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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
DREDGING IN THAMES
 TO START SOON. Extensive Improvements 10 Be Made Around New London.

Extensive harbor improvements are about to be made by the government under the supervision of the Now London office of the United States en- ginesrs, which include the dredging of the 33 foot ship channel.
 At the submarine base 1t is estimat- ed that approximately 10000 yards are to be dredged for the purpose of erecting an extensive system of pielx. This work is to be started immediate fy and has been contracted to the J. J. Packard Dredging company of Provi- dence. The company's dredge Bristol arrived in New London Tuesday. as did also two mud scows. While opera = tions will begin at once, the work will not be under full sway until the i'm provenents now being made at Duck Island harbOr are completed Tkat work is expected to be concluded the first part of December.
 The dredging operations in the har- bor channel were to have been started this month, but the Navesink, the gov ernments seagoing dredge, which has been at work in Ambrose channel. New York harbor, was taken to the Charlestown navy yard for her annual inspection and some difficulty was ex- perienced in getting her on the ways. For that reason the work on her was greatly retarded. It is probable tHat she was be launched any day now and as soon as she is in the water again she will make her way to New London and work will begin.
 The Navesink is considera bly larger than the dredge Atlantic, which was at work in New London a few months ago, and has a crew of about 62 men who live on board. When work is once begun operations are continuous, that and every hour of the day is utilized until the job is completed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
tEICTIMS OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WERE ENGAGED
Miss Harriet Beebe Was to Have Been ,r - Married to c. B. Douglas.

Miss Harriet M. Beebe of New Lon don, who was seriously injured in the automobile accident in this city that caused the death of Tax Collector Charles B. Douglas, was the fiancee of MT. Douglas, and they had planned tc be married on Christmas day, MT Douglas friends announce. Her con- dition at the William w. Backus hos pital, Norwich is said to be fair. She passed a somewhat restless night. Both of her legs were broken and the bones of one leg were shattered and splint- cred so- that the surgeons found it necessary to remove portions of the bone.
 Dr. Frank S. NorkettNof New Lon don went to the hospital Sunday and performed some dental work for Miss Beebe, who aside from her broken legs sustained severe injuries to her fece and mouth. A number of her front teeth were broken or knocked out. Dr. Norkett will visit Miss Beebe again later this week to continue work on her teeth,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
|. AND \. PLANT CHANGES HANDS
Marlin Rockwell Arrns Company, Now Control Plan Mill
 ion Dollar Addition-Have Government Contract for 25.OOO Machine Guns

creased within a short time. It sis said that as many as 2,5OO employees will be at work in the plant eventual ly.
 company petitioned for and received from the United States district court permission to dispose of the plant mil nority stockholders opposed the sale The date for the public sale had been set for October r but was postponed for one week by the court on motion of the minority stockholders. In New Haven Tuesday a hearing on the pe- tition of the minority stockholders for a further postponement of the sale of the plant was held before Judge Thomas and was continued until We'd nesday morning. A settlement of the matter was reached, however, between the minority stockholders and the H. &, A. interests and the sale took place at the appointed time.
 The property consists of two tracts oe land with the buildings and all the tangible personal property of the Hop kins & Allen Arms company located shop and including all machinery, sup plies, engines, boilers, shafting, coun- ter-shafting, gears, pulleys, hangers, belting. tools. jigs, fixtures. motors, furniture. all stock and material, raw, wrought and fin process. and also all rifles in process of manufacture and finished rifles, and all Manufactured parts of rifles, and all other like and similar articles upon the premises and four hundred shares Of the capital stock of the Norwich Housing com pany, and ali right. title and interest of the Hopkins & Allen Arms company under a lease to the company of land and buildings known as the car shop, this being located on North Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
METHODIST LADIES' AID
 HELD ENJOYABLE SOCIAL
Delightful Program Rendered by the
 Kinder Quartette

The Ladies Aid society of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church held a most enjoyable social and entertain lnent at the church Tuesday evening. There was 8 large attendance of the ladies of the church and congregation. After the social hour a delightful pro- gram of music and readings was given ty the Kinder quarettte-Miss Mary Gray, soprano. Miss Hazel Bamfield alto, Robert Gray, tenor. Charles Belair. bass. Miss Olive Riley was pianist Readings were pleasingly rendered by Mrs. Grace Manning and Miss Carrie Woodward.
 The collection boxes distributed last May were brought in at this time and at the close of the program Mrs. Cos tello Lippitt. president of the society. announced that the offering amounted to SIS from 54 boxes. with a consider able number yet to be brought in.
 Refreshments were served and the boxes were rdistributd for another year.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
LAPOINTE SUIT IS
 DROPPED FROM DOCKET Action Against Lapointe Company Has Been Settled Out of Court.

The suit of the Lapointe Machine Tool company of Maine against the J.. N. Lapointe Co. of New London for unfair competition, was withdrawn from the United States district court in New Haven Tuesday. The litiga- tion has been settled out of court.
 The suit is one of two brought by the Maine company against the New London concern, one being brought iE the district court for Maine and the other in the district court for this section. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendant, Joseph N. Lapointe. after selling out his business. started another plant and caused unfair com petition. The Maine concern asked for an injunction restraining the New London company from manufacturing alleged lsimile 6 products and using the name LapoInte.
 The New London concern won the first suit and the withdrawal of the suit in the United States district court in New Haven is based upon the win- hing of the first suit by the New Lon don concern.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

By order of Judge Edwin s. Thomas of the United States district court, the plant of the Hopkins & Allen
 Arms company was sold at public Franklin street at 2.30 o'clock We'd nesday afternoon by Edwin w. Hig- gins, one of the three receivers of the concern. TtAe plant was sold to James A. Wright of New York for $65, 900, the purchase being made for the Mar Haven, which concern assumes all in cumbrances- on the property amount ing to about $4000,0 ,000
 The sale of the H. & A. plant to the. Marlin Rockwell Arms company means greatly increased prosperity for Norwich. It is said On good author ity that the New Havens arms concern will, in the near future. erect new buildings as an addition to the pres ent plant, the new construction to cost from $500, 900 to $1 900. 900. The Marlin people have a U. s. govern- ment contract for 25,0O0 Browning machine guns and it is said that these 25,000 machine guns will be built in this city at the former H. & A. plant The new owners of the plant will complete the rifle contract made with the Belgian government. The Hop kins & Allen people contracted with the Belgian government to build 150.- 900 rifles at $27 a rifle and it was this low price that got the H. & A. concern into financial difficulties. The price set by the Marlin people and accepted by the Belgian government Is contract. The H. & A. concern deliv- cred but 11.ooo rifles on the contract of A50,000.
 A total of 1.200 employees, men and women, are now at work in the plant and this number is to be greatly in
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

superintendent. and other representa- tives of the company were present with the overseers and foremen. After the menu had been given due attention there was a general discussion of eev- eraf very important matters. During the discussion it was brought out that the production has greatly increased since the first of the year and with the introduction of new machinery and tie construction of a new addition it iY expected that within two or three months the production will have i'm creased 600 per cent.
 This (Thursday) evening at 7.30 o'clock there will be a flag raising, speechmaking and patriotic exercises on the mill grounds at Versailles and, i'll the words of President Brightman, everybody is cordially invited to at tend" LaRoche's Military band will furnish music and hot coffee will be served.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
THE WONDERFUL !. FRUIT MEDICINE
Thousands Owe Health And Strength To "Fruit-a-tIves"

"FRUIT-A-TIVES'', the marvellous medicine made from fruit juices = has relieved more cases of .StomaeA, LiOey, Blood. Kidney and .Skfn 71oR6kes kAan Any okter mediefns. In severe cases of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, Pain in the Back, Impure Blood, Neu- ralgia, Chronic Headaches, Chronic Constipation and Indigestion, 'Fruit. a-tives" has given unusually effective results. By it's cleansing, healing powers on the eliminating organs, tFruit-a-tives'' tones up and ihvigor. ates the whole system.
 5oc. 8 box, 6 for g 50, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
AN EXPERT ON COLDS

Comparatlvely few people realize that a cold is a signal of physical weakness.
 To treat a cold with weakening physics, alcoholic syrups or drugged pills, may smother the cold but they also reduce the bodypowers still furtherand invite more serious sickness.
 z Scott's Emulsion has always been an expert on colds, because it peculiarly enriches the blood, quickly tones up the forces and strengthens both throat and chest. Try Scott's. Refuse Substitutes.
 Scott q Bowne. Bloomfield. NJ. 1e-27
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
HALLISEY DlSPLACES PARKER
 IN PiNocHLE CONTEST. Went to First Place and Also Made High Score Wednesday Evening.

Ha1lisey now holds first place ir the West Side Pinochle club contest displacing Parker on Wednesday evening. MT. Hallisey also made high score for the evening, his total being 7,5S0. Second highest score, 7.460. was made by Pettis, who is in eighth place having crept up from eleventh place on Wednesday night.
 The scores made Wednesday night follow:
 Hallisey, 7.5s0; Pettis, 7,46o; A I13O; A. Jordan, 6,945; Pendleton s.505: Parker, s,4s5; Reeves. 5.97o; J Jordan, 5,650; Peckham, 5,595; c Hahn, 5,530. The standing to date: IIallisey,c 34,s65; Parker, 34,520; Un. derwood. 34,0s0; Bailey, 3S,2s0: A Hahn, 32 s10; J. Jordan, 32.6s0; Peck ham. 32,355; Pettis, 31.9S5; Pendleton 31, 300; A. Jordan, 31,755; c. HahnL 3e,1 ,115; Reeves, 28,6s5.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Local Factories Close For Liberty Day-Many From Village at .Nor- wieh Exereises-PersonaIs

Tn spite of the bad weather Liberty Day was observed in the villege much according to the original plans. AL though the rain prevented many from witnessed the parade in Norwich, still there was a good crowd from the village at@the parade and at the ex
 ercfses in the town hall which fol- lowed. The Norwich Belt Manufac- turing company, and the U. s. Finish ing company stuck by their agreement and shut up shop at noon. The Polish societies did not assemble at Pulaski hall until almost three o'clock but shortly after that hour They. marched down North Main street headed by their .owIr band under the direction of J. R. LaRoche.S
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
TAFTVILLE
Liberty Day in TaftviIle-J. B. Martin Company Closes Plant for Afternoon Personals.

- In spite; of the indictment weather, there were number of local people who went to Norwich Wednesday to see the parade. They were not disap- pointed. Theer were special cars about noon time: to- accommodate the extra traffic. The J.s-B. Martin company stopped -work-fo the day at noon and the Wequennoc, school pupils were dis missed at the close of. the morning session. Local pupils at the Free Academy were home. early as that in- stitution dismissed its pupils. at 11.40
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
FLAG RAISING AT VERSAILLES THIS EVENING. Sanitary Fibre Mills Cerlpany Has
 Arranged Patriotic Program.

Four months ago the officers of the Versailles Sanitary Fibre Mills. Inc, iEaugurated a series of get-together banquets for the overseers and fore men, the idea being to give them an opportunity to discuss with the off1- -cers and with each other in an infor- nal way matters pertaining to the operation of the plant. One of these together evenings. was held in the dining room of the Wauregan house on Wednesday from to 10.30 o'clock. H. N. Brighton president, w. E. Whittle.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
SURPRISE PARTY. Miss Edith Palmer Hostess at Her Home on Grove Street.

A party of IS friends were guests at a surprise party held Tuesday even ing in honor of Miss Edith, Palmer at her home, No. 6 Grove place. Games and music passed the time very pleas artly and delicious refreshments were served. The arrangements for the par ty were made by Miss Viola Palmer, sister of the hostess.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

income: if he disposes of it at a loss the loss ssutaihed is deductible from gross income within the limits of the taxing act. In computing the profit or loss sustained there must be taken serves accumulated prior to March 1, 1913, which were not returned as in- come for the year in which received under the provisions of the act of Sept 8, 1916
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Addition to Shelton sanatoriur

The state tuberculosis commission Monday awarded the contract for the erection of an addition to the infirm- ary at Shelton to Lewis A. Miller of Meriden for 1928. The addition will enable the commission to provide ac- commodatton fer GA more patients pr. E. J. Lynch. formerly assistant at the Norwich Sanatorium, is superintend- ept at Shelton
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Mill League No. 1 Opens.

Wednesday. evening the -HustIers took two games from the Bearcats in the opening match of the Mill League No. 1 bowling tournament. Pepin of the Bearcats was the shining light of the match, taking high single with 132 and high total with 317. Fregeau was
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Sacred Heart Parish Aids: Liberty "' :" Loan.

The Sacred Heart parish certainly has done it's part in the Liberty loan drive as Wednesday Mrs Victoria Piante secured several $50 subscrip- tfons through. the aid of Father Belle rose. The children in the parochiaI school took out a $50 bond as did the following societies.: St. Anne,s, Chill dren of Mary and the Rosary Mrs. Piante sold thousand dollar bond to local mill man at the rally in the Town hall Tuesday evening"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
MARRI ED.

DONAHU1MAHONE williman- tic. Oct. 24. 1917. by Rev. Timothy F. Ramon Patrick J. Donahue and Miss Katherine Mahoney. MACKLIN-COLLINS Bridgeport ' Oct. 23, 1917, by Rev. c. F. Rideout, Rev. Egbert Macklin and Miss Mar garet Griswold Collins daughter of MT and Mrs. William W. Collins, for merly of Norwich.
 GREENLEAF- -GCSS In Norwich, Sept. A, 1917, at the home of Charles E. Jackson. 103 Htrf street. by Rev. B. W Williams, Alfred Greenleaf and Miss Elizabeth Goss of Atlantic City.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
DIED.

ochREHNIn sasEa1 I this. this city. Oct sa 1917 Notice of funeral hereafter. GREIG-In Norwich. Oct 21, 1917 David Greig of Waterford. M'KENNA-At Saranac Lake. N. Y. Oct. 22, 1917, James E. McKenna of
 Westerly, R. T.. aged 50 years. DRAkE-In this city. Oct 24. 1917
 Rose G. Liepold. beloved wife of w
 Irving Drake, aged B years and 6
 months.
 Notice of funeral hereafter.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Artise Molieu who is a sailor on the U. $. battleship North Carolina, was z recent visitor at the home of his uncle J. B. Paulhus, of Pleasant street, Will. Emantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
fgullftt1l,
THE WEATHER.

THE WEATHER. tic coast will be moderate northwest gales; middle Atlantic. fresh north west winds:
 Conditions. A severe wind and rain storm has developed over the middle Atlantic
 m in tns sontser ass 2t He Is ing northeastWard andf it has been attended by winds of gale. force on the New England and middle Atlantic New England and the middle Atlantic states
 The eastern storm will pass down the St. Lawrence valley and over New and strong shifting winds. The wea- ther will clear in New York and southern New England early Thurs day. It will be colder in the middle Atlantic states and New England on Thursday. Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic coast from Norfolk to Eastport.
 Northern. New Ensland: Rain Thursday, turning to snow and colder; Friday partly cloudy. = Southern New England: Clearing early Thursday mornins, colder: Fri day partly cloudy.
 coast, snow f1urries interior Thurs day; Friday fair: continued cold.
 Observations in Norwich.
 The following records reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and - the barometric changes Wednesday,:
 .-.--.' Ther. Bar
 ' a.. m. .................... 47,30.08 lZ m 50 29S0 Highest 53.c: lowest A..
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

William Fleming of the U. S. Naval Reserve force spent Wednesday at his home in the village.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Thomas P Sears of the U. S. Tor pedo station spent Wednesday after noon at his home in the village on a short fur1ough. He expects to sail for
 France within a short time. .
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Thomas P. Sears of GreeneyiIle spent Wednesday afternoon with friends on Providence street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Ef
 Personals.

George A. Cass of Boswell avenue has accepted a poSition in Hopkins & Allen plant.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Personals,

Obadiah Dixon of Vo1untown is vis- lting Arthur Newton in the village
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Distributing Hoover Pledges,

Miss Blanche Chartier, Miss Ber- nadette Benac and Mrs. Albert Aberg are helping Mrs. Victoria Plante in distributing the Hoover pledge cards in the villageI
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

ISi Comparisons. z
 Predictions for Wednesday,: Rain r Wednesday,s weather: Rain, east erly wind. changing to southwest in evening and clearing. =
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Sun. l1een ana Tides.
iGREENEVILLE

Six hours after nigh water it is low tide, which is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Taxation of Dividends.

Dividends paid from amounts set aside by corporations to cover depre- citation and depletion are held by the internal revenue bureau to be taxable for the purposes of the income tax. The decision says:
 Referring to the practice of certain corporations of declaring dividends out of reserve set aside to meet deprecia- ton and depletion of property, and of advising stockholders that such divi- dends represent distribution of cap- itaI assets. your attention Is directed tc the ruling made herein as follows
 All such dividends received by stock holders declared out of such reserves, accumulated subsequent to March 1, 1913. constitute income to the stock holder. under the act of Sept. 8. 1916, and must be accounted for in returns of net income.
 A stockholders investment is in Che stock of a corporation. If/he disposes Of his stock for more than its. fair market value in March 1, 1913, or it's cost if acquired since that date, the profit realized must be returned as
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Pepin a close second, getting 311 for high total. The scores:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-19
THREE TIMES A WEEK MEN OF The NAVY
MUSTER FOR RECREATION ON BIG FIELD
Liberty Party to Muster is Cry of Poatswairs
Mate and With 1t Nations Finest And
Youngest Comes Happily On Deck

broad smile in expectation Of the sport
that the afternoon will bring. Over the
rail. the visitor sees the ships launches
bosblng about in the seaway with the
bowmen holding fast TO the ships side
with their ~boathooks. Then the sharp
word Of command rings ont on deck and
the white line of sailors begins 10 move
forward toward the gangway and the men
90 over the side to the waiting launches.
Discipline begins To give way a little at
this point. although the corswain Of the
boat i I'll business as he calls To the
bowmen to shove off. The afternoons re-
creation has begun. Thousands of SUI
pcrtlously healthy. absolutely c~arefree and
very Young men are turned loose. To he
sure there Is the provost guard with thcr
pclicemen's sticks, but that is only To
guard against the chance of ugly blood
developing from the fun, which does not
happen.
When the dock 1T The athletic field j.
reached the men from the launchc~ tumhlc
out pell nell and Immediately begins a
raid upon the cantoen. Pop j. sold faster
than corks can he pulled. The man who
gets anything over the canteen counter
fights for it. You must come with your
change ready or 20 without. There i too
much business to stop Ia change money.
4 pump receives the overflow from the
cantcen and those who have been unable
TO spend their money for candy or pop
take their chances on getting ducked under
the pump. 4 farmer drives onto the field
with a load Of watermelonS. At fifty
cents apiece his watermelonS last about
fifty seconds. A colored cooks helper
buys a melon and dive, into it when a
huge hand belonging TO Il Jackie from m
Indiana farm burieS the darky's face into
the melon up To his cars. Another en-
terprising farmer brings some old farm
nagS on the field 10 hire them out for
"g~entlemen's mounts to the sailors. OBJ
viously the horses are about ~ uSod 20
their saddles ~ a hog i Il work. But
they are hired by the sailors M any price
the farmer asks. \ lad haihng from Maine
takes his first chance on horseback and
slides down the horses neck. Ills ship
mate wells at him. Go aft, You fool, 20
aft"
The thousands 81 Jackie- swarm over
the field. Hundreds Of them break and
run for the beach for a swIa. \ crowd of
them gather AZ target practice with small
rifles. Six Of the ten baseball diamonds
are promptly put into use by scrub teams,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-19
Aviation Costs Lives
Of Two More In Japan

TOXIC. june l9.-Progre~~ IN aviation
IN Japan has again been attended with
tragedy. Recently two men lost their lives
IN the fall Of u machinc-one Professor
Seitaro Tamai. al the Nippon FLYING
School. and the other. Rcizo NukHWu. ~
photographer on the ~taf IF the NichI-
Nichi who had been taken up a~ Y pas
~cngcr.
Professor Tamai was a capable aviator
and had made several pfcviou, flights
near Toxic On the day II the accident,
with passengers. on one occasion having
successfully looped the loop. But when he
assembled with The photographers, connect
ing wire broke and th" acroplanc crashed
70 the ground The petroleum tank eX-
pludcd. and tho two men. already badly
injured. were ~utfocatcd and chnrrcl ir
the flames.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-19
GERMAN PAPERS
ON WILSON TALK
UNDEh SARCASTIC HEADLINES THEY
PRINT SUMMARIES OF SPEECH
PEACE DESIRE CLEARLY SEEN

AMSTERDAM. Holland, june IT,
der headings such ~ Wilson Without q
Mask" "An-wcr of the lIypocrite. VII
son, Wilson IN Dclirinm,'' etc. Berlin
and German provincial paper> print
lengthy summaries ~ President Wilson's
Flag Day speech and tho Nord Deut-che
Zcltuns's statement on the
president, note IA Russia. In many eases
the two announcements are discussed ~
con junction.
Comments on the note III Russia clearly
reflect the ardent desire Ia Germany N
make peace with her wc~irn foe, while they
rpeat familiar dcclarations about position
on al fronts beng favorable and their de
To win - victory If the prof
icred hand T. not accepted.