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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
FIVE MEN HELD FOR
 LYNcHtNG OF TRACER
On Recommendation of Coroner at
 Close of the Inquest.

Collinsville, H., April 1.-The cor oner's jury which investigated the lynching here last Friday of Robert P Prager, alleged German sympathizer, at the close of the inquest tonight, recommended that five men be held. charged with murder in iconnection with the hanging The men ordered held are Joseph Riegel, Wesley Beaver Richard Dukes. Enid Fillmore and Will liam Brockmeier.
 After having been in deliberation since 2.30 o'clock this morning, the coroner's jury tonight brought in a verdict that Prager was hanged by a mob" and recommended that the men named be held charged with Prager's s murder. Warrants immediately were prepared by Coroner R. A. Lowe.
 Wesley Beaver, a. saloon porter. was the first man placed under arrest The other four were apprehended imme- diateyl as no effort was made by any of the defendants to avoid arrest.
 The inquest opened last Monday and all sessions have been secret. It was reported yesterday by persons who at. tended the hearing that Riegel, one of the men held, had confessed he was leader of the mob which hanged Prag- er, and to have asserted he could iden- tify ether members.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
Federal Control of
 Steamship Lines
ORDERED IN PROCLAMATION BY
 PRESIDENT, WILSON
AT NOON SATURDAY
Clyde, Mallory, Merchants and Miners, and Southern Steamship Companies includes Docks, Warehouses and All Other Property.

Washington, April 11.-Leading At lantic and Gulf steamship lines will be unified Saturday under control of the railroad administration.
 President Wilson by proclamation today commandeered the Clyde, Nal. lory, Merchants and Miners, and Southern steamship lines, and assign ed them to the supervision of Director General McAdoo who already has con- trol of railway-o lines, the Ocean, Old Dominion, Southern Pacific, Bal t;more Steam Packet, and Chesapeake Steamship companies.
 Takes Total of iii Vessels.
 This action adds 463 coastwise ves- sells averaging 3,509 tons each to the 48 other coastwise ships already un- der government management, making a total of III vessels, aggregating nearly 100000 tons. These will be as- signed to carrying coal and other ma terials between Hampton Roads and New England, cotton from the south to New England and other traffic which will result in relieving rail transportation
 Coal Carriers for New England. One of the first steps of the govern ment will be to place a greater num- Der of the vessels in the coal carrying trade between Hampton Roads and New England to provide for a reserve of fuel for next winter.
 The new duties entrusted to the railroad administration may be met with reorganization of the marine 1 transportation division, it was said to. night One branch may be give1 charge of ocean shipping, and another or lakes traffic and inland waterways l Of the 6g ships now communicated | thirty belong to the Clyde line, four. 1 teen to the Mallory, thirteen to tn, Merchants and Miners, and six to tn, Southern Pacific.
 Companies to Be Compensated. The president specified that tn companies are to be compensated at just and reasonable" rate to b.
 agreed upon between them and Di rector General McAdoo. This prob
 ably will be on a fixed rental basis
 such as the shipping board uses il
 compensating owners of comman deered ocean going vessels.
 The government operation is to be come effective at 12.01 o'clock Satur day morning and applies to all tn IWharves,s docks,. warehouses and othe operating facilities of the lines. a well as to the ships. For the presen running schedules, crews and com I pany arrangements will be maintained T Coastwise shipping was included i 4 the order last October placing unde control of the shipping board a
 American vessels of 25o0 tons an lover
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12

Swinging his heaviest legions and rnightiest guns far to the north of the Picardy battlefield, Field Marshal Won IEndenburg is now driving home at tack after attack againstN the British lines between Arras and Ypres. Charg- fng across the level country behind a tempest of high explosive and gas shells. the Germans have succeeded by terrific fighting in penetrating the British defenses at points over front Of neari thirty miles to a depth of all most six miles just to the south of Ypres.
 R Loss of Arnnentieres Was Expected NThe loss of Armentieres is admitted the British, but this was expected from the trend of events in that sec tor during the past few days. The enemy had driven in on both sides of the town and holding out longer by the British would have imperilled the whole line. So far as known, the with drawal of the British forces from Armentieres was orderly and was only for the purpose of strengthening out the line in the region where the Ger man pressure is the heaviest.
 British Firm at Vital Points.
 The British have stood firm at vital points along the line. Wytschaete is stili held by Field Marshal Haig's men who also maintain their grip on Mes sines Ridge, Lestrem, Ploegsteert and PioegSteert Wood and Hollebeke against which furious assaults have been launched c.ily to break down or De nuliified by British counter -aftacks A terrific attack made against Holle- beke and Wytschaete. was completely repuised with great loss to the Ger mans.
 Scene of Former Battles.
 This particular part of the battle line in the west has been the scene of ter rible fighting for nearly four years Armentieres marked the farthest re- tirement in this region of the French British and Belgians in August ant September. 1914. Just to the north near Ypres. the Germans on April 22 1915, first let loose on the Canadian troops their poisonous gas, and herr on December 19. the same year, the! drove hard at the thin line of Cana dians in a desperate effort to reacl Calais On both occasions the Can sdians beat back the enemy and helt their lines intact
 Nearby the British launched thei
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
REDMOND TALKS ON
 coNscRIPTioN IN IRELAND.
Maintains irisFmen Have the Right to
 Decide That Question.

London, Wednesday, April 1o- 1rishmen maintain the right to say whether they shall be conscripted or not, according to Capt William A. Redmond, son of the late John E. Redmond. The captain today made his. first speech in the house of com- mons since he was elected to the con stituency formerly held by his father. He was in military uniform and occu- pied his fathers old seat in the house.
 NIn 1914, he said, Ireland was almost ablaze with enthusiasm on the side of the allies, but the sentiment of the Irish people had since changed toward the war; owing to dfstrust of the British government and in the word of British ministers.
 By the governments present action the Ireland of tomorrow, he added, would be in open hostility to the war. It would require armies in Ireland to recruit battaions while if the gov ernment trusted Ireland that trust would not be betrayed. He warned the house that if the government pur- sued it's present policy there would soon be no Irish party in the house of commons, but there would be a much harder nut to crack-Ireland.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
JAPANESE MARINES ON GUARD AT VLADIVoSToK
They Will Be Withdrawn as Soon as
 Order is Restored.

the Associated Press). Special des- patches received here from Vladivos- tok say that the proclamation issued by Admiral Sadakichi Kato, member of the Japanese admiralty council, giving reasons for the landing of Ja- panese, created good impression among the Russians. Japanese ma rines are guarding the foreign settle ments. An armed guard of 300 Jap- anese volunteers are policing the Ja- panese quarter.
 It is understood in Tokio that the landing in Vladivostok was made af- ter a consultation with the foreign consuls there. Japanese officials are quoted in the newspapers as saying that the marines will be withdrawn as soon as order has been restored.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
CATHOLIC ARcHRIsHoPs IN
 SESSION AT WASHINGTON
Approve Nation Wide Campaign to
 Raise Funds to Aid War Council.

Washington, April 1.-The Catholic archbishops of the United States and the National Catholic War Council, meetirg here today, approved na- ton wide. campaign at an opportune tiIne for funds to aid the war council in it's varied activities. War councils were suggested for every diocese to as- sist local authorities in preserving de- cert camp environments, caring for soldiers on frrlough and providing for amusements for them within the
 camps.
 At a separate meeting the arch bishops deplored the failure of some of | the state legislatures in passing pro- hibition laws to exempt the exporta- tation and use of wine for sacra'hental !, purposes. The archbishops said that one Of the results of this failure has
 been to place the Catholic church in the seeming attitude of hostility to the temperance movement
 l Attending the sessions were Cardin-
 al Gibbons. Cardinal Farley of New York, Cardina: O'Connell of Boston; Archhishops GlAnnon of St. Louis: 1 Christie of Portland Ore: Hanna. oi
 San Francisco and Mundelein of Chica
 go. Bishop McCort represented the
 archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12

Atlanta, s1599,5O St. Louis, s1,ss4,- 100; San Francisco, $1.12S, $50.
 Nearly every message from the banks and local campaign committees today indicated that the number Of subscribers is far greater than duYing the second loan campaign. In the New England district alone 35.000 persona have subscribed.
 The first big class meeting" of the loan will be held by pre- arrangement tomorrow night in one hundred thou sand schoolhouses over the country
 The story of how Lynn passed it's goal of s2,917. 800 in a night canvass starting a minute after 12 last Satur- day morning reached headquarters to- day. Each household had been asked to keep a light burning all night and to stay up until past midnight to sub- scribe. Many did this and this result was an oversubscription before g o'clock Saturday morning of sS00,000 by some 10,400 persons. &
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12

washington, April 11.-Ldberty loan. subscriptions for the first four work ing days of the campaign ended last night reported by banks and trust companies in ten of the twelve re- serve districts amount to $275 919 900. These represent pledges backed up by initial payments, but since many banks reports were not included in this total and two districts, Philadelphia and Minneapolis, were missing from the tabulation, it is believed the actual total is near s400 600, 900.
 The New York district alone report ed s1S1, 100000. The Cleveland dis trict, on the other hand. reported only $7,150 900, but the treasury assumed that this was an error in transmits sion.
 Reports of other districts follow: Chicago, '$35,91G 900: Boston, SS5.- 500 900: Dallas, s11,762 zoo; Richmond $5,610,650; Kansas City, S1,e11,200;
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
ORGANIZE TO UNCOVER
 ENEMY PROPERTY.
About 14o,ooo Lawyers in the United
 States Are to Assist.

Washington, April ,11.-An army of 10000 lawyers in the United States was enlisted today in the campaign to uncover enemy property. A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, in a letter to attorneys in every state, call ed on them to locate and report to his office all funds held by the enemy in the vicinities in which they live.
 Property aggregating in value many millions of dollars has been reported and taken over, but it is confidently believed that at least as much. if not porting such property is placed by law not upon this office but upon the indi- vidual citizen. It is here that I need your help."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
JAPANESE ADMIRAL HAS
 ISSUED A PROCLAMATION
To Russians Hoping For Glorious Sue.
 cess of the Revolution.

Vladivostok, Saturday, April 6.-(By The Associated Press). The Japanese admiral has issued proclamation to the Russians here saying that he sym pathized with the situation in Russia, hoped for the glorious success of the revolution and had no intention to interfere or take sides in the situa- tion. He said that unfortunately the political struggle has resulted in dis orders in Vladivostok in which three Japanese were killed, and had landed marines merely to protect Japanese residents. The admiral said he was consulting with his home governments as to what steps shall be taken in the future and in the meantime that Rus sians resume their occupations with out uneasiness.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
CHARGED WITH USING E tINFLAMMAToRY LANGUAGE
William A. Densen, an Attorney of
 Birmingham, Ala, Arrested.

Birmingham. Ala, April William A. Denson, an attorney of this city, was arrested today by government agents on a warrant charging him with using inflammatory language against President Wilson in violation of the espionage law. He is accused specifically of saying the president was responsible for the country going to war and that he would like to sec him hanged.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
EMPEROR CHARLES SAYS
 M. cLEMENcEAU LIES
Never Recognized the Claim of France
 to AIsace- Lorraine.

Vienna, via Paris, April 11.-An off cial statement giving the text of tel egram from Emperor Charles to Em- peror William relative to the claim of Premier Clemenseau that the former recognized the claims of France to AL sace-Lorraine, was issued today. The statement reads: l
 T accuse NJ. Clemenceau of piling up lies to escape the web of lies in which he is involved. making the false assertion that I. in some manner rec ognized Frances claim to Alsace- Lorraine as just.
 T indignantly repel the assertion. At the moment when Austro- Hungarian cannon are fir;Sg alongside of the Ger man artillery on the western front. no proof is necessary that I am fight ing for your provinces"
 The statement concludes that no intrigue can endanger the perfect soli- darity between the two empires,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
THE RoMANoFF FAMILY
 ARE SUFFERING WANT
Many Former Court NobIemen and No. ble Women Do Their Own Washing.

Moscow, Wednesday, April 10.-(By The Associated Press. .)-The Romanoff family, most of whom are residing in the Crimeas are suffering want, ac- cording to the Moscow papers. The dowager empress Maria Feodorovna, who, with Grand Duke Nicholas, tAe Grand Duchess Xenia and children and other members of the family. is allowed to spend only four hundred rubles a month. while the expenses of all of them cannot exceed ten thousand rubles. They have five servants, but many of the former court noblemen and noble women who are staying with the Romanoffs. do their own washing or work in the vineyards, earning oc- casionally four rubles a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
CARGO OF CANADIAN FISH
 LANDED IN BOSTON
First to Arrive Under the New Reef.
 procity Agreement.

Boston. April 1.-The first cargo of Canadian fish to be landed here free of duty under the new reciprocity agree ment recently signed by Secretary of Commerce Redfeld and Chief Justice Hazen of New Brunswick, arriving today on the Canadian schooner Elinor g.. of Yarmouth, N. S. The catch of ss.0o0 pounds of fresh ground fish was sold through the New England Fish Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
Stormy From Cape
 Hatteras tOCapeCo
DRIVING RAIN WITH HIGH
 NORTHEAST WIND
L o W TEMPERATURES
Navol Officials Uneasy About Safety of Some Small Patrol Roats-No News of Marine Disasters Had Been Received Last Night.


 Washington. April Il. Southern New England and the middle Atlantic coast districts today were experiencing extraordinary April weather, sleet, snow and driving rain accompanying a high northeast wind blowing along much of the coast from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod.
 Temperatures Below Normal.
 Temperatures were from 20 to 30 degrees below the seasonal average, the weather bureau reported. but mo- where had they reached the freezing point. In most of the storm swept areas, however, they were only few degrees above it. The cyclonic depression of Wednes- day night off the Carolina coast, in- stead of passing to seq as the weather forecaster had predicted, increased in intensity tonight and began moving slowly northeastward. High north= I east winds blew over the Virginia and l North Carolina coast during the day and tonight they had reached as fa1 as Nantucket, where the wind attain ed a velocity of AZ miles an hour. At Cape Henry the wind blew 52 miles ar hour, but had moderated tonight. | Naval Officials Uneasy. 1 NdNdl- OItlCIdiS 1elL some uneaSiGGSt about the safety of some of the slnal patrol boats cruising off the coast. N news of marine disasters had bee, received from the coast ports tonight l At Atlantic City the winds velocit. was 30 miles an hour. while at Nev York the highest velocity reached wa g miles.
 Snow in North Carolina.
 Snow fell as far south as Nortl 1 Carolina and also in eastern Tennesse as well as in Maryland, Virginia an southern New England. The fall il the District of Columbia was heav and followed sleet which succeeded downpour of rain that had lasted sine Monday night. Snow also was report ed in eastern Kentucky.
 As the Hatteras depression move northeastward during the next 2 hours it is expected to cause rair i New England and snow or rain the middle Atlantic coast district Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
TWENTY-TWo AMERICANS
 WERE KILLED IN ACTION
Names Given in Latest Casualty List
 List Totals 11o Names.

Washington. April 11.-Twenty- two Americans who were killed in action are listed fin a second casualty list made public by the war department late today. Three lieutenants are in- ciuded in this number. The list to- sfals no names and is divided as fol- lows: killed in action 22; died of wounds one: died of accident one; died of disease four: wounded severe ly II: wounded slightly sS; missing in action ..
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
CONCRETE SHIP HAS
 NOT LEAKED A DROP
Great Lakes Plants Are Turning Out
 Two Ships Every Three Days.

Chicago, April 11.-W. Leslie Comyn, president of the corporation which constructed the Faith, Americas first concrete ship launched on the Pacific coast recently, declared in speech today before the chamber of commerce of the United States in session here that the ship has not leaked a drop and promises to be success in every way.
 The Great Lakes .shipbuilding plants are turning out two ships every three days, according to John A. Penton. an- other speaker. He said that 35 boats would be started. toward the Atlantic seaboard May and that 135 more would be ready before Dec. 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
They Have Penetrated British Defenses to Depth of
 Almost Six Miles Over 30 Mile Front
BUT THE BRITISH HOLD FIRM AT VITAL POINTS

Aentiere Has Been Abandoned by the British to Safeguard Their Battle Line, As the Enemy Had Made Gains On Both Sides of the Town-In Terrific Attack Against HOIlebeke and Wyschaete the Enemy Was Repused With Great Loss-n the Foul Sector the Foe Absolutely Failed in an Attack On Pershing's Men-The Teutons Are Slowly Advancing In Finland the Land and Naval Forces Working In Conjunction.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
STEEL PRODUCTS FROM FRENCH
 AND BRITISH GOVERNMENTS
Have Been Obtained by General Persh-
 ing to Meet Urgent Needs.

Washington, April 11.-Testimony of Chairman Hurley of the shipping board. and J. Leonard Replogle, direc-
 tor of steel supplies for the war in-
 dustries board. given the senate com merce committee several days ago in executive session, was made public to- day and disclosed that General Persh- ing has obtained 750,0o0 tons of steel products from the French and British governments to meet urgent needs in Trance with an agreement to replace the tonnage in plates, proiectiles and other forms from the United States. American mills now are working to capacity, the witnesses said, to meet the demands of the allied countries and the requirements of the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
MAYoF W. Fl. THOMPSON OF
 CHICAGO REPLIES TO CRITICS
Promises to Cause Arrest of Any Per- son Making Seditious Statements.

Chicago, April 11-Mayor William Hale Thompson, whose war attitude has subjected him to much criticism. gave written pledge today that he would cause the arrest of any person making seditious or reasonable state ments The pledge was given as the result of protests against meeting of the Baeker Singing society, scheduled to give 9 programme in German.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
ENLIsTINe TELEeRAPHERs FOR
 CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY
Germans Are Engaging Chinese, Jap
 anese and Korean Operators.

Picking, April e.-CBy The Associat. ed Press.)-A high telegraph official of the government has investigated re- ports that Germans are enlisting Chin ese. Japanese and Korean telegraphers at Harbin and Chang Chun for service on the Chinese eastern railway. He declares that no telekraphers have left their posts recently in China ex- cept possibly in outer Mongolia, where the offices are not under government control. Strict orders have been is- sued against the granting of permis- sion to leave the telegraph offices without fullest investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
KUsTRIANs SOUGHT TO
 OPEN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Through Man Named Anderson, Re-
 siding in Austria.

Washington, April 1.-The fact that some Austrian officials sought to open. peace negotiations months ago with the United States was made known to- day when Secretary Lansing said he recollected that a man named Ander- son.. whose first name he did not re- call, had been approached in Austria for the purpose of learning if this gov ernment would hear proposals.
 Mfr. Lansing said that the state de- partment attached no importance to the incident at the time. Anderson, he- said, was one of large number of persons striving to start peace nego- tiationS
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
HAD HABIT FORMING
 DRUGS WORTH s2,5oo
Gee Sing Arrested in Bridgeport- Carried $7,5oo in Cash.

Bridgeport, Conn, April 11.-Gee Sing, whose activities have been fol- lowed by the federal authorities and several police departments for some time, was arrested here today and in satchel he carried the police say. habit forming drugs worth s2,5o0. and 7,5oa in cash were found. Gee Sing is said by the police to have been in the drug traffic business with men in army encampments.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
COINAGE OF 15-cENT
 PIECES IS PROPOSED
To Facilitate the Handling of Crowds
 at Places of Amusement.

Washington, April 11.-Coinage of fifteen-cent pieces. to facilitate the handling of crowds at moving picture theaters on account of the war tax, is proposed in a bill introduced today by Representative O'Shaunnessy of Rhode Island. Moving picture mana gers presented brief recently to the director of the mint nn favor of 15- cent piece.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
HEALTH CONDITIONS OF
 ARMY SATISFACTORY
Influenza and Mumps Are the Chief
 Diseases Noted.

Washington, April tf.--Health con- ditions throughout the army at home continue satisfactory, says the weekly report issued today by the war depart ment. although the hospital admission rate increased over the preceding week. Influenza and humps are the chief diseases noted. the latter frequently complicated with pneumonia account ing for the rising admission rate. Ail meuts among drafted men contracted before they entered camp have sweIled the sick rates. The total number or deaths for the week ending April 5 was 2S0 against 2S7 the preceding week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
WOMAN KILLED SON
 AND THEN TOOK POISON
Mrs. John Butler of MiIIers, N. Y, In.
 sane From Prolonged illness.

Millers, N. Y., April 11.-After kill ing one son an dattempting to kill the other at her home here, Mrs. John. But Ter this rcorring took poison and in- ficted wounds on herself from which later she died Mrs Butler is believed temporarily to have been made insane by prolong- ed illness.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-12
$500 TON STEEL SHIP
 BUILT IN GA DAYS
Launched at SeattIe-Third to Be
 Built in Same Time Limit.

Seattle, Washn.. April 11.-sixty- four days from the date her keel was laid, the $500 ton steel freighter West Durfee was launched at the Skinner and Eddy Corporation ship yard here late today. The vessel is the third of it's kind to be launched by the plant in sixty -four days from date of keel lay- ing