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Norwich Balletin VOL. LVIIL—NO. 189 :y#; POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1916 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS The Balletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any § P& = é Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population FRENCH CAPTURE GERMAN Germans Lost Trenches, 120 Men and Ten Machine Guns Between the Hem River and the River Somme IN VERDUN SECTOR FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS The Germans Have Succeeded es North and Northeast of Pozieres, by Violent Infantry g a Heavy Bombardment—Amid Con- Attacks, Followi tinuous Rains the Russian: ern Galicia—Along the Stohkod River, in Volhynia, the Russians Have Driven the and Are Occupying Them—Violent Fighting is in Pro- gress Between the Austrians and Italians in Various Sec- tors. Th ed further capture of two trenches from the R ther ] of the French )sians. Constantinople n the Hem wood and the river for the of their ten here the I south of the 1d captured five m ok some houses i nt of the village of Fo! ng a heavy the positions, 15:inched violent inf: h made pr umont work ne guns and western part bombardment Germans north | eded in ent renches. Thelr su. -lived, ing the Brit- was it lon for the Brit on drov them out, inflicting heavy ca on them. Amid continuous he: in the Sereth Stokhaa river, Iriven Teutons | TRENCHES in Entering the British Trench- s Are Pushing Ahead in North- Teutons From Their Trenches n; claim forced ion tack an on ast of Ker v the Ru 2} the Persian front, put down with heavy losses to the Russians, acc to_Constantinople and Armenia, north of in’ Furkish R aken which the 1y The captured. concerning the attack of against the Dritish forc Suez canal objective that the Ottoman serfous offensive They have now Kaki-Umnis is in_progre and Italians on espe ly around head, on the Doberbo pla forcy met been cleared from asin. Violent fizht- between the the a and_on & an occupied | officers and 200 | aptu one ration In Carp e mans report the lower Isono river. Near Mont Sa- | bino and Monte San Miche] g dvanced but Vienna s tion of these were by the A ns. On e lower Isono Rome reports the capture by the Ital- ns of Hill 85, which was held against violent counter attack NO HOPE FOR SUFFRAGE AT THIS SESSION OF CONGRESS Chairman of Woman Suffrage Commit- | tee So Declares. Wash Thom woman s he h vote amendr be ause recipita “I recently A THOUSAND PEOPLE STARVING| IN SOUTH GREEN COUNTY, ALA. Are Eating Sour Gr the Recedi en Corn Left by 6 PER CENT. INH TAX ON ESTATES OF $1,000,000 =] Agreed Upon by of Senate Finance Committee An' amie fon of t TWashin: ment to il ands tho inher on > Q D. John, Paw unive > known Methodlst tioners in the hardening of Kitt; Brattiehoro, Jasking, forme and a cs, (Med her Lad been a m of tha plats I houndary Vermont. o pa - mander of the Knights Tempinr for this state and aiso o past grand masths .of the grand lodge of Y.asons cf Ver- mont FOUR DEATHS FROM HEAT IN NEW YORK CITY Yesterday Was the Most Uncomfort- able One This Summer. were overcom: Humidit in ma unc th e most ortable summer. temperature was only 75 de- at § a. m. but that hour the lity registered per cent. At lock the humidity in the impe e up a point ity regi the m mu . m. and | the fter vere reversed | I ¢ temperature | nidity. PENNSYLVANIA'S BAN GON CHILDREN UNDER SIXTEEN | ut Heal icates Entering from New York and New Jersey. sc en >pe of unde named Delaws CLINED PROGRESSIVE NOMINATION FOR SENATE. F. Jackman Objects NFANTRYMEN ARRIVE AT NEW HAVEN, | They Left Negalos, Aric, Last Thu day—W¥oro Than 100, G Connestiout ¢ epeelal train from Nog v bordor just Thursday., The gatlon wes tho largest, QUARRY LE FOR 0iALLOW Herman Btpns: 6 of B in end Was Bre Piunged e’yf,.m‘_flex'mpn B S nio (e waier todsy and wi | Wilson's formal notl Cabled Pars fi Rumor That Turk Cabinet Has Fal’ London, Aug. 7, P. m. change Telegrap! apany from Rome says tu.. unconfirmed r received there that the Turkish cabinet has fallen, ports have been London, Aug. 7, 9.14 patch to Lloyds from Was says that the British steam has been sunk by a submarir STREET CAR STRIKE IN Directors and Employes Ac: New York, August 7.—T on the surface railway which threatened to subway and elevated syst thus completely tie up t facilities in greater 1y ors of the New York Railw: pany and Third Av pany, the two principal voted to accept & plan 54 y r Mitc irman of th vice on, of the strikers had Soon afterwards that normal service exten 1 3 3 D ter repre: greed to it was ratified the agreement. One of the chief concessio the ttlement gives emp r 1t to organize, g 1S the strike leaders said thes termined should be fought tc nce committees of tt irrespective of the belong to a union ill be arbitrated, the t negotiations comy company other lines must settle the s declared Max rectors of the N pany were Aouts before rms of the the he employ stalk T1 discovery much import produces no but wi God-send to the United St T t producer of world, because of the 10 paper reported The discovery it a bl by and the n proceeded after the UNABLE TO FIND A Private and Government Lal Have Sought One to find wood pulp in the and it ous tor of it proce hould pr o paper ina country.” CONDITICNS DESPERATE In the Deser! Northern A the Lower Euphrates Vi in Tu WILSON'S NOTIFICATION NOT LATER THAN Washington, Aug. nomination will not be defe! then Bept, 15, it was dee White Housa conference zordless of whothor Journed by that date. reported aftor the p the democratice nation SITY REAGHRD Fr ished & Re When it Rezehed 180 rfaat Arowned, ¥His bedy was reeevered 1 o jne 25 feet of water, oould not swim, WS _one prostration iFem i seord for_tis seaolied 89 degr. lin New York, virt; came to_an end tonight. would be re: orrow morning on the lin The companies agree to treat with t the testimony bodies are reported to h: on of his NEHE MARK IN NEW HAVEN phs Submarine Sinks British Steamer. m. . des- lepool ner Spirai ne. NEW YORK IS ENDED cept Plan Proposed by Mayor Mitchel. strike s here, d to the ems and sportation ‘he Direct- f settlement ind_ Osi ublic sentatives nr ns in the the issue were de- o the en the eir pr must be- union not T n pany. Mr. Shonts s calling on the strikers to let * Le by-gones and gel to wor New York the be treet service in the world.” MANUFACTURE OF PAPER FROM COTTON STALKS Discovery Has Been Made in a Sub- urb of Berlin. 30 (Correspondence of | d Press)—The roval ma fice at Gro! ichte n, announces that paper can cturea from cot Rep. Gonvention September 5-6 SENATOR BRANDEGEE IS TO BE INVITED TO PRESIDE PRIMARIES AUGUST 24 Senatorial District Conventions WIIi be Held on Tuesday, August 20—State Convention Meets in New Haven— State Central Committee Yesterday. Hartford, Conn., August 7.—The re- publican state central committee in on here today, voted to hold the convention for the nomination of a state ticket the Shubert Theatr: New Haven on September 5 and The uniform date for primarie t The senatorial _adistrict ntions will be held on Tuesda. Chairman J. Henry Roraback w iven power to select a chairman, and was stated that Uited States Sen- f a routine ix di by the committs santed, either by thir proxies. DEFENSE LEGISLATION 1S NEARING COMPLETION rey or | Complete Agreement by the Conferees | | on the Naval Bill. tional de- in congre { proachin Toda: | ference committee on the ted a nt and the conferees on the | ill voted to d ¢ on the big i truction Zra i personal in- ses, tl ¥ remaining points of ute in the me it be lement by ure, so thai ferred the houses them- of the hou of whom are away o be called back to Wasl S week for a vote on the building and ersonne ions of the nav I spresen use comm conference call it the 1 in rtage meth- SUBSTITUTE FOR WOOD PULP boratories | in Vain. | OF DEPORTED ARMENIANS | rabia and | alley. h ricey, not of sses over wide lons mentioned. r h, witnesses have seen fami s “eating grass, herbs and locusts and in des- perate cases, dead animals and hu- 8EPT. 18/} Regardiess of Whether Congress Has Adjourncd by That Date, reatdent rrod q od over eampalgn pians at lengih wl Vance McCormick, ehairman, and Ho mer §, Cummings, vice caairman, of AFEQT L3 reduced from d amm 00,000; T utomait reduced I for reduction the sen |ITALIANS HAVE CAUTURED | STRONG AUSTRIAN POSITIONS Between Travenanzes Valley and the Sare Torrent in the Tofana Region. E COMPANIES HAVE BEEN | Wright-Martin Aircrai $10,000,000 Ca EROPLAN MERG Corporation— Aeroplan nas presider as b ? concern, and Jennisori will Wright com president of tkh nn Martin and C. SWIMMER SEIZED WITH CRAMPS AND DROWNED Off Lighthouse Point — Companicn Made Despefate Efforte to 8ave Him, Now Huyven, August T.—Belsei with cramps while swin.ming off Lighthousa Point today, Willlam Costigan 35 years oid, was drowncd, deepils the daspe. 1ai¢ offorts mude {9 kave him by MeGulre, Th Wis, int sq whoard B poWer Loui &s Re was | to unconsclousness, Com had not been recovered at RS EATING 8HARK CAUGHT OFF GRISWOLD, Welghed Abeut 800 Peunds and Was i eating fect in les L gringers men havind jeat ?éci be eeriain]y of the man eating Bt | ohargo A Striker Killed at Barre, Mass DURING A RIOT NEAR MILLS OF BARRE WOOL COMPANY SEVERAL PERSONS HURT Trouble Followed an Attempt of the Company to Reopen Their Plant With New Employes in Place of the Strikers. Barre, Mass., Aug. 7—One man was killed, another was seriously wounded and several persons received minor in- juries during a riot near the mills of e Barre Wool Comt ompany to- The troub: an attempt the il to reopen their plant with new employes in place of Seve hots were fired the strilk the Dbreast to his to- nd taken al, where e critical COMPLETE REVISION OF THE MUNITIONS TAX| Introduced in the House by Democra- Leaders. tic yuse revenue e tax were i democratic sweepin in the today. )xes on big insur would be | timated revenue from t t the bill alone from $54,000 0 nnually. Retainin per 2,000, on nine 000,000 exce he mur struck out the pow- pr the fint cent 3 10 per ute a comm ARRIERS OF INSECT C INFANTILE Are to turali be Corps of Na- U. S. Health Service. i | | | ADMINISTRATION CHILD LABCR BILL DENOUNCED. Erand. ure Invalid to the Senator e Be Meas- ts of States. ves the Pom- | demo- 1l sentime questi an, an valid to t n tor Brande- e believed ghts of the Sena CRUSHED BETWEEN TROLLEY AND AN AUTOMOBILE, Leslie H. King of Stamford Died of Injuries Received, * Stamford, Conm., Aug. 7—LosTe .} King, who was crushed Thursday night betwoen a trolloy car and an au. temoblle here drivon Dby Charles H. Hazard, diod today at the local hos- pital of cerobral bomorrhage. At the time of the accldent it was thought ho wag not. sorlously hurt, Hagard {s being held on a charge of mansigughter pending Investigation, King was 20 years old and was in of the chomical regearch de- partment of the Yynthetio Color com- pany, whiali hos a hwmx? here, o l]gu\‘w # wife and child in Wilkesbarre, . WOMAN GOT NUMBER OF AUTO THAT BTRUCK HER, Springfeld Man Brousht Dack to Meriden and Fined $15, Meriden, Cenn, Ans, 7= When %@wm _O:_ Wheaten ef Bpringfield, ass, jn his aitowmobile, hit the was= on of Mrs, Gustave Kneil, W £ A gveeer en Olq Celeny road, [Friday last, ne did not knew_that ile weman had geod eyesight, e drove em, T day¥ he eame back from Mpringlel beeausa Mys, Kaell had !Hs RUBDER He wfig fir}g of 817 and eosis for vesponsihility for the eeilisien; Condensed Telegrams There are 32 cases of cholera in Yo- kohama. Tents of the New York militia Texas were razed by a hurricane. in Colonel Alden B. Richardson of Dov- er, Del, noted trap shooter, is dead. The strike of the 1,100 street and park laborers at Pittsburgh has been settled. Nineteen nurses employed at Sanford Hall, a sanatorium at Flushing, went on strike. Joseph T. Miller was arrested at Newark ‘harged with selling lottery Twenty-six firemen at the Comnec- ticut Trolley Co. power house at New Haven, went on strike. Thomas A. Brown leaped from the thirteenth story of the Fourth Nation- al Bank Building at Atlanta. Gen. Cipriano Castro, former presi- dent of Zenzuela, iled on the steam- ship Carolina for Por Rico. One death, that of ola girl, occurred at hospital from infant President Wilson was endorsed at San Fi 1ce of Ca A two-story hosi alley of Garrett Droppe i ter to Va rs, The life of the Government Bure; Insurance was extended 1917, in a b George and Harry delphia drown th owellville. Hughes Assails Wilson's Policies IN HIS FIRST SPEECH O TRANS- CONTINENTAL TRIP DETROITLAST NIGHT Denounces Violaticns of Civil Service by Appointing Inexperienced Men to “What the President’s Mexican Poilcy?” Diplomatic Posts—Asks is troit, Mich hes in the first set speech of his trans-continental trip ,tonight assai. ed the administration vigorously for woom he ter “Ie kept 1id, was was war. And er the bodies of t it wes called a war of What is Wilson's Policy” about what is your policy? presideat’s policy—does ias the for morz administration hence? is that thi s rec 1o matter not know We have the past of mi 1t if I am elected pr see to it that Ar adminis- up! toward abroad iding American Rights that I am an hominee said, dest thing this world. But you « American " ci is not wor world over. > could successfully commu Ti lin marauder that chooses e Operation the republic oil Pennsyly stroyed by The ocean ford rémov the schoo son ¢ a Ru H. S. Demarest, president of N gin versary of the ¢ f the West- in Mo The trolloy str chester Electric * Vernon and New Roc , and of Yonkers Rallroad Co. received their first benefit payments of 85 each. Senator Colberson, chairman cf {1 judiciary committee, Introduced in th Senate a series of bills designed by the Department of Justice to enforce the neutrality laws of States. Robort MoCorsky Butt, of the Sev- enth Regiment, National Guard of New York who arrived at New York Friday from tho Moxlcan border is In St It:)\xk\a'n hosplital suffering from typhoid ver. Wiltiem Brys, aged 67, muffered a puncture of tha Nung and the breaking of soveral ribig when he fell from the third story of hle home in OMeriden, shortly hefore 1 o'oleck Monday morn- Ing the TUnited Cenera! DBavid MgMurtrle Gregg, former auditer general of Penngylva- nia and the laust of the unlen offlcers ranking ‘as general who fousht at Gettysburs, ‘ded ot Reading last nlght. He wop 88 years old, Anether Oow Buceumbs te Anthrax, Fartford, Conn, Aug Te—dAnether eow in Lhe herd of Max Cawe of this 3 & sugenmbed to anthrax, the egmmiasioner on domestic anlnals was informed wdug making the ninth thaty has died in U Eenldmm that _hit the Willlam fifikfim‘){\. Mp Case and of cusable Change of Digiotats s mexncusable” Mr. Hug! the admin tivn 10 in_country afiel ‘ry n America, Wi we fre- 1ud we desired to ite service the who, who will stand befor rning, of s £ power." industria! > laid reed closer 2 Brotherhood for :cn emplove: capitali prosperity of the countr: lass i of e for th polici id, to look forward urope .at peace, woul commer 1 comp Amer to gu workir against that ca and nen Speeches. address at Arcadia red a second the Light Guard armory in 1y of the state- t addre: uous_day of Det He made speeches between noon and ten o'cl onight. The first talk of the day was delivered in a little room of the hotel where he made his headquarters and was addressed to about forty manu- facturers, interested in the social wel- fare of the employes. The second ad- dress, delivered in the same room, was on suffrage. One hundred women heard him repeat his declaration in New York that he wanted the question settled be granting women the te throneh smendment to the fed- eral constitution, Went to Ball Game. After lunchcon the nominee went to ~ ball zame. He chook hands with the members of the Detroit and Phila~ P \n.erican jeague teams and ~ nning of the game. Then ho motored away to two automobile acturies and adaressed crowds at each on industrial co-operation. Held Many Short Conferences. Betwoeen apecches be held many short qontm‘&m with local political deo: k hands with about 2,000 o g‘lfiommwa to find time for Made Six his_mdin in the wo short naps., He left late tonight for Chigsso, “Maacnts of ‘Steamahips. Chrtel, d, Aug, 6 — dlrived, st fvederlck VI, New Yort, New Yorks, Aug. TeArrived, steamer 8t. Puul, New__York, Sajled, 5th e % New or Celtle, New York; ‘othernberg, Aug,: 8. —Sailed, steam~ o ) mWMJ Forls,