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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
 ALLIED NATIONS AGREED UPON TERMS OF ARMISTIcE

London, Oct 23-Reutel's Limited learns that the allied governments as a result of continual communications are perfectly acquainted with and agreed upon the terms lWder which it Will be possible to enter into negotia- tions for an armistice. It should be observed that naval questions never have been dealt with in any negotia- tions between the United States and Germany, and they are of tne first i'm portance from the allies viewpoint.
 The idea of the freedom of the seas as understood by Germany" says tie Reuter- despatch, is not q matter that any allied government tan accept at all. It would appear tha: the eonf4 t1ons precedent to an armistice must include the question of sea power. 4s well as of land power, but hitherto Germany has always limited her re- marks to land power
 America, Great Britain, France and Italy owe so much to sea. power in carrying on the war and in natural development that they cannot omit consideration of sea power from the discussions concerning the armistice
 The president never assumed that his conditions would be limited to the evacuation of occupied territories, as the Germans always argued He put l a number of questions to Germany after receiving the first note, as a I preliminary to placing the matter be- 1 fore the allies"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
(By The Associated Press,)


 The allied armies in France and Beigium still are driving the Germans toward their border, but the process Tow is a comparatively slow one
 On the sectors that are requisite to the stability of the entire German llne-where a crash through probably would mean the immediate collapse of the whole of the defensive system the most stubborn resistance is be- ing offered by the enemy, and what s;tins are being made by the allies virtually are foot by foot in the face Of the hornets of the battle line-the machine guns.
 Particularly vicious fighting is in progress west of the Meusa river, where the Americans in their endeav- DTS to overcome the natural obstacles barring the way northward to Sedan are faced by picked troops with orders to hold them beck at all costs; in the region from Le Cateau to the north of Valenciennes. where the British and some Americans gradually. are tearing their way through the enemy's front, and between Tournai and Audena rde, where the British also are hard after the enemy.
 Notwithstanding the frantic endea : vors of the enemy to maintain their positions, on all three of these sectors material progress has been made Likewise northeast of baon the French on an eight mile front have delivered | d thrust that carried them forward i from two to three miles. The British | have captured 1000 more German i prisoners, while the Americans wes of the Mouse also have gathered il numbers of tht enemy and T consid erable quantity of his machine suns
 Teritable nests of machine guns ar'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
$17G, G,5o0,0oo IS IMPERATIVE
 FOR UNITED WAR WORK FUND

Boston, Oct. 23.-Dr. John R. Mott. director general of the United War Work campaign, told the New Eng land organization that the fund of S170,500,000 must be over subscribed by fifty per cent. in order that the American army may have the proper warmth and comfort during the win ter.
 T dread the thought of the coming winter" said Dr. Mott. 'I know how the boys over there live. I know what they will be up against when the ter rible winter sete in. We must give our boys every bit of warmth and every spark of cheer we can. If we can do the things we have planned, We will save tens of thousands of ives During the past year there have been more deaths from epidemic in the trenches than from shells
 New England representatives of the seven orSan aniZations which are to share in the swar work fund attended the conference. Cardinal O'Connell sent his best wishes and word that every priest n the Boston archdiocese had been asked to speak of the drive every Sunday until it is over
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
TEXAS PROHIBITION LAW IS
 DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Austin, Texas, Oct. 23.-The Texas statewide prohibition law was today declared unconstitutional in q ma iority opinion by the court of ,crimi- nal appeals. One judge dissented. The attorney general stated that d motion fer re-hearing would be fled Comp troller H. B. Terrell also stated that ha will issue no permits to sell intox- icStting liquors until the motion fer re hearing is disposed of by the court of criminal appeals Ten s-daEs are allowed for the filing Of the motion. the state remains dry un:- til the motion is passed upon but it is understood that. some who have not redeemed their licenses will open sa- Icons immediately and take chances of being prosecuted if the new trial is granted and the law upheld
 None of the larger cities .of Texas will be affected by the decision as the len mile zone law prevents the open ing of saloons in them. This law be- comes effective immediately. A law which went into effect at inc same time as did the statewide Jaw pre- vents the issuing of licences to sa : Icons outside of incorporated cities and towns for retailing liouor. How ever. wholesale houses: selling not less than gallon may open in any wei territory
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
sLAVs HAVE DECLARED
 A SOVEREIGN STATE

Basel, Switzerland, (HavasJ, Oct. 23.-The Central Executive Committee elected on Oct. by the National Council of Slovenes, Croatians aud Serbians al Agram, has issued 9 state nlent that the committee will at once assume the political direction of those nationaHties and declaring for the ere ation of q sovereign state on a demo cratic basis.
 The following principles have been enunciated by the committed
 First: to bring about 2 reunion O. all the Slovenes. Creations and Serb ians on q racial basis without refer ence to their present political from tiers.
 Second: to create a sovereign state on democratic basis. Third: to see that the nationalities represented by the council have dele gate at the peace conference. The committee rejects the plan con- tained in the imperial manifesto for the settlement of nationalistic prob lemS in Austria. It will guarantee the free development of all national ma = iorities which may form a part of the state organized by it. NeighDo"- | ing states will be assured free adcess to the sea. provided t'NAy make no at 1 tenIpts on the constitutional rights oi i the state and on its territorial ir-
 tegrity
 1 The committee finally urges COT cord among all the nationalities In or
 der to create great national state.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
6ALFoUR OPPOSED TO RETURN
 OF COLONIES TO GERMANY

London, Oct g, via MontreaI.--Ir no circumstances is it consistent with 5he safety. security and unity of the i;ritish empire that Germany's colo rles should be returned to fer, de- clared A. J. Balfour, the British for elgn secretary. in a speech at the luncheon of the Australian and New Zealand Club today.
 Mir. Balfour said it was absolutely essential that the communications of the British empire should remain safe. He asked if the German celonits wer returned what security was there that their original possessors would not use them as bases for piratical warfare.
 The doctrine that the colonies should not be returned, Mr. Balfour claimed, was not selfish and imperial istic. It was one in which the inter ests of the world were almost as much concerned as the interests of the cm- pire itself. If the empire was to re- main united it was absolutely neces- sary that communication between ti,e various parts should not be at the mercy of an unScrupulous power.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
TOM LAWSON INJURED
 WHEN AUTO OVERTURNED

Marlboro, Mass, Oct. 23.-fhomas w. Lawson. the Boston financier and independent candidate for United States senator. was injured when his limousine was overturned on the state road in Northboro late today He was brought to hospital in this city.
 The chauffeur attempted to turn out to avoid coiIiding with another car and the limousine skidded and turned over twice. Mir. Lawson was hurled from his seat and the chauffeur was thrown through the windshield. Both were brought here by passing au= tonlobile
 Physicians who examined MT. Law soIi found two ribs broken and several body bruises. He will remain at the hospital for few days. Michael Kel- ley, the chauffeur, sustained two se7 we're cuts in his right leg.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
MISSING AVIAToRS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN PRISONER

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Lieutenants Kenneth Macleish, Of Glencoe, H., and Artemus L. Gates of Clinton, Iowa, naval aviators. who have been miss ing for a number of days, are believ- ed to have been taken prisoner, the navy department was advised by Vice Admiral Sims.
 lieutenant Macleish went inta &C., tioh October IA, with a squadron of American flyers against number of enemy planes and has not since been heard from nor has his machine been found.
 Residents rear the point where he was last seen say an American aviator was captured by the enemy.
 Lieutenant Gates, who was attach ed to a French squadron, has been missing since October 4 and Vice Ad l. miral Sims reported his plane was found in such 8, condition as to indi- cate he made good landing and burned his machine before being talk en prisoner.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
AMERICAN PLIERS SEARCH
 THE SKIES AT NIGHT

With the American Army in France, Oct. P (By the A. P).-Searching the skies at night for German aviators has become the newest trick of the American 1iers. who already are all luding to themselves as night air eyes" When the enemy bombing planes came in groups one after the other on Monday night, the American night f1iers went out in force to hunt for them. Among the Americans was Major Harold Hartney of Pasadena, Cal, who got nearer to the Germans than any other of our fiiers.
 T was so close to one Boche," Major Hartney said, that could see his tracer bullets shooting downward. In the moonlight the German was at tempting to strafe the roadways, thinking he saw troops.
 '"The tracer bullets at intervals shot through the air like lightning flashes, and I followed them here and there, but I could not see the Boche. Then manoeuvered and tried to get the German between myself and the moon, but I could never see him."
 These night patrols are continuing, even when the weather is cloudy. the American f1iers going out in relays until dawn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
Russian Anarchists
 Guilty of Espionage
Five Bolsheviki Who Have Been Circulating Seditious Pamphlets in New York.

New York Oct. 23.-F1ye of the six Russians wno have been on trial in federal court on charges uf having vi olated the espionage act were found guilty by the jury after an hours deliberation tonight. The defendants, all avowed anarchists. tried vainly to introduce evidence designed ho dis credit the Sisson revelations concern ing German and BolsheFik duplicity in Russia.
 The six. Bolsheviili, one of whom was woman, were charged with cir culating pamphlets criticizing the United States government for sending troops into Russia. Pleading justifica- tion on the ground that the United States was not at war with that coun- try, the defendants also declared that the "Sisson papers" which showed German support and control of the Bolshevik regime, were forgeries.
 At the request of counsel for the defendants, the court charged the jury upon tlirty-four specIal points. The jury returned with a verdict against the five defendants on alf four counts. of the indictment. Those convicted were MoIlie Steim CT. Sam Lipn1an, Jacob Abrams, Fly man Lachowsby and Hyman Rosan sky. The sixth defendant, GabrieI Prossar, Vas. acquitted.
 The corridors of the federal build l ing were filled with friends of the de 1 fendants who became somewhat bois- i terous when the jury retired and the halls were cleared by deputy mar 1 shals
 Immediately after the verdict wa. announced, counsel for the Russian; I was on his feet asking that it be se
 aside. Judge Clayton denied the nlv ton, reminding the attorGey that i
 was no time to question decision
 which "occuDied the attention of tn, | whole world
 This is no time for soaphox ora
 tory" the judge declared. Sit down
 Your clients have been convicted 1 That's aU''
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
PERSHING REPORTS
 REPuLSE OF ENEMY

Washington, Oct. 23.--Repulse Of violent enemy counter attacks with severe losses to the Germans on the Verdun front was reported by Genera! T'ershing in his communique for yes terday received today at the war de- pertinent. The statement follows:
 "On the Verdun front we have maintained and extended our gains of the preceding days. Violent coun- ter-attacks on our new positions on Hill 297 and in the Bois des Rappes brought the enemy only severe losses, our lint remaining everywhere intact. Further east our troops have taken tue Bois de Voret, capturing 75 pris- oners. Artillery fire has increased in intensity and aviation has been more active on both sides of the Mouse.
 Tn the Woevre in the course of a successful raid our troops captured 26 prisoners"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
Influenza Situation
 Shows Improvement
Favorable Reports Returned From All Army Camps and a Number of States.

Washington, Oct 23.-Continued improvement in the influenza situation Tn army camps and in a number of states was shown by reports today to the surgeon general of the army and the public health service. New cases in army camps totaled only 2,.3S with 327 deaths. The disease now is cpl oemicf at only three camps, Lewis, Washington, Mcclellan, Ala, and hearney, Calif
 / States where the number of new Gases reported shows a decrease in clude Connecticut, Delaware, New Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin. In portions Of other states improvement has been shown and for the country at large the peak of the epidemic apparently has been reached.
 Conditions still are serious in some states, particularly Colorado. Iowa, Kentucky, Kansas, Minnesota. Ne. bfaska, Ohio, Texas and NtW Mexico It is estimated there are 125,000 cases in Ohio.
 The effect of the epidemic on tlla railroads was shown by the lailroad administrations weekly. report ol traffic conditions, Illness of lailroa,I men interfered- seriously with freight movement and unloading. Repair work at railroad shops also has bee! nampered, while a decrease in pas senger traffic WIS noted
 Reports that the influenza germs may have been brought to the United States and spread by enemy agents possibly landed on American snore: from submarines, have been inves tigated by government agents. but nf basis for them has been found In vestigators of several government de
 nartments declared today they wer' convinced after an inquiry that tlt Cisease was brought to this country
 through the natural channels of af fected seamen. travellers or imports and not by malicious methods.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
WOUNDED AMERICANS NOT
 - ALARMED BY AIR RAIDS

With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Tuesday, Oct. 2 (By the A. P).-American wounded soldiers who were in the hospital near where the German bombing planes dropped explosives in the neighborhood of Rareciurt last night were so little con cerned by the raid that they refused to leave the building and enter dug outs until compelled to do so by the nurses.
 Discussing this nonchalant attitude on the part of the doughboys, Mar gerry Sawyer of Buffalo. N. Y, and Mabel Butler of New Haven, Conn, Red Cross nurses, said they found these men, some of whom had come in from the front lines only few hours previously, as calm as though mo at tack had taken place, although the hospital had been damaged; by. bombs and the wards filled with smoke.
 4 The. first thoughts of these nurses were regarding the wounded. Neither one had had previous experience un- tier enemy bombing operations and expected, when" they hurried to the wards, to find the doughboys panic stricken.
 T had gone to bed early" Miss Sawyer said. q was aroused by the
 
 gested that the Germans were merely passing by. Then there was a terrific explosion followed by an upheaval oi my cot, and I was tossed across the room, glass falling all around me, an6 rocks and dirt, too. I have cared fol many gas patients and have heard their stories. The room was full ot smoke and I thought of gas, and tha scared me more than anything else. Then Miss Butler came and W, went to assist the patients"
 Miss Butler said she was attendiag one of the soldiers when the first boml i struck, within 25 feet of the buildins /! in which Miss Sawyer lay in bed. "W, i simply had to drive the doughboys int l the dugouts," Miss Sawyer said "On, 1 whom I aroused said bombs mean i nothing to him and insisted on turn { ing over and going to sleep
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
PRAISE FOR ARMEN1ANs
 WHO FOUGHT IN PALESTINE

Boston Oct. g. Praise for the Armenians who have been fighting with the British army in Palestine, is contained in 9 telegram sent by Gen eral 'AIlenby, in command of the army to Boghos Bar. president of the Ar menian delegation in Paris. A copy of the. telegram was received today by the Armenian National Unit, at it's headquarters in this city. General Allenby wired:
 q beg you and the Armenians to accept my sincere thanks for your agreeable telegram of congratulation. lam proud to have had under my com mand an Armenian contingent which has fought so brilliantly and has talk en' great part in our victory"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
PRODUCERS TO DEMAND
 10 CENTS QUART FOR MILK

Hartford. Conn, Oct, 35.--The Con- necticut Milk Producters' association, at q meeting here today, voted to make the price of milk to hc paid to producers 10 cents a quart, delivered at market renterS on and after No- vember 1. This is an increase or one cent q quar- hni hewtolvhgkqj bgwy cent quart in the wholesale price of milk. It applies to all cities in the state where the milk producers are organized, except Hartford and Bridgeport, where rate of 10 1-4 cents went Into effect October 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
PRESIDENT coMMENDs
 SUPPORT OF GREEKS

New York, Oct 23.-A letter from President Wilson, commenting the ef- forts of Relief Committee for Creeks in Asia Minor and bespealling for it the hearty and continued support of the Greeks and all lovers of Greece in America was made public here tonight by the committee as "a most timely appeal on behalf of an unusually trag- ic situation in eastern Macedonia among the Greek sufferers from Bull erarfa atrocities"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
CHARGED WITH FALs,FYING
 HIS QUESTIoNNAIRE

Boston, Oct. 2S-Robert Dietz. of the Robert Dietz Leather Company was held in $2,000 bail by the federal court today after pleading not guilty to charge of fa1sifying his question naire. Dietz asked for deferred cIassi- fication on agricultural grounds, claiming that he devoted himself ex- clusively to working his farm at Raynham. The government charges that he does not give all his time to farming. He is 27 years old and mar riad ,ar4
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
MoToRcYcLlsT INSTANTLY.
 KILLED IN BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport, Conn, Oct. 2s-Richard Nelson of Tru'nbu1l was struck and al- most instantly killed when the motor cycle he was riding was struck by the pay train of the New Haven rail road on tine Berkshire division at the North Avenue crossing early this ev- ing. Nelson was warned by a. police officer of the approaching train but not in time to stop his machine
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
FRENCH AERO CLUB TO ERECT
 MONUMENT TO WILBUR WRIGHT

Paris, Oct. 23 (Havas) s).-The com mittee of the French Aero club which is arranging for the erection of a monument to Wilbur Wright, inventor of the airplane, has decided to place the monument near the small village of Auvours, near Le Mans, where Will bur Wright made his first flight in France on Aug. s, 1908. The monu ment will be erected next spring,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
KING AND QUEEN OF
 BELGIUM VISIT RRuGES

Dunkirk. lct. 23.-king Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium visited Bruges by airplane Tuesday. They left Dunkirk at S.45 o'clock in the morning and landed at Eruges half hour later They visited the chief streets of the city and were given q joyful welcome by the populace On their return they left Bruses at Il o. t.loey.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
OBITUARY.
Chester Peter Stems.

New York, Oct. 23.-Chester Peter Siems chairman of the Stems Carey Railway and Canal company and head 0 fallied concerns, which have under taken many large railroad and cttnal construction enterprises in this and other countries, including China, died at his home here today after brief illness.
 Mir. Stems was born at St. Paul. Minn. and was in his 34th year. He is survived by a widow and three children.
 On his graduation from Yale in 1907, MT. Stems entered the engineering department of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railroad The following year. with his father and brother he organized the firm of Stems & com nany. which executed a number of railroad contracts in the northwest. When this firm was succeeded in 1911 by the Stems Carey company. MT. Stems was made president and treas
 urer. Under his personal direction two allied companies were established for railroad construction in the United States and Canada. The China cor poration also was launched for the purpose of engaging in business abroad
 Prof. Wesley N. HohfeId. New Haven, Conn.,. Oct. 23.-A tele- gram received here tonight announced the death at Alameda, Calif of Prof Wesley N. Hohfeld of inc Yale Law School faculty He joined the Yale faculty in 1913 coming from Leland Stanford, Jr., University He was a graduate of the University of Cah- fornia and Harvard Law School.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
PRIVATE MASQUERADED IN
 UNIFORM OF LIEUTENANT

New Haven. Conn. Oct 2S.-Pri- vate Samuel Mogilokin, ?. of this city formerly of Providence. R. T., was ar rested here today by local detectives while he war wearing the uniform of a lieutenant According to information from Washington he is wanted there on a charge of passing two worthless checks for SS5 each. He is being held for the authorities in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24
WILSON ANSWERS GERMANkOIE WILL SUBMIT ARM|ST|CE PLEA ID ALLIES
 US. WILL DEMAND MILITARY SAFEGUARDS

Informs Germany That the Only Armsce He would Feel
 Justified in Submitting For Consideration to the Allied Governments Would Be One That Would Leave the United States and Allied Powers in Position to Enforce Anv Arrangements That May Be Entered Into Plainly States That No Nation Can Trust the Word of Those Who Have Hitherto Been Masters of German Policy Virt,a Surrender of the Teutonic Allies in the Field Will Be Price Demanded For Suspension of Hostiites.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-24

being encountered by the Americans as they attempt to press forward along the front from the Mouse to the town of Grand Pre-, situated north of the Argonne Forest, but despite these ob- stables they have taken further ground and are steadily keeping up their pres sure against the enemy. Extremely heavy counter-attacks have been sue cesSfully sustained north of Grand Pre- and on this sector particularly strong concentrations of enemy artil- lery fire have gone almost for naught On the western bank of the Mouse the enemy burned and evacuated Erouiiles and retreated in the general direction of Dun~
 1 In ~drive northeast of Laon the French have gained over a wide front, bring appreciably nearer Montcornet, l the last important railroad junction 1 ir this region
 | North and south of Valenciennes
 Field Marshal Haig has made good progress Between Le Cateau and 1 Soiesmes sharp wedge has been | driven into the German line, threaten | ing the town of Maubeuge on the east land outfianlzing Valenciennes on the south. North of Valencennes the
 town of Bruay has been captured, vir- l tually making Valenciennes untenable for the enemy. North Of this region
 the British have reached the west l bank of the Scheldt Canal.
 | Already the British are in tfe west
 ern outskirts of Valenciennes. where
 bard fighting is in progress, tre Ger
 mans having posted innumerable ma
 chine guns on the eastern bank of tke
 anal which runs to tht center of the
 city.
 In northern Belgium the Germans : 'stlll are retiring. It is unoficially re ported that Ghent is being evacuated.