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Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
NOVA SCOTIA TOWN WIPED
 OUT BY BIG FOREST FIRE

Sydney, N. s., July 2S.-Sweeping down the coast with the impetus of a fresh southwesterly breeze, a gigantic forest fire tonight wiped out New Haven, hamlet of 500 population, and for sev- eral hours menaced with destruction the Village of NeiPs Harbor, about so miles north of here.
 Fleeing before the flames, 400 New Haven residents sought refuge in the woods on the opposite side of the town.
 The flames soon set these on fire, however, and they were forced to flee again, after suffering intensely from smoke It is believed that all escaped in safety
 Another fire, cutting a. path six miles long and one mile wide, threatened the town of Oxford today, but thunder showers this evening are believed to have checked the blaze
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
FALLING OFF IN ORDERS OF
 BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP.

New York, July 2Ss-The value of orders on the books of the Bethleaem Steel Corporation for the second quart CT of the year amounts to only sS4,0e0- 000 as compared with s110,000,000 in the first quarter.
 This was announced today after a meeting of the directors, when the usual dividends were declared on both classes of common stock, after the require ments of the preferred shares had been met.
 Discussing trade conditions and the outlook, President Grace said that al- though the amount of new business booked during the quarter was twenty six million dollars less than that of the one preceding, there were evidences that the low p3int had not only been reached but actually turned and that gradual increase in the volume of business is to be expected"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
DISCUSSED TIME FOR
 DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

Washington, July 2S.-The time for be- ginning the disarmament conference was discussed today by Secretary Hughes with Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ann bassador, Baron Shidhara, the Japanese Ambassador and with the Italian charge d'afaires.
 The British government, if no prelim- mary conference is held is still favoring a later date than November Il, The Jap anese government is agreeable to the ear lies time the other powers can agree up- on, but feels at a disadvantage if an early date is chosen. because of the dis tance and time required to prepare and forward data.
 Nothing is known officially of the French attitude, but diplomatic circles understand French officials would prefer to have the date placed we'll along to- wards the end of the present year.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
LABOR WOULD HAVE DELEGATE
 INVESTIGATE FORD's METHOD

Washington, July 2S.-The American Federation of Labor officials are con- sidering the advisability of having a la bor delegate Investigating the method by which Henry Ford proposes to re- duce freight rates and raise wages on his railroad, the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton. Officials said they were not prepared to make a definite statement today.
 The Consolidated Coal Company of Baltimore protested today to the inter- state commerce commission against the reduction of rates on coal from the Ohio River to Detroit proposed by Mr. Ford's road. The company owns mines in Kentucky and West Virginia and in its complaints said the proposed reduc- tions would be prejudicial to the rates it has to pay on coal to the same points.
 The reduction proposed by the Detroit. Toledo and Ironton amount to 72 cents ton on coal.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
CIRCUMFERENCE MEETING
 TO BE HELD IN LONDON

London, July 2S (by The A. P.)-It was stated in official circles here today that meeting preliminary to the Wash ington conference on disarma ment and far eastern questions, to be held within six weeks at some Canadian city or a city in the United States other than Washington, was virtually a certainty, although it was admitted that the atti- tude of Washington on such an arrange ment was as yet unknown in London.
 The program of the Washington con- ference would be arranged at the pre- liminary meeting
 Mir Lloyd George, the prime minister, plans to head the British representa- tives, while Premier Hughes of Aus tralia and Premier Massey of New Zea- land also would attend the meeting on their way to heir homes.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
ENTENTE AIDED COUNTER
 REVOLUTIONS IN RUSSIA

New York, July 2S.-'rhe entente es- nionage system was directly involved in the counter revolut onary ptcts unearthed st Petrorrad and in ths western prov inches of Russia. according to a cable rrarn received today from the official Russian telegraph agency by ene soviet Russian.
 .The ringleaders in the Petrograd con spiravy." said the message headed by The notorious monarchrist leader Pro lessor Tagantsoff, confessed to plans backed by French espionage agents to sssasinate leading communists and soviet workers and to blow up offices, railways factories. and poison red troops, etc.
 aThe Petrograd eonspirators confessed their share in the Kronstadt mutiny. ohe ,ersonal leaders. of which were hired en- .ente spies"
 Polish military authorities and the French mission at Warsaw are charged In the message witl abetting the counter revolutionary movement in the western pr-vinces.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
STATE HEALTH OFFICERS
 TO CONSULT ON PELLAGRA

Washington. July 2s.-Acting with the approval of President Harding, Surgeon General Cumming of the United States public health service today invited state health officers of thirteen southern states to meet in Washington August to con- sider the situation in connection with reports of threatened peIlagra epi- demic in parts of the cotton belt.
 The health officers of the following states were asked to meet with public health service officials Texas, Louisi- ana, Oklahoma, Arkansas. Tennessee. Mississippi. Georgia, Alabama, Ken lucky, Florida, North and South Caro- hna and YirGinia.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
HEAT CAUSED FIVE
 DEATHS IN NEW YORK

New York. July 2s.-Five persons suc- cumbed to the heat and a score of others were prostrzted while the thermometer hosered between s5 and s9 degrees in New York today. A brief thunder show CT brought moderate relief just after 6 o'clock and the weather bureau promised cooler and partly cloudy weather tomor- row.
 The highest temperature recorded was 80 degrees at 3 D. m. An oppressive hu- rnidity made the day extremely uncom- fortable.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
HOTEL RATES SOAR BECAUSE
 PRESIDENT IS COMING

Washington. July 2s.-A commercial boom whose rumblings have been felt all the way back to Washington has been started in Lancaster. \. IL. since it de- vexloped that President Harding Is to spend several days near there next week at ble home of Secretary Weeks.
 Before the presidents plans became known a telephone call from the White House to the village hotel elicited the in- formation that rooms with bath readily could be secured there for two fifty a day. But today the motel keeper wired as fcl- lows:
 All our baths now engaged for next week We are now American plan six dollars a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
JAPANESE GENERAL STAFF
 MAKING AN INVESTIGATION

Tokio July 2S Cby The A. P)-The Japanese general staff and the war of flee it is understood. /here. are making separate investigations in connection with curtailment of the army and that their reports will be submitted to a joint council of the following navy and war departments.
 The Nichi Nichi says today that if the powers restrict their armies rationally the policy of the Jayanese war depart ment will be to do likewise
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
C. C. DENIES PLEA OF
 NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS

Washington, July 2s.-New England railroads were denied by the interstate commerce commission today thelr plea for a re-division of joint rates between carriers east and west of the Hudson river with a greater proportion of such rate returns accruing to them.
 The exhaustive hearings of last spring. the commission in it's opinion said. failed to show justification for blanket increases to the New England carriers in the portion paid by shippers for joint service, but revealed "an ex- isting condition of divisional arrange ments which is the antithesis of equal ity. uniformity, system and order" Be- cause of this condition the commission ordered the New England roads to sub init within ninety days a proposal which wuold remove the inconsistencies.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
15O FATHERS sTUNG BY
 TENTACLES OF JKLLYPTsH

Boston, July 2S-More than I5O bath CTS were treated at a hospital and o1ou. sands more were driven from NantAsket and adjoining beaches today when school of red jelly-fsh drifted inshors and severely stung all who came in con- tacs with it's tentacles.
 The suffered were taken to a hospital at Allerton where remedies were applied Health aubioritis wre notified and N was said tonight that bathing at the invaded beaches might be curtailed until the fish go away.
 This species of red jelly-fish is common ly called the 'stingaree" and sometimes the "sAustralian stingaree" ebcause it is commonly found in Australian waters. The feeleTs exude- poisonohs substance which infects the skin and causes swell ing and pain.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
REDUCTION IN FREIGHT
 RATES FOR EXPORT GRAIN

New York, July 2S.-R N. CoIyer vice chairman of the traffic executives of the eastern railroads, announced, follow4 ing a meeting of the executives tonight, that a reduction of cents per 100 pounds would be made on wheat, corn and rye for export from Buffalo, rie and Fairport to the Atlantic seabord A reduction of 3 cents per 100 pounds on barley and oats on the same lines naS also been agreed upon.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
PROCEEDINGS FOR REMOVAL
 OF DIST. ATTORNEY TUFTS

Boston. July os.-Depositions of Charles Connor, a New York attorney. Mrs. Florence Abrams. wife of Hiram Abrams. a motion picture producer, and Mrs Helen Sewall, former wife of Cap tain Charles E. Stearns, were read po- day in the removal proceedings which Attorney General J. Weston Allen has brought against District Attorney Nathan A. Tufts of MiddleseE county before the full bench of the supreme court. All the dispositions. which relates to incl dents mentioned in the allegations against MT. Tufts, were taken in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
PROTEST DRAFTING GALLONS
 WITH AMERICAN FLAG

Cincinnati July 2s.-Judge Robert Marx. of this city, who is the con1man- der of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War. today telegraphed the Cook county. Illinois. authorities. to indignantly reject the request of Carl Wanderer. former lieutenant. that the gallows upon which he will die tomorrow morning, be draped with the American flag
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
SENATOR NORRIS COLLAPSED
 AFTER ADDRESS IN SENATE

Washington. July 2s.-senator Norris, republican, Nebraska. suffered a par tia! collapse in the senate today at the close of an address of nearly three hours. The effort combined with intense heat exhausted him and he was taken to an adjoining committee room where first aid remedies were applied by Sens- tor Ball. of Delaware. a physician. who said Mir. Norris condition was not be- licved to be serious.
 Later Senator Norris was taken to his home and tonight it was said he was much improved and out of danger.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
HARDING AND NORTHCLIFFE
 TALKED NEWSPAPERS

Washington, July 2S.-Viscount North cliffe spent an hour and twenty minutes with President Harding today and in sisted afterward that the conversation was an exchange of views between newspaper publishers.
 "We talked newspapers" he said when an attempt was made to draw him into discussion of his conference with the president
 " I am not to be drawn" he said. in reply to insistent questions about dis armament, T have been in the game toe long myself"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
GERMANY OWES U. S. $24o,744,511
 FOR TROOPS ON THE RHINE

Washington, July 2S-Germany owed the United States up to April S0 last s24o,744,511 for maintenance of American troops on the Rhine. Secretary Weeks sent the figures to the senate today in answer to a reslution by Senator Borah' republican, Idaho.
 The total cost of the American occupa- ton forces Dec. IS, 1918, to April So' uae IaSt date for which accounts were avail able. was placed at s275,3241s2.
 There are nof 500 officers. 13,24 en- listed men and fifty-four nurses in Ger man territory Secretary Weeks stated.
 The resolution was understood to be preliminary to agitation for return of the troops.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
AN AIR OF OPTIMISM
 PREVAILS IN DUBLIN


 Dublin, July 2S.-(By The A. P.)-An air of unusual optimism prevailed in Dublin today. Eamonn De Valera, the re- publican leader, had an informal meet ing with some of his olleagues, after which it was confidently stated that a communication from MT. De Valera 10 Premier Lloyd George might be expected soon upon the proposed basis of con ference
 It was also declared that another meet ing between MT. De Valera and Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, was imminent and that an acceptable solu- ton of the financial difficulty had been found in the shape of Ireland's assum- ing portion of the national war debt
 The Dublin Evening Herald. under stands that matters of tremendous inn portance were discussed by the Dali Fire ann cabinet Wednesday and that the stage of discussion was passed and a fateful and happy decision reached"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
ASK TAX REDUCTION ON
 THE CARNEGIE ESTATE

New York, July 2s.-The Home Trust Company, as executor for the estate of Andrew Carnegie, today petitioned the surrogate's court to reduce the transfer ia ximposed by New York state from 10 to per cent The petition sets forth that ss0O,oo already has been paid the comptroller on the total tax of s660, 900. Surrogate Cohalan has set the matter for hearing ol September 25.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
TERRIFIC WINDsTORM IN
 WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS,

Springfield, Mass, July 2S.-Damage estimated at several thousand dollars was caused tonight throughout western Massachusetts by a terrific storm which tore down trees and paralyzed telephone. telegraph and lighting services. Crops were beaten into the ground in number of districts.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
Tobacco Ruined By Wind And Hail
Terrific Storm at Suffield Causes Loss Estimated at Between $3OO,000 and $4OO,OOO.

Suffield, Conn.,, July 2S.-More than one thousand acres of standing tobacco was ruined by a terriff hail and wind storm that swept over Suffield today The property loss is estimated at between $500, ,000 and $400, ,000.
 Trees were uprooted in many places. blocking the highways and the hail fell to depth of six to eight inoles in spots
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
FIVE PERSONS INJURED BY
 STORM IN WORCESTER

Worcester, Mass. July 2S.-Five per sons were injured, telephones were put out of commission, scores of trees felled, crops damaged. car schedules disarranged and towns left in darkness by an cleo trcal and wind storm which swept over the eastern and southern sections of Worcester county late today.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
PRESIDENT TO DEFER
 PEACE PROCLAMATION

Washington. July 2l-President Harding will not take uD the question of a peace proclamation until his return from his New England trip. Attorney General Daughrety said today that he had talked over the subject with M-. Harding firm time to time and that the survey of war legislation was progressing. but l. was thought ad- visable 10 defer formal recommenda- tions until after the presidents trip.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
SIX PERSONS INJURED IN
 AUTO COLLISION IN HADDAM

Haddam. Conn. July 2s.-six persons were injured, four seriously in a head-on collision of automobiles here tonight. The most seriously hurt are: Jacob Artin and Philip Shapiro of Essex and Victor and Lydia Vellutti. aged 10 and 12 years old, respectively, of New Britain. The parents of the Vellutti children were silently hurt.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
CENTURY OLD ELMS
 BATTERED BY THE WIND

williamstown. Mass, July 2S.-Many of the century-old elms on the Williams college campus were badly battered by wind that swept across this town this afternoon. One of the trees, falling across the road. demolished an automo- bile parked at the curb The driver of the machine was in a storeS
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
LONDON STILL HOPEFUL
 ON IRISH QUESTION

London, July 2s.-A communication from Eamon De Valera was received by the government yesterday (Thursday) according to the London Times
 The contents were not divulged," :" says the Times, ''but it was noticeable in government quarters that there was no abatement in the hopefulness lately apparent there"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
CARL wANDERER HAS BEEN
 RETRIEVED UNTIL SEPT. 30

Springfield. Illinois, July 2s.-carl wanderer was reprieved till September 30 by Governor Small today. He was to have been executed tomorrow for the murder of a ragged stranger" who with Wanderers wife and her unborn babe were killed in a fake holdup.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
Eight Prostrations in Boston

Boston, July 2S.-Eight prostrations were reported in Boston today the warm est day of the present hot weather spell. By climbing three-tenths of a degree beyond the mark of s5 the mercury es- tablished a record for two years.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
nenth From Heat in New Haren

New Haven, July 2s.-Mrs. Anna Ficdquist. aged s5 years old died of heat exhaustion today. The maximum tenn tperature recorded at the weather bureau soday was s2 degreeA
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Bainbridge Colby, former secretary of state. and law partner of Woodrow Will son, will appear wiDa Delaney Nicholls, senior and jurior, as attorneys for the Unted States Mail Steamship Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Edwin \. Armstrong, president of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, ded at Peoria, H., after an illness of four months
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Charles M. Brown of Swedesboro, \, J., was appointed federal prohibition director for the state of New Jersey, succeeding George w. Van Note.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Judge Fanny, in circuit court, in Chi cago, returned two indictments against Warren c. Spurgin, president of the Mich igan Avenue Trust. Co.,, who, with funds of the bank is missing.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

An invitation was sent to Secretary of States Hughes by the Milwaukee chamber of commerce to hold the dis armament meeti-a in that city.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Six bandits robbed the Bank of South Jacksonville, Fla, of about $10,000 cash. They escaped in an automobile.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
BRITISH EMBASSY RECALLS
 NORTHCL|FFE INVITATIONS

British Publisher Says the Withdrawal is For Reasons of Which He is Not Aware"-FeeIs Certain That Lord Cur zon Has Adopted Here the Methods He Has Used in In- da-Lord NorthcIiffe Had Called at White House and Talked Newspapers" With President Harding
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29
BRIEF TELECRAMS

Ambassador and Mrs. Jusserand sailed on the steamer Pairs for France.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Annual coRventions of fhe United Tex tile Workers will be held in New York be- ginning eDt F. and not in KnoxvIle, Tenn, as was planned
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

A bill to restore piers at Hoboken. formerly owned by North German-Lloyd and Hamburg-American lines to list of ta xratables will be urged hefore the judiciary committee of congress by James Baker, of Jersey City.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Perpetual motion seems to be a fail. ure from the word go,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co. nn- nounced reducton in rents of 400 families in South Hill, near Coatesvlle, Pa.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

President Hardng will attend the semi centennial celebration of the founding of Birmingham, Ala, he assured Senator Underwood, of Alabama
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Three hundred volunteer, fire fighters are battling with a stubborn forest fire which during the nighe swept over an area two miles long and three quarters of a mile wide and was threatening the 'yil- $50.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Prohibition Commissioner Hayes says future prohibition agents must be on the sunny side of 50 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Michael Felix KristoTs alleged Austrian spy and bomb suspect was held for exam nation on Aug. I by U. S. Commissioner Hubbard, at Albany. N. Y. He was ar rested cn charge of e0listing in the army as an American citizen when he was re- ally an alien enemy.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Budget Director Dawes announced pur- chase and sale of all supplies by all gov ernment departments and agencies will be placed under a single head.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board asked the house appropriations committee for an immediate appropriation of $25.- 000,000 to meet expenses during the next five months.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Landlords in Toronto, Ont, charge prospective tenants to inspect rooms n apartment houses.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Notces were posted nt Wilmins ston plant of the Pennsylvania railroad of fering piece work employment to former employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Bids will be opened Aug. II by the Shipping Board for sale Of three ex- German vessels.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

United States Senator Hale teIeEraphed friends at Portland, Maine, that President Harding and his party were expected to ar rive in Portland from Plymouth, Mass. on the presidential yacht Mayhower next Tuesday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Captain Donald McMilan's schooner Bowdoin sailed from North Sydney, N. S., for Baffin Land.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Five delegates to the third information ale and two other persons were killed in trial July A of big "aero wagon" cn the kursk road.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Western Union Telegraph announced rate to Germany for ordinary commercial cable messages will be reduced 6 cents a word effective Aug. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-29

Rene Vivani. former premier and AL bert Sarrault, minister of the colonies, will represent France at the Washing ton disarmament conference.
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