Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12

H LlOGAOus The condition of George B. Cox, iormer republican leader at Cincinna- Ii, is critical.
 {. The. The Hotel l.I Ls Tourette, one of the wrecked by fire.
 The membership Of the American Bankers association is now 15.547, | against 14.ss7 last year. A charter was filed at Dover. Del, 1 by the Huntington Development and | Gas Co capital $5,500,000. Six deer from Shelter Island were taken to Utica and placed in the deer compound at park there. The 26th annual convention of the Missouri Bankers association will be held at St Louis on May "A.
 Maine Central railroad declares the regular quarterly dividend of $1.25 share on the preferred stock.
 Secretary of War Baker received an offer from Gov. Pinkham of Hawaiian National guard for duty in Mexico.
 chieaao's streets were unswept on Wednesday because of a strike of 500 white wings" who demand more pay.
 Joseph E. Widener has purchased the "Crucifxion" tapestry. f9Fmerly in the J. P Morgan collection for $20O,- 900.
 Frank G. Flood of Portland, this state. a graduate of Wesleyan, was appointed chemist of the city of Hart ford.
 President Wilson has decided, be- cause of the international situation to remain h Washington for the next few
 The Third regiment of infantry from Madison barracks and Fort Ontario. N. Y, left Watertown for the Mexi- can border.
 The Belgian War department at Havre announced that Belgian force has advanced 70 miles into German East Africa
 About 2,5o0 additional men returned to work at the East Pittsburgh plant of the Westinghouse Electric 6 Manu- Announcement was made by the Commercial Cable Co., that conimunf- cation between Greene and Crete has been interrupted.
 pemetrio de Ia carza, Mexican "bad man. and a companion were killed in long range rife duel with an Ameri- can trooper near Boquilias.
 Seven striking girls eiearmakers on picket duty were arrested in C1eve- land when they refused to keep moV- ing on orders by the police.
 
 British aeropIanes dropped 1s.ooC pounds of food. in addition to mai and military supplies in Kut-el-Ama. ra. between April II and 29.
 While laying z wire in the subwa, near 53rd street, Percy Scott o, Brooklyn. a nelectrician. was strucl by south-bound local train. l Mayor Anthony Sunderland of Dan. bury was notified of his appointrnent l as an officer of the Connecticut Ma. tional Guard to learn aviation
 The Granite City Ice conpanys storage plant in East Braintree. Mass. was destroyed by a fire which caused the sounding of a generl alarm.
 An unidentified man. thought to be { l laborer, was struck by southbount passenger train near the Newtngto1 station and instantly killed. The bod. was ground to pieces.
 1 A contract for $13Oo.ooo worth 0 i speedometer is reported to hay been closed by the Stewart -warne Speedometer corporation with tn Chevrolet Motor Co.
 The rubber earqo found on th steamer Sandefjord when 1t was takel into Halifax N. S., for examination has been conf1scated by the prize cour these as contraband.
 1 Germany is reported to have ex pelled Edwin Emerson. an America1 newspaper correspondent, who wrot harsh attack on Ambassador Gerar in Berlin newspaper.
 A strike of 2,o9o underground ore shovelers employed by the Federal an
 Doe Run Lead companies at Flat Riv
 CT. Mo-, threatens to paralyze the lea
 industry of St. Francois county.
 The Federal Trade commission an
 nounced that completion of it's appor 1 tionment of the Yucatan sisal cro
 among American twine manufacturer develops no demand for the entir
 supply.
 Allan K. Smith was appointed re i ce1V6r or the Green uLleCET1C cOmDdn of Hartford. The company own about $9,O00, but A. W Green, princi 1, pal stockho1der and manager, says is solvent.
 A forest fire which started in tn Roaring Brook district last yesterda afternoon, had spread over 10 0acre last night and was not under contrt at a late hour. Volunteer fire fighter , fought the flames.
 Capt. Frank Mclean, 45 years old, ( 5 Bosom, commander of the dredge Ala. ] fell from tug into the Connecticr River at Hartford and was drownet The body was recovered. He leaves h
 wife and two children
 Germans intrenehed facing Aus
 trailan and New Zealand troops wfic have just taken up positions at tt
 British front in France hoisted bar ner over their trench on which we
 written, Welcome Australians"