Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-17

A number of Jews were shot at 1herson, Ukraine, because they were iding grain.
 w. A. Hale, of Quincy, H., was i filled when his machine fell at Curtis | field, Buffalo. The observance of July caused the production of coal during the week of uly to decrease 2,0S1, O00 tons.
 Max Nusser, a German alien, of \ewark. N. J., was found dead in his lome. He was asphyxiated by gas.
 Major General William c. Langfitt las been appointed chief engineer of he American EXpeditionary Forces.
 The names of one American prisoner 'f war, one gassed and one ill ap- oeared on the Canadian casualty list.
 War gardens have caused a decline n hay fever in Chicago, health ex- )erts say. Weeds spread the disease.
 Word was received at the Crescent Athletic Club in Brooklyn today of the death in France of Paul Barrett
 
 The latest quotations for clothing in Vienna are: Mems suits S200; shoes, S30 to $50; shirts, $9; silk stockings, S9.
 Orders were received at San Juan the drafting of 15,00O men in addition to the 13,0O0 recently mobil- ized.
 Officers in charge of various depart ments at the American arsenals declare women make more capable inspectors than men.
 One man was killed and three women injured when an auto in which they were riding overturned at Pine Road, Pompton, N. J.
 Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will christen the Red Jacket the first to leave the ways at the Hog Island ship yard early in August.
 Vice-President Piez, of the Emerq. ency Fleet Corporation, announced the of J. H. Kirby as admin istrator of lumber.
 Edward c. Pickering, director of Harvard Observatory, announced the observation of Wolfs periodic comet at Yerkes Observatory.
 Chancellor Won Hertling has gone to a place near the great German head quarters where he will take his vaca- tion until September 1.
 The Japanese loan of $25,ooo,ooo was oversubscribed. Applications for s67,- 900 900 bonds were received but only $25 OOO,0OO will be taken.
 The Prussian House of Lords, after secret sittings, decided not to expel Prince Lichnowsky for blaming Ger many for causing the war
 A detachment of 100 soldiers rein police arrived at NaudreuiI, Que, and forced by 100 members of the Dominion camped outside the city to quell draft troubles.
 Four members of the Cleburne coun- ty, Little Rock. Ark draft band evad- CTS surrendered to National Guards men when they were pursued by ma chine guns.
 Roberto Castro, for more than 3C years director of the telegraph lines of Costa Rica, was discharged and al the operators arrested. The reason is not known.
 Thomas WaIIing a deserter from the national army camp at Columbia, s. c was shot and killed near his home 1T Pikeville, Tenn, by soldiers sent tC capture him.
 An important conference to devist means of expressing profteering il food is to be held in London as soo1 as United States Food Administrato l Hoover arrives.
 The War Department announced tn ; appointment of Frederic A. Delano former member of the Chicago Fedora Reserve Board as a major in the arm, engineer corps.
 Three hundred enlisted men wer commissioned second lieutenants in tn Marine Corps after taking a course a l the Marine Officers Training Schoo at Quantico, Va. William Garter, SS, father of Con gressman William H. Carter and nea of large knitting esta blishment wit mills here and at Springfield, died a Needham, Mass.
 David L. FuItz, president of tn Baseball Players Fraternity, has bee appointed physical director and athleti instructor to the Aviation Corps wit the rank of first lieutenant.
 President Wilson yesterday siene the wire control resolution empower ing him to take over and operate fc ] the period of the war all telegraph telephone, cable and radio lines.
 pr. Richard Rathbun, acting direC
 tor at Washington of the Smithsonia
 Institution and noted naturalist. die
 today at his home there. He was years old and a native of Buffalo,
 ".
 It is reported that the BrookIy
 Rapid Transit Go. las received author ity from the War Finance Corporatio
 to put in operation the plan for re
 funding the $5709O 900 5 per cer
 notes.
 A vessel from the Orient arriving { i Seattle, Washn.. brought word ot tf
 completion in Japan of nine bi
 freighters built for use by the Unite States under the shipping agreemer
 recently signed
 ForcibIe seizure of the houses in tF
 vicinity of the great Shipyards and tf Navy Yard at Portsmouth Va, to CT rent profteering, will be recommende 1 htrT nd loaT NY c iT 1 vestigating conditions. A large oil tank steamer arrivir