Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-14

The total casualties for the week l ending Sept. 10 of all ranks in all the l British armies were 27,591.
 Reports of the State Board of Health show a total of sos cases of in fantile paralysis in Connecticut.
 The Department of Commerce re- ports the exports of cotton for the week ended Sept g at 116,O23 bales.
 The American Car & Foundry Co.,, received an order from the United States Navy for 100000 3-fnch shells.
 The International Traction Co.,, of reports for the 12 months ended July S1, gross earnings of $7,440,627.
 The thirty ninth annual national convention of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty opened at Newburg, N. Y.
 Export shipments of refined sugar from the United States for the first seven months exceeded 1000, 0,000,O00 pounds.
 The Standard Oil Co. of New York has lowered the price of refined gaso- line oil for export one-quarter of cent a gallon.
 The report of the American Smelt- ing x Refining Co.,, for the six months ended June 30 last, shows net income of $11, ,145, ,693.
 Owing to the increase in ocean freight rates the Italian Government has decided to make an investigation of maritime conditions.
 Another victim was added yestehday to the list of killed in the Quebec bridge tragedy. Monday, bringing the list of dead up to thirteen.
 Gold to the amount of S2,5oo,ooo has been received from Canada and de- posted at the Assay Office for the ac- count of J. P. Morgan & Co.
 An estate valued at $430,ooo was left by A. B. Stfckney, founder and for several years president of the Chi cago Great Western Railroad.
 The race meet at Hot Springs, Ark, which was scheduled for Nov. Il was declared off after Governor Hays noti- fled the sheriff to stop gambling.
 Frank FuIner of Delaware Park, was killed by an explosion of coal dust in the plant at the Alpha Port land Cement Go. at Martins Creek, N. U.
 Insurance men from all parts of the country arrived at Boston for the opening of the annual convention of the National Association of Insurance Agents.
 Nearly 15,ooo niitiamen have been discharged by the War Department for various causes since the State troops were mustered into the federal service.
 State Treasurer William T. Read an- nounced that the tax on steam rail- road property in New Jersey for 1916, is S2,998,624 as compared with S2,583, 127 in 1915.
 Vernon Peterson of MontcIair, N. J., who saved a woman from drowning at has been recommended for a Carnegie hero medal.
 The Naval Consulting Board, of which Thomas A. Edison is chairman, will meet in Washington on Sept. 19 to select a site for the establishment of the naval laboratory. l John RaushkoIb, 50 of Brooklyn suffered fractured nose and a broken right arm, in an attempt to stop a runaway horse, in Thirty fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, N. Y. Using ninety wagons of all sizes 1 Newark, N. J., began collecting it's own garbage, owing to the contract l ors having thrown up the job because there was no profit in it. Following the democratic city eau. | GUS at Hartford, the following were nominated for state central commit | teemen: J. T. Degan. Charles J l D William M. Watson Lawrence, form CT president of the National Lead Co., provided in his will that Princeton 1 University in time receive the bulk ot his estate estimated at $2,000,000. 1 The Republican National congress sionaI committee announced the es-
 tablishment of western headquarters at Denver. Representative Franl
 Mondell, of Wyoming, will be in charge | Felix M. Warburs, president of the Federation for the support of Jewish l Philanthropic institutions, sent out an.
 nouncements yesterday that it's cam
 paigns to raise $2,0O0,000 will begir Sept. IS.
 A IeafIet signed by the Socialist suf. frage Campaign Committee, whicl
 bore an appeal to the women of New
 York to refrain from riding on cal lines affected by the strike, was hand
 ed out in the principal streets. Harry A. Jones, arrested severa
 months ago for the enbezzlement O.
 $5S,000 from the Stoneham Nationa bank while assistant treasurer of tha
 institution, pleaded guilty in fedora
 court at Boston,
 J. c. Overstreet won the democr ati nomination for congress in the F'irs | district, Georgia, to succeed Repre- Sr | tative Charles G. Edwards and de
 feated Peter Meldrim, according t. 4 late returns from the primary yester
 day.