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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21

Pro-Cerman Motor Strikes.
With the Frensh Army
Somewhere in Franse
Thursday
DEAR BARNEY: Well old pal I pues.
this IS going to be about the funnist let
ter you ever got in your life, and if you
was to start guessing now and cues until
you had gray whiskers down to YOUR
knees you could not CUES where | was
writing this at.
We'll am sitting inside my motcr truck
and leaning against the sides and / am
writing this here while it is standing in a
hard Frensh rode clost enuf to the battle
front to hear the rore of guns. OF eorse
they are not very near Barney but Won
can hear them plane enuf to suite me all
right and if they don't sound lust like
thunder then CUES never herd thunder
sound in my whole life.
Well have certainly had some quer ex-
perunce and it will make fine story when
/ get back and start lecturin on the leetur
platform. In the first place We started
out early this morning on rs miles run
up here to The front and We done it with
out any trouble at all to speak of.
But this moter am in / CUES musta-
been made by German sympasiser in the
States becaus whenever anything was tho
matter it always was our moter that done
it. OF corse we did not exactly brake
down but we had to do lot of stopp;no
and whenever we would stop We would
hole up the whole colum and by the time
We got up to where we was to unlode We
was about as popular as German waiter
In a banquit Of the Vireglantes.
Well after we got our stuff unloded and
our supper ct We started back but this
time they made our truck go last so that if
anything happened it would not hold up
everybody. OF corse that was all night
with us and we started out marrily and
went along all right for about half hour
and then something happened to our moter
and she died right in the rode.
Bill, who is the driver he swore a lot
then and tried to start her and l bet l
cranked her hard and long enuf to start
all the flivvers in America, but she would
just grunt and die.
"Hellsire, you stay here with her and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
Effort to Aid the
French Ends in Dis
aster, With Firing
Squad Far I 90 Near
for Comfort
By FRAZIER HUNT,

Sesse@~s ~ SaS"a IN W Ine
Friday mite
u ARNEY: Well honest Barney CUES
~ I might as well resine from the
army and 60 back home and start Selling
neckties again for l. am certainly out Of
luck. Nothing brakes right for me and
am always gettin in bad when it is no.
body's falt or else I'm always gettin doble
crost. I'm done trying no more.
l CUES told you about a little joke
was going to play on second lHtenant
here named Sam and how 1 was going to
spill few drops of soup just for fun on
him and to give the other ofieurs laff
Well last night ] was taking bowl of
soup over from the company kitchen to
the oficurs mess room and this Sans place
was always Just b. the door as You come
in. / meme his regular sect was with his
back to the door and i; was not more
than two feet from it.
Well it was just getting dark and no.
body had Lit any candles yet and so /
fggered that just as opened the door and
come in would stumble and spill the
soup on Sans back Well put it over In
fine shape and spilled about a quart down
the oficurs back sitting there, and there
was the swfulest yell you ever herd and
whose back do you suppose had spilled
The soup on, Barney. Well it was the
Majurs.
He had Just dropped in on an inspectun
late and Sam had give him mis- seat IN
the company mess and there didn't know
nothing about it and wasn't told or moth
ing and of eorse / had to ruin his close
and 1 CUES if he had not kind of tbot it
was joke l would have been took out
and shot -
Il CUES you better take this lad offn
X. p and send him on somewhere else"
the Aajur said while I was wiping the
soup off his close and apoligising. Hes
a little quick on the trigger"
"Diggin trenshes is his naturil speed"
the Cap said. Then he said, "Try it agin,
now Bonnie but don't hit nothin above the
rank of secund lutenant" -
Everybody LATED then so I CUES there
amt going to do nothing much to me after
all, but say Barney you should have heard
that Majn ysll at first. BEKNIE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21

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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

nam was in town to attend the grad uating exercises of the class of Mys- tic Academy. MT. Hammond was principal of the school the first heh of the year.
 Rev. A. F. Earnshaw has been in Portland, Me- this week.
 Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Osborne and Captain and Mrs. Rowland H. Wilcox are on an automobile trip to Maine.
 Fred A. Barnes has received from his son. Clark. across the seas the ;the programme of exercises and list of iofficers of a lodge of Masons attended lin England. There are many auto- graphs on the card, which make it of peculiar interest to the owner.
 Convention Delegates.
 Mystic men from both sides of the bridge who will represent Stonfngton and Groton in the approaching con- ventions of republicans are: State Benjamin H. Hewitt (S.) A. o. Col ItDy (G). Congressional, Dr. L. M. AL Nn (G), Cornelius Donohoe CS) County, c. c. Costello (G0, J. F Brown (S.) and c. c. Potter (S9.
 The New York Times states Lieut. to captain. Lieut.. Wheeler is a son o1 Mir and Mrs. Charles E. Wheeler o1 East Main street.
 Picnic on the Lawn. A picnic was enjoyed Friday al the hcme of Miss Mary Abbit Davis oi Quainbaug, when about 30 relatives and friends were present. Dinner waS enjoyed on the lawn. Guests wert present from Norwich, Mystic, An. rIiIla and Quambar.
 German Female Aliens Must Register Constable Thomas Fox in pursuance l,of federal orders received, will be a Mystic post office daily, except Sun. day. from Monday June r, to Wed. nesday, June 23, for the purpose ot registering all German alien females of the age of IA and upwards, not act. uaIly naturalized.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

Sunday morning at 1915 o'clock the members of IT. O.sO.t F., M. h., marched in body from their room in the B. W. S. club, to the Baltic Methodist Episcopal, church to attend a memorial service. Rev: Charles Smith, pastor of the church, delivered an inspiring sermon on Go Ye Forth and Seek Them ss!s sacA ., During the services special music was, rendered by the choir. An extra arge congregation was present. s. Rep resentatives from brother lodges in nearby cities and towns attended.
 ss Swimming Contest.
 A swimming contest between local lads took place Saturday afternoon when the Aqua boys outswam the champions. The distance was from the western to the eastern shore
 Joseph Holmes spent the week end with Providence friends.
 A large crowd of Baltic people went to Norwich Saturday evening tosattend the Moose carnival. A
 The members of Baltic band gave an open air concert at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Noe Caron on Baltic Heights. .
 Arthur Almquist and Robert Hines of the state 'pier spent a furloug over the week end at their homes in the village.
 Miss Mary Driscoll of Colchester and Miss Mary Twomey of (WillimantYc were guests Sunday of ff'Baltic friends. 4 Furlough for Week End. Clarence Stevens of headquarters department Camp Upton, spent a week end furlough with his parents MT. and Mrs. John c. Stevens. Private Charles W. Charon of Camr Upton is spending leave of absence with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Desire Charon of Main street.
 Busy and Patriotic Pupils.
 The pupils of grades V and VI. Bal tic public school, Miss Susan G. Smith | teacher, have collected 11S specimens of wild flowers since April l. Lillian Barnes collected the most, 36; Ear Webster 33. The girls in grades " VIII have spent their sewing periods sewing for the Red Cross. The boys have made many gun wipes and clip pings for comfort. pillows All the pupils in the Baltic public schools grades I-VIII, are members of the Junior Red Cross.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
BALTIC
Class of Sixteen Graduated at Enjoy able Exercises in sprasus Hall-odd Fellows Attend Methodist Church and Hear Special Sermon by Rev. Charles Smith.

Parents. relatives and. friends of the graduating class of Sprague schools filled Spragde hall Friday evening to attend the graduating exercises. Banks of mountain laurel and ferns adorned the stage. American flags and banners were suspended on either side Of the hall. The decorations were in charge of the teachers.
 The exercises were preceded by special numbers by Miss N. V. Mil ner's orchestra.
 The fprogram follows: Orchestra; invocation, Rev. Herbert D. RoHason; sing, Spring Time, schools; essay. Life in the Colonial Days, Constance Ridge way; declamation, If We Fail to Win the War; Stanley A. Skraba; essay The Heroine of France, Dorothy May Peringer; recitation, The Destruction of the Sennacherib, Catherine Cronln; orchestral. recitation The Red cross, Edith May Phillips; essay, Conditions in Russia, Marion Deutsch; recitation, The Man With the Hoe, Edith Bell Ellison; song, Maybell and the Flow CTS, schools; essay, The Man Without a Country. Lillian Stafford; essay, Manufacturers of the United States, Arthur Dugas; Reclamation, Independ- = ence Bell, George J. Macht; deciama- =tion, Selection from Webster's Reply to Hayne, Dodley Burr; essay, Joan | D'Arc Nancy Mary Tetreault; orches-
 tra; essay, Clara Barton. Annie Cries l hamer; recitation, Recessional, Eileen 1ooney: essay, The. American Flag l Albert Phillips; presentation of diplo- mas, Rev. Charles Smith; song, Star Spangled Banner schools; orchestra The class motto was: Nothing With | out Labor.
 The class of 1918 included: Con-
 stance Mary Ridgeway, Edith Bell Eli
 son Lillian Stafford, Catherine Cronin Dudley Holcomb Burr. Annie Barbara 1 Irieshamer and Eileen Madeline Coo ney, Baltic public school Nancy Mary | Tetreault. Edith May Phillips, Stanley l Anthony Skraba, Arthur Dugas ant
 Albert Phillips, Versailles school; Dor. ! othy May Peringer. Marion Deutscl
 and George J, Macht, Branch school
 Frank o. Russian. Hanover school. Baltic, Hanover and Branch schools class colors were blue and white Versailles. crimson and white.
 The following are the teachers of th' schools:
 Baltic school Principal Floyd M
 Tiffany, Misses Susan Smith, Ren; 1 Smith, Ethel Mullen.
 1 Versailles school-Miss Agnes Bren I nan. principal; Miss Viola Chesboro
 Branch school-Miss Agnes McDer
 mott
 Hanover schoo1-Miss Dorothy liar
 rold, principal
 | Pautipaug. Hill school-Miss Ellis.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
ACADEMY NOTES.
Members of Graduating Class Have
 Outing to Wauresan.

The present June graduating class of the A: H F.. numbering Is. spent a most enjoyable day Thursday. at Wauregan on a class day picnic. All were delighted with the trip, especially with the scenery along the way and with the many spots of historic in terest
 The trip was made in touring cars loaned by Rev. J. V. E. Bellanger of Baltic. Rev. F. R. 'DesSureauIt of Oc- cum, Rev. U. o. Bellerose of Taftvilie, Rev. J. H. Morrissey of Voluntown. Sister r-teachers at the academy accom- panied the young ladies.
 Examinations and studies are being finished for the year. or at least unhl September. when some os the class will enter institutions of higher education The matter of keenest interest now is commencement and the. awarding oi class -honors, which takes place on the 10th of the month. .,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
DELEGATEs-
Elected Saturday by Republican Del esates From 18th Senatorial Dis trict,

Republican delegates from the towns of the 18th senatorial district met in Union hall, in this city. Saturday af- ternoon to name delegates at-large to the republican state convention The delegates named were G. Harold Gil- patric, member of the state central committee, and Senator Archibald Macdonald, both of this city. The convention made the following nominations for representation on committees at the state convention: :: Jer1nanent organization, vice preai- dent, Henry J. Potter, Woodstock; {; John M. Tatem, Eastford; resolutions, Hon. Charles E. Sears, Thompson; dentials, Hon. Harry B. Back. Kill lingly. The convention also recon mended the re-appoirtment of C. Harold Gilpatric of this city as a member of the republican state cen l tral committee.
 | The representatives of the towns o1 the district at Saturdays convention were: Putnam. 'Silas M. Wheelock chairman, John B. Byrne, secretary; Woodstock, Oliver A. Hiscox, Me lanchton Riddick, Henry J. Potter; Thompson, Charles E. Searls. County Commissioner B. H. Corttis; Eastford ] J. M. 1dI01l, C. R. IT1pp, ASfHOTQ Fred M. Wright; KillingIy, N. Lornt Greig.
 The committee on credentials at th' convention was made up of Messrs Searls, Byrne and Greig.
 At Aviation School.
 J. Olney Van Brott, a student a Yale, has entered the Massachusett Institute of Technology aviation train ing school at Boston. MT. Van Brot is well known in Thompson.
 ! Appointed to Tank Service.
 Thomas Eagan, who has been ; government inspector and stationed a one of the mills in this city. has re ceived an appointment in the tanl ! service of the army.
 To Review Questionnaires. The local exemption board will De l gin Tuesday the work of reviewin } the questionnaires of men in .certai ) classes, with a view to advancin classifcations in all cases where tn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kretzer, MT and Mrs. Leonard J. Hernes and daughter, Isabelle Hermes, and Leo Hoag, spent Sunday in Hartford.
 Moses Craig went to Camp Upton Sunday to visit his son. Charles Craig.
 Farewell Dinner.
 Friday evening the members of the Monday club gave Q dinner in Com munsy hall in honor of Mrs. A. L.. Pitcher. one of its members, who is to leave Mystic this month for Boston, where the family are to reside. Nearly every member of the club was pres ent and al : o'clock all sat down to a salad dinner. After the feast speech es were made and Mrs. Pitcher was presented a handsome gift by the club. Mrs. Pitcher has been great work CT for the club and her goingW away win mean much to all its members.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
OBITUARY
Mrs. Frank Mcdonald.


 Mrs. Della Head McDonald died on Sunday afternoon at the home of her father. Michael Head of Academy street. She had been i'll but about a week and her condition was not re- garded as serious until Saturday Mrs. McDonsld was the widow of Frank Mcdonald who died in Taunton, Mass, a few years ago. She was a, grad uate of Kiflingly High school in the class of 1897 and had lived practically all her life in this town. She leaves two sons, Francis and Leo. her fa- ther and the following sisters and brothers, Misses Margaret, Mary and Nellie and Michael, all of Danielsor and Thomas of Winsted, formerly o1 Norwich. Mrs. Mcdonald was mar. ried at St. James church, Danielson June IS. 1907. Her husband died tr Taunton, October, 1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
WEDDING
PapuIis-Kaqqia.

At the home of Peter Senapouiis on School street. Sunday. Miss Helen Jaggia of Danielson and Charles Pa pulls of Rutland. Vt, were united in marriage by Rev. Methodias Metaxis, pastor of the Orthodox Greek church here. The wedding celebration was attended by guests from many towns ana "i+i>- '- this vicinity.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

LitchfieId.-Frank Burlington, sher- if of Iitchfield county, celebrated his birthday anniversary last week and re- ceived so many congratulatory postal cards that his friends feel that there must be a great dearth in the supply TOW on hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

Depressed mentally by reason of i'll health and consequent despondency, Mrs. Eva Mary Thomas Pendleton. age 29, wife of William H. PeDdleton, Jr., of 14 Pierce street, committed suicide in the earlier hours of Saturday morn- ing, by drowning in well in the rear of her home. MT. Pendleton was awakened at 5.30 in the morning by the crying of. his six months old, baby. The baby was on the floor of the. bed- room, but Mrs. Pendleton was. miss ing. After . thorough search of the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
FUNERAL.
Austin Gallup.

The funeral of Austin Gallup who died Wednesday was held fro minis home on Pearl street, Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock and was largely at~ tended. Rev. A. H. Harrington, rector of St Mary's Episcopal church con ducted the services. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.
 On AutomobiIe' Trip.
 Prof Walter F Hammond of Put
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Jail Sentence of Sixty Days For Mother Who Aided Daughters Es- eape-Whale Steak New Addition to Menu-Large Class confirmed-G. Harold Gilpatric and Senator Ar. chibald Macdonald Republican Dele gates at Large.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
BOLTON NOTCH

John Corners and daughter of Hart ford, are occupying pr. Maine's cot tage for the summer.
 Mrs. Harley ,DeWolfe's father and mother from Paris. N. Y, are visiting here. ss' s.-y
 Frank aO'Hara is i'll at Mir. David sons. -.. N.s ! Rev. G. E. Davis has gone to New Jersey to see his son who is in hos pital. MT. Dav.s' son has just come from France.
 R. Davis has gone to New Haven to work. .- ,.Ss.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
MYSTIC

Monday Club Gives Farewell Dinner and Gift to Miss A. L. PiteheF-Fu- neral of Austin Gallup-convention, Delegates.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

Commencino today there will be a weeks drive in Rhode Island to raise $S00,000 for St. Joseph's hospital pre- paredness fund for wounded sailors and sailors. The money is wanted so that the hospital, which is located in Providence, can be put on war ba- sis and be ready to reclaim the wound- ed sons of Rhode Island. or any state, who are injured on the battlefield. The hospital corporation has been asked to give the government statement Of facilities to care for wounded soldiers and sailors. This was the inception of the campaign that begins today. The drive has the indorsement of the Rhode Island Council for defense and 1t has been commended by Surgeon General Braisted United States navy, who states that St. Joseph's hospital would prove. if accommodations were available, of great benefit to the na- val force.
 Martin H. Spellman. general mana ger of the Westerly Light and Power company, has been appointed chair man of the Westerly division with au- thority to organize a working force. Whatever is given to help mend the broken minds and bodies of the boys across the seas is regarded as a step towards the defeat of the enemy The war and navy departments are ex- trernely anxious that the home hos pitals be prepared to meet any emer- gency. Buttons will be furnished to each one who, gives to the fund and 100 per cent membership insienias are to be placed in, the windows Of homes, where each has done full share in the deservedly patriotic and humane movement.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
DANIELsCN

Death of Private Ernest Godreau in Franee-Definite News That Private Adelard Barbeau is German Pris- oner-Another Wage Advance in Nearby MiIIs-Annual 5aeealaureate Union Service,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
facts presented seem to warrant such
Home on FurIoush.

facts presented seem to warrant such action.
 Home on Furlough.
 Sergeant Michael Daigle of the quart rterfnaster's department at Camp DeNens, where he has been stationed nearly year. spent the week at his home in this city.
 Sergeant Joseph Burton, stationed at one of the island forts below New London, has been spending part of a leave of absence. in this city. where he was employed for a number Of years. e-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17


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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
BODY BUILDING TONIC HOLDS VAST
 STORE OF FOOD VALUE
Scientists Prove Father Johns Medi- cine Is Five Times More Nourishing Than, Many Common Foods We Eat.

That Father Johns Medicine contains vast store of food value and strength building energy pro- ducing elements is established by recent scientific tests. This rich nourishInent is in 8 form which is more, easily taken up by the system than the common foods we eat and has many times greater food value.
 When a scientist states the food value of any. product he does so of "calories" which he defines as the amount of heat used to raise the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
MEMORIAL SERVICE.

Special Sermon at Methodist Church
 for l. o. Q. E, M. U.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

Joseph .Aiio. pleaded guilty to talk ing, six and one-half yards of alpacca lining valued at $1.Se. but did not be-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

Captain George H. Webb, director of the draft for Rhode Island, has an nounced the men selected that will form the large increment of 1257 that will leave for Camp Meade. Maryland, on the morning of June 25. Those se- lected from State Division. No. l, which includes Westerly. are as fol- lows:
 Henry M. Barber, Is East avenue; Francis Lynch, Is Hobart street; Jo- seph Ferraro, 45 Pierce street; Rowse Babcock. 15 Cross street; Paul E. Thorp, Potter Hill; Lyman Beizer, Il High street; Dante c. Marzoli, 2S John street, and John E. Brcdy, of Westerly; Frank Drew, Henry N. b Monson, William H. Anderson, Clar- ence H. Moon, George F. Remington, of East Greenwich. Francesca Bartene of Barrington; John E. Woodmansee, of Wakefield; Joseph H. O'Brien, Ar cadia John J. Burdick. of Kenyon; Bernard l.. Mullen, of Peace Dale; Raymond Sprague, of Wickford; Will liam R. Greene, of Hope Valley; liar old F. Greene. Daniel J. Bergen, of Hamilton: Ashley Pierce. of Narra- gansett Pier Robert Smith. of Wyo- ming; Howard s. Dyer, of Davisville; Frank Dolan, of Ardmore, Pa; Au- gust Lucian, of Sharpville. Pa. Total 27, with eight from the town of Wes- terly, or nearly one-third of the di- vision quota. The division includes all the towns in Washington county and East and West Greenwich, of Kent county
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

Happiness if often the price Of being commonplace.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17
Local Eseonics.

Lieutenant Henry.l... Johnson, of
 Westerly, now ffps the navt, i has been. ! ordered to the Roclsefe1lers Institute
 New York. for 2 course ins-war surg
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

Prof. Walter E. Hammond of Put
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

The midnight mail service, so term-4 ed. has been discontinaeds and in con- sequence mails will close at s,15 D.. m. in the Westerly post office and al
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

At the annual town -Eneeting tns March a general raise was made in salaries of town officers the increase for the counci.men being from s2 to S3.50 a day. but it is contended that there was no intention that the raise should be retroactive. ST
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

George c. Andersons of North Stoughtcn, Mass, 9 teacher of science and mathematics in the Westerly High school. has entered upon a if.curse of military trafnifig at Went Wosth Institute. Poston.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-17

The administering of the sacrament of confirmation to a large class at St. Mary's church Sunday afternoon was witnessed by hundreds of members of the parish. With Rt. Rev. J. J. Nj Ian, bishop of Hartford, were a mum Der of clergymen from parishes in this part of the state. The bishop ad- dressed the class.