Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

6ooIes of two unidentified men were gone nstrike for higher wages.
 The British tank steamer Lux has been damaged in a collision with the French steamer Malto.
 Gen. Pershing is constructing a new road from Columbus, N M., to his base at Colonia Dublan, Mexico.
 John Harvey, of Pocantieo, was ar rested as he was stealing a traffic standard at Tarrytown, N. Y.
 The fourth annual convention of the National Association of Corporation Schools opened at Pittsburgh. Charles Edison, son of Thomas 4. Edison, was fined $5 in the Jamaica, L. l., police court for speeding.
 A giant locust tree, more than 100 years old, was struck by lightning and torn into splinters near Islip, L. I.
 Japan has asked China to safeguard the lives and interests of Japanese res idents in the revolutionary districts.
 PatroIman Henry H. Sehwratz, shot In battle with gunmen in a cellar in New York City, died of his wounds.
 Denial of the reported illness of President Yuan Shi-Kaf was made at the Chinese Embassy at Washington.
 Mrs. Lillian Houps, convicted of manslaughter at Washington, Pa, was sentenced to serve one year in prison.
 Speaker Champ Clark definitely de- l cided not to accept the chairmanship of the Democratic National Conven- ton.
 
 An alligator escaped from Midway Park, a summer resort near Middle town, N. Y., and entered the Waikiki River.
 George A. Morris, of cranford, a chance, died in sanitarium at Kings ton, N. Y.
 | A resolution to submit a woman suffrage amendment to Louisiana vot- CTS was unfavorably reported by a l Twenty-six members of the crew of the British tramp steamer Trunkby, sunk by an unidentified submarine, arrived at A1giers.
 Three persons are reported killed 43 injured, and thousands of dollars worth of damage caused by a tornado near Memphis, Tenn
 One man was killed and eight others injured when an auto bus backed oyer I a 10 foot embankment at Beam Creek near Wilkes-Barre, Pa
 An order for 70 locomotives, to cost approximately $2,S0O,O0O. was received by the Baldwin Locomotive Works from the Lehigh Valley. | Carrying POO passengers the steamer Hellig OIav of tn eScandinavian- American Line arrived at New York from Scandinavian ports. Allied war agents have bought 205,. 492 horses and 5,3S6 mules at the Ma II tional Stock Yards at East St. Louis since the outbreak of the war.
 Use of petroleum as locomotive fue increased IS per cent, last year, ac. cording to a statement issued by tht United States Geological Survey. Chief Iron Tail, famous Indian, dfet . on a passenger train near Fort Wayne Ind, but his death did not becom known until the train reached Chicago President Wilson issued procla nation calling upon the people of tn United States to celebrate Flag Day June 1-4, with fitting patriotic exer . cises.
 Four persons were killed and tw , injured when Seaboard train No. 2 New York for Atlanta, crashed into al ; automobile at a crossing near Windsor Ga
 Hugh Edwards, aged 45, was knock I ed down and killed whe na tean drawing heavy truck ran wild in : crowd watching parade at Hunting . ton. L. I.
 Former Congressman Thaddeus F
 Mahon. died at his home at Chambers
 Fifty-third and 59th Congresses an was 76 years old. The New Hampshire delegation | day reelected Frederick W. Easta
 the republican national convention to s committee.
 e Charging extortion by bosses an . under officials, carmen and electri } railway at Washington have threat . ened to strike.
 : To further plan to place the post; s guide in every commercial establish
 ment in the country, Postmaster Ger
 
 Il from s3 to 30 cents t Government printers went to WoF r to get out 10000 additional copies q the Hay Chamberlain army reorgaI . ization bill ordered by the house in II
 sponse to the public demand. y Three companies of sailors and ms 1t rines and their band from one of tf y warships of the North Atlantic squaC q ron will participate in Hartford's b l. preparedness parade this Saturday. e Edward Cook, superintendent of u n Tower Ridge Lacht Club at Tasting
 N. r, saved three persons fro s drowning. This makes an even | ,- persons he has rescuer from the wa CT.
 Il The war department announced tn
 court martial of the 116 members s- the Texas National Guard, who r h fused to take the oath of office f j. Federal service, had been delayed ul fs til June 6.
 -s President Wilson committed to e
 pire at once, the three montlls' prisl 3: term imposed in April upon Mrs. Go L. nelia Ferguson of Cincinnati, for for g.: ing a money order FArieudg sDug