Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22

Condensed Telegrams

Condensed Telegrams The New York Cotton Exchange will close on Saturday preceding Labor Day.
 | An embargo was proclaimed on Chinese as we'll Siamese credits in German banks.
 No claims for exemption will be made for any of its employees by the | Pennsylvania Railroad.
 Budapest despatches insist upon the growing likelihood of the resignation of the Hungarian Premier. | President Wilson and Thomas A. Ed ison will confer for the first time since the beginning of the war. So far reports there were no in | terruptions in Oregon to industry as a result of the plan for the general l strike.
 | Greater New York police arrested l 227 persons for speeding during July when 40 deaths were caused by motor accidents.
 The United States Coast Guard is seeking enlistments of young American seamen to undergo training as radio operators.
 More than 40 of the 57 cities of New 1 York State will vote on liquor licenses next April, and it Is predicted that 90 will go dry.
 Mail for American soldiers in France will not be forwarded unless the ad dresses of the company, regiment, or separate unit is given. George Gould, Jr., was summoned to appear at the examining board at Lakewood, N. J., for the physical tests for the National Army. Out of 46 appeals for exsmption only l seven were granted. when Charles Hughes and the District Board of Ap- peals met in Manhattan.
 Official news received at Madrid from all over Spain says tranquility reigns everywhere and the general strike is expected to end. Dr.. E. L. McRobbie, well known physician, was found dead at Hamilton Ont. His death was due to assault. Three arrests were made. Found guilty of insulting a United States soldier, Patrick Pasquill of Manhattan, was sentenced to five days in the Queens county jail. More than 25o millinery workers were called out on strike In Boston. Their demands for shorter working hours and more wages were refused. George JehIey, who gave his resi- dence the Swiss Club in New York, was taken to Ellis Island because his passport was written in German. Dr.. Hans SuIzer, the new Swiss Min ister called at the State Department and made arrangements for 8 formal interview with Secretary Lansing.
 The Shipping Board is about to launch its fabricated standardized shipping program. One 10 900 cargo carrier will be turned out in a day.
 The American Red Cross in France will continue to support Gen. Pershing and his troops to the limit of it's power was announced by Gravson M. P. Mur- phy.
 Government secret service agents and amateur detectives started search for 2,o00 men who failed to ap- pear before the draft boards at Cleve- land.
 Emperor William awarded the Order of Pour le Merite" to Professor Hans Thoma, a well known painter, of Munich, and to pr. Max Klinger of Leipsig.
 
 IT. Noonan, a bIuejacket from an American battleship died from a over dose of heroin at Atlantic City. E. T. Hall his shipmate is held for an inves tigation.
 Lord Robert Cecil, British Minister of Blockade. told the House of Com mons that all neutral shipping aiding foe should be treated the same as en- emy shipping.
 Pope Benedict is so interested in the worlds attitude on his peace plan that he arouses the Vatican routine an hour earlier and has them read papers from all the capitals.
 The sugar crop for the current year will be about 500,000 tons, about three fifths of the expected consump- ton. The balance of the needs will come from Cuba.
 Twenty two retail stores of Boston will put into effect the first of next month concerted effort to reduce the returning of the merchandise sold on the c. O. D. plan.
 More than half the walled city of Salonica in Greece. which Is under oc- cupation by the Entente troops, was destroyed by fire. Eighty thousand persons were rendered homeless.
 A despatch from Copenhagen reports that the Swedish government prohibits the exportation of news print paper due to the shortage of timber, coal and sulphur for manufacture of pulp.
 Troops from Ohio, Indiana, Wiseon- sin and Michigan, as well as the 69th Regiment. are due to arrive at Camp Mills training grounds of the Rain bow Division" near Hempsted, N. Y.
 Alfred Benninshaus, a German mer chant was wounded when his launch was fired on by infantrymen In pa trol boat after command to stop had not been obeyed, at Sault Ste Marie,