Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-02

Field Marshal von Hindenburg had trees named after him among the other ceremonies of his seventieth birthday. Precautions at every munition and grain dock in the country were re- doubled following the Baltimore fire. Joaquin Sanchez Toca, former pres ident of the Spanish Senate, abandon ed his attempt to form new Cabinet. According to a Russian newspaper, the death sentences of the rebels will not be carried out until further mo- tice.
 Sergeant David Mckay Peterson of the Lafayette flying squadron had nine air fights in two hours of patrol flight.
 An abnormal fall of rain in Natal, South Africa ended in a storm in which more than 1000 natives lost their lives.
 President VaIdes of Panama issued a decree prohibiting the exportatiop of wheat and flour under penalty of heavy fine.
 Through the National Council of De- fense a contract was awarded for the supply of 15.000 pairs of boots to the Belgian army.
 Gustav Hindenburs, first cousin of he German Field. Marshal von Hin denburg is the owner of $25000 of Liberty Bonds.
 Joseph J. Morse, republican regis trar of voters in the town of Berlin for the past 30 years. died Wednesday of heart disease The stained glass windows of the Cologne Cathedral are being replaced | with plain glass in preparation for another air raid.
 A fully equipped ambulance will be sent to General Cadorna's army at | once. The ambulance is the gift of 30 900 Italian Automobile manufacturers are hav- ing difficulty in getting enough steel for their needs due to heavy steel orders by the Government. Mayor curIey of Boston was pre- scented with a bear cub, mascot of the MacLean Kilties. The bear will not be allowed to enter France. A Federal Grand Jury found Joseph Newman, an importer and exporter, and two employees guilty of shipping rubber to Norway as baggage. :, The most important question in the Philippine Congress in the present ses- sion is the importation of Chinese la Dor to till thousands of idle fields. Photographers of the Rock Island have been awarded more pay and bet ter working hours by the Board of Arbitration considering the strike. Charles G. Dubois, controller of the the American Telegraph & Telephone Go. was appointed controller of the Red Cross to serve in Washington. Edward R.sGrabow, manager of the passenger department of the United Fruit Co.,, was made a member of the hotel section of the Food Administra- tion.
 Military work will have preference over athletics this year at Princeton. Under new rules just announced three days a week will be allowed for ath- leticS.
 Roy B. Roach, a private in Go. B., Guard. was sentenced to five years at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas for striking an officer.
 Herr Braun, the under secretary of the German Food Deparment, told the delegates of workmen that the fourth winer's supply of corn and potatoes had been secured.
 The Italian army will triumph against it's Austro- German foes, Count di Cellere,. Italian Ambassador at Washington, declared in a message to Americas. Italian population.
 Marine workers in the Port of New York were warned by their leaders not to quit work until the National Com mittee had opportunity to adjust mat ters with the Federal Board. | A general increase of $5 a thous- and in prices the government is pay ing for shipbuilding lumber was an- nounced by the shipping board. The new price will average about $40 a thousand.
 The French Government has ordered special medal for the commemora- .tion. of the bi-centenary of the found ing of New Orleans. A large bronze copy of the medal will be sent through the American Embassy to New Or leans.
 The body of coIored man killed by trolley car near Maltby Lakes on the Derby line of the Connecticut com pany Wednesday night has been iden- tihed as that of Jacob Glover, 50 years old, of this city. He was veteran of the Civil war.
 ANOTHER KEROSENE STOVE
 FIRE AT CAMP DEvENS