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Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
l PLANNING A WAR MEMORIAL
 FOR YALE MEN WHO DIED IN WAR

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 9-Plans for the erection of a war memorial in honoi of the 215 Yale men who died in the gl eat war were announced tonight tv George G. Mason. chairman of the executive committee Of the alumni ad- visory board. EHwo committees have been appointed to take up the work. One committee. of which James G. Rogers, 'S9. is chairman. is drafting q program for competing sculptors and architects. The other committee has T. B. Hoppin. '91. as chairman and has charge of the raising of s1a0,o00, which WAS decided upon as the amount that Yale alumni will be asked to sub scribe.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
A, F. OF L. CONSIDERS ORDER
 TO CALL OFF COAL STRIKE

Washington, Nov 9.-The order is sued ye verday by the federal court in Indianapolis giving officials of the United Mine Workers of America un-
 til s o'clock Tuesday to call off the strike os bituminous miners was con- sidered Ut d lengthy session here today of thn C1ecItive council of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor.
 Members of the executive council, absent from Washington. were hur- riedly summoned here late yesterday y by President Gompers. Before enter ing tn ccouncil the labor leaders re- l fused 10 discuss the new Aspect given the situation by Judge Ander- sons new order. A statement outlining the position of the federation was | promised, however, whenever the ' council reached an agreement on the
 attitude to be taken by organized
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

police administration. shoot the most prominent military and police officers, must be the important concern of the revolting working people. In the work Of destruction we must be merciless for the slightest weakness upon oula part may afterward cost the workinei classes whole sea of needless blood After "capltal and stat,e'' are de- stroyed. the manifesto says the firsri ] duty of the union is to start produc- i tion on a new foundation. Existfngi | labor organizations should be e1tenz l ed and production should be given ove. l entirely to them, it argues. Then, each village commune should unify with all other communes and @thel
 one grand federation" follows, thel
 manifesto advocates as it's programme I
 No Religion, No Authority.
 Recognizing no religion. no author ity, no power other than it's own, thei
 manifesto says alternatively, itsi
 members are atheists. communists, anarchists. It continues:
 "We go tranquilly, cheerfully, not
 because it is painful to us eternally tol
 be calling to bloody combat-Noi But
 because there, far beyond the corpses
 of heroes, beyond the blood covered
 barricades, beyond all terrors of civil
 war. there already shines for US the
 maniicent beautiful form of man
 without a God, without a master and free of authority.
 I've hate religion because it lulls
 the spirit with lying tales, takes away
 the courage and faith iC th< SoWe,. } of man, faith in the triumph Of jus } tice here on the real earth anl--notsiai f a chimerical Heaven. Religion covers 5 everything with fog; real evil becomes l visionary, and visionary good a reality 5 It has always sanctified slavery, grief Q and tears. And we declare war upon
 all gods and religious fables. We are l atheists"
 e Mir. Garvan called particular atteH-
 ton to statements in the manifestc f having q bearing on the government y activities in connection with recen if stSi1es. The governments attempt! e to put down riots were attacked as ' nothing short of murder where sucl 0 attempts to end trouble had resuiteS $ in death for anybody
 In it's discussion of war. the mani. # festo indicts the American people foI l. honoring General Pershing as com. Il nlander-in- chief of the American ex. If peditionary forces in Europe.
 g Murder is always murder and tn, l. man who kills is always murderer, e the manifesto asserts. IS ''The only service of this man ha. 's been in fact that, being a professions S. of his craft. he came to be by simpI ,- chance at the head of the American 0 armies which fought in Europe. There d obedient to the commands of thos Il who sent him. he with ability , an, q, brains led the work of murder of me is by men. For this they praise him | > the skies and honor him in every way r. All this is done only because we ar $. in an age of progress and civilization n, in an age Of altruism and humanitar Id ian ideas"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
UNION IF RUSSIAN WORKERS PLANNED
 OVERTHROW OF GOVT BY GENERAL STRIKE

act Revealed in Documents Seized in Nationwide Raids by Federal Authorities Would Destroy All Documentary Evidence of the Right to Private Ownership of Property and Make the Working Classes Masters of All Wealth Would Demoish Prisons and Police Offices and Shoot the Most Prominent Military and Police Officers Man feso Declares the Work of Destruction Must be Merc- lessOf 1000 Alleged Radicals Arrested in New York 39 Have Been Held on Various Charges Government is to Continue Roundup of "Reds.''
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

Washington. Nov. 9.-Plans of the Union of Russian Workers to bring about an overthrow of the gover%, %,nent through a general strike is revealed in documents seized in the nationwide raids Of federal authorities Friday an< Saturday nights and made public tonight by Assistant Attorney Gen eral Garvan.
 With the government overtIlrown and everything wiped from the earth that is q reminder of the right to pri- vate ownership Of property" the Russian Workers according to their manifesto, looked forward to the magnificent beautiful form of man without a God without a master and free of authority"
 The documents and publications ob- tained in the raids, officials said to- day, are of the most inflammatory na- | ture and make no effort to conceal the | unions programme of destruction and l death to achieve it's ends. Much of the material made public tonight is of ! such a nature as to cause ordinarily l any newspaper reprinting it to be bar red from the mails.
 Included among the documents seiZ- l ed, all of which are printed in Rus sian, is omirksy-Manifesto o1 narchists-Communis This publi. cation, the most recent put out by the
 union, was said by MT. Garvau to bt the most dangerous piece of propagan. da ever disseminated by any radica
 organization in the United States. Would Destroy Private Control. 1 The manifesto outlines the purpos
 of the movement inaugurated by tn
 union as complete destruction o
 private control of natural resource
 and capital and complete destruction
 of power of rule and the institution invested with powers to enforce rul
 of one man over another.''
 Under the caption of What Shoul Be Our Means of Carrying on tn Fight? ?' the manifesto says:
 What must we do. the vanguard (
 the proletariat? We must consciousl
 hasten the elementary movement ( : the struggle of the workin class, W . must -conveit small strikes into ger I eral ones. and convert the latter int = armed revolt of the laboring masst
 against capital and state.
 At the time of this revolt. we mu, at the first favorable opportunity pro ,, ceod to an immediate seizure Of a means of production and all articles
 consumption and make the worki1l
 classes the masters in fact of all ger
 eral wealth. At the same time. W l must mercilessly destroy all remain i' of governmental authority and cla; U domination, liberating the prisoner ' demolish prisons and police offices. q,
 stroy all legal papers pertaining
 private ownership of property; all fife
 fences and boundaries. and burn g :, certificates of indebtedness-in a wor we must take care that everything U wiped from the earth that is @ r
 hinder of the right to private owne
 ship of property; to blow up barracE gendarme and police administratio o shoot the most prominent military al
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
STEAMER POLAR STAR
 ABANDONED WHEN SINKING

Halifax. X. &. Nov. 9.-The Ameri- can steamer Polar Land was aban- doned in a sinking condition off the Cape Breton coast at p. m. today. ac- cording to word received here. The crew got away in the boats.
 The British steamship Kanawha, which left here for London. reported that she was proceeding to the vi- cinity of the abandoned vessel to pick up the crew.
 When, the crew abandoned the Polar Land she was about 75 miles off Sea tarie, Cape Breton. They believe the steamer sunk soon after,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
eign languages.

eign languages.
 We were less interested in the per- sons we got than in the information likely be obtained about the activi- ties of radiials in general" Deputy At torney General Berger said today. This is the beginning of a nation wide roundup of radicals. Most of those taken last night were not citizens. Many had in their possession dues many others had I. W. W. cards.''
 7,50o Members in New York. The wholesale arrests of radicals is a drive to smash the Communist Party of America" whose members sign a pledge to support the manifesto call ing for the overthrow of the govern ment, according to State Senator calism.
 Clayton H. Lusk. chairman of the leg islative committee Investigating radi- calism.
 He declared tonight that the party S membership in New York city alone is 7,500 and that Red Guards similar to those who overthrow the Russian gov ernment are planned. The Communists here. he said, have unlimited. resourc- i es, paying agitators as high as s10( a night.
 "The policy of the communists, Senator Lusk added lis to send ora ! tors and spread revolutionary litera- 1 ture wherever they learn of industria unrest or discontent"
 The Communist party. he asserted was started in Germany and the Amer ican brasch was organized in Chicago
 September 1. last. at the socialist con.
 vention when the Left, Wing of tn, socialists broke away. The lnovemen
 in America. he said. Is supported b, substantial funds from Russ.a
 Senator Lusk asserted that Johr Reed is the chief organizer of tn movement. Asked where Reed Is ant if warrant had been issued for hi arrest. he replied:
 Reed is abroad. He is on his wa,
 back to Russia or there ny this time.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
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LARGE AMMUNITION DUMP
 BLEW UP IN BELGIUM

Namur, Belgium. Nov. g (By the A. P.).-A large ammunition dump, near Fort Diave blew up early this morn ing. Only four of the fourteen British sentries, on duty answered the roll call today. The others reported later.
 ESplpsion5 are continually taking place among the remnants of the dump. The cause of the main explo- sion has not been ascertained.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
BOLSHEVlkl CAPTURE
 A SERIES OF VILLAGES

London Nov. 9-The Russian Boi- silrvii>j communication of Saturday, received here today. says that the Bo;shoviki have occupied a series os villages thirty versts southwest Of Krasnaia Gorka. They also have taken Kastovo and a number of vil- lagcs thirty three versts west of. Gatohina.
 "The pursuit of General Yude- ;litcI'e retreating forces contfnues along the whole of the front" the Sta tement adds.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
BARCELONA NEWSPAPERS EXPERIENCING LABOR TROUBLES

Barcelona, Saturday. Nov. S.-The newspaper proprietors who recently declared a lockout against their em- r,Cyes have offered to concede the de- mands of their men if the editorial staff withdraws from the syndicalist federation. This the editors and their assistants have refused to do and therefore it has been impossible for the newspapers to resume publication.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
WIFE OF PRESIDENT
 CARRANZA IS DEAD

Mexico City, Nov. 9.-Virginia Sa- linas Carranza- wife of Venustiano Carranza. president of Mexico. died this afternoon at Queretaro.
 Sonora Carranza had been i'll for four months, and all hope of her re- covery was abandoned several days ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
SHORTAGE oF FOOD IN
 PRAGUE CAUSES DISORDER

Prague. Bohemia. Saturday. Nov. 8. --Advices received here from Jablonz report disorders on account of the un- equal distribution of food supplies be- tween the Germans and the Czechs. During the trouble shops were plum dered.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
RED STAR LINE STEAMERS
 ARE TO RESUME SAILINGS

New York. Nov. 9.-Passenger ser vice on the Red Star line between New York and Antwerp. with calls at Southampton. will be resumed on Dec
 B. it was announced here today by the International Mercantile Marine con- pany. The regular weekly passenger and freight sailings of the line were interrupted in 1914 by the world war
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10
NO FACTION YET 0N ORDER ID CALL OFF STRIKE OF MINERS

Meeting of Union Officials Has Been Called for This Morn
 ing to Take Action on Federal Court Order to End
 Strike Before P M Tomorow-Government is Tax ing No Action Pending Expiration of Time Given the L Union Chiefs to Withdraw the Strike order-Executve Y Council of the A. F. of L. Regards Injunction Auto
 cratic,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

New York police department receiv- ed new information that I. W. W. is making an effort for organization of German branches.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

Dr.. Alfred Zimmerman, German minister of foreign affairs duSing the war. caused mild sensation before the national assembly committee Wher he hinted the United States govern ment betrayed the German code.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

Sada Yakko, famous Japanese act ress, plans establishment near Nago- va of a silk factory to be operated en- tirely by women.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

A heavy gale, accompanied by tidal waves, has battered shipping. wreck ed wharves and caused serious dam age in the lower St. Lawrence and Gulf Coast during the last two days.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

Goveror Harding, of Iowa, in ad- dress to Kansas teachers at Pitts burgh, declared all surplus labor should be used in the mines.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

A Spanish American society was formed in Madrid by ''Lycee Amer ique,'' to assist needy American writ CTS and artists living in that city.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

Railroad men at meeting at Gran ada, Spain. decided to strike unless discharged men are reinstated within two days.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

Grand Trunk Railroad declared the high ranking railroad in New England in prevention of accidents. No acci- dents occurred from Oct. 1 to 31.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

The British steamship FaziIka was wrecked on 8 rocky coast in the Bay of Bengal and her ell passengers were rescued by the United States ship ping board steamer West Modus.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-10

Exceptionally high tide caused par tial tie-up of traffic at the Erie sta tion in Jersey City and inconvenienced commuters who use the ferryboats.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-31
Hayes Orders Water
Concern TO Endl Jse
of Private Letter
Commissioners Objects TO
Endorsement for Former
Employee Being Sent by
Nathan Hirsh to Clients

Nicholas ]. Hayes, Commissioner of
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, yes
terday sent a peremptory request to
Nathan Hirsch, president Of the Water
Supe rvsion Company, of 81 Broadway.
to refrain from using in connection
with the business of the company n
letter OF Endorsement given by Com
missioner Hayes to William T. Wallace.
general manager of the company.
The wa Commi ssioncr Havcs's in
dorsement of Wallace was being USED
by Mr.. Hirschs company made il an
rear that Commissioner Hayes was
financially interested in the Water Su
pervlslon Company. he said. adding
that he is not so interested.
The Water Supervis on COMPANY. of
which MIR. Hirsch is president. was or
Ganlzed by Mr.. Hirsch twelve Years
ago. Its main business is the reduc-
tion of water meter bills for its
clients
Recently William r. Wallace. chief
inspector in the Water Registers office
under Commissioner Hayes, after serv-
ing fourteen years in the Water De-
partment, became general manager of
Mr. Hlrschs company. Soon after Mr..
" "'i"NS JoiHtN luc company he sent
out a letter to its clients. present and
prospective, calling attention to the
engagement Of Mr. Wallace and in
closing letter of recommendation
from Commissioner Hayes indorsing
Wallace IN warm terms
MI Hirsch, who is chairman of
Mayor Hylan's committee on taxa
ton, of which William r. Hearst also
IS member, and of the Mayors rent
prohteerlng committee. said:
"Mr. Wallace is all Commissioner
hayes says he is in his letter Of recon
mendatlon, and all that we saw he is
IN our letter to our clients. With ref
erence to the use Of what appears ia
be the stationery of the Department Of
water Supply, carrying the facsimile
OF the signature Of Commissioner
hayes, desire to say that while Com
nissloner Hayes wrote the letter to
Mr.. Wallace, a copy of which we have
peen sending out to clients, Commits
s,oner Hayes does not himself know
tnat we are sending out such a fac
simlic. He ls in no sense responsible
for the circulation Of it by US. In
inns connection | desire to say that nv
company has nothing whatsoever tc
conceal Our business is Legitimate
and our books are open to the inspcc-
tlon OF our clients. ! have no desire
70 discuss the matter with rescrva-
tlons, but rather am perfectly willing
TO tell everybody all about it,
New-York tribune., 1919-10-31
Hylan's Defense to
Schiefelin Libel
Suit Suffers Cuts
Justice Lehman Strikes Out
Pleas of Privilege and
Performance of Duties
Without Fear or Favor

Several parts of the answer of Mayor
Hylan to the 100000 libel suit brought
against him by William Jay Schief-
fclin, chairman of the Citizens Union,
were stricken out yesterday by Justice
Lehman of the Supreme Court The
suit was based on letter the Mayor
wrote to Health Commissioner Cope
land to the effect that Mr.. Schieffelin,
as head of William Jay Schieffeln &
Co.. wholesale druggists, was selling
narcotics, such as heroin and cocaine,
which were making addicts, and which
sales, Mayor Hylan said, i'll beftted a
man who headed reform organization.
Mayor Hylan set up five separate
defenses in his answer He alleged
Justification His fifth defense, in
which he claimed privilege under the
penal law to publish his communica-
ton. was eradicated in its entirety by
Justice Lehman. The Mayor said in
his answer that his letter was written
in the course of his public duty which
he sought to perform without fear or
the court held it was irrelevant, be-
cause it remained to be decided
whether the alleged libelous letter was
written in pursuance Of the Mayors
official duties. 1t was also irrelevant
the court held. whether Mr. Hylan per
formed his other duties without fear
or favor.
Some exhibits filed by Mayor Hylar
IN his claim of justification which
Justice Lehman ruled out of defense
were report by the Police Depart
ment Of criminals who purchased drug:
IN drug stores indicated by the Mayor
a report by Dr. S. Dana Hubbard, thu
Health Department physician ir
charge of the narcotic clinic, which
showed alleged violations of the dru,
laws, and a copy Of the Rainey repor
to the Secretary Of the Treasury, set
ting forth data regarding drug addict.
IN the United States.
Justice Lehman permitted to renal,
IN the Hylan answer an exhibit show
ing the list of sales of narcotics b,
drug stores which, it is alleged
bought from Schieffclin g. Co., and ,
list of convicted addicts who bough
from these stores. The justice rule,
that this list may bear on MAYO
Hylan's claim Of justification.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-31
Driving 3, 900 Miles in
Auto to Attend Funeral

TARRYTOWN, Oct. 8o.-Arthur See
son of John H. See, of this village, is
driving 5000 miles to attend his fath
cr's funeral
See IS garage owner of Elv. New.
HIS father died Monday morning and
word was wired TO him. He replied
that he was starting at once by auto
mobile and expected to reach Tarrv-
town by Sunday morning. He will have
to average nearly fifty miles an hour
to 90 1t. He is bringing his wife and
child with him.
See was an old Maxwell driver and
drove in one Of the Vanderbilt cum
races. Funeral services have been put
on until Sunday afternoon to give him
time to reach here He is COMING bv
way o: ST. Louis. through Illinois and
Indiana to Buffalo. then across the
state and down the Hudson.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-31
Hanlon's Efficiency Is
Cited by Prominent Men
Judges and Other Leaders i'm
Municipal Affairs Defend
Ferry Superintendent

Officials and residents of Staten Isl
and came yesterday to the defence of
Lawrence Y. Hanlon. for thirty years
ferry superintendent, who is on trial
before Grover Whalen, Commissioner
of Plant and Structures, charged with
lncompetency and conduct prejudicial
to discipline
:. Letters and statements were read
declaring Hanlon efficient. courteous
and attentive to the safety of millions
VINO annually use the ferries between
Manhattan and Richmond Borough.
Mr. "halen said decision would be
announced in a few days.
r'ends OF Hanlon assert the charges
we're the result of the fact that he
was friend Of Mavor Mitchell
New-York tribune., 1919-10-31

MRS. ETHEL SKERL furnished
lVA some unusual details in the Su-
preme Court yesterday to sustain her
suit for separation against Frank Skerl
a gas engineer, charging cruelty. The
couple were married in 1907, and, &C
cording to the story Mrs. Skerl told
Justice Platzek, the day after their
marriage Skerl went through her trunk
and compelled her TO rip up a house
dress because it did not meet his sar-
torial taste.
Twice or three times, said Mrs. Skerl,
she had to make over her clothes to
suit her husband. Also, she said, Skerl
issued an edict that she must never use
pins to keep her dress together. She
also alleges that for two years her hus-
band never kissed or caressed her In
fact she said that for months at time
he didn't even talk to her Mr.. Skerl
denied it.
Justice Platzek reserved decision
New-York tribune., 1919-10-31
liz the Sale of
Sterling Silver
at a fifth to a third less

are many fine pieces suitable for wed.
ding, Thanksgiving and Christmas gifts.
Each day the group remaining grows
less. Among them are these
Sandwich trays. each $3.50, were s22. so
Compotes, each sS6. were s12O.
Water pitchers. each $S2. were S11O
Coffee sets, pieces, set s14O, were 100.
Vase, each $50, were S125
Meat platter, each $50. were S135.
Tea set. . pieces, set s285. were $500
Salad bowl, each S45, were $50
Cracker and Cheese dish, each s34. were
$44.
Chop dish each s145, were 1925.
Domino sugar holders, each $3.50 were
$3.50.
Centre piece, each s475, were $3.50
Coasters, dozen SIG, were S2250.
Main floor, Old Building
New-York tribune., 1919-10-31
Liner Savoie Sails Will,
L ZOO Passengers Aboard

The French liner La Savoic. with 9oo
Passengers, sailed for Navrc yestordo',,
making total Of 5000 oastbound tra2. rag
clers to leave the company ; pier within
twenty-four hours. The France. vbjrh
leit on Wednesday. carried 1000.
Among the Savoie's travellers ua.
Professor Bretislny 1'oustka. Of Pragnn
sent here BY President Masarvk Of Tho
,zecho- Slovak Republic to study Tho
American form OF government. IN the
mop" Of applying 1t in the administrators
Of affairs IN C1echo- Sovabm
DURING her stay ia port the Savoie
disgorecd several thousand cascs OF
brnndles and liquors which are now on
the french Line pier awaiting shipment
to Central and South America.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-31
Leviathan Transferred
10 the Shipping Board
Huge Transport Sent to Hobo.
ken To BE Restored to
Luxurious Condition

The United States TRANSPORT, Ievia
than. formerly the Hamburg American
liner Naterland. the biggest steamship
afoat, was formerly transferred yestcr-
day from the nav 20 the United States
Shipping Board. She is tied up at Hobo
ken and VIII soon be restored 10 the
luxurious condition she was ~ when
the world war started
II IS expected that announcement Of
tn" American Steamship Corporation to
which shc will be assigned viii be made
within few days