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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
2so,ooo MEN ARE TO BE
 CALLED NEXT MONTH
War Department Announces Regis
 trants Must Report June 24.

Washington. May 31.-(By A P.)- Official announcement was made to- day that 2S0,000 men will be called to the colors during June. They will be ordered to report June 24, but it has not yet been determined to what camps they can be assigned. so the list Of appointments is for the pres ent being withheld.
 The quota is based on estimates of the space available for the men in camps and cantonments. If the rate of shipments of troops across again is raised, still more men may be called. Tn any event the probabilities are that enough men win be called for special service to round the number out to 300. 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
DENY IMPLICATION IN
 THE TRACER LYNcHING
Defense Has Rested and Case Proba.
 bly, Will Go to the Jury Today.

Edwardsville, Ills, May 91. - The eleven men charged with the murder of Robert Paul Prager, enemy alien, who was lynched by mob at Collis- vile on April ,. testified in their own behalf today and each disclaimed any responsibility for the act.
 The defense rested tonight and the case probably will go to the jury to- morrow
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
M'ADoo HAS APPOINTED
 TRAFFIC COMMITTEES
To Work Out Changes to Be Made in
 New High Rate Schedules.

Washington. May 31.-To work out many changes to be made in the new high rate schedules. Director General McAdoo today appointed traffic com mittees for the eastern. western and southern districts and for local re- gions, to hear complaints of shippers and recommend notifications.
 At the same time it became known at the railroad administration that the director general plans to order a num- Der of reductions in rates. to maintain existing rate relationships between rival communities and to protect cer- tain industries. before June a5, when the new schedules are to go into eff feet
 Interurban electric lines are consid- ering a general increase in both freight and passenger rates it was learned here today. Such increases in most cases would be subject to review by state commissions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
GAS MASKS ARE BEING
 MADE FOR WAR HORSES
New Type Being Turned Out at Rate
 of 5000 Daily.

Washington, May S1.-(By A. P)- Every horse and mule in the American Expeditionary Forces soon will be equipped with new type of gas mask which it is declared will make them impervieus to gas attacks. The masks are coming from specially equipped factory at the rate of 5000 day, the Gas Defence Service announced today, and are going rapidly to Franeo
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
TWO HYDRO
 MAKE FLIGHT TO CUBA.
President MenoeaI Later Made Flight
 in One of Them.

Havana. May S1.-Two United States hydro -airpfanes arrived today. at a Cuban port, having flown from an American. port.
 President Menocal, Secretary of War Jose darti, American Minister Con zales and Cuban Aviators "Panchito' Terry and Parla later made flights in one of the hydro -airplanes The first three declared that the experience was wonderful.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
BoLsHEV!KI REPRESENTATIVE
 ARRESTED IN PHILADELPHIA
John Reed Taken Into custody While
 Making a soaphox Speech.

Philadelphia. May 31;-John Reed. the socialist and representative of. the Russian Bolsheviki. was arrested to- night while trying to make soapboX speech on a street corner and was held on charge of melting to riot and breach of the peace.
 Reed was to have addressed a meet ing in a hall here tonight under so- cialistic auspices. but the police pro- hibited the meeting on the ground that this was not an appropriate time for such q gathering. When he and his followers found the hall barred against the mthey went around the corner and when Reed started to speak the police stopped him. There was some interference with the po- lice and in a shcrt mixup which fol- lowed Reed and another man were ar rested.< No one was hurt.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA
 HAS BEEN ASKED TO EXPLAIN
Why He Has Made Rules for Indus. tries Conflicting With Federal Orders.

Washington, May 31.-The national war labor board today asked Governor Burnquist of Minnesota to explain mission had promulgated set of principles to govern industrial rela- tions in that state which are different from those enunciated by the war labor board for the country at large.
 Joint Chairmen Taft and Walsh an- nounced the step had been taken in consequence of complaint filed by the Minnesota State Federation of Labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
BRAVERY DISPLAYED BY
 Y. M. c. A. WORKERS IN FRANCE
Carried Supplies to French Soldiers Under Shell and Machine Gun Fire.

Paris, May S1.-Thirty Y. NJ. c. A. workers in the face of the German ad- vance and under heavy shell and ma chine gun fire. carried supploes to the French soldiers during the fighting. They burned their own warehouses to keep them from falling into the hands of the Germans. One hundred huts were destroyed by shell fire.
 Marion Heron, a sister-in- law of Former President William II. Taft, and Jane Boiler, both of Cincinnati, es- pecially distinguished themselves. The Rev. Halliday Smith of Nyack, N. Y, and Hadley Cooper of Piermont, N. Y, were both gassed while aiding the wounded and died later in a hospital
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
MADoO CALLS UPON
 KITCHlN TO RETRAcT
Assertion That Administration Was
 Influenced by Publishers Lobby.

Washington, May 31-Secretary Me- Adoo has called upon Representative Of North Carolina. democratic floor leader in the house, to retract his assertion in a recent speech that a publishers lobby working for repeal of the zone system of increased post age rates influenced the decision of the administration to insist upon revenue legislation at this session of con- greSS
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
MAYOR OF LIMERICK REFUSES
 TO TAKE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
NationaIists May Not Return to Par
 lament for Fortnight.

Dublin, May 31-The Irish Nation alist party leaders. at tleir meeting in Dublin yesterday and last night, debated the question of whether the Nationalist members of parliament should return to Westminster No de- finite date was fixed. and it is not likely they will return for a fortnight
 A. M. O'Mara. mayor of Limerick, has been ordered by the Court of Kings Bench to take the oath of al- legiance before exercising his magis- terial functions. The mayor had re- fused to take the oath.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
FAIRFIELD PRISONERS
 TO BE PUT TO WORK.
They Are to Do Road Work Under
 Observation of Guards.

Bridgeport, Conn. May 31.-For the of Connecticut, prisoners of the Fair field county. jail will be put to work Monday on the state roahs. These prisoners will be under the observa- ton of guards and in case of refrac- tion they will be secured with ball and chain. In the future all prisoners un- der sentence at this institution will be put at work on state road repair work, or let to farmers who can use at least five, if the present plans are successful
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
TO REDUCE EXoRBffANT
 EXCHANGE RATES ON lTALYs
Italy is to Have Special Government
 Control of Imports and Exports.

New York, May S1.-Preliminary to a measure to reduce exorbitant ex- change rates on Italy, the Italian gov- ernment will permit no imports into that country after June 1 without special government authorization and no exports will be allowed without the approval Of the Italian National Exchange institute according to an announcement tonight by the Italian bureau of information here.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
GERMAN LOSSES SINCE
 MARCH 31, 664, 1o4
Reichstag Gets statistics of Prison
 CTS From General Staff.

New York, May 31-An April 27 the German general staff was not in po- sition to give detailed information re- garding the German losses in the of fensive operations begun on March 21. This announcement was made in the Reichstag, by General von Wristberg, according to the Berlin Vorwarts, a copy of which has been received by The Associated Press
 The number of men taken prisoner and missing in the German armies up to March 31. Gen. von Wristberg said, was 664, ,1o4. Most of these were pris- oners, there being 236,00O prisoners in France 119.000 in England, and 157 900 in Rumania and Russia. The remainder, about 152, 900, should be considered as dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
ITALIAN STEAMSHIP FALLS
 PREY TO SUBMARINE
Veronica Was in the Service of the
 Italian Government.

New York, May 31-Word was re- ,eived tonoght here in marine circles nat the Italian steamship Verona, a vessel of S261 tons gross register had ,een sunk by a German submarine. Off, ic.als here of the Navigazione Gener- ale Italiana Line, owners of the ship, said they had Eeceived no official con- srmation of the report. The vessel ras in th4 service of the Italian gov ,rnment. The sinking is said to have szken place last week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Chief Secretary Shortt, of Ireland, announced that sixty-nine persons were arrested and deported in con- nection with revolutionary plots.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
GREEK TROOPS CAPTURE 1900 2
 GERMANS AND BULoARIANs
And Laroe Qventitv Of War Mater.
 isl on the Macedonian Front. .r

London, May s1-Nore than 1.5sso German and Rulrarian prisoners. among them g officers. and large quantity of war materials. have been- cantured by Greek troops on the Mace-~ donian front. says an oficial commuz. mica tion received from Salonili to- night
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
FURTHER FOOD CONSERVATION URGED
Food Administrator Hoover Calls Upon People to Make
 Larger Sacrifice
FOOD CONSUMPTION CAN BE REDUCED 15ob

In Message Delivered at Philadelphia Mr. Hoover Declared That Gemanys Food Situation Is Growing Worse and That of the Allies Is Steadily Returning to NormalAs
 serted That Germany's Practice of Extortng Supplies From Conquered Territory Has Caused More Deaths Than All Those Whom Germany Has Killed in Battle.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
VANGUARD OF THE GERMAN ARMY
 HAS REACHED VALLEY IF THE MARINE
Cabled Paragraphs
Germans Seize Forts at Kronstadt.

Germans Seize Forts at Nrohstaoe'
 London, June 1.-The Daily Mails Copenhagen correspondent says that according to the Petrograd newspaper Pravo the Germans have seized and fortified some of the forts at Kron Stadt
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

the ether laden air is believed respon- sible for the accident.
 The building was entirely destroyed. The loss will reach about $3OO0
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
GENERAL cRozIER HAS
 RETURNED FROM EURcoE
Where He Has Been studvinu the
 Handling of Ordnance Problems.

Washington, May s1-Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance and mem Der of Secretary Bakers war council. returned to Washington today after an extended stay in Europe for ob-. servation of the handling of ordnance problems there
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The Federal Courts allowed the re- ceivers of the Aetna Explosive Co.,. Inc, of New York to increase pay of employees, because of large profits.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the heirs of John G. Wen del must pay $46,O00 inheritance tax on $1, 800 900 of real estate. The prop erty was transferred to two sisters two years before the testators death.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

former passenger liner of the Ham burg American line. She was one of the German ships taken over by the United States at the declaration Of war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

A final decision in the controversy between commercial telegraphers and their employers will be given by the war labor board at New York today.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The Swedish Minister at London an nounced that Britain and Sweden signed a commercial and navigation agreement
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The grippe like epidemic in Spain continues to spread and some deaths have been reported. King Alfonso and several of his ministers are ill.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
British Mission at Ruenos Aires.

Buenos Aires. May S1.-The British mission headed by Sir Maurice De Bunsen arrived here today and was given an enthusiastic reception by the people at the dock.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The Peruvian Chamber of Deputies approved the governments project for issue of 100000 pounds of nickel coin guaranteed by gold.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The Security Trust Co.,, of Lexng- ton, Ky, with resources of. $1,927 900, was admitted to the Federal Reserve System.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The practice of British airpIanes dropping leaflets behind the German lines has been discontinued.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

George H. Lacoske, 24, cadet aviator, was killed at Taylor field, Montgomery, Ala, yesterday when his plane went into nose dive and fell about 200 feet
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Four tons of coin were sent to the New York Treasury in New York by the Red Cross. The govern ment asked that it be released prompt ly to prevent a shortage.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Wilson & Co.,. Chicago packers de- mand investigation by Federal Tarde Commission of charges that spoiled beef has been supplied to the army.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Menotti serrati, editor of the social ist newspaper Avanti. was arrested at Milan. Italy yesterday in connection with his activities in Turin at the time of the revolt there last year
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

John Ross Robertson. proprietor of the Toronto Evening Telegram. died at his home in Toronto, Ont, yesterday after an illness of six weeks from pneumonia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
Condensed Telegrams

Newark, N. J., conductors will strike if women are employed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Officers of the signal corps in charge of awarding Of contracts for airplanes were called before Charles F. Hughes, in charge of the department of justices investigation into aero production and questioned.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

William F. Whitcher. editor of the Woodsville News and formerly asso- riated with the Boston Traveller and the Boston Advertiser, died at Woods vile, N. H.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01
BRITISH LOSSES DURING
 MAY WERE ENORMOUS
Total of 1esao2 Has Been Reported
 20.5fa Are Deaths.

London. May 31.-Casualties in the British ranks, reported during the month of May, reached total of 1es.- Sn2. The losses were divided as fol- lows:
 Killed or died of wounds-O Officers, 1,526: men. 20.51S.
 Wounded or missing-Ofcers 6,1S2; men, 1SS.566.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Exports from New York "Wednesday were: flour, SS13 barrels; bacon, 1S,- 133 450 pounds: corn meal, 500 bar rels: oatmeal 967 packages; lard = 1900 pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Clarence H. Mackay offered his country home Harbor Hill at Roslyn. L. l.. to the Red Cross for use as hospital The place has 500 acres with buildings to house 300 patients.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The Canadian Club of New York is starting drive for s100,000. to aid de- pendents of American soldiers in the Canadian army
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

According to ruling of the Fuel Administration, twenty -four western and southern states may not use an- thracite coal during the summer, while the New England and Atlantic states will be allowed larger supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

More than 100000 tons of ships are released to the United States and all lies by Sweden under the terms of Inc commercial agreement signed at Stockholm by representatives of the two governments.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The peace committee of the Quakers in New York declared for war until Germany is beaten
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Exemption boards in New York have exchausted Class IA.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The New Bedford Cotton Manufac- turers voted yesterday to grant an increase of fifteen per cent. in wages beginning June 5.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

British casualties reported week by week have recently been running near the 40, 900 mark evidently represent ing the losses sustained during the heavy fighting that started with the beginning of the German offensive in March. The total reported during April was only 52.475. as the lists ap- parentiv did not begin to reflect fully the effects of the casualties sustained in resisting the German thrusts in Picardv and Flanders until the begin ning of May.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The NutIey, N. J., drive for pledges for $3,O00 monthly for war relief end ed with more than $2,600 in sight
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

R. s. Clark, Friendship, Maine, is mentioned in yesterdays Canadian casualty list as having been gassed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Lieutenant John L. Mitchell, aviator, was killed in action somewhere in France, according to a telegram re- ceived by his mother at Milwaukee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Bread crumbs are being collected by school children in certain parts of Austria for starving children in Croa- tia
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

Lieut.. p. G, Mihleder, aviation in- structor at Taliaferro Field Tex, died from injuries received in a fall.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The northern terminus of the new postplane service between New York and Washington will be at Branch Brook Park. Newark.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-01

The House Committee on Rules fin ished it's inquiry of mail delays. It seems likely the matter will be pigeon holed
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Rochester Shut Ont in First,
Batted Ont in Last by Bears

Newark's New International League
outht twice torpedoed Arthur Irwin's
Rochester brig yesterday in Wieden-
mayors Park, Newark. Aicer Jenson
pitched supefbly and accounted for a
20 victory in the opener. The Bears
used their maces to produce five runs
TO Rochester's one in the final combat.
The first game was entirely eniov-
able from Newark fans standpoint.
'enson was never in danger, sending
eight OF lrwins hefty swingers back to
the bench with the third strike verdict
ringing in their ears. The offence was
taken care of chiefly by Madden. Twice
Miller got in position to score and
each time Madden responded with q
clean thrust through the enemy's first
line trenches. The two runs which re-
suited were the only markers of the
game. '''o
The second victory was scored bv
the Bears heavy artillery. Gather
pounded Brogan for two doubles. Rom
mel and Fielder had two-timers, too.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Standard Shipbuilders
Score Easy Victory. 60

Judging by the size of the crowd,
estimated at $4,000, that witnessed the
baseball game between the employees of
the Standard Shipbuilding Corporation
and the Morse Drydock Company yes
Staten Island, baseball is still looked
upon as the national game.
Dan Griner, formerly of the Brook
lyn National team. pitching for the
Standard team, held the Morse nine
runless, winning by the score of to O..
Jimmy johnson umpired the game
The battery for the Standard team
was Griner and Dedie; for Morse, PEN
nington and Damn.
Following the game there were tugs
OF war between picked teams from
various plant departments, which fur
nished entertainment for the big
crowd
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
*Approxinated.
Jersey Official to Visit
Fulton and Demnsev

Harrison, N. j., will be placed on
the pugilistic map when Fred Fulton
ard Jack Dempsey meet 81. the Fed
eral League ball park next Saturday
at o:ao p m. 1t will be the first big
match of Importance since the New
Jersey boxing law went into effect and
to be sure that the principals live up
to their contracts Chairman John S.
Smith of the Boxing Board will visit
both camps this week TO see that they
are in perfect condition to put up their
best work
- Mr.. Smith will visit Dempsey at Long
Branch tomorrow and Fulton at Rye
Beach Wednesday and from yesterdays
reports from the camps of the boxers
IL is thought the chairman can do moth
Ing but sanction the conditions of the
men.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Jersey City Divides With
Syracuse in Double Bill

Jersey City and Syracuse made it
an even break in the wind-up of their
series at West Side Park yesterday
afternoon with victory and defeat
each way.
Donovan's crew got away with the
opening battle by pushing a run across
in the twelfth inning after the rivals
had made it scoreless race in the
other eleven laps.
After losing the first battle JERSEY
City came through with an easy vic
tory in the second, outplaying the
visitors all the way, piling up four
runs, at the same time blocking SYRIA
cuse scoring attempts with a shut-out.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Benny Leonard to Box
In Jersey Citv TONIGHT

Benny Leonard. worlds lightweight
cnamplon' will get into action again
tonight. He will take on Young Grad
wen at the Armory Athletic Associa
eion OF Jersey City. 1t will be his first
ap ahppsaIance s IN ring in that city since
he became champion. N'''NN
Leonard has been granted fur,onoh
from his duties as boxing instrnctor rs' - -
Camp Upton in order to derend b;s
title. The champion has trained ak.
gently y for this bout and will make an
e,iort to add Gradwell to his remark.
able list of Knockout victims. III q n
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Grand Circuit Trots
Open at Toledo To-day

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 21.-With more
than 200 of the big line horses here
the inaugural meeting of the Grand
Circuit will open tomorrow with
tour races. The first and most impor-
tant is the free-for-all pace. which has
Hal Boy, Miss Harris M, Russell Boy
single u, Walter Cochato and William
as entries.
Horsemen predict a new record in
this event, as the Toledo track is
deemed one of the fastest in the cir
cult. Additional interest attaches to
the opening event with the announce
ment that William 1:58a), worlds
champion PAGER, will start for the first
time this season, having been laid up
with throat affection.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Ball Players Earn $3.50
By Hitting Tobacco Signs

With the 1918 season half completed.
the big stckers throughout the country
have batted out prize hits to the
amount of $3.50. This amount is the
total earned by twenty-nine individuals
for thirty-one hits against the tobacco
signs which are located in the various
parks. There were two repeaters
among the twentynine, both hajling
from the Texas League Sears. Of Forf
worth, and Sykes, of San Antonio.
being the fortunate men. '''0'
The Texas Leaguers were most ;.5,,
trlous in pursuit of the tobacco nr;zas
as there have been nine hits made in
that circuit. '''"ue III
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Gil Nichols and Wilfred Reid
Beat James Donaldson
and Pat Boyle

The members of the Deal Golf Club
turned out in great force to aid the
Red Cross yesterday afternoon, and
incidentally to witness the fourball
professional match between Gilbert
Nichols and Wilfrcd Reid against
James Donaldson and Pat Boyle. Mich
oils and Reid won by 2 up, to play.
The spectators had no hesitation in
showing their Red Cross spirit when
it came to auctioning off the caddie
privileges, as first choice was taken by
J. B. Reagan at the modest sum OF
$1,000. He chose Pat Doyle and the
American flag. Second choice went to
George Herd at s1,1O0, and he selected
Gil Nichols and the French flag. Third
choice went to Mr.. Arend for $1,000,
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
American Association
Title Won by Kansas Cit,

Chicago, July 21.-The Kansas CITY
baseball team was awarded the pennant
in the American Association at the
close of to-day's game. which marked
the end of the 1918 season, by Thomas
j. Hickey, president of the league.
This action followed the decision
to-day OF the club owners to close
the park Immediately in response to
Secretary of War Bakers interpreta-
ton of the work or fight" order for
baseball players Of draft age.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Indians in Tie
With Athletics
WindUpSeason

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 21.-The
American League season wound up in
Cleveland to-day with a doubleheader
with Philadelphia. Cleveland won the
first, 3 to 2, in eleven innings, the
deciding run being sent across the
plate on Dugan's wild throw.
The second game ended in tie, S to
D. the game being called to let the
visitors catch train for home. Wat
son pitched both games for Philadel-
phla and was poorly supported.
The scores: