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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
ENGLAND IS TO HAVE
 COMPULSORY RA7ioNiNG
Announcement Made by Lord Rhonda,
 the Food Controller.

London, Jan. 3.-Compulsory ration ing is to be put into effect in England at an early date, according to Lord Ehortda, the food controller, speaking at Silverton today. lie prefaced his announcement by saying tzat he was afraid that compulsory raticning would have to come and that it was on it's way, and then declared that his de- partment had completed a scheme and that as soon as the sanction of the cabinet had been received ii would be carried out
 Lord Rhonda warned his hearers that there would continue to be 2 shortage, though the position would improve and improve steadily.
 'There Is nothing alarming in the situation" he said. You have only to tighten your belt. The people C. this country are undergoing nothing like the privations in Germany. There they have less than a%pound of meat a week."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
Hundreds of Trai
 to be Wit avn. ON RAILROADS EA OF THE, MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ORDERS FROM MADOo
Advisors Have Urged That Practically All Parlor and Sleeping Cars Be Dispensed. With-Talk of Govern ment Taking Express Companies.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Hundreds of passenger trains on railroads east of the Mississippi will be withdrawn from service under orders soon to be issued by Director General McAdoo, based up on specific recommendations made to- day by a committee of eastern passen- ger traffic officers. The committee was divided as to the advisability or with drawing most parlor and sleeping cars, leaving only those considered most necessary for important travel routes.
 Hours of labor of railway employees under government operation was dis cussed by the director general today with heads of the four railway union brotherhoods, and the question of wages will be taken up at further confer ences tomorrow.
 President Goes Before Congress Today Tomorrow President Wilson goes be- fore congress with recommendations for legislation providing a basis for compensating railroads under govern ment operation and for continued f. nancing with government assistance Bills approved by the railroad ad- ministration will be introduced imme- diately and indications are that they will be rushed to speedy passage, de- spite difference of opinion among con- gressmen over the basis of compensa- l tion and the termination of govern l ment control.
 Not to Touch lnterurban Traffic. With regard to passenger train re- auctions, it was made plain today that l there is no intention of Interfering
 with commuter or interurban traffic | or with any other trains necessary fol daily and regular travel Some of the director generals advisors have urged that practically all parlor and sleep. ing cars be withdrawn from service
 and that people be required to trave
 largely in day time in ordinary
 coaches. It is not considered proba
 ble, however, that MT. McAdoo vii approve such drastic course at tl1i.
 time The passenger officers partici l pating in today's conference were A
 B. Smith. of the New Haven; Jame.
 P. Anderson and R. E. Wright of tht
 Pennsylvania; B. F. Vosburgh. of tn, New York Central. and w. c. Hop
 of the Central of New Jersey
 | The railroad brotherhood leader spent nearly three hours with the di l.rector general, most of the time be l ing devoted to discussing the possi \ bility that the government may call ei I railway employees to work much over Il time in order to clear present freigh
 congestion. This would involve extr
 wages, which the railroad administra ton is to be willing to pay on tn T basis of time and half" tow main
 tained by railroads for overtime, ], May Take Over Express Companies. | MT. McAdoo now is considerin whether express companies should b taken over for government operation and has received from his legal ad
 visors opinions on the proper pro
 cedure in case he decides this is ne
 eessary to maintain the highest eff ciency.
 In answer to numerous in1uiries to l day from state officials, 1t was ex
 plained that free passes will not b
 granted for government business.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
DOZENS OF CoAL-CADEN
 RARGES ARE IcEBoUND
Coal Shortage in New York City Grows
 More Serious.

New York, Jan. 3-With the temper ature lowering around zero for the sixth successive day.. New York was confronted tonight with a fuel short age growing more. smenacing every hour as the waters surrounding the city became coated more deeply with ice except where the tide runs swift est.
 Dozens of coa1-laden barges are ice bound on their way from New Jersey terminals with many thousands of tons of fuel Fuel administrators and transportation officials were in almost constant conferences to devise means for releasing thees boats. Serious con. sideration was given to the use of dy- namite for breaking the ice an dfran- tic efforts were made to assemble 2 fleet of power tugs which could bs used as ice breakers. Mayor Hylar ordered that fire and police boats be used for this purpose.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
NEW HAVEN ROAD TO
 DROPS TRAINS JAN. B
Bay State and State of Maine Ex-
 presses to Be Discontinued.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 3.-Oficial notice was given at the local office of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad tonight of the discon- State of Maine express trains. The trains will be taken off after Janu- ary and the St. Louis express also will stop it's runs from Boston on the sAme date and from St Louis a day sooner. The dropping of the sleep ing cars off the Federal Express was also announced.
 These trains are not all that are to be taken off. It was learned tonight from authoritative sources that 29 trains in all will be discontinued. Some of these are in service on the Berkshire division and some run esat of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
SPINAL MENINGITIS
 IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Warning Given Out by the State Boare
 of Health.

Columbia, S. C., Jan. S-warning Of possibility of statewide epidemic of spinal meningitis was today given by the state board of health in a form al statement to the public. The dis ease, which has prevailed in military camps in the state, ahd which has been epidemic at Camp Jackson here. has appeared in various parts of the state, the statement said, and in each contact has been traced to the mili- tary camps.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
NO CHANGES IN PLAN OF
 TRAINING THE SOLDIERS
To Speed Up Productions of Munitions and Equipment.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Recommenda- ton of the American War Mission that troops be sent to France as rapidly as possible will not result in any change in the general plan of training the SOL diers in the United States. This was made plain today by Secretary Baker in a general discussion of the efforts of the war department to promptly car " out the missions suggestions.
 Every possible energy will be devot- ed to speeding up production of muni tlons and equipment and this with the agreement of the allies to furnish the necessary ships and equipment is ex- pected to result in the despatch of the armies abroad much sooner than was at first thought possible. Neither ships nor heavy artillery for any greal force would be available on this side of the Atlantic for some time.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
SCHOOL MUSIC SUPERVISOR
 AT MERlpEN DISMISSED
Committee Says G. Frank GoodaIe Has "Too Much Artistic Temper amen&."

Meriden, Conn, Jan. 3-"Too much artistic temperament" is assigned as the reaso nfor the town school com mittee s request for she resignation of G. Frank Goodale music super visor of the Meriden public schools for the past 15 years. MT. Goodale is a resident of New Haven and gradu- ate of Yale. He sentitled to a hear ing If he wishes it but up to date the board has not received such a request nor have they appointed his successor
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
ARMY MOTOR TRUCKS
 ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON
One Plunged Over a 2c-Foot Embank. ment, But Continued the Journey.

Washington, Jan. 3.-After trials of three of the one and enc half ton army motor trucks arrived in Washington today from factories at Detroit, CleYe- land and Ardmore, Pa. One of the ma chimes plunged over twenty foot em- bankment but continued the journey under it's own power.
 Quantity production of the trucks will be ordered as soon as further tests here are completed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
WARNING TO PROTECT
 THE SEED SUPPLIES
Secretary Houston Asks Congress for an Appropriation for That Purpose.

Washington, Jan. 3.-If normal pro- duction of the nations food and feed crops is to be had this year. prompt action to protect the seed supplies is necessary, Secretary Houston warned congress today in asking for an urgent deficiency appropriation for govern ment purchase and sale of seed to far merS at cost,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
HEARING BY HOUSE
 SUFFRAGE COMMITTEE.
Arguments Made by Officials of Ma
 tionaI Suffrage Association.

Washington, Jan. 9-Arguments by officials of the National American Woman Suffrage association occupied all of the first day of the hearing by the house suffrage committee on the constitutional amendment resolution, which the hous chad agreed to con sider next Thursday. Opponents of the measure, who confined their efforts to- day to circulation at the capitol of a statement by Mrs. James w. Wads- worth, Jr, will be heard tomorrow, and representatives of the woman's S party will make their statements Sat urday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
GLASS ONE MEN T0D0
 NATIONS FIGHTING
Younu Men Without Families Dependent Upon Their
 Labor for Support
FIGURES INDICATE THEY WILL NUMBER 100000

Provost Marshal General Croder Announces New Policy Operation of the Seective Draft-5,S7O Arrests Have Been Made of Those Who Had Sought to Evade Regis traton-Of 9,5s6, ,50S Regstants 1,56O,57O Claimed Exempton-The Total Cost of the First Draft Was S5,211,965, or $4.93 Per Man Accepted for Military Service-Recruiting Cost $2s95 Per Man in the First Nine Months of 1917-There Will be No Change in the General Training of Soldiers in the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
TRADING -WlTH-ENEMY RULES
 HAVE BEEN MODIFIED
To Qualify American Branch Houses
 in Neutral Countries.

Washington, Jan. 3. - Regulations prohibiting American business con- cerns from trading with the enemy were modified tonight by the war trade board to permit American branch hous- es in neutral countries to do business with the enemy when refusal to do so would constitute violation of the law of a commercial obligation en- forcible in the country in which the branch was located.
 No house, however. taking advantage l of the ruling will be permitted to en- ter new transactions with the enemy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Russian revolution. The central com
 nittee of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates in resolution approved Trotzky's stand. Apparently adding to the crisis is the refusal of the Germans to transfer the adjourned meeting of the peace conference from Brest Ltovsk to Stockholm.
 The financial situation in Hungary seemingly is not what 1t once was for
 the seventh war loan. from which it was expected eight billion kronen would be released, brought forth only three billion kronen. According to re- ports, the greater, part of the amount subscribed was forced from the lead- ing banks. the populace generally tak- ing only an insignificant portion of it. On the battle fronts the infantry continues virtually inactive, but bonn bardments of considerable proportions are taking place on various sectors in i Belgium, France and Italy. Nothing of importance has occurred on the Italian front since the driving of the enemy from the western bank of the 1 Piave at the Benson loop gave the Italians full control of the right bank of the stream.
 | Austro-German airmen are k4
 up their raids on Italian open {
 the latest of which to be bombe l ing Castelfranco Veneto, where I hospitals were hit and eighteei ltients killed.
 If a plan that has been forrni by the British food controller is the san&ion of the cabinet, co
 sory ratioping shortly will be pu effect in England. to prevent wa and conserve food supplies
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
MESSAGE FROM MEN OF THE ATLANTIC FLEET
Thanking the Red Cross For Gifts Re- ceived Christmas.

Washington, Jan. s.-The Red Cross announced today receipt of this mes sage from the men uf the Atlantic fleet:
 The men of the fleet send New YeaNs greetings to the Red Cross and thanks for Christmas gifts received
 To this message was added one from the fleet commander ir- chief, express. ing his appreciation of the work ot the Red Cross for the sailors, which he said, could not help but add to tht determination of every one in the ser vice to do his utmost to protect those at home bringing this war to a sue. cessful conclusion"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
A RELIEF SHIP HAS
 SAILED FOR GUATEMALA.
Shipment Includes Vaccines anc
 Serums to Combat Disease.

A Gulf Port, Jan. 3-A vessel sailed from here today for Guatemala with a large shipment of medical supplies to be used in relief work among earth quake sufferers in Guatemala City. The shipment included vaccines and serums to combat any possible outbreak of typhoid fever, para typhoid or smTIl- poX.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
OBITUARY,
Captain William S. Dennis

New London, Conn, Jan. 3.-Captain William s. Dennis, 5S, well known yachting skipper and most recently in charge of Commodore Morton F. Plants schooner Elena. died tllis morning at his home at Greenport, Long Island. He was a native of Shelter Island but had lived most of his life at Greenpcrt and was known all along the coast as the skipper of fast racing yachts. He is survived by his wife. two daughters and seven brothers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
MAN WORTH s25e,oco
 DIED IN PooRHousE.
Discovery Made by Real Estate
 Dealer at Denver,

Denver, Colo, Jan. S.-John KnowleS. 67 years old, who died in the county hospital Dec. 20 last, alone and appar- ently penniless, was the owner of en estate which real estate men have val ued at $250,o00, it developed today. Knowles is said to have been resi- dent of Manchester N H., at one time.
 A real estate man with whom Knowles once had been associated started the search which brought to light Knowles holdings.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
ORDER FOR GUN
 BARRELS CANCELLED
500 Men Discharged From the Avis PIart in West Haven.

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. r3.-Because Of the government crisis in Russia 800 men at work in the Wlst Haven plant of the s. R. Avis and Sons Company were discharged today. The cancella- ton of an S~der for gun barrels for the Petrograd government was the reason. The Avis company had a contract to make 1000 rifle barrels the contract coming through the Westinghouse Electric company. To- day the Westinghouse corporation sent word to stop work on the order. It is though that New Haven factories wi,I easily absorb the men laid off.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
FEDERAL MONEY FOR
 VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Connecticut Will Receive $2, ,sos7s
 This Year.

Hartford, Jan. 3.-The state will re- ceive this year from the federol gov ernment the sum of $22,9O2.76 for vo. cational training during the present year. The money is divided into three classes, agricultural, domestic econ- omy and the training of teachers in these courses.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
.BOLSHEVIKI REJECT
 PEACE PROPOSALS
Collapse of Negotiations Has Caused Surprise and
 Concern in Berlin and Vienna
TRoTzKY CALLS PROPOSALS "HYPoCRITICAL'

The German and Austrian Emperors Have Conferred With Their Chiefs of State and Have Sent Emssaes to Bre
 Litovsk to Attempt Moderate the Situation Seventh War Loan in Hungary Proves Faiure-The Greater Part of the Amount Received Was Forced From the Leading Banks-No,hng of Importance Has Occurred on the Battle Frons-Austro-G Germans Continue Raids in Italy-Killed Eighteen Persons in Two Hospitals.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
KAISER REFERRED TO
 AS A "BARRARlAN'
In Will of Jean Baptiste Bourdis of New York City.

New York, Jan. 3.-Reference to Emperor William of Germany as 'the barbarian who criminally caused the war" was made by Jean Baptiste Bourdis of the former silk firm of J. Bourdiss and company of tkis city in his will which was filed today.
 A bequest of 5oo,000 francs was provided for institutions under the control of the French government for the relief of helplessly crippled French soldiers, victoms of the cri1n- inal war by one man for the satisfac- tion of his own ambitions"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
TO TEST CALIFORNIA
 MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT
Suit Filed by Agents of the Church of
 the Spiritual Temple of Truth.

Washington, Jan. s.-Injunctions re- straining Governor Stephens and oth- CT officials frome enforcing the Cali fornia medical practice act are asked in suit filed today in the supreme court by representatives of the Church of the Spiritual Temple of Truth, who contend that the law is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
 The proceedings resulted from the refusal of the board of medical exam iners of California to grant licenses to practice to I. E. Nickall and Robert J. Burke, ministers of that church,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

pr. William WiIfred Campbell, poe and novelist, died at his home in Ct tawa.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Parts of the White House are not being heated in order to conserve coal
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
Argentine Ambassador Resigns.

Argentine Ambassador Resigns.
 Buenos Aires. Jan. Confirmation was received here tonight of the ru- nor that Dr. Romolo $. Naon, Argen- tine ambassador to the United States has resigned. In official circles every possible effort is being made to per- suade the government not to accept the resignation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

R. ]. RulkeIey and Colonel Charles Keller representing the secretary of war, left for Buffalo to confer with manufacturers and officials of power companies there,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
RECEIPTS OF MOTOR
 VEHICLE DEPARTMENT
For Registration and Drivers Licenses
 Amount to $322,6Seos.

Hartford, Jan. 3.-The receipts of the motor vehicle department from registration of vehicles and drivers licenses up to Jan. for 1918 amount to $S22. .6ts03 and fines $3s4. For the same period in the year 1917 the re- ceipts were $27S,641.55.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Alien enemies in Italy will be in termed with no exemptions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

The supply of beef in London is so scarce that many stores were without meat at all.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Six of Syracuse's largest school closed when the heating system frog
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

preme bench, died at hospital in Columbus, O., from uraemicz poison ing.
 A warshp was rushed to the aid of the Japanese freighter Shinyo Maru Number 2. which was racing toward a Pacific port with fire raging in her hold. .--
 Federal officers and crew of the Bol- sheviki steamer Shilka are allowed the freedom of New York city. It was thought that the ship would be in- termed.
 R. ]. BuikeIey and Colonel Charles Keller, representing the secretary Of war, left for Buffalo to confer with manufacturers and officials of power companies there.
 All the, electric q, railways between Easton and Phi1lipsburg, two between Easton and Bethlehem and the line to Federal Government.
 H. J. Poe of Los Angeles and Mi- guel Martinez, of Nogales, Ariz., Americans were among the thirty y-six persons killed when Yaqui Indians at- tackled a train south of Empalme, Sonora Mexico. Admiral Benson, chief of operations, told congress it was folly to believe there was anv loss of morale among Germans submarine crews and that he believed their morale was the best in the German navy. Judge Thomas ChatfeId set Jan. IS as the day for the trial of Paul Hen mig, who is accused of tampering with the manufacture of shells for the Gov ernment at the Bliss ammunition fac tory in Brooklyn.
 On the recommendation of the judge advocate general, Secretary Baker has declined the offer of the municipal
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
CabIed Paragraphs

Spanish Cabinet Dissolved.
 Madrid, Jan. 3.-King Alfonso signed a decree today dissolving the Cortes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

All the, electric railways between Easton and Phi1lipsburg, two between Easton and Bethlehem and the line to Nazareth, Pa, were taken over by the Federal Government
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Sir George Buchanan, British am- bassador has left Petrograd, owing to i'll health.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

The Hudson River between Nyack and Tarrytown is frozen over 16 inches thick.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Senator Mareoni, head of the perm anent mission in the United States, told the Italians that great friendship exists between America and Italy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Fire destroyed the plant of the Pipe & Bending Go, of Harrisburg. Pa. A large ahantity of four-inch shells for the Government were destroyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

It is reported that General Siebert will soon head the southeastern dis trict of the United States army.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

pr. John J. Moorehead, a New York surgeon in the French war zone, has discovered a new treatment for wounds which have become infected.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Seven persons were killed and 24 injured by mine washed ashore at Ramsgate and Deal, London
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Federal officers and crew of the Bol- shevik steamer Shilka are allowed the freedom of New York city. It was thought that the ship would be in- termed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

All confectionery stores and pastry shops in France will be closed by order of Food Dictator Boret
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Judge John A. Shauek, aged 7e, who served nineteen years on the Ohio su- preme bench, died at hospital in Columbus, O., from uraemica poison ing
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
Admiral Benson, chief ef orerations,

On the recommendation of the judge advocate general, Secretary Baker has declined the offer of the municipal authorities of Otisville, N. T., to loan the government the city sanitarium for medical depot.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Fire and explosion destroyed the major part of the new garbage plant on Staten Island, costing s3 900 .00O
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Mrs. Aniie Hawkins, author of many gospel hymns. including q Need Thee Every Hour" died at Bennington, Vt, aged 72.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

All cossaeks of military age are be- ing mobilized to take arms against the Bolsheviki Government.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Essex Falls, N. j., boasts of a resi- dent who works in eight paying posi- lions, including postmaster and rail- road agent.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

The French War Office announces that French aviators brought down six German planes. Two others fell be- hind the lines badly damaged.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Quotations in German papers point to President Wilson as suppianting John Bull as being the worst enemy to the German empire
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

A warship was rushed to the aid of the Japanese freighter Shinyo Maru Number 2. which was racing toward a Pacific port with a fire raging in her hold, --.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Stockholm papers report that the Swedish negotiations with the United States are satisfactory
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

The names of three Americans kill ed and one reported missing, and found again, were reported on the Canadian casualties list.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

1t is rumored that Dr.. R. s. Naon, Argentine ambassador at Washington has resigned.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Every pound of freight carried by water for the American army in France will be transported inland by motor trucks
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Ma jor- General Robert L. BuiIard was chosen to succeed Major General Siebert as second in command of Gen. eral Pershing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

Five schooners were frozen fast at New Bedford, Mass. Signals for help were sent out, but no tugs could be spared to assist
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

.s~-FiNe more negroes were ordered. hanged for participation in the riots at Houston. Praesident Wilson will review the cases.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04

A NetherIander employed in the Krupp intuition works until recently announced there were 4,000 Hollanders on the pay roll. :s.ssEf