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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

fuel for the maintenance of lights commonly Known as white way'' or cluster lights, or other decorative street lighting, or enter into a con- tract for the lighting of the same, eX-i cept to such extent as such lights are necessary for the safety of the public.
 This order shall not apply to such porch lights upon houses or hotels or to entrances to buildings occupied or open for ingress upon private drive ways, walks or in the grounds of any hotel, manufacturing establishment, or residence, or upon the platform of railway stations, approaches thereto, CT in railroad yards or grounds, as are necessary to safety; or to lights for any similar purposes when author ized by any State Fuel Administrator of the state within which such lights are located. Provided, however, that such lights shall be only in such num- Der or size as is necessary to meet the requirements of public safety. and provided that such lights shall be re-
 duced at any time upon direction of the State Fuel Administrator of the state within which such buildings or grounds are located. The State Fuel Administrators within the several states are hereby directed and authorized to see that the provisions of this order are observed and carried out within their several
 states, to report violations thereof to the United States Fuel Administra-
 tor, and to recommend to the United
 States Fuel Administrator action to 1 be taken by him with respect to. the
 sale, shipment, distribution and ap-
 portionment of coal to the corpora l tions, associations, partnerships or
 persons so found to be acting in vio- lation of this order.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
NEW ORDER REGARDING
 USE OF ELECTRICITY
Received by Supt. Kehoe From New
 England Fuel Administrator.

Superintendent Stephen J. Kehoe has received from James E. .Storrow, New England Fuel administrator, mo- atice. of the following order regarding the lighting of electric signs:
 The United States Fuel Administra- tion has cancelled its order of Novem- Der g, 1917. limiting the hours for lighting electric signs and has issued in place thereof the following order which is now in effect:
 No corporation, association, part nership, or person, engaged wholly or in part. in the business of furnishing electricity for illumination or power purposes; and no corporation, asso- citation, partnership or person., main taining a plant for the purpose of supplying for their own use electricity for Illuminating Or power, shall use any coal, oil, gas, or other fuel, for the purpose of supplying electricity for illuminating or displaying ad- vertisements, notices, announcements or signs designating the location of an office or place of business, or the na- ture of any business, for electric searchlights. or for external iIlllmin- ation for ornamentation of any build lHSS, OT uSIlS III luS IuLSrlOr Ol SLOreS offices, or other places of business when such stores are not open fol business, excepting such lights as are necessary for the public safety or as are required by law; nor for exces- sive street lights intended for display or advertising purposes, whether sucl lights are maintained by the munici. pality or by others.
 These prohibitions and all of then are effective on Thursday and Sunday 1 nights only, of each and every week l subject to the following exceptions: This order shall not apply to ligh
 used flor governmental purposes onl!
 by the United States government, thu government of any commonwealth O. state, of the United States.
 This order shall not apply to th'
 maintenance of street lights by an.
 city or town or within any city O
 town under a contract with the off
 cials thereof for such maintenance
 except that no municipality may us
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
 GIRLS! MAKE A BEAUTY LOTION WITH LEMONS

At the cost of a small jar of ordin- ary cold cream one can prepare a full quarter pint of the most wonderful lemon skin softener and complexion beautifier, by squeezing the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle con- taining three ounces of orchard white. Care should be taken to strain the juice through fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sallowness and tan and. is the ideal skin softener, smoothener and beautifier. Y.
 Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any pharmacy and two lemons from the grocer and make up quarter pint of this sweetly fra grant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck. arms and hands. It should naturally help to whiten, soften, freshen and bring out the roses and beauty of any skin. It is truly marvellous to smoother rough, red hands
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any minor complaints, and insist on order and cleanliness.
 In each hotel the senior N. c. O.. was known as the Chief of Establish ment. and did duties similar to those of company sergeant major.
 A school was organized under an army schoolmaster sent out from Eng land, and, after examination the suc- cessful men were given their army certificates.
 Numerous workshops were opened, not only to do very necessary repair work, but also as means of instruct ing untrained men in trades they could follow after the war. There was a carpenters shop, shoemaker's s shop, tailor's shop, etc.
 . Later on printing shop was started under the direction of Lieutenant Hubbs A press and type were bought and the men were taught type setting and printing. A magazine called the "B. I. M"-British Interned Murren-was published every fort night and served to amuse the men, as well as to establish permanent record of doing in Murren.
 Perhaps the most attractive form of instruction was given by the school of motor mechanism, under Lieutenant Wallis. A chassis was donated by a Swiss automobile firm, and on it the pupils learned to be expert motor me- chanics. The school was later moved to Vevey,, where instruction in driving could be given. Most of the graduates of this school obtained positions as chauffeurs and mechanics during their stay in Switzerland.
 The British Red Cross with head quarters at Rerne, usually supplied the necessary capital to start any new venture but in most cases the money was soon paid back out of the profits Everything possible was done to en- certain the men and make their lot
 more pleasant. A rink was built fol | the use of those whose condition al | lowed them to skate, and on it many
 carnicals and competitions of various sorts were held A hockey team wa: organized from among the fifty Ca nadians, and although all the players
 were crippled in some way, they sue. l ceeded in defeating almost every Swiss team they played.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
INSURANCE COMPANY
 SHOWS PATRIOTIC SPIRIT
Agents Are Taking Orders For War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps.

| The Prudential Life Insurance Company has arranged a card system | by which the insurance agents bring | to the attention of the policy holders 1 the war savings certificate and thrift stamp movement inaugurated by the | government. If a policy holder de- sires to purchase, he or she signs one | of the cards and the agent forwards | he returned cards to the local post | office
 The stamps are delivered by the etter carriers and payment made to him. About 100 such orders have been 1 filled by the local carriers this week. I Principal H. A. Tirrell of the Norwich Free Academy is interesting his scholars in the purchase of thrift 1tamps and is supplying all who de- ire them.
 | Secretary McAdoo has prepared the i Hollowing address to Young America" |" cling the children how they, can help 1 he government win the war by saw ing their pennies and investing them in thrift staanps. He says: To Young America:
 Nations have their childhood and her days of hard lessons just as the children do One hundred and forty rears ago. when the first American lrrny marched to battle our nation vas younger among nations than you l gre among your fathers your mothers md their friends. Our army had hummer boys in those day, real boys, If 10 and 1e who marched as bravely md as proudly into cannon fire as heir great chief, General Washington 1 linself Our nation had little girls who laughed and cheered and loaded nuskets for their fathers, who fired trough loop holes in their cabin ''omes, when the painted Indians ,harged to the very doors.
 Where many school houses stand +oday American boys and girls may nave helped to fight and to defeat the anerny, when our nation, too, was | 7oung.
 Like Boys and Girls of '76.
 We are in the greatest war of the l var. We can and will win. if the
 >oys and girls of America say so, ant mean it. and feel it. and live it, as tho Il la,,ovs and girls of '76 lived and felt ant I felped.
 The nation needs that sort of boy.
 md girls today. Not to beat oul
 lrums, nor to load our muskets, bur
 o start a great work which must bt
 ,one It is the part of boys and girl. -iI oday to give an example of self-de
 ,ial and sacrifice, to teach fathers ant 1others, to teach the grown paopl,
 f the ration, that we still have i,
 very heart the spirit of '7s, when boy. d our soldiers into battle and girl ought beside their fathers at the cab walls The lesson is Thrift
 2vire to the point of sacrifice--self
 'enial of everything unnecessary Chance For Everyone.
 ..If every boy and girl says at hom onight, q will fight in this war" |" yiIl save every penny and shall loal
 | to my government to help save tn ives of the big brothers of America
 I will try to teach every America
 see to do the same,' then 100000 ( o1nes, the homes of all America, wi filled with the spirit of '76, tn I -,irft of >tee drummer boys, of tn
 rave girls of those days. Americ
 i'll win again. as it has always wor { trough the splendid strength, courag
 and sacrifice in the hearts of voup
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

tree in the ballroom of the Palace Ho- tel for the men quartered there, and each one received small present do-' mated by generous Swiss manufacturers. In the evening special dinner was provided, followed by dancing to the music of the Murren band. Think of it!
 Every Saturday night there was a dance for the officers, and every Thursday night dancing class for the men, at which all the officers wives and sisters offered themselves as part ners for the willing pupils.
 We Canadian officers had a bigger treat in store for us on Christmas night. Lieut.. J. E. McClurg and Mrs. McLurg of. Sault Ste Marie, lived in a little chalet not far from the hotel. They invited us all to real Christ mas dinner with turkey and cranber- ry sauce and pie-the kind of pie that mother used to make" When the meal was over MT. McLurg passed , around his best cigars, and the remi- niscences began. We all had wor- derful time, and concluded the jolly evening by gathering around the piano and singing a lot of songs that had been popular when we left Canada. We were all far from home and strangers in strange land, and no l that one day in the year, when every one wants to be at home. we warmly l appreciated Mrs. McLurg's efforts to I make us feel that we were not for 1 gotten. s
 = s+if Snow Made Work.
 | After Christmas the days passed by
 uneventfully. There was a good dea1 i of work to be done. especially when ii
 showed hard. The rink the bob-run the road and the railway track all had
 to be kept cleared. For this purpose I the men who had been passed by the
 doctors as fit for work were formed UT
 every morning and the required mum.
 Der selected. How these men did hat
 it too! For months and months il
 Germany they had been refusing t
 work in spite of the severe punish
 ments, and now they had to do i
 whether they liked it or not. A gentl
 reminder of the hardships their com
 rades in Germany and France wer
 enduring put a quick stop to any un
 necessary grouching.
 s (Continued Tomorrowy
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XXIV


 The first few days of our stay in Murren were spent in an interested inspection of our surroundings. The town is situated on a small plateau more than a mile above sea level and overlooks precipice which drops about 5000 feet to the valley below. On the other side of the valley tower up the triple peaks of the Elger, Monk and Jungfrau, from which at frequent intervals huge avalanches come thund- efing down to carry away large stretches of forest on the lower slopes of the mountain. Behind the town the Almundhubel-a hill we'll known to all the interned at Murren-rises to this is the Schilthorn and other peaks favored by the less adventurous moun- tain climbers.
 Mukren is literally a one-horSe town. The horse is used to help the soldiers drag coal and baggage from the station to the hotel. There is only one level road, a few hundred yards long, and along this are found half dozen little shops. which, before the war catered to the immediate needs of the English tourists who fill ed the hotels. Most of these shops had been shut for the two years be- tween the declaration of war and the arrival of the first British interned at Murren. -.
 Chartered at Hotels.
 All the officers and some of the men were quartered in the Palace Hotel. the rest of the men being distributed among seven other hotels. We were all treated as guests; our board-six francs a week $120) for the officers and four francs (S0 cents) for the men, together with small sum for heat was paid directly to the management by the British Government. The ho- telkeepers were glad to get guests even at this low rate, as they were thus able to keep their establishments running and accommodate the few ci- william visitors who came to Murren; a considerable number of officers and some of the men had their families permanently visiting them.
 The medical services were in the charge of Captain Llopart, who was aided by several doctors, appointed from the French part of Switzerland, who did a six weeks tour of duty in Murren. Each man was examined on arrival and his treatment prescribed. Those who needed operations were sent to various hospitals in the large towns of Switzerland, where their ex- penses were paid by the British Gov ernment; those who were to have massage Snd mechanical treatment received it at Murren. in room equipped for this purpose.
 A Swiss combatant officer held the position of Commandant de Place. and was responsible for the discipline of the camp. He held office every morn ing and administered punishment for breaches of discipline, being advised in this by a British officer appointed as his adjutant.
 The senior British officer was direct ly in command of all the interned al Murren. He organized the camp or the old established priciples of the British army. We were fortunate ir having s. B. O. Lieutenant Colonel F H. Neish of the Gordon Highlanders He took a keen interest in everything that went on and with the help ot very able assistants, succeeded in ere ating a system which cared for the moral spiritual and physical welfare of the men.
 Orderly officers were appointed weekly to inspect the hotels rectify
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eobbins and Skiing.
 There was a bob-run three kilo- metres long (about two miles), which, after some work, was cleared and put in working order. A funculaire ran up the Almunhubel and carried the more energetic and healthy members of the community to the top of the run, and finished conveniently close to the which wound around little valley lower station of the funiculaire.
 Skiing was another very popular form of amusement. I was very much attracted by this fascinating sport and when strong enough, bought pair of skis and proceeded to learn. My first attempt at real run netted me a strained knee and ankle and two cracked ribs, but fortunately no dam age to my arm. After several days in bed began again, with much more success. e# Is ~ AT S
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NOTES.
Member of English Executive War Committee Addressed Weekly Con- vocation on Women's Part in Win nina the War.
Especial to The Bulletin.)

Especial to The Bulletin.)
 Connecticut College for Women, Jan. 10.-Miss Helen Fraser of London, England, a member of the English executive war committee and we'll known lecturer, addressed students, faculty and friends of the college at weekly convocation on the subject Women's Part in Winning the War.
 Miss Fraser told of the tremendous part which women have taken in the situation of war, of the many offices and work they have undertaken and successfully carried out.
 In part, Miss Fraser spoke as fol- lows:
 The cause is so great theat there is no question as to the fact that we are going to a great and right end. The end of the war must be decisive; war does not pay. Fundamentally Ger many believes that might and aggres- sion are power, and we are determined to make her throw away her mad dream for reality. We are fighting for
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
. SAFE, EASY WAY :.
 41v4 TOCURE ULCERS

No matter how bad a sore or ulcer ,flicts you, it is believed that Hokara ,e pure skin healer, will cure it, but it doesn't cure, the purchase pric i'll be refunded.
 Lee & Osgood Co.,, the local agent r Hokara, who have sold hundreds packages, say they have yet to finf y form of wound or disease af- cting the skin that Hokara does not Il, and it's relief comes so quick. at those who try it are simply de, ,hted with it.
 Pimpies, eczema, blackheads, acne .rher's itch, and all skin troubles are 'ickly relieved by applying this sim 3 skin healer and tissue builder II ntains no grease or acids, and @anly to use
 Lee & Osgood Co., is selling a large -.ckaee of Hokara for 35c-
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that today will teach the nation the lesson of saving and serving. which it must and will learn, through the message which it's school children will carry home.
 Through saving your pennies, nickels, diN,es, quarters, and buying thrift stamps, and then war savings certificates, you will loan your coun- try and it's gallant armies to win the war.
 1 know you will help.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11


 Soon after my arrival in Switzer- land I received cable from home asking me to "cable condition of arm and general health" My poor family had endured some rude shocks. About June I was reported missing and then later missing, believed killed" This time they had received no inti- nation that I might come to Switzer land, and thought that the change meant that I was at the point of death. I cabled back asking for my skates; that satisfied them.
 Just before Christmas the party of officers and men who had been sent back from Constance on the morning of December 13 arrived in Switzerland. We could thoroughly appreciate the | joy with which those who were sent | to Murren stepped off the electric car. Christmas day was very festive. In l the afternoon there was Christmas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
URGE MILITARY RANK
FOR AMERICAN NURSES
Need Official Status Which Confers
Some Authority-Canadian Army
System Cited

\ body of women known as the commit
tee 10 secure rank for army nurses is inter
rytod i'm obtaining military rank for Amcri-
can nurses The rNrcutiyc committee Of th"
group is composed of Mrs. n. -. Iayemyrr,
Mrs, Harriet Stanton Blatch. Dr Mary
Crawford, Mrs. Stuart Henry and Mabel
Armstrong Teuucy of New York
Letter after letter coming from our
nurses i'm France tells of their need for some
status which coufcrs authority is th" state
ment Of the committee "Ouc nurse writes
one chief nurse, but every one feels that We
could do much better work il We had rank
over the apprentices, that is, the hospital
corpsrlen' Another says: 4 have been quar-
tered near a Canadian hospital and have
met many OF the nurses. ! wish we could
have rank such as they have in their army.
II makes a great difference in IN" attitude
of the men The Canadians tell us SO, and
we know il only too well ourselves Still
another states: "rhe American nurses doing
overseas duty feel the lack of military ClaS-
sihcation very keenly; any attempt toward
giving they a military rank Will be unani-
mously welcomed And a chief nurse, who
has had charge Of an American hospital since
the beginning Of the war says: We man
aged to get along at first, but now / believe
o for the sake Of efficiency and discipline our
army and NAVY nurse corps must he given
rank
In Canada" the committee states, the
Kings regulations and orders for Canada
militia gave lin 1910 the relative rank OF
lieutenants, captains and in some instances
ma iorS to army nurses The term means
everything except the commission on paper
II means name. uniform rank, badges pay
allowances, authority and salute
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
MARCH OF DEMOCRACY
FOR SCOUTS APRIL 27
Boys Will Open Loan-Week Drive
With Pageant and Novel
Features

Mobilization orders were issued today call
ing 5000 Philadelphia Boy Scouts to assemble
at noon, Apr,i -. at Sedgley avenue, Twenty
second and cumberland streets whence
they will proceed 90 the division assigned
FOR their orcupauy iu the great March Of
pemocracy' pageant that is 10 feature the
Liberty loan campaign Their appearance
viii mari, the beginning OF Scout Loan
Week" uhcu the Scouts viii endeayor 10 ex-
coed their record Of 100000. achieved
during the second loan campaign.
The boys have arranged novel features for
their part or the parade. Among these will
ne sections portrayiug vors in farming. first
aid. good citizenship ana other branches Of
scouting
More than fifteen races and crceds are
embraced in th" ranks Of Philadelphia
Scouts. group containing special represent
a'iNrS FROM each of those win make up a
section Of the Scou, demonstration
United states Service Troop 80. t. sta
toned AT Hog island. will have several
raioous I'm line. Also There viii he 15o
Scouts from the ranks Of the Government
Dispatch Bearers. appointed by President
Wilson These will hs mounted ON bicycles
During the w-rL following the parade the
S'uuis viii make ihoir strongest drive to
sell bond, u rhi.adr,Dha When the first
$InnO.Uuu has been obtained. a dclupuslra-
ION will IuE" place ~ the Liberty statue
pu this occasion 'he Scout "million-dO''a
spike. wi' b.. driven 10 the base of the
p.drs'al