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, 1917-10-25
Germans Capture 0esel Island
and Defeat %0vermatched
Russian Fleet.
SLAVS RESISTING STOUTLY
kaiser's Hurried Trip to Bulgaria and
Turkey-American Destroyer Tor
pedoed, One Man Being Killed
President Wilson's Latest
Move Toward Bottling
Up Germany.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARo.


Inc "eek drought no reai reiei "
Germany eAterhahs vi
.erhall!.N WINE Ihe kalser was hurry
ing uo"h throush u Coh
stahtihople 10 menu ms cruihohhs
FENCES, anu ,hahceipor Hiichaeis was
Struggling 10 holu Oh 10 hs Joo' ahu
the permah armies On the west iroh'
were making cosby anu lutile counter
attacks n Slowly giving eroulu pe-
tore the BRUSH ana frehc the lahu
and sea forces OF the empire ana strike
AT liussia what cohsidered superhclal-
ly, might be thought TO De u serious
blow. But the operations IN the BAL
tic cannot be considered OF prime I'M
portance II cause no speclai concern
among the allies, no even Russia De
ing greatly worried.
troops landed on the lslahu oi
Oesel, supported by the Meet nave sue
ceeded in capturing or driving on the
garrison, which resisted stoutly, ana
the kaiser's warships are pushing oack
the Russian naval forces toward the
both sides lost several vessels. Inc
Russian fleet fought well but was nope
lessly ~outciassed in Inc Ter
mans made aerial attacks on Pernau'
and it was reported that they were at
tempting to gain Il roofing on the mann
and. AT last reports both SIDES were
hurrying up strong naval re-enforce-
ments. HI real objective OF the Ger
man hig command Is not revealed
but 1t does not seem probable Won Hin
denburg, who Is directing the opera
tons in person, will attemptto capture
and hold Petrograd. That would mean
IA perilous extension of his lines in
view of the fact that winter Is at hand.
South of Riga the Russian artillery
prevented the Germans from throwing
bridges across the Dvina.
Trying to Hold His Allies.
Increasing signs of a breakup OF the
alliance of the central powers prob
ably sen the kals>r on his trip to the
near East First he Jollied the Bull
garians. who, Hk he Austrians, are
sick of the war and 1t was significant
that Emperor Charles grasped a puny
excuse not to accompany his overbear-
ing ally. Then William ran down to
Constantinople. where Turkish girls
strewed flowers In his path N ne ana
the sultan exchanged decorations. III
the kaiser can hold his coalition TO
gether much longer 1t Will be because
the allies do not make sufficiently at
tractive separate peace suggestions TO
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur-
key.
Az WAS PNnpctP6 fhp O~DDOnentS OF
Chancellor Michaelis were quick TO
take advantage OF the Wiihelmshaven
naval revolt incident. Inc SOCIALISTS
, 1917-10-25
Activity of Russian Women.

AS Russia was the first country
here women were given control over
leir inherited property, and as Petro-
BAD has had for some years the larg-
1t medical college for women. in Eu-
|pe, it is not strange that women
hve taken such an active part in the
Hillary campaigns. In all the revolu-
binary movements the women stu
Fnts have been made dangerous per-
bps, to the government, than the
len. 1t is believed that the majority
the women amazOns are evolution
is and that their military experience
ES sought for the opportunity it gave
lem TO spread their doctrine.
, 1917-10-25
FOODS 80 PER CENT HIGHER.
Sugar Prices in England Have Been
Trebled.

Ottawa, Ont.-Beef and mutton in
England now exceed their pre-war
prices by is pence per pound, says a
report published in the government
Labor Gazette. Butter and bacon are
now double their pre-war level. Milk
is rs per cent higher than in July,
1914. These figures and the following
table of per cent increases since the
war are contained in a London dis
patch to the Ottawa agency of Reu-
ter's limited:
Beef. nearly 100; mutton. 81; import
ed beef, 1872; imported mutton, 1853;
bacon, 10; fish. $50; sugar, 100; but
ter, 80; cheese. 81; eggs, 160.
In the cost of all items usually en-
tering into the working class family,
including food, rent, clothing, fuel and
light, the increase has been nearly 80
per cent, allowing 5 per cent for the
advances due to increased taxation.
, 1917-10-25
yaouI outlaws to Seize supplies.

Douglas, Aria force of 1900
Yaqui Indians is in the mountains neal
Conchi, east of Cumpas, Sonora, await
ing the arrival of a party of $50 Indians
from the border with a supply of arms
and ammunition, according to an
American mining man who eache
Douglas from that section late Satur'
day. He said that about 400 Yaquis in
the army of Gen. P. Elias Gales, gov
ernor of Sonora, had deserted and are
on their way to Join the force in the
mountains.
, 1917-10-25
Mexico Drops Foreign Soldiers.

Mexico City.-The department of
war has issued stringent orders to dis
charge from the army all men and Of
ficers not Mexicans by birth.
, 1917-10-25
Brio. Gen. Burton Dies.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Brig. Gen.
George II. Burton, U. s. A., retired,
died here after a long Illness.
, 1917-10-25
A National BIessjnu.

according to DR.. II. f. Griggs, who
I Just come back from Katmai, the
|cNl largest Volcano" Its 1912 erup-
T. VIII be the last for thousands of
IfS. Wouldn't it be IL comfort If
"e explosive human beings would
T.. on once and shut up for n like
York Sun.
p''"ahkee merchants will cut down
r deliveries of merchandise.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
WORLDS TROTTlNG RECORD POWERED
By Miss Bertha Dillon Atlanta When She Clips Quarter . Second From Previous Mark-St Frisco Beaten by
 Mabel Trask-Ruth Mainsheet Wins in Year-OId
 Class-Ihe 2:98 Trot Unfinished on Thursday.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 1S.-The setting l of a new worlds record for a three years old trotter by Miss Bertha Dil- | lon and the defeat of St. Frisco. by Mabel Trask, featured the racing to- day at the Lakewood track. The new record was established in the second and final heat of the Ma tron Stake for three years olds. when 4. The purse was for $5.5S1.5O, the largest offered so far at the meetiDg. Harvest Gale and Worthy Volo divid- ed second and third money. Mabel Trask won in the free for all pace against her old rival, St. Frisco. In the first heat the chestnut mare won by a nose. In the second heat she broke badly on the last turn and St. Frisco cantered in. In the third heat St. Frisco took the lead at the start and maintained 1t until the last quarter. Mabel Trask winning by half a length.
 Peter June, the favorite in the two years old trotting class, broke badly in the first heat and in the second heat held the lead until the stretch, when Ruth Mainsheet passed the brown lilly and won by a length.
 The 2.08 class trotting went five heats and was not finished
 Straight Sail won the first heat. Peter Chenault the second and fifth and Bacelli the third and fourth. Busy's Lassie and Miss Perfection were eliminated from the fifth heat by the rules. The race will be finish ed as the first event of the programme Friday. Summary:
 Two Year old Class. Trotting,es
 Two year old class; trotting. for all two year olds, added money, $500. in g.
 Ruth Mainsheet, br f. by Hain-
 sheet (Murphy) .............. 1 1 Peter June, oh h (Geers) ........ 2I Truxton, b c (Cox) ............... 3
 Time 2.10 IA; POS 1-4.
 Matron Stake No. 8, for three year old trotters, ? in 3, value $5.S51 50 Miss Bertha Dillon, oh f, by Dil-
 lon Axworthy (Herritt) ........ 1 1 Harvest Gale, br (Cox) ........ Worthy Volo, ch h (McDonald) .. Kelly de Forest, b c (Murphy)
 Time 2.07 IA: 2.03 IA.
 Free For All Trot, 3 in 5, s3,5oo. MabsI aseat Trask; 3eax, oh m by Peter the T St. Frisco, bh. by San Francisco
 (GeeTS) .'-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
BAN JOHNSON WANTS
 TO BE A SOLDIER
IrtenGs to Offer His Services to Gov-
 ernment Without Compensation.


 Chica~o. Oct. 1S-President John son of the American League said to- niPht that he has arranged to meet AdnItant General Mccain of the army in Washington on Monday at which time he would formally offer his ser vices to the government.
 The league executive said he did not know whether his services would be accepted. but that he wa sanXious to serve in any capacity, without com penSation
 q am sincere in my intentions" Mir Johnson said. land I sincerely hope that I shall he accepted for any duty whether in this country or in France"
 In anticipation that Mir. Johr'sor's services will be accepted, it was an the league, usually held in December. will be held a month earlier to settle he seasons business The meeting will be held in Chicago.
 After dividinr the winners share of the worlds series spots. the victorious Liberty bonds
 Pitcher Ioe Benz invested his en- tire share S2 .666. in bonds. while other CT members bough amounts from S100 up.
 President Johnson said "BiIlv" Evans Snd Silk OLoukh'in. the 4 merican LeasIe nmpires in .ha sar:/T invested the 1000 they received in bords
 James C. Dunn. president of the Cleveland Americans. announced to- night that the sixteen members of the of the club who will invade Montgom- erv- Alabama to play series of games at Camp Sheridan. the army canton at MontRomery November l. The Dla-- CTS who volunteered to naka +',e trfr will nlav many games with the sol d1er teams as are desired
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

the Army and Navy battle on the Erfdircn at the Harvard Stadium on Saturday. Nov. 8. The proceeds Of the big game will go to the War Camp Community Fund which opens it's New England campaign for $7O0,000 on November 3. The mcney taken in at the gate will be immediately applied for the athletic equipment for the sol diers at Camp Devens and the naval stations throughout New England.
 Percy Haughton. the former Hcz- yard coach. will whip the Camp Dev- ems boys into shape while Leo Leary, prepare the Jackies. As che affair will be in charge of men prominent in tEe affairs of Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dart mouth, Williams and other New Eng land colleges it will be on the scale of the annual Harvard and Yale game. At the first meeting of the athletic committee on training camp activities of which w. r. Garcelon, former grad uate manager of the Harvard athlet- ics is chairman. thousands of tickets were taken by the committee men. All agree that the stadium will be taxed to it's capacity
 Billy Murray, Eddie Casey, Tom E,n- wright. of last years Harvard team, Pot Agar. the giant guard of last years Tufts college team, Talbot, the Yale captain of two years ago, Wal, formerly of Georgetown, Gallagher. the IoTneT MiuuieDurv star ana Jackson Camel, the Dartmouth quarterback, who is regarded as one of the great est backs in the game today, are some e. the starse that will play with the Navy team
 Camp Devens has a wonderful field to pick from. Cy Toolan of Williams, Hugh ,Harbison of Yale, Day of West Point. Thorne of Springfield Training School. McCabe formerly of one of the Maine colleges. NagIe. a former Boston College star and McGann, a former Connecticut High school choice will probabl be in the lineup of the A rmy team
 The football game is only a .,1rt os a big athletic program that will be arranged. There will be relay races between the army and navy, rescue races, tug of war matches and other events.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
SOME SHAkEUP
 IN MAJOR LEAGUES
Predicted for Next Year as Ban John son and Others Leave for France.

In the swirl of the world champion ship finale. which has just left the Great White Way. sad, gloomy and broke, a few facts stick out of un- usual importance because of the pos sible bearing on next seasons classic contestants.
 Organized baseball next year must get along without its stoutest cham pion, President B. B. Johnson of the American league. Miller Huggins will succeed Wild Bill Donovan. as man. ager of the Yankees. Ira Thomas- for several years first lieutenant of Connie Mack-will take charge of the St. Louis Cardinals when Huggins transfers his allegiance to the Ameri- can league. John J. Evers in all prob ability will manage the late world upon whether or not Jack Barry, most active member of the Naval Re- serve, fulfils his ambition of becom- ing an officer of the navy when he goes up for examination this winter.
 That panorama is the baseball lay out at the present moment. Ban John son-at least until the European war is concluded-is through as an active director of American league destinies. Johnson hurried away to Chicago af- ter yesterdays game at Mineola be- tween the White Sox and Giants to close up his business affairs, so that he might accept commission in the commissary of the United States ar my.
 Edward G. Barrow, president of the International league, will succeed MT Johnson al American league executive That fact is certain. As certain as the fact that Huggins will pilot tse Yankees in 1918. Huggins' appoint ment was arranged by Johnson. It was a dictatorial arrangement which will not be discussed at length here Colonel Jacob Ruppert was the party of the third part.
 "I will be in the trenches of France within six weeks" said Ban Johnson veSferdaV
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
BOB FITzSIMMcNs VERY
 ILL AT CHICAGO
Physicians s,'- T-~re i> Little Hope
 of His Recovery.

Chicago. Oct.< 1O--Phvsicians at tending Robert Fitzsimmons. formei, champion heavyweight pugiIist i'll of lobar pneumonia in hospital here. said tonight there was small hope of the patients recovery. Mrs. Fitzsim- mons is in constant attendance upon her husband. He was appearing at a suburban theatre until yesterday, when his condition became suddenly worse and he was rushed to a hospi- tai.
 F'itzsimmons, who is 55 years old. apparently was in the best of health Tuesday Wednesday he contra cted a slight cold and this developed rapid ly during the day. His condition be- came such that he was rushed to hospital, where in a few hours he be- came unconscious. He revived some what this morning. but again his con- dition became so serious that the pfy- sicians said there was small chances of his recovery.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
STOCK PRICES ADVANCED. < Much of the Activity Centered Around
 the War Group.

New York, Oct. 1s.--Stocks movey forward in convincing fashion today despite the further weakness shown by isolated issues. notably coppers. Much war group, particularly steels, at ex- treme gains of two to seven points.
 The advance was materially aided. not only by extensive short covering, hut also by heavy buying from com mission houses who were reported to be acting for western interests. There were vague rumorS of early develop ments at Washington which are ex- pected to rebound to the advantage of several of the munitions companies now fulfilling large contracts for the home government and it's allies. Rails shared in the rise. though less substantially than industrfals and equipments. Low grssde or reorganized transportation issues were more prom IT, ent than usual, the steady accumula- tfon of Southern Railway common and preferred, Rock Island, Missouri Pa cific and other western and southern lines being accompanied by one to two and one-half point advances. United States Steel did not get in the gen. eral stride until the batter part of the session. when it rose to 105 and closed at 104 7-8. a net gain of 2 5-S points. Bethlehem Steels were nextin favor. the new stock rising to 80 1-2 on a very large turnover. and the old issue advancing 6 3-4 to 80 3-4.
 Utah Copper's further decline to 77 t-8, with a later recovery. acted as a drag on the metals, but shippings. to- baccos, oils motors and sugars regis tered net advances of two to five points. Total sales amounted to 780,- 900 shares.
 Bonds were irregular on lighter of ferings. Liberty 1-2s changed hands at 99.70 to 99.74. Total sales (par value) were s4,525,OO0.
 United States bonds Gold issues) were unchanged on call, coupon threes losing one per cent. on one sale.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
Hoursess Redeem. Himself,

Laurel. Mir, Oct. 1s.-ln a sensation al finish to/ay August Belmont's Hour less defeated Viau's Oma Khayyam in the match race between these three year olds. The Belmont horse broke the worlds record for a circular track by stepping the mile and a quarter in two minutes and two seconds The former mark was 2.03 4-5.
 Hourless won by a good length, all though Omar made the pace and kept it until the horses came to the home stretch, when Hourless forged ahead and kept the lead. Frankie Robin son piloted the winner. The owner received phrse of $1o.0O0 and gold trophy offered by Edward B. Mclean of Washington.
 Belmont, however, wants only glory. He will buy SIG, 900 in Liberty Bonds and present them to the American Red Cross Governor Harrington of Mary land presented the trophy to the repre- sentatives of Belmont Hourless paid s35O for a $2 ticket
 The largest crowd ever assembled at Maryland track saw the race. Hour less was heavily backed by the New York contingent present. while the small bettors seemed to be with Omar Khayyam.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
FIVE RED sox MEN
 CALLED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE
Manager Barry Has Been Assigned to Enrolling Office.

Boston, Oct. 1S.-Nanager Jack Bar ry of the Boston American baseball team and four of his players who en- listed as yeomen in the naval reserves, were today called for active service and ordered to report for duty Nov ernber B. All are rated as first class yeomen. <.
 Manager Barry and Chick shorten have been assigned to the enrolling ofhce here. Mike McNally and Ernie Shore are assigned to the first district paymaster's office. Duffy Lewis has not yet received his assignment, but it Is believed he will be sent to the Mare Island navy yard.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

Lillard, the old DarthmoutE player, once told me that all big games were | won by the teams best equipped with l fundamental knowledge-there Lillard l said something!
 About the hardest task for the coach is inStructinS team to make inter- ference. It is all very well to have , fine tacklers and wonderful runners
 but fine tacklers cannot break through interference and wonderful runners cannot carry the ball without inter- ! ference. In the old days interference was not as highly developed as it is today. For example, any old players or coaches of ten or more years ago
 still maintain and do preach the doc
 Urine of interfering or blocking off
 tacklers with the shoulder. The in
 terferer, they say, should never leave
 his feet. I have before me such an
 article written by football authority
 of many years standing who has not
 been actively connected with the game
 for many years. He advocates the old
 style of interference, the kind we were
 taught in my college days, and the
 kind that is not practical today. To- day the interferer generally leaves his feet to take ok a tacl1ler.
 Interference has developed within the past ten years along with football. It has reached a high point, The spectator rarely notes it's effectiveness except in open field play. Now and then it is brought most forcibly to everyones attention on a kickoff. In 1903 the present form of running back kick offs was used for the first time by Columbia in a game against Pennsylvania in which I was playing. I think the idea first originated in the brain of Morley, a former Columbia half back then coaching it's team.
 We kickedOff to this eleven at the start and when the Columbia eleven ran back and gathered in front of it's half who caught the ball and then ran interference for him we encountered a new idea in football, difficult to cope with and of such value that the first kickoff of that game was brought back to midfeld. Since then the Nor | ley idea, with slight changes, has been adopted by most football teams. ,.l
 As is usual in such cases, the SpecS tator and the public is rather inclined | to call such a play luck" As a mat | ter of fact running, interference a | return kick off or at any other time is | about the finest example of teamwork | and preparatiO that an eleven can | show. It has broken up many a game | and while it is decrfed as Tuck" or | good fortune such a play, like the l blocked kick, is an actual example of | the highest scores which demand the l least effort of the eleven.
 Ellery c. Huntington, professor of l Education at Colgate a man ] who knows football thorou ghly, told | mo this story recently of Colgates ''come back victory over Syracuse in 1913 after Colgate had defeated i Yale.
 Luck said Dr. Huntington, "is common word in football talk. but it is
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
HOCKEY WILL BE
 ELIMINATED AT HARVARD
Other Sports, However, May be Con-
 tinued at the College

Boston, Oct. 18.-Varsity and fresh man hockey teams probably will be eliminated from the Harvard athletic schedule this year, according to an an nouncement made today by Frederick w. Moore. graduate treasurer of the university athletic committee. The treasurer added that not even an in formal team would be organized as had been done in Football.
 ''The undergraduate body is too much occupied with war;" is the req = son given by Mfr. Moore for abolish ing the sport. Not a single hockey letter man remains at Harvard.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
 PLAYER DIES IN SERVICE
Cennis Sheehan Killed When Boiler
 Tube ExpIodes.

New York Oct. 1S.-Professional basketball players in the east are mourning the death in service of his country of Denis Sheehan, of Brook lyn, who was killed recently in a boil CT tube explosion on board a United States patrol boat in local waters Sheehan was a noted basketball play CT and, representing Brooklyn team participated in many inter-city ccn- tests. He joined the navy when the United States entered the war and met death by scalding when he voiun- teered to take the place of a stoker disa bled during the explosion.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19

usually thorough training and prepar- ation in fundamentals that it stands for. 1 have seen many teams practice the kick off, the runner bringing the ball up the field well surrounded by his teammates. It never seemed to work in reality as in practice: vet Bankart, our coach, schooled his men diligently in this play.
 Tn tn. Colgate Syracuse game of 1913 I saw demonstrated the fact that genius and luck consist in the abil- ity to apply training to opportunity, The score was 1910 in Syracuse's fla vor and the game three-fourths over Syracuse kicked-off to Colgate. As watched the ball it seemed fully five minutes before 1t came down in my son Ellery's arms - he was playing quarterback. A quick dash, a clever side-step another forward flash and he was within the sheltering wings of the protecting V that had been so long and thoroughly practiced. Thus guarded he rushed up the field for q and from then on, what looked like close game was really one sided for Colgate. The outsider said luck the man on the inside/ said ready"
 Copyright, 1917, by Sol MetZger.) -
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
LEGAL NOTICES.

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Norwich, within and for the District Der, A. D. 1917.
 Present-IELEN M DRESCHER, Clerk. Griswold, in said District, deceased.
 The Administratrix exhibited her ad- ministration account with said estate fore .
 Ordered. That the soth day of Oct6- Der, A. D. 1917. at II o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate Court Room in the City of Norwich. in said District be. and the same Is, appointed for hearing the same. and the said Admin istratrIx is directed to give notice thereof by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a circulation In said District, at least ten days prior to the date of said hearing, and make return to the Court
 HELEN M. DRESCTIER, Clerk
 The above and foregoing Is a true <Opy of record.
 oct19d Clerk.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-19
EASTERN LEAGUE ANNUAL
 MEETING AT NEW HAVEN
On Oct. 24 When Pennant Will Be
 Awarded to MurIins.

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 1S.-President Daniel O'Neil of the Eastern League Baseball association today issued a call for the annual meeting of the as- sociation to be held in Ihe oHtel Garde in New Haven, October 24, at 2.3O D. m. At this session the annual cleo ton of officers will take place, the seasons pennant will be formally awarded to the New Haven team and the outlook for next season will be discussed.