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Morris tribune., 1917-10-12
ANNUAL MEETING TO
ELECT NEW DIRECTORS
All Members Urged to Be Present at
Red Gross Meeting, October
81

The annual meeting of the Stevens
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross will be held on October
81 at 500 p. m. in the Strand the
atre. At this time a complete set
of new trustees will be elected to sup
ercede all trustees and officers now
officiating. Chairman Miller has ap-
pointed the following nominating
committee: N. Vinje, chairman, E.
J. Jones, J. w. Harris, Mrs. G. w.
Beise and Mrs. w. c. Light. The
following auditing committee has
also been appoi2ted: Carl Wolltha0,
Chairman, P. !. SpOOner and P. E.
Miller.
At the annual meeting, complete
reports will be made by the chair
man of all Work Committees AID
alIo reports from the membership
al 4irance committees. The chair
man of the branch organizations will
file the report Of their years work
with the secretary Of the Chapter be-
fore the annual meeting. All mem
bers within the jurisdiction Ofe the
parent chapter, including the city
of Morris and the townships of Nor
ris, Darnen, Framnas and Swan Lake
are entitled to vote at the annual
meeting. This includes all members
who have taken out the annual
membership of $1OO as we'll as those
who have taken out other forms of
membership. A large attendance is
urged for this annual meeting SO
Morris tribune., 1917-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Zahl left
Wednesday night for Crosby, N. D.,
to visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Joseph ScheIl and to settle Lawrence
ZahTs affairs at that place. Law
renee was called to the training
camp at Washington. Mr.. Zahl will
return next week while Mrs. Zahl
will visit with Mrs. Schell for a
month or two.
Morris tribune., 1917-10-12

SHOES REPAIRED Neatly and
promptly at Henle's Bros Harness
Shop. tt.
Morris tribune., 1917-10-12

that every one may have vote in
electing the Board of Trustees for
the coming year. After the election
of the new Board of Trustees, the
officers will be elected from that
body.
Morris tribune., 1917-10-12
The MARKET PLACE
classified DEPARTMENT

RATBS:-One cent a word each inser-
tion. The minimum charge is rs cents.
In order to avoid expense of bookkeep-
ing and collecting it is desirable that
eli classified advertisements be paid in
advance, unless you have ledger &C
count with The Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1917-10-12
Notice to Farmers

All farmers in Morris township
must cut or burn the weeds along
the right of way of their premises
before Oct. 16. By order of the town
hoard Of Norris. adv
Morris tribune., 1917-10-12

PURITY SOOTLESS-''The Best Of
Best by Actual Test" Lampert
Lumber Co. tt.
Morris tribune., 1917-10-12

See Meyers & Judd for everything
in the plumbing line. advtf.
Morris tribune., 1917-10-12

Home Guards.
A free lunch will be served in the
afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12

Police investigation resulted in the Identification of a decomposed body found buried near the Du Pont plant at Hopewe1l, Va, as that of, w. J. Hallihan, soldier, from Pittsburgh, Do
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
MOTOR VEHICLES FOR
 TRANSFORMATION OF MAIL Is Indicated in Notice. Received at Hartford Calling for Bids.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 11.-That the United States government is to use motor vehicles for transportation of mail in order to relieve the railroads of the burden is indicated in a notice received here calling for bids on such work. The notice calls for sealed pro- posals to be received by February 1, 1918, making bids for a motor ma il route between New York and Hart ford The cars will go to New York by way of Waterbury, Danbury and White Plains. a distance of 105 miles. The schedule calls for the motor truck to leave Hartford at 5-3o in the morn ing, reaching New York not later than 3.39 in the afternoon Cars will leave New York and arrive in Hartford on the same schedule.
 These trucks win not only carry mail bags but the drivers are to be required to sell stamps and receive and deliver registered matter and al- so to take care of the registry of mail along the route. The contracts are to run until June 90. 1921. and the con- tractors are to be required to furnish bonds of 10000.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
RECORDS ESTABLISHED
 BY CROPS OF COUNTRY.
Their Value Far Exceeds That of
 Other Years.

Washington, Dec 11.-Food crops generally, with the exception of wheat, established records in produc- tion this year and their value far eR ceeds that of other years. Cotton, how ever,/ caught by an early frost, suffer ed sensational loss of approximately a million bales from early, estimates.
 Lateness of planting, because of dry weather, and the shortness of the sea son. due to early frosts curtailed pro- duction of many crops.
 Final estimates announced today by the department of agriculture show the great corn crop to have been dam aged to the extent of about 32,0OO, ,00O bushels by frost. nevertheless corn production establishes a record this year with 3,159s494,O00 bushels, whi70 is value. also a record, is $4053 SIP S-
 The wheat crop shows a decrease of about 9,000,000 bushels from previous forecasts. TEis years crop is esti- mated at $50 BPS, ,000 bushels and it's value at $S4S 372,00
 Oats is a record crop with ,587, ,28s, % 000 bushels and a value of $,O61, APT, GOO.
 The potato crop Is the largest 0~r grown with a total of AZ, 536, 900 bush eis. valued at $543 865, 900.
 Other crops whose production estab- fishes records are rye, sweet potatoes, beans, onions, cabbage and tobacco
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12

cers of the southern department and the sheriff of BoXar county, no one in the city or the army camps knew of the execution. The other negro de- fendants were ignorant of the fate of their companions until ftar the formal announcement had been made.
 Dressed As If For Inspection.
 The condemned men were aroused this morning a few minutes before regular army reveille, 5.3O o'clock The military guard had been summoned si- lently and no sound was heard in th6 camp where nearly forty thousand men were sleeping except the purring of the army truck motors awaiting their
 loads The negroes dressed in their
 regular uniforms as carefully as for inspection.
 Displayed No Fear.
 They displayed neither bravado or
 fear. They rode to the execution Sing
 ing a hymn but the singing was as
 that Of soldiers on the march. Arriv-
 ed at the clearing, the singing stopped, the men shackled, were helped from
 the trucks to the scaTOl1 and seated
 on chairs. A low goodbye boys" ad- guard, who had been in charge of ne-
 groes since they were brought here from Fort Bliss, was the only express sion from any of the negroes. Army Chaplain Offered Prayer. An army chaplain offered prayer. An Ofncer called 'ACCentlOH.' and as on parade, the negroes stood erect. They stood quietly while caps and nooses were adjusted and then stepped on the traps. The major in charge of the execution gave a signal and soldiers sprang the traps.
 Plunged Nine Feet. The negroes plunged nine feet to in- staf1t death. Even after the execution and the re- l turn of the guard to- camp, news of what had occurred did not spread through the camp or through the city
 until announced by newspapers. It created some demonstration among the
 negroes who had followed the progress of the trial in the nature of mourn ings' at a few negro churches. Crowds
 at these. however, were small. No announcement has been made when the forty-one negro defendants given life sentence by the courtmar- tial will be taken to Fort Leaven-
 worth.
 Of the others. four were sentenced to dishonorable discharge from the army, forfeiture of all T7ay and allow years and two years and six months. their commands.
 In spite of the executions and an nounceInent of the other sentences. this morning the riot at Houston is not a closed incident. Investigation is still 1 in prograss and it is expected addi- tional courtmartials will follow.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12

ing in a great explosion in which sev- eral hundred soldiers were killed
 Between the Brenta and Piave rivers on the northern front in Italy the ar tiiiery fighting is described by the Rome war office as intense, and there is similar activity in the coastal re- zion near the mouth of the Pave, where the Austrians Monday captured a position in the Cape Sile region, but later were driven out with heavy losses in killed and men made prisoner.
 In Russia the counter-revolutionary movement headed by General Kale- dines is growing in strength. Realiz- ing the seriousness of the situation, considerable forces of troops from the Russian front are being rushed from the trenches to give battle to Kale- dimes CoSsacks.
 The situation i1 Moscow, which is held by the R-~sheviki, is said to be serious. Unofficial advices are to the effect that street fighting already has occurred there and that the garrison is showing signs of mutiny against the Bo1sheviizi, who have placed machine guns in the streets to combat a feared uprising. Starvation is threatening the populace of the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
ON TRIAL FOR VIOLATING
 FEDERAL FOOD LICENSES
Two Wholesale Grocery Establish
 ments in New York.

New York. Dec. 11-Trial of the first cases growing out of violations of federal food licenses in this city was conducted by the federal food board today when proprietors of two wholesale grocery establishments were arraigned on charges of extor- tion in the sale of sugar. Decision was reserved in both cases after the defendants had agreed to refund the overchargeS to customers
 Herman Pwokis, one of the defend ants, was charged with compelling customers to purchase other articles before they could obtain sugar, and the firm of Goldberg and Cohen was charged with having charged as high as IS cents a pound for sugar.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
PRESIDENT IS STUDYING
 THE RAILROAD SITUATION
Today He Will Confer With the Mem
 bers of the Railroad War Board.

Washington, Dec. 11-In his first public utterance on the railroad situ- ation, President Wilson tonight author ized the newspaper correspondents to say that he could not answer now the question as to whether he would ad- dress congress, but that he has given the matter most careful scrutiny and consideration and if he determined 8 change in the present plan of dealing with the transportation systems was
 necessary the first word on the sub ject would be addressed to congress. Tomorrow the president will! see the members of the Railroad War Board, who asked for conference today to submit information. The board, which speaks for the American Rail- way Association, holds that the rail- roads themselves can work out unifi- cation for the war without govern ment control, and without repeal of anti-pooling laws or a government loan.
 It developed tonight Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and chairman of the govern- ment's war industries board, had asked l the heads of the four railroad em- ployeS' brotherhoods to meet him here | tomorrow for a conference. Mir. Will
 | lard said his purpose was to talk about
 questions pending before the indus | tries board but the fact that the broth erhood leaders would be here gave rise
 | to general belief that they would he
 called into some of the various con-
 feernces on the big question of what ] the government is going to do about 1 the railroads.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
Make it a Red
 Gross Christmas"
PRESIDENT WILSON APPEALS TO PEOPLE TO BECOME MEMBERS
AN ARM OF THE SERVICE
An Intensive Drive is to be Made to Enroll New Members, the First Org anized Effort Since the War Com menced.

Washington, Dec. 11.-With the slo- gan Make It Red Cross Christmas, an effort will be made to add ten nii- lion new members to the five million now in the organization. Only one week has been allotted to the intensive drive, but it is expected that this will be enough. This is the first organized effort the Red Cross has made to en- roll new members since the war start eo.
 President Wilson's Appeal.
 The presidents appeal is as follows: ''To the People of the United
 Ten million Americans are invited to join the American Red Cro-> dur ing the week ending with Christmas eve. The times require that every branch of our great national effort shall be Loyalty upheld, and it is pe- culiarly fitting that at Christmas sea son the Red Cross. should be the ness to help is expressed.
 You should join the American Red Cross because it alone can carry the pledges of Christmas good will ts thare who are bearing for us the real bur dens of the world war both in ouI army and navy and in the nations up- on whose territory the issues of the world war are being fought out. Your evidence of faith in this work is neces- sary for their heartening and cheer. Aid in Relief of Suffering. You should join the Red Cross be- cause this arm of the national service is steadfastlX and efficiently maintain ing the overseas relief in every suf- fering land, administering our millions wisely and well and awakening the gratitude of every people. Our con- science will not let us enjoy the Christ mas season if this pledge of support to our cause and the worlds veal is left unfulflled. Red Cross mem ber- ship is the Christmas spirit in terms of action.
 WOODROW WILSON, r.! President of the American Rec Cross
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12

Along the entire western front rom the North sea to the Adriatfc artillery dueLs of great magnitude are being fought which doubtless are the lore runners of the expected great onenslfe the Teutonic allies have in view be- fore the American troops can reach the battle fronts in great numbers.
 On the Ypres and Arras fronts neid by the British. on various sectors east ward from St Quentin to Alsace, In the hill country bordering the Italian plains and at points along the Pave river the big guns everywhere are In operation.
 On the British front huge numbers of airplanes are continuously Wlng1ng their way to the battle lines. engaging in battles in the air or searching out points where troops are being concen- trated- The only infantry activity taking place on any of the fronts is in the nature of raiding operations
 The Teutons daily continue to rein force by Iargs numbers Their already puperior forces on all the fronts. In The rush of troops and munitions to The theatre in which the British are operating one German train is reported to have col1ided with another, result
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
MEETING OF SAVINGS
 BANK ASSOCIATION Was Addressed by Alfred L. Aiken of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 11.---At the annual meeting of the Savings Bank Association of Connecticut held here today, S. Fred Strong. of New Haven was reelected president. Other off, cers chosen were: Willis S. Lyon. of Bridgeport. first vice president: Ar president: Arthur T. Nettieton, New town, third vice president; William J. I,um, Wallingford, secretary: Harvey J. Brooks, Deep River. treasurer. The executive committee chosen follows: Jchn H. Wadham, Torrfngton: George H.. Stoughton, Hartford; Charles F. Harwood, Stafford Springs; Frank E. Robinson. Jewett City; Edward H. Deming, Pennington.
 The meeting was addressed by AL fred l.. Aiken. governor of the federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Savings and War Finance. and John E. Old ham on Public Utility Bonds as Saw ings Bank Investments. Bankers from nearly every town. in the state were present.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12

San Antonio, Texas. Dec. 11.-Thir-
 teen negroes, soldiers of the Twenty
 Fourth United States Infantry, were
 hanged simultaneously at dawn today
 in cXpiation of their murder of RouS-
 ton citizens last August when mem
 bers of that regiment engag ged in mu-
 tinous rioting in the citys streets.
 Forty one other negroes were sen
 fenced to life imprisonment; four oth-
 CTS for short terms / ! five years ac-
 quilted.
 In the dark of the night army mo-
 tor trucks conveyed the lumber for the
 scaffold to a little clearing In a lone
 ly mesquite thicket on the big gov ernrnent reservation, where the ne groes, convicted by courtmartial, were to die.
 Erected Death Traps.
 And there, by the Ireht of bonfres,
 army engineers erected the death traps to wls n, at o'clock in the
 the condemned negroes and the officers and men of the military guard. It was the army motor truck, the only incl dent which ma de this military exccu- enabled the officers in charge to keep secret the time and the place of the hanging. And it was the army truck that so quickly oblitelcted all traces of the execution and carried the dead bodies to q place nearby which is as indistinguishab ble as the execution site. before the official announcement had been made of how the order of the courtnartial had been Carried out. The bonfire illumination for the hanging just as the eastern sky was streaking with gray through the morning clouds, the bleak landscape of dull gray and bronze against the new ] tfrnbers of the rough seafford stood f out the lSha ki-clad military guard of heers with coat collars uHturned lyagainst the cold, all made an unfor- gettable picture. But now, one might ] tramp for hours over the brush GOV cred acres of the military reservation without finding either execution site or place of burial though the hanging occurred not more than a hundred yards from both houses which have been built near a SwimmtDr pool in the Saldo Creek for men of the nation al army oantonnent at Camp Travis. All Were Stoicai.
 The condemned negroes had known | of their fate since Sunday. Twelve 1 of them sought spiritual consolation of army Y. M. c. A. workers. The thirteenth, whose name has not been disclosed, gave no injkling that he ] knew. Outwardly all of the negroes were stoical. They dii not know the
 date of the execution but last night 1 they were taken from the cavalry guardhouse, where they have been l prisoners more than month and placed | in separate barracks.
 1 Aside from less than dozen off
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
EXPORTS OF FooDSTUFFS
 ARE GROWING HEAVIER.
For Ten Months Ending in October
 They TotaiIed $1,802, ,244, ,o46.

Washington Dec. 11-Exports of foodstuffs from the United States for the ten months ending in October to- tailed $1,S02, ,244,046 figures announced tonight by the bureau of foreign atd domestic commerce show. For the same period last year the total was $865, ,s42, ,176. Exports of foodstuin in October of this year exceeded $9S, 900, = 900.
 Sales of manufactured goods abroad amounted to $2,362, ,s44,951 for the ten months ot 1917, compared with $2, ,903, . 856,O0O for the same period of 1916. portation of manufactures for further use, in, manufacturing, which reached total of $1,071 ,006, III, against $732,- .s19,s29- in the ten months last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
FEDERAL AGENTS AFTER
 FooDSTUFFS sPEcULAToRS
"A Number of Them Have Left Wash inston for Various Parts of Country.

Washington. Dec. 11.-InvestigatOrs of the federal trade commission left here tonight for various sections of the country to begin an inquiry di- rected by Commissioner Victor Mur- dock into reported speculation in food stuffs which Food Administrator Hoo yer has charged with responsibility for shortages and high prices.
 Destinations of the various agents were kept secret and nothing concern ing their activities will be made public until the commission issues subpoenas for suspected persons. Alleged of lenders will be haled summarily before the commission. an unprecedented step, and ordered to stop any improper practices. Violation of the order would result in carrying the case to a fsd- eral court.
 Full publicity will be given in any case where the commission has reason to believe that spectators are taking advantage of their country during war time.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
FURTHER REDUCTION OF ALCOHOL IN BEER.
Beer Brewed After Jan. i Will Contain
 Only 3-4 Per Cent.

| 4t rseas.y 7- 7-3fI'i1s-- --,.--.ss Washington, Dec. II. - President Wilson tonight -issued proclamation reducing the alcoholic content of beer brewed after Jan. 1, 1918, to two and
 three quarters per cent. by weight and prohibiting the use in the manu- fac.ure of malt liquors of more than seventy per. sent. of the average amount of foods, fruits, food materials and feeds used in such manufacture during the one year period ending on that date.
 vides no person shall use any food. fruits, food materials or feed in <he production of malt liquor unless he se- cures a license to do so and complies with rules and regulations that wi I hereafter be issued governing the D | tluction of such liquor and it's alcoholic content and no person shall import any such liquor except under license to be issued by the treasury department
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
ELECTIONS IN SIXTEEN
 MASSACHUSETTS, CITIES
An Unchanged Lineup on Liquor Li-
 cense Maintained.

Boston, Dec. 11.-An unchanged line up on the liquor license was maintain ed by the sixteen Massachusetts cities holding elections today. In eontras st with the overturns of the municipal elections last week, when four of the eighteen cities were swung from dry to wet, the twelve cities which opposed license last year adhered to their poli- cy today and the four cities favoring licenses maintained their former at titude
 The license cities are Chelsea. Law renee, Lowell and Worcester. The dry cities are Attleboro, Beverly. Everett Lynn, Maiden, Medford, Melrose, New buryport. Newton. Revere. Somervine and Woburn.
 Three republican mayors were elect ed: Charles w. E1dridge, i~ Somer- vile; Wilfred D. Gray in Woburn and P. G. Holmes in Worcester.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
INDUSTRY AT FORT SMITH,
 ARK PARALYzED BY STRIKE AppeaIs Have Been Made to Wash inqtrn and State Officials for Relief.

Fort Smith, Ark, Dec 1.-The gen. erzl strike situation here was un- changed today. all industry being par afyzed by the want of power. Volum- fnous telegraphic appeals to Washing ton and the state capital for relief have been made by business interests
 The injunction granted against 1n- terference by strikers with the opera ff,o of the bower house proved abor- tive yesterdaye for the reason thai the traction company refused to take the risks under the protection offered Today officials of the county and city offered the protection the traction cornpany deemed necessary and it is expected that light and power will be available by tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
OBLIGED TO ENLARGE RECRUITING STATION
Because of Rush of Men to Enlist at
 Hartford

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 11.-Such a rush to enlist came to the local United States army recruiting station today that the officer in charge was com pelled to engage a large office adjoin- ing his quarters to take care of the applicants. During the day 84 of those examined were passed and sent away, and tomorrow an even bigger days work is anticipated. Today many of the men enlisted were those who had been called under the first draft and most of them entered the coast Srtil- lery service Enlisting here will end at o'clock Thursday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
DETAILS OF SINKING OF
 DESTROYER JACOB JONES Was Struck Just After She Had Com
 pIeted Target Practice.

Base of the American F1otilla in British Waters, Dec. 11.-CBy The As sociated Press .)-The American tor pedo destroyer Jacob Jones was torpe- doed just after she had completed tar get practice. The torpedo struck the destroyer admidships, blowing the. aft CT part of the vessel to pieces. Some fifty men engaged in that part of the ship were killed. The remaining members of the crew got away on farts and life boats, in which they remain ed until the next morning, when the rescue steamer arrived.
 Several of the men died from ex- posture, while others suffered severely during the seventeen hours in the boat.
 The survivors of the disaster are reported to be doing well.