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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
OBJECT OF GERMAN ~H7 -s-'..'
 AMERICAN ALLIANCE
Was. to Urge the Teaching of. Ger.
 man in the Public Schools.

Washington, Feb 25.-Bulletins dis tributed among the membership of the National German -Amertcan Alliance in 1904 urging that the teaching of German in the. public schools be so ex- tended that English would. come to be considered the foreign language were read to. the senate judiciary sub committee today by Gustavus Ohling- CT, of Toledo, Ohio. continuing, his tes- tirnony against the alliance as: an. un- patriotic organization. Since that time, the witness said. the alliance has conducted a consistent campaign in behalf of the teaching of German
 The subcommittee, is considerine a bill by Senator King of Utah, which seeks to dissolve the alliance.
 The bulletins referred to by Ohling- CT were printed and bound under the titled German American Annals and were published before the ollianre ,Eas chartered. Some of them as translat- cd by the witness advanced the idea that Germans coming to the United States should in thought. nature and acts.'' remain German though taking out citizenship papers to get the vote.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
SURVIVORS OF WRECKED
 STEAMSHIP FLoRtZEL
i Seventeen Passengers and 27 Mem bers of the Crew Taken Of.

New York. Feb. 25---Seventeen pas sengers and 2 members of the crew of the Red Cross Line steamship Florizel, wrecked near Cape Race, have been taken off by rescue ships They are the sole survivors out of the 136 on board when the ship struck the rocks. The Florizel carried Y passengers and crew of 59, accord ing to official advices received hera by Bowring and Company, agents of the line. If these figures are correct the death list would stand at 92 The complete list of survivors made pub lie here tonight follows:
 Passengers: Alec Rockingham, Miss Kitty CantWeil -Raiph Durham. w. N. Duaphiree. T. P Kiely, Major Sul- livan, William ParTninter, Arch Gard ner, William Dodd J E. Sparrow, Thomas Whalen, David Griffith, Min nie Denieff, A. G. Pagan, G. Maloney, John Cleary and Joseph Slockley.
 Crew: Captain William J. Martin. W. James, P. Jackman, J. Lumsden. Eric Collier. Herbert, Taylor. Edwin Timmons, John Davis Firenane (name unknown), J. Pinsent, M F. Power Thomas Green, James Bury. M. Nal Joy. W. Dooley. A. Hatchard. George Curtis. Jack Johnson, Charles Reelis James Dwyer. Alex Fleet Henry Dodd, Henry Snow, J. c. Moore. F Roberts, Cecil Carter and Bernard Murphy
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
FIVE DEATHS RESULTED
 FROM AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS
Donald E. Carlton of Providence One
 of the Victims.

Washington. Feb. 25.-The deaths of a lieutenant and four cadets result ing from airplane accidents were re- ported to the war department today by General Pershingi The dead are: lieutenant Leland J. Hagadcrn. Orr leans, N. "; Cadets Clark B. Nichol 1516 Locust street. Philadelphia; l. E. Stiliman, 36 East 39th street, New York: Donald E. Carlton. Providence, R. l., and Arthur H. Wilson, 3e93 Bar ing street. Philadelphia The message gave no details of the accidents.
 General Pershing also reported that Private Ralph R. Spaulding Of Madi- son. Maine. had been killed in action February 13. that two other privates were severely wounded February 19 and one slightly wounded February 23. The severely wounded were Frank Fuss of Esterville. -owa. and Chester A. Hunt of Rolling Prairie Ind. and the slightly wounded was Andrew Donko, South Bethlehem, Pa.
 Private Paul Crabtrrn, or Ports mouth, Ohio. died firm wounds received
 in action November 21: Lieutenant Thomas W. Mccoy, of EIkhart. Ind
 died from wounds resulting from ex- plosion of a hand grenade, ard Pri- vate George G. Clarke of Holyoke Mass. died from accidental gunshot l wounds. Private Charles A. Johnson oi Moreley, Colo, was reported acciden- tally drowned.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
FAR MORE
 PREVALENT THAN SUPPOSED
Fact Disclosed in Examination of Re-
 eruits and Drafted Men.

New York, Feb. 25.-At least 5O,ooO more tuberculosis hospital beds will be needed in the United States within the next two years to make possible the adequate control of the disease ard check it's ravages under war con- ditions. This estimate of the Ma tional Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis is contain ed in statement issued here today which says that there are 43,000 beds available in the country at present.
 The estimate is based on a revised conception of the prevalence of the disease as the result largely of the examination of recruits and drafted men for our new army and navy. Un- til recently it was estimated that for every death from tuberculosis in the country there were five active cases of the disease. It is now believd that the true ratio is twice or three times as great. Instead of about 1000. 900 active cases in the country there are probably between two and three mil lien.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
Germans Sought to
 Corner Woo! Market.
EUGENE scHWERDT, WEALTHY
 WOOL MERCHANT INTERNEp
POSED AS A PRo-ALLY
it Was Planned to Hoard Great Stocks of Wool, to be Sent to Germany When Peace Came, and Thus Fore stall a Possible British Embargo.

New York. Feb. 25.-Alleged. to be agent in the United States for Ger man interests who have been seekins; to corner the worlds wool market Eugene Schwerdt, 8 wealthy wool merchant of New York and Boston was arrested here today as ar alien enemy and will be interned
 Schwerdt's alleged activities were disclosed to the federal authorities by the attorney general of New York state, Schwerdt's name having appear ed in the correspondence of Hugo Schmidt. banker, and alleged pay master in the. Bolo Pasha case, which the attorney general investigated.
 According to Deputy Attorney Gen : eral Alfred L. Becker, Schwerdt was in correspondence with H. F. Albert, former financial agent here for the German government
 Although claiming to be a Belgian citizen, Schwerdt was in fact born in Muenster, Germany. He resided in Belgium but came to the United States in 1914 at the time of the Ger man bombardment of Antwerp
 The plan of Schwerdt and his asso- ciates, according to the attorney gen. eral, was to minimize the effects of q possible British economic embargo against Germany after the war by making it possible for German inter ests in America to hoard their great | stocks of wool which it was intended | to. send to Germany when peace came.
 discriminating Letter.
 A letter made public by MT. Becker who conducted the inquiry, was writ ten by Schwerdt to Albert in January 1917. In tMs communication Schwerdt
 informed Albert of the wool situation (continued on Page Two, Col. Five,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
GREAT DARING DISPLAYED
 IN THE FL oRIZEL REscUEs.
Hazardous Work of Volunteers in Three Surfboats and Four Deries.

St Johns, N F., Feb. 25.-Boat crews from the Newfoundland steamer Pros pero, braving the breakers which are battering to pieces the wreck of the Red Cross liner Fqorizel on the ledges north of Cape Race, today took off A survivors, all that were left alive & the ships company of 136. The death list tonight stood at 92. Of the rescued F are passengers. Only two of the F women on board and none of the four children were saved.
 Captain William J. Martin of the Florizel and Major Michael Sullivan of the Newfoundland forestry battalion, who was on his way to rejoin his com mand in Scotland, were among those rescued. Ralph. Burnham, one of the six cadets of the Royal Flying corps on the lost steamer, was included among the survivors.
 The rescue was performed with greet gallantry The F1orizel was impaled on a rock. surrounded by half sub- merged lodges, and lay three ship lengths, or 300 feet from shore Be tween her half submerged hulk and the cliffs which jut from the waters edge to height of three or four hun dred feet, with no beach to speak of at high tide, the water is white with an almost unbroken swirl of breakers, making it impossible to send out a lifeboat.
 A detachment of naval gunners from this city managed to shoot a line aboard the steamer last night, but those on board were powerless to make 1t fast, as the forepart of the steamer was continually buffeted by huge seas, the aftermath of yesterdays blizzard In the forecastle. into which the breakers smashed their way, and in the forerigging the A survivors hud- dled helplessly. Outside the ring o1 surf lay fleet of rescue steamers, in- cfuding the Prospero, which had be " sent by theegovernment to the scene with special life saving apparatus. By virtue of this equipment, the Pros pero's crew claimed the honor of run ming the. breakers mad picking off the hapless survivors.
 Volunteers went over the side of the Prospero in three surfboats and foul dories. Shooting the breakers witt great daring, the f1otilla worked unde
 the lee of the Florizel and helped tn, two women and the 42 men into tn,
 boats. It was suicidal to attempt tt make landing under the cliffs and tn
 returni trip, with crowded boats o
 exhausted survivors, against the heav
 fly running seas was accomplishs
 with difficulty. The surfboats, especi
 ally constructed for this kind of rescu
 work, weathered the seas safely. Bu not one bit behind were the ding
 dories of the fishermen. They wer
 handled by specially picked dorymel
 who knew every trick of their trade
 and the sinews skill a,1'i stamina ,Ilec
 essary for the job; and the doryTne, placed their human freight aboard tn .l rescue fleet without the loss of ma
 o "a single mishap
 After making sure that no one wa
 left alive on the wrecked liner. th fleet put about and headed for s 1 Johns.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
JAPANESE INTEND TO
 g.. .r'. TAKE ACTION IN SIBERIA
They Have Long Been Preparing to
 Garry Out the Move.
(By Tie Associated Press ]

Harbin, Wednesday, Feb. 2o.-The Japanese, according to reliable au- thority intend t otake. action in Si beria at an early date,. and there are evidences tlat the Japanese have long been preparing to carry out this move
 The situation in Siberia is consid- cred extremely grave, owing to the inability of the Cossack General Sem eEoff. head of the anti-Bols!eviki movement in that vast territory, to se- cure allied support, for which he has appealed to the Japanese
 General Semenoft'G. movement is now officially recc;r1 Il and d, gen. eral committee has Faen formed at Harbin. which will act as a general staff, divided into three departments financial, military and administrative The Russian consup, M. Popoff, has been appointed chairman of the com mittee.
 Two thousand Germans have been armed and are drilling at Irkutsk capital of the government of Idkutsk in eastern Siberia. and, according tc an official report received from for eien consul. the Germans are ~r,aking all preparations to bring much larger forces there. ?. :
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26

, The German imperial, chancellor has told the reichstag that the Bolshevik government of Russia has accepted Gertnany's peace terms and that peace must ensue shortly. But, apparently, no peace for the Russians is imme" 6iately in store.
 On the contrary, the Germans con- tinue' to overrun the country from the Gulf of Finland southward well into Little Russia. Reval, Russia's prin- cipai port on the Finnish gulf, to- gether with it's fortress. has been cap tured; Pskov. situated on the railway about 160 miles southwest of Petro- grad, is in enemy hands. and south ward along the entire line the invad- CTS everywhere are steadily pressing eastward, and on their southern wing have formed junction with the Uk- lrainians at Zhitomir, S5 miles west of Kiev, which town it is their an- nounced purpose to take from the Bol- shcvik elements holding it.
 Although it is announced that Re- val was taken after battle," it is doubtful if serious resistance was of fered the Germans by the Russians still holding the town. for up 10 Sun day the invaders had made no men, ton of having come within sight of KevaL Since the renewal of hostili- ties began the Germans have taken over thousands O. additional square miles Of Russian territory. A battle before Kiey, therefore, seems not far distant, unless meantime another ar niistice is arranged pending the final equalization of the Bolshevik govern rnent and the signing of peace trea- ty.
 . Al last accounts the Russian dele gates who are to treat with the Ger
 nsns were to have left Petrograd or Sunday night for Brest Litovsk. Trot. zkyI the Bo.shevik foreign minister who bolted the original peace confer
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26

ence and declined to sign a peace treaty, will not represent the govern ment in the present discussion, 1t hav- ing been decided to send in his stead NJ. Zinovieff, president of the Petro- grad council of workmens and sol- diers' delegates.
 Already the imperialistic German viewpoint Is being pressed upon Rus sians in the newly acquired territory. The German commander has informed the populace of Esraouia and Livonia that they now are under German po- lice power. and the barons of the old regime have been ordered released from Imprisonment and instructions have been given that they are to be protected by the Germans, who will where they may again be made pris- oner by the Boisheviki.
 In Petrograd the situation is still critical. For the present the Ameri- can and entente allied ambassadors ] have elected to remain in the capital pending further developments, but many attaches of the embassies and civilians have departed by way of the trans Siberian railway.
 | On the battle fronts the fighting by the infantry continues mainly in the nature of patrol encounters. On nu-
 merous sectors in France, Belgium ana Italy the big guns are engaged in re. ciprocal dueis, which at some points are of considerable violence. The lat. est. exploit of the unit of Americans fighting with the French along ths
 Chenin des Danes was a raid, made
 in conjunction with the French, iI
 which. the German line was penetrated ] for distance of a few hundred yards 1 After sharp lighting, in which a mum Der of the enemy were killed an,
 wounded two officers and twenty mel
 of the German ranks were brough back prisoner to the French line b,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
No Price Fixing
 | on Farm Products
STATEMENT BY FOOD ADMINS.
 TRAITOR HOOVER
TO REASSURE FARMERS
Declares That the Food Adminis- tration Has No Power and No Desire to Fix Maximum Prices on the Pro- duets of Agriculture.

Washington, Feb. 25.-General price hxing on agricultural products is not part Of the policy of the food ad- mlnistration and will not be attempt ed, Food Administrator Hoover ;aid tonight in a statement designed to re- assure farmers apprehensive thet the government might set maximum pric- es on what they have to sell.
 Not Price Fixing Body.
 There appears to be a great deal or transformation circulated amongst the agricultural communities as to the policy and scope of the food ad mlnistration with relation to price fix ing, said MT. Hoover. T wish to say at once and emphaticalIy that the food administration is not price fixing body except with regard to certain commodities which are today dominat- ed by wholly abnormal overseas reIa. tons and the surrounding factors with regard to which are such as to pro- duce great dangers both against the farming community and at the same ]! tame the consuming community. Sugar and Wheat.
 The two commodities under regu- lation are sugar and wheat With the !! further exception of cases in which 1t has intervened purely as . friend ly intermediary between organized producers and consumers the food ad- ministration has no authority and no desire to fix prices on the products oi agriculture.
 1 "In wheat we were faced with single purchasing agency whose pro- 1 portionate purchases to the whole were such as to dominate the price
 Any relationship with the agency by our officials in limiting their opera : lions thus becomes absolute price fix ing and it becomes q question as tt whether it would be done openly and frankly with our producing communi- ] ty or done secretly at the will of gov
 ernment officials '1n the matter of sugar it has been
 common business prudence to join with the allies in a definite contract with
 the Cuban authorities as to price rather than leave it to fluctuations which would arise from short supplies
 lnd irregular shipping facilities.
 Elimination of Profiteerino '"The food administration has beer actively engaged in the elimination q } iprofiteering and speculation in tit 7 distributing trades by regulating thu profits on p1'e-war basis. A still great CT duty has been the maintenance O.
 an even course of food distribution. 1T |, these times of the greatest dislocation Supply and Demand. The law of supply and demand ha:
 been seriously interfered with ,1urinf
 the last three months by virtue of thu
 cumulative. irregularity and disturb ance in railroad transportation ant i. consequent delay of months in mar keting the harvests."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
GERMAN RAIDER WOLF.
 RETURNS AFTER IS MONTHS
In the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific
 oceans-kaiser Decorates comman-
 der. -,-.et -.

Berlin via London, Feb. 25-An official communication issued today says:
 'The auxiliary cruiser Wolf has re- turned home after fifteen months in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
 "The Kaiser has telegraphed his welcome to the commander and con- ferred the Order Pour le Merite to- gether with number of Iron Crosses, on the officers and crew."
 The Wolf was commanded by Fri gate Captain Merger and inflicted the greatest damage on the enemy's ship ping by the destruction of cargo space and cargo. She brought home more than 400 members of crews of sunken ships of various nationalities, especi- ally numerous colored and white Brit ish soldiers besides several guns cap- tured from armed steamers, and great quantities of valuable raw materials, such as rubber, copper. brass zinc, coca beans,e copra, etc. to the value of many. million marks,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT
 WITH CANADA ON FISHING
vesssIs From Either Country May New Enter Ports of Both Countries

Washington, Feb. 25.-With the ap- protal of President Wilson, Secretary Redfeld has issued orders to customs colieptprs to allow Canadian fishing vessels to enter and clear between American ports and the Fishing Banks Reciprocal privileges have been asked of Canada for American 1shing vessels.
 Thus has been settled by agreement one of the important questions under discassion by the American Canadian Joint Fisheries Commission.
 The Canadian government has for bidden the netting of pike perch at the spawning grounds in the Canadian part of Lake Ciiamplain, making the Canadian practice conform to the laws of New York and Vermont.
 a Necessity for increasing the food supply was the reason for relaxing re- strictions against foreign fishing boats entering and clearing from American ports.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
GERMANY WILLING TO
 DISCUSS GENERAL PEACE
On Four Principles Proposed by Pres
 ident Wilson.

Amsterdam, Feb. 24-Speaking be- fore the reichstag today. the imperiol German chancellor Count Won Hert- ling, made this declarations:
 q can fundamentally agree with the four principles which in President Wilson's views, must be applied in mutual exchange of views. and thus declare with President Wilson that general peace can be discussed on such a basis.
 ."Only one reserve need be made in this connecticut. these principles must not only be proposed by the president of the United States but must also actually be recognized by all states and peoples .-.....-.-
 "But this goal has not yet been reached There is still no court of arbitration established by all the ma tions for the preservation of peace in the name of justice. When President Wilson incidentally says that the German chancellor is speaking to the tribunal of the entire world, must de- cline this tribunal as prejudiced. joy fully as I would greet it. if an impar- | gladly as I would cooperate to real | ize such ideals.
 "Unfortunateiy, however, there Is no 1 trace of similar statements on the part of the leading powers of the en- te14te. England's war aims are still thoroughly imperialistic and she wants to impose on the world peace ac- cording to England's good pleasure. l ''When England talks about the peoples right of self determination | she does not think of applying the principle to Ireland, Egypt and India.
 Tt has been repeatedly said that we do not contemplate retaining Belgium. but that we must be safeguarded from the danger of country, with which we desire after the war to live in peace and friendship, becoming the object or jumping ground of enemy
 machinations If, therefore, a propo- sal came from the opposing side, for example, from the government in
 Havre, we should not adopt an an
 tagonistic attitude, even though the
 discussion at first might only be un-
 binding.
 Meanwhile. I readily admit that
 President Wilson's message of Feb
 ruary Il constitutes perhaps a small step towards a mutual rapproche- ] ment."
 With reference to a statement re- icently made by Walter Runciman, the
 former president of the board of agri-
 culture in the British cabinet, the chancellor said:
 'T can only agree with MT. Runci- , man if he meant that we should be
 much nearer peace if proper responsi-
 ble representatives of the belligeren , powers would met in conclave for dis } cussion. That would be a way to re : move all intentional and unintentiona misunderstanding and bringing abou | an agreement on many individua g questions. | am thinking especial! : in this connection of Belgium"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
TEN PERSONS KILLED
 OUTRIGHT IN COLLISION
On q Branch of the Southern Railway 1.-Two Others Died of Injuries.

Columbia, s. C.. Feb. 25.-Ten per sons were killed outright, two died of injuries and between 25 and 35 oth- CTS were more or less seriously injur- ed in a rear-end collision of two pas senger trains on the Columbia Greene vile branch of the Southern Railway today.
 The dead include Albert Altias, trav. cling salesman, Brooklyn. N. Y The others were residents of South Caroli- ra, North Carolina and Georgia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
STRIKE ON BOSTON
 ELEVATED POSTPONED
Until Midnight Thursday-Vote Tax.
 en by Car Men Last Night.

Boston, Feb. 25.-A strike Of S,o5o union street car men for higher wag- es, set for midnight tonight. was post poned for 72 hours-until midnight Thursday-by a vote at a mass meet ing of the, car men tonight. Mean while, an attempt will be made by union leaders to bring about an agree ment between the men and the com pany., Personal pleas to the men not to strike. were made by labor leaders and federal and state officials. A stir ring call to. the patriotism cs the men was made in letter by Governor Mo Call. after. the meeting voted !, almost unanimously to postpone Q wallhout.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
.RUSS|A'S ACCEPTANCE IF
 !. PEACE TERMS UNAVA|[NG
Germans Continue to 0yerrun the Country From the . Gulf of Finland to Little Russia
CAPTURE PORT OF RENAL ON FINNISH GULF

German Imperial Chancellor Has Told the Rechsag of Rus sas Acceptance of Cermany's Peace Terms and That Peace Must Ensue Shorhy-The German Commander Has Informed the Populace of the Russian Provinces of Esthonia and Livonia That They Are Now Under Ger man Police Power-In Petrograd the Situation is Still Cntical-Americans Fighting With French Along the Chenin des Danes Have Penetrated the German Line for Distance of a Few Hundred Yards.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
TO REPRESENT THE
 RAILROAD COMMISSION
In Future Conferences on Food Ship ments-McAdoo Makes Appointments.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Director Gen eral McAdoo has appointed to repre- sent the railroad administration in fu- ture conferences on food shipments Carl R.. Gray. director of transporta- ton: Edward Chambers, director of traffic: C. E. Spens, assistant traffic director in charge of shipments of the food administration. and c. N. Ken dall chairman of the railroad admin istratiop's car service division.
 MT Hoovers representatives will be named tomorrow.
 MT. McAdoo announced the addition of F. NJ. Whitaker, vice president hnG traffic manager of the Chesapeake & Ohio. as assistant traffic director in charge of fuel administration shipping problems