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Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
AERIAL NEWS DISCLOSED
 BY NAVY DEPARTMENT

Washington, May 12.-Official an- nouncement was made by the navy de- pertinent today that upon the outcome of the proposed test flight of the new navy dirigibIe C-5 from the naval air station, Montauk, N. Y. to St. Johns, Newfoundland, would depend the flu ture plans in regard to the possibility of attempting later a transatlantic flight by a dirigible." The flight to Newfoundland, a distance of approxi- mately 1000 miles, it was said, would be made whenever weather condi- tions are favorable
 In making this announcement the navy department disclosed much data regarding the C5 not heretofore pub lished. The new dirigiblc, which was commissioned only a week ago. is q twin engine. nonrigid airship with two 125 horsepower engines. The di- rigible has an envelope displacement; of approximately 17S,000 feet, making her the largest of the nayy's air ships.
 The normal speed of the C-5 is placed in the navy departments an nouncement at fifty miles an hour.
 Officials at the navy department ap- pear to be entirely confident that thu C-5 has ample endurance to cross tC Europe without a stop. There is { general belief at the navy departmen that the transatlantic attempt vii be ordered immediately after arriva of the C-5 at St Johns and before thu naval craft patrolling the Atlanti | have dispersed.
 The department put finishin: touches today on preparations for tn
 hop oI' of the two seaplanes iron Trepassey Bay. N. r. The start ma, come at any time now, it was learn ed, depending on weather conditions | Extraordinary measures to obtai data for weather forecasts have bee made and the system is said to hay
 worked thus far with clocklike pre- cision.
 The department received today an
 transmitted to Commander Towers tn
 following message from Admiral Ben son in Paris:
 Congratulations upon your success I so far. The navy department conf 1 dently expects you to make success lfll trans Atlantic flight"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13

whether they would 20 beyond the party conference.
 The progressives were said to have admitted their willingness to support Senator Smoot of Utah for the ap propriations committee. but refused to favor him as president pro tem. Tll'. | tah senator was understood amon., both groups as willing not 10 seek election as president pro tenn. Sena tor Johnson of California. and Denroot of Wisconsin, were mentioned by the progressives as acceptable 10 them for president I'ro tenn. but neither has signified a willingness to seek the of- fee. Formal notice Of the attitude of tho progressive group was given to Sem atar Lodge Of Massachusetts. repub- lican leader. by Senators Borah and Johnson and it was understood that | they were told by the party leader that their fight was solely one for consid- eration at Wednesdays conference.
 Later the progressives met to can vass the situation, but adjourned after
 q brief meeting until tomorrow, with
 out reaching any decision so far as
 could be learned. Senator Moses of
 New Hampshire, after talking with MT. Lodge met with the progressives
 but he refused to discuss his mis- sion.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13

prisoners of war and labor were turn ed over to experts for investigation, and the completion or the task of de- 1ining the new Austrian boundaries, represented the entire activities in
 peace conference circles in Paris Monday.
 The result of the conversation be-
 tween Baron Sonnino and Colonel
 House has not been made public.
 Meantime despatches from Rome indi-
 cate that the Italian population again
 is becoming restive after having learned that the report of last week
 that Italy's claims to Fiume had been
 settled was erroneous.
 Added to this irritation is dissatis- faction because Italy was not men, toned as one of the parties to the pro posed Anglo Franco American alli- ance; the question of the division of Austrias merchant marine; the treaty provision with Germany that the three principal powers are sufficient to rati- ! fy the treaty, and other smaller mat ters in which the Italians feel they | have been sighted
 | While the Austrian delegates are well on their way to St. Germain- -en- | Lave. there to be informed of the con | ditionS for peace which are to be im- 1 posed upon their country by the en- | tcnte and associated powers, the Ger mans at Versailles are still busily en- | gagged in their work on the peace | treaty they have in hand. In addition
 to the six minor members of the dele Cation who left Versailles for Berlir
 late last week, two Of the more prom
 incnt members. Herren Geisberts anc
 Landsberg, have gone to Germany | evidently with the purpose of confer ring with the German government. From Germany come reports of con- | tinued dissatisfaction over the term. | which Germany has been told she mus meet in order to secure peace. Reitera, | ton that it will be impossible to carr!
 out the provisions are to be heard | everywhere. Great demonstrations O 1 protest have been held in Berlin Bres
 lau and other cities.
 No less parsonage than Friedericl | Ebert, president of Germany, has an
 nounced that he is standing on Presi dent Wilson's fourteen points fo i peace. Ebert alluded 10 the peac treaty as "a monstrous document, which, he said, holds no precedent il determination completely to annihilat Yanquished peoples.
 i German government troops are stil hard after the radical elements. The have seized Leipsic, one of the las strOngholds of the Spartacans. A stat ! of siege has been proclaimed there. | Early June has been tentativel chosen for the commencement of tn withdrawal of American troops iron
 north Russia. The Americans hay not been engaged in fighting of grea importance for several months. ! Recognition of Korea as an inde ! pendent state and the liberatio of tn l, country from Japan has been request ]; ed of the peace conference in Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
SEARCHING FOR SWINDLER
 OF AUTOMOBILES DEALERS

New York. May F. Police and army agents are searching for Frank Edward Speicher, who escaped from the Euardhouse on Governors Island last Friday and who is accused of swindling automobile dealers out of s7 500 by presenting a forged au- thorization 10 sell more than 1000 mo- Tor cars and 2250.000 tires from the army storehouse at Camp Holabird, Md. The army wants Speicher on charges Of desertion and imperson- ating an officer. He is a drafted man but when arrested in Danbu.y, Conn.,, he wore a captains uniform and was starting a cross continent automobile tour with his wife.
 Speicher is also wanted in Jersey City. where prior to his automobile venture. he was released on 1,J00 bail 10 await trial on a charge of embez- element. Army inspectors say he has also been known as Frank Loughhery and Frank McQuade and that he served a prison term in 1912 in Detroit fol forgery.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
FIND GERMANS BITTER AND
 SULLEN, BUT SUBMISSIVE

Cohlonz. Saturday May 10 CBv the x. P1.-The impression gained by American officers through talking with Germans regarding the peace terms is that many of them are bitter and sullcn. but arc inclined 10 resign themselves to accept any terms, no matter how harsh they may he. No loncrcte plan of action has been suE- -estcd in the event tho German dele gates at Versailles refuse to sign the treaty
 American officers say the common people in the occupied area have wide Iy divergent views, but that on the whole. they appear moro or less stun ned. Many uf them seem crushed. but others are showing spirit of rravado Several German officials arc quoted as having said that the terms are moro severe than they had expect pd but although it would be necessary ter the German delegates to argue acainst some of the conditions i'm rosrd, they felt there was little else TO do but sign.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
FRANCE IN NO MOOD
 TO LISTEN TO GERMANY

Paris, Sunday, May II. (French Wireless Service. )-France is not in a mood to listen to Germany just now, the Journal Des Debats says in con- cluding an article on the manifesto tions against the peace treaty by the German government and the German press.
 'sThe president of Germany" the ed itorial says, protests against the peace terms and declares the mimpossible O. acceptance. This attitude will be lost on us. The Germans. as usual. will yield only to force. During the time allowed them to make up their minds, they will try to persuade us to con- clude peace upon such a basis.
 Tt is comical, indeed, to see at a time like this the Germans seriously proposing to us a version of the league of nations and plans for the recon struction of Europe. They should put them all back in the cabinets at Will helmStraSse."
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
REP. SENATOR'S DISCUSS 7
 PLANS FOR ORGANIZATION
Number of Conferences Have Been Held Preparatory the Meeting of the Party Caucus Wednesday-Oppostion Has Developed to the Selection of Penrose Chairman of the Finance Committee and Warren as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee.

ashington, May 12.-Republican senators continued today to discuss plans for organization of the new sen ate preparatory to the meeting of the party caucus Wednesday. The con ierences, of which there were d mum Der during the day. centered about the opposition of the progressive group of senators to the selection of Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania and Warren or Wyoming, as chairmen of the fl nance and appropriations committees. respectively.
 Leaders of both the regular and the progressive groups tonight said the situation apparently was unchanged except as to the number of the latter group willing to carry their opposi- tons to Senators Penrose and Warrea to the floor of the senate.
 several senators considered as be- longing to the regular group asserted that but two or three progressives would carry their attack to the floor while the progressives said they did not know how many of them would i go the limit" Senator Borah of Ida no, leader of the forces opposing Sen atorS Penrosa and Warren. said bt
 would never vote for Penrose" bu
 added that he was unable to speak fol
 the, others, who declined to sa,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
SELECTING JURY FOR Y
 $1,o0o,ooo LIBEL SUIT

Mount Clemens. Mich, May 12-The preliminary examination of seven members of the panel by counsel for the plaintiff marked todays progress in the $1.OO0.0O0 libel suit of Henry Ford against the Chicago Tribune.
 A feeting visit to court by the plaintiff himself, accompanied by his secretary and his son. Edsel pro- duced the only stir of the day
 Mir. F-ord's complaint is that on June 23, 1916, the Chicago Daily Tribune in an editorial injured him in his good name, credit and reputation; brought him into public hatred, contempt and ridicule and injured him in his feel ;ngs, business and otherwise.
 The Tribune, he alleges, did this by calling him an anarchist" "an ignor- ant idea1ist," "an anarchist enemy Of the nation and as being 'so incapable of thought that he cannot see the ig- nominy of his own performance"
 Counsel for the Solomon News Com pany of Detroit. which for technical reasons was made co-defendant with the Tribune. gave notice of a motion to change their plea from ignorance that the papers they circulated con- tained the alleged libel, to one of jus tifica tion. which is the plea made by the Tribune. Hearing on the motion went over until tomorrow and twelve men were called into the jury box, Two were excused forthwith, one be- cause of fainting spells and other be- cause he could not be spared from his farm.
 Alfred J. Murphy. of counsel for MT Ford. began the examination. He eX- pained to the panel that the Tribune editorial was written at the time the National Guard was being recruite1 and sent to the Mexican border anJ that two days prior to the alleged li- 1 bclous editorial the Tribune carried | despatch from Detroit stating that MT Ford would not hold open the posi- 1 tions of any of his men who quit fol military service, nor would he pay l their salaries, as some other employ i CTS were said to be doing, nor carf | for their dependents. This, he said
 was untrue, but nevertheless served a'
 the basis for the subsequent editorial
 The suit, he concluded, was the re
 suit.
 Each of the seven men quizzed be
 fore adjournment grinned when asket i if he was an anarchist.
 It was explained that the court doe mot intend to lock up the jurors a night but will permit them to go t ] their homes As some of them haV will be made as brief as possible t | give the farmers time to look afte their livestock. Court will open a 9.30 in the morning and close at | the afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
 FOR AN AUTO ACCIDENT

Greenwich, Conn. May 12.-Nelson Biggar. charged with manslaughter as the outcome of an automobile accident in which Alfred Cucuel. IA. was killed, has been freed from the complaint, upon recommendation of Assistant Prosecutor White to Judge Mead to- day. A jury in the superior court last week awarded $4,500 damages to Mrs. Cucuel, mother of the lad, in suit against Mrs. w. R. Coffin whose ma chine is said to have collided with that driven by Biggar and who had with him the boy. Biggar has been in the hospital with a fractured skull and now being convalescent has entered suit in New York state against Mrs Coffin, alleging s30,OO0 damages. Big gar was held responsible for Cucuers death by Coroner Phelan and this led to the manslaughter charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
WHITE BEACH SANATORIUM
 ALMOST READY FOR PATIENTS

Hartford, Conn.,, May 12-At the meeting of the state tuberculosis com mission in the capitol today the statement was made that the White Beach home at Crescent Beach would be ready for the reception of patients before the summer visitors to Cres- cent Beach were located in their cot tages and that before the season was over there would be from 40 to 50 pa tients in the institution. They will be children suffering from tubercular troubles of the bone and glands and for whom the seaside is particularly beneficial. The general assembly ap- propriated $12000 for improvements to the building.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
SESSION OF CONFERENCE
 ON AMERICANIZATION

Washington. May 12.-How to make citizens of foreign born residents of the United States was discussed to- day at the opening sesson of a four day AmeriCanization conference held under the auspices of the interior de- partment.
 Use of English in all schools-pub- lie, private and parochial-Was urged by P. P. Claxton. commissioner of edu- cation, who declared that without a knowledge Of the language spoken in this country, no person could become an American. Charles r. Towne of the Massachusetts bureau of educa- ton, emphasized the importance of oral over written English to give the alien the ability to communicate witn Americans directly and learn their customs.
 Two American inventions were de- scribed as helpful in turning immi- grants into citizens. One was the monograph, which W. A. Wilson, oi New York. said had taught many for cign born soldiers to sing America songs. The other was the stercopti- con. H. D. Rickard told of the eX- pertinent in the Syracuse, N. '. schools, where the latter machine il,
 said had been used successfully tc give needed objective work to begin
 ners of English.
 Discussion of night schools. oI
 which many immigrants depend fo l what education they receive after ar irving in America, occupied much 0 the days conference. While admit | ting the value of such schools, F. V | Thompson, superintendent of school
 of Boston, declared that day school
 also should be maintained for aliens
 By having morning, afternoon an,
 evening classes, he said, the school
 would receive many night worker
 and especially many women, who nov have no opportunity to attend.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
BANKS PLAN FINANCING
 OF CHINESE LOANS

Washington, May 12. - Organiza- tion of a new consortium for financ- ing of Chinese loans. announced to- day in Paris despatches, is regarded in official circles here as a triumph for the new American principle of ex- tension of the scope of participation in international financing arrangements.
 At the state department it was said that under the conditions which are to govern the new consortium the gov-
 ernment practically. if not in specific ! terms, guarantees the investments of the banking group interested If the terms of the loan are just and the conditions fair. and of China agrees to the terms under which the loans | are made, it was stated officially that | this government would assure the l bankers, after the matter had been l sumbitted to the state department, that | the United States would protect all | the interests secured in good faith. l Thirty seven American banks, it was
 learned, are interested in the loans I that will be made to China by the in- i ternational group. This is understood to have been ont of the points con- tended for by the state department after the United States withdrew from
 the former consortium which expires by limitation on next June IS. In the . old conSortium the American represent tation was limited to four large New ork banks.
 While the present organization is ) four power group, the United States. Great Britain, France and Japan, with } a reservation for Belgium when the
 bankers of that country are able to
 participate, it is not limited to these
 countries. The American representa- l tives at the Paris conference were
 Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan and Company, New York. and Jerome I D. Greene. of Lee, Higginson and
 Company, Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
INDICATIONS UNFAVORABLE
 FOR OVERSEAS FLIGHT

Trespassey, \. F.. May 12.-If Com mander John H. Towers, the spare keen featured director of the navys trans-A Atlantic flight, planned a "hop off today of the NC-l and NC3 for the Azores, a disturbance prevailing late this afternoon in the north At lantic compelled him to change his mind.
 Commander Towers, however, is maintaining absolute silence with re- gard to his plans for the start merely saying he would like to have the NC-4 join the division before the start, but that he is unwilling to sacrifice favor able weather in waiting.
 Indications tonight were that the weather will be unfavorable again to- morrow.
 Whether Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read of the NC-4 will attempt to make up for the loss of time resulting from his enforced descent at Chatham, Mass, by flying direct to Trepassey without a stop at Halifax was said to be unknown here.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
Bar Silver Jumped
 83-4 Centsan0unCe
Price Advanced to $1.19sA, the Maximum in This Country for Thirty Years.

New York. May 12-Bar~ silver jumped 5-4 cents an ounce in the To- cal market today, the price advancing to $1.19 3-4. the maximum here in nearly thirty years. The quotation was preceded by London cable which reported an advance in the En- slish market to 5S pence equivalent to S1.21, the highest price quoted in London since 1877.
 Silver has been advancing steadily since the federal reserve board re- moved the export restrictions on the metal which fixed the price at $1.01 Is by agreement with the British government in 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
PRESIDENT IS TO CABLE
 MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

Paris, Sunday, May 11.-(By The A. p - President Wilson's message which will be cabled to congress on May 19, is expected to be exception ally short. It is said it will not sub init the complete text of the peace treaty or the proposed Franco Amer ican engagement for joint military ac- ton against Germany, both these sub- jects being reserved for personal pres entation on the presidents return.
 His nearest associates said today that they were unable to account for the reports published in the French newspapers fixing June 15 as the date for the presidents departure and re- ports cabled from the United States that he would reach Washington by June E. They said the president s plans had undergone no change and were still dependent upon the signing of the treaty.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
WORLD JEWRY IN GREATEST
 CRISIS lNITS HISTORY

New York May 12-The war has dealt world Jewry d blow from which iL will not recover for generations and only the rising of American Jews "in all their strength and nobility can prevent annihilation of Jewry in Eu- rope Dr. Haim L.. Davis. of Chicago a major in the Red Cross commission To Poland declared here today upon his arrival direct from, that country
 World Jewry is at the greatest crisis in its history" Dr. Davis de- clared. Five years of terrible wal have decimated the Jewish popula- lions throughout eastern Europe ana the ebb and flow of fighting in Poland Austria CZecho- Slovakia and Russie has virtually wiped out the youngei generation of men. The only hope o the children of Israel is in the 5000 00t Jews Of America, who are still tinan' cisliv sound and whose younger gen crstion has not suffered so terribly from the iuroads of war
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
AIR MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN
 CHICAGO AND CLEVELAND

Washington, May 12.-Inauguration of air mail service between Chicago and Cleveland Thursday will advance carried delivery of mail bearing air mail stamps at Cleveland and Boston by sixteen hours and at Albany. N T., and New York city and Springfield Mass. by six hours, Assistant Post master General Praeger announced to- day.
 Under the arrangements made by department Mir. Praeger said, air mail from the middle and far west will be delivered in Cleveland and Boston on afternoon deliveries instead of the following morning as at present under train service. At Albany. New York city and Springfield, he explained this mail will catch the morning in- stead Of the afternoon delivery.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
REWARD FOR APPREHENSION
 OF MAY DAY PLOTTERS

New York; May 12-Police Com missioner Enright announced tonight that the police department would pay "a substantial reward for the appre- hension of the May Day bomb plot ters who attempted to throw the coun- try intoj panic by mailing bombs to federal officials and prominent citi- zens.
 Although post office inspectors, de- partment of justice agents and the po- lice of this and other cities have work ed constantly on the case since the plot was discovered on April 30, no arrests have been made. The offer of a reward by Commissioner En- right was taken to mean that the po- lice, at least, had despaired of solv- ing the mystery by means of any cleWS so far obtained.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
GERMANS STUNG BY DEMANDS FOR THEIR DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Peace Terms Call for Surrender of Milch Cows Swine and Reeves Replace Those Lost by the Allies Through the War-Berin Tagebatt Declares the Exaction "Bru- taty Not to be Exceeded That It is Deliberate Ef- fort to Continue Hunger Among the German Peaple.

Berlin. Sunday. May Il CBy the A. PD.-The stipulation in the peace terms that Germans must surrender thousands of milch cows. beeves, swine and other domestic animals to replace those lost by the allies through the war. has created the most bitter and violent protest among rich and poor alike.
 The Tageblatt describes the demand as 'monsrous and impossible and calls attention to the frightful child mortality because of lack of milk. It declares that this Is deliberate effort 70 continue hunger among the German people and Is brutality not 10 be eX- cecdcd.
 The paper asserts that the cattle 70 be delivered would total 2,j00000 hund weight as compared with l.f0o000 hundred weight of American bacon promised.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-13
BOTTLE OF INK PROVED
 AN EFFECTIVE WEAPON

Skohegan, Me. May 12.--A bottle of ink, hurled by the matron of the Woman's State Reformatory at one of two men who attempted 10 break into that institution shortly after nid- night proved very effective wea- pon. The man had reached the sec ond story on ladder and his face was pressed against screen when dis covered. Seizing the bottle, the nearest object at hand, the woman threw it. breaking it and drenching the mans face with the contents, while he toppled over and fell to the ground. Starting to run away, the man en- countered Sheriff John Mooers and the k-bespattered one surrendered. The other escaped though several shots were fired at him. The man who was captured proved to be Fred Clukey of this town