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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
OBITUARY
John Cotter,

John Cotter died in Backus hospital Monday afternoon after a long illness Mir. sCotter was born Aug. 1. 1860, in County Cork, Ireland. He was the Cotter. He married Bridget Brennan June II. 1882. in Norwich, the cere- mony being performed in St. Patrick's church by Rev. P. P. Shahan. daughters. the Misses Julia, Margaret and Josie, of Jewett City. and four sons, Richard of Hartford, John F. and William J. of Norwich, and James of Derby.
 Low water pressure Thursday, s-12 a. m.. 2-4 p. m-adv.
 Attended Banquet.
 George Leyden and Frank Dwyer were among the party who motore4 attend the farewell banquet Monday night.
 Rev. O. s. Sargent is a guest at G. H. 'Prior's during this week.
 Mid week Meetings Omitted.
 There will be no services in the Methodist and Congregational church. es tonight. To Deliver Address.
 Rev. Albert Donnell left Tuesday the week in Johnson. Vt. He Is to deliver an address at Thursday even ing at the. church centennial.
 To Play Eagles.
 For this weeks game Manager Car penter has slated the Eagles of Hart ford to oppose the Ashland club on Ashland Park. The Eagles are with out doubt the fastest team that has appeared here this season. They come here with a record of having lost but two games out of twenty seven, hav- ing played none but the fastest teams in the state. This team visoted the State Hospital twice this season and returned to Hartford both times with victories. The same team defeated the fast Po1i team of Hartford in two chester team in two games. What they will do against Van Dyke is question. At any rate the local boys will have to travel some if they want to win,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
Sophomores, Organize.

The sophomores at Windham High school held their first meeting Tues day afternoon in the assembly hall and the following officers were elect ed: President, Albert Bowen; vice president, Miss Sarah Abbe; secre- tary, Miss Elizabeth Flynn, treasurer, Giles Thomas, members of the ath- letic council, Miss Emma Caillouette and Albert Paulhus.
 The question of faculty member was next discussed but was not decided because of a misunderstanding so the matter was postponed until the next meeting. - The monthly dues were fixed at 15 cents a month and appropriations for the school organizations were as. fol- lows: Athletic council s5. Die 7Besse- r1ng $3.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Stafford Springs-Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Sanford and MT. and Ms. finders Jacobsen are taking an automobile trip through the Adirondacks.
 Fair Haven.-Catches of some big turtles up the river near Red Bank, FaH Haven, are reported. Some of the turtles weighed forty pounds.
 Hartford.-It is reported that th4 gas pressure is low in some parts of Hartford because. between the cold been used.
 Noroton. MT. and Mrs. Charles Franklin Purdy of Noroton announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Dorothy May Purdy. to Dr. Theodore
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19

The whole town is interested in the send-off to the selective men tonight. The executive committee of the local Red Cross chapter has made arrange ments for a fine banquet to be served at the Jewett City hotel. The wait resses will be relatives and friends of the men. The money for the expense Of the supper is being raised by sub scription and the amount remaining after all expenses are paid will be given to the Red CrOs. The solicitors are Mrs. Fred Condie for Mechanic and Mathewson streets and Greene avenue; Miss Ida Foster. Main street to the bridge; Mrs. G. H. Prior, Ash land; Mrs. M. E. Shea. Palmer ave- nue and East Main: Mrs. Earl Mont gomery, Brown avenue and upper Main street: Mrs. B. H. Hiscox, Soule stl eet and Railroad avenue; Mrs w. T. Crumb. Tracy avenue and School street; Mrs. Alice Babcock, Ashland Hill; Miss Alice Blair, .Aspinook street; general solicitors, L. M. Car penter, H. C. Webster J. H. Shea, R. w. Dearnley and Fred Menard
 L.. M. Carpenter has arranged for an automobile parade to leave the cor ner of Main street and Slater avenue at o'clock. All the guests are to ride in this procession. Hon. A. M Brown will act as master of cere- monies.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19

Mrs. William J. Tisdalf, a widow of 1I26 Garden street, Hoboken, N. J., has seven sons in the service of the allies. These are distributed among the Amer ican, British and Canadian armies. Her ty-eight years old; John Tisda1l. thir- ty-four years old; Mark A. Tisdall, thirty-two years old; William Ottway Tisdall, twenty mine years old; Victor Tisdall. twenty-eight years old; Ed
 ward TisdaII, twenty-five years old;
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
solRL DROPS DEAD
 WHILE WATCHING PARADE
FChrisfine Giracca, 2, TsppIed Over on Grass While Standing Near the Model School.

on Grass while Standing Near the Model School.
 2 While watching the parade, of the Societies which was Hheld here Tuesday morning, Christine @Giracca, the seven-year-old daughter Hcf MT. and Mrs. Angus stEGiracca of 54 Meadow street, dropped dead on the zWail of the model school. at seven sminufes of twelve.
 She was in the second grade. had Tbeen dismissed at 11.45 as usual, and was waiting, with several other chil- -dren for the parade, standing on the wall When the band had passed, the rchild toppied over backwards on the EErass and it was thought at first that tehe had tainted One of the men in @the parade broke ranks and famed her. with his hat. trying to bring her to. Dr. Simonds was called but when
 he arrived. the girl was dead. Before <the doctor arrived. she was carried in Ito the office of Miss Miriam Skid more, who is in charge iof the Normal TEchool girls training at the model eEchool.
 Medical Examiner Marsh of Hamp- sfon was called and after viewing the Sbody, pronounced death due to heart zdIlation. probably due to overexcite- Ement-
 7 The little girl had. been pupil at Ethe school for three years. entering z in the Kindergarten. She was not over strong and it is said was subject to sconvulsions.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
sFRANco-AMERIcA DELEGATES
 CONTINUE CONVENTION
seession Held Tuesday-Mayor Dunn Extends Welcome to City-Other Speakers-EIection of Officers.

s The first session of the convention
 of Fr1hco-American Societies was <held at St. Mary's hall at 2.30 Tues Zday with about 100 delegates in at z etendance.
 There was to be a morning session
 fbut the solemn high mass which the Idelegates attended at St. Mary's church in the morning was so long that 1t was impossible to hold more Ethan one session. The mass began at z 1e o'clock Rev. J. J. PapiIlon was the zcefebrant and during the service spe- 2 tksl musical selections were given. -After the mass the delegates formed
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
COLCHESTER
Town Clerk Condrsn Posts Borough's Roll of Honor in Conspicuous Place -Great Demonstration in Honor of Selected Men-Parads, llluminations, Speeches, Coilation.

SPeeSneos Ootiatton. Town Clerk John Condren has in the front window of his store a large card booked with the following printed thereon:
 Colchester Roll of Honor In the Service to Make the World Safe
 fof Democracy.
 Tn France Now: Francis L. Carrier. Donald Bigelow. Francis Maynard. Enlisted: ,Dr. Edward J. Rowland. Charles Hall, Julius Cohen, Harold Porter. Leroy c. Brown. William Shai- Tor, William Rudse.
 Drafted: Louis Elgart. Dwight Mar Jeremiah D. Shea, John Driscoll. Frank Gayeski, John J. Shea, Charles M. Bailey. Adelbert Stevens, Fred B.. Clark, Andrew Kiaiwatha, Edgar A. F1orry J. O'Connor.
 Given Housing Reception. Following was the programme car ried out at the reception for the, se- lected men:
 ' D. m.-The line of march was formed at Grange hall and proceeded over the following route: Norwich avenue to South Main street, down South Main street to Halls Hill ave- nue, countermarch; march to Broad way, down Broadway to residence of F. G. Book. coutnermarch to Lebanon avenue, cown Lebanon avenue to rail- road station, countermarch to Hay ward avenue. to Norwich avenue, to the hall.
 Order of march:
 
 Marshal, J. M. Klein Lyman's Band, A. E. Lyman, Leader Colchester Company Home Guards.
 Selected Men. G. A. R. Veterans in Autos.
 Red Cross Chapter.
 J0v1 0vuix
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
Tn1R5SNzrGiHiY Xa af5paiiL. AND I5RA1p5oN7

Travers Tisdail, twenty three years old. Henry Tisdall Is now serving in the British army. Edward is with the Ca nadians and Victor Is in England with the Scots Canadians. Mark is also a member of a British regiment. Trayers is a member of Company A ot fhe Elev- enth Regiment of Engineers in the American army. John and William are also with the American forces.
 The photograph shows Mrs. William J. TisdalI and her grandsome looking over some of the pictures of her boys.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
Ran Into Pole.

To avoid hitting a team on, Colum- bia road. Monday evening, an auto mobile, whose owner was not identi-- fled. made too sharp a corner and landed up against a telegraph pole. One of the occupants was thrown through the windshield and the other went. through the top. The car was badly damag ged and after removing the numbers and all other means of Identification. they had local men tow the car to their garage for repairs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19

ham High school and was employed at the shipping department of the American Thread company as a clerk.
 He is we'll known here, being a mem Der of the class of 1913 at Natchaug Grammar school and studied at the high school for three years. He will leave for Fort Slocum Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
SteepIe Tom at South Coventry.

Steep1e Tom Fitzpatrick and his as- sistant, Leslie F1ippen are repairing
 the steep1e of the South Coventry Congregational church which was damaged by lightning.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19

for a week because of the death of her father.
 The heavy construction work on the Jordan block Is practically finished. Workrpen have removed the big con- crete mixer and arc dissembling the concrete elevator. The last forms on the top of the building were removed Tuesday,.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
NEVER BOTHERED SINCE

After suffering with terrible pains in his back and around his kidneys for eight years. and after having tried several doctors and different medf- cines. Avis Soders. Ade. Ind, writes to me and the first bottle removed the pain; After taking three bottles the bloating was all gone and has never bothered me since: When relief can be had so quickly why not banish swollen @ joints caused us % by disordered & aed kidneys? Lee & Osgood Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
TEMPORARY EMBARGO
 BY ADAMS EXPRESS co.
On Express Matter Except Govern
 ment Shipments and Foodstuffs, ,

New York, Sept.e 1S.-The Adams Express company today declared a temporary embargo, due to war con- ditions, on express matter, except on government shipments and foodstuffs in both directions between New York city and all points in New England The embargo will be effective Thurs day and Friday of this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
Carleton Kino EnTists,

The latest enlistment of williman-. tic people in the United States ser vice is Carleton King, who enlisted army. He was assigned to the quar- termaster's department where he is fitted scince he studied
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
Committed to Norwich State Hospital

James L. Salkins. B. was commit ted to the Norwich State Hospital on Tuesday, following examination by DrS. White and Parker, who found that he was mentally unbalanced.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
Rriaf Mention.

Joseph Gaudreau, a member of the first regiment band is in this city. for 8 three days visit.
 A false alarm Of one stroke was rung in Tuesday afternoon, caused by workmen. working on the new system.
 Miss Seaver, mathematics teacher at the High school, has returned from her home where she has been staying
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-19
JEWETT CITY

Whole Town Enthuses Over SendAoff Demonstration Tonisht-Boys to De Given Dinner at Hotel-Auto Parade PIanned-Death of John Cetter- Ashland Team to Play Hartford Ea- gIes.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24
RI your dollars
into fighters

We are embarking on no frolic---no test
of strength with tottering foe---but with
diabolica monster who has spit his chal-
lenge at the whole civilized world.
It's a gigantic undertaking, that will
have its toll in blood and wealth. and on you
depends how big that toll shall be!
The American dollar is the unit of effort! If
stumble hesitatingly along throwing handful of made.
quatey equipped troops and then. the will be
year affair and the end will thrice much
we have made good beginning. but that is all! Billions
OF ooiars are required at this gigantic work
lhlnkl What have you done? What have you
given TO the causeP What sacrifice have you made?
Have you done your duty?
Buy Liberty Bond--$5O 500 or up.-easv paw
mens If SO desire. Your money is absolutely safe
Your Government will pay every cent of it back to
you 10 TO Is years---and beside that will paw YOU
every year. Meanwhile YOU can borrow
money your Liberty bond or sell it any time
Through ANY Bank Trust Company Savings Bank
Broker
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
ST MARY'S DRAMATIC CLUB.

The second evening of professor
Pepp" brought an even more finished
performance than Tuesdays. Miss
Mary Quinn has proven herself q
most successful director and great
cerdit is due all of the following cast;
Prof. Peterkin Pepp, a nervous
wreck-M. J. Mcfarland.
G.. B. ButtonDuster. giddy Butter
flv of forty-cight-Thomas Priest.
Howard Green, his son, who had
the court change his name--francls
Lash.
Sim Batty. the Police Force Of a
College Town--Frank Harrington.
PeddIer Benson, working his way
through school-Regina!d Dyson.
Noisy Fleming, just OUT ri High
School-Thomas Kelly.
Pink Hatcher an athletic sopho-
more-Charles keegan.
Buster Brown, vociferous junior
Vernon Dyson.
Betty Gardner. the Professors
Ward-Miss Helen Rowland.
Aunt Minerva Boulder. his house
keeper, from Si;owhegan. Maine, MISS
Virginia Downey.
Petunia Muggins. the hired girl
Miss Helen Nugent.
olga Stopski, the new teacher oi
Folk-Dancing-Miss Dorothy Knight
Kitty Glover, collector OF souVe'
nirs-Miss Eunice De Silva.
Vivian Drew, College Belle
| Miss Lena Moore.
, Irene Van Hit, Social Leader
| Miss Elsie Cullom.
Caroline Kay, the happily little
Freshman-Miss Dorothy Rowland
| Students. Goods. etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
ATTEMPT TO DYNAMITE
Man Found Working on a Bridge
RIMS AWAY as Officer Fires.

Man Found Working on a Bridge
Runs Away as Officer Fires.
Camden, n. j., April 12.-An at
tempt to dynamite train of from ~
to 80 cars loaded with high eXpio-
sives, which passes through here from
pennsgrove at l o'clock every morn
ING, was frustrated late last nlght
according TO the police.
4 pedestrian discovered man chis-
cling hole in the Pennsylvania ele-
waited bridge over which the train
passes. He notified policeman ana
on the latter's approach the suspect
ran. Although the officer fired sew
eral shots at him he made his escape
An examination showed that large
hole had been cut in the masonry.
Two companies Of New Jersey ma
tional guardsmen were ordered to pa
troll the railroad at that point.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
THE ARNOR PLANT SITE
Charleston. West Virginia, is Chosen
Over 1O3 Other Cities That We're
in Competition for 1t.

The following announcement was
given out at Washington last night
concerning the location Of the govern
ment armor plant.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
announced that Charleston, w. Va,
had been selected as the site of the
governments armor plate and pro-
iectile plant, construction Of which.
at cost of 100000, will be be-
gun at once and driven TO compile
tion.
Charleston was the choice of the
general board of the navy and the
Army War College over lO@ other
contending cities because its location
in the heart of the Appalachian
Mountains gives it necessary protec-
ton from invasive attack and guar
antecs greater efficiency and economy
to the government by the accessibility
in that region OF raw materials.
In addition to giving the govern
ment the choice of several eligible
sites, Charleston gave the nation the
pick of several protected gorges, adj
mirably adapted for use IS proving
grounds.
"The selection keeps faith witt
the people by meeting every need,
Secretary Daniels declared. Basic pig
iron is only 172 miles away and Bes
semer about 60 miles. Limestone ant
dolomites are available locally ant
the freight cost is low on ferro
chrome, ferro-manganese and nickel
The Great Kanawha River offer
ample water transportation ant
power. Two trunk lines to the Yves
and three trunk lines to the Eas
furnish quick railroad transporta
| ton"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
Students Going to Plattsburg

Charlottesville, Va, April ~. -
There will be no finals at the Uni
vcrsity cf Virginia this year, and ex-
aminatons will be set almost two
weeks ahead of time to allow stud
ents to attend the Federal Training
Camp, Plattsburg, N. Y, when
opens June 2. 1t is believed that more
than 200 have already applied for adj
mission. Degrees will be conferred
and TIE university closed May 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
|ORGANIZE Home GUARD
Preliminary Meeting Held Today
Public Meeting of Citizens Called
for Friday Evening of Next Week.

A preliminary meeting was helo
this forenoon at the office of Judge
Louis C. Barley for the purpose OF
taking the necessary steps looking
toward the organization of COM
panv of "Home Guards" for the city
of Alexandria, which will have for
/ its object the protection of the resi-
dents of the city, their lives and prop
erty, in the absence of the local mill
tary company known as the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry, during the war
upon which the country has entered
with Germany.
In order to bring the matter before
the citizens for united action, a pub
lie meeting will be held on Friday
evening of next week, for which a
formal call will be issued tomorrow
by the committee in charge.
The invitation will be extended to
all men, and especially to the former
members of the Alexandria Light In
fantry. to join the home guard or
ganiZation, as means of mutual
protection to city's interest.
This is a patriotic movement, for
home and country, which should enlist
and command the earnest support of
every man in the city who has its
best welfare at heart.
Watch for the call. Be at the
meeting. Do your duty!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12

Included in the Richmond COM
mittee will be the Hon. John Gar
land Poll;;rd, Attorney-General of
Virginia, together with the Dicta-
tor Of Richmond Lodge. Baltimore
representatives will include the Hon.
]. Waldo Kennedy, National Direc-
tor of the order. Washington Lodge
will send its full complement Of OIL
GERS to take charge of the exercises
The speakers for the banquet Will
be the above mentioned officers, to-
gether with those of the local organi-
cation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
Notice

All persons requiring State lie
ense are hereby given due notice that
such license must be obtained on or
before the first day of May and as
the Local Board of Review will meet
on the 21st, inst. to review license re-
turns merchants must file properly
certified lists of purchases with the
Commissioner of Revenue not later
than the Goth. To facilitate this work
the Commissioner of Revenue will
be in his office Room I, City Hall
from seven to nine every evening
Cameron street entrance.
BY order of the Local Board of Re-
view. Chas. H. Callahan,
ST.6t Commissioner
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
TEAR DOWN GERMAN FLAG
Riot in West Virginia Settlement

Riot in West Virginia Settlement
Elkins, W. Va, April 12-Sherltf
Stuart L. Marviller and Deputy
Sheriff w. J. Long, last night went
to Helvetia. German settlement in
the remote mountain section in South
western Randolph county, where riot
inc is reported in progress as the re-
suit of a German flag being hoisted.
The emblem is said to have been
torn down and the trouble which re-
suited in the emergency call for help
followed. The majority of the m
habitans of that section are of Ger
man or Swiss birth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
TO VISIT ALEXANDRIA
Hon. John Garland Pollard, Attorney
General, and Delegations from
Richmond and Baltimore to be Here

Much interest is manifested in the
visitation of the Richmond commit.
tee, also the Baltimore representa-
tives to the installation of officers
Of Virginia Lodge, Loyal Order OF
Moose tomorrow evening. The work
will be conferred by Columbia Lodge
No. 126 Of Washington, after which
banquet will be held at Hotel Ram
mel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
ENLISTED FIRST.
Six Men Secured From Line WAITING
for Marriage Licenses.

Chicago, April 12.-Six recruits for
Illinois volunteer regiments were
gathered in the long line of applicants
waiting yesterday at the marriage Ii
cense bureau.
Fifteen men. who admitted that
they were seeking to evade military
service. were decorated with the RIB
bon of dishonor," a broad band OF
yellow, which, with scant ceremony
was pinned on them by the recruit.
ing officers.
The line of applicants yesterda!
extended more than block.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
German in Custody.


cumstances."
German in Custody.
Of the arrests made today, the
most alarming on the face Of it was
that of Frank Miller, a German, 45
years old, in Camden, n. J. He was
taken in-eustody by the police after a
conversation he had held with wait
ress in restaurant was overheard
by former Judge French and Judge
Lloyd. They understood Miller to re-
mark that he was German inspector
employed at the Eddystone plant and
that "it was shame for the German
Americans to be blamed for the eX-
plosion."
Captain Schregler, of the Camden
detective bureau, after a thorough
examination of the suspect, who was
arrested in house near the restau-
rant, expressed his conviction that
Miller had nothing whatever to dc
with the explosion.
Woman Finds Suspicious Note.
Mrs. Annie Keating, of Trenton, N
j., today told Federal officials in that
city. that she had found in a railroad
station at Philadelphia on March Ia
letter addressed to an. H." in which
the writer said call ready to blow up
Eddystone; send us help" On q
sheet of white paper, she said, there
was rough sketch of the Philadel
phia navy yard and the Delaware
River and a plan of Chester, Pa. The
notes contained the signatures O.
two foreigners. Elrs. Heating said.
Mrs. Heating staetd that she saw
man carrying two suit cases drol
the letter. She picked it up, but tn,
man had disappeared in the crowd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-12
DOES IT MEAN PEACE!
Offer to be Made to United States
D.. Germany il is RumOred.

By Germany il is Rumored.
Coperhagcn, April 12.--Apparentty:
rositive reports were received here to-
dav that the German foreign Office,
was making overtures to the United
States II was understood these ne
potiations sought peace between the
two nations.
No further details were available
here.
Official circles manifested the most
intense interest in the report.
It is understood that Secretary OF
State Lansing has already received the
overtures through unofficial nedIarles.
The proposition as received here is for
the United States Government to SEND
Col. E. NJ. House to The Hague for Il
secret. unofficial conference.