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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
HOW WASHINGTON REGARDS
 NEW FRENCH OFFENSIVE

Washington, Aug. 20.-Interpreted at first as a local operation intended pri- marily to enatle the allies to retain complete possession of the initiative on the Picardy front. the rapidly de- Veloped success of the French east of the Disc tonight was accepted by many military officials here as a defi- nite and fully prepared effort having a specific part in the larger StrateRc plans of General Foch.
 Latest advices tonight, describing the advance of the French Tenth army for two and a half miles on a front Of more than fifteen miles, was taken by experts ,hera as conclusive evidence that the major plan of the allied gen. eralissimo is far more comprehensive than has been supposed in most cir cles. It is believed now to include a series of actions which will occupy !. every moment until the arrival of win l ter rains makes. the plateaus of Picar- ! dy and plains of Flanders impossible | for large troop movements.
 | Most observers agreed that the i'm mediate objective of General Mangin's I forces appeared to be the picking of the Rove pocket with the subse- quent control of the important supply | lines between that city and Nopon For the larger objective, toward which efforts of the allies are being sent was seen the capture of Noyon and g resultant breakdown of the German defensive line over a front of scores of miles.
 Activities of the British army east of Arras. around the Merville sectol 1 are thought to be linked up with this
 larger plan. Not few strategists il army circles foresee in the near future
 a more important thrust by these forces, completing the cycle of often.
 sives from Rheims to the sea.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
CLERICAL WORK FOR
 LIMITED SERVICE MEN

Hartford. Conn. Aug. 20.-An order received from Washington by Major John Buckley is expected to have an inportant effect in the employment of clerical services in connection with the work Of the draft. The order directs the induction into the limited service ci e of men who are able to perform clerical work. They will receive the pay 0r privates when they are employed as clerks of draft boards, medical advis- urv boards or wherever needed. This pay is s30 a month and maintenance. Nothing has yet been arranged for maintenance but it is expected that Instructions concerning this will fol- 'aw. The salaries paid the clerks at present employed in draft work range from S60 to Sl00 a month. There are lhout 175 clerks employed in this state. Major Buckley received today three ealls for ]. 1.550 men from this state. The first call is ior 500 white men for linn tied service 10 be sent to Camp Upton Tapiiank. L. l.. between September and s Registrants who are capable of performing clerical service are not to he included in this quota. This eXclu- iron is taken to mean the determina ton or the government 10 see that these men are employed in clerical ca 4.acitics The second call is for 15C colorcd men 10 be sent to Camp Dev- cns. September i.
 The third call Is for GOO white mer 70 be sent 70 Camp Devens Septembel Q. g. s.
 With these calls it isGexpected tha there will be no more calls issued be fore the registration of persons iron 1s Go 45 years. The government lay special stress on the necessity of loca boards sending the men to camp at tn tune indicated in the calls
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21

Washington. Aug 20.-Both senate and house will begin consideration of the man power bill extending the army draft age limits to IS and 45 years next Thursday under plans completed late today, in d race to complete the legislation as soon as possible.
 With the bill ready for senate de- bate on Thursday, the house commit tee late today closed it's hearings and virtually completed the measure. The bill according to the committee plans will be reported to the house l tomorrow, with an amendment adopted late today by a vote of g to [, to de- fer service of youths Is and 19 years of age until all others are called-and ! discussed in the house Thursday. An i agreement with Speaker Clark and with Representative Sims. in charge of ] the pending water power bth. to give
 the man power measure right of way
 on Thursday, was secured today by 1 Chairman Dent. who believes the draft 1 bill can be passed in a single day
 I Passage of the bill by the house Thursday and by the senate by Sat urday is planned by leaders. Vigorous
 contests, however, are expected in
 both branches In the senate sharr
 debate is expected on the work or fight" amendment while in the house
 a controversy is brewing over the
 committees amendment to defer call
 ing boys of IS and 19 years. manda-
 tory provision which Secretary Baker
 General March, chief of staff, ant Provost Marshal General CroWder have vigorously opposed. With both sen ate and house committees pledged tt lowering the minimum age to Il years. it appeared the age limits vii be fixed as recommended by the wa denartment.
 Sentiment in congress against call ing youths found expression today il : the house committee amendment. Af ter a stormy executive session il
 which Representative Kahn led
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
Failed to Agree on
 Excess Profits Tax

Washington, Aug. 20.-The house ways and means committee, after an ali-day discussion of administrative provisions and other hetails of the $S.- 600,G0e,000 revenue bill. was unable to reacn fual agreement on the de- tails of the income and excess profits tax schedules. Chairman j<itchin con ceded that it was doubtful il the bill could be reported to the house by the committee by next Monday. He an- nounced, however, that there is no question whatever of the bill raising the total $S.000, 100000 sought.
 Mir kitchin announced that Secre- tary McAdoo in his latest letter agreed to the plan of dividing business into groups for purposes of deduction Of pre-war earnings, but that q maxi mum 12 per cent deduction which the committee had proposed to give to mining and kindred hazardous enter prises was too great and that ten per cent was more equitable. The com nIittee in. all probability will write into the bill division of corporations and other business enterprises into two groups for deduction purposes in the war profits tax On the basis of pre-war earnings. These groups pro- bably will be: financial and transpor- l tation concerns, including all public utilities, s per cent deduction, and manufacturing, mining, gas and oil well and other miscellaneous business i 10 per cent deduction.
 Chairman Kitchin made this state ment:
 The committee has been discussing administrative, regulations in the bil not affecting the rates at all. We adopted a provision for board whicl will draft legislative matters, th'
 board to be composed cfatwo members
 one to be appointed by the speake1
 Of thee house and the other by tn vice president as the presiding heat of the senate. We have taken no fur
 tier action as to earned and unearnet incomes, but have asked the treasur, l department to work out a plan fo
 administrating a differentIal of thre Fer cent against unearned incomes
 on which the committee reached tentative agreement the other day.
 ''The only main problem left is tha
 Of excess profits and we will try t agree on that tomorrow. We ma finally pass on the bf1l Friday but i | Is not at all certain"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
NEW ENGLAND MEN
 IN CASUALTY LISTS

IN NAOORGl EIS . Washington, Aug. 2O-The following casualties. are reported by the Com manding General of the American Ex- peditionary Forces:
 Killed in action, 32; missing in ac- tion, 80; wounded severely, Al; died of wounds, 5; died of accidents and determined, 5; died of disease, 5, to- tai 176.
 The following were from New Eng land:
 Lieut.. John Andrew Doherty, 16 Mather St., Boston, Mass.
 Died of Disease.
 Nurse Irene Mercedes Flynn, s. Main St., Plantsville, Conn.
 severIy Wounded. Lieutenant John Fitzgibbons, S2 Fond St, Waterbury, Conn; Sgt. Flu gene Kaiser, Main St., Meriden, Conn.,; Sgt Walter A. BoyntOn, East Bangor, Me; Corp. Joseph Meyer, 157 B. Farm St.. Waterbury Conn.
 Privates-Clayton M. Fredericks, 1246 Baldwin St. Waterbury, Conn. i; Charles B. Johnson, Grant St. Bridge zart St., Boston, Mass; Walter F. Keefe, IT Beech St., Hartford, Conn; 1 Edward Kierce, 48 Washington St., Waterbury Conn; Francis X Lynch l 5 Montgomery St., Waterbury, Conn.,; Freddie B. Moreau, 2 Cottage Lane | Concord Junction, Mass; John J Mullen, "O'' St, South Boston Mass. Joseph c. Orient, School St., Lee | Mass; Harry Shepherd, Douglas 1 St, Worcester, Mass.;- Chester Smith II Library Place, Danbury, Conn; Arthur Lanone, 352 East Main St. l Fall River Mass; Edward F. Larkin 32 Highland St, Peabody, Mass. liar vey J. Maillie, 13 Winter St. Lowell Mass; John F. Murasky, 16 Greer St. Bridgeport, Conn.,; Bolick Tanski Valentine Zambreski, 92 Clark St. New Britain Conn.
 Wounded Degree Undetermined)
 Private Frederick B. King, 50 Orang, St., Springfield. Mass.
 Missing in Action. Privates-Edward J. Flynn. 671 St Providence, R. l.. Oscar W. Fant Oakdale. Mass; George Myers, West port, Conn.
 Killed in action 6S died of diseas 2; wounded severely 5; wounded, de gree undetermined 4; prisoner 1, tota 135.
 The following were from New Eng ] land:
 Wounded Severely. Privates-Paul Petrosky, Box 2Si Jewett City, Conn.
 Killed in Action.
 Privates-Muriom Rodzin. 480 Mer rick St, Lowell, Mass; Michael I l Wjthero IA Daniels Ave PittSfie16 Mass; Harry L. Murch. East Mai St, Georgetown, Mass; Walter N. Par adee, 45 Chatham St., Pittsfield, Mass. Killed in Action, Previously Reporte
 Severely Wounded.
 Bugler Earl A. Webster, Manchester l N. U.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
FRENCH AVIATOR DoWNED
 THREE PLANES IN 20 SEC

Paris, Aug. 2O,-Lieutenant Rene Fonck, the famous French aviator, who shot down three German airplanes on Aug. If. as announced officially Sun day, accounted for all three of them in the record breaking time of twenty seconds.
 Fonck went out escorted by two patrolling machines After cruising for ten minutes he spied four enemy tWo-seater battle planes flying in In dian file with only a few hundred yards between each. The French fly CT fell upon the first enemy machine with his machine gun. It fell in flames in ten seconds. Later he got his sights on the second machine with the same result. The third lodged side ways before Fonck could take aim and escaped, but by swift turn of the rudder he dashed at the fourth air plane and sent it down to join the first two.
 Lieutenant Rene Fonck, recognized as the greatest French air fighter since Captain Guynemer, is credited with bringing down sixty enemy air planes. Of these, he downed six in one day in the course of two patrols Fonck is only 25 years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
CBy The Associated Press.>

From Soissons to the Belgian border the German armies on various impor tant sectors are being put to the test by the French and British. And it is a test that seemingly bodes ill for the Teutonic arms. for nowhere have they been able to sustain the shocks.
 Northwest of Soissons. from the Aisne to the Oise: north of the Disc to the region around Rove; in the Arras sector. and northward on the famous lys salient the Germans everywhere have been compelled to fall back un- der the pressure of the French and British troops.
 In a new offensive launched by the French General Mangin over front Of approximately fifteen and a half miles, from Bailly on the Disc to the Aisne near Soissons, the French in bitter lighting have carried forward their line to an average depth of two and a half miles and in the first phases of the battle had returned to French possession numerous enemy-held vil- lages and farms In addition more than s ,0O0 Germans were made pris- oners.
 Al last reports Mangin's men were stiii hard after the enemy. and un- official accounts placed the French on various sectors well in advance of the positions outlined in Nthe French of fcial communication.
 Along the Scarpe river east of Ar ras. Field Marshal Haig's forces also have kept up their harassing tactics against the enemy, who has been com uelled to fall back eastward along the Scarpe river. The Germans resisted vigorously. but all to no purpose, and the British advanced their lines to the east of the village of Fampoux AL though Haig claims only a slight for ward movement here, particular sig uifcancs attaches to it by reason of the fact that the Germans have been driven back until they are virtually upon the old battle line as it stood in Decem Der. 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
JEWETT CITY MAN IN
 GERMAN PRISON CAMP

Washington. Aug 2O.-Names of three officers and twenty enlisted men of the American expeditionarv forces held in Germany as prisoners of war, were made public today by the war department with the camps where they are held and their home ad dresses. The list includes the fol- lowing:
 At Camp Darmstadt: Privates Ray mond F. Berry. Salona. Pa; William A. Dickey. Millhall. Pa; Lee G. Ham ua. Castsnca, Pa; Ernest c. Jacohs. Wilhmantic, Conn: Alex Sher- wifski. Jewett City. Conn.
 At Camp Muenster. Westphalia: {: Private George l.. Hawley, f9 Forest St. Hartford. Conn.
 At Camp unknown: Private Lewis W Gibb. Lock Haven. Pa
 Lieutenant Edward R. Taylor. Belle fonte, Pa; Lieut. William Brown Scranton, Pa.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
DETAILS OF SINKING,
 OF A 400 FOOT U-BOAT

An Atlantic Port. Aug. 2O.--A 400 foot enemy submarine was sunk by the gun crew of a British tanker which reached here last night. The tale of the battle between the tanker and Uboat was told by John Crosby, chief mate of the former, from his bed in a hospital where he is being treated for shock.
 He is said to be in a serious con- dition. A remarkable feature of the case is that he felt no iil-effects dur ing the engagement, which took place last Friday, and was in good health until yesterday morning. Then. safe ly in port and beyond the reach of the under -sea pirate, he collapsed.
 "The second mate was on the bridge about three o'clock in the afternoon he said There was never a sign of any craft around but he caught the streak made by a torpedo coming to- ward the tanker. He yelled and the ship was thrown out of her course The torpedo missed by a few feet Every one was on deck by that time but we saw nothing of the U-boat that started the thing toward us What we did see was another tor redo. We zig gagged, lodging the missile just as prettily as could be IL went by us. Then the submarine came out of the water with her guns ready. She was all of 100 feet Ions and could make seventeen knots ar hour. Our boat was good for clever and 9 half knots. but we began to g, with the U-boat coming behind Sh:
 opened up with her guns and the fgh started.
 q was acting as spotter for the gun
 calling the shells as they kicked III | the water about the U-boat. OuI | twenty sixth shot took the subma
 rine right She did not blow up witt
 q bang. What she did was to swim:
 around slowly and drift broadside on l We did not slow down bu: made fo l port as swiftly as we could trave
 [ am sure our shot destroyed the en | enY craft"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
MAN POWER BILL IN CONGRESS THURSDAY
Passage of Bill Expected by Ssturdayouse Committee Votes to to Defer Service of Youths 1s and 19 Years of Age Until All Others Are Called

fight. which he promised to renew on the house floor, to retain the admlrls- tration measures provision giving the president discretion to fix the order of calls for all men within the new draft limits, the committee voted. to | to write in an amendment offered by Representative Mckenzie of, Hi noisI republican, providing that all other men 20 years and above shall be called before those of l9 and lS years, wit hthe IS year old youths to be called last. The amendment makes mandatory what Secretary Bar kef has indicated will be the policy Of the war department. If the Mckenzie an endment is adopted by the house, sharp controversy in conference is expected as the senate bill retains the administratio provision for exec utive discretion in establishing calls. '+Work or fight legislation, Chair man Dent said today. is not contem- plated by the house committee. The 1 committee was said to take the posi- i tion that the legislation is unnecessary l in that present draft regulations pro- 1 tect the governments interests. 1 At the closing hearing of the com 1 mittee today. organized labor's protest against the work or fight" clause in inc senate bill was presented by Sec retary Morrison of the American Fed eration of Labor, who declared labor is loyal strikes are not "appreciabie" and the senate amendment would bring the odium of 'slackers" upon
 workingmen and be bitterly resented. Mir Morrison suggested that big enn- l ploying interests were secretly behind the legislation which he denounced
 unsparingly- as a covert plan to put into effect a policy of labor conscrip-
 ton.
 The house committee had Hoped to
 report out the bill today. but the Me
 Kenzie and other amendments caused
 the withholding of final action until tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
SUGGESTS $t FOR HAIR GUT
 AND 5n CENTS FOR A SHAVE

Chicago, Aug. 2O-One dollar for a has cut and fifty cents for shave will be the standard price if barbers accept ;he suggestion of the barber Supply Dealers association. 2 national organization which is holding it's an- nual meeting here. A statement made public in relation to the suggested ad- vance in rates said:
 Hair cutting has always been done at too cheap a price and most of. our people feel that this is one branch, of the work that should be paid for a decent, respectable rate.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
FRENCH ADVANCE Z 1-2 MILES
 ON A FRONT OF b 1-2 MILES
In New Offensive, Launched by General Mangn From Baiy on the Oise to the Aisne, More Than 5000 Ger mans Were Made Prsoners-FaI of Rove is Imminent

Northward, the Lys salient again has been narrowed down by the oper- ations of the British. who, north of Merville, have taken the villages Of Vierhoek and La Couronne and also reached the hamlet of fEpinette. This gain represents Q forward movement of about q mile and a half and places the British aStride the road running southeastward to EstareS.
 Taken all in all. the new victories of the allied troops are highly impor- tant ones. The advance of the French northwest of SoisSons, taken in con- junction with the successful manoeC- vres on the Lassigny sector and south of Rove, where Beuvreagns has been ecaptured, seemingly means that the enemy forces from the Somme to the Disc soon must give up their posi- tions and retreat eastward. Indeed, 1t seems not improbable, now that Noyon l is well outfanked on the south and l southeast, and the German line is none too secure north of Soissons,
 that the enemy will be under the necessity of moving his troops north ward from the Vesle toward, if not across the Afsne.
 The Germans still are stubbornly contesting with the British points of i vantage OIl ll6 lluc SOulIl O1 LAc Somme near Chaulnes and north ot
 Rove, which are still in German hands | and which are the keystone sto the
 enemy defense line. With the capture
 of Beuvraignes by the French, how ever, Rove apparently is on the eve
 of falling, and with it's fall doubtless | the entire line northward to the
 Somme also will give way.
 The Germans in the Merville sector
 of the Lys salient everywhere are be- l ing closely followed by the British ss they give up positions under attack
 and at last accounts they were show ing no indication that an immediate halt is in their mind.
 There has been little fighting alons the Vesle river, where the Americans and French are facing the enemy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
ALL COAL MINERS URGED
 TO REMAIN AT WORK

Indianapolis, Aug 20-Pending the outcome of negotiations in Washing ton, beginning next Thursday morn ing. between international and district officials of the United Mine Workers of America and Dr. H. A. Garfield. federal fuel administrator, on the questions arising from the payment of bonuses by some coal operators, all coal miners are urged to remain at work and be patient in a circular is sued from tho international headquar- Iers of the union in this city The issuance of the circular was an nounced today by Frank l Hays, in fernational president of the organiza- tons, just before he, Vice President John L. Lewis and Secretary William Green departed for Washington.
 'sWe have notified all our mem- bers," said President Hays, "to re- main on the job and do everything possible to continue to get out a max imum output of coal"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
s4 SURVIVORS OF MORGAN
 LINER PROTEUS LANDED

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 2O.-Ninety- four survivors, including twelve passen- gers, of the Morgan liner Proteus. sunk in collision with the Standard Oil tank steamer Cushing early Mon day morning thirty miles off Diamond Shoals lightship, were landed here to- night. One member of the crew was drowned.
 Captain Boyd of the Proteus said that his ship sank in less than fifty minutes. A heavy rain was falling at the time and both steamers were run ming without lights, owing to the U-boat menace along the coast. There was no confusion, lifeboats were quickly manned and cleared with all on board.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
DEATH IN PERSIA OF
 DIR, WILLIAM A. SHEDD

New York, Aug. 20.-The death of Dr. William A. Shedd. who ha9 been in charge of refugee work in the Lake Urumia district of southern Persia, was announced in a cablegram today to the American Committee of Arme- nian and Syrian Relief. He died of cholera at Sain Kalah on August '.
 Dr. Shedd was member of the Presbyterian board of Foreign Mis- sions and brother in-law of President Ray Lyman Wilbur of Stanford uni versity.
 The cablegram came from Gordon Paddock, United States consul at Kas- hin, also states that the Christian pop ulation of Urumia is fleeing to Tehe- ran, driven on by the Turkish invasion All missionaries have left with one ex- ception.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
ANNUAL PARADE GRAND
 ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

Portland, Oregon, Aug. 20-To the martial music of fife and drum, thou sands of Civil War veterans marched today in the annual parade of the Grand Army of the Republic, the spec tacular feature of the national en- campment now in progress. Tens of thousands lined the route of march to cheer the soldiers of yesterday. The delegates and members of the Grand Army marched in delegations by states, the Pacific coast and middle western districts being represented by particularly large groups.
 Preliminary meetings of the vet erans, the Womans Relief Corps and other auxiliary organizations continu- ed today.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
COMMUNITY LABOR BOARDS
 ARE BEING ESTABLISHED.

Washington. Aug. 20.-Community labor boards to determine which in dustrial establishments are engaged in essential work are being established throughout the country. The primary purpose is to guide the employment service in placing labor but the work may have an important bearing upon decisions of local draft boards under the work or fight order.
 The community boards are to deal with the problems of d single city or county and are to be supervised by the state advisory boards. The state federal director of employment is in charge of the organization in each state, agents sent out by him or by the employment service will direct the forming of the community orSaniza- l tiO0
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
EARLY RETURNS FaoM
 THE NEBRASKA PRIMARY

Lincoln Neb, Aug 2O.-EaIly re- turns from the statewide Nebraska primary election held today indicate that George W. Norris. present senator from Nebraska. was we'll in the lead for the republican nomination for sem ator. John IT. Moorehead on early re- turns led his four rivals for the demo- crat tic nomination.
 Governor Keith Nevill incumbent. seemed to have outdistanced his ri- val for the democratic nomination for governor w. C. Bryan, brother of Will jam J Bryan
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS
 RETURNED TO WASHINGTON

Washington, Aug. go. = President Wilson returned to Washington this morning after his brief vacation on the Massachusetts north shore as the guest of Colonel D. M. House. The special train. carrying the party arriv- ed at S.36 a. m. and the president and Mrs. Wilson went immediately to the White House.