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Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
RUSSIAN BOLSHEViKI IN
 TOUCH WITH HuNGAR

Paris, April 2.-(By the A. P)- The wireless correspondence which has been going on for some time be- tween Tchitcherin, the Russian Bol- shevik foreign minister, and Bella Kun, foreign minister of the new Hungarian government. today develon- ed a denial Tchitcherin of a recent communication picked up by the French government wireless operators and made public by the French gov ernment.
 The message was sent last Satur- day and dealt with the alleged spread of bolshevism in the United States especially in Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. It referred also to a riot in Philadelphia, which the message said must be at tributed to 5olshevist influence" In his message today Tchitcheriu refers to the Saturday despatch as having been published in the United States.
 Tn reality" says Tchitcherin, q never sent you such a message. It was, a French invention for the pur- 1 pose of preventing America from adopting a moderate policy toward us 1 The invention merits being unveiled | before the entire world"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
WIRELESS MESSAGES OF
 GREETING TO 26TH DIVISION

Boston, April 2.-New England be- gan to welcome home the Twenty Sixth division today. when wireless messages of greeting were exchanged between officials here and officers com manding the units of the division on board the transports Mount Vernon and America.
 Messages received today indicated that the America might come into port within a few hours of the Mount Yer non, which had 9 days start from Brest. A wireless from the America said: With you before week end. Late tonight a message from the Mount Vernon said she would reach Boston harbor at 2.30 Friday afternoon.
 The governors of all the New Eng land states except Vermont have mo- titfed the committee that they will be here with the other officials to take part in the harbor reception. Commit tees from many cities and towns also will come here for this event and ar effort is being made to obtain enough vessels to accommodate all who are entitled to go down the harbor Colonel A. S. Williams announced to- night the order in which the division would march in the parade
 Wounded men in automobiles, vii head the procession, followed by tht 1 Fifty First and Fifty Second Infantl! brigades. mounted troops, the Fifty 1 First artillery brigade and the ammu i milton, sanitary and supply trains.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
CoUETEARTlAL SENTENCES
 THAT HAVE BEEN REVISED

Washington. April 2.-.A case of member of the expeditionary force be- ing murdered by a comra;le was made public today when the war department
 published the courtmartial proceed ings in the case of Anthony Dvoretcki Fifth Field Artillery Brigade who was convicted of having killed Sergeant A. C. Bradley. Of the same organization.
 at Camp Du Valdahon, France, July 2S, 1918. The ' l was sentenced to
 be hanged. but General Persh'ng refus- e1 to approve the extreme penalty be- cause the evidence showed that Dvoretckis mind was in an abnormal state as result of dis ;ipaiion. Private Jeremiah Reese. 413th Re serve LabGr Battalion. was convicted of having stabbed Seccnd Lieutenant Austin Weedln. at Camp Dix, N. J., l September 13. 1918. He also was sen : tcnced to be hanged but President Will | sor ordered tt-<s sentence commuted
 to confinement at hard labor for twen- 1 ty years.
 | In the case of Private Granville NJ | Reynolds, Fifty-First Infantry, con- victed of having been found asleep at | his post in the face of the enemy President Wilson remitted the death
 sentence on the ground that the sol
 dler was not well at the tirle and had l so reported to the officer of the guard l Reynolds did not desert his post but
 was found asleep standing on his feet, his rifle in his hands"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
 SHOW IMPROVEMENT

Washington, April 2.-Improvement in general business conditions and the continuance of an undertone of confidence in the essential strength and soundness of the country's eco homie position was reported today in the federal reserve boards review of the business situation toward the end of March.
 In all federal reserve districts the price situation was said to be still the controlling factor in business condi- tions and outlook. While the actual situation had not changed very fun damentally, symptoms were reported pointing to more complete readjust- ment of business to normal condi- tions. A continuous. though mod crate decline of prices was noted. Equally important as the decline in prices, it was said. has been the fact
 that the public at large has apparently given up expectations of immediate and decisive declines'' l Great diversity of conditions was found to exist in the manufacturing | field, with unsettlement particularly ir cotton manufacturing and iron and steel.
 | Manufacturing of boots and shoes
 reported from various districts" the review said, that their business is al-
 most normal and in some cases up tC
 capacity. In groceries, retailers are { buying slowly. while large stocks or hand have caused sharp declines il price,
 | ''Woolen mill production has reach.
 ed it's lowest point and is beginning to improve.
 "The demand for jewelry. auto
 mobiles and other luxuries appears t
 be brisk in many districts. In the cas- of materials and in some cases cloth ling, which has been affected by tn unusual weather conditions, demand
 is unsatisfactory and manufacturing
 low.
 ''In connection with the manufac turing situation there is to be notet a distinct improvement in the labo ! and employment outlook Returniny
 soldiers are being generally rs-eu
 r!al ed, tf.pt5sil there is d4ncuity il placing those who desire highe
 wages and better appointment tha they had before entering the army. : Tn the agricultural districts , large demand for labor is now openin
 due to the prospects of excellen crops.
 t Tn the livestock market she situa ton is reported as bright. The aver
 age price of cattle and hogs has ad . v3nced very considerably over yea l ago.
 [ Interest and discount rates hay not varied materially in any of tn markets during March. Banking COT dltions as whole have been satfs I factory"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
OBITUARY Owen Brainard.

New York, April 2-Owen Brainard, architect and civil engineer, who de- signed the New York Public Library, the senate ard house office buildings in Washington, the extension of the Unit o.G States capitol and the Yale NIemor- ial buildings. died sudden Y here to- night. He was 54 years old.
 MT. Brainard, who was born in Had dam, Conn, was educated in public and private schools and established a busi- ness as consulting engineer in this city in 1907. He designed Goodwin Smith Hall at Cornell University, industrial villages for the United States Steel Corporation and buildings in various cities of the United States and Canada. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Architects, Architectural League of New York, and Engineers Club. His widow survives him. Darius Miller
 New Britain, Conn, April 2-Dar- | jus Miller, one of four brothers who became widely known in Connecticut and elsewhere, died at his home here Britains wealthiest resident. The story of the careers of the four Miller
 brothers reads like fable.
 l In 1860 the father of the four Millers gave each of the sons $700 and they : left the farm in Middletown to seek i their way in the world. All of then i became millionaires. Darius anG l Charles Miller came to New Britair
 and established a drygoods store. Dar- jus invested in local industries an6
 continued to conduct the drygoods business, while Charles went to Wat
 erbury and entered the drygood:
 trade In 1910 he retired and gave This store to the clerks. Nathan Mill.
 CT went to New York where he located in Wall Street. Frank Miller wen
 to Bridgeport and entered the lumber trade, building up a large business He is president of the City Nationa Bank of Bridgeport and the only ont I'of the four brothers now living. l Darius Miller was a patron of horse racing and had stable of thorough,
 breds. He was in personal charge o his store until taken i'll week ago
 He maintained the methods he uset
 when he started in business ant modern devices had no place in hi establishment. He had been a di
 rector of the New Britain Nationa Bank and was friend of the cider ]
 T. Morgan.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
BRIGADE OF
 26TH SAILS FOR HOME

Washington. Ap1a 2.-Sailing from France of the coinp4ete artillery brig ade of the Twenty Sixth t%ew Eng land National Guard) IJivision, and the 102nd Infantry, two companies Of the 103rd Infantry and tEe l01st Ma chine Gun Battalion. ali of the same division, was announced ttGay by the war department The truops are on board the transports Mongolia and AIs- samemnon, both of which left Brest March 31. The latter i; due at Bos- ton April 9th.
 The transport Mongolil. dle at Bos-
 ton at the ,naanounced date, has aboard the Fifty First Field Artillery Brigade headquarters; 10lst Field Ar tIlery's second battalion headquarters, supply and detachment of hradquart- CTS company. medical detachment and Batteries c to F. inclusive; 102nd and 1 1tSrd Field Artillery coInpiate. Briga- 1 Gier General John H. Shurlurne, com in,anding Fifty First Field Artillery, is ahcard the Mongolia
 l The transport Aeamemnon is ] bringing the 102nd Infantry complete; 1 Companies [. and NJ or the 103rd In- 1 fantry: 101st Machine Gun Battalion ] complete: field and staff. detachment 1 headquarters company and Batteries A and B of the 101st Fled Artillery.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
1 DISCoNTENT AMONG
 THE GERMAN PEOPLE E

London, April "A long Berlin des-
 patch from Reuters correspondent
 comments on the discontent noticeable everywhere among the German people
 of all classes and the talk of a new
 coup being imminent.
 Sympathy with Spartacism, says the correspondent. is beginning to invade the better classes, including officials, clerks, teachers and people in similar walks of life. They argue that things cannot be worse and that Bolshevism at least opens the prospect for better things one day for our children" as regards food.
 ! They ask, the correspondent contin- ues, whether nothing can convince the man of small means that Bolshevism is 1 not calculated to bring him the ideal state he dreams of. A liberal increase in the food rations, especially of meat 1 bread and fats. alone can work such { miracle, the people say.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
DETAILS OF DECISIONS
 OF LABOR CONFERENCE

Paris, April 2.-Further details of the report of the commission on inter- national labor legislation show that the decisions of the labor conference, to be held annually, may take the form either off recommendations or a draft convention, which each member under takes to bring before the competent authorities within a year for legisla- tion or other action. If no legislation is enacted or action taken. or if the draft convention is not approved by the competent authorities no further obligation rests upon the state in ques- ton.
 While the commission was not asked 10 deal with specific labor questions, it proposes to insert in the peace treaty clauses declaring the right of associa- ton by both employers and employees; the prohibition of child labor, under fourteen years of age; equal pay for women and men for equal work a day of rest weekly for all workers; the linn itation of work to an eight hour day and guaranteeing the benefit of insur- ance laws to foreigners on the same basis as nationals.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
INDEMNITY DISCUSSED IN
 HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, April 2.-In the house of commons tonight the government was subjected to a deal of criticism con corning the amount of indemnity which Germany is to be asked to pay Colonel Claude Lawther, Unionist, de- clared that the delegates to the peace conference in Paris needed to be re- minded that a majority of the mem bers of the house of commons solemnIy had pledged themselves to exact the utmost farthing from the Germans. He said he hoped Great Britain was not trucking to the United States and
 bowling before President Wilson, who could philosophically bear every countrys financial embarrassment but
 his own.
 Andrew Bonar Law, government leader in the house. in the course of
 a long reply, announced that no de- cision had yet been reached as to the amount to be demanded from Ger many. It was an entire mistake. he added, to assume that the views of the British government had been in- | fluenced in the desire to obtain every | thing Germany was able to pay by any action on the part of the president of the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
BARGAINING,
 MOVEMENT IN BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport, Conn.,. April 2.-Forty Of Bridgeport's leading factories have shop committees for collective bar gaining, according to m announce rent made today by W. c. < horn. ad- ministrative examiner O the national war labor toa:d in charge of the Bridgeport award This unpGecedent- ed support of collective bargaining in
 America has been given heartily by the local manufacturers n compliance wit hthe award, despite the cancella-
 ton of practit ally all government con- tracts. Many of the factories are op- efating on a normal bas1s and new commercial orders are coming daily. The many thousands of employees have also given string and active approval in the shop committee elections, show ing that botl sides appreciate the meaning of the collective bargaining movement.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03

Paris, April 2.-(By The A. P) Ba- ron Makino, head of the Japanese del egation to the peace conference, in statement to The Associated Press to- day on the position of Japan. said:
 You ask me for plain and frank statement of the position of Japan. We'll, I am tempted to ask you ques- tion in reply.
 Do you think it possible for me to say anything that will not be wilfully distorted and misinterpreted by those who have so long and so consistently sought to clog the efforts of my coun- try to ascribe to her motives she has never had and to malign her at every turn? Let us sec.
 AS to the United States Japan has a very sincere, abiding and affection ate regard. We owe to her our place in the world, that is to say, the civil ized world. Perhaps I should not all together agree to that phrase. because you know and everyone should know, that Japan has enjoyed a civilization all her own for many ages. It was a civilization born of the highest sense of honor of the sense which the west could not understand nor appreciate because we had lived apart as hermit nation.
 When, through the expedition of Commodore Perry and the efforts of Townsend Harris (the first American onsul-general to Japan), we joined ;f 1 may say so. the league of nations of the world, and we took on a new ambition, which was to interpret the civilization of the western nations which we had studied and recognized as better. although not all were more honorable than our own.
 You will note here that America was the first country to agree to make a treaty with us abolishing extra ter ritoriality. You must remember that we did not ask to join this first league of nations. We were forced to do so Perry came to us with naval power and forces to compel us to open Ja- pan to intercourse with the westerr world.
 We yielded and I am glad, as is al Japan. that We did yield, because i has been of great benefit to our coun- try.
 And now we are asked a secon( time to join league of nations. Bu how? As equals? If so, we are ready
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
Troops and Strikers Eighth Wurtten1burg g
Downfall of the Government Is Believed to Be the Aim of the Strikers.

Stuttgart, Tuesday, April 1.-By the A. P0-Proclamation of a general strike of working people throughout Wurttemburg today was met by counter strike on the part of the bourgeoisie. Street fights developed in the afternoon and three persons are believed to have been killed while many were injured.
 The casualties occurred when a col umn of strikers, holding a demonstra- uon for their demands, met a large detachment of government troops with machine guns and armored cars. The troops insisted that the strikers dis perse. The strikers refused and adopted threatening attitude. After several warning shots, the troops fired, There was some brief hand to-hand fighting before the demon strators were driven off and order re- stored for the time being.
 Although the demands of the strik- CTS are ostensibly for the removal of martial law. the release of political prisoners and new elections for the soldiers and workmen's councils, it is believed in government quarters that they are working systematically under the surface to bring about the down fall of the government, by which they hope to endanger the national gov ernment.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
, Per Cent. Bonds
 Are 0versubScribed
War Finance Corporations $200, 100000 Was Ab- sorbed In One Day.

Washington, April 2.-The War finance Corporations offering of $20O, 100000 of five per cent. one year bonds has been oversubscribed, al- though the books were opened only to- day. Reports received at the treasury from nine federal reserve banks show ed total considerably in excess of the amount offered, with other subscrip- tions still to be compiled.
 Banks especially were said to h ave been eager to obtain the new issue, because of the attractive interest rate three quarters of one per cent higher than the fourth Liberty issue, and the greater exemptions from taxation.
 Officials predicted when the offering was announced that it would be ab- sorbed uickly, but were surprised a, the actual showing. It was considered by officials as an indication that the forthcoming Victory Liberty loan would meet with similar favor
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
5oo ACRE TRACT OF LAND
 FOR MILITARY TRAINING

Muskegon, Mich, April Z, An- rouncement was made here today of the leasing for ten years of a 800 acre tract of land near here for use as the central camp in a countrywise mili- tary training mocement.
 A group of wealthy Chicago men are said to be interested in the pro- .ect. Captain Zeal of Chicago will be in charge of the central camp, which will be under government supervision, f. is declared.
 The packers of the plan expect if teen hundred young men will train here the first summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
WRIT OF PROTECTION FOR
 JOHN ARMSTRONG CHALONER

New York. April 2--Tobn Arm strong ChaIoner. the millionaire whose escape from an asylum at White Plains, N. Y, many years agL was fol- lowed by long legal fight to gain possession of his fortune i'll this state, las been granted a writ of protection by Federal Judge Hand 50 that he may come to this city from his home at F s>1oke Rapids, N. C.. to appeal in his suit for libel aga1nst q newspa- per.
 The writ restraints officials of the supreme court by which Chaloner was adJudged insane in 1S97, thc asylum authorities, Chaloner5 brother and others from interfering with lis move ruents during the progress Of the trial
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
REPUBLIC HAS NOT BEEN
 PROCLAIMED IN GRADE

Washington, April 2-Reports that the new Karageorgevitc dynasty had been deposed and a republic proclaim ed in Belgrade. the capital of Serbia and Jugo Slavia, contained in Rome despatches via London, were declared to be simply ridiculously stupid' and "a piece of a most vulgar propaganda by Professor Voyslav M Yovanovitch, director of the official information bureau here of the new JugosIav state in a statement tonight.
 ITO call such news 'chifdishly would be an insult to the children'e stupid, ', said Professor Yovanovitch, intelligence.
 Tn the very moment when a foreign invader is still in occupation of the most essential parts of our nationa, territory and is terrorizing over q million of our Jugoslav brothers ir Gorizia, Istria, Plume and Dalmatia 1t is not the time to amuse ourselves in internal political struggles"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03

We want to consider with the greatest care the interests of all our associate nations in such a league, because by no other policy can the league of na- tions succeed.
 No Asiaic nation could be happy in a league of nations in which sharp racial discrimination is maintained While we feel very keenly on this point, our precise position must not be misunderstood nor misrepresented.
 we are not too proud to fight, but we are too proud to accept 8 place of admitted inferiority in dealing With one or more associate nations. We want nothing but simple justice. We are glad to join the league Of nations and do our full share in the mainte- nance of the worlds peace and order and the reign of justice for all peoples. We do not wish to impose our la boring classes as immigrants upon any of our associate countries. We recog- niZe that this question is one with which each nation must deal individ- uaIly and we have voluntarily shown our good faith by our observance of the so-called gentlemen's agreement with the United States and this notwith- standing that the principle is in di-
 rect contravention of the measures | adopted by the western powers in 1 forcing the door of our hermit king
 dom.
 We do not object to the proviso ] suggested by Elihu Root safeguarding | his country on the subject of internal
 administration. His proposition ap-
 plies alike to all countries. We want
 no special privileges.
 1 What we do say and feel is that we are entitled to a frank and open ad- l mission by the allies, with whom we have fought and will fight for a free and civilized world and besides whose
 sons our men have died. that the prin- | ciple of equity and justice is a funda-
 mental tenet of the league. This ap-
 plies, of course, only to the conduct ot government and cannot govern the likes or dislikes, even the tastes, of in dividuals, which are their own.
 We see difficulties in the way of { permanent and successful operation O this league of nations unless the con.
 tracting parties enter it with mutua
 respect. Marriages of convenience too often breed distrust and discord, ra-
 ther than contentment"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
AIR SERVICE IN ANY
 REORGANIZATION PLAN

Washington, April 2.-Army reor- ganization plans upon which the war department is now working. it was learned today, provide for an air, ser vice with approximately 1.700 airplanes in actual commission and minimum available reserve of 3,400 additional planes. This is based upon the pro-
 posed military establishment of 509,000 men in which total the air service per- sonnel will be 1928 officers and 21,S5S men.
 The organization tables show that the air forces on a peace basis will be comprised of ST service squadronS. The tables also call for the maintenance of 42 balloon companies divided into three wings of fourteen companies each,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
CUMMINGS cRlTIcIzEs
 RRANDEGEE AND M'LEAN

Hartford, Conn.,, April 2.-Criticism of United States Senators Frank B. Brandegee and George P. Mclean of Connecticut for their attacks on the league of nations programme was voiced here tonight by Homer $. Cum mings, chairman of the democratic na- tional committee, speaking at a com plimentary dinner, given him by state democrats. MT. Cummings said that Senator McLeans attitude was self destructive"
 David E. FitzGerald, chairman of the democratic state central committee, presided and Thomas J. Spellacy. for mer United States district attorney, also was d speaker.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-03
TO EXTEND CURRICULUM OF
 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

washfngtoa April 2-Development, hv co-operation between universities and colleges having en@icrertrg cours- es and the bureau of education. of en- gineers auahfed for industrial man agement in this country and for executive supervision of American en-
 tarprises abrcad. was p,2nned at a
 conference just clTed here by edu-
 cationaI leaders and representatives of the four principal American en- g.neering societies. Inc 2trTrrcurum of educational institutions s to be ex- teaded, thos. interested in the sub jects hope. t tie ,eIop the new type Of engineers believed needed.