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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-29

have found the Common Day Flower (Commelynia Communis), as a persistent weed in the garden for a dozen years, and botanical authorities tell us its range is from Southern New York down through tropical America to Paraguay" Tn some way it found it's way to this continent across the Atlantic (quite likely upon earth attached to peonyroots), for it always seeks their shade and moist ure, and seems to enjoy assoeiating with them; and about them drops it's seeds and reappears in colonies year after year. Its flower with only t.go heavenly blue petals and a light col ored lip were made to represent the three Dutch Commelyn brothers who were botanists, by Linnaeus, the two blue petals representing the workers, and the third colored petal Kasper, who lacked physical energy The great Swedish botanist found in this flower the characteristics of his three Dutch friends, and to know why it is named Commelyn is to smile. The common blue day flower has undoubtedly spread farther north, but it's roots are shallow, and it is easily pulled up It's hiding habits help it in the distribu- tion of seed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-29

Over in England, in the archives of the censorship department, there are five hundred shelves packed full of books and pamphlets. or hundreds of thousands of evidences of the inten- ton of the German propa gandists to flood all neutral and belligerent na- tons with it's pacifist and conspiring literature to aid it in it's ambition to rule the world, which have been taken from the mails and never reached their destination. What nation ever before started upon war of conquest with nine million thoroughly trained soldiers, 10000 literary propagandists, as many chemists to spread poisons and disease germs. and a million agents in all the countries of the earth to spy and cooperate and aid in the devilish scheme of murder and de- struction. There was never anything like it before conceived by the heart of man and the tyrants of the past shrink before the aim and the ruth lessness of this 20th century tyrant whose name ought to be loathed by man for all time.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-29

As love eggs myself, do not have
 such an awful antipathy against the
 blue jay for indulging in eggs once
 in a while. The habits of birds to
 secure sustenance do not seem worse
 to me than our own pursuits for ra
 tions. The cat likes birds and the
 hawks like chickens and the blue jay
 loves eggs and supply themselves very
 much as we do. It is their nature to
 enjoy that gamey taste which he find
 in bird pie. chicken broth, venison or bearsteak. I saw two birds tumble out of the air into a nearby pear tree late the other afternoon and then a screaming robin flew away and I won dered what he was making such a noise about. When I saw the big
 blue jay smoothing out his ruff1ed feathers and looking cheap, to say nothing about his apparent confusion,
 I knew he had either been eating eggs, or caught red handed in an at tempt and had been pursued like a burglar and fogged. I felt sorry for | the robin whose cry of triumph was so
 much like his cry of distress that hu-
 man ears could not distinguish the
 difference; but I felt a boyish glee over 1 the fact that the blue jay had been walloped by his smaller antagonist.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-29
If You do not read the letters from

lf you do not read the letters from the American soldiers Over there" you are missing many a thrill, and if you miss the charm of them you lose what you cannot afford to lose. Here is thrill from one: NO one can tell when this wicked war will end, but at any rate We can tell that we and our grand allies will be the victors. No human power can defeat people pos sessed of such, a spirit as these people such patriotism, courage. patience and determination" The charm comes in when the American soldier address es himself to mother. From his heart he says: "Why do you think always of the peril? Why do you not think of the charming scenery. the beautiful churches and the pleasing things of which I write? The peril is only oc- casional." Or: q know you worry very, very much. but, if as you say, it is Gods will. we will come back to you. If not, rest assured we will die fighting with the good old spirit. for you. for Vermont, and for the good old U. S." The courage and the patriot ism and the solicitude and the love of mother, home and country, and the hope and the good cheer of these let ters show the true spirit of American manhood.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-29

How much more a person amounts to who directs his thought to what he can do, rather than to what he can't do. What most folks can't do is what they do not warI to do. This way of holding back in harness instead of pulling. is altogether too common in these times. There is disposition to lend to the nation as you would to 8 bankrupt, and to give for humanita- rian work as you would to poor re- lation. What our soldiers need to see back of them is the old American war spirit which proclaimed to the world. Millions for defence-not one cent for tribute:" And which yelled,
 Death to Traitors" The spirit of the people is as important as it's contribu- tions. Resolution and quick action at
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-29
THE MAN WHO TALKS

It is not easy for the average ob- server to note the changes in the tide of war. One of the finest statements of the change of the tide in favor of the entente is made by Lieut.. Eric Fisher Wood. an American who enlist ed with the British forces before America declared war. He says In the first two years of the war Germany took 30,000 prisoners while the British captured only 100000 Germans; but in the first six months of the third year the Germans took only 10000 British prisoners, while in the same time the British captured s0.000. Not only has the balance of losses been reversed, but multiplied "A times in favor of the British, for odds which were at first 10 to 80 in favor of the Germans are now to 10 in favor of the British This shows turn in the tide of battle which lends support to the reports from abroad that the end of the war is not so far off as many imagine. The boys Over there" knowing of this turn in the tide of battle have reason to be hopeful, and so have we
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
WORK WEARS ON THE
 KIDNEYS
0oan's Kidney Pills Have Done Great Service for People Who Work in
 Norwich.

Many Norwich people work every day in some strained, unnatural posi- tion-bending constantly over a desk riding on jolting wagons or cars doing laborious housework; lifting reaching or pulling, or trying the back in hundred and one other ways. All these strains tend to wear, weaken and injure the kidneys until they all be- hind in their work of Altering the poisons from the blood. Doan's Kid ney Pills are for weak kidneys and bad backs. Their effective work in Norwich is convincing proof of merit.
 Mrs R. Ladd, 422 Central Ave says: There was a dull, tired feel ing in my back across my kidneys and when was doing my housework, my back ached and felt numb. Stooping caused pains across my back and my back was so weak, I often had to sit down to rest. One box of Doan's Kid ney Pills corrected the trouble'
 Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim ply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. L.add had Foster Mileurn Co. Mfgrs. Buffalo, N. '.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
LIBERTY HILL
Members of Local c. E. Society to At. tend Service at Exeter-Chanse ir GurIey Building. -. ..-

George A. Trotten and MT. Spring of Newton, Mass, were here Satur- day buying wood to be shipped to Boston.
 Everett Loomfs of Schenectady. N. Y, is staying with his uncle, John Clarke, for a season, for the benefit of his health.
 Very hard thunder showers have passed around here but there has been none here The top of the ground is very dry and the drought is pinching the gardens.
 Going to Exeter.
 It is expected that the C. E. so- ciety and all others who will go to Exeter next Sunday for an afternoon church service.
 Rev. John H. Knott and family have gone to Piainville for week s stay to attend Chautauqua meetings
 RemodeIing Building.
 O. w. Gurley is having his store building raised to make two stories with veranda in front the open story to be made into a tenement for him. self and family It will be an attrac- tive looking building and it is to be completed November first
 Sergeant J. Earl James of CamT Devens was homo over Sunday.
 Mrs. Hattie L. H. Starkweather was in Hampton from Friday until Tues day, visiting Miss Olive Burnham.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
HANOVER
Officers Elected by Missionary societ,
 Funeral of Mrs. Ernest House.

The annual meeting of the Mis- sionary society was held Thursday af- ternoon at the home of Mrs. A. B. Ladd. Officers were elected for the coming year as follows: President. Mrs. A. 5. Ladd; home secretary, Mrs. W. s. Lee; home treasurer, Mrs. H. B. Hazen; foreign secretary, Miss Helen Eddie; foreign treasurer, Mrs. Angus Park nominating committee, Mrs. Myron Allen, Mrs Tucker, Mrs. Armitage program committee, Mrs. Rollason, Mrs Crombie. Miss Gallup as leader of the meeting presented a very interesting program on the last two chapters of An African Trail. Re treatments were served by the hostess during the social hour.
 Visited Juniors.
 MT. Shearer, state supervisor of schools visited the Junior Red Cross meeting Wednesday.
 Mrs. Robert Eadie has returned to Boston.
 MT. and Mrs. Bamfeld and son Theodore spent last Sunday in. Plain field.
 Mr and Mrs. Charles Blackburn and Miss Florence Blackburn of Plymouth Mass, have been spending few days in town.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
LEFINGWELL.
Albert Ross Shoots Gray Fox-Fred V
 Auburn in France.

Mrs. Frances Morgan and Miss Hat tie Niles of Hartford were the guests this week of Mrs. F. A. Gallup.
 Mrs. Carrie Thomas and Miss Ruth McNeil of Norwich were guests of Mrs. F. c. Lef1ngwell Sunday.
 Miss Jennie Gardner of East Great Plain spent Wednesday with Miss Mildred LeffingweIl
 Mrs. Harriett Bromley of Jewett City was the guest of Miss Rosabel E. Palmer this week.
 MT. and Mrs. -Blicq and Miss Lena Wolf of Norwich, Mir. and Mrs. G. mann of Montville spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. H. H. Auburn. Mir. and Mrs. Lapre, Miss Lapre, NIT. and Mrs. E. Lapra and children of Norwich were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Herbert Lepre.
 Fox Shot.
 Albert Ross shot a. gray fox Monday evening in the back yard.
 Mrs. Frank Gardner and Mrs. John Kilroy of Yantic were recent guests of Mrs. J. I. Ross.
 Miss Perkins of Bozrah is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fish,.
 Reaches France.
 Mir. and Mrs H. H. Auburn have received word of the safe arrival in France of their son, Fred V. Auburn. c. L. Palmer spent Thursday with his daughter. Mrs. Austin Rathbun of Plain Hill.
 Supper and Social.
 Owing to the storm there was a small attendance at the salad supper held at the home of 3Ir and Mrs. c. E. Ellis Wednesday evening. A so- cial time followed the supper.
 Rev. Arthur D. Matheson wiApreach Sunday morning on The Three Fold Test of Christianity The evening ser Hce will he led by Mrs. S. w. Lefffng- we'll Subject. Lessons From Favorite Psalms. Ps. 103
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

struggle.
 John Ash. chairman of the Pom fret war bureau ans vice chairman of the Red Cross, whose chairman, Dr. Joseph Hoppin is in France, has the evening in charge. Dr. William Beach Olmstead of Pomfret School who is to preside, has generously given the large auditorium. known as the Old Gymnasium, and is also donating five reels of war pictures. Laurence Per kins of Poulfret Center, just returned from France where he has served magnificentIy with the "Y'' will also be present, and the Ponlfret Liberty Chorus will furnish music, assisted by Q soloist of note from Philadelphia, who is spending the summer in Pom fret
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
fSnecial to The Bulletin ]

{. New london. July 1s-Captain Pin ney, of the New london police depart rnent, has issued the Move On" order and 1t has bee carried on to every police officer in the city uniformed and ununifofmed. hut it has not prevented the lettering on the curb along Bank street. near State, nor in State street, the points wherein the order is suppos- ed to be enforced to the letter. The policemen issue the order and the parties addressed observe the order and do move on, but their s4places are quickly filled hy others, and the nui- sance continues just as it has since the days when the old men of today were the boys of New London. when the chief loafng points were the Lyons and the Gofdpn corners, that is Bank and StzteF and Main and State streets Then the population was 10,- GOO, with but few transients, and the order could be enforced so long as the officers desired continuance of the order Since then at stated periods the move on order has been tried out but never to a successful issue Now with a population of at least 33.O00, and almost as many more transients, the loafinS space has extended from the corners of the old days to almost the entire length of State street, both sides, and, in Bank street from State to Tilley and beyond.
 The police officers surely do the best they can to rid the city of the loiter- ina nuisance after the days work is done, but the force is inadequate for the occasion. FTo accomplish the task policemen would have to be stationed at q distance of ten feet apart: and then they would be busy. The force is practically of the same size as it was before New Nondon took prominent place on the war preparation map, and it cannot be expected that such a small force can cope with such 6 big job successfully, especially when other sections of the city demand po- lice protection. The wonder is that the police get along so well, with the population trebled and more transients than ever, including thousands of sailors and soldiers. Captain Pinney has notified the Chief of police. Mayor Rogers, and tho members of the police committee; that there is no oppor- tunity to improve the police conditions without increasing the number of men on the forces All told there are not twenty five men on the force, day and night. combined, and the beats to which some are assigned cannot be covered durifg night tour of duty at the ordinary policeman's gait. To be Of any service to the public, the beats ought to be covered leisurely, so that the officers could make careful ob- servation as they pass along, and have a couple of eyes on the look -out for evil-doers instead of upon their time pieces so" that the beats can be covered on schedule time
 lt is more than passing queer, that with the world at war, and New Lon
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
CLARK'S FALLS
Recent Visitors-Jeptha G. Bill Guest
 of Nephew.

Recent Visitors-Jeptha c. Bill Guest
 of Nephew.
 John Perry and family have been entertaining his brother and sister in law, Mrs. Will Perry and his sister, Miss Elvira Perry, of Wakefield.
 On Summer Visit.
 Jeptha G. Bill who has been making his home with his son.. Dr. Benjamin Bill. in Wisconsin during the winter, is the guest of his nephew. L. Eugene Bill east of this. village. MT. and Mrs Horace F. Palmer were much pleas ed to receive call from this aged Ghri titan worker. Fifty years ago Mir Bill was superintendent of the Sunday school at the Bethel Methodist church Griswold also leader of. the choir, at a time when the singers made all the music. and it was good, too. Clarkson Collins and family are oc- 1 cupying their summer home east ot the village.
 Mir. and Mrs Edwin Jones of Ports | mouth, R. l., were guests of the form CTS brother, George Jones and fam i fly, over Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
RICHMOND

Mrs. Hazel Congdon and two chil- dren of Hills Grove are visiting rela- lives here, coming Sunday by auto mobile.
 Mrs. Grace Briggs and Amy Austin from Arcadia, were callers at Amy Weaver's, Friday.
 E. R. Moore and son, Philip. finished having at Slocum, Wednesday.
 Samuel James and Gordon Pagan were in Hope Valley, Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

took four days to get the tree to the highway. Ten horses were employed to haul It.
 In the Child Welfare Campaign. Mrs. Edward Miner took her two younger children who were under five years to North Stohington to be weighed and measured.
 Picnicked at Pond.
 Local residents who are owners of automobiles picnicked at Gargoory pond, Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Winifred Palmer is visiting Miss Bertha Lewis in Voluntown
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Johnson and the Misses Chapman called on her moth CT Mrs. Martin Chapman in Jewett City, Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Anna Bureh is suffering with an attack of appendicitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
h tIe chiId WeIfara campaian.
Picnickad at Pond.
POMFRET

pr. Hamilton Holt to Lecture For
 Benefit of the Local Red Cross.
 Dr. Hamilton Holt, of New York, editor of The Independent, writer and lecturer, is to give his famous sur vey of current matters at the Front before the Red Cross at the Pomfret School gymnasium. Dr. Holt has re- gently returned from trip to France during which he. penetrated to the fir ing line. In addition to the interesting data concerning war events and con- ditiohs, Dr. Holt took especial interest in getting next to the boys lover there" Every word of his address is of interest to those who would think and work effectively for peace in the end and the comfort and welfare of Americas armies throughout the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
FUNERAL,
Mrs. Ernest House.

d MI S' ~T'TSSt IlUUSH'
 The funeral service for Mrs. Ernest House was conducted by Rev. H. D. Rollason at her home Tuesday after noon. A qUartette Sang The Homeland and Sometime We'll Understand. Many floral offerings and the large number present. testified to the great sympathy which the community feels for the family in it's immeasurable loss.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

The number of FTllipinos migrating to Hawaii since 1909, when the move ment started, has reached a total Of 23.625. about 10000 of whom are now employed on plantations Of the ha- waiin Sugar Planters Association.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
PENDLETON HILL
Jeptha G. Bill, at e4. Visiting Place
 Where He Worked as Boy-Thir-
 ty-Eight Foot Tree FelIed.

Jeptha G. Bill who recently came from Wisconsin to spend the summer east, has been visiting for several days with Mrs. Harris Boardndan and oth- CT friends in this vicinity. MT. Bill will be ninety-five September 7th. He made the trip from the west alone and intends to return alone in September. It was seventy-two years ago that MT. Bill came to work for Luther Palmer, the grandfather of Mrs. Harris Board man, and was with the family for nearly three years. He has a fund of interesting stories to relate pertain ing to the neighborhood as 1t was at that time.
 Big Tree Feiled.
 The Stonington ship yard .rnen bought a tree which stood on the line between o. M Koistine and Mrs Lucy A. Whites last week. The price paid was $50, They cut the tree a week ago. It measured five feet in diameter at the butt and was 3S feet high. Owing to the ~mazEhy condition of the land it
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

Should the government residences
 be erected in the Jefferson avenue sec- ton it will mean the cotlplete de- veIopment for federal purposes. This avenue was originally known as Cape Ann lane and there was much regret when politicians then in power in the municipality succeeded in changing the name which meant so much to the early history of the town to the pres ent name in honor of a former demo- cratic president This latter name was never popular and it's change to some other name, appropriate to the tira2s would be acceptable. Now the naval hospital is located there, the govern ment having taken over for the pur- pose the new almshouse building and the Memorial hospital. Thus early this big plant is inadequate, and the de-
 partment is planning to erect ten more ward buildings on the premises in front of the almshouse building. If the workingmen's residences are built in Jefferson avenue they would be contiguous to this hospital property and the thoroughfare be worthy of some appropriate name in keeping with the time One who has owned property on the avenue. and in the old Cape Ann days, comes to the front and center and suggests a change in the name to President Wilson avenue
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
Editor,s View of NonessentiaIs.

Probably nothing else, not even war poetry: goes into a busy and intelli- gent editors wastebasket without even being looked at with more regu- larity in these stirring times than George CreeFs Official Bulletin.- Ohio State Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

In order to relieve the congested condition in regard to the housing of worllmen employed in the local indus tries the New London Chamber of Commerce has been agitating the run
 ming Of a special train between New London and Saybrook for the accom- modation of the workmen. There are many houses along the line that can be utilized until such time as ample accommodations can be provided in New London. As a result of the agi- tation, arrangements have been made to operate such a train to be known as the workmen's train in the very
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

Fully nine-tenthsi of our ; troubles would vanish if we didn't talk so much.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

t is more than passing queer, that with the world at war, and New Lon-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
NEW LONDON NEEDS MORE POLICEMEN
Captain Pnney Says There is Opportunity For Improve meat With Present Number-Politics as Persistent as zEver-Speciaf Train to Be Run For Workmen-Where hs Thought Government Houses Will Be Erected.

don doing it's full share of all that tends to patriotic effort, that politics Will not down in the old whale town Twas ever thus, and ever, thus twill be, especially among the democrats, With such statewide politicians as Governor Waller voluntarily out of the game, Former Mayor Mahan following suit and other lesser lights following in their wake, the political play pro ceeds just the same. AS ever there are two factions, perhaps three, and the more the merrier for the fol- lowers of the game, some who break personal friendships just for the thankless task of boosting the other fellow Just at the present time the cards are on the political table in the mayoralty game, with the chief hands held by Alton T. Miner and John F. Murray. So at the present time the two known factions are designated as Minorites and Murrayites and both are playing the game to the limit, not wide-open game but sort of card up- the sleeve affair and into the SUD- porters of each passing the sign to his favorite in the hope of winning the points in the ward caucus and city convention. If some other New Lon don democrats were at the political ldl1 LIt6IS WOClu UC lldLIOl O1 Iil6 Mahan faction back of Miner and the Farrell. faction backing Murray. This is well-known to the average democrat and the real personality of the com peting candidates passes away.
 In the past and regardless of law and it's penalties many in New Lon don have participated in ward caucus who have not registered their political preferment. In so doing they took a chance and got away with it. But in the future caucus lists are liable to be used and only those who have compiled with the law will be per mitted to participate. Every full fledged voter will have an opportunity before the next caucuses are called to register their political preferment which carries with it the privilege to participate in the caucus of the party with which they are affiliated. All others are legally barred from caucus participation. This law was enforced on at least one ward in selecting delegates to the city convention that named delegates to the several conventions re- gently, and is liable to be carried to the limit in the forthcoming political caucuses.