Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-15

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Gen. Dragomiroff, who succeeds Gen.
Russky on the western Russian front,
is one of the most intellectual gen.
erals in the army.
whisky and beer are all right in
their place, but their place is in hell"
shouted the Rev. BILLY" Sunday in a
sermon on Booze"
The New York contingent, 1900
strong, of the student officers training
camp, arrived at Plattsburg Barracks
on four special trains.
Turkey is carrying on a secret dis
cuSsion with representatives of the
Entente powers in Switzerland, it is
understood in Washington.
The British Government was fully
aroused to taking strong measures to
end the so called engineering strike"
which started some weeks ago.
The German Admiralty announces
that a British destroyer was sunk in
the engagement between light forces
off the Flemish coast on May 10.
Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
conferees determined unanimously
that the three countries should main
tain a policy of impartial neutrality.
A large American flag, the gift of
DR.. Charles " Paterno, was unfurled
at the Fort Washington Presbyterian
Church at special patriotic exercises.
commencement exercises at the
College of the City of New York and
New York University will be strip
ped of all gayety and ceremony this
year.
Farmers in 19 states report an in
creaSing demand for farm labor.
Skilled laborers demand an eight-hour
day and wages double those of normal
times.
Four seamen's associations sent
resolutions to the Norwegian Govern
ment demanding better safeguards for
vessels and crews from the submarine
menace.
Japan won the Oriental Olympic
games staged at Toxic. The athletes
of the land of the Rising Sun scored
120 points, the ilipinos 80 and the
Chinese 4S.
All American steam vessels entering
the war zone must carry enough life
boats to accommodate every person
aboard, and have enough life RATS for
25 per cent.
The Italian steamship Cavour, hav-
by a submarine near Dalar Senegal,
Africa. according to a report received
at Buenos Aires.
The official statistics of retail prices
of food given in the Board of Trade
Labor Gazette of London show an in
crease up to March 81 of "a per cent.
compared with July, 1914.
Diamonds valued at $4,000 were lost
by John p. Boylan, of Great Neck, l..
l., while on his way to business in
He missed the gems from
a pocket in his waistcoat.
The Dusenberg Motors Corporation
Of New York filed plans for the con-
of a plant for the manufac-
ture of airplane motors for the Gov
ernment at Elizabeth, N. j.
General Sir William r. Robertson,
chief of the Imperial Staff, declared !!
British had expended 200, 600 tons of |
in France alone.
The automatic weighing machine, |
once a toy or an instrument Of amuse-
nent, is now a necessary of life in
Germany, according to DIR. Riecke,
he assistant mayor of Berlin.
Advices from Warsaw through Aus
.riari sources say the movement
against the German created Polish
Council of State was undoubtedly en-
by the events in Russia.
Children in the schools of New
York will carry out tooth brush drills
It the opening of Oral Hygiene Week
Us a campaign of publicity and edu-
.ation on the care of the teeth
The a1oth anniversary of the found
ng of jamestown, Va, was celebrated
With patriotic services in the historic
,hurch of ST. Marks in the Bouere.
Yearly 1000 persons were present.
Maurice Mouvet, the dancer, sent his
heck for $4,000 to the American rep
essential tives of the American Ambu-
ance Corps on the French battle front,
s the joint gift of himself and his
wife, Florence Walton.
Junius S. Morgan, son of j. p.
Iorgan, has Joined the naval reserve
s an ensign and has been assigned to
he station at Newport, r. l., 1t was
at recruiting headquarters
n New York yesterday.
Major George r. Chandler, super
ntendent of the New York State po-
ce announced the appointment of I
'ercy E. Barbour of Yonkers as first |
equity. He is the editor of the En-
& Mining Journal. X
Tired, faint from hunger and sleep
Captain Give burden of the
australians arrived in Victoria station 1
rom France. While walking along
he platform he tainted, fell in under
he train, and was run over
Resolutions in Germany on clothes
atoms went into force on April 4.
hey go into details as to the number
f garments which citizens may pos
ess and even specify the amount of
10th to be used for making suits and
resseS. f
Agnes Nestor of the Womans s. Trade l
Union league Of Chicago has been ap- /
ointed by the council of national de- II
ense a member of the committee on (
defense work. of which Dr. u