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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
FATALITY AT FIRE IN FIFE if REED MILITARY HOSPITAL

Washington, Dec 12.-One patient, sergeant Akin Messenger, formerly Of Hue seventh Coast Artillery. is believed ~to have been burned 10 death, and sew eral other patients were injured. None seriously. today in q. fire tat destroyed two of the psychopathic wards of Wal .er 1seed Military Hospital
 The fire, which hospital authorities believe was started by one of the pa tents wiIh ma ches smuggled Into his room, threatened for time to spread 10 o.her wards, including several in which disabled World war veterans are latienis. 1t das controlled by she combined efforts of the hospital and Washington lire departments.
 Tie iwo wards, Number 43 i'll which violently insane are confined and Mum Der A in whicn oehet psychopAthic pa l.en.s undergo treatment contained ap- isroxlunately T5 patients. All with the excep ption of Sergeant Messenger were taken out by nurses and members of the hospital fire department before the blaze raaned much hcadway. Checking of the lst of patients n the two wards reveal ed that Sergeant Messenger, who had arrived at the hospital yesterday from the Panama Canal Zone, was missing.
 The less was estimated by the hospi' tal authorities as little more than S2S,' oau. An inysstiGation of the origin oi the fire was started late today by spe cial board of inquiry, appointed by Col onel James D 0lennan. comsnandant ol fhe hospital.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
FIRST BREAK IN THE
 REGULAR ITALIAN ARMY

Triest, Dec. 12.-(By The A P.) The first break in the regular Italian army occurred Saturday, when four armored. cars started from Udine. three of which succeeded in reaching the palace of Ga- briele D'Annunzio in Plume.
 The fourth car was prevented from reaching its destination by Q sentinhl. who threw under it's Vcels obstacles which cut the tires, bringing it to a halt The crew of the car, however. es- capped and managed to reach Plume on foot.
 General Caviglia, the Italian com mander, on Saturday went to Abbazia, Istria, known as the Nice of Italy" where he had a conference with the commanders who are opposing the forces of D'Annunzio.
 It Is stated that owing to the immov- able position of DAnnunZio the gov- ernment intends to send an ultimatum to him containing the threat of an of- fensive action. It is reported. however. elat D'Annunzio would welcome any military demonstration.
 The defection from the army and tl', recent joining of the poets forces ol naval craft, it is believed he-e. will hasten decisive action. General Cavig- lia's mission to Abbazia is considered In this connection.
 There were wild scenes in Plume on Saturday when members of the autono- nous parties, who are D'Annunzio's sworn enemies, were beaten by legion aires in reprisal for their having pass ed resolution condemning the poet. So cialists also were attacfed.
 The old National council has passet resolution declaring that it's memberI will remain true to D'Annunzio.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
ATHENS PREPARED FOR
 RECEPTION OF CONSTANTINE


 Athens, Dec. 12.-CBys The A. P) Athens today was flying the flags of all nations. .l s 4 The final details for the reception of King Constantine and his family will leave Venice Wednesday on board 'the Greek battieship Averof, which win be met Sunday of the island of Milo by Prince George. Che king, 1t is expect ed, will arrive in Athens Sunday after noon and, escorted by cavalry, in auto mobile or chariot, will proceed to the old palace, from the balcony of which he will read 8 message to the people.
 The cabinet will resign and a new |one, which also possibly will be headed by M Rhaffis, will be named.
 M. De Billy and Earl Granville, re- spectively the French and British min isters. have not yet received instructions to leave Athens.
 It is said to le among the plans to borrow money in the United States to keep Constantine on the throne Princess Anastasia (formerly Mrs. William B., Leeds of New York;, has moved from the Tatoi palace to the pal ace of Prince Nicholas in the center of Athens
 The newspapers of Athens are occu- pied with articles concerning the finan- cial crisis, and in this connection ire l quently mention the name of Princess I AnaStasia.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
A FAIR DAYS WORK
 FOR A FAIR DAYS PAY

Boston. Dec 12.-A fair days work for fair days pay and not low wages and long hours or a return to swest-sh0p conditions. Is asked Of employees ln the garment making industry by the Cloth ing Manufacturer Association of Boston. according to A statement To the pubiic issued by the association tonight The manufacturers announced last week that they considered existing agreements with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America abrogated.
 Deliberate restrictions of output" for the sake of making places for more efn- pioyes must be stopped the statement said, and the manufacturer must know at the begin.Ag of the season the labor cost on whicn he can count in comDist- ing contracts into which he entcrE"
 The statement declares that the pub lie must understand that the present disagreements In the clothing business are not wholly or even mainly over lhe amount Of wares to be paid or the bours worked, and adds:
 ~This war, fl t. may be SO termed. which the clothing manufacturers here and in other centers arc waging Is mol a war for the sweat shop. but a war for American principles In industry, for tila right of every man to earn wages cofr- mensurate with his skill and Habits oi application. free. from the domination of labor leaders imbued with the doctrines which have made Russia's conditions today one of choas-"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
[ aIItine tOStart
 FOf Athens Today
Has Asked the Greek Govern
 msnt to Send Missions to
 the United States, Great ' Britain and France.

Lucerne, Dec 12-(By the Associated Press)-Preparations virtually, have been completed for the departure: Aof former King Constantine of@Greece and his fam fly for Venice next Tuesday on the first stage their Journey to Athens. The roy al baggage, consisting of 220 trunks and boxes, was taken to the railroad station this morning.
 The, special car in which Constantine and his family will travel wilp be attach ed to the regular train At first 1t was thought that only ordinary accommoda- tions could be obtained for the returning monarch. Constantine and his family posed today for group of newspaper photographs
 TVle. members of .Constantine's house hold still are bewndered by the unexpect- ed refusal of the Greek government to allow Prof, Georgios Streit and M. Pap paragopoulo, advisers to Constantine. to return te Greece They also expressed wonder as to whether other followers of Constantine now in Greece would be ex- lied.
 It is freely predicted among the Creeks here that M. Gournaris and other Greek
 statesmen of the former Constantine regi- l me may find it advisable to leave Greece voluntarily in the interests amicable re ] lations between Greece and the allied na- 1 tons immediately Constantine reaches Athens. Constantine and Queen Sophie. accord l ing to members of their household are l expected to take a leading part in urgine i reforms in Greece. It is, said that an en-
 deavor will be made by them to be more democratic than they were before they were sent into exile. Constantine it i. l said. probably will urge legislation for i'm ] proved labor conditions. agricultural re i forms and a better of the situation of tn,
 poor, while Queen Sophie hopes to head : movement for woman suffrage.
 l Constantine has asked the Greek gov 1 ernment to send missions to the United States. Great Britain and France to pre- sent the Greek situation. It is said tha
 he still hopes the allies will continue fin ancial,y to. support the Greek situation. I I Is said tha+%te st'N hopes the allies vii
 continue financially to support the Greel army in Angora-. One of his purpos:s il proposing to go to the front immediatei
 Is declared to be an endeavor to show tn rallies his personal influence with tn
 army. ,~
 It Is not unlikely. according to Gree . newspapsrTen here that the Athenia : press will urge the government to try t 1. float loan in the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
I 1PersOninEvery1 159 aGoVeInnlentW Worker
Of Those in Cainful Occupa-
 tions, One in Every 68 : Works For the Government Civil Service Report.

Washington, Dec. 12.-One' person out of every 159 in the entire country was on the government civil service payroll last July S1, the civil service commits sion declared tonight in it's annual re- port The commission adds that of those estimated by the census as em- ployed in gainful occupations in the country. one in every 6S was goy- ernment yorker.
 inc to--. ..4niber of civil service em- ,ployes lass July, the commission says, was 691,11 and the government was using them in approximately 1700 differ ent Kinds and grades of work.
 There were almost a million govern ment employees at the height of the World war, the commission asserts, and adds that pre-war figures of some 43O,- 1000 in 1916 probably never again will be reached The commission declares that an altogether rosy picture cannot be painted'' of the governments personnel situation. |, The commissions recommendation
 for placing all postmasters under civil service is renewed. The presidents order to this effect in 1917 has been sup ported by the public. by business men
 and others, the commission asserts. The order. which still is. in effect. can bt i made permanent only by act of con. gresS.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
MANIFESTO BY SOCIALIST PARTY NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Chicago, Dec. 12.-The socialist party national committee tonight issued mani festo declared that the .'repudlation of the present administration in the recent cleo tion does not assure the people against continuation of the usurpations of power and violations of the constitution now in effect in Washington" and asserts that tine party intends to stand up and assert itself and remedy these conditions."
 Tie manifesto contains a series of de- nands which it says would annul various present laws which the party looks on as the, encroachInents of Wall streets au- tocracy and it's political agents"
 During the past four years there have been< unbelievable usurpations CT power on the part of the administration and of unbelievable cowardice on the part of the American people," said the manifesto.
 The political autocracy at Washing ton $ = has violated every principle. precedent and tradition of the American people mad deprived them of the rights and liberties guaranteed by the constitu- | ton.
 "The national executive committee now reasserts the fundamental principles of | liberty embodied in the constitution and calls upon the American people to support it in the following demands:
 ''We demand restoration of the consti- tuition of the United States,
 We demand immediate repeal of all war time laws. especially the vile and in 1 famous espionage law which has created Ia secret police whose crimes against lib | erty are unparalleled.
 st'Ne demand the unconditional aboii- ton of all war time powers and restora- ,tion of representative government.
 ''We demand immediate release of all | war time prisoners.
 We demand immediate restoration oi ! the fundamental American rights of free speech, free press and free assehblage 1 and we renounce the brutal and lawless interferencel herewith and hereby declare
 that We shall resist the same by all meani within our power to protect our consti' tutional rights as American citizens. Upon these principles, which involve the constitutional rights dear to us all we make our pappeal to the American
 people"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
GOV. SMITH .oF NEW YORK
 IN TRUCKING CORPORATION

Albany, N. Y. Dec. 12-Governor Alfred E. Smith will become chairman of the board of directors of the United States Trucking Corporation on January next, ti-e day after he is succeeded in the governorship by Nathan L. Mil Ter.
 In entering the field of business Gov ernor Smith becomes "a private citizen after more than twenty gears spent in the public service.
 The trucking corporation, the gov crnor explained in statement tonight. is the development of a. merger of 2S of the largest trucking firms in Greater New York. James J. Riorian is its president and associated with Governor Smith in the directorate of the United States Distributing Corporation, a hold ing company. will be George F. Getz and Frank S. Peabody of Chicago and Harvey D. Gibson, president Of the Liberty National Bank. Grayson NJ P. Murphy, vice president of the Guaranty Trust colhpany. F. V. R. Thayer. pres , ident of the Chase National Bank, and H. L. Ward. president of the Irving National Bank of New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13

between the employers and workers be re- established upon "a mcst complete renun- citation by the workers Of what is. and has been, the iundamentai revolutionary doc uine and purpose or the Amaigamated Clothing Workers Union as stated in It's constitution as follows: to put the or ganized working class in actual control of the system of production. to the end that they shall be ready to take possession of 1t
 The manufacturers' attitude in the present crisis. Mir Bandier. demands that due rewards be given to workers on the basis of service. efficiency and cornpe- tency. and each worker be he'd resDons- ible for standard production and be paid on basis permitting New York manu- facturers to compete with other markets where the raion permits different sand- ards; renu.ciation Of the present doc irine Of life tenure Of employment 10 workers without reward 10 efficiency or competency; the right io dispense with the service of inefficient workers: the
 right of the manufacturer to determine where he shall buy and manufac;urs his products: banishment Of the walking dei-
 egate; the relationship between worize rs
 and employers. acting Individually or 1 collectively. 10 be fixed by agreement of | the parties themselves.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
IRELAND IN STATE OF VAR
 WITH FORCES OF BRITAIN

Dublin. Dec. FLA proclamation. de- claring that "the public must at once realize tha. Ireland is in 4 state of war with forces of.z the British crown" has been issired over the sienasnrs of tle officer conIfhanding troops of the Irish republican arniy in County Monaghan.
 The prociamation,% which sets forth that armed gangs in Counsy Monaghan have been attackihg and nurdering fn- offensive citizens, says t while We extend tts hind of fris fship to all Irishfnen. murder gangs and their guides and informers sail be spminariiy dealt with" .sstey sses
 The proclamation further explains re- cent raids fvr arms carried out 5, in County Monaghan by stating they were ordered in anticipation of similar or der by the. British government
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13

New York, Dec. 2.-Manufacturers in the clothing trade do not intend ito lend themselves to the establishment of so- vietism in their industry" declared VII liam Bandler. president of the clothing manufacturers association. in state ment issued here tonight He charac- terized as 'hunibug. sham and faiselpre- tense." the unions charge that the man. ufacturers have in augurated lockout and plan to return to 'sweatshop condi- tions."
 This will be evidenced" the statement added by the fact that the employers are about to put into operation a plan of work. whereby employment will be given to thousands of workers who. for long time have been idle. because of the in- ability of the manufacturers to compete and secure business. And the workers will be invited to work. but 1t is feared that they will be prevented from so doing by the unions direction that they strike. Sweatshop conditions today are a matter of the remote past and are inconceivable and impossible. through the safeguards and protection afforded workers by our present labor laws."
 | Mir Bandlish asserted a complete shange in the fundamentals controlline the local labor market is imperative. tc restore the industry to basis of business efficiency and eradicate the evil practice, ' in which "tie industry Is steeped an, the perils which threaten It. This | necessary. he declared. In order to mee the publc's demand for a reduction o clothing prices. to save 10 New York c!ti the clothing market with it's annual out put of s2e0.0o0. 900 and give enploymen to about 61 0OO x-orIters Mir. Bandler cited numerous conferences
 with the union, which he said. led t with the union which. h said led 10 nothing ani
 tre unions position that irrespective O merit and of existing economic condi
 tions' 1t would not recede from wha
 1t had secured during war times. Tn
 union rejected the proposal that work
 CTS be held individually responsible fo
 a daily standard of production to . agreed upon and manufacturers be per
 mitted to discharged incompetent helI
 Mir. Bandler said.
 There remained no other course ope to the manufacturers, he added. than {
 publicly announce the severance of rels tions between the association and th
 union and to proceed to put into effect
 plan of work whereby each worker woul
 be paid for what he produces and on
 basis which would permit the New Tor manufacturers to secure business in con petition with the other clothing market , where the wages are very substantiall , lower"
 There can be no hope for the savin , of the New York clothing markets. tf ] statement said. unless the relationshi
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
MUST ACHIEVE PEACE
 IN THE NEAR EAST

Paris. Dec 12.-The Temps in an ed- itorial regarding the Near East situation says: v
 We must achieve peace in the Near East. If Dface cannot be made without modifying the Seyres treaty then let us modify 1t immediately. Constantine. ex- communicated by the entente govern lnents, is returning to Athens in spite of them. ..s,
 Great Britain and Italy. one of them holding Constantinople and Cyprus and the other occupying Rhodes are awaiting developments with confidence as to the future France however is not privileged to wait under cover Alone engaged in war against the Turks her millions being spent and her soldiers being killed she. she must find a solution without delay.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
PREPARATIONS CONFERENCE -. :
 '. IS TO BE HELD IN BRUSSELS

Paris, 17Dec. 12-The French dele ga:es to the Brussels reparation con ference are going. there, without any ex- act figures as | to7 the damages France sustained by reason of the war, accord ing to the newspapers. Various organs,
 however. declare that they recognize
 that the Brussels conference will ], be only thec preliminary stage and serve a useful purpose. even if definite propo- sitions are not evolved M
 Estimates made by the various
 French ministries of Frances damages are said to total !2SO, ,oOo o,00e, GOO francs.
 But Louis Dubois, president of the rep arations commission, is, reported to be dissatisfied with the form in which the documents were. prepared 5.and has re- fused to present them to the reparations
 commission. Therefore, 1t is asserted, Ia new set of figures are being prepared lin accordance with the ideas of NJ. .Du--
 bois. but they will not be ready for; two
 weeks. 9S sss T
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
FIRES HAVE BuRNEE x
 THEMSELVES OUT IN CORK

:
 Belfast Dec 12.--A score of fires had clock tais afternoon and the firemen were in possession. of the ruins. ; At 6.30 this. evening a special train left Dublin for Cork carrying scaptaia Myers, chief of the Dublin brigade, and motor tire engine with crew. s's
 A deputation of the citizens of Cork, says a despatch received here, including the Protestant bishop and town. clerk, waited on the officer commanding tue Cork troops and requested him to take measures to prevent recurrence of the appalling damage to, property. He prom ised to send out special military patrols. ] The destroyed city hail in Cork was only excelled in point of size in Ireland by Belfast's great civic building. This was the third time 1t had been set on fire. the f1rernen being driven out at the point of revolyers. On two. previous oe- casions, the west wing, devoted to- the public health department, was. bprned, but no mistake was made this time, the hall being set alight in many places. Tie great hall. seating 3,000 and hav- ing q fine organ shared the fate of the municipal premises. u*
 No confirmation has been received here of the shooting of the Delaney brothers. but it is officially stuted that one man. was killed and eleven were wounded in the ambush which resulted in the teprisafs.
 The fact that no serious casualties l were caused by the bombs is explained by. the statement that preliminary warn | Ing was given to all-occupants Of build ihgs to leave prior to the attacks.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
ing Contribute to Terror.

Dublin. Dec. 12-Several blcclks of buiidinss m inc heart of the business dis trlct of Cork were destroyed by fire dur ing the night, constituting the; costliest destruction of property since the reprisals DeEan in Ireland.
 A group of public buildings on Albert quay. including the city hall the Carnegie library and a portion of the Com ex- change. V ere also burned, as well as pri- Aate residences in various parts Of the city.
 Early estimates place the damage at between f2, 900 900 and f3,O0o,5oe.
 Tnc fires extended to St, Patricks g street from Cook street to Mayior street and swept entire rows of buildings on both sides of Winthrop street, leading from st Patriek's street to Old St Georges street-
 II was reported from Cork yesterday ,fternoon that newly arrived parties of ahxiiiary cadets marched thl ou5h the streets holding up and searching pedestri- ans and nr.ng into the air following the .lu.bush of auAiliaries within a. mile cf the paTracAs, twelse of them being wounded by bomb thrown from lorry.
 Jctw cen and o'clock q period Of intense quiet fell on the city, but near ; o clock uniformed men began 10 display great activity In varicus parts, of Cork. At some points tram cars wereAheid up i.nd psssengcTs taker. out It was report d that a humber were beaten and others ,,iaced against the wall aEd closel7 aues- t.oned, but we're finally allowed to pro csed. z
 In tie Summer Hill district. the scene of the ars push, shortly after curfew, two brothers named Delaney are reported to have, been taken from thesr hofnes and shot. one subsequently dying, DurilaE. the tour before eurfew terrorism held sway and when the streets were ernptied oi c.viIians, loud explosions and rife and re- AuIver shots kept up until early morning The explosions appeared to come iron lnccndiary bombs, as persons who Ven iurcd to look from their windows saS fires break out in St Patrics's street, and ,iayhgh. revealed the full extent of ths ge. ts. ss.
 It Is not improbable that lives hay, been lost in the fires. A:. Aady sexera ,.cfsvns connected with the destroyef houses and business premises are report td missing.
 At o'clock this afternoon people Eer' inst beginning to venture agnin into thu streets: the whole city wes,thcn in con trol of the military. and h is unterstoot that the officer in command assured tn i.opuiace that the military would remail on duty indefinitely 10 preyent. furthe t.esiructson. The troops are in full tght ins order, pickets with machine guns be ins posted at all vantage points. $
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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
COMING TO AGREEMENT
 - OYER GERMAN CABLES

Washington, Dec. 12.-CBy The A. p Differences over disposition of the or the former GArn'An raI,ies whicn have threatend to break up the International communications 1O.iiS. elIee In session here were temorarily smothered over to- day at a plenary session held at the state department Negotiations between the five allied and associated powers represented in the conference will be con- tiaued.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-13
SIX PERSONS KILLED WHEN M MOTORMAN LOST CONTROL

Kansas --;.y, Mo, Dec. 12.-Six per- sons were AHied. five injured seriously and n number of others less seriously hurt here carly \ight when motor man los. control oI 8 large trolley. car and it ran wild down steep grade and turned over
 The accident occurred at 27th street and Grand avenue, where there is a sharp turn at the street intersection. rs
 None of the dead had been identified forty minutes after the wreck, s