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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
DR. coNDoN TO TESTIFY
 IN HIS OWN BEHALF
He 10 Charged With the Murder of
 John V. Piper.

New Brunswicls, N. J., Oct. 24-Dr. William J. Condon, army medical re- serve officer, on trial here charged with the murder of John v. Piper. a graduate student at Rutgers college on February IT, in ths cellar of the Condon home, will take the witness stand tomorrow in his own behalf, He probably will be the last witness for the defense.
 More than a score of witnesses testi. lied today for Dr. Condon. The de- fence was built along two lines. One was sn attempt to establish an alibi for the accused by showing he was not at home at the hour witnesses for the prosecution had testified they heard shots fired in his home.
 Tho purpose of the other evidence offered was to discredlt the contention Of tho prosecution that Piper's body, covered with limo, was concealed in the cellar of the physician's home for many days.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

! Washington, Oct. 24.-A torrent o1 fLfberty Day subscriptions has swepi the Liberty loan nearer it's goal by
 hundreds of millions of dollars. How far forward the huge total had been carried on by this. the banner days activities no one could tell to- night. Indications, based on meagre iand scattering returns were that 1t
 had reached or passed the $3,000, ,000,- Oe0 minimum but still lacked approx ,tmately s2.ooO. 100000 of the maximum ihoped for.
 This estimate was made public at g o'clock tonight by the treasury de- partment:
 Indications are that Liberty Day subscriptions to the second Liberty loan brought the total for the $5,000,- :00o. 900 drive close to s3,O00,0o0. 900 but there is no official assurance that this mark was passed"
 The departments estimate was based upon returns and estimates from most of the twelve federal reserve dis tricts, filed by wire at p. m., east ern time. today. At that hour, how lever, the campaign still was in full swing throughout the greater part of the country, tens Of thousands of per sons were standing in line at banks and other subscription agencies and there was no reliable gauge by which %he outpouring of dollars could be measured.
 The full n.easure of the nations ringing answer to the call for funds cannot be taken, officials assert, much before the end of the campaign next Saturday. There is unantmfty of opinion, however, that much yet has to be done if the s5,ooo. .ooo. 900 mark is to be attained.
 Storms throughout the east today badly crippled telegraphic communi- cations, greatly hampering the task of obtaining accurate returns.
 'Tt was believed unlikely" says the departments statement, "that any, thing like a correct estimate of the total days business could be given put before tomorrow. Fairly complete returns on transactions up to early afternoon, however. indicated sales of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
A LIST OF NORWEGIAN
 FOOD REQUIREMENT.
Has Been Requested by the American
 Government.

Christiania- Oct. 24.-It was only within the last week that the Nor Wegian government received the American request for a list of Nor wegfan food requirements, says a foreign office statement today. Ths American official statement issued re- gently concerning exports from the United States to neutral countries as published in Norway. said the Amer ican government had asked Norway on July 24 for this list and that the request had not yet been answered The foreign office here now states that this request from the American government only reached the foreign office on October 19.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
B. & M. DIFFERENCES
 ARE TO BE ARBITRATED
If Company Will Accept Henry B. En
 dicott as Chief Arbitrator.

Boston, Oct. 24.-The differences of the Boston end Maine railroad freight, yard and station employees with the management over the question of wages will be adjusted by arbitration if the company will accept as chief ar bitrator Henry B. Endicott, general executive manager of the Massachu1 < setts committee on public safety. This announcement was made by the union committee tonight at the close of a long conference with MT. Endicott.
 In a telegram ent to B. R. Pollock s general manager of the railroad, the committee requested an answer from him by a. m. tomorrow
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
TWO BOARDS FOR
 EXCESS PROFITS TAX
To be Appointed by Secretary Me- Adoo to Aid in Carrying Out Previs- ions.

Washington, Oct. 24. Secretary McAdoo announced tonight in a state ment made public here that he was going to ask prominent men and law yers to assist him in carrying out the provisions of the excess profits tax and to that end two boards will be created in an advisory capacity to the treas1--- department.
 The first 'f ard, designated the ex- cess profits advisory board. will be composed of men of high character and wide experience in business and economies, particularly with reference to taxation. This board will analyze the law, assist in drafting regulations to make 1t effective and digest sug- gestfonS from business men of the country which the department will endeavor to obtain. The second board designated the advisory board, of le- gal review, composed of leading law. yers, will advise the department in many problems of law connected with the administration of the law.
 The personnel of both boards, 1t was said. probably would be announc- ed in a few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
PRIORITY SHIPMENT ORDER
 SUSPENDED FOR ONE DA>
In Order to Relieve Soft Coal ohortaes
 In Middle West.

Washington, Oct. 24.-The govern ment will suspend its priority order of shipment plans on Monday, October 2s in order to devote the entire pro- duotion of tho Ohio, Western Penn- syivania and Michigan bitumineus coal mines for that one day to the emergency needs of the domestic consumers of Ohio and Michigan. the fuel administration announced today, This plan of devoting one days pro- dueti6n te the needs of a particular section wall be followed in other oases
 Fuel Administrat6F Garfield eonfef- red with State Administrator Johnson of Ohio, who later announced that plans had been worked out under which the Ohio and Michigan dealers would De required to sell the days output te consumers in not exceeding one ton lots. Every effert will be made to set an adequate ear supply for the day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
FAVORED LEGISLATION TO
 CONTROL PRICES DURING WAR.
New Haven Chamber of Commerce
 Approves Two ReferendumS.

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 24.-At meeting of the Chamber of Commerce here tonight votes were passSd af- firmatively on two referendums of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. one on railroad legislation and the. other on legislation to control prices during the war. The first con tained four clauses recommending f5t eral regulation of the issuance of rail road securities. that congress pass a general railroad incorporation law, that under such a law all railroads be obliged to incorporate and that the in terstate commerce commission be giv- en authority to regulate intrastate commerce where it affects interstate traffic The passage of this referendum was moved by former President Taft and seconded by Edward c. Buckland of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad.
 The referendum of price control calls for the government to have authority to control prices of necessities, war and industrial necessities, advocates a beard of control over prices, an agency of distribution to have authority to supply purcha sers whose needs affect the public welfare and a committee of producers to act with the government in controlling prices.
 After the business meeting Herbert ;. Houston addressed the gathering
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Troops
 Holding Gains
MADE TUESDAY NORTHEAST OF
 SoIssoNs
MET NO RESISTANCE
The Germans Have Delivered SaveraI Counter Attacks in Flanders, But Have Been Unable to Recover Their Losses.

Genera! Petain's troops who made a brilliant dash against the German lines northeast of So1ssons Tuesday morning at last accounts werc holding their gains and were meeting with no resistance from the forces of the Ger man crown prince except by means of bombardments. In addition to the great gains in terrain more than 5000 prisoners and numerous guns were Taken by the French.
 Likewise the British and French armies in Flanders are maintaining all the positions won northeast of Ypres livered several counter attacks in the region south of the Houtholst forest, but have been unable to recoup afy of their losses.
 Bombardments in Verdun Sector.
 Extremely heavy bombardments con- t1neu in the Vedun sector and in the region of Hill 344 the army of the Ger man crown prince delivered a violent attack against the French. The ene- my succeeded in capturing a French advanced position but later in a count er-attack was forced to relinquish it.
 In the Austro-Italian theatre large German forces have reinforced the Austrian line and apparently big bat tie Is imminent over the g mile front from Mont Erombon southeastward through F1itch and Tolmino and thence southward to the Bainsizza plateau, "tAASh IiSS doout ten IHlleS northeast of Gorizia-
 Berlin Reports Gains.
 The Berlin war office reports the capture, on the northern section of this front of positions near F'litch and ToI- mino, and also points in the northern position of the Brainsizza plateau The Germans began their offensive after an intense artillery fire, in which special ly constructed gas shells were thrown at various places. According to the Italian war office bad weather inter- vened during the attack and the fight ing died down to some extent The official communication adds that the Italians are unafraid as result of the preparations of, the Germans and Austrians and that the enemy will Ind them steady and prepared"
 Achievements For Austrians
 Where the Germans obtained large numbers of endorsements for the Austrians in this region has not yet become apparent, but it Is not i'm probable that some of them were sent post haste from the nrothern Russian front, eaere, between the Dvina river and the Gulf of Riga, there has been a withdrawal by the Germans over a wide front. If these troops were not removed for the campaign in the Austro-Italian theatre, they possibly from which signals of distress by the army co,nmanders necessarily have been sent up as a result of the terrific Field Marshal Hafg and General Petain hav< given Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and the German crown prince in Flanders and along tse Aisne and before Verdun.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
INVESTIGATING THE
 ALLEGED SINN FElN PLOT
Secret Service Agents Continue Work
 On the Case.

New York, Oct 24.-Secret service agents today continued investigation of the qualifications of the alleged Sim Fein plot in connection with which General" Liam Mellowes, Sim Fein revolutionist leader, is under ar rest here. That other arrests are pending was intimated by high of ficial of the service.
 Meanwhile an examination of the papers seized when Baron Dr. Max Won Recklnghausen, GoTFnAH asso- ciate of Mellowes was taken into GUS tory was being completed to determ- inc more fully Von Recklinghausen's connection with Irish revolutionary ac- tivities in the United States. In am nouncing the Germans arrest, Will jam J. Flynn, chief of the secret ser vice, stated these papers contained in formation of considerable value to the American government. It is believed the papers have furnished the secret servic men with many new trails to follow.
 Mellowes. charged with obtaining false papers as an American seaman. had been unable to obtain late today the $7,500 bail under which he was yesterday bound over for a hearing. Non RecklinghauSen is held St Ellis Island as an alien enemy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
CONTRACTS FOR POO, 100000
 POUNDS OF SUGAR
Should Mean Price For Wholesalers of
 8.35 Per Pound.

Washington. Oct 24.-Contracts were made today between Louisiana sugar growers and the American Sugar Re fining fdd ago o Company for. the delivery of 1-2 cents a pound The food admin 1stratfon. announcing the deal, said this would mean a price to the whole saiers of s.35 cc>>s, to be followed
 Ships to move one-ha1f of the thir- teen million dollar purchase to refin- cries at New York, Philadelphia and Boston. have been engaged, it was an- New Orleans for New York next week.
 With the reflners' price at s35. the food administration announced to- night, wholesalers in the northeast decreasing approximately with re- auctions by the refiners. This, 1t was said, should mean a price of nine cents to the consumer at once and of not more than cents by the end of the year.
 The big deal for Louisiana sugar was announced tonight by the food admin istratfon after two days conference there among the producers, headed by John M. Parker, federal food admin istrator for Luisfana; Earl D. Babst, president of the American Shgar Re- fning Company, and officials of the administration.
 In anticipation of the sale, the trans
 
 istration already has arranged for suf- fcient shipping to transport 100000 900 pounds of the sugar to the Phila- Boston and New York re- fineries. The first cargoes leaving next week will go to New York |,
 With the wholesale market virtual 1y out of the way, the administration now is turning it's attention to retail CTS and is prepared to cut off the sup plies of those who insist upon taking war profits. Prices from the manu- facturers have been fixed, all whole salers will come under license on November 1 and the retailer now pre- sents the only real problem.
 Both refiners and distributors are instructed to withhold supplies from any retailer who adds an exorbitant profit. To supplement this move, or ganizations are being perfected through which wholesaler prices in all sections of each state will be furnished to the federal food administrator, who will make them public locally and report them to Washington with the names of any exorbitant prof1t-taking retail 1 CTS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN
 HOLLAND COUNTY JAIL
Broke Out After Prisoners Were Lock-
 ed Up for the Niaht

Holland, Conn, Oct. 24-A myster- ious fire in the jailers house at the greatly puzzled. The fire, of great violence, broke out tonight after all the prisoners had been locked up for the night. The blaze was confined to the fire proof cellar sRd started well away from the furnace. It was burn ing at one time in several places and appeared like fire from gas, none of which Is in the cellar. The flames made the walls very hot but the house was saved. An investigation will be made.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
NH. ROAD TO ISSUE
 PREFERRED STOCK
Authority Was Given the Directors at Special Meet
 ina of the Stockholders Yesterday Afternoon
TO TAKE UP NOTES TO AMOUNT OF $45OOO,OOO

Collateral to the Amount of $96512516 Book Value Has Been Pledged-At the Annual Meeting Earlier in the Day the Directorate Was Reelected by an Average Vote or About 1,215 767-One of the ObjectorS to Action on the Preferred Stock Issue Was Mr. Berenson, Chairman of Minority Stockholders Protective Committee on the Ground That the Stockholders Had Not Been Prop erly Warned-His Claim Was OverruIed
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS
 IN CUBA REACHES $1,ooo, 900.
Havana Committee Expects to Increase
 1t to $1,5oO 900.

Havana, Oct. 24.-The sale of Lib- erty bonds passed the million dollar mark-the amount allotted to Cuba today, which had been designated by decree of the president as Liberty Bond day. The subscription for the day amounted to $SS5, 5,550 bringing the to- tai up to $1.114.600. The Havana com mittee expects to increase the amount to 100000 before the close of the campaign. ~.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
FUEL ADMINISTRATORS
 ARE TO MEET FRIDAY
Retail Prices One of the Subjects to
 be Discussed,

Washington, Oct. 24.-The fuel ad- ministration today called a meeting here Friday of state fuel administra- tors appointed since the first confer ence October 2. Subjects to be dis cussed include state Organization, re- tail prices. obtaining emergency SUD- plies, improving transportation and conservation.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
BOND SALES LIVELY
 ON LIBERTY DAY.
Have Brought the Second Liberty Loan Subscriptions
 Close to $3, DOC, 100000
ESTIMATES FROM 12 DISTRICTS UP TO 5 P. M.

At Tens of Thousands of Person. Were Standing in Line at Other Subscription Agencies With the Campaign in Full Swing Throughout the Greater Part of the Country-More Than 100000 Workers in the FiedLStormy Weather in the East Interfered With the Programmes Made for the Day. But Elsewhere .They Were Carried Out Enthusiastically.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
SMALL BOATS WASHED
 AWAY AT GUILFORD
Water Was Over the Roads and Many
 Cellars Were Flooded.

Guilford. Conn, Oct 24-The shores oksthts town were swept by the highest tide remembered here today At GuiI- ford Point the water was over the roads and many cellars were flooded Material damage was not great but many small boats were washed away from the shore where they had been laid up for the winter
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Buy Liberty and Back Up the Boys the
Cabled Paragraphs
Pershinu Watchino BattIe,

American Training Camp in France, Oct. 24. - General Pershing, ac- companied by one of the French generals yesterday went as fas as the second German line in the French attack on the Aisne front. General Pershing's imperturab1e attitude is the talk of the French army.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Waterbury, Conn.,, Oct. 24.-A rail- fall of two inches was recorded here today 1s a result of the days rain storm. Five hundred telephones were put out of commission, telegraph lines were down an dtrolley service was inn paired. The schools were ordered closed owing to the rain.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Two Danish Steamers Blown

Copenhagen, Oct. 24-The Danish foreign office reports that the Danish steamers Anglo-Dane (830 tons) and Fiynderborg (1,400 tons) bound from England for Denmark. have been blown up by mines in the North sea. One man on board the Anglo -Dahe was killed. L.--
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

$2, 715, 100000 to date and these fig ures gave rise to hopes that $3,0O0, ,000 total had been approximated by the close of the day.
 -1f the $3,ooO, ,000, 900 mark has been reached the drive already can be termed a success. This was the mini mum figure named by Secretary Mo- Adoo at the outset of the campaign. He was desirous. however, that $5,- 000, 900, 900 be subscribed if possible"
 Official figures, representing sub scriptions reported to the reserve banks. gained $360,000.00O yesterday night showed a total of @, 31 ,0S8, 900. The following figures, showing off, cial1y reported and estimated subscrip- t1ons, were made public at g p. m. to- nfphf.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Torrinston did not formally observe Liberty Day yesterday, having plan ned to hold parade and rally Satur- day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Samuel s. Sternberg of Hartford was found guilty of perjury by a jury in the superior court there yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Herman A. Cohen, a Brooklyn drug gist was arrested for alleged complicf- ty in scheme to rob the army ot medical supplies.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

George MushfieId, IS, was instantly killed by an elevator on the fifth floor of the Howlands Drygoods company in Bridgeport.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Martha E. Short of Egg Harbor has been sued for $2O0 damages by the State of New Jersey for letting a forest fire spread
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

The sixth stated meeting of the Sy- nod of New England of the Presbyte- rian church was in session at Stam- ford.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Government officials declared tha work on the buildings and arsenal a Watertown, Mass. had not been SC seriously delayed by the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Kansas, Oklahoma and western Missouri shivered in the coldest wealth CT of the year and resorted to wood and kerosene.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Several Austrian munition depots were blown up by the civilians render ed desperate by the food shortage
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

William H. Reynolds, former Sena
 tor indicted for conspiracy to defraut New York city in the Seaside Parl purchase, was released on S1O 900 bail
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
sso o,ooo, GOO More to Great Britain.

Washington, Oct. 24.-An additional loan of $3000OGO0 to Great Britain was granted today by the government This makes the total loaned the allies S2, ,SO6, 400, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Robert Wetherill' was appointed per manent receiver at Philadelphia fol the American Pipe & Construction Co a $5,000,O00 corporation
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Charles E. Currier, banker of Al lanta bequeathed $12O, 900 to the nurs who had attended him for a year
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

President Loring of the PiIIsbury Milling Co. said that if Americans would eat bread made with war flour" the price would be much cheap
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Charles F. Murphy, Tammany leader sued the Evening World for $500 GOO damages for libel
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

French and British reinforcement are being sent to the Italian front. b. way of French railroads daily.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Mrs. William Cummings Story, former president of the D. A. R., vis- tied Camp Mills and presented a flag to the Rainbow Division.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Fort Myer Training Camp will have 300 Allied officers, French and British to assist the instructors.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

E. H. Sothern, presided and his wife, Julia Marlowe. recited at a Lib erty loan rally at Litchfield. at which subscriptions of $27,0O0 wese recorded
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

WaIlinqford's Liberty bond sale was boosted S1,950 by the Boy Scout cam paign yesterday. The scouts in three days have sold $4.05O in bonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

treasury bore the same burden-tre. mendous response of the people to the loan,
 The indictment weather in the east interfered somewhat with elaborate preparations for the day, but .e1se- where the programme was carried through enthusiastically. More than two million workers were in the field. some plans in the making by the pub licity bureau for the taking of his subscription, subscribed through a To- cal bank several days ago for $iB,000, payment. The fact that the president had bought his bonds was not known until today, when a photograph of his signed application appeared in a loan advertisement.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

In three days the Boy Scouts of Hartford have sold 1883 Liberty loan bonds of a total value of $1,147, $50. They have one more day in their cam paign
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

The Leander was a vessel of 2,s6s tons The Ramfos registered S,726 f0uS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
FURTHER LOSS OF
 NORWEGIAN SHIPPING
Steamer Leander Torpedoed-Steamer
 Ramfos Stranded.

Christiania, Oct. 24.-The Norwe- gian steamer Leander has been sunk by German submarine. according tc an announcement made today by the Norwegian foreign office. One man on board wash killed.
 The Norwegian steamer Ramfos Is stranded on the Norwegian coast The steamer is a total wreck. She had Q cargo of six thousand tons of corn for the Belgian relief commission.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Russell Dean, aged 19, attempted t, end his life by hanging in a barn a his home in Kensington.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Struck in the head by stray bull let as he read in his home, Davis Kapp Hampden township, Cumber- land county, Pa., is unconscious and not expected to recover
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

MiddIetown's Liberty loan total was boosted about $200,000 yesterday, bringing it's aggregate to date to $650,- 900. It is thought that it's allotment of a million will be reached.