Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-09

made to the Russian provisional gov ernment by Jewish interests in Pe- trograd.
 Jose Gutierrez, the minister of war, was elected president of Bo- livia. He succeeds General Ismael Advices from various directions confirm reports that the new treat ment for epilepsy is achieving won derfuI results.
 The parcel post service from the United States to Denmark and Sweden has been suspended until further notice.
 Patrick Reavy, 60 years old, died in a Philadelphia hospital from bullet wounds inflicted by a national guards man on sentry duty. Ambassador EIkus, i'll in Constan- tinople, with typhus, is feeling better, home for three weeks. Plans were launched to make American Am Decoration Day May 80: a allied countries of the world.
 Several persons were killed and about 100 injured as the result of sham battle in which fl, GOO school 
 The list sweIIed the total Canadian casualties since the Vimy Ridge battle to 15,074. Eight Americans were listed, of whom four are dead.
 Labor members threaten to with draw their support from the gLloyd George government unless a settle ed.
 The Sub-Treasury has transferred an additional $1,000,000 to San Fran cisco. The transfers are on account of shipments of equal amounts to Japan.
 Representative Joseph G. Cannon, House, celebrated his 81st birthday. No special plans for the anniversary were made.
 Three Americans-all in the Amer ican ambulance corps-were honored for bravery by the French Govern raent, being decorated with the War Cross.
 Official advices from Ottawa quote Sir Thomas White as saying that the removal of the duty on wheat and flour will continue permanently after the war.
 Sales of the F. w. wooIworth Co. for April were S7,493,253, compared with $7,349,140 for tie same month of 1916, an increase of $114,113 or 1.96 per cent.
 Announcement was made from the rostrum of the New York Stock EX- change that the brokerage firm of Tower & Sherwood was unable to meet it's obligations.
 The annual Harvard interscholastic track meet scheduled for Saturday used by the Harvard regiment in re- view before Marshal Joffre.
 Cigarette sales in this country in March were approximately 2,500 0O00,- 900. This was an increase over March, 1916. of slightly over 800, 100000 cig- arettes, or close to 50 per cent.
 Efforts made by the Newfoundland government to provide against a threatened shortage in the supply of salt for curing the great codfish catch of the colony have been successful.
 Agreement was reached by the house ways and means committee late yesterday on a final draft of the war revenue bill, designed to raise $1,- 500 OG0, 900 during the coming year.
 Stockholders of the United States Gas Improvements Company of Phil adelphia approved the increased in the capital stock of from $5,520,1CO to $61,- O72 800, par value of shares $50 each.
 Tramway Mine of Anaconda, form erly Butte Coalition, is still closed on account of the fire which broke through from workings of West Co., lusa and Leonard Mines two months ago.
 The outstanding feature of the Yale m pnc substitution on the date of the usual intercollegiate baseball game with Harvard, of a great patriotic celebra- ton.
 Dr. Stephen Langdon, in translat- ing the Nippur collection of the Uni versity of Per nsylvaina Museum has found evidence of belief in the coming is fixed at 2,500 B. c.
 Five explosions occurred in a chem icaI factory in Kobe, Japan, where po- of gunpowder, were made. | A fire followed, in which Is ware 1 houses were destroyed.
 America's entry Into the war was | again in London at 1 two large meetings for united | thanksgiving and interceSSion under | the auspices of the Worlds Evangeli- | cal Alliance in Queens Hall.
 Another week is expected to see all | newspapers selling at two | cents owing to the high prices of pa per- The Herald made formal an- 1 of the advance yesterday | and set the date for next Monday.
 The governor yesterday appointed | Walter E. Coe of Stamford, C.. l.. | Avery of Groton and George E. | Beers of New Haven, delegates to the | annual conference on uniform state | laws at Saratoga, N. Y, August 29 to | Sept. 2.
 The Massachusetts house of repre- | sentatives yesterday unanimously re- | jected resolutions calling upon Presf- | dent Wilson and congress to urge the | British government to grant the peo- l pie of Ireland ''the right of home rule | and loyal sef-government."