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Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
.Speedy Prosecution
 of Army Officers
Who Are Accused of Irregu- larities in the Hughes Re port of Investigation of Air craft Production.

Washington, Nov. 1.-Prosecution of the three army officers held by Charles F. Hughes in his report on the aircraft investigation to oe guilty of dealing with corporations in which they were financially interested is to be started without delay, it was said today at the department of justice The cases may be laid before a federal grand jury in Washington.
 The officers are Lieutenant Colonel J. G. Vincent, former vice president of the Packard Motor Car company; Lieutenant Colonel George w. Mixter, stockholder in the Curtiss Airplane and Motor corporation, and Lieutenant Samuel B. Vrooman, Jr., stockholder in the s. B. Vrooman company of Philadelphia If substantiated, the charges made against the officers would involve imprisonment of not more than two years and fine of not more than $2,000,
 Reports that other army officers commissioned since the nation entered the war have been dealing with firms in which they have a financial interest are being investigated by agents of the department of justice. It was un- derstood that the number of officers under investigation was small.
 Secretary Baker said today that he had not yet completed his study of MT. Hughes report and therefore was not prepared to announce his action upon the recommendations of Mir | Hughes that Colonel E. A. Deeds, at | tached to the bureau of military aero nautics be brought to courtmartial for the alleged supplying of confiden-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
Hungaians in Rot
 at Perth AInbOy
Police and State Military Re- serves Are PatroIling the Streets-One Man Was Killed.

Perth Amboy. N. J.. Nov 1.--Police and New Jersey state military reserves were patroling the streets here tonight to prevent repetition of q riot which broke out today between two factions of the Hungarian population One man was killed and one wounded. The II ouble started when the congresa tion of the Church of Our LadN of Hungary left the church and demand ed that Louis Scipo remove from the window of his savings bank weekly newspaper containing an attack upon their pastor. the Rev. Francis Gross. On Scipo's refusal. the congregation smashed the bank windows. wrecked the furniture and attacked the banker Scipo, in self protection as he told the police, fired seven shots in the crowd wounding two men one of whom later died. The banker surrendered to tha police and swore out warrants cnarg ing the clergyman with melting riot They were held for grand jury action The Rev. MT. Gross previously had been arrested charged by Scipo and the editor of the newspaper with at- tempted assault.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
CONSIDERING GOVT CONTROL
 OF NEWS PRINT PAPEB

Washington, Nov. 1. - Government control of the news print paper in- Gustry by which paper will be distrib- uted to all newspapers in the country to protect the smaller newspapers, is being considered by Chairman Ba- rIch, of the War Industries Board. December 1 is the date the control would become effective under the present plan.
 Some larger newspapers, nc said, have been able to purchase 1u ampIt supply and in some cases have mo1e than their requirements while smaller ones face a shortage which threatens suspension of publication.
 A tentative plan has been worked out by the pulp and paper section of the board for Chairman BarUch's ap proval. Operation of paper mills by the government is not contemplate l, hut the entire newsprint output of the country would be allotted acting on each papers requirements, thus as surfing smaller papers now said to have difficulty in obtaining n,9WsDrint from the mills. Chairman Baruch said today that an investigation or the newsprint situation disclosed that some action by the government toward equitable distribution of paper is nee essary.
 It is considered probable that the new plan, if accepted. will supersede the present restriction of. the use Of reWsprinJ which reduced the news space in daily newspapers 15 per cent. and Sunday editions twenty per cent. Mir Baruch intirnated he would be in favor of allowing each newspaper so much paper to be used in any way the publisher desired.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
PRESIDENT WILSON IN
 COMMUNICATION WITH HOU


 Washington, Nov. 1-President Will @on today continued the frequent ex- changes of communications with Col- onel D. M. House which have been proceeding steadily sin:e the special representative of the American gov ernment reached France a week ago with Admiral William & Benson, ranking officer of the navy Late in the day the president wilked over to the state, wa and navy building from the White House for d conference with Secretary Baker.
 Thus far TO inkling. has been giv- en here as tC the proceedmgs of the Supreme War Council, which conven- ed today, to arrange the terms of an armistice for Germany and Austria or of the exchanges which took place at Paris between representatives of the Entente nations and Colonel House before the councils sessions be- gan.
 There was no confirmation in Washington today of reports from Europe that General Diez, the Italian commanderinchief, had received from the Supreme War Council the terms of an armistice he was authorized tC offer to the Austrian commander in the field. However in many quarters the report, if not correct, was rcgerded as being only slightly in advance of the facts.
 Such official information as the state department had today from what once had been the vast dual empire indicat- ed that very little remained of that structure owing to the separation ot l the Hungarians, Bohemians and Jugo- Slavs from tEe parent state. Even ir that remnant of a once mighty em- | pire grave disorders were reported and | it's total collapse was believed to be i imminent
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02

holds.
 On the plains the retrograde move ment of the enemy eastward toward the Tagliamento river virtually is complete rout, with allied airplanes violently attacking with machine guns the througs of the enemy hurryipg eastward; with the cavalry cutting to pieces the stragglers, and the infantry and machine gunners taking a heavy toll in men killed or wounded.
 Great numbers of the Austro- Hun garians still continue to Ee Winnowed back of the line to the prison cages. Large quantities of stores still are falling into the hands of the entente forces and numerous additional towns are being liberated. More than 700 guns already have been added to the store of other trophies taken by the allies
 In Belgium along the Scheldt from Berchem to Gavere, King Albert's men have pressed forward in the general direction of Ghent and at last accounts were standing on the western side of the canal which the Germans had hoped, before the concentrated attack was begun against them some time ago. would prove a strong point in their northern defensive system.
 To the south, below Valenciennes, English and Canadian troops have driven the German line farther east ward over front of six miles, inf1ict- ing exceptionally heavy casualties on the enemy and drawing their line all most to the outskirts of southern Valenciennes. Several thousand pris- oners were taken in the enterprise.
 On the southern part of the front French and American troops are driv- ing northward over wide fronts, clear ing the enemy from the territory which | it is essential to hold if his line from Belgium to the Meues is to be retained | intact. Splendid progress has beer made in the first stages of tAe battle i and seemingly the great wooded massif north of Grandpre, a continual tion of the Argonne forest, is likely | 10 be enveloped soon. leaving to the allies only comparatively sthrong nat : ural barriers to an advance north
 ward.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
LIBERTY LOAN TOTAL $6,866, 6,416, 300 WITH 21,O0o0OO SUBSCRIBERS

Washington, Nov. 1.-Despite peace talk and influenza, American citizens have responded for fourth time to the governments appeal for war loans with more than was asked. Total sub scriptions of s6 S66, ,416, 300 from more than 21. 100000 individuals is the record of the fourth Liberty loan as an nounced by the treasury, based on careful estimates by the twelve fed eral reserve banks. The entire SS00,- 000, 900 oversubscription will be accept ed and applied to reducing the size of the fifth loan, to be offered in the spring. Final figures may send the fourth loan total even higher owing to long delay by banks in tabulating
 their pledges. Reserve banks were instructed by the treasury to report conservative estimates of their sales and subscribers, making them low rather than too high For this reason some revision of the totals will be made within a week or ten days. All districts reported oversubscriptions, ranging from 26 per cent for Boston te little less than $ per cent. for San Francisco. The aggregate Oversub- Scription was 14.44 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02

charred beyond recognition and only a few of them have been identified late tonight.
 The walls of the cars were crushed in as the train sideswiped the tunnel. wall and many of the passengers were ground to death against the concrete The rescuers who arrived first found women and girls with their arms around each other pinned beneath seats that were torn and broken and partly burned. In the first car pas sengers were pinned against the roof and against the walls. Some of them had been pierced with splinters of wood, while others had been mortally wounded by the broken glass.
 Members of the Women's Motor corps of America, who responded with their cars to calls for help, went into the tunnel to comfort and succor men, women and children who were alive and conscious but pinned down by the wreckage so they could not be removed. Many Of the passengers died in the arms of the young women who had come to aid them.
 Passengers declared that the train was run at terrific speed all the way to the tunnel after Brooklyn bridge had been passed Women and chill
 
 would get out, but the crush in the train was So great they could not reach the doors.
 President Williams of the B. R. T. denied late tonight that the motor man in charge of the train was a "green" hand. He declared he was a motor switchman whose duty it had been to ru9 trains in and out of yards and that he must, of necessity, have been familiar with thei roperation. He did not deny that he had taken the place of a striker, but insisted that he was not a train despatcher. The public service commission calI- l ed Mir. Williams and L. G. Grifhngs, assistant grand chief of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers into ! conference in an effort to settle the strike. The members of the union were in executive session late tonig,st l to decide upon their course of action and it was reported a settlement might 1 be reached before morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02

note from the German government protesting against disposition of form CT Teuton owned interests ln the Unit ed States
 German property seized iH this coun-
 try totals $500, ,0o0,000 nd soon will reach $1,0O0, 000,0OO. as compared with 4,000, 900 worth of American inter ests taken over in German, Mir. Pal mer said Tn line with the govern
 ment's policy of wiping out all the
 "outposts of kultur" in the United
 States, he added, the former German companies will be sold only to per
 sons who can satisfy the advisory
 committee of the Alien Property Office
 of their Americanism. This commit tee. headed by Otto T. Barnard of New York. also will decide whether or not the prices offered are fair.
 Chief of the manufactories to be placed upon the auction block are the
 Passaic, N. .I. Woolen Mills, valued at $50 900, 900, principal among them the great Botany Worsted Mills whose ap- praisal at s140000 900 has just been completed. Tine Bayer Company, one of the countrys leading makers of pharmaceutical products, and the Heyden Chemical Company, a close rival of the Bayer concern in size, al so will be sold. Most of tha auctions it was announced, will take place al the plants, though it few will be held in New York
 Plants to be disposed of with the
 dates of safe. include; Bayer Com
 pany, New York, December 3; Hey den Chemical Works, Garfield, N. J..
 December II; New Brunswick Chemi- cal Company, New Brunswick, N. J,
 December IS, Bosh Magneto Company | Springfield, Mass, November q; In ternational Textiles, Inc. Bridgeport l Conn., December Il; Stollwerck Com pany, Inc. Chocolate mallers), Stam- | ford Conn, December 13; Schutte and
 Koerting Company (machinery), Phil adelphia, December 13; Dr. Jaeger l Sanitary and Woolen System Com pany, New York, December IA.
 The Heyden Chemical Works, Mir
 Palmer declared, figured prominently
 in the schemes early in the European
 war of Hugo Schmidt, agent in this ] country of the Deutsche Bank of Der | lin. to corner the carbolic acid mar
 ket and thus prevent the allies from
 obtaining from America the by-pro- | duct, picric acid, essential to manu- | facture of high explosives.
 1 The Bosch Magneto Company wa: found by the custodian 10 be 100 pel | cent German owned, while the i Schutte and Kerting company, listed as the property of Mrs. Adelbert
 Fischer of Philadelphia, actually wa: owned by her father, Ernest Koerting the Carnegie of Germany
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
HEAVY ARTILLERY
 ACTION BY AMERICANS

With the American Army Northwest of Verdun Nov. 1, 6 p. t1.--(By The A Pl-The first American army smashed forward for material gains along the enemy front today. In con- Junction with the French army on it's left the Americans resumed in force the operation begun September 26.
 Preceded by the heaviest artillery preparation vet used bE the Ameri- cars the infantry went over the top at 5.30 o'clock this morning all along the line. By o'clock the troops had taken Chamr igneulle. <. Georges Tandres ct St Georges. and the Ian d'Huy farm and 2.500 prisoners.
 There was opposition orly at the outset. This was carried out by brisk machine gun fire for from twenty tc thirty minutes when it cased off and enabled the troops ;o advance without serious fighting.
 Later stiff opposition developed in inc Bois des EoEes and continued for some time, but before noon all the ob- iectives along the entire front had been gained.
 The advance of the Americans in- creses materially the feasibility of firing at the Nezieres, Sedan. Mont medy and Longuyon railroad commu nicstion. and now that they are SC much nearer direct hits can be ex- pected with regularity.
 The Americans never before had SC much artillery in action as today. Al though the artillery preparation was of only two hours duration, the con centrsted rain of missiles fairly Smothered the Germans
 The enemy had in line this morninE between the Mouse and the Bour- gone Wood nine divisions. includins some of his best men. Against him tn, Americans threw in a superior number of fresh troops, all rested men. in gooC spirits and ready for a fight
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
PRE-ELECT!ON REPORTS
 OF CAMPAIGN EXPENSES

Washington, Nov. 1. Final pre- election reports of campaign expens- es were made to the clerk of the house of representatives today by the re- publican and democratic national con- mittees. The republican, organization had total expenditures of $675, 605, with contributions of $675 S15 and the Democratic committee disbursed $450,- 459 and received $49S,51J.
 Additional expenditures by the re- publican committee since it's last re- port totalled $1S4509, while supple mental contributions amounted to $1S4.470. The democratic committee reported an additional expense of S193,000 and new contrihutions of $S6.3S1
 The National Woman's Party also reported to the clerk of the house to- day an expenditure of $20S3 for wo- men campafgners sent from Washing ton to New Jersey, New Hampshire, ldal<, Wyoming, Oregon Nevada and Kansas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
MRS. BESSIE MAY SKEELS
 PLEADED NOT GUILTY MURDER

Lawrence, Mass, Nov. Mrs. Bes- sic May Skeels pleaded not guilty to- day to indictments charging her with the murder of Miss Florence w. Gay of Andover, a teacher at Abbot acad- en1y, and with larceny from Miss Gays estate. Mrs Skeels, who is a nurse, is accused of having admins tered poison while attending Miss Gay professionally.
 After the arraignment. counsel for Mrs SkeeIs filed a motion for a trial earlier than Feb. 24, the date set by the court. The motion was taken un- der adviSement
 Since her arrest on Aug. 26, Mrs. Skeels has been i'll in a hospital here. Her counsel today moved that she be sent back to the hospital pending trial but the court directed that she be committed to jail.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
COAL CONSERVED BY
 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

Washington, Nov. 1-Three and a hal million tons of coal have been saved in, the past six months by in dustrial power plants which have adopted the conservation recommenda- tions of the fuel administration. A national saving of twenty-five million tons annually is possible by universal adoption of the recommendations the fuel administration today estimated
 Some plants reported to the fuel administration a saving of coal amounting to as high as 25 per cent. while the average saving was reported as from 10 to 15 per cent. The largest savings have been in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Illinois. New York, Missouri, Michigan, Minne- sota and Wisconsin.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
CBy The Associated Press.)

From the mountain regions of north ern Italy to the plain of Nenetia and on salient sectors in Belgium and France the armies of the Teutonic allies are being violently attecked by troops of the entente.
 In Italy, except on several sectors in the hill country. the enemy is fast being overwhelmed: in both Belgium and France additional splendid gains entente. m the achievement of which men from the United States took a Eoodly part.
 In Serbia the Austrians and Ger mans are fast making their way out of the little kingdom, many of them al- ready having crossed the Danube. French and Serbian cavalry have reached Belgrade, from where a fast turning movement westward along the Save river is likely to work havoc with those of the enemy forces com ing northward in western Serbia and those who are Struggling northward through Albania.
 So far as Turkey is concerned. her capitulation is an abject one, and the 1, Ottoman no longer is to prove a factor in the world war
 Although the new smashes of the British, French and Americans in Bel sium and France have been markedly successful in the carrying out of the feneral program Of ridding France and Belgian soil of the invaders, it still is the Italian theatre on which the eyes of the world are centered. h. ternal strife in Germany and Austria Hungary and continued pleadings from the dual monarchy for an armistice and a cessation of hostilities have re- cefvcd scant notice, when compared with the impression that the wonder fui drive of the Italians and their allies aEabnst the Auntro- -Hungarians has made upon the world at large.
 Everywhere the enemy is being de- feated in Italy. In the Alpine region where the natural barriers had acted as bastions Of defense, the enemy line has been broken at salient points anC the foe compelled to seek safety 1T retreat 10 further mountain strong
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
TAFT URGES ELECTION OF
 REPUBLICANS TO CONGRESS

Portsmouth N. H., Nov. 1-Former President Taft urged New Hampshire voters in a speech here tonight to elect republicans to congress so that President Wilson would be held to an unconditional surrender by Germany and not to be allowed to make a peace by negotiation.
 MT. Taft objected to the presidents appeal for the election of democratic candidates for congress on the as- sumption that a democratic majority in both houses would make the presi- dent the unembarrassed spokesman in affairs at home and abroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
DEVENS MEN PROUD OF
 LIBERTY LOAN RECORD

Aver Mass, Nov, 1.-Qficers and men at Camp Deyens were elated to- day when complete Liberty Loan fig ures showed that this cantonment ranked second with subscriptions of $1,257, ,35O The Twelfth Division sta toned here was topped only by Camp Lee with subscriptions Of $1.614.950. but it was pointed out that Camp Lee has 10000 troops, while Devens has only 40, 900. The largest individual subscription at Camp Devens was $30. 900 while one officer alone at Camp Lee bought to the value af $33O,OO0, it was stated.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION
 IN BUDAPEST IS REPORTED

Copenhagen, Nov. IA successful revolution has taken place in Buda- pest, and the Hungarian national council has taken over the govern ment according to a message sent by Count Michael Karolyi to the Berlin Tageblatt.
 The message from Count Karolyi, who is head of the Hungarian inde- pendent party, reads:
 Revolution in Budapest. and na- tional council took over government. Military and police acknowledge na- tional council completely. Inhabitants rejoicing. (Signed) "KAROLYI,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
ALLIED FLEET SURE TO BATTLE
 WITH BLACK SEA FLEET

London, Nov. 1.-The allied feet 1t is believed is sure to come to grips with the old Russian fleet in the Black Sea if the war continues a few weeks longer. There is every reason to be- lieve that the Germans have put this fleet in good order. It consists of seven pre-dreadnoughts, two cruisers and twelve submarines, besides at least 26 other types of war craft. The enemy has the advantage of three good bases i'll the Black Sea-Odessa, Sebastopol and Nikolaiev-but it is likely that they are short of amnnuni- tion. At Nikolaiev four cruisers are be- ing built. One of them is nearly com pleted.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
LANCASTER, PA, PLACED
 UNDER QUARANTINE

Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 1.-As a re- suit of controversy between author ities at Lancaster and the acting state health comm Asioner over the refusal of the city to obey an order Keeping the saloons closed because of the in f1uen2a epidemic, the commissioner to- night declared that city to be under quarantine. All railroad and street companies and other common carriers were directed to discontinue carrying passengers to or from the city except federal and state officials on official cial business. The quarantine is to re- main until further notice.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
TO SAFEGUARD AMERlCA'S
 VAST INVESTMENTS ABROAD

New York, Nov 1-Fornial organi- zation of the committee on fofeegn se-. curities of the Investment Bankers association, which is designed to safe guard AT4eMca's vast investments abroad, was announced here today.
 The necessity of the committee arose, it was explained Sy the Thomas w. Iamonte of J. P. Morgan & Com pany, when the world was transformed the United States from a debtor na- ton to the extent of S4.OOR.OOo,O 900, to creditor nation with credits exceed ing $7,000,000
 According to MT. Lamont, at least three-fou Of Americas prewar Indebtedness has been directly liqui- dated, while the government has loan ed upwards of $7,500 coo 900 to it's al lies and private investors have loaned an additional S1,500,0 ,000,000
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
VOTE TO
 ACCEPT WAGE INCREASE

New Haven, Conn.,. Nov. 1.-The trolleymen employed by the Connecti- cut company have accepted the wage increase of five cents ansh hour award ed recently by the company, it was announced tonight by Hugh J. Cart land Jr., Of the trolleymens union The men voted last Wednesday throughout the state and the proposi- ton was carried by a large majority. The present contract had until next June to run, but the company made the proposal for an immediate raise in compensation as received of a peti- tion submitted by the trolleymen