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Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
cUBANs ExPEcTANTLY
 AWAITING A BATTLE
Between Government Troops and Reb-
 els in Camaguey Province.

Havana, Feb. 22.-With the troops under Generals Consuegra, Iglesias and Jujol believed to be concentrated in Cana guey province the Cuban public is expectantly awaiting the announce ment that a battle between the gov ernment troops and the rebels under E.x-President Gomez for the capital city of the province is on.
 The strength of the opposing forces is not known.
 Several small encounters were re- ported today.
 Newspapers here are printing stor- ies that Ex-President ose Miguel Co., mez, leader of the rebels, and his next in command, Ex-Colonel Quinones, have quarreled because, according to these stories, Gomez wished to a7oan- don his followers as soon as he could reach the coast, and flee the country.
 Honoring the memory of George Washington on this. his birthday an- the American supply ship Dixie, in port here. fired 21 gun sa- lute, which was followed by a salute from the guns of Fort Cabanas All Cuban war vessels and American ships in the harbog were decorated.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
Acute Stage OfCar
 Shortage Passed
CONVICTION EXPRESSED BY OF
 FIcIALs OF RAILRoADs
HOLIDAY WAS HELPFUL
Many Empty Cars Are Going West at Passenger Rate Speed From Con sestsd Yards of the East-outIook is More Hopeful.

Washington, Feb. 22.-bIany empties rolled west at passenger train speed today from congested railroad yards of the east, according to interstate com merce commission adVices from its field force of investigators. Fair weather and a holiday combined gave the roads the first real opportunity in more than week to exert their maximum ener- Sies to relieve the car shortage that has threatened near-famine in some sections of the country.
 Acute Stage Passed.
 Officials of both the railroads and the commission expressed conviction to- day that the acute stage of the short age had passed and that steady i'm provement in the situation would con tinue. At no time, it twas said, had conditions reached the acuteness of the tieup a year ago. At the same time, the number of cars involved in the tieup, according to reports to the commission from virtually every road in the country, increased by more than ope-third in the two weeks between Jan. 27 and Feb. 10 and on the latter date reached the grand total of 165, ETA. Situation Not Regarded as Desperate.
 The situation at Chicago, while causing some concern to government and railroad officials, was not regard ed here as desperate. Officials said similar conditions prevailed to great extent at other cities throughout the country.
 No Relief from Wheat Prices.
 Statements that Chicago had been getting only four or five cars a day for the shipment east of wheat for domestic use were met at the commits sion with the assertion that the rec ords show that Chicago has been re- ceiving approximately 200 cars a day and that about half of them were used for export of wheat. Instead of re- ducing prices, the transportation of the country of great quantities of wheat tended to raise the price, officials said, and the movement of export wheat east could bring no relief to sufferers from soaring prices in eastern cities.
 No Actual Shortage of Food or Fuel.
 So far as reports relate to short ages, it was said both at the inter state commerce commission and the car service commission that nowhere in the country was there now an actu- al shortage of food of fuel needed for domestic consumption. Every city in the east. it was said, so far as is known. has plenty of food for fmme- diate requirements and rising prices could not be justly attributed to short age. Reserves had been almost wiped out in the case of flour in New Eng land, but the situation there was re- ported to have improved measureably.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
Sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission by
 President Joseph P. Griffin
REITERATEs GRAIN TRADE IS IN DESPERATE WAY
Food Product Are Running Only 25 Per Cent of
 Capacity Because They Cannot Ship Their Products Out-200 Cars Per Day Are Needed to Send Shipments East-Declare the High Prices of Food in the East is Caused by Holding Up of Grain and Grain Products

I to eastern lines. Yesterday they for bade use to use these cars. What we want is those 200 eastern cars and the free use of western cars, which would give us five or six hundred cars a day. The holding up of grain and grain pro- ducts is what largely is sending food prices soaring in the east and entail ing demonstrations such as that made by women in New York city"
 Situation Worst Ever.
 Chicago representatives of eastern railroads admitted that the situation was the worst in the country's history but declined to concur in MT. Grif- fms prediction of yesterday that if a remedy is not found there will be rioting and anarchy within tiSirty days. The railroad men said that with improved weather. preference in the shipment of foodstuffs, as in the case of Minneapolis four and other measures adopted by the railroads, the situation should clear up rapidly.
 Among the officials who spoke in this strain were N1. o. Dunkle. assist ant to the president of tthe Erie rail- road; General Superintendent Clark of the Grand Trunk; c. s. Jones. assist ant to the general manager of the Pennsylvania lines. and F. c. Batchel- der, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago terminal. Asserted that foodstuffs were being given preference but they did not consider grain, in view of the fact that flour is being moved, as in the emergency class.
 Higher Prices Predicted.
 Meanwhile, food prices in Chicago showed no sign of decline. Whole salers generally predicted still higher prices before new crops are harvested. They exhibited government reports as to conditions. These showed that al- though the 1916 crop of potatoes was. 45,000, 900 bushels short, $500, 900 bush els of white variety were exported, and the price jumped from, S4 cents in De- z later. This was the wholesale price on immense quantities. Since these figures were compiled the price has jumped more than a dollar. The sta tistics do not include an immense amount of potatoes used in canned stews used by the allied armies In it's latest contracts the British gov ernment specifications omitted pota- toes because of the price but the Bel gian relief commission is said to have purchased millions of pounds of these steps, including the tubers.
 Other Vegetables Soar With Potatoes
 Other vegetables have scared with potatoes. Onions which sold at ? and 3 cents a pound a year ago are bring ing 12 to Is cents. The government report, according to wholesalers, show ed that 79,947 bushels of onions were exported last year, as were 1,943 40 bushels of peas and beans. Beans, which sold at five cents last year are bringing Is cents now. Live hogs yes terday sold at $12.95. the highest price in the history of the country, includ- ing Civil war days. The top price was S12-90 today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
TO DEFER ENFORCEMENT
 OF BONE DRY" PROHIBITION
Resolution Introduced in House Fixing
 Date Oct. 1, 1917.

Washington Feb. 22.-Postponement of the effective date Of the "bone dry prohibition amendment to the postoffice bill adopted yesterday until Oct. l, 1917, is proposed in a concurrent reso- 1ution introduced late today by Repre- sentative Moon of Tennessee, chairman of the postoffice committee. Nr. Moon announced he would press it through as soon as the postoffice bill itself is finally disposed of
 During debate the amendment in the house there were urgent appeals on behalf of liquor dealrs who ship into dry territory that they be given time to dispose Of stock and readjust their business. Prohibition leaders turned deaf ears then, fearing that any change in the provision as it passed the senate might mean it's defeat, but many of them are disposed to vote for a postponement once the bill has been sent to the president for his signature.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
f5,oo0 MORE CARS IN NEW
 ENGLAND THAN BELONG HERE
Due to Inability of Connecting Lines
 to Handle Them.

Washington, Feb. 22-Severe wealth CT in the north and New England, the inability of connecting lines to handle the cars, congestion on home lines, freight embargoes were the chief req sons assigned for the tieup by report ing roads. A report on car shortage made public by the Interstate Com merce Commission tonight showed that in New England, the Boston and Maine had more than 10, 1000 care over and above the 24.000 owned by the road on its tracks Feb. S. The New Haven had approximately 1000 foreign cars and the Maine Central about l. 900. All New England roads combined held about 15.000 more cars than they owned.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
Eight Ships Were
 Sunk Yesterday
WITH AN AGGREGATE TONNAGE
 OF 21,ooo
R WERE BRITISH
Several Americans Who Were on a Swedish Steamer Were Rescued Nothing of Importance Comes from Battle Fronts.

Small enga agements by raiding and reconnoitering parties and reciprocal bonlba rdments which are of consider able intensity at various points are still going on in all the war theatres. Nowhere has a big engagement taken place.
 German Raiding Parties.
 The Germans in Belgium, near Roodepool Roodeport, and in France. east of Vermelles and south of Neuve Chapelle, made thrusts with raiding parties against the entente lines, but, according to both Paris and London, they were repulsed with losses. Ber- lin reports that near Armentieres the British entered German positions, but later were driven out, leaving 200 dead in the trench. In addition 39 men were made prisoner. Spirited artillery activity continues on the Verdun sec tor at the Cote du Poivre.
 Russian Attacks RepuIsed.
 The repulse of small Russian attacks in the Lake Narocz region of Russia, successful raids by the Germans in Galicia, near Selochoff, where 250 Rus sians were made prisoner, and small attacks in the wooded Cappatina Car pathians, with the advantage resting with the Austro-Gerrnans, are told of in the German official communication. In the latter region, however, Petro- grad claims repulse by the Russians of the .Teutonic allies near Dorna Watra
 In Rumania, heavy snowstorms ham per operations
 Artillery Active in Macedonia.
 Considerable artillery activity con- tinues on the Macedonian front, where also trench raiding operations are be- ing carried out.
 Eight Vessels Sunk.
 The latest reports from London and Paris show that vessels of an aggre- gate tonnage of more than 21, 900 have been sent to the bottom by submarines or mines. The vessels sunk were four British steamers and a trawler one Russian steamer and one Swedish, one Dutch and one Norwegian steamer. The Swedish steamer had several Amer jeans on board. All of them and the remainder of the crew were rescued.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
SUNDAY, FEB. 25, DAY
 OF REPENTANCE AND PRAYER.
Call Issued by Association of German
 American Pastors.

Chicago. Feb. 22.-A call on all churches of all denominations to make Sunday. Feb 25, a day of repentance and prayer, to supplicate God to avert war by the United States, was issued today by the executive committee of the Association of German-American Pastors.
 The call sets forth that the United States is responsible for the prolonga- tiOn, of the war through having fur nished weapons to belligerents.
 The prayer program suggested by the call is:
 Firstly, to repent for Americas s share in the blood guiltiness of war, and, secondly, to call upon God in ear nest supplication to hinder and de- Stroy all evil counsel and base machi- nations which are at work to plunge our nation into the European world war: and that He graciousIy endow our government and our president with wisdom and a firm determination to lead our nation through these perilous days and to preserve to our people the blessings of peace"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
 CALLED TO WASHINGTON
For Conferences With the Federal
 Trade Commission.

Washington, Feb. 22.-More than one hundred representative newspaper publishers were asked by the federal early next week for conferences re- garding the proposal of the paper man. ufactUrers that the commission fix prices for newsprint paper Until the publishers are heard the commission probably will not decide whether to accept the manufacturers suggestion In the meantime. Francis J. Heney conducting the commissions news print paper investigation, is conferring with manufacturers who did not sign the proposal, and it generally is be- lieved many more of them will join the move and that the commission will then agree to act.
 Publishers invited tonight to come here represent every class of the bus mess in the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
REMARKABLE EXPANSION OF
 AMERICAN POTASH INDUSTRY.
Production is Now Ten Times Greater
 Than Two Years Ago.

Washington, Feb. 22.-A remarkable expansion in the American potash in dustry has resulted from efforts to make the United States independent of foreign sources for the potash used in munitions and for other purposes, and although the boom did not get under way until late ip 1916, production dur ing the calendar year reached a value ten times as great as that of 1915.
 The 1916 production is estimated in preliminary report published today by the geological survey at 10000 tons with a value of $4 ,500, 900. The esti- mate is based on incomplete returns which to date have accounted for 8,830 tons- In 1917, the report says, with the boom in full swing, much greater total will be shown.
 Of the S,S30 tons reported, 5,750 was produced from mineral and 3,0S0 from organic sources. Natural salts and primes yielded 3,S50 tons; alunite and silicate rocks 1900 tons; lrelp 1,110 tons; pearlash POO tons, and miscelIa- neous industrial wastes 1,750 tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23

Chicago, Feb. 22.-A second tele- gram in which there were traces of apology for the belligerent tone or the first one sent yesterday, was put on Commission today by President Joseph P. Griffin of the Chicago Board of Trade.
 We recognize fully" reads today's telegram, the respect due your hon orable body and if I have been em- phatic in my statements you will un- derstand 1t is because of the desperate plight in which we find ourselves at this time"
 MT. Griffin explains that he now finds that the car supply order which he was led to believe enanated from Interstate Commerce Commissioner vice commission of the American Rail way association.
 In his telegram of yesterday. acting on this misconception, MT. Griffin ac- cused the Interstate Commerce Com mission of utter failure in the emer- gency and of having done more harm than good. He and his traffic commit tee conferred on the question of go- ing into the courts, or of appealing to congress for prompt. dictatoria1 action to Straighten out matters.
 Misunderstanding Cleared Up
 With the misunderstanding cleared up, today's conference was based on the assumption that relief might still be expected from the Interstate Com merce Commission and the second tel esran was said to be a final plea on behalf of the board of trade, and in general way. on behalf of the farmers and country grain elevators of the Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
 Mir. Griffin reiterated that the grain trade of this section is in a desperate way. Forty million bushels Of grain are held up in local elevators: seven million bushels additional are in cars, I,1 .-1,s ped three months ago. He also said that many food product factories in Chicago are running only 25 per cent of ca pa city because they cannot ship their products out, and that one of the biggest corn products factories in the world may have to close down if con- ditions are not renedied.
 Today's telegram again directs the commissions attention to the fact that while 800 cars a week are being pro vided to Minneapolis, Chicago "is vir- tually a closed market to the farmers or the west" Discussing the telegram, MT. Griffin admitted that the Minnea- polls cars were being used to ship four east instead of grain
 Touching on the statement made to- day by the car service commission that Chicago had asked for only 200 cars,
 WsEts Use of Cars.
 That was the IT 5nir1l-:-.1 on which we could exist but for the last month we haven't been getting them Four or five a day was all. However. the situation was not quite so desperate as we were allowed to use cars foreign
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
How Our Export
 Trade is Affected
BY GERMANY'S UNRESTRICTED
 sURsEA WARFARE
BIG FALLING OFF
Only s,ooo,ooo Bushels of Grain Ship ped Feb. to 14.-2s, ,ooo, ,ooo Bushels in January. 5s,ooo,ooo Throughout December.

New York, Feb. 22-The effect on the export trade from Boston, Phidel- phia. Baltimore and New York of Ger many's proclamation of unrestricted submarine warfare is revealed in fig ureS made public here today by the American Railway association on be- half of its service commission which is cooperating with the Interstate Com merce commission in efforts to relieve the car shortage situation.
 Statistics Given Government
 The statistics which are to be plac- ed before the government for it's in formation show that from February 1 to 14 the grain delivered to vessels at the four ports amounted approxi- mately to only 8,000000 bushels. This compared with 29.999,s99 bushels throughout January and 5S,000,o0O throughout December. The deliver ies have been regulated, the associa- tion says. to correspond as far as pos Si ible to the reduction of cargo space caused by the U-boat campaign.
 The statistics show further that per mits were issued between February 1 and 14 for transportation of 100000 space promised. This compared with 25, ,000,00 moved on the permit basis throughout January and 45,500, 900 thoughout December.
 Stored at Terminals. / Stored at the terminals in the four ports were 12 800, 900 bushels during the first heIf-month of U-boat activ- ity, as compared with accumulation of 16.500,00 in January and 47, 400, 900 in December.
 A decrease in carload movements of all other export freight in about the same proportions is alson shown
 The railroads maintain they Fave succeeded in regulating the movement to the seaboard through enbargoes and the permit basis system so that the accumulation has decreased somewhat in proportion to the exportation.
 Cause of the Congestion.
 The purpose of the figures is. it is understood, tc show that the decreased number of sailings from eastern ports was responsible as well as the severe western weather. for international and congestion of shipments.
 It was claimed on behalf of the roads that the general situation re- gards food movement was brighter today than during recent weeks, owi@ 2 partly to more favorable weather, put due also to new car service rules which went into effect on Wednesday. tI was announced that virtually all the large roads in the country had signed an agreement to return cars at once direct to the orads owning them, over the shortest route. This was regarded as a most radical move and which would send strings of 'emDties" to congested districts.
 In an effort to appellate care statistics are to be made public simultaneously here and in each Monday showing what embargoes have been imposed or lifted and the accumulation of freight at sea board.
 Earlier in the day the association is-~ sued a formal statement on the car situation as related to the Chicago grain trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
MINOR DISTURBANCES BY
 STRIKERS IN PHILADELPHIA
Police Established Dead Line" Sev- eral Blocks From Franklin Refinery

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-Minor dis turbances by strikers and their symp- athizers with numerous arrests, oc- cured today in the neighborhood of the Franklin Sugar Refinery, after a large force of police established a dead line" several blocks distant from the plant. The most serious clash resulted when. a motor truck loaded with colored strikebreakers was speeding away from the refinery. Strikers attacked the truck and it's police guard. A volley of bricks was hurled by the strikers. The police retaliated with several shots, two of which wounded Roman Wachah- wiczky a striker, in the shoulder and leg The attackers were dispersed when the police leaped from the truck. The injured man was arrested and was removed to a hospital.
 More than one hundred stevedores engaged to load sugar on five vessels tied up here joined the longshore- mems strike today. A police guard was placed about the wharves.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
HUNGARIAN PREMIER
 DEFENDS GERMAN POLICY.
Declares War Was Forced on Central
 Powers by France and Russia.

London, Feb. 22, S.27 D. m.-Replying in the chamber at Budapest to attacks by a member of the Karolyi party on the German policy Of colonial expan- sion. Count Tisza, the Hungarian pre- mier, warmly defended the German policy. He declared, says a despatch from Budapest received by Reuters, that since 1871 Germany had pursued policy of peaceful economic expan- sion and reiterated that war had been forced on the central powers by France end Russia.
 We intend to wage the war" said the premier, "as long as is necessary to save our lives and secure our vital interests, but not a moment longer. All our allies are agreed on this and that peace on our enemies terms could not be durable.
 "A lasting peace can only be one which does not rouse ideas of revenge in anyone. l entertain the firm con viction that the justified weapon we are now employing Is also efficient and will bring that success which is the sole pre-condition of a quick and sat isfactory peace"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
STREET RAILWAY TRAFFIC
 DISRUPTED IN BOSTON
Main Artery Was in Danger of Col lapse of Walls of Columbia Theatre

Boston, Feb. 22-Street railway traffic was disrupted today to a de- gree never previously known in this city by the stopping of aR through trains on the Washington Street ele- vated structure the main artery of the rapid transit system. The tieup was due to the danger of collapse of the walls of the CoIumia. Theatre building, which was burned last night with loss of approximately $200,000 The walls held through the day and to- night were being shored to prevent theiT topping into the street during denioiition It was announced that normal conditions would be restored tomorrow morning
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL
 AT NEW BRITAIN
But Militia Are Guarding Factories
 and Patroliins Factory Districts.

New Britain. Conn, Feb. 22.-The militia companies called out last night to assist in preserving order in the ex- citement incident to the series of fires about the center of the city were still on duty tonight, guarding the factories and patrolling the factory districts, in cooperation with the regular police and the entire force of supernumera- ries.
 The situation tonight remained practically unchanged, it was said, so far as developing responsibility for the fires was concerned. The police have been unable to fix the blame yet, it is understood, and Robert Hurley of the state police left the city tonight after an all-day investigation which brought practically no result, it was said. There were no untoward incidents and con dttions were normal tonight
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
REACHED ON
 PORTO REGAIN CITIZENSHIP.
Measure Retains the Prohibition Ref
 erendum Provision.

Washington, Feb. 22.-House and senate conferees on the Porto Rican citizenship bill reached an agreement today accepting in the main the meas ure that passed the senate. They re- tained the qualifications for citizenship and the probition referendum pro- vision contained in the senate bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-23
FREIGHT CONGESTION AT
 BALTIMORE IS ACUTE
B. & O. to Promptly Move Flour From
 West to East.

Baltimore, Feb. 22. Congested freight conditions were still critical tonight although it is said there has been no actual suffering.
 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad an nounced that the arrangement be- tween the railroads by which flour is to be moved promptly from the west to the east was in force and the con- signments would begin to move at once.