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Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
AMERICAN CAVALRY IN
 PURSUIT OF VILLA FORCES

Fl Paso, June 16.-A report was re-, ceived at military headquarters at 1920 a. III. today that fighting was in progress between United States caE- airy, under command of Col. $. R. H. Tompllins, and Villa detachment in the vicinity of San Lorenoz. opposite Ysieta. Tex. twelve miles east of Fl Paso
 At Il a. m. the entire Second Caval- ry Brigade, composed of the Seventh and Fifth Cavalry Regiments, could be seen plainly about eight miles south and west of Juarez, ia hot pursuit of the Villa forcec, it was stated at mili- tary headquarters.
 At 11.20 the American cavalry ap- peared to be gaining rapidly on the Villa band, which was making des- perate effort to reach the mountains to the southwest of Juarez. The pursuit. which started east of | Juarez, swung to the west, and the 1 columns could be seen in a cloud of dust to the southwest. beyond Juarez l Artillery fire against the Villa. rebel i forces southeast of Juarez was opened at 1885 a. m. with the Second Battal-
 ion of the Eighty second Field Artil- lery, a regiment of horse artillery, fir
 ing shrapnel, which could be seer l plainly from the river. The artillery fire was six miles from juarez, in the vicinity of the cavalry fighting neal ! San Lorenzo.
 United States infantry troops start
 ed withdrawing from Juarez to |,
 Paso at 10.30 a. m. in obedience t
 orders my Major-G Gen Derosey C.. Ca i bell, commander of the Southern De I partment who arrived from San An
 tonic early today and crossed the in
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
Auto hccid al Saybrook JunctiOTl
Eight Men Injured, Two Se- riously, When the Machine Struck a Telegraph Pole.

Saybrook Junction, Conn. June 16- Eight men were injured, when an au- tomobile struck telegraph pole and was wrecked on the Bollum road a mile and a half north of here tonight. The two seriously injured were taken to the New Haven hospital. They are: Joseph Burns 27 Slizabeth street, Waterbury and William Mcdonald, 135 Bank street. Waterbury. The lat ter has a fractured skulE The other six were bruised and shaken up. They all live in Waterbury.
 The accident occurred when the au- tomobile swerved into a rut at the side of the road and q front tire thrown off the car striking the pole before il could be brought to stop. The ma chine was badly damaged, with the exception of the engine Dr. IrwiI i Grannis attneded the injuries of the | men. The party had been to New London to meet a naval man returned ] from overseas and take him back te 1 Waterbury,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
MERCANTILE MARINE NOT
 TO DISPOSE OF BRITISH SHIPS

New York. June 16.-The proposal to sell the ships of the International Mercantile Marine Company, which sail under the British flag was vot- ed down at a special meeting, of the stockholders at Hoboken today. The balloting stood 530,072 shares against the sale and 7S,521 for it. Of the ad- verse vote 2S4.126 shares represented preferred shares and 25,90S common shares were voted in favor of the pro- position.
 There are outstanding 517.255 pre- ferred and 489. 720 common shares of the International Mercantile Marine Company, or a total of 1,015,975 shares. Today's voting revealed that slightly more than one-half of the entire capi- talization, as represented at the meet ing kas opposed to parting with the ships of British registry.
 The British syndicate which sought to acquire the ships had offered a price of e27,000,000. z and the directors had recomn1ened to the stockholders that the offer be accepted. Subse- quently, however, strong opposition developed among the stockholders John w. Platten and Frederick w Scott, directors, formed proxy com mittee to secure votes against the Sdle- MT. fidtten last Frl0ay an- nounced that his committee has se- cured enough proxies to defeat the sale
 r. A. S, Franklin. president of the International Mercantile Marine Com pany. said there was nothing more tc i be said regarding the proposed saile
 of the British holdings of the com pany. The stockholders have spok- l en- he said, and that ends it." MT. Franklin added that the, com pany will go right ahead in it's op- eration as a ;st tamship organiza tion
 on plans previously determined upo1 without reference to the proposed sale
 Moneys ~eceived as insurance or ships lo-c during the war will be ex. l pended to replace these vessels. h,
 added, and we will proceed as if tn l proposed sale never. came un."
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
STRIKE ON LOWELL DIVISION soF BAY STATE RAIL WAY

@ sowe,f Mass. June 16. Thousands of cotton mill operatives and store employees found themselves forced to walk to work today on account of strike of the 325 carmen of the Lowell division of the Bay State Street Rail way company. All lines of the company in the city. including those running to Boston, Lawrence and Nashua, N. H., were tied up.
 The strike is declared by carmen's union officers to be protest against the action of the company in putting open cars into service for the summer in connection with the use of a hand register for fares. The men claim that the use of the register on open. cars endangers the.r lives, as they are com pelled to carry the register in one hand when they should have both hands free in moving along the running t-~rd. Company officials on the other ( Id insist that the conductors oversta,> he danger and say that the register has been used for years in other parts of the companys system. notably in New Bedford, without any especial increase | in the number of accidents,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
PRAISE; FOR WOMEN
 WORKERS OF TIE Y. M..c. A.

New York. June 16-Women work CTS of the Y M. c. A who served abroad durirg the war were warmly praised today by A., c. Bedford, chair man of the, board of directors of the Standard Oil Company and g member ,of. the Y. NJ. c. A. war work council. on his return from at trip to Europe during which he visited the battle re- gions of France and Belgium. Mir Bedford said he was particularly i'm pressed by work of the women "whoae influence courage and zeal have been marvellous and whose efficiency has been beyond all praise"
 That the Y. NJ c. A. made mis- takes and had fallen down in places. .'' Mr, Bedford admitted. but he added
 that so did everything else at times,
 for the war has been full of mistakes and failures On the whole. however, he maintained the. work of the T NJ. c. A. had been admirable, the per sonnel devoted and efficient"
 MT Bedford's trip was partly under
 taken in the interest of the chamber of Commerce of the United States. of which he is vice president, In this ca pacity he made arrangements for rep reSentative bodies of the business men of Sngiand, France and Belgium to visit the United States next fall So as to exchange views with American | business men on international trade
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
TELEGRAPAERS AWAIT
 ACTION BY BURLESON

Chicago. June 16.-Termination of the nation wide strike Of commercial telegraphers, union officials declared tonight, now rests almost wholly in the hands of Postmaster General Rurleson. A definite statement from MT Burleson concerning the .cope of the order to electrical workers will be awaited be- fore any move is made.
 Officers of the Commercial Telegra- phers' union of America said if the -postma ster generals orders granting the right of collective bargaining to electrical workers actually covered the striking telegraphers. steps probably would be taken to end the waikout after assurances of no unfair discrim- ination against the strikers had been obtained.
 S.. J. Konenkamp, international pres ident of the telegraphers union, told a meeting of strikers here tonight that fFn strike now includes nearly 25,00o persons.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17

ternational border for a conference with Gen. Francisco Gonzales, su-- preme commander of the Juarez troops. He had previously held a conference with Brig.-Gen. James Ed win. commander of the Fl Paso border district.
 At 1O.45 q. m. theSTwenty fourth In- fantry started marching acrcSs the in- ternational bridge from Juarez. and by eleven o'clock the entire command was back on American soil, after hay- ing spent exactly eleven hours on
 Mexican soil.
 American troops sent into Mexico
 last night to stop the indiscriminate
 firing across the border fought their first general engagement with the Mexican rebel forces of Francisco Villa at the Juarez race track shortly after two o'clock this morning. The Americans were victorious.
 Villas troops were driven from the race track by rife and machine-gun ! fire, and many prisoners were report | ed taken by the United States cavalry 1 which took up positions on the east ! and southeast of the track according | to an official report at military head 1 QuarterS
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
LARGEST GROUP INSURANCE
 POLICY EVER WRITTEN

Hartford, Conn. June i6.-What is believed to be the largest group insur- ance policy ever written was put into effect by the Travellers Insurance Co., today. The policy involves about $40,000, ,0G0 worth of Insurance, the contract being the employees of the American Woolen company of Bos-- ton which number B. 900. The Travs elers announced that the amount of insurance per capita would average more than $1200
 Tine only group insuranor policy to which that taking effect today is com parable in size was said by tI'n Tray elers to be that which was issued upon the Union Pacific Hail.oad about two years ago by the Equitable The amount then involved was estimated at $25. GOO GOO.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
APPROXIMATELY FIFTY VILLA FOLLOWERS KILLED

Fl Paso, Texas. June 16.-American troops that participated in the puni- tive expedition against the Villa re- bels in and near Juarez last night and today were billeted in barracks and camps on the American side tonight after 24 hours campaigning.
 Seven ragged Mexican prisoners were herded toward the Fort Bliss stockade by a detachment of the Fifth Cavalry, while another cavalry de- tachment drove herd of 100 captured Mexican horses and ponies to the re- mount station.
 It was Nunofficially stated tonight at Fort Bliss that approximately fifty Villa followers were killed. | One American of the Seventh Cav l airy, Corporal Chfgas. was shot
 through the lung by a Mexican rebel.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17

Versailles. June Is (By the A. P.).- The reply of the allied and associated governments to Germany's counter proposals to the peace treaty and revised copy of the peace treaty to- night are in the hands of Count Won Brockdorff-Rantzau, on his way to Weimar to present to the German na- tional assembly the final word of the vietors in tie war.
 Few changes have been made in the revised peace treaty Five days was the allotted period fixed for the Ger mans to answer yea or nay to the de- mands of the allies, but two days ad ditional have been granted on insistent pleas. This will extend the time linn itation to Monday. June 23.
 With the revised treaty containing interlineations in red ink. where changes had been made tn it, was a covering note. written by Premier Clemenceau, president of the peace conference.
 Without ostentation, Paul Dutasta, general secretary of the peace confer ence. at 6.i9 o'clock this evening placed the revised draft of the treaty and the note in the hands of German Legation Secretary Simon and Baron Won IIoersner. with whom NJ. Dutasta held a conversation lasting for several min utes. explaining the nature of the in strument and the length of time allot- ted for the Germans to reply. Herr Simcn protested against the short time allotted Germany to make known her intentions.
 M. Dutasta arrived in Versailles by automobile from Paris at 6.20 o'clock, carrying the momentous documents in two. parcels wrapped in prosaic brown paper. He was received by Colonel Henry, master of ceremonies at Yer sailles. and officers of the allied mis- sions and conducted to the reading room of the Hotel Reservoirs.
 Here the party was grouped along one side of the room. In front of M Dutasta was a large marble topped table. upon which the documents were placed in two piles. There was con- siderable wait before Legation Secre- tary simon and Baron Won Loersner arrived, escorted by two French off cers. The Germans took their places at the other side of the table.
 At 6.l9 o'clock Herr Simon infor. maily reached across the table and took the documents and handed then to Baron Voni Loersner, this actually constituting the formal receipt of the treaty and the ultimatum. A receipt from the Germans for the document was required by NJ. Dutasta-
 After the brief conversation between M. Dutasta and Herr Simon, the Ger. mans returned to their apartment ii the hotel Von Loersner carrying tn, documents under his arm in a greer portfolio. Later Count Won Brock. dorn-Rantzau boarded train fo Weimar, taking the documents witl him.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
HEADQUARTERS OF LEAGUE
 OF RED CROSS IN GENEVA

Geneva, June 16.-The League of Red Cross Societies has opened it's headquarters here in one of the oldest and most historic buildings of the city near the ancient cathedral where Cal vin and Knox preached.
 The head of the League of Red Cross Major General Sir David Henderson has arrived, and the French, Italian and Japanese representatives with a large personnel are-expected shortly
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
Equal War Fleets For Atlantic and Pacific Order Has Been Issued by the
 Navy Department Directing
 Change.

Washington, June 16.-Orders mak ing. effective the proposed division of the United States naval forces into two fleets of equal strength, one to be called the Atlantic and the other the Pacific fleet, weer issued tonight by the navy department Admiral Henry B. Wilson will command the Atlantic and Admiral Hugh Rodman the Pacific fleet.
 Each of the two fleets will be com posed of four divisions of battleships, two divisions of cruisers; eighteen di- visions of destroyers; three divisions of submarines, and two divisions of mine IayerS
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
REGULATORY POWERS OVER
 RAILROAD AND WIRE SYSTEMS

Washington June 16.-Enactment of legislation designed to give the h. terstate Commerce Commission broad CT regulatory powers over railroad and vie systems when those poperties are retuned to pivate control was recom- mended today by the house interstate commerce committee. The recom- mendation was contained in the com mittees report on the bill for immedi- ate return of the telegraph and tele- phone companies to their owners, which will be taken up by the house tomorrow.
 Pointing out that the bill provided for the continuation of government fixed rates fo ra period not to exceed six months, the committee said that at the expiration of this time tine inter state commerce commission should have authority to act upon rates and other matters without leaving what might otherwise be an embarrassing and confusing interval
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
HELD REsPOMslBLE FOR
 DEATH OF TEPOAUGHTEH

New Haven, Conn. June 16.-Coro. ner Mix, in a finding handed down to- day, declares Dane Cerrone. of Ham den, to be criminally responsible for the death of his stepdau9hter. Raf- fael;i CompUtaro. 14,- who is alleged to have been shot and killed by Cerrone on June B. Ceirone will he brought be- fore the superior court on June A and his indictment on a charge of first de- gree murder will be asked. The eoro- ner also finds that Cerrone intended to kill a young man who had beaa pay ing attentions to lis stepdauShter.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHER
 MAY END WEDNESDAY

New York. June 1G.-Percy Thomas, vice president of the Commercial Tel egraphers Union in charge of the strike here of Western Union and Pos tai Telegraph Company operators, an nounced tonight that he had received a message from President $. J. ko- nenkamp in Chicago expressing the belief that the strike might be termi- mated by next Wednesday in manner satisfactory to the union.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
BY Uf:iON
 WATERS OF RIO JANEIRo

Rio Janeiro. Sunday. June 15.-The union employees of the restaurants. ice cream parlors and coffee houses in Rio Janeiro held a celebra ton today at a suburban park with the result. that al establishments were clos ed for the day and night. It was probably tll2 first time in history that the national drink, coffee could not be purchased in the city. The large hotels served their meals cold. There was no opposition to the movement by the proprietors and the businesses affected will re- sume operations Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
PRESIDENT TO CAMPAIGN
 FOR LEAGUE OF NATfONS

Washington JuLe 16.-Presdent Wilson. facing a divided senate, has decided to carry his fight for ratitica- tion of the League of Nations cove .nant directly to the people in a coun- trywide speaking tour. He expects to begin the trip as soon as he returns from Paris.
 The presidents decison was reveal ed here today coincident wi.l receipt of a message in which he declined to give the senate. in advance of sign ing. the official text of the peace treaty.
 : Neither development caused great surprise here. but each served to en- phasize the presidents position and to provide further subject matter for the debate which begins tomorrow on Senator. KnoX's resolution to put the senate on record against accepting the league covenant along with the peace i treaty.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
NORTHCLlFFE'G GREETING
 TO AMERICAN LEGION

New York. June 16--In cable gram of greeting received by the American Legion Weekly. the official organ of the American Legion. Lord Northcliffe said that the British peo Die "realize tc tf.e full the great part America has played in the war" The British publisher denounced efforts which. he said. are being nade to ere ate misunderstanding by assertions that England does not fully appre- ciate the gigantic effort Of America.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
BANDITS ROB CLEVELAND
 BANK OF ABOUT $5O,00o

Cleveland, O., June 16.-Five armed bandits late this afternoon held up the West Cleveland bank and escaped in a stolen automobile with currency es- timated at $50,000. Two of the rob bers stood guard over six customers and four clerks outside the bank while two robbed the bank, the fifth remain ed in the automobile with the engine running
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
400ro CANADIAN RAILWAY
 GHoPMEN AR. TO STRIKE

Mon. cal June !6.-Orders for strike of 10000 employees Of Division No. 1 Railway Shopnen of America, effective Wednesday morning, were is sued late today b-- the executive com mittee. The order follows a un- successful attempt by q delegation of the shopmen to negotiate an increased wage scale and snorted working con ditions. Eleventh hour concessions on the part cf the Canadian RailV-av War Board is inc only thing which will pre- vent q waIkout union leaders said tonight
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
IRISH RESOLUTIONS SENT
 TO PEACE CONFERENCE

Pari,, June 16.-The re re,olutions passed by the American congress on the Irish question has been formally transmitted to the peace conference, Frank P Walsh and Edward r. Dunne the delegates representing Irish so- cieties of the United States, have been informed. No intimation has been given of the character of the letter of transmittah
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
A PROTEST AGAINST
 IMpERtALISTiC POLAND

New York. June 16.-Telegrans pro- testing against the brutal invasio>, of Ukraine East Calicia and other parts of Ukraine by imperialistic Poland" and asking the peace conference to compel Poland to withdraw her armies from invaded territory were sent to the American peace delegation in Paris and the state department by the executive board Of the Ukraine ra- tional committed Resolutions ea5body- ing similar protests were adopted yes terday by more than 400 UkrHini1n soldiers scattered throughout tne country, according to Rev. Peter Po1- atishin, president of the national co.a- mittee.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
GERMAN MINISTERS
 RETURN TO VERSAILLES

Versailles, June 16.- (Havas.) )-Min- isters Landsberg and Giesberts, mem bers of the German peace delegation, who have been in Berlin, returned here today.
 About seventy members of the Ger man delegation plan to leave Yer sailles this evening with Count Von Brockdorff- Rantzau, after delivery of the allied terms.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
NEW YORK AND KANSAS
 HAVE RATIFIED SUFFRAGE

Albany. N. Y, June 16.-The New York legislature without a dissenting vote tonight ratified the federal wo- man suffrage amendment. New York is the sixt/ state to ratify.
 Topeka. Kas.. June 6.-The Kansas legislature in special session today unanimously ratified the woman sui frage amendment to the United States constitution.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
FALL OF KRONSTADT
 IS REPORTED IMMINENT

Helsingfors. June 16.-The. fall of Kronstadt, the naval base of Petro- grad, is imminent, according to reports received by naval circles here from Reval the capital of Esthonia. The reports say that a white flag has been hoisted over the fortress several times by it's boIsheyik defenders
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-17
FINAL REPLY DELIVERED
 TO GERMAN DELEGATES

Paris. June 16.-The final reply of the allied and associated powers to the conditions of peace handed to the Germans at Versailles on May ' was delivered 10 the German delegation to- day and made public shortly after. ward.
 The Germans are allowed seven days to accept or refuse the treaty as it stands If they accept. peace will be signed at once; if they do not accept, the armistice will terminate on Mon day. June g. and the powers will take such steps as may be necessary to en- force their terms.
 The principles of the original condi- tions have been vigorously upheld, but certain notifications in detail and many explanations of the effect of exe- cution are made.
 Changes Made.
 The reply is in two parts-a general covering letter and seriatim discus sions of the ge--rll counter proposals. The changes inciiide:
 A blebiscite for upper Silesia. with guarantees of coal from that territory. Frontier rectihcations in West Prus- sia. -... Omission of the third zone in the Schleswig pleoiscite.
 q armr. from 100000 to 100000 men, Declaration of the intention to sub init. within a month of signature. list of those accused of violation of the laws and customs of war.
 Ofer 10 cooperate with German commission on reparations. and to re- ceive suggestions for discharging the obligation.
 Some Notifications.
 Certain detailed notifications in the finance, economic and ports and water. ways clauses. including abolition of tn, proposed Kiel canal commission.
 Assurances of membership in thu league of nations in the early future if Germany fulfills her obligations.
 The covering letter is from M Clemenceau, president or the peac' conference, to Count Von Brockdorff Rantznu. president of the German del eEation. In this letter M. Clemencea, says:
 Germans Fail 10 Understand. '-The allied and associated power have given the most earnest consider ttion 10 the observation of the Germai delegates on the draft treaty of peace The reply protests against the peac on the ground that 1t conflicts wit the terms upon which the armistice c Nov. ii, 1918. was signed. and that is a peace of violence and not a peac of justice. The protest of the Germa delegation shows that they fail to un derstand the position in which German stands today. They seem to think tha Germany has only to make sacrifice in order to attain peace as if thi were but the end of some mere strug gle for territory and power. The allie and associated pores therefore feel necessary to begin their reply by clear statement of the judgment of tn world, which has been forged b practically the whole of civilized man kind.
 Crime Against Humanity.
 Tn the view of the allied and assc ciated powers, the war which began o Aug. 1. 1914. was the greatest crim against humanity and freedom of th people that any nation calling itse civilized has ever consciously commit ted. For many years the rulers Germany, true to the Prussian trad ton. strove for a position of dom uance in Europe. They were not sal