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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
MISLEADING REPORTS
 IN GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
About the Part America is to Play in
 the War.

Amsterdam, April 7.--Nearly all the German newspapers received here con- tain long articles devoted to the anni- versary of the entry of the United States into the war Many journals indulge in speculation regarding the wisdim of dragging America into the conflict against Germany and some come to the conclusion that 1t was un- wise to array the United States against the fatherland.
 The Taeglische Rundschau says Ger many lost her last chance to keep the United States out when she failed to prevent President Wilson's reelection
 because of his anti German leanings.' sBut," says the newspaper, .it is well to remember that MT. Wilson will soon come forward with another peace proposition"
 The Kruezzeitung says: 'aThe U-boat was a useful pretext for America to
 enter the war, and we supplied it. Il
 esabled President Wilson effectua1ly to conceal his true war motives. W. 1 thoroughly misread American senti- ment."
 The Berliner Tageblatt refuses te believe American help can bring vic tory to the entente. Continuing, i says:
 now passed it's zenith. The sei1rres
 of German, Austro- Hungarian. Dutcf
 and Swedish shipping. aggregating 2.' 1 0O0,0 tons. constitutes the enten.e't
 last reserves, which in three months | probably will be disposed of by ouI l U-boats. Then the entente will bt faced with the final question whether i new construction can keep pace witt the losses by boats"
 l The Weser Zeitung says America hal fallen short of the entente's expecta tions and cannot fulfill them.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08

bonds and help in the battle for a lasting peace.
 After the strenuous opening of the prive yesterday officials at the New England campaign headquarters to- day enjoyed a day of rest in prepara- tion for a renewal of work today. With g cities and towns in this fed eral district already lover the top" and with subscriptions, for the first day eonsercatively estimated at up- l waId of $12,000,0 ,000 campaign officials raising the quota.
 Programme For Publicity.
 The programme of publicity for. the loan in this district surpasses any thing accomplished in either of the two previous drives. Over f2,oOO 900 posters and pamphlets, cards and leaf lets have been distributed to the 2,o09 committees. More than 500,000 of the red. white an dblue target posters car
 rying the slogan Buy a Liberty Bond have been circulated. This poster is q distinctive New England, campaign feature. Of the stamps to get out on
 letters and parcel postage packages 1862, 900 have been prepared for dis tribution. Over a million copies of the primer of the new loan and
 similar number of copies of the leaf
 let Isn't America Good Enough For
 You" have been sent out
 Every milk dealer in New England
 will have caps enough to put on each
 bottle of milk for seven days during
 the campaign. The caps bear the red,
 white and blue bulls eye with the ap- peal to buy bond. A million red. white and blue Liberty loan bands for } wrapping shirts have been distrib- ) uted among laundrymen. Dashboard ! posters urging New Englanders to buy , bond will decorate over 100000 street cars until the campaign ends on May
 f.
 Over 150 Jewish Liberty loan. work : CTS from all parts of New England held a mass meeting here today and made plans for carrying the campaign : into each Jewish home.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS THIS WEEK.
Beginning Today Military Bills Will Have the Right of Way in House.

Washington, April 7.-With the na- ton entering the second year of war, congress works this week on important legislation designed to make it's powers more effective at the battle front and at home.
 While the house gives right of way to bills extending the draft law and
 other army legislation, the senate's schedule includes final disposition of
 several bills aimed at German spies
 and agents, to curb mob law against
 disloyalists and to stamp out propa-
 ganda Further consideration also will
 be given the Overman bill. increasing
 President Wilson's authority to reor-
 ganize government departments and make them more effective in prescott ing the war.
 The sedition bill penalizing pro-Ger- man utterances and attempts to ob- struct the army draft and Liberty bond
 sales temporarily has right of way in
 the senate, which will resume debate- tomorrow.
 Other bills which probably will go l to the president early this week are ! the measures extending espionage measures to enemy alien women and. providing $10,000 fine and thirty years | imprisonment fer destruction of war material or acts or propaganda cur tailing it's production Conference re- ports on both bills were approved yes- terday by the house and now await action in the senate.
 1 Renewal of senate debate on the 1 Overman bill also is promised tomor- row, with Senator Smith of Georgia prepared to attack the broad authority ] it proposes to confer on the president and Senator Lewis of Illinois demo cratic whip, ready to defend the legis- lation.
 Beginning tomorrow. military bills will have the right of way in the i house.
 l The principal fight is scheduled for next Thursday over the bill changing the draft quota from state populations I to the number of men in Class 1. a
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
WORK OF cANvAssERs
 WILL BEGIN TODAY.
Expect to Have Big Part of the 5000, 100000 Total This Week.

Washington, April 7.-Hard work by solicitors for third Liberty loan bonds will, begin tomorrow. Following weeks of careful organization of committees in every state, city and county, and the gala opening of the campaign yes. terday, workers are ready to start an intensive canvass for subscribers, and by the end of the week they expect to have a big part of the $3 900 000, 900 loan total. i
 Reports on yesterdays bond sales were so general in nature that officials at headquarters here tonight did not attempt to calculate the actual amounts subscribed. Indications were that they ran above $50,000,0 900, but this figure was based entirely on un- official estimates. To make up the l three billion dollar credit within the four weeks, it will be necessary 10 gather in more than $100, 900 day. No Optimism or Depression.
 By Tuesday or Wednesday the Lib | erty loan organization plans to have I dependable figures on. subscriptions The publicity men in every commuai l ty have been instructed to guard against either optimism or depression not warranted by sales figures.
 Reports from all parts of the coun- try today indicated that the popular l enthusiasm for the loan was far greater than on the first day of either of the two previous campaigns. One cause assigned for this was well o. | ganized publicity and the aid given the campaign in advance by newspapers
 Secretary McAdoo. after speaking yesterday in Philadelphia, will start tomorrow on his southern tour. stop ping first at Richmond, Va.
 From headquarters of the American expeditionary force in France came today a Liberty loan message from General Pershing.
 SeIf-Denial Denotes Patriotism.
 Every dollar subscribed to the Lib. erty loan is dollar invested in Amer, ican manhood" cabled the general Every dollar subscribed as the resui of self-denial means partnership in thS hardships and risks of our men in tho trenches Every dollar subscribed VII confirm the. determination of our peo. pie at home to stand by it's army to | victorious end. An overwhel elming sub. scription to the third Liberty loan Wi be patriotic expression of confide1c, l in our ability as a nation to maintain
 all that we hold dear in civilization" i Nearly fifty communities reportet
 today they had exceeded their quot a
 in the first days work, and thereb,
 had won the right along with 150 an nounced yesterday to fly the Libert, loan honor flag.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
GEN. SHUTS QUESTIONS
 ' AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR
5luntly Asks of Premier clemenceau
 Sought Peace Negotiations.

Paris, April 7.R-General Shuts, the South African delegate in London for the British cabinet, was. according to Le Matin. the figure high in the coun- cil of the entente allies" referred to by Premier .Clemenceau in his state ment of April denying the assertion of Count Czernin that the French prime minister had sought to open peace negotiations with Austria Hun gary. The representative of the Dual Monarchy who met General Shuts in Shuts in Switzerland was Count Mensdorff- Pouilly- -Dietrichstein, Aus tro-H Hungarian ambassador at London when the war broke out.
 Asks Direct Question.
 Immediately upon being. introduced to Count Mensdorff. says the news paper in relating the interview, Gen. eral Shuts. taking the initiative . in the conversation, bluntly said:
 '1s it true that you wish to. make a separate peace?"
 This direct query was too much for the trained diplomat and the coun; began long, evasive reply.
 "Yes or no?" reiterated the British representative.
 Obtaining no direct reply, Genera Shuts said:
 "Then--good night!"
 Three Minute Interview.
 The interview lasted barely. three minutes. Vienna was shocked, Le Ma tin says. at ,the beorish manner of tn, old Transvaal warrior.
 Alexander Ribot, who was premier from March until September, 1917, to, day refused to make any statemen concedning the incident, saying: The present government is per. fectly competent to give such explana tions as are deemed necessary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08

little meaning except to those who are directing the operations.
 People ask: will the boches get AmiensT'
 Allied Armies Are unbeateu.
 My reply is perhaps they. will if General Foch can smash more Ger man divisions by letting them in than by keeping them out. Unbeaten ar mics are more important than are towns, and what has happened in this battle does not show on the map.
 "Germanys gains look like a fat juicy pear to the newspaper reader but the kaiser knows how hollow it is at the core.
 General Ludendorff is being fenced with and hustled not by our main forces but by little more than our covering troops and if it is no time for bragging and over confidence, nei- ther is it the time for nervousness over little fluctuations in the battle fronts"
 French General Staff Confident.
 All those who approach the French general staff share the confidence oi this official
 Premier Clemeneeau. returning iron his almost daily visits to the field oi operations, brings back the same note and he has earned new title. that O confidence barometer That baro- meter has been for many days f1xec at fair and now it is rising.
 General Foch, it is now generally understood, will not be drawn by thu Germans but will hold his reserves fol the moment chosen by him. "Wait 5it.r
 Wait a bit. Wait a bit" Thus tn, entente allied supreme commander re. plies with a characteristic sweep o his arm when asked about the future General Foch's calm deliberation i: compared with the bearing of Marsha Joffre before and during the battle O the Marne and this contributes nt little to confidence in his battle plans
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
PLEA FOR cLEMENcY
 FOR BoLo PASHA
. Has Been Made to President Poin.
 care by Counsel Albert Salles.

Paris, April 7-President Poincare today received Albert Sales, counsel for Bolo Pasha, who recently was convicted on a charge of treason and sentenced to death. The attorney pre- scented plea for clemency for his cli- ent
 This is Bolo Pasha's last hope. II is expected that President Poincare will give decision promptly and if it is adverse to granting clemency the date for the execution of Bolo will be set immediately. It is contrary to custom to publish the decision reached by the chief executive
 Bolo Pasha might attempt to pro- long his life in the event of an adverse decision by asking to be heard as 3 witness at the trials of Senator Hum bert and Ex- Premier CaiIlaux. In case he takes this step Captain Bouchar- don, examining magistrate at the Paris military court, will decide whether Bolo's testimony is necessary. It was announced today that the total cost of Bolo Pasha's trial amounted to fewer. than two thousand dollars
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
SIX PERSONS KILLED
 WHEN TRAIN STRUCK AUTO Four Persons Were S iured at Fort
 Wayne, Ind.

Fort Wayne. Int, April 7-Six per- sons were killed and four seriously in- jured and $700 in gold was scattered along the Wabash . Railway track when a passenger train struck an au- tomobile in which ten persons were riding here tonight Some of the bod ies of those killed were carried three blocks and one of them was found wedged in the front of the engine.
 Those killed were MT and Mrs. Her man Steagman. Rudolph Alexander, Mrs. Max Brand. Otto Fatzer. [ years old and Elizabeth Fatzer years old. All resided in Fort Wayne.
 The gold, which was strewn along the railway, belonged to Steagman, who would not put his money. in a bank and who had placed the $701 in can under the rear seat Police found and collected $550 of the money
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08

New York, April 7.--With the third Liberty loan campaign well on its way under the impetus of the spectacular features of the opening day. the joan committee for the New York federal reserve district, buckled down today to its, task of selling $1, 1,500,000,000 worth of. bonds, $S0O,OOO,oOO in excess of it's official quota.
 Army of 2,2oo- Speakers.
 An army of 2.2oe speakers. including bankers, laborers, clubwomen. farm CTS, politicians, actresses and clergy men, addressed meetings today throughout the district, speaking ;n 24 languages. Nine hundred orators are held for work in this city. but the rest are scattered through the state, Jersey and Fairfield county, Connec- ticut.
 20 Day AirpIane Flight. A twenty day airplane flight across 1 the state will be made by Lieutenant Joseph c. Steplin, the youngest Amer ican member of the Lafayette esca- drille. Starting Thursday, he will ] bomb the state with loan leaflets and will deliver addresses in thirty five cities.
 Parade of Loyal Women. !
 The committees in New York. and other. cities are planning for April 2I q parade of mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of soldiers and sailors l who will carry their service flags. Wo- men entitled to display the largest humber of stars will be made cap. | tains and leaders of platoons.
 The loan committee announced tha- through misunderstanding some stores have ordered "honor flags" tC | be sold to purchasers. of bonds. Sucf sales, the committee explained, art forbidden, as the flags are awarded free. ..~.-,
 l Victor Hugo Barranco, special agen in New York for the Cuban govern ment, received today from Presiden Menocal a cable message congratulat ing him on his appointment as a mem l Der of the Latin American Libert, SE Loan Committee, which was organize to aid in, the sale of bonds among tn 60,000 Spanish speaking residents 0 this city. Some of the Latin-Ameri can countries at war with German, are represented on the committee b, their resident consuls.
 Ensign Fisher. Takes S1oo,ooo.
 Ensign J. E. Fisher, U. $. N. R., wh was graduated from Yale in 1911 an who is now doing duty in foreign wa ters, has. sent in subscription fo $100,000 worth of bonds. the loan com mittee announced. Last year he pur chased two patrol boats at 5000 each and leased them to the govern , ment at one dollar a month.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD ,-
 HEADQUARTERS "cAR 2o27
In Which Director General McAdoo ia '' Making Liberty Loan Tour.


 Washington, April 7.-The main headquarters of the government rail- road administration for the next few weeks will be Gar 302," travelling over thousands of miles of main tracks and shunting from siding to siding.
 It is the office car of Director Gen eral McAdoo, who while touring the country as secretary of the treasury. speaking on behalf of the third Lib erty loan, will continue active super vision over railway operation. Ar engagements have been made to use railroad telegraph wires to keep MT. McAdoo in constant long distance touch with general headquarters in Washington. Car 302' is fitted up as an office with desks. typewriter stands and a dictaphone. Inside, MT. McAdoo will be railways manager; on the platform outside. speaking for the loan, he will be secretary of the treas- ury.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
13 GERMAN AtRPLANES
 BROUGHT DOWN SATURDAY
In Fight With British Airmen-
 Eleven Others Were Disabled.

London, April 7-Thirteen German airplanes were brought down in fight ing with British airmen Saturday, eleven others were disabled and two were shot down by anti-aircraft guns, according to the British aviation com munication issued this evening. Six teen British machines which were sent out have not yet been accounted for, but many of them are thought possi- bly to have N n forced to make land ings inside th,&r own lines, in the pre- yailir1g had we'd ther
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
coNcoRn's OLD BELL WAS
 RUNG FOR LIBERTY LOAN
The Bell Whose Tones Called the Far
 ners to Arms in 1775.

Concors Mass, April 6. = An old bronze bell whose clear tones sum- moned the farmers of Concord to arms in 1775. to fight for their country's liberty, rang again yesterday to call forth the resources of Concord's citi- zens in support of the country,s Lib- erty loan to provide for it's present battles. The bell has been kept as one of the historic souvenirs, of town in which every roadside boulder stands as a witness of the first. battle of the revolution, and today was ,rune from a stand erected in front of the bank building that houses the town head quarters of the Liberty loan cam paign.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Carlos E. stoddard.

New Haven, Conn.,, April 7.-Mrs, Carlos F. Stoddard. a prominent wom
 an suffrage worker in Connecticut and
 daughter of Judge William Milliken of
 Washington, D. C., died at her home here today, aged 40 years. She was born at Somerville, Tenn. Before her marriage she played leading parts in
 number of productions on the legiti- mate stage, among them "Ransom's Folly,' in which she appeared with Robert Edson. She was for three years president of the New Haven Equal Franchise league, was chairman of the New Haven County Suffrage association, and had been an active worker in state suffrage campaigns.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
sEISMoGRAPAs RECORD
 LONG RANGE GUN SHOCKS
Instruments All Over This countr,
 Record Explosions.

Buffalo, N. Y. April 7.-Professor John A. Curtin. who has had charge of the seismograph at Canisius College in this city for years, declared tonight that the shocks of the explosion of the long range German gun with which Paris is being bombarded have been recorded on seismographs all over the country. The shock, he ex- plained. causes the needle to record small dot on. the smoked papGr on the cylinder of the earthquake detec- tor.
 Since Palm Sunday, Professor Cur tin said, instruments all over this country have been showing these dots and the opinion now is that they are caused by the German cannon
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
TWO FIRES DO s15ooo
 DAMAGE AT BLOOMFIELD.
A Number of Sheds and Fifty Tons ot
 Cottonseed Meal Were Destroyed.

Bloomfield, Conn, April 7.-Loss es- timated at about $15,0OO was caused today by two fires which destroyed a number of sheds and fifty tons of cot tonseed meal on the plantation of the Griffin Tobacco corporation here. One fire, which occurred during the late forenoon, was started by sparks from a chimney falling on shed roof. The second fire, which was during the early afternoon, started in some wood land and spread to the sheds.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
RUSSIAN WARsHIPs HAVE LEFT HELSlNGEORS
They Are Bound For kronstadt, the Fortress of Petrograd.

Petrograd, April 7.-(By The Asso- ciated Press). Russian warships which had been anchofed in the har bor of Helsingfors have left that Fin nish port for Kronstadt, the fortress of Petrograd. according to an an- nouncement made here today The Finnish council of, commissaries has gone to Viborg.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
GROUND GLASS IN FOOD
 SHIPPED TO CAMP TRAVIS
Fifty Members of Officers FamiIie:
 and Enlisted Men Are III.

San Antonio, Tex, April 7.-Proof of the presence of ground glass in nine different articles of food shipped to the Ninetieth division commissary at Camp Travis was announced tonight by Major Noel Gains, in charge of the military police, Ninetieth division. Fifty members of officers families and enlisted men are i'll, he said.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
LANDING FIELDS FOR
 AERO MAIL SERVICE Have Been Selected at New York, Philadelphia and Washington.

Washington, April 7.-Landing fields have been selected for the New York Philadelphia-Wa Washington aero mail service and the postoffice department announced tonight that the service will start not later than May 15 and probably earlier The landings will be made at Potomac Park. Washing ton; Bustleton, North Philadelphia, and Belont Park, New York. The Westchester Racing Association of fered the government the use of Bel mont Park without cost when diff culty was found in getting suitable property at reasonable rental
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS
 FOR LIBERTY LOAN
Two Hartford Insurance Companies
 Take $2,5oo, 1000 Worth of Bonds.

Boston, April 1.-Two large sub- scriptions were reported from Connec- ticut soon after the drive opened. the
 Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company taking $1,500,000 worth of bonds and the Hartford Fire Insurance
 Company $1,000, 900. A $50, 900 sub scription also was received from the Union St Jean Baptiste d'Amerique l of Woonsocket R
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
A CONSTITUTION HAS :,
 BEEN DRAFTED FOR RUSSIA
By Councils of Worknnen and Soldiers
 Delegates.

Moscow, Saturday. April s.-By The Associated Press). The central executive committee of the Russian councils of workmen's and soldiers delegates has drafted a constitution for a socialist federated republic. At a forthcoming meeting of the eommit- tee Premier Lenine will deliver a speech explaining. the proposed new governmental authority. .sl
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
RETREAT OF FRENCH IS
 CAUSING NO UNEAslNEss
General Feeh Asks the People to "Wait
 Bit"

Paris, April 7.-The German attack yesterday on the left bank of the River Disc between Chauny and Bari sis is taken by some military critics as indicating that the enemy, finding himself cramped in the salient his of fensive has created toward Montdidier and Amiens, is seeking more elbow room, as without 1t he will be unable to deploy his masses in Hindenburg style.
 The retirement of the French to positions prepared in advance causes no uneaEiness here. Paris is learning to neglect in the official commrniques smaller details. the significance of which appears only to those having the whole situation before them.
 German Gains Mean Little.
 People should not allow themselves to be hypnotized by the. official bulle- tins" said a high official whose ad- vice seems to have been accepted Tn a battle like this" he added, "buIletins showing more or less important ad- vnncas and retreats are simply geo. graphical summaries which convey
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN
 CARRIED INTO CHURCHES
ciersymen Urged Their Congregations
 to Purchase Bonds.

Boston, April 7.-The campaign to obtain New England's third Liberty loan quota of s25o, ,00O, 900 was carried into the churches today. From vir- tually every altar and pulpit, clergy men urged their congregations to buy
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
Cabled Paragraphs
Long Range Gun Shells Pa

Paris, April 7.-The .bombas of Paris by the German lor gun was resumed this aft n half past three o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08

Sir Ernest ShackeIton arrived at Panama from Chili, where he was on a diplomatic mission. W
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08

The Federal Trade Commission or dered s1 lumber firms in the West to end unfair methods of competitor.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08

The Norwegian shipping losses fol the month of March totaled 19 ships of 54,9s4 tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08

Governor Edge of New Jersey, an nouneed his candidacy for the United States Senate.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08

Eighteen Parision dealers in dia- monds are under prosecution for trad ing with the enemy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
Condensed Telegrams

The name of one American, wound ca, appeared on the Canadian casualt- ies list