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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
OBITUARY
Charles Brown.

Charles Brown. 63. died at his home on the road leading westward, from Attawaugan crossing. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
 Danielson worried through another Garfield Monday yesterday. 1 Many hopes were expressed that it would be the last, for the extra holiday a week is meaning a heavy loss for many bus mess men.
 Brooklyn's Coal Rights Admitted.
 Brooklyn residents who have called the attention of the state fuel admin istration at Hartford to Brooklyn's geographical relation to DanieIson and to the fact that Danielson for years has been the only coal market for Brooklyn, have been assured of re- adjustment under which they will get consideration in coal distribution when there is any coal to be had in Daniel son.
 Henry C. Hammond of Worcester was a visitor with friends in Daniel son Monday.
 Captain F. E. Withee and a detach ment of 16 men from Fort Terry wfc have been here to attend Private W H. Pfl1e's funeral, returned to the for l Monday morning.
 Fourteen Degrees-and Fuel Short
 The fuel supply in Danielson con. tinued to be lamentab1y short Monday when the morning temperature wa.
 down to 14 degrees, not really summe,
 weather.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19

before it or certify the men as fitted for limited military service.
 Forty more registrants will appear before the local board today for ex- animation. 4.H
 EIks' Golden Anniversary.
 Elks' hall was filed Monday eyen- ing when members and their guests from this city and a number of sur roundjng towns came here to join in an observance of the golden annivers- ary of the order. There was speak ing, special musical programme and refreshments were served.
 To Promote. Corn Growing.
 County Agent B. W. Ellis announc- ed Monday afternoon that arrange merts are being completed for holding series of meetings in Windl1am county towns to promote the growing e more and better corn during the coming crop seasons.
 The cooperation of granges and other interested organizations in the different towns will be sought ir making 8 success of these meetings and the work to be outlined at them At each of these meetings there vii be supper into which foods made ot l corn will enter to large extent ant ever opportunity will be given to peo. l pie to learn how. to use corn as z food to much greater extent than ha. heretofore been known in this part O the country. Speakers on corn grow ing and tn euse of corn for food Wil be sent out to the meetings by tn, Connecticut food commission and b! | other organizations.
 The frstof these meetings is to b, held in Brooklyn on Wednesday even | Ing of next week. The committee il
 charge of this meeting is made up 0
 County, Agent Ellis, Miss Charlott
 Embleton county food demonstratoI
 MT and Mrs. Charles $. Hyde of Can
 terbury, Oliver A. Downs and Mrs Susan c. Williams.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19

weeks. Twenty men are in the tour nament and they will each play 30 games .s
 Roland H. Gray. who has been criti- cally i'll with pneumonia, was report ed Monday as so far recovered that he may be able to be out for 8 short time later in the week. , Judge W. F. Woodward held a ses- sion of the town court Monday morn ing, fining man who was charged with having committed breach of the peace, at Goodyear.
 On Government Work.
 The big plant of the Goodyear Cot ton company began on government work Monday and will increase it's ac- tivities in producing tentA duck until at least 50 per cent. of it's looms are fengaged in this way.
 Although the weather has been mild CT recently, the frost is still deep in the ground and going deeper. as is in- dicated by the freezing and breaking of another gas main, it was reported Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
ON REACHING NORWICH
 LEARNED OF ACCIDENT
Engineer of Train Which Caused Fa- taIity at Dayville Crossing-coroner Investigating.

At his office here Monday, Coroner Arthur G. Bill began his inquest rela- tive to the death in the grade cross Ing accident at Dayviile Saturday night of Mrs. Henry Marchesseault of that place. All the members of the train crew appeared. The train was in charge of Conductor John Breen of Webster and Engineer Fred Webb of Worcester.
 After the inquest MT. Bill stated that the members of the train crew were agreed that they knew nothing of the accident until the train arrived at Norwich. At that city, while at the station, Engineer Webb climbed down from his cab and went out to make his usual inspection of the big locomotive that hauls the boat \ train. As he passed around the head of the big ma- lchine he noticed an automobile curtain 1 lying under the head of the boiler and | upon inspection he found that some | of the rods on the pilot were bent or i broken.
 Going up into the telegraph office in ! the station to report the matter with i Conductor Breen the trainmen found that a message was ticking over the wire carrying a report of the accident to New Lonodn, and 1t was then that | they ledrHeu Wnere IHe accident nd0 taken place. I Mir. Bill said Monday afternoon that he will continue the inquest today. Ii is known that there was witness of the accident. His name was known tc at least two Dayville men, but they lhave forgotten it. s
 Scores of people inspected the wreck i cd automobile at Dayville during Mon. day. It is about as badly battered 2 machine as one ever looked upon, be. ing torn apart and twisted into a mass of junk.
 Orrin Alvord. driver of the car wa! reported Monday afternoon as doins well. His recovery seems certain.
 Burned While Inspecting Heater. E c. A. Hamilton, who has the care O
 the heater in the basement of tn,
 Phoenix block, was considerably burn
 ed about the face and head Monda,
 when he opened the door of the heate
 to inspect the condition of the fire
 When the door opened there was
 flash of flame and pent up gas. whicl
 Mir. Hamilton received fun in the face
 He was not seriously burned. however
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
ROCKVILLE :

J. P Greene who has been confined to his bed by illness, is improving.
 The moderate weather of last week was very welcome, as it removed much of the snow and ice, which had been on the ground for a long time
 Henry A. Saunders has been con fined to his house for several days be. cause of a severe cold. s
 Misses Doris and Rieta Barber o- Westerly are spending some time al the home of their grandfather, Jared G. Barber.
 While chopping in the woods las week, Fred Burdick cut his foot ss that several stitches were required tt close the wound.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
STAFFORD
Park Gives Each 6nploye a Thrift stamp-Georse Clark, Jr, a Tuseania Survivor-Plans of Book Club.

William Park has presented each ot his employees thrift stamp.
 Nine scouts of the Owl patrol have each earned his dollar and presented tt to the y. M. c. A.
 2 Sugar Party.
 The grange social committee has planned to have a Vermont sugar par ty in Grange hall Friday evening.
 Mrs. Lottie Hatch Hamilton has re- turned to Mifton's Junction, Wis, afte, spending five weeks with her parents Mir. and Mrs. M. B. Hatch.
 During January the work done by the local Red Cross members was as follows: ss0 surgical dressings, IS hos pital shirts, F pajarna suits. Tuscania Survivor. MT. and Mrs. George Clark received a cablegram from thair snn GAnrra
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
MONTVTLLE
Evening School Three Nights Week
 Meeting Of Ladies' Aid Society," Anniversary Social Planned.

An evening school has been started in the Palmer Memorial school Its purpose is largely for the benefit of foreigners. It is thought that if they are given the opportunity to learn. to read and write the English language better and it's desire to aid them Sessions are held Monday, Wednes- day Friday nights. Mrs. Fred Church is the only instructor at present, but as the class grows it is hoped tha; another teacher may be added.
 Aid Society Meets.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Union Baptist church met with Mrs Julia Coan Friday afternoon About 2(
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
A Great Consolation

The more Senators Chamberlain and
 Hitchcock talk the deeAer fs the sigh of relief the nation heaves at the thought that somebody else is running tbe war-Chicago Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
DANIELSoN AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANIElSON

Private Adslard Barbeau Qualities to
 Be interpreter in Franee-coroner
 Bin Finds That Engineer of Train
 Which Killed Auto Passenger Knew
 Nothina of Accident Till Norwich
 Was Reaehed-Soldiers in France
 Glad to Receive The Bulletin. Tn a letter dated Feb. 1, Somewhere in France, Private Adellard Barbeau, who is in an infantry regiment, writes of having successfully passed the ex- af1inations required of persons who are to act as interpreters and that he expects an appointment in that ca pacity, with the prospect of being ap- pointed an interpreter for some off, cer.
 Private Barbeau speaks French flu- entlyi 1t being the language of his par ents. and he is otherwise well fitted to perform the service for which he apparently is in line to be assigned.
 Private Barbeau writes that at the date of his letter the American troops in the sector where he is stationed were enjoying spring-like weather, that the roads were rapidly drying out and that the weather was so bal my that the men were able to go about without their coats.
 He also mentions with more than p4ssing satisfaction that the ghost has walked for the first time since the regiment to which he is attached land- ed in France and that he, with all the other men, has received two months pay, the first money to come to them since they have been in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19

According to the Messaggero, Signor Orlando will appoint Signor Bissolati
 a member of the War committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
MUSTERO[EzQUCK
 REL|EF!INO BLISTER!
1t Soothes and Relieves Like a
 Mustard Plaster Without * the Burn or Sting

Musterule Is clean, white ointment, made with the oil of mustard. It does all the work of the old-fashioned mustard plaster-does it better and does not blis- ter. You do not have to bother with. a ci0th Ycn simply rub it on--and usually the pin Is gunel
 Many doctors and nurses use Muster ole and recommend 1t to their patients. \, They Uill gladly tell you what relief it aives from sore throat, bronchitis, croup, stiG neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints sprains, sore muscles, bruises chilblains, frosted feet colds of the chest it often pre-. vents pneumcnial
 30c and 6Oc iars hospital size $250.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
PUTNAM

Engagement of Miss Mary Weaver fo
 Louis M. Ream Announced-Fifteen
 Men Accepted For Service Monday -Elks Celebrate Golden Annivers-
 ary--WorkIess Monday a Dull Day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
THE BULLETIN ovERsEA
Welcomed by kilIinsly Men, Anxious
 For News From Home.

l. Writing from France to friend in Danielson. one of the soldiers from this town expresses his thanks for The Bulletins that have been sent him. and pleads that the practice be kept up during the war. You can't realize how good it is to get news from home,' he writes, and, further, q pass the papers along to Hcaley, Harney, Per- reault, Gagnon and Moran, who are all in the company with me-" All the men mentioned are Killingly boys
 PinochIe Tournament.
 Another pinochle tournament has been organized at the Bohemian club. Play will start on Thursday evening nf this week and will continue for five
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-19
COLCHESTER
Busy at Kid kurler Piant-Death of George Westbrock - Supt. J. "A. Young and Family Leave for West port.

MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Brown were visitors in Norwich Saturday.
 Lenten services were held in St. An drew's church Sunday evening.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-06
Would Be Content.

The conversation at social affair turned to
the difficulties OF the servant problem, when this
anecdotc was fttingly related by Senator William
S. Kenyon, of Iowa:
One morning a few weeks ago a certain hus-
band rambled downstairs, looked around, and, see
ing no signs of breakfast he turned questioning
eyes toward little wiley.
What's the matter, Bessie" he asked. Don't
we cat this morning."
The bacon has been spoiled. George" answered
Wifcy in pathetic voice. 'Thc cook has
burned it a crisp"
whats thatl" exclaimed George, somewhat ex-
citedly. Have you fired her? Have you adver-
tiSed for a ono? Have you"
Don't talk loud, George" interposed wiley.
"She might hear you. We must not be hard on
her. She is SO young and inexperienced. Won't
you be satisfied with kiss for breakfast just this
once?"
yes, guess So dearie," submissvely respond
ed the old man. Bring her in"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-06
Housing Employees.

The Herald is in receipt of very interesting
excerpt from The Survey, of October. 1917, which
shows the method pursued in England. when hous-
ing conditions similar to ours confronted the gov
ernment
A government committee recommended to the
government, after investigation of course, the lend
ing of government funds at low rate of interest
for the construction of houses, erected under the
supervision of Housing Societies appointed to un-
dertake the housing of government employees.
The condition Great Britain found itself in was
met by regulating the rate of rents, and it was
made retroactive and rents that were palpably ex-
orbitant and collected since August, 1914, were
turned to tenants.
An amendment passed in July, 1917, fixed all
rates of November, 1915, and the law applied
only to houses renting up to $I75 per year, or to
houses corresponding to SEQ to $50 month
houses.
Evictions are prohibited. Landlords are not
permitted to increase rents because of decorating
for ordinary repairs. Moneys paid for options
houses deducted from the first rent paid.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-06
GLASS SCARE KEEPS
HEALTH BOARD BUSY
MANY Requests Made for Analysis
|, of Suspected Foods.

Requests for examination of sew
s+eral different varieties Of food
kSturts received at the Health De-
I.partment of the District led DR..
l1William c. Woodward. health Off
tcer. to announce that the Health
liDepe rtment cannot undertake to
make analyst OF such specimens
tTunless there be some substantial
treason for doing so.
Specimens of bread. cake. beans
land peanut brittle were received by
the health officer from private in-
uividuals with requests for eNsmi-
nation to determine the presence OF
absence of powdered glass
The finding of powdered glass
in one bar of chocolate offered for
sale at suburban store is tending
To create a panic" DR.. Woodward
stated. in none OF the cases in
which specimens have been submit
tPd from private sources has evil
dence sufficient to Justify analysis
been received"
These requests have been based
upon the recollection of some di-
gestive disturbance following the
eating of an article of food or Of
candy similar 70 that submitted,
according to DR.. Woodward. The
recollection of the unexplained di-
Gestive disturbance following tho
eating of the article led to the sus-
pfcion that possibly the article con-
tanned glass.
The victim thereupon purchas-
ed a similar article and submitted
il for examination. No direct evil
dence has been submitted in such
cases TO lead to the belief that glass
in food was in any way RESPONSE
bile for the trouble.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-06
Army Officer Scores Hun
Cruelty on Battlefield

IF ! ever caught a Hun with that
on him, I'd beat out his brains with
it."
Such was the emphatic declaration
Of an army officer yesterday as he
pointed to the picture in The Herald
depicting the form a weapon used by
German soldiers in torturing wound
ed prisoners. Several thousand of
these savage looking Instruments were
captured recently on the Italian front.
and a reproduction thereof has been
printed In all the local newspapers.
A group Of army officers were dis
cussing the matter when one OF them
gave expression to the language
quoted. The sentiment awakened a
responsive chord In the breasts of
those present, and It was the general
belief that II the idea was carried
into execution. IL would do more to
stop Hun cruelties than anything else.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-06

The time to avoid what may occa-
sion trouble because a danger has
been overlooked is when IL first
thrusts itself upon attention. This
will excuse my writing you upon
subject that otherwise. in these war
times. might seem ont OF place.
A bill has been introduced in the
House of Representatives providing
for a preliminary appropriation OF
500. 900 for the creation" in Wash
ington "of a national university"
am Informed that the bill represents
a strong and concerted movement to
obtain that. and more than that.
which 10 put forth as its object-sn
object which. on first thought. large
numbers may think indicative Of
public spirit and wisdom Possibly
should think 80 myself, had / not had
about forty years experience in
educational work-msinly at williams
and Princeton-though i have now
permanently retired from IT.
OF course. the time when education
in our country could become subject
to political guidance seems far OF
But look at Germany. Fifty years
ago. when II was divided into many
comparatively small states. its
scholars-as every one who can recall
the conditions will admit-were par
ticularly distinguished for their in
dependent thinking and regard for
truth; but at present the empire.
through exerting its influence in maxi
ing appointments to professorships,
has changed all this.
This movement to secure a national
university is not new: but lately the
advocates have become more strenuous
and numerous. There are several rea-
sons for this. The conditions in
Washington invite il. Nowhere would
money expended for education go 30
far-or. as one could truly say. 60
half so far. This is because there
would be no need as in provincial col
Hlege towns. for erecting or equipping
>extensive libraries, museums. and
Sother educational accessories OF the
kind.
Washington is full Of them. and
Itunder the laws. students have free
g1access to them.
So with opportunities for acquirinG
what physicians. lawyers, pubIIcIsts
and linguists can learn from hospit-
ais. courts. congresses, and inter
course with those who speak foreign
languages. Besides this. there are
plenty of those on hand from whom
10 get both professors and students
There are an exceptional number oi
young people whose heredity alone
makes them desire a higher educa-
tion and includes them to work hard
for il. Some are children OF govern.
ment officials who are exceedingly
intellectual, but live on salaries sO
small that they must educate their
families in their own home town
Others are college graduates who have
come to the city as the best place
in which to pursue postgraduate
study while supporting themselves by
being private secretaries or depart
;ment clerks. With students of these
'tclasses the two Roman Catholic uni
'Nersities and the non-sectrrian George
pWashington University are amply sup
piled. The latter has something like
,sSoO among its undergraduates. and !. 20,
pm its postgraduate and other schools
The Washington herald., 1918-02-06
Canada's Warrior.

SH Sam Hughes, member OF the Canadian
tarilA1aent and former minister OF militia in the
--Spreen government, is visitor in Washington
en route TO Florida for a much-necded rest
1@AzAzVone who has followed Canadian history
will not ask who "Sir Sam is, for he> has held a
dominant position in Canadian public lie for a
quarter OF a century. BY the same token, those
who have read the history OF our ,plucky neighbor
know that to Sir Sam Hughes must 90 a large
share OF the credit for the splendid part played by
the Dominion in The memorable first three years
OF the war.
Canada did not wait for the call when the
mother country found herself in a world war in
august, 1914. Indeed, as soon as the message was
flashed across7the seas, the hons whelps sprang
10 action. ready to defend the kinfolk across the
wafer In this emergency The country was fortu-
nate IN having in Office Sir Sam Hughes All the
red tape IN Ottawa thrown out OF the window
when SIR Sam started, and within month tho
trst hundred thousand was its way 10 Val Cal
hsr IN Quebec. BY Christmas they were in action
The Washington herald., 1918-02-06

in June. 1917. they reached a total
of s133. 100000.
Postal savings deposits were not
in evidence in 1912. but in 1917
had become formidable enough to
reach a grand total of $102.00o,0oo.
A tremendous drop in the unpaid
dividends was noted in 1917.
As reported in that year the total
was S4,5S6,000. A year before 400
less banks-e total of 27,5l3 to be
exact-signified that unpaid divi-
dends amounting to $2s, $50, 900, were
in their possession and listed as
their liabilities.
This was similar to the drop
from 1914 with s3O,133,000. to
$4,241,00O in 1918.
No unusual movement was ex-
perienced in the capitalization of
the banks.
The total capitalization in 1912
with 25,1s5 institutions was $1,000
100000. while in 1917 with 27.923
institutions, State. national and pri-
vate. the capitalization was s2.274.-
0OO. 900.
Mr.. Williams throws a bouquet
to the Federal Reserve Bank law
and its operation, by saying:
Our reserve banking system has
fully vindicated the claims made
for 1t by those to whose labors and
sagacity 1t owes its creation. and
has fully proven its ability to meet
strain and pressure and shock
greater than any which possibly
could have been foreseep at its ;n-
ception."
The banking power Of the United
States is two and one half times as
great at this time as was the en-
tire banking power OF the world
twenty-five years ago. The balance
OF foreign trade for the four years
ending with December 81. 1917. was
$500, 100000 in our favor, or enough
TO pay off our entire Indebtedness
to the rest Of the world and leave
US a creditor nation to the extent
of several billions OF dollars.
All of which is very encourag-
ing to us-your Uncle Sam is very
well-to-do. thank you! Poor Willy
across-the-sea may gaze ruefuIly at
the showing, but he cannot dis
pute it. THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-06
WOMAN To DESCRIBE
Plight OF BELGIUM
Nine. Victor Horta Will Lecture at
Y. W. c. A. Tonight.

War pictures OF Belgium, au-
tIsorized by the Belgian government,
wSu be presented by Nine. Victor
Hprta in her lecture Belgium Be-
fore and Now" at the Young
women's Z Christian Association,
Fourteenth and @ streets, at .
O'Clock this evening.
Nine. Horta has been commits
stoned by King Albert, OF Belgium,
to present the true state of affairs
in Belgium in q series of lectures.
Every story of barbarous cruelty
and wanton destruction that she
tells is proved by a picture. taken
in the war zone. Some of thesc
pictures were taken under great
difficulties and smuggled out under
the noses Of the German officials
VINO now maintain a military au-
tocracy in Belgium. All of the
views are vouched for by the Bel
gban government to be accurate
samples OF Prussian methods of
kultur whereby the Huns sought
to make an example of Belgium.
and to terrorize small nearby nat
tions into an absolute state OF neu-
trality.
The Y. W. c. A. Home District"
clubs for girls from various locali-
ties Of the country are meeting
with great success. On Friday
evening. girls from the Far West
wNl meet in the Y. w. c. A. parlors.
And on Saturday evening there will
be a party for the girls from the
Middle Atlantic States, New York.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania and
Maryland.
The Friendship High School
Girls Club. which has been spon-
sored by the Y. W, c. A, has post
posned its counsel meeting at the
Enxabeth Somers School from Feb
Eary . to "a.