guard the
 company's property tonight Counsel
 for the other deputy named in the warrant said his client would arpear for pleading tomorrow.
 Investigators representing the fed , erai commission on industrial re,a- ttons expect to complete their inuIirv 1 bv Friday night. Meanwhile the colIu- ty authorities here and in New Bruns- Wlck plan to place evidence before q grand jury. Labor leaders addressed the strikers at a meeting today, urg- 1 ing them not to arm themselves and l to refrain from violence and not to conSregate in the streets or neal. the company's plants. The strikers dis 1 cussed without taking action. a sug- gestion to appoint a committee to meet representatives of the company with 8 view to settling the wage dis pute which resulted in their quitting
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
MANDATE FOR THAW
 TO BE ISSUED TODAY
For f+is Return to New York State to Answer Charge Of Conspiracy.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The mandate Of the supreme court of the United States, under which Harry K Thaw will be returned from New Hampshire to New York to answer q charge of conspiracy to escape from NTatteawan, will be Issued early tomorrow. Under the rules of the court the mandate may be issued. if requested, thirty days after the courts direction. To- day was the thirtieth day. and the re- quest has been filed by Deputy Attor- ney Franklin Kennedy of New York.
 The document win be forwarded to Air. Kennedy. who has announced that he and William Travers Jerome expect fo leave New York city Thursday night for Concord. to present the man date to the federal district court for New Hampshire, with the object Of obtaining physical possession of Thaw as fugitive from justice.
 The mandate will direct the fudge of fhe United States court for the district Of New Hampshire to reverse his final order against Thaw's extradition and to take further proceedings in con- tornity yit hthe supreme courts opin- ion
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES
 IN URUMIA ENDANGERED
In Hands of Turks and Kurds-cut
 Of from All Communication.

New York, Jan. 20-Christian mis- sionaries and converts in Urunia, which recently was occupied by Turks are endangered and urgently in need of help, as are also 15,000 refugees at Tffis according to 3, cable message from Tif7is by the Presbyterian board Of foreign missions. the board an nounced tonight. The cablegram was signed by three Persians connected with the educational work of the Pres byterian mission at Urumia, who had been educated in the United States and are naturaIized Americans. It read as follows:
 "Urumia in the hands of Turks and Kurds. Cut of from all communica- tiOn. Situation missionaries and Christians critical help urgent there and for fifteen thousand refugees here Reply care consulate'
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
FEDERAL COMM SSEON HEARING ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Jacob If. Schiff and August Belmont
 Testified Yesterday.

New York, Jan 20.-Jacob IT. Schfff. bank and representative in his coun- try of the Baron De Hirsch F'ounda- ton, and August Belmont, director in many public service corporations. in cluding the Interborough Rapid Tran sit company, which operates the sub way and elevated railroads of New fork. both testified today before the inquiry being conducted by the fed eral commission on industrial rela- tions into the admin istration of the great phiianthropic foundations and the cause of industrial unrest.
 Both witnesses asserted that the boards of directors with which they were associated paid no attention to labor conditions until trouble seemed imminent
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
LARGE SUBMARINE
 LAUNCHED YESTERDAY.
New Type at the Fore River Ship
 Building Company.

Quincy, Mass, Jan. 20.--A new type of submarine, the largest ever con- structed for the United States navy, was launched from the yards of the Fore River Ship Building company to- day. She was christened I.-1 by Eliz- abeth Scott Daubin, wife of Lieutenant Freeland 4. Daubin, who will command the vessel.
 The L-l will be given her official trials next month and it is expetted that she will be put in commission early in the spring. She is contracted to make IA knots on the surface and 10 knots submsrEsl
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
SUPERINTENDENT SHOT
 BY DISCHARGED sWITcHMAN.
Tn His Office at Forth Wor+h-Dfed an
 Hour Later.

Fort Worth, Taxas, Jan. 9O.-A Mon tague, superintendent of terminals from the Gold lines here, was shot in his office today by discharged switchman and died an hour later. His predecessor was shot two years ago in exactly the same way and died. A. c. Myers is under arrest.
 Myers refused to make any state ment He was discharged from Mon tague's employment last April. Mon tague was shot twice in the depot sheds.
 Two years ago, P. T. Boswell. NIon- tagues predecessor, was shot and killed and a discharged switchman. after two trials. was acquitted of the charge of shooting him
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
NIGHT RIDERS FLoG
 1s-YEAR- -oLD GIRL
Visited Her Home, Near Louisville
 During Absence of Family.

Louisville Ky, Jan. 20.--Night rid CTS who previously have confined their operation to the western Kentucky coal fields, have wideued. the field to include a. community in the vicinity of Louisville. According to a Litchfield dispatch, received here today, a band of men disguised as negroes last night visited the home of Miles DuvaH dur ing the absence of the family, seized his daughter Nellie, 19 years old and logged her severely. \ physician pronounced her injuries not serious. The men have been arrested.
 Leithf1eld is 50 miles from Louis vile.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC
 RESOURCES OF GERMANY.
President Of Reichsbank Says They Are Able to Meet Any War Burden.

Berlin, Jan. 70. by Wireless to Say vile, L. Rudolph Haverstein, presi- dent of the ReichSbank and one of the foremost authorities of Germany, as serts that the country will be able to meet any burden which may be i'm posed by the war upon it's financial and economic resources. The Over Seas News agency quotes Herr Haver- stein as saying when an honorary de- gree was conferred upon him by the University of Bonn:
 'T not onIy hope but I know that we will be able to fight through this i'm mense struggle. In the domain of financial an decononlic affairs We are equal to every demand. however long the war may last"
 The Over Seas agency also says that lodges Of the Jewish Order B'Nai B'Brith have given to the German army a complete new hospital train.
 German production of pig iron in December is given as S54,00O tons as compared with 58T.000 tons in August. the first month Of the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Prof. Lewis Lindsley Dyche.

Toreka, Kan, Jan. 20.-Professor Lewis Lindsley Duche, a widely known zoologist and explorer died at g. hos pital here today from pneumonia. He was 5S years old. In hunting over North and South America Professor Dyche obtained for the University of Kansas, of which Ie was curator. one of the most valuable collections of American mammals in the United States.
 Tn 1895 Professor Dyche was one ot the party that rescued Lieutenant now Admiral Peary in the Arctic re- gions. sailing from GIocester, Mass, 1T the Golden Hope, May 16, of that year. He also accompanied Dr. Freder- ick A. Cook on the trip to Mount Nc hlnley. After they reached the foot of the mountain, Professor Dyche con- tinued his hunting expedition, leaving Cook to climb the mountain.
 Prof. Andrew Wheeler Phillips.
 New Haven. Conn. Jan. 20.-Pro- lessor Andrew Wheeler Phillips. for mer dean of Yale Graduate school. died at his home here tonight of heart disease. He was 70 years old.
 Professor Phillips, who was affec- tionateIy known to Yale men as Andy" was born in 0riswold, New London county, March IA 1844. Ha was noted as a mathenla tician and had published 8. number of works on scientific subjects. Trinity college gave him the honorary degree of mas ter of arts in 1875
 He WAS appointed a full professor at Yale in 1891 In 1895 he was named as dean of the graduate school, hold ing the position until lis retirement a few years ago. He was succeeded by Hans Oertel, who is now engaged in Red Cross work in Munich, Ger many.
 Professor Phillips was for many years president of the board Of trus- tees of the Hotchl1iss school at Lake vile. He was a member of a number of learned societies. Ills widow sur
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Former Bicycle Racer Held For Man
 slauqhter,

Newton, Mass. Jan, 20.-Lewis A. Callahan, known to followers of bi- cycle racings a decade ago as Lady Callahan, 6 crack sprinter and pace follower, was held on a charge of man slaughter in the police court today The charge was a. result of an inquest finding that Callahan was responsible for the death of Patrick J. Cummings. who was killed while riding with Cal la.han in an automobile which figured in an accident on December 5.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
BRANFoRD MAN DROWNED
 WHEN RoWBoAT CAPsIzED
Companion Reached Shore in an Ex-
 haustsd Condition.

Branford, Conn, Jan. William Doyle. 2S years old, was drowned to- night when the boat in which he and sized near Hubbards Bridge. The current was running swiftly and when the boat turned over, Doyle was caught under it. Chase managed to reach shore in an exhausted condition
 Before hely arrived and the boat could be righted, Doyle's body had been swept out into the sound A number of persons grappled for the body for hours but without success.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
GERMANS RETREAT;
 RUSSIANS ADVANCE
North of Ratawa and on the Bzura River-Rus-
 sians Also Defeat Invaders Near RadIof
FRENCH HAVE RECAPTURED A LOST TRENCH

Taken te Day Previously by the Germans North of NotFe Dame de Lorette-Repozt Says That at the Conclusion of the Eight Days Battle for the Heights Across the River From Sossons the Dead Lay Around in Heaps After Thousands of Men Had Been Engaged Four Days in Clearing Up the Field-Archdule Charles Francis of Austria Heir Apparent Has Left Vienna Visit Emper or William at the German Headquarters.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
 OF DIAMOND RING.
Three Arrests Made in a JeweIry Store
 ct Boston.

Boston. Jan. 20.-Two men and a woman giving their names as John Smith, 9 deaf mute; Harry Smith his brother and May Steffens, sister-iu- law Of the two men, were arrested in Summer Street iewelry store to- day charged with the larceny of @ diamond ring and a stick pin valued altogether at S175. The stick pin is alleged to have been found conceal led between the fingers of John Smith. the projecting price tage giving the clue to it's whereabouts The ring could not be found. They were held in bonds of S2,000 each for a hearing
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Miniature Ennins ExnInded

Stamford, Conn. Jan. 20.-Dickinson Cummings, aged t5. son of States At torney Homer $. Cummings, will lose the sight of one eye and possibly of the other as a result of an explosion of miniature engine with which he was playing yesterday. This was stated tonight at the Stamford hos pital. where he is being treated for tl1s 4zliuTSz.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Anti Lobby Bill Passed by Oregon
 House.

Salem, Oregon, Jan. 20.-The Ore gon house of representatives passed today an anti-lobby bill by vote of 4S to 12. Patterned after laws now on the statute books of several mid de western states, it requires that all corporations and persons employing lobbyists to work for or against leg islatin shall register with the secrc- tary of state
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Movem.nts of steamahins.

London, Jan. 15.-Arrived: steamer Minneapolis, New York.
 Liverpool, Jan. 19.-Arrived: steam CT Cynlric, New York
 Christiansand. Jan. 19.-Arrived: : steamer United States New York.
 New York, Jan. 20-SaiIed: steamer Lapland, Liverpool.
 New York, Jan. 2O.--Arrived, steam CT NapoH. Naples; sailed, steamer Rochambeau. Havre.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
MOTOR CARS COMPETING
 WITH STREET CARS
in kansas City, Mo-, and Kansas City,
 Kasr Doing Good Business.

Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 20.-Seven- teen motor cars, several of which were driven by their owners, entered Into competition today with street cars n Kansas City, Mo, and Kansas City, kas., hauling passengers for a five cent fare. The cars ran from all parts Of the city to a central station in tho downtown district. The motor car owners declare they are in the transportation business to stay. Most of them reported a heavy days busi- ness.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Life Savers Rescue Seven Men.

Norfolk Va, Jan. 20.-Life savers the schooner George N. Reed from New York for Tampa, Fla, after she went ashore today near Pea Island. The schooner, bound from Seaford, Del, with cement, was said to be total loss
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Holland County Republican Caucus.

Hartford. Conn, Jan. 20.-The ToI- land county republican caucus of leg islatiYe members today nominated R. H. Leonard of Rockville, Representa- tive J. G. Wfghtman Of Stafford and Holcomb R. Howard of Union as cou l. 6y commissioners. Resolutions for their appointment will probably be in- En6EcsG sszSeF=ow.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Negro Lynched at vioksbura. Miss.

Vicksburg, Miss. Jan. 2o.-Ed John son, a young negro was taken from a deputy sheriff by @ mob within the Vicksburg city limits today and lynch ed. He had been arrested, charged with stealing cattle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
GRUEsOME DESCRIPTION
 OF soISsONS BATTLEFIELD
StrerSr4 With Dead Four Days After
 the Battle.

Before So;ssons, Jan. IS, by Courier to Berlin, Jan. 20. via London, Jan. 21, S.35 a. m.-At the headquarters of q certain German army yesterday even ing General Von Klucll and his staff celebrated the battle and their success at Soissons in typical German military fashion. with R simple soldiers meal, a bowl of punch brewed by the expert hands of Von Kluck himself a grace full little speech by the general and a silent toast to the dead-both French and Gernen.
 Dead Strewn Field.
 The earth was still dropping on the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
State of Washington "Dry' riu 1916.

Olympia. Washn., Jen. 2Q.-The state legislature rushed through both houses today a. resolution declaring against holding a special election in 1915 on the liquor or any other ques- ton. This means that Washington will go dry" in January, 1916, under the initiative bilI passed last November hy the voters
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Frances Foreign Commerce Has Fall en Of S4oo. .Ooo.ooo In Ten Months.

Paris, Jan. 20. 5:So p. m.-France's foreign commerce diminished in value 2.000, ,00O,0 900 francs ($40O. 900, ,O00) in ten months of 1914 compared with the total of a similar period in 1913, ac- cOrding to figures compiled by the cus- toms administration,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Heir to Austrian Throne Visits Ger
 man Emperor

London, Jan. 20 9.30 D. tn.--A ties- Eatch to Reuters Telegram company from Amsterdam says a despatch re- cetved from Vienna asserts that Arch duke Charles Francis, the heir appar- eHt to the Austro- Hungary throne, left Vienna tonight to visit the German emperor at the German bsaduuas-t ters
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Roaton Restaurant Manaaer kiIIed.

Boston, Jan. 20.-During 8 quarrel over money affairs in a restaurant .on Norway street, the manager, Emanu- el Papadakis. was shot and killed. His former partner, Manuel G. Psadabis. was arrested, after a brief chase, on a. charge of murder.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Good Outlook for shoo Manufacturers

Boston, Mass, Jan. 20.-A return to something near the normal in the shoe manufacturing business during the coming year was predicted by Pres1- dent John s. Kent in his annual ad- dress before the New England Shoe and Leather association today.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
CabIed Parapr~ .s499

Mine Sinks D. .1osgval Patrol.
 The Hague ehS4Idon, Jan. 20, a.5i a. m.-Tf ,n naval patrol boa Toitan, aearching for mines of Nieuw Sl .1s, struck a mine and dis. appeared under the waves. One of. ftcer and four men were lost and only fragments of their corpse were re. covered
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Abolition of "PEuokins" Board Recon
 nnandAd.

Washington, Jan. 20.--Abolition of the naval ''pIucking'' boar dis post poned in the Witherspoon bill, favor ably reported to the house today by the naval affairs committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Abandonment of Bill Predicted

Some republicans predicted the bill would be abandoned for this session if no progress was aparent after two weeks of debate. Administration senator's, however, denied that there would be any weakening and said if necessary appropriation bills could be taken up in an extra session, the re- sPonsibiity fo. which would be on the heads of tls7 republicans.
 a-.oi. Burtoi5 tallle,1 for more than six hours continuously cn the third day of his speech, stopping only to drink two raw eggs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

The Columbus, Ohio. penitentiary u1ne<.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Rev. Chester Q. Hartranft, D. D.

Hartford, Conn. Jan 20.-Con1murli- cations from Germany announce the death December 30 last iI + clfenNur- tel, Germany. Of Rev. Chester D. Hart ranft, D. D., president emeritus of the Hartford Theological seminary Dr. Hartranft was born October IS. 1SS9
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
Ship Purchase
 Fight Sill On
ScENAToR BURTON YIELDS
 FLOOR AFTER THREE DAYS
WEEKS RELIEVES HIM
Democratic Leaders Hope to Wear Down opposition-Republicans Arm ing for Protracted Opposition.

Washington. Jan. 20-After three days of continuous assault on the gov
 eFnment ship purchase bill, Senator Burton of Ohio late today yielded the floor in the senate to Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, who continued the fight. In the meantime democratic leaders, who regard the republican op- position as an open fillibusrer, deter mined to keep the measure constantly before the senate despite appropria
 ton bills.
 Rrandegee Ready to Relieve Colleagues
 Tonight the democrats held anotb- CT caucus to perfect the bill. It is probble that no democrat will speak on the measure in the senate for many days. the leaders hoping thus to wear down the opposition. But republican senators are arming for a protracted fight. Senators Weeks, Lodge, and Jones today brought to their desks piles Of books and documents and re- mained on guard ready to take up the debate when Senator Burton tired. Others who are preparing to talk are Senators Root. Sutherland, Shoot Brandegee, GaIlinger and Mason. Informal Republican Conference.
 After an informal republican con- ference 1t was announced that when speeches on the pending bill had been exhausted. a substitute will be offered upon which to base further arguments. The democrats then planned to re-
 cess instead Of adjourning from day to day in order to keep the debatae in one legislative day and handicap the minority orators under the rule that no senator can speak more than twice on one subject in the same leg islative day. Republican senators ex- pect to meet this by introducing from . time to time amendments or substi- tutes to inject new subjects of dis Cl1SSiou
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

The steamer Varese has been sunk by a mine near Pola, the Austrian naval station in the Adriatic, with her crew of twenty men. Great excite ment has been caused at Leghorn as both steamer and crew hailed from that Rert.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

Miss Marion B. Towvne, representa- tive from Jackson county in the Ore son house, succeeded yesterday in ob- taining passage of one of the first bills to be acted upon at the present session of the legislature.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

Estimated state receipts and ex- penditures for 1915 were submitted to the Rhode Island. legislature by the general treasurer. The estimated re- ce;pts amount to S2,945,322 and the es- timated expenditures to S2,715,145.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21
OBITUARY.
Eugene Rostand.

economistfi Eugene Rostand, father of Edmond Rostand. the poet, died today He was born in 1S43 and was a n--,-.- Der of the Academy of Moral and Po- lfcicaI Sciences
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

Edward p. McCord, former tax col lector of PeppereII, Mass, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging the larceny from the town of s4.691. He furnished S2,000 for his appearance for trial next month.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

The Pennsylvania Steel Co, has talk en 1000 idle men back to work.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

Hermann Hamburg, attorney gene ral of South Australia, has resigned because of the anti-G German sentiment in his district.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-21

Four firemen were overcome by smoke while fighting q fire in the hold of the White Star liner Georgic at her pier in Manhattan.