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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
HOW NORRIS RILEY
 DID BRAVE DEEDS

Norris Ryley, formerly of Mystic. son Of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas ". Ry- ley, who have relatives ia Norwich. has recently been given special men tion and a medal for conspicuous bravery in action
 Mrs. Ryley has recently received from Father Farrell. chaplain of the le3rd field artillery, a letter describ- lllg brave deeds of her son for which he was awarded the horor mentioned.
 The letter was as follows:
 There was very little cover in the emplacements for gun squads. The enemy adjusted on them frequently and very accurately. An emplacement
 was destroyed by gunfire. The battery
 promptly reconstructed it. Tie guns one by one, were put out of action. On
 the 20th. after hours of fighting, most !y in gas masks, with all teIepbone lines cut. all guns put ont of action 1 save one, one officer ani three men killed, and his remaining officer anil five men out of the little command wounded, the battery reported to me by runners, asking for more anlmu- milton. This was supplied: and, late, 1 in the day, the command carried out the baTage assigned to it with the re. 1 inaining gun under severe fire; anC at a time when the naighboring pat teries were silent.
 "The runner referred to in this off 1 cial report, my dear Mrs. Ryley, va. your own. big. smiling boy His trip 1 his first trip from the guns to ths | battalion commanders post. was maG. i under the severest kind of shell fire He was compelled to wear the ga, 1 mask all that trip; and I'll wager that 1 the first time that mask was removed l the first thing to be noticed was tha famous, quiet smile of his. His nlak
 iEg this journey meant much. I l brought help to the wound d and 1 food for the guns. Later that sam,
 day he made more trips to the sam place. I remember well watching hin make his way across the shelled lant 1 raSt the open roads and out tf s!gh;
 walking coolIy and uncOncernedly a l though out for pleasure stroll: ant i the return was made in the same de l liberate way. His work was truly ad niirabIe. Next day several of us wer wounded. Your boy assisted narryfn; one little lad into a dug0lt: h, be l l2ter to get him to the ambulance. an
 in many ways aided the injured N last view of him that day was as tn l ambulance carrying severa! of us t the dressing station, started away Then your boy was waving his han and smiling. His bravery, his kind ness, his ability and his @an0cnes with ali makes him especially dea to me"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
PERSONALS

Joseph Boyland of 122 Broadway is just getting out after a critical ill- ness with pneumonia. Mrs. Laura Vars of Harrison'c Land ing has recovered from illness and has left the New London hospital.
 First Lieut.. Bruce McMillan, now at Camp Meade, Md, recently spent a brief furlough at his home on Broad way.
 Mrs. Fred G. Prothero Of Tread way avenue who has been seriously i'll for some time is so much improved as to be about the house. Miss Edna Hall, who has been ill at her home in Coventry nus returned to her duties in the office of Police Commissioner Edward T. HoN, in Manchester
 Charles E. Miller, son of Mir and Mrs. Charles L. Miller of New Lon dcn. has left for Storrs College, where he will enter the Students Army Training Corps.
 Sergeant Major Milton A. Cunning ham, air service. stationed at Langley Field, Hampton. Va. has returned tC his post after spending a few days as the guest of Miss Gereldire Oat o1 Cliff street.
 H. B. Parmelee manager of the Pfaut Gladden. talking machine de- partment has been confined to his home for few days with the grip aRd 1 his many friends wish him a speedy | recovery.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Going b Stick to the End.

1olH9 ID OClSN 10 Ine End.
 The following letter has teen receiv- ed from Jay s. Rickatts. chief master at arms of the L. s. & Tamacran:
 September 25, 1918.
 Dear Folks: Here we are enjoying q little bit Of autumn. We didn't see much summer this year, of course. when we were away down south it was warm enough but uD here ii is surely cold, but I've never felt better than l do now, along with the splen- did war news
 didn't go on leave this time. just taking a day or two rabhIj hunting; it seems like old times again. My roommate is on leave Hovy and I'm sit ting n our little room writing, the radiator is steaming firA and our big white Pcrsiaa cat is sound asleep in bail ol my bunk. Does that sound nice and cOzv Well, you let
 was bourifuliy supplied witt; mail this time, receiving Daners from home two letters fro both of tay dear folks one from Aunt Julette. a very sub stantial one. one from Aunt Maud, one from a schOolDlate at Storrs, now liv- ing in Turner's Falls, and several from New Jersey
 Iater-IIad to knock of m hour be- cause VIC just received more mail. Be- lieve me, that was some surprise. get ting two lots Of mail within a week Mail day is always a 'gali3 day" from | the time the quarterm3stcr receives i the signal from the flagship to send a boat, till napers anI letters are i distributed. Nothing is done until all mail is read. The men line the rails. watch the boat go into the beach, and 1 holler their heads off for every bag 1 that is thrown. in. Then come those 1 trying moments when the ,Oail clerk is | sorting it, separating the aft nls (cffieers and shippers) from "for'ard 1 (the crew.. Then the maSlcr at arms reads it off on the fo'cas.le head. l Well, this time, to my surprise l 1 received, eight letters. making 22 this i time in; it surely was more than 1 Christmas 10 me. One from dad l dated September ,, yours and his dat | ed SeptembeT 10. written at Crescent l Beach, enc from Aurt Mary Sexton 1 written in Hartford while oll her way 1 to Florida, one from an unknown friend, one from Mrs IT., wife of my collegue on the faculty at Kent. and several others from reg7.iar corres- l perdents It took me jus one hcur i to read them 10 my entire satiSfac- 1 ton.
 /! l am proud of dad for all he is doing :! and iJ is just thosn things that are maIlin% this tre1ncr<3us affair a com plcte success; sorry to hear that ma had some ill days, hut glad she re- l fuses to give up unto her feelings over this war. FrOrn one point of view il must be mighty tough to have one boy over here. to say nothing about i four. But you must be brave ma, for We ETC all coming back as handsome 1 as we left. and great big men. too. 1 Please send me all The Bulletins yol can. Don't worry about the boys ma: they will get it eventually Remember it was three months before I received ! any when I first came over and we l were only few compared with all the soldiers.
 Everything is going O. K. and I've
 decided to stay till its all oyer; fol every man who quits and goes home ! Uncle Sam has to train another to fl
 his place and when you get home yor
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
CANDIDATES ALL DECLARE
 FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE

"The majority of the people in my district, I believe, feel that women should have the right to vote," said Elisha Waterman of Lebanon. MT. Waterman is the republican candidate for senator from the Twentieth > na- torial- district. the Shoestring district Of New London county. If should be elected, it would therefore be my duty to vote yes at Hartford on any bill designated to enfranchise women, and I should vote yes to ratify the fed eral amendment"
 These words were addressed to deputation of women several of whom have boys in France. Al home they are helping these boys fght the battle of democracy by asking our state and nation to strengthen it's moral fiber and stand true here to the ideals preached abroad, the right Of all to a voice in the government as one of the women pat it.
 itt, Mrs. Joseph P. Abel and Mrs. Mary A. Williams, the Lebanon deputation, also called on Karl F. Bishop, their Lebanon neigEbor and republican can diate for representative.
 l '1 believe in woman suffrage" said l Mir. Bishop and I believe it is right and hound to come"
 Mrs. Willis Austin, the county suf- | frage leader who was present with I several other officers Of the suffrage l associa tion, expressed qualification at I the sincerity of both the Lebanon can- l didates:.
 The Norwich senatorial candidates 1 also were interviewed. William E. Will
 COX. democrat, was found toiling on
 Thames Hill. He stopped long enough 1 to say: "I'rn not seeking publicity. but I'll say one thing I'm going to stand
 by the party platform, if nlected. and 1 if that says work for woman suffra ge Im there. That's all there is to it. Nothing could have been said by Mir l Wilcox more satisfactory to the sui l fragists for the democratic state plat | form pledges the party to labor foI
 women s enfranchisemept. especially
 by the federal route.
 l Albert J. Bailey, the republican sen
 atorial candidate. was just recovering 1 from a nattack of influenza and seem
 ed not well. He pointed to his past
 record; he voted "yes" at the last ses-
 sion in favor of a woman suffrage referendum for Connecticut
 Also Joseph F. Williams democratic
 candidate for representative, took {
 similar attitude. saying, 'T cannot nov
 see any reason why I could not stand 1 by my party platform"
 The Montville candidate also cam, in for their share of attention Edwin r. Cpnstock has been nominated D,
 the republicans, and William A Cooke by the democrats as repre- sentatives. Both expressed favorabl opinion. MT. Comstock remarked tha , he had long thought his wife an. , | daughters were entitled to the sam 1 DriVilnGes of citizenship that he wa 6 and he was glad to learn more abou
 the question. Mr Cooke expressed en
 thusiasrc for the high stand his part. i had taken, and gave solemn assur } ance that If elected he would yot , yes' to ratify the federal woman suf frage amen ndment
 Summed up, he equal suffrage work CTS have talked with twclv.a local can 5 didates and everyone admitted tn justice Of the wemen's claim to ful
 citizenship, the right to Vote
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
PLANS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC HEAi;I|I

health department to have an office where clerk would be on duty all day. This would preferably be located in the city hall.
 The past epidemic, he said, had dem onstrated how necessary it was that the health office should have the use of a telephone, for the home tele- phone of Dr. Brophy had handled g tremendous load of calls. With the federal officers, too. taking a hand in the supervision of health conditions in the city and the need there will be of more or less frequent communication between the local and the federal of- feers, the centrally located office will be necessity The inspectors will also have to have some place to re- port.
 This matter is to be taken under consideration by the finance commit tee of the common council which will make a report at the meeting of the council on Nov 4, at which Dr Cody and City Health Officer Brophy will be present.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
SPANISH INFLUENZA
 IS EPIDEMIC HERE
Many Cases Develop Into Deadly Pneumonia. Easier to Prevent Than Cure. How To Avoid.

The constant daily increase of Span ssh influenza reported by local physi- clans shows clearly that many people are failing to take the simple ordinary precautions necessary to avoid infec- tion. For while influenza, after its de- Eelopment. is sometimes difficult to cure. it is an easily preventabie dis ease.
 The best plan is to begin treatment before the first symptom starts. For
 no other disease will develop so quick
 ly or spread so rapidly. You may feel
 fine to1ay+-be sick tomorrow and lose a week or more of work. You will iu-
 Geed he fortunate if pneumonia does
 not develop.
 germs. Every breath you take is like iy to draw them into your nose and throat. You can prevent the disease by killing the germs before they spread throughout your body. There is prob ably no safer or surer way to do this than to go to the nearest drug store and get one of the famous Hyomei In haling Outfits, consisting of bottle of 1 thes pure Oil of Hyomei and a little Vestpocket hard rubber inhaling de- vice into which few drops of the Oil of Hyomei are poured.
 i Just breathe this Oil Of Hyomei deep I into your nose, throat and lungs and
 every particle of air that enters your 1 breathing organs will he charged with an antiseptic. germ killing balsam that 1 wi1l absolutely destroy the germs of 1 influenza that have found E0dgn ent l there
 You can't do this too often. No or dinarY night and morning garglinE CT throat spraying will be sufficient so l long as during the day you come in 1 constant contact with infection. The l Hyomei inhaler is small and can be 1 conveniently carried in a handbag or 1 vestpCcket. Every half hour or so i throughout the day take it out and 1 draw a few breaths of its pure healing | air into your nose and throat. By do- l ing this you can prevent infection and check the further spread of the disease | contact with it. This is an ineypen- | give treatment. as the inhaler will last l lifetime and further supplies of the l oil of Hyomei can be had at any drug l store for a few cents.
 NOTE: Oil of HyGmei. so strongly | recomnne ended above for the preventio l of Spanish influenza is not a new dis covery but is the application of an old 1 and time-tried treatment to a new dis 1 case. Hyomei htas been a standard in the treatment of catarTh and colds for 1 almost twenty years and is sold by l druggists everywhere. Hundreds of people in Norwich and vicinity keen a Hyomei outfit with inhaler on the 1 bathroom shelf for regular winter use. If yoE have one, get it out now and use 1t. If you haven't one go to the near
 est drug store and get one today. If
 is the duty of every person, not only ! for his own sake. but for the com munity to d. all in his power to pre-
 vent further spread of this epidemic
 and to stamp it out. The Lee & Os-
 good O.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS HEAR
 SEVERAL PLANS PRESENTED

Sales of thrift stamps and the jun for Red Cross in the schools were discussed on Thursday afternoon at a meeting of the principals held at Broadway school with superintendent E. j. Graham presiding.
 Mrs. w. Russell Baird addressed the meeting on the campaign for the fatherless children of France and it was decided that Nov 9th would be the day on which the campaign would be conducted here.
 Mrs. |. J. Graham spoke of what might be done in having the school children help in the collection of nut shells, fruit pits. etc. for the. use of the government on making charcoal for gas masks and it was decided to have boxes placed in each of the school buildings and ask the children to bring in their collections of the needed material for charcoal
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR
 FOUR NORWICH SOLDIERS

A public memorial service for the late Sergeant Major Robert o. Fletcher together with the late Cor poral William H. Weeden, Private William E. Perry and Private Ray mond E. Gibson, all former members or attendants at Park Congregational church, is to be held at the church on Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
 The memorial address is to be de- livered by the pastor, Rev. Dr. s. H. Howe. The general public is invited to this service to pay honor to four Norwich soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice.
 Several organizations with which Sergeant Major Fletcher had been connected will attend in a body and will have special seats reserved for them at the church. These include employees of The Bulletin company postoff1ce employees and members of Norwich lodge, No. 30, B P. o. E. The two Norwich State guard com panies will also attend
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25

are likely to be drafted I entered this thing 10 fight, didn't expect a vaca ton, although relief for awhija would be appreciated. The work is very streuu- ous. At tAees it is enough to rattle ones nerves. over year in subma- rine infested waters and even at an goipg to get it. Just the same Tm go- ing to show that I can stick as long as any of them.
 Trust you arc enjoying inc beach. it is real cold in this northern port and overcoats are much in evidence, but have enjoyed my stay in the north this trip. Going hunting tomorrow, low the rabbits will diminish
 Much love 10 all.
 Youc very affectionate son.
 JAY s. RICKETTS,,
 Chief Master at Arms
 [. s. $. Yamacraw
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25

Mayor J. J, Desmond with members of the finance committee and the health officer Dr. F. J. Brophy, met Dr. H. c. Cody, U. s. A., in conference on Thursday afternoon at 4.3D o'clock in the mayors office at the city hall to discuss certain recommendations along health lines that had been made by Dr. Cody to the October meeting of the common council. He is in charge for the federal government of the sanitary district that takes in New London and Norwich.
 Two of the things that Dr. Cody wants to see accomplished and which he urges as indispensable to the kind of health protection he wants to see here are a centrally located office for the city health department and ar engagements for more complete and careful inspection of the business places of food handlers and users, sucf as restaurants and meat markets espe- cially.
 He made it plain to the city au- thorities that he wanted the city
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN
 AUXILIARY OFFICERS CHOSEN

Directors and officers for the Ladies' auxiliary of the American Scandinavi- an society were elected on Thursday night at a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce hall and the bylaws re- ported by the committee were adopt ed.
 The following were the directors elected: Mrs. J. F. Vallin, Mrs. George Benson, Miss Ruth Ericscn Miss Gladys Eliason, Miss Stella Peterson, Mrs. Valentine Pearson, Mrs. c. F. Bjern, Mrs, N. T. Jensen and Miss Ettje Pearson.
 They elected the following officers President, Mrs. John F. VaIlin; vice president Mrs. N. T. Jensen; secre- tary, Miss Gladys Eliason: treasurer, Miss Elsie Pearson.
 The auxiliary is to have another meeting on Nov. Ath, followed by a large public meeting on the 9th.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
INSTRUCTION CLASS
 FOR DRAFT ASSISTANTS

Tonight, Friday. at O'CLOCK in the State Armory there $ to be an instruc- ton class and drill for all registTants who have been classified in Class A. These drills and instruction classes are held every Friday evening and every registrdnt is requested ;o be pres ent. These drills will greatly aid the registrant when he gets to camp and prepares him for q non commission ed officer giving him preference over the recruit who has no knowledge Of military tactics. Several ot the young men now in service who were induct- ed by the local board rave received commissions and the ma jority Of them regularly attended the classes at the armory before going to camp.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
EDWARD DURFEY'S ESTATE
 Tn cISTEP M1S ciISAM TFff
TO SISTEF

In Brooklyn, N Y. the will of Ed ward Durfey. formerly of Norwich. who was a brother of Mrs. Susan Luce of Mantle. on file for probate in the surrogates' court, leaves his entire estate Of about $4,500" in realty and about $1.290' in personal property, after all debts are paid. to his wife Louisa Durfey, Of 9S Harmon street, she. without bonds, being also named as eXecutriN.
 MT Durfev. who was an engineer, died at his home in Brooklyn from a complication of diseases Oct. 1. He was 72 years cid and his sister in Mantle is his only surviving heir at law
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
NAVAL PAYMAsTER UNDER
 ARREST IN CHICAGO

In Chicago on Wednesday night, James A. Donohue 26, naval pay master who has tbeen stationed in New London at the state pier. was arrested and will be brought to New London to face a court martial, it was stated.
 It is alleged that there has been a shortage of funds amounting to several thousand dollars in the pay masters department Donohue has been missing from New London since Oct. B.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
FAVOR CONSERVATION HOURS
 FOR RETAIL STORES

As a conservation measure it was expressed as the sense of a meeting of the Retail Merchants Bureau held Thursday morning in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to change the open ing and closing hours Of stores in the city. After a discussion it was voted to adopt the following resolution: Resolved: That it be the opinion of the Retail Merchants bureau of Norwich. that the business hours best suited for this community be from S.30 a. m. to 5.30 D. m. on the first four days of the week. and from S.30 a. m. to 10 D. m. on Saturday."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
Arguments in Suit Against Bank,

In the superior court 1t New Lon don Thursday afternoon arguments were completed in the suit of the l.. r. Morgan and others aga:nst he Savings Bank of New London. an action to recover collateral placed with the bank to secure loan. These se- curities so placed it is claimed were not the property of the person; nlak- ing the loan Written briefs are to be submitted ,n the case.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
COUNSEL FOR BURNAo
 HAS FILED BRIEFS

Briefs in the case Of Edwin L. Bur nap vs. the board of water commis- sioners of the city Of Norwich have recently been filed with Judge Joel B. Reed of the superior court before whom evidence in the case was pre- scented at 8 hearing in Stafford Stafford Springs on Aug 1st.
 Judge John H. Barnes is counsel for MT Burnap, who is contesting the le- gality of the action of the water com missieners. who abolished the office of superintendent of the water depart ment and thus put him out of that position.
 After the hearing before Judge Reed two weeks were given for counsel for the petitioned to file briefs, but there has been several extensions of this time
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
DON'T YOU NEED ONE xowg

There are times when every person needs an old fashioned physic. Jndi- gestion, biliousness. bad breath, bloat- ing, gas. constipation or other condt- ton arising from q mass of undigested food in the stomach needs immediate attention Foley Cathartic Tablets are mild and gentle bat sure in action. They cause no griping pain or nausea. They cleanse the bowels, sweeten the stomach and tone up the liver. Give stGut people q welcome, light. free feel ing. The Lee & OsgoOd Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR CLASS IA MEN

Physical examinations of registrants in Class IA arc being held at the board rooms every evening and SD far there are 113 men who have been found full ly qualified for military service and now await a call to service. Tn No- vember it is expected that eo0, 900 men vii lentrail for camps from all over the country and in all probability the Norwich quota will be between ten and fifteen men who wiu leave here some time next month.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
SCHOOLS ARE FREE
 FROM COUGHING PUPILS

Superintendent of schools E. J. Graham said on Thursday night that the plan of reepenins> the schools with the provision that coughing pupils would be sent home was work ing very satisfactorily, From his ob- servati0ns he could say that the schools have never been so free of coughers and it is apparent that the parents have very generally needed the advice not to send their children back if they were still in the cough ing stage. He believes there is very little sickness among the school children.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
In New Lendan Jail.

EfiA Cooper Allen was presented before U. s. Commissioner Ear Mathewson here this week on charge of bootiegging and was bound over for trial in the U. $. district court She was taken to the New London jai by |. s. Deputy Marshal 4. L. Lam phere to await the session of the dis trict court.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
German Fatioue Cap Shown,

A German fatigue cap is shown in the window of the store of Mara and Eggleton on Franklin square. It is one sent to Frank E, Eggleton by his brother who is now in hospital on Staten Island, under treatment for sheIlshock and gassing suffered at the battle front