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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
President Vested
 With Censorship
IN THE TRADING WITH THE EN.
 EMY BILL
COMPARES DECIDE
Measure Desisnates Mail, Cable, Radio
 or Other Communications Between
 the United States and Foreiqn
 Countries.

Washington, Sept. 2o.-A provision TOT censorship, under regulations Of the president, of mail, cable, radio or other communication between the United States and foreign countries was written into the adrninIstratior trading with the enemy bill late to- day by the senate and house confer ees at special meeting. It is des- t1or fEom reaching Germany by re- lay countries.
 The provision was inserted at the request of federal departments hay ing knowledge that many messages nave reached Germany, by steamer and otherwise. It was made a part of the conferees' report concluded yes terday and will be presented to the senate Saturday.
 Censorship Section.
 'The section reads: "Whenever dur ing the present war the president shall deem that the public safety demands he may cause to be censored under such rules and regulations as he may from time to time establish, commu- n1catfons by mail, cable, radio or oth- CT means of transmission passing be- tween the United States and any such foreign country as he may speci- fly, or which may be carried by any vessels or other means of transporta- tion touching at any port or place or territory and bound to or from any
 
 Another clause provides heavy pen alties against 'any person who will fully evades or attempts to evade the submission of any such communica- tion to such censorship or who wilful- ly uses or attempts to use any code or other device for the purpose of con cealing from such censorship the in tended meaning of such communica- tion."
 A general mails provision Is now in operation, under a provision of the es- pionage act, but the new provision Is regarded as greatly extending gov ernment censorship authority.
 The conferees were advised that many messages which have been in tercepted are in the governments pos session ir addition to those recently made yublic by, the state department in connection with transmission of information through official Swedish channels. Since the attack on Gen. eral Pershing's expeditions due to ad- vance information, the government is said to have been extremely active in waylaying reasonable messages.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR
 MILLS ARE RUSHED
Largest Output For. Weeks While Re- ceipts of Wheat Gained 815,000 Bushels Over Amount Ground.

Washington. Sept. 20.-Food admin istration officials today, pointed to the report or last weeks activities of the Minneapolis flour mills in connection with reports that some of the mills there were forced to close for lack of W heat. The report said:
 The Minneapolis mills last week pro- duced 367.000 barrels of flour. This was the largest weeks output for many weeks in excess of the produc- tion for the corresponding week of 1916. The wheat used totalling 1,652,- 900 bushels, while the wheat receipts for the week amounted to 2,467 900 bushels. This weeks receipts so far have been heavy and there is no indi- cation that this } condition will change"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
GUARDS AT GRAVE OF MRS. ROBERT w. BINGHAM
Mystery Surrounds Action-Was For
 merly Mrs. Henry M. FIagIer.

Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 2o-Guards were placed tonight over the plot in Oakdale cemetery where Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham is buried but mem- bers of the family declined to say whether this action had any relation to reports that the body was to be T. Nesbit. Gjty health officer. also re- fused to say whether he had issued a permit for the exhuming of the body. -
 Mrs. Bingham. who was member Of the Kenan family here. inherited from her first husband, Henry M F'lagler, one of the organizers of the Standard Oil company, fortune esti- mated at $70.000000. She was mac-ied to Judge Bingham. in November. 1916, and died July 27 at Louisville, ky.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
Hatred of Germans
 Intense in Poland
AND RIOTlNG IN
 WARSAW AND OTHER SECTIONS
APPEAL TO RED CROSS
Women Attack the German Soldiers in the Streets-Many Gendarmes Have Disappeared at Nioht-Ger- many Fears Trouble.

Washington, Sept. 3O.-Starvation and rioting in Warsaw and other sec- t1ons of Poland occupied by the Ger mans have so increased that Ger many has authorized relief workers to seek funds wherever they may be found. The Red Cross headquarters at Geneva and agents of the Rocke- fe!ler fund have been called upon for help.
 Hatred of the Germans is said to be so intense that women attack German soldiers in the streets and gendarmes country as many of them have dis appeared at night. Confederate treat ment given rioters makes it evident, according to the despatch, that the Germans are apprehensive of disturb anceS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
SUGAR TO BE ABOUT
 EIGHT CENTS A POUND
Agreement Reached Between Produe-
 CTS and Food Administration.

Washington, Sept. 2o.-Beet sugar l producers in conference with the food l nous agreement under which the sta ble retail price of sugar. will be about eight cents pound. They will sell | to wholesalers at eastern refining points at ' IA cents a pound, cane basis, and the retail price 1t was stat ed. would normally be not more than 3-4 cent higher.
 At the same time the food admins tratfon announced that an information al committee of five had been named
 button Of the vast quantities of sugar needed by the United States and allied countries.
 This committee, acting through the
 President Wilson's proclamation plac-
 ing the sugar industry in this country
 under license, will control large pro-
 portion of the worlds sugar output.
 George M. Rolph, head of the food administrations sugar division; Earl
 Sugar Refining Company, and William A. Jamison of Arbuckle Brothers. are members of the committee. The allied nations are represented by Sir. Joseph White Todd, and James V. Drake, se- nior. British sugar men.
 Details of the sugar distributing plan will be worked out by a food ad- n1inistration. committee consisting of n. A. DOuSldSS, DeITOlI, h. S- f1OWc, Denver; w. H. Hannam, San Francis co; S. H. Love, Salt Lake City; w. S. Petrikcn, Denver; S. w. Sinsheimer. Huntington Beach, Calif, and w. P. Turner, Detroit.
 Inclusion of the big Cuban cane sug- ar producing interests in the allied dis tributing scheme will be discussed with the food administration tomor- row by the Cuban minister. Dr. Manuel De Cespedes, and two Cuban sugar growers, Jose Miguel Terafa and Jose Isnacio Lezama. Cubans' participa- ton in the plar. it expected, particu 1arly in view Of the governments pow CT to prevent importation by refusing licenses to producers not agreeing to the uniform price.
 American cane sugar representatives it is believed, will take action similar to that of the beet sugar men within a week. Most cane producers, al- ready have agreed to IA cent price, | or it's equivalent, but this is net re- garded as final until the decision is una nimous. The objections of about 1 10 per cent Of the men to the D. low price were composed at a final =con- ference today.
 The new sugar price win become ef- | fective in the west October 1 when the l 1917 crop reaches the refineries. and in | the east about two weeks later. The | present price of beet sugar to whole | salers is about 8.4 cents a pound
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
MOB TRIED TO LYNCH
 NEGRO AT RALEIGH, N. c.
Fifteen Shots Were Fired, But No One
 Was Injured.

Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 21.-A mob of several hundred men attacked the jail here early today in an attempt to lynch a negro named Neville, ac- cused of attacking the wife of a street car conductor, but before an entrance was effected. Governor Bickett and Adjutant General Young arrived While the governor addressed a portion of the mob. a masked leader was urging the greater portion to batter down the jail doors. Fifteen shots were fired be- fore the state officials arrived. bu apparently no one was injured
 Finally upon assurances of the gov ernor that he would order a special term of court to try Neville. the mob dispersed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
INcENDIARY BURNS BIG
 STORE OF TOMATOES
$15ooo0 Worth Destroyed by Fire at
 Factory of Atlantic Co.,, Rehobouth.

Wilmington, Del. Sept. eo.-A toma- to packing company of the Atlantic Canning company at Rehobouth, Del, owned by Governor Townsend and Ed mund Mitchell, of Wilmington, was burned today with most of the sea- sons pack and much raw material The loss is estimated at bstween $150,- GOO and $200.000. As two former un- successful attempts were made within the last three weeks to burn the pace the fire is believed to be the work of an incendiary. The company was packing scup material, part of which was to be taken by the government for the army.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
INHuMAN TREATMENT
 OF ITALIAN PRISONERS
Systematically Tortured by Their
 Austro- Hungarian Captors.

Washington. Sept. 2o.-stories of inhuInan treatment of Italian prison CTS by their Austro- Hungarian cap tors have been brought to Rome ac- cording to despa tches received here today by a prominent Italian lawyer, sent home by the Austrians among number of incapacitated prisoners This man reported that captives were systema ticalO tortured in the prison camps. in many cases being used as targets for revolver practice CT delib- erately poisoned. A Hungarian lieu tenant named Parks. who is said to have led in such atrocities. now is in Italian hands
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
HAROLD WILLIS A
 PRISONER IN GERMANY
Boston Man of French Flying Service
 Captured Not Killed.

New York, Sept. 20.-A special ca hle to the Herald from Paris, says the receipt of military card from liar old Willis, the American aviator who was reported on September 3 as kill ed in action, confirmed earlier reports that he had been taken prisoner.
 The card, received by his chunn, Walter, Lovell says that Willis land ed behind the German lines after a flight on August IS. = Willis, whose home is in Boston, was stationed in The Yer don sector and was engaged in the heavy fighting there about month ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
- robe Labor
 Troubles in West
SPECIAL COMMISSION APPOINTED
 BY THE PRESIDENT
TO, LEARN THE TRUTH
Secretary Wilson, Who Heads the
 Commission, is to Repr~sent Presi-
 dent Wilson PersonaIIy-To Leave Washington Soon.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Labor trou-
 bles on the Pacific coast and in the
 western mountain states will be in
 vestigated by special commission.
 headed by Secretary Wilson, ap- pointed today by President Wilson to
 represent him personally.
 The commission will le4Ne soon and probably will spend several weeks in CTS, employers, I. w. w. agents, state governors and. others who can shed
 light on past disagreements, or ex- ert influence for future industrial
 nouncement said he is anxious to learn the truth of charges of injus- tice made by employers and labor men against each other, and to work interference of labor disputes with industry during the war.
 The present strikes in the Pacific coast shipbuilding plants. which the federal shipping board is trying to settle to avoid further delay in it's shipbuilding programme are only one phase of the situation to be investi- gated. 1t is understood special at tention will be given to charges of American Federation of Labor off, cials that employers in Arizona have encouraged and even financed l. w. W. activities for the sake of discred- iting the labor movement among min CTS and other employees. Recent de- portationS of workers also will be the subject of injury.
 Interests Equally Represented.
 Labor and employers interests are equally represented on the presidents commission.
 Colonel Spang1er and MT Reed are business men and MT. Walker and MT. Marsh are presidents, respectively, of the Illinois and Washington labor fed erations. MT. Frankfurter is special assistant of Secretary Baker and hes acted confidentially in a number of labor situations involving the war de- partment. It Is expected the com mission will begin it's investigation in about a week. e.
 Creation of the commission was urged upon the president, long before the shipyard strikes on the Pacific coast started. Shipping board of- ficials hope to be able to compose these strikes within the next week. Chairman Hurley today conferred with the general manager of a Seat tie shipbuilding company whose granting ofunion wage demands has been a strong influence in promoting strikes for similar wages in other yards. After other conferences with tatives tomorrow, MT. Hurley expects to reach some basis for settling strikes in Seattle, Portland and other places.
 Reports from San Francisco today indicated that progress was being made toward settling the strike there.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
MRS. KING INTENDED TO
 REMARRY FIRST HUSBAND
Information to That Effect in Hands
 of District Attorney.

New York, Sept 2o.-Irfo-mation indicating that Mrs. Maude A. King, widow of. James c. King, millionaire lumber man. intended this fall to re- marry her first husband Edward B. Hull. has come into possession of As sistant District Attorney Dbo,ing, who is gathering evidence here to aid the authorities of Cabarros County, North Carolina. in determining whether Mrs King was a victom of foul play when she was killed by a pistol at Concord on August 29
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
KING ALEXANDER TO
 SELECT HIS OWN BRIDE
His Choice is Young Greek Woman
 of High Character.

ed.)-The prospects of a natrimoni. al alliance for King Alexander are being widely discussed and have be come an affair of state.
 Since he ascended the throne and Greece icined the entente the view has been held that the marriage of the young king with a princess of one oi the entente countries would be more in the interests of Greece than a pri- vate alliance. King Alexander has known however, that he did not an. prove this view. his desire being to marry young Greek woman of high character, the daughter of a court of fetal.
 The issue thus remains open.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
AN OAkVILLE WOMAN
 ASSAULTED BY A NEGRO
Brute Fled When Grocery Clerk Rang Doorbell.

Oakville, Conn, Sept. 2O-The ring ing of her doorbelI by a grG<ery clerk frightened off a negro who had attack ed Mrs. Wilfred Duva1 at her home here this afternoon. Mrs Duval had gone into the cellar with one of her children when the man grabbed her and dragged her upstairs, when the ring came. The negro ran and to- night posse is securing this local ity searching for him. The assailant had cholked the woman badly before he ran. Mrs. Duvak says she scratofr- ed the mans face and that she can identify him.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
CANADIANS STRIKE
 AGAINST cONScRIPTION
Trades and Labor Congress Considers
 Resolutions Along That Line.

Ottawa. Ont, Sept. 20.-De1egates here at the Dominion Trades and La bor congress had before them for con- sideration yesterday resolutions to the effect that a strike. should be called throughout Canada if the government attempts to enforce the conscr1ption law without fist establishing effective conscrfrtion of the wealth of the coun- try. The debate on the subject indi- cated that most of the delegates were f1 favor of the resolutions, which were tc come up for vote later.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

New York New Orleans Limited No. 38 was derailed at Brewton, Ala, and two passengers were hurt.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
PAROLED FROM SAH
 QUENTIN PENITENTIARY
Two Former Officials of the Western
 Fuel Company.

San Francisco, Sept. 20.-James B. Smith and Frederick G. Mills, former vice president and superintendent, re- spectively,. of H1e Western Fuel Com pany, who are serving sentences of eighteen months each in San Quen- tin penitentiary for conspiracy to de- fraud the government, have been pa ton today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Mud in Flanders section held two
 "Tommies" for 30 hours. They had to be drawn out by team of mules.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
p'iLD ENGINE CRASHED
 INTO PASSENGER TRAIN
Tircmen and Two Negro Passengers
 Killed Near Neon, Ky.

Neon, Ky. Sept. 20.-John A11phin, fireman and two negro passengers were. injured when a freight locomo- tive running wild.s early tonight, cashed into a Louisville and Nashville passenger train about a mil west of here.
 been set in motion by a negro who at the time the engine was first see nto be in motion, was observed running away.
 Efforts to catch the negro failed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
RAILROAD MEN TO
 SUBMIT WAGE SCALE
Employees of New Haven and Boston
 & Maine Roads.

Boston, Sept. 29.-The newly form ed joint council of office clerks, freight house clerks and freight handlers em- ployed by the New York. New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad and the Boston and Maine railroads voted to- night to submit new wage schedule to the two roads and to stand as a unit'' in an effort to enforce it's ac- ceptance. The schedule calls for an eight hour day.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
TOBACCO A PART
 OF SOLDIERS NATIONS
Advocated by Representative Bark
 ley of Kentucky.

Washington. Sept. 20.-The war de- partment today informed Representa- tive Barklev of Kentucky. who ie seeking to have tobacco made a part of every soldiers rations, that ss per cent. of the regulars are toba cco users. canvass of national guards men and drafted men is to be made tc determine how many of them use to- ba
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
AMERICAN REGIMENT. OF
 ENGINEERS AT THE FRONT
It is Handling Supplies of Ammuni-
 ton for French Units.

American Training Camp in France Sept 20-By the Associated Press-An American regiment of engineers has taken over an important line of French strategic railways. While they have not yet been under shellfire the Ger mans. have attempted to bomb the trains. The regiment is entirely under the French and is handling supplies of ammunition for French units.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
Bridgeport Man Accidentally Killed in
 Franco.

Washington, Sept. 20.-The war de- partment has received notice of the death in France of Private Raymond w. Harris, who was accidentally kill ed September 13, 1917. His father, Walter Harris, lives at 691 Brook street, Bridgeport, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
STEEL SHARES SHOW
 MARKED BUOYANCY
Anticipated Price-Fixina Announce. ment and Reduced U-Boat Aetivi. ties BuIIish Factors.

New York. Sept. 2o.-Anticipation oi early price fixing as regards iron pro- ducts, steel and copper caused buoy ancv in the stock market today. es- pec;clly in Bethlehem Steel and Unit ed States Steel and Copper stocks. United States Steel Common. which sold around l04 earlier in the week, crossed III today. There were some spotty and irregular features. De- creased activities of German subma- rines was a bullish factor.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Pleading to charge of chicken Joe Sylvester of Philadelphia, was sentenced to one year in jail.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
27 of Bridseport's Quota Failed to Ap-

Bridgeport. Conn., Sept. 2O-Twenty- seven drafted men failed to appear for entrainment today. Included in this number are two men who are in St. Vincent's hospital as the result of in juries sustained in an automobile ac- cident. Several of the cases have been accounted for but the great ma jority are still. being investigated by the police and federal authorities.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
Short Session of Senate.

Washington, Sept. 20.-To give many committees an opportunity to conclude work on important bills, the senate, after a days recess remained i'll session but one hour today and ad- journed again until Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

An American liner arriving at an American port reported an unsuccess- full U U-boat attack during the voyage. It was stated that a torpedo speeding straight at the ship was def1ected.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21
SUCCESSFUL DRIVE
 MADE BY BRITISH
Along Front of Eight Miles Between the Ypres Com
 ines and Ypres- -Staden Railways
CAPTURED MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND MEN

British Guns Had Knocked Down the Barriers Before the Troops Advanced-They Penetrated the German Lines in Places for Mile More-The Advance is Regarded One of the Most Remarkable Achievements Recent Months-Ihe Russians Are Offering Determined Resist to the Germans the Riga Front-Pekin Dis patch Says China is Willing to Send 30O 0OO Troops to France.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Cabled Paragraphs
Killed by German Torpedo

London. Sept. 20 (by Associated Press).-Harry Shinn, of Philadelphia, an American citizen. was blown to pieces when torpedo fired by a Ger man submarine hit British ship. Two British subjects were killed at the same time.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

A class of S4 policemen were grad
 uated from the training school at the New York police headquarters after three months course.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

The Hartford county grand jury was called in yesterday to hear charges against three men charged with mur- der and returned true bills in each case.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Carl s. Luecke was denied ex- emption from the national army by the St. Louis district draft board. He cliamed that he was liable to serve in the German army.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

| All of the 1o,00O,00o registered un- der the selective draft will be examin- ! ed at once, so they may learn the order 1 of their liability for service.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Condensed Teleqrams

Puerto Rico's quota for the national army will be 12, 584, instead of 1000, as had been announced.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

New York city's share of the direct state tax of $12,80O,000 will be approx imately 66 per cent. or about $8,500,- 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Corporation counseIs from cities throughout New York State will meet
 at Syracuse to plan for the fight against six cent trolley fares.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Striking employees of the Jones & Loughlin Steel Co.,, of Pittsburgh, vot- ed to. call out the workmen in all de- partmentS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

0oston mas begun ner TWO weeks of wheatless days suggested by the Food Administration.
 American exports to Germany have dropped from $1,053,821 in July, 1916, to zero in July. 1917.
 Or. SoItez, an Austrian scientific ex- plorer was murdered in the Dutch ter ritory of New Guinea.
 ern Steel 'Co. plant was damaged by fire to the extent of $125,000.
 Large quantities of old steel rails were bought by Japanese brokers in Seattle and shipped to Japan.
 New York New Orleans Limited No. 38 was derailed at Brewton, Ala, and two passengers were hurt.
 Mud in Flanders section held two "Tommies'' for 30 hours. They had to be drawn out by a team of mules.
 Pleading to charge of chicken stealing, Joe Sylvester of Philadelphia, was sentenced to one year in jail.
 New York city's share of the direct state tax of $12,800,000 will be approx imately 66 per cent. or about ss,5OO,- 900.
 Public Service Commissioner Henry Hodge, now major on the staff of General Pershing, arrived safely in France.
 Striking employees of the Jones & Loughlin Steel Co.,, of Pittsburgh, vot- ed to. call out the workmen in all de- partments.
 Shipping at New Orleans was vir- tually tied up when 2,100 longshore- men struck after they were refused a wage increase.
 Former United States Senator Root will act as chairman of the anti-suf- frage meeting to be held at Utica, N. Y, next Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

TheBritish casualties for week ended September IS total 4,890 men and of fcers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Food Administrator Hoover an nounced that 10000 travelling sales men are to be enlisted in spreading food conservation measures throughout the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

Boston has begun her 1.-two weeks of wheatless days suggested by the Food Administration.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

A crowd of soldiers wrecked the headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World at Los Angeles. Type writers and furniture were broken, windows smashed and movables de- molished. There were no casualties
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

The American schooner AparateI, bound for Hillsborough, N. B., from Lubec- Me. was wrecked off Grind stone Island, N. B.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-21

American exports to Germany have dropped from $1,053, 1921 in July, 1916 to zero in July, 1917.