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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
CAPTAIN WHFSLER GOT >
 AWAY WITH s62,se6.e1
When He Robbed the Bank at Camp
 Funston Last Friday.

Camp Funston, Kas., Jan. 15.-An official check of the funds of the army bank at Camp Funston shows Captain Lewis Whistler stole $62, ,S26-61 when he robbed the bank last Friday night, staying four men with an axe and in turing a fifth. The accounting is final and was given out at division head quarters this afternoon.
 William Huttig of Kansas City, Mo, president of the national reserve bank of that city, of which the army bank was a branch, announced through di- visional headquarters that the stolen money will be replaced by him as owner of the bank. He already has made good on deposits of s50,000, he said.
 Three operatives of the department of justice followed a lead to Salina, but one of them left there after stat ing that no clew had been discovered.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
SPECIAL WAR MEDAi. OF
 AERO cLUs OF AMERICA
Awarded Maicr William Thaw of the Lafayette Flying Squardon.

Paris, Jan. 15.-Major William Thaw of the Lafayette flying squadron, who recently received his commission in the reserve of the American army, has been awarded the special war medal of the Aero club of America
 The stecial war medal of the Aero club of America had previously been awarded to the late Captain Guyen- mer and Major Raoul Lufbery.
 The club also has voted a medal to the families of eleven American avia- tors who were killed while fighting for France.
 The committee has voted to confer 8 medal on Lieutenant Charles Nun gesser, the present leader of the French "aces," and to the family of Captain Albert Ball, the famous Brit ish aviator, who was killed after bringing down forty five enemy ma chimes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

Russians, into the terrible choice be- tween continuing the war and aban- doning the only principle that can save the world"
 As for Turkey, the message says the sovereign independence of the Turkish people in their national home is re- spected, but that the Turkish govern ments domination over other peoples is a hindrance to the national develop ment of the Turks. The formation of an international organization to take over the responsibility of governing certain peoples, such as the Arabs, the Palestinians and Armenians, is called for.
 The political pot in Germany con- tinues at full boil, with the militaristic element in the ascendency, but with the moderate section of the people still hotly opposing them. Notwith- standing the seeming impasse that has arisen in. the peace negotiations be- tween the Russians and the central powers owing to objections by the Russians to the demands of Germany | and her allies, announcement has been made in the reichstag that no alter nation has been made in the instruc- | tions given to the chief German rep resentatives in the pourparlers. A meeting of the annexationist party | in Germany has been broken up by the independent socialists; who passed a resolution declaring for a general peace by understanding, while at an- other meeting, in Frankfort, a resolu- tion was adopted declaring that a l peace safeguarding Germany's vital economic interests. would be possible only along the lines of the reichstag peace resolutions
 Meanwhile Admiral Won Tirpitz, fa- | ther of Germany's submarine warfare
 and one of the leaders of the father
 land party, in speeches is endeavoring
 to bolster up the case Of the Pan- l Germans. In his latest address he i still held to his dream of forcing Great
 Britain to seek peace as result o1
 Germany's submarine campaign anG
 dwelt upon the ability of Won Hin.
 oenburg and his chief aide, Won La.
 dendorff, to bring about a peace ac. ceptable to Germany by force of arms
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
INSPECTION OF
 SHIPYARDS EAST AND SOUTH.
Will Be Made by Chairman Hurley of
 the Shipping Board.

Washington, Jan. 11.-A personal in- spection of ship yards in the east and south for the purpose of ascertaining the progress of merchant shipbs sild--4 ing will be made by Chairman Hurley of the shipping board. and Charles Piez. general manager of the emergen- cy fleet corporation. Weekly three day excursions to the shipbuilding centers will be made until all have been visited.
 The first trip will be made this week. On Thursday MT. Hurley and Mir. Piez will visit the government fabricating yards at Hog Island, Newark bay and Chester The next day they will in spect yards around New York and on Saturday they will go to yards in Del aware. Next week they will go to New England and the week following to yards in the south. Yards producing both steel and wood ships will be wis itpd
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

finer days of inactivity, due to heavy snows and very severe cold, the Italians have again attacked the Aus tro-German front in the Monte Aso- lone region and made goodly gains of ground. Likewise along the southern course of the Piave river they have added materially to their bridgeheAd each of Capo Sile, pushing back tbe enemy from several trenches, which were held by the Italians in spite of furious counter attacks.
 In the hill region the Austro-Ger- mans offered strong resistance, but the Italians, who were ably supported by their artillery, would not be de- .nied, and in addition to infiicting ex- itremely heavy casualties captured eight officers and 2S3 men
 On the other fronts the fighting, ex- cept for the artillery, continues below normal, although the Canadians again have raided German trenches north of Lens, blowing up their dugouts and taking prisoners and machine gun.
 Another attack from the sea has been made by a German war craft on an English east coast town. Yarmouth was bombarded Monday night, three persons being killed and ten injured. Some twenty shells fell in the town.
 Probably with the purpose of laying further plans to meet the anticipated stroke of the reinforced armies of the Germans on the western front, there will be an early meetin gin plenary session at Versailles of the supreme allied war council
 Of great moment on the political side of the war is a. message issued 10 the Russian reople by the British labor party. The message announces that the British people are one with the Russians on the principle of self determination of peoples and no am nexaions for the British empire, par ticularly in the middle east, in Africa and in India It also calls upon the people of the central empires to force their governments to reonunce annex ations in Europe with the same good faith in which we are renouncing them in Asia" and not let them drive the British people, as they are driving the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
CHARGED WITH IMPLICATION
 IN WEST HAVEN MURDER
Frank Durso on Trial - Three Men
 Have Been Convicted.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 15.-In the superior criminal court here today a Jury was chosen to hear the case against Frank Durso. of New York, who is on trial charged with being an accomplice in the killing of Morris Goldstein, a West Haven tailor, some months ago. Three witnesses are men already convicted in this case, two of them being under death penalties and the third under a life sentence. They were brought here from the state pris- on at Wethersfeld, where the two to be hanged are held on reprieves until after the Durso trial.
 The commonwealth alleges that Dur so taught the ac+ual slayers how to shoot and planned the Ioldup and the murder of Goldstein- When arrested Durso maintained that he knew noth- Ing of the killing. He is represented by Public Defender Ford and Judge William L. Bennett is presiding at the trial.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
THlRTY-EIGHT MEN IN
 LUMBER CAMP POISONED
Frank Zinback, a Chore Boy, Is Held
 for the Crime.

Mountain, Wis, Jan. 15. - Thirty eight men in a lumber camp here are seriously i'll as a result of being pois- oned Sunday night. Frank Zinback, ' chore boy, has been arrested and the federal authorities have been notified.
 When arrested, Zinback carried pass ports from Switzerland countersigned by Former Ambassador Won Bernstorff It is said that he is German. He arrived in the camp two days before the men were poisoned.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
STATE TO TAKE OVER
 WEST PEAK, MERlDEN
Park Commission is to Turn 1t Into a
 State Park.

Hartford. Conn, Jan. 15.-The Con- nectcut Park Commission has now completed all plans for the taking over pf. West Peak in Meriden- The recent agreement of Cornelius J. Danaher to sell the Peak has been ratified and Inc price is to be paid soon and the property turned into state park. Con semnation proceedings are to be start sd at once to acquire for the state a part of Sherwood Island, off Westport. where public shore park is to be aid out Some of the island is now n possession of the state and event. ,ally the whole 21 acres in it will be ,a<en over
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
LIBERTY LOAN CLERK
 CHARGED WITH LARCENY
G. w. M. Bailey of the Springfield,
 Mass, National Bank.

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 15-G. w. M. Bailey, Liberty loan clerk at the Springfield National bank, was arrest ed here today on warrant charging him with the larceny of O,o00 from the Guarantee Trust company of Bos- ton.
 He was associated with Edward Radding, a contractor, in real estate development, and it is alleged they jointly bor1pwed $t0 900 from the trust company, giving mortgage on land of realty trust as security. MT. Radding was arrested Monday on a similar charge. It is alleged the mort gage was without value. Both men are being held for hearing. on Jan. 90 under bonds of $f3, 900 each.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
TESTIFIED HOW THE
 NAVY PREPARED FOR WAR
Rear AdmfraTs Taylor and Griffin Be-
 fore the House Committee.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Further tes- timony about how the navy prepared for war in advance of it's declaration was given the house Investigating committee today by Rear Admiral Fay Tor, chief of the bureau of construc- tion and repair. and Rear Admiral Griffin, chief of the bureau of steam engineering.
 They said they began contracting for adequate supplies month before congress passed the war resolution and that there now is on hand all ma terial that may be needed in repair ing warships.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
TO CUT DOWN SOCIAL
 FUNCTIONS AT DEVENs
Too Much Dancing and Too Many Wo-
 men About the Camp.

Aver, Mass, Jan. 15-The New England soldier at Camp Devens dances toe much, in the opinion of of- hcers expressed today. At a confW- ence of camp officials it was decided to take steps to cut down the social functions which are almost nightly oc- currences. It was the judgment of those present that the mind of the soldier was districted by too many Ealet1es. This impression was con nrmed. 1t was said, by the comment of a Bf1ush officer who recently inspect ed the cantonment. He was quoted as saying:
 There Is too much women about this camp.'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
GREAT BRITAIN HAS |
 NOT RECOGNIZED FINLAND
Waiting to Hear What the Russian
 People Think of the Situation.

London, Jan. 15-Arthur ]. Ba1four,
 secretary for foreign affairs, was ask ed in the house of commons today whether Great Britain knew that France and the Russian government had recognized the republic of Fin land, and if so why there was delay on the part of Great Britain in doing likewise.
 MT. Balfour said that the British government was aware of the recogni- ton accorded Finland by France and the Russian government, but it was the governments view that before talk ing the formal step of recognition it would be desirable to ascertain what the Russian people think of the sit- uation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
CAPTAIN BELL" M'DoNAID,
 TEXAS RANGER, DEAD
Was Personal Friend and Bodyguard
 of Several Presidents.

Wichita Falls. Tex, Jan. 15.-Captain 'Bilr' Mcdonald, noted Texas Ranger and personal friend and bodyguard of several presidents, died here tonight.
 Mcdonald, who was United States marshal for northern Texas, was fla nous for his control over the most desperate characters of the Mexican border and Texas.
 On the recommendation of Colonel House, close friend and personal rep resentative of President Wilson, Mo Donald had been twice named by the latter as marshal of the northern dis trict of Texas and personal bodyguard of the president
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
TWO SISTERS FOUND
 sMoTHERED IN A TRUNK
They Had Climbed in While Playing
 Lid With Spring Lock Closed.

Boston. Jan. 15.-Cafherine Avassa Td her sister Adeline were found by heir mother suffocated in a trunk in heir home in the South End district bright.
 While playing about the house they nd climbed into the trunk and closed he lid which has a spring lock. It fas more than an hour before they fere missed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
WORST STORM OF THE
 SEASON HITS VERMONT
Trains on the C. V. From Three to
 Seven Hours Late.

Montpelier, Vt, Jan. 15.-The worst storm Of the season hit Vermont today, the heavy snow drifting before a high wind and seriously impeding railroad traffic. Tonight more than a foot had fallen and it was still showing.
 Trains on the Central Vermont rail- road were from three to seven hours lata
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
THEATRES AND SALOONS
 IN INDIANAPOLIS CLOSED
By che Federal Fuel Administrator
 For the City.

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. ts.-An thea- tres. saloons, pool rooms and places not absolutely necessary. where heat and light are used, were ordered cios- ed immediately until further notice this afternoon by Dr. Henry Jabeson, federal fuel administrator for the city. The order was issued after every oth- CT effort to provide coal for domaRNEc consumps4enshad fziaed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
NO ALTERATION IN THE
 GERMAN PEACE OFFER
Baron Won Dem Bussche- -Haddenhaus. en so Informs Reichstag Main Com mittee.

Berlin. via Lonton, Jan. 15-Baron Won Dem he-Haddenhausen. un- der-secretary for foreign affairs, in- formed the reichstag main committee today that there had been no altera- ton in the instructions given to For eign Secretary Kuehlmann for the peace negotiations at, Brest-Litoysk.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
ITALIANS ATTACK THE
 AUSTRO-GERMAN FRONT
They Have Made Good Gains in the Monte AsoIone
 Region and Along Southern Course of the Piave
TEUTONIC ALLIES OFFERED STRONG RESISTANCE

Yarmouth England. Was Bombarded Monday Night by a
 German War Graft, Three Persons Being Killed and Ten Iniured-The British Labor Party Has Issued a Message to the Russian People Renomcng Annexatons for British Government Calls Upon the People of the Central Empires to Force Their Governments to Re- nomcs Annexstions in Europe Won Inpitz Holds That UBoafs Win Force Great Britain to Seek Peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
AWARD IN FAVOR OF
 NEW HAVEN ROAD
In Controversy With Engine Service Employes Over Wage Schedule.

New York, Jan 15.-An award in favor of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and it's subsi- diaries in the controversy with their employees in the engine service over the wage schedule was filed by the arbitration board in the federal court here today.
 It was decided that the service de- scribed was paid for properly and that the payment for services at freight rates for the mileage run. with over time on the same basis for yard en- ginemen called for this service, was in accordance with the schedule.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
FOOD CONDITIONS IN BERLIN
 ARE BECOMING WORSE
It Has Become Necessary to Reduce
 the Potato Ration.

Stockholm, Jan. 15.-Food conditions in Berlin have become so much worse. according to advices reaching here, that the population is compelled to exist almost entirely on the rationed quantities of bread, meat and potatoes. virtually no vegetables or fruit are had " O0
 some of the greater Berlin munich palfties, it is stated, have been forced to reduce the potato ration from seven pounds to six pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
WooDBURY PASTOR GETS
 $500 REQUEST FOR KINDNESS
In suspendins Ringing of Church
 Bell During illness of Testator.

New York. Jan. E5-Insremembran of kindness shown by St. Paurs Protestant Episcopal church, Wood bury, Conn, in suspending the ringing of the bells when he was suffering. from injuries in g. nearby hotel in 1864, Charles T. French, whose will was fled here today. left -s30e to the pastor of the church.
 The accident made MT. French to- tally blind. He died in Brooklyn last November.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
Condensed TeIegrams

President Wilson gave his approv- al of the daylight saving bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The Municipal Council in Vienna has threatened to resign and disclaim ak further responsibility of feeding the people, declaring that the permanent reduction of flour cannot be borne by the population.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
HIGHEST TIDE IN YEARS
 ON BOSTON WATERFRONT.
h Buildings Along Atlantic Avenue
 Fires Were Put Out.

Boston. Jan j6-The highest tide } yeans inundated the waterfront sec lon of this city today. The water rose hirteen feet, nearly two feet above the sual high water mark. In buildings long Atlantic avenue fires were put nt and goods in basementeE damaged.
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

President Wilson made a personal call on the heads of the departments of the Shipping Board and the War and Navy Departments.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
WEEK SHUTDOWN IF LESS
 ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES
Included in Plan of Government Officials to Relieve
 Coal Famine in the East
PREFERENTlAL LIST FOR FUEL ADMINISTRATORS

Was Proposed to Ask President Wilson to Declare Monday Legal Holiday in the Eastern States for Indefinite Period, But Fuel Administrator Garfield Favors Com pIete Shutdown of the Non-Essental Industries for Week-Order of Priority is Householders, Public Utilities Ships Transporting War Supplies, and War h. dlstries
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
CabIed Paragraphs
serbfans Resent Enemy overtures

Serbians Resent Enemy OveFtures
 London, Jan. 15.-The Reuter- cor respondent at Serbian headquarters reports that. the Bulgars are making vain efforts at fraternizing and that the Germans are sending leaflets into the Serbian lines devoted to efforts to detach Serbia from the allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16
House of Lords Supports Suffrage

London, Jan. 15.-The anti-suffra- gists in the house of lords soffered an- other rebuff today by the rejection of an amendment proposed by Viscount Halifax to the franchise bill that the question be decided by referendum of the women.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

One man was killed and 10 others injured when an Erie train crashed into jitney bus running from Pas saic to Newark
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The Kaiser wants to have his birth day on Jan. 27, be celebrated in a quiet manner, he announced.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The Pennsylvania Steel 6 iron Co.,, Lancaster, Pa., closed down because of lack of coal and freight cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

A Rumanian socialist by the name of Nakousky has arrived in Petrograd to discuss the possibility of revolu- ton against King Ferdinand.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

A search is being made for the ac- complice of the suicide, Captain Lewis R. Whistler, who robbed the Camp Funston Bank, Tex.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The Navy Department announces that a naval trawler recently struck a rock and was sunk. No lives were lost
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

Charles o'NeiII, Irish Nationalist member of Parliament for South Ar magh, died at Coatbridge. He was 69 years old
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

It was announced at the state cap- itol that the office of the state insur- ance commission would be closed on Thursday out of respect to Edwin L. Scofield, of Stamford, a former insur- ance commissioner whose funeral will be held on that day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

A conference will be held in Wash ington Jan. 21, when the details of levying war tax on baseball games will be threshed out.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

American citizens residing in Can ada are subject to the income tax law.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

A quantity of army supplies, s10o0, 900 worth of food and the quarter master warehouse were destroyed in a. fire in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The Turkish Government has broken the armistice between the Bolsheviki government and the Central Powers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

Russian officers of the demobiized Russian army have been ordered to re- port in Petrograd for service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The House naval investigation sub committee announced that HOO ves- sels have been armed against sub- marines since March, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

Privates Michael Dina and Harold T. Andrews, of the engineer corps, previously reported missing after the battle in which American engineers assisted General Byng's forces in stemming a German attack around Cambrai November 90, were killed in action
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

Westchester County golf clubs are to be closed. A report of the coal on hand will have to be made to the fuel administrator
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

More than 75,o0o food retailers have signed pledges of the Food Admins trator to give customers fair and mod crate prices, with no more than a reas- onable profit.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

/ Arrangements have been announced for the sending of 100000 bushels of grain to France from an Atlantic port.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

All divisions of the Pennsylvania Railroad lines west of Pittsburgh were operated for traffic only, with the ex ception of a few branches.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

Supplemental war appropriations of $185, 900, 900, of which 150, 900 is for barracks and quarters, were submitted to Congress.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

Sim Fein executives initiated a referendum on an independence ap- peal for Ireland to be addressed to the peace conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

A strike of the minority members of the Peruvian Senate, caused two special sessions of Congress to expire without action because of inability to obtain a quorum.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The BoIsheviki government is mak- ing strenuous efforts to clean up the city of Petrograd. More than 300 gamblers and drunkards were taken in one raid.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

A fund of $5o0oo0 has been raised by Christian Scientists for the relief of war sufferers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The submarine chaser fleet for the United States navy will be completed March 1, 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

The Greylock mills at North Adams, Mass, manufacturers of cotton goods, shut down last night for lack of coal for the balance of the week. The con- cern employs about 400 hands.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-16

A blizzard at Watertown, N. Y, has covered the ground with about two feet of snow.