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Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
INVENTOR OF. BASKETBALL
 IS IN FRANCE


 Paris (by maiD the fact that necessity is the mother of invention" the athletic world owes the game Of basketball, a sport that probably is enjoyed by more players and spectators than any other indoor competition Just now it is very popular with the American soldiers over here. Dr. James Naismith, head of the physical department of the University of Kan sas, now serving with the American Y NJ c. A in France is the inventor of the game. He evolved it to fill the gap between football and baseball and to find something to occupy class of active young men at the training school Springfield, Mass. What he is doing in France is a sidelight on the great overseas athletic program ar ranged by the "Y' the K of C., the Salvation Army and other united war work agencies.
 Basketball first blossomed back in 1891. There have been numerous changes in the original rules, but the foundation principles are the same to- day as they were when it was in vented.
 Dr. Naismith takes considerable sat- isfaction in seeing the sport of which he is the father hold a place as one Of the most popular amusements in the American army in France. The sol diers will give it 3 prominent spot on their athletic program this winter and some teams will be developed that WIil be equal to the haSa of the amateur organizations back home. There are | several of the former professional stars now in Uncle Sam's service also and as the army is not governed by A. A. U. rules, these men will be able to compete as amateurs. once more.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS ACTIVE.

New York, Oct. 31-NIonetary con dltions lost much Of their adverse in Auence today, probably as q result of informal assurances that the local loan situation is now under control and partly because of foreign adVices which pointed more definitely to the dissolution of the Central Powers.
 Trading in stocks was active dur ing the morning. when prices inclined downward, but became more moderate later on the general advance in which early losses were largely replaced by many material gains.
 Leaders in the recovery included oils. shippings, coppers, rails, to9accos and various specialties of no definite description L. s. Steel was forced 10 anew low level for the current movement in the heavy selling of the forenoon, but was among the first of the popular issues 10 rebound, raliying 1 l-2 points ani closing at a large fractional gain. War shares also hardened, Baldwin l Locomotive, American Car and some of the less prominent equipments gaining one to almost four points. Oils were more orderly Ir the sense that their advance was gradual, MeXi- can Petroleum rising almost II points and effacing it's severe loss of the pre- vious session. Marine preferred and Atlantic Gulf featured the strong ship pings. Sales amounted to S25,0O0 shares.
 Liberty bonds and interratonals were steady, but railroad issues varied 1 slightly on lighter offerin=s. Total sales. par value, aggregated $S,250O0
 Old L. s. bonds were unchanged on
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
 OBJECTS 10 SUNDAY SPORTS

Few York, Oct 3O--John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., chairman of the executive committee of the united war work campaign which on Nov Il will launch a drive to raise $170, 500,000 for the welfare of American troops. an nounced today that the committee would accep only indirectly monHy raised by the nation wide boxing car nivals being arranged by James ". Coffroth, national supervisor O. the boxing section of the sports division of the campaign. This decision, accord ing to MT Rockefeller, followed rro- tests received from ministers throughout the country, who had crit icized boxing as "brutal
 Mir Rockefeller also announced th9t the executive committee lA1 adopted resolutions setting f)rth that money rf..sed y any } )rtiu.r evSnls t"id on Sur day would be :efIscI
 Since plans for the calnraign were first announced, boxers and boxing promoters have been arranging, Under the direction of MT. Coffroth, carni- vals to be held in various large cities throughout the country. It was as serted that hy this means many thou sand doliars wou.d be added to +he fund
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
BROKE ALL PEN AND
 INDIVIDUAL HEN RECORDS

The seventh international egg lay ing contest at StorrS ende1 late Wed nesday afternoon when hen No. 962, White Leghorn from Lakewood, N. J., laid the last egg. The two outstand- ing features of the competition just ended are the remarkable performance of a pen of birds from Corvallis, Ore. and the individual work done Uy White Wyandotte hen No. 195 from Bridge ton, R. l. At this point it may be said that during the past five years the poultry department at Storrs has trap nested over 5000 hens represent ing thirty different breeds and varie- ties from tWSnty states and including birds from Canada and England The pen of "Oregons" entered by the Ore son Agricultural College has beat them all These ten birds laid 2352 eggs as compared with the best pre- Vious record of 2265 made two years ago by a pen Of White WyandotteS Connecticut's best birds were Buff Wy andottes entered by H. r. Cloves of Hartford.
 The best individual record has also been broken. During ten years of trap nesting 2S6 eggs has been the best that any one hen could do until this White Wyandotte owned by Obed G Knight finished up the year with sos eggs. Besides winning first al Storrs this bird is second best in a class of only four American hens with officia records Of more than 300 eggs each The following table shows these fouI leading layers with their records and where they were made:
 White Leghorn. Delaware
 Contest ................. 314 eggS White Wyandotte, Storrs
 c".tes. .......,...,. sCs egg. Oregon" Oregon Agricul- 1 tural College .... 30S egg: White Rock Vineland Con
 test ...... ......t.. 3o1 egg
 In the Barred Rock class hen No 112 from Palenville, N. Y, was first with a score of 264 eggs. Hen No. 67; from Hollywood. Wash, with a recorf of 23S eggs was the best White Leg horn for the year. In the Rhode Isl and Red class hen No. 42S from South boro, Mass, was first with yield O. 240 eggs.
 The grand total for all pens was l 198920 or an average of about l.. eggs less per hen than was laid in the contest last year. The subioined ta- hle shows the number of birds in eacI breed. the average annual individua egg yield, and the general average fo.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01

to supply the pulpit at Perryville on Sunday on account of illness, is bet ter
 Mrs. Ida Briggs called on relatives at Wakefield Sunday afternoon.
 Mir. Gaisburg supplied the pulpit here Sunday morning and at West Kingston Sunday afternoon. He is to be. supply until Jan. l, 1919, with the exception of the second Sunday in December, when Rev. B. T. Living stone will preach.
 Mrs. Emeline Sutton has moved to Lafayette. She has lived here several years and was an excellent neighbor. Rev MT. Watts, state colportuer, spent Thursday and Friday calling on l the people in this community. Mir. and Mrs Benjamin w. Smith of Pawtucket and MT. and Mrs. Connolly were. callers here Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ella Strait and daughter Eva of Moose Neck were visitors here on Tuesday.
 Mrs. Eva Webster began school ! again Monday after a vacation of ! three weeks on account of influenza 1 F. K. Crandall and family of King
 ston were here Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
LAST YEAR
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Oeep River-The junior loom of the necp River High school viii be held in Inc town hl.L Friday evening, No remher 15.
 Fair Ha.e-.-The Woman's Relief corps presented a 1aG 10 Station A, The Fair Hlven postofico, Wednes- day afternoon at o'clock. Philip Troup accepic the flag.
 Ha-tford.-Miss Margaret Williams and Miss Elizabeth Wtlnila1 Of Wood land street will sail soou for France 10 do cantccr wor5 with the Young Mems Christian association
 East Hartford-The recruiting cam paiEn which has been carried on by members of Company E. State Guard. for TWO WtHi,s closed last evening with 8 net ga in of fifty members.
 Hsrtford.-Dudley Buck, who was educated in Germany for three years, and was a noted and volu-ninous com poser and orranist at the Park church, Hartford. for many years. died in 1909.
 South Msrehester.-M:ss Dorothy licmminsway Of Summit street who had charge cf the canning courses in town ;his summer, has been secured 70 act as dictiian at the emergency hospital
 chntor-At the annual meeting Of The local chapter Of the Red Cross held recently Mis- Mary F. l.. Eliot was elected chairman. Mrs. S B. Reed, -ecrctary anl Miss Emma R. Swain, treasurer.
 New Hsven.-Col Theodore Roose- VcIt is expected 10 speak here for the republicans 10 address tho Winches- Ter workers just before the election. Nice presiden Marshall Is not able to come here fo.- the campaign.
 Derby.-An0ther effort is to be he made on Jhe part of he New York and Dcroy Transportation company to run a boat ine from here 10 New York. and commencing November the company contemplates daily trips between the two places.
 Stsu1ford.--Declaring that she was treated with characteristic Prussiar brutality by her husband whom she married in Berlin. Germany, in 1913 Susane n. Elecher. 22-year- old stuacnt in a Stamford business col leEc. has, obtained a divorce from Frederick r1acher in the Fairfield County Superior court.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
BERLIN NEXT SITE FOR WORLDS SERIES

suits. He's hard fighter in battle and a strenuous contestant in games He's hard to beat in either.s
 Aptly Illustrating this, is the story told of a party of Tanks" who, re- heved from the fighting lines, were en route to a village where they could resU a few days. While waiting for motor trucks, they started a game of baseball. getting the equipment from a convenient Knights of Columbus building. In a few minutes three thou sand young Americans were excited spectators. Woth them the recent battle with the Hun was history. They had licked him and that was enough,
 Maintains Morale.
 This is what helps. to maintain morale, and the need for baseball and other forms of recreation is clearly recognized by the K of c. in their war relief activities. That is why the Knights have sent overseas so many men notable in the athletic world. They are needed to direct sports.
 I modestly ask to be listed as a notable" because of my long connec- ton with "big league baseball in the United States. The boys in the army wanted baseball, sand that's why I'm here.
 I find the men just as keen for base ball befote battle as they are after and it certainly helps to keep their mind off the serious work ahead for them. Officers know the value of this and they tell me that frequently be- fore they lead their men lover the top" they purposely start a discussion among the men regarding baseball oI baseball players.
 My ambition to stage a world series in Paris or somewhere nearer the fighting lines didn't materialize. but we have enough baseball to keep the boys satisfied.
 When I came overseas I expected of course, to find that athletic enter tainments were popular, but 1 confess l am amazed at the extent of this TOD ularity. Every spare minute they have, if the weather permits, thes arc engaged in some outdoor sport. Base ball. wrestling; boxing, tennis, run ming, jumping, walking, medicine bal and even ping pong claim their alter tion, and the result is that there is not as fine a body of athletes in tkt world as Uncle Sam's warriors Cham pions? I'll wager I can pick teaar of all-around athletes from the United | States army today that can defeat any other aggregation of men possible to | collect.
 Equipment Supplied.
 One of the best things the Knight. and the Y NJ. C. A. did in :heir vas war activities was 10 supply the erea amount of baseball equipment N'hicl they did for the men. It's in us4 ever! daylight hour. It's as important q; the work done by the Y. W. C. A. anC the supplies sent by the Jewish vel fare board. the American Library as
 sociation and the Salvation Army Ky
 cry person in America ought t0 sup
 port these organizations in their driv,
 for s170,500.000 which they need t, | continue their work.
 Our soldiers are planning athleti
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
CENTRAL VILLAGE

Miss Alice Pike has been at her home. in Elliott several days recover ing from influenza. Her mother, Mrs Charles Pike, has returned to Eli ott
 Mrs John Weaver has returned to her home in Danielson. having been here several days caring for her son, Thomas Weaver. who has been very ill with influenza
 Foster Burgess, an instructor at the radio school in Newport. +. !, spent Sunday at his home.
 Mrs. Frank Preston of Danielson was called here Saturday hy the death of Mr. Preston's stepmother, Mrs. John Preston.
 Felix Wakeley of Boston, spent Sunday at his home. -Ie is at the training station at Bumkin Island.
 Mrs. Edith Woodman. has heen called to New | 1orl by the serious illness of her daughter, a nurse in New York. Miss Ethel Johnson of Moosup has been spending a few days with local 1 friends.
 Miss Lillian Cooper. yeomanette at Sunday at her home.
 The Ladies' Aid society Was enter | taired Wednesday afternoon at the 1 home of Mrs. John l.. Chapman. ! Wilfred Hall, who has saw mill at | Greene, R. L. has been at his home as he has blood poison ir his hand | George Potvin, who has been i'll with grip, has recovered sufficiently to go to his business in Moosups daily
 Sunday school will be held next 1 Sunday. No sessions have been held for a few weeks on account of the grip.
 l George Winsor, Jr was in Putnam
 Sunday.
 Charles D. Geer of Norwich. a form CT resident here, was Sunday wis
 itor.
 Mrs, Arnold E. Ma5hewson and
 daughter, Miss Ruth Matnewson, were
 Norwich visitors Thursday Conrad Salvas was in Putnam or
 Sunday.
 Mrs William Goeche has been i'll. Mrs. Philip Mathewson has been il sl Wauregan, caring for her grand
 daughter, Miss Dorothy Atwood, wht
 is much better.
 Rockwell Lyon, of the Naval Train :. ing station at Newport, R L, spen
 Sunday with his parents, Mir and Mrs James Lyons.
 Albertus Briggs of Moosup, shippin; clerk at the Farnworth Phinney mill is off duty on account of illness.
 Mrs. James Popple has been a Camp Devens to see her son, Conra, Popple, who remains ill. but is recov
 ering slowly.
 MT. and Mrs. William Joly, who hay been ill are better. Andrew kennison, who had been il about a week. was taken to the Da,
 Kimball hospital in Putnam Satur
 day afternoon He had double pneu } monia. He died early Sunday morn
 ing. He leaves besides his wife al aged mother and eight brothers. H
 was employed as a truck Griver for tn Central Worsted O., and was
 faithful employe. Funeral service wa ; held at the Memorial chapel at Ever green cemetery, Tuesday afternoon a t o'clock.
 At the same time the funeral 6 Mrs. Kennison's sisters little soT Benjamin HaIl three years old wa held at the same place. Mrs Hall an
 two children came from their home i Danielson to assist in caring for he
 father, Moses Joley. who lives mex 5 house to the kennison home. MT. Hall is critically ill at her father } home.
 : Mr. and Mrs Wilfred Hall enter ] tained Mrs. Halls parents from Scot l land. Sunday.
 r Mrs. Leroy Greene has been i'll wit
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
ONECO

MT. and Mrs James Kenyon of Westerly visited Ada Greenman Sun day.
 Mrs. Sylvester Tarbox of Norwich was the guest Monday of her father. W. S. Burdick.
 Miss Bernico Bolivar has returned to her home in Worcester
 Joseph Hawkins and son, Joseph, Jr, spent Sunday in Centerville
 Mrs. John Vaughn and daughter Clara and Mrs. Hopkins and little son of Washington spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Wilcox
 The marriage took place in Oneco Oct. Fist of Wanton Nichols of Ster- ling and Elsie Brown of Voluntown. The ceremony was performed by F. w. Hazard, justice of the peace.
 MT. and Mrs. George Burdieiz and three children have moved into Mrs. Harriet Kenyon's house.
 C. D. Whitford is able to be in the store again after suffering from rheu- matism
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Holt and son of Dayville spent Sunday at W. s. Bur- dicks.
 Mrs. Robert Cummings died Tuesday morning after a short illness. She Is survived by her husband, father, moth CT, five sisters and a brother.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
BOLTON NOTCH

Miss Ralpha Hills of Hi1Istown wis ited her cousin, Mrs. Ethel Howard over Sunday.
 Mrs. Carrie Meloney and sop George returned Sunday to their home in Waterbury.
 Misses Edith and Viola Cross have moved to the house with Miss Mary Cross.
 Miss Hattie Howe was in Moosur Monday.
 Mrs Ida Moran wasa Hartford wis itor Wednesday.
 Mrs. James Steel and daughter Mrs. Washington Doolittle have moved their household goods to New ark N J
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01

Clark, MT. and Mrs. Charles Tatem, Harry Tatem and two children, Darwin Clark, Mrs. Marc Lewis. Y
 Clifford Bowen of Camp Devens was at his home here Sunday.
 Miss Reed, the nurse at Charles Clark's, returned Friday to her home in East Thompson.
 Little Donald Clark is with his grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Miller, of East Thompson.
 Mrs. Arthur Keith has been spend ing two weeks at Forest Hills, \. F., with the Misses Trowbridge.
 George Clark and family of Putnam and MT. and Mrs. William May of Pomffet were in town Sunday.
 Fred Belcher of Stafford spent Sat- urday and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Ellery Bartlett.
 Mrs. Walter Tripp with her son from Pomfret is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Badg~r,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
lnfiuena for two weeks.

Mrs. John D. Preston, 69, died Fri day afternoon from pneumonia She had been an invalid for several years and resident here about 30 years. She leaves a sister and mother and four step children, Mr$ Ernest Knowles of Narrag agansett Tier, Frank Preston of Lanielson. Willis Preston of Providence and Elmer Preston of Anthony, R. I. Funeral se1Eices were held at the Memorial chapel at Ever green cemetery Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The bearers were Frank Preston of Dayville, Elmer Preston of Anthony, Harry Preston of Moosup and Raymond Preston of the Base Hospital, at New London. Burial was in the family lot at Evergreen ceme- terN.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01

contests for the time when thay get into Berlin. Maps of the German me tropolis are available here ana some of the soldiers and 1 have already se- lected parks, parade and drill grounds where the American national game will be played-within the next few months. too, let us, hope.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
ASHFORD

Alexander Kaletchitz is in New York
 Ida Converse is at Woodstock Hill. William Warren has purchased a pony and cart for his children.
 A number here have influenza. Those convalescing are Town Clerk and Mrs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
COTTON

New York, Oct 31.-spot cotton euiet; midd1ing 3020 Futures opened easy; December 2S50 to 2S35: January 2795 to 2773; March 274o; May 2703; July 2695.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
MONEY.

New York, Oct. S1.-Call money strong; high 6: low S; ruling rate S: closing bid } 3-4: offered at G. last ioan $. Bank acceptances 4 1-2.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01

Paris by maiD D.-One point which the united war work campaign ought to make clear to the American public is that when the American soldier isn't busy fighting he is putting en- ergy and pep" into his recreation pur-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01

(There is little room for dispute when Johnny Evers, of the famous Tinker, to Evers, to Chance combi- nation, is called the best second base man baseball ever produced. After leaving the Chicago Cubs he went to Boston and was captain of the Braves when they won the world series in l916)
The Parker post., 1918-06-08
GERMAN ADVANCE HALTED.

German masses no longer hurl
themselves at the allied lines along
extended fronts. The momentum of
the Teutonic advance of last week
appears to have exhausted itself in
striking the yielding lines of the
French and British, which now have
stiffened and are holding the foe ex-
cept for insignificant gains here
and there, especially along the front
running south from the neighborhood
of scissors to Chateau Thierry. The
struggle apparently is changing from
a war of movements to a war of po-
SitiOn
Official reports show that the Ger
mans are launching their assaults on
Chezy, Corey and near Dommiers, is
olated points of vantage These at
tacks were, roughly, from five to
seven miles apart along the line
which includes ground where the
Americans have established them
The Parker post., 1918-06-08

way Of the Parker cutoff, has
been quite heavy during the past
two weeks. This is in a great meas
ure due to the fact that the ferry
service at Ehrenberg is at present
suspended on account of high water,
but aside from that it is becoming
pretty generally known that the Par
ker cutoff between the interior
and the coast is the shortest and best
route, and travellers are taking ad-
vantage Of that fact.
The Parker post., 1918-06-08
Will Raise Water Tank.

James Gillen, of the local water
works, will raise the storage tank at
his well about ten feet higher in or
der to secure sufficient pressure to
convey the water to the upper story
Of the Grand View hotel The work
will be started at once and as soon
as it is completed the new hotel will
be ready to open for business.
The Parker post., 1918-06-08
$4,000 DAMAGES AWARDED.

Twenty thousand dollars damages
were awarded to Mrs Helen A and
Elsie Violet Chapman, widow and
daughter of James Chapman, a miner
who was killed at the Swansea mine
last year, in the suit brought in the
superior court of Yuma county by
Anna G. Molloy, administrative of
Chapman's estate, against the Swan
sea Lease, Inc, owner of the mine,
for $4,000, alleging that Chapman s
death was due to negligence on the
part of the defendant corporation
The Parker post., 1918-06-08
To Learn Domestic Art.

Superintendent A. f. Ducios of the
Indian School went to L. :. Angeles
last Sunday, taxing with him num-
Der of the larger Indian girls of the
reservation who will be placed with
different families in that city. where
they will be given practical instruc-
tions. in domestic art during the
school vacation.
The Parker post., 1918-06-08

property, about forty miles up the
river, down to Parker. He has a
contract for moving 1000 tons of ore
from this mine, and at the same time
&c will also transport the ores Of sew
eral other smaller properties along
the river down to the same point
The Parker post., 1918-06-08

The Marines are recruiting again!
hot only men for the Marine Corps,
but buyers for the Third Liberty
Loan Bonds as we'll
Over in France on the battle line,
Marines are doing their share to
crush the powerful Hun. cover
Here, the recruiting organization
of the Marine Corps is working in
The Parker post., 1918-06-08
Rest and Tea Room.

The management of the Grand
View hotel has given the ladies Of the
local Red Cross the use of one of the
apartments on the ground floor for
rest and tea room for ladies. There
comfortable seats will be provided.
iced tea will be served and all will
be bidden welcome
The Parker post., 1918-06-08
Brothers. Rnencnsihiiitv.

Twins, boy and girl, had never been
separated. ~ kindergarten they were
put at different tables. and the boy
said, "Teacher. You mustn't put US
apart, cause I'm sponsible for Jane"
The Parker post., 1918-06-08
Phoenix Visitors.

John Richard, wife, and daughter,
Miss Beulah, of Phoenix, visited at
the Hosfelt home here Monday and
Tuesday while en- route to the coast
5 by auto. Mrs. Richard is a sister of
Mrs. Charles Hosfelt.
The Parker post., 1918-06-08

AUCTION SALE-There will be an
auction sale at Martins plumbing
shop, of household furniture, fixtures,
utensils, firearms, etc, Saturday (to-
day. at 2 p. m. Terms, strictly
cash. See posters for list of articles.
The Parker post., 1918-06-08

selves and have fought the Germans
to a standstill. The French official
statement says the TeutOn attacks
were all repulsed.
The Parker post., 1918-06-08
Shipping Ores.

Capt Joe Bush of the Parker ferry
brought down from Needles last week
two river boats which he purchased.
and commenced this week transport
ing manganese ore with them from
the Arizona Manganese company's