Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-27

increment of 1751 men 1200 of which went to Camp Upton, last Tuesday, more than 300 registrants of 1918. who volunteered and reclassif1ed, will be added next Tuesday. The scelective boards are engaged in filing the fol- lowing current calls in the state: 100 limited service men, to go to Syra- cuse, N. Y, on Monday; 98 volunteers in special calls who go- to Camp For est, Ga, also on Monday; 217 colored men to go to Camp Devens, August l ;; 100 new registrants to go to Fort Slo- cum, August [; and all physicians in Class 1, limited service, who will be sent to Fort S1oeum on August Il. Enough new registrants have volun- teered to fill the Fort Slocum call for August [.
 Although orders issued last We'd nesday withdrew from all registrants who are in Class the privilege of voluntary enlistTne in the navy, Captain Webb, director of the draft for the state, ruled on Friday that men held for limited service in Class 1, who are within current quotas, may be given permits to enter the navy. The navy will accept limited service men provided they have certain me- chanical training and ability.
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 Dr. Samuel C. Webster, superintend- . ens of health for the town of Westerly attended the annual meeting of the health officers of Rhode Island. Thurs day afternoon at the Warwick club, and took active part in the debate suggesting changes in the present health rules The lax methods in which some diseases are reported to the state board of health were assail- ed. Dr. Byron W. Richards, secretary of the state board, emphasized the need of reporting every case of ty Dhoid fever as much suffering and damage has resulted through the de- lay or failure of physicians to report such cases. He said it was equally important that prompt reports be made of all cases in which a report is required.
 Dr. Harry Kimball of Providence, di- rector Of certain communicable and courageous diseases, under joint sane ton of the American Public Health association and the State Board of Health, spoke of the work under his charge and appealed to the health of icers and physicians generally to CO., operate III this branch of work which was one of the most important of war measures.
 Dr. NJ. H. Houghton, of the Amer ican Public Health association, and port physician of Providence, told of the work which comes under his juris- diction, and of the increase. during the past year by reason of war.
 The sale of savings stamps thus far this year in Rhode Island amounts to s2 914 95S.21. distributed as follows: Providence $1.1S2, ,2SS04; Pawtucket, S41s.029.e0; Westerly, St45,S26.53; Newport, f79,47335; Woonsocket $2o0,223.GS Bristol, $36 6,569.01: Wake field s13 42o.31: East Greenwich. .s127,
 325.51; Warren. s2S,702.01: Narragan- sett Pier, $12.155.70. Sold through post offices, $2,344.o23.04, through the federal reserve bang $470,935.17. Per capita sales, S4.46.
 Arthur G. Payette of WiIlimantio
 was committed to the Providence county jail, Thursday evening by Thomas E. Brown chief of police o1 Westerly. to commence his term o1 three months sentence for the larcen- cy of s9 from the Andrews Coal Go
 Pavette declared to the chief that he would rather go to jail than into the army, he did not believe the selectivt board of Willimantic had the power to take him ont of a Rhode Island prison and lnduct him into the army and he would see to it that when he got away from prison he would ge' beyond the reach of the draft board He was bitter against the head of the Andrews company for having him ar rested for the theft of $9, which he die not steal, but simply forgot t0 turn 1T hi Ia l that an employer in WilIimantic dit l not have him arrested when he los $50 through a hole in his pockets, il- 1 lustrative between his employers 1T
 Westerly and Willirnantic.
 Friday of last week, Judge Oliver H | Williams in the Third District court | in passing upon the petition of Anns 1 S Burdick to be admitted to take tht l poor debtors oath, declared he coulC see no reason why the petition should l not be granted. The case was contin I ued to Friday of this week to give op 1 portunity to any party in interest tt 1 interpcse objection. There WAS no op l position in court and Jud~e Williams ! called for the statute req 'ements il l regard to tte assignment of propert! ] and the selection of an assignee. MT 1 Hdu AUL HGSuSu lIlS IIASlI uC l tion Of his council in this particular 1 and did not have the requirements or 1 paper However, he nominated Deput!
 Sheriff Frederick T. Mitchell, as as signe. Mir Mitchell declined and Judg' 1 Williams d'd not think he would ap prove the nomination of an officer 0 i the court anyway. In order to give tn l petitioner opportunity to meet the 1av
 renuirements in connection with tn | peti tion the case was further contin 1 ued to next Friday.
 Thomas Buell. Card, son of Captail i Henry C. Card, of Woonsooket, former | ly of Westerly, has received a com 1 mission as second lieutenant in tn l United States Aviation corps, and ha 1 been appointed as instructor in f1yinI at Ebeit field Lonolze, Arkansas
 where he received his training in prac 1 tical aviation Out of Lieutenan I Cards class that went from Ithaca t | Loncke only four have thus far beel , commissioned. Only seven out of sev
 enty men commissioned at Lonok 1 have been chosen as instructors an ! Lieutenant Card is the youngest. | He will be twenty two years of az i in September and was graduated as a F..a icp