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The record., 1918-02-14
STARTS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERS
American Red Grass Launches
Campaign for 15,00O,NO
EnroIIments by Christ
mas Eve.

Every American Home Red Cross
Home"
Three hundred and forty-five chap
ters in the Lake Division, American
Red Cross, embracing 96o, Indiana
and Kentucky, Monday, lkc. II, begin
aN Christmas Membership Drive to
make this slogan a reality by Christ
mas Eve. These three states have
been given quotas aggregating 1,60O,'
900 members. The objective for the
entire United States is 15,000,000.
Differing altogether from recent pa
triotic campaigns. the Christmas
Membership Drive is a campaign for
people rather than for money. AL
though the principal. memberships to
be sought are the 81 and 81 classes,
the real purpose behind the drive is
to enroll a huge civilian army to spur
the morale of our soldiers by piedging
to the cause the hearts and minds of
100000 Americans back home.
William Ganson Rose of Cleveland
is directing the drive in these three
states for James r. Garfield, former
secretary of the interior and now man
ager of the Lake Division. Mr.. Rose
is giving his services to the Red Cross
without compensation and has gath
cred a staff of associates, all prom
inent in commercial and advertising
life. They, too, are giving their time
and experience TO the Red Cross with
out remuneration.
House to House Canvass.
house TO house canvass will be
instituted i'll every city, town, village
and hamlet. Booths will be erected
everywhere. Factories and business
houses will be invaded by canvassers
Flying squadronS will brave bad roads
and get into the rural districts. Every,
one will have the opportunity "to help
bind wounds of our fighters SO that
every possible drop of American blood
may be saved to establish world de
mocracy."
Present members will not be asked
to enroll again, but they will be giveI
the opportunity to waive the uneX
pired portion of their membership:
and sign up anew for the calendar
SSGl VI lJ1O.
TO every member will go a Ret
Cross service flag. The flag has blu
border and a white field. In the cen
ter is a Red Cross, indicating that on
member of the household, where tn
flag hangs, belongs to the Red Cross
For each additional member in Til
household Red Cross sticker will b
ren tC H. 2.s;n the Gag
white field. If every .lember OF tn,
household joins, a white star will b
furnished for pasting upon the flag
central cross.
'The legion of workers required t.
enlist this great civilian army will ez
ceed any similar force" says Driv
Director Rose. "The amount of pull
licity of various types used will SUI
pass that of any previous campaign
The purposes of the drive are NOR
comprehensive and far-reaching thai
those of the earlier campaigns sine
the inception Of the war.
Success means driving home t
Germany the fact that the America,
people are standing firmly behind tn
American government in the presen
situation. 1t means inspiration to ou
soldiers. 1t means practical aid O.
the battlefield. 1t means uniting tn
spirit of Christmas with the Re
Cross. 1t means tremendous driv
toward victory"
The record., 1918-02-14
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whenever you wish.
The record., 1918-02-14

E,av j Nictrola from Roark on
terms d. easy as you want 10 make
them.
The record., 1918-02-14

ta,re s,3.!. CT mlrrols At E,oaJk ;
Small prices.
The record., 1918-02-14
Notice OF Change In Knitting Instructions

susa.e-sveate shorter,
ri
needless knit for ~
the end
STITCH
From this point continue st
Wre now nave
| openings formerly
before except
Do press anything these
The record., 1918-02-14

Victor records in abundance at
Roark's.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
5DEFiFiENcY APPROPRIATION
 BILL LARGEST IN HISTORY Carries Between sf,5oooooo 900 and s2,- COG, ,0oo, 900 Reported in House Today.

Washington. Feb. 5The largest deficiency appropriation bill in the history of the United States, carrying Between s1, ,500. 900 ,0cO and s2,0oO, GOO ' eco including huge sums for aviation and for the army and navy, was com ' pleted today by the house appropria- tion sub committee. It will be report ed tomorrow to the full committee.
 Secretary Baker today asked con gress for s13,21f,1S0 more for con- struction of army quartermaster store houses in the Panama Canal zone dur ing the next fiscal year aud Secretary Redfield asked for deficiency appro- priation of $50. 900 to repair light houses destroyed on the Atlantic coas: by storms this winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
PRESIDENT EXPANDS THE TRADING WITH ENEMY ACT
To Include All Aliens Who Have Been
 Permanently interned.

Washington, Feb. 5.-President Will son by proclamation today included under the term enemy in the trading with the enemy act all alien enemies wko have been permanently interned hy tn war department.
 The effect of the proclamation is to enable the enemy aline property GUS todian to take over and manage the property of enemy aliens of means who have been permanently interned, thus eliminating any possibility of their carrying on from the internment camps, trading activities which might be inimical to the interests of the United States.
 In an explanatory statement issued by 4. Mitchell Palmer. alien property custodian, it is pointed out that the proclamation is limited to a small class of enemy aliens and does not include in it's scope an alieE enemy under arr rest in local jail who has not been transferred by the war department nor an enemy alien on parole.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
BADGES FOR MEN
 EXEMPTED OR REJEcTgp
Are to Be Provided by the Secretary
 of War.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The adrninis tration bill authorizing the secretary of var to provide distinctiye badges to men of draft age who have been ex enpted or rejected. was passed today by the senate,
 Another measure passed provides for the reorganization of the army engi- neers corps. Under the bill the corps will be composed of seven regiments and two mounted battalions with "a brigadier general, zs colonels, thirty lieutenant colonels, 72 inajcrs and 152 captains.
 The senate also passed Senator Chamberlains bill making it felony to purchase from soldiers or sailors of any military equiament
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
PAMPHLETS ISSUED BY
 THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Giving Regulations Governing lnpor- tation, Storage and Distribution.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Amendrrents and additions to the regulations gov erning the importation, storage and distribution of food commodities and feeding stuffs were issued in pamphlet form tonight by the food administra- ton. The new rulings apply to all Ii- censees except salt water fishermen whose business does not extend be- yond primary consignment and millers a daily capacity of less than 75 bar rels.
 The amendments and additions be- came effective January 2S except those governing manufacturers and distrib- Etors of feeding stuffs, which will be in force February IS. The purpose is to prevent hoarding and speculation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
RATE FIXING POWER
 IN HANDS or PRESIDENT.
Authority Voted by Hcuse interstate
 Commerce Committee.

Washington, Feb 5.-The house in terstate commerce committee voted to- day to place final authority in king railroad rates during the period of government control in the hands of the president
 H An amendment to the administration railroad bill, offered by Chairman Sims and adopted by a vote of 10 to 8, pro vides that the president may initiate rates and that upon complaint the in terstate commerce commission shall hold hearings and submit it's ndings to the president for such action as he
 may deem required in the public in- terests.''
 As amended bv the senate commit
 tee and introduced in the senate the
 bill provides that the president may
 initiate rates subject to review and
 alteration by the interstate commerce commission uponncomplaint either of shippers or the carriers. A similar amendment was lost in the house com mlttee today on tie vote. to g. While the senate committee was con sidering this section members who had conferred with the president said he cid not desire final authority in rate 1 fixing. The only other important change made in the measurs today by the house committee was to eliminate the
 section referring to disability compen saticn for railroad employees The com
 mittee expects to complete the bill to-
 morrow and Chairman Sims will in
 troduce it in the house as soon there l after as possible.
 Senate consideration of the measure probably will begin next week. Senate leaders believe the bill can De passed within two or three weeks, although sharp debate is expected.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
RAILROAD TRAFFIC WAS
 DEMoRALizEp BY COLD
Passenser Trains Lost Two Hours
 Between Springfield and Boston.

Springfield, Mass, Feb. 5--Railroad traffic in all directions was demoral- ized today by the extreme cold. Sew eral passenger trains lost two hours h making the 9s-mile run from Bos- ton All service on the Athol branch of the Boston and Albany was sus- single track by the high wind yester- day. The minimum official tenipera- ture at Springfield today was IS de- grees below zero
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

vicinity of the Ypres -Staden railway, where many of the enemy were killed and others captured.
 Intensive air fighting has been going on between the French and the Ger mans in France and Italian and Brit ish airplanes and the Germans in the Italian theatre Sunday thirteen ene- my planes were downed by the French far inside the German lines, while an equal number were shot down by British and Italian airmen.
 In Germany, according to the latest adyices, the strike situation has about died out, although discontent is said still to exist This feeling has ex- tended even to the German troops in Flanders, who are asserted to have melted Belgian worEmen to strike.
 Seeming evidence that the peace ne- for the moment, or that they are pro- ceeding without the attendance of some of the chief delegates of the Teutonic allies, Is the fact that con ferences took place in Berlin Mon- day between the German emperor and crown prince and the Bulgarian premier, Count Czernin, the Austro- Hungarian foreign misister, and the Turkish grand vizier. That knotty questions were to be solved is also in. dicated by the fact that after the con ferences the emperor presided over a crown council.
 Turko Tartar forces in southern Russia are now in operation against the BolshevilSi. They already have captured the town of Talta, in the Crimea, and are now lighting with the Red Guards. soldiers and sailors in an endeavor to press onward and take Sebastopol, Russia's big fortress and naval base on the Black Sea z 4;
 The Norwegian government in re- ply to tho American war trade beard proposal regarding exports from tl1s United States being permitted 10 rcacf Norway, with the understanding tila' none of them be e-exported irto Ger. many, says Norway in her commercia policy cannot break with one gel. lligerent without imperilling her gen. [ eral neutrality
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

From the North Sea to the Swiss frontier the military activity daily seems to be growing in intensity, and it may be fair to assume that in the not distant future some of the big battles that have been forecast wifi break. The American, British and French armies have been taking hacks at the German line, either by fairly strvng patrol attacks or by bombard- metfs, while in turn the Teutons have been giving considerable attention on various sectors to their enemies.
 From the American viewpoint am other successful manoeuvre by the Americans on their sector of the front is of greatest interest. As on last Saturday the Americans again have nipped In the bud an impending sur prise attack on their trenches and taught the Germans a salutary lesson with their artillery. In the German trenches the Teutons were waiting the word to go over the top for an att tack, when the Americans opened a heavy fire on the positions
 Heavy casualtfesI are believed to hare been inflicted on the Teutons and considerable damage was done by the 75's on the German trenches due to the accuracy of aim of the Ameri- ran gunnerE.
 The Germans have not yet been able to rb-occupy the trenches nd dugouts battered by the American fire on Saturday evening and have been fore ed build another line of trenches at that particular point.
 Next in importance to the opera fiou6 on fhe American front have been attacks by the Germans against the French in the Aisne region and harth of Yerdun near Beaumont The French war office asserts thnt file at tackb north of the Aiene were repssis- ed, but the German war office says that south of Beaucourt Baden stofTa- ing troops pushed far into the French front, inflicted heavy casualties and returned to their own lines with pris- onera.
 The British have carried out suc- cessful raids against the Teutons southwest of Armentier is and in the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
F. H. DE LOSS PRESIDENT l4
 STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION
Annual Tournament st New Haven
 Country Club Jan. 27, 2e, 2s.

Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 5.-H Fl. De Loss of the Brooklawn Country club of this city was today elected presi ! dent of the Connecticut State Golf Association at the annual meeting held here today. ). c. Supher of New Ha- ven was elected vice president and E. B. Morris of Hartford secretary treas urer. The annual state golf cham pionship tournament will be held at the New Haven Country Club June 27, 2S and 29.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
SEARCH FOR FOOD
 sUPPLIEs IN PErRooRAD
Was unexpectedIy Begun by 5000 Red cuards-Inmediate Drop in Prices

Petrugrad, Friday Feb. 1.-A gen. erai search for food supplies vas un- expectediy begun in Petrograd by g. 900 Red Guards who surrounded ware houses. railway terminals and the iarg- CT docks. There was an immediate drap in the price of foodstuffs in the rubles a pound to 70 kopeks; butter from II rubles a pound to rubles.
 The food commission has announced an increase in the bread ration from 1-4 to 1-2 pouni daily.
 A mob led by a woman attacked a brewery where large supply of po- tafoes was stored, entered the cellars and refused to disperse even when the Red Guards fired Many of the riot CTS were wounded
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
HUDSON RIVER FROZEN
 DOWN TO HARLEM
Transportation in Part of New York
 Seriously Disrupted.

New York, Feb. s. Gales and zero weather which froze the Hudson river down to Harlem and sent sheets, of heavy ice to the harior. seriously dis. rupted water transportation in the port of New York today and discour- aged even the most optimistic officials who have bent their energies toward getting an adequate supply of coal in to the metropolitan district. It was characterized as the worst day of the winter
 The situation as to coal is more alarming today than it has ever been before" said Albert H. Wiggin state fuel administrator This is due to the lack of facilities and to the re- suits of the weather at the docks where the supply of coal coming in is far from satisfactory.
 oday s hgures show only 14.00d tons of anthracite coal seafnffig from ter terminals to the city: and there IS absolutely nothing except for Iapartment house and home use, md the situation even for them is very |precarious '
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
GERMAN SOLDIERS IN
 FLANDERS DISCONTINUED
They Are Said to Have lncited Bel
 uian Laborers to Strike.

Amsterdam, Feb. 5The Tele- that the measures takenmwy pmfwyp egraaf's frontier correspondent says that the measures taken by the Ger man officials against the strikers leaders in Germany evoked great dis content among the German soldiers in Flanders The correspondent adds that in many cases the soldiers have melted Belgian laborers who have been forced by the Germans to work to go on strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
MERIDEN AWARDED PRIZE
 HOME GARDEN WORK
By the National Agricultural Prize Commission,

Meriden, Conn, Feb. 5.-The Meri- den chamber of commerce today re- ceived- motive from Washington that this city had been awarded the first prize by the National Agricultural Prize Commission for accomplishing the best results from home garden United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
CREW OF ENGLISH TANK
 @BRITANialAp SHAKEN UP
When # Turned Over While Climbing
 Out of Gravel Pit.

Camp Dix. Wrightstown N. J., Feb. b.-0ne man was badly injured and several fellow members of the crew of the English tank Britannia' were se- verely shaken up and bruised wEen the big machine turned turtle today while attempting to climb out of a gravelEpit during it's initial demonstra- tien before Camp Dix soldiers. An innocent little New Jersey snow bank hurled the thirty ton truck on it's side in the bottom of the gravel hole. The tannll was not badly damaged.
 Private Donaldson was crusi,e ed when the machine fell over and army surgeons have not yet been able to determine how seriously he is hurt. Thousands of soldiers had assefnltcd to witness the work of the tank.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
MEXICAN OFFICERS SHOT
 WHEN THEY REFUSED TO HALT
While Attempting to Cross the Rio
 Grande in Violation of Law.

Eagle Pass. Texas Feb. 5-As a re- fUsal of the order to halt. Lieutenant A. Coste was shot and killed and Ma jor Manuel Ruiz, both of the Mexican army, was taken prisoner today by American soldiers near Hopedale while attempting to cross the Rio Grande in violation of international law.
 Major Ruiz was turned over to the Mexican commander in Pedras Negras who is making an investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
TARTAR FORCES ARE
 ADVANCING ON sEBAsToPoL
They Are Dealing MereiiessIy With
 Red Guards, Sailors and Soldiers.

Petrograd, Saturday, Feb, 2.-Tartar forces have occupied Yalta in the gov ernment of Taurida and are adyanc- ing on Sebastopol, Russia's chief fortress and naval base on the Black Sea according to a despatch received by the Petrograd Evening Post from Sebastopol
 The despatch adds that the Tartars are dealing mercilessly with Red Guards, sailors and soldiers.
 In the Crimea and the Caucasus re- gions of Russia, according 10 the lat est available statistics, there are nearly two million Turko- Tartars. They are descendants of the Tartar warriors who in the Middle Ages swept over Asia under the leadership of Jenghiz Khan and threatened Eu- rope There has been much inter marriage between the Tsrtars and Turks, Cossacks and other races.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
UNITED STATES IN ACCORD
 WITH ENTENTE ALLIES
ts a Co BeIIiserent Rather Than a
 Political Ally.

Washington, Feb. B. Commenting on [ g sta tements of the three premiers $ 6 result of the war council at Ver- ..lics, officials here today emphasized Sat while the United States might ' rec with the conclusions of the con- i,rcnce. 1t is still in the status of "a co-belligerent, rather than political s.ly. It was made clear. however, that there was no disagreement with the statement of the premiers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
SCARCITY OF so-cALLED
 DARK FLoURs IN BOSTON.
Potatoes May Be Sold As Wheat Flour
 Substitute.

Boston, Feb. 5. Because Of the scarcity in this state of the so-called dark Hours, a proportion of which must be sold with wheat four State Food Administrator Endicott today ruled that until further notice potatoes may be sold as wheat flour substitutes, four pounds of potatoes being reckoned equivalen ito one pound of other such substitutes
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
SERIES OF CONFERENCES
 AT BERLIN MONDAY
Later Emperor William Presided at a
 Crown Council.

London, Feb. 5.--According to a Wireless Press despatch from Berne a series of conferences took place at Berlin yesterday. The German ern- peror and crown prince received sepa- rately vaseil Radoslavoff, the Bulgap- ian premier. Count Czernin. the Aus tro- Hungarian foreign minister, and Talaat Pasha, the Turkish grand viz fer. after which the emperor presided ences continued throughout the day.
 The Austrian food controller, Herr Hoefer, has arrived at Berlin to make urgent representations to Germany re- garding the necessity of helping Aus tria in her food difficulties.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
PACKERS AND EMPLoyEs
 ARE sTlLL AT ODDS
Al Conferences Yesterday They Failed
 to Agree on an Arbitrator.

Washington, Feb. 5.-- Conferences today between the presidents media ton commission and representatives cf the five big packing companies and their union employees failed to bring a decision on an arbitrator to settle the employees demands for increased wages and shorter hours. Another conference will be held tomorrow. James G.. Condon and. Carl Meyer, rep resented the companies and John Fitz- patrick and E. N. Nockels represented the employees. All are from Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
THE coLDEsT FEBRUARY
 IN MANY YEARS.
Railroad Traffic in Pennsylvania De-
 mcraiized.

Philadelphia Feb. 5.The coldest February weather ir many years de- moralized railroad traf1ic in Pennsy1- vania and greatly irterfered with the mining of coal today. From all. parts of the state came reports of severe weather and of paralyzed railroad ser vice, shortage of coal and scarcity of water.
 X In Philadelphia the temperature went below zero for the third time this winter the mercury registering minus ? degrees early in the day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
SERIES OF WAR CONFERENCES
 TO BE HELD IN BRITAIN.
To Be Continued to Discuss Matters Arising Out of the War.

London. Feb. 5.The British gov ei.nment has decided to hold another series of imperial war cabinets and Imperial conferences this year in con tinuation of those held last year to discuss matters arising out of the war
 New Zealand is the only British do- Y1inion which thus far has named her representatives They will be William Ferguson Massey, the New Zealand premier, and Sir Joseph C. Ward, min ister of finance.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
AMERICANS ILLUSTRATE \
 GERMAN SURPRISE AT TACK
Artillery Opened On Teutons as They Were Waiting
 Word to Go Over the Top
INFLICTED HEAVY CASUALTIES ON THE ENEMY

The Germans Have Not Yet Been Able to Reoccupy the Trenches and Dugouts Battered by the American Fire Saturday Evening From the North Sea to the Swiss Frontier the Military Activity Seems to Be Growing n Intensity Intensive Air Fighting Has Been Going On in France and Italy In Germany the Strike Situation ern Russian Are Operating Against the Bolshevii
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
BOMB THROWN AT THE
 IMPERIAL PALACE IN BERLIN
By Strikers Saturday Evening- 2s
 Persons Were Arrested.

London, Feb. GA bomb was thrown at the imperial palace in Ber- lin by strikers Saturday evening. ac-l cording to Berlin advices received by the Times by way of Berne. twenty i've persons were arrested.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

James M. Broderick, 75 years old. chief of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines since it was organized, is dead at HazIeton, Pa,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

A bill authorizing the appointment of an additional judge for the district of Arizona was passed yesterday by the senate.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
s125. 1000 Fire in cIsxaIard.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 5.Fire early to- night caused a loss estimated at $f25,- 900 in the Bond Street building on East Sixth street at Vincent. The fire lis said to have started in a hat works on the second floor.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

t was learned in Washington that the Allies and Greece will have 200, : 900 men before March S1, in the Balk- ans.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Only six of the 73 Harvard College students who won their H" last year are still in the university. The rest have joined the colors
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

When soldiers neglect their clothes they will have to pay for them out of their own money, according to bulle- tins at Camp Wadsworth.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Won kuehlmsnn, Count czernin and General Ludendorff conferred on po- litical and economic questions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Swedish steamships accompanied by a gunboat and an ice breaker were fired upon en route to take Swedish subjects from Finland.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

The United States Bureau of Fish lachon a Pacific coast fish.