Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-01

the late Dr. w Nj. Polk, for John Metcalfe Polk scholarship.
 Hans Wagner, former star of the baseball diamond, enlisted in the Home i Defense Police, of Pittsburgh.
 The War Industries Board ruled that | rosin and turpentine are essential to meet the needed war requirements Of the country.
 The House voted unanimously to adopt the bill giving the Treasury au- thority to issue an additional $S 000,- 900 900 bonds.
 Andre Tardieu, commissioner of France e-American relations, said that 1.O0O,O 900 American troops will be ill France by July 4.
 The Senate Department and a group of New York bankers are discussing a proposal to loan the Chinese Gov ernment $50 900 OOO
 According to reports from Rome complete control of the Austria arm ies will be demanded by Germany be- cause of her failure.
 Texas army officers testified before the Federal Trade Commission that meat shipped to Camp Travis was re- jected because it was rotten.
 The steamer Onondaga, Boston for Hill, FriEiy night and went to the bot Florida points, struck a reef off Watch tom. The crew of 35 was saved. Manufacturers agreed to the plan of the War Industries Board for the eli imitation of all but nine sizes of auto mobile tires by November, 1920. The President issued an order pIac- ] ing the experimental station at the i American University, Washington, un- der control of the War Department.
 Lieut.. Mezergues, of the air service, one of the noted French aces who eS- capped from a German prison camp, and resumed his flying was wounded. Members of the House military com mittee were told at their weekly meet ing the United States troops in France are healthier than any troops in Eu- rope.
 George Creel said he did not refuse to testlfy before the House military committee regarding his methods on leasing motion picture films of the army.
 Germany has accepted the invitation to send representatives to Berne to confer with American representatives on the welfare and exchange of pri- soners.
 Swedish press reports received al the State Department report the Bol- sheviki Government overthrown and that Grand Duke Nicholas had beer proclaimed Czar.
 Bud" Fisher, the American cartoon. ist, was named in the Official Gazette
 as having been awarded temporary
 honorary Heutenancy. He is to bt
 specially employed"
 Private Austin M. Ready, Of Com
 pany C. 102nd infantry, is a prisone-
 in Limberg, Germany, according to { Red Cross telegram received by hi sister in Jersey City.
 Secretary Baker ordered Major Gen
 Blatchford, commaA1ing the Depart
 ment of Panama, to take over the DO ] licing of the cities of Panama ant
 Colon to maintain public order.
 The vote in the House to reject tn
 conference report on the Post Ofic
 Department appropriation bill wa
 found to be a clerical error The vot
 was for the adoption of the bill. , The war labor policies board recon | mended that all mechanics and labor CTS employed by the Government b , paid according to the eight hour da l scale and time and 8 half for owe time.
 The War Department announce : that improved packing methods work ! ed out by the Quartermaster's De u partment saved 20 per cent in ship !; ping weight and 50 per cent in pack U ing space.
 y The British labor conference at Il
 concluding meeting at London passe resolutions calling upon the statesme
 now sitting in the conference in Lon
 don ito insist on the settling of th , Irish question"
 Rev. pr. Washington Gladden., prom
 inent Congregational clergyman
 Columbus, O., was reported to ha1 : suffered a second stroke of paralys l. at his home there yesterday and to e in a critical condition. tt
 u Frank HedIey, vice. president of tF IS New York Railways Co.,, filed a pet C tion with Mayor Hylan asking to haN = the Public Service Commission regl late the fares for the duration of tl y war and one year after. ,e Former freight and traffic manag i of the Pennsylvania railroad, Geors ,S D. Ogden, was elected chairman of u new export control committee of u
 War and Navy Departments, Railros . Administration and Shipping Board