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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
TRIPLE SHOOTING IN
 WEST SPRINGFIELD
Two of the Victims Dead-The Third
 in a Critical Condition.

Springfield. Mass, Oct 11.-Clement Martini of Union street, West Spring field and his daughter, Mrs. Della Garnalla Martini, the wife of Clement Martini, is in a critical condition in a hospital here as the result of a shoot ing in the Martini home early today. The West Springfield police have sent call to police departments through out the state to watch for Fred Gal !ari, whom they believe to have done the shooting. Gallaranis wife Anne lia, who is a distant relative of Gle ment Martini. is missing and the po- lice believe Gallarani has carried her away. Mrs. Amelia Gallarani had not lived with her husband for several years but had made her home with the Martinis.
 The story of the affair as learned by the police is that Gallarani went to the Martini home about o'clock this morning, forced an entrance and shot Martini, his wife and daughter Martini died instantly and his daugh- ter died an hour later in local nos pital. The police say that about three months ago Gallarani came to the Martini home and forcibly took his wife away in an automobile. keeping her several days. She escaped and re- turned to the Martinis. An automo- bile was heard in the vicinity at the time of the shooting, so the police be- it Mrs. Gallarani away.
 The West Springfield police have had a warrant for Gallarani since April for assault and robbery. He is 26 years old. Mrs. Garnella Martini said in the hospital. this morning that two men were concerned in the shoot ing. She did not recognize the second
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
La Toilette Scores
 Press Reports
GIVES TRANSCRIPT OF SPEECH
 TO SENATE COMMITTEE
HEARINGS TO BE HELD
Senator Asserts That His Remarks About the Lusitania Were Extemp- oraneous, in Answer to Questions From the Audience.

Washington, Oct. 11-Senator La Toilette today presented to the sen ute committee Investigating his St. Paul speech his transcript Of the ad dress, accompanied by letter de- rouncing press reports as grossly false.
 The committee also received other transcripts of the speech from the which made the first request for Sen ator La FolIettes expulsion.
 The committee considered the speeches and will meet again tomor- TOW to determine whether hearing will be held.
 La Toilette Denies Reports.
 In his letter to the committee to- day Senator La Toilette denied re- poIts that he said his country had no grievance for war and asked for an opportunity to examine witnesses be- fore the committee and to present his own testimony regarding any state ments of fact questioned.
 Transcripts Do Not Differ.
 Chairman Pomerene said there was substantially no difference between the transcripts of the speech as sub mitted by Senator La Toilette and those of the Minnesota commission. This virtually concludes rhe first phase of the investigation and leaves the accuracy of statements of fact to the future field of inquiry.
 Spoke ExtemporaneousIy.
 Senator La Follette's letter said he spoke eXtemporaneously because di- gressions and questions from the au- dience caused him to abandon his notes.
 There were two interruptions from the audience" said La Toilette, mot shown in the official transcript. One is the question How about the Lus- itania? Of course. All that I said upon that subject was said because of this interruption"
 ' The Lusitania statement was that Former Secretary Bryan knew the ntisftanfH ffHd -hIff1fon rounds of ammunition aboard and urged Pres ident Wilson to prevent the vessel from sailing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12

Philadelphia Oct 11-Mayor Thorn as B. Smith was today held in s10,0O0 bail by Judge Brown in the municipal court to await the action of the grand jury on six charges growing out of the murder by imported gunmen of a policeman in the fifth ward here on primary election day. The gunmen are alleged to have been brought here to intimidate voters and workers op- posed to the faction favored by Mayer Smith and his political associates.
 The charges against the mayor in ciude misbehavior in office; contempt of court in refusing to produce cer- tain documentary evidence, violation of the Shern election law forbidding participation in politics by city em- ployes. conspiracy to commit assault and battery, conspiracy to commit ag- gravated assault. and battery and con- spiracy to commit murder. .
 Three other principal defendants, Isaac Deutsch, common councillor and defeated candidate for the nomination to select council; William E. Finley, mencantile appraiser and executive director of the republican city com nittee, and David Bennett, a police lieutenant in the fifth ward, were also held under $10,000 bail each cn the four last named charges and five po- licemen under Bennett, co-defendants, were each held in 5000 bail.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12

Comparatively little fighting activ- ity is in progress on any of the bat tie fronts. except in the nature of reciprocal bonn mbardments. In Elan ders Thursday both the British and French troops kept their trenches, neither essaying attacks nor being forced to sustain counter -offensives against the new positions they hold as a result of the drive Tuesday
 The big guns on both sides, how ever, were shelling opposing positions S vigorously, those of the allies in work of destruction and those of the Ger mans in the nature of disturbers of the peace of the allies Tn their new trenches.
 Added rain over this region has ac- centuated the swampy condition of ground and it probably will be sev- eral days before the British and the French again jointly unleash, their men for another raid against the Teu- tons.
 "Wednesday night the French re- pulsed heavy counter-attack east of Draefbank. The Germans during this time let the British severely alone with their infantry. but hurled massas O. shells into their line west of Pasch- endale.
 Along the southern front in France the Germans again have met with de- feat in attempts to capture rench po-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
AGREEMENT REACHED FOR
 AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION.
It Has the Legal Approval of Attorney
 General Gregory.

Washington, Oct. Illegal approval has been given the agreement between the aircraft production board and the airplane manufacturers association, clearing away a possible serious ob- stacle to the governments $640,000,000 aircraft program. Attorney General Gregory has held, it was learned to- day, that the patent pooling plan to prevent patent litigation does not vio- late the Sherman antitrust law.
 The effect of the opinion is to ratify all the work done by the aircraft pro duction board and the advisory com mittee for aeronautics and insure the employment of the entire airplane pro ducing capacity of the country on the big job.
 Provision is made for royalty pay ments at $200 a machine, a reduction to about one-fifth of the sum asked by patent holders before the plan was worked out. Cost to the United States government is reduced one-half by the arrangement.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12

sitions on the east bank of the Mouse in the Verdun sector. The attacks, however, were not made in strong force, being more in the nature of trench raiding operations. II The prospects of a return to heavy fighting in Rumania with the Russians the aggressors seem good. On the Rumanian plain and near Braila the Russians have heavily bombarded the
 Teutonic allied position, while the Germans in reprisal shelled the inn portant Danubian town of Galatz, their shells causing several fires. On the northern sector of the eastern front near Riga, the Germans, follow ing a heavy bombardment, pushed back the Russians in the vicinity of the Pskoff high road
 Daily the artillery duels in Macedo- mia, with the entente forces exerting the greater power. are augmenting, especially in the direction of Doiran and north of Monastir. and it is prob able that at no late date the predicted allied offensive in this region will be- gin.
 There have been no new develop ments concerning the attempted mu- tiny on German warships at Will heimshaven. Emperor William during the political turmoil that had been created by the revelations of disaf- lection in the navy is visiting King Ferdinand of Bulgarias in4 Sofia
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
DEVELOPMENT OF A ' NEW WAR MOTOR TRUCK
Reveals an Accomplishment Highly
 Pleasing to the Government.

Washington, Oct. 11-Details of the development of the governments new war morortruck, announced by the council of national defence, reveal an accomplishment that officials declare is second only to the production of the Liberty aviation motor.
 Two of the trucks have just been completed-one al Lima, Ohio, and the other at Rochester, N. Y.-and now are on their way to Washington for inspection at the war department They are of three tons capacity, al- though engineers who helped in their development say they can. carry if necessary five tons.
 The truck is of standardized con- struction and it's parts will be made in probably sixty factories through out the country. The nations best automobile engineers worked together on it's design and at it stands, the truck is declared to be the best ever produced in any country. Later the government plans to produce also standardized trucks of one and one half tons and three-quarter tons ca pacity.
 The governments first order calls for 10000 of the new trucks. Within a few months, if they are needed, the country can turn out, it was said today 5000 a month
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
CANADIAN BLACK WATCH
 RECRUITS AT NEW HAVEN
About Fifty Men of British Extraction
 Enrolled.

New Haven. Conn.,, Oct. 1.-The visit here today of the Canadian Black Watch detail. touring the state seek ing recruits for the Canadian army, wound up with a rousing meeting in Woolsey Hall, Yale University. About fifty men of British extraction, most ly Scots, enrolled as willing to serve ir the war against Germany.
 Mayor Samuel Campner presided at the night session and speeches were made by Professor Henry w. F'arnam of Yale and Lieutenant Colonel Will Hams and Colonel Dennis of the wis., iting warriors. Colonel Dennis made perhaps the biggest hit of the even ing, when he said that in the United States there was a world series on that no one knew who was going to win, but that lon the other side there was a world series on that we knew who was going to win.'
 After the meeting was out, the kilt ed fighters were seen about the streets telling little knots of men all about the sensations of going over the top" Tomorrow the Watch will go to and will be escorted to the railroad station by the local Home Guard and the Second Company, Foot Guards.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS
 IN' NEW ENGLAND
Connecticut and Rhode Island Have
 Reached 16 Per Cent. of Totals.

Boston, Oct 11--Massachusetts in vestors have thus far subscribed for less than 9 per cent of the states maximum allotment of Liberty bonds, while Connecticut and Rhode Island have each reached about 16 per cent of their totals. according to tabula- uons made at the federal reserve bank here.
 Today's total for tine entire New England district for the "A hours end ing at a. m. was $6.749.000. making the whole amount subscribed in the etirtrict thus far officially tabulated $48, ,62a, 900.
 In Hartford the women's booth opened today and received subscrip- tions of $16O.000 and the Society for Savings of Hartford, and the Hart ford-Aetna National Bank have. sub scribed for S500,OO0 each, all these be- ing too late for the official daily re- port.
 Some of the totals of New England cities included in the official tabula- tior are: Boston S16S15,O0O
 Hartford S2,e26oOO
 Springfield $1 1889. 900.
 New Bedford $1,209, 900.
 Portland, Me-. $900,000.
 New Haven sS01, 900.
 Lowell, $74O,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
CONVENTION OF VEGETABLE
 GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Profit Sharing Plan Advocated to Meet
 Labor Problem.

Springfield, Mass, Oct. 11-M. L. RuetenilS of Cleveland, Ohio, address ing the convention of the Vegetable Growers Association of America to- day on the farm labor problem, advo- cated the profit sharing plan which he has employed successfully Div idends in proportion to the profits are paid each six months to men in the employ a year or more and after two years the men are allowed to invest s200 year in the farm, which sums also receive dividends. MT. Ruetenik said that higher farm wages must be paid to compete with other industries. R. ". De Baum of New Brunswick, N. J. spoke on farm vegetable storage, and A. G. B. Bouquet of Corvallis, Ore, on commercial drying and evap- orating Of vegetables.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
GREAT DEAL MORE HARD
 FIGHTING TO BE>DONE
Declares Major General Maurice of
 British War Office.

London, Oct. 11.-AIajor General Frederick E. Maurice, chief director of military operations at the war office, in his weekly talk today with the As sociated Press. after an optimistic re- view of the past weeks work on the British front in Flanders said:
 We have every right to be confi- dent when we see what our men have done. But the fighting is hard and we do not think that the present se- ries of battles on the Flanders front Is going to end the war. There is a great deal more hard fighting before us I would say that the importance of getting the American troops here as quickly as possible and in the greatest possible numbers has not been diminished
 The word steam roller which was so often used in the early days of the war in connection with the Russian army, is exactly the right word to characterize the British advance in Flanders. It is an advance not rapid but insistent. irresistible. It goes up hill very slowly, but now it is going downhilr and battles are following each other more and more rapidly"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
DECISION RESERVED IN
 CASE OF JESUS MARTINEZ
Mexican Vice Consul Who Refused to Appear Before Exemption Board.

New York, Oct. 11-United States Commissioner Hitchcock reserved de- cision today in the case of Jesus Mar tinez, Mexican vice consul in this city, who refused to appear before a local exemption board when summon ed for examination for service in the national army. A letter written by Juan T. Burns, Mexican consul, ques- tioning the right of the government to call for military service a representa- tive of foreign government. was in- troduced in evidence at the hearing.
 An assistant United States district attorney declared the matter could have been avoided had Martinez filled out exemption papers showing he was an alien representing Q foreign gov ernment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
Production and Distribution.

Production and Distribution.
 Plans to control bread production and distribution already are under consideration and will be put into op- eration as sofn as bread-making ex- peflments now being conducted in several cities are completed. Munich pal bread depots will be provided if it is found that retailers cannot be controlled under a voluntary arrange ment. The baking industry was left out of the general food control to be put into effect November |. Before taking any steps to deal with the in dustry, the food administration wishes, first, to standardize baking flour: sec end, to standardize bread ingredients, and third, to standardize either the size of the loaf or the price
 To Establish Standard Bread.
 The bread content will be establish ed on the basis of facts disclosed in the experiments under way. It is hoped to establish a standard bread, containing the same amount always Ot lard, milk and other ingredients Flour will be standardized through the cooperation of millers. In further standardization the fcod administrs- tion still is in doubt as 10 whether it will be best to establish a definite sized loaf or to establish a definite price with the size as a variant
 Prices Can Be Kept Down.
 If the size of the loaf is standard ized, Mir. Hoover believed prices can be kept down through competition and if the price cn the other hand is sta bflized he believes competition will to some extent keep the size of the loaf from being reduced.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
BRITISH AVlATORS
 BOMB GERMAN OFFENCES
Attack Staden, RouIers, courtrai and
 Other Places.

London, Oct. 11.-An official state ment on aerial operations, issued last night, reads: "On Tuesday there was little flying except on the battle front, where a great deal of work was done in spite of strong gale and thick clouds. The enemy's new gun posi- tions and other suitable targets were reported by airplanes to our artillery, which dealt with them.
 Touch was kept with our infantry all day and the enemy troops were harassed by machine gun fire at ev- cry opportunity.
 A ton of bombs was dropped on Staden during the day. At night two tons were dropped on the Roulers, Courtrai, Menin and Ledeghem sta tions. A direct hit was obtained on a hostile train, causing a number of explosions.
 "In the air fighting four German were brought down and two were driven down out of control Two Of ours are missing"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
PROVISION PRICES DROP
 SHARPLY AT CHICAGO
Pork Prices $2-25 a Barrel Less Than
 on Previous Day.

Chicago, Oct. 11-For the third suc- cessive day the provision market this morning underwent setbacks in price that were sharp to a degree seldom equalled. In addition to previous breaks, pork today dropped more than $2.25 a barrel. Lard and ribs fell $1.5O or more hundred pounds.
 Urgent liquidation hy holders and nearly complete lack Of demand made extreme weakness inevitable. The chief impetus to sell apparently came from government efforts to compel cheaper prices for food.
 January delivery, the most active option, tumbled as low as S4O.95 for pork, as against $43.30 at yesterdays finish.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
FOR RELIEF OF BELGIANS
 NOT UNDER GERMAN RULE.
American Red Cross War Council Has
 Appropriated $539, 9,e30.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The American Red Cross war council today appro- priated S5s9L a30 for the relief of Bel gians not under German rule, the work to be carried out by the new Red Cross department for Belgium organized un- der the Red Cross commission to France.
 have been worke dout as the result Of conferences between King Hilbert and Major Grayson M. P. Murphy, head of the commission to France.
 Particular attention is to be given to Belgian children and orphans who have been the chief sufferers during the three years of war.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
CENTRAL, POWERS DIPLOMATS
 ARRIVE AT PACIFIC PORT
Government Officials Have Boarded
 the VesseI-Information Withheld

A Pacific Port. Oct. 1.-The Dutch steamer Oranje arrived today from the Orient with a large number of German and Austrian diplomats aboard, it was reported. Government officials, headed by secret service men, boarded the vessel. No mail was all lowed to land and all information was withheld. None of the passengers was permitted to leave the steamer
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
MAXIMUM PRICES FIXED
 FOR, STEEL PRODUCTS
Agreement Between War Induetries .-----r-~~Do4ru and -kAanufa facfufUrusst

Washington, Oct. 11-An agreement between the war industries board and prices for steel products about one third under existing market prices, was approved today by President Will son.
 Price agreed upon, with Pittsburgh, Pa, and Youngstown, Ohio. as basis, are: blooms and billets -four by four or larger) $47.5O gross ton; bil1ets (under foSr by four) $51; slabs, $50; sheet bars S51.
 Prices with Pittsburgh as base are: Steel bars (three to fve) $3.25 per hundred pounds; steel bars Give to eish) $3.50; steel bars (eight to ten) $3.75: steel bars Cover ten) s4: slxelp (grooved) $2.90: skelp (universaD $3.15; s1elp (sheared $3.25
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
MILITANT TICKETS OF
 WOMAN'S PARTY WARNED
That lnsubord:nation Will Mean Sol.
 itary Confinement in Jail.

Washington, Oct. 11-With a warn ing to the militant pickets of the Woman's Party, now in the Occoquan worlkhouse, that unless they "obey the rules of the institution, and discon- tinue their acts of characterization and they will be transferred to the jail and kept in solitary confinement, the local government today restored to duty the superintendent of the work house, who had temporarily been re- lieved while charges made by the women were being investigated
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
TWO GIRL COMPANIONS
 FOR FINLEY J. SHEPARD, JR.
Announcement of Their Legal Adop-
 tion Announced.

New York, Oct. 11.-Finley J. Shep- ard announced tonight that he and Mrs. Shepard. formerly Miss Helen Gould, had legally adopted two little girls who have been living with them for more than a year as companions for Finley J. Shepard, Jr., who was adopted in June, 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
OBITUARY
Associate Justice John Henry Hardy

Associate Justice John Henry Hardy.
 Arlington, Mass. Oct. 11-Associate Justice John Henry Hardy of the Massachusetts superior court died at his home here last night He was stricken with pneumonia three days ago.
 Judge Hardy. who was born in Eol- lis, N. H., in 1847. served in a New Hampshire regiment in the Civil war and was graduated from Dartmouth college in 1870. He praoticed law in Boston for many years and served or the Boston municipal bench. He was appointed to the superior bench by Governor Wolcott in 1896
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
STATEHOUSE BELL RUNG
 FOR SALE OF BONDS
Governor Hoicomb Opened First Pulp
 lie Sale at Hartford.

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct. 11.-Before a throng that gathered quickly at the call of the old statehouse bell and stood with barred heads while the aa- tional airs of the allied nations were played, Governor Ho1comb formally opened the first public sale of bonds in Hartford for the second Liberty loan at noon today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
DRAFTED MAN HAS BEEN
 SENTENCED TO BE HANGED
Governor Has Notified New Britain
 Draft Board.

New York, Oct. 11.-Governor Hol- comb of Connecticut notified a draft board in this city that John D'Ovonzo who had been ordered to appear for examination here tomorrow, had been on November g. D'Ovonzo was con victed of killing a man at New Brit ain, Conn.,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
THE DU POINT OFFER FOR
 AETNA CORP, TURNED DOWN.
Court Held That the $1,5oo,oo0 Prof
 fered Was Inadequate.

New York, Oct. 11.-Receivers of the Aetna Explosives company, Inc, were ordered in federal court here today not tc accept an offer made by the B. I. ] u Pont De NenDours company to pur- ase the plants of the Aetna corpora tion for s1 800. 900. The court held this amount inadequate.
 The Aetna plants have a monthly capacity of 5;000,000 pounds of dyna- mite. 100000 kegs of black powder and 0oa, 900 blasting caps.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
CONVICTED OF VIOLATION
 OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT
Daniel H. Wallace of Davenport, Ia.,
 Gets 20 Year Sentence.

Davenport, Iowa. Oct. 11.-Daniel H. Wallace. recently convicted of vio- lation of the espionage act, was sen tenced in federal court this morning by Judge J. Wade, to twenty years in the penitentiary. Wallace, who claimed to have been a deserter from the British army. was arrested during lecture tour in which he had at tackled the selective draft law and other war measures of the United States
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN
 NOW AGGREGATES $325,4e5, ,ooo
Official Reports From ii of the 12
 Federal Reserve Banks.

Washington, Oct. Il. Official re- ports from eleven of the twelve fed eral reserve banks show that at the close of business last night subscrip- tions to the second Liberty loan az gregating $325, 465, 900 had been record ed. No report had come tonight from the Minneapolis bank. '.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
A COMPANY OF GIRLS
 TO AID IN WAR WORK
Has Been Formed in Lowell, Mass
 Drill One Night a Week.

Lowell, Mass, Oct. 1.-The com pany of girls to aid in war work or ganized by Miss Emma Leclair of this city held its first meeting last night and adopted the name of Lowell Milf tia Girls. The young women plan to drill at the armory one night a week under the instruction of a military officer and to aid In recruiting and Red Cross work. The question of an uniform was not decided