Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-28
VARIOUS MATTERS


 1 Light vehicle lamps this evening at Dog days are upon us in earnest az was shown by Thursday andt Fridays weather.
 There were 4s who enlisted in the regular army from Connecticut on | Wednesday, bringing the total volun- teers from this state up to 1925. Trench mirrors for the Soldier Boys at Lee & Osgood's.-adv. The city of Danbury Is preparing to l present to each family of a soldier en- 1 tering the service from there an honor l card to be displayed upon the fami- | ly residence.
 The law says that cats may not be left to starve when family goes away for a vacation period, but must be cared for or left with some one who will feed them.
 Hartford dealers yesterday express ed the belief that the price of potatoes this fall will not be over SIPS a bushe1.. with possibility of the price being as low as 75 cents. The public utilities commission has approved the method of reconstruct ing trolley tracks on Naugatuck av- enue. Milford. a crossover on State street, New Haven and on East Main street, Bridgeport.
 There were only four recruits for the U. s. Navy at New Haven Thurs day. Tony Bruce Lucian. Waterbury; Clarence Howard Rennison. Bridge port: Elwood Williams vickery. New London; Raymond Dudley Gradwe1l, Meriden.
 Supt Thomas F. Egan of the state police has notified billboard owners in the state of the conditions under which they can post for all bill new law. Ire license for all bill boards Is one-half cent per square foot per annum.
 Nicotine and Soap Solution for Po- tato Lice at Lee 6 Osgood's.-adv.
 Under an order issued by the navy department, all vessels eneag ged In the navigation of waters of naval dis tricts or in the navigation of defen- sive sea areas must be licensed by the commandant of the naval district in which they belong.
 The Mental Hygiene War Work committee of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene is anxious to ob- tain the names of psychiatrists and neurologists who are willing to give part time service in the examination of National Guard troops in their vi- cinity.
 Lieutenant Colonel Edward A. Shuttleworth, U. S. A. who has been on duty as United States army in spector- general for the Connecticut troops in the state since 1913 who has heen appointed camp conmandant at Niantic, started on his active duties yesterday.
 It was announced recently at the state department of motor vehicles that beginning August l. applicants for motor vehicle operators licenses cations sworn to. This requirement was a part of the old law, but was not enforced.
 Presumably to learn the amount of waste that is made monthly in the United States and then to institute campaign to curtai1 such wastes, Herbert c. Hoover. national food dic- tat0r. has requested every city In the country to inform him as to its gar bage conditions.
 Robert B. stoeclSe1 commissioner of motor vehicles says that he intends to start enforcing the automobile law relating to automobile lights on and after August 1. The commission has given time to the autoists to change their lights and he thinks it is nearly time that the law was enforced
 Dr. Howard E. Eckels of PhiIade1- phfa- founds- of the Purple Cross Association. which was organized for the purpose of returning the bodies of American soldiers who are killed in Europe to their home towns for burial. has asked several Norwich undertakers to cooperate with the association in this plan.
 The United States Marines are short of men to do the cooking and would like to enlist a number of cooks to take care of the overseas troops. The marines are considered one of the best branches in the serv- ice, and a dispatch from Washington says that there is extra money for cooks at the present time.