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Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

the Alars was a note written in an Austrian dialect, reading:
 This is what you get for being against the kaiser. You have donat- ed to the Red Cross and you have said the kaiser could go to hell. Don't look for us. for anyone who does will get the same dose.''
 Red Cross and Liberty loan pur- chase signs, generally displayed here although the community has a large Austrian population, disappeared from the windows of Austrian residents to- day.
 The Alars were each 3S years old and Trepbh was 50 years old. The men were miners. A theory first suggest ed by the police was that robbery was the motive of the murder, advanced when it was learned that Mrs. AIar had drawn money from the bank yes terday, was abandoned when a sum of money was found in the Alar bed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
HENRY FORD ON STAFF
 OF SHIPPING BOARD
Te Aid in Speeding Up the Building
 of a Merchant Fleet.

joined the staff of the shipping board today to lend his talent for standard izstion of production in speeding up will give especial attention to the man was made a special assistant to Charles Piez. vice president of the boards emergency fleet corporation.
 Mir Ford will begin work next week and will spend most of his time in Washington His particular task will be to introduce into shipbuilding the multiple production methods he has used in producing automobiles He will give especial atention to the man ufacture of ship parts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
CONNECTICUT HAS RAISED
 $1,042,514 FOR Y. M. c. A.
Has Exceeded Allotment by $42,514- Results in Other New England States.

Boston. Nov. 16.-Connecticut went over the top with rush in the cam paign for the Y. M. C. A. war fund today and, with contributions of $l9S,- 6s1 for the day, exceeded the states quota of $1,0O0,0 ,00o by $42,514. Con- necticut's original quota was only $500, 900.
 Returns of the other New England states: Massachusetts, $2, ,166, ,919; Rhode Island, $246, Ill; Maine, $1O5, GOO; New Hampshire, S100 $50, and Vermont, s$43.fe0.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
FIRE IN CATHOLIC HILL
 SCHOOL, RSHENLIE, N. C.
Five Children Are Dead, Three Are Missing and Several Are injured.

Ashevf1e. N. C., Nov 16.-Ffxe chfl- dren are dead, three are missing and eight are severely injured as the re- suit of a fire today which destroyed the Catholic Hill school for coIored children
 The fire was discovered in the fur mace room five minutes after the cflil- dreu had returned to their desks from fire drill Many of the children on the third floor were trapped and burned to death
 One little girl lost her life when she ran back to get a new coat which she had forgotten in her flight.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
nouncement would be made within {

nouncement would be made within a short time, probably tomorrow.
 Plans for tightening restrictions on enemy aliens have been under consid- eration for some time and final con- sideration has been hastened by fre- quent fires and explosions which have occurred recently along the water fronts in New York and other Atlantic coast cities. Department of justice of dcials framed the registration system so that the whereabouts of citizens of enemy countries or allies of enemies may be known as supervision over them is more closely maintained.
 England, France, Germany and other countries now at war already have adopted this means of keeping trace of enemy aliens.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
Killed for Buying LibertyLoan Bonds
THREE AUSTRlANS, A MAN AND
 TWO WOMEN
THEIR SKULLS CRUSHED
At~virsinia, Minn.-Dastards Did the Killing While Their Victims Were ASfeep-They Left a Defiant Note on a Table.

Virginia, Minn Nov. 16. Three Auslrians, a woman and two men, were murdered here last night, the police say, because they had subscribed to the Liberty Loan and Red Cross funds. They were SIT. and Mrs. Paul Alar and Peter Trepich, a boarder in the Alar house The skull of each had been crushed wi,sl an axe while the victims slept and each body nutilated with knife.
 Note Left on Kitchen Table.
 On a kitchen table in the home of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
AM MERIcANS NOT INCLUDED IN CANADIAN SERVICE LIST.
 One Was Told He Ought to Be Man
 Enough to Fight for His Own Country.

Toronto, Ont, Nov. 16.-A1though it is not necessary for the citizens of the United States to register under the Canadian military service act, those who do register can claim exemption on the ground of their American citi- zenship. This was made clear today when young American resident here was granted exemption by Judge Den tons tribunal
 "You ought to be man enough to go home and fight for your own country" Lieutenant Colonel Brown, the military representative. told him.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
10 Extend Zones
 Barred to Aliens
TO FURTHER GUARD COUNTRY'S
 WAR ACTIVITIES
DECISION BY CABINET
President Wilson Will issue a Proc lamation, Probably Today, Embody- ing Regulations Formulated to Keep Track of Enemy Aliens.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Plans for fur ther guarding the country's war activ- ities against enemy aliens were ap- proved at today's cabinet meeting and President Wilson will issue a proclama- ton embodying regulations formulated by the department of justice. Enemy aliens may be required to registqG end the barred zones will be much extend ed.
 Attorney General Gregory after the cabinet meeting, refused to discuss the program further than to say some an-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
INVADERS OF ITALY ARE HELD IN CHECK
Italians Continue to Strengthen Their Front From the
 Region of Lake Garda to the Adriatic Sea
A FURIOUS ARTILLERY ACTION IS IN PROGRESS

Near the Mouth of the Piave Italian Engineers Have Opened
 Dikes Against the Enemy-H the Invader Escape Being Trapped It Will Make It Harder for Them to Bring Up Guns With Which to Shell Venice-A New French Cab inet Has Been Formed Under Leadership of Georges
 Clemenceau-Situation in Russia is Still Couded by Un
 certainty.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
F,NANCIERS AT RAILROAD HEARING
Frank A. Vanderip, New York Banker, and Paul H.
 Warburg, Of Federal Reserve Board, Testify
EXPERT WITNESSES IN 15P. c. ADVANCE CASE

Called by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Both De- clare That Radical Action is Necessary to Remedy the Railroad Financial Situaton-Mr Vanderlip Maintains That Two Regulatory Principles Prevention of Com binatio1s and Fixing of Rates Do Not Work Smoothly Togetler-Mr. Warburg Cited Bond Issues the Only Relief and Said They Could Not be Made Satsfac tory Basis
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
CONVENTION OF NATIONAL
 TAX ASSOCIATION.
Charles J. Bullock of Harvard Uni.
 versity Elected President,

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 16.-Charles q. Bullock, professor of economies at Harvard university, was elected presi- dent of the National Tax association today at the closing session of it's an- nual convention Nils P, Haugen. chairman of the Wisconsin tax com : mission, was elected vice president. and Frederick R. Fairchild of Yale and Alfred E. Holconb of New York were reelected secretary and treas urer, respectively.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
BEAUx ARTS MEDAL
 AWARDED MERfDEN MAN
Douglass w. Orr Wins Annual Com
 pIetion-Student in Yale Fine Arts School,

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 16.-The medal of the Society of Beaux Arts awarded annually in a competition open to all architectural students in North America has been won this year by Douglass w. Orr, of Meriden, a student in the Yale School of Fine Arts. This is Odds final year in the school and his success in winning the medal is considered an unusually high honor.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
PREMIER OF GREECE
 IS TO VISIT AMERICA.
VenizeIos Has Had Conference With
 Colonel House in London.

of Greece, who is here conferring with the British government, and will also have a conference with Colonel E. M. House, head of the American mission, regarding the war, announced today his intention of visiting the United States next spring. He will be accom- panied by M. Versselopuio, manager of the Orient bank in Athens, and expects to visit the chief cities of America.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
AVIATOR JAMES P. FARMAN
 PERHAPS FATALLY HURT,
Lost Control of SeapIane When 500 Feet in Air and Plunged Into Bis cayne Bay.

Miami, Fla. Nov. 16.-James F. Far man of New York, a student at the naval air station here, probably was fatally hurt today in the fall of his seaplane- He lost control when 500 feet in the air and the machine plunged into Biscayne bay
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
TO PROSECUTE vIoLAToRs
 OF PRICE RULINGS
instructions Sent to Federal District
 Attorneys.

Washington, Nov. Is. = Attorney General Gregory has instructed fed eral district attorneys throughout the country to take all possible steps for prosecution of persons violating any Of the price rulings made by the pres ident and the fuel administration.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
KERENsKY FLE$S.f
 IN SAII9R'S CARE

Petrosrad, Nov. 1d -Noon-Gener- al Dukhonin has assu&ed temporarily the post of commands$i in chief of the kerensley forces, foilGking the disaP- pearance of Premier <erensiy, who is reported to- have fled disguised as a sailor.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
STEAMER ASHORE ON
 NORTH PACIFIC COAST.
Several Boats Containing Twenty
 eight Men Are Missing.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 1.6-The fish ing steamer Manhattan of Vancouver, B C., has been wrecked off the north Pacific coast, according to wireless messages today from the steamer Mariposa, which said a boat contain ing six sailors had been picked up. Several boats containing twenty eight others are missing, according to inter pretations placed here on the mes SagSs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
BoLsHEViKI BEsIEGINe
 KREMLIN AT MOSCOW
Which Contains 7,ooo Military Cadets
 and 5000 Troops.

Petrograd. Thursday, Nov 15, 5 D. m.-Seven thousand military cadets and three thousand troops are be- sieged in the Kremlin at Moscow by 1S.000 BolshevilSi. who are battering the ancient walls and buildings with heavy artillery, according to a well authenticated report received this af- ternoon-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
Work Has Ceased in Finland.

London, Nov. 16.-Reuter's Stock holm correspondent says advices re- ceived from Haparanda are to the ef- feet that all work has cesaed through Fdnland and that no telegrams or trains are being desDatched-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
Cabled Paragraphs

Premier Tuan chi-Jui Has Resigned.
 Peking, Nov. 16.-Pr pier Yuan Chi Jui has resigned.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Germans latest requisftion in Bel gium applies to every particle of cop per- brass or bronze. inside or outside dwellings or other buildings, and in cludes 22 different kinds of objects, from lenders to cloak room tickets.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
Boston Advertiser to Publish Sunday

Boston, Nov. 16-The Advertiser Company announced tonight that a Sunday edition of the Boston Daily ming November IS The price of the Sunday edition will be tEo cents, the same price as the weekday morning edition.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Death Sentence for TsSe Bandits.
 Chicago, Nov. 16.-HAr1y Schwartz and Abraham Kramer, bapdits, mur- dered Adolph Soldinger..a grocer, last July. They obtained $8.-Today a jury found them guilty and -imposed the death penalty.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Mrs AdoIphus Busch, widow oi Adolphus Busch, the St. Louis brew CT. is trying to get out of Germany
 where she went a year ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
Condensed Telegrams

Submarines torpedoed the Brazilian steamers Guanyba and Acary.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Nine hundred pounds of "daIine." an explosive containing 40 per cent. of dynamite, used in briclvards, is burn ing in yard near Toronto.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

The Italian Chamber of Deputies voted confidence in the government.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17
President Contributes to Y. M. C. A.

Washington, Nov 1S- -- President Wilson today sent his check for $100 to the Young Mems Christian associa- tion war camp recreation Iund- was has about $54.0o0 of it's $150,0o0 allot- -ment
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Maior-GeneraI Sibert's fifth son is now in the army. Two of his sons are captains, one lieutenant and one a West Point cadet The youngest is a private.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

The Standard Oil company of Ohio announced the, regular quarterly divi- dend of s1 a share, payable Jan. 1, to stock of record Nov. 30.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Cipriano Castro, the former pres ident of Venezuela, arrived in the United States after being barred from Port Spair1,- Trinidad by the British authorities
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

2 Storage battery electric locomotives in coal mines help to relieve labor shortage and increase output.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

At Wilmington. Del, three PhiladeI. phfans were sentenced to six years Imprisonment and twenty-five lashes each for pick -pocketing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

At the end of the third day of tht Victory Loan of Canada, a total O $S,964,55 was subscribed in Toronto
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

When the white bread and meatiess days ended in France, the newspapers published the news in big headlines
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Chicago teamsters numbering 700 called off their threatened strike whel granted more pay and a shorter work ing day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Purchase of condensed milk by tn government is largely due to tn shortage of the liquid fluid.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Control over all packing houses Canada will be established by u Dominion government.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

A new plan for the saving of co: was devised by the B. R. T. Heat wi be shut off during the rush hours
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

All graduates of hiah schools Tn the city of New York will have to pledge loyalty to their state and national
 governments before receiving their df- plonas.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Two Austrians were arrested at tk electric plant at Norristown, Pa, fc acting suspiciousIy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

William ParrinqfeId. an Americar in the French Foreign Legion, lost hi. life as the result of wounds received in battle.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

A general embargo on all freight except foodstuffs, perishable goods, newsprint paper and government ship ments was declared by the Pennsy1- vania.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Food Commissioner Moscowitz pro- posed that the New York sugar famine
 be relieved by seiZing the 10000 pounds of sugar ready for shipment to
 Russia.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Orders for 21,0oo,ooo shells for 75 millinetre field pieces were placed D the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

The Russian legation at The Hague refuses to recognize the BolSheVilli government.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Clifford Pinchot, and E. C. Lassater, a Texas cattle grower, resigned as aides of Herbert Hoover, the food ad- ministrator.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

The Austrian ambassador to China, who was recalled. is stopping in Chi cago.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Miriam E. Knowles of Yardley, aP is the first United States Red Cross nurse to die in France. She died of scarlet fever.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

John w. Foster, secretary of state under President Harrison, and fath- erin law of. Secretary of State Lans- ing, died in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Four hundred thousand refugee from the military zones in Ital reached American Red Cross camp and are being cared for.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

1 To allow it's members to take part l in a large Victory Loan parade, the Montreal Stock Exchange will close next Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Railroads will hunrv up the move
 ment of grain from Winnipeg to the head of the Great Lakes before navi- gation closes.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

The War department is consideriau a plan to organize special guard for defense of interior plants from pro- German plotfers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Senator William S., Kenyon, of Iowa and Senator John D. Kendrick, ot Wyoming, are making a tour of the American training camps in France
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Mayor Smith was cleared of connec
 ton with the political conspiracy which resulted in the death of police man in Philadelphia primary day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

! German newspapers received al i Amsterdam have printed pictures of the first Americans captured on the 1 western front.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

The draft men at Camp Upton, N Y., are Dracticing with machine gun and gas masks.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

An American steamer which arrived at an Atlantic port missed a tloatine mine by 100 feet.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

One hundred women are wieIdins picks and shovels on the roads of the Pennsylvania railroad between New York and Pittsburgh
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Endorsements were sent 70 the American forces at Presidio. Texas to cope with any attack made by the Vil- la bandits at Ojinaga.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

American mission in England, an- nounced that daily meetings would be held in London until the commits sion leaves for Paris
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

l The United States government needs women to fill the vacancies left by the
 men. Sfenographers are offered sala : ries of $1,000 year.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-17

Charles E. Newton 50 year. Of aqe, p1esideht t of sthe C Jewel Restiflg com panys I5artford died there ay after long illness s-saz 4A1s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-13

aticn would become 3 dem6faIized II lis country Hal
even Mszico would stand good chance q giving i, q
thorough tltashins i she wanted o. 81
pcnbsless ths fuel situation Ohio Is bsd People are
and il s te duty Of The governor and d. local
authorities 70 do what tey can 70 relieve the distress But
the governor acted Che wrong way and il viii Be sur
prng ned if the example he set does not lead to serious
trouble.
What this country needs right now Is team work. We
must all help to fight this war; and we must learn to make
efforts cooperate and coordinate It is not an easy
thing for people schooled as we have been to do this
And every tmestve have performance such a. that of
Governor Cox the attempt to give the war effort an ade-
quate and substantial background gets set back.
II it were possible to do it, perhaps the best thing that
could be- done to this hss and illogical state executive
shortage problem now that he has taken Il into ii, own
hands" That would teach him few things about his
relative importance and the relation he bears to the public
that he appears not now to know.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-13
WEBB EXPORT BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
It Already Has Been Pass
ed By House And Now
Goes To Conference.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-The
Webb expert bill to lssalise combin.
alton Of American exporters In. pro.
noting their foreign commerce was
passed by the Senate late yesterday
81 to IL. President Wilson IN his
recent address to Congress. urged en-.
actment Of the measure. which was
passed last June by the House and
now goes 70 conference.
Business organizations have strong.
~ supported the bill, which is the
first step in the domestic Legislative,
program recently outlined by the
President. The measure provides that
prohibitions OF the Sherman and
Clayton antitrust laws against com.
binations for foreign selling shall not
be enforced, provided trade in this
country Is not thereby restrained and
that no agreements shall be made or
acts done (which artificialty or the
natural consequences OF which en-.
hances or depresses prices within the
United States or commodities export.
ed"
Opposition to the bill, led in the
Senate by Senators Cummins and
Reed was based principally on the
argument that virtually 1t would re.
peal provisions Of the ANTITRUST laws
as to foreign commerce. Its advocates
urged 1t as necessity so that Am.
erican exporters may be placed in
position to compete with strongly or.
ganized pr government subsidized
competitors Of Europe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-13
PERSONALS

Mrs. J. A. Fickinger returned home
last night from Covingt6n. Va, where
she had spent the last two months with
her sister, Mrs. T. NJ. Gathright. En-
route home she spent day in Hunt.
ington the guest Of Mrs. George Cald.
well.
DR.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Cox went to Phil.
ippi yesterday to attend the Golden
wedding celebration of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor George.
Mrs. G. B. Smith and son, Eugene,
left yesterday for Detroit to visit rela.
tives.
Mrs. C. F. Schroeder, Of Grafton. was
lere on Tuesday the guest Of her
daughter, Miss Harriet Schroeder.
Miss Esser Hoffman left last night
for Washington, D. c., to visit relatives.
Mrs. Frank Reed and daughter, Miss
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-13
GENUINE PATRIOTISM.

President Wilson blunders in the transportation matter
It will not be because obstacles have been thrown in
his way No President ever had freer hand in great
matter and right or wrong, the men who have been
aging the railroads will follow him as far he leads and
Twas fine thing. this pledge of complete and unquai-
fed support in whatever policy Mr.. Wilson might decide
upon and it was done in fine way 1t ought to prove
an inspiration to the country at large and admonitor
to the little men with by four ineects and puny bust
ness interests who find difficult to give their ungrudns
support to government beset by powerful foe abroad
and a tremendous amount of difficulty at home.
displayed that we can hope to come out Of this war with
credit II the railroads with capitalization high in the
billions can show it the rest of will find it possible to
follow suit if we make the effort.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-13

When the strength OF the United States army divs-
ions changed in accordance with tho recommends
lions of General Pershing the First regiment Of West
Virginia infantry not the only state guard command
that was busted" Another one was the Eighteenth
Pennsylvania. In the Pennsylvania great howl
up All the politicians busy, and at the COM
mand Of the politicians of the guard Off
Gers. The result that the War department receded
from the position 1t had taken. But comes the
nouncemcnt that Major General Clement, former head
of the Pennsylvania guard and commander Of the
Twentyeghth division, which is composed Of Pennsyl
vania regiments, and Col E. H. Kearns commander of
the old Eighteenth. and commander OF the 111th
infantry. which is that commands new designation,
have been Relieved from duty. General Clement had
already made tour of the French front. Decidedly
the politicians have got the worst of It far May
this state of affairs continue. Most Of military
humlitations have been due politicians meddling in
military affairs.