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Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
SOUTH MANCHESTER STRIKE
 MAY BE ADJUSTED
Superintendent Invited to Address the
 Employees Who Walked Out.

South Manchester, Conn, July 13.- Possibility of the settlement of the strike in the picking department of Cheney Brothers silk mills was be- Iieved to be indicated when it was learned tonight that James Egan, su- perintendent of the department, had been invited to address a meeting of the strikers tomorrow. It was said to- night that if the trouble is not ad- justed, about 800 other employees will be compelled to stop work.
 No disorder was reported today but several strikers, it was said, had threatened violence to one of their number who returned to work today. The men afterwards walked out again.
 Ali union organizer came here to- day, it was learned, and there was an uncOnfrned report that a. representa- tive of the Industrial Workers of the World was in town. Twenty-Five silk workers from out of town also arrived in South Manchester today
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Rockefeller Expert at Bridgeport.
Another Case in Hartford.

Hartford, July 18.-The second case of infantile paralysis in this city, so far as known, was reported to the board of health today. The patient, Sarah, , years old, daughter of MT. and Mrs. David Handler of 264 Wind scr avenue, was removed at once to the isolation hospital. It is said by neighbors that a New York family with children had been visiting in the same house recently. The Handler child has been ill since Saturday but her symptoms were not pronounced until today.
 The fifteen months old child, i'll with the disease, at KilbOurn court for sev- eral days, died last night.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

Lloyd George, British minister of war, presiding today at an allied confer ence on equipment, declared that the combined offensive of the allies had wrenched the initiative from the Ger mans, never, he trusted, to return.
 We have crossed the watershed" !" he said, and now victory is beginning to flow in our direction. This change is due to the improvement in our equipment"
 now are engaged building, outfitting and repairing ships in the British navy.
 The conference was held at the war office and was participated in by AL bert Thomas, French minister of mu- nitiOns, General BeliaOf, assistant minister of war of Russia General A. Dall Olliio, member of the Italian min istTy of war and the new British min ister of munitions, Edwin S. Montague.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Thousands of Acres of Tobacco Dam-
 aged.

SuFeld, Conn. July 13.-About a thousand acres of tobacco was damag- ed in the Mapleton and Hastings HIM districts of the town today by heavy wind and rain storm. It was said that the monetary loss would be compar- atively light as the tobacco plants had been out only a short time. Trees were uprooted by the terrific vioIenca of the storm. As they fell they carrtedi down trolley and electric light wires with the result that the town is in darkness tonight and trolley service is crippled.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Rockville Factories Had to Close.

Rockville was particularly hard hit, some factories having to close depart ments because of havoc wrought by the storms, hundreds of feet of curb ing and sidewalks were reported wash ed away there and it was estimated it would cost the city at least $2,000 to replace them. Trees were torn up and the whole city practically was filtered with the wreckage.
 Danbury was isolated tonight so far as wire communication was concerned except to Waterbury, reports coming by way of Waterbury indicated that lightning had struck a number of times in DanburN.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Followed Boat for Miles.

New York, July 13.-A nine foot shark, weighting 450 pounds, was clubbed to death by a party of New York fishermen while cruising off El- beron, N. J., yesterday afternoon, An thony Jundy, the captain of the fish ing boat reported today.
 According to the captains story the shark followed the boat for miles un- til a special hook was bent on a, heavy line and thrown overheard with fresh meat as bait. The shark swallowed the bait as soon as it touched the water
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
BIueoheTs Grandson Dies From Fall

Berlin, via London, July 13, TOT D. m-PrinCe Gebhardt BIuecher von Wahlstatt, grandson Of the first and famous Prince Bluecher, whose arrival turned the tide in the battle of Wa terloo, has died as the result of a fall from his horse near Breslau.
 The grandson of the old Marshal Forward' was no friend of the Prus- sians. For many years prior to the outbreak of the war he lived in Eng land and in 1899 the Prussian house of lords declared he had forfeited his seat in that body.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
ALLIED OFFENSIVE
 ONLY IN BEGINNING
British Munition Workers Will be Asked to Forego August Holidays.

London, July 13, 5.15 D. m.-The all lied offensive on the western front is only in it's beginning. declared Pre- mier Asquith today in announcing in the house of commons that the gov crnment had decided to ask workers to foregO their August holidays be- cause of the demand for munitions in France. He expressed conviction that the workmen would cooperate in this plan so as to make it plain to Great Britain's foes that the offensive in it's present intensity of bOmbardment and assault, would, if necessary, be ''cOn- tinued indefinitely" The premier also announced that by royal permission the August bank holidays would be postponed and he appealed to all classes for pOstpOnement of all holi- days until further and definite prog ress of the offensive had been secured.
 The premier recalled that the June and July holidays had been posted in view of the urgent military require ments of the moment and he had to acknowledge on the part of the gOV- ernment q very full response by the workers to his appeal at that time.
 Since then,'' he added, "a great and very favorable change in the military situation has been produced by the allied offensive now in progress. That offensive" he continued, lis only in it's beginning and it necessarily re-
 
 supply of munitions of all kinds From the success achieved we have been able to gauge the paramount necessity of avoiding even the slightest risk of restriction of the use of munitions in the field not merely in the weeks inn mediately before us, but until our ob- 1ective is achieved. Tn the opinion of the commander in chief there must be no slackening in the output even for a moment. I therefore appeal to the patriotism of the workers and the public generally again to postpone their holidays in order that the att tack, so brilliantly begun, can be car- ried through to 8 triumphant concIu- sion"
 Where health required, continued the premier, leave of absence would be granted and the. government held themselves responsible for seeing that the holidays were merely postponed and not abandoned.
 Representative of the aduniralty and the ministry of munitions, he ada cd would meet representatives of the worImen and employers to secure their cooperation and be was sure this would be forthcoming and that the forces in the field would f'be given encouragement and the'{ enemy dis couragennent in the certain knowledge that the present intensity oftbombard- nenA and. aa5as1lt wIl Unnecessary be coueffrTeH Hg En6HGfniAely."
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Wind and Rain Crippled Service.

Thompsonvil1e Conn, July 13.-Tel- ephone trolley and electric service was crippled by a severe wind and rain storm which swept through Thomp- scnvi}1e late today carrying down trees, telephone and trolley poles The town was without street lights to- night. A young man about 20 years old was badly burned by coming 1n- to contact with a live wire.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING
 POOR LITTLE RICH BOY
Stepfather and Mother Took William
 X. Lee Away From Guardian.


 Danbury, Conn, July 13.-This even ing, Thomas Frederick Lee and his mother, Mrs. Emma Kenyon Lee, were arrested here as fugitives from jus tice. They are both well known in White Plains, Y. Y. MT. Lee is the stepfather of William K Lee, who is the heir to a million and half dollars and because litigation in which he is involved has become known as the poor little rich boy" AIr. Lee and his mother were arrested by a, dputy sheriff on a warrant charging them with the Kidnapping of this boy from White Plains, V. Y. A guardian was recently appointed over the youngster and several days ago when he disap- peared the guardian, De Witt Lyon, of POrtchesteT, had warrant sworn for the arrest of the two Lees The boy was later located in this city
 AIr. Lee sta5ed after his arrest that he had no intention of stealing the boy but that he just took hIm with him when he came away from White Plains for visit. Their cases were adjourned here until next Monday. Both Lee and his mother are out on bonds of $1,000 each.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
oNTARIo's FOREST FIRE.
32,ooo Soldiers in Training Went Out
 to Fight Blaze.

Val Cartier, Ont, July 1S.All the tents and buildings of the big military camp here were evacuated and the 32, 900 men. in training were sent out as fire fighters today when sparks from a forest fire flnned by 4 high wind threatened a general confagration. The quarters of the 2O6th battalion of Montreal were destroyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
A CENT TO EACH HER HEIRS
Miss Gilman Says None Ever Did Her
 a Kindness.

Boston. July 13.-The will of Anna K. Gilman of Wakefield, filed in the East Cambridge Court yesterday leaves her legal heirs 1 cent each in this provision:
 q give to all my legal heirs 1 cent each to hold to them and their heirs forever. I limit these bequests to so small an amount because in a life of fifty years I never have received from any of them a single kindness or cour- tesy."
 The will was made in 1897 and names as eXecutOr Daniel c. Gilman, who was then President of Johns Hop kins University.
 After several bequests, the will pro- vides that the residue of the estate shall go into trust fund, and the trustees are given power to loan or give the income to any worthy exec utrix (sic) who needs assistance to enable her to obtain her legal rights. ''
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Martial Law. Throuohout. snain.

Madrid, via Paris, July 1S. $40 p. m In view of the government has sus- pended the constitutional guarantees and martial law was proclaimed throughout Spain tonight. King AL fonso has arrived at Madrid from La Granja- A general strike is announc- cd forg July 16.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Dropped 23 Degrees in IA Minutes.

In Hartford the storm displayed considerable violence but no serious damage was done. A remarkable fea- ture was a drop of 23 degrees in tenn perature inside of fourteen minutes. In this city lightning struck and par tiaIly destroyed d barn, crippled trol- ley service to some extent by causing the burning out of several cars. The electric system of the New Yorw, New Haven and Hartford railroad was eff fected to some extent and it was nec- essary to use steam locomotives on trains.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
s4aamshfn Movements.

steamer can rs Oscar Oscar IT., New~Yorle 7
 London, July s12.-Arrived: Steamer .Pannonia. New York. Kirkwal1,4 uly412.-Arrived Steam CT Noorda1n. New York. for Rotterdam.
 New York, lys1S.-Saiied: Steamer Celtic, Edyerpoo1,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
NO ROOSEVELT COMPANY,
Colonel Abandons Plan to Raise Vol.
 unteers Against Mexico.

New York, July 13.-CoIoneI Tneo- dore Roosevelt has abandoned, for the present at least, his plan to raise a division of volunteer troops. accord ing to an announcement tonight by Regis H. Post, former governor of Porto Rico, who has had charge of recruiting. MT Post said the plan had been dropped as war now seems unlikely.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Australian War Casualties 44,4o2.

Melbourne Australia, July 12.-The Australian war casualties up to May 29 are officially given as A. 1O2. Three hundred and seventy five officers have been killed, 251 wounded and made prisoners of war; and among the rank and file 1870 have been killed, 9,39S wounded, 1,155 are missing and 53 prisoners. Sick officers number 689 and sick men 21,43O.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Diamonds on tbe Deutschland,

London. July 13.-It has been learn ed from a good source, says Reuters Amsterdam corrosuondent in des- patch today, that the principal object of the voyage of the German COmmer- cial submarine Deutschland to the United States was to convey a con signment of diamonds which it had hitherto been impossible to export.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Killed Standing in Doorway.

New Britain, Conn, July 13.-Ar- thur Munson, 21 years old, was struck and killed by lightning as he stood in the doorway of his barn near here. dur ing the electric storm this afternoon.l The 'ttrtLspg also set the baro onl fire ana t was burned to tha ground.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Educational Funds Low in China.

Picking, July 13.-Lack of funds has resulted in the closing of many gov ernment schools. The Picking High Normal School for Girls has been closed by order of the government, and teachers in many of the colleges and second dary schools and colleges have not been paid for several months. Even the foreign advisers of the late gov ernment were not paid their salaries of last month
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
55,ooo, Munition Emproyes. on Strike.

Amsterdam, July 13, viae London, SOB p. m.-The socialist newspaper Tribune asserts that 55,000 worknen Iemployed in munition factories and electrical works in Berlin and in an aerodrome at Johannisthal have gone On strike as protest against the prison sentence imposed on Dr. Karl the socialist leader, for Iparticipation. in the May Day demon- HstratiCn at Berlin.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
MAJOR sToDDARD RESIGNS.
Gives Up Treasurership of Democratic
 State Central Committee.

New Haven, Conn, July 1a.-Tha. resignation of Major Louis E. Stod-i dard of this city as treasurer of the demoeratic state central committed was announced tonight. The resigna- ton takes effect immediately. Major Stoddard in rendering his resignation to David B. Fitzgerald, chairman of the committee. also turned over tol him all funds of the committee nov in his hands: No reason for the rs signafion was aivep 4-4S
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Tobacco Coverings Set on Fire.

Windsor, Conn, July 13.-Thousandsi of dollars damage to growing tobaccol throughout this section resulted today from the severe electric storm. During the storm hailstones as large as wall nuts fell in lalge quantities. Canvasi coverings on shade grown tobacco were set fire and destroyed togetheri with the crops they were shading. Some estimates place the loss co1l-l siderabIy in excess of $100,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Dsrbury Isolated by Storm,

Danbuly, Conn, July 13-Danburyt is practie ally isolated from the rest of the roeEtcy ii is evening An result of the sAVerAA. ctricaI ye'D this sea i son, @4asN: t1 Uck this pises tb,A a:t -I ernoon.
 The lightning struck many placesI in the city and all wire communica-l tions except to Waterbury werei severed
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Robbed of s1s.Ooo .NeoIeIace.

Montreal, Z July 13.-Mrs E. R. Thomas, wife. of a. New York banker and newspaper ownerS was robbed of a necklace valued. at SIS. 000s and $7O0 in cash f here today, according tomthe police. z Mrs Thomas carried the sval- uables- and money in handbag. She reported that the bag was snatched fromE her in athe5street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
House Completes Water Power Bill.

Washington, July 1a.-The Shields water power bill to permit private in- terests to build dam in navigable streams was completed by the house deferred until tomorrow. The Fucker campaign publicity bill, much like the Owen corrupt practices biIl now pend- ing in the senate then was debated.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
WILLIMANTIC MAN KILLED;
 LOST CONTROL OF AUTO
Erwin E. Morse InnpaIed on Fence on
 Way From Scotland.

Willimantic, Conn, July 13.-Erwin E. Morse, a building contractor of this cit ywas killed tonight when he lost control of his automobile truck driv- ing from Scotland to this city. The machine swerved from the road into a fence, one of the rails of which i'm paled Morse. He was brought to this city was killed tonight when he lost dead when the car arrived. The med ical examiner said Morse had lived only a few moments and gave verdict of death to ruptured viscera-
 William A. Grady, employed by Morse. was riding with him. Grady was thrown some distance from the car but escaped serious harm. The truck was slightly damaged.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Endows Professorship of Russian.

EnOo"S TFoTeSSoFSHlP or HuSSlan'
 London, Julya13.-Sir Jamen Roberts Of Saltaire, who has just made a gift of 10000 pounds ($50,O00) to the Uni versity of Leeds for the foundation and maintenance of a professorship of Russian language and literature, is the head of a firm which first introduced the coarse Russian wool into English worsted manufacture.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
10 Foot Shark on Hook and Line.

Riverhead, N. Y, July 13.-Fisher- men returning here today reported they had caught ten foot shark on a hook and line in Long Island Sound yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Five Foot Shark Near Bridgeport.

foot shark, the second within a week, was caught today in a small inlet close to Fairfield Beach, one of the most popular bathing places in this vicinity. The big fish apparently had come across the shoals during high tide and had been left stranded by the receding waeer. This shark is be- lieved not to be of the man-e eating species such as has been causing ter TOT on the New Jersey coast, but the fact that that kind of big sea mon sters is in the Sound is causing much uneasfness at shore resorts.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
waIIinaford RottIina Works t+rt.

WalIngford Conn, June 13.-Light-ll ming struck the bottling works of R. s. Botsford here late today during al severe storm, but no one was nJur-i ed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
Erefuht Rate increases Postponed.

Washington, July 13.-Proposed in- creases of from te nto twenty per cent in rates on clay gypsum, paint and plaster boards from New England by rail and late to Duluth, Minn., were suspended by the Interstate Commerce Commission to Nocember 12
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
RUSSIAN ADVANCE
 HALTED ON ST0KH0D
Titanic Struggle Raging for Possession of the
 Town of Novel
EFFORT TO FLANK SASKATCHEWAN LINE

Most Violent Fighting the Eastern Front Where Rus sians Claim 2O0Q Prisoners British Holding Gains Somme Front During Period of Consolidation and Push ing Forward of Alery-Asquih and Lloyd George Op- tinistic-Output of Ammunition Will Soon be Over whelming.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
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BiH For Huqe War Credit.

The Haguess July 1s, via. London, 4.35 D. nas-A btGl providing for an extra orSflnary war credit of 75,000, 900 flor ins was sumbitted today to the second chamber,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
North Haven Post Office Struck.

Lightning struck the postoffice at North Haven during the height of the storm and did some damage to the building.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
WfIIimantfc Man Revived After Bolt

Willimantic, Conn, July 1S.-One man was struck by lightning, the plant of the Rockville and Willimantic EIec- triC Lighting company put out of commission and about 25O telephones and forty telegraph wires rendered useless by one of the severest electric storms which has visited this section in years.
 The man struck was William John son. He was overcome by the bolt as he was walking along the street and dropped unconscious but was later revived. A dwelling house was hit and partly unrOofed.
 The electric lighting plant was en- tirely crippled and business places and homes which depended on it were without light or power tonight. An effort was being made to secure a connection at Thamesville, but it was said if rTr19 was successful 1t would be late tonight before the situation was remedied.
 The Willimantic Chronicle, an after noon paper, was forced to suspend publication because of the stoppage of the electric lighting company's plant. Dying After Lighning Bolt.
 Manchester Cann.. TulH. 1ac=Thaznas
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
mERIDEN BARS CHILDREN.
None May Enter From New York City
 or Other Paralysis Foei.

NofIe way EHIeF from IH6" ' OFk StLy
 or Other Paralysis Foci.
 1Teriden, Conn.,, July 13.-Chndren under 16 years of age coming from New York or other Vicinities where infantile paralysis is prevalent will be prohibited from entering this city af ter midnight Friday and heavy fine will be imposed upon any who secret ly come here and are discovered. This ruling was made by the health com mittee at a meeting this evening.
 Meriden is the first city in the state to take such drastic action. There are no cases hefe but two have been re- ported in YaIesviIle three miles away. As far as is known no New England city has yet diSbarTed children. Sixty seven children from New York are all ready in the city but they will not be deported as all have been examined and found to be free from symptoms of the disease.
 Tomorrow the entire city and out skirts will be posted with big plaCards announcing the edict. These cards will be forwarded for posting at the New York terminals and also to rail- road stations in other cities which have cases Of the disease. Every train that enters the city will be watched. The surrounding cities will be posted and trOIcys and automobiles coming into the city will be searched.
 Rockefeller Expert at Bridgeport.
 Bridgeport. Conn.,, July 13.-Dr. Ab- raham SOphian, of the Rockefeller in stitute, who stamped out the paralysis epidemic in Texas, has been obtained by the Bridgeport city authorities to take charge of the fight against Polio mySlitis here.
 All entrances to the city were guard ed today by policemen and nurses The city had been charted and every person from a home where infection has been, and all refugees from New York were listed for examination pur- poses.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

Danger of further damage to Geor- gia crops by floods is over, as the riv- CTS are receding rapidly.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

British vessels making Buenos Aires now travel with all lights out at night, fearing German sea raiders.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

The United States Steel Corpora ton placed an order for 44S freight cars for the Carnegie Steel Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

John Griffin, aged 50, committed suicide at his home in Camden, N. J., by drinking carbolic acid.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

England will release 46o lrishnner held prisoners for participating in the recent Dublin rebellion.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14
LLOYD eEoEoE SAYS
TEpEvHAsT sTTURiNIE:

InfeistfVe Wrenehed Fron1 Germansg
 Never to Return.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

The strike or ironworkers at BiIboa, Spain, which threatened to spread over the entire country was settled.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

Americans living in Chihuahua and northern Mexico are reported wearing small British flags to escape insult.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

Under hot sun, the 22nd Battalion of Engineers entrained for the Mex ican border at Camp Whitman, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

Dr.. Edmund won Mach conferred with Acting Secretary of State Polk regarding the milk supply in Germany
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

Britain has approved the resolution adopted at the recent conference of the Allies in Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

"Bracebit Bill" Armstrong, supposed to have escaped from Sing Sing last Friday was captured within prison bounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

hauncey M. Depew was the chief speaker at the National Fertilizer As sociations' meeting. at Hot. Springs, Va.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

Aogsent. galyka2. ..0srp.a rl:-Dayidl
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

William H. Gallagher was suspendtd from the hicago Board of Trade for two years because of general irreg- ularities.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

The Mexican Northwestern Railroad has again bee nopened for shipments of supplies to American troops in Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

Dying After Lighnine Bolt. Manchester. Cann.. Iulz. 13=Thaznas