Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-09

rgest in Connecticut in P l Condensed TeIegrams 1 The steamer LapIand arrived at New York from Liverpool.
 Switzerland has taken over German interests in Great Britain. | Government shipping rates were in-
 creased from 125 to 300 per cent.
 Exports from Spain to the United
 States for 1916 were valued at $35, ,453.- The First Regiment, Connection.
 National Guard is short AT of Wal
 strength.
 The Commercial Gable Go. announc- ed that the censorship at Honolulu
 had been abolished.
 Fire destroyed the plant of the
 Pa, at loss of s1oo.oo0.
 Judge Robert M. Douglas, son of
 Stephen A. Douglas, died at his home at Greensboro, N. C., aged 6s- |
 Gold coin to the amount of S7OO oco was withdrawn from the sub-treasury for shipment to South America.
 Articles of incorporation were filed at Dover, Del, by the Inland Steel Co, with a capital stock of $30, 100000. The City Council of Hoboken passed d resolution approving President Wii- son's action in breaking with Germany. 
 | The plant of the Potteries Milling | & Mining Co.,, at East Liverpool. Ohio. was destroyed by fire at loss of $1O0, 900.
 ! Nearly 700 industrial plants in western Pennsylvania will assist the | government in every way possible in | case of war.
 The House approved the conference report on the $6O. .000, 900 Notifications pill passed by the Senate, with minor amendments.
 ] Michael cazin, the French artist, was killed by the accidental explosion ! of bomb aboard vessel anchored in a French port.
 A bill authorizing the Governor to draft men to fill the ranks of the Ma | tionai Guard was introduced in the Vermont House.
 Secretary of War Baker congraS- ulated General Pershing and the men of his command on the work that they have done in Mexico. The first British steamer to arrive at Baltimore in nine days was the Rytor, Captain Dingle, which arrived yesterday from Huelva, Spain. Senator Underwood before the Sen l ate Finance Committee urged a tax of two cents a pound on oleomargerine as means of increasing the revenue. By vote of 16 to the New Harnp- shire Senate defeated a bill giving women the right to vote in presiden- tial, state, county and town elections. The United States Government signed a contract with the Bartlett Hayward Co, of Baltimore for the de- livery of about s5,00o,0O0 worth of shells.
 Indictments were returned against the four persons charged with con- spiracy to poison Premier David Lloyd George and Minister Arthur Henderson.
 Only one vessel passed out of rhe Virginia Capes for the war zone yeS- terday-the British steamer PenIee, with wheat from New Orleans to Avonmouth.
 The Royal Dutch West Indian mail steamer Prins Frederik Hendrix, which left New York Sunday for West chinery out of order.
 Senator Weeks introduced an amendment to the naval bill to name the six new battle cruisers John Paul Jones, MacDonough, Decatur, Perry, Farragut and Dewey.
 The First Battalion of the 10th Regiment, AIbany's unit of the Nation al Guard, entrained for points down the Hudson, where they will assist in guarding public property.
 William H. Paterson, commander in-ctief of the Grand Army of the Re- public, called on President Wilson and assured him it's members stood be- hind him in the present situation.
 Embargo on all shipments of food and practically everything with the exception of coal from Cleveland and all points west of Buffalo was declared Railroad.
 Thirty prisoners in the Tombs, N. T., awaiting trial presented signed pe- tition to Warden John Hanley that they be allowed to enlist for service in case the President issues call for volunteers.
 Governor Edge of New Jersey sign ed a bill passed by the Legislature providing an emergency appropriation of $100, 1000 for use of the State in com pleting equipment of the national guard and naval reserve.
 The Department of Commerce re- ceived a cable from the American Consul General at London stating that the minister of munitions issued an edict permitting no person to deal in lead except under license.
 A rush for first citizenship papers at the naturalization office here that began Monday morning has already