Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-15


 \ distinguished service medal with letter from Secretary of the Navy Dan iels was received by Thomas A. Edison.
 Federal Reserve Board reports business conditions in this country through fiuc tuating, are making encouraging progress.
 In consequence of the bakers strike in ! New York the shortage of bread has | grown more serious.
 After Gov. Anido's return to Barcelona | order was established following serious | riots during the past fortnight.
 First steps in the drive for the S5,OOO,- i 900 police hospital to be located near the Prospect arch in Brooklyn was launched
 Gomel, on the river sosh. 100 miles southeast of Mohilev has been occupied by the white" troops of General Bulak Balakovitch.
 Seven hundred hoIstein cows, compris- ing the first consignment of milch COWS donated by Americans to Germany, ar- rived in Hamburg. Re-appOintment of ear Admiral Will liam S. Benson as chairman Of the ship ping board was announced at the White House.
 .Because of the fuel oil shortage naval vessels equipped with oil burning en- zines were ordered to reduce their speed. l eeeeethatter,
 A reduction of ten per cent in the working force in the West Springfield. 1 Boston and Albany shops, effective next ! Wednesday was announced.
 1 Mrs. Christine Matey. 64. was struck and killed by freight train on the Cen tral New England railroad, on the out skirts of Danbury Saturday.
 President-elect Obregon of Mexico de nied that he had reached an agreement with oil companies relative to a settle ment of the present differences.
 A shipment of s1 100000 in gold was announced to have been received by the San Francisco office of the National City Bank of New York and Australia. | Christmas packages for American troops on the Rhine must reach HoholIen Dec 5 to insure delivery by Christmas Day, the War Department announced.
 Ex-Premier Jonan Castbers of Norway
 during a debate in the Storthing insisted on publication of the secret negotiations during the war of Scandinavian premiers.
 Government officials of Peru discovered
 a revolutionary plot involving 50 persons,
 who were arrested. An attempt was to
 be made to assassinate President LeEuia. 
 French Federation of Miners decided
 to send out a general strike order unless
 companies agree to the discussion pro-
 posed by the federation concerning an in
 crease in wages.
 Tho National Association for the Ad
 vancement of Colored People charged
 that between 90 and 60 negroes had been killed "in Florida election riots and the
 state wide terrorization of voters" State Department officials denied ap-
 proval of the settlement of the Adriatic questions agreed upon by Italy and Jugo-
 Slavia as details of the settlement have
 not yet been received.
 Admiral Coontz. chief of naval opera
 tions will witness the first joint ma neuvers of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets III HEnH-tld UdN tiili Oil Allt EoVltAA -Al4lIi- ican coast early next year. Of the SIP 900 O0e in god which ar-
 rived on the steamship Adriat'c s9.5OOCO was for account of the federal reserve bank. marking the fina! transfer of S11l.- OOO,OOO held for the Bank Of England.
 The body of James NJ Mills. a carpen- : i ter, was found frozen in brook at St , II 41-- r found indications that death was due tC . violence.
 l London bar silver was 1-2d oT al = 53 7-Sd an ounce. New York dome stiC ' price unchanged at>99 1-2 cents. Foreign silver quoted at 80 3-S cents. a dec inc of 3-S cent. Mexican dollars, at G1 I-4 cents.
 ] Whaling masters of New Bedford Mass. z challenged the Esperanto. winner of ths . International fshernen's race. for a rzc e next summer Athlete, a sister ship o' inc Esperanto, will be the challenging ! boat.
 vjscount Grey's eyesight is SD impaired that he is unable" to see birds anC flowers" according to a letter he wrot, ! to the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club ! declining an invitation to attend nelt ' field meeting.
 Representative of practically every in
 ternational labor organization with iuris
 diction in the steel industry met at th
 American Federation of Labor headcuarl
 CTS to discuss reorganization necessitate, v by decreased steel product Herbert Hoover is evrected to mee - wI.h the executive council of the Amrri D can Federation of Labor cary this wee' t fo discuss the question Of cooperation O A labor officials and scientists to -pronot . improved working conditions and in creased production.
 Naval seaplaue No. SC sank wher \ caught in a heavy wind while anchore, in the bay at Sandy Hook The ancho - rope was too short forcing the nose O : the plane under water. Three men mal1 y ing repairs on the boat were rescued b- a the naval tender SaDdpiper. s The committee of one hundred investi t rating the Irish question an annou-cs, l. 1t had acceptei the proposal Of Mrs. Mu- iel McSwiney, widow of the late Lort e Mayor of Cork. to come to this couut-, e to testify at the hearing. which. the com a mittee plans to begin Nov. IT. r John BransHeld. aged 7o. well lnowi i sr ,as O