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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Thursday in the war savings cam paign in Norwich came close. to the high record of $17,456.16 made on We'd nesday by the women teams in the house. house canvass. It would
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Gsn. and Mrs William A. Aiken have returned from a brief visit with their daughter, Mrs. Benjamin w. Bacon of New Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Mrs. William H.. Palmer had as din- ner guests Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs Winslow Tracy Williams, of Rockcliffe, Yantic, who are to leave town soon for Sound Beach, Stam- l ford
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Mrs. A. E. Cobb and son Edward of Canaan are guests this week of Mrs. Cobb's sister, Mrs. Charles c. Smith of River avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Miss Adelaide L. Butts is visiting MT. and Mrs. Frederick C. Butts in Newton Center, Mass. t.
 Mrs. John F. Parker has returned, after several days visit with Mrs. c. P. B. Peck in New York.
 Mir and Mrs. Huntington Lee of New Haven are to open their summer home at Haughton's Cove next week for the season.
 Arthur Brewer Norton has left to pass the summer at the New Eng land college military camp in Will liamstown, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

WHEN YOU WANT tc put your bus mess before the public. there is no snedium better than through a-tfesaad- vertising columns of The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Nine divorce cases are scheduled to come before Judge Gardiner Greene of Norwich, in the superior court at Wa terbury this (Friday) morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

The Torrington company has pur-- chased the $75.oo0 Conley Inn property in Torrington. to be used as a home for it's young women employees. The inn for many years the leading hote of Torrington was closed few months ago when it's proprietor. J. Allen Wal ker. formerly of New London, filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Tn spite of the claims of household duties, many loyal women worked at the Red Cross room Thursday after noon, the room being in charge of Miss Eliza beth F. Pullen.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

The men enrolled Wednesday in the United States naval reserve force at New Haven included: Herbert Leroy Richards. Westerly. R. l., landsman for electrician (radio).
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

At the room of the woman's League Thursday Mrs Ida Eccleston and Mrs. Osten T. Ferguson received a check from the Jewett Shorthand school, of Norwich, for $46.5o for the free wool fund. the proceeds from a recent social given by the Jewett Shorthand school yyo~
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

At Fabyan Windham county Mir. and Mrs. Everett Arnold celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage Saturday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

This is almanac day for July. Light vehicle lamps at S.55 o'clock this evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28
GoIley-HoWard.

The marriage of Eugene Boisvert and Mary Larocdue occurred Thurs day morning at [ o'clock in St. Pat rick's church. Rev. J. H. Broderick performed the ceremony and sang the nuptial mass that followed. The bridal couple were. attended by Ferdinand Boisvert and Adelard Davignon.
 The. groom was born in Canada, son of Charles Boisvert, and is employed a sa chauffeur He has resided at 35 Hobart avenue His bride is the daughter Of Charles Larocque and was born in Lawrence, Mass. She has re- sided at 21 Cliff street
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Paul P. Ives of the extension service of the Connecticut Agricultural col lege has stated that Wallingford stood first in the state. judging by popula- tion, in interest taken in growing pigs, that borough expecting its third lot tomorrow
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Big Cargo fresh fish just arrived, Osgood's dock. Reasonable prices adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-28

Ten pounds of tinfoil and ten pounds of leadfoil have been donated to the Norwich free wool fund by Fidelity class of the First Baptist church, Mrs. Charles H. Cross, teacher.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
THE WALTMIRE BROTHERS
Write Their Thanks from France

To the many friends who have
sent us their good wishes, remem-
brance and who contributed to the
Wonder Book"
1t is impossible now to write to
each of you. who have so kindly
contributed towards making ours
a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year, so we are taking this
way of thanking you all and of
telling you how much we appre-
ciate the "Wonder-Book" or
"Surprise-B Book" and the many
other membranes.
I'VE have been asked time and a.
gain to write and tell all about
what we are doing, what condi-
tons we are living under, etc,
but the censorship is so strict that
there is very little that we can tell.
We are all three well and as hap
pv as is possible; and usually get
three squares a day and a place to
sleep; and we are well clothed, so
you see we can't have anything to
worry us.
1t has been very cold and we
have had quite bit of snow, but
the last couple of days have been
considerably warmer and the snow
is melting fast. 1t is very slip
perry and disagreeable outside,
The days are very short now ; it is
dark by four o'clock in the even
ing.
Aldred, as some of you know, is
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
Learn Preventive Measures

Any grower who had crops
troubled with diseases or insect
pests last year will find it advisa-
BILE to write the Experiment Sta
ton, University Of Florida,
Gainesville, for assistance in de-
termining preventive measures to
use this year. Preventive meas
ures for many of the diseases must
be taken before the disease ap-
pears. 1t is often too late after
the disease begins work. Commu-
nifty cooperation is usually neces-
sary in the control of diseases and
pests, so farmers should work to-
gether.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
TO BED SWEET POTATOES
Use of Disease-Free Seed and
Clean Seed Bed Soil Is I'M
portant

A larger acreage than usual
was planted to the South's great
food crop-sweet potatOeS-laSt
year but the total yield was not in
keeping with the increased plant
ing. Instead of having an excess
produced was really a shortage
which was emphasized by the up
ward trend of prices. If Florida
is to return to her former practice
of producing more than the State
needs, the growing of sweet pota-
toes must be shown greater con-
sideration.
The exercise of care should have
begun when last years crop was
being dug. Some growers select
ed seed potatoes at that time when
they could choose from the most
productive hills for heavy produc-
ton this year, and could avoid the
storage of seed from hills showing
the presence of certain diseases
and insects. But that opportuni-
ty is past as far as this years crop
is concerned, and the farmer who
did not save seed will find it nee
esary to observe all precautionary
measures to keep diseases and de-
structive insects out of his field
this year.
Some of these precautions, as
given by C. d. Sherbakoff of the
University of Florida experiment
station, follow.
Sort over the seed potatoes, and
discard all showing any rot or dis
celebration. Where the grower
did not save seed from his own
field, he should try to get them
from a field known to have been
free from diseases and the root
weevil. Buying seed from the
grocer's stock is unwise.
The healthy potatoes for seed
should be soaked in a l to 1000 So
luton of corrosive sublimate for
ten minutes. Immediately after
the treatment, rinse them freely
in clean water and spread them in
a thin layer in the sunshine for
quick drying or plant them imme-
diately.
There will be less danger of in
fecting this years crop of draws
with some disease if the seed beds
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

are located in new soil that is,
in a soil where sweet potatoes
have not been grown before, or at
least not for several years. Mr..
Sherbakoff ays~that the grower
who is specially interested in the
production of disease-free draws
go even further than this, that he
should put a layer of several inch
es of sand both below and above
the potatoes in the bed; the sand
having been taken from a river
bed or a sand pit. If stable ma
nure is used at all, it should be
placed in the bed before the first
layer of sand is put in.
Mr.. Sherbakoff explains this
recommendation The draws will
get their food from the potatoes
themselves and need no stable ma
nure to produce a good crop. At
the same time, clean sand sur
rounding the potatoes will mean
clean surroundings for the
draws. Where stable manure is
used it would be only for warm
ing the bed; which is necessary in
some regions of the State.
1t is a good policy to rotate
sweet potatoes with other crops
so that potatoes will not be plant
ed on the same soil year after
year. Let three or more years in
tervene between successive plant
ings in the same field if possible.
1t is common practice to bed the
small potatoes or strings" This
may not be detrimental to the
crop if the small potatoes were
saved from the best-producing
hills.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

ready pupated. Wormy fruit,
however, should be destroyed in
some other manner, as by burning.
Also, if practicable, cucumbers or
melons should not be planted on
the same land two years in sue
cession.
The melon worm can be con-
trolled by an arsenical spray, but
this treatment is not effective for
the pickle worm. For spraying,
use 3 pounds of lead arsenate
paste to so gallons of water. To
this amount should be added 3
pounds of hydrated lime to pre-
vent burning the plant foliage. If
the vines are sprayed regularly
with bordeaux mixture for blight
or other fungus diseases, as they
should be, the arsenical may be
placed in the bordeaux, in which
case the lime is omitted.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
SPRAY IRISH POTATOES
Is the Only Way to Head Off the
Late Blight

Unless great care was exercised
in selecting Irish potato seed, late
blight is likely to attack the field
in March When it does, the on
ly way to keep the disease in
check is to spray regularly with a
$3.50 bordeaux mixture, says A.
P. Spencer of the University of
Florida extension division. Begin
spraying when the plants are four
inches high and before the blight
hits and continue the process
weekly until the crop is made.
If the spraying machinery is not
ready, it should be overhauled and
put into frst-class shape. Parts
of 1t may be corroded. Look well
to them. Irish potatoes will
probably command a price suf-
fciently high to repay the grower
for all the time he may find nee
essary to give them the best care.
Late blight is caused by a fun
gus which attacks the entire plant
leaves, stems and tubers. Be-
ginning with the edges or tips of
the leaves, the disease appears in
the form of water-soaked spots
which become dry. The spots are
brown or nearly black
During moist and cool weather,
a downy, whitish growth is visi-
BILE on the underside of the leaves.
This growth is made up of the
spores and spore-bearing parts of
the fungus. The spores are east
ly scattered and the whole field
will soon look as if the plants have
been scorched. The spores may
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
FARM and GROVE
Agricultural News Service
Extension Division u. of F.
Tor University of Florida.)
WORMS ATTACK cUcUMBERs
Trap Crops Prove Most Effective
Against Them

Either the melon worm or the
pickle worm, or both, may attack
the Florida cucumber crop. Eli
ther will do considerable damage.
The easiest and most successful
remedy for both of these worms is
a trap crop. For this purpose, j..
r. Watson of the University of
Florida experiment station, adj
vises the planting of one row of
early summer or creek-necked
squash for every five or ten rows
of cucumbers. The large bios
SONS and leaves, and the tender
fruits of this plant, are preferred
by the moths to either cucumbers
or melons, and most of the eggs
that hatch into melon or pickle
worms will be laid on the squash.
1t is a good plan to maks several
paintings of the squash so as to
have a succession of attractive
blossoms and fruits to attract the
moths. The first planting should
be made at the same time as that
of planting the cucumbers, with
other paintings at weekly inter-
walls.
When the squash blossoms and
fruit become infested, pick them
off and destroy them. The quick
est way to destroy the pests on
the trap crop is to pull up and
burn each lot of trap plants as
soon as it has become thoroughly
infested and before the worms
have attained full size. If this is
neglected, the trap crop is useless.
When the grower is through
picking his cucumber crop, the
vines, with fallen leaves and other
refuse, should be destroyed, and
the land plowed as soon as practi-
cable. The blowing will not only
turn under the vines and stop the
breeding OF insects, but will also
kill most Of those that have al
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

attending school for enlisted
men who wish to receive commits
sions. We do not see him at all
now, but have heard from him
once or twice, and he is in good
health and good spirits. He says
that they are very strict on the
men and work them pretty hard,
but that the work is interesting
and they don It mind it much.
Nevin and | are now both in the
same company and like it much
better than when we were sepa-
rated We see each other every
day and nearly always talk about
home, Punta Gorda and the many
friends and the good times that we
had there. We had a great time
in going through the book and
reading all the letters, cards, etc.
Any kind Of mail from home is
very welcome, and you ought to
see us when the mail comes in; we
almost mob the man in charge, to
see if we have any. When we do
receive any, we are elated, and
when not, we are downhearted
for two or three weeks until an
other batch comes in.
From what we hear, Punta Cor
da is pretty well represented in
the U. S. Army now, and we often
wonder if any of them are over
here yet. The only person we
have met that we knew before was
a Mr.. Dickson from Boca Grande,
who is in the Engineers. 1t was
mighty good to see man from so
near home and we spent whole
evening just talking about Punta
Gorda, Boca Grande and of the
good times we use to have there.
We will try as We have the op-
portunity to write to each one of
you; but, if we don't, we will tell
you all about it when we have
whipped the Huns and are back
safe and sound in good old Punta
Gorda again.
Again thanking each of you for
the pleasure that you have
brought to us, and hoping that
Il
soon this war will be over and
that we can return and thank you
IN person. We are,
AS ever, your friends,
JACK, NEVIN and ALDRED
PVT. JACK c. WALTMIRE, Co.
|, 28th Infantry.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21
Mole Crickets Destroy Seedbeds

Mole-crickets are very destruct-
i've to vegetation, particularly in
gardens and seedbeds. They make
runways just beneath the surface
of the ground which resemble
those of moles, but much smaller.
They live deep in the ground dur
ing the daytime and come out at
night to feed.
Mole-crickets may be kept out
of seedbeds by the use of gauze
floor, says the University of Flori-
da experiment station. At the
time the seed bed is made, dig out
the earth to a depth of foot or
more and place in the bottom a
layer of galvanized or copper mos
quito netting. 1t should come up
at the sides and project a couple
of inches above the ground.
Plants set in the field may be
protected by banding. Melt off
the tops and bottoms of tin cans
and place the cylinders over the
plants, pressing the edge into the
earth to some depth. Tarred pa
per may also be used for this pur-
pose.
Mole-crickets may also be pois-
oned by the use of carbon bisul-
phide or paris green.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

be washed from the leaves down
to the tubers which change in col
or of flesh from white to dirty
brown. If dry weather follows,
dry rot results; if the soil remains
moist, the tubers decay rapidly.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-21

A scald, burn, or severe cut heals slow
~ II neglected. The family that keeps a
polite of Billiards. Snow Liniment on
hand Is always prepared for such acct
cents Price Csc, SOC and $1.OO per bottle.
Sold by Cochran Drug Co. (adv)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-30
ElSNER INFLUENCED By
PREMIER CLEMENCEAU?
PRESS REPROACHES Der.
LIN GOVERNMENT.
Catholic Bishops Violently
Protest Separation of
Church and State.

(London Times-Phil. Ledger Cop. Cable.)
Stockholm, Nov. 29.-The antag-
onism between the north and south
Of Germany. especially between the
socialist leaders in Berlin and the
Bavarian premier. Kurt Eisner, is
gaining in bitterness, while the
Munich foreign office reproaches the
Berlin government with persisting in
old and exploded methods, concealing
the truth, misleading public opinion
and prevaricating in regard to docu-
ments published concerning the ori-
gin of the war. Germania endeavors
to show that Eisner Is under the in
fiuence of Clemenceau and Is work
ing in the interest of France to
separate southern and northern Ger
many, and form federation and a
separate republic in which four
states in the south. including the
Austrian Germans, shall dominate
three in the north. But Freheit, the
Berlin governments special organ,
contains violent attack on DR.. Solf,
stating that Kaysky, the socialist un-
dersecretary who was placed by the
minister's side to control his acts,
was left in entire ignorance Of the
protest sent by Solf to Munich
against the publication of compro-
missing documents. Kaysky being
highly pleased with the Munich reve-
lations, himself was preparing for a
similar publication Of documents by
the Berlin foreign office. The con-
sequence will be the retirement Of
DR.. Solf, foreign minister. Mean
while, Eisner threatens to break re-
lations with the Berlin government.
The Catholic bishops have entered
a violent protest against the separa-
tion of church and state obligating
the Berlin executive to declare the
question will be left to the constitu-
ent assembly.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-30
BELGIUM AT LAST FREE
Germans Gone; Seek to Accuse Civil.
ians of Crimes.
(By Perry Itobinson.) =,

(bv GeTry ftOD1nSOn.)
fI,ondon Times-Phi. Ledger Cop. Cabc.)
British Headquarters. Nov. 29.-
The German troops are now all out
of Belgium. Belgium is at last free.
Many towns to the east Of Namur
are placarded with signs of welcome
in the English language. a character
istic compliment. Great numbers of
abandoned German vehicles. espe-
cially heavy lorries. are along the
roads with all movable parts taken
away and the vehicles rendered use
less. which may be remembered in
connection with German complaints
that the demands Of the armistice
upon their transport facilities threat
ened the food supplies Of the people.
The endless flow of civilians on the
roads continues, but the saddest sight
Is the returning prisoners. The un-
happiest people l saw were a party
Of Germans, consisting of an officer
and dozen troopers, riding in q
street In Namur. under a white flag,
on an official errand. Every man
was visibly white with fear. 1t was
a needless fear. for there Is no dirtier
falsehood of the German high COM
mand than that in which they tried
recently to fix the recent excesses
committed by German soldiers upon
the civilian population. heard alb
surd tales of officers conduct during
the revolution; for instance, that at
Brussels officers of high rank all rose
and saluted when a delegate from
the soldiers and workmen's council
entered the room, the officers con-
tinuing to stand st attention through
out the conference.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-30
WIRELESS
|. OVER Y REDS
German Officials War sut-
side World of New g.
I. nal Developmer 81
BERLIN HuRRIEs EEPLY
To Threat Of Briti:s 20 Re-
sumo Hostilities7s omise
TRANSPORT of Pfnsners.
BERLIN HURRIEsz EEPLY

Amsterdam, Nov. 30.--In response
to a threat by the British armistice
commissioners that hostilities would
be resumed unless the conditions un-
der which prisoners were arriving In
the allied lines was remedicd, a Ber-
lin telegram declares that everything
Is being done by Germany to assure
the orderly return of prisoners. The
German response adds that the
regular transport of returning pris-
oncrs now is insured and that such
transport has already been affected
to CONSIDERABLE extent.
Control Of Wireless.
Berlin, Nov. ga. PA group
Of independent social democrats,
closely identified with the Spartacus
element of DR.. Liebknecht. has seized
control of all wireless stations in
Germany and now Is transmitting
propaganda and other news, the Ber-
lin Tagcblatt says It Is informed.
Chancellor Ebert and Herr Haase, on
behalf of the government, the news
paper adds, warn the press at home
and abroad of this condition and de-
clare further that the government
will not assume responsibility for
wireless information now being sent
out of Germany.
Tore Down Red Flags.
London, Nov. S0.-Three German
army generals are attempting to
launch a counter military revolution
in Germany to replace the ex-kaiser
on the throne, according to an
dispatch to the Daily
Express today. The German generals
in question are Won Arnem. Won Elsa
and Won der Mnrtiz. They are said
to have the assistance of other mill
tary leaders. They have many SOL
diers in their following. It Is reported.
At AK Chapelle and Brunswick,
soldiers tore down the revolutionary
red flags.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-30
GEN. SANDERS PREDICTED
DEBA AelEM PALESTINE
GERMAN TURKISH LEADER
SENDS WARNING.
He Found British Soldiers
Brave and Chivalrous--Crit-
ical Points in Campaign.

tL,ondon Times. Phil. Ledger Cop. Cable.)
Constantinople. Nov. 30.--I have
lust interviewed Gen. Liman Won
Sanders, who commanded the Ger
man and Turkish forces at the Dar-
danelles and later in Palestine. The
general said he found the British O
brave and chivalrous enemy. He mad
telegraphed Won Ludendorff that un-
less he received reinforcements IN
Palestine, a debacle was certain.
Enver Pasha had sent all the avail
able Turkish reserves for the con-
quest of the Caucasus, overruling
Won Sanders protests. The latter
twice asked leave to resign, but re-
tanned his command at the request
of Berlin.
Gen. Sanders did not believe that
an attack on the Dardanelles by the
navy alone could ever have succeed
ed owing to the mines. The function
of the guns and forts was simply to
protect the mine fields. He says he
would not have landed at Cape
Helles, as the Anzacs did, but on the
coast of Asia Minor, thus attacking
in the rear the Dardanelles forts.
which can only fire seaward. He
would also have landed on the neck
of the Gallipoli peninsula, close to
the Bulair lines. He had expected
the British to land at Bulair.
He says the Dardanelles campaign
had many critical periods when the
Turks were in grave danger. He
agreed with the wisdom of the Eng
lish decision to evacuate the penin-
sula, as the Turks had been con-
stantly reinforced and had twenty
one divisions. He says the British
withdrawal was we'll executed. The
Turks, advancing in the fog on
broad front following the withdraw
ing British. stumbled on British land
mines and suffered heavy losses.
Ninety land mines were found In
front Of one Turkish division. He
says, although knowing the British
evacuation was imminent. he never
had been able to guess the day OF
the actual movement.