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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
EXPENDITURES AT HOG
 ISLAND SHEPARD Up to Jan. 31 Were $23213y3626 6s-, General Auditor Bender Reports.

Washington, Feb. 15.-D. H. Bender, general auditor for the emergency fleet corporation, today submitted to the senate commerce committee a. state-' ment showing total expenditures at the Hog Island shipyard up to Jan. S1 last to be $23,s1s, ,362.6S. This report includes only the amount of money paid out up to Jan. 31, and does not take into consideration large num- Der of contracts now in force and for which a large expenditure is contem- plated.
 The report also disclosed that the American International corporation is interested in many enterprises and over half of it's common stock was set aside to be offered to stockholders of the National City bank of New York. c. A. Stone is it's president: F. A. Vanderlip is chairman of the board, and among it's vice presidents is Will lard Straight, who was connected with the National City bank The executive committee named comprises Stone, O, H. Balm, Ambrose Mcneil, P. A. Rocke- feller T. N. Vail and William Wood- ward.
 The directors of the corporation enumerated were J. Ogden Armour, C. A. Coffin w. E. Corey, Robert Dollar J. r. 1Edce, h. r. f10EIlCk, ElOTIO Q Dupont, Otto H. Balm, R. s. Lovett Ambrose Mcneil, H. s. Prichett. F. A
 Rockefeller, John D. Ryan, W. G. Saunders, J. A. Stillman. c. A. Stone Guy E. Tripp, T. N. Vail F. A. Van derlip, E. S. Webster, A. H. Wiggin Beekman Winthrop and William Woodward.
 The corporation, the report stated is interested with W. R. Grace & com pany in the Pacific Mail Steamship company; owns stock of the Allied Machinery company, manufacturers O machine tools; is interested with Ston,
 & Webster in the Latin-Americal
 corporation; has purchased the prop
 erty of the New York Shipbuidfn, company, Camden, N J.. and organ
 ized the New York Shipbuilding cor i poraHion It also was asserted ti1a l the American International corpora tion was interested in the Resin an, Turpentine Export company, Interna tional Mercantile Marine, United Frui company. American International Ter
 minals corporation, the China corpora
 ton, the Simes- Carey Railway an
 Canal company and Carter, Macy { | company.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

signed by ether union general heads pptting disputes in the hands of the labor adjustment board for settlement. and called his attention to the fact that in spite of his altitude local union officials were coming to the board with their grievances.
 Mir. Hurley said he. did not .ques- ton the patriotism of the carpenters, and added: "Wiil you ask the men nov paralyzing the ship yards and the nations var programme to go back to their work and trust to their govern ment to deal fairly with them?"
 Your efforts said MT. Hurley. 'have been confined to demanding spe- cial privileges for your organization that would discriminate in it's favor as against the other class"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
PROPOSED EXPENDITURES OF
 n RAILROADS THIS YEAR
Will Be Carefully Serutinized by Tech
 nieal and Financial Experts.

Washington. Feb. 15.-Proposed e1- penditures Of railroads for extensions and improvements this year will be carefully scrutinized by technical and financial experts of the railroad ad- ministration before being approved, according to a plan announced today by Director General McAdoo
 One of the first steps toward pairing down individual railroads estimates and rearranging the program for cap ital expenditures, is the appointment of a committee of railway engineers to investigate the eastern roads pro- posals.
 The eastern committee consists of Francis Ice Stuart, a New York en- gineer. chairman; A. T. Hardin, New York, chief engineer Of the New York Central: A. C.. Shand, Philadeiphia, chief engineer of the Pennsylvania and H. A! Lane. Baltimore, chief ren- gineer of the Baltimore and ,nhic.
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
De shifted to bring the most economi. ealso operation of. tonnage.

be shifted to- bring. the most econom;- ealso operation of tonnage:
 Allies Have Cut Foreign Trade. K The allies already have cut tbe;r foreign trade sharply but will make further reductions as a part of the general plan. American represents tlves sitting in London will work with allied representatives in eliminating and re-arranging ocean commerce to free ships for war service
 Handled by War Trade Board.
 Licensing of American exports and imports will be handled through inc war trade board which has created q. special contraband committee with fi- nal powers in deciding the countrv's foreign trade policies. The board which already issues licenses for the large number of commodities over which the government has exercised export and import control, will work with tho state department, the depart nie-it of commerce and the shippir 2 Soard in arranging trade routes.
 American ships taken out of the non hazardous trades and put into trans s-Atlantic service win be replaced where it can be done by neutral ton : mage for which the government is now negotiating. This tnnage will not fill the need entirely, however, and Ii- censes for goods regarded as non-es- sential will not be granted.
 Control of Neutral Tonnage. Control of exports and imports and | or bunker coal by the United States and the allies gives them control of neutral tonnage and officials predict that virtually all the ocean going ships owned by the neutrals win be in the American and allied services before many months
 Trade Balances Wiil Be Affected. Americas trade balances will be af- fected considerably by re-distributine commerce and one of the concerns of the government is to maintain them cn as favorable a basis as possible. Control over exports and imports Will be used to bargain with both the allies and the neutrais for products the United States must have to prose cute the war. @ls
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
POSED AS ENVoK FROM
 THE KING OF SPAIN
Telephone Operator Tried to Get $50. 100000 Loan From J.eP. Morgan & Go.


 New York. Feb. 15AHow s15 a week telephone operator, posing as His Excellency, the Marquis Edmond Rousselot di Castillct, confidential rep resentative of His Majesty. King AL fonso KILL of Spain,'' opened negotia- tions with the banking house of J. P. Morgan and Company for a loan Of $50 900 ,000, and, by promising that Spain would enter the war on the side. of the entente allies brought the state department into the matter, was re- vealed in the federal court here today when three indictments were returned against Edmond Rousselot, under the espionage law.
 Rousselot was pressing his plan for the loan when chance caused his arr rest on another charge, and his castles in Spain quickly toppled
 William Pierson Hamilton of the Morgan house, was foreman of the grand jury which returned the indict- ments, and was familiar with the en- tire transaction because he was a member of the firm to which the mat ter was entrusted. s
 When the subject of the loan was preached to the bank by. Rousselot, who had been properly introduced by. W. F. D. Stokes. of New York city: the bank immediately communicated with Secretary Lansing, who opposed the loan n the Spanish government through ar individual. and suggested that 1t be Zen up through the reg t1lar government channels. Rousselot objected to this method of procedure, explaining that the loan was to be- made personally to King Alfonso. and it was because of this secret arrange ment- that he could promise that Spain was to join the allies. | The negotiations were still under. way, and MT. Hamilton still had the matter under consideration when Rousselot, about three weeks ago, was arrested on the charge of falsely rep resenting himself as Count Rousse- lot" French diplomat here on a se- cret mission and being unable to ob- tain bail was sent to jail. This led to inquiry and the whole matter was laid before the grand jury.
 It developed that Rousselot had not confined his operations to banking i houses. but numbered among his con-, 1 fiding friends one woman from whom he had borrowed S10;000 on oil stocks of doubtful value, but for the redemp- tion of which he had pledged his "an- cestral estates"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
CENTRAL POWERS STILL , .4 AT WAR WITH RUSSIA.
German Foreign Secretary So Stated at Closing Session ef Peace Con. ference. 4


 Amsterdam, Feb. 15.-.Tbat Germany and Austria were stiM at war with Russia, was the; belief expressed by Dr. Richard Won Huehamann, the Ger man foreign secretary, ax tho coucind- ing session of the recent peace con- ference at Brest Litovsk after Trotz- ky, the Bofshevik foreign minister, had made his fiual stHeement that Russia was out of tho war and her armies would be demobiifzed but that she would desist from signing a formal peace treaty.
 The acts Of wxx, Dr. on Kueh1mann said. ended when Russia and the Teu- tonic allies signed the armistice, but when the arnisfice ended the warfare must be revived H eadded that be- cause one or two of the contracting parties had demobilized their armies, this fact would in nowise alter the situation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
VICE CONDITIONS MUST CEASE NEAR CAMPS
Logan and Bowie, in Texas, or the
 Soldiers Will Be Removed.

Houston, Texas. Feb. 15.-Formal warning has been given Houston and Forth Worth by Washington officials through Congressman D. B. Garrett, that vice conditions existing in the wis cinity of Camps Logan and Bowie must be ameliorated or the soldiers will be removed. In addition Secre- tary Baker was asked Governor Hobby to have the special session of the leg islation consider remedial measrres-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS MADE ]. I. BY BRITISH AND FRENCH
At Widely Separated Points on the Western Front
 They Smashed the German Gn.
NO GERMAN OFFENSIVE AS PER SCHEDULE

ncleent WeatLer Has Stopped Activity Along the Line East of St. Mhiel That the American Force is Holding -Over the Entire Western Front Aerial Activity Con- tinues Intense = Northeast of Jerusalem the British Have Penetrated the Turkish Line to Depth of Two Miles on FYont of Six MIes-ln the Straits of Dover German Torpedo Boat Destroyers Sank Eight Small British Craft = Trotz<y Has Informed the AlRussan Workmen's and Soldiers Councils Thai Russias With drawal From the War is a Real One But Germany and Austria Still Consider That State of War Exists.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
NEW RULING BY THE
 FOOD ADMINISTRATION
About Serving of Victory Pies, Pastry
 Cookies, GriddIe Cakes, Etc.

Washington, Feb. 15.-An hotels. restaurants, dining cars, steamships, boarding houses and other public eat ing places. including clubs, which use three barrels of flour a month, must hereafter serve Victory pies, pastry, cookies, griddle cakes, waffles, etc. as well as Victory bread under a ruling announced tonight by the food ad- ministration to become effective at once.
 All pies, pastry. cakes, etc, served oy such places must contain a third of wheat substitutes at all times and batter cakes, griddle cakes and wal nes must contain quarters of wheat substitutes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
B MINES IDLE IN THE h BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT
Miners cIain, Eight Hour Law Was
 Not P'.t Into Effect.

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 15.-oficials of the United Mine Workers tonight claimed that thirteen mines in the Birmingham district, are idle, in- F0fYins nearly 5000 men. The miners la1m that the operators have refus- I'd to'l,ut into effect the eight hour day noFieed frr in the agreen-nt recent made between the operators and 'lners. ss a resr t of the interven.
 'n Of Secret y of Labor Wilson.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
MAuMEE RIVER FLOOD
 DARKENs CITY OF TOLEDO
All Car Service Suspended and Hun
 dreds of Factories Shut Down.

Toledo, O., Feb. 15.-The Maumee river flood this afternoon bested the workers who were building protect ing wall around the main power sta
 ton of the Toledo Railways and Light company. The engines supplying S5 per cent. of the electric current in the city were shut down at two o'clock
 All car service was suspended. Hun dreds of factories including an auto mobile plant employing 15,oo0 men, shut down for lack of power. Most of the city streets will be in darkness to- night is- i-1 s--
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
BODY OF AN AMERICAN
 RANCH MANAGER FOUND
In an Irrigation Ditch in the Juarez
 Valley.

Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 1.-The body of John D. Blunt, an American ranch manager in the Juarez valley. was found yesterday in an irrigation ditch with deep wound in the head. He had been missing since February 5. His mother and father five in Georgia Enorts to disiodge Mexican souatters was believed to have been responsible for the murder.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE
 TO CANADA WOMEN
A Part of the Established Policy of
 the Canadian Government.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 15.-The extension of the franchise to Canadian women was announced by the government to- day as a part of it's established policy. It was stated that woman suffrage would be an established fact in Can ada before another election is held.
 This statement was generally at- tempted to mean that the measure will be introduced at the next session of parliament, which probably will open within the next six weeks.
 The labor men in their recent con ference with the government urged that "the further industrial develop ment of women should be accompanied by political equality"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
MINORITY REPORT ON
 RAILROAD BILL IN HOUSE
Contends That Rate Fixing Power
 Should Rest with l. C. C.

Washington, Feb. 1S.--A minority report by eight republican members of the house interstate commerce com- mittee on the administration railroad bill contendingt that the rate making power should be vested absolutely in the interstate commerce commission and that the federal control of the railroads should be limited to one year was lied today with the house.
 The minority report is signed by Representatives Esch, Wisconsin; Hamilton, Michigan: Parker, New Jer- isey; Winslow, Massachusetts,; Dillon, South Dakota; Sweet, Iowa: Stiness Rhode Island. and Cooped. Ohio.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
COLLAPSE OF FRAME
 BUILDING AT WEsTRRooK
One Man Was Killed and Two Others
 Were Injured.

Westbrook, Conn.,, Feb. 15-One man was killed and two others were in tured when a. two and a half story frame building, under construction collapsed during heavy gale here late today. The man killed was Jo seph Jones, employed as carpenter on the building. He was 45 years of age and lived in Westbrook.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
BANDITS MAKE RICH
 HAUL IN CLEVELAND.
Robbed Cashier of s2soo in Currency
 and $500 in Checks.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 1.-Two bandits late this afternoon held up and robbed Leslie ]. Sadler, cashier of the Cot tage Creamery company. of $2,S00 in currency and $2,S00 in cheeks. Sadler was on his way from the company's office in the downtown district to the ditsescaped.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
All Foreign Trade Put Under License As. PART OF PROGRAM FOR
 RELEASING SHIPS BY PRESIDENT WILSON
 7- American Representatives in London Are to Work With Allied Represen- tatives in Rearransins Commerce to Free Ships For War Service.

Washington, Feb. IS. = All foreign trade of the United States exports and imports-was put under license today by President Wilson as part of 8 general programme of the American and allied governments for releasing ships to transport troops and supplies to Europe
 The less essential exports and inn ports will be reduced to a minimum and materials regarded as necessary will be transported by the shortest hauls possible, The allies are work ing in close cooperation with the United States and the trade routes of the world in many instances will
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
HUTCHINSON DECLARES HE IS PoWERLEss
To Order the shipyard Workers Back
 to Work.

New York, Feb. 15.-William L. Hutcheson, president : of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join CTS, declared late tonight that he was powerless to order the shipyard strik- CTS back to work and enforce such an order. He asserted, however, that it was his desire that all men return to work and trust to the government to adjust their long standing griev-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
kie~ Attacked on All s;de... :.

London, Feb. 15.--A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam says: "A wireless despatch received in Vienna from the Ukrainian premier announces that Kiev had been attack ed on all sides. but that the battle was beginning to develop to the advantage of the Ulxxzinians.h
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
BASIS BETWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR
Five Representatives of Each Have Been Named by
 the Government to Reach Decision
EACH SIDE IS TO NAME. ONE OTHER MAN

Personnel of the Men Appointed is Being Withheld Until Acceptances Have Been Received First Session of < Deliberations Probably Will Be Held Next Week Hours, Wages, Conditions and Methods of Settling Grievances Will Be Discussed Stories of Large Profits and Exorbant Salaries in War Contracts Have Caused Dissatisfaction in the Nations Industrial Life Which Officials Regard With Uneasiness
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
Alleged Bandit Arrested.

Boston, Feb. 15.-James Mede. al- legged to be one of the bandits who att tackled Thomas A West, paymaster of the American Knitting and Twisting company, of Cambridge and robbed him of $320O, was arrested in Salem tonight after chase which covered the greater part of the country The robbery occurred January 14, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
Two Farmers Rankrupt.

Hartford, Conn. Feb. 1.-Two farm CTS filed petitions in bankruptcy in the United States court today. Corey F. Wood of Granby has liabilities of s12,- 4S1, and assets of $14, 200 value. Bur ton F. Stanhope of Old Lyme has fia- bilrties of ss55 and assets of s1
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
Cabled Paragraphs
cnndnience Erom China.

Picking, Tuesday, Feb. 12-High5 Commissioner of War Yuan Chi-Jui has sent condolences to Secretary of War Baker, expressing his sorrow up- on learning of the Tuscania disaster and his profound admiration of the heroism and discipline of the Ameri- cans on the steamship.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16
Hurley Insists That SEipCarpentersW0rk SENDS ANOTHER DEMAND TO
 PRESIDENT AHuTcHEsoN NETHs DENOUNCED Talls stcheson to Ask the Men to
 Back to, Their Work and Trust
 ! Their Government to Deal Fairly 7 With Them.

Washington. Feb. 15.. Chairman Hurley of the shipping board again tonight sent W. L. Hutcheson, general president of the Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners. an insistent de- mand that he send striking ship car penters back. to work in eastern ship yards after Hutcheson had notified him today that he was unable to induce the men to go back unless he was as. sured first of a definite arrangement as to working conditions. (s'
 Hutcheson's Refusal Denounced.
 The message denounced Hutcheson's refusal to enter into an agreement
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

2 Norway, in her reply to the United States, refuses to- stop sending her own products to Germany but will not send American food stuffs te
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

A bill by Senator Jones, of Wash ington, to furnish army and navy of ficers with equipment at cost, was passed by the Senate.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Governor Edge asked Director Mo- Adoo to permit the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and the New Jersey Central to connect with the Hudson tubes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Inspectors of the big station of the Rochester Railway & Light Co.,. found a half stick of dynamite in the coal bunkers at Rochester
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

The King of England offered his three royal palaces for national use. No aetiongby. the government has been taken.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

The Railroad Administration ha taken control of all coastwise an lake steamers owned. by railroads.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Robert P. Perkins, head of the American Red Cross, in Italy, and James Byrne left Rome for Paris to try and enlist more help for Italy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

! Food enough to feed an army of a
 million men for four days was saved ! by the hotels. restaurants and clubs of MaSSac achusettS. -.,sa
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

: The governors of the Stock Ex- change voted to rescind the order clos ing. the Exchange on Mondays.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

The names of two Americans killed and one man wounded, appeared on the Canadian casualties list.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Attempts to hlackmaiI the million aire mayor of Atlanta out of $500,000 led to the arrest of J. W. Cook. real estate man and Mrs. H. H. Hirsh
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Thirty ship yard workers eiassed as enemy aliens were dismissed yester- day from big shipyard on the Dela- ware river. Federal agents have been making an investigation of the plant for some time and under orders from the government the men were dismiss
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

A total of 31,o48 applications for government insurance was made at Camp Funston, Kansas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Three lieutenants and two privates were sentenced to death in Greece for causing mutiny,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

-s After s massacre at Nerve. stlle Red Guard fred tps E foss for am
 biIfances and surgeons Upon the ar rival ,af athF as thes were slain.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

.-s After a massacre at kerve,stlie Red Guard red tpss.a E ssasiR for am bi11ancas and surgeons Upon the ar rival f.stllfss si1ass ttass were slain. X Orders transferring Brigadier- Gen eral Howe chief of staff of the De- partment of the Northeast to Fort Bliss Texas. were received at Bos- ton.
 Marne Way triumphed over Kaiser Wilhelm Street in, Mount Washington, suburb of Pittsburgh. The. name was changed at the edict, of the coun- cil. f' f5
 William Yust, Rochester libra rian was granted leave of absence, to take; charge of the, American Li- brary Assoc ions war work Spar tanbur'sg ssess e--s. '.
 The Navy Department hopes to se- cure relief from congestion conditions on the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh street car lines. without resort to dras- tic action.
 Rear Admiral Bradley Q. Fiske, U. s. N retired, has been elected pres ident of the Army and Navy Club at New York by the governors of that organization.
 A United States soldier shot and seriously wounded one of two men walking along the barred zone of the New York waterfront district after they refused to halt.
 The Department of Agriculture has announced that 100, GOO acres of castor beans will be planted this year to meet the governments requirements of, lubricant for aircraft
 A subway plan is to be whipped in- to shape as soon as possible by the Chicago City Council Committee on local transportation and submitted to the voters for approval.
 15rigadier General Isaac w. Littell of the Quartermaster's corps in charge of cantonment construction who has held his ranke in the national army has been appointed brigadier general in the regular army.
 The resignation of waddfrl Catch | ings as president of the Sloss- -Shef- | field Steel and Iron Company was an | nounced at New York. J. W. Mo Queen. formerly vice president, suc- ceeds him as president. Thirty ship yard workers classed a. enemy aliens were dismissed yester. day from big shipyard on the Dela. ware river. Federal agents have beer making an investigation of the plan I e.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

The resignation of waddf11 Catch ings as president of the Sloss -Shef- field Steel and Iron Company was an- nounced at New York. J. W. Mc- Queen. formerly vice president, suc- ceeds him as president.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Orders transfstrins Brigadier- Gen. eral Howe chief of staff of the De- partment of the Northeast to Fort Bliss Texas. were received at Bos-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-16

Deportations of Belsians are still being carried on by German military authorities.