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Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
Govt to Deal With
 Bridgeport Strikers
To Enforce Acceptance of Re cent Award of the War Labor Board.

Washington, Sept. 5.-Steps to en- force acceptance by employees of mu- milton factories. in Bridgeport. Conn.,, of the recent award of the War Labor Board are under consideration by the secretary of war. In making this an- nouncement tonight. the war depart ment said the secretary had taken the matter up with the War Labor Board as the result of an appeal by the ord nance department, contracts jet by which are being delayed by strikes in the plants.
 The Bridgeport controversy has been passed upon by the highest tri- bunal set up by the government" said | the secretary of war. and the only re- maining question is that of enforc- | ing the decision.
 Taking over the plants where pro- duction is threatened by the strikes is not contemplated. it was said, be- cause the employees have accepted the 1 boards award
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE
 STANDS HIGH MORALLY

New York, Sept. 5.-The American army in France stands higher morally than the civil population due to the influence for good thrown around our soldiers by the Red Cross, the Y NJ. c. A., the Knights of Columbus and other agencies working for their bet torment, said. Dr. Charles s. MacFar- land, on his return here tiday after a tour of the western front in behalf of the federal council of Churches of Christ of America, of which he is gen. eral secretary. He delivered messag es to the American and allied armies and the French people.
 The civilian work of the Red Cross and other special agencies over there is already rebuilding and reconstruct ing the life of France and winning for America the whole heart of the peo- pie" said Dr. Mcfarland "All this is opening the way for agreat evange- ical movement in that country"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
MORE PAY FOR LOWEST
 PAID BOSTON FlREMEN

Boston, Sept. 5.-An increase in wages to the lowest paid members of the Boston fire department was an- nounced by Mayor Andrew J. Peters Although the firemen last night to vote Monday unless their demands for S306 a year general increase were granted the mayor said his action was not influenced by the strike threat.
 The increase. he stated, was the re- suit of a report from the finance com mission made today after a prolonged investigation. Under it's recommenda- tions firemen now receiving $500 or s1,000 and who have served at least three months. will be given $1, LOO The S1.000 grade will be eliminated alto gether and s1,100 will be the mini mum for new men after three months probation. The demands of the higher paid men will be considered when the budget for 1919 is prepared, | the mayor announced.
 In the event these demands are not acceptable to the men and the strike is called the mayor stated he would request Governor Mccall to have the state guard man the department to any extent required
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
GENERAL LUDENDoRFF
 DOESN'T KNOW AMERICANS

Amsterdam. Sept 5.--That Ameri- can assistance will be a decisive fac Tor in the war is a vain hope on the part Of the entente. according to Gen iral Ludendorf. the first quartermns- .er general of the German army, Tn a ustement to the Vienna newspapers.
 General Ludendorff, however, admit Cd that the Americans were render gE no inconsiderable assistance to the Niles both in men and material.
 The French have always lived upon iopes." said Ludendorff. First it was Hopes of Russia; now it is hopes of America We settled with the Rus tlan steam roller we shall settle with he Americans.
 "Our will to victory remains un- broken: we shall break the enemy's will to annihilate"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
GERMAN RETREAT BEGINS
 ID LOOK LIKE A R0UT
In the NoyOn Sector of SosOns the French Have Reclaimed Thirty ViIIages-In the North From Peronne to Ypres the British Continue to Force the Enemy Give Ground

Germans to fall back as fast as they can to the old German lines running southeastward from St. Quentin.
 The French and Americans are hard after the Germans between the Vesle river and the Aisne and for more than eight miles. extending from Condo to Viel Arcy, they have driven the enemy across the Aisne and are standing on the southern bank of the river. East ward toward Rheims. almost up to the gates of the cathedral city, the Ger man line is falling back northward At the Anchor point of the line in the vicinity of Rheims, however, the Ger mans seem to be holding, evidently realizing that retrograde movement here would necessitate a straighten- ing of their line perhaps as far east ward as Verdun.
 In the initial manoeuvre to the re- treat along the vesle front the Amer jeans and French captured both Ba- zoches and Fismette. From BaZoches they moved six miles northward to vieil Arcy while from Fismette they l have penetrated more thaI three miles I northward to Barbonval. which Is only a little more than mile south of the Aisne
 Tn Flanders the British have taken the town of Pioegsteert and positions southwest O. Messines and northeast of Wulverghem and repulsed strong | counter attacks launched against | them.
 Southeast of Arras the way dowr the line to south of the Somme below | Peronne the British have dug more | deeply into the enemy's front on vari- ous sectors, especially toward Cam brai and immediately north and soutf of Peronne in the latter region having driven ir the enemy's rear guards fol
 considerable distances.
 The Germans have been violently bombarding the Americans at Frapelle
 on the eastern end of the battle iron in Lorraine, but have attempted no in I fantry attacks. More than 5000 shells
 many of them gas projectiles hav'
 been sent into the American line b! the enemy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
KAISER CALLS PRESENT
 BATTLES DECISIVE

Amsterdam, Sept 5.-(By A. PD- Emperor William has telegrapred the municipality of Munich a message in which he alludes to the fighting now in progress as the present decisive battles" and declares the German people will unitedly stand with all their strength in defence of the Fath- erland. The text of Nle telegram reads:
 "The German people understand the difficulty of the present decisive bat ties against an enemy filled with hat red jealousy, and the will to destruc- ton, but has unanimously decided to devote all it's strength to defend against it's enemies assaults on it's sacred soil and it's kultur. which it had won in peaceful work"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
STORIES OF INDIVIDUAL
 HEROISM OF AMERICANS

Washington, Sept 5.-Graphic stor
 ies of the individual heroism and dar- ing of Al American officers and men fighting in France are told in cryptic citations by General Pershing in awarding them Distinguished Service Crosses The citations were received at the war department as delayed section of General Pershing's com munique for Wednesday.
 One of the men decorated was a private of infantry who was attacked by eleven Germans when he entered cellar at VauX, July l, to install a telephone. He killed two of the en- emy and took the other nine prisoners. A corporal of infantry cleared out a farmhouse near Villers sur Fere, July | 28, single handed, killing four Ger mans, capturing one and holding the house by himself until support arrived A sergeant of infantry after rush. | ing ahead of his line near Sergy, July | 2S, was so badly wounded that he could not stand. Ten Germans. of the 1 Prussian Guard attacked him. He
 arose to his knees. shot five of then and the others fled. In another case 1 a private of infantry on July 2S, neal l Villers sur Fere saw six Germans ab-
 out to take prisoner his corporal, who
 had been severely wounded. He call
 ed comrade, advanced on the Ger
 mans killed two of them, took tht
 other four prisoners and carried th' corporal to the American lines. machine gun sergeant brought dowl two German airplanes which Wer'
 sweeping an American trench witl machine gun fire. Despite the rain 0
 enemy bullets, the sergeant turned hi
 own machine gun on the planes ant
 riddled the upper one until it collaps | ad In falling it struck the lower one causing it also to crash to earth.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
PERU TO ALLOW U. 6. TO USE
 INrERNED GERMAN VESSELS

Lima, Peru, Sept 5-Congress to- day approved an arrangement reach ed between the Peruvian and Ameri- can governments for the use of the German vessels interned at Callao.
 Eight German vessels which were in- termed at Callao were taken over by the military forces of Peru last June. They include several large steamers, with passenger accommodat ations, form erly plying between San Francisco and South American ports and German ports
 When Peru broke of relations with Germany in October. 1917, the Peru vian congress gave to the president the authority to utilize the German ships if the national necessity de- manded it.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
DETAILS OF ALLIED
 ADVANCE IN SIBERIA

Tokio, Thursday, Aug. 29 (by A. P). Reporting the military operations of the entente allied forces in Siberia, a statement issued today by the Japan csc war office says:
 The right column of our troops pursuing the enemy beyond the Uyeraya river halted on Aug 26 at Medoujiya, ten miles east of Simakoff. Our left column occupied the eminence north of Simakoff Our center, reach ing Simakoff stopped there.
 Our troops were nearly in the same formation on Aug P. On that day they were engaged in reconnaissance repairing the bridge and making other preparations.
 Our cavalry and a detachment of General Kalminoff's forces are advanc- ing north through the Ussuri river valley"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
Condensed TeIeqrams
The new list of the essential indus

The new list of the essential Indus- tries will be issued Monday.
 Colonel Roosevelt is visiting his wounded son, Captain Archie. at New port News.
 The 9,6GO-ton steamer to be Iaunch- ed Saturday at Kearney, N. J., VIII be named Piave.
 An American steamer brought 6,o0O,- 900 pieces of mail from American troops in France and Belgium.
 The government will prevent the strike of 2,500 motormen and conduc- tors of Cleveland railways.
 All machinery on informed German ships in Chile was damaged by the crews They used dynamite.
 Oil output of California amounts to 281 859 barrels day. The total for August was SS7, 1929 barrels. Two large warehouses at Copen- hagen were secured for storage of sup plies of American prisoners in Ger many.
 More than seven million persons of foreign birth subscribed total of S741, ,437 900 to the Third Liberty Loan War gardens and farms cultivated l by soldiers at thirteen training camps | have reached an acreage of 2,l4S acres.
 The Controller of Currency issued ;a call for the condition of all nation al banks at the close of business Aug 1 31
 Doctor Hans von' Hertig, Munich | physician, wants to have law enacted to prevent German widows from mar rying.
 Satisfactory conditions were report ed to the State Department iron 1 Nogales Ariz., the scene of the borde trouble last week.
 Five hundred shoe workers in Brock ton, Mass, are on strike. They Sd. some manufacturers refused to talk back strikers.
 Merchant marines enlistments hav increased so great that reserve lis may have to be formed. The averag
 daily enlistments total 1855. At the national conference of Brltis
 postal employees which meets soon, de
 mands will be made for higher wages
 pensions and better working hours.
 General William s. Graves, com
 manding the American forces in Si
 beria, reached Vladivostok. He wa
 accompanied by his staff and 1,S8
 men.
 Food administrators from ever state in the Union have gathered i Washington to discuss with Food Ad ministrator Hoover a new conserve
 tion program. The 1oo-ton four-masted scnoone : Jacob W. Hook was launched from u l, yard of the Crosby Navigation Co. { Richmond, Me, yesterday. It was tf
 first launching there in thirty years. Major Henry L. Hieeinson, foundt , of the Boston Symphony Orchestr
 has begun organizing "Libert
 courses" in Massachusetts at the II : quest of the State committee on put 2 lie information.
 \ Large quantities of foodstuffs f. | soldiers in enemy prison camps al ? for civilian relief were purchased [ the War Department and sent + | France, Switzerland and Denmark 3 be distributed by the American Rt " Cross. The United States Employment Sc y vice has sent out a ,can for 60,000 mt to furnish the Government with r
 quisite supply of timber from Mai forests. The timber contains a pee "A liar type of wood pulp which is nee ]. ed to line shells.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
MISSING HARVARD
 DRAFT DODGER DEAD

Jamaica N. Y. Sept 5.-Lawrence Bullard, Harvard man who disap- peared from his home here last April after having been indicted with his parents on a charge of conspiring to evade the draft. died at Nogales. Ariz., on August 30 of typhoid fever, accord ing to a telegram received today by his father from the authorities of the hospital to which he was taken.
 Tried and acquitted. the parents said they had not heard from their son since he disappeared, although it was reported at one time that he had reached Denver.
 According to his father, young Bull lard, who was graduated from Phil lips Exeter Academy in 1913 and from Harvard in 1917, was Opposed to all wars" At Harvard he was editor of a college paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
 ENLISTED IN WAR WORK

Washington. Sept. 5.--More than 400 educational institutions have been en- listed in the war departments pro- gram for educating at the expense of the government recruits who are se- lected as worthy of this privilege. Tentative contracts with additional colleges are being signed every day.
 Virtually the entire first class to be given the special courses will be drawn from the IS and 19 year old men who are already registered at the approved institutions for the scholastic year beginning next month. The period between October and December will be devoted to testing out the plan and those students who fail to take full advantage of their opportunity in this period will find themselves changing places with other men from the draft ranks,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
NAVAL REsERVIST AND
 FYEOWOMAN AUTO VICTIMS

Hampton Falls. N. H.. Sept. 5.-Sea- man P. J. OBrien. naval reservist stationed at the Boston navy yard, was instantly killed and Miss Mary A. Monahan, yeoWoman at. the same yard, died on the way to hospital as the result. of an automobile accident here tonight Miss Marie A. George, stenographer in the commandments office at the Boston yard, was seri- cusly injured.
 O'Brien was 6riving the car in which the three were riding when it struck sandy place in the road. The machine upset, rolled over three times and sent it's occupants in various di- rections.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
STACKER RAIDS IN NEW
 YORK ARE CALLED OFF

New York, Sept. 5.-It was an nounced shortly before midnight that Charles F. Dewoody, chief of the de- partment of justices bureau of inves- tigation in this city, had called off all stacker raids in New York and nearby communities at o'clock tonight. Late this afternoon MT. Dewoody intimated that the drive might extend beyond the three day limit
 By g o'clock the Sixty ninth regi- ment armory. the chief detention cen ter, virtually was deserted The last prisoners had been taken before the central examining board. or to the federal building. where two judges ot the United States circuit court work ed far into the night disposing of the cases rapidly. They announced that they would hold court all night ii necessary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
SOUTHERN SENATORS PROTEST
 FIXING OF COTTON PRICES

Washington, Sept. 5.-Senators from the cotton growing states at a con- ference today decided to protest to President Wilson against any action by the War Industries Board looking to the fixing of cotton prices. The sen ators hope to see the president to- morrow.
 Chairman Baruch, of the War In- dustries Board, announced yesterday that committee soon would be ap- pointed with the approval of the pres ideht to visit the cotton growing states and inquire into the "advisa- bility and feasibility of stabilizing cot ton prices for the protection of both the producers and consumers and of handling the crop so that the needs of the United States and the allies could be met
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
By The Associated Press.)

The French and Americans are fast driving the Germans out of their po- sitions in southern Picardy and in the sector between the Vesle nd Aisne riv- CTS. So rapid has been the progress of the aIlies-the French in Picardy and the Americans and French from Soissons eastward toward Rheims that the retirement of the enemy has the appcarance at present of the be- ginning almost of a roul.
 Meanwhile Field Marshal Haig in the north. from Peronne to Ypres, has been almos. as husily engaged with his troops in carving successful ruanoerrvres which are only in a slightly less degree of rapidity forcing The Germans everywhere to give ground. Hair's men again have made Inc Germans taste bitter defeat on numerous sectors. and the end of the nunishulHnt for them seems not yet in sight.
 Tn 'he latest fighting in the region extending from the old Noyon sector 10 Soissons the French have reclaim ed thirty villages from the Germans: harassed the Somme canal at several roints and arc standing only short distarce from the important junction of Ham with It's roads leading to St Quentin and La Fere.
 On the south they have made fur ther crossings of the Ailette river and are fast skirting the great wooded re- zion which acts as a barrier to di- rect attack on Laon the Chemin Des Danes and the western Aisne defenses of the enemy. Seemingly at the ssres- ent rate of progress this barrier shortly win have been overcome and indeed. the entire salient northwest of Soissons obliterated. Already the French south of Fresnes. on the fringe of tho high forest of Coucy. have pen. etrated the old Hindenburg line.
 All behind the lines northeast o Noyon great conhaETations are to b, seen particuNrly around Jussy ant Ia Fere which apparently is an indi cation that it is the intention of tn,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
ATTACK UPON BRITISH
 CONSULATE AT MOSCOW

London. Sept. 5.-While the report of the attack upon the British con- sulate at Moscow has not been con firmed, it is felt in diplomatic circles only too likely to be true. and anxiety exists over the fate of R. H. Lock hart the acting consul-general, and J. o. Wardrop the consul, who have been waiting at Moscow for safe conduct.
 It appears that the Soviet govern :nent insisted that M. Litvinoff, Bol- shevik ambassador to Great Britain. should be sent to Bergen before it would agree to issue permission for MT. Lockhart and Mir Wardrop to depart. The British government de- clined to agree to such an arrange ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
BOY KILLED TRYING TO
 BOARD A MOTOR TRUCK

Windsor, Conn. Sept. 5.-John Dom broski. 13 years old, of Hartford, was run over and killed near here tonight by motor truck owned by the Amer ican- -Sumatra Tobacco Company. The boy worked on one of the tobacco plantations and was returning home with other boys on the truck. After running at the side of the vehicle on a grade he tried to board the truck but was pushed off by some of the
 other boys and fell under the wheels.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
HOLLAND PROTESTS WORK
 OF GERMAN SUBMARINES

The Hague Sept. 5.-It is officially announced that the Dutch minister in Berlin has been instructed to protest vigorously against "the merciless- ac- tion'' of German submarine in she'll ing a Dutch trawler off Krommenie, North Holland, August [, in which fishermen were killed, and to demand compensation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
AIR MAIL SERVICE FROM
 NEW YORK TO CHICAGO

Cleveland, Sept 5.-Max Miller in t.irplane carrying mail from New York to Chicago, landed in a field in the outskirts of this city at 9.20 tonight. The machine was slightly damaged. but the pilot escaped injuries. A stiff wind blew the aviator 150 miles out of his course. He will spend the night here and will resume his trip to Chi cago tomorrow morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
s5 ENEMY PLANES DESTROYED;
 POO HAVE BEEN DISABl ED

London. Sept. 5.-Four. hundred and 6xty-five enemy machines hove been destroyed and two hundred disabled dnce the commencement of the of rnsive on Aug. 8. according to an of iciai statement on aerial operations nnight Sixty-one hostile balloons Ferc destroyed and 911 tons of bombs Fere dropped on various targets.
 Two hundred and sixteen British machines are missing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
FocH PROMISES PURSUIT
 OF ENEMY WILL CONTINUE

Paris. Sept. 5.-CHavas)-In a tele- gram replying to the congratulations of the Paris municipal council, Mar shal Foch, commander in chief of the entente allied forces thanked the coun- cil in his own name on behalf of the French and allied armies, and added: ''The German rush which menaced Paris and Amiens has been broken. We will continue to pursue the enemy | implacably."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
NO PHOTOGRAPHS OF
 GERMAN EXECUTIONERS

New York, Sept. 5,-Gustave Kordes. an official German executioner. told officers of the Enemy Alien Bureau here today that he had not registered as an enemy alien because he would have had to submit several photo graphs and 'fn Germany an eXecu- tioner is not permitted to have his photograph taken" His. internment recommended. despite his plea. that "a man should not be compelled to violate what is the law of his coun- try.'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
UNLIKELY PRESIDENT WILL
 MAKE LOAN CAMPAIGN

Washington, Sept. 5.-It is extremely unlikely that President Wilson will make tour of the country in be- helf of the fourth Liberty loan. Be- cause of the pending revenue legis- lation and other important matters the
 president was understood today to feel that prolonged absence from Washington this month would be un- wise.
 While no definite announcement that the president would make a swin g around the country speaking for the loan had been made it was generally understood that he was planning a trip that would take him to she pacific coast.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
ASSASSINATION OF FORMER
 CZARINA AND DAUGHTERS

Madrid, Sept 5.-A despatch was received here last night from London, reporting the assassination of the for. mer Russian empress and her daugh- ters, but in view of the steps taken by King Alfonso to obtain the trans- fer to Spain of the family of the de- posed and murdered Russian monarch the report was treated with all re- serve. ......... -.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
ONE MAN KILLED, 43
 INJURED IN WRECK ON R, |

Comanche, Okla, Sept. 5.-One man was killed and forty three were in jured, several seriously, when three coaches of a Rock Island train were derailed near here today. The dead and injured were members of a party of eighty drafted men from Garfield county, Okla on their way to training caNn&
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
HOUSE PASSES WATER
 POWER LEASING BILL

Washington, Sept 5.-The adminis- tration water power bill was passed late today by the house after leaders had failed in a second attempt to amend it so as to carry out the wish es of President Wilson that flair value" instead of the amount of the met investment should be paid by the federal or municipal governments in taking over power plants at the end of the fifty year lease periods.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
POETRY, FICTION AND
 ADVERTISEMENT ESSENTIALS S

Boston, Sept 5.-Persons writing poetry, fiction and advertisements are engaged in essential industries and not affected by. the work or fight" rules, according to information sent out by the provost marshal generals office to a local draft board tonight. Edward Sampson, chairman of the board, found several registrants under those classifications on his lists and asked Washington for a ruling.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-06
VoN HERTLING REQUESTS t
 REFORM OF THE FRANCHISE

Amsterdam, Sept. 5.-In appealing to the constitution committee of the Prussian upper house to fulfil the em- peror's pledge for reform of the franchise. Chancellor Non Hertling said that. in his honest conviction, with this serious question the pro- tection and the preservation of the crown and the dynasty is at stake.~