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Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
PIrIFUL PLIGHT OF REFUGEES
 ON SHIPS IN THE BOSPHORUS

Constantinople. Nov 22.-(By The A. P)--The condition of the refugees aboard the ninety CT more ships struck along the Josphorus is appalling and a terrible catastrophe is feared unless the prompt est measures are taken to land the thousands who are writhing in misery 9ud n rain The correspondent visited several of these floating hospitals and ma1housts" today and returned to shore with :urcbodil E. of impending "a ami," Nnnn of thc refugees has as vet 5ae7 taxsl ashore. excepting the sick, disaas. rl ard insane. the latter of whom have been oH'dcn" y numerous.
 As the ccrres pendent rode across the IiosHimus an unpleasant smell from the ships was 'vafted to him despite a strong. e l1 rreeze. An American relief officer accompanied r m.
 As scon as Il Q pair boarded the ships the clothing O. both was virtually torn oft by the half maddened refugees beg ging tn be ;dnen to land on the open hills Nhicr boi der the Bosphorus.
 MeT, women and children regardless of age CT sex. are herded together n-op1- iscuously on the ships day and right in state of appalling fifth and bedragged appearance. offered to barter their val uablas. jewels and furs for a crust of bread or a glass of water. In some cas- es the refugees have been without wa ter for eleven days.
 The correspondent heard that therc had been numerous suicides of desnnrata ref. ugees going insane during the night hours. They spoke of ghostlv tempta. tation and the sobhing call of the sea al night when they were dying with thirst Many of the refugees were restrained from jumping overheard, while many sue , ceeded.
 The American navy is assisting 1T trarsporting sick women to hospitals ant the Near East Relief also has been prom irent in the work ar-hardened relic nurses were moved to tears by maddenet mothers offering their children to visi tors and the scenes of separation hayi been beyond description. The death rat | has been abnormal as the result of tn biting cold and the lack of food. Tn | American Red Cross Is offering $500 | rations daily and several Americans ar | offering donations and subscriptions. l The French government which is i ! full charge of the relief work, is inca
 pahle of dealing with the situation an
 is appealing to the Near East Relic
 whose funds are limited Tho fear was ey pressed by the ships officers that case | of cannbalism would occur unless foo
 supplies are received promptly In man
 cases they had to fight off maddened me
 from staying children, they declared I'll | American hospital in Stamboul is crowde
 to suffocation and the American Re
 Cross is giving all It's available med cal supplies.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
sa5s, ,OOo, 900 OF SURPLUS ARMY
 ORDINANCE DISPOSED or

Washington. Nov. 22. More than S25S. .0O0. GOO worth of surplus army ordin- ance material has been disposed of in the last fiscal year. according to the an- nual report of Major General c. C. Will jams, chief of ordinance. made public to- day. Falling market prices, stringency VI the money market and unsettled ship ping conditions are holding up disposi- tion of remaining stocks, the report said and final closing out of the surplus ma terial, originally planned for December 3; probably will not be accomplished by that date.
 Satisfactory progress has been made in improving existing ordnance models, par ticuiarly aircraft, rifles, bombs and bomb dropping devices, General Williams re- ported.
 Among equipment received during the year to be retained, the report enum- crates 11S.00O machine guns; 1,500 thirty seven millimetre guns; 1l,OO0 guns and howitgers of various calibres; 5S.OOO au' tomatic rifles and more than a million rifles. Captured enemy material receiv ed included more than 10000 machine ! guns, 2.250 pieces of artillery; 72,00S rifles and 5O.000 bayoneis.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
STATISTICS SHOW DECLINE
 IN THE COST OF LIVING

Chicago, Nov 22-Statistics which he said were intended to show that there was a spirit of retrenchment in the na- tions industry and that wages and the cost of living were going down through out the country were presented to Fed eral Judge Samuel Alschuler today by L. H. D. Weld, representing the pack ing companies in the hearing over the demands of 225,000 packing company employees for an increase of S1 a day in their wages.
 Judge Alschuler heard the case two months ago but withheld decision. The bearing was reopened at the request of the packers who maintained that the de- crease in the cost of living which has come into being since the previous hear ing should be taken into consideration.
 MT. Weld, in his testimony, declared that the packers were asking only that wages be not increased.
 MT. Weld said that in South Carolina "A cotton mills had reduced wages and that wage reductions also had been made by IT industries, mostly automobile, 1T l Ohio, ten in Indiana, 25 in Massachu- setts, eight in New Hampshire, IT 1T Missouri, 19 in Illinois, not including ackers. The 879 firms on which report! ] mad. been gathered had reduced theil 1 working forces by more than 200,0 during the past ninety days, he said Each of the 879 industries employed more than 100 men, he said.
 1 In Chicago. he said, there had beel an average decrease in the cost of foot | of ten per cent. in the last year, and
 thirteen per cent. in the past ninety days l Clothing had decreased 28 per cent. i
 ninety days, according to MT. Weld's fig | ures.
 MT. Weld frequently was questione
 by Judge Alschuler as to whether hi
 price comparisons had been made on tn
 same quality of goods and in each cas
 MT. Weld said they had.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
CHARGES OF ORGANIZED
 ANTI-JEwRY IN THE UKRAINE

London, Nov. 22.-CJewish TeleErzphiu Agency). The Jewish board of deputies al its meeting here yesterday was n- formed by Lucien Wolf, secretary Of .be joint foreign committee of organized Anglo-Jewry. that the league of natioas had accepted the committees proposals with regard to pogroms and would in fu- ture take effective measures against them In this connection. the meeting was informed. MT. Wolf will proceed 10 Gneeva tomorrow.
 The committee heard reports of fresh pogroms in the Ukraine and discussed al length the best methods to combat anti. Semiticism- At the suggestion of Lord Rothchild, 1t was decided to found a gpe- cial committee, representative of the Jewish board of deputies. the Anglo Jewish Association and the League ot British Jews. which should devote itself combating the work of anti-SemetIc ele- ments
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23

Constantinople, Nov. 20.-(By The A. FJ The first story of the downfall of General Baron wrangel's white" army was given the correspondent today by one of Baron Wrangel's own officers who has just arrived here. General Wran- rtrs defeat was ascribed by the officer to the over-conhdence of General Wran- gel and lack of appreciation of the strength of the enemy forces.
 The operations across the Dnieper in October. the officer said. haw shown the boishevik concentration to De more coll siderable than had been anticipated and this induced General Wrangel to give up his positions in Tsurida and withdraw within the Crimean fortified positions, where he awaited the bolshevik offensive >ompiamently. The principal reason giv- en by the officer for the success of the ooishcvki was improvement in the r.t:l- gay system and the disposition of coI. siderable bolshevik reserves.
 These reserves included the Budtnnv tavalry. which was reformed after the i'oiish victory and increased with fresh nits after the failure of the attempt to out1 Ink the Kakhova bridgehead, fol- lowing which General Wrangel resolved Co svacuate TSurida-
 A drive two days earlier than General wransel planned 10 ritreat, his retire rnent of the Second and Th--1 corps to rereS1p. leaving the rcsainder of his army except the Don Cossack cavalry corps. on the TschonEar Isthmus. While this retreat was going on the Don corps cnuntsr-atiacked in northwssterly di- rection and successfully reached the nnisper. where the panic-stricken bo.- lar1ih destroyed the pontoon bridges.
 General WrsuEsl then hastily reform es three corps under General Kutiepof- wrich. after a brief resistance aganst the bo,shevikL moved southward to cut on Budennys cavalry. which was ad- vzncinE with extreme rapidity toward the soushezst from a point north of Kakhork Budsnny's cavalry already had reached Sa.kova and was threatening 10 cut of the retreat of General Wrangels right wing.
 The holsheviki. taking advantage of tht frcexiuE putrid sea. crossed and outhsnk d General Wrangel's advanced position! tcrsss the Is;hmus. appearing in consid srahie strength at Armisnski-Bazar They thus were enabled to advance th' mala body of their artillery without diff fcuify Co pcrcSo1. where their sa"cTiori iv ln guns gave them the advaHt' in a frsut.i attack on General Wrangcl'i pr1ucinai llnsa
 fn the meantime the bolsheviki wer' canceutrfil1i- against Wraugefs righ flank icroism of the defender anring ti sr operations against over rheirninr'y superior forces was magpih sent wranrci's forces dir not have tim to cook or s.esp. as the b'lsheviki con raniiy were throwing reserves 1T wranrei. without endorsements. was Q rrr1t disaivantare.
 The strtirrle around Perekop taste long enourh co rnsh'e the evacrs1tion c lfa dsferdera Then the left flank Wa uitha-avn o7 .NS--fs-$ the right fan al, vaita ard Foodosia. and kuban al vtsiors on Eer.ch. The evacuation sehast-pol bcran November IF an rndrd rthe fourteenth.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
KIDNAPPED YOUTH FOUND
 DAZED AND HALF FROZEN

Morrisville. Vt. Nov. 22-The authori- ties are Investigating an attempt by un- known individuals to obtain money from Mrs. Maude Laplant of Hyde Park by Kidnapping her IT year old son. Grover The youth was found. dazed and half frozen, in a small building h a sugar maple orchard on Saturday night On Saturday morning Mrs. Laplant found in box nailed to a post near her home a letter demanding that she leave $500 in the box in payment for her sons return and saying that otherw ''iis body will be disposed of"
 After being revived. Grover Laplant said he had been in Richford for a two weeks visit and on his return last Fri day he started to walk home from the Hyde Park station. Near the fair grounds in Morristown. he said, three men in a closed automobile made him get into the car. He asserted that they refused to lei him out and that they refused to shut off the power he was struck on his head. He could not remember what happened after that
 No trace has been found of the alleged kidnapoers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
CONDITION OF THE FORMER
 EMPRESS VICTORIA SERIOUS

Doorn, Holland. Nov. g (By the A. P.). All the Hohenzollerns are paying what may be theiI last visit to the former German Empress Augusta Victoria. Prime Oscar and his wife arrived at Doorn today Prince Eitel Frederick is expected tomorrow
 In order not to over-excite the former empress with an entire family reunion, her children are making visits in turn. Prince Adalbert and Prince Furstenburg, who were the first to arrive, went back to Germany just after Prince Oscar reached Doorn this morning. The former Crown Prince Frederick William is com ing back this evening to see his brother. The condition of the former empress is considered most serious, She passed a good night but her temperature this morning reached 1922 Fahrenheit.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
sIsLER REQUESTS hEARISG
 IN SHIPPING BOARD PROBE

New York. Nov 22-Lester sisier to- night addressed a communication to Rep reseHtative Joseph Walsh requesting an opportunity 10 testify before tbs house committee Investigating the Shipping Board Sisler. a former secretary of the board. was accused by Tucker H. Sands, committee witness. of. collusion in securing contracts for the Wallace Downey Shipbuilding Company of New York The charges are denied hy s.s- Ter.
 T was never concerned" Sisler said. ''in the remotest manner directly or in- directly, in negotiating shipbuildinE or any other contracts with Inc Shipping Board, either for the Downey or any other corporation; my duties. functions and powers as secretary of the board be- ing limited to their official attestziion and record after the same had been awarded"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
l.. OF N. ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS
 ARMENIAS-rURKIs PROBLEM

Geneva, Nov. 2 (By the 4. P.).-The assembly of the league of nations decided without dissenting vote today to appeal to the powers in the hope of finding gov ernment willing to undertake mediation between the Turkish nationalists under Mustapha kemal Pasha and the Armeni- ans.
 An earnest debate preceded the vote on the resolution, which was presented by NJ. Viviani, former premier of France, invit- ing the council of the league to take the action indicated. It threatened at times, however, to justify the predictions of the leagues opponents that the of the assembly would founder on tl.e rule re- quiring a unanimous vote. Lord Robert Cecil, A. J. Balfour, Rene Viviani, Hjalmar Granting, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, c. J. Dougherty (Canada) and Nj. StalaioviCh Jugo-Slavia) participated, Viviani and MT. Bolfour
 MT. Balfour explained the failure of the league council to find mandatory | for Armenia. He referred to therefusal of the United States to accept such a mandate, and hoped that the committee of the assembly might do better.
 The former FreI oh premier pleaded warmly for prompt action, provoking tilc first enthusiastic demonstration of the as- sembly. He declared that if the assembly was unable to do better than name an- other committee it would proclaim its owl 1 i1npo otence.
 It was remarked that Lord Robert Cecil applauded vigorously from the South Al
 rican bench, while the English delegates MT. Balfou~ e | H. A. L. Fisher, re.
 mained s1sl...y indifferent. It seemed evident that MT. Balfour was fighting lagainst an eventual military expedition more than against mediation as proposed by NJ Viviani.
 | Although Dr. Nansen was the only ont to speak boldly in favor of an expedition ary force to deal with the Turkish na Il tionalist leader, Mustapha Renal Pasha all the others, with the exception of Mir ,l Balfour, approached as closely as they
 could to this eventuality without actually
 saying so.
 The general impression after the debat,
 was that the assembly favored fighting Renal Pasha if no other way was founC to end the conflict in Armenia. There was a moment of supreme ten ] sion when the vote was reached, as tn,
 attitude of MT. Balfour seemed to indi cate that he would prevent a unanimous l vote NJ. Viviani. Lord Robert Cecil Gas ton De Cunha, NJ Lafontaine (Belgium) lHjalmar Granting and Dr. Nansen con ferred and decided to combine on tn
 proposition as advocated by the Frencl , and South African delegates.
 To the great relief and surprise of tn assembly, MT Balfour was one of tn , first to rise and vote in favor of the reso : lution.
 .E The council of the league met this even 2 ing but took no action relative to the res i oiution.
 ell Mir. Balfour, on leaving the assembl
 room, was asked what action had bee V taken. He shrugged his shoulders an a merely described the proceedings as ''tha
 curious meeting this morni. .' Dr. Da Cunha of Brazil, n replying t
 question as to what action had bee R taken, said: "Unfortunately, no actio
 has been taken"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
DUBLIN IS BEING BOMBED
 BY MILITARY AND POLICE
In All Parts of Ireland There Has Been Tremendous Police and Military Activity-Raids Have Been Made by Men in Lorries at Cork and Qusenstown- Many Document, Were Seized and ThirtyEisht Arrests Were Made in Queenstown Some Houses in the Vicinity of Galway Were Burned.

Dublin. Nov. 22-By The A P1 There has been tremendous police and military activity in all parts of tl.e coua- try today. Raids. searches and n f BIS nave occurred in all directions. rhis evening the city Of Dublin is surround ed and apparently Is being combed by the military and the police. There was incessant firing early in the evening. A boy ten years old and a man of 70 were shot
 There also was much shooting in Cork tonight but no fatalities have been re- ported. Raids by men in lorries were made at the Cork and Queenstown town halls and the residences of the town clerks of these cities. Many documents were seized. Thirty-six arrests were
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
JEWS IN WARSAW ARE
 SERIOUSLY ALARMED

Warsaw. Nov. 22-(Jewish Tele- graphic Agency). Local Jews are seri- ously alarmed over the latest develop ments in the Ukraine. which are driving hundreds of thousands of Jewish famEi-- from their homes in order to save tae,r lives. These new refugees are fleeing into Poland, Galicia and RumsnIa into districts already overcrowded with po- grom victims
 Leading Jews are orgsnizinz 10 rerdar immediate help. but the task Is ieclsred to be far too great for any Tilzle com munity. The condition of the fa.ing Uk- rainians is described as app pa,linr.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
WOMEN ARE ORGANIZING
 FOR LEGISLATIVE WORK

Washington, Nov. 22.-Six national organizations of women, through repre- sentatives meeting here today agreed to organize the Women's Joint Congression- al Committee for the purpose of for warding legislative measures in which they are interested. Mrs. Maud Wood Park, of the National League of Woman Voters, was elected chairman. The Gen. eral Federation of Women's Clubs, the National Council of Women, Women's Trade Union League, the w. c. T. IT., the Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers Associ,R ions and the National Consumers League agreed to the asso- citation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
QUEEN MARIE PLEASED
 OVER GREEK ELECTIONS

Lucerne, Switzerland, Nov. 22.-(By The A p Queen Marie of Rumania in conversation with The Associated Press and British correspondents today ex- pressed great delight over the Greek elections. She said she was extremely happy at the engagement of her son, Crown Prince Charles, to Princess Helene of Greece and ih.icated that such an al- liance will affecl favorably the relations between Greece and Rumania.
 Queen Marie did not look for any diff faculties between the entente and Greece but remarked several times: T don't want to discuss politics" adding later:
 'They all accuse me of being a busi- ness woman. 1 am merely representing my people and I am doing the best I can for them"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
TO WITNESS INAUGURATION
 OF PRESIDENT OF MEXICO

Nogales, Ariz., Nov 22.-Five states will be represented by delegations on board a special train to leave here on tn enight of November 25 for Mexico City to witness the inauguration of Gen. eral Alvaro Obregon as president of Mexico December l. AIey are Califor- mia, Arizona, Texas, New York snd Hi. nois. In addition there will be a car for Mexicann citizens of the states of So- nora, Sinaloa and Nayarit
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
DECORATION ANNOUNCED BY
 KING ALBERT OF BELGTIrM

New York, Nov. 22.-Cablegrams an
 rouncing their decoration by King Albert of Belgium were received today bv Charles H. Sabin, president of the Guar antee Trust Company, and Albert Bre- ton, Harold Stanley, Joseph R. Swan and Francis H. Sisson, vice presidents. Mir Sabin was made commander of the Order of the Crown, Mir Breton a cheva
 Her of the Order of Leopold, and the oth- CTS chevaliers of the Order of the Crown.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
DESPERATE EFFORT BY EAGLE
 TO CARRY AWAY A BOY

GIendo, Wyo.. Nov. 22.-It took the combined efforts of the Spaulding family today to save year old Walter Spaulding from being carried away by an eagle al their ranch near here.
 When the big bird attacked Walter in the ranch yard, he grasped it by the neck and screamed for help John, his [ year old brother, came to the Hscue, and a third boy ran for help. .i1rs. Spaulding beat off the bird with a stick and the eagle attacked her. She was saved when MT. Spaulding came with shotgun and killed the bird. It had wing spread of eight feet.
 The two boys were severely lacerated by the eagles claws.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
GIRLS PROMINENT IN ---. DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND

London. Nov. 22.-Girls played prominent part in yesterdays scenes in Ireland, accolulng 10 reports reac.s -ny London this afternoon. A motor c,. driven by a nurse, Linda Kerins. xhich was proceeding toward Dublin late Sat- urday night. was held up near Sligo and found to contain ten rifles, four pistolz and much ammunition.
 Another report said the men who did the shooting Sunday morning evidently were strangers in Dublin and some of the squads were led to spotted" houses by girls
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
DE vALERA's STATEMENT
 ON DISORDERS IN DUBLIN

New York, Nov 22.-Eamonn De va- lera, president of the Irish republic" in a statement here today, declared that when the British officer who commanded the troops that fired yesterday into a Dublin football crowd "is made to feer' by Irish republicans that he may not commit these crimes with impunity" his death will ''be classed by the British controlled press as another murder by the Sein Feiners."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
PANIC WHEN 4 LARGE
 METEOR FELL IN WEST VIRGINIA

Morgantown, W. Va, Nov. 22.-Resi- dents in the vicinity of Kingwood, Preston county, W. va, were thrown into a panic tonight when a large meteor fell at Townsville, five miles south of King wood, according to reports received here.
 The meteor struck in the business sec- tion of Townsville, near the railroad sta- tion. It exploded as it buried itself in the earth. The force of the blast was heard for several miles.
 An automobile standing near the rail- road station was damaged by the explo- sion and the occupants of the machine were dazed. but escaped injury.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
FORMER GREEK PREMIER
 VENIZELOS STILL AT DIESSINA

Nice, France, Nov. 22.-Sophocles Venizelos, son of the former premier of Greece, who passed through Nice on his way to Paris today, said his father still was at Messina awaiting for special train to be put at his disposal, but that he expected he would arrive at Nice Wednesday or Thursday. Although his father had been affected by his defeat in the recent elections, said the son, he was full of hope and courage. His re- tirement from public life was not defi- mite, and should an opportunity present itself he would be ready agE to serve his country.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
l,oOO THROWN OUT OF WORK BY
 CLOSE OF DOMINION STEEL CORP,

Sydney N. S.. Nov. 22.-Four thousand laborers were thrown out of work when the Dominion Steel corporation closed down today. The ultmatum of 125 rail- road employees for the settlement of wage differences before 5 o'clock was met by an order from the management suspend ing all work and the banking of the blast furnaces.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
ARMENIA HAS RESUMED
 HoSTILITIEs WITH TURKS

have been resumed between Armenia and the followers of Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish nationalist leader, says a despatch received here from Angora.
 A report from an Armenian source is to the effect that the Armenians launch- ed a counter-offensive against the Turks and recaptured the town of Alexandra pol, the Turkish commander, General Kiazim Kara Bakim, retiring toward ka-S
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
A NEW SPEED RECORD
 BY THE SUPREME COURT

Washington, Nov. 22.-Employes of the supreme court declared new record was established by that tribunal today in receiving, considering and acting on a petition in less than fifteen minutes, refusing to grant permission to apply to the court of claims for writ of man. damus.
 Counsel asked immediate action in or der that the papers might be served be- fore the court of claims ended it's cur rent term. The supreme court took a fifteen minute recess and announced its refusal.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-23
HELD FOR DEATH OF
 ACTRESSES IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov 22.-A coroner's jury holding the inquest. over the bodies of Marie Ramey and Lillian Thompson, actresses found dead in Grant park week ago. today recommended that Law renee and Harris Joi\ nsen, Michael Cox and Marcus Brumberg be held to the grand jury.
 The four men weer with the actresses on 'joy ride" which ended when the women weer left in Grant park.