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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24

''The attorney general, however, Will continue to exercise as heretofore the power to intern all dangerous German alien enemies. The action of the president does not affect in any way the status of men already intern ed or the restrictions and obligations heretofore imposed on alien enemies now on parole. Any violation of pa role will be punished as heretofore"
 John Lord O'Brian, special assistant to the attorney general, explaining why Austri2-5 were not mentioned in the order. said that the only regula- tions ever applied to them were those with reference to entry and departure and internment. The effect of today's
 na ctment is to place Austrians and
 Germans on the same footing Ap-
 Iroximately 25O,G00 Germans would he
 relieved from the necessity of carry
 ing permits for entry into Il lsstricted
 areas while the prohibited areas from
 which they were excluded absolutely would again be open to them These were the District of Columbia, the Panama Canal Zone. and all water fronts. Internment is continuing, MT. o.
 Brian said ten Germans having been interned on Saturday and six more i today. Ii was learned unofFiia!ly at the department Of justice that be- 1 tween four and five thousand Germans l have been interned since the United | States entered the War.
 1 The number Of Germans registered 1 ill the principal cities were; New York, including nearby New Jersey 1 roints, S0,900 Philadelphia 12,000;
 Boston, h,O00: St. Louis 5000; Chicagu ] 27,000 and San Francisco s 300.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
WOULD MAKE GERMANY
 REPLACE SHIPS DESTROYED

London Dec. 23-A special commit tee of the London chamber of com merce dealing with trade during and after the war recommends that the peace terms should compel Germany to make the fullest restitution for all allied tonnage and cargoes sunk by enemy action, such reparation to be made in ships, Westphalian coal or money. The committee would compel Germany to furnish France with coal until the deliberately wrecked French mines are re-established and to com
 pensate the relatives of all seamen and passengers murdered at sea.
 This committee also proposes that as an act of justice to the allies en- emy vessels be not allowed on the sea until the fullest reparation has been made that no financially conGrolled enemy tonnage be allowed under neu- tral flags, and that no coaling stations owned or controlled by subjects of enemy countries be permitted in Brit ish or allied ports or possessions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
BoLSHEVlK LEADER JONES
 HAS BEEN DECLARED SANE

New York, Dec 23.-Ellis O. Jones, author of the manifesto proclaiming Bolshevik government for the United States beginning Dec. 13, is not in sane, according to Dr. Stephen P. Jewett. acting director of Bellevue hospital who has spent the last ten days assessing the mentality of the Peoples House radical.
 DT. Jewett's verdict was read in magistrates court today when Jones was rearraigned to plead to a charge O fdisorderly conduct upon which he was arrested when he appeared in Central Park to lead mourning parade of Bolshevilki on the day set by him for, the radicals to take up the reigns of government. The alienist qualified his assertion that Jones was sane with the statement that he has done the most insane thing I have ever heard off
 Jones pleaded guilty, but sentence vas suspended when Mrs. Jones in formed the court that her husband had been suffering from a nervous breakdown and that he would be placed in a sanatorium
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
ARRESTS FOR THEFT OF FURs
 VALUED AT MORE THAN 5,0OC

Atlantic City, \. J., Dec. 23.-Two men were arrested tonight in connec- ton with the robbery early today of furs valued at more than $75,OO0 from the boardwalk store of Cohen & Get tleman. They are Harry Golf, a sales- man employed by the firm, and Fran cis Goodman, porter in the build ing.
 The robbers gained entrance to the building by first entering a photo graph studio next door and then cut, ting a hole through the wall In ad- dition to valuable furs on display ill the store and in the workshop en the second floor, about $35,O0O were taken from a safe which a member of the firm said he forgot to lock last night
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24

cruising squadron, they announced that the returning warships would not pass the Statue of Liberty before g o'clock the morning of the 26th."
 Dismissing reports that the veteran fighting craft from European waters might anchor in the harbor Christmas day, reforming the following morning for the naval parade, the vice ad- miraIs assistants declared that in no case would these ships make their ap- pearance in the upper harbor before they had passed the presidential yacht Mayflower, with the naYys civilian chief on her bridge. It was more like ly, they said, that the homecoming fleets progress would be timed to reach Ambrose channel, in the early hours of Thursday morning, when the vessels would steam up the bay in parade formation, arriving off Liberty Island between and 10 o'clock.
 Vice Admiral Grant had been throughout the day in wireless com munication with Admiral Mayo mem bers of the formers staff stated, but the commander-in-ch chief had given no information as to the exact time of his expected arrival off the coast. However, messages were exchanged completing arrangements for the re-
 
 turning seamen and their officers. Owing to delay by storms of the destroyers and smaller craft in the 1 overseas fleet, it was stated, only 5000 officers and men, two-thirds of the complement of Rear Admiral Rod mans and Rear Admiral Rodgers bat | tleship squadrons, will march in the review. This will start immediately after the naval parade, probably | shortly after noon, and upon it's con l clusion shore leaves. affecting in rota . ton every officer and man aboaS& ne returning vessels, will be put into 1 effect
 Awaiting the overseas units which { they will join in the great procession up the harbor, 4,20O of the 15,000 mer aboard the west Atlantic fleet, Vice ! Admiral Grants guardian of homo i waters, today were enjoying leaves a | their homes near New York or "liber- 1 ty'' for a few hours in the metropolis This fleet, including eleven battleships and seven destroyers, with attendan | craft, and comprising the bulk of the naval force which operated through out the war from Chesapeake bay boasts not only the protection of tho | American coast but the training O. | 35 900 men of the battle convoy ana patrol units as it's share in the con. i fliet.-
 Though composed largely of ship. 1 of the "old navy" including three tha saw service in the Spanish American war Vice Admiral Grants squadron will be headed by the nations newes |, dreadnought, the electrically driver New Mexico, which came into port to day after a cruise undertaken to eS +oh ;eI, puision On the records. naval off cers said, would be based the recon mendations of the department regard ing future construction along this line The Mississippi, sister ship of the Fey Mexico, though equipped with oil burning engines also will be in tn line with the home fleet.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
BISHOPS PROTEST TURKISH
 DOMINATION OF ARMENi

New York Dec 28-Qn behalf of announced here today by Bishop David H. Greer of the Episcopal church, the following message has been cabled separately to the Arch bishops of Canterbury and York:
 With utmost horror we hear sinister rumor possibility continuance Turkish suzerainty over unhappy Ar menia Through your lordships we ask that the Anglican churches do their utmost to prevent repetition of so hideous a crime. The honor of our churches and Of the allied democracies demands Armenia be uuconditionally liberated from Turkish rule and re- stored to her own people"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
CHARLES DE WOODY LEAVES
 BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

New York, Dec 23.-Charles De Woody, who, as a chief here of the bureau of investigation of the depart ment of justice. has frustrated many Gerna plots and caused the convic- ton or internment of those participant ing, tonight announced his resignation to take effect January | Nr. De Woody, who was transferred here from Cleveland just after the United States catered the war. will go into business as general manager Of the foreign de- partment of 9 mercantile concern and sail for Japan in January.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
TO DEMAND RELEASE OF
 CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTORS

New York. Dec 23.-A delegation of twenty headed by Dr. John l.. Elliot and Mrs. Henry Willard of this city will present to Secretary of War Ba- ker tomorrow a petition bearing 15 900 names demanding the immediate re- lease from prison of 300 conscientious objectors" It was announced here to- night. The Earty will include a dozen near relatives Of the prisoners, most of whom are serving terms ranging from ten to thirty years in the dis ciplinary barracks at Fort Leaven- worth, Kas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
OBITUARY,
pr. Donald H. Currie.

Brookline, Mass, Dec. 23.-Dr. Don- aid H. Currie of the United States public health service, port physician of Boston and regarded as one of the foremost authorities on leprosy in America, died at his home here today of pneumonia, resulting from influenza,
 pr. Currie was ordered to Boston from Honolulu in August, 1917, after eight years spent in the Hawaiian Isl- ands in the service of the government. His research work among the lepers on the island of Molokai. the govern ment leper station, attracted the at tention of medical men throughout the world
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
HOT PLUM PUDDING FROM
 K, OF C. ROLLING KITCHENS

New York, Dec. 22.-Hot plum pud- ding will be served to soldiers over seas on Christmas day from forty five rolling kitchens manned by Knights of Columbus secretaries, il was an- nounced here tonight. Other holiday cheer sent abroad for soldiers and sailors by the Knights of Columbus Includes 10000 900 cigarettes, 5O0o0 pounds of hard candy, 50,O00 pounds of chocolates, 5o0o0pounds of lemon drops, 25,00 pounds of gum drops and l,e0o, 900 packages of chewing gum.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
VIEWS ON CANCELLATION
 OF WAR CONTRACTS

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 9. - The views of Connecticut industries and of state officials concerning the cancella : ton of war contracts in this state were presented to the war department in Washington today by delegates from several Connecticut cities Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war, conferred with the visitors, according to word received here tonight and said the war department would consider the Connecticut labor situation thoroughly
 The state delegates were: Judge George W. Wheeler of Bridgeport; Leo A. Korper, federal employment chief, Hartford; Charles E., JuIin, sec retary of the chambeb of commerce New Haven: Waldo c. Bryant, district chief of ordnance. Bridgeport.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
LONDON REGRETS DEATH
 OF WALTER HINES PAGE

Londoun. Dec. 23.-UBritish Wireless Service. l-The London papers ex- press great regret at the death of Walter Hines Page, the late Amer ican ambassador at London and print expectations of his work at the court of St. James.
 The Globe says: His discharge of his duties as American ambassador en- titled him to rank with the most sue cessful of the brilliant men who have occupied that distinguished position in the past. He never failed to inter pret English feeling alright, and this must be granted as the highest sue cess attainab]e in the delicate and re- sponsible post which he so recently vacated"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
SENATE PASSED WAR
 REVENUE BILL LAST NIGHT

Washington, Dec. 29.-Without a record vote, the senate late tonight passed the war revenue bill, reduced 10 raise about six billion dollars in 1919 and four billions in 1920, as com pared wit hthe levy of $S,200, 900, 900 for next year proposed in the bill passed by the house three months ago.
 When the final vote was taken at 10,to o'clock the senate had been in continuous session for nearly thirteen hours. Immediately after the passage of the bill the senate began it's hoI- day vacation under the plan for three day recesses until Jan. 9 Absence of \ quorum in the house, however had prevented that body from putting a similar program into effect.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24

New York, Dec. 2S.-The United States transport George Washington, which took President Wilson to France, and the steamship Cedric ar rived here today, bringing 6,025 men from overseas in time 10 celebrate Christmas in the United States.
 The Cedric. from Liverpool, with 65 officers and 2.16S enlisted men docked first and was accorded a rousing re- ception, but the welcome to the George Washington, which arrived an hour later, from Brest, was perhaps the most enthusiastic the city yet has given a returning transport.
 The big liner had on board 2S1 off cers and 8 46l men, more tran half Of them members of the Cyclone Di- vision" made un of Indiana. Kentucky and West Virginia national guard troops The George Washington's 96S sick and wounded, contrary 10 custom, were in pS5session of their honorable discharge papers when the transport landed. They received them last night with cigarettes and candy, at a novel Christmas celebration. arranged by Chaplain P. F. BloomhardI of the George Washington.
 As the men were dozing of for their last sleep aboard the transport, the HIlp QudTlelle entered lHe SIGN peiS and reused them by singing Christ mas carols and Home. Sweet Home. The lights then were flashed on ard a r;ember Of the crew. attired as Santa Claus. distributed the discharges which had been approved by Genera Pershing before the George Washing ton isft Brest and by the war de- partment by wireless.
 According to Major W. Fl. Unversau the Indiana men were ''keenly dis appointed" at not getting into thu fighting. They were at an American training camp for almost a year be fore they sailed but when the armis- tice was signed they were all read! for action and expecting daily orders to entrain for the front.
 Colonel Halsted Dorey or Washing ton, hearing four wound stripes, wal one Of the wounded officers on thu George Washinston. After bein; gassed twice and wounded once in thu leg, Colonel Dorev's hip was injured at yerdun by a high. explosive shell He is a veteran Of Cuba and thu Philippines and former member o the staff Of Major General Leonard Wood. Before sailing for France, h, commanded the first Plattsburg train ing camp for business men.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
700 NEW YORK CARPENTERS | ON STRIKE AT BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 23.-Members of the local union of the Carpenters and Joiners of America took no action a ia meeting tonight on the strike of zoo carpenters employed by the CauldwelI- Wingate company of New York here on several government housing projects. The men walked out this morning on instructions of William L. .Hutchings of Indianapolis, national president of the union.
 Other firms here are not affected by the strike, which is, according to un- ion representatives, to show sympathy with striking carpenters in New York city, who are seeking an increase Of a dollar a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
TAKING OVER OF CABLES
 A "HIGH-HANDED OUTRAGE"

Washington, Dec. 23. - Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of the foreign relations committee, de- clared in the senate today that the taking over of the trans Atlantic ca = ble lines by the government after the signing of the armistice was a high handed outrage" and an abuse of the power conferred b ycongress. Author
 ity for assuming control of the cable lines, Senator Hitchcock said, was given the president as a war emer- gency and he added that if the presi- dent wanted to take over the lines he should have conferred with congress,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
CHRISTMAS, 1918, WILL BE
 SORROWFUL IN BERLIN

Berlin. Sunday, Dec. 3a.-(By The A PD-The prevailing economic un- rest gives to the Berlin Christmas an especially sorrowful turn 1'he unem- ploEed in Greater Berlip. according to Inc estimates made yesterday, number 28,000. New strikes occur daily and the coal shortage continues to the gen. elal cheerlessness and robs the season o5 light and warmth.
 The theatres are filled 70 their ca 'acity, but the play biEs dre serious land ponGerous.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
CANADA RECALLS EMBARGO
 ON ALL COARSE GRAINs

Montreal, Dec. 23.--The Corn Ex- change has been advised by the de- psrtment of trade and commerce at Ottawa of the removal of the restric- lions on the exportation from Canada Of all kinds of coarse grains.
 It Is pointed out by the department that hereafter it will not be necessary for exporters to obtain licenses for the exportation of any type of coarse grain. This will simplify considerably the matter of export.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
 BLOCKED IN THE SENATE

Washington, Dec. 23-An effort to bring up the woman suffrage consti- tutionaI amendment in the senate next month was clocked tonight before the senate started on it's holiday vacation by Senator Williams of Mississippi
 democrat, who objected to a request by Senator Jones of Washington re- publican, that senate consideration of the house resolution be begun Jan. 10
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
TO GIVE SOLDIERS VOICE
 ON PRIORITY OF RETURN

Paris, Friday, Dec. 20.-In order to learn what proport;o.l Of the Amer. can army in France wish. $ U return home immediately, wha: wi shes to remain IL Franc for ;IpnA atd what in
 tends to remain here indefinitely, the American army authorities are dis tributlng circulars to. the troops. Ev- cry effort will be made so far as pos- sible to give preferential passAga 10 those soldiers eager to return al once
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
THREE MASKED BANDITS GET
 DIAMONDS VALUED AT S5O.ooo

Montreal, Dec. 23.-Diamonds valued at $5O,0O0 were stolen from L. L.. Michaelson & Sons in the Eastern Townships Bank building between 1O30 p. III. Sunday and 2 a. m. today by three masked bandits who over powered the night Watchman and blew open the safe.
 The police have a theory that a stranger who called at the office last week claiming he was representing a Philadelphia house was blind" and that his real mission was to see how the offices were arranged.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
DISARMING OCEAN LINERS
 AND MERCHANT SHIPS

New York, Dec. Disarmament of liners and merchant ships which were provided with naval guns to combat submarine attacks was begun today at the navy yard and will be continued there and a. two piers where these ships dock.
 The St. Paul and the America which were lying at the navy yard were stripped of their guns and men from the ordnance depawmcnt, which armed the ships, will be sent to re- move those from more thar one hun dred vessels docked here. The guns will be stored in warehouses at the navy yard anI elsewhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
RED CROSS ENROLMENT
 MAY REACH 10000 GOO

Washington, Dec 23.-Approximate- ly 14.0O0,O00 members had been en- rolled by 50 per cent. of the chapters of the country when the American Red Cross annual Christmas roll call ended tonight, according to reports received at national headquarters here. If the same ratio should be maintained the total enrolment would exceed 20. 0OO. 900
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
WAR LABOR BOARD REBUKEs
 GENERAL ELECTRIC WORKERS

Pittsfeld, Mass, Dec. 23.-Refusal of the war labor board to consider the grievances of $500 employees of the Pittsfeld plant of the General Elec- tric company while they remain on strike was contained in a te1noram received tonight by David L. KevTtS, secretary Of the Federated Trades council of Pittsfeld. from J. ". Loucke, secretary of the board
 The strikers, who constitute ap- proximately 90 per cent of the com pany's working force here. have been out since Thursday in sympathy with strike in the Erie, Pa, plant
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
ARGUMENTS IN THE DIES
 CASE ARE POSTPONED

Washington Dec 2S.-Arguments in the case of Eugene V. Tebs Of In diana, James Peterson, Of Minneapolis and Jacob Frohwerk of Kansas City, convicted under the espionage act which were to have been made on January were postponed by the su- preme court today until January 27.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
VILLAS COMMAND DESTROYS S2oOoo WORTH OF PROPERTY

Fl Paso, Tex, Dec. 23.-Villa's main command which passed Cusihuiriachio, Chihuahua, Wednesday, destroyed S20,O00 worth of proeprty of the Cusi Mining company, an American cor poration. Villa was pursued by Gen. eral Hernandez in the direction of Parral.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
china,s Peace peIesation.

Victoria, B. C.. Dec. 23-China's tLe Japanese trans Pacific liner Suwa Maru. The delegates plan to go by boat to Seattle where they will en- train tomorrow for New fork.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
ESTHONlA THREATENED
 BY BOLSHEEIK ARMY

Washington. Dec. 23.-Reports to the state departL1enS from Helsngfors said the Bolsheviki had an. amy of 10000 men at Narva front and that the elt- uation in Esthonia was serious be- cause of the lack of arms.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
EMBARGOES LIFTED ON
 EXPORTS OF FOODSTUFFS

Washington, Dec. 23.-Sweeping re-
 taxation of restrictions on the exports
 of foodstuffs, folders and feed to the PanAmsrican republics, Canada, Cuba
 and the West Indies, was announced tonight by Chairman Mccormick of the war trade board.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
AN AMERICAN GENERAL
 SERIOUSLY INJURED IN PARIS

Paris. Dec. 23.-An airplane piloted by a British officer and carrying an American general from Treves, Ger many, was capsized this afternoon at Louvres, on the outskirts of Paris. The pilot was killed and the general was seriously injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
SANTA CLAUS DISTRIBUTED
 DISCHARGES ID SOLDIERS

lick and Wounded Men to the Number of 968 Who Arrived on the Transport George Washington, Were the Recp- tents of Papers to Be Treasured-6,025 Men From Europe Arrived at New York Yesterday-Siixteen Bat tleships From Home Waters Are in New York Harbor Awaiting Arrival of Fleet From European Waters For Big Review Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
FACTIONS OF SOCIALISTS
 HAVE COLLISION IN SPAIN

Bilboa Spain, Dec. 23 (By the A. P0. Two groups of manifestants, one shouting against Spain and the other crying for Spain, collided here today. One of the persons in the loyalist crowd was killed by pistol shot.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
HoM EcoMl NC - s ..
 FLEET DUE THURSDAY A. M.

New York, Dec 2S.-Steaming home from participation in the bloodless all lied victory over the German armada, Americas overseas battle feet-nine superdreadnoughts- the Penn sylvania. flagship of Admiral Mayo, commander of the navy, as escort, will arrive of New York harbor just in time 10 lead the great peace review by Secretary of the Navy Daniels Thursday morning.
 Though officers on the staff of Vice Admiral Grant, commander of the home fleet" were unable tonight to state the position of the westward
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
Sugar From Porto Rico.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 23.- Fourteen thousand bags of sugar, the first of the new Porto Rican crop, were shipped to New York today