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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
ABOLITION OF POSTAGE
STAMP IN GERMANY,
Recommended as Matter of Economy
Would Save $25,oo0,ooo a Year.

Munich, Germany, April 17.-One of
the most easily effected economies in
the postal service, not only of Ger
many, but of any country, would be the
abolition of the postage stamp, the
Neuste Nachrichten points out 1t
recommends the substitution of a
franking machine for the postage
stamp and remarks that this change
would save Germany nearly S25, ,0O0, 900
a year.
The franking machine by a single
operation would not only imprint the
letter with a device Indicating that the
postal charges had been prepaid but
would also put on the postmark and
obviate the necessity of using the
cance1ling machine. This method is
already used in Bavaria and in New
Zealand, while the German field post
has taught the people of Germany that
the change is entirely practicable. THE
postage stamp" concludes the Mach
richten, though a great invention, is
now obsolete. Germany has invented
the franking system, and by develop
ing it she will be doing civilization a
great service"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
GREAT SCARCITY
OF BRITISH TONNAGE
AbnormalIy High Prices Paid for
Second Hand Steamers.

London, April 1.-THE great scar
city of British tonnage is reflected in
the abnorbally high prices paid for
second hand steamers. Today no firm
of shipbuilders can guarantee delivery
of any boat, and in consequence ship
owners desirous of increasing their
fleets, or replacing vessels sunk by
war risk, and ordinary marine risks,
are compelled to purchase second hand
boats at record prices.
Quite recently, the Cunard Steam
ship company bought three second
hand steamers having failed to find
builders able to quote for new ton
mage, and for these three boats, it is
stated the Cunard company paid a
higher rate per ton than they would
have paid for new vessels before the
war. Naturally, with such a readS
market for tonnage, owners are weed
ing out their Scets and in several
instances recently boats which have
proved too costly to work on a proffta-
bic basis have been sold for prices far
in excess of their original cost
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
CONFIRMATION OF DEATH
OF VILLA is STILL LACKING
Information Received That He Had
Gone In Direction of Alleged Place
of Burial.

Washington, April 17-Confirmation
of the death of Francisco Villa still
was lacking tonight both at the state
and war departments and at the Mex
lean embassy. The only despatch from
American sources in Mexico tending
to lend color to the report, was a brief
statement from Major Howsee of the
Eleventh Cavalry, now near Parral
that he had information which led him
to believe that the bandit and a small
party of his followers had fed some
days ago toward Barja, which is close
to the place where unofficial Mexican
reports say the body was found.
The outstanding feature of the days
messages from the border was reports
to the war department that six Mexi-
cans who confessed to having taken
part nthe raid on Columbus, n. NJ,
had been captured and sent to Column
bus for trial by the New Mexico state
authorities. Another official report re-
lieved anxiety as to the supply problem
for he troops at the front. 1t said the
forces now were fully supplied with
the exception of a small shipment of
horseshoes and clothing. which would
go forward tomorrow. An ample sup
ply of gasoline was on hand, the mes
| sage said, for the motor trucks and
aeroplanes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
SCOTTISH MINISTERS PROFIT
BY HIGH PRICE OF GRAIN
Salaries Increased as Grain Gains In
Value.

Glasgow, Scotland, April 17-One
result Of the phenomenal grain prices
ruling in Scotland is that the salaries
of the parish ministers of the Estab-
1ished Church will be increased this
year by anything from so pounds to
200 pounds $3.50 to $4,000. This is
due to the fact that the amount of
these salaries is governed by the prices
of wheat and barley. and big prices for
parSon.
On the other hand, the professors of
divinity in the Scottish universities
will suffer a loss in salary of $500 or
so. Like the parish ministers, their
stipened huctuates with the price of
grain, but when grain goes up their
rewards go down.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

given out by the New York. New Ha-
ven railroad here late tonight;
Injured on Gilt Edge Express.
Alfred y. Davis, 3s Forest street,
Winthrop. Mass.
J. Martin, New Haven, wrist burned
George ". Dawkins, Pullman por-
ter.
Injured on Train 63s.
Mary O'Toole. Westerly.
Mrs. HoaE. Westerly.
Albert Martell, aged u, Southbridge,
Mass.
H. Nancy. lS4 Main street. New
London
William Barber. Westerly.
Z. p Barber. Westerly.
Mrs Calvert Cottrell. Westerly.
r. Pliver CottreIl. Westerly.
c. y. Wheeling. Pawtucket-
J. ". Clifford. Oneida. y. Y
II. II. DormaE. Providence.
II. ManOeliing, s Oak street, New
York
II. Burdick. Westerly.
Mr.. Dransfeld, Westerly.
z. Corning. p Walnut street, Wor-
cester, Mass.
II. J. Murphy. Westerly.
A. II. Langworthy. Westerly.
Michael Haswell. Westerly.
Mrs. William Price. Westerly.
p. Davidson. Westerly.
J. J. Friedman. 81 Lambertine street,
Worcester. Mass.
Miss Smith. aged p. No. ss Broad
way, Newport
J. Martin New Haven
J. J Mcintyre, Adams street,
Chariestown. Mass.
Miss Cottreu. Westerly.
]. BraE. New London.
A. J. Williams. fireman deadhead-f
ing. Groton.
With one exception none in ths
above list was seriously hurt. Thomas
BOardman was reported missing and
W. II. Bliss. E07 West 123rd street.
New York, declined medical attention.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
WIRES DOWN BETWEEN
JUAREZ AND CHIHUAHUA.
Retards Details Of Reported Discovery
of Body of Villa.

FL Paso. Texts, April 17.-General
Gabriel Gavira. Carranza commander
at Juarez, announced tonight that the
Mexican telegraph wires between
Juarez and Chihuahua had been
blown down near Pearson about noon
and for that reason he was unable to
learn any further details of the re-
ported discovery of the body of Fran
cisco Villa. At the same time a tele-
gram filed at Chihuahua City, presum-
ably before the interruption to the
wire service, was received by The AS
sociaed Press from Consul Letcher,
saying that nothing was known in the
state capital regarding the finding of
the bandits remains.
These two circumstances combined
to reinforce the growing skepticism
here as to the truth of the story that
death has ended the career OF the
fugitive brigand. The story that the
man who is really dead is Pablo Lopez,
the notorious butcher Of Santa Ysabel,
and that Villa has used his death as
the basis OF a false report of his own
decease. was revived
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
SERIES OF BURGLARIES
IN NEW HAVEN.
Eighth Within Short Time-Vigor-
Gus Police Work Demanded.

New Haven, April 17.-Eighth in the
series of burglaries which have been
effected or attempted within the week
in the Whitney avenue section came
to light this morning when Mrs. Chas.
H. Harris of 100 East Rock road re-
ported to the detective bureau that
her hcme had been rified and that
silverware, valued at several hun
dred dollars. was missing.
complete inventory of the stolen
goods was not obtainable this after
noon, but Mrs. Harris stated that IL
would amount to a considerable sum.
The residents Of this section are on
edge and are demanding vigorous
police and detective cooperation.
The break was discovered by do
mestics this morning. y side win
dow had been pried open with a jim
my. The rooms on the lower floor
were given a thorough overhauling by
the thieves and the choicest of silver
war was taken.
An attempt to burglarize the home
of Mrs. Leonard F. Tyler of "a Edge
/ hill road was foiled around 7.15 last
night by Patrolman Thomas Leahy OF
the DiXwell avenue precinct. In trying
the doors on his beat. Leahy found
that the rear door of the Tyler house
was unlocked, and he went in. As he
did so. he heard some one scurry out
the front door. and he rushed to the
! front of the house. but saw no one
! The front door was open. The blue
j coat detected the fresh oder of ciga-
| rette smoke in the room.
| Mrs. Tyler said today that she had
! left the house a few minutes before
/ Ieahy tried the doors, and that it was
| probably her fault that they. with g
| window in the rear, were unlocked
! The intruder had not time to stea
or search for valuables, thanks to the
! poIiceman's timely arrival on the
scene.
Leahy had been told to examine tht
/ house of Mrs C. w. English of g.
| Edgehill road. which is directly acros:
| the street, and he had gone to the Ty.
Ter residence by mistake.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
GILT EDGE EXPRESS
TELESCOPES COACH;
AT LEAST 8 KILLED.
Smashed Into Rear of Train at the Bradford, R, l..
Station Last Evening In Heavy Fog
s5 PERSONS INJURED, SOME OF THEM SERIOUSLY

Locomotive of the Express Ploughed Two-tds Through
Passenger Coach, But Held the Rails and the Engineer
Backed Out of the Wreckage-Accident Due to Wrong
Signals Failure to Properly Read the Signais-Four
Wooden Coaches of the Local Train, the Railway Station
and the Freight House Destroyed by Fre-AH the
Bodies Were Badly Burned and Only Four Have Been
Identi6ed-Miss Jeanette Clark of Westerly Among
the Dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Westerly, r. l., April 1.-The Gilt
Edge eNpresson the New York. New
Haven and Hartford was reported
wrecked at Bradford tonight
The express was said 10 be running
in two sections. The first section, ac-
cording to some OF the reports. had
had trouble making steam and had
stopped at the Bradford station. when
the second section crashed into the
rear.
Fire Spread Rapidly.
The explosion Of the boiler Of the
second engine spread fire raidly
through the wreckage- Before the fre
department could reach the scene from
Westerly, after a six mile run, i've
and the station and adjoining freight
horse were smoking ruins
Great confusion followed the COL
lision and IL was long before a definite
idea of the extent OF the disaster could
be had. As the flames Of the burning
cars and buildings died out the train
yard was left in darkness, and those
who went TO the aid of the injured
worked under great difficulties.
Telegraph Lines Out of Use.
The only telegraph lines In the town
went out Of commission with the burn
ing OF the station mad the only COM
mCnication with the outside was by q
single telephone wire. over this help
was summoned from Providence and
New London. the former sending a
wreclSing train and physicians and the
latter city despatching a hospital train
Estimates of Dead Vary.
Estimates Of the dead varied widely
| and in the absence OF a positive official
/ statement the number could not be de-
termined at midnight. At that hour
the ruins OF the burned cars were still
/ so hot that they could not be thor
| oughly searched -Four bodies were
4 early removed and q count Of thosa
| who received emergency medical treat
ment was IS. Several Of these. IL was
| thought, would die.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
NAVY MANEUVREs MOST
SUCCESSFUL EVER HELD
Vice Admiral Mayo Sends Report 20
Secretary Daniels.

Washington. April 17.-Vlce Admiral
Mayo OF the Atlantic fest reported to
Secretary Daniels today that the ma
nouYres just concluded OF Guatanamo.
Cuba, were the most successful ever
held by the navy.
In tnrRot work, the admiral said,
marked efficiency was shown. excel-
greater ranges than ever before at
tempted,
The admiral also reported that ne
was much gratihed with the spirit
with which the enlisted personnel took
the work,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
Salt a MonopoIy in China.

Peking, April 17.-Reports that the
central government was planning to
increase the price Of salt caused much
dissatisfaction among the masses, and
it has been announced by the govern
ment that no change will be made.
Salt is a government monopoly under
the codirection of the Chinese govern
ment and Representatives of foreign
powers, which made a loan with the
salt income as security.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
METHoDIsTS WANT
BILLY SUNDAY TO WIN.
In Worcester Convention Asks Senate
to Pass Tabernacle Bill.

Worcester April 17.-The coming of
Billy Sunday. the evangelist, to Bos-
ton was taken recently by the New
England Methodist Conference in ses-
sion in Trinity church and the con-
ference voted to send a telegram to
the president of the Massachusetts,
senate, asking that body to pass in
concurrence with the house the bill
making possible a tabernacle in Bos-
ton for the Sunday meetings.
In making the district reports. Rev.
DR.. Dillon Bronson of Boston urged
the conference to make an effort to
bring to the 1920 general conference to
BOstOn,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
GERMAN INFANTRY
FAILS TO ADVANCE
HEAVY Casualties Were inflicted On Attacking Forces
Along 212 Mile Battle Front
EXTENDED FROM RIVER MEUsE TO DOUAUMON1

Teutons Continue Sheng of Hill No. 304 Probably With the
Intention of Infantry Attacks Gain the Position
Heavy Bombardments Are in Progress Between Germans
and British in Belgium--Artillery is Active On the
AustroaIan and the Russian Fronts-ln Asatic Turkey
the Russians Are Pushing Forward Northwest of Ezeru
in Effort to Reach Their Forces in the Black Sea Littora
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
THIEF CAUGHT WITH
STOLEN RING ON FINGER.
Sensational Chase in Msriden Before
Capture Was Made.

Meriden, Conn. April 1T-Tony
Beclino, Of Waterbury, who was ar
rested yesterday after n Sensational
chase IN which several hundred people
took part. was in police court today
charged with the theft OF a diamond
ring from a house where he had been
visiting. The ring. which IL was said
he had taken TO give 20 his sweet
hart. was found on his finger when he
was arrested at the end OF the chase.
To-Day he was fined i've dollars ana
costs. after a teweler had testified thmt
the stone IN the ring was OF paste.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
CONNECTICUT BRANCH OF
LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE,
To Be Organized BY Men Prominent
In Various Walks Of Life.

New Haven, Conn.,. April 17--Men of
prominence IN the educational, Indus
trial and commercial life OF the state
INST here today 10 organize q ConnectI-
cut branch OF tho League TO Enforce
Peece. Those Present included Bormer
President William Howard Taft, prea-
ioent OF the national organisation,
Governor Marcus II, Hoicomb, and
Former Governors +, D, Weeks and r.
s. Woodruff, Mr.. Taft, In addressing
the gathering outlined the ooJectB Of
the organization, and the methods by
which IL was proposed at the end os
tha present European struggle. 10
check further wars.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
MExIcANs CONFIDENT
THAT VILLA 10 DEAD.
AZ Least Giving That impression In
u PRso and Juarex,

FL Paso, Tex, April i7s-The coma.
dence OF Mexican officials here and In
Juarez that villa Is dead has not di-
ninishsd, outwardly, at least, II was
PORTED out today that II the body
had hsen brought to CuslhuIranh!a f
might take the better part cf a day 10
transport IL from there 10 >Chihuahua
City. =
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
AMERICAN TROOPS WERE
AMBUSHED AT PARRAL
Fiqht Was the Result of Mexican
Treachery.

t Pershing's Headquarters in Mex
leo. by wireless to Columbus, N. NJ,
April 17-Army officers here stated
today that Major Frank Tompkins re-
cefyed a written threat from General
Lozano, commander of the Carranza
garrison at Parral, that the Ameri-
can troops would be attacked If they
advanced to the city. According to the
same offlcers, the fight at Parral was
the result of treacery, Major Tompkins'
men being anibushed by soldiers of the
Parral garrison.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
The Bulletins Circulation in Norwich is Dou
CabIed Paragraphs
Rritains Urged to Keep Chicken

bTTIaIHs OTgSu 70 TNs5P O7IIcFN5IIs'
London, April 17.-Householders
throughout England are being urged
to keep a few chickens to increase the
home production of eggs. Each year
in normal times England imports 25S,-
600, 900 eggs. The women's section of
the National Poultry Society, which
is behind the movement declares that
much waste could be avoided if house
holders had few chickens to throw
scraps from the table.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Falmouth, April 17.-Arrived, steam
ar Nieuw Amsterdam, New York.
New York, April 17.-Sailed, steamer
Calabria. Genoa,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
semsxhss PrsIudIesd.

Ia other words. the packers are
very Moe gendeuzen, bat Somewhat
pre1udioed In fnvcS Of the radeeyn-
kansas CITY et1c.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
PRELIMINARY LIST
OF THE INJURED
Given Out by the Railroad Officials
at New Haven.

New Haven. Conn. April i7.-Ths
fo&Sxing preliminary List OF injured
in Lhs wreck a. Bradford. r I. was
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Secreted in boxes, jars and cans,
more than $4,000 worth of opium was
found by detectives in the room of
Chin Chong. in Pell Street, New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Lieutenant v. D. Herbster, assistant
naval attache at the American En-
bassy at Berlin, was ordered home for
duty in the Intelligence Bureau.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

The body of John Mi<os, a fve-year-
old boy who disappeared from his
home at Danbury, Saturday afternoon,
was found in the Still river.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Three of the bills introduced by the
Brown Committee. to decrease New
York's taxes, were reported favorably
by the Assembly Rules Committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Construction work on some new fac
tory building at Meriden was inter
rupted by strike of union laborers.
The strikers are seeking for an in
crease in wages from S2.25. to $3.50
a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Charles Diever is being held by the
New Britain police for trial Thursday,
charged with stabbing his cousin,
Louis Diever. IN the stomach Sunday
evening during a quarrel over
cigarettes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Six men were seriously injured as
the result Of another clash between
the strikers and guards at the Inter-
national Paper Company's plant at Nj
agara Falls.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

The recent appeal OF the Greater New
York Committee of the Commission for
relief in Belgium for funds to aid the
destitute of Belgium, netted $24S, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Results of 80 days Nreeruiting, an
inounced by the War Department for
the additional 10000 men authorized
by Congress. showed 1857 applica-
tions and acceptances Of 1927 recruits.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

On the steamship Antonio Lopez,
which arrived at New York, from
Spanish ports. was GonZalo Pardo.
editor Of the Madrid newspaper Fl
Domino Negro. who was known on the
ship as The Black Mask" He is on
his way to Havana
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

SeVenty-five men living near Fort
lotion, appeared on the parade grounds
there and went through formal mill
tary drills under officers from the fort
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18
RESCUE WORK CONDUCTED
UNDER GREAT DIFFICULTIES

Out Train Yard Was Left in Dark
ness.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

The Alaska Engineering Commits
sion's tugs Crosby and Annie W., with
FIVE barges. bound from Seattle TO
:, ward. were wrecked of Cape Spen-
Ger. Alaska
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Captain James NJ. Fulton, of the
Coast Artillery, at Fort Grant, Panama,
was dismissed from the army for vio-
lating an abstinence pledge.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Melquiades Chaps and Jose Buen,
rostro, Mexicans convicted of killing A
L. Austin, of Sebastian, were sentenced
to be hanged on May 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

The White Star Liner Cedric arrived
at New York with 1859 bags of first
class mail and SIT packages Of parce
post mail.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

One hundred and thirty-six under
graduates and one graduate student at
the various military camps to be held
this summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

The United States transport Hancock
arrived at Vera Cruz.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Damage estimated at S1,ooo, 900 wa
done when the Scheldt dixie broke nea
Quatrecht, a few miles east of Gheni
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

General Piehve, retired, former Com
mander-in- chief of the Russian North
ern Army, is dead at Moscow.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Caleb Rassett, arrested at Manehes-
ter, charged with attempted arson,
pleaded guilty when arraigned in the
town court and was held for the su-
perior court under bonds OF 50, 500.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

The United Hebrew Charities has in
stitutsd Il campaign for names and ad-
dresses of persons who in the future
will have cast-off clothing. for needy
Jews Of the city
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Benjamin W. Hitchcock,. widely
known as a music publisher, died at
his home at Jersey City.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-18

Mrs Elizabeth MecandIess, aged 1o2,
died in Elizabeth, n. ].
Evening journal., 1916-09-05
COOL September DAYS
excellent Fish Time

with the arrival OF September mi
gratory fish upon the approach Of cool
weather start southwark and natur-
ally come close in shore. This is the
time OF the year when one can de-
pend upon getting channel bass along
the New Jersey coasts, also the black
drum. Big striped bass are also taken
during this month and next from Cape
May north to Sandy Hook. These big
fish follow the coast line southwark.
Mullet, which they feed upon, also fol-
low the shore line and conditions are
ideal for surf fishing.
September is the time when snap
pers. the young of bluefsh, begin TO
take the anglers bait, and there is
hardly any better sport than snapper
fishing while 1t lasts.
September and October is the time
to take the big yeuowfin weakfish.
tide runners as they are called, that
are four and five times the size Of
school fish.
September grabbing Is also good,
the crabs being heavy and the meat
delicious. Grabbing has not been
anything to boast OF in the nearby
waters this season.
Evening journal., 1916-09-05
BROWNSON-PENNST
PLAY F|FTY-FIFTY
Blue Legs Tuck Away First
But Let Second Game
Go a Glimmering
HOFFECKER HAS
SOME EASY GOING

Brownson. All-Wilmington League
champions, divided a double bill with
the P. B. & w. r. R. team at Front
and Union yesterday. taking the
morning tilt, 8 to 1, and dropping the
afternoon battle, 70 to Z.
Both games were slow and ragged.
neither team showing up in its best
form. In each game nine errors we're
made, 20 add to the looseness of the
fray.
Hoffecker was on the mound for
the A. w. champs in the morning ex-
hibition, and while he was hit quite
lively, he kept the hits so scattered
that he was never in danger.
Lutz didn't have thing that the
railroaders didn't care for in the sec
ond tilt. They slaughtered his heaves
for five runs in the second frame and
three in the fourth, sending him TO
the showers.
-. -. Score by Innings.
p, b. d w. 80 o 0 0 0 90 1 o.
Brownson ......3 3 90 90 Ks
Earned runs-Brownson 1. p. b. g.
W., 1. Two-Sase hits-Shields. Hanni-
gan, Naylor, McDonough, Mayhart.
Hohecker. Home run-Hoffecker.
Struck out-Thomas 10. Hoffecker Q
Left on bases-P., B & w. 10, Brown
son 4. Stolen bases-Carlin. Mad
den, Naylor and Mayhart. Hit by
pitched ball-Thomas (Hoffecker,)