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Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-12
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Notes of Summer outinss-LoeaI Rel atiVes Attend Funeral of Man Whs Was Poisoned.


 James Beswick and granddaughter. Miss Florence Phillips, are spending several days at Newport, R. l.
 Mrs John Murphy of New York has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. Thom- as Foley and family.
 Jeremiah Fields of Providence spent the fore part of last week with his sisters, Misses Anna and Margaret Fields.
 Miss Josie Kingberger is spending several days in Providence and Bos- ton
 Town was a recent guest of the Misses McCarty.
 MT. and Mrs. John Babcock of Ster- ling were recent guests of Mrs Bab- cooks sister, Mrs. William Brady.
 Peter Gribbin of Moodus was at his home here during the holiday.
 The mill was closed last week for a weeks vacation.
 Miss Emily Foley is visiting rela- hves in Bristol, R. L
 Florence Mccarthy of New York is spending several days with his father, John Mccarthy.
 Frank Flanagan of Astoria, l.. I the past few days.
 John Kelley has returned to Quincy, Mass. after spending a few days with his parents MT. and Mrs. Patrick KeI- ley.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Chapman and family, of North Franklin. were recent visitors in town Cousin Was Among Those Poisoned Thomas Lynch and his sisters, Miss es Mary and Nellie Lynch, were al White Rock, R. L, attending the fu- neral of their cousin, Timothy J. Sul- livan, who died from ptomaine poison Mir and Mrs. Clifford Cantlin, o1 Providence, have been spending a few days with Mrs. Cantlin's parents, MT and Mrs. John Brown. Miss May Foley has been spending several days in New Haven and Say- brook. MT. and Mrs. Henry Fischer and daughter Grace have returned to New York, after spending a few days with relatives here. Miss Margaret McManus has return ed to New York after spending the week with her mother, Mrs. Margare' McManus. MT. and Mrs. Warren Thompson and daughter Airline have been guests o1 Mrs. Thompson's sister, Mrs. Edward Chappell of New Britain Mss Elizabeth Barry of Norwich is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Francis Kin h.ead
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EAST. WOODSTOCK

Visitors in town over the holiday were Miss Edith Berrins of Worces- ter, HeTmon Chandler and family of Norwich. MT. Neely and family of Putnam, Paul Clifford and family of Quiambaug, MT. and Mrs. Clifford Jordan of Webster, MT. and Mrs. E, B. Rice of Barre, Mass, MT. and Mrs. Sydney Upham of Webster.
 Miss Lucy Reed has been spending a few days with Mrs. T. A Turner
 Mrs Herbert B1xby and children have returned from Coventry. where they have been with relatives for nearly a year.
 MT. and Mrs. Aidwin D. Frink and daughter Virginia, of East Hartford have been visiting MT. and Mrs E. E May.
 Miss Ethel Upham is visiting her lbrother Sydney and his wife, in Web ster.
 Mrs. L. a. Lndenan and Doris Lin .deman are visiting Halsey Allen and family, in Holder.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles May of wor- cester and MT. and Mrs. Herbert May of New London spent Sunday with the gentlemenss mother, MFs. Harriei May.
 There was a large congregation or Sunday, the 9th, to hear Hamilton Holt at the Congregational church His subject was The Great War and Peace.
 The big eaebratfon planned fou Monday, the Eth, by the Community club. was well carried out in spite o. the heavy rain in the morning. The attendance was not large, but thu dinners were well patronized and served in excellent style-fn the Meth ercises held on the Common consisted of patriotic songs, address of welcome by Rev. T. A Turner, Declaration oi Independence, read by Prof. E. R. Hall address, Hon. F. W. Hindichs. New York and Woodstock Games and ( well attended dance in the evening made the day. one of anjoyment to all
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-12
MYSTIC
Death of Mrs. William Duncan Weekend visitors-Msthodist and Haptist Pastors Exchange.

Mrs. Susan Duncan, wife of Wi1l- fam Duncan of GreenmanydLe ave nue, died at the Memorial hospital on Saturday, after only a few hours ill., ness from the effects of an operation. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland almost 65 years ago and has resided in Mystic for good many years where she has a host of friends. She leaves a husband who has been an invalid for over four years. and one son, Harry Duncan of this place and two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Crumb of Mystic and Mrs. Greene of Rockville, Conn.
 Exchange of Pupits.
 Rev. N. H. Dunmak, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church and Rev Welcome E Bates, pastor of the Union Baptist church, exchanged pulpits on Sunday morning.
 Notes.
 Hiram Burnett. David Gallup, will fam Brand, Harry Hoxie, William K Holmes of New York, Harry Holmes of Providence and Ira F. Moves oi New Haven spent Sunday at theil summer homes in the village
 MT. and Mrs. Enos M Gray of Led yard are entertaining Mrs. Gray'i nieces. Mrs. Walter RofEee of Wick ford, R. l., and Miss Mary Marshal of Providence. R. L
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Hoxie anC daughters Elizabeth and Frances ot Dorchester are the guests of Mrs John H. Hoxie-
 Thomas N. Ryley of Greenwich ana Norriss Ryley of Norwich, spent Sun, day at their home at West Mystic
 Stephen Palmer is spending a few days with his son William Palmer anG family in Boston.
 Mrs. John E. Sparks has left fo Pittsfeld, Me, where she is to resid, with her sister.
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sToNINGToN
Stretch of Sidewalk Costs $500 More Than Town Authorized and Abuttins Property Owners Fail to Pay.

There is liable to be just a little bit
 of dissension among the t7xpaying
 population of the town of Stonington when it becomes known that there has not been strict compliance with the vote in town meeting in regard to the laying of a sidewalk in that part of the
 village of Mystic in the town of Ston-
 ington between the railroad station and
 the velvet mill Although a vote was
 adopted for the sidewalk, there was
 natural opposition from taxpayers in
 Pawcatuck, the borough and sections
 far removed from Mystic, but this was
 in measure appeaSed by the stipulation
 that the abutting property owners
 were to bear one-half of the cost of
 construction. The town authorized the highway committee to expend a sum
 not to exceed $1,000, and it was the general understanding that the work
 was to be completed for $2,000. It is
 now given out that, without the cer-
 tification of the highway committee,
 the selectmen have issued orders to the
 amount of $1,S00 on account of the sidewalk construction, some $500 more than was appropriated and it is far ther stated that the abutting property owners have failed to settle the pro-
 men, the highway committee and the taxpayers meet again in public ses- sion there is liable to be some lively discussion.
 Stonington Pointers.
 There were three contestants for the $5 prize in the typewriting contest at the Stonington High school, Edith Girven, Ethel Taber and Matthew Graham. Miss Gfrven. graduated in
 the class of 1915 and a resident of
 Pewcatuck, was the winner.
 Aolen Young was the prize winner at the whist of Myra F. Douglass | lodge, Degree of Honor. After whist, there were refreshments and dancing Albert Branch is making gradual re- l covery from injuries received by being struck in the face by big firecracker | It is now believed that the sight of his l injured eye will not be affected. 1 William Perry, 24, son of Manuel and Clara Perry. died Friday of epilepsy Besides his parents, he is survived by Il two sisters and a. brother.
 l Stonfngton defeated Mystic at base | ball Saturday to 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-12
LEONARD BRIDGE

Kenneth E@ >CummingswaS at Storrs Sunday of last week
 Judge and Mrs. Albert G. Kneeland motored to Hartford Saturday, the 3rd, and were accompanied on their return by Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kneeland and daughter Jeanette Mir. Kneeland returned to Hartford Mon day night, but Mrs. Knee1and and daughter remained for a longer visit
 Mir. and Mrs. Louis Himelstetn are entertaining friends from New York.
 A picnic with a good attendance was held on the parsonage lawn al Exeter, Monday afternoon. July 9th. in spite of the threatening weather Clam Chowder, cake and ice cream were served. In the evening large amount of fireworks were brilliantly set of, attracting a large crowd from the surrounding country.
 Edwin Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs
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PRESTON

A b CrTy, who is working at S6utffbrfdge for the summer spent the Fourth among friends here.
 AL the Congregational church Sum- day the Fourth eight joined the church by letter and baptism.
 Mr. and MrH B. F. Bentley, MT. and Mrs William Bennett, Jesse O. Crary and family were in Waterford the Fourth, to call on Deacon N. A Brown.
 Mrs Fred Harvey and granddaugf- ter, Elizabeth Harvey, were recent vis- itors at her brothers, J. H. Wilson
 Mrs. James LaPoint of Griswo1d spent Thursday with her daughter, Mrs. gynwood Crary.
 Miss Evelyn Oatley spent Wednes- day at W. E. Crary's.
 Charles Bennett resumed his work Sunday. Clark -Woodmansee having
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-12

Harold Dickens Livingstone, clerk in the Washington Trust company, West
 erly, and Miss Ella Josephine Perkins of Providence were married Saturday
 afternoon in Grace church in that city
 by the rector, Rev. Frank Warheld Crowder. Only members of the two families were present on account of the recent death of Mir. Livingstone's mother. Councilman Daniel F. Larkin of Westerly was best man and Mrs Ada Josephine Kirby, a cousin, attend ed the bride MT. and Mrs. Livingstone
 will reside at 25 Cross street, West erly.
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Eugene Lewis, was recently taken to the Norwich State hospital at Brew ster's Neck for treatment
 An interesting meeting was held at the Exeter church Sunday evening to which the Jewish people had been especially invited
 Judge and Mrs. Albert c. Kneeiand, Mrs. w. A Kneeland and Miss Jean cite Kneeland visited at w. Henry Kneeland's in Columbia. Wednesday afternoon last
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returned to their home in Lnwrences Mass, after visit with L. l.. Park
 Miss Nellie Hart of Springfield is occupying the Flynn cottage at Groton Long Point for the season. Miss Elizabeth Keena of New York is here for the rest of the summer.
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Local Laeonics.

Local Iaconics.
 William M. Williams of Norwich is in Westerly. the guest of MT. and Mrs. William 1T. Browning.
 A W. McCanp, food expertvo1' a New York paper. is coming to Westerly to investigate the poison cases. The Peacedales defeated the Clarks
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-12
DOUBLE FUNERAL AT WESTERLY
Seryicesr for Mr. and N Francis T. Brshman, Who Died From Poisoning Other Gases, Bringing Number Up to More Than 70. But From Unknown Cause lying stonPerkins Wedding Car Left in Yard Burned.

urday. and therAewas greater spread
 of canvass than on any similar occa-
 sion in this section. While it was not
 proclaimed as the greatest show on
 earth, ! 1t filled the bill to the full sat-
 isfac4ion of patrons. The street par
 ada was among the largest ever seen
 in Westerly and was clean and at
 tractive, from the high buggy or the
 managers. with the calico circus
 horse, to the modern calipa not o1 the type that Is enveloped with steam and manipulated by a gTimy engineer
 buG a brightly polished instrument
 operated by @ clean cut young lany
 neatly and c1ewerly dressed. Botn field and strest exhibitions were or a
 commendabla nature
 While the circsas parade Was passing
 through Dixon square Saturday morn
 ina there was an accident in connection
 with the chariot of the brass band or
 black Inen. drawn by eight dapple gray
 horses. One of the drag hooks caught in the trolley tracls, breaking drag
 pole leaving two disappointed breaks
 the ends being held by the spreaders.
 One of these pieces. about six feet in
 length. was driven up between a pair
 of horseG but in five minutes the brok-
 en pole was removed, a pair Of horses
 released and the parade proceeded
 The moving picture company with it's
 studio at Pendleton Hill, and connected
 with the Essanay company, made am
 other working visit to Westerly Satur- day afternoon, with the town hall ana court house as the theatre of action. Several pictures were taken at the en- frances, the town council chamDer was
 used as a meeting room for shoe manufacturing concerns directorate room, and the offices of the judge and clerk of the Third district court were utilized as lawyers offices and the su- perfor court room served as a court scene. The shoe company's sign was at the entrance to the town hall and lawyers signs were at the court house entrance. Of course. the actors and actresses were in picture costume end attracted considerable attention. After the several scenes are placed in order this p9sotoplay will be produced under the title The Mansion of Tragedy.
 Richard Mitchell is the owner of one of the finest bred and best trained bird dogs in Westerly, which was highly prized by owner and his qualities com mended by sportsmen in this section. Friday night at 8 o'clock, as was his custom, MT. Mitchell let the dog loose for his customary exercise. When MT Mitchell returned home an hour later he found the dog lying oE the lawn, covered with blood, having received part Of a charge of buckshot. As it is known that the dog never went far from the house in his nightly exercise | MT. Mitchell Is satisfied that the dog was maliciously shot, and every effort I is being made to locate the offender The dog is receiving the attention of g veterinarian.
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kepr up the route since his cattle were killed, because of the foot and mouth disease last spring.
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NOANK

Union Picnic Wednesday-charIes Radcliffe. Poisoned by Westerly Pie, Reeovering-Five Swordfish Brought ln-Notes.
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Jonss Brothers and Wilson Shows qave two very satisfactory exhibitions in the circus lot in Pawcatuc<, Sat-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-29

ned form and cease ut a pre-
arranged hour. the Blues and Reds
then to be occupying this or that
position. ~
For q given number Of days this
sort Of thing would continue until
the fnal event which took place
before the president Of the rspub-
lie and his guests, foreign military
attaches. and the rest. whose tim
sel-tasseiied tents were pitched on
the eminence overlooking the field
where the climax according TO ar
rangemenp would unfold itself.
Naturally maneuvers under such
circumstances scarcely developed
initiative on the part OF generals
and their STATS. The weaker ones
and indolent fellows were able to
make about as good showing as
the best.
Suddenly all this was changed.
Joffre came on the scene. The gen.
eral unrest in Europe showed to
France the unwisdom OF letting this
situation continue. and Joffre was
named generalissimo OF the army.
How he came TO be named Is not
clearly known: have heard that
General Pau was the frst choice,
but he. for reasons Of his own.
thought JofYre ought to be named,
And Joffre II was.
Joffre was destined TO have but
one 20 at playing war before actual
war began. but he changed the rules
radically for this one. H gave the
Blue army city and its surround
ing country to hold and he told the
Red army TO take 1t. He told them
to go 10 1t. All methods were good,
there was no time out" for any
thing. and he hoped the best man
would win.
There was the dickens TO pay. OF
course. Easy. going officers were left
far behind: incompetency developed
in unlookedfo places: whole COM
mands got captured. generals COM
manding. STATS and all. There were
all sorts of mix-ups, but JofYre
looked on and took In every detail.
The newspapers limited that the
maneuvers were a fiasco and that
the French army was In bad way.
But JofYre considered the war game
the most successful he had ever
witnessed.
He had found the weak spots In
the machine and. knowing them. he
oould apply the remedy. He applied
II and a number OF officers were re-
tired.
War caught Joffre in he middle
OF his reorganization. But ne fought
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I say this because Jeffre is not with
out his critics: There are those who
say he ought to move faster.
JofYre already deserves the INDY
ing gratitude OF his country IL he
never strikes another blow. He re-
fused at Chartered. TO sacrifice his
men for a brilliant but temporary
success though he must have known
the country was waiting for him to
make good: he ordered that soul
sickening retreat before a superior
foe when he knew that every heart
in France was weighted down by
the doubt concerning him and his
army; he PATIENTLY sought and
seized the opportunity he was look
ing for. then instantly transformed
the swift German advance on Paris
into a disorderly retreat: he stopped
short the mighty second German
offensive in the west against the
Channel ports and pinned his enemy
down for long winter trench cam.
paign where he held the advantage.
he won the confidence OF his men.
individually the most intelligent
soldiers in the world. giving them
reason for their cheerful courage
which never faltered even on cold
est, wettest mid-winter days.
Lastly, but by no means least, he
so handled his resources In material
and men that now, at the beginning
OF the second year OF the war the
French army is the finest fighting
body in the melee. Joffre was the
one man in Frances 100000 for
the job.
At that. Joffre was an accident.
That France had the right man
for the place and AT the moment he
was most needed, was almost pure
accident. for her system OF running
the army. until a year or so before
the war broke out, was not calcu-
lated to develop the man for the
job.
For some reason France had not
seen AZ TO nominate a generals
simo. commander-in-chief OF her
army. until just prior to the war.
There was simply board OF gen.
erals and this board was supreme.
Maneuvers were conducted just
as one would expect q board to con-
duct them. The Blue army, under
one set OF generals. would take
such and such position at such
and such a time. The Red army.
under another set OF generals,
would oppose the Blues and to do
this they would hold such and such
line. The action would begin at
a specified time, would take speci-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-29
lr0pe's Martial Spirit Persists
After Year of Bloody War

| himself who first accused him OF
slackness and drunkenness. the re-
| cruiting OF his new munitions army
started with an average enlistment
OF 10000 per day.
II industrial CONSUMPTION should
become desirable. there need be no
fear of industrial revolution. Said
Lord Miner in the house OF lords
the other day: There Is an idea
that organized labor will resent
being commandeered for the service
OF the state. That is just what II
will not resent III We are ordered
to work for England | heard some
typical representatives OF working
class opinion say the other day. we
will obey The only trouble has
been that so many workingmen
have feared that their labor would
not simply be requisitioned for the
defence OF the country. but exploited
for the benerit OF individuals The
government has guaranteed that
there viii be no exploitation. and
that guarantee has been signed by
labor's own representative In the
new cabinet, Arthur Henderson, and
by its various leaders in the house
OF commons.
This spirit OF anti-dovn-nesrted-
ness Is general in England today.
The attitude of complacency IN the
part OF the upper classes and OF
apathy among the lower classes has
given way TO one OF united deter
mination.
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was fed with an occasional optimis
tic but colorless story from The
front, the burden of which was that
everything was going along splen
didly. that the Germans were los
Ing heart, that they had been com
PEELED to put their old men and
young boys in the firing line-and
always conveying the impression
that ultimate victory was a fore
gone conclusion. Not until March
was a single newspaper correspon-
dent permitted at the front, and
even then they were not allowed TO
tell the whole truth.
No wonder enlistments were slow.
The fact that Lord Kitchener was
able to enroll more than two mil
lion volunteers in this period is sure
proof Of the latent spirit OF patri-
otism in the British public. But
there was no enthusiasm, such as
had been aroused in Germany by
the first-hand stories from the
trenches told by correspondents
who were permitted TO go prac-
tically wherever they chose and TO
write pretty much what they liked.
The worklngmen OF the nation
have been severely criticized for
their failure to appreciate the gray.
ity of the situation-for their
strikes, their slackness, and their
alleged over-indulgence in liquor.
The fact is they did not understand
because they were not told. So far
rs they knew victory was assured
anyhow. They went along much
the same as In peace times. and
when they had reason TO believe
that their employers were taking
advantage OF them, they struck.
They didn't speed up, either be-
cause they didn't regard IL neces-
sary or because II was their en-
ployers and not they themselves who
would profit. As 10 the charge OF
Wholesale drunkenness, the mere
fact that the government quickly
abandoned its proposed drastic tenn
perance measure is sufficient an
swer.
But now II Is no longer "Kitch-
ener's war;" II Is the empires.
Lloyd George has told not only
the workingmen but the entire ma
lion the truth. And the most strik-
ING illustration OF the British work
ngman's willingness to help the
empire in its great need is the fact
hat, although IL was Lloyd George
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! THREE YEARS BEHIND THE GUNS!
nitrate Inspeetion-A Two-Day Grind-Jack Tar Goes
Through An His Tricks
ny - a s..

chances. but the flag lieutenant had
not been with US long. and when at
my feet I opened up that model OF
bags with ANDY Burns" stenciled
In big black letters across it. the
lieutenant said. Very neat. Andy,
very neat" and passed on as our d.
vision officer followed him and said,
soft and low. More sense than !
gave you credit for, but do not let
II occur again"
We have not spent all OF our
time sightseeing; we have been 10
Saddle Rock for drill and small arm
practice, shooting from the land at a
moving target on the water, and
from the ships boats bobbing on
the waves at target on the cliffs
Uncle Sam Is more generous to
the small arm shooting than in any
other drill. giving cash prizes OF s.
and $40 each. have been quite a
lucky winner, and am hoping that
when we get to India some Officer
will see At to take me into the wilds
I with him to shoot his tiger.
tTo Be Continued.)