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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Beset by the British on the west and the French on the east, the village of Combles, in the Somme region of France, apparently is on the verge of capture by the entente forces.
 With the British firmly established in the Leuze wood, less than a mile from the western outskirts of the will lage, the French a mile east of it have driven their wedge in farther and captured Le Priez farm, through which runs the road to Ranccurt. The farm, which had been held by the Germans as a point of support against French encroachments upon Combles, was taken by assault.
 Along the Pe~onne-Bethune road, north and south of Bouchavesnes, the Germans, according to Paris, have vainlv attacked the newly won French positions in the hope of regaining their transport line to the north, out all their efforts have been without success. and the French have main tained all their gains.
 Except for reciprocal bombardments and a slight advance by the French by means of @ bombing attack near BelIoy en Santerre, south of the Somme, the situation lesewhere on the entire front in France and Belgium remains unchanged.
 The Teutonic allies are continuing their advance on the Dobrudja sector of Rumania. according to Berlin and Sofa. Across the mountains in Tran Eylvania the Rumanians have attack ed west and east of Hermannstadt, but were repulsed, says the Vienna wal office.
 In the Carpathians the Russians at
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
HOTEL ASSOCIATIONS IN
 SESSION IN MERIDEN
Nv York Men Defeat Their New Eng-
 land Brethren at Golf.

Meriden. Conn, Sept. 14.-About if ty hotel men from various parts of the country attended the combined conven- tion of the New York Hotel associ- ation and the New England Hotel as- sociation here today. In the after noon at the Highland Country club golf team representing the New oYrk association won the team match from the New England association by the score of 15-9, thereby winning the sil- yer loving cup presented by the In ternationa1 Silver company. Frank c. Hall of Boston got the best gross score in the golf match with a card of 45-47-92. Charles H. Bowker and w M. Kimball of Northampton, Mass, and E. M Tierney of New York city tied for first and second places in the best net score. each getting a 78. This tie is to be settled by playing a mtch at later date In the evening a meeting of the board of directors was held at which plans were discuss ed for the fall meeting. It will be held in Stockbridge, Mass, in Novem- ber The exact date was not decided.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Although a score of persons were injured several of them seriously, in surface car accidents today, the police reported there was comparatlVeIy Ht- tie violence Subway and elevated train service continued about normal, while. it was said, there was slight improvement in the number of surface cars in operation.
 Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit company, announced that beginning tonight no strikebreakers would be employed in the operation of trains in the sub way. He said that the number of employees who had remained loyal to the company was sufficient to man the trains.
 Frederick w. Whitridge, president of the ThirG Avenue Railroad company, tonight extended an invitation to for mer employees of his company now on strike to return to work, promising better working conditions and an in crease in wages amounting to $500OO a year.
 Testifying today at the public ser
 vice commission investigation, William B, Fitzgerald organizer of the car mems union, placed the responsibility for the strike on the transit compa- nies He said the companies refused to deal with the AEnalgamated Asso- citation of Street and Electric Railway Employes and that the latter organ l ization therefore never had anything l to do' with the so-called master and l servant contracts binding employees i not to seek wage increases for two i years It was the contracts, proposed after the former strike on the surface l car lines here several weeks ago, that precipitated the present trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
U. S. IS ASSURED OF THE
 INTEGRITY OF CHINA. Russia and Japan Reply to Inquiries Open Door Policy Unchanged.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Both Japan and Russia have given the United States formal assurances that the new Russo Japanese treaty does rot repeal or affect the treaties of 1907 and 1910, in which those nations pledged them selves to maintain the integrity of China and The open door policy.
 The assurances were given to Am bassadors Guthrie at Tokio and Fran cis at Petrograd in response to in qIiries. The state department today received from MT. Guthrie a note on the subject addressed to him by the Japanese foreign office stating in un- eGuivocal terms that Japan had not for a moment entertained the inten- ton of departing from those policies.
 Department officials let it be known that the statements were entirely sat- isfactory and that inquiries regarding the new treaty, over which they had been considerably perturbed, probably would not be pressed further.
 The Japanese note resulted from in quiries made by Amba ssador Guthrie at Tokio by direction of the state de- partment regarding the effect of the new treaty.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
A NEW WORLDS RECORD
 IN NAVAL GUNNERY.
Has Been Made by the New Super
 dreadnought Pennsylvania.

Washington, Sept. 14-A new worlds record in naval gunnery has been made by the new super -dreadnought Penn sylvania, the navy department an- nounced tonight. Credit for the feat is given to the big battleship's 12- inch rifles, mounted as a main battery in four turrets, which, on a simulta- neous discharge in a recent trial, reg istered five hits on a small target II miles away. At that distance a tar get is not visible to the gunners.
 Records of the highest scores ever made under similar circumstances have been examined by naval officers, but none equalling that of the Penn sylvania has been found.
 The Pennsylvania is the first vessel to have it's entire main battery mount ed three guns to turret and her per formance is declared by ordnance and construction officers to be the final answer to critics opposing che three gun turret system.
 additions to the navy, are equipped with two three-gun and two two gun turrets. Neither of these has been able to cope with the Pennsylvania although both made unusually good scores during their preliminary prac- tice.
 The Pennsylvania and Oklahoma at the present time are undergoing their final tests and, navy department re- ports say, are fulfilling the required specifications in Q highly satisfactory manner.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
LATEST REPORTS FROM
 ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION
Governor E. F. Dunne Has Plurality
 of About 95,oo0.

Chicago, Sept. 14.-Latest reports from " terday's Illinois primary cleo ton indicated tonight that Governor B. F. Dunne's plurality for the demo- cratic nomination for governor would be S5,000 and that of Frank D. Low den on the republican ticket 100000.
 The defeat of Lieutenant Governor Barratt O'Hara, democrat, for re- nomination by Henry W. Huffman of Chicago, was assured by late down. state returns. It is probable that less than 1000 votes will determine the republican attorney generals nomi- nation between Edward J. Brundage of Chicago and Richard J. Barr of Joliet.
 For congressman-atla the nom- ination of Medill Mccormick by the republicans was certain and for his running mate, Former Senator Will liam E. Mason was strengthening his lead over B. M. Chipperfield, incum- bent. Representative William Elsa Williams has been renomipated by the democrats and returns indicated that Joseph O. Kostner of Chicago would win over Everett Jenkins by apout D. 900 for the other place.
 The total vote in the state cast at the primary was only 57 per cent. of the vote cast for governor in 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

New York, Sept. 14.-Leading busl- ness and professional men tonight took A hand in the transit strike which Tor the past seven days has hampereo transportation in Manhattan the Bronx and portions of Westchester county. While James F. Holland. president of the State Federation or Labor was telling 5000 striking car men and their sympathizers at meet trade unionists would strike Saturday unless a settlement of the transit strike was effected in the meantime, the business and professional men were offering their cooperation 10 Mayor Mitchell and the public service commission.
 The meeting of the strikers and their sympathizer followed a parade which began before noon and lasted more
 than an hour. The mayor and the public service commission, at the same
 time. were in conference with com
 mittees from the chamber of com
 merce, the merchants association and
 kindred organizations in an effort to end the strike Real estate owners, lawyers, bankers and merchants, rec ognizing that the situation has be- come serious and that remedial action is imperative, offered to co-operate with the mayor and the public service commission.
 An investigation begun by the pup 1 lie service commission into the causes
 which led to the present crisis proba- 1 bly, will be completed tomorrow. Unti 1 then neither Mayor Mitchell nor mem l bers of the commission, it was sa1o l tonight, would announce definitely the | plans they have in mind for settling | the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

lacked vigorously the forces of the central powers at Smotrec, LEdova and Kapul. storming positions after heavy preparatory bCmbardment. Their ef- forts to drive forward, however, were stopped with sanguinary losses, ac- cording to Vienna.
 On the Macedonian front consider able heavy fighting has taken place, but with the results becloUded owing to variant reports by the different war chancelleries. The Serbs in the Lake to have made appreciable progress against the Hulgarians, while both Berlin and Sofia report bombardments in this vicinity but mention gains for neither side. On the front where the Italians are facing the Bulgarians, Sofia asserts, the Italians have been put to flight. In the Doiran region the British have taken a Teutonic posi- ton north of the town of MucUkovo. Several Germans were made prisoner and a number of machine guns were captured
 Although it had been previously sta>on that the Greek forts at Kavala were evacuated by the Bulgarians, Berlin says they are all in the hands of the Bulgars and that the Greek troops which were at Kavala have been sent to Germany, where they lin the state of neutrals.'' | In the Austro Italian theatre the
 usual bombardments and isolated in- | fantry attacks continue.
 Late Athens despatckes declare that M. Dimitracopulcs has declined to form a cabinet to succeed that of M. zaimis.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
RAT PLEAS RESPONSIBLE
 FOR SPREAD OF PARALYSIS
Is the Latest Theory Advanced by
 Medical Research Men.

New York, Sept 14.-That rat f1eas are responsible for the spread of in fantile paralysis is the theory advanc- ed here by medical research men who have been experimenting to determine the carrier and transmitter of the disease, according to an announce- ment tonight by Dr. Haven Emerson, city health commissioner.
 The commissioner stated that eX- periments with almost all bugs and vermin had been abandoned as of no value and that attention now is be- ing concentrated on fleas, this idea having first meen suggested by Dr. Mark Richardson, secretary of the Massachusetts department of health, who lost two of his children of the disease.
 ''The flea theory is based on careful observation" Dr. Emerson said. but the suspicion has not yet been fully verified"
 It was pointed out tonight that one C. T. Brues of Harvard university who studied the disease here for six weeks, is working on the flea trans mission theory. as are surgeons of the United States public health service and the Rockefeller Institute for Med ical Research.
 Commissioner Emerson. however, ln- sists that the chance of spreading the disease from one person to another Is hv far the greatest. Ut was pointed out onight that one reason why infantile paralysis hac not appeared in various children in stitutions probably was that rats ano the feas they carry were apsen1 there
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL
 NOTIFIED OF REORGANIZATION.
A Large Number of Prominent Demo- crats Were Present at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 14-Vice President Thomas R. Marshall was notified tonight of his renomination for vice president on the democratic ticket and formally accepted the hon. or. The ceremonies were the third of the kind to be held in Indianapolis within the last few weeks. The other two notifications were for J. Frank Hanly, the prohibition presidential candidate, and Charles W. Fairbanks, republican vice presidential nominee.
 A large number of prominent demo- crats, including National Chairman Vance Mccormick, from all over the United States were present at the notification. Informal political confer ences were held by the leaders and plans for the campaign were discussed thoroughly. Reports of what had been done in Indiana were made to National Chairman Mccormick.
 Martin H. Glynn, former governor of New York, delivered the speech of no : tification, after having been introduced by J. A. M. Adair, candidate for gov ernor of Indiana, chairman of the cere- monies. All the speakers praised the present democratic administration. re- piled 10 the republican attacks which had been made on it and expressed confidence of a democratic victory. A big parade preceded the cere- monies.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
Auto Accident
 Injuries Fatal
MISS HELEN GAYLOR OF HART.
 FORD DIED IN HOSPITAL
HAPPENED IN LYME
When Machine Overturned Miss Gay Tor Was Holding an Infant in Her Arms, and the Baby Escaped With out Harm.

New London, Conn, Sept. 1A.-Miss Helen Gaylor, aged 19, of Hartford, died tonight in the Memorial hospital here, as the result of injuries receiv- ed in an automobile accident early in the evening at Halls Corner, Lyme. Her skull! was fractured and she had internal injuries.
 The car in which she was riding bore the state license number 40.360, which is owned jointly by D. c. Stoughton and Samuel Rogowsky, the owners of a drug business n Hart ford. According to reports received here. MT. Stoughton, who was driv- ing, tried to steer out of the read for a dog and the machine overturned. Miss Gaylor was holding a baby in her arms and the infnnt escaped harm. The three other adult occupants were bruised but did not require medical attention.
 The other members of the party were Mrs. F. J. Lovelle, Mrs. James McDonough, Dwight H. StouShtOn, all of Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
ONE-POUND SHELL BURST
 WHEN STRUCK WITH HAMMER.
Three Men Cut by Flying Pieces in
 Ruins at Black Tom Island.

Jersey Ciyt, N J., Sept. 14.A one pound shell, picked up from the ruins Tom Island, which resulted in several deaths and property damage estimated at $20,0000OO burst today when struck with a hammer and injured three men. Andrew Welker, an em- ploye of the Lehigh Valley Railroad company in the Black Tom yards. who wielded the hammer, lost two fingers. Two other workmen were cut by flying pieces of the shell.
 The Lehigh Valley railroad notified the authorities of Jersey City today that it is not handling explosives in bulk in the city and that ammunition is not allowed to remain ir the city over night.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
Steamer at Sea
 Destroyed by Fire
THE PACIFIC COAST COMPLAINTS
 LINER CONGRESS
NO LIVES WERE LOST
Vessel Was Two Miles Off the Coast of Oreeon-Ships Which Answered Dis tress Calls Took Off 253 Passengers and Crew of 170.

Marshfield, Oregon, Sept. 14.-Ffre tonight completely destroyed the Pa cific Coast Company's liner Congress two miles off Coos Bay bar. Several vessels which rushed to her assistance in response to distress calls helped remove her 253 passengers and crew of ITO. It is believed no lives were lost, although this will not be estab- lished beyond a doubt until all boats which went to the scene have return ed here.
 Passengers Fought FranticaIly.
 When the dredge Michie and the gas schooner Tillamook reached the Congress they found the liner almost completely shrouded in smoke and the passengers fighting frantically to en- ter the lifeboats. Despite the stress of the situation, however. Captain N. E. Cousins and his crew managed to maintain control and the work of rescue vessels was carried out in an orderly manner.
 Heat Almost Unbearabie.
 Before the last boat load. in which was Captain Cousins, left the Con- gress the smoke and heat were almost unbearable. Flames were shooting out of the ships Ventilators and up the passageways.
 Soon afterward the flames cnveloped her from stem to stern, lighting the sky to a crimson hue. With the wind and tide the steamer then began drift ing in toward the spit of Coos Bay. No One Injured. The dredge Michie docked at North | Bend, near here. tonight with all the 1 passengers and the crew of the steam l CT Congress safe on board. Not . | person was injured.
 i Fire Was Discovered in Second HoIc 1 According to word reaching here 1 the fire was discovered at about D
 m. near the second hold in the steer, | age cabin. No word was received l from the Congress, however, regard ing the fire until nearly p. m. A | that time the steamer was running | for Coos Bay. She stopped off thu i bay bar at 4.30 and the dredge Michi: 1 soon was at the scene. Boats were l lowered at once. The gasoline schoon | CT Tillamook arrived just before th' i last of the passengers were removed 1 from the forward deck of the Con 1 gress, where watchers on shore coulC
 ssae flames shooting as night fell
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
MERIDEN POSTPONES
 OPENING OF SCHOOLS
Although Health Officers Stated It
 Was Safe to pen Them.

Meriden, Conn.,, Sept. 14.-Although infantile paralysis is on the decrease in this city, the school committee vot- ed at a special meeting this evening to defer the opening of the public schools until September 25. They were to open next Monday.
 Both City Health Officer l.. F. Wheatley and Town Health Officer E. A. Wilson stated it was safe to open the schools Monday. Dr. David Gibbs, superintendent of schools, and Charles F. Rockwell, chairman of the commit tee. were given the power to further defer the opening after September 25 if they see f1t
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
NEW JERSEY MILlTlAMEN
 DESERT CAMP AT SEA GIRT.
Seventy five Officers and Men Dssat-
 isfied With Food Served Them.

Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 14.-Dissat- isfied with the food served them, it is said, 75 officers and men of the Fourth regiment national guard of New. Jer- sey have deserted their command in camp at Sea Girt. Colonel George T. Nickers, regimental commander, to- night asked the police of Jersey City and neighboring cities 10 arrest any Of the Tnen they could find. The regi- ment recently returned from service on the Mexican border.
 The police were informed that three of the men who left the camp were officers, but that none was of high rank
 Two privates and one corporal were arrested here tonight and held to await orders from Colonel Vickers. The men arrested told the police they had no intention of deserting, but that they had wanted a regular meaP' and had come to their homes in Jersey City to get it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
GERMANS SEIZE 75O,0oO,oo0
 FRANCS BELGIAN MONEY.
Use of German Currency Has Been
 Forced Upon Belgium.

Havre, France, Sept. II, p. m Aloys van de Vyvere. Belgian minister of finance, today authorized the Iol- lowing statement;
 The news of the seizure of 750, ,OOO,- 900 francs in tlte Belgian national bank by the German military administra- tion in Brussels is probably true, al- though no official confirmation of 1t has yet been received.
 The German military rule has con- pelled the payment of contributions levied upon Relgiars to be made in francs at par value with the mark at 125 francs. and it has at the same time paid for it's requirements in Belgium in marks. German currency has been forced upon the country in this man. ner to replace Belgian currency.
 "The German government summon ed the directors of the national bank and endeavored to compel them to transfer the cash in the bank to the German government. The directors re- fused and one of them, M. Carlier, was thereupon arrested and is kept as a prisoner, where we do not know
 T think the civilized world should know of this cruelty to M. Carlier."
 A despatch from The Hague under date of Sept. II quoted the Belgische Dagblad as announcing that the Ger man authorities has seized 0,000, ,000 pounds placed in the Belgian national bank in consequence of the suspension of the moratorium, the Germans of fering to pay } per cent. interest and return the money two years after the close of the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
IN '. TRANSIT CONDITIONS SERIOUS
Rusiness and Professional Men Are Offering Their
 Cooperation to Mayor Mitchell
STRIKERS AND sYMPATHIZERs HELD PARADE

James P Holland President of the State or aool Told the Striking Carmen That 7OOOO Allied Trade Unionists Would Strike Saturday Unless Settlement of inc Transit Strike Was Reached in the Meantime-A Score of Persons Were Injured Several of Them Serious M in Surface Car Accidents Yeserday-President Shonts Announced That No Strike Breakers Are to be Employed in Operation of Trains the Subway, the Number of EmpIoves Who Remained Loyal Are Sufficient to Man the Trains.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
OBITUARY.
J. Rice WincheII.

New Haven, Conn.,, Sept 14-J. Rice Winchell, for many years collector of customs at New Haven, and a former newspaper editor. died at his home to- night after a short illness, aged 85. In the late eos he published papers at Hannibal and Palmyra, Mo. In 1886 he came to New Haven as deputy col lector, the position he held until his retirement a few years ago. At one time he was editor of the New Ha- ven Palladium.
 He leaves his wife, a daughter and two sons. One son, Benjamin L. Winchen, former president of the Chi cago, Rock Island and Pacific rail- road
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
HENRY FORD TO SUPPORT
 WILSON FOR REELECTION.
Bainbridge Colby to Enter Progressive
 Primary Contest for Senate.

New York. Sept. 14.-Henry Ford, the Detroit automobile manufacturer, declared today that he and his neigh bors" would support President Wilson for reelection, it was announced at democratic headquarters tonight.
 Bainbridge Colby, who nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president at the progressive national convention in Chicago, but who since has declared himself in favor of the reelection of President Wilson, issued a statement tonight ito the progressives of the state of New York; announsing that he would enter the progressive party primary for the nomination to the United States senate
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
FIVE MEN KILLED WHEN
 AN AMMONIA TANK BURST.
Tank Had Just Been Installed and
 Was Being Tested.

Newark, N. J., Sert. 14.-Samuel Botjin, president of the Interstate Milk and Cream company, at Elizabeth and including his son. law, were killed and three persons were seriously in- jured when an ammonia tank in the plant exploded this afternoon.
 The tank had just been installed and was being tested when the explosion occurred. There are five buildings in the plant, all of them close together. No estimate has been made as yet as to tn edamage caused.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
VILLA FORCES ENGAGE
 GOVERNMENT TROOPS
Capture Village in the Neighborhood
 of Chihuahua City.

Presidio, Tex, Sept. 14.--A report reached the border tonight that Villa followers have engaged government troops near Meoqui, a town of some importance on the line of the Mexi- can Central railway, about 50 miles southeast of Chihuahua City, with the result that they were able to occupy Julimez, village of the neighborhood. Villa himself, according to the r1lmor, joined his forces in Julimez.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
EIGHT WATERBURY FlREMEN
 OVERCOME BY GAS FUMES
Captain Wilton Taken to Hospital,
 Violent From Convulsions.-

Waterbury, Conn, Sept. f4.-Eight firemen were overcome by gas fumes while fighting small fire here ton night. The most seriously affected Is Captain Wilton, who was taken to hospital, violent from convulsions. Three others were brought to the same institution but their conditions are not serious. The fire was incon- SeduentiaI.