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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
WOMAN ATTEMPTED TO PASS WORTHLESS CHECKS
Harriet LindIey. p, Was Arrested in New Haven-Turned Over to New York Police.

New Haven, Conn, March 12.-Har- : riet Lindley, g years old, whom the
 the charge of attempting to pass
 worthless checks, and whose real
 identity has been a mystery, was turn
 ed over to the New York police, today.
 It is said that the woman had attempt.
 ed to pass bad checks in dozen mid de west cities as well as Washington, Baltimore and Pittsburg. A man who had interested himsalf in the woman's predicament had been locked up by the police but, they could not. catch him then, although he had called at the police station to make inquiries before the detectives learned who he was The woman is said really to be a Mrs. Butler, wife of a New York merchant, and has two children
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
PLANS FOR ENLARGEMENT. OF
 ;, ATLANTIC COAST sHIPYARps
Laid Before Senate connittee by
 General Manager Piez.

Washington, March 12. = Tentative plans for enlarging the governments shipbuilding plan were laid before the eenate ship investigating committee today by Charles L. Piez. general man ager of the Emergency Fleet Corpora tion. He suggested the employment of practical shipbuilder to have charge of enlarging some of the pres Ient Atlantic coast siiipyards and to have the government take over con structions lat some of the plants.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
s2 YEAR OLD WATERBURY MAN HAS DISAPPEARED
Fred Schmidt Was Suffering From
 Partial Paralysis.

Waterbury. Conn, Mar. 12.-Fred Schmidt. S2 years of age, mysteriouslv disappeared from the home Of his daughter. Mrs. Michael Keck of H, West Fran street. this city, late this afternoon. He was suffering from partial paralysis and seldom left the house. Efforts to locate him at the homes of relatives and friends were futile and the police are searching for him tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
COMMONS TO DISCUSS JAPAN's INTERVENTION.
auestion is to Be Raised by H. B. < Lees Smith.

London. March 12..-The subject oi 1apan's intervention in Siberia is tf be raised in the house of commons or Thursday by H. B: Lees Smith, mem Der for Northampton. when A. !. Bal four, secretary for foreign affairs. k expected to. reply. &
 On the same day the pacffists vii initiate a, debate on MT. Balfour's repls to the German chancellor..s las speech. ss {
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
REPUBLICANS ARE TO ! ! CONFER IN NEW YORK TODAY
Hays to Meet Governors and Party
 Leaders of New England.

New York. March 12-Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee. will confer with New Eng land governors and party leaders in this city tomorrow, he announced to- night.
 Those he expects to see include Gov ernors M. H. Holcomb of Connecticut, Carl E.. Milliken of Maine. Samuel W. Mccall of achusetts, Henry w. national committeeman John T. King of. Connecticut. F. H. Eastabrook of New Hampshire, William T. Shefield of Rhode Island. and E. S. Kingsley of Vermont
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
FRANCE HAS NOT APPEALED
 To;l s. FOR MORE SOLDIERS
An Official penia, Has Beer. Made by
 Major General March,

Washington, Mar. 12 Published re- ports that France had appealed to the United States for more soldiers d.rew an official denial today from Major General March, acting chief of staff, who said no such appeal had been made and that the movement of Amer ican troops to Europe would continue to go forward according to the pro- gran1me already worked out.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
SeTatorReed ReneWs ] His Attack0 Hoover
sEs WAsTEFuLAEss IN Ex' PENpiTuRE OF MONEY
THREE HOUR SPEECH
Missouri Senator Failed in His Ef-'
 fort to Prevent an Appropriation of
 $fz5oiooo Fer the Food and Fuel Administrations.

a, Washington, March 12. -, Senator Reed of Missouri, democrat, renewed his attack on Food Administrator Hoover inS the sena teafoday, delivering a three hour speech in which he charged that never in the country s history has there been such wasteful- : ness in the expenditure of money as that of the food administration. He demanded that a complete accounting be made before another dollar is ap- propriated for it's use
 The speech was made in eonnec- lstien with an amendment introduced Ib by. the Missouri senator and later re 1 jected providing for the elimination from the urgent deficiency bill of an appropriation of Sl.f5e 3, poo for the food and fuel Administrations.
 | Price Fixing Attacked. l Attacking what he termed the. price fixing policy of the food ad1ninistra- ftion, Senator Reed said Mr. Hoove, solemnly assured the members of the agriculture committee %hee 1t was
 considering the control bill that price fixing under it's provisions would s|1t impossible. AS soon as the bif. wa. passed, he declared, MT. Hoover. sur Irounded by his sboard of trade slaYps. picked out an obscure phrase aufhcr izing Noiuntary agreements and pro, ceeded to conceive a plan for fixing prices"
 Business Methods Criticized.
 1 The business methods of the admin ;. .sistration also were criticized by Sen
 ator Reed, who said he. wanted t llSnoW what had become of s12,G00, 00 received as income from the grail
 corporation and from other sources j Since the administration was estab I lished on Aug. 10 last, he added, s5, I515 900 has been appropriated, 0 which reports show $1,sS5,429 has beel
 expende.
 X At Mercy of Packers. T The senator read telegram re
 ceived by him from F. " Kellogg
 publisher of the San Francisco Cal
 which declared that the growers Q
 the western states are at the mere of the California Packers corporation
 from which Charles Bentley. mem
 Der of Mir. Hoover's staff, is drawin
 Ian annual salary of S15y00e. l s-aNoW I can understand" Senate T Reed remarked. why men work fo Isl a wear under tliose oireurast sl and the country is heE1nIiitlS to uii ' Herstsnd it' -sf Sss
 I Senator Underwood of Alabaina. wh Il vas in charge of the bill sexplaine is that the money appropriated by. tn lnfeasure was to- be used in extendin
 the adninistration's s work to the state and suggested that if the senate wa
 dissatisfied with theS food law should repeal it. <; Senator Wadsworth of New Yorl
 republican, said meatless days ha done great injury to, the livestock ih ; ldustry and had not resulted in a say : 1 ing of meal.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
STRIKE OF FlREMEN AT
 FAIL RIVER SETTLED.
Cotton Manufacturers Agree to Con -,. sider an Eight Hour Day.

Fall River, Mass, March 12.-The strike of the firemen. in tn ebig cotton mills here, which has crippltd work on government war contracts since Sun day, was settled tonight The men voted to return to work tomorrow morning. M
 The settlement was reached as 2 result of a conference between repre- sentatives of the Manufacturers, asso-- ciation and Timothy Healy, national president of the Ffremen's union, who arrived today to take charge of ttf situation. The principal point at issue was an eight hour day, and the manu- lecturers agreed to take up this mat ter on Friday. March 15.
 Thousands of operatives had beer made idle by the shutdown.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
VIReiNIUs J..MAYo
 IS AGAIN MARRIED
Former New Haven Man Who Fisur-
 ed in Matrimonial EntangIements.

Stamford Conn, Mar. 12-Virginius J. Mayo. of New York, formerly manufacturer of New Haven. married Miss Lois Waterbury here this after noon The marriage license had beer applied for last Saturday. The couple called at the office of Francis s. Tip per, justice of the peace. and he read. the ceremony. The couple were unat- tended, and immediately after the lmarria~r they left for New York by
 1tomobile. .ERsa3 foH,
 Mrs. Mayo, who formerly lived in New Haven and met Mayo when she entered his employ as a stenographer, had been known as Mrs. Dudley when she lived in Brooklyn Her name had been mentioned in connection with Mayo's matrimonial affairs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
HOSTILE ARlsHIPs ARE ss
 ATTACKING YORKSHIRE
No Casualties or Damage Have Yei
 Been Reported.

London, Mar, 12.-Hostile airships attacked the Yorkshire coast tonight, according to an official statement The raid is still. in progress. s
 Field Marshal Lord French, com maEder of the. home forces. reports that one or two hostile airships at tackled the Yorkshire coast late this evening. A few bombs are reported to have fallen short distance inland. No reports of casualties or dame have yet been reported
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
CHARGED WITH ISSUING A sEplTioUs PAMPHLET
A. C. TownIey and Joseph Gilbert of.
 Minnesota Indicted.

Fair1nont, Minn Mar. F A. G Towfley, president of the National Non Partisan League, and Joseph Gill bert, state -Ofdcer of the organization were each indicted on, two counts by the Martin County grand jury fate to- day charged with Issuing and circu- lating a. seditious pamphlet tending to discourage enlistments." The two counts are based on the distribution of two pamphlets
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
CASE AGAINST GIRL WHO
 SHOT HER FATHER NoLLEp
Phoebe Harrison, f6 Years Old, of
 southinston. <

Hartford, Conn. March 12.-The case against Phoebe Harrison, a 16 year old girl of Southington, who. shot and Killed her father six weeks ago was noIled in the criminal superior court here today. She had been charged with. nnanslaughter but responsible Southington citizens testified that the parents acts had justified the shoot Ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
BRITISH THREAT OF
 REPRIsALs EFFECTIVE
Germany Releases Two British Lieu tenants From Special Imprisonment.

London, Monday, March 11.--It was officially announced tonight that the German government had released from special Imprisonment the British lieu tenants Scholtz and Wookey, the two airmen who some time ago were given prison; sentences for distributing prop uganda in Germany by, dropping print ed matter from airplanes over German territory. Tties release 2 was due Ito a threat Bv. the British government to take .reprisals unless the airnen ceased to be subjected to unusually harsh treatment. f
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
GERMAN RAIDERS CAUGHT
 BY MACHINE GUN FIRE
They Left Numerous Dead and Wound
 ed in No Mans Land.

, London, Mar. 12.-A large German raidfns party, attacking positions of the Portuguese troops near Laventie, was caught by machine gun fire from the front and on both Hanks and sui fered heavy casualties this morning. according to the British oficih com munication tonight. Numerous dead and wounded Germans were left in No Mans Land when the main body took to flight t,a. t >s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
100000 MEN ID BE DRAF TED
 FOR THE ARMY THIS YEAR
Provost Marshal General CroWder Announces Iia5y E Aretob be Called Gradually
SECOND DRAH SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MARCH 2s

During Five Day Period Beginning March 29 15O00 Men Will De Assembled Under the Second Draft to Combine With 8OO00 of the First Draft Not Yet Summoned Into Service 1t is Estimated That Toward the End of the Year There Will be More Than Forty Full Infantry Divi sions of 27 700 Men Each and All the Additional Units Necessary to Enable General Pershing to Hold 100 Mile Sector of the Battle Front
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
 JAPAN AND SIBERIA
Japanese Newspapers Consider 'the
 Situation Aeuts.

London, Mar. 12.-A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Tien Tsin. sent last Saturday says it was report ed uilofficialiy from Fokio that nego- fiations were going on between the Japanese and Siberian governments and and that the Japanese newspapers considered the situation acute.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
RAIDS BY AMERICANS PART
 IF THEIR DAILY ROUTINE.
They Made Successful Surprise Attack on Trenches
 North of Richecourt
HARDEST FIGHTING THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED

The Australians Also Have Made Successful Raids Into Ger man Trenches-During Monday Nights Air Raid on Paris 34 Persons Were Killed and 79 Injured 66 Other Persons Were Suffocated in the Metropolitan Tube, Where They Had Fled to Escape Bombs The Situation in Siberia is Daily Growing More Serious
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Senator Cham beriain is at Atlantic City, where he will spend week be- fore going back to the Senate. He was recently operated upon for ap- pendicitis s- -ar
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
f7 DEAD IN CASUALTIES
 LIST OF YESTERDAY
Nine Men Killed in Action and sis
 Died From Disease.

Washington. March 12. = Today's casualty list Issued by the war depart ulent gives the names of eight enlisted men killed in action. one dead from 1ounds. six dead from disease, two bead from undetermined causes, two feverely wounded in action and Cap tain Edward SteIler and twenty mer plishtlyt twonnded.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
CHAIRMAN DEMOCRATIC
 CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
Representative Ferris of Oklahoma Succeeds Representative Dorenus.

Washington, March 12-Representa- tive Scott Ferris of Oklahoma, chair man of the house public lands com imittee since the democrats gained control, was elected tonight chairman of the democratic congressional cam paign committee He succeeds, Repre- sentative crank E. Doremus of Michi- gan.
 The committee reorganized for the first, time during this congress Vice chairmen elected include Representa- tive Lonergan of Connecticut, who was chosen secretary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
Fav0fs Referendum
 Vote on Prohibition
NEW YORK ASSEMBLY AGAINST
 FEDERAL AMENDMENT
VOTE STOOD s4 TO e4
Senate Committee Had Previously Made Favorable Report on Referen- dum Bili-ApparentIy Up to Cover nor Whitman.

Albany, N. r., Mareh 12.-A proposal to ratify the federal prohibition amendment this year received what is considered death blow in the New York legislature late today when the assembly, by vote of S4 to 64 and af- ter one of the most spirited debates in years adopted a substitute which would provide for referendum this fall on the ratification question.
 Senate Yet to Act. s
 The senate has not yet acted upon the proposal but a committee of that body earlier in the day favorabiy re- |pcrted a. referendum bill. The referen- dunn propositionz nowi is apparently ur |to Governor Whitman as there is little doubt but that it will pass the legis- lature
 Requires Governor's Approval. The referendum amendment. adopt | ed changes the McNab ratification res lolution to a bill which requires the governors approval to become chec. l! tive. The original. resolution did no require executive action. The Macholt amendment now will appear on the as sembfy calendar on the order of sec. iond and third reading as. soon as can be reprinted and the necessar, | legislative requirements are compiled with. These probably will be fulfilled Iby the fore part of next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
Condensed TeIegrams

Live chicks may be mailed by parcel post.
 A College Woman's Plattshursr will be opened at Nassar.
 The tornado that hit Columbus, Ohio, caused a s1 s000, ; ,0Oo Joss.
 Mrs. Bianca de SanIles, secured custody of her son. John de Saulles, Jr E Senator Martin of Virginia, urges outright confiscation of all enemy al fen property
 Dr.. William Lee Howard, author ot many books on sex hygiene, died at hi: home at Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

The foregoing apparently has refer ence to some plan by which the Rivers Dvina and Dnieper might be connect ed, forming waterway from the Ball. tie through the Gulf. of Riga to the Black Sea to the east, of Odessa, cut ting through the heart of western Russia and the Ukraine.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
CANAL BETWEEN
 BALTIC AND BLACK SEAS
Is Provided For in Commercial Agree. ment Between Germany and Russia

Copenhagen, Monday, March 11.- Tie commercial agreement between Germany and Russia will contain plans for the construction of a canal which would form the connecting link of a waterway between the Baltic and the Black Sea, according to a Berlin des- patch to the Politiken. ] Tue cost is estimated at -26, ,O6U;880' marks and German f1naneiers, it is said, are ready to provide the money. ..-.s.se
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

The Supreme Court upheld the sen- tence of three officials of ;the. Ham burg-American line, convicted for at tempting to transfer supplies at sea to a German warship.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Henry Ford will build submarine killer plant to cost s1,900 900 on an 80 acre tract somewhere on the Lin coin highway. rs
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

]. Coal shipments at New York tide water points were about 100 900 tons
 short, owing to the heavy windstorm of Sunday
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

The cost of living in Germany is increasing 42 per cent a year The average family spends only 26 cents a month for amusements.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

A detail of bluejackets from the navy yard served as active pallbear- Eers. at the funeral of George vor
 Lengerke Meyer, formerly secretary oi
 the navy and diplomat: who died al his home in Boston Saturday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Secretary Baker, after conferences with the French President and Premier E aClemenceau. will visit the American front.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

The names of two Americans killed two gassed and one wounded appear ed on the Canadian casualties list.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Lighthouse, keepers; without a raise in pay for years, are deserting the ser vice and leaving the coast of the United States inadequately guarded, according to testimony before the House Interestate Commerce Commit A11
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

The Havard crew, equally divided between, Varsity and Freshmen, were given their first practice in the tank
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Capt, William Redmond, son of the late. John Redmond Irish Nationalist leader, is a candidate for his fathers seat in Commons
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Tie Texas House adopted resolu- tions congratulating the Wisconsin Legislature for :censuring Senator La Follettee
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Miss Ellen Matthews of Boston has been appointed assistant director of the child labor division in the depart ment of labor She was formerly ex- ecutive secretary of the minimum wage commission in Massachusetts.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

: Mrs. Russel Sage donated $foo.ooo for the completion of the Joseph Slo- cum College of Agriculture at Syra- cuse University.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Convictions of Hugo and Otto Van yer in Rhode Island for violating the se1ective draft law was unheld by the Supreme Court
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Michael Ryan,, an American victim of Costa Rican revolutionary dis turbance, who arrived at an Atlantic port. confirmed the report of an at tack ,on a passenger train, near Port ,inon
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Walter s. Clifford, director of the council of national defense, yesterday became director also of the aircraft board, to deal with problems, of organ ization' and administration.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

The Morgan Steamship Line applied to the, Interstate Commerce ,Commis- sion for permission to. increase rates at New, York on terminal storage and advanced demurrags rates on lighters and harges. y..s.e ~ ....-a ..-z ..a :.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

New York city will not have an ice famine because a supply of ammonia is assured by the Government.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

M dii stiactoteS5 tactorteS5 pIouHctHs s3suppiies.
 Eight Socialists from St Paul were sentenced. to from .20 to 25 years in the penitentiary at Fort Leayenworth' by a court martial at Camp Dodge, Iowa.
 Senator Chamberlain is. ati.Atfantic City, where he will spend a week be- fore going back to the Senate. He was recently operated upon for ap- pendicitis. s- -s
 The Supreme Court upheldlth sen tence of three officials of. :the Ham burg-American line, convicted for at tempting to transfer supplies at sea to a German warship. Walter s. Clifford, director of the council of national defense, yesterday became director also of the aircraft board, to deal with problems, of organ ization' and administration.
 | pr. William Lee Howard. who was sent to rescue the Jeanette exploring party near the North Pole, died at Baltimore. ]. He introduced hypnotism
 as a treatment for nerves" l Rev. Harry F. Ward, a professor in ] Boston university, was elected, suc-
 cessor to pr. Thomas c. Halt as pro
 lessor of Christian Ethics by the di-
 rectors of the Union Theological sem i mary.
 l Michael Ryan, an American victim | of a Costa Rican revolutionary dis turbance, who arrived at an Atlantic port, confirmed the report of an at tack on a passenger train, near Port Limon. A rss
 The Morgan Steamship Line applied I to the Interstate Commerce Commis-
 sion for permission to increase rates at New York on terminal storage and
 advanced demurrage rates on lighters
 and barges. l Howard Hubbard, aged 14,. fresh man at New Britain High School, diet at the local hospital yesterday from
 burns received last Friday night wheI
 he fell from a telegraph pole and came
 in contact with live wires. te L Miss Ellen Matthews of Boston ha. been appointed assistant director O , the child labor division in the depart fment of labor. She was formerly ex l Iecutive secretary of the minimum wage commission in Massachusetts. : A detail of bluejackets from tn. lnayy yard served as active pallbear | ters at the funeral of George vol
 I.engerke Meyer, formerly secretary o : lthe navy and diplomat: who died a : Itis home in Boston Saturday night
 Lighthouse keepers; without a rais 5 in pay for years, are deserting the ser [ Twice and leaving the coast of tn : United States inadequately guarded g according to testimony before tn ] House Interestate Commerce Commit : tee
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

To meet tt,e great demand for cop per. cents the mint produced 2S4,025, 7S5 of the coins during 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Rev. Harry F. Ward, professor in Boston university, was elected suc- cessor to Dr.. Thomas c. Halt as pro lessor of Christian Ethics by the di- rectors of the Union Theological sem mary. x-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
BRITISH AVlAToRs DROP
 .s BONES ON cosLENz
Capital of the Rhein Province of
 Prussia.

London, Mar. 12.-British aviators have droped a ton of bombs On the town of Coblenz. capital of the Rhein province of Prussia according to an official communication issued tonight.
 Coblenz, which is situated on one of the finest sections of the Rhine. has a population of nearly 50,oD0. It is a strongly fortified town and on the opposite bank of the Rhine, on lofty rocky eminence, is the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein, which has been con sidered almost impregnable. The town does a large trade. by water and rail It's manufacturers include pi- There also is some shipbuildiug done there la 4.szN. "
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Income tax receipts in Greater New York will amount to $500 ,00o, ,00e, ac- cording to Collector Edwards today. bast years total was $90,o0o 000.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Howard Hubbard, aged A.. fresh !. man at New Britain High School, died at the local hospital yesterday from burns received last Friday night when he fell. from a telegraph pole and came in contact with live wires.s.,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
Cabled Paragraphs
Marquis Del Muni Dead.

London, March 13,-A despatclh to the Exchange Telegraph from Paris says 1t is reported Tn the French cap ital that the Marquis, Del Muni; Span- 3ish ambassador to, France is dead at Riarritz.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

pr. William Lee Howard, who was sent to rescue the Jeanette exploring party near the North Pole. died at Baltimore. He introduced hypnotism as treatment for nerves" .-,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

The ,laSansse GeNeFHnent introiuc- ed q biIl iit the Diet for the faehliza- ton of troops and the requisition of all factories prod dhcing war supplies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13
Dillon Succeeds John Redmond.

John Dillon Succeeds John Redmond. | London, March 12.--John Dilio
 member of parliament for East M
 was today unanimously elected C .S man of the Nationalist party. s, g.
 ing the late John Redmond. So- ton to elect MT. Dillon was by
 Joseph Deviin. <
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-13

Silva Ereire, sub director of tn, Brazilian Central Railway, is in tn, United States to buy coal.