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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

company's treasury to retire half the outstanding bonds, with new per cent. bonds to replace the other half The company has been in receivership since April, 1915.
 Reorganization Meeting.
 Action on the proposition to pay a large part of the cumulative back divi. dends on the preferred stock, amount ing to over 80 per cent, was deferred but this probably will be taken up by the new board of directors named at the reorganization meeting later in the day.
 Stock Acquired by Bankers.
 During the Is months of it's receiver ship stock control of tho company has been acquired by bankers connected with the National City bank who are believed to have bought a dominant in terest in other large shipping proper IeS including the Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies and United Fruit com panies.
 Enormous Earnings.
 Earnings Of the International Mer- cantile Marine since the war have been enormous-so large as to wipe out vir- tually all obligations mad leave a hand some surplus.
 mon sold at a fraction of a dollar per share: Recently it rose to $51. the preferred meantime advancing from S3 to almost S126
 New Board of Directors.
 The new board of directors includes several representatives of the old time Morgan and foreign interests, but these are in the minority as against the other members who include Frank A. vanderlip, president of the National City bank, and members of other large American financial institutions.
 Norwegian Steamer Sunk.
 London, Sept 29, 9.S7 D. m - The Norwegian steamer Vindeggen has been sunk by an Austrian submarine, according to a Reuter- despatch frorn Madrid. Twenty four of the crew of the vessel have been landed at Las Palmas. Canary Islands.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

bor twill not act in concert in behalf of the car men,"
 Organization of subway and elevated road motormen will continue. accord ing to a statement made today by l.. G. Griffing, third assistant grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers, in charge of the work in this city.
 ' The Ana1gamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees today took steps to distribute strike benefits among %Ae striking car men, it was announSSS by James H. Va, hey, general counsel of the associa- tion.
 Sixteen persons were injured, one, seriously, in a rear-end collision be-. tween two surface care in the Bronx this afternoon. One car was standing still when the other, said to have been operated by strikebreakers, crashed in-i to it. The motorman of the reac car jumped from his post. it is said. and disappeared.
 Marked improvement in surface car traffic was reported today, with sub- way and elevated lines operating on normal schedule.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
$f,5c TO CONDUCT THE
 LEM. NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Printing Will Cost Three Times as Much as in 1912 Because of Increased Cost of Paper.

New York. Sept. 29.--A fund of S1,- 50O,000 will be required to conduct the democratic national campaign, accord ing to a statement made here tonight by Henry Morgenthau, treasurer of the national campaign committee. He de- clared New York was expected to con- tribute about one-third of this amount, which exceeds by about $400,000 the sum spent in the 1912 campaign.
 "As an example of the increased cost of the campaign" MT. Morgenthau said, the printing bill alone would be three times as much as it was in 1912 because of the increased price of paper. He announced that contributions thus far received exfeed by 25 per cent. those which had been sent up in the same date in 1912. There nave been several contributions of $10,000 each, but only three of more than that sum- he said.
 Thomas L. Chadbourne has been ap- pointed chairman of the New York state finance committee of the nation al committee, it was announced. He expects to have 495 sub- committees at work within a few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

short telegram which officials indicated Mir Wilson desired to put in stronger language. His message follows:
 Terse Telegram.
 ''Your telegram received. I would feel deeply mortified to have you or anybody like you vote for me. Since you have access to many disloyal Americans and I have not, I will ask you to convey this message to them"
 MT. O'Leary's telegram given out by the president, follows:
 O'Leary's Telegram to President.
 "Again we greet you with a popu- lar disapproval of your pro British policies. Last year from the 23rd New York congressional district and now from your own state and from the voters of your party Senator Maritime won because the voters Of ling to the British empire nor do they approve of dictatorship over con gress.
 "Your policies, your failure to se- cure compliance with all American rights. your leniency with the Brit ish empire. your approval or war loans, the ammunition traffic, are is sues in this campaign. Do you know that William S. Bennett, a republ1- can congressman, ran in the demo cratic primaries in the twenty-th third conversational district and boiled 36 per cent. of the total democratic vote against his regular democratic op- ponent Anglo -maniacs and British interest may control newspapers but they don't control votes. The people may be readers but they are not fol- lowers of the newspapers
 When, sir will you respond to these evidences of popular disapproval of your policies by actions. The Mar tine election and Bennett vote prove vou have lost support among demo- crats.
 Every vote for Maritime was a vote against YOU, as was every democratic vote that went for MT. Bennett in the democratic primaries in the twenty third congressional district"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
MENACE TO HEALTH
 OF MUNITION WORKERS
Poisoning From Gases Leads to More
 Serious Ailments.

New York. Sept. 29.-Dangers aside from accidents which menace the health of munitions workers in the mar ufacture of high explosives, were recognized officially at the annual meeting of the American Chemical so- ciet where today during discussion of occupational diseases in the chemical trades It was shown that poisoning from gases not only causes skin af- fections, but leads to more serious ailments.
 A committee recommended that a museum of safety to establish in Washington, D. C., where national state and municipal officials and rep resentatives of selected Checical ,ac- tivity might cooperate in an effort to minimize the risk.
 Dr. Alice Hamilton of the United States bureau of labor statistics, Chi cago, stated that it has been found that very poisonous gases are evolv- ed in large quantities in the manu- facture of guncotton, nitroglycerine picric acid and the new explosive, trinitrOtOlueno
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
PARKER DENIES HE OFFERED
 TO SPEAK FOR WILSON
Is to Make Tour las a Progressive"
 Opposed to Hughes.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 29-John M. Parker, progressive presidential nom lnee. denied today that he had written to President Wilson offering to speak directly for him, but said he would make speaking tour "as a progres :, sive" opposing Hughes. He added that "of course, that would be in favor of MT. Wilson,
 "I have not written to President Wilson, or to any of his campaign managers, offering to speak directly in ms behalf, said MT. Parker over the telephone from his summer home at Pass Christian. Miss. T did write re- gently to Bainbridge Colby, a New York progressive leader, stating that I was willing to be used in whatever way appeared best, and that when I went to New York I would speak against MT. Hughes candidacy. Of course, that would be in favor of MT wilson but l will speak as a progres- sive and not as an affirmative sunDort- CT of the democratic nominee.'
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
FEDERAL SECRET AGENTS
 ARREST WILLIAM KNOBLOCH Who Escaped From Penitentiary at
 Atlanta With Robert Fay.

New York, Sept. 29.-After a search by federal secreG agents which had extended over the entire country, Will liam Knobloch, who escaped from the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga, on Aug. 29 with Lieutenant" Robert Fay, convicted bomb plotter. was ar Fay and declared they had no outside assistance in making their escape. Knobloch had been trailed for three days by secret service men in the hope that he might communicate with Fay but failed to do so and it was decided to take him into custody.
 Knobloch told the special agents of the department of justice who arrest ed him that he and Fay hid near the penitentiary for eight days after they escaped and Knobloch worked his way north.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
LARGE HARVEST THIS
 YEAR IN GERMANY
Will Insure increased Rations During
 th. Year to Come.

Berlin, Sep % (3y Wireless to Say Ville).-The larger harvest of this year has enabled the authorities not only to maintain the increased bread ra- tions for persons who have hard man ual labor to perform, granted several months ago, and to provide an addi- tional 50 gramnes of flour per day for young people between 12 and r years Of age, as recently announced, says an Overseas News agency statement, but has made it possible to insure the in creased rations being maintained dur ing the entire year to come. TEe au- thorities declare that these increases are based on conservative reports re- garding the size Of this years crops.
 The price of rye flour has been re- duced one mark per 100 kilograms, the announcement adds, and it is expected that grits, oats and other cereal prod ucts for soup making will be produced on larger scale within a short time, constituting a considerable improve ment In the provisioning situation. Inl- portant increases in the fodder crops are pointed to, 1t being noted that the yields of oats and barley are far su- per1or to those of last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
OOSEVELT-TAFT CAMPAIGN
 BUTTONS NOT TO BE WORN.
Only Hughes Buttons at Union League
 Reception of Republican Nominee.


 New York, Sept. 29.-No campaign buttons bearing pictures of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft and Charles E. Hughes will be worn by guests at the Union League club reception in honor of the republican presidential candidate next Tuesday evening, it was learned tonight Chairman William R. Wilcox of the national committee is said to have been informed, although not by Mir. Hughes, that if campaign buttons are distributed they should bear cnly the likeness of the candidate himself
 Friends of Colonel Roosevelt are re- ported to have intimated to MT. Will cox that undue emphasis has been placed upon the fact that the colonel and Professor Taft will meet at the reception for the first time in the field of politics since the progressive party was born in 1912, resulting in the men who are now the living ex-presidents being arrayed against each other in the contest for the presidency.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
GERARD COMING HOME
 MERELY FOR VACATION
Not Because of Renewed Agitation in Germany Over Submarine Warfare,

Washington, Sept. 29-Secretary Lansing today authorized the state ment that there was no foundation for reports cabled from Europe that Am bassador Gerard. now on his way home from Berlin for a. vacation, was com ing to Washington to report on re- newed agitation in Germany over sub- marine warfare. He said the ambas- sador had not been summoned home and was coming solely OF his own ac cord on long postponed leave, all though while here he naturally would report to the department on all mat ters of interest. As to the submarine issue. MT. Lansing added that since the Sussex incident nothing has oc- cured indicating that the submarine controversy would be renewed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
N. Y. CENTRAL FERRYBOATS TIED UP
Commuters Between New York and New Jersey Were
 Compelled to Use Roundabout Routes
DEMANDED BOATS UNTIL THE POLICE CAME

The Strike of 15O Employees the Boats Has No Connection With the Traction Situaton-Probabily of GeneraF Sympathetic Walkout in Aid of the Traction Employees Now Out Now Seems Remote-Brewery Workers Who Responded to the Call Have Voted to Return Work Sixteen Persons Were Injured One Seriously in Rear End Collision Between Two Surface Cars in the Bronx Yesterday Afternoon Subway and Elevated Lines Are Being Operated on Normal Schedule, With Marked Im- proveraent in Surface Car Traffic.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
BURTON WILSON HAS BEEN ORDERED TO LEAVE MEXICO
Was Recently Imprisoned on Charges | of "Penioious Activity"

Washington, Sept. 29.-Burton Wil- son, an American citizen, president of the Foreign Citizens Committee and the American club. Mexico City, who recently was imprisoned on charges of "pernicious activity" by Mexican gov ernment officials, has been released and ordered to leave the country. Consul Canda at Vera Cruz capfed the state department today of MT. Wilson's ar rival at that port, en route to the United States. MT. Wilson has been taken on board the battleship Nebras- ka and will remain there until trans portation home can be arranged. No details of the charges against him have reached Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
TRAMP AS CARRIER OF
 INFANTtLE PARALYSIS GERMS
Health Authorities of New Jersey Are
 Working on That Theory.

New York, Sept. 29-HeaIth author ities in New Jersey it became known today, are searching for a tramp be- lieved to have been a carrier of in- fantile paralysis germs, on the theory that his case provides the best evil dence available that the disease is spread by adult human carriers. It is believed the man transmitted the disease to three children of a farmer near Patrick's Corners. N. J., who at the outset of the plague had shut his family off from all outside communi- cation.
 The case is being studied by the United States health officials, it is said, and widespread hunt for the tramp, described as Hungarian known only as Zekel. Is expected to result.
 The most rigid quarantine was es-- tablished by the farmer
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
No Submarine Near New London

New London, Conn.,. Sept. 29.-No submarine had been sighted in waters adjacent to New London at a late hour tonight. Officials of the Eastern For warding company and the T. A. Scott Wrecking company. agents in this country for the German line of under sea merchantmen. claimed they had no knowledge of the near approach of a German submarine.
 The only craft that arrived in the harbor tonight was the United States torpedo boat destroyer McDonough, which was off Watch Hill early in the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
GUILTY IN coMPLIcITY IN
 MURDER OF HER HUSBAND
But Jury Wants Defendant to Have All Favors the Law Will Admit"

Philadelphia, Mississippi, Sept. 29. When the jury trying Mrs E+bei Winstead for complicity in the mur- der of her husband, a wealthy farmer and mill owner. returned verdict of guilty tonight after AS hours delib- eration, it told the court it could not agree on the punishment but wanted "the defendant to have all the favors the law will admit
 Informed by the court that in the absence of a jury recommendation life Imprisonment was the rninimum sentence the court could impose, two Jurors stated they would not have agreed had they been aware of thai fact.
 The prosecutor opposed letting the jury go back to agree on a verdict and attorney for Mrs. Winstead filed motions for the annu1ment of the ver- dict.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
SOCIALIST PRESIDENTIAL
 CANDIDATE IN NEW YORK.
Allan l.. Benson Has Swung Half
 Around the Circle"

New York, Sept. 29.-Allan L. Ben son, socialist candidate for president, arrived here today, completing the first half of his swing around the cir cle" which began Aug. 27, After ad- dressing two meetings in Brooklyn to- night he will leave on the last half of his campaign "Trip, speaking in San Francisco Oct. 12.
 T met big and enthusiastic audi enceS everywhere." MT. Benson said.
 The candidate will spsak fin Syra- cuse tomorrow night and will go thepGe to fourteen midwest and Pa Eae qoast stttea
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
BRITISH STEADILY
 PUSHING FORWARD
Moving Toward the Peronne- Bapaume Road, Behind
 German Lines North of GombIes
TAKE 500 YDs. OF TRENCHES EAST OF LIE BOUFEs

The Germans Are Strongly Contesng British Occupancy of the Territory Between Thiepval and the Ancre-In Pennsylvania the Austro-Germans Have Repulsed the Rumanians at Hermmannstadt-In Macedonia the En- Allied Troops Are Withstanding Bulgarian At tacks-German Imperial Chancellor in His Address to the Reichstag, Declared That the German Line the Sonnn1e Front Stands Firm and Unshaken"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
Wilson indignant
 at Criticism
OF JEREMIAH A. O'LEARY OF
 NEW YORK
HEAD OF TRUTH SOCIETY
Resents Accusations of Being Pro- British--Calls O'Leary Disloyai American and Tells Him He Would Be Mortified by His Vote.

Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 2s.-Pres- ident Wilson made it plain tonight that he wants no "risloyaI' American that he wants no "disloya1" American nation over telegram from Jeremiah A. O'Leary of New York, president of the American Truth Society, &C., cusing him of being pro-British and saying that he had failed to obtain compliance with American rights.
 The president sent MT. O'Leary a
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
BIG SUBMARINE SIGHTED
 OFF PLEASANT VIEW
Sighted by Fisherman-Started Am
 other Bremen Rumor.

Westerly, R. l.. Sept 29.-A fisher man at Pleasant View, near Watch Hill, overlooking Long Island Sound, reported tonight that he had seen with his marine glasses a large submarine proceeding in the direction of New London, where the German submarine Bremen has been expected for more than a week. She was then 25 miles east of New London and showed on her mast a bright white light above green light.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
TUG BOUGHT BY THE
 BRITISH GoVERNME ENT
Is 1o5 Feet Long and Will Have Tur-
 tie Back of BattEeship Gray.

New York, Sept. 29.-The tug Eugene F. Moran left here today on a trans Atlantic trip bound first to Halifax, where the turtle back deck will be built on her and she will be painted battleship gray. It was reported she had been bought by the British gov ernment. She is 105 feet over all In addition to her captin, John B. Cham bers. she has a crew of eleven and one passenger, Captain Thomas Rey- holds, who will pilot hersin Nova Sco- tia TataIs,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
Two Neuroes Lvnched.

Nowata. Okla. Sept. 29.-Two ne- groes, accused of being implicated in the killing of Deputy Sheriff James Gibson during a jail delivery here today, were taken Nrom the jail by a. mob tonight and lynched in front of the court house.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
How War Helped
 Intern'I Marine Go.
PREFERRED STOCK ADVANCED
 FROM $3 TO $126 IN A YEAR
IN RECEIVERS HANDS
Common Stock, Which a Year Ago Sold for a Fraction of a Dollar, Re- gently Rose to $51-Discharge of Receivers to be Asked for.

New York. Sept. 29.-The way was paved today for the discharge of the receivers for the International Mer- cantile Marine company and the re- turn of it's management to the security holders. Common and preferred stock holders by majority vote approved at a special meeting in Hoboken, N. J., a reorganization plan which provides, among other important features, for the taking of S37, 7,50O,00O cash from the
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMAN
 SHOT BY WOMAN REPORTER. Affair at Thompson Falls, Mont, Said to Be Result of Political Fight

Thompson Falls, Mont, Sept. 29.-A. c. Thomas, chairman of the republican central committee of Sanders county, died in a, hospital at Missoula today from a pistol shot fired by Miss Edith Colby, a reporter on a local paper. Miss Colby is in jail. Thomas died without making any statement regarding the shooting. Senator Edward Donlan of Missoula, a friend of Thomas, said the affair was the result of a long political fight
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
ALLEGED LEADERS OF l. w. w.
 RELEASED AT OLD FORGE
No Evidence to Hold Them on Charges
 of Rioting.

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 29.-Thirteen alleged leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World, the last of the 267 caught in the raid at Old Forge two weeks ago, were released today after the district attorney had inform ed the court there was no evidence to hold them on charges of rioting or unlawful assembly. All were held in $1,000 bail each but released on their own reCOgnizance
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
GERMANY INCREASING
 HER OUTPUT OF STEEL
f,412,326 Tons in August, Compared
 With 1,365,641 Tons in July

Berlin, Sept. 29.-(Byl wireless to Sayville). Germany's output of steel pared with 1.365.641 tons in July.
 At a meeting of the German pig iron association reports were read showing that the demand for all grades continues to be good. Septem-. Der shipments are expected to exceed those of August.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
Severe Electrical Storm in suHieId.

Sufield, Conn. Sept. s9-During a severe electrical storm tonight light ming struck a large stock barn on the farm of Timothy Mlsken and the flames spread to three tobacco sheds. All the buildings, with their contents were destroyed, entailing a loss esti- matde at $13000 A horse and three calves periShed
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
Movements of Steamships.

Piraeus, Sept 13.--Arrived, previ- ously, steamers Ioannina, New York; Patris, New York.
 Barcelona, Sept. 22. - Arrived, steamer Montserrat, New York.
 New York. Sept. 29.--Signalled, steamer Hellig Olav, Copenhagen for New York, 1,624 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon, 18th. Dock a. m. Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

Thirty carloads of corn and flour shipped into Mexico at the request of the de facto government were robbed of their contents before reaching the interior
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

Armed guards were thrown around the house of Alfred M. Fuller. a mil lionaire of Perryopolis, near Councils vile, Pa, following threatening letters demanding money.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
Aviator Plunaed to Death.

Munich, Sept. 29. via London. Sept. 30, 3.45 p. m.-Lieutenant Mulzer, noted aviator, is reported to have plunged to his death nthe western front Lieutenant Mulzer received the Order Pour 1e Merite in July.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
Winter Clothing Shipped to Border

Fort Terry, N. Y. Sept. 29.-An inn mense quantity of winter clothing was shipped from this post by United States authorities today to various army headquarters on the Mexican border. The express charges on this shipment amounted to S4f6.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
Milk Rates on N. H. Road

Boston, Sept. 29.-Proposed new rates for the transportation of milk between points on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad were postponed from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 by
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

Condensed Teleqrams

Five hundred barbers in Brooklyn went on strike.
 Count Okuma, the Japanese premier, will resign in October.
 italy has placed an embargo on ex- ports of all kinds of cheese.
 Rear Admiral c. E. VreeIand, of the General Board of the Navy is dead.
 Prices of all bakery goods in Den- yer will be advanced approximately 50 per cent.
 The strike of the drivers of the Bor- den's Milk company of New York has been settled.
 The British steamship 8rabandier dier, en route for Hull. is aground in Hampton Roads.
 The steamship Victoria arrived at Seattle from Nome with more than $1,000,000 of new gold.
 The vaults in the Efba bank, EIba, N. r., was dynanited by thieves and $100 in currency taken.
 President Wilson pinned the EaqIe Scout badge of honor on Boy Scout MacMorris, of Hazelton, Pa.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

Governor Brumbaugh has appointed Atwood L. Bliss, engineer to assist. the Director of Wharves and Docks of Philadelphia.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
"The Hughes Wideakakes" Organized.

New York, Sept. 29.-Organization of ''The Hughes Wideawakes," pat termed after clubs formed in the cam paign of 1860 to aid Lincoln's canddi- dacy, was announced here today. The plans call for bands of forty men in each county of every state where there is a Hughes alliance.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

J. R. BurLeIe, dairynnan of Manassas, Va, was shot and killed by Eugene Dobson, a negro. who then committed suicide.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

Several companies of the Seconc Regiment, National Guard, sent home from the border arrived at Albany.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

Rear Admiral c. E. VreeIand, of the General Board of the Navy. is dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30

John J. Dillon, state commissioner of food and markets declared New York city faces a serious shortage of milk for next week.