Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-20
Condensed Telegrams

BroiIer chickens sold at a dollar a pound n Boston,
 The German bread ration was re- duced from 200 grams a day to 16O.
 Silver bars valued at s3,o0oooo were 1 shipped to the Orient last week from New York.
 Pupils in Bronx Public School took it upon themselves to banish German text books.
 The House of Commons adjourned until May 18th. No acton was taken on Home Rule.
 George F. Titus, former New York Police Inspector who retired in 1914, died of pneumonia.
 The estate of Mrs. Potter Palmer, | society leader who died last week, is valued at $25,OOO 900.
 French women will become god mothers" to the burial places Of Am ! erican soldiers in France.
 The French steamship AtIantique | Nelo lO4 pSdOSQ. ell passengers were
 lost The ship reached port safely.
 Ire latest casualty list issued by the
 War Department contains the names
 of 160 men. Fifteen were killed in ac-
 tion.
 The Bulgarian War Minister has de- nied report that Bulearian troops
 are to be employed on the western front.
 Professor Le Monaco is credited by the Italian scientific press with the
 discovery that sugar will cure tuber-
 culosis.
 The War Trade Board issued new regulations putting wheat imports un- der the control of the Food Admini-
 stration.
 For military reasons Camp Dix was closed to visitors until Monday even
 ing and all leaves of absence were
 held up. 2 M. Succo, a banker, was arrested in Paris charged with having received 100000 francs in dividends through Austria.
 Food Administrator Hoover sold his large automobile and discharged his chauffeur. He will operate a small 5 auto himself.
 The American labor delegation in its | conference with British laborities 2 maintained opposition to negotiations a with Germany.
 The Indian appropriation bill, carry. ing $11,000,000 was finally approved by d Congress, the House favoring the con. Y ference report.
 William p. Harvey of Kansas City \ was appointed one of the two join field representatives of the Nationa War Labor Board. A mutiny almost broke out in Ho H Springs N. C., when interned German E learned they were going to be sent t E Fort Oglethrope, Ga. Secretary Baker announced that al h of the successful candidates in tn E fourth officers training camp will b
 eligible for commissions. E An agreement has been reached a Berne between German and Italial R commissioners regarding the exchang of sick and crippled prisoners. E Captain SiIvic Resnati, of the Italia, E Royal Flying Corps, was killed by \ fall, while making a test in an Am erican airplane at Mineola, L. 1. s The "VoIkersrecht," Swiss sociaIis n organ declares the new German Aust a rian treaty is nothing less than an r. nexation of Austria by Germany.
 According to reports reaching th le American army in France, giant Ger W man airplanes are being built to bonn d ports where American troops land y A Czech deputation warned Premie IS von Seydler of Austria, that a revolt
 tion would occur if a German constitu l. tion was put in effect in Bohemia le The Berlin LokaI- -Anzeger says th d Austro- German alliance pact is read y, to be initialled. It is expected tt Id treaty will be signed before August. of Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood,
 the first naval district, Boston rule
 that yeo-Women must salute nav le officers and that officers must retur z, the salute.
 of Two million pounds of German owl D. ed tobacco will be knocked down LII l. der the hammer to the highest bidd'
 of Richmond today by Alien Propert m Custodian Palmer. nt l. Porto Rican Iaborers are to be tran 1y ported to the United States within
 month to work on southern farm
 shipyards along the Atlantic coast al
 other war industries. D. Twenty persons were injured in re collision between Washington, Al e. napolis &c Baltimore suburban electr m car and a Washington street car. IT o- cars were running in a heavy fog. m Having reached the age limit Brig es Gen. Eben Swift was retired by or re CT of the President, who immediate lg replaced him on the active list as
 Major General in the National army m S. Felix Laskowsley, Quartermaste oI Fleet Naval Reserve, sacrificed his Ii iS' while trying to save two employees u navy yard; he was overcome with DC <; sonous gases, navy officers announce 11a' The Irish Parliamentary party a
 ' opted a resolution against conscri +a tion and appealed to America to apr bo to Ireland the principle of self dete , imitation set forth by President W ~ son.