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Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
MARKETING HOGS IN MOTOR
 TRUCKS.

An example of how motor trucks are relieving railroad sportation in may sections of the country is shown in the recipts of hogs delivered to the Omaha market by this method of conveyance. According to a report recently compiled by the Bureau of Markets there was an increase of 180 per cent in the number of hogs tran sported to that market by motor trucks during the first six months in 1913 as compared to the corresponding period in 1917. The number carried in this way amounted to 92,7S0 for the period in 1918 as compared to 33,0S4 for the corresponding months of last year. Estimating 70 hogs as an av- craze carload iii railroad shipments. the number delivered by motor trucks on the Omaha market during the first six months of 1918 aggregated more than 1900 carloads or an average of more than eight carloads for every market day during the period The motor truck business is becoming so importan- that commercial organiza =
 tions of Omaha are taking active measures to utilize the trucks on re- turn trips to country points for haul ing various kinds of freight Experi- ence has shown that motor truck marketing is as feasible in winter as in other seasons, as more than .26.000 hogs were delivered directly from farms to the Omaha market during January and February.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
FIELD MEETINGS OF THE CON
 NEc1lcur STATE GRANGE.

The Connecticut State Grange will hold the following field meetings during the first week in August;
 August 5-- Fairfield County and Housatonic Valley, Pomona Oranges at the farm of William J. Atchison, Sherman. August s-Mountain. County. and Excelsior Pomona Oranges at Quassa- paug Lake, between Waterbury and Middlebury. | August -Central and East Central Pomona Oranges at Laurel Park, be- tween East Hartford and Manchester.
 August s-New Haven County Po- mona Grange at the farm of Charles A. Kinney, Meriden, near the State road between Wallingford and Meri- den.
 August Slew London and Seaview Pomona Oranges at '~The Golden Spur" Naterford, miles west of New London, on lines of Shore Line trolley.
 August 10-New England Lecturers S Conference at the Connecticut Agri- cultural College.
 At these meetings, addresses will be made by the Hon. John c. Ketch- tional Grange, and by other prominent patrons There will also be field sports. games and rousing good time for everybody. These will be great meetings, every patron and friend of the grange should endeavor to be present at one or more of the series. Come and bring your family and invite your friends to come also. t.t.a
 Frank E. B1akennan, Master Connecticut State Grange,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
ENEMY AlRPLANE BROUGHT ! DOWN BY AMERICANS
Lieuts A. R. Brooks and David E
 Putnam, Both of Massachusetts.

With the American Army in France, July 3O--(By The Associated Press.)- Lieutenant A. R. Brooks of Framing ham. Mass, and Lieutenant David P. Putnam of Newton. Mass. Of the American aerial forces, report tha' they probably brought down an enc my airplane last night behind the German lines at Montsec, the same mountain which obscured Putnam re : cent voctory from observation, and consequently official credit.
 The aviators saw their opponen+ plunge earthward, but the fog and 4c clouds prevented them from observ ing the crash.
 The flight was the first in the Toul sector for several days, owing to the unfavorable weather. which Is now improving. giving promise of renewed aerial activity.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
EXTRA REPORT ON LIVE STOCK

One of the developments which has resulted from the Bureau of Markets of the United States Department of Agriculture taking over the daily tel egraphic reports on live stock is the edition Of an extra report sent out by wire from Chicago each market day between 9 and 9.S0 a. m. to all live stock offices of the Bureau in other markets. This report is brief teIe- graphic message on the condition of the local hog market as it has develop ed up to that hour and is designed to fill the gap between the S,30 and 10.30 a. m. reports, which will be sent from the Chicago market as usual. It will be posted on bulletin boards and made available to all interested parties at all markets where local offices of the Bureau are maintained. The message will be telegraphed to any market not served by the Bureaus leased wires, provided the parties desiring the ser vice will pay the commercial tele- graphic charges.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
coNGREssMEN WITNESSED
 THE BATTLE OF sERGY
Saw American lnfantrymen in Action
 and Firing of Big Guns.

With th5 American Forces on the Aisne-Marne Front, July 30.--(By The Associated Press). Six war timed American congressman are on their way back to Paris today after having witnessed from a hillside o'i Monday the tussle for possession of the town of Sergy. two and half miles south east of, the former German base at Fere en Tardenois' in the Soissons- Rheims pocket.
 The congressman saw American in fantrymen in action, witnessed the firing of Entente allied big guns, and guns and the crashing of the heavy cannon of the German crown prince. The congfessnten proba hly would have remained on the eminence longer had not the German heavy shells begun exploding overhead. That ended the sightseeing trip in that vicinity, one congressman remarking that the fer mans could quit that sort of busir ess right then so far as he was concerned
 The coneressmen. who had then wis ited the .4Ustro Italian front, said cneil observations on Monday showed tc them the first actual fighting Tortt talking about The party was con ducted by Lieutenant Freeman Light or SOutE N oFFTalk.- COuH.. anu u '-ou sisted of Repr esentatives Thomas A Chandler of Oklahoma Nj. Clyde Kel- " of Pennsylvania: Louis c Cramtor of Michisan; Thaddeus H.. Carawa9 of Arkanses; John A. Elstor of Cali fornia, ard Joseph Thompson of Ok. | lahoma
 1 The congressman had luncheon or 1 the hillside of Chateau midst the ruin!
 of numerous fine homes. the lazy
 Marne creeping along through grea gap in what was Chateau ThierTy: finest bricge and now destroyed by thu 1 Germans.
 i While the congressman were sittin; down to basket luncheon fashion ably attireG woman from Paris cam ! to the ruins of her old home where sh 1 found group of American soldiers il
 possession. The woman explained ne
 mission In broken English She wen
 to the basement. requested. the aid o the American soldiers and had a p7 vate dig q hole in the basement at point indicated by her. The soidie
 soon uncovered hasketfui Of bonds securities and other. vsiushfes,. Arnor'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
THE cocoANuT.
The Growing Popularity in The United States-Biq Increase in Importation

The recent announcement from Washington of the cancellation of the order of June 18th, by which the i'm portation of copra into the United States was suspended, calls attention tu a remarkable increase in the use o1 the cocoanut and it's products in the recent years.
 "Copra" as it well known is the trade name for the dried meat Of the cocoaunt. A compilation by the Na- tional City Bank of New York shows to the United States in the fiscal year 1918 just ended was approximately ten times as much as in the year tcfore the war. From a modest 56, ,000, 900 lbs. in the fiscal year 1914. all O. which preceded the war, the figures grew to 90,000, 900 lbs. in 1915: 110 900 100 in ,l916: 241, 100000 i1 1917 and about $50, coo, ,000 lbs. in 191S Tine tropica! sec tions of the whole world are being ranSacked for the coCoanut. and the 1 imports into the United States are heinz drawn from more than 30 coun- tries and islands representing every grand division of the globe. Oceania lis by far the largest contributor and
 cur own Philippine Islands supplied nearly one-half of the approximately 1 $50 900, 900 lbs. entering the United States iH the fiscal year 1915 The recent orders of the Government upon 1 this subject again permit the Imparta- | tion of all copra except that classed 1 as shredded, dessicated or prepared, '' which has formed in the past but an
 an extremely small proportion of the copra imported into the United States. l The quantity imported in 1918 of this i class which is still excluded was but about 20,000,0OQ lbs. out of a grand total of 550.000,000 lbs. imported
 l Even this tremendous increase in 1 the importation of copra tells only a l part of the story of the increased de- mand for the product of the cocoanut has. also rapidly increased, from "A 1 GOO 900 lbs. in 1914 to about 250 900 000 l lbs. in 1918, and of this our Philip 1 pine Island also contributed more than one-half
 l The United States apparently con- suned in the fiscal year 1918 the pro- l duct of over; 2,000.000. 900 cocoanuts Accepted authorities indicate that one as the importation of copra for the i three avera ged- sized cocoanuts; anC 1 lb of copra represents the meat ot
 year is about $50 1000 900 lbs and ot oil about 25o, 100000, the total number
 of nuts represented by these two i'm
 poTtations would be approximately 2. 1000, eco cocoanuts while the mum. Der of nuts imported in the natura
 state from foreign countries and oul
 own islands during the year amounted
 to about 100 0Q0,000, bring the tota
 of the nuts represented by these three classes of imports up to approxiately ? 1-2 billions against about 300, 900, 000 in 1914 The value of the cocoa
 nuts. copra and cocoanut oil imported 1 in 1913 is about $6O, 900 900 against ap
 proximately $12,000,0 900 in 1914
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
BIG INCREASE IN COTTAGE.
 CHEESE SALES.

Reports from four western cities where cottage cheese campaigns have recently been completed show largely increased sales of this wholesome meat substitute The following in- creased daily sales are recorded: Salt Lake City, Utah, from 375 to $50 pounds; Spokane, Wash, from 100 to 1,S0O pounds; Seattle, Wash. from l. 115 to 675 pounds; San Francisco Cal from 3936 to 1924 pounds; or a total increase of cottage cheese sold daily in. the four cities.
 This is the. result of 0-day cam paigns in each city in which the food value of cottage cheese and it's use in new dishes was demonstrated by a woman agent in dairying and in which the creameries and milk plants were assisted in making cheese by two rep resentativ es from the United States Department of Agriculture and the State Agricultural college.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
FIND SUBSTITUTES FOR HOTTLERS.

Methods of reducing the consump- ton of sugar in soft drinks have been worked out by the Bureau of Chem
 istry, United States Department Of Agriculture, which is now CO., operating with producers throughout the United States. The bureau has prepared di- rections for making soft drinks which include formulas that utilize sub stitute sweet materials such as corn sirup Ordinary gfucose), corn sugar, maltese sirup. honey, and high grade refner's sirup. By following these directions, which are being distributed among bottiers the actual sugar con- tent in soft drinks can be ent to 50
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
BAKER SAYS THERE ARE
 NO PERFECT AIRPLANE
In Discussing Reports of Criticism of
 the De HaviIand Type.

Washington, July 3o.-Widefy pub lished reports that General Pershing had sharply criticized the American design of the De Haviland boEhing airplane and requested that no more of them be sent to France, led Sec retary Baker today to make public the fact that the general had just asked for immediate shipment of a large number of the machines
 Mir. Baker said that the order had been given priority by the department, insuring quick transportation. More than 400 of this type had been sent to France before this new requisition was received.
 There are no perfect airplanesf said the war secretary in discussing reports of criticisms of the De Havil- and type. Improvements in the best of them come rapidly, both as to types and as to succeeding numbers of the same type. This is true of the De Havfand as of all others. The latest machine of this type is better than the earlier ones"
 Investigation of the criticisms of the De Haviland planes was begun to- day by the senate military sub-com- mlttee., Information regarding the session was withheld.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
33 PERSONS AFFECTED
 BY LIGHTNING BOLT
When It Struck a Tobacco Shed in
 Which They Were at Work.

Thompsonville, Conn, July. so.- Lightning today struck tobacco shed here in which 3S persons were at work hanging tobacco. and all of them were affected by the bolt Six women suf- fered so severely as to call for the services of physicians. All will re- cover. The shed is the property of George Rutherford.
 Of the six women who were pros trated by the bolt, four were Mrs, Edwin Cops. Marjery Smith. Doris Hardiman and Josephine Cardone. Fourteen persons were rendered un- conscious for a time. The lightning struck one end of the shed and went out the other without doing material damage. About twenty boys who had been picking tobacco in the field and were running towards the shed were not hurt by the electricity, although for an instant it seemed to play all about them.
 During the shower there were only two flashes of lightning, the first be- ing that which struck the shed and the second setting fire to a house in town, but damaging it only slightly. The rainfall was heavy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
LIBERTY FARMERS ORGANIZE.

That farmers recognize the obliga- ton which goes with deferred draft classification for agricultural pur- poses is shown by many instances which have come to the attention of the United States Department of Agri- culture. One of the most recent of these is the organization by 1900 farmers of La Forte, Ind, under the name of Liberty Farmers. These men given deterred classification, pledge themselves to carry out -unquestion- ingly the food production program ad- vocated by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. It is stated that their action is particularly gratifying to the administration at Washington, since it recognizes the oneness of the Governments organization, and the close interrelation of the efforts of all the Federal departments in the achievement of victory by utilizing the country's man power to best advan- tage.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
AGENTS HELP BAKERS AND
 HOTEL MEN.

Bakers. hotel men. grocers and managers of institutions are coming to home demonstration agents for help with their conservation problems The community Kitchens and liberty bread shops are we'll patronized by these business men, who need expert advice to conform to the Government S food regulations. At one of the bread shops in Springfield. Mass. assist ance has been given to matrons from both Smith College and Mount Holy oke. In Owego, N. Y, the county home demonstration agent has gone into the kitchen of one of the hotels where she has given her personal help to the cooks in teaching them how best to follow the latest conservation recipes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
NORTH LYME

Mrs. Eva Tucker has returned home after a lengthy visit with friends in Essex.
 Mrs. Minnie Gates and Mrs. Marian Champlin of Colchester are visiting at Erwin Rogers.
 Mrs Merrill Babcock and children of Meriden have been visiting at George Babcock's and W. H. Maynard's the past week. Miss Ethel Maynard took them to Herbert Maynard's in Water ford Saturday.
 It is reported that the Warren home stead has been sold to MT. Ferrer, who is occupying the Nowlin place in Old Hamburg this summer.
 G. H. Strong visited at Stephen Sterling's and L. Bills in Sterling City Sunday
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
COUNTY AGENT MOVEMENT
 GROWS.

Two thousand county agent workers were employed to help the great land army of this country to produce and conserve food during the six months from January l to July l, according to a recent report made by the United States Department of Agriculture. The report shows that oyer 6200 county agent workers were at work in all parts of the country on, July 1, as compared with 4,200 on January | This in crease consists of an addition of $50 persons connected with the county agent work, 625 with the home demon stration work, and 725 with the boys and girls club movement.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
BRIEF STATE NEWS

-- Clinton. - Mrs Frank Fowler has a fractured arm, resulting from a fall down stairs at her home on West Main street.
 e Rocky HilI.-Four women from Rocky Hill have volunteered as work CTS in the Hartford Rubber works, making gas masks.
 southinston. - The Rolling mill, which has been shut down for the past week, while repair work was being done, started up this week. .- Hartford. - Operating gowns, of which the Hartford chapter of the Red Gross has promised to make 3 900 in two weeks, are being distributed among the various church auXiliaries Of the Red Cross.
 Torrington.-The work of construct .ing a new factory building at the north end for the Fitzgerald Manufacturing company has been started. This plant -Till be 300 feet long, two stories high of brlck construction.
 7~ Greenwieh-Mrs. Edward Shearson, -vhose residence, Bellehaven, has been SoiG to Kenneth \. Nanr1per of New York. expects to sail for France soon 70 manage q canteen in Paris In the last year she has financed and man. aged a canteea in New York
 Durham.-Joseph phine Mathilde Ruge has reCeIved word from Smith college that she has passed the college en- trance board examinations without any conditions. She will enter Smith col lege in September. Miss Ruge was graduated from Durham High school -iE June and was valedictorian of the class.
 Hartford-The Business Women's club of Hartford is continuing it's Red Cross activities every Monday evening at the rooms of the Hartford chapter, American Red Cross, S3 Allyn street. The members have discontinued the work on Thursday evenings for the Hummer. The gathering is for all em- ployed women of Hartford.
 70 suf7eld.-Through the courtesy of Hugh NJ. Alcorn, state attorney for this county, the residents of Suffield will be able to have the Chautauqua return next year. At o'clock Wed nesday night only 40 guarantors had neen obtained. and then it was an uounced that MT. and Mrs. Hugh M Alcorn would vouch for the required 1G more persons needed.
 Ridgefield.- ghters were borr Saturday to Mrs. Richard Smith Elm met and Mrs. John F'lavel Hubbard
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
MICHIGAN HOUSEWIFE
Tells How VinoI Made Her stron

Tells How Vinol Made Her Strong
 Bronson, Mich.-'T took Vinol for weak, rundown condition and back ache and had to keep up and do my homework for my family of three. Vino1 has improved my condition so that now l feel like a different per son. Mrs. Albert Rose.
 The reason we recommend Vinol to our customers for such conditions IS because we believe it to be the most successful strength creator we know. containing as it does beef and cod liver peptones, iron and man. ganese peptonates and glycerophos- phates. the greatest of all tonics.
 Broadway Pharmacy, G. G.. Engler, Prop. Norwich. Vinol is sold in Willimantic by the Wilson Drug Co.,: n Danielson by the A W. Williams Pharmacy. and in Putnam by J. F. Ponzhue
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
OFFICES OF A FINNISH
 SOCIALIST PAPER RAlpEp.
Publications We're Alleged to Contain
 Sediti6us Matter.

New York, July S0.-A raid was made today by a United States mar shal on the offices of Finnish social ist publishing association in Brooklyn. where newspapers and books alleged to contain seditious matter, were seized. No arrests were made. Among the papers seized were copies of the Raivaaja, a Finnish daily circulated in Fftchhurs. Mass
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
soUTHWEsTERN CATTLE MOVE a. TO MARKET.

The annual movement of cattle from the grazing districts of the Southwest is in progress, as indicated by the re- ceipt Of 20, 900 head on July 15 at the Kansas City market. They were shipped from Kansas and Oklahoma. This movement, which ordinarily be- gins about July 20 to August 1 and ends about November 15 to December 1, is a little earlier than usual. accord ing to report of the Bureau of Mar kets of the United States Department of Agriculture. The report indicates that many of the cattle, which have been srazed in the Southwest this year and are now being marketed, are a year younger than those handled heretofore and their condition when they reach the market is slightly bet ter than usual
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
FRANKLIN

Mr. and Mrs. William Weaver of Franklin are at Camp Hodgson. Col den Spur. for a week
 Oliver R Tracy of Franklin recently purchased an automobile.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Kahn and children Of Franklin were guests over Sunday Of Mir. and Mrs William Wea- yer, at Camp Hodgson.
 Mrs Eliza Stanton of Providence is the guest of her niece. Miss Mabel Tracy.
 Miss Berrha Smith of Boston is wis ting her brother. L. H. Smith.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
ONECO

Mir. Eddy of Norwood, R. l., was a guest of Mrs. c. S Waite oyer the week end.
 R. B. Marriott and family visited Richard ]. Marriott, who is in Day kimball hospital for treatment of a broken leg.
 Mrs. Sarah J. Kenyon is visiting her son in Bridgeport.
 Church begins at o'clock Sunday evenings now instead of T. so that MT Smith can attend the services al Greene in the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31

Tn striped and plain voile. or satin. or in Jersey. cloth. this model will be
 veloped in, gingham or chambray. in
 white serge or gabardine. with con trastins. material for trimming. The
 blouse is made in slip-on style. The skirt has straight lines. and is a two piece model
 The pattern is cut in three sizes; 1sz IS and 20 years. Size f6 requires 6A1 wards of 44-inch material. The six r [. measures 8 little over l F yards at the. foot.
 \ pattern or this illustration mailed; to any address on receipt of 10 cents
 n silver or stamps. >
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

per cent. or less. A saving of approx imately 50,000 tons of sugar annually, is thus possible it is estimated, and at the same time the customary taste and quality of the beverage can be pre- served. It is estimated that there are 10000 producers of soft drinks in the United States employing 900, 900 workers, and having total capitaliza- ti0n of $35G, DOC GOO.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31

daughters of Mrs. Drexel Dahlgren of <ew York. at their mothers country I0me in Ridgefeld. The little cousins. dho are members of distinguished families of New York and Philadelphia. came into the world within half an hour of each other.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
Without Pride.

New York is never going to feelZ much pride in pointing out to sight s<S: Iseers the place where Trotsky uee6-I to live-Wa shin ~ton Star
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31
OBSERVATION BALLOON
 DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING
Was Struck While Being Towed to a
 Naval Station.

An Atlantic Port July 3o-A naval observation balloon was destroyed of this port today when it was struck by lightning. The balloon was being lowed to a naval station and two ob- servers had just descended to the deck of the tug when the bolt struck.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31

People sometimes stir up . lot of trouble by telling the truth when it would be policy to say nothing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31

Shouts of joy give the pessimist a headache.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-31

Southington. The Rolling mill which has been shut down for the past week, while repair work was being done started up this week