davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

invite Robert Taft to New York to spend a week end and offer him $10.- coo to use his influence in procuring defendants release. Mrs. Morse also zee Justice White. Plaintiff prevented Mrs Morse from carrying out this plan.
 To Procure Pardon for $S0,000. Mrs Morse had also interviews and with one Garland of Philadelphia, Pa, who was to procure defandant's pardon in consideration of $50, 1000, of which sum the said Gar land was to retain $10,000 for himself. The method by which the pardon was to be obtained was undisclosed. The plaintiff prevented this arrangement from being carried out"
 "Undiselosed Means"
 After relating several other instances in which MT. Reid alleged that he pre- vented Mrs. Morse from using "undis- closed means to obtain her husband S release, the supplementary bill of par ticulars enumerates a list of inf1uen- tial men who it alleges were inter viewed by the plaintiff in Morse's be-
 Governor Cobb of Maine, who was induced to see and did see President Taft; Governor John F. Hill, at his office in Augusta, Ga.; George E. Macon1ber who was induced to see
  Senator Hale at Washington, D. C.; Mir. Peavey saw President Taft several times; Congressman Allen of Maine at Washington, D. C.; John D. Wight of New York, at Washington, D. C.; J Sioat Fassett, at Washington, D. C.; Edward O. Eldredge, at New York.
 Wrote to President Taft.
 Plaintiff also wrote to President Taft and corresponded with and inter viewed officials of the department of justice acting under direction of At torney General George w. Wicker sham" says the supplementary bill o1 particulars.
 Denied by Morse.
 Although Morse in his answer tc Reid's suit denied that the p1aintin had ever rendered any services for him. the plaintiff asserts that the con tract sued upon-a verbal one-cover- ed the peeiod from Aug. 10, 1909, to May 1, 1913y and that his disburse- ments in Morse's behalf approximated $13,40O. r
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Christmastide of 1917 finds the ar- mics on all the major battle fronts virtually inactive, except where the Teutonic allies are endeavoring to overwhelrn the Italians and force a passage through the hill country of northern Italy out upon the plains of Venetia-
 As viewed from the war maps the battle lines today are markedly changed from those of the yesteryear. The Russian front from the Baltic to the Black Sea is virtually non-exist- ent: the Italians under the intensive drive of the Teutonic allies today are standing miles from where they were year ago along the Isonzo front; from Belgium to the region around Verdon great salients have been driv. en into the German lines by both the British and French armies and in Asiatic Turkey the British have ma de notable gains both in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
 Northward through the latter re- zion General AIleuby's forces have made great progress against the Otto mans and Christmas of 1917 finds the Bethlehem. the birthplace of Christ, and of Jerusalem and the Holy Se- pulchre-
 Although the sound of Peace" is in the air. seemingly there is no pros rect of ending at an early date the titanic struggle that is in Drogross The Teutonic allies and the Russians are endeavOring to effect a ceSsa ton of hostiIities on the eastern front and proba bly will reach some kind Of an agreement that for the moment at least will render the ectrter-reVoIu- tofnary forces in Russia inactive ard throw a greater burden upon the shoulders Of their former allies
 The teremy for weeks uuofi iciaIly has been proclaiming his desire for peace, but no terms have been ad- vanced by him which would irdicate Q a willingness to bring the war to an end along lines that would make the world "safe for democracy" On the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

contrary, the German emperor III his latest utterance, made before the Sec end Army last Saturday. boasted of the successes of the Teutonic allies during the past year and exultantly proclaimed that the victories of the Central Powers had been so manifest that it was useless to waste words on the tactical and strategical advantages gained.
 Apparently, however, while strenu- ous efforts are being made in the United States to get an invincible ar my in the field to aid Great Britain and France and their allies in finally bringing success to their arms, the German emperor has made a final en- deavor in his latest address to his troops to frighten peoples unafr,iid with the following declaration:
 ''If the enemy does not want peace by battering in with the iron fist and the shining sword the doors Of those who will not have peace"
 Meanwhile. his armies and those of his ally. Austria Hungary, finding that their attempts to break the Italian line between the Brenta and Piave Rivers in northern Italy were without result, have shifted the ground of their attack again' to the Asiago plateau. Here small gains were made, but the Italians, stiffening their line, held the enemy from further progress and at last accounts were delivering success full counter attacks against him. On the lower Piave River the enemy troops who forced a crossing of the river last week now have been com l, pelled under violent attacks by the Italians to -seels safety through a re- treat to the eastern bank sof the strea m. f9 ss - fsa :
 Another heartening phase of the sft- uation is the small number of Brit ish casualties during the past week On the entire front held by the Brit I -1e aIf ;<<,.A s--- ported. these embra cling men killed. wounded or missing. The previous week had shown an aggregate of IF. .976 and the week before that 23,356.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
CONNECTICUT OVER QUOTA
 IN THE RED CROSS DRIVE
Hartford Leading in Point of Numbers
 Enrolled. ,t

New Haven, Conn, Dec 24-That Connecticut is more than a 100 per cent state in the Red Cross drive for new members was indicated tonight when incomplete reports showed that the larger cities of the state were well over their assigned quotas and many smaller places had doubled the totals set for them.
 Hartford, on the returns so far re- corded. led in point of numbers having enrolled 54 900 on quota of $50, 90. New Haven " ith the same quota had 70 0o0 on her list and other cities had passed by varying figures. the new memberships they strove for.
 Of the smaller places Co1linsville. with n quota of 400. returned S22 and FS.Feld seeking one thousand had got t.in in 2,250- Similar large enrollments prevailed all over Hartford County with towns in other counties doing n-ariy as we'll.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
Street Carl RanW Wild; IA Persons Killed
IN THE SOUTH HILLS SECTION
 OF PITTSBURGH
DASHED DOWN GRADE
Of the IA Passengers, None Escaped Unhurt-Motorman Lost Control- Car Turned Over On It's Side.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 24.-Fourteen persons were killed and every other one of the IA passengers on a Knoxville Street car was more or less hurt here late today when the car ran away in a tunnel which connects the South Side business districts with the South Hills. After a wild dash of almost mile through the tube the car emerged at Carson Street and turned over on it's side. Hospital doctors said that a number of the injured could not re- cover.
 The car which was of the latest low floor, steel type, was packed with city bound shoppers when it left the station at the South end of the tunnel. < minute or two later the trolley said to have left the wire and the lights went out. At almost the same instant for some reason not yet de-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
NEW YoRY's CELEBRATION
 OF CHRISTMAS EVE
Was Featured by Unbounded Generos-
 ity on All Sides.

New York, Dec. 24. = Unbounded generosity featured New York's cele- bration of Christmas eve.
 Clubs, organizations. charitable in- stitutions, hotels and neighborhood as- sociations. competed in a. city wide ef- fort to cheer the lonely, relieve tha suffering, and for a space of even a few hours to brighten impoverished homes with the universal sa1utation of merry Christmas.
 The usual Christmas eve services were held in churches, but in the Ro- man Catholic churches this Christ mas was made the occasion of a Vic tory prayer at midnight authorized by Cardinal Farley, in conjunction with which priests in every church off fered the holy sacrifice of the mass in a plea for peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
Char,l, V. Morse
 is Sued for Pardon
WALTER E. REID OF PORTLAND,
 ME, SEEKS $15o,ooo
FOR SERVICES RENDERED
Claims That He Prevented Morse and His Wife From Engaging in finn proper and Unwise Enterprises"

New York, Dec 24.-Walter E. Reid of Portland, Me, who is suing Charles w. Morse for $500 for alleged federal district court supplementary particulars demanded by the defend ant in elaboration of the plaintiff s claim .that he had prevented Morse and his wife from engaging in jim proper and unwise enterprises in their efforts to obtain the bankers release from the federal penitentiary at At lanta.
 Restrained Mrs. Morse.
 'In the spring of 1910 at the New York office of the defendant" the bill of particulars relates, Mrs. Morse stated to the plaintiff that Erwin Morse, the defendants son. was a col 1ege mate of Robert Taft. President Taft's son, and that she was going to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
SONS OF ITALY TO SUPPORT
 WAR THRIFT CAMPAIGN.
Each of 800 Lodges is to Form a War
 Savings Society.

New York, Dec. 24.-Eght hundred lodges of the Sons of Italy, in New York, Pennsylvania. Ohio, Massachu- ssetts and New Jersey, have. pledged support to the thrift and war savings stamps campaign it--was announced here tonight. The lodges represent a membership of 100 900. Each lodge will form a war, savings society. it was stated, and each .memb Der has promised not only to buy stamps but to encour- age his neighbors to do so.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
TO BREAK SHORTAGE OF
 SUGAR IN NEW ENGLAND
3o,ooo, ,ooo Pounds Will Be Ready for Distribution Within Three Weeks.

Boston. Dec, 24.-The Massachusetts food administration announced tonight that approximately s00O0 900 pounds of sugar would be ready for distribu- ton in New England in the next three weeks to break the sugar shortage. P.
 In making the announcement Henry E. Endicott. state food administrator, cautioned retailers to continue the policy of handing out sugar in small quantities and in no case to give more than five pounds to a family at one time; MT: Endicott said the. ptblic snouid realize that sugar must be used sparingly for the duration of the war
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
FRANCHISE REFORM slLLlN
 HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
Gives Vote to All Citizens, Male and
 Female, Over 24 Years of Aae.

Zurich, Dec 24.-The franchise re- form bill which has just been intro duced in the lower house of the Hun garfan parliament. in addition to xiv- ing the vote to every Hungarian citi- zen male or female. twenty -four yeara of age provides for the election of wo- men to parliament -.--.~,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
Assuitf,'s Son Severely Injured.

London, Dec. z4-Lieutenant Com- maAder Arthur M. Asquith of the roy al naval reserve, third son of Elk Premier Asquith, has been severely wounded while serving in France. He recently received a bar to the Dis tinguished Service Order which was awarded him last April.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
SPECIAL POLICE PROTECTION F TO BE GIVEN FLOUR MILLS
lndiana Warned by MiIIers' National
 Association.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 24-Police officers in Indianapolis this evening were requested to give special protec- tion tonight and in the future to flour mills in the city following a warn ing from the Millers' National As sociation headquarters that a plot was on foot to destroy every flour mill in the state Special precautions against explosions also are being taken in oth- CT Indiana cities.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
1s6 OFFICERS OF THE
 NAVY ARE PROMOTED
To the Next Highest Grade by the se-
 lection Biard.

Washington, Dec. 24.-One hundred and eighty-six officers of the navy are promoted to the next highest grade by President Wilson's approval today of the report of the selection board head ed by Admiral Mayo charged with the task of choosing meritorious officers for advancement to keep pace with the expanding navy. -
 Twelve captains become rear admir- alS; 51 commanders become captains and 12S ieutenants become comand-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
OBITUARY
Frederic s. AmbIer.

FrSoeffC .. sRm6ISr.
 South Norwalx. Conn, Dec 24.-Af- ter an illness for several weeks dur ing which time he had. been confined to his bed with a complication of dis eases, Frederick S. Amber, one of the most prominent Masons in this city and in Bridgeport, died at his home carly this evening. He is survived by his wife. MT. Amber. was the manager of a very successful amuse- ment resort in New Hampshire at the time of his death.
 Richard H. Maddern.
 New York, Dec. 24.-Richard H. Maddern, musician, and orchestra lead CT at various times in theatres in Chi cago, St. Louis and New York died at his home here tonight after a long iIl- ness.s He was 7S years old. r
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
TEUTONS PERSIST IN .
 ATTACKS IN ITALY
Trying to Push Through the Hill Country of Northern
 Italy to the Plains of venetia .>
sTIFFENED LINE OF ITALIANS BARS INVADERS

On All Other the Armies Are Virtually In actve-In His Latest Address to His Troops Emperor William Said: eff the Enemy Does Not Want Peace Then We Must Bring Peace the World by Battering in With the Iron Fist and the Shining Sword the Doors of Those Who Will Not Have Peace."
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
700 aU. s. Naval Men ip Naples.

Rome, Dec 24.--Several hundred American naval officers and men are on a visit to Naples on Christmas s leave. More than a hundred sAmeri- cans attended; reception given today in their honor by Ambassador Thom- as Nelson Page.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
kRUPP WORKS WERE 't..
 DAMAGED BY EXPLOSION
Wooden Portion of. the Turning Shop
 Was Destroyed.

Amsterdam, Dec. 24.-A frontier cor respondent of the HandeIsblad says that the explosion which occurred re- gently at the Krupp Works had it's origin in a building where thous- and persons were employed The en- zine room and turning shop suffered most and only the wooden portion Of the building was destroyed. Accord ing to this correspondent there was no loss of life
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
c..rs of Children of Working Moth,

New York. Dec. 24-An experiment ta1 center for the care of the chill dren of working mothers after school will be opened in this city January by the mothers committee of women on national defense. it was announce ed tonight -~.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Ten men were killed by a Pennsyl- vania train at Magnolia, Md, twenty miles from Baltimore.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Japan denies the statements that she
 is mobilizing her army and going to send troops to Vladivostok.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
Restrained Mrs. Morse.
THE BELLS OF CHRISTENDOM

Ring all ye bells ye bells of Chrstendom,
 Ring out your hopeful message loud and clear, To all who try to bless this queer old world
 With aught of honest effort or good cheer. Ring to the loyal friend friendship true;
 Ring to the dreamer of great deeds the thought To make fullment crown his hearts deSlre
 Let not his inspiration come to naught. Ring to the frowning pessinist song,
 So full of light and joy that he must smile, And quite forget the world is sad and dark,
 And live in happiness little while Ring all our high ideals, our hopes, and prayers, <. Out into golden sunshine. Let them speed So that they bless a traveller otherWhere, z-E And cheer some brother on to nobler deed. Ring out so clearly sweetly, that ye bring
 Each thinking, yearnng soul to understand All life can hold for those who truly strive To use the power they have at their command. e And ring to every heart, to every soul,
 Tn every field of work, or great or small, The words-that they who do the best they can Are working for the Master of us all
 -MINNETTE
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
Two German Interns Eseape.

Kube and Kurtz Wilkins, German ci- Vivian prisoners interned at Fort Douglas escaped today, according to a statement made by the military au- thorities.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

The New Haven Railroad announced that during November the railroad car ried 39O 505 tons of coal.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Intense aerial activity is reported by the French war office. In 100 air cornbats during the last few days the French brought down eighteen German machines.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
Richard H. Madder
British Casualties for Week.

-.i London, Dec. z4.-The British cas- ualties reported for the period Dec. 1s-24, inclusive. number 13,919. as fol- lows: Killed or died of wounds officers EOS, men 2,714; wounded or missing, cGcers s37, men 10,1e0.
 A very considerable decrease in the British casualties is shown in the latest figures. The casualties for the week ended Dec. IS were IT e76; for the week ended Dec 11th, 23,S56, and for the week ended Dec. 4th. 2s.s
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Newport, R. l., eIams to have the oldest and the youngest members ot the Red Cross in the United States The oldest is 102 and the youngest, six months.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Canada will be dry for the remaind CT of the war and for one year after peace is declared.s
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

A despatch of December a21 from Maestricht, Holland, gave Tworkmen from Essen as authority for the state ment that the Krupp plant had been ablaze for twenty-four hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25
CabIed Paragraphs
,utbrsak of Pneumonia in China.

Picking, Dec. 24.-There has been a serious outbreak of pneumonia along the Shznsi- Mongolia border. More than one hundred deaths have already been reported
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Leo B. Murphy, a seaman, of Oro- vile, Calif and George O. K. Vida hi, seaman, of Arlington. N. J., were lost overheard from a U. S. transport on December IT.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

By a vote of As to the French Chamber of Deputies adopted a reso- . lution depriving former Premier Jo- seph Caillaux of parliamentary fmmun ity.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

The Christmas dollar fund commit tee for relief in Belgium cabled $30 ,00C to Brussels, from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

According to report in diplomatic circles in Berne. the German repre- sentatives in neutral countries already have received the Kaiser's Christmas peace offer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

The report that new German peace move is at hand is supported by ap- parently reliable information which has reached high official Italian circles,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Washington reported a disclosure of operations of a system of communities ton between the United States and Germany and Austria Hungary and European neutralS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

A vaIise containing diplomatic pap
 CTS en route from Berlin to Berne was stolen at the Basel station.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

A submarine chaser near an At lantic port was destroyed by fire and two of her crew were injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

The Norwegian steamers Ingrid II and the Borgsten were sunk. Two of the crew of the Borgsten were killed; four of the crew of the Ingfrd were saved.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

General M. P. E. SarraIl, the French government has decided. will be re- placed as head of the allied armies at Saloniki by General Marie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Henry Ford, serving as a manufact- uring expert for the shipping board, has reported that as speedy construc- ton of ships depends in large measure on the extent to which fabricating processes are employed. a large mum Der of fabricating steel yards should be erected in the south.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Havana advices say flour, lard and other staples will be exhausted in a few days. Cubans are so busy raising su- gar that a food shortage threatens.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Commander Truman H. Newberry of the United States navy, denied tha the navy does not need recruits.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

George Rodiek, formerly German consul at Honolulu. who pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a plot to fo- ment a rebellion in India, was fined $1O, 900 at San Francisco.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

J. c. Mayors, an officer of steamer in Halifax harbor at the. time of the great explosion there, said he was blown half a mile from his ship.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

The New York Lodge of EIks wi entertain 500 children and give ther presents on Christmas afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

General Pershing reported the death of Harold Ainsworth, aviator in the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps. Aims worth was killed in an accident.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

A safe in the Farmers State Bank of West Salem O., was blown open and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

we welcomed this investigation, feeling that it would give the public information to which it is entitled, showing the legitimate reasons for the present high cost of meat and we have thrown open to the commission our books and records, and stand ready to aid them in every way pos sible along constructive Iines."
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

Emperor William visited the front north of Verdun on Friday and in an address to the troops thanked them warmly for their efforts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
EBERT WILLIAMS CAN'T 4 UNDERSTAND RACE PREJUDICE

Bert Williams, the famous colored comedian, has written ap article for the January American Magazine in which he says:
 People sometimes ask me if I would not give anything to be white. I answer, in the words of the song, most emphatical1y, No How do know what might be if were a white man? I might be sand-hog, Nurrowing away and losing my health for $8 a day. I might be a street car car conductor at $12 or $15 a week There is many a white man less for tunate and less well equipped than am In truth, I have never been able to discover that there was anything dfsgraceful in being colored man But I have often found it incouven- ient-in America
 How many times have hotel keep CTS said to me, T know you, Williams, and like you, and I would like noth- ing better than to have you stay here, but you see we have Southern gentle mem in the house and they would ob- 3ect'
 Frankly, l can't understand what tt is a1l about I breathe like other people, eat like them-if you put me at a dinner table you can be reasona- bly surO that won't use the ice cream fork for my salad; think like other people I guess the whole trou- ble mnSt be that I don't look like them. They say it is matter of race prejudice. But if it were prejudice a baby would have 1t, and you will never find 1t in baby. It has to bt inculcated on people. For one thing I have noticed that this race pretu- dice is not to be found in people who are sure enough of their position tc be able to defy it. For example, the kindest, most courteous. most demo. cratic man I ever met was the King of England, the late King Edward VII"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20

H0ILY-XMAs TREES
 WREATHs s0HN RBCE : s0h
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20
HERO OF LIEGE
 RE-AnRESTEDA AT
 SWISS FRONTIER

Geneva. Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. B.-Genera Leman. known as the hero of Lege for his defense of that city at the time the Germans were going through Belgium in the first month of the war, was expected to ar rive in Switzerland yesterday, the German government finally having agreed to his internment in this coun- try. New difficulties arose, however, and the general was arrested yester- day on the frontier, at Constance. It may be recalled that Gen. Leman. all though seriously sick, declined last year to accept German offer of per mission to come to Switzerland be- cause it was made on the ground of his i'll he's h and age. The general said he did not wish to admit he was unfit to fight for his country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-20

The fact that man can't afford @ dollar to belong to the Red Cross un- fortunately doesn't prove that f.e can't dig up several dollars for a hlew out.