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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
WHERE THE FIRST
 AMERICAN SOLDIERS FELL
French Lorraine, "the Most Beauti
 Burial Ground in Europe"
Especial to I've PrllptfnA

Especial to I've Bulletin
 Washington, D. C., April 22-In a communication to the National ,4eo- graphic Society Mrs Harriet Chalmers Adams, the distinguished traveller, gives a. graphic picture of French Lor- raine, that part of France where the first American soldiers. under General Pershing, fell. A part of the commu- nication has been issued as a war geography bulletin. as follows:
 T entered the Trench military zone as a war correspondent, equipped with a magical little yellow book which carried by photograph and the facts about my nationality, place of birth, magazine affiliation. and residence at home and in Paris It had ushered me safely past innImerabie gendarmes and sentinels on the way to Compiegne and Rheims, even to front line trenches in Champagne: now it brought me to Nancy, in northeastern France, the most beautiful town in the republic, capital of historic LOT raine.
 "A famous F'renchman has called Lorraine 'the most beautiful burial ground in the world" Flanders is a mud-hole and Champagne is all chalk but Lorraine is an enchanting land with harmonious hills and noble trees and fern-borderad streams rushing to the Rhine. The quaint villages which escaped the German onslaught perch on the hillsides like Christmas toys and the humblest vegetable patch is a garden.
 But there are tombs in every flow er-strewn field, fo~ no region on earth has suffered more than fire and sword All the races of Europe have coveted Lorraine since the days of the Ro- mans. When the kaiser waited in the forest with his 1N.G00 aavalrymen for word from his victorious army that he might cross the frontier and make 2 triumphant entrv into Nancy. he vas but following in the footsteps of earlier l7arhnrians who have swept across the Rhine
 Nancy. is a little over five miles from the front. and is. bomharded by the Boches' most powerful guns the 3S0 millimeter which have a twenty mile range. The shells come mainly at night, when there can be no warn ing. In daylight French aeroplanes hover guard over the city to watch for the distant white cloud which heralds the oncoming shell. The toe sin sounds the alarm and the 100 900 inhabitants scurrv to the cellars. On every house with cellar great cross is painted, the doupie cross of anci- ent Lorraine
 Few people have left town. Trains are running: shops are open. Nancy has her work to do and keeps at 1t doggedly Also, she houses and feeds
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
WESTERLY WOMAN FOUND DEAD
Mrs. Expired Early Monday Morning Officers of Gun Club-Unexpected Death of Charles B. Knight Former County Home Girl at Norwich Committed to State School-Patriotic Meeting Planned.

An adjourned session of the superior court for Washington county came in at Westerly Monday. Judge Doran pre- siding. The first case called for trial was trespass and ejectment brought by Salvatore Fibre against Antonio Taskers. The jury impanelled for the trial of the case is David T. Talbot Charles H. Crandall of Westerly Her bert W. Card Hubert J. Wells. (fore- men). of South Kingstown; Howard w. Bateman, Squire Spink. William E. Nutting, North Kingstown; Orville NJ Meserve, John s. Knowles. Rich mond; Joseph NJ Hoxie, Charlestown; Frank E. Crumb Hopkinton; William k. Chamolin, Exeter. Verdict was rendered for defendant
 The case of Abbie Bliven against Minnie c Bliven was next to be heard by the eo.t and jury This is an ap- peal from the probate court of Charlestown, in, which the mother seeks to recover children that are in the custody of her mother in law. The testimony was not ended when the court adjourned to 10.30 Tuesday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
STAMPING OUT OF
 VICE IN PHILADELPHIA
Subject of Conference Between Sec'y
 Daniels and Lieut.. Col. Hatch.

Washington, April 22.-What has been done toward stamping out vic. m Phila delphia to provide wholes~ne environment for the thousand. of ma rnes and bluejachets stat. +ne in and about that city was the subject of a long confernoo here today between Secretary Dan els and Lieutenant Col onel HGtNN of 1he marina corps, de- taiie7 recently 10 represent the navy department in tk;s work.
 Both the secretary and Colonel Hatch made it piain that the navy has no thought of taking over the policing of Philadelphia. but will insist unon inc city officials enforcing their own laws They said citizens of Philadel- phia were giving aid and encourage ment in the task.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
EVERY MAN OF DRAFT
 AGE HAD VOLUNTEERED
Evidence of Patriotism of Young Men
 of Hastings on the Hudson.

Hastings on Hudson, N. Y, April P. The village of Hastings has no more men to give to the Colors. Neighbor- ing villages, in bidding goodbye to their quota of drafted men today noticed the absence of recruits from Hastings brought forth the reply that there wer no more men to give be- cause every man of draft age had al- ready volunteered, even those who would have been taken in the June call having gone away.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
A GOOD SPORTS SUIT.

Here is a simple and comfortable suit for sports or outing wear. The blouse is made 10 slip over the head, and has the fronts rolled back to meet collar, in sailor style. The skirt is cut on straight. comfortable lines.
 The pattern is m four sizes: fl. Is, IS nd 20 years. Size 16 years requires 1 94 yards of 44-inch material The skirt measures about 1 3-4 yards at the foot
 A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps
 Order through The Bulletin Company, Pattern Dept. Norwich, Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

In reply to a New Year message from Prince Alexander of Serbia President Wilson says that in giving it's as- sistance to Serbia the Government of the United States of America was in- f1uenced as much, by the desire to hel'' an oppressed nation as by the wish to carry out our plans for the com plete breaking down of the Prussian military autocracy"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
STONINGTON
Annual Meeting of Cemetery Assoeia
 tion-Borough Brevities.

A t the annual meeting of the Ston- :ngton Cemetery association George H. Robinson was elected president. Chas. B. States, clerk and treasurer. and Charles P. Williams. Charles B. States and George H. Robinson directors The association is a close corpora tion and now it is planned to reorganize so that the property will pass directly under the management of the lot own CTS or their representatives
 Stonington Pointers.
 Charles E. Shackley will attend a meeting of the executive committee of he Connecticut State Ffrenen's asso- ciation in Hartford next "Wednesday.
 Stonington High school baseball team will have a practice game today with team of trolley carmen.
 After weeks vacation, Misses Eli zabeth Muller and Mary McCafferv have returned to the state normal school in Willimantic
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
A NEGRO LYNcHED
 NEAR MONROE, LA.
Clyde Williams Was Under Indictment for Attempted Murder of White Man

Monroe La. April 22.-Clyde Will Hams, negro, indicated by the Qua chita Parish grand jury Saturday on charges of shooting with intent to murder c. L. Thomas, Missouri Paci- fc station agent at Fawndale, La several weeks ago was taken from a deputy sheriff at McClain Plantation ten miles south of Monroe, early to- day by about dozen masked men and hanged to a tree. Williams was being brought here from Fawndale for trial
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

PresioS9t Wilson has called upon all American boys of Is years and older, who are not permanently en- pioyed, to enroll in the United States Boys Working Reserve, in order that they may spend their spare time in working on farms and in other forms of productive employment
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
verfiowing cup of desc

Hogg had an overfowing cup of deso-
 lation
 < MT. Hogg was employed as store
 Keeper at the plant of c. B. Cottren & Sons company and was a member
 of Franklin lodge, F. and A. M, and
 Narragansett lodge of Odd Fellows.
 As an outcome of the address re-
 gently delivered by B. Talmadse Root committee of churches on the moral
 aims of the war there will be patri-
 otic mass meeting in Westerly Sun
 day evening, May 8. Rev. S. Stewart
 Kinley is chairman and Rev. John c. Dutton secretary of the local commit tee, and all denomina tions are repre- sented in the movement These com
 mittees have been appointed: Ira B. Crandall M. Augensichso and Thomas J. Ienihan. committee on place of | meeting; Willard H. Bacon and Max Sovogrosk, committee on banquet; George B. Utter and Louis Solomon committee on publicity. The speakers assigned to Westerly are President J. H. T. Main of Grinnell college and Rev. Walter l.. Sperry of Boston. On the trip from cuttyhunk, bound
 to Westerly, Saturday morning, Capt. Frank H. Robinson, aboard tug West erly sighted a dismasted schooner. the Eliza Jane, laden with 1000 bushels of 1 oysters, The schooner had been aban- doned and the Westerly made fast to 1 the craft and lowed her into New i Bedford harbor. It was subsequently learned that the schooner had been in | collision with submarine tender of 1 the Lake company of Bridgeport, that l the captain of the schooner, Schroeder.
 had been injured and taken to Bridge | port, and that his only shipmate, Cisco. went with him. The Eliza Jane is
 owned in Waquoit, Mass. The cargo is insured and the Westerly Towboat i company will claim substantial sal wage
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
Won't Attempt to Dictate.

All we expect General Foch to do, at present, is to hold thu Huns. We are. willing to let him ta,:e ais own time to give em what's c'ming to 'em.-Marion Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

The annual meeting oF the Narra- gansett Gun club was held Sunday af- ternoon at the Moose Neci Inn, East Greenwich, and officers were elected as follows: Owen F. Deadly, of Wy oming, president; Henry H. Robinson, Of Westerly, vice president; J. Albert Beandette, of Arctic Centre, secretary; Charles E. Merrill, of Anthony. treas urer' Louis J. Reuter-, of Westerly field captain; Henry Congdon. of Arc tic, color sergeant Nathan Read. J. A. Beaudette, c. E. Morrill,, Henry Congdon, L. J. Reuter- and John Sher- man, contest committee.
 It was voted to subscribe to a s1o0 Liberty bond There will be regis tered shoot on the third Sunday in September, and $100 was appropriated for prizes. The club will receive from the Interstate association $25 and a watch valued at $25 which will be of fered as additional prizes. The club will hold regular shoot on the third Sunday of each month. beginning May 19 Four new members were admit ted,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

The names of the Mystic boys in the Eleventh division draft called to 20 to Fort Slocum May 1 are John Farretti Walter Hachschild, Samuel DeyoIe and Romulus Brodeur.
 Eighty seventh Birthday.
 Miss Mary Elizabeth Brown ceIe- nrated her S7th birthday at her home on Denlson avenue on April IS and received calls from her relatives and friends. Miss Brown is in particularly good health.
 Buy Fire Truck.
 John Fribbanceg Conrad Kretzer and William l.. Maine. the executive com mlttee for the Mystic fire district have purchased for the district LaFrance flre truck to be placed in the Mystic Hook and Lader company to match the LaFrance engine which was re- centiy purchased for the district and IS Tn the B. F. Hoxie engine rooms and which has proven so satisfactory The cost of the truck was $7.o00. with SIX cylinder engine, chemical tank ana 70 ladders. The committee visit ed places where these trucks have been used and found them most satisfac- tory.
 Mems Club Meets.
 The meeting of the Mems cluh vos held In Community hall Monday even ing. The speaker was George WhitfIe- sey or New London, and his subject was. Looking Backward, after which Prof. Frederick D. Losey, director of organization of the International Fo- rum association, Inc, of New YorI, city, spoke briefly on Constructive Democracy, after which refreshments were served and a smoker enjoyed.
 Social and Personal.
 Miss Louise Gray has returnedSto New York after a few days visit in Mystic.
 Miss Geneva Rathbun has returned to Guilford after a visit with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Warren p Rathbun.
 Miss Ruth Abell has returned from a visit in Providence.
 Miss Gladys Wilcox has returned from a visit in Boston.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank N. Gillfillan have returned to New Britain after a visit with Mrs. John H. Hoxie.
 Luke McKone, U. s. N. R., has re- turned to Newport after a furlougb with his brother. William McKone.
 MT. and Mrs. John Hirst have re- turned from visit in Providence
 Dr. W. s. Smith of Wallingford is spending few days with his family on High street.
 Mrs. Sarah Spink is visiting her sister Mrs. Colin Wilson, in Water bury.
 Club Entertained. Mrs. G. Albert Thompson entertain ed the Monday club on Monday after
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

noon at her home on New London road. The subject of the program was Juvenile Writers and was in charge of Miss Geneva Rathbun.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

Judge Frank H. HammiII of Bris- tol, speaker of the Rhode Island house ot representatives. has announced he will not be a candidate for renomina- ton. He is a candidate for jury com missioner, a paying and influential po- sition created by one of the last acts nassed by the assembly in the clos ing hour. Henry T. Bodwell of Grams ton, has withdrawn from the contest for nomination to be congressman, but will seek reelection as representative and be candidate for speaker of the house.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

Charles B. Knirht, e7. died suddenly Sunday night at his home in stiIman avenue. He had not been in the best of health for some time. but was not considered as sick as he was able to continue his usual work. Sunday af- ternoon he worked cleaning up his eel lar and soon thereafter became quite ill and a physician was summoned. MT Knight failed to improve and gradually failed to the end.
 MT. Knight was an industrious and faithful workman wherever he was employed and respected by his many acquaintances. He was one of the old est members of the Rhode Island Ones and 2 member of the Westerly Veter- an Firemen's association. He leaves T widow. two sons and two daugh- ters.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

Nellie F. Brown, 33, wife of Denis Brown was found dead in bed. early Monday morning, at her nome No. 40 1-2 Oak street. She had been under a nervous strain for several days, but was in apparent good health when she retired Sunday night. According to Mir. Brown she was alive at o'clock Monday morning. but he found her dead at 5.15. She had been taking small doses of lavender and ether. and it is believed that an overdose caused death Besides her husband Mrs. Brown is survived by two sons. An other son was drowned in the Pawca- tuck river several years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

Ruth Sisson, a former resident of Mechanic street in Pawcatuck. vio- lated her proba tion and is now back in the Industrial School for Girls in Mid '1letown, Conn. She ws placed in the New London county home, at Preston. five years ago. became unruly and f. nally took unauthorized leave. She was then committed to the industrial school. About a year ago she was given probation and employment and a home secured for her with family in East Greenwich Conn. Recently two of her sisters visited her and were entertained at the home where she was employed, over night. In the morning the three Sisson sisters had disappeared. Miss Clive. probation of ficer of the industrial school. located Ruth Sisson at her former home in, Pawcatuck and, with the assistance of Deputy Sheriff Casey, secured posses sion of the girl and escorted her back to the state institution.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
MYSTIC.
Eighty seventh Birthday ceIebrated- Mems Club Hears Mrs. Georqe Whlttlesey-LaFrance Fire Truck Bought.

The names of the Mystic boys in the Eleventh division draft called to go to Fort Slocum May 1 are John Farretti Walter Hachschild, Samuel Deyole and Romulus Brodel1r
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

Elliott R. Thorpe, who enlisted in the Fifth company, Westerly, Coast Artillery corps, and who has been at tending the third officers training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, is home on ten days leave. He has been ap- pointed an instructor sergeant or can didate officer in line for commission, and will probably be assigned to some southern camp.
 His brother Walter is now some where in France having been sent overseas soon after reporting at Camp Devens. Walter was a sergeant in the Fifth company, c. A. C., at the out break of the war. and when federalized he was rejected by reason of defective teeth and discharged. At considerable expense, he had this defect remedied and twice tried to join the army. with his earned rank. but this was denied. He was finally drafted, and he urged that the rank taken from him be re- stored, but without avail, and he went over there as private
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23
Eishty-seventh Birthday.

Miss Mary Elizabeth Brown ceIe- brated her S7th birthday at her home on Denison avenue on April IS and received calls from her relatives and friends. Miss Brown is in particularly good health.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

William A. Hose, 33, died suddenly about as he was to be operated upon for tonsilitis, or throat trouble. at his home. 94 Summer street He has been suffering from the ailment for some time. and when his house was afire several weeks ago he went out in the severe cold, thinly clad, and aggravated the throat trouble Mon day morning Drs. Payne and Pagan were to perform the operation. MT. Hogg had taken only three whiffs of the anaesthetic when he suddenly died, following a convulsion. The real cause of death was not declared, but it may have been due to a weakened heart.
 MT. Hogg resided with his mother, Elizabeth Hogg. and daughter. Eliza beth E. Hogg. Besides his mother and sister, he is survived by younger brother, John A., now in the national army His mother was in the Brad ford railroad wreck and was pierced by so many splintcrs of wood that she was almost a veritable human pin cushion. This accident, the fire at her home. the departure of her youngest son to the military service, and noy the death of her oldest son. all within comparatively brief period, Mrs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-23

Mrs. c. Albert Thompson entertain ed the Monday club on Monday after
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-20
IMPRESSED BY M0T0RTRUcK
Farmers Could Not Heip but See Value
Of Machines a. They Carried
Immense Loads.

Farmers In nearly all parts Of the
United States have had impressed
upon them the value Of the motor.
truck for farm work. The railroad
congestion and the shortage Of rail-
road equipment made it particularly
necessary during the past five or six
months to send new trucks overland
from the factories and to handle large
quantities Of freight, such as or.
dinariiy would have been handled
by the railroads, by using motortrucks
These conditions took the trucks
out into the farming districts In great
or numbers and with greater fre
ouency than ever before. Farmers
saw them hauling immense loads on
the paved roads and on the ordinar,
roads Of the country and could mol
help being impressed
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-20
CONQUEST
Nv HENRI CHAPELLE.
of the ViqiIantes.

The broad, beloved life Of peace
full. housekeeping nation, Is prod
net. not an ordinance to be proclaim
ed. Why, then, do we talk of negohat-
ing peace, when 1t has been DESTROYED
by violence? The forces that make
neace must first be reestablished.
One might as we'll talk OF peace TO
a man struggling in the hands OF a
murderous highwayman. One might
os we'll talk Of a peace settlement with
the thief. to a man who has been rob
bed.
Wherever moral issues are involved.
the instinct Of mankind demands q
clean-cut conquest Of evil.
Wherever there Is definite attempt
70 infure another person, the one as
sailed knows he must win decided
conquest to be safe.
Wherever there Is man who lives
Justly, he Is entitled to conquest over
those who attacked him.
Right, safety, and Justice all de-
mand conquest over wrong. danger
and brutality. Let conquest be the
word we use In speaking Of the dis
position Of this war.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-20
Planning the Kitchen.

In planning a new home or remod~
cling an old one 1t should always be
borne In mind that the placing of the
stove. sink and work table In such
a way as to secure the advantages OK
q compact workshop will save the
housekeeper many steps in the tasks
Of the kitchen. Time and energy VIII
also be saved II the shelves. cyr-
boards and drawers are located near
the place where the supplies or equip
ment which they are to contain arr
to be used, and they will be even moro
convenient il they are so planned that
their contents may be easily ana
quickly removed or replaced. In Sc
lecting the equipment only that which
Is most convenient and durable should
be purchased. AS in any well-regu-
| lated workshop, all the equipment nee
essary for the convenience Of the
worker should be supplied, but that
equipment should be Installed first Oh
| I'll which will be used most often.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-07-20

The States Relations service OF the
United States department OF agricui-
ture has recently issued "a Guide in
Baking" The whole thing Is printed
ON a card, ten by five and a half
inches. suitable to hang on the kitchen
wall. On 1t are the measurements OK
flour. The weights and measures were
tested In the office of Home Economies
The table. adhered to, will enable the
housewife to make good griddle cakes.
mullins, cakes, cookies, drop biscuits
and nut or raisin bread without using
any wheat flour.
Whatever recipes she has used sue
cessfully with wheat flour, she may
continue to use successfully with sub
stitutes for wheat -four. For Instance,
the table shows that, If one cup or
wheat -four was used in certain
REGIME and 1t Is desired to substitute
barley flour, one and three-eighths
Guns will be necessary, while all the
other ingredients remain as in the OLD
recipe. A number of good comblna-
lions are worked out. BY mixing two
| of the substitutes as indicated, the
housewife will get better results than
| If she used one substitute. AT tho
! bottom of the card are half dozen
cautions" aids in baking with SUBJ
stitute flours that have been carefully
worked out by experts. A copy OF the
card may be hada from the States Ke-
lations service, Department of agricul-
ture, Washington. ID. Z.