Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-08

A verdict of guilty of murder was l Harry J. Spannell, charged with kill l ing Lieut.-Col. M. C. Butler. He will serve five years.
 preventing diminution of the milk | supply during the summer months
 were held in nearly every county in New England today. A shot from ambush severely wounded Private Edward Schweitzer l of Company I, Third New York Infan- try, of Clean, N. Y, as he was per ! forming guard duty In conformity with the plans of the government the Erie made definite an nouncement that it will discontinue S2 Surburban service.
 Adives received in Washington say that airplanes. seen flying over | Qua temalan territory from the Mexi- can border have been observed to be of the German type.
 Michael Friedsan, president of B. Altman &5 Co, New York, gave a din ner to the officers of the regiment organized by the employees of that firm at the Hotel St. Regis. Use by corporation of a corporate name precisely similar to that of competing concern is held to be an unfair trade practice in ruling by the Federal Trade Commission.
 pr. Martin sternbere, a dentist of Brooklyn, committed suicide by jump ing from the platform of the 22d Ave nue station in front of a subway train of the Sea Beach division.
 Arthur Niksch, conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, can celIed his ar angements for the or chestra to play in Norway because of the hostile feeling toward Germany. French aviator dropped explosive bombs on Porventru. Several build ings were damaged and three per sons, including child, were injured
 A huge American flag was presented to the Rev Josepr Fort Newton by the members of the Church of the Divine Paternity which he is leaving to accept a call to the City Temple of London.
 German atrocities in war are caused by the German diet of pork and beer. according to Dr. A. P Firth, of New ark, who spoke at the annual conven- ton of the New Jersey Osteopathic l Association.
 It was announced at the Boston Navy Yard that the 140-foot steam | yacht Machigonne owned by former | Governor William L. Douglas, had | been acquired by the government by l purchase.
 President Nicholas Murray Butler and the student body of Columbia bade Godspeed to the 250 University | men and alumni who have enlisted for 1 war at impressive services in St. Paurs Chapel
 The American consuI at Liverpool reports that the steamship which | picked up the missing boat from the | ingham is bound for America The boat contains fl survivors.
 On receipt of cablegram from the Brazilian Minister to Germany that he expected to arrive in Zurich, the Gov ernment ordered that the German Minister to Brazil, Adolph Paui. be permitted to continue his journey to Uruguay.
 New York State was fourth in re- ports of recruiting for the regular army The acceptances in the first four states as made public by the War BeDartment were; 1ns ndann Illinois 1as 2l1i a1d New York, 191.
 It is announced that the annual of the Associated Harvard | Clubs. which was to have been held In Washington June l and 2, had been cancelled. The war situation the meeting inadvisab1e at this time, it was said.
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