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Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11

groan upon the wide stone step out side.
 Robert and his mother hurried to the door and lifted the latch.
 There upon the step lay a redcoat. His eyes were closed and his face was deathly pale. What should be done Here was a man suffering and in want of help. But he was a redcoat. Could they give help to an enemy and bring back his strength to him? Just then the soldier opened his eyes.
 Help! Help!" he whispered faintly. q am not a redcoat. I am a spy" Then the eyes closed again, and the sick man tainted.
 We must bring him into the house, Robert" said his mother But first run and bring a cup of cold water" In a short time the soldier opened his eyes again Quick he said, the l British are coming. Already they have wounded me" and hardly had he spoken. when there appeared upon the hilltop two horsemen. Robert, help mel" cried the boys I mother, quick: we must get this poor I man into the house and belt the door" :" 1 It was wonderful that they had the 1 strength; but seizing him by the shoulders they dragged him, half faint ing, over the threshold, locked him securely into a secret clOSet-Colonial houses often had secret closets built into the walls. and were busy at work ] in the kitchen when the horsemen 1 halted at the door. Robert was pale and trembling, and his teeth chattered
 A horseman noticed this, and bouncing upon the child he thundered Where's the spy that ran dowr through this valley an hour ago? Tel me, or we'll burn your house."
 Poor Robert! His tongue clung tt the roof of his mouth; his knees trem bled. and the whole world seemed whirling round and round.
 One horseman winked at the other
 '"The lad knows" he said in a low
 tone, we will frighten him into tell
 ing
 frightened and so determined to b. brave that he forgot to be wise
 You won't" thundered the horse
 man. Then, my lad, you will go witl
 us, and we will shut you up in a bis black prison" And as he said thest cruel words, he reached down from hi
 horse, caught the little fellow by tn,
 collar, lifted him on to the horse turned and galloped away, and all st quickly that Robert hardly knew wha
 had happened until he was half wa,
 down the lane.
 Robert! Robert!" screamed hi
 mother; but the redcoats cared littl kfor her cries. Across the fields, over the hills, dow1 the valley the war horses galloped
 until Robert, who had never been out side his fathers farm, wondered I they would carry him to the end O.
 the world.
 Will you tell me now?" the horse man said to him when they hat reached a place where there were hun dreds of white tents. and where tn, red coats were parading up and dow1
 in lines.
 l Never" sobbed Robert, his lip
 trembling so that he could hardl,
 speak.
 | Little rebel" hissed the soldier
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
A Little Revolutionary Hero.

There were many little boys and girls in the revolutionary. days, who did their part in the saving of the country just as bravely as did their fathers and mothers.
 Little Robert. a lad of only eight years, stood one morning, staring into the great fireplace, where the logs snapped and crackled as brightly and as cheerfulIy as if there were no war, no danger, no sorrow in this beautiful land, so broad and free.
 "I wish were a hero," said Robert, stuffing his little fists down into his pockets, T wish I were hero and could go to war"
 Roberts mother sighed as she look ed at her boy and thought of his fla ther in battle. perhaps at that very hour with the very cruel redcoats. Robert thought only of the fine uni forms. the music. the marching, and ali the grand parade of war; but Rob- ert's mother thought of the danger, the suffering, and the desolation
 Never mind, my boy" she said, "re- member we can all be heroes in our every day life"
 Just then there came noise at the door. It-was as if someone fell with a
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No time to be wasted on this lad. He's little; but he's a rebel. Throw him into the cellar of the inn Mind that you lock the inn doors." he shout ed to a serving man nearby.
 Roberts heart sank. All the sky grew black. and the poor little fellow knew nothing more unti, he opened his eyes an hour later and found him. self in big black hole, so black that he could hardly see before him.
 For hours the boy lay sobbing, and by and by 1t grew darker; then he knew that night had fallen. Music and dancing were heard above him; and often the loud laughter of the men outside.
 But harl6! What was that? The grasping of the rusty lock! Then a flash of light and a whisper Little boy, are you there?"
 Robert sprang to his feet Had an angel come to rescue him? Certain ly it seemed like one-her face was so beautiful. Hush, child!" she whis- pered. Don't speak. Come with me will carry you home"
 A moment, and the child had beer hurried up a narrow stairway, through a black passage and into the starlight There stood a white horse fastened by the bridle. The lady was dressed il a rich silk robe and sparkling witt diamonds. She mounted and ava! they flew again over hill and plain.
 You can find your way home iron here. little boy" the lady said at last and, letting Robert down from tn horse, she turned and was away be | fore the grateful lad could speak on word
 Day was just breaking, and ava, across the fields he could see hi l home shining out amng the trees. Hoy l he ran! There were lights in tn house, for no one had thought o 1 sleeping in that home from which tn boy had been stolen. Back an forth, all night long, Roberts mothe had paced, praying. while the tear ran down her cheeks, for her boy safe return.
 %, mother! mother!" Robert shout ed. bursting in at the unlocked dool %. mother, I didn't tell" And ther exhausted, the little son fell at hi mothers feet.
 My brave boy My little hero! sobbed his mother, taking him up i her arms, and the tears of joy rollin down her cheeks.
 Was I a hero?" whispered Rober and in another second, so tired ou was he with the long night of terror that. with a great sigh. he fell asleeI held close in his mothers arms.
 LEONA SULLIVAN, Age 13.
 Taftville..
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
OLD MYSTIC
Archibald Lambert Given Birthday Surprise Visit-Farmerettes at Work Outing to Lantern HiH.

An aeroplane passed over this vil- lage on it's way to Boston Monday morning at 9.30.
 Archibald Lambert, president of the Young Mems association, was given surprise party Friday evening at his home on Main street by the members of the association and their guests in honor of his birthday. The evening was devoted to whist and vocal and instrumental music, after which re- treatments were served. The members of the association presented him a set of military brushes.
 At South, Carolina Camp. Harold Middleton, only son of Mir. and Mrs. George Walworth Middleton of New York and Old Mystic. is now at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. c. This is an officers camp where they are awaiting appointments. Arthur Daboll. who was seriously injured ten days ago at the shipyard at Noank, is steadily improving. Richard E. Walbridge. younger son of Postmaster and Mrs. William E. Walbridge, has returned to Camp Raritan, Metuchen, N. J., after spend 1 ing a brief furlough here with his i parents and sisters.
 There is a slight improvement in the | I operated on a week ago for 8 blood poisoned hand at Lawrence hospital, New London.
 1 Summoned Home. | Miss Haley of Kittery, Me, who was
 spending three weeks vacation here with Miss Marjorie Harris, was called
 home Sunday night owing to the sud den death of her father. | H.H
 Miss Elsie Ackiey. Miss Luna Ack- Hey. Vintson A. Ackley of Gallup Hill Miss Maud Williams of Old Mystic Miss Eva Baumann of New Haven Albert Stearns of Chicago and John NJ. Colver of Center Groton went or
 a picnic to Lantern Hill the Fourth
 greatly enjoying the outing.
 Miss Cassie Enos has returned tC her duties as stenographer at Storr: Horticultural college after spending ten days vacation with her cousin
 Miss Lucy Whitford. Mrs. William Kent and children
 Robert and Leeds, of Passaic. N. J. are making their annual visit to Mrs Rents parents, MT, and Mrs. Alber- l W. Burrows.
 Farmerettes Do Their Bit. A party of farmerettes is at the Middleton farmhouse at Quoquataus Hill. Several have secured employ n1ent at the farms of MT. West anc Mir Edwards in Road society district Charles Q. Eldredge picked strins
 beans from his garden on the Fourtf ) ! of July.
 : Miss Ruth Williams has returned from visit to her cousin. Mrs. Ed
 ward Baumanu, of New Haven. } Mrs. Isabella Neil was the guest owe 2 the Fourth of her son-in-law anC
 daughter, Mir and Mrs. Frank E
 Gates, of Providence.
 1 James Webster and Harry Cosnet
 of New London have returned iron
 an auto trip to Lynn, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
Youna Amarican.

Dear Uncle Jed: Nations have their childhood and their days of hard les- sons just as children do. One hun dred and forty years ago, when the first American army marched to bat tie, our nation was younger among nations than you are among your fath- CTS, your mothers, and their friends. Our army had drummer boys in those dave real boys of ten and twelve years of age, who marched 'as brave ly and as proudly into cannon fire as their great chief, General George Wa Ellington himself.
 Our nation had little girls wXo | laughed and cheered and loaded mus kets for their fathers, who fired through loop holes in their cabin | homes, when painted Indians charged | to the very doors.
 Where many schoolhouses stand to- 1 day American girls and boys may have helped to fight and to defeat the enemy, when our nation, too, was young.
 We are in the greatest war of the worlds history, and we must win this war no matter how long we have to fight. We are going to get the kais- CT He is the one who made all this i trouble, and he's going to get all his l pumps TOT II, anu every ln4hS thdt coming to him.
 Then criss shall be heard; Three
 Cheers for the Red, White, and Blue!' 1 Three Cheers for Uncle Sam and all
 his soldier boys!"
 | We can win this war, and we shall win, if the boys and girls of America say so, and mean 1t. and feel it, and believe it, as the girls and boys of '7f 1 lived and felt, and helped.
 The nation needs that sort of boys and girls now. Not to beat our drums nor to load our muskets, but to star la great work which is pleasing tt
 Uncle Sam and to all. If every boy or girl, man or woman
 has in their hearts the Spirit of '76 ! America will stand forever.
 STANLEY ANTHONY SKRABA,
 Versailles. Age 12.
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Rapid Stenographer.

To Charles Lee Swem belongs the
 distinction of being one of the most rapid stenograp aphers in the United
 States. In a certain sense, he works for the United States since he is Pres
 ident Wilson's stenographer, and he is by some years the youngest steno-
 grapher who ever filled that position He was not yet twenty years old when he went to the White House with President Wilson, whose stenographer he had been when President Wilson was governor.
 One day Governor Wilson wanted a speech he was to make reported with
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAkES.

Talking about folks instead of about things is so common that most people do not know anything else to talk about.
 This is the way to talk of things: Uncle Jed picnicked with a little party in a cozy hollow in the woods beside the road, and we had a great fiat rock for seat and a table. and had a very nice meal. Then one of the party discovered a big boulder near by. and we counted more than a dozen within a short distance.
 Then we knew that a great glacier, which has been called Gods blow, made that valley before the icebergs came sailing through it, and once there must have been deep water there.
 As the boulder near us was as large as a hay barn and weighed somewhere between twelve and twenty thousand tons, and the men of science tell us that an iceberg brought it there it seemed more than probable the water must have been at least 300 feet deep. and the iceberg reaching above the water at least five or six hundred feet when it dropped it's load-this great rock.
 We could not tell how long ago it was. but one picnicker who felt sure an Arcturian winter, which occurs on this earth once in thirty thousand years and is ten thousand years long, must have been required to do this. it must at least have been that long since the big rock beside which we ate our lunch must have settled there.
 And the great iceberg which brought this big rock may have brought some of the others. too; and it may have been a mile or two in length, and it was moving and melting to add itself to the sea in a warmer latitude
 There wasn't a tree near it that was 200 years old, but there were some young chestnut striplings of twenty years growth so near that the boulder had pushed the trunk of one out of shape because it would not yield a hair to the pressure of this forty horsepower tree that was disputing with it the right of occupancy of that spot of earth. =-.'-s--
 This is the story things told us that day, which we found it very interest ing in talk a abOuf
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
Esrninu Money,

As all the children have planned what they will do this summer, I thought I would, too.
 On Mondays I will help mother wash and mother will pay me by the piece.
 Tuesdays help iron and mind the baby.
 Then the rest of the week I will help father on the farm, so as to take my brothers place, who is helping to win this war.
 This way I'll be able to buy about four thrift stamps a week, and be- sides the money get from mother and father. I'll be getting money for sell ing berries, too When I finish this book I'll fill an- other and as many as I can.
 ANNA GAYESKI, Age 1s. Cnlnhester
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
Rule. for Young Writers.

1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only. and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 5. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 25o words. {. Original stories or letters only will be used. 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications tt Uncle Jed. Bulletin .Ofhce.
 Whatever you aye-Be that!
 Whatever you sag--Be ruel
 Straightforwardly act,
 Be honest--in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
UncasYille,
John Paul Jones.

Dear Uncle Jed: will tell you and the Wide-Awakes about John Paul Jones. In a little cottage in Kirkham, Scotland, was born July 1747, a little boy named John Paul. In later years he added the name Jones, and became John Paul Jones of history
 Little John soon grew old enough to roam and play in the beautiful country. Behind his fathers house sprung up a mountain, steep and rocky On the other side of the mountain was the Subway Bay. John often stood on
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
LEONARD BRIDGE

Mir. and Mrs. Otto A. Nettleton and Miss Grace E. Nettleton were in Cel- chester Thursday afternoon.
 A number from here attended the Fourth of July patriotic celebration at Lebanon.
 Howard B. Williams of South Man chester was a recent guest of friends.
 c. J. Holmes is visiting his brother, Thomas Holmes, at Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
How We Received Our Red Cross
 Banner

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you how our school joined the Junior Red Cross, One afternoon all the boys were ex- cused and they started from the school and went to every house gathering paper, the entry at the school being the headquarters.
 The next morning being the last day of school, we had the honor of be- longing to the Junior Red Cross. The boys had made SIS selling this paper to the mill. They could not get the paper from each house and take it right away, so they had each one put the papers out for them and told them they would come for them later. So they borrowed a team and went after it.
 Every one was glad the next morn ing, and we are to have Red Cross banner which we shall have for oul new school building. GERTRUDE MARSH. ITncaSyille
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11

beans, sweet peas. sweet corn, toma- toes and cabbage. My garden is over 320 square feet. So think I am help ing the government some. hope all of the Wide-Awal1es have a war sav- ing garden.
 STELLA GASKA, Age 10. Jewett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
THE WINNERS OF PRIZES.

1. Leona Sullivan, of -aftville- Girl Aviators on Golden Wings.
 9 Edith E. Purvis, of Norw;ch- Thrift Stamp.
 3. Anna Gayeska, of Colchester Thrift Stamp. E 1st
 A. Helen R. Klingon, of Colchester Thrift Stamp.
 B. Stella Gaska, of Jewett City Red Cross Girls in Belgium.
 6. Gertrude Marsh, of Uncasville- Thrift Stamp Fi-1sss .''''te
 T. Stanley A. Skraba, of versailles Thrift Stamp. r4t
 S. Katherine Taylor, of Norwich Town-Thrift Stamp.
 The winners of books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11
The Aid of Columbia.

Tn one of our school pictures Is shown Columbia holding the flag. and the defenders of it are standing with joyful eyes about her. This is seen on the coast of a beautiful river. Some of these soldiers were dressed like those of the years 1776, 1872, 1861, 1898.
 This means that those soldiers were willing to fight for our flag and for the freedom of the people.
 ALEC GEBRISKY, Age 13. Versailles
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The Battle of Trenton.

The battle of Long Island was fought in August, 1776. The Americans were greatly outrumbered, and were defeated with heavy loss Had the British general followed up his ad- vantage, the entire American army might have been captured and dis persed; but he neglected to do any thing.
 In the meanwhile Washington, all ways mindful of the well being of his men, was studying how to save them.
 The night following the battle, he had a number boats brought over 'se- cretly to Brooklyn, and before seven
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-11

LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMEN
 Anna Gayeski of Colchester--I re- ceived the thrift stamp you sent me and thank you very much for it.
 Laurence Gauthier of Brooklyn-1 was indeed very much pleased with the prize book, Boy Scouts on the Trail, and thank you very much for it.
 Katherine Taylor of Norwich Town T received the prize book you sent me. entitled The Cruise of the House boat I have read it and found it very interesting. sI thank you for it.
 Adelard Duquette of Danielson- have received the prize book entitled Dave Dashaway. Air Champion, and will prefer thrift stamps for the future
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o'clock the next morning his army of nine thousand men, with their pro- visions, military stores, field artillery, and guns, were safe in New York.
 ALICE HUSSEY, Age 12. Baltic
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Baltic,

the doorstep. watching the ships come in and out through the storm.
 WALTER HUSSY, Age 10. Baltic,
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,

office for them at any hour after 10 a, m. Friday.
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This is the story things told us that day, which we found it very interest ing to talk about
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-18

The American Red Cross is the largest and most
efficient organization for the relief of suffering that the
world has ever seen
1t is made up almost entirely of volunteer workers.
the higher executives being without exception men ac
customed to large affairs who are in almost all cases
giving their services without pay
1t is supported entirely by its membership fees and
by voluntary contributions
1t is today bringing relief to suffering humanity,
both military and civil in every torn allied country
1t plans tomorrow to help in the work of restora-"
ton throughout the world
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-18

1t feeds and clothes entire populations in times of
great calamity.
1t is there to help your soldier boy in his time Of
need.
With its thousands of workers. its tremendous
stores and smooth running transportation facilities it
is serving Americas advance guard-and thus help
ing to win the war.
Congress authorizes it.
President Wilson heads it.
The War Department audits its accounts.
Your Army, your Navy and your Allies enthusiast
tically endorse it.
Twenty-Five million Americans have joined it.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-18
How Was the Last War Fund Spent?

1t fair question fairly answered in the details and e
mixed reports that have been published in the newspapers of
every town and city of the land
You it, Then ask the Red Cross Chapter or
write for the Red Cross wants you know where your money
went.
They say that Red Cross supplies have way coming through
time
Italy surely has found not wanting prompnes when her
great trial came.
And Rouana they said allied nation could get through to
help her dire need.
But the Red Cross found way.
Its not always cheap wayNeeds must cost money But did
you that money to be saved-or ves Are you
not willing to pay five dollars fifty to bring something of
comfort to racked tortured mortal who but for you would
surely die?
And Of one thing you be Not penny Of that
Hundred Million has gone for anything but war
relief.
In the Red Cross there high saared bureaucracy
ravagant administration expense All of the higher officials and
ninetenths of the workers unpaid volunteers
The raising and collecting the last percent
than covered by the banking interest the money.
tighten Just little the aw
t misery over there Your share all gveand then little
Will You hold up your end?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-27
MERGE WoMEN's AUxlLiARlEs.
New Organization at Clinton Designed
to Co. ordinate War Work.

S2u%ai to Times RepuaNCaH.
Clinton, Feb. 21.-The United States
Army Auxiliary. a national organlza-
ton in which will be centralized and
merged all activities Of the Ladies of
the Grand Army, the Women's Relief
Corps, as we'll as auXil.ar.es 10 more
recently organized military units, has
been called in,o existence in Clinton.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
drafted and will be fled shortly with
the country recorder here. Plans are
being formulated on nattona! scale.
The founders of the new auxiliary,
who are women OF the local G. a. K.
auxiliary, the ". r. c., and Of the old
auxiliary Of Battery A. l26th Field Ar
til!ery. now IN camp at Demtng, y. NJ,
believe that the new auxiliary Is des-
tined eventually to replace all Of the
earlier organizations whose activities
Il seeks 10 co ordinate. It's charter en-
titles I, to issue charters to branch
organizations elsewhere and 20 form
generally the nucleus for a large ma
tiOnal organization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-27
GRID STARS IN LINEUP.
Yet Mason City Fails to Win on sa'-
ketbaII Floor.

Mason City, Feb. 27.-Altho 1t mas
won but two out Of seven games play
cd to date. the basketball team OF
Mason City high school expects 10
make a favorable showing at the sec.
tior.al tournament in Cedar Fails next
month. The team Is improving rap
Idly and Coach c. A. West has mapped
out a. strenuous practice scheoule Do
fore the locals leave to compete
aga inst other teams iii tHe
Three all-state football men are
mem bers Of the Mason City hve. Ihey
are Shearer, Mcconnell and Beldlng.
shearer plays OF forward: McConneil
at center and Belding at guard. Ander-
son- another football man.plays at Tor
ward with Shearer. Wolfe Is the DINER
guard Mcconnell Is the star OF the
team. his ability to shoot baskets being
well known in northern Iowa. Shearer'
while not experienced at basketball.
uses his speed and strength to great
advantage and plays the floor in whirl
wind fashion.
The record Of the locals for the sea-
son TO. date follows.
Mason City 81, Charles City AZ.
Mason city %, Sheffield %.
Mason City 25, Fort Dodge 2s.
MACON City 3s,Camp Dodge infantry
II.
Mason City %. Spirit Lake 20.
Mason City 3s, Spencer 10.
Mason City "a. New Hampton ~