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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
GIANT TREE GONE.
Thorn Locust 152 Years Old Removed from Church street-Yielded Eight Cords of Wood.

On a big city truck driven by John King. and which was cautiously held back by another team of city horses. ariven by Alexander McGregor, the big butt of the great tree cut from in front of the property of William H. Shields on Church street was hauled away Tuesday morning
 All told, 1t has taken City Forester Henfy E. Davis and two helpers six lays to fell the giant thorn locust, or South American bean tree; and the slfy's bill for removing it will be up wards of S100.
 Tuesday evening Mr. Davis said that It's rings showed the tree to be 152 Fears old. It was 102 feet high, and Inc butt had diameter of l-2 feet md was 13 1-2 feet in circumference. t yielded eight cords of wood. The
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
HOLY WEEK SERVICES.
Tomorrow, Friday and Saturday in St.
 Patrick's Church.

In St. Patrick's church tomorrow, Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday mass will be at o'clock. The church celebrates on this day the last supper of our Lord and the beginning of tsso Passion. The removal of the bAes@F sacrament to the repository signifies Jesus going to Mt. Olivet; the bells are not rung until Saturday and the altars are denuded.
 Good Friday, also called Parasceve the mass of the presanctified will be at s o'clock. Veneration of the cross after the a. m. service and also after the service of the way of the cross at 8 o'clock in the afternoon and i1f" the evening.
 Holy Saturday the new fire and water for the baptismal fonts will be blessed previous to mass, which vii be said at 7.30.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
Baptism of Infant.

At their home on Laurel Hill avenue Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of relatives, Herbert Arthur infant son of MT. and Mrs. Everett B. Dawley. was baptized by Rev. Edward s. Wpr cester, formerly pastor of Broadway Congregational church, who has re- gently accepted call to Madison. Wis.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

A double ordination took place on Tuesday at the Central Baptist church when Harry J. Schulman and Joseph W. Carlevale, both of Norwich, were ordained ministers of the Baptist faith. The ordination council con- vened at the church at 2f o'clock in the afternoon and at 7.45 o'clock in the evening there was a public ser vice in the church. The ordination council comprised the pastors and delegates from the churches of the New London County Baptist Assoeia- tIon
 Rev. P. F. Wolfenden of Waterford acted as moderator at the public ser vice in the evening which was largely attended. Aftsr prayer by Rev MT -Heatherington of Fitchville. Rev. Mir Schulman read the Scripture lesson The sermon was. delivered by Rev. A
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
Offered Position With U. S. Depart
 nent of Horticulture,

Miss Eleanor s. Moss, who is mem Der of the junior class at the Con necticut Agricultural college, has been asked to take a position with the United States department of agricul- ture as a demonstration agent in the use and manufacture of cottage cheese in the home Miss Moss left for Wash ington few days ago, where she will receive instruction for few weeks as to the methods for carrying on the work.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
2. D. VERGASoN SUED
 BY PROVIDENCE WOMAN.
Five Thousand Dollar Action as Result
 of Accident on Norwich Road.

Mrs. Alice Russell of Providence has filed a suit in the superior court in this city against Frederick D. Verga- son of Norwich She asks $5,0O0 from Mir Vergason as the result of an ac- cident on the Norwich road between this city and Willimantic. She claims that on May 25, 1917 at TAO p. m., while she was walking across the road she was struck by an automobile own ed by the defendant She was injured The complaint says there were pG lights on the auto
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
First Liberty Bond Sold.

The first sale of a Liberty bond in the third Liberty loan drive was made Tuesday at the Norwich Savings So- ciety when a man from Greeneville purchased $100 bond. The bond is of the new series paying 4 IA per cent. The campaign does not begin until April 4th, but Norwich people are at liberty to. get good start and purchase them now.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

Greek aeroplanes have carried o'lt successful reconnaissances on the Sal onika front, attacking enemy posts, observation camps and trenches with machine gun fire from height of 200 to 400 metres.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

Deep River.-The members of Cogin- chaug council, o. U. A. M, celebrated their 27th anniversary Monday even ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
WoMENs coRsETs FOR SPRING

All the models here and waiting select suited will give the most satisfactory We showing
 models following Camille Iace) Warmers G. Nemo C. B Fex Derby
 Ferris P. N, Thomsons and American Lady. s'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
HANDSOME SILK PETI1coATs

we showing Chaneabe TaHetas Skinners the Heather line of Petticoats in excellent condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
NEW STYLES IN SWEATERS

We show splendid of styles the weight styeso the under spr;n
 invite
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
.,EW RIBBONS FOR SPRING

 supply demand Department pacua bright with the widths of ideas in Fancy Ribbons.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
HE PORTEOUs & MIHcHELL Co. FINAL EASTER PREPARATIONS
 SPLENDID STOCKS
 MANY NOVELTIES SPECIAL VALUES
SPLENDID STOCKS
MANY NOVELTIES
SPECIAL VALUES

Our Easter preparations have been the most complete in history For this have assembled larger stocks and finer stocks than before In every depart ment of the store everything is in readiness to supply your Easter needs promptly, admirably, economically you visit the store this week you cannot help being inn pressed by the completeness of preparedness for Easter.
 APPAREL SECTIONS AT THEIR BEST
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27
BOYS EASTER APPAREL

Get the Boys ready for Easter this weedon We show everything in Boys Spring Appar Suits Coats k in
 pos>be make it. I've
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
AMERICAN FORCES NOW
SiN Times A. Large is In Spanish
american War.

There were 1.42S.G50 enlisted mer
and l10,S65 officers in the United
States Army at the opening of 1918
more than one and half times n.
large as any force ever before mo-
hilized by this Nation. according q
statement by Secretary OF War
Baker.
During the war with Spain the Ar
my of the United States at its max.
imum strength aggregated 272.00o
men and officers. The Army in the
field and in training now is practical
~ six times as great as the maximum
number under arms in the Spanish
American War.
About 5000 officers were commits
stoned from civil life in the two ser
les OF training camps. nearly eight
times as many as the number of Off
GERS in the Regular Army April !,
1917.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
GREAT DAMAGE FEARED
WHEN ICE GORGE BREAKS

Memphis. Tenn, Jan. 22.-Ic,
foes covered the Mississippi River
from this city to Vicksburg, Miss, to
night. and at many places steamers
were frozen in. The steamer Geor-
gia Lee was sunk here to-day by the
pounding OF the ice, and four vessels
which went down under pressure OF
the ice yesterday were breaking up.
Two other steamers are aground near
here and frozen in.
Reports tonight from Hickman,
Ky, said the gorge at Columbus, KY,
which is expected to break momentar-
lily, extends for from twenty to thir-
ty miles above that place with TWEEN
ty-five feet OF water behind it. River
men fear that when the ice gives way
it will cause great damage to river
crafts, docks and other property in
its path from Hickman to Memphis.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
HEALTH or MEN AT
CAMP SHELBY FINE

Camp Shelby. Miss. Jan. 23.-Th.
health record of Camp Shelby con
tnues TO be record-breaking. No
deaths have been reported during the
past two days and but one death has
occurred in twelve days. Although the
weather during the past two weeks
has been inductive for pneumonia no
new cases have been brought TO the
base hospital.
Desertions from Camp Shelby have
been few and far between. Since the
advancement of the troops at the
camp during September. but a mini
mum number of men have left with
the intention to quit the service. Ac-
ccrding to records about twenty-five
men in all have been out-and-out de
scrters. A large number have left the
camp for a week or so. but the intent
to desert the service was not the fac
tor which impelled them to take
French leave.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
LONDON goes ON
RESTRICTED Diet
IsATfONING ORDER ISSUED AMI
USE OE FOODS Linn
TIED.

London, Jan. 23.--Iord Rhondda
Food Controller, has takon drastic
measures to deal with the meat short
ago. An official order was issued
Tuesday applying TO all hotels. res.
taurants. boarding houses and public
places. to begin forthwith. 1t spcci.
fes two meatless days weekly-Tues-
days and Fridays in the London dis
trict. and Wednesdays and Fridays in
other parts of the Kingdom. Between
the hours of 6 and 1880 o'clock in
the morning no meat. poultry or
game may be consumed on any day,
and no milk may be consumed as a
beverage except by children under
10 years Of age.
A guest must provide his own SUI
gar for sweetening beverages except
that residents OF hotels, clubs and
boarding houses may be supplied with
not exceeding six ounces of sugar
weekly for this purpose. II they do
not possess ordinary sugar rations.
The order gives n table indicating
infinitely, even to fractions, the ex-
act amount of meat, sugar, bread,
-four, butter or other fats allowed
each guest for each meal for the
guidance of hotel and restaurant pro-
prietors in their weekly dietary or
fats only one and one-quarter ounces
may be allowed each guest daily. Of
which not exceeding one-half may
consist of butter and margarine.
The weekly allowance for each
guest is: Meat, thirty Dances; bread.
four pounds; flour, fourteen ounces;
sugar, for cooking. two ounces; but
ter or fats, eight and three-quarter
ounces.
In weighing, two and one-half
ounces OF poultry or game are reck-
oned the same as one ounce of meat;
four ounces of bread are reckoned as
three ounces of -four.
Public eating places. which do not
serve meals exceeding fourteen pence
in price. exclusive of beverages, are
exempted from observing meatloss
days.
At a meeting OF The butchers of
Harrow yesterday one of their num-
Der said the shortage of meat had
become so serious that the authori-
ties had asked him TO start killing
horses. and he was beginning this
week with 100 head. Horse meat. he
said. would perhaps not be very pal
atable to some. but il had to come.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The congressional elections this
fall will be full of interest. No par
tisan attack will be made on the gov
ernment II is no time for partisan
ship. There will be but a single
issue and that will in no way i'm
pugn the lofty purpose and loyal
patriotism of the President. The
line is already being drawn at Wash
ington, and members of the Presi-
dents own party are lending force
to it. The President, both before
and since the war began, has given
the country the impression that he
was willing to take the whole bur-
den of government on his own shoul-
ders. For several years nobody
brooked his mastership, but under
the stress of war the notion has gain
ed force that the really great and
experienced statesmen of the cOun-
try should be called into the Presi-
dents council, and now with the ap-
proach of the congressional elections,
it will be pointed out that Republican
statesmen, by reason OF more than
q half century of continuous training
in the actual administration Of the
government, are entitled to voice
in directing so important task as a
world war. President Wilson might
yet meet this danger of the result OF
an election that might be construed
abroad as a vote OF want Of conf
dence. II he would allow congress
to pass the War Cabinet bill, and
appoint to that cabinet a couple OF
trained Republican statesmen, like
Taft, Root or Roosevelt. the Repub-
licans Of the country might show
their appreciation OF this liberality
Of spirit. and purpose to give the
country q larger voice in its affairs.
by allowing the Presidents party to
continue TO control the legislative de-
partment of the government until the
end of the war. But We doubt that
the President will allow so large a
measure Of power to pass from his
hands.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

This war may not greatly alter the
maps OF the world, but it will mark
the passing of social and economic
systems, and a new order of things
never dreamed of before the war be-
gan. 1t is not merely a conflict of
the wrath of nations, but the blind
yet purposeful struggle of society to
build anew a more secure and endur-
ing social fabric. Dread as we may
the bowling hurricane with its waste
full destruction OF much that is good
and useful it is in some way necessa-
ry TO the restoration Of meteoric or
der, and social commissions arise
from similar causes and produce sim
liar benefcient results. Social and
economic systems grow cut of the
fierce, blind conflicts of forces not al
ways receivable by even the minds
Of the leaders of such movements.
and although no man foretell how
radical and far reaching the results
may be this war will change the an
cient order OF things and build new
and better ordered systems upon the
ruins of those it will sweep away.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

If q hundred ships carrying sup
plies 10 our soldiers in France lay in
Atlantic harbors waiting to have
their coal bunkers filed before they
could start on their voyange it was
justifable 10 stop coal consumption
anywhere. even in the hospitals, till
such ships were supplied. but it will
DO difficult to- convince the country
that efficiency at the proper time
could not have ayerted the necessi-
ty OF tying up the entire business of
the country for five days in order to
coal hundred ships.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The most sensible realization we
have had that great war, involving
the lives and comfort of our Ameri-
can boys. was in progress was when
we dropped into Red Cross headquar-
tiers Wednesday afternoon and saw
a little company of good women ply
ing scissors and needles in the max
ing of comfort clothing for the boys
in the camps. The wish occurred TO
us that every Ohio county soldier boy
could file past that door and witness
what loving hands in solemn duty
were doing for their comfort. The
pleasing spectacle could not fail to
please and cheer and warm their
hearts for the duty that lies before
them.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The Lincoln Club will hold its an
nusl banquet at the Seelbach hotel
in Louisville, February II. Plates
will be $3.50 each. If you are go
ing 10 attend write Hon. A. S. Ben
nett TO reserve plate for you. At
this meeting a boom for some candl-
date for the Republican nomination
for United States Senator will in all
PROBABILITY be launched.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
cIJOCKS CONFIRMATION OF
KENTUCKY PO6TMASTERS

Washington, jan. 23.--Bseause the
nominations of . number OF Ken
lucky postmasters are distastsful ia
him. Senator J. c. ". Bsskham has
blocked their confirmation by the
Senate. This the Junior Senator from
Kentucky told Chairman Bankhead.
of the Committee on Postofice and
Postroads, but did not reveal the
names of the half a dozen men who,
he said. were obnoxious to him. SEN
ator Beckham is a member of the
Postoffice Committee and can sue
cossfully block the appointments. II
is not believed that he opposes the
confirmation Of Postmaster Il. r.
schmitt's appointment to the Louis
Vile Office.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The fellow who had sheep killed
and swore to the high value of his
herd is not the only one to find a
former statement little embarrass-
ing when the board of supervisors
gets ready TO raise his assessment
valuation. The boys who were
drafted. or at least many OF them
did, place a high value on their
farms and the crops raised last year,
and now the board Of supervisors
will have these sworn statements be-
fore them when passing on their as
sessments If the board raises the
assessment on real estate to the
sworn value of the land the taxes of
the county will about treble next
year.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
KILLS TWO GANGSTERS;
HIMSELF Is SLAIN

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 22.-JOseph
Mount, for many years active in pol
itical circles here, was shot to death
tonight i'm a battle with gangsters,
two men, Tom Thorpe and Joe Moran,
entered a saloon owned by Mount
and a gun fight started Immediately.
Mount killing both men. Then a
third man who had been waiting in
an automobile outside. opened the
door and fred. the first shot killing
Mount. The man escaped.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The first partisan outbreak in the
United States Senate since war was
declared occurred Tuesday when
Senator Stone, of Missouri. Demo
craft launched bitter TRADE against
Roosevelt and Republican leaders in
general. For several days Senator
Stone had been advertising his forth
coming eruption. and had been ap-
Fealed to by many Democrats, in
GLIDING Postmaster General Burle-
son, not to do so. Lodge and Pen
rose replied to the Stone eruption
with mersiless severity.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The frequent shooting scrapes in
Hayti have about exhausted the pa
thence Of the police officials of the
county, and drastic measures will be
taken to put stop to it. Perhaps
the most of these troubles are fruits
of the blind tigers, and the citizens
of Hartford should join the officers
in an effort to break up these trouble
breeding joints.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

confine price fixing TO food products
only? Is 1t fair to limit the margin
of the farmers profits on food pro-
ducts and leave the cotton growers
Of the south and the sheep raisers OF
the west to q harvest of exorbitant
profits? Shall everybody else except
the farmer who feeds the nation In
It's hour of peril be allowed to feath-
or his nest while the war feathers
are flying thick and fast?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
Senator Stones violently partisan

Senator stones violently partisan
speech, attacking the loyalty and
patriotism OF the Republican mem
bers Of that body was grave blum
der for the party in power, and the
result OF 1t will be an easing M
Of the policy of the Congress in grant
ing the President extraordinary and
unusual powers. In other words II
will mark the beginning of the end OF
one man power in the administration
OF the government. After all, Sena'
tor Stones Incorporate and ill-timed
speech may serve q useful end.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

Whatever other results may follow
the Fuel Commissioners drastic or
der paralizing the business indus
tries of the country for period, it
brings home to the people as they
have never realized it before the far
reaching sacrifices this country may
be called upon TO make before the
war is over.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
PENSION BILL MAY
BENEFIT GUARDsMEN

Washington, Jan. 22.--The House
Committee on Invalid Pensions today
unanimously reported with favora-
BILE recommendation the bill of Repre-
sentative Langley. of Kentucky. ex-
tending the general pension laws 10
members Of state militia organize
tons under command of United States
officers and to their widows. 1t il es-
timated the bill will give a pension
able status to at least 1000 Kentuck-
ians.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
Sammios To Have Weekly.

Paris. Jan. 22,-A weekly news
paper for the American troops In
France. to be called The Stars and
Stripes. will be issued shortly. II
has the sanction Of Gen. Pershing. II
will be directed and edited by men
wearing the American uniform.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

Circuit Judge and former Con-
gressmar Mckenzie Moss, of Bowling
Green, is just now the most favora-
bly, mentioned Republican for the
nomination for United States Senator
this fall
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

a second training camp will he
held at Porto Rico, starting Febru-
AIRY 1. The attendance of 400 will
be selected from citizens and resi-
dents OF Porto Rico.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The practice of throwing men into
Jail for speaking irreverently of the
President, inaugurated few months
ago. soon blowed over. The Amer
lean people would not stand for Rus
sian autocracy.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

Government estimates of the pro-
duction OF petroleum in the United
States in 1917 place 1t at nearly Il
per cent greater than any previous
year.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The President is asking Congress
10 give him power to fix the price OF
All food products. Perhaps this
would be a Wise provision, but why
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

Evidences are at hand indicating
that the President is losing much Of
that firm grip he has had on Con-
gress since his first year in Office.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

An embargo has been placed on the
expectation of butter, except to ma
lions associated with the United
States in war.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
AN EPITAPH.

Sacred to the memory of John
Barleycorn,killed in the great World
war in 1918. May the day Of His
Resurrection Never Dawn.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The Italian wheat crop for 1917
was 30 per cent below the aver
age
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

The business house that cleans the
snow from the pavement in front
advertises its enterprise.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

Try a REPUBLICAN AID. to help
sell your property.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

II you wish to make a sale try .
AID.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
Hartford Repu oIican.
gOHN HENRY THOMAS. -. Editor
w. q. TINSLEY, Associate Editor
and business Manager.

Ertsred according to law at the postoiiice
Hartford. Ky,, as mail matter of the second
s,ess.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25
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Shs Hartford Republican.
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-25

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-08

SERIOUS FOR
{. CHICAGO

The snow blockade in East, chicago
assumed very serious aspect yester-
day afternoon when il became evident
hat the supply Of bread and that Of
fresh meat was running very short
None of the grocery stores we're de
iiveung imported bread and what Was
baked III bakery ovens was snapped W
ia hurry. hundreds ST families having
10 go without bread for supper and 10
provide some substitute. Where house
wives could bake gems or buns or bis
cuts or hot bread Of some kind the loss
was not especially noticed but IN MANY
Of the homes % the poorer classes
where bakers bread VAS depended upon
the shortage was keenly felt
The South Shore interurban was ex-
pectod TO afford relief last night by
bringing in an express shipment Of
bread the big wagons expecting to
come light from South Chicago and de
liver locally from the South shore cars.
But no bread came
There was an indication AZ an early
hour this morning. howcNer. TINT there
would be plenty Of bread brought in
some time today.