Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-01


 Proposals by railroads to exclude from regular baggage service penta- gonal trunks were pronounced unreas- cable today by the interstate com merdce commission. scribed to 20,00O,000 marks, ($5.000,- 000) an dthe Victoria Insurance com pany to 30,000,00O marks. ($7,500 O0O) of the new German war loan.
 Carrie Davies, the young English domestic charged with the murder of C. A. Massey by shooting him on the steps of his home at Toronto, Ont, was found not guilty by the jury.
 Bids for nine new navy hydroaero- planes were opened at Washington. c. M. PeoE. the aviator who recently flew over the Andes, was the lowest bidder for all nine at $6,S00 each.
 Baron chesIysnore, chairman of the British National fife Association, an that because of the war the regular meeting of the association at Bisuey would be abandoned this year.
 Five passenger liners bound for ports III the war zone set Dy O6rnlany around the British Isles, were includ- ed in Saturdays sailings from New York. Hundreds of passengers were a aboard.
 Michael esan, 2s of Attleboro Falls, Mass, was instantly killed when he 1eaped from the gallery on the third floor of the main building at the state farm, and landed on his head, thirty feet below.
 An investigation was under way of the death of Clarence Chandler. mo- tion picture actor, who was shot and killed in the staging of a battle scene in the an Fernando Valley, near Los Angeles. Gal.
 William H. Van Wirt, secretary of the Cleveland Memorial Association, announced that the association plan ned to present to the United States government the house in which Grow CT Cleveland was born.
 The Moulin Rouge, we'll known as center of the night life of Paris, caught fire early Saturday. The en- tire fire department of the center of Paris was called out in an endeavor to put out the flames.
 The rolling mills at Granite City, H., of the National Enameling and Stamp ing company which have been closed for several days. will reopen on half time today. giving employment to ap- proXimately 1000 men.
 Arguments to be presented to the court of appeals in the effort to obtain third trial for Charles Becker. the the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, were made public
 Charles A. Carpenter, prominent at torney of Manchester N. H., and formerly connected with the Patent Of four years in the House of Correc- ton on four counts of forgery.
 Martin McVoy of Bridgeport, Conn.,, has brought suit in Merrimack county, N H., against the Boston and Maine road. to recover s20.O0O in promissory notes given by the road which became due June ?, 1914, and were not renew ed.
 The service between Rotterdam and London of the Batavier line of steam CTS has been restored. This service has been interrupted since February IS, the day Germany put into effect the submarine blockade of the British Isles.
 
 Search was made by the Boston po- lice for George W. Cole and his wife. Mrs. Loranna Cole, whose appearance before the grand jury in connection with an investigation of the affairs of the Collateral Loan company is de- sired.
 A national peace conference was opened for the purpose of adopting a plan by which the sympathy, influence and aid of the American people tend cred nations involved fin the European war anr the cause of early peace promoted.
 The French press is unanimous in declaring that Great Britain cannot accept the informal proposals said to have bee made by the United States that the embargo on fodstuffs for Germany be raised provided Germany merchant ships.
 After receiving final instructions from President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, former Governor Fort of New Jersey, heading commission to ar left Washington for Key West to sail for Port au Prince.
 The American flag now has the right of way on the Belgian roads and, flying from the warehouses and sta tions of the commission for relief in Belgium as well as from its automo- piles, it forms about the only bit of color in this desolate land. Gerrnaay's supply os alcohol is so far below the demand that the so- called "Spirite centrar' organization, which primarily supplies the army's needs, has announced that it will be compelled to limit sharply, deliveries of brandy and spirits for other pur- poses, especially for drinking.
 Work on New York eity's new sub way was halted in some distances and proceeded with diminished fore es of workmen in others because of the decision Thursday of the state court of appeals upholding that sec- ton of the labor law forbidding the employment of aliens on public wrk.
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