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Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
NEW LONDON POLICE BELIEVE THEY HAVE ESCAPED CONVICT Man Who Shot Down One of the Jail-
 CTS in Camden, N. J.

New London, Conn. July 27. - A man, apparently Al years old, who boarded a Central Vermont train to- this city today at South Vernon, Vt,
 was arrested tonight by Policemen
 Nelson s. Smith and James O'Don-
 nell on suspicion of being George E.
 Thompson, alias Francis Murphy, who was one of the men who escaped from
 jail at Camden, N. J., on July l6, aft-
 CT shooting down one of the janers and injured another. The police statej that the man answers the descriptions of Murphy in every way with the ex- ception that his right thumb is am- putated On his left hand the first and middle fingers and thumb arei missing and this answers the fact con- corning the murderer with the excep- tioD of the left thumb.
 Although the police are in doubt of the prisoner being Murphy, they are holding him as a yeggman as $125i worth of stamps were found in bun dle which he carried, There were $12 on his person. The prisoner told several conflicting stories and gave his name as Charles Russell of 12Sth street, New York He made two att tempts to escape but the police were on the alert, 7,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
DEFECTIVE w. J. BURNS
 HELD IN S1oO BAIL For Alleged Activity on Recent Wire Tapping Disclosures.

New York, July 27.-William J.. Burns, head of the detective bureau that bears his name, and Martin Egan. publicity representative for J. F. Nor gan & Co.,, were charged with misde- meanor and each held in $1OO bail today as a result of their alleged ac- tivity in the recent wire tapping dis closures.
 District Attorney Swann, who filed the complaint with the court of spe- cial sessions, accused Burns and Egan "on information and belief" of having 'unIawfully wilfuuy and without au- thority" removed and divu1ged to oth- CTS certain letters, telegrams, private papers and copies thereof from the offices of Frederick and John Sey- mour, lawyers
 J. P. Morgan and Company, who are representatives for the French and British governments in this country. had complained that secrets regarding war munitions deals had been stolen from their offices and Egan engaged Burns to trace the alleged theft They claimed their search pointed to men who had desk room in the Seymour offices. The Seymours' telephone wire was then tapped. Burns and Eagn were cited to appear in court next Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
NOTE PROTESTING THE
 BLACKLISTING OF AMERICANS WEI be Presented to the British For
 egn Office. Probably Today.

Washington, July 27.-American Ambassador Page will present to the British foreign office, probably tonor- row, a note protesting against the bIacklisting of American business firms under the Trading with the En- emy Act. In announcing today that the communication had been trans mitted to London, Acting Secretary Polk said it discussed only the gen. eral principles of international law in voIved, without specifically taking up cases of individual firms bIacklisted.
 The note officially described at the department as "a protest is said au- thoritatively to be positive in tenor and to leave no doubt regarding this governments attitude. It is about l. GOO words in length. Present plans are to make it public next Monday.
 While officials are reticent regard ing details of the representations made. it was understood this govern ment's view that illegal restrictions are imposed by the blacklist order on the freedom of American trade is set forth in vigorous terms. Some modi- fcation of the order, 1t is believed, is insisted upon. There have been indi- cations that should diplomatic efforts fail to bring relief to affected Amert- can firms, some form of retaliation would be considered by the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
British Note on Feeding gOfCiviIians
CALLED TO STATE DEPARTMENT
 BY AMBASSADOR PAGE
PROPOSAL IS FINAL
# Teutonio Allies Will Reserve to the Civil Populations the Products of Their Lands, the Importation of FOodstuffs Will be Allowed. r..@1

London, July 28. 12.0e a. rn.-Walter Hines Page, tho American ambassador, has cabled to the state department at Washington tho text of @ letter from the foreign office regarding the feed- ing of the civilian populations in ter ritory occupied by Germans. The Jet ter which has been given out for pulp hcation in newspapers of London to- day, says;
 His majesty's government desires to settle, once for all, the whole ques- tion of the importation of foodstuffs into territory in the occupation of the enemy, Therefore, 1t makes the fol- lowing final proposal:
 If the German and Austro- -Hunga- rian governments will reserve wholly to the civil populations of occupied territories the entire produce of the soil, all livestock and all stocks of food, fodder and fertilizers in those territories, and if they will admit to those territories neutrals selected by the president of the United States with full powers to control the distribution of food to the whole population and to transfer from one territory to another surplus stocks existing in one and lacking in the other, and if the presi- dent of the United States will under take the selection of these agents, his majesty's government will give them every assistance and admit into such territories any imported food supplies necessary to supplement native stocks and afford the population a, fair sub sistenCe ration, as long as it is Satis- fed that the enemies are scrupulOusly observing their part of the agreement,
 If this offer is refused or a reply delayed until the harvest in the occu- pied territory begins to be gathered. his majesty's government will hold them responsible and will exact such reparat ton as can be secured by the allied arms or enforced by the opinion of the neutral world for every civilian life lost through insufficient nourish- ment in the territory occupied"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
FOR LOANS
 UNDER FARM LOAN LAW
Are Reaching the Treasury Depart
 ment in Great Numbers.

Washington, July 2T.-AppIScattons for loans under the new farm loan bank law are reaching the treasury depart nent in great numbers, although members of board to administer thei law have not been named by President Wilson, nor have steps been taken to designate the 42 districts into which the United States will be divided for administrative purposes. Many appli= cations are not in the form required by law, but wherever possible the ap-j plicants have ebeen rewarded with Copies of the act and with the infor-: nation that their requests will be re- ferred to the board when 1t is organ ized,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
Intense Humidity
 Win Heat Wave
GAVE NEW YORK THE ATMos-
 FIBRE OF A TURKISH BATH
HUMIDITY RECORD OF oe
Damp Air Took Starch Out of Linen, the Shape Out of Panama Hats and the Energy Out of Humanity-Wave Was Country

New York, July 27-A combination of intense humidity enveloped New York today in the atmosphere of a Turkish bath. Only once, in July, 896, has the humidity been higher than the record reached today-93, and the air, even when the sun was shining fercely, seemed to ooze out 9 caIoric wetness that took the starch out of linen, the shape out of Panama hats and the energy out of everybody.
 The thermometer and the hydro meter moved upward together, the record was the culmination of a fort night of such weather that has caused New York more than the usual dis comfort that accompanies July heat.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28

Hard fighting has commenced again between the British and the Germans in the SOmme region of France near Pozieres, around Longueval and in the Delville Wood.
 The British in the fighting We'd nesday night captured an important German trench situated to the north of the line running from Pozieres to Eazentin le Petit, but were shelled out Of tt Thursday morning by an enfilad- .rS first from the German artillery yc7cthe" attack, however, gave the British a foothold in the southern end Cf tho trench.
 Tc the south of the Somne the French made further progress against tha Teutons to the east of Estrees. In Champagne the Germans raided French first trenches near Prosnes, but later were driven out in a counter attack Bombardments are in prog ress on various sectors around Yer dun.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28

Further advances for the Russian troops in the Sloneyka River region on the eastern front are chronicIed by Petrograd. Vienna admits the falling back of the Austrians south of Lesz- niow, near Brody, in the face of su- periOr forces of the Russians and that northeast of Brody the Russians gain ed insignificant advantages in violent attacks in which they suffered ex- traordinary heavily casualties. In the north considerable fighting continues between the Germans and Russians, but no important changes in territory have resulted
 In the Caucausus region the Rus- sians are reported from Petrograd to be still on the heels of the Turks re- treating from Erzingan.
 Bombardments by the Austrian ar tillery in the Aslago basin, along the Izonso front and against other Italian positions in the ro-Italian thea tre are reported by Rome.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
DIVISION OF COUNTRY INTO
 12 LAND BANK DISTRICTS
Will Be Undertaken Soon ny the Fed
 eral Farm Loan Board.

Washington, July 27.-Division of the country into 12 federal land bank dis tricts and location of federal land banks in each of them under the new rural credits law will be undertaken sOCn by the federal farm loan board four of whose members were nuIni- mated today by President Wilson. Sec retary AcAdOO, who as an ex-oficio member completes the board, said to- nlg3t however, that ne believed 1t would be impossible to conclude or ganization of the system in less than six months, and that it might not be in actual operation before next spring.
 The four men nominated today as members of the board are Charles F. LobdeI of Kansas, George w. Norris of Pennsylvania, W. s. A. Smith of Iowa and Herbert Quick of West Vir- ginia. The president is expected to designate either MT. Norris or MT Quick, the democratic members of the board, to act as farm loan commis- siOner and executive head of the farm loan system.
 Until the senate acts upon the nom nations no date for a meeting can be set, but it was believed probable to- night that the members would get to- gether within two weeks. Hearings on the designation of districts and the location of banks probably will begin some time in September. The first of these is expected to be held here and most of the state capitals probably will be visited before they are concluded. That will require several months and other technical steps provided in the act preliminary to actual organization of the hanks probably will prevent op- eratiOn of the system before February March
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
TENER FINES TINKER
 AND HIS PLAYERS Chicago Cubs Will Have to Cash Up
 S1,0oo

New York, Juiq az.-Tha Chicago club of the National Baseball League was fined s1.oo0 and Manager Joseph Hg&sE HE esb 9f fhe Cubs ri9 $19e heeaaa ea 9T Ghleage players IT. the gaqte a4gsI4aet RroeiSiyn at Ch{Gagq on Juty '1s, 1t Waa announced tonight ay tFotn E t1t11ls eff of tue lekgug' Ehe ehPea5 of tie EhsEf8c Ta6f1 agataHt fiIg Eealaten pE Umpire Fyref9 if fprfeitiGE the game to I3rQqi<iyI was reiaot8G tg President Tener.
 h the tenth inning of the eGa2s NIth tt29 ge3Te tied 'et- tp en4 NtFh hraqtfiya yasn ou b&ges. fha ztoctiqs qs ITs ssE o Ggsr asyed e9 97, l1s gEnSE tbs stfes bire Hyr9n fgrfeike9 # to Rr6qklyn after Tinker had t-trefuaed to leave the 4etq
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
WORST HEAT WAVE
 IN FIFTEEN YEARS
Oppressive From Atlantic Seaboard to
 the Rocky Mountains.

Washington, July 27-A Bermuda high" is the official cause of the worst heat wave that has enveIoped the country in fifteen years. Translated from the cryptic language of the weather sharps, that means 6 great area of high pressure air has been mobilizing on the weather drill grounds in the Atlantic off Bermuda for the last month and now has let go the full power of it's offensive from the seaboard to the Rocky Mountains
 For weeks 1t has stood like a solid wall against heated currents trying vainly to move out from the interior over the ocean and now as it swirls rapidly along it is gathering heat and moisture from the tropics and sweep ing them northWard over the conti- nent into the vacuum of so-calIed low pressure areas"
 No relief is promised from the phe- nOmena which in the east has caused sWeltering city dwelIers to light fires in their homes to dry out the humidity, or which in the Mississippi valley is threatening to destroy millions of dollars worth of food crops. Chief Forocaster FrankenfieId said today that the heat wave had only begun. It is certain to continue through the week and probably longer None of conditions essential to a breakup are yet evident. The rsIief which often comes frCm the northwest is nowhere in signJ,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
STRIKING STREET RAILWAY
 EMPLOYEs RIOTOUs IN BRONX
Efforts Being Made to Organize the Entire Traffic System of Greater New York

New York, July 27.-After a day of spOredic rioting in the part of the striking street railway employees and their sympathizers in the Bronx, Will fam B. Fitzgerald, organizer for the AmaIgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway EmDloyes of America, announced tonight that cf- forts are being made to organize she entire traffic system of Greater New York
 Strike leaders declared that vir- tually all the carmen in the Bronx had joined the strike and that organizers now were attempting to bring int otho union the employees of the Third Av- enue line which runs to the lower part of Manhattan. President w. D. MahOn of the union who came here today from Detroit. said tonight that he was greatly encouraged at the pro- gress made.
 Officers of the railway lines dec1ar- CT tonight tley had the situation well in hand and thai if the police woulI permit Un-UnifOrmed men to operate the cars the strike would be ended to- morrow.
 MT Mahin announced late today that 600 conductors and motormen on the Third Avenue line had joined the U0iO0
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
RENEWAL BY BRITISH
 OF SOMME ATTACKS
Near POzeres, Around LonguevaI and in the DeIyiIe Wood the Battles Rage
FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS TO EAST OF ESTREES

In Champagne the Germans Raided French First Line Trench es, But Later Were Driven Out by Counter Attack BOmbardments Are in Progress in Various Sectors Around Verdun-Vienna Admits the Falling Back of Austians South of Leszion in the Face of Superior Forces of Russians-Tn the Caucasus Region the Rus sans Are Still the Heels of the Turks Retreatng From Erzngan
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
Largest Proportion the Cs Population
NEARLY S7OO,OOO,OOO FOR DEFENSE
Aqqreqate for 1917 of the Proposed Appropriations
 Reached in the Senate Yesterday
ARMY BILL PASSED CARRIES $314,OOO,OOO

As It Passed the Senate the Army Bill Carries More Than $137OOO,OOO in Excess of That Voted in the Lower Branch of Congress Appropriation of $2OOO,oOO is Made for Relief of Dependent Families of National
 Glardsmen and Regular Army Soldiers in Service in the Mexican Troube-The Appropriations for Preparedness
 as They Now Stand Call for Total of $685. ,O1727.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
STRONG PROTEST AGAINST
 THE BRITISH BLACKLIST
From the Petroleum Products Com
 pany of San Francisco.

London, July 27, 6.58 p. m.-Among the strongest protests against the British governments blacklist of American firms is one just received from G. w. ATcNear, head of the Pe- troleum Products company of San Francisco, who points out that his firm Is now loading the steamships Cacique and 9Vaimarino with valuable cargoes of petroleum products design ed for Australia and New Zealand.
 MT AIcNear declares in his state ment that a large part of the con- tents of both ships already has been resoId by the Australian and New Zea- land merchants, and he intimates that if he is prohibited from delivering the cargoes g heavy compensation will be demanded
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
BILLINGS IDENTIFIED
 AS TIE BOMB MAN Girl Saw Ex.eanvioE With Suit Case Near Scene of Explosion

San Francisco, eaIIllf., July 2zr-4xar- reh K, Btfrtugs, an ex-- -epnE!qt i1 GUS: b39SStea E99S a fa T gt ets9 9 bei ges 5 6PtsT9 sT piedad on 3, crowded dowuteWn corner Ead klilrG~ nine and Rotnded more t5y91t fFTtX GafsEt f1ila pEepar edueaa par5de Ea9Erda3, Y2tsg ssE1ettl tttleG tttsflly by Miss EsteiIe Smith aR 5.i man she SHY Wifh -q suit gaga 9HH 2 roof near ear ;Stess 56rs atsg
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
JOHN LONGER DE SAULLES
 BEING SUED FOR DIVORCE
Once a Famous Quarterback on the
 Vale Football Eleven.

New York. July 27.-lIrs. BIanea Errazuriz de SauTes. niece of a form CT president of Chile. filed suit in the supreme court here today for divorce from John Longer de SauIles, once a famous quarterback on the Yale foot ball team
 De SaulIes. a relative of Former Mayor George B. Mcclellan of New York, met the plaintiff in Valparaiso, They were married less than five years ago. A son was born in 1913, of Charles M. Schwab is godfather.
 De Saulles organized the College Mems Woodrow Wilson league in 19t2. President Wilson nominated him for minister to Uruguay, but he decined the post.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
STEAM YACHT WILD ROSE
 ARRIVES AT BAR HARBOR. Much Anxiety Had Been Felt for Her
 Safety-DeIayed by Fog.

Bar Harbor, Me, July 27.-The large steam yacht Wild Rose, about which some anxiety had been entertained, was riding safely at anchor in the bay today She arrived during the night from Portland, which port she left on Saturday after a few hours visit there. The yacht was delayed by fog and made slow progress along the coast,
 The yacht was brought here from Jacksonville, Fla, for Thomas Dewitt Cuyler of New York, by whom she was chartered from a Jacksonville hotel proprietor, There was no one on board except the crew of five men. They had no unusual experiences eX- cept that they were obliged to spend considerable time at anchor in Penob- scot bay
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
DESTITUTE AMERICAN
 MERCHANT SAILORS
Are Applying to Consular Officers All
 Over the World for Aid,

Washington, July 27.-Because of reports from consular officers all over the world that an increasing number of destitute American merchant sail ors have applied to them for aid, the state department issued a suggestion today to all Americans signing on for e8gn vessels that they ascertain whether the shipping articles provide for their return to the United States. Though consuls sometimes can aid stranded sailors in obtaining passage home, usually they can be of no as- sistanca, as no funds have been pro- vided by congress.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER
 CAPTURES WILSON LINER
Seizure Said to Have Occurred in
 Norwegian Territorial Waters.

London, July 2z, a.a5 p. m.-The Wilson Line steamer Eskimo has been captured by a German auxiliary erui- ser, according to Reute'sC Christian sand correspondent
 The setzure," says the correspond = ent, "oecurred ih Norwegian terri torial watera, aeeodirng to the crew of q Norwegian guardship, while the GeEnahs claim that the vessel was five miles from land"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
STREET GAR CRASHED INTO
 ELEVATED PILLAR IN BRONX
Three Men Were Fatally Injured-car
 Grew Missina.

NEw York, July 2z. - Three men were fafalfy' injured vixen street ear crashed Into an elevated railroad pill lar ip the Bronx tonight, One of them wag poIicer1an@ serving ag | EqEFa. The EiAEcfaer1t 7faH the mqst Beg4nning FdsFE tda stsilza ofE fE5ofatzrlsn and conduaborg or1 the gl4rtfes car lines in the Bronx add 19estehesteF bounty The ear was den19ltshe ed and ;khe FrreMtRas sought vatniY by Ethag pot laattEse fdentsyf P
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
WANTS MILITIA TO COPE
 WITH LAWLEss HARVEST HANDS
Appeal Made bysMayor J. E. Wells of
 Mitchell, s. D.

Mitchell, s. D., July 27.-1Iayor J. E. Wells today made an appeal for militia to cope with lawiess harvest hands who are passing through the city by hun dreds daily. He requests that the local militia company now at the state mobilization camp at Redfield be re- turned to Mitchell.
 During the past few days the har- vest hands have seized several passen- ger and freight trains and caused alarm among the people of small towns on the railroads.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
ABSOLUTE DIVORCE GRANTED
 MRS. KATHERINE V. H. WHILE Whose Husbands Elopement in 1910 Caused a Sensation in Washington,

Washington, July 27.-An absolute divorce was granted in the district su- preme court to Mrs. Katherine v. H. Wylie, whose husband, Horace WyIle eloped to Europe in 1910 with Mrs Ednor K. Hichborn. The eIopement caused a sensation in Washington so- Ciety. Some time afterward Mrs Hichborn's husband shot himself
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
Movements of Steamships,

Ldveppol, July 2e.-sailed, steamer {; Cedric, New York, Genoa, July 975-ArrIYed, steamer sDuca d'Aoatay New York, CT Adriatie, Liyerpeol I Falmouth, July g7.-saHeai steam CT NoordaIh from Rotterdam New iXqEk E
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
ARRESTS FOR EXPLOSION
 IN SAN FRANCISCO Edward Noton, a Union Maohinist, Fifth Man Taken Into Custody.

San Francisco, CaIif., July 27.-Ed- ward Noton, union maohinist and a former delegate to the San Francisco labor council, was arrested today in connection with the bomb explosion Saturday in which nine persons lost their lives and forty were wounded The police said they found samples of acids and powders in Noton's room,
 Noton's arrest was at the instance of tho district attorneys office, He is the fifth person arrested as a sus- pect since yesterday by the bomb bu- reau squad of detectives and the dis trict attorneys office
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
OBITUARY.
Edward p. etorru,

Hanover, N, H., July a7,--Hdward P,
 storrs, for s5 years proprietor of a ,book store largely patronized by Dart mouth students, died today as the re-
 suit of 0 shock sustained some weeks ago, Mir, Storrs was "A years of age,
 had been representative to the legis-
 lature and held many important posi- tions under tho town government,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
sPECTULAR MILLION DOLLAR
 BLAZE IN NEW YORK CITY Intense Heat and Smoke Drove Hun dreds of Families From Homes.

New York, July 27.-Loss estimated at S1.00O.o 900 was caused tonight by a. fire which destroyed the large three story fran warehouse of the Uneeds Storage and Van company, which ex- tended from 150th to 151st street on Amsterdam avenue,
 The intense heat and smoke drove hundreds of families from nearby apartment houses. The blaze was one of the most spectacular in many months
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
Socialists te Vote on Platform

Ehieago, July 2+,-FormQtlon of a nattonal party platform by mail ref erundum was begun today by the Socialist national committee, A draft of the proposed blanks was sent to 100000 registered members of the paEtY,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
 BY FRENCH MILITARY COURT Was Charged With Treason and
 Espionage=AppeaI Reflected,

Berlin, July a7 BY Wireless to Say. Ets!le1 ;5s M T French F4illt9Fy 4lHass seas News agepeE, .S$t5. Sss5ft woman espIonaEn.P The snprerne seollft haV- iRs re3eetea inc =fppeal; the sentsnce af9 aeafa agatnst sths iozhAa q sS113e. lGpE1A S5alta <
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-28
cARLIN BILL FAveRARLY
 REPORTED IN THE HOUSE. Would Prohibit Federal Officials Ass sisting Any Foreign Government,

bill to prohibit Gg fsdesai =He officials @sssa @aaa employees from giving their time, skill or knowledge to anF. foreign govern ness competitive with AneTican iTp- dustry or labor, was FaEarabIS report ed to the house today by the judiciary committee.