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Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17

 County jail.
 The jurors in the trial of the con- tested will of Ernest G. W. Woerz re- ported to Surrogate Cohalan their fail ure to agree. The trial lasted four weeks. Woerz left $2,000,000.
 Congressman r. H. Moore told the Cross-Talk Club in Philadelphia that. if the Democrats remained Tn power. Government ownership of public util1- ties was an early eventuality.
 A shower of meteors radiating from the Constellation of Leo illuminated the sky Wednesday night shortly after midnight. More than 100 meteors al- ready are visible through a telescope.
 Mrs. Harriet Stanton BIatch, suffra- gist, was awarded $5,000 damages at Riverhead, L. l., for the death of her
 husband. MT. Blatch was killed by
 a live wire which had fallen down dur ing storm.
 Five national guard regiments were ordered from the Mexican border yes- terday They are the First Regiment of South Carolina, Seventh New York, Third Indiana, Third Wisconsin and Third Minnesota.
 The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad de- clared a dividend of two per cent, pay able December 30 to stock of record December S. This is the roads first dividend since November, 1914, when
 one per cent. was declared. Hope for the safety of the British steamship E1swick Park, which sailed from Philadelphia September 5, for Santos, Brazil, has been given up. The steamship has not been spoken sinvce it passed out of the Delaware | Capes.
 The First National Bank of Will ] iamstown, W. Va, did not open for l business. An examination of the books is in progress. George w. Hunt | CT former Mayor of Williamstown and | for many years acshier of the bank
 could not be located.
 r A cash dividend of $2,o0o,o0o was de- clared by the directors of the Colum- | bia Trust Company of New York. It | is presumed the dividend disbuTse- ments will be used to the purchase of Inc wstock, the directors having voted r. to increase the banks ..apita l from $2, ,000, ,000 to S5,000,000.
 l Rumors current for several days that Villa bandits had appeared in Chihuahua west of the Pershing ex- petition and apparently intended to | invade Sonora, caused General F. Elias Gales to send LOGO troops north from Emplame by train. They ar-
 rived in Cauanea tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17

In the Macedonia theatre the en- tente troops continue to press the Teutinic allies in the Cerna River re- zion and, according to the Serbian war office, have seriously broken their line both east and west of the Cerna southeast of Monistir, capturing four additional villages east of the river, and on the western side driving them back from several aditional points to- ward Monastir. Berlin admits that in the Cerna region the Bulgar Ger man fo/ces have left old and occu- pied newly prepared positions. TG the east the British have taken the town of Karakaska, on the east side of Lake Tahinos.
 The Austro-German armies in the Transylvania theatre in the Alt and Jiul valleys have forced 6 further re- tir>lfnept of the Rumanians and also have made progress in the Rothen- thurn and Szurduk pass regious, talk ing 1900 men prisoners. On the west Moldavia front Russian attacks east of the Putna valley were put down by the Teutonic allies, as also was an of fensive in the vicinity of the Oituz pass.
 While Berlin asserts that there have been only minor engagements the Russians have made further pro- gress southward and that the Teu- tonic allies continue to retreat, burn ins villages behind them. Denial is made by Berlin of the assertions that the RuTnanians have captured the town of Bonasoio on the Danube.
 Bombardments are taking place along the entire eastern front in Rus sia and Galicia, according to the Pe-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
COOPERATIVE SELLING
 OF MINING PRODUCTS
Scheme Presented to Members of the l
 American Mining Congress.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-The need to and 6 proposal for government ap- proval of a scheme for co-oerative selling of mining products were pre- scented to members of the American Mining Congress at the banquet of the organization here tonight by Carl Scholz, of Chicago, president of the congness, and head or the Fuel de- partment of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad. He warned his hearers that the end of the war will force this country to face an Europ- can competition reinforced by in creased efficiency in work and backed up by a people inured to simpler standard of living than obtains on this side of the Atlantic.
 Action of the railway companies throughout the country in beginning suits to test the constitutionality of the Adamson law was approved to- day by the National Founders asso- citation at the closing session of it's convention here The association is composed of more than 500 manufac- turing corporations in all parts of the country.
 It adopted a resolution declaring that "the right to have their cause determined by judicial proceedings should be secured to the railway sys- tems' and that the association ap- proved their attitude in maintaining that right.
 r. was stated at the convention that this step is the first of a series of similar actions to be taken by other industrial associations composing the conference board.
 newly organized national industrial
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17

trograd war office. Bef4in reports 8 replIlse of a Russian attack south east of Riga.
 The situation east of Gorizia is made somewhat obscure by the variant claims of the Vienna and Rome war offices, both of which record success es for their respective armies. Vienna asserts that the Austrians have cap- tured another Italian trench in this district, together with sixty prison CTS and tive machine guns, while Rome records the re-occupation of trenches evacuated by the Italians on Tues 6hy.
 In the Ancre region of France
 where since Monday the British have made notable gains over the Germans
 the fighting apparently has lessened greatly in violence, the latest British official communication reporting only
 bombardments by the Germans ot their newly-won front north of the stream. An additional six officers and 297 men have been nlSde prison
 CTS by the British in this region dur ing the past A hours.
 To the southeast at Sailliset, where the Germans had occupied a group oi houses northeast of the village, the French Fave now driven them out ir a counter-attack, according to the French official communication. On the
 remainder of the front in France, es. pecially in the regions of Ablaincouri and between Lesars and Guedecourt there were violent bonbardments oi British and. French positions by ths Germans, while the French hammer. ed the German front in the Souchez and Armentieres sectors with theii | guns
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
SAYS RAILROAD STRIKE IS
 A REMOTE POSSIBILITY.
George H. Sines, Vice President of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainnen.

New York, Nov 16.-jeorge H. Sines, wee president of the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen, in a state ment made here today, said a railroad strike Is remote possibility, no mat ter what happens to the Adamson eight hour law. The brotherhood lead ers he declared, have not even con sidered calling strike as an answer to the injunction proceedings by the railroads.
 T don't think there is anything in the constitution of any of the brother hoods allowing a strike during injunc- tion proceedings" said MT. Sines. If the supreme court decides the Adam son law Is unconstitutional, the broth erhoods will be right back where they were before the law was passed.
 T doubt if the court decision would revivify the strike vote taken by the brotherhoods. In all probability, al- though l cannot say for a certainty that 1t Is so, the unions would have to take a new vote on a strike.''
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
RooseveItrs.eso
 Litp~ 1e and Art
BEFORE THE AMERICAN ACADEMY
 OF ARTS AND LETTERS
HITS GUEST PATRIOTISM
Makes a Plea for Real Expression of the American National Spirit in the Writing and Art of This Country Places Strength, Courage and Justice Ahead of Grace Ease and Beauty.

New York, Nov. 16.-The "Cubist
 School in Patriotism, the "serVtile copying" of foreign masterpieces in art and literature, the failure of Latin literature to express the soul of the Latin race and the ignobility of a nation that is not proudly willing and able to fight for a just cause" were few of the many subjects touched upon by Theodore Roosevelt on Ma tionalism in Literature and Art" The keynote of the oolonePs speech was a plea for real expression of the Ameri- can national spirit in the writing and art of this country, as he declared
 that the greatest literature, the
 greatest art must spring from the soul
 of the people themselves"
 Serious Art and Literature.
 Tt bebooves us in the United with repeating on a larger scale the history of commercial materialism of the great Phoenician commonwealth This means that here in America. if we do not develop a serious art and literature of our own. we shall have a warped national life. Most certain l ly I do not mean that art and litera- 1 ture are worth developing unless they are built on @ national life which is strong and great in other ways, un- l less they are expression for that valol 1 of soul which must also come before | beauty.
 Must Fight for Just Cause. "If a nation is not proudly willing l and able to fight for a just cause. fol | the lives of it's own citizens, for the | honor of it's flag, even for the rescue l of some oppressed foreign nationality l then such a nation will also be an ig. noble nation, and this whether or no l it achieve the sordid prosperity O. | those who are merely successful huck' | sters or whether it kills it's virility b! l an exclusive appreciation of grace | ease and beauty. Strength, courage | and justice must come first"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
DISCUSSION OF ADAMSoN
 EIGHT HOUR LAW
To Be Held By National Council
 Chamber of the United States.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Discussion of the railroad situation and particularly the Adamson eight hour law from the standpoint of the country's business interests will begin here tomorrow at a special meeting of the National Council of the Chamber of Com merce of tre United States. Sever al representatives of commercial or ganizations are expected and many prominent speakers are on the pro- gramme.,
 The meeting was called for the pur- pose of having business interests af- f1liated with the chamber express their views just before the joint congress sional committee appointed to investi- gate railroad questions meets here next week. In addition to the Adam son law questions of strike preven- tion and wage fixing for common car Tier employees by the interstate Com merce Commission will be taken up.
 Dr. Charles R. Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin: Victor s. Clarke of the Carnegie Institution of Washington; Charles Nagel of St. Louis, former secretary of commerce and labor; Harry A. Wheeler of Chi cago and John H. Fahey of Boston, a former president of the chamber. al so will make speeches on railroad problems.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
ENTHUSIASM WELCOME
 FOR PRESIDENT WILSON
Participated in by More Than 10000 Persons-Celebrate His Reelection.

Washington, Nov. 16.-The people of Washington and of nearby sections of Maryland and of Virginia gave Pres ident Wilson an enthusiastic home coming celebration tonight in honor of his reelection. More than 10000 strong. they marched from the capitol to the White House, to the music of many bands, and waving red lights while vari- -colored bombs burst over head. When they had passed chor- us of 300 voices serenaded the presi- dent with The Star Spangled Banner, Dixie and other patriotic melodies.
 The celebration, planned originally for Monday night following the pres ident's return after the election, was participated in by both men and wom- en-members of democratic organiza- tions, government clerks, suffragettes, representatives of union labor and citizens generally. In addition to the thousands who marched. other thous- ands packed the sidewalks and cheer ed as the parade passed.
 The president, with Mrs. Wilson and a party of relatives. viewed the procession from the northern portico of the White House, fronting on Penn sylyania avenue. The first section, with a band, marched into the White House grounds and stopped while the marshal and the president of the Dis -tEict Wilson and Marshall Democratic Association and thanked them for the welcome.
 From a reviewing stand outside the White House grounds, Secretaries Lansing, Baker and Redfield and mem bers of their families and other rank ing government officials and munich pal officers watched the parade.
 In the parade, headed by an old soldier dressed as Uncle Sam, were several oats. several hundred automo- piles and delegation after delegation of marchers. Leading those on foot was Secretary Tumulty. A group of suffragists carried a banner bearing the words, We did it."
 As the head of the parade approach ed bombs exploding in many -colored showers were fired over the White House from the Washington Monu- ment grounds to the south. The marchers themselves joined with the spectators in cheering and singing Pennsylvania avenue was roped off as l for an inaugural parade and all street cars were stopped on the avenue dur l Ing the celebration.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
NO AGREEMENT YET
 FOR WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION
Conferences of Shipbuilders and Navy Officials to Continue.

. Washington Nov 16.---Prixate ship builders and navy officials were in conference again today without reach ing agreements regarding contracts for construction of fifty-t three vessels of the 1917 navy building programme. With the exception of the four cruis- CTS, the question of price is not in volved, it is understood, the discus sions having to do with notifications of contract stipulations proposed by the bidders.
 Indications tonight were that the battleships included in the programme would be built two by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock com- pany and two by the New York Ship
 building company, their bids having
 been found most acceptable by the board which reviewed them.
 Whether the steam or electric drive system preferred by the navy will be
 installed in the battleships had not
 been finally settled tonight. This as-
 pect of the bids occupied the confer ees today. The builders have submit ted proposals to construct the huIls and other machinery of the ships
 leaving it to the government to pur- chase and supply the electrical drive equipment similar to that being pro- vided for the California. Tennessee and New Mexico. Navy officials want the builders to assume full responsi- bility for the ships and their machin- cry, making their agreements with the electrical equipment companies which also are represented at the conferences | It is understood the electric compan- 1 ies have renewed their assurances that there will be no delay in deliv- l cries.
 The discussions may continue sev- er9l days longer
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
UNNECESSARY HIRING
 AND HIRING" OF HELP
Causes Economic Waste in Stores, Of-
 fees and Factories.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Unnecessary hiring and firing" of employees causes grea economic waste in stores. offices and factories, according to statements made by large employers of labor who met here today to consider the short age of help. They met as members of the executive committee of the welfare department of the National Civic Federation. Louis A. Coolidge, of Boston, chairman of the depart ment, said many employers had ask ed the department how to obtain a more stable force of employees. He added that the scarcity of labor, es- pecially since the munitions factories have been paying high wages and em- playing large forces, is becoming a serious problem for employers con- ducting normal business. He quoted part of a report showing that in twelve factories the unnecessary en- gagement of 22,031 employees in one year caused an economic waste of sS31, ,030.
 Other speakers included Sidney Blu menthal of Derby, Conn.,, and w. c. Fish. of Lynn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
BRITISH BLACKLIST CAUSE
 OF SUIT FOR $5o,ooo.
George p. Neider, a New York Mer-
 chant, the Defendant.

New York, Nov 16.-George Philip Neider, a New York export merchant, was today named defendant in suit for $5O,0o0 brought by Leon P. Main etty, who alleged that Neider caused his name to be placed on the British blacklist by inducing him to ship con- traband rubber in 260 bags of coffee
 Mainetty, who is a dealer in drled fruits, says he did not have the slight est idea that the bags contained any thing but coffee. He shipped them on the steamer Lygenfjord March 16 last.
 During the voyage British. officers boarded the ship, examined the coffee bags and discovered the hidden rub Der, Mainetty alleges. He claims that since he was put on the blacklist he has been forbidden the use of cables to France and Italy and has been unable to collect money due him from foreign firms.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17

carried out if the amendment prevail ed and Secretary Daniels appealed di- rectly to President Wilson when &C., ton seemed imminent during the last session of congress.
 MT. Roosevelt's paper declared that oil fuel for the navy meant increased speed and cruising radius, control of smoke for smoke screens. reduced fire room forces by 55 per cent, re-fueling at sea with an increased efficiency of 25 per cent; ability to sustain max imum speed for long periods of time without clogging furnaces, fexibility in speed and, finally, greater safety from submarines, aa in modern Amer ican ships the fuel oil is disposed along the bottom to cushion the blow of exploding torpedoes.
 The 35 knot battle cruisers, scouts and destroyers authorized by congress could not be built, the paper asserted, if coal value was to be employed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
INTERNATIONAL LABOR
 CONFERENCE PROBABLE
Executive Council of A. F. of L. Au-
 thorized to Work to That End.

Baltimore, Nov. 16.-A supplement etary report on international labor re- 1ations was submitted today to the convention of the American Fedora tion of Labor by the executive coun- cii, who asked and received authority to continue their efforts in behalf of an international labor conference af- ter the war
 Among the suggestions of means to make effective the purpose of the League for Peace contained in the re- port was one that the nations that band together for peace should make use of both economic and military forces against a signatory nation which might go to war or engage in the league without having submitted it's grievance in the proper way pro- Vided by the agreement.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17

Chicago, Nov. 16.-The life of the United States navy is at stake in the fight to retain government control of the California petroleu mreserves, As- Sistant Secretary Roosevelt of the navy asserted in a paper read tonight before the annual meeting here of the American Mining Congress.
 Tt may be set down as a definite conclusion" said the paper, that the navy cannot revert to coal burning vessels without enormous loss of effi- ciency and. furthermore. that the navy will not so revert"
 The article is the navy departments opening attack in the renewal of the fight in congress over the Phelan amendment to the general oil land bill designed to protect the claims of California operators. Navy officials have insisted that the policy of build ing oil burning ships could not be
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
SUFFRAGISTS OF STATE AT
 BANQUET AT NEW HAVEN
Principal Speaker - Elect Officers Today.


 New Haven, Conn, Nov. 16.-Advo- cates of woman suffrage from all parts of the state tonight attended a banquet and a mass meeting, the con- cluding features of the first days ses- sion of the forty-seVenth annual meet ing of the Connecticut Woman Suf- frage Association. The session closes tomorrow with the election of off, cers.
 There was quite a sprinkling of men at the dinner. Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett of Hartford was toastmistress. The hall where the mass meeting was -i1eld later, was decorated with the suffrage colors-purple, white and green. The principal speaker was Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association.
 The subject of Mrs Catt's address was The Crisis and her keynote was ''the woman's hour has struck; up, and take advantage of your opportunity" The woman's opportunity. in her opin- ion, was the opportunity to obtain the passage Of the amendment to the con- stitution of the United States. She said she believed that from now on suffragists should concentrate on this one object. ~
 "The chief difficulty in regard to state referendums," she said, was the corruption that so often surrounds the popular vote, especially with regard to the suffrage amendment, for which neither political party is watching"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
DOMESTIC ECONOMY BEING
 PRAcTIcED IN MILWAUKEE
Less Vegetable Waste Received at the
 Garbage Crematory.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 16.-The fact that far less vegetable waste is being received at the Milwaukee municipal garbage crematory now than at any time since the plant was opened was attributed today in a statement by c. O. Davis, superintendent of the cre- matory, to the high price of food stuffs.
 "rhe waste in the American kitchen has been appalling and the present situation shows what can be done when economy is the first considera- tion," MT. Davis said. Judging from thin potato peelings observed at the crematory I suspect that the tubers are being peeled with safety razors these days"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
TURKEYS AND TRIMMINGS
 FOR TROOPS ON BORDER
War Department Is Buying Thanks giving Dinners For 10000 Men.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Turkeys and trimmings for 15O,000 men are be- ing bought by the war department through the chief commissary office of the southern department, for the Thanksgiving dinner of the soldiers along the border and General Per- shing's column in Mexico.
 A war department announcement toe day said arrangements to provide the troops with fitting fea.s Thanksgiv- ing and Christmas were being made and that not man among the militia and regular troops would be unpro- ,vided.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTES
 TO CONSERVE FOOD SUPPLY.
Resolution of w. A. s. Hewins Was
 Carried Without Division.

London, Nov. 16, 11:20 p. m.-The House of Commons without division today carried the resolution introduced yesterday by William A. S. Hewins, Unionist member for Heresford, prior to the statement on the question of food supply by Walter Runciman, pres ident of the board of ttrade. The res- olution follows:
 "In the opinion of the house it is the duty of the government to adopt further methods of organization to in- crease and conserve the national food supply and to diminish the risk of shortage and serious increase of prices in the event of the war being pro- longed"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-17
CREDITORS TO GET LESS
 THAN FOUR CENTS ON DOLLAR From Estate of Abraham Backer,
 Whose Failure Was a Surprise.

New York, Nov. 16.-The creditors of Abraham Backer, now dead, whose failure surprised the financial world at a time when he was president of various oLthern railroads and banks a quarter of a century ago, will re- ceive less than four cents on the dol lar, according to the supreme court S approval today of the report filed by the referee. Abram Ellenbogen. Three large banks in this city now receive S7.50, $7s55 and 75 cents, respectively, as additional to a dividend received in 1900 which amounted to 3.6 per cent. of their total claims.
 Backer was once rated as possessing s25,000,000. Prospects were apparent ly excellent that there would be assets of $1.009.000 because of suits brought successfully in federal courts in Flor ida, but the United States supreme court did rot sustain these actions.