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Newport daily independent., 1918-06-04

The Mrs Margaret McMillan re- ferred to above in the Sunshine Spe- cial wreck of yesterday, is the wife of z. McMillan, living near town, who was returning from visit with rela- tives at Houston, Texas.
Newport daily independent., 1918-06-04

Used Cars For Sale-Including { Ford and Dodge Bros. touring car good as new. Several other makes Will not last long.-Van Dykes Gar age. 36dot 8w2
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25

Brig.Ge Evan A. Johnson, at Camp Upton, in a speech to the welfare workers, declared the responsibility for lack of preparation lies with the American people.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN CLAIMS
 HE HAS BEEN MALIGNED
So Notes on Reply to President Will son's Statement That He Distorted Facts.

Washington, Jan. 24.--In a drama tic three hour speech to the senate to- day, Senator Chamberlain, chairman sof the military committee replied to President Wilson's statement that he distorted the facts in charging that the government had broken down in its war preparations. He declared the president had grossly, maligned him and not only defended, but emphati- cally reiterated his assertions, made in recent address at New York He said the president did not know the truth and that he did.
 The senator disclaimed any personal rancor against either the president or Secretary Baker, saying his only mo- tives were patriotic. to rouse the coun- try and to speed up the war by wip- ing out inefrciency. In support of his position he cited numerous incidents of alleged ineffciency in connection with army ordnance, clothing supplies and sanitation brought out during the military committees war inquiry.
 Senators and many representatives crowded the floor and the galleries were packed as Senator Chamberlain spoke. He began quietly, declaring it was with feeling of sadness that he found it necessary to rise to a ques- tion of personal privilege to defend his veracity and integrity, heretofore un- assafled, but as he launched into the speech he grew emphatic and at times vehement,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
JAPAN TO MAINTAIN
 PEACE IN THE FAR EAST
Situation in Russia is Causing Premier
 Great Anxiety.

Tokio, Tuesday, Jan 22.-"JapaE holds herself responsible for the main tenance of peace in this part of the world, and consequently in the event of that peace being endangered to the enevitable detriment of our interests, the government of Japan will not he's itate a moment to take the proper measures"
 Thus Count Terauchi, the Japanese premier, spoke at the opening of the Diet today in referring to the internal disorders in Russia spreading to the Russian possessions in eastern Asia.
 The premier declared that the sit- nation in Russia was causing him the greatest measure of anxiety. "As the true friend of Russia" he said, Japan earnestly. hopes that country may suc- sessfully settle its difficulties without much further loss of time and estab- fish a stable government"
 Count Terauchi said also that Japan joined unreservedly with the allied powers in the determination not to sheathe the sword until an honorable peace is secured.
 The premier said the war ir Europe had increased in scope and magnitude. The Imperial Japanese government was fully alive to the grav- ity of the situation and constantly was making efforts to maintain peace in the Far East and cooperating 1T the war operations with the concerted plan of action of the allied powers. |, It was the governments intention to pursue the same policy with abso- lute loyalty and fidelity to the allie: and for the maintenance of the na- tional safety the premier said.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
PACKERS AND EMPLoYEs
 TO HOLD CONFERENCE
To Discuss Differences Arising Out of Violation of Arbitration Agreement.

Washington, Jan 24-Principals in the packing house labor dispute will meet tomorrow in their first joint con- ference since the presidents mediation commission undertook to compose diff ferences arising from the alleged fail ure of the packers to observe an arbi- tration agreement signed last month.
 Secretary Wilson extended the invi- tation for the conference. after the en- ployes' representatives had presented a letter for transmission to J. Odgen Armour and other packers now here, requesting an immediate joint discus sion of matters of grave import to the nation" James G. Gordon, the counsel for the packers, said tonight the letter was not delivered to his clients and that the packers. were go- ing to the conference at the request of the secretary of labor.
 In accepting the invitation, MT Ar mour and his associates declared it was their understanding that the meet ing was not to be a conference with union representatives or in any sense recognition of any union. The meet ing was to have been held late today but other business detained the com
 mission and it was put over until to- morrow. Mir. Armour. E. A. Cudy,
 Edward F. Swift and Thomas E. Will
 son, for their respective companies, signed the letter of acceptance.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
GENERAL TASKER H.. BLISS
 WILL REPRESENT THE U. s.
On the Supreme War CounciI-He Has
 Arrived in Paris.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Genera1 Tas- ker H. Bliss, chief of staff, who arriv- ed in Paris today, will represent the United States army on the supreme war council Secretary Baker in so announcing tonight disclosed that the general is accompanied by high off cers of every branch of the service to advise him about any questions that may arise.
 General Bliss attended the first meeting of the council and decision to send him back to Europe as per manent representative in that body was made because it was recognized that General Pershing's duties in or ganizing and commanding the ever-in- creasing American expeditionary fore es were too great to permit him to un- dertake the presentation of Amerf- can views on military operations and to sit with the council in framing plans of strategy that cover all fronts and all armies.
 No word of the departure of General Bliss had been published until the news of his safe arrival came today
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
PRoHOBlTloNISTS HAVE
 FORMED AN ORGANIZATION
Representatives of 17 Bodies Held {
 Meeting in Hartford.

Hartford, Conn, Jan z4-Represen- tatives of 17 bodies interested in the progress of the prohibition movement met in this city today and formed an organization to work for the ratifica ton in this state of the national con- stitutional amendment. The new body will be known as the Connecticut Dry Alliance and a permanent organfza- ton was affected. Seven other bodies will probably affiliate. Officers will be elected at meeting to be held on February 10th.
 Represented at the session today were: The State Grange, State Chris tan Endeavor Society, State Chris School association. grand lodge Good Templars, Scandinavian lodge of Good Femplars. grand division Sons of Tenn perance, Connecticut Woman's Tenn perance Union, Connecticut Woman's Suffrage association, Prohibition state committee, Hartford committee of 100 Connecticut Diocese of the Catholic Church, Congregational Churches of Connecticut, United Presbyterian churches, the Methodist Episcopal church, Presbyterian churches of Con- necticut and the Connecticut Tenn perance Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
WORKING CLASSES TO CONTROL DEsTINEs OF THE WORLD
President Schwab of Bethlehem Steel
 Corporation So Declares.

New York. Jan 24-Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlfhem Steel Corporation. declared in an ad- dress at a dinner here tonight that the time is near at hand when the men Of the working class-the men without property--will control the destinies of the world.'
 "The Bo1shevftd sentiment must be taken into consideration. Mr. Schwab declared. land in the very near fu- ture we must look to the worker for 8 solution cf the great economic ques- tions now being considered. I am not one tc ca-elessly turn over my be- longings for tts upqift of the nation but I srz one who has come to be- lief that the worker will rule and the sooner we realize this the better it will be for our country and the world at large"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
CONNECTICUT DAIRYMEN's
 ASSOCIATION CONVENTION.
Officers Were Elected at the Closing
 Session in Hartford Yesterday.

Hartford. Conn. Jan. 24-At the closing session of the Connecticut Dairymen's association convention here today these officers were elected:
 President-Charles B. Pomeroy, Will Nmantic.
 Vice President-Richard E. Dodge Washington Depot.
 Treasurer-Robert E. BueIl, Wal iinEford-
 Directors for two years-Gdtchfield county. Ralph J. Averill, Washington Depot: Holland county, H. L. Garrigus Storrs: Fairfield county, J. Arthui Sherwood, Easton; Middfesex county H. O. Daniels Middletown.
 All are re-oioctions except Mir. Sher- wood. who succeeds E. A Jones of New Canaan.
 Robert E. Buell., treasurer. showed receipts of s3.924.5O and expenditures of s2,S50.s4, leaving balance o1 s77l16.
 The Woman's auxiliary of the asso. ciation elected these officers:
 President, Mrs. L. H. Barnard Bloomfield; vice president. Mrs. F. E Duffy, West Hartford; secretary, Mrs H. B. Cornwall, Meriden; treasurer Mrs. Beatrice Pierpcnt, Waterbury.
 County Directors-Hartford Mrs. W F. Griswold. Rocky Hill; Fairfield, Mrs J. Arthur Sherwood, Easton; New London, Mrs. F.. J. Hampstead, Jr. New London; Windham, Mrs. Free Rosebrools, Willimantic: Holland, Mrs R. l.. Birdsall, Mansfield Depot; flev Haven. Mrs. J. G. Schwink, Jr., Meri den; Middlesex, Mrs. H. O. Danieh, Middletown; Litchfield, Mrs. Ralph J Averill. Washington Depot.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
CIGAR STORE RORgER!ES WERE aGuNLESS AOI.pUPS"
"Bandit" Merely Pointed His Index
 Finger Under His ove~eoat

New York, Ian. 24~-Thc "-l8!ess holdup" made it's das,:,t he-c today when Edward .MaddaE confessed te tha police that he had robhad. four cigar stores in 4se heart oS New YorB's bus inass district recently sry merely point ing his tl,dAx finger from utder his overc@a: in ti,e cirecttcR o1 the clerks and commanding them to hand over the corts7lts of the cash register.
 Madden's story that no revolver, had been used in the robberies was cor roborated by the police and clerks from the four stores.
 "He returned my $25o diamond ring and told me bed write to the com pany and tell them it wasn't my fault when I told him would lose my po- sition if he took the money" the girl cashier of one of the stores testified when Madden was arraigned. He waived examination and was held for the grand jury.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
To Wage Campaign
 Against Illicit Stills
ACTION CALLED FOR BY REvE.
 NUE COMMISSIONER ROPER.
MAINLY IN THE SOUTH
Reports Show the "Moonshine" Traffic is Increasing RapidIy-State Agents Are Asked to Cooperate With Fed eraI Inspectors.

Washington, Jan. 24.-An appeal to governors and members of congress to support a nationwide campaign against illicit liquor distillers was prepared today by Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper, whose reports show "moonshine" traffic increasing rapidly. The campaign will be di- rected mainly against southern dry states, where the location of most of the military camps has added a spe- cial reason for the cleanup movement.
 Asked to Furnish State Agents.
 Commissioner Roper will ask gov ernors to furnish state agents to co-op- crate with government inspectors in putting illegal stills out of business and to prosecute the campaign actively during the next two months, ordin- arily the busiest period of the year for moonshiners. The appeal prob- ably will be issued in few days.
 To Improve Conditions About Camps
 In line with the movement to inn prove liquor and vice conditions about military camps, new restricted zone regulations have been prepared by the war department and the department. ot s They have been drawn in an effort tc make it more difficult for persons who buy liquor and give it to soldiers te escape penalties of the law. More severe penalties aisc may be imposed or soldiers who drink liquor.
 6oo Persons Have Been Prosecuted, Ire department Of justice today re. ported that United States attorney. have prosecuted more than e60 per. sons during tie last six mon ths fo1 violating the barred zone regulation! about army camps. Most Of the of lenders were accused of selling liquo l and in many cases the liquor wa. found to be of moonshine variety. Re ports of such cases were sent to gov ernment revenue agents. who uset
 them as tips in running down. tn, places of manufacture.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
NEW ENeLAND's COAL
 SHORTAGE GROWS WORSE
More Factories May Have to Close For
 Lack of Fuel.

Boston, Jan. 24.-New England's coal shortage is growing steadily worse James J. Storrow, fuel admin istrator for this district, said tonight that while the five day closing order of the national fuel administration had enabled transportation companies to catch their breath, the general sit uation was not improved and he ex- pected to receive reports from time to time of more factories shutting down for lack of fuel.
 Heavy ice along the coast interfer- ing with the movement of barges is holding up quantity of coal for New England points. In Vineyard Haven 16, coal barges are held back by ice foes in Nantucket Shoals. In New port 15 barges of coal consigned to this city. Fall River. New Bedford and Providence are locked fast in the har- bor bv ice
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25

tricts would be assigned specific ter ritory to which their output should go, and the railroad routes would be prescribed New England would be served largely by water carriers from Hampton Roads, Baltimore and Phil zdelphia, coal going to those ports from the southwestern Virginia, West [ Virginia and central and southern Pennsylvania fields. By rail, New England would get it's emergency coal supplies from the Clearfield Latrobe, Greensburg and other central Penn sylvania regions.
 The Atlantic seaboard as far south as Maryland would get coal principal iy from the Central Pennsylvania mines also; as at present. but with number of re-arrangements of routes to make hauls as short as possible.
 The Pittsburgh and West Virginia fields would be cut off entirely from supplying eastern trade. Maryland would get coal mainly from the My ersdale district of southern Pennsyl- vania over the Baltimore and Ohio line.
 Louis F. Post. assistant secretary of labor, tonight appealed to the householders of the country to employ | for todd iobs'' unskilled workers who will be thrown out of work once a i week because of the Monday closing order
 Make Monday odd job Monday |" said MT. Post Nearly every house. holder in the industrial sections most affected doubtless can offer odd jobs 1 to these men and women, whereby ] they may earn something on the closed | days If each householder should dur 1 ing this period arrange, to have all odd fi0bs. Snch as the removal of ashes. re- i pairing cleaning, etc, performed on 1 Monday, employment would be given l to many.
 l "Such an arrangement furthermore would be a great benefit to household-
 CTS who of late have had great diff l culty in obtaining help for such cas- ual work The same plan might be 1 well adopted by municipalities and private concerns who similarly have
 found it difficult to obtain casual la l bor"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25

forth is problematical. With the po- liica1 situation in Russia still in tur- moil and with the battle line depleted of fighting men through defections, it is hardly probable that the Russians will be able to withstand at the pres ent moment any great show of force by the Germans toward the capture of Reval, which would prove a handy base from which to operate against Pttro- grad or to push their line further east ward from the old battle line.
 Accounts of the situation in Austria gleaned from German newspapers in dicate that there still is much discon- tent among the workingmen and thai the strikers have not all returned tc work. Widespread dissatisfaction con tinues to be evineed against the gov ernment's concessions to the socialists and bitter attacks are being made or the party leaders. The Czechs in par liament have heckled the Austrian pre- mier and demanded that the monarchy be made a democratic federal state oi nationalities.
 In Germany the unrest of the popu- lace also continues, but the triumphant militarist party is managing to keeI the people in curb. Nevertheless, ac- cording to unofficial statements, the reDeulouS sentiments or the German workmen, especially the independent socialists, are becoming stronger. Of greatest interest as regards the military situation is the withdrawa1 of the Austro- German bodies along the Italian front of the Piave river west ward. The retrograde movement un- doubtedly was due to the harassine attacks the Italians, reinforced by ths French and British, have been deliv. ering for several weeks past. The in. | dications are that the enemy now hat given up, for the time being at least his ambition to drive through tn, mountains and out upon the Venetian plain.
 On the other fronts the be11fgerent. are keeping up their intensive bonn. barlments on various sectors and her, and there sending out bands of in fantry on raiding and reconnoiterint ] operations.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
NO OVERTIME TO MAKE
 UP FOR MONDAY HOLIDAYS.
Order is to Be Issued by State Fuel
 Administrator Russell,

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 24.-Factorias ehrouGhout Connecticut wl,ici, have contemplated or have already entered upon a system of overtime work fo make up the deficiency in production caused by the Garfield Monday hoIi- day order will have to abandon tho scheme, according to tndications at the state fuel administration offices today.
 We have received no definite in strucdons az to overtime work here. ana so have not given out a definite ruling; but if Federal Fuel Adminis. trator Storow of Massachusetts, draets an order against overtime work we will doubtless do the same thing , said Thomas W. Russell, the federal fuel administrator for Connecticut. to-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25

Washington, Jan. 24.-Cortinued de- moralization of railroad transports tion throughout the east today prompted railroad and, fuel administration off ciais to hasten plans for developing. a zone distribution system for coal, and it was stated that some definite an nouncement might be expected within a few days. The principal features of the plan will be put into effect imme- diateIy, and it will be improved as fast as new short routes can be de- yelcped and details worked out for the proper balancing of loaded and empty car movements.
 Coal distribution and apportionment for the country was put in charge by the fuel administration today of J. D. Morrow. 8. pra ctical coal expert who recently organized the National Coal Association of which he ras been sec retary. Mr. Morrow will supervise all pooling and transportation arrange ments and will be given charge of the zoning system.
 Officials today expressed the belief that the proposed system will prove so effective in eliminating long and cross hauls as to render another seri- ous coal shortage this winter impos- sible.
  still in effect today for eastern trunk lines and the effect of the restriction extending westward, railroads werf able to intensity efforts to move coal and food and to increase the supply o these commodities to most parts ot | the east.
 l Many industries felt the effects O the fuel administration's order giving preference to the more essential man ufacturing plants --''- 1----> '' '4
 Conferees of the railroad and fue administrations on the zone distrib uting system agreed today on adopt ing as basis for their calculations the suggestions of the defunct railroad war board to the fuel administration A number of notifications were made however, and the operation of tn, scheme, it was said, would be limited to the east. where freight congestion is greatest.
 Under the plan certain mining dis
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
SMALL BOMB EXPLODED,
 IN NEW HAVEN THEATRE
caused an Insignificant Fire-Detec.
 tives at Work on the Case. J

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 24.-The po- lice here are investigating the explo- sion of small bomb in local thea Ire today but have not yet determined the perpetrator nor whether the in- fernal machine had been intended to damage the show house. The bomb, which contained powder, a bottle of chemicals and a fuse, was found in the theatre yesterday. done up in a box and was marked gro be called for" It was taken to the box office to await it's owner and this afternoon il exploded, causing an insignificant fire
 A young boy who was said to have some knowledge of chemicals was in terrogated by detectives but he denied all connection with the affair. One police theory is that the bomb was made to use somewhere else and was forgotten by it's maker while in the theatre.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25

Afer weeks of vaci1lztion, the Ger I11ns ct last have made their demands et the peace conference at Brest-- ' ILtovsk and the Russians have de- I clined to accede to them
 Notwithstanding the fact that the imperial German chancellor in his many-times postponed speech to the main committee of the reichstag an- nounces that he still holds the hope that an early and satisfactory con- clusion of the Brest Litovsk confer ence will be reached the terms of the Germans, as enunciated by General Hoffman, one of their chief delegates to the peace conference, so far form an insuperable barrier for the Bol- shevik government. which has express ed a determination to carry out a poll icy of no annexations and no indemni- ties.
 Couriand in its entirety and all of Russia's Baltic provinces are to be retained by Germany, according to General Hoffman. in what is termed as Germany's last proposal to the Rus sians. and the added threat was given that fl the Russians failed to acquiesce in the demands, further inroads into their territory would follow and the important port of Reval, near the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, would be occupied.
 Tn theatric fashion Hoffman delim- tied on a map before the astonished Russian delegates the new Russian frontier as the Germans intend it to run-from the shores of the Gulf of Finland eastward to the Moon Sound Islands and then 70 the west of Minsk and thence to Brest Litovsk-leaving within German boundaries some of Russia's choicest territory.
 Amazed at the au6acity of the Ger man program, the Russian delegates asked for time to consider the demand This was grudgingly. given, together with the announcement that it was the last postponement that could be ex- pected. The latest advices are to the effect that the Russians have unani- mously rejected the German terms.
 What the new situation will bring
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
HEROIC ACT or 4
 WATERgtHv TooLMAKER
;. o. R.crdja Sian % Feet Through
 ley Water to Rescue Child.

Waterbury, Conn, Jan. 24.-J. O. .Blo1di1a, a. tool maker in the employ Of the Waterbury Metal Ware com pany, rescued Nellie Varsaskas, five year old child, from drowning in the Nangatuck river this afternoon after swimming across 20 feet of ice wa ter more than six feet deep. The child who was with her mother, accidental ly fell in and the mother raised the alarm by waving her hands and shout ing. Blondin was mending a pipe on the opposite bank and at once plunged in. The rescue was witnessed by sev- eral persons.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-25
CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA
 PROMISE A REVOLUTION
Representative Fess of Ohio so Inform.
 cd the House Yesterday.

Washington, Jan 24.@Conditions in Austria promise a revolution of far reaching consequences, Representa- tive Fess of Ohio told the house to- day. commenting on foreign news de- spatches of the last four days.
 A student of history, he said, he in- terpreted beneath the words of the de- spatches that there was unrest and dissatisfaction because of industrial and economic conditions in Austria which is never free of revolution.
 If the central powers win, Aus tria loses: if the entente allies win she loses no more than if Germany wins" he said, declaring the differ ences between Germany and Austria on religious questions always has been acute and that Germany furnishes to- day all the brains and money of Aus tria-
 He said that out Of 2s,ooo,ooo peo- pie in Austria only f0,000.000 speak German and that the minority rule the majority in a country enmesfred in an lnextricable financial slavery to Ger many.