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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
GRACE LusK CONTINUES 9.
 THE STORY OF HER LIFE
At Many Points She coasradiosed the
 Story of pr. Roberts.

Waukesha, Ills, May 23-With the jurors and many of the spectators in tears, Grace Lusk brought to dra- matic conclusion late today the story of her life almost up until the slay- ing Of Mrs Mary Newman Roberts for which she now is on trial
 Swaying in the witness chair at times as if on the verge of collapse often lowering her voice until it was almost inaudible, she denied that she had ever pursued Dr. David Roberts and charged that he. first appealing for her help in the preparation of a book, finally won her sympathy by telling of his unhappy home life T had decided that the situation ought to be strengthened out" she continued, "and that if Dr. Roberts did not care for me I would take m! own life. told him how sincere had been in my affection, how I would not have had allowed it to start if he had not assured me that Mrs. Rob. erts did not care for him. Things
 now were beyond my control. My rep. utation was gone and my life ruined Mrs. Roberts also was hopelessly ! wronged. If this had been a game or i his part and if I have been so sim pie as not to have understood it,
 would take the consequences" l At many points she contradicted th'
 story told by Dr. Roberts, on tn,
 stand.
 Miss Lusk will continue her stor, 1 tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
Tin in Virqinia,

The United States is almost entirely dependent on foreign countries for it's supply of tin. As this metal is a war. time necessity, and as a domestic source of supply is urgently needed, all known deposits of tin ore (cassi- torite) in the United States have re- gently been examined, by geologists of the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. One of the most promising of these deposits is in the Irish Creek district, in the eastern part of Rockbridge County, Va near the summit of the Blue Ridge This deposit was recently ex- amined by H. c. Ferguson. of the United States Geological Survey, which in this research is acting in. coopera- ton with the Virginia Geological Sur vey. Mr Ferguson's report has been published as Bulletin XV-A of the Virginia Geological Survey.
 The existence of tin ore in the Irish Creek district has been known for many years and between 1883 and 1893 the deposit there was actively mined. The mining company, how ever. became involved in litigation as to land titles and abandoned work in 1923. Work on the deposit was never resumed and the old workings are now caved and heavily overgrown with brush. so that a thorough exam ination of them is difficult, but what MT. Ferguson saw in the field and the i information he derived from old re- ports led him to conclude that the de- posits along the. Blue Ridge in this | vicinity are some promise as a source of tin. both through. the systematic | working of the known veins and the possible discovery of other deposits. The cassiterite occurs in quartz veins that cut a granite rock of pc ouliar appearance known as a hypers. theme granodiorite. The veins do no continue for long distances and theil ] content of tin is probably very irreg 1 ular from place to place. Some high. grade ore was found, however, an( some tungsten ore occurs with tn. cassiterite. It is believed that the dis. trict is worthy of further investiga 1 ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24

were brought down On Wednesday This is tne first time American ayia tors. have been reported on this part of the front, and it is probable they are attached to the large body of men which reached positions on the Brit ish front recently.
 The Germans have been at work in raiding forays behind the allied lines. On Wednesday night determined eff fort was made by German aerial squadron to reach Paris. but the most of the machines were driven off. and dropped their bombs in the suburbs of the city One or two machines pen etrated the defenses but the damage
 done by them was negligible. An attack on a large allied hospi- tai was made on Sunday night by the
 Germans who dropped many bombs on the buildings and tents sheltering sufferers. There has been some sharp fight l ing on the Italian front, but the com l bats have not been of significant 1 character.
 Internal conditions in Austria, which 1 time. show little improvement, ac- cording to latest reports. There have | been renewed disorders at Prague, al
 which anti German songs were sung and cheers were given for President 1 Wilson.
 Serious fighting has broken out al Kiev between troops commanded by General Skoropauski, the self -tsyle6
 hetman of Ukraine. and the forces
 which have remained faithful to the Rada which was busted by the Ger mans some time ago. General Skoro-
 pauslli is reported to haze 5been seri- ously wounded.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO
 THE ITALIAN PEOPLE
Was Read by Secretary Lansing at a
 Mass Meeting in Washington.

Washington, May 23.-The third an- niversary of Italy's entrance in the war was celebrated .n Washington tonight at a mass meeting under the patronage of President Wilson and at which Secretary Lansing and Count Macchi di Cellere, the Italian ambas- sador, were speakers. Many high gov ernment officials, foreign diplomats and members of congress attended.
 A message from President Wilson extending fraternal greetings to the Italian people and bidding them God speed was read by Secretary Lansing. It has been cabled to Ambassador Page at Rome and will be read throughout memorating the day three years ago when Italy again unfurled her battle flag against the Huns. The message said:
 T am sure I am speaking for the people of the United States in sending to the Italian people warm fraternal greetings upon this the anniversary of the entrance of Italy into this great war, in which there is being fought out once for all the irrepressible con flict between free self-government and the dictation of force. The people of the United States have looked with profound interest and sympathy upon the efforts and sacrifices of the Italian peoples and are deeply and sincerely interested in the present and future security of Italy and are glad to find | themselves associated with a people to whom they are bound by so many personal and intimate ties in strug- gle whose object is liberation. free. dom, the rights of men and nations tc | live their own lives and determine their own fortunes. the rights of the weak as we'll as the strong, and the maintenance of justice by the irresisti. ble force of free nations leagued to. i gether in the defense of mankind With rincreasing resolution ant force we shall continue to stand to-
 gether in this sacred common cause.
 America salutes the gallant king
 odm of Italy and bids her Godspeed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24

German preparations for resump- lion of the great offensive along the vesternfront arc reported to have leen completed, and the Teuton le -;ons are awaiting the command once more to lapnch themselves at the lines rom which they recoiled in the first two malcr operations of the drive. AL lied leaders believe the German blow win be struck in a few days and are waiting Nith supreme confidence the :lial oC strength which may prove de- .siVe.
 in the meantime. only the artillery and aerial forces of the contending ar mics are showing great activity. Kem- nel. on tho line to the southwest of Npres. aSam is marked by heavy omhartlu,ent. while further south the suns continue to rumble. The Ger man official report mentions frequent Trench infantry attacks on the west -rn bank of the Avre but these prob sblv were local operations. which were carried out for the purpose of -aining better defensive. positions or disturbing the enemy in his prepara- ions for the next great battle.
 In the air. however, the fighting has -ecmed 10 grow in intensity. From every sector along the front espec- ally those where there have been ter fife struggles in the past couple of months and the portions of the line 1eld by the American armies, aerial Sauadr0ns have been engaged in com i,ats in which heavy losses have been inflicted.
 American airmen have made their appearance on the Lys battlefield. ac- cording 10 the German official report, which says three American machines
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
A COMMUNITY MEMORIAL
 SERVICE FOR LUFRERY
Will Be Held in WaIlinsford on Me-
 morial Day.

Wallingford. Conn.,, May 2s.-A community memorial service forMa- jor Raoul Lufbery of this town, the American aviator killed in action in France last Sunday. will be held here in connection with the Memorial Day observance, May 30. This was an- nounced tonight following meeting of the burgesses, members of the war bureau and other citizens, at which a committee of six was appointed to complete the arrangements. The chief speaker will be Rev Harris E. Starr, recently returned from France Gov ernor Holcomb will be invited and the members of the Lufbery family will be guests of honor.
 Preceding the services a solemn high mass of requiem for Major Lufbery will be celebrated at Holy Trinity church.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
FAILED IN HER FLIGHT
 FROM NEW YORK TO CHICAGO
Katherine Stinson Was Forced to Land
 at Binghamton For Gas.

nghamton, N. Y, May 23-Kath- crime Stinson, who left Chicago this morning in the flight to New York. landed two miles north of this city at G.50 p. m.
 Although deeply disappointed be- cause of her failure to reach the me tropolis, Miss Stinson, was elated at having smashed two American records, one for distance and another, held by herself for endurance
 After being brought by automobil- ists to hotel here, she stated the re- pairs will be made to her plane during the night and that she will be ready to resume her journey to New York at s o'clock in the morning. A new pro- peller will be forwarded from Elmira and the slight damage to the machine will be repaired by local machfn;sts.
 The previous distance record, Miss Stinson stated, was held by Bounds. an American aviator. This was 700 miles without stop. She bettered this record by S3 miles today The endurance record established by Miss Stinson in her flight from San Diego to San Francisco, December H. of last year, was bettered by her per 1 formance of today by one hour and | five minutes. Ruth Law s flight over | the same route two years ago, Miss | StinsoT pointed out, was not non stop flight, Miss Law having landed at two other places before reaching | this city.
 1 Lack of gas forced her to land here 1 Miss Stinson explained.
 In landing the wheels of the plane 1 became Embedded and this caused it to
 topple over.
 .eYou may tell the mothers of any
 young men in the flying service for mt
 that there is no necessity for then to worry about their boys Miss Sin
 son stated My flight today prove.
 that long distances may be covered i with little danger"
 Miss Stinson carried. among othe1 letters, a sealed statement from thc manager of the Chigaco. Red Gross
 campaign to Secretary McAdoo. to.
 gether with a letter from the Chica i go to the New York postmaster"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24

Every man of draft age must work at some useful occupation or fight after July 1. under a drastic amendment to the selective service regulations an- nounced today by Provost-Marshal- General Crowder.
 Not only idlers, but all draft regis trants engaged in what are held to be non useful occupations are to be haled before local boards and given the choice of a new job or in the army.
 Baseball players. as well as jock eys. professional golfers. and other professional sportsmen, General Crow der said today. will be affected by the regulations. if strictly enforced Gen | eral Crowder said he did not desire to make specific rulings at this time and would make rulings only when cases 1 come to him from local boards after ] July 1
 1 Theatrical performers were excepted l from the regulations at the direction of Secretary of War Baker, who is said to feel that the people cannot do with , out all amusement in war. time and that other amusements could be dis pensed with more readily.
 | Gamblers race-tr track and bucket 1 shop attendants and fortune tellers head the list, but those who will be reached by the new regulations also include walters and bartenders. thea t-tre ushers and attendants passenger elevator operators and other attend | ants of clubs, hotels, stores, etc, do- mestics and clerks in stores.
 Deferred classification granted on account of dependents. will be disre-
 garded entirely fn applying the rule.
 A man may be a the bottom ot Class
 One, or even in Class Four. but if he falls within the regulation and refus-
 es to take useful employment. he will
 be given a new number in Class One
 that will send him into the military service forthwith. Local boards are authorized to use discretion only where they find that enforced change
 of employment would result in dispro-
 portionate hardship upon his depend
 ents.
 It had been known for some time , that some form of "work or fight !; plan had been submitted to President
 Wilson. but there had been no intin1a- , tion that it was so far-rea ching in
 scope Both the military officers and
 Department of Labor officials believe
 it will go d long way to solve the . labor problem for farmers. shipbuild CTS. and munition makers and vii eonScription of labor The announce : ment today g'ves notice signifytns
 that the list of non useful occuDationS
 will be extended from time to time, as Il necessity requires.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
CEN. BUCHANAN COMMANDS
 NORTHEASTERN DEPARTMENT
Formally Relieved General John A.
 Johnson Yesterday.

Boston. May 23.-Brigadier General John D. Ruckman who recently was detached as commander of the south rrr department, formally relieved li-iE.idier General John A. Johnson of -ommznd of the northeastern depart insni today.
 ~l have not as yet, of course, made any plans whatever with regard to fir. administration of affairs here, .ieueral Ruckman said, nor shallf ttirmri 70 do so until I have had an rrput unity 10 look the situation over. ! haze u-ver been in service in Bos- un triulr. but was for a year con- s-'i.j Hilh the naval operations at N-,p"ft K. l." He has not yet select cd his stan.
 General Johnson left today for New York and after a short stay there, Aiil proceed 10 ris new cavalry com uand at Camp Cody, N. M. He has reen in command of the department unce last summer.
 General Ruckman. a graduate of West Point in 1883, is 59 years old 1Ed is specialist on artillery sub ircis He was appointed a major general in the national army and as- iEncd to the command of the south ,rn department but was found physi- ally unit for foreign service and re- scrt-d 10 his rank of brigadier gene -,d in the regular army.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
AUTOMOBILE STRUCK BY
 LEHIGH VALLEY TRAIN. May Result in Death of Entire Family
 of Four.

Allentown, Pa May 93-While the gate tender had gone away to summcH repair men for safety gate1 which could not be lowered. an automobile was driven on to the track of the Le- high Valley railroad in this city to- night by Harvey Il. Bachman. Tn the car was Bachman's life and two little daughteTs. May and Katherine. aged 6 and 4 years. Just then the Pittsburgh Flyer running from Pittsburgh to New York. approa ched the crossing. struck the automobile dragging it over 400 yards and killed both MT. and Mrs. Bachman and injured the two girls, one of whom Katherine, is ex- pected to die. having a fractured skull The family had been cultivating their war garden on the outskirts of the city and were returning home when the accident occurred.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24

Washington. May 2G-Congress was asked by Secretary Baker today for unlimited authority in raising an army to the extent that men within the draft ake can be organized and equipped.
 On leaving the conference Secretary Baker fsid:
 '1 recommend to the committee. an increase of the presidents, power so that ha may call out such number of men as he finds himself able to train, eouip and use to bring about a suc- cessful termination of the war. That is what is before the committee now" The house military committee adopt ed Secretary Bakers recommendations unanimously and they will be incor- porated into the army bill.
 No recommendation was made by the secretary as to q change in the draft ages.
 This amendment to the existing law i was adopted by the committee: Provided, that the authority con ferred upon the president by the act | approved May IS, 1917. entitled An act to authorize the president to in- crease temporarily the military es- tablishment of the United States is hereby extended so as to authorize hin during each fiscal year to raise bJ l draft as provided in said act and act:
 amendatory thereof the maximum number of men which may be organ. ized, equipped, trained and used dur. ing each. year for the, prosecution O
 the present war until the same shal
 have been brought to a successful con
 clusion .
 Pay For s,ooo,ooo Men. i The house military committees ac tion. after hearing Secretary Baker
 completed the army bill. with progi
 sion for the pay of 3,000,e00 men wit
 odrnance appropri: tions on the basi
 of an army of four million. The meas
 ure will be lad before the house car
 ryiEg total of s9.56e, ,129,0o0 of actua
 appropriations. and authorization fo
 contracts amounting to s2,464, 416,00
 more.
 A1r. Baker told the committee il
 executive session the presidents req
 sons for asking that no limit be plac
 ed unon the number of draft men to b called. Members said later it wa estimated that an army of 5,n00.000, poo could be raised without changin
 the draft ages.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24

120. Waterbury stands second in the
 list with subscriptions today of $109,-
 PAS and total of $311,S ,S35. New Haven
 which stood first yesterday took third
 place today. The total for Conneeti-
 cut for the three days was. announced tonight as $1,612 900. The ten leading chapters in the state with the total subscriptions for the lthree days follow
 Hartford, $330,12O: Waterbury. $311,- 1885; New Haven, $292 200; Bridgeport, | $2l4,79S; New Britain, $156,S SAP; NGreenwich, $67,97O Stamford, $55,519 igAnsonia, $44,06O; New London, $41,465: Bristol, $39,6S4.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
CARNEGIE CORP. GIVES
 st,ooo,ooo TO RED CROSS
New York city's Total is Mounting
 Rapidly. r

New York, May 2S-Increased by a gift of s1.0OO,OOO from the Carnegie corpora ton and by thousands of other contributions, both great and small New York city's total for the second Red Cross war fund mounted rapidly today until tonight it was estimated that only sS.000.0 .000 was required to fill the city's official allotment of S25,000, coo, or one quarter of the national quota.e
 Tonight's total for the Atlantic di- vision comprising. New Jersey, Con- necticut and New York state outside of New York city. was $S,465,2 ,265. Of this amount New Jersey contributed $2 01S.926, Connecticut s1,712.771 and this state outside of New York city s4,733,566.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
CORPORATIONS SEIZED BY
 ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN That Were Planned to Supply Gotten
 to the German Government.

New York, May 2S A Mitchell Palmer. alien property custodian, an nounced here tonight that he had seized seven corporations. mostly To- cated in Massachusetts, which he said were among "the principal represen- tatives in America of the industry
 planned to supply cotton to tIe Ger man government
 Five of the corporations-the New England Waste Company, the Ameri- can Linters company, the American Products Company. the Overseas Trad ing Company and Wolf and Sons. are
 said by Mir. Palmer 70 he owned by Wolf and Soehnc, one of the largest cotton houses in the world They rep
 resent holdings amounting to nearly | S4, 900 GOO. .,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
 OF SOUTHERN RAILROAD
}. L. Winehell of the U. p. Appointed
 by Director General MeAdoc.

Washington May 2S.-B. L. Win cheH. traffic director of the Union Pa cifc. was appointed tonight by Direc- tor General McAdoo as regional direc- tor for the southern district, with Headquarters at Atlanta, to succeed c. 1T. Markham, who has been made di- rector of the new Allgheny region.
 At the same time. N. D. Maher, president of the Norfolk and Western, was named regional director for the new Pocahontas Operating district with headquarters at Roanoke, Va. Both Mir. winchell and Mir. Maher have resigned all connections with their railroad companies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
FIXED PRICES OF COAL
 ARE TO BE REDUCED.
Agreement Reached by Fuel and Rail.
 road Administrations.

washineton. May Government fixed nrices of coal to the publG will be reduced soon as q result of an agreement reached today between the fuel and railroad administrations un- der which the railroads will pay more for coal than they have in the past.
 Plan. to Save Coal.
 Hartford Conn, May 23.-Thomas W. Russell, federal fuel administra- tor for Connecticut. today began mak- ing arrangements for the putting in operation by W. F. c. Corson of this city. secretary Of a steam boiler in spection and insurance company, a plan which. MT. Corson says is ex- Dected to result in the saving of be- tween ten and twenty per cent. oe coal used in power plants. office buildings, 1hotels, apartment houses and other large buildings. The nature of the plan was not announced.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
HERALD sUsPENDs WORK FOR
 BENNETT FUNERAL SERVICES
While the Employees Paid Silent Tri-
 bute to His Memory.

New York. May 2s.-While funeral services for James Gordon Bennett, oriner publisher of the New York Herald and the Evening Telegram. were being held in Paris today, all .ri:Tiiy was suspended in the offices uf tho two newspapers while the em- p,oyes paid silent tribute to the mem pry Of the famous journalist.
 For the first time in 25 years the latter of presses. linotypes and type writers ceased throughout the big newspaper plant. The silence was broken only by the intermittent toll ing of the bell in the Herald offices by the ringing of which, it is said, Mir. Bennett used to announce his unexpected arrival in New York from Europe
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24

year and the meeting here is for the purpose of mapping out plans for the drive to raise the fund and to amplify the recreation work already in force for the men of the service.
 Committees reported that the. com munity service. which was created un- der the Fosdick commission on train ing camp activities, is operating in 23 cities, 204 towns and 34 villages. Two hundred organizers are directing com munity effort to entertain the men and have assumed full charge of all activi- ties around the camps.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
ALLIES. AWAIT GERMAN
 DRIVE WITH CONFIDENCE
The Teuton Troops Are Said to Be Ready and Awaiting
 the Command to Launch Big Offensive
IT IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS

Csy the Artillery and Aerial Forces of the Contendng Armies Are Showing Great Activity-ln Some of the Combats Heavy Losses Have Been InHictedEAn Attempt By a German Aerial Squadron Reach Paris Was Frustrated There Have Been Renewed Disorders at Prague, at Which Anti-Cerman Songs Were Sung and Cheers Were Given For President Wilson = Serious Fighting Has .-oken Out at Kiev.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
Louisiana Against
 Federal Prohibition
FIRST STATE TO REFUSE re
 RATIFY THE AMENDMENT
RESULT OF TIE VOTE
House Had Voted FavorabIy, But 2o-2o Vote in the Senate Defeated Re- solution of Ratification.

Baton Rouge, La, May 2S.-Loui- siana is the first state to refuse to rat ify the federal prohibition constitu- tional amendment The' state senate. by a vote of 20 to 20. tonight defeated a resolution of ratification adopted a few hours previously, by the house, 70 to A. Legislatures of eleven states have ratified the amendment
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-24
OBITUARY
Reginald P. Sherman.

Greenwich, Conn, May Reginald F. Sherman, a. great grandson of the Revolutionary patriot of Connecticut and rsigner of the Declaration. of In dependence. Roger Sherman, died at his home in, Rye, \. Y. today. aged 57 years He was the founder of the Eye Chronicle, and of the Rye Cour- fer, being editor of. the latter at the time of his death. In his early days he was sailor before the mast on the sailing ship Saratoga and made two trips around Cape Horn.