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Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
THREE YEARS PENAL SERVlTUDE
 FOR GERMAN SPY LINCOLN.
Judge Dealt With Him as a Man Con-
 victed of Forgery.

London, July 4, 5.36 D. m-A sen tenCe of three years penal servitude was today imposed upon Ignatius Tri- bich Lincoln, the self-styled German spy who recently confessed to forgery at his preliminary hearing on that charge.
 A verdict of guilty was found against Lincoln immediately after the jury re Ceived the case. The summing up took less than a half hour
 Lincoln was sentenced to three days on each of two charges of forgery, the terms to run concurrently.
 In summing up, the judge said he was dealing with the prisoner simply as a man convicted of forgery, whose conduct was the more dangerous be- cause he was well educated. No one in court would have heard anything in regard to other aspects of his case, the court said. if the prisoner had not all Iuded to them.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
YACHT IROLlTA WON
 RACE FOR PURITAN CUP,
The Chief Event of the Eastern Yacht
 Club Regatta.

Marblehead, Mass, July 1.-The speedy sloop Irolita, owned by E. Wal ter Clark of Philadelphia, today won the race for the Puritan cup, the chief event of the Eastern Yacht club regat- ta. In light easterly wind, with the mist and showers, she slipped over 5he line with a margin of more than two minutes to spare over Harold 5. Wheeler's sIOOp Britomart
 The Squab had a comparatively easy victory over the Katherina and Sha- wana in the race of the New York 4O- footers. The big sIoop Shimna, owned by R. T, Paine IT of Boston, and the schooner Timandia. owned by John B. FallOn of Boston, were the respective winners in the L and E class events.
 Tn class P, BritOmart won the most closely contested race of the day, de- feating BerniCc and AhmiIk.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
An Epidemic of
 InfantiIe Paralysis
IN THE FIVE BoRoUGHs OF NEW
 YORK.
REPORT 191 NEW CASES
More Than 100 Persons, Two Adults Among Them, Have Died of the Dis ease Since June 26-Fathers Are Sending Families Out of Town.

New York, July 4.-Twenty- six children have died from the epidemic of infantile paralysis in the five bor- oughs of New York within the last A hours, according to an announce ment made today by pr. Haven Emer- son, health commissioner. In Brook lyn alone, 191 new cases were reported for observation.
 Thirty Extra Medical inspectors.
 Thirty extra medical inspectors were summoned at noon and sent out to investigate reports of additional cases.
 More than 100 persons, among them two adults, now have died of the dis ease since the epidemic began on June 26.
 Fathers Sending Families Out of Town
 Many fathers were sending their families out of town today to stay until the epidemic has been checked.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
MEN AND WOMEN IN
 PARADE AT NEWPORT
Civic Societies and Clergy Marched
 With Army and Navy Men.

Newport, R. l., July 4.-Men and women of the summer colony, civic societies and the clergy joined repre- sentatives of the army and navy to- day in Fourth of July parade in which the display of American flags was the chief feature. With the eX- ception of the armed forces, every pa rader of the thousands in line carried flag and the march was through streets Iiberauy bedecled also with the national emblem.
 Governor Beeckman and Mayor Boyle led the civic dicision, while the women's division was commanded by Mrs. Beec1man, wife Of the governor with Mrs. French Vanderbilt, Mrs. Whitman, wife of Governor Whitman of New York, Mrs. Bradford Norman and Mrs. John Nicholas Brown among her aides.
 In the reviewing stand were Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce T. s. N, (retired): Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight president of the Naval War College, and Colonel Asa Bird GaTdi- ner, president of the Rhode Island So- ciety of the Cincinnati.
 After the parade, Henry C1ews of New York who is president of the American Peace and Arbitration League, delivered an oration in which he advocated complete preparedness for national defense.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
FOUR STATES PAY MORE THAN
 $85,o0O,ooo IN INCOME TAXES
Connecticut and Rhode Island Paid $1,692, ,183 Corporation and g, 132,866 Individual.

Washington, July 4.-Four states, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Massachusetts, paid more than $85,O0O, 900 of the $124S7S,279 in income taxes turned in to the national treasury dur ing the fiscal year 191G which ended June 90. A table issued today by Sec retary NIcAdOo of payments by inter- nal revenue districts shows that New York alone paid $4523O 679 and that the greatest percentage of increase which raised the total from the eighty millions collected last year came from the four states headed by New York.
 Connecticut and Rhode Island paid S1,692,183 corporation and g., ,132, ,866 in dividual
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
RAIN INTERFERED WITH
 PROGRAM IN BOSTON.
Prevented Open Air Presentation of
 Scenes from Shakespeare Plays.

Boston. July 4-Rain intefered with the Fourth of July programme in this city today. It kept celebrators indoors and largely prevented the open air presentation of scenes from Shake been given by 1,2O0 amateur and pro fessionaI players in various parks. Some of the scenes were given between showers.
 Most of the sporting events were called off. The display of fireworks partly by the decision of Mayor Cur ley to use a portion of the fireworks appropriation for the relief of families of militiamen gent to the Mexican bor- der.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
COUNTRYS PRODUCTION OF
 LEAD AND ZINC ORES Greater During First Half of 1916 Than Any Previous Six Months.

Washington, July Preliminary figures compiled by the geological auction of lead and zinc ores during the first half of 1916 far exceeded that of any previous six months period. The output of zinc is estimated in a survey statement tonight at 25 to 30 per cent. greater than that of the same months last year Shipments of sphaIerite concentrates from the Jop- lin district alone amounted to 1SO 900 tons, compared with 296,O tons dur ing the entire twelve months of 1915. UnsOId stocks of zinc concentrates in June were larger than usual but lead concentrates were in unusual demand with prices almost double the average for 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
EXPL LosIoN
 ON CRUISER BOSTON.
V. 9. BurneII, Co>swain. Killed, and L.
 BIom, Blacksmith, Injured.

Portland, Ore, July 4-V. D. Bur nell, cozswain of the cruiser Boston, was killed, and L. Blom blacksmith was injured today by the premature explosion of a siE-pound shell while a salute was being fired in celebration of the Fourth of July.
 The explosion on the Boston occurred just as the ninth and last shell was being fired. According to members of the crew, the primer stuck out too far and was struck by the bridge block, which was being raised to a position against the shell Before the block could be closed the explosion occurred, breaking the shell guard.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
1 21 100000 ABLE BODIED MEN OF MILITARY AGE.
Census Bureau Estimate of Number in
 the United States.

Washington, July A census bu reau table estimate sthe number of able bodied men of military age in the United States at about 21,000,O00 men.
 The estimate is based on the as sumption that there has been an in crease of 10 per cent. in the population since 1910, when the total male popu- lation of IS years and under 46 was 19,1S3, 900. Of this number 14,224,000 were native whites, 2.857,OOO were for eign born whites who had become nat uralized, 2,O52, GOO were negroes and 50 GOO were Indians.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
TWO CHILDREN KILLED
 IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Machine Became Stalled and Was
 Struck by a Trolley Car.

Dighton, Mass, July 4-NIiss Ella Coyle of Taunton and Harold s. Perry, years old of this town, were killed, and Richard Perry, aged 4, was seri- ousIy injured today when Miss Coyle's automobile, in which they were riding, became stalled and was struck by a trolley car. Lawrence Claire, who was cranlzing the machine, escaped injury.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
FRENCH ADVANCINu
 TOWARD PERONNE
Have Strengthened Line by Capturing BarIeuy Beoy-
 en-Senterer and Estrees
ONLY SLIGHT PROGRESS MADE ON BRITISH LINES

Germans Have Not Permitted the Battle the Somme to In terfere With Their Verdun Operations-The Thiaunnon Work Has Fallen to the Teutons for the Fourth Time on a Massed Attack Following Violent Bombarclment-- The Russians and Italians Are Lending All Their Strength to the Combined Blow Against the Central Powers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
s4,Coo Fire on Skunk Farm.

Winsted, Conn.,, July 4-The house and two barns on the skunk farm of Dayton Wright on Smith Hill were burned today. The skunk and sheep buildings were the only structures saved. The loss is placed at about $4.COO, partially covered by insurance. The fire is said to have started in one of the barns where some children had been playing with frecrackers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
CARRANZA'S FORMAL REPLY
 IS NOW IN WASHINGTON
Will be Presented to Secretary Lans-
 ing Today by Mexican Ambassador


 Washington, July 4-General Car ranza's formal reply to the two sharp notes he has received from the Wash ington government regarding the sit uation on the border and in northern Mexico was at the Mexican embassy here tonight awaiting presentation to- morrow to Secretary Lansing by Eli seo Arredondo, ambassador designate. It arrived by telegraph early in the day and only the fact that the Fourth of July was being celebrated by all government departments prevented it's immediate delivery. A verbal synop- sis of the communication made public by embassy attaches with the apprO- val of Nr. Arredondo, indicates that it is of an unexpectedly concIlatory character The ambassador himself spent the day in the country and on his return excused himself from any discussion of his governments attitude as now officially stated.
 Lacking the text of the note, it was impossible tonight to say whether it would prove satisfactory to President Wilson.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
LADY SWELL GREY
 SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
While With the British Red Cross at
 the Russian Front.

London, July 4, l1.35 a. m-Lady Sybil Grey, daughter of Earl Grey, formerly governor general of Canada, Cross at the Russian front, says a Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd. Dur ing hand grenade practice, a grenade was thrown through a window shelter near which she was sitting and a splinter penetrated her left cheek and iav
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
SUFFRAGIST THREATENS
 OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT
If He Does Not Urge Congress to Pass
 Equal Suffrage Amendment.


 Washington, July Airs Frank L. Moran, a Washington suffragist, paid President Wilson an unexpected visit yesterday and warned him that if he did not urge passage by congress of an equal suffrage amendment every eff fort would be made to induce the four million women voters in the United States to oppose him in the coming campaign.
 Mrs. Moran had no appointment at the White House, but went in with a delegation of the WOman's National Democratic league, headed by Mrs William A. Cullop of Indiana, calling to pledge the president the support of their organization and tell him of it's 1000 contribution to his campaign fund.
 Mrs. Moran, who was not a member of the deIe@atiOn interrupted to say she came as an envoy of the suffra- gists and delivered her warning. At the presidents invitation she remained to discuss the subjest further when the others left,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
NEW YORK GUARDSMEN
 CAPABLE AND EFFICIENT
Depot Quartermaster for Brownsville
 District So Reports.

Brownsville, Texas. July 4.-Captain Alfred Alec depot quartermaster for the Brownsville division, who has been making an inspection of the New York national guard, today reported to General Parker that the organization now in camp is "a capable, efficient and well equipped body of men" The guardsmen, Captain Alec said, have taken to camp life under war time conditions in 9. manner that indicates careful and intelligent training.
 The first squadron of the Illinois cavalry. accompanied by it's machine gun company, reached here at noon. After leaving San Antonio the train made the runs with all lights out and all bridges were inspected.
 General Alfredo Ricaut, command ing the Mexican forces at MatamorOs, today issued orders stopping all travel from Mexico into Brownsville except between a. m. and sundOWn No reason was given. There has hereto fore been no restriction on travel across the border.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
FULLY 14oOO WERE
 IN BRIDGEPORT PARADE
Estimated That 75,oO0 Spectators
 Stood Along the Line of March.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 4-Fully 14,0O0 men and women, representing all walks of life and practically every nationality, Joined here today in the largest Independence Day parade that the city has ever witnessed. It is es- timated that 75,000 spectators stood along the line of march, cheering and waving flags as the marchers passed.
 The exercises were held at Seaside Park, at which Hamilton Holt, editor of the Independent, spoke for over an hour on the question of preparedness.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
ORDERS TO GEN. PERSHING
 TO REMAIN UNCHANGED
Movement Toward the Border is for
 Purely Military Reasons.

Washington, July Additional guard contingerts will continue to move southward as rapidly as they complete mobilization and the orders to General Pershing, unchanged since he went into Mexico, will stand. The withdrawal of the expedition toward the border, while it has served to improve the diplo- matic situation, was decided upon by the military authorities for purely military reasons. As his force now is disposed, Pershing is believed to be in the best possible position to guard the border, maintain his line of cOmmuni- cations and defend himself in the event of an attack in force from the Car Tanza troops who have advanced steadily behind him
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
CHINA NEGOTIATING FOR A
 NEW LOAN IN THIS COUNTRY
Matter Discussed Recently in Offices
 of J. p. Morgan & Go.
&~

New YorTS, July 4.-NegotIations betweep SN Chinese government and New York SanI5ing institutions for O new Chinese loan have been going on for several4weeks, although at last re- ports the arrangements had not been definitely concluded, The loan was discussed recently at a meeting of bankers at the offices of J. P. Morgan and Company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
SKYROCKET SAID TO HAVE
 CAUSED $2O,00o FIRE.
storehouse of the Star Ice Company,
 Meriden, Destroyed.

Meriden, Conn, July A skyroclzet is said to have been the cause of a $20 GOO fire, starting about 8 o'clock this evening, which destroyed the storehouse of the Star Ice company The building was about quarters filled with ice which had been sold to a Hartford concern, and was covered by insurance, while the building is a total loss.
 While the structure is situated out side the city limits, an engine was sent out from here and with two lines of hose the fiTemen succeeded in say ing the boiler house and machinery valued at $10GO. The fire spread rap idly and the blaze illuminated the sky so that it could be seen for many miles around and burned until after mid night
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
ACTION TAKEN BY CHICAGO
 HEALTH AUTHORITIES
Send Physicians to Meet Incoming
 Trains from New York.

Chicago, July 4-Chicago health authorities decided today to send phy- sicians to meet incoming trains from New York to learn if mothers are leaving that city in large numbers and bringing their children here, as reported, due to their fear of the cpl demic of infantile paralysis. If the epidemic grows in New York, all tA}ins from that city will be met here by health officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Two young women and young man who went canoeing on the Sound from East River Madison, yesterday afternoon, were reported missing to- night and fears for their safety are felt. The young women are employ ed as maids at residences in East River and the young man was a chauffeur.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
RHODE ISLAND GUARDSMEN
 DETAINED AT KANSAS CITY.
Men Took Swim in One of the Mu-
 nicipaI Pools.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 4.-Troop trains continued to pass through Kan sas City today carrying national gUardsmen en route to border stations. The officers and men of 4 battery, Rhode Island Light Field artillery, de- trained here long enough for a swim in one of the municipal pools this morning. The first brigade, New York guard, also passed through today.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
Heavy Eiahtina Against Vile Men.

Chihuahua City, Mex, July 4.-Gen- eral Ignacio Ramos today telegraphed General Trevlro from Corralitos that heavy fighting against Villa men near Corralitas was still in progress, with god results so far.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Fire in the Cleveland block, Win sted. a three story business and tene- ment structure in the business section of the borough, caused damage esti- mated at about $5,OO0 last night. The fire started from an unknown cause.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
CabIed Paragraphs
Rumanians sieze Austrian Cars.

London, July 4, 9.1O a. m-The Ru- manian government seized 250 cars and six locomotives belonging to Aus tro- Hungarian railways which were sent into Rumania while the Russians were advancing in Bukowina, says a Reuter- despatch from Bucharest. All exportation to Bulgaria has been sus- pended.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
Mrs. Wilson Present.

Mrs Wilson, Vice President Mar shall and several members of the cab inet attended the exercises. Score tary Wilson of the labor department, was master of ceremonies. President Gompers of the federation, who intro duced President Wilson, started a pro- lOnged demonstration by making an appeal for support of the president, "in peace or war"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
REQUESTS FOR A NEW
 PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION
Received by John M Parker, Nominee
 for Vice President.

New Orleans, La, July 4-John M Parker, progressive nominee for vice president, replied last night to a tele- gram from Atlanta progressives sug- gesting that he call new national convention to complete the party s ticket by declaring that he had no power to call such a meeting. He stated in his reply that he had re- cetved severa! similar requests fram other states.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Chairman shafroth of the Senate committee submitted a favorable re- port on the House a bill to extend Porto Rico self government and grant American citizenship to residents of the island
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
VOLCANO STROMBOLI
 HAS BECOME ERUPTIVE
Tugboats Are Being Rushed There to
 Save the inhabitants.

Messina, Sicily, July 4, via Rome, D. m.-The volcano StromboH has been in eruption since last night. TugbOats are being rushed to the neighbOrhood to save the inhabitants.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Stromboli is on one of the Lihari islands off the north coast of Sicily. The volcano has been active for the greater part of 2,000 years. It broke into violent eruption last November but subsided without causing any loss of life.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

The Southern Pacific company's steamer Comus, in port at New York from New Orleans, sighted two whales Thursday 20 miles south of Cape Hat teras. According to the captain a water spout passed close to the vessel and only by a quick change in course was danger averted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Condensed Telegrams

William Rarden of Springfield, Mass, who was injured in, an automo- bile accident in Waterbury, June E, died at St. Mary's hospital.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

The importation of large quantities of arms and the toleration of drilling by large bodies of men, first in Ulster and then in other districts, the report says, created conditions which render ed possible te recent trobules in Dub lin and elsewere.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Lieut.. Col. Edward L. Munson and Majors R. B. Miller and William N. Bfshpham of the Army Medical Corps left Washington or San Antonio to take charge of sanitary organization along the border.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Mrs. J. c. Pridgen, whose husband, a New Orleans newspaper correspondent is reported missing in Matamoras, is in Houston to get in touch with American military authorities at Brownsville.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Lieut.. Col. Charles p. Hunt, om- manding the 1,164 men of the First Infantry regiment, Pennsylvania Ma tionaI uard, when it reahed Kansas City, appealed to Mayor George H. Edwards to supply his men with food.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

David Daggett, secretary of me New Haven water company and an alum nus of Yale, Class of '79, died of heart trouble at his desk. MT. Daggett was one of the Yale men entrusted with the task of building the Yale bowl.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

A squad of Colorado Guard which crossed the border into Mexico and had gone more than block into the Sonora town, was escorted to the line by a Mexican patrol.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

The customs bureau of the treasury department began an examination to learn the total amount of arms and ammunition that has been exported to Mexico within the last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Civil and military authorities at Fl Paso began making arrangements for a memorial service and a military flu neral for the American soldiers who fell at Carrizal
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Two thousand Connecticut infantry settled themselves in camp at No gales yesterday and celebrated the Fourth along with the other newly ar rived state troops.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

ScaIpers, dealing in communication tickets, have cost the New York Cen tral Railroad an average of $1O0,000 a year on four of it's divisions.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

During the civil war, when the pop uIation of the country of the seeding states was less than One-fOurth as great as the total present population, the number of men in service in the Northern Army at one time or another, was 2,500, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05

Plans for the forthcoming trip to the Pacific Coast engaged the attention of Charles E. Hughes yesterday. The re- publican presidential candidate eX- poets to prepare in advance most of the ten or twelve speeches.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-05
HENEY QUITS MOOSE
AND GOES TO WILSON

Washington, July 3.-Francis j. He
ney of California, leader OF the
Roosevelt delegates to the republican
convention in 1912 and afterwards &C
tive IN organizing the progressive par
ty, telegraphed President Wilson to-
day that he would work actively for
the presidents reelection.
He declared. the nomination of Mr.
Hughes represented the "fruition OF
the political corruption which was sue
cessfully practiced by the republican
national committee four years ago,
and ;old the president that Through
your personal efforts most Of the i'm
Doriant planks of the national progress
sive platform of four years ago have
already been enacted into law"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-05
REVoLUTIONIsTS AND
U. S. MARINES CLASH

Washington, July 3.-Two encoun'
tiers near Santiago July 1 between
American Marines and revolutionists
have been reported to the Navy De
partment by Admiral Caperton.
One Marine, Private Mills, of the
thirty-f1st company, was killed, and
three were wounded. Mills was
killed in fight between Marines I'M
der Colonel Pendleton and one hun
dred revolutionists at a village named
Oldeaminereal while the Americans
were advancing upon Santiago from
Monte Christi.
Marines advancing from another
point clashed with rebels twenty
five miles from Santiago.
Lieut. d. Z. Roben and Trumpeter
julius Goldsmith were slightly wound
ed and First Sergeant Fernando Bar
rier was seriously wounded in the leg.
At Monte Christi last week a Marine
was killed and several were wounded.