Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10

 tionwide dietary schedule which will provide two meatless days week.
 Official denial was made of reports Ambassador to Russia, had left Pe- trograd.
 A state guard was formed in Bos- ton by members of labor unions, to be known as the Trade Union Home Guards.
 The Norwegian bark Dione was sunk by gunfire on May 2. Her crew of 12 were rescued, including two Americans.
 England is considering the purchase of the British liquor trade, according to statement made in Commons by Chancellor Bonar Law. of Guillaume Stengel-Sembrich hus- band of the opera singer. He has been seriously ill in New York.
 lost 362 aeroplanes and 29 captive bal looms. The Germans lost "A aero planes and 10 captive balloons.
 After stormy session the Mexican Senate passed bill giving President Carranza extraordinary p.ywers to deal with the finances of the country
 Whistler paintings, etchings, and many of Whistlers letters, assembled by Joseph PenneiI. have been present. ed to the United States Government.
 Recruiting records in St. Louis were broken and army and navy officers at tribute this to the enthusiasm arous- ed by the visit of the French commis- sion.
 Mayor CurIey of Boston was inform ed by the United States shipping board that it did not intend to divert the New England coal-carrying fleet to other service.
 wage increase of 10 per cent. eff fective June 4, and affecting 35,000 cotton mill operatives, was announced by the Fall River Manufacturers' As sociation.
 The Norwegian Foreign Office re- ports the Norwegian steamers Tolskay submarines. Three men were lost from the Vale.
 A majority of the commission nam ed at Port-au- Prince, Haiti, a result of President d'Artiguenave's message, advising a declaration of war against Germany, is opposed to war.
 TNil farmers ana men engaged III work on farms were excused from jury duty by Supreme Court Justice Rodenbeck of Rochester at the open ing of the May term of court.
 The rush for admission to the of ficers' training camp for New Eng land men at Plattsburg was so great that fully half of those accepted as applicants will be disappointed.
 Dominick Harnniontoro, 38 years old, of Long Island City, a cabaret singer, dropped dead at the Chalet, near Greensboro Bridge, Long Island City. He collapsed after giving a song.
 A new idea in the painting of ships that will result in a lower visibility was discovered by Lewis Herzog. an artist and yachtsman. He has offer ed his formula to the Government
 Labor and fuel difficulties and the hood resources to military require ments spell ruin to the smaller Ger man tradesmen, such as the bakers.
 As a performance of 'The Mer- chant of Venice" was nearing it's close in Paris a woman carrying a child sprang to the stage and fired three shots at one of the principal actors
 The bill to empower the Inter state Commerce Commission to deal with the car shortage emergencies was passed by the house yesterday as an emergency measure. It now goes to the senate.
 Richard Hippo, 13, of No. w. 18th St, New Lork told Fire Marshal Prial and Principal Birkins, of P. S. 10, 117th St, and St. Nicholas Avenue, how he caused four fires in the school in three weeks.
 A commission of three members, ap- pointed by Governor Whitman, Is to be established in New York State to cooperate with the Federal Govern ment and other states in the conser- Vation and distribution of food.
 The United States court of appeals has affirmed the decision of the federal district court of New York holding that the De Forest Telegraph and Telephone company had infringed a certain pat ent of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph company of America.
 An American serving in the Ger man army has been awarded the Iron Cross He is Capt. Oswald Sapper, of Mayville. Wis. He asked Ameri- can newSpa Dermen to inform his wife