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Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26

terrible condition Some persons died on the ground after being removed from the railroad cars.
 Other trainloads of human freight in similar straits are now on their way eastward over the Trans-S Siberian Railroad. Eight hundred persons, many of them sick or infected, were turned back towards Samara because of the lack of hospital space.
 Among those reaching Nikolsk were a dozen women whp formerly were nurses in the Bolshevik hospital at Samara. Many innocent persons were included. There was one man with his wife and children who had been thrown into jail by the Bolsheviki be- cause the husband and father had refused to join the Bolshevik forces.
 There also was a girl stenographer who had been sentenced to six days Imprisonment for serving the non- Bolshevik city administration.
 The American Red Cross is taking care of 500 of the survivors in an inn provised hospital. These persons are solely upon charity. The Russian authorities, cooperating with the Americans, are looking after thirty typhus cases and 100 other sick who have been lodged in the Russian barracks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
TO TEST POWERS OF
 THE WAR LABOR BOARD

Kansas r City Mo, Nov 25.- Whether the national war labor board has the power to make wage awards and whether the federal court has au tnority to increase street car rates to put into effect the award, are to be decided at hearing begun in the fed eraI court today on the Kansas City Railway company's duplication for an injunction to prevent interference with an increase in car fares.
 The ruling, it is said, not only will affect street car companies through out the country, but also will have a bearing on the various other wage awards granted by the war labor board.
 The contention of Kansas City, as expressed informally by the city coun- sellor, is that the federal court has no jurisdiction in fixing rates and that the war labor board cannot bind the city to increased fares.
 The street railway company seeks to increase it's fare from six cents to eight cents.
 The railway company claims it will be unable to meet the award of the war labor board, including the paying of it's employees unless the increased l fare, is allowed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
DR. w. c. GORGAS TO DIRECT
 YELLOW FEVER WORK

New York. Nov. 25.-Dr. William c. Gorgas, who in October retired as sur geon- general of the United States ar my, will resume as director of yellow fever work for the Rockefeller Foun- dation, the work which he temporarily relinquished when this country en- tered the war. He will sail shortly for South and Central America to di- rect operations there.
 pr. Gorgas in January 1917, was re- leased by Secretary Baker to become head of the Foundations yellow fever commission, a body that has investi- gated and studied the conditions in all countries in which the disease has appeared in recent years. The war compelled abandonment of the work which now is resumed. It will be car ried on in cooperation with the vari- GUS local governments.
 Before the commissions survey was made in 1916," said a statement by the foundation tonight, ''it was sup posed that there were rather numer- ous centers in South and Central America where yellow fever was con- stantly present (endemic) and there fore, points from which the disease might be carried. But it was found that the especially dangerous focal points were few. That fact gives rise to the belief that energetic measures which now may be made effective un- der General Gorgas will produce re- suits of great importance"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
RESTRAINING ORDER
 AGAINST M'ADOo

Toledo, O., Nov .25.-A temporary restraining order was issued today in United States district court here against William G. McAdoo as director general of railroads, instructing the receiver of the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Glover Leaf) railroad not to accept cars, sign contracts or do any, thing that would jeopardize or com- promise the interests of the stock holders of the road. Hearing on the injunction was set for Dec. 16
 The case in question said to be the first in the United States wherein the power of the director general of rail- roads is attacked, is one in which the stockholders protective committee of the Toledo, St. Louis and Western seeks to prevent Mir. McAdoo from compelling the road to accept 1,25O freight cars which the committee claims the road does not now need and for which the committee declares the road would have to pay an exorbi- tant price.
 The court also made the director general a personal party defendant tc the suit.
 During court procedure attorneys for the railroad administration stated that the records showed that the receiver for the road had requested the cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
BANDIT CLAUDE TAYLOR
 HAS BEEN CAPTURED

Salamanca, N. T., Nov. 25.-Claude Taylor who escaped from Wethers- field prison in Connecticut, was brought here today by Constable w A. Bragg of Randolph, Cattaraugus county.
 He was captured on Saturday night while he was trying to replenish sup plies for the stolen automobile in which he was travelling. He left the machine at roadside near Randolph and entering the town broke into a garage. Constable Bragg and several farmers armed with shot guns sur rounded and captured him, as he was returning to the automobile.
 A week ago Taylor was captured by a constable at Portland, after a garage had been robbed, but he es- capped after taking the officer una wares, covering him with a revolver and disarming him. When arrested Taylor carried three revolvers.
 He probobly will be surrendered to the Massachusetts authorities al- though there are two charges of bur- glary against him here
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
SENATE COMMITTEE PROBING
 THE FUEL SITUATION

Washington, Nov. 25.-Failure of coal producing agencies to utilize culm banks or waste coal to relieve the fuel shortage, and Fuel Administrator Gar fields objection to Mayor Hylan's in- ventory last month of New York cityss coal supply, were subjects of inquiry today by the senate committee investi- gating the fuel situation.
 J. B. Neale, director of production for the fuel administration and owner of anthracite properties, told the con- mittee he knew of no alleged under standing among mine owners to keep culm off the market as a means of maintaining high prices. He attributed the failure of the owners of culm banks to utilize fully that product to a shortage of labor and a desire to prevent reduction of the output of fresh coal by taking men from the mines for the work of treating the cheaper grades.
 The committee asked that letters of Fuel Administrator Garfield to Mayor Hylan objecting to New York's inven- tory of it's coal supply be produced and fuel administration officials agreed to present them tomorrow. The may or's letter to the police commissioner ordering the survey to determine whether favoritism was being shown in the distribution of coal in New York was read into the record by William P. Burr, corporation counsel of New York. The mayor declared in his let ter that while there was dangerous shortage of coal in the city the se- curities of coal producing agencies had increased in value.
 Figures were given to the committee by MT. Neale showing an increase of 1,183,447 tons in anthracite shipments for the first six months of this year as compared to the same period for 1917, although production from last April l to Nov. Is fell off somewhat due to the influenza epidemic
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
WOULD LIMIT 1920
 REVENUE BILL TO S4,oOo. 900 .ooo

Washington, Nov 25.-By strict party vote the senate finance commit tee today decided to recommend that the yield from the 1920 revenue bill be limited to S4,00O,O0O,00N. Ten dem ocratic members, who voted for cie amount suggested bg Secretary Me .publicans.
 Before adopting the four billion dollar limit, the committee voted down a proposal by Senator Gore of Okla homa, democrat to leave the $6,000,- Gc0,000 bill of 1919 unchanged for 1920, and use the two billion surplus for paying outstanding government obli- gations.
 The vote was to 8, Senator Gore joining with the seven republican members.
 Republicans object to fixing any limit for taxation in 1920 because they expect to control both the senate and house in the next congress. Minority members of the finance committee said tonight they would take their fight to the floor of the senate and some re- publican leaders have said that if the democrats insist upon this provision of the revenue bill. enactment of the measure by this congress may be blocked
 The motion to fly the limit of 1920 taxes at four billion dollars was made by Chairman Simmons. The vote on the roll follows:
 l Ayes: Democrats-Si Simmons, Will ] Hams, Smith of Georgia: Thomas, Robinson, Gore. Jones of New Mexico, Gerry, Lewis and Nugent. 1 Noys: Republicans -Penrose, Lodge, McCumber, Shoot, Dillingham;, La Toilette and Townsend. Work on the 1919 tax schedules is nearly completed. Chairman Simmons announcing tonight that the bill now has been reduced to virtually six BGl- lion dollars. Senator Simmons amendment exempting persons or partnerships engaged in trade or bus mess from the war excess profits tax was adopted today by the committee as was an amendment providing thai a corporation with net income of not more than $20,000 year, shall not be taxed more than 30 per cent. IT the house bill. the maximum levy was
 fixed at 35 per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
United War kFund
 Total S2l,79,O38
Largest Sum Ever Raised as
 an Outright Gift in History
 of the World.

New York, Nov. 25.-Total sub- scriptions to the United War Work campaign were $203 ,179,03S, or $32,- 679,O3S in excess of the amount orig inally asked for by the seven war relief organizations for their work during demobilization of the army and navy, according to an official announcement tonight by the national campaign committee This is the largest sum ever realized as an out right gift in the history of the world.
 According to the committee, every state in the Union, with the exception of Pennsylvania and Minnesota, ex- ceeded the quota assigned it, and confidence was expressed that these states will be lover the top" when returns from Philadelphia and Minn- eapolis are in. Philadelphia, a war chest city has not yet made an ap- propriation to the fund, while Minneapolis postponed its drive un- til next month.
 Fourteen states pledged 15O percent or more of their quotas, Arizona head ing the list with PAS percent. Per- centages of other high states were: Delaware 2S0; Texas 222; Louisiana and New Mexico, each 1S6: Con- necticut 1S0; Maryland IFS; Mississ- ippi 166; Nevada 164; North Caro- lima and Alabama, each 160;e Kansas 155: Georgia and Vermont, each 150 A feature of the campaign was the manner in which men of the army and navy themselves, and the inhab- itants of foreign countries contributed to the fund. The army and navy gave $618 346. China gave $1,000, 900; Russia $11,000; Cuba $275,000; JapaI S360,000; Mexico $114.000 and Porto Rico $S2,O00.
 New York state went lover the top today with a percentage of 102 wheI the continuation drive" in New Yorl city closed with the city's $35,000 00l quota subscribed. John D. Rocke feller, Jr., who had underwritten lack ing subscriptions to the amount o
 $1 623, ,689, were called on to con tribute $37O 097 to make up the tota
 when reports showed subscription of $34,629, ,903.
 Dr. John R. Mott, director genera
 of the campaign, expressed deep sat
 isfaction at the result of the drive
 t'To all who have so generousl
 given of their time and effort" sai
 MT. Mott, from the president and hi
 associates to the humblest giver tn
 campaign committee sends thank!
 not for itself, but for those t
 whom the gifts will mean so much 1
 these next crucial months-the bray men of our army and navy"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
VAIL TO BE "WiRE" ADVISER
 OF p. M. GENERAL BURLESON

Washington, Nov 25.-Tneodore N. Vail, president of the American Tele- graph and Telephone Company, is to become the personal adviser of Post master General Burleson. in the or ganization of the telephone, telegraph and cable systems under government control
 In making this announcement today, the postmaster general said MT. Vail would prepare for the departments assistance in directing wire control a comprehensive report upon the wire service with a view to the more ex- tended use of the telephone, telegraph and cable during government control.
 "The years of study which MT. Vail las given to the problem of universal wire service and a unified and ex- tended cable system" said MT. Burle- sonje announcement, "and his pre- erhnence as an authority on the or ganization of electrical communication will render his advice and assistance of great value to the postmaster gen. eral"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
FORMER EMPRESS zITA OF
 AUSTRIA REVIEWED.

Vienna, Sunday, Nov. 24-fBy The A. P.). When Former Empress Zita of Austria-HunEary received the cor respondent today at Eckar:sau Cas- tle, he was shown the children, es- necially Otto. the eldest, who passed his sixth birthday only last week. and given an intimate view of tle life of Ire former imperial family in greatly changed circumstances.
 In view Of the food conditions which apply everywhere, the correspondent lad permission to present the chil- dren with a two pound box of Ameri-
 chocolates. Speaking in English, Inc former empress thanked him ef- fusively for 1t. saying:
 For two years we have not had real chocolate. IL is also most diff cult to obtain milk for the children, without which, not only mine, but all children. will he stunted in growth and perhaps may fall ill."
 Otto, a golden haired. blue-eyed, ave-msnnered hoy, shook hands with the correspondent. saying in En- -iish:
 How do you do7 Thank you"
 The forfnkr empress said that Otto Ind Just learned the English words, adding;
 He speaks only German and Hun AAalAs A4A AtN 4-ANEHcEl4 4HltICottu o know all about America, where it s and what kind of people live there. i'C also is anxious to talk to you as WIG sec SO few new faces
 The former empress seemed to take pleasure in talking of her children and save the impression of being wrapped up. in their welfare. She is not considered a beautiful woman, but hcr manner Is gracious. Like the for rler emperor, she shows evidences of recent cares and apprehension for the future She personally cared for her children all during the war.
 The officers and women in attend ance on the former emperor and for mer empress assured the correspond ent that their family relations were perfect They said the former em- peror was such hard worker as to exhaust all those about him It was said also that he has a win of his own and that he set out to make peace when the spirit of the Austrian peo- pie siackened. although his advisers claimed that he dug his own politica, grave by so doing. The former em- perur also lost the support Of the Ger man population of the empire wher the Germans felt that he desired tc make a separate peace and desert Germany.
 What viii become of the former imperial family Is matter of conjec- lure There are rumors. however Oi ,freir going travelling when the rail- ways are in a better condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
EIGHTEEN MEN LOST WITH
 AMERICAN STEAMER DUMARU

Washington, Nov. 25. - Eighteen men from the American steamer Du- maru lost their lives after the vessel r-ae wrecked nn~r Cham last month by lightning exploding her cargo of gasonne. The navy department am nounced today that sixteen of the men died from exposure and starvation in an open boat and that two others were drowned when the boat with fourteen survivors was making g. landing at San Jose rOriente, Phil ippine Islands, Nov. g.
 Advices from Guam at the time the Dumaru went down said Ensign A. c. Holmes, U. s. N. was a passenger On the vessel and the department has received no further word from him..
 With the exception Cf Ensign Holmes, all of the 47 persons on the ship now have been accounted for. The crew left the ship in three boats and two of these were picked up soon afterwards. The third reached San Jose after 2 days. For ten days those in the craft were without food and for five days they were without water,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
PERU. WITHDRAWs HER
 CONSULS FROM CHILE

Lima, Peru, Nov. 25.-It is officially announced that Peru has withdrawn her consuls from Chile as result of the renewal of Peruvian rioting in Iquique and Antofagasta.
 The Tacna-Arica controversy appar- ently is approaching a critical stage, following the anti Peruvian demon strations in Iquique last night. The residences of Peruvians and their busi- ness houses are reported to have been stoned and footed. The Peruvian club was closed and the Peruvian consul was forcibly placed aboard the Chilean steamer Palena, bound for Callao.
 The possibilities of hostilities be- tween Peru and Chile was the one topic of discussion in Lima today. It is reported that the Peruvian govern ment has cancelled all Chilean consul lar exequaturs here.
 Iquique despatches indicate that no attempt was made by the Chilean au- thorities to prevent the anti-Peruvian outbreak, although a strong garrison is maintained at that port. Lima is quiet.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
CHILEAN CROWDS ATTACKED
 THE PERUVIAN CONSUL

Buenos Aires. Nov, 25.-The Peru yian legation here today received the following despatch from the Peruvian minister of foreign affairs:
 After the extraordinary outrages at lquique Saturday, during which the property of several Peruvians was sacked, Chilean crowds on Sunday at tackled the Peruvian consul at Iqui- que, Senor L. Hora. while he was on his way to the mayor to protest against the riots.
 "He was carried by force aboard small steamer anchored ill the port The authorities and the police con- sented to the outrage and notified the consul that they would not permit him to disembark.
 Upon receiving this notice the Pe- ruVian government has withdrawn it's consular representatives from Chile" News despatches received here in- dicate that disturbances are general in Iquique, Antofagasta and Pisagua, and that several Peruvian commercial houses have been wrecked in Pisagua. l A despatch from Buenos Aires last l Friday reported serious demonstra- tions in Antofagasta against Peruvian l business houses in consequence of a false rumor that the Chilean consul at Callao, Peru. had been assassinated by Peruvians. No reports are at hand as to the rioting at 1quique and Pisa qua.
 1 The despatch from Buenos Aires said there was great agitation through out Chile over a speech made at La i Paz by the Bolivian minister of war who is reported to have said that the hour had arrived to take back the provinces of Tacna and Africa from Chile The present unrest in PerTf Bolivia and Chile is due to desees of Peruvians and Bolivians to settle
 the Tacna and Africa question under President Wilson's principle of self
 determination. These border prov inces constitute the Alsace- Lorraint
 question of South America
 The Buenos Aires despatch of Fri
 day added that it was reliably stated
 that Chile had approached Argentin;
 on the subject of Argentina remainin:
 neutral in the event of an outbreal
 between Chile and Peru.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
REDUCTION OF RATIoNs
 IN GERMANY NECESSARY

London. Ncv. 255.-(British Wireless November 16 published an article un- der the caption "Armistice and the Food Supply written by a specialist named Oetelshofen, who argued that there could be no question of a short axe of food in Germany, but that it was urgently necessary 70 reduce ra- tons.
 Even after the arrnistice.- the writ er said. "there is abundance in Ger many for feeding the population if we reduce the consumption b0 animals by reducing the stocks of cattle. It is 10 be expected that food prices soon win fall sharply. The public can con trfbutS to this end if 1t will avoid hoarding of supplies and wait for the cheaper prices"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26

vladivostok, Saturday, Nov. 23.- CBy The A. P.)-Half dead from starvation and disease, many beyond help. s2i survivors out of the origi- nal total of 2,100 Bolshevik prisoners and refugees in a train sent across Siberia by the Czecho-Slovak troops lighting in Samara, European Russia, have arrived at Nikolsk, near Vladi- vostok. The journey from the Ural Mountains 10 the Pacific coast oceu- pied six weeks.
 The survivors reached Nikolsk in forty cars. The train carried no provisions and was without sanitary equipment of any kind.
 Of the eight hundred persons miss ing from the original total, some were shot while trying to escape from the the train. Others lost their lives throwing themselves from the car windows Disease. starvation and exposure accounted for the re- mainder.
 When the Czecho- -Slovak forces captured Samara they loaded the in mates of the jails into trains in discriminately along with the Bol- shevik prisoners of war.
 The American Red Cross at Vlad- ivostok has rushed doctors to Nix olsk to aid the arrivals who are in a
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
JussERANDS TO ACCOMPANY
 PRESIDENT TO FRANCE

Washington, Nov. 25.-Ambassador l. J. Jusserand of France, and Ma dame Jusserand will accompany Pres ident Wilson to France. The ambas- sador, who has not been home since he rushed back to America from a vacation trip at the outbreak of the war, goes to join in his peoples re- jcicing over victory, and probably to play a part in the peace conference. It became known today that he has been invited to make the voyage on the ship that carries the president.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
HIGH COMMISSIONERS FOR
 NEWFOUNpLA IN LONDON

Edgar Bowring, of Bowring Brothers, ship owners of this city and New York. has been appointed high com missioner for Newfoundland in Lon don, it was announced here tonight He will leave for London shortly to assist Premier Lloyd George as ex- pert adviser on fishery and shipping matters which will come before the Imperial War Cabinet and the peace conference He stipulated in accept ing the position that Ii should be without salary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
PLANS TO ASSIST RETURN
 HOME OF WAR WORKERS

Washington. Nov. 25.-Plans to as- sist in the return home of thousands of var workers in Washington soon 70 be released by the transition of government bureaus from a war to peace basis were considered at a con ference today of personnel officers of the war department
 ]. C. Scoheid. chief clerk Of the de- partment, was directed by Secretary Rakcr 10 prepare recommendations as % methods of aiding the workers. MT n5i1er said 1t would be ''tragicar' to have the workers. many of whom he said came to Washington to work for the government from purely patriotic motives. thrown suddenly out of work Suggestion has been made, officials said. that provision be made to supply transportation home for tne employees or that some bonus be paid as recom- pense for short discharge notice.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
THERE ARE eo.ooo CASES OF
 INFLUENZA IN PORTO RICO

San Juan, Porto Rico, Nov. 25.- It is estimated that there are 60,000 cases of influenza in Porto Rico. The Echools in fifteen towns of the island gre being used as hospitals. Many towns are without doctors or nurses and nimany instances drug stores are closed owing to illness of p1arma- cists.
 The suffering in the rural com rnunities iE reported to, be intense. There have been many deaths as a result q the epidemic
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-26
1000 CAMP UPTON MEN
 EXAMINED FOR DISCHARGE

Camp Upton, N. T.. Nov. 25.-The first 1000 Camp Upton soldiers who are to be discharged from the service were given final physical examina i. ticns today, preparatory to teing mus tered out December 2.
 First discharges will be given. to limited service men and theE will fol- low those inducted for general ser vice but who are not needed to com plete permanent camp organizations, The men will be discharged in groups bound for the same destination and. where necessary. special trains will be provided for them.s
 There now are about iS.oO0 men in the camp.