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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
LONDON TIMES SAYS THE
 KAISER SHOULD BE PUNISHED

London, Saturday, Nov 30.- Byitish Wireless Service.-Discussin plans for bringing to justice Former Emperor William of Germany, the Times asserts that "if we had to single out one culprit for punish ment. he would be the person." The paper adds that the argument that he cannot be punished because there are others who also are guilty cannot be admitted.
 By that argument" the Times con- tines, "a felon caught in the act would escape punishment because there are other felons who have not yet been brought to judgment, and neither law nor common sense would listen to such a plea.
 Besides. it is not proposed to punish the kaiser alone. There are others too, who will be placed on trial, but 1 he is the chief because most highly | criminal.
 '"The one argument against doing what we can to bring this arch crim- ] inal to justice is that at present he ! is a mean and contemptible figure hiding his head from the ruin he brought on his country and that ii we prosecute him. we may somehow impart dignity to him.
 "On the other hand how can respect for international law ir the future be based on the immunity of the principal offender against it: provisions in the paStN
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
BIG MEETING HELD BY
 BRITISH LABOR PARTY

London Saturday, Nov. 30.-The British Labor Party held big meet ing at Albert Hall tonight to discuss laDor questions and the league of nations. The Red Flag" was sung and revolutionary sentiments were expressed. A large proportion of the singers were Russians from the East End.
 The meeting was the sequel of a quarrel between Laborites and the managers of the hall at similar meeting held during Victory Week. The management cancelled the con tract for tonight's meeting which had been arranged week ago, whereupon the Electric Workers Union threatened to cut off the lights from the hall during the great victory ball on Wednesday night. The Un- derground Railway Workers and Tax icah men threatened to go on strike the same night, so the management decided to allow the contract for tonight's meeting to stand. Resolutions were adopted at the meeting demanding the immediate , release of all political prisoners and calling the attention of President i Wilson to the urgent need of jus tice' in the case of Thomas J. NOOHoy, tHe ldpoE leduer, at 0dn | Francisco.
 Another resolution adopted demand l ed the creation of a democratic league of peoples based on the aboli- 1 ton of conscription. disarmament
 self f-determinationof all peoples, in- cluding Ireland and other subject peoples in the British empire; the | allied armies from Russia, the im-
 mediate restoration of the workers international and the inclusion of an international labor charter in the peace terms.
 James Ramsey Macdonald, former chairman of the labor party, and Mrs Philip Snowden woman suffrage ad-
 vocate, were the principal speakers
 It was announced at the meeting
 rceived for the establishment Of g daily labor paper.
 It was announced at the meeting
 that 100000 pounds sterling had beer
 received for the establishment of g
 daily labor paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
RUSSO AMERICAN FORCES
 CAPTURE KARPAGORSKOI

Archangel Saturday. Nov 30.--(By Tho A. P.i-The Russo American forces, continuing their advance up the Pinega river. over iEs and snow covered roads. have captured the town of I<arragorslSi, 130 miles from the town of Pinega. after fight with the Bolsheyiki. This place since the organization of the new government Of Aachangel. was a Russo Allied pro- vision depot. but it was raided and captured by the Bolshev;ki and since then had been the scene of much par tisan fighting.
 A patrol of seventy Americans scouting yesterday along the Vaga river south of Shenkursk, encountered a ten fold superior force of Bolshevi- Xii including cavalry and infantry with many machine guns The Amer jeans were surrounded but fought their way out, losing liautenant and twelve men killed.
 For bravery in construction work under heavy fire in the fighting along the Fologda ralroad. Lieutenant W c. Griffles, of St Johns, Michigan, Cross and Sergeant John Benson, of Detroit, has lieen awarded the British Military Medal. These are the first American engineers in Russia to be decorated.
 Nicholas Tschaikovsl1y, president of the provisional government of north | Russia. has informed the correspond ent that the government in the re- /! zion of the north, though recognizing 1 the all-Russian authority of the gov | ernment formed in Siberia, would l temporarily withhold it's decision or
 the recent coup d'etat of the Sibe- rian government
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
GoMPERS SAYS LABOR IS
 ( TO DEMAND ITS RIGHTS

New York, Dec. 1.-The nation is in graver' danger now than at any time during the war, because peace conferences are not always dominated by a spirit of justice and democracy, declared Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in an address here tonight at a "Ju- bilee" meeting of the American AL hance for Labor and Democracy.
 It had occurred before, he said, that people who had secured certain amount of freedom in their own countries were forced to yield, or yielded voluntarily, these rights at the peace table.
 He asserted that when the senate ratifies a treaty with another coun- try, provisions of such treaty be- comes Supreme" law, and he said that the working classes of America who had succeeded in getting some would see to it that none of these rights were taken away at the peace conference.
 .I say with full knowledge, of the responsibility which my words carry, continued MT. Gompers, that the working people of the United States will resist and make any sacrifice which may be necessary to prevent the industrial baron from riding Or horseback over the mass of the peo- pie"
 MT. Gompers asserted that a montl after labor had pledged itself to sup. port the country in peace or war dur. ing the trying spring of 1917, Presi dent Wilson had declared war or Germany. This pledge, MT. Gomper' declared, had been kept by labor which was now determined to demand it's rights
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
CONGRESS EXPECTS TODAY
 TO HEAR PRESIDENTS PLANS

Washington, Dec 1-Congress ex- poets to hear from Presidenet Wilson tomorrow something of his plans for the peace conference.
 On the eve of his departure for France, the president will go to the capitol shortly before one o'clock to deliver his annual address at the opening of the third and final session of the sixty fifth congress. Few ut- terances of the chief executive have been awaited with keener interest and congressional officers said tonight that never before has there been such a demand for admission cards to the house galleries for joint session
 Some congressional leaders say the appearance of the president may create something of a sensation and that then again nothing may happen. They are certain. however, that soon after the president speaks there will me spirited discussion in. both senate and house of his plans for the trii and house of his pans for the trip, if 1 they are revealed, and of any pro- posed action on problems coming be- ! fore the peace conference. General and virtually daily debate in the sen ate also is expected while the peace 1 delegates are sitting in Paris.
 l Many members of both senate and house privately criticize the presi- dent for his decision to go to France and also for his failure to include a member of the senate in the American
 delegation, but none of them will speak for publication. Nor have those members of the house who have been
 reported to be prepared to question the president tomorrow regarding the peace conference made any announce ment.
 Some senators also are said tc have prepared resolutions for intro ductfen tomorrow proposing spec ial senate committee to go to Europe and keep the senate informed or < events at the peace conference. special meeting of the democratic
 steering committed has been called
 for tomorrow before the senate con venes to discuss the general situation
 Besides dealing with the peace con. ! ference, the president tomorrow i
 expected to recommend legislation. h,
 regards as necessary for the transi tion of the country from war to | peace basis
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
4SO|iers Dispersed a Mob of Thousands 28 Stores Wrecked at Esch
 Because of Overcharging
 Americans.

With the American Army of Occu- patton, Dec. 1.-(By the A. P.) Four American soldiers dispersed a mob of thousands at Esch after it had wreck Cd twenty eight shops in revenge for the overcharging of Americans. Most of these establishments were conduct ed by Germans The loss is estimated at between 100000 and 1000, 1000 francs.
 The trouble began when a soldier vas charged two francs for cake of chocolate and the same amount for an apple. The Luxembergers, who long have protested against high Lrices, resented the overcEarging of their "deliyerers.' They entered the shop destroying it's contents.
 Some one. raised the cry to wipe out all German establishments and the mob soon grew to thousands, who be- gan systematic destruction
 A department store owned by a Hollander was wrecked and he report ed his loss to his government He was the only foreigner. other than Ger mans, whose property ~ attacked.
 The anti German was super seded by ordinary mob enthusiasm and the destruction finally was ex- tended to the shops of l,1lxemburgers themselves.
 Two American lieutenants who ar rived while the campaign of destruc- ton was at it's height called upon foU1 enlisted men to arm themselves witt broken boards and disperse the crowd The soldiers shouted to the excited men and women to go to their homes and they dispersed quickly, accepting the command without question.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02

own accord. They had nearly caught me. On my orders, German ships re- turned at once to the security of Nor wegian harbors. Later it would not have been possible for them to do so,"
 The emperor then mentioned dec larations of General w A. Soukhom- linoff, Russian minister of war, during the investigations which occurred afterwards, which he later altered to the statement that he had not order ed real mobilization but only readi- ness for mobilization. The emperor, however insisted on the correctness of the first declaration, according to which he had caused the Czar to re- call his order for mobilization He declared that General Nicholas Jan uschkevitch, chief of the Russian irn- perial general staff, deceived the Czar and the order was carried out in spite of him. This mobilization, the kaiser would have it, was the final reason for the war.
 The Russian war party at the court, the kaiser continued, had already. in the spring of 1914, compelled the czar to make preparations for war. From i that time Siberian regiments we're gradually drawn westward. They were
 told that manoeuvers were the reason for these movements and thus they
 marched on to the Volga River and further westward until they reached Wilma, where they were suddenly
 handed out loaded cartridges and told 1 that they were now going to fight in
 earnest.
 Tn fact" said the kaiser in ending the interview, Russian troops were already over our frontier before wa, l was declared"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
KAISER DISCLA|MS WAR RESPONSIBILITY
In Interview Just Before He Fled to Holland the Former E peror of Germany Attempted Shift the Blame For the World Conflict Upon the Shoulders of Dr. Theobald Won Bethmann and GottIeb Won Jagow.

Copenhagen, Saturday, Nov. 30.- (By The A. P.-Further revelations showing that Former Emperor Will jam of Germany is seeking to escape responsibility for bringing on the war, are contained in an article by George Wegener appearing in the Cologne Gazette, recounting a conversation which the writer had with the en- peror just before he fled. In this in- terview the emperor attempted to shift the blame for the world conflict to the shoulders of Dr. Theobald Won Bethmann Hollweg. former inn perial German chancellor, and Gott- lieb Won Jagow, former minister of foreign affairs.
 Against my will they sent me to Norway William is quoted as having said. 'Idid not wish to undertake the voyage because the gravity of the situation after the murder of Arch duke Francis Ferdinana was clear at first sight. But the chancellor said to me:
 "'Your Majesty must take this voy- age in order to maintain peace Ii your Majesty remains here, it un- i doubtedly means war and the world will lay to your charge responsibility l for this war
 i Well, I then undertook the voyage During all this time I received nc reports from my government con cerning current events. Strictly speaking. only learned from Nor, wegian newspapers of what was or 1 curing in the world and in this wa! learned of the Russian mobilization
 measures.
 But when I heard that the Britisl fleet had put to sea, I returned of m,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
TO COME -
 BEFORE PEACE COUNCIL


 Paris, Dec. 1-(By The A. P.) One of the larger projects being matured as a preliminary to the peace congress is the creation of a permanent inter allied commission on which Great Britain, France. Italy and the United States will be represented cn all mari time, financial Shd food questions.
 The project has been fully outlined and it will be among the nam sub- jocts before the supreme council of preniers which is about to assemble in London.
 Such commission would take the place of the three temporary commit tees now in operation. These tenn porary committees are the Inter-Al- lied Maritime committee, On which Raymond B. Stevens and George Rub lee, of the United States Shipping Board, are the American members, the Inter-Allied Financial committee, on which Oscar T. CrosbE. assistant sec retary of the treasury, represents | America, and the food committee, on which Louis P. Sheldon, representa- tive of the American food administra- 1 tive board in the United Kingdom. is l the American member,
 ! The functions of all three of these committees would be merged into d l permanent inter allied commission ac- cording to the proposal now being con | sidered. While practical advantages 1 in a permanent inter-allied commis sion generally are admitted by diplo- ] mats here. opposition has dyeloped to scme of it's features.
 One objection urged by expests is that permanent inter allied commis- sion would be the creation eE a body which might be represented as making unnecessary a league of nations. Advocates of a league of nations urge that it should be broad enough to have representatives from all na- tions, whereas the proposed perma- nent commission would be confined to four great powers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
TWO TROOP SHIPS HAVE
 SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL

Washington, Dec. 1-Notice was re- ceived by the war department today of the sailing from Liverpool on No- vember 29 Of the steamer Ascanius for New York with 47vefficers and l. 067 men. All on both steamers are aero units except few casuals and unattached officers.
 On the Ascanius are the 349th, 476th. 326th, 3717st 378th, S41st 3S5th, 473rd and S32nd tero squadrons; five officers and fifteen men medical at tachment casuals and six unattached officers.
 On the Canopic are the First Had ley Page acceptance park; the Filth, 2S2nd, and 306th aero scuadrons; a detachment of the Second Hadley Page acceptance park; three officers and twelve men. medical clsuals, and fourteen unattached officers.
 This makes a total of 1S, 590 off cers and men now en route home from England, representing nearly two thirds of the number of The American troops in that country when the arm istice was signed The remainder are to return home on several steamers leaving Liverpool this week and next week.
 The Canou1c is the first ship to sail from England for Boston, the other five being en route to New {; York
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
BEER ENOUGH TO LAST
 ABOUT FIVE MONTHS

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 1.-Six- teen breweries in Connecticut stopped the brewing of beer last night as result of the presidential proclama- tion prohibiting brewing in this coun- try. The breweries repres ent an in- vestment of more than $4.000,0OO and employ approximately 300 men Vir- tually all of these employees will be retained by the breweries, according to a statement tonight by Nathaniel w. Kendall, president of the Connec- ticut Brewers association. He said:
 "The breweries in this state have their cellars full of bear and the stock on hand should last about five mon Els. The be2r must be taken care of and very few employees will be discharged during the period this or der is in effect Many events may take place before next July and the brew CTS Xpect 10 resume normal opera tions in due time. As far as I have heard. none of the breweries plan to take up any other line O. business" 1"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
HOSPITAL TRooPsHiP
 DOcKED AT HoRoKEN

New York, Dec 1.-Tbe men who helped to pay the inevitable price of victory in the great war are coming home, but there will be no parades for them, no march down Fifth avenue or any other avenue between lanes of cheering hero worshippers.
 The hospital ship Northern Pacific docked at Hoboken tonight with eleven hundred wounded soldiers and marines on board, including forty officers. She steamed slowly through the Narrows after dark, hours late because of heavy head winds. It was a rather chill and cheerless homecoming. but tomorrow will be another day and few knew that the ship of mercy was entering the harbor.
 For the returning heroes there was none of the martial pomp which sent them away. A few of the walking wounded" lined the rail as the vessel came abreast of the Statue of Liberty and there was feeble cheer as Bar tholdfs emblem of freedom welcomed them to the harbor. On the way in they passed the giant Msuretania, at anchor in GraFesend bay, crowded with the troops returned from train ing camps fn England.
 Five hundred of those aboard the Northern Pacific are badly wounded but most of the others were able to hobble about the ship on the voyage cross One section of the vessel was given over 10 men who have lost legs and another to soldiers who have had arms afnputated.
 The work of removing the wounded to hospitals will begin at o'clock to- morrow morning. The Red Cross has mobilixed every available ambulance to carry them.
 The passage of the Northern Pacific with It's freight of wounded was tht roughest the ship has encountered during its year and a half in tht nanEpect srKgics of this country
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
INVESTIGATING GERMAN
 CRIMES IN BELGIUM

London. Dec. 1-The German gov-. ernment is starting an investigation into the German crimes iR Belgium, the deportation of Belgian workmen, the theft of Belgian machinery and the murders of Edith Gaveli and Cap tain Fryatt.
 Among those held responsible. ac-. cording to an Amsterdam despatch to, the Exchange Telegraph Company, are General 'Von SauQerzweig the former military governor of Brussels; General Baron Kurt Won Manteug- fel. military commander oT Louvain, and Baron Yon Der Laci;en. civil gov ernor-of BrIsS els al the time of Miss Caye4rS execution
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
Feeling Runs High in
 ChiIe Against Peru
A Great Patriotic Dernonstra-
 ton Was Held in Santiago, Chile, Yesterday.

Santiago, Chile, Dec. IA great patriotic demonstration, directed a&inst Peru, was held here yesterday and continued until midnight. It was the largest ever seen in Santiago and included almost the entire population between the ages of 16 and 60.
 Resolutions to be sent to the na- tional government: demanding the in corporation into Chile of Tacna and Africa and an immediate increase in the army and navy, were greeted every where with cheers. A feature of the demonstration was the presence of the veterans of '79 who captured these provinces from Peru.
 The newspapers comment on the fact that hundreds of small Argentine flags were carried in the processions
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
BOY KILLED WHILE TRYING
 TO PREVENT MAID SUICIDING

South Orange. N. J.. Dec 1. In seeking to prevent his mothers maid from committing suicide here today, twelve years old Gordon Seyfried. a Boy Scout, tried to tea a revolver from her hand and was killed by the same bullet which passed through her body. She, too, was reported tonight to be near death.
 Just before he died in his mothers arms, the la-l whispered
 T saw Pauline with inc pistol and l tried to do my duty as Boy Scout. When I tried to take the revolver away from her, it went off and then something hit me in the throat"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
VIENNA HAS BEEN SAVED
 FROM ANOTHER FAMINE

Vienna. Saturday. Nov. S0.-By The A. P.-Vienna has been saved from famine for another month by ar rangement with the Hungarian gov ernment whereby there will be deliv- cred to the municipal authorities 800 carloads of potatoes, 40 900 sheep, 5000 head of cattle and other food stuffs. The arrangements were made by Baron Knoblich, who represents the republic at Budapest, through the help of Count Karolyi president of the Hungarian national council.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS
 DECLARED auNHEALTHY"

Ithaca, N. Y., Dec Tn his an nual report to the trustees of Cornell University, made public tonight, Pres ident Jacob Gould Schurman recon- mends the substitution of intramural fer intercollegiate athletics.
 Criticising intercollegiate sports as unhealthy" Dr. Schurman asserts that they not only seriously interf gre with undergraduate study, but are open to misintrepation by the public. Inter class games he contends. would serve better the true object of exer- else for the majority of studens.
 Dr. Schurman also recommends in his report that all students te re- quired to enroll for military drill.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
DEER ARE REPORTED
 SCARCE IN MASSACHUSETTS

Boston, Dec. War has driven the deer of Massachusetts from one of their favorite stands. When the six days open season starts tomorrow, hunters who have been accustomed to stalk the animals in the Nashua riv- CT valley in the centra, part of the state, will mace to find new C>ec- tive. for what once was a great area of schrub growth is now the canton ment of Camp Devens. Reports from towns a shor+ distance from the can torment indicate that large numbers of deer driven from tha; region have found refuge in woods not many miles away.
 Sportsmen anticipated leaner sea- son than for several years q compara- tive scarcity Of deer being reported by residents of rural districts.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
MAKING ROOM AT DEVENs
 FOR REuRNING SOLDIERS

Aver, Mass, Dec. 1.-The Twelfth (Plymouth) Division, stationed at Camp Devens is to be broken up inn mediately and the Forty second Reg iment will report this week at Camp Upton, N. Y. Orders for this move ment were received today from the adjutant- generals office at Washing ton.
 Officers here believe that room is being made at Camp Devens to re- ceive soldiers who are to return soon from overseas. Work of demobilizins development battalions is being speeded up and 900 men will be discharged by next Saturday
 More than 800 were released today
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
MINE .sWEEPERs OFF
 THE VIRGINIA COAST

Onancock, Va. Dec. 1.-Several mine sweepers arrived off the Virginia coast today to search for mines laid by the German submarines on their raids on this side of the Atlantic last summer. Three are said to have been located at the ponts designated by the Ger man officials in accordance with the arnistice terms. The Germans re- ported that eleven mines had been laid in the vicinity of Winter Water Shoal light.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
5o,oco INFLUENZA DEATHS
 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town South Africa Dec. l. Wit Montreal-Goyernor General Bux- ton, in thanking voluntary workers, for their efforts during the recent in fluenza epidemic said today it was estimated that there had been fifty thousand deaths in South Africa among Europeans and the colored population from the disease.