Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-19

Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt.
 The Supreme Court of Illinois kill ed the proposed S1,O00,O0O forest re- serve issue in Cook County.
 San 6ernardino Cal, opened its sixth national orange show. Fruit worth S200,000 is on exhibition.
 The coast guard cutter onondaga has picked up the disabled schooner and is towing her into Baltimore.
 King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has abandoned his proposed visit to Ko- burg and is hurrying back to Sofia
 A resolution proposing a referendum of woman suffrage was repected hy the Virginia house of delegates, 52 to 40
 Henry Piano, well known musician, who led the West Point band for many years, died at NIiddletown, N. Y., aged
 Ralph E. KaIIeck, a well known Rockland, Me, young business man. committed suicide in his stable by shooting.
 Twelve persons were hurt, one prob tDly 1dl0llys "E1SA1 S1 way lIo1ICg car turned over on a steep hill at Syracuse.
 Bringing 25 carloads of suffering refugees. the first relief train from the flooded districts in Louisiana arrived at Natchez, Miss.
 Directors of the United Furnace Go. authorized the erection at Canton, O., of a benzol pant to cost between $15O, 900 and $2OO,OOO.
 Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany has been placed in command of the German armies in Alsace-Lor- raine as well as those in the 'Argonne.
 Joseph B. CoIIinson, prominent res- identof East Orange, N. J., will start serving a 3O-day jail sentence imposed for speeding his auto while intoXicat- ed.
 An increase of $, s,5oo, ,ooo to be divid- ed equally between preferred and com mon has been authorized in the capi- tai stock of the United States Steel Co.
 Considerable damage has been caus- ed by a heavy gale that swept over Great Britain, the North Sea and Holland. Many fishing boats are miss ing.
 William Lisberum, aged 78, one of the best known German in Connecticut, underwent amputation of his right leg at the Bridgeport hos pital.
 King Constantine is reported to have transferred more than $75,000,000 of Greek funds to New York as a pre- cautionary measure in case of war with England.
 Afire at sea, the Japanese steamship Panama Maru, San Francisco for Kobe, is sending out s. o. calls. Several ships are speeding to her as- sistance.
 Company at Bahrust, N. H., was de- stroyed by fire with an estimated loss of s175,OOO. The origin was not de- termined.
 The superdreadnaught Pennsylvania, the largest battleship yet built for the American navy, left Newport News, Va, for Rockland Me-, for it's official speed and endurance tests.
 E. G. Grace of Bethlehem, Pa., was elected president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at a meeting of the directors in New York. He succeeds in tha position Charles M. Schwab.
 Gov. BiIbo of Mississippi signed bill limiting the amount of liquor any one person may import into the state to one quart of whiskey, 24 pints of beer or two quarts of light wine every Is days.
 Pope Benedict has composed pray CT invoking divine protection for all cities attacked by airships. All priests in belligerent countries will be required to recite the prayer during the cele- bration of mass.
 President Wilson withdrew 434.0OO acres of land from the Ozark national forest in Arkansas forest settlement by hOmesteaders. aMny tracts have been settled but that still available will be thrown open April 20.
 Mrs. James cuthbert escaped from her home at Warwick, R. I. which was destroyed by fire after she had been aroused by a dog that jumped upon her bed and parked violently as smoke file the room in which she was sleep ing.
 The Center Labor Association is issuing one million stamps, to be used like Red Cross stamps, in a campaign for the eight hour day The stamps bear this inscription: Flight hours work, eight hours sleep, eight hours free time."
 FORECLOSURE OF A
 $soo,ooo MORTGAGE On Draycott Mills in New Hartford