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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

each succeeding year. A refund of s15 is given when the trap is returned to the manufacturer. Complete in- structions for installation accompany each trap. Clay targets for use in any trap cost about $ a thoAsand.
 Naturally, you will need a trap house. This may be constructed of heavy p1anking, banked with earth. or it may be built of concrete. If you are handy with tools you can knock, out a first class trap house yourself.
 Now we come to the "score" or firing line. This should be located 16 yards five pegs should be placed fin the ground. These pegs should be ar- ranged in an arc. and each should be a similar distance from the trap.
 Shooters Should Face Northeast.
 Right here. perhaps, it is best to add that in laying out the "score' it shooters will face the northeast when in position to shoot. This will obviate any trouble from the sun during either morning or afternoon events.
 This, in practical way, covers all the items of layout and equipment There will be other details, of course; such as club house, arrangement of shoots, trophies, etc. Information on these subjects will be gladly given by the Interstate Trapshooting Associa- ton.
 Taken all in all. you will find the sport more than economical when the initial outlay is considered. Of course, if you feel that you must own your own shooting grounds, and you want to build an elaborate clubhouse. the cost is bound to soar. On the other hand, we know of many organizations that are being conducted on very modest cost
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SATURDAYS MARKET.
There Was Considerable Activity and
 ---- Irreaularity.

Nek York, Feb. 23.-Respmption of trading over the holiday was attend ed by considerable activity and price. irregularity. Rails and equipments rose 1 to ? points at, the outset and several specialties as much as to 5 points.
 The advance in large measure was attributed to the senate's acceptance of the administrations railroad pro- grafnme, railway issues leading the movement.
 Selling pressure was soon. exerted against speculative issues, including General Motors and Baldwin Locomo- tive. the former losing 4 points, while Baldwin dropped 5 points and a total of almost g points. from it's best of the midweek.
 U. S. Steel and associated .industriak recorded gross recessions of 1 to 8 points but rallied on the short cover ing of the final half hour, Steel making Ia net gain of the smallest fraction Sales amounted to 320, Last weeks advances showing of locay banks was partly corrected, act ,ua excess reserves increasing $2S,- 537. 900. thereby making up almost half the loss in that item. Actual loans expanded by slightly more than $45,- 000,000 but reserves of member banks in the federal reserve institution in- creased by s24,000, 900.
 Weekly trade reports empha1zed the importance of the governments control over imports and exports, sounding note of caution.
 Bonds were. steady. Liberty issues, howecer. forgetting part of their re- cent gains. Total sales (par value) aggregated $2,625, ,00O.
 United States bonds Gold issues) were virtually unchanged on call dur ing the week
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Dunn of Baltimore has a scheme un- der way to form a. new league with Providence included as member but that, too. looks rather doubtful.
 Getting down to rock bottom the club oftiacils admit that in order to make use of the grounds anl the players, the only logical thing for them to do is to get a place in the Eastern League and to cut expenses so that baseball can be conducted along the same lines as are followed in the Eastern League cities. They feel there Is chance to meet running expenses this way and the possibility of a balance at the end of the season is good enough to force serious consider alton of the proposition. This means that Providence would take a chance with Eastern League baseball, until such a time as it could return to the International
 It is pretty good sign as gen. eral thing to take the sending out Of contracts each spring as an indica- ton that baseball for the approach ing season is contemplated. Contracts have not been sent out in the East ern League save in a few scattering instances, and no reason other than thatsales are contemplated to given
 
 until March l to get their contracts Into the mail but none of them are thinking very seriously of contracting salary expenses until after next weeks meeting. The league is fore ed to cons ting whether or not it will string alorg regardless of what action the International League may take toward campaign this coming season and it's lige the blind man taking chance.
 Reports down Lawrence way credit Jack Flynn with lining up players for the Lawrence club and Lawrence writers point to it as an indication that the Eastern League isn't through with that city, But the chances are that the merger league is simply get ting the Lawrence franchise into shape for shipment to some other city this coming season. It's much easier to transfer a club with all the players in line than not and new owners naturally want to count on any re maining baseball talent in sight These players further enhance the de- sirability of the franchise from g league selling point.
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Ing it's way into the Eastern league this season and while there has been 'consfdHEaAle talk, there is evidently a desire on. the part of the directors to bide their time and be forced to en- ter the Eastern if shift comes. Prov tdence baseball men are quoxed as saying that membership in the East ern 5eag11e has many advantages, es- pec&afiy the elimination of long trips, and reduced salary roll,
 The Eastern proposition was put up to the stockholders squareiy by Pres ident Gammons. He pointed out that if the International failed to operate the cfub would have a number of plaEesr on it's hands who probably could not be disposed of, and that the rent of the Mefrose park, where the home games are played, would have to be paid whether the Inter- national League operated or not. This item of Sa500 alone was worth con sidering. some of the stockholders felt, and most of them thought it would be worth while investigatng the merger league.
 Those in tho known in Providence say that they would not be at ali sur prised to see negotiations between the Rhode Island men and the Eastern league officials started at no distan date: Providence can play Sunday baseball and Sunday ball has always been big factor for that city. That they would continue to draw well there seems to be no doubt even though the cfsy was reduced to the ex- pedtent of entering a league lower Tn classification, The club officials oeclare the fans would turn out just as well as they have iH the past.
 Still there is s. fe-,iicg of disappoint ment over the taTiuys Of the interna- tlonal. Providence nier. cannot hell but point to tho clu5'5 excellent finan. cial record. If every otfrsr club in the Internationa! drew as sva!' at homo games as the Grays, t..ere would no be any need Of arguing whatfser or no to start they say. As it stands nov the chances are two to cz.a teat tho l international wilt not star: Jacl
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CHANGES IN AMERICAN BOWLING TOURNEY ]
J. Seer Rolled in Second Place in the Individual Events Numerous Changes in the Doubles-Out of Town Teams Rolling in Five Even Events.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. e4.-J. Sesmer. of Eau Claire. Wis, went into second place in the individual event at the annual tournament of the American Bowling Congress here today with Ia score of SSS. just IT pins behind G Wagner of Newark, N. J., who has beeA leading for the last several days.
 Numerous changes took ace today in the doubles. A Chicago team, com posed of T. eynolds and H. Walker. assumed third place during today. bowling with a score of 1908, while R. Polachech and N. Nelson, also of Chi cago by rolling 1192 tied for fifth place.
 Teams from Erie, Pa, Buffalo. Pitts burgh, Toledo, Columbus, Ohio, Ra- cine and Kenosha, Wis. Milwaukee and Chicago, occupied the al eys on the two shifts in the five men event tonight.
 In the five mtn teams the Neuberth Colts of Newark, N J., were eighth. with a score of 27S0.
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by ARTHUR GUY EMPEY

clouds.
 The fire step was lined with crouch ing men, bayonets fixed, and bombs near at hand to repel the expected attack.
 Our artillery. had put a barrage of curtain fire on the German lines, to try and break up their attacks and keep back endorsements.
 l trained my machine gun on their trench and it's bullets were raking the parapet.
 Then over they came, bayonets glis- tening. In their respirators, which have large snout in front, they looked like some horrible nightmare
 All along our trench, rifles and ma chine guns spoke, our shrapnel was bursting over their heads. They went down in heaps but new ones took the place of the fallen. Nothing could stop that mad rush. The Germans reached our barbed wire, which had previously been demolished by their shells, then it was bomb against bomb and the devil for all. Suddenly, my head seemed to burst from loud crack" in my ear Then my head began to swim, throat got lungs warned me that my helmet was
 
 g.. changed helmets. The trench started to wind like a snake, and sandbags appeared to be floating in the air. The noise was hor- l rible; I sank onto the first step nee | dles seemed to be pricking my flesh, then blackness. was awakened by one of my mates removing my smoke helmet. How de- | licious that cool, fresh air felt in my 1 lungs.
 A strong wind had arisen and dis | persed the gas. i They told me that I had been "out' i for three hours; they thought l was dead.
 The attack had been repulsed after ! a hard fight. Twice the Germans had gained a foothold in our trench, but had been driven out by cox1ter at l tacks. The trench was filled witt their dead and ours. Through . peri scope, I counted eighteen dead Ger. mans in our wire; they were ghast- l ly sight in their horrible looking re- l spirators.
 :, I examined my first smoke helmet 1 bullet had gone through it on tht left side, just grazing my ear, the gas had penetrated through the hol made in the cloth. Out of our crew of six, we lost twt killed and wounded.
 That night we buried all of ou dead, excepting those in No Mani Land. In death there is not mucl distinction, friend and foe are treated alike.
 After the wind had dispersed tht gas. the R. A. M. c. got busy witt their chemical sprayers, spraying ou the dugouts and low parts of tn
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OVER THE T0P ARTHUR (: GUY .J,t.1 EMPEY I,.z?
 

trenches to dissipate any fumes of the German gas which may have been lurking in same.
 Two days after the gas attack, was sent to Division Headquarters, in answer to an order requesting that captains of units should detail man whom they thought capable of pass ing an examination for the Divisional Intellinence Department.
 Before leaving for this assignment I went along the front line trench say, ing goodbye to my mates and lording it over them. telling them that I had clicked cushy job behind the lines, and how sorry I felt that they had to stay in the front line and argue out the war with Fritz. They were en- vious but still good natured. and as left the trench to go to the rear they shouted after me:
 Good luck, Yank, old boy, don't forget to send up a few flags to your old mates"
 I promised to do this and left.
 I reported at Headquarters with sixteen others and passed the re- quired examination. Out of the six teen applicants four were selected.
 I was highly elated because I was as I thought in for a cush job back at the base.
 The next morning the four reported to Division Headquarters for instruc- tions. Two of the men were sent to large towns in the rear of the lines with an easy job. When it came our turn, the officer told us we were good men and had passed a very credit able examination
 My tin hat began to get too small for me, and I noted that the other man, Atwell, by name was sticking out his chest more than usual. The officer continued: "1 think can use you two men to great ad- vantage in the front line. Here are your, orders and instructions, also the pass which gives you full authority as 1 special M P. detailed on intelligence 1! work. Report at the front line ac- cording to your instructions. It is i risky work and I wish you both the 1 best of luck"
 1 My heart dropped to zero and Att ] wells face was a study. We saluted 1 and left
 | That wishing us the best of luck" ! sounded very ominous in our ears; if he had said q wish you both a swift l and painless death" 1t would have
 been more to the point. ] When we had read our instructions we knew we were in for it good and l plenty.
 What Atwen said is not fit for pub
 hca,tion, but strongly seconded his /. opinion of the war, army and Divis- ! ionai Headquarters in general. i After a bit our spirits rose. We were fulI-fedged spy -catchers, be- cause our instructions and orders said so.
 l To Bo Continued Tonorrcw.
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ATTORNEYS S-AT-LAW
Brown & Perkins, Ilismrs-st4B Over Uncas Nat. Bank. Shetucket St
 Entrance stairway near to Thames National Bank. Telephone 3S-3
Walter Johnson RaIks.

Walter Johnson has not yet sign ed with the Washingtons. Rumor has it that the great pitcher is dissatis- fled with Clark Grifffth's offer John son. it will be remembered, signed with the Chicago Feds early in 1915 for s20y0o0 a year. It was said and Johnson was advised by a we'll known judge. whom he consulted, that the Washington club had an option ou his services Johnson then repudiated the Feds and signed a three years contract with Griffiths for S12.000 a year. This contract expired in Ocsob- CT and Griffith it is said, wants John- son tAoi accept not more than $1O01O in view of the fact that interest in baseball at the capital is at a low ebb.
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of two. or, at the most, three miles be- cause neither Pennsylvania nor Princeton can train for longer races on their home waters.
 The big problem in college rowing is to standardize the shells to be'used. This would facilitate matters more than at first supposed, as it would eradicate the, necessity of crews ship ping their boats from place to place. That accomplished the Columbia crew could leave New York at noon, win or lose to Princeton in a Princeton shell and be back home in time for dinner and three hours cs possible study. All that stands in the way is the prejudice of rowing coaches, each of whom thinks the shell he designs may be the reason for his crews vic tory. As the object in. college rowing is to make it test of rowing by oars men and not of skill in designing shells the earlier we boat all crews in Liber- ty model shells. the better for rowing.
 Copyright, 1918, by Sol. Metzger.)
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
PROVIDENCE DECIDES ON
 EASTERN PROPOSITION
Many of Stockholders Are Doubtful About Entering Into a Circuit of Lower Classification.

Stockholders of the Providence club of the International league are divided in their attitude toward ventuEng in to circuit of lower classification like the Eastern This was discovered last week when they were instructing President Gammons to withdraw Providence from the Class A circuit if it didn't look good for the Inter- national to continue.
 And from the Eastern league stand point the best part of it all is that the supporters of the merger league in the Rhode Island city are the men who have most to say in the affairs of the club and must be given considerable leeway whenever decision is i'm pending. In Providence they say theer is chance for that city find
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CHAPTER U1n-continued.

CHATTER A4Iu-C0nunueQ.
 Gas travels quickly, 50 you must not lose any time; you generally have about eighteen or twenty seconds in which to adjust your gas helmet
 A gas helmet is made of cloth, treated with. chemicals. Thsre ere two windows, or glass eyes, in it, there is a rubber-covered tube, which goes in the mouth. You breathe through your nose the gas, passing through the cloth helmet is neutral ized by the action of the chemicals. The foul air Is exhaled through the tube in the mouth, this time being so constructed that it prevents the inhal ing of the outside air or gas. One helmet is good for five hours of the strongest gas. Each Tommy carries two of them slung around his shoulder in waterproof canvas bag. He must wear this bag at all times, even while sleeping. To change defective hel- met you take out the new one, hold your breath, pull the old one off, plac- ing the new one over your head, tuck ing in the loose ends under the collar of your tunic.
 For a minute, pandemonium reigned in our trench-Fommies adjusting their helmets, bombers running here and there, and men turning out of the dugouts with fixed bayonets to man the fire step.
 Gforcements were pouring out of the communication trenches. Our guns crew were busy mount ing the machine gun on the parapet and bringing up extra ammunition from the dugout.
 German gas is heavier than air and
 soon fills the trenches and dugouts, where it has been known to turk for two or three days, until the air is purified by means of large chemical sprayers.
 A company man on our right yves too slow in getting on his helmet; he sank to the ground, clutching at his | throat and after few spasmodic twistings, went West (dead). It was horrible to see him die, but we were powerless to help him. In the cor , ner of a traverse, little muddy cuI | dog, one of the company's pets, was lying dead, with his two Iews over i his nose.
 | It's the animals that suffer the | most, the horses, mules, cattle. dogs cats and rats, they having no helmets | to save them. Tommy does not sym l pathize with rats in a gas attack. | At times gas has been known tc
 travel. with dire results, fifteen miles
 behind the lines.
 A gas, or smoke helmet. as it i.
 called, at the best is vile smelling I thing, and it is not long before one
 gets a violent headache from wear.
 ing it.
 Our eighteen -pounders were burst 1 ing in No Mans Land. in an effort
 by the artillery, to disperse the gas
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

Freouant'-- there come to our desk requests for information relative to the starting CT a trapshooting club, and, with the sport rapidly increas- ing in popularity. a few helpful hints on this topic will be of interest to many of our readers.
 While the big shootfest across the pond has injured baseball and other sports, it has helped trapshooting-- and trapshootfng in turn has helped the United States. for it has pre- pared many young man for service on the firing line.
 Baseball has declined to such an extent that it is doubtful if any leagues lower than Class A will begin the 1918 season. This makes 1t imperative for branches of sport for the benefit of their readers. and many of them have adopted trapshooting-th sport a1- iuring"-the patriotic sport" There are now 4610 gun clubs.
 Getting down to first principles, the start of a trapshooting club is no diff ferent from the start of any othe. kind of a club. The chief factors are men and equipment. Given a few en- thusiastic lovers of the scatter gun men who are willing to throw them selves into the spirit of the thing Iand any young club is bound to be a winner
 Having gotten the "boys" together and decided definitely upon a commit tee to look after things. the first ster is to locate your shooting grounds. This in itself seems exceedingly simple. but a great deal of serious thought should be given to the topic for it must be remembered that trap shooting demands space. In the first place there should be at least 250 to 200 yards distance between firing line and any signs of habita tion. This is considered to be the limits of safety Next accessibility should be consid- tered.
 Hove Grounds Within Easy each.
 By all means try to locate your grounds within easy reach. Be care ful about transportation facilities Many a club has come to grief simply because of lack of foresight on these details.
 Having decided upon your site, the next essential Is equipment. If you prefer to start in small way, you will find that one or two ex- petr traps. costing amout $45o to s6.5C each, will afford plenty of amuse-
 nent for quite a few shooters. If, or the other hand, you feel financially strong, the automatic trap is un- doubtedly the best.
 This trap, of which there are two varieties, is officially recognized and used in all of the big shoots or tour naments. One style is sold outright at $S5. The other is rented "a basis of $50 for the first year and $1o foi
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MON EY,

New York. Feb. Mercantile pa- per , 1-2 o 3-4. Sterling 50 day bills 4.72 .1-2; commercial GO day bills on banks 4.72; commercial 60 day bills z.T 1-2; demand 4.75 IA: cables 4.76 7-16. Francs, demand 5.72 1-2; cables 4,76 5.7O 1-2. Builders, demand A l. 4; cables B 3-4. Lire, demand SIT; cables S.76. Rubles, demand 13; ca
 bles 1S 1-4 nominal. Bar silver S5 Is. Mexican dollars 6S. Government bonds heavy. RaflSoad bonds steady
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John Ganzel said he had offered to buy the Rochester club of the Inter national league from Charles Chapin. but that the latter had refused to sell. According to Ganzel, who once man. aged the Rochester team, that club five years ago was worth every bit of s12Se0o. -...-7
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

The Horse Reliev announces a re- newal of it's $12.50o Futurity. The Chi cago turf journal has to date distrib- iuted $269,S75 to owners and breeders in this turf classic.
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Brennan in Fine Condition,

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 24-Bnl Bren- nan, who is to meet Jack Dempsey in boxing contest here tomorrow night. took his final workout today. Gossip among fight fans seems to favor Dempsey, the odds quoted being to 1. The men are heavyweights.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

War time'' contracts are again in order, only this time it's a real war and not a baseball wrangle that is affecting the scale of prices to be paid for diamond talent. Also, the amounts offered are being graded down and not upward.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

Jawn Evers has signed a Boston American contract and will act as coach for the club. lawns particular job will be to teach Stuffy McInnis some of the finer points of playing second base. We don't know of a better man for the job than the, Tro- jan.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

The trotter, Guy Boy. 2oS, by Guy Dillon, 2.21 1-4, owned by James Stewart Los Angeles, Cal, started in 36 races this year and won "A. Guy Boys dam, it is now made known is Russie Russell (dam of Ruth Dillon, 2.06 1-2). by Bay Rose, 2.20 1-2, grandam Oakley Russell, by Happy
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

The Pirates and Cardinals dickered to DO avail during the meetings here Manager Bezdek wants Catcher Frank Snyder, but he refused to turn over the player. or players, demanded by Jack Hendricks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

Peter B. Bradley has decided to bring Border Knight PIP IA, back to his farm at lingham. The sire Of Royal Knight. 2.0S, has been in Ken
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

Harry Burgoyne and his assistants at Walnut Hall farm are getting 75 youngsters by San Francisco, POT 3-4; Marico, POT 1-4: Walnut Hall, POS If; Native King, 2.11 3-4. and Moko ready for the February sale in New York
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The Raider, a son of Morgan AK worthy, 2.17. with trial of POT 1-2, has been purchased by Tommy Mur- ,phy. ... -
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

Report has it that the Grand Circui.
 stewards are to discuss the giving of
 rates under saddle for outclassed trct- i ters. The plan has much to recom- mend it.
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Walter Cox leads the drivers for 1917 with regard to total numbers of and reduced record 2.10 performers mark ed, he having nine to his credit Char ley Valentine and Tommy Murphy rank second with eight each.
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HORSE SENSE

Guy Lee is to try his luck with Lu- cille Spier, 2.03 If, who is to be again staked through the Grand Circuit.
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Dan S. Jr., PIP IA, owned by Jerry Smith of Caribou. Me, has won g races, out of 40 starts in the past four seasons.