Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-11
PUTNAM

Edward Bousquet Montague. known
 to his many friends in Putnam as
 Speed has returned here, having been discharged from the United States navy on account of disability.
 He is the first of the Putnam boys to be let out of the service on account or injuries, but he isn't satisfied and says that he will get back into the
 service as soon as he is well enough,
 provided the doughboys do not clean
 up the Huns before that time. It was in May. 1917, within a month after the United States declared war against Germany, that Montague vol
 unteered for service and joined the
 navy. His early period of training completed, he was assigned as a
 member of destroyer crew and sent abroad. He was lover there" for months, engaged large part of the time in convoy work, which is difficult and dangerous work, as is most work aboard a destroyer these days. Montague 'gas injured when he was washed off the deck while a heavy sea was running. He caught a life line
 that was thrown him. but before he col q be hauled aboard, he was slam med against the steel side of the destroyer by q giant wave and his spine severely injured. He had a long period of hospital treatment before he was we'll enough to get about and his back continues to be weak from the injury.
 Montague says that the Gerrnan n submarines have no liking for Uncle San's destroyers and give them a wide berth. They know we carry some tin cans to drop overheard, 3
 said Montague, referring to the depth
 bombs, and the don't like 'em!" Montague says that while he was
 on convoy work he scanned the ] thousands of faces aboard the big I transports close to which his destroy CT ran at times. but though he searched diligently he never saw any, one from Putnam.
 Montague upon his discharge from the navy was entirely unfamiliar with
 the selective service law, which came l into effect after he went into the ser vice. He has registered, now, how ever.
 Putnana's Liberty loan subscriptions were pouring in Thursday, when, at { 5 D. m, Cashier G. Harold Gilpatric l Of the First National bank said they
 amounted to s307, 900. This splendid gain over the figures announced early III the week was encouraging to the committee, and the workers feel that l if effort is redoubled in Putnam this | city will be able to raise it's full ap- portionment of $3S7.0 Getting that
 remaining $S0.600 means lot of work on the part of the committee. however
 and generous subscribing on the part I or many who have not as yet invest
 ed in the fourth loan. There was some
 anxiety here Thursday afternoon lest
 the report of the abdication of the
 kaiser slow up subscriptions. That
 this danger might be guarded against
 1t was pointed out that it is going to
 cost a mint of money to maintain the
 armed forces between the time when
 peace is declared and demobilization l and no one who is in a position to
 subscribe has the slightest excuse for
 holding back because Germany hap
 pens to De wavering, or faking, at this | time.
 Thompson is now reported as over
 the top, having oversubscribed it's ap- port1onment of the fourth loan, and
 subscriptions continue to be received in that town
 l It was announced Thursday after. noon that two aeroplaneS from the I flying field at Mineola will come in to this vicinity next Thursday at about
 the noon hour. and will land in the big