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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
German StoWaWaV
 Tells of Plots
MAN WHO cowED CREW OF
 BRITISH SHIP MAToPPo
ARRESTS WILL FOLLOW
Clarence Reginald Hudson, Alias Ernest Schiller, Feared Deportation to Eng land and Execution as a spy-says Schemes Were Financed by Y---- Woman of Salem, Mass.

New York. April 2-Important ar rests are expected within forty-eight hours, the police announced today iu connection with the case of Clarence Reginald Hudson. alias Ernest Schiller the German stowaway who captured the British steamship MatoppO at sea and cowed her crew of fifty-six men when Hudson was arr2iEned today on a charge of suspicion of conspirinR'' 10 dynamite the Cunard Line steam ship Pennonia. the district attorneys office requested that his examination be deferred until tomorrow. explaining tbat important developments were ex- pected almost immediately. To save himself from deportation to England and the possibility of being executed there as syp-
 Hudson Has "confessed."
 Hudson has "confessed' to planning explosions on many munitions boats bound for ports of the ehcente allies. the police say. He has repeatedly asked detectives to assure him 70 would be held in the United States When he was arraigned today he was not accompanied by counsel and made no request for ban.
 To Verify Story.
 Captain Tunney and his bomb squad' are endeavoring to verify the story told by Hudson. A thorough search is being made for the confed- . crates. who he alleged. deserted him on the eve of the projected attack on the Pannonia- It was learned today | that the police after trailing Hudson for three weeks lost track of him a | few days before he slowed himself away in a lifeboat aboard the iatop- DO.
 Financed By a Young Wepuan. According to the story told by Hud | son. his efforts 10 cause the destruc- | ton of steamers were financed by a young woman living In Salem. Mass | who Is a German sympathizer. He as- serts he went to Salem after escaping | from training camp for Cne British army in England. where he was em- Dloyed iu a textile mlll at the outbreal
 Of the war
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
WOULD REVoLUTIoNIzE
 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Plan of Education Board Founded by
 John D. Rockefeller.

New York, April 2.-The general ed ucation board founded by John D. Rockefeller today invited expressions of opinion as to the feasibility of es- tablishing a modern school which, ac- cording to Abraham F1exner, assistant secretary of the board when submitted the plan, would revolutionize the pres cnt educational system.
 In announcing the proposed innova- tion, which not only would change the curriculum now in vogue in schools and colleges, but would attempt to utilize as its laboratory the accessi- ble world" the general education board declared its sole interest was ito facil- itate the trial of promising educa- tional experiments under proper con ditions."
 "The curriculum" MT. FTexner said, f1rnative case cannot be made now. The modern school would drop the study of formal grammar; for such evidence as we possess points to the futility of formal grammar as an aid to correct speaking and writing.
 "A modern school would not go through the form of teaching children useless historic facts just because pre- vious generations of children have learned and forgotten them; and al- | so would have the courage not to read obsolete and uncongenial classics sim ply because tradition has made this sort of acquaintance a kind of good | form
 Neither Latin nor Greek, MT. Flex- l ner adds, would be contained in the curriculum of the modern school
 Not because their literatures are less | wonderful than they gre reputed to be but because their present position in | the curriculum rests upon tradition ] and assumption"
 Aside from reading, writing, spell ing and figuring, the curriculum of the modern school wnuld be built out oi actual activities in science, industry aesthetics and civics. The work ir
 science would be the central and dom. l mating feature.
 | "A school trying to produce a re. sourceful modern type of educated man and woman would pro tide prac. | tical training in one or more mod. ern language"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
TRAIN SERVICE HAS BEEN
 RESUMED AT JUAREZ.
First Train in a Week Arrives from
 Casas Grandes.

Fl Paso, Tex, April 2.-The first train to arrive from the Casas Grandes region in a week pulled into Juarez today from Pearson, 30 miles south of the military base established by Gen eral Pershing at Colonia Dublan
 Several Mormon COlonists were on the train, but N--- ---' no light on
 os mystery whi:n has envel- oped the OpeT..-...-- .. Jne American troops since the decisive defeat infiict- ed on the Villa forces last Wednesday. They reported that everything was quiet at Pearson and Casas Grandes and that the AIexicans had apparently become reconeiled 70 the presence of American troops on Mexican soil. Mexican merchants were selling their goods freely to American soldiers, the colonists said, and were more inter ested in the American currency system than in the pursuit of Villa.
 There Is no indication here that the American military authorities have any anxiety over the supply problem for the troops at the front. No attempt has yet been made to ship food oI forage by the Mexican Northwestern railroad. No train has left Juarez fol Casas Grandes for more than a week and none is expected to move for al least two days.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

The Germans are still carrying on strong offensive operations northeast and northwest of Vt.dun. About four and one-half miles northeast of the fortress they penetrated the Caillette Wood, just outside Fort Douaumont, after a violent bombardment. From part of this wood the French in an immediate counter attack drove back the invaders.
 Another powerful attack was deliv- cred against that portion of the Avo- court Wood held by the French, but here the French barrier fire and ma chine guns held the Germans without gain.
 The French have now entirely evac- uated the village of Vaux and have drawn their line south of the town, but in it's immediate outskirts. Der lin says that northeast of Haucourt, between Malancourt and Lemort Homme the Germans have entirely cleared the French from about 1000 yards of trenches, where they had remained since the German vic- tory on this sector March 20.
 On the other sectors about Verdun there have been only intermittent bombardments; artillery duels have characterized the fighting along the re- mainder of the front.
 Aircraft have been very active around Verdun The French brought down three Herman machines, but Berlin asserts that the aerial com bats have resulted in their favor. Both sides have been busily engaged in dropping bombs on military establish ments at various p Iints.
 Greater activity than usual has beer displayed in the fighting between tRc Germans and Russians in the regicr of Baranovichi, southwest of Minsk Elsewhere on the Russian front tht situation is unchanged.
 Three British and one Norwegian steamers have been sunk by subma' rines or mines. Two of the British boats, the liner Achilles and the Ash burton, were on thei rway to London from Australasian ports. The Brit ish steamer Goldmouth was on a Voy- age to London from Texas with oil The Norwegian boat was the Pete Hamre. She was sunk while at an chor. Of her crew of fifteen only ont man escaped.
 Four members of the crew of thu Achilles are missing, two ot tha crev of the Goldmouth weer wounded wheI landed and five members of the crev of the Ashburton were taken to d hos pital suffering from shrIpnel wounds
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
SENATE IS SPEEDING
 UP ON BUSINESS
Defense Legislation is Now Assuming
 Tangible Shape.

Washington. April 2.-In the senate during the past week there has been general speeding up on business: The army re-orEanization bill is well un- der way and the prospects for its pass age within two weeks are favorable. Appropriation bills are being taken up as rapidly as they come from the house and the legislative bill is about ready and can be passed as soon as the ar my bill is out of the way.
 With the defense legislation assum- ing tangible shape, the revenue issue is the next important task before con- gress. Just now, however, there is de- lay in the ways and means committee owing to the apparent determination of the senate to increase the peace strength of the standing army over the 10000 as proposed in the Hay bill which has passed the house. Ow- ing to the uncertainty as to how much money will be required for the army expenditures, the ways and means committee probably win defer action.
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
GROSS EARNINGS OF NEW
 HAVEN ROAD S2oo,ooo A DAY.
Largest for Month of February in His
 tory of the Road.

New York, April 2-Gross earnings of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad during February were at the rate of S2O0,0 900 a day, the largest for that month in the history of the company, according to a state ment issued here tonight. March, 1t was said, had been a bad month, but with more favorable weather freight probably would move in a more nor maI manner and the heavy expenses incurred by the company would be greatly reduced.
 Thirty-three new locomotives will be delivered April Is, and fifty more in July and August, the statement said.
 The February returns showed a net corporate income for the New Haven road of $557, 1855 as against $5S,121 for the corresponding month of 1915. For the eight months to Feb. 29 the net corporate income was $2,4S3,24S, as against $591,S for the corresponding period of the previous year. The in- crease in the gross earnings of the company was S1,211,211 more in Febru- ary, 1916, than In the same month a year ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
MOUNT WALDO GRANITE
 WORKS ARE BANKRUPT.
Had Operated Large Quarries al
 Frankfort, Me.

Portland, Me, April 2.-The Mount Waldo Granite Works, Inc, of Frank fort, filed voluntary petition in bank ruptcy in the federal court yesterday. The assets were given as s314, ,O0O, of which s313,000 is real estate, and the liabilities as $293,500, including $72, ,50O cured claims. The petition was filed by Arthur Pierce, clerk of the corpora tion, who stated that the stockholders of the concern had voted on proceed tngs in bankruptcy. Large granite quarries at Frankfort are owned and operated by the company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
BUSINESS IN CANTON, CHINA,
 IS VIRTUALLY SUSPENDED
Revolution Has Created Excitement
 Among the People.

Canton, April 2.-River traffic be- tween Canton and inland ports is gradually falling off in volume owing to the unsettled conditions in many of the districts.
 Business in the old city virtually has been suspended and the people continue in a state of excitement. Shop doors are being kept held open and in readiness to close at a moments notice.
 It is understood the rebels refuse to make peace until Yuan Shi Kai resigns the presidency.
 commander of the Canton district, has been super seded. The general Is mak- ing preparations to withstand siege.
 4 heavy exodus of the population of the city continues. Some persons are going inland while others are trav- cling toward Hong Kong and Macao.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
May Search the
 Mountains for Villa
UNLESS DEFINITELY LOCATED IN
 NEXT DAY OR TWO
PERSHING IS SILENT
Lightly Equipped Detaehments of Cav airy Are Sweeping Through the Headwaters of the Santa Maria River Report of Revolt of Carranza Colonel.

San Antonio. Tex, April At was stated today at the headquarters of Major General Frederick Funston that there appeared to be no reason to be- lieve that Colonel Cano, who was lead ing the heavier de facto government forces operating with the American forces in the search for Francisco Villa, had revolted against General Carranza and had joined the bandit. The reports Of Colonel Cano's action had not been confirmed late today.
 May Search Mountains.
 Unless Villa is definitely located within the next day or two, it is be- lieved here that General Pershing will begin a dogged search for him in the mountain west and south of Guerrero. Since the defeat of Villas force March 29 in and near Guerrero the American commander has had lightly equipped mobile attachments of cavalry sweep ing through the district about the headwaters of the Santa Maria liver, in efforts to locate the elusive bandit, reported to have gone in that direction after being desperately wounded.
 General Pershing did not get a report through to General Funston today, but his chief of staff reported, indicating that the line of communications was maintained.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
PRESIDENT AND MRS.
 WILSON VISIT cRIsFIELD
About 5000 People cheered Them
 Bouquet for Mrs. Wilson.

Crisfield, Md, April 2.-President and Mrs. Wilson, who are on a cruise down Chesapeake Bay, stopped here today. They arrived at 230 D. m. on the Mayf1ower and came ashore in the tender. About 5000 people cheered them. Mrs. Wilson was given a. huge bouquet of sweet peas and violets. The entire police force of Crisfield acted as an escort.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
ICELAND HAS BEEN
 ENRICHED BY THE WAR.
Fortunes Made by the Exportation of
 Fish, Game, Wool and Hides.

Copenhagen, April 2. - Iceland was one 9f the poorest countries in the world before the war, but it has made great wealth during tfte past year. Most of the fortunes have been made by merchants exporting fish, game, wool and hides to England. Such un- precedented sums have been deposited in the banks of Reikjavik that bank CTS do not know how to invest their capital.
 Iceland has imported great quanti- ties of American goods during the war, but these have come through oth- CT countries. Icelanders now want di- rect steamship communication with the United States to promote recipro- cal trade. Plans have been made for steamship service between Reikja- vik anE Boston, and sailings are ex- pected soon. Icelandic business inter ests are anxious for the appointment of regular salaried United States consul. Great Britain and France are the only governments at present rep | resented in Iceland by salaried con su1s.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
Financed By a Youna Wcran
EXAMINATIONS INTO
 SANITY OF WAITE.
Sslf-confessed Slayer of His Father
 in-law, John E. Peck.

New York. April 2.-The first of Series of examinations into the sanity of pr. Arthur Warren Waite self confessed slayer of his father-fn-law John E. Peck. of Grand Rapids. was made at Bellevue Hospital today by an alienist employed by the Waite family After the examination had been completed the physician who has been attnding Waite announced his physical condition was such that he could not be arraigned tomorrow to plead to the indictment charging him with murder in the first degree. as had been proposed by District Attorney Swann.
 Walter R. Deuel. waite's attorney. admitted today that his client had con- fessed to him he intended to murder his wife in the hope of thereby obtain ing her share of the Peck riches. Love of money and the desire for luxury. the attorney said, were the motives for Waite's crime. The young dentist now is suffering from remorse. Mir. Deuel said and constantly expressed regard for his wife as well as sorrow for the trouble he had brought upon her.
 Waite. according to Mir. Deuel. is anxious to atone for his crime as soon as possible and Hooks forward eagerly to death in the electric chair"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

A report from Tokio states that Japan has ceded to Russia three bat tleships which were captured during the RuSso-Japanese War.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
ENGINEER OF WRECKED
 TRAIN DISMISSED.
Held Responsible for the Collision on
 New York Central at Amherst, O.

Cleveland. O.. April 2. Engineer Herman Hess has been dismissed by the New York Central railroad, it was learned today. as a result of the wreck Wednesday at Amherst. He Is held responsible for the disaster by the rail- road. Towerman Albert Ernst. one of the chief witnesses at the federal and state inquiry into the accident. will be retained. as will Flagman Perry Beach, exonerated by General Superintendent A. s. Ingans from the charge that he did not properly flag Hess train
 The investigation of the wreck will be continued tomorrow, when signal experts for the interstate commerce commission and the state public utili- ties commission will begin thorough test of the entire signal system in volved in the disaster.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
Norweaian steamship Sunk.

London, April 2, SIP P. m-Ldoyds reports that the Norwegian steamship Peter Hamre was sunk Saturday night while at anchor. One man, the sole survivor of the crew of 15, has been landed from the Kentish Knock light ship.
 The Peter Hamre had a tonnage of 1,0S0 gross and was 234 feet long. She was owned by S. Tennesen and Com pany of Bergen, Norway.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

New York City spent S1,153,ooo for now removal during the winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
RECOMMENDS TEXTILE UNIONS
 TO SEEK ADVANCE IN WAGES
Executive Council of National Anal
 gamation of Textile Operators.

Fall River, Mass. April "A recom- mendation that all textile unions in New England take immediate action toward seeking advance in wages was adopted at a meeting of the executive council of the National AmalSama- tion of Textile Operatives here today The organization is said to represent 25, 900 operatives in various mill cen ters. It was formed in Boston last January, many of the unions which joined 1t having seeded from the ranks of the United Textile Workers.
 It was explained that the wage in crease recommendation was intended to apply not only to unions affiliated with the organization, but to others also.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

Many more striking munitions work CTS along the Clyde River in Scotland returned to. work. and the strike is believed to have collapsed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
MAN DROWNED WHEN
 WIND OVERTURNED CANOE
A Companion Narrowly Escaped a
 Similar Fate.

Kent, Conn, April 2.--Herbert Ole son, aged 25, cook employed at the Kent school was drowned and a fell low cook narrowly escaped like fate today. when their canoe was overturn- ed by a sudden gust of wind on Mace donia Brook Howard Baker witness ed the accident and succeeded in pull ing Oleson's companion to shore. Ole son's body was recovered after a two hours search
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
Kind eeorae,s efft of e bod. .ooo.

London, April 2, 7.22 D. m.-King George has placed s1oO,O0O at the dis posal of the treasury. A letter accom- panying the donation says:
 Tt is the kings wish that this sum, which he gives in consequence of the war, should be applied in whatever manner deemed best in the opinion of his majesty's government"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
GERMANS TAKE 1000 ] YARDS OF TRENCpr,z:5 z
French Entirely Cleared Out of Haucourt, BetWee
 MaIanCourt and Lemort Homme
Between
FRENCH BRING DOWN THREE GERMAN AIRSHIPS

french Have Evacuated the Town of Vaux-Teuons Are Still Carrying Strong Offensive Operations Northeast and Northwest of Verdun- An Attack the Avoncourt Wood Was Stopped by the French Barrier Fire and Machine Guns-Germans and Russians Are Fighting in the Region of Baranovch-Three British and One Nor vvepian Steamers Have Been Sunk by Submarines or Mines.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
DROWNED HIMSELF IN
 TWO FEET OF WATER
Wanio Pysz, Aged 30, of Derby, Was
 Despondent.

Derby. Conn, March z.-Despondent on account of i'll health. Wanio Pysz, aged 90, committed suicide today by drowning in small pool in Coon Hol- low. The water in the pool was bare ly two feet deep and he had apparent ly laid on the ground and deliberately held his head under water.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
PROTECTION OF SALONIKl
 DEMAN DED IN PETITION
Presented to Premier by Macedonian
 Members of Parliament.

Athens, April l, via Paris, April ?, Ills a. m.-Macedonian members of the Greek parliament today presented mand for the protection of Saloniki against an aeroplane raid. The cabi- net is called upon to send a declara- ton to the central powers stating that any bomba rdment of Greek territory by aeroplanes will be considered as di- rected against Greece.
 Premier Skouloudis accepted the doc ument and promised to make the rep resentatiCns demanded.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
COAST OF SCOTLAND
 VISITED BY ZEPPELINS
Bombs Dropped at Various Plaees-Ne
 Details Available.

London. April 8, 123 a. m-The coast of Scotland the northern and southeastern counties of England were attacked by Zeppelins Sunday night, according to an official announcement by the secretary of war.
 The announcement says:
 "A Zeppelin raid took place Sunday night. when the coast of Scotland and the northern and southeastern counties of England were attacked
 Bombs were dropped at various places. No details are available
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

President Ebberts of the Brooklyn baseball club took his players and their wives to visit President Wilson in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
Zeppelin Raiders
 Kill 5s Persons
IN TOWNS ON THE EAST COAST
 OF ENGLAND
166 WERE WOUNDED
British AeropIanes Went Up to Attack the Raiders, One of Them Dropping Several Bombs on Enemy Airship From an Altitude of 5000 Feet Dam- aging German Craft.

London, April 2, 10.50 D. m--With the exception of the big raid of Jan. 31, when the casualties aggregated 67 persons killed and IF injured, the Zep- pelin raids of Friday and Saturday nights caused greater loss of life than any previous aerial attack this year.
 The total casualties for the two nights, according to an official report, were 59 persons killed and 166 wound al
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
1,5oo Coal Miner. on strik.

Pittsburgh, April 2.-Fifteen hundred unorganized miners employed in ten collieries iH the Allegheny valley are on strike. The men quit work when the operators refused to grant them an eight-nour day with the same pay as now received for nine hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

Sydney, N. $. w, Jan. 19 for London and Liverpool. The last report of the Achilles shows that she left Capetown, where she had evidently put in on the voyage, March 6.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
Wrecked on a sunken Rock.

Tokio, April 8, 9.55 a. m.-The steamer Wakatsu Maru, bound from Nagasaki for coastal points, has been wrecked on sunken rock. Eighty nine of her passengers and sixteen members of the crew are believed to have been crowded. She was a vessel of 252 tons
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
CabIed Paragraphs
Products of Central Powe.

Boyer, Products Of Central Powers
 co" .ao, April 2.-Members of
 SAS 1guese colony at a meeting -ere today passed a resolution sn advocates the boycotting of 1erman and Austro- Hungarian prod uctS
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
SPEAKER CLARK REsENTS
 CRITICISMS OF CONGRESS
Declares Present House Has Worked More Steadily Tnan Any in 22 Years.

Washington. April 2.-Speaker Clark replied tonight to criticisms that Teon- gross is dawdling in its work Il a characteristic statement he denounc- cd such a criticism as a bald and malicious lie," outlined what has been accomplished and asserted that the present house had worked more stead lily and indusuriously than any with his service of, % years.
 Commenting on attempts to create a nimpression that congress sought to thwart the desire of the president to bring about an adjournment in time for the political conventions in June the speaker declared that "every hu- man being with two ideas above a Hottentot knows that congress is just as anxious to adjourn before the con- ventiOns as the president is.''
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

226.oo0 pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03
STREET CAR MEN STRIKE
 AT WoBURN, MASS
Because of Discharge of Conductor Who Had Been President of Union.

Woburn. Mass, April 2.-No effort was made today to move cars on the Woburn division of the Bay State street railway. where a strike went into effect early yesterday morning. Owners of motor. cars did a thriving business transporting passengers. The strike was caused by the discharge of a conductor who was a former presi- dent of the local carmen's union.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03

A. Sehe-batshov, counsellor of the Russian Embassy at Washington for several years, has been appointed Russian Minister to Brazil. Chile. and Argentine