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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
CATTLE DISEASE IN KANSAS
 DIAGNOSED AS SToMATITiS
Suspected Foot and Mouth Disease is in Reality Comparatively Harmless MaIady.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Laboratory in vestigations completed here today confirm that the ailnent among cat tie at Kansas City. suspected of be- ing foot and mouth disease, is stoma- tits, a comparatively harmless mal- ady easily cured.
 The disease, a department of agri- culture statement says, is known in Europe and South Africa and has been found occasionally before in the Unit ed States. It is contagious but anil mals affected usually recover within eight or ten days. ''The present out break" the statement says, ''is the most extensive yet noted in this coun- try. The specialists of the depart ment, therefore. are advising state livestock officials in whose territory the disease is found. to impose local quarantines to prevent it's spread. They advise all owners and handlers of horses and cattle, particularly liv- erymen, managers of stock yards, and breeders, to separate sick from well animals, to clean up and disinfect their premises and to wash out the mouths of sick animals with a weak solution of permangate of potash or picric acid"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02

The fighting in Dobrudja has be- come more intense. Bucharest an nounces a violent attack along the whole front in that region. Berlin de- clares that the attack against the Bul- garian left wing in Dobrudja failed and that British tanks" are being used by the attackers.
 In Galicia there has also been a reawakening of activity. Petrograd records that an AuStro-German att tempt to take the offensive north of the TarnopoI- railway was re- pulsed.
 In Macedonia. in France and OF the Austro- Italian front there has been no important change in the situation. The artillery activity on the Somme front in northern France and in the Trentino and Carlso regions of the Italian theatre is reported to be in creasing. Both Berlin and Paris claim the repulSe of attacks northwest of Monastir, in Serbia.
 Admiral Dufournet, the commander of the entente fleet in the Mediterra- mean, is reported to have landed troops at Piraeus, the port of Athens. French. British and Italian contingents are said to have been included in the landing party. Aside from a report that Greek troops are being sent to- ward Athens from the north of Greece there are no indication as to what measures the Greek government has taken to comply with or oppose Ad- niral Dufournet's demands for the turning over of Greece's arms and ammunition.
 An Associated Press despatch from London says a strong impression pre- vai1s there that Great Britain will grant the request from Washington for re- reconsideration of the refusal of @ safe conduct to Count Tarnowski von Tarnow, the recently appointed Austro- Hungarian ambassador to the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02

New York Dec. 1.-The withdrawal
 ny J. F. Morgan & company of the
 proposed sale of a limited amount of
 short term British and French treas
 governments, announced here today,
 came as a surprise to the financial
 community. The announcement issued
 from the Morgan offices stated that the
 action of the British and French gov
 ernments was taken out of regard for
 the attitude adopted against the sale
 by the federal trade beard The sur
 prise was heightened by the fact that all arrangements for the offering had been perfected.
 Other Plars Under Consideration. Other plaEs to finance the pressing needs of the British and French gov ernments are alrea dy under way, it is understood, but they have not vet reached a definite stage. 4 member of the Morgan firm informally stated that no other plans had been formulated, but il was learred from reliable sources that the denial had been made as q matter of policy. The plans un- der contemplation, it is intiniated, will | involve q large amount of "dcilar
 credits" available to Great Britain. if | not to her chief ally.
 British institutions and private in- vestors still retain large amounts of American securities, although they have been largely mobilized by the 1 British treasury. There have been nc cancellations of orders for war SUD- plies or any other materials to the countries of the entente allies, accord i ing to the bankers acting for their interests, and no appreciable diminu- | ton of orders is. expected.
 1 The British government continues tc hold large reserves of gold in Canada and the more remote colonies, ant | these EeSerxsS- it mheliexed- will be i employed to meet immediate exigen- cies, including -sta bHIZition of ex- ! change.
 | The announcement was contained ir | the following statement:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
VILLAS SUDDEN VICTORY
 cOMPLIcATES MATTERS
Attitude of U. s. Will Depend on Pro- rress He Makes in Next Few Weeks

Washington, Dec. 1.-What effect the ascendency of Villa by winning the battle at Chihuahua City win have Oil the attitude of the United States depends upon what progress Villa makes within the next few weeks and what steps the Carranza forces take to restore their control of the northern country.
 Villas sudden victory, coming at a time when the protocol arranged by the Mexican American commission for the withdrawal of the American ex- petition and policing of both sides of the border is before the two govern ments for action, has suddenly com plicated a troublesome situation which seemed on the way to settle ment. The opinion prevails here that there will be no change in the Amer ican policy for the present and that the next steps will be guided by de- velopments including General Car ranza's action on the protocol signed at Atlantic City.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
SPEAKER cLARK'S PLAN -
 TO EXPEDITE LEGISLATION
Would Eliminate Useless Oratory and
 Abolish Congressional Record.

Washington, Dec. 1-Speaker Clark said today that if congress wanted to clean the legislative slate and go home next March 4. he gladly would join in a movement to eliminate useless oratory by cutting down gallery space and abolishing the Congressional Rec ord and to introduce voting machines.
 Tt isn't difficult to see that the gal lerieS and the Record cause an awful waste of time and money" the speak CT declared today as he paused in his efforts to outline a plan whereby a sessions work can be dore in 63 leg islative days. Any time that the gal leries are full the orators on the floor are posing and wasting time. And everybody knows there are any mum Der of congressman who talk for the Record q great deal more than is nec- essary.
 The Record isn't necessary. The English house of commons has none. A journal is kept. Dr. Johnson used to write it after the days proceedings were over. He simply recorded who spoke and which side they were on.
 'I haven't much hope, though, that I'd receive much support if l started to make a fight for smaller galleries and no record, so I won't start it. But there is hope that the present method of taking roll calls will be abolished. It is archaic and time waste"
 The speaker also faVors reducing the house from 435 to 300 members and holding it to that number.
 Minority Leader Mann today eX- pressed the view. and offered figures to substantiate it, that under no cir cumstances could the democrats have a majority in the next house. but that there was chance for the republi- cans to have 218 members. He fur ther said that he was not worrying about the speakership and thought it would be much more fun to remain on his present job
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02

we have been instructed by the British and French governments to withdraw their treasury bills from sale.
 'FWe have accordingly expressed to those institutions and investors which had already placed orders with us for these securities the wish to be re- leased from the obligation to deliver, and they have been good enough to ac- cede
 This action is because, as explair,- cd by the British chancellor of the ex- chequer and by the French minister of finance, these governments desire to show every regard to the federal re- serve board, governmental body of which the secretary of the treasury and the comptroller of the currency are ex-oficio members.
 Intended as a Credit Medium.
 We may add that the sale in linn- lted amount of these treasury bills payable in dollars in New York nave never been an essential part of the af- lied governments financial plans, b | have for some time been under con- sideration with view to furnishing q credit medium that would accommo- date the American banking demands for an instrument of short maturity and of such limited volume that the government could always undertake to lay down gold in New York Sufficient to meet the matured bills. "It was believed further that these bills would have furnished at the end of the war an excellent measure of protection to the American, financial situation inasmuch as these steadily maturing obligations of the foreign ! governments would have tended to prevent heavy drafts of gold from this market"
 No Other Plans Formulated. 1 An informal statement was made by
 member of the Morgan company that I no other financial plans have been l formulated in place of the ones aban- doned. Z
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
whererer Rritish trade rontes aren

wherever British trade routes are"
 Baron BereSford advocated continual aerial attacks on the German base at Zeebrugge and the arming of mer- chantnen and contonued:
 Tt is most unsatisfactory state of affairs. Thousands of tons of food which were waiting to come to Eng land have been diverted to Germany
 The meeting adouted a resolution calling for a more effective blockade and for more efficient measures to deal with the submarine question.
 Naval Policy Denounced.
 Strong denunciation of the govern ment and it's naval policy were made at the meeting, which was attenued by representatives of the shipping and mercantile community of London.
 Thomas Gibson Bowles, who follow ed Baron Beresford, made a vigorous indictment of the government, demand ing new men and a new mind at the admiralty. He likened the admiralty to a Jericho. whose walls had fallen ito the trumpet announcing th1s meet ing" MT. Bowles added:
 Unless the submarine menace is dealt with. we shall be blockaded as well as Germany and priVation and famine prices will ensue. l can see no glimmer of an overture for peace, but if overtures for an honorapie peace should come with sufficient guarantees it will be the duty of this government to examine them. have arrived at the conclusion, however, that this government is more able to make peace than it is to make war;
 The speaker demanded it's dissolu- tion, declaring that the present coali- ton ministry was the creation of a parliament more worn out than it was itself. The speeches were punctuated with shouts of turn them out" and similar phrases.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02

Desperately the Rumanians, prob ably aided by Russian troops, are de- lending the southern and western ap- breaches to Bucharest, while the Teu- tonic advance continues to press more closely on the Rumanian capital from the northwest Unofficially 1t Is re- ported in London that Russian troops have arrived in Bucharest to aid the hard-pressed Rumanian forces.
 Progress for the advancing German and Austro- Hungarian armies in Wal lachta and south Of Bucharest Is re- ported by Berlin. which says the Ru- manians continue to offer resistance. The Rumanians apparently are on or near the line of the Argeshu, as Pe- trograd say,t the invaders have occu- pied two towns south of Bucharest and near that river. Field Marshal thrown an army across the Niaslov lowlands, which would be approach ing the Argeshu in the direction of Bucharest
 Advancing southward from the Cam pulung -Pileshti region, the Teuton in vaders have taken prisoners and can non and much other equipment from the retiring Rumanians. In the fight ing reported in the latest commupica- tions, Berlin says the Rumanians lost more than 2.S00 prisoners and q can- non. 4
 The Russians continue aggressively their offensive against the Austro- German lines from the Carpathians to southern Pennsylvania Berlin states the Russian attacks, which are de- clared to have been along a front of 186 miles from Jabolnitza to Kedzi Vasarhely, resulted only in small ad- vantages which are declared not to be commensurate with the cost in men and ammunition. Petrograd admits a repulse southwest of Vakarlka in the Carpatllians but records the capture of a ridge of heights south of Kirli- haha-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
ATLANTIC FLEET NEEDS
 AN ADEQUATE FLEET BASE
Captain Jonah Mckean So informs
 House Naval Committee.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The Atlantic fleet needs an adequate fleet base on Chesapeake bay. Captain Johan Mo Kean, aide for material to the chief of operations, told the house naval committee today. He urged purchase of the old Jamestown exposition site, facing the broad anchorage ground in Hampton Roads for the purpose. Cap tain McKean appeared to explain es- inmates of S5.133.0O0 for the air ser- vice and since there would be an avi- ation field at the proposed base, he went into the plan in some detail, all though the navy department has not yet recommended to congress any &C., ton on the project. The owners ask $1, 100000 for the exposition land, which includes about $40 acres, Cap tain McKean said. Chairman Padgett remarked that such a figure would mean a wide margin o< profit, but the officer thought the facilities offered for sale were woENA the price.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
AMERICAN SOCIETY HAS
 ABANDONED A REUNION
For Sake of Economy in the consump-
 tion of Food.

American society has abandoned a re- union which had been arranged for December 12 because 1t was feared that, in view of the governments de- mand for economy in the consumption of food, the dinner might make a bad impression. The society has waived the customary Fourth of July and Thanksgiving dinners since the begin hing of the war. but decided to hold a quiet reunion dinner with a plain menu instead of a Thanksgiving cele- bration, but it has now been thought best to forego this ----
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
ALLEGED SMUGGLING OF
 ARMS INTO MEXICO
Will Be Taken Up ir the House Next
 Tuesday or "Wednesday.

Washington, Dec. 1--Investigation by a special house committee of al- legged smuggling of arms and ammuni- ton across the border into Mexico will be proposed in resolution to be in- troduced Tuesday or Wednesday by Representative Kahn of California. MT Kahn said today on a recent visit to the border he had heard much talk about smuggling and charges that bandit chiefs in Mexico were buying ammunition through banks along the border. He said the talk went so far as to report that some of the ammuni- ton shipped across in violation of President Wilson's embargo order in cluded dumdum bullets.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
HOSTILITIES HAVE
 BEGUN IN GREECE
French Sailors and Greek Troops Fight Panic Has Begun in Athens Crowds Are Rushing Through the
 Streets and Shops Are Being Closed

London, Dec ?. 3.55 a. m.-A des- patch to the Daily Mail from Athens, timed 11.45 a. m. Friday, says:
 Firing has taken place between French sailors and reservists on the slopes of the Acropolis. Passengers from Piraeus say that when passing the Treze railroad station they wit messed the fighting. This fighting, ac- cording to other information, was be- tween French sailors and Greek troops.
 Panic has begun in Athens. Crowds are rushing through the streets and shops are being closed.
 1.-Two French cruisers have entered Phaleron harbor"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02

or the express. train.
 Charles Slack, Waterbury, fireman of the express train.
 Two Seriously Injured.
 The most seriously injured were Joseph Wright and Augustus MerkIe, both of PouEhkeepsie, N. Y, who were stealing a ride on tl:e rear end of the tender of the express train. Merkle has broken arm and scalp wounds. Wright mas severe laceratior2s about the head and body. They were taken to St. Marys hospital, Waterbury, where it was said they would recover.
 Miraculous Escapes.
 Both boarded tie train at Devon They had miraculous escapcs from more serious injury, Wright being hurled through the locked door of the combination, baggage and mail car, while Merkle was pinned against the beams of the vestibule of the same car
 Others who were slightly hurt were D. M. Creighton Of Waterbury, mail clerk, whose ribs were bruised, and A l.. Terwilllger of Cold Springs, N. Y? whose hand was lacerated. F. D. Nichols of New York, a caiored porter, was cut about the head by broken dishes in the pantry of the buffet.
 The engine made it's way through the caboose and three of, the freight ears, setting them on fire. Three of the coaches of the express train left the track. The passengers were tossed about in all directions but only a few were hurt enough to require the ser vices of physicians.
 The accident occurred just south of the local depot at o'clock Within haf an hour practically all of the passengers had boarded trolley cars for Waterbury and other points
 arhhretcneto tn now is the time for
 Cars Sprans Into Flames.
 Almost coincident with the crash the wrecked freight cars sprang into flames. E. R. Er1er, who lives nearly opposite the scene telephoned for the operators to summon physicians from nearby towns. The fremen extin- guished the blaze in short order. Many physicians responded to the call, but there was little for them to do. Tender Hurled Over Engine Cab. Medical Examiner F. J. Tuttle gave orders to railroad worizmen to remove the wreckage in order to reach the engineer and fireman. The tender had been partly hurled over the engine cab and both med, seated at their sta- tions, were weighted down under the mass of twisted iron and steel At a late hour the work of clearing the tracks was progressing slowly Panic Among Passengers. When the trains met there was a panic among the passengers and g rush for the doors. The Rev. Father Morrison of Naugatuck and County Commissioner James Gedes of Water bury were among those on the train who calnled frightened women and children.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS
 STEAMSHIP BY SHELL FIRE
Smaller Submersfbie Did Picket Duty
 While Firing Was In Progress,

London, Dec. 1. 4.25 p. m.-A Reuter- despatch from Las Pa7mas, Canary Islands, says the Dutch steamship Ke- 6iri, BITS tons gross. has been sunk. The crew was landed.
 The Kediri was sunk by shell fire from a large submarine, which was accompanied by smaller subma- submarine which did picket duty, the despatch says, while the Kediri was being shelled
 Lloyds announces the sinking of the Danish steamship Egholm, 1,348 tons gross, and of the French sailing vessel St. Ansbert, PTS tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
DIET SQUAD LOST WEIGHT
 ON THANKSGIVING FARE.
Ten of the Dozen Lighter Than They
 Were the Day Previous.

Chicago, Dec. Living on a care fully restricted 40 cents a day diet, on Thanksgiving day, when the whole nation was feasting, cost Chicago diet squad considerable loss of weight Ten of the dozen were lighter when weighed today. although the holidays meals were slightly more tempting than those Of the previous days of the test, on which they formerly had gain ed weight
 Tonorrows meals will be:
 Breakfast: Stewed pears, hominy, toast, butter, coffee.
 Luncheon: Goldfish balls, Philade1- phia relish, bread, butter, apple dump fings, vanilla sauce, tea.
 Dinner: Vegetable soup, praised beef, buttered rice, stewed onions, chocolate junket. sugar cookies. tea,
 The test will be finished next Tues day night.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
TO COMBAT MENACE OF GERMAN
 SUBMARINES
CRISIS OF WAR IS NOW
Admiral Baron Reresford Says Great Britain is in Position of unparai- ieIed Gravity-Fears Expressed That Germany May Create an Effective Blockade, as Submarines Are to be Sent Out to All Trade Routes.

London, Dec. 1. 4.O3 D. m.-"we are Tn position of unparalleled gravity" said Admiral Baron Beresford in an address at a meeting today to support D stronger naval policy. The crisis of the war is now
 Since enemy submarines have transferred their activities from the headlands and shallow waters to the blue sea. the menace requires new strategy and new tactics to deal with 1t, but so far no definite and systema- tic methods have been taken for sup pressing the menace.
 To Send Submarines to the Pacific.
 The Germans are now going to send submarines to the Pacific and to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
Two Trainmen Killed in Wreck PASSENGER TRAIN RAN INTO AN
 OPEN SWITCH
NEAR BEACON FALLS
Ploushed Through a Standing Freight On Siding and Set Three Freight Cars Afire-Engineer and Fireman Died at Their Posts-Passensers Were Tossed in All Directions, Two Seriously Injured.

Beacon Falls, Conn, Dec. 1.-Two trainmen were killed two passengers seriously hurt and several others re- ceived minor injuries tonight when the northbound Winsteds express from New York, over the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, ran into an open switch and ploughed through standing freight train on siding near here.
 Engineer and Fireman Killed.
 The engineer and firemen of the ex- press were pinned at their posts and probably were scalded to death by es- caping steam from the boiler.
 The Dead.
 Eugene Lake. Bridgeport, engineer
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
RUMANIANS MAKING 7
 A STIFF RESISTANCE.
Teutonic Advance Continues to Press More Closely
 to the Run1anian Capital
MACkENsEN,s ARMY ON NIAsLov LOWLANDs

The Russians Continue Progressively Their Offensive Against the Austro-German Lines From the Carpathians to Southern Transylvania-The Fighting in Dobrudja Has Become More Tense-In Gaicia Ther Has Been Re newal of Actvity-Adniral Dufournet is Reported to Have Landed Troops at Piaeus, the Port of Athens No Important Changes Are Reported on the Other Fronts.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
BRITISH AiRPLANE CAPTURED
 BY GERMAN SUBMARINE
Off Mouth of the Thames-Two Off
 cers Made Prisoners.

Berlin, Dec. 1.-(By Wireless to Sayville,)-A German submarine re- gently encountered a British damaged airplane floating on the sea off the mouth of the Thames, says the Over seas News Agency. The two officers who were i nthe airp1ane were made prisoners and, the agency adds. the airplane was destroyed by the sub- marine
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
MISS TEIPER WILL NOT
 APPEAR AGAINST BROTHER
Physicians Declare She Has No Rec-
 olIections of the Event.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec Miss Grace Teiper will not be called as a witness against her brother, John Edward lei, per, on trial for the murder of their mother. Mrs. Agnes Tieper. in the Or chard Park road last January That was decided today after physicians had reported to the court that Miss Teiper, only survivor of the tragedy except the defendant in this trial. had no recollection of the events contain ed with the murders. sts9
 The prosecution today brought out the first evidence tending to show Teiper's financial status John IT. Black, head of a brick products dis- tributing company which controlled the plant that Teiper operated under leasing arrangement, testified that about the middle of January, two weeks before the murder, Teiper spoke to him about buying the plant Black told Teiper that unless he was pre- pared to finance the undertaking all the way through the sale could not be made. He told Teiper that the company was contemplating selling the plant to some one else
 On the day before the tragedy, Black swore, Teiper told him that if the plant had not been sold, he wanted to renew his lease. Black told Teiper that the plant had not been sold but did not say whether or not the lease had been renewed. At ftat time. Black testified. Teiper owed B1acfr,s company something less than $1.00o in payment on his lease. Brick taken from the plant after Teipers arrest cancelled this debt. the witness said
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
PRICES OF SPRING
 WHEAT AND FLOUR LOWER
Some Brands zas Much as a Dollar
 Less Than Week Aao

Chicago. Dec. 1.-Prices for spring wheat flour here were lower today in response to the recent sharp decline in the wheat market, some special brands being quoted as much as a dollar a barrel lower than a week ago. Best brands are quoted at $s.30 a barrel.