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Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
LOW RATE OF INFANT
 MORTALITY IN NEW YORK

New York, March 13.-New York city's infant mortality rate for 1918 with only 91.7 deaths to a thousand births, was the lowest of the ten lars- est cities in the country, according to statement tonight by Dr. Royal $. Copeland, city commissioner. This record also was declared to be the second lowest ever recorded for the city.
 With the exception of Detroit and Cleveland, the infant mortality rate for 1918 was greater in all the ten largest cities of the country than 19lI" said pr. Copeland. "In view of the war, with resultant economic con- diuons and the epidemic of influenza. New York city's low rate is extreme l ly gratifying"
 The following table of infant nor l taiity rates for 1918 in the ten larg-
 est cities in the United States. based
 on each 1000 rep"~-"d '~ths, was l submitted bq Dr. Copeland: l New York 91.7; ... .ouis o4 1. 1 Cleveland STA; Detroit 1907; Bostor HAS; Buffalo 12L5; Pittsburgh i22.5
 Philadelphia 123.9; Chicago 1913; Bal.
 tlmore 14Z7.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS
 LEFT BREST FOR PARIS

Brest, France. March 13.-CRy The 4. p President Wilson and the par ty which came with him from the United States left Brest for Paris at II o'clock tonight. The president anf Mrs. Wilson disembarked from the George Washington at 9f5 o'clock. It was a moonlight night.
 Though numerous decorations had been hung out to welcome the return of the president. his reception was entirely without ceremony
 President Wilson was in excellent tfealth, apparently havinG benefited by his period of rest since he left here on February 15.
 The presidential party came ashore by an American tug. There was a little furry Of mist during the trip
 from the steamer, but this lasted only a short time.
 Immense crowds of American sol l diers stationed at Brest endeavored to get a view Of the president, and the ] moonlight afforded an excellent chance. aided by extra lights which 1 lad been installed for the occasion The soldiers awaited -he president | eagerly and he raised his hat as he ob- 1 served their anxiety.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
RAINBOW STAFF THEATRE
 GUESTS OF WANkMnKER

New York, March 12.-Maior Gen aai John F. O'Rytn and .h:s staff at. tended a theajrs part tonight as the guests of Roiman WanamaEer, deputy pCl.ce commissioner. At 1l.e end of tho second act the com:y andcr of. the Twenty- Seventh Division staged a Htle play of his own. lie was seen tC stand up in his box sean the au- d!euce and SIve all order 10 an aide.
 Officers Of the staff scattered hur- r.tdiy among the audience, picking cU. officers and privatos. here a.ld tr~re, telling them to ass amble i'll the promenade at the rear nf the thea trc.
 When the men had compiled they were questioned as jo why they wore certain decorations. Those who had oE sam Browne bel.S were fore e, to surrender -hen u od5cers ot the generals -taff as t is q violation of army rezulaions to wear them in this country. Asked If it was not somewhat unusual to draw such a strict militar.- line at social affair enc of the atff officers replied 1 Nothing l. unusua! in military | life'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
GOVERNMENT MAY INTERVENE IN NEW YORK HARBOR STRIKE.
Officials of the Army and Navy Have Decided Comma1
 deer Fleet of Harbor Craft Sufficient Resore Traffic in New York Harbor to Normal Conditions Twelve Boats Have Been Chartered by the Army and Navy to Carry Coal to the Government Ships

New York, March 13.-Commandeer- Ing by the government of q flee! of harbor craft sufficient to restore traf- fic in New Yor1's strike pound harhor to normal conditions has been decided upon by officials of the aTruy, navy and United States shipping board, ac- cordtng to appaS 1tly well authenti- cated reports tonight.
 If the boats are taken over by gov cTnment agencies 2Eey will be man ned by union crews operating under a basic eight-hour day on tho wuge scale recently agreed upon with The | railroad administered
 Officials of the New York Boat Owners Association. whose refusal to grant boat workers demands after the workers had refused to abide by 2 | National War Labor Board award, precipitated the strike, asserted that i the B. McLain Transportation Com rany already had been informed by
 governK officials that it's boats | W 0uld be -Elandeered unless they were immediately chartered to the l government.
 Thomas L. Delehupty. president o1 the Marine Workers Affiliation, after
 attending meeting ofshe sumy, navy and shipping, 4board officials, declaret t'lere was no uOuDt but what tht government will commander tn, beats of the private owners if the,
 refuse to charter them"
 { James L. Hughes, federal concilia
 tor, who has been working for q set tlement of the strike for several days issued the following statement:
 The army. navy and shipping boar have arranged to put the railroad d } ministration wage scale and workin
 conditions into effect and negotiation
 are progressing favorably towar : complete and Satisfactory settlemen } Whi9ht will restore normal condition l and serve the interest of the genera . public"
 officials of the government. depart ? menIs, interested dec'tneI t0 confirl |. the~Feport that tbsT wee planning | l commander harbor craft Colonel I
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
AN APPEAL TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT OFFICES

Hartford Conn.,, March 15-An ap- peal to various commercial organiza tons, as well as state and city au- tEirtieS to provide ne1ns of main taining the fourteen federal employ ment offices ili Connecticut was made today by Ch2fles E. Julin federal di rector of tho United States Employ ment Service. after he had received telegram from Washington ordering a curtailment in the service, Mir. Ju- lin said:
 The only rrovfsion definitely made i'll today's orders to continue the ser vice until June 30 is fo" the federal directors office ill Hartford and the offices in Bridgeport and New Haven tut event these are 10 be operated on l q reduced scale. Offices may Ee con- i tinued however, in any of the other cities where there is now a service i provided the municipalities, the man. ILfacturers' associations the Chambers of Commerce or other organizations to1untariIv assume part of the ex- pense. This ia earnestly urged owing
 10 the critical labor situation in the state.
 q belfcSc that 1t is absct'7toIy essen tial that the offices should tn continu- cd with funis provided voluntarily ir order to enable the large number O people outof work to' keep in torcI with developing opportunI:res. Tht state might well appropriat5 sufficien funds to keep a service which ha! teen very. efficient from it's organi zation. If 1t has to go nut of bust
 ness it will he probably found neces sarv in time to form another servict 10 take it's place. at much greater ey pense and iose of time. Th.~e' ar srate funds av ble now to carry tn service to April 30 only. I am hope
 ful that the legislature will gran
 funds to elIe out the smaH allowance
 made by the government, but there 1
 1lt thing certain about this and an
 community that wishes to have tn service continued Shouii act at once
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

show even some slight manifestation. We do not bring to him silver or gold, but beautiful flowers the symbols of love. Their opening buds are signi- ficant of the budding future of the speaker when he comes into full bloom as a public man
 A man, Gods noblest and best eff fort. was called to preside over this house, said MT. Geary. We believe, Mir Speaker that you conducted yoTIr self in a most commendable and i'm partial way. and perhaps to danger ous degree, towards the minority. The speaker had been extremely fair with those in this section, as well as iO that section, and Mir. Geary believed he expressed the sentiment of all in saying, Mir. Speaker, may you live long and prosper, may you prosper and grow, and may your shadow never grow less.
 Representative Davis of Danbury referred to the high positions of hon.
 or and trust that have been so ably filled by tine speaker. but that the people throughout the state. know him best as the upright and down. ri"ht Jim Walsh, the prince of good fellows.
 Representative Rudd of Salisbury said that the birth of the speaker oc- cured during or near the end of the l Civil war and therefore was imhued with that patriotic s-~it that would
 not down. MT. Rudd extended tho congratulations of Litchfield county tC "Cur Dandy Jim"
 Speaker Walsh said, "Gentlemen.
 must admit that you got ahead of mt this time" As his birthday comes or Saturday, when the house is not 1T session, he did not expect that the
 event would be aruc;oated by hi' | friends. He was taken by surpris, when he came into the house, ant
 surely was pleased in listening to tn, kind words of friends He wished h, could come 10 the point 10 conside
 himself worthy of what had been sai. (continyed on Page six-col. Five
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
3o1ST TANK BATTALION HAS
 ARRIVED AT NEW YORL

New York, March 13.-The SO1st Tank Battalion, which was attached to the Twenty Seventh division and helped the New York men break the Elndenburg line, returned on tie En'esidente Wilson today. It was the only American unit to man heavy tanks in the war and came back with record for distinguished service, It's members won twenty Distinguished Service Crosses and special commen- Gation from the king of England.
 Casualties in this organization amounted to 50 per cent. of it's per sonnel and when the fighting ceased it had onlW fourteen of it's original complement of 4S tanks. It came back under the command of Major R. l. 'Sasse of Wilmington, Del.
 Lieutenant Earl B"eart Cunning of Los Angeles, told a graphic story of the experiences of the Treat em rough" battalion.
 'We started with ORvan's men to break the Hindenburg line" he said. Under 8 terrible barrage we got about two miles, shooting down Huns with our eight machine guns and our SIX pounders as we ambled along. At eleven o'clock our tank was struck Every man in the crew was wounded and the tank was set on fire ! Most of the men were badly burned but we crawled out and carriel our machine guns with us for we were in 1 Hun territory. We took shelter shell holes and fought of with ou1 machine guns the Germans whe tried
 to get us. When night cams we start
 ed to crawl back to the lines but six
 of my men were captured and only 1 Sergeant Rosenhagen of Indianapolis
 got baf with me Both ot as werC
 pretty badly burned"
 1 Lieutenant Cunning was awarded
 the British Military Cross and Ser
 geant ROsenhagen the British Afui. | tary Medal. Others who were giveI
 British decorations wert Major Hassa Captain Ted c. Neadala of Hartford Conn., former YaIs fo0th9H player Lieutenant F. F. I[uhner of Gary. Ind
 Lieutenant F. P. Frott Of Waltham Mass, an old Yale Yalsitv oarsman 1 Sergeant Patrick NOnohan Of Wes
 Salem, Pa Lieutenant John R. Web of Riverside, Calf; Corporal Alher i F. Neil Of Santa Barbara. CJlif Corporal Troy C. Carroll of Pitts
 burgh, Pa. PrjN~+e Ralph Voie. an Private Robert r. Wishcr of Phtiadel
 Tbia, known as Young Britt"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
REAR ADMIRAL USHER IS
 TO BE RETIRED APRIL 7

New York March 13.-Rear Admi- ral Nathaniel R. Usher retires from active service on April '. reaching the statutory age limit of 64 years on tn date He said today that he plans to return to his home in Potsdam, N, Y, at that time.
 Admiral Usher is a native of h. diana and was appointed to Annapo- lis from that state. He has completed nearly forty eight years of active ser vice, having commanded at one time the battle cruiser St. Louis and the batt1eship Michigan, the latter yes sel winning the first battle efficiency 1 test under his command.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
CEN. EDWARDS ADVOCATES
 PERPET-UATION OF THE 26Tl

Northfield, Vt, March t2-Perpetu- ation of the Twenty Sixth Division as pert of the National GuarI was advo- cated by Major General Clarence F. Edwards, formerly in command of the division, in an address at Norwich university today After recounting many of the experiences of the Twen- ty-Sixth and treferring to Norwich nen who served. in f. t:aneral Ed wards said:
 T am going to pay 8 great tribute to your college l now designate Nor w.ch University as the alma mater for training officers of the new Twenty Sixth Division. which should be con- tinued as | permanent ore2nizatior of the National Guard
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
HIGHEST PRAISE FOR
 THE 332D INFANTRY

Washington March 13 Major Gen eral Treat, commanding the American troops in Italy. cabled the war de- rartment today that a personal in- spection of the 932d Infantry has fail ed to support ''the sensational charg- es made in newspapers regarding the condition of the unit. He said the men had never been fed horse meat
 and were never compelled to steal food. and added that "thc allied com nanders and the general public with out exception voluntarily gave high est praise to this regiment"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
AERIAL PAS SPENCER SERVICE
 NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES

New York. March 13.-Aerial pas serger servie< between New York and Lbs Angeles will be started early in August, recording to an announce ment at the Aeronauticai Exposition here tonight by Wesley A. Hill of Thoeniv, Ariz.. a former army aviator and head of 2 recently organized aerial transportation company.
 The company, MT. Hill said, has a feet of four 12-passenger planes. all
 Of which will start on the inaugural | trip on the same day.
 Stops are to be made at Kansas | Citv Chicago, Cleveland and other cities which have lanlinF fields. The 1 schedule calls for a four day trip. 1 Mr. Hill added that plans are un- der Way for the opening of an Allan 1 tic coastwise passenger service and
 lS Ter a serYioe between Los Angeles and Fl PaSo, Texas.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
ERIE RAILROAD TO HAVE
 FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID

New York. March 13.--The Erie Railroad has arranged fer financial a.d from the War Finance Corporation in refunding $15.000,00G f two year five per cent. notes maturing April 1, il was announced today.
 The company has au-hor'"ed for the
 purpose new three yea: Six per cent. notes which will be offered at 9S and interest to holders of the old or at a yield of about 3-4 per cent The War Finance Corporation will loan the read funds to pay off irl cash maturing notes not thus exchanged taking at 9S the balance of the uew notes. The new issue will be secured by the col lateral behind the old ISSUE and addi- l tional securities, valued in all at l 12J per cent. of the new issue.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

Hartford, March 13.-The Legisla- five Bulletin contained this item:
 Saturday. March 15.- The fifty ffth birthday or Speaker James F. Walsh. Continual hearing all day of the heartiest congratulations and best wishes from members of the general assembly throughout the state Thursday va. the day selected for recognition Of the eve-t by members Cf the house. through the guidance (
 Souvenir William Harrison Taylor, who was the whole committee of the arrangements. Suspended under the lock ir the rear of the speaker $ stand was large white placard printed in red and blue, a festooned with hEc co'ored ribbon. which bore -leso w1r4-. "lNj4-Saturday, March l5-I9la. Mr. Speaker. Heartiest t Birthday Greetings On either side ot the speaker desk were large bas- kets of flowers. the one red and pink carnations. WA a blue ribbon and in letters ot gold Congratulations lS64- Iis. on t1" other side the basket contained Hnhelia roses. In order to make the scene more effective the curtains were drawn in the windows CT Inc haH of the house and the cleo ric lights turned on in full force.
 Speaker Walsh called the house 10 order at lii- and after prayer by chaplain Iii'dr.dth. Representative John C. Geirr. oi Waterford minority leader. arose to question Of personal privilege. He stated 10 the speaker trat there wore symptoms of abuse
 n The house -Ilt impressed that mem t.r- were fast growing old Tt was
 cHusa for melancholy perhaps to "r removed when one passes inc if- te'h milestone to be reminded they W,r' nearer their final reward We know that on Saturday our speaker
 ,o l-r" birthday anniversary. and Ws are rl1 with pleasure when ", realize our kind feelings we have to. wards him. when given oDpot tUnity [,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
FIRST DEATH IN NEW YORK
 FROM SLEEPING SICKNESS"

New York. March 13-The first
 death in this. city iron! sleeping sick ness" was reported to the health de- partment today, Erskine W Martin, a clerk, 8 years old, became i'll five days ago, went to sleep q day later and remained in a state of coma lln- til he died, according to the attending physician.
 Health Commissioner Copeland, de claring only eighteen cases of the nalady had been reported in Europe and three others in this country. of
 which two had been fatal, said there
 vas no cause for alarm. The symp- toms, he added. were sore throat headache and drowsiness, but these, ] ir a mild degree might also he ac- ! companied by spring feve--
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
GEN. DlCKMAN ENTERTAINED
 AT DINNER AT COBLENZ

Coblenz, Wednesday, March 13.- lBy The A. P.)-Major General Jo- s"ph T. Dic&man. commander of the American Third Army, enter taiued at dinner today the American ambassa- GOT to Greac Britain. John W. Davis, and a number of distinguished British guests, who spent the day at Coblenz Lridgehead.
 All the Coblenz newspapers con- ment on the contract between the con- ditions of today an dthose of a year age The biggest midday air raid ou Cohlenz by the allies occurred on March 12 last This was the clear esr day for weeks, the ais r5eing fill ea with American iiiers doing prac- t;ce stunts. instead of dr ,pping bombs as the allied fiiers did at noon a yeal ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
No Aircraft For Military Purposes
Barred by Provision in the Aerial Terms of the Ger man Disarmament.

Paris, Wednesday. March 12.-The aerial terms of the German disarma- nlent as adopted today by the supreme war council provide that airplanes and dirigibles shall no longer be used for military purposes. The council con- cluded that it was not feasible to pro- tiblt airplanes for commercial uses.
 The drafting committee was direct ed to make clear the distinction ex- ceptlng commercial airplanes Tn the terms incorporated in the peace terms
 All forms of military airplanes are barred to Germany, the only excep- ton being the temporary use until October i of one hundred hydroair- planes and 1000 men in gathering mines in the North Sea.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
RELATIVES OF OFFICERS OF
 RUSSIAN REGIMENT EXECUTED

Stockholm. March iS.-All the rela- Yves of officers of the Eighty Sixth Russian regiment which went over to Inc White Guards as against the So- riet government. have been executed, according 10 despatch from Petro- grad. The executions were ordered iv the mlitar~ evolutionary commit tre Of Pctroerad.
 number O.. ~e'l known Russian oTlcrrs. it fs added, have been exc c--ted after having beer convicted or charges Of having spread false rumors rc-ardiug llo Soviet government.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
TO TAX $1 A YEAR
 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE

Washington. March 1%.-- During the war the government accepted the ser vices of nearly 1000 men and paid them the compensation of enc dollar la year. Today the dollar became a tax issue through a ruling hy the in ternational revenue bureau that not only the dollar be reported, but that
 it is taxable if the total income from all sources is in excess of the usual exemptions. Most dollar a year men had private sources of income above sG.O00 and in these cases the normal l tav on the cellar will bs F cents. or
 r.early two months pay at the govern | ment rate.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
MAN AND FIVE OF HIS SIX
 CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH

Franklin. Maine, March iS.-Emery Colscn. aged 52 and five cf his six crIldren were turned 70 death today as East Franklin. Culsou's farm buildings an dthose of John Walton. his father-ln-law. which adjoined, were burned. The children ranged in ago from two weeks 10 fl years.
 Coison arose early and after start i-r a fire ln rhe Ntchei. stove, went % the barn Co feed his sock. While q ere his wife rushed out Of the house c1rrinr their year old boy. the only child saved. Tod warned nm that the farm house was burning. The stove became overloaded and srJ fire to the woodwork of the kitchen.
 Coia0u rll=-ed into tho burning b-!iti-- in .fr cndsavoc 70 save the gieeuin- children. but apparently was otcrc1me h- The smoke and flames His body was found near those of the five children.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
NEW YORK TO HAVE MILITARY
 SERVICES SUNDAY. APRIL ?

Albany, N. Y, March 13.- Governor Smith today desigrated Sunday, April 2, as the date for holding memorial services by the military forces of the state "in honor of the meE and wo- men from this stare who joined the federal forces during the world war and who died in that service for the cause of liberty and justice" The designation was made at the request of several organization commanders Of the New York StGte Guard
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
220 NAMES IN THREE ARMY CASUALTY LISTS

Washington, March 19.-The fol- lowing casualties are reported by the commanding general of the American EXpeditionary Orces:
 Wounded (degree undetermined, 19; wounded slightly 55; total 74.
 No Connecticut men in this list.
 THURSDAY AFTERNOON LIST
 The first section of the Thursday afternoon list shows:
 Died from accident and other causes 30; died of aeroplane accident 3; died of disease 69;; missing in action ?; total 104.
 Connecticut names mentioned in this list include: Died from acre. plane accident, Private VincenZO Brandolini, New Haven; missing ir action, Private Carmine D'Aloi, South Norwalk; killed in action, previously reported died, Private Harry Fast New Haven; wounded, degree unde- | termined, previously reported missing in action, Private Albert Cont, Der by; sick in hospital, previously re- i ported missing in action, Private 1 than Jacobs, New Britain; returned tC 1 Niles F. Cunningham, GrotOn; Jona, i duty, previously reported missing il action, Private James R. Butler l NIartford.
 ] The second section of the afternoon list shows:
 Wounded, degree undetermined 19 wounded slightly 23; total 42.
 There were no Connecticut name in this list.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
SENATOR MOSES ATTACKED
 THE L. OF N, AS PROPOSED

Boston. March 1S.-United States Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire in two speeches here to- night attacked the league of nations as proposed by President Wilson and said that 5 members of the senate would refuse to ratify the coalition SC long as it menace1 the sovereignty of the U&ited States.
 Senator Moses said that the round rClfn resolution signed by thirty mine senators who signified their intention to oppose a league of nations in the forrne now Troposed would serve to convince tho Europeans at the peace conference 'hat "no individual, not even the president, can alone voice the sentiments of the people of the Unit ed States"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
AUSTRALIA DENIES RUMoRs
 OF FORBIDDEN IMPORTATION

New York. March 18-Henry r.. I.raddon. Australian commissioner in the United States. today received from his government a cahlegram denying a report that Australia had forbidden importation into the country of all goods except os British origin.
 "The only action taken said the message. "was the issuance of the rroclan5ticn of February 26. prohib- iting the in Jortation into Australia e dyes other than of British origin. except with the permission of the minister Of trade and customs
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14
DEGENERATION
 TO STUDY LEAGUE O. NATIONS

Washington. March Preliminary plaus for the formation Of national ion partisan organization designed to keep the American people better in- formed as to events at the peace con- terence and to oppose acceptance of the constitution of the leasue of na- tons as now drawn were made at a conference today between Senators Peed of Missouri. democrat, and Sorah of Idaho, and Coirdexter of Washington. republicans, and George Wharton Pepper. 8 lawyer of phila- delphia,