Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-04-21

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16 PACES-12
gest in Connecticut in Pr,
Condensed kilograms
Norway has just lost e5o,ooo tons or
42o ships by U-boat warfare.
Michisan's s5,ooo,o0o war loan bill
was signed by Governor Sleeper.
and Won Bondungin, have been retired
and pensioned.
The war and navy departments each
placed an emergency order for 5000
Lewis machine guns.
John RoIIa MiddIemiss, formerly a
judge of the United States Court in
Utah. died at Montreal.
The st. Louis Union Bank was ad-
mtited to full membership in the
Federal Reserve system,
A bill giving the women the right to
vote for presidential electors was pass
ed by the Michigan House.
James Mcclure, of New York, was
appointed supervisor of construction
of the new Sing Sing and Wingdale
prison
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cents a pound have been purchased at
| Chicago by the Government in the last
few days.
bury, of jamestown, as attorney gen.
eral of the state, was filed with the
secretary of state.
of France shows an increase in gold
of 10,142, 900 francs, and decrease in
silver of 1,639,0 900 francs.
Within the last week 2,75o appIica-
tions for membership in aviatio nre-
serve corps have been received at av-
iation headquarters at Chicago.
Three men were killed and three
| others were injured by the explosion
of tank of oxygen in a shop of the
Louisville Nashville Ry., at Louis
vile.
Fifteen thousand acres of land, to
be used as a gun testing ground for
| the Rock Island arsenal, have been OBJ
tanned by option for the United States
| Government.
A necklace containing 375 diamonds,
given her by the late J. p. Morgan,
has been sold at public auction by
the German empress, says the Ber-
linske Tionde.
The United States Bureau of Edu-
cation sent to all school boards of the
nation an appeal for juvenile coopera-
tion in increasing the food production
during the war.
Chancellor Bonar Law, informed the
British Commons that the Government
had decided to hold a secret session. of
the house, the date of which would be
announced next week.
| Massachusetts State Prison have vol
unteered their services to Governor
Mccall in any capacity. in connection
with the national crisis.
The MontcIair, NJ. j., authorities
h ave directed that the playing or
singing of the national anthem shall
conclude all entertainments in places
of amusement licensed by the town.
While detachment of recruits for
Company I of the first regiment of the
New York national guard was drilling
ran into and seriously injured five of
the men.
Officers in charge of athletics at
the United States Naval Academy an
nounced that no exceptions would be
made to the order forbidding midship-
men to hold athletic events with 9TH
er schools.
Representative Emerson of Ohio
introduced a bill to punish by fine and
imprisonment circulation of false rum
ors calculated to effect adversely ma
tional or international affairs of the
United States.
The governor of Missouri has issued
a proclamation calling upon bankers,
farmers and other business men to
meet with him in conference with the
State Board of Agriculture at Jeffer
son City. April 2Srd.
Orders aggregating 10000 tons of
steel ships have been placed in Ca
nadion yards by the Imperial NUM-
tions Board for steamers ranging from
3,400 to S,400 tons, to carry Canadian
supplies across the Atlantic.
Gamers and iobbers met at Chicago
for an important conference. suggested
by the Washington administration, to
ing the war of only perishable pro-
ducts such as fruits and vegetables.
Lillian Mccarthy, the actress, was
awarded a court decree in London re-
storing married rights against Fl.
Granville Barker, a theatrical produc-
err Such action in the British courts
usually is followed by divorce pro-
ceedings.
David =. Houston, secretary of ag-
riculture, invited the heads of farm
ers' organizations to confer at Wash
ington next Monday on the food sit
uation and give advice and sugges-
tions as to the best means of increas-
ing the supply.
The Standard Manufacturing Com
pany and the Parsons Foundry Com
pany of Bridgeport, were consolidated
yesterday. The Standard company is
capitalized at $500, 900 and the Parsons
Foundry at 100000. The new COM
pany will be known as the Billion Ma
chine Tool company.