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Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
THOUSAND BARGEs WANTED
 6oR STATE BARGE CANAL
Preparations Progressing For Opening
 of Erie Waterway.

New York, July 20.-The federal government will be asked to construct a fleet of 1000 barges for operation on the new state barge canal, according to Frank S. Gardner, secretary of the New York Board of Trade and Trans portation. Gardner announces that the government be asked to take this ac- tion as a war measure following a state canal convention which is to be held in sAlbany beginning August 1.
 The call for the convention was made in a circular sent broadcast over the state yesterday. The representa- tives of 50 various civic and business organizations and several hundred barge men will attend the convention
 The circular announces that the convention is to be held for the dis cussion and adoption of measures de- signed to bring the barge canal into actual and most effective operation and use at the earliest possiIs'e date"
 "Bhe barge canal through to Lake Erie at BuffaIo.'' the circular con- tinues, will be open for traffic in May. 1918. The New York canals are capable of carrying 10000, 900 tons of freight annually if equipped with barges Of proper type and dimensions, and if immediate steps are taken to provide such barges to be placed up- on the canals at the opening of navi- gation in 1918 they will at once relieve the congested railroads and railroad terminals to such an extent to en- able the latter to better perform their indispensable public functions.
 ''Whether the war continues another 1918 for our food and other resources of all kinds will be greater than ever before, and the freight must be car ried to the seaboard."
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
AUSTRIANS' FUTILE ATTACK
 ON ITALIAN SOLDIERS
Sforn1ing Parties Fail to Win in Me-
 limo Region.

Rome, via London, July 20.-British Admiralty per Wireless Press.-The War Office communication issued yes terday, says
 Last night enemy storming par ties, supported by heavy artillery and machine gun fire, attacked our positions west Of Versics. The at tack failed completely owing to the vigilance of our infantry and the prompt action of our artillery.
 Tn the Melino region we repu1sed by a counter attack enemy parties which, after artillery preparation, had attacked one of our outposts.
 Julian front the artillery was more active. Our guns destroyed a fortified position on Monte Nero and dispersed enemy troops observed in the rear of Monte Santo yesterday. Enemy parties in motion and supply columns and communication lines on the Bansizza, Carso plateau, were dis persed. The enemy shelled our po- sitions east of St. Catherina on the Dosso Faiti and southwest of Yer sics
 fThe aerial activity was intense along the whole front. One enemy machine was brought down in an air enga cement"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

Washington. July 2o.-The selectlve draft was put into effect Friday when a national lottery fixed the order of military liability for the 1o,- 100000 young Americans registered for service.
 To accomplish the result 1o,500 numbers had to be drawn one at a time, a task which began in the morning and lasted until Saturday mornng.
 The lottery was held in the public hearing room of the senate of1ce building with war department officials 1n charge of the actual drawing and with members of the senate and house military committees as witnesses. through the day there was a small crowd of spectators, but altogether probably less than thousand persons saw any part of the process.
 Liability for Service.
 As a result of the drawing every registered man is given a definite place in the liability for service list. Already 6S7,00O have been ordered to the colors to fill to war strength the regular army and national guard and to constitute the first increment of the national army. To secure the total 1.374,000 men will be called for ex animation within few weeks, officials estimating that two registrants must be called for every soldier accepted. These 1,374,000 will be taken from the head of the liability list, every local district furnishing a HXed quota
 The drawing today was conducted with ceremonies as democratic as the ideals of citizenship@i en5od4ed..
 The Opening Ceremonial.
 It was shortly before ten o'clock when Secretary Baker, entrusted by the president with the carrying out of the draft law rapped for order. The congressional committees were in their seats and on a small table stood great lottery jar. sealed with brown paper and showing through it's trans
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
PROMINENT GERMAN
 ARRESTED IN CLEVELAND
Superintendent of Lake Erie Iron
 Works, and Clubman.

Cleveland, July e0-Fritz Baum gaertner recently superintendent of the Lake Erie Iron Works, and a member of several exclusive Cleveland clubs, was arrested yesterday at his home by the federal authorities on orders from Washington, and the an nouncement was made that he would be ineerned for the period of the war.
 Several weeks ago umgaertner was refused a permit, a subject of Germany and an alien enemy, to remain at his position as superintend- ent on parole.
 Baumgaertner, who, it is reported, was at one time connected with the Krupp gun works in Germany, is said to have been asked by German in terests in South America to head a movement to establish a German arms factory there. He is credited with having been active in listing Ohio Germans, under the guise of an em- ployment bureau.
 Fred D. Schmidt, a German electri- cal engineer, and Arthur F'roelich and Max Koch, Industrial Workers of the World agitators, were also held and ordered interned by federal agents under directions of the department of justice.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

led the Austro- German advance in person and his troops, Berlin says, oc- cupied three zones of defense and captured flew thousand" prisoners.
 Northwest of Halicz the Russians have evacuated Bludniki. Near Brezezany, between Halicz and Zlochoff, the Russians have repulsed German efforts. A Russian offensive movement near Novica, south of Kalusz, brought no important gain.
 An attempt to assassinate Alexander Kerensky, the Russian minister of war, who encouraged the Russian sol diers to take the offensive on July first, has failed A shot fired at the minister in the town of Polotsk missed him.
 Another effort by the German crown prince to regain the California and Classmates plateaux between Hurbe- bise and Craonne, on the Aisne front. has been checked by the French The attacked repeatedly in mass forma- tion by every attempt was repulsed and the French held to their positions. Elsewhere on the front in France there have been only raids and artil- lery duels.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
SEEKING FOR
 cANTONMENT INSURANCE
ProFibitive Premiums Are Exacted as
 Risk is Great.

Washington. July 20.-The United States government is trying to obtain fire insurance on about s35,0o0.0 worth of property. The risk is some what more hazardous than ordinarily comes to the attention of underwrit- CTS.
 The sixteen cantonments that troops will occupy by Sept. 1 are at Aver, N. l.: Annapolis Junction, Md: Pet ersburg, Va; Columbia, s. C.: Allan ta, Ga: Chi1licothe. O.; Louisville, Ky; Battle Creek, Mich; pes Moines, Houston. Tex: Rockford, H.; Little Rock, Ark; and American Lake, Wash
 Wooden buildings are being rapidly nearly s4o,ooo soldiers, about 10000 to each camp. The sites are miles away in most cases from adequate fire protection. In the structures millions of dollars worth of supplies will be stored.
 The war department applied some time ago to fire insurance companies for rates. When quoted the premiums were found to be prohibitive:
 The matter was then turned over to the quartermaster's department at Washington. Maj. W. A. Dempsey and Capt. S. H. Wolfe were sent to this city to try to obtain lower rates. They arrived here Tuesday and re- LuI1lSu IO w tOH lIiS IOiIOWlilS day without having come to any agreement with the insurance com panies.
 Several insurance men said yester- day they did not believe it would be possible at this time to quote rates on such property, and they preferred waitir~ until the camps are built Then a blanket policy could be issued or underwriters in the camp localities would be able to fix rates.
 Each cantonment will contain close to 1000 buildings.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
MEN ARE
 GOING TO PRINCETON
Massachusetts School of Technology
 Has Become Overcrowded.

Plattsburg, N Y, July 20.-Because of the fact that the ground school for aviation at the Massachusetts Insti- tute Of Technology has become over crowded. the war department has mo- tifed Col. Wolf that 1t has been de- cided to open a school at Princeton, and the IT men designated earlier in the week for aviation will go there, instead of to Boston.
 The work of selecting the candi- dates who are to receive officers com missions has begun here. and will go steadily on until the entire personnel of the camp has been gone over. Be- ginning today, it is announced. there will be a battalion parade each eve ming at retreat.
 Trench warfare, bomb throwing and the dynamiting Of wire entanglements occupied the time of the candidates yesterday. In the bomb throwing real bombs were used. the men going a long way from the camp. This work was under the command of Capt. Ma gill, U- s. A, assisted by Lawson Robertson, coach of the University of Pennsylvania, a visitor here and a volunteer hworker. Robertson came in on this job because of his expert ness in throwing heavy weights and was of material assistance to the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

ent rate will exceed 1000 900 tons for the year. The total losses, with the exceptions noted, from August, 1914, to July, 1917, were 7,706,291 tons. The present countings of comparative plenty in food, which conceal the se- riousness of the situation from the general population, are due to the fact that in 1914, 1915 and 1916 new tonnage kept pace with the destruc- tion and a food reserve was accumu- lated.
 The shipping loss for six months this year exceeded the loss for the en- tire year of 1916 by nearly a million and a quarter tons- To arrive at con- ditions one year from now, at the present rate of destruction and new construction, add Lj5o0,000 to the present total of shipping and subtract 7,o00,0 900 tons. The result will be the tonnage as it will stand on July l, 1918. Between now and then no ap- preciable addition to the tonnage from American yards can be relied on. It will require IS months to feel the effect of American construction.
 The whole subject boils down to these terms. First, either Germany must stop from exhaustion, or, second, the allied armies must march victori- ous into Berlin, or, third, some new scientific instrument or weapon must be invented to put the submarine out of business, or, fourth, more effective use must be made of destroyers and other craft and armed merchantmen, or fifth, the crisis which will inevita- tided over by withdrawing shipping now used in ventures e1sewhere-an expedient very difficult and of doubt full efficacy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
TEACHER OF FEEBLE MINDED
 CHARGED WITH MURDER
His Alleged Victim is a Female h.
 structor at School.

Laconia, N. H.. July 1e.-Morris P. Bradford. instructor at the State School for the Feeble Minded here today waived examination on a charge of the murder on June 2S of Miss Alice B. Richards, head teacher at the school The defendant, who was not in court, was ordered held without bail for the October term of the superior court. Bradford pleaded not guilty on June 30.
 Miss Elizabeth Suess, assistant ma tron at the school, and Miss Dorothy Davis, a teacher, who were wounded a the time Miss Richards was kill ed, have since recovered. The assault, in which a hunting knife was used, occurred in a cottage on the school grounds, to which Bradford had in vited the women.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
FOOD CONTROL BILL
 VIRTUALLY COMPLETED
Final Vote on Discussed Measure Will Be Taken Today.

Washington, July 2o.-The food con- trol bill virtually was completed in the senate today and 8 final vote will be taken tomorrow.
 The senate today approved the lead ers' compromise amendment limiting authority for government purchases and sale of commodities to fuel. wheat. flour, meal, beans and potatoes. The compromise licensing section also was adopted. It provides for licensing in interstate or foreign commerce wheat elevators, cold storage and packing houses, farm machinery factories, coal mines and dealers, fertilizer products and wholesalers of the neceSSarfes named. The senate rejected 51 to "A an amendment to extend the licensing provision to interstate commerce.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY DENIES DRAFT CARD ERRORS Report That Cards Were Numbered
 Wronn is Ridiculous,

Sea Girt, N. J., July Ex-Governor Edge gave out the following state n1ent last night in reference to the draft registration cards for New Jer- sey
 "The report that New Jerseys S cards were numbered contrary to in- structions is perfectly ridiculous On our attention being drawn to this matter I personally telephoned to the provost marshaPs office in Washing ton and received positice denial that such was the fact or that any such inference had been given out.
 "On the contrary, New Jerseys cards have been in Washington com plete for 10 days, and were prepared absolutely in accordance with the in- stzuctions txsued hY fhAix od7oa-"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
MINISTER EDWARD CARSON
 GIVEN FREEDOM OF BELFAST
England Ready to Treat With Best of
 German Nation.

Belfast, July 2o.-Sir Carson. minis ter without portfolio In the British wal cabinet, in receiving the freedom of the city of Belfast today, made a dress before the German reichstag of Imperial Chancellor Michaelis. He said that the speech did not differ much from previous speeches from the same quarter.
 "No man longs for peace more than T." Sir Edward added, land the nation longs for peace, but we never can agree to peace as long as Prussianism holds its head above water. If the Germans want peace we are prepared tomorrow to treat not with Prussian- ism, but with the best of the German nation"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
DESTRUCTION THiS YEAR FIX
 cEEDs LOSS OF LAST YEAR
AMERICAS AID WANTED
London Declares the Only New Re- sources Available for Decreasing These Losses Are American Boats Germany Must Stop From Exhaus- ton, or the Armies of the Allied Nations Must March Victorious In- to Berlin.

London, July 20.-The gravity of the submarine situation immediately ap- pears from the figures themselves which can have only one rex if it Is maintained, and the only re- sources available for decreasing these losses are American boats. The Brit ish navy is stretched to capacity to take care of its many duties, which include the use of every available craft for fighting submarines.
 Excluding steamers damaged or beached, but not sunk, raider losses and other losses. which the authori- ties deemed unwise to publish. ship ping losses (actual sinkings) by U- boats for the first six months of 1917 were 3,507, 267 tons, but at the pres
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

parent walls the heap of number filled capsules that must be taken out one by one. In front Of the table row of army officers waited with the Down one side of the room ran anoth- CT table where two score press rep resentatives waited to send out the numbers as they were read
 War Secretary Draws.
 Secretary Baker briefly explained the purpose of the drawing, then stepped forward to be blindfolded and draw the first number. Major General Duval broke the seal and with a long wooden spoon bearing a ribbon of the national colors, vigorously stirred the capsules
 The secretary reached into the jar, picked up a capsule and handed It 10 an announcer. It was numbered 258. Then in quick succession other numb CTS were drawn while cameras and mo- tion picture machines recorded the scene.
 The Only Interruption.
 The only interruptions were the frequent changes of tired announcers and tabulators and the removal for clearing of the blackboards on which each number was written as 1t came. When a group of 500 numbers had been written, the first section Of the board was taken out to be photo graphed to establish an absolute re- cord, while a second section was sub- Stituted.
 By the laws Of chance the serial number one was drawn from the jar as Number 2Sg in the liability list, while Number 10,5o0, the top number amons, the capsules came out Number 23s. The serial 13, fab1ed bearer of i'll luck, was drawn in the 7,S90th place.
 Registrants will receive no official word of their order of liability until their local boards sunon them for ex-
 (Continued on Page Eght.)
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
ALLOWED GERMANS AND AUS. TRANS TO MAKE BIG GAINS
\ RUSSIAN REGIMENT
Left the Trenches and Retired, Forcing Other Units in the Line to Fall Back Under Influence of Extremists Troops Refused to Obey Commands Russians RepuIsed Germans Near Brzezany-German Crown Prince Checked.

Dissafection among Russian troops has resulted in an important gain of ground by the Germans and Austrians in the region of Zlochoff, east of Lem berg, the Galician capital.
 Persistent German attacks at first were repulsed by the Russians. Later a Russian regiment near the center of the line voluntarily left it's trenches and retired, forcing the other units on the line to fall back.
 This movement, Petrograd says, gave the Germans opportunity for develop ing their movement. Some Russian troops are reported to have refused to obey their commanders under the influence of the extremists who brought about the recent disorders in the Russian capital. Prince Leopold
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
AMERICAN AVIATORS
 TRAINING WITH CANADIANS
Will Train in Canada in Summer and
 States in Winter.

Toronto. July 20. One hundred Americans are in training here with the Royal Flying corps. British ofi cers are the instructors. but the Unit ed States government defrays the ex- penses of airplanes and aerodromes, also caring for the men while In Can a da.
 This is the first step in an extensive programme for training aviators which the Canadian branch of the Royal Flying corps has undertaken for tho United Statas in a cooperative plan whereby Canada will provide the training camp in summer and the United States in the winter when 1t is impossible to teach flying in Cana da
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
ExTRADITfON OF GERMAN
 SHIPS MAY BE DEMANDED
Berlin Declares Action Will be by
 Dutch Government.

Copenhagen, July 20-The Berlin Frankfurter Zeitung publishes a tele- gram from The Hague, saying "As soon the Dutch government has established beyond a doubt the fact that the English navy attacked Ger man merchant steamers in Dutch wa ters. as eye-witnesses have already testified, it will in all probability de- mand the extradition of the seized German ships"
 The press has been remarkably re- t1cent in comment regarding the Dutch English incident, but the con- viction is pretty general here that Holland would in no circumstances brook any violation of her sovereign ty in Dutch waters and would not even stop at taking up arms in de- fence of her rights.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
SELECTED YOUNG MEN
 HAVE TIME TO ENLIST
The Opportunity Ends When Ordered For Examination by Local Board.

New Haven, July 20.-Major William A. Mercer. of New London, command ing recruiting officer for the regular army in this state, tonight said that registered men whose numbers were drawn in Washington today. still have a chance to volunteer for the army. He made public the following tele- ment:
 After a registered person has been called for military service by his local board and directed to appear for physical examination he ceases to be eligible for voluntary en1istment."'
 Since April 1, there have been l. T13 men enlisted in the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
PREMIER YVOFF RESIGNS
 AND kERENSkY SUCCEEDS
Nekrasoff Named Professionally as
 Minister of Justice.

Petrograd, July 21.-The Bourse Ga zette announces that Premier Lvoff has resigned and that Alexander F.. Kerensky has been appointed premier but will temporarily retain his portfo- lio of minister of war and marine
 M Tseretelli has been appointed to the post of minister of the interior, which was held by M Lvoff, but will retain his portfolio of minister of posts and te1egraphs.
 M Nekrasoff has been named pro- visionally as minister of justice, in place of M Pereveizeff. resigned Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Germans Tn Pursuit.

Berlin. via London, July 20.-The of ficial statement issued by the German war office tonight reads
 "Western theatre: There was a strong artillery duel in Flanders.
 "Eastern theatre: Our troops be- tween the River Sereth and the Riv- CT Stripa are pursuing the retreating enemy closely
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Woman Drowned.

Hartford, Conn, July 20.-Mrs. Mi chael Doherty was drowned from a houseboat on the East Hartford shore of the Connecticut river tonight. The body was recovered. She is survived by her husband. The Dohertys had three or four years.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
 MAY NOT GO TO FRANCE
Before Cold Weather Sets Tn, Says
 Secretary Baker.

Washington. July 20.-In response to protest against training of northern national guardsmen in southern states. a letter from Secretary Baker read today in the senate. said the arrange ment had been made for climatic req sons and that the guardsmen probably cannot be sent to France before cold weather.
 He said 1t is planned to send divi sions of the guardsmen to France. probably during the winter. as soon as they are trained and tonnage is available.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
BeIqians to Visit Boston.

Boston, July 19.-Boston will en- certain on the third anniversary of the invasion of Belgium, Aug. 3, Baron Moncheur and his associates of the Belgian mission to this country, ac- cording to word received today by Mayor Curley from Frank L. Polk, acting secretary of state. The mis- sion was recently invited here by the nayor
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Irish Convention Secret.

London, July 2O.-An order-in- coun- cil issued today prohibits, either by publication or by speech. the giving of any report of the proceedings of the coming Irish convention, except such as has been officially authorized. Off, lenders of the prohibition are liable to punishment under the defence of the realm act.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Leader Lenine Arrested.

London, July 21.-A despatch to the Daily Mail from Petrograd says it is rumored there that Lenine. leader of the extremists, and seven of his lieu tenants have been arrested while try ing to escape to Kronstadt.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
CabIed Paragraphs
pisauised as Sailor.

Petrograd, July 20.-Koslovsky, an alleged agent of the German general staff, has been arrested. It is reported that Nikolai Lenine, leader of the re- cent outbreak here, has gone to Kron- stadt disguised as a sailor.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Trenches Recovered,

Paris, July 20.-Recovery of some trenches clements that remained in German possession after the recent at- tack on the French lines south of St. Quentin is announced In tonight's of ficial statement by the war depart ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
SELECTIYE DRAFT
 DECIDES THE ELECT
Young Men Who Are Liable to Call for Military Service
 in the Very Near Future
THEY WILL FILL RANKS OF, REGULAR ARMY

Also the National Guard and be the Increment of the New
 National Army-Aready 6s7 900 Have Been Called to Colors and 1374Ooo Will be Summoned for Examina-
 ton Within Few Weeks-Secretary Baker Drew the First Number From the Lottery Box The Modus
 Openrand of the Selection of Designating Numbers
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Zimmern1an Successor.

Berlin, July 2o.-No successor to Zimmerman as secretary for foreign affairs has been announced. Count Brockdorf Rentzau, Admiral von Hintz, Count von Bernstorff and Herr yon Mueslman are mentioned.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21
Reichstas Votes 15,ooo, ,ooo,ooo Marks

Copenhagen, July 20.-The German reichstag has voted without discussion the third reading of the bill providing for war credit of fifteen billion marks. The minority against the measure was made up of independent socialists.