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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
ORDER IS BEING RESTORED
 IN THE RUSSIAN ARMIES
Of the Southwestern Front-They are
 Now Making Some Resistance.

Petrograd. Aug. 2-That some de- gree Of order and discipline is be- ing restored in the armies of the southwestern front, as indicated by recent official communications which
 show that resistance is being made
 along the Zbrocz River of Husiatyn,
 is borne out by telegrams from army
 officers to the war department and
 by newspaper despatches. Civilian
 Commissioner Gobecha. one of sever al sent some time ago by the govern ment to visit the various armies and endeaVor to restore order, has sent the following message from the south western front:
 T am happy to report that the army of Generl Korniloff, namely, the Eleventh, which recently ran away, is now brilliantly repulsing the enemy in desperate fighting near Husiatyn. The Seventh also has made heroic counter attacks. There is a marked change in the spirit of the troops, which gives rise to the hope that they will fulfill their duty toward the rev olution."
 It is also reported that certain un- its of the Fifth army. which refused to obey commands to advance quickly have been surrounded and disarmed by loyal troops.
 The appointment of General Korn- iloff as commander-in-ch chief because of his recognized courage and ability is applauded in military circles. Gen eral Brusloff, who has become ex tremely pessimistic toward the mili tary situation. was nevertheless urged by Premier Kerensky to withhold his resignation. at least until improve ment had been achieved. but without avail General Korniloffs appoint ment was then approved by the pre- mier. General Korniloff has recom- mended General Tcheremisouf, the hero of Halicz. to succeed as com mander of the southwest front.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03

high military and naval leaders in Germany, called by Emperor William to meet in Brussels, has as it's ob-
 jective an analytical survey of the offensive which if it is cared out as planned by the allies, would prove a menace to the German holdings in Bel gium and especially along the cosat.
 Wednesday was the date set for the conference, which was to have been attended by Field Marshal von Hindenburg, chief of the imperial general staff, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria in command in Flanders, the German crown price ad others in cluding Vice Admiral von Capelle Minister of the navy. whose naval bas- es on the North Sea would be affected by success of the allied arms. As yet, however, nothing has come through to indicate the trend of ths discussion or concerning any decision to counter the allied plans arrived at.
 Daily the situation of the Russians acute. Across the Zbrocz river in Russia, to the south between the Dniester and the Pruth rivers, in Bulk owina and in the Carpathian region everywhere are steadily falling back So far have the operations of the Teu- tonic allies been advanced in Buko- wlna that seemingly the little Aus ed to the Austrians. Numerous ad- dItIonal towns and vantage points along the front have been captured by the Teutons. Berlin asserts that from the Pruth to the eastern foot hills Of the Kelemen Mountains a dis tance of approximately 100 miles, the Russians are steadily giving ground
 Advices reaching Petrograd from the front are that a retrograd movement by the Russians has been cut fifteen miles southeast of Riga the important Russian port and naval base on the Baltic Here the Germans have oc- cupied the Ukskull bridgehead. which the Russians previously had evacuated
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
TRANSPORT RUNS ON
 ROCKS AT HALIFAX
Had 546 Wounded Soldiers on Board
 All Were Saved.

Halifax. N. S.. Aug. 2.-Announce- ment was made today that a steamer with 546 wounded soldiers on board. had stranded in the harbor mouth yesterday during a fog. The ship was steaming at nearly full speed when land was sighted and orders to stop and full speed astern we/e too late. So great was the headway that the steamer plunged headlong on a rocky shore. the bow resting on rocks which penetrated the hull, while the stern hung in thirty feet of water.
 Mine sweepers were sent to the rescue and all of the wounded sol diers were safely transferred to the pier hospital in Halifax haroor.
 Attempts made to float the steamer at high tide last night were unavail ing and wreckers are continuing their efforts It is stated that the stra .d- ed ship is lying easily In a sheltered position and is in no immediate dang er The crew remain on board.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
SPECIAL COURSE FOR
 TERMASTER'S CORP
Is to Be Given at Camp Soon to Be
 Established.

Washington. Aug. 2.-Oficers and men of the qua artermaster's corps of the war armies are to be given spe- cial course of training a a quarter- masters camp soon to be esta blished. Somewhere between 10000 and 10000 privates will be enrolled. presumably from among the men brought into ser vice under the selective draft. The officers, 3200 in number, will be se- Iected entirely from the personnel of the present officers training camps.
 The site of the quartermas ster's camp and the detailed plans for selecting the enlisted personnel of the corps remain to be determined. A tract of about 2.000 acres will be needed. The war department expects to announce the location soon.
 An official announcement today made it clear that the only way to com missions in the quarterma ster's corps is through the officers training camps. No appIicatI tons for such commissions have been considered since applica- tions for the first series of officers camps opened in April.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
A "JOkER" IN SENATE
 PROHIBITION RESOLUTION? Representative Randall Says Prohibit tion:sts Were Flinfiammed.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Representative Randall of California the only prohi- bition member of congress, issued a statement today declaring that the friends of national prohibition have been fimfiamned by the liquor lobby in the constitutional amendment adopted in the senate yesterday He added that great jollification" was held by liquor representative in Washington hotel last night and that a well defined rumor had sprung up that the six years clause added on Senator Harding's motion was really written by the brewers attorneys.
 The joker is not in the six year handicap itself,' said MT. Randall, though that is without single prece- dent in history. The Harding clause provides that this article shall be in operative unless ratified within six years. The impression is that the prohibition amendment would not be- come part of the constitution unless so ratified. The fact is, it will be- come part of the constitution if ratt- lied after the time limit but will be in operative This promises long years of The whole campaign to se- cure ratification by the states will be clouded by this uncertain language"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
FIeiSChmann a
 Hydrop|anevi Victim
CHARLES, SON OF FORMER
 MAYOR OF CINCINNATI.
AT GREAT SOUTH BAY
Harry Witz, Pilot, Also Was Killed They Were on an Exhibition Flight Machine Collapsed When 1t Had Risen to a Height of 100 Feet.

New York, Aug. 2.-Charles Fleisch- mann, son of JulIus l.. F1eiScnmann, former mayor of Cincinnati, was in stantly killed tonight when the hydro airplane in which he was flying CO., lapsed in Great south bay. Harry W ltz, pilot of the machine, also was killed.
 Fl lelschmann, who was a member of the First battalion, aviation corps, had left the naval station at Bay Shore, l.. l., for ride with Witz, who owned the machine and gave exhibition flights. They had risen to a height Of about 100 feet when the machine was seen to turn over and fleischmann was thrown out, falling in shallow water. Witz, who was strapped to his seat, went down with the plane.
 Persons on board a power boat wit messed the accident and recovered the bodies. It was said that the noise of an explosion was heard just before the machine dropped.
 Ieischmann'S father has been a his summer home near New London, Conn.,, several weeks, but efforts to communicate with him tonight were unsuccessful. Young E1eischmann, whose engagement was announced a few days ago, visited at his mothers Connecticut home last week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03

While the rain and the morass have served to hold the allied forces in leash. preventing a resumption of the great offensive of Tuesday they have not been active in keeping the Germans from throwing counter-at- tacks with large forces of men against several newly-won sectors of the front held by the British and French troops nor in bringing about a cessa- ton of the violent artillery duel along the entire line
 Crown Prince Rupprecht evident " considers the British gain northeast of Fpres the most important made in Tuesdays battle. for upon this terri tory his army has concentrated the strongest counter offensive operations in an attempt to regain lost ground. His efforts, however. have gone for naught the British artillery and in fantrE fire raking the advancing forces merchiessiy. putting an end to the at tacks and adding ma terially 10 the all ready heavy casualties the Germans have suffered.
 There is no indication in either British or French official statements just when their combined push again will be started. but it is possible that st least a day of warm sunshine will be necessary to dissipate the Cuagnoire so that the big allied guns may be reaHgned and to permit the airrnen to relocate the positions the foe is holding
 Although the Teutonic allies are still advancing against the Russians in F-a st GaI1cia- BukowlEa and along the Mol dTiE frontier, the aIIed offensive on the western front apparently is on the nerves of the German enDero,- whose troops before have had to face and with great losses of men and terrain. gigantic attacks by the British and French. covered by countless piec- es of modern artillery o1 ar caIibres and ranges.
 It Is assumed that a war council of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
DECISION FAVORS HARTFORD
 BUILDING TRADES ALLIANCE
Handed Down by the Connecticut Stu
 preme Court Yesterday.

Hartford. Conn, Aug 2.-Among the decisions handed down by the Con necticut supreme court today was one finding no error in the decision of Judge Milton A. Shumway in the suit of Cohn and Roth of this city against the Hartford Bricklayers. Plasterers and Masons Union and it's affiliated bodies and the Hartford Building Trades Alliance. Conspiracy was all legged following a strike of men em- ployed by the Cohn & Roth company who are building contra ctOrs. It was alleged that the unions involved per suaded workmen of other trades to re- fust to work on buildings being con structed by them.
 A restraining order was asked by the Cohn & Roth Company and this was refused by Judge Shumway. The SUI preme court decision affirms that no as alleged was proven.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
New Tax on Sugar
 Coffee, Tea, Cocoa
DECIDED ON BY THE SENATE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE
IN THE WAR TAX BILL
"FIoor" Taxes Upon Large Aecumu- lated Stocks-Limited Amounts 'n the Hands of Small Dealers Are to be Exempt-Other Changes Made.

Washington, Aug. 2-Reduction from i 15 to 10 per cent in the proposed tax on undivided surplus of corporations, joint stock companies and associations, and imposition of new floor taxes upon large accumulated stocks of su-
 ;ar coffee tea and cocoa, were steps decided on today by the senate finance committee in revising the war tax Dill. urday and begin senate debate next week.
 Surtax on Corporate Incomes.
 The levy on undistributed surplus virtually is a surtaX on corporate in comes, which now pay only fiat tax, although individual incomes are sur taxed Reduction of the rate to 10 per cent. followed the committees recent decision to treble the normal corpora ton tax raising s162, 900 900 more from that source.
 Floor Tax on Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Cocoa.
 The new floor tax on sugar, coffee, tea and cocoa is at the same rates s are prescribed in the bill for consump- tion taxes on these products. The provision was added to subject to tax ation large stocks of these commoGi- ties imported in Anticipation of the proposed consumption taxes. Some dealers are said to have years supply on hand, which would be reached only by a floor tax. The rates are: Sugar,
 
 : cents and cocoa. ? to cents. Linn ited amounts in the hands of small dealers are to be exempt.
 Monthly Payments.
 Important administrative provisions affecting income and war profits ap proved today by the committee au- thorize the treasury department to permit or require monthly installment payment of such taxes between March and June g or each year, when they requested the monthly installment pay ment privilege because of their neces- sity to borrow large sums frequently for bulk payment required under ex- isting laws.
 Another new clause authorizes pay ment of income and war excess profits taxes by uncertified checks or by the new treasury short term certificates of indebtedness.
 Farmers Not to Be Exempted.
 A motion by Senator Gore to exempt farmers from the new war excess prof it's tax on individuals in trade or bus mess was rejected by the committee
 A new clause added to the war prof its section provides a new standard for tax exemptions of those claiming that their pre-war profits were sub normal Under the plan if find exemption claims are justified. those claiming exemption would be entitled to that allowed to new cor [ orations not in existence before the war. whose income and profits tax would be based upon that of companies or individuals enga ged in the same general line of trade or business.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR
 LOCAL EXEMPTION BORRDe
About When Marriage Does Not Bring
 Immunity from conseriptior.


 washingto Aug. 2.-Locaf bozrfg were formally instructed by Provost Marshal General CroWder tonight that they may well hold that @ marriage recently consummated. especially hv n reGistrant after he has been called for examination. does not create a status of dependency justifying immunity from conscription.
 The selective service law" read ths instructions "does not require dlr- charges in all cases Of technical legal dependency. but only permits dir- charges wher in view of dependency a discha rge is advisable. Local boards may well hold that a marriage hastily consummated recently, and especially enc consummated by a person after he has been called 10 present himself for examination to determine his e. ness for military service. does uot create a status of dependency in which it is advisable to grant a discharge.
 Tt is to be expected that local boards will exercise this full discretion in cases where they are convinced That unscvrupulous persons have thus vl0- lated the principles Of the reiecfivs service law in hope of escaping duty"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
PROHIBITION. AMENDMENT
 HUNG UP IN THE HOUSE
By Prohibition Leaders-WiII Not
 Come Up Until Regular Session.

Washington, Aug. 2.JNationaI pro- hibition by constitutional amendment was hung up in the house today by the prohibition leaders themselves.
 The resolution to submit the pro- posal to the states, passed yesterday by the senate, was put out of the pro- gram for the present session and will not come up until the regular session in December.
 Plans to reconvene the democratic caucus and reverse it's decision to con- slider only war legislation were aban- doned because it was believed delay ing action until the next session will help the prohibition cause.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
THISTLE OF RAILROAD
 BRIDGE HAMMERED WITH
Over Crystal Cove Bay, Mass.-Poiice and Railroad Officials Investigating

Winthrop, Mass. Aug 2-The po- lice and officials of the Boston, Re- were Beach and Lynn railroad are in vestiSating an apparant attempt to damage a trestle of the railroad over Beach station. Men in a small boat were seen tampering with the trestle late last Saturday night The police were notified, but when they arrived the men had disappeared. It was found that three wooden braces had been removed, and marks on several others seemed to indicate preparations for their destruction. A guard has been placed on the bridge.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
MEXICO PUTTING DOWN
 GERMAN PROPAGANDA.
Fact Published by the Semi Official
 Mexican News Bureau

Washington, Aug. 2-The semi official Mexican news bureau today published the following to show that German propaganda is being put down by the Mexican government:
 Tt recently came to the knowledge of the officials that a shipment of sev- eral hundred cases of arms and am munition had been made to the port of Sal1na Cruz, on the Pacific side of the 1sthmus of Tehuantepec, and consign- ed to certain private parties who were suspected of being engaged in pro- German intrigue in the state of chia- pas. The shipment was ordered to be seized which was done immediatelv upon its arrival
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
A FURIOUS ELECTRIC
 STORM AT WINDSOR.
Tobacco Plants Stripped by Haii-
 Damage Estimated at S15O,Oo0.

Windsor. Conn. Aug z-Dauage estimated at as high as sI50.o09 wag done in this locality today when a furious electric storm. accornpa nled by hail. swept over tne tobacco fefdH here. Plants were in some cases stripped of their leaves and hatteref to the ground. The crop under cloth esca ped with less damage than that growing in the open. but some of fHi7 crop was hurt when the protective covering was blown away.
 II was reported that SO acres of fhe crop near Windsor suffered severely. as did the plant in South Windsor and Warehouse Point. The area visited h- the storm covered about four square miles.
 In Windsor and South Windsor ffe lightning put the electric power ri1nfr out of business and tied up trolley traffic. Tn South Windsor a barn v-aa fired and destroyed and a Poquonro-s the hailstorm was the worst expert enced in go years.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
BODY OF AN OPERA
 SINGER WASHED ASHORE.
Miss EvangeIine Barron of Chicago
 Had Been Missing Since Tuesday.

Baldwin Mich, Aug. 2.-The body of Miss Evangeline Barron. aged 29, Chicago opera singer, was washed ashore today not far from the hotel where she had been staying here. She had been missing since Tuesday, when an empty boat containing only her purse. drifted ashore near a danger ous ledge in Star lake. Tuesday af- ternoon the lake was unusually rough and Miss Barron is said to have been unable to swim and a novice at hand ling boats. - The coroner,s jury re- turned a verdict of accidental death.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING
 AND WIND AT MERIDEN.
Fruit Trees, Corn and Various Other
 Plants Were LeVeIled.

Meriden. Conn. Aug. 2.-Lightning and wind raised havoc here this even ing during a rainstorm which lasted 45 minutes. A barn was struck by light ming and badly damaged by the fire which followed. Two dwellings also were struck by lightning but no seri- ous damage resulted. Fruit trees. corn and various other plants were leveled to the ground by the storm.
 High tension wires were down in nearly every section of the city.
 The large municipal flag was torn from it's wire and all that remains of it is a small section of the field with i've lonely stars.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
PLACES FOR ALL MEN
 TRAINED AT PLATTSBURGH
if They Fail to Win Commission, They Will Get Non-c Appoint

Plattsburgh, N Y.. Aug. 2-Instruc- tions were received a the officers traing camp here today from the de partment of the east. to notify men who fail to win recommends tions for commissions that they vii be sure of appointment as non- comm issiOned of fcers if they vii enter the new na- tional army. Expansion of tho regu- lar army has resulted in shortage of sergeants and corporals and 5000 of them will be needed in the national army. They will not be required to report at divisional headquarters un- til September 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
THREE MEN OUT OF
 e7 ASSISTANTS ACCEPTED
In Two Districts in New Bedford-
 49 Exemption Claims.

New Bedford. Mass, Aug. 2-Three men out of 97 registrants thus far examined by the draft board in dis trict two in this city have been ac- cepted for military duty, it was an nounced today. Fffty-two passed Physical examinations but 49 of the number have exemption claims pend ing. Of the others 26 were reflected by the examining physicians and 19 were aliens
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
LIGHTNING KILLS MAN
 AT NEW PRESTON.
Bolt Welded His Gold Watch Chain
 Into a Solid Bar.

New Preston, Conn, Aug 2-While seeking shelter under a tree during an electric storm here today, George M Dyckman of Walfeld, N. Y, was struck end killed by lightning. He was a milk inspector for a New York cor poration and visited the Goodhue farm in the course of his business. The bolt stripped him of his clothing and welded a gold watch chain into a solid bar The body was taken to New Milford
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
TO COMMANDER SHIPS
Shipping Board Probably Will Announce Programme
 Within Few Days
TO DIRECT TRADE ROUTES AND LOWER RATES

The Ocean Going Vessels Communicated Are to be Turned Back to Their Owners for Actual Operation-Wil Cut Of Steel Exports Japan Unless Japanese Vessels Are to War Uses-The British and American Gov erments Have About Reached Agreement for Joint Control of All the Worlds Tonnage.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES
 TO TRACE SLACKERS.
They Are to Be Formed by the Ma
 tionaI Security Leaque.

New York, Aug 2-The National Se- cur1ty league announced today it had taken steps to promote the formation all over the country of vigilance committees" to track down slackers under the draft law. The league has asked the heads of the principal de- fense societies and political organiza- tions in this city to join in the forma- ton of such a committee, and has re ouested the chairmen of each of it's 28O branches throughout the country to take similar action
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
Youth Drowned in Black Pond.

7-z-:den. Conn, Aug. 2.-Frank Jar -z-vsizi aged 16, was drowned this terncon at 3 o'clock i1 Black Pond, edIeheld just over the Meriden --n lire He and a compainon had -ored a rowboat to a raft and were + swimming. The boat became un- fastened and Jaraszewski started to s,rina out to it When he got out fifteen yards he shouted and then eank ont cf sight The body had not .-een recovered at a late hour
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03

Kingdom Gould of Lakewood, N. J., will be called to Toms River for phys ical examination Monday. He is in the first draft
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
GERMANS UNABLE TO
 REGAIN LOST GROUND
They Made Desperate CounterAttacks Against Sev-
 eraI Sectors Newly Won by the Entente Allies
GREATEST EFFORT MADE NORTHEAST OF YPREs

Crown Rupprechts Forces Were Raked Mercessly
 Their Futile Attacks-Gans Made Tuesday bv the Allies Have Caused Apprehension Among German Military L aders They May Prove Menace to the German Holdings in Belgium Especially Along the Coast-Er,- peror William Has Called Council of War to Meet in Brussels Evidently Make Analytical Survey of the Entente Offensive in Flanders, Which Has Been Held Up by Heavy Rans-ln Bukowina and in the Carpathan Region the Russians Are Steadily Falling Back, and Daily Their Situation is Becoming More Acute.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03

General Dimitrieff, who is a Bulga- rian, at the beginning of the war rep resented his coutry as minister to Russia. Immediately on the outbreak of hostilities he telegraphed his res ignation to Sofia and rendered his ser- vices to the Russian war office. His tender was gladly accepted.
 In Bulgaria Dimitrieff, who is as much of a politician as a soldier, was known as "Bulgaria's Little Napo- leon
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-03
TO IGNORE INTERNATIONAL
 SOCIALIST CONFERENCE
No Member of the British Govern
 nnent Will Attend.

London. Aug. 2-It was made quite clear by Andrew Bouar Law. chan cellor of the exchequer iu the house of commons today that no member cs the government would attend the pro ence.
 While the government had not fe- cided upon its policy rcgar rdinE ffF granting of passports to private in- dividuals to attend he said the rfep would not be taken without serious consideration and "prohably not at all"