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Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
MOOSUP

Miss Minnie Bennett of East Provi- dence spent Sunday and the Fourth with her brother, John J. Bennett. Mrs Louise Bennett was aIsoa visotor on the Fourth.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
CREx RUGS

fsx36-inch, value 5oc, now 39c. 27x54-inch, value 98c, now 79o. SOx60-inch, rvalue ,$1.s9, now $1.10. 86x72-tnch, value $1.69. snowf $1.49. 54x9o- inch, value $4.50, now $3.89. 6x g feet, value $5.50, now $449.
 Sx10 feet value $6.50, now. $5.39.
 ex12. feet, -value $s.50. now $6.93.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
FUNERAL,

Michael F. Louehiin.
 The funeral of Michael F. LoughIin was held at eight o'clock Friday morning from local undertaking rooms. A requiem high mass ats St.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10

RoctvilIe.-Ffre in the building oc- cupied by the B. H. Preston Furniture company did $5,00o damage on We'd nesdav night.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
PARASOLS AT SALE PRICES

One lot of 25 LADIES' PARASoLs
 that were s1.bo and s2.oo-Sale price One lot of s5 LADIES' PARAsoLs S.
 that were $2.6o and $3.oo-SaIe price One lot of 2S LADIES, PARAsoL S.
 that were sS.5o and $4.oo-Sale price
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
MISS M. C. ADLES
 Hair, Scalp and Face Specialist

Ladies' am to leave for the West the 2etI1 of this month. Kindly prepare for the future by calling to before that date, as have hand large sup ply of the best quality hair made up to suit each in- dividual. Also will match the hair perfectly. Don't wait until the last minute when will be rushed. You running the biggest risk of contracting cancers and other contagious diseases by buying hair from nexper enced people who send out of town to have orders made up. Who knows whether it has been sterized or not, for this is second consideration with most people, Get your scalp and complexion in good condition before leave.
 On my return will surprise the public with some thing pertaining to my profession which my brother Dr. Adles, of St. Louis, two other medical men and myself will have completed.
 My absence will be from two to four weeks
 3o6 Main Street Next to Chelsea Bank
 phones
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
What Mexico Laeks.

Mexico has about everything that could serve to complicate its affairs except an energetic peace movement Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
COTTAGE RUGS

1SxSe-inch. value 5sc, now see. 24x36-inch, value CSC, now 5Se. 25x5o-inch, value s9c now 75e. 27x54-fnch, value 9Sc, now $50. Soxs0-inch, value $1.39, now $1.1e. Ssx72-inch, value $1.5s, now $1.29. 4x 2 feet, value $S.5o. now $2ee. 6x g feet, value S5.5o, now $4.3e. Sx1O feet. value s6.5o, now $5.4s. sx12 feet. value sS.50. now $7.4e. ----
 CONGOLEUM RUGS Congoleum Rugs, size 1x1h yards regular 900 quality-Sale price 72c each.
 Congoleum Rugs, size 1x2 yards. reg ular $1.20 Quality-Sale price e9c each
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
The Sovereian Remedy,

Mexico has no troubles that money expended in the right quarters con rot c,re-Philndclrhs c.s--c-.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
WHAT THE coNsULs SAY.

Panama canal tolls in April reached $442,415. While this was not as much as in March. 1t was better than in the other preceding months.
 Ultimate expenditure on Toronto harbor is expected to be between 3zo,- 000,000 and s2e,O00, 900.
 Jitney service is planned for Manila by a $50,000 corporation
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-10
JEWETT CITY

Judge H. H. 7urnham, Having Reached Age Limit, Rstires-Is Succeeded by Arthur M. Brosn-LocaI Boys Ate WesterIy's Poisoned Pie.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Protection of Plants Costing
S5,OOO,OOO a Year Now

so attempt Is made by du Pont Of
.iciaIe 10 deny that that company. in
common with other makers Of war sup
pl .c$, maintains q heavy and expensive
guard about its establishments. Judge
l.anGiS would not say that this guard
is due to fear Of bomb outrage9 and
inCcnGiari but he suggested that 1t
WAS u matter of common sense" for
the company to protect it's property
and Morkmcn under all the circum-
stances.
we are taking such precautions as
common sense would dictate said
service. have high walls surrounding the
enters our establishment who doesn't
day and night. 1t Is also true tn 1t men
seeking employment are closely ques-
tiored about themselves and undergo a
rigid examination as to thei" qualitica-
lions. former employment, lie history
ana similar m'ttorS. Thse are all com
mon sense precautions. 1t is not neccs-
SHry TO say more"
Major sylvester, the im"o"turbahle po-
Ice oSiicil that he was n Waslin Ston,
cstim ted thnt about. 500 90 annually
is b' In spent in the prOtcC ion of mu-
nj ions nlnnts th"NughOut IN" country.
1--WE have in the du POnt police or
ranization," rGil Maio Sylvester.
about six to seven hundrNi men. These
guards and detectives are distributed
anon the various plants and they
work in sn'fts tor the constant protCc-
ton of the property.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Betwesn 6,ocO and 1000
Guards Always Employed

These officers. here and at other
plaIhh. are paid good money. We have
amorS the lot former railroad men.
police officers. street car men-even
former doctors and lawyers. Men OF
practically all NoCations are now doing
police duty in the munir .ons industry.
1T is unnecessary to say that close
scrutiny Is kept upon visitors to muni-
tons plants. That is natural. 1t is
a private bus ness and outsiders are
not desired. Few persons can get Il
pass 10 enter munitions plant nov a
days.
the system Of policing is just as Of
hCient as once could find in any city.
Nothing is overlooked to afford COM
pletc protection from any sort of
danger.
Il believe there are probably between
six and seven thousand men employ ed
in policing munitions, plants in the
Cnitcd~ States today. II is a big field
and tAo cost Of this protection. | he
iicvc. : at least rye million dolli rs
per wear That is a conservative csti-
mate. The du Pont police system IL
now h"iEe followed by several large
factories after their investigation of
our Methods
Major Sylvester said there were more
than forty applicants for euard ar
detective duty at the ~ Port establish
nert at Wilmington Snr day following
the "Xplosion which killed thirty work
men.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Boom Towns Sprung Up
Here and There In State

! Boom town" have sprung up here and
.there as at IIopcwcll. Va. where the
ldu Points have made city out of a
cornficld within a year. Old factory
,,sttcs. trod n few months ago by only a
yhew hundred half-busy employees, swarm,
.Glth thousands of workmen today.
.:SShipload after shipload of ammunition
end the paraphernal'a of war cross and
-Te-cr"ss the ocean to the battlciields OF
20. continent in arms
S.a The story of the war munitions
tRoom' is not new either in this coun-
try or with the nations that are buying
war supplies or seeking to prevent
Others. from buying them. But the
narrative of what Is be ng done to pro-
-eect the property of these munitions
concerns, and the hundreds of thousands
INf men employed by them, is yet to be
ssppreciated bv those who have read of
grooming stocks. new-made millionaires,
sfoWns of mushroom growth and pros
Iner tN returned to a tagging industry.
= It is unnecessary here to saw whether
sfNe establishments filing tremendous
s"ar orders arc afrai1 OF inCendiarie
land bomb-Dlotters. An industry that
srlust spend upward of s. 100000 a year
SfEr guards ard Ge"ret service men evil
edentiv is NOT without certnin fears
sNrmcd guards arc not Datro'i"g evcrV
sfpot of snace about these nlants merely
r' Keep out curiosity seekers
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Unable to Trace Fires
To Outside Origin

After the explosion which cost thirty
lives last week. the du Pont Company
issued an official statement denying
that proof had been found of plot.
'Shrouded in mystery as have been
many previous explosions along the
Brandywine and elsewhere throughout
the country" was the description given
OF the catastrophe. the company de-
nicd that It had confirmed reports that
warnings had been posted along the
Brandywine advising all employees of
''Tcut0riC origin" that they worked In
the mills at their own risk. II was as
serted that no such warnings had been
found. despite persistent rumor that
they We're seen
Charles Il. Lands. formrr member
of Congress. aEh now one of counsel
for the du Pont Company, said the COM
panys invcstiga. ion had failed to dis
close ANY plot by German or Austrian
spies Or any one else
I'VE have not been~able,'' he said.
Ito trace any OF the explosions or fires
which have occurred to outside
agencies"
1t VS. announced in Wa shington.
howcvCr. that the Department OF JUS
tice would send represent ,tives to Will
mngton to assist in an investigation of
III" cause of the explosion and to de-
term ne II any connection existed be-
tween this affair and other alleged plots
whic,l the department. Is investigating.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Will Be Delivered Unless
Stopped at Source

Unless these vast quantities of guns.
shells. cartridges, powder and high ex-
plosives are stopped Eat the source"
their delivery to the allies is practically
assured.
1t Is doubtless true that the munitions
makers have reasoned this out from the
common sense" STANDPOINT and they
are. to say the least. concerned over
the mysterious fires and cXplos ons that
occur every lew days where war orders
+ ale being filed. Even without proof
, of an anti-muniticns plot. the bills paid
each month for the protection of such
establishments are increasing and they
have been incrCa sing all summer.
With each add tiDnal explosion OF mys-
terious ori Kin, these bills will go higher
and higher until $500 OOa per year will
by no means cover the aggregate ex-
pensc OF private police forces. 1t is i'm
Possible to est mate what sums have
been spent by Federal and State au-
horitics in cooperating in the investi-
Pntions concerning the planting Of
bombs, Tn" starting of incen6iary fires
and the suspected interference W tn
American commerce.
II is said that without exception the
manY mills making war supplies are
DIGGING deep into their treasures for
nrGtCCtion bills. This applies to the
Gu PDnt mil'n the bethlehem ST. cl
orl,y, the Rcnrin2ton Arms COMPANY.
the Aetna PowdSi. Companies. the NUM-
tiONs plant q Tddystone. Pa, and the
allied Industries that furnish some one
CT the many things needed in Europe to
conduct the greatest war of al ltime.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Even Office Boys Now
&re Real Investigators

! IT on" has business to transact with
thC company. its offices may he found
b. the CITY of Wilmington. Here, too
tfcrc are alert. silent men about the
elevator shafts. the Railways, and the
ant'rOOmS. Even the office hoys are
embryo Investigators, anc;ng bit
t"Spiciou&ly at anyone who extends a
card.
Although tie du Pout officials and
employees occupy many offices in the big
4" Pont building at Wilmington the
SoorWaNS ar" mainly unlettcTed
Whether by oversight or des' IN rhc
stain"d glass doors convey no iuforma-
tOn as TO who Is beyond. Nothing tells
fOu thar in this room II Major Svlvos-
sor, or the president or vice president.
g. the man who takes the orders for n
1lllion mounds of powder.
Persons on business. WHO givo ? sati,-
r, tory advance account 1f their ms
S"it aud do nor look Hike SusnirI us
Characters, my have entrance. ana j .
hnd tn" doors 500 mary clerks IshiH :
ihout With imU1r'"rt lOCunen'@' VIII y
,Srough the wall. or across the hall
tiii come Sn"tCh"S Of conversations
3hout BIZ orders. Givd"uds and fI"i ,ry
STlDut.
"hHt is in Wlminvton. Vt trn fac
torrs on the Cut7Eir,s of the city. and
At tarnCNs Point ard PCnTS Grove.
lnd the hoOm town Of HoDnwell Va,
fhCl" il nothinG but secrecy. avid the
Spl,f:eh hand and closed gates forhid-
ain" cntranC"
th re thousands Of mon wOrl; dav aud
Ei:,nt, Is about "a difficult to obtain IS
2 roving "omlEisS. TO inSnect the
SuItan'S huren
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
List of More Notable
Fires and Explosions .

Here is n list OF the more notable
fires and explosions occurring during
the past fow months in munitions
plants:
April 1--F:xrlosinn in the E%,itatle
killed.
May 12--E>r,osioa in ~" Anderson
gUncotton warehouse at NHllinSton. y.
j. Three lilled.
May 15-Six injured Icy explosion in
thu du Pont mill at Carnt,'s Point.
January Fire loss of ST., Oit0 in
the Buckthorne plant If John 4. Rocb-
lnC's Sons. CO.,.
March G--Six killed In nowder plant
August 19-Small explosion IN VIZ
mint ~ plant of th" du Pont company.
august 29-EXplosi"n IN same pln mt
killed two.
October e. Four killed in cynlosion at
Aetna powder factory at Emporium.
Pa.
October 2S-Firn loss or 100000 IN Rus
Niars' munitions warehouse at seattle,
Wash.
%oyo~-her rN-r'ro Ioss Of 80 "'' -
tho Bal@'vin Locomotive munitions
pl"rt AZ TdGvStNne.
NC"Ar'h"" IA milton Ao'l"" ~" at
tNc' Roebline steel roro I'lant. "r"nt"n'
y. T.
A"~rst rI-Tive l-n'od in "vn1osioN at
Sirno~"oNCnirG Vor"S Of A"'n1 Pow
d"~ CCT,H"~r'
~orcr,Nor "0-Thirtv kll"" i~ cNnlo-
STOW nt win IL eton mills of III" d'i Pont
C~',rnon".
-'rcr,. Navo h"n" nin"r ""'"si"Ns
a~1 fros TT v"ricus oetahi 'hme"ts
uhr,.', or may not have ben due
, opCi1ont
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Vigilance Is Watcbword
All Over the Land

1 What Major Sylvester il doing at Will
Ein=ton. tHrn"y's Point and other IaC-
fori"S Of Ia" du !'Unt Company. trained
sNcn ar" dninC fer Tie !urNcrs Of Wa"
I"u.itious all over this land. Vigilance
J. tn" Wat"hW"rd.
: ~ stranger might as we'll attempt to
STtcr Buck 'ngham Palace unannounced
p to 70 tHrough the gates of the du
s0nt powder factories-and there are
many of them. Every one is regarded
Hith SuSDicion. and naturally so.
4 There is no War in this country. but
The visitor who would enter an estab-
EShm"nt tiiling war orders will be sub
FCted to all the unpleasant scrutiny
enc might expect were he to attempt to
E"SpasS upon an army headquarters in
flnndcrS. Serbia. or re gium-
Z From tho time that ore approaches
ftthin hailing distance Of the du PCnt
PLANTS h" i under Survoillauc". Secret
SerViCn men rover more ZcnlOuSly
guarded the President of the United
state than these du pon' operatives
Suard tn" gateway t" tn" war faCto"" :
= NCWSDaD"r pCn are NOT wan'cd with
u: neither aT" the agents Of business
sivals. TN" curiosity seekers, nor the
t"nr"s"ntatitVCs of anybody or any
t'ng.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Applicants For Jobs
Are Investigated Thoroughly

These secret service men are likely to
be called upon to investigate the story
of an applicant for a job-for no one
sgets n job these days with a munitions
plant unless he can give a full account
of himself. Again, the company detec-
tive may be assigned to trail a person
who seems unduly interested in the
powder companys affairs and Its estaD-
lishlnents. 1t cannot be officially az
mtted. but 1t Is doubtless true, that
signed to run down rumOrs of Domp
plots, warnings to employees to quit their
Jobs and fears of inccndiary tires.
No official of the du Pont company
will acknowledge that any proof has
ever been found that an explosion or
fire at the plant was the result Of out
side agencies" Nevertheless. there is
IN operation a highly developed police
s> stem, not only at the du Pont WORKS
but at munitions plants everywhere.
Several of the makers of war inatcri-
ais sent emissarics to Wilmington to
study the du FONT police force methods
and later adopted pra ctically that sys-
tenn OF constant vigilance and proicc-
ton.
It is q ..Hignificant fact that the du
Pont Company augmented its police
precautions followed closely the sinking
of the Lusitania. the era of explosions
aboard many ships. the Capitol bomb
explosion and the Amba ssador Dumba
incident. Explosions and fires in muni-
tionS plants have occurred with alarm
ing frequency since last April and ii is
learned the Gu Pont Company has in
by about 'at least 70 per cent since
Spring
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Close to rs, 900 Men on
du Points Paw Roll

About 5000 men are employed at the
HONEYWELL mills. The du Pont company
has another large plant, employing
about $4,000 men. at Carney's Point. On
the nav roll of the du Points 1t Is prob
able today there are close to 1900 men.
The great ma jority of these are MAX
ing Runpovder. guncottoE. and other
explosives for the allies. Smokeless
powder Is manufactured at Carney $
Point. Parlin. and Haskall. n. J. High
explosives are made at Gibbstown, n, j.
Black powder is manufactured at Will
niington and guncotton Is shipped by
the trainload from Hopewell, the magic
city about nine miles out of Peters
burg.
Regardless OF where the plants are
located, and regardless of the sort of
war munitions they may make, they are
surrounded by picked guards and pro-
tcctcd BY secret service system as
relentless and alert as that of the
United States Government.
Whether OF. NOT these establishments
are guarded against the mere curiosity
seeker. or whether there turks i'm the
heart OF every munitions maker the
fear of spies, bomb planters, and fire
j. bugs. NAV be left to the common
sense" of the investigator and the
reader.
Compare on ono hand the footings. in
millions of dollars. of the war orders
and the explosions that shake some
plant and city every few days. on the
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Former Head of Capital Police Fighting Unseen and Unknoun

are big electric light stands, and tEcsT
liplts are flashed at frequent interva,s 4
CURING the night to make certain that
no undesirable character turks about
the establishment
The guards are we'll armed srd nu-
ncrous. They work In eight. hour shifts,
and report with regularity to command
ing captains. Each plant IN the du Pont
organization has It's chief officer. who In
turn makes report TO Major sylvester.
Who Is the director general of the entire
force of between 600 and 200 men,
Major Sylvester's attention Is divided
among the many establishments, large
and small, of the du Pont company.
He may be found one day at Carney s
Point: then he may jump to Hopeweil.
Haskall. n. j., or Gibbstown,. N. y.
The guarding. of these powder-manu-
facturng Establishments Is but a part
OF the duty of Major sylvester and his
force. There are detectives and secret
service operatives men who go on mys-
terious missions and pry into the move
ments of persons who are under espi-
onage for any reason.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
| Munitions Plants Are ,
Taking No Chances

1t is not expected that any one Of the
du Pont organization-or of any organi-
zation shipping arms and ammunition
to Europe-should admit that these ex-
traordinary police precautions are be-
ing taken because of definite knowledge
of plots against the munitions makers.
Nevertheless, there are OF record the
Dumba incident, the increasing number
of unexplained disasters I'm powder,
cartridge, and steel mills, the passport
frauds. the planting Of dynamite aboard
ammunition ships, and a general feeling
of uncertainty as to what to expect
next.
Under such circumstances the mu-
ntions plants are taking no chances
whatever Judge Lands Said an answer
may be found in common sense
analysis" of the situation. without re-
icrrmg specifically to any class VI sus-
pectcd enemies.
1t is well known that the allied ma tions
are getting practically all OF The war
! supplies shipped from the United States.
1t Is further known that Germany and
Austria have complained against these
wholesale shipments. although interna-
tional law recognizes the right of a
neutral nation to sell war supplies to q
bellgercnt.
The seas, however, are in control Of
the allied fleets. The central powers can
expect to interfere. but little with tha
actual transportation of war materials.
once they arc manufactured and put
aboard Shins
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Congressman Eagle
Turns Down Patronage

There is ono zone democrat IN the
House who turns his shoulder on patron-
age. He l. J. n. E.aG!". Of Tcv"s. '.i,o.
according TO report to the DenIot ratio
caucus YESTERDAY. was the only baro-
crHt to refuse the 81 on PATRONAGE lie
was entitled TO in the lat SESSION Of
for jobs. Eagle personall" told the ra-
trGnsee committee he wanted none Tor
his district
The House patronage committee
NJ med nv the CAUCUS Will divide minor
iobl such as messengers. elevator "Dcr1-
tors. etc. carrying in aggregate saiaIie
amounting to nearly sa".9C0. Each Con-
prcssman. except committee chairmTn,
will receive 81. 500 IN patronage.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
skxplosions Cause Increase
IN Number of the Guards

! Below there is printed a resume Of the
smoro nctahlo explosions and fires in
Smunitions plants within the past few
smonths. More than half a hundred
Anlerican wnrkmcn have sacrificed their
siNeS and th" property loss has been
Sroa'-and this despite the over increa s.
Eng vigilance of guards and the gradual
nnrreaSc in the number Of such guards.
! The 0recautions taken at the du Pont
establishments are Indicative Of those
TO be found wherever largo war orders
Ere being filed today. The du POnt
Sompanv has at the head of its detective
Fnd guard forces n man who was for
Snorc than q quarter of a century con-
H"cted with the police department of
rNashington. and who for many years
pas been president of the International
s\ssoCiation of Police Chiefs.
I The pOsition held nv Major Sylvester
sOdaY. however. undoubtedly is the most
fXacting of his career His salary is
feputed to be about $1,000 per wear.
UIo controls n force annroXimnt"'y AS
sarpe aS that hc directed in Washington
I and no mau on that force has Il
6ineCIirC
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Eighteen-Year-Old Girl
Is Held in Robbery Case

Mary Mansfield, eighteen years old.
who lives at 91S j. street northw est,
is held by the police OF the Third pre-
cinct in connection with a hold-ur
Friday night in which John Sakel-
Iaeides, who lives in the rear OF 1914
l. street northwest. was stopped by Il
man and woman.
Slliallaeidcs told the police that he
was held up near his hone at the
point of a pistol lie SAYS that 50
wIs taken from his pockets A car
riage belonging to Secretary OF War
Grrrison droN" into the alley and
irightencd the man and worian away.
'rhe Mansfield gi'l was arrested by
Sergeant Green. OF the 'hAd precinct.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Wood Would Save Pay
For u. S. Employees

Tn" Wa Department is Giving con-
side"ation 70 a report from Mci. Gen.
Leonard Nood commanding he Do
pnr.mert of tho Fast. r"Cinp thai. src-
cal consideration I've -ivrr to cmDioves
OF the Government attending military
cnnDs of instruction. so th3t they inay
be saved from loss OF nay. ~
Z Additional leave with nav is rrartad
10 Government cr,nlnyes attending =
CO nps Of the District militia
General Wood believes the Same roGu-
lnuons should apply 20 employees attend
III" suCh camps as that at p!attsl urg.
ut 's unfortunate" lc Savs. "if pm-
pluy"s Of the Government i.se'f. which
is supporting these campS. find that
they cannot attend without undergoing
loss OF puy in addition to ihe very con-
siderable personal outlay"
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
MAJOR SYLVESTER
FACES BIG ODDS
Guarding du Pont Munitions
-, Factories From Destruction
{ by Plotters and Cranks.
Continued from FIRST Page.)

costly. are now maintained by makers
"of powder, shells, cartridges, gun and
high explosives which Europe is buy
ing at the cost Of hundreds Of millions
of dollars.
70 The purveyors Of war supplies are the
busiest agencies in the United States
To-day. There are stories Of millionaires
made almost overnight; of factories that
thave virtually thrown away their doors
Tand are open twenty-four hours a day
sand seven days week. Forces have
been doubled and trebed in steel, pow
der and gun manufactures, and wages
nre higher than they have ever been in
'Fhese Industries.
i1i Almost every plant capable of making
'anything desired by the fighting armies
,4f Europe has hurredly erected new
buildings and largely increased its ca
'nacity This statement applies, OF
;fourse, to factories whose owners want
( The war order business