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Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
(By The associated Press)

The representatives of the allied and associated powers at last have before them the answer of Germany to the terms of the peace treaty.
 Under the procedure adopted by the peace congress the reply of the Ger mans to the various clauses of the treaty, consisting mainly of counter proposals seeking to lessen the sever 1ty of the allied terms, the members of the council of four will digest the views of the enemy and report back their decision as quickly as possible. This decision is to. be final. and Ger many then will be compelled either to sign or reject the treaty.
 In case. of a declinat tion to sign. British French and American troops are prepared to takeS such steps as Marshal Foch may deem necessary while at sea the old blockade against Germany is ready to be frightened | again. A plan of the allies to have Switzerland, in the event of a refu- | sal by Germany to sign, enforce 2 more severe blockade against Ger 1 many. if necessary is reported tC 1 have failed. Switzerland claiming this
 would infringe Swiss neutrality.
 | It had been believed possible that of Friday the terms of peace to Austria l would be ready for submission by the
 council c four to the representa- tive: 1 of the smaller nations. This, how ever, has been found impracticablt | owing to the necessity to embody il | the treaty the new agreement as re- 1 gards the Italian claim in the Adriatit
 region. Nevertheless, the envoys O | the smaller nations will hear the doc.
 ument read Friday, and it is possibl,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
HEARING ON RETURN OF
 WIRE SYSTEMS TO OWNERS

Washington. May 2s. - Provision against financial embarrassment of the telephone and telegraph properties of the country in returning them to their owners was asked of congress by wit nesses appearing before the senate in terstate commerce committee at it's initial hearing today on legislation for the return of the wire systems.
 The request that the government in turning back the wires protect the owners was made by \. c. Kingsbury, vice president of the American Tele-
 phone and Telegraph company; F. P
 McKinnon, vice president of the United States Independent Telephone associa ton: F. C. Stevens of St. Paul, repre-
 senting other independent telephone companies: Edward Reynolds. recently deposed by Postmaster General Burle- son as general manager of the Posta Telesraph- Cable company and H. L | Reber of St. Louis, president of the Kinloch Telephone company. Charle: Elmquist of the National Association
 of Railway and Public Guilty Commis- | sionS urged that the systems be re. l turned without any remedial legisla tion.
 The committee will meet again to morrow to hear Newcomb Carlton president of the Western Telegraph | company. Chairman Cummins said tn
 committee plans to agree upon bil
 without delay and would be ready t submit a report to the senate by Mon l day.
 i Vice Presidents Kingsbury and Nc 4 Kinnon and Mir. Stevens urged tina | toll rates established by MT. Burlesol ' be retained in effect until state com missions could determine their justice
 This. they said, would protect the com panies from financial injury.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
PLANNING DISSOLUTION OF
 A GREAT SHIPPING COMBINE

New York, May 29.-The Interna-
 tional Mercantile Marine company. the
 great shipping combine organized by
 the late J. P. Morgan, will be dis
 solved if the stockholders a their meeting next month approve the pro-
 posal to sell to a British syndicate the
 British owned ships and assets of the
 International Mercantile Marine among
 the stockholders.
 At a special meeting of the directors of the Mercantile Marine company to- day the following resolutions were adopted:
 That it is the sense of the board that in case the proposed sale of the British assets should be approved by the stockholders anG the sale carried out, the International Mercantile Ma
 rine company should be dissolved and ! its assets distributed among stock l holders.
 That such distribution should be eff l fected by a distribution in kind of the stock and share lien certificates of the International Navigation company
 limited (which represent the British ! assets), and by sale oI the American
 assets and a. distribution of the pro- ceedS thereof"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
5000 REVOLUTIONISTS ON
 NICARAGUAN FRONTIER

Washington, May 29.-General Joa- quin Tinoco bother of the president of Costa kica and minister of war in the Costa Pican cabinet. has returned to his command of 1000 men in the province of Guanacaste on the Mica raguan frontier and is awaiting to cross the boundary on word from San
 Jose that congress has declared war
 on the neighboring state, advices re-
 ceived through official channels by the
 Nicaraguan legation today said. Gen
 eral Tinoco left his command last
 week and went to the capital where he urged upon his brother, the presi-
 dent, and upon congress personally
 the desirability of declaring war on Nicaragua at once.
 Washington officials learned today from confidential sources that Tinocc has enlisted the support of President l CarranZa in warning upon Nicaragua and that Carranza sent five general of | ticers of the Mexican army besides 1 General Manuel Chao to Costa Rica tC aid TEoco.
 | Nicaragua has an army of only five hundred men, according to official in formation not sufficient to patrol thu | border effectually, much less engage al l invading foe. Nicaragua has stated 1 it is said, that she relies upon tn, l United States to protect her from he external foes.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
OBITUARY. Col. Robert Bacon.

New York, May 29-Colonel Robert Bacon. former ambassador to Paris died at li.30 o'closk tonight at the Eve and Ear hospital where he underwent an operation Saturday for mastoiditts,
 Colonel Bacon did not rally well rom the operation and so great were the fears entertained by his family that six specialists were summed to attend him. Dr. w. r. Phair of Johns Hopkins University arrived tonight on special train from Baltimore.
 Efforts 10 save the former ambas- sador failed. however. because of a sudden setback suffered when blood poisoning developed in his neck. Mrs. Bacon, her three sons and her daugh- ter were at Colonel BaCon's bedside when the end came.
 Colonel Bacon, who was a tireless champion of the allied cause, became a member of the advisory board of the American Defense Society and as such earnestly advocated this nations entry | into the world conflict.
 When the United States entered the | lists against Germany. he was com missioned major in May, 1917. Co., | ing to France as a liaison officer with | the French army, he later served on | the staff of General Pershing. Return l Ing to America after the signing of 1 the armlStlce, he re-engaged himself m the war relief work in which hs was active before going overseas. | Mr. Bacon was born in Boston Init
 3, 1880. He was graduated from Har. | ward University in 1880 in the class oi which Theodore Roosevelt was a mem Der. As an undergraduate he was recognized as an athlete, becoming
 captain of the Harvard football clever
 in 1879 and of the university crew 1T 1880.
 He was engaged in the banking bus.
 mess in Boston until 1896, when Inc
 came 10 New York and entered tho
 firm of J. P. Morgan and Company remaining until 1908. In 1905 MT. Ba.
 con was appointed assistant secretar,
 of state by President Roosevelt. ir which capacity he served until 1909 becoming secretary of state for Z
 brief period during that year as tn, successor of Elihu Root, who haC been elected to the senate.
 II In December 1909. MT. Bacon wa
 designated as ambassador to France
 having declined two years previous
 ly offer of a similar diplomatic DOS
 at Berlin. Ills services in Paris in ce
 menting the friendly relations betwee, T France and the United States wer
 highly praised by President Taft il
 9I2 when AmhassGdor Bacon ten
 dored his resignation 10 devote hi
 energies 10 hiH college as I E'eiiew Q [ the Harvard University Cooperation From 1889 to 1901 Rnd i9a2 ts 1so he had been H mamheF of tha liar ward beard Of GVsFsssFs,
 ,l Mir. Bacon maFFisd Miss Martina R 5 cowdiH of Me| YeFE city in 1SS, fhFes Of theiF gsHs, ail Hayward grad uatss, Major Robert Law Bacon, '0' 8 Captain GasFaF Griswsid Rasss, '4i ? aRd Captain Elliot GewdiH RaseR, II
 were alsa noted as college athletes.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
Story of Rescue of
 HaWker and Grievo
Related By Captain Dunn and His Mates of the Danish Steamer Mary.

Horsens, Denmark. May 29 (By the A. P).-The Danish steamer Mary. which rescued Harry G. Hawker and Lieutenant Commander Grieve in mid Atlantic on May 19. when they were compelled to descend during their at tempt to fly from Newfoundland to Ireland, arrived here early today Cap tain Dunn and his mates told of the rescue of the aviator.
 At 6 o'clock on the morning of Mon day, May 19. they sighted the airplane. which came down into the sea off the bow of the ship. The crew of the Mary had considerable difficulty in launch ing boat and Captain Dunn said he doubted whether 1t would have been possible to do so had the airpfane ap- peared an hour later than it did.
 Hawker and Grieve were greatly eX
 hausted after the rescue, the captain said. so much so that they declined proffered food in order to obtain need ed sleep. Captain Dunn declared that the aviators naturally were upset be- cause the Mary had no wireless and they were unable to inform their rela- lives that they were safe. The cap tain said that HaWker also was some what disappointed because he was un- l able to salvage the airplane so that he might learn definitely the reason why he had failed.
 | When I came on the bridge" Cap l tain Dunn said, the machine had al l ready alighted on the water. The
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
NEW HAVEN POLICE HAVE
 SITUATION WELL IN HAND

New Haven, Conn.,, May 29.-There was no incident today which brought up reference to the disturbance of the past two nights other than assurances by the authorities that the situation is well in hand. Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes of Yale university in a state ment this afternoon said the local sit uation was encouraging. He added:
 An awakened public opinion which will not tolerate laWleSsness, the self restraint of students under trying con-
 ditions, and the effective police control have done much to restore the situa =
 tion to normal.' Secretary Stokes
 praised a squad of police which cleared
 away a crowd of men and boys at the
 corner of Temple and Wall street, close by Woolsey and Woodbridge halls. last night. He believes the crisis is over and with police precautions there is little possibility of future trouble. Sec retary Stokes appealed to clergymen school teachers, editorial writers. labor leaders and factory heads to "drive i home' to young men and boys the vital | important of respect for law and order i The Chamber of Commerce in a res i olution adopted condemns the rioting | as the fault of an unruly and hoodlun ! element and asks the authorities tC | prosecute those responsible and to pre-
 serve order and prevent a recurrence ! of such incidents.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
GAS CAUSED AN UNUSUAL
 CELESTIAL PHENOMENoN

Cnlcago' May Reimbursement of an alIo,.I1 unusual celestial phenomenon, an enormous cloud of gas gathering on the eastern edge of the sun. was 6,adn ITO mthe Yerkes observatory of inc University of Chicago today. ~ 4,, It was announced in connection with the total eclipse of the sun at s a. m !ooay' central time. which was visible Tn Brazil and equatorial Africa. The SaS cloud, said Prof. E. B. Frost of the e[keS observatory. must have caused d brilliant spectacle where the total ecIlpse was visible.
 This cloud was first observed two days ago. It has grown to one of the largest of it's kind ever observed at erkes' where it is said to be now en- Ilrely- detached from the sun and tc extend for about 340,O0O miles in ar arc along the sun's edge, probably l2o, ooo miles away from the edge. This distance from the sun to the top ot the cloud is estimated at 100000 miles
 A sun spot is becoming visible be. meath the cloud on the suns edge,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
MEXICAN TROOPS ARE
 MODELLING AT EPALMs

Nogalcs. Ariz,. May 29.-Regardless Of the announcement from the state department at Washington today that Mexican troops from Sonora would not be permitted at present to cross American territory en route to Juarez, Mexican federal troops were report cd tonight to be mobilizing at Epalme, sonora, for shipment in bond through this port.
 Photographic advices from Epalme were 10 the effect that twelve box cars had been loaded with a contingent of approximately six hundred men and that the troop train was scheduled to arrive here at o'clock tomorrow af- tcruoon.
 Harry Bcrncr. special deputy col lcctor of customs, in charge of the post during the absence of Collector Harding. said tonight that he would refuse 10 permit the Mexican troops train to cross the border unless the governors of Arizona, Texas and New Mexico sanctioned the move mcnt.
 Colonel Bush, in charge of the sub military district of NoEales, announced that he was prepared to back to back up the stand taken by the deputy col lcctor and the treasury department.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
debt like any other debt between na-

debt like any other debt between na- tions."
 This, so far as is known, was the first information congress had had of advances of money to the Czechs from the presidents fund.
 The British bill for transporting the American troops caused quite little discussion. Brigadier General Hines, director general of transportation, said Great Britain originally asked $50 for transporting each soldier to France, but the cost was finally reduced to S81.15. Thirty-five million dollars all ready has been paid. Congressmen asked if the general did not think the charge excessive but he replied he be- lieved the cost of transporting the troops in American ships would turn out to be higher.
 Secretary Baker renewed his recom- mendation that provision be made fol the maintenance of an army of ,00C men during the next year. He said il would be impossible at this time tr determine accurately what the ave rage number of men would be for thE year and that it would be unsafe tc provide for less than would be needed
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
VILLA HAS PROCLAIMED A
 PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT


 Washington, May 29-Villa forces have proclaimed General Felipe An geles provisional president of Mexico and Villa, himself, secretary of war
 The move coming at the climax of military operations considered by the Carranza government so serious that it has asked the United States for per- mission to move troops through Tex as, New Mexico and Arizona. Is re- garded here as refecting a situation more serious in Mexico than any since the triumph of Carranza forces over Villa three years ago. Viewed in con- nection with the activities of the Felicista forces in southern Mexico. the situation is regarded as full of possibilities.
 Angeles reported first proclama ton announcing that Americans in Mexico would be protected is particularly in teresting to officials here, coming as it does, on the heels of the refusal of the state department to grant Carranza S request that he be allowed to move troops through American territory for the purpose of protecting Americans in Chihuahua. Acting Secretary Polk announced today he had notified the Mexican government he could not grant the request made unless as- surances could be given that Ameri- cans would be afforded protection while the troops were in transit. That this could not be done had been ad- mitted previously by the Mexican troops were in transit. That this could not be done had been admitted previously by the Mexican authorities Governor Hobby of Texas declined tc authorize the passage of Mexican trops through Texas without guaran- tees of protection to Americans and s( notified the state department. Felipe Angeles. at the time of tht Niagara Falls conference, was consid. cred by the United States govern. ment the best selection for Mexican presidency.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
EVIDENCE IN THE FORD
 $1 C30,oo0 LIBEL SUIT

Mount Clemens Mich. May 29.- Counsel for the plaintiff in the Sl000,- 900 libel suit of Emery Ford against the Chicago Daily Tribune today pro- duecd in Judge Fuckers court cancel icd checks showing that the company had actually paid relief funds to de pundcnts ot employees who went with tho %ational Guard to the Mexican border i'm June 1916.
 The evidence was put in through Edwin F. clcmctt. who was employed in the sociological department of the company from l9ii until after dune 23. 1916, when Inc Tribune editorial wrich was headed Ford is an Anar- cntsL.' Was published
 The checks showed that payments From $lo 10 $l5 a week to fourteen families were made. They began Jul, 26 d month after the guard was called out and continued for varying periods some until Fcbruay. 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
HERR SCHWARTz'S VIEWS
 OF THE PEACE SITUATION

Dresden, Wednesday. May 2S (By the A. P).-Herr Schwartz economic min ister, who has returned here from Versailles after his withdrawal from the German peace delegation. which he had criticized. asserts that the peace situation in Paris has been badly mud dled by the entente leaders. M. Clem- encea, he goes on to say, las been forced to adopt every theatrical device, such as lining the Paris boulevards with German cannon. to induce the French people to believe that Germany would make complete reparation.
 President Wilson's politics, he de- clares, are clearly discernible in an at tempt to drive a wedge between Ger many and Russia, as "he betrays fear of an understanding between Germany, Russia and Japan, which would be bound to be inimicar to Anglo Ameri- can interests
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
FORECASTS WITHDRAWAL OF
 BRITISH FROM RUSSIA

London. May 29.-Winston Spencer Churchill, secretary for war speaking in the house of commons today, fore shadowed the possibility of the with drawal of foreign troops from Russia by the end of summer, owing to the fa- vorable situation. As soon as peace was signed, he said, the Rhine army could be reduced from ten to six di- visions. and still more when it was seen that peace was being effectively carried out.
 The British policy. said the secre- tary, was that Russia must be saved by the Russians and that new Russia must be a democratic state. The five great powers had decided to make it a condition of their further support and formal recognition of the anti Bolshe- vik government in Russia that those governments must give a clear un- dertaking that their victory would be immediately followed by the summon ing of constituent assembly, on a dem ocratic franchise.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
NO APPROPRIATION FOR
 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

Washington May 9-Appropriation Of s252. .g0000 for continuance of the operations O fthe United States em- p,oyment service until next July was eliminated from the general deficiency hill as passed by the house today through a parliamentary move by Representative Blanton. democrat of Texas. Unless some other financial provision IS made immediately for the employment service, supporters of the appropriation said. the agency will be forced 10 curtail its operations even more strictly than it did in March
 The appropriation for the employ fnent service which was included with other appropriations totalling $21,- ,5e000 for numerous government de- psrtments. was termed unauthorized by law by Representative Blanton and his point Of order 10 that effect was sustained.
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that the early week will witness the handing of the treaty 10 the Austrians at St Germain.
 Unofficial advices concerning the settlement of the Adriatic issue are to the effect that Plume. the chief bone of contention between the Italian and the other members of the council Of four, which Italy desired as her own but which President Wilson and Pre- miers Lloyd George and Clemenceau declined to concede her. is to become independent. Italy. report has it. is to obtain certain of the Dalmatian Is lands. but whether she is to get the seaports of Zara and Sebenico on tho Dalmatian coast seems to he in doubt. one report declaring that she will and another that she will not.
 Throughout the European war zone Friday American Memorial Day eXer- cises will be held at various places, President Wilson is to deliver an ad- dress at SureSnes. near Paris. A de- posit wreath in the cemetery ;7here American soldiers are buried as q tri- bute of the Boy Scouts of America to | the heroic dead
 In the Belleau Wood. where thous- ands Of mounds of earth with crosses | at their heads tell the tale of the he
 rolsm shown by the Americans at the point where the world var had its
 turning. point. largely through the ef-
 forts of the Americans, at Fishes and
 around Soissons: in the region of the
 Argonne Forest. and in northern
 France and Belgian Flanders the
 graves of all the men who made the supreme sacrifice are to be decorated l volleys will be fired over them pv
 squads of infantrymen and taps" will be sounded by American buglers.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
ENGLAND'S BILL FOR
 TRANSPORTING SOLDIERS

Washington May 29.-England's bill for transporting million American soldiers across the Atlantic in British ships is approximately $S2.000, 00o. This, and the fact that President Wilson advanced $5,OO0.O0O of his special fund-and probably more-to the Czecho Slovaks. were the two chief developments of todays hearing before the house military committee.
 The army appropriation bill which failed at the last congress was under discussion.
 "The president assisted two of the Czecho Slovak corps" said General March, from money at his disposal to the extent of five million dollars and think he has given them allotments since, so that the CzechS could get arms. The charge was to be ultimate ly against the CZecho Slovak country which the allies proposed to organize in central Europe. It is regular
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
A NEW REBELLION IS
 IMPENDING IN IRELAND

Lnodon May 29-An impending new rebellion in Ireland, with hints of some imminent drastic action by the govern ment, has been the subject of promi- nent paragraphs and articles in certain of the London newspapers during the last few days.
 The Daily Mail, which printed con spicuous article on Wednesday pre- dieting that the rebellion would be more serious than the last one, owing to the encouragement given to the Sim Fein's republican movement by Messrs. Walsh Dunne and Ryan, the American delegates carries today ( report that Walter Hume Long is tc replace James Ian Macpherson as chief secretary.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
BUSINESS IMPROVING ON
 HARTFORD TROLLEY ROADS

Hartford, May 29.-Business Is i'm proving on some of rhe trolley roads and the Hartford and Springfield Street Railway company has been more than paying operating expenses since April 1. Receiver Harrison B. Freeman told Judge Haines in the si perlor court today. He they obtained authority 10 lease four and three quar- ters miles of electric street railway line in Suffield. extending ie the Massachu setts state line. The road is owned by the New York. New Haven and Hartford Raiiread eemp paHy and is oP erated by the Springfield Street Rail way company, but there has been much treubie because of missing GeHnectioRs with the Hartford and Springfield Street Railway cempanyis cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
CORDIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN
 AMERICANS AND BRITISH

London. May 29.-Asked by Sir Frederick Hall in the house of com mons today whether his attention had been called to Congressman Julius Kahn's report of dissensions between the American army authorities in Eu- rope and the allied military staff, An drew Bonar Law, the government spokesman, replied in the negative.
 q am glad to say" he added. that the relations between the American and British authorities have always been most cordial"