Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-13

SaPt' Iauza 6otSog an aNIaGor rom Uruguay, was killed in France when his airplane fell to the ground.
 The Berlin bread ration was in- creased 100 grams (about 2 1-2 ounces) and the price raised 12 pfenigs.
 The death rate for the navy for the past week was -.2 per 1000, a much lower rate than in peace times.
 Seventy-six carloads of watermeIons and canteloupes were shipped from Laurel, Del. breaking all records.
 The Department of Labor announced that the design for the war industries badge will be ready by September.
 Two British airmen flew from Eng- land to Egypt, a distance of 1000 miles. A few stops were made for petrol. .
 All contracts for raincoats held by firms whose agents were indicted on charges of bribery will be cancelled.
 
 Members of the naval committee of the House were received in Paris by George L.aygues, minister of marine. Commissioner Enright back from Washington, is sure the New York po- lice will be exempted from the draft | The Shipping moard offers a reward of $100 to the first person who warns any ship of the presence of a U boat. German newspapers admit the situ at1on in Russia is critical and the gov ernment may come to an end any day.
 The National League for Women. Service was presented with four am balances by the silk and allied trades
 Tests of the new oxysenizins appar atus for aviators in high altitude made in Chicago have proven success full.
 The New York food board urges tn people to continue the restrictions 0 beef although the federal food boar raised the restrictions.
 | Miss Katherine p. Irwin, once nigh supervisor of the Paterson Genera
 Hospital was killed in Franc,
 She was Red Cross nurse.
 William H Newman, former presi dent of the New York Central Line
 died in his apartment in New Tor
 hotel. He-w 70 years old. Eight Italian aViators flying at 1,ot kilometers, dropped manifestos to l. Austrian cities know what to expect the expedition were a bombing one.
 The location of the Diamond Shoa
 lightship destroyed by a submarin , will be marked as soon as possible by gigantic gas whistle and bell buoy. , The British labor party issued ca
 for a convention of women of Britat
 to be held Oct 16 Political and civ
 rights of women are to be discussed. l Paul M. Wsrburg, one of the orgai izers of the federal reserve system, d. :. clared he left the board because criticism due to his German antec' : dents.
 r The new draft is expected to make . large cut in the shipbuilding forces
 the nation which were recruited on
 recently. Only expert men will be r. tained.
 One exception to the orders of Il e War and Navy Departments suspen' ing enlistments was made for phys clans. They will be allowed to enli at any time.
 a The Chinese government refused n receive Mgr. Petrelli as Papal Nunc z to China because. he was a friend . Admiral von Hintze, late German mi 2 ister to Pekin.
 4 Secretary of War Baker will not a required to fill out a draft questio = naire. He is 46 years old but becau @ oA youthful appearance he W d thought to be in the new draft. !. Capt Lieut.. Sehweioer, command
 of the submarine that sank. the Lus
 tania- and the whole crew were lc t when the submarine was caught in " British mine field and blown to piec $ William Q. Hayward, general seer 3. tary treasurer of the I. W. W, on tr ,t for conspiracy against the governme Is at Chicago, declared that fedel It agents had tied up the defense fun
 of the organization.
 = Lewis B. Franklin, national direct = of the government war loan organiz E tion, spoke to 250 federal reserve d d trict liberty loan chairmen at CleN II land. He said the government W Ia need half of the nations earnings. h GERMANS STRONG DEFENSE Iv TO SAVE RETRIEVING. ARN al ------ " Reserves Have Not Diminished Pr J. sure of the Allies. II