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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

trenches were shattered with heavy casualties to their occupants.
 Sttll another defeat to the Turks in the region of ErEerum is recorded by the Russians. Near Aschkala the Russians in a night attack captured strongly organized hills and inflicted severe casualties on the Turks, who left hundreds of dead on the field of battle.
 Premier Asquith has postponed un- til next Tuesday a statement of the British governments position with re- gard 10 cOnscription- The premier has told the house Of commons that unless the disagreement among ihe members or the cloinet can be arniclbly settled there will be break-up Of the coali- tion ministry.
 The reply of Great Britain and France to the American Eovernmeut's protest against their interference with maritime commerce has been cabied 10 Washington
 Greece has formally protested aEainst the use by the entente powers or Suvela Bay, Island of Crete. for naval base.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
VoN 5ERNsToRFF SENDS
 LONG DESPATCH TO BERLIN
Believed to Advise That the United
 States Means Just What It Says.

Washington. April Is-Count von Bernstorff. the German amhassador- sent to Berlin tonight a long despatch interpreting the situation fin washInr- ton and making certain recommenda- uons- He is understood to have ad- vised his government that he believed the United States meant just what ls said in It's submarine note and that something would have to be done quickly is friendly relations were 10 continue.
 The ambassador himself, having read the address of the president and secretaryotaevh noeinow is the time f the note. said:
 T can make no comment either trp- on the address or upon the comnunf- cation which has been sent to my country"
 However, he was authorftztivey des- scribed as having advised the Berlin foreign office in the message sent to- night that he believed at least sor1e such declaration as that made regard ing the conduct of submarine warfars in the Mediterranean Sea should be is- sued immediately to cover all subma- rine operations
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
NO NEW DEMAND FOR
 WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS
Carranza Agents at Washington Denies
 Published Reports.

Washington, April 19.-Mr. Aree- dondo. ambassador-d designate, specific- ally denied published reports that he had received instruction from General Carranza to present a new demand for withdrawal of the troops or to press for an early reply to the note he pre- sented last week. He called on Secre- tary Lansing to call attention to re- ported activities of Antonio Villareal in American border towns toward fOst- ering a new revolutionary movement in Mexico. MT. Areedondo told the secretary that Villareal was in hiding in Laredo, Texas, and that he was en- deavoring to raise an expedition for an invasion of Mexico in support of Villa MT. Lansing directed that the atten- tion of the department of justice be called to the matter.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
GERMANS ADVANCE
 IN BAYONET CHARGE
Capture Stone Quarry to the Northwest of Verdun,
 But Suffer Heavy Casualties
ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE WEST OF THE MEUSE

At Les Eparges the Germans Entered French Trenches On Front of 200 Yards But Were Immediately Expelled Artillery Dues Are in Progress the Russian Front Italians Have Captured Monte Fume Pass From the Aus transAnother Defeat for the Turks in the Region of Erzerum is Announce6-Premier Asquith Has Post Poned Until Next Tuesday His Statement About Con- scriPtion.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
PToMAINE POISONING FROM
 EATING LIMBURoER CHEESE
Three Young Children Are Seriously
 Sick at Meriden.

Meriden, Conn. April 19.-Theodors Miller and his three children, Gertrude. Rosalie and Joseph. [. : and years respectively. are confined to their beds as the result of ptOmaine poisoning from eating limburger cheese Tuesday evening. The three children were un- conscious until five o'clock this morn ing. while the youngest child suffered from convulsions. All are expected to recover according to the Statement of the attending physician.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
BARGE HELD UP
 U. S. TORPEDO BOAT
Permitted to Proceed After Exar1in-
 tion-No Explanation.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, April 1s.-The captain of the steam barge Ava. own ed by the Frank Miller Lumber com pany of this city, reported to Harbor Master Lamond on arriving here to- night that his vessel had been held up and searched off Whitestone. l.. l., to- day by United States torpedo boat The vessel, he said, was cleared for action and gave peremptory orders to stop. After a thorough search of the barge and its cargo. he said. the Ava was permitted to proceed with no ex- planation.
 3S have been in this part of the Sound recently and members of crews Of oth- CT boats have reported that both were cleared for action. What their object is is a puzzl in local shipping circles. It is not known that any other boat than the Ava has been stopped so far.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
UNEQUlVOCAL NOTE
 SENT TO GERMANY
Must Cease IndsCriminate Destruction of Ships or
 Diplomatic Relations Will be Severed
NOTE REGARDED PRACTICALLY AS UITIMATUM

Note Says Hundreds of American Ives Have Taken by Ruthless Work of German Undersea Boats; That the United States Has Been Very Patient, But That the Time Has Now Come Act-Incontroverible Evidence is Submitted in Proof That the English Channel Steamer Sussex Was Torpedoed Without Warning by German Submarine Demands Are Based Upon Law of Nations and Manifest Principles of Humanity.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
TROUBLE AT AMERICAN
 EXAMINATIONS CO. PLANT
RevoIvers Fired and Employees Hooted
 and Kissed.

Bridgeport Conn, April 1s.-TroubIe began this evening at the strike of coo pressmen at the plant of the American Graphaphone company here. A big crowd assembled as the day force was leaving the plant and after hooting and missing. some revoivers were fired. One man was arrested, but. 1t is said, no wapons was found on him. No one was injured and the police quickly disnars- ed the crowd.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
CONFESSED MURDER OF NINE YEARS AGO
Martin V. DonneIIy Tells Story to
 Pawtucket Police.

Pawtucket, R. l., April 19.-Confes- ion that he had shot and killed his brother-i law, William Ross, in New York, nine years ago, was made to the local police by Martin V Donnelly to- day. Ross. a street sweeper, he said, had abused his wife, and DonnelIy shot him down at his work on a street corner. He will be sent back to New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
FIFTEEN CIVILIANS
 EXECUTED AT CHIHUAHUA
Were Concerned in Villa Plot to Seize
 the Garrison.

Fl Paso, April 19.-General Gavira commander of the Juarez garrison. re- ceived message from General Gutter reg, military governor of Chihuahua. stating that fifteen civilians Concerned in Villa plot to seize the Chihuahua garrison were executed by the firing squad today.
 Another despatch to General Gayira stated that General Luis Herrera with large force of men was proceeding to Parral to take charge of the situa- tion there.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
NO CHANGE IN THE
 MEXICAN SITUATION
Expedition Seeking Villa Remains at
 StandstiII.

Washington, April 19-Despatches from the border or from Mexico today contained no word of developments changing the situation. The expedi- tlon seeking Villa is at a standstiII, apparently, concentrated at points where General Pershing and General Funston believe they are best protect ed against whatever may come.
 The only messages received, the sub stance of which was made public were or reassuring nature. 4 consular despatch said General Pershing's de- sire to change the location of his most advanced base near ParraI had met with no opposition by the Carranza authorities. General Pershing is un- derstood to have desired to establish his base at that point to make com m9nlcatlon with the rear guard less difficult.
 State department officials pointed out that while the site of this new base was not revealed, it was to be nearer than the old one to ParraI, the town where the Americans were fired upon last week by Carranza soldiers or civilians.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
GATHERING EVIDENCE
 OF VILLAS DEATH
Officials at Mexico City Give Credit to
 First Reports.

Mexico City, April 19.-According to messages received here, evidence con tirmatory to the death of Francisco Villa is being slowly gathered. Off claIs are now more disposed to give credit to the first reports of the find ing of the grave of the bandit. One report today said that the Indians who had cared for Villa during his last illness had been located and denoeiH tlons taken. According to these affi- davlts Villa died of blood poisoning At the foreign office full credit is at- tached to the statements of these In dianS.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
CROWDS MAKE ANTI-AMERIcAN
 DEMONSTRATION AT ToRREoN
carranza Troops Were Employed in
 Dispersing Gatherings.

Torreon. Mexico. April IS. via Fl Paso Junction. April Is-Carranza troops were employed today in dis- persing crowds that hsd gathered rO- an anti-American demonstration Proc lamations had been Issued at Torreon, Laredo and Gomez Pnlacio. calling on "all loyal beXicans" to meet in a the atre at GoneE Palacio to discuss steps to be taken against the American tn- vaders.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
BRITISH CABINET CRISIS NOW LESS ACUTE
Hopeful Feeling That Breakup of Gov
 ernment Will be Avoided.

London. April 1s. 1o.s2 p. m.-After the ministerial conferences this even ing a more hopeful feeling that the breakup of the government will be avoided prevailed in the parliamentary lobb!es. IL was based on nothing tang ible. however, and the general opinion among the public. owing to the unex- pectediy grave nature of Premier As cuith's statement in the house of com mons. IS that the life of the ministry hands by 0 thread
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
Movements of steansbin,

Kirkwall, April 17.-Arrived: steam CT Oscar II, New York for Christian sand.
 Spezia- April 1S.-ArTived: steamer Stampalia, New York
 New York, April 19.-Sailad: steam- CT New York, Liverpool.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
The Bulletins Circulation in Norwich is Double The-sspo
raragraphs

Swiss to Charter Neutral Steamers.
 Berne, Switzerland, April 19.-The Swiss government has directed its com mercial department to charter a num- Der of neutral steamers, especially American, exclusively for Swiss inn portations from the United States and Argentina.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
Destructive Fire in BeIqrade.

structive fire in Belgrade, Serbia. is reported in a despatch to the Matin, from Bucharest. It is said several hundred houses in the city were burn ed
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
Condensed TeIegrams

Mrs. OpPoline RheauI, aged lez years, died at Pittsburgh, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

France is buying prime western spelter in the American market.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

The trial of the Quaker Oats Co.,, for alleged violation of the antitrust act was opened in Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Preparedness through physical edu- cation is the general topic to be dis cussed by the delesates attending the 23d annual convention of the Ameri- can Physical Education Association which began at Cincinnati, O., today.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

All the 12-ineh guns on the battle ship Michigan have been declared de- fective and ordered removed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

The Bank of England bought 3OT.- 900 bar gold and shipped 200. 900 pounds in sovereigns to the Continent.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Damage of s5o,ooo was caused in the Heidleberg. Pa. plants of the Act na Chemical Co, by an explosion
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

The cause of prohibition in South Dakota gained heavily as a result of Tuesdays municipal elections.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

pr. Walter r. Holmes, for twenty years practitioner of dentistry at New Haven, died there. aged 45 wears
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Carrying 15,ooo bags of mail, a new record. the American Line steamer New York sailed from New York for Liverpool.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

An American hospital train, recent ly presented to the French army. ar rived in Paris with a load of wound- ed on It's first trip from the front
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

The House voted to insist in confer ence on its free sugar repeal bill in definitely postponing suspension of the sugar import tax.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Three Grman steamships. interned at Brazil, will be leased to Brazil for for coastal service until the end of the war. if a guarantee of their immunity of attack or capture by the Allies is received.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Forty grave dissers at St. Raynond's cemetery, West Chester, l.. l.. returned to work. having been granted an ir.- crease of 25 cents a day ih pay
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

According to the British Board of Trade, 3.117 non-combatants have lost their lives during the war in maritime disasters caused by mines or subma- rines.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

The Treasury Department has in creased its premium on war risk in surance to England from 1 1-4 to 2 per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Major General Leonard Wood, former chief of staff and now commander ot the Eastern department conferred with Secretary Baker and Major Genera Scott.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Articles of incorporation were filed at Dover( Del. by the Hammond Arms Co, capital S25,OOO,O 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

A bill providing that proprietors of public places and railroad carriers who discriminate against United States sol diers because of their uniforms may be fined up to $500 was adopted by the Senate.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

The New Central Railroad has lift cd its embargo on freight shipments established several days ago at Toledo
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

An eight-day campaign held in New Brunswick, N. J., to raise s15O.0OO for a new Y. NJ. c. A. building, closed with S175,OOO pledged.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Twelve student hazers have been ex pelled from the University of Louisi ana
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Bringing 214 puassensers, the Re Star liner Lapland arrived at Ne York from Liverpool.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

A severe earthquake, estimated tc have occurred 4.20O miles from Wash. ington and lasting 50 minutes. was re- corded at Georgetown University.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

The morning newspapers cf Berlin do not refer in any manner to relations with the United States or to the ex- pected American note.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Stockholders of the Atlas Powder Co. at a meeting at Wilmington, Del. vot- ed to increase the preferred stock s4.- co. 900 and the common stock s 5.OOo. 900. making the total capital 100000.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

About 1000 employees of the Henry R. Worthington pump plant at lIarri- son. N. J., went on strike for more pay and shorter working hours
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

One man was killed and the rest of the crew narrowl escaped death when the tug James McDonough was sunk at the Bush Terminal. Brooklyn. hy the wash of a passing steamship.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Emperor William donated s25,cOo t, the relief associations engaged in re. building East Prussian towns destroy. ed in the Russian invasion.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

All duties on imports into Mexico will be payable in Mexian gold coin on an after April 30.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Effective May 1, the United State, Steel Corporation announced another increase in the wages of it's employees amounting to 10 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Yzaak vandenburs a prominent res ident of Baltimore, committed suicide at a hotel in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Senate democrats in conference de, cided to enact into law the house bill repeating the provision in the Under. wood Simmons tariff law which woulC have placed sugar on the free list May I, 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Fire of unknown origin destroyed the grain elevator of the c. A. GambrfIl Mfg Co-. at EIlicott City. Md. together with 15.O00 bushels of wheat. The loss was estimated at s2OO.OOO.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

James crede of Jacksonville. Fla, was arrested for disorderly conduct fin New York City as he was trying to sell SlO bills for Sl each. He had not made a sale when arrested
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

Senator Phelan, dem. of Calif., to- day introduced a joint resolution to re- affirm the belief of the United States in peaceful scettlement of international disputes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

In order to save light and fuel, the French Chamber of Deputies uiani- mously voted 10 set back the clock in France one hour during the coming summer.
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
BANNER YEAR FOR BEETS
COLORADO GROWERS GET $5,7s2,
900 FROM FACTORIES.
State. SUGAR Production in 1916, Ae
cordinS to Present Estimates
Worth Sl6,6o5, 900.

western Sevspapcr Union Scws Service,
Denver. ! Beet sugar growers in
northern Colorado already have re-
celved S., ,0eO for their crop from
the Great Western Sugar Company
alone. The final payment on the 1910
yield was made by the nine factories
operated by the company few DAYS
ago.
In addition TO its expenditures in
Colorado, the concern also has DIS
tributed $500. 900 TO beet sugar grow
ers in Nebraska, Wyoming and Mon
lana
The following is the total paid out
by the nine factories OF the company
in northern Colorado. Lonsmont, 81
l25.OU0; Fort Collins. 100000: Love
land. Sl.2O0.O0o; Greeley, 100000;
Windsor, $4,000; Eaton, s25O.OOO'
Fort Morgan. s74O0oO; Sterling, $685.
600.
The company received in its nine
factories in northern Colorado TINS
year total OF l.750,OO0 tons OF sugar
beets, paying a sliding scale, with the
minimum SG25 a ton The produc'
ton in the three other states where
the company has factories Will IN
crease the totai TO 100000 tons OF
sugar beets handled by this company
This was the banner sugar beet
year in the history of Colorado. The
acreage of sugar beets this year in
creased 64,2OO. with total produc'
tion of 100000 tons, valued at SlG.'
Cos 900. as compared with slO.357, 600
in 1915 and s9.694.0 900 in 1914. This
is an increase OF s6,267.i0O for the
1916 over the 1915 crop.
The acreage planted in sugar beets
in Colorado in 1914 was 1876, 400, which
was increased TO 16O. 500 the following
year and 225,OoO acres was planted
this year.
The production was 1,7O6.3O0 tons
in 1914, which expanded to 100000
tons in 1915. and this years crop ag.
sregated 100000 tons.
The average price per ton paid in
1914 and 1915 was s. 6S, which was in.
creased this year TO a minimum OF
sG.25.
The value of the 1914 sugar beet
crop was s9.691 1874, last year the val
ue was s1O.337 900. and the estimated
value OF this years crop is upwards
OF SIG .6O5,O 900.
Announcement was made by the
company that s4,+2S,4S0 would be paid
in distribution of stock to investors in
the securities Of the company and
100000 in cash dividends
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
Court Decides Two Cases.

Denver-Frank Howard and Frank
Pasco. sentenced to the penitentiary
for blowing the safe OF the La lara
State bank II year ago. will have TO
serve their terms under a decision
from the Supreme Court. The court
i'll its opinion holds that the evidence
as to the defendants being guilty is
overwhelming" and affirms the judg-
ment of the lower court.
Mrs. Luna C. Thomas. Holy Roller"
other members of her filth for holding
who was arrested with a number OF
street meeting at SixtcentA and
Champa without license, lost her suit
TO recover damages from Detective
John Green and Arthur Wagner who
arrested her. She said she was not
taking part in the meeting. The de-
tectiyes in defense said that she vol
unfairly entered the police patrol and
was not forcibly arrested as she al
legged
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
Would Be Electoral MESSENGER.

Mrs. Sarah K. Walling will have the
electoral votes for Woodrow Wilson
to the electoral college at Washing
ton, If Democratic women of the state
have their way. Under the leadership
of Mary c. c. Bradford, state super
intendent of public instruction. com
mittee of women will call on William
Z. Sweet. one of the electors. and
urge him to pledge his vote to Mrs.
Walling. And each of the other four
men electors also will be visited and
a like pledge extracted il possible.
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
To Resurface Road Near Morrison.

Jefferson county commissioners
have set aside sufficient funds to re-
surface with gravel and sand the two
miles of the Denver-Morrison highway
just outside of Morrison. Work on
the resurfacing which is badly needed
will be started at once.
Six miles of the road have been re.
surfaced this year, the mile and a half
which runs through Arapahoe county
now being improved. With the excep.
tion of three-mile stretch outside OF
Denver the entire highway will be in
excellent condition in short time,
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
Girls Confession Frees Youth.

differentiation than send an in.
nocent man to the penitentiary, 16.
year-old Mary Pelky of Watkins. in the
District Court at Littleton confessed
that she had perjured herself when
she charged Clarence Fillik, a Wat
kins young man, with having wronged
her. In a voice scarcely audible in
the court room, she told the jury,
which was to pas upon Fillik's guilt or
innocence, that Fillik was not the
guilty man and that she had charged
him with the crime to protect the real
culprit, married man who since has
fled the country.
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
Companies Need Not Join Bureau.

The State Industrial Commission
can not force insurance companies
writing workmen's compensation in.
surance to join the Central Rating
Bureau, which has been organized to
prevent underwriting of rates. accord
ing to ruling from Attorney Gen
eral Farrar. The commission can,
however, inspect and supervise the
companies. The ruling has been made
as the result of hearing before the
commission at which representatives
OF six companies which have refused
to join the Central Bureau were
present.
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
State Tests Gunnison Nickel Orc.

In an effort to substantiate the be
lief that it contains a commercial
quantity of nickel. additional tests are
being made at the State School OF
Mines at Golden and the University OF
Colorado at Boulder of the ore re-
Gently discovered in Gunnison county.
The tests are being conducted under
the supervision of the State Metal
Mining Department. A comparison of
the ore with specimens from Cobalt
indicates that 1t Is of the same value
and constituency as the Cobalt min
eral. C. II. Harris of Carbondale. who
discovered the ore. already has begun
work on opening up the vein.
The Ordway new era., 1916-11-24
FOREIGN

King George signed at London tho
drastic regulations that will place the
nations food supply under oneman
control
The Dutch lower chamber has voted
to make women eligible TO member
ship in the states general, according
to a Reuters dispatch from The
Hague
Thirty-three vessels have been sunk
without warning by submarines from
May Is to Nov s. according to a Lon
don admiralty announcement, which
adds that as result of this l4O lives
were lost.
Won Beseler, governor general OF
Russian Poland. has issued an order
At Warsaw in regard 10 the Orsaniza-
ton of Jewish religious body in Po-
land, by which self government is
given to the Polish Jews.
Special dispatches from Changohun,
Manchuria. say that 200 persons were
killed or wounded by the explosion OF
munitions train on the Russian rail
road at ChuChiasut station. near
Tsitsihar, in northern ManChuria.
The London Nation, which is an ad.
vocate OF a moderate peace, describes
the German chancellor's recent speech
as a break in the clouds The news
paper suggests that it offers the Unit
ed States an opportunity TO talk TO
Europe
The Norwegian steamship TOrridaI
has been sunk. according TO an an
nouncemeni at L!oyd's Shipping
agency in London. 1t was also re.
ported that the British steamship F.
MattarazZo had been abandoned by
her crew. The F. Mattarazzo. OF p
S23 tons gross. was formerly the En-
nisbrook.
A Seward, Alaska, dispatch says
warm weather continues. Rain has
fallen continuously since Nov. 10. Ice
which had formed on Twenty Mile
river. on the United States railroad
sixty-five miles north of Seward. went
out because OF high water, taking With
it 16O feet OF the railroad bridge at
Mile 531S