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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
SOUTH WINDHAM

Through the death of Mrs. Helen K. Card South Windham has met with a great loss. In the home circle. the husband, father and .stepmother are going to miss her in many ways, and the whole community has lost one with a great heart always ready and willing to do her part in the church fine musical talent, she was the head of the Kinne- Card orchestra so well known in this section. She took a great interest in making sunshine for the children of the village and even had one of her favorite boys taught to knit for the Red Cross so he, too, could do his bit. Many mourn her | loss.
 The schools have been closed for two weeks on account of the influenza epidemic.
 Mrs. Charles Grabener and son of Hartford have been guests of Mrs. H. E. Card and Mrs. Mary Crane. | Howard Keller, formerly of this ] place, called on his aunt recently He expects to sail for France soon.
 Mrs. Alfred Manning has returned 1 from a visit with her son, Alfred Man ming, of Providence.
 1 Howard Green and family spent a day in Andever recently.
 Mrs. Carrie l. Backus of New Lon don has been visiting local relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. E. Card and chill dren spent Saturday in Hartford
 Mrs. Garrett Smith and Mrs. Myror Hadfeld spent Thursday with Mrs William Green of Columbia
 Mrs: William P Barstow, e5, die6 Sunday morning at S30 as a result ot a shock sustained a year ago. She is survived by her husband two sons Byron B. of Englewood, N. J., ant 1 Cassius A. of Williamstown, Mass The funeral was held Wednesday af | ternoon at 1.S0 o'clock at her home
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17

gallons of water by the Westerly Wa ter Works, an average of 190 gallons Der pound of coal.
 There ares 21S7 water meters in use in the town of Westerly.
 The total net cost of the Westerly Water Works to January l, 1918, is s466, So707.
 Stonington claims to lead Westerly in the number of employees in indust- rial concerns. More men are employ ed in the borough today than at any previous time.
 It does not seem to require any special booming to induce Westerly people to invest in Liberty bonds.
 Ensign Frank Maxson Hill, of Ash away has been assigned deck officer of transport ship.
 Postmaster John A. Farrell was called to Groton on Wednesday by the serious illness of his brother, William, an employe of the New London Ship and Engine company. The total amount subscribed ir Westerly in Liberty bonds to date is $537 300. The. allotment is $750,O00. Lieutenant Charles Price, formerly ot Westerly, has been reported as se- riously wounded in action in France,
 The reading room of the Westerly Public Library will reopen next. Nor l day
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
STONINGTON

John E, Austin was chairman and Joseph H. McGuinness. clerk of the democratic caucus, which was 'alied to order by Christopher J. Ledwith of the town committee. These nomina tons were made: For representatives, Byron J. Peckham and Charles H. Fo- ley; for judge of probate, Elias E. Elinckley; for justices of the peace, Thomas Cowley, Byron J. Peckham, dall, Anthony Marseille, Joseph B. Wilcox, William P. Bindloss, George ". Tirgiey, Silas B. Wheeler James R. Leahy. William J. Williams. stonington Pointers.
 Rev. Dwight C. Stone officiated al the funeral of Miss Alice A. Murray Monday afternoon in the chapel O. the Second Congregational church. Burial was in Stonington cemetery. A 125 horse power engine is being installed in the pumping station, to l replace the one that has been in ser vice thirty years. l Mrs. Dwight C. Stone is in Norwich caring for relatives who are i'll. After a visit in the borough, Her man c. Ross has returned to Worces- 1 ter. Mass
 l Ellen Phelan, native If Stoning 1 ton died Monday at the Mansfield hospital. She was committed at the state hospital for the insane at Mid 6Ietown in 1912. l Fhe funeral services of Judge Wur- 1 tenn A. Breed were conducted by Revs Dwight C. Stone and F. C. H Wendell. Burial was in Stoninstor cemetery
 Mrs. E, P. Clark is visiting relatives | in Gales Ferry
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles B. Chapman who passed the summer in the Dor ough, have returned to Beverly, Mass
 Local drug stores, at the request ot the state council of defence, will serve patrons at all hours during the pre- vaihng epidemic.
 Manuel L. Clay and Raymond D Sylvia have enlisted in the merchant marine.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17

PLUMBING AND GAsFIrrlNe
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
CENTRE GROTON

Farmers are getting ready to husk and are finishing digging potatoes.
 Charles Thompson has started in working at the submarine base with one of his etwo-herse teams.
 John R. Haley, who has been i'll with Spanish influenza has had a re- lapse. Pneumonia has set in and he is seriously i'll.
 John M, Colver g4aEhos has been i'll with Spanish ainfuenza3 is able to be at work again.
 Mrs. Charles Ferguson her daugh- ters, Amy and Priscilla, also her son, Charles. are i'll with infidenza.
 Mrs. Robert. Eckerlein is i'll at her home in the village.
 Fletcher Daboll, who has been Ill with influenza, has recovered.
 Enoch Montgomery is again able to take, up his duties at the Groton Iron works. -- e44kaa F. MT. and Mrs. William "A. Gray are entertaining Mrs. Gray's sister, Mrs Charles Dureps. of Maine.
 Miss Annie TIiom pson sof Old Mystic was at the home zof her parents, MT. and Mrs, Charles Thompson, over Monday night.
 Carl Thompson of Noanll was a calI- | CT at Charles Thonpson's Monday 0ii'h !
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
MichaeFs cemetery.

MichaeFs cemetery.
 Company c, Pawcatuck, Connecticut State Guard, resumed drills Tuesday evening.
 Although the saloons of Pawcatuck will close with October, there are no bargain sales of ales, lager, wine, i- Quors or cigars.
 The liquor license question will he an issue at the November election in Westerly. The question is voted on biennially, but yearly licenses are is- sued.
 The proprietor of one of Westerly's | largest dry goods stores. due to the reduction in male help by the prevail ing malady, not only opens the store mornings but personally sweeps the store and the sidewalk, too. A re- hinder of his earlier days in the busi- i ness.
 That part of the window display of the Porteous & Mitchell store, Nor Wich, depicting motor train in France, is now exhibited in the show the general patriotic display. There is also a large collection of pictures of local boys now in the military ser l vice
 First Lieutenant Israel R. SheIden, of the aeronautic corps, in training at Fort Benjamin Harrison. is home on leave and visited Tn Westerly on Tuesday. He was a former principal of Westerly High school.
 The collection of town taxes has commenced in Westerly and it is the first time in many years that the tax 1 book was not ready for distribution at this time. The delay is due to the scarcity of help in the printing office tbat does substantially all the town printing.
 Two more deaths are added to Wes- terly's list from the prevailing cpl demic. Rose Gullucio, %, wife ot Dominic Gallucio. died at the Beach street emergency hospital on Monday I afternoon. Rose Sisco. 10, daughter 1 of Dimitro Sisco, died Monday night at 59 Pierce street.
 Nellie W. Richardson. widow ol Thomas F. Richardson, died suddenly I Tuesday at her home in Granite street She was born in North Storington or June 2S, 1856. She is survived by z daughter, Mrs Joseph E. Piper, ot Dorchester, Mass. and sister, Loui sa. widow of Charls H. Maine. i Lieutenant David Mass of the ar. 1 Westerly with influenza. returned or I Tuesday to Fort Hamilton, N. Y
 Lieutenant Harold Mcclellan, c. the navy, is here on short leave wis iting his parents. MT. and Mrs. Alex. ander Mcclellan in Pleasant street <. I Policeman Henry Chase is grad; ually recovering. after a, severe attacl of pneumonia.
 Police Sergeant Donald Ferguson entered a private hospital in Provi. dence Wednesday for treatment of ar intestinal trouble. The sergeant ha. undergone two operations in the past
 State Administrator Coates has un der advisement the case of Peter Rost of Westerly. who it is alleged has beer selling flour contrary to legal regu lations, and will probably turn tn, case over to the department of jus tice.
 l A definite decision has not beer reached as to the reopening of tn, schools next Monday,
 Mrs. Eugene F. Stillman and tx, late Mrs. Charles A. Morgan were tft d first Westerly women to go right in. to the homes of large Italian fannie. and render assistance in the lpresen epidemic. Subsequently Mrs. MoreaI took over, the case of four chiidreI made parentless.
 During 1917. more than 6&5 tons 0 coal was burned to pump 2s6, ,s67 POI
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

Raymond Esterbrooks of the U. S. S Minnesota is home on a weeks fur leugh. He is recovering from an at tack of Spanish influenza.
 Elmer Goss is visiting his son Frank Goss, in New York.
 Mrs. Henry Wilson was called to Chattanooga, Tenn, on account of the serious illness of her \ son Private Sidney Hatstat, at an army camr there.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Davis and child of Hartford are visiting the Hisco1 families.
 MT. and Mrs. Asa Thayer leave this week for their winter home in Chelsea Mass.
 Mrs. Frank Jackson of .Willimantic visited Mrs. Emma Goodier Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
WELLINGTON

No service was held at church Sun- day, on account If tho influenza
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Parker, who have been very ill with grip, are able to hc ont.
 Miss Florence Pourtrey of Provi- dence, IS visiting her father, Sam Puurtrey.
 Mrs. Clarence Essex srort Friday in Hartford. Her daughter. Miss Phyllis Ryder who IS working at the Travel CTS Insurance com mJany returned home with her 10 stay over SuuGay.
 John Wagner, who has been em- nloyed in Rockville, has gene to work on the stato road, and is boarding at the Ryder house.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
INDIGESTION AND
 CONSTIPATION
Quickly Relieved By "FTuit-H-tiYeS"
RocHox, P. Q.

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 1T suffered for many years with te,ri5le Indigestiona and Constipation A neighbor advised "FrUit-a-ti0es" tor Fruit Liver TabIets). 1 tried them. To the surprise of my doctor, I began to improve and he advised me 10 go on with "FrTit-a-tivcs".
 l consider that l owe my life to "Fruit-a-tivcs" and I want to say to those who suffer from Indigestion, Constipation or Headaches - try "Fruit-a-tives' and you will getwell".
 CORINE GAUDREAU,
 50c. box, 6 for $2. 50, trial size 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited. OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17

Hartford.-7udgemen was entered in the court of comm on pleas recent ly for Sophy Perman Of this cityg to recover S299s 5 from Charles Burdick of Berlin. The action was to recover money claimed to be due as a com mission for cffecting the sale of real estate in Berlin owned by Burdick
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17

young heifers dead in the pasture on Monday.
 Mrs. Joel Bitgood and friends of Voluntown were calling here Sunday. Thus far Ekonk, has escaped the in 1uenZa
 School has closed for. two weeks. Miss Minda Tanner has returned to her school in Lisbon after week at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
MOHEGAN

MT. and Mrs. Fleming and family have moved to Mir McAIahon's house. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bradford and family have moved to Greeneville.
 Lemuel NJ. Fielding of Norwich was here Sunday
 Miss Gladys Quidgeon was in New London, recently.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17

Manchester.-The French Women's auxiliaries of the Manchester Red Cross have announced that they will contribute their full share of linen. Any over subscription will She turned over to the War Fund.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
|. $. TOOK HAND
 IN MOONEY CASE
 70 CURB :" RfOS''
District Attorney Accuses Member of Federal
 Board of Statement.

Sacramento, Calif., July 25.-Dis- trict Attorney Fickert of San Fran cisco. according to the Sacramento Bee, today sent letter to Governor Stevens requesting him to make pup lie the recommendations he had re- ceived from President Wilson regard ing the Thomas J. Mooney case.
 In this letter and an affidavit ac- companying it, Fickert makes charges regarding the mediation commission sent here by the president to inves- tigate among other things. the Mooney trial.
 In the affidavit he charges that Fe- lix Frankfurter of the commission told him he was satisfied Mooney was guilty and had a fair trial but stat ed that it was the desire Of the fed eral administration ito placate not only the radicals of Russia but the radicals of the United States as well. v The affidavit also said Frankfurter asserted the investigation then under way was due solely to the fact that the president had been misled in relation to the Mooney case by per sons connected with the BolshevlR government in Russia.
 Mooney was convicted of murder as a result of the preparedness day bomb explosion in San Francisco July 22. 1916, in which 10 persons were killed and 40 others wounded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
FIRST COMMUNITY DEFENSE COUNCIL
 AT SPRING HILL
Organization Is Perfected and Committees Are
 Named.

The first Community Council of De- fense in Jefferson county was organ ized yesterday in Spring Hill town ship at a meeting of 30 citizens at Spring Hill school. H. H. Mundell, who had been appointed chairman by Governor Brough, presided over the meeting. The following were named on the executive committee: H. H. Mundell, Ed Glover, c. M. Ross, MT. and Mrs. w. Z Stone. The following committees were appointed:
 Education-H. H. Mundell, J. $. Ballew, Mrs. Ed. Glover.
 Agriculture-Ed Glover, w. M. Edwards, J. L. Tucker.
 Finance-C. M. Ross Mrs. H. H. Mundell, w. c. Jacks.
 Public Safety-W. z. Stone, J. O. Soffar, H. P. McMillan.
 Soldiers Aid-Mesdames w. Z Stone, s. M. Tucker and w. P. Me Entire.
 County Demonstration Agent c. H Thomas, in an address, outlined the work of the council. The council will meet at p. m. August 13.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
|LLED "P|NCER" CLOSING IN ON 500,000 GERMANS
HOOVER URGES
 REDUCTION OF
 SUGAR RA1|0NS
Wants Voluntary Reduction of Two Pounds Per
 Month Per Capita.

Washington, July 25.---The Ameri- can public was asked by the food ad- ministration today to go on sugar ration of two pounds per capita monthly beginning August 1 to meet world shortage in this commodity and to care for immediate demands of the allies and American military forces.
 The American public at present is on a three pounds per capita ration monthly under a request issued by the food administration a month ago Household rationing will be volun- tary at present but public eating places will be required to observe new regulations effective August 1 permitting the use of two pounds of sugar for every 90 meals served in stead of three pounds under existing regulations.
 Unless the consumption of sugar is reduced the food administration gave warning today supplies for Belgium. the Red Cross, Y. M. c. A., Knights bN Columbus, Salvation Army and other organizations working for the welfare of American fighting forces in Europe cannot be maintained.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
GERMAN LOSSES
 IN bIG BATTLE
 EXCEED 100000
More Than 10000 Captured and the Rest Killed and
 Wounded.

With the American Army on the Aisne! !Nnrne Front, July z5.--With the sides of the Soissons-Rheims sack coming steadily closer together, the German crown princess general are driving their men mercilessly in an effort to hold them off long enough to extricate the armies threatened at the bottom north of the Marne. The American and French troops are nev- CT far behind the retrea1ine forces and the vicious rear guard actions are not sufficiently resistant to enable the Germans to proceed in the orderly manner planned.
 At Dormans north of the Marne an! east of Chateau-Thierry the Germans counter-attacked, taking the position but were promptly driven cut. They occupied Treloup, west of Dormans, and have held it. Minor advances have been made by the allies in the woods in that part of the sector, while farther east-south of Rheims there were additional successes.
 The Americans have occupied Cour' poll on the road to Fere-en-T Tardenois and the French positions have been advanced until Oulchy-le-Chateau is dominated by their guns. It is esti- mated unofficially tonight that the enemy losses are more than 100000 of which 50,OOO were inflicted by the Americans. hTe prisoners alone number more than 10000 and the losses in dead and wounded are ap- palling.
 Toward Soissons there has been in creased artillery work and bitterer and steadier fighting. hTe French and American soldiers disregarded caution almost entirely yesterday, ad- vancing their lines in open order and taking what came without botherins to hunt down machine gun nests.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
l5 Of JUS1ICIA'S ENGINEERS CREW
 U-B0A1 VICTIMS
Believed To Have Been Killed by Explosion of
 Torpedo.

London, July 25.-The White Star Liner Justicia, which was sunk off the north coast of Ireland aSturday by German submarines, was attacked when with other ships she was being escorted by destroyers and other craft, the British admiralty announced today. The adniiralty's announcement says that 15 of the Jusiticia's engine room staff are missing as result of the first explosion but that the re- mainder of the officers and crew of the vessel were saved. The submarine. which previously was reported as hav- ing been sunk by the British torpedo boat destroyer Marne," was one of those endeavoring to get into position to attack the Justicia." says the ad- miralty statement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
FAVOR BOOST IN
 TAX ON ESTATES

Washington, July 25.-A 50 pe,' cent increase in the present graduat
 ed tax on estates up to and including $8,OOO, 900 estates, with greater in' creases from larger estates, was ten tativeiy agreed upon yesterday .yytt:s by the -1S Chairman Kitchin announced that the committee devoted the entire q dsx to considering estate taxes. and that while the tentative conclusion of tne committee is subject to revision. tne majority favored an increase or ou per cent over the present rate wien few exceptions.
 It is expected that the new system of estate tax rates will yield 2 reven' ue of $100 100000 when in ful wofK. . ing operation, against the present $7O. .000, ,Q00. N
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
Unfounded Rumors of Big Victory Excite Nation
 al Capital.
ALLIES CLOSING
 IN ON GERMANS
With Success of Franco-Britisf, Of- fensive Gen. FOch May Be Able to Close Jaws of His Big
 Trap.

Washington, July 25.-With Ameri- can, French and British forces press ing the enemy hard on all sides of the Aisne- Marne battle front the air of Washington was electric tonight with a feeling of expectancy as of great events impending Rumors of decis- i've victory ran thru official circles like wildfire.
 Untraceable reports were current that the army of the German crown prince had been trapped and the crown prince himself had been cap tured. Officials reports gave no foun- daticn on which the feeling of sup pressed excitement could based.
 "The latesa dispatches" said Sec retary Baker, "show continued ad- vances in several places by French, British and American troops. They are not extensive but are important and show the battle is continuing with great vigor."
 The iutstanding fact tonight ap- peared to be that the enemies" front was being forced back all along the 60-mile battle line. Of the gains recorded the Francc-British drive probably has the greatest possibili- ties for it means that the easntern jaw of Gen. Foch's gigantic trap is closing in. Other reports show the German high conmand has massed reserves and concentrated artillery to prevent movement at this point or at it's counterpart near Soissons, where the western jaw has already been driven ahead in a weeks fighting and now faces German reserves as- sembled from the whole battle inc.
 Should the Franco-British forces be able to enlarge their advance mater ially the great trap might be finally sprung by final overwhelming blows on both sides. To the cool judgment of army officers, however, the situa- tion did not warrant on the basis of any information available at a late hour tonight, the assumption that the time had come when the jaws of Foch's great vice might be crushed to- gether.
 Knowing what they know of the strength of the Germans massed to hold back the menacing flank attacks they believed it entirely possible for for the enemy to escape northward. Secretary Baker has so far received no word of American losses in the present fighting. There is no doubt that he construes Gen. Pershing's silence on this subject as a meaning that the cost has not been greater that the numbers engaged or the ef- fort made would justify.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
,ld Tie Up Transporta- ion Supplies Needed
 for War.
N GRIEVANCE" 1 SHIPPING BOARD
man Hurley Urges Abandon ent % of Plans for Walk-Out On |Crouuds of Delay in Battle
 Plans.

|shington, July 25.-In the face threatened strike next Monday of en on the Great Lakes which ! tie up the transportation of bre. coal and wheat essential to Tar program, the shipping board issued a statement informing nblic of every step in the contrc- and declaring that the board not feel that there are any hnces to justify a strike at this |eprams were set to the sailors and the marine firemen, oilers water tenders union asking that roposed strike be abandoned and kng out the disastrous effects. l a strike would have upon the |ry and it's cinsequent effect on |rosecution of the war.
 kirman Hurley signed the state because the strike resolution
 o worded as to make the board tty to the controversy. The bility that many small vessels
 D the lake carriers associations
 be involved in the tie-up des- the fact that no demands have
 made on their owners and that snions have been full recognition
 lem thru the attention of the
 which after reviewing the
 B of the proposed strike, wired:
 be shipping board does not be-
 the leaders if the unions involv- Pntemplate this step which can
 no bearing on their issue with
 Lake Carriers association other
 to harass this government into
 B further action favorable to put 10000 men are said to be in-
 | in the joint strike vote.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
FULTON CLASSED
 AS DELINQUENT

Harrison, N. J.. July 25.-Fred Full ton, the Minnesota claimant of the heavyweight pugilistic title. has been classed as a delinquent in the draft and may be taken into custody here on advice of Chairman Henry s. Wise of Local Draft Board No. 125 of New York city, it was learned last night. Fulton is scheduled to meet JacK lDempsey gn an eight-round ''bouth here Saturday night.
 According to letter received yes terday from Chairman Wise. Fulton failed to appear before his loca! board for physical examination, and by vlr- tue of his failure he is classed as oe. linnuent. The Harrison board met yesterday to consider the case and de- cided to refer it to the attorney gen. eral.
 MT. Wise said Fulton had been nlaced in Division A, Class 1. on the ground that he is engaged in non' essential occupation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
BIG DECREASE
 IN ALCOHOLISM

New York, July 25.-Alccholism in New York City has decreased within one year to less than one-third of the volume of last year, as result of the practice of wartime thrift, the opportunities for regular employment! and the increased cost of liquor, ac- cording to Bellevue Hospital officials The hospital records, made public to day, show that within the last six months 1,O79 alcoholic cases have been treated at Bellevue as compared with 3.375 cases in the same months of 1917.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-26
PROPOSED WAR TAX
 IS INSUFFICIENT

Washington, July 25.-The house ways and means committee in tenta- lively agreeing upon graduated tax on war excess profits estimated by the treasury to yield only $1, *9G,OOO,- 900 found that either all of it's plans so far tentatively agreed upon would have to be readjusted to produce the SC, ,000, 100000 sought from excess profits and incomes or to resort to some new tax proposition. As now planned the revenue from these two sources would fall $1 ,660, 100000 short.