Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13
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Condensed TeIegrams Two hundred persons have been kill
 ed and wounded in a riot at Aix Ia Chappell.
 All members of the new tariff com
 mission were yesterday confirmed by the senate.
 Oscar T. Croby of Warreton, Va, was appointed assistant secretary of the treasury.
 During the week ending April 2, IT British merchant vessels of more than 1,6O0 tons were sunk. Gold coin to the amount of $2oo,0 was withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury for shipment to Cuba. guarding of state buildings was pass ed by the New York Senate. According to cable advices received on the Board of Trade, Chicago, wheat is selling in Italy at SAP a bushel,
 The lI-Wheeier bill to extend local option privileges to cities passed the New York Assembly by a vote of 85 to 5S.
 Five men were injured when a troll ley car Of the Newark-Perth Amboy line crashed into a jitney bus at Eliz- abeth.
 An investigation into the cause of the recent record high prices for grain was begun before the Chicago Federal Grand Jury.
 Both houses of the Florida Legisla- ture adopted resolutions for submis- sion in 1918 of a statewide prohibition amendment.
 All families in Parkersbura, w. Va, have been asked by the city board of commerce to observe two meatless days a week.
 A bill introduced in Congress pro- vides for a prize of $200,0GO for the best device for protecting coasts from attacks at sea.
 The House Naval Committee re- ported favorably a bill giving the President authority to take over all ships in time of war.
 A bill calling for a referendum on the question of woman suffrage at the general election in 1918 was passed by the Wisconsin Senate.
 The plant of the Standard Steel Car Co. at Newcastle, Pa, will be closed indefinitely because of strike of sev- eraI hundred foreign laborers.
 D. G. Spiekermann, of WaItham, ar rested by Federal officials last week on suspicion of being a German Se- cret Service agent, was released.
 number of passengers in crowd <7 fF1ir Nuha jumped the tracks at a curve on Richmond Terrace, Staten Island.
 The Nebraska Senate, by a vote of 21 to 29 killed bill to repeal the law making compulsory teaching of Ger man in public schools of the State.
 The Steamer EastIand, which turn cd over in the Chicago River in 1915, causing a loss of S15 lives, is being converted into gunboat to be ready for service July 1. taken orders for 50 large engines for the Canadian Government Railways and five five for the Fl Paso & South western system.
 The Welsh Bill to save position, salaries and rating of all State and | Municipal Civil Service employees who 1 enlist for war service was passed by l the New 1OTk ASSeI1Dly'
 Senator cronwelPs bill providing | that no person under eighteen years of | age shall operate a motor vehicle in | New York city was passed and goes to l the Governor for signature.
 A bill introduced in Congress in creasing the monthly pay of priVates | in the army to $33 a month, and pro- | vfding a payment of s20 a month to | wives of enlisted married men.
 A concurrent resolution directing l that President Wilson's war message to Congress be read at the opening of all public school sessions on April 16 | was adopted by the New York Assemb- ly.
 The presidents of Bryn Mawr, Vel lesley and Mount Holyoke colleges personally offered to Secretary Baker the services of the college they rep resent for any use the country might require.
 The governor of the Bahama Islands has notified the State Department that he has issued an order forbtdding any person to land on the islands after A pril 9th without a passport contain ing a photograph.
 Twenty five pounds of dynamite, a quantity of percussion caps and fuses were found on the property of Ger man. Alfred Shly. at Huntington Sta ion, L. I. He said they belonged to a