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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
SALEM
Masquerade Party Enjoyed - Holiday
 Week Visitors--c. E. Meeting.

Week Visitors--C. E. Meeting. Mrs. Abram Siminowitz spent the week end with relatives in Hanover. Harry Moore and son, George Moore, of New Haven spent the holidays at their home here.
 Elmer Chadwick of Manchester spent Sunday at his home in town.
 Mrs. Phoebe E. Robinson of Bozrah is spending the week with her daugh- ter, Mrs. G. J. Murray
 Masquerade Dance.
 There was a masquerade party at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Winfield Han hey Thursday evening. Games and dancing furnished entertainment. Re- treatments were served.
 Personal Items.
 Wellesley Hanney and Henry Dar- ling were callers in East Lyme Mon day.
 Norman Colt of Norwich spent Sun day with his family here.
 G. J. Murray was a'caller in Elan ders Tuesday. c. E. Meeting.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. meeting Sunday evening was led by Mrs. Charles Ma Iona. At the morning service a sole was sung by Mrs. J. G. Hehr
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Tinker an6 two children and Miss Ruth Tinker of Chesterfield were guests Sunday o1 MT. and Mrs. Charles MaIona. Miss Elizabeth Tinker of Chester field is spending the week with loca relatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
STAFFCRnVILLE
Funeral of Mrs. David B. Be!cher-
 Rev. c. Lyon Resigns.

r unefdI or mrs. DaNln D. OetCilSC-
 Rev. C c. Lyon Resigns.
 Mrs. David B. Belcher, "A, died at the homme of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Smith last week, Thursday, after a long illness. She was the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Otis Needham and was born in Wales, Mass, Nov. ,, 1S43 She was the devoted mother of three daughters, two of whom died some time ago. The funeral was held in the Congregational church last Sat urday afternoon, Rev. c. c. Lyon of ficiating.
 Burial was in the local cemetery. Mrs. Belcher is survived by one daughter, with whom she made her home, by eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; also by three brothers, William and David Needham of Monson and Wales Need- ham of Groton.
 Miss Pansy Neff and Mrs. Ida Con- verse and daughter are guests this week of Mrs. Fred Sanger. - Accepts Vermont Call.
 Rev. c. c. Lyon. who has been pas tor of the local Congregational church for three and a half years, last Sunday read his resignation to take effect dur ing May. Mir. Lyon has accepted g call to a field of larger promise ir Southern Vermont
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
WHITE ROCK
Farewell Gifts for Eugene strOut-
 Birthday Celebration.

Miss Isabelle Bernard of Plainfeld Conn. spent Sunday with friends here.
 Mrs Elmer Daley and daughter of PawtucEet, R. l., spent the first of the week with Miss Isabella Lancaster and Misses Sarah and Ruth Brook.
 William StiUmel1 spent Sunday in South Coventry with Mrs. Stillwell, who is there caring for her mother, who is i'll.
 FarwelI Gifts.
 The furniture of Eugene Strout was moved to Riverpoint Wednesday Mir. Strout has been ,bookkeeper at. the White Rock mill for the past two years. While here MT and Mrs Strout have made many friends who are sorry to havee them leave the village. Monday Mir Strout was pre- sented a ring, cuff links and foun- tain pen fren some of his associates at the mill.
 A number from here were entertain ed at the home of Mrs. Charles Leon ard on Washington street, Westerly Wednesday afternoon.
 John Champlin of North Stoningtof was a caller Wednesday at Charles ChampEn's. A '~ Rudolph Ayers of North Stoningtor
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
HnW,s THISf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
 ward for any case of catarrh that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Medi- cine.
 Halls CatarTIR Medicine has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty-five years, and has become known as the most reliable remedy for catarrh. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts
 through the blood on the mucous sur-
 faces. expelling the poison from the
 blood and healing the diseased DOT
 tions.
 After you have taken Halls Catarrh Medicine for a short time you will see a great improvement in your general l.health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
 Medicine at once and get rid of catarrn. Send for testimonials, free F. J CHENEY & %, Toledo. Ohio.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
WEsTFORD
Arthur Spooner DisIocated Toe - Roads So Bad War Rally Is Omitted.


 Roads So Bad War Rally Is Omitted. Arthur Spooner dislocated his toe Tuesday. He was taken to the Staff ford hospital for treatment.
 Harry Chism is moving his goods to the house of Mrs. Hattie Whitmore for storage as the house is let to a party from Coventry who are to do logging for c. M. Ely on the Bicknell and Platt lots. F. c. Chism is to do the saving.
 Miss Elsie Scranton spent last week with her parents in Union.
 On account of bad travelling the war rally which was to have been held Wednesday evening here was given up. The roads are in very bad shape on account of mud and those who venture out with machines have much trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
pying the Taylor house.

IT
 Leon Hill has moved into the Corr nan place, and Henry Davis to George Dexter's tenement.
 Word has been received recently from MT and Mrs w H. Geibel that they have passed safely through sev- eral days of severe earthquake shocks in Annoy, China
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
THOMPSON

MT. and Mrs. W. H. Giebei Write of
 Earthquake Experiences in China
 Mrs. Allen V Reynolds and two children have. been spending the past week at Nathan Chase's.
 Mrs. Harry Whittemore has return ed home after spending two weeks with Mrs. F. A. .Munyan.
 The public schools have been closed the past week for vacation.
 The Woman's Missionary Society met Wednesday afternoon with Miss M. M. Knight.
 Relatives in town attended the fu- neral of Mr. Peckham in Providence Monday. .. Miss Isabel P. Moves has been en- tertaining her church organ instructor MT. Cole.
 Mrs. Weaver and family are oocu-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06

Margaret Brown celebrated her tenth birthday Saturday entertaining Q num- Der of her schoolmates at her home in the afternoon.
 Charles Nichols has entered the en- ploy of the B. B. and R. Knights O. as bookkeeper at the mill here.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
NIANTIC
Many Attend Auction at Christopher G.. Newbury's-Easter Week Guests Personal itsn1s.

A number attended c. G. New buTy's auction in Waterford. Monday The farming tools and live stock brought good prices. Matt A. Tinker of Chesterfield had charge of the auc- tion. s4
 Mir. and Mrs. James Metcalf of the Farm entertained Easter Sunday, Mrs Mary Blake and two. sons. Robert and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06

K. c. (Kronn) Beck, rabbit king of
 Kansas, has promised to give every
 Kansas negro drafted into the Army the left hind foot of rabbit. which | is a famous charm.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06

<, tation and had never before been ar
 rested or brought into court.
 Mir. Agard did not consider a small fine adequate for the offence.
 Judge williams said the discharge Of an empIoye did not justify assault upon the boss, and that it must be inn pressed on foreigners that no matter what may be the law in the country they came from, they must not take ! the law in their own hands. The judge ] held 1t WAS a serious assault for Vito | to walk up to a man and smash him
 in the face. A fine of s25 and costs was imposed.
 Joseph Ferrara, charged with oper-, atina an automobile while Intoxicated, | also charged with intoxicatfon, had
 been previously given hearing and had pleaded not guilty. There was
 considerable testimony presented un-
 der the questioning of Town Solicitor Agard for the prosecution and John J. Dunn for the defence. Judge Williams | imposed a penalty of s25 and costs
 and fifteen days in jail for operating
 an automobile while Intoxicated, and
 fine of 6 and costs of S3.S0 for in- toxication. An appeal was taken to l the superior court and Ferrafa fur lnished bonds for appearance.
 |
 Aceordinu to the reports oF the cam paign being conducted by Baptist lay 1 men of Rhode Island to raise s15, 900, as part of the national fund of l. l COG, 900 sought mainly for war work purposes, and to make up deficiencies due to the war. show that Westerly and Woonsocket have subscribed 110 per cent. of their quotas and East Greenwich has provided 102 per cent The total for the state is now between
 s10,o00 and s11i8e0.
 l In Providence only $3,0e0, or 37.5 i per cent. of the quota has been raised,
 due perhaps to certain standing bene-
 fits at Easter time, which made it in-t
 advisable to press the campaign at the start. The time has been extended | to Sunday so that the deficit of $5066
 can be made up in that city. 1
 Warden Cornelius cr4ndall of Ston-
 ington borough. was in Westerly Fri-
 day and completed arrangements with
 Representative Samuel H. Davis to de- liver the patriotic address at the Ston- tington shipyard, at flag raising this 1 (Saturday) afternoon. Warden Gran dall said that, with the cooperation of
 Major Charles F. Williams, his bat
 talion of the Connecticut Home Guard composed or the two Mystic companies, the borough company and the Paw
 catuck company. together with the Westerly and Stoningtcn Boy Scouts,
 with the Imperial band would make
 a short parade before the flag raising lceremony. This demonstration is pre- lliminary. he said, to 8 big patriotic rally in Borough hall Sunday.
 Westerly will boom the, third Lib-
 erty Loan campaign by a bia dem.
 onstration in the Town hall this {Sat-
 urday) evening. preceded by a street parade of the Westerly constabulary the Boy Scouts and the Westerly band
 James M. Pendletofl will preside al
 the patriotic rally. The principal speakers will be Hon. Edwin F. Sweet assistant secretary of commerce and labor, and F. s. Stranahan; of Provi- i dence, chairman of the Rhode Island Ispeaker's bureau for the state Liberty
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06

James M. PendIeton, manager of the Westerly branch of the Industrial Trust company, has been honored with the nomination for trusteeship of Brown university to fill Baptist va caney on the board. MT. Pendleton was a member of the class of 1885.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
Local Laconics.

Rev. Clayton Al. Burdick delivered al fine address on Italy's Help in the War for Democracy at the regst--
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
Birthday Party.

has commenced his labers at White Rock farm.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06

Lean committee Westerly is expect ed to subscribe s325,000 and Stonington ere -fsf1n
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06

The Parish Priest, made famous by the superb acting of Dan Suliy, was produced by St. Michael,s- Dramatic society, in the Parish hail, in Pawca- ! tuck. Wednesday and Thursday eve ] nings, before large audiences, and
 with remarkable success. Edward
 Sullivan showed great ability in the
 title role and the supporting cast was
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-21

C. X. Cranston, secretary of the
Pendleton Commercial Association,
writes the Leader as follows: "We
are making the send-off for the Ma
tional Army quota, which is to
leave for training camp next Tues
day, a countrywide demonstration.
This association, with the help of
the Elks, has undertaken the enter
tainment of the men for the even-
ing previous to their departure,
and is promoting and managing
the 'doings' the next morning; but
we are asking further help and par
ticipation by all those patriotic
people and organizations in the
county who can and will come to
Pendleton and join"
Heading a large posse of depu-
ties, Sheriff Taylor of Umatilla
county and Captain Williams of the
Oregon State Military Police raided
a moonshine still Saturday night on
the head waters of Little Butter
creek. Three men and 25 gallons
of corn whiskey were captured.
The still was brought to Pendleton.
Bob Wheeler. expert Pendleton
angler, took SO trout Wednesday
from the Umatilla near Thorn
Hollow. None was under ten inch
es in length, and four of them
measured sixteen inches each.
Miss Fay Warren has arrived
home for a vacation visit from her
school at Marysville, Wash. Miss
Warren stopped at Eltopia a week
for visit with her brothers.
I am now handling supplies for
Overland cars; also vacuum cup
castings of all sizes, and batteries.
ps, S, I. Ksuuard,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-21
The Farmers Bank Of Weston
Established 1891


This bank wants to be of the greatest practi-
cal usefulness to the people of this commu-
nifty, and will welcome suggestions from our
patrons.
We shall be glad to consult with you at any
time we may be of service. Tell us your
wants and if we can help you out, the pleas
ure will be ours.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-27
URGE FARMERS TO
FINISH FALL FLOWING

Ur6ana, ILL.,, Dec Eth spite OF
the present labor shortage, the pres
sure OF corn picking and other fall
work, ii Is Of the greatest Importance
that all blowing be pushed with more
than usual energy" declares w. F..
Handschin, vice director of the agri
cultural extension service in the Col
lege of Agriculture, University OF Hi
nois. an addition to the cutting down
OF the acreage to be plowed next
spring, fall blowing nearly always
makes it possible to get onto the land
and get in the spring crop week or
ten days earlier" Mr. Handschin con
tinues. THE period from April ! to
May 10 is the one in which practically
all the crops are planted in normal
season in the corn belt. 1t is the
most prolonged rush period of farm
work and the one which taxes the
men and horse labor to the utmost.
win the prospect of a very ser,
ious shortage next year it is import.
ant that the labor requirement be
reduced IN every way possible in put
ting in Of the spring crops.
Eau blowing on nearly all Hi.
nois soil, insures better working up
Of the land and a better seed bed
Push the fan blowing"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-27
ELEVEN BIG SHIPS.
HONEWARD BOUND
WITH i. S. FIGHTERS
GENERAL PERsHlNG ASSIGNS 90
900 MORE TROOPS WHO ARE
SCHEDULED FOR EARLY RE
TURN TO sLIGHTY.

Washington Dec. 27.-Departure
.ro,, France of eleven transports. in
o,naipg the Maure;ania with more
than 1900 men from the Saith lnfan-
wv 81 the Eighty,seventh division, was
announced today by the war depart
ment.
lists of units assigned for early
convoy home cabled today by Gen.
pershlng comprised 600 officers and
paarlv 10000 men. They included
,he Forty.fourth. sixtieth and SiNi>.
fourth coast artillery regiments and
the Forty.nintl ana 33lst Infantry.
Included in thelist is the 5llth bat,
tallon signal corps part of the Black
hawk division.
Others on the Lists.
Other organizations on the hsts
were.
HEADQUARTERS ana companies I, D.
F and f, Twenty-sixth Engineers
mobile hospital companies, lOoth 10
l05th. inclusive; mobile surgical units
Tooth TO lO3rd, inclusive; first anti
aircraft sector headquarters, list
ood gath and 25th battalions; machine
gun battalion OF second antiaircraft
sector. l9h balloon company and med,
ical de- 30hmant, Both balloon com
pany. 1854 rro squadron and medical
detachnen. seth aero squadron, 23d
balloon company,
Three Hundred and Eleventh bat
talon casual company No. !, base
hospital No. ,. Sixth company, second
air service mechanics regiment ord.
nance casual companies /, ., 8, 4 and
10,
Balloon companies Nos. So, SO and
As, mobile hospital No. 80; First Bat
talon headquarters of the Seventy
fourth Engineers; balloon company
No 90, 42lst and 422d telegraph bat.
talions with medical attachments:
Seventh and Ninetieth trench mortar
batteries: chemical warfare service
casual company No. 3.
Mauritania Due Monday,
The war department announced
that of the eleven transports which
have departed, the Mauretania. sailing
Christmas eve, and will reach New
York Monday Most Of the men aboard
will be sent to Camp Dix Eight hun
bred sick and wounded men are on
the Henderson, due at New York Jan
5. but the others are bringing only
small number of men,
During the week ended December
20, 7,46S wounded and sick soldiers
were landed in the United States from
the American Exepditionary Forces.
The surgeon generals report today
shows 5,S2S were landed at New York
and 1910 at Newport News.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-27
GRANT OFFICERS HELP
MEN TO FIND JOBS

lamp Grant Rockford, H., Dee q.
Officers az Camp Grant viii coon.
crate with federal employment agen.
"es IN Chicago in obtaining rerma
nent employment for discharged sol
diers. Colonel Walter OH Scott
mead OF the personnel department.
conferred with Captain Earl b. Stone
regarding plans. Empowers are re.
quested to notify the federal agencies
direct as to heir labor requirements.
as all Of this work has been turned
over by the army to the soycrnmont
employment authorities.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-27
FATHER AND SONS
WIN S. S. MEDAL S

Springfield, H., Dec. 81 James w
Baldridge, aged 81, Sunday school
teacher here. has been awarded
bronze medal for attending Sunday
school at the Washington street mia.
sion every Sunday without break
during the last SIX years. He has two
sons who were similarly decorated
Tor attending regularly for five years
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

was volume which embraced various
alleged British efforts to dominate the
seas and the hardships which Ameri-
cans were suffering in consequence.
He also pointed out the suffering due
to the blacklist. He dWelt at cOnsid-
cradle length upon the cotton situa-
ton in this country, endeavoring to
bring out the fact that American ship
perS had suffered severely from the
British Order in Council, citing the
cases of the ships Docia and Wilhel-
nina, which purported to be Ameri-
can ships and had sailed for Germany
loaded with cotton. l believe that one
carried food and the other cotton. T
understand that both of these ships
were purchased through the medium
of DIR. Dernburg."
When DR.. Hale was examined bv
the Attorney General he entered a
general denial to a great many of the
statements made by other witnesses.
He admitted attending the conference
es of the Propaganda Council, and
when asked to name some of the
others who were present at one or
more of the meetings he replied by
naming DR.. Dernburg, DR.. Albert,
Captain Hecker, julius P. Meyer and
George Sylvester Viereck.
''One thing l should like to correct"
said DR.. Hale Immediately after he
was sworn, land that is that I id not
come here on any summons, as some
OF the newspapers have stated. I am
here voluntarily. I am a gentleman
and have a wife and two children. [
don't want to get into the news
papers"
DR.. Hale was then shown one Of the
German propaganda sheets.
THAT S my work" he said. after
glancing at it.
He was asked if he knew DR.. Rune
ly, the man who was publisher of that
Evening Mail during the period that
the Kaiser controlled that paper.
I'm the Spring of 1915 there turned
UP young man named Rumely. He
was a special protege of Dernburg's.
The fact is that he was absolutely a
special protege of Dernburg's."
DIR. Hale admitted that he had
heard his fellow-propagandi dis
cuss various publications, but that
propositions to purchase them, if sucb
were entertained, were not mentioned
in his presence. Among the publica
tions he mentioned We're The Sun, The
New York Press, which has since been
merged with the Sun: Harper's
Weekly, The Forum and the Interna-
tiOnal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
10 STUDYING AT COLUMBIA.
New Britain Colony at New York Col
lege Largest in Several Years.

Ten young men and women from
New Britain are taking special sum-
mer courses at the summer session Of
Columbia university in New York.
Those already enrolled are:
Lille M. Hubert, 6 Andrews street.
studying fine arts and industrial arts;
Bertha M. Hitchcock, 1873 Stanley
street; Lillian Joyce Ginsberg, 227
North street, studying teachers col
lege course; Lillian NJ. Kolodney,
studying journalism and short-story
writing; Lillian J. Ginsberg, 227 North
street, studying teachers college
course; Samuel Meyer Goldberg, SIP
Main street, studying zoology and BIZ
ology; Marguerite T. Reynolds, 10
center street, studying advanced paint
ing, costume design and industrial ed
ucauon; Mary E. Reynolds, 10 Center
street, studying advanced education;
Helen j. Bunce, Hillside place, study
ing FRENCH; George Andreyko, LAT
broad street. studying chemistry.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
WORKING FOR UNCLE SAM.

Miss Florence L. Hanford has re-
signed her position in the cost depart
ment at the Stanley Works and is now
working for the government on re-
search work in the intelligence bureau
at Washington. Miss Hanford is a.
graduate of Smith college in the class
of 1914, and previous to working in
the cost department was a substitute
school teacher.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27

Red Cross.
Il
$ Gas consumption in France, at least
Ion American Red Cross ambulances in
Europe, is measured by blocks to the
liter rather than miles to the gal
ION. Gas or essence" is a. precious
~article in the war zone and not at
all easy to get, in fact almost 1mpos-
sible to buy for cash, Fortunately,
the gas stations maintained by the
French and American armies COOP
crate with the American Red Cross
motor service and allow ambulances
and trucks to obtain limited quanti-
ties of gas or Garnet or triplicate
orders supplied to Red Cross Drivers.
- Any gas obtained from a French sta
ton, however, is merely borrowed and
the Red Cross must return it liter for
liter from stocks reaching it at the
various ports The official orders filed
from American army stores are re-
deemed in cash. The French. how
T. ever, will not part with their gasoline
for money.
With gasoline, as well as motor
equipment so precious the Red Cross
has instituted unusual gas saving
measures governing its entire fleet of
634 ambulances, trucks and other gas
vehicles CarburetOr adjustments re-
ceive unremitting attention. No car is
allowed to continue to run with leak
Sing valves or any other defect, which
will lower it's ''blockage" per quart
or waste oil. No chauffeur who is not
expert in getting maximum 'blOckage"
remains long at the wheel Every
chance of joy riding is eliminated by
system which we'll might be adopted
by owners of pleasure cars and trucks
of tho United States.
No cars leave the garage even for a
zrip of four blocks until the odometer
reading is taken carefully and gas in
the tank or in reserve cans measured
accurately. The driver starts out with
a trip card registering all these facts
and new readings are taken on his
return to the garage or on his arrival
ct the next Red Cross motor transport
tation station. If his odometer shows
he has deViated from the shortest path
between the garage and his objective,
or if his time indicates that he has
been delayed, he is called upon for
an explanation. A doubtful excuse
brings a sharp warning; a second of
Tense puts him on the wash rack"
washing dirty cars for several days.
AS all Red Cross drivers are militarized
he has to take his medicine. A third
offense may send him to the provost
marshal of the American army in
Paris as military offender Various
punishments are melted out, but the
most feared of all, they say, is an Or
der that the man be separated from
the Red Cross and sent back to Amer
lea in disgrace.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
Landers, Frary x Clark and Stanley
Rule Get Orders

Local manufacturing firms have
just received contracts from the war
department. Landers, Frary & Clark
has contracts for butcher knives and
also knives and forks to be supplied
TO the metals division of the quarter
master department.
The Stanley Rule & Level company
has a contract for blacksmith's riyet
ton9s and spike ma uls.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-27
Boston Store

These hot days should
= make you think of cool
wearables. They should also
make you think Of this store
where such things can be
found.