Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22

ed Feb. IT were 1lz,S4O bales l. Smallpox has broken out at Berlin, Hamburg, Madgeburg and Essen. Exports from the port of New York on Feb. 19 were value at $6,641,S09.
 The steamship San GusIieIno, of the Italian line, arrived at New York The three-masted schooner Marga- ret L. Roberts was launched at Phippsburg, Me
 The Vermont house of representa- lives defeated a bill providing for wo- man suffrage
 Fire destroyed the Unionist- Gazette Printing plant at Somerville, N. J., at a loss of $150,OOo.
 Brig Gen Ernest A. Darlington, in, spector-gene of the army, retired from active service of the Pittsburgh National League Baseball club, is dead.
 Domestic exports from the port of New York for the week ended Feb. IT were valued at $46,644,49e. Fire destroyed the General Groeers' Co.'S five-story building at Detroit, Mich, at loss of s35O,O00.
 The capital stock of the Tidewater Oil Co of New Jersey was increased from $3o,ooo,OOo to s4O,ooo,OOO. Jersey coast, from Sandy Hook to Cape May, has been doubled.
 Gold coin to the amount of $2co,ooo was withdrawn fro mthe Sub-Treas- TIr~U n South America
 Six members of the family of Fred Dose, of Taber, Alberta, were burned to death when stove in their home overturned.
 The German Emperor has donated his famous collection of engravings, now in the castle of WiIhelmshohe, to the public.
 The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce ordered a fay- orable report on a bill to alleviate the car shortage.
 The Fifth Regiment of Infantry, Maryland National Guard, returned home after eight months service on
 The steamer StA1tly, with passeng- CTS from Nantucket for New Bedford, Mass, ran aground in a fog off the 
 By vote of 60 to 10 the Senate passed the so-called espionage and spy bill without debate on agreement with the leaders on both sides.
 Exports from the port of Philadel- phia for January were valued at $43,- 4,046, an increase of $31,S ,66S, as The steamer Madison, of the Old Dominion line, which was caught in the net spread to protect Hampton Roads from submarines was released from the net.
 Howard A. Banks, private secretary ot Secretary Daniels, resigned to be- School Times, published in PhiladeI- phia-
 Grain men representing the leading markets in the central West met in Chicago to discuss the proposed grad ing of wheat by the Federal Govern ment.
 Eighty-five members of the Second West Virginia Regiment have desert ed since the regiment left Charleston, W. Va, last autumn for San Antonio, Texas.
 Major General Pershing notified the War Department that he had assumed command of the Southern Department, which post was held by Major General Funston.
 The Western Union Telegraph Co s central cable office announced that the wireless station at Tuckerton, N. J., would again accept business messages for Central Europe.
 All mines in Mexico not in operation and whose owners have not filed req been delayed are to be taken over by the Carranza Government.
 Joseph E Locesky, of Waukegan, H., died at South Bend, Ind., as a re- suit of injuries he received in a foot ball game between two school teams at Notre Dame on Oct. 22.
 The Swedish minister at Berlin was instructed to make formal protest to Germany, with demand of compen- | sation, for the loss of torpedoing of the Swedish steamer Varing.
 The police of Chicago were asked ot look for Harry Mckinley. a cousin | of the late President Mckinley. He | from his home in Birm- | ingham, Ala, on February II.
 Miss EIoise YeIton, who was taken | into custody after being accused of | to have J. F. Morgan & ] Co.'S building wrecked, was sent to | Bellevue Hospital for observation.
 Henry D. Sharpe of Providence, R. | l., and Joseph A. Skinner of Holyoke | were named as directors of the New i England Telephone and Telegraph | company at the annual meeting in New | York.
 The nomination of Charles J. liar vey of Brooklyn to be a member of | the First District Public Service Com | mission to succeed himself was re- ferred to the finance committee by the | Senate.
 George E. F. GiIiett of New Haven, Conn.,, charged with having stolen | $11,000 from the Remington Arms | Union Metallic Cartridge company while in it's employ, was released un- der suspended sentence in county court | at Jersey City.
 Proposed increases of from $2.5O to | S17.50 a car in refrigeration charges on fruits and vegetables from Idaho,