Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-23
Condensed TeIeQrams

Cotton sinned to Nov. IA amounted to S,6S1, ,005 bales.
 Senator Spenser of Missouri, Repuh- lican, was sworn in.
 Southerns Railroad filed an appIica- tion for increase in class rates
 United States shipping losses caus- ed by the war amounted to 136 yes seIs.
 War contracts cancelled since cessa- tion of war amounted to $1 336, ,000,- 000
 War Department will return col diers to their home stations in special trains.
 Cuba subscribed $1o752s5o to the Fourth Liberty Loan. Her quota st. 900, 900.
 An established rate on export of shipments of iron was asked by the Erie Railroad.
 Premier CIemenceau, and Marshal Foch were elected members of the French Academy. i Welfare Department will be the first of those in the shipyards to be hit as | the result of restoration of peace.
 A special meeting of the Interna- national Mercantile Marine directors was held, but no announcement was given.
 A decree was issued by the Dutch colony Curacao permitting defensive ly armed vessels to call at Willem- i stad port.
 I Under Secretary of State Bouisson, of France, announced that within five years France will duoble it's pre- war | tonnage.
 Japan is planning to tax Iuxuries. l One aim of the tax is to prevent the growth of luxurious tendencies among 1 the people.
 Senator Hoke Smith says War La l bor Board modified curb on cotton ex- ports except to enemy and northern European neutrals. l War Trade Board announced that l five large Dutch vessels left Ameri- van ports with foodstuffs to relieve 1 shortage in Holland.
 Postmaster General Burleson an- neunced ssthat the ban on installation of new telephones and telephone ex- tensions was removed. War Labor Board granted machin- ists of the American Locomotive plant at Paterson N. J., a 4S-hour week with half holiday on Saturday.
 Fire on submarine chaser 291 in GraVesend Basin, New York. threat ened many ships. The chaser was finally lowed out of port by fire patrol boat
 Treasury Department has tentative plans to float $S,960000, GOO worth o1 securities next year. It is hoped $2,- 100000, 900 will be raised by War Saw ing Stamps.
 Readjustment of the nations an.
 thracite supply necessitated by 6
 falling off in production due to in
 fluenza among the miners was affected
 by the Fuel Administration.
 Chinese government is to destroy
 $14 000,000 GOO worth Of opium pur
 chased from Shanghai merchants wht
 were unable to dispose of it because
 of law against shipping it into interor
 The inquiry of the French govern
 ment to buy 100000 pounds of coppel contaned an agreement to pay g cents for quick delivery of a 1arg,
 portion. The balance was sought fo. 26 cents a~pound,
 King George and Queen Mary, o England, will visit Paris this month The Ford plant, turning out Eag chasers for the government will bull, canal boats on a large scale after it
 contract with the government is com
 pleted.
 Senator Shafroth introduced a reso lution providing for the adoption o the metric system in the Unite States.
 . An announcement made in tn s House of Commons said that 100 r lives were lost in mine sweeping op l erations.
 Chicago Board of Trade director , expelled Walter Kettenburg fror 2 membership because of irregular bus mess practices, q Bronze medals for all soldiers an e sailors who have served in the wa l. are authorized by a resolutio e adopted by the senate yesterday an y sent to the house. S Director Goodman, of the Unite 0 War Work campaign, stated that tn e subscriptions throughout the islan : of Porto Rico would exceed $100 00G 1. Thomas w. Lawson, unsuccessfI s independent candidate for the Unite e States senate at the recent election i g Massachusetts, paid $4,792 to an ad d vertising agency which handled h DubiicitV camD9ipO