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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
PARIS TEMPS CRITICISM OF GERMAN REPLY TO WILSON

Paris Oct. 22.-Tn discussing the German reply to President Wilson, the Temps says:
 Now more than ever the decision must be with the military and naval chiefs of our alliance To make the French public believe that Germany yields and to insinuate that peace is coming along the pathway of least ef- fort is an outrage to truth ani an iii service to the country. There is only one way to spare French blood and that is to refuse the enemy until he capitulates. A respite in the fighting would give Ludendorff time in which to recover"
 1 The Temps criticizes the German rote and points out that it contains no word Of apology for crimes com n1itted. The note it says is composed 1 of two parts. One part which is shorf. | carries the need of the general staff I for a respite from fighting. The other l which is verbose, answers the need {! of the German government for suS- !taining hope in Germany
 1 In regard to the German demand ] that arrangements for an aTmistice should be according to the power on | both sides of the field. the Temps wonders what General Hoffman would have said about that before the Brest-
 iitovsk negotiation.
 What is the good" it adds, "of telling us the German regime has beer radically transformed when the reich stag has not deliberated on any of the
 three replies to President Wilson. Tc say it is dark at midday deceives no Il body"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
FRENCH DEPUTIES TELL
 OF GERMAN ATROCITIES

Paris, Oct. p The chamber of deputies today enthusiastically well comed Deputies Delory and Raghe- boom, of Lille. returning to their seats after years in the hands of the Ger mans. Amid an impressive silence, M. Delory said;
 Tt is impossible to denoupce all the German crimes, but the most abom- inable was the carrying off of wo men and girls of 19 and 16 ty enemy soldiers, their enforced submission to medical examination and of their be- ing obliged to work under Franch ma chine gun fire for the Germany army
 The chamber shouted it's indignation. One member cried: 'We'il teach our children that. We'll neve" forget" Then M. Delory resumed:
 The Lens plains are nothing but an immense area of ruins with not one house intact. There cannot be a | Frenchman who does not wish. those | culpable chastised.''
 M Ragheboom told how German soldiers had insulted and violated ] Lille women, and how they forced
 Is years otl children to work for l them.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
ChangesinSurtaxes Made in the House
Decreases Rate on Incomes
 Below $10O,OOO - h.
 creases Rate on Incomes in Excess of That Amount.

Washington. Oct. P. - Surtaxes adopted by the house on individual net incomes below s100,000 would be lowered and those on incomes in ex- cess of that amount increased under amendments to the war revenue bill adopted today by the senate finance committee
 A tax of per cent would be levied on incomes between s5,0o0 and $6000, with an additional l per cent. surtax for each $2,000 in excess of that amount up to $100,000, when the rate would be B per cent A graduated scale is then fixed under which sur tax of 65 per cent. would be levied on ne incomes exceeding $1,000, 900
 The change in income surtaxes was the second decided revision made in the house draft of the bill at today S session the committee previously hay ing voted to eliminate the alternative system of taxing war and excess profits in favor of a general rate of so per cent. on war profits and a reduced tax on excess profits
 The revision of income surtaxes members of the committee said, will provide a more uniform rate, while the reduction in revenue will amount to less than $25000,00
 As revised in senate committee in comes of from $100,000 to $150, ,00( | would pay a surtaX of 52 per cent and those between $15O,00O and s200, 900 would be taxed 55 per cent. From l s200,000 to $500 0G0 the rate would bt 50 per cent; s300,O00 to s5O0,00o, s; per cent; s50O,O00 to $1OOO, 900 64 pel cent, and above $1,Ooo,OoO, 65 pel cent
 | Compared to the house rate. thi would be an increase of per cent l for incomes between S1O0.000 ant
 $200, 900; 8 per cent. for those between
 $200,00O and $500 900; per cent. fo
 those between $300,000 and s500.00 l and per cent from that amount t one million.
 In order to protect small corpora tions under the war profits schedule the committee late today inserted a
 amendment providing that in no cas shall the tax ''be more than B pc
 cent. of the amount of the net incom | in excess of $S,000 and not in exces
 of s2o,000 plus So per cent. of tn
 amount of the net income in excess C S20 000'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23

Washington, Oct 22-The prevailing belief here tonight is that any action President Wilson may take as a result of the new German note will await and largely be guided by decision of the supreem war council in France.
 Shrewd diplomatic observers and some officials take this view, though no intimation of his own attitude has come from the president because ad- mittedly the one question immediately at issue is a military problem-that Of the evacuation of invaded territory by the German armies as the only condition upon which the plea for an armistice even will be given considera- tion
 The Germans now are evacuating Belgium and northern France as rapid ly as they can move before the sweep of the allied and American soldiers and still maintain their organization. Since the government at Berlin says they want to get out without further fighting, apparently the issue is one for the allied war council to determine whether it shall be suggested through President Wilson that General F'och be applied to for terms. or whether without further diplomatic barley the approach of a white flag ! from the German lines shall be i awaited
 The official text Of the German note 1 reached the Swiss legation here by 1 cable early today, but it was not de- livered at the state department be- cause the entire day was spent at the l legation on the tedious task of de- coding the document and preparing an English translation of the German text. The translation was made witt the greatest care by Frederick Oeder. lin, the Swiss. charge, because ther, are obscure phrases in the unofficia version received yesterday by wire less which may be cleared up by more accurate rendering of the Ger
 man. When the charges work wa done Secretary Lansing had left hi
 office and an engagement was mad
 for delivery of the note at 10 o'clocl tomorrow morning.
 This incident in itself was pointe to later as evidence that exchange between London, Paris and Washing
 ton have been proceeding since tn Il arrival Of the wireless version and tba
 pending word from the war council c what the military situa tion demand the president is in no hurry to knov the exact verbal differences betwee the official and unofficial texts TheI also were reports that any aetio . might wait upon a diplomatic confer ence about to convene in one of tt allied capitals, but this found no off cial confirmation.
 The usual Tuesday cabinet meetin 1 was in session all afternoon and :. 1 was assumed that the German not 2 occupied it's attention. No member f the official family would discus
 
 dents confidence.
 ', Those in official diplomatic au ,;1 congressional circles. who do not prt i tend to have heard anything from u l White House on the subject, are COT < fidently asserting opinions that Il ' Germans will draw an answer from Il '' president or that they will not. Or group, recalling that the president . reply to the request for an armisti
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23

and peace negotiations was character ized by. him as a decision contend that this meant no further discussion of the issues involved would be toll erated. The other view, held very generally in official circles, is that reply iss desirable from every stand point, that it will be forthcoming after full consideration, and that it will deal chiefly with the immediate military problems leaving aside for the future such things as the German denials of cruelties and ruthless destruction and , doubts as to the genuineness of the self proclaimed democratic regime at Berlin.
 Whatever form any further diplo- matic exchanges may take, one official pointed out tonight after all there is i but one question, Are the Germans i whipped?" If they are whipped and ready to surrender when attempts at bargaining have failed, the surrender ; will come quickly enough, as quickly as the men who say they have super
 seded the kaiser and the war lords in :, power dare to let the truth sink home upon the German people. Some diplo-
 matic reports support the theory that 1 they are restrained from revealing the real situation abruptly and taking
 peace at any price only from fear of more than political revolution. Notes approaching gradually a final equalization serve to give the German public the news in broken doses, and
 at the same time to take every possible
 chance of finding loophole in Ameri- can and allied harmony with the hope
 of avoiding ultimately throwing the
 German nation upon the mercy of its
 enemies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN
 THE INFLUENZA SITUATION

Washington, Oct 22.-A slight inn Yrovement in the influenza situation over the country was indicated by re- ports received today by the public health service, but in many places the epidemic apparently has yet to reach It's. crest. In the far west and on the Pacific coast the situation has not proved nearly as serious as it did in the east and south.
 Continued abatement of the epidemic in army camps was reported today to the office of the surgeon. general of the army New cases during the A hours ending at noon today totalled 2,773, against 3007 the day before, while deaths decrea sed from 404 to 392 There was a slight increase in the number of pneumonia cases
 Army medical officers said influenza may now be said to be epidemic in only five camps the others reporting less than 50 new cases each daily. The total cases since the disease became epidemic number 292,77 with 15,497 deaths.
 In the east and south generally con- ditions among the civilian population are rapidly improving, according to re- ports to the public health service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
oUTBURsT BY INsURGENT
 SAILORS IN PETROGRAD

Stockholm, Monday Oct. 21.-(By The 4. P)-Several thousand insur- sent sailors stopped the performance sr the Marinslzy Theatre ir Petrograd on October 14 and compelled the or chestra to lead a march to the Smol- ny Institute, in protest against the order of M Zinovieff. head of the PstroCrad commune, conscripting all sailors, according to neUtr1ls arriv- ing here today.
 The Bolshevild organized a resist ance and the sailors were attacked and defeated. Many of them later were ex- ecuted. Street fighting and riots con iinued for several days as the result of an attempt to round ur the men suspected of promoting the uprising.
 The sailors have been disaffected since the summary execution in June last of Admiral Stchasnig. command or of the Baltic fleet, who saved it rom capture bv the Germans.
 Simultaneously with the outbreak in Petrograd there was trouble in Moscow. but its extent Is not known It Is attributed to an uprising of the social revolutionists.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
TUESDAY AFTERNOONS LIST.

. Killed in action 40; missing in &C., tion 43; wounded severely IT; wounded slightly 45; died of accident and other causes G. died of wounds Il; Wounded (degree undetermined) 322 died of disease 54; prisoners 21; total 559
 New England men are:l
 Killed in Action.
 Corporal Milton E. Lane, Glouces- ter. Mass.
 Privates@AIfred Donna New Hav- en, Conn; James S. Gagas, Marlboro, Mass; Robert MacInnis. Brookline Mass. Missing in Action.
 Lieutenant Joseph F. Wehner, Ever ett Mass.
 Sergeant George B. Huestis, Wake field, Mass. Slightly Wounded. Sergeant Robert E. Hurley, Haver- hill Mass Corporal John Lavorgna, Rumford, Maine.
 Died of Wounds.
 Corporal Llewellyn C. Small. Ply mouth, Mass.
 Wounded Degree Undetermined. Lieutenants - Joseph A. Cistero Danbury, Conn; Henry c. Hobbs West Somerville, Mass.
 Sergeants-Walte Bober, New Brit ain Conn.,; Roy D. Hitchcock, East Hampton, Conn; Winthrope Hubbell 1 Enosburg Falls, Vt; Edward Livesey Newburyport, Mass; John J. Sulli- van, East Boston Mass.
 Corporals-David J. Collins Paw tucket R. l.; Joseph L. Fleming Rr9ttlehOro Vt
 Bugler Charles R. Nolan, East hampton, Mass.
 Mechanic Louis G. Lavigne, FaI River, Mass.
 Privates-Joseph T. Brais, Paw tucket. R. l.; Joseph Bruzgis, Prov idence, R. l.; Charles Cullinan, Jr. Bangor, Maine; Roberts John Barrus Keene, N. H.; Harvey Barton, Attle- boro, Mass; David McAlpine Bur nett. South Hadley, Mass; James B Fallon, Lowell, Mass; Hector J. Ere nette, Bellows Falls Falls, Vt; AIber H. McArdle, East Boston, Mass. Frank Miller East Providence, R. l. Joseph P. O'Brien, Providence, R. I. Adolph F. Pohl, South Boston, Mass. Samuel G. Siskin, New Haven, Conn Joseph L. Smith, Wakefield, Mass. Irving B.. Snader, North Cambridge Mass; Cesare Vagini, Hartford, Conn Died of Disease.
 Corporal Edward Costello. Law renee, Mass.
 Wagoner Albert H. Gavigan, Can ton, Mass.
 Cook Lloyd F. Emerson, Lebanon N. H. Private Samuel l. Murray, Whitins vile Mass.
 Prisoner. r Private Karl Hoffman, New Haver Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
CARDINAL GIBBONS A GRAND
 OFFICER OF LEGION OF HoNOF

Baltimore Md. Oct % - Cardinal Gibbons today announced his aC ceptance of the distinction conferred upon lim br the French government in making him a grand officer of the Legion of Honor. In a letter to the French 3mbassa dor at Washington, through whom the intention of the French government was made known 10 the cardinal recently. Cardinal Gib bons spoke of his love and admira ton for the French people and de- ciared that without their timely aid "ohr glorious eouRtrg-could never have been a nation"
 rAs. it WIS when the soil of your beloved country, uniting L9tin culture to the northern races. was first weld ed together" the cardinal said, "so again upon the soil of France has this last terrible conflict been fought in which the cause of civilization and liberty has ueeu assured.'
 Ambassador Jusserand. in his let ter notifying the cardinal of the pur- pose of his government. said the dec orstion comes from country (which has ever had fo. the Ur,iied States. ant has more than ever now. the Warmest sentiments of friendship"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
ne enemy west of Meerendre.

the enemy west of Meerendre.
 An item of great interest appears in the latest. announcement by the French war office concerning operations along the Aisne. It says: The Czecho- Slavs with us retook the village Of Terron.'
 The French are still moving active ly to the north of Laon and have now completed the occupation of Chalandry and Grandlup. To the southwest of Ghent they are firmly established on the east bank of the Lys river, having
 made crossings at several points, against which the enemy resisted with determination.
 I Around Le Cateau, where Americans are fighting with the British Fourth army, activity has diminished greatly. i The same is true of the American, sec 1 tor northwest of Verdun, where the i chief activity of the enemy has been ! the shelling of the American lines ] with mustard and other gas shells, and an air raid. which came near to achiev- ing the destruction of an American I base hospital.
 ! The German reply to President Will
 son is still the subject of much com ment, newspapers and public alike agreeing that Germany has by no
 means adequately met the desires of
 the president and the allied powers I Official cognizance of the note has not yet been taken by the United States . government.
 Meanwhile numerous German papers
 are calling upon the emperor to elim- mate himself from the question and
 declaring that peace must not be de layed on account of the HohenZollernE
 or for other reasons.
 Winter, unusually late this year, has
 set in on the front in northern Rus
 sia and a prolonged lull is looked fol
 in that territory.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
1,217 NAMES IN TWO
 ARMY CASUALTY LISTS

Washington, Oct. 22.-The follow ing casualties are reported by the Commanding General of the Ameri- can Expeditionary Forces:
 Killed in action 100; missing in &C., tion, 72; wounded severely 101; wounded slightly 105; died from acci- dent and other causes 3; died from wounds 49; died of disease SS; wounded (degree. undetermined), 145; prisoner 1; died of aeroplane acci- dent 1; total 66O.
 New England men are:
 Killed in Action.
 Corporal Harold S. Murphy, Hous- atomic, Mass.
 Private Dewey S. Green, Unionville, Conn.
 Missing in Action.
 Private William E. Dooley, Bridge port Conn.
 Wounded Severely in Action. Privates = Roderick H. Wogan Brookline Mass; Spiretone Mill Quincy, Mass; William L. Welsh Lawrence, Mass; William Henry Gaffney, Methuen, Mass.
 Slightly Wounded.
 Lieutenant John s. Bruce, Franklin N. H.
 Corporal Andrew R. Duffy, Brook line, Mass. Privates-Arthur Boucher, Worces- ter, Mass; James F. Casavan, Wor- l cester, Mass; Thomas L. Connolly South Deerfeld Mass; Clarence H Golf, Wallingford Conn; James Kelly, Boston Mass; Eugene B ! Sherrin. New Bedford Mass. | Died from Accident and Other Cause. 1 Private Walter Sobiske, Bridgeport i Conn.
 Died of Wounds.
 Corporal John R. Rhynard, Nortl Attleboro Mass. | Private John Alfred ricson, Water bury, Conn.
 Wounded Degree Undetermined).
 Sergeant Winfield Mcfarland Derby, Conn. l Corporals - Edward A. Saulniel ] Lynn, Mass; Carl A Besenbrucb Waterbury, Conn.,. James F. Hurley Newton Upper Falls, Mass. Thoma Padzniski, Fair Haven, Conn. I Privates-MichaeI J. Adj, Norwich Conn.,; Guy w. Brandow, Hartford Conn; Sargis A. George, New Brit ain, Conn.,; John Hamernick, Forest vile Conn; Frank H. Mcfarland Derby, Conn; Harry Petrowsky, Ne7 Haven, Conn; Stanley Ropiak, Ney Britain, Conn; John A. Ruffin Mid dletowh, Conn.,; Michael E. Smitl Derby, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
NEW HAVEN PRO- O-GERMAN
 CAUGHT AT SAN ANTONIO

New Haver Conn. Oct 22.-Max- inilian von Hoegen, young lawyer Of this city, whose pro- German utter ances and professed friendship with Former Ambassador von Bernstorff
 led to a night call from citizens who roughly handled him and compelled him to kiss the American flag some months ago. and who clnded secret service men. has been caught at San AnJornio, Texas, according to word received here today. Von Hoegen will be returned here but the charges to be brought against him in the United States court has not been disclosed, In filling out questionable von Hoegen is said to have made insult ing references to the United States
 and because of this he was sought
 The young mans family reside here
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
STEEL FROM sHIPYARDs
 FOR OTTER WAR INDUSTRIES

Philadelphia, Oct. 22.--From 10000 to 15,Oo0 tons of steel allotted to ship yards will be released each week for other war industries, it was announce ed today by Charles M. Schwab. di- rector general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation after a conference with representatives of all the steel ship yards of the east. The 10000 tons a week assigned to shipbuilding. it was stated. proved to be beyond the needs of the plants operating as they are, with a shortage of labor
 My next problem" said MT. Schwab, lis to get 150,o0U more train ed ship workmen. The shortage ex- ists in all the yards of the country and especially in the Delaware River district"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
SHORTAGE OF TELEPHONE
 OPERATORS IN NEW YORK

New York. oct. 22.-The New York Telephone company today suspendel I service in half the public booths here because of a shortage of operators caused by the Spanish influenza epi- demic. It was said that 2,O0e or about z5 per cent. of the operators gre il.
 Additional complaints were received today that doctors and druggists are uvercharging influenza patients, and that landlords are withholding heat from tenants. An ordinance which would compel landlords to. keep ther- mometers in their houses at 6S de- grees was introduced at a meeting of the board of aldermen today. If adopted, the measure will supplement similar clause in the sanitary code under which several landlords have been arrested
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
PRESIDENT DECORATES
 -HIGH MILITARY OFFICERS

Washington, Oct. 22. Marshals Foch. Joffre and Haig and Generals Petain, Diaz, Pershing and Gillian, chief of staff of the Belgian army were awarded the distinguished ser vice medal today by President Wilson acting as commander n-chief of the United States army.
 General Pershing was directed by Secretary Baker to act as President Wilson's representative in presenting the medals to the military leaders of the allies and to express to them the high regard of the people of the United States and of the American army for the distinguished and patri- otic service they have rendered in the common cause.
 General Tasker H. Bliss, former chief of staff and now assigned to the inter -allied war council. will represent the president in presenting the medal 1 to General PerShing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
CHANGES MADE IN THE
 PROHIBITION STATE TICKET

Hartford Conn.,, Oct. 1.-The secre- tary of state has been requested to remove from the prohibition state ticket the name of Lester C. Schriver, candidate for congress in the Second district, and substitute the name of Arthur w Chaffee of Middletown.
 William H. Heald of Stafford, can didate for the state senate in the 95th district, and r. Leroy Harwood of New London, in the 18th district, have also ltequested that their names be re- moved from the same ticket.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
TO ATTEMPT TO BREAK
 WORLDS ALTITUDE RECORD

New York. Oct 22.-An attempt to break the worlds altitude record of 21,000 feet for a two man airplane will be made by army f1iers from Ha- zeehurst Field Saturday at an avia- ton carnival at Belmont Park, it was announced here tonight. The aviators, who will be equipped with oxqgen tanks, also will try to break the un- official record of 23,O00 feet made re- gently at Chicago. Proceeds of the carnival will be used to purchase ath- letic equipment for army f1iers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
FAMINE CONDITIONS IN
 RUSSIA ARE APPALLING

New York Oct. 22.-A message de- scribing famine conditions in Russia as "appallingly critical and urging that all possible o-operaticn be given the Red Cross in supplying food, was received here tonight by the Joint Centenary Committee of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church from Dr. George A. Simons, Methodist missionary at Petrograd.
 Send food for retrosrad children via Denmark immediately" read the message. The moral effect of such work would result in increasing Rus sias sympathy and esteem for Amer iGs.'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-23
WOODEN SHIP YARDS
 ARE TO BE ELIMINATED

Washington, Oct 22.-BecaUse Of their ineff1ciency. from fifteen to twen- ty shipyards nv building wooden ships for the Emergency Fleet Corporation will not receive any additional con- tracts. Tn making this announcement tonight Chairman Hurley of the ship ping board said there would be ro cur tailment of the shipbuilding program, the step being taken to save mater ial, labor and money
 As fast as the yards complete the ships now under construction the workmen will be sent to other plants, which constantly are in need of ad- ditional labor Mir Hurley would not make public the. names of the yards TOT did he indicate when the closing of them would begin.
 The yards held to be inefficient have failed to deliver contract ships within i the time or at the price specified 1T l the contracts, MT. Hurley said