Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01


 Representative Kahn of California, in the House the army gen eral staff's universal military service bill.
 A bill granting a pension of $10o 8 month to the widow of Major-G Gen eral Funston was passed by the Sen ate.
 injured when three Hudson River trol- ley cars were in collision at Hacken- sack, N. J.
 shire. who is seriously i'll at his home at Washington, was reported to be slightly improved.
 pr. Ben L. Reitman, of Rochester, N. Y. was acquitted by a police court jury of charge of circulating birth control literature.
 James H. Murray, letter carrier of Stamford, pleaded guilty in the federal court to theft of letters from the mails and was fined $500.
 An order for three 116-ton engines for the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad was placed with the Ameri- can Locomotive Go.
 Sixty-fve weunded Russians, home ward bound from Germany, were killed in a railroad wreck near Holmsleden in northern Sweden.
 Waiter s. Smiley, a sergeant in the United States army, was assigned as drill sergeant to the Chicago Club of the American League.
 The Standard Oil Go. of New Jersey will seek indemnity for the destruction of it's oil properties in Rumania at the time of the German invasion of that 
 The Illinois Central Railroad Co ordered 28 passenger cars and 20 switching engines from the American Locomotive Co., and 35 freight engines from Baldwin's.
 A bill designed to prohibit the sale of liquor within a quarter of a mile of of the military training camp reser- vation at Plattsburg was introduced In the Legislature.
 Approximately s2,5oo,ooo was ex- pended in the campaign to re-elect President Wilson, it was announced It New York, headquarters of the national committee.
 Twenty five persons were injured when a north-bound eight--car train ,n the Third Avenue Elevated crashed nto the rear of stalled train at the L49th Street station, New York.
 The ordnance bureau of the Navy will open it's bids today Or 2,40O one-pounder guns with $50 three-inch guns with mounts, and 40 five-inch guns.
 Governor Holcomb has appointed c. 2. Sturhahn of Hartford and Samuel ~F T-1i -64II 14I@ Of he state to the conference on child abor at Baltimore March 20 to 25.
 The Slater Military Training Bill. to compel all boys between 16 md 19 years of age to receive military was favorably reported by he Senate Committee on Military Af- airs.
 A bill appropriatine $45, 5,ooo, 900 for floods on the Mississippi, nd $5,600, 900 for similar work on the River, in California, was assed by the Senate by vote of Al Q 15.
 Oliver Vendieken, six years old, of iarden City, l.. l., was crushed to cath between and elevator an dthe 1 econd floor of R. H. Macy & Co.'S apartment store and S4th Sereet i lew York.
 Increased freight rates on iron and | teel from Chicago, Pittsburgh and | ther points in the East to Pacific l oast terminals for export, were au ] horized by the Interstate Commerce !
 The Idaho House of Representatives l assed a resolution calling for a con titution convention to consider the I, roposal to create a new State of the | ew State of the ten northern coun- l es of Idaho.
 Senator George H. Whitney, chair | ian of the legislative committee taht | as been Investigating the drug evil. | ltroduced a resolution to extend the | fe of the committee until Feb. 1, 1918, nd to appropriate $20, 1000 for the ex enses of the inquiry.
 $f6o, 100000 Invalid Pension Bill.
 Washington, Feb. 2S.-The senate | lid aside the revenue bill for one |