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Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
TELLMAN ARMOR PLATE
 BILL DEBATED IN SENATE
Democrats Confident the Bill Will Pass by a Large Majority.

Washington, March 2O.-Debate in the senate on the Tillman bill for an S1f000, 900 government armor plate factory neared the close tonight with republicans assailing the project as a menace to the nations safety and the democrats defending it as a precau- tiohary step worth all it would cost, even though the plant never were op- erated.
 row under an agreement to begin Vot- ~4ng on amendments at i o'clock in tfl6 afternoon. The democratic lead CTS are confident the bill will pass by a large majority substantially as re- ported by the naval committed.
 sz Senators Lodge and Lippitt opened the attack today, declaring the bill would drive private armor plate man. ufacturers out of business and inevi- stably delay naval construction. Sen ator Lodge said the government could not produce armor plate at the price it's experts had estimated and that ii would be almost criminal for the na- tion to cripple it's armOr plate capac- ity when a five-year navy building program was just being undertaken
 Senator Pittman said that the gov ernment had no thought of driving private manufacturers out of busi- ness and insisted that if war should come the government would need al -armor plate plant of it's own to sup plement the capacity of the private concerns.
 Senator Hitchcock said governmen manufacture of armor plate woulC tend to remove a suspicion that na tional disputes were aggravated int, wars by manufa cturers who wouk profit by the sale of war material.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
VILLA MAY BE
 FORGED INTO FIGHT
(continued from Page one)

Garcia, Carranza consul here and known to be in intimate relation with the first chief, maintains three is no danger of friction over the question of the shipment of American army sup plies over the Mexican railways. So long as it was merely a question of supplies, MT. Garcia said today, it was a matter of small consequence. He added, however, that the passage of American soldiers on Mexican trains would come under a different cate gory.
 The Americans have permission to buy supplies in Mexican towns" said Garcia, so I see little difference, so far as the attitude of the Mexican gov ernment is concerned, between allow ing merchants to ship the food to sell to the American troops and the Amer ican army shipping direct.
 T cannot see" he added. "how the United States needs 10 rush down any more troops, considering that our con- bined forces amount to about 50 coo men, opposed by only two or three thousand. We have too many troops | already for the purpose, it seems to me"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
RIVAL CLAIMS OF FIVE
 NAVY YARDS TO PREFERMENT
Were Argued Yesterday Before the
 House Naval Committe.

Washington, March 20.-The rival claims of five navy yards to prefer ment in appropriations for enlarge ment and equipment to be made in connection with the national defense program were argued today before the house naval committee.
 Senator PoindeXter and Representa- tive Humphrey of Washington, ap- bearing in favor of the bill passed by the senate Friday to make $2,065, 900 available for improvement, the Ere merton yard at Puget sound, attacked the statement of Rear Admiral Ben son, chief of operations, before the committee last week, that the capital plant on the Pacific should be at San Francisco.
 Arguments for the development of the yards at Norfolk Charleston and by Representatives Holland of Vir- ginia Whaley of South Carolina and Ware of Pennsylvania.
 Proponents of the Bremerton plant said that as more than $11,000, 900 al- ready had been spent there, the yard could be put into capital condition for sum which would be nominal con- pared to the cost of the improvements Admiral Benson proposed for San Francisco. Representative Holland declared Norfolk occupied easily the best strategic position on the Atlantic and in time of war would be the only 1 refuge in which warships could be re- | paired out of range of enemy guns An armor plant for the Philadelphia yard was urged by Representative | Ware, who pointed out that both meta
 and fuel would be easily accessible
 Representative Whaley said Charles
 ton offered the best site for a soutf | Atlantic drydock, necessary because of the anticipation of naval officers | that the nations next important maya battle will be fought in the Carrib- | bean
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
MERIDEN CHAMBER HEARS
 TALK ON MILITARY TRAINING
May Send Boys of High School to the
 Camp at Plattsburg.

Meriden, Conn.,, March 20.-Follow- ing talk on the PIattsburg military training camp by John c. Warnock this evening the chamber of commerce voted to instruct the committee on military affairs to report back at the next meeting the advisability of ap- propriating sufficient money to send one or more boys of the senior class of the high school to the junior camp to be held at Plattsburg next July.
 Special slides sent out by the war department were used by MT. War nook to show the different phases of camp life and the manoeuvers at Plattsburg and on the hike last sum- mer. At the meeting Dr. David Gibbs superintendent of schools, advised the formation of a citizen company which would hold weekly drills at the local state armory to be comprised of men who find it impossible to belong to the state militia or to attend the train ing camp.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
DENIAL THAT SUBMARINE
 U-27 SANK THE ARABIC
Statement That Submersible Was ir
 Port at the Time.

Sayville).-A semi official statement was published today by the North German Gazette denying the report from British sources that the German submarine which sank the Arabic was the U-27, that this submarine had been sunk and most of her crew killed all most immediately afterward and that thus it was virtually impossible that the German government could have received affidavits from the command CT, Ober Lieutenant Schneider, and his crew that the Arabic attempted to ram the submarine, as was asserted in the German memorandum delivered at Washington. The Gazette says in re- ply that the American government has in hand attested copies of the declara- tions made under oath by the wit nesses on Sept. 21 last while the sub- marine was safe in a German port.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
ANOTHER BODY OF CAVALRY
 STARTS FROM COLUMBUS
Accompanied by a Number of Civilian
 American Scouts.

Columbus, N. M., March 20.-A large body of American cavalry left here today. The troops brought here from Texas border points were preceded by a motor train carrying supplies. Whether the detachment will serve as a separate command in the effort to capture Francisco Villa or whether it is to join the punitive expedition force now in the field under General Per shing somewhere in northern Chihua- hua was not indicated by military au- thorities here.
 Accompanying the troops were a number of American civilian scouts said to know thoroughly the mountain trails of Chihuahua, in which Villa is reported to be fleeing.
 Military men admit that upon theil knowledge of the district in which Villa Is reported fleeing, rests much of the hope for the capture of the bandit. It Is these volunteers, many of whom Villa drove from their home. and their property in Mexico, that ar, leading the American columns to thu water holes and to the hiding place. in the mountains in which the bandi and his followers might seek to evad' the American pursuit.
 | That more Villa followers than th,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

adds many miles to the country he has covered as compared with its dis tance on the map.
 The reason for the Carranza troops moving to the border remains unex- plained. It is impossible even to make a fair estimate of the number of men under General Gavira at Juarez. The large staff at his headquarters and the fact that new troops are arriving daily indicates that his force is a large one. The most conservative es- timate places it at 5000 and calcula- tions range from that point upward to 5000. Every precaution has been taken to prevent the facts being known and most of the men are kept outside the town among the hills. Re ports from Agua Prieta and Ojinaga tell of Mexican endorsements reach ing those points also, but nothing is known as to their numbers.
 Uneasiness in Fl Paso.
 There Is no question but there is se- rious and growing uneasiness in Fl Paso, which has been sharply accen- | tuated by the problem which has arisen over the request of the United | States government to General arIan- ga for use of the Mexican railroads to transport supplies. Americans here do not believe that Carranza dare grant this request, especially as it i: | understood that General Funston pro. poses if it is granted, to take traiI crews and equipment into Mexico ana place military guards at the stations
 The presence of American soldiers or | Mexico's railroads, it is said, is likely | to be misunderstood by the peons ana
 it is feared would be sure to provoke outbreaks.
 On the other hand there are manI
 indications here that the Mexican | railroads are sorely needed by the
 American military authorities to shiI ] supplies to the troops.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
ARE cARRANZA TROOPS
 CO., WITH AMERICAN
Reports That They Have Withdrawn
 from Field Of Operation.

Fl Paso, Texas. March 20-Despite the reports that General Cano's forCes had engaged those of Villa at \anli- quipa, persons well informed here cE- pressed the opinion that the CGrranz9 forces had failed to hold up th"i- ~.l of the net by which it was propC~oI to capture the bandit chieftain. Th-rC were confrmatOry reports rpcc'y -1 today of the news received fCr tho l--t week that the Mexican troops not ouI-- failed to co-operate with the Amer!caD troops but in certain instances # least were actually withdrawing from the field of operations.
 Carranza Troops Refused to Fiaht
 Villa.
 The Associated Press learned on unquestionable authority that the troops of the de facto government which had been stationed at Casas Grandes have been withdrawn and are now in and about Juarez. From the same source it was learned that at least one detachment of Carranza troops had refused to fight Villa and had withdrawn on the bandits's ap- preach, leaving him free to pass into his favorite mountain fastness This detachment withdrew on receipt of a messafe that he was warning not on MeXicans but the enemies of Mexi- cans.
 Villa Moving Freely in Carranza Ter ritory.
 The extraordinary rapidity with which the American cavalry had pushed into Mexico gave rise to high | hopes yesterday that the unexpected | had happened and the notorious ban | dit was cornered. This seemed inevi- | table if the Carranza soldiers did their part and if the account of the strength | of their field forces was correct Will la cut off from the north by the for ward sweep of the American columns | from the west by the Sierra Madrc barring the approaches to the state of Sonora, was supposed to be equal | ly barred from east and south by powerful Carranza forces. It now
 seems certain that Villa has been
 moving freely in at least a large part l of the country supposed to be held by | the trops of the first chief. In the last few days he has been variously reported by General Gavira, the Car. l ranza commander at JuareZ, at points along a line reaching north and soutt from Galena to Namiquipa, a distance of about 75 miles. By the same ac. counts he has not been moving stead. fly south, but rowing north and east The mountainous, canyon-split, road
 less country in which he is operating
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

right to operate trains in Mexico un- der the direction of the American army Is the specific feature in the request made by General Funston for permis- sion to use the Mexican Northwestern railroad in forwarding supplies to the expeditionary forces.
 This was explained today by Gen eral Funston
 General Funston said that the equip ment for the trains would have to be moved across the boundary line into Mexico and that American crews would be used in its operation Guards would be carried on the trains and at some points along the line it would be ad- visable to have station guards.
 If General F'unston's request for per- mission to use the railroad is granted workmen will be sent forward imme- diately to make the repairs necessary
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
REVENUES OF RAILROADS DOUBLED
Report of Commerce Places Net Earn snss of Eastern Roads 80 Per Cent More Than the Previous Year, While the Western Roads Have Added About 16 Per Cent.

the wide disparity in the ratio of in- crease between eastern and western roads largely to the poor showing of railroads in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and. Arizona, and, to some ex- tent, to the virtual cessation of com merce with Mexico.
 The volume of business done by the railroads of the country, he statement shows, is far in excess of the amount done a year previously. Total receipts in January from all sources of the chief railroads of the country, including all whose income was more than $1,OOO,- 900, was $260,054, ,306, and total operat- ing expenses $1S2, SS1 ,269, leaving $77,- 173,037 as net revenue. Deductions from this brought the net earnings down to $64,915,2S6.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
cARRANZA'S TROOPS IN
 BATTLE WITH VILLAS
In the District of Guerrero-Result of
 Battle Not Known.

Fl Paso, Tex, March 20.-The forces of Colonel Cano were engaged in battle at 3.3O o'clock this afternoon with bandits led by Villa in Namiquipa, ac- cording to despatch received this af- ternoon by General Gavira, CarranZa commandant at Juarez. The result of the fighting was not decided at the time of the receipt of the despatch. Namiquipa is in the district of Guer- rero, state of Chihuahua
 Colonel Cano is in command of that force of 800 cavalry which came in contact two days ago at Fl Valle with Villa forces, which on this occasion ] fled without giving battle.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

Washington, March 20.-Net reve- nues of eastern railroads of the United States have doubled within twelve months, according to figures made public today by the interstate com merce committee; southern railroads increased their net revenue more than 50 per cent. within this period, while the western roads added about 16 per cent.
 The comparisons, covering the month of January, show that eastern roads received an average net revenue of $609 per mile operated compared with $307 pef mile a year previously; south ern roads $316 per mile against $205 in 1915, and western roads $217 per mile against $187. Experts attribute
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

before trains can be operated To get the road in shape would require sev- erai days
 If the permission Is granted. tha base for military operations will Dc moved from Columbus to n Paso.
 General Funston has not been tn- formed by Mexican army men of tho reason for shifting the Mexican garT1- son from Casas Grandes to the borden
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

seventy-nine already accounted for were killed in the running engage ments following the raid on oClum- bus, was indicated in the discovery of three additional bodies reported here today by Fl. K. Lennon. a ranchman. MT. Lennon asserted that one of the bodies is clad in the uni form of a lieutenant and that they were found lying just north of the boundary three miles south of here. FUNSTON WANTS USE
 OF MEXICAN RAILWAY To Forward Supplies to the Expedi- tionary Force.
 San Antonio, Tex, March 2O.-The
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
INDICTED FOR MURDER
 OF HIS MOTHER
Richard L. Mccormick, Recently Pa.
 roIed from Insane Asylum.

Cambridge, Mass, March 20.-Rich- ard L. Mccormick of this city was in dicted today for the murder of his mother, Mrs. John Mccormick, on March 15. At a hearing in the lower court Mccormick, who was recently paroled from an asylum for the insane pleaded guilty, but the court ordered the plea withdrawn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21
Laxmen,s Mission Convention.

Episcopalians have been notified that, from April to 12 inclusive, a Convention of the Laymen's Mission dry movement is to be held in the 1ippodrome, New York, the object being to enlist a greater number of Christian men in missionary work and to meet the present world crisis.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-21

San Antonio. Tex- March 2O.-The
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
Luck for Three Murphys.

Because they possess the name of
Murphy, three students in search of
an education are on their way to their
ambition, through the terms of the
will of the late William S. Murphy, a
Harvard alumnus, who left 100000 to
the university, the income of which
is to support scholarships for men of
his name.
AS there are no freshmen Of that
name entered this fall, three scholar
ships were given instead to students
in the graduate schools, only one of
whom holds a Harvard degree.
The holders are Clifton Murphy of
Georgetown, S. c., firSt-year student
in the law school; William A. Murphy
of Boston in his first year in the
medical school, and Gardner Murphy
of Boston, student in the graduate
school.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29

s'ralgnten you right up and make you
ieel line and vigorous by morning |
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
Is destroying the sale of calomel be-.
cause 1t is real liver medicine; entire.
~ vegetable, therefore it cannot sail
Vate or make you sick.
l guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your slug.
glsh liver to work and clean your bow
els OF that sour bile and constipated
waste which is clogging your system
and making you feel miserable. guar.
antee that a bottle Of Dodson's Liver
Zone will keep your entire family feel.
ing fine for months. Give it to your
children. It is harmless; doesn't grippe
and they like it's pleasant taste.-Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
A Creole Conception.

A masculine representative of the
"Malaprop" type has just returned
from a recent southern trip.
"Were you in New Orleans?' a
friend asked
ooh, yes"
"And did YOU like the city?'
every much in some ways"
Odd you eat any of the French
cooking?"
mo"
"What made the greatest impress
sion on you?"
II think what struck me most was
the beauty of the French Oriole wom-
en."-Oakland Tribune.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
CA[OhE[ MAKES YAK YOU SICK, UGH!
IT'S MERCURY AND SlL|VATEs
''s'en Up! Don't Lose Days Work. Clean yo,r sro;ob
-'er and Bowels With "Dodson's Liver Tone" ''0Ss''"

osn! Calomel makes you sick, Take
- Jose OF the vile, dangerous drug to,
night and tomorrow you NAV loso ~ .
days work. -D"' ioSe d
caiomel is mercury or oujcksilvar
winch causes necrosis Of tho honon
Nalomel' when it comes into contact
WIN sour bile crashes into it, break.
Ing 1t up. This is when Won fool tbat
awful nausea and cramping. r. Won
ieel sluggish and all knocked ont :" -
sour ilVer is torpid and bowels consti.
pa'eo or you have headache, dizziness
coated tongue, if breath is bad or
stomach sour, just try spoonful Of
harmless Dodsons Liver Tone
heres my guarantee-Go to anv
urug store or dealer and get 5O.cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, Take
. spoonful tonight and if it doesn't
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
HEAL. YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With cuticura, the Quick, Sure and
Easy Way. Trial Free

Battle with Cuticura Soap, dry and
apply the Ointment. They stop itch.
ing instantly, clear away pimples,
blackheads, redness and roughness, re-
move dandruff and scalp irritation,
heal red, rough and sore hands as
we'll as most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
She Needed Aid.

"See that man over there? He Is
bombastic mutt, windjammer nom
entity, a false alarm, and an encum-
brance Of the EARTH"
"WOuld you mind writing all that
down for me-"
"Why in the world"
Hes my husband, and / should
like to use it on him some time"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
Preyaleney Of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the alarm
eipnIe BIessednesS.

A schoolmistress asked her class to
explain the word ''bachelor," and she
was amused when a little girl an
swered. "a bachelor is a very happy
man."
"Wbere did you learn that" asked
the schOolmistress.
"Father told me-"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
Sneakinu of Women.

"Women are certainly peculiar" re-
marked the homegrown philosopher.
"What seems to be ailing you now?"
Queried his One-man audience.
II was thinking of the difference in
the way they treat husband after his
return from two weeks business trip
and after an absence of two hours past
midnight" replied the philosophical OBJ
server.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
The Mechanical Process.

"How did higgins get his reputation
as an art critic?"
Every time anybody calls his atten-
ton to a picture, he drops his head to
one side and squints one eye"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label. showing it is
Quinne and Iron in tasteless form. Tho
Quinine drives cut malaria, the Iron
builds up the system. so cents
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
Cynical Finance.

"ThOse old alchemists thought they
coulG make gold out of the baser
metals"
"Yes. But they didn't get rich"
mo. They devoted too much time
to working in laboratories and not
enough to circulating prospectuses and
stock certificates"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
Looking Forward.

Neutrality-suspicious. me, old
chap. My mother-in-law is coming to
spend the winter with us.
Baldwin-You seem to be real en-
thusiastic about it.
Hawkins-You bet your life I am.
Why, man, she can cook.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
Poison Gas Found in Klein

IN the "foaters" of keIp, or giant
seaWeed of the Pacific, DR.. Seth c.
Lahgdon' instructor in chemistry at
the University Of Washington, has dis
covered the poisonous gas carbon
monoAlde. The total gas content of
these cells has from to y per cenr
of the carbon monoyide.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
Mioht Brush 'Em UP.

81 am literally securing the country
for nlavs" remarked the theatrical
manager. ..o.o
"Wby don't you scour some of those
a,roodv bave?" suggested the
dramatic critic.-Town Topics
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
What He Needs.

81 can tell you how to make money"
THAT advice isn't necessary. What
I'm looking for is somebody who can
tell me how to save the money make"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
signature ss:s' ss Of &Mzzzzzx
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Real Cause.

Host-My wife is worrying about
there being thirteen at the table to-
night.
Guest-Superstitious, eh?
Host-No, not exactly, but she has
only a dozen silver knives and forks
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
A NEGLECTED COLD

Is often followed by pneumonia. Be-
fore it is too late take Laxative Quini.
dine Tablets. Gives prompt relief in
cases of Coughs, Colds, La Grippe and
Headache. Price 25c.-Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29

The Ouinine That Does Not Affect The Head
BECAUSE of its tonic and laxative effect Laxative
Promo Ounine can be taken by anyone without
causing nervousness or ringing in the head. There
fs only one "Bromo Qunne." II. w. GROVES
signature Is on each box. 25c.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
Additional Grin,

"There goes that big financial spec
ulator, and how we'll he looks. He Is
certainly holding his own"
Eyes, and a lot of other peoples"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29
A Sure sign.

as he very rich?"
ale must be. He's kicking about his
tayes."-DetrOit Free Press.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-29

Beautiful, clear white clothes delight.
tho laundress who uses Red Cross Bal
Rlue. All grocers. Adv.