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Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
PRESIDENT WILSON TALKS
 OF THE PEACE TREATY

Paris, April 14.-(By The A. P.)-A statement by President H ilso1 in be- half of the council of four says that the questions of peace are so near com- plete solution that they will be quick ly and finally drafted. This announce ment was contained in an official bull letin, which added tha the German plenipotentiaries had been invited to meet at Versailles on April 25th.
 The president hopes that the quess tions of Italy, especially relating to the Adriatic, will be brought to q speedy agreement. The 1,driatic ques- ton will be given precedence over oth- CT questions.
 The settlements belonging especial 1 ly to the treaty with Germany, the | statement says, will thus be got out of | the way, and at the same time other 1 settlements will be Completely form | ulated.
 1 The text of President Wilson's state ment follows:
 In view of the fact that the ques l tions which must be seItied i'll the peace with Germany have been 1 brought so near a complete solution
 that they can now quickly be put ! through the final process of drafting. i those who have been 1losa constantly in conference about them have decided
 to advise that the German pienipoten- tiaries be invited to mcv: the repre- sentatives of the associated belligeren1
 nations at Versailles on the 25th ot April.
 This does not mean that the many | other questions connected with tht general peace settlement will be in terrupted or that thir consideration which has long been under way vii be retarded. On the contrary, it is ex pected that rapid progress will now b. made with these questions, so tha
 they may also presently he expected
 to be ready for final settlement
 It is hoped that the questions mos
 directly affecting Italy, especially tn
 Adriatic questions. can now oe Drough to a speedy agreement. The Adriati question will be given for the tim
 precedence over other questions an pressed by continual study to it's ii nal stage.
 The settlements that belong es pecially to the treaty with German ; will. in this way. be got out of the wa
 at the same time that all other settle
 ments are being brought to a complet
 formulation. It is realized that thoug , this process must be followed. all tn questions of the present great settle ment are parst of a single whole
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
TNQUIRING INTO TEXTILE
 STRIKE AT LAWRENCE

Lawrence, Mass, April 14-4Iill of
 ficials were heard by the state board
 of conciliation and arbitration at the
 afternoon session of it's inquiry into
 the strike of textile operatives, now
 entering it's eleventh week.
 George F. kunhardt, mill owner and representative of the agents of mills affected by the strike. estimated that of the 32.0o0 textile opel atives in the city, 25,500 were working. Deducting l 800 for the workmen of the Everett mills, which have been closed since the strike began, he said, this left but 1000 idle as a result of the strike He i declared his belief that a majority of the 5000 would be working but for l intimida ton by the strike leaders. 1 MT. Kunhardt said it was his opinion 1 that the strike was caused amoA g 1 foreign workers by inlammatory ora tors. He quoted figures to show that
 mill operatives had been given several wage increases in recent years and said they had always been dealt with | fairly by their employers.
 Walter E. Parker. agent of the Pa 1 cific mills. and Walter II. Lamont oi l the Wood mill of the American Pull company testified in support of MT 1 kunhardt.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15

ment Of the provision of the food con- servation act of Aug. 10, 1917, which prohibited the use of food materials in production of whiskey, and paved the
 way for restriction of beer brewing; These agencies, acting under the treasury, were authorized by the presi- dent to employ such additional assist ants for this work as the secretary of the treasury might deem necessary. The amendment to the agricultural appropriation act of Nov. 21, 1918. by which wartime prohibition effective { July ] was established, did not be-
 come law until long after that execu- { tive order was issued. and consequent ly the order would not apply to the 1 prohibition measure.
 ! The act Of Nov. 21, 1918, provided 1 that after June 80, 1919, until tho con- ! ciGsion of the present war and there after until the termination of demob- | iliZation, the date of which shall be | determined and proclaimed by the i president of the United States,
 1t shall be unlawful to sell for beverag ge purposes nay distilled spirits *.' ! The act also specifies that in this ] time no beer. wine or other intoxicat- 1 ing malt or vinous liquor shall be sold | for beverage purposes except for ex- | port"
 The distinction between this act and other wartime liquor restrictions, as pointed out today by officials, is that | it relates 10 the sale of liquor, whereas ] the others related 10 manufa cture ] Consequently it was explained that the ! revenue bureau will not have power to
 take action against illicit sale, but vii retain the present powers to prevent
 illegal production of liquor
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
cHIEF5 or POLICE IN
 S-SSiON AT NEW ORLEANS

>.T Cr'aur. Ll, April I4.-Crime, wh.t1 src. k... sad was caused by fo-msr soldiers unable 10 secure em- pioymcrL was discussed al the open ug tczs.0u here today of the 18th annual convention Of Ihe Internation- ul Asscciauuu of chiefs of police. William A. pmkerton, one of the speakcrs decarc' he believed the present increase in daylight robberies was due 'n large measure to uuem- pioymeut among discharged soldiers.
 Methods used he said, "are those of men accustomed Co taking great risks. men who will brook no inter- ference. They constitute a new class of criminals. They are not profes- sioLals but arc usually young men be- tween % or 90 years Of age who will kill if resisted lie mentioned re- cent hank robbery ll g.. Louis and q daring holdup at Hot Springs as in- stances.
 Michael T. Long oF Newa * V. l.. president Of the association, with a party Of e5 eastern police chiefs aboard the steamship Homus rom NeNw York, will uO. rive until late tonight
 The convention viii continue through Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
WEATHER LOOKS BAD
 FOR ACROSS OCEAN FLIGHT

St. Johns, N. r., April 14.-The chances of Harry C. Hawker, Aus tralian airInan, hopping off within the next day or two in an attempt to fly across the Atlantic in conpeti- ton for the London Daily Mails s50 900 prize diminished tonight, when a drizzling rain set in again. The ground in front of his airdome on Mount Pearl plateau is now virtual ly a quagInire.
 Captain r. F. Raynham, British av- iatorf, who meanwhile is rushing the work Of assembling his Martinsyde plane in time to take the air as soon as Hawker's Sopwith, dined tonight with his rival. He is planning, il pos sible, to make trial flight tomor- row, taking off from a road in front of his canvas hangar at Quidividi. It is said that if rain, fog or wind holds
 Hawker back another two days,
 Raynham will be able to give him a real race for the honor of being the first to start
 Although Hawker has expressed himself as believing his is the faster plane. he has evinced no willingness to permit Raynham to get an even start if tt could be avoided. He was disposed for time to attempt to take off today, despite the sogsy ground
 and the unfavorable wind and fog, but
 gave up his plans when meteorolog Ical reports received by his navigat- or, Commander Mackenzie Grieve, E N, warned of low pressure areas ana ] ram squalls in id-Atlantic. Capt. Raynham consented today fol 1 the tlrst time to discuss his plans fol the flight. Twenty-Five years old
 seven years ali aviator, and, like hawker, originally d mechanic, he de ! clared the proposed passage of the Atlantic was to him like any work | away flight
 1 Ills Martinsyde. he said, could fly l for twenty-tiv hours. Averaging 10t miles an hour, he expects to make 1 the flight on a bee line for the wes coast of Ireland and then to Brook l lands airdome, in twenty hours. Q
 We will carry only food for twen- l ty-four hours and life belts" he said 1 We might as well leave the life belts be
 hind, because they are no blooming good anyway. I'd as soon have it eve with as finger an hour or two if w 1 have to come down."
 He added that lack of further per
 sonal safeguards was due to the fac
 that he proposed to "cross the Allan | tic, not to fall into il,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
GERMANY MUST PAY ALLIES 1O0,0O0,OOO,0O0GOLDMARK
Definite Conclusion Calls for Twenty Billions Within Two Years, Forty During Thirty Years Beginning in 1921, Forty Billions With Commission to Decide When and How-Other Billions Are to be Determined by Special Commission on Which Germany is to be Represented.

Paris, April 14-(By The A. p One hundred billion gold marks is the amount Germany must pay the allied and associated governments for losses and damage caused in the war plus other billions to be determined by d special commission on which Germany is to be represented.
 This is the final and definite conclu- sion which has been reduced to writ
 ing after weeks of negotiation which took d wide range and involved ire quent changes and notifications. The payment of the 00000,00 900 gold marks is to be divided into three dis tinct amounts as follows: F:rst-twenty billions within two years.
 Second-forty billions during thirty years beginning in 1921.
 Third-forty billions when con- mission shall determine how it shall 1 be done.
 ! In view of the fluctuation through which the negotiations have passed, ar authoritative statement was obtained I today concerning the final terms of the
 settlement This sums up the condi- | tions as follows:
 l Germany is at the outset held gener- 1 ally responsible for losses and dam i ages III accordance Nltn DreSlue1 1 Wilson's fourteen points and the allied response at the time the armistice was concluded. To determine the extent D 1 the payment under this responsibilitA q commission is set up to take testi mony. assemble data and arrange al details of the payments from the enc my and distribution among the allie( and associated powers.
 While the commission will admins ter the details Of the payments. sutf
 cient is known to permit the determi
 nation that an initial payment will b
 required of twenty billion gold marks
 payable in two years without interest
 It has also been determined that fort
 billion gold marks shall be payable i bonds extending over q period of thir ty years, beginning 1921. with a sink ing fund beginning ir 1926. These forty billion marks draw l. per cent interest from 1921 to 1926, an five per cent. interest after 1926.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
NAVY PREPARING FOR
 ATLANTIC AIR FLIGHT

New York. April 1.-Two and pos sibly three \. C. airplanes will take part in the navy departments attempt to win for America the honor of being first to make a transatlantic flight, it was stated by Lieutenant Commander ScohelG naval aide for aviation, to- day. Three machines are being got ready at Rockaway Beach but tests are still in progress to decide whether they shall be equipped with three or four twelve cylinder motors and other details of equipment.
 While the navy is bending every ef- fort to complete it's preparations Com mander Scoield explained that haste to beat British or other competitors would not be allowed to interefere with all precautions to make the flight a safe and sane" one. It is not like ly that a start will be made until early in May.
 "Our object" he said. Ifs to make the flight a practical one. To dem- onstrate that it can be done every day in the week. Even if someone else gets there first l would not say that we would abandon our plans" When the navy machines start they will follow the coast to NeWfound- land and the real jumping off" poin on that island has not yet been de | c!ded upon. Two or three routes ar, under consideration after leavin; Newfoundland.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15

In addition to the foregoing pay menus, Germany will also be required to deliver additional bonds of forty billion marks, when the commission determines that this shall be done. These three payments of twenty, forty and forty billions bring, the total to 1000 .000, 900 gold marks.
 Beyond this total. the commission Is empowered to fix anything further that may he required to cover Ger manys indebtedness
 In other worlds" concluded the eminent American authority who framed the terms and furnished the foregoing summary. "a commission is set up with power to collect from Ger many to thoa utmost of her capacity to pay, within the limitation of her in- detbednesS.'
 It is in the gold mark that all pay ments are expressed in the final terms. This excludes depreciated paper marks and fixes the standard of payment in gold. The gold mark is worth about the same as the English shilling, and before the war was quoted at 23.S2 American cents.
 The allotment of the 100 900 000, 900 marks among the allied and associated powers has not yet been finally de- cidel, but a tentative arrangement ! ;,5 per cent of the total; Great Brit aims allotment between twenty and thirty per cent, and the allotment of i the United States between two and l five per cent.
 The text of the opening clause of the ] terms whereby Germany is held gen. i crallN responsible reads substantially
 as follows: The allied and asso- ! ciated powers affirm, and Germany ad-
 mits responsibility for all losses and l damages of the allied and associated 1 powers affirm. and Germany admits responsibility for all losses and dam ages of the allied and associa ted gov ernments and their national from the unjustifiable warfare waged by the .enemy power against the allied and associated governments"
 Then follows a provision for the commission on payments. and extend
 ed details of the operations of ths commission.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
100 SHIPS OF VICTORY
 FLEET IN NEW YORK HARROR

NeNw York April 14.-More than 100 ships OI Americas Victory fleet" steamed proudly into New York har- bor today beneath Q great escort of air and sea planes. bringing 30 coo of hcers and men to the first home shore leave many of them have enjoyed in more than a year
 The armada-greatest in point of numbers ever seen in an American port-rode through the din Of an en- thusiastic welcome in the harbor to anchorages in the Hudson River, and within Q few hours Admiral Henry T Mayo had released more than 10000 of the men for twenty-four hours shore leave.
 No parades or official receptions will be held, Admiral Mayo asserting 1 that the men of the fleet were "here to review New York and not to have New York review Us.'
 The fleet will remain here until | April &C., when it will be split up and ] sections sent to the various Atlantic | stations. in the meantime Admira | Mayo said the men will be given as much shore leave as possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
CHINESE OPERATING WITH
 RUSSIAN 3OLSHEVlK FORCES

Washington. April l4.--Investigation ordered by the state department, as the result of frequent mention of Chinese troops operating with the Russian EClshcvik forces has dis closed that the Bolsheyiis gre using U'rceraly Chinese legion some thirty thousand strong. composed almost wholly CT laburors imported from China by the imperial Russian gov arumcut soon after the war began for work on the Nurmansk railroad.
 This informa tiuu it was learned to- day. w-s obtained by the department through inquiries iy American repre- sertatives at oad and Jffi ials of neu- tral countries.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
MISSIONARY
 ARRESTED BY JAPANESE

Pyeng Yang, North Korea, Wednes-
 day, April 9 (By the A. PD.-Rev. Eli
 NJ. Mowry of Mansfield, O., an Ameri-
 can Presbyterian missionary, who was
 arrested by the Japanese on charge that he permitted the use of his prem ises' in the furtherance of the Korean independence campaign. is confined in the prison here and is well treated. He
 has been permitted to see his wife. The report that Dr. Ansel w. Gillis of Mount Pleasant. la, was arrested by the Japanese was, it has been learned unfounded. He was not ar rested, although his home was search ed by the Japanese.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
JAPANESE EXPRESSING
 REVOLUTION IN KOREA

SeuI. Korea. Wednesday. April G. Q3v The A. R.0-Korean independence agitation continues in the provinces. The Japanese are repressing it severe ly with the result that there has been many additional casualties. Seul is quiet
 The representations made to the Japanese authorities by L. A Bershola the America> consul general here against Japanese in civilian dress car rying clubs has had a good effect Civilians armed with clubs no longer are seen on the streets. Foreigners have been assured by the police that all such persons have oeen ordered off the streets. The shops at Ger San, treaty port northeast of Seul remain closed.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
D. OF A. R. OPEN ANNUAL
 SESSION IN WASHINGTON

Washington, April f. - Genuine Americanism of native born Ameri- cans as well as those born in a foreign country or of foreign percentage and residing here was the theme of the opening session here today of the twenty eighth annual Continental con- gross of the American society, Daueh- ters of the American Revolution. The congress will continue until Saturday evening.
 Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey, pres ident- general of the organization. in the principal address of the day, de- clared the development of the Ameri- can consciousness depended on the ex- clusion of all spoken languages except English from the pual.c schools. She characterized the teaching of a foreign language in the public schools as one teof' the greatest barriers to patriotism and amounting almost to an act ot treason.
 The president general was applaud ! cd generously when she, in referring
 to the league of nations. said that we l as Americans must come to under stand that in any righteous league that i shall bind the nations together we
 must give as well as take"
 i The entire congress at the opening ! session participated in the reading o. the Americans Creed led by the au-
 thor Walter Tyler Page. of Baltimore
 Madame BreshkovsIia, the grand mother of the Russian revolution. oC- { cupiei a seat on the platform and wa; : introduced to the congress by Mrs 1 Guernsey.
 Ten nominations were received to day for vice presidents general, sever
 of whom are to be elected. Thos
 nominated were Mrs. Frank William Bahnsen Illinois; Mrs. Prank F. Dow
 New York; Mrs. John P. Hume. Wis consin; Ms. Louis H. Coburn. Maine
 Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, Oregon Miss Janet Richards, Washington Mrs William D. Sherrerd, New Jer sey; Mrs James Lowry Smith, Texas Miss Mary B. Temple. Tennessee, an, Mrs. William Henry Wait Michigan.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN
 A WATERBURY BAKESHCP

Waterbury, Conn, .iprI 12.--With 6 road heard all over the city by early riscrs and d concussion that shattered window panes in houses half mile away. d terrific explosion occurred in the bakeshop of DtBiasi Bros. at l5 Griges street shortly after ] o clock this morning. Nlttoro Iusti. who was asleep in q hoUsa next door, was buried under shower q brick and was cut SC badly that doctor had 10 stitch his face. Camille DiB!asi was injured by flying brick. The DlBiasl Bros are Italian bakers and recently refused 10 enter a combination with other Italian bakers in Waterbury to boost the price Of bread to 70 cents a loaf. They suspect one of tnciI' -iv- als put dyna 1.ite ln the.r shop Io" re- venee. 4 huge hole was blown il the wall of the bake shop.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
HARTFORD PHONE OPERATORS
 HAVE VOTED TO STRIkE

Hartford, Conn. April Ii. At a meeting of 150 telephone operators held here tonight q unanimous vote to strike unless demands for increased wages. a seven hour work day and the reinstatement of nine former employ es should be granted by the Southern New England Telephone Company was passed. The decision will be made known to the company and a time for the strike set if the demands are not met.
 A demand is made for minimum wage of $10 week with maximum of $22 at the end of six years of ser vice. The nine for whom reinstatement is sought are alleged by the operators to have been dismissed because of their utilization with q union- Three of these are from Bridgeport. Whether other places will be asked to take sim liar action was not divuiged.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
TEN MEN BURNED IN
 A GASOLINE EXPLOSION

San Diego, Calif., April 14.-Ten men were burned, two probably fat ally, in gasoline explosion today on the United States submarine chaser No. 297, at the municipal pier. One of the men was a civilian driver of an oil truck from which gasoline was be ing pumped into a storage tank on the chaser. It was unofficially reported that the explosion probably was caus- ed by a spark leaping from the rat tails or leads. of the wireless anten- nae on the boat. The list of injured included J. F. Barrow, machinist $ mate of Worcester, Mass.
 Rear Admiral ". F. Fullamg com mandnig Division Two, Pacific fleet ordered an investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
PAID $3,20o,Co0 A MONTH FOR RENTAL OF DuIcH SHIPS

Washington. Apcil 14.-When the American government took over ap-
 proximately 100000 deadweight tons Ter Dutch shipping more than a year
 agr t contracted to pay the Nether-
 lands government 3 shillings Q ton
 monthly rental at q definite raJe Of ex-
 cLange. The figure was disclosed here today for the first time, It equals a little more than $S d deadweight ton or more than $3.200, 900 month The United States agreed also 10 pay the full value of each ship desroye'. and an assessed amount for damaged ships.
 All of these ships now have been or dered turned back to the owners as ! soon IS repairs can be made to put
 them IT as good condition as when 1 they w re tai cn over. None has been surrendered yet, but eight or nine probably will be turned back this month.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
SENATOR LODGE ADMITS
 HE STRUCK BANWkRT. FIRST

Boston, April Notice was, served on the clerk of the superior court to- day that the suit of Alexander Ban wart against Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, for damages for an alleged as sault at Washington, on April ,, 1917, during pacifist demonstration against a declarati of war had been settled. The case had been set for trial today.
 The settlement also covered Ban warts action against q Boston news paper for an alleged libelous despatch sent from Washington regarding the affair and published here, The des- patch alleged that Senator Lodge, in d formal statement asserted that Ban wart struck the first blow The sen ator today said this was incorrect, ; that he issued no formal statement and that in fact, angered by some ex- presSions used by Banwart, he struck BanWart first.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
REPORT ON STARTING PLACES
 FOR ATLANTIC FLlG IT

Washington, April 14.-Lieutenant Commander P. \. L. Bellinger, who was ass gned on the cruise of the de- stroyer Newfoundland to observe pos sible starting places for the naval seq planes on their overseas flight, sub mitted his report today to Commander John II. Towers. in charge of the transatlantic flight section of the naval air service. Comma ndel' Bellinger visited a num- Der of points in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland but names O. these pla oes and other Information in his report were withheld.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-15
WHY BRITISH TONNAGE
 OFFER WAS WITHDRAWN

Washington. April 14.-Withdrawal by the United States government of its offer to purchase the American owned interest in the British tonnage held by the International Mercantile Marine, and which d British syndicate previ- tions surrounding the company's con- ously desired 10 buy, was due to ccndi- tracts with the British government.
 It was learned today that Great Britain had the right to requisition the fleet at any time, and this government did not wish to acquire property with the control virtually resting else where. There was also said to be some doubt as to the legality of the shipping board acquiring stock, al- though there is no doubt of its au- thority to buy or build ships.