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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
PICK 2a MEN FROM
 ELEVENTH DIVISION

The Eleventh division draft board has selected 2S draftees who will go to Camp Devens Sept. 4. for general military service. They are; Carmine'
 Santoro. Waterford; Charles II. Blacker, Norwich; John Helm. Taft vile; Ambrose J. Rivers. F'itchville;
 Giulino Dipiazzi, Westerly; Stanley
 Sajewicz, Jewett City; Angus. Gley. Montville; James A. Campbell, Jr., Frank W. Stolpe. North Ston;aSgton: James W. Arnold. Mystic: Alphonse
 A. Turcotte,. Sprague; Charles c. Fisk, Jewett City. John Friars. Wa terford Edward Farnum, Stonington:
 Ovehs Ashley, JeWett City; Edwin L. | Robinson. Lebanon; Alexander Rock Stonington; Herman E. Guillette, Jew cit City; Frank Oropollo, Jewett City: Theron E. Morgan, Colchester; George | Wayland. Norwich: Charles B. Gard
 ner, Westerly; Stephen Kalfaian. of
 Jewett City; Thomas j. Comeau, Mys- tic; Tere Gitnick, Willimantic; Harry 1 S. Levine, Colchester; John J. Welch l Mystic: Louis Cadure, Westerly.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
MRS. WILSON SELECTS
 GROTON SHIPS, NAMES

Names selected by Mrs Wilson, wife Of the president, are to be given to
 the twelve steel ships that are to be
 built at the Groton Iron Works. The
 first of these steel freighters is to he
 launched Oct 21 unless present plans miscarry.
 The names are mostly of Indian
 origin and are as follows: Hull l, Tol- lard; Hull ?. Ignacio; Hull 3, Obscob Hull f, Ora; Hull 5 Appaquag; Hull C, Asnacomet; Hull ', Honnedaga; :; Hull 8. Hoosac Hull g.. Hopatcong Hull 10, Horeb; Hull II, Hosmer; Hull F Houlka.
 Charles NJ. Schwab and Charles Fez vice president of the Emergency Fleet corporation, are to be at the | Groton Iron Works today Saturday. arriving at about noon time and they will deliver an address to the work men
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
NORWICH SHORT FOR
 AUGUST ON W. $. SALES

Norwich needs to buy between s4,000 and $5,000 in war savings stamps to- day (Saturdayl if it is to keep its figure for August up to the amiunt of sales for July.
 Postmaster John P Murphy said on Friday that there had been a big fall ing off in the sales in August and un- less the people of the community ral- lied on the last day of the month. which is today. and made substantial purchases, the Norwich report for August would make a black mark in our record.
 | It is up to the Norwich people to show that their ardor and their pa triotism has not cooled towards the purchase of the war savings stamps that will put money into Uncle Sam's pocket for the prosecution of the war to successful end.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
FUNERAL
Mrs, James N. Perry,

At the Central Baptist church, Fri day afternoon the funeral of Mrs. James N. Perry, who died in Provi- dence last Tuesday, was held with re- latives and friends attending. Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss, assisted by Rev. Peter c. Wright of Hartford, conduct ed the funeral services. During the services George A. Turner rendered Safe in the Arms of Jesus and Will There, be Any Stars in My Crown
 The bearers were Judge John H Barnes. c. Edward Smith, Shepard B. Palmer and Henry E. Church. Bu- rial was in the family lot in Yantic cemetery There was a cennmittal ser vice at the grave.
 Undertakers Church and Allen had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
SUMMER HEAT HARD ON BABIES AND AGED

Summer heat in August took it's customary toll of babies in this town, some of whom possibly might have been saved through the instructions that are given to mothers in the baby saving campaign that has been undertaken throughout the country this year Out of the total of fifty deaths so far placed on the records at the town clerks office. fifteen were of children of five years or under.
 At the same time there were ten deaths of persons sixty years old or over, so that the babies and the aged represent half the number of deaths in the town for August
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
JUDGE HAYNES TAKES
 OATH OF OFFICE

Frank D. Haines of Middietown be- came member of the superior court bench on Friday in succession to Judge Edwin E. Gager, who takes his seat on the bench of the supreme court of errors. in place of Justin Milton A. Shumway of Danielson. who is retired by reason of age limitation
 Judge Haines has been state attor- ney for Middlesex county and his term took the oath before J. R. Edlin, as- sistant clerk of the superior court al Middletown and Ernest A. Inglis was sworn in a states attorney.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
LODGE NOTES

The regular meetings of the lodges which have suspended meeting dur ing July and August will be resumed this coming month and mary of them have formulated plans for greater ac-- tivities during the winter and spring. Many of the lodges will have to put many new stars on their service flags for a large number of members of various organizations have been called to service during the past month.
 ODD FELLOWS.
 The regular meeting of Shetucket Lodge, No. 27. was held Tuesday eve ming in Odd Fellows hall with a large number in attendance. Routine business was transacted and plans for the fall season were discussed.
 At the regular meeting of Uncas lodge, No. Il. !. o. o. F.. a class of candidates was put through the third degree Noble Grand A. F. Fowler rresided at the meeting. There will be no meeting of Uncas lodge on Mon day evening as it is Labor Day.
 OWLS.
 Routine business occupied the at tention of the members of Norwich Nest, No. 1896, O. c. O, at their reg ular meeting held in Owls hall Tues udF evening, dTIUuS pidHS WeAe pre- sented for the seasons activitie S which onen next month. The Owls during the winter and spring did much along the lines of patriotic en- deavor and it is the aim of the order l to surpass all previous efforts during the coming months.
 PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. The regular meeting If Norwich r 1F IT o7. ] Wednesday evening in their hall in 1 the Chamber of Commerce building. This meeting was the first after the summer vacation and large number 1 attended, and routine business was l transacted The committee in charge l of the grange exhibit at the New l London County Fair reported that the members had contributed very Loyalty and notwithstanding the fact that nC prizes are offered for grange exhibits the members Ihave decided that Nor wich grange would he repr<ented as usual this year. The lecturer, Mrs John O. Peckham, announced that the i programme for the next meeting would be furnished by the officers of the grange and each official would be re- sponsibIe for their share in the pro- graInme.
 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
 Father Mcdonald, a Knights of Co- lumbus chaplain, just returned frop the fighting zone in France. said yes. terday at the Knights of Columbu! headquarters, that the one article among all the K. of c. supplies dis tributed to the Americans, that seem
 ed especially appreciated and, fo which there is insistent request, i! soap and towels. Thousands of gros of these are being distributed free b. the Knights.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
HOME GARDENS ARE
 LIN NEED OF RAIN

The slight fall of rain on Thursday night gave a measurement of IS of an inch on the register at the water office. It was hardly enough to do more than wet the surface of the ground. Home gardeners would be benefited with their late crops just now by a good heavy downpour for gardens are very dry as there has been enly total of 3.29 inches of rain for the whole of August.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Golf Fer Labor Day.

The seasons calendar of play of the Norwich Golf club will come to a close on Labor day when there will be medal play for the Presidents cup and the ball sweepstakes Thrift stamps will also be given as prizes for good scores.
 Greenkeeper P. H. Bromley has re- signed his position at the club.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Approves Compensation Agreements.

Commissioner J. J. Donohue has ap- proved and filed with the clerk of the superior court the three following Workmen's compensation agreements;
 S. J. Colt. Norwich, employer, and John F. Sheridan, New London, em- pley. infection in right foreffnger at rata of SEAS.
 The Palmer Bros. Co. New London, employer and Fred Gemble, Norwich, ernploye. bore broken in great toe of right foot, at rate of $7S3
 The Aspinook Co, Jewett City, em- ployer, and Harry Vigerard, employe damned right haid. at rate of s11.74.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Hiqh Street Resident Arressed.

Kate Hubbard, colored, living at IS High street. was arrested and brought to the police station on Friday eve ming by Constable Myer BlumenthaI, who lives next door to the Hubbard house The woman will be charged in the police court with keeping house of bad repute. With her at the same time was arrested a fourteen year -old girl who is said to be her adopted daughter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
For Field Artillery Officers School.

Ward Tiffany filling and Samuel Copeland of New London. Frederick W. Shearer of Old Lyme and F. B. Myott of Jewett City are included among Connecticut men who have l lately been accepted as candidates for | the field artillery officers training
 school at Camp Zachary Taylor, at 1 Huntsville Ky
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Boys Erinq in Tinfoii.

Franklin Nye and Alpheus Nve. Jr., of Stoddard's Wharf and William Henry Counterman of Yantic were three small patriots, who contribut- ed a quantity of tinfoil to the Red l Cross on Friday afternoon The chill dren of the Hobart Avenue school al- so brought in two boxes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Will Study For Priesthood.

In the appointments made by Bishop John J. Milan of young men to enter seminaries to stury for the priesthood Donat Comtois of St. Mary's parish Willimantic. is appointed to Grand Seminary, Montreal.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Send Negro Drafsee., Saturday

Instead of sending negro draftees to Camp Devens Sept. 1. the Eleventh division draft board has decided to send them tonight fSaturday). The men that will go are: Ellis Gittens, Mystic; Voliono Hazard, JeWett City; and Fred T. Smart. Old Mystic.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Representative +o e. L. u.

At meeting held on Friday even- ing. the bod carriers and building la- horers'. union, locals No. and Is, elected the president, James D. Chin go, as representative to the Central Labor Union. They also made him their business agent.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
as Births in Town,

Thirty eight births in the town of Norwich have been recorded so far at the office of the town clerk. The number for August will be further in creased by birth returns that have not yet been filed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31

and Bertha Gunshannon have turned over to the Red Cross the sum of s2.60 which they secured on the sale Of tin foil which they had collected The girls although very young are show 1 ing the right spirit, one wnicn some Of
 | their older sisters might do well to 1 foIlo~.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
KNIeHTs OF COLUMBUS.

It is learned by the Amsterdam Tel agraaf that, owing to the prevalence of
 tetanus in the German Army, the Netherlands Export Company has sent
 an urgent consignment of anti-tetanus serum to Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
NOTICE

Building Iaborers International Pro tsStive Union of America. Locals No. ? and 1s, have elected James D. Chinigo, their delegate to the Central Labor Cn- ion. and hereby notify all contractors to receive him on union jobs.
 JOSEPH ALDl, Secretary. Norwich, Conn. Aug. 9. 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
Rheumatism
A HOME CURE GIVEN BY ONE
 WHO HAD IT

M Il
 In the spring of 1893 I was at- tackled by Muscular and Infiamma- tory Rheumatism. I suffered as only those who have it know, for over three years. I tried remedy after remedy, and doctor after doc tor, but such relief as received was only temporary. Finally, found remedy that cured me com pletely, and it has never returned. 1 have given it to a number who were terribly afflicted and even bedridden with Rheumatism. and II effected cure in every case.
 l want every sufferer from any form of rheumatic trouble to try this marvellous healing power. Don't send a cent; simply mail your name and address and I will send it free to try. After you have used it and it has proven itself to be that long looked-for means of curing your rheumatism, you may send the price of it. one dollar. but under stand. 1 do not want your money unless you are perfectly satisfied to send it. Isn't that fair? Why snf- fer any longer when positive relief is thus offered you free? Don't de- lay. White today.
 Mark H. Jackson, No. SEE Cur ney Bldg. Syracuse, N. Y. Mir. Jackson is responsible. Above statement true.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
NOTICE

Anyone hsving bills or claims aeains the town of Sprague. will please present the same on or before September 1. All bills must be paid before that date and no old accounts VII be carried ever
 RAYMOND j. JODolN,
 First seIectman.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31

Tinfoii Sales For Red Cross. Marcia BT-uckner Elsie Bruckner,
The sun., 1918-08-25
|Kelp Gives Valuable War Material

ers Of motorboats and such craft, as well
as helping themselves to one of the finest
of natural war materials.
After the kelp is cut and chopped it is
transferred to bargest dumped into enor-
nous wooden watts, mixed with water and
left to sour ten or fifteen days. By mix
ing the liquid with lime and other re-
agents and taking away the products of
Capitalization one by one arsenals are
stocked and titanic forces made ready
against the foe.
The most valuable chemical obtained is
acetone. To be sure of having enough Of
it the Hercules Powder Company spent
5000, 600 for factory near San Diego
and the equipment The company had a
contract to supply smokeless powder to
the British Government. 1t was one Of
the largest contracts ever awarded in the
United States and carried the condition
that in no circumstances was the powder
company to compete against the British
War Office for acetone. To make smoke
less powder without acetone would be
worse than bricks without straw.
The base Of all smokeless powder is
some form Of guneotton. Guncotton by
The sun., 1918-08-25

itself Is loose in texture, and for propel-
liant purposes it explodes too quickly. To
retard its action guncotton must be more
or less condensed, which is ACCOMPLISHED
by partly dissolving it. Acetone, usually
made by the destructive distillation of
wood, Is the best solvent.
Then there is potash. Ever since 1914
we have been hearing about the efforts to
find potash to replace the German product
winch used to be sold so cheaply that COM
petition was stifled. Potash exists in kelp.
Even in Colonial days seaweed was burned
for I've. Out of the sour watts in Califor-
MIA comes as a by-produet a high grade
potash invaluable in the making of black
powder
Next, acetate of lime, of which the Gov
eminent requires all it can get, since from
it can be derived the cellulose acetate.
Thus the solution of cellulose, or cotton,
which is used for Tightening mp the wings
of aeroplanes-"doping," The workmen
call it-comes into the shops of the Air.
craft Production Board by the kelp route.
And then kelp yields medicines for the
wounds and jars of war. Out of the
calculated liquor in which the seaweed is
stepped come various acids, including the
valerie, which is used to quiet the nerves
of shell shock victims. The chemical ia
the equivalent of the active princinle Of
that good old fashioned soothing herb.
valerian.
And iodine, 50 much used as an anti
septic dressing and as a counterirritant
in acute infammations, is also obtained
from the kelp.
Chemically this is only the beginning
Of the story, for there is a whole line Of
organic compounds remaining which can
be made into artificial favoring extracts
that will duplicate the taste of nearly
every fruit on earth.
Although a small library of pamphlets
and promotion circulars has been printed
about the rich yield of potash from kelp
for fertilizers, this phase of the matter
has been greatly exaggerated. The har-
vesting Of ton Of kelp costs at least
$l.25, and as the potash yield is only
about forty pounds TO the ton a ton Of
potassium chloride would soon mount to
$50 to $40 ton on harvesting costs alone.
Potash will never go back to the $40
ton of before the war. Fortunately we
have discovered that agriculture gets on
without it much better than the Germans
used to try TO make US believe
The sun., 1918-08-25

out of the gray haze above the sea
" doomed giant shapes which sent
the dwellers on the little island off the Pa
cifc coast scurrying to cover. The fright
ened islanders were sure at first that a
German feet had come to blow them all to
kingdom come. In these days Of camou-
fage it was easy enough to mistake the
big kelp harvesting machines for super
men-of-war as they moved about gather
ing this wonder plant which yields ex-
plosives and their antidotes.
The harvesters, with their blades sub
merged, ioet lazily along and take off the
tops Of the giant kelp, which grows in
six fathoms of water from Lower Cali
fornia to Oregon, often for half mile
from shore. The weed anchors itself by a
suction button which cings to rock at
the bottom of the surge and keeps itself
floating by a bladderlike attachment
which buoys up the leaves, often six feet
long.
The chemical firms and the beef pack
ers who are moving this marine lawn
every ninety days without hurting it any
are comforting favor on fishermen, own
The sun., 1918-08-25

DEAR Ed: It was fine Of you and other
Laclede friends to remember me at . time
when il takes more than mortal courage
TO continue. I want to bring my little
boy down to Missouri some time soon.
Much love, JOHN.
"'More than mortal courage to con-
tinueJ'" repeated Mr.. Allen soberly. at
must have taken that. You know he had
a new home, Just finished at Fort Bliss,
all ready for his family. He had planned
to go up to California after them the very
next week-then the terrible news came.
1t is just such tests that reveal mans
character and prove his faith.
"Pershing came back to Laclede unex-
pectedly one day thirteen or fourteen
years ago." continued Mr.. Allen. ut was
after he had been away a score of years
and had won largely of fame, yet he had
not changed toward his old friends.
"He insisted on going from house to
house to visit every one of his old ac-
quaintances that remained here. He even
visited the negro men that had worked
with him on the old farm and the old
taunties' that had been employed in bis
mothers kitchen; went into their shan
ties and talked with them of old times"
Got Pies From "Aunt Susan"
Among the dearest of the old friends
visited by the General on that occasion,
as I learned at Laelede, was Mrs. Susan
Hewett, an alert little gentlewoman of
the old South, who had come with her
soldier husband from the valley of the
Potomac at the close of the civil war to
start anew in land that should hold no
reminders of the conflict that had swept
away their home and every earthly pos
session. At Laclede in the late eos
Capt. and Mrs. Hewett had established
the old Missouri House, and had soon be-
come well loved members of the COM
munity and close friends of the Per-
shing family.
"Ob, yes" laughs Mrs. Hewett, refer
ring to her fame as piemaker, Il helped
in the kitchen at times and frequently
gave Johnny Pershing pieces of pie. He
was clean, well behaved boy, always po-
lite and Straightforward.
nfHello, Mrs. Hewett,' he'd say.
"Hello, Johnny
"'Say, Mrs. Hewett, can l have piece
Of pie to-dayf
The sun., 1918-08-25

"That was his main idea-to get an ed
ucation. There was no foolishness in his
makeup.
AT that time, you know, hazing was
much in vogue at West Point. The hazers
even inflicted serious physical injury on
several of their victims and throughout
this part of the country there was wide
spread condemnation of the practice. But
they didn't haze John Pershing, although
they attempted to do it. That much he
cpn6ded to me during our quiet visit that
day in the woods. l have never told it
either, until to-day" added Mr.. Spurgeon.
Naturally John was on the alert in
this matter of hazing, for he suspected
that he would be chosen sooner or later TO
undergo some sort of initiation at the
hands of the hoodlums. One night three
men entered his room. By the lateness of
the hour he was convinced that they came
on no honest errand and he instantly
chose a course Of action that proved his
gneralship.
Put Ha.ing Trio to Rout.
without giving his unlimited guests
time to say a word, he just naturally
knocked the stufing out of all three Of
them. That was the first and last at
tempt the West Pointers made to haze
John Pershing"
81 knew him simply as quiet, studious
young man." says another of his old time
friends, E. B. Allen, now Mayor of La
alsde. II never heard Of any petty tricks
done by John Pershing.
"The impression he made here was that
John Pershing would make his mark in
the world as a professional or business
man. His mother and father were strict
church people-he grew up Methodist.
l have known him rather Intimately in
all the years that have followed and 1
am sure that he has never forgotten his
home training. Read this"
Mr.. Allen opened a drawer of his desk
and drew out black borderd note from
Gen. Pershing himself. The little missive
was dated at Fort Bliss, Texas, October
20, 19l5-a brief reply to letters Of SYM
pathy sent by his Laelede friends at the
time Mrs. Pershing and the three little
girS were burned to death at the Preside
at San Francisco. 1t ran:
The sun., 1918-08-25
"'You bet YOU can, johnny

"You bet you can, Johnny
@And that's the way it was. / used to
make these turnover pies. I'd stew dried
apples, mash them fine, season them with
several kinds Of spices, put them in turn
over covers and fry them in half lard and
half butter. Johnny thought they were
mighty good-and they were, when made
right.
"And he came back to see me fourteen
years ago October a." continued Mrs.
Hewett. "Capt. Hewett had passed away
five years before that. l had given up
the old Missouri House and built this lit
tie cottage. l had come to be Aunt SUI
SAN to this town, for if have living
relative I don't know it.
Tells of His Surprise Visit.
zone day was busying myself here in
in the back yard-ranking up some wood
that was in billets. Uncle Henry Lomax
came and said there was somebody to see
me. I hurried around to the front of the
house, but nobody was in sight.
"Maybe be went round to look for
you said Uncle Henry. 1 stepped around
there on the west side Of the house, and
there was Johnny Pershihg hiding among
the vines. He Just held out his arms and
ran to him. We embraced each other,
and think I cried little.
at does my heart good, Aunt Susan
said he, TO greet my mothers dear
friends
1--WE had good visit; then he went on
out to Cash Welch's and several others Of
the old friends. That afternoon he came
again and told me that they were going
to have reception for him that night at
Pete Phelps's and that he wanted me to
60 with him. He said he would come
after me with Uncle Henry Lomax's horse
and buggy. And went with him.
"The house was full of folks. He made
a speech in the front room and finally
told them that they would have to excuse
him now as President Roosevelt had sent
for him and that he would have to leave
on the train that was due in an hour and
that first he was going to take Aunt Su-
san Hewett home
"He couldn't have been kinder to me if
I'd been the mother he had loved so dearly>
and lost. John always was good to his
mother"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-27
MAY PICK
TACOMAAS
HEAD PORT

Another line of steamers plying
between the Orient and India,
and those steamship companies
now docking their ships in Seat
tie and dissatisfied with the con-
TESTED conditions there, will pick
Tacoma their head port of call IL
further docking facilities can bo
provided by Tacoma.
This was made clear by repre-
sentatives of foreign shipping
companies who called on Mayor
c. NJ. Riddell and laid the plan
before him.
1t was asked that the city
council outline a plan whereby it
can be shown just what the city
has to offer. This plan will be
taken to Japan by Takiguchi.
Oriental representative. where it
will be threshed out by the Off
Gals OF his company and report
made to the city council.
hTe space south of 18th street
is not thought to be practical be-
cause of the swift currents OF
wind in that section Of the water
front.