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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Hartmansweiler Kopf in Alsace the artillery activity has been pronounced on various sectors.
 The situation in Russia continues obscure, although such reports as are coming through indicate that the Bol- shevik movement is losing ground in the face of the opposition that is be- ing imposed by the Ukrainians and the followers of General Kaledines. The Bolshevfk commissioners are de- clared to have declined to accept the negative reply of the UfHainians Rada to the Bolshevik demand that the Uk- raine cease aiding the Kaledines forces and have given the Rada an opportu- nifty to reconsider its action. As indi- eating that the Rada has finally de- clined to give heed to the dictates of the Bolshevih is a report that defi- mite alliance has been formed between kaledfneS followers and the Ukrain- ianS.
 A despatch from Petrograd says an unofficial report in circulation in the Russian capital is to the effect that the Germans have rejected the peace terms put forward by the Bolshevik dele gates Recent despatches have indi- cated that the peace pourparlers in progress at Brest Litovsk were mere ly preliminary to the peace conference which is to assemble there next Tues day and which is to be attended by the German and Austro-Hungarian foreign ministers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST
 PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA
In Buenos Aires as Result of Publiea-
 tion of Lu<burg Telegrams.

Buenos Aires, Dec. 21-As the re- suit of the publication of the telegrams sent by Count Won Luxburg, the for mer German minister, to the Berlin foreign office, it again has been neces- sary to call out mounted patrols to disperse crowds of people who de- manded a rupture of relations with Germany.
 The mob, which was shouting Long live the republic!" and Death to President Irigoyeni" was dispersed af- ter a fight with the mounted police in the Cale Florida
 Heavy guards again have been placed over the property owned by Germans in the city and mounted men also are guarding the office of the La Union, for which Count Von Luxburg obtained a subsidy.
 In political circles certainty is eU- pressed that congress will demand ex- plantations from the government re- garding the state of affairs as exposed by the Won Luxburg telegrams. The general belief is that the publication of the documents win lead to new de- mands for the severance of relations with Germany, congress having all ready refused to sanction the budget for continuing the Ar genuine legation in Berlin, which was insisted on by the organs of President Irigoyen.
 Street comment indicates that the public is not satisfied with the gov ernment's statement which accompa- nied the publication of the Won Lux burg telegrams.a
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
ORGANIZATION cONSPIRED
 TO TRICK MINISTERS
So Tribute Could Be Exacted From
 Houses in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-How an organ ization formed to profit from gambling conspifed to trick ministers in pulling it's chestnuts out of the fire, was told today by Tom Costello, under cross examination in the trial of Former Chief of Police Healey and others charged with exacting money from vi cious characters on the West and South sides of the city.
 Costello said the West Side Bus1- ness Mems association was formed to control gambling and to exact profits from high rents to persons who were conducting their business outside the law. The association held frequent meetings and adopted solemn resolu- tions of protest against gambling houses which did not meet their ap- prova1, the purposes being. he said, to close rival houses or force them to rent buildings from the club members.
 On one occasion a minister was i'm ported who made an address in a downtown theatre attacking the house the association was after. The ex- penses were paid, Costello declared, by Mike the Pike" Heitber, a promin- ent member of the club.
 This was not known to the speak CT, however, he said. Members of the club passed the collection box and took up a considerable sum in support of the cause, 1t was testified. The Ministers Association attended in a body and approved tAe work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

quiry, MT: Hurley admitted that there have been delays but declared that the Emergency Fleet Corporation for the first time gives the chairman of the board proper authority, and fixes re- sponsfbilty where it belongs. The dual organization of the board and the corp Oration, he said, has been done away with and the present general manag- CT of the corporation answers directly to the chairman.
 Needs No Additional Legislation.
 "The present organization" Mir Hurley said, "is the only way that ships can be built. We do not need additional legislation. If the head of the institution does not build ships it is because of his inefficiency and not because of faults of the organization
 From MT. Hurley and from John A. Donald, who has been a member of the board since it's creation. the committee the board and fleet corporation, start ing with the row at the outset be- tween William Denman, first chair man of the board. and Major General fleet corporation.
 Cause of Delay.
 Besides organization faults, factors which have contributed to the delay in ship construction were gven by MT. Hurley as the nawy's utilization of shipbuilding facilities. labor troubles, lack of housing for workers the ne- cessity of building new shpyards and changes in specifications of ships.
 MT. Donald described the fleet corp oration's reorganization which stripped Rear Admiral Capps, General GoethaTs successor of authority and led to his resignation The recent resignation of Rear Admiral Harris. who succeeded Admiral Capps and Quit after about weeks service, -Wasy due, MT. Donald said, to the naval officer taking meas ures without consulting the board. Charles Piez. of Philadelphia, whose office as vice president in charge of production was combined with that of general manager. The trouble be- tween Denman and Goethals, MT. Don aid said, appeared to be difference in temperament and the question as to who was in supreme charge of the building programme. The controversy, he said delayed the shipbuilding pro- gramme and permitted more than a dozen ships to get away from the United States which might have been order had been issued earlire.
 New Board Went Right to Work. 2 The new board connandeered construction a week after it came into power. but the weeks delay cost the United States several ships. Asked why the order was held up MT. Donald said General Goethals was ready to delegated by President Wilson, .but it was postponed at the instance of MT. Denman-
 The committee appeared inclined to criticize the change in specifications of wooden ships. The change it develop ship by about 700 tons, but will make the vessel more seaworthy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
ANOTHER ENEMY ALIEN
 ARRESTED IN NEW YOKR
Charles lIg is Charged With lmpliea-
 ton in Incendiary Bomb Plots.

New York, Dec. 21---AnotF1er enemy alien alleged to have been implicated in incendiary bomb plots to destroy sugar and munitions steamships and start water front fires, was arrested by federal agents here today. The prisoner described himself as Charles Ilg, 52 years old, and said his home was in Richmond Hill. He Is be- lieved to have been an associate of Franz Won Rintelen, one of the most notorious German agents in the Unit ed States who was reindicted today for placing an incendiary bomb on a British steamship.
 According to the federal authorities, Ilg was an agent of Karl Schimmel, a lawyer who was convicted of fraud and practicing law illegally in this city, now reported to be either in Ger many or Mexico. It is alleged that in 1915 Ilg advertised in Brooklyn papers offering German reservists work and after careful investigation as to their devotion to Germany sent them to the office of Schimne1. where they were supplied with bombs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

The Italians on the northern line in Italy between the Brenta and Piave Rivers have ceased, for the time be- ing at least. their defensive warfare against the attacks of the Austro-Ger- mans and assumed the offensive with signal successes on several sectors.
 Attacking the positions which the enemy earlier in the week captured near Monte Asolone, General Diaz's troops have regained a considerable portion of the terrain and held it, not w1thstanding the terrific artillery fire that was turned upon them
 The German war office, in endeav- bring to belittle the success of the of fensive, which it asserts was repulsed, shows that the effort of the Italians was a determined one. the troops to the west of Monte Asolone delivering seven attacks against the enemy front. Admission is made in the German communication that the Italians also have taken the initiative in the fight ing on Monte Pertica and Monte So- iaroio. but it is declared that their at tacks on these sectors, as on Monte Asolone. were without success.
 Comparative Quietude still prevails on the British front in France and Belgium and along the French line running from the region of St Quen- tin to the Swiss border. except for bomhardments and minor infantry op- eranons- From the Verdun region to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
EVERYTHING BUT OvERcoATS
 READY FOR THE ARMY
Major General Sharpe So Informs the,
 Senate Military Committee.

Washington. Dec. 21. = Clothing, shoes and food supplies for the Amer ican army were investigated today by the senate military committee, turn ing it's general inquiry into war prep aration to the quartermasters generals department. It was developed that millions of dollars were spent just be- fore the United States entered the war to provide for the great army since raised. t.,-t5
 Major General Sharpe, ouartermas- ter-general, now a member of the new war council and soon to turn his of-. fee over to Major General Goethals, was before the committee all day and confidential questions behind closed doors. He was closely examined, es- pecially regarding the admitted short age of overcoats, which he said was due principally to late deliveries of large orders.
 CT winter garments. of which, he stated. complete stocks would be in camp by December 31, the general de- clared there is no clothing shortage
 Shoes, also. General Sharpe said, have been provided in ample quantities man of the national army has proved to be so much larger physically than the regulars and guardsmen with whom the department has had to deal in the past that many of the shoes and overcoats as well have phoyed useless. Manufacture of the smaller sizes has been stopped but the situa- tion resulted in some hardships for the drafted soldiers before it could be cor rected
 Of food, General Sharpe stated and the committeeman assented. it has been ample and of fine quality No complaints regarding food he said had been received.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

Washington, Dec. 21-J. Ogden Ar mour was named at the federal trade commissions meat investigation today as the packer who aided F. H. Prince of Boston obtain control of the Chi cago Junction railways and Union stock Yards company and turn it over to the Chicago Stock Yards company, organized and controlled by them selves.
 Records were introduced in evidence to show that after the reorganization the stock yards company, without as sets or business other than controlling the older corporation, was able to ''cut a melon" of more than 5000 900 out of the Junction railways surplus and 60 declare quarterly dividends of 1-2 per cent. on their $S,00O,00O capitaliza- ton after the small investors in June ton Railways had been given their guaranteed per cent. per annum.
 Testimony of w. M. Walden former treasurer of the stock yards company and Frederick W. CrolI, treasurer of Armour & company, established Mr Armours connection with the deal Efforts to prove that other big packers were interested in the company met With little success. Non commftta replies were given by the witnesses to questions as to what was meant by the packers" and 'the other Chicago people, in correspondence concerning the organization of the Chicago Stock Yards company.
 
 will pursue the matter further in other sessions of the inquiry and also will seek to develop the extent of the pack CTS control of the marketing of cattle and the distribution of meat products.
 Testimony by Treasurer CroIL'
 Some idea of the ramifications of the inquiry was given today in brief questions concerning ownership of the yards at Kansas City and St. Paul. Croh testified that. neither J. Armour Ogden nor Armour. & company. of which J. ogden Armour owns 70 per cent.,t had any interest in the Kansas
 -'Did any of the big packers have a plant at St.. Paul before Armour &. company began building their plant there?" asked Heney.
 Yes, Swift & company" replied CroIl.
 Did Armour. 6. company receive a bonus for going there?"
 "A citizens committee agreed to do something, but I do not know what they have done nor, what the total amount was to be-"
 Was it as much as $500,0OO?"
 T cannot say" t'i
 'Was it more than $100 COOP"
 '1 venture to say it was" Do you know if, after this agree ment was made with the St. Paul citi- zenS' committee, any agreement was made with Swift & company to secure part ownership of the St. Paul yards D 'T do not"
 'ewas any agreement made for part control of the Drovers' bank?" T do not know. The entire matter was handled by George B. Robbins, vice president of Armour & company
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
TURKEYS AND cRANBERRfES
 FAIL TO REACH FRANCE
Our Forces There Will Have to Forego the Expected Christmas Dinner.

With the American Army in France. Thursday, Dec. 20.-(By The Associ- ated Press.)-The great bulk of the expeditionary force will not get it's ex- pected Christmas dinner. A subma- rine attack forced the ship which was carrying cranberries to turn back and through some unknown circumstances two ships which were carrying the supply of turkey left the United States so late that it was impossible for them to arrive in France in time. The turkeys Which already have arrived in the army zone were left over from Thanksgiving as was the mincemeat which has been received. This sup ply, however, will go an extremely short way.
 The quartermaster'S corps is now busy trying to secure a substitute for the anticipated Christmas provender on this side of the Atlantic, but the army is disappointed, for turkey at Christmas has been looked forward to by virtually every member of the com- mand.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
CLAIMS MILK BUSINESS
 IS CONDUCTED AT A LOSS
Charles Morris.zPreesdert~7o Che
 New Haven Dairy Company.

Boston, Dec 21-Figures showing that the milk business is conducted at loss during large part of the year were presented in testimony given to- day before the federal regional milk commission by Charles G. Morris of New Haven, Conn, president and gem eral manager of the New Haven Dairy company.
 Thomas Holt president of the Con necticut Dairymen's Association, an- other witness, asserted that those who had insisted during the year that un- profitable cows kept by some farmers had made the dairy business a losing venture had not taken account of all the facts. Many farmers, he said, had tried high grade cows and while they had met with success for time, something usually happened to give them a setback.
 The big reason why farming was un- profitable, MT. Holt said, was the high cost of various necessities. Corn meal which formerly was SIP a. ton now was $50. to $90 a ton, while bran, which he, could buy some time ago for S11 8 carload was now $87.
 The hearing was adjourned tonight to next Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
BIG CONTRASTING PLANT
 UNEARTHED IN NEW YORK. Six Men ArresteLMore Than $f5o,eoo in. New Ten Dollar Notes Seized.

New York. Dec. 21.-what was said to be the largest counterfeiting plant ever uneorthed in this city was raided tonight by United States secret service agents, who arrested six men and seized more than $15o, 900 in spurious new ten dollar notes of the federal reserve bank issue. Under Chief VIII liam J. Flynn, the secret service men had been on the trail of the alleged months.
 The plant, which was fn West Broadway, in lower New York. had been working night and day for tt.e last week, Chief Flynn said. The counterfefters planned. according to federal agents, to float $1,000, 900 of the spunous notes through confederates operating throughout the United States to whom the notes were to be sold at $o each None of the product of the plant had been put in circulation, a1- rhough packets of counterfeit bflls had been mailed to various cities. These were seized in postofices.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
CHARGED
 WITH sEDrTloUs ACTS.
Rev. Clarence H. Waldron of Brattie.
 boro Has Been Indicted.

Bratt1eboro, Vt, Dec. 21-Rev. Clar- ence H. Waldron was arrested today, charged with sed1tious acts, under an indictment returned against him yes-. terday by the federal grand jury He was released on $1.0OO bail He is alleged to have advised young men not to enlist or take part in war activi- ties.
 Recently he resigned from the pas torate of the Baptist church in Wind sor after he had tried, it is said, to dissuade his congregation from sing ing The Star Spangled Banner Sev- eral hundred residents of the town resented this attitude and compelled him to sing the anthem while holding ajoft the American nag. -s<
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
DISLoYAL REMARKS LED @.e TO, SHOOTING AT WALDEN, Mo. Marshal Was Shot Dead by the Of-
 fender, Who Was Later Fatally
 Wounded.

Maiden, Mo, Dec 21.-Marshal R. g. St. Clair of this city is dead and his slayer, L. H. Wissman, of Havana.
 H., is said to be dying as the result of a demonstration which followed al-
 leged disloyal remarks by Wissman here today.
 According to several witnesses, Wiss-
 man, when appealed to by Red Cross
 workers, made remarks derogatory to the Government. The city marshal set out to arrest the man, overriding him
 at the outskirts of the town Wissman
 resisted arrest and, according to per sons who were present in the scufse
 that followed. fatally shot St. Clair 1. -Wissmat then fled into New Madrid county. Posses were formed and late today. Wiesman was captured and brought here.
 : A large crowd gathered and threat ened to storm the jail and take the
 prisoner. While the sheriff and his deputies held them off some one in Eha-croWd fired a shot through the jaif
 window, fatally wounding Wissman,
 according to Coroner D. F. Harrison.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
DOCTORS NOT ATTEMPTING
 TO CURE DRUG ADDIcTs
Declaration by Counsel at lnvestiqa-
 tioa Being Made in New York.

New York. Dec. 21-Decfarations by Joseph A. Warren, counsel for the New York State department of health that there was "a tremendous increasen in the number of drug addfcts re- ported by doctors and that it was ap- parent many yof these doctors "are not attempting to cure these addicts but are merely supplying them with drugs" were the outstanding features of today's session of the joint legisla- tive committee investigating the drug traffic
 MT. Warren suggested that only specially licensed physicians should be permitted to prescribe narcotic drugs-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22

MT. Heney did not question Cron
 further on the subject. From other
 witnesses an effort will be made to
 ascertain whether Armour and Swift entered into any understanding about
 the meat packing industry at St. Paul
 In organizing the Chicago Stock
 Yards company J. Ogden Armour be-
 came the poSsessOr of 15, ,52O shares,
 according to testimony, but like all
 the other shareholders, his identity was concealed through the use of share
 warrants, payable to bearer. Crou
 said Armour now had turned in his
 stock to Armour & company in order
 that the eight other stockholders of
 that concern, all of them members of
 the Armour family, might benefit
 Ownership of the stock, however, is
 Jumped with other assets.
 Details of the methods used by Ar
 mour and Prince in obtaining posses i sion of the Junction Railways company,
 a necessary preliminary to the forma- tion of the new concern, were brought
 out in letters obtained by. the commis- sion's Investigators.
 Letter Telling of Scheme. In letter to Armour, Prince wrote: '1 propose to have the guarantee stock listed on the stock exchanges and the present stock will be stricken from the list. We shall do our best then to depreciate the value of the outstanding stock so as to get the small holders to come in. Then during the next two or three months our of | flee will busy itself with getting the i outstanding stock in, which in time We should get down to a minimum. As soon as we have all the stock in, and 1 it seems advisable, we can declare the surplus by a dividend on the old | stock
 Armour and Prince. according to the tletters, put up the $1. .G0o, ,000 which ap- 1 peared in the records as having been paid by Frank R. Pegram, boOlzkeeper land cashier for Prince. Armour's share was $194, ,00o, which entitled him to 19.4 per cent of the new stock he and | Prince having divided the obligation on pro rata basis of their ownership 1 of Junction stock. Later, however, the l money was loaned back to them. Wad- l den insisted that he obtained ample | security for all loans made while he l was treasurer. l Since the organization, it was shown, l the Chicago Stock Yards company, | controlling the properties belonging to the Chicago Junction railways and Union Stock Yards company, has made l enough money to pay the Junction 1 stockholders their g per cent. and the 1 stockholders in the new concern 10 per ! cent Distribution of Chicago Stock Yards dividends has been effected by | having clerks and bookkeepers entered ! on the records as drawing quarterly checks of $17,5Oo, SIS, TOO and $25, ,O00
 cash. These were endorsed in blank and deposited in Boston banks to go to Eholders of share warrants. Four times ! a year a check for approximately $5S,- 1 900 was drawn r'pay to the order of 1 New York check" which. according to the correspondence, Crou received for l Armour.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
MAYOR MITCHELL SUED FOR. DAMAGES OF s4ooooo
For Alleged LibeIous Statements Print
 ed in New York Newspapers

New York, Dec. 21-Damaees ae. gregating s400.000s were demanded of Mayor John P. Mitchell in a sniff for libel filed again him today by Wm. Bullock, director of tbs Bureau of C1ty inquiry, an organization whose avowed purpose is to watch over the expenditure of public money and the conduct of municipal affairs.
 The alleged Hbelous statements which the complaint says were forty m number and on which each $10,- 900 were asked. were printed in New York newspapers during the recent mayora1ity campaign as answers by Mayor Mitchell to statements made by Bullock in criticism of the policies of the munidon administrator.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
4oyooo TONS OF CORN
 AND OATS FOR FINLAND
Food Administration Permits Shipment
 by Way of Sweden.

- Washington Dec. z1-Pernission for the shipment of about 10000 tons of corn and oats to Finland by way of Sweden has been granted by the food administration and the War Trade Board upon evidence that thousands of the Finnish people are starving.
 An agent of the War Trade Board will be sent into Finland from Sweden to investigate conditions and make cer- tain that Germany will not benefit by the American shipments.
 Dr. Kaarle Ignatius, special commits Eio0er of Finland. has already arrang- ed for transportation. which will re- Qutre about ten ships. He will get the oats and corn as rapidly as the car goes can be loaded.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-22
SUGAR IN NEW YORK,
 BOSTON AND PHlLADEIpHIA
Those Cities Received 14,e15 Tons Dur.
 ing Week of December 20.

New York, Dec. 21.-For the week ending December 20 the cities of New York, Boston and Philadelphia received 2,5S0 tons of Cuban sugar from last years crop and 2,535 tons from other countries. according to figures compiled by sugar experts in this city today Rehneries in the three cities melted I2.0O0 tons of the product and were es- timated to have had total stock on hand of 7,433 tons.
 It was announced also that no part of the Louisiana sugar crop, had vel been received here. although one-half of the plantations had finished grind- ing.