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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
Losses Indicted Count.

Experience has SHOWN" the Figaro
says. that it is vain to hope to pierce
a front which necessarily closes after
the breach has been made At Verdun,
in Flanders, the object 10 to strike
the enemy the most powerful blow pos
sible and then to await an opportunity
to strike again. 1t is not the terri
tory rewon that counts, but the losses
inflicted
1t is admitted in military circles that
an offensive with a three-day prelini-
nary homhardmeat cannot be sur
prise. The German press has shown for
ten days that TIE present attack had
been expected. even the exact extent
of the front from Avocourt wood TO
Grnes being stated. The precise min
ute when q bombardment will cease or
IA Their changed to a harrage fire. cut
ting of the first stage Of the infantry
rush, however. remains a secret.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
MENOF GRAND ARMY
GREETED BY CHEERS
5000 Union Veterans HonOred
as They Pass in Review
in Boston.
KAISER JEERED IN SONG

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, August 21-What is left
of the Grand Army of the Republic
passed in review before the citizens of
Boston today. Dense crowds along the
route of the parade gave the veterans
administrative welcome. but the
cheering was tempered by the thought
that this probably would be the last
appearance in this city of the grand
army as a national organization.
About 5000 blue-coated. gray haired
men were in line, compared with
nearly $4,000 who formed the parade
at the last reunion held in this city
Many of the veterans of eighty years
and over rode in automobiles. but there
were hundreds of nearly that age who
marched over the entire route.
For those who found their endurance
unequal to this task cars were stationed
at various points in readiness to pick them
up Red Cross stations were called on to
care for a few cases OF slight heat pros
tration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
Air Full Of Planes.

There have been intense artillery
ombardments, and the air services OF
both sides have been unusually active.
Last night the air was full of British
and German planes, which bombed
their way into each others territory
amid picturesque but awesome flashes
from breaking shrapnel and long white
rays from searehlights.
The French engineers have encoun-
tered considerable difficulties amid the
marshes into which their troops have
advanced on their left. but the work
IS proceeding with marvellous rapidity.
| to date the French have captured
about twenty-five German guns since
this offensive began, on July 81 and
the machine guns taken are innumera-
bic Some of the captured redoubts
We're found to be veritab1e nests of
machine guns. One field gun. which a
German artilleryman was about to
blow UP. was taken near Les Lilas. the
gunner being shot just as he was plac-
ing the explosive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
New York Post Heads Line.

L. s. Grant Post of New York headed
the line as guard OF honor. carrying the
colors of Comma nder-in-C hief Patterson,
while Illinois led the line OF states with =
delegation 100 strong Wisconsin was next
with fifty men, Pennsylvania with 900,
Ohio with 100, New York with 500. and
so on through the whole roster Of states.
The Nebraska men attracted attention as
they swung past one of the reviewing
stands by singing Wen Hang the Kaiser
to Sour Apple Tree
Aside from the co1nmander-in-ch chief
the individual veteran who received
most applause was f. E. Timmons of
Pennsylvania. who served with the LIST
California Regiment in the war Mr.
Timmons Is seventy-eight years of
age, but he tramped sturdily along the
route wearing the uniform and equip
ment that he had at Gettysburg. includ-
ing his blanket roll. knapsack and can
teen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21

stream of shells into the German lines.
then dropped barrage ahead of the iron
monitors. which started forward. looking
for all the world like great dragons that
had rolled out from one OF Hans Ander-
sons conceptions into the gray morning
light that shrouded this battlefield in the
! cockpit OF Europe"
Behind them came the infantry,
ready to do the cleaning up of the re-
naming enemy after the tanks had
finished their part. But there was
little for the infantry to do except as
sembie and care for the prisoners as
the tanks progressed. There was hard
fighting at several positions. such as
the three redoubts mentioned. but 1T
was always brief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
Germans Surprised.

Thus the Germans were surprised at
$40 o'clock yesterday morning, when
the French made bound along some
fifteen miles Of front and 1t was twelve
good minutes before the German bar
rage fire opened.
This delay allowed the French to
occupy the first German lines without
losses. They were found to be almost
empty. at one point. Only on the slopes
of Taleu Hill did a single company sue
coed in holding out in a subterranean
stronghold. With its young second
lieutenant as the only officer the en-
tire company was taken prisoner.
BY . o'clock a French aviator re-
tSrned and dropped a sketch Of lie
Mort Homme marked with crosses
showing the points occupied An hour
later a homing pigeon brought news
that Hill 3oi and lie Mort Honme on
thc left bank Of the Meuse and Hill
80 on the right bank nal been occu-
pied.
The Germans used only asrhyxiating
shells for their harrare fire. thus plac-
Ing The French troops under the handi-
cap 4 wearing masks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-21
BERLIN TO AWAIT
FOES PEACE WORD
Views Pope's Proposals SYM
pathetical|y, But Cannot Dis
cuss AIsace-Lorraine.
REPLY BY THE U. S. SOON

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN. August 21.-At the
meeting of the main committee OF the
reichstag called for today Chancellor
Michaelis is expected to declare the Pope 8
peace note ir general accord with the
German governments peace proposal Of
December u, 1916. and the recent reich
stag resolution on the same subject. and
therefore TO be sympathetcally received
I'm Germany.
Germany cannot, however, discuss de-
tails and particularly under no circum-
stances can 1t enter into a discussion OF
the status of Alsace-Lorraine as a part
of the German empire. The chancellor,
according to this forecast, will say that as
Germany has earlier indicated it's desire
to make peace the first word must come
from the other side.
A meeting of the bundesrat commit
tee on foreign affairs had been caiied
for yesterday in Berlin. under the
Craftsmanship of the Bavarian premier
Count Hertling. TO discuss the sltua-
ton created by the Pope's note ana
to approve the lines of Chancellor
Mchaelis' speech to the reichstag COM
mittee today
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09

insects are provided with q beak and
 suck the juices from the plant, caus-
 ing the tissues to contract and the leaves to curl After the leaves have
 been attacked for a period of time,
 this curling or rolling of the leaves occurs, and it makes 1t nearly hmpos
 sible to reach the insects with any spray material. For this reason it is
 very important to attack the insects early possible.
 Many of these species pass the win
 ter in the egg stage and hatch when the foliage comes out, or not until the middle of the summer. These r,ro-
 duce the young in a few days after matching. The wingless females from this brood in turn give birth to plant lice over a considerable period of time at the rate of from two to seven each day. In about eight days these in turn give birth to young plant lice. At intervals there are winged forms that occur and leave the crowded leaves to fly to similar Or closely related kinds of plants. So fast do these insects multiply that an experiment of Reaumers is of some interest. This man from close study of the plant lice, estimated that a single louse. might. in one year of uninterrupted breeding, individuals. Fortunately there are many natural checks for these insects cold rains wash the insects from the leaves: damp weather favSrs the growth Of bacterial diseases that check their increase, and the lady beetles and aphis lions reduce their numbers by feedtag on them. In many cases, however, these natural checks are not old enough to prevent the in- sects from doing considerable damage. Man must use artificial methods for killing them. In most cases spraying with nicotine sulphate Is one of the most satisfactory control measures. It Is safe to use this on nearly all vege- tables, fruits, and small fruits at the rate of one teaspoon to one gallon. 3-8 pint to fifty gallons. or six fluid ounces to fifty gallons. Tn the case of the plant lice on the potatoes and tomatoes, nicotine su1phate should be used in strength at the rate of about one to eight. hundred, or about one and one-haf teaspoons to a gallon and if small piece of soap, about one square inch to one gallon is used, this will make the solution stick to the leaves more satisfactorily. It Is many times difficult to reach the under isde of the leaves. After storms this may be done more readily when the plants are blown over slightly. In all proba- bility the recent rains have washed off and killed man yof these plant lice, but the hot, dry weather, which is favorable to their increase, may re- suit In large numbers being developed within the next few weeks. As the plants come nearer reaching maturity, less injury occurs from the attacks of these insects.-G. H. Lamson, Connec- ticult Agricultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
OF THE
 HOME GARDEN PLOTS

There are many gardens which have produced excellent results so far this season, yielding large quantities of products for the table and for can ming from very small areas, but are still capable of producing vegetables until after the frost has come. Leave no vacant spots in your home garden. There are some quick maturing veg etables which can be planted late in The summer or early in the fall string beans. turnips, late beets, pe- tsai or Chinese cabbage, endive, let tuce radish, spinach and carrot Mis- takes are being made daily by plant ing turnips too thick1y. One might just as well plant no turnips as to plant the seed too thick. Late beets are a surprise to many people, but they serve an excellent purpose, fur nishing greens in the fall.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
THE WEEKS DEVEL DEMENT'S Little Activity in Building - Increase
 in Bank CIearinqs.

The clearings of the Hartford banks for the past week in comparison with the same week of last year show an increase of 6.2 per cent. and those of New Haven for the same period an increase of S-7 per cent.
 Sales of real estate by warranty deed in the cities of the state re- ported in The Commercial Record for the past week numbered 474, which gage loans for the week totaled S1,- 235,076. as against s1,663, ,915 last year.
 Petitions in bankruptcy for the past week numbered four, with total as- gets of s12,23 and liabilities of s1S37S A year ago in the first week of August six petitions with assets of SS,459 and liabilities of s26,377 were flied in Con- necticut.
 New companies formed during the past week in Connecticut numbered i've. with total authorized capital pares well with that of a year ago, when eight new companies filed cer- rihcates of organization, with total capital stock of s41o,o00.
 During the week in the cities of New Haven. Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury. Stamford and New Bri- tain building permits were issued to the number of i2o for new construc- tion work to cost $310,6O5. Last year ton work to cost S32S,25O.
 Contracts awarded the past week included several one and two family houses and foundry building in New Haven. new manufacturing plant in &orwa1k. foundry buildingin Middle town. addition to casting shop in Thomaston, residence work in Stam-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
BEANS AND PEAS.
Don't Forget to Save Part of Your Surplus for Planting Next Spring.

Don't forget to save beans and peas out of your surplus for the planting next spring" is the advice which seed experts of the United States depart
 nent of agriculture are sending to home gardeners and market gardeners in Connecticut.
 Many market gardeners have beans or peas which they find 1t unprofitable to consume or to sell in the green state partment expert today. They want to use the ground for later planting and there is a temptation to blow under the whole crop. This, however, should not be done. It is better to save the crop. provided the stock Is satisfactory, as it can be used for seed next year. Beans or peas in quantities beyond what is needed for seed can be used for food"
 the vines and pods of both peas and beans. AfSsr. the seed has reached full sizeSand be1Mce the vines and pods are ripe and dry, the vines should be cut with a scythe or sickle or pulled by hand. They can be cured by merely spreading on the ground until well wilted. If the crop is large the vines should be stacked on ground covered with rails or brush and tied against stakes driven in at intervals s few inches apart. After the beans snfpeas are dried they can be threSTaed and the seed recovered.
 conservation of perishable fruits and vegetables the department of agricui- ture is laying stress upon the neces- sity of providing for an adequate vege- table seed supply for the 1918 planting sea son.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09

12so-1671 Bernie E. Brayman, Car
 ter avenue 1291-2759 Andrew Cough, 29 Boswell 1292-2919 Nicolo Grillo, 1 Summit
 street 1293- 32 Israel Rutchick, 194 West
 Main street 1294-2223 John Smigel, 45 Norwich
 avenue 1295- 954 NicoIe Vendial his mark,
 , Baltic street f296-1533 John Belhumeur Merchants
 avenue 1297-2SSS Albert William Huntley,
 159 Mount Pleasant street 129S-107l Alexis St. Lawrence, 25
 GrosVenor place 1299-134S Stanislaw Joseph Plytinski
 IS North streer 13oo-21o4 John Kagan, 91 Norwich
 avenue 13O1-15G4 Jimmie Diengi, Summit
 street 1902 e3 Antoni Radzay x his mark,
 10 Huntley avenue 1S03-2174 Mike John Johnson. 426
 Main street 1904 994 Alex Zaborowsky, 257 West
 Main street 13o5- 75S Michael Banker, Versailles 1306-127S Andro Patryto, Tanner
 street 1307-2393 Kajeton Kucchina, IT
 Thames street 1S0S-2614 Edwin Gustaf Hyorth, s9
 Myers avenue 1309-2250 Rudolph G. Swanson, Bal
 tic road 1310- 362 Hector Lariviere 6s Church
 street 1S11-2o2O Frank J. Oswiak. Thames
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
PLANT LICE.
Considerable Damage Done This Year
 on Garden Crops by Insects.

Potatoes are being affected by an insect known as the Potato Stalk Borer." The signs of injury that can be made out readily are the turning brown Of the tops and @ tendency for the plant to be bent and be wilted. This Is caused by an insect, a moth that has laid its eggs on the plant and this egg has matched in the form of small caterpillar and bored into the stalk, not far from the point where the egg was laid. This caterpillar in- creases in size and bores up and down on the inside of the stalk. This. of course. weakens the plant and in some cases kills 1t outright.
 The remedy or control measure in this case is very difficult as there is comparatively little opportunity to control the insect by spraying, owing to the fact that the insect feeds on tissues inside the plant rather than on the exterior. The remedy that is best adapted for the control Is to make a short incssion, running length wise with the stalk and on finding the green and brown caterpillar remove, and allow the plant to recover if pos sib1e, not making any longer cutting than is necessary. In some cases the stalk heals, but in many cases the plant will die.
 Tn order to reduce this pest for the following year 1t is best to rake up all of the old vines after the crop has been harvested and burn them.
 HeTo ldS pe0n COHSlOeIaDlo dan- age done already this year upon the potato. the tomato, peas. cucumbers, cabbages and several other garden crops by insects known as plant lice, or phids. These are not in all cas- es the same species of insects, but there are slight variations shat are definite enough to have each kind given a particular name. Tn some cases the same species attack plants that are closely related. There are at least 325 different species in North are green in color, and have an aver. age length of about eighth of an inch. Some of them, however, are black; others pink, reddish, or vel low.
 Instead of eating the leaf like the po- tato beetle or some caterptllara. thAsA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
ERECTING EIGHT ROOM BUNGALOW
New London Norwich Turnpike MontvilleWest Side Building Being Remodeled- Charles Johnson Building Five-Room Bungalow at Montville-Other Building Progress.

An eight room house of the semi bungalow type ig being erected on the New London-No turnpike at Montvil1e for Had1ey Potter Of Asylum street. MT. Potter is doing the work himself. The bungalow IS of frame construction with all modern con- veniences including a bath. The in terior will be finished in hard wood. The exterior finish will be shingle and clap boards. The roof will be sur face slate. The deminsions of the building are 26x30 with an ell at- tached.
 The work on the building has pro- gressed rapidly during the past few weeks. The frame work has been erected and the sides boarded in- The roof is ready for shingling.
 Building Five Roor Bungalow.
 Charles Johnson is erecHng a bunga- low at Montville and the wot-k is pro- gressing rapidly, the frame work being up and the sides boarded in. The bungalow has five rooms and bath. Contractor Morin of Montville is do- ing the work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
NEW LONDON Fourteen Appiicafi, | for Permits Preaented The Week.

The following fourteen build np- plicaions were presented this week at the meeting of the New London com mon council and were refererd to the building committee:
 Ida M. Reed addition 1ox20, vaux hall street; Louis Lubchansky, ware house, 7OxSx3s, on Howard street; William H. Bush addition, 14x10x2. Bank street; Joseph N. Sousa. two story house. 25x46. on Denison avenue; Home Builders Co.,, two-story house, 22x26,. Gorton street; Stephen J. Mo Mahon, garage. 12x18, on Montauk avenue; Helen G. Murary. garage 21x31, on Huntington street: L.. Elfenheim, shingle building, Bradley street! Mrs. H. B. Sistare, garage, 10x1S. Starr street; Alfred Burr, garage, 1sx30, AL ger street; Cornelius D. Twomey, ga- rage, 16x20. Garfield avenue: Mrs. An- dreanna Caracausa stairway enclosure. Main street: Philip J. Hendel tNIh house addition, 12x100, Esasterly place.
 Ocean Beach; A A. Bishop, shop. 13x26, Nameaug avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
AGRICULTURAL. INTERESTS

instrument than by hand. Pay no at tention to apples on the ground. Be sure that every branch is thtnned to enable each apple to grow to it's proper fize and color. As rule, if one apple is left every six or eight inches ana no clusters of two or three allowed to grow, the weight of the mature fruit on the tree will not be too great. and every specimen will be we'll grown. In- sects will not be able to pass from one apple to the other, and the procesa of thinning will tend to reduce the num- Der of apples which contain insects, because the smaller and less valusaGy apples and those with blemishes on them are the ones to remove.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09

street 1312-1s42 Walter c. Drew. 1s Per
 kins avenue 1313-267O Samuel Gang, 2s High
 street 1s14-2O74 Alfred Oscar Palmer. Nor
 wich, F. F. D. No. 1315-1IT0 Joseph Stencel Yantic 1316-2542 Ralph Gardner Hall. z4
 Broad street 1317- s16 James Diganzi. 79 Thames
 street 1318- 371 Adelard Edward Lambert, 190 1-3 Franklin street 1319-2642 Harvey Clifton Howard 494
 East Main street 132O-2774 Gustave Greenwood.
 South Front street 1S21-2575 c. H. Ravens, 54 Oak 1322-1559 Bruno Bolz, 4s East Baltic
 street 1323- 529 Samuel Lufore. Box 90.
 Versailles 1324-264O Harry W. House. Norwich. 1325-149S Daniel F. McSheffery, 4z
 South A street 1326- GA Paols RoiIa, s7 High street 132T-2533 Owen c. Sturgis. oales 132s- 3s2 OniI Lautagne, 1s Front 132s- PA Leslie F. Ward, 202 Maple
 street 1330-1s35 John Francis Doyle, Bl
 Ward street 1s31- SIS Charles ". Cassidy, 1oG
 Washington street 1332-1534 Harry l.. Clark, Norwich
 Town 13s- 7s2 Patrick Benedict Carbray 50
 Boswell avenue
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
BUnDtNG ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT

been started. pie making plant, brick addition to apartment houpe. brick storage building, brick round house and smaller work in New Haven, fire house and public garage in Hartford. store and bakery building in New Britain, schoolhouses in Norwalk, fine residence work in Waterbury, new tight-room schoo1house in Fairfield and considerable smaller work, such as one and family houses. in the smaller cities of the state. As is us- ual in August the amount of new pro- jects is very small, and while this year there is less new work p1anned than usual, there is good prospect of a fairly brisk fall and winter in the building trade
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
Brick Work Started.


 The work on the addition to the mill of Joseph Hall and Son at Trading Cove is rapidly progressing. The foundation has been laid and the brick work has been started. Contrac- tor c. M. Williams is doing the work.
 Storehouse Nearly Completed.
 The storehouse of the Carpenter Mfg. Co.,, is fast nearing the compile ton stage and will be ready for oc- cupancy in a short while. Contractor Browning has the contract
 RemodeIing West Side Building.
 The building on West Main street occupied by the Blue Star Overall Co., is being remodeled. The lower floor is being enlarged and the petition taken down making one large room of it.
 Power House Work Progressing.
 The new power house at Hall Brothers mill in Hallvf1le is pro. gressing with great rapidity and will be ready for the new boilers in a short while. Contractor Torrance Is doing the work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
PEACH TREES NEED
 TO BE BRAcEp.

with fruit. The peaches will have to be thfnned in some cases so that they will not be nearer than four to six inches. Even when the fruit is thih- ned it may be necessary to prop the trees. Propping can be best done by placing screw eyes in the main branch up quite a ways and running galvanized wire from one branch to the other, tying up in these screw eyes. If the peach tree has several scaf- fold branches a ring can be used in the center to tie the wires from the different branches.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
MERrDEN.

The H. Wales Lines Co. has been awarded the contract for the erection of an addition to the Davis & Austin store in the Silver Realty block in Meriden. It will be one story high. The Berlin Bridge Co. will furnish the steel work
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09

ford, new residences and a number of one and two-family houses in Water bury, store and tenement block. fac tory office building, basement church and auto body factory in Bridgeport, a number of residences in Hartford, and the usual amount of smaller work in various parts of the state.
 Listed among the new projects of the past week are two schoolhouses in Hamden. for which plans have just
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09

AOOcCs WaAh III dAAA AACA~ low. It gives life to the soil, makes q home for bacteria, prevents leacMng and baking and makes the soil pro- ductive.
 Soils that have It. tie humus are unpro- ductive. They may be rich in phosphorous. potash and other plant foods, but they will still be unproductive. Much of this great store of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
STAFFORD SPRINGS
 REPORTS BIG CROP

Farmers in the vicinity of Stafford Springs, have almost completed their having and report d record-breaking crop The damp weather in May gave the grass a good start. The wealth CT was so damp that the grass was late in maturing, but the warm weather in Iulx Etnaned it aasilx.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-09
MoNTviLLE.

Work is progressing rapidly on the H. Melcer of Palmertown. Murray Maher have the contract fortheplumb- ing and heating. H. R. Douglas, Inc, is the general contractor.