Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-04
Condensed TeIeqrams

 were sunk by U-boats.
 The names of 23 Americans were con- tained on the Canadian casualty list
 German ships manned entirely by women have reached the port of Lulea, Sweden.
 The American Methodist Church at Buenos Aires celebrated it's 82nd an- niversary.
 The Belgian minister to the vatican has gone to France for an interview with King Albert of Belgium.
 Provost Marshall General Crowder refuses to interfere with draft board rulings in drafting farm workers.
 The British war mission, which has visited South American countries, ar rived in Washington from Havana.
 An official German crop report says the wheat crop area was increased from 10 to 15 per cent. above that of 1917.
 A new course will be inaugurated Oct l. by the home service branch of the New York County Red Cross Chap ter.
 Fifty people were killed and $500 houses destroyed by a typhoon which swept over the Japanese Island of For mosa.
 By royal decree more than 800 non- commissioned officers of the Greek army were promoted on the field of l battle for bravery. Experts at Honolulu perfected pro- cess for making hay from sugar tops. The production will reach 50,000 tons each year.
 The British steamer Escrich bound i from Bordeaux to Montreal was tor pedoed Aug. Is, about 800 miles off the French coast.
 President Caranza opened the 18th | session of the Mexican legislature with a long address reviewing his achieve ments and aims.
 Serious disturbances at kyushu, Ja- 1 pan, coal district among the miners is reported. Fifty buildings were de- stroyed by fuel. 1 The 18th Infantry, former First Arizona Infantry, announces that the entire personnel took an oath not to drink until the war is over.
 The National War Work Council ot | the Y. M. c. A. has formulated a plan to establish colleges abroad for the higher education of our, troops.
 Organized labor in Alabama cele. brated Labor Day by putting in full days work at the coal and iron mines steel plants and intuition plants. Senator King of Utah, is preparing | has been an advocate of sending a mis sion educational and military there.
 The Railroad Administration is talk. ing a census of cars owned by mil lionaires. The cars may be comman deered and converted into sleeping cars.
 The Spanish Government decided tt take over all German steamers intern ed at Spanish ports because of tht torpedoing of Spanish vessels by Ger many.
 Thirty motorists were fined $3 each for driving automobiles in Hartsharne suburb of Paterson, N. J., agains the request of Fuel Administrator Gar field.
 D. w. Cooke, New York State fue
 administrator, does not fear a coa shortage in New York providing ther 1 is reasonable care taken to proven ) waste.
 , President irigoyen sent a bill to tn } i Argentine Congress encouraging ship l building. The government will assis and offers rewards for rapid comple tion of ships. .-.-
 Wage increases aggregating $15,oo0 l 900 annually will be granted to 5000 7 men in railway shops throughout Can ] ada.
 : H. B. Walker, president of the Ol
 Diminion Steamship Line. was place g in charge of the coastwise steamship g operated by the Railroad a6ministra ] tion.
 l The French steamship Pampa, Al e tons, was struck by a torpedo on tf r night of August 26-27 while on a voy : age from Bizerta to Saloniki. Fol 7. Serbian soldiers, out of 359 persons c 0 l hoard are missing q The resignation of John D. Rys as president of the Anaconda Coppt e Mining Company, so that he migl devote his entire time to the govrI | ment as director of the Ali Servic was announced yesterday.
 Sixty cities of the east, south, mic = dle west and Pacific coast are to haN . their Industrial War orders cut dow 0 because of congested housing ar = transportation facilities. Orders assigning Brigadier Gener T Douglas Macarthur to a brigade Il the newly formed lafayette Division
 at Camp Meade. Maryland. have bee revoked.
 All persons in Petrograd and Mo 5 COW who are not actually residen
 are ordered by a decree issued by Il = government to leave within "A hour
 Government war expenditures
 August broke all monthly records
 more than $1oo.OO0, 900, amounting
 S1,714,00o,000 on reports up to yeste
 day. Later reports may raise this
 $50 900 900.