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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
CAMP CULLINCS.

in the Engineers Enlisted Reserve
Corps. Before he got his honorable dis
charge and his highly complimentary
send-off from his captain he told MS
friends so much about the charms or
Army life that many enlisted, including
his own brother
Soldiers now seem to be getting vain.
Most of them have learned how to shave
without mirrors by merely feeling their
glossy red cheeks. At Christmas many
girls sent the new-fangled polished
steel mirrors as presents and now SOL
dierS are to be seen almost anywhere
gazing at the things, admiring the gift,
perhaps, or possibly admiring the face
or wondering why the folks back home
were so glad to see that weather-beaten
cOuntenance.
Archie X. Price, the headquarters
bugler, gets his time direct from Wash
ington by telegraph before making his
calls Archie is a grandson of Baron
David X. Won Zollickoffer, and his
great-grandfather was Gen. Felix Zol-
lickoffer. Archie has been chief bugler
of the LIST Maryland Regiment and drum
major of the Hibernian Rifle and Drum
Corps.
There is a rush now to get everything
in readiness for the 10000 new men ex-
pected here early in January and for
the opening of the officers training
school, There will be 400 men in the
school, nearly all of them drawn from
the ranks of the selected men, with
; some few students from Hopkins and
other institutions.
Things are not what they seem at
camp any more. The camoufiage men
camoufs, some call them-have been at
work on an extensive scale. Out near
the front" they have a big area, half
an acre or more, in disguise. Working
| like Trojans they carried the slope Of
the land up to a little peak that nature
tforgot to put in. and thus added to the
beauty or the scene as well as providing
shelter for battery of artillery. The
job has been so well done that it de-
hes the eye of an observer thirty Yards
away Trees that used to be tall ones
are still there, but they are short ones
mere saplings again. for the surface of
ground now peaks up very high in some
places. In some places one does not go
across field, but through the field. or
more properly, under a field.
II am sorry" said AL Garner at the
knights of Columbus Hall. Il have left
home my music"
rs that you, APP
| And 1T is you, Harry"
Rlght there in the audience was Harry
wise OF the 312th Machine Gun Com
pany, who used to be in the National
city Four vaudeville team. The two
Fellows toured the country five wears
ago: 1t was happy meeting.
Ihey needed no music. They gave a
Iuli program with plenty of encores
ana decided to send a wire for the other
Two members or their old quartet
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
Nobby New Suit Has Narrow Escape

The Belgian relief commission is now
handling all the old clothing in the
camp. Soldiers, realizing that it may be
long, long time before they can wear
civilian togs, are gladly surrendering
them to the commission for the suffer-
ing inhabitants of that stricken land.
One amusing incident grew out of this.
Joe McInerney, knights of Columbus
secretary, a veritable giant, came to
camp in a nobby new suit and slipped
into some dingy khaki and a sweater
SO he could feel more at home When
he CLOSED up bit to visit Baltimore
he learned to his establishment that his
new suit had been sent to the Belgian
refugees. He sleuthed about for an hour
or more among the old clothing and
finally dragged out his suit
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
entertainers AT CAMP
BEING RAPIDLY INDEXED
All Singers, Dancers, Actors and
Musicians Soon to Be Known.
Those in Three Companies.

The work of indexing the names of sol
diers who can entertain is still under
way. 1t is hoped this index will be COM
pleted within the next few weeks In
cluded among the entertainers are men
Of professional standing as singers and
instrumentalists. Following is a list of
entertainers of Companies A, and c,
S12th Machine Gun Battalion:
Company A.
Singers-Charles w. Peck, Michael D.
Murphy, David Mackie.
Piano - Raymond Beaudry, Jonathan
Hagaman.
Actor-Eugene A. Breyman.
Comedian-Eml Brodt.
Observation-Disclosures p. Donohue
Violin and Mandolin-Harry L. Fox.
Cornet - John Elmer Highley, William
w. Kirby, John ]. O'Connor.
Clarionet-Joseph Mcneil.
Banjo and violin-Clarence Musselman.
Guitar and mandolin-James Ord
Company 3.
Singers = Joseph J. Dowd Frank B.
Helan, Harry G. Breeden, Harry A.
Weisenberg, Charles E. Wroten
Mandolin and guitar-Ralph S. Moore.
Piano-Carl H. Donch, Walter NJ. Tay-
Tor.
Snare drum-John D. Dezendorf s. H.
Claiborne.
Trombone-Calvin w. Rigg.
Company c.
Piano-Lewis L. Dyer, Samuel ]. Leon
ards Isaac r. Davis, Harry l.. Atkinson.
Violin-William Ulanski, Paul p. Foster,
Charles E. Chambers.
Singers-James F. Rossiter, Harry P.
Giddings, William H. Fox, John M.
Clancy.
Mouth organ-Harry J. Soper
Comical Observation-Disclosures B. Petrie.
Cornet-Charles E. Leblanc.
Actor-Roy H. Kuehling.
Dancing-William Jones.
Lead in singing-Andrew Gross
Mandolin-James R. Garges.
Drum-W. A. Eopolucci.
Cartoonist-Harry w. Brown.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
MILITARY TO GIVE AID
FOR STUDYING FRENCH
Will Cooperate With Y.M.C.A. in
It's Educational Program for
Men at Camp Meade.

Cooperating with the Y. NJ. c. A. in
its educational program in promoting
the study of French among officers and
enlisted men at Camp Meade the mill
tary authorities have announced that
they will purchase French texts and
necessary blackboards to be used for
this purpose
That the study of French is just as
important as any part of the training
of the men is evidenced by the action
Of the 2Sth Engineers in officially
supervising and organizing classes,
as an entire unit, relieving the men
from military duties three hours each
week to attend these classes.
The 2Sth Engineers is composed of
two companies of 325 men each, maxi
ing a total of $50. In order to make
the course of instruction a thorough
pne, the classes have been formed into
divisions of forty members, requiring
twelve instructors.
The program of instruction was Of
.f1cially adopted last Friday afternoon
by the unit following addresses to the
men by ]. F. N. Hickman, Y. M. C. A.
Capt. Matlow and Lieut.. Reinv of the
engineers
The instructors are all members Of
the particular unit and are well quail
NED TO take charge of the classes.
Staff of Instructors.
L. r. Peschert, native Frenchman and
Attached to headquarters as Interpreter.
will act as instructor to the officers Of the
engineers. Besides Mr. Peschert, the 9TH
er instructors include l.. r. Larcombe. G.
x Seymour, Edward Des Laurier, George
FURNISH. A. l.. Gemeny, L. s. Marx, w. J.
sara, A: II. Schultz and w. j. Yarnoff.
french classes are now being Organized
IN the 313th Infantry, the 304th Signal
corps and the 9th Engineers. The 23d
are training to become teachers under the
instruction OF DR.. Comba, a French, spe-
cialist of the Y. M. c. A. staff.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02

The Y. NJ. c. A. has made arrange
ments to have number of shows come
to camp throughout the winter. Fred
erick Johnson, secretary of the Mary
land war recreation commission, has
agreed to furnish two shows every
week to the camp, and Robert w. Bells,
who holds the same position in Wash
ington, has undertaken the same obli-
cation.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02

After payday. B-39 Y M. C. A.. which
is located in the zone of the 351st Field
Artillery. wrote out $1.434 in money
orders for the boys to send home.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02

All the men in the Army who en-
listed fraudulently. on account of mi
nority, are to be discharged. Instruc-
lions to take this step have been re-
eeived from the War Department.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02

The military police have been the
busiest organization in camp since the
holiday rush, examining passes. ana
still more passes
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02

After being homo on leave for -FOUR
or five days, it will be pretty nara 1or
some of us to get back to duty again.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02

So many pine trees are being plant
ed that by next spring, if the present
rate is continued, Camp Meade Will De
a wilderness instead of a military en-
Campment.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
Cheaper to Let Shotes Gain Gradually During Summer

patch of clover or alfalfa; if we have a large herd we should turn the hogs into the whole field.
 If we have not sufficient clover pas tuFe it Is not toe late to SOW a patch of rape. An acre of good rape one month old. should furnish pasturage for from 10 to 20 shotes during the rest of the seasen. A little eern fed to the hogs while they are on pasture will bring a good price fer the corn. Foo many of us starve our hegs during the summer and try to force them late in the fall This practice requires more feed to Rreauea 1ae
 pounds weight of shotes, and good a1-
 the shotes gaining gradually all sum meF.
 We should always have the hog
 pasture large enough sa that, as the hogs grow and consume more, and as the rainfall decreases and the plants
 grow slowly, there will be RleHty of Hasture,
 There is no better or more eeonomi- cal ration feF shetes than about tive peuAds of corn te every hvRdred
 pounds weight of shetes, and gaad ai- l falfa or clover eF rape pasture.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05

duetion of small grains. there has come a corresponding increase in the necessity of having high producing va rieties of oats, variety tests are being conducted by the farm bureaus in CO., operation with farmers in each of the counties. Likewise the tests made last year en the soy bean as a crop for Connecticut are being continued this year to determine the best meth eds for the production of the bean and the varieties best adapted to our con- ditiens. Both of these tests are being
 conducted in cooperation with the Storrs Experiment Station, which fl E. nishes the seed and will assist in following UP the results.
 The state wide farm bureau mem bership campaign has succeeded. Defi= nite reports have been received from every county except one. The results from that county have been approxi-
 mated. The campaign. in which it
 was intended to raise s40.00a, has, as near as has been computed, resulted in subscriptions amounting to S39, ,156 The total membership of our eight farm bureaus actually reported to date is approximately 14.e10, with an esti- mated number of 1,d00 still to be re- ported. There will be some additions to be made to this number. The lar gest farm bureau in the state at the present time is Hartford County, with
 a total membership of 3,5a4. While l it is impossible to make claim at the present time, it is believed that this 1 is the largest farm bureau in point ot membership in the United States,--I 1 G. Davis, Ceunty Agent Leader, Con necticut Agricultural College.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
CHESTERFIELD

The young folks hung Miss Ruth Morgan a May basket Tuesday. Games were played and refreshments were served.
 Miss Mary Sokoloff of New Jersey is visiting her brother and his family of this place.
 Miss Hazel Powers. of Hartford spent the holidays with friends here. MT. zaist has moved his family from John Hudyma's to the place recently occupied by MT. and Mrs Robert George of Lakes Pond
 Mrs Henry DeWolfe of Salem was caller on Mrs, J, F. Powers recent ly.
 Young people from Chesterfield at tended the dance given at the Golden Spur Thursday. For the dance Saturday night given at the Eureka Social club, Ashley's orchestra from Lyme furnished music Mrs. William Stone of New York is here for the summer with her parents MT. and Mrs. J. R. Kaplan.
 Mrs. Arthur Goffey and children and Mrs. Cora Williams were callers in Mantle Sunday.
 Mrs. Irving Dupre of Colchester was caller in Chesterfield Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. H. M. Taleott are en- tertaining Miss Morgan of Hartford,
 
 cheshire.-Meriden grange will be the guest of Cheshire grange at its meeting this (Wednesday) evening an6 will furnish the program.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
CHESTNUT HILL
LeeaI People Attend Speaking Contest at Lebanen-Herhert Gillette Ar rives From Tongaloo.

A number from this place attended the patriotic gathering and speaking contest at Grange hall Lebanon, on Thursday afternoon. Deacon Thomp- son, Civil War veteran, aged S3 was among the number.
 Mrs. A. s. Peekhan was in Hartford Monday of last week
 Mir. and Mrs. LeGrande Ghappelle of Montville, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. B, Dinon.
 Mrs Herbert s. Utley and sister, Miss Orilla Fuller of Hartford, were entertained at Calmere one day last week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Palmer were Memorial Day guests of BIr. and Mrs. Raymond Moffitt in East Hartford.
 Mrs. Merrill Ladd and daughter, Edith, of Willimantic, were visitors at A. $. Peckham's recently.
 G. B. Dimon and M. c. Peckham made an automobile trip to Hartford Friday evening.
 Guests From Mississippi.
 Herbert Gillette, formerly of this place, who has been an instructor in Tongaleo college during the past year has just arrived from Tongaloo, Miss, and has called on friends here.
 Mrs. Gillette with her two daugh- ters. came north about a month ago called here by the serious illness of Eher mother, Mrs. Isham.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
STAFFORD SPRINGS
Thrift Stamp Rally PIanned-Bernard HanIey Enlists = William Melcher- Elected Superintendent of Schools and High School Principal.


 A war rally in the interest of thrift stamps is being planned for Sunday evening, June 2Sd. Joseph Letturey of Simsbury was in town over Sunday.
 Another Patriot Ready.
 Bernard Hanley has enlisted in the naval reserves and is waiting to be called.
 A new set of cards has been installed in the Warren Woolen mills,
 Registration Today. The registration of all Stafford young men who have become 21 years old since June 5, 1917, will take place at Borough hall today (Wednesday). The hall will be open from a. m. until 9 p. m Registration will be in charge of Willis H. Reed and assistants.
 Superintendent -PrineinaI.
 William Melcher has been elected superintendent of schools and high school principal by the school board. These two offices were held by two men last year, but in the interest of economy the board deemed it advisa ble under present conditions to con- solidate the two jobs. MT. Gerham, who was high school principal, resigned some time ago to enter the employ of a munitions plant in New Haven.
 Teachers Appointments.
 Miss Jane F. Peckham of Brown university has been elected teacher ot mathematics in the high school for next year. Miss Smith of the Seventh and Mrs ToWne of the Sixth grades in the Springs school did not desire election. Miss Reyes of Staffor6 street resigned. All other teachers accepted reelection for another year
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05

the New York papers recently stated that it is estimated that the loss of crops from insects during 2 years time in this country was si,eee, ,g0a,- 900 third of the recently closed Liberty Loan. Do your share to prevent this eRaTrneus less. Call on your local dealer today loss. Call chase your supply of spFay materials. such as arsenate of lead, Bordeaux mixture and nieatine sulphate.
 Most of the peisons you use VIII keep for a long time and if yeH den't use them all this year, will be avail able for use next year, The paint E, get them now. Keen them where ypH can find them and make use of them when they are needed. While theFe will probably be 2 sufficient supply ef spray material in the state this year: don't take a chance on yeuF local dealer running low. Purchase the material you think yeu will need new and eliminate the chance of not being able to obtain supply later on, Too much emphasis cannot De laid on the advantages of being ready
 and of having the ammunition fer your insect enemies ready and aYaiia ! able at moments notice When getting your spray material, don't spray is applied. If you have a pumn: see that it is in working order: H you haven't pump, buy ens which is most practical and best adapted ta your needs and get it immediately bes fore the supply is exhausted,
 With your ammunition (spray Ma- teriaI and artillery fpunp) on hand you can fece the eemins season with 1 fair degree of confidence in SC far
 as insect pests are concerned. You are prepared for the attack and can protect your crops from damage. Buy
 your materials and appliances today
 for spraying. TemoFraw never eemes. -G. M. Cadding. Connecticut AsTi= cultural College.
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
RETURNS TO SERVICE
Evidence That Roger Williams Must
 Have Recovered From Wounds.

George A. Williams, Dayville, has received information that his son, Roger Williams, has returned to ser vice with the organization with which he was fighting in France when he was officially reported "severely wounded" this spring. MT. Williams is without information as to the na- tUre of the injuries which his son re- ceived when wounded. but the fact that he has returned to service is re- garded as establishing beyond reason able douht that he has made full re- covery.
 Dayville Dogs at Large.
 DayYille is one of the villages of the town of Killingly in which a nun Der of dogs may be seen running at liberty, in violation of the quarantine order that has been in force since last fall The canines are so care free over in Dayvi1Ie, it is said, that through gardens. breaking down plants therein and otherwise amusing them selves. Yet there is a penalty for all lowing them to he at liberty
 E. A. Warner Aids Red Gross.
 E. A. Warner has given the Daniel son Red Cross chapter another sur- prise, ne went aDOut the procuring of the necessary materials. fashioned a sign of proportions sufficient to fill a blank window space. on the south side of the Windham County National bank building and painted it artistically and ta set forth the location of the chap ter rooms, which are on the upper floor of the bank.
 MT. Warmers thoughtfulness and lberality are highly appreciated by the Red Cross workers and it is ap- preciated that the sign will call at teution to the Red Cross rooms and what women may dc there to hell win the var.
 Brevities.
 Miss Marion R. Treenden of Meri den visited friends here Tuesday.
 Pocketbook lost Carter street to St lanes church. Reward. Return tt Box 652.-adv.
 Arrangements are being made fol the holding of out door dances a Connecticut mills during the summer months. ''
 Mir and Mrs Vincent Garland ant Mrs Murray of Fall River and Mis- ghelma Gartland. metored to Cam Devens Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05

the attention to alien young men who come under the rule that they must register today or face serious eenssz quences.
 City Briefs.
 Walter LaCroix has returned to his home in Hartford after visiting his sister, Mrs. Wilfred Maynard, of Church street.
 David A. Smith was in Boston Tues day on a business trip.
 On July 10 a civil service examina7 ton to fill the postmastership in Dsr : ielson is to be conducted in this city.
 George c. Bennett of Providence visited Putnam friends Tuesday.
 A spraying crew is working in the town of Thompson, continuing to held back the gypsy moths. Other spraying crews are working in other towns in this part of the county. In this vicinity the sale of war ssy7 ings stamps continues brisk and thou : sands of dollars worth of them are now held here.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05

purposes.
 The work which the farm bureaus are doing in the western counties to provide farmers with labor has een- trihuted substantially to the solution of the. labor problem. In the five farm hands a week are being placed on farms by the county farm bureaus. About one-half of this supply of la bor is being recruited by the farm bu- reaus themselves. The remainder of it is provided by the Federal and other employment bureaus of the state
 A complete farm survey has been se- cured in five counties under the county This survey has been under the aus pices of the State Council of Defense. As a result of this survey a very great increase Cat least 100 per cent.) in the acreage of small grains, has been re- vealed in one county. At the present time a survey is being made by the farm bureaus in cooperation with Floyd Duffee, the farm machinery specialist of the Connecticut Agricul- tural College, in which every thresher, binder and reaper being visited, it's condition noted, and the farmer ad- vised as to how it can be put into proper working order. After this in- diYidual work has been done in the town the people of the town who are growing small grains are called to- gether and action is taken to provide adequate machinery to care for the harvesting and thFeshing of the grain to be grown this year, if such ma ehinery has not otherwise been pro- vided for.
 While the problem of increasing food production in rural sections is largely q question of labor and ma terials, in the cities another factor en-
 ters in-that of supplying adequate instruction with regard te the meth { ods of production. To provide this instruction the farm bureaus in the
 urban counties, Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield, have put on assistant county agents, who will cooperate
 with the State Manufacturers as sociation in assisting manufacturers l in developing their food production
 programs, Elijah Regens, representing
 the State Manufacturers Association, will have general supervision of the
 work, although the assistant county
 agents assigned to this work will be
 under the direct supervision of the
 county agricultural agents. A eer-
 tain part of the educational work
 which was being eondueted by the l farm bureaus when the war broke out is still being continued.
 With a great increase in the pro |
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-05
|DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

of the experiences he is having along with other boys from Danielson who are numbered in this command and who formerly were members of the 18th company, Coast Artillery corps.
 Sergeant Rapp writes that he has come to know what it is to be billoted in a stable and to make his bed of straw in a horse stall, in company with other men of the command.
 He has found France very different from America, particularly as to the construction of the buildings, which are mostly of stone in the little Nil-. lage where the, commend is auartered.
 Sergeant Rapp is a veteran of the Spanish American war. He is over the draft age and has a wife and daughter. but was so anxious for ser vice lover there" that he waived all opportunities for release from the ser. vice with which he has been so long identified, that he might have the chance to do his bit. as his father, Benjamin Rapp. a resident here, did during the Civil war.
 z Safely Across.
 Cards received here announce the safe arrival overseas of Lieutenant Ira A. Warren B. Battery. 5sth artil- lery. Lieut. Warren was transferred lTOu1 lQ0 lOpdl SUIIlpdHy WlLh WHICH HE went to Fort Wright last July when the 56th artillery was organized, so is with what may be in a measure con- sidered a strange outfit.
 Letters that have come from France within the past few days contain in- formation that indicates that the 18th company, as it left Danielson nearly a year ago, has undergone many changes in personnel, by reason of as- signments to special duty, transfers to other branches of the service and various other causes.
 Three Carloads of Coal Month.
 As an indication of how slowly hard coal is coming into Danielson this spring as compared to other years, it is stated by member of one firm that only three carloads were received during May by his concern. whereas in May, 1916, the receipts at the yard were 3S cars.