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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
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AsnuaI Meeting Aldrish Fsvs Library Association - All HalIews' Parish
 Service Flag Shows s5 stars'-ti ar-
 old Williams Writes From France.

Association - All H2I}eMs' Parish
 Service Flag Shows e5 skars-ti ar-
 old Williams Writes From France.
 The annual meeting of the Aldrich Free Public Library Association was keld at the Library building Saturday evening, Reports of the secretary, treasurer, and librarian were heard and accepted. The librarian's report showed the number of books eata- lnguad 7a65; nuhaher ef beoks drawn during the past year were sozs of these 4sl4 were books Of fictien. follows: President, Lucius Cranslsa first vice president, Miss Lila Millett; second vice president, Mrs. Julia M. Andrews; secretary. B. ". Danielson; treasurer. J. e. Gallup; directors. s. w. Danielson. Mrs J c. Gallup, Henry Cray; book eernmittas, Mrs. J. c. Gal- lup, Mrs J. e. Main. Miss Alice Ray, Mrs. B ", Danielson, Mrs. George Sanderson. Mrs. Q. ", Potter, Mrs Henry Cray. Mrs. Ada Hill.
 On Brief FurIoush. Alfred Despathy. a soldier at Camp pevens. was home on 2 short leave of absence Sunday.
 Arnpnd k;elvas. D. S. N.. is honne on fifteen days fllrlough. All Haiiows' ehureH has a service flag displaying 65 stars. an excellent showing for Moosup Catholic young men
 George Zercier of Bristol. Conn, was a visitor in town Sunday Mali Unclaimed. Unclaimed letters at the Mcosup rsst office are addressed to Mrs, Eu- se1ec Daigneau. Mrs. Gevhefm Mrs. John Treney Miss Mary Mattex.
 Game With RutnaHa H. s. The Plainfield High sehaal basket ball i've will play Putnam High team HaHh is the enlF team in the Southern DiYisi0n of the Qninaebaus Valley League that has succeeded in defeat ing the PiainfieId beys. This was done at Putnam by the score of to 12
 Writes From France.
 4 friend of Hareld Williams. a lover there, received the following letter from him recently
 France, Jan. IS. 1918
 Your Christmas and birthday cards received all right and was very much pleased to hear frem ypu, Your nir- TOT also arrived safely apd is very much appreciated. you nav be sure.
 We had a eeFking good time at Christmas and New Years. Christmas We had tree and big turkey din Ter.
 There is a lat of snoW here and it keeps coming down most of the time. Of course We have had some pretty cold weather but that is to be expected.
 Our machine gnn work is very in- tefesting ta me as well as all other drills with gas masks. respirataFh. etc. think eur work is one of the imper= : tant things in the war for machine guns sure do play an important part.
 We are very pleasantly located iH Q small French hamlet. The sur- rounding country must be beautiful In the summer even nov the view is great from the mountain side. Would certainly like to tour this place at my leisure some time.
 An always glad ta hear from yau
 Sincerely. fsi
 Froxe Their Ears. Ravmand ..Ailen. Richard Daegett and George Philips while walking from MeesIp to Central Village Tuesday HaerRing freze their ears tadly Ths beys were attended by a physician.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
COLCHESTER

Robert Meiggs. who is brakeman on the West Hartford branch railroad IS at his home on South Main street for a weeks vacation.
 On account of the closing of the factory on Mondays the Kid Kurle1 company is working evenings to keen up with orders. The factory employs about 30 hands while over 50 families in town take work home
 Colchester Fire Co. No. 1 held a meeting Monday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
ceastino Aceident seriou..

The coasting accident at South Windhani Saturday evening was more serious than supposed. as Mrs. Curry, who was struck, is still confined to her bed with a badly bruised arm and lacerations of the head and body. She also burst blood vessel.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
WILLIMANTIC
Ioo coId for sehoal ssssions.

Because of the intense cold there were no afternoon sessions in the schools under the superFiaion of the local school board Night school did not meet at the Natchaug school on Tuesday evening for the sarne reason.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
e;rIs' cIub MiIitary priII.

The first military drill of the Girls club was held Monday evening at the Valley street armory with a large att tendance. If many more join a sec drill will be held next week Wednes- day evening
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

A Stockholm message, to the Ma tionaltidende {eopenha senl states that the German naval attache has de- handed action against the newspapers Arbetet and Stoelxhohns Tidnlinaen Tor their comments on the destruction nf Swedish fishers nets by German warships in the Sound.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Gustave Meyers, who is said to have arrived in America since the outbreak of war, has been, arrested in New York and charged as an enemy alien. Hs is said to have shipped feedstuffs to of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
stuseats Frezs Ears.

Four boys freze their ears while going to high school Tuesday morning cf town, while the fourth was Andrew eonnell of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
Taacher fror caIifernia.

Mrs. wilkenson. Pm D.. of California Is substituting at the high school in the Latirs department since the resig- nation Of Miss Agnes Dwyer
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
Train. Late.

Most of the trains were late Tues day on account of poor steamfng. The Central Vermont train due in this city at eSa for New London vas over six hours late.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
EKONH

Howard Gallup, Who Gut His Thumb
 on Power Saw Taken tp Hackus
 HespitsI -- interesting Meeting ef
 Grange.
 Rev, I. C. PFyaf came from New Haven Saturday and eeeVniea his pul- pit Sunday morning. { George Gallup and Charles Barber each has lost a valuable COW by the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

In his farewell sermon Sunday, Rev. Thomas Lynch, who is leaving St. Mary's Catholic church to. become a chaplain at Camp Devens, said
 One time during the holy hour l chose as a reading two chapters from the gospel of St. John, telling what the last sermon of Christ with the apostles was and that which might De summed up in these two words, Peace and love- This want to take up with you; what our Lord said to His followers. By this shall all men know you that you love one another.,' ? And am glad to say from my ex- rerienee during the years have been
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
BALTIC.

Farewell Sermon Of Rev. Thomas Lynch. Now U. s. Army chaplain- Sundays Committee = Reception by Academy Students Carnival Closes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
YANTIc

Wccdiot Owners Offer 3 Cord to Any
 Person Cutting Cord of FireMeed ], --ssle ea Rasinesshews ia Gen erai.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Froze Their Ears.
 Ravmand -Ailen. Eichard Dasgett and George Philips while walking from MeeslIp to Central Village Fuesday naerRIng freze their ears badly. Ths beys were attended by. a physician.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
FIGHTING VERY VIOLENT.
Said to Be More Fierce Than in the
Drives of March and May.

Paris, July "a Important gains were
realized Tuesday by the allies, particu-
larly by the French troops who are bear
ing seventy per cent Of the efforts in
which they vie in bravery with the
Americans, British and Italian.
The Havas correspondent at the front
says the French are steadily fighting
toward oulchy lie Chateau. North of the
Marine in an advance of two kilometers
tabout ~ miles, the allies took fortified
farms and Barbillon wood.
The fighting, he adds, surpasses in vic.
lence that of the March and May often.
sives and the Germans rapidly are being
worn out. The wild talk Of the Ger
man official statements, he says, proves
more than anything else the confusion in
Germany resulting from the allied blow.
The Germans may delay their retreat by
paying q costly price, but the necessity
Of reconstrueting their general reserves
soon will oblige them to straighten their
front between Scissors and Rheims.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
GERMANS HAVE LOST
10000 SINCE JULY Is
In the Short Sharp Drive BY The French
on the Montdidier Front 1900 Ger
mans Were Taken Prisoners
British Increase Their Bag.

With the French Army in France,
Tuesday, July % tBy the Associated
Press - Tuesday was another successful
day for the allies along the entire active
battlefront.
The bag of prisoners captured by the
French northwest of Montdidier num-
bered more than 500. The victory was
gained with slight losses,
Farther southwark, on the northern
side of the Marne, American and French
troops met several strong German at
taeks, to which they responded with Wig
orous counter attacks, as result Of
which the allied line again was advanced.
The Americans made their gains in heavy
fighting In the vicinity Of the Barbillon
wood, On the eastern side of the salient
the French and British advanced an aver
age df one lilometre The British in
creased the number Of prisoners taken to
1900 by capturing 800.
Approximately 10000 dead, wounded
and prisoners have been lost by the
Germans since July Is. The enemy con-
tinues to burn stores and munitions
within the salient, evidently being fear
full that the future win see him driven
back much farther.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
STEADY GAIN
FOR TWO DAYS
Despite Fact That Is New
German Divisions Have
Been Thrown In
ALLIES ARE AIMING
FOR LAST R. r. LINE
II They Succeed in Reaching
That, the Pocketing of Ger
mans Will Be Complete

Washington, d. c., July 24.--The ad-
vance Of the allied and American forces
around the Aisne- Marne salient has been
virtually steady for the last two days,
General March, chief Of staff, said to-
day, despite the fact that fifteen fresh
divisions of German troops have been
thrown into the fighting at Scissors
and on the line south of there.
The Germans are fighting desperately
to retain the single railway line remain
ing in their hands, over which heavy
material can be removed as they retreat,
General March said,
II that railway running from Fismes
to Fere-en Tardenois is reached by the
allied troops, he said, German iorces re-
naming in the salient would be pocket
ed
On the Rheims side of the salient Off
cial reports show the enemy has been
thrown back an average distance of a
mile and half on ten-mile front, de-
spite heavily wooded country and high
ground to aid his defense. The area
lost by the Germans during the last
week, he said, about equals that gained
by them on the Flanders front in April
The chief Of staff announced that he
had ordered six new infantry divisions
organized In this country during July,
stationed respectively at Camps Devens,
Mass, Meade, Md, Sheridan, Ala, Gus
ter, Mich, Funston, Kans., and Lewis,
Wash.
Two regular infantry regiments win
form the nucleus Of each new division.
Home guards have replaced regulars at
interior guard posts for this purpose
and the regulars are now moving to
the camps designated, General March
said. Aside from the two infantry reg
iments OF regulars, the divisions viii be
composed of national army troops.
The chief Of staff said the American
divisions he mentioned last Saturday as
involved in the fighting still were con
stantly engaged. He added no addition.
al American units to those already
known to be on the line in this region.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
MAY BE TWO U-BoATS.
Are Operating Off the North Atlantic
Coast--Reports Differ.

Boston, July "a. Officials Of the first
naval district made every effort to-day
to locate the enemy submarine operating
off the New England coast
Following word Of the sinking of the
Robert and Richard on Monday, sea
planes, submarine chasers and other craft
were ordered out to supplement the reg.
ular coast patrol and protect shipping.
Naval and marine men were inclined
to the opinion that only one submarine
had been in New England waters, but de.
scriptions given by the crews Of the sunk
craft would indicate there were two. Men
aboard the barges attacked off Cape Cod
ON Sunday reported the submarine to be
400 feet long, while the fishermen Of the
Robert and Richard placed the length of
the U.boat at $50 feet.
The barges were attacked without
warning, but the crew of the fishing
schooner were given time to leave the
ship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
AMERICANS ENGAGE
IN HARD FIGHTING
They Lost Epieds But. Recaptured Trug-
ny, North Of the MaTne-They Com
plete Occupation of Bar
billion Wood.

London, July 24-There was fierce
fighting Tuesday between the Americans
and the Germans along the crests north.
east of Chateau Thierry, says de.
spatch from Reuters correspondent on
the French front. In the morning the
enemy retook Epieds and the hamlet Of
Trugny, mile to the south The Amer
leans counter-attaeked and re-entered
Trugny and continued to press back the
Germans, who still held Epieds when the
despatch was filed.
In the region between Mont st. Pere
and Charteves the French and Americans
pushed forward two miles, capturing
number of small towns, The Americans
completed their occupation of the Bar
billion wood.
A number of fires are visible from be-
hind the German lines. At some places
the enemy is burning his stores, while
elsewhere they have been set on fire by
allied shells A great fire has been burn
ing in the important base of Fere en- Tar
denois since Monday evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
ORANGE COUNTY MEN
OFF FOR DEVENS
Left Montpelier To-day Under Nations
Call--Washington County Did Not
Have to Furnish ANY.

AA0fC5 " VI tliSu AuJs
NJ. G. knight of Newbury, chairman of
the Orange county local board Of exemp-
tion, arrived in Montpelier last evening,
as did II of the young men Of Orange
county, for the purpose of leaving to-day
for Camp Devens In connection with the
call for 205 men which was sent out
some weeks ago by the war department,
and in which Washington county does
not send a man, owing TO having self
irducted so large number on the last
call before this one. Mr.. Knight and his
boys left by the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad for Wells River, where
they will be Joined by other soldiers en-
route to Camp Deyens
Albert M. Merrill, Bradford; Dean e.
Clogston, Williamstown; II. w. Corliss Of
Corinth will take the place of some who
had been rejected. The Ia in this call
are; William J. Kicker, Vershire; George
B. Race, Randolph; Ralph r. Littlefeld,
Braintree; Adrian Gagnon, Williams.
town; Alexander j. Compo, Washing
ton; Grover D. Pixley, Strafford; Leon
f. Wells, Braintree; Noah G. Meyette,
Newbury; Emery G. johnson, Washing
ton; Roy Barrows, Thetford; Edward M.
Simmons, Corinth; George L. Crafts,
Newbury; Burt f. Mason, Bradford;
Herbert r. Rogers, Chelsea.
Those going from other counties were:
Bennington 33, Caledonia 6, Essex AZ,
Franklin s, Orange Ia, Orleans 10, Rut-
land No. 20, Rutland No. 2 "a, Wind
ham 33.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
RED CROSS WORKERS
FOUNDED nv Battle
Two Hit BY Shrapnel While Attending
Wounded Under ShelIfire and Third
Was Injured During an Air Raid.

Paris, July 24.-Three American Red
Cross workers have been wounded during
the .Franco-American counter offensive.
Lieutenant J. L. Butterfield of New York
and W. A. Fox of Buffalo, an ambulance
driver, were hit by shrapnel while at
tending wounded under shellfre. They
we're taken to Chantilly hospital and
will recover Captain George karr was
wounded severely in the hip during an
air raid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
CRACK GERMAN TROOPS
WERE FORGED BACK
Petain's and Pershing's Men Delivered
Hard Blows Through Rain Soaked
Woods and Fields.

With the American Army on the
Aisne- Marne Front, Tuesday, July %
tBy the Associated Pressl The armies
Of Petain and Pershing have forced their
way through rain-soaked woods and
fields farther into the German lines The
strategy Of General Foch apparently
called for the delivery of smashing blows
to-day and at numerous points crack
divisions of the army of the German
crown prince were forced to give ground
before the French and Americans.
The day closed with the Germans hav-
ing been pushed well back at many
points by the Franco American attacks
which followed night of heavy artillery
firing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

From unofficial sources it is reported
that the rainy weather of the past few
days had slowed up the fighting be-
tween scissors and Rheims, and prob
ably also had retarded the German re-
tirement from the bag in which the
crown princes forces were caught by
General Mangin's thrust against the
western side of the salient. Allied air
men report conditions back of the Ger
man lines as indicative of a German re-
treat as far north as the Vesle river
The line of the 0urcq has been vir-
tually rendered untenable by the allies
advance to the neighborhood of Oulchy-
le-Chateau and 0ulchy -le-Ville, north of
the stream.
Just south of Scissors the French and
Americans are known to have reached
the western bank of the Crise river but
there have been no reports Of further
advance in this vital region. Should the
allies succeed in crossing the Crise in
force and in gaining the plateau to the
eastward of that stream, German occu-
patton Of Scissors probably would be
short t-Iived. Such an advance also would
make the line of the Vesle Of slight ad
vantage to the Germans and probably
would compel their eventual retirement
to the Aisne river For this reason the
allied efforts to forge eastward of Blu
Fancy may be expected to be redoubled
and the German resistance at this point
probably would be Of the sternest char
acter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
ALLIES LINES STRENGTHENED.
On Front of More Than Twenty Miles
in Albania.

Paris, July 24.-Austrian preparations
for an offensive in Albania have been
shattered by the drive Of the Italian and
French troops during the past fortnight,
according to the correspondent Of the
Petit Parsien on the Albanian front. En-
emy munitions depots, ammunition
dumps, stores of food and war materials
have been destroyed or captured. The
French h-Italian lines have been straight
ened out at certain points over front
Of twenty miles and their light columns
continue to advance along the banks of
the Devoi river, the correspondent adds,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
CONTINUED PURSUIT.
Of Germans Is Reported By General
Pershing.

Washington, D. G., July 24.-Contin-
ued pursuit Of the retTeating enemy
south Of the river ourcq is reported in
General Pershing's communique for yes
terday, received to-day at the war de-
partment. The capture Of positions north
Of the Marne also is reported.
The statement follows:
Section A-South Of the Oureq troops
have continued to press the retreating
enemy Our units crossing the Marine
have gained possession of Jaulgonne and
the woods to the west.
Section BIN Lorraine hostile raid
ing party was repulsed by our troops
during the night, July 22 and %.
"In the Thanh sector on July 20 our
troops carried out successful raid on
the enemy's lines, capturing several pris-
oners. On the same day one of our
patrols in the Saint Dies sector entered
German trench and killed several Of
the enemy"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
ALLIES REPULSED
BLOW At VRIGNY
Great Activity By Artillery All Around
the Great Marne Loop Last
4 Niahf

Paris, July 24,The Germans last
night delivered counter attack upon
the allied lines in the vicinity of Vrigny
five miles southwest of Rheims. The
war office announced to-day that the at
tack had been repulsed.
There was great activity by the artil.
lery during the night along the front be.
tween the Aisne and the Marine and
northeast toward Rheims
The text of the statement follows:
"The night was marked by great
artillery activity between the Marne
and the Aisne and in the Courton
and Roi woods, in the Rheims sector
"At 9 o'clock last night the Ger
mans launched counter r-attack west
of Rheims in the region Of Vrigny
French troops broke all assaults and
held their positions intact.
"There are no events of impor-
tance to report from the rest of the
front"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
ALLIES ARE STILL PRESSING FORWARD
SOUTH OF SOISSONS AND NEAR RHEIMS,
GERMANS STIFFEN DEFENSE ON SOUTH
1T WILL BE MONTHS
BEFORE THE GERMANS
ARE READY TO STRIKE
Gen. Foch's Strategy Has Completely
Turned the Tables on Them and He
Holds the Initiative Every
where.

Paris, July 24.Each days operations
bring further proof of the completeness
with which the genius of General Foch
has turned the tables on the Germans.
Instead of slowing down TO a condition
of what has been called stabilization, as
the general public from experience ex-
pected, the allies continue to push for
ward in the face of determined and skill.
full resistance by the Germans, who have
had time to recover from the first shock
of surprise.
The enemy, according to reports, now
has 80 divisions in the battle zone, 400,
900 men Of which are in the region north
of the Marne. In the opinion of military
observers the violent German resistance
ia due more to political considerations
for it ia to the immediate interests Of
General Ludendorff from military
standpoint to straighten out his line
without delay.
General Foch holds the initiative on all
the battlefronts and it is believed it win
take the Germans at least two or three
months to get up another full dress Of
fensive. Meanwhile, American troops
continue to land.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
MUNICIPAL MARKET
FOR BARRE HELD UP
Majority in the City Council Apparently
Wanted to Know More About 1t
Before Sanctioning the
plan

By the vote of 8 to 2 the board of al
dermen at its regular meeting rejected
the report of a special committee which
recommended that public market be
established in Barre similar to the mar
ket which the farmers and the buying
public have maintained in Montpelier for
the past two years. The majority was
not exactly opposed to the public market
plan, for II favored a more extended in
yestigation and based its rejection of the
report on the claim that it was ineonclu-
sive. Mayor Glysson, Alderman Rizzi
and Alderman Mcmillan made up the
committee and events which came in rap.
i'd sequence after they had submitted
their report, were not altogether to their
liking.
In the first place the majority was too
inquisitive. Aldermen Alexander, Milne
and Healy were anxious to know how
much it was going to cost the city to find
site and establish market. They
asked how the farmers felt in the matter
and if they would sell their garden truck
at prices far enough below the store
prices to justify residents Of the north
and south ends, for instance, to travel to
the center of the city where the market
would likely be located, to buy vege-
tables. The special committee had quot
ed Mayor Mitchell of Montpelier and
County Agent f. FL Abbott, with whom
they conferred Monday evening, TO the
effect that the Montpelier market was
working out satisfactorily. 1t was stat.
ed that the city charged the farmer a
small rental for place in the market,
and that the stands were usually
thronged by anxious buyers
Alderman Alexander said that if the
public market was to be established for
the benefit of the farmers he was OPP
posed to it.; if it worked to the advan-
tage of folks here in the city he should
favor it. Alderman Mcmillan stated
that the only expense involved would be
the lease of site and the matter of ad-
vertising the market. Someone ventured
the suggestion that If the difference be-
tween market and store prices was not
to be very great farmers would prefer to
unload at the store instead Of spending
three or four hours in the city while un-
loading small lots. None of the commit
tee was ready to estimate the probable
cost to the city or to comment on the
possible advantage to the people. Alder
man Alexander suggested that the mar
ket gardeners association might be able
to furnish the required data.
When someone moved to accept the
report and recommendation, show of
hands indicated that the motion was lost.
Aldermen Healy, Milne and Alexander
opposed, and Aldermen Rizzi and Me
MILAN supported. President Loranger
did not vote. Nor did the mayor, but
the rejection of the report aroused his
ire bit and the dissenters were lightly
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