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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
A||- Summer Session OfCOngressProbab|e
MEMBERS ARE DISSATISFIED,
 sBuT RESIGNED
DECISION THIS WEEK
Army Appropriation Bill, Totalling About s12ooo, 100000 Will Be Taken Up Tuesday by the House.

Washington, May Dissatisfied, but resigned. congress is prepared to revise it's legislative program this week and abandon plans for adjourn ment in July
 President Wilson is expected to state formally in a few days why revenue legislation before the December ses- sion is regarded as imperative.
 Fail to Agree on Special Session.
 The democratic and republican lead CTS failed to agree on plans proposed by the president for a special session after the fall elections the work of forming a new tax bill will proceed at once unless there is some most unex- pected development.
 Final conferences on the question will be held tomorrow.
 Week End Recesses Rre Planned.
 With an all-summer session regard ed as a disappointing certainty, a slowing down of recent speed on lefis-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

No less an authority than the semi official North German Gazette is re- marking on the maturing" American endorsements behind the allied line and wondering how the lightning trained Yankee will hold his own against the German lads who have had military. training from their youth"
 Nowhere along the battle front has there been fighting of any great mo- ment. Several new raids have been carried out successfully against Ger man positions by the American, Brit ish and French forces and some simi- lar attempts by the Germans prompt ly put down. Heavy artillery duels have been in progress on various sec tors between the Germans. and the British and French. The shelling by the Germans of Field Marshal Haig's positions east and northeast of Amiens has been particularly heavy, gas pro- jectiles being used in great numbers.
 The Americans in the Montdidiier sector have carried out another of their silent raids, sneaking from their trenches without artillery support and overwhelming an enemy trench. Six Germans were killed and one soldier was made prisoner by the Americans, who returned to their own line. The British near Bucquoy in a similar ad- venture captured fourteen Germans and two machine guns and in two other raids took fifteen prisoners and a machine gun. In the Ailette river region the French also brought in ca ptiyes:r e s,.9 Es.y-ss < sll P. < s= ..s
 There still is considerable aerial activity over and behind the battle line, and numerous fights in the air | occur daily.
 In the Italian theatre the Austfians | have essayed several rather strong at | taeks against the Italians in the mountain region, of the north. but ev- etywhere have met withsrepulse Along the lower Piave river and in the Tonale
 region there have been intensive artil- lery duels:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
POLISH TROOPS MAKING
 FIERCE RESISTANCE
To the Attempts Made by the Germans
 to Disarm Them.

Moscow. Sunday, May 19-(By The Associated Press).-The attempts by the Germans to disarm the Polish troops in the Ukraine and Minsk gov ernments are meeting with fierce re- sistance. The Second Polish corps un- der General Makovitzky. stationed near Kaneff. in the government of Kiev, de- fled the German ultimatum to disarm within twenty four hours. whereupon the Germans apologized, saying that the order wae a misunderstanding. At midnight, however, Germans attacked tho corps, capturing one village.
 The Poles entrenched and battled against 15,000 Germans, causing con siderable losses among the enemy but themselves suffered heavily The fight continued for several days. when the Germans were driven back, losing a few pieces of artillery.
 The First Polish corps, near Rogat chen. up to the present has escaped disarmament by agreeing not to join the Second corps, but a fight is ex- pected 10 take place, as in accord ance with. an order of Prince Leopold of Bavaria all Polish troops. must be disarmed. The Germans also are dis arming Ul1rainian troops loyal to the Rada. who are resisting. These troops as well as Poles, are supported by the peasants.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
HERoIsM OF AMERICAN
 NAVAL OFFICERS AND MEN
Displayed When the Munitions Ship
 Florence H. Caught Fire.

Washington, May 26.-Stories of the heroic daring of American naval off, cers and men in rescuing 34 of the 75 members of the crew of the American munitions ship Florence H., which caught fire and broke in two-in French waters last April are told in the re- port of Rear Admiral Wilson. com manding American naval forces in France, made public tonight by the navy department.
 Lieutenant H. D. Haislip, of San. Mateo, Calif.. who. at the risk of de- tonating his depth charges and de- stroying his vessel promptly charged his destroyer through the mass of blazing and exploding wreckage cov- ering the water in which survivors are struggling, is recommended for com mendatiop.
 Gunner's Mate F. M. Upton, of Dem yer, Colo. and Ships Cook J. w. Gov ington of Durant. Okla. are recom- nended for congressional medals of honor and gold life saving medals. They leaped into the sea and rescued | man who, exhausted, was in the midst of exploding powder boxes. l Six officers who commander life and motor boats which entered the wreck age to rescue men who were being badly burned about the head and arms, and two surgeons, chaplain and forty eight seamen who were with them, are mentioned for com mendation.
 Admiral Wilson in describing the situation said:
 i The sea about the wreckage was l covered by a mass of boxes of smoke less powder which were repeatedly ex- | ploding and amongst these wreckage were number of survivors. The wreckage was so thick that small
 boats were unable to reach these men The heat from the burning vessel 1T the vicinity was 50 intense that the converted yachts present, with wood en upper works, could not safely pen tetrate the Wreckage.
 Under these conditions, Lieutenan
 Haislip took his vessel at high speed into the midst of the wreckage, at {
 considerable risk of detonating tht
 depth charges carried on his vesse and made lanes through which unt
 small boats lowered by his and othel
 vessels could reach the survivors.
 ''The dash. initiative and courag
 shown by Lieutenant aHisilip on thii
 occasion are in order with the bes commended that he be commended b! the navy department"
 l Besides lieutenant Haislip, the off
 cers and men mentioned for common
 dation by Admiral Wilson included:
 Officers: Ensign Sherbourne E l Rockwell, U. s. N, Waterbury Conn Assistant Surgeon George E. Cram, N l N. ". Norwalk, Conn; Acting Chap lain William A. Mcguire, U. S. N | New York city.
 Enlisted men: Norman King, Has
 gard, Bridgeport, Conn; Oscar liar
 vey Lee, Crellin, Md; William J. Beg lin. no address given; J. H. Schaper low, Hartford. Conn: Daniel Walker Jr., East Hartford Conn: John Jo seph Conroy. Bristol, Conn; Hildin Fred Washberg, Greenwich, Conn.
 Raymond W. Hale, Hartford, Conn
 and Charles F. Donly. address un : known.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

stin another week has passed and the Germans have not begun their ex- pected new offensive against the allied forces in Flanders and Picardy. And, as vet. there is nowhere any indica- lion that it is the early intention of the enemy again to try to break the battle front and reach the channel ports.
 It is not improbable, however. that the blow will be launched at any mo- ment. Aviators winging their way in reconnaissances behind the German lines still report a continuation by the Germans of their work of bringing up fresh troops, guns and stores for what is believed everywhere will be their greatest attempt to win de- cisive victory.
 Meanwhile, the allies are not idle. Every hour is being utilized by them to strengthen strategic positions and every hour finds them the better pre- pared to withstand an enemy on- slaught The morale of the troops is of the highest and confidence reigns among the men of the unified com mand of General Foch that the enemy will not be able to carry out his pro- gram to the full and that whatever ground he may gain will be dearly paid for.i
 { In the work of strengthening the battle front the Americans are play ing no secondary role. The steady stream of the khaki-clad lads from overseas to the fighting line has served greatly to reassuTe the British and French contingents that have hereto fore SO valantly held their own against tremendous odds. Those of the Amer jeans already in the trenches. have given and are still giving good ac- counting of themselves harassing the Germans with their artillery and out gaming them in combats in the open
 Even the Germans at home, previ- ously adopting the tactics of sneering at the Americans. now are becoming aware of their strength and virility
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
KERENSKY NOT ON SHIP
 WHICH ARRIVED SUNDAY
Customs Officials Made Careful
 Search of Danish Vessel.

An Atlantic Port, May 26.-Reports that .Alexander. F. Kerensky, former premier of Russia, was on his way to the United States on q Danish steam ship which sailed from Christiania re- cehtly, were proven groundless when the ship docked here today.
 A careful search through the more than four hundred passengers the ship carried by customs, immigration, steamship, and navy intelligence off, cials did not disclose a single person who even answered the description of the noted Russian.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
JOHN J. o'LEARY, BROTHER
 OF JEREMIAH, ARRESTED
Charged With Conspiracy to obstruet
 Justice.

New York May 26-John J. o'Leary. a brother of Jeremiah O'Leary. who failed to appear in court last Monday for trial on an indictment charging publication of seditious matter in the Bull, an anti English periodical. was arrested tonight on charge of con spiracy to obstruct justice in connec- tion with the disappearance of his brother.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
CHARGED WITH SALE OF
 SPOILED MEAT TO THE ARMY
Morris ( Co. and Wilson 6 co.-Twc
 Packing Corporations.

Washington. May 26-Sale of spoiled meat and other food products to the army. with the knowledge that the food was ''unfit for human consump ton" Is charged in complaints issued today by the federal trade commission against Morris & Co. and Wilson & Co. two of the five great packing corporations.
 IL is alleged that thousands of pounds of unfit meat and chickens were sold to Camp Travis. Texas Most of it was detected and condemned, but it Is eaid some of it may have been passed and consumed.
 Details of the information upon which the action is based were with held by the commission.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
FOUR AMERICAN AVIAToRS
 ARE REPORTED MISSING
Two of Them Were Brought Down
 Behind the German Lines.

American Headquarters nthe Brit ish Front, Saturday, May 25.-(By The Associated Press.) .)-Four Ameri- can aviators have been reported miss ing on the British fropt. two of whom were brought down behind the Ger man lines, since April (May ? 12. The names of the missing men are not yet available.
 There is no confirmation as yet of the claim of Thursdays German off, cial statement that three American airplanes were brought down on We'd nesday on the Lys front.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
OLD METAL TO BE PAID FOR
 WITH WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
Committee is to Open an Exchange in
 New York Today.

New York, May 26.-With more than $14,210,223 worth of war savings stamps sold to date in this city, the New York War Savings Committee will open tomorrow an exchange where old metal, appraised at its cur and paid for with war savings stamps. It is expected that Mrs. Charles S, Whitman, wife of the governor. will attend the opening and will bring some old silver from the cupboard of the executive mansion to be exchanged for stamps.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
GERMANS CONTINUE ID
 BRING UP FRESH TROOPS
But There Is Nowhere Any Indication of the Early ln
 tentiOn to Try to Break Allied Line
ALLIED AVATORS MAKING RECoNNAIssANCEs

Every Hour Finds the Allies Better Prepared to Withstand Enemy Onslaught-Brtish and French Contngents Are Greatly Encouraged by Steady Arrival of American Troops Germans at Home Now Are Becoming Aware of the Part American Forces Are Destined to Play in the Great War-Aerial Activity Continues to Feature Re ports From Battle Rather Strong Attacks by the Austrians Have Been Repulsed by the Italians
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
CHILE TO PURCHASE
 GERMAN, STEAMSHIPS
Three Vessels That Now Are in Chile
 an Ports.

Amsterdam, May 26.-While it is de- nied in authoritative German quarters according to the Weser zeitung, that the Chilean government has purchased German steamships in Chilean ports it is admitted negotiations are pro ceeding relative to the chartering of these ships. The paper. adds 4 that only tl.ree vessels are involved at the most.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
Cabled Paragraphs
Retention For Prince of Wales.

Paris, May 26. Prince Colonna, mayor of Rome. gave reception yes terday afternoon in honor of the Prince of Wales and Henry Simon, French minister of colonies, according to a Havas despatch from the Italian capital All the ministers and under secretaries were present. Bands play ed British and French national airs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
MORE PAY FOR 2,OOO, 900 R. R. EMPLOYES
Increases Become Effective Next Saturday and Are
 Retroactive to Last Januayl
AMOUNT TO MORE THAN s3Oo,OOO,OOO A YEAR

Was Made Yesterday by Director General McAdoo-Eight Hour Day Is Recognized But Owing to Conditions Resulting From the War the Hours of Elm ployment Are Not Reduced and Overtime Is to Be Paid Pro Rata-The Wage Order Applies to All Empoyes of the 164 Roads Now Under Federal Management
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
u. s. cunboat Struck a Rock.

Shanghai, Wednesday, May 22.-(By The Associated Press.)-An American gunboat proceeding to Chungking struck a rock ten miles from Ichang Tuesday Although badly damaged she succeeded in returning to port
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

equalling it's quota. Philadelphia, with an allotment of $4,s00,000, has subscribed $10,231, 900. Boston is an other of the larger cities behind in the campaign.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

A yield of es,411,822 bushels is pro- missed from the Kansas wheat crops to be harvested next montr,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The Board of Education of New York, announced that school children have sold $2,S69,956 of war savings stamps.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
British Steamer Sunk in Collision.

London. Saturday, May 25.. = The British steamer Clan Matheson has been sunk in collision, Lloyds Ship ping Agency announced today.
 The Clan Mathewson was a new steamer of 4.5OO tons gross. built in 1917 at Sunderland. She was owned by Cavzer Irvine and Company, Limited, of Glasgow.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The Lonkdoz railway station is the junction point for lines running to Namur and Maestricht.
 :, A despatch from London last We'd nesday said that early that morning two bombing formations sent out to attack the important railway triangle at Liege had dropped twenty two heavy bombs, and that large fires were started by the explosives.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The New England Shoe 6 Leather Association will hold a War Confer ence" in Boston on June 5.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Training camps for army nurses may be established at hospitals here and in France as result of shortage of nurses
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Packard motor plant is turning out 70 to 50 Liberty motors for the Gov ernment every day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
ALLIED AIR RAID HAS BEEN
 CARRIED OUT OVER LEEGE
Lonsdoz Railway Station Was De- stroyed and 26 Persons Killed.

Amsterdam, May 26-The Rotter- dam Maasbode reports that an allied air raid has been carried out over Liege The Longdoz railway station was destroyed and twenty six persons were killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Government investigating agencies report that American citizens or neu- trals are operating in this country for Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Mayor TrembIy, of Railway, N. Y. issued orders forbidding the sale of newspapers printed in German.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Advances in the prices of shoes are expected when leather prices have been fixed by the Government.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Six American troops on the British steamship Moldavia have been unac. counted for.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
HINpENBURe IS IN A
 HOSPITAL AT sTRAssBuRG
Suffering from Typhoid Fever-His
 Condition is Critical.

Geneva, Switzerland, May 26.-Ffeld Marshal Won Hindenburg, chief of the German general staff, is in a hospital at Strassburg. suffering from typhoid fever, according to reports from that city. These advices stated that the report of Won Hindenburg's death are incorrect. but that his condition is critical. ts
 Typhoid fever is said to be spreading rapidly in the German army. e
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
RedCfOssMercyFund Over S1OO,OOO,
 
IT. IS NOW OVER THE TOP BY
 s12os7,so4
CAMPAIGN ENDS TO-DAY
Eleven of the Fourteen Divisions Have Standardization Is Behind in the Campaign.

Washington, May 26. = With the American Red Cross second s100,000,- 900 mercy fund already oversub- soribed by $12,0S7, ,S04, officials tonight were setting no limit to. the outpour- ing of dollars on the closing day of the weeks drive tomorrow. That the s1S000, 900 would be far exceeded they had no doubt.
 On the face of returns at headquar- ters here tonight eleven of the four teen divisions had oyer Subscribed, with the gulf leading the home divis- ions in percentages with 210. but the foreign topping them all with 300.
 Returns of Divisions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Further restrictions on the use of wheat are believed by some officials of the food administration to be un- necessary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Seventy eight Spanish merchantmen have been sunk by German submarine
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Of late there have been various re- ports of the death of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. Some of these re- ports were given on the authority of German prisoners on the western front.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

German farmers protest against the exchange of war prisoners because it will take away many men being used for farming.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The Board of School Superintendents adopted a resolution to eliminate Ger man from the pubncc schools in New York until after the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The army casualty list Saturday con tained 23 names.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Mines at Freeport, Tex, and SuI- phur La., where most of the sulphur of the country is mined, may be taken over by the Government.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The American Red Cross annouHced that the Wellesley College unit which has just arrived in France has been assigned to war work
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The harvesting of the 1918 wheat crops began iS America yesterday, in parts of DentCa. Cooke and Wise coun- ties, Texas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The British cabinet is considerinq an exchange of prisoners.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

John Swanton, aged 1s, years, of 50 South Main street. Waterbury, met with fatal accident in Meriden while riding bicycle
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Judge Baker in the United States District Court, at Chicago. declined a $50,0O0 bond for Count Minotto, who was sent to an internment camp.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27
Condensed Telegrams

Tobacco cards soon will be issued throughout France.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The Fisher Body Co.,, of Detroit, began the manufacture of a heavy bombing plane for tre United States It is an adoption of the Caproni.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

The Southwest Graphite Mining Go. ras resumed operations. All of gra- phite mined is being taken over by the Government.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-27

Secretary Baker proposes to raise the age of enlistment ins the staff corps from 40 to 45. He thinks many arti- sans and mechanics could be obtained.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
GIVES STAR-MIRROR THANKS
+. FOR KHAKI BIBLE COLLECTION
Managers of Fund Considers This
Good Service to the Community
And Country

David Hinshaw, executive secretary
of the special khaki Bible fund, for the
american Bible society, writes The
Star-Mirror under date of December
I28:
please let me express the appre-
citation Of the Bible society of the
splendid showing the Star-Mirror
made in collections for our army and
navy fund. The receipt for $80.50 sign
ed by Mr.. Foulke, the treasurer, is en-
closed. You have performed real
service to your community and to the
country in supporting this work.
The best part of it is that those
who contributed to this little fund in
this community made it possible for
a numbersof soldiers and sailors per-
haps equal to the number who have
thus far gone into service from Latah
county.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
INLAND EMPIRE CALLS
FOR FEDERAL HELP
EXODUS OF YOUNG MEN FROM THE
FARM WILL REDUCE
WHEAT OUTPUT

SPOKANE-Decrease fall sOwn
wheat acreage and the numerous en-
listments of farm boys in war service
have opened such an alarming pros
pect of reduced crop production in the
Inland Empire for 1918 that President
Wilson has been urged to name food
production administrator. A lengthy
telegram explaining the situation has
been sent to the president by Charles
Hebberd, federal food administrator;
E. F. Benson, state commissioner Of
agriculture; ]. L. Paine, president
Spokane chamber of commerce and
several bankers, editors and members
of councils of defense. The telegram
says in part:
"The west Is called on to produce
the wheat surplus to feed our allies,
but 1t can not do it unless a way shall
be found to hold our young men to the
soil. Some system should be devel-
oped whereby loyal service to the pro-
duction of food stuffs shall be impress
sively recognized. Some way must be
found to better labor conditions and
hold young men on the farm with a
patriotic consciousness Of honor and
dignity.
"Tne crisis demands the immediate
appointment of the ablest available
man in the country as national war
time food production administrator,
who will fire the Imagination of all
the people, consumer as well as pro-
ducer, to the extreme necessity of in
creased food production"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
FARMERS NEED
MILLIONS MORE
FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD
URGES SPECIAL $1OO,OOO.OO
BOND ISSUE.

WASHINGTON-Th federal farm
loan board, in it's first annual report
to congress, declares that American
agriculture faces a serious financial
situation. 1t recommends authorizing
the purchase by the secretary of the
treasury of $1O0,0OO,O0O worth of farm
loan bonds if necessary this year and
to resell them to investors in order to
provide the basic industry of Amer
lea with the capital necessary to in
crease wartime food production, to
stabilize interest rates, and encour-
age bond purchases" 1t declares that
millions of foreign money invested in
American farm mortgages has been
withdrawn owing to the war and that
the funds of American corporations
and that the funds of American cor
porations and investors are kept in a
more liquid form, or are invested in
more attractive fields. 1t asks that
the minimum loan be raised to $1,000.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-03
A CRACK AT THE KAISER"

:, to France with a machine, and that
my ambition. With what know abou
gas engines and aeroplanes 1 ough
to make good, and 1 will. I've talked
it over with the recruiting officers ant
they think I'd be all right for an avi
ator.
Tive decided that Annapolis is nc
place for capable young man.
could go to Annapolis after the war
When fellows like Jim are doing their
bit I think it is time did mine, and
think you'll feel the same. wish
you would talk the matter over with
mother and let me know as soon as
possible what you and she think about
it as soon as possible as the second
battalion Of aviators is to start train
ing In about three weeks and l want
to be among them"
After considering the matter in all
its phases Mr. Williamson sent the
message to his son the last
day of the old year:
"Your letter received. Yes, you
have our permission providing your
records at school are gilt-edge, and
that you promise to enter Annapolis
after the war. Your mother leaves
;oday to visit you. Keep on drilling"