Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-18

termed war prisoners.
 Sweden supplies 55 per cent. of the iron, ore used by Germany.
 Aviator Paul F. Baer of Fort Wayne downed a German airplane.
 The total amount of loans now ex- tended to the allies is $4,s6O, ,600,0eo.
 Mud rained from the skies at Co., lumbus, O., so the weather forecaster said.
 MaximaIists in Siberia have mur- dered 150 Japanese at Blagovieshto l hensk. capital of the Amur province. |
 The 21-story Century building, No. | "A Broadway, New York, was sold to ] Franklin Petit for $1,500,0OO. Surgeon General Gorgas appealed to congress for additions to the medical corps to safeguard the health of the army.
 Harry VeIie of Chicago, a quarter master of the second class in the naval flying reserve, was accidentally killed in Scotland.
 Federal indictments were returned at Wichita, Kan.,s against 35 l. W. W. members. Some were interned for the duration of war.
 | The interstate commerce conlmission granted an increase of 15 per cent on general commodity freight rates in eastern territory.
 1 James E. AIIer, chauffeur for Ross M. Turner, a New Yorker, was fined heavily for alleged reckless driving in Greenwich, Conn.
 General Ludenorff declared in an in | terview at Cologne that Germany is much stronger in every department than her enemies.
 Senator Jones, speaking in the sen ate, declared that American people would be appalled, if they knew the
 real shipping situation.
 With administration forces m eon- trol the senate judiciary committee voted to resume consideration of the
 Overman bill tomorrow.
 | Both house and senate in Texas
 adopted the conference report on the
 statewide prohibition bill, which will now go to the governor.
 Colonel Roosevelt cabled to his son. Captain Archie, that he was more
 proud than can be imagined for his , receiving the war cross" German newspapers are urging tht
 government to take drastic actior against Holland if she accedes to thS Ia1Iioe, cl1i1pipO Paris authorities decided to clos : I.theatres, moving pictures and al 2 shows that are not near some place o ! shelter from the air raids.
 The American steamer Susauehann; v.hich, went ashore on March Q : tho Atlantic coast. was noated. and ar
 rived at an Atlantic port. O Governor Hunt. of Arizona, has ask 2 ed Colonel Morgan, U. s. A, 10 with s draw his troops now stationed 8 d lGlobe-M mining district. # Deputy Food Administrator AIbel n Griffin, of Watertown, N. r., seiZet . s70O pounds of four hoarded in the hon e of Carthage grocer, and sold it.
 Two United States ambulance dri,
 CTS were commended by American an
 French officers for bravery for remoN q ing wounded men on the battlefield. Id Word reached Truro, N. S., that
 men were burned to death when Il
 lumber camp of A. A. Sutherland ; s- Alvin Siding, \. S., was destroyed | : fire.
 - Twenty persons were announce r. as missing after collision in the f1, Georges channel between 8 Friti! .. naval vessel and the British steam . Baltimore.
 osl Lord Newton announced in the hou 7" of lords the other day that there we 49,817 combatant prisoners of war ,a England and that 4.000 more are e, ,,r pected shortly.
 or The house adopted the BorIal
 amendment to the legislative bill to i ! crease the working hours of gover - mert employees so as they will work re full eight hours day. l II. pr. Philip c. Becker of New Yor lle and Harry Walters an ex-soldier sr. Bath Beach were arraigned befo
 Commissioner Hitchcock on a charge
 drugging soldiers to make them tn )N for service.
 ,s- Henry C. Wallace. of Des Moin
 editor of farm publication, told |
 Senate Agricultural committee u ,i railroad embargoes have cost farmt bv and stock raisers millions in the l; 1e few months.
 w. Fellow employees at the Illinois Ce
 t fraI roi1road ehonc af Paduoah K