Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-04

governments have for some time beer
 watching the performances of a fifty 1 three-foot motor boat equipped witt 1 a gasoline engine of new design in vented by an American which prom l ises to solve the problem of putting bower enough in submarine chasers to make them cope in speed with the swiftest German submarines. The mo- tor has a capacity of 400 horsepower the highest of it's type in the world the inventor says. and in a run on the Sound Tuesday it drove the boa: at fortyone miles an hour. On board was Commander Constantin A. de Eoyher, a naval architect in the Rus sian navy. Nearly every day the boat, which has an anchorage at the Larch- mont Yacht club. has taken some gov ernment representative out a trial trip.
 The inventor is C.. D. Holmes, for merIy of Mystic who designed the States Life Saving Service. He start ed to work on the motor soon after the war began in Europe. with the aim of a design specially suited to the submarine chaser. c. E. Cottrell & Sons company. printing press manu- facturers of Westerly, with whom Mir. Holmes has been associated in the construction of the motor, will manu- facture the new engines Production Of parts of the engines has already
 
 tive Of the company said that none of the engines would be offered for private or commercial use during the period of the war
 With this engine three times as much power can be placed in a sub marine chaser in the same space, and at practically the same weight. as is possible with any engine in present use, according to fne inventor, nak- ing possible a larger boat and an ad- dltion of from five to seven miles an hour in speed. At present, according tc reports from Europe, the newest German submarines have a speed sev eraI miles an hour faster than sub marine chasers. so that the addition of five miles in speed to the chasers would be a ereat advantage in the campaign against enemy submarines.
 Saving of space is also a prime item. as every foot available is needed for living room and ammunition. The new engine can also be adopted for airplanes and -armored tanks. Its smooth operation, with absence of yi- worthy in the run Tuesday.
 The engine is of the twin six V-type and is the first application of this de- sign. to this kind of motor. It weighs long and three feet ten inches in height. The test boat is equipped with two of the engines.
 The maximum speed of submarine chasers now in use in European wa rers is about twenty or twentl -one miles an hour, according to the fig ures given out by American nnanufac- turers of the craft. while the surface speed of a submarine has been va ious1y given as between fifteen and twenty miles an hour. American made chasers that were said to be capable of making twenty knots an hour were equipped with two gaso- line engines of 259-horsepower each, 2 nd making 45e revolutions a minute There has been much controversy over the seaworthiness of the chasers, all though the sneed has not been con- sidered sufficient.
 Wednesday morning the fifty three yound men drafted from State Divis- ion Nc. l.. under the selective service erly. left for Providence, and entrain- cd there for Camp Devens. Aver. Mass. The local boys were escorted to the railway station by the Alert Hcok and Ladder company, while the fire alarm tolled off sixteen to tell the people that more of the cream of young men were answering the call to colors. Hundreds assembled at the station to give the boys a hearty send riff, and, of course. in the throng were
 
 If these who went away and with in def10iteness of their return.
 The ss4 men under the present call for troops from Rhode Island mo- were greeted by the Fifth Royal High flanders, with band, now in Provi aence on recruiting service. The men will be assigned as follows: 422 to 'be sor so1st Engineer regiment. s2 to and 370 to the Depot brigade.
 Connecticut will send 4391 recruits to Camp Devens. Thursday. including the contingent from Pawcatucl1. will aoad be to the s949n and Depot brigades. the Tenth Mortar battery and the Sanitary train.
 James J. Moore, wl1o manages . store on the bridge. and a resident of Pawcatuck, is among the men drafted for military service, and will leave New London this (Thurs-' day) morning with the contingent from the Shoestring district. for Camp De- vens, at Aver, Mass. Tuesday night there was a banouet and social ses- sion of the Westerly Lodge of Elks in honor of Mir. Moore. and there were more than one hundred Ellks in at tendance. MT. Moore was presented a gold wrist watch of the very latest de- sign, the presentation speech being made by, Attorney A. T. L. Ledwidge, Mr. Moore responding in appreciation, in which he referred to the patriotic motives of the Benevolent and. Pro- tectiVe Order. of Elks and he pledged himself to adhere strictly to the pa triotic principles, and to serve his country and Elkdom faithfully. Other features of the pleasurable event. were the brief speeches by local Elks, and the singing and recitations of mem hers of the musical company now un- der engagement at the Bliven Opera House.
 Rev. Frederick A. Macdonald, pas tor of ,Paweatuek Congregational churchl who has volunteered for ser vice in the Army Y. M. C. A. work abroad. was given g. surprise at the regular weekly meeting at the church Thursday evening by the members of the Westerly Laymen's League. In behalf of the league, James E. Ken ledy presented a leather travelling bag :o Rev. MT. Macdonald and expressed he appreciation of the league mem oers of his voluntary service to coun- ny, in a special way and while re-