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Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
CONFERENCE ON ILL-EFFECTS
OF CANCELLING CONTRACTS

New Haven, Conn. Tan. "A con-
ference was held here cod,y between
manufacturers of Connecticut and
Sanford H. E. Freund ..hief of the
clearance division of the department
of labor, having for its object les
sening OF tho i'll effects Cf Unemploy-
meat caused BY the canCellir% of war
work NDntracts in the state by the
fede->> government.
tt" meeting was presided over by
Charles f Julin of New Haven. di-
rector of employment in Connecticut
and was attended by Mr.. Freund,
Mayor David Z. Fitzgerald and Col
Oncl 7. NJ TllMaT Of New Haven: c.
=. Billion aud Secretary Hawley of
tho Fairfield County Manufacturers
Associations Meigs Russell of the
Bridgeport Chamber Of Commerce:
Ira n. Ornburn Of the Connecticut
Federation IF Labor; James T. Mora
of the state advisory board Of the en-
ploNment service. and repre sentatives
Of manufacture in New Haven and
Bridgeport
At this session data was checked
up showing The results OF the can
collation. of war contracts Upon labor
conditions in the state and at a later
conference between Mr.. Freund ant
manufacturers concrete proposals Il
alleviate the situation by extension
of some work and other means were
agreed upon as a basis Tor recon
merdations TO the federal labor execu.
tives. 1t was, however, made plain
that no new contracts to relieve the
conditions existing could be hoped
for
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
POLISH CITIES IN STATE
OF VIRTUAL ANARCHY

Warsaw, Sunday, Jan. 5-(By The
A. P) Loiz and other Polish cities
are reported in a state of virtual an
archy, with the rougher element doing
as it Dleases. There has been fire.
ouent firing of rifles but no casualties
as yet have been reported
Ihe workers. the reports state, have
adopted the habit, when they feel the
need of money. of demanding it from
the employers if they see them in the
streets or in surrounding houses, and
imprisoning them until they give what
is asked. The employers already have
made up a fund of 1O.000tO0 marks
for the laborers. but this does not sat
isfy them and the workmen now are
demanding> Z50 marks each.
The reports say the men frequently
spend the day paradinS the streets
with red flags and listening to agita-
tors deliver s'1Heeches. the crowds howl
ing Down Ty1tI1 the Jews" and Down
with the Mayor"
The agitatOrS are said to be spread
ing the report that if the allies come
! they will act much as did the Ger
mans. who are credited with hayf<z
stolen so thoroughly that a Jew is
! quoted as saying: 'When the Rus
slams were here 1 wanted to hang my.
self but after the Germans came MOI
| even rope was left"
| No work is being done in LODI Of
other manufacturing cities, owing tC
the lack of raw material. The thea.
tcrs and the stores are open at Lodz
however, except when parades ar,
passing
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08

day in three special cars, accompanied
By senate and house SergeantS-a at
arms and other officers. The senate
delegation with Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts, the republican leader,
as chairman. included Senators Cal
der of New York: Johnson of Califor-
mia; Knox of Pennsylvania; Kellogg
of Minnesota; Poindexter ot Wash
ington: Curtis Of Kansas: Harding of
Ohio: Chamberlain of Oregon: Smoot
of Utah; Phelan of California; Hen
dcrson of Nevada: Gay of Louisiana;
King of Utah: Martin of Kentucky;
New of Indiana. and Sutherland of
West Virginia. Other senators left on
later trains. The senate committee
was enlarged, under revised plans
made today because some senators
originally appointed on the committee
were unable to leave. including Major
itN ] eader Martin while others were
absent from Washington.
Members of the house committee in
Guided Speaker Clark and Representa-
tives She"ley of Kentucky; Webb OF
North Carolina: Flood Of virginia
Dent of Alabama; Sherwood of Ohio;
Padgett of Tennessee; Stedman OF
North Carolina: Estopinal of Louisia-
la; Riordan of New York; McAndreN
u lllnOlS, Tdlllld an VI -hdSSttcHuStllS,
Smith of New York: Mann, of Hi
nois Fordney of Michigko: Gillett O.
Massachusetts,: Volstead Of Minneso-
d: Cooper of Wisconsin: Kahn o
California; Butler of Pennsylvania;
| Mott of New York: Hicks of New
York: Chandler of New York; Cannon
ot Illinois; Rodenburg of Illinois. ant
| lowers Of West Virginia. Represen
| otivc Kitchin of North Carolina thu
| democratic leader who is at the bed
! ide of his daughter in Richmond. Va
was unable to accompany the party
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
Condensed TeIeqrams

LindIey M. Garrison, receiver of the
3. r. T., is looking into the question
of high salaries to officials of the
company. 1t is said President Tim
othy Williams gets $15OOOO a year.
Controller of Currency Williams is
sued a call for the condition of ma
tional banks as of Dec. 81.
Inspiration Copper Co. produced
100000 pounds in December.
During 1918, 1882 vessels of 2,721,-
2S1 tons were constructed in the
American shipyards.
Marine risk rates considerably
easier, with exception of that to
Adriatic ports.
President Wilson will leave Europe
for home Feb. -.
]. B. E. NouIens, French ambassa-
dor to Russia, his staff and a num-
ber of French officers, arrived at
Leith, Scotland, after escaping from
Russia on foot.
American steamer Wassaic, which
sailed from New York Nov. 80 for
! Brest, arrived at Carunna, England,
with a broken propeller.
! Charles H. De Woody, in charge of
| the New York office of the secret
service division of the department of
| justice will appear for examination
before the Senate committee tomor-
row.
Oil shipments from Mexico, instead
of decreased as compared with other
months, increased $4,000 barrels. To-
tai for November was 5,S80,359 bar
rels.
F. w. Wooworth G. Co.'s sales for
December was $15,420,2S4. Sales for
the full year amounted to $107, ITS, ,749
House appropriations committee IA
vor'ably reported a resolution appro-
priating $100 100000 to feed starving
peoples of Europe.
Former Prince August Wilhelm oi
Germany is employed by German
automobile firm.
Deputy Louis TurrneI of the Cham
Der of Deputies for the Cotes-du-
Nord, who was arrested in October
1917, charged with trading with the
enemy.
Paris Matin reports the Duchess @
Luxembourg will leave the country be
cause of the political sitaution.
Shipping in Hampton Roads, Nor
folk, Va, was tied-up because of
heavy snowstorn.
The Right Rev. William Lawrence
Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts
underwent an operation for mastoi'
abscess at his home at Boston.
Both branches of the Maine legls
lature. after being i'll session feN
, minutes adjourned out of respec
: to Colonel Roosevelt.
f Rules and prices governing the man
ufacture and sale of fresh and col
storage cheese in Massachusetts wer
! repealed yesterday by the food ad
. ministration.
Premier Lloyd George will IeaV
. London tfr Paris Saturday mornin
accompanied by the British plenipo
tantfaries to the peace conference.
The dredger Caudan was sunk o
, the morning of December 19 off Sym
p ma, Asia Minor, by miu2, accordln
> to announcement made BY the Frenc
minister of marine.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
DEFENSE OF MEMBERS
OF DAlRYMEN'S LEAGUE

New York. Jan. Members of the
Dairymen's League are juFiffed in
'poI ing milk into the meadows -ra-
tner than sending to New York at the
price offered by distributors, Dr. Eu-
gene NJ. Porter, state commissioner of
foods and markets. declared today in
testimony at the John Doe inquiry in
to the increased cost of milk.
Questioned by Assistant District
Attorney Dooling. DR.. Porter admitted
he still is a member of the Dairyman's S
holds his former place as a director of
the league.
The producer and the consumer. DR..
Porter declared. "are in the same
boat both being compelled to buy at
prices fixed by others. The producer,
he said, has an added burden, as he
has to sell at a price fixed 4Jy others
also"
Asked whether he approved the
'heartIess method" in which the milk
strike had been called. which leT. the
! very lives of many of the 40 600 chill
dren under one year of age imper-
| iled," DR.. Porter said, he believed a
! better method could have been adopt
| ed"
| Health Commissioner Copeland an
fnounced tonight that the quantity oI
milk reaching the city was slightly
less than the quantity received yes
| tcrdav but added that there vas 9
full supply for the city's baby health
stations and that complaints from
| persons unable to obtain milk for chill
dren We're infrequent. The S1strib2 u.
tors have assured him, he said. tha
| tomorrow's supply will exceed that o
! today.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08

Washington. Jan. Vice President
Marshall. acting as the personal rep
sentative OF President Wilson. com
lnittecs OF the senate and house and
representatives Of the state, war ana
navy departments left Washington To-
light TOR oyster Bay, \. Y, to attend
the funeral tomorrow OF Theodore
EnOScyo't
President Wilson at Paris sent &
personal cablagram to Mr.. Marshall
rod1v asking that he attend the fu-
rrrl1 as the presidents representative.
1fer Mr. Wilson sent an official proc
nation to the American people in
which Dc nlid hi"h tr4 4Vte TO Mr.
rcosevol and directed that flags on
au government buildings Ge displayed
81. half mast for thirty DAYS and that
suitable military asd naval honors be
r-nIorrd
INQUIRIES as to why government dc
r.rIm.ut- were not ordered closed
during the funeral revealed that an
act PASSED in 1922 forbids such marks
OF respect 10 former government Off e
,Ills As far ls possible. however
aovnrnneut activities win cease. The
senate adjourned over to1icht until
THURSDAY and the houSo will meet fcr
. brief session only Most committee
hearings set for tomorrow were aban
doncd.
General Peyton G.. March chief 4
staff. will rc0resent the war depart %
ment at the funeral; Assistant Secre-
t-rv William Phillips will act for the
State department and Rear Admire
cameron ENIcE WinslOw was name
1r Secretary Daniels to represent the
law department
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
PRESIDENT READY FOR
GATHERING OF DIPLOMATS

Paris. Jan. 7.-(By The \. P.) Pres
tent Wilson has completed his swing
through England and Italy, returning
to Paris at ten o'clock this morning.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson
and Miss Margaret Wilson
The president is ready for the first
gathering of the premiers and states
men of the Entente powers. and the
informal conferences will begin on
Thursday or Friday.
Under the present scheme the rep
resentatives of neutral states and the
smaller belligerents will first meet the
representatives of the powers with
whom thy have questions pending.
with the object of settling them. while
the others will be free to confer with
| those with whom they have interests.
| These conferences will concern prin-
! cipally local questions. It will be a
| process of elimination which is ex-
pected to reduce greatly the detailed
work of the general conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
sPARTACANS OPEN FIRE
ON VORWAERTs BUILDING

Paris, Jan. 7.-(Havas). During the
fighting betwNsS the Spartacans and
the government supporters in Berlin
on Monday. according to dispatches
received here, the Spartacans entered
the chancellor's palace. from which
they opened fire on the building of the
Vorwaerts. Eichhorn, the Spartacan
police chief is reported to be fortified
in the castle.
helmstrasse and large number of
Spartacans are reported to have been
killed.
The Independent socialists have
joined the Spartacans and procGsned
a general strike in Berlin. The ma
jority socialists and democrats are
supporting the government.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
126DEATHSAMONGU us. TROOPSNRUSSIA
In Action 159 Men Have Been Wounded and Is Accidentally
--16 Enlisted Men Missing in Acton-Repor Covers
Up to January 4HGeneral Rugges Reports That Living
Conditions Are Primitive With Food Good-General
Health Among the Soldiers is Excellent.

Washington, Jan Total deaths
among the American expeditionary
forces il northern Russia to January
were given as six officers and 126
men in a cablegram received at the
war department today from Colonel
James A. Ruggles, American military
attache with Ambassador Francis at
Archangel.
The casualties were given as fol-
lows
Killed in action and died of wounds,
three officers and 81 men.
Died of disease, two officers and 63
men.
Accidentally killed, four enlisted
men.
Drowned, one officer AMI two men
Missing in actor. 16 enlisted men.
Wounded in action. 159.
Accidentally wounded, Is
Colonel Ruegles' cabiegram was in
reply to specific questions sent by the
war department as the result of state
ments that the troops in northern
Russia were inadequate!y equipped for
the RIGGS Of the Russian winter.
| General health American troops in
| north Russia excellent said the mes
| sage.
Living conditions best AVAILABLE ir
some cases primitive. Would rate
| them fair to very good on the severa
| fronts
Food conditions very good: great
est defect owing to lack of fresh veg.
etables and limited supply of driet
| vegetables.
Sufficient clothing supply and
other supplies ample and excellent.
General morale is very good"
In giving cut the cablegrem. tn,
war department announced that tn
text was complete with the exception
of some reference to interior condi
tions. This had been deleted by tn
department for military reasons.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
Explosion In Film
Exchange Kills IS
More Than a Score Injured at
Pittsburgh-Many Firemen
Injured.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. Between
fifteen and'twenty persons, mostly wo-
men and girls were killed and more
than a score others iniurai here late
today when a terrific explosion wreck
ed a film exchange building at S04
Fem avenue, in the downtown sec
tor of the city. Eight hodies have
been recovered from the ruins and
firemen working on the interior of the
structure report that many other
bodies are puried under wreckage.
The building is q six story brick,
the first flor being occupied by dry
goods establishment of Slone and
Seiner. The other stories are used
by various 5ilm exchanges The ex-
plosion happened on the second floor.
Two women were blown through a
window to the street ani they with
others injured were removed to hos
pitfalls. Nwo firemen trying TO rescue
q man from It sixth story window feT
to the pavement when their extension
ladder broke. The man was taken
from the window by fremer forming
a human chain on the roof.
Many of those injured received their
hurts by jumping from he upper
| floors. Persons in the vicinity when
| the explosion shook the district say
| cloud of black smoke poured from
| the lower floor. Then came the ter
rife report shattering window glass
and casting many persons on the in
! terror OF the structure 10 the street
Many firemen were injured. two
when an extension lader collapsed anC
others by flying glass and falling
wrcckage. Hospitals throughout the
city are receiving wounded. while
bodies are Icing removed to the
morgud. One report circulated is
that firemen have located the bodie.
of eight young girls on the third floor
huddled together. Thcv are suppos
ed to have died of su6ocation.
William Eennett, chief of the Pitts
burgh fire department, wen
through the ruined structure tonigh
and ne estimated the total loss a
$1,000 600.
At this hour scores Of frcmen ar,
working feverishly on the wreckag
in an effort tC dig out The bodies 0
| victims caught under the falling de
bris.
At midnight only eight bodies ha
been removed from the Wreckage. On
! girl succumEed in q hospital. max
ing the known dead at that hour nine
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
STEADY INCREASE IN
EXPoRys or FREIGHT

Washington. Jan. 1.-s'teady in
crease in the overseas movement of
freight since the signing of the arm
istice, with al incidental accumulation
Of Atlantic and gulf ports, IS shower
in areport today of the exports con-
troll committee of the railroad admin
istration. Most of the accumulation
is at North Atlantic ports, where an
excess of 772 cases We're received
over delivery in December.
The estimate tonnage Of export
freight. exclusive of bulk grain and
coal disposed of during December,
was an increase of 107 per cent over
December, 1917.
The report notes that $4,000 tons
of shipping will arrive at Hampton
Roads in the next ten days for orders
and that these vessels can be sent tC
any port needing ships to relieve the
freight congestion. The Pacific coast
situation shows a slight Improvement
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
GERMAN CABINET HAS
. RALLIED ALL AGENCIES

Berlin, Monday, Jan. "a govern
ment official has informed the cor
respondent that the cabinet has rallied
all agencies tc the suppor- cf law and
order and defence of the government
IF the Spartacans attack u.s." said
the official, they will find US pre-
pared. We have all tho troops needed
to assert our authority. Naturally we
are anxious to avoid 4 conflict, but
If it comes it will not be of our
choosing"
The correspondent has been inform
ed in competent quarters that the
government is hurrlcdly nlobiEzing
all available defensive forces. The
Spartacans also are armirg and max
ing the royal stables their headuuar-
ters, A spacious apartment in the
former chancellor's palace has been
equipped as a Red Cross room.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PROCLAMATION
DEATH OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Washington, following proclamation
cbled President Wilson
andiss a
"a Proclamation to the People of the United States
United September a. 1901
1909 which his home Sycamore Hill Oyster
1919 In his Death United States has lost Of its dn
public
his member of
Secretary President Pres
United
these
entraton of effort atchfu which permitted divergence
the line of duty he had definitely for himself
displayed
distinguished himself the
As he
which ureed industrial
stimulating
the necessary
forms
life
of all and
America. r
the United hereby
half staff for of thirty that suitable military
be render O.
this the
hundred
United States of America the hundred forty third
"By President
'"WOODROW
"FRANK L. POLK,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
GERMAN AGENT PAID
FOR MUNITIONS FOR VILLA

Washingtonu, Jan. 7.-Ev:dence de-
signed to show that Francisco Villa,
the Mexican bandit leader, received
S380,000 worth of munitions paid for
by German agent through the Mis-
sissippi Valley Trust Company of
St Louis, in 1915, was presented today
to the senate COMMITTEES Investigating
German propa ganda by Major E. Low
ry HUmes i'll charge of the investiga-
tion.
The money was sent by F. A Som
mertield, now interned as an enemy
alien, who received credit to that ex-
tent from the st. Louis bank through
the Guaranty Trust Company of New
York
The munitions were manufactured
by the Western Cartridge Company at
Alton, Ills, and shipped to HipiIito
Villa, a brother of the Mexican bandit
at Ell Paso, Texas, according to the
documents presented by Major Humes
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08

government is pro-Gernan. He said
a mass of information with documents
attesting the reliability of the Boil
sheviks had been brought out of Rus
sia last spring and repeated efforts to
present them to the American govern
ment have been without success.
Il don't know how other scSators
feel Senator La Toilette declared,
but I would be false to he people in
my state if did not exhaust every
means within my power to ascertain
definitely and ultimately what right
there is that hundreds of Inen from
Wisconsin have been sent upon and
continued on such an enterprise.
Senator La Toilette was interrupt
ed by Senator Kenyon, republican, OF
Iowa, who asked what l. 4d become Of
the resolution introduced b. Senator
Johnson of California, asking the
state department for information rel
at;ve to the status of reletions be
! tween this government and Russia.
Senator Swanson, democrat, of Vir
| ginia, a member of the foreign rela-
| tions committee. interrupted to reply
| that the resolution was 70 have been
| considered by the committee tomor-
row, but that the meeting vas post
poned because senators Will be ab-
| sent attending the funeral of Theo-
| dore Roosevelt.
The Virginia senator said that from
information in his possession, allied
| troops, including about 1900 Ameri-
cans were sent in to Russia to protect
supplies and prevent Germany from
establishing 4 submarine base in the
vicinity of Archangel. The allied
troops now number between $4,000 and
20 600 men.
Senator La Toilette said that while
this might explain the sending Of
troops into Russia, he had information
in his possession which denied that
the Russian soviet government was
pro- German.
81 think the proof is overwhelming.
he continued, 'if it eyer is permitted
| to come before the American people
that the Soviet government exerted it
self to enlist the sympatkies and sup.
port of Ne United States govern.
ment to the end that It might bt
} strong enough to resist the German
government"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
TO BRING TOGETHER
FARMERS AND HEL P

Boston, Jan. Tn an effort to bring
together farmers in need Cf labor and
returning soldiers and sailors who
wish to do farm work, the committee
on agriculture Of the Boston Chamber
of Commerce today asked New Eng
land farmers to fill out blanks speci-
flying the class of helD desired, the
wages they We're willing 10 pay and
whether they would take young mer
with very little farm experience. A. w
Gilbert secretary of the committee
said that a surprisingly large num-
ber of young me- who We're being dis
charged from the service were desir-
Gus of going to work on farms.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
8APTISTS PLAN TO RAISE
S6.oo0,ooO FOR MISSIONS

Boston Jan. THE Baptist Victory
Campaign, through which it is plan
ned to raise s6000,G00 for mis-
siors. was launched here today with
general meeting of church leaders
from many sections of The north. F.
W. Aver of Philadelphia, chairman of
the local committee, outlined the plans
of the campaign and declared he was
looking forward to the time when
churches of all denominations would
joint in work of this kind
81 think the time is coming" he
said. when these movements wFll
not be by Baptists. Merhodists, Pres
byterians, etc, but all will work to-
gether. We Baptists have started tc
raise Sc 5000 600 The Presbvterians
aro raising S12,50o, 900 this year and the
Methodists are out for $50, 00O, 900 ir
five Years. l wish we could all get
! together in one great campaign"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
Keep Striving.

Longing to share our troubles, or los
ing courage If fortunes wheel refuses
to turn 4 eur favor, is about the most
unwise course we could possibly fol-
low. Far better to keep quiet about all
distressing setbacks, become interested
in some form of work and bravely go
In to win. True one cannot always
recoup ones fortune, but life offers
many other conpensations very much
while.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
PORTUGUESE STEAMSHIP
HAD ROUGH PASSAGE

New York. Jan. 7.-Rudherless and
battered after 4 stormy 40 day pas
sage from Lisbon. the Portuguese
steamship Goa. arrived here today in
tow of the J-Sited States ravaI tug
Allegheny which brought the vessel
from Bermuda.
The Goa left the capital Of Portu-
gal on November 10 with a Christmas
cargo of wines, olives, fruits and nuts
consigned to local importers. In
mid ocean terrific gales were encount-
cred which swept away her steering
| gear and left her for days at the mercy
| of the sea.
After drifting helplessly nearly a
week the ships signals OF distress
were picked up by a steamer which
| helped her 10 reach Bermuda, where
| the passengers were landed, taking
passage north on another ship.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-08
ENTHUSIAST ADMIRER
OF ROOSEVELT SUICIDES

Worcester, Mass, Jan. f--Mentally
teranged by the death of EN-President
Roosevelt, OF whom he was an en-
thusfastfo a,imirer and staunch sup
porter, Charles z. Burnham. 5S
years old u former leader of the
prohibiticRists of Massachusetts,, com
mitted suicide today by swallowing
poison, The news Of President
Rooseveit's sudden death was great
shock to MIR. Burnham and he passed
all yesterday afternoon and last read
ing all he could find out about Colonel
Roosevelt.