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Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
MASSACHUSETTS CALLS
 FOR OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE

Boston, Sept. 26.--Massa chusetts, which always has responded hberally and quickly to requests for help from stricken communities in all parts of ths world, is tonight itself in need of outside aid to check the spread of .n- fiuenza and pneumonia. Direct appeal for assistance to President Wilson, Governor Graham of Vermont, Gov ernor Milliken of Maine, Governor Beeckman of Rh0de Island. and the mayor of Toronto, Canada, was made tonight by Lieutenant Governor Cool idge, who acted for Governor Mccall To President Wilson and the govern OTIS he sent this telegram:
 Massachusetts urgently in need oi additional doctors and nurses 10 check growing epidemic of influenza. Our 1 doctors and nurses are being thor oughly mobilized and worked to tne limit Many cases can receive no at tention whatever. Hospitals are ful but arrangements can be made for out side facilities. Earnestly solicit youl influence in obtaining for us this need
 ed assistance in any way you can" l New Hampshire and Connect :U'
 were not asked to send help because o.
 the prevalence of influenza .n those
 states.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT
 CRITICIZED IN RElCHsTAe

London, Sept. 26.-Only brief re- ports of the speech made by Adolph Groeber. one of the German clerical leaders. at the session yesterday of the reichstag Main committee, have been received here.
 According to a despatch from Copen- hagen to the Exchange Telegraph Company, Herr Groeber sharply crit icized the imperial government and said evidently there was disunion be- tween the civil authorities and the military. He declared that resist ance in subordinate circles to the plan uf the government must be stopped and the military rule in the frintier states must be ended. e4r 4.-f
 Herr Groeter also demanded that the secret order of the military authorities prohibiting public speeches on the reichstas peace resolutions be re- NEirded.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27

Washington, Sept 26-Because of epidemies of Spanish influenza in ar- my camps, Provost Marshal General Crowder tonight cancelled calls for the entrainment between October . and II, Of 142.000 draft registrants.
 During the A hours ended at noon today, 6.139 new cases of influenza in army camps had been reported to the office of the surgeon general of the army. One hundred and seventy deaths, resulting chiefly from pneu- monia also were reported.
 Two camps, Kearney, Cal, and Eustis, Va, were added today to the list where influenza has dappeare , leaving only thirteen camps free from the disease. The total number of cases of influenza in all camps was placed at 35,146, with 3,G36 cases of pneumonia. One out of every four me nat Camp Devens. Mass, has con- tracted influenza, it was announced and 10 per cent of the cases have de veloped into pneumonia.
 In cancelling the call for the en- trainment of the draft registrants early next month General Crowder acted upon instructions from Genera March. chief of staff. Every state anG
  signed quotas and the men were tC have gone to virtually ali of the camps in the country. The men probably vii not be entrained until after the in l f1uenza epidemic has been checked. ! It was said at the office of the sur | geon general of the army tonight tha every possible precaution is .beins taken in all camps to check the spread 9 fthe disease, but that despite al measures it is believed the diseas will run it's course and probably spreat to still other camps. Additional phy sicians and nurses have been sent t. camps where the epidemic is most SC were.
 The greatest number of new inf1u enza cases, 1907, was reported toda from Camp Dix While Camp Deven reported fewer new cases, pneumoni showed an increase there, 309 neI cases and S3 deaths being reported. Influenza also is on the increas among the civilian population, partic ularly in New England. The feders government has taken steps to co operate with state and municipal au thorities in combating the disease an medical and nursing units are bein mobilized in communities where tn epidemic has gained great headway.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL
 PUPILS CALL STRIKE OFF

Hartford, Conn.,. Sept. 26.-The strike
 of Hartford high school pupils was declared off this noon after 4S hours
 duration The enthusiasm of the 700 or 500 youngsters involved had been dampened by weather and hostile
 comment and they were ready to quit.
 Mayor Kinsella told them that if they would go back to school he would have talk with the school board. There
 was no session of city schools today because of the rain and scarcity of fuel to heat the buildings.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
MORE MONEY NEEDED TO
 HOUSE WAR WORKERS

Washington. Sept. >i,.-Oficials of the War and Navy departments. the Aircraft Production Board and the government housing corporation told the house building committee today that an additional appropriation of S194. 900 for building homes and providing transportation for war workers in congested industrial cen ters soon will be asked of. congress. Work in a large number of cities, in- cluding Philadelphia and Dayton, O., is planned. officials said.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
N The Associated Press. )

Twelve towns and more than 5000 German prisoners have been taken by American troops, fighting in conjunc- ton with the French, in a new offen- tive begun with the break of day Thursday in the region extending from the northwest of Nerdun 10 within HGeen miles of the cathedral city of Rheims
 The Americans advanced to depth of seven miles. overcoming the stub rorn resistance Of the enemy. Penn- -ylvania, Kansas and Missouri troops were among the fighting forces which in less than a day won territory of great importance 10 the enemy and further depleted his army through men captured or killed or wounded.
 The gage of battle has been thrown indn on a forty mile front extending from thc Suippe river, in Champagne fifteen miles east of Rheims. east ward through tho Argonne forest to the Mouse river northwest of Nerdun.
 fu the first stages Of the battle the allied lines were pushed forward for material gnins-that portion immedi- atc'v northwest of Nerdun held by the Americans to a depth Of from five to -ix miles and that of the French to .tr west nearly four miles at certain points
 Under the terrific bombardment pre- sctiuC the commencement of the bat To ue Germans hurriedly quit num- rous positions. and into these the Americans and French went unim- ncdcd
 Nt last accounts the allied attack was progressing favorably Many French villages and German strong points had heen captured
 British troops have invaded Bulsa- ria from the north of Lake Doiran in Macedonia. marking another epoch in rho history Of the war. Aside from the moral effect or the penetration of the uount1neous country Of Kins Ferdin- and the manoeuver Is iikel~ 10 proTe uf great strategic value cGre tho ls- frumhitza river valler lead toward thr Sofa Seres railway is reached.
 Meant me days of adrersit" ccriin'le v-itl tho Trutonir allles in sou' hor1 Serbia and Pa'estiur. a-d tI'r Rri' '-' .nl French are keeDing up theil mtnoeuvrr- which gradually arc brin~- .-.- rhe impor'apt town of St. Quentin i~ their hands.
 I' Ssrt.7 raN S-rhs, Italians Creek 1nf Tr''-h sr threatening the enc m. for-, w.-a j.s-eter hr .reasnn O
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
TO FACILITATE PAYMENT
 OF SOLDIERS INSURANCE

Washington, Sept, Immediate passage of a senate bill providing for the acceptance of service certificates as proof of death in the collection of soldiers and sailors insurance was ursed today by Secretary Daniels in a letter to Speaker Clark. The secre- tary said that without some arrange neut, many beneficjaries will be re- ouired to institute court action or to await the termination of the war be- fore they can secure the benefits of the insurance policies"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
BoLSHEVIK ARMY CALLS
 FOR HALF MILLION MEN

London, Sept 26.-The plans for the Bolshevik army on the Volga front, which seriousy endangers the Czech army in that region of Russia, ca for 5l divisions, or a haf miion men. The army is constantly being reinforced by Germans and to a great extent 1t is ed and instructed by Germans.
 The reports indicate that while some of the Bolshevik personnel of this ar my have improved in value, a majority Of the soldiers are comparatively worthless.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
IOWA REGIMENT LOST HALF.
 ITS MEMBERS IN BATTL

Des Moines. Iowa. Sept. 26.-During eight days fighting ended August 3rd, the 16Sth infantry. Iowa's unit in the Rainbow Division, lost 1,400 officers and men. or about fifty per cent. of the effective combatant strength" accord ing to Colonel E. R. Bennett. it's com mander.
 This information is contained in a letter from the colonel received today by Former Senator Lafayette Young.
 Fighting in the Baccarat sector of the Lorraine front, the Iowans par ticipated in a twelve mile advance, the colonel said.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
NEGRO BooTLEGGER SHOT
 AND KILLED AT JAMAICA, N, Y

Jamaiea, N. r.. Sept. 26.-George H. Winfield, negro suspected of boot logging" to soldiers, was . shot and killed here today by a member of the Camp Mills military police when he resisted arrest and fed
 According to the police, Benjamin M. Bunce, a member of the military police, told them he had shot the ne- gro when the latter broke from him and tried to escape. The military po- lice, Bunce said. were under special instructions to run down bootleggers and a number of soldiers had been sent out with marked money to trap suspected men. Winfield sold liquor to several of these soldiers, Bunce as- serted
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
PRIVATE (PRoF.) RICH DIES AT CAMP DEVENS

Middletown. Conn, Sept. 26-A tele- gram received here today announceds the death of Private Wesley E. Rich at Camp Devens, Mass, from pneumo- mia. When he joined the army Pri- vate Rich was associate professor of economies and social science at Wes- ieyan university He became an in- structor at Wesleyan in 1914 and be- fore that had been an assistant in- structor at Harvard university. He was a son of William T. Rich, a Bos- ton merchant, who is trustee of Wesleyan
 Professor Rich was graduated from Wesleyan in 1911 and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity He is survived oyf a wife and three children
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
MORE AMERICANS IN
 GERMAN PRISON CAMPS

Washington, Sept 26.-Names of A additional Americans held prisoners in
 Germany were announced today by
 the war department In the list were three officers, Lieutenants D. J. Rus sell, held at Karlsruhe, and I. L. Col
 bin and George Stanley Harvey, held at unknown camps. The departments records do not contain emergency ad- dresses of these men. Among the other soldiers held pris- oners are:
 At unknown camp: Corporal Walter J. Roberts, orwalk, Conn.,; Private Mi chele Martone, 377 East street, New Haven, Conn.
 Three civilians also were in the list but the department was unable to supply their addresses. Carl Lyttle is held at Camp Stralsund; Nels Brick son at Tuchel and Nell Stevens is at Friedrichfeld
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
 TRADE UNION WOMEN

Washington. Sept. 26.-To enable the government to obtain the advice of working women in the formulation of national policies concerning the em- ployment of women i'll war work, national conference of trade union wo- men will be held here October 4th and 5th under the auspices of the Wo- men Industries Service of the depart ment of labor Each international union having women membership has been invited to send representatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
WOULD LIMIT TIME FOR
 SUITS AGAINST GOVERNMENT

Washington, Sept. 26.-Legislation to limit the time in which suits may be brought against the government for property taken for war purposes has been recommended to congress by Sec retary Baker, with the suggestion that the period be four months, This is advocated on the ground that claim ants are less likely to press exorbitant claims now than later and that nee essary witnesses in government ser vice cannot be available after the war ends
 Under existing laws the government may pay a percentage of the esti- mated value of communicated prop erty and the owner may sue for the difference.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
PUBLIC IRRITATION IN . CCNSTANTINOPLE GREAT

Lausanne. Switzerland, Sept. 26.- (Havas) Public irritation in Con- stantinople has become so great ac- cording to despatch from the Turk
 ish capital to the Lusanne Gazette, that rumors are again spreading that the Ottoman government will seek a separte peace The sultan himself, the message says, would favor a separate peace if he could obtain favorab conditions from the Entente powers
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
JUNEAU, ALASKA, ENDANGERED
 BY TORRENTIAL RAINS

Juneau, Alaska, Sept. 26.--Homes in Juneau are being torn away, a big government hospital has been tenn porarily abandoned power plants are idle and all business is suspended as a result of torrential rains of unusual warmth causing a water deluge along the main shore of Gastineau channel. The main street of Juneau is threat ened by the floods.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
6oLSHEVIkI CALL HALT
 IN REIGN OF TERROR

Amsterdam, Sept. 26.-The Russian Bolshevik government has issued q decree resembling it's reign of terror, according to the Mir of Moscow. The question was discussed at q meeting of the central committees of Inc So- yiet, the n ewspaper says, and when Premier Lenine expressed an earnest desire to return to orderly methods Gf government a majority of those pres ent supported a-~
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
36 SOLDIERS DIED AT
 CAMP DIX IN 24 HOURS

Camp Dix N. J.. Sept. 26.-Thirty- six soldiers have died here Of Spanish influenza or of pneumonia following that disease in the last A hours, it was announced tonight. In the same time SO6 new cases were discovered, 252 of which were so serious as to require hospital treatment.
 Since the epidemic broke out here 5,727 cases have been reported, and 1S2 soldiers have died. Iii 423 of the 5,727 cases pneumonia followed Span ish influenza
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES.

Summary of casualties to date: Officers - deaths 99 wounded 65; missing 1; total 105; enlisted men deaths 1,016; wounded 1852; in hands of enemy 15 missing 174; total 3,157; grand total 3262.
 Martin s. Welch. of Gloucester, Mass, was the only New England man in the list.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
VERMONT DEMOCRATS
 FAVOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Burlington, Vt, Sept. 26-A plat form endorsing the war policy of the administration and favoring woman suffrage was adopted at the demo- cratic state convention today.
 No mention was made of the na- tional prohibitory amendment in the platform, although the chairman of the committee on resolutions, w. D Mayo of Northfield who is nominee of both the democratic and prohibition parties. has declared himself in favor of it. The platform condemned the operation Of the statae primary law passed two years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
FRANKFORT FORWARDED
 BY BRITISH AIRPLANES

London. Sept. 26, g D. m.-British airplanes yesterday dropped bombs on the German city of Frankfort, accord ing to an official statement tonight by the war office Five enemy machines were shot down. Four British air planes are missing,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
4e2 NAMES IN LATEST
 ARMY CASUALTY LISTS


 Washington, Sept. 26.-The follow ing casualties are reported by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces:
 Killed in action 87; missing in ac- tion 63; wounded severe y B; died from wounds 57; died from aeroplane accident 1 died from accident and other causes 8; died of disease 12; wounded, degreee undetermined 3; total 3O4 New England men are: Killed in Action. Private Hector Parquette, Water town, Mass.
 Died from AeropIane Accident. ] Lieutenant Charles H. Upton, Ar lington Heights, Mass. Wounded Severely. Lieutenant John Thomas Melville l Quincy, Mass.
 P1ivates AdoIph Geidel New Britain l Conn.,; Edwin M. Irwin, Portland, Me; Ernest Smith, Boston, Mass; Eugene F. Curran. Dorchester, Mass; Edward B. Dunn, Lynn, Mass.
 Missing in Action.
 Privates Manuel N. Lopes, Provi- dence, R. l.; James Stewart Oxenham 1 Chelsea, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
OCT. g DESIGNATED AS
 FIRE PREVENTION DAY

Hartford, Conn, Sept Ex-Governor Marcus H. sHolcomb today issued a proclamation designating Tuesday, Oc- tober 9, as Fire Prevention Day ir the state of Connecticut. The annual ob- servance of such a day is provided by statute of the general assembly,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
FULLY 5oooo CASES
 IN MASSACHUSETT

Boston, Sept. 26.-There are fully | 50, 900 cases of influenza in Massachu- setts in the judgment of Bernard w, Carey, epidemiologist for the state de- partment of health. Dr. Carey said
 today that he found several cities
 where the health authorities were so
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
Id Paragraphs
Price of French Loan.

$, Sept. 26 (by A. P.)-The is- sue price of the new French per cent loan is fixed by a decree pub lished today at 70 francs 80 centimes the 100 francs Subscriptions to the new French loan will open on October 20 and close on November 24.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS LIST.

Killed in action 119; missing in ac- tion 10; wounded severely 10; died from wounds 1S wounded, degree undetermined l total 15S. New England men are:
 Killed in Action. Lieutenant Milton A. Matthews, Fitchburg, Mass.
 Sergeant Ernest Blantin, Gaylord ville,, Conn.
 Privates-W William C. Miller. Filing ton, Conn; Earl H. Pain, Pequoneck Conn.
 Died from Wounds. Private-W William Strovinski, Bridge port, Conn. Private Henry J. Pattenden, Hart ford, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-27

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In cotton, ISLE fibre silk and pure silk. These
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-06
LIVELY TIMES
| FOR BATTERY B
Weyerhaeuser Lad Says Fritz
Kept Boys Awake With
Constant Smelling

Elmer Bjerke, of Weyerhaeuser
one of the boys in Battery B, the Rusk
county unit, writes eatertainingly OF
the lively times over there during the
last days of the war in the following
letter to his former chilm. George
Koehler, son of Phil Koehler, of
Weyerhaeuser
Somewhere on the Firing, Line,
October ~ 1918.
Hello George:
How is the old boy? / am fine and
dandy and hope this letter will find
you the same. ] received your most
welcome letter a few days ago and will
try to answer it now if Fritz will let
me sit still long enough to do it. Old
Fritz makes it good and lively for us
some times. lie scared the Supply
company out Of their home last night
and some Of the boys came over and
sbunked with us.
/ did not see your brother, Law
renee. Don't know if he came over or
not. Oh say Old Pal it is not much
fun to sleep at night when Fritz drops
big shells around our little tents and
It makes a fellow feel like singing
Home Sweet Home" Ha Ha !
Well it is all in life time.
Those Germans have lived like
Kings over here. They have built nice
little homes. have gardens and every
AZ: 81, + Sc E5aot
have their gardens now so Fritz will
be minus his garden stuff for the
winter
Say old Top | wish you could see
some of the ground we have to fight
over | will tell you what it looks
like You know that patch of pine
stumps your old man has north of the
house. well if you would take and
blow all of the stumps out and then
burn it over and use about 10 or 10
pounds of dynamite under each stump
and blow few more holes around
there you would have a sample of some
of the ground we have gone over the
last few weeks.
Well how is everything around the
Soft Maple now? A little dead | sup
pose. Well | wish | was back there
instead Of over here. / see you are
making it hot for the pro Germans
around there. Ha.! Hal
/ must close for this time,
From Your Old Pal,
ELMER BJERkE.
Battery B. Tooth f. A. Am. e. f.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-06
NAVY BOY HOME

Emil Rasch arrived home Friday
from Hampton Roads, Va, on ten
day furlough. Emil is a fireman on
the Z. S. cruiser Minneapolis, which
has been engaged in convoy work. He
has made numerous trips across the
pond but was never afforded an
opportunity for shore leave on the
other side, as the ship would turn
around and start for home just before
the convoy reached port.
During his trips the enemy subma-
rines succeeded in getting but one ship
of the many fleets the Minneapolis
Earded on their voyage across the At
santic. This ship was carrying great
esany large motor trucks and all went
teethe bottom. The mermaids are
probably driving them now. L h e
members of the crew were saved. An
other warship accounted for the sub
marine
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

G. X. Ellingson, of Hawkins, trans
acted business here today.
Jack Stone. of Rice Lake, was in
the city Tuesday on business.
Mrs. G.. e. O'Beirne and son, Cliff
ford are down with the FLU"
George T. Stine has been confined to
his bed this week with an attack of the
grip.
j. C. Lee is spending a couple days
in Minneapolis combining pleasure
with business.
Mrs. Earl Richie and little daughter,
of Mandan, North Dakota. are here for
a short visit with Mrs. Riches aunt,
Mrs. Charles Eisenach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Jacobs are the
proud parents of a daughter, born to
them Wednesday,; Dec. 4.
Mrs. Peter plante returned Satur-
day from Chippewa Falls, where she
had visited with her parents a couple
of weeks.
Miss Juliet Conrad is in the hospi-
tai at Eau Claire, where she has had
an operation for the removal of her
adenoids.
w. f. PageI left Sunday night to re-
sumo his duties as salesman for the
Ladysmith Chair & Furniture Co, af-
ter spending week at home.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-06
DEATH OF ARTHUR ANDERSON

Arthur John Anderson died at st.
Marys hospital in this city last Fri
day, Nov 20, at 2:15 p. m. of COM
plicatiOn of influenza, pneumonia and
tuberculosis.
Mr.. Anderson was born at. st. Paul,
Mimi, March 10, 1890. The deceased
was a single man, leaving, besides his
father, A. g. Anderson, three sisters
and three brothers: Mrs. Dan Skelley,
Sappelton, b. G.; Mrs. August Bell
gard, Rockford, HI. NJ iss Edith,
George, William and Elmer Anderson,
all of this city. Mr. Anderson was
buried in the family plot in the Glen
Flora cemetery, Saturday, Rev. John
Birrell conducting a brief service at
the grave.
Mr.. Anderson had been resident
of Ladysmith and previously at Glen
Flora for many years, having a large
number of friends at both places who
will mourn his loss.
Alfred Gerard, of Odanah, friend
of the deceased, attended the funeral
and returned home Sunday night.
Mrs Bellgard left Sunday evening
for her home at Rockford, Ill.