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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18
GLASGO

School commenced Monday with eight pupils in the senior room and six In the primary after being closed two weeks because Of the prevailing epi- demic
 Mabel Blanchard spent the week end with relatives on Stewart Hill.
 Mrs. Edmund Lacroix, who died on Monday morning. was the oldest daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Eccle- ston- She leaves her husband. two small children, one three weeks old, her father and mother and two sisters, Airs. McElligon and Mrs. Joseph Her bert
 Mrs. H. ]. Cole and daughter. whA has been lil for the past two weeks,
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JEWETT CITY

Funeral services for Mrs. Eddie La croix were held at the home of her father Frank Eccleston, Thursday morning Rev John Thompson, pas tor of the Methodist church in Bethel, officiated. Miss Doris Myott Of Jew ett City sang the hymn I'm Going Home, and Miss Myott and Mrs. E. H. Hiscox sang Some Blessed Day, as a duet. Burial was in Pachaug ceme- tery; the bearers were William Nc Govern, Levi Dayon of Grisw0ll, Will liam Kimball of Lynn an1 Walter Murphy of Charlestown. There were flowers from the husband, the parents Mrs. John McElligott; Jr., MT and Mrs. Joseph Herbert, Edward LaeroiX, Mrs. Napoleon Jarvis, Mrs. Levi Day on, MT. and Mrs. Harris Eccleston. Mrs. Edward IacroiX, Mrs. Gertrude Marque, William Kimball, Mir and Mrs R. A. Wilbur Misses Margaret ard Bridget McElhgott Mrs John MeElligott, Mrs Thomas Wakaley Ladies' Aid society of the Bethel church Relatives were present from Westboro, Lynn and Charlestown. Un- dertaker Hourigan was in charge of the arrangements.
 Auction-Saturday, D. m., at, Mrs George Osborne's, Palmer Ave.-adv,
 Thursday night the number of suH- scribers to the Fourth Liberty loan was 5S5, amounting to $11T,400. There are several thousand dollars in pledges which are not get in the bank. This town will have to go some to raise 500 in two days. The names of persons who, have pledga as are every one recorded. and large number should turn them in immediately SC that the committees may know eX actly how the loan stands.
 Dearnley and Clarke's order wagon will be withdrawn for the balance oi the weekJ-adv.
 Master Francis Mclaughlin and Miss Vivian Mclaughlin are able to be out. after having been i'll with in- fluenza
 Mrs. James McCusker is i'll with a light attack of influenza
 Mr and Mrs. John B. Pariseau daughters, F1orena, Doris and Rita and son John are i'll with influenza al their home on Dime street
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MOOSUP

Without fuss or f1uster the town or Plainfeld is over the top and nearly over again. Plainheld's quota is s1s2.- 900 and up to Wednesday night the amount of Liberty bonds taken amounted to sS37 800
 This villages portion is Se0,oo0 and under the able management of Rev, William c. Darby S132 .ooo has been subscribed and still more coming in
 Dearnley & Clarkes delivery wag- ons will be withdravn.-adv
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EAST KILLINGLY

Gilbert Larkin was in Putnam on Monday.
 Mrs. Bernard Brown of Attawau- gan is the guest of her mother, Mrs A. H.. Shlppee.
 Doris Gordan. Ada Stipree, Nellie Lyon, Harry Peabody. Lewis Chase, Clarence Roth and Charles Adams, Jr., are among these who are ill.
 Mrs. s. D. Sheldon was i'll Putnam Monday.
 Ralph Smith who has been ill for several weeks, is improving.
 Mrs. George Brown of Attawau- gan, visited friends here Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Put
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STAFFORD SPRINGS

Miss Dorothy Pinney has returned to her studies at the Evans scnool. at Boston.
 Richard Murray and Dona1G Fisk are at the Johnson hospital. both re- covering from operations fo~ appen dicitis.
 Mrs William Baldwin and daugh- ter, Francis, are visiting relatives in Mystic.
 Frank Johnson has returned home from Beacon Falls. He is recovering from an attack of the prevailing nal. ady.
 Stafford has passed the S3oo. o.aco mark in the Liberty loan campaign.
 Dr. G. Percival Bard. who has been il at Sterling. will return to Stafford rext week
 QWnto Spelloci and Miss Augusta De MeGia were married at St. Ed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18

lets, sweaters. pair socks. donated by Mrs. Parker. Junior work. l afg- han knitted by the following little girls. Louise Case, Lillian Barnes, Elumpi Eli. Agnes Cronin. Irene Chad wick, Emma French of the pupils. of parochial school, ,11 girls petticoats, bags of sundries. 10 infants towels, s infants bandages. A undershirts, l cap, $50 pounds of clothes for the Bel gians.
 Ernest Menard of the submarine base visited friends in town over Wednesday,
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BOZRAH

Services will be held in the Congre- gational church next Sunday morning. The topic of the sermon will De Why Does the Kaiser Want Peace?
 Many on Bozrah street have been ill with influenza. but all are on the road to recovery. and there are no new cases. All the schools are expect ed to open Monday.
 The country never was more beauti- full than during these autumnal days with the gorgeous tints of the foliage turning hills and valleys into a won derland.
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tough, has gone to Washington to re- ceive his commission as second lieu tenant He enlisted in the service in September, 1917, and was made cor poral at Camp Devens. Just before de- rarture for overseas in April, 1918, he was promoted to be sergeant.
 Colonel Edward Roche. who has been on leave for ten days at his home in Pleasant street, has returned to Camp Meade, Md.
 The public schools of Westerly will resume sessions next Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18
Children Love
 Cascarets Candy cathartic is harmless to tender stomach, liver
 and bowels

Your child is bilious constipated and sick. Its little tongue is coated breath is bad and stomach sour. Get a 10-cent box of Cascarets and straighten the youngster right up Children love this harmless candy cathartic and it cleanses the little liver and thirty feet of bowels without griping. Cascarets contain no calo- mel and can be depended upon to move the sour bile and poison right out of the bowels. Best family cathartic because it never cramps or sickens like other things.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18

wards church at o'clock yesterday morning by Rev. Felix ]. O'Neili.
 Peter Sena is home from Newark Institute, the school being closed on account of influenza.
 There are 36 names on the list to be made voters in the Second voting district
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IA TREAT
 FOR an EPICURE

is that new table luxury=-the success or to butter-made from the nutritious parts of the delicious white meat of the 7cocoanut churned With pasteurised milk. Benefit Brand Sweet Nut Margarine is better than most butter always fresh sweetG 1eIectable to the taste and-at 32c. lb,-about half the cost Sold only at the Direct Importing Co.'S yellow front store, 157 Main street, Norwich, where. Benefit Brand Teas Coffees and Grocery specialties are retailed at whole sale prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18
UNION

Major John Buckley of Hartford was home Friday evening.
 P. E. Tyler. who works in the ship yards, at Quincy. Mass, was home Sunday for a 24-kour furlough.
 Mrs. R. E. Horton spent Q few days this week with her daughter. Mrs. Henry Leffingwel, at Stafford street
 Herbert Newell of Sprinefeld, vis- ited his brother T. 0. Newell, the first Of the week
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BALTIC

The Red Cross room will be open today (Friday) as usual
 The working committees report for September is as follows: 105 triangu- lar handages. B hospital shirts, wo- mems waists, petticoats. bows suits, pairs socks, pair of wrist
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are recovering.
 Mrs Ida Eccleston of Taftville is caring for her sister, Mrs Emma Barre, who Aas been seriously i'll.
 Mrs. Lillian Chiyzola is the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Lu- ther
 Mrs. Albert Richmond, her daughter, Mrs. George Jennings, and children were recent guests of Mrs Justin Denison of Mystic
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18

Stamford. pr. Dear Foster of Stamford was nominated for the sen ate by the Twenty -SeI enth District Democratic convention. Dr Foster was in the senate of 1911
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nam Heights visited local relatives on Sunday. '-9
 George Pray of BallouYille visited his parents here Sunday.
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WHEN YOU WANT 10 put your pus- mess before the public. there is no medium better than through the ad- vartsinS columns of The Bulletin.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-09-19
Fish Wear out Bridge Piles.

John Shafer. Jr., deputy in the office
Of County Surveyor Frank Haycock of
Hennepin county, New York, says that
fish have butted and rubbed up against
the piles of the bridge at Orono Lake
Minnetonka, until that aged edifice has
become weakened. necessitating its
closing.
Shafer and Edward Terrell. another
deputy, were sent out to inspect the
span.
Eyes. sir" said Shafer, those fish
kept on butting up against that pier
until the wood was almost worn away.
In order to get there we had TO pound
the water around the place to keep the
finny things away until we could finish
our inspection.
"Why. those fish are so numerous at
Minnetonka this year that they get
pushed through the narrow passage so
swift that they simply wear out the
wood"
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ThracIans Used "ranks.n

The modern tank had its precursor,
however, in crude, says the Christian
Science Monitor. One can read all
about 1t in Alexander the Greats ex-
ploits. Just to show their dislike OF
Alexander in particular, and of Pan
Hellenism in general, the Thracians in
vented war machines In the shape of
loaded wagons and conveyed them to
Mount Haemus, so as to command the
pass through which Alexander's SOL
diers must march. At the critical mo-
ment, the big, numbering wagons, load
ed with rock, were launched straight
on the helpless men below. Alex
ander, however, met this onslaught
by ordering his men to lie down, and
TO interlock their shields above them.
so that the vehicles could roll over a
road of shields. BY this maneuver.
we are told, he saved his army from
humiliation.
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Notice Surgical Dressings

The quota amounting to 1880 pads
TO be completed by October 10, has
been received by the surgical dress
ing department of this chapter. We
will not be able to begin work until
the arrival of material which will be
in about week or ten days. This
means that the time for filling our
quota will be very short. Therefore
it is urged that all ladies interested in
this work plan their house work so
that they can give the maximum
amount of time to the surgical dress
ings upon the arrival of material. We
must not fail in this work; our boys
need the dressings in ever increasing
amount, we must and will get out
our quota on time.
MRS. V. T. CRAIG.
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Pathetic War Incident.

Lieutenant Turner of Saskatchewan
lost his eyesight at Ypres. Some time
ago he was taking his coat from the
checker In a prominent London restau-
rant when a man beside him. noticing
his blindness, took 1t gently from him
and held 1t while he slipped his arms
into the sleeves Believing the service
was rendered by an attendant, Lieu
tenant Turner offered him a shilling
as tip.
"That won't be necessary" kindly
said a friend Of the lieutenant, with
an apologize nod to the man who had
held the coat. 1.-THE man who helped
you was General -"
The blind soldier blushed and asked
the pardon of the general. but the lat
ter was equal TO the occasion.
81 won't accept your apology, but
I'll accept your shilling and I'll treas
ure it as souvenir of one of the best
soldiers who ever fought for Canada
and the allies"
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ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE
Woman Mloht Better Have Refrained
From Attempt to Relieve an
Embarrassing Situation.

The conversation in the lobby of a
Washington club turned to the way In
which we occasionally sink deeper and
deeper trying to extricate ourselves,
when Senator William p Dillingham; Of
Vermont recalled little incident along
that line.
One of the features of an entertain
ment that was given for charity some
time since was vocal selection by a
woman. Midway in the audience a
meek-loozing little man listened at
tentively.
THAT is the most atrocious singing
| ever heard" remarked woman to
the meek little man. II wonder who
the vocalist is?"
"She is my wife" was the startling
rejoinder of the meek little man.
"Oh. beg your pardon" responded
the other, greatly flushed. "The fault
may lie with the music. which is really
barbarous. Have you any idea who
composed it,"
Eyes, madam" replied the other, ad-
ministering yet more embarrassment
az id."-Philadelphia Evening Tele-
graph.
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Misunderstood

Santo Domingo-A few evenings ago
our warden, Sweet (who, by the way,
doesn't deserve his name at ALL, was
dining at a Fonda" with one of our
doe-eyed damsels and was looking over
the menu when he asked her whether
she would have little shrimp. She
blushed deeply and answered in sub
dued tones: "Oh, Mr.. Dulce, you are
so sudden" Sweet, of course, denies
this; but you perhaps don't know him
like we do.-"Sllm Jim," 44th Co., U.
s. M. c., in the Marines Magazines.
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From Willis Harrell

August Dear Mother: ! have
been here four days and during those
four days | have seen some Of the
most beautiful spots that | ever laid
eyes on. This is great health resort.
Before the war people came from all
parts Of the world to this place. Many
Americans have been here. Morgan
at one time was here. Passed through
his private bath yesterday. This is
real close to the Italian and Swiss
border, among the Alps mountains.
The pass Hannibal went through
when trying to conquer the world is
not far from here. Perhaps dad
knows all about this. My company
is several miles from here. go
back on the 18th. Will seem just like
going back to the farm for four
months more. viii try and arrange
it so Fred and can come on our
next furlough together.
There are many Y. M. c. A. workers
here to entrain the soldiers. do
not see why any one need be enter
aimed here. There are plenty of
Kings to see and do just sitting in
'front.' of the hotel or cafes.
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ings and statues. The soldiers there
told US that while it was mighty inn
posing from the outside we would
have to see the interior to appreciate
the beauty of the building, but as it
is closed during the war, we had to
forego that pleasure.
Harvey Parks and Slim Gaylord
have gone to Aix-les-Bains on their
vacation and will not be home until
the latter part of this week or the
first of next. Floy and / are talking
Of putting in our application for a
leave sometime next month, about
the 18th. A large number of the boys
are going every week, and they all
come home reporting fine time.
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SOLDIER LETTERS
Continued from Page y

name on and my number on. These
are little tags. My number is 3,913,-
454. That is some number, amt it?
That shows there are over three mil
lion men in the army. got to be a
truck driver They took me out on
one Of those ungodly big trucks and
| went down through Washington
sailing. They said had sure driven
a truck before and / had never seen
one Of then before. ! am in laundry
unit. There are four truck drivers
my dog license. They have got my
The truck drivers will be non-commis-
stoned officers, so the next time
write L will be sergeant or corporal.
/ don't know how | would feel to be
called Sergeant Holbrook, hal hal I
will tell the others what to do. That
was the best news | have heard since
! left home. | never expected to be
more than private.
! will be leaving Wednesday or
Thursday for France. viii probably
be on the ocean when you get my
letter.
Allen McIntire is in the same unit
that | am in, so we will be together
through the war | was sure glad
when they called his name in my |
unit We had to get our hair clipped.
] sure look like h.. but they don't
care for looks in the army.
They have given me enough
clothes TO keep me warm in Alaska,
so don't worry about me getting cold.
/ have got over hundred dollars
worth of cloths. Everything is made
of the best wool. sure got dandy
overcoat and raincoat and the best
pair of mittens | ever saw. This is
the signal will have on my arm;
three bars. am kind of blowed up
about my position. You will think
that is some hat | have got on in my
picture, but it has got fur ear flaps
and il will be warm.
look at this war like the Irishman.
He said if you go into battle you have
got two chances to get shot or not
get shot, and if you get shot you I
nave still got two chances to get '
oiled or get wounded, and if you get v
Silled you have still got two chances. $
lal hal
| am going down to the aviation b
ield tomorrow and take a ride in i:
lying machine if ! can. They take Is
from here to New York o
or S25, but am not going that n
trong. There were six flying over
ur barracks today. They sure did p
ONE tricks. 1t looks impossible to b.
o what they do.
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NOT BOTHERED BY WORRY
Certainly Did Not Induce
Insomnia.

Representative Carter Of Oklahoms
was telling some of his colleagues In
the cloakroom of the house the other
day story of a negro in his state who
under persuasion perhaps, had for
snken the Republican party and cast
his fortunes with the Democrats, says
the Washington Post. He gained To-
cal reputation and soon his former as
sociates in the old organization began
to talk among themselves. Finally they
determined to get the deserter back, II
possible. A committee went TO the re-
calcitrant and urged him to come back,
but the Democrat was stubborn.
well. If you don't give up the Dem
ocrats we're goin' to tie your hands
and feet, put q gag in your mouth and
take you down to the old cave you
know about aud drop you in." they
threatened.
The threat had it's effect to the ex-
tent that In confidence the deserter
told white friend. lawyer, Of what
he had been told.
Don't pay any attention to them."
advised the lawyer. They wouldn't
attempt anything like that"
But the negro wasn't satisfied. He
continued talking about what his
brethren were going to do to him.
"If they were to do anything like
that" said the lawyer, they would be
arrested, and If yow should be found
dead they would be hanged"
That's all right" said the negro,
"but 1t wouldn't do me no good to have
'em hanging If was dead"
81 knew there had been something
wrong with you" said the lawyer Il
have seen you brooding for some time,
and If you don't stop it the first thing
you know you will go out and commit
suicide over your troubles"
NAV. indeed" said the negro, |
" faint no chance Of dat Whenever |
I gifts to worryin' bout nah troubles
jes' nachilly goes to Sleep"
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Ernm LII. l.. Hunter [

Dear Brother-Just a line to let
you know | am still well. am on
the Western front in active service
and | may kick in at any time, but
so far | am well and sound and have
not been gassed or hurt in any way.
We get well fed three times day
when not on the move, but you know
sometimes we may go two days or
one night or one day, as the case may
be, without anything to eat. But that
isn't because we haven't any food. 1t
is because we don't have time to eat
or can't find the chow wagon, or
maybe something else.
So don't let any of the yellow back
people or any one else tell you the
boys don't get fed at the front.
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From "The Boy"

August 10, | returned Saturday
morning from my trip to the coast
found the weather so hot in the lower
country that man couldn't keep cool
in cellar drinking ice water and
when | finally got home after being
up two nights straight, there was
about as much left of me as there
would be of celluloid pup after chas-
ing an asbestos cat through the lower
regions. | have been spending all
my spare moments since returning in
bed.
We left here Tuesday morning of
last week, three of us with q patients,
and arrived at our destination about
o'clock Wednesday morning. We
delivered our patients to the hospi-
tai and after looking the big insti-
tuition over took the train back to
Nantes. There we stayed until late
the following night, went to Tours
and after spending a day there came
home and went to work again. While
the base hospital is only few miles
from st. Nazaire, | didn't go down,
so had no chance to see Ad Simons'
son.
Nantes is one Of the biggest towns
in southern France. 1t is build on
a river bank, and the medium sized
ocean steamers come up the river as
far as that town. The town is built
on both sides Of the river. and in
order to save the expense of a long
bridge to span the rive they evidently
hit upon another plan. Three or four
large islands have been built up in
the river with high stone founda-
ton around it, and upon this island
they have built their stores and
houses, with the river confined TO a
narrow channel on each side. Thus
numerous small bridges are used in
spanning the river. Near Nantes is
one of the large shipbuilding yards,
and while we didn't go through 1T
we saw it from the distance. There
are many beautiful buildings, parks,
etc, in the city, all different from
what one sees in the States, and a
never-ending source of interest to us.
Tours is the proud possessor of a
hotel that has any public or private
building that have seen in the States
skinned off the map. 1t is an immense
stone affair, adorned with fine carv-
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CAPITAL WELL WORTH VISIT
Merida, Chief City of Yucatan, 10 by
No Means Lacking in Attractions
for Tourist.

A capital which most tourists never
visit and OF whose very existence
many people are ignorant is Merida,
the chief city of Yucatan. Yucatan is
one Of the richest Mexican provinces
and. to go further into the intricacies
of geography. forms the right arm Of
the Gulf Of Mexico. Merida, Its show
city. officially began to exist in 1912,
when the Spaniards laid the corner
stone with much ceremony and pro-
claimed grandly that the very loyal
and noble city of Merida, chartered by
his most Catholic majesty, Philip II.
was now on the map. gn
Since then Merida has grown consid-
erably. acquired plaza, cathedral,
university. hotels and goodly number
OF millionaires. and considers itself a
city of some Importance.
One governor OF Yucatan, with a
well-developed sense of civic and ma
tional pride. tried to separate the
wealthy citizens of the capital from
some of their surplus change for i'm
provement of the city. The millionaire
element could not see how 1t would
gain anything by installing the beauti-
fully paved boulevards described so
graphically by their promoter and re-
fused to contribute. But the governor
placed tax on the henequen, the chief
source of Merida's wealth, and with
the proceeds. which ran into millions
of dollars. he laid pavements which
made walking and driving in the city
n joyous affair. instead of the unpleas-
ant necessity which 1t had been.
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rrophle. of German Alrman.

From an illustration appearing in a
recent issue of La Guerre Aerienne 1t
is gathered that Baron Won Richthofen,
the well-known German In command
of German fighting squadron or Fly
ing circus" has a special hobby for
souvenirs of his combats. The walls
of his den" are decorated with the
numbers or distinguished marks Of
machines ne has shot down, while the
chandelier consists Of rotary engine
from victims misunderstanding
American.
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ROozE is going out without any

ROOZE is going out without any
fuss or the flying of fur or feath-
ers. 1t is going because the public has
pronounced the sentence of death up
on it. 1t will not come back for there
is no resurrection for evil; only the
good survives. Booze will go and
will stay gone. The war has done
that, although there was pronounced
sentiment against liquor before the
war was thought of.