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The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Naval Academy Notes

Annapolis. July 10.-Mrs. Guy X. CAL
houn. wife of Prof. Calhoun, U. s. NJ,
and son have been in Washington for
q few days prior to leaving for Chelsea.
N. j.. where Prof. Calhoun will join
them later.
Mime. Voinot. wife of Prof. p. E. Vol
not. Naval Academy. and daughter. Miss
Eugene, and son. Paul, left recently for
Petersburg. Va, where they were Joined
later by Prof. voinot.
Miss Nancy L. Walton. sister Of p A.
Surg. Duncan c. Walton. was recently
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Van
Ness. Of Green Spring Valley. Baltimore
county.
Mrs. Van Ness is spending a few days
with her sister and brother-in-law, Mrs.
Carlos ". Cusachs and Prof. Cusachs,
U. 8. N.
Mrs R. G. Heiner, wife Of p A. Surg.
Heiner. U. s. N, and children. who have
been spending some weeks at New
Windsor. Nd. are visiting Mrs. Heiner's
parents. Capt. Thomas W. Kinkaid. U. s.
n. and Mrs. Kinkaid.
Prof H. L. Rice. u. 8. N. and Mrs.
Rice and their daughters. Misses Alice
and Miriam Rice have left for Elgin.
ILL.,. where the young ladies will spend
the summer. Their parents will make a
tour in the Northwest. visiting Portland
and Seattle.
Capt. William F. Low. U. s. N, and
Mrs. Low. who Rave resided at Annap-
oils for the last four years while their
son, Ems. Francis Low. U. 8. N, was a
|midahipman at the Naval Academy, will
shortly take up their residence in WASH
ington.
Capt william p. Upshur. U. g. NJ. c..
and Mrs. Upshur have arrived from the
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Marine Corps Brevities

Maj. Gen. George Barnett, command
dant of the Marine Corps. left Washing
ton yesterday on an inspection tour of
the organizations and posts of his corps
on the Pacific Coast. He will visit San
Diego, San Francisco Mare Island, and
Bremerton. in the order named. return
ing to Washington via the Yellowstone
National Park. He expects to return to
duty at headquarters about August 16.
The ten midshipmen graduates Of the
Naval Academy this year assigned to the
Marine Corps have reported at the head
quarters of the corps. and they have been
assigned to the marine officers school at
Norfolk. With the second lieutenants
already under instruction at the school
they will be sent to Gettysburg. Pa, for
field instruction for about six weeks COM
mencing July II. Then they will return
to Norfolk for a short course of instruc-
ton. after which they will be available
for duty.
The board of officers detailed some time
ago for examination of Lieut. Col. Con-
stantine NJ. Perkins, retired. for restora-
ton to the active list as a colonel, will
reconvene on July II, at the expiration of
the period of two months allowed the
officer to prepare for the professional ex-
animation. The board consists of Coils
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Charles A. Doyen and James e. Mahoney,
Of the Marine Corps. and Capt. George
r. Clarke. of the navy. the latter having
been substituted for Capt. William A.
Gill. Of the navy. who has been ordered
to sea.
Some four officers and tweaty-seven en-
listed plen of the Marine Corps, in addi-
ton to those already there, have been
sent to the rifle range at Winthrop, Md,
for try-outs for membership on the team
to represent that corps in the national
and other target matches this year. The
prospective members of the team will
train at Winthrop until about August Z.
when they will be sent to Wakefield,
Mass, to participate in matches at that
Place from August IS to September 2
They will be sent to Sea Girt, N. j., Sep
TENDER for matches there from Septem-
Der . to IS. and thence they will 20 to
Jacksonville. Fla, for matches from o.
tober 2 to %. as follows: Florida State
Rifle Association. October 2 to s; South
ern Rifle Association. October and Z;
National Rifle Association. October to
IA. and the national match, October Is to
20.
Plans and specifications for the new
marine barracks at Norfolk and Mare
Island are about finished, and it Is ex-
pected that calls for bids will be issued
in about two weeks and bids opened about
September I for the work. An appropri-
alton Of 100000 Is available for each
project
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
FIGHTING is NOT LIKE
PROMENADE, SHOWS SOLDIERS DIARY
Turk Was Not Exhausted Balkan Plenty
Muniions-Aviaos Especially E6cn-oses Considerable
Those Enemy Must Have Been Fnghtfu, Writes Soldier

nous movable battery Of In Tepe.
1t is true that it makes more noise
than it does harm. The guns of
Achi-Baba have for their objective
our heavy artillery. but our batteries
are marvelously concealed, and have
defied all their shells.
This morning there was a new
bombardment from the Asiatic side,
little in advance of Koum Kaleh.
by three of our warships. One of
them was slightly hit by a Turkish
shell. but no great damage was done.
May 21-This morning a magnifi-
cent bombardment was carried on
from the Asiatic side. above Koum-
Kaleh. and a little below Erenkoui.
by three of our warships The Turk
ish batteries of Achi-Baba and of
Tchanak fired without ceasing. They
wounded several of our men. A shell
fell on our depot of munitions. but
without doing any serious damage.
Two caissons only blew up. Our air
men have been more and more active.
Thanks to their observations. our
guns have destroyed two howitzers at
Achi-Baba.
According to the observations Of
the aviators the Turks have not
much in the way of reserves, and
have put all that they posses in NUM-
tions and men on the peninsula II
we should pierce their front the game
would be won for US. Our line is
sensibly the same. At the same time
the English appear to have pro-
crossed on the side towards the Gulf
of Saros and Boulair.
Truly, one was a little too much
given to consider the expedition to
the East as a sort of military prom
enade. One heard on all sides that
the Turkish army was completely ex-
hausted by two years of Balkan wars.
and that it lacked munitions. The
truth is all the other way.
5000 Germans Lead Turks.
1.-THE army that we have before US
comprises at least seven corps. 1t Is still
led by nearly 5000 German officers and
non commissioned officers. These latter
have completely reorganized the army
administration. Munitions abound. The
aviation corps is well trained, and dis
play a great activity. The troops camped
at Seddul-Bahr have been able to take
note of the precision with which the guns
of In Tepo and Achi-Baba are handled
The Turkish soldier is coura geous and
formidable when he Is well led. Inferior
to the French soldier for the offensive,
he is certainly equal to him in the de-
fensive. The German instructors besides.
have been able 10 a marvellous way to
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Otis Pleads for Defense

In an editorial appealing for a nation
wide respect for the wearers of the uni
form of the army and navy. Gen. HAr-
rison Grey Otis. of the Los Angeles
Times. says:
THE $1,000 enlisted men in the regular
army of the United States and the 10000
enlisted men in the American navy rep
resent. Intellectually and morally. as well
as physically. something more than the
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District Signal Corps

The Signal Corps company held in
spection of field equipment last Tues
day night. in order to ascertain il
every one had his proper field equip
ment. Nearly every one checked in
o. h. so the work of issuing material
this year will be very easy for Quar-
termaster Sergt. Herforth.
First Glass Sergt W. E. Rink, who
has been first sergeant for the past five
years. was discharged a few days ago.
and has thrown in his lot with the bat
terry. Stable Sergt. Joe Lodge has also
taken on with the battery. First Class
Sergt. L. c. Winters is now first SER
seant. First Glass Sergt. E. A. john
son moved up to the first section, TAX
ing his entire section to the right of
the line. First Class Sergt ". r.
Lansford has the second section. and
First Class Sergt. Williams has the
third section. The fourth section has
no section leader at present. and one
of the sergeants will be promoted to
fill that vacancy
Corporal H. A. Cady was promoted to
a sergeancy and Privates Peake and
Freed to corporals. Private L. Lawych
was made farrier, with the rank of cor
poraL There are several more promo
tions to be made before going to camp.
and it is up to the men themselves to
hustle for the stripes.
Capt. o. c. Terry brought from Fort
Leavenworth a big war map of the
Gettysburg battlefield. and now the
men can learn map-reading from a
sure-enough map.
Two new wire carts have been order
ed from New York. They will 60 to
the third and fourth sections.
E. L. Petit was promoted to a SER
geancy in charge of the company mess
Nine men are needed to bring the
company up to full strength. Tele-
graph operators especially are wanted.
A few Of the latest recruits are c.
E. Bechtel. Harry Davis. B. Hammond,
T. r. Holden. L. Lawych, G. McCrack-
en-. E. Mcdonald. c. Mackey, w. G.
Moore. E. L. Petit, J. Riani. E. D.
Rumford. F. Hiffenberg. J. A. Stephen
son. H. H. Stevens. D. B. willensky.
and W. H. Wright.
The men have been measured for the
new olive drab wool uniforms They
will be issued about August l.
Men who desire to enlist in the Signal
Corps should report at the Armory.
go First street northwest. on Tues.
day evenings. where they will be ex-
amined and taken in. Men with prior
military experience are wanted.
The company expects to move to the
L Street Armory some time during the
fall. probably about October 1.
A mess fund assessment OF $3.50 per
man was voted at a meeting Of the
company a couple of weeks ago. and Is
now payable to the treasurer
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NEWS OF ARMY, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Philippines. where Capt. Upshur has
been on duty for four years. They will
be the guests at Annapolis of Mrs. Up
shur's sisters, the Misses Munford. and
later they will go to Philadelphia. Capt.
Upshur having been ordered there.
Mr.. Thomas Griffin. the young son of
Commodore Thomas D. Grimm, U. S. n.
and Mrs. Griffin, has returned home for
the summer from Tome School, Port
Deposit.
Mrs. Richard Barnett. wife Of the &C.
tor and sister of Lieut.. Victor I. Nor
rison. U. 8. NJ. c., was the hostess re-
Gently at lawn party at Acton, Murray
Hill.
Miss Emily Fitzsimmons. Of Far Rock
away. l. l.. who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Timothy ]. Keleher. wife of
Lieut.. keleher. U. 8. N. has returned
to her homa
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same department will occur by the re-
tirement on August II of Col John L.
Glenn. which will necessitate the detail
OF major Of the line to quartermaster
duty. The Secretary of War is inclined
to revive the former rule respecting de-
tails to original vacancies in the staff
corps. excepting in special cases here
some particularly qualified officer is de-
sired by the head Of a staff corps.
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by the date of the beginning of the next
c. rise at the Army Medical School In
October. There are now twenty-five va
cancies in the Junior commissioned grade
of the Army Medical Corps and of these
eleven will be filled by those who were
recently graduated at the medical school
and who are about to be commissioned.
leaving eleven places for those who quail
ify at the coming examination. An addi-
tional vacancy. making twelve In all. will
occur in September.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
Experimenting in Colors

One Of the difficulties to be met in the
selection of a natural notified brown for
cloth for the army is the shortage of
black or brown sheep. In the expert
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

E. L. Petit was promoted to a ser
geancy in charge of the company mess.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

Nine men are needed to bring the
company up to full strength. Tele-
graph operators especially are wanted.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11

The men have been measured for the
new olive drab wool uniforms. They
will be issued about August l.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25
REAL VALUE OF PEAT AND MUCK

Building up land by digging the sedi- ments found in swamps and meadows and spreading over the land is not a. rapid process. Many have land which contains so-cslled peat or nucky soils and wonder if 1t was eVaporated and applied to land if it would not be & good fertilizer. Analysis of the mater ia1 will show that the amount of avail able plant food would be in most cases very little. Being black in color one usually says that Ssloh soil is rich In
 nitrogen while 1t may contain as hixh as oRe-tf1ird of per cent of this sle- ment it is usually very unavailable due to the fact tha% the soluble par& or the part whAch fhe plants can use. has been lost long before by tlae run ming water, and what remains are the portions or compounds of this element which Is not available and not soluble and likely to resist the action of bacteria for some considerable length of ti1ne From the standpoint of sup plying phosphorus and potash if is ex- trenelY poor as seldom do they con- tain more than a fraction of l per cent. On light soils the principal value wi1ic4l wifi come from the use of peat and muck is it's ability to supply a uAoisture-xetaining material As an absorbent, 1t is excellent and can be usad adNantageousty in the stables if thoroughly cried which should be xhe condition in every in- stance before handling or hRufing.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25
SPRAY ALL FRUIT TREES.

Reports come from different sections that people are not planning to buy spray materials and spray their trees this year, because of the low prices for which the different grades Of fruit sold last year. This is great mis- take. Spraying is one orchard opera tion that must be practiced each year, and cannot be neglected unless one plans to cut his trees down It is possible to prune, cultivate and fer tilize ones trees and not get money back for so doing if the spraying op- eration is neglected On the other hand, if the trees are sprayed, people cannot help but get their money back, and in practically all cases get it back with a big interest. All who have apple trees should plan to spray them for the apple scab, aphis. plum and apple curculio and codling moth This means that the trees must be sprayed at least twice. All sections where the scale is more or less common must have another spray with strong lime sulphur. It is hoped that no one will stop his spraying campaign this year. because of the low prices received last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25

store. Large plate glass windows are to be placed for the stores and there will be Vestibt.led entrances The floors of the stores are. to be dropped down to the sidewalk level. . Two New FIouaes at Norwich Town.
 Edward Smith of Norwich Town is erecting two new houses on land own ed by Mrs. Aarah GifliUer, on the Canterbury turnpike, The foundation for kone. of the houses is now in and the frame work will be soon started. This is to be- a, six room house while the other house will be somewhat larger.
 Alterations BSfng Pushed.
 Contractor Charles I. Rathbun has the work on the Improvements at the former Stanton placee at the corner of Maple and Ann streets well along. The tHyo-story brick addition being built on the rear of the building IS now up and roofed in, the floors have been partly laid and the partition work has been started. The eight-foot$ ve- randa on the front side is also com .pfeted with the exception of the paint ing. This is two stories in height The property is owned by Charles Sterling of West Main street and is being turned into a two-tenement house.
 To Build on EiasS~0oa Avenue. Edgar Aiken of Robbins court has purchased a lot on ElFnwood avenue, formerly known as the Slater property on Broadway and is contemplating the erection of a modern residence. No plans have as yet been decided upon. Working on Interier. The residence that is being erected on the lower end of Robbins court for Herman s. Case is now being piastered and the interior work in general is be- ing pushed along.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25
BUILDING AND CUISINES.
Permits Snow No Large Increase Over
 Same Wee~ Last Year.

Real estate sales for the past week. RS shown by the number of warranty deeds filed in the towns reported by The Commercial Record. numbered comparing with 2N5 sales and mort: gage loans Of $TSs, ,6as nIed in the cor responding week of last year.
 Eight new companies. with total aak-. fhori1ed capital stock of S365, 900. were formed during the past week in this state. Last year in the third week of the month there were three incorpora- lions, with capital stock of but $3T,5o0, and in 1913, IT interpretations, with capital stock of S4, ,6oQ.
 Bankruptcy petitions last week num- hered six, with assets of $33,946 and liabilities of $41, ,t55, a record about equal to that of inc Corresponding week of last year.
 No large increase was shown last week in the number of building per- E1tts filed in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and Stamford as compared with the same week of last year, though there IS a large increase in the cost of build ing operations caused by the erection of factory and schoolhoUse in New Haven and a bank building in Bridge port. During the week 5S permits were issued for structures costing s7O3 3,e50. while last year 45 permits were issued fer structures costing over <eo0, ,0eo.
 The most important contract let the past week was for a building at the plant of the Winchester Repeating Arms Go. In New Haven, which will cost S25o, 600 Other conAracts award Is5 are for a brick StoreFlouse in Hart L&nrzi, factory work and bank building fin Bridgeport and 8 number of ons land fEFo-f family houses in various parts fof fine state.
 New work for which plans are be- sfEss prepared or estixnasted includes lauss1sless block fn Windsor Locks. ssefurch in Ansuzzks, asssrSment btnld- faa, store and apATts4eGpt block and !FaihIsc gEsESes ip HaEzR1fd, cIunhosISe hn Nferfdes1, Fes7HszrS ascEk in New tHgNea1, Rr9dEepdEE alrE HaTffoFd, fac- RfpTy TuEaGiSkge in v9aEedbesry and Ischoozbcrse iE 5aUadeIa There is also Is HI1r1fssr of s5asissr r<u5scEs, such as lSns, t{sp and t1p-ss@sxTEily bousss in sSsesc EE%psa, Esr%fo$d, BaAdsrepsoEt and su Ste. smaller cities og tase stsAe.
 Thexa were fonF zeal estate sales hetse last vseos to hkheeo the ssxns week 8s@f year. The ryrueE9age IUaps for life 6aep weeks ws7s s1453$ and SS6, $50. si' Esn Ee1 London last week taeSe was fofrs sale 10 ten a yenE ago. Leans for Ehze two weeks VEeee S4300 and $t6s575
 RspeMhzaSw
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25

Clark, Brookfeld Center, Conn, Barred Rocks. 46O; Colonial Farm. Temple, N H., Rhode Island Reds, 443; Tom Bar ron, Catforth near Preston, England, White Wyan6ottes. AS; A. P. Robin son, Calverton, N. Y, White Leghorns, 4S3; Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass. Rhode Island Reds, 415; Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Conn. Columbian Wyandottes, 406; Neale Bros, Appon- aug, R. T., White Wyandottes, 403; Frank l.. Futile, Southboro, Mass, Barred Rocks, 400.
 The ten leading Connecticut pens to date are as follows:
 Merritt M. Clark, Brookfeld Center, Barred Rocks, 450; Merrythought Farm, Columbia, Columbian Wyan- dottes, 406: Springdale Poultry Farm. Durham, Rhode Island Reds, 3s4; F. M Peasley. Cheshire, White Leghorns, SS3; Windsweep Farm, Bedding Ridge, White Leghorns, SS1: H. B. Hitler, Unionville, American Dominiques, 37S; Mrs. J. D. Beck. Canaan, White Wyen- dottes, SIT: Harry B. Cook, Orange, Rhode Island Reds, 35S; Nerrythought Farm. Columbia, White Wyandottes, S39; J. F. Byron, Willimantic, White Wyandottes, S35.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25
OATS AND CANADA HELD PEAS

Green soiiing crops are especially desirable to have on hand during the early summer drought season. Many will be short of pasturage and will be without Silage and should he be with out some soiling crop he will notice that the cost of keeping the flow of milk up is much greater. No crop will grow earlier than oats and peas, using 11a bushels of each per acre. Heavy yields can be obtained in moist land, but on the lighter soils the peas will not make satisfactory growth un- less the season happens to be wet. Everyone who is short of green sue culent food should plan on growing it at different times so that a continual supply can be planned on from early until late season.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
MIDoLETowN..

Work will be started at once on the rebuilding of the tneater build ing on Court street, owned by Louis Conkos. It will be raised one ad- ditional story and will be arranged for "a store, and five tenements. The addition will be of brick, and will have a tar and gravel roof. The plans of Architect Leroy P. Ward of New York City have been accepted by the members of the .AIiddletown Yacht Club for a new clubhouse and it is expected that the plans will be ready for figures in about 10 days. The cost will be about $25,
 Meyer Slutzky has purchased Geo. $. Pitts house at 12 Main street, and will have the first floor remodeIed for a store.
 e. o. Stone & Son are buildfng a frame addition on DF. Sidney Lords residence on Wyllys avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
AGE TREES.
Osae Year old for Peaches and One or
 Two Years Old for Apples is Best.

MHuy people who plan to set trees caiS spring are aaking what age trees to set. This is 8 more or less debated Gs1ez1Son and something which most e'R tho college people and practical frSS4t growers arN agreed on, at least, to the e1esat Of recommending one yesF-o1d trees far peaches and one CT rwo-year-old trees for apples. More oHe-Year-old apple trees have been set in the last few years than two o1ds. The reason why the one-year- tfseS are preferred are several. They cost less. The cost, however, should not be considered because one can afford to pay a few cents extra. for his trees in order to get the best Saconds only healthy trees are salable at one year which means that no stunted frees can be sold as one year old whips, but can be grown another year and sold as two-year- old trees. Stunted trees, like stunted animals, will not do as we'll as will those which are not, or if they do they must be petted along which means added ex- pense. The one-yeaZ old whips can be headed at any desired height, while the tWo-yer-oid tree has been headed by the nurzerynan any height which he sees it Also the scaffold branches can be properly spaced when one buys the trees as orae-year- whips. This connot be done with two-year- old trees
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-25
INcURAToRs.
GivessJust as Good Results as Hens
 Soms Handieaps Avoided.

Incubators as they are used today give just as satisfactory results in matching as hens and by using them the lice problem is avoided, a, good many broken eggs and are always sure of their being on the job during the entire q days-something which does not always occur with hens. A recent experiment at the Cornell experiment station carried on for a period of three years, comparing the results of artificial and natural methods of matching and rearing chickens has matched from 1ncubators and reared in breeders have just as high vitality and lay just as many eggs at the end of a three-year period as do those matched and reared Joy hens. This was carried on long enough so that curate.
 With the use of breeders it is pos sfble to save a great deal of labor by caring for the chickens in large hoc1ls and also by careful disinfection to prevent the chicken lice from. doing the damage which they always do when the chickens are cared for by mother hens. We are coming to real ize more and moro that 1t IS i'm portant that chickens should be hatch ed early and as many at the same time as possible. This is another very good reason why we cannot depend upon hens for matching. Incubators always stand ready to take care of eggs when there Is sufficient number to put into them Hens usually do not be- gin sitting early enough in large mum bers to hatch many early chickens. Any farmer who cannot afford time to give an incubator proper attention may well look into the question of having his eggs matched by some person who is well supplied with incubators who is able to run them scientifically and will hatch the eggs at a nominal price.