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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
LLOYD.GEORGE RETURNED.

London, Dec 2S.-(Via Montreal .)--- At six o'clock tonight the coalition forces had gained 462 seats in the new house of commons and the non-coali tionists 205. The total number of seats is 707.
 With only four results yet to be an- nounced. the government coalition will practically command in the new par liament 519 seats. The sweeping triumph of Premier Lloyd George has exceeded all expectations.
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peace to be made must guarantee that the war could not be repeated.
 "It now rests upon others to see that those lives were not lost in vain," the president added.
 The president concluded his address amid rgeat demonstration, and then proceeded to the luncheon at the Mansion House with the lord mayor. The oldest observer in the Guildhall today declared no reception ever ac- corded any dignitary there approached in spontaniety and volume that which greeted the presidents appearance and the address which followed.
 The procession from Buckingham Palace to the Guildhall was through crowd that cheered continuously.
 AS the president left the Guildhall after his address the crowd ill the yard took up the cheer that had been echo- ing within the building. The president, with Mrs. Wilson, entered their car riage and as they drove off through the bosterous hat and handkerchief waving throngs, some one proposed three cheers for Wilson," They were given with such will that the presi- dent smiled delightfully."- and rose and bowed again and again.
 The program of the Mansion House { luncheon was comparatively inform al except for the toasts. When the aged master of ceremonies, in city libery and standing behind the lord mayors chair proclaimed "Your Roy al Highness Undressing the Duke of Connaught), Nv Lords, Your Ex- cellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, pray silence for the president of the United States" There was a burst of hearty, although decorous, enthusi- asm with handclapping, waving of napkins and beating of tables.
 The presidents speech was in a higher vein with personal touch: He described himself not as cold talking machine, but with something of Scotch caution, tempered by lik- ing for insulgencies which could have no other than Celtic origin. His explanation of the breaking of pre- cedent in coming to Europe because he thought nsu'tation was a duty above all others, was anrlauded. as was his quotation from Charles Lamb that one could not hate a man whom he knew. The president spoke with out touch of emotion or hesitation. I'iS UlllF GfNCuIc WdS NIiCl nv opcNS of the shadow of grief which had ueen lif+aA from te world.
 Mrs Wilson rose with the others when tho hae'th of the prnsidert was d~,1nk The orcestra Of the Scots Cnards in the balcony above the en- .t~ance n'aved A~e~ican airs during tho luncheon and the American and P~i+ish anthen's when tha toasts to the king and the president were drrrk Te 'o~d mavor escorted Mrs Will son. while the nrne'dent was with tn" r-;fa of tho lo~1 n,nvo, Tho Duke 0f Corra,,orl,+ ord p~o,~inr How'd Gnor0e eono,voI M~s Wilson violet vn'ro+ cro-,-r o~-, or,, or+od with eroh~oi- coroI c;'k ,on+ife of tho sar,e tone ord Q vo'ua+ +co,o of tho same col-
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
REPORTS FROM LITTLE
 ROCK INDICATES AN EARLY RETURN OF GAS

Little Rock, Dec. 2S.-Reports from Sulphur river about noon Saturday in- formed officials of the Little Rock Gas and Fuel Company that repair work on the broken line was progress ling satisfactorily and that it was ex- pected the pressure could be turned into the line some time Saturday night
 This information gave the local of ficials something more definite upon which to base their hope that there would be gas again here Sunday morn ing.
 The repair men, using divers suits, were experiencing great difficulty in their fight against the high water.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
WILL MANAGE RED SOX.

New York, Dec 2S.-President Fra zee, of the Boston American league baseball club, announced here today that Edward G. Barrow had signed a contract as manager of the worlds champion Red Sox for 1919
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AIR MAUI, PILOT INJURED.

New York, Dec 2S.-Lyman ". Dotty, a pilot in the New York Washington air mail service was in- jured seriously today in landing at Belmont Park.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29

Sgt. H. K. "Red' Calvert has been Sslcrably discharged from the army ,ea again is employed at the o' h'
 tger shop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
WEATHER.

Arkansas-sunday and Monday fair' rising temperature.
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
WILL SHOW
 WHAT THEY CAN DO

With the increasing shortage of man power in the country, the farmers thought when asked to increase his acreage naturally turns to wonder as to how he is to take care of the land and the cry from the great boundless West to the farmers of the East is Tractors"
 Tractors have not become quite as numerous in the East yet so that all have seen them work and the farmer is a man who when he buys a piece of machinery likes to see it work, so tractor makers kindly arrange demon strations, and, the machines not being so small that they can be carried around to the individual farm, like to get a bunch of men together and show the workings of their machine to many at the same time.
 At Hartford on August | of the pre- sent vear a tractor demonstration was arranged by the Country Farm Pu- reau and there were present over 1900 interested men and women to watch
 the different machines work.
 A great tractor demonstration has been arranged for the New London
 County Fair to be held at Norwich he
 ginning Labor Day and on each of the three days of the fair the various makes Of machlneS Will snow tneH capabilities to offset the shortage Of men to work on the farms. They will not only blow, and many seem to think that that is the only work that they do but they will pull and show how the machine that blows may also be made to run the silage cutter. run | a thresher. anS Q saw outfit and, to | tell the truth. the uses of the tractor | of today are so numerous that theT
 would take too much space to tell | One must see them work to be con | virced
 Several of the most prominent oi | the tractors have already shipped ma ! chimes for the Fair and others write | that their machines will be shipped | overland by motor express. Two in- | teresting machines undoubtedly will be | the Cleveland. with the caterpillar | tread which will give the enlookers 1 the first idea of the manner in whicl 1 the Tanks" of the Allied forces ir
 the war zone get over the ground fol ] they use the very self-same caterpil- l lar traction. The other machine is tht l Fordson, the product of the Henry
 Ford forces and the effort of Henry Ford to standardize the small tractor
 in the way in which the car of na-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
AUTO CRASHED INTO
 BROADWAY STORE WINDOW

Early Tuesday evening an automobile owned by Louis Dresser of Broad street and driven by John Pfaum of 67 Baltic street became unmanageable and crashed into the window of the cigar store of Charles A Betting on lower Broadway. The occupants of the car were uninjured, but the car was badly damaged, the radiator and front axle being badly bent and sprung. The steering gear was broken and the car suffered other injuries.
 MT. Pfiaum claims it was the defec- tive steering gear that caused the ae- c:dent. After the accident the two men were taken to the police head quarters by Policeman Brock where they were charged with intoxication and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. One plate glass window Tn the store was smashed. The two men in the car were at work on the car with a mechanic all Tuesday evening, trying to get the auto in running order so that it could be moved from Broad way.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
PERSONALS


 Mrs. George A. Allen of Washington, formerly of Norwich, is visiting friends cn Prospect street.
 Miss Alice Hoar of Norwich spent the week end with Mir. and Mrs. Ed ward Whalen of Westerly.
 MT and Mrs. Herbert G. Staphn and children of Montville have been vis- iting relatives in Stonington borough.
 Word has been received by Mrs. T. J. Pfeiffer of the safe arrival overseas of her husband, Sergt. Thomas J. Pfeiffer.
 Eugene vetter from Bridgeport has been spending several days at the home. of his mother. Mrs. Margaret Vetter on Sixth street.
 MT. and Mrs. Albin Hagstrom and daughter, Elizabeth, have returned to Norwich after a brief visit in Mantle with Mrs. Elizabeth Hill.
 Lieut.. Seth P. Carpenter, o. N. c. N A.. who has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. R. E. Carpenter at her cottage on Fishers Island, I Y.s has returned to Camp Joseph E. Johnson, Jackson sville, Fla.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
NORWICH MANS CAR
 WAS SOON RECOVERED

A Ford roadster heionging to Fred erick C. Geer of this city was stolen Tuesday evening from in front of the Majestic building shortly after II O. clock. Mr. Geer. who is pianist at the roof garden. has been in the habit of parking his car on the street dur ing the evening. On Tuesday night after the closing of the garden he went to get his automobile but it was gone. The janitor of tho Majestic building said that he had seen some one get into the car shortly before MT Geer arrived and others stated that thy had heard a car heinz start ed there about 11.20. The car bears the license No. Conn. 2 29S
 Capt Dennis J. Twomey was noti- fled of the theft and he was in com munication with the police of the sur rounding towns with the result that shortly after 1 o'clock this morning he was notified by the New London police that the car h9d been found abandoned near the Old Mill in that city. The thieves were not appre- hended
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
CENTERS OF RESISTANCE
 NOW THE GERMAN PLAN

With the British Army in France, Aug 13-A captured enemy secret order signed "Ludendorff' lays stress on the necessity of economizinG men. The order asserts that the two ele ments essential to the future conduct of the war are to maintain every where our fighting strength and the spirit of offensive" The document was issued late in June.
 Tt is essential says the order, 'that all the commanders of whatever rank, as well as all troops, should be i.nbucd with the idea that the war cannot be won by a stubborn defense, but only by further succession of vigorous attacks These attacks. how ever, cannot lead to victory unless we adhere to and improve on the methods of warfare adopted in the recent of fensives.
 Tt is absolutely essential that we should avoid our old fault of attack ing in too dense formations and we should reduce our casualties by every possible means
 The order is frank in explaining that, because of the reduced German strength, it frequently will be impes- sible to hold continuous trench lines and recommends instead the creation of canters of resistance. l = The document warns commanders i that should the enemy obtain foot hold within the German lines they must consider carefully whether ( counter attack is necessary or wortf risking a large number of lives.
 The value that the Germans placed on ground that they have lost is seer in a captured order signed by Genera Von Hutier. drawing attention to thu difficulties in Germany's economic sit uation and calling on his troops t assist in affording all possible relic in regard to food supplies. The orde is dated before the opening of thu present offensive by the allies and be gins by ruling that not a scrap of foot or forage, beyond ration limitations shall be consumed.
 The document admits that the ra
 tions are Hacking in variety" an
 calls on the troops to exploit the oc cupied territory and thereby reliev
 the homeland from sending us sup
 ples'
 Vow and during the comin
 weeks" the order says "the crops O
 the territory occupied and coRquere must be harvested. Vast stretches c
 land and huge fields under cultivati
 promise US a rich harvest"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
CHAPLIN

Mir. and Mrs. Edgar s. Lincoln of Waterbury, former resident of the town have been over a week at J. Wilbur Lanphear's, and calling on their many friends.
 MT. and Mrs. Andrew N. Litchfeld, of East Windsor called on local friends Saturday MT Litchfeld was a merchant and town clerk here for several years.
 Rev. Dr. W. B. Sandford of Des Moines, Iowa, who is visiting friends in South Chaplin, preached to a largsf congregation at the Christian Mission. Chapel at South Chaplin. Sunday eve-s ming. 2
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14

headaches disappeared. 1 gained in weight and feel fine, so 1 can honestly recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-- table Compound to any woman who is suffering as was. Mrs. ADELNE B. LYNCH, 100 Plain St, Providence, R. l.
 Backaehe and nervousness are symp- toms or natures warnings, which in- dicate a functional disturbance or an unhealthy condition which often devel- ops into more serious ailment.
 Women in this condition should not continue to drag along without help, but profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and try this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound-and for special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co. Lynn, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
TWO AUTOS WRECKED
 ON NORWICH TURNPIKE

A new Rec touring car owned and driven by Joseph Longo of this city was badly damaged op Tuesday morn ing about S.30 in a collision on the Norwich turnpike just outside the New London city line with a Ford car that is used for milk delivery and was driven by R. J. Hayes, The ac- cident happened on a curve in front of the Coffey farm.
 The whole left side of the touring car was badly smashed, the left front wheel. the fender and other parts be- ing completely wrecked The machine had been in use only two weeks. and had been driven about 503 miles.
 Hayes was to deliver about 250 quarts of milk in New London and some 200 quarts was spilled when the cans were thrown out of the machine. The hood and seat was all that was left of the Ford. the rear part being entirely demolished.
 The Longo car, which was coming from New London, just passing an automobile truck owned by E. F. Kel- ley, the contractor at the submarine base. and driven by William Burce when Longo saw the Ford rounding the curve ahead. From what Burns and Hayes said about the accident lJOnSO WIS Indhln9 dDOuC S9 miles ar hour, and when he put on his brakes the touring car started to skid on the slippery road. Longo got it straight ened out. but it's momentum carried it along and it sideswiped the milk auto which Hayes had hurriedly turn e1 off to the right when lie saw that he was in danger of being hit The whole express body was torn off tho Ford and the touring car. slid on anC brought up against stone wall Hayes was not thrown out as ht managed to grab hold of some part O | the car and hold on
 | Longo had three women and thre,
 men in his car and none of then> were 1 injured either. although one woman tainted and another became hvsteri cal. They all came to Norwich il lanother car shortly after the accident
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
SIGNS TELL WHERE
 PARKING IS ALLOWED

He who runs may read now where it is permissible to park or not to park automobiles around the streets
 in the business section for new signs were placed on Tuesday morning bearing the words Police Dept Parking Here 30 Minutes"
 There are dozen of the signs. which are more durable than the old wooden ones as these are made of iron, having a white disc at the top on which are painted the words in black letters. The iron base is heavy enough so that the sign will stay up- right in any kind of weather. l Sergeant A. C. Matthews and Joseph J. Fields placed the new signs in po- sition.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
PEOPLE URGED TO WEAR
 APPAREL LONG AS POSSIBLE,

New York, Aug. 13.-Despite the fact that the government has taken over the entire wool stocks of growers and dealers for war uses there re- mains in the hands of jobbers and cutters up enough material to supply civilian clothing needs for a year, Herbert Peabody. chief of the woolen division of the war industries board, declared here today in an address be- fore the National Association of Retail Clothiers.
 Mir. Peabody advised the elothiers, "as insurance against your being cut of from further supplies" to urge GUS tomers to economize by wearing their anparel as long as pe~sihlA-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14

Arthur, the 16-year- old son of Mir. and Mrs Napoleon Harreii of High street, Baltic, lost his life Tuesday afternoon betweerf 2 and o'clock, while in swimming in the Shetucket river across from the Charon flats on Main street
 He had been in the water for some time and swan across the river twice when he was oyertaken with cramps and went down.
 Several boys who were in the, wa ter with him swan to his rescue but could not save him.
 His cry for help attracted several people to the banks of the river. Boats were gotten out and the river was dragged but it was not till nearly T
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14


 write in return. I expect by the time this. letter reaches you, your garden will be at it's best If you had weather in your place like we have it here a garden would look like a cold storage plant. It certainly is a funny climate and is an advantage in a way. When working it is just what is required, but sleeping in the open, on the ground, is another proposition.
 I can't say that I've killed all the Germans I've seen. In fact, according to army regulations, I'm a non com batant, and it wouldn't do to wear a Red Cross and gun, too. But for all of that I've seen quite few per haps a total of five hundred square heads" or Germans, and I've seen many of them that I have almost, well you might say pitied Those men were some who were wounded and still able to walk I saw one prisoner little chap, that was rather amusing He wasn't over five feet in height and wore the regulation German army | boot, which resembles the old "cow. hides" in the states. He also wore a German helmet, and that's where he looked funny. Perhaps you won't see it as l did, but one of those German helmets, unlike the allied helmets. are made to cover the back of the neck and the ears. and on this little fellow almost completely covered his face and perhaps it wasn't a sight to see him plugging along with those big boots and helmet. Most of the pris- oners are, or seem, pleased to be ir the hands of the American soldiers Occasionally an obstinate one is picked , up and has to be persuaded a little but as a general rule they haven any objections to being away from . their own command. Many of then have rather peculiar and sometime: sorroYful tales to tell of how thing. 1 are going back of their own lines, ant most of these you read in the paper at home. One of the most common l things that are told, and it is verified
 by the men that take them, is tha 3 they are chained to their machin guns so they can't leave their posts } I see in the Plainfield paper yo, s sent that that town and it's adioinin; s villages are well represented in tn g service of Uncle Samuel I haven
 had the pleasure of meeting any Q l them over here, but I have met s young fellow from Norwich name X WignaH I haven't met any friend e from home as yet, either, but I believ e there is Massac sachusetts outfit shor
 distance from us and I nfay accident e ally see some of the fellows.
 il We'll, cid top, I guess I've done m 1t bit on this letter and will have to ea n our little portion of monkey meat - common name. for Argentina beef.
 Please remember me to all friend 1t and the family. Write occasional o and I'll try to answer
 Yours, in a hurry
 NJ w BANTER JR
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Miss F'lorine Scofeld has been vis- iting in Hartford this week.
 Mrs. William A. Thompson has re- turned from visit with Boston rela- tives.
 Mrs. Henry Dowuer Johnson and laughter Elizabeth, are at Grove Hall, New Haven.
 Miss Alice W. CogsweI has been visiting her sister. Miss Amy L. Cogswell in Groton, Mass.
 Leonard B. Hough of CollinsvifHa has been spending the week at the home of MT. and Mrs. RolIIn c. Jones'
 Miss Jessie E. Hyde of Washington street is leaving Thursday to spend a week with her sister. Miss Gertrude S. Hyde. in South Hadley. Mass.
 If man loses all his money he also manages to lose nearly all his enemies
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Helen Downes.
Quick Fire Run.

Just a few seconds before , o'clock on Tuesday afternoon a fire alarm was rung in from box If at Thames square when smoke was seen coming from the basement of the house at the corner of North Thames and Cove streets. It was Q feather bed blazing, which was quickly thrown into the street when the first firemen arrived there and the under controP' signal was ringing within a few seconds af- ter the town hall clock had struck five.
 The chiefs auto and the auto bumper from the central station made a particularly speedy getaway from the station, being underway and turn ing into Broadway just as the first round of the bell had finished strik- ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-14
Fred Laseh Twice Promoted.

Fred w Lasch of Co. L, 61st Inf, American Expeditionary Forces, writes to his sister, Mrs. 1. L. Buteau, un- der date of June 21st. as follows:
 My Dear Sister and all the folks: I suppose you are as anxious to hear from me as I am 10 hear from you. 1 haven't had a word from you yet. am very well and trust this letter finds you the same as that is practic- ally all I have to worry about.
 1 would have written you before but our company has just been re- lieved and we have six days to our selves now.
 We just came out of the trenches and had very poor weather. It rain ed every day we were in them. but it had no effect on us at all and We are all in the best of condition
 Our company was the first Ameri- cans to fgh: on enemy land and that alone is some honor.
 l was made corporal two weeks ago and yesterday I received the good news of being promoted to sergeant and I am going higher than that.
 ' ou can tel Irenee that he can have his wish that I would come home with stripes. Now I want a few iron crosses to go with the stripes.
 I just wish I could sit down and tell you of some of the things l have seen and gone through You can tell Irenee that it would be interestinS g enough to keep him up long after mid night. listening to it and you can tell the world that when I do get hack 1 will have something to tell those fellows that stayed back home.
 So far our company has been high Iy recommended for our work and we are doing all we can to have it con- tinue.
 I wish it would stop raining here as it makes it just twice as hard for us. Tell Winnie to write me as often as she can for some day I will receive the letters and it will do me good to get them. I know.
 Hoping to receive some kind of news from you soon with love, luck and happiness to all. l am yours. FRED. In a second letter of July 9th he 1 writes now that I am well and all | dangers have vanished, I want to tell you that I was slightly wounded by | a shrapnel (just enough to make me hate the enemy all the more) as | was taking part in one of those small raiding parties Everything over here ] is just like a trade. it is so syste- matie it is just like going to work at home and we think no more of it l There is no time for us to be lone
 some over here except when our days
 work is done and our thoughts wan der back home.
 I think I told you about being uset as an interpreter over here. I have i the lingo down fine TOW and it is al- 1 together different frem the French you hear back in the States. l sup 1 pose you had a glorious time on thu | Fourth. I spent mine riding in bis
 motor trucks two days and on' night l I have the biggest surprise for vol when I get home. I cannot mention 1 here but it is something that verl
 few soldiers who have been over herr
 are able to get; 1t is something l cal wear for life.
 | Here's to a speedy success in win
 ming this war.
 Good night,