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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-10

ing types still left are now ia
course OF manufacture"
The largest and most powerful
Handley Page bombing machine, the
/ committee stated, lis to be driven by
| two Liberty motors and carry six
men, eight machine guns and a heavy
load of bombs
The history of negotiations for the
adoption and manufacture OF this
plane afford remarkable illustration
OF procrastination and indecision too
long to recite." the report said.
Designs Of this plane which had
been used with marked success by
the British were offered to our
ofhcials as early as May, 1917, The
signal corps finally decided upon
manufacture Of a number of parts
about Jan. /, 1918. Officials testify
that they do not expect completion OF
the nrst set Of parts In this country
before June, 1913"
Fighting Machines.
The De Haviland combat plane
Liberty motor driven and carrying
two men, four machine guns and a
moderate load Of bombs is being
developed, the committee said, but
only 10 had been very recently COM
pleted and one shipped to France.
Another fighting machine, known
as the Bristol is lighter and faster
and is expected to attain speed OF
l2b miles per hour, to be used largely
for reconnaissance. Another type. a, |
defensive fighter. carries two men |
and four machine guns, driven by one |
Liberty motor. The first machine Of |
this kind was completed March 30, |
last 1t caught fire and was COM
pletelY destroyed in testing, but sat
lsGactory quantity production is eX-
pected within reasonable period.
In addition to the American pro-
duction of engines and airplanes",
the report continues, considerable
orders for combat airplanes and en-
gines were last summer placed with
European manufacturers and we
have furnished materials and me-
'hanics for their construction"
Important changes made in the
Liberty motor within the last two
the report states, will make
The motor serviceable", for combat
planes of the defensive type and for
bombing and observation planes. The
motor it says, bids fair to hold its
)wn with foreign motors Of similar
bower, weight and purpose. Some
liberty motors already delivered, the
committee said, are being altered to
overcome defects.
AiO pAOuuCbAuu Oh 1IlDGTLY ulOIOIS
o date is of course gravely disap-
'ointing. The testimony shows that j
Experts Of the highest reputation and !
have since last July re-
,eatedly warned officials that per- II
Getting Of a newly designed motor I
must inevitably involve many months /
( painstaking experiment accom- ;
anied by many setbacks and disap-
In spite Of the unani-
nous testimony Of motor experts /
long this line, government officials 1
aving the manufacture of the Lib !
rty motor in charge have made the J
Mistake Of leading the public and !
he allied nations to the belief that :
lany thousands of these motors :
rould be completed in the spring Of
BIS" r
Recommendation. r
recommendations for reorganiza- g
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-10

London, April 10.-Americar
soldiers acted as a guard of honor
to King George and Queen Mary yes
terday when their majesties inspect
ed a certain famous works where
thousands OF hands are employed
day and night. Their majesties con-
versed freely with officers and men
and commented on the smart and
soldier-like appearance Of the Am
orleans.
Queen Mary, responding to a re-
quest for an autograph, used q
sergeant's back as a writing pad
while she wrote Mary r., 1918.
The king also added his auto
graph, whereupon an American ON
Ger remarked:
This is not war, but it is very
human.
Yes, very human, replied the
king, smilingly. The king, speaking
to several Americans with whom he
and the queen conversed, said:
Il am very glad indeed to see Am
erican soldiers in England and fine
stamp of men they are. When was
in France not long ago had the OPP
Of seeing troops from the
United States. They impressed me
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-10

This was the first public evidence of
any division, although it had been re-
ported that, after a stormy session
yesterday, the Chamberlain report
was approved by the narrow margin
of to s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-10

ing of estimates together with the
actual output Of the factories within
the last few days has shown that
part of the delay in the program has
been made UP.
Rumors have been current for some
time that a general shakeup of the
aviation organization was in prospect.
It was said authoritative1y, today
however, that no steps would be
taken until the preliminary report Of
the special investigating committee.
headed by ii. Snowden Marshall OF
New York, is in hand. This report
was called for by Acting Secretary
Crowell in advance of the full report
Of the committee and will deal with
questions almost entire-
ly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-10
NEW PRIORITY LIST.
~ Associated Press.l

washington, April 1O.-The war
industries board today issued re-
vised priority list under which IN
dustries will get coal and railway
transportation. 1t precludes prefer
entail treatment to any plant which
does not have a substantial percent
age Of products of exceptional inn
portance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-17

We positively guarantee
, have every pair OF shoes
(e advertise, and have
Ow on display one OF ev-
ry kind zve have.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
HADLEY SAYS SAVINGS
 WILL WIN WAR
Vale Head Issues Statement Through State War War Savings Committee.


 That savings will win the war was asserted Thursday in a statement is sued by President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale university through the Con necticut War Savings Committee. Dr. Hadley's statement is as follows:
 The war has greatly reduced the availa ble labor power of the country. Hundreds of thousands of our men have gone abroad; a still larger num- Der are in training camps at home. Others are making guns and ammu- nitions and aeroplanes. Still others are building ships in which to trans port men and supplies. Probably one tenth of the total labor of the coun- try, and one-fifth of it's high grade la bor, is being utilized for war pur- poses.
 To prevent this loss of productive power from becoming a disaster, those of us who stay at home must work harder and consume less. This is the onyl way in which the nation can meet its war bills. Loans and taxes may give the government the necessary dollars. But loans and taxes will not enable us to win the war unless they are backed up by actual savings. For the war is not won by dollars. It is won by food and clothing, by coal and iron.
 That is why man or woman who saves money to invest in a govern 1nent loan helps the country more than the bank that finances the loan, or the capitalist who sells railroad stock to convert it into government bonds The banhk or the capitalist gives the government dollars. But dollars l ho1aind ftar,1 creased prices, not increased indus trial efficiency. A man who saves money out of current income furnish es goods as well as dollars. His subscription to the government lear represents an excess of production over consumption; an actual creation of capital which can be used for wal purposes. If he has made money tt put into the government loan b! working harder, he has helped to mak,
 good the deficiency in labor power du to the draft.
 If he has secured it by eating les l food or burning less coal, he has in
 creased the amount of food availabl | for our troops and our allies, or tn
 amount of coal which can be used t
 produce munitions.
 | The ability of our troops to fight ani
 of our allies to live depends upon tn
 willingness of the nation to produc
 as much as it can and consume as lit tie as it can. The. margin betweel
 tn eamount of food and fuel and cloth | ing and other necessities of life whicl | on -compatants produce and tha | which they consume is a rough bu l fair measure of our possible fightin efficiency. For these things are tn sinews of war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
GERMANS LOST GROUND
 | ON FOUR MILE FRONT.
Suffered Heavy Casualties in Fruitless
 Attacks East of Arras.

London, March S1-That the Ger mans on Sunday not only failed to make gains against the British troops in France but lost ground four miles east of Arras and suqered heavy cas- ualties in fruitless attacks is an nounced in a statement issued by the war office tonight. The statement says:
 North of the Somme the day has been quiet. Immediately south of tARs Scarpe our line has been advanced to the east of Feuchy least of Arras). It has been confirmed that the enemy S losses in his fruitless attacks were heavy.
 South of the Somme yesterday by successful counter attacks we regain ed possession of the village of Demuin. In brilliant operations yesterday by the Canadian cavalry and British in- fantfy, in conjunction with the French we recaptured Moreuil and the wood to the north of that place.
 ''This afternoon a heavy German at tack developed in the angle between the Rivers Luce and Avre, and the fighting continues. South of Moreuil the Germans are attacking in the di- rection of Maiily and RaIaeval.
 This morning the French lla5 made some progress from the south oi Montdidier to Lassigny, retailiDg sev- eral villages which they lost yester- day"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
WATRoUS DID NOT
 SHOW UP SATURDAY
Quaker Was Supposed to Have Left
 With Local Boys For Camp Devens

Saturday, fifteen men, forming the first contingent of the second selec- tive draft, left Norwich on a special train for Camp Devens. The men re- ported at the exemption board rooms at N10.40 and Dominick A. Belliveau was appointed leader with Henry Hendrickson as assistant. When the men were checked up two of them were missing-Clifton A. Watrous of Ledyard and Charles Ladd of 9s Chestnut street.
 Watrous belongs to a colony of Quakers and is opposed to war. It was necessary to send a sheriff to bring him before the board for physi- cal examination and he failed to show up for instructions on Friday. The federal authorities will probably take ever the case and send him to Camp Devens without any further formal ity. John Rembowski went in place of Watrous.
 Charles Ladd notified the board in the morning that he was not feeling well and when he did not put in an appearance at train time his place was kept open for him as the board did not wish to have him appear as a deserter. He will be sent to Camp Devens within day or two.
 There was a large crowd on hand as usual and the canteen division of the National League for Woman's Service was on hand supplying the boys with cigarettes, candy and chewing gum. The Red Cross provided each man with a sweater set. They have sup piled all the men leaving with these sets which are greatly appreciated.
 Those who left were: William A Sweeney. Dominick A. BelliyealI Alex Szublonsky, John W. Blumley, John T. Kieley, Abram Meyer, Henry Bray man, William Leion, Henry Hendrick son, Mecky Tarnawski, George E. Counihan, George I. Shaw. Daniel NJ J. Sweeney, Harold R. Malcolm, John Rembowski.
 Twenty men left New London Sat t1rday forenoon for Camp Devens, sent by the Eleventh Division draft board These men were accompanied to the Union station by Es-:'ion R. Davis clerk of the board. These men. who are in addition to New London's quo ta, are: A. J. Twomey, Westerly. R l.: Osvalto Panciro, Mystic; George DouvilIe, Baltic: Pearl w. Ross, Nor. wich Town; CourtIand c. 1abcock Old Lyme; David Galahar, Stoning- ton: Arthur Bowers. Westerly, R. T.; Adelhert A. Babcock. Jewett City; Edwin W. Gardner. Waterford: Gus. tave Swanson. Baltic; Frank l.. La. than, Stonington: Louis Ed. Nolan North Franklin. George A. Roy, Bal. tic: Michael C. Kelleher, Jr, Wester' i ly, R. l.; Henry Price. Montville; Er. nest Stiles Ely. Lyme; Thomas Fitz
 patrick. Stonington; Fred P. York ] Stonington Archie Miner Jewet i City; Joseph A. Miner, Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
PERSONALS

Miss Beatrice Simmons of BallouviIle was a recent guest of friends in Nor wich.
 Alfred Hemphill of Nofwich has been at his home in Westerly for a brief stay.
 Frank Shea of Stamford has been the guest of friends on Lafayette street over Easter
 Miss Jessie Ransom of, Brattleborc, Vt, is spending the Easter recess with Mrs. Harold Ransom in this city. Mrs. Sarah Godfrey of the Potter Hill road has been visiting arnsng friends and relatives in Norwich.
 Charles Marble is on his way back to his home near Laurel Glen after ten months trip to his old home in Cali fornia.
 Miss Elizabeth Farrell of the Backus hospital at Norwich visited her mother on West Broad street, Westerly, during the past week.
 Herbert Wiley of New Haven is spending the Easter holidays with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Herbert WillA' of Asylum street. Seth Johnson of Coggswel1, N D., formerly of North Stoningten, arrived last week with two carloads of horses for Norwich dealer.
 Mrs George A. Risley has returned to this city after visit of six weeks with her sister Mrs. Gerald $. Piercey at Pleasantville, N. J.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Howard of Springfield. are spending the Easter season with Mrs. Towards parents, MT. and Mrs. John Parsons of Peck street.
 Mrs. Addie Leonard and Mrs. W. H. Kneeland have returned to their homes in Columbia after spending some time in Hartford with Mrs. Kneeland's daughter Miss Dora Ethier has returned home after spending a week with MT. and Mrs. John D. DeNonme, and her un- cle and aunt. MT. and Mrs. Joseph Etilier of Arctic, R I.
 Miss Geraldine Oat, a student at the Columbian University, New York, is spending the Easter vacation with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. John B. Cat of West Thames street Mrs. Robert Gibson of Smith ave nue, who is recovering from broken leg, has left the Backus hospital and is spending a short time at the home of her sister. Mrs. Myron O. Morgan of Rogers avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
NORWICH HAD ss
 DEATHS IN FEBRUARY
Eleven Were Caused By Pneumonia. According to Monthly Report For State.


 Norwich had total of thirty eight deaths in February according to the monthly report of the state board of health just issued. Eleven of these deaths were caused by pneumonia. The death rate for the month was 13.9 as compared with IS the death rate for the same month a year ago. Plainfeld had seven deaths and Killingly six. A summary of the report of Norwich and nearby towns follows:
 Norwich--Lving births, 56; still births, 5; marriages. 32; deaths 3S; death rate 13.9
 New London-Living births. 71; still births, 5; marriages, 23; deaths, 21; death rate, IA
 Groton-L,iving births, Is: marriages, 4; deaths, z; death rate, 90,
 Killingly-Living births, 1T; still births, 1; marriages, g; deaths, 6; death rate, 9.5.
 Plainfeld--Living births, g; still births, ?; marriages, 8; deaths, q; death rate, 10.1.
 births, l; marriages, 2; deaths, g.; death rate, 7.1 Windham--Living births Ss; still births, ?; marriages, 10; deaths, 19; death rate, F.
 The monthly summary for the state follows:
 Total deaths for February, 1,7ie. Death rate, 14.5. Average death rate for February last five years, 16.s. An nual death rate 1917 164. Deaths from communicable diseases, 245. Per cent of total deaths, 14.3. Deaths un- der one year 5S9. Rate per thousand births, 113.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
COUNTRY DIVIDED. INTO 13
 EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS.
Lee Korner of Hartford Will Be Direc-
 t4r for Connecticut.

Washington, March S1.-Division of the country into thirteen employment districts to facilitate the transfer of labor of all kinds from districts where a surplus obtains to those where a shortage exists was announced today by the United States employment ser vice. Homogenity of industries and employment problems governed the division.
 Among the districts and states in- cluded in them are:
 No. Maine, New Hampshire, Yer mont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
 No. 2News York, Connecticut and New Jersey.
 No. Pennsylvania and Delaware
 No. 4-Ohio and West Virginia
 No. 5-Maryiand, Virginia, Nortf Carolina and South Carolina
 There will be a superintendent d the head of each district. Among those already appointed is:
 No. 1-H. A. Stevens, Boston.
 Each of the superintendents is labol director in his own state. Twenty-tw additional state directors were an. nounced today. Among them was Connecticut, Lee Korper, Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
OBITUARY.
Michael J. Murphy.

The death of Michael J. Murphy oc- cured Sunday morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. Thomas A. Maho- ney, in Montville, after short illness. He was we'll known in Montyille, where he had resided for several years, and was also well known in Westerly and Stonington. He is survived by seven children, Mrs. Florence Sullivan, Mrs. Frederic Tooker, Mrs. Thomas Mal1o- ney, Mrs. Robert Mccarthy and John, Maurice and Michael Murphy, Jr. There are seven grandchildren.
 Romeo PeIlyereen.
 The death of Romeo Pellygreen oc- cured in this city Friday following an illness of six months. He was born in Switzerland z9 years ago and came to this country at an early age. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pellygreen.
 He lived for some time in Westerly, where his tafher died about three years ago. Ike is survived by a step- mother in westerly and a brother and sister in New York. For the past six years he has been employed at the stables owned by George F. Hodge.
 Undertaken Gager took charge of the body and notified the mans relatives Mrs. John Riley.
 The death of Catherine Mahoney wife of the late John Riley, occurred Saturday morning at her home at North Thames street. She was the daughter Of Daniel and Margaret Naughton Malone and had spent most of her fife in this city. When a young woman she married John Riley, who died several years ago. She is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs. Patrick 1 McC&nn of Taftvilie and Miss Hannah Riley. who lived with her mother. A i third daughter, Mrs. William J. Gibson 1 died last May. She is also survived bs several grandchildren.
 Mrs. Emerson N. Coleman. Isabel M, 6s, wife of Emerson N i Coleman, formerly of Norwich, diet i Thursday at her home, 3S Eyer. street. Springfield, Mass. She wa. born in Granby, daughter of Charle. 1 Knox Phelps and Eliza Ann Aver, Phelps. She lived in that town sev- eral years, then in Norwich. wher,
 she spent most of her adult life unti
 T few years ago. She married MT beside her husband. two daughters
 Mrs. Camilla A. Tracy and Mrs. Franl | E. Tolhurst, and a son. Emerson Coleman, Jr., of Hartford; sister
 Mrs. Josephine E. Stickles, and l; brother. Charles K. Phelps, both o
 MerEick, Mass.
 The funeral was held at 1 o'clocl
 Friday afternoon in Springfield Bur l ial was in Southampton, Mass.
 Mrs. Colen1an's husband was fo years an engineer on the New Havei
 road. The family home was on Ho
 bart avenue. later on Broad street
 Norwich. They had summer cot tage at Gales Ferry. Mrs. Colemal
 was in Norwich but a few weeks ago and friends here were shocked an surprised when notified of her deatf
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
PUMERANTz BROTHERS HELD
 FOR U. S. AUTHORITIES.
Charged With Violation of the Espion-
 age Act.

Nathan Pumerantz and Benjamin PumerantZ, brothers, were arrested Judge Thomas of the United States court and taken before United States Commissioner Frank l.. Mcclure They were held to answer on Monday, April 1, before Judge Thomas on an indictment charging them with a vio- lation of the espionage act.
 They arc accused of conspiracy in connection with the lease of lockers ill Nathan Purerantz's tailoring esta aiish- ment to soldiers and sailors, which were used for changing of uniforms for civilian clothes, thus enabling the enlisted men to obtain liquor.
 Commissioner Mcclure held both men in $2,500 each and sureties were obtained.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
MEETING FOR MEN
 AT THE Y. M. C. A.
General Secretary Hill Addressed ti1,
 Meeting Sunday Afternoon.

At the mems rally for men at the
 '. M. c. A. Sunday afternoon
 Swahn's orchestra rendered an attrac- tive programme, the following musi-
 clans composing the orchestra: Will liam Malone, Yiolinist, James Drew,
 pianist, and John Swahn, coFnetist.
 William Malone rendered violin solos which delighted the audience. The address of the occasion was
 delivered by General Secretary Edwin
 Hill. who selected for his topic, lis
 Darkest Just Before Dawn. He said in part:
 In the experience of every life the
 truth of the topic is apparent; it was
 so in the experience of Jesus and His
 disciples. Pilate was brave and cour.
 ageous up to certain point; he re- fused to deliver Jesus to be crucifled until he saw his popularity was en- dangered, and then he weaEened;, Pe- ter made his boast that he would never forsake his Lord, but when he saw that harm might come to him if he followed him further, he failed to measure up to his boast; the rich young man had the courage to come Ito Jesus and ask what he could do to win eternal life, but when he learned ] the cost of disciplesllip, he lost his courage, and refused to pay the price. As Jesus went to his crucifixion. the disciples thought that everything they i held dear was lost; it was very dark l 10 them, and yet Jesus was never so
 great as when he hung there dying l for a lost world; the apparent defeat | was really a great victory
 l His words on the cross were so ten- l der and significant; the tender inter- 1 est manifested for His mother is most beautiful; His words of prayer for l His murderers, Father forgive them | for ther know not what they do'' were ] indicative of a great soal, and big 1 heart of love, and His last Worsis, "it is finished meant so very much. His human lief was finished: His suffer l ings were at an end, but best of all i He effected finished redemption for
 a world; and for every individual Nfae should ever live.
 Yes, ''tis darkest just before dawn l these recent days have been dark as cur enemies have been making ar apparently successful drive and some may wonder where God is, but these days are not nearly as dark as wss tbat day when Jesus llueg on tat cross. bleeding, dying for a sinfo world. If we had had no lark Fri day, we would have had no glorious Easter morning.
 We are having dark days now. bu remember, It is darkest just befoSt the dawn and out of all this tur1poi
 and awful strife there will come glorious tomorrow, and it will b;
 bright with the radiance of the glor. of God.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-01
SOLDIERS AND SAIL ORS What Eastern Connecticut Boys Are Doing In Various Branches of the Service.
About Ruined citias.

MT. and Mrs. John Winslow of New London have received the following interesting letter from their son, Ar thur, from somewhere in France:
 Somewhere in France,
 Feb. 12. 1918.
 Dear Mother;--Just a few lines to let you know that have not forgotten you. although I have not written for few days. We have been moving again, so we do not have much time to write; we are in another camp, but a little different than anything we have been in before. The boys are all enJoyin avery good health. We have seen many wonderful sights since we left our last camp. and the papers do not exaggerate any when they tell of ruined cities. We went through one city where one-half was practically demolished, and the other half was not damaged so much; we also went through one city that was all blown down; the reason is that we are a little nearer the front than we were before. Every time we move we get a little nearer: the cities here are about two miles apart, and no houses are scattered along the road, and they are all about as big as in East Lyme, so you see we are in the country part of France.