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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23

crowns in the world than those of human royalty.
 What has. all this to do with the overbirdF Well, only this-that if Aristotle had seen the orenbird with it's golden crown he probably would have paid soant heed to the kingiet. Why? Because the. ovenbird not only would have shown the cap piece of royalty, but would have fattered Aris- totle by bursting into song, the whole burden of which would have been Teacher teacher -teacher!" And, as even we moderns know. the philos-
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THE oVENE) RD
From the Chicago Eveninv I

From the Chicago Evening Postl
 Aristotle long long ago Qoek him up) saw little bird with a golden crown of feathers on its head He called it, in Greek, of course, kinglet; and that name it bears to this day in Greece and in Amerlca; for we have the philosophers little king with us in Illinois every spring and every au- tun1n. Likely enough it is that Arie- totie showed the kinglet to his pupil Alexander in order to force home to him the fact that there were other
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ground near the edges Of our northern woods today. Its summer, home is roofed afld is Open at the side. It is about as near rainproof as a birds house can be. At this season the ovenbird is singing all day. Later Il will become silent, but it sings enough in six weeks to do its full duty in the world of music. "T Tes cher teacher teacher" it sings; but even though the wording is that Of John Bur- roughs. it does no justice to the song. The over bird is an ecstatic singer. Go out to hear him.
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ophar was snme teacher.

opher was some teacher.
 It was the golden crown of the oven bird which first attracted the attention Of the American country folk They were not scientists, and, consequently, they did net know to what family the bird belonged./ They gave it the fine but misleading name, golden crowned thrush. The ovenbird is a warbler. not a thrush; but golden crowned thrush it will be to those who love it and love it's song and do not care a rap what it's scientific kinship is
 The ovenbird is nesting on the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23
Useful Invention

4 contrivance has been invented to tell a bald headed man where to stop when he washes his face-Seattle Post IntelEgencer
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A Fiqhtinu Kansan,

An Atchison man has figured in so many church rows his wife has put a service flag in the window.-1thaca Globe.
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Or In Any Other Hem.

On the cost plus basis there is nothing more simpler in the world than making 10 per cent. increase in wages.-Johnstown Democrat.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
BASEBALL ADMISSIONS TO BE INCREASED
Decision in This Matter Was Rendered Conference of American and National League Owners-Twenty-6ve Cent Seats Cost 30 Gents and 50 Cent Seats 55 Cents Dollar Seats Are Increased 10 %

New York, Feb. MA uniform schedule of admission prices to the major league baseball parks during the period of the war was agreed upon today by a joint committee appointed for that purpose by the presidents of the National and American leagues, The result of their deliberations was announced at the close of the. annual schedule meeting of the American league tonight Including the 10 per cent. war tax. the list of prices will be as follows: 25 cent seats 30 cents each, 50 cent seats 55 cents, 75 cent seats S5 cents, $1 and SIPS box seats SLID and $1.40, respectively. I
 These prices were adopted, to avoid the trouble and delay which would be caused by making change in pennies The excess charges over the amount of the regular war tax of 10 per cent. on the 25 and 75 cent admissions and the SIPS box seats may be retained or give nto charity, at the discretion of the individual clubs.
 The playing schedule of 154 games for the 1918 season was adopted at the American leagues session, and it was announced that owing to the difficulty in obtaining drill sergeants there would be no military drilling exercises for the players the cesning season.
 President Frazee Of the Boston Red Sox and Connie Mack of the Phifa- delphia Athletics were in consultation for & long time regarding the players which the Boston club is to give in return for the services of First Base
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
ATTORNEYS Ys-AT-LAW :
EDWIN w. HIGGINS
 Attorney-at-L.aw N. L. Co. Nut. Fire ins. Co. Bldg - 59 Broadawy.
Brown & Perkins, lliimgs-st-lm Over Uncas. Nat Bank. Shetucket St
 Entrance stairway near to Thames National Bank. Telephone 8S-3
CLINE HAS GREAT
 ENDURANCE POWERS
Fact is Brought Out by His Battle
 With Johnny Dundee.

From all accounts Patsy Cline made very good showing. in his 20 round battle with Jimmy Dundee at New Orleans Monday night. Although the referee declared the contest a draw 1t was apparent that Cline had a share in his favor When these two men met in New York last sum- n1er Cline had a big advantage at the end of the ten rounds Dundee then as- serted that he would have won in Q longer battle as endurance is his long suit The recent bout was Cline's first attempt to fight 20 rounds and he did very we'll.
 Cline now can boast of something that Champion Benny Leonard has yet to experience a battle over the Derby route. Because Leonard has never fought 20 rounds both Cline and Dundee both have taken advantage of. that fact to claim that they could wear him down in 8 contest of en- durance,i Dundee appears to have some ground for his claim because he has held Leonard practically even ins two Short bouts. But although Cine made an excellent showing against the champion when they met in Philadelphia some months ago the former was on the verge of a knockout at the end of the sixth round, so that there is no reason to think that he could do better in a longer fight.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS UNSTEADY.
Price IrreguIarity Ruled in the First
 Half of the Session.

New York. Feb. 14.-Railroad shar- es lifted today's dull market out of it's early out of it's rut, the first half of the session ref1ecting considerable price irregularity, notably in indus trials, equipment and specialties.
 The movement in rails was stirflu- lated by the relatively favorable De- cember statements of the Union Pa cific and Southern Pacific roads, both showing net gains, and the re-estab- lishment of Union Pacific to its form CT 10 per cent. dividend rate.
 General news of the day was seem 1ngiy without effect, suspension of future heatless Mondays having been discounted. The governments pro posal to control all coastwise shipping and acquire terminal facilities at At Iantic ports were equally without ln- f1uence as market factors. Extreme rains in almost score or transpor tation issues extended from one to four points, St. Paul common and pre- ferred and other grangers as well as coalers sharing honors with Pacifics Canadian Pacific was the only lag gard, though recovering much or its loss at the end ss
 Other features of pronounced strength included Atiantic-Guf, Su- matra Tobacco and General Electric but these were neutralized hy the heaviness of the motor division: offs Industrfaf Alcohol snnd Peoples Gas. | U. Ss Steel yielded a pciuts tlades pressure of the forenoon, h4lt closed at a fractional advance with allied equipments. Sales amounted ta 4aa 900 shares.
 Internaticnal tosidg were steafiy. co mestic issues ss.ovirS more yarfe'sse tendencies Iiber. y,si first k's made 3 new rnii1i-uurn at e6.94; dhe sscena fs and 1-e's an15i7sy .fsi,i Tsastsl salas par value, s4.3e01.0en,
 '. s hcnds. cid issues. were un- changed ot cail.
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High school quintette by the score of 19 to IF. The first half of the game was full of ginger every minute and ended with the Killingly boys in the lead il to '. The second half opened with a rush and the Plainfield five soon evened the scnre. With the score 15- IS, the second half ended, making if necessary to play five minute over time period. The P1ainfield boys were now fully aware that personal fouls were not counted against either team in putting a player out of the game. With this understanding, speedy five minutes followed. and when the dust settled. Plainfield found itself at the top by the score of 1S to 1T. This vic- tory places Plainfield in first place in the southern division of the Quinebaug Valley league.
 The lineups:
 Plainfield--Daggett c. Potter If, Jouret ig. Smith If, Burby rg.
 Killingfy-GaIlup c, Bitgood If, Reeves ig. Elliott If, McGorty rg.
 Field baskets: For Fiainfeld, Dag gett 2; Smith 2 Potter 1, Jouret i, Burby 1: for Killingly, Gallup 3, Bit good 1; McGorty l; foul baskets, for .Plainfield. Smith 5: for Killingly, Bit good i, McGorty 6; referee Albright, Brown university; scorer. D. Seguin; timers, Warren. and Chapman.
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.ToMMYs DICTIONARY OF THE TRENCHES"

When Tommy, in attacking a trench,
 gets into this smoke, he imagines
 himself a magnet and thinks all the
 machine guns. and rifles are firing
 at him alone. Smoke Helmet. See respirator.
 Sniper. A good shot whose main oc-
 cupation is picking off unwary indi-
 viduals of the enemy. In the long
 run a sniper usually gets 'sniped." snipe Hole. A hole in a steel plate
 through which snipers "snipe." It
 is not, fair for the enemy to shoot
 at these holes, but they do, and often
 hit them, or at least the man be-
 hind them Soldiers Friend" Metal polish cost
 ing three ha'pence, which Tommy
 uses to polish his buttons. Tommy
 wonders why it is called Soldiers
 Friend" -l "Somewhere in France.n A certain
 spot in France where Tommy has
 to live in mud hunt for "cooties,"
 and duck shells and bullets. Tom
 my's official address. Souvenir. A begging word used by
 the French kiddies. When it is ad-
 dressed to Tommy it generally has
 many biscuits, bully beef or a tin
 of jam.
 Spy. A suspicious person whom TO
 one suspects until he is caught.
 Then all say they knew he was a.
 spy but had no chance to report it
 to the proper authorities. "Spud." Tommy's name for the soI-
 tary potato which gets into the
 stew. It's great mystery how that lonely little spud got into such bad company. @,.--.5.s fi Stand To. Order to mount the fire step. Given just as it begins to grow dark
 Stand Down. Order given in the trenches at break of dawn to let the men know their night watch. is ended. It has a pleasant sound to Tommy's ears.
 Star Shell. See Flare. | Gbl Steel Helmet. A round hat made out of steel which is supposed tosNbe shrapnel proof. It is until a piede of shell goes through it. then Tom my loses interest as to whether 1t is shrapnel proof or not. He calls it "tin hat" fo r Stew. A concoction of the cooks which contains bully beef, Macoro- chic rations, water, a few Jumps of fresh meat, and a potato. Occasion ally little salt falls into it by mis- take Tommy is supposed to r eat this mess-he doeS--worse luck5 HStrafeing." Tomn1y's chief sport shelling the Germans. Taken from F'ritz's own dictionary, 545s etretcher. A contrivafrce on which dead and wounded are carried. Fhe only time Tommy gets a free ride 1 in the trenches is while on a stretcher. As a rule he does not appreciate this means of transporta- tion. :. l HSuicide CIub.s Nickname for bomb
 CTS and machine gunners. (No mis- nomer.)
 Supper. Tommy's fourth meal, gem generally eaten just before Tights out.'' It is composed of the remains of the days rations. There are 8 lot of Tommies who never eat sup per. There is a reason. | S. w. Shell wound. What the doctor marks on your hospital chart when a shell has removed your leg. 1 Swamping. Putting on airs; showing off, Generally accredited to Yan- | kees. "swina the Lead" Throwing the bull Sweating on Leave" Impatiently | waiting for your name to appear in orders for leave. If Tommy sweats very long he generally catches cold and when leave comes he is too sick
 to go.
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Copyright by ARTHUR GUY EMPEY

of the order we hiked for five days, making an average of about twelve kilos per day until we arrived at the small town of o.
 It took us about three days to get settled and from then on our cushy time started. We would parade from S.45 o'clock in the morning until 12 o'clock noon. Then, except for an occasional billet sor brigade guaFdI we were on our own, For the first four or five afternoons I spent my time in bringing up to date my neglected correspondence.l. f
 Tommy loves to be amused, and be- ing a Tank, they turned to me for something new; in this line. taught them how to pitche horseshces and this game made a great hit for about ten days. Then Tommy turned to America for a new diyesrsion. I was up fin the air until a happy thought came to me. Why not write a sketch and break Tommy in as an actor? One, evening. after. Lights out, 2 when you are not supposed to talk, l imparted my scheme in whispers to
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
OVER THE T0P GuY EMpEY IA .ssss

the section. They eagerly accepted the idea of forming stock company and could hardly wait until the morn ing for further details.
 After parade, the next afternoon was almost mobbed. Everyone in the section wanted a part in the proposed sketch. When I informed them that it would take at least ten days of hard work to write the plot, they were bit- teriy disappointed. inmediattly got busy, made desk out of biscuit tins in the corner of the billet, and put up 8 sign "Empey & Wallace Theatrical Company" About twenty of the sec 4tion, upon reading this sign, i'm mediately applied for the position of office boy. I accepted the twenty ap- plicants, and sent them on scouting parties throughout the deserted French village. These parties were to search all the. attics for discarded . civilian clothes. and anything that we could use in the props of our proposed company. 7 (To Be Continued Tomorrow.1
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15

S. A. S. Small arms ammunition. I
 Small steel pellets which have a bad
 habit of drilling holes in the an-
 aton1y of Tommy and Fritz. Salvo. Battery firing four guns sim
 ultaneously. Sandbag. A jute bag which is con-
 stantly being filled with earth. Its
 with material for comfortable kip
 and to strengthen parapets.
 Sap. A small ditch, or trench, dug
 from the front line and leading out
 into No Mans Land" in the direc-
 tion of the German trenches. Sapper. A man who saps or digs
 mines. He thinks it is thirty three
 degrees above an ordinary soldier,
 while in fact he is generally beneath
 him.
 Sausage Balloon. See observation
 balloon.
 S. B. Stretcher bearer. The motive
 power of a stretcler. He is gen.
 erally looking the other way when
 fourteen-stone Tommy gets hit. Scaling Ladder. Small wooden lad
 ders used by Tommy for climbing out of the front trench when he goes lover the top."- When Tommy sees these ladders being brought into the trench he sits down and writes his |. will in his little paybook. Sentry Go. Time on guard. It means
 sentry come"
 Sergeants' Mess. Where the sergeants eat. Nearly all of the rum has a I habit of disappearing into the ser- geants' mess.
 i Seventy lives. A very efficient field i< gun of the French. which can fire thirty shells per minute. The gun needs no relaying due to the recoil | which throws the gun back to it's i original position. The gun that ~ knocked out ,"Jack Johnson,"' there for called Jess Willard" "Sewed in Blanket" Term for soldier who has been buried. His remains are generally sewn in a | blanket and the piece of blanket is | generally deducted from his pay that | is due. shag. Cigarette tobacco which an American can never learn to- use Even the mules object to the smell of it.
 Shell. A device of the artillery which sometimes makes Tommy wish he had been born in. a neutral country. Shell Hole. A hole in the ground caused by the explosion of a shell. Tonmys favorite resting place while under fire. ...-fz Shovel. A tool closely related to the ! pick-faniiy. In France the shovel l is n1ightier than the sword. 4 Shrapnal. A shell which bursts in the air and scatters small pieces of
 metal over a large area. It is used 1 to test the resisting power of steel l helmets.
 aSicker" Nickname for the sick re-
 port book. It is Tommy's ambition
 to get on this "sicker" without feel 1 ing sick.
 Sick Parade: A formation at which | the doctor informs sick or would be-sick Tommies that they are not
 sick
 Sixty Founder. One of our shells
 which weighs sixty pounds Official l ly). Whep Tommy handles them ! their unofficial weight is three hun dredweight.
 Stacker. An insect in England who is afraid to join the Army. There are l three things in this world that Tom my hates: A stacker, a German and
 a trench rat. It is hard to tell 1 which he hates worse. "SIae Heap" A pile of rubbish, tin cans, etc. A | Smoke Bomb. A shell which, in ex- ! ploding, emfts a dense white smoke, hiding the operations of troops.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15

man McInnis. Four players are to be sent to Philadelphia, but at the end of the conference no definite arrange ment had been made and it looked as though the Soston management would have, to purchase the min order to complete the deal.
 Clark Griffith. having obtained the necessary waivers on Catcher John Henry of the Washington club, sold him outright to the Boston Nationals. The Cleveland Americans bought Pitcher John Enzmann from the New ark Internationals. The only other deal made known during the day was the release of Pitcher Sam Ross and Outhelder Everett Bankston by the New. York Americans to the Southern league club at Memphis, Tenn.
 Committees from the American and National leagues win meet here to- morrow for the final adjustment of matters with the representatives of the Pittsburgh, Newark and Brooklyn Federal league clubs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
SPORTING NOTES

Al Walters. the Yankee catcher, spent most of his winter working for contractor in San Francisco.
 William Bierbalter will act as train CT for the St. Louis Browns next sea- son. Bierhalter is a veteran minor league umpire.
 In a letter to the Boston Braves Hank Gowdy says he is longing for a chance to don the mask and chest protector again. Gowdy is now in France.
 Nearly all the minor league twirlers who led their respective organizations ins that department last year will be given trials with major league teams this spring.
 Beals Becker, who led the American Association in batting last season with an average of 1928. may return to the National league. It is reported that the Cubs are after him.
 The Metropolitan association. will conduct an amateur boxing tourna- ment at Fort Hancock for the enter tainment of the soldiers stationed at that post next Wednesday evening.
 Dan Ferris will have entry blanks for the national championships ready this. week. The secretary to Fred R,1- bien has all the events completed and believes they will attract the cham pions.
 Report from Milwaukee has 1t that Outdelder Bob Bescher may be swapped to Columbus. Bescher, after being transferred from the St. Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee, played a high-class brand of baseball and had hoped he might be given ahothor chance in the big show Joe Tinker will have made good deal if he lands him for his Columbus team.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15

the next day will see St. Louis in Chi cago against the Worlds Champions, while Detroit is scheduled to play in Cleveland. The season will close on Oct. 5.
 There will be only three conflict ing dates with the National League and all these will be in Chicago. Cleve- land will be the opponent of the Worlds Champions on all three occa-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15

sions-June 2s, August s1 and Sep tember 1.
 Cleveland has been awarded the greatest number of Sunday games fourteen; Chicago. St. Louis, Philadel- phia and Boston have been given thirteen Saturdays each. New York will play two games at Boston on Patriots Day, April 19. Independ- ence day games will be played in Chi
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15

cago, Cleveland, Washington and Philadelphia. The Labor Days pro- graume calls for games in St. Louis, Detroit, Washington and New York, while Decoration Day there. will be games at Detroit, Cleveland, New York and Boston.
 The following table shows the num- Der of games each club will play, both at home and while abroad;..
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
Catcher Henry to Ge to Braves.

New York, Feb. 14.-It was serni- officially announced here today that the American League clubs will waive claims on Catcher John Henry of the Washington Americans, and that he will go to the Boston club of the Ma tional League.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
Y. M, H. A. Wins.

At the Aetna alleys Thursday ev-i ening the Y. M. H. A. five handed out a defeat to the A. L. o. F. team by taking three straight games. They would like 8 game with the Elks club The Norwich association will play the New London association in this city on Monday evening. Thursday nights scores follow: 1
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
ROBERTSON, GIANT oUrFlELDER
 QUITS BASEBALL
Has Returned His Contract Unsigned to McGraw and Accepted Position as Athletic Director.

Norfolw. Va. Feb. 14.--David Rob- e-tson. outfelder of the New York Ma tionals today returned his contract unsigned to Manager McGraw because of disagreement as to salary. Rob- ertson accepted position today as athletic director at the Norfolk High School and announced he had quit professional baseball.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
Rehabilitation Bout Postponed.

St. Louis. Mo, Feb 14.-A boxing contest scheduled for tonight between Eddft Randall of St. Louis and Jim my Hanlon of Denver, was postpon- ed until next Tuesday because of an infection in Hanlon's nose.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
PRlNcEToMs CREW PLANS
 & HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED,
They include chiIds Cup Race at Car. negie Lake and Possible Meet With Vale.

Princeton, N. J., Feb. 14.-Prince- toms crew plans as announced today include the Childs cup race on Carne- gie lake some time in May with Co., lumbia and Pennsylvania, race with the navy, probably at Annapolis, and possibly a contest with Yale toward the close of the season.
 These plans were announced by Dr. J. Duncan Spaeth. the. faculty coach.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
PLAiNFIELD TAKES LEAD
 IN SOUTHERN DIVISION.
killingly Goes Down to Defeat in a
 Rough Game.
Especial tos rhe Bulletin., :,

Killingly, Feb. 14.-Plainfeid High school basketball five iourneyed to Danielson Thursday evening and in a hard fought game defeated Killingiy
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15

HORSE SENSE. Holyoke is mentioned as Short Ship Circuit possibility.
 Royal Mckinney, PIP IA, took Our Colonel. 2.03 34. into camp. : Chester Bickford of Meredith, N. H., has bought. Ben Come Jr. 2.1s IA. Ralph Mi1let will soon announce the Readville Grand Circuit programme Congress of the National Trotting Association in New York Wednesday,. AMERICAN LEAGUE OPENS
 SCHEDULE ON APRIL IS Will Play Usual f4 Games-eosten to Meet Athletics at Fenway Park For Initial Contest.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
DEMPSEY LANDS FLYNN
 A KNOCKOUT IN 2 MINUTES
Bout Was Scheduled For Ten Roundl

Bout Was Scheduled For Ten Rounds
 Fort Sheridan. Ills, Feb. 14.--Jack Dempsey of. San Francisco knocked out Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, after two minutes of fighting in what was to have been a ten round bout heer tonight. Jess Willard, champion heavyweight announced last night that he would meet the winner of a Dempsey Fred Fulton battle.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15

Chicago, Feb. 14.--As usual 154 games will be played in the American League in the coming season, accord ing to the official schedule announced tonight. The season will open in the East, April IS, one day prior to the opening in the West. In the initial games Philadelphia will meet Boston at Fenway Park, while New York will cross bats with Washington in the Capitol City. The western openings
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-15
Staued Under Fire.

Three days after the incident just related our company was relieved from the front line and carried o%t. We stayed in reserve billets for about two weeks when we received the wei come news that our division would go back of the line ito rest billets."' We would remain in these billets for at least two months, this in order to be restored to our full strength by drafts of recruits from Bligilty.
 Everyone was happy and contented at these tidirgs; all you could hear around the biIiets was whistling and singing. The day after the receipt