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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03
NEW LONDON'S OLDEST PRINTER RETIRES
Agtaon For the Extension of Various Streets-he Sixty
 eighth Regiments Parade August 7sh \ Contribu- lions For the Regmenta Fund-The Chamber of Com merce Have the Matter in Hand

Announcement -has- been made that Edward 1, Colby, the dean of New London printers ana as competent a man as ever stuck type or fed press had reti:ed frpin the business after a continuous e7ser9sce *' CT about fifty five yeacsglo is a practical printer wltha couple. of Ecap P's and Fesaf he doess not know of the spfarticaI end of the printing treiss not worth know ing. Just why sEes retired is best known to himself, eet he ufag5 aaye reached the Aecisiore raens Sfdd dA.tly, for it is h~!r.ts a weels sihos, sSgh.sIe sn coaver- : sation with. thss atitsr se told of amount of 'xssas fe had to accom- push :n coBsesS@sFsM s;itsh st e .rcdiiire menus or ,h& 4easy assos zff. Colby, as q mere boy. .EbgoKe 4tss Ag s printer as the devil orstole sc5 the devils of David Scott NssSd aak On theAoid Even ing Star during the civil war. He then entered the job printing office of Starr & Farnham, subsequently, George r. Starr. where he becarHe | first class job printer. When that plant almost worked Itself ont, MF.. Colby was en1- ployed as the ad man of the Morning Telegraph andt he renlained with that newspaper unlll II was sold to The Day company nearly twenty years ago Soon thereafter Mir. Colby vgas en- gagged to set the advertisements on that newspaper. whsze hssrsnaalned up to the time of his retirement His kHowl- edge of job printing accounted for his excellent taste n the display of advertising. and he took great interest in his work. hence the satisfying re- suits to all concerned
 Besides beip8. A-siFst-elaSs printer Mir. Colby was sRn Excellent smusician He was a leader of the old Third reg ment hand and perhaps organized more brass bands andaughE band. music 70 more young men than any otter AandsE Resides Mir Cobiy possessed relsSarltable tenor voice and was ;fr naDysye ears5a mem her of the choif .oG. thk St James Episcopal churea Fh&nes Frank Chap pell was a mensk Of the qtioir. and he also sang in ahoi 6fs .6flleT city churches. Up t0.ea Jew yeats go wher he seemed to have retired frbn socia1 events he vas 3hesj sfe of the party 2 hale fellow. well met No, MT. Cofby's age is not givan here. But he en- q
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03
EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO
Start Foundations For Richards Building = Man Drowned Near Palnertown- Steamer Sunbeam Makes First Trip
 to Watch HI-Smday School Picnic to Middletown.

Hull of Christ church officiating. The operatives from the mills of the Falls Co, of which he was the superin- tendent thronged the premises and begged with tears to be allowed the privilege of taking last look at their dead friend. Unconsciously perhaps they paid the highest possible tribute to his life and character
 July 30:-The steamer Sunbeam made her first trip to Watch Hill and intermediate watering places yester- fioclSed on board to inspect her and the universal verdict is that she is just the craft that was needed.
 Sunday School Picnic. The steamer w. W. Colt took the Sunday schools of the Baptist and Methodist churches of Greeneville to Middletown yesterday. They came down in a special train and joined by a number from this city left shortly after seven o'clock. They arrived at Middletown at ten minutes to two and left at twenty minutes past three ar irving about half past nine. A train l was in waiting to take the party to Greeneville and left immediately on the arrival of the boat. The third reg iment band accompanied the ex- l petition.
 | July 31:-Dan Rice's circus and me nagerie showed to large audiences here yesterday.
 An old man named Johnson from l Baltic was relieved of his wallet con- i tainins fifty dollars at the circus 1 Thursday afternoon.
 1 Out of ffty-nine applicants for. ad- 1 mission twenty four passed the ex- amina tion nine were encouraged to 1 try again and twenty six failed to come up to the standard.
 Foundation for Richards Building.
 The foundation walls for the build ing to be erected for Charles L. Rich ards between the Bulletin and Rock well buildings are laid and the brick work will be begun in a short time l The building will be constructed in the Italian Gothic style of architecture and in the most substantial manner
 It will be five stories on the Water street front and three on the Main street front.
 Aug. 1:-The frame for the new school house at East Great Plain is LII and nearly covered.
 The Rev. MT House and wife re-
 ceived and entertained a large party
 of friends at the Methodist parsonage
 at the Falls last evening. They have recently returned from their wedding tour.
 The fines for keeping Otis Librar,
 books overdue have been changed
 from ten cents for the first, an( three cents for each day of the frs
 week, six cents the second and so on The old rule gave great deal of dis
 satisfaction.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

The New London Chamber of Com merce has appointed committees on finance, arrangements, publicity and reception, to plan a royal reception for soldiers of the Sixty Eighth, but at this writing the arrangements had not been completed. It is known. however that almost superhuman efforts will be made to raise a fund large enough to assure the soldier boys, that New London and the whole state arc anx- ious that they shah have all the com forts that soldier can possibly have in time of war. Colonel Charles w Gale is the Norwich member Of the fl. nance committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03
In order to make this fund popular

In order to make this fund popular,
 so that those unfamiliar with checks
 may contribute all the cash they can
 spare. an admission fee will be charged
 to Plant field, but none are compelled
 to confiue their contribution to that fee but the fee will be eheerfully re- ceived as the widows mite. Every little helps. It is expected that the
 whole people will participate in the
 raising of this fund and that it will
 not be one cent less than S5.000, and as much more as possible. Already
 the great state of Illinois has made lib- eral contribution to the regimental fund, and it is now up to the Nutmeg State residents to see Illinois and go it a lot better. It is the first time during the present war that a brand
 new regiment of American troops will have paraded in the state short time before departure to risk their lives i for the rest of us, and just appreciation should be shown of the patriotic en- deavar to enter the fray for humanity sake
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

in the big city of Boston where people have to walk in Indian file to pass each other,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03
There's a Limit,

Of course the robber who stole $2,000 worth of thrift stamps from
 the grocery store is aware that $1,000
 worth is the limit for any one patriot Kansas City Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03
UnfashionabIe People.

Ever since the word was passed around that it is no longer fashion able to be stylish, there seem to be about as many questionable people as ever.-Kansas City Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

DarIen.-The last services of the summer were held in the Congrega tional church Sunday, as it will be closed during August while Rev. H c. Carter is on vacation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

Redding.-DanieI S. Sanford. prin- eipal of the Sanford school, has for mally accepted the democratic nomi-
 nation for senator in the Twenty fourth senatorial district of this state.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03
to the committee and then to the ceun cil. The project may end there.

Should it ever ccme to pass that the extension be authorized. it is hoped that the work will go on as now planned and without regard to the wishes of the adjoining property own. CTS. There are a few old codgers about town who remember well the plan for the building of the Boulevard now known as Montauk avenue That new thorOughfare was planned to be built perfectly straight from the start to the finish, and of an even grade for the full length. The boulevard was also to have been one hundred fAt wide, with row of trees through the centre all the length of the broad, straight and even thoroughfare You know the result. When the final lay out was made property owners all along the line were favored so that the greatest number of building lots could
 be made out of each individually owned piece of property. Instead of being laid out in straight line the avenue is even more crooked than the tradition al rams horn.
 The level grade was forgotten and | clearing was made for travel without | any regard to the hills and hollows and 1 they remain today just as they were 1 when Contractor Fitzgerald removed
 the turf and cleared the way for pass able veh;cular traffic That long line l of shade trees in the centre has never l been planted and never will be as the
 avenue is not wide enough to permit ] of such ornamentation. Many new | highways have been built in the city 1 but extension of streets. have been rare and these few have been far removed | from the business centre.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

gagged in the printing business about
 fifty five years ago. and he was prob ably not less than fifteen when he first
 dipped his fingers into ink. So take
 out your pencil and figure it out to your own satisfaction. He is probably the youngest old man in the city of New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

The widening of Bank street from
 Tiiley to State is needed more than the
 extension of Main to relieve the con-
 gestion that now seriously interferes with public travel. An additional width of six feet would turn the trick and that could be had at a much less expense than the proposed extension.
 It is believed that a cut in the width
 of the sidewalk would almost give the needed width to the street, and a strengthening of the building line on
 the east side of the street from Golden to State would do the rest. This might mean the lessening of the length of some of the buildings but it so hap pened that there isn't tall building in the section, and 1t would be a public service to remove some of the eyesores or cause a change in their frontage. It would do no harm for the committee to figure out the cost of the extension as proposed, and the resultant public benefits, and the cost of widening Bank street along the plan here outlined and the benefits to be derived in com parison. Talk of narrow sidewalks. Years ago one of New Londons most public spirited citizens suggested cutting the width of the narrow side walks in Green street, between State and Golden. in order to give greater road width. and based his assertion on the statement that ;there-aEe streets
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

There was talk and talk some years ago of the extension of Washinqton street through to Reed street 10 conz meet with Bank and Howard, but the talk died out with the project. Then
 there was more talk of extending Green street to Tiiley street and it was another case of death sbefore birth. Then came James D. Lynch's project to build highway across Shaw's cove to connect with Division street and ex- teDd to Truman street, to relieve the PeQuot avenue, or Howard street con- Sestion. This plan seemed feasible at the time, as it would nave provided an economical way for the laying of the system of sewerage To accommodate Shaw street, and avoid the subsequent enormous expense. This plan went so far as to have a survey made, and ar engagements were almost comrleted with owners of the Connor and Fitz- maurice properties in Bank street from the extension to Truman, which would only have required the purchase of one house and lot in that street That pro- ject died with the rest
 Now there is agitation of extendino
 Main street on through to a point in Bank street. near TIlley, and to run
 parallel to Bank street. This plan is more elaborate and more costly than all the rest eoln6tnc5, and will prob ably meet the fate of the others, by reason of the expense. and despite the
 statement of some interested parties that the benefits would be so much
 greater than the damages, that the extension could be made without ex-
 pense. to the city! This matter has been agitatad to the degree that the court of common council appointed a
 committee of investigations and sur 1 yey has been ordered, and, of course 1 at the expense of the city. The plan l provides for an extension seventy feet Ewide, sidewalks not included and the Eextension to be made as straight as possible. When this work of prelim- l mary is complete report will be made
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

This regiment is made up almost wholly of Connecticut and Illinois young men and periodically disposed persons from all sections of Connecti
 cut will have opportunity to subscribe to the regimental fund to purchase comforts that the soldier boys need.
 in addition to the necessities furnish
 ed by the federal government. Com
 nittees lave been appointed to make the event the biggest kind of big suc-
 cess, and to raise a fund for their comfort that will show appreciation of the sacrifices made and to be made by ! these young volunteers. Every per son in the state has the opportunity to contribute to this fund by sending cash or checks to John P. T Armstrong, | New London, New London, Treasurer r of the finance committee. To be l effective this fund must be raised quickly as the boys do not know the | day or the hour when they will be or
 dered overseas. and every one of them is ready and willing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-03

in the big city of Boston where people have to walk in Indian file to pass each other,
 An event of extraordinary interese. even for New London, the centre of army and navy activity, for the State of Connecticut, is scheduled for next
 Wednesday afternoon, an event in which the whole county is interested just. as much as is the city of New London, and it is expected that every community in the county will be rep
 resented in the city to give welcome and a hearty god speed to a regiment
 of young men soon to depart for over
 seas to join the Americans gone before
 in the great battle for humanity. The Sixty Eighth regiment al present sta toned at an island fort in the New
 London district will be in New London on Wednesday afternoon and give a patriotic military demonstration per haps the last this regiment will give in the United States until they return
 from the war and participate in the grand victorious review. The regiment will make a street parade that will end at Plant field and there the soldiers will give demonstration of the daily routine of the work of camp life. the feature of which will be of intense in terest in these patriotic times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
SOLDIER LAID
TO REST HERE
AT ROSE HILL

Surrounded by friends and rela-
tives the last said rites over the
body Of Private George Buchanan.
son Of James Buchanan OF this city.
were said and interment occurred
at Rose Hill cemetery this after
noon. Private Buchanan was vic
tim Of the Sapnish influenza; he
died at the army training camp near
Houston, Tex. last Thursday and
his body arrived in Chiekasha Sat
urday evening.
The young soldier resided in this
city before his enlistment and has
large number of friends here. He
leaves father a married morner
and aunt, Mrs. Bob Looney, to mourn
his loss. All these were present at
the funeral, conducted by Kew. Al
bright
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
DEATH CLAIMS
SON OF FORMER
CHICKASHA MAN

W. IL. Glkey received a message
this morning, telling Of the death.
from pneumonia, of Lee Jarboe, son
of II. L. Jarboe, Jr., occurring in Kan
sas City early this morning.
The deceased was about IS years
old. He was born in Chickasha and
lived here until he was seven years
old. when he moved. with the family.
to Kansas City. Since that time, he
has visited here and has wide cir
Gle of friends in this city.
H. L. Jarboe organized the Chick
asaw Trust company here in 1902 and
is at this time interested in the Gil
key-Jarboe Hardware store.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
SEED DRIVE IS
UNDER WAY BY
SCOUT TROOPS
Campaign Now Fully Organized
Districts Assigned to Troops;
Citizens Asked Help.

Yesterday afternoon at a meeeine
of the scout commissioner and
scout masters of the Chickasha Boy
Scouts of America, plans were form
ed for an intensive shell, pit and
seed gathering campaign throughout
che city and adjacent districts. I'm
der the direction Of the five scout
masters every home, hotel, restau'
rant, food dealer, score, shop, faceo-
ry, office, hospital and municipal
and county institutions will be WIS.,
tied and urged to save the fruit pits
and nut shells needed by the Gas
Defense Division of the Chemical
War service Department for the
manufacture OF gas masks, without
which our soldier boys cannot sue
cessfully tight the Hun on the
France and Flanders fronts.
In Chickasha the gathering OF
these fruit pits and nut shells is Ell
erusted to the Boy Scouts and each
scoutmaster and troop is assigned
a district as follows:
Troop No. /, Ed Sheegog scout
MASTER district from south side of
Florida. avenue, south to the city
limits.
Troop No. 2, Jno. e. White scout
MASTER from the north side of Flor
ida avenue to the south side Of Da-
kcta avenue.
Troop No. 3, Hal Thompson scout
master, district both sides Of Illinois
avenue north to city limits.
Troop No. 4, C. L. Widney scout
master, from north side of Dakota
avenue to south side of Colorado
avenue.
Troop No. 5, w. J. Mcintosh scout
master, north side of Colorado ave-
nue. to both sides Of Pennsylvania
avenue
All district extend east and west
to city limits.
A special district has been made
Of The business part of the city em-
braeiag Kansas, Chickasha and Choc-
taw avenues and from the Rock Is
land railroad to Fifth street. This
dist:ict has been placed in charge
of two scouts from each troop who
will place barrels at convenient
points for office men and the pas
serby to throw in fruit pits or nut
shells, and who will visit the stores,
notels and restaurants from time to
time
A central depot has been selected
in cach district to which the home
keeper or store keeper may send or
carry the pits and shells they have
saved, or they may call up the scout
master Of that district who will send
a Boy Scout for them.
Tho Chickasha Boy Scout Council
will give parade flag to the troop
that makes the best record of the
campaign
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
RADIO men OFF
FOR TRAINING
AT UNIVERSITY

Six Grady county selectmen left
this morning for Norman where they
will enter the radio school at the
Oklahoma University to fit them
selves for special work with the Nat
ional army, being inducted into the
service through orders in the hands
OF the local exemption board.
The men making the increment
are. Jesse Burton Wallace, Lucille
Cecil Wright, Chickasha; Thomas
William Britain, Chickasha: Wylie
Post, NARROW; Joseph F. BurrOss,
Chickasha; William B. Hollingsworthi
Chickasha. Mr. Hollingsworth was
in charge of the squad.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
WILL NOT CLOSE
SCHOOLS OF CITY
is ANNOUNCEMENT

In announcing that the Chickasha
schools would not close at this time
on account of the Spanish influenza
epidemic, superintendent w. F. Ra-
mey made the following statement:
The Board of Education met in
conference with DR.. S. o. Marrs,
health officer. discussed the situation
relative to the influenza as it now
prevails. After full consideration it
was deemed that the situation was
not at all alarming and the decision
prevailed on recommendation of Dr.
Marrs to let the schools go on. A
close inspection will be kept on the
situation and action will be taken
subsequently according to future de
velopments
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
OklahOn1an ; In
Casualty List
nv United Press

nv United Press
Washington, Oct, l5.-The follow
ing casualties are reported by ene
Commanding General of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Farces;
Killed in action, AZ; missing IN
action, 40; wounded severely lSl;
died of diseases, "a; died Of accident
and other causes, 4; died from
wounds. %; wounded slightly, Is;
wounded, degree undetermined, 1885,
total, 494.
Killed in action; Corporal vii
liam j. Hamill. Crowder, Okla.
Died of wounds Private Chas L
Storey, Wainwright, Okla.
Died of disease: Private Thomas
Warren, Wagner, okla
Died Of accident and other caus
es: Sergeant Harold D. Graham
McAliseer. Okla.
Wounded severely: Privates Ar
thur L. Johnson, Luther, Okla.
Charles w Shrader, Cache. Okta.
Earl L. Spencer, srillwell. Okla.
Robert Tarrant, y Hooker, Okla.
Leonard Collins, Lawton, Okla.
Wounded in action (degree unde
termined): Privates Frank L
Doyle, Yukon, Okla; Ellis Littleton
Alva, Okla; Dallas c. Williams
Stillwell, Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD

The funeral of Mrs r. S. Burris
was conducted in the parlors OF
Ciaycomb and Anderson Wednesday
afternoon. mterment was made IN
the Rose Hill cemetery. Only the
very close relatives of the deceased
were present when the last sad rites
were said over the body Mrs. Bur
ris leaves a husband, two sons, Pri-
vate Ed Burris, with the a. f. f
in France, and Private Jim Burris
of Camp Pike, Ark, and one daugh
ter, Mrs. Pearl Downing, of Cmcka
sha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
Troop Transport
Sinks at Atlantic
Pjer;Fe1U Missing

BY United Press
AN ATLANTIC PORT October 15-The transport American
here pier this morning few mem missing,
information out at the office of the naval dis
trict in which the sinking occurred.
the sinking said at this time to be unknown 1t
aboard the when she
formerly German liner She of 22
622 tons.
All soldiers aboard escaped The number of the missing
by officials high 90 The sinking believed to
have been caused by the accidental opening of the cocks by
chanics who engaged in repair work
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
Roll Germans Back Six Miles on Front OF 80
When BeIgians, French and British Com
bine Forces; British Monitor Enters
Ostend HdrbOr; Shell Sub Base.
AMERICANS CONTINUE ADVANCE
IN NARGONNE-MEUSEF FIGHTING
Infantry RusI,es FOrlOard After Artillery has
Blasted BOche Front FOrIOard Works; Meet
Heavy Machine Gun Opposition; Push
on Despite German Resistance.
By United Press.

By United Press.
LONDON October 15-AacIed by land and the Germans
Flanders thrown back than miles front
Of about thirty five miles
Belgian British forces participated assault which be-
yesterday morning between Dxmude and Wevo More than
thousand prisoners have already been taken.
Early in the fighting the Bgns pushed forward four miles
eastward occupying the time the British reached
outskirts of NIenn less than four miles north Of ur
cong.
A British monitor entered the Osfend harbor about
of the point where the battle line touches the North
bombardng the German submarine base
1t is rumored warsps feeling the German positions
preparatory major against both Ostend and Zee
brugge
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
PRESIDENTS ANSWER
TO HUN PEACE NOTE
APPROVED BY ALLIES

provinces that are peopled by
Roumaniane. The allies would
haze to furnish arms and ammu-
milton for the Roumanian army
as Roumania was stripped of
these when Germany inflicted
peace upon her.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-15
Americans Plunge Forward.

BY Unlted Press
the third phase of the Argomeeuse battle the Americans
The Ae and captured ROmagne and Ce and
hey Champaigneule, ST. Gerghs and Landries
The infantry attacked the yesterday
homhardment which lasted all night and blasted the
of their forward positions After their first jump the
doughboys deadly machine resistance and their ad
vance made difficult by the of the territory
They reported the outskirts Of Skyn into which they
pushing.