Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23
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aatSS ioT marine inSuFanCe remain unchanged.
 Census Bureau places cotton sinned at 10,252, 4o2 bales.
 During the war Norway lost S31 ships Of 1,250,O00 tons and 1.120 lives.
 Government cancellations of auto tracts left about 96,00O on hands of manufacturers.
 Opening of four branch banks in Cuba on Jan. ? was announced by National City Bank.
 A charter was granted to the Ameri- can Flour Corporation of New York, capital s1,000, 900.
 contract between the Government and the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad was signed. Treasury Department announced extension of additional credit of $250, 000,000 to Great Britain. Restrictions on alcohol production and distribution in Canada will be lifted by the Canadian government. War Trade Board announced a mod lfication of import regulations on cop per concentrates. A It is expected in Washingts t i President Wilson will nam for the railroads by wirele@
 An issue of a 1919 ser nited States War Savings as an- nounced by the Secra ie Treas ury.
 Aluminium tra oorted at . standstill as t of cancelled contracts on nment aeroplane work
 War Industries Board, at conclusion of copper conference at Washington, announced price restrictions will end 1 Jan. 1.
 United States Chamber of Com merce organized at Buenos Aires. Fifty commercial houses represented i on the charter list.
 Secretary of Treasury Glass in statement calls upon the people of the country to continue thrift and hold Liberty bonds
 Major E. L. Roy of the Food Ad- 1 ing meats for the United States and foreign governments, resigned. House immigration committee dis cussed plans for legislation to prevent a rush of aliens to this country after l the conclusion of peace. Vance Mccormick of the War Trade Board and Bernard Baruch of the War Industries Board were summon ed to Paris by President Wilson. Secretary Baker announced that over 300, 600 soldiers had been dis charged from the army. The average daily discharges total 1000 a camp.
 Steamer Bedmnster, a wooden ship operated by the Shipping Board re- ported she was aground off Spaelo Island and rapidly breaking up.
 "Christmas Bullet" fastest airPlane in the world, of TO miles an hour speed, will fly over New York today in the interests of the Red Cross.
 War Finance Corporation granted the application for an advance of s9, 100000 to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. at $ per cent. Chemical division of War Industries | Board announced discovery of new substance to take the place of plati- mum in the manufacture of sulphuriC acid. 2! A new executive council will re- place the coalition Council of Six administering government affeairs al
 Berlin. according to press advicss tt Amsterdam.
 Output of copper last month of 2t
 leading products in this country anC
 Latin America amounted to 14S,763, TIT pounds, compared with 154,7OS,
 552 pounds in October.
 A resolution demanding free tradt
 with the United States in everything
 from A to Z'' was adopted at the con
 vention at Toronto. Chairman Colver of the Fedora Trade Commission warned the Hous
 Interstate Commerce Committee o
 conditions pointed to a great monop
 oly of. food products in the United
 States.
 Report by the Department of Jus tice on the Hog Island shipyard place
 cost of the yard at $61, 100000, com l pared with s21,0O00O0 estimate b. American International Shipbuildin! } Corporation.
 Director General MeAdoo ordere,
 several carloads of explosives at Will
 mington, Del, taken to sea and dump ed They wre owned by the .Frencl . government The French governmen consented.
 Colonel Lydecker, president of tn , National Security League, testified tn , league was trying to have applied t
 Congress the Britishsy stem, unde which defeated candidates for Parlia , ment are prevented from aspiring t : sit in that body.