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Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
Substitution of Wood For Coal
OBJECT OF CAMPAIGN STARTED
 BY FUEL ADMINISTRATION
PLENTY IN N. ENGLAND
Claim is Made That One Ton of Coal is Released for Use in War Work for Every Cord of Wood That is Substi- tuted as Fuel.

Washington, Nov. 29.-To help meet the shortage of 50.000,00O tons in the country's coal supply, the fuel admin istration in cooperation with the de- parment of agriculture has inaugu- rated an intensive campaign for the substitution of wood for coal.
 Cord of Wood Equals Ton of Coal.
 "One cord of hard wood is equal to a ton of coal" said an announcement by the fuel administration. One ton of coal is released for use in war work for every cord of wood substituted. Statistics show that there is a vast amount of dead wood in many sec tfonS of the country and that the sup ply of wood in many comm unities is sufficient for domestic purposes in those parts"
 destroyed as waste. it was pointed out, conserve coal, but would prove a
 An Abundance of Wood.
 New England and the south, the statement said, have an abundance of wood and in the latter section ac- tiVitieS already are under way look ing to an intensive campaign for the substitution of wood- In this connec- tion it was announced that the de- partment of agriculture would pro- vide the services of expert foresters without charge to supervise the cut ting of wood so that no damage would be done to growing timber and that the largest use might be obtained of the wood supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
MRS. DE SAULLES ENTERTAINED
 HER FELLOW PRISONERS
But She Did Not Sit at the Dinner Table With Them.

Mineola, N Nov 29-After a re- cess over Thanksgiving day, the trial of Mrs. Blanca De Saulles on a charge of murdering her former husband John l.. De Saulles, will be resumed tomor- row in the supreme court here and is expected to be hurried to a conclu- sion by early next week.
 The putting of a lengthy hypothetical question to alienists and other medical experts representing both defense and prosecution is expected to occupy most of tomorrow's sessions.
 The hypothetical question to be ask ed the speci. Sts by MT. Uterhart was completed today. It will compre- bend everything occurring during the defendants life which her attorneys be1ieev may have influenced her men tai state at the time of the shooting
 Mrs. De Saul1es today "entertained" her fellow prisoners in the Nassau county jail at Thanksgiving dinner. Among her guests were two prison CTS awaiting trial on charges of rAur- dering their wives. Mrs De Sau1les did not sit at the same table with the other prisoners. She dined with her son, John L. De Saules, Jr., aged four and one-haf years, in the room in the sheriff's quarters which has been her 'home" during her three months i'm prisonment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
PLATsHuRe OPEN TO
 POLISH H-AMERICANs
Its Use Has Been Rendered by Secre-
 tary of War Baker.

Boston, Nov. 29.-Secretary of War Baker has shown Americas apprecia- ton of the new army of 100000 Pol ish-American young men being raised in the United States to fight on the side of the entente allies by offering the use of the camp at Plattsburg for the training of Polish officers, Ignace Paderewski, the famous pianist, an- nounced at a patriotic mass meeting of Polish people here today.
 The meeting. which was held in Ire mont Temple, was the concluding event on the days programme of the celebration commemorating the Tooth anniversary of the death of Thaddeus Kosciusko, the Polish patriot Delega- tions from various sections of New England took part
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30

There has been little change on the various war fronts. according to the meagre information coming out of the capitals of the benigerent countries in the last z4 hours But the British are pounding hard along their front in the Cambrai sector The town of Czmbrai is now diredtly under the fire of the British cannon
 The battling of the infantry for the possession of Fontaine Notre Dame and between MoeuvreS and Bourbon has ceased temporarily, but at times the artillery fire Is of great intensity in these regions Near PoelcapeAe and between Becelaere and Gheuvelt and in the Arras sector the big guns of both groups of beIhgerents are maintaining a heavy bombardInent
 Attacks on the Belgian position east of Merckem by Bavarian storming troops netted the enemy some prison CTS and two machine guns but an other hostile attack on Belgian troopS in the neighborhood of Aschhoop was beaten off after a bitter fight
 After violent artillery preparation, the Germans in great strength under took a raid north of Carnillet, in the Champagne, but were beaten back by the French troops. who inflicted heavy losses on them Two other German attacks. one near Bethincourt on the left bank of the Mouse, and the other west of Vaux les Damloup. on the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30

right bank, also were repulsed, while French raid on the German lines in the Argonne west of the Aire was car ried out successfully and resulted in the taking of some German prisoners.
 Along the entire Italian front the batteries of the contending armies are maintaining a violent bombardment, but no infantry actions of importance are reported from this theatre of the world war. The German war office reports that Italian attacks against the AuStro-German mountain posi- tions on the west bank of the Brenta and on Monte Tomba. failed.
 News from Petrograd is meagre and no exact details of conditions in Rus sia are available.
 The all-indp portant inter-a11ied con- ference has begun it's sessions in Paris Fifteen nations were repre- scented at the first meeting and much is expected from the discussions and decisions of this conference in the way of corporation in carrying on the war against the central powers and the pooling of the great resources of the allies
 Important meetings of the supreme war council composed of representa- tives of the United States, Great Britain. France and Italy, will be held shortly at which the military opera tfons on the entire western front will come under consideration.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30

consciousness he was in a Gern-aI
 hospital.
 How He Escaped Train.
 Later the lieutenant spent th-ee
 weeks at a prison camp at Sourtrai
 before he was started for the interior
 Of Germany. There were. three eth
 CT prisoners under a strong guard in
 his compartment when O'Brien as
 ruse, had the window opened by com
 pIaining. of the smoke.
 The train was now sixty miles 1n-
 side Germany and travelling at thirty
 miles an hour but O'Brien decided to
 take a desperate chance. He junpel
 from the train. skinninS the whole side of his face, reopening the wound in his lip and losing consciousness It was about four o'clock in the morning and the darkness shielded him. When
 he recovered he was lying in field. Then for seventy-two days he was a fugitive, travelling only at night He trudged through fields and swan riv- CTS and canals in Germany, LuXeIn- burg and Belgium before he reached the Dutch frontier. At the time of his flight he had a piece of sausage on after which his sole sustenance con sisted of tlIrnips and other vegeta- bles found in fields.
 Meets a Belgian. | O'Brien did not know any German, i but he used a little French on kind l ly Belgian who was so happ" to meet an American in British uniform that 1 he sheltered him for several days. The l Belgian then gave him old clothes to I cover his uniform and directed him 1 to the nearest route 10 the frontier : O'Rrien swan the River Mouse near l Namur and the next day was chal- 1 lenged by German sentries who de- cided he was a peasant.
 | But his narrowest escape was re- i served for his last day as 9 fugitive ] when he could see Dutch terriorY. To 1 circumvent the charged wires O'Brten | built bridge in a nearby wood and l threw it across the wires But it broke
 under his weight and O'Brien received
 a shock which he says he still feels. l When he recoWeTed he dug with 'lts I bare hands a tunnel under the wire and although, it was slow progress after several hours he had a hole hiS enough to crawl through, which he l did unobserved.
 | Ever then OBrien was not sure he was in Dutch territory, so he conceal l ed himself in hay barn until the
 next morning. When daylight came the first thing he saw was people r1ak- l ing wooden shoes. He then walked 1 into the open and hurried to the near i est British consul, who arranged Tor l his transportation to London
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
Warm Welcome
 For Service Men
BOTH IN NATIONAL CAPITAL AND IN NEW YORK CITY
FED AND ENTERTAINED
In New York 5000 Soldiers and Sailors Were Given Dinner in Madison Square Garden-Uniform Was Badge of Admission.

Washington, Nov. 29. - President
 Wilson observed Thanksgiving day quietly, spending, much of the time reading in his study. Accompanied at the Metropolitan Methodist church this morning but a drizzling rain, this afternoon caused him to abandon a contemplated automobile ride. To- night the president and Mrs. Wilson attended a ball under the auspices of the Navy Relief society.
 Dinner at the White House was a simple and informal affair. Only members of the presidents household were present and the menu was ar tion, Mrs. Wilson, having been one of the first signers of the food pledge cards.
 Dinner For Sailors and Marines.
 All of the members of the cabinet, except Secretary Wilson who is on ington for the holiday. Secretary and Mrs. Daniels entertained at din- ner twenty convalescipg sailors and marines from the naval hospital here. Mrs. George Dewey also was present Thousands of f uniformed men from nearby training camps were dinner guests in Washington homes and many religious and fraternal organ izations held special entertainments in honor of the enlisted men. Thunderous Applause in Church. At the church services where the president attended a great congraga- = tion apnlauded thunderously when Bishop Mcdowell. contra sting An,eri- can diplomacy with the intriguing 'di- plomacy of Germany, declared that the historic documents penned by Presi dent Wilson would stand indefinitely without fear of repud1ation.
 I-aUding the motives which brought the United States into the war, Bishop
 Mcdowell declared:
 'We are eager for victory, but we are more eager for honor. We are eag CT for prosperity but we are mora eager for humanity. We are eager for peace, but we are vastly more eager for righteousness"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
cAMoUFLAGED PUMPKIN PIE;,
 GrNGERLEss GINGERBREAD
Experimented With on One of the Army Transports.

Washington, Nov. 2e.-Camoufaged pump pkinless pumpkin pie and ginger less gingerbread are the latest experi- ments in food conservation tested on one of the army transports. and, ac- cording to the report of the troops, there was only one objection-there wasn't enough.
 Supplied by the national emergency food garden commission, the recipes were tested on the transport Grant with great. success. The pie is, as it's name implies, camoufiaged with corn meal, with Indian meal, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, two eggs and ginger.
 The gingerbread, however, is ginger less, molassesless, eggless, butterless and milkless.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30

London, Nov. 29. - Rivaling in sen
 sation and sheer daring the most vivid
 imagings of writers for movie thrill
 CTS the story of the escape of Lieu
 tenant Patrick OBrien, of Momenence.
 H., an American officer in the Brit
 iSh Flying corps, from a German priS-
 on camp, his flight through Germany
 and across Belgium to the Dutch
 frontier reads like a chapter from a
 romance. The story as told by him
 after his arrival in London is the
 most stirring tale of hardship, Dri-
 Vations and pluck that has reached
 here since the beginning of the war Subsisting only on a piece of boiog-
 ma he had when he leaped from
 train travelling at the rate of thirty
 miles an hour which was transportins
 him to the interior of Germany, he
 spent the days that followed in con
 stant danger of being detected. When the bologna was gone he did not dare ask for food but subsisted on turnips. beetS and other vegetables he found in the fields along the road. After venty two days of hiding he reach ed the Dutch frontier, which he cross ed in the garb of a peasant. which had been given him by a friendly Bel gian.
 Will See Mother Soon.
 Lieutenant O'Brien will leave short ly for America to visit his aged moth 1 lncnce He has already consulted -hn- baasador Page regarding his wish to join the American Flying corps. |. Since his arrival in London Lien [ Tterant O'Rrien has been dined and en- tertained by his many friends among the officers, who had believed him dead since he disappeared on August IT last.
 O'Brien, who is a sturdy young man of twenty seven, was flying in the American Aviation squadron at San 1 Diego, Cal, when he went to VIcto- ria, B. C.. and obtained commission l in the Canadian army. Going to
 France the next year. he distingaish- ed himself by his great daring over the i German lines. On the morning o1 August IT. .~eneray g71nners~ forced hin i to descend but, fortunately, he land l ed behind his own lines.
 ] Late in the afternoon of the same ! day saw him up again ever the Ger
 man lines, fighting the enemy. There were twenty German machines to six British in the encounter O'Brien's ma chine alone engaging four enemy craf! and accounting for one before OBrier
 was shot through the upper lip He
 fell with his damaged airplane from height of eight thousand feet O'Brien says he cannot explain why
 he was not killed. When he regaineo
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
CONFERENCE OF LIBERTY
 LOAN cOMMTTTEEMEN
Has Been Called For December 70 by
 Secretary McAdoo.

Washington, Nov 2s-To perfect Liberty Loan -organizations through out the country for the period of the war. Secretary McAdoo called a con ference of representative of Liberty Loan committees in each of the twelve federal reserve districts end of the Wo- mans Liberty Loan organization to be held in Washington, December 10th
 While the secretary has announced that there will be no further Liberty loan issued at least until after Feb ruary T." said a treasury department announcement, ''he believes 1t essen rfaI that educational work in prepara- ton for future loans be conducted continuously so that the people may become fully acquainted with the worth of government securities, the Advantage of thrift and economy and the financial needs of the government to wage war against Germany"
 Governors of the federal reserve banks have been asked to attend the conference and also to designate and send at least three of the principal Liberty Loan executives of their dis tricts. The members of the Women's Liberty Loan committee and the fed erzl directors of that committee also have been invited to the conference, which is to continue about week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
BISHOP c. B. BREWSTER
 DEFENDS HERBERT RiGELoW
Kentucky Pastor Who Was Threat ened by Night Riders,

Hartford. Conn, Nov. 28.-Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of the Connec- ticut Episcopal diocese in a sermon here today spoke in defense of Her bert. Biglow, a Kentucky pastor who was. recently threatened by night rid CTS. The bishop declared that the Kentuckian had not violated ,>estric- tions upon speech when he criticized the government but the bishop made it plain that he was not defending the substance Of such criticism. Bishop Brewster also alleged in his sermon that the press of the country had fail ed to publish pertinent paragraphs contained in the rules laid down for the voluntary censorship as asked by Washington authorities.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
ABoozERs' DAY" SERVICE AT
 SALVATION ARMY BARRACKS
800 Self Confessed Drunkards Signed
 Pledge in New York.

New York, Nov. 29.-Three hundred drunkards. signed the pledge at the Salvation Army's annual 'sboozers day. service in the Four teenth Street barracks today. In the tattered bedraggled crowd which gathered, partly to get the dinner they knew would be served and partly in the hope they might get the fnspira- ton which would lead them out of the s1tter,- was one lone woman. A Sal vation Army lassde took her in tow and before the service was over she ask ed for prayers to help her keep so- ber."
 When the services were over the hungry converts were given sub stantia1 meal and help was promised them in their efforts at reform.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
~TAiLlNGsv THROWN AWAY
 NOW VALUED AT $1,oO0, ,0oo
| Peterson Lake Silver Cobalt Mining Company Will Reclaim Them.

Toronto, Nov. 29.-A court judg- ment in a curious suit was felt on the stock exchange when Peterson Silver Cobalt Mining company stock today jumped five points on receipt of the news that "tailings' estimated to be worth $100O, 900 and now at the bot tom of Peterson Lake are legally the property of the Peterson Lake com pany.
 At a time when mining processes were less advanced, the Nova Scotia Silver Cobalt Mining and Dom1n1an Re duction companies dumped great quan- titles of 'tailings" or crushed stone and slime, into the lake then owned by them, in order to get rid of the ma terial. The latter todays is worth money and the companies which dis carded it laid claim to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
GERMANS PRAYED FOR PRESIDENT WILSON
At Services in St. James Catholic
 Church, Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. ze.-Seyeral thousand native-born Germans and their descendants gathered here today in St James Catholic church and prayed for President Wilson and the men who have fallen so far in the war. The prayers were in particular for Nicholas Wagner, who went down with the destroyer Chauncey several weeks ago. He was member of the congre- gation.
 Practically all the congregation is of German extraction, and 12O members are in the United States service.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE
 MAKES PLEA FOR PEACE
Before War Leads to the Ruin of the
 Civilized World.

London, Nov. 29.-The strongest i'm petus to a renewal of the heated dis cussions of the rival schools on the war policy of the allies was provoked today from most unexpected quarter by the publication of a long letter from the Marquis of Landsdowne, strongly pleading for revision of the allies war aims and an attempt to secure peace before ''the prolongation of the war leads to the ruin of the civilized world"
 The Marquis of Lansdowne is a ty- pical representative of the okd Tory party. He was a member of Asquith's s coalition administration and was sec retary for foreign affairs in Lord Sal isbury's and Mi. Balfour's ministries. He was viceroy of India and govern or-general of Canada. He was the last public man to be suspected of pa- ciffst tendencies.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
EIGHTEEN MINERS
 SAID TO BE IMPRISONED
In the New North Mine in Illinois, FoI-
 lowing an Explosion.

Christopher. Ills, Nov. 29.-Eighteen miners are believed to have been i'm prisoned in the new North Mine of the Old Ben Coal Corporation here eol- lowing an explosion in the mine to- night.
 shaft and also the air shart The men in the mine were caught on the 600 foot level.
 Rescuerers are at work trying to reach the imprisoned men. At mid night they had made their way 500 feet down the shaft.
 A.. T. Mercy, an official of the coal company. said tonight that he had little hope of bringing out the imprls- oned men alive.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
OBITUARY.
Rev. Charles Edward sawte1

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 29-After a long illness. Rev. Charles Edward Sawte1le died here today at the home of his sister. Miss, Mary SawteIle. He was pastor of the First Baptist church of Needham. Mass. and former pres ident of the Massachusetts Baptist State Conference and had held the same office in the Greater Boston con- ference. Born in San Francisco in 1868, he came east early in life and was graduated from Colby College in 1896 and from Newton Seminary in 1904, in which year he was ordained pastor of his Needham charge where he has since been. His widow sur wives.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
FELL FROM DOORSTEP
 AND BROKE HIS NECK
William TIshe of Meriden, g, Died
 Almost Instantly.

Meriden- Conn., Nov 29--Stepping out of the ground floor of a house near his own home at six o'clock tonight William Tighe. aged 25, lost his balance on the doorstep fell and troze his neck. He died instantly. His fan occurred on a stoop of two stairs. His head struck against nearby building. dislocating the first verter- br7e- He was single and was employed at Factory E, International Silver Co. The medical examiner pronounced the death a naccidental one.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
TWO AMERICANS KILLED
 BY BURSTING o FsHELL
Which Hit Loaded Ammunitior
 Wagon, Which Was Blown Up.

With the American Army in France, Nov. 29-(By The Associated Press.) -The killing of two American soldiers and the wounding of five others sev- er@1 days ago, already reported, was due to a heavy German shell which hit a loaded ammunition wagon. Some of the men were on the wagon and others were nearby when the shell, which was a chance shot, struck. The wagon ard it's cargo was blown up.
 Some of the wounded are in a seri- ous condition, and ali of them are in The hospital
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
| OkLAH OMA COAL TROUBLES SETTLED
Operators Have Reached an Agree
 ment With, H. A. Garfield,

.McAlester, Okla, Nov. 29.-Oklaho- ma coal operators and H. A. Garfield, federal fuel administrator, have
 smoothed over their differences, ac- cording to a telegram received here tonight from William Wilkinson, pres ident of the Oklahoma dis trict, United Mine Workers of Amer ica, now in Washington. A tentative agreement has been reached which
 will allow the operators an advance or i've cents ton. advance to be re- troactive to November 1, MT. WiIkin- son so announced in his telegram to E; F. Ross. secretary of District No.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
EMPEROR OF JAPAN
 HAS RECEIVED REPORT
Of viscount Ishii as Head of Present
 Mission to the United States.

Tokio, Wednesday, Nov 28.-The emperor today received the report of Viscount Ishii, head of the Japanese mission to the United States, which recently returned to Tokio.
 The emperor sent a message to President Wilson, thanking the presi- dent for the splendid reception ac- corded the mission, auguring the fu- ture happiness of the two nations, which would be forever gratefully re- membered in Japan.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
FOUND TWO DODGERS DEAD
 s FROM GAS POISONING
Felix Shuiuk of Boston Also Found His Wife in Serious Condition.

Boston, Nov 29.-When Felix Shu- lux returned from work today he found two of his lodgers dead and his wife in a serious condition from gas poisoning. Breaking down the door of a bedroom, he found John Cowesky and Ignoz Nedbala lying on the bed with gas pouring out from two burn CTS. Mrs. ShuIuk was overcome while asleep in the next room, but phyS1- clans think she will recover.
 After an investigation the police expressed the opinion that the two boarders had turned on the gas as Q result of a suicide pact.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
FIRE OF MYSTERIOUS ORIGIN AT READING, PA.
Gutted Restaurant in the Heart of
 the City's Business Section.

Reading, Pa, Nov. 2s.-F1re tonight Of mysterious origin. in the heart of the city's business section, gutted the building occupied by the Preston res- tauranf on Penn Square and did dam age to the building and contents to the extent of $70,000. Several other build ings nearby were also threatened. The fire started in the basement, which is used as a stock room
 Four hremen were slightly f1fured l. A Greek employed as a steward was arrested on suspicion and held with out bail for a hearing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-30
CAMP LACKED NOTHING
 BUT THE HOME FOLKS
Boys Left at Devens Enjoyed a Real
 Holiday Feast.

Aver, Mass, Nov. 29.-'It lacked nothing but the home folks" was the report of their holiday 5000 troops de- tailed to guard Camp Devens gave to their comrades who f1oclSed back to the cantonment tonight after a day spent at the family table in various sections of New England Numerous organizations, co-operatipg with indi- viduals in surrounding cities and towns, joined the army cooks in giv- ing the boys left behind a. real hoti-