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Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
Another Arrest
 For B|aCkmai|ing
CONDUCTED IN CONNECTION
 WITH WHITE SLAVE LAW
HE CLEANED UP $21, ,OOO
Brooklyn Restaurateur Worked at- iantic City-chief OffIey of the Nav York Office of the Department of Justice Has Full Information.

New York, Oct. 23.-Further details of the operations of the alleged coun- try>-wide ''blackmail syndicate" which the authorities assert was conducted in connection with the Mann white slave act were disclosed here tonight when the charges against James A. Brown, a restaurant owner of Brook lyn, arrested Saturday night, were made public.
 Fugitive from Justice.
 A formal complaint accusing Brown of being a fugitive from justice from New Jersey alleged that he, Edward Donohue and William Butler i1nperson- ated government officers at Atlantic City on Sept. 30, 1915, 'so as to de- fraud a certain person whose name at the present time is withheld for public policy
 Cleaned Up s21 800 in Atlantic City.
 Chief Offey of the New York office of the department of justice said to- night that he had information that several alleged blackmailers had cleaned up'' $21 ,500 in Atlantic City.
 Brown will be arraigned tomorrow before United States Commissioner Houghton. Donohue and Butler are confined in Tombs prison awaiting trial on similar charges. Homer T. French, another member of the all legged syndicate, pleaded guilty today of extorting $15 n00 from Alfred R. West, a tea and coffee merchant, and was sentenced to IS months in the federal prison at Atlanta
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
MEXICAN POLITICAL PARTY
 TO UNFFY ALL ELEMENTS.
Meeting in Mexico City Attended by Prominent Generals and Leaders.

Mexico City, Oct. 2S.-More than a hundred of the most prominent gener- als and other leaders who have been actively association in the revolution, many of whom came from long dis tances, met today at the home of General Pablo Gonzales and formed a political party the objects of which, it is stated, are to unify all clements of the constitutionalist party and sup port the candidacy of General Car- ranza for the presidency. Among those who attended were Generals ObregoA, Gonzales, Benjamin Hill, Aguilar, Cesario Castro and Francisco Coss.
 The project of the party. which was made known by General Gonzales, was enthusiastically accepted by all those present. The meeting was originally called to select successor to General Gonzales as commander of the division of the east, but opposition to his gfv- ing up the command caused this plan to be abandoned, at least temporarily.
 Late tonight the organization was still being carried out. General Bd- uardo Hay is head of the organization committee,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24

The Dobrudja region of Rumania apparently is being overrun by the forces of the Teutonic allies.
 Constanza, Rumania's chief seaport and fortress on the Black Sea, already fallen into the hands of the troops of the right wing of Field Marshal Von Mackensen's army, while the left wing is nearing the town of Toherna- voda, where the Danube is spaaned by the bridge of the railroad from Con stanza to Bucharest. Near the center of their front, which extends across Dobrudja from the sea to the Dan- ube, the invaders have cut the rail road near Murfatlar and pushed their troops far beyond the railway line, according to Berlin.
 Before the rapid advance of the Ger mans, Bulgarians and Turks-despite heavy rains and soggy ground-the Russians and RImanians are in re- treat along t.. entire front, !,ut ac- cording to Petrograd are offering stubborn resistance.
 Aside from the operations in Dob rudja, another British smash at the German line in the Somme region of France, which netted them more than a thousand yards of trench east of Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs and car ried their front a step nearer the Ba- paume-Perrone road, is the most not able incident of the fighting on any of the front. A gain, described by Paris as "appreciable" is also recorded for the French northeast of Morval, which lies just south of the region where the British and Germans were in contact
 Berlin, in touching upon the fighting against the British and French Sunday between Lesars and Rancourt says the attacks of the entente allies were sanguinarily repulsed. The German of
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
EVIDENCE OF ANOTHER
 DISASTER ON LAKE ERIE
Six Bodies of the Crew of the Steam
 CT Merida Found.

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 23.-The find ing of six bodies in Lake Erie today confirmed fears entertained that the steamer Merida, owned by the Valley Camp Shipping Company of Midland, Ont, was wrecked in the fierce gale which swept the lake Friday night and in which three other vessels, the steamer Marshall F. Buffers, the whaleback James B. Colgate and the schooner D. I. Filler, were lost.
 The Merida carried a crew of 23 Twenty-one on the Colgate and six on the Filer were lost in the storm, mak- ing the total lives lost in the wrecks fifty. Another was added to the list today when it was learned that Walter J. Tedo of Redwoods, N. Y, a seaman on the barge Isaac L. Bell, was wash ed overheard while the ship was at anchor off Bar Point during the storm.
 The property loss on the four steam CTS is dstated at about $350,0 900. No lives were lost on the Buffers.
 The steamer w. D. Mathews brought three bodies of the Merida crew into Toledo today and the steamer Char lotte Breitung took three into Windsor Canada.
 The revenue cutter MorrelI started out this afternoon late to search the lake for more victims. The Canadian steamer Glenshe is also conducting a search.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24

hcial communication admits that the German withdrew Sunday night from the north of Chaulnes, south of the Somme, to a prepared position lying east of the northern part of Chaulnes wood.
 On the Pennsylvania front stubborn fighting is still in progress between the Teutonic allies and the Rumanians for the mountain passes end the terri tory inside Rumaria which has been captured by the Austro Germans.
 The Russians having been cleared from the Narayuvka river region of Galicia, the Austro- Germans have hurled violent attacks against other forces of Emperor Nicholas north of Brody, near the Volhynia -Galicia bord- CT. The attack was repulsed, accord = ing to Petrograd.
 At the bend of the Cerna river in Serbia Berlin says the Germans and Bulgarians, fighting side by side, have halted the offensive of the Serbs, who are now on the defensive. Bad wealth CT is still hampering full operations on the Macedonian front.
 The Italians have begun a lively bombardment of Austrian positions on the Carso plateau, northwest of Triest, probably presaging shortly another at tempt to press forWrad toward Aus tria's chief seaport on the Adriatic.
 Ten steamers and two sailing yes sels-all of them neutral-are reported to have been sunk, but whether by submarines or mines it not stated Five of the steamers were Norwegian two Greek, two Danish and one Dutch They aggregated 12,474 tons gross The sailing craft were a Danish schooner and a Swedish bark The British steamer Catobia, of 4,309 tons is believed to have been sunk.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24

til this campaign opened. and who re- signed that post to take the job as part of which he sends out this appeal for a religious census. MT. Roper writes that he wants, for the demo- cratic national committee, the names and addresses of any persons who should have personal letters or to wrom appropriate literature should be mailed" MT. Roper adds that he is sending certain special lists" on which the worker is to transmit to the national committee "the names of any doubtful voters Gin accordance with the headings Cn the Sheet to whom letters should be written or literature be sent" The special list is blank divided into two parts, each contain ing seven columns. One is headed republicans, progressives and inde- pendents favorable to Wilson" The other is headed other republicans, progressives and independents who through appropriate literature may be persuaded to vote for Wilson," At the top of each of the seven columns is a caption describing the information de- sired. These headings are: l, politics: 2, name; 3, postoffice; 4, occupation; 5, nationality; 6, religion; z, disturb ing issue, if any.
 The covering letter from MT. Roper makes it clear to the worker who re- ceives it that the demoratic national committee will regard him suitably for his efforts. The democratic na- tional committee has waited until the last weeks of the campaign to attempt this special injection of religious is sues, with the obvious purpose of avoiding detection if possible. MT. Roper is not as open in his appeal to religious prejudice as his colleague, Mir Morgenthau, but their purpose is just the same.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
GERMAN AVIATOR HAS
 SHOT DOWN 38 AIRCRAFT.
Twenty two Allied AeropIanes Were
 Destroyed Sunday.

Berlin, Oct. g, via London, 40 p. m. Captain BoelSe, the famous German aviator, shot down two more aero- planes yesterday, bringing up the to- tal to 38, the war office announced to- day. Twenty allied aeroplanes were destroyed during the day. The announcement follows:
 fIn the nefghborhood of the coast, in the Somme and in the Mouse re- gions, there was great aerial activity. Twenty-two enemy aviators were shot down by aerial attacks and anti-air- craft fire. Eleven aeroplanes are 1y- ing behind our lines. Captain Boelke conquered his 37th and 38th foes, and Lieut. enant Frank his 14th enemy.
 Enemy aviatQrs dropped bombs on Metz and on villages in Lorraine. No military damage was caused. Five civilians died and seven were made i'll through in haling poisonous gases emitted from bombs.''
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24

New York, Oct 23.-The republican national committee has received evil dence that the democratic campaign managers are undertaking to effect a religious census for political use at the very time that for public consump- injection of the religious isSue'' into the campaign. It was only a short time ago that Henry Morgenthau, chairman of the democratic finance committee, sent out a special appeal to Jews to support President Wilson ment that MT. Wilson had appointed Jew to the United States supreme court and done other things specially favorable to Jews. Now comes this religious census, avowedly laying the groundwork for a new appeal that will be differentiated according to the results of tine census. The democratic managers want to know the religious affiliations of the voters so that suit able literature" may be sent to them. The scheme is not even thinly yelled
 It is a bald attempt to make political capital out of any strong religious pre- judices which the proposed census may reveal to the democratic national com mittee. Some time ago the democratic national committee sent out to post mesters everywhere copies of a docu- ment entitled the ''Wilson workers manual" Now this is followed, nat
 urally, by flood of letters to demo- cratic workers" asking their help in taking this religious census. These letters are marked "ConfidentiaP' and are on stationery of the democratic national committee, dated at New York, and sent fro mthe office of Daniel c. Roper, chairman of organ ization.'' This is the man who was first assistant postmaster general Gn-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
Chicago's Chief of Police Indicted
FOR cONSPIRING TO NULLIFY
 GAMBLING LAWS
HELD IN $20,O0O BOND
Gambling Rooms, Allowing Illicit Sale of Liquor and Failure to In- terfere With Prostitution.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-Charles c. Healey, chief of police, was indicted on two charges in returns made in the crim- inal court here today. The first in dictment accuses him of malfeasance and the second names the chief, Will ian Luthardt, his secretary, and Charles T. Essig secretary of the SEortsmen's Club, as conspirators in plot to mullify the anti gambling laws
 Held in $2o,ooo Bond.
 Chief Healey's bonds was fixed at s20,000 and Luthardts and Essig's bonds at $10,O00 each.
 After the return of the indictments the state asked for the dismissal of the hearing of an application for war rants for Healey and others before Judge Olson. Judge Olson will give his decisio on the application ntomor- row, he announced.
 Corrupt Omission of Duties Charged
 In the first count Chief HeaIey was accused of wilfull and corrupt onIis- sion of his duties as chief of police in permitting the operation of gambling rooms, allowing the sale of liquor without licenses, failure to interfere with prostitution and in making false statements to Mayor Thompson in order to restore saloon licenses which had been revoked. The second count was similar to the first and charged Healy, Luthardt and Ess.g with con- spiracy to violate the laws.
 Francis D. Hanna former morals inspector who had been denoted by Chle1 Healey, testified during the aft erTocn at the hearing before Judge ')l- son. He said he haJ received no en- live department in the suppression of vice.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
RESOLUTION CALLING UPON
 SEC'Y BAKER TO RESIGN
Endorsed by Loyal Legion of Women
 at Washington.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Legion of Loyal Women, a local patriotic organ ization, held a special meeting tonight and endorsed the action of it's presi- dent in signing resolution calling upon Secretary of War Baker to re- sign because of his alleged comparison of Mexican revolutionists to Wash ington's Continental army in a recent speech. Officers of several women's societies, including some of those of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution, signed the resolution when 1t was circulated here yesterday. Today Mrs. William Cumming Storey, presi- dent general of the D. A. R., authorized the statement that the society had taken no action in regard to the ru- mors attributed to MT. Baker and that she had never heard of the resolution until she read it in a newspaper.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
AUTO PLUNGED THRo' sf
 DRAW INTO C. RIVER
Resulted in Drown -r Four Settle
 ment w ,rkers.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-Hugo J. Warner, wealthy advertising man, and three others, ali social settlement workers, were drowned tonight when Warmers s automobile plunged through an open draw into the Chicago river. They were returning from spending the ev- ening giving instructions in the Max well settlement house.
 Warner, who was S1 years old, was advertising manager and director of the firm of Lord and Thomas. He was master of the Boy Scouts of the set clement. The others who were drown ed were Sylvan Kusel, 20 years, law student and teacher of English to the foreign class at the settlement; Miss Lillian H. I<lausner, social wirker in Maxwell settlement and Hull House, and Miss Jennie Klausner, her cousin, teacher in the Jewish manual training school.
 Mrs. Henrietta J. Warner and Miss Sarah Bernstein, beth settlement workers and sociologists, were res- cued. They escaped from the closed car and were thrown against piling to which they chung.
 The bodies of the drowned have not yet been recovered.
 The bridge had been opened to per init the passage of a boat.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
A MAN LITERALLY
 FRIGHTENED TO DEATH
Assistant at Brenton's Reef Lightship
 Terrified by Gale.

Newport, R. l., Oct. 23.-A case of a man literally frightened to death was reported here today. Gustav LjunvaIl went to Brenton's Reef lightship as an assistant keeper last Wednesday, but before he had time to become accus- t)med to his surroundings the wind became a gale, accompanied by great seas, and the ship pitched at disturb ing angles. Ljunvall complained of fears that the ship would go down, In frenzy he tried to jump overheard, but was restrained. His violence in creased and the crew, after a struggle while the sorm ragged about them, put him in an improvised straiht jacket. report of his death on Saturday was brought here today with the mans body.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
AMBASSADOR GERARD TO
 VISIT PRESIDENT TODAY. Expected German Attitude Town Sub marines Will Be Discussed.

Long Branch, N J., Oct. 23.-James w. Gerard, American ambassador to Germany, will see President Wilson here tomorrow for the first time since his return from Berlin. It is expected that MT. Gerard will report to the president on the official and popular attitude in Germany toward the sub marine question. Peace and other sub jects also may be discussed. The ambassador will take lunch with tie president and probably will spend most of the afternoon with him.
 Alton B. Parker of New York had lunch with President Wilson today and later discussed the political situa- ton with him.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
RUMANIA'S LARGEST
 SEAPORT CAPTURED
Constanza Has Fallen Into the Hands of Troops of
 Right Wing of von Mackensen's Army
TEuTONs OvERRUNNING THE DoBRUDJA REGION

Russians and Rumanians Are in Retreat Along the Entire Front Before Rapid Advance of the Germans Bugarians and Turks-A British Attack the German Line in the Somme Region of France Has Netted Them Thousand Yards of Trench East of Guedecourt and Lesboeufs- Rumanians and Teutonic Allies Are Contesting for Mountain Passes in Pennsylvania Italians Are Bom- barding Austrian Positions Northwest of Trest-Ten Steamers and Two Sailing Vessels All Neutras Are Re- ported to Have Been Sunk.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
PROHIBITION PRESIDENTIAL
 CANDIDATE ATTACKS WILSON
Brands His Stand Pattism" on Liquor
 Question as Reactionary.

Rochester, N. Y, Oct. 23.-J. Frank Hanly. the prohibition presidential candidate, tonight here turned his guns on President Wilson, declaring his "stand-pattism" on the liquor ques- tion outstripped the "Aldriches and Cannons and Penroses n their blind est and most reactionary hours.'
 Hanly based his attack on letters re- ceived by the prohibitionists from Secretary Tumulty, declaring th9t the presidents attitude on the liquor is- sue had stood unchanged for almost six years.
 ''He has not changed his mind on the issue in six years, though the whole world has!' Hanly shouted.
 Then Hanly declared that that period the world had learned frosn science, students of economies and sociology, the European war, the Elm peror of Russia, most of the Canadian provinces and twelve of the dry Unit ed States that prohibition was right
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
INAUGURATION OF THE
 UNIVERSITY OF CLIENT.
1t Has Been Transformed Into
 Flemish Academy.

Berlin, Oct. 23 (By Wireless to Say Ile).-Governor General Won Bissing today inaugurated the University of Ghent, which has been transformed into a Flemish academy. In his ad- dress the governor general said the inauguration would be appreciated wherever Flemish people live.
 The president of the university in reply said the university had now been given back to it's original nation and that one of the highest ideals of the Flemish people was realized. For this ideal he added, the people had suf- fered and struggled for s5 years,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
STOLEN SILVERWARE
 FOUND IN THE WOODS.
Was Taken from the Home of Miss Mary Cheney of South Manchester.

South Manchester, Conn.,, Oct. 23.- About $500 worth of silverware, a part of the loot taken by thieves from the home of Miss Mary Cheney here about two weeks ago, was found yesterday in some woods not far from the house, wrapped in a. tablecloth which had also been stolen from the house. This discovery has led the police to believe that the break was by local persons rather than by outsiders. About $500 worth of silver was taken in the rob- bery. Only the larger pieces of sil- verware. which could not be carried
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
DEMOCRATS REITERATE CHARGE
 OF HES-O'LEARY PACT.
Say Statement is Based on Records of
 the O'Leary Organization.

New York, Oct 23.-The democratic national committee tonight issued what it termed the ''second install ment'' of charges that secret agree ment exists between Charles E. Hughes, republican presidential nomi- nee, and the American independence conference, of which Jeremiah A. OLeary is one of the heads.
 ''Tonight's statement" the demo- cratic national committee announced, lis based upon the official records of the OLeary organization" and at tempts to show by excerpts from MT. Hughes speeches what is alleged to have been a compliance with the "de- mands'' said to have been made upon the republican nominee by OLeary and his associates.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
VILLA LEADS CARRANZA
 VANGUARD INTO AMBUSH.
Poured Heavy Fire Into De Facto
 Troops from Behind Rocks.

Fl Paso, Tex, Oct. 23.-Francisco Villa led the Carranza vanguard under General Carlos Ozuna into an ambush between Santa Ycabe1 and San An dres, on the western division of the Mexico Northwestern railroad, Friday, a report received by one of the federal departments agents here today stated. According to this report, which was obtained by secret service agents for the federal department, Villa retreat ed from a position outside San Andres, 40 miles on the railroad west of Chi huahua City, toward San Andres This led the Carranza vanguard into the trap which Villa is said to have set for them, the government report stat ed. The bandits, who were hidden in the rocky dcfles along the railroad, poured a heavy fire into the Carranza troops from behind rocks, according to the report
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
COL. ROOSEVELT DENoUNcEs SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER
For Comparison of Washington's SoI-
 diers With Mexican Rebels,

Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 23.-Theo- dore Roosevelt, speaking here today denounced Secretary of War Baker for the latter's reported comparison of Wash1ngton's soldiers with Mexican revolutiontsts and criticized the pres ident for putting Secretary Baker in the cabinet in the first place and for comparison
 This statement of Mr. Bakers. acquiesced in by the silence of MT. Wilson, said Colonel Roosevelt. shows that MT. Wilson in his heart believes that Washington was no bet ter than Villa or Carranza; that the men in the Revolution stood on a level with the miscreant crew who during the last three years and a half have murdered Americans by the hundreds and MeMcans by the tens of thou sands"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP
 OF METHODIST w. H. M. s.
26,842 New Members Were Obtained
 During the Past Year.

Columbus, Ohio. Oct. 23.-Member- ship in the Methodist Women's Home Missionary society has increased 63,- 667 since the last meeting, according to a report of Mrs. I. D. Jones, head of the three year old membership cam paign, to the society in convention here today. The report shows that 26,842 new members were obtained during the past year.
 Mrs. Jones declared the campaign would be carried on until 3,000,000 members had been enlisted in the so- ciety from the Methodist church and sixty per cent. of the women of the land who belong to churches.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
TO CONFER ON SALE
 OF DANISH WEST INDIES
Colonial Councils of the Islands Sum.
 moned to Copenhagen,

New York, Oct. 23-Ffve delegates representing the colonial councils of the islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, summon ed to Copenhagen by the Danish par 1iamentary sale commission to confer with that body on the proposed sale of the islands to the United States reached here today from San Juan, Porto Rico.
 The delegates declined to make pub lie just what their report to the Dan ish government would be. but they said that the people of the islands were almost unanimous in favoring the sale. They will leave here this week on the steamship United States for Copenhagen.