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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28
Special Dispatch From
gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov 2s.-Con-
scription az labor is provided for in
he regulations just published for rails
Ing the second draft army. Anybody
who can build ships or do any other
kind Of mechanical Labor needed for
waging the war, If Of draft age and
registered, Is TO be called out OF reg
ular order and set 20 work under mill
AIRY supervision and discipline.
Section ii9 Of the selectlvc service
regulations makes provision for this
sctiOn. 10 Is entitled induction into
military service Of technical and other
experts and OF regislrants hlghly skill
cd IN some special line OF work"
This means shipbuilders, carpenters
or any such artisans" explained Ma
ior Gulllon Of the Provost Marshal
Generals Office.
Every local board viii have full re-
port on every man registered. Answers
10 the questionable Will be made the
basis Of selecting men needed FOR any
line Of wOrk-carpenters. riverters
blacksmiths, ioiners, electricians, me
rhanics. etc. The regulations provide
that
When there Is need for the services
OF men expert or highly skilled IN any
special class Of work the adiutant gen
sral OF the army shall make requisition
On the provost marshal general for the
number Of class Of men needed. There
upon the provost marshal general shall
c8ll upon the governors Of one or more
n the several states for such. number
Of the total required as win distribute
The burden equally among the States
rs far as practicable. Thereupon the
sdiutant general Of the states shall call
upon one or more local boards to OK
anime the questionnaires Of rogistrants
within their jurisdiction, and prepare
"a list Of registranls with tho qualinca-
lions required. who stand In any Of the
Just form classes
The boards are required also 70 get
from each man Of this class a specific
statement as to whether OF not he con
sents TO be indicted into this kind Of
military service.
In the subsequent orders those who
consent are 90 De taken frsi and tho
n0n-consenting in the order OF their
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28
LABOR CONSCRIPHON IS PROVIDED
FOR IN SECOND DRAFT ARMY

class and draft number. special or
der Of the Secretary Of War is required
TO set this process in motion.
The regulations. finally provide that
workmen so indicted into military ser
vice shall be Modified in the usual
manner, and shall be sent TO such place
as may be specially directed by the
provost marshal general.
AS 10 where and how the men are
Go De used we have nothing to do"
said Colonel Gullion. These are the
provisions which will mobilize an in
dustrial army. The men will become
soldiers, Just Ike other soldiers, but
instead of drilling with guns they will
get busy with hammer and saw and
plane I presume that men for build
ing ships will be secured this way. That
Is mp 10 The Secretary Of War"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28
Bv j. w. PEGLER.

United Press Stan Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
TIoNARY ARMY. FRANCE. Nov. Is
Thousands Of Sammles viii have tur-
key with all the trimmings tomorrow
II will be a holiday with no drill but
the knife-and-fork exercise practiced
on 10000 pounds Of turkey, t,i62,50
pounds Of sweet potatoes and 1900
pounds Of mince-meai pies.
The special chow came from home
IN a special refrigerator vessel which
arrived on November 4
Thirteen thousand quarts Of cram
berries will be served with the dinner
and bushels Of oranges, bananas and
nuts.
II VIII be home THANKSGIVING
transported to France, and set down
upon the rough board tables OF little
Farm houses where the sammies live.
The quartermaster began arranging
The food three months ago. He care
fully calculated the size OF the force
we would have here, arrived 40 a GER
ialn ration for each man and shot in
the order TO Washington. When the
ship came into port a crew OF steve
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28
FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER
PHYSICAL CULTURE FAN
w The United Press.

" IWH IUITHU T-I077l
PARIS. nov. 3 rby Malicious
Barthou. tho new Minister for Foreign
Affairs. IS an Intellectual luminary Ike
Painleve and Ribot. His literary work
has been mostly devoted 90 historical
biography and his book on Mrabcau
.s a classic. Together with literature
Barthou has adopted physical culture
as a hobby Both Of these come IN
usenlv when the Minister is being
piled with importunate questions, for
me mas "a special hIack oi turning the
conversation 10 Swedish gymnastics
or 90 literary problems whenever the
limit has been reached in Che way Of
political information. Barthous name
figures prominently on the list Of cam
didates for academic honors.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28

Office work is under a favorable rll-
ing in the coming week and boollkep-
crs. stenograpLers. order clerks, VIII
do well TO use the Want Ads for their
advancement.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-02
Murphy & McGarry
2O7 Main Street
RAIN INTERFERS WITH
HOME GARDEN WORK
Sloushing of Lots Was Temporarily
Held Up on Tuesday.

The rain on Tuesday temporarily
held up the. ploughing of the home
garden lots in this city but, provided
the weather permits, the work will be
resumed this "wednesday morning
Z. b. Chapman's team has prepared
the plots at Mckinley avenue and
broad streets and they a now ready
Tor planting. These plots are as
signed to G.. ]. Smith, George r. Cliff
ford and Horatio BigeIow. The plot
on El1nwood avenue assigned to Thorn
as Asbury is also ready for planting
and one other plot ready is the one on
broadway assigned to Arthur L. Peale
Frank T. Naples has been engaged
to give three days time to the plough
ing with his team of oxen and he has
already begun his work.
DR.. e. H. Jenkins director of the
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
station at New Haven. has issued
through the Connecticut Committee of
Food Supply, a suggestion by means
OF which potato seed is available at
minimum expense for people who have
little garden space. The suggestion
originated with an eminent English au-
| thority.
DIR. jenkins directions are as fol-
For seed. use the ends of the pota-
toes which are TO be cooked for eat
ing. Just before preparing pota-
toes for cooking, cut q piece which
should weigh not less than half an
ounce, from that end of each of the DO
tatoes where there are the most eyes
This piece is for seed. The rest is
for food. and is most economically
cooked by taking or boiling without
peeling.
This cut surface OF each seed piece
should be covc:a1 with plaster dust,
fine coal ashes, or ine charcoal. Place
them with the cut surface down. in a
box or fiat and On a thin layer of loam
or sand. Keep tfem in any light cool
place until the sprouts are from one
half to one inch long. Then plans
them in the same way as seed poua-
toes, but not quite so deep. Such
paintings may be made from now IN
til the last of May"
The Connecticut Committee of Food
Supply has received an outline of the
plan under which the Z. 4. Mallory
& Sons, Inc, of Danbury, big hat
manufacturing corporation, operates
it's plan of home garden cultivation for
its employees. The company furnish
es the use of land free and also gives
without charge one hushel of seed 20
tatoes and the necessary seed corn 10
each applicant. The planter prepares
the ground, furnishes the fertilizer and
cultivates and harvests the crop un-
der the supervision of Danbury
Chamber of Commerce expert. The
company has secured about fifty acres
of land. About $50 of the employees
have filed application for land, agree
ing to cultivate it and care for it. The
company also furnishes without charge
to those who have land of their own
which they will plant and cultivate
one bushel of seed potatoes and the
necessary seed corn. Under this plan
about 125 applications have been re-
ceived. To those employees who wish
more than one busnel of seed pota-
toes, the company is selling the de-
sired additional seed at cost, and is
furnishing fertilizer at the cost price.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-02
OBITUARY..


William Henry Burrows for near
y sixty years connected with the
Middletown National bank and its
president since 1910, treasurer of the
Connecticut Hospital for the Insane
director OF many of MiddIetown's in
| dustr1es, died early Saturday even
| ing at his home on Washington street
| lie iiad been in poor health for more
| than year. but was able to be ont
of doors Friday
Mr.. Burrows was born Octoger 1s
1870, in Rush Town, susquehanna
county: Pa, a son of Leonard and
charlotte A. Smith Burrows The
i family moved to Middletown when he
| was seven years old.
ME-. Burrows was twice married.
MS first wife being Miss Fanny E.
stroud. His second wife was Miss
Amelia b. Southmayd. daughter of AL
fred and Susan c. Baker Couthmayd.
who died two years ago. Mr. Burrows
| is survived by sister. Mrs. Mary G.
ipoIeeare of Brooklyn. N. Y, former
~ OF Norwich. and three nephews, Guy
=. Dolbeare of Norwich, James l..
Dolbeare of MiddIetown. and Louis U,
Dolbeare of Brooklyn. N. Y
The funeral services We're held or
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock at his
home. Rev. F. W. Greene. pastor of
the South Congregational church. Of
hciating, assisted by Rev A. w. Haz-
en-, pastor emeritus of the North Con
gregatIonal church. Burial was in
hearers were: Ex-Governor Frank
r. Weeks, representing the Connec-
1cut Hospital for the Insane: Presi-
dent William Arnold Sharkfin, repre-
sentlng Wesleyan University: Ma ior
T. Macdonough Russell represent
ing the Russell Manufacturing com
pany: ex-Alderman Francis A. Beach
emo W W. Wilcox, representing the
M1ddletown National bank; e Kent
Hubbard, representing the BTiddlesex
hospital; Henry L. Mansfield. repre-
sentins the Middletown Gas Light
company, and George L. Cheney of
Essex, representing the Middlesex
hospital.
Burrows aflliated with St Johns ms
lodge, No. 2, F. & A. NJ. and was the
oldest living past master of the lodge,
being Worshipful master in 1869. He
was also a member of the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Asa William Backus.
Word has been received here of the
death of Asa William Bacllus, which
occurred suddenly Monday morning
IN ToIodo. Ohio: Mr.; BacRus at one
born here on January 8. 1863, the son
OF the late Asa Bacllus and Julia Bis
sell Backus, who for number of
years resided at East Great Plains Mr.
Backus spent the early part of his
life here and graduated from Brown
university From here he went to
Toledo where he entered the carriage
N KIN business ,Ts sra He vas united In
ledo, who survives him with two chill
dren. He leaves also a brother, Fred
er1ck I. Bac1us of East Great Plain,
besides nephews and nieces
Mrs. Thomas }. Ford.
Mrs. Thomas j. Ford died at her
home in New London Tuesday as the
result of a shock. She leaves five chill
dren. Dennis, Catherine and Marguerite
Ford and Mrs. Ambrose Edwards. all
Of New London, and Rev. Joseph F.
Ford, formerly of New Haven, now of
Colchester. Mrs. Ford spent most of
her life in Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-02
COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS.
Nine Approved by Commissioner and
Filed in Court Office.

Nine compensation agreements have
been approved by the commissioner
and filed in the office of the superior
court. They are as follows:
American Strawboard Co. and Pavel
Skindger of Norwich, contusions and
sprains of the right knee March 8.
1915 weekly.
Totoket Manufacturing Co. and By
ron Tarbox of Occum, cut thumb of
right hand resulting in blood poison
ing, affecting the entire arm, Jan. 3,
returning to work Feb. ;. at SO so
weekly, former wage SIS. compensation
1928 weekly not to exceed IL weeks.
New London Ship and Engine Co.
and James Rollins of Noank end of
index finger cut Feb. 16, IS weekly.
Thomas Transfer Co. and Manson
Winters, sprain of right wrist Jan.
Is, 1918 weekly.
Crescent Fire Arms Co. and Henry
Zanlausky of Norwich, silver in finger
March "a. $3.50 weekly.
Rossie Velvet mills of Mystic and
Hattie Gabriel of Noank; bruised knee
March %, SIS weekly.
Tracy Co, and Emma I4abrie, glass
in hand March 20. SIS weekly.
Robert Palmer & Son Ship Building
and Marine Railway CO.. and Edward
Robins of Noank. bruised and LAGER
ated hip, March %. $3.50 weekly.
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr Co. of
Groton- and d. Hewitt of Waterford
decorations of forehead and spine April
4. SO weal<1x-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-02
PLANT INTERESTS MAY
BUY TROLLEY SYSTEM
lnsiatent Report Says Negotiations for
Rhode Island Company Sale Are I'm
derway.

According to an extensively circu-
lated rumor in Legislative circles, the
New Haven railroad is considering the
sale of the Rhode Island company, it's
subsidiary concern which operates the
trolley systems in Providence and 9TH
er Rhode Island towns, to the Shore
ven, the largest stakeholder of which
is Commodore Morton F. Plant, the
New London multi millionaire, says a
Hartford despatch.
The report gained credence through
| remark by Senator Harry Leonard
of New Haven. chairman of the joint
committee on railroads, which last Fri
day reported a bill authorizing the
preferred stock, with which to care
for floating loans expiring in April,
1918, with no expectations that the
bankers will renew their notes.
The United States court has ordered
the New Haven road - dispose of it's
subsidiaries, such as the Rhode ISL
and company and the Connecticut
company, which owns the trolley lines
courts time limitation will probably
be requested. Until the declaration of
war, the railroad company hoped to
sell the prosperous trolley lines and
indebtedness, which will now come
from the sale of the new issue of pre-
ferred stock.
The Shore Line, which secured an
amendment to it's charter in the legis-
lature last week, by which ii may sell
power at wholesale in the territory
through which it operates and may
buy any power plant now or hereaf-
tory, ms owned principally BY Comn1o-
dore Plant. It was originally formed
to build the trolley line from East
Lyme, where the New London and
East Lyme trolley company ends, to
Lyme, and then across the Connect
cut river to Saybrook and on to New
Haven, and also up the river from
Saybrool< to Chester.
Later the company acquired owner
ship of the New London and East
Lyme, and then of the Groton and
Stonington. and finally of the Norwich
and Westerly roads. three Eastern
Connecticut lines independent of New
Haven ownership, and built and large
ly owned by the same group of local
CAPITALISTS.
Then came the court decree ordering
dissolution of the New Haven system
and the New London and Norwich city
lines of the Connecticut company. to-
gether with the New London -Montville
md the Norwich -Willimantic, the
Norwich Central Village line, which
operates in part over the steam road
small lines in the eastern end of the
state were leased to Mr.. Plant, SO that
the Connecticut company practically
retired from the field east of the Con-
necticut river. eXcept for the lines OPP
Grating out of Hartford.
The Connecticut company recently
secured a blanket charter amendment
which permits it to build trolley line
from Norwich to Plainfeld, which
would make it possible to abandon
the practice of running trolley cars
over the steam road tracks. and would
more definitely seDarate the New Ha-
ven from the trolley properties which
it has leased to the Plant lines.
A Providence despatch on Tuesday
said: Morton p. Plant of New London
TODAY denied that he was negotiating
for the purchase of the Rhode Island
Traction company stock
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-02
GENERAL ORDER FOR
THE HOME GUARD.
State is Divided Into Six Military Dis
tricts.

| The first general order for the per-
manent organization of the Connect
cut Home guard was issued Tuesday
by the state military emergency board
from headquarters.
The order provides that the state
shall be divided into six military dis
tricts, the first containing the towns in
Hartford and Holland counties; the
second, the towns in New Haven
county, except those in the Naugatuck
valley; the third, the towns in New
London and Windham counties: the
fourth, the towns in Fairfield county,
except the borough of Shelton; the
fifth, the towns in LitchfieId' county
and the towns of Waterbury, Middle
bury, Southbury Oxford, Naugatuck
Beacon Falls, Seymour, Ansonia, Derby
and the city of Shelton; the sixth, the
towns of A1iddleSeX county.
The following officers have been per-
manently appointed to command the
military districts: Col C. w. Burpee
Hartford; Col. J. r. North, New Ha-
ven; Col. E. t Kirkland, New Lon
Col. James Geddes, Waterbury,; Col.
J. T. Elliot, Middletown Each dis
trict commander is ordered to appoint
district adjutant.
If necessary, a district quartermas-
ter, each with rank of captain, and
each to be the regimental adjutant or
quartermaster OK the infantry regiment
in that district.
Infantry companies hitherto enlisted
and reported to the board are assigned
to the resigents designated to consti-
tuts the active force or first line of the
Connecticut Home guard:
First Regiment-Four companies in
Hartford, two companies in Bristol and
one in each of the towns of Berlin.
New Britain, Simsbury, Windsor
Locks, South Manchester, East Hart
ford, PlainvilIe, Pennington, Collins
vile, Southington and Coventry.
Second Regiment-Six companies in
New Haven. two in Meriden and one
each in the towns of Wallingford Mad
ison, Orange Mamden. West Haven
and Milford, and one platoon each in
North Haven and East Haven
Third Regiment-Three companies in
New London, two in Norwich, two in
Mystic, two in Stonington Gncluding
Lyme, Putnam and Willin1antic
Fourth Regiment-Eight companies
in Bridgeport, three in Stamford, two
In Danbury. and one each in STRAIT
ford, Fairfield, Norwalk. Greenwich
and Bethel
Fifth Regiment-Three companies in
Waterbury, three in Torrington. two
In Ansonia, two in Seymour, and one
each in Derby, Shelton, Norfolk. Lake
vile, Litchfeld, Watertown, and New
Milford, with one company in North
Canaan, and one platoon in Falls Vii
lage.
Sixth Regiment-Three companies in
Middletown and one each in Essex.
Saybrool1, Portland, East Haddam and
Haddam. and one made up in the
towns of Clinton and Westbrook and
one company in the towns of Chester
and Deep River, and one platoon in
Middlefield
Infantry companies will contain not
less than so men and at present not
more than So with three officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-02
LOCAL AGENT FOR
AGRICULTURAL ARMY
n. r. Branche Appointed by Connec
ticut COMMITTEES of Food Supply.

Pledge blanks are now ready for
volunteers in the Connecticut agricul-
tura1 army. For the town of Nor
witch the Connecticut committee of
food supply has appointed H. r.
Branche, as LEGAL agent, aid he has
arranged for putting the pledge blanks
in pla ces where any and ali who Will
sign them may obtain them without
difficulty.
Citizens of Connecticut, your state
and country are calling upon you as
never before in their history for &C
tive, constructive service in the pro-
duction and conservation of the food
supply. The world must have food to
live: America must have food Tor her
self and her allies TO win the war.
1t is time to act and act promptly.
This nations success in this war will
depend upon the efforts of every
American in that field of service for
which he is best suited. The call goes
out for those not eligible for military
or naval service and not employed in
any Of the other Industries vital to the
successful conduct of the war 20 do
their part in the great agricultural
army. Every home garden, every hour
of labor on the farm, every day spent
IN canning the products of this sum-
mer for next winters use will be a bit
of effort contributed to Americas
cause. Governor Holcomb believes that
no citizen of Connecticut will turn a
deaf ear to this call.
Inc CohuectlSuC CohlIlltLee OF Ioou
supply, in preparing its plan whereby
the crop production OF the state is to
be increased this summer to hitherto
unthought-of proportions, has made
the individual towns and cities the
units by which It will do it's work
Pledge blanks are to be found in
places where they are available for all
who want them. These are to be filed
in under any of five sub divisions:
food production, planting home gar
dens, labor, home canning and garden
supervisors, and returned to the sec
rotary of the Chamber OF Commerce
of Norwich. Conn. Inc, who will for
ward them to the state committee
headquarters in Hartford.
Residents of the town of Norwich
may secure pledge blanks from any of
the following places: Engler's pharma-
cy. Preston Brothers, Eaton. Chase &
company, T. H. Eldridge, J. P. Bar
stow, Chamber of Commerce.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-02
MRS. RICHARD MANSFIELD
AT SLATER HALL
Distinguished Actress and Reader En-
tertained ApPreciatiVe Audience.

Tuesday evening in Slater Hall Mrs.
Richard Mansfield of New London, so
well known as a distinguished actress
and reader. provided an evening of
rare enjoyment in her presentment of
Peer Gynt, arranged from Ibsens dra-
ma. Her flexible voice gave all the
range from careless youth to sorrow
stricken age and expressed the sweet
and lovely nature of the Norwegian
maiden and the witchery of the troll
kings daughter as well. The story of
the wilful, reckless youth headstrons
and passionate, fired with dreams OF
touched with beauty and an underlying
yearning for love and purity, lived be-
before us. Much of it a fairy story
its symbolism of a life was readily
seen. The quest of Peer Gynt for pow
er and the worlds goods, at the ex-
pense of mother and home and his own
best nature-the discovery at the end
of a long life of the holfowness of his
possessions-the return home to find
there the real solution and the faith
full love which had so long awaited
hif11-these were the subject of the
theme. And so delicate a fancy con-
Tuning boy, the hardened. opulent man
of success, the cynical old man and
the humbled, bewildered striving of the
penitent to find his way back.
Mrs. Mansheld's Skiful and charm
ing drawing of the characters was in
tensified by the background of the mu-
sic written by Grieg for this play. In
tensely Norwegian in character this
descriptive music, like the play, SEEM
ed to bring before you the wild and
clear-cut mountains with their cold
and swiftly rushing streams and WV
idly blue skies. This Interpretation
Mr. w Samuel Swisher most sue
cessfully accomplished in his very fine
piano solo parts of the play.
Solveigs beautiful song and the
cradle song were exquisitely sung by
Mrs Raymond Osburn.
The program was opened by the
Battle Hymn of the Republic sung in
a most stirring fashion by c1Ts. Os-
burn and at the close of the evening
she sang The Star Spangled Banner,
the audience joining in the chorus.