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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
MCGOWAN LEADS CLOSEST
 RIVAL BY 40 POINTS

Lake Placid, N. Y, Feb. 19.-Ever- cit McGowaa of St. Paul tonight led by 70 points his closest rival in the races for the International Amateur Skating championship which are be- ing held here. His victory in the tWo-mile senior event this afternoon made his capture of the champion snip almost certain. Joe Moore, of Lake Placid, former metropolitan champion, who won the senior 440- yard dash and finished third in the 1y7o-mile race this afternoon, is second in points with total of 50.
 The failure of Charles Jewtraw of piun. to y.'ic to{<5v . 9cticauy eiimi = mated him from ths race for the championship. Jewtraw was dis tanced by McGowan after a great contest in the mile race and failed to place in the 40 dash. His total points tonight number 40. NJ Goodman, Vim peg: Roy 8IcWhirter, Chicago. md Ed Horton. Saranac lake, \. r. are tied at 20 points each.
 Miss Rose Johnson Of Chicago, leads women competitors for the wo- mems interna tional title with 80 prints although she was defeated by Mss r. Dunlap also of Chicago, in inc 40 yard dash today. Miss Dun lap established a worlds record for women of zs z-5 seconds in winning inc event. She now has Q total of 5o points and an excellent chance to ov-rtalle the leader in tomorrow's s events.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
A TRIP THROUGH RED RUSSIA,

"Piermarinf' is the first representa- tive of a British newspaper to pene- trate the stronSholds of bolshevism in recent months. He traveIed from War saw to Moscow, thence to petrograd. From Petrograd to T0vinsk he made the journey by car, hnd from DvinsIl he returned to Warsaw. In the narrative of his adventure, i ''Piermarini" says:
 T am back again in London, after seeing with my own eyes Bolshevist Russia, it's sufferings, it's horrors, it's intending scenes of desolation. What do I think of it all? T must admit that before leaving England I was very slepticai about some of the accounts from refugees or correspondents who had collected news from different sources, scrap by scrap D.
 T had often had occasion to talk to people just out of Bolshevists'' hands, but I thought, l will confess, that per haps terror, nervousness, and the knowledge of complete personal ruin had largely contributed in their minds to make things blacker than they real ly were.
 Now I can safely say that most of what has been written and published ie perfectly true Cruelties, starvation,
  tions followed by mock trials and cap- tail sentences, and terror as a means the only means-of government are evident everywhere in Russia to those who have eyes to see and ears to hear. Moscow and Petrograd, though not m so bad a condition as some of the provincial towns. are at the present moment the headquarters of the mos terrible oligarchy in the history of all times.
 The dominant class is not the people. The chiefs of the government, middle class men, former members Of the po- lice, men who have returned from Si- beria (not always political prisoners), have absolute, unlimited powers.
 To approach any member of the com- mittee, particularly Lenine and Trot- sky, Is infinitely more difficult and dangerous than it was to approach the former czar. For they are supported by the army.
 But what an army?
 Day by day indescribable crimes are committed in the barracks. Alcohol Of all descriptions, from vodka to champagne, is freely distributed to tha troops.
 They are the only citizens who ea+ well and drink as much as they likC and have fuel, blankets and furs. HhAv can take any house they fancy for their abode. every woman they desirs for their pleasure.
 Nothing is denied them as long as they are faithful to the soviet govern ment. But to desert means death.
 In such a condition of things a young man is forced to join the army and to stick to his. masters, because it means sheer existence for him. Round
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
WILDE SCORES TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT

Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 19.-Jimmy @i1;e of England. British fiyweight So,-.ig champion, scored a knockout UA cr Hickey Russell, a local bantam weight, when the latter's manager acknowledged h;s fighter defeat by throwing the towel into the ring ill the seventh round. The match was for ght rounds.
 The seventh round had gone two minutes and 25 seconds. The terms of the match called . i 116 pounds ringSide. and neither Loxer tipped the beam although the champion was still in street attire. The exact weights were not announced.
 Russell was battered from one side of the ring to the other in the sev- enth but 1t appeared as though he would be able to last the full eight rounds when his manager threw in the towel. In the previous rounds he received considerable punishment but was not knocked down once. h the fifth he went to the floor when the English title holder showed him away from a clinch.
 Wilde gave a splendid exhibition of fast boxing coupled with dccurate hitting. Russell appeared un5b ble to defend himself and displayed aggras- Wilde slipped to the floor twice i'll the first round on the slippery canvas Russel's nose was bleeding after the third. In the fourth and fifth Wilde seemed arm-weary.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
RECOVERY IN MARKET

New York, Feb. 19-Bus.ness on the stock exchange today lacked the breadth and activity of recent ses- sions until the final hour, when rails Rgaln guided the list to higher levels at extreme ga.ns of to , points.
 The better tone oi railway shares followed the publication of excerpts Of the railway bill, now in course of completion by congress. Wal Street was not. especially impressed, how ever, by that provision of the pro- posed measure which stipulates that wages are to remain fixed during the period of government compensation.
 Buying of transp sportat-ons was again most effective i'll the numerous secondary CT low priced issues. whose speculative possibilities are being of management to private ownership.
 Gains were not confined to that section, however, the Pacifics and standard cOalers also displaying con- spicuous activity and strength under lead Of Canadian Pacific, Reading and shares of the bituIninous roads,
 Developments of the day were ia vorable, comprising continued ease of demand loans, the marked strength Of exchange, especially the London rate and increased dividends declared by representative companies in the metal and motor speciality trades.
 Much of the early irreguiarity was occas:oned by the cratic coures of high priced industr.als and special ties notably Crucible Steel and Gen eTal Motors. Crucible rose and fell within six point radius with a net loss of 2 1-4 points, while motors were equally irregular, but made up all it's loss.
 Oils displayed consistent strength, holding most of their gains on en- .ouraging trade conditions. steels, equipments and shippings lacked sta bility, but rose at the firm to strong close. Sales amounted to 95o. 900 shares.
 Railway bonds followed stocks to a limited extent. Liberty, issues eased and internationals were strong. Sales. par value. aggregated s12,7 900.
 Old U. s. bonds were unchanged on call. 9 0u oii
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
SPORTING EOTEs.

The University of Pennsylvania de- feated Lafayette College at hockey on Thursday night to 3.
 Yale defeated Columbia, 32 to S1 in an Intercollegiate league basketball game Thursday night.
 Pitcher Fortune Of the Pittsf1eld Eastern league team took part in 41 games last season. winning A and losing games. He pitched S04 in nings.
 Hct Springs. Ark, has been picked as a training camp by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Boston Red Sox and the Akron team. new member of the Inter- national league.
 Two big leaGue pitchers who jumped the traces last season. Phil Douelas of the Giants and Scott Perry of the Athletics. have made peace with their respective clubs.
 Jim Flynn. the Pueblo fireman. is 42, has been fighting for the past 20 years and is sill in the game. Years ago he was called the ''hope buster" because of his penchant for knocking out as- pirants for heavyweight honors. Rene Kelly. the pitcher who has been haffing hitters in the Cali fornia winter league. is booked for a trial with the New York Giants. He is nephew of Bill Iange. the old slugCer, Of the Chicago Reds.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
MAJOR LEAGUES RAISE
 ADMISSION PRIcEe

New York, Feh. 19.-The high cost of living for the baseball fan received another boost here today when owners of the New York Nationals and Amer ican League baseball clubs announced new scale of p'-ices ir which +hc 17v.o vious sea sons figures have been ad- Vanced a- all but the hIgnest pr5ued seats.
 While the upper grandstand and lower boxes. which sell for s1.1O, s1G5 and $2.2o, respectively, will re- man the same, fans who sit in the lower g-andstand will also pay s1.10 Tor the privilege instead of S5 cents. The upper stand no longer will he reserved. Patrons of the bIaachers who used to pay 30 and 55 cents. next season will be assessed 5 and 75 cents, the majority of the outfeld seats going for the higher figure.
 Colonel Ruppert was notified by Ban Johnson, president of the Amer lcan League, that he had been ap-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20

ject of our constant care. At most
 stations there were miles of wood by
 the wayside, but we had to get them for ourselves.
 The carriage was now empty, now overflowing with people. There was no distinction whatever of class.
 Towns and villages as seen from the train presented the most desolate as pect; no smoke from the chimney pots of the numerous great factories, no
 traffic on the roads. Most of the fields
 seemed abandoned, and only now and again a dark ploughed one marked q patch among the others. After Minsk uniform coat of snow
 stretching eastward hid from our eyes
 the desolation Of the country.
 Across enormous marshes, partly frozen, passing villages and towns which seemed almost dead, running parallel to roads and rivers deprived of any traffic, and forests almost com pletely cut down to the roots, our sad journey continued, across the plains of the dead as it were.
 At some stations groups of soldiers of the local soviet were to be seen.
 Soldiers is perhaps, hardly the word for these men, dressed in the weirdest
 mixture of uniform garments and civilian clothes.
 A cap with cockade, and an old coat, sometimes of the old Russian type, sometimes German, often Aus
 trian, and even of British khaki, and a pair of heavy boots patched and crack
 ed to an unbelievable extent. were generally the garments of the soviet soldiers.
 i
 As for the officers, during my whole stay in Russia I never managed to find out how they could be recognized. Generally they wear civilian clothes with a cockade in their cap and but tonhole, but cockades are so numerous and various that the spectator not
 initiated into the mysteries of revolu- tionary organization never manages to
 recognize an officer from policeman
 or Q doctor.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
this military government vegetates the

this military government vegetates the rest of Russia.
 At the Hotel Europe in Warsaw the first Russian Bolshevist had ever met had big sapphire on his g-f1nger. He had well-shaved, well-groomed appearance, and the title of ''count" was softly whispered to him by re- mure secretary whenever he asked him a question.
 One Of my companions looked de- cidedly shocked. A count among the Bolshevists, and given his title, too!
 We were informed that four more members of foreign commissions were already at Warsaw. We were told to get some fur boots and heavy rugs, for we must not rely on such luxuries as heated carriages.
 We were also told to leave at War saw as much luggage as possible, as thefts were distressingly common in hotels, on railways, and at stations in Russia. This proved later to be only too true.
 I had done the journey from Warsaw to Moscow in peace time in about forty hours. It took Us three ;&ys, and it was nightmare journey.
 My Bolshevist passport was gradual AJ SOfCA OS AA014ADS11SoS OI6StA4PS S1AlO signatures. Polish officials looked at the thing with amazement
 At Brest-Litovsk our adventure be- gan. Our belongings were at once the prey of a horde of porters, who took them to the first Bolshevist train in which set foot.
 We had a walk of half an hour -un- der thick rain and over a railway track worn into a series of holes and pools, the rails having been taken away bodily as a precautionary meas ure Our passports were examined once nig,e, ou- luggage searched for arms and explosives, and then we were shown into a roomy saloon carriage with broken windows, dripping walls, and a small brazier, the only source of warmth.
 As for the passengers, they were nearly all country people travelling small distances. One of them spoke German, and when we told him we were going to Moscow, and he trans lated what we said to the others, they all looked at US in sheer amazement.
 Then, after some talking with his companions, he condensed the opinion of everybody in this encouraging sen tence: Of course, you will never get there."
 Yet, in spite of all we did get there, The stove in the carriage was the ob-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
WESLEYAN ATHLETICS
 NUMEROUS THIS WEEK

Middletown. Feb. 19-Wesleyan ath- letic events will be numerous this week end with three basketball games and 8 swimming meet In conjunction with mid-year festival activities of the the mid-year festival activities of the college Friday and Saturday. the Red and Black will meet the Amherst five Fr day night. and the swimming teams will tackle the Williams mermen on Saturday afternoon. Both of these events will take place in MiddIetown, while the basketball team will travel to Providence Saturday night to play Brown.
 Comparative scores seem to favor Wesleyan in the contest with Trinity. Wesleyan took fall out of Stevens. one Of the strongest New York teams, early in the season. Later the Worcester Tech. after downing Trin- ity. was cleaned up by Stevens.
 Wesleyan won with little difficulty over Port Jefferson four weeks ago to the tune of 41-19. so the Friday night fray is expected to bring joy to the Nutmeg camp. Last week the Bru-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
OLYMPIC TENNIS DATES UNSATISFACTORY TO U. S,

New York, Feb. 19-American par ticipation in the Olympic games tennis tournament depends upon the Wiling ness of the Belgian international meet authorities to change the dates of the contests. This decision was reached at a conference here today between of ficers of the United States Lawn Ten his association and members of he American Olympic committee. Ac- cording to the official program re- ceived here yesterday, the tennis is set for Aug. 15 to 9. The program con sists of five events. singles and doubles for both men and women and mixed doubles, to be played on composition courts consisting of a mixture of brick dust and clay.
 Following the conference the Belgi- ans were notified bv cable that an American team could not take Dart unless the tournament was played early in July. It was explained that an American team and possibly an Australasian team would compete in the English tennis championships at Wimbledon June 20 to 30. and that these, as well as an English combina- tion might enter the Antwerp tourna- ment if the date was advanced to July ,. It was further explained that the American championships at which it IS Aop6I EHSllSn ana 8uSLrauan teams will compete. begin at about the time set for the Olympic tennis.
 The conference was preceded by a meeting of the American international committee at which it was decided to cable to Baron De Coubertin, nresi- dent of the international committee. requesting his assistance in securing the change ir date desired. Secretary Sabelli of the Enelish Lawn Tennis association was also appealed to by cable to cooperate in order that all the national tennis teams involved may tour Europe and America without a conflict of dates.
 The cable to the Belgian committee follows:
 American participation in English lawn tennis championships June 2o-s0 probable, as also Aust-alasiaps. Chances are favorable for these and BnEish teams coompeting in Olymnic tennis if date is changed to about Jl,Iy ,. American ch@ mpiorships Aug. if 10 Sont- S made later date impossible f'C United States representation. Ear restly petition changing date of Olvm- pie tennis to July 5. Cable decision, !"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20

nonians were sent down for the count by the Red and Black, 56-24. so that the game with Brown ought to be an other win.
 The swimming meet, however, looks like a close contest, with the favor equally distributed. Although tnls is the first time for several years that the Purple has been worn in the pool Wesleyan in previous years has been unable to defeat her old time rivals Wesleyan has bowed before Yale. M. l. T. and Springfield, the three teams she has met so far this season, but the last defeat was largely due to the absence of Williams, the speedy Red and Black man. The Wesleyan relay team will probably be Captain Ser rien. Peck, Stevens and Williams.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
PHILADELPHIA WANTS
 ROWING REGATTA NEXT JULY

Philadelphia is Gesirous of holding the national rowing regatta next July.
 A special committee has been ap- pointed by the naval board tof the SchuyIkill Navy to present. the mat ter to the national association of amateur oarsmen winch that organi- zation meets in New York in March. Philadelphia oarsmen desire the re- gatta in view of he favorable condi- tions existing locally and the excel lent course available.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
"BAT" NELSON LEFT S225 600
 FROM HIS FATHERS ESTAT

Chicago, Feb. 19.-"Bat" Nelson, former lightweight champion, was named chief beneficiary of the $250, ,OO0 estate of Matthew Nelson. his father, whose will today was filed for pro- bate.
 The will leaves s225,OOO to Bat" and distributes the residue equally among h S five brothers.
 It is said that a large part of the estate was in reality ring earnings of the former champion entrusted to the father for safekeeping.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20

In one large German steel mill the average production per workman was 1925 metric tons per year before the war The output from November, 1918, to June, 1919. indicates an average annual production of only thirty seven tons per workman. Expenditure, for wages averaged 15.61 marks per ton of steel before the war but reache.l 116 marks in the eight months ended June aA 67A
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
Sullivan sinns Contract.

Boston, Feb. 19.-Outffelder John L.. Sullivan of the New Orleans Southern league baseball club was signed today by the Boston Nationals. Sullivan batted 300 last season.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20

pointed a member of the American League committee on telegraph wires, to serve with Thomas Shibe of Phila- delph;a.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
MONEY.

New York. Feb. 19-Can money steady: high 6; low 6; closing bid 5 l-2: offered at 6; bank acceptances 5 1-4.
 COTTON. New York, Feb. 19.-Cotton spot quiet, 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
Foreign Trade Through Foreign Investments
Kingdom of Belgium
 5oo Loan of 1920
NEW ISSUE - -

Free of all present or future Belgian Taxation. Redeemable at 15o% by annual drawings in 75 years, beginning March 1, 1921. Coupons may be cashed on May 18th and November 18th in New York at the cur rent rate of the day.
 Approximate price, delivered here, S75 per 1000 francs, subject to exchange fuctua- tionS
 At the normal rate of exchange the same bond would cost, delivered here, about S195.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-20
NEW ISSUE
 Republic of France
5qo Loan of 1920

Free of all present or future French Taxation. Redeemable at 15o9o by semi-annual drawings in 60 years beginning September 16, 1920
 Coupons may be cashed on May 4st and November 1st in New York at the current rate of the day. Approximate price, delivered here, $75 per 1000 francs, subject to exchange fuctua- tionS
 At the normal rate of exchange the same bond would cost, delivered here, about S195.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-08

took hold Of her. The man pulled
him away, but tie child tried 10
fight Tie man. whereupon The man
threw him down. kicked him in
The abdomen a number OF times
and threw him into a patch or
hriars beside the road Then he
graft ed the girl and dragged her
into tile woods. but the hoy, who
had managed TO get out. made 4
rash for the man. Who again
threw him down. kicked him on
the body and head and tossed
him. apparently unconscious, into
the briars again The boy recoy
cred before the man could get
the girl far into the woods and
went for him third time.
In the meantime the girl was
screaming and kicking, and her
assaiiant. after trying to close her
mouth with his hand, beat her on
the head with a blackjack. threw
her to the ground and kicked her
several times. In his struggle
with her the man had torn of
most Of her clothes Just about
that time a motorcar came along.
and this evidently frightened the
man, for re ran away, after
throwing a large stone at the girl,
which did not strike her. After
the man had gone the children.
both OF them covered with blood,
made their way home.
Immediately after learning Of tn
assault, said Mr.. Linthicun yester
iay. .Sweetzer Linthicum. who IS tn
magistrate for that neighborhood
lotified SherifS Thomas Dove. at An
of what had occurred. ans
llso notified the Baltimore police an
.horities. No attention whatever wa
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-08
LEAGUE AND BOYCOTT
OF ANY OUTLAW NATION

suppose a member of the League
ajudged IN error Dy the Council or
the Court of Arbitration, decided ia go
10 war with another nation, regard
Here enters Article l6 Of the
Covenant. W,licl provide for the ee31-
qnic BOYCOTT the most effective.
method ever devised t. bring AZ out
IAN nation u terms. IN the main.
peaceful and YET more devastating
ian armies TIE Council Is given the
POWER t5 recommend what militA
and naval measures are II be USED
against the outlaw State. in addition
10 tie boycott and that recommends
ton mus be unanimous. With the
t-nitei states d member Of the League
Fl Mexico we're the offender he
military ana naval measures would
undoubtedly De employed By the
pnited States Bat tli5s also would he
done we're here no League in exist
fnee ii Bulgaria however. we're the
outlaw. no United States troops would
even he thought ot Greece. France
ItsIy and Great Britain would af end
10 the ua4y customer But the main
Strength OF Article Is il the economic
logeatf The most effective Of all
Jnoasu46s to sgbeue those who infraet
the peace @oi Tie world hereafter
Should any member Of the
League resort % war IN disregard
covenants ander Articles p
IL and 10. IT shall IPsO FACTO
be deemed TO have committed an
act Of war against all other mem
beers Of the League, which hereby
undertake Immediately e subject
Il @ he severance Of all trade or
financial relations, the prohibition
0f ALL intercourse between their
nationals and the nationals OF The