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Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
ROTARY CLUBS TO LOOK
 IT DISABLED WAR VETERANS

Indianapolis, March 2o.-A nation wide survey of conditions surrounding the care of disabled worl1 war yeterals has been sIarted by the 500 Rotary clubs of the country, according to q letter received ,at the American I1egion's national he;idquar- ters here from Chesley H. Perry. secre- tary of the Rotary Clubs Association.
 The purpose of the survey. .:ays the let ter, is 'to prove whether American Legion reports are based on hystefia or upcn actual tacts" In making tnG letter pub lie, the legion issued this statement by | ". Gaiibraith, Jr., national coninan- de:.
 Il hope the findings will be given the widest publicity. It, will be found the Legion has not overstated the case in any particular
 The letter of Mir. Perry, as given cut by tho l.. zion, follows:
 The 50, 900 American business and pre- Eessional men who form the 300 Rotary clubs of the United States have started out to gather the actua cts in their re- spective communiti' \ /e regard to the r1aiiner in which the | l,ed States gov- eminent is handling tine cases by the disclosures made by the American Legion regarding the circumstances surrounding the. rehabilitation of Uncle Sam's dis- abled ex-service men. tEach Rotary club is apbointing a special committee to in- vestikate conditions in its community and report to the club. Every club will then report to the headquarters office of Ro- tary in Chicago. The result will be that from 800 communities in every part ot the United States will come evidence of business aud professional men 70 prove to. the American people whether or not the American Legion reports are based on hysteria or upon, actual facts so re- yoftings and heartrending as to cause the whole American people to rise in theil might and do. justice 10 the men whe sacrificed themselves for their country
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
Marked
 Week End in Ireland
Eleven. Members of Crown Forces Killed and Thirteen of Their Assailants. ]

Dublin, March 20.-A "black weekend" has just been experienced by the crown forces of Ireland, according to official re- ports. Eleven members of the govern ment forces were killed and eleven wound ed in ambushes, while it Is believed that thirteen of their assailants were killed and ten wounded. The reports do not take into account isolated murders and outrages, which are continually reported
 Captain Attakinson. an Ulster barris- ter who acted as judge in a number of recent Dublin courts-martial. was attack ed at his home Saturday night by three armed men. He was wounded.
 John Sheehan. former attendant al the Cork lunatic asylum. Was shot dead at Cork last night. He had been sus. pected of giving information last Decem- Der. on the. occasion of the arrest of q girl wearing steel armor, concerning re publican arsenal. This was the second time Sheehan had been attacked He re ceivcd several wounds when the first at tempt was made.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
CIRCULATING ON SUCCESSOR,
 OF ANDREW BONAB LAW

London, March 2O.-Political specula- tion as to the result of Andrew Bonar Laws retirement has not abated, hut the only thing that seems certain is that Aus ten Chamberlain will be elected to the leadership of the lunionist party and tho commons at tomorrow's Carlton Club meeting of the unionist members of the house.
 MT. Chamberlain has already informed the unionist whip that he Is prepared to accept the leadership providing the cleo tion is unanimous. This insistence on .unanimity possibly has its motive in the that nearly a. decade ago both MT. Chamberlain and Walter Hussc Long, having equal claims to the leader ship on MT. Balfour's retirement. felt i'm pelled to stand asid to allow Mir. Bonar Law to elected ,t
 Whether, if e,ected.. Mir. Chamberlain will forthwith resign his office ,as chan cellor of the exchequer or wait until af. ter he has presented the next budget statement in April, is still unknown It is believed, however, that he will resign the |chancellorship immediately.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21

difficulties" he adds. 'in the hasty and nl-considered action as expressed in the recent application before the railroad Ia. bor board at Chicago 10 annul the so- called national agreements with employees during federal control which left no zl- formative to the board but to dismiss the demands as presented.
 The methods adopted have unneces- sarily arrayed the employees against the railroads. and deferred the rehabilitation of the properties which depend upon the reestablishment of their credit and the good will of the men identified with them. That adjustm"1ts are essential in respect to working H 1itions and amount paid many of thu employees of railroads is generally recognized, but 1t should be made plain that these adjustments are a part of general system of economies which must be instituted fl adequate transportation is to be supplied at req sonable rates. The transportation act is definite in requiring orderly procedure for the adjustment of wages which vas not followed"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
DETAILS OF HORRORS OF
 THE FALL OF KRoNsTAD1

Stockholm. March 20 CBy the A P.).- Details of the fall of Kronstadt before the repeated onslaughts of the bolshevik army under command of Leon Trotzky, the soviet war minister, have been brought here by refugees.
 In the citadel, according to the refu- gees, some 1.700 men were left endeavor- ing to fight their way toward the east, and in the other fortresses approximately 1000 were made prisoner by the bolshe- wiki. All officers and leaders among the military forces and civilians were imme- diately picked out and on Trotzky's or der, given before the final attack, were executed. Their bodies were thrown on the ice of the Gulf of Finland with stones and scrap iron in the pockets SO that they will sink when the ice breaks up, prob ably a fortnight hence.
 All the other rebel soldiers interned are awaiting the future. which. according to the refugees. most likely will bring exe- cutions. As food is scarce and the vic- torious soviet army Is on half rations, the situation of the prisoners Is easily understandable. the refugees pointed out The horrors of the days of storming cannot be described, the refugees say. The ctionaryA forces were repeated. , ly betrayed by inhabitants sympathizing with the bolshevih and small bodies of the rebels were fired on and moved down by machine guns in the hands of local communists. The garrison was not strong enough to rush these forces of commun- ists and simultaneously repulse aftaclH from the outside. Everyone. old or young man or woman. with or without weapons who got in the way of or was hunted up by the bolsheviki was killed immediately the refugees assert, no pardon being ask ed and none given.
 The town of Kronstadt suffered severe ly. At the beginning of the retreat by the insurrectionists big fires were burning in five places, but by Friday no smoke or fire could be seen.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
Cast Ballots Yesterday.

Tarnowitz, Upper Silesia. March 20 (By ts A. P).-Ali preparations had been otidpleted when the polls opened for the ebIscite today throughout Upper Silesia 70 determine whether the region, rich ill ,oai, iron. zine and lead, and comprising approximately 5000 square miles, hence forth shall be under the sovereignty of Sefmany or Poland. From distant parts of the world Germans and Poles, former residents of Silesia and entitled to cast their ballots, had journeyed in the hope of aiding their respective countries to win the region ~ The plebiscite, it is estimated, involved the pilgrimage of 140.000 Germans. Spe- cial- trans were furnished at the expense of the Germans, and toward the end no tickets were sold except to men and women returning to vote. The trains we're so crowded that many of the pas- sengers. were obliged to stand.
 The final results of the balloting were expected to be delayed somewhat, owing so the order of the inter-allied plebiscite commission suspendiRg telephonic and tsleeraphic communication with the out side world. with the exception of press dispatches. which. however. were subject l., the approval of the Silesian authori- ties.
 Approximately 2,500,00 Germans and Poses were expected to. cast ballots, and the prppa aganda agencies of both coun- .tries have worked to the utmost to secure votes. The Germans, it will be- recalled, considered Upper S!lesia such an asset that Dr.. Simons, the German foreign minister, made its cession to Germany one Of the principal itans of the counter proposals submitted by him to the allies in London for the payment of repara- tons.
 Each voter was handed two ballots one Polish and the other German. After marking ene,i the voter was instructed to drop both ballots in the ballot box. This method. 1t was expected, would make for delay in counting the votes, the unused ballots having first to be separated from the valid votes Even the prisoners in penal institutions were entitled Ito vote.
 Large concentra tions of Polish, and German troons were reported on the S,esian frontiers, and if was thought iil some quarters that lighting would occur although the council or ambassadors in Paris had notified Germany that full Ee- sfoasibnity would De on her should dis orders occur in conseuueDce of 2 armed German tt5ors entering the prebiscite zone. Poland also was warned that tie
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
cELEBRArioN IN ITAEY,s a
 4 "REDEEMEDn TERRITORIES

Triest. March 2o.-(By the A. P.)- Italy's "redeemed" territories today eel ebrated their formal annexation with great entht-Siasm.
 The celebration csnmeneed at dawn this morning with the firing of three vo.leys from the shore batteries and bat tlesh1 S. The1 parading bands circulated through the p;lacipal street, following by de,egation of patriots. An immense pa rade was formed consisting of numerous patTiotic societies 7 ssss s.ss
 King Victsr Egnmanuel's proclamation of annexat ion WIS pubficly read at noon by the governor nfsthe prcyiDce and re- !liEieus sceryices for the dead followed abaard the hattleship Viteorio EmDahta. ole while the ships in the l1ar5or saluted There was a dis day of fireworks to- night and the. battleships were aglow with lights. Their searchlfghts flashed [ while bonfires burned on the hills. The governor held reception in. the palace.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
TWO PERSONS KILLED BY
 CHAIN DUST EXPLOSION

Chicago. March 2o.-Two persons are known to be dead and four others are missing as result of the grain dust ex- piosion which rocked South Chicago last night and wrecked Che of the worlds largest grain elevators. One body was removed from the debris few hours af- ter the blast and the second was found today 3' -e1''O
 oftlciais of the Armour Grain company which operated the elevator, said it might be several days before it could he def. niteiy determined how m2ny met death m the disaster, as their records contain ing lists of men employed at the plant had been destroyed by the fire which fol. lowed the explosion.
 John c. Mcdonnell, chief of the fire prevention bureau, said he was convinced the explosion was due to spontaneous combustion which ignited infamnahie mill dust He discredited reports thai i, might have been due to labor troubles Engineers estimated the damage ia fhs elevator at s1,5oo.oo0. The value of. the 900. E>t'VoV,'
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
REsOLUrIoN BY FRIENDS
 or FREEDOM FOR INDIA

New York. March 2o.-Friends of free dom for India today adopted resolution in support of that country's movement for national independence at mass meeting here. Another resolution ex- pressed appreciation for William Ram dolph Herst's championship of the Sim Fefr republic Hindoo revolutionaries and aothers struggling to throw off the bonds of imperialism"
 caUtain Eugene F. McAree. who de- scribed himself as member of the American Legion and proud of it." said he would demand of District Attorney swan an investigation of the American Legion mass meeting ia Madison Square Garden last Friday and the source of its funds, which he altered were were furn- ished by British propagandists.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
REICHSTAG HAS PASSED
 THE DISARMAMENT BILL

Berlin. March 2o.-(By the A. P.)-Tfe reichstag last night passed all three readings of the disarmament bill whici yesterday was adopted by the reichstag committee in a form differing from the governments original draft.
 The first paragraph of the 'hill says that if the statutes of conduct of an as- sociation indicates it's purif:se is in conflict with the stipulations of Article 1I7 and IFS of the peace treaty the as- sociation must be dissolved by tEe su- preme authority of the federal state con cerned.e If the latter does not act, the central government is empowered to act
 After passing the bill the reichstag ad- journed.-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21

allied plebiscite forces alone were respon- sible for the maintenance of order. According to information in the hands of the inter-aliied plebiscite commission. the Germans are already prepared to pro- test to the council of ambassadors in the event that the plebiscite results unfavor- ably to Germany. and ask a partition of Silcsia, suggesting that Poland be given the eastern section. where a heavy Polish
 majority is expected.
 TlIe resignation of a number Of Ger
 man election judges in districts where
 tho Poles predominate have been received
 and no successors to them have been ap- pointed, or if appointed have refused to serve. the intention being to assert later
 that without German representation there was no guarantee of fair play.
 While German victory in Tarnowitz has been conceded. the outlying villages in the mining districts are so pro-Polish
 that the Germans see no use of contesting at the polls. it was said here today, and ! this influenced them in their decision not | to ;particpateN as judges.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
RocKEFELLER CONTRIBUTES DO
 UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS

New York. March 2o.-Contributions of forty-three million francs toward a total budget 5f 100 ,o0o.ooo francs for new buildings and endowments of the medical school of the University of Brus- sells was announced here today by the Rockefeller foundation.
 Part of the new funds will go to the establishment of a nurse training school in memory of Edith Cavell. the English nurse executed by the Germans and of Mme. DePage who headed activities of the Belgian Red Cross in the early days of the war and who lost her life on the Lusitania.
 The contribution. 1t is explained. is in conformity with the announced purpose of the foundation "to serve the future of European civilization through the car rying on and extension of present pro- grams in the fields of medical education and public health"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
JURY IS DELzBERATING
 < MATEWAN BATTLE CASE

Williamson. W. Va, March 2o.-wil- Hanson was quiet today and almost apa- thetic in rcsaxirg from the tension cre- ated yesterday When the case ol the six teen mountaineers charged with being implicated in the death Of Albert c. Felts. Baldwin-Felts detective, slain in the bat tie last May. went to the jury.
 Miners and residents of Mingo county who came here yesterday anticipating that a verdict would be returned shortly after the jury was charged had returned to their homes and there were few per- sons about the streets.
 The jury room has been constantly ur.- der the guard of deputy sheriffs ever since the deliberations were begun, Many attorneys and others who have followed the proceedings from the start say they look for deadlock
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
LEEDS TO HASTEN TO MOTHrR BY AIRPLASE

Cherborrg Msrcs 2a.--CBy the A. P..b ---William F. Lees Jr.. son of Princes Anastasl9 of Greecs formerly Ms. " = liam F. Leeds -f New York. landed her. day from the Imepra'or on is way .9 -Athens+to join his mother who rec snfi3' underwent serious u,erasiUn. Noun Leeds declared he would proceed ts Athens by airplane despite th" wircic ss message he rece'ved from his m theT while on the hi-.i seas cqu;i1niug him acains; the hazardous trip
 He left in an au.oir' 5ns for cssn where . biplane awaits hlIr. iIs expec, $ to spord the nisht i1 Jy.ns s-fi react Athens tomcrror- The hsv -erra'ned n scciusioa in lis stateroom througr9ut tn. voyage.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
GERMANY EXPRESSES HOPE
 FOR PEACEFUL PLERIscIrE

Paris, March 20.-The German govern ment. replying today to she recent note of the council of ambassadors warning it that Germany would be held responsible for disorders in the Upper Silesian plebis. cite area arising from the entry of Ger. man troors. dec.ares without foundation reports of German military preparations on the Silesian frontier. The note ex- presses the hone. that the plebiscite will be carried out peacefully
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
Greece Calls Three
 Classes to Co|ors
 t
Said to Be Preparing . Great Offensive Against the Turk ish Nationalists.

: Athens. March 20 (By the A. P.)--A royal decree was issued today calling three classes of the 1913, 1914 and 1915 to the colors. King Constantine, in a message to the people, explained that, the measure was adopted to insure protection to the Greeks in Asia Minor, pacifcation of the Near East and to assist the allies to secure execution of the. terms of the peace treaty with Turkey.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
WOULD cuRTAIL POWERS OF
 THE sUPT. OF STATE POLICE

Hartford, March 2o.-Repeal of the 1s1s+leg gisiative act which gave the super intendent of the state police the power of licensing and supervising amusement parks in the state will be urged before the judiciary committee of the legislature Wednesday afternoon. Prpprietors of a number. of amusernent parks have ex- pressed their intention of opposing the repeal proposal.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
ENTENTE COMMISSION HAS
 ARRIVED IN RArZEBURG

Berlin, March 20.-The vossische Zei- lungs Hamburg correspondent says today
 an entente commission arrived in the town. of Rateburg. northeast of Hamburg,
 to inspect strong attachments of the EreichsWehr. A military band in the bar racks played Deutschland Uber Alles." and disagreeable sceres ensued owing to the offensive shouts of the troops, the
 correspondent declares.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
TWO HIGHwAYMEN WERE
 ARRESTED IN DANBURY

Danbury, March 20.-Lawrence Larey. 30, and James whaley, 25. were arrestel by the local police today on charges of having assulted and robbed a man on the street here last night. Til: po- lice say the pair admitted the io'l-ul, and also confessed that the. ne. u, and robbed another man last week. Iahey formerly was boxer and lived in Wa
 terbury. S
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
ALLIES TO SUPERVISE
 MINES IN DUIsBURG

Dusseldorf. March 1s.-(Bythe A. P.) Small forces of the allied army of oc- cupation were found in Oberhausen, Null heim-5n-R -Ruhr. Styrun, Speldorf and Wedau by the correspondent of the As sociated Press who has just completed a tour of the zone of occupation. In. most cases the troops had occupied the rail- way stations. but there were indications for tue reception of larger garrisons.
 Ora srs have been issued placing all railroads. sfoundries, furnaces and mines in the entire DuisbNrg district under the supervisions of allieC forces.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
NORMAL LIFE IS BEING
 RESTORED IN KRoNsrADT

London. March 2O.-A Moscow wireless despatch. briefly describing the recapture of Kronstadt from the insurgents, says the town. the forts and the fleet again are in the hands of the soviet power. The report adds that normal life is being re- stored in Kronstadt and passenger traffic is gradually being restored on the rail- ways to Petrograd and points on the Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
BRITISH FREIGHT STEAMER s> AGROUND OFF YARMouru

Boston, March 2o.-The British fr.,yht
 steamer City of Colombo. bound fron,
 St. John, N. B.. for New York. reported by radio late today that she had rone nsround in the vicinity of Yarmouth N tS.,. at the entrance to the Bay of Funfiy The message asked that tugs be sent
 to her assistance. bct gave no particuis rs
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
POLISH BANDS FIoHT WITH BRITISH TAooPs IN sILEsIA

Berlin. March 20 CBy the A. Pa.- Special despatches from Kattowit. Silesia report that Polish bands crossed the Silesian frontier into Rosenber- and be cat11e involved in fghts with British troops at Gross Lassowitz Several per- sons on both sides were seriously wounded, the despatches state=-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
OBITUARY. Eli. r.nnAA

Springfield, Mass. March 2e.-Elie Millett, e9, inventor of the Millett core oven, and founder of the Miilett' Brass Company. died in his homo here today.
 Frank .. Brown.
 Washington. Conn.,, March 20.-FranlI S. Brown. who was proprietor of the Loomarwick hotel, on Lake rTaramarg. for 30 years, died at his homo in New Preston today at the age of 77. He rep resented the town of Washington in the general assembly in 1893. .'--'
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
A BAND OF ARMED MEN
 ATTACKED POLICE PATROL

Cork. March 2O.-A police patrol con- sisting of sergeant and seven constables. was attacked by a band of armed men near passage West. County Cork. tonight Two constables were wounded. The cas- known.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
ID URGE COORDINATION IF
 RAILROADS OF THE COUNTRY

Plan to Be Proposed Today Senate Interstate Commerce Committee by the National Association of Owners of Railroad Secwties-Would Place All Railroads Under Strict Government Supervision is Made That the Plan Will Insure Annual Savings of Millions of Dollars Increase Facilities and Service and Lower Railroad Rates and Fares
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
A DYNAMITE OR BOMB
 EXPLOSION IN BRIDcEPorr

Bridgeport, Conn, March 21.-An ex- Iplosio nof dynamite or a bomb shortly after midnight this morning badly dam aged the office and home of Dr. J. D. S. Smith, 737 Lafayette street. As far as couid'be learned no one was injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
CREEKS ARE PREPARING
 A GREAT OFFENSIVE

Paris, March 20.-Reports are current in diplomatic circles in Paris that the Greeks are preparing great offensive against the Turkish nationalists
 The Temps this evening prints Con stantinople despatch saying an offensive on large scale is imminent.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED. SIX
 WOUNDED N DUBLIN

Dublin. March e0.-Three bombs were thrown st a military lorry here iass night. two or wh'cn exploded. killing tvo soldiers and wopndin3 six others. includ- ing an officer The remaining soldiers fired, wcunding three of the attacking party. N
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
,PLEBIscITE IN. slLEsIA q CARRIED OUT ORDERIr

Berlin March 20.-The plebiscite in
 npper Sifesia has been carried out every where in perfect order. according. to a; semi-ofticial statement made here. There IS no. ciflfirmation of reported collisions with British troops
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21

Repair shops of the Boston and Maine railroad will be closed for three days over the Easter holidays. Approximately coco men are affected.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21

4 bandit was shot to death by . watch man. house was bombed and woman killed ir a mysterious explosion within an hour in Chicago Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
RETURNS OF PLEB|SC|TE IN
 S|LES|A WILL BE DELAYED

cation With the Outside World Final Result Will De- termne Whether Germany or Poland Will Exercise Sow eregnty Over About 5000 Square Miles of Rich Mining - Country-Large Concentrations of Polish and German Troops Are Reported the sesian Frontier mateIy 25OO0OO Germans and Poles Were Expected to C..s RslIcss Yaeserlav
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21

Many persons were injured by the ex- p,oslon, of a munitions depot at Schmer- born, town about four miles northeast of Erfurt. Prussian Saxony
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21
MInDLETOwN PHYSICIAN
 WAS FOUND DEAD IN BED

Middletown, Conn, March 20.-Dr.
 Joseph IL Macdougall, prominent physi- elan of this city, was found dead in he'd st bis home today. He was 66 years o.d.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21

Daniel Boyd. Enterprise, Oregon, was presented to President Harding by Sen- ator McNary. Oregon, who urged his ap- pointment as minister to Nicaragua.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-21

Valuable historical relies of Joachim Murat. King sf Naples from 1908 to 1915, ~have been stolen from the Ren- aissance museum in Bologna