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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
PROBLEMS CONFRONTING
 MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION
Theft of Films and the Elimination of
 Indecent Pictures.

New York, March S.-Motion picture producers testified here today be1ore the legislative committee investigatlng the industry that two of the most dl1- ffcult problems which confront them are the theft Of films and the elimlna- ton of indecent pictures.
 Benjamin B. Hampton declared inn moral films injure the industry ana cannot survive public condemnation He advocated some form of state reg ulation similar to that in effect in this city under the direction of the com missioner of licenses. He asserted that all the better elements in the business favored such regulation.
 Finn thefts aggregate millions or dollars a year, MT. Hampton said. The thieves operate, he explained, by means of a duplicati ting machine, by stealing sections of films and by other methods. He predicted that the short film, crowded out by the feature" soon would return to favor.
 Frank J. Marion contended that the board of review was a failure so far as stamping out indecent pictures was concerred. He urged the appointment of one fred blooded man" as a state censor.
 'I. for one, am going to get out of the business for shame in facing my family" he said, If something is not done to eradicate the filthy side of the industry"
 MT. Marion also complained of heavy losses from thefts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
TURKEY WOULD ARRoGATE
 ANCIENT COMPUTATIONS
Has Again Attempted to Gain Consent
 of the United States.

Washington. March s.-Turkey again has attempted without success, with out the consent of the United States, to obtain abrogation of the ancient 'capitulations' under which foreigners under Turkish rule enjoy extra terri torial rights and are exempt from many peculiarities of Mossem law.
 Taking advantage of the state de- partment's plan to transfer to Turkey four of the American consuls with drawn from Germany, the Ottoman government proposed that a new form of exequatur be issued to them, omit ting the right to sit as judges under American law in cases involving Americans and American property The United States replied that it could not consent to such a change
 The negotiations which have not yet reached conclusive stage on Turkeys part, explain why Germany has been detaining the fnur "onsu1s who were ordered from German to Turkish ter . ritory. The BeriIn government did not want to enbarrass her ally by sending the American officials to Fur key while the point remained unde- cided.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
PRESIDENT HAS AUTHORITY
 re ARM MERCHANTMEN
Has Been So Informed by Secretary Lansing and Attorney General Gregory.

Washington, March s.-Both Secre- tary Lansing and Attorney General Gregory have advised President Will son that he has full authority to arm merchant ships against illegal attacks by German submarines.
 It was to these two officers - the governments authorities r>spectively on international questions and law that the president referred the con- tention raised in the senate that old statutes enacted to authorize mer- chantmen to resist pirates raised an insuperable bar to the step he desired to take to meet the submarine menace They have reported that the statutes have no application to the present sit- uation.
 Whether the president will act inn mediately in accordance with this opinion or will wait to call a special session of congress to pass a resolu- tion similar to that killed by a fill buster during the last session was not revealed tonight.
 In view Of the action of the senate today in revising it's rules to prevent another such fi1ipuster. it was thought in some administration quarters that the president would immediately call an extra session.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09

hour for a vote Others who fear that the action tonight merely forecasts a clared it was but the entering wedge and that the days of the senate as the only legislative body in the world where there can be iful and free dis cussion are numbered.
 The debate today started peacefully but before 1t had continued long it branched into discussion on the armed neutrality bill and the presidents s statement about the twelve men he held responsible for a failure to get a vote upon it. There were some bitter criticisms of the president and of the newspapers. Senator Cunmins de- clared that any man, in the senate or out, high or low" who said he at tempted or conspired to prevent vote on the bill, deliberately falsifies.''
 La Toilette Last Speaker.
 The last speaker was Senator La buster. He said he would not discuss his position on the neutrality now but might have something to say about it later. Pointing out that some of the cludlng the navy and army measures. had been presented to the senate only a short time before March 4, he asked were they so long coming to the sen ate because it was undesirable that they be discussed here?'' The army bill was pointed, he said, with a pro vision never before dared to be pre- sented to an American congress-with universal conScription or universal military training embodied in 1t.
 You pile up legislation of that sort" he continued. land then 48 or 50 hours before the end of the session you bring in a bill that trenches on the constitutional authority of con gress and demand that debate shall be made to conform. With this sort of a rule and an iron hand laid on this body from outside, with a congress that haf reduced itself in a little less than three years to little less than rubber stamp, do you not think this sort of cloture would be pretty effective?"
 A resolution was prepared by Sena- tor Mclean of Connecticut requesting the president to call a special session of congress before March 20th because
 important measures vital to the honor and safety of the nation require imme- d.at eattention." He was unable to introduce it today because of the rules fight, but may bring it up tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
STONE TO REMAIN CHAIRMAN
 FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Has Issued Statement to Set at Rest
 Reports.

Washington. March S.-In view of reports that Senator Stone, because of his attitude on the armed neutrality issue. might not be retained as chair man of the foreign relations commit tee, the senator tonight made this statement:
 T am not going to resign as chair man of the foreign relations commit tee, and I am going to be retained in that chairmanship in the senate reor- ganiza ticn."
 Democratic leaders on the steering committee which has the personnel of committees under consideration, also declared that there was no disposition ship.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
Biographical Sketch.

Count Ferdinand Zeppelin became famous at the age of 70 as the build CT of the worlds first practical dirtg- ible balloon. On his 18th birthday he navigated his twentieth airship to eel ebrate the occasion. But before he had achieved fame he had devoted half century of his life. exhausted his personal fortune of S750,000 and sacri- feed a brilliant career as a German cavalry leader in conquering the air
 Emperior William recently proclaim ed Count Zeppelin to be the greatest German of the twentieth century: As a token of appreciation he conferred upon him the exalted Order of the Black Eagle, the highest honor in the Emperor's power
 It was in the United States that Count Zeppelin made his first bal loon ascension. It occurred while ne was following General Carl ShurZ in the Civil war military observer for the German army. A captive Dal- loon in use for military observations by Union troops greatly interested the young German officer. and ne was taken up in it in 1863.
 Scion of wealthy family of ancient lineage, Count Zeppelin was born In Constance. Baden, in 1853 As a youth he was trained for sololer career He fought through the Aus tro-Prussian and the Fraco- Prussian wars and is said to have been the hrst German soldier to cross the frontier into France in the last named con- ffct Serving in the German cavalry for three decades. he rose to a rank of general at the age of A. He re- tired ten years later a distinguished soldier to devote all his time 10 the problem of aeronautics.
 He began to study and experiment soon after arriving in Germany from the American Civil war. Except Tor the time demanded in routine military 5uties, for the time spent in hghtlns
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
s6o,ooo TO FoMENT A
 REBELLION IN INDIA.
Evidence in German Spy Case Submit
 ted to Federal Grand Jury.

New York, March S.-Evidence de- signed to show that Dr. Chandre Cha kraberty, a Hindu physician, and Err nest Sekunna, a German chemist, re- ceived more than $60,0O0 from Wolf von fgel, a member of the staff of Count von Bernstorff, former German the order of Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, German foreign minister, with which to >foment a rebellion in India, was reported tonight to have been present ed to special federal grand jury here.
 The information was contained in papers conf1scated in the governments s raid on Won IgePs offices in Wall street while seeking evidence in the plot against the Welland canal. The pa pers were officially used by the gov ernment for the first time today, it was stated, their utilization having heretofore been prevented by the wig orous protests of Count von Bern Storff
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09

two wars, and for a year /, spent in honey incoming with his bride who Wa4 a girl of the German nobility he spent the remainder of his life in building flying contrivances that for the most part, refused to fly.
 From a wealthy nobleman owning vast estates. Count Zeppelin Wa1 gradually reduced to an aristOcratic mechanic living in humble cottage on an allowance supplied by ms friends. He met many narrow es- capes from death. and disaster re- peatedly overlook his airships. Ineso
 became so frequent that pert para graphs began to appear in the German
 press in ridicule of his efforts.
 There in a day the tide turned He electrified a sceptical world in 1908
 by staying aloft for 37 hours in the
 fifth airship he had built. and by sailing it in a straight course for a distance of nearly 300 miles. Emper-
 or William. and all Germany In facts hailed him as the conqueror of tho air"
 This monster balloon. 4e5 feet long
 and of the rigid type and resembling a huge cigar, soon met with disaster as had it's predecessors. Each wreck
 was a great loss. for Zeppelin's bal-
 looms were valued as high as $bOO'OOO each. These disasters. however, also
 proved the affection in which the aviator. When, one of his arshipa was torn from its moorings by gale and wrecked. the public subscribed $1 ,0OO, ,00O to a fund. of which thc Crown Prince was president, for the inventor. The German Emperor 1re- uuently helped him out Of financial | difficulties and the German ReichstaB appropriated several hundred thous-
 and marks for the purhase of his air- ships for the German army.
 | At the close of his remarkable career | Count Zeppelin had retrieved a large part of nis fortune he spent in hll | conquest of the air. He trained hle | son, also an army officer, in the science | of aeronautics and especially in his methods of building dirigible balloons | He also made an accomplishe1 | aeronaut of his daughter who has 1 made more than a hundred flights ln | the airships her father fashioned. In commemoration of Count Zeppelin | F'riedrichshafen, the city from which most of his voyages began, has decid- l ed to establish a Zeppelin Museum.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
ELECTION OF GENERAL
 CARRANZA IS EXPECTED
A Heavy Vote is Forecast Throughout
 Mexico Sunday.

Guadalajara, Mexico, March B. General Carranza made plans for a brief trip through the surrounding country which will probably continue until after the nationals elections next Sunday. Henry P. Fletcher. the American ambassador who is at Cha pala, a lake resort. probably will join General Carranza's train there
 It is expected that a heavy vote will be cast throughout the entire country Sunday and officials expect that General Carranza's election as president will be almost unanimous. The returns for members of congress will be slow on account of the large number of candidates in many of the districts.
 It is learned that General Aguilar will not resign as foreign minister un- til after inauguration, May 1. General Aguilar will then start on an cleo tioneering campaign for the govern orship of Vera Cruz.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
Turks Harassed
 on Three Sides
BRITISH CAVALRY IS WITHIN
 EIGHT MILES OF sAoDAD
IN 3 REGIONS
In Persia the Russians Have Occupied the Town of Kansaver-Bad Weath- CT Stops Action on All of the Other Fronts.

The Turks are being harassed on three sides by forces of the entente allies. British troops under General Maude, operating along the Tigris river in Mesopotamia, have driven back the Turks until the British cav airy is within eight miles of the southern border of the important town of Bagdad.
 Russians Gain in Persia.
 To the northeast in Persia the Rus sians have gained further advanta ges over the Ottoman forces, in retreat westward from Hamadan, having oc- cupied the town of Kangaver. An other army of King George, operating pressed them back northward almost to the gates of Jerusalem. At last re- ports the Turks in all three regions were in retreat Whether it is their purpose to make a stand at Bagdat1 has not become evident.
 Bad Weather.
 On the other fronts bad weather is keeping the operations down to minor engagements and artillery fighting. On tn front held by the British in France slight additional successes have been achieved in the Ancre valley and near Biaches, but southwest of Chaulnes and south of Arras the Germans raid- ed British first line positions after heavy bombardments and captured a few men.
 In the Champa gne region the French have re-won from the Germans a Mesnil and Maisons de Champagne, taking more than a hundred prisoners. Bombardments are in progress at other points on the French lines
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
To Build 1000
 Vessels a Year
PLAN OF ENGINEER F. HUNTING
 TON CLARK
WITH LOW VISIBILITY
Of Small Size, They Would be Poor Targets for submarines-To be Built "Fasser Than Germans Can Sink Them"

New York, March s.-A plan where by cargo tonnage can be created in this country faster than Germany can sink 1t, has been devised by F. Hunt ington Clark. an American engineer. according to an announcement here tonight before a joint session of the Automobile Club of America, the Aero Club of America and the Motor Boat Club of America.
 New Type of Vessel.
 The new type of vessel. it was said, could be built in great numbers. quickly, at small cost and by men of little skill. Each vessel would be mastless, smokefess and of diminutive size and would have such low v1Sl- bility, as compared with the great steel ships now af1oat, that it could be seen by submarine with barely more than third of the distance at is now detected.
 A Smaller Mark.
 In addition. it was asserted, the new craft, propelled entirely by motor, would offer smaller mark. could be more easily manoeuvred in event of an encounter, and because of its small draft of from eleven to thirteen feet. torpedoes that ordinarily would sink the larger vessel of steel construction would pass idly beneath"
 1000 Vessels Year.
 It was estimated that one million tons, or a thousand NeSSelS Ol 1,ouo tons each. with speed of nine knots, could be built at cost of s100, ,ooO, 900 in a year. These boats would be 1855 feet over all with 36 feet beam. The same amount of tonnage, with a speed of 14 knots, it was said, could be built for $150, DOG. 900.
 To Utilize Wooden Shipyards.
 air Clarks plan is to utilize all the coastal wooden shipyards which now have a capacity of 250,000 tons a year. To enlarge these plants. 1t was as- serted, would require nothing more than the clearing of additional beach cheap wooden ways, and the setting up of additional lumber blaming and saving machinery. The labor, he contends, can be created from the "rawest material"
 Henry A Wise Wood, in making the formal announcement to the three clubs, said:
 Advantages of Proposed Vessels
 When a 10000 ton steel ship is sunk, a costly. slowly-made vessel goes to the bottom with ten thousand munitions and a large crew is left struggling for their lives. Such a huge and unwieldy craft is easily hit. Thousand ton, shallow draft, quickly handled, wooden motor ships present a far greater problem to the subma- rine, particularly if it be fast and car " two guns. It is far less easily hit, more torpedoes need to be wasted up- On it and 1t can be more aggressive. But if at last such a ship be sunk a cheap, easily replaced craft is gone, while a small cargo instead of a great one is lost and a few men only are left to shift for their lives at sea-"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
COLUMBIA STUDENTS TO
 HAVE A TRAINING CORPS
Five Hundred Have Signed AppIiea-
 items to Join.

New York. March s-A students rush upon pacifists featured a mass meeting at Columbia university today, at which 800 of the students signed applications to join a Columbia train Ing corps for reserve officers.
 The -mi1itarist students. one of whom was expelled from another New York institutioR several months ago for publicly criticizing Major General Leonard Wood. objected to the purpose of the meeting and attempted to preach their doctrines. The two were set upon and elected from the hall
 The students who signed will drill for several months this spring and a permanent Columbia corps will be es- abolished next fall. according to the plans announced
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09

Washington, March S.-After more than one hundred years under rules permitting debate limited only by the physical endurance or senators and the senate tonight by vote of 76 to put power in the hands of two-thirds of its members in the future to limit dis cusston and to say when vote shall be taken on a pending measure.
 No More Filibusterins.
 Never while the amendment is in the senate rule book can little group of wiffu1 men," as President Wilson call ed those he held responsible for defeat of the armed neutrality bin, prevent a two-thirds of their colleagues will otherwise. The organized hlIbuster as recoznized in the senate is dead
 Action After Six Hours of Debate.
 Action came unexpectedly after six hours debate on the new rule. drafted by a bipartisan committee. Although both democrats and republicans had approved the change in caucus, and Senator Martin, the majority floor leader, had given notice that the sen ate would be kept in continuous session until vote was taken, nearly everyone looked for much longer discussion.
 La Toilette Voted Negative.
 Senators La Toilette and Gronna, two of those who opposed the armed neutrality bill, and Senator Sherman, who favored 1t, cast the negative votes. Senators Cunmins, Kenyon, Kirby, Lane, Norris, Stoneand vardamari, who were against the armed neutrality bin, voted for the amendment. Col leagues of most of the senators absent announced that if they had been pres ent they would have supported it.
 Provision of New Rule.
 Tn brief. the new rule provides that on petition of sixteen senators to close debate ma pending measure the sen- Gte by a two-thirt1s vote, on the fol- lowing day but one. may limit debate thereafter to one hour to each sena- tor. It includes provisions to prevent d1latory tactics and the introduction after cloture is ordered of amendments not geTmane to the pending bill
 Many senators who favored the change do not look upon 1t as a cloture rule, such as prevails in the house of representatives, where the rules com mfttee with majority behind it can set the limits upon speech and the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
BILL TO VALIDATE HOLDINGS
 OF THE NEW HAVEN ROAD
FavorabIy Reported by Bay State Leg isIative Committee on Railroads.

Boston, March 8. The legislative committee on railroads voted unani- mously today to report favorabIy a of certain stocks and securities of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and to define the relations of that corporation with it's subsidiary companies The bill has been approv- cd by the public service commission. The committee added an amendment which would prevent the road paying any dividends on it's common stock un- til 1t had complied with the decree of the federal courts in disposing of certain securities and had paid from it's earnings indebtedness incurred since June 1, 1913.
 The amended bill would permit the road to hold stock in some of it's 1eas- ed lines and allow it to issue it's own notes in lieu of those of the New England Navigation company, due on May l.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
DENIAL OF ENTERTAINMENT BY
 BULGARIAN MILITARY FORCES.
Bulgarian Legation in Washington Has
 Issued Statement.

Washington, March s.-The legation of Bulgaria, in a statement issued to- night, defended the Bulgarian policies in Macedonia, old Serbia and the Moravia region and denied the charges of the Serbian legation in London that the population of those sections had been mistreated by Bulgarian military forces. The statement says that no facts are cited to support the general charge that "a rule of terror prevails fin the regions under Bulgaria" which has for It's object "the elimination of the Serbian element" It aEsertB that the Serbian element does not exist in Macedonia, that the overwhelming majority of the population is Bulgarian and that the Bulgarian armies wore received with acclaim. It declales that the Serbian rule of the territory was "a military dictatorship of the wOrgt type"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
U. s. WARsHiPs LAND
 400 MEN AT SANTIAGO
On Request of Garcia Munoz, the Civil
 Governor.

Santiago, Cuba, March S.-Gantaia Munoz, civil governor of Santiago, to- day requested of the American consul that marines be landed to protect the city. It is learned that Commander Belknap of the United States naval forces here will land 500 marines tm- mediately.
 Colonia Betancourt of the Menocal forces is preparing to attack Santia- go. It is reported that the Palma mill has been destroyed.
 Four hundred men from American warshfps have landed, and taken charge in Santiago.
 The cane fields and the Union sugar mill at San Luis, ten miles north Of Santiago, are burning. The people Of San Luis are greatly alarmed and expecting an attack from the rebels.
 The Americans were landed from the mine layer San Francisco. the cruiser Olympia. the gunboat Petrel pie of Santiago have regained conf dence since the landing of the Ameri- cans. There has been no fighting here as a result of the arrival of the American guards
 Heavy fighting is reported in the vicinity of Palma Soriano- Many civilians arc leaving the city to join the constitutionalist army.
 Government forces commanded by Colonel Varona have landed at An tilla, on the northern coast of Oriente province directly across the island from Santiago.
 Lieutenant John c. Cunningham of the United States mine layer San Francisco, who carried to the Menocal forces at Contramaestre the proclama- ton issued by Commander Belknap of the United States naval forces, has re- turned after having interviewed Col onel Matias Betancourt, commanding the Menocal troops. Colonel Betan- court refused to consider the procla- nation, stating that he accepts orders only from President Menocal.
 Colonel Betancourt Is preparing to attack Santiago.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09
A MANIFESTO ISSUED
 BY IRISH NATIoNALisTs
Appeal Made to Irishmen Everywhere
 to Work For Home Rule.

London, March s, 5.37 p. m.-A mani- festo issued today by the Nationalists says the constitutional movement may yet be saved but only by active as- sistance of all level-headed National ists in Ireland. and especially the mill lions of the Irish race in the dominions and in the United States.
 ITO them we appeal" says the man. ifesto, promptly to use all means in their power to induce the British gov ernment to deal with Ireland in &C., cordance with the principles for which they are fighting in Europe. We especially appeal to America in this with a view to the appli- cation to Ireland of the great princi- pies so clearly and splendid1y enuncf- ated in President Wilson's address to the senate.''