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Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
COMMITTEE SYSTEM
 FOR DEFENSE COUNCIL
May Be Plan Adopted for Government
 War Purchases.

Washington, July 27.-The new plan for making government war purchases, calling for reorganization of the com mittee system of the defense council, probably will be announced by Presi dent Wilson tomorrow or Monday and be put into effect immedia tely. The council was to have approved it today, but postponed action until tomorrow.
 Creation of a war industries board and a priority board to supervise gov ernment buying is the most important change from the present system. The war industries board, with Frank Scott at it's head, although making no actual purchases, will approve all contracts for war supplies. The priority board will designate the order in which gov ernment contracts shall be filled.
 Both the war and navy departments will delegate purchasing powers to tkeir representatives on the war board and the shipping board probably will be represented on the priority board,
 Co., ordination of American and al- lied purchases will be accomplished by putting the allied purchases under the war industries board. Bernard Baruch, it is understood will have charge of allied purchases, with the question of priority of delivery as among the al lies themselves left to the allied mis- sions.
 Herbert Hoover has been mentioned as a possible member of the priority board to assist in deciding the priority of food shipments.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Is Not Allowed Under Se|ectve Service Law, as Regu
 Iations Govern All Exemptions
DISTRICT BOARDS WILL DECIDE DEFINITELY
Whether More Useful Country Peaceful Pursuit Then in Military Servce-Board Will Determine Each ndivid ua Case-Oueries for Exemption Should Not be Ad- dressed to Provost-General, But to Local Boards

Industrial or agricultural claim for ing before the district board he must first be certified to it by the local or lower board as physically qualified for service and must have had any dis charge claim made before the lower board decided adversely to him.
 "He has five days after he is certi- fed to the upper board in which to file claim for discharge and five days more in which to file proof. All claims for exemption or discharge, ex- cept claims for discharge on indust- rial or agricultural grounds, are de- cided originally by the local or lower board
 No Queries to Provost.
 Most individual queries to the pro- vost marshals office come from men who are absent from their place of registration and who have been sum moned for examination. Such a man should apply in writing to the local board in the district where he is reg istered and request an order directing him to appear for physical examina- and possibly exemption or discharge claim before the board of the district in which he is now living. This re- quest should designate definitely the board having jurisdiction over the district in which he is living; for ex- ample, local exemption board, Di- vision No. g, New York city,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
BRIDGEPORT GIRL
 SHOT BY UNCLE
Man Arrested Charged With Assault
 With Intent to Kill.

New Haven. Conn, July 27. = Miss Helen Harrigan, 14 years old, of Bridgeport, is in the New Haven hos pital tonight suffering from a bullet wound in the back and her uncle, Patrick Harrigan, of Bridgeport. is in jail awaiting trial on a charge of as Sau1t with intent to kill as a result. The shooting occurred today at the home of Mrs. Mary O'Keefe, the girls aunt, in North Haven. where she had been visiting. The girls wound is rot serious.
 Harrigan. it is alleged brother of Mrs. O'Keefe, appeared in the kitchen of the O'Keefe home today, apparently under the influence of liquor. and de- manded money of his sister, at the same time fourishing a revolver and threatening to shoot. Mrs. O'Keefe made an attempt to wrest the weapon from him and in the struggle it is said two shots were fired, one going wild and the other lodging in the girls back
 All of the members of the household rushed from the house and Harrigan was later arrested in the kitchen. He was arraigned tonight before Judge J. H. Blakeslee and after a hearing was held for the superior court. In default of $1,000 bonds he was taken to jail.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS AND
 OTHER STATE OFFICERS
Are Indicted for Embezzlenent and
 Misapplication of State Funds.

Austin, Tex, July Ex-Governor Ferguson today was indicted by the Travis county grand jury on nine counts seven charging misapplicatiOn Of public funds, one diversion of public funds and one charge of embezzlement.
 c. J. Bartlett, secretary of state, was indicted on four counts, charging misapplication of public funds.
 c. J. Stowe. state superintendent of buildings and grounds, was indicted on one count.
 c. O. Austin, commissioner of insur- ance and banking, was indicted on four counts.
 Other indictments were returned but have not been announced. Last Mon day the speaker of the house of repre- sentativ-s called a session for Aug. 1 to coz <Her whether articles of inn pea chment should be brought against the governor.
 The indictment charging embezzle- ment contains only mention of the sum involved and the identifying date. The amount is s5600
 The charge of dfverting a special fund refers to the fund provided by the legislature for the purchase of sup plies for the executive mantion It is charged that the governor applied thts fund to the purchase of various goods not authorized by law"
 Of the seven charges of misapplica- tion of funds, one refers to the sum of s1G1, 1856, collected by Governor O. B. Colquitt, Ferguson's predecessor. " insurance on the building of the West Texas Normal school at Canyon City.
 The other sums. totalling $42, ,S61, and the alleged dates of misapplication are presented without further data.
 Immediately after Governor Fergu- son had been served by the sheriff in his office he gave bond in the sum of 5000 in one case and $1,00O in each of the others.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
tHNE

Washington, July PA de1uge of steps in the army draft and Of pleas from industrial concerns for eXemp ten of their expert workers, drew from the provost marshaPs office to- day Q statement that questions must be addressed to local boards ard that claims for industrial exemption must go later to the district boards
 No general class of workmen will be exempted, Provost Marshal-general Crowder told the coal production comm ttae. which sought informa tion whether. miners would be left at their W ork. Appeals to the provost mar shsfs office from employers on be- half of their workmen can accomplish nothing. it was explained. as regula- tiOns promulgated by President Will son govern all exemptions.
 Procedure of Exemption.
 The question of whether man is more useful to his country in a peace ful pursuit than in militafy service is matter to be taken up with the district board, said an announce ment, "and for that board to deter mine in the light of the circumstances $ surrounding each individual case.
 Procedure in case of claim for dis charge on the ground of industry or agriculture is explicitly outlined in the regulations. Only the upper or district board has jurisdiction over an
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
LLOYD GEORGE DIMES
 PARISIAN EDITORS
He Told Them Facts Concerning Great
 Britain's Part in War.

Paris. July 27.-DaTd Lloyd George. the British premier, today gave breakfast to a number Of editors of important French newspapers, during which he discussed fully with them the military situation and replied to questions. The Temps this afternoon gives a summary of his talk.
 MT. Lloyd George said Great Brit ain now had between five million and 5,50O, GOO soldiers enrolled without counting between 400, ,000 to 500. 900 be- longing to the navy or nearly a mil lion men from the Dominlons and colonies. Great Britain had placed at the disposition of her allies he added, from 1.5O0. 900 to 2.oOO. 900 tons of merihant ships. Next years build ing programme for merchant sbipB which already has begun. amounts to 4 100000 tons or twice as much as fin a good year during peace times.
 Abiding to the campaign against submarines Mir. Lloyd George said:
 The diminution in shipping losses is incontestable. II is impossible to abandon this subject without paying homage to the aid given by the American navy, both regarding the of conveys and by tor pedo boat destroyers which have rem dered an invaluable service"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
NOTICEABLE IN AUSTRO- GERMAN
 ADVANCE NORTH OF DNIEsTER
THE RUSSIANS RETIRED
To New Positions Southeast of Trem- bowIa But Whether They Surrend- cred Crossings of the Sereth is Not known-saVarian and Austro- Hun garian Troops Occupy the Capital of Buckowina-Ain1s of Allies Attain ed is Only Ending of War.

| The Russian retirement in eastern
 Galicia continues. There has been a
 noticeable slackening in the Austro- | German advance north of the Dnies- | ter, where the Russians are now of fering more spirited resistance, but south of the river to the Carpathians l the Teutonic forces are moving for ward almost unimpeded.
 Around Tarnopol the Austro- Ger
 mans have met with stubborn resist ance from the Russians, but Prince Leopold's soldiers were able to en- large recent gains on the eastern bank of the Sereth. Between Trembowla and SkoromocZe, south of Tarnopol, the Russians were forced to yield the crossings of the Sereth and Gnieza Rivers on a front of about eight mileE,
 according to Berlin. Southeast of
 Tarnopol, Petrograd reports. the Aus trO- German attacks were repulSed. The Russians have retired to new positions southeast of Trenbowla, but
 whether they also surrendered the
 crossings of the Sereth there, Petro- grad does not say. Between Czert- has repelled Teutonic assaults and driven the attackers northwestward toward Monastir Zyska.
 South of Dniester into the foot hills of the Carpa thians the Russians are retiring eastward. KolOmea, about fifty miles northwest of Czernowitz, ca pital of Bukowina has been occu- pied by Bavarian and Austro HunGar- ian troops. The town is an impor tant railway junction and north of the Pruth. An unofficial report from Austrian sources says the Russians are evacuating Czernowitz.
 The advance of the Russians in the Suchitza valley northwest of Foczani has resulted in the abandonment of that valley so far as the upper course of the Psutna by the Austro- Germans. The Rumanians have moved their lines forward seven and one-haf miles, gaining all their objectives and occupying ten villages. More than 400 additional prisoners and guns and war material were captured by the Rumanians.
 Except in Flanders and in Cham pagne there has been no infantry Flanders the Germans took La Bassee Vile but surrendered it later before British er-attack. The German prince in attacks against the heights southwest of MoronvillierS and east of Auberive, in Champagne, was repuls- ed with heavy fire by the French.
 The decision to continue the war until the aims of the allies have been attained is announced by the confer also decided to withdraw the entente troops from ancient Greece, Thessaly and Epirus. This latter action will not affect the campaign in Macedonia and Albani, but will result in the turning over to the new Greek gov ernment the territory seized to make secure the rear of the entente armies fighting in the Balkans while Greece was still a non -combatant-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
HOUSE CONFEREES MAY
 AGREE ON FOOD BILL.
Congress Should Be Satisfied to Put
 the Ban on Whiskey.

Washington, July 27.-Senate and house conferees on the food control bill made such substantial progress today that a complete agreement seem- ed probable by tomorrow.
 The confereeS virtually agreed to strike out the plan for a congressional joint commission on war expenditures, opposed by President Wilson, and to accept the senate amendment author izing the president to fix the price of coal and coke and to take over mines There was also a virtual agreement on the senate amendment to regulate the making of contracts for the govern ment by the defense councils advisors.
 Sentiment regarding the liquor amendments seemed to be that con- gress should be satisfied to put the ban on whiskey. to authorize the com mandeering of distilled spirits in bond so far as necessary for gofernment purposes, and to authorize tNe presi- dent to prohibit the making of beer and light wines if he chooses.
 What the decision would be between the senate provision for a food board of three and the house authorization for one food administrator remained
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
THE ELECTRICAL STORMS
 WERE OVER WIDE AREA.
Deaths and Property Damage as Far
 East as Portland.

Boston, July 27.-Three lives were lost and widespread property damage caused by a series of electrical storms which extended from this city to ths north and east as far as Portland. Me. . late today.
 James F. Frederick of Amesbury, a private of the Second Field artillery. in camp at Boxford, was struck and killed by lightning whi4e taking shsi- ter in his tent from a shower.
 A score of artillerymen in the camp suffered from the electrical shock but recovered.
 In Danvers, Miss Elizabeth Currter and Miss Lillian Fletcher. both of Middleton, were killed when an uu- finished house in which they sought shelter was torn from it's foundations by the storm. Twelve other women in the cellar were slightly injured. They had been attending a lecture in a tent near by when the storm broke. and they ran to the cellar for refuge
 In this city and mbridge and at various points in Essex county light ming and wind caused much damage.
 In Danvers. Salem. Wenham and Beverly hundreds of full grown trees were uprooted. five Of the remaining nine of the famous Salem willowH' succumbing to the force of the gale
 Crops in the vicinity of Salem and Lawrence were injured by wind and hail. Manchester and Nashua, N H. and points in western Maine a .so re- ported damage from electrical show CTS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
TACTICAL REORGANIZATION
 NOT CHANGED AT PRESENT
Troops Will Move to Camps in Typi-
 cal Infantry Division.

Washington. July 27,-Plapsz zfor. .tac- ticaI reorganization Of the army are not advanced to the point where any immediate change in the size or for nation of divisions now in this cOun- try is contemplated. It was stated officially today that the divisions of the regulars, national guard and na- tionaI army would move to their camps in the formation of the present "ty ypiCai" infantry division prescribed by law, b1c which the president is authorized to vary as he sees fit.
 Presumably a. reorganization of Gen eraI Pershing's forces in harmony with the smaller division plan now in vogue in European armies has already been CT ctcd. The exact nature of the cf5~.a has not been disclosed.
 A ---al infantry division of the Amo1-cdn army makes a force of a bout ZS 900. The French use about 16O00 to a division and the Germans about the z@rne.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

Washington. July 27.-The major item of the war department, supple mental war estimates. listed ss fa qoSbl3,O0O for armament for forff- locations covers the bulk of the mo bile artillery programme including mobile guns of all calibres. SecretarT- Baker explained today.
 MT. Baker also corrected the i'm pression that great mum bers Of the guns to be used by American troop~ in France would be finished in French gun shops and fitted 10 French am intuition All of those finished abroad will be bored and rified for American ammunition.
 Brigadier General Crozier. chief Of ordnance, told the senate finance conn mittee today that probably not more than $1,70O. .00O. 900 of the s2.46s. s.s17. OO0 appropriation would be actuaIIy spent before the close of the dscaf year, though authorization of the en- tire amount was wanted to meet any emergency
 The expansion of American gun making facilities is proceeding swift ly, and within a comparatively shor4 time American gun shops will be able to produce and deliver in enormous quantities finished guns of any size needed by American troops
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
COMMISSIONS SOON
 FOR CAMP OFFICERS
Will Be Assigned to Regulars, National
 Guard or National Army.

Washington, July 27-War depart ment officials are preparing to issue commissions to successful candidates at the officers training camps prompt ly on the closing of the first series of camps on Aug. 15. Probably more than 20 000 and perhaps 25, 1000 will receive papers. Assignment to the regular army, national guard or national army will follow immediately.
 Officers in charge of the camps al- ready are making up their recom- rnendations. The lists will begin to reach the war department about Aug. 1 and a special corps of clerks will be set to work ma king out the commits siOns. All will be returned to the camps in time to be issued to the new officers when the training period closes
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Y. M. c. A. SECRETARIES
 TO EUROPEAN CAMP.
Soon Leave to Work Among American
 --s, Soldiers and Sailors.

New York, July 27.-The second con- tingent of Young Mems Christian asso- citation secretaries who will work among American soldiers and sailors in European camps will leave the United States soon it was announced here to- night by the Y- NJ. c. A. war board The men are from virtually every sec tion of the country and include regular assOciatIoo workers, trained business men and ministers. All are college graduates.
 The Y. NJ. c. A. already has more than 800 men in actual service abroad and many more are in training for the duties that will be required of them in foreign fields. Among those in the contingent soon to leave are F. H. Wiggin of New Haven and Conrad James Surbeck of New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Middletown Auto Fatality.

Middletown, Conn.,. July 27.- Through collision of an automobile in which he was riding, with the abut- ment coping and guard rail of a bridge on the Cromwell road, Edmund $. Murphy, 25. a dentist, was killed today, and Miss Marion Murray, a trained nurse, probably fatally hurt Serious injuries were sustained by Mrs. Rose H. Murray. mother of Mar ion, Mrs. Elizabeth De Forest and her mother. Mrs. J. M Logan, and Joseph A. Farr, the driver.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Seized Ships Ready for Sea.

Washington, July 27.-The big Ger man steamship Vaterland, seized at New York by the American govern ment when war was declared on Ger many, will be ready for service shortly. Repairs to the ship have cost slightly less than $1,000,000. More than half the German vessels taken over by the United States have been repaired and put on the seas. All those taken in American continental ports will have been repaired in a few weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Moose Convention Ends.

thorizing the supreme council of the organization to extend financial as-
 sistance to dependents of members of the Montreal lodge who have been rendered needy because of the war and selecting St. Louis as the place for holding the 1919 biennial conven-
 tion, the international gathering of the Loyal Order of Moose adjourned
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
JAPANESE STEAMERS
 SUNK IN ATLANTIC.
German Submarines Did lt Only
 Week Ago.

New York, July 27.-The Jspaness freight steamship Kagoshima Naru. 4. 566 tons gross register, and the Shi- gozan Maru, a vessel of 2,s27 tons gross, were sunk by German subma rines in the Atlantic ocean O0 July 20, according to cable advices received by marine underwriters here today. The Kagoshima Maru was on her way from an American port to Europe and was lost about 70 miles off the French coast. The other ship was on her way back to this country from Genoa.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Gold Imports

Washington, July 27. - America's gold imports during the fiscal year ending June 30 tota1led $977. 7.176, OPS, as shown in figures compiled by the de- partment of commerce. The excess of imports over exports was s685, 5,254 ,801, against a net import of $403, ,759, ,753 last year and $25,344,6O7 the year be- fore that.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Plan to Draft Ailnnn.

Washington. July 27.-Favorable re- port on Senator Chamberlain's resoiu- ton to empower the government 10 draft alien citizens of countries now at war against Germany but living in this country was agreed on today by the senate military committee. Sena- tor Chamberlain received a letter from Secretary Baker saying that he would not recommend favorable action on the resolution but would not oppose it's passage.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Lfqf7tninq in Torrinqton.

Torrington, Conn, July 27.-Ligflt- ming struck and instantly killed a horse which Gottiieb Grenden, 12, was leading into the barn on the premises of Leo Ruffemack during the heavy thunder storm which struck Torring- ton this afternoon The boy was knocked down and badly burned about the arms and chest The barn took fire and was destroyed before the fire- men could reach the scene.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Mrs. Bindhzm Dead,

Louisville, Ky, July 27.-Mrs. Rob- ert Worth Bingham, formerly Mrs Henry M. F1agler, died at her home here late today after an illness of two weeks of an acute heart disturbance. Mrs. Bingham was married to Judge R. w. Bingham of Louisville, mem Der of a widely known Kentucky fam ily last November
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Stamford Trees Downed.

Milford Conn.,. July 27.-A severe thunder and hail storm swept over Milford late today, f1attening garden crops and demoralizing for time light and telephone service. A number of wires were down in the center of the town an dtrolley traffic was impeded. Tn one section half a dozen large trees were uprooted and in others branches were torn from trees and hurled to the roof of houses. So far as known. no one was injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Peace by Compromise.

Amsterdam, July 27.-According to the Berlin Vorwaerts a resolution has ference of the Free Trades Union of Germany, record that the reichstag on July 19 in the name of the German na- tion voted peace by compromise.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
NO FEAR OF EMBARGO.
NeutraIs Export Just as Much to Ger
 many Despite American Ban.

Washington, July 27. - Reports reaching here indicate that the Amer ican governments refusal to grant any export licenses at present for goods destined for the north European neu- trals has resulted in no retrenchment of trade operations between those ountries and Germany. Exports to Germany are going forward, the re- ports say, in the same quantity as be fore the embargo was declared here
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
UseIessness of kinas.

With the young Greek king refus- :rg to take instructions from Premier VenizeloS, like his deposed father Greece may have to throw out kings entirely. They are often a nuisance unless they will stand without hitch ing.-Springf1eld Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
CabIed Paragraphs
BerIin's Contribution.

Berlin Wednesday, July 27.-via London July 27-Greater Berlin will contribute slightly more than 104.000,- 900 marks to the state income tax thsi year. An increase of 100000 marks over 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

Forty Chippewa Indians from the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation enlist ed in a company that will take them into the sixth Wisconsin regiment
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

Four training camps of the Signal Officers Reserve corps have been open ed. The officers will receive thirteen weeks of intensive training.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

Luther Burbank, noted horticuTtur- ist, i'll at his home in Santa Rosa Gal. with an inf1amed appendix, is pronounced out of danger.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

The Belgian War Mission to the United States headed by Baron Mon cheIT returned to Washington after a 9,000-mile tour of the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

Senator Lewis said the next draft call Tor men would be about next Oc- tOber.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28

Gold coin to the amount of $1 ,36o,- Voo mas been withdrawn from the sub- treasury for shipment to Spain.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
Mobile Artillery
 Guns of All Sizes
PROVIDED FOR IN MAJOR ITEM OF SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATE
AMERICAN AMMUNITION

Will be Used by American Troops in French Finished Guns - The Er. pansion of American Gun Makins Facilities is Proceeding Rapidly and WI Furnish All calibres Needed by the Federal Troops at the Battle Front.