Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-23

Young men of draft age stormed ali
 the places where the various district
 registration lists had been filed Friday
 10 secure their numbers.
 i The soy bean and spuds are to be
 plentiful, according to all accounts
 Two staples that go a long ways tow | Vermont ranks lowest in the union
 in response to the call for recruits to the regular army. Quite change since
 Ethan Aliens time and the Green 1 Mountain boys.
 T Whether or not home gardening by
 the people will win $he war it has al prices for lettuce and onions over those
 charged last year.
 Special meeting of K. of c. tonight. l Important business.-adv Il Reports from the various counties | show that the farm. bureaus of Con | recticut have secured and placed on | the farms of farmers at their request 1 about 400 farmhands to date. 1 Map publishers report big demand | in their line, from the fact everybody | nowadays is interested in the layout l of the world in general not knowing g 1 where they are liable to land any time. | The United States civil service com ] mission has announced a competitive examination for skilled laborers (mu- l sub inspector of field artillery ammu- 1 milton.
 | When the president visits one of our I warships it is required by the navy regulations that the drum give four I rd hQ hl,O ff,aS l followed by the national air, played by 1 the ship band.
 Major w A. Mercer commanding recruiting officer for the regular army I in this state, states that registered men whose numbers were drawn in Washington still have a chance to volunteer for the army.
 On Sunday night at o'clock all the mem bers of the two New London Coast Artillery companies met at the state arnOry on Washington street for the purpose of arranging to attend the baseball game at Plant field this after noon.
 Rev. Albert Booth, one of the oldest Methodist Episcopal ministers in Con- recticut, died at his home in Bridge port Saturday. He was born Aug. 25, 1925, in Springfield, Mass, and was an active preacher for 40 years. retiring in 1894.
 Carry home your bundles and keep what you buy" With this new slogan, the metropolitan department stores tion which will result in enough men to form regiment of soldiers to fight in France.
 Visitors to the Eastern States expo sition and dairy show. Oct. 12 to 20, will have opportunities to see what the land states and New York have been doing for the benefit of the farmers and farming.
 Every person in the United States should be Interested in reducing the shortage of paper supply and thereby 1 helping to lower the cost of Paper. his is because they all are helping possibly without realizing tito pay for the present high costs.
 Automobilists who have thus far neglected to forfcrm to the require 1 ulating the use of headlights and I- i censes will be compelled to do so inn l mediately through inspectors of the i state automobile department. T
 The technical name of the plant ! aphis is macrosiphum solanifolii ashna, l according >to Quincy s. Lowry, assist ant entomologist at the Connecticut
 
 MT Lowry states that the plant aphis $ damaging crops all over tie state.
 Tt is of the first importance that every assistance shall be given to growers of perisha bles in the market ing of them. and also that surpluses shall be preserved through every ap- proved means" says Secretary Hous- ton of the department of agriculture.
 The -war department has notified Rev. Louis J. O'Hern that 36 per cent of the chaplains needed was the aIlot- nent of Catholic priests apportioned The remainder will be selected from |. Protestant faiths, the selection to be by the Federated Churches If Christ of America.
 America will be the first nation in he world to rewrite her text books Os hat the children of this country will De taught thrift in the school room. According to an announcement made oy the thrift education committee of he National Education association 'adical inoyations are about to take place.
 Among those on committee on con- 'ervation and food production appoint 'f national defense. Connecticut di- rision, with Miss NJ. Este1la Spra que as ;hairman, are Miss Rosamond Daniel son of Putnam, Miss Katherine Lud-
 
 -e Storrs.
 According to the regulations for 1raft published in the provost marshal senerafs office, the term municipal officials exempt from serv.ce, is de- med to include those officials who are oopularly elected. Those officers ap- pointed as members of any municipal board or department are not exempt IS officials.
 All previous records on the New Haven railroad were broken during May and June in the number of cars 'f all-rail coal handled by the com 'any. In May the New Haven handled k r, ,16S cars of hard and soft coal all- all. This is the largest mum Der of au- 'ail coal cars handled in any one month in the New Haven's history. The chances of any individual who egistered in Connecticut under the 'elective draft of being called into E