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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
Mann EXCites Ire
 Of Democrats
KEPT ARMY BILL FROM GOING
 TO CONFERENCE.
NOT PART OF FILIBUSTER
Democratic Leaders Threaten to Force Legislative Program Through With the Aid of Special Rules-Speaker May Appoint conferees.

Washington, April 24-Aroused by Minority Leader Mann's success on two occasions today in keeping the army bill as amended by the senate from going to conference, house demo- cratic leaders declared tonight that without further delay they would force their legislative program through with the aid of special rules.
 Speaker May Appoint conferees.
 A rule to discharge the military committee from further consideration of the army bill and to permit the speaker to appoint house Conferees commit, will be reported by the rules committee tomorrow. Majority mem berS of the committee will suggest an hours debate on. the motion, but if this is not agreeable to the republican minority, debate will be limited to 20 minutes on each side.
 Following dispos+s of the agricultur- al appropriation measure the demo- crats also decided today. the Philip pine, Porto Rican and shipping bills will be brought up for passage in the order named. This course was agreed upon despite the protests of republi- cans that some preparedness or ap- propriatiOnS measure should receive | immediate COnsidera ton. Drastic rules | to provide for limited debate will ac- l | tration measures with the view oi | having them enacted into law before | the national conventions if possible | On the Philippine measure. for in. | stance, it now is planned to limit tho 1 general dcbajte to five hours.
 Mana's Point of Order Sustained.
 Democrats were greatly disappoint. | ed late this afternoon when Speake | Clark sustained a point of order raiseS
 by Mir. Mann on a rule designed ., | send the army bill to conferenc, without an intervening motion. Mfr | Mann maintained that adoption O l such a rule would deny the minorit,
 the right of a motion to re-cOmmit. [, l which if long has been entitled. I'm mediately after the speakers rulini | Representative Garnet of Tennessee
 sought to have the rule that the com
 mittee will report tomorrow adopte' by unanimous consent. but again Mr l Mann objected, ending debate on tn proposition for today.
 Mann Objects to Unanimous Consent | Earlier in the day Mir Mann ha, prevented the bill from going to con
 ference by objcctinr when unanimou consent was asked by Chairman Ha, of the military committee. A moA' ing of the rules committee was calls, hastily and the rule which was late
 rejected was reported.
 Mir. Mann Is objecting to the bil going to conference, it is understood in the hope that he will be able t
 obtain a vote to instruct the hous conferees on the provisions to provid ] a regular army of 25O,OOO ana the fed eral volunteer army system and nj
 trate plant proposals. His objection
 are not believed to be connected wit | the "hlibuster" which, democrat
 charge, the republicans are conduct
 ing for the purpose of delaying con
 sideration of the administration legis
 lative program.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
CANAL WILL NOT HURT
 TRANScoNTINENTAL RAILWAYS
Owners of Ships Find Foreign Trade
 More Profitable.

Washington, April A. Whatever promise the Panama canal may hold for steamship competition with so- called transcontinental railways, the interstate commerce commission was told today, it lies in the somewhat dis tant future. Officials of the chief steamship lines which used to ply from coast to coast testifying in the re- opening Intermountain rate case, de- clared that not only had they ceased but that there would be no resumption of the traffic, certainly fr one year, probably for two, and maybe for much longer.
 The commission heard two witnesses, H. H. Hamilton, general manager of the Buckenbach Steamship company, and H. E. D. Jackson, vice president of the American Hawaiian Steamship company To these companies, the for mer with 10 steamers, the latter with 26, went much of the trade between American ports before the European war. The fleets of both companies are now scattered all over the world. The Luckenbach company will not resume coast-to-coast business before two years, MT. Hamilton said, and the Hawaiian line will not with in one year, if then, according to Mir,
 Jackson.
 Three things the witnesses said had ifnpelled them to discontinue the coast 1 to-coast operation of their vessels the closing last September of the l canal by slides, the much greater rev enue to be obtained by placing theil vessels in foreign trade and the pre- ! vailing low rates by rail.
 We chartered three of our vessels l the other day to the United States Steel corporation for a year" MT | Jackson said tat much higher figures ] than we had ever obtained by operat- 1 ing them. Four of our vessels are un. 1 der charter till December, 1917. three are chartered for a year and the other! l are chartered for three to six month! i each, with ample opportunity for re newing the charters as they may eX' 1 pire'
 l Vessels now building at Seattle. Sa1 l Francisco and other Pacific coast port! l will hardly go into the old trade, NIT
 Ja cl1son added. because they can mak,
 much more money by going into for l eign trade
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
Villa Bandits Have
 Been Dispersed
DRIVEN COMPLETELY FROM THE
 STATE OF CHIHUAHUA.
500 MILES FROM BORDER
Letter from American Field Headquar- ters Indicates That the Work of the Punitive Expedition Under General Pershing Has Been Thorough.

Field Headquarters, April 20, by courier to Columbus, N. M, April A. There are indications in the Villa territory of Mexico that the work of the punitive expedition under General Pershing has been accomplished.
 Villa Outlaws Dispersed.
 The Villa bandits have been dis persed for several weeks or else driven almost completely from the state of Chihuahua, a distance of nearly 500 miles south of the American border.
 American Soldiers Inspire Respect
 Throughout this territory the people have been impressed with two facts which have inspired respect for Amer ican soldiers. They know that when American shoot they kill and they know that a handful of Americans cannot be attacked with impunity even by superior numbers.
 Bandits Run to Cover.
 Ever since Colonel Dodd's fight at Guerrero the bandits have ran for cover whenever the cavalrymen found their trails. Carranza officers who before this expedition had penetrated Villas strongnolds, warned some of the American officers that they would never be able to operate from their bases and forge ahead with such small bodies of troops.
 Small Detachments Successful. In no instance has one of these small detachments failed, nor have the Americans, as the Mexican advis- ors predicted, ever been threatened with attack from the superior forces of bandits whom they sometimes fol- 1 lowed.
 The ParraI Fight. In the Parral fight there was a fif- teen mile retreat by the Americans 1 but this was due to the American commanders desire not to hit civil i ians, which led him to permit only a l few of his men, the best shots, to re- | turn the fire of the Carranza troops. After their experiences with Ameri- | can columns, the bandits, it is believed | here, will be very slow to approach the border of the United States It is thought that they will hardly ap- proach the line at all.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
STRIKE RIOTS IN PITTSBURGH
 WESTINGHOUSE PLANT Deputy SheriFfs and Railroad Detec- lives Wield Clubs Freely.

Pittsburgh, Pa. April 2s.-The first serious rIoting in the strike of 13.- 900 employees of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company In East Pittsburgh occurred tonight. Several shots were fired and an un- identified striker and q strikebreaker were injured. The trouble was the climax Of day of disorder during which deputy sheriffs and railroad de- tectives frequently used their clubs.
 Striker Knocked SenseIess.
 Fifteen hundred strikers were re- turning to East Pittsburgh arIer breaking up a meeting of shell makers in WilmerdinE. an adjoining borough, when the clash tonight occurred When the marchers reached the Cable Av- enue bridge at the Westinghouse plant the strikers. it is claimed. charged past deputy sheriffs and mill guards sta toned at that point and started across the bridge towards the plant. Unable 10 check the rush. the guards grabbed riot guns from a shed on the bridge. strikers. Tn the fight that followed one of the of the guards discharged q re- volver. A detective knocked an un- identified striker senseless and he was carried away by companion
 Turned Hot Water on Strikers. As the strikers neared the plant guards turned a stream of hot water from a fire hose on them The srrfll- ! CTS retreated. throwing stones as thcy ran. Charles Oakes. a detective. was struck by a rock and a deep Eash was | finally compelled to scatter and order was restored
 Meeting Broken Up.
 I broke down the doors and forcfniy en- | tered a building in which 1.S00 shell | workers were holding a meeting. The | strikers appeared just as resolution was Sbo It 10 be adopted. 1t Is claim ed. providing for the men to return t0 work tomorrow.
 | The strikers overpowered the lead CTS and threw them out of the build ing and then held a meeting of their ! own. presided over by J. H. Hall. whose discharge is said to have been an indirect cause of the strike.
 Led By Young Woman, Masked. ] The strikers then left the building | and formed in line at the head of | which was a stylishly dresed young
 woman whose face was covered by a | paDer mask At a command of For ward. March" given by the young wo- l man they marched or towards East ] Pittsburgh. Strikers professed ignor-
 ance of the identity of thefr --ader who suddenly disappeared when the trouble in East Pittsburgh occurred
 The demands of the men were today | presented to R. L. Wilson. assistant general superintendent of the Nesting ! house Electric and Manufacturing | Comnany's plant. They ask for an ] eight hour day, restitution of the men | discharged within the past two weeks no discrimination of those returning to work the continuation of the bonus system and the same pay for 4S hours | a week as now received for 5e-
 | \ committee of strikers called upor Robert Braun. chief deputy sheriff to- night and demanded protection from the hands of guards of the Nesting.
 house plant and from Pennsylvania
 Railroad detectives He assured then
 their rights would be respected.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25

occupied the town of Kondoa in the Irangi region. Considerable casual ties were inflicted on the Germans.
 The British also have been success full in an operation near DUeidar, Egypt, repulsing with heavy casual ties a Turkish attack. In an engage ment near Quatia village however, the British were forced to retreat after an engagement with a Turkish column superior in numbers.
 In the Kitt-el-Amara region ol Mesopotamia, despite their recent check the British are keeping up their efforts to lift the siege of Kut-el- Amara The town of Sannayyat is still under the bombardment of the British guns.
 Constantinople, reporting on the re- pulse of the British at Felasie last week, says the British losses were over 5000, about 2,000 men being killed.
 A defeat of the Russians on the cen ter of the Turkish line in the Cau- casus region is recorded by Constan- | tinople, but the Russian war ce an nounces that Turkish attempts to ad- vance towards Trebizond were frus- trated and a Turkish offensive in the direction of Kharput checked.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25

Artillery bombardments alone are taking place on the French and Bel gian fronts. the scenes of the greatest activity being the region of Le Mort HOmme and in the Argonne Forest, with the Germans the aggressors in he former and the French in the lat ter sector.
 French ayiators in squadron forma- tions have dropped large numbers of shells on German positions at Long uyon, Stenay, Dun, and near Mont faucon.
 The fighting between the Russians and the Germans and the Austrians on the eastern front. continues at varlous points, but no important changes in position are reported. The same is true of the Austro Italian zone.
 Vienna reports an attack Easter Sunday by seven Italian aeroplanes on the cir of Triest. in which nine civilians. five of them children. were killed and five wounded. The repors says that because of this attack the enemy forfeited every right to have his towns spared"
 The British in German East Afri- ca are continuing their forward move ment against the Germans having now
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25

New York. April 24.-A threat to tie up all coastwise. sound and river steamship traffic, as well as towing and hghterage craft in New York harbOr and tributary waters. was made tonight by officials of the Ma rine Engineers Beneficial association. Demands were made for increases in wages averaging approximately four teen per cent. and for a revision of the regulations governing employment. The various companies affected are given uatii May 1 to reply and in the even' of - cir refusal to Ers the de- mands the spokesmen for the en- gineers declare that vessel captains. mates. firemen and decEhands also will quit work out of sympathy for the en- gineers.
 The Marine Engineers Beneficial association issued a statement claim ing that n.nety-nine per cent Of the engineers employed on craft entering
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
SPEAKER CLARK ASKS
 HOUSE TO GET TO WORK
Assailed Both Parties For Long De-
 bate on Segregation Measure.

Washington, April 24.-Speaker Clark took the flood today and ad- monished the house to "Eet down to work and get away from here" He have been making long speeches for political effect and he was tired o1 such tactics.
 "If we don't get down to business we will be here until the frost flies" said the speaker. 'I wish we could adjourn tonight. As long as we stay here some member with an infiamma- ble temper is likely to make some re- mark that will go ringing around the world and l don't want that to hap pen.
 You republicans ought to help much concerned about your fences as the democrats. You haven't got the world by the tail and a downhiu pun by a long shot"
 The rebel yell" of the democrats interrupted the speaker for an instant but he resumed. assailing both sides for the long debate on the segregation of whites and negroes in District of Columbia detention homes.
 What's all this hullaballoo about g' he said "Noy've been arguing here for two hours about a bill that should have been passed an hour and a half ago. It's on a question that's as old as the men who died before the flood. | The colOred question is working It. ! self out and there is no need 10 dis ] cuss it here. The trouble is that you
 northern people don't know half as
 much about it as we southerners do. | Nobody wants to do the negro an fn- | justice. We want to help him. Book i CT T. Washington had it right when he told them to go to work. to take up | vocational training. And I hope 10 ! see the day when vocational training | will be in every school in the coun- | try white and black.
 | Quit this kind of debating. go to | work and get away from here" l The segregation bill was defeated
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
DISHONEST ADVERTISING THROUGH THE MAILS
Supreme Court Decides That Exauger-
 ation is Equivalent to Fraud.


 Washington, April 24.-In defining today more clearly than ever before what constitutes dishonest advertis- ing through the mails, the supreme court held in effect that advertisers, even though they give purchasers value received for their money, are guilty of fraud if by exaggerated ad- vertisinS propaganda they have led customers to expect more. Officials declare the decision will pave the way to scores of prosecutions and make possible the enforcement of a much more stringent federal supervision of mail advertising.
 The opinion was announced by Jus tfce Mckenna reversing the District court in southern Florida, which quished an indictment against officials of the New South Farm and Home company. The indictment charged unlawful use of the mails in selling ten-acre frarms. The Florida court held that if a purchaser received his ganda was not fraud. Justice SIcKeu- na took the position that it was an offense if the article sold did not serve the purpose represented, no matter what the value might be.
 In discussing what constituted a criminal offense under the statute governing the use of the mails, Jus tice McKenna said:
 Mere 'pufhng' might not be within its meaning (of this, however, no opinion need be expressed), that is, the mere exaggeration of the uuali- ties which the article has: but when a proposed seller goes beyond that. as signs to the article qualities which it does not possess; do not simply mag nifty in opinion the advantages which it has but invests advantages and falsely states their existence, he transcends the limits of 'puf1ns' and engages in false representations and pretenses
 ] When the pretenses or representa- lons or promises which execute the deception and fraud are false they be- | come the scheme or artifiCe which the | statute denounces. Especially is this true in the purchase of small tracts | for homes"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25

this port are members of that organ izatiOn- The fact that the engineers all have gover Iment licenses, they said, would necessitate that they re- sign their jobs. which would be equivalent to a strike. tie-up such as is threatened. it was asserted, would disrupt export trade, which aI- ready is handicapped by the lack of ships to carry to Europe the enormous shipments of war supplies and food stuffs purchased by the entente allies
 There are three classes of marine service included in the demands of the engineers, as follows: The Atlantic and Gulf service: ocean going and cOastwise tugs, boats engaged in the fishing and oil industries on the At lantic and Gulf coasts; sound and rfv- CT steambOats, including Hudson Rfv- CT passenger and freight craft
 steamboats operating between New
 York. Providence and Fall River and harbor excursion boats.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
NO CASUALTIES IN REGENT AEROPLANE RAID ON SOFIA
One School and One House Damaqed
 by Explosion of Bombs.

Berlin, April 24 CBy Wireless to Saw yille).-No casualties were caused by the recent aeroplane at llcks on the outskirts of Sofia, a telegram from that city to the Overseas News agen- cy says. One school and one honse were damaged by the explosion of two large bombs dropped from the aero plane.
 ''The hier at the same time" the message continues, dropped proclana- tions in which the capture of Erzerum by the Russians was announced. This caused amusement, inasmuch as Bull garia Is perfectly informed about Erzerum."
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
SUGAR AND MILK
 SOLD AS ASPIRIN.
Complaint That ASultcrated Drugs Are
 Being Sold in New York.

New York. sr-ll 1f.-Comp.aint that aCuit~ratad LrE-E are being sold here in large quantities for shipment to for by tho district attorney. the federal authorities and the local health de- partment- it was announced tonight A purchasing agent for the Russian government. it was Faid. informed the district attorney that 500 pounds Of what was supposed to be asperfn. sent from here to Archangel, was found eo have been made Of sugar and milk.
 The bureau of weights and measures also announced today that it had re- ceived complaints from aufomobllista th1t gasoline aduiferated with water city.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
ZEPPELINS VISIT EASTERN
 COUNTIES OF ENGLAND,
Reports Say That Only Incendiary
 Bombs Were Dropped.

London, April 25, BOT a. m.-Three Zeppelins visited the eastern counties last night, dropping incendiary bombs. according to the off1icaI announcement,
 The conditions were ideal for the Zeppelin raiders. The was night was dark and the atmosphere clear There was a light southwest wind, which had generally been considered unfavorable for Zeppelins, but it was little more than a mild breeze and any threat of a storm which it might ordinarily have presaged was lessened by a favorable barometer
 The raiders appeared at about the customary hour and seemed a little ,1n certain as to their location, as the diary bombs were being dropped
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
GERMANY MUST CLEAR UP
 DOUBTS ABOUT THE SUSSEX Frankfurter Zeitung Says So in Com
 nent on American Note.

Berlin, via London. April "A, 1920 p. m.-"The Sussex either was or was not torpedoed by the Germans" says the Frankfurter Zeitung, in it's com ment on the American note. For the present we assume that Herr Won Ja- gow's statement was right and Pres ident Wilson's untrue. But Ameri- cans must be convinced by striking proofs of the falseness of their asser- tions."
 The paper believes. in the absence ot further proofs to the contrary, that the United States does not desire war which might quickly follow a breach of relations. It adds:
 Tt is impossible and unheard of that two countries should wage war because doubts about the Sussex could not be cleared up and Germany must clear them up."
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
PRIVATELY OWNED VESSELS
 AS AUXILIARY WARSHIPS
Orders Received at Mare Island Navy
 Yard to Make Inspection.

Vallejo, Calf, April 24-Orders were received at the Mare Island navy yard today demand an inspection and sur vey of all privately vessels in this district that might be available as auxiliaries in time of war.
 The order directed that a report be made to the navy department on all details of the work that would be required for the conversion of such vessels and that a list be furnished of the government or private yards at which the necessary work could De done within fourteen days after dec laration of hostilities by the United States.
 It is also ordered that the owners of all vessels suitable for auxiliary service be instructed to report at the ship yards to be designated immedi- ately in the event of war
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
 OF HER TWO CHILDREN
Mrs. Ida SniFfen Walters Rogers of
 New York-Jury Selected.

New York, April 24.-The selection of a jury and the presentation of the states case against Mrs Ida Sniffen Walters Rogers, on trial here for the murder of her two children, Dec. 29, 1914, were completed in less than four hours today, after which Former Lieutenant Governor Lewis StuyveSant Chanler, representing the accused woman, announced that insanity would be the main contention of the defense
 Several witnesses, most of them neighbors of Mrs. Rogers, described her great love for her children and told of alleged irrational acts of the woman. Mir. ChanleT announced when the trial was adjourned this evening that he would call a prominent New York alienist as a witness for Mrs Rogers tomorrow. He intimated also that the case probably would go to the jury tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-25
COSTA RIGA COFFEE TO BE
 SHIPPED TO THIS COUNTRY
Formerly Found It's Markets in Ena-
 land and Germany.

New York, April 24-The coffee ont put of Costa Rica, which formerly found it's markets in England and Germany, will this season be shipped to this country, according to Walter !. Fleld, president of the International Bank of Costa Rica, who arrived here today on the United Fruit Line steam CT Calamares. MT. Field said the war prevented the shipment of the Costa Rican crop to the European markets and added that this would also cause a tremendous growth of trade between central American countries and the United States.
 The estimated coffee crop of Costa Rlca this season, he said, was $50, ,OO0 bags of the highest grade.