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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13
WARRENVILLE
Robert M. BaIch Writes From France
 Lawn Social at Mrs. David
 Mathewson's.

Mir and Mrs George o. Balch re- gently received a letter from their son, Robert M. Balch. who is with the American Expeditionary Forces overseas He writes as follows:
 Dear Mother: We arrived safely aud I'm feeling fine. Our stay in Nef' York was short. I was sorry not 10 be able to get home, but perhaps it is just as well as it would have been all the harder to come away again I didn't get any mail in the other camps SO probably will have some some time as it will be forwarded to us There isn't much I can write just at present Don't worry as I am all right and am having a fine time Re- member me to all the folks. Tell pa when I get b,fck we will take a trip over here. It certainly is a very pret- ty country where we are now. I will close with best wishes to all
 ROBERT.
 Open Summer Home.
 o. p. Durkee and his sister, Mrs E. Weeks, of Worcester, Mass. have opened their summer homes Corner Crest"
 MT. and Mrs E. L. James entertain ed the Senior class of Windham High School, at their cottage Laurel Lodge" Eastford, on basket picnic, Saturday, June 1st.
 Hanrv Upton died at his home here
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

Though lotteries in almost any form are prohibited in Westerly and else where, in colonial days lotteries were sanctioned by law. The village of Lotteryville, between Westerly and Watch Hill. came into existence as the result of a lottery Colonel Joseph Pendleton of Westerly. having lost an uninsured vessel and cargo Of rum and molasses in 1750," by which heavy strike of Providence he was unable to pay his debts" applied for permis- sion to the legislature to convert 8 part of his land by organizing a lot tery of 26.oO0 pounds ticket value. Up- on obtaining the grant he set off 124 lots, to which he added 146O money prizes, the latter aggregating 15.6S0 pounds. leaving him for his land an immediate return of 10,364 pounds.
 In 1772, the Rhode Island legisla- ture. received a petition from John Greene and others for a lottery grant to enable them to get funds to rebuild their Forge in Coventry. which had been burned. The petition states that if the said Forge be not repair eG the Anchor works which still re- main will be in a manner useless"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

selling unless they first obtain li- cense from the state board of agricul- ture, and furnish such bond as the board may require MT. Dunn says the law will put an end to the prac- tice of some dealers of buying milk from the producers, selling it, and failing to reimburse the producer. It is estimated that the producers lost as much as s25.O0O last year, which is prevented under the new law.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

In 179s, George H. Peckham. of South kinestown, received a lottery grant to raise 2.O00 pounds, upon the strength of his statement tlSt he was in reduced circumstances owing to. the war and five years or sickness, and would like capital to build a nail shop and buy tools for the same.
 Benjamin Wickham had been un- successful in discharging a mortgage on his house. wharf and warehouse. and so was given relief by lottery.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

Real es+ate transfers recorded re- gently by Town Clerk Everett E. Whip ple are as follows: Susan A Vose to Luigi Murano, lot in Tower street; Frank W. Coy Real Estate Company to Sarah A. Davison. house and lot in Park avenue: James A. C'oran to John Montalto, ct. llX., two lots in Washington mark; John E. McCluskey, ct. ux. to Thomas Ecclestone. hcSse and lot in Bradford; Frank H. Ttate to George F. Kohler, ct. ux.. house and lot in Clark street; Nellie H. Ran dall to Samuel H. Davis, house and lot in Spring street. During the same pe- riod five mortgages, five reelases of mortgages, four leases. one assign ment of wages and one attachment were recorded.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

Tn 1750 Connecticut authorized lot terv to raise a fund for building for Yale college. Brown university had similar assistance in 1911. and Har- yard in 1772-1794, and as late as 1906
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-13

John J. Dunn. of Westerly, secre-
 tary of the Rhode Island board of agriculture, gives notice that the new law will be in effect July 1, prohib- iting milk and cream dealers from
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
6 Months Front
Line Duty Gives
Gold Sleeve Bar
Badge of Honorable Service at
Home Il Fourth Liberty
Loan Button

General Orders, No. So, recently is.
sued by the War Department In Wash.
ington, provide:
"A gold chevron to be worn
on the lower half of the left sleeve
by each officer field clerk and
enlisted man who has served six
months in theatre of operations dur
ing the present war :"
A war service badge-bespeaking
active participation in the conflict
abroad. What pride the wearer will
feel. in that little piece of adornment,
OF standard material and design.
To the onlookers, what honors will
1t suggest: what endurance and valor!
War service badges are not to be
confined to the Army and Navy alone.
The great numbers of those who stay
at home may have a badge of service
AID distinction. With the issuing OF
the Fourth Liberty Loan button there
becomes available for every loyal
American mark Of war service, a
badge OF honor for war work well
done.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS ITEMS
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAeE)

Under the new wheat conservation
program. wheatless days and wheat
meals have been discontinued by the
United States food ad administration, it
was announced last week at the office
Of Food Administrators Bicknell. 10
connection with the discontinuance
of wheatless meals and days. atten-
ton was called to the fact that the
United States food administration
will rely upon the voluntary action OF
all householders of the country to
mix at least 20 per cent of the
authorized substitute hours into the
wheat -four at home for all uses.
Lieut.. John M. Regain Of Boise was
killed in action In France on August
4, according to definite official word
which reached his family Sept. 10
from Col. e. G. Davis OF Boise, who
Is now stationed 10 Washington.
The telegram stated that the war
departments delay In sending an
official notification was due to the
fact that Lieut.. Regan had trans
rred from the engineer regiment
made up of Idaho men 70 an infantry
regiment, made up of men from
Wisconsin and Michigan.
An Informal protest was filed with
the public utilities commission Friday
by citizens OF Jullaetta. complaining
against the light system there and
the service rendered by it. 1t is
charged that Mr.. Vincent, the owner
OF the plant, gives the community
only day service and in the keeping
of an Incompetent man at the plant,
the current Is off great deal of the
time, and that he will not sell the
plant although he has had offers
recently, but will not place figure
upon the light plant unless the
purchaser will also take the adjoining
-four mill that has not been 10 opera.
tion for the past two or three wears.
General relief is asked for.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
FARMERS KILL HUN
STARVATION PLAN
WITH BIG CROPS
Punched by Own Hunger, Germans
Watch American Wheat Flow
in Plenty to the Allies

The soil, the two-fisted fighting men
that spring from the soil. and the un-
conquerable determination Of the
Americans who till it, are beating the
Germans.
Thrown back from his first rush
across the Marne and held at Verdun
by the valiant French, the Huns cast
all the restraints of humanity and civ
ilization to the winds and ushered in
unrestricted submarine warfare with
the boast that England would be
starved In six months.
How nearly they approached success
will form one OF the most gloomy chap
ters in the world war history; how
and why they failed. one Of the most
inspiring sections of the epic chron-
iclQ
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
P6ster is coming See page 2.
For a Weak Stomach.

The great relief afforded by Cham
oerlain'S Tablets ia multitude of
OF this preparation for weak
stomach and impaired digestion. In
many cases this relief has become
permanent and the sufferers have
been completely restored TO health
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
Report Is Denied.

The following 10 the Idaho Leader
denies recent report which was
widely published before the primary
election:
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
Pfster Is coming See page 2.
DiarI hOea In Children.

For dlarrhoea in children one year
old or older you will find nothing
better than Chamberlaln's Collie and
Diarreoea Remedy, followed by
dose OF castor oil. 1t should be kept
at hand and given as soon as the first
unnatural looseness OF the bowels
appears. adv
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20

set Of resolutions do not set forth the
principles and platform OF what the
Republican party stands for in the
state of North Dakota.
Signed: L. j. Wehe, j. N. Hagen,
P. B. Garberg, committee.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
TRIBUNE, Per Year

Advertising-Locais5 sc line, each inser-
ton. Readers 20 lines or more CSC per inch:
each insertion. Cards of thanks and resolu-
lions SC a line. Display advertisements of
three inches or over 1Oc per inch each inser-
ton; less than three inches 12hc per inch.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
Resolution Adopted.

widely pu0llShed before the primary
election:
Resolution Adopted.
We, the Republican State Contra!
committee of the state OF North
Dakota hereby condemn the false and
MALICIOUS report sent out broadcast
over the state and nation that the
Republican district central commit
tee of the Forty. ninth legislative
district. consisting of HettDger and
Adams counties, adopted an alleged
set OF resolutions favoring the taking
over by state of all farm lands,
horses and machinery at prices pre-.
vailing three years prior to the
commencement OF the war, for the
reason that no such set of resolutions
was ever adopted by the Republican
county central committee of that
district, and, further, that the alleged
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20

Five Million Men in Francer
If the Americans Cantgny Chateau Thierry along the
Marine and around Scissors has proved whvind which
ndnburg could withstand this will be the German
when Forward Victory year armies
that hide the plains.
The rich blood of sacrifice already strengthens the soil of
American resolution from which will spring the flower of triumph
The sacrifice abroad be by sacrifice home No
effort home make will approach the paid willingly
by those who do not return from the battle for Democracy
Register the of by oversubscrp
ton of your quota of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20

doubly eclipsed by the Fourth Liberty
Loan.
The part of the farmer probably will
be as proud.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20

Men wanted for Paper Mill
work (Which is classed as
an essential industry at
Camas, Wash. Wages $3.36
% hrs. Board and Room
400 per week. The strike
declared last October re-
mains dormant altho not Of
ficially settled and does not
affect the peaceful and nor
NAL operation of the plant.
Men not now engaged in war
work apply at Crown Will
Iamette Paper Co., Camas.
Wash.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
NEW EFFORTS
CALLED FOR

No one doubts that he will rise to
the opportunity for service placed be.
fore him, any more than any one
doubts that he will play his other parts
in the perfectly co-ordinated fighting
machine revealed when America turned
rs . nation to win the war.
Not the least of these parts was his
participation in the financing of the
battle, though previous history had
written down much effort to finance
the farmer.
Rural districts were uniformly more
prompt than metropolitan areas In
their response to the Third Liberty
Loan. Honor Aags first new from
country hagstaffs, and those with the
greatest number of honor stripes like
wise.
The Third Liberty Loan, the great
est financial achievement in the his.
tory of the United States, and there
fore In the world, is to be perhaps
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
HUN AGENTS
BURN CROPS

The general public is too little aware
OF the bitter battles the crop grower
has had to fight to bring his wheat to
harvest.
Burned barns, standing crops, har-
vesters and threshing machines were
only a part of the widespread ruin
planned by these fellows of Boyd.
Won Papen and Won Bernstorff, and in
too many instances their plots were
successful. That more were not was
due only to untiring vigilance which
can never be relaxed while the war
lasts.
New goals, not easy of attainment,
are placed before the farmer through
the plan for raising an army of ave
million Americans to crush Germany
next year.
He will be further handicapped by
the loss of hands to the army, and he
must raise greater crops. Plans of
the Department of Agriculture call for
the increase of wheat acreage In the
West by as much as 80 per cent.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-09-20
AMERICA SENDS
FIGHTERS FOOD

/ True, British and American sea-dogs
hunted the submarine; American ship
builders launched Aeoks whose sheer
numbers made 1t impossible for the
Hun sHb-sea terrors to sink all Of them;
British land conscrip<ion turned hun.
dreds Of thousands of acres OF parks
and hunting preserves into crop-pro-
ducing areas; Hoover and American
food economy saved millions OF bush.
els of wheat and shipIoads of meat for
lighting men and civilians in France
and England.
But In the last analysis 1t was the
farm and the farmer Of America that
kept allied hosts on every Western
front In plenty and added despair Of
victory to the pinch of hunger behind
the Hun lines.
His bumper crops jolted hopes at
Potsdam and Vienna ss severely az his
lighting sons jolted Te0ton generals at
Cantigny and along the Marne, since
expectations OF American crop failure
were based with Germanic com,
placency on carefully plotted cam.
paigns OF propaganda and sabotage in
the United Sfat0a
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
AMERICA AWAKE
With The Hun at His Door Uncle Sam
Receives the Necessary Jolt TO
Make Him Thoroughly
Alive.

The American people being so far
from the scene of hostilities have been
very slow to awake to full realiza-
tion as to just what this war means
and what horrors the Huns can pre-
petrate when they have the opportun-
ity, but they were given an illuminat-
ing glimpse of the real thing this
week when the Hun U-boats appeared
off our coast and commenced sinking
vessels without the slightest regard
being paid TO the lives of women and
children. Although there had been
rumors for several days and command
crs of vessels reporting having sight
ed U-boats no attention was paid and
the raid caught our navy entirely un-
prepared. The raiders had free hand
for two days and used it to good ad-
vantage, sinking more than a dozen
vessels, mostly small sailing ships
The loss of life is not large, but only
the nearness to shore prevented a
huge total loss. Steps were taken at
once to suppress the evil, but ocean
insurance and transportation of sup
plies were badly shaken up.
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
district Meeting.

Canadian Texas, June l, l91S.-The
officers of the D-C-D highway associa-
ton have arranged for series OF dis-
trict meetings along the D-C-D high
way for the purpose of arousing great
er interest in the improvement OF the
road, the placing of signs and mark
ers and advertising the annual meet
ing of the D-C-D association at the
Lamar meeting, July II and 1S. The
meeting places with their respective
dates are as follows:
Elkhart, Kansas, June 18th, 200 p
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
YAMBAS MEET
Largely Attended Meeting Makes Ar
rangements for D-C-D Conyen-
tion and Fourth of July.

The mass meeting of citizens called
by the Yambas last Friday evening at
the Elks club rooms was largely at
tended and our citizens showed great
interest in the several subjects that
were to be discussed. Glen Kirkpat-
rick was chairman of the meeting.
The principal topic was the D-C-D
convention. Most of our people have
known about this coming event in a
general way, but few have appreciated
the fact that it will most likely be one
of the largest gatherings ever held in
Lamar and that the visitors will be
numbered in the thousands. The con-
yention comes on July II and Is, just
after the Lamar chautauqua, and ar
rangements have been made to hold
the big tent of the chautauqua over
for the accommodation of the conyen-
tion. There was a general discussion
of the details and it was finally agreed
to appoint the regular Yamba COM
mittees on finance, publicity and en-
tertainment to handle that part of the
work, and the following were appoint
ed chairmen of new committees and
authorized to draft their own COM
mitteemen:
r. l.. Christy, committee of arrange
ments; Grover Carrico, committee on
reception; l.. NJ. Markham, committee
on program.
All were agreed that there would
be at least five hundred car loads OF
visitors here for the big convention.
Letters were read from various of
fcers of the D-C-D highway showing
that they are advertising the conven-
tion strong and all pledging a big
crowd. A number Of governors and
congressman have already accepted in
yitations to be put in the list of speak
ers.
The meeting also unanimously vot'
ed to adopt the proposition of ceiebrat-
ing the Fourth for the benefit oil the
Red Cross, and elected the promoter
Charley Wooden, as director. They
pledged unanimous and hearty support
Of the great cause.
The entertainment committee consist
ing of Frank Sayler, Roy Cooper and
o. II. Rhodenbaugh, was instructed TO
visit the city council and take up the
question of the city arranging for
camping park for tourists here. 1t
is estimated that last summer at least
one hundred auto loads camped in
town each night, and more would be
glad to do so if suitable accommoda-
tions were offered them.
The meeting finished with general
smoker and speeches in charge OF Hon
Allyn Cole.
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05

m: Ochiltree, Texas, June nth, S:3O
d. M; Elk City, Oklahoma, June 2lst,
$50 D. M; Lawton, Oklahoma, June
18th, 2:3O p. M; New Wilson, Okla
homa, June 21st, 2:30 p. m; Lewisvllle'
Texas. June 18th, 200 p. M; Gains
vile, Texas, June 18th, 2:3O p. M;
Butler, Oklahoma, June 18th, 2;3o p.
M; Geary, Oklahoma, June GOTH $3.50
n. m: Shamrock, Texas, June 18TH
2:30 p. m.
The officers and committeeman oil
the D-C-D highway and all others IN
trested in good roads are invited and
urged to attend these meetings.
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
LAMAR WILL HAVE MOST
PATRIOTIC FOURTH IN
HISTORY OF COUNTRY
viii Combine Celebration of Declara-
tion of Independence and Sup
porting Greatest Institution
for Promotion of Peace
on Earth at Same
Time.

At the meeting of the Y. NJ. b. A.
last Friday it was unanimously voted
to adopt the plan proposed by Charley
Wooden to combine a celebration of
the Fourth of July and at the same
time raise a big fund for the Red
Cross Society, and it was also unani-
mously voted that the originator OF
the scheme should be made director
of the work of preparing for the big
celebration.
Accordingly plans are already rapid
ly under way for the most spectacular,
mangificent and stupendous celebra-
ton of the Glorious Fourth ever held
in the valley at Lamar, and the citi-
zens of Prowers and all neighboring
counties and everywhere else that may
want to come are invited to come here
on the Fourth, and with the positive
assurance that the Main street of the
town will be fenced Off into NO
Mans Land" and every cent you spend
there will go to the benefit of the
great Red Cross organization. No ex-
pense and trouble will be spared to
get the livest bunch of attractions ever
exhibited in the west, and there Will
be one continuous round of amuse-
mcnt from 500 a. m. on the Fourth
to 100 a. m. of the next morning, with
something stirring every minute OF
the time. During those hours NO
Mans Land" will be absolutely turned
over by the city authorities to the
Yambas and the committees appoint
ed by them to handle the affair, and
it will be run entirely and fcarlessly
wide open for the benefit of the Req
Cross fund. Tightwads are especially
invited, as the performers selected Tor
this occasion have methods of prylng
the hinges off of treasure chests that
would have made old Cap Kidd asham-
ed of himself.
The people of our city will be Civ
en- one grand, glorious and gorgeous
time that day, and next morning IN
stead of bad taste they will have
the satisfaction of knowing they nave
belped the greatest cause in the world
materially, that they have aided our
own bows "over There" and assisted
in allevieating the sufferings of many
distressed people in the devastated
sections of the world. 1t is rare op-
portunity when you can do such splen-
did charity work as this and have an
uproarious good time while doing 1t.
The program is only in tentative
form as vet, but it is already assured
that there will be two first-class bands
70 furnish music for the day, some OF
the hest athletic sports ever held IN
the valley. the biggest and most gorge
ous street carnival ever given here an
onction of live stock and hundreds OF
rsof,l articles that are being rapidly
contributed for the occasion, spec
tacular Yamba minstrel show all
kinds of lunch and refreshment s'ands'
and everything for the benefit OF the
Red Cross. .+
VYou can't afford to miss this great
celebration. so make your arrahg
,ronts to be in Lamar on the four'h
and take part in the biggest ana oeS'
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
F'airyiew.
Secretary-P Promoter.

Mrs. Frank Darbyshire. who has
been quite sick the past week, is not
strong enough to be up yet.
There will be no Sunday school at
Fairview next Sunday morning on ac-
count of the picnic at Clay Creek, near
Mr.. Wilson's.
Rev. Gibbons will preach at Fair
view next Sunday evening.
Aaron Smith is taking treatment of
DIR. Crissman for his back. He has
never entirely recovered from the in
iuries received by the horse tramping
him last fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fralic have moved to
Lamar. wa are very sorry to have
them go, as we will miss them so in
our church and Sunday school work.
We all feel encouraged since the
good rain we got last week.
The Lamar register., 1918-06-05
Good For Gray

Gray. Oklahoma, has the honor oil
beinp the first town on the D-C-D
highway to send in her pro-rata Tor
the publicity and advertising fund for
the highway. Membership certlficates
have been sent to all towns with the
reouest that these be sold at sl.oo'
The proceeds to go to the publicity
and advertising fund of the highway.
All towns were requested to report
bv June the 1st. Gray's check arrived
the morning of the 1st and probably