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Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
NEW YORK SUBWAY AND
al" LINES FACE BANKRUPTCY

New York, Jan. Theodore P.
Shonts president of the Iuterborough
Reed Transit Company, which op-
crates the subway and elevated lines
in the borouehs of Manhattan and the
Bronx, addressed a letter to the mu
nicipal government today declaring
that unless an eight CEN fare is grant
ed the company faces bankruptcy.
The appepal to the administration
was rrade as partner n the dual
subway Contracts" under which the
underground d transportation lines arc
beine. built jointly by tha city and
corporation. He pointed out that for
the year ending June 80, last there
was a deficit of approximately $4,000 =
600 in subway and elevated earnings
compared with the amounts which the
company was entitled to receive.
under its operating contract. These
deficits, which he predicted would
continue indefinitely, increasing an
nuaIly are payable out uf the future
earnings before the city is entitled to
| any share in the revenues of the COM
pany.
| Mr.. Shonts' !etter came close upon the
! heels of appointment Of I temporary
| receiver for the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
| sit Company. 1t was followed by a
| statement by Travis II. Whitney a
member Of the public service commits
| sion in which he declared u crisis is
mow upon the city" because the board
! Of estimate refused to sanction in
| creased fares
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
NEW YORK CITY WAS
BONE DRY LAST NIGHT

New York, Jan. 1.-The night after
New Years eve New York was bone
dry, and ii wasn't because the entire
visible supply Of intoNicants had been
consumed last night, either. The sa
loon keepers closed their doors volun
tarily,
After the clocks struck six. long lines
of men might have been seen wander
ing down Broadway vainly trying the
doors of cafes. Then they migrated to
Park Row, where almost everything is
open all night All the doors were
locked. From there they went to the
Rowery, evidently figuring that any
thing was better than nothing. But
their quest was in vain. The swing
ing doors simply did not swing. Hotel
and restaurant bars We're dark. too
Thirsty wayfarcrs were completely
discouraged. but they couldn't believe
/ it even after they knew it was so.
The unprecedented action of the
Retail Liquor Dealers association was
taken because the members believed
it was the only way they could be
certain of keeping liquor from men in
uniform who fiOcked to the city by the
! tens of thousands
| 1t was estimated that more than
| 100000 soldiers and sailors spent New
! Years day in New York The entire
city seemed to center its holiday eff
forts upon providing entertainment
for them, and with entire success.
Thanks to the action of the liquor
/ dealers, there was no drunkenness or
disorder.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
MRS. DURYEA TELLS OF
WAR WORK IN FRANCE

New York Ian. Wearing dccora-
tious from the governments Of France,
Russia. Pelgj1m and Montenegro. Mrs.
Nina Lavrey Durvea. president of the
Du-yca War Relief in France returned
today on the liner Espacue to stimu-
late the interest Of the ORGANIZATIONS
20 branches throughout the United
states iu 'trC greatly increased need
rf The impoverished Frercn people
Mrs. Duryel. the first American wo-
man 10 cross the battiefelds Of the
Somme. the Argonne and tte Ardennes.
four years had clothed more than 15O.-
non war victims and has fed and
sheltered mary others. III he vicini-
ty Of Yrrcs. she said. one field of
eighteen acres contained tho bodies of
-eo oo3 enemy and allied soldiers, un-
marked by even n single cross. Four
terrific o1slaushts had occurred there
during the war. she said and the men
were buried where they fell
"Nrothern France is like burned
out section of the moon declared Mrs
Nurwaa. "Tne people Of thc devastated
districts LACK oven the CCmmOncst
household utensils The Germans have
stripped the-. Of everything A set
of rin knives forks and spoons i'm Paris
today cost tie equivalent uf $3.50. II
would hc 2 blessing ir OAR menbcr=
could buy M largo quantity Of these
five and ten cent articles i'm the Unit
oi States fm shipment abroad The
French Uovarnmcnt. by which the
Uuryea war ~eiiof is accredited. car
RES all cur ECO1S free
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
NAVY IS TO HAVE TWO GREAT FLEETS
Secretary Daniels Says One Fleet is Be Based the Pacific
Coast, the Other the Atlantic Newport R. L. is to
Be One of the Principal Training Stations For Seamen-
Submarine Base at New London to Be Retained

Washington, Jan Ito keep the
navy fit and on its toes two grea1
fleets, based on the Pacific coast and
the other on the Atlantic coast Will
be established next summer with war
games and joint manoeuvers as part
OF regular programme Of training.
Secretary Daniels, in explaining his
plans 10 the house naval cOmrlitte2
today, said that after every war there
is a tendency for he navy TO retro
Sade and that the fleet division has
been determined to prevent any slump.
The plan, he said, had resolved the
'enthusiastic endorsement of Admiral
William s. Benson. chief Oh operations,
who now is in Europe with the peace
delegation.
AN admiral who can stay long
enough to stir up ambition" will be
placed in command of caCn lleet Mr.
Daniels said, and all officers VIII he
kept on their ships for two yelrs. In
effect, the secretary added, there will
be a war between the Atlantic and
Pacific fleets, which will so stimulate
the keenness, that it will Lake tht
men feel they are in actual war"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
NO FEAR FOR SAFETY
OF THE MEN ABOARD

New York Jan. 1.-Relatives of men
aboard the United States transport
Northern Pacific, aground on a sand
har off Fire Island, need have no fear
for their safety, according to q wire
less message from Captain Connolly,
commanding, received tonight by Tie
Associated Press.
The pilot Of 3lvy airplane which
flew over the transport this afternoon
reported that the vessel was resting
easily" ana was in no danger Of
breaking up.
Lieutenant Commander Nathan Z.
Chase, in command of rhc naval air
station at Bay Shore, Long Island,
who made the Hight. lowered around
the transport for three quarters q an
hour There was little activity amonG
the troops aboard, he reported. and no
excitement
A heavy surf was rolling. and a
strong inshore wind and intermittent
rain and snowfalls ana i thick fog
comprised the weather situation.
Army authorities in New York have
sent a train carrying surgeons, nurses
aud supplies to Bay Shore, in The
event that any troops are brought
ashore.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
GIFTS FOR CHILDREN BY CREW
OF BATTLESHlP NEW YORK

New York. IAN. 1.-Gifte selected by
Lady Beatty wife of the admiral of
the British grand fleet, vert TO Amer
lean children today instead of Scotch
boys and girls, as the donors, the crew
of the battleship New York had eX-
pected. This was because the armis-
ticc having been signed the New
York came home in time to hold a
New Years celebration n this harbor
instead of Christmas one in Scotch
port as had heen planned. roor chill
dren. many Of whose fathers had sac
rifced their lives for their country,
were the guests of the New York s
crew aboard the vessel, these tars
having contributed $2,500 of their saw
ings to pay for the presents which
Lady Beatty purchased. The Saliva
ton Army assembled the children who
were the beneficiaries of this holi-
day affair. Clothes AMI British made
toys delighted the little guests.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
OPEN GAS JET THE
CAUSE OF FOUR DEATHS

Boston. AN Tho occidental
opening Of gas jet in The cellar ap-
paprently w@s the cause Cf the deaths
Of four persons i'm the home Of Will
lam j. Shor,mann i'm the West Rox-
bury district. whose bod,os were found
today. The victims were l.r. Short
mann, his wife. his niece Mss AmeGia
Shortmann Of Oldtowu. Ne. and ler
friend. Miss Margaret Frazer. also of
oldtown. Maine. 1t is ben we'd that all
we're overcome by gas fumes wnle
they slept.
None Of the persons in the house
had been seen since cary ycsterday
Today The police forced an entrance
and :ouTd tho house filed with gas
AftT they had opened the windows and
let IN Sufficient air to permit them lc
make an examination, they discovered
tho tcdies.
An cren gas jet was fouI1 IN the
cellar. il : supposed thar NJ short
manA accidentally opensd It when he
went 10 the furnace Just 5eforo re-
firing
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02

During joint manoeuvers. the COM
bined fleet will visit each coast so as
TO give the people on the Atlantic and
Pacific seaboards an opportunity to
see tie full naval force.
Mr.. Daniels also ;old the committee
tilat during peace times the subma-
rine hses at San Diego, Calf Key
West. fla, and New London, Conn,
and the air defense stations at San
I'iegc and Pensacola, Fla, viii be re-
tanned.
The principal training station Fer
seamen in the east will be 1T Chicago,
Hampton Roads and Newport r. I.
Secretary Daniels and Admiral Ben
son plan to visit the Pacific coast next
summer 10 study conditions there with
a view to recommending extension OF
navy yards. while other officials Will
visit eastern yards for the same pur-
pose.
In this connection. tho secretary rec
ommended that congress wait until It's
next session before providing funds
for additions 10 the Yards as the pres
cnt plants can care for both ileets Tor
some time.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
HOOVER TELLS OF PLIGHT
OF BELGIUM AND FRANCE

Washington, Jan. 1-Relief work
being carried on in northern France
by the commission for relief in Bel
Sium and the pitiable condition of the
1900 900 inhabitants of that section
who escaped the German invasion, are
described in a cabiegram received at
the headquarters of the commission
here from Herbert c. Hoover at Paris.
Mr.. HOoverS fessage. made public
tonight revealed that the work of re-
lief and rehabilitation in France will
fall NOR eheavily on the commission
than had been expected. The destruc-
ton wrought by the German army was
so complete, Mr.. Hoover said, that the
relief work must include not only food
and clothing, but housing over a con-
siderable area.
Industrial life in the invaded region
las been almost completely Daralyzed,
Mr. Hoover said. Railroads have been
rendered almost hopeless of recon
struction for many months. the coal
fines have been destroyed and there
scarcely is a single factory that can
be operated without a very large por-
ton of new equipment
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
GOVERNMENTS LOSS IN
RUNNING RAILROADS

Washington, Jan. 1.-The govern
tnents loss in operating the railroads
in 1918 is calculated by railroad ad-
ministration officials at less than
$150,000 600. This represents the diff
ference between the aggregate amount
the government will be compelled to
ray railroad companies rs rental for
the use of their properties the So
called guaranteed return-and The net
income which the government will re-
ceive from the railroads.
1t will take six months more of re-
ceipts from the increased freight rates
10 permit the government to recoup
its losses, officials believe. If con-
sress does not approve the proposed
five year extension of federal control,
and as a consequence President Will
sch carries out his announced inten-
tiCn of returning the roads to private
management at an early date. the
governments loss will not be made
up.
This deficit does not include the big
sums-between $3.50, 600, 900 and $780,
coo, ,000-which have been loaned to
railroads to help them pay for the ex-
tensive programme of improvements
and purchase of new cars and loco
motives. These loans will be repaid
eventually.
The governments loss cannot be
stated exactly until the compensation
OF each road is finally determined, and
until the Interstate Commerce Com
| mission complies figures on earnings
| and expenses for November and De-
cember Officials believe, however,
| that the a aggregate government COM
rensation for all roads win be about
| $3.50 900 900 and that the net income
| from railroad operations credited to
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
WOMEN RESUME SHAMEFUL
TACTICS AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington, Jan. 1-Riotous scenes
were enacted tonight in front of the
White House when soldiers, sailors
and citizens undertook to end a
watch fire" demonstration started in
Lafayette park by ''sentinefs" of the
National Woman's party as a protest
against the failure of the senate to
pass the equal suffrage resolution
Women carrying banners were
knocked down by the charging crowd
and their banners destroyed, while an
urn in which the watch fire" was
burning was destroyed After the
police had restored order the women
started a new fire in one of the big
urns in the park and five of them
were arrested by the police for this
violation of park regulations. They
refused to furnish bond and were held
at a precinct station. Later they were
released by the police and will appear
in police court tomorrow morning to
answer the formal charges of viola
ton of park rules. At the Woman's
party headquarters it was said that
since the woman had not furnished
any bond they would not appear for
| trial.
During the afternoon the women
! burned copies of speeches delivered by
| President Wilson in Europe and as
the last one was destroyed the 'senti-
! nels' unfurled a banner bearing an
| inscription denouncing President Will
| son as a false prophet of democracy
A dozen soldiers and sailors instantly
surrounded the banner and shut it
from the gaze of the crowd of several
! hundred persons.
An army captain then stepped in
| front of the spectators and called for
| three cheers for the president, the
| worlds leader of democracy and the
/ best friend the women of America
ever had" The crowd gave the cheer
with a will, but there was no attempt
then to molest the "sentinels."
| After the watch fire" had been put
out tonight, the women started an
other, and party leaders announced
that every possible effort would be
made to keep it going until the senate
passes the suffrage amendment The
! fire still was burning late tonight, at
tended by special ''sentinels' who piled
| on wood : needed
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
SCHOONER USED AS DECoY
FOR GERMAN SUBMARINES

Newport. r. l.. Ian. How an ap-
paprently peTaceful coasttns schooner.
heavily armed. was sent ont by the
navy department as a deccy TO attract
German submarines has been disclosed
with the arrival here of the four mast
ed Charles WhittemOre. which lay at
anchor today II the inner harbor. Had
an enemy submarine stopped the
Whittemore en- the high seas it would
have discovered that she was anything
but the harmless cargG-Carrier that
her outside appeaprarce indicated.
She was manned by naval officers and
carried a traIned crew ready to give
battle at a moments notice. Fortu-
nately for the 5mersibies, the Whit.
temore never was molested. --->------
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
TEMPORARY RECEIVER FOR
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT

New York. Jan. 1.-Citins fare in
creases ranging from one to three
cents for street railway companies in
Newark, Boston and orher cities,
Timothy S. Williams. president of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co, for
which LindleS NJ. Garrison former sec
retary of war, was appointed receiver
yesterday, said today tie right to
charge a seven cent fare probably
would be asked on behalf CT the B. r,
T. and it's subsidiaries.
The securities of this company are
widely held. The federal government
itself holds s17,000,0O0 worth of the re-
cent s57,0O0,oC0 bond issue. Mr. aGr-
risOn is in Washington ard it is re-
ported he went to consul government
officials regarding this phase of Itc
company's affairs. Before ms depart
ure ho announced he would retain the
present B.. r. T. officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
RIOTOUS AT NORFOLK

Norfolk, Va, Jan. Announcement
was made here tonight that the navy
department had ordered an investiga- =
ton by a board of inquiry into the
rioting here early today by sailors
and soldiers, in which one sailor was
killed and several others injured.
Naval officers said that sailors guilty
of melting or participating in the riot
would be coUrtmartialed and dishonor-
ably discharged from the service, after
which they probably would be turned
over to the civilian authorities for
trial under state laws.
Norfolk was quiet tonight and with
extra naval guards patroling the
street no further trouble was antici-
mated
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
STEAMER HELD IN PORT
BECAUSE OF DENSE FOG

New York, Jan. THE United
States transport George Washington.
which was to have sailed today for
Brest with a long list of widely known
passengers, was held in port because
of the dense fog and the low tide ac-
cording to her commander, Captain
Edward NcCauley. and will not get
away until tomorrow. The passengers
spent the night on board.
The passengers include LU Cheng
Hsiang, Chinese fintster Of foreign
affairs, who is on his way TO the
peace conference: Charles NJ. Schwab;
Franklin d. Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary of the navy; Vance Mccormick
Bernard NJ Baruch. Mrs. Edward \.
Hurley, DR.. John H. Finley, Red
Cross commissioners to Palestine, and
a score of representatives of various
governmental boards mad departments.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
SNOW is BLOCKADlNG
RAILROADS IN KANSAS

Topeka. Kas., Jan. Clear wea-
tner today is giving the railroads
splendid opportunity to dig out of the
second snow blockade II a wectl. TIE
Rock Island reports that its Colorado
line now is open aTI that its Ei Paso
line on which several trains are snow
bound probably will be opened today.
Union Pacific trains. Westbound, more
than a hours overdue, were annulled
today.
The lowest temperature reported IN
Kansas federal weather bureaus dis
trict last night was at ConCOrdia, six
degrees below zero,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
TWO-THIRDS OF CLEVELAND'S
FIREMEN ARE OFF DUTY

Cleveland. O.. Jan. thirds
of the local fire department were off
duty today rs a result of thc plan Of
the fremen's union to Institute an
eight hour working schedule. The
amendment t1 the city charter grant
ing the firemer and policemen an eight
hour day was approved by ;he vot2rs
in 1917 1t never was enforced, city
administration officials say. because
of lack of fina0ces.
One hundred and ninety members
ne-third-of the fire department left
their posts at midnight last night
Another one-third walked out at 3
O'Clock this morning. Tn" remainder
were relieved at four O'Clock this after
noon by the first unit. which will re-
main on duty until midnigh;, when the
second group will relieve th-I.
According to union officials all the
ftremen will report il any great
emergency.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
Billiards and Zero
Weather in the West
Railway Traffic is Virtually
Blocked in Northwest Texas
is Below Zero in Ne
braska.

Denver, Colo, Jan. with the
weather bureau thermometer register
ing - below zero and unofficial tenn
reratures of 20 to 80 below zero, Den
YER had its coolest New Years Day in
1nany years. Trains into the citv are
all late and some outgoing trains have
been annuIled on account Of the cold,
Temperatures in Wyoming and
throughout Colorado ranged frcm 10
to 35 degrees below z@ro.
There have been no Union Pacific
trains out to Kansas City IN the last
sc hours. officials of the road today
sent a relief train to Sharon SPRINGS,
Kas.. to help stranded passengers and
bring in mail and baggage.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
PASSENGER SERVICE BE
RESUMED WITH ANTWERP

New York, Jan. 1.-Passengers ser
vice, interrupted by the war, will be
resumed between New York and Ant
werD late this month by the Red Star
Line, it was announced today by the
International Mercantile Murine Com
pany The company is awaiting only
the release OF its vessels I.ap1and. Fin
land iceland and Kroonlaad. by the
British and Cnittd States governments.
Meanwhile chartered ships will take
care OF the 1relght tra1hc'T -~.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
FIRST COLD WAVE OF
THE WINTER HITS CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan. 1.-The first cold wave
of the winter spread over the north
west southwest and middle west
states tonight, delaying traffic in
places. The mercury dropped 81 de-
grees in Chicago today and tonight
was hanging at 10 above zero, while
extreme temperatures We're registered
in widely separated regions.
IN the Chicago forecast district the
cold wave is expected TO continue
through Thursday and Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
Troop Transport on
Bar Off Fire Island
Steamer Northern Pacific,
With 2,48O Soldiers
Aboard-They Are in No
Danger.

New York 1-Nav1, 1c
announced at ) o'clock this afternoon
that no attemnt would he made before
tomorrow nornina tn ran,oyn tbe
troops from tbe Northern Iparil7o r.
the wea ather had then mo,1aroTed tbe,
said the soldiers vould ,n +,.ansf,rred
n naval ,,acso1c c4,r,linor Nv o,,t Lo
bronchf tn Hoholsen IN, trPI,s,,,,,t
was resti1r .,l,niooI, .,d no
3nEietv was ta1t rarardino -,
situa lion wo,,1d Re dnrina tba rim;,r
Northern Pacific in no danger.
said Car+ain ConneI1,'s MESSAGE
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Lava NO fca, fo,. 1f,oir, ca fo+,, rrLn
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The noI,oG o,,tLori+i,- o.,., +.,l-i,,c. o,-
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undar command of Cantain Josent
Tuttle Vent aIongside in small hnat
i mis- afternoon after two attempts t.
fre = line, across tha transnort's how
bad moved 1lnsuccasefuI From the
line which the coast guards carried
win them the hraaches huov was
rugged,
Tp1ecc tho danoar incraaeae how.
c,,a,. The hlIo, viii NOT he nnt To 11en
b1it shou1d the ,;oIdiers he landed or
Fire Island feet of small craft hail.
inn from various noints along the
! .;,oras of the Craat south Ray vii
La ntiIizad to transfer them to Ra1
shore where the naval air station ha.
; Iaen turned into :, hrra emergenc,
hosnitaI with medical and food euy
mics rusbai from New York hv fh.
Red cross 4 large number of am
I111anceS are assembled there raad,
q transfer, the sick and wounded from
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
o. r. CAUCRlOs HONORED
BY PRESIDENT POINCARE

New York, Jan. 1.-The rosette of an
officer of the French Legion of Honor
was received here from President Poin
care of France today by Oscar r.
Cauchios. an American, for forty years
with the French Line CT steamships
and who as its director general Of
freight traffic in the United States and
Canada. The honor was in recognition
of Mr.. Cauchios' services ir despatch
ing thousands of tons of material to
France during the war
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-02
15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
A"TcNG PINE, NEB

Lincoln. Neb. Jan. Intensely
ccld weather prevailed today in Ne
braska and southern South DakotS
At Winner S. D. ard Long Pine. Neb.,
il was Is degrees below zero A bliZ-
zard is reported around Deadwood, S.
D.. and the Rosebud line OF the North
western road in SOouth D1kota con-
tinued blocked by snoWdrifts.
Train traffic throughout NabTa Ska
vas delayed because of the cold wea-
ther and heavy snow that fell yester-
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