Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-09

Consumption of oil in the United States in March amounted to 30,412,- 0e9.oy9sarrels.
 rnor Edge, of New Jersey, ake his seat in the United sts Senate. May 19.
 steamship Adriatic had a fire in
 .sr bunker hold off the Irish coast. lfhe hold was patched up.
 Forest fire in Rhode Island, at Valley Falls, destroyed more than 4,00O acres of valuable timber.
 Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. cars earn s10 a trip compared with S10 day when the company was formed.
 It is reported in London that the Duke of Devonshire will shortly re- tire as Governor General of Canada.
 H. M. Robinson, of Pasadena, was elected member of the Shipping Board to succeed c. R. Page, resign ed.
 Contract between Railroad Admin istration and New Orleans Great Northern signed. Annual rental $575, 951.
 international Harvester Go. bought the entire business of the Parlin & I'Orendorff Co.,, including the plant at Canton, III. = Workmen of Leipsic decided upon a general strike as a protest against occupation of that city by govern ment troops. Department. of. Commerce. an- nounced ship production in April ex- 1 ceeded all previous monthly re- cords. i An earthquake of unsual severity
 was recorded at Georgetown Uni
 versity, Washington. The distance
 was 2,600 miles.
 | Canadian claims for compensation
 from U-boats, operating off the Ca
 nadian coast during the latter part
 of the war amounted to $34,0 900 Acting secretary of the navy is- sued orders for the purchase of suf- 1 ficient steel for completing construc-
 ton of three battleships now build l ing.
 lieutenant -colonei Edward Bittel. of the Fourth Division. led 1,261 | marksmen ill the tournament of. the American Expeditionary Forces .iT France. Western canada's wheat crop res
 idue from last year will be ground
 into flour amounting to 13,O00,OU
 bushels and shipped to Britain ant
 her Allies.
 The British War Mission has 91, 900 tons of rolled shell steel billet in the United States which it wishe to dispose of at seven pounds ster ling a ton.
 Director General Hines of tn Railroads agreed to take over tn entire surplus of locomotive crane now in the hands of the War De partment.
 War Department announced it ha received inquiries from European countries concerning the purchase C 10000 horses and mules in thi country.
 General Pershine notified the Wa l Department he had awarded the S $. c. to four officers and twenty-oT enlisted men for distinguished ser ! vice in action. J. U. CaIkins, deputy governor { the Federal Reserve Bank for il E 18th District, was appointed goverr or to fin the vacancy caused by u 2 detah of James K. Lynch. .a - Chinese Cabinet at meeting d. B cided to instruct delegates to u E peace conference not to sign a peat B treaty assigning the German righ E in Shantung to the Japanese. James Neaie, of Thorpe, NeaIe = Co.,, coal firm. sailed for Europe
 the request of the President. It 'e reported he will enter into a col y ference on rehabilitation of Frent
 coal mines. Il War Department advised Cover It or Edge of New Jersey, troops J. the American E7xpeGtionary fore in would be allowed to parade in th ts home districts on the way from q n. barkation points to demdbilizati' re points.
 President Wilson in an order cak r. ed from Paris directed the Civil Se le vice Commission to exempt soldier D. sailo55 and n.hrines rom physic i'll requirements for any civil servi f. position, provided the applicant Id trained for the position.