Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-05
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Forty eight Men Leave Thursday Mak- in9 fOz of Distriet's 0uota of 119 a4 camp-Thrss Men Fail to Show Up-- Saloon Raided by Score From Troop Train-voIuntown Man Just Catches Train-criminaI Cases in Superior Court. Forty eight more men of this dis trfct's contingent left Putnam for Camp Dexefie Thursday afternoon, get tin4 away on special troop train at Hundreds of relatives and friends of the men gathered at the station to wish them farewell and while on a
 snsHsr ass ,,. scals sh.n .s. the crush of two w4s sufficiently intense to make it din1cult for the selected men to get to their coaches.
 Many tears were shed by relatives of cheers. The men went away in fine spirits, cheering and singing, and they Kept up bravely- when the last good byes were being said.
 While there was an Inspiration in the going away of the men to fight for
 their country. the occasion was not a
 Joyous one. for all seemed to realize tfier mission was a serious one.
 Three men who were ordered to ap- pear here and proceed on Thursday to Camp Deverss failed to do so They are Ellsworth Back, Woodstock; Ar. thur Olson, Putnam and Henry Page, last heard Of at Palmer. Mass,
 Back wrote a letter to the local ex- efnption board a few days ago, stating that he would not report because his health is poor, and Olson, who was em- - ployed at the town farm when he took his physical examination four weeks ago has disappeared.. Page was last heard of at Palmer. Mass.
 Under the draft law these men will be treated as. deserters from service, and federal officials will take up their cases.
 The places of the men who failed to report on Thursday were filled with alternates. who. were on hand to meet just such emergencies.
 received many gifts. George s. Brad ley presented Harold Corbin, acting captain a box of cigars. to be dis tfibuted to the men on the train en route to Aver. and there were gifts of comfort bags, caps sweaters and many other useful articles to many of the men of. the contingent. George E. Shaw of this city gave each man mirror.
 The contingent that left here Thurs day swelis this districts number of men now at camp to 102 out of full quota to be furnished of l1s men.
 The list of those who went Thurs day from this district follows:
 Samuel K: Curtis. Alfred R. Reich. Peter Labreeque Adfien Duquette Fflfred D. FAvreault, Henry L. Wosard Philip Croteau. Merrill c. Jacques Ensee auiree. N eanfs frsnk es cnsr,es aFqes Fqen iere, Alfred J. Briere, John Luby, Elijah J. Berrfnan, J. E. Roy, Jacob Wolfe,- Howard Wesley Babbitt. Geo. L. Doe RGeksEy Alssry Id r Taxrsault Wilfred d s. Corbin, John Cullen Loiselle. Lori mer H. Dixon Simon l.. Swenson, George W. Kilborn George E. liar rington. John F. Holley, Walter L. Dixon. Alfred Bertrand. James O'Neii, Frank Champeau, Jr.. John F. Rear don Jr. Nazzarella Nichancho Sami Ngip. Charles Parne11 Burlington Ed nond Ffegg. John Cleveland Platt Alphonse Leclair, Austin H. Lincoln. Captain Thursday. :.
 The men who acted as Iieutenants were: Lorimer Dixon, Dan lelson; Charles P. Harrington, East ford; Alfred F. Reich. Wilsonville;
 No orders for sending out the final 15 per cent. have been received
 Some Evdicences of Booze.
 The passing of troop trains through this city Thursday again afforded a spectacle of interest. As two weeks 1SO- the IHOuSdnQS or SolSCLeQ men WnO were en route to Aver were a care rec singing, cheering host-and there was another per centage of the men who seem to figure that getting intox- cated is prerequisite of entering ] lrrny service. The scenes were dis ,Ouraging enough to those who like to zee young men deport themselves properly. but not so bad as the first orty per cent. were guilty of when go- | ng through here. This of course, ap- ,1ies only to a percentage of the men, l Many hundreds of them were all clean | Americans should be-. 4
 This districts contingent made a i ,ood record for sobriety, this to the l .redit of themselves and the towns | hey represent.
 It seemed miracle that some of the ! nen on trains that stopped here were l ict badly injured or killed. They 1 ook all kinds of chances with life and l imb jumping on and off moving cars 1 but they got away with 1.-the Lord | nly knows how
 Warned Against Immoral Women.
 Dr. J. B. Kent. chairman of the local l 'oard briefly addressed the men of | his district before they left Union ali to take theirs train. admonishing | hem to lead clean lives and to be a redit to their people, theiA towns and II who are interested in them. Above II, he warned them to beware Of the | immoral women that are to be met in owns near cantonments.
 RAIDED SALOON
 When Early Train Stopped Over
 Score Looted Smiths Cafe-2rc-