Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-02

District Council of Boston and vicinity accepted a wage resduction of S5 cents a day, bringing the scale to $S.
 A dispatch to the Havas agency from Danzig says the arms and munitions fac tory there has been closed by order cf the council of the league of nations.
 Walter c, Campbell has been :. made acting chief of the bureau of chemistry, of the department of agriculture and Dr. W. W. Skinner assistant chief, it was officially announced.
 Governor Small, of Illinois announced he had no intention of surrendering to the Sangamon~ County sheriff, wno holds war rants for his arrest on indictmeuts charging embezzlement and conspiracy.
 While asleep oO a pier. at the foot of Fulton street, Brooklyn, Albert Roberts SS, of Henry street, Brooklyn, rolled off the dock into the ast River. Patrol man William Larakamp rescued him.
 Charles R. Crane, former American minister to China, who is returning to the United States. has arrived at Moscow from Peking. He is expected to reach Riga at an early date.
 
 The New York state commission to ex- anime and revise Mild welfare laws be- gins active operation with the opening of it's office in the Chldren's Court building on East Twenty-second street.
 Leon TrotzIsy, the boIshevIki war min ster, in an interview with Rosta agency at Moscow denied reports that the bolshe- wiki are mobihzing against the states boardering on Russia
 Gas leaks in underground cOnduits caused a series of severe explosions in downtown Minneapolis, and as a result 2S persons are in the general hospitals and scores are suffering frcm shock, bruises and glass cuts.
 The republican state central committee of Arizona called state convention to meet Aug. IS to nominate a candidate for United States senator to succeed AL ] bert B. Fall, who resigned to become sec retary of the interior.
 Donation of 1000 barrels of beer to the United States public health service fer the use incidentally m military hos. pitals and homes for veteran soldiers has been offered by a brewing company at Port Washington, Wis.
 James P. Holland, president of the New York state federation of labor said the executive board of the New York state federation Of labor will meet in Utica this week to map its political campaign.
 Pressure if being brought to bear on Premier Lloyd George to expedite his departure for the United States to coun- teract the effect of Lord NorthcIiffe' campaign, acco- ding to John L. Garvin in the Sunday Observer.
 A Spanish force is in a, precarIous po- sition at Mount Arruit in Morocco, 1t is announced in Madrid. The force is ' remnant of General Navarro's column and it is surrounded by the rebel tribesmen.
 Speaking before the Central soviet ex. ecutive in Moscow, Leon Tretzky, bolsh- vik war minister, foreshadowed war of the European states in order to obtain food if voluntary rffers are not forthcom- ing.
 Forest fires in northern Cape Bretor threaten the village of Ogonish, with it.
 
 munities. Already lines have swep an area more than 20 miles long and wide.
 Six persons were injured in a collision between two crowded trolley cars on tn, New York and Long Island Traction Go -l at switch cn the city line at Belmont One of the cars vas standing on switcl when the other crashed into it.
 Michael and Juhn Cudahy, small som of Edward I. Cudahy, the packer, wer, severely burned and blown 10 fee , through the door of a concrete pump house at their home at Lake Forest b, an explosion of natural gas. Further Iay-OfIs of workmen at the Nev York navy yard are looked for. Nearl. 1000 men were indefinitely suspended Saturday. With the suspensions tn , number of mechanics will be the lodwes since before the Spanish-Americtn war John O'ConneI, 25, from Ireland an, I detained on Ellis Island since July I because he is deaf and dumb, was admit ted by order of Secretary Davis. I was shown he is master tailor an' [ earns a big salary.
 : Resolutions, teIegrams and letter l commneding the stand of John G. Emery l national commander of the American Le gion on adjusted compensation hay l been pouring into Legion headquarter l in Indianapolis.
 The civilian force at the United State : naval arsenal on Iona Island in the Hud son River, Peekskill are to work five in stead of six days a week. This mean 7 that they will receive from $20 to $2 less a month.
 Premier Meighen of Canada. in an in terView of the eve of his departure fo - home after attending the meeting of tn dominion premiers said thst it. was c = overwhelming importance that the pro s posed disarmament conference in Wash . ingto nshan not fail.
 Representatives of San Francisco club . and organizations of the Chinese colon!
 in addition to many personal friend bade farewell to pr. Jacob ould SchuI ! man, recently appointed Minister t B. China, who left on the China mail steam
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 Port police at Havana put guar
 about the steamship Mazama upon th r. request of Captain W. B. Zechel. who d. i clared he had reason to fear attempts e blow up his ship. The application fc e protection was made through the Amer