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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

one on the subject yet I expect the
 main thing between now and tha
 Christmas holidays will be appropria-
 ton bills, which are to be pressed
 Both MT Kftchin and Chairman Simmons of the senate finance com
 mittee, who largely directed the
 making of the war tax law, postponed statements regarding the probable form of tax legislation.
 But the fundamental principle of
 the law is sound" said MT. Simmons,
 and cannot be successfully attack ed"
 Revision of Tax Law. Many members of congress are awaiting the opportunity to seek re- vision of the tax law. including those advocating heavier drafts of war prof It's. Closer scrutiny of war expendi- | lures and appropriations also is l promised, both by prominent demo- ! cratic and republican leaders with | campaign for congressional com | mittee to supervise such expendi- l lures.
 New Treaties to Be Submitted. Foreign affairs promise to receive
 much senate attention New treaties l to be submitted will provide for draft | ing of aliens. The treaty paying S25,- 000,0 to Colombia is still pending | Some senators also are privately dis i posed to ask questions about the ap- I PO1AlABcn O1 NO1OnSl House ana OEn- l CTS to the inter allied conference as
 wall as about the Chinese pact nego- | tiated by Secretary Lansing with Wis | count Islfii of Japan
 Calendars of both senate and house are filled with bills and resolutions left over from the last session while many new ones are scheduled for in
 troduction tomorrow. The Webb bill 1 permitting American exporters to
 combine in foreign, trade is the sen 1 ate's unfinished business. | Speaker Clark planned today to or der call of the unanimous consent ! cause of the large number of bills left 1 over on that calendar but he was not | at all hopeful of going ahead with l them. particularly as many of the rep
 resentatves. finding it difficult to find l quarters for the session, want time to | look about for homes before settling l down to work
 Giilett Republican Leader. l A conference of republican repre-
 sentatfves probably will be held al minority matters. Representative
 Mann of Illinois. the republican floor | leader, has been under treatment in l Baltimore and his presence tomorrow
 IS not expected In his absence the
 leadership naturally falls to Repre- l sentative Gillett of Massachusetts who is the next ranking member of the republican steering committee | OhIAL lA0 SelGCQUn or the steering
 committee at the last session of con gross the ranking republican of the ways and means committee IIsusIFv was floor leader, but Representatfve
 Fordney of Michigan, who holds that
 rank is not a member of the steering 1 Committee Ranking members of fine steering committee in their order arc Representatives Mann, Galett, Mon dell, Moore and Lenroot. MT. Iseuroot figured conspfcuously in the minority l leadership gossip early at the last ses- sion
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
REPORT BY WAR COUNCIL
 OF AMERICAN RED CROSS
Contains the Most Far Reaching Ap-
 peaIs For Relief in History.

Washington. Dec 2.-Six months of effort to meet the most far-reaching appeals for relief in history is describ- ed in a report to the American Red Cross It is the councils first semi official report and it tells how more than forty million dollars of the hun dred million dollar war fund contrib -Itod by the people has been allotted for expenditure at home and abroad.
 Demands from Europe to increase and on the recent basis of expenses, the council estimates that the war fund will not last much beyond spring. So far about sSS, 900 in cash has been paid into the. fund by the sub- scribers-
 Of s40272e57 appropriated by the council s7,659. 900 has been advanced to chapters for the purchase of mate rial and will be refunded.
 For work abroad $27. .Ss5.S16 has been appropriated. $2O.601.240 of the amount going to France, where suffer ing has been "beyond description For work outside of France, exclusive of $T5o. recently sent for ernergen- cy relief in Italy, the following ap- pronrfations have been made:
 "Eelgium &72o.001: Eneland s1 066.- 520: Italy $214.000: Russia $1.359, 40; Rumania S1.51S,39s: Serbia $493. POS; i; Armenians and Syrians S1,80c000; {; others $113,0I2
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

Germans also have attempted to bet ter their positions around GOnnelieu, La Vacquerie and Bourbon, but their efforts, at at MaSniereS, brought them nothing more than additional heavy casualties. The German war office claims that sixty guns and more than one hundred machine guns were cap tured by them in the fighting of Fri day and Saturday.
 An interesting feature of the initial attack by the Germans Friday was that near Gouzeaucourt a large force of American army engineers were trapped in the encircling movement They took refuge in shell craters until the British pressed forward and then, joining the British ranks, fought side by side with the Britons and aided ma terially in repelling the enemy.
 The Austro- Germans have not yet launched their expected attack in force on the northern front in the Italian theatre, but all along this line and al- so along the Piave River to the Adri- atic Sea violent artillery duels are in progress. Near Meletta an attempt by the enemy to break the Italian line. delivered with preliminary ar tillery preparation of great intensity was put down and the attacking forces con pelled to f1ee-
 In Palestine the Turks west of Je- rusalem continue to attack the British pasitions, but everywhere they have been repulsed with heavy losses.
 At one place the Ottomans pene- trated a British position but later were elected from it. leaving prisoners in the hands of the British.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

The attempt of the Bavarian crown prince Rupprecht by an encircling movement to make nil the brilliant advance of the British General Byng toward Cambrai has resulted apparent ly in complete failure. Although at , certain points the Germans pierced the British lines and captured positions, men and guns. they paid dearly for their enterprise in casualties dead near La Vacquerie during the course of twelve hours having been greater in numbers than during any similar period of fighting since the war began
 Relatively the British line remains as it was before the German drive. Practically. it is just as strong. The enemy, in great numbers has endeav ored to pierce the front at Masnieres. delivering in all ten attack there, all Of which were successfully repulsed. Some of the enemy succeeded by re- doubled efforts in penetrating the ad 3oinsng village of Les Rues Vertes. but later were driven out in a counter attack
 The sharp salient formed by the occupation of Masnieres by the British was an extremely hard one to hold and during Saturday night General Byng, to improve his line ordered the evac- uation of the village which was car ried out unhampered by the Germans. who Sunday morning evidently had not learned of the strategic move as they were continuing to Lombard the old position Later Berlin announced that the village had been cleared of British.
 Near the southern base of the line
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
Thrift Stamps on
 Sale This Morning
CAMPAIGN IS TO CONTINUE IN
 OPERATION ONE YEAR
TO RAISE $2,OOO, ,OOO, ,OOO
Public Meetings Have Been Planned for the First Few Weeks of the Campaign in Nearly Every Locality -25 Gents Smallest Unit, $e2.Ao Largest Certificate.

Washington, Dec. 2.-AmericaS IS new est plan for raising war funds ana encouraging habits of thrift will go in to operation early tomorrow morning with the opening of sales of war saw ings stamps and certificates at post offices and banks. The campaign is to continue for a year in expectation of receiving the $2,O00, 100000 maximum authorized.
 Expect Children to Invest.
 The smallest unit in the war saw ings plan is the thrift stamp which costs 25 cents; the largest is the war savings certificate, which cases $S2.4O and is redeemable in five years at S100 at the rate of per cent interest compounded quarterly. Officials in expect many millions of persons, in cluding children and families of small means, to invest regularly in the stamps as a means of helping the na- tion win the war and laying aside money to be returned to them ater.
 Postoffices Have Big Supplies.
 Every postoffice in the country has a big suppy of the stamps. and rom the twelve federal reserve banks shipments of stamps and certificates were rushed to banks today so that the sale might open with rush tomorrow. By the end of the week arrangements will be made to supply millions of other 
 and savings societies.
 AIIotments for Each State.
 Allotments for each state and the six districts into which the country has been divided for organization pur- poses have been made and will be an nounced tomorrow. Every state d1- rector then will assign a certain DOT ton of expected sales to each coun- ty, city, town or subdivision, on the basis of about $2O for each person. The competition between states or sub-dl- visions is counted on strongly by those promoting the movement to stimulate interest, and number or op- timiStic state directors reported today that they expect to reach their quotas within three months.
 Preparations for the war savings campaign have been under way in WashingtonHfor several months under the direct management of the Ma tiona1 War Savings Committee, head ed by Frank A. Vanderlip, of New York, and supervised by Secretary Mo Adoo A federal director for each of the six districts and a director for each state, with two each for New York, Pennsylvania and California will report to the savings committee. Un- der the directors are state committees of industries trade or professional in- terests and also local committees.
 Public Meetings Planned.
 Public meetings have been planned for the first few weeks of the campaign in nearly every locality. MT. Wander lip will make a tour of the eastern sec- tion of the country.
 Campaign directors are to be named later for Alaska. Hawaii, Porto Rlco and the Philippines.
 Billboard advertising, circulars and street car posters have been provided in most states to boost the sale ot stamps, particularly for Christmas presents. Officials believe many mill ions will be purchased in the next three weeks for this purpose.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
GALLANT CONDUCT OF
 U. S. ARMY ENGINEERS
When Caught in the German Turning
 Movement Near Cambrai.

With the British Army in France. Saturday, Dec. 1-CBy The Associated Press) s).-Large numbers of American army engineers working on the British railways in the region of Gouzeacourt caught in the German turning move ment, escaped by lying in shell holes and prone on the ground while the British fired over them. There they remained until the British were near enough to enable the Americans to join the ranks. when they fought val iantly and played an important part in replying to the enemy. The British commanders refer to>their gallant be- havior with the greatest enthusiasm.
 Americans elsewhere took a busy hand in the fighting and were under hot German shell. Number of them volunteered for patrol work in the danger zone and acquitted themselves finely.
 A British general told the corre- spondent that he could not praise them too highly. It is reported that sev- era1 Americans were captured but es- capped after a few hours and rejoined the British.
 The engineers were mainly from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
WOULD TIGHTEN UP ON
 ENEMY INSURANCE COS
Letter by Executive Committee o
 American Defense Society.

New York. Dec. 2-The executive committee of the American Defense society made public tonight a letter addressed to Secretary of the Treas ury McAdoo by Richard M. Hurd. chairman of the board of trustea; of the society. calling for still more string ent regulation of enemy and ally of the enemy fire insurance companies.
 Afr- Hurd asserts that these com panies now have in theis possession and win continue to receive a large supply of maps, surveys, confidential reports and detailed information re- garding munition plants, movements of explosives. factories and piers. He suggests that it would be prudent to withdraw this informs ation from the German companies at the earliest pos sible moment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
AMERICANS WIN WAR
 CROSSES IN FRANCE
For Acts of VaIor Performed in Vari.
 ous Sections.

Paris, Dec. 2-War crosses have been awarded to Robert F. Lamont of Evanston, Ill.,. Benjamin Burton, Jr., of Colusa, Cal, and Herbert Hope of Oakland, Cal, of the American field service.
 MT. Lamont's left hand was torn off by a shell on Oct. '. MT. Burton and MT. Hope drove a motor truck under heavy bombardment on Oct. 8, two men with them being killed.
 A divisional citation has been awarded to Philip Rice of Wilkesba gre, Pa, for bravery in carrying wounded men from the battlefield under heavy fire in the Verdun sector in August and September.
 All the citations were awarded for services performed before the sections ro which the men were attached were incorporated in the American army.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
MRS. DE SAULLES ACQUITTED
 OF MURDER OF HUSBAND
In the Verdict No Reference Was
 Made to Insanity.

Mineola, N. Y., Dec. 2.-It required byut one hour and forty three minutes for a jury in supreme court here last night to reach a verdict of not guilty in the trial of Mrs. Blanca De Saulles for the murder of her divorced hus- band, John L. De Saulles, former Yale football star and clubnan, at his home near Westbury, l.. l., the night of Aug. B.
 Mrs. De Saulles, who had maintain ed an air of extreme self-possession throughout the two weeks of the trial shook hands withs each of the jurors as they left the box and to each gave a nod of appreciation.
 In the verdict no reference whatever was made to insanity. It was plea of temporary loss of accountability which formed the basis of the defend ants case.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
AUSTRIA ACCEPTS BoLsHEVIKI
 OFFER OF AN ARMISTIcE
Russian Delegates Scheduled to Attend Conference at German Headquarters

London, Dec. "A despatch to the Daily Mail from -Petrograd says that Leon Trotzky. the Bolsheviki foreign minister, addressing the Petrograd workmen's council Friday. announced Austria -Hungary's acceptance of the Bo]sheviki offer of an armistice. He said that Russian delegates would at tend Sundays conference at German headquarters but that nevertheless they would be on their guard against contingencies for bourgeoisie always was dexterous in manipulating poll? ? cies so as to face about on what ap- pears to be an obvious truth.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
CONGRESS CONFINES AT NOON TODAY
President Wilson Will Sound the Keynote of the Legis Iative Program in His Opening Address Tomorrow
COMPLETE FOR LONG SESSION

Feature of the Opening Day Will be the Receipt of Appro- priation Estimates, Aggregating Many Billions of Dollars, for War and Governmental Pwposes-The Presidents Message is Said to be Unusually Long Deal ing With Many Matters of International and Domestic Moment-Unless the President Recommends Further Declarations of War; Little Business is Planned This Week by Congressional Leaders.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
MISS H. A. VARNEYS
 TRIAL BEGINS TODAY Nurse is Charged With Murder of a Bride at BrookIine, Mass.

Dedham, Mass, Dec. Mill Har- rfet A. Varney, a nurse. will go on trial here tomorrow, charged with the murder of Mrs. Pauline A Reyes. the bride of George H. Reyes, of Brookline, a req lestate dealer and dog fancier.
 Elements of mystery in the case have attracted wide interest in the trial Mrs. Reyes 36 years of age. was her husbands stenographer before their marriage. Ten months later on June 19 last, she was found dead at the dining table in her Brookkline home. A partly loaded revolver lay on the table beside her with a note purporting to explain why she had committed suicide.
 The state asserts that Miss Varney tome from West Upton to Brool<line to slav Mrs. Reyes, whom she regarded as her rival in the affections of Reyes
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
VIENNA PAPER ASKS FOR
 ENGLAND'S PEACE TERMS
Says Austria is sNot Affected by Dis sensions Between England and Ger many.

Amsterdam Dec. 2.-The Vienna Neue Freie Presse invites England to consider whether it is not possible to open peace pourparlers. It considers that such an invita- tion should rroper- ly come from Austria, because the dis sensions between England and Ger many dating from the death of Queen Victoria do not directly affect Aus tria.
 Tine paper argues that a war of de- struction has already been rejected by Lansdowne and probably by Asquith and that it becomes impossible on the day Russia and Germany agree upon peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
TROOPS AT CAMP DEVENS
 TO BE REVIEWED TODAY
The Entire Division Will Parade as a
 Unit for the First Time.

Aver, Mass, Dec. 2.-Even the raw recruits at Camp Devens will be in the long line of soldiers who will march past Assistant Secretary of War Bene- dict CroweI and others of the review ing party tomorrow when the entire division parades as a unit for the first time.
 New arrivals from Meriden and New Haven, Conn, who have not vet re- cefved uniforms, were drilled today in squad marching so they could take their place in the parade. Many of them were without overcoats and the cold kept them on the jump
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
NO WEAKENING OF
 THE BRITISH LINE
EncircIng Movement Attempted by Bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht Was Complete Failure
BRITISH LINE NOT ALTERED BY GERMAN DRIVE

German Casualties in Twelve Hours of Attack Are Said to be Greater in Number Than During Any Similar Period of Fighting Since the War Began-American Engineers Who Were Trapped Fought Side by Side With the Britons and Aided in Repeling the Enemy-Austro- Germans Have Not Launched Their Expected Attack the Northern Front in the Italian Zone-Turks Are Attacking British Positions West of Jerusalem
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Jennie A, PeasIey

Waterbury, Conn.,, Dec. 2.-Mrs- Jennie A. Peasley. widow of Andrew A. Peasley and mother of Judge F. M. Peasley of this city and State Rep- resentatives James A. Peasley of Che shire, died suddenly in Beaoit, Ala. Saturday. Mrs. Peasley was 78 years old and was born in Greenock, Scot land, being brought here as 8 child era. She was a graduate of Oberiin College, Ohio, where she first met her late husband. The funeral will be held in Worthington. O.. Tuesday. Be- sides her two sons in this state. Mrs Peasley is survived by another son Andrew A. Peasley of Ohio, and 8 daughter, Mrs. Curtis, at whose home she died
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
BOSTON TO HAVE RED
 CROSS THEATRE DAY
December They Will Donate Matinee
 Receipts to War Work.

Boston, Dec. 2.-This city is prepar- ing to do it's part toward making the national Red Cross theatre day, De- cember 7, a success The leading thea tres will give special matinee per- forrnances of their regular attractions and donate the gross proceeds to the Red Cross Committees appointed jointly by the Fed Cross and the thea tre managers will issue several thous- and tS,Ikets of varying prices, to be ex- changed by purchasers for reserved seats in whatever theatre they choose to attend.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
AMERICAN SOLDIER KILLED
 BY MEXICAN CATTLE BANDITS.
A Number of Bandits Are Reported to
 Have Been Killed in the Battle.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. "A report reaching here tonight from La F'eria in Cameron county says that in battle between Mexican cattle bandits and American soldiers there Friday. one soldier. was killed, one wounded and a Mexican river guard in the em- p1oyment of the United States also wounded. A number of band.0 are reported to have been killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

Anti British motion picture films dealing with the Revolutionary War were seized by the Federal authori- ties at Los Angeles, Cal.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
PROBLEM OF SHIPPING
 SOLVED BY THE ANtIEs
Bainbridae Colby So Asserts at Inter-
 Allied conferenoe in Paris.

Paris, Dec. .2-The problem of ship ping has been solved by the allies, Bainbridge Colby, representative of the American shipping board at the inter- allied conference, said today. "The solution is found in the enor- nous shipbuilding program. of the United Statee
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
STREET CAR SERVICE
 IN ST. PAUL HELD UP
Union -Sympathizers Smashed Win dows and Otherwise Damaged Cars.

St. Paul. Minn.. Dec. 2.-Street car service in St. Paul was suddenly in- terrupted late this afternoon when a large crowd of men, said to be union sympathizers, stopped all cars in the downtown section, smashed windows and otherwise damaged the cars, and forced the motormen and conductors to leave their cars. One trainman who offered resistance was injured.
 Fully fifty damaged cars are to- night stalled in the downtown dis trict. All other cars were ordered to inc barn. The trouble did not ex- tend to the company's lines in Min neapolis.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
FISH FRY TO STOCK
 LAKES AND PONDS
Several Million Will Be Received by Supt. Crampton Today.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 2.-Word was received today by John M. Champion, superintendent of Connecticut's game preserves, that tomorrow there will arrive here consignment of several million fish fry to be used in stocking protected lakes and ponds of the state. The fish were sent from a United States hatchery in Dubuque, Iowa, and will be taken to the Deep River hatchery for future distribution. Bass, perch, pickerel, carp and catfish are included in the fry.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
INCREASE. IN EARNINGS
 OF NATIONAL BANKS
Amounted to sse,77s, ,ooo. or 2s Per
 Cent. Over the Preceding Year.

Washington, Dec g. - Earnings of national banws for the fiscal year ending last June 30 were $667, 5000, the greatest in their history, and $76.- 7s4,00o or 13 per cent. more than for the previous year, according to com pilations made public tonight by Comptroller of the Currency Williams.
 Nea earnings were $194, 4,312Q00. an increase ober the preceding year of $36. IFS, 900 or a per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

An soo-aere farm, which was prairie land three years ago was sold at Saskatoon Sask., for a considera- ton of $42.20O.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
DOCUMENTS FOR USE
 IN MEANS MURDER TRIAL
lave Been Received by Assistant Dis
 trict Attorney of New York.

Concord, N. C., Dec. 2.-John T. Dooling, assistant district attorney of New York, who is assisting in the prosecution of Gaston B. Means, on trial here for the murder of Mrs Maude A. King. received by parcel post today four packages. the con- tents of which. he said, were to be used by the prosecution. He did not -a<--a-asa tiair ssat.lre
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

The federal, state and city govern ments were represented in the aare gathering of personal, political an business friends at the funeral of WI liam E. Chandler, former secretary { the navy, at Concord. N. H. yester day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
YOUNG DE SAULLES IS RESTORED TO HIS MOTHER.
Blanca Was Surprised, as She Feared
 Resort to Legal Procedure.

Roslyn, N. Y, Dec. 2.-John L.. De Saulles. Jr., aged 1-2 years. was re- stored today to the custody of his mother, Mrs. Blanca De Saulles, who was acquitted last night by jury in supreme court at Mineola of the mur- der of her divorced husband at his home near Westbury, L. l., the night af A=-= 2
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03
BRYAN PREDICTS A FEDERAL
 PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
In Address at Opening Session of An
 nuaI Convention of w. c. T. U.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Radfcation by the states of a prohibition ameDdr7ant to the federal constitution within two years was predicted tonight by Will liam Jennings Bryan, speaking before the opening session of the annual com vention of the Woman'e ChrfstiaD Temperance union. With 26 states already dry and prohibition territory spreading in others, MT. Bryan said a federal amendment before 1920 seemed certain.
 Nearly one thousand delegates. rep resenting every state, are here for the convention, which will continue until next Friday.