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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06

action. Our guns pounded all day yesterday and most of the night. was on guard from F to o'clock, then had to stand out on the post, five of us, from 4 to 6.
 We have to do our own cooking from rations. I can make coffee and not burn it. I made breakfast with to- mato soup, hard tack broken in, and toast then pulled the fellows out >of bed to eat it. Beefsteak, mashed po- tatoes and bread pudding with the raisins, mother sent 1t in. How is that for a feed? Our private cook makes this dinner.
 All the things my friends in Staff ford send I share with the boys. I got a box from MT. Cady, one from Mrs. Dobson and an album of Stafford views from Frank Lasbury. have not been paid for three months.
 Now, folks, be happy and cheerful. like I am, and give my kind regards to the Stafford people.
 Your afectionate son, NORMAN B. PHILLIPS
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UNKNOWN PERSON
 RESPONSIBLE
Coroner's Finding in Case of Death of John j. Sullivan, Killed While Clearing Up Wreck.

The undersigned, Coroner within and for the County of Windham. hav- ing received notice that John J. Sul- livan had been killed in Pomfret on the 10th day of April 1918, about six o'clock p. m., and that his body had been taken to the undertaking rooms of L. B. Smith in Putnam, Conn, 1 viewed the body of said deceased at said undertaking rooms the following morning and held an inquest as. to the cause and manner of death of said John J. Sullivan at my office in Dan ielson, Conn.,. on the 18th day of April 1918 at ten o'clock in the forenoon
 From the testimony taken at said inquest I find that the said John J. Sullivan was engaged as a laborer in clearing away the wreckage caused by the collision of two freight trains just north of Pomfret Station in the town of Ponfret on the 10th day of April, 1918, and while so engaged his head was caught between a large boulder on the side of the railroad track and a large steel coal car which was being lowered by a der rick, fracturing his skull and causing Instant death.
 f Said John J. Sullivan with another elaborer had been placing ties under FLn6 CAT WIllCH WAS IO DO lowered DY the derrick. After said ties had been
 placed in position the wrecking mas
 ter inquired if all was clear. and hav-
 ing received reply from some person
 standing on the opposite of the. car Ethat all was clear, but who evidently
 had not taken the precaution to see that Sullivan had come out from un- der the car and who had no authority
 to make such reply. he gave the
 signal for the car to be lowered, caus- Ding the death of said Sullivan. therefore find that said John J Sullivan died at Pomfret on the 10th
 day of April 1918 from a fractured
 skull caused by his head being caught as hereinbefore stated and that his death was due to the criminal care lessness of some person unknown. delivered the body of said de.
 ceased to his relatives for burial. file with this finding copy of the
 testimony taken at said inquest. Dated at Danielson, this 4th da5 of June 1918.
 Coroner for Windham County.
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CHILD WELFARE CENSUS
Begins in Killinsly-Weighins Clinic
 Being Held This Week.

The task of ascertaining the weight and height of every child in Killingly under five years of age. in accord snce with instructions from the chil- dren's. bureau of the department of labor at Washington, has begun Throughout Connecticut, the work is in charge of the womaEfs committee of the council for national defense. Danielson has been divided into thir- teen districts which will be canvassed under the direction of Mrs. Florence Danielson aDvis.
 The first weighing clinic is being held this week at Dr. Robinson's of fee As the work progresses clinics will be held at other places which win be convenient centers for the mothers.
 At East Killingly and Dayville weighing days have been establish cd and in Goodyear. Elmville and South Killingly the work will soon be under way. ,.--
 IL will be several weeks before the canvass can be completed. The aim Of the movement Is to reduce infant mortality during the summer months and 10 help the mothers make the coming generation as strong and we'll ss possible.
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a. m. with caution expecting to find track obstructed. (Signed) KELLY,
 Signal Ma

a. m. with caution expecting to find track obstructed.
 (Signed) KELLY,
 Signal Man.
 Conductor and engine man receiv- ing this card properly filled out and signed by the signal man may pro- ceed with the train under control pre- pared to stop short of any obstruction in the block. That the block referred to in the caution card extends from Willimantic to Putnam. That as said trains were passing through Pomfret they were met by freight train known as B. A. 3 running westerly on the west bound track. That the engineer of said train B. A. on ob- serving that said two trains running easterly were running so near togeth- CT that collision seemed imminent, gave the usual warning signal with his whistle. That the conductor on said train running westerly also ob- serving that a collision between said two trains appeared to be inevitable gave the rear train stop signal with his lantern and which was answered by lighted match or flash light That the rear end of the forward train ex- tra 3200 was properly protected by the usual signals and that the head lights on DOIn enSlneS or the rear Ira1n A. B. 4 were lightLd and burning at the time of the collision. That the said train extra 3200 had made two short stops soon after leaving Wi1limantic near North Windham on account of trouble with the automatic. stoker and was running at so low rate of speed that fuses should have been dropped by the f1agman from the rear Of the train or some other cautionary signal given.
 I therefore find that all said de- ceased died at said Pomfret on said 10th day of April 1918 from injuries received in said rear end collision be- tween said two freight trains as here inbefore stated, and that said deaths were all caused by the criminal care lessness of Herbert N. Cook, engi- neer on the first engine of said train A. B. and John O'Flaherty. f1agman on the first train, extra 3200. I delivered the bodies of said de- ceased to their relatives for burial
 I file with this finding a copy of the evidence taken at said inquest Dated at Danielson this 4th day of June 1918.
 ARTHUR BILL, Coroner for Windham County.
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ENGINEER AND -FLAeMAN
 WERE cRiMINALLY CARELESS
Coroner Arthur G. Bin Announces Finding in Pemfret Railroad Fatal fly. s~

-
 Coroner Arthur e. Bill has an- nounced the following finding relative to matters that have been of more than passing interest, in the accident line, in this part of Windham county, recently: ''
 The undersigned coroner within and for the county of Windham, having received notice that George W. Rock wood John O'F1aherty, F. B. John sen and x. 4. Sauve had been killed in railroad wreck just north of the Pomfret station in the town of Pom fret on the 10th day of April 1918 and that their bodies had been removed to the undertaking rooms of IL E. Smith in Putnam. viewed the bodies of said deceased and held an inquest es to the cause and mannerAof said deaths at the Day Kimball hospital and at the ofiice of the clerk of fl1e superior court in Putnam on the 24th day of April 1918 and at my office in Danielson on the 27th day oft FApril and the Sd and 18th days of May5191S. From the testimony taken at said in quest I find that said deceased were all ia the employ of the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Railroad con- pary.
 lHM a COuauCtOEa Sa1Q n. A. S6HVc,- d fireman, said John O'Flaherty a; flag man and F. B. Johnson a brakeman. That all said deaths were caused by said deceased being crnshedsin a rear end collision between two freight trains just north of Pomfret station tn said town of Pomfret about 3.20 a. m. on said 10th day of April AID. 1918. That both of said trains were running easterly on the east bound track between WiIIimantic and ,PItts nan. That the forward train known as Extra S30o left Willimantic about enc o'clock a. m. drawn by an en- zine the speed of which was limited to fifteen miles per hour. The rear train knosTn as A. B. left Williman tic at about 3.05 a. 1n., drawn by two engines, the speed of which were limited from thirty five to forty-five miles Der hour. That the engineers and conductor on train A. B. were each given a caution card by the tele- greph operator at WfI1ifnantic which read a foiiows. "Station WilIfmantic lie a. m. April 10th. 1918. To Con- 0uetor and engine man train No. ex- trz ss0 on No. .. Two track Block is not clear. You may proceed at 1.40
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STAFFORD
Stores to Close Thursday Afternoons Norman B. Phillips Writes Home That British and French Are Giving the Germans The Devil!

OtOFSS IO SiOSS Hui SNeJ F1ltSii iiOOiiS
 Norman B. Phillips Writes Home
 That British and French Are Giving
 the Germans The Devil!
 Mrs. J. N. D. Dilworth of Worcester. is the guest of Mrs. James A. John son.
 All the stores will close Thursday afternoons through the summer months.
 Mrs. John Storm has been spending a few days with her sister, Miss Har- rie Mclean of Boston.
 The meeting of Stafford grange was held Tuesday evening, with surgical dressing work in the afternoon.
 Is With the Good Old 1o4th. France, April 3, 1918.
 Dear Mother and Dad: We are on the move so much lately we don't get chance to write. We had two days rest in a camp, then up the line again, because of the big German drive. The British and French are giving the Germans the devil! I am still with the automatic gun, three to a team. It sure can shoot I have shot it out into No Mans Land a good many times. It is strange not to hear guns and shells going over ones head. We just hiked 54 l1ilometers. after getting out of the trenches. We were on a train a day and a night We walk so many kilo- meters day and stop in little towns on the way We are in our rest camp now and had lot of mail. At the front we have little homes in the ground. I wish you could see this lit tie dug-out of ours.
 While I am writing this letter I am sitting on a bench near our stove, which is nothing but a sheet of iron tied with wire and for a chimney an old water spout, but the smoke goes up the chimney We don't worry how our furniture looks so long as we are comfortable I am writing this letter on loaf of bread
 Everything is 0. K. The big shells are bursting away to the right of us l I don't mind them at all, but when the gas shells come over 1 don't like them have two good masks; it takes six seconds to put one on. Tho mask does l rot feel good, with part of it on my nose and part in the mouth. l No chance for furlough now. l I am writing this letter in a Y NJ c. A. tent, having just come out of the trenches again.
 l You will read all kinds of things about the good old 104th It is a goof regiment and I am. glad to be- in it We sure did battle with the Germans and beat them to it every time. HaC two German bombardments up here lbut our artillery put their guns out O
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Greeley Brown of Worcester has been spending a few days at the home of his brother. Beecher Brown at Black Hill.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Evans of Boston spent Memorial day with local rela- tives
 Miss Elizabeth Barber has returned; from ten days stay with relatives in South Killingly.
 MT and Mrs. Cosmer Youngs of Danielson, and daughters, Alice and Mrs. Arnold Fenner of Providence vis- tied friends here Wednesday,.
 MT. and Mrs. L. Howard Cross spent Friday in Willimantic at the home of MT. Cross brother, Edwin Cross.
 George W. Sanders and grandson, George Sanders and Mrs. Louis Sand CTS of Hartford have been visited here where Mir. Sanders formerly lived for several years.
 At Brown Commencement.
 Miss Beatrice Lafrance has been in Providence to attend the graduating exercises at Brown university. Her sister, Miss Estella Lafrance, oldest daughter of County Commissioners and Mrs. Urgele Lafrance was one of the graduates.
 Walter Caswell of Melrose, Mass, has been visiting at Frank Edgerton's. MT Caswell was a former overseer in the weave shop of the Central Worsted company.
 Teaching at New Britain. Miss Beatrice Neal left Saturday for New Britain where she will teach the remainder of the school year. She was a teacher in the local high school and will return for the examinations and graduation. She will teach next year | in New Britain
 Stuart Ellsworth of Camp Devens spent Sunday at his home as did al- so Private Henry Longhran.
 Miss Olive Dutton of Greeneville, spent Sunday with Miss Beatrice Dean
 Mrs. George Doring has been enter taining her cousin, Miss Edrnuhds of Washington, R. I.
 Mir. and Mrs Norman White of Brookline, Mass, have been spending | a few days at Sugar Brook farm.
 George Lester Gardner returned on Sunday to New London, having en- joyed a ten days furlough. Mrs. Paradis has returned from St. Vincent's hnsnital in WnraAs+A~ and
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months ago to Danielson, where MT. Williams has drug store.

Hartford.-A canning bureau has been opened at the Gas companys as- sembly room and kitchen, 70 Crown street, and will be operated during the entire month under the direction of Miss Mathilde Hawkins, assisted by Miss Dorothy Dick. There will be pre- serving and canning done each day during the month so that the latest apparatus and methods may be seen. Any housewife, cook or other person interested in canning vegetables, fruits, meats, may go to this bureau any day at any hour between 10 a. m. and 4 D. m. and receive information, advice and assistance free of charge.
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WEDDING
PAIlett.P Perr,l.

At the Congregational parsonage on Wednesday morning Miss Irene Helen Perry. daughter of MT. and Mrs Er- nest L. Perry, of Riverview, and Ev- erett Clayton Pellett. son of Mir. and Mrs. Charles H. -Pellett of North Main street. were united in marriage. by Rev. Walter B. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Barnett were the at- tending couple Mir. and Mrs. Pellett left on their wedding trip, after which they will make their home here.
 Failed to Register.
 The official list compiled wednes- day shows almost conclus;vely that a number of aliens. at least. and prob ably some who are not aliens. failed to register Wednesday for military service For the aliens it may be said that their negligence is due to the fact that they are out of touch with much that is going on in this country and may have not known about the registration. This is no excuse, how ever, and every effort will be made to locate these men and oblige them to be registered.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-06
THIN PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE
 PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphate to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and to Increase Strength, Vigor and Nerve Force,

Judging from the countless prepara- tions and treatments which are con tinually being advertised for the pur- pose of making thin people heshy, de- veloping arms, neck and bust, and re- placing ugly holbows and angles by the soft curved lines of health and beauty, there are evidently thousands of men and women who keenly feel their ex- cessive thinness.
 Thinness and weakness are usually due to starved nerves. Our bodies need modern foods Physicians claim there
 is nothing that will supply this defi- ciency so we'll as the organic phosphate known among druggists as bitro-phos-
 phate, which is inexpensive and is sold
 by Lee & Osgood and most all drug
 gists under a guarantee of satisfaction
 or money back. By feeding the nerves
 directly and by supplying the body cells with the necessary phosphoric food elements bitro-phosphate quickly produces a welcome transformation in the appearance, the increase in weight frequently being astonishing. This increase in weight also carries with it a general improvement in the health. Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack of energy. which nearly always disappear, dull eyes become bright, and pale cheeks glow with the bloom 1 of perfect health.
 | CAUTION: = Although bitro-phos- phate is unsurpassed for relieving nervousness, sleeplessness and general V eakness, it should not, owing to it's remarkable flesh growing properties | be used by anyone who does not desire 1 to put on flesh.
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SOUTH COVENTRY
First Trips of Open car-servce FIaq Dedieation-Death of Mrs. Duprey.

The open car was run up here for the first time Saturday.
 The state guard met at their train ing grounds Thursday at o'clock and went to North Coventry where they placed the towns service flag and then came back in time to dedicate the ser vice flag of fl stars. The flag waves in the breeze between the two elms at the library. Rev. Mr. Mattarznu of
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students of the college, to Camp Plattsburgh There the students will receive military instruction TOT month, by United States army officers. The course includes trench digging, etc.
 Patriotic Address.
 As requested by the governor, the Memorial day celebration was very simple. Services were held in the Congregational church and the graves of victims were visited. A ringing patriotic address was delivered by the pastor, Rev. T. Newton Owen.
 The services of the Columbia band were in great demand on Memorial day. In the morning they played at the celebration at West Chester in the afternoon at Colchester. and later in the evening at dance at the latter place.
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scrap Goids
 Harold c. Corbin of this city has been commissioned a second lieutenant of the national army at Camp Gordon, Ga. Lieutenant Corbin is one of the selected men of this district who went out to Camp Devens last fall. In January he had advanced to the rating of sergeant and then entered an off, cers' training school at Camp Devens. He made a signal success of his work during the training period and now has won a commission, much to the delight of his friends in this city, where he was formerly engaged in newspaper work.
 To Decide Matter of Better Water
 Supply.
 Friday. June IA, has been set as the date for a special city meeting at which time the matter of appropriat ing $75,000 for the construction of a 16-inch water main line from the pumping station to Church street will come up for the voters to decide.
 The people of the city remember the experience of last winter, when there was such a shortage of water for weeks as to keep Putnam face to face with fire hazard that was almost ex- JTeI1e. COnQlLlOHS are DeJleF IOWJ Uut officials who have investigated the city's needs as to water supply are almost a unit in agreeing that the situation here is such that something should be done to remedy conditions as they have been
 Start on Manhasset Mill Addition.
 Wednesday morning ground was broken for new addition to the mill | of the Manhasset company, manufac- turers of automobile tire duck. The addition is to be so by so feet and two stories in height The addition will be of brick and after the same style as the construction that has been done by the company during the past few years. Six tenement houses also | have been contracted for.
 Mrs. Kitchlet to Speak Friday Evening Friday evening at the Chamber oi | Commerce, Mrs Florence Ledyard Kitchlet of Rochester, N. Y, is to ad- dress women who are interested or l the subject Women One Hundred Pei Cent. Patriots. Mrs. Kitchlet is work i ing here in the interest of the Con- necticut Woman's Suffrage associa-
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tion and her special effort will be to spread the gospel of equal suffrage rights in the ranks of women who have heretofore shown only passive interest in the subject. Miss Anna B. Cogan will preside at Friday evenings meet ing
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T otaT Was S1,e54.
OBITUARY
Mrs, Louis Duprey,

Mrs. LOUIS Duprey.
 Mrs. Louis Duprey died Sunday morning at o'clock in the Hartford hospital following an operation. She leaves beside her husband a daugh- ter, Mrs. Lena Moran, two sons, Will fred and Arthur, and three sisters, one of whom, Mrs. William Boyea, resides here.
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E Psmfrst Railroad Eataiity--Finding in ]. ]. Sullivan Case.
 Judgs .W.EF: Woodward held a ses- sicn of the town court "Wednesday morning to dispose of cases of minor interest
 Mas Mayne Dunn. a toll line oper- ator at the ofiiee here of the s. N. E. a. company, has resigned to take a petition with the Danielson Cotton company. N
 wood-Hard ss. chestnut ss, sawed q extra. H. W. Clarke.-adv.
 John A Wilson Of Newport was a visitor with friends in Danielson on Wednesday.
 Caution Necessary.
 For their own safety, motorists who arive late at night had better remem- Der that the Bar Harbor expresses are again running over the Norwich Wor- cester line this summer and that grade crossing should be approached after midnight with extreme caution. Sand is being distributed along the state highway between Danielson and Dayvflle preparatory te the re-sur- facing of the state highway. with, oil. Considerable progress is being made at Goodyear on the work of constructing a new powerhouse for the Goodyear Cotton company.
 Preparing For High School.
 At St. James parochial school a class is tuaing prepared to enter Kill 1inEiy HigA school during the school term cpeniHg next September.
 Limited Service Men Patriotic.
 Several limited. service men regis tered from the town of KiIlingly have sought permission this week to go out and secure positions that will aid in winning the war. These men have felt that they later would be obliged to give up the work. they had. been doing in order 10 comply with an or der that soon is to. be put in force
 Gardens hereabouts- are reported in splendid condition and in sace cases two weeks ahead in growth of the average spring season. If there are no setbacks, the crops here are ex- pected to establish a new high rec ord this season.
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Rockville gave the address. Then the state guards Red Cross and school children marched to the cemeteries to decorate the graves.
 The graduating exercises of both North and South Coventry will be held at the town hall Friday evening, June T.
 Total Was S1,e54.
 The town raised $1,954.50 for the Red Cross.
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|DANIEESON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Harold c. corbin Commissioned Sec Ond Lieutenant--Special City Meet ing to Decide Matter of Improved Water Suppiy--TotaI of 153 Young Men Registered Wedresday-Den- lists Office Robbed of $50 Worth of Scrap Gold.
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emains critically i'll at her home.

remains critically i'll at her home.
 William Fitzpatrick of PoquetanucB has been visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Raymond Rider
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Cushing o1 Providence and MT. Cornell of New Jersey spent Memorial day at Johr Fletcher's.
 Miss Odna Seglin of Providence spent Memorial day at her home.
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DANIELsoN

Pslistt-Perry Marriage - Aliens and Others Fail to Registerr-coroner siii Finds Engineer Clark and Flag man o'Fiahsrty Rese6Psibis Forzthe Pemfrst Railroad Eataifty--Finding In ], ], Sullivan Case, Es Y
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CENTRAL VILLAGE

Miss EsteIla Lafrance Graduated From Brown University Miss Neal Leaves to Teach at New Britain Holiday Week Persons.
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Attended Funeral.

Edward Tillingtast, Mrs Charles Gray. Mrs. Shepard, MT. and Mrs. L. Howard Cross and Mrs. Charles Lew is, Mrs, Ida Richmond, were in Daniel son, Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs Arthur w Williams who former ly lived here and moved about six
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ARTHUR BILL. Coroner for Windham County.
World's cresset., 1918-07-25
THE RAILROAD ADMINES-
TRATION AND THE
FARMERS.

The United States Railroad
Administration has established
a department to be known as the
agricultural section, whose
particticular dnty will be to look
after the relations between the
railroads and the Departm ent
of Agriculture. Its purpose is
to give all possible assistance 70
the agricultural development OF
the country. The extension
work Of the Departmest of
Agriculture and the stimulation
of agriculture, especially in
relation to Transportation, will
be assisted as much as possible
by the new section.