Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-11

tors to be used in aeroplanes
An aero unit to be known as the
West Virginia flying corps, will be
organized at Wheeling, w. Va.
company of cavalry composed
largely of New York business men has
been organized at Greenwich, Conn.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron COMPANY
announced an increase of 10 per cent
in the wages Of its steel mill employees.
The shipments Of. currency from Chi
cago last month were $40 O166722,
against $1S,7S6.462 in March last year.
Articles of incorporation were filed
at Albany by the Hudson Power
Corporation with a capital of $3,O0O,-
900.
that a patrol of warships has been es-
tablished along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts.
The Sound steamboat Concord of the
Colonial Line, for Providence, went
ashore off Prudence Island, in Nara
gansett Bay.
The Massachusetts, Senate postponed
to next Wednesday action on passing
the New Haven valuation bill to a
third reading.
The new steamer Aurania of the
Cunard Line arrived in command of
Captain Miller, on her maiden voyage
from England.
Both houses of the Florida IeqisIat-
ture yesterday adopted RESOLUTIONS for
submission in 1918 of a statewide pro-
hibition amendment.
bill calling for a referendum on the
question of woman suffrage at the
general election in 1918, was passed by
the Wisconsin senate.
The Senate appropriations commit
tee. in reporting the sundry civil bill,
added $1,675,000 for the quarantine
station in New York.
The Maryland Dredging Co. was
awarded 100000 contract for
building the League Island Navy Yard
dry dock at Philadelphia.
The steamer Bersensfjord, a Nor
wegian-Amerfcan liner which left an
American port on March 20, arrived
safely at Bergen, Norway.
Members of the crews of nine steam
ships destroyed by German submarines
arrived at New York on the American
liner st. Louis from British ports. .
An appropriation of $25,o00, 900 for
the relief of Belgian sufferers was
proposed in resolution offered by
Senator Sterling of North Dakota.
Sir Ernest ShaekIeton, the Antarctic
explorer, 1t was announced, has been
elected to the honor fellowship of
American Museum of Natural History.
Fire swept one of the principal busi-
ness blocks of Andalusia, Ala, destroy
esta ablishments and damaging two no.
tells.
The Vienna papers announce that
has accepted the resignation of Cen
eraI Ritter Won Krobat1n, Austro- Hun
garian war minister.
More than 1000 applications for en-
listment in various branches of the
Government air service have been filed
at the Aero Club of America since the
declaration of war.
Sailors of the German auxiliary
cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, informed at
Fort Mcpherson at Atlanta, Ga, will
be put to work raising vegetables as
soon as arrangements can be compIet-
ed.
Orders from the War Department
were received by Col. Frank II. Norton.
commanding the 22rd regiment. to
move the first and second battaliong
to a point within the State OF New
York.
Thomas e. Miller, formerly president
of the State Negro College, addressed |
a letter to President Wilson offering to |
organize 80, 900 South Carolina negroes |
for active service in the army and |
navy.
The Interstate copop,eree connnnfa-
sion further suspended from April IA |
to Oct. IA increased rates on coke in |
from producing points on the |
Norfolk e. Western Railway to Law
renee, Ohio.
A ship channel 40 feet deep from the
New York Navy Yard to the sea by /
way of He'll Gate and Long Island
Sound was recommended to Congress
by the general board of the navy and !
the joint army and navy board.
The annual report Of the Delaware
and Hudson Company for 1915, shows a
decrease of $44o,562 in net operating
chiefly to increased transportation ex-
oenses and maintenance of equipment,
those items being larger by $2,773,482.
L resolution authorizing the Secretary
IF the Interior to assign the so called |
Rittman process for Improvement in
he manufacture of gasoline to the peo
pie of the United States and to make
he process Immediately available for
public use.
Military Training for Ball Players.
Chicago, April 1o.-Military training
FOR ball players is to be adopted inn
President Hickey an
1ol1nced here TODAY Heretofore two