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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

There has been increased artillery firing in the Ypres sector, in Belgium Both London and Berlin comment in their communications on the activity on the heavy guns in that vicinity. Aside from several small raids and outpost engagements there has been little except artillery fighting on the Arras battlefield.
 The inactivity in infantry fight ing on this portion of the front during the past several weeks is shown by the report of British captures during In April the British took more than mans and only one large German gun. 19,000 prisoners and 257 large guns and howftzers.
 On the other battle fronts there have been no changes. Austrian attacks on Vodice on the Julian front north of Gorizia were repulsed by the Italians and Vienna. reports the failure of Italian attempts in the same region
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Continuing his isolated attacks agzznst the French lines, the German crown prince on Friday threw his troops north of Moulin de Laffaux, where the battle front bends north east of So4ssons and against the bat tie scared positions on Hill 304, on the Terdun front.
 hold positions won on Mont Haut in Champagne, the crown prince had better success in his effort to break the French line near Molin de Laf- faux
 The C srmans gained a foothold in some advanced trenches and while counter attacks by the French troops forced them to retire from most of the clements taken they still main tain tenure of a portion of them. French artillery fire sufhced to check the German efforts against Hill BOA, the Germans suffering heavy losses.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

forth the relations of Kronstadt with Petrograd and the remainder of Rus sia will be only through intermediary of the Petrograd branch of the dele gates. The local workmen's and sol diers council at Kronstadt announces that it has taken in its hands the eff fect1ve power of Kronstadt, that it does not recognize the provisional government and that it has removed all the governments representatives.
 The minister of justice has notified his collea gues of this development and on their instruction has comm unicat- ed with the Kronstadt council through the Petrograd council with a view to inducing the Kronstadt council to re- yoke it's order.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
ITALY NEEDS 1000, GOO
 TONS OF COAL MONTHLY
Statement by Francesca SeVerio Nit
 Ii of the Italian War Commission.

Washington, June 1.-Italy needs a million tons of American coal month ly to continue her essential munitions manufacture, according to a state ment today bN Francesca Severio Nit ti of the Italian war mission.
 MT. Nitti received A. Joseph Di Sil- vestro, grand master of the Order of the Sons of Italy of America for the state of Pennsylvania, and Eugene V. Allesandroni, solicitor of the order, and told them the great effort of Ita1- ians in this country should be to make it possible to- have coal, imperatively needed, sent to Italy. He also urged that all of Italian descent in thid country who have not registered for military service at the Italian con sulates, register for the American ar mics
 The visitors told Mir Nutti of na- tion-wide plans of their order for the raising of a big fund for Italian wid- owS and orphans. The Pennsylvania branch also will present the Prince of Udine with l50,000 from that state.
 Tomorrow the prince and other members of the mission will be off cially received by the house of rep resentatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING
 TO OBSTRUcT CONsCRIPTION
Four Men and One Woman Arrested at Madison Square Garden, New York.

New York, June 1-Under guard 0f a squad of soldiers. four men and ono woman, arrested last night by t1e r1- lice at Madison Square Garden. charged with attempting -o oarr-f1cr conscription, were taken before a United States commissioner here today and held in high bail for examination tomorrow.
 The prisoners had been held orig inally in $500 ball in a city ma-.H- trate's court on charges Of disrr. rafr- anti -conscription literature and al-e- ing young men 10 refuse to rH-iEter for the draft next Tuesday. but r1rv became federal prisoners when they were released from this coumitmen- on writs of habeas corpus tn tne g1- preme court on the request of the local district attorney. The wrIts were o6- tained by their counse, on the ground that they were constitutiouaIly held fu the magistrates court.
 Arraigned on a federal complaint charging them with being concerned i1 a conspiracy to circulate pampnlesg advising people not 70 register. aI pleaded not guilty. The bail of the men was increased to S5.OgG and uf the woman to s15O0. The prisoners are Mrs. Jennie Diemer, Louis Era- mer, Louis Sternberg. Joseph Walker and Morris Becker.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
TWO MORE ANTI-DRAFT
 ARRESTS IN KANSAS CITY
Another Alleged Member of the Or
 ganization Surrendered.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 1.-Two more arrests were made today and one man gave himself up in connec- ton with the governments investiga- tion of alleged anti transcription plots in Missouri and Kansas, increasing the number in custody to fifteen.
 w. E. BrOWder was arrested and held in default of S5,0Oo bond. Henry I. Doile was arrested here in the print shop in which it is charged he print ed circulars used by the organization known as the Federation for Demo- cratic Control, the status of which is being inquired into by federal off, cers- P. J. AIcCann, alleged member of the organization, walked into the federal building and surrendered.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
STORY OF COLLISION
 ENEMY SUBMARINES
German U-Boat, While Subneraed,
 Rammed British SubmersibIe.

Amsterdam, June 1, via London, s3O p. m.-A submarine collision of a Brit ish submarine and a German U-boat is reported by the Rheinische West falische Zeitung of Essen. which de- scribes the incident as unprecedented. The paper states that the collision took place fin the .channeP' on April 19 and declares that a German IT. boat, while submerged, rammed a British subrna- rine; that the British boat emerged. bringing up the German submarine ly- ing across the bow of the British yes sel. The German vessel slid off into the water and both vessels started their engines. When separated by about 50 yards, both dived. The com mapder of the German boat did not see the British submarine again
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
PRESIDENT WILSON IS
 TO PROTECT FARMERs
He Has So Informed Wheat oroHs-s
 of the Northwest.

of the Northwest.
 Washington. June 1.-SpriuE wheat growers of the northwest were aserf-nf by President Wilson in a personal lr- terview that the govsrnment Intends to protect farmers in marketing their crops and that prices will be Euarslr- teed high enough 10 stimulate prldlr- tion. The farmers repreaeHtattr veg were told that the gOverumeut hopes permanent marketing reforms may grow out of wartime measures.
 It is not the present Intention Co fE minimum prices. the president asIf. as the government believes production prices will remain high without Dl-- ting this measure Into effect
 The callers told the president chat farmers are anxious that grain uarses reforms may come from the experian- -s gained by the food administration. Sentiment among farmer B ssronr. they said. for federal operation cE grain exchanges and federal ownership 1 and operation Of grain elevarorT and other storage facilities used iu inter- state trade.
 The services of the country's eunra gists in the elm ination of fp0d uasra was offered to Herbert C. Hoover tr- day by the National Amerfcau Woman Suffrage association. which rae 1r- ganized a suffrage thrift league with Mrs. Walter McNab Walter al l-s head.
 A food research commission Wtr He named by Mir. Hoover as soon az The administration is established. Tf wf by composed Of many of The country food experts and will study die- and other related subjects.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
CONNECTICUT BRANCH OF
 COUNCIL NATIONAL DEFENSE
Formed by Representation of Vari-
 ous Women's Organizations.

Hartford, Conn, June 1-Represen- tatives of various women's organiza- tions in the state met here today and formed The Connecticut Branch of the Women's Committee of the Coun- cil of ationaI Defense. The follow ing officers were chosen:
 Chairman, Miss Caroline Ruutz- Rees, Greenwich: secretary, Mrs. Err nest Thompson Seton, Greenwich; treasurer, Mrs. H. A. Bumstead, New Haven; vice chairman, Mrs. J. L. Buel, Litchfield; Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn, Hartford; Mrs. E. D. Scott, Green wich; Mrs. W. w. Hayward, Hart ford
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE OF
 COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
Delegates From Eastern and South
 ern States Met at Washington.

Washington, June 1-Delegates from eastern and southern states met here today with the women's committee of the Council of National Defense to take up plans for co-ordinating the efforts of women's organizations to- ward successful prosecution of the war. Conferences for other groups of states will be held with the next few weeks.
 Delegates here today were for the most part chairrnen of state divis- ions of the woman's committee. They pledged themselves to support the new food administration to take up the children in war time, to assist in pro- viding recreational facilities for sol diers in concentration camps.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
FAMOUS DANBURY MATTERS
 CASE IN COURT AGAIN
Court Asked to Order Sale of Proper
 ties of Defendants.

New Haven. Conn. June 1.-Counsel for r. IL. Loewe and Company of Danbury. bave ntive in the federal court today that they would appear before the court on June and form ally ask for a settlement of the inter locutory award of $225,000 damages in the famous Danbury matters case. They will ask for a court order directing the sale of the various properties of the defendants attached in the case, and that the sales be by public auc- ton beginning July 16 and ending on August 9 or sooner if the amount suf- ed before that date. Special masters for each sale will be asked for
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
EXPANSION OF GOVERNMENT
 RAILROADS IN ALASKA
Arrangements Made For Purchase of
 Tansna Valley Road.

Washington, June 1.-Secretary Lane today announced that arrangements were being made for the purchase of the Panama Valley railroad, privately owned line in Alaska running from Fairbanks to Chatanika. with a branch to Cinema, This road will become a part of the government railroad sys- tenn and will be made available for mining operations to the Nenena coal fields, about 100 miles south of Fair banks.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
ELKUs IS TRAVELLING
 THOWARD SWITZERLAND
Former American Ambassador to Turkey Still Feels Effects of Typhus

Berne, Switzerland, June 1, 250 D. m.-The American embassy has re- ceived advices that Abram L Elkus, former American ambassador to Fur key, is travelling by slow stages to- ward Switzerland, as he is still feel ing the effects of his recent illness from typhus fever. He is not expect ed to arrive in Switzerland for a day ar two
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
WETHERSFIELD PRISONERS
 TO BUY LIBERTY BONDS
Sent a Letter to Treasury Department
 to Place $1,5o0.

Washington, June IA letter came to the treasury today from a prisoner in the Connecticut state penitentiary asking where and how to place a sub scription for $500 worth of liberty bonds.
 AS I am unable in my present po- sition to be of service to my country in the manner I prefer" he wrote, 'I should very much like to purchase two liberty loan bonds, one of $1,0OO and one of $500, and help out a little in that way"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
CAPTAIN CARL ANDERSON
 OF NEW LONDON MISSING
May Have Fallen Overheard from
 Lighthouse Tender John Rogers.

New London, Conn, June 1--Cap- tain Carl Anderson of the lighthouse tender John Rogers, is missing and it is thought he may have fallen over board and been drowned. The ab- sence of the captain was discovered after the tender had tied up at the local customs house wharf today. The Staten Island office has been notified and the John Rogers has been ordered out to search for him.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
TILsoN DESCRIBES WAR
 INSTRUMENTS IN HOUSE.
Among Them an Aerial Bomb Effective
 Within a Radius of 300 Feet.

Washington, June 1.-The adminds- tration bill appropriating $50, ,000. .000 for the war risk bureau and extending its powers was taken up in the house today, but little progress was made. Most of the time was taken by Repre- sentative Tilson of Connecticut, who illustrated a detailed description of war instruments by many exhibits, in cluding a new aerial bomb being put out by a private company and claimed 70 be effective within a radius of 300 feet
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
 ELECTION OF CARRANzA
Residents of San Luis Potosi Are Forming a Revolutionary Party.

Laredo, Texas, June 1IF'ollowers of the defeated candidate for governor of San Luis Potosi have refused to acknowledge the election of Carranza as president of Mexico and are form ing a revolutionary party, according to information brought here today by arrivals from central Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO
 CROSS INTO MEXICO.
Dozen Young Men Charged With
 Seeking Go Avoid Military Duty.

San Antonio, Texas, June Fed eral agents yesterday and today arrest ed moer than a dozen young men seek ing to cross into Mexican territory. The specific charge. according to Rob ,e<t Barnes, chief of the bureau of investigation, is seeking to evade mil- itary registration"
 Those under arrest. MT. Barnes said. give their residences as Boston, New York, Detroit and other points in the north and west
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
APPARENT SHORTAGE OF
 s1,o5o, $50 IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
Robert Moore, Formerly Connected With New York Brokerage Firm.

New York, June 1.-Examination of the books of W. G. Craig & company, brokers, who caused the arrest yester- day of Robert Moore, former head of their commodity department, on charges Of forgery and misappropria- ton of 65,0O0, shows an apparent shortage of s1,030, $50. according to statement made public today at the office of the district attorney.
 Several brokers with whom Moore is said to have had varied speculative accounts will be summoned to help straighten out the tangle, it was said. Expert accountants have been engaged to go over the books in detail.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
g 900, 900, 900 LOAN IS BUTASTAR1
Frank A. vanderip, President of the National City
 Bank of New York; So Asserts
'GOING TO NEED SUMS NEVER DREAMED OF

Speaking Before the Merchants Association of New York He Declared It is UnParotic to Compete With the Govern Its Agencies Its Contractors for Labor-Oto H. Kahn, American Born of German Parents Made Stirring Appeal Other Americans of German Anteee- dents to Support the Government.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Theodore Lanesbury Earle, son of Ellis Potter Earle, a millionaire mine owner, was denied custody or his three-year-old daughter by Supreme Court Justice Arthur s. ThomplIins at Nyack. The child goes to the mother Mrs HooSter Smith Earle
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
Another Split in
 Control of Russia
WoRkMEN AND SOLDIERS AS SUME CONTROL OF kRoNSTADT
PETROCRAD'S FORTRESS
Delegates Vote 21o to 40 Not to Recog- nize the Provisional Government All = Government Represe ntatives Barred From the Fortress.

Petrograd via London, June II: 55 p. m.-The fateful decision of the workmen's and soldiers delegates to assume control of Kronstadt, the great fortress which defends Petro- grad, was carried by a vote of 210 against 40, with eight of the dele gates abStaintng from voting.
 It is announced by the workmen's S and soldiers delegates that hence
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
NEW ENGLAND LIBERTY
 LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
Amounted to More Than St5,ooO.ooo
 Yesterday.

Boston. June Subscriptions to the liberty loan in New England reported today amounted to more than SIS 0od - 900. Hayden, Stone 6 company. act- ing for themselves and for clients. asked for S10 000 0OO the fourth bIofr of this size subscribed in this city
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
ANOTHER SCHEME TO
 THWART DRAFT LAW
An Endless Chain Letter Uurging Men
 Drafted Not to Report For Duty.

Washington, June Another scheme to thwart the draft law. uncovered by the government. is an endless chain letter. which urged slackers to regis ter but to fail to report for duty if drafted, appealing to the courts if ar rest fni1Az~6
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
A WAR TAX OF s2Oo ON
 EVERY ADULT ALIEN
Proposed by Representative o'shauH-
 messy of Rhode Island.

Washington, June IA war far of $20O on every adult male alien who has resided in the United States ve years or more was proposed as a means 1r raising s4OO 0OO. 900 in speech in fha house today by Representative O,Shaunnessv of Rhode Islnnd
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
Registration Plans
 Are Well in Hand
THERE WILL BE NO SERIOUS
 DISTURBANCES
30 ARRESTS YESTERDAY
There Have Been Few Conspiracies, But No Substantial Movement to Defeat the Purpose of the Law Of Conscription.

Washington, June 1.-Department of justice officials believe the situation with respect to the draft army regis tration Tuesday is well in hand, that there will be no really serious disturb ances, and that any outbursts will be sporadic and not the result of a gen. eral feeling against the law.
 It was pointed out at the depart ment tonight that more than 1O,0O0,-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
CabIed Paragraphs
Discord in China.

Annoy, June Lit is reported here that the provinces of Anlhwei, Honan and Hupeh have declared their inde- pendence. This action is said to have been taken to express disapprobation of the pro-German policy of the Kwo Min tang, the political party now as- cendant in Picking.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
 3,45o,ooo PAIRS OR SHOES
For Army and Navy Throug National
 Defense Council.

Washington, June 1.-Contracts for 3,450,0 900 pairs of shoes for the army and navy were awarded today through the national defense council. De- livery is to be completed within eight months, and the average price per pair will be S4S5. The contracts. awarded on competitive bids. were distributed among twenty firms.
 The army will get 2, 500 900 pairs of the shoes and teh navy $50. .000. The contracts represent the largest shoe purchase ever made by the govern ment. their total value reaching near ly S17000,0OO.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Supreme Court Justice Gieaerich en joined the Interborough from building a signal tower at 120th Street and Third Avenue, New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

A British bipIane with five persons on board arrived in Rome direct from London, stopping only at Paris, Turin and Pisa on the way
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
GERMANS PIERCED
 THE FRENCH LINE
German Crown Prince Gained Some Advanced Trench
 es and Retains Portion of Them
LATER FORCED TO RELINQUIsH PART OF GAIN

The German Effort Was Directed Against Hill 304 the Verdn Front, But It Was Checked by French Artillery Fn the Germans Suffering Heavy Losses-There Has Been Increased Firing in the Ypres Sector, in Belgium On the Other Battle Fronts There Have Been No Changes.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Vincent Astor, son of the late John Jacog Astor, now serving as an ensign in the naval reserve, has subscribed for $2,O0O,O00 of liberty loan bonds, it was announced.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Peter Maher, who fought Bob Fitzsimmons and other stars. was sent to Blackwelfs Island workhouse for a month on charge of intoxica- tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

William Wallace of New York, an ambulance driver in the American Ambulance corps, was mentioned in the days orders for bravery.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

H. w. BaroI, an American resident of Nice gave $25, 900 to the Ministry of Marine as prizes for officers and on merchantmen who sink
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

pr. Leo S. Rowe, of the Universit, Of Pennsyl vania, will be the Assistan Secretary of the Treasury.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

The 28- day campaign for the liberty loan in the Pittsburgh district reached the halfway point last night with S43,- 925. 400 of the allotted s50,O0O, 900 sub- Scribed
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

l An explosion at the DuPont Powder l Mills near Moosic killed Thomas | Thomas and seriously burned Thomas l Johnson and George R. Brown, work men.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

President Wilson turned over to the navy five German merchant ships etc be used as converted cruisers and eight to be used as colliers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Following long conference at the French War Office the American En- gineering Commission announced that it would go to the front in the near future.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Every courtesy was extended tt Ambassador Ellxus and his party leav ing Constantinople.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

An uidentified man was killed by a private of Illinois National Guard when he knocked down another mili- tiaman with a brick when was order ed to approach for identif1ca tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

One second Imprisonment in the county jail, Selma, Ala, was the sen tence passed on Policeman E. Black for killing Alex POsey, a negro
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

London, June 1. 8.10 D. m. - Baron Davenport has resigned as food con- tro1ler because=of Ill health.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

The Boston and Albany railroad has announced a discontinuance of 28 daily and 2S Sunday trains in it's schedule effective June 24
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Premier Borden called upon Sir Will frid Laurier, the opposition leader of Canadian parliament, and asked his assistance in forming a coalition min istry.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Condensed Telegrams

Ada Rehan, actress, who died Jan 9, 1916, left an estate valued at $222,. 5SO.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

$4. .ooo, 900 More From New England,
 Boston. June 1.-Subscriptions of nearly s4.0oO.0oo for the liberty loan were announced at the New England headquarters here today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

One hundred soldiers were killed and approximately two hundred wounded in an engagement May 29 between rebels and soldiers of the Mexican. government at Cardenas.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

David E. Park, one of the most prominent steel manufa cturers in the United States, is dead at his home ir Pittsburgh.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Travellers in New York brought word of the rescue of two Americans in the crew of the Nor Wegian bark Dione, sunk May 2 by Sunfire from a German submarine.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
AM ERIcAN SCHOONER RAYo
 STRANDED ON AYES ISLANDS
Of the Venezuelan Coast - Captain | Has Gone Ashore For Assistance.

Wil1emstad, Chicago, June 1.-The American schooner Rayo has been stranded on the Ayes Islands. off the Venezuelan coast.
 Captain Barber of the schooner has made his way to Bouaire, an island to the west of the Ayes. to procure as- sistance for the crew.
 The Rayo is 65 ton schooner. own- ed in San Juan. Porto Rico.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02
IT IS THE RESULTS THAT COUNT

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Matthias A. Smith, private in Com pany H, Third Regiment, New York Infantry, was killed when struck by a train on the West Shore while doing guard duty near Rochester.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

An immediate census of all intern ed enemy aliens in the United States was ordered by President Wilson.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Emma E. House, wife of Magistrate Frederick B. House, left an estate val ued at $S2, 1928.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

Members of the Pilgrims of the United States honored the memory of Joseph Hodges Choate in Trinity church with memorial service
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-02

A call to citizens of Polish extrac- tion to make the registrative effective was printed in Polish newspa pers throughout the country. Virtually every Polish organization in the coun- try is enlisted in the movement