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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
WILL CALL EIGHTEEN MORE MEN
Local Board to Send Next Quota to Fort Slocum N Y- Many Occupations Open to Men Within Draft Age Applications Will Be Accepted Up to April 27th

The local exemption board was on Wednesday notified that eighteen will Dc the Norwich quota under the call for 959 men from Connecticut to be sent to Fort Slocum, N. T., between May and May g. Quotas for other state boards in this vicinity are as fol- lows:
 New London, board No. g, twenty men.
 Groton. board No. Il, eighteen men.
 Putnam, board No. l6, twelve men. Willimantic, board No. 17, fourteen men.
 The Norwich board has been noti- fled that there is very definite need for skilled men in the army at this time and that a number of occupa- tions are open to men within the. draft age only. Registrants should present ] themselves to the board at the earliest possible moment and list their names for this service. Those who secure induction in these branches of ser vice will receive material personal | benefit, which will aid them in ad | vancement both in their army career and in after life Applications must | be made before April 27th. Below is the list of occupations needed now:
 Air brake inspectors, angle iror
 smiths, auto mechanics and helpers
 (general, engine magneto or ignition)
 bargemen or boatmen, blacksmiths an6 helpers, boatbuilders and helpers, boil
 ermakers and helpers. brakemen. flag men or conductors (railroad) brick | layers, buglers, carpenters and helpers | (ship, bridge. house, generaD, joiner; or patternmakers, caulkers, wood
 chauffeurs (auto, truck or tractor)
 chemists, clerks (railroad or generaD
 cobblers, commissary storekeepers
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
ALARMING SHORTAGE
 OF SEED CORN Emergency Committee Issues State ment to Farmers in Statek
OF SEED CORN


 The emergency seed corn commit tee \f the committee of food supply has just issued the following statement to the farmers of Connecticut: The seed corn situation in the state is serious. Four hundred and fifty samples have been tested at the New Haven Experiment station. One-third of these are absolutely unfit for seed. One-t third can be used only after a careful ear test. Not more than one third of our best seed corn is fit for planting.
 I It is absolutely impossible to tell l from the appearance of seed whether or not it is high or low in germinat- ing quality. It is essential that you test your seed corn this year. The extreme shortage in the North ern. states makes it desirable from a patriotic standpoint that every ear 1 of seed corn which will grow be saved for them. May we call to your at-
 tettion the urgent need for seed corn
 Pass the word along to your neigh
 bor.
 In a statement issued Wednesday
 Robert Scoville says:
 As the planting season approaches we trust you are giving serious thought to the question of how you can
 serve your country by making the best possible use of your land. We appre-
 ciate the many difficulties under which the farmers of our state are laborine and recognize that there are limits te
 what can be done.
 The people of Europe are using more
 food than ever before and are produc- ing less. The submarine has made i impossible to bring food from far of l countries like Australia and there
 fore they must look to America fol help if they are to continue this strug' gle. The demand for farm product!
 greatly exceeds the supply and price: are higher than for many years. Ever!
 farmer must decide for himself wha
 crop he should grow, consulting hi
 county agent for such assistance a : may b9 needed. It is natural that farmers shoulc feel some discourag cement and ap prehersion in looking into the future
 but it must be remembered that thes feelings are not by any means limited to any one class of our population. l , they permit themselves to be controll ed by this feeling, they will, befor r the end of the season, not only realiz that they have signally failed in doini their duty towards their country, bu g have. also missed an opportunity fo 9 profit which may not be again sool s presented.
 S If we should lose this war becaus s of the lack of food, and this i1 by n l means impossible, would we not hay n something to reproach ourselves wit \ if we O less than our utmost? Tn e ownership of land in these times car l r:es with it an obligation which W D are certain our farmers will wish t f meet to tho best of their ability.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
WALTER MORAN EXPECTS
 TO REJoIN COMPANY
Norwich Boy is Recovering From
 Wounds in France.

John A. Moran has received a letter from his son, Walter, who was wound ed in France sometime ago. The wounded man writes that he is fast improving and soon expects to te back with his company in the fight He is cheerful and in good spirits and only wants to get another crack at the Huns He writes that he had an X-ray picture taken of his wound and that there was still a piece of the shrapEel in his leg but that has been removed by an operation. He also states that he sad the pieces which hi: him and he is going to bring them tc Norwich as souvenirs of the big bat tle
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Acute Food Situation.

Detailed information concerning the acute food situation in England and France was given in a statement made by Major Howard A Giddings, a mem Der of the Connecticut State Council of Defense, who has returned to Hart ford after an official trip to France as a member of the Liberty loan mis- sion. Major Giddings left France af- ter the present offensive had begun, and arrived in this country on We'd nesday. He represented the state defense council and Governor Marcus H. Holcomb on his journey.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Dead as Result of Fall.

James Sweeney, aged 49, died We'd nesday morning at 10 o'clock. A short time ago he fell out of a window on the barn near the golf grounds for merly owned by James E. DeWolf and broke his back He was taken to the Rackus hospital by Selectman Bailey. Sweeney was 49 and was unmarried. He has relatives in Philadelphia. By trade he was plumber and he said he had boarded on Oak street. He could not tell how he came to be in the barn. Cummings & Ring took charge of the body.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
PERSONALS

Mrs. Jennie Selden Gay of Norwich, called on friends in Stonington early in the week.
 Mrs. Hattie Allen of Norwich is visiting at the home of her father, c. B. Hall, ir Moodus
 Miss Hortense I. Sands has return ed to her home on Laurel Hill, after spending several weeks with Provi- dence friends.
 Judge Nelson J Ayling of Norwich and Dr. F. S. Wilcox, superintendent of the Norwich State Hospital, were visitors at the capitol Tuesday.
 Drs. W, W. Leonard and T. A. Crow ley are attending the State Dental convention at Hotel Taft, New Haven, Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Dance and Social.

The Norwich Dancing academy opened Wednesday evening with a dance and social in T. A. B. hall. There was dance program of Is numbers arranged by J. A. Downing, instructor, music being furnished by Lang's orchestra.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
WEDDING,
Hendry-ConneIi.

The marriage of Miss Mary Helena Cornell, daughter of MT and Mrs John Cornell of New London, to George Hendry of Waterford took place We'd nesday morning with nuptial high mass in St. Mary's Star of the Sea church in New London.
 Only members of the family and intimate friends attended the cere- mony at the church The witnesses were Miss Marguerite Flanagan and Thomas Henry. Rev. A. c. Wollschla- ger officiated.
 After a short wedding trip MT. and Mrs. Hendry will return to New Lon don, where they will make their home.
 If you find it impossible to tell twins
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
FUNERALS.
Anton Silvia.

The funeral. of Anton Silvia was held from his late home on Elizabeth street Wednesday afternoon with many rel atives and friends attending. There were many beautiful floral offerings Rev. B. W. Williams, pastor of Mt Calvary Baptist church offiGated an6 the choir of that church sang two hvmns The bearers were Franl Williams, John Williams. John liar. ris, Samuel Lacy, $. Gunsalves ant Joseph De Pima.
 Burial was in Maplewocd cemeter, where a committal service was read q the grave by Rev Mir. Williams. Un- dertaker Gager had charge of the flu. neral arrangements.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Shortage of Grain Raas.

Bags for containing grain and fer tilizer are e one of the many things which the war is exhausting. One English order alone was for 150 mil lion bags and the other allied nations as well as the United States are utilizing many more. This situation combined with the shortage of vessels for transportation may result in a scarcity of grain bags in America, it is pointed out by the committee of food supply, state council of defense.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
John I. Cummings.

Funeral services for John T. Cum
 mings were held Wednesday in St. Jo-
 seph's church, Pawtucket, with rela- tives and friends attending. The body arrived here on the POP train and was
 taken in charge by Undertakers Cum
 mings and Ring. Burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery. The bearers wcC-e John Martin, John Leslie, John Do i Ian and Thomas Cummings There was a large attendance at the grave and | there were many beautiful floral forms,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Made Official Visit to Norwich.

P. J. Garvin. inspector for the Con- necticut state board of pharmacies, made an official visit to Norwich on Wednesday and called on local drug Sists.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Murphy & McGarry
 207 Main Street
We advertise exactly
 ns it is

of the home gardens department of the committee of food supply of the Con necticut state council of defense.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Have Secured Machine eun.

The woman's committee of the Lib erty loan campaign have secured a Wicker machine gun from the Colt Arms company in Hartford. The gun will be put on exhibition in the head quarters window in the Central build ing today.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
Farmers May Secure Fertilizers.

Farmers and gardeners of Connec- ticut may secure fertilizer from Camp Devens if they desire, according to in- formation received by c. c. Hemenwap
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
ALL KINDS

There is French Bread, Vienna Bread, English Bread, Arab Bread, Russian Bread, German Bread, Spanish Bread, Indian Bread, Mexican Bread, besides Batter Cakes, Hot Biscuit, Spoon Bis cuity Waffles and what not. But it's plain, old-fashioned, every day United States Bread We make, and the ver- dict of hundred million people says it's best for daily use.
 < ANDREWS BAKERY
 SUMMIT STREET
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

If you find it impossible to tell twins apart tell them together.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Rev. o. E. Newton, who has been pastor of the Vernon Methodist church for the past three years, expects to be transferred to another charge at the conference in Providence this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

At the annual meeting of the Holland County Medical association held at Rockville Tuesday, with fair attend ance, Dr. William L. Higgins of Gov entry was elected president.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

One of the suits at the April term of the Holland superior court is that of the Herva Phosa company of Providence vs. Ernest H. Woodworth of Coventry for s1,000 damages for failure to deliver carload of sweet cider.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

A service flag is displayed at the home of Mrs. Street in Poquetanuclz for her son, Edward Street, member of Battery E, c. A. C., who has been heard from in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb has ap- proved a requisition by the executive committee of the Soldiers hospital board for s17,000 for the care of sick and wounded soldiers and for $9,000 for the care of soldiers wives and widows.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18
VARIOUS MATTERS

Light vehicle lamps at 5 o'clock this evening.
 Dabolls Almanac risks the predic- tion of snow squalls for today and Friday.
 Have you paid your water bill yet?- adv. M
 A day of high temperature like that of Wednesday starts the buds on the willows and elms.
 It is interesting to note about town the spading and other preliminary work on war gardens.
 Governor Holcombs Arbor and Bird day proclamation is posted conspleu ously in the Otis library
 Several of the farmers in the town of Old Lyme are going to put in seV- eral acres of spring wheat for*a test
 During the recent campaign for Episcopal war welfare work, St. James church, Poquetanuck, Rev L. c. Sher- barne rector, contributed $10.lo.
 Norwich motor parties to Hartford have been visiting the exhibition ol the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts being held in the Atheneum annex.
 Do it now What? Pay your water bill-adv.
 The recent cold weather caused losses to eastern Connecticut bee keepers in that several of them hav' lost many colonies of bees by freezing There is complaint about Connecti cut because the price of segment O humble apple pie has been advanced from a nickel to a dime by the res taurants.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Dealers here are selling letter seals which are like miniature service flags, displaying the number of stars indi- eating the number of boys in the fed eral service in the home from which the seals come.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Water office open daily from a. m to p. m.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

March was busy month for the Rockville Red Cross chapter. The surgical dressings produced numbered 12,493;; hospital garments, 1,054; knit ted articles. 653.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Miss Katherine Ludiugton of Old Lyme, president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association, has left for Indianapolis to attend the execu- tive board meeting of the National Suffrage association, where plans will be made for general suffrage work throughout the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Light vehicle lamps at o'clock thi evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

Those interested in the Center church camp at Columbia hake have been invited to attend a social at the Center church house in Hartford Fri day evening. The social is particu- larly for former and prospective camp erS
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

The Middletown College club held it's meeting Wednesday afternoon in the Mt. Vernon school hall, when Charles H. Davis of Mystic, the noted Amerf- can landscape painter, spoke on Millet. Bishop Acheson introduced the speak or
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-18

A Hebron correspondent writes: The play Counting by Rule was given in the Y. M. c. A. rooms in Norwich Friday evening for the benefit of the Red Cross. One of the leading parts was taken by N. Eugene Smith, a for mer resident of this place.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06
Sleep Out of Question.

Not an officer or man on thai
whole front tried to sleep thaht night
1t was after dark when the men were
told they were going forward. The
big artillery would start at 1870. Ev
! erybody waited up to hear it.
And when it did start nobody could
have slept, even if he had SO desired
1t was said later that pouring steel
and gas into the Germans that night
was the greatest concentration of ar
ti.lery the world had ever seen.
! The night passed as with one long,
continuous roar, save for a short in
Permission between the time the corps
artillery finished its work and the d.
vision guns started theirs.
| For more than an hour before the
time fixed for the infantry to start
! forward. the boys were in formation;
every bayonet fixed, every rifle in
perfect order, every cartridge belt
bullying.
had imagined that boys who were
about to receive their first baptism
of fire would be nervous and unset
tied. but | was forcefully impressed
by the calmness and steadiness that
prevailed all ranks. ,. 5.7i
| cant say they were. light-hearted
or festive as they stood there in the
darkness waiting for the hour Of $50
to come. There was none of that. On
the contrary, there was something
positively spiritual about them.
Their boyish, clean-shaven faces
seemed to say as | peered into them:
THE test hour for Americans has
come. Our country expects us to
give a good accounts Of ourselves,
AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT.
Zero Hour" Sees Line in Mo-
The over the top hour" came, and
from one end of that twenty-mile front
to the other tens of thousands Of
shadowy forms moved forward in the
graw dawn. 1t had begun to rain.
$50 much the better Or our pur-
pose." a colonel said We'll pull a
surprise party on the Boches. They
won't be expecting US in this rain =
We took them completely by r
prise. Our artillery fire pulverized
their wire ENHANCEMENT.
Before o'clock the rain had stop
ped, the haze was lifting and the sun
came out, permitting our airmen to-
watch the retreating enemy.
only one serious difficulty confront
ed us, and that was in bringing up
our artillery. Our infantry was ad-
vancing so fast the big guns couldn't
keep pace with them.
What had been No Mans Land a
few hours before now had to be cross
ed with the heavy GINS There we're
no roads, and the ground was SO soft
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06
Finds Something to Do
s, the Business

IL tried everything that heard OF
for the stomach and bowel trouble
and bloating, but got no permanent
help until l struck Mayrs Wonderful
Remedy, and that did the business.
My son in Canada has also taken 1t
and writes it has done him lot OF
good It. is simple, harmless prep.
aration that removes the catarrha.
mucous from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and intes-
final ailments, including appendicitis.
One dose will convince or money re-
funded Lenhart Drug Co.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06
Puts O. X. on & ~. +
Bill of Fare
The Downcast Dyspeptic Takes
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets After ,
Eating and His Stomach Is
Now TweIve-Cylinder
Racer.

The old-time crouch is now a Sunny
Jim. Instead of feeling dull, stupid,
irritable and dizzy after eating. he
takes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet
and is bright. active good natured
and full of pep" He puts his O. X.
on the entire bill of fare; everything
is good from the soup to the pie and
cheese and sets sung and comforts
able.
Once you learn the remarkable ac.
ton of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in
digesting food. preventing and over
coming gassiness, heartburn, sour ris.
ings, lump in your throat gagging
and the other distresses of indiges-
ton you will eat what you want at
any time without the slightest dis
tress. Get 50-cent box at any
drug store and join the throng Of
live ones who are doing their bit and
doing it again overtime.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06

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field dressing stations stood around
all day, with little to do. "
Every wounded dough boy had the
same story to tell.
Things are going great" they'd
say. We're eating them alive. Our
tanks are doing great. They'd go
ahead and charge into the machine
Igun nests and blow 'em up, and then
we'd rush in and mop 'em up"
The boy who came back that day
without having his pockets full Of
German souvenirs counted himself
mighty unlucky. ..~-
One slightly wounded doughboy
came back wearing Boche helmet.
with Boche pistol at his side.
pair of Boche field glasses around his
neck. s 8
How'd l get EN-" he repeated. to
my question. oh ] just traded
Foche officer out Of them. L told m
he wouldn't need 'em back in this
prison camD T., s ri
The American official communique
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06
that the first guns sank to their hubs
and stuck. .-.a .-.-..
Building Roads as Advance is
I.." Made. &,#

| /. ." Made. #1r*e..
Up rushed the engineers For the
next few hours hundreds of big trucks
dumped their loads Of powders and
crushed rock, and pretty soon there
began to appear through NO Mans
Land little white streaks Of newly
made roads. They were hastily fuilt
affairs, but, so long as tne gun car
riage drivers were careful. they were
able to get through. When a car.
rags or truck, however, went off
| the patch and into the mire. there
, was no time for delays. The military
police, whose job it was to get the
guns through" wasted ~ time on
formalities.
Ditch it," they'd yell when a
truck or piece of artillery got .nired
and held up the stream of traffic, and,
while the artillery officer commanding
that particular piece would stand by
and protest and curse that he could
get it back on the road within quarter
Of an hour, the IN. Pr and his men,
with the aid of the mules and horses,
would be pulling it off to one side.
And then the streams OF guns would
again flow past.
AS the day wore on the spirits Of
the entire American army mounted
higher and higher Every road be-.
hind what had been the German
trench sysem was an avenue along
which trudged scores. and in some
cases hundreds. of German prisoners.
guarded by American boys.
Little Work for American
Surgeons.
Only occasionally would an am
bulance come back filled with Ameri-
can wounded The doctors in the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06

twenty.mIle front, penetrated the
enemy territory to an average neptn
OF seven miles.
Prisoners already counted uhmDer
about 5000"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06

Despite many obstacles the Christ
mas shopping movement is progress
ing, according to Bismarck mer-
chants.
Thes government simply request
that every one observe war regula-
lions, that in the buying of Christ
mas gifts for those other than young
children presents should be of the
useful sort. Accordingly, toy depart
ments as we'll as the gift shops sug-
gest service, conservation, comfort
and patriotism. &A
Nevertheless there are certain reg
Is always terse, and seldom INDUCES
in any detailed aYnla 2 tionS
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MOVEMENT
ALREADY HAS EXCELLENT START

ulations set down by the government
bindings retailers. Working force
cannot be increased; nearing tho
holiday season store hours cannot Big
heightened, and all, deliveries will be
restricted, customers being asked to
carry their own packages whenever
possible Another serious proposition
confronting the shopper Is sthat no
stocks can be replenished.
In the long run the best general
thing to do will be to follow the nd.
vice-"ou will show a patriotic spirit
by starting, Your Christmas SHOPPING
now"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06

report that same evening, It said, in
part: ..,
Our troops. attacking today on a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-06

IS always terse, and seldom INDUCES
in any detailed explanations.
Recounting this first days battle
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-05

wealth from his bank. When he
saw the reason he felt sudden emo
tion for which he could not account,
and left a small coin that he might
have a chance of calling this treas
ure his own.
But there is an end of everything
and as the salvage depot closed its
doors for the day, Leo Ferguson
was seen crossing the street, and
iiert r. Greer was phoning that he
would be there early in the morn
ing. The poor hat was by this time
firmly anchored to the counter by
the weight of coins, and it took four
ladies and two small boys to remove
and count the deposits. But they
did It "De boune grace"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-08-05
GIRL OUTLOOKS IN
CASCADE MOUNTAINS

Girl lookouts at stations on the
top of mountains in Cascade nation-
al forest are making good. So far
no fire has started which they have
not spotted" before it had made
great headway, and their work has
proven just as satisfactory as that
CT the men who have been employed
in former years according to C. f..
Seitz, supervisor of the Cascade for-
est, who has returned to Eugene.
The triangular system employed
in connection of range finding in ar
tiilery operations is used in locating
forest fires, the only difference be-
Ing that longer base is used in the
forests. Readings made by the girl
lookouts have proven remarkably
accurate.