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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
SECOND soMME BATTLE
 IS BEING WON BY ALLIES.

With the British Army in France, Aug. 13, S.30 D. m. (By The Associated Press) .-Ground gained by the allied armies in the second battle of the Somme is being held by them every where today. although they have been pausing for more than twenty-four hours The harassed and disorganized forces of the enemy have launched several counter attacks, it is true, but none of them have carried the Ger mans anywhere
 As a matter of fact, the small but nevertheless important local gain made by the allies just north of the Somme river, to say nothing of other success ful minor operations for improving positions more than trebly outweigh the extremely slight gains made by the Germans at heavy cost at two points in the line.
 Strong enemy endorsements are be- tween Rove and Foquecourt, but so far they have done nothing, if really they are there for an offensive pur- pose. In the northern battle area especially in the Bray region, new enemy defensive barbed wire has been found while earthworks are being constructed at several places behind the German line. Probably the enemy has removed much of his material and has sent in nearly all the reinforce ments he cares to risk at the present time.
 Morlancourt is being heavily shelled while the enemy with aerial bombs has apparently attempted to blow III the ammunition dumps he left in hi' hurry to get away. British ant French guns have been busy toda! pounding German rear areas and th' crossings over the Somme.
 Enemy shells that are coming il are being fired at an extreme range
 probably from well on the other sid' of the Somme. This is especially tru' of shells aimed at the districts soutl of the Amiens- Nesle road.
 Between the Ancre and the Somm'
 the operations of the British, whici
 resulted in a small material advanc
 and the capture of enemy positions 1 provoked only scattered smelling from field guns.
 British airplanes continued to dro
 tons Of shells on the enemy; especial
 ly in the region of Peronne. Enem l transports are also suffering from tn
 British bombers. one of whom secure a direct hit on a transport train O the Ham-Nesle road. It is now es
 tablished that giant Gotha. with fiv
 engines, which was brought down few nights ago near Talmas. carrie
 a crew of nine, all of whom wer killed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
TALKER FOR PEACE NOW IS DANGEROUS ENEMY

Boston, Aug. 1S.-A warning to the people of this state to beware of the efforts of German sympathizers who are taking advantage of American victories to start new peace propa- ganda was issued tonight by Henry B. Endicott executive manager of the Massachusetts committee of public safety. ,z
 Coming at this time" he said, this peace drive is a dangerous seed to plant and should be crushed in it's infancy. I am sure state the feel ir.gs of a majority when I say that they realize that to talk peace now and stop the war would leave the world in worse condition by far than it was before the war started, and all the sacrifice that has been made would be in vain.
 A man or woman who talks peace at this time, in my opinion. is dam gerous enemy and should be treated as sltch.T
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
ENEMY SUBMARINE IS
 HERE FULLY DESCRIBED

Boston Aug 1S,-Eaports by sur -vivors of fishing vessels sunk off the New England coast by, a German sub marine staf6 that the enemy craft had not been out as long as some of it's officers had endeavored to make it appear The submarine is painted white Two of the fishing fleet cap- tains agreed that the hulk had been painted very recently and they said that it did not seem that the U-boat could have been in American waters as far back as May
 The vessel was described as 300 feet in length, with two guns six-pounders mounted fore and aft. Survivors said there were at least 100 in the crew and that the captain of the prize crew appeared more Spanish than German.
 In several cases the commander Of the U-hoat told American officers whose vessels were sunk that his l cruising radius was 1700G miles. All vessels destroyed were first searched
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
POINNS OF STRATBGIC VALUE
 CAPTURED BY FRENCH ARMY
Allied TfuUps Have Bettered Their Sns and aken More Prisoners-Report That Germans Fearing Capture Are Retreatins Along the Disc Valley Toward Noyon.

&fg4e eAsy are delivering violent coan-' ter-attacks against the allies and are also bombarding fercely the reari areas
 Notwithstanding the enemy & efforts. however. Clauines is receiving mighty visits4fon of shells from tne' allied guns. and Rove has been so encroached upon that it is now under a heavy cross fire from the north ana south and seemingly both towns ut- ttu1ateiy must be evacuated. An add ed danger to Rove is the fact that the French in their operations are knocking at the door of LaSsigny anout seven miles to the south. and also are pressing forward eastward toWaru Noyon in a wedge-driving manoeuVer which not only is outf1anidng Roye but bring Noyon daily nearer the range of the big guns.
 Unofficial reports are to the enect that the Germans, fearing capture 1n the porket between Rove and the Oise' already are retreating along the O1se valley toward Neyon. and if the state u1ents should prove true it is not un- Nkalv that the entire German battle line to the north will give way in unl- son and that even there may be rea6iustment of the enemy front rom Soissons to Rheims
 Far to the north from Tyres to AL bert there has been considerable ac- tivity on the part of the British and French forces against the Germans. The latest German communication as- serts that all the attacks were re- pulsed, .-
 On the Vesle River the Germans in attacks against Fismette, which IS held by the Americans and French are declared to have driven the allies to the southern bank of the river. A counter attack, however, resulted ID
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
KING GEORGE RETURNS
 FROM THE BATTLE FRONT

: London, Aug. 13.-King George re- turned to, England today from nine days trip to the British front in France during which time he inspected the various centers of military activity passing at times through places which were under the enerny's fire.
 Among the many reviews held by the king was one of some American troops, who heartily cheered the non- arch. King George had lorg talks with Generals Pershing and Bliss and other American officers. He express ed great admiration over the splendid physique of the Americans and their eagerness for the fray and compii- mented them on their fine work in driving the Germans back from the Marhe,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
LEAFLETS DROPPED INTO
 VIENNA BRING PREMIUM

Washington. Aug. 13.-NeutraI press reports that Vienna citizens paid as high as forty crowns for leaflets drop ped by Italian aviators in their recent flight over the Austrian capital in giant Caproni planes are causing great satisfaction in Rome An official des- patch today says the cabinet has con gra tulated the air service on the feat.
 The aviators reported, that people in the streets of Vienna fought for pos session of the leaflets. despite severe penalties against touching enemy pro paganda dropped from the air The despatch disclosed that one of the Ttal- ians, Sartoni, upon being forced by motor trouble to land. set fire to his machine before surrendering
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
CREW OF RELIANCE IN
 TWO U-BOAT ATTACKS

Gloucester Mass. Aug. 1s.-Captain James A.. Nickerson and his crew of five men from the fishing schooner Reliance, sunk by a German subma- rine off Georges Banks on Saturday morning, went through the unusual experience of being submarined twice. They told their story when they ar rived home here tonight.
 When the Reliance was sent to the bottom they got away in dory and early ir the afternoon were picked up by the fishing schooner Kate Pal mer. That evening the submarine sank the Palmer and Captain Kicker son and his crew again took to their dory. They rowed until Monday morn ing when they were picked up by a third schooner.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
SHtPBulLDING SPEED-UP
 IN THE EASTERN YARDS

Washington, Aug. 1s.-With the view of speeding up ship construction in the east. Director General Schwab today issued a call to eastern ship builders to meet him in conference at Philadelphia next Tuesday.
 Production in the east has Jagged behind that on the Pacific coast, and MT. Schwab proposes to give the eastern builders the benefit of what he learned on his recent trip to the west.
 sets, Connecticut, New Eersey. Penn sylvania New York, Delaware and Rhode Island are expected to be rep resented at the conference About one third of the ways in many of the eastern yards are not yet completed, and steps to hasten their construction will be one of the subjects discussed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
AN -oCcUPATIoNAL TAX TO
 HELP $s,ooo, ,oee, GOO REVENUE

Washington. Aug. 13.-Proprietors of all businesses and professional men with only a few exceptions will pay an annual federal license of $10 and heads of wholesale concerns doing a yearly business of S2N0,000 or more will be required to pay an annual fee of $25 according to a schedule in serted today in the draft of the $S,- 00o, ,000, o90 revenue bill by the house ways and means committee. Farm CTS, mechanics, ministers and teach CTS will be exempted from the $10 occupational tax, as will concerns do- ing an annual business of less than $2,G00.
 Secretary McAdoo will appear be- fore the committee tomorrow in sup port of the treasury plan for new ex- cess profits and alternative war prof it's taxes Members of the committee at the close of today's session said the bill would be ready for presenta- tion to the house when that body re- assembled next Monday.
 Chairman Kitchin in announcing to- night that the bill would provide means for raising all of the S8,0o0, : c00,000 originally allotted to be raised by taxation made the following state ment;
 Today we put a ten per cent. tax on all jewelry composed wholly or partly of platin1m in addition to the ten per cent manufacturers tax on all forms of jewelry as agreed to al- ready by the committee We require vendors to keep a record so the gov ernment may know where all the plat mum in the country is located and how much.
 'The committee adopted an occu- pational tax. There is no definite es- timate yet as to how much it will raise in revenue. Under the plan adopted, the proprietors of any con- cern doing business of 5000 a year or more. will pay s10 annual tax and wholesale concerns doing business oi $200,0 or more will have to pay a tax of $25 along similar lines. This does not apply to clerks or employees of concerns. nor to salaried men. Far mers, clergymen, school teachers anj mechanics also are exempted.
 The income tax was attended sc as to provide for payment m Canada or in any foreign country. of the taxe. on incomes earned in those countries by American citizens or corporations the tax to be paid as prescribed by the laws of those countries.
 We discussed the question for al | lowance for depletion of oil wells, bur deferred action until tomorrow
 "The committee amended the tel per cent. tax on amounts paid fo leased wires and talking circuits, tn amendment exempting newspapers press associations and periodicals leaving the original provision stand ing as to everything else. includin! stock brokerage leased lines and cir
 cults
 "When the committee adjourned
 there was pending proposals to in
 crease the taxes on larger persona
 incomes, by graduating the income
 of S70.0 900 a year or more at sti
 higher rates, and to increase the ta
 on all estates of s1.O0O 0Ol or more.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
 PERTURBED OVER RUSSIA

Amsterdam. Aug 19-The German newspapers show much perturbation over the situation in Russia as it af- fects Germany.
 'Inexorable fate is driving Germany toward fresh state of war with Rus sia unless a remedy shall be found at the last moment" says the Vos- siche Zeitung of Berlin.
 The newspaper describes the Ger man embassy's flight from Moscow to Pskov as "a retreat from Russia 5 and continues: "A nation torn asund- CT by thousand conflicts and weak ened by revolution and civil war has yet found the energy and enough unanimity to tear up the Brest-Li- tovsk peace treaty. This much is clear: the peace made at Brest-Li- tovsk no longer exists"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
LEVINE AND TRoTsKY HAVE
 POWER OF SOVIET REPUBLIC

Amsterdzm. Aug. 13.-Becznse of the counter-revelution movement in Russia, the Soviet Congress- has placed the execution of power in the hands of a triumvnate composed of Premier Nikolai Lenine. Leon Trutzky. Minister of War and M. Zinovieh. an associate of Lenine. according to Mos COW advices to the Rheinish Vest phAltzn Zeitung They have been given unlimited power to take all measures necessary to gain victory in the hgfrt of the Soviet republic agx4nst it's enemies
 The sdvices add that the leaders of the Kerensky party, who had been kepf upda strict Soviet observation, ha1s suddenly disappeared It is be- lieved in Moscow that they fed abroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
ACCEPTANCE BY GERMANY
 OF AMERICAN PROPOSAL

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Formal ac- ceptance by Germany of the American proposal for conference on treatment and exchange of prisoners at Berne, Switzerland, "the middle of Septem- Der" was transmitted to the state de- partment today through the Spanish foreign office. The German govern ment already had accepted the pro posal in principle and though no time had been fixed. the United States ap- pointed delegates by Minister Garrett at The Hague to attend the conference Questions relating to interned civilians also will be discussed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
HUN PEACE PROPAGANDA
 IS EXERTED IN GENEVA.

Geneva, Aug. 1S-Pieter Troelstra. Dutch socialist leader and Germano- rphile, who came to Switzerland in or der to arrange an international pac1fist conference. has announced that he is returning home The British govern mentas refusal to issue passport to Arthur Henderson, leader of the labor party in the house of commons, ap- pears to be the finishing blow to the enterprise of Troeastra, but the Ger s1nans, especially stnce their recent defeat, continue to. exert heavily their peace propaganda in Switzerland This propaganda chiefly is concentrated at Geneva and the object frankly is to get into touch with the allied repre- sentatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Labor Dispute Refereed.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Referees to settle a dispute between cloak, suit. skirt and dress manufacturers of Cleveland and their employees were ap- pointed today by Secretary Baker at the request of both sides with the un- derstanding that all enrl7yas now on strike will return to work at once and be accepted without prejudice. The referees are E. NJ Hopkins, chairman; ; Major Samuel J. Rosensohn and John R. Mclean.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
FROM THEIR 1914 TRENCHES
 GERMANS FIGHTING HARD

French Headquarters fn France, Aug 13-CHoonA-(R (Reuters)-In the French sector the dominant factor is the desperate energy with the enemy Is cIingng to the northern and south -rn edges of ThiesScourt and the hills hlifng tho space between Lassigny and the O1se, which constitute the pillar of general Von Hutier's right wing
 On Ghese edges the French hold Euery. Mareuit, Le Motte and Czhny Sur Mstz. A short distance north of Csnny Is the Bois Des Loges. Along this line the enemy has established hin-seIf in his 1914 trenches and is fightang his hardest.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Have Keys to Piataas

With the French Army in France Aug 13.-(By A. P.).-The French army continued today it's vigorous as satlts on the Thiescourt plateau and took two more important positions which are keys to the plateau-the Ecuvillon and St Claude farms. This success makes the defence of the plateau a difficult one for the Ger mans. who are filling all the numer- ous ravfues and woods with mustard gas and keeping up a heavy machine gun fire in trying. to cling to the parts of the heights they still hold.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Willis For Governor.

Columbus, o. Oug 1S.-Compiete unofficial returns from 4e2 precincts in twelve scattered counties of the state tonight indicated that former Governor Frank B. Willis. received the republican nomination for gover- nor at today's state primary election, providing the present ratio Is main tained by later and more complete re- turns.
 Governor Cex and the remainder of the democratic state ticket had no, opposition.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Strike in Monteuiden

Montevideo Aug 13.-Strikers esti- mated to number 15,000 assembled in the plaza Independence late this after noon and delivered fiery speeches in. which the name of the president of the republic was frequently mention ed Cavalry attempted to disperse the gathering and was fired on by the strikers. The cavalrymen returned the fire, No reports as to the number of injured received.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Two Boys Drowned.

Holyolxe, Mass. Aug. 1.-Two drownings occurfed in the Connecticut River here today Edward Shea, aged 13. sank while swimming, and George LitchfeId lost his life while crossins the river in a canoe. with companion Iitchfield and Orville McGuiggan were returning to camp with supplies and were overturned by the wash from a paSsing motorboat.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Three Aviators Injured.

Washington, Aug. 13.-Three men in jured in the seaplane accident yester- day at the naval air station at Pensa- cola Fla, in which three others lost their lives were only slightly hurt. Their names were reported to the navy department today as follows Eusign J. l.. Scfiwab St. Louis; Herbert E. Grch, machinist's mate Pasadena. Maryland; Frank c. Lynch electrician, Somerset Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
SUSPICION OF SPANISH
 INFLUENZA IN SHIP CREW

New York, Aug. 13.-Nine sailors from a Norwegian liner which docked here yesterdav were taken today to a hospital where they will be kept un- der observation to ascertain whether they are suffering from Spanish inhu- enZa. Some of the men, it was said at the hospital, were very i'll. but the others had passed the crisis and were on the way to recovery Several days. it was stated. must mass before the physicians will be able to determine the nature of the mala dy. Four deaths during the voyage were reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Toroedoed Of Jersey Coast.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The steamer Henry S. Kellogg has been ,torpedoed by a German submarine off the New Jersey coast, according to a report re- ceived late tonight by the navy de- partrent. No details were available, but it was presumed the steamer still was ahoat
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Seeking Boxed Submarine.

New York. Aug 12-Careful search of the banks of the Gowauns Canal in Brooklyn tonight by federal officers and police failed to reveal the presence of a submarine knocked down and boxed as reported earlier in the day. They did find, however, nearly 500 boxed automobiles and quantities of packed machinery. United States Marshal H6wer, who directed the search, said he material had been consigned to the late imperial govern me7t of Russia The automobiles he said would be the subject of further investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Rice Riot in Japan.

Tokio. Aug. 1S.-The soaring price of rice has caused great distress among the poorer classes throughout Japan, Riots, ;ed by women, occurred in various placer. Several persons were wounded during the disorders. At Okayama crowds assaulted the rice brokers, calling them enemies of the poor" -
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Eerdinand in Tears.

Geneva, Aug. 1s-The German of Bulgaria. who is at Nauheim. ire quently is seen in tears and appears greatly depressed. A German mental expert has been sent to Nauhein from Berlin by order of Emperor William
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Several Were Rrled.

Amsterdam, Aug. 13.-A dispatch received here from Frankfort says: Despite the timely alarm given. sever ai persons were killed and material damage was done, especially in the Ttreets of Frankfort during the Brit s= air raid of Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
SUB. GETS ONE STEAMER
 BUT MISSES ANOTHER

New York. Aug. 1s.-German sub marines took toll of American ship ping in waters adjacent to this port again yesterday. when the Norwegian steamship Sommerstad was sunk of Fire Island. The 1875 ton freighter was sent to the bottom not far from the locality where the armored crui- ser San Diego. was blown up on July fs.
 The. Sommerstad, whose crew of 3f men brought here today, was under the United States Shipping Board and was on the way from Bergen, Norway, to New York, in ballast
 Capt. Hansen, master Of the ship, said she was sunk at 8 o'clock yester- day morning The crew took to the boats and later was picked up by a passing vessel.
 The Sommerstad was built at New castle Eng. in 1906 her owners of rec ord being A. F. Klaveness & Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Elew From MineoIa to Dayton.

Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 1S.-Major C.. K. Rhinehardt and Captain Fred Harvey, flying from Mineola. N. Y, reached here at 1o:20 o'clock tonight, report ing an uneventful trip.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Royal Families to Meet.

Amsterdam, Aug. 13. - Emperor Charles of Austria, with Baron Blu rian, Austro-Hungarian foreign minis ter, Prince Von Hohenlohe, Austrian ambassador at Berlin, and Count Won Wgendel, German ambassador at Vi- enna, are expected at German main headquarters tomorrow to discuss all pending questions, according to Ber- hin afaEicas to the Frankfort Zeitung.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
SUBMARINE RAIDS D|SCUSSEDB CABINET
That Torpedo is Controlled by Radio Submarine is Rdi
 culed by Naval Experts 1t Can be Regulated by Gyro- scope Before Discharging Depth Bomb Attack

and every gallon of oil that might be of use on the U-boat was taken.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Cabled Paragraphs
Journalists to Serbia.

London, Aug. 1S.-Reuter's agency says it learns from well informed source that the Austrian government is sending a deputation of selected pro- German Swedish journalists to Serbia in order to attempt to prove to the world that the treatment of the people of Serbia is entirely satlsfac- tory
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Fruit Steamer Eseansd.

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 1S-Running at top speed. ali American Fruit steamer outdistanced German C- boat off Fire Island. yesterday morning and escaped the fate of the Norwegian steamship Scmmerstad, which was sunk off that point about four hours later. Officers of the steamer. which reached this port tonight, said that the undersea craft was coming to- wards them when she was sighted. The steamers engines were pushed to the limit, they said and after a short while the U-boat gave up the chase.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-01

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