Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-26
Demonstration.

Frank Rubini, a trackwalker in the , employ of the New York, New Have--
 and Hartford Railroad company, was
 instantly killed while engaged in his
 work, near Kenyon. Saturday morn
 ing. He was tightening a bolt in an
 angle iron, or fish plate. on the east
 bound track when freight train ap-
 preached. He continued his work un-
 til the train was within two hundred
 feet of him and then stepped upon the
 west bound track directly in front of
 the locomotive of the Colonial express.
 The train was stopped and the man
 gied body was left in charge of a
 tra inman.
 Dr. Herbert S. Rouse. medical ex-
 aminer, was notified and made inves- tigatiOn. Permit was given for the removal of the body to undertaking rooms in Westerly. Rubini was about 40, unmarried and resided in Pierce street, Westerly. His only near rela- tive in this country is a brother. resident of New Haven.
 A few more claims for exemption are pending in Rhode Island. and are the calling of more registrants in dis tricts obliged to fill vacancies caused by rejection. By reason of this en- l forced extra summoning the work of completing the quota has been pro- longed. The last increment of fifteen per cent. is now practically ready to go to camp, but it is not known when the call to send this final quota will be issued.
 Four discharges from the draft have just been granted by the Second Dis trict board, which includes State Di- vision No. 1. of which Westerly is part. John Albert Pawson, 34 Spruce street, Westerly, employed at the Bradford Dyeing association, was giv- en industrial discharge. as was also James J. Rogers of Central Falls and of Da skilled mechanics employed by the Fore River Shipbuilding corporation. An agricultural claim was allowed Raymond D. Taylor. county agent con nected with the Southern Rhode ISl- and Farm bureau. He is a graduate of Westerly High school and was a former assistant in the town clerks office.
 Louis Asher of Westerly, who sought exemption on the ground of having a dependent mother and because of re- l ligious scruples against war. He said he was a member of the International Bible Students association.
 Herbert Francis Farrell, arrested for Sheriff John R. Wilcox of Washington county, in Providence by Inspector Godfrey, for breaking into the Vars store and post office and the Girvasini saloon in Bradford. and turned over to the federal officers for the post office
  thorities as a deserter. Farrell failed to appear for examination under the draft law when ordered by the exemp ton board from Ward B, Providence. No trace could be found of Farrell un- til he was arrested for the breaks in
 the Bradford section of the town of
 Westerly.
 big three days military demon
 stration of statewide interest, is to be
 held in Providence commencing
 Thanksgiving day. opening with a
 football game between elevens from neers, Camp Devens, and from Fort Wetherell. The coast artillery bands from Fort Creole and Fort Mitchell will be at the game and play patriotic and topical music. It is expected that Rhode Island boys of the naval re- serves from Newport and soldiers from | Fort Standish and Fort Warren, Bos- ton, will also attend the game, and | be in the big military parade Satur-, i day afternoon. The entire Three Hun dred and First Engineers, composed in the main of Rhode Island companies 1 from the Narragansett Bay Coast de- ! of the parade.
 In this connection there will be a | tag day all over the state for the ben
 eft of the Loyalty Fund to provide | The money raised will be divided among the Rhode Island companies ac-
 cording to their needs. so that each
 will have a company fund. The tag l day will be managed by the woman's committee of Council of National De- | fense, of which Mrs. Thomas Perry is l chairman for Westerly. The pro-
 gramme for the three days. as out | lined by the committee follows: I Thursday, Nov. 29, Thanksgiving | Day-Football game. 10.S0 a. m.,. be- tween Three Hundred and First En- | gineers and the Coast Artillery. | Friday evening, Nov. 30-Grand min strel show, "all soldier talent" 8 D. m, Providence: dancing carnival at
 Rhodes es-on-the-Pawtuxet, 8 D. m. | Saturday, Dec. 1-Grand military | parade at 1 p. m.; various units from Camp Devens. the Coast Artillery and Naval Reserve: military field day, at | Narragansett Park, Cranston, 2.30 D. | 1n-; events: Regimental drill, tug of war between teams from Camp Dev- l ems and the Rhode Island Coast De-
 fense, military athletic contests, dig | ging themselves in'' and throwing up trenches, bomb throwing, bayonet
 charges, throwing up bridges (show- | ing erection. of bridges in short or | der): automobile races. Jack Magee,
 the famous birdman, will arrive from