Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-12

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John Williams White, emeritus pro-
fessor of Greek at Harvard, died, aged
6S.
Leases of small coal operators in
the ConnellsvilIe, Pa, region will be
cancelled.
One hundred and twenty seven
Americans are reported held prison
ers by Germany.
Secretary McAdoo will address a
gathering of bankers and business
men in Chicago May H.
1t was announced officially in Ber-
lin that the recent reports of an at
tempt to assassinate the Kaiser were
untrue.
The West Point class of 154, which
normally would be graduated in June
1918, will be graduated August &c.
next.
Postal service with Germany, Aus
tria, Luemberg, Bulgaria and Turkey
has been cut off by order of the post
master rgeneral.
IL was announced that the war
would not prevent the holding of the
national convention Of the Order of
Elks in Boston.
BIoodhounds are being used by
the Dannemora prison authorities to
track two prisoners who escaped from
the work camps.
Perfect order prevails in Bolivia
following the recent election of Jose
Gutierrez Guerra of the Liberal party
to the presidency.
PeekskiII will have a military train
ing camp to train 1890 boys between
16 and 10, under the instruction of
National Guard officers.
General Chang Sun, heretofore bit
ter opponent of Chinese Intervention
in the world conflict, declared he was
converted to war on Germany.
Detectives are searching for the
man who shot and wounded Frederick
Bauer, when he was on sentry duty
at the Nichols Copper Works, Queens
A letter from Christian ndeavor
headquarters to 5000 members urges
all to ''enlist in the Christian Endeav-
or army of production, economy and
thrift
A Sim Feiner, Joseph McGuinness,
won the special election to fill the
vacancy in the Commons for the
southern division of Longford coun-
ty, Ireland.
Buenos Ayres newspapers declare
that the Government has positive in
formation that the Argentine sailing
ship OPana was sunk by German
submarine.
In spite of the fact that trains of
grain are rushed through from Chica-
go the demand for wheat is so great
the railroads are unable to supply it
fast enough
A plot to kill ex-premier VenizeIos,
now president of the Greek Pro-
Nine men confessed to having plan
ned the assassination.
Cotton Manufacturers Association of
New Bedford has voted an increase in
wages of 10 per cent. to the 80 900 OPP
eratives in the local mills.
A step toward increasing farm
products and solving the farm labor
problem has been taken up by Yama
Farms, N. Y, in the employment of a
corps of high school boys.
Official announcement was made of
the coming of commission from
be announced later. The American
commission will leave soon.
The Navy Department ordered
-,xxEs To- ;
the United States tender Guthrie in
ne navy yard at League Island, in
which one seaman was killed
Bids from manufacturers only for
$4,000 motorcycles, 3,100 automobiles
and 500 motor trucks will be invited
by the army quartermaster depot
within few days in Chicago.
Dispute over property rights halted
the Labor Departments plan for estab-
fishing colony at Kanuga Lake, N.
= for German sailors and aliens de-
aimed by the immigration service.
Arthur Henderson, labor member of
he British War Council, is to head
mission of British labor representa-
ives to Russia. An appeal against a
peace will be it's chief OBJ
ect. !
Berlin publishers informed Chan
,ellor Won Bethmann- H ollweg that if |
'elief of the paper shortage is not |
orthcoming they may have to sus- |
,end publication at the end of this |
week.
Pointing to the fact that the ami
versary of the Jutland battle is ap /
'roaching the Berlin Post says: Our
lavy is filled with an ardent longing |
o give the enemy a fresh chastise- |
nent."
Invitations were extended to Mar
hal Joffre Viviani and other mem
'ers of the, French and British COM
to attend the United Hunts
Racing Association meeting at Bel
mont Park.
Manufacture and sale of collars,
andkerchiefs and other wearing ap-
larel in which reproductions of the