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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Lawson Ready to
Tell of LEAK
HAS GONE TO WASHINGTON FOR
THAT PURPOSE
STOCK MARKET WRONG
Tells of Men Who Did Not Have
$5o,oo0 Year Ago Who Now Have
From s5o,ooo,ooo to seo,ooo,ooo

Washington, Jan. Thomas w.
Lawson of Boston arrived here today
prepared, he said, to testify before
any congressional or other COMMITTEES
IN relation to any phase of the stock
exchange business.
The alleged Teak forecasting
President Wilson's note to the Euro
pean belligerents, Mr. Lawson said,
was but small part of the inside
working of stock exchanges which the
federal authorities Should investigate.
Every Phase of Stock Market Wrong.
Il think every phase of stock mar
ket manipulations should be gone into
by congressional committee or some
other authorized body" he said.
Big Fortunes Made.
The stock exchange certainly offers
a fertile field for investigation. I am
In the game myself and certainly will
be able to give some interesting tes-
timony if it is really desired. 1 know
any number of men who a year ago
did not have $4,000, but now as a re-
suit of playing the market, have from
$50, ,G00, 900 to $50, 900 each. This
situation alone should warrant inves-
dgation."
No Immediate Plans.
Upon arrival Mr. Lawson had no
immediate plans for getting in touch
with congress, except that he ar
ranged to attend the session tomorrow
He said Chairman Henry of the house
<dles committee. who telegraphed him
to 'tput up or shut up'' regarding the
reported Teak would know where to
find him.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
NO LIGHTS IN SMALL COTTAGE
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER
Two Campers So Testify at Trial of
Frederick L. Small.

Ossipee, N. H. Jan. 1.-There were
no lights in the Small cottage on the
night Mrs. Small was ffIurdered and
the house burned down, according to
the testimony of two campers at the
trial today of Frederick L. Small,
charged with the murder OF his wife.
George Glover and Arthur H. Boyn-
ton, of Melrose, Mass, testified today
that from their camp they had seen
lights in the Small home every nikht
up to the evening she WIS slain.
Their testimony was brought out by
the state in it's effort to prove that
Small had killed his wife before he
left for Boston late that afternoon
DR.. Irving w. Hodson, a physician of
Mountain View, where The Smalls
made their home. testified that Small.
when asked on the night of the fire,
What should be done with his wife's
body, and exclaimed:
'fW'hy, is there enough left of the
body to require a casket?"
An alarm clock and a clock spring
which he had discovered in the ruins
were identified by the physician. He
denied that he had been in consultation
the case with representatives of the
insurance con>~an7 in which the lives
of Small and his wife had been joint
ly insured for $4,000.
When the witness was asked by
County Solicitor Walter d. Hill, con-
cerning experiments he had made to
determine the length of time a. candle
will burn. counsel for the defense OBJ
jected and judge Kivin ruled out the
matter as irrelevant.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
PRESS VERSION OF ENTENTE
REPLY RECEIVED IN BERLIN
Its Tenor Has Not Been Made Known
to the General Public.

Berlin, Jan. L p. M, via London,
1910 p. m.-The press version of the
reply of the entente powers to Ger
n5any's peace proposals was received
here yesterday. A definite statement
of the official attitude concerning the
document cannot be given until the
Olncial text has been received. but Of
ficials intimate that the reply is just
about what had been expected, taking
into consideration the preliminary ar
nouncements from various statesmen
In the entente countries and that Ger
many, while disappointed that the hope
Of the end of the blood-letting and de-
structions has vanished, is prepared to
carry on the war with increased vigor
and with a united people back of her.
The entente statement it is inti-
mated, viii probably evoke an answer
in some form, Germany laying down
from the governments standpoint the
results of the peace overtures and ana
y zing the question of responsibility
FOR a further continuance of the war.
Owing to the holiday and the sus-
pension of the newspapers, the note
will not be published here until to-
morrow. It's tenor is not known to
the general public.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
OBITUARY..
General Edward Lewis Hayes.

Verona, n. J., jan General Ed
ward Lewis Hayes, a cousin of Presi-
dent rutherford B. Hayes, and at one
time governor of North Carolina, died
at his home here today. He was 81
years of age late Friday. At a cele-
bration in honor Of the event he in
sisted upon cutting the birthday cake
himself and seemed better than he
had been for some months. That
night, however, he suffered an attack
of indigestion and grew steadily
worse.
General Hayes was a prominent re-
publican and was delegate to the
convention which nominated Abraham
Lincoln for the presidency. He served
throughout the Civil war, entering
the service as a major in the Tooth
Chic volunteers. He was promoted
20 colonel of that regiment and later
became a brigadier general. He took
part in thirty battles. although he
was a prisoner in Libby prison for
eleven months. During the recon
struction period he was governor of
North Carolina for nine months.
After the war General Hayes enter
ed the commission business in New
York city, but retired eight years ago
because of failing health. He is sur
vived by a daughter.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Church Pension
Fund Being Raised
$4,ooo,ooo PLEDGED FOR PRoTEsr-
ANT EPISCOPAL cLEReYMEN
TT WILL TOTAL $5,oOo,oOO
The 100000 Pledged is continasnt
Upon the Other Million Being Rails
ed by March I.

New York, Jan. 1.-Success in oh
tanning pledges for $4.O0O,OOO toward
the the $6,oOO,0o0 church pension fund be-
ing raised for Protestant EpiscopeI
clergymen and their dependent faT1i-
lies was announced here today Nv
Bishop William Lawrence of Masss
chusetts, chairman of the fund com
Campaign Will End March I,
This great sum of money is the
largest the church has ever raised in
SO short time" Bishop Lawrence
SAND. The campaign, which began
March 1. 1916. will end on March j of
this year. On that day the entire az
100000 must be in hand; otherwise we
are not entitled to keep the four mil
ions now pledged. We are CONFIDENT
however that the extra $1,00O,O0O will
be raised and that this pension svs-
tenn will be formally establt shed to
provide substantial life annuities for
aged and disabled clergy and the Wild
ceased clergy"
Based on Actuarial Principles
The plan as described in an an
nouncement by the committee is
based on thorough investigation and
recognized actuarial principles"
1t is calculated to provide a mini,
mum old age pension of $500 to cIer-
gymen who voluntarily retire at the
age of 6S. while the maximum is to be
half the average salary.
Disability Pension to be Provided.
A disability pension also is to be
provided, available at any age. reck
oned on the basis of forty per cent of
the average salary for five years Of
service preceding involuntary retire
ment, with a minimum of 5000. In
der the plan widows will receive half
of the pension the husband would
have been entitled to If he had lived.
reckoned from the time of marriaze'
which must have been contracted be-
fore retirement, the minimum being
$500. Orphans benefits are to be on
fiat basis of 800 annually up to the
age of seven years, $500 to those be
tween seven and fourteen and 5000 to
those above fourteen until they reach
majority, all such benefits ending,
however, when the recipient ceases 20
be dependent.
To Begin Immediate Payments.
The s5,0e0.O0O being collected now
Is to enable the fund to begin imlne-
date payments to clergymen who will
retire during the early years of Its
operation. The system is to be main
tanned through ten payments by each
parish of IL per cent Of the rector's
salary.
Pensions for ministers, ths state
ment says. is social justice and 1t is
"a strange anomaly that the church
has Jagged behind business corpora
tfons and governments in this matter"
1t is stated that unless the reserve
fund of $5.000,000 has been definitely
pledged by March / no pension plan
whatever will be fnaugurated.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
NEW YEARS DAY AN
EVENTFUL ONE IN ENGLAND
There Was Rush at Recruiting Sta
tiens All Day Long.

London, Jan. 1. p. m.-New Years
day was an eE1ntful one in the lives
of many Britishers. Thousands of mil
itary age who hfr1 been granted tenn
porary or other arrangements for
carrying of their business were called
to the eo!ors, while others who had
been doing work of national import
and whose places have been now taxi
en- by women or by men over the mil
itsry age donned Khaki for the first
time.
There was a rush at the recruiting
offices and all day long columns of
men, after having complied with the
for-naIities, were marches off to the
depots to commence training.
The new railway timetables and
fares also came into effect. Numerous
trains were cancelled, stations were
closed am travellers were called upon
to pay a fifty per cent increase in
fares.
Except in Scotland, where there is
another weeks supply of white flour,
bakers today under the new order of
things started to bake exc lsively whole
wheat or standard bread
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
NEW CHANNEL LEADING
INTO ST. GEORE HARBOR
Formally Opened-Day Observed as a
Holiday in Bermuda.

ST. George. Bermuda, Jan. 1. - The
new channel leading into ST. George
harbor was formally opened today by
the governor who was attended by his
staff, the members of the legislature,
the heads of the naval military and
civic departments and the members of
the corporation of Hamilton. The day
was observed as a general holiday
throughout the colony.
A ribbon which had been stretch
ed across the channel was cut at 1920
O'Clock this afternoon by the govern
or, who declared the channel opened to
the commerce of the world. A process
sion of excursion steamers an dtugs,
led by the governor on board a dredger,
then passed through the channel.
Within half an hour after the opening
of the channel a Norwegian steamer
In search of coal was the first vessel to
navigate the channel.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
COMMERCIAL CO. OPERATION
AMONG AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
international High Commission is
Proving Successful.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The achieve
ments of the International high com
mission in promoting financial and
commercial cooperation among the
American republics are described as
marking a distinct success for the
movement in a report presented to
President Wilson by the United States
section of the commission, made pub
lie tonight. It reviews in detail the
steps taken at the Buenos Aires meet
ing, including the creation of a perrna-
nent central council, and the adoption
of a program for harmonizing money
disc and laws governing negotiable in
struments. A draft of a treaty soon
is to be submitted, the report adds,
embodying the principle of fedcra1iza-
ton of license fees for commercial
travellers as recommended by the
Buenos Aires conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
KING GEORGES MESSAGE
TO DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE
Thanking Latter For Note Received in
Behalf of Dominion of Canada.

Ottawa, Ont. Jan. 1.-The following
message from King George was receive
ed tonight by the Duke of Devonshire,
the governor general:
Il thank you warmly for the mes
sage you have conveyed to me on be-
half of the Dominion of Canada 1t is
with the fullest confidence in the uI-
innate issue of this great struggle that
heartily reciprocate the hopes of the
Canadian people that our victory will
secure an abiding peace to my whole
empire I am deeply sensible of Can
adlan self-sacrifice and firm resolution
to crown the success of the allied arms
with Gods blessing and I pray that
the new year will prove the vindica-
ton of our righteous cause"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Bombardments and minor patrol en-
gagements continue to prevail on all
Off the fronts, except in RuTnania,
where the Teutonic allies are keeping
up their inroads into the kingdom.
The Russians and Rumanfans are be-
ing steadily driven back from the
Transylvanian Alps and lower Mol
davian region. their line in the latter
district now resting halfway between
RiInntk Sarat and FokShany. Around
Braila, on both sides of the Danube,
the invaders have further driven in
the defenders o fthe territory. Near
F'okshany and thence southeast to the
Danube Petrograd reports that the
Russians and Rumanians have taken
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

up new positions without pressure
from the Teutonic allies. In Dobrud-
ia, the invaders, twenty-three bat
taiions strong, have forced the defend
ers to give ground.
In the Verdun sector east of the
Chambrettes farm. the Germans at
tempted a strong surprise attack
against the French positions, but were
repu1sed, according to Paris. In the
region of Ypres and Loos considerable
artillery activity has prevailed.
On the frnnt in Russia comparative
quiet prevails while in the Austro-
Italian theatre the usual lombard
ments are in progress. No reports
have been received from the Macedo-
nian theatre.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
INVADERS STEADILY
ENYELOPINC HUMANS
The Russians and Rumanians Are Being Driven
Back From the Pennsylvania Alp
ARE ALSO GIVING GROUND IN LOWER MOLDAvA

Near Fokshanv and Southeast the Danube Peograd Re
ports That Russians and Rumanians Have Taken Up
New Positions Without Pressure From the Enemy-In
the Verdun Sector the Germans Attempted Surprise
Attack Against French Positions, But Were Repused
According to Paris -Bombardments and Minor Engage
nnents on the Other Fronts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
TOOK A POISON CAPSULE
INTENDED FOR a DOG
IA Year Old Boy Left Note Requesting
Father Not to Kill Puppy.

Metheun, Mass. Jan. 1.-Charles T.
Ward. Ia years old, is believed by his
father, T. Ward, to have swallowed
a poison capsule given him to admin
lister to a pet dog The boy wes found
dead at his home here last Saturday
night. Near the body was a note.
which read:
Don't kill big puppy. I died in his
place"
Ward said today that he had. sent
tie boy home from his store in Law
rcnce, with instructions to poison the
dog whicn was suspected OF being a
carrier CT typhoid fever germs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
GENERAL BELL ISSUED
NEW YEARS GREETINGS
To All Officers and Men of the Border
= District.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. because there
was no place in Ell Paso or at Fort
Bliss large enough to receive the Off
GERS of the border district, Brigadier
tt abandon his plan for holding a New
Years reception today. There are
more than 5000 officers in his com
mand, and General Bell issued a New
Years greeting to all officers and en-
listed men of his command instead.
Open house was kept at Fort Bliss
and at the army camps in this district
today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
AUsTRo-HUNGARIAN APPROVAL
OF SCANDINAVIAN NOTE.
Foreign Minister Pleased With Sup
port Given President Wilson.

London, Jan. 1, 9.35 p. m.-The
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister is
quoted in a despatch to Reuters Tele-
gram company from Vienna by way of
Amsterdam as saying, with regard to
the notes of Sweden, Denmark and
Norway concerning peace:
1.-THE AuStro- ngarian government
is glad to state that its views in this
matter agree with yours. 1t has SYM
r.4thetically accepted President Will
sons suggestions and therefore with
satisfaction sees Sweden, Denmark
and Norway support President Will
sons Initiative
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
AMERICANS WHO ESCAPED
FROM OIL FIELDS IN RUMANIe
Seventy Have Arrived at Gothenbura
on Their Way Horne

London, Jan. 2, 2.25 a. m.-Seventy
Americans who escaped from the Ru-
manian oil fields during the German
invasion have arrived at GothenburE
on their way home, according to a
despatch to the Morning Post from
Stockholm- The engineers quit the
oil fields at the last minute, they say,
and several persons were killed when
the rear car of their train was shat
tered by the German artillery fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
NINE. scHUMANN- -HEINKE
SANG AULD LANG SYNE
Before Vast Outdoor Gathering at Pan
California Exposition.

San Diego, Calf. Jan. with the
sounding of "Taps" followed by the
rendition of "Auld Lang Syne," by
Nine. Schumann- -Heinke, before a vast
the Pan California Exposition passed
Into history at midnight tonight after
having been open continuously to the
public for two years.
A sham battle in which soldiers of
the Twenty First United States In
fantry took part was a feature of the
days programme as was an army and
navy parade and review.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
TWO MoTORMEN KILLED
IN HEAD-oN COLLISION.
Twenty-fcur Passengers We're Injured
Near jamestown, NJ. Y.

Jamestown, N. Y. Jan. Herman
Swanson and Frank Wood of this city,
both motormen in the employ of the
jamestown, Westfield and Northwest
ern railway, an electric line operated
between this city and Westfeld, were
killed this afternoon in head-on col
lision near the Pennsylvania railroad
junction between MayVille and Hart
field stations.
Twenty-four passengers were in
jured, of whom twelve were brought
to hospital in this city. Nearly all
are residents of this city or vicinity.
Jamestown students on their way to
Westfield to take a train to return to
colleges and schools escaped injury.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

DR.. Paul Nathan we'll known in
America as the secretary of the Ger
man Jewish Aid society, in an article
in Der Tag warns the Germans
against the view that President Will
son is mere puppet pulled by Brit
iSh wires,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
A PROMINENT FARMER
SHOT DEAD BY A WOMAN
Said to be Because of Remarks He
Had Made About Her.

Quincy, Miss. Jan. 1-E G.. Mize.
member of the county board of SUI
pervisors and a prominent farmer.
was shot and killed here today by
Mrs. Winston Tubbs. According to
stories told county officers the trag-
edy was result of remarks made by
Mize, several months ago. Mize
leaves a widow and four children
Mrs. Tubbs has a husband and two
children.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
EXPLOSIONS UNDER TWELVE
MANHOLES IN BOSTON
One Boy Killed and Several Persons
Injured.

Boston, Jan. 1-Explosions occur
ring almost simultaneously in twelve
manholes in the South Eoston district
today, caused the death of one boy and
the injury of several persons, none se-
rious1y. Thomas A. Nugenf, a news
boy, was instantly killed when flying
manhole cover struck him and nearly
severed his head from his body. Thorl-
as Murphy. companion was blown
thirty feet by the force of the ex-
plosion but escaped harm.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
HOLD UP IN SMALL
~ STORE IN PROVIDENCE
Proprietor Killed and a Customer
Wounded-AssaiIants Fled.

Providence. r. l., Jan. 1.-Two men
entered a small store at Priscilla and
Sterling avenues here tonight shouted
ing the proprietor, John Magnall, aged
67, and wounding a customer, John
Broadbent. They then fed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Train Carrying New York euardsmen
Ditched.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 1.-Sixteen cars
of Sante F'e troop train carrying
New York national guardsmen are in
the ditch near Augusta, Kas.. accord
ing to information. reaching here. No
information regarding injuries to the
guardsmen has been received.
Ten of the sixteen cars were ditched
ard six derailed, according to word re-
ceived from Augusta, seven miles from
the scene of the accident. The guards
men were members of the New York
Field Artillery. It was reported in
Augusta that there We're no injuries
but this could not be verified.
Other sections of the troop train are
being routed to Wichita, It is said.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Denmari<'s reply to President Will
sons peace proposals was received by
the state department. 1t agrees with
that of Norway presented yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

London, Jan. I, 7.59 p. NIT is off,
cially announced that Earl Granville,
counsellor Of the British embassy in
Paris, has been appointed representa-
tive of the British government to the
provisional government of Eliptherios
Venizelos at Saloniki, with the title of
diplomatic agent.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Coast guard cutter Acushnet passed
through wreckage covering the sea for
about five miles well east OF Nan
tucket nghtship in the vicinity where
wireless calls for help were sent out
Christmas night from the steamer
Maryland.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

CabIed Paraar
Edward Strauss ad.

Berlin, Jan. Ia Vienna despatch
announces the death of Eduard
Strauss, the composer of dance music.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

ST. Johns NJ. F., is facing a serious
coal shortage due in part to the small
supplies available in Cape Breton,
whence most of the Colony's stock
comes, and also to the scarcity of
ships to bring the coal.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
Movements Of steamships.

New York, Jan. 1.-Arrived: steam
ers Kroonland, Liverpool; Alicante,
Cadiz- Sailed: steamer Cedric, Liver
pool
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

The copper market has remained
very quiet during the past week with
the tone unsettled.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02
and Its Total Circulation Chy Population
Condensed kilograms

Meetings of cow owners were held
in nearly every county of New Eng
land.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

General Baron Won Bissina, gov
einor general of Belgium who is Serf-
ously i'll with pneumonia at Brussels
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Major General Funston, commanding
the American forces on the Mexican
border, advised the war department
that he had been unable to substan-
tiate rumors that a Feliz Diaz filibust-
ering party had crossed into Mexico
from the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

William r. Carrigan was paid $23,-
300 for managing the Boston Ameri-
cans last season, it was learned.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Claude 1. Wheeler, editor of the New
York Medical Journal since 1909, died
of pneumonia at his home in Brook.
lyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

President Wilson has receiv
New Years greetings from many
the rulers of the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Captain L. w. Robbins of the
schooner John BracewelI was lost from
his craft off Block Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Four eeIipses of the sun and three of
the moon, the greatest number possi-
Bile in single year, will occur in
1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

DR.. Joseph j. AndzuIatis, aged ST.
and DR.. George C1ary, 81, two of the
city's best know physicians, died to-
day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Milk producing farmers from all
parts of Penobscot County met in
Bangor, Me, and formed a county
branch of the New England Milk Pro-
ducerSt Association.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Gen. Howard Carroll, who was in
spector general of the New York Ma
tional Guard in the Spanish American
war, died suddenly at his home in
New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Willis G. C. KimbaII, photograph
er widely known in New England,
died at Concord, N. H. He was 73
years of age and veteron of the
Civil War;
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Prediction that another revolution
in Ireland is certain unless peace is
restored every soon" was made by
John d. Moore, secretary of the
Friends of Irish Freedom.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

An American Orange oil industry
may be established as a result of the
work of the department of agriculture
specialists.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

The heads of five anti-Iiquor oragn-
izations conferred at Lexington, KY,
relative to a proposition to merge all
prohibition bodies in the United
States nto one national party.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

A shipment of gold and silver, said
to be valued at a quarter of a million
dollars, now on the way to El Paso,
Texas from Laredo, will be used in
paying the de facto Mexican troops in
the northern zone.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

the worlds leading center for mems
shoes manufacturing, by shipping 49,
$685. 100 pairs of shoes, including army
products and domestic footwear, dur
ing the year 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Secretary McAdoo estimated that
under existing revenue laws the gov
ernment's deficit on June 80, 1918, will
be $279, 100000.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

Owing to the increased cost of white
paper and other materials necessary
to printing and art work several mag
azines of national circulation annouc-
ed increases in price of subscription
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-02

The steamships Hero and Mystrand
and the three-masted bark Kornmo,
all flying the Norwegian flag, have
been. sunk. The crews have been
landed.