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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
British Have Not Only Held Their Ground, But Have
 Retaken Some Positions
GREATEST STRUGGLE IN FRONT MEssINEs RIDGE

British Have Retired From Poecappee and Langmarck, But the Whaw Is Considered Part of the Plan of Battle On the Front From Messines Ridge Southwestward the Germans Have Flung Themselves Against an Adamantne British Defense-Ofcial Despatches Tell of FrighHul Losses Implicated On Attacking Masses of Troops by the British Rife and Machine Gun Fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
TWO AvIAToRs DROWNED
 NEAR SAN DIEGO, GAL.
When Machine Fell Into the Water
 and Sank.

San Diego. Calf. April 1.-Two army aviators in training here lost their lives today, according to wit nesses at Fort Roseerans, when a ma chine fen in mid-channel between the North Island camp and For Rosecrans and soon sank into the water A heavy cob tide was running. At o'clock army and navy tugs had failed to find the plane.
 As many of the aviators were away from the Rockwell field school, it was impossible to identify the missing men.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
AIAULANE FELL osouT
 ONE HUNDRED FEET
Instructor E. R. scuthee Seriously In. jured at Ellington Field, Texas.

Houston, Texas, April 17.-Earl R. Southee, of Binghamton, ~. r, civilian instructor at Ellington Field, was se- riously injured, and an aviation cadet slightly hurt at aviation camp here to- day when their airplane fell about one hundred feet. Instructor Southee is in not prove fatal. physicians said. The camp at Ellington is for Americans only.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
OBITUARY.
Samuel s. chard.

Greenwich. Conn, April 17.-Samuel S. Chard, a widely known Long Isi- and sound captain, master for mora. than fifty years of the Henry Lock- wood and other well known oyster boats on the sound died at his home here today. aged Ss years.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
IA DEATHS LISTED IN
 CASUALTY RETURNS.
Eiqht Men Killed in Action-43
 Wounded, Eight Severely.

Washington, April 1.-The casualty list today contains 5S names, divided as follows:
 Killed in action 8. died of wounds 2, died of accident l, died of disease 8, died of other causes 1, wounded se- yereIy 8. wounded slightly 35.
 Two officers were named in the list. Lieut.. Henry R. Knight was killed in action and Capt. Ernest Weibel died of wounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

The Massachusetts branch of the National Woman's Party filed a de- mand in the Senate for an investiga- tion of the treatment accorded suf- ferage pickets who were arrested and imprisoned for picketing the White House.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
AUSTRIAN ARRESTED AS
 A SUSPICIOUS ALIEN.
Heinrich Plum of Greenwich Had
 Served in German Army.

Greenwich, Conn, April l7.-His re- fusal to buy a Liberty bond led today to the arrest of Heinrich Plum as a suspicious alien and he is now being held for disposition of his case by the federal authorities. He based his re- flsal to buy, according to the police, on the ground that he is an Austrian and served several years ago in the German army e1<
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

The sale of liquor to soldiers or sail ors is now a penal offense under the New York State law. Governor Whit man signed the bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

The Overman bill, authorizing the President to reorganize and co-ordin- ate the executive departments, was temporarily laid aside in the Senate.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

The Y. Nj. c. A. will open it's second training camp for recruits in its over seas service at Princeton University, with 150 men in attendance.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

The Rev. Ben. H. Spence, who was summoned for breach of the Can adian censorship regulations. by the publication of a cook called The Par asite, has been committed for trial
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Sencr Don Satniago Aldunate, Chil- can ambassador to the United States, died suddenly yesterday at the en- bassy in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Thirty seven of the Upton soldiers injured in the Islip wreck have been removed to the base hospital, where they are rapidly recovering
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

It is announced from The Hague that the order prohibiting ships from sailing up the Rhine to Germany has been raised
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18


 To save food and fuel, Mayor David H. Trembly of Railway, N. T., ordered all public restaurants, lunch wagons and poolrooms to close at midnight sharp. ,
 Charles A. Rainey, Congressman elect from the Fourth District of H. linois, was sworn in. This gives the Democrats a majority of four in the House.
 All persons convicted of treason, sedition or disloyalty will incur the death penalty according to bill pre- sented to the Senate by Senator Chamberlain.
 The Rev. J. w. A. Mccruder, DID, 40. Baltimore Methodist clergyman, died suddenly in telephone booth from heart trouble at the Harvard Club, New York.
 The Department of Justice was re- quested to investigate the removal of the American flag from the pulpit of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer of Long Island City, by the rector, a pacifist.
 The Duchess of Marlborough, for merly Consuelo Vanderbilt, and other prominent women in England are or ganizing a jewel fund" to aid child welfare work. Each woman will sell a jewel
 | Charles M. Schwab has told the shipping board that he is willing tc resign his Bethlehem SteA connections if necessary to undertake the work of director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
 Two deaths from pneumonia were reported at Camp Devens yesterday Private James F. Hickey of Bridge port, Conn. attached to the headquar- ters company of the S04th Infantry was one of the victims.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Justice Golf in New York refused to dismiss the indictment against w. H. Reynolds and others in the Sea- side Park conspiracy. te
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
RESTRICTING LESS ESSENTIAL WORK
Manufacture of Ten Principal Clay Products 5urtailed
 From 15 to 30 Per Cent 2
ORDER ISSUED BY THE FUEL ADMINISTRATION

Aton Taken Is Said to Be Forerunner of Similar Curta
 men of Practically Every Industry Considered Not Vital to the War Programme Production of All Building Materials Seem Destined to Substantial Reduction In Order Issued Yesterday Output of Brick Terra Gotta Roofing Tile, Floor and Wall Tile Was Cut 50 Per Cent
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

The Tise Tavern, in Jersey City, at which George Washington and Thomas Jefferson enjoyed refreshment, will be torn down, as it is unsafe. .
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Three thousand young men are talk ing examinations of the Naval Acad- emy, double the number of any previ- ous examination.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Gay L. Schiller, a member of the New York Cotton Exchange since 1893, announced his inability to meet his ob- ligations.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

President Wilson postponed his visit to Brooklyn on June to review the Sunday school parade, owing to official business.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

James Jackson, under sentence of 31 years at Clinton, N. Y. prison, won pardon by saving two keepers from death at the hands of other convicts.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
T2 z1 and FeatIlered' a, Over 400 COnvicts
MAYOR JOHN M. RlRKNER OF.
 CAMP cADY, DENYING, N. M.
IN THE PRISON YARD
Victim Was Seized by convicts While Out Exercisins-They Had a Rope Around His Neck When Superin- tendent Came to His Reseue-Was Held Under Espionage Act.

Santa Fe, N. M, April r. = Four hundred convicts in the state peniten- tiary this afternoon tarred and feath- cred and led around with a rope about his neck, Major John M. Birkner. of Camp Cody, Deming, N NJ, held in the penitentiary as a federal prisoner. He is charged with violation of the espionage act.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Efforts are being made to avert a threatened strike among the thousands of machinists at the Bethlehem Steel plant
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Right to secure military rank for war nurses was carried to the House military affairs committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

One man was killed and two seri- ously injured when an automobile ''sidewiped' motorcycle at Clifton,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
FUR SUPREMACY IN FLANDERS
 MORE ENCOURAGING ID THE ALLIES
CabIed Paragraphs
House of Lords Passes Man Power
 o:ft

London, April 17.-The house of lords today passed the second reading of the governments man power bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Re-appointment of Andre Tardieu as high commissioner of France to the United States was announced yeS- terday in an official cablegram from Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Mines at Georges Creek, and in the upper Potomac coal fields are tied up by a strike of 900 men.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Formerly Officer in State Guard.
 Major Birkner, who was born in Nuremberg, Germany, but who had been in the American military forces for more than thirty years, was ar
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

In the previous week only six British merchantmen were sunk by mine or submarine, four of them of more than 1,e00 tons. 4s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Many Jersey City young men on be- coming of age have married hoping to escape the draft.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
FIFTEEN BRITISH SHIPS
 SUNK LAST WEEK.
Eleven We're 1,6oo Tons or over-AIso
 One Fishing Vessel.

London, April 17.-Tfe losses to British, shipping by mine or submarine in the past week totalled fifteen, &C., cording to the admiralty report to- night. Eleven of the merchantmen sunk were 1,600 tons or over and four under that tonnage. One fishing ves- sel also was sunk
 Twelve vessels were unsuccessfuily attacked. The arrivals numbered 2,211; sailings. 2,456.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

To save food and fuel, Mayor David H. Trembly of Railway, N. T., ordered all public restaurants, lunch wagons and poolrooms to close at midnight sharp. res
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Three diamonds for American sold lers have been laid out on the Beis de Boulogne, Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Condensed Teleqrams

Switzerland has gone on reduced rations.
 Uncle Sam needs sailmakers on air plane fabrics.
 The German bread ration is to be reduced again.
 A new import restriction list will be issued in a few days.
 Brooklyn women lawyers have or ganized a Bar Association
 Mems ready made suits at SIS are threatened for next season.
 Much booty was taken at Helsing- Tors, Finland. by the Germans
 American prisoners in Germany com plain of lack of blankets and food. ,
 John kubeeka was tarred and feath- cred at Tulsa, Oklahoma, for disloyaI remarks Two wireless plants in Chicago were ra1ded by Federal agents, one arrest was made. .I The first American soldier to escape from Germany arrived in Switzerland and was interned. t Three diamonds for American sold iers have been laid out on the Beis de Boulogne, Paris.
 Many Jersey City young men on be- coming of age have married hoping to escape the draft.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

The first American soldier to escape from Germany arrived in Switzerland and was interned. -
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Charles A. Rainey, Congressman. elect from the Fourth District of IL linois, was sworn in. This gives tht Democrats a majority of four in thu House.
The Denver star., 1918-09-21
TOWN HAS HISTORIC PAST
iifraeombe, Popular English Summer
Resort, Has Been Well Known
Through Many Centuries.

Ilfracombe is rapidly becoming popu.
lar as summer resort-Or. as the Eng.
lish call it. a watering place. 1t Is set
on a steep hillside. surrounded by "the
seven hills" on the beautiful Devon
shire coast. From the near town Of
Hillsborough Ilfracombe shows a mass
of white cottages, clinging desperately
to the hillside to keep from tumbling
into the Atlantic ocean.
Many people think that Ilfracombe
is n modern town. in spite Of its quaint
ness. because 1t has such an up-tO-date
air. But nfracombe is skillfully cam
ouflaged antique, having been a harbor
of some note way back in the twelfth
century. This attractive townlet has
been inflicted with a great variety of
taw-breaking names during the CEN
turtles of its existence. Its names
range all the way from Aelfrinscombe
and 1lfordscombe to Alfredscombe.
and, at last, nfracombe. But the good
folk round about nfracombe Just call
1t 'Combe.
In 1874 Ilfracombe was one of the
As English ports that sent representa-
tives to the council of shipping. and in
1646 it was captured by Fairfax. They
say there were some hot skirmishes at
that time In what is now known as
''Rloody Meadow" Some cannon balls
of that period found here corroborate
this tale.
In these olden days wrecks near H.
fracombe were frequent, and pearls
and other yaluohle frea Sy1res of tho In.
dies were often sold to advantage by
the fisher folk to merchants in neigh
boring towns.
The Denver star., 1918-09-21
First Ou1ker1

The first Quakers to land on Ameri-
can soil were Mary Fisher and Ann
Austin, who reached Boston in 1855
after long voyage from England by
way of the West Indian island Of Bar
bados. The two women caused great
CONSERVATION to the Puritans, and
George Bishop. in an address to the
magistrates. said:
1.-Two women arriving, in your har-
Dor so shock ye. to the everlasting
shame of you and OF your established
order. as II formidable army had In
vaded your borders"
The Quaker sect, or Society of
Friends. was founded by Fox in 164S,
about eight years before the first mem
bers reached America on July II, 1856.
Later George Fox visited America.
The part played by William Penn ant
other Ouakers in the early history OF
PENNSYLVANIA and New Jersey is IA
miliar to all students of history.
The Denver star., 1918-09-21

The world is made up OF two class.
es OF people: lifters and leaners. The
lifters are builders, the trail blazers,
the initiators, the strong, the never
die sort; the others are Just simply
the leaners. In a greater or less de-
gree, every man and woman make up
into one Of these classes. In greater
or less degree YOU are drifting one
way or the other. Think for mo-
ment: where do you stand? The world
is turning over. It's hunting its pow
er cs place and men must make up
its sphere They must construct its
bed. How inspiring is litter! Have
you ever stopped to consider that
every time you lift, you grow-strong
er? And every time you lean-ever
so unconsciously-you grow weaker?
The entire world must be made strong
that il may lift up the weak. Your
place is probably right where you are
until some compelling power calls
and leads you to some other place.
Work out your plan. But first get, or
create plan: for as you lead, others
are bound to follow. Example is in
fuence. Example is inspiration. And
inspiration is achievement-pictured
out Lift, my friend, lift.
The Denver star., 1918-09-21

There are more than 100000 Afri-
cans among the 100000 people in
Brazil. and many of them the crudest
type of Negro on the American hemis-
phere Why has God seen fit to put
L. millions OF Negroes in the U. S. and
geographically divide US in such a
manner? The Negro must close ranks
and come in closer touch one with the
other for commercial and other rea-
sons Cuba. Haiti and Santo Domingo
bid US close ranks.
The Denver star., 1918-09-21

This is our country! We have
worked for IL, we have suffered for
II, we have fought for It; we have
made its music, we have tinoed its
ideals. its poetry. its religion, its
dreams: we have reached in this land
our highest modern development and
nothing. humanity speaking, can pre-
vent US from eventually reaching here
the full stature Of our manhood. Our
country is at war. The war is criti
this is OUR COUNTRY, this is OUR
WAR. We must fight it with every
ounce Of blood and treasure.-Crisis
II is a grand thing to live in Colo
RADIO among her snow-capped peaks.
to open the ewes in the morning in
her cool. refreshing and invigoratine
atmosphere and look out upon the
world, to drink in deeply natures rar.
est gems and then enjoy the sweet
sunshine, TO feel the pulse bound and
being thrill with the consciousness OF
strength and power in every nerve:
1t IS good thing simply to be alive
in Colorado and IT is good world to
live in. in spite OF the abuse we are
fond of giving IT.
II is not only reward that treads
upon the heels of virtue. Mostly the
virtue in itself is all the visable re
ward To know that it is no defeat
to stand for, the right: to feel the
victor's JOY when one has stood up
against the pressure or oppression for
what he knows is the righteous thing
to do. Even when the reward comes
after a while in the substantial form
of advancement, the joy of victory
comes first and stands ahead OF all
the others always.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-05

gagged him. At word from Muham-
mad Amin they loosed him; and at q
threat the hairless one gave a signal
that brought the great stone door slid
ing forward on its oiled bronze grooves.
Then, with a dozen jests thrown to
the hairless one for consolation, and
an utter indifference to the sacredness
of the mosque floor, they sought outer
air, and Muhammad Amin led them up
the Street of the Dwellings toward
Khinjan's outer ramparts. They
reached the outer gate without incl
dent and hurried into the great dry
valley beyond 1t. AS they rode across
the valley the mullah thumbed long
string of beads Unlike Yasmini, he
was praying to one god; but he seemed
to have many prayers. His back was
picture of determined treachery-the
backs OF his men were expressions of
the creed that "he shall keep who
canr King rode all but last now and
had a good view of their unc0nsciously
Wanted blackguardism. There was not
hint of honor or tenderness among
the lot, man, woman or mullah. Yet
his heart sang within him as If he
were riding to his own marriage feast I
Last of all, close behind him.
marched his friend, the Orakzai Pa
than, and as they picked their way
among the powders across the mile
wide moat the two contrived to fall a
little to the rear. The Pathan began
speaking in a whisper and King, riding
with lowered head as If he were study
ing the dangerous track, listened.
"She sent her man Rewa Gunga to-
ward the Khyber with a message" he
whispered. "He took few men with
him, and he Is to send them with the
message when they reach the Khyber,
but he is to come back. All he went
for is { make sure the message is not
intercepted, for Bull-with-a-beard is
growing reckless these days. He knew
what was doing and said at once that
she Is treating with the British, but
there were few who believed that.
There are more who wonder where she
hides while the message is on its way.
None has seen her. Men have swarmed
howled for her, but she did not come.
Then the mullah went to look for his
ammunition that he stored and sealed
in cave. And it was gone. 1t was
all gone. And there was no proof of
who had taken It'll
"Hakim, there be some who say-and
Northumberland is one of them-that
she is afraid and hides.
His men say he is desperate. His
own are losing, faith in him. He
snatched thee to be bait for her, hav-
ing 1t In mind that a man whom she
hides in her private part of Khinjan
must be of great value to her. He has
sworn to have thee skinned alive on a
hot rock should she fail to come to
termSi"
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-05

midst of q cluster Of dozen sentrieSs
close to a tamarisk to which mans
body hung spiked. That the man had
been spiked to 1t alive was suggested
by the body's attitude.
without word to the sentries tho
muIlah led on down lane through the
midst of the camp, toward a great
open cave at the far side, In which o.
bonfire cast fitful light and shadow.
Watchers sitting by the thousand tents
yawned at them, but took no particular
notice.
The mouth of the cave was like n
lions, fringed with teeth. There were
men In 1t, ten or eleven of them, an
armed, squatting round the fire.
sect out n growIed the mullah. But
they did not obey. They sat and stared
Mt him.
"Have We tents7" the muliah asked.
in voice like thunder.
aver But they did not go yet.
One OF the men, he nearest the mul4-
Iah, got ON his feet, but he Ind to step
back a pace, for the mullah would NOT
give ground and their breath was i'm.
I
each others faces.
where are the hombs7 And tho
rifles? And the many cartridges?" hs-
demanded. ave have waited long, Mn-
hammad Amin. Where are they nowTs
The others got up, to lend the first
man encouragement They leaned ON
rifles and surrounded the mullah, SO
that King could only get glimpse OF
him between them. They seemed In no
mood to be treated cavalierly-in no
mood to be argued with. And the muk
lab did not argue.
"Ye dogsi" he growled at them, and
he strobe through them to the fire antia
chose himself good, thick burning
brand. "Ye sons of nameless mothers ~
Then he charged them suddenly.
beating them over head and face and
shoulders, driving them in front Of
him, utterly reckless of their, rifless-
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-05
CHAPTER XIX.

Inc march went on in single file I'M
til the sun died down in splendid fury.
Then there began to be wind that
they had to lean against, but the wom-
en- were allowed no rest.
AT last at place where the trail be-
gan to widen, the mullah beckoned
King to ride beside him. 1t was not
that he wished to be communicative,
but there were things King knew that
he did not know, and he had his own
way of asking questions.
ID hakim!" he growled, "Pi1l-
man! Poulticer! That is q sweeper's
trade of thine! Thou shalt apply it at
my campl / have some wounded and
some sick"
King did not answer, but buttoned
his coat closer against the keen wind.
The mullah mistook the shudder for
one of another kind.
did she choose thee only for thy
face?' he asked. did she not con-
slider thy courage? Does she love thee
well enough to ransom thee?"
Again King did not answer, but he
watched the mullahs face keenIy in
the dark and missed nothing Of its ex-
preston. He decided the man was In
doubt-even racked by indecision.
SHOULD she not ransom thee, hakim,
thou shalt have chance to show my
men how man out of India can die |
BY and by will lend thee messenger
to send to her. Better make the mes
sage clear and urgent! Thou shalt
state my terms to her and plead thine
own cause in the same letter. Ny
camp lies yonder."
He motioned with one sweep Of his
arm toward q valley that lay in shadow
far below them. AS they approached
two great pillars, with a man on each.
And between the pillars they looked
down into a valley lit by fires that
burned before a thousand hide tents,
with shadows by the hundred fitting
back and forth between them. A dull
roar, like the voice of an army, rose
out of the gorge.
''More than four thousand men I"
said the mullah proudly.
"What are four thousand for q raid
into India" sneered King, greatly
daring.
"Wait and seer" growled the mullah
but he seemed depressed.
He led the way downward, getting
off his horse and giving the reins to a
man. King copied him, and PARKWAY
sliding, part stumbling down they
found their way along the dry bed of
water-course between two spurs Of
hillside. until they stood at last In the
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-04-05

out to see the Cavern of Earth's Drink
Inc temptation was to ding the
brute after his victim. The tempta-
tlon always is to do the wrong thing
10 cap wrath with wrath, Injustice with
vengeance. That way wars begin and
are never ended. King beckoned him
INTO the cave, and bent over the chest
u =, medical supplies. Then, finding the
lieht better for his purpose at the en-
trance, he called the man back and
MADE him sit down on the box.
Inc business of lancing boils is not
especially edifying in itself; but that
particular minor operation probably
saved India. But for hope of 1t the
man with the boils would never have
stood two turns on guard hand run
ming and let the relief sleep on: so he