Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-02
Condensed Telegrams

Many French shell contracts were cancelled.
 Canada's present rail needs are esti- mated at 1,500, coo tons.
 Austria and Gernany's casualties l are estimated at 10, 800 900 tons.
 Director General McAdoo will re- l turn to Washington today.
 Price restrictions on bituminous coal will be removed within two weeks.
 Former Emperor Karl of Austria was informed that he must leave Aus tra.
 Total reserve of Bank of England e675,1S7
 Edmond Rostrand, French drama tist, is seriously ill in Paris with double pneumonia.
 The New England Fuel Administra- tor permitted an increase of .anthra- cite to SIP a ton.
 A report from London says British governments control of metals will be relaxed shortly
 War risk insurance is in fair de- mand, with quotations showing an easier tendency.
 Shippers are expecting a reduction of cotton freight rates, now ruling at $550 a hundred.
 California Railroad Commission low cred industrial power rates in San Francisco 10 per cent. Total purchases of War Savings and Thrift stamps in New York to date amount to $34, ,s35 S98. An extra cent was added yesterday to the rapidly mounting cost of riding on street cars in Boston. War expenditures of the United States for the year ended June 30 amounted to S9,572 100000
 Stockholders of the Norfolk 6 Vest ern Railroad authorized the signing of a contract with the government. Appointment of Herbert C. Hoover as Director of Relief for the United States and Europe is under considera- | tion
 Paris Matin reports that a govern ment commission will be created soon to deal with questions of demobiliza- tion.
 Colonel William B. Thompson re- I signed as president of the Inspira- l tion Copper Co., but retains his direc- 1 torship.
 War Trade Board modified restric- tions on export of cottonseed oil to Europe
 Holland announced a new loan os $50 900 900 forins in per cent. bonds redeemable in 40 years by annual drawings.
 Secretary Baker announced that 91 per. cent. of war workers in the War Department will be separated from service within 45 days President Wilson expressed his ap preciation of service rendered by Jonr D. Ryan as Assistant Secretary ot War and Director of aeronautics. 1 Weekly shipments of grain iron Argentina were: Wheat, 442 ,00( bushels; corn, 1,449,0 GOO bushels oats. 9C9 0000 bushels; flax, 1,O0t bushels
 War Department officers have in
 vented a new fuel named Liberty Fuel, cheaper than gasoline and pos
 sessing many advantages over gaso
 line.
 ! Canadian Pacific's honor roll show that up to Oct. 1, 7S1 employees wer,
 killed and 575 wounded since tn
 war began, The service flag contain
 s497 stars.
 General Pershine has been directe,
 by President Wilson to confer tn
 distinguished service medal on Gen
 eral Bliss Lieutenant Generals Liz gett and Bullard and Major General
 Dickman, McAndrews and Harbord : Sales of Christmas candy will no . , food adminstrtion or by voluntar . agreement among confectioners
 The war department expects t
 bring back home in the month c
 December 150 600 and 175,000 men. : Rhode Island breweries began clos
 ing their production departments Sat
 urday morning. The brewers repoI = about two to four months supply (
 beer and ale on hand. : A suggestion that a large part ( {, the dried codfish exported from New }, foundland be diverted from Italy t
 Germany is under serious considera : ton.
 James R. Hopkins, s2, who retire ; lin 1910 after 38 years service a
 chief engineer of the Somervill : Massachusetts fire department, die l. Saturday.
 }, The anti influenza vaccine use {; largely in Massachusetts during tt = recent epidemic was of practical
 no value as a preventinve' accordin
 to Engene R. Kelley, state healt
 commissioner.
 s Captain Frank Cavanauah of Ba IF tery E, 102nd Field Artillery, fo i. merly coach of Dartmouth colles :, football elevens has been promoted ! the rank of Major. n or'Generai Clarence R. Et
 wards, formerly commander of u
 26th New England division in Franc
 took command Saturday of the d.
 partment of the northeast J. The American, 101 foot steel tu l. was launched without christenir
 or other ceremony at the yards of u t. Texas Steamship Company at Bat l. Maine.
 t; The Bishop of strasboura has r X; quested permission from the Fren, 10 authorities that the clergy of the di m cese used the German language, b Il, cause he contends, "it is indispen ,z, able''
 l. The appointment of General Para
 kevopoulous to succeed General Dan lais, as comrnander-in- chief of t tn Greek army, who has retired, is a
 nounced.
 r. The shell plant of the Minneapo es, Steel and Machinery Company W it. destroyed by fire yesterday with a le V; estimated at $500 900, fully covered g. insurance. One man was burned
 death.
 The king of Wurttembure has pu
 lcly abdicated. He renounces 1 a. crown only in his own name. maxi
 no mention in his declaration of |
 heir apparent. -t-