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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11
CONTINUE HoUsEWivEs' ARMY
 IN PRESENT FORM
Local Orsanizatien Now Numbers To-
 tai of 128 Members.

At a meeting held in the headqliar-
 t"rs Of the National League for Wo-
 man. Service, in the ThaNer build
 organization of the Housewives Army
 in it's present form, as a branch of
 tke League for .Wcman's Service. ra-
 ther than reorganize as the House wives League. In the absence of the permanent chairman. Mrs. Harry Hig- gins. the meeting was. presided over by Mrs. Edward J. Graham.
 Miss Louise Howe read the treasur- CTS report. The Housewives Army in
 Norwich number 12S members and much work has been accomplished during the summer. The work of the Community Canning club was touched upon.
 A programme of work mapped out by Mrs. Hayward, state chairman of the Housewives League. was present. ed and it was voted to take it up, meeting the third Wednesday in each includes talks on practical subjects and voluntary discussion of the same
 A paper was read by Mrs. Charming M. Huntington on the subject of pur- bundles. The annual eat of m oney spent on delivery is appalling and at the present time the money so spent might be diverted to much more necessary service. The call on cur young men into the army is de- pleting the ranks of workers and it is becoming rapidly more difficult to accommodate customers in this re- spect of delivery. If each woman would voluntarily offer to release the store keepers from this burden and would use her influence to that end it would be a great economic gain.
 Mrs. Albert Chase. spoke on the Liberty Loan. She alluded to the ty- ing up of commerce and shipping re- sulting from" this war and the con- signnnent effect on the farmer and the producer.~ The money needed to carry on the war is to be raised now b. about one-third direct taxation and two thirds by, the Liberty loan. Those who are unable to shoulder second bond should seek the advice. of their bank as to selling their first bond to re-invest in the second. The first one being non taxable. it is readily sold, secures him exemption from taxes on that part of his property.
 The woman's committee selling these neither suffrage nor anti-suffrage, but is merely a body of women trying. to do their share for ,tf1e government Mrs. Chase announced that at the mass meeting to be held next Tues day evening in the town hail. Prof Bacon of Yale will be the principle speal1eor and Tubbs' band will fur nisI1 music for the evening
 Miss Howe then spoke of. the Hoo- CT pledge. From Connecticut only .-G9e pledge cards were received in W Washington. This is partly explained by the faulty style of printing, the first cards with no city CT state there on and by the absence Of pushing in some of the districts. But after all
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11
THAT BAD BACK

Do you have a dull. steady ache in the small of the back-sharp. stabbing twinses whom stepping or lifting-kid- ney and bladder disorders. For bad back and weakened kidneys Norwich residents recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Read this Norwich woman's statement.
 Mrs. HArpld Vars, 25. Penobscot St.. says: "One box of Doap's Kidney Pills gave me complete relief from ter rible sharp pains across the small of my back. My back bothered me most when stopped or exerted myself It was through. friend that learned of Doan's Kidney Pills and I was ad- vised to give them trial. Dean's certainly did all that was claimed for them" Price soc, at all dealers Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Vars had. Foster Milburn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11
N. F. A. NOTES.
Students Who Have Made the Dra- matie ciub-6eys' Glee Club Held First Rehearsal Wednesday,.

The students who have made the Dramatic club are Miss Hazel F1etch- CT. 1T. Miss Margaret Bttles. '1s. Miss Sarah Long. 20. William Brend. IS, Frank Battersby, IS.
 These students will be given another tryout: Miss Ruth Scrivener. IS, Miss Helen Vergason. '19, Miss Marion Bliven, '19. Richard Hourigan. IS, Timothy Brewer. '1S. Francisco Covell, '1s. The club will probably give play later in the year. Miss Eunice Gulli- yer has charge of it..
 The Boys Glee club held its first rehearsal Wednesday afternoon. Ray mond V. Congdon is the director of it this year.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11

formerly general superintendent on the S40oO,O0O railroad improvements in Waterbury, and Charles H. Pres ton, Jr. the civil engineer, with of fees in Waterbury, have formed partnership to be known as Ryan & Preston The firm will specialize in heavy railroad construction. MT. Preston is still to maintain his priv ate practice as consulting engineer. MT. Preston is a, former Norwich man and is the son of the fate Charles H. Preston of this city
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11

Germany's achievements unless one wishes to indulge in satire.
 History and study will reveal that the worlds greatest teacher, scientist, inventor discoverer.- statesmen. gen eral. pf osopher, preacher. paintcr. poet, architect novelist or singer was not made in Germany"
 Townes Randolph Leigh.
 ILL. D. Ph: D.. F. $. Sc. ProfeSso" of Chemistry GeorSetown
 College
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11
Fined for Hunting on Sunday

Joseph Mondelci and William Bel lucci of New London were in the New London policp court Tuesday morn ing to answer to charges of violating without having the necessary license but also for discharging a gun on Sunday. They were fined s1o in each case, which they paid
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11
oMcer, of st. Aare., Guild.

At the recent annual meeting of St. Agnes guild of Christ church the rec tor Rev. Richard R. Graham, was re- elected president The. other officers e1N~t ----. T'-st vice president, Miss Hazel B. Smith; second vice president Miss Phoebe Brewster: treasurer. Mrs. Beverly M Blfven: assistant treasurer. Miss Lillian Bovn- ton: correspond:nz secretary. Mrs. r-oer. Learned: secretary. Miss Mary Ewing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11

Have Formed Partnership. John F. Ryan of New York city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

through here instead of through the hall,
and | was in hurry. OF course, didn't
know whether it was servant or not"
"Never mind that And when you
came in here you saw man coming out
of that room?"
ooh, no; | didn't see him come out!
But had heard the doors open and close
again, and when came in he was here"
Where was he when you first saw him."
"Pretty near the door, | reckon-we
almost ran into each other. And then"
Involuntarily Dozy halted. He had
come to the point where he could no
longer be absolutely frank.
well, go on. What happened them
"Why-nothing, We just looked at
each other, both of us surprised, and"
"You got good look at him, then?
Describe him"
"Well-he was young, between twenty
and twenty-five, | should say. and he had
light hair. He didn't have hat on, so
noticed his hair. 1t was curly and sort of
mussed up"
"How about his height and weight"
81 think he was taller than l ana
little; and he was thin"
"How was he dressed?"
II didn't notice. Dozy replied truth
fully. "You see, was so surprised
Surprised? Why?'
well, I-I-didn expect to see-any-
body, and"
"You didn't expect to see anybody?
Wasn't that what you went into the room
for?"
"Why, yes-of course" stammered
Dozy. Butt didn't expect toto
bump right into them"
"And did you bump into the MANI"
well, not quite; almost did, though
"Think you'd know him if you saw him
again.
Il don't know. l couldn't say"
did he say anything to your"
mo, not word-iust bolted out of
the room and up the"
didn't you say anything either"
TT was the dreaded questionable ques-
ton Dozy had been praying would not
be asked. But he had made up his mind, if
it were asked, to answer it as truthfully as
he could without involving anybody else
"Yes-I said something he replied,
and instantly he was aware of move
ment of surprise from Scarborough "Oh,
it was nothing much just said, Why,
hello-you live here?"
The words were hardly out before he
realized his folly.
whats that?7 Cooley questioned
sharply, and Dozy repeated his words,
trying to toss them off jocularly.
why did you say thing like that?"
swell, didn't know whether he lived
in the house or-or was just calling"
Huh! Kind of free and easy way to
talk to a strange man in strange house,
wasn't it?'
The boy laughed nervously.
"Well, I'm a kind of free-and-easy
person-Mr. Scarborough will tell you
that he answered.
But he knew without looking that
Scarborough's keen gray eyes were boring
into him.
Huh grunted Cooley again. "And
he didn't answer your"
mo; just bolted out and up the stairs.
Then the woman screamed, and Mr..
Scarborough came in. And he can tell
you the rest, Inspector, better than |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

he said "And look at here!" He next
brought to light a chamois case in which
lay several jeweled rings and scarf-pins.
"And he'd got good watch on him. So
the guy that done for him wasn't after
coin. He must have wanted some of the
papers-looked through EN- all, by the
way he left EN-"
Closing the wallet, he placed it care
fully in an inside pocket of his coat.
"He was going to Mexico all right"
he added Had ticket and a trunk
check in his pocket. Come on
And after leaving instructions for his
subordinates he and Scarborough left the
house, accompanied by Dozy
MRS. HARRIS was out But a few
questions to her butler revealed the
fact that he was the person really wanted;
it was he that had been sent up to open
the scuttle for Dozy.
His story of the telephone call verified
Dozy's. Mrs. Harris had sent him up to
the roof, and there he had waited for
some time until, thinking the young man
was not coming after all, he was closing
the trap when he heard running steps
above him.
al thought it must be the gentleman,
sir, he told the Inspector, "and was
raising the trap for him, when | hears
the steps go by. He's missing the
house. thinks |. But when | looks he's
already going into the next house"
(which one? That" Cooley ques-
toned pointing toward the Welles-
Hewitt house.
mo, sir-on the other side, sir.
starts after him to call him back, think
ing it might be dangerous for him, going
into strange house where he wasn't ex-
pected-being taken for burglar, you
see, sir. Then | remembers as how that
is clearinghouse, and as such used to
unexpected ms and outs, sir-n man
ner of speaking. So after bit l locks
the door and comes downstairs.
"Could you see him? Would you know
him again?' Cooley asked.
mo, sir; it was too dark, sir.
Informing the butler that he might be
called upon to repeat what he had just
told at the inquest, the Inspector and his
companions left, to continue their quest
next door. Patrolman Ryan was sum-
moned from the scene of the murder to
stand guard outside the house to be Wis
tied; and Cooley assembled the stoop and
rang the bell.
FROM within came lively strain of
dance music, and when the door was
opened presently by colored maid half
dozen couples could be seen dancing
in the long parlor. From one of these the
maid detached her mistress, Mrs Ma
lone, fat little woman who came putting
up, highly resentful of the intrusion.
Sorry, madam, but we got to make
search, said Cooley shortly. "Just take
a look round he added to Dozy.
mot there, answered the boy, thank
full for the fact. He felt wretchedly I'M
comfortable.
"How long these people been dancing
here?' asked the Inspector.
"Ever since dinner said Mrs. Malone.
Cooley stepped to the parlor door, and
at sight of him the dancers stopped short
"Any of you people notice anybody go
out that front door in the last half hour?'
There was startled hush for mo-
ment; then woman smoke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

of remaining in New York until condi-
tions in Mexico had improved. But at
noon OF that very day the senior had sud-
denly announced a change of plans.
Business called him to Mexico at once
for short stay, and, not wishing to leave
his daughter and an old woman alone in
the house with only servants, it was
arranged that they should spend the time
of his absence at convent in the city,
at which the sehorita had been educated.
After an early dinner, which she herself
prepared with the help of the housemaid,
the other servants having been dis
missed,-she went to her room to pack.
AT half-past seven an expressman had
called for the trunk of the senior, and
few minutes later the sehorita went out
for a little air, taking the maid with her.
Shortly after that-a quarter of an hour,
perhaps-the front door-bell had rung,
and she had started down to answer it;
but, hearing the door close, and then the
voice of the senior speaking in English,
she had concluded that it was the sefiorita
and had gone back to her room.
There she had sat down to rest, and
must, she thought, have fallen asleep;
for she knew nothing after that until she
had suddenly started up, thinking that
she heard the door-bel ring again. The
rest OF the story was repetition of what
she had told Scarborough. AS for the
scream, it must have been when that
sudden sharp pain struck her heart.
CLOSELY questioned by Inspector
Cooley she declared that she had no
idea whom the senior had admitted to the
house. She had caught no words-she
knew only that he spoke English. AS to
whether any one had been expected to
call she could not say
"Now, look here, said Cooley. you've
been working for this man for years, you
say, and, first and last, you must have
found out a good deal about his affairs
Who do you think killed him."
Juaiia Martinez crossed herself
al do not know" she said
well, maybe you don't, but you got
some suspicion, haven't your"
IL know nothing a low tone.
did many people come here to see
him."
"No. Gentlemen came sometimes
business. did not know their Names
what business did they come for?H
The woman seemed to hesitate.
al do not know she answered
"And you've no idea at all who could
have done this job? Had he been having
trouble with anybody lately? Trouble
about business-or anything else?'
She appeared to consider that carefully,
but without result, for she finally replied:
81 know nothing
"When do you expect his daughter
back?'
At this question she started slightly.
"She went only for short walk, she
said. "She must come soon.'
Then Cooley turned from her to ex-
anime Scarborough; but the latter, with
a significant glance, motioned him toward
the back room.
Il think you're on the right track, In
spector,' he began automatically. "She
knows more than she will admit So
don't you think it would be wiser not to
ask me or Cullop questions in her hearing?
You see, she may not know that Cullop
saw the man. so why tell her? Besides,
the boy got mixed up in this affair through
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MAGAZINE SECTION for February IL, 1917

and, as if mechanically, her hand lifted
and again she swiftly crossed herself.
"Who was the man you saw"
al saw no one. | saw-nothing.
"What did happen, them he asked.
There was pause before she replied.
Then she faced him squarely and said:
al was in my room, sitting there in that
chair. | don't know-perhaps slept.
| thought heard the bell below, but was
not sure, and went out to see if it would
ring again. There are no servants here, y
she paused to explain before continuing
"But the bell did not ring again, and |
turned around to come back to my room,
and-and felt pain, here in my heart.
My heart is often bad like that-often
faint. Afterwards, when found myself
there on the floor, | was frightened"
IL see,' Scarborough said. His gray
eyes bored relentlessly into her black ones
but hers did not finch. "You heard no one
running up the steps before you fainted?"
IL heard only the bell. | saw-no-
thing
A low whistle rose from below
well have to go down-the police are
here. Come. Well help YOU
She rose and allowed them to help her
down the three long flights of stairs
Scarborough was puzzled. That the
woman was servant seemed clear but
she was not one of the modern sort, hired
to-day and dismissed tomorrow. She
had probably been associated with the
dead man for years, and consequently
was to be reckoned in this affair as
member of the family
And she had lied. That was certain
Plausible as her story seemed, it did not
square with her behavior before she told
it. Nor did it account for her scream
Scarborough felt sure that she must
have seen the man who bolted up the
stairs and escaped by the roof. Yet she
had denied seeing or hearing him. Why?
The men from headquarters Inspector
Cooley, grizzled veteran, with small
ferret eyes and pugnacious jaw. fol-
lowed by two young policemen and the
patrolman Dozy had called in, made for
Misunderstanding group. The old woman
caught her breath at sight of them.
SCARBOROUGH introduced himself
- and Dozy to the Inspector; then, indi-
eating the woman, who had sunk upon
one of the lower steps:
"She seems to be the only person in
the house. We found her upstairs, I'M
conscious. l don't know who she is"
whats your name-and who are
your asked Cooley gruffiy.
IL am the neutrality-suspicious. Mar
tinez,' the woman answered.
"Mexican?'
mo" She frowned. Il am Spanish.
"Who lives here?'
"Sefor Welles-Hewitt and his daugh-
ter"
as he SPANISH"
"No; English.
as he the dead MANI
"She hasn't seen him yet said Scar
borough. Better let her have a look
Cooley nodded.
Bring her in, Muller" he ordered one
of his men, and turning entered the par
lor, Scarborough and Dozy joining him.
AS they neared the double doorway
into the room where the dead man lay,
it was plain that the woman was strain
ing every nerve to keep her self-control.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-23
South Bend Man Is Hero of
Initial Action by the
Americans.
GEORGIAN GIVES The ORDER
Indiana Sergeant Pulls the Lanyard
Which Starts Pershing's Attack
on the kaiser's Armies
Americans All Eager
for Action.

American Field Headquarters in
France.-Indiana and Georgia divide
the honor of having inaugurated Amer
ica's land warfare against the Ger
mans.
A sergeant from South Bend, Ind,
pulled the lanyard to send the first
shell tearing across the valley in the
direction of the German positions.
A Georgia lieutenant gave the order
fire ~
The facts were established during
the first visit paid by correspond
ent to the first American battle front.
The correspondent reached the
American position after a long motor
ride through shell-battered towns.
Leaving the motor in one of the towns,
he walked the rest of the way.
The first American battery was al
most walked upon before il was dis
covered. 1t was so well hidden under
the trees and with foliage about ii on
low-hung wire netting.
Gun of rs Caiber Used.
Through the foliage in every direc-
ton the ground was undulating. At
that moment there was flash of flame
through the mist 1t was the crack
Of rs gun, and following ii closely
came the noise of the shell rushing
through the air, becoming fainter and
fainter as the projectile went on its
way to the German position over the
crest Of hill farther away. The mud
digging artillerists continued their
work without even looking up.
A lieutenant from Georgia emerged.
He was the officer who directed the
first shot He led the way down the
slippery, muddy hill to a dugout COW
cred over with sandbaGs and logs.
There was met q lieutenant from Indi-
ana of the same battery who directed
the first 10 shots of the war against
Germany from an observation point
On the other side of the hill was
found the first gun fired. The muddy
gunners were hard at work cleaning
their gun.
This was the first gun fired in the
war;" the jaunty lieutenant said. 1.-THE
sergeant inside the pit there fired it,"
Looking into the pit, the lieutenant
said: Sergeant, where are you from?"
He's From South Bend.
A husky voice replied "I'm from
South Bend, Ind"
"Are you Irish?" asked the lieuten-
ant.
mo, sir" the sergeant laughingly
replied.
At this time orders came for this
gun and others of the battery placed
I'm nearby hills In sight and sound of
each other to commence firing. The
gun on the farthest hill went off with
roar and a faint stream of smoke
was blown backward from the pit.
Inside the pit in which the CORE
spondent stood voice shouted out
the range figures and the lieutenant
repeated them. A voice inside the pit
n moment later yelled that the gunner
was ready to fire. The lieutenant gave
the command to the gunners: "Watc'
your bubble"
The lieutenant. who W.. stan,
on q pile of mud ~n.>n A.u yvel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-23
WHAT PIE ~.
THANKSGIVING?

Who ever heard of real Thanksgiving
dinner without mince piei
1t can't bc done.
There may be oakeS and cookies aud pud-
dings and all kia, OF sweet things but unless
there is m'acr Pc there just isn't any real
Thanksgiving dinner
And since it takes mince pie to top off
the feast dinners, wou!dn', it be good idea
TO have mince pie TO top off many of the
other good meals Wouldn't it just make
the meal on many occaSionsl
As youprobablykno NoNE SUCH MNcE
MEAT comes in an up to date package
form-secure from handling; is moderate in
prize and becomes three times the package
weight when you add the necessary moisture
1t is the economical way 10 buy mince
meat because it prevents waste
The package recipes are good for pies,
cakes, buildings, and cookies
Try NoNE SUCH War Pie-no top
crust. Saves -four, shortening, labor, money
half the crust. Helps the U. S. Food
Administration.
The pie that is good enough for Thanks
giving dinner is good enough for all 0tier
meals-breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and in
the dinner pail Try it with NONE SUCH
MNcE MEAT.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-23

layer of the cooked macarOni In cas-
serole or granite baking dish, add
bits of the cooked hamburger, little
onion juice and celery salt, a little
broth or butter and water, repeat until
the macaroni is used. Place In the
oven and bake for half hour. Green
peppers and tomatoes may be used for
seasoning, If so desired.
Where chestmlts are plentiful they
may make most dainty, nutritious, and
at the same time, attractive dishes.
Chestnuts contain carbohydrates
which need cooking to make them
more easily digested Score the shell
and drop them into hot frying pan
to blanch, when blanched remove the
shell and thin brown skin and the nut
Is ready for various uses. Cooked
until tender, mashed and seasoned
With fat which ii lacks, sailed and
peppered, it may be served as a vege-
table with steak.
Chestnut cakes.-Shell and blanch
some good chestnuts, then cook In boil
Ng sailed water until tender. Rub
them through a sieve and to every
half cupful add the yolk of an egg,
salt, white pepper, celery salt, and
onion juice and Worcestershire sauce,
to season highly. Make into neat
cakes, brush with beaten egg, roll in
fine crumbs, and fry in smoking hot
fat. Serve as meat.
Mock Mashed Potatoes.-Cook a
pound Of chestnuts for a quarter OF
an hour, peel and skin them, and cook
in quart of milk until very soft. Add
two tablespoonfuls of butter, one tea
spoonful of sugar, and teaspoonful
of salt. Rub through a sieve and
serve the same as mashed potatoes.
This makes nice vegetable TO serve
with chicken, and ii has the additional
advantage that II can be eaten by
those to whom potatoes are denied.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-23
HeKTQEN
GBLNETH%4zaa

A mind without convictions is like
a road that begins everywhere and
leads nowhere.
Marriage Is never a failure-but
sometimes the man or woman is.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-11-23

Application for patent must he
made I'm writing to the commissioner of
patents at Washington. The applicant
must also file in the patent office a
written description of the invention or
discovery and of the manner and proc
ess of making 1t In such full, clear,
concise and exact terms as TO enable
those skilled in the arts and sciences
to which it appertains or with which
1t is most nearly concerned to construct
and use the same. When the nature of
the case admits Of drawings the appli-
cant must furnish them of the required
size. In all cases which admit of rep
resentation by model the applicant, if
required by the patent Office, must fur
nish model