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Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
 TO AID THE GOVERNMENT
In Mobilizins and Conserving Food and Other Resources During the War.

Washington, April 1S-Chambers of commerce throughout the country will give the government concerted assist ance in mobilizing and conserving food and other resources during the war.
 R. G. Rhett, president of the Cham Der of Commerce of the United States. told Secretary Houston today that his organization wanted to put at the ad- ministration's disposal the virtually unlimited resources available through its membership. composed of business men in all cities of the United States. Secretary Houston said that the coun- Gil of national defense had under con- sideration definite plans affecting the food situation, but had not been de- termined on definite program.
 MT. Rhett said that many chambers plans to meet the food situation in their cities, but the general organiza- ton wished to work with the govern ment as efficiently as possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
Q. A. R. SPENT DAY 5ALLoTINo
 FOR GENERAL OFFICERS
Resolution Sent to President Wilson
 Hedging Unanimous Support.

Washington, April 4S.-Daughters of the American Revolution in their 27th annual convention here spent today fin balloting for general officers. Four tickets were fin the field, headed, re- spectiveIy, by Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, wife of the senator from IIli- nois: Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey of Kansas; Mrs. John Miller Horton, of New York and Mrs. George C. Snuires. of Minnesota.
 Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary. chairman of the credentials committee, announc- vote and that 6S1 was a majority.
 The voting was by states.
 A resolution sent to President Will son expressing regret that he could not be present with the daughters be- cause of the war situation and pledg- ed their unanimous approval of his stand in preserving the honor of our country
 If the British and French commis- siopePs coming to Washington for war conferences arrive in time they will be invited to address the Daughters. A resolution to this effect was adopted today.
 Liberal donations from almost every state were made during the day to a fund to wipe out the remaining $15,- 900 debt on Memorial Hall here.
 A question from the floor about a rumor that the funds of the Society s magazine had not been properly handled caused Mrs. Story. the pres ident general to denounce any such report as a shameful lie.''
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
ILLINOIS DED IN RECRUITING
 FOR ARMY YESTERDAY
Applicants Accepted Numbered 236- IA EnIistments in Connecticut Yes- &erday.

Washington. April 1s.-Illinois led in recruiting for the regular army yes terday. according to a tabulated state ment issued by the war department today showing the quota which should be supplied from each state in the Union to fill the army to full gar strength, and the number of recruits actually enlisted from each state dur ing the day.
 With a quota of 11,276, Illinois re- cruiting stations reported 2S6 appli- cants accepted: Pennsylvania was sec ond with a quota of 15.3S0 and 225 recruits; Indiana third. with a quota of 5.400 and 1S7 recruits: Georgia was fourth with a quota of 5.312 and 143 re- cruits while New York and Missouri tied wth 127 recruits although New York's quota is 1S.226 and the Mis- souri quota 6,5S6.
 Other state quotas still needed and enlistments yesterday. include;
 Connecticut quota 2,22S, enlistments fourteen: Massachusetts 6.732, and 59 ; Rhode Island 1.os4 and il; Vermont 710 and two.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19

The great onensfve or the French army against the Germans from the bend in the line in France from Sois- sons eastward into the Champagne continues unabated. Numerous new points of vantage have been taken, prisoners and guns captured and vio- lent counter-attacks put down with heavy casualties. In three days of fighting more than Ii, ,o0O unwounded prisoners have fallen into the hands Df the French, together with 75 can non.
 In Wednesdays battle in the Forest of Vile au Bois an envelopment move ment was carried out. against the Ger mans and 1900 Of them threw down their arms and surrendered. In addi- ton 1s0 machine guns were captured.
 Between Soissons and Rheims the villages of OsteI and Braye en Laonnis were captured, together with territory about them. the Germans in the latter region retreating in disorder and los- ing to one French regiment alone 300 prisoners belonging to seven different regiments. In their flight the Ger mans left behind much war material. Here the French captured 19 cannoR-
 Between Juvincourt and the Aisne the Germans threw a counter-attack against the French line with about 10000 men, but according to Paris the artillery of General Nive1ie's forces re- pulsed the attack with sanguinary
 South of St. Quentin during We'd nesday the Germans also made an at tack against the French east of Gauchy. This attack. which failed, was followed by an6ther in which the Ger mans penetrated advanced French po-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19

Washington. April 1s.-EstabIish- ment of fourteen citizen training camps where reserve officers and applicants for commissions in the new war army will receive intensive military instruc- ton, was authorized today by Secre- tary Baker.
 The camps will be opened May 1 and the courses of instruction under oh1- cers and n-commissioner officers of the regulars will begin May 8.
 In selecting locations. the war de- partment was guided largely by the lines Of the proposed divisional train t3g areas. The places selected are. For New England states-Fort Ethan Allen or such other points in New England as may be designated by the commanding general of the eastern department.
 For New York-Now York and terri tory immediately north of New Y0ri. city, P1attsburRh Barracks and Madi- son Barracks, x. Y.
 Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Fort Niagara, N. Y,
 For New Jersey, Delaware, Mary land and Virginia-Fort Meyer, Vfr- genia, or such other place as the com manding general of the eastern depart n1ert may designate
 For North Carolina, South Carolina and TernesSee-Fort Og1ethorpc Ga
 For Georgia, Alabama and Florida Port NcPherson. Ga.
 For Indiana. Ohio and Kenutcky- Fort Benjamin Harrison.
 For Michigan, Illinois and Wiscon- sin-Fort Sheridan, Ills.
 For Arkansas, Mississlppi and Louisia na-Fort Lessn IT. Roots, Ark
 For Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota South Dakota and NebrasI<a-Fort Smelling, Minn.
 For Missouri Kansag and Colorado Port Riley, Kansas.
 For Oklahoma and Texas Leon Springs. Texts.
 For Montana, Idaho, Washington, oregon, California, Nevada. Utah, Wy omfng, Arizona and New Mexico-The Presidio at San FranciHco.
 Reserve officers and others admitted to the camps will be notified to report between May 1 and 3. The maximum attendance at every camp has been
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
CAMPAIGN FOR INCREASED
 PRODUCTION OF FoODSTUFFS
Is Being AeeeIerated by Merchants
 Association of New York.

New York. April 1S.-Further stim- ulus was given to the campaign for in- creased production of foodstuffs to- day by the organization of a food prob lief committee by the Merchants As- sociation of New York. This body, composed of prominent business men. will extend it's sphere of activity through New Jersey and Connecticut, as well as New York state. Mem bers of the committee have gone to Washington to ask the federal author itics to enlist all applicants who ap- pear at army and navy recruiting sta- tions. regardless of slight or tempora- ry physical defects, the idea being to employ these men in farm work. The plan also calls for the enlistment of Boy Scouts and school children for farm labor.
 In addition to the activities here, it was announced that prominent citi- zens on Long Island had formed a food reserve battalion. Among the members are J. P. Morgan. Robert Ba- con. Clarence H. Mackay. W. K. Van derbilt, Harry Payne Whitney, August Belmont and Mortimer l.. Schiff A resolution was passed inviting owners Of large estates who employ labor along the lines that are luxuries," to utilize such help in aiding farmers to increase their production.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19

limited to 2,50O.
 During the first month the student officers in each camp will be divided iIito II1ito nfteen companies. regardless of the arm of the service for which tho individuals are destined. The dua1i- hcation of each man will be studied with view to assigning the necessary numbers for further instruction in fhe separate arms. At the end of the month the men will be reassiened in the necessary preparations for the formation of nine infantry companies, three batteries of artillery. two troops or cavalry and one company of enc gineers. Others will be selected for the coast artillery.
 Those remaining at the dfviefor camps then will receive two months which regular army officers will see Iect each company. troop and bat terY, the officers for one regirneuf s,1f their respective services.
 The plan contemplates pr0viHTdr carefully selected officers for f6 ln- fantry divisions and two cavalry df- visions by the time the supply da- partment is able tO furnish oduip- ment. and the necessary machinery can De put tn motion for recruiting enlisted men.
 The total number Of omcers reouir- cd is approximately 10000. Men of the more mature age and experience ns leaders wifi be given preference, Arrnv officers believe that fine camp viii turn out the number Of 0nicers need cd by the middle of July for service with the first 900, ,000 increment Of 1 volunteers of coDgcrlpted men. The minimum age of those who af- end is fixed at 20 years aNd nfno months, the maximum at ~ years.
 It Is planned tO have students at colleges throughout the country who are members of the reserve Omcerg training corps selected by regular army officer instructors at the instlfutfOnE and admitted 10 the training camps. The national defense act under which the officers reserve corps w0s created, provides that tbe reserve Of- ficers may not be ordered to active duty even for fifteen days, unless com eress has appropriated money for this specific purpose.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
OPPOSITION IN HOUSE
 TO sELEcTIVE DRAFT
President Wilson is Determined to
 Have Bill Enacted.

Washington, April 1S The lines were drawn today for great fight be- tween the administration and oppo- nents in the house Of the plan to raise the war army by selectiVe draft
 While President Wilson was at the capitol telling senators and represen- tatives that no compromise between the volunteer and draft systems could be accepted with safety to the nation. the house military committee by a vote of 12 to 8 adopted amendments To the administration bill authorizinE calls for volunteers in increments of bOO,000 and providing that the drawt shall be applied only if the president decides that the force needed cannot be raised and maintained under the volunteer plan. Chairman Dent head ed the anti-draft forces and will in- troduce the amended bill in the house tomorrow.
 The senate committee formally vot- ed. 10 to z. today. to report virtually without change the bill as originally drafted by the general stan and ap- proved by the president. and will pre- sent it tomorrow.
 The president made very plain his determination to have the stan hlll enacted. There seems no doubt that, If necessary. he will appeal directly to the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
RUSSIA WILL NOT YIELD
 TO ovERTUREs FROM GERMANY Assurances to That Effect Have Reached Washington.

Washington, April 1S.-Assurances reached Washington today that under no conditions that are now conceiv- able will the provisional government of Russia yield to the overtures from German and Austrian socia1istic rep resentativeS to negotiate a separate peace.
 The entente embassies. with this as- surance before them, frankly con- fessed the great sense of relief they felt from the apprehension, under which they have labored for the past two weeks, that the extreme socfalis- tic elements have dominated the pro- yisional government through soldiers and workingmen's committee so as to seriously jeopardize the integrity of the entente alliance.
 The gathering of socialists at Stock holm, known to be fomented by Ger mans and Austrians. was looked upon with dread and suspicion and it was feared that cunning appeals to the 31- truistic principles of socialism, the universal brotherhood of workingmen, and such considerations might force the provisional government to consent to a separate peace to terminate, the war. ,f
 It is now learned from an authori- and misgiving were based upon mis- understanding of the aims of the ex- treme socialistic element in Russia and of the real strength of the pro- received today is that so far from contemplating any peace on the basis of existing governments, the advanced Russian socialists want to carry their democratizing ideas by force into the enemy countries and to appeal to their brother socialists in Austria and Ger many to rise in revolt. overturn the monarchs and establish true social istic republics in their places.
 This movement is reported to be gathering strength rapidly in Russia among the soldiers and workingmen.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
RECRUITS FROM CONNECTICUT
 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Have Left to Take Up Work ln Gar den Campaign in Fairfield County.

Storrs, Conn, April 1s.-The first re- cruits from the student body of Che Connecticut Agricultural College for work in the food production campaign left the institution today. IL. M. Chapman of Brooklyn, Conn. A. B. Watson, Of CollinsVille, and E M Dickinson, of South Glastonbury. mem bers of the senior class. were released by the faculty from further college duties and left to take up work in the garden campaign in Fairfield county. The men will be given full credit for the remainder of the terms work and will be graduated.
 In Fairfield county they will act as local leaders and each will be fn charge of community work directing the planting and cultivation Of family gardens.
 It is regarded as possible that the entire senior class will be graduated shortlr in order to release more men to take up this community work.
 At the request of President Beach baseball games scheduled for the weekend with Middlebury College and the University of Vermont have been cancelled. The reason given ia the national crisis. The students have sgined a petition to the faculty asking that they be permitted to complete their schedules on the ground that neither West Point nor Annapolis have abandoned their athletic sched- ules.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
to Farmers
 to Raise Corn
IN ORDER TO MEET THE DE. MANp RESULTING FROM WAR
MOST IMPORTANT GRAIN
Statement Issued by Secretary Houston Calls Upon Farmers to Increase Corn Acreage in All Sections Where It Can be Grown.

Washington, April 1S.-An appeal to the farmers to increase the production of corn in the United States to the fullest extent this year in order to meet the increased demand resulting from the war emergency was made in a statement issued today by Secretary Houston of the department of agricul- ture- The statement follows:
 Corn Most Important Cereal.
 Corn IS Americas most important cereal. It can be grown successfully over a wider area than any other and furnishes nutritious food for man as we'll as the staple grain feed for cattle and draft animals.
 The production of corn should be increased this year to the fullest ex- tent, taking into consideration seed, labor and existing economic conditions and the availability of good land in corn growing regions not needed more urgently for other crops.
 Acreage May Well Be Increased.
 The acreage may well be increased in most of the country east of the one hundredth meridian, as corn, in gen eral, thrives in this region. An appre- ciable increase in the corn crop is most feasible, however, in the sections of highest corn production. Favor able growing conditions exist in such regions; farmers there are familiar with corn growing; they have the necessary equipment available and
 
 vailing economic conditions.
 How to Meet Adverse Conditions.
 Farmers in such regions, through many years of experience, have learn cd methods of successfully combating adverse conditions. They know that the planting of virile tested seed in well titled soil, immediate repIanting of missing hills, and early and contin- ued cultivation of the fields count for much in the ability of the plans to produce a bountiful yield. This know ledge should be put to good use during the coming season in order that, how ever uDfavorable conditions may be. production of an exceptionally large crop may be assured.
 Tn practically every county in the country in which experience has shown that corn may be produced success fully the posefbAfsE of increasing the corn crop without encroaching Ipon other important crops is at least wor- thy of consideration if land, labor and seed are a7aEable."
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
BRITISH PARLIAMENT PASSES
 RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION
Fer the Action of U. s. Government in
 Entering World War;

London, April IS, s.4o D. m-Today's sitting of the British parliament will be a historical landmark. Both the legislative houses adopted-the house Of lords unanimously and the house of commons with one dissenting vote resolutions expressing the profound appreciation of the British nation for the action of the United States gov ernnent and people in entering the world war in defense of the high cause of freedom and the rights of humani- ty. Among those in the galleries were Walter Hines Page. the American am- hassador. and many other Americans, as well as the representatives of the entente allied states.
 The resolution in the house of com mons was moved by Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer. Former Premier Asquith seconded it ton in the house of lords was intro duced by Earl Curzon of Kedleston, lord president of the council. In all the speeches in both houses particular purely disinterested intervention, 'the most disinterested in history" as MT. Asq1ith phrased it. Tt was the con- gtraining force of conscience and hu- manitys" he added.
 To America. MT. John Dillon said, peace upon liberty"
 In the house of lords Earl Carzon said the entry of the United States in to the war stamped the struggle as a great uprising Of the conscience of mankind to put an end to the rule of Satan on earth. The president s speech to congress Earl Curzon added, was a trumpet call. the sound of which would ring throughout the ages.
 Viscount Bryce. former ambassador to the United States, alluded to the same lofty ideals animating both the United States and England. The Marquis of Crewe. admitting that the material resources of the United States were unspeakably welcome to the entente said that even more well come the moral force of which Earl Curzon had spoken. The Archbishop of Canterbury said that when the elementary inciples of right and wrong were Jet at naught there could be no peFDAnent neutrality among honest men
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
t4zD ANNIVERSARY OF
 BATTLE OF LEXINGTON
Mise Jean Earl MoehIe Impersonated
 Paul Revere in New York Celebration.

New York. April 19.-"The Minute Men of 1917'' were called to arms by the changing of church bells and the ride of a modern Paul Revere through the streets of Manhattan at midnight as tho 142nd anniversary of the battle of Lexington began.
 Miss Jean Earl Moehle. garbed as Pevoh,fyon. enacted the role of Res were As she galloped through Fifth avenue and the ''wite light" district of Broadway she was followed. by trunnetera in automobiles. The sym boIical warning she sounded was the first act in the celebration hera of Wake Up America Day." planned to call recruits for the army and navy to the colors of the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
SERVICES OF THE c. A. C.
 FACULTY PRoFFERED
To Help Conserve the Food and Gar
 den Crops and Otherwise Aid.

Hartford, Conn.,, April 1s.-The board of trustees of the Connecticut Agri- cultural college, in session at the cap itol today, voted to tender to the Con- necticut committee on food supply the services of any or all of the members of the Connecticut Agricultural college staff. It was also voted that the pres ident of the college be instructed to have the entire staff trained in can ming work so that the members may be available to help conserve the food and garden crops to be grown during the coming season.
 President Charles l.. Beach of the college reported that so far as possi- ble the station in it's investigationaI work will cultivate staple crops which will add to the supply of food products The landscape department. it was stated, will curtail the planting of or namental shrub flowers on the campus.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19

sitions In counter attack the French killed or captured them and regained their lost trenches
 The British war office reports that the forces of Field Marshal Haig have gained additional ground along the River Scarpe, east of Fampoux, aud also captured the village of Viliers- Gaislain, north of St. Quentin, To the north, in the region of Loos, system of German front line trenches also was taken.
 Northwest of Braila, on the Danube river in Rumania, the Germans deliv- cred a violent attack against the Rus sfans, but were repulsed, says the PetrogradS war office. The towns of Braila and Fokshani are reported to have been burned by the Germans. Only minor engagements have taken place in Russia and Galicia.
 Berlin reports the capture from the French in Macedonia of a position ex- tending over two- thirds of a mile along the Crvena Stena- There have been no important developments in the campaigns in the Austro- Italian or Turkish theatres.
 Unofficial adyices say that Count TIsza, the Hungarian Nspremier, and two mem bers of the Austrian cabinet have resigned.
 Other reports are that the resigna- ton of the Greek cabinet is irnpend- ing.
 The new government in Russia will not negotiate a separate peace for Russia as a result of the overtures that have been made by German and Austrian socialist representatives, ac- cording to reports reaching Washing ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
CENSUS TAKEN AT THE
 WINCHESTER ARMS PLANT All Employees Not Native Born Were Told to Remain Away From Work.

request of Chief of Police Smith, a census of all employees of the Win chester Repeating Arms Company. numbering between 12,000 and 15,00O, was taken today, the purpose, it was understood, being to determine the status of the employees in connection with the international situation All employees not native-born Americans. who could not give satisfactory proof of American citizenship were directed to remain away from work pending further investigation.
 At the same time the restricted area about the plant was extended and ad- ditional police and military guards posted in the district