Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-10

were paid $115,0OO in gold at their camp at Mineola- The Boston G Maine Railroad is employing women to fill mems places who are going to war. America will receive the same amount of Dutch bulbs despite the system of license exports. A case of spinal meningitis exists in the camp of 10000 Missouri Ma tiopal Guardsmen at Nevada, Mo. Teaching of German language in the public schools of Hoboken, N. J., was barred by the Board of Education. Machinists who went out on strike at the Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. ten weeks ago, went back to work. A representative who vacates his seat and goes to war loses his seat and his pay, according to a House ruling.
 The 40 per cent of the drafted men who move South, beginning Sept. IS, will go in daily contingents of 5000 men.
 Lonq prison terms for five dealers of narcotics marked the Federal cam paign against the drug traffic in New York.
 The American Red Cross Commis- sion was received at the Carso front by General Porro, the second in com mand.
 The Imperial Bank of Germany in the last week was compelled to issue 359, 100000 marks more in paper money.
 Gold to the amount of ss3o,ooo was transferred from the Sub Treasury by wire to San Francisco for shipment to Japan.
 The entire wheat crop of the coun- try is forecasted at 668,000,000 bush els, a gain of 28,000.000 bushels over last year.
 Plans for temporary housing of 2o,- 900 troops at Newport News Va, and the same number at TenaHy, IN. J" were adopted.
 Soldiers in Italy in their spare time nanufacture brushes and boots which have greatly reduced the high cost or supplies for the army.
 Russian eunboats and torpedo boats conveyed steamships and floating de- fences out of Riga before the GermanS occupied the Baltic city.
 Reports were received at Laredo,
 
 troops were annihilated by body of bandits near Villa Garcia.
 Brooklyn will have a separate supp ervision of it's health affairs and an expanded departmental unit Of adm1n- istration to take charge there.
 Mrs. James A. Wendell, wife of Dep uty State Comptroller Wendell was run down and killed by an automobile On Madison Avenue, New OTk
 Twelve girl students of Vassar have raised enough potatoes on the colege gardens to feed HOO. The total buSn- els of potatoes raised were 4,4OO.
 Twenty eight secretaries and three women canteen workers sailed rom an Atlantic port to engage in Y. M. C. A. work among American troops abroad.
 An American army officer was kill ed and five members Of his Sta1I were wounded in deliberate bomparonene by German aviators on an American hospital.
 Three German airPlanes were ere brought down by the Allles on tne Verdun and Champagne fronts. Twelve were forced to land in dam aged condition. A
 Henri Franklin -BouiiIon, a French deputy who is about to return home. was the guest of honor at a luncheon given by James M. Beck at the Bank ers' Club, New York.
 A s2o COG, GOO corporation to operate ships between San Francisco ana the Orient was formed by seven Japanese who arnmased fortunes in the shipping boom in the Far East.
 0f York National Guard, now federalzeda al and encamped at Van Cortland Park' was ordered to entrain next Wedes- day for Camp Wadsworth l
 A Russian representative, of the 1n- Harvester Co.,. who arrived at San Francisco. expressed the oe- lief that the present Russian GoVern- ment will prove permanent.
 The strike of Iongshoremen, which began a week ago at the coal pockets of the Portland, Me, terminal com oany. has been settled and the men will return to work today. l
 Deputy Assistant District Attorney Newman Levy handed his resignation to District Attorney Swann, to take effect Oct. 1. He passed examfna- ions as an American aviator. |
 The hioh cost of labor and ma ,erials have faced the Government with l l possibile curtailment Of the Work on he Alaskan railroad or an ultimate lh- .rease in the costs of the road. l
 Representative Borland, "A, of Mis- | ,o1ri. introduced a bill in the House | .eouiring all clubs and associations so- | letting funds for soldiers ana sallors n obtain government licenses.
 Health Commissioner Robertson of | Chicago requested the superintendent If schools to close all kindergartens ,n account of a threatened epidemic ,f infantiIe paralysis. Eleven new .ases were reported in "A hours.
 Two officers and two of the crew Of ln armed merchant ship are under Lrrest at Fort du Pont Del, charged with having interfered with captain md gun crew and the master of the hip while in the submarine zone.
 After q meeting of the Mexican