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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
THE LABOR SUPPLY. AND
 DEMAND IN EXACT BALANCE,
United States Employment Service So
 ff Reports.

New York, Jan. 27.-Labor supply and demand in the United States are in exact balance, according to state fnent issued today from the newly opened office here of the United States employment service attached to the department of labor. The only draw back to an exceptionally favorable sit uation, it is declared, is the number of men, particularly those of the build ing trades in many sections, "who doubtless will have to take up differ ent lines of work in other localities, where labor will be in demand for essential purposes such as shipbuild- ing"
 Except for temporary inconven- fences" says the statement "the ser vice believes that practically every able and willing worker can be well employed during the current year, and that the needs of every industry can in reasonable time be filled up to 100 per cent"
 Boston reports that it is hard to actually place more than one man ir every four"
 There is a. great demand in Newark
 N. J., for all crafts familiar with ship.
 building.
 New York shows ia comfortable
 balance between help and jobs want | ed.'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
GEN. WOOD ACCIDENTALLY
 WOUNDED IN THE ARM
Five French Soldiers Killed and Two
 Other American Officers Wounded.

Washington, Jan 27.@General Per- shing cabled the war department to- day that Major General Wood had been slightly wounded in the Fanny by an accidental explosion in France which killed five French soldiers and slight ly injured two other American off, cers, Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. kilbourne and Major Kenyon A Joyce.
 Secretary Baker announced the &C., ,cident in this statement:
 "A cable despatch from the head quarters of General Persbing states that an accidental explosion occurring today killed five French soldiers and slightly injured Major General Wood fin the arm, Lieutenant Colonel Charles P. Kilbourne in the eye and Major Kenyon A. Joyce in the arm"
 It is understood the message was brief and gave no further details. Gen ersl Woods tour would carry him both to the front and to the American training camps behind the lines, but there Is no indication as to where the accident occurred.
 All of the divisional commanders have been or will, be sent to Europe for brief periods. General Wood, com manding Camp Funston. Kansas, went over several weeks ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
oREDR OF FEDERAL FOOD
 ADMINISTRATOR MODIFIED Twenty Per Cent. of Specified FIours
 to Be Used in Baking.

Hartford. Conn.,, Jan. 27-So far as this state is concerned, the order of the federal food administratoF has been modified so that the purchase of an equal quantity of-a- substitute with every sale of wheat flour is not to be enforced tomorrow. Instead, the house. wives of Connecticut will have to se- cure but 20 per cent. of some of the specified Hours to use in baking and cooking. State ;sood Administrator Scoville was in consultation tonight with wholesale sgTocers from many cities of the .state and thereby learned that sufficient supplies of substitutes are lacking to make the 50-50 ruling effective. Further, because of the tieup in transportation at this time, it is unlikely that enough of the substitutes can be brought in.
 In issuing his order Administrator Scoville says:
 After consultation with q number of representative wholesalers the fed eral food administrator for Ccnnecti- cut announces that because of the temporary shortage of many of the substitutes, the percentage of cereals to be sold with wheat flour is fixed at 70 per cent. This means that with every four pounds of wheat flour the consumer must buy at the same time at least one pound of one Of the follow ing substitutes: Barley flour. buck wheat, corn four or corn meal. corn starch, corn grits, hominy, oatmeal or rolled oats, potato four rice and rice hour. This ruling applies to sales by wholesalers to the trade and sales by retailers to the consumer"
 Admlnlstratcr Scoville supplements 17T A~,
 substitutes named are wholesome and expresses the idea that Connecticut housewives will not be put to any great hardship, because many of the food articles are often used. Advice as to the proper use of the substitutes is promised through the press from time to time.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
FIRST FEDERAL ECONOMY
 ORDER FOR RAILROADS.
Ordered to Dispense With Legislative and Political Agents and Recall Passes

Washington, Jan. 27.-Railroads were ordered by Director General McAdoo tonight to dispense with the services of legislative and political agents and all attorneys not engaged in the per- formance of necessary legal work, and to observe strictly the law regulating free passes.
 This, the first economy order under government operation of the railsoads, will cut off large and well paid staffs maintained by many companies and eliminate from payrolls hundreds of lawyers throughout the country swho draw annual retainer fees. If it is compiled with to the letter, as the director generals office intends to see that it is, thousands of free passes now held by state, county and munich pal officials and others will be can ceiled.
 General order No. is the title of the order, sent to officers and directors of all railroads. It follows: During the period of possession, op- eration and government control of rail- roads, it is necessary that officers, di- rectors and agents of railroad com- panies be very careful in the handling of moneys and in the dealing with transportation matters. Without at- tempting at this time to give general | directions, there are a few matters involving the expenditure of moneys for purposes having no direct relation to transportation which should receive i immediate attention, as well as the is- Suance of free trans portation Tt is therefore ordered that the carriers operating revenues shall no, be expended:
 1-For the payment of agents ol I other persons who are employed i1 any way to affect legislation. | 2-For the employment of attorneys who are not actually engaged in the performance of necessary legal worl for the company.
 l SFor the payment of the expense. Of persons or agencies constituting as sociations of carriers unless such as sociation is approved in advance b. the director general.
 FF'or any political purpose or tt directly or indirectly influence tn. election of any person or an election affecting any public measure.
 ISSUANCE OF FREE PASSES,
 NO pass or free transportation shal he issued by any carrier under fed eral control or any official of sucl carrier unless the issuance of sucl free transportation is expressly author ized by the act of congress entitled "A, Act to Regulate Commerce, Approve Feb. 4, 1887, and Amendments There to- and any such passes or free trans
 portation heretofore issued not in con
 formity with said act must be recalled This order applies to all carrier
 under federal control, whether, inter ' state or intrastate"
 The act of 1887 referred to forbid
 the issuance of passes to other tha employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
NOT MUCH DAMAGE FROM LATEST sNoWsToRM
Railroads Report Improvement in the
 Moving of Coal.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-The fourth severe snowstorm to sweep the central states thus far this winter. died out last night without causing much material dam age either to property or transporta- ton. Coming so closely on the two bliZzards of the early part of January it was feared that the added snow would hamper train movelents, but tonight the railroads reported normal train movements.
 Street conditions in Chicago were found to be little the worse for yes- terday's snow, but. citizens were ap- pealed to for help in seeing that fire hydrants were made accessible and crossings were cleared. The railroads reported that the movement of coal was even 8 tride better today than during last week, more cars reaching and passing Chicago than on any one day for several days.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28

societies maintained by the companies The companies agree to provide sani- tary .lS1ch rooms, lavatorIes and otf- CT. improved working conditions.
 Reached Crisis Before Christmas.
 Differences between the packers and
 their union employees reached a crisis
 just before Christmas, after strike
 vote had been taken which was said
 to have resulted 9S per cent. in favor of a cessation of work is necessary in force betterment of their waaes and working conditions. The m6diation commission brought the two sides to- gether in an attempt for arbitration. i Later it was charged by the workers that the packers failed to abide by 1 this agreement and the men then brought the matter to the, White House, with the suggestion that the plants be communicated by the gov | ernment. The president again asked | his mediation commission to straight i en out the tangle and after many days | of conversations with both sides the 1 agreement today resulted.
 | e, In joint meetings of the packers ana union leaders, the packers declared they met the representatives of the workers solely as individuals and that their action was not to be construed l dS TSCOSHlllOn Ol tIlC AAO
 union leaders on their side asserted
 that recognition of the union was not one of their demands. Secretary Wilson's appointment of an arbitrator will be subject to approv- al by the Council of National Defense. Both sides to the controversy will suggest men for the place, but agreed to accept the man named.
 l A statement of the settlement basis made by attorneys for the packers
 follows: - 1 e'There is to be an open shop dur ] ing the period of the war: there is to fbe no recognition of any union and no preferential shop. The matter of adjustment of wages and hours is to
 be left to the determination of the
 administrator appointed by the secre-
 tary of labor with the approval of the
 council of national defense.
 ''rhe agreement reached Is in all . respects in accordanct with the offer
 made by the packers in Chicago after the employees had refused to accept the increase in wages offered by the !, packers"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
RAILROAD EMBARGO TO REMAIN IN FORCE
This Week on Eastern Lines-Rerout- ing in Force on Southeastern Lines.

Washington, Jan. 27.-A1though i'm provement in weather conditions and freight movement was reported to the director general of railroads today, the embargo on the shipment of freight other than fuel, food or munitions now in effect on several eastern trunk lines will remain in force this week. The railroad administration also plans to keep in operation the re-routing plan in force on southeastern lines.
 The blizzard that swept over the middle west last night had passed early today and train movements were resumed on nearly normal schedules. Difficulty continues to be experienced with dumping coal at eastern terminals on account of frozen cars. The work of bunkering steamers at Atlantic ports proceeded rapidly yesterday and today coal was being provided as fast as needed,
 Higher temperatures in Virginia. and West Virginia facilitated fuel move ments in that section today.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
CONTROVERSY HAS ARISEN
 IN THE GERMAN PRESS
Regarding Count czernin's Peace In vitation to President Wilson.

Amsterdam, Jan. 27.-The socialist paper Vorwaerts joins in the contro- versy that has arisen in the German press as to whether Count Czernin's $ peace invitation to President Wilson is indicative of a greak in the Austro- German alliance. Pan-German papers think that it is, but Vorwaerts points to the "weighty" phrase in VonKuehl- mann's speech, 'twe are in agreement with Count Czernin,' as proving, con- trary to the Pan-German assumption, that Count Czernin's fraternal kiss for President Wilson received the Ger man governments blessing in ad- vance," -
 Again complaining of German Chan cellor Won Hertling's ambiguity, Vor- waerts outlines it's, own program based on "the honest right of self determination for the eastern peoples including the right to rejoin Russia: the complete re-establishment of the independence of Belgium and the re- turn of occupied French territory on the sole condition that France fore goes her claim on German territory"
 Vorwaerts asks Secretary Kue1h mann whether any obligation prevents him from adopting this program.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
sToNiNGToN BARKEEPER
 IS TO RE~lNTERNED.
Fritz Popkin, 40, is Locked Up in Police Station at New London.

New London, Conn.,, Jan. 27.-Fritz Popkin, 40, a German alien, who has been employed as a barkeeper in a saloon in Stonington, is locked up at the police station here and a presiden- tial warrant is on its way from Wash ington which will consign the man to an internment camp for the duration of the war. He was arrested Saturday night at the saloon by County Detec- tive w. B. Jackson at the suggestion of United States Commissioner Frank L. Mcclure of this city. Popkin has been outspoken in his pro-German sentiments, but the climax came re- gently when he struck in the mouth a young American who started to sing The Star Spangled Banner in the sa : loon, where a crowd of German sym pathizers had been singing Die Wacht Am Rhein and other German airs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28

Count Czernin, the Austro- -Hunnga- rian foreign minister. 1t is reported from Vienna on good authority, has announced to the Austrian delegations , that the text of his speech on the Aus trian war aims was forwarded to Pres ident Wilson before it's delivery. This '! has caused 8 great sensation, accord ing fo the Cologne Gazette, which in terprets it to mean that actual steps had already been taken to bring about an exchange of views between the western powers and Russia and Germany.
 Pan-American papers express the opinion that Count Czernin's peace in- vitation to President WilsoD is indi- cative of a break in the Austro-Hun- Earian alliance.
 That the Teutonic allies in their of- fensive on the western battle front are not to be satisfied merely with infan- try operations, but will employ their submarines in the most intensive man. ner they yet have adopted to aid them, is an announcement that has just been made by Secretary of War Baker.
 While the armies of the enemy, re- inforced to n great extent by men withdrawn from the Russian front. are attacking on land, under water boats. refitted and generally prepared, arc to seek the lanes of commerce, especially those between the United States and France, there to attempt to ravish commerce and to cut of, if possible, men of the American army and food and ammunition supplies that sre being ifastened Europward by the United States.
 Since the debacle on the Russian frnnt the fact has been well establish cd that the high command of the Ger man army purposes at as early date as was practicable a general, military attack against the entente front from the North Sea to the Adriatic, in the hope of gaining victories at various points through the bending of the en- tenfe's line which would give new heart to the people at home, whose hopes for ultimate victory are at low ebh.
 Doubtless, however. the America n British, French and Italian navies will not be taken unawares by the sub- marine menace, which recently has fallen off in a great degree when the number of merchantmen sunk by the underwater boats is compared witt that of previous months. Deptf charges, bombs dropped from sea-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
EXPLOSION AT NEWPORT
 NAVAL TORPEDO STATION
Caused the Death of Twelve Civilian
 Employes and Injury of Seven Others

Newport, R. L, Jans 27.-Nayal au- thorities today started an investiga- ton to determine the cause of the ex- Ilosion that wrecked three concrete bomb proofs at the naval torpedo sta- ton yesterday, causing the death of twelve civilian employees and injuring seven others.
 With the exception of James Maho- ney, all the men at work in bomb proof No. ?. where the explosion occurred, were killed. Mahoney and the survi- vors were taken from the other two structures were injured so severely that they could give no account of what happened. Captain Edward l.. Beach, commandant of the station, said that so far as he could learn the explosion was accidental.
 A few days ago the regular sailor guards about the bomb proofs and other naval establishments were re- placed by picked men from the United States marine corps. Today the guards at the bomb proofs were dou- l bled.
 l The search of the ruins was contin- ued until tonight, when it was an-
 nounced that all bodies apparently
 had been recovered. In addition to the
 twelve dead, however, four employees at the bomb proofs were still unac-
 counted for. The twelve bodies taken | from the wreckage were positively | identified as follows:
 | William Caswell. T. B. Wyatt, John Connolly, Joseph Matoza, George Spoo-
 Der, Joseph Frazier, Timothy Fitzger-
 aid, J. Andrea. John F. Murphy, Da- vid J. Sullivan, r., - Pelleteire, G. Giblin.
 I With the exception of Pelleteire and al on oG l-i here. Caswell was one of the oldest employees at the torpedo station. Most of the victims were killed out right, but early today. several hours after the explosion, rescue party dis
 covered two men buried alive in the wreckage of bomb proof No. 1. A pipe
 was run into the debris and stimu-
 lants were sent down to the imprison-
 ed men but when the stones and con-
 crete fragments were lifted they were
 dead.
 Bombproof No. was used for dry. ing detonators after they had beer , filled with illuminate of mercury. Cap.
 tain Beach said that not more thar , 125 pounds of explosive was set off
 The bombproofs were built into thu ground and it was due to this fac
 that the explosion was not widespread II Tonight the navy officials believed
 they had accounted for all the work. who were in the bombproofs when ti1t explosion occurred, as they learned that the men previously reported a. missing did not go to work that ,af ternocn. There were eighteen men i,
 the three work rooms. according to tn, , officials, and of these not one escape,
 death or injury.
 II Private Mills, who was on guard ;
 short distance from No 2 bomhproot F showed his pluck when the blast wen , off He was hurled to the ground an, his rife torn from his grasp by tn concussion. But he struggled to hi n feet and attempted to reach the fir 2 alarm box. only to collapse Ie trie, n once more to stand up and run fo q the box. but this time fell. nearly un v conscious. Leon Hardt, a seaman mate, saw him fall and picking hir { up carried him to nearby emergen cy dressing station and then sent f a the alarm.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28

Washington, Jan. Establishment of the industrial dispute between the big meat packers and their employ es was effected today when an agree ment was reached for an open shop during the war and determination of the wages and hours questions refer red to an administrator appointed by the secretary of labor.
 The awards of the arbitrator, not yet appointed, will be effective as of. Jan uary A. ;
 Under the agreement grievance com >mittees appointed by the workers will be received by the employers, wheth- CT their membership consists of union or non n-union men. It affects many thousand workers in Chicago, East St Louis, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, St Joseph, Omaha, Den ver,4 St. Paul and Sioux City.
 Suggestions of the union men that the government should take over the packing plants for the war are not af- fected in averting a strike. President Wilson still has the suggestion before him, but in receiving it he said oth- CT methods of dealing with the situa- ton would be considered first.
 Eighteen Questions at Issue.
 There were IS questions at issue be tween the packers and their unior employees. Those concerning the rights of union members. wages ant hours were regarded as the most ib, portant. Six of the IS go to arbitra. tion, including demands. for S1 a da! 1 flat increase in wages. equal pay fo,
 women with men, guaranteed mum Der of hours, work, a basic eight hou day, time and a half for overtime ant
 double time for Sunday sHass>-heii
 days, .,ass ~ $ Sae9 It was agreed that there should 5
 no discrimination against union mem
 bers either fin employ or in distribu
 tion work this clause taking tn place of the union mems demands fo 1 preferential employment of uniol
 men. Seniority will be observed il promotions Standing committees ol
 grievances were not provided for: bu it was said by the union men tha
 there was to be no objection. to ap pointment of the same representative again and again. The employees vii not be required to join the insuranc
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28

planes and many other methods have been adopted by the American and associated naval forces to'overcome the U-boat attacks and most successful ly, and the assumption is that, fore- warned, these efforts will be greatly multiplied in an endeavor to protect shipping plying the trade routes.
 The German chancellor's speech to the main committee of the reichstag on Germany's requirements for peace has not quenched the thirst of the great mass of the people outside the militaristic realm for a cessation of hostilities. The furore created among this branch of the people has been so great, apparently the Pan-German newspapers are declaring that Field Marshal Won Hindenhurg and his right hand man, General Won Ludendorf, are | talking of retiring. The militaristic | wing seemingly is of the opinion that | the words of the chancellor were too | moderate; the proletariat, desiring peace, considers his speech as evasive. ! One of the German newspapers char acterizes it as equivalent to battle won by the enemy"
 1 From Austria there is a notable lack | in comment on the Austro Hungarian | foreign minister's address to the reich l pOSSlDly lliulC<dllllS lHaI hilS 1 government censors are holding ex- pressions of opinion by a majority of the newspapers, which, gauged by pre- vious utterances, would be favorable to peace and antagonistic to the Ger man viewpoint as set forth by Count Won Hertling. a..-sstsss,-g., z,
 Reports coming by way of Arnster- dam are to the effect that King 1 Charles has accepted the resignation of the Hungarian cabinet and charged Premier Wekerle with the task oi forming a new one.
 On the hattie fronts there has beer
 no change in the general situation. In.
 termittent artillery duels and patro
 encounters continue on various sec
 tors. Near Capo Sile, on the lowe,
 Piave river. the Austrians have agaiI
 attempted to penetrate Italian bridge
 head positions but met with repulse
 All over the Venetian plain, iron
 Lake Garda to the Piave river, thert
 have been numerous air battles il
 which Austro-German avfators wer'
 worsted. In their incursions the enem,
 again bombed Trevisco and Mestre
 killing or wounding non-combatants
 Three hospitals in Mestre were bad " damaged by bombs from hostil,
 airplanes. ..
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
IMPROVEMENT IN NEW
 YoRk'S COAL SUPPLY.
coaling of Steamships is Reported Al.
 most Back to Normal.

New York, Jan. 27.-Steady i'm provement in New York's fuel supply, with the coahng of steamships almost back to Normal, was reported tonight from the office of A H. Smith, assist ant director general of railroads.
 Freigt conditions, although still far from normal, were said to be clearing despite weather handicaps. Along some railroad tracks in the east and middle west, snow drifts are as high as Is feet in some places, five and six locomotives being necessary to blow a train through.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
SERIOUS FIGHTING BETWEEN
 RUSSIANS AND RUMANlANS.
Russian Troops Attempted to Fiqht Their Way Through GaIatz.

Petrograd, Jan. 27.-Serious fighting has taken place berween Russians and Rumanians in the neighborhood of Galatz, near the border, according to report received from Austrian head quarters at Brest Litovsk. The Rus sian Ninth Siberian division and a portion of the Tenth division attempt ed to fight their way through Galatz and regain Russian territory, from which they had bten cut off by the Rumanians on Jan. 20.
 The struggle against the Rumanians on the lower Danube continued for a whole day and night Heavy artillery was engaged, as well as monitors on the Danube, but thus far the Russian attempt seems to have failed.