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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-01

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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
DISTRICT CAPTAIN CALLS
 MEETING OF BAKERS
Purpose is to Instruct Them Upon
 New Regulations.

Emil Fox, who is district captain under Food Administrator Robert E. Scoville, has called a meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the Providence bakery of all local bakers, restauranters or hotel men, or anyone else doing bak- ing under a federal license.
 The purpose of the meeting is to instruct the bakers upon the regula- tions which went into effect on April IA.
 The master bakers of the United States recently attended a convention at Chicago and at that convention they all pledged themselves to work in conjunction with the state food ad- ministrators to see that the food regu- lations were enforced. At that meet tors should be named, to assist the state administrator. Six district cap ,tains were appointed for Connecticut. | The bakers are called upon to sign the following pledge in order to carry out the. regulations:
 I do hereby pledge myself and my firm or company to do all in my power to make it possible for all bakers to meet the emergency we face because of the shortage of wheat. Therefore I do agree
 That I will give to any. baker any formula or best method I know of for making bread using percentage of cereals other than wheat; and That I will demonstrate methods to any baker by actual practice in my own shop or, when possible. in his shop; and
 That I will encourage practical dem onstrations, in our community to bak- CTS collectively so each and every baker may save his full quota of wheat flour for our soldiers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
SOLDIERS AND SAIL ORS What Eastern Connecticut Boys Are Doing In Various Branches of the Service.
James carveFs Front Line Experi'

James carver's Front Line Experi-
 ences.
 William Bowen of Smith avenue has rectived an interesting letter from his brother -in-law. James Carver, who is in France with the American expedi- tionary forces. Mir. Carver writes of his experience in the front line trenches He writes as follows:
 Co, March 2Sd, 1918. Dear Brother Bill;
 Just few lines to let you know am alive and kicking and hope all are well at home. Well, Bill, we have been up against the Boche, and I think they realize the Americans are out to win. On cold rainy night in we took our positions in the front line trenches ankle deep in mud and soaked to the skin; every man held his position without a murmur. The Boche kept throwing shells over at us on and of all night, but otherwise it was quiet. The next night 1 will never forget for a while, keeping, constantly on the alert and trying to VAatch every move the Roche made. occasionally taxing a shot at anything resembling a Roche. Suddenly the heavens and earth seem ed to trenble and believe me, there was some bombardment The Boche started what is called barrage fire and their machine gun and shell fire was terrible. They were making an attack on our front line Our batteries. both French and American, behind us opened up with deadly fire and be- fore they could get over the barbed wire entanglements our machine guns cut them down The shrapnel and machine gun fire was like rain and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15

Those injured were the two sailors. whose names could not be learned Athenrios Diamontis of S1 Bank street. New London who is in the Lawrence hospital with a badly laoerated scalp and other injuries, George Kanabs. Lane avenue. lacerated face and head, Joseph Broegas, left ear lacerated and cuts about the head and shouldery Charles Baffel. scalp wounds and bruised shoulders. .+4
 The owner of the car was not driv- ing at the time of the accident but the car was, in charge of Charles Baffel The owner stated~that he thought the machine was travelling about thirty five miles an hour but later admitted that it might be going faster. The name of the occupant of the machine that jumped the. ditch could not be learned. Who ever he was he was an expert and only. his quick thinking saved him from a serious if not fatal accident
 The limousine was badly smashed The top was smashed in and the mud guards broken, one wheel smashed and the tires were ripped off. The num- Der of the machine was 45-572. It is a miracle that the accident did moi result fatally for the occupants
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
FAITH, SEEKING GOD,
 TIE TWO .FuNpAMENTAss.
St. Paul's. Words to the Hebrews su- sest Theme of Rev. Peter J. cunSs Sermon at St. Patriek's Church.


 For he that cometh to God mus believe that He is and that He is rewarder of them that seek Him. St Paufs words in the epistle to the Hei brews, Ri. 6, was the text from which Rev Peter J. Cuny preached at the high mass in St. Pat-ick's church Sunday. Belief n God. seeking Him who Will be the rewarder of mems deeds, these are the fundamentals of the Christian life
 Faith, belief in the Creator of the universe, is an obligation which most men acknowledge. In the matter of seeking God. man must not be content with merely passive existence, nega- tive goodness in doing no evil, but must seek the God who IS willing to meet him halfway, through positive deeds, through service, working out his salvation. struggling ever against l sin. This is the obligation, faith, with good works.
 The weakness of spiritual inertia was pointed out; s.that sluggishness which makes some men craven and backward in the acknowledgment of l the Creator, lax in the service of God. 1 lax in their service to their fellow men | in matters pertaining to the soul. Like the rich young man -4 in.,. the scripture. others who may hear the call Of God to service, hesitate, turn away considering the sacrifice of worldly things too great Others are impa. tient at personal sacrifice and incon- i yenience. Some who might be move to seek God through the sacrament oi 1 penance are diSconcerted by possible comments and criticism on the part O l evil companions; human respect make, men forget that. after all, the greates thing in life, the one important thing | is the saving of souls. The courage o Christ their Leader, of the hero saints these should be initiated by Christians
 Father Cuny developed the poin that seeking God will be voluntary. i man is actuated by the proper mo tives. To go to church, to frequen obliged to. this is not truly seekini God. It shows that man may be in tn right way. but he is not yet on tn right track. With true desire 0 coming to Him who will be the re warder of those that seek Him, as tn years go on the Christian will realiz that he is constantly drawing .neare and nearer to that All-Perfection, t which death is the gateway.
 Following the high mass, benedic tion of the blessed sacrament wa given by Rev. Myles P. Calvin. as ha been the rule since the afternoon yes per service was given up, early in tn winter, because of the government fue restrictions.
 At the three masses of the Sunda .' the special collection was for the pur chase of Liberty bonds to stand in tn name of St. Patrick's parish. The iepistle read at the masses wa } I Peter ii. 21-25, and the gospel Joh , 11-16 the latter the parable of tn ] Good Shepherd
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
LOCAL LIBERTY LOAN '
 NOW OVER $25o,0oo
Nearly Seven Hundred Subscribers Re.
 ported by Norwich Banks.

The Norwich subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan now total some thing over $250 900. The local banks have received nearly seven hundred subscribers to the loan so far
 Some idea of the great task that faces the U $. Treasury officials may be gleaned from the following state. ment issued by the National Liberty Loan bureau of publicity:
 The ordinary actual disbursements of the United States Treasury, which include all war expenses, from the 1st of July, 1917, to March 16, 1918, when the Treasury statement was issued, amount to $4,233 261 900.
 The ordinary actual disbursements for the corresponding period, of the fiscal year of 1917 were $6s3 969 000.
 These figures show that the war has added practically three and a half billion to the expenses of the Govern ment for the time between the two dates named eight and a half months, This means an expenditure for war purposes, for Americas part in the war, of about $400 O00,000 month or over s13 900 GOO a day.
 The above figures, however do not include the $3 621, ,830 900 loaned to our Allies in the period dealt with. These are good and secure investments which will ultimately be repaid the United States. The total loans. to our Allies to date aggregate. practi- cally s5 900 100000 Nor is the $22,- 100000 used to purchase Farm Loan 1 Bonds included. another investment rather than an expense.-
 | The total disbursements of the Treasury from July 1 last to March 16 were s$11,274 575. .000. This sum in cludes the ordinary actual disburse- ments which comprise the usual civi expenses of the Government and the cost of the war as above set out, the amount loaned our Allies and bonds notes and certificates of indebtedness retired. Most of this last item is made up of payments of the short t7term in {. teriln certificates issued last fall. The total receipts of the Govern lnent in the period named were s11,- or, ,257 900 against total receipts fol the corresponding period of the fisca year of 1917 of $540 21700O,-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15

the big shells would dig big gapins holes in. the earth, an5> believe me, Bill, it wasn't much of a place for nervous man. wasn't even hurt; how I got between that grape fruit they throw around you over here l do not know. l was terribly deaf and my nerves were pretty well shaken up and l. was glad when the time came to crawl into my little dugout- s@c
 I often wonder what the world Is coming to and why such destruction of property and lives. I have tried to realize what a battlefield was. but one has no idea until he is actually at the front We are bothered a good deal with lice in the trenches and theAFats are quite plentiful. and the French s0l diers tellsme they are quick to detea the odor of gas. Bill, the French sol- diers are grand fighters, loyal toA one another. and one has only to watch them carrying off their dead and wounded with the utmost care. The Americans even at the first baptism of fire were game and held their posi- tions like old timers. I have watched some great battles in the air and have seen three German planes brought fn
 the ground. I have seen many of the
 battlefields of last year and must say
 shot and shell has done some awful
 damage, and some day hope to see
 poor shell-torn France rebuilt again.
 Bill we were beginning to get kind
 of lonesome over here, but now 1t Is
 different; some of the boys that sailed
 the seas with us are now in heaven, and we are all out for revenge and some day the sausage makers will know that Uncle Sam is,. in town.
 Passing through the different villages in France where the Germans wrecked with shot and shell, I went into, a church that the top had been Shot osf
 and to see how they disigured God s image and the saints pictures on the
 wall! You can't imagine what they did to them. I have seen and been through much. Bill. but haven't much i time to write. ,... 1 Love to all.
 JIM CARVER
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
NORWICH OWNED CAR ! ! STOLEN SUNDAY NIGHT
Hudson Taken From in Front of Le-
 vine Home in New London.

The Hudson touring car with the registry number 11.712 in the name of Levine Brothers, of this city was stolen in New London Sunday night from in front of the home of Sam Le- vine on Shapley street, while the Norwich owners of the car were mak- ing a call upon Mir. Levine who is their brother.
 The party in the car which left here about S30 o'clock to make the trip to New London, consisted of Abraham Levine and Saul Levine of 1 Eliza beth street, brothers, Miss Annie Le- v.ne and S. Friedland with the latter's young son.
 The car must have been taken soon after they went into the house in Shapley street as they were only in the house about 20 minutes when one of the party came out and found that the car had disappeared.
 The police of both Norwich and New London were notified. The two Levine brothers and MT. Friedland returned to Norwich by the last troll lev
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
CLOTHING WORKERS WANT
 TWENTY PER CENT. INCREASE
New Wage Scale is Slated to Go Into
 Effect Today.

The clothing workers of Norwich have made demand upon their employ CTS for a 20 per cent. wage increase and the new wage increase is to go into effect today (Monday). Louis Hol- lander, representing the general office of the Amalgamated Clothing Work CTS of Amer.ca. has arrived in town to assume charge of the local situation. MT. Hollander said Sunday night that he desires to avoid a strike in Nor wich and that it was with this hope that the local manufacturers will fol- low the lead set by the large manu- lecturers of the country and grant the increase.
 A mass meeting of the local work = CTS was held Sunday night and it de- cided that MT. Hollander and com mittee negotiate today with the man. ufacturers in regard to the increase. Another meeting is to be held tonight at which time the result of the nego- tiations will be made public to the workers. About 150 clothing work CTS are affected in this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
SPEED|NGAUT0OVERTURNS HIVE INJURED
Car Owned by Ralph Harris of New London Turns Turtle Foot of Mohegan Hill-Another Car Narrowly Escapes Serious Damage-One Man Taken to New London Hos DitaL

About 4S0 o'clock Sunday afternoon the large Marquette, limousine owned by Ralph Harris of 342 Bank street, New London, in which there were seven persons, two sailors and five civilians, turned turtle at the foot of Mohegan hill The car turned com pletely over twice, throwing out the occupants of the machine and badly injuring one man, the others suffering cuts and bruises.
 The accident occurred on the curve at the foot of the hill According to a witness itsis said that the car was coming down the hill toward Norwich at a fast rate of speed and was on the left hand side of the road. Another car going to New London was about in the middle of the curve when the driver saw the approaching machine. He turned his car sharply to the right going across a ditch and onto. the rail- road track. He had just managed to get out of the way when the big limou- sine took it's plunge. From all ap- pearances the driver of the big car when he saw that he was going to hit the approaching machine turned sharp ly to the right but his wheels dished, the momentum of the car being so great that it overturned.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
Looks for Lono. Hard War.

The following letter has been re- ceived by Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald of No. 40 Otis street from First Lieut., Will liam P. Fitzgerald:
 In Action, a
 Somewhere in France, s--
 March 10, 1siSss Dear Grandma and Aunts: E. Just a few lines, hoping this letter finds you well. 1 have been over here quite while but I guess this is the first time I have written to you.-~L suppose you have heard France called sunny France. Well. it is all a mis- take, for all through the fall and win ter we saw very little sum- for it was rain, rain, and then some more
 We'll, by all reports I guess you had some bad times this winter, along, with coal and sugar shortages. 1 have now been two years in the service and guess by the looks of things over here it will be another two years.
 I have seen quite little of France, and I hope the United States will never have conditions that exist in France. Many town has been blown to pieces, and here and there is a rest ing place of a French or a German soldier. It seems a shame when you thing but I guess there will be wars as long as men exist. We'll. I have to go on a detail now l will close, hoping all are in as good health as this letter leaves me. Love to all
 PRIV. E. FITZGERALD, B Battery, 1O2d F. A., A. E. F., viz New York. ~fe
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
4NoRWIcH's oWNs APPEAR
 IN MILITARY T TRAvEsTY
Camp Devens Boys Present Minstrel Show Before Crowded House at Olympic Hall.


 s' saturday evening all Norwich turn ed out to welcome the boys of the SVlst Machine Gun Battalion, Nor Wlchs Own. They lined, the streets SIX to ten deep along the line of march and then packed Olympic hall to the aoors to see the boys who nave left nere at intervals since the seIectiye service law began working.
 The parade with the Italian band -Sompanles I and K of the Home Guard, Tubbs band and the Devens 'eoys' in, iines left the armory few minutes after seven and marched ooWn Mckinley avenue up Main street to Burnham square. counter- fnac1ing through Main street to Washington street and then marched pack again to Olympic hall where the sketch, "A Hot Night in Camp" was presented -
 The minstrel show which was hill- ed as a Military Travesty in One 'horma tion, was well presented and the large crowd encored the singers again and again. Incidentally Nor Wloh has a celebrity. or at least one who shines in the Light of reflected glory in her midst in the person of Philip B. Sheridan, grandson of Lit tie Phils of Civil War fame. Lieuten. ant Sheridan acted as interculocutor A feature of the evening was the work or Private Campbell. both as a so- toist and end man. eas
 Others numbers on the programme included tAnor solo by Sergeant
 NICK Spellman, solo ''Homewar6 Bound" by Private Carl Lyons; solo Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight ,Sby Prvate O5Brien: recitation, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew,'- by Private Gilmartin. The Hula Hula dance by Private Alvin Bend assisted by tht Cuba Vernon Castles, was well done and deserving of the hearty applaus. It received. Private Bend made ar 1 excellent Hula maiden and hankeG 1 by his assistants he was irresistible The Harmony Four, consisting of Ser. seants Custy and Daly, Corporal Ma TO and Private Haney rendered a se
 lection and were forced to respor1, to a number of encores All the so iosist responsed to at least one en core. Aside from the solo number
 there were the opening and closin; choruses by the entire company an, several jokes by Lieutenant Sheridan and Private Campbell. They were O the usual minstrel show variety. Very attractive programmes 'wer 1 so.'t uu[ihS the snow. They con
 taiisd pictures of the officers of tn kNS01st' including Lieutenant Thoma F. Lynch. the chaplain formerly cu
 rate of St. Mary's church in Baltic
 The programme also contained a com
 plete list of tho Norwich boys who ar
 now at Camp Devens.
 After the minstrel show which taste
 about an hour. Swa1n's orchestra fur
 neshed music for. dancing which wa
 enjoyed until nearly mignight. Tn
 hall was we'll filled and a good sur
 was realized for the benefit of th
 battalion.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
LOCAL MOOSE HOLD
 ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE
| Address Delivered by District Deputy
 Supreme Dictator.

The annual memorial service of Norwich, Conn.,, Lodge, No. $50. L. o. o. M., was held on Sunday afternoon at the hall in the Chamber of Com merce building. The orator of the day was District Deputy Supreme Dicta- tor George H. Hubbard of Meriden.
 The exercises opened at 2.45 o'clock with a selection by Wafdron's orches- tra and then followed a vocal solo, Beautiful Land on High by Mrs. Mary L. Sliney. Lead Kindly Light was rendered by quartette consisting of William T. Delaney, A. c. Taylor Mrs. Sliney and Miss Sullivan. After the roll call MT. Taylor again favored with a vocal selection. there was a selec- tion by the orchestra and William T. Delaney rendered Face to Face
 District Deputy Supreme Dictator in his memorial address said:
 Brother Dictator, Officers and Mem bers of Norwich Lodge, and Sisters of the new chapter: I have enjoyed the exercises thus far given and I think they are wonderful.
 This afternoon I do. not know just how to attempt to talk to you along these lines as wrote to Brother Haz- ard. sometimes wonder if we act nally realize the real meaning of such an occasion Unless you have passed through it, as some of us have and as at least as ten members of this lodge have. I want to tell you that those in whose care the little ones are left are the ones we should sympa- tnize with on such an occasion as this. a,
 Do you know that many, believe take it simply to bring in that req significance or perhaps that they vii themselves pass away some day an6 when these years have come ti1ev toc shall be called three separate and dis tinct times and shall fail to answer and the sergeant at arms will pin 2 flower in token of esteem.
 The ten brothers who have beer called here this afternoon are the fol lowing and the answer has been not: Michael J. Kelly. Harris H. Whaley James H. Franklin. Walter Borgoyne Clement Joubert, Wm. A. Gables Douglas H. Waters, Joseph T. Gun ningham, Harry w. Tracy, Frank E Dunn
 A deep significance in my mind and it should also be a wonderful impres sion on those alive that when. our time shall come we should be able to face our Redeemer. and say to him tha we have lived our life the way wt thought was good and the best wt knew how. .
 The closing numbers were an in. strumental selection by the orchestra a vocal selection, Rock of Ages anC an instrumental selection
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
UNIFORMS OF FIVE
 WARS ARE SHOWN
Another Attractive Window Display
 at tl,e Central Building.

The woman's division of the local third Liberty loan committee have added another attractive window dis play at their headquarters in the Pendleton store at Central building. The second window display consists of representations of the soldiers of the Revolutionary, Civil and Spanish wars
 The continental uniform has been loaned by Joseph H. Henderson, the Civil War uniform by Sedgwick post No. 1, G. A. R., and the Spanish War uniform by Captain Charles A. flag berg.
 The two window displays show uniforms of five wars. The first win dow display which was opened a week ago Saturday shows the modern uni form ot the American soldier and sail or.
 The woman's division is now ready to accept subscriptions to the Liberty loan at their headquarters.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
OBITUARY.
Anton Silvia.

The death of Anton Silvia occur red Saturday afternoon at 430 O. clock at his home on Elizabeth street following an illness of six months duration. ,3.Jg
 Mr Silvia was born in Fogo Islands. Portugal sixty mine years ago and came to this country when a syoung man. In December. 1887, he was united in marriage with Martha Bentley. He is survived by two children and one grand child.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15
PERSONALS

Miss Ella M. Chapman of Westerly has been the guest of friends in Nor- wich.
 Mrs. Mason Gray of eampbelrs Mills has been visiting friends in Nor wich.
 |. Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Gleason and two children of Norwich were visiting in Westerly the past week.
 Miss Edith Garfield of Norwich has been the guest of her aunt. Mrs. L. E Scott of Granite street. Westerly. Mrs. Joseph S. Adams and son Gil bert of Norwich were recent guests at the home of Clifford Stewart ir North Stonington.
 c. s. Leonard of Willimantio is spending two weeks in this city the guest of his daughters. Mrs. Riordar and Mrs. Kellner..
 MT and Mrs R. o. Libby, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley T. Boon have returned to Norwich from their cottages in Pine Grove, Mantle.
 Christopher G. Allen, member o1 one of the gun crews on the U. s. S Massachusetts, spent Sunday at his home On Church street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Cooper and sons and Miss Margaret Inglis of Plainfeld were visitors in Norwich Sunday making the trip by automobile. MT. and Mrs. Elwin E. Smith oi Fox Hill, Norwich, were recent wis ftors at the home of MT. and Mrs George r. Barber, of Ashaway, B. T
 MT. and Mrs. J. Aloazo Peabody, and daughters, Missss Edna and Ethe Peabody, of Westerly. and son, i'd. ward Peabody of Fort Getty, R. I. were ytsitors here on Sunday.