Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-01

| The attorney general of the United States has made and declared general rules and regulations for the registra- tion of German alien enemies an dhas fixed the time for such registration as the 4th, 5th, 9th. 7th, Sth and 9th days |of February. 1918, inclusive, from 6 D. m. to 8 p. n1., on each of said days.
 By authority the. attorney general has requested the post office depart ment to carry out the details of such registrations in communities of less than 5,000 population, according to the United States census of 1910. Post master Thomas J. Sullivan will act as registrar in Sprague. To each German alien who appears before the registrar for registration on the days mention ed triplicate copies of the registration affidavit and one copy of instructions will be given to the registrant The affidavit must be sworn to, in tripli- cate before the registrar. The reg istrant must supply four photographs of himself, one of which the registrar will affix to each of the affidavits and 1 the fourth to a form of the registra- tion card. The registrar will instruct the registrant to return personally be- fore him (the registrar) after 10 days and before 15 days from the last date 1 fixed for registration, to receive 8 reg 1 istration card
 | Postmaster Sullivan is in receipt of 1 the forms and blanks for the regis tration of German aliens in this postal
 district
 Gave Benefit Play.
 In St. Jeans hall Wednesday even | ing members of the Children of Mary
 of St., Mary's church ably presented
 the French drama. Les deux Sourdes
 for the benefit of the church.
 l The programme opened with a piano duet by Misses Anna Bibeau and
 Claire Rondeau. The cast of charac-
 ters follows: Tante Iphigenie, Miss Albina Lacroix ;Tante Palmyre, Miss
 Albina Douville: Edith. leur niece, or pheline, Miss Margarite Charron; Ca therine Willie sewante, Miss Inalda Catcher: Clara, femme de chanbre Miss Amelia Ca-en; Madame Micht Concierge, Miss Diana Colombo; Mere
 Fanvette, Miss Ida Lacroix; Simon tsaflle, Miss Viola Charron.
 Between the acts selections were
 rendered by B1ais' orchestra. Voca solos were given by Miss Diana Go lombe, and Miss Amelia Caron. Miss 1malda Catcher, accompanied the sin
 gers. A tableau in which Desire Ar,
 pin and Miss Bertha Arpin appeared
 concluded the entertainment
 As the curtain was being lowered the chorus sang America, accompanied by the orchestra. Five hundred peo. 1 pie, including number from Nor.
 Wich. Greeneville Taftvilie. Occum Willimantic, Hanover, Jewett City ant
 Plainfield were present
 The programme was smoothly car ried out under direction of Rev J. V
 k. Bellanger. Others who assisted were: Arthur Roy, ST.: J. Guillotte
 Misses Doris Holmes. Mary Rill an, Irene Douville. The Boy Scouts of St
 Mary's church appeared in a, drill
 singing The Star Spansled Banner Il Wood Piles Conspicuous. l Cords of wood piled high in front 0
 business places and residences ar H pretty good proof that Baltic resident
 have resorted to wood to keep fur naees and stoves going. One farme
 who owns a large Woodlot in Spragu
 will not deliver a cord of wood fo
 less than s10 Some owners of woo, ! lots in the town of Franklin wer hauling wood to town for s9 per cord H One Baltic man who has business il
 different portions of the village count ed 197 cords of uncut wood Thursday
 This is but small per cent of nu
 merous other cords being daily burn
 ed by different establishments an | householders.
 I The prospects of having orders 0
 coal filled are not very bright Ralti people have forgotten about the suga shortage and have been weeks with
 out seeing grain of sugar, but tn coal shortage is a different proposi tion these bleak days and people can
 not become accustomed to heatles
 homes and business places.
 III Farmers claim that seasoned WOO is very scarce and that unseasone