Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19

In Wednesdays casualty list, rive Rhode Island soldiers were reported wounded in France. They are Fri vate Peter Tsaros, severely wounded, and Sergeant H. Brtting, Private George Gilbert and. Private. Morris L. and Private Jeremiah P. White, slightly wounded. Private Tsaos, Greek, is the first Westerly man to appear in the casualty list. He was connected with the shoeshining establishment in Main street; when war was declared, and enlisted in the Fifth Company Chow NiIieteenth), J. of Westerly, Coast Artillery; corps. He was one of the men, after the company had been federaiized, to.vplunteer for service in the field artillery; overseas, and was sent to France, with the other volunteers from the company: MT. Tsavos was twenty three when he en- listed and his trade as .aS coiover. Ills next of kin is his father, Constantois Tsavos, of Arc Lanpovon.s '5 s.'
 Sergeant Biting is the son of Rev. William C. Biting of St. Louis. He was a member of Battery A, and transferred to Headdt1arters Company, One Hundred and Third Field 'A-til- lerv. sS .'- '1<
 Private Gilbert. the sons of Mr and
 
 like Sergeant Biting, was as student at Brown university. si: He. was nine teen years of age when he enlisted. He was transferred from. Battery A to the Ore Hundred and Third Field Ar tiIlery. He also served In toe Third con1narv, c. A. c, Rhode Island
 Private Harrington, is a son of AT bert A Harrington: of Pawtuoket. He also enlisted in Battery A was trans ferred to the One Hundred and, Third Field Artillery. He, was twenty when he enlisted.
 Private Jeremiah F. While, of Prov idence, is member of Battery B.. One Hundred and Third Field Artillery. and was transferred from the Seventh Company, c. A. c.
 With view to stimulating re- cruitina for both branches of the navy, a naval travelling recruiting party is soon to visit Westerly, East Green wich. Natick, Warren and Woonsock- ct. Men between IS and 44-years of age, who are physically qualified and citizens of the ~'1iited States. are elig- ible for one branch or the other.
 The pay ranges from $32. 50 per Emonth for apprentice seanren to s100 per month for chief petty officers, with board and lodging, and free med ical attention. Family allowances are paid by the government to dependents and are in addition to pay. Life in-. surance Is provided for those who de- sire it at greatly reduced rates. 'Liber- al compensation Is allowed to thosa who are disabled. Men wishing to serve their country in the navy, regular or resrve force l the first line defence-are wanted now and should apply to the travelling re- cruiting party as soon as possible aft i CT it's arrival is the city, -- l The number of enrollmN7ts desired 1 in the Naval Reserve force Is at pres ent unlimited, while limited nhmbeI
 of enlistments in the regular, service will be accepted. .s1
 Applicants must produce birth cer- tificates. certificates of exenntioT from their local boards and. tIose who desire to apply for, a, ,.techDica,
 rating should produce, two recommend
 ations from employers as to theii
 qualifications 5.g''. z :. 1 Past Grand ;. Master Alexander
 Mitchell of Westerly was elected. q
 representative to tf1e grand lodge, con yentfon at the thirty fifth convention of the Independent Order of Odd Eel flows, Manchester Unity, held on We'd
 nesday fin Providence. Grand Master 1 Joseph H. Hansford.- of. the sgrant
 lodge of the United States installed the officers elected, as. .follows:'5 Al fred E. Erwing, of Providence, nrovi- s;onal grand master; George Lord. ol
 Providence. provisional correSpondine
 secretary; Isaac A kenworthy, oi I Providence, provisional treasurer: Al exander Mitchell, of Westerly, tnmedi:
 ate past. provisional grand master; Hector B. Mac. Fadyen, Of Providence
 provisional deputy grand master; Wal | ter Lowe, of Providence. auditor; Fl
 E. Fletcher, of Providence, book sex- 1 aminer: Charles Algren, East Green
 wsch. member Of board of manage ment: !. A. Kenworthy, Herbert s
 Ro-erts and Alexander Mitchell; repre-
 sentatives to grand lodge convention al New Haven.
 | Alexander Mitchell. of Westerly, the retiring provisional grand master. ir his address stated that the order own led practically $11,0o0 worth of Liberty
 bonds of the first and second issues | in addition to the subscriptions made | personally by the members of the or. ganization. He also stated that tho order had rernitted the dues of the 1 members in the army and navy, and that liberal donations had beep made to the Red Cross and Red iTriangit l funds, as well as for the relief Of Hal l flax. There are twenty seven subor- dinate lodges in Rhode Island with $ membership of 3035. The net treas,