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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06
OBITUARY.
ffrs. Salmon w. Clark,

The death of Mrs. Ellen H. Clark
 wife Of Salmon W. Clark, of Leonard Bridge, occurred Thursday night, fol- lowing al illness which began last De- ceEnber- Mrs. Clark, who was Miss FL ie7 Howe of Glastonbury taught school for several years. April 29 1898 she was united in marriage with anon W. Clark and came to Leon ard Bridge to live and has spent her entire married life there. Mrs. Clark
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06
A Good Goat.

The more the world learn of DT Michaelis the new German chancellor. the more it looks as if when the Kaiser begins to talk peace fin plain language he'd made pretty good goat.-Indiarl- apoiis News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06

R. Gardner, G. H. Prior. R. J. Guy and Joseph Watt.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06

having almost finished and report a heavy crop.
 Stafford grange will meet Tuesday evening.
 Teacher Appointed
 Miss Mildred Hauley has been elected teIcher of the East Hartford High School.
 Miss Mary Mccarthy spent Friday in New London.
 New Coal Pocket. c. B. Gary & Son have purchased a tract of land of the Fabyan Woolen company and will erect a coal pocket there to meet the demands of their bus mess.
 Mir and Mrs. Fred Wildey and daughter, Harriet, are camping at Willsboro, on Lake Champlain. The monthly meeting of the busi- ness mems club will be held in the club rooms, Monday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06
MATTERS INTERESTING WESTERLY
Exemption Board Finishes Examination of g Young Men
 Results Announced Recruiting Resumed to Make Up for Reections Owes State $26,O53 for Bridge Guarding Etc.-Avard of Home Garden Prizes.

the committee on claims and vouchers are filed with the committee in sub stantiation of the claim.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06

The examining board of the State Divison No. l. which comprises Wes
 ington county, has concluded the ex- animation of fifty-two young men under the Selective service law. Of
 the number found to be physically fit for service seven did. not claim emption, which is practically seventy per cent of the required quota of twenty six. The percentage of quail
 flied men in this division will rank with the best in the state. As some of these will file claims of exemption within the time limit. the number of eligibles will be reduced. The board is required to keep on examining the men in order until the clear number Of availables, independent of those seeking exemption is reached. This does not signify that all. or any of the would be eXemptionists will be granted freedom from military serv-
 ice, and if refused they will take the place in the order in which they were first drawn. The quota for this di- vision, the largest in area in the state, seems small in number, but the quota is based on population. While the board has not completed the work assigned the members Dr. John L. May, of Westerly, the examining phy- by authority of the board:
 Physically able Ernest Sharp, Rocco Nardene, Antonio Gurrine, Glosue Palazzele. John H. Farnsworth, John 4. Enos, Frank A. Terraneva, John F. M. Keigbley. Stanley s. Liv- ingston, Albert A. Scar Robert E. Young, George A. Maggs, Sabate Morse, James Bernasconi, Cesima Terrace, Angelo Gachino, John Ken nedy and James Real, of Westerly. It will be noted that eighteen young men of Westerly have been declared to be physically fit, out of a total quota of twenty-six to be filled, the exemptions not being considered, nor the order of the liability. If all credit had been given Westerly for soldiers furnished before the draft came, instead of be- ing divided between the towns of the from Westerly would be called under the first draft. In addition. Westerly has furnished many young men for the navy, but these do not count as credits in the present draft.
 The others examined within the di- cally able are: Albert s. Krans, Ar thur N. Lindren, of East Greenwich; Stewart A. Gav1tt, Frank c. Hayes and Fred w. Bristol, of Peace Dale; William Gardner and Frank L. Main, of Slocums;; Christopher R. Champ lin, of Al1enton; Wi1fred H. Smith, of Hamilton; Walter A. Chappell. Ever gansett Pier; William H. Greene, of Lafayette; George E. Merlzle, of King ston: Everett C. Gardner, of Wyo- ming
 Physically disqualified - Michael Luzzi, Denis J; Foley, Peter P King and James Savona. of Westerly; James H. Gavitt of Allenton; Clarence W. Carr, of Narragansett Pier : Harold Quentin Moore, of Westerly, will be examined at Plattsburg. The board will hold another session in East Greenwich town hall today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06

The recently reelected warden and bureesses of the borough Of Stonine ton, met according to borough law and agreed among themselves to accept the customary committeeships. the war den and the burgesses holding mem bership on all committees. Warden Cornelius B. CrandaH presided a the meeting and Charles B. States acted as clerk. The assignments are as fol- lows: w. Park Bindloss, streets; Hen ry A Muller, street lights: Charles R. McCourt. borough hall; Hiram liar vey parks; James H. Stivers water service: Thomas W. Garity, fire de- partment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06

Local Laconics.
 First Lieutenant Beppo Benventuto, who has been in the United States army nine years, is in Westerly on
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Paynnaste William E. HanIey Applies For City DeIivery-Warrarted by S1o,ooo Annual Receipts-Auction at the Kane Place.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06
PLAINF'IELD

NoE~Ich Motorcyclist Injured in Col lision With Automobile Driven by Edward Pike-Three Local Members of Thirteenth Company Fail to Meet Federal Requirements.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-06
Due to many rejections in the Rhode Island National Guard upon

examination for federaliza tion, re- cruiting has been renewed, in the hope of getting volunteers to fill the va cancies. This action does not affect the Fifth company, Westerly, that en- tered the federal service several months ago, when troops were ordered out for special guard duty. The Fifth was then up to full war strength and only seven were rejected at the ex- Iminations by federal surgeons. The acancies were immediately filled. This company had a waiting list, and of this number several joined other coast artillery companies in the state, the larger number. perhaps selecting the new Twentieth company. Most of the recent rejections are from other arms of the service than the coast artillery. The Twentieth com pany is now at Fort Standish Bos- ton harbor.
 A bill from the state Of Rhode ls- land for the sum of $26,oo3.16 against the federal government, has been in troduced by Senator Colt. It is for expenses incurred in protecting bridges over waterways and main railroad lines, under direction of the commanding general of the eastern department of the United States army. Of this amount s15,270.75 is for pay of the national guardsmen who per formed the service and S10,7S2.41 for ment. The matter was referred to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
PASS EXAMS
in FINE WAY

Five out of seven of the appli-
cants who were examined We'd
nesday morning for enlistment in
the new naval militia division un-
der Ensign Rev Roudebush pass
ed the physical test with flying
colors and were enlisted.
The examination was conducted
by Assistant Surgeon e. p. Cook
of the Puget Sound navy yard,
who arrived in Tacoma at 1920
Wednesday morning.
He said the boys who passed
made an excellent showing. They
were: Thomas b. Shoemaker,
George r. Mason, Harold s. Ham,
merlin, Max M. Dubois and Daniel
Ostland.
Ten or 15 more young men were,
expected to be examined We'd
nesday afternoon.
Now Is the last chance to join
the naval militia division before
the draft drawings, says Ensign
Roudebush. Those who want to
join should make application at
once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
STEAMER
AGROUND
AT POINT

Workmen Wednesday are at
tempting to patch up the small
sound steamer Wakena which ran
ashore high and dry at Browns
point shortly after midnight on
her way to Tacoma from Powell
river.
When she went aground a hole
was stove in her bottom. When
this is repaired, an attempt will
be made to pull her off. She now
lies clear of high water.
AS the night was clear, the ac-
cident was considered unusual
The explanation of Capt. Friese
was that the watches were just
being changed.
Before i knew 1t the vessel
was almost at the Browns point
dock" he said "She was caught
in the tide and carried to the
beach"
The cargo, including 400 tons
of print paper and 600 sacks of
peanuts, is being taken off. Scows
will be used to float her.
The Wakena is a Portland
steamer, but has been in the Puget
Sound trade. She is operated by
the Border Line Transportation
Co.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11

Denial that they went to St.
Louis together was made by Glen
w. Edwards, Tacoma importer,
and Mrs. Mabel Bates, divorced
wife of e. T. Bates, when arrested
in st. Louis, according to Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Selden. who
arrived in Tacoma with Edwards
late Tuesday night.
Edwards is at liberty under
$500 bonds to answer a grand
larceny charge brought at the in
stigation of the Puget Sound Bank
& Trust Co. He is alleged to
have diverted funds from the sale
of mortgaged drugs to his own
use.
Mrs. Bates, who was arrested
with Edwards as fugitive in st.
Louis was dismissed after the ar
rival there of her husband and
Prosecutor Selden. The charges
against her have been dismissed.
She refused to return to Taco
ma with Selden, Bates and Ed
wards, and according to Selden. Is
now reported to be on train on
the way to Seattle.
No charges against the couple
were brought by Bates, who when
he left Tacoma threatened pro-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
T.R. & P. Employees to
Insist That Union Be
Recognized and Pay
Be Increased.

Electric c., leader of the union
there.
No Threats, But
OF the 10 I. X. d. p. employees
discharged for union activity, six
are veterans. They are Motormen
Pearson, Mclnnis and Collins, and
Conductors Mccoy. Lohmann and
Stroud.
Street car men maintain that
before making demands for more
wages and better working condi-
tons they must obtain recognition
Of their union. As a means OF do
ing this, they will first make de-
mands that the 10 discharged nen
be reinstated.
We are not making threats Of
strike" said one street car man
Tuesday. But we want to pre-
sent our side of all matters to the
T. X. a Z. Co. and the public IN a
practical, fair manner. II we can
not improve conditions thru n
direct appeal. of course some 9TH
er method must be used"
Want Eight-liOur Day.
Platform men on Tacoma lines
are working an average Of II
hours each day at present, they
maintain, and most of the shifts
are so badly split that a man has
no time to spend with his family
or to devote to recreation.
The men will not only ask for
a wage scale adequate to support
their families. they say, but will
petition for an eight-hour shift,
and straight working hours. The
eight-hour shift may be length
ened to Sia, they specify, II a
carman happens to be out on the
end of his run at the expiration
of his shift.
A committee composed Of Con-
ductors Stroud, Vaughn and Rey-
nolds was appointed to select q
hall for meetings of the carmen's
union and to arrange for weekly
sessions. Other committees were
chosen to work on wage and time
schedules, to be presented later.
Permanent officers work on wage
and time schedules, to be present
ed later. Permanent officers
will be elected next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11

Nothing wrong about all that, was there? Moth
ing even foolish? Nothing for which punishment
should follow? Hunter had earned the right to his
holiday. He had shared his enjoyment with his fam
lily and friends. He giving his boys last bit of
fun, with due caution.
But the next moment he was cripple for life;
handicapped so long he shall live; and with not
only his own future but that of his family made in
evitably harder
He lay in his cot at the hospital yesterday, with
both hands gone at the wrist, and spoke bravey Of
what he will do.
"My work was that of foreman, he said, "boss-
ing the job, you know; [ go with it all right.
Since the war, they tell me- they've learned to make
hands for crippled soldiers that pretty as
good the real thing. I've a man myself,
operating typewriter with an artificial hand; and
they say they make em so you can pick up pin off
the floor and pretty feel the difference between
a nickel and dime in your pants pocket.
"Oh, I'll get along all right"
think he will, with grit like his
:. But why -why-WHY should he have to?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
How Accident Happened
In the evening, they went to the Stadium.

In The evening, they went to the Stadium.
II did believe much in fireworks, said
Hunter yesterday, "but we had some friends visit
ing us and we wanted to show them good time. -
They stayed thru the celebration; and then
Hunter picked up the baby, and with the twin boys
skirmishing ahead of them they made their way out.
AS they crossed the Stadium, the sharp eyes of
the twins spied bomb, evidently not exploded.
boy could more leave an unexploded bomb
than you or could leave diamond.
They picked up the nnocent-looking menace and
carried it home. 1t would have killed one or both
Arrived at home thev deafened Hunter with
their entreates to fire the bomb. And he, remenl-
bering his own boyhood when a bomb in his own
front yard would have been soul-satisfying climax
to great day, shooed them to safe distance, and
touched match to the fuse. The fuse, he says, was
about eight inches long and, to all appearances in
good working order.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
Asks News
Of Brother

The 29-year-old brother of
Miss e. Albrecht, pretty Milwau-
kee girl, is lost. Will someone
please help her find him?
The girl arrived in Tacoma yes
terday, searching for William AL
brecht, her brother, whom she
hasn't seen for II years.
when l find him want to
take him back to Milwaukee to
surprise my father and mother"
she says.
II have come all the way to
Tacoma to find him, and I won't
give up the search until ! can give
the folks back home a surprise.
when arrived in the state
found l had missed him by only a
few days. l learned that he had
been working in the Page Lumber
camp at Lake Gorge. Then / found
he had left there July 4. Now l
don't know where he has gone"
She described her brother as a
man of heavy build, about six feet
tall and dark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
BIG NEWS FOR
YOU SHRIMPS


WASHINGTON, d. c., July 10.
BY five radical changes in the
height requirements for the draft
army, the war department has
made thousands of additional men
liable to military service.
Following recommendations
made by the surgeon generals Of
flee, the war department clipped
off three inches from the old min
imum height requirement-five
feet, four inches-and added six
inches to the maximum-former-
ly six feet.
This action will bring thousands
of "bantams" into the army, 9TH
erwise subject to exemption on ac-
count of height-also some giants.
At noon today 20 states had
wired Provost Marshal General
Crowder that every local board
was organized and ready for the
draft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
WHY?
Miss Abbott Interviews Man
Who Lost Two Hands, and
Can See No Answer
BY MABEL ABBOTT

"WH4 Z"
The question strikes me in the face like blow,
when | try to write this story
Not however, because Samuel b. Hunter, the
man who lost both hands last Fourth of July by the
explosion of bomb asked it. when / dropped in to
his room in the Tacoma General hospital to see how
he was getting along.
He didn't ask it, imply it.
He said simply, 'Im getting along all right
It might have been The bomb might have
killed the boys, blinded me. If / were blind or
totally deaf, l couldn't work. but with the kind Of
artificial hands they know how to make now, I'll
be able to manage
If there was as there must have been, a "Why?"
in his heart it did not get to his lips; but his face
was grim.
I'm not going to STOP he said. 'I'm going ON
working
just a week ago today, Hunter enjoying his
Fourth of July holiday with his family at 1902 Chey
enne street He foreman machinist at the
Tacoma smelter-a job that requires both head and
hands
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
Kaiser Will Form
Coalition Cabinet
UNITED Press Leased WirU.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 11-Offieial warning given
here today that the American public the
man situation offering great hope at the present time
Germany sacrifice Zimmermann, Heferch
Holweg without the
long there complaint Hindenburg
LudendOrff.
Authorities believe that the Of democracy
Is working In Germany later there will be
lar uprising
While Germany struggles with domestic difficulties the
allies her a of shell fire
birthstone.
Advices official indicate that big offensive
is shaping the French Italian fronts, both.
Meantime the Russians making astonishing
in ther resi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11

Unless the Tacoma Railway a
Power Co. reinstates 10 motormen
and conductors who have been
discharged during the past fort
night for activity in organizing a
union, and unless n new schedule
of wages, granting higher pay In
all departments, is adopted, a
general strike of all street car
employees will he called.
This was the vote of 207 en-
ployes Tuesday night. or the to-
tai of PA employees, excepting Of
flee workers, only II failed to at
tend two organization meetings
meetings held in labor headquar-
ters, X. e. =. hall, according TO
employees.
To See bean.
A committee headed by Ralph
Stroud, conductor on the cable
line, and one of the men dis
charged for helping organize a
union. was appointed to confer
with Manager Bean Tuesday and
make formal demands.
The committee had not seen
Bean Tuesday forenoon, and the
traction manager refused to dis
cuss the strike threats until he had
official knowledge of the de-
mands.
All of the 2O7 employees were
unionized Tuesday. Motormen
and conductors took the oath of
affilation with the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of America.
Electrical workers, carpenters,
machinists, blacksmiths and other
workers all affiliated with unions
representing their respective
fields.
Organizer Present.
Organizer McMorrow of De-
troit, who assisted in organizing
Seattle street car men recently,
addressed the meetings, as did
Conductor Wallace of the Seattle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11

Untted Press Leased Ntre.b
AMSTERDAM, July 1.-THE
German government was reported
today to have agreed to retire five
of the Prussian state ministers in
addition to Foreign Secretary
zimmerman, Vice Chancellor
Helfferich and Colonial Secretary
Solf, in compromise with the
centrist-socialist reformers.
This is the first time the name
of DR.. Solf has been brought into
the German rumors of cabinet
changes. He is strong conserva-
tive.
Vacancies in the cabinet will be
filled with certain members of the
reichstag and a new ministry OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
Plan Many Chances

labor, to which post socialist
will be appointed, will be created,
according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch.
Session Postponed.
The full meeting of the reich
stag scheduled for today has been
postponed on account of party
differences" according to word
from Berlin. Imperial Chancellor
Won Bethman-Hollweg was report
ed comforting with leaders of all
factions.
One dispatch carried the report
that all the Prussian state minis
tiers had resigned their posts.
1t is believed Hollweg will
Continued on Page Two.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
WET" DECISION
TO BE APPEALED

OLYMPIA, July 1.-THE state
probably will appeal to the state
supreme court from the decision
of Judge Wright of Thurston
county ordering Secretary of State
Howell tc count some $50 addi-
tional names turned in two days
after the rest Of the signatures 10
the petition to submit the bone
dry law to referendum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
OFFICERS GET
SALARY RAISE

In order to perfect proper wage
scale in the police department, the
city council Wednesday granted
Detective Capt. Strickland an in
crease from $115 to $125 a month.
and Police Captains Cornish and
Kincaid increases from s11O to
$3.50 a month.
Three tellers In the light and
water department were raised
from s115 to $500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
10000 IS
TACOMA
FIGURE!
Omitted Press Leased wIreJ

WASHINGTON. d. c., July II.
With a population of 6,504,1S5,
New York city leads its nearest
competitor, Chicago, by nearly
100000 people, according to a
census estimate just completed by
the government.
1t is virtually the first federal
estimate for seven years. and was
made necessary by the draft law.
New York, by the figures, is
shown to have grown 1,737,302
since 1910.
Tacoma is credited with
10000, Seattle with 275,20O,
Spokane 1921, and Port
land 2O4,592.
The total population of the Unit
ed States is estimated at 1885,
S49,6S4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
EDWARDS HOME But
MRS. BATES REFUSES

ceedings under the Mann act.
After visiting the county Jail
Tuesday night, when bond was
furnished for him, Edwards went
Immediately to his home, $40 No.
Sheridan street, where a wife and
two children have been awaiting
him.
Edwards and Mrs. Bates were
arrested June 2S. Preliminary
hearing of the charges against Ed
wards will be held in Justice
Linck's court July 25.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
GERMANS WIN GROUND
Omitted Press Lensed WIRE,

LONDON, July IA strong
German attack around Newport
(Belgium) succeeded in penetrat-
ing British position on a front of
400 yards, Field Marshal Haig
reported today.
Around Newport the enemy
attacked determinedly," the Brit
fish mmander-in-chief reported.
Continued ON Page Two.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11

. - - - SALU ~. tAll OF THIS
just to show you that we're mill
tary, too
Ex-Czar Nick's cooks not
only have struck, but have
sued him. Poor Nick. He'll
be washing the dishes yet.
A certain Tacoman had emptied
his pockets for the Tacoma Gem
eral hospital.
He started home with what he
thought was a lone car ticket.
Other hospital solicitors stopped
him, demanding donation.
IL haven't cent" he replied.
Search me-"
SO they did. and found for
gotten So.
Even Old King Goals
throne is tOttering.
A Red Cross woman in Chicago
demands that the police spend
their spare time knitting. Dvery-
body picks on a policeman.
BARRIERS are talking Of con-
serving the egg supply by NOT &,
giving any more egg shazn-
poos. Is IL possible that the
eggs used by BARRIERS could
be eaten? X
Budapest suffragets have boea
marching and smashing windows
What is there about q window
that SO infuriates the European
suffs?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11

Greetings, have you a tri-
color I'm your home? Remem-
Der, Saturday is the French
Fourth of July.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-11
TODAY,s CI.EARINGs

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