Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-08

 May, the smallest number since May, 1917.
 movement was begun to bring commission government to New York City.
 General R. E. L. Miehie of the Am erIcan forces died in France of natu- ral causes.
 American marksmen demonstrated their superiority in markmanship over the Germans
 William w. corIett was appointed general solicitor of the U $. Steel Corporation.
 Gold coin amounting to $1e2,5oo was withdrawn from the Sub Treasury for shipment to Mexico.
 Fuel Administrator Garfield warned Of a winter coal famine unless econ omy is practiced now Wilson is reported considering the appointment of Elihu Root as civil director of war work.
 Editors of 20 Mexican papers ar | rived at Washington and will make a tour of the country.
 During the week ending May 31, 184 Americans wounded and sick soldiers arrived in the United States.
 Ben. Borah's resolution, asking Sec retary McAdoo for figures on profteer- | ing was adopted in the Senate l The American steamship Araonaut was torpedoed by a German submarine off the Sicily Islands on June ,.
 Lieutenant George c. Flachaire, French ace" arrived at Montreal from Washington in an airplane
 The Guaranty Trust Co. will open a branch office at Tours, France for the benefit of American soldiers. According to report by the Treas i ury Department, the general stock of money on June 1 amounted to $6,615,- O07,6S2.
 A charter was granted to the Adj rondack Steel Foundries Corporation, of Colonie, N. Y. The capital is $1,- O00 900.
 A laundry in Hartford, owned by Joseph Rosenblatt, was burned last night causing d loss estimated at about $S,00O.
 The government has placed orders for S22,110 tons of plates, shapes and bars with steel makers to be used in 100000 cars. | to discuss the proposal for d tax on wealth. The majority prefer a tax on War profits. The Corn Products Refining plant al Granite City, H. resumed operations The plant was shut down because oi labor troubles. The Mormon wheat storehouses ir Utah turned over to. the Food Admin istration more than 250000 bushels o1
 surplus wheat. t The hearing of the revenue biI 3 scheduled for June was postponed 1T ' the absence of Representative Benja-
 min Marsh, of New York,
 Attorney General Sturgiss of Main, , declared in Bangor 25,OO0 quarts O
 liquor were shipped into the dry 9 State in the last three months
 The PaIl Mall Gazette, commentin, V on the extending of land to Irish vol 2 unteers says it will cause jealous, t and ill-feeling among English soldiers n John Esposito, alleged Brooklyl e gangster. testified he had aided il n several murders for $15 a week iron r Giro Terrabova, now on trial for hi n life.
 The South Lake Mining Co. is t if suspend operations on account of hig n costs and the inability to operate pro V fitably with copper at 231a cents !. pound.
 70 G. w. w. Hanger, formerly of tn U. $. Board of Mediation and Concilia - tion. was appointed Assistant Directo If of Labor under Railroad Director Nc $ Adoo.
 orviIIe c. Enfield, Socialist candi il date for Congress in Oklahoma Cit! e was sentenced to 20 years in priso "a on charge of conspiracy to obstruC II the draft law.
 ~ ~ Gerrit Fort resigned as passenge .e traffic manager of the Union Pacif r System. He will devote his time [ +- the direction of passenger traffic undt , the Government 'i It is expected that action will taken shortly by Director McAdoo @ remove from office vice presidents ar
 financial officers of railroads undt ;,1 Government control. # Baron BaufieId, a famous Austr, q Hungarian aviator, has been wound
 ed, according to the Vossische Zeitur
 of Berlin, while pursuing an Italia
 airplane which had attacked the Au E trian port of Trieste. ee Congressman HuIsted of New Yor
 introduced resolution to appoint
 special committee to investigate u l. aircraft accidents. He believes par nt of the airplanes are defective. 1e William p. Curran, attendant in u re Manhattan State Hospital for the Il T. sane was held in $1O,000 under u r. espionage act. He is accused of r IS joicing over U-boat successes.
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