Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-17
KNITTED ARTICLES NEEDED
 FOR SUFFERING FRENCH
Appeal from Red Cross for Aid from Loyal Women Workers of DanieIson and Vicinity

| An appeal from France for knitted | articles was received here by tele- | graph Thursday morning through the | American Red Cross. A nation wide i campaign is under way for knitted ar | ticles to be sent to France that thou | sands of the inhabitants of that bleed | ing country may not suffer during the | coming winter as they suffered durin g l the last winter.
 Danielson's allotment is 400 sweat CTS, 400 muff1ers, 400 pairs of wristers and 400 scarfs Four hundred women workers, each to make a complete set
 of the foregoing articles, are wanted to join in the work of protectings a persecuted humanity from the rigors
 of an approaching winter.
 The garments will go to cIothe and
 protect the wasted and poorly nour-
 ished bodies of thousands upon thou
 sands of brave French people of towns from which the ungodly Huns have
 been driven by the force of the allied
 drive during the spring and summer
 months and of other heroic citizens of
 the French republic who have come
 out of what has been occupied terri
 tory for nearly three years.
 There is no woolen yarn with which
 to make the garments needed in France
 and the people of the sister republic
 must look to America for aid
 The good women of this and sur
 rounding towns who wish to contribut te
 by their labor toward alleviating the
 misery spread over France by the op-
 erations of tEe German govArnment are urged to send their names to Mrs John Young, Danielson, who will direc. the work of getting out DanieIson's allotment of knitted articles. Mrs. Young gladly will give all instructions as to the kind of yarn to be used and directions for knitting it into such garments as are needed. No woman can performa greater service at this time than to offer, to make a set of the articles needed.
 France today Is without sufficient fuel to meet the needs of the coming winter. It is nation struggling with signal bravery for its national life and the rights of democracy; it's people suffer every agony that a hellish war san impose. It is exerting every en- orgy to meet the demands of the war Tn this plight it is unable to cope with every situation, and helping protect the people of it's northern prov lnce is enc place where 1t needs aid | which aid the women of this country l gan and will supply. While the men | of France fight for rights that are | squally the rights of the people of the | United States, the women of this rich 1 and battle-free country are being urged 1 10 join in the local movement. one of | he mighty battles of nation service | being fought behind and far removed | rom the fighting lines.
 Exemption Buttons Received.
 1Ie nenDerS or the exemption board Or this district have received a SUD- ply of the exemption buttons that are % be issued to those who have been ,alled fo- service in the national army put who by reason of being unable O pass the physical exa aminations or or any other reason are disqualified IT relieved from serving are finally 1 declared exempt
 The buttons are of bronze and bear ] shield. At the top appears the word Exempt and below the letters U. s. The buttons are so fashioned as to fit nto a buttonhole
 None of the buttons have been given 1 ut in this district, and no distribution i f them will be made until after the fstrict board has reviewed the cases n which exemptions have been allow d.
 Early Morning Electrical Storm.
 An early morning electrical storm of | ever1ty deluged Danielson and vicin- ty Thursday. The rain was excep- lona1ly heavy and the lightning bril- ant, some of the flashes being follow d by exceptionally heavy thunder No erious damage from the storm was re- orted, although garden crops received mother of the beatings that have onae to them from storms during the ( ast few weeks.