Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-01


Lieutenant Robinson who destroyed
the first Zeppelin is not dead but a
prisoner in Germany
Italy wants direct loan from the
United States and not through the
medium of other countries.
William A. Larned, seven times ma
tional tennis champion in singles, has
entered the Government signal corps
All the Iabortes in New Zealand
who opposed CONSUMPTION have been
defea ted in the municipal elections.
Italian aviators have dropped sever
al thousand copies of President Will
sons war address on Austrian terri
tory.
The Premier of Bavaria is going
to Vienna to confer with the Austro-
Hungarian ministers regarding peace
prospects.
A sinIa dispatch says subscrip-
tions to India's special war loan ex-
ceed ten millions pounds sterling
($50,0o0,0G0).
The German press is severe in crit
icising Austria and it is evident fric-
tion has been created between the
two countries.
The Japanese cruiser Azuma left
the port of Yokohama with the body
of the late Ambassador G. w. Guthrie
for San Francisco.
New York State Commissioner of
Education, John H. Finley will start
for France to study war time methods
in the French schools.
The women lace workers in Paris
have united in making a flag to pre-
sent to the first regiment of Americans
to land on French soil.
More than 100 members of the House
of Representatives signed a cable to
Premier Lloyd George urging that the
Irish problem be settled.
Secretary McAdoo announced that
the loan based on the S5.000.000,00
bond issue will be officially designated
"the liberty laon of 1917"
The German Swiss front has been
closed to all travellers and postal SER
vice. There have been no German
newspapers since Wednesday.
Guatemala has broken off diploma tic
relations with Germany and offers the
United States the use of her ports and
her railroads for common defense.
Banianin Joy of Boston, has resign
s2O,000 for a position in the United
States army as captain at $4,000.
The isaac PeraI, a Spanish subrna-
rine constructed in the United States
has arrived in the port of Cartagena
escorted by the cruiser Estramadura.
Senator George Argetsineer has
asked permission of Governor Whit
man to lead a volunteer army of New
Yorkers in Europe for foreign service.
Newspapers of Berlin published
police notice stating that all citizens
of Cuba and Panama will be subject
to the ordinance governing enemy al
liens.
Germany has lost one of her most
successful submarine commanders, ac-
cording to a report in a newspaper in
his home town His name was Petz.
He was a lieutenant commander.
The H. c. Frick Coke company has
announced that an increase of 10 per
cent in the wages of its employees
would become operative today,
About $4,000 men will be affected.
Colonel Roosevelt, in a speech at
luncheon given by the National Sc
curity League of Chicago urged that
the use of grain for alcoholic drinks
be prohibited for the period of the
war.
The HejmdaI publishes an announce
ment of the Prussian military authori-
ties saying that desertions from the
frontier districts will be punished in
the same way as desertions from the
fronts.
The American Consulate at London
secured the release from the British
Prize court of more than $500 parcel
post packages which had been seized
on the way from the United States to
Austria.
The paper money known as lin
gain. This is due to a recent decree
which provided that taxes now assess
ed in national gold would be increased
by an equal amount in "infalsift ftzables."
Dr. John w. Hancher, of Chicago, an
nounced that the Methodist church
had launched a project for $4,000
900 to be used by the Methodist Board
OF Education to improve the equip
ment and endow the colleges. Already
81 900 900 has been raised.
Or. Frederick BesIey, commanding,
has announced that Northwestern
University Hospital Unit No. IL has
been ordered to mobilize for service
in France. DR.. Bes1ey's command in
cIudes complete equipment for a base
hospital and a personnel of about 250.
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