Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-31

| navy, 13.000.000 men have crossed the seas.
 There are now approximately 12.o00 men at work in the Butte mining dis | trfct. Frosts have destroyed nearly all of | the corn crop on the central plateau | of Mexico.
 The Portuguese Government is in | quiring for 3O,O0O tons of wheat for early delivery.
 Two mess halls at Camp Bowiss, | near Fort Worth, Texas, were burned | at loss of 5000.
 Drastic measures will be adopted by the Government to keep alien enemies | from destricted territory. The United States Army Field Ar tillery camp at Pine Plains, N. Y., will be abadoned for the winter. Former Governor James E. Ferguson Of Texas announced that he would edit a weekly journal at Temple Texas. Jesus Martinez, Mexican vice consul Tn New York was indicted, charged l with failing to report for the draft law. The barge Aloha foundered in Lake Ontario nine miles off Kingston Eighteen persons are reported drown ed.
 Detective Joe Twins shot and killed J. w. Flanagan, a member of Com pany c, Eleventh Infantry of Chatta- nooga.
 Preliminary search of storage ware houses has failed thus far to disclose iood hoardlng to any appreciable eX- Seventy three of the 11O persons ar raigned before Magistrate House in New York for speeding paid fines to- talling $250O.
 If settlement is not reached be- tween the Brooklyn baker strikers and the employers, New York may be in a bread famine.
 Townsend Martin and Chas. B. Hall we're awarded the French War Cross for bravery for removing wounded men under heavy fire.
 The urgent need for shipbuiTders is so great that the United States may have to conscript men to work in the shipbuilding yards.
 erty loan in the New York federal re- serve district have reached an official tota 1of $1, ,436, 666, 800.
 The British Purchasing Corporation is reported to have let contracts for 2,00O 900 six-inch shells, to cost ap- proximately 51.ooo.ooo.
 Field Marshal Hais commander of the British armies in Fxance congrat- ulated the Canadians and highly prais- ed them for their good work.
 :.l 10000 0O0,00O francs. The bonds will bear 4 per cent, are redeemable in 1s4s, and are free from taxes.
 Announcement was made by the Food Administration that 100, 900 tons of sugar has been turned over to the American Sugar Refining Co.
 Ferry workers went on strike for more pay on the New York and Man haitian ferries between Williamsburg and 23rd Street and Roosevelt Street.
 Seven German residents of New York are serving terms on Ellis Is- land for not obeying the warning to keep their mouths shut about the war.
 Dr.. von SeidIer, the Austrian premier declared that "the Central Powers will Keep up the war if the enemy persist and that they will show the power and force of peace"
 Count won Luxburg, the former Ger man diplomat at Argentina, will be given safe passage by the French and British governments. He will sail from New York
 The Illinois Food Administrator fx- ed the retail price of eggs from two to hVe cents lower. The prices of imi- tatfon butter were set for 30 cents and 35 cents a pound.
 The Knights of Columbus are es- tablishing and maintaining war recre- ation centers at home and overseas. through a $3,00O,000 fund of which $1,0O0,00O is subscribed.
 The Eastern Steel company decIar- ed an extra dividend of per cent on the common stock, together with the usual quarterly disbursements on com- con and preferred stock
 Responsibility for the strike at the South Boston plant of the Western Electric company was placed upon the company by the Massachusetts board of concilation and arbitration.
 The New York State Industrial Commission has adopted new smoking iegulations They prohibit smoking where there is fnf1ammable goods. l Where smoking is licensed signs must l be posted.
 The trial of Capt. Howard Sullivan | Of Battery D. i05th Field artillery, | New York National guard, division, | charged with ordering the whipping | of Private Otto Gottescha1lk of his | command was concluded at Spartan | fErg. S. C.. before a military court | martial. The finding of the court win | be sent to the war department for ap- | Droval. NEW ENGLAND COAST
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