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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-07
1 Three Owens were before Clerk Clarence E. Roche in the Third district

Three Owens were before Clerk Clarence E. Roche in the Third district court, Monday, and each was penal ized for law violation. Owen Lewis. for intoxication was fined s2 and costs and Owen Riley for breach of the peace, s and costs. Owen Bray for sleeping out-of-doors and without wis ible means of support, was sentenced 10 SIX months in the state work house The sentence was suspended for three months. and this Owen was placed on probation.
 Natalie Tervanise, was arraigned on the charge of carrying concea led weapon: a revolver. and he pleaded not guilty Chief Brown stated that Natale was in a row over a game of cards last Saturday night in the Pierce street section, and it was alleged that he rushed from a saloon into the street, brandished revolver and threatened to shoot anyone who ap- preached him. He then ran away and the police believe he disposed of the revolver at that time He was ar raigned in the morning and said he would be ready for trial at o'clock in the afternoon.
 Natale persisted in his innocence, declaring he had no revolver. but what others mistook for revolver was a tin cigar case. The first wit ness was Pasquale Algeria, who testi- ned that he was playing cards with Natale and wordy discussion ensued
 NS4ll Out anu witness IOlIOWed telling him to go back into the saloon and pay for the drinks Natale then whipped out a revolver, threatened to shoot, and when a crowd gathered. ran away. After three other witnesses testified that he had revolver and threw it away, he was in a very ner- Nous condition and pleaded for leni- ency- Acting Judge Roche imposed a fine of s25 and costs which tota'ed S41.60. Natale had S25 with him. which he paid, the court extending the time for the payment of the balance
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-07

first command to strike tents. The other troops cheered as the Fifth marched away.
 Formal muster of the unfederalized companies at Fort Creole was held up at the las. moment Sunday on ac- count of uncompleted paper work. However, the officers of the Fourt h, Sixth, Eighth, Fourteenth and Seven teenth were mustered by Capt Mar shall These companies were mustered Monday afternoon at o'clock.
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 However, the officers of the Fourt h, Sixth, Eighth. Fourteenth and Seven teenth were mustered by Capt. Mar shall These companies were mustered Monday afternoon at o'clock.
 There is a probability that Westerly in keeping with it's gradual and healthy progress is to have a Masonic Temple at an early date, which will robably be jointly owned by the five Masonic bodies now located here. This new structure will be erected on the Vose home lot so-called in High street and comprises a lot with 107 feet, six inches frontage, and depth of 19S feet .Dr. Thomas E. Robinson has practi- cally taken over the property from Miss Mary Lawrence Vose and will transfer same to the Masonic frater- nifty. Ever since the construction of street, in 1894, the Masons have oc- cupied the floor. Miss Matte P. Bab- cock, cousin of Miss Vose, has life interest in the Barber building, and of late years increases have been made in the rent of Masonic hall, and has re- suited in a decision by the Masons to have a temple of their own.
 The first Masonic body in Westerly was Washington lodge, now of Wick ford, which was organized in 179S. and was last located in Westerly in what was known as the Vose property on Quarry hill.
 The present Masonic organizations took their start in 1856 with Frank lin lodge. Their first meeting place was in the Langworthy building in Main street on the site of the one now in part occupied by the Reuter- store. Next the Masons met in building on the site of the present Price block in Main street There these buildings were burned during Masonic occupancy. and they aso suf- fered fire loss in the present quarters in the Barber building. Before nov ing to the Barber building the Masons were located in the Champlin build ing and now occupied by the Westerly Automatic Telephone company The rooms occupied by the Masons were used by the Elks, until taken over for telephone extension.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-07
Guests at Camp.
Own Handsome Dogs.

Mir and Mrs. 4. R. Gardner of Provi- dence visited friends in Baltic Mon day. They travelled by automobile and were accom- panied by two dogs. one a handsome pedigreed Boston bull with perfect head and body markings. This dog attracted the attention of dog fanciers in town. Mir. Gardner has a number of blue ribbons won by this dog in dog shows in different cities in New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-07
Infant Baptized.

The infant daughter of NIr and Mrs. Joseph Authier was baptized in St. Mary's church Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. V. E. Ballanger The child
 was christened Malina Evelyn. The sponsors were MT and Mrs Peter N.
Evening star., 1917-11-04

would have caused at least Q year of
delay. for the mechanical precision
necessary in a modern military rife re-
auires. literally. thousands OF accurate
tools.
So It was in such a crisis that the
government decided to take over tho
tools and machinery. already installed
tablishments in the United States, for
the manufacture of arms for the allies.
and with them produce weapon based
upon the British military rife. model
of 1914. which was being manufactured
there.
For the excellent results obtained at
long range shooting, for the smoothness
Of its operation. which seldom jams.
have made II the favorite of military
riflemen, tho Springfield depends large
ly upon the ammunition 1t shoots. On
the other hand. while the British r1ne
Of 1914 was designed for trench war.
fare, was equipped with very practical
sights and IL a better weapon for bay
onet fighting than the Springfield: Its
ammunition frequently jams. and 1t IS
considered neither as accurate nor as
reliable as the United States service
rife.
Therefore the United States govern
ment, in taking over the factories man.
ufacturing the British rife. determined
to so alter the English weapon that It
would shoot the ammunition manufac-
tured for the United States Springneid.
In this way a weapon comDlnln8 tn0
best points Of both types would be OBJ.
tained. The United States rifle. model
Of 1917. built along the British lines.
but shooting the Springfield cartridge.
Is the result.
Tne United States rife. model Of 1917.
shoots flve times with one loading. 1t
sends a bullet of lead, covered with
jacket Of Cupro-nickel, from the bar
rel at a rate slightly greater than
2,7o0 feet a second Carefully aimed
shots can be made to hit a target 1900
yards away. but the bullet retains
sufficient force to kill a human being
at a distance of nearly three miles
from the muzzie OF the rife. Tho
weapon is strong enough to resist
pressure Of $1,000 pounds on every
square inch Of surface in the chamber
where the cartridge rests In the breach.
The rifle Is 46.3 inches from butt
plate to muzzle. Equipped with
bayonet. 1t weighs ten pounds and
eight ounces. The stock is made with
what is known as a pistol grip"
which not only gives a steadier hold
while shooting but provides an excel
lent grip when the weapon Is used in
bayonet fighting.
The sighting equipment is what is
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fected Rifle Of Uncle Sans Great National Arm

distin gushing feature In each arm BE-
ing the date which follows the name.
Thus the latest design to beer enas
states sprin Rfield. model Of 1903. This
10 because in the early days all weapons
were Manufactured exclusively ae tne
Springfield Armory Mt MAeeAchueotts
and took their name from that fact.
So
Today the Springfield armory stin
carries on the largest portion Of che
manufacture OF the service ride. al
though the great demand for arms has
made it necessary to use other Of the
eovsrnment Arsenals a. manufacturing
plants.
In the civil war the springneld-thsn
the percussion-cap muzxle-loadmg
springhsid-was the service arm. and
the nucleus around which the arnaA-
ment Of the Federal forces was built.
Hut with each additional call for troops
ice. Including the old-time Starr. HaII.
0allsger. Joslyn and many others.
The commonly known "Krag" rids.
which preceded the springfle - tho
was of,eisiiy known "a A. the Springfield
modal Of 1893. This was the weapon
used Just after the Spanish-Amerfcan
war.
The situation IN which this govern
mont found itself relative to arms et
the entrance OF the United States into
the wer. was practically the same as
that England encountered at the OPEN
ing of hostilities abroad. A few years
prior to the European war England be-
gan the development OF Q rfne which
would be like the then service arm,
the Lee-EnhAld. but would take dif-
ferent cartridge. The present cartridge
used by tho English is not ~ satisfac-
tory 40 the so-calied "rimless' Ammu-
milton. because Of Its tendency 20 Jam.
AZ the opening Of the war England
had perfected the new rife. but was
unable to manufacture II in sumcient
numbers to arm her forces. The cues.
tion, also. Of interchan9eAble ammuni.
tion was important. With two different
weapons in use. each taking different
ammunition. dificnlties would Of nsess.
sity ensue. So IL came about that En3.
land had her rifles manufactured In this
country. using the model OF the new
weapon. but having II rechamoered Tor
her old-style ammunition. In other
words. the British rife. model OF 1904.
is a compromise between the regular
service arm and an improved weapon.
just ~ Is the United States rife. model
OF 1917. All service rifles manufactured
by the British government are known
40 "'Enfields." as the Enfle,d armory
does the Springfield armory here.
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INNNIpRNi1lIHlNlNI EIAl8

GOOD deal may be heard in the
IN years TO come about the con-
N seryatfon OF eeaweed in the
salt waters around the United
c+.t.s and the vast tonnage Of this
vaIuab,e vegetable matter which Is
c.st nm on the American coasts. The
American people make little use OF the
numerous marine plants which gener-
al,v pass under the name OF seaweed.
Some work has bsen done on tho Pa
cinc coast In gathering that form OF
seaweed called kelp and in reducing 1t
for the potash which It contains. and
some seaweed is gathered. from which 10
dine il obtained. but It was not long ago
that the United States commissioner Of
n.her,es said that while tho seawoed re-
sources Of the United States are equal to
tho.e of Japan the seaweed products Of
this country are annually worth only
s4o. 900. while the ssaweed fisheries Of
Ianan Weld something like 100000 a
year.
The seaweed industry. curious as
that phrase may sound to the average
American. Is highly developed IN Japan.
and the thrifty people OF the islands
And a commercial use Tor all varieties
Of the weed. after asr,an sstlsfylas home home
one q the ys,spis bu
NAV food and that variety called kelp
is one Of the staple foods q Japan;
being sold under the native name Of
ways. but principally by boiling. Re-
aSssd to the form % sf m,sn. jis; e IL ma. 9ap.
nese. ana long use has shown Il not
only to be palatable but also whole
some and nutritious.
making glue, and for three or four hun
dred years the Ingenious people have esen
making glue from several species Of sea-
weed. From seaweed the japanese also
make an excellent starch for stiffeninS
fabrics. A Japanese vegetable isin8leso II
another OF the Japanese saaweed products.
1t 10 made from those seaweeds that are
rich in Jelly. They are boiled In fresh
water and then the pulpy mass IL strained
through coarse cloths.
An Important Japanese industry 10 the
manufacture Of Jelly which is used
throughout America and Europe a. .
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ond by thirty-nine grains OF cordite
with resulting pressure in the chAm-
Der Of but $4,000 pounds per square
Inch: The Springfield bullet - l:av:s SSS IN, sss
per second. driven by nifty grains oI
pyro-celulose, which sets up chamber
pressure OF $4,000 pounds per square
ss r. 70 sSs uS.G % sssss. ri ae
tailed minute and difficult mechanical
changes. including reinforcemsnts OF
the barrel. need which was NOT oniy
met successfully. but. according ,,t to o
Exists in the spr,nsdeid itself.
Tho manufacture OF . rifle such a. the
new 1917 model requires a mechanical
excellence which In some respects is
as great as, II not greater than. that
apparent in the finest and most dificult
OF mschanisms. Nor does all the skill
lie merely in shaping the actual metal
and wood which 10 used In its construc-
tion, but includes q thorough knowl-
edge OF many allied sctsnces.
Bullets. even whom propelled with SUI
miles. are still subject to the lave of
gravity. The moment O. bullet leaves q
barrel of the Springfield type gravity
begins to draw It toward the earth at
. TSI0 OF 01xLS0n k0SS ouIluB tA0 AA o.
second. forty-eisht feet during the
second second ana 30 on in ratio. In
order to counteract this, rifle sights
are so adjusted that when the rifie is
held normally the line OF the barrel
is at such an angle that . bullet sent
to the $500 yard range. the maximum
sighting distance, describes an arc
which at Its greatest height IL 3s7 feet.
Another force which acts upon the
bullet is known as drift" which means
a deviation to right or left, caused BY
the twisted grooves in the barrel
known as rifiing. AT $500 yards this
drift" is about thifty-hve feet. A
third force which is always exerted is
wind A wind Of but q mile an hour.
which is hardly more than . xephyr. II
blowing at right angles TO the line OF
the bullet at the extreme sighting range
Of $500 yards, will defect the bullet
seven and half feet.
Such obstacles AZ these must be over
come. SO that when the soldier sets his
sights according to rule for any given
range his bullet, II properly aimed. will
reach the target truly. unaffected by
any Of these forces.
When necessity demanded the arminE
Of branch OF our fighting forces with
other than Springfield. . departure
from custom was made which has not
occurred since the days OF the civil war.
The name Springfield 10 given TO all
rides. as we'll as certain other arms,
manufactured by the government. the
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which I have fortunately been able to
obtain merely to illustrate what I am
going to say. This is tho deadly Anna
Madeline Hargrave seemed to be fol-
lowing him with . peculiar fascana-
tion.
This Amanita,' resumed Kennedy
has long history. and may say that
Macerated In milk. II has been en-
ployed for centuries as . hy-poison
hence Its name. Its deadly properties
were known to the ancients, and 1t ID
and distinguished list Of victims
Agrippina used 1t to poison the EN-
peror Claudiua Among others. the
Gar Alexis of Russia died OF eating It
The worst Of Il is." he continued
that this AmanitA somewhat resem-
bIes the royal agaric. the Amanita
beautiful. and. therefore. ali the more
He ceased q moment. while he look
ed in . sort OF awe at the fatally beau
TT is not with the fungus that / am
80 much interested Just now. how
ever" Kennedy began again. but with
the poison. Many years ago scientists
found what they called buibosins. La
ter 1t was named muscarin, and now
IL sometimss known ~ Amanitin. since
It Is confined to tho mushrooms OF the
Amanita genus.
'Amanitin is a wonderful and dan
Serons alkaloid. which IL absorbed in
the intestinal canal. It 10 extremely
violent. Three to fve one.thousandths
Of gram, or sig ope-thousandths ~ a
grain, are very dangerous. More than
that. the poisoning differs from most
poisons in the long time that elApses
between the taking OF It and tho first
evidences Of it's effects.
'Muscarin." Kennedy concluded, has
been chemically Investigated more
often than any other mushroom poison,
and a perfect antidote has been dis
covered. AtropIn, or belladonna. is
such q drug"
Did you ever see anything like
that?" asked Kennedy. suddenly. hold
ing up the gilt spangle which he had
found on the closet floor near the wall
safe.
Though no one said q word. II was
evident that they all recognized II.
Lewis was watching Madeline closely.
But she betrayed nothing except mild
surprise At seeing the spanGlS from her
dress. Had 1t been deliberately placed
there, II flashed over me, in order to
compromise Madeline Harerave and
divert suspicion from some one elsef
turned to Nina Behind the defiance
Of her dark eyes felt that there was
something working. Kennedy must
have censed 1t even before did, for he
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CRAIG KENNEDY DETECTIVE STORIES Fl; Fl;
BY........
ARTHUR B.
REEVE...

suddenly ben. over the recording nesdis
and the ruled paper on the table.
This" he shot out. ''is pneumo-
graph which shows the actual intensity
Of the emotions BY recording their ef-
fects on the heart and lungs together.
Tho truth can literally be tapped. even
whore no confession can be extracted.
4 mcment'e slance at this line: traced
moro than words"
Then It was q mushroom that pol
soned Jack!" interrupted Lewis. sud.
denly. 'some poisonous Amanita got
mixed with tho edible muohroomsr'
Kennedy answered. quickly, without
taking his eyes OF the line the needle
was tracing.
mo; this was a case Of the deliberats
carin-with the expectation that the
death, II the cause was ever discovered,
could easily be blamed on such mush-
ROOM Somehow there were many
chAnces-,he poison was slipped Into
preparing for Mansfield. The method
does not interest me go much az the
There was a slight noise from the
other room. where Mansfield lay. In
stantly we were all on our feet. Before
any of us could reach the door Helen
Grey had slipped through It.
"Just . second" commanded Kennedy.
extending the seQuln toward us to en-
phasise what he was about to say. 'Ths
poisoning and the robbery were the
work Of ono hand. The eeQuin 10 the
key that has unlocked the secret which
my pnsumograph has recorded. Some
ono saw that robbery committed-knew
nothing OF the contemplated poisoning
TO cover 1t. To save the reputation Of
the robber-at any cost--on the spur
Of the moment the ruse OF placing the
eeQuin in the closet occurred"
Madeline Hargrave turned to Nina.
while recalled Lewis remark about
Mina:s stepping on the train and tear
ing 1t. The defiance in her black eyes
flashed from Madeline to Kennedy.
'Yes." she cried. Il did It! l.
AZ quickly the defiance had faded.
Nina Leitct had tainted.
Some water-quickw cried Kennedy
sp1ang through the door into Mans
flsId's room. And caught sight Of Helen
Grey supporting the head Of Mansfield
both obliviouS to actresses, diamonds.
everything that had % nearly caused .
NO" heard Kennedy say to Lewis
a. returned; 1T was not Nina The
person she shielded was wildly In love
with her, inBanely Jealous Of Mansfield
for even looking at her. and In debt
30 hopelessly in ManSdeId's ventures
that only the big diamond could save
him-Dr. Murray himself!"
Copyright 1917. by the Mcclure Nswspaps1
syndicate.)
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.DApAN'S SEAWEED INDUSTRY
N@EN@MIlNMRlHlEN@f1NMnNI0

culture media for bacteria. This 10 y sea.
weed Jelly and II has been said that the
annual export value Of this product Is In
excess Of $1,000. 600. The soaweed from
which the Japanese make this Jelly grows
on the American coasts. but no use is
made Of II.
Ono OF the food seaweeds Of Japan is
that variety which Americans know as
'1avef." 1t In rod seaweed and 10 cul-
tivated by the Japanese. one OF the prin.
cipal places for raising this crop being
the Bay Of Toxic. The government leases
areas in that bay to the planters. The
main plan OF cultivation is to push bum
dies OF brush or bamboo into the muddy
bottom Of Toxic bay. as well as q mum.
Der OF other bays. FOR the purpose Of in.
the brush. The plants grow rapidly and
are harvested between January and
spring.
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r0o 0rTHIN the next two months a
NAX chain Of mammoth factories.
.i~VH working night and day. Will
-sSv " be turning out enough new
isn1ilitary rifles every twenty-four hours
~ equip an entire regiment OF United
Estates soldiers.
- The weapon will be known es the
!. United States rife. model Of 1917. From
me standpoint Of the trench fighter. 1t
% believed to be the best arm OF It's
kind In the world. II 10 the rife with
which the million young men. chosen
by conscriptfon to form the National
Army. will march against the Hun.
There is perhaps no part OF SOL
Aler's equipment which holds for the
toiks back homo the fascination and
interest exerted by the rife upon which
their boys life may depend. No mat
ter how much the mothers Of America
may turn with q shudder from the
thought Of their sons taking human
life. even in the heat Of battle. II Is
more than . crumb Of comfort for them
10 know that the weapon which their
Boys carry "over tho top" Is trust
worthy and can be depended upon to
work smoothly and to plant bullets as
accurately as the skill OF the shooter
permits.
All Of this the United States rife.
model Of 1917. will do. In II are en-
bodied the best principles Of small
arms manufacture. It Is a fitting cap
stone to the long list Of excellent arms
which have in the past been developed
by the United States Army for Its
fighting forces.
:. When war was declared with Ger
many the United States government
was confronted with the stupendous
problem Of furnishing an enormous
army with modern high power military
rifles in the shortest possible time. The
springfield, model Of 1903. with which
the Regular Army. Navy and National
Guard were armed. has long been ad-
mittedly the finest all-around military
rifle In the world. And although the
.War Department would have preferred
10 arm our entire forces with the
Springfield. II became at once ap-
parent that the output OF the SPRING
fleld and Rock Island arsenals.
where the service rife 10 made. would
be Inadequate. To have installed the
necessary machinery for the enor-
mously increased output demanded
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A Cold Reception.

~ERMANY'S miserable apology to the
VI Argentine government led Q ssnaa
tor to say the other day:
THAT apology ought to be received
apoIogising husband.
IAN Atlanta husband. having offend.
cd, came home the evening OF the quar- =
rel with . parcel under his arm.
Darling he said to his wife. Took
here. I've got something here Tor the
person I love best In all the world
"Sho came forward with . shru9.
"Humph. What 10 itr she said "A
hox OF efogieor" -
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was the alteration Of the British type
of arm SO that it would operate salts
factorily and safely with Springfield
ammunition. To begin with, the two
types of cartridge are totally differ
ent. The bullet in the British cartridge
is 1903 of an inch in diameter. The bull
let in the Springfield cartridge is 300 Of
an inch In diameter. The British cart
ridge is of a rim type. which means
that there is small shoulder at the
base OF the shell which prevents the
cartridge from being jammed too far
down In the chamber. The Springfield
cartridge is of the rimless type.
The British bullet is driven out Of the
muzzle at the rate OF 1850 feet per sec
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dent to active service. In combining
in the United States rife. model Of
field and of the British rife Of 1914. the
Army's ordnance experts have produc-
ed a weapon which exceeded even their
own most sanguine hopes. So the men
who make up the National Army
may feel that when the government
called upon them to accept the respon-
sibility OF defending their country q
rife as good as any ever produced is
being supplied them with which to
uphold the ideals of democracy.
The most important achievement in
the adaptation Of the British pattern
ride to the needs Of the United States
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as many as thirty-dve shots in q single
minute.
Rifles manufactured in the United
perior to any turned out abroad. just
as American rinemen have been re-
garded as the premier shots Of the
world and have demonstrated their
right to that title in many hard
When the Sprin yield. model OF 1908.
was issued to the fighting forces OF tho
United States its coming was regarded
as an unprecedented achievement in
the production Of military arms. While
light in weight, 1t was accurate and
capable OF enduring the abuses incl