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Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
Commodore Morton
 F. Plant is Dead
Financier and Yachtsman Succumbed to Pneumonia in New York Last Night at Age of 66.

New York, Nov. f. Commodore Morton F. Plant, fnancie: and yachts man died of pneumonia at his home here tonight,
 Although he was at one time head of the Plant system of railroads and steamships, now part of the Atlantic Coast Line, MT. Plant was perhaps best known as a yachting enthusiast.
 In 1909 he made a trip around the world on the yacht Iolande, which he had built in Leith. Scotland, especial ly for the trip. The Ioiande was at that time the third larges, yacht in the world and it's operating cost was reputed to be $1,o0O a das After his tour of the world, Mr. Plant sold the yacht to thc Countess eresrschen- ko of Russia.
 MT. Plant was born August IS, 1852 in New Haven. Conn.,, the son of the late Henry E. Plant, who was found- CT of the Plant Railway and Steam ship system. In addition % heading the system, and later becoming a di- rector of the Atlantic Coast Line when that line took over the Plani system MT. Plant was director ir several banks.
 He is survived by his widow ant two sons, Henry D. and Philip Nor gan Plant
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05

cessity is recognized of setting in motion the wheels of peace time in- dustry at the earliest possible moment in order to afford employment and support to the millions of discharged soldiers. This is expected to hasten the peace conference once the Germans surrender. It is recalled that whereas the armistice or protocol which stop ped the Spanish American war was signed on Aug. F, 1898, it provided in its terms for meeting of the peace plenipotentiaries in Paris before Oct. 1 following. The purpose was to as semble the confereeS at the earliest practical moment.
 Probably the came purpose will gov- ern in the present instance, allowing only sufficient time to elapse to carry out the conditions looking to the de- l u1obilizaoon of the central powers armies; assembly and control of mili- tary supplies and establishment of garrisons.
 The entente allies and America ex- pect to go into the conference only after they have reached a perfect un- derstanding among themselves They will lay down these terms and while
 they may choose to permit the latter 1 to make arguments and pleas in abatement the result in the end must
 be what the victors choose to make it. Deprived of any power of resistance,
 1t is pointed out the Teutons will be obliged to submit, even though they might refuse to sign treaties, in which case the military occupation of their countries by the allies might continue | indefinitely.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
WRECK
 ON BROOKLYN R. r.

New York. Nov 4.-Sitting as a. committing magistrate, Mayor Hylan today reopened the inquiry being coh- ducted by District Attorney Lewis of Kings County into the wreck last Fri day night in the Malone Street tun- nel of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, when a Brighton Beach train. heavily laden and said to have bcen operated by green" motorman, leaped the track at curve
 Eighty-Gsght persons were killed in the accident. according to tfe 0 cial list of dead, revised tonight arter the deaths of four more victims. The number of seriously injured was placed at 61.
 Before the witnesses summoned by the district attorney were heard today, William Lewis who drove the train on it's tragic trip and whose real name was said in court to be Edward Lu- ciana, was arraigned with Joseph Ros- sof, guard on the train. TEe dis trict attorney announced that he would dismiss the complaint lodged against the men when they were arraigned in police court so that their cases might be transferred to the jurisdfc- ion of Mayor Hylan. Thereupon, the mayor fixed bail for Luciana at s5,600 and for Rossof at s1.000. Both are charged with homicide.
 Travis H. Whitney. member of the Public Service Commission. which was criticized by the mayor for not causing enactment of laws to prevent the use of green" motormen. today issued Q statement in which he as serted that Mayor HIvlan was once motorman on the B. R. T. and am informed that he was dismissed for | having taken curve Tt excessive speed"
 "Perhaps that peculiarly qual11les him now to sit in judgment" added l Mr Whitney
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
HEIRS OF THE LATE
 CARDINAL J. M. FARLEY

New York, Nov. 4-Bishop Thomas F. Hickey of Rochester, N. Y, and Auxiliary Bishop Patrick J. Hayes, as- sistant to Cardinal John M. Farley as archbishop of New York, will become heirs of the late cardinal and executors of his estate, under the terms of his will filed here today.
 The testament, signed in 1915, be- queaths the prelate's entire property to the two bishops and to Bishop James A. McFaul of Trenton, now dead. Ecclesiastical officials here to- day said the two surviving executors would administer the estate until a new archbishop is elected, when it is expected that following established usage they will transfer it to him.
 The estate was declared in the pe- tition accompanying the will to exceed $15, 900 in value.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
U. $. Recognizes the Polish Army
Lansing Assures President of of the Polish National Committee of Sympathy With Cause of Poland.

Washington, Nov. 4.-The Polish army under the supreme political au- thority Of the Polish National Commit tee was recognized todaS by the United States government as autQn- omous and co-belligerent. Secretary Lansing so announced in a letter sent today. to Roman DmowsFi president of the Polish National Committee, who is now jn Washington
 Secretary Lansing said the Ameri- can government feels a deep sympa- . thy for the Polish people and views with qualification the progress of the Polish cause. He also sad it had not been unmindful of the zeal and tenac- ity with which the Polish National Committee which has headquarters at Paris, has prosecuted the task of marshalling it's fellow countrymen in a supreme military effort to free Po- land from it's present opEressors. The action of the American gov l ernment is similar to that taken re- gently by France, Great Britain and Italy. A Polish army is now fighting l on the western front with the allied | armies being under the command oi General Josef Haller. A large part ot | this Polish force was recruited in the l United States under the direction o1 !
 Secretary I-ansing's letter to MT | Dmowski follows:
 "I beg to acknowledge the receipt O your letters of October Is ana Ouctob CT 25 requesting the government of th' 1 United States to associate itself witt the governme ents of France and Grea ] Britain, by recognizing the Polisl army, under the supreme political au 1 thority of the Polish National Com mittee, as autonomous allied and co
 belligerent.
 Tn reply ; beg to infcrmSyou tha
 the government of the United State has not been unmindful of the zea 1 and tenacity with which the Polisl National Committee has prosecute, the task of marshalling it's fellov countrymen ir a supreme military eff fort to free Poland from it's presen oppressors.
 This goFcrnment's position wit resp to the Polish cause and tn
 Polish people could hardly be nor
 clearly defined than was outlined b
 the president in his address befor
 the Congress on January 8, 191i
 Therefore, feeling as it does a, dee
 sympathy for the Polish people an
 viewing with qualification the pro gress of the Polish cause. this gov ernment experiences 2 feeling (
 genuine satisfaction in neing able t
 comply with your request by recog
 nizing the Polish army. under tn
 supreme political authority of the Pc fish National Committee, as aatono nous and -belligerent.'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
GERMAN GOVERNMENT PROTESTS AIR RAIDS

Washington, Nov. 1.-The German government today notified the United States that since Oct. 1 its air forces have been under orders to make bomb attacks solely against important hos tile military objects within the imme- diate operations of war on the assump- tion that allied and American air forces were to receive similar instruc- ton.
 The note, delivered through the Swiss legation, protests that air raids have been carried out recently against seven German towns with loss of life among the civilian population and that unless such raids cease Germany can not refrain from aerial attacks on al- lied territory outside of the zone oi operations.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05

New ' orN, Nov. 4-F'inaI speeches and statements by candidates and party managers brought the campaign to close in the eastern states to- night. Both democratic and republican leaders professed confidence that their candidates would win at the polls to- morrow
 The campaign. which began. in apa- thy, developed in it's closing days in most state into one of the most bit terly contested in years. The chief issue has been the elect or of United States senators and representatives. The appeal of President Wilson for the return of d democcatit congress has been tbo storm center of attack and counter attack
 Both democrats an1 republicans were claiming tonight that they would gain seats i'll congress but the in dications were that the result would be close except in districts where one party or the other normally has an overwhelming majority.
 In New York, which usually gives the republicans a big plurality in the upstate tirtricts and the democrats a long lead in the metropolitan section, party leaders are up ill the air be- 1 cause women will vote for the first | 1 how they will divide politically. The registration this year is approximate l ly 900,000 more than it was in 1916 l The republican state chairman in an i eleventh hour statement that Gov ] ednor Whitman would h,, reelected l by at least 100000 but the denocrats were equally insistent that Alfred F
 Smith, president of ths New York l city board of aldermen would be the victor, but they did not elaim so large a margin.
 l. Contests for seats in the senate have occupied the voters in Massa. | chusetts, Rhode Island. New Hamp- | shire. Delaware. New Jersey and Wes
 Virginia. While two senators will b, | elyected by New Hampshire, the dem 1 ocrats ir that state have centereC
 their energies upon the election O
 John B. Jameson for the two year
 unexpired term of the late Senate
 Gallinger In New Jersey. which alst
 will elect long and "Short" tern
 senator, woman suffragists. a1thougl
 they cannot vote, have joined force with the democrats to defeat Davi
 Baird who seeks the short" term.
 Massachusetts democrats profess t
 be hopeful Of eIecting Former Gov | ernor David 1. Walsh as successor t | Senator Weeks, who is q candidate fo
 another term. The contest in Wes
 Virginia between c. W. WatApn,
 former United States senator, an
 Major Davis Elkins, Jr, son of a form CT senator, is expected to be close. Prohibition is the chief issue of tn |, state campaigns in Pennsylvania an Vermont. In inc former state Will ian C. Sproul, republican zeandidat for governor, is running On a dr
 platform, while Eugene (. Bonniwel the democrats nominee, has been re pudiated by some of the party lead
 ers on the ground that he represent
 the liquor interests. The democrat
 candidate for governor ir Vernor has been endorsed by the prohibition
 ists while the republicans are standin for local option.
 !, Comparatively little interest ha been shown in the campaign in Cor
 necticut and Maryland In these state . both parties have bent their energit upon the congressional contests.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
CUMMINGS ISSUES FINAL
 PRE-ELECTION STATEMENT

Washington, Nov. 4.-Tn a final pre- election statement tonight, Homer s. Cummings, acting chairman of the democratic national committee charg- ed that lavish use of money appears to constitute the eleventh hour pro- Sr2mme of the republican leaders. /" and said that the people tomorrow will give President Wilson the vote or confidence he has asked.
 Efforts to swing the election away from the president by the lavish use Of money appears to constitute the eleventh hour programme of republi- can leaders, said MT Cummings. This conclusion is reached after pe- rusal of the statement just filed by the republican committees treasurer, which shows. for example, an advance Of $10O.0O0 to United States Senator William M. Calder, of New York, on October 31
 ''The same statement slows that $23000 was sent to T. Coleman Du- pont, at Wilmington, Del, On October 29th, with s5,000 more on October Both. Illinois, however, seems to be second to New York, $34, 900 having been ad- vanced to c. A. McCulloch in Chicago in four days. Of this amount. sfS,000 was turned over to him on October g with $14,500 following on November first"
 The vote of confidence, President Wilson has asked of the American people, will be given him at the polis Tuesday. Reports from every section of the country. received today plain i ly indicate that the nation is thorough. l ly aroused to the necessity of sustain 1 irg the president in this critical hour i "The great qualities of leadership shown by the president, now bearing
 fruit in war-torn Europe, are apEre-
 ciated by the people of the United
 States They are willing to trus4 thu president to continue the pollcies tha have brought Austria Hungary. Bul-
 garia and Turkey to terms, stripped Germany of her allies and which have
 sounded the death knell of miitartsn 1 I-o;
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
lSPELLAcY SAYS LANDSLIDE;
 AOLCOMB HAS NO PREDICTION

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 4.-Leaders of both major political parties are claim ing tomorroWs election in Connecticut. Sa1d Thomas J. Spellacy of this city, democratic nominee for governor, to- day: Tt will be a democratic land slide l look for plurality of 20,000 to 250OO
 Governor Holcomb, up for re-efec- tion, said at his home in Southing- ton, today. that he had no prediction to make. T will tell you the result when the polls are closed and the votes counted Tuesday evening"" said he.
 David E. Fitzgerald, New Haven, chairman democratic state central committee: "The outlook is very bright; brighter in fact than for many years. Advices from democratic town committees lead me to predict a vic l tory for the whole democratic ticket" J. Henry Roraback, Canaan. chair l man republican state committee, is sued a statement Sunday predicting
 republican majority of from 25.0e0 to 30, 600 for the state ticket and election of all republican congressman. 1 George E. Quigley, New Britain, re- publican candidate for congress, first l district: T am confident of my cleo ton and of the success of the entire
 republican ticket
 Congressman Augustine Lonergan, of Hartford, first district: "Mr. Spell 1 lacy will be the next governor by A | substantial vote and with him he will carry into office the whole ticket. l Hartford will return three state sena- tors and two representatives to the
 general assembly, and George H. Gabb will be the next sheriff
 AS for the national situation the house will be democratic by more than 20 seats and the democratic majority in the senate will be sustained think Connecticut will send three democrats to congress. including my self.
 sentence he had reference to the fifth and third congressional districts
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
TO SEIZE PROPERTY OF
 WOMEN MARRIED TO HUNS

Washington, Nov 4.-Millions of dollars worth of property belongf1g to women of American birth who nave married German and Austrian subjects has bee ntaken over by the alien prop erty custodian. Many prominent wo- men are in the list, including Countess Gladys Vanderbilt Szechenyi, whose property as taken over amounts to nearly four millio ndollars in securi- tics in addition to the income from a five million dollar trust fund created under tho will of her father
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
Condensed TeIegrams

King Boris of Bulgaria, who as- cended the throne on October 3, has abdicated.
 The Bavarian premier has notified Berlin that the Bavarian royal family claims the imperial throne in the event of Emperor Williams abdica- ton.
 Carloads of fruit pits and nutsheIIs, utilized as carbon for gas masks, are en route from a number of cities in the United States to the gas defense division in New York city
 Forty five per cent. of the entire output of canned tomatoes in the United States will be taken by the Army Navy and Marine Corps.
 Fuel Administrator Garfield an nounced a modification of the light less night order to permit all news papers to display election returns Tuesday night.
 Harry L. Hentz, artist and designer for the New York Sun pictorial mag azine, formerly with the Boston Herald and the Youths Companion is dead of pneumonia at Larchmont Manor New York.
 The Belgian government has re- ceived information that Mayor M@x of Brussels will be liberated con ditionally by the Germans, He has been at Goslar, near Brunswick. The great gun plant of Austria 1 Hungary at .Skoda has been taken possession of by theCzech National 1 Committee.
 Demands for ships to carry sol i diers overseas under the enlarged military program practically has stopped cereal exports.
 Clerks employed in eleven of Wor- testers principal clothing stores struck Saturday because the mer- chants refused to recognize theil union and to confer with them re- garding a demand that the stores be closed every day at six p. m. A dispatch to The Associated Press from San Jose, Costa Rica, bearing the signature of the Costa Rican wal ministry, says that revolutionists art
 concentrating along the orthern Dor
 der of Costa Rica, on Nicaragua
 soil.
 Five hundred negro women hay,
 registered with the federal authori ties at Norfolk, Va, for light manua
 work in office buildings, stores ant
 industrial plants in order that egrt
 men may be released for governmen
 work
 A contingent of returned AustraI | lctl SOIuISES dIIlt6u at AASlDOul
 Australia. Three hundred of then
 were accompanied by their Englisl brides and received a cordial vel
 come.
 Manufacturers of airplanes and air plane parts have been requested b the Production Department of the Bu reau of Aircraft Production to atten meeting at New York on Wednes : day night, November 6, to conside } the labor problem.
 Captain Walter Fitch of the Brit : ish mission at Camp Lewis, vetera of three years service in France an wearer of the Military Cross, died C influenza at Camp Lewis base hos : pital near Tacoma, Wash. Production of bituminous coal dur . ing the week ended October 18th wa : seriously retarded by the inhuenz lepidemic. only 11,215,000 tons bein
 mined This was a decrease of 309
 GOO from the output the week befor 1
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
RESIDENTS OF VIENNA
 DELIRIOUS WITH JOY

Geneva, Nov. 4.-Vienna was deliri- ous with joy when it was learned that an arnistice had been declared. The streets were soon crowded with men and women and children, crying and embracing each other.
 The general opinion is that food will follow peace.
 The report that Emperor Charles has abdicated reused little interest The Austrian press is attempting to calm the population, emphasizing the fact that the armistice terms are of a most severe nature and involve great sacrifices to the empire and the people.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
"Lenoth of the Law.A

The phrase, ''The length of the law" owes It's origin to the enormous length of some of the parchment rolls upon which the ancient statutes of Great Britain were inscribed. The present. day official title of the ''master of the rolls" is a reminder of this an- ciente custom. Some faint idea of the bulk of the English records may be obtained from the fact that single statute, the land tax commissioners act, passed in the first year of the reign of George " measure en un- rolled upward of 800 feet ehobOth Sunday Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
TWO STORY FACTORY
 BURNED AT DURHAM

Durham, Conn, Nov. 4.-Fire late tonight destroyed the plant of the Merriam Manufacturing company here. The factory was a long two story wooden structure and the names spread rapidly, lighting up the wnole town. Chemical apparatus from Mid dletown and volunteers were still fight ing the fire at midnight and were try ing to save nearby buildings. It was reported that an explosion was heard shortly before the fire started.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
AMERICAN BASE PORTS IN.
 ION TO BERLIN" CONTEST

Tours, France, Nov. 4.--(By The A. P.) The names of the nine American base ports in France, of the service supply organizations which have en- tered an "On to Berlin" contest to de- termine which can unload guns, food clothing and other materials in the fastest time, can now he announced, They are: St. Nazaire, Bordeaux, Favre, Nantes, Marseilles, Rouen, Brest, La Pallice and Rocheforc. The contest started yesterday and will con- tinue for eight weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
MRS. ROSE PASTOR STOKES
 AGAIN UNDER ARREST

New York, Nov Airs Rose Pas tor Stokes, convicted in Kansas City last May of violating the espionage act and whose appeal is now pending, was arrested here late tonight by State Superintendent of Elections Marshall on a charge of having reg istered illegally for the elections to- morrow Mir Marshall asserted that because of her conviction, Airs. Stokes had lost her franchise and had com mftted felony by registering. She will be arraigned tomorrow but was released tonight on $3,000 bail fur nished by her husband.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
HAYS CONFIDENT OF
 REPuRL LICAN VICTORY

New York. Nov 4.-After conferring with Frank H. Hitchcock, Charles D. Hilles and William R. Wilcox. former national chairmen, Will H. Hays chairman of the republican national committee, tonight issued the follow ing statement:
 Hast minute reports received to- right from every contested state con- firm our advices of yesterday that inc republicans will carry both the sen ate and the house.
 "'To equal the democratic vote in the senate the republicans need 10 gain only four votes. We will gain at least seven.
 'sTo equal the democratic vote in the house the republicans need to gain only five votes. We will gain ar Ieast twenty six"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
WON HINDENBERG STILL
 CRYING FOR "CONFIDENCE1

Amsterdam, Nov. 4-The Berlin newspapers today published message from Field Marshal Won Hindenberg thanking societies and individuals for their expressions of confidence and attachment" The field marshal de- clares:
 "Our honor freedom and future are now at stake. We are invincible if We are united"
 The military commander says that if the German army is strongly sup ported then our fatherland will brave all onslaughts."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
LANSING coNGRATULATEs
 ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER

Washington, Nov. 4-Secretary Lansing, through Ambassador Sharp at Paris. today sent the following mes sage to Baron Sonnino, Italian min ister for foreign affairs, now in Yer sailles, attending the. sessions Of the Supreme War Council:
 At the moment of the complete victory of the Italian arms I take this means of conveying to you my mos sincere congratulations. The govern ment of the United States admires the valor of the Italian armies and unites with the Italian nation in this hour or rejoicing and of triumph"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
GERMAN PRESS ALARMED
 OVER OLSAEVIK DANGER

Amsterdam, Nov. 4-The German press is evincing considerable disquiet over the Boishevik danger in Germany
 The Nord Deutsche Allgemine Zei- tung publishes a long statement today concerning Bolsheviki activities which it attributes to the Russian embassy at Berlin.
 The Tageblatt says leafet has been distributed to the people of Berlin, and in particular to soldiers, signed by The Workers and Soldiers Commit tee" The newspaper says it's object is to incite soldiers to disobey military commands.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
PRESIDENT WILSON TOO
 BUSY TO VOTE TODAY

Washington. Nov. 4.-Pyesident Will son tonight cancelled lis plans for going to his home in Princeton. N. j.. to cast his vote in the congressional elections. Tne decision of the pres ident was made known by Secretary Turnulty in this statement:
 By reason of pending matters of most vital importance. that require his personal attention in Washington, the president has finally deci1ed that is is inadvisahle for him to go to his home in New Jersey tomorrow for the pur- pose of casting his vote"