Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-20

New York quoted bar silver at sl .29 1-2, comp;ired with London quotation of Y 14d.
 BoIshevki troops, according to lat est military reports, are approaching Caucasia near the Caspian.
 Austrian war vessels, which under the terms of the peace treaty must be handed over the Allites, have been damaged.
 American steamship Saint Cecilia is still on the rocks at Javea, in the Mediterranean, where she was driven during fog.
 Spanish Senate approved bill call ing for compulsory Byndicatbon of industries, trades. professions and em- ployers and employees.
 State railways of Belgium asked for bids of 15,00O coal cars of 20 tons capacity, 5000 flat cars of 20 tons, aud 500 baggage cars.
 Officials of railroads operating east from Chicago and St. Louis reported a satisfactory volume of tonnage as compared to year ago.
 Raising the blockade on Soviet Rus sia has knocked one of the greatest props from under the .bolsheyiki, ac- cording to Herbert Hoover.
 Former German Emperor worked for two hours helping the Bentick Castle staff strengthen the dikes, r ], d b7-t t-.c nf fhe
 William A. Hall, Detroit, chemist an nounced he had perfected an antidote for bichloride of mercury poisoning, following tests lasting five years.
 Eight cities will join Chicago in sending delegations to Washington to seek passage of further legislation to aid in the fight on food proiteers. Paul DeschaneI was elected Presi- dent of France by a large majority. At the meeting of the National As sembly he received 754 votes out of SS9
 Yacht race for America's cup, will be held July IS next over the Sandy Hook course, in accordance with the original challenge of Sir Thomas Lip 1 ton.
 American No. i, said to be. the largest coal mine in the world will re sume operations next Tuesday. The ot fire.
 i Fifteen persons were injured, per 1 haps several mortally, when a SaT Francisco train cashed into a street ] car in the western suburbs of Fort | Worth, Texas.
 Gangs of Sim Feiners are contin- uing their attacks on fashionable i folk Military officers on the way tc dance were fired upon, but drove the attackers away.
 According to Major General William S. Graves, 3,6OO of 5000 men of tht American Expeditionary force in Si- beria will leave Vladivostok within 2 fortnight for Manila. l American transport Pocohonta' struck an unknown steamer heal Goodwin Sands, off the mouth of the Thames. It is believed the schooner l
 Colonel William Cooper Procter vii head campaign committee of New York state for the election of Majol General Leonard Wood as republican candidate for president.
 ProHteerine and public ownera41iE were declared by William Jennings Bryan to be two of the great issues or which the coming presidential cam paign should be fought.
 A lone masked bandit held uE Southern Pacific. train No. 10, east bound, at Pullman, near Oakland Cal. and escaped with registered mail, believed to be of value.
 Former German steamship Zeppelin 14.167 tons, recently allotted to tn White Star Line by Inter r-Allied Coun cil at Paris, sailed from New Yorl ! for Liverpool, without passengers.
 A bill for higher street car fare
 throughout New York State is be
 lieved to have a chance of passing il
 the Legislature, although New Yorl
 city officials are certain to oppose tn
 measure.
 Valley Hotel and four stores a
 Middletown Springs were destroyet by fire, causing damage estimated a
 $55, ,O00. Middletown Springs is nea
 est military reports, are approachin
 Rutland. Vt.
 Appropriation of ss5,ooo,o0o to b |, expended over the next four years fo hospitals and other facilities for dis charged soldiers, sailors, marines an [ nurses is proposed in bill introduce
 by Senator France.
 New parcel post agreements be
 tween United States, England an France provide for sending of parcel
 at rates based on present Unite States charges and additional transi
 according to distance. Reports from Tetuan, Morocco, an nounce a lieutenant and 13 soldier wounded in the operations agains Ben Karrik, leader of band 0
 Moroccon insurgents in the new DO sitions operated by Spanish forces. : War Department granted a perni for construction of the Illinois water
 ways, project to cost about S20,
 000,00O, to connect the Great Lake
 ports with the Gulf, also with s Paul. Minneapolis, and other north