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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
FRENCH GUNRoAT SURPRISE
 SUNK BY A SUBMARINE
At FunehaI, Madeira-Thirty-F of
 the Crew Perished.

London, Dec 6. 9.o5 p. m- The French gunboat Surprise has been sunk by German submarines at Fun chal, Madeira, according to an an nouncement by the Portuguese minis ter of marine in wireless despatch received here from Lisbon. Thirty four of the crew of the gunboat per isned.
 A few Portuguese were also killed aboard the steamers Kangaroo and Dacia, which were topedoed. accord ing to the despatch.
 A despatch to the Exchange Teie- graph Company from Lishon says:
 News received from Madeira says that thirty-four persons were killed in the bombarlincnt of -F'unchal. The submarine shelled the shore for two hours, especially the Englieh cable station and ether public buildings, but only small damage was done. The steamers Kangaroo and Dacia were yorredoed."
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
RETURNS OF SCHOOL
 ENUMERATION OF STATE
Bridgeport Shows Greatest Gain, With
 4,0o0 Increase.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 6.-Return of the school enumeration in Bridgeport shows 33,357 children of school age there, an increase of nearly 4,0O0 over a year ago. This is far and away the greatest gain of any city in the state.
 Hartford has 26, IFS, a gain of about a thousand and New Haven 34,491, about 1900 more than last year. Nor walk shows a loss of 24 and Stamford an increase of nearly 800. Branford alss shows a slight loss and the same is true of Thompson, Watertown gains a few ever 200. Litchfield has ten fewer than in 1915.
 About seventy-five per cent. of the towns have filed their reports with the comptroller.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

sen, or whether the Rumanians and Russians succeeded entirely making their escape behind the Bucharest line. Previous to the announcement of the capture of Bucharest and of Ploechtl official advices had indicated that four divisions of the defenders were ill a hazardous position in the region due west of Bucharest and in danger of being enveloped.
 With the fall of Bucharest the Teu- tonic allies are now in possession of four capitals of entente allied states, the others being Brussels, Belgrade and Cettinje.
 h the northwest in the Carpathian region near the Bukowina frontier and along the Moldavia front, the Russian offensive, begun as a diversion against the Teutonic advance into Rumania, apparently is meeting with little sac- cess In the Carpathians west of Jahlonitza the Russians occupied a height. but later were shelled eff the position by the Germans. To the south they succeeded in penetrating to the second line of the German defenses in the Trotus valley, but here were held by the defenders from further advance. North of the Oituz pass and southeast
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
BANKERS TO OPERATE
 REMINGTON ARMS co.
Men Who Are Extensively Interested
 in the Company Through @Loans.-s -z

New York, Dec. 6.-The Remington Arms nion Metallic Cartridge Com, pany, with it's many millions of doll- ars' worth of war orders yet to be filled, will be operated at the direction of a commitete of bankers and business men for some time, it was learned to- night. The committee, it was said, consits of James H. Perkins, vice president of the National City bank; G. M. P Murphy, vice president of the Guaranty Trust Company; Henry $. Kimball, former president of the American Zinc. Lead and Smelling Company; Samuel F. Pryor, vice president of the Remington-Uni Me tallic Company and W. E. S. Griswold.
 MT. Pryor has been elected chair man of the committee. The bankers are extensively interested in the com pany through loans.
 Marcellus Hartley Dodge, who owns all but a few shares of the company's $50, ,000,0 capital has retired from the presidency and has been succeed ed by MT. Kimball.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
TANK STEAMER AGROUND
 IN BRIDGEPORT HARRoR
Put Tn There to Seek Shelter From the
 Westerly Gale.

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 6.-The tank steamer Radium, owned by the Gulf Refining Company, Hoboken for Mill ford. Conn.,, put into the lower harbor here today for shelter from the west erly gale. The receding tide left her hard and fast aground, where she had anchored outside of the channel It was expecter that she would be fioated at high tide tonight
 Several tugs with tows put in to es- cape the gale and high sea running in the Sound One of them was the John Garrett, which had to be assisted from Penfield Reef with five barges after having gotten into trouble near the spot where the same tug lost nine barges about a week ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
 REFLECTS DR. S. j. MAYER
Committee Appointed to Consider Con-
 puIsory Health Insurance.

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. s. Dr. Stephen J. Maher of this city was re- elected president Of the Connecticut Public Health association at it's annual meeting her today. Dr. Charles J. Bartlett of New Haven was chosen vice president, and J. A. Maher, health officer for Fairfield county, treasurer.
 A committee of five was appointed to consider compulsory health insur- ance and report at the next meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
PACKERS MAKING GREATER
 PROFITS THAN cATTLEMEN
Fact Disclosed at Conference of Mar
 ketine and Farm Credits.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Exhaustive charts showing the comparative trend of prices of livestock and dressed meats displayed at today's session of the Ma tional Conference and of Marketing and Farm Credits were used as the base by some delegates for the decla- ration that although the charts cor respond to some extent, packers are making comparatively greater profits than cattlemen.
 Many speakers insisted that the whole industry, as proposed in the Borland bill should be investigated, not as an attack on the packing in- dustry, but to discover for the cattle men where lies the waste which some economists assert accounts for the ab- sence of substantial profit.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
NATIONAL BOARD TO BAN
 WHITE SLAVERY PICTURES
Because of Protests From Patrons of
 Motion Picture Theatres.

New York, Dec. 6.-Motion pictures depicting commerciolized white slav- ery'' or those advertised to impress the public that the films are lurid white slave" pictures will not passed here after by the national board of review: according to an announcement tonight.
 This action has been taken, it was explained, because of numerous pro- tests nthe subject from patrons of motion picture theatres. The boards ruling, it was stated, will not apply to strictly propaganda pictures produced obviously for social betterment."
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
Official Vote of Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 6.-Oficial canvass of the presidential vote in Tennessee gives Wilson 153, ,344: Hughes 116, ,114: Benson 2,542; and Hanly AT. Governor Rye, democrat, was reelected by a plurality of 2S,- 941 and the plurality of Kenneth D. McKeIlar, democratic candidate for senator, was .25, ,554.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
BRYAN DINED BY SOME
 ADMIRERS IN WASHINGTON Talks of Reforms to Which He Hopes to Commit the Cemoeratie Party.

Washington, Dec 6-Reforms to which he hopes to commit the demo- cratic party and which he deems pos s1ble of accomplishment within the next four years, were outlined to- night by William J. Bryan at a din- ner given in his honor by admirers among democratic officials and laena- bers of congress. Nationwide proflf-- bftion he urged as most important and other causes on his list included wo. man suffrage by federal amendment election of the president by direct popular vote and changes to make the constitution more easily amendable
 In addition to his programme to be advocated MT. Bryan gave a promin- ent place to two things he proposes to government exclusive control over railroad regulation and "the menace of militarism, presented by proposals for universal military service.
 Speeches lauding MT. Bryan and particularly his work for the party made by many of the diners and a letter was read from President Will son, with whom the former secretary 7,nd Mrs. Bryan had lunched during the day. The president wrote:
 Will you not be kind enough to MT. Bryan and to those who are as- sembled to do him honor at the din- ner on Wednesday evening? In the recent campaign no one rendered more unselfish service than MT. Bryan and I am happy to know that this dinner expresses the genuine admiration of all democrats for him. May I not by this means convey to him my warm est congratulations and best wishes for his continued health and happi- ness
 In reviewing at length the accom- plishments of the democratic adfninis- tration, MT. Bryan said the work had been done in one short term under the leadership of great democratic pres ident, loyally supported by a congress equally democratic"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
15 YEAR SENTENCE FOR A
 CONFESSED coUNTERFEITER p. R. WiIken, Who Inserted Silk Thread
 In Spurious Paper Currency.

San Francisco, Dec. 6.-P. R. Will ken. 8 confessed counterfeiter and one of few who successfully inserted silk threads in spurious paper currency, was sentenced today in the United States district court here to fifteen years imprisonment in the federal penitentiary at McNeirs Island, Wash. United States secret service operatives estimated that in four or five years Wilken had counterfeited and passed about $50,000.
 WillSen was formerly commercial artist in New York city. He was ar rested in Santa Cruz, Cal, several weeks ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
BUCHAREST IN HANDS OF CENTRAL POWERS
Teutonc Allies in Control of About 5O,000 Square Miles of Territory in Rumania
TAKE RAILWAY JUNCTION NORTH OF BUCHAREST

Whether the Rumanians and Russians Succeeded Entirely Making Their Escape Behind the Capital City Has Not Been Divulged-Germanc Forces Are Now in Control of Four Capitals of Entente Allied States-Russian Of fensive in the Carpathian Region is Meeting With But Little Suocess-Germans Were Partially Successful in Intense Attack Made in the Verdun Sector.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
EAsTHAMPToN ALMSHousE
 IS SCARCELY IRRITABLE
Two Members of State Board of Char
 ities So Report.

Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. 6-That the llmshouse in Easthampton was in very bad condition was reported by pr. E. A. Down of this city and Miss Walsh of .Middletown to the state board of charities of which they are members, at it's monthly meeting in the capitol today. They said they visietd the place recently and found it scarce ly habitable. They called on the se- lectnaen and urged that the house be put in fit condition, or new house huse built. The selectmen agreed to give the matter immediate considera- ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
AERoNAUTIc COMMITTEE
 ASKS FOR $107 ,oo0
For Its Work Next Year-Praises Field Laboratory Site.

Washington, Dev. 6.-The national advisory committee for aeronautics in it's second annual report to congress today asked for s107, 600 for it's work next year and praised the location of a field laboratory site in the vicinity of Chesapeake Bay.
 It recommended that congress au- thorize the postoffice department to establish one or more experimental aerial postal service routes to deter mine the desirability of extending such service.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
CHANGE IN STATE FISH
 AND GAME COMMISSION
Admiral C. F. Goodrich Retires-Suc-
 eeeded by John w. Atwood of Wau-

Hartford, Conn. Dec. 6.-Rear Ad- rniral Caspar F. Goodrich of Pomfret today sent in his resignation to Gov ernor Ho1comb as a member of the state fish and game commission. The resignation was accepted and the gov- ernor appointed John W. Atwood Of Wauregan, prominent manufactures. to fill the vacancy. His term will ex- pire July 1, 1919.
 Admiral Goodrich intends to move from this state to California within 2 few weeks, which was the reason for resigning.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
OPENING OF TESTIMONY IN
 DYNAMiTiNG CONsPIRAciES
Cases Against German Consulate Cf-
 ficers in San Francisco.

San Francisco, Dec 6.-Openins ac- tual testimony in it's effort to prove dynamiting conspiracies against Franz Bopp, German consul general, and other consulate officers, the gov ernment today placed on the witness stand A. J. Wilson, chief clerk of a California plant of the Hercules Pow der company. His testimony paved the way for the governments chief witness, Louis J. Smith
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
SUBMARINE FIRED FIFTY
 SHELLS ON FUNCHAL
Population Fled From the Capital of
 the Island of Madeira.

Paris. Dec. 6. 735 p. m.-A despatch to the Havas Agency from Lisbon dated Monday says submarine fired fifty shells on Funchal, capital of the Island of Madeira. The population fled and returned only when the sub- marine departed under an intense fire from the fortress
 The despatch adds that the fire from the submarine struck a ship, killing six Portuguese sailors.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
EXPLOSION IN MUNITIONS
 FACTORY IN LONDON
Twenty-six Women Killed and About
 Thirty Injured.

London, Dec. 6. 7.45 p. m.-Twenty- six women were killed and about tl1ir- ty injured by an explosion in a rnuni- tions factory last night. according to an official announcement which adds that the effect of the accident upon the munitions. output will be negligi- bIe
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
OBITUARY
William Simpson.

New York Dec. Civilian Simp- ion, head of the pawn brokers estab- ishments here which bear his name md descendant of a long line of pawn brokers who in this country have been n business since 1922, died here today, lged 79. MT. Simpson also was a forse breeder and owned many cele- br.ated horses, including Mckinney, for which he paid $50,O0O. Axworthy and b~h=a R. GantrU-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Arthur p. Dasgett, who was ar- rested in connection with the theft of jewels valued at $65,000, belonging to Mrs. E. H. Hartman, was indicted on a charge of grand larceny.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
WAX IDENTIFIED BY EIGHT PERSONS
As "0liyer Osborne" Who Deceived Score of Young
 Women in New York City
PLAYED DUAL ROLE OF HERD AND VILLAIN

Many of the Young Women Who Identified Wax Wisted Him Good Luck, Instead of upbraidiag Eaiz1"Jazssss y. Osborne" Was Only One of Many Names Uaed by Wa During His Escapades~-C-sses g.. I=4azy anu Lxtor. ton Against Rae 1snzer anu SescfaI Of Her Witnesses the Breach of Promise Case Will Reopened and the Cases Rushed to Trial
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
The State Rarbers Commission filed
OREGON WOMAN DEFEATS
 HUSBAND AT THE POLLS She is Elected Mayor of City of urna- tilla-Women Win Every Office.

Dmatilla. Ore, Dec. 6.--Mrs. E. E. Starcher is mayor or Umatiila today, having defeated her husband in the election yesterday. Women also were elected to all other offices in the mu- nicipa1 government, including four seats in the council, recorder and treasurer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Q. c. Metaxas, who was appointed Greek Minister to the United States, was landed at Alexandria Egypt after being recued from vessel on his way from Marseilles to Athens.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Permission to open a branch office in Paris was granted to the Guaranty Trust Go. of New York. by the State Banking Department.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

versely on a 'feeler'' sent to neutral governments by Sweden, proposing g neutral conference for the considera- tion of measures to protect neutra rights.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
The Bulletins Circulation Norwich That Any Other Paper It's
Cabled Paragraphs
Greek Steamer Tornedoed.

London, Dec 6, AT D. m.-Lloyds reports that the Greek steamer Fofe 2615 tons, has been torpedoed. crew was saved.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

I-a.Mrss Rose Virginia MarssallG lGcharg- ed with having kept her stepdaughter Grace locked in a room for II years, was acquitted at Easton, MT.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

About 16o riveters working on the battleship New Mexico, under con- struction in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, went on strike for higher wages.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
TWO aARess ADRjFT
 IN LGaG ISLAND SOUND
sroke Away fr7u7 Tug Cora .. Staples
 Ten Miles Cff Nem London.

New Lcndon. Conn., Dec. 6. = The tug Cora D. Staples. bound from South An1boy. N. J.. to Providence with five barges, heavily laden with coal, struck a very high wind on Long Island sound about ten miles from this port today. Two barges, the Frank B.. with 625 tons of coal. and White Band, with $50 tons. broke loose but Captain Brennan of the Sta pies succeeded in anchoIing the latter barge while the Frank B. got away. Both barge captain ewere rescued and the towboat with the rest of the tow reached this port six hours after the accident. Captain Brennan expects to leave port tomorrow morning to hunt for the missing barges. The tug and barges are owned by the Scully line.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

By the will of Harry Vancortiandt filed in Goshen, N. Y., the sum of $20, 600 is left to Rowland w Earle, who was employed as his chauffeur.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
Movements of steamsh;ns.

Genoa, Nov. 25-Arrived steamer Duca Degli A:bruzzi New York
 Bordeaux Dec. 6.--Arrived, steamer La Touraine, New York
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Harold Ward, private of the 17th United States Infantry. stationed at his tent with a bullet wound in his head.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

War department proper $2,2l7,a75.56 Navy department proper S53766. .SS Army maintenance . 10s,03s 761. so Military academy ...... 1,lSa.S1s.1s Militia .... ............ S,526,669.5s Notifications co. -... 2,S2S, ,907.25 Military posts ......... 572.eSs .66 Arsenals ...... .... 37S,520.49 War miscellaneous, civil
 including national sol
 d:ers' homes ...-.. 5.293,342S1 Soldiers deposit eunG. 1,411,S263s National cemeteries, war
 claims ...-.... ...... 9.792,91214 For naval establishment
 Including construction
 of new vessels, ma
 chinery, Srmament,
 equipment, improve
 ment at navy yards, etc. ....... ......... I5:,02a, 425.7s Pensions .......... 15a,3D2, ,35f 20
 Total ...... ........ s449, ,5Ss, ,7e44s
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Patrick O'Brien, a steward on the United States naval auxiliary ship Arethusa, was stabbed to death on board that vessel by Andrew Williams, one of the crew.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

The Department of Commerce re- ports the exports of cotton for the week ended Dec, at 1ss,5o1 bales.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Senator Shafroth, of Colorado, intro duced a resolution for a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college and make the presidential term six years.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
Steamer Posted as Missinq.

London, Dec. 6-The British steam CT Elswick Park which left Phila- delphia on Sept. with bituminous coal for Santos, has been posted at Lloyds as missing.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Ernest Gray, of New York, was shot by an unidentified man as he was entering the hallway of his home.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

The operating revenues of 138 rail- roads for the month of, October were $263, ,420,946 and expenses $163,179,714.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut Proportion Cis Population
Condensed TeIegrams

Chihuahua City is being poiiced by troops of the de facto government.
 The United States torpedo boat de- stroyer Allen was launched at Bath, Me.
 An attempt was made to rob the mansion of Vincent Astor at Rhine cliff, N. Y.
 Thieves robbed the Park Bank & Trust Co.,, at Memphis, and escaped with $5,000.
 The Lemasters National Bank, of Lemasters, near Chambersburg, Pa, closed it's doors.
 The Department of Commerce re- ports the exports of cotton for the week ended Dec, at 19s,501 bales.
 The Republican Congressional cam paign committee spent $346,0S1, ac- cording to it's final statement.
 Arthur McDaniel, prosecutor of Bu- chanan county, Missouri, was acqult- ted or the mul der of his wife. Right Rev. Mgr. Wm. T. Russell, of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was ap- pointed Bishop of Charleston. The Chicago Bridge & Iron Works Co. of OreenoTt44e, { a., announced an n
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Representative Bacharach, of New Jersey, introduced a resolution in the House for the coinage of a two-and- one -half-cen piece.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Gold coin to the amount of S7,S00, 900 was received at the Assay Office tt the credit of J. P. Morgan & Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

William H. Horton, of MiddIetown, N. Y, was killed when his automo bile skidded and threw him against a telephone pole.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Thomas Campbell, Republican, was elected Governor of Arizona at the re- cent election by a plurality of 32 votes over Governor Hunt.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Baon Lucas of TrudweII, a member of the British Air Corps, was killed during a flight over the German lines.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Count Eli Toistoy, second son of the late Count Leo Tolstoy, the Russian philosopher and novelist, arrived at New York on the Norwegian-Ameri can liner Bergensford.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

The price of milk in Chattanooga, Tenn, dropped from T to cents pint as a result of an organized boycott by housewives.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

 one of the crew.
 Count Eli Toistoy, second son of the late Count Leo Tolstoy, the Russian philosopher and novelist, arrived at New York on the Norwegian-Ameri- can liner Bergensford.
 Arthur p. Daggett, who was ar- rested in connection with the theft of jewels valued at $65,000, belonging to Mrs. E. H. Hartman, was indicted on a charge of grand larceny.
 The United States has decided ad- verSely on a 'feeler'' sent to neutral governments by Sweden, proposing neutral conference for the considera- tion of measures to protect neutral rights.
 In order to obtain better food sup plies King George has s.gaed an order in council empowering the board of agriculture to take over unoccupied or vation.
 AID DBRiFFS-. .... .: .. ..
 The captain and crew of the Nor weigan bark Sara, winch foundered in a storm in the Atlantic November 28, were brought into New Orleans by the British steamer Rathlinhead.
 Charles w. Bartlett, 71, for many years one of the leading lawyers of Boston, and an unsuccessful candida te for governor on the Democratic ticket in 1905, died at his home in Newton, Mass.
 The Pittsburgh Steel Company, with plants at Monessen and Glassport, and the Pittsburgh Steel Products Com pany, a subsidiary concern, today an- nounced an incerase of 10 per cent increase in wages. Seven thousand men are affected. The State Barbers Commission filed its annual report yesterday, showing balance of s623.57. The receipts for the year were $4,791.s1. The principal item of expense was for the salary and expenses of Chairman Crotty of Rock yille-S1 560.26.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Pope Benedict appointed the Rev. James Coyle, member of the bishop 8 council of Fall River, Mass, as do- mestic prelate.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

The Chicago Bridge & Iron Works Co. of dreencvtle, { a., announced ar increase of 10 per cent in wages.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Right Rev. Mgr. Wn1. T. Russell, of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was ap- pointed Bishop of Charleston.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

Arthur Mcdaniel, prosecutor of Bu- chanan county, Missouri, was acqult- ted or the mu1 der of his wife.