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Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
BABIES ENRICH FAMILY
 TIES AMONG MoNTGoMERYs
Special to The Bulletin.)

Moosup, Conn.,, Aug 23.-Dr. Allen of this town goes about today, shaking his head and grinning and why shouldn t he? Last night he figured in one of the most peculiar relationship miXups ever reached. At midnight he attended Mrs. |C. B. Montgomery of Oneco who gave birth to asbouncing son. In a very few hours lie was called to Mrs. AdeIina Pat Ii Walsh of Packer, who is Montgom- ery's daughter and also had son. Montgomery, became father and grand father, his wife mother and grandmoth- CT, his mother, Mrs. J. P. Weeks, who lives also in Oneco became grandmoth- CT and greatgrandmother. Mrs. Walsh became mother and sister. The Mont gomery baby became son, grandson and uncle to eight young WaIHh's, the Walsh baby became son grandson, greatgrandson, nephew and brother, all within F hours. The physician is an old hand at the business but never got in such relationship mixup before.
 Mrs. Weeks was many years a cor respondent of local and New York pa- pers. Montgomery and Mrs. Walsh are both correspondents of several papers is the fourth direct generation to be the correspondent of The Transcript Thom- as Montgomery was a correspondent of Weeks, followed him. c. B. Montgom- cry was next in line and when he moved to Oneco. some years ago Mrs. Walsh succeeded him in that position and is now schooling her daughter Theida to succeed her, making five direct genera tions of one family correspondent for one paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
TOUR OF THE K. OF c.
 DELEGATION IN EUROPE

Strasbourg, Aug. 23.-The Knights of Columbus who arrived here today from Nancy will leave tomorrow for Lucerne. They will remain in Switzerland two days, and will then proceed to Milan.
 At the conclusion of their Italian trip the Knights will accept Cardinal Mer- cier's invitation to journey through Bel giunl, and will return to England by way of Ostend. Large numbers of the Knights will go to Ireland.
 General Lyautey, governor of Moroc- co, and General de Castelnau greeted the Knights upon their arrival here. Five thousand troops were reviewed by General Castelnau in honor of the them many girls and women in Alsatian Knights first visited the cathedral where they were received by Bishop Ruch. the youngest bishop in France
 At a banquet this evening in the nu- nicipal concert hall. built by William Hohenzollerp, General Lyautey, who is visiting Strasbourg for the first time since 1869-he having made a VOW never to visit Strasbourg while it was held by the Germans. said:
 America loves France because no col ony ever seeded from France and American knows that France is prac- ticing democracy as it is known in Anne rica''
 Supreme Knight F'laherty presented General Lyautey with q gold statuette of Winged Victory" MT. Flaherty has received 8 telegram from Cardinal Mer- cier thanking the Knights for their gift to Belgium and extending a formal in vitation to them to visit the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
FIGHTING SEVERE CHOLERA
 EPIDEMIC IN WEST CHINA

New York, Aug. 23-American Baptist medical missionaries and students from the Union University Visionary Medical School are aiding the Chinese authorities in fighting a severe cholera epidemic in Chengtu, Szchuan Province, West China, W. P. Lipphard. secretary of the Amer iean Baptist Missionary Society, has just received a message from Dr. W. R. Morse, of Chengtu, stating that the pro- vincial officials called upon the French doctors of the Pasteur Institute and Dr Morse and Dr. Allan, of the China Med ical Missionary Association to help fight the epidemic. The Chinese offici- als accepted the advice of these medical men and placarded Chengtu with instruc- tions for preventive measures. Dr. Morse's message stated:
 We are here where plague and cpl demic and pestilences begin. Were As iatic cholra entering San Francisco the American nationl would spend millions gladly to stop it, but here, for hundreds or thousands we can kill the trouble before it can raise it's head away from home. We are doing what we can with an inadequate force and little money, but we are putting our schools and pu- pills to a very real test and we'll win out 70
 Secretary Lipphard stated that as a result of the Baptist New World Move ment it is hoped to enlarge the medical school and hospital at Cnengtu and also to send approximately S5 missionaries to the several missions in China during the next four years.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
GERMANS AT DANZIG
 STOP POLISH SUPPLIES

Paris. Aug. 22.-Germal workers at Danzig have stabIishAd Sov:ets and have seized the docks, preventing the .and- ing of any supplies for Poiand. accord ing to a report from that ely. The German commander of tie port is sa i'd to have refused to assign moorings for the French dispatch boat Accra and the cruiser Gueydon.
 sCir Reginald T. Tower. high conmis- siorer for the League of Nations at Danzig, has refused to ta le any resron- sihility. declaring he must await Instrnc- tions from London.
 Sir Reginald has requested -he allied nations to supply him w:fh 91.00o troops before he will feel jus n,d in permit tiA:; the unloading of munitions intended foc Poland, now being I.e ur al Daa- zig, according to the 'ni1 j c- of foreign affe irs.
 It is the belief of the French gov -ernment that an additional 5000 troops will be the maximum required by Sir Reginald as there already are 2,00O there and the extremists among the pop ulation are not numerous.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24

Warsaw, Aug. g By the A. P).- Russian bolshevik forces are reacting virtually along the whole line in an ef- fort to save the remnants of the Red army, but they have so far been easily frustrated by the Poles.
 On the north there is heavy fighting in the region of AIlawa and Soldau Forced to face two Polish armies, one advance guards. The Red losses in pris- from Graudenz, the bolsheviki are mak- ing desperate efforts to extricate their advance guards. The eRd losses in pris- oners in this region have amounted to 1l.000 in the past two days
 The attempt of the Reds to break the Polish lines on the Przasnysh- -Makov- Rozany road and cross the Narew river has completely failed. Polish troops, ad- vancing up the right bank of the Narew, threw back the bolsheviki to the north. Meanwhile the main body of the Poles. advancing from Warsaw, occupied all The etrritory in the fork of the Bug and the Narew.
 The only chance of the bolsheviki is to open passage in the direction of Ostro- lenka and Lomza, so as to get through to Bialystok and Grodno. The Polish troops accordingly are hastening their march towards Ostrolenka and Lonza, while the Polish cavalry, which has reached the l upper waters of the Narew, has already cut the road between Lomza and Bialy- stok
 The battle now beginning on the mid de Narew is likely to dec.de the fate oi all the Red forces between the Nareu and the Prussian frontier. Red troops comprising infantry and cavalry, are making bold thrust in the direction oi i Brody and Lemherg. Farther north bolshevik attachments. debouching iron Lutsk and Vladimir Volinsky tried tc 1 force a passage of the Bug before Pru ] breszov, but were hurled back with heavy 1 loss' The same fate befell the Reds who 1 appeared in the region of Lemberg. l The Ukrainian regiments which are still on their old positions along the Strypa have successfully repelled all at tempts of the Reds and maintained theil original lines OF the extreme right IT the center the Polish troops which occu pied the Brest Litovsk are digging in or
 the eastern border of PolesiA. It is ex pected that the daring plan of the bol sheyiki against Lemberg will be definite
 ly frustrated in the near future
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
MEXICAN TROOPS ARE
 IN PURSUIT OF BANDITS

Washington, Aug 23.-Responding to an informal communication from the American embassy at Mexico City. the Mexican foreign office has announced that urgent steps have been taken to ef- feet the prompt release of foreigners. in cludinG Americans, reported to have been kidnapped at Cuale, Jalfso, by ban dits under the leadership of Zamora. The state department was advised today of the embassy's action and the Mexican reply.
 According to the Mexico City newspa- pers, 5000 federal troops, under General Enrioue Estrada, are in pursuit of the bandits with instructions from the Mex ican government to annlhilate the band. The troops are reported to be already in Jhe region of Zamora's activities.
 Excelsior, of Mexico City stated that eleten Americans and a British citizen were being held by the bandits
 The American embassy reported that the British legation at Mexico City was notified that the captiyes included MT. and Mrs. Charles Hoyle, Harry D. Gard ner. Three other Americans named Hereval, CulvArt and Dietrich, and a British subj q named W. B. Johnson. No other names and no further partic- ulars of the kidnapping have reached the state department
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
INVESTIGATION Is TO BE
 THOROUGH AND EXHAUSTIVE

Chicago. Aug. 23.-The senate cam naign Investigating committee today made plans for what it announced would be a thorough and exhaustive investigation into the republican and democratic na- tional campaigns" The investigation, it was announced. would not only deal~with methods of obtaining and expending money in the campaigns, but would cover reports of alleged offers of federal posi- tious as an inducement to political activI- ty
 Governor Cox was requested by the committee to appear before it next Mon day to present lay evidence he may have tc substantiale bis one iges that the ,e- publicans wee raIsmg a campaign fund of s15,090.o00
 In addition. the committee ordered leaders in each party to appear before it with all books. pdrers and information in their possession concerning the cam paign activities of their party.
 We are going to find out everything there is to know about the work of both parties, said Senator Kenyon. chairman. tonight There have been reports that the republicans were raising millions of dollars. that a ring of corporations was contributing largely to their fund, and that various persons were offering federal positions as a reward for political help from certain men.
 We are going into these things thor cIEhly, and while we hope to get them all cleared un within about three weeks. we arc to remain in session until election day if necessary"
 This member of the committee sa1o that is members felt that Governor Cox must prove his charges that the repub- licans were raising a s15,0O0 600 cam paign fund or withdraw them and that the committee was prepared to go to any length to obtain evidence in the mat ter.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24

paign fund Investigating committee
 which resumed it's sessions today at Chi
 cago, requesting information. No reply
 was made by the Governor as he had sent Senator Reed, a democratic member
 of the Kenyon committee, telegram
 last night promising to transmit informa-
 ton soon.
 In adition to the information to be
 given to the committee, Governor Cox
 said tonight that he would make public
 other facts in his future addresses. Declaring that he did not expect to
 testify before the senate committee, Governor Cox said:
 T will send matter to the committee later. All of the information I have will be given to the public, and therefore, l don't see any use of going before the committee. 1 think also, that the com mittee will recognize that as a candi- date I should give it out in such manner as l see fit, but l have no disposition of course. to- conceal. anything from them that I have myself"
 Disposition of personal affairs prepara- tory to his departure tomorrow on an- other speaking tour occupied the Gov ernor largely today. He also spent some time posing for a moving picture or ganization and spent an hour on legal matters, he said, with his personal at ! tcrney.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
EUGENE DEBS ISSUES FIRST
 OF A SERIES OF STATEMENTS

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The first of series of statements which will replace speeches in the campaign of Eugene Debs, social ist nominee for president, now confined in Atlanta penitentiary, was issued today by the socialist national headquarters. In it MT. Debs branded the league of na- tions controversy a dishonest issue" and declared the livest question before the American public was the coal shortage. He declared that while a shortage of cars was making it impossible to meet the demands for coal, Mir. Wilson has had made by special executive order four thousand cars of a special design to aid the aristocracy- of Poland crush the only genuine democratic government on the face of the earth
 He also denounced the republican and democratic parties, bitterly attacked President Wilson and Samuel Gompers, and branded the farmer-labor party as a one-campaign organization that will never survive this years battle. He de- clared Senator Harding and Governor Cox remind me of two Humpty Dump ties. They are stuffed people, not real. They have not a single idea for man who is alive. They get their inspiration from the tombs. The whole performance is artificial"
 "The people in this country have not known what their government was doing in opposing the Russians, he asserted. Tt was kept very private secret until it was revealed by the foreign despatches, and then Secretary of War Baker was forced to confess that the war depart ment had lent $1oo,Ooo.o 900 on credit to the Polish government on the basis of rotes which are not worth the paper they were written on. He presented them with S2O, 900, 900 worth of American ba- con which was not available for the American people-although bacon is 65 cent sa pound at home-not available because the beef trust objected that it would check the rise in prices. Millions of dollars worth of supplies, including meat, were turned over to the French and not brought home because they were afraid it might reduce prices to the American people and so check the profits of our trusts"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
LOWER PRICES IN
 THE GRAIN MARKETS

Chicago, Aug 23-The general trend of the gain markets was toward lower prices today. Relatively low tempera- lures had some effect on all cereals but the sentiment remained generally bear ish among the pit element. At the fin ish wheat was off 4 1-4 cents to ' cents with December 225 to 22S 1-4 and March 22S; corn ranged from unchanged to cents lower, while oats showed q
 net loss of 7-S cents to l If cents
 The loss in provisions ranged from , cents to 30 cents lower.
 Despite the fact that commission
 houses with eastern connections were fair buyers of wheat. the market slump
 ed If cents to g cents during the session. the March delivery displaying
 the most weakness and at one time go- ing to discount under December. The
 market was under pressure at the start
 being encouraged by the break in spot
 wheat prices. a lack of new export de- mand and heavy market at Winnipeg Corn displayed heavy tone and ruled ] lower much of the time after starting practically unchanged to l cent high CT. December and May deliveries sold al
 new low figures on the crop as the re- suit of general selling by strong com mission houses, which more than offset the effect of the strength in September
 This delivery acted tight and rallied very sharply from the early low. At the inside December was off ? 3-4 cents from Saturdays finish.
 Oats were depressed by the action ot corn and commission house selling. Al deliveries sold at new low on the crop | and closed well toward the bottom. Provisions trade was cratic After starting firm the market weakened witt the easiness in grains and a decline 1T hogs. Small packers were on the buyins side of lard, while there was some buy, ing of ribs by cash houses
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
POLES NOT TO CROSS
 THEIR NATURAL FRONTIERS

Washington, Aug. 23,-C Complete assur- ance will be given the United States in nearly communication from Warsaw. it was stated today in Polish official circles. that Polands victorious armies will not pursue their advance beyond the natural frontiers of the reconstructed republic. Representations setting forth the views of this government have been made through the legation at Warsaw, the communica- ton relterating the stand taken by Sec retary Colby in his recent note in which he said the allied and associated powers should unite in declaration favoring the preservation of the integrity of Russia. such a declaration to be accompanied 'by the announcement that no transgres- sion by Poland will be permitted"
 The Polish reply, legation officials said, would set a trest any suspicions that Poland was contemplating the prolonga- tion of hostilitie sinto an offensive war against Russia. Assurances of this na- ture, it was added. already had been given the soviet government envoys by the Polish peace delegates at Minsk.
 No formal representations have been exchanged with the allies by the United States regarding such a possible transi- tion.
 The first approach to a joint allied policy toward the respective situations is believed to have been made by Premier Lloyd George in his present conferences with Premier Giolitti of Italy and in the later discussions with Premier Millerand of France. It is also regarded by off, cials here as significant that the British premier is reported to be planning to re- ceive this week the German premier, Dr. Fehrenbach, and Dr. Walter Simons, German minister of foreign affairs.
 Both Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador, and Prince Lubomirski. the Polish minister. conferred today with Secretary Colby at the state department.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
FINES FOR 90 WEEKEND
 DRUSKs IN HARTFORD

Hartford. Aug 2s.-Fines and costs amounting to nearly $500 were impose in police court this morning for drunk enness- Thirty men faced Judge Palot- ti on charges Of intoxicatiou. The ma 1ority of them were men from outside the city. Iaborers on tobacco. farms. con struct.on workers and dr.fters- Practic- ally all Of them pleaded guilty and as each one stepped into the stand he made the old familiar plea, Give me a chance. your honor" They were given 9 chance to pay a fine and many of them escaped jail sentences because their labor is needed on the farms
 In letting the men go with a fine. Judge Pzllotti warned them that the prosperous times they were enjoy ing now were not going to continue indef- nitsiy- Although most Of the men said they were earning from s to 57 9 day and board. only one or two said they had any money il a bank and most Oi them did not hare enough 10 pay their fines As was the case last week, 1t is probable that Q number Of them will be bziIed out within day or two by em- olcye-s who are willing to pay the fines in order 10 get the men's services
 Cider and Jamaica ginger were blamed for the trouble by a large number oi The men several said they had been in- dulriuz in whiskey or gin and one said that beer (which can be bought for II ,euts a bottle) and cigarettes made a wicked mixture. At the announcement hat he had become well illuminated su cheap beer and cigarettes broad smile travelled over the faces of the mel In the dock
 The prohibition drinks are making the Efe of a police court judge even harder ghzn it was in the days when the sa- looms were open Monday morning sees he same familiar lineup that was there h the old days and whereas formerly most Of the drunks had merely beer noisy. nov a large number Of them are aiso charged with breach of the peace md their companions show the marks ot harrle
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
CONFERENCE BETWEEN
 LLOYD GEORGE AND GIoLLTTl

Lucerne, Aug. 23 (By the A. P,).-A1 official statement issued regarding the conferences today between Premiers Lloyd George and Giolitti says that the premiers agreed to the vital need of the re-establishment of the peace of the world at the earliest possible moment.
 "The victors in war" continues the statement, should display a spirit oi moderation in their enforcement of terms and the vanquished spirit of loyalty in their execution.
 Until peace is fully established be. tween Russia and the rest of the world an atmosphere of disturbance and unset clement will continue to menace the world. Therefore the British and Italian governments have been taking steps, in the face of much misrepresentation, to restore communication between Russia and the world outside. With profound regret they have just heard that the soviet government, despite repeated as- surances to the contrary, has sought to | impose on Poland conditions incompatible with national independence.
 ''The government of Poland is based | on the choice of the whole adult male population of the country without dis tinction of class, and this so-calIed civil army, to be drawn from one class onIy l which is referred to in the fourth condi. 1 tlon of the soviet terms, is only an indi. rect method of organizing force tc overthrow by violence this democratic
 constitution and substitute for it the despotism of privileged few who may 1 have absorbed the doctrines of bol. : shevism.
 To have added such g condition after ] hameneHs pledges to the British gov. ernment is a gross breach of faith, anr | negotiation of any kind with a govern. ment which so lightly treats it's word be. comes difficult if not impossible
 Civilization itself is nenaced by tn. 1 prospect. The British and Italian gov ernments therefore are united in urgins that every effort should be made to brin: to conclusion the existing conditions ot , strife between nations"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
PONZI HAS FILED
 DENIAL OF BANKRUPTCY

Boston, Aug. 23.-Charles Ponzi filed a denial of bankruptcy today in the federal court declaring he is solvent and demanding trial by jury to determine his solvency. Action on the petition, il granted by the court, will be delayed until the federal jury convenes next month.
 The state charges of larceny against Ponzi were called up today in the mu nicipla court, but as the federal authori ties have first claim on the prisoner, il was agreed to default him.
 Federal receivers of Ponzi's securities Exchange Company tonight said that the filing of Ponzi's claim for jury trial would not lessen in any way their efforts to obtain possession of all his property.
 To date a total of 11,e72 investors with claims aggregatirg S4,s48,593 have presented their notes against Ponzi The total number of note holders, according to the attorney general, will probably reach 15,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
DISCOVERED PERPETRAToR
 OF BLACK TOM EXPLOSION

Juarez, Aug 2s.-Dr. Paul Altendorf, who arrived here from Mexico City to- day under guard, said that under com mission of American insurance compan- ies he had discovered in Mexico a Ger man whose name he gave, who was the perpetrator of the Kingston Island and Black Tom explosions of munitions on the Atlantic coast early in 1917 when property valued at millions of dollars was destroyed and several lives lost
 pr. Altendorf, who. claims American citizenship and who acted as secret service agent of the United States in Mexico during the world war, is to be deported as a ''pernicious foreigner" un- der Article B of the Mexican constitu- tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-24
BUTLER HAS PLAYED
 PART OF MILLIONAIRE

White Plains, N. Y. Aug. 23-Joseph Van Cagnotto, butler for Sevin Breding, wealthy stock broked living at Katonah was a arrested on a charge of grand larceny preferred last Fridal, it became known today. The arrest was made following the charge that silverware and a gold watch had been stolen from the Breding home. Vana Cagnotto was brought to the White Plains jail this morning.
 It is said that Van Cagnotto is worth about s25,000, and during various leaves of absence in the last two years had masqueraded as a millionaire in New York and Italy. It is also said Van Cagnotto admitted that about a week ago he obbed the home of Mrs. Eliza beth BeclNley at Spring Lake, N. J. Iii his room were found four large ward robe trunks. The police say they found in them settings for rings from which the stones had been removed. Van Gag notto is thirty-fve years old, but has never been naturalized.