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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
CHORUS OF 75,ooo TO SING
 ON BOSTON COMMON
One of the Features of the Fourth of
 July Celebration.

Boston, June 1s.-singing by cho- rus of 75,000 voices gathered in groups on Boston Common is to be one of the features of the Fourth of July celebration in Boston planned by the Independence Day committee. Ar engagements are being made to have the chorus divided into national groups of the allied nations and sing in costume. The chorus will be led by a military band of several hundred pieces. Fireworks will not be used this year.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
t2-YEAR- OLD GIRL KILLED
 BY AUTO AT ANSoNIA
Was Carrying Child and Was Unable
 to See the Car Approaching.

Ansonia, Conn June 19. - Mamie Tontintro, 12 years old, of New York was killed here today by an automo- bile, owned by Henry F. Warming, of Shelton, and driven by his chauffeur, Carl Nelson.
 Police investigation showed that the little girl with f1ve-year- old Sarah Catalina in her arms. was crossing the street and from the manner in which she was carrying the child was unable to see the approa ching car. She was knocked down. As she fell someone on the sidewalk called to the driver to back his car. He did so and one of the wheels passed over the Tontintro girls body, causing the injury which l resulted in her death
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
MAJOR GENERAL H. A. GREENE
 ORDERED TO WASHINGTON
Has Been in Command oF Nationa, Army, at Camp Lewis, Washington.

Washington, June 1s.-Major Gen eral Henry A. Greene, who has been in command of the 91st division, na- tional army, at Camp. Lewis, Wash ington. has been ordered to report to Washington. No explanation Of the order was forthcoming from the war department tonight. Brigadier Gen eral Frederick s. Foltz has been placed in command at Camp Lewis temporarily
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
NEW ENGLAND BEHIND
 IN COAL SHIPMENTS
Scale Calls For so,ooo,ooo Tons of Soft Coal During Year That Began April 1.

Boston, June 19.-The federal fuel administration has placed New Eng land back on it's original scale calling for delivery of 3O,OOO.O0O tons of soft coal during the year that began April i last, according to an announcement made tonight by James J. Storrow, fuel administrator for the district. MT. Storrow has just returned from Wash ington, whede with state fuel admin istrators, he placed the deficiency in all-rail coal shipments before Dr. Henry A. Garfield, federal fuel ad- ministrator. MT. Storrow asserts that New England is a million and one half tons behind on the original pro- gramme of shipments.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
TAFT ADVOCATES ENTRY
 OF JAPANESE INTO RUSSIA
To Establish an Eastern Front From Which to Strike Toward Berlin.

New Haven, Conn, June 19.-For-
 mer President Taft, speaking at the Yale alumni dinner. urged that Japan and her allies be allowed to go into
 Russia, by way of the Siberian rail road to establish an eastern front from which to strike towards Berlin. He also criticized those who he said seek to belittle the war aims of Eng land and praised the work of Herbert l Hoover, federal food administrator.
 and Henry P. Davison, head of the
 Red Cross bureau, both of whom re- ceived the honorary degree of doctor
 of laws from Yale today
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
IA Great Revolt is in
 Progress at kiev
ARTILLERY STORES HAVE BEEN
 EXPLODED
FIGHTING IN STREETS
Forty Thousand Peasants Armed and Organized Are Participating in the Revolution, Which is Spread. ing to Other Districts.

London. June 19.-A great revolt has begun at Kiev, according to an intercepted wireless message trans lnitted from Moscow to the Exchange Telegraph Company Artillery stores have been exploded and there is con- t:nuous street fighting. The revolt is spreading to the PoItava and Tcherni- soy districts. Forty thousand peas ants armed and organized are partici- Eating in the revolt
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
STRIKE OF DRESSER TENDERS
 AT AMERICAN THREAD PLANT
Demand an Advance of Per Cent Now Receiving $2e.50 Per Week.

Willimantic, Conn, June 1s.-Nine- ty dresser tenders employed at the To- cal mills of the American Thread Co. struck today for an increase in wages. Early in the month all of the opera - tives received an increase in wages of IS per cent. The tenders now de- mand an additional per cent. ad <. vance. They receive at present $2S. 50 a week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
NO RECONSIDERATION OF
 MINERS DRAFT CLASSIFICATION
Members of Congress From Mining
 Districts oS Informed.

Washington, June 1s.-There will be no reconsideration of Provost Mar shal General Crowder's decision not to grant deferred draft classification to coal miners as a class. Members of congress from mining districts were so informed today by General Crow der's office.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
HOUSES FOR WAR e
 WORKERS IN NEW LONDON
To B. Built Out of $6o,ooo,ooo Fund
 Provided by Congress.

Washington, June 19-Authority to administer the s6O,OOO,OO fund recent ly provided by congress for housing war workers was delegated by Presi- dent Wilson today to Secretary Will son of the department of labor Plans for using the money at various con. gested industrial centers already have
 been prepared.
 They include Bethlehem, Pa; Bridge :. port Conn; New Brunswick, N. J.:
 New London, Conn; Philadelphia, Pa :. sharon Pa: Aberdeen. Md.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
MRS. LILLY BUSCH
 RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.
Widow of the Late Millionaire St
 Louis Brewer.

Key West, Fla, June 1e.-Mrs. Lilly Busch, widow of the late millionaire St Louis brewer, en route home after several years residence in Germany, today was released from custody by federal immigration authorities under instructions from Washington. Mrs. Busch and her party are leaving to- night for St. Louis.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
Cabled Paragraphs
Franeo-Ameriean War co.operatio

Franeo-Ameriean War operation.
 Paris, June 19.-Announcement will be made officially tomorrow by the French government of the establish ment of a secretaryship for Franco American war cooperation at the of flee of Premier Clemenceau. The new department will be headed by Cap tain Andre Tardieu. the French high commissioner to the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
AUSTRIAN TROOPS FAIL IN
 ATTACKS FOR BR|DGEHEADS
Italians Are Holding Them With Their Gunfre and
 Inficting Great Losses
OVER 5000 PRISONERS TAKEN BY ITALIANS

The Teutonic Allies Seem to Have Lost Their Spirit as Their Attacks Everywhere Lately Have Lacked the Dash of Days Gone By-An Attack of the Germans Near Rheims Resulted Seriously to Them, They Were Cut to Pieces and Forced to Fall Back Precpitatey Little Activity Has Prevailed on the Remainder of the Western Front
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
TWO NAVAL AVIAToRS
 KILLED AT PENSACOLA
When Their AirpIanes coIlided-Re-
 gently From M. l. T,

Pensacola, Fla, June 19-B. F.. Syl-
 yester and A B. Blair. naval reserve aviators. were killed near the navy air station today when their airplanes coilided- Both men were sent here recently from the Boston School of Technology to complete their training.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Holy Cross college graduated a da. mond jubilee class of 9S yesterday fol it's 10th anniversary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
SENATE PASSED PENSION
 BILL IN FIVE MINUTES
Carries 1000, ,ooo-Larser Than Any Hitherto by $1200o, 900.

Washington, June 19.-only five minutes were required for passage to- day by the senate of the annual gen. eral pension bill, carrying s229, ,000, 900, the largest pension measure by s12,- O00, 900 in the governments history.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Permanent increase of the navy per- sonnel from S7 900 to 131,4S5 men was voted by the house.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

British aviators dropped 24 tons of explosives on zeebrugge, ostend and Bruges.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

About 2o,ooo men of draft age must be re-classified in Philadelphia owing to an error of draft board.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

The President ordered the eIimina- tlon of contract brokers in Federal manufacturing contracts following ex- posures of graft
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer declared the rush of American troops to the front was surprise to the Allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Half of the Russian prisoners re. turning from Germany are tubercular
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Economic negotiations between Ger many and Holland have been resumed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Capt. Frederick c. Spang, who sold four sacks of flour to civilian dealers at Camp Travis, Tex, was dismissed from the service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Great Britain is spending $34,24o, ,ooC daily for the prosecution of the war
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

George Clayton, negro, was hanged to tree near Mangham, La, across the Mississippi River from this city, by a posse of citizens, after he had killed his employer, Ben Brooks, and in a battle with the posse had wounded six men, one probably fatally.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Fire, starting in a livery stable at Pembroke, Ont, destroyed many build ings on Pembroke street in the com mercial district and caused loss of about s1 O00,O00. Two women are said to have lost their lives
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Mrs. F. Goodwin Smith, of West Hartford, died at a hospital at Hart ford of injuries suffered today when a pair of runaway horses attached to a city sprinkling cart collided with an electric coupe in which she was rid ing with her Is year old son.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
Condensed Telegrams

New Works police reserves will be increased to 25 900.
 Premier cIemenceau made another short visit to the front.
 War orders of the Ford Motor Co. are estimated at $350 O0O,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

The navy dirigibIe, missing from Cape May, N. J., since Saturday, was picked up at sea with her crew and brought into port.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Counsel for the Anti Saloon League declared liquor interests had support ed proG German organizations as one means of defeating prohibition.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

The war department announced yes- terday that Conceal Pershing has de- nied reports cabled from France that gas masks used by American troops have not proved effective in meeting mustard gas attacks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Captain Joseph F. Doiran, his son and two members of the crew were drowned when his fishing boat cap sized in the Gulf of St Lawrence off Caraquet, N. B., yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Coordination of all highway work will be effected hereafter through a Federal body called the United States Highways Council it was announced by the Department of Agriculture.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Representatives of the British Sea mems Union who went to Sweden to confer with the Swedish seamen were ordered upon their arrival at Gothen- burg to leave the country at once
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Lieutenant Edward Michael Mckay, of the American Red Cross, whose home was in New York, has been kill ed by the explosion of shell on the Piave battle line while in command of a rolling canteen
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

The President pardoned a sentry who slept on post in France saying. This young man will take the restored op- portunity of his forfeited life as a chaI- lenge to devoted service"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20

Clarence F. Lea, congressman from California, argued to the Senate agri- cultural committee that fiat prohibi- tion would be reuinous to the Califor- nia grape industry.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04

comes, to use his great influence Z
the end that American labor shall re-
eeive every jOt and title Of its just
dues.
The action of the Federation is an
assurance to the country that barring
the actions of possibly a few small
and irresponsible factions of labor
there viii be no delay nor hindrance
to the war plans as laid out. Labor
win shoulder its great burdens cheer
fully and bear them to a triumphant
end. And when that end shall have
been reached it will assuredly be the
duty of every patriotic American citi-
zen to use every ounce of his influence
to the end that labor be accorded the
dignity and consideration that is so
justly is due.
All honor to American labor-the f.
nest of earthl
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

Look on the margin of your pa
per and you will find the date OF
the expiration of your subscrip'
ton. The first number indicates
the month, the second one the day
and the third one the year. For
example, should your paper be,
marked 3-14-l7, it would indicate
the expiration of subscription on
March IA, 1917. If upon such in.
yestigation you find your subscrip-
ton is in arrears, We must insist
that you either send us check to
cover amount due or call at our
office and pay same. Everything
that gees into the making Of
paper now costs much mere than
ever before For this reason it
will be impossible FOR us to carry
subscribers who do not pay
promptly. by attending to this
at once you win confer q great
favor upon us.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04
PEACE WITH FREEDOM.

In the presidents war message deliv.
cred before the two houses of congress
April 2, 1917, President Wilson refer
red with great strength and feeling to
"the wonderful and heartening things
that have been happening within the
last few weeks in Russia"
At the present moment the happen
ings of the last few weeks in Russia
are disastrous and dishearening in the
extreme. But none the less these re-
cent happenings emphasize the truth
of the principle the president laiddown
in the message in the sentences just
preceding his reference of Russia.
It is not by the aid Of Germany as
now ruled, or by German peace that
freedom, justice, and peace are to come
to Russia. Doubtless the sanity of the
Russian people makes this plain to
them and out of the ruinous chaos Of
to-day their sober second thought will
bring them once more to he side of
free peoples fighting for the freedom
of all peoples.
The presidents words were as fol-
lows:
"a steadfast concert for peace can
never be maintained except by part
nership Of democratic nations. No au-
tocratic government could be trusted
to keep faith within it or observe its
covenants. 1t must be a league of hon
or, partnership Of opinion. Intrigue
would eat its vitals away; the plOttings
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04
AS THE EDITOR SEES 1T.
nest of EARTH

AS THE EDITOR SEES 1T.
Those who have the welfare of THEN
town or city at heart are always glad
to welcome worthy people into their
midst, glad of all additions of their
ranks that tend to the towns advances
ment. Population-desirable popula-
tion-is prime necessity. But there
is tendency among a certain class
of our population to move to town that,
for the best welfare Of the country,
should be discouraged. We refer to
the solid, substantial farmer, who has
made a success of the farm, accumulat-
ed competence, and turned the farm
over to tenants, and moved with his
family to town to "enjoy life" Not
that the town people would not be
glad to welcome him and his family,
but that they realize that in deserving
his farm he is working an injury to
his community in general that cannot
be remedied, Were he to sell his farm
holdings to competent parties his move
would be welcomed. But to turn the
farm over to tenants who, in most ca
ses, have no inerest save that of ext
tracing the last dollar Of profit from
the land, is working an untold injury
to the community. The successful
farmer owes his success to his own
enterprise and industry. There is no
royal road to success on the farm.
The causes that work for the indiyid-
ual success of the farmer, are the for
ces that go to build up the substantial
interests Of the community in general
No community can BE-, capsiderea ge4;s
able wherein the individuals are I'M
successful. A community Of well de-
veloped farms turned over to careless,
or disinterested tenants is most pit
liable sight. Not that all tenants are
thus unconcerned, but the fact remains
that many of them are, and cannot be
expected to be otherwise, not having
the same inducements as the owner.
The successful farmer owes it to his
community and to his own manhood
to devote to the development of his
community the same energies that
have won his success. And in this age
of schools and churches, Of telephones,
rural mails and automobiles, life on
the farm has none Of the elements Of
privation. In fact, in most particulars
it has town life beaten to finish.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04
HONOR TO AMERICAN LABOR.

Al ~ ~ yAe 4 ~ AAAfAA@ANAN-AAN AAAAoSANs
The response of united labor to
operation must convince the world that
American labor is composed of the
finest. The great backbone of Ameri-
can industry, the Federation of Labor,
assures the president that, although
there are important issues to be set
tied between employer and employee,
yet in view of the gravity of the crisis
facing the country, these will be held
in allegiance and united labor will CO.
operate in every way possible to bring
victory to our arms.
While it may appear to many that
this action on the part of the labor
delegates would involve no great sacri-
flee on their part, such in fact is not
the case. There are in reality many
grave inequalities to be Strengthened
out. The march of events has been so
rapid and the changes in economic
conditions so radical and far reaching
that conditions that three years ago
were perfectly satisfactory are now far
from being such.
It should be borne in mind that this
on comes not from a little handful
Of irresponsible toilers, but from
great organization that for years has
borne the great burdens Of American
industry, and it stamps the laboring
men Of this country as the peers Of
any Of earth's peoples.
1t is to the credit Of the president
that he has a profound appreciation
Of the patriotic spirit displayed in this
action, and has assured the represent
tatives of the labor world that he
stands ready, when the proper time
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04

The problem of labor for our farms
! - looming up as the one great ques-
zion, and in many localities it is be-
coming really serious. Even before
We were in war it was a matter of
concern. Now the matter can no long,
er be set aside. There is no doubt un-
less steps are taken before the entire
war draft is run out, to recruit the
ranks of farm labor, it will be phys
ical impossibility for our farms to
meet the demands that will be made
upon them another season. Many To-
calities report that even now the scar
city of farm labor is seriously Grip
plng operations, and when the draft is
completed the situation will be even
more serious. 1t is hoped that the
amended regulations will tend to relieve
the situation. From the present out
look, it would seem the part of wisdom
that the draft apply to farm labor
equally with the army. 1t would be
bard to tell which is most important
st at this time, Certain it is that
without the farmer our armies will be
impoent.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04
WHAT OF OUR SCHOOLS?

With the many pressing interests,
that are demanding the attention Of
the people, are we giving to our
schools and their welfare the atten-
ton they should have? This is mat
ter that can easily be neglected, and
any neglect in this matter will be
fraught with much harm. The train
ing Of the future men and women Of
this country should not be made Of
secondary Importance to any other
demand upon our time and means. AS
the life of our country flows on we will,
more and more need that our citizens
be educated and developed along use
full lines that shall tend to lift the race
to new heights.
Every citizen who has the welfare
of his country at heart should take an
individual and personal interest in
the welfare Of the schools. He should
lend his influence to the end that the
schools have the material and moral
support without which they are impo-
tent to accomplish the desired results.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04
A PEOPLE AROUSED.
den even to himself.

Whether or not the American people
are fully aroused on all matters per-
tanning to the war, there is no ques-
ton as to their being wide awake to
the Importance of increased food pro-
duction. AS the figures on this sea-
sons crop become available, the re-
suits assume staggering proportions.
Such crops the world never before has
seen. The one item of Irish potatoes
shows the amazing yield of 450 billion
bushels. Corn is away up along side
of the tubers, ard in al lines c:;ce2t
possibly wheat, the figures have SWELL
ed beyond anything ever before
known in this country Of enormous
yields.
The result should be source Of
great encouragement to our people ip
many ways, II viii tend to give us
some idea of the immensely of the do
main we are called upon to fight for
in order to preserve its integrity. It
must also convince that there can be
no reasonable fear of hunger in such
land unless we lose either the incli-
nation or the ability to tickle our soil
to the yielding.
The result is also gratifying in that
there is now no question Of our being
able to extend to our allies all needed
supplies Of food Last spring this
matter loomed darldy as enc Of the
dire possibilities. That it no longer
exists Will tend to remove at least one
Of the sources Of discomfort. Once as
sured that we shall not want for plen-
ty our people will view with willing
ness the exporting of supplies across
the waters.
The results of the years labor
should teach one more lesson. We
should remember that no task is so
great but that with the proper per-
severance and, grit it may he aaaASSs
plished Also that there are very
few achievements but may be improv-
ed upon. If we can in single season
so largely swell the natural produc-
ton, we should in the next few years,
with an arousing of the well known
American pluck and ingenuity, be able
to discount even that record. In fact,
it should teach US that we have not
yet even imagined a limit to what we
could accomplish.
So, whatever other matters we may
have to give us disquiet, we may be
thankful that we shall not hunger
that there is enough and to spare.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04

have no sense of humor, yet from the
least TO the greatest Of these the de.
sire for recreation and play is promi-
nent. To even their limited intelli-
gence it is accepted as one of the ne
cessities of life.
There is no escaping the fact that
the bore, the pedant and crank, and
the allround nuisance is the person
who has gotten in a groove and has
lost the ability or the inclination for
change. Such person must be bur-
den even to himself.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04

We would modestly suggest to Mr..
Hoover that the food offenders are
not all among the higher-ups. There
are a multitude of the smaller fry who
need looking after and that very badly.
If Russia continues very long in her
present course, the world will begin
to think that Nick Romanoff didn't
make half enough anarchist martyrs.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04

oianof the government to raise
g1 the sale 81 war Savings
= tifcate stamps is one Of the most
ceg amendable plans yet instituted. The
SAFE Of libery bonds was and is neces-
sa,Nly circumscribed because these
bonds could not be issued in small de-
nominations sufficient to include the
small savings of the millions whohand-
die only small means. With the saw
ings stamps, however, all can have a
hand in financing their government.
Millions who felt themselves unable to
spare the amount of bond can con-
tribute through this channel. And the
faes that every penny invested in hese
stamps is so much saved and invested
ataproft, should inspire in the Amer
lean people spirit of thrift and saw
ing that has heretofore been totadlly
foreign to our natures. The response
should be universal.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-04

Col. House is giving evidence of hav-
ing associated with the French people.
He has broken his customary silence
long enough to assure a reporter who
interviewed him that the American
was a success.