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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
PERsHtNG WANTS OFFICERS
 OF HIGHEST EFFICIENCY Men Who Fail to Reach Standard Arc
 Being Denoted.

Washington, April 3.-General Per shings reiterated recommendation tf4t only officers who show the highest efficiency be placed in command oi troops sent to France has resulted in the demotion of many officers who in the early months of the war were promoted from the ranks of majors and captains in the regular army to that of colonel in the national army Army orders today sf:bwed that not less than fifty such officers had re- signed their commissions as the result of reports of officers of the inspector generals department that the men had failed to attain the standard required A large proportion of the officers who have lost their temporary pro motions will be tried in other posts for which they are better equipped. The remainder will go back to units of tIt regular army in their former grade
 The vacancies left by this change will
 be filled largely by promoting tempo rarily other regular army officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
LenrOOt's Majority
 More Than 10000
BERGER, SOCIALIST, RAN s5,ooo
 BEHIND DAVIES
RETURNS INCOMPLETE
Charles H. crownhart, a La Toilette Leader, Candidate For Justice of the Supreme Court, Was Defeated by More Than 4o,ooo Votes.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 3>-Congress- man Irvine L. Lenroot, republican, of Superior; has been elected United States senator to succeed the late Paul o, Husting, having defeated Joseph E.. Davies, democrat, in yesterdays cleo tion, according to incomplete returns, by majority estimated at more than 10000. Victor L. Berger, socialist, ran third, approximately 5000 behind Davies, from the figures at hand
 La Toilette Leader Defeated.
 Similar returns indicate the election of Marvin B. Rosenberry, present in cumbent, justice of the supreme court, over Charles H.. Crownhart, a La Fol- lette leader, by more than 10000. Both ran as -partisans. The precincts still to report will it is expected. in- crease the winners lead.
 In the republican counties, where the La Toilette following is strong, the re- publicans who voted for Husting in 1914 appear to have given their sup port to Lenroot this year.
 Mir. Davies made gains over the vote gwen Husting in some quarters, but il number of counties in the northern part of the state he lost some of athe Husting strength. This was especially u ue III llle COuHIieS composing MT Lenroot's congressional district. Germans Voted for Berger. One of the most conspicuous reasons | for the decreases in the Davies vote however, was in the counties witt
 heavy German population, where thu
 voters went to Berger and in somt
 cases to Lenroot The Calumet coun
 ty democratic vote fell from 1865 t, 66S; in Dodge from 4,S77 to 2,835: Font du Lac. from 4770 to 3,446; Jefferson from 829 to 2,495, and Washington
 from 2,36S to 1881.
 The approximate vote indicated b, returns received up to tonight giv l Lenroot 143,000, Davies 133,000, an Berger 97,000. Complete returns ma swell each total considerably. I In 1914, when Husting, democra
 was elected he received 1S4925; Nc ifGoyern republican, 133, ,969. and Seide socialist, 29774.
 It will be several days before tn
 official vote can be announced from tn lsecretary of states office. The soldie
 vote is not expected to alter the sit
 uation materially.
 . Milwaukee City Election.
 i Mayor Daniel w. Hean, socialist, wa ire-elected in Milwaukee by about 2,5l T over Percy Brarnan. 1lon- partisal i However. the balance of the city tick , ct went to the non partisan candidate
 The common council will remain DC litically as before with 19 non part
 sans and F socialists, according , available returns.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
pR. KARL OSCAR BERTLlNe
 HAS BEEN ORDERED INTERNEp.
He is Now Confined in the East Cam
 bridge, Mass, Jail.

Boston, April 3.-Receipt of orders from Washington to intern Dr. Karl Oscar Bertling as an enemy alien was announced by officials here tonight. Dr. Bertling, who was sent to this country by the German government in August, 1914, as a propagandist, was arrested at Lexington Friday night and has since been confined in the jail at East Cambridge. He will leave for Fort Oslethorpe, Ga, tomorrow.
 Dr. Bertling was closely connected with Count Won Bernstorff, former German ambassador to the United States, and delivered many lectures in various parts of the country on the German side of the war According 10 agents of the department of justice, he was also active in spreading Ger man propaganda in South America.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
MARKED DECREASE IN
 LOSS OF BRITISH SHIPPING
Last Week Only Six Merchantmen of
 Over 1,6oo Tons Were Sunk.

| London, April 3-There was sud
 den and marked decrease in the losses
 to British shipping through mine or
 submarine in the, past week. The ad-
 m1rafty reports that only six British
 merchantmen of 1,600 tons or over and
 seven under that tonnage were sunk
 in the week ending March 30. The losses to British merchantmen through submarines and mines in the past week are less than one-half the losses in the previous week, when 2S merchantmen were sunk, IS of the yes sels over 1900 tons. The admiralty report for the pre- ceding week showed the loss of IT vessels. while for several weeks prior
 to that the weekly loss was IS. Five fishing vessels also were sent to the bottom
 The admiralty statement continues: Fifteen British merchant vessels were unsuccessfully attacked by sub.
 marines.
 The large vessels reported sunk in. cludea one sunk during the weel ending March 16 and the smaller yes. sells reported sunk includes one dur ing the week ending March 23. The arrivals during the week O
 March 30 were 2.41S and the sailing, 1 2,379."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
WOULD PEANLIZE NEW YORK
 BRANCH OF SWIFT & co,
For Buying and Selling Eggs at Higher
 Price Than That Fixed.

New York April 3.-The federal food board of New York recommended to Food Administrator Hoover today that the New York branch of Swift & O. be suspended from all transactions in eggs for a pc 'iod of thirty days, be- ginning next Monday, as a result of the firms buying and selling eggs at a higher price than that fixed by the food board. A like recommendation was made in the case of c. H. Finn & Co, who purchased the eggs for Swift & Co.,.
 The telegram to Mr. Hoover also recommended that Swift & Co. refund through a contribution to the federal governments war effort, such as the Red Cross. the excess charge to the public, amounting approximately 8, to S6 ono
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
LibertyLOan Workers
 Already Soliciting
TO MAKE OPENING DAY suB-
 scRiPTIoNs LARGE
SPEAKERS SCHEDULED
The Third Campaign Opens Saturday at g A. M. and It Is Planned to Make the First Hour the Record Breaking Hour of the Whole Campaign.

Washington, April 3-Tremendous subscriptions for third Liberty bonds on Saturday, the opening day of the campaign, are forecast by all loan or ganization reports reaching headquart- CTS here. Although officially the cam paign will not open until 9 o'clock. Saturday morning, local time, actually 1t already is under way, with workers soliciting pledges for subscriptions to be reached when the books open. Out For Record Breaking Hour.
 The first shour thus may be the re- cord breaking hour of the whole cam paign.
 The first completed bonds will be turned out by the government bureau 1 of engraving within half day after the bond bill is finally enacted, and a limited supply will be available next week. They will be finished at the
 rate of 500,000 day and distributed
 to all parts of the country for out
 right sale by stores and loan workers. Already 19,000 900 bonds have been en-
 graved with omission of only the text
 bearing the rate of interest and ma | turity terms. The bureau will con-
 centrate at first on bonds of $50 and | S100 denominations.
 Length of Campaign Not Settled. The length of the campaign, the l dates for installment payments and '! the bonds maturity will be announced by Secretary McAdoo as soon as the bond legislation is completed, which probably will be tomorrow or Friday. To help clear the investment field for the third loan, the Federal Re- serve Boards capital issues committed
 announced today it had adopted re- solution ito recommend the postpone ment wherever possible of the issue or public offering of securities of every kind during the pending campaign fol , the Liberty loan; the recommendation l not applying to cases where securit ies must be sold or offered to provide
 for maturities."
 !, The committee further explained that "in cases of issues already passed upon by the capital issues committee
 but not as yet made or offered fo } sale, it is hoped that such issues wherever practicable, also may b postponed and that the sub committee : will use their influence. to that end.
 The sub committees are located il
 each federal reserve district. sl Liberty Loan Speaking Dates. ! The treasury today announced tn . following Liberty loan speaking dates Secretary Danie1s-April 5, Balti ! more; April 6. Cleveland; April ', Gin : cinnati; April 8. Detroit; April g. Buff : falo; April 10, Chicago; April 1S Ne1 0 Haven, Conn; April 19, Boston; Apr
 20 Manchester, N. H.; April 21, Provi
 dence R. I.
 William H. Taft-April IS, Balti . more; April 20, Boston; April 9 ' Philadelphia.
 fl Former Ambassador James w Ger '' ard-April 6, Indianapolis.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
HIGH COMPLIMENT
 TO AMERIcoN AIRMEN
By British War Office in an Official
 Statement.

London, April 3-The British war office pays high compliment to Amerietn airmen in the official state ment issued tonight on aerial opera tions.
 During the last fortnight of intense fighting in the air" says the state ment, the assistance rendered by the personnel of the American air service attached to the Royal Air Service has been invaluable~
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
CAMOUFL AGE PEACE TALK BY
 AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
In Address to Delegation From the Vienna City Coun-
 Gil Which Waited on Him Tuesday
TO QUIET DEMANDS OF POPuLACE FOR PEACE

The Delegation Conveyed to the Foreign Minister 'he Az pravated Distress of the Population Czernn Declared That the Four Principles Developed In Presi- dent Wilson's Speech of February Formed the Basis Upon Which General Peace Could be Discussed and Then Proceeded to Becloud Reasons Why Negotiations Were Not Entered Into-Clamed M Clemenceau Asked For Basis Upon Which Austria Was Prepared to Negot ate Peace But Clemenceau BIunty Asserts That Czernm Lied
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
TAFT RECOMMENDS
 BULLETS FOR SPIES
Says They Should Be courtmartiaIec
 Condemns Mob VioIe1ce.

Muskogee, Okla, April 3. - Spies their citizenship ended by bullets; those who express reasonable senti- ments should be tried and punished
 but in all cases law should be obey ed and mob violence such as practiced in certain parts of the United States should be everywhere condemned that the United States may not sink to the lawless savagery of the Germans" !" Former President Taft declared hero today in an address before the Cham Der of Commerce.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
NEGRO SECURES WARRANT
 FOR AN ENEMY ALIEN
Paul Vost Had Abused President Will.
 son in Earl Moore's Presence.

Lano, Texas. April s.-Paul vogt, a German, was arrested today after he had abused President Wilson in the presence of Earl Moore, a negro. who swore out the warrant Vogt said he had travelled from New York to Cal ifornia and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf in the interest of Germany. He had card indicating that he had registered at Lampasas, Texas. as a German aNen enemy. He gave his home as Izora, Texas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
coNFEREES AT WORK
 ON AGRICULTURAL BILL
Unable to Agree on Government Guar. antee of $2.50 a Bushel For Wheat.

Washington, April 9.-senate and house conferees today began work on the agricultural appropriation bill with little prospect of an agreement to the senate amendment increasing the gov ernment guarantee on wheat from g to S250 a bushel It was tentatively agreed to have the house managers re- port a disagreement on the amend ment and if the house again rejects it, senate leaders thought the senate would recede, avoiding a deadlock on the measure
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
GOVERNMENT IS NOT
 LOOKING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Collectors Not to Accept Payments From Persons Not Subject to Tax.

Washington, April 9.-Internal Rev enue Commissioner Roper today in- structed collectors that "all sums of money rendered to collectors of inter nal revenue by taxpayers or by per, sons not subject to the tax. as con. tributions or gifts to the government, should be promptly returned to the donor with a letter expressing appre ciation of the patriotic service dis played" These letters declining the gift will add the suggestion that the money thus offered be invested in Lib erty bonds or war savings stamps.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
FEELING PREVAILS THAT BIC - BATTLE WILL BE RESUMED
At Present the Fighting Activity Along the Entire Front
 In France Remains Slight
BIG GUNS OF OPPOSING SIDES ARE DUELLING

The Allied Troops Are Strongly Aayed In Battle Formation and Eager to Test Their Strength Against That of the Foe-Since the Beginning of the Week There Has Been No Marked Change In the Battle Line From Aras South ward to Chauny-There Is No Indication When the Ex pected Battle Between the Italians and the Teutonic AL Positions Behind the Lines.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
ALLIED LOSSES WERE
 UNEXPECTEDLY LIGHT.
Placed at Between 125,ooo and 13o,ooo
 German 35o,ooo to 45o,ooo.

Washington, April S.-Figures reach ing here as to allied losses in the bit ter days just closed in Picardy indi- cated that British and FrencA cas- ualties have been unexpectedly light in view of the scope of the action. One estimate heard, although it's accuracy is open to doubt, fixes the total, in :, cluding prisoners, at between 25,000 and 13O 600 for the 12 days of ceaseless battle along 55-nile front. This is to be compared. if correct, with French estimates of 350,000 to 45o,O00 Germans killed, wounded or captured during the same period. The bulk of the Germa2i losses were dead and wounded men.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
A BRITISH DESTROYER
 SUNK IN COLLISION
Official Statement Says All Hands on
 Board Were Saved.

Lcndon. April 3.-A British torpedo boat destroyer was sunk April as a result of collision, according to an official statement issued by the ad- niralty tonight All on board were saved. The statement says: 'One of His Majesty's destroyers sank April 1 as the result of collision. All hands were SaYed'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
INCREASE IN SIZE OF
 SHIPS HEREAFTER BUILT
Was Ordered Yesterday by the Ship
 ping Board.

Washington, April 3-A general in- crease in sire Oe ~h'~- h~-eafter built was ordered today by the shipI board. The size OI co-.-r-.e construc- tion ships was increased to 7,500 tons and construction of three more at San Francisco was authorized.
 Wooden ships hereafter will be 5,00t tons instead of $500 tons. Steel ships built on the Great Lakes will be , 50{ tons. and construction of "a 10 900 tor steel vessel on the lakes which would be brought through the Welland cana to the sea by cutting her in two and turning her over on her side is under construction.
 The more economical operation O large ships was the deciding factor il making the change.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
TRIAL OF FORMER SENATOR
 PETTIeREW POSTPONED
Accused Unable to Appear Because of
 Illness.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April s.-Triai of R. F. Pettigrew. former United States senator from South Dakota, on an indictment alleged violation of the espionage act. was ordered held in allowance here today by Federal Judge J. D. Elliott, after hearing arguments on motion for a continuance Coun- sel for the former senator presented affdavits from Chicago physicians de- claring that illness prevented his ap- pearance at the trial, which was set for tomorrow
 Pettigrew was indicted last Oc- tober as the result of an alleged in terview which he gave to local news paperman, in which he declared i: There is no excuse for the war. We should back right out of it."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
HEARING
 OF QUEBEC RIOTERS.
Ser:-us Charges Have Been Preferred Q, Against Eleven.

Quebec, April 3.-Forty- six of the sixty-two men arrested in the anti draft riots were discharged today by Justice Langelier, it having been es- tablished that they were only specta- tors. Eleven others, against whom more serious charges have been pre- ferred, were given a preliminary hear. ing,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
F. J. LUsY OF WORCESTER
 CONVICTED OF ARSON
Sentenced From Two to Five Years in
 States Prison.

Middletown, Conn, April S.-Frank J. Luby. of Worcester, Mass, convict ed by a jury of arson, was sentenced in the superior court here today to from two to five years in states pris- son. He was charged with having burned, several months ago, large storage barn belonging to the Con- necticut Hospital for the Insane, where he was at one time an attend- ant The lnsS waa e1AAa1t S12-nnn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
A PRO- GERMAN LAsHE0
 AND TARRED AND FEATHERED
By Prominent Citizens of 5oyce, La
 Then Ordered to Leave Town.

Alexandria La. April s.-Reports re- ceived here today from Boyce, La, stated that a restaurant employe there named Lewis who made pro- German remarks, last night was given a hundred lashes and a coat of tar and feathers by a crowd of prominent Boyce citizens. He was then forced to shout. ITO hell with the kaiser and "Hurrah for Wilson, and ordered to leave town
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
HOUSE MEASURE TO
 CURB DIsLoYALTY
Would PenaIize Unpatriotic Criticism
 by Government Employees.

Washington, April 3.-An anti dis loyalty resolution. similar to the one agreed to by senate committee yes terday, was introduced in the house today by Representative Ayres of Kansas. It would direct that any government employe or official who commits any disloyal act, or utters unpatriotic, disloyal, abusive or se- d5t1ous language, or who inn an abusive and violent manner criticizes the president; the army and the. navy or the flag, shall be dismissed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

is all Premier Clemenceau had to say when told today of the statement of Count Czernin that he had inquired through an Intermediary whether Aus tr.a- Hungary was ready to negotiate and if so on what basis. The premier departed from Paris for the front this morning and learned of Count
 Czernin's speenh on his arrival there.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
Cabl dragraphs
Italy Most Three Ships,

Rome, April 3.----In. the week end ing March 30. Teutonic submarines sank three Italian steamships of more than 1500 tons and destroyed one sail ing vessel of more than 100 tons and nine sailing vessels of a tonnage un- der that figure.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
1s German Aircraft powned

London April 3-In intensive air fighting thirteen German aircraft were downed and eight sent down out of control by British airmen Tuesday, according to the official communica- tion issued tonight The British them selves lost eight machines, which are missing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
PLEDGES A MILLION FOR THIRD LIBERTY LOAN,
Aetna Fire Insurance Company of Hartford-Lareest Pledge in State.

Hartford, Conn.,, April 3.-A pledged subscription of million dollars by the Aetna Fire Insurance company for bonds of the third Liberty loan was announced here tonight. This is be- iieved to be the first pledge of this size in Connecticut. Hartfords quota for the loan is $8.17s,ooo.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
AMERICANS SUBJECTED
 TO HEAVY GAS ATTACK
Shells of High Explosives Were Mingled With the Gas Projecties.

With the American Army in France,
 April 3.-(By The Associated Press.) American troops on certain sector other than that in the region of Foul have been subjected to an extraordin-
 arily heavy gas attack. The homes of many of thesmen are in this sector The attack began last night and continued at intervals until this morn ling. Mingled with the gas projectiles sent dvHr by the Germans were shells of hisli explosives
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Theft of Liberty Bonds in the finan- cial district in New, York, amounting to more than $200,000, was reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

By loan of s2oo eoo,0oo to Great Britain this year the credit of the AL lies was raised to $5,000, 100000.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

The Government will erect 25 hollow tile buildings at the United States General Hospital, No. 2, at historic Fort McHenry. /
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

The death at ThomasvilIe, Ga, of Mrs. Frederick Aver of Boston was announced in telegrams received at Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Wilbur F. Young of Springfield, widely known as a manufacturer of proprietary medicines, died yesterday in Nevada, Mo.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

W. P. StiIlweil, aged 47, of Alpine, Texas, ranger, was shot and killed while on duty along the Texas bor- der.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Brig.- James Fowler RusIing, Civil War veteran, died at Trenton, N. J. He was S4 years old
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Senator Thomas, of Colorado, declar- ed that the German spies were des- troying gas masks for use of troops in France. In one fact " 2,900 out of 1000 masks were defective.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Charles M. Sehwah announced that the Bethlehem steel plants were work ing on a 80 per cent basis and ship plants at 100 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Senator King introduced a resolu- ton. asking for war on Bulgaria and Turkey.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
cLEMENcEAU BLUNTLY
 ASSERTS cZERNlN LIED

Never Inquired Through an Internae diary Whether Austria Was Redy to Negotiate Peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

No more concerts in German will be given in Chicago until the war is over.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Justin Edwards Gale, director ot several southern cotton mills, died a his home at Weston, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

James A. StiIman, Jr, was elected chairman of the National City Banl to succeed his father.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

In response to General Pershine's call for 5,000 carrier pigeons, U. S. Marines at Paris Island, S. C., are training birds for service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

By order of the County Council of Defence of Bloomington, H., the Bloomington Journal, German news paper, will have to be printed in Eng fish.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Officials of the Henry Ford auto plant at Detroit confirmed the report that over 2 900 employees were affected by a mysterious epidemic .
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Albert White, foreman at the Cur tiss airplane plant at Gorden City, L. l., declared that blueprints were taken from the office and before substituted
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

Count Robert de clarmont, alleged spy companion of Madame Despina Davidovitch Storch and of Madame Nix, was taken to Bellevue under GUS tody of Secret Service men for treat ment for gastric trouble
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04
Condensed Telegrams

President MenocaI of Cuba is urging compulsory military service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-04

A reproduction of the huge Irish cross known as Monaster Boise, in Ireland, will be used as monu- ment for Martin Sheridan's grave.