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Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
GRoToN.

The government is to erect 25O houses in Groton for the accommoda- tion of men employed in the shipyards and in the manufacture of machinery, etc, to be used in such vessels. There will be other buildings than thohe used for houses also erected and a very large number of men will be required. The construction that is to go on at Groton is so great in extent that large number of employees will be required to erect the buildings needed. So there is no scarcity of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
COTTON.

New York. Sept. 23.-Cotton futures opened steady. October S160: Decem- Der 31.15; January 31.O0; March S1.O5; May 3100.
 Spot cotton steady: middling ss.25.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24

Totals 70 10 2 14 q Totals 53 27 10
 Two base hit, stenge Three base hit Lyons. Home runs. Cairns. Stengle. Stolen base. Breen. Pyfer. Jennings. McCann. Massey. Base balls. Lyons 3. Stengle 5 Sthuck out, by Lyons 9. by tengle 9. Hit by pitcher. Pyfer Wild pitch. Lyons 2
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
MONEY.

New York, Sept. 2S. - Call mcI ey strong; high 6; low 6; ruling rate 6: closing bid S-4; offered at 6; last loan 6.
 Bank acceptances { 1-4.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
NOTICE

The Selectmen and Town Clerk of the Town of MontviIle will be in ses- Sion in the Town Hall in said Town on Saturday, the 18th day of September, 1918, from 9 o'clock a. m. till o'clock, D. m, to examine the qualifications of applicants "To Be Made" electors and to admit to the electors oath those. found qualified.
 Dated at Montville. Conn, this 1Sd day of September 1918.
 GEORGE H. BRADFORD,
 HUBERT G. DART, 'l-
 JEROME W. HOUSE.
 Se1ectmen.
 DAN D. HOME, Town Clerk. sep24d
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
work in this hection nor will there be such scarciey for lang time. BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGI ANfA

Statistics of building and engineer ing operations in New England as complied by The F. w. Dodge Com DanY follow:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
.FiHt eame.]

stoItn bases. Breen 9 Cairns ,, Lyons, Poseley, Jennings. Base balls, Harris g. Struck out. by Harris ?. by Mathis f. Double plan. Poseley, Pyfcr, Jennings. Called on accon; of rain
 Second Game
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
NOTICE

The Selectmen and Town Clerk of the Town of Ledyard will be in session at the Town Clerks Office in said Town on Saturday. Sept. 18th, 1916. from a. m. to p. m., for the purpose of admitting to the electors oath all those found to be qualified.
 FREDERICK W. BURTON CALVIN R. MAIN.
 Selectmen- WILLIAM I. ALLYN,
 Town Clerk Dated at Ledyard, Conn, Sept. Fist 1918. sep23d
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24

Starting the heating plant for Autumn often causes a FIRE THROUGH defective hues, etc-see that we IN- SURE YOUR property BE- FORE this happens. Expert service.
 ISAAC s. JONES
 Insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Building, e1 Main Street
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24

iSecond Game
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24

Dorothy Forbes, Billy Cochato, Comet Mack and Lady Littleton also started.
 Best time, 2.O5 IA
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24

Opportunity and vacant lots must be improved to make them profitable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
NJ ADOO EXPLAINS
NATION WAR ROLE
AS WORLD BANKER

Washington.-Th financial his
tory OF Americas part in the war
is set forth by Secretary McAdoo
in his annual report drafted be-
fore his resignation, and made pub
lie today by the treasuryS It is the
history of how the American people
paid billions in taxes, raised four
great liberty loans and created a
tremendous pool of credit with
which the treasury through it's
many war agencies paid the bills
of the army and navy. the shipping
board and other government de-
partments, loaned billions to the
allies and millions to war indus
tries, helped support the families
of soldiers and sailors and tided
farmers over periods of financial
stringency.
THE payment into the treasury
of vast sums tn war taxes and from
bond sales" said Secretary NC
Adoo, and the transformation of
our varied and complex economic
life to the supreme task of winning
the war have been accomplished
without shock or financial disturb
ance. The credit and business
structure of the nation remains
sound and strong. The results of
the four liberty loans are a tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

to the patriotism OF the American
people and TO the economic
strength OF the nation"
The report constitutes Secretary
McAdoo's final accounting OF bis
stewardship before retiring as the
nations finance minister. Through
out the report, Mr. McAdoo refers
repeatedly to the remarkable
achievements OF Americas civilian
population N providing the money
and materials for war, and acting
bas the eager second line OF de-
Tense"
Commenting on the showing of
financial arrangements in great de
tail by the document. treasury Ii
bTarians recalled that the financial
history of the Civil war is buried
in a great stack of musty ledgers,
and probably never VIII be offlc-
tally compiled.
For the. Is months ending last
June 80 Secretary McAdoo esti-
mated that the actual cost Of the
war. with allowances for the gov
ernment's ordinary expenses in or
binary times, amounted to S13,222,-
100000 Nearly half OF this, or So
499, 5000. 900. went into permanent
investments, in the form of ships,
shipyards, war vessels. army
camps, buildings, and in loans to
allies or to American war indus
tries. OF the years expenses SIC
per cent came from taxation.
The civil establishment of the
government during the year spent
81, 507 100000, while the war de
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

partment spent 1854 ,000.5 zrI
the navy 81 .36S 900 900. For sup
port Of the army alone the govern
ment paid out $4.4I2, 100000 TIE
naval expenditures included tho
construction Of new vessels. rCa-
chinery, armament. equipment and
i'm pTovenents at navy yards Total
ordinary disbursements fer the
year amounted to S8. 100000 and
ordinary receipts, excluding moneg
received from LibeEby loans,
amounted to S4.174, 0e0 600. Loans
TO allies during the year amounted
to $4.739 600 .Oe0 additional
Looking forward, Secretary Nc
Ado0 found great difficulty IN fore
casting expenditures for the cur
rent fiscal year which ends next
June 30. on account OF the sudden
coming Of peace. Estimates which
he presented are based on calcula-
tions OF each department I'm nd
vance Of TevisiOns since the Sign
ing Of the armistice and he does
not consider them reliable With
this explanation Mr.. McN3oo fore
cast expenditures for this year AZ
$50. 6S7 600 OJ0 for government pur-
poses and s4.375. 600. coo for loans 20
allies and $3.50 600 600 for rcdemp-
ton OF outstanding certificates and
other debt cancellation. Total os-
timatcd Disbursements for the year
were put at S2T,71 S, 0oD, coo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
TRGFS METRIC SYSTEM.

Washiugtou.-A Adoption of the
metric system of weights and meas
rrements for the United States will
be urged upon congress by the
American section of the Internal
tionaI high commission, which aims
to bring about greater uniformity
of commercial law and regulations
and more stable financial relations
between the United States and the
South and Central American repub-
lies. The American section holds
that in view Of probable closer
commercial relations between
North and South America. it would
be Of immense value to business in
terests 10 substitute the meter,
kilometer. centimeter, liter. hecto-
liter. hectare. gram and kilOgram,
for the yard. mile. inch, quart,
gallon. acre, ounce and pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

and sold to private individuals,
Therefore be it resolved that as we
do not wish our citizens injured
either financially or as to their
health by the purchase of houses
Of inferior or faulty construction.
and the chief of police is hereby in
structed on information furn shed
by the plumbing inspector to arrest
all persons now engaged in in
stalling any plumbing or doing any
construction work on said project
that is in conflict with our city or
dinances. Lost-Ayes, McConochie,
Juhl- Nays: Rudgren, Liedtke and
Murrin.
Adjourned on motion of Mayor
McConOchie.
NJ. 7. RUDGREH, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
CRAVE DiGGERS
ARE 0VERTAxEO
RrathcrS Prepare Last Resting
Place Of Rock Island Man Bur-
led IN Moline Cemetery.

Grave diEgeTs at Riverside Gene
.s-v Moline. have been unable to
taep up with their work lately.
While at least one private morgue
n that city contains so many
ro-pses that relatives of the dead
nave been asked 10 refrain from
visiting the place.
Arrangements were made to bury
a Rock Island man who died last
Monday. ia Riverside. The mana
Ger said De was sorry. but the
extraordinary demands upon his
forces would make it impossible to
have the grave ready before Satur-
day.
Two brothers Of the dead man
wbo had come here from a distance
secured digging tools and started
+ha grave Friends learned of the
5eplorahle condition and at once re-
Iieved the brothers of their unpleas-
ant task and finished it for them.
The funeral took place today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
Regular Meeting Held Nov. %, 1918

City Council Chamber, Rock Is
land, Nov. p, 19IS.-The city
council met in regular session al 3
o'clock p. m. Mayor McConochie
and all commissioners present.
The minutes Of the regular meet
ing held Nov. is, 1918, were read
and approved.
Commissioner Rudgren presented
the following weekly pay roll for
week ending Nov. %, 1918, which
on his motion was allowed by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

Grand total ......s 81 1851
Mayor McConochie offered the
following resolution: That where
as the housing corporation is con-
tinuing to install plumbing and
proceed with the erection of the
houses in Rock Island project in a
manner contrary to that provided
by our city ordinances, and Where
as, we understand that such houses
are soon to be advertised for sale
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
JAPAN TO CURB DRINKING.

TokiO.-The health department of
the home office is preparing to
frame temperance bill to be pre-
sented in the coming session of the
diet. The purpose of the proposed
law is to prohibit drinking by
young men under age and at the
same time to maintain strict order
among the dealers. The department
is also planning to restrict the
quantity of sake brewed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

This is special week IN siIss.
dress goods, wash goods. laces ans
eInbroideries a. McCabe's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

This Is special, week in silks.
dress goods, wash goods. laces ard
at McCabe's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

Bescohol-ask Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
Municipal Matters

ted the following list of claims
against the general and water
works funds, which on his motion
was allowed by unanimous vote:
& Il rrrr 80 l.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-12
POINTERS FOR THE
POULTRY KEEPERS

A high-water mark has been reached
this winter In price of poultry prod
ucts, especially eggs. This phenomenal
price has caused hundreds of poultry
men to put forth an extra effort to in
crease their egg production, writes @.
s. Anderson of the Colorado Agricul-
tural college. In the majority of cases
this effort has not brought the desired
result, and here is the one big reason
the pullets being forced did not have
the maturity and age necessary for
winter laying. Their feed, care and
housing may have been above question,
but their handicap of being Matched
late could not be overcome.
The spring is the normal season of
the year for hens to lay, and If they
lay literally, then they cannot be
forced to heavy production in the win
ter. The fall and winter is natures
natural resting period. For this rea-
son woodworking records can never
be expected from young hens.
Pullets will always be the main force
in producing winter eggs. As In the
case OF the hen, however, winter lay
ing is not natural, and their tendency
toward spring laying must be offset by
Matching them early enough to reach
the degree of growth and maturity
necessary for egg production in the
fall. Pullets that have not sufficient
development to begin laying before the
severe winter weather starts will al
most invariably not lay before Feb.
ruary or March.
Many of the puzzling problems that
confronted the poultrymen this winter
will be avoided next year If the hatch.
ing is done three weeks to a month
earlier. 1t should be remembered that
the time Of the year the eggs are LAID
is far more important than the number
laid.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-12
BOAT CAN MAKE LONG TRIPS
New Vessel owned by Uncle Sam Able
to Remain at Sea Without Making
Port for Several Months.

Uncle Sam has new steamer, the
Surveyor, for use In the coast and
geodetic survey, which is so designed
that it will be able to keep at sea with
out making port for several months at
q time.
The Surveyor has a storage capacity
for $4,000 gallons-enough to carry her
5000 miles at full speed or 1900 miles
at working speed.
The vessel is equipped with water
tanks and storerooms sufficient for a
period of six months. The refrigera-
tors are exceptionally large, so that
the crew may have fresh meats and
vegetables while distant from port for
considerable periods during the long
surveying seasons.
The Surveyor will carry full equip
ment of surveying instruments, includ-
ing two sounding machines, one cleo
trically driven and one steam driven.
Her boat equipment consists of four
motor-driven launches, two whale
boats and several dories. The radio
equipment was designed, made, and
installed by the bureau Of standards
of the department Of commerce.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-12
Newfoundland Contributed
10000 Men to Aid British

Newfoundland, though her popula,
ton does not exceed that of a popu
lous English industrial city, has sent
10000 men to fight the battles of the
British empire in this war. 1t is q
magnificent record, asserts a writer,
and exactly what one would have ex.
pected from a country which sent its
fishing ships to help in the destruction
of the Great Armada.
1t was in 1888 that Sir Humphrey Gil.
bert took possession of the island in
the name of his most gracious lady,
Queen Elizabeth; 1t was only five
years later that La Felicissima Ar
mazda left Coruna for English waters,
so that Newfoundland had an early OPP
portunity of establishing a tradition
for gallantry which Newfoundlanders
are so splendidly indicating in the
present war.
The Ancient and Loyale Colony"
of Newfoundland recently celebrated
the four hundred and twentieth an
niversary of her discovery.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-12

woman. 1t seemed as if the high gods
were hardly playing fair, to threw a
fainting woman on his hands just then,
at time when he was all preoccupied
with his own absorbing tragedy.
Even while this thought was run
ming through his mind, he was gather
ing the slight young body into his
arms; and he found it really astonish-
ingly easy to rise and bear her to
the bed. Then turning to his handbag,
he opened it and produced a small,
leather-bOund flask OF brandy; little
Of which would go far toward shatter-
ing her syncope, he fancied.
1t did, in fact; few drops between
her half-parted lips, and she came to
with disconcerting rapidity, opening
dazed eyes in the middle of a spasm of
coughing. He stepped back, stopperins
the flask.
That's better" he said pleasantly.
Nov lie still while 1 fetch you a
drink of water"
AS he turned to the washstand his
foot struck the tumbler she had
dropped. He stopped short, frowning
down at the great, staring, wet, yell
low stain on the dingy and threadbare
carpet. Together with this discovery
he got a Whit of an acrid-sweet
effiuvium that spelled "Oxalic Acid
Poison" as Enthusiastically as did the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-12
FOREST RECEIPTS GAIN
Uncle Sans Reserves Now A.
most Paying Expenses.
Increase Due to More Active Timber
Business and Higher Fees Charged
for Grazing.

Receipts from Uncle Sans national
forests In the last fiscal year exceeded
those for 1915, the banner previous
year, by more than 100000, and to-
tailed over $8,450.00O. The cost of op-
Grating the forests about 100000,
was virtually the same as In 1915.
The increase. according to the for
estry officials, came chiefly from
more active timber business and from
the higher fees charged for grazing, al
though practically every form of use of
the forests was greater than ever be-
fore and nearly every revenue-produc-
Ing activity contributed to the gain.
The only exception was that of sales
OF turpentining privileges, which fell
off nearly one-half Since these sales
are made only on the Florida forest
the receipts from this source are rela-
lively small.
The timber business realized for the
government over S1,6OO,0OO and live
stock grazing over S1,5OO,O0O. Permits
for waterpower development brought
In over 100000 and other forms Of
land occupancy, including leases Of
land for summer homes, as much more.
In this Item the gain was % per cent.
1t Is pointed out by the forest serv-
Ice that many forms of use of the for
ests bring in no revenue. Settlers in
and near the forests are allowed much
free timber for domestic and farm
use and are also allowed free grazing
up to ten head of mich or work ami
mails. AS public recreation grounds
the forests are open to all without
charge, while their almost inestimable
value for water conservation Is main
tained solely at the cost of the gov
eminent. Although their administra-
ton and protection as public utilities
yield no money returns, the narrowing
gap between expenditures and re-
ceipts holds out the prospect, those
In charge of the work feel, that the
revenues will in no great time exceed
the operating cost.
With the demand for timber mark
eddy stimulated by wGr conditions, the
government foresters anticipate a
further increase In the national for
est cut and the receipts for timber dur
ing the current year. On the other
hand, they point out that an increase
In business will necessarily call for
more work and increased costs. Con-
gress provided for this by increasing
the funds available this year for ma
tional forest administration and pro-
lection by about $4,000.
OF the grazing receipts cattle fur
nished approximately 100000 and
sheep $4,000. On account Of the
food shortage faced by the livestock
industry throughout a great part of
the West last spring, and because of
the needs of the nation for meat,
wool and hide production, the stock
were admitted early and up to the full
limit of the carrying capacity Of the
ranges. AS result of regulated graz
Ing the capacity of the ranges has
been growing greater for some
years, the forest service officials state,
and the increase in grazing receipts is
In part due to the fact that the herds
on the forests this summer are larger
than in any previous season.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-12
These Are the Things We
Must Do and Do Well, to
Defeat the Kaiser's War

1t will be well for us all II we
what, precisely, are the tasks con-
fronting us in this world war, writes
Thomas w. Lamont. No one could
have put them more clearly than Pres
ident Wilson. Here is what he said:
'These, then, are the things we must
do, and do well, besides fighting-the
things without which mere fighting
would be fruitless:
I'VE must supply abundant food for
ourselves and for our armies and our
seamen not only, but also for a large
part Of the nations with whom we
have now made common cause. In
whose support and by whose side we
shall be fighting.
1--WE must supply ships by the hun
dreds out of our shipyards to carry
to the other side of the sea, subma-
rines or no submarines, what will
every day be needed there, and abun-
dant materials out of our fields and
our mines and our factories with which
not only to clothe and equip our own
forces on land and sea, but also to
clothe and support our people for
whom the gallant fellows under arms
no longer work, to help clothe and
equip the armies with which we are
cooperating in Europe and to keep
the looms and manufactures there In
raw material; coal to keep the fires
going in ships at sea and in the fur
naces of hundreds of factories across
the sea steel out of which to make
arms and ammunition, both here and
there; rails for wornout railways back
of the fighting fronts; locomotives and
rolling stock to take the place of those
every day going to pieces; mules,
horses cattle for labor and for mill
tary service; everything with which
the people of England and France and
Italy and Russia have usually supplied
themselves but cannot now afford the
men, the materials, or the machinery
to make"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-12
Change New Zealand Time.

At present standard time in New
Zealand differs from Greenwich time
by eleven and one-half -iours. This
time was adopted in 1868, says the
Scientific American, before the present
worldwide system of zone time was
introduced. The Wellington PhIlosoph-
zeal society is now agitating the ques-
ton of making New Zealand time ex
actly twelve hours in advance OF
Greenwich time, thus conforming to
the regular hour zones, and also secur-
ing, throughout the year, the advan-
tages Of half-hour of daylight saw
Ing"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-12
BY Louis Joseph Vance

open at page neatly headed with a
date in red ink. Whitaker registered ;
but two-thirds of his name was all he
entered; when 1t came to Whitaker"
his pen paused and passed on to write
"Philadelphia" in the residence col
umn.
The thought came to him that he
must be careful to obliterate all laun-
dry marks on his clothing.
In his own good time the clerk APP
peared. His welcome was an indiffer-
ent nod and a glance at the register
which seemed unaccountably to mod
crate his apathy.
mr.. Morton-uh?" he inquired.
Whitaker nodded without words.
The youth shrugged and scrawled
hieroglyph after the name. Here,
Sammy" he said to the boy-"Forty-
three" TO Whitaker he addressed the
further remark: "Trunks?"
mo"
The youth seemed about to expos
tulate, but checked when Whitaker
placed one of his hundreddollar notes
on the counter.
81 think that'll cover my liability
| he said with a significance misinter'
preted by the other.
81 amt got enough change"
"That's all right; I'm in no hurry
The eyes of the lout followed hin
as he assembled the stairs. On the
second floor as Whitaker came into
view, the boy thrust open the door
disappeared for an instant, and came
out minus the bag. Whitaker gave
him a coin in passing-an attention
which he acknowledged by pulling the
door to with bang the moment th'
guest had entered the room. At thu
same time Whitaker became aware o.
a contretemps.
The room was of fair size, and 1
was tenanted by woman in stree
dress. She stood by the washstand
with her back to the light, her attitud
one of tense expectancy; hardly NOR
than silhouette of a figure moderate
ly tall and very slight, almost angula
in its slenderness. She had been hold
ing a tumbler in one hand, but a
Whitaker appeared this slipped frou
her fingers there followed thud an
sound of split liquid at her feet. Sh
moved forward a pace or two, he
hands fiuttering out toward him, the
stopped as though halted by fore
implacable and overpowerlng.
II thought" she quavered in
stricken voice-'T thought. 20
my husband Mr.. Morto
the boy said -"
Then her knees buckled under he
and she plunged forward and fell wit
a thump that shook the walls.
I'm sorry-I beg pardon" Viii
aker stammered stupidity to ears tina
couldn't hear. He swore softly wit
evaporation, threw his hat to a chat
and dropped to his knees beside tn