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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
EXTENSION OF DRAFT AGE
 NOW SEEMS PROBABLE
Secretary Baker Has Withdrawn Hi.
 oposition.

Washington, June 19.-Withdrawal by Secretary Baker of bis opposition gave fresh impetus today to consider ation of the proposal before congress to extend the draft age limits so that the war department will have available at no distant date ample man power to carry out President Wilson's pro- gram of an army of unlimited size for the war on Germany.
 Officials in the office of Provost Marshal General Crowder immediately began preparation of statistics show ing results which might be expected if the draft is extended to various ages between IS and 45 years, the limits fixed in a bill by Senator France of Maryland, republican.
 Amplfying his statement withdraw ing his opposition to extending the draft ages, Mir. Baker said today that the only reason for. his having hesitat- ed to submit a recommendation to congress on the subject was desire to learn the resulting effect upon vital industries of the country.
 There are a great many industries almost as vital to the successful prose cution of the war as is the army it self" the secretary said. "The rail roads, for instance, and the steel in- dustry It is just as necessary tc keep these at highest efficiency as it is to mobilize an adequate army" The war secretary indicated that any recommendation he makes on the subject will include a reiteration o1 his original proposal that 19 years be made the minimum limit. Mir Baker has never voiced an opinion as to the proper maximum limit since his firs- suggestion of 96 years was rejected by congress.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
TURKISH TROOPS ATTACK
 THE AMERICAN CONSULATE
At Tabriz, Persia, and Loot an Amer ican Hospital.

Washington, June 19.-Attacks by Turkish troops on the American con- sulate at Tabriz. Persia. and the loot ing of an American missionary hospi- tai in that city, reported to the state department today was believed in some quarters here to presage the long anticipated declaration of the exist ence of state of war between the United States and the Ottoman En- pire.
 Diplomatic relations between the two governments have been suspended since April 20. 1917. when Turkey withdrew Abdul Hak Hussein Bey, who had been acting as charge of the Turkish embassy here since the con- pulsory retirement of the regular am- bassador, which followed his open criticism of the United States govern ment. Necessarily, American Ambas sador Morgenthau was obliged to leave Constantinople and since that time the relations between the two governments have been just short ot actual formal enmity.
 Recently there have been vigorous demands in congress for a declara- tion of state of war between the United States and Turkey and Bull Saria, but President Wilson and the state department have not regarded this step as necessary or desirable since there has been no actual col Esion between American and Turkish and Bulgarian troops.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
INDIANA DEMOCRATS
 IN STATE CONVENTION
Hear Vice President Marshall Deride
 the Republican Party.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 19.-Declar- ing in their platform that "the in,me- diate purpose of the democratic party, the purpose which takes precedence of every other, is to win the war;" the democrats of Indiana. in state conven- tion here today, nominated a state ticket, adopted platform and listen ed to addresses by Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. former. Governor Samuel NJ. Ralston and Representative Scott Ferris of Oklahoma, chairman of the congressional democratic cam
 paign committee. The contests for places on the ticket were enlivened by squa aboles within the delegation from this (Marion) county. the most heated coming shortly before adjournment, over the nomination of judges for the appellate court for the First division. Vice President Marshall put the delegates in a happy frame of mind by his reference to Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee. as this young Lochinvar"
 who ''ambled out of the west upon the | c. O. P-Grand Old Palfry-and with
 force of arms seized the Lady Theo- l dora and carried her off to that me- i dieval castle called the republican i headquarters. where he set her above i the salt and introduced her as a re- publican vestal virgin"
 Former Governor Ralston stirred them to great enthusiasm by declar- ing that the exigences of the times
 demanded the renomination and elec- ton of Woodrow Wilson in 1920. re- gardless of precedent. Representative
 Ferris quoted statistics to show the preparations made by President Will
 son for carrying on the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

ISpu1SCu.
 More than 5000 men have been talk en by the Italians since the offensive began, and many guns and several machine guns have been captured. That intensive air fighting has taken place is shown by the fact that fifty enemy planes have been shot down. | Only two of the allied machines have failed to return to their base. | The attack of the Germans near Rheims resulted disastrously to them. Hardly had they left their trenches after one of the most terrific bonn bardments with shells of all calibre in cluding gas projectiles, ever experience ed on the western front, when nearly 10000 men were faced by the rein forced French armies and literally cut to pieces and forced to fall back pre- cipitately. Only at one point, to the east of Rheims, did the enemy sue cee6 in penetrating the French line. Here they were elected almost imme- diately. The German official communi- cation describes the attack as a dem ionstration of artillery and mine throw CTS.
 Little activity has prevailed on the remainder of the western front, except the usual reciprocal bombardments and Operations in the nature of patrol en- agreements.
 The success of the recent naval at- tack by the British on the German submarine base at Zeebrugge seem ingly was more successful than an- ticipated. Twenty-one destroyers, a large number of submarines and nu- merous auxiliary craft are blocked in the canal by the ships sunk across the waterway.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
PROTEST MADE AGAINST
 ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION
By 6ainhridae Colby Before the House
 Agricultural Committee.

Washington, June 19. Vigorous protest against immediate absolute prohibition was made before the house agriculture committee today by Bain- tridge Colby, member of the shipping board, who decIaded if beer were taken from the worlmen the output of the American shipyards would be reduced 2 per cent
 William J. Bryan was the chief wit ness for the drys. He urged imme- d;ate nationwide prohibition as war measure.
 protest from the heads of inter national uoions affiliated with tha ! merican Federation of Labor was presented by Joseph Proeostle of Cin cirnati. general secretary of the Unit ed Rrewer7- and Soft Drink Workers.
 The proposed legislation. the peti tion said would render an unneces sarv burden upon the workers of this nation.
 Mir. Colby in voicing his protest. said he appeared at the request of Cha irman Hurley as d representative of the shipping board. Of the pending Jones prohibition amendment to the emergency agriculture bill he said:
 "We believe that this legislation would reduce the efficiency of the workeds in the shipyards and reduce the output of tonnage to substa2f | tla1 amount''
 Ship builders. he said saw no harm i1 drinking beer and thought it was | essential
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
CENTRAL POWERS BENEFIT
 BY EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
Returning Russians Tell of III-Treat-
 ment at Hands of Germans.

Orsha, Mohilev, Russia, Sunday, June 9-CBy The Associated Press) The exchange of invalid prisoners between Russia and the central powers, which has been going on for several weeks, is proving advantageous to Germany and Austria a-Hungary, as under that guise they have been sending home able-bodied men, to the eye of the physician in charge of the sanitary train on which the correspondent travelled to Orsha, produced the inn pression of being well men,
 Og 653 prisoners the train carried. only 43 were bedridden and about 60 III, while the remainder, mostly Aus trians, were quite strong, healthy and cheerful, in striking contrast to the returning Russians, who, with few ex- captions, all were seriously ill or crip- pied.
 Returning Russians told of their ill., treatment by the Germans in simple but eloquent words; how their boots and clothes had been taken by the Germans when they entered hospitals and never returned to them, receiving instead wooden shoes and torn trous- CTS and jackets in which they were driven to work in snowstorms and the cold; how they had been starved, be- ing given watery soup after a hard days work, and were forced to gather potato peelings in pits where slops were thrown and eat them after they had been washed in order to appease their appetites.
 These statements were corroborate6 by a steward who had witnessed hun gry and sick Russians pick bones found in the mud near the station al Moldechno, southeast of Wilma.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
GOVERNMENT RESTS IN
 CASE OF JOHN o'LEARY
Indicted on Charge of Aiding His
 Brother to Escape.

New York, June 19.-The government rested its case and the defense opened today at the trial of John J. O'Leary, indicted on charge of aiding his brother, Jeremiah A. O'Leary, the Sim F'ein leader. to escape from the juris- diction of the federal court just be- fore he was to have been tried for publishing alleged seditious articles in the Bull an British magazine. It was indicated that the case might go to the jury Friday.
 Dr. Frank B. Jennings, the first wit ness called by the defense, testified that he had induced Jeremiah to un- dergo an operation for chronic appen- dicitis on April 4. after he had been indicted for articles in the Bull. He said that he made an affidavit prior to May to the effect that his pa tient's condition was such as not tC permit him to go on trial for at least a month, Nbut he denied that he ad- vised the operation ito stall of the trial"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
GIFTS TO VALE UNIVERSITY
 PAST YEAR TOTAL s1,27e,7
Announcement Made by President
 HadIey at Luncheon.

New Haven, Conn.,, June 19.-Gifts to Yale university in the past year and credited as endowment made a total of $1,279.764, the alumni were informed by President Arthur T. Hadley at the luncheon which follow cd commencement exercises this af- ternoon. From time to time gifts have been announced but the new items included $100,000 as the EA-S Memorial fund from Mrs. James Har- vey Williams for the benefit of the University Press; $4O0,OoO from Will liam L. Hardness. 'S1. as a building fund: S1O,O0O from Robert W. Kelley, "A: and $1.000 for the Yale record building fund from the 1918 Record board The Williams fund is for Earl Williams, 1910, 301st Field Artillery, who died in May. For the present the income will be used in war relief. The Hardness building after the war will be placed on Dwight Hall site and will contain lecture and class rooms.
 The original commission aDnoirting Nathan Hale a captain in the Con- tinental Army was given by. Mrs William A. Read in memory of En- sien Read. aviator. who recently was killed
 The university met tho require ments of the general education board and the s2.5O0OoO endowment for the medical school is completed, ard tfe school will receive interest on the boards subscription of S5S2 900 as a part of ifs yearly income.
 Total receipts Of the university alum nj fund were announced as $502 737 including s16O.450 from reunion class es This is. the largest gift ever re- ceived in the history of the fund. The largest gift from any class is the for | tieth reunion gift of the class of 1878 which amounted to SIS 000
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
WILSON 6 CO. PACKERS, SOLD a
 BAD" HAMS TO GOVERNMENT,
Detected by Vigilant Inspection Off,
 cers of the Navy.

New York June 19.-Men of the American navy and the naval reserve would have been served great quanti- ties of decayed meat but for the igil- ance of inspection officers who rejected it as unfit for human consumption, according to evidence given here to- day before the federal trade commits sion. The testimony was brought out during the inquiry which the commis sion is conducting into charges that Wilson & Co.,, packers, sold "bad' hams to the government.
 Naval officers also testified that the packers had asked ''exorbitant" prices in bids to furnish hams to the navy with the result that a communicating order was issued at prices fixed by the government.
 After Captain Charles Williams, the navy pay director, had described his refusal to accept 492,074 pounds ol ham. which he said was "musty moldy, marrow-sour or just plai1 sour," Thomas E. Wilson, president of the company, denied that his firm ever had knowingly delivered tainte6 meat to the army or navy.
 Since the United States entered tht war we have sold to the governmen 500,000,000 pounds of meat" declared
 
 found to be bad we have taken i back" Asked if any member or agen of his company ever had knowingl, shipped unfit meat to the militar. forces, he replied:
 Never. and such person would b. | immediately dismissed. My firm ha held for it's motto perfect willingness to. guarantee all deliveries as sound All meats shipped by this firm to tn government were inspected by agent i for the department of agriculture, wh have filed no charges against us"
 "Of 5S9,662 pounds of. ham offere l the government by Wilson & Co. t fill contract for only 300,0O0 pounds, Captain Williams testified, "only no, 5SS were accepted. The remainde were rejected because they had bon or marrow sour, or were musty o mouldy. No sour ham is fit for huma consumption"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
Four Men Indicted for War Graft Contracts
EMPLoYE OF WAR AND NAVY
 DEPARTMENTS
THEY DUPLICATED BILLS
They Are Charged With Trying to Make a Second Collection of Bill For s1s7,ooo For Repairs to Govern ncnt Bills.

Washington, June 19-Employes of the war. and navy departments today were drawn into the net set by the department of justice for war contract brokers, through indictments returned by a federal grand jury here charging four men with trying to collect on duplicate bill for $1S7 900 submitted by a drydock company for repairs to a government vessel. The case does not involve contingent fee proiiteers, but grew out of the investigation into their practices.
 Four Men Indicted.
 The four indicted as Clyde c. Walt man, yeoman in the navy depart ment's bureau of supplies and ac- counts; Charles D. Waltman, his brother, a business man of Victoria Va; Benjamin w. Peake, a soldier merly of Berea. N. C.. and D. Malvin Mowery, stenographer employed ir the signal corps office. formerly oi Lancaster, Pa.
 Scheme to Pay Same Bill Twice. Clyde c. Waltman and Mowery, who ane roommates in Washington, arr alleged to have conceived a scheme fol getting the navy department to pa! l the same bill twice, and to collect ont | of the payments through a confederate 1 in the offices of the company render 1 ing the bill. They successfully tested ! the plan twice, it is charged. but dit not try to actually collect the money and the firms returned the duplicat' l payment to the government.
 Free Access to Department Files. Finally, with free access to nav. department files, they were said t l have obtained bill for sS74 rendered l April 23 by the Morse Drydock ant Repair company of New York for re pairs to the government vessel CaE>n daigua between March 1 and Marcl 13, this year. After the bill was al legged to have been taken from tn files. the company was told it was los and was asked to submit a duplicate
 which was paid. Before the men pre-
 sented the original bill for paymen
 they were arrested.
 Soldier Informed the Government.
 The scheme failed. it is said, be
 cause the men tried through Peake
 get in touch with a confederate
 offices of the drydock company an an unnamed soldier who heard of tn plot informed the government. Charle r E. Waltman became involved throug some correspondence with his brothe ] on the subject All four men hay been arrested and released on bail.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
Food Situation is
 Serious in Vienna
LACK OF EVERYTHING THAT IS
 NECESSARY
CRISIS IS APPROACHING
The Vienna City Council Has Pro- tested Against a Reduction in the Bread Ration-Labor Calls For a Speedy" Peace.


 Washington, June 19.-An official dispatch today from Zurich quotes the Arbiter Zeitung of Vienna as saying The situation will be still more se- rious in Vienna when the sarguinary defeat of the imperial forces on the Italian front becomes known.
 "The food crisis is more and more serious. There is lack of everything that is necessary. The situation is very serious in Vienna and still more so in the provinces where people dc not get even the promised rations The eliminating point of the crisis and privations is approaching. The government ought to realize that workmen cannot live on such spare rations which they do not even re- ceive. On the other hand, paper cur rency has reached 1900, 900 009 and is hcin% auenlented by S00,000 900 ( month and we have not even a parlia- ment."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
ASSUMED PCNSiTVITY
 FOR DEPoRTINe MINERS
Harry Wheeler, Former Sheriff of cochse County, Ariz, Cables from France.


 Bisbee, Ariz., June 19.-Severely ar raigning the Industrial Workers of the World and their sympathiZeIs. and an- nouncing his intention to protect his friends Harry Wheeler. former sher- if of Cochise county, Ariz., now a captain in the United States army, to- day cabled from France accepting full responsibility for the deportation of I. w. w. members from Bisbee, Ariz-, last year.
 Twenty-o one prominent men of Bis bee. including Wheeler, recently were indicted on charges growing out of the deportations. The cablegram fol- lows:
 q wish my friends to know that am anxious to protect them by again assuming all responsibility for the de- portations. Would do the same thing over again under same circumstances. No traitors or I. w. w. sympathizers over here; only American soldiers. My country needs me here, but when I can be spared. if still alive, you will find me ready to go home and stand with my friends, and fellow Ameri- cans, to undergo any tribulation the politicians, I. W. W. sympathizers and other traitors can inflict. Eagles in France feel only contempt fof those vultures at home, but do not fear 1 them"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
AMERICAN AvIAToRs START
 FOR THE ITALIAN FRONT Will Go Into Action Immediately Up-
 on Their Arrival.

Washington. June 19.-The first es- cradrille of American aviators trained in Italy started today for the Italian front. and will go into action imme- diately upon their arrival the Italian embassy was informed today by cable from Rome. The aviators are accom- panied by Captain La Guarl1ia, a member of congress who has been in Italy several months
 This first contingent" said the ca blegram, ''is composed entirely of vol unteers representing the finest speci- men of American youth. This morn ing they were received by Commis- sioner of Aeronautics Chiesa and As sistant Secretary of State Gallenga and numerous civil and military au- thorities
 After many evidences of solidarity given by the United States this con tribution of airmen to our fighting front constitutes fresh truth of the invaluable support of America. the significance of which is deeply ap- preciated by the Italian nation"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
BIPLANE FROM MINEOLA
 WRECKED AT GREENWICH
While Pilot Was Attempting to Land
 in Field of Tall Grass.

Greenwich, Conn, June 1e-A large two passenger biplane from the avi- ation grounds at Mineola, L. l., was wrecked today in the Stanwich sec- tion of the town, when, as the pilot, Captain H. W. Lake, was attempting a landing in a field of tall grass. the forward end of the engine struck a rise in the ground and the plane turn ed upside down, pinning the occupants under it. Captain Lake was cut about the nose and bruised and shaken up His mechanician, Sergeant Robert R Belcher, was unhurt.
 The machine left Mineola during the forenoon and stops had been made al Piping Rock and Rye, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
VIENNA PROTESTS REDUCTION
 OF THE BREAD RATION City Council and Labor Council Have
 Passed Resolutions.

Amsterdam June 19-The Vienna city council on Tuesday according to a despatch received here. passed a resolution protesting against the re- duction of the bread ration. The Vienna labor council after conferring 2 for many hours on the same subject, passed a resolution renewing it's de- mands for the "speediest general peace notwithstanding the great ob- stacles at present in the way of peace endeavors." .
 The labor council resolution said it was apparent that no improvement in the food conditions in Austria was possible while the war continued.
 The resolution of the city council remanded that the bread ration be in- creased at the earliest possible mo- ment and that in the meantime other foodstuffs be used to replace the re- duction in the amount of bread.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
OBITUARY.
Ex-coneressman William Kennedy.

Ex-Congressman William Kennedy.
 Naugatuck, Conn, June 19-Williana Kennedy, former member of congress from the fifth Connecticut district, died early today at his home here.
 He had been in failing health for two years, but he continued at his law practice and even until recently seemed to retain much of his former vigor. He had suffered from a com plication of ailments. Yesterday morning the patient was quite low but he rallied during the day. During last night there was another sinking spell and the end came unexpectedly The funeral will be held from St. Fran cis' church here on Friday morning.
 William Kennedy, who represented the Fifth Connecticut district in con- gress from 1913-15, and who for many years was well-known member of the state bar and leader in demo- cratic politics for some years, was born in Naugatuck, Dec. 19, 1854 H. began practice of law in 1879 upon being admitted to the bar in Septem- Der of that year. He was in the state senate in 1899 and 1901, having been central committee in 1896 and 1898 conventions at Chicago in 1896, 4t Kansas City in 1900, at Dover in 1908 and at Baltimore in 1912. He was chairman of the delegation to the Kansas City convention. 1 In his home town he had held Of fees for many years, and had been its attorney for a. long period beginnine with 1893. In the election in 191' he was chcsen to congress from the Fifth district.
 MT. Kennedy married Mary K Clerkin of New Haven on Novembe1 29, 1882, and three children werf born to them. One daughte.' is Mrs ICharles F. Mitchell of New Haven the son Louis, and the other daughter Miss Julia, who lives at home.
 William 6. Fa?dee.
 New Haven, June 19.-William : I Pardee, member of the general assem Ibly in 1913 from this city. died to day, after having been Ions in poo health. He was a democrat in polite land served on the committee on citia land boroughs. He was an advocat
 of a plan to divide the cites of tn states into towns n order to secur
 larger representation in the lowe branch and as means to offset tn Isocalled borough system. As a mem Der he drew and worked for a pla1 to divide New Haven into IA town
 with twice that number of represen tatives, the present city having onl it's two members, the same Vs some c
 the smallest towns.
 Mir. Pardee was identified with sil
 spinning here. His ancestry wen back to the early days of the colony. In his business connections Mir. Par dee was secretary of the New Canaa Iand Jewett City Water, companies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
21 GERMAN DEsTRoYERs PENNED IN BRUeEs CANAL
As the Result of the Recent British
 Naval Operations.

London, June 19-Twenty- one Ger man destroyers, a large number of submarines and numerous auxiliary craft are penned in the Bruges Canal docks as the result of the recent Brit ish naval operations at zeebrugge, the German submarine base on the Bel gian coast. Thomas J. McNamara, f. nancial secretary of the admiralty, made announcement in the house of commons to this effect today and said that the operations were more suc- cessful than at first had been SUD- posed. He added that the German craft were now the subject of con- stant bombing.