Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-02


 German specie has been received at Amsterdam from the Imperial Bank of Germany. It was consigned to Dutch banks.
 American foodstufs exported in May reached value of S104, 4,000,0O0, a con- siderable increase over previous months.
 Employees of the Santa Fe railroad will receive bonus amounting to ter per cent. of their salary for the last six months.
 The Rockwell House, widely known summer hotel at Lake Luzerne, New York. was destroyed by fire. No body was hurt.
 About 1000 porcelain workers who have been on strike in Trenton, N J.. for ponths. voted to return to work this morning.
 James Larkin, the Irish Socialist and international agitator was ac- quitted in Jamaica on the charge of disorderly conduct.
 Letter postage between the United States and the Dominican RepubIic was reduced from five cents an ounce to two cents an ounce.
 Several despatches from Rotterdam say that the German Press is gagged and that something dramatic is gotns to happen in Germany.
 Adjutant Lufberry of the Lafayette EscadTille, was commissioned a lieuten- ant in the French army for his splendid work as an airman.
 Jessie Williamson, Jr., of PhiIadel- phia. a social leader was sentenced to serve between eight and "A years i'm prisonment for embezzlement.
 A despatch from Amsterdam to the London Times says that German specie is pouring into the Holland Banks from the German Imperial Bank.
 Prince Christopher, brother of ex- King Constantine, is going to London to marry Miss Lifts, a wealthy Ameri- can, whose identity is still a mystery.
 Crop conditions in Alberta province are reported excellent. Continuation present weather will mean another harvest as great as the past two years.
 Dr.. Charles A. Wiseman, a chemist of Pittsburgh, in the United States Marine Hospital, was arrested and charged with being an alleged German spy.
 Picked German troops made heavy attack on the Verdun front near Hill 304 and Avocourt Wood and after se- were shelling were diso~ganized by the French.
 Bennie Sternbere, who was charged with the murder of Mrs. Hillair of Brooklyn, was discharged from the Tombs by Judge Wadhams of General Sessions.
 President Wilson asked the Senate to permit Brand Whitlock, the Amer ican minister to Belgium, to accept the offer of the Order of Leopold from King Albert.
 A cable from the American Consul at Moscow to the State Department states the area planted in cotton this year in Russian Central Asia was one half that of last year
 A Dutch arnnored ship of war ar rived at an Atlantic port flying the in ten years that a Dutch warship has visited the United States.
 Section 13 of the American Army Corps in France was cited for bravery and great courage and self possession. especially on May 25, 1 when it rescued wounded under heavy fire"
 Colonel Henry E. Bsrthman, who re- gently resigned as colonel of the filth | New York regiment after 27 years of service in the National Guard, was re- ! called to active duty commander of | the depot battalion of his old regiment. |
 The Suez Canal Go. reports re- ceipts for the year ended Dec. 31 of | 89 044276 francs, a decrease of g. | 1S3s22 francs from the total receipts | passed through the canal as with 15 266155 tons in 1915 |