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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Again the Germans in Lorraine have attacked the American troops, and again they have met with defeat. Notwithstanding the heavy snoR and the previous repuises they had met with in their efforts to penetrate the Americans positions. the enemy Mon day night in the Foul sector essayed a surprise attack in considerable force The American gunners and rifienen were quickly after them. however, and they were forced to beat a hasty re- treat back to their trenches.
 Americans Brought Back Prisoners.
 Later the Americans themselves in the same region took the initiative into their hands and. sallying forth as a raiding unit, penetrated German po- sitions and brought bacl1 a number of prisoners.
 Bad weather generally prevails along the entire western front, but nevertheless the Australians have again raided enemy positions near Warneton, which lies to the southeast Of Tpres and taken. more prisoners and several machine guns. This was tho second venture of the kind on the part of the Australians in as many days. in which the enemy losses have been fairly high
 British LInea bombarded.
 The Germans after having heavily bombarded the British lines west of Lens. launched an attack. but the Eridsh. eakflx .-fapBssed- 1t. infictirg heavy casualties on the Teutons and taking number of prisoners.
 As In France and Belgium. the weather conditions on the Austro- italian front also are extremely had with snowstorms in the mountains and heavy rains in the plains. During breaks in the storm. however, patrol parties have been active in the moun- tain region and artillery duels of con siderable violence also have taken place on various sectors.
 Affairs in Russia.
 Tn Little Russia the Austro Hun Garisn forces are still going forward against the Bolshevik troops, driving them hither and thither with the pur- pose of restoring order and security in the Ukraine" In the north. all though German official communica tions previously announced that hos tilities againet the Russians had ceased. an unofficial despatch iron PetrcErad dated Monday announce, that Nsrva, 100 miles southwest ot the capital has been taken by tn, Germans. who are reported to be con. tinuing their advance towards Petro. grad. In addition a German airplan, is said to have bombed Petrograf Monday afternoon and Zeppelins wer, seen a short distance outside of tn, city flying toward the capital, bu were driven off by anti-aircraft bat. teries.
 Stiii further aduces from Petrograc indicate that the Bolshevik councii purpose to use the time intervening between the signing of the peac'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL
 ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK
Four Democrats EIected--Woanen Cast
 : S1.g5s of the 7s,1e2 Votes

New York. Mar. 5.-Control of the house of representative was gained by the democrats today when they elected tEeir candidates from four dis triets in Greater New York at special elections called to choose successors to four members of that party who had resigned their seats in congress
 New York women had their first chance to vote since they won the right at the polls last November. It was significant that they cast 31,S5S votes out of total of 78, f92 in the four dis tricts. They voted early, seemed t1 have made lip their minds what they were going to do before they received tehir ballots, and they asked few
 foolish questions"
 The successful candidates were: Sventh district. Kings county. John ]. Delaney, to succeed John J. Fit2ser- a1d
 Eighth district, Kings county. Will jam F.. Cleary, to succeed Daniel J Griffin.
 Twenty first district, New York county, Jerome F. Donovan, to l sue, csed Murray Hubert,
 Twenty second District New Yarl and Bronx counties, Anthony I. Grif- fin to succeed Henry Bruellner. In none of the districts was theri any special issue inrolvedE except tha l of party politics. Chief interest cen tered in the "baby. carriage votee Tht results indicate that a majority of tn i women who. took tn trouble to registe so they could cast their ballots wer' guided large,y by the politics of thei
 husbands and male relatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
AN ATTACK BY BANDITS
 RESULTED IN THREE DEATHS
At covihgton, Ky.-one of the Out
 laws Shot by Chief of Police.

Covinstop. Kf.. Mar. 5.-Three men. two of the directors of the Ninth Ward Building and Loan associati ton ard the other>>a bandit, were Killed tonight when the bandit with two companions entered the meeting room of the as- sociation and ordered the directors to hold up their hands sE
 Chief of Police Theodore Klun1pet;, Fof C0Vfngton, who is a director of'the association and was present at the meeting, immediately opened fire oH the handits,. shooting one through the head and Killing him instantly The
 other TWO bandits also opened fire and shot and killed Andrew Nordn1eeyer. 6S years old president of the a.socia : l ton, and John Rehm, B years cid, a shoemaker.
 About 9 shots were fired bs 1 klumne1. and tho bandits, after which the latter grabbed some money from a pile which contained 1,200 dues rushed out of the building and made
 their escape in ap automobile. | The dead bandit has not been iden-
 tified. It has not as yet been ascer- tained how much money the robbers secured.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
ROUNDUP OF DRAFT
 EvADERs AT PITTSBURGH
More Than 225 Men Were Arrested
 Within 24 Hours!

Pittsburgh. Mar 5.--In a rounduu of alleged draft evaders. more than 22s men had been arrested in Pittsburgh during the 24 hours that ended at mid : night tonight Early tonight after the Allegheny County jail and the va rious police stations had been crowded to capacity with those charged with attempting to escape military service authorities in Washington were, noti- fled and permission was obtained to utilize the armory formerly occupied by the First Pennsyfvania Field Ar tillery for the housing of others arre st ed in the roundup.
 Police acting under orders Of Charles B. Pritchard, recently appointed di- rector of the department of. public safe ty, visited hotels. roomirg houses, sa looms, pooirooms and other places dur ing the day and tonight. and all n,er of draft age unable to prove that the! had registered under the draft law; and had returned their questionnai-es wers arrested Mayor B. V Bslocock to- might visited the county. jail, where most of those arrested are being held
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
MILITARY ACTION BY
 JAPANESE IN SIBERIA
Will Meet With No Opposition from
 the Entente Allies.

Washington, March 5-Exchanges regarding the situation in Siberia and the proposed action there by the Jap anese are continuing, and. apparently have developed the fact that there is no difference. in principle between Japan and the allies or between the United States and Japan, although the United States has not given and prob ably will not give formal assent to any operations which may be undertaken. White House officials were disturbed tonight over. a published report that the statement had been authorized that the United States was not in ac- cord with the attitude of the allies toward the Japanese plans. It was expla ined that no statementt had been authorized except that the United States had not given its assent to the action under consideration,
 Japan Will Be Justified. <s
 The principle upon wbich all parties ] to the exchanges are said to be agreed | is that if German Influence is working harmfully in Siberia and if there is imminent risk of the loss of the mill tary stores at Vladivostok, Japan will be Justified in using whatever measure of force that may be necessary to car l " out her obligation to maintain the | peace in the far 7 east during the 1 progress of the war. Differences of opinion are understood to relate to the measures of support to be given to Japan in such an undertaking.
 One diplomat remarked today thai public discussion of the Siberian cues tfon seemed to lose sight of the exist ence of special treaty between Great Britain and Japan making it obligatory upon the latter to protect not only her own interests but that of her ally as we'll On the continent of Asia.
 | Under. the obligations of this treaty fl is held in diplomatic quarters that while as a. matter of courtesy and per. haps of good policy, it behooved Japar to keep the entente allies and tflt United States government informed O. her purposes, it was not necessary te make any. proposition to the Limited States government and probably not tc her allies except Great Britain. II this connection it was explained at thu state department that no direct pro
 posal had been received from Japan re
 garding Siberia. It is known. how
 ever, that the department has beer fully informed of the Japanese plan;
 through the British government.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
carpen Leader
 Cq' 'ues Defiant
HuTc N HAS APPEALED TO
 fNEsIpENT WILSON
WANTS A SPOKESMAN
Failed to Get the Approval of Re presentative of the Navy, the En- erseney Fleet and the Metal Trades Union = Discussion Lasted Almost Eight Hours.


 Washington, March 5.--Failins today to get the approval of representatives of the navy, the emergency fleet cor poration and the metal trades unions of his proposal to put a spokesman of the carpenters on the wage adjust ment committee in shipbullding dis putes, William l.. Hutcheson, presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Carpenters, announced tonight that an appeal would be taken to President Wilson.
 If he does nothing. then we are through Mr Hutcheson declared, and it is up. to the government to keep the men in line.''
 "Does that mean a strike he was asked.
 'lHow do I know" was the answer They struck last time and only re- turned to work in response to the presidents appeal in the belief that the matter would be adjusted to theil satisfaction"
 50,000 Idle Carpenters. Hutcheson said there were 50,00( 1 idle carpenters who could be put to work building ships if the work was availableI He indicated some of the men would find work in Canada b5 announcing that John J. Melee ol | 1N0W IOlk tl3S USSAf -Oil2ISu tllG pOS i.of director of shipbuilding in Canada | by the imperial munitions board, whief asked him to furnish 5.Ge0 woodwork CTS and 900 iron shipbuilders. | Mir. MeGee has asked and received permission to accept the offer,'' h. added, sand the men he wants doubt 1 less will be glad to get the work" Hutcheson asked that the existing ] agreement between the metal trade unions and the emergency fleet cor poIation be changed to provide for ; representative of the--carpenters il i addition to a general labor representa- tive, who was declared to be unqua.; fled to deal with woodworking ques tions because his experience has beel only in the metal trades. Genera Manager Piez for the fleet corporation refused to consent to. ths change with out the approval of the metal trade unions with which it was made
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
FAMINE AND PEsTILENcE
 DEPoPULATiNG JERUSALEM
Those Remaining Look Little Better Than Living corpses.


 New York, March 5. - More than half the Jewish population of Jerusa- lem have died of famine and pesti- lence, says a message received by the Palestine Restoration Fund Commits sion through British government sources. The message, made public by the commission tonight, adds that the remaining thirty thousand look little better than living corpses. The morale. however, is excellent and everybody is happy despite three years of acute suffering. Corn. is scarce and dear and otbe, commodities are practically non-exist. ent. British soldiers are admired bz all for their generosity to the poor l among whom they often distribute their own rations and the British all. thortties are doing their best to feed the population..,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
BELIEF HOUSE IS HAUNTED
 DOES NOT BREAK LEASE.
w. H. Eardley of Joplin, Me, Mus.
 Pay Se5o in Rent.

Kansas City, Mo, March 5.-Belief that house is haunted does not re- lieve "a tenant from fulfilling his obli- gations in a lease, Circuit Judge Thomas Buckner ruled today in hold ing that w. H. Eardley of Joplin. Mo,
 must pay $250 in rent to B. c. Britt of Kansas City.
 According to the evidence, Eardley rented a house from Britt in 1915. "A few months after he hsya signed the lease Eardley learhed that man had
 been murdered in the basement a few years before. He thereupon moved.
 Eardley testified he believed the house was haunted
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
elLLlGAN APPEAL IN
 SUPREME COURT TODAY
It Was Not Reached Yesterday Other Cases Argued.

Hartford, Conn.,, Mar. 5.-The appeal from sentence of death of Mrs. Amy B Archer Gilligan set for argument to- day before the supreme court was not reached but was assigned to the firss place on toporTowss hearings.
 The cases of Edward R. Holmes. trustee, vs, Connecticut Trust and appeal from county commissioners of Litchficld county; the Tungsten Com pany of America vs. Frederick c. Deach and others. and Long Hill quar- ries company vs. Tungsten Company of America TeTe argued.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
FIRST CONTEST AT SPECIAL
 PROHIBITION CONVENTION
Wen by Faction Opposed to Merger
 With the National Party.

Chicago. March 5.-Prohibitionists opposed to a merger with the national party won the first skirmish at the special, convention of the prohibition national party here today when a res- olution was adopted by which a two thirds vote will be required to sane ton the joining of the two parties. The vote was 159 favoring the two thirds rule, with 114 opposed. It is the first time in the history of the party. leaders said. in which the two- thirds rule has been made effective.
 Prescott Gillian, Ohio state chair man, introduced the resolution and led the attack of the anti-merger faction T.. I. H. Prugh of Harrisburg. Pa and Dr. Charles Scanlon of Philadelphia also supported the resolution. The op- rcsition was under the leadership oi William A. Brubaker of Chicago.
 Whether or not Ithc prohibitionists will make an effort to merge with the national party will depend upon adop- tion tomorrow by that party of ia Vorable platform
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
GERMANS AGAIN FAIL IN
 ATTACK ON AMERICANS
American Gunners and RiAemen Force Them to Beat
 HasE Retreat
LATER AMERICANS PENETRATED GERMAN LINES

Australians Have Again Raided Enemy Positions to the South
 west of Ypres-n Belgium France and Italy the Weather Conditions Are Extremely Bad-n Little Russia the Austro-Iungaran Forces Are Still Going Forward Against the Boshevik Troops-A German Arplane is Said to Have Bombed Petrograd, Which City the Bol- shevik Councils Have Decided to Evacuae- Are Not Opposed to Japanese Military Action in Siberia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
DEFENDED SALARIES PAID
 OFFICERS AT HOG ISLAND
Dwight P. Robinson. President of the
 Corporation.

Washington. Mar. 5.-Salaries paid officers of the Hog Island Ship Yard by the International shipbuildinc Cor poration which has contract for building 12O1abricated steel ships with government money on a commission basis, were Sdefended before the senate commerce committee today by Dwight P Robinson, president of the corporation. He was the first of sev- eral officials who will present the company's side of the Hog Island con troversy and vii; continue his testi- mony tomorrow.
 Many ofsthe wards officers were errt- ployed by the Boston Engineering firm of Ctone ands Webster before entering the employ of the International Cor operation and Mr Robinson told the committee that in the eases of such Men the increased salaries they now receive represent what they would have been paid by Stone and Webster Hhad they remained with that firm. Un- { der questioning he said that possibly the yards S25 ,000 a year general man ager might not have gotten thu
 much from the Boston cont5a. but fs
 added that all of the, salaries were ap I proved by the shipping board.
 In iustifying other salaries: inrllid 1 ing approximately $2.000 a month f publicity men. MT. Robinson d e. pablo men could not be retained fo i less money. The publicity men. h l said. were employed to aid in a cam paign to impress upon the public tn
 necessity for building merchant ships Major Hamilton, retirod officer 0 g national guard organiza ton. is oi the payroll Of the, corporation at | salary of S19 h0n a veal :. as a civil an J gineer, the witness said and ,adde that 1T was recessary to psiy Hami1to tEat amou,/ to retain his services. < Senator Nelson read into the recor q communication from one of his Min nesota constituents who said:
 | "It is very hard to go cut and SC thrift stamps to children and then hay
 the money blown in as it is, on ia ] salaries and oversized contracts"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
CASES OF MYSTERIOUS
 ILLNESS IN CHICAGO Probably Were Caused by cornmeaI Made from Frosted "softp Corn.

! Chicago March 5.--The thousands of cases of mysterious illness which recently puzzled Chicago physicians and health authorities probably were caused by eating cornmeal manufac-
 tured from frosted soft corn, accord
 ing to afi announcement made today by
 Dr. John D. Robertson, health com
 missioner of Chicago. He has re-
 ported his conclusion to the state food
 administrati ton and to prove the cor
 reetness of his suspicious is planning puppies.
 eThe only safeguard against the ill., ness is to- keep the bodily functions well resHIate ted, said the commission- err. None of the cases reported proved fatal
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
ROUND ROBIN CIRCULATED
 IN WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY,
For Signatures of Those Who Wish to
 Condemn LaFoHette.

Madison. Wis. March 5.--A round robin war circulated in the state as- Eembly today for the signatures of those who wish their condemnation of Senator La Toilette to go on record in ease 1t is impossible to reach for nal vote.
 It was drawn by Assemblyman Chapple. a newspaper publisher of Arhland.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
WOMEN VOTERS MIN FIRST
 FIGHT IN NEW YORK STATE.
May Affiliate With Such Political H Parties as They Care To.

Albany, N. r., March 5.-The re- gently enfranchised women of the. state today Wdn their fight. for persona len : rollment After a protracted joint ex- ecutive meeting. of the legislative ju dietary committees it was decided to permit the women to affiliate with such political parties as they care to in the manner they prefer.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
OMAHA TEACHER REFUSED
 ~ TO SALUTE THE FLAG
Declared Her Religion Forbade It.
 Miss Esther Larson Dismissed.

Omaha, Neb., March 5--Miss .Esther Larson, teacher. in the Avery district school near South Omaha, has been dismissed because she refused to sa- lute the flag and declared that her religion forbade her to recogn1ze any worldly government. She is a mem- Der of a sect known as the Church of God. or The Soul Savers
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
VERDICT OF s75poo TO
 PRIVATE HENRY. RAuMAN
Whose Legs Were Cut Of by a Train
 While Guarding Railroad Yards.

New York. March 5.--A jury in su- preme court tonight awarded verdict of F75. GOO to Private Henry Bauman Of a former Brooklyn National guard regiment. whose legs were cut off by a train while he was guarding the yards of the Norfolk and Western RaflHass company at Lynchbrg, Va.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
PENNSYLVANIA SENDS
 PROTEST TO RuMANlA
Against It's Abandonment to the Fury of Austria Hungary.

Washington, March 5.-The Ruman- ians of Pennsylvania have protested against what they call their abandon ment by the Rumanian government. according to an official despatch to- day from France. A telegram to King Ferdinand from the delegation in Paris says that the Transylvanians hailed Rurnania as their hberator up- on her advent into the war, and beg ced the king not to abandon 4 .000. GOO Transylyanian Rumanians to the fury of Austro- Hungary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
TELEPHONE OPERATORS TO
 STRIKE FRIDAY MORNING
in fs Exchanges in New. Hampshire and Maine if Demands Are Not Met.

Boston, March 5.-Young women telephone operators at 19 exchanges in this state; New Hampshire and Maine will strike next Friday morning at o'clock if their demands for in- creased wages are not met by the company. This announcement was made tonight at the close of con ference between the executive commit- tee of the operators union and the advisory board Of the joint council of telephone workers of New England
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
HE WAR INDUS TRIES BOARD
 HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED
With Vastly Increased Powers to Control the Output of
 Americanlndustry During the War
BERNARD M. BARUcH IS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN

One of the Purposes of the Board Is to Eliminate All Com
 petition for Supplies Between the Various Departments of This Government And the Allies-t is Vested With Final Determination of All Questions of Priority in De Everes and Charged With Coordinating and Improving Facilities for Production and Advising as to Prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
CabIed Paragraphs
Eiahth German War Loan,

Amsterdam, Mar. 5. The eighth German war loan, to be issued March 2S, says Berlin despatch, will con- sist eg per cent. certificates and { 1-2 per cent. treasury bills. Both will be issued at-9S.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Six deaths from natural causes were reported by General Pershing. Among them were: Privates William ". Sul- livan, Biddeford, Me, scarlet fever, and Edward M Baker Brattlebcro. Vt, septicaeknia
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06
LYNN. MASS, MAN IN LATEST CASUALTY. LIST
Lieut.. John FIenken Was Killed in z Action February q.

Washington. March 5.-General Per- shing today advised the war depart- ment that First lieutenant David K Summer of Jonesbcro. Ga, and thres enlisted men were killed in action on March 1. the day of the German att tack on an American trench near Touls. The general also reported that Second Lieutenant John flenken, of Lynn
 Mass, was killed ;n action Februar5
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

At the request of the War Depart
 ment President Wilson has put pro- hibition into effect in Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

British women nunition workers are playing football. Each intuition plant has it's women teams.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Several blocks of the business sec tion of Norwood, N. Y, were destroyed by five. The property loss was s50,- GOO.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

The Supreme Court decided that the Federal courts had no Jurisdiction in bribery cases in general elections.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Three persons were killed and four hurt when a boiler exploded at Mount Pleasant Building, Providence, R. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Second hand baby carriages and boys bicycles are selling in Rome for double what new ones cost a year ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

treaty with Germany and the date set for it's ratification, March 12, to evac-
 uate the capital destroying all stores
 of provisions and war materials which l cannot be removed, and possibly to ! organize Red guard army to defend the country against the invaders.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

The 1918 tax rate was fixed by the Board of Aldermen of New York city. The tax rate is 34 points higher.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

The War Department has arranged for the construction of an ordinace base in France. costing about $25.- o00. 000
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

in the first days drive for s2o0,o for the New Haven chapter of the Red Cross yesterday, $76,sS6 was given.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Two Americans were killed, five wounded and three gassed while fight ing with the Canadians.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Ambassador Franics cabled the State Department and announced that he intends to stay at Vologda for the present.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Janitors of the City Hall at Hazel, ton, a., burned a German flag.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Harry Smith Morrow, widely known hydraulic mining engineer, died at his home in Jamaica. l.. L
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

The resignation of Albert sevisny, minister of inland revenue of the Borden Cabinet. was announced at Quebec.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Re election of Daniel Willard as
 chairman of. the advisory commission of the council of national. defense was announced
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

William A. Morgan resigned as vice. president of the Curtiss Airplane Co. at Buffalo N. Y
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Costa Rican Government arrested 96 pro German rebels in roundup.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-06

Presidnent Wilson finished his fifth year, Marchs4, as executive.