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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
BILLY SUNDAY LIBERTY
 DAY ORATOR AT DEVENS

Aver Mass. Oct 1O.-Billy Sunday, the evangelist, is to be the Liberty Day orator at Camp Devens on Satur- day and will ny into the cantonment in an airplane Major Barrett O'Harra, ranged the details of the flight. Mir. Liberty Loan officer at the camp ar Sunday will arrive in Boston on Sat urday forenoon and will come here by airplane to address the 10000 sol
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11

guns have been reported on subma- rines.
 The survivors, who were adrift for four days before they were picked up, said that a raft with five wounded men on it had put off from the Ticonderoga and that they had attempted to tow it with them but that it broke away dur ing the night and disappeared,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
GERMAN TROOPS BEING CHASED ACROSS
 OPEN COUNTRY TOWARD GERMAN BORDER

Nowhere Are the Once Formidable German Armies Attempt ing to Stand in Force-Le Cateau, the Important Junction Point Twelve Miles Southeast of Cambra Has Been Penetrated by the Allied Troops-From North west of Rheims the American and French Armies Are Pressing Forward in Macedonia and Palestine the Allied Forces Are Pressing the Enemy Hard.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
BROTHER IN LAW OF KAISER
 ELECTEn KING OF FINLAND

Stockholm, Oct 1O.--Prince Fred erick Charles of Hesse, brother-in in- law of the German emperor, was elect ed king of Finland on Wednesday night by the Finnish landtag. The re- publican mambers of the chamber did not vote
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
With Their Whole Souls

The boys there are throwing themselves into the fight, believing that they count on those back at home to send them all the guns and supplies they need to win.
 There is only one way we can doit. All of us must work and save and buy Liberty Bonds with our whole souls the way are fighting over there Nothing less will win.
 GET YOUR BONDS AT ANY BANK TODAY
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
Cabled Paragraphs

Vienna Tramway Employees Strike.
 Paris, Oct 10.-A majority of the tramWay employees at Vienna have struck, demanding increased pay and a war allowance. says despatch from Zurich. Switzerland. to the Temps.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
POSTAL SACK CONTAINING
 BONDS STOLEN IN BERLIN

Berlin, Oct. 10, via Basel, Switzer- land.-A postal sack containing TO- O00,600 marks of securities and treas ury bonds addressed by the post office to the imperial chateau was stolen the day before yestedya,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
TWO ARMY CASUALTY
 LISTS CONTAIN 726. NAMES

Washington Oct. 10.-The following casualties are reported by the Com manding General of the American Expeditionary Forces:
 Killed in action 91; missing in ac- ton 26; wounded severely 200; died from wounds 62; died frol-. accident and other causes 6; died of disease 29; died from aeroplane accident 3; prisoners 6; total 425.
 New England men are:
 Killed in Action. Privates-Louis Gerstein. Boston, Mass; Thomas L. Moscariella, $. Nor- Wolk Conn; Carleton T. Harlow, Co., tuit Mass.
 Died of Wounds.
 Corporal Nicholas Spallas, Stough- ton, Mass.
 Private Frank E. Williams Athol, Mass.
 Died of Disease.
 Corporal Ernest w. Foster, W. Box ford, Mass. Privates-Domenico Abbiente, E. Boston, Mass; Harry R. Perkins, Lim- erick, Maine Died of Accident and Other Causes. Private William H. Davis, Centkll Falls, R. I.
  Lieutenant George R. Stevens Jr., New Canaan, Conn.
 Sergeants-Joseph B. Boudrot, Bos-' ton, Mass; William J. Sproule New 1 port, Maine.
 Privates-Alexander A. Bearman, Brockton. Mass; Louis Skretos, Man chester N. H.; Dennis J. Lyons, Wor- cester, Mass; Charles Chapman, New f Bedford, Mass; Ambrose Frascina Waterbury, Conn; Charles Ganyo, 1 Greenwich, Conn; Fred Mass, Willi- mantle, Conn; John O'Neil, Law renee Mass Missing in Action.
 Captain James Edward Welch .Jr. Boston. Mass.
 Privates-Charles H. O'Brien, S 1 Boston, Mass; Walter H. Tillotson 1 Hopedale, Mass.
 Prisoner.
 Corporal George D. Furlong, East Rutland Mass.
 THURSDAY AFTERNOONS LIST. T[i!1o1 in a~.f~~ e- ,--~eir~ .-, 7o- ton 5s; wo nded severely 172; died other causes t; died from wounds 1; 1 WleQ rom defOplane dcClQent j, wounded, degree undetermined 4;to- tai 3O1. l New England men are: ] Killed in Action. ] Privates-James G. Somers, Bangor maine; George zeidlis, New Bedford Mass.
 Died of Disease.
 Private Abram G. Fiske, Cliftondale Mass.
 Wounded Severely.
 Lieutenant Arthur H. Alexander Wellesley, Mass. | ergeants-Edward J. Wilkie East Boston, Mass, James D. Morgan Winsted, Conn: John J. Dyer Jr. l Privates-Gust Demopales, West. field, Mass; Emile A. Milot, Westford Mass.
 Wounded in action (desree unde terminedD:
 Private Karl Segren, East Boston Mass. Missing in Action. Privates-John c. Donaldson Paw. tucket R. l.; Vincent P. Hurley, Nal den. Mass; Joseph Julius Sehissler Bristol Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES.

Summary of casualties to date: Officers - deaths A; wounded 76; total 120; enlisted men-deaths 1,OS2; wounded 2,100; in hands of enemy 24 missing 1S0; total 3336; grand total 3, 456.
 The following casualties are report cd by tho Com roanding General Of the American Expeditionary Forces (included in above totaD
 Killed in actiDn 19; died of wounds received in action 4; died of disease 2; wounded in action (severely) 15; in hands of enemy ?; total 42.
 New England men are:
 Killed in Action.
 Frivates-John w. Anderson Bos- ton, Mass; David H. Gorshel, Rox- bury, Mass.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
|TS$50;
WILSON SAYS,,N0!
Midd|emen Specializing in Cloth
Spring Up TO Join in War
Protiteering G CAM. =.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The price
of mems winter suits is on the gallop
toward a minimum of $50. However,
the woolens section Of the war in
dustries board has its feet braced
against the dashboard and is yelling
whoa" at the top Of its lungs: a..
"Profiteering is the only cause for
the furry" said H.: E. Peabody, chair
man of the section. Outsiders have
jumped into the market and are
speculating in cloths. If we can elm
mate them and keep business in it's
normal course, there should be little
increase in price to the consumer"
Since there is no provision for GRIM
inal prosecution of the profiteers, the
only force that can be1used is moral
suasion and public opinion. Where
there would be cloth enough under
its normal movement from the manu-
facturer. piece goods brokers have in
sinuated themselves as middlen1en.
They went to the garment manufac-
turer who had a carload coming from
the mills and offered. him a fancy
price to turn the shipment over to
them. And now they're sitting back
with the goods in storage, waiting
for the pinch in the supply that's
sure to come if their purchases are
held out Of the market long enough.
r u E.a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
{OARD EXPOSES
HUN FALSEH00D
-enies Report That More Men
Are Killed ShipbuiIding
Than in Trenches,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The
-nited States shipping board denies
cries to the effect that more men
being killed and injured in ship
rds than are being killed and in
red in the trenches. 1t is declared
at this is "a new and insiduous form
German PROPAGANDA"
The board shows that the Hog
and ship yard near Philadelphia,
lploying an average force of 20,497
ring the month of May, had 1O7 ac-
lents, which gives a. frequency rate
6, as compared to the rate of 21.S
r the period from 1912 to 1916. The
ter figures are taken from the de-
rtment of labor statistics, which
ow that the accident rate in ship
- rds from 1912 to 1916 were ap-
oximately 21.S for every 1000 men
lployed.
The board says that the Hog island
ip yards, which have been built and
ganized from nothing, seem to be
ir example of the attention which is
ing given accident prevention.
It is stated that the percentage of
-cidents is constantly decreasing and
prediction is made that within the
xt few months, the yards will be
owing a lower rate than the most
vored private industrial institution.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
GEORGIA COURT FAV0RS,
NICE LITTLE TRADE UNION

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug: 1.-superior
Court Judge Pendleton. believes that
trade unions should be nice little
family, affairs Which no. low=wage en- EN-
ployer could object to:
In issuing an injunction against Of
ficers of the Textile Workers. union
the honored court took occasion to
express his views on the "ideaE la
bor union, which, he said, was an Or
gapization of mill employees, strictly
among themselves. without affiliation
with national bodies. Lest a bona
fide trade union of textile workers be
formed he ordered that all attempts
to unionize these mills without the
owners consent cease forthwith, and
that no employe, present or future, be
induced to leave his present employ
ment on the promise of better con-
ditions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
SHIP OWNERS STRANGlE
BEST IN :SEAMEN'S Act

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-The
Seamen's Journal says that if our
courts continue strangling the bene-
ficent features Of the seamen's act,
the American ship owner will find
himself up against the old disadvan-
tageous conditions which confronted
him before the war and American
seamen will again desert calling
which seeks to drive them to the level
of a Chinese coolie.
LET the seamen's act be understood
and enforced and there will be no
difference in the wages of seamen and
there will be no desertions except of
a few individuals, who for some rea-
son can not get along in that par
tioular vessel, while they can get
along in any other vessel. The Amer
ican man and the American dollar
will both come to the sea and the
great merchant fleet now being
launched, will remain under the Stars
and Stripes"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
bRlTESH.LAb IL; :.
SUPPORTS UNCLE
SAM|'SP PROGRAM
Great Mass Of Workers in Entire
Agreement With President
Wilson,

Especial Cable to The Labor Worldly
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The following is
the substance of message to the
American people that has been issued
by Rt. Hon. George N. Barnes, M. p,
Labor representative in the war cabi-
net:
"Although there has been no speci-
ftc declaration by any prominent labor
leader on the subject of the Prime
Minister'S address to the American
troops on July 6, there can be no
doubt that his endorsement of the war
= aims as laid down by President Will
son has met with general approval
throughout labor ranks in Great Bril-
tain.
Words Are Welcome.
1.-THE principal journals, both of
London and of the provincial press,
have stated that they welcome the
emphatic words in which the Prime
Minister declared that the Kaiser
might have peace tomorrow if he
would but accept President Wilson's
formula for the future government of
the world.
1T is generally felt that if the AL
lied statesmen could make as clear
to the German people as President
Wilson has made it throughout the
war, and as Mr.. Churchill did in such
striking language on Independence
Day, that Germany's existence as an
organized state would be as safe in
the hands of a league of nations as the
existence of Great Britain and the
United States, the war might be
shortened by months if not by years.
Even the most extreme pacifist
press has nothing worse to say of the
announcement of the Prime Minister
than that it was belated, and that had
it been made last year, the oppor-
tunity of making peace-an oppor-
tunity which exists wholly in the
minds OF the peace at any price press
might not have been lost
Labor Approves OF It.
"But it may be said without exag-
geration that the general mass of the
working classes of this country. while
there has been no definite statement
to. that effect: have tacitly approved
the statements OF the Prime Minister
since the announcement Of the war
aims by the Prime Minister in jan
uary last, closely followed by the an
nouncement of President Wilson.
THE subject has been to a large
extent regarded as one upon which
all reasonable men were agreed. If
the Central. Powers will only state
that they are prepared to meet this
triple announcement of war aims
which are held by the entente coun-
tries, then at least the end of the war
might be said to be clearly in sight.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
BRITISH LAB0R'S BACKING OF WAR IS
SHOWN BY VOTE ENDORSING CLYNES
BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.

LONDON, Aug. 1:-(Special Cablegram to
The Labor World)-The main subject for dis
cussion in the British labor movement during
the past few weeks has been the decision Of
the Executive Committee of the Labor Party
to recommend to the special Labor Party
Conference, held on June 26, that the party
truce be ended:
The reasons given by the Executive COM
mittee were that truce had not in reality
existed for the last two years, and that local
labor organizations had shown an inclination
to run candidates at by-elections regardless of
arrangements made by the Executive commit
tee not to contest the seats of other parties
when vacant:
One instance Of this impatience with the
truce occurred at an election at which the
we'll known, strongly pro-war Socialist, Ben
Tillett opposed the government candidate and
was returned
The recommendation of the Executive
committee was agreed to by the conference
after long and heated discussion. The pacifst
section wished to draw the deduction that the
seven labor members of the coalition govern
ment should withdraw from their posts This
position was stoutly resisted by the Executive
committee, whose spokesman, Arthur Hender-
son, declared that the ending of the truce
did not mean that the Labor Party was going
intof the opposition.
Two members Of the government George
Barnes OF the war cabinet, and j. R. Clynes,
parliamentary secretary of the food ministry.
challenged the conference on this larger issue.
but although no vote on this subject was taken
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03

Employers Take Advantage Of
Joker in Law and Hold Up
Negotiations.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Into a.
section of the sundry' civil appropria-
tions bill granting $5,5o0,0oo for the
United States employment service, the
senate slipped this joke:
"Provided, That no money now or
hereafter appropriated for the pay
ment of wages not fixed by statute
shall be available to pay wages in ex-
cess of the standard determined upon
by the war labor policies board" The
language has now become law.
The labor department is trying to
find out how broad a maximum wage
law has been enacted by this brief
sentence. The words clearly do not
apply to this one paragraph. They
apply to all money now or hereafter
appropriated for the payment of
wages not fixed by statute That
seems to cover the wages paid in
every plant run by the government
outside the wages especially fixed by
act of congress, wheHe congress votes
funds for wages. + will require a
good deal of legal Study to determine
how much of a nes the senate has
created by thus fixinE maximum for
wages in certain plsf FITS.
II Play Waiting Game.
The war labor policies board has
not fixed any standards, because it
waits to approve. of the standards now
being determined by the one body
which speaks for workers and en-
ployers-the national war labor board.
The government 5clnnot fairly. set
standards below thosecupon which the
employers and workers. representa-
tives,sshal agree. Nevertheless, en-
ployers hove been notified of this Pc
culiar enactment, by their lookouts
here, with the result that negotiations
for the settlement of labor disputes
have in some instances been broken
off by the employers until we hear
from. Washington about What we can
pay"
It is only fair to the head of the
war labor policies board, Felix Frank
furter, to say that he did not ask Sen
ator Underwood to slip this joker into
the bill and get it passed by congress.
Frankfurter has no desire to attempt
maximum wage legislation when the
cost of living is steadily going higher.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
CANADA MOVES l.:
TO END:STRIKES
ANDLoCKojuTs
New War Labor Policy Adopted
Is Adnonitory Rather Than
Mandatory.
Especial to The Labor WORLDLY

OTTAWA, Can, Aug. 1.-The goV-
ernment, in view of the prevalence of
labor disputes in the Dominion, has
laid down war labor policy, which it
desires shall be followed by employers
and employees so long as the war shall
last. The recommendations are ad-
monitory rather than mandatory.
The policy lays it down that there
shall be no strikes or lockouts in war
time. 1t comedies the right of labor
to form unions, and Of employers to
form associations.
In establishments where union
shops exist by agreeme ment, it is advised
that they continue so to do. In open
shops the employment of non-union
labor is not to be construed by union
employees as a grievance.
Equal Pay For Women.
In the fixing of wages, minimum
rates of pay should be arranged for.
Where women are doing work ordin-
arily done by men they should, says
the government, receive the same
wages.
In the case of war industries, the
maximum output should be sought
and any method of labor which will
initiate against this should be dis
courage
When an agreement as to wages
and SO forth has been reached be-
tween employer and employed, both
should agree to it's continuance for
the period Of the war, subject only to
such changes as may be necessary on
account of the increased cost of liv-
ing.
The memorandum lays it down that
when employers and employed fail to
agree recourse be had to conciliation
through the Industrial Disputes In
vestigation Act.
May Appeal Findings.
In case of failure to agree upon the
finding of the Board of Cancellation,
it is stipulated that the finding be
submitted to a board of appeal on
which there shall be represented the
trades and labor congress, the two
parties in the dispute, and the Cana
dian Manufacturers association, to-
gether with a chairman to be chosen
by these. This board shall review
the evidence and the findings of the
Board of Cancellation, together with
any further evidence which either Of
the parties desires to submit and the
findings of the board of appeal shall
+ be final.
The recommendations have been
approved by the Governor General
and the council. - :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03

it was evident that there was no widespread
desire that labor ministers should resign.
The fact is that the Labor Party Executive
desired free hand to conduct political pro-
paganda for their reconstruction program and
for the general parliamentary election, which
is likely to be held within the next six
months, and had no wish to disrupt the
present government.
The real feeling Of the conference toward
labor ministers was shown by the election of
j. r. Clynes to the Labor Party Executive
committee, receiving 2139, 600 votes, 400 900
more than the next highest candidate.
The new Executive committee was held to
be somewhat more pacifist in complexion than
the one preceding it, but this is hardly borne
out by it's attitude toward the promotion of
Clynes to the position Of Food Controller
owing to the death Of Lord Rhondda.
The committee passed hearty vote of
congratulation to their colleague on this eleva-
ton and declared that if he was fought in his
constituency at the election made necessary
by his acceptance of this higher post, a: Labor
Party organization would be placed at his
service without reserve.
This action is all the more striking when
it is considered that Clynes is an out and out
supporter of no peace until victory is assured.
Clynes' election to the position of Food
Controller; the most important domestic min
isterial position in Great Britain, not only
strengthens the labor influence in the coalition
government, but tends to decrease the in
fluence Of a small but very vocal pacifist
section in the labor movement.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
ABLE, PATRIOTIC MAN IS
NAMED TO OPPOSE MILLER
Nearly 100 Delegates Representing Organizations
From Every Section of District Meet At Duluth
and Unanimously Agree on Candidate.

Organized labor Of the Eighth congressional district will in
this be represented the political of
OF the country result Of action Sunday
at the congressional convention held Owls hall
pices OF the Duluth Federated Trades assembly, AT that
Crss member Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
Proctor formally nominated make the for congress
against the present incumbent c. B. Miller
Large Delegation Present
The convention called to order 80 D. Joel
chten, temporary chairman with delegates at
tendance from all parts of the district ..-~ :....
After reading the the convention perfected organization
by electng John E. Jensen Of the Duluth Painters
chairman and Juls j. Anderson of the Duluth Typogap
1cal union, secretary.
Reading Of credentials disclosed the fact that 100 delegates
entitled to seats the convention of answered
roll call.
t. Favor Political Action.
question to the advisaby Of taking part politics at
this time raised by delegate whereupon the following
ouon introduced by Samuel Thomas Proctor
by the unanimous vote of the convention:
That this convention Of organized labor of
opinion that the arrived when labor should
on all governing bodies including the United
house Of representatives state legislature all govern
ments
Resolved further That candidates approved by must
be and remain bonade members Of their trade union organ
tions,'' '%~E"'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-08-03
u. S. War Labor Board
Denies Wild Reports
About Wage Changes

The national war labor board
has contradicted reports circu-
lated among workers in war in
dustries, particularly in the east,
that the war labor policies board
had made it impossible to change
wage rates or working conditions
pending standardization of pay
and conditions by that body.
The war labor policies board
has notified representatives of
Bridgeport, Conn, workers that it
is in accord with the general prin-
ciples and policies adopted by the
national war labor board which
have been approved by President
Wilson.
In a statement issued by the
national war labor board it, is
stated that this announcement
commits the war labor policies to
the following principles now well
understood throughout industry:
The right of workers to organ
ize and bargain collectively.
Equal pay for equal work.. ::
Recognition of the basic eight =
hour day.
Maintenance of the maximum
of production.
Due regard fot the labor stand
ards, wage scales and other con-
ditions in particular localities i'm
fixing wages, hours and cOndi-
tiOns of labor.
The right of all workers to a
living wage and insuring the SUBJ
sistence of each worker and his
family in health and reasonable
comfort.