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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
OVER THE T0p! ARTHUR 5: GUY ,J,t.1 EMPEY
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thought we, would have the enemy licked in jig time and be able to- eat Christmas dinner at home. We'll, so far, have eaten two Christmas din- ners in the trenches, and am liable to eat two more the way things are pointing. That is. if Fritz don't. drop a whizzbang' on me and send me to ssBlighty. Sometimes l. wishi l would get hit, because, it's no great picnic out here, and twenty-five months of 1t makes you fed up.
 Its fairly cushy now compared to what it used to be, although [ admit this trench is a trifle rough. Now we send over five shells to their one We are getting our own back, but in the early days it was different. Then you had to take everything without re- lSply. In fact, we would get twenty shells in return for every one we sent over. Fritz seemed to enjoy it. but we British didn't, we were the i sufferers. Just one casualty after another. Sometimes whole pIatoons would disappear, especially when a Jack Johnson plunked into their middle. It got so bad that fellow, when writing home, wouldn't ask for he was afraid he wouldn't be there to receive them.
 After the drive to Paris was turned back trench warfare started. Our general grabbed a map drew a pen- cil line across it, and said:a'Dig here then he went back to his tea and Tommy armed himself with a pick and shovel and started digging. He's been digging ever since. "
 Of course i've dug those trenches at night but it was hot work what
 with the rifle and machine gun fire | The stretcher- bearers worked hard
 CT than the diggers.
 Those trenches-bloomin' ditches,
 call them-were a nightmare. They
 were only about five feet deep, and i-you. used to get the backache iron
 bending down. It wasn't exactly safe
 to stand upright, either, because a:
 soon as your napper showed over the
 top, a bullet would bounce off it, ol else come so close it would make you hair stand.
 "We used to fill sandbags and sticl
 them on top of the parapet to make i
 higher, but no use, they would b.
 there about an hour, and then Frit;
 would turn loose and blow them tt bits. My neck used to be sore iron ducking shells and bullets.
 Where my battery was stationed, ;
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 AQuinas Reddy, employed at the To- cal railroad freight office for the past few months has gone to work as brakeman Mss Mildred Bennett suc- ceeds him doing clerical work.
 Mra A T. Hope entertained the La dies Aid society Tuesday afternoon. The Mems club held their meeting Monday evening in the office of the AsEzwaga company.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Field visited relatives in Foster, R. l., Sunday.
 Attended Dedication Exercises.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. Lorne Greig were over Sunday guests of the latter's par euts. Mir. and Mrs. Angus Park, of Hanover. They attended the dedica- j ton exercises of the new parish house connected with the Congregational church at Hanover
 Luther Day has vacated Frank S. Ksnnedy's building where he has had a meat market for several months, and has moved the goods to his home on the Willimantic road
 Miss Bernice S. Coggswell was talk en seriously ill Friday with appendi- citis and Saturday went to St. Vim cents hospital at Worcester, where she underwent an operation. At the i--c1e &NPSAb o3AC WdS ISSSlI5 COIIllOTI- ably.
 Kenneth Michie has rented the lunch room in the Post Office building which has been closed for several weeks.
 Fred l.. Miller, who has been i'll with an attack of asthma, although not fully recovered was able to be at the store Monday.
 Church interests.
 The mid-week prayer meeting was be held Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Harry Brearley.
 The snow storm Sunday leSsenea the attendance at church, Rev. Will jam Swainson gave very irteresting discourse on Christ's Temptation in the Wilderness. The evening service was omitted owing to the pastor be- ing indisposed-
 Mrs. x. L. Greig pleasantly enter tstned the Woman's Missionary soci- ety at her home Saturday afternoon. After routine business the leader Miss Myrtice E. Blanchard read of the Iona Band. who were Missionary Pi- oueers, Mrs William Swainson read of the work of Mir and Mrs. Thomas Crosby at Fort Simpson on the Pa- cific coast. Miss Blanchard followed with a sketch of the work done by Joseph Ward at Yankton. Dakota. from 1S69-1SS9. During the social hour the hostess served sandwiches, cake and tea
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
Copyright by ARTHUR GUY EMPEY

Two R. F. A men (Royall Field Artillery from the nearby obServa tion post were allowed the privilege of stopping in this dugout while off duty. s
 One of these men, Bombadier Will son by name, who belonged to Bat tery D 238, seemed to take a liking to me, and returned this feeling.
 In two days time we were pretty chummy and he told me how his bat tery, in the early days of the war, had put over stunt on Old Pepper, and had gotten away with it.
 will endeaver to give the story as far as memory will permit in his own words:
 T came out with the First Expedi- tionary Force, and, like all the rest
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11

meeting win vote on the executive committees recommendation to na- tional and sectional championship play during 1918 and the awarding of the same should the recommendation be adopted. as appears likely. Appli- cations for the titufar tournaments are expected from Philadelphia, Bos- ton, and middle western clubs The West Side club of Forest Hills. L. 1. has announced it will stage the cham pionships again if the association so desires. Sentiment appears to favor moving the journeys to other sections, as the West Side club has heyd the majority Of the matches since 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
CHAPTER XVI. Ratterx D 2as.

The day after this I received the glad tidings that I would occupy the machine sgunners' dugout right near the advanced artillery observation post. This dugout was roomy affair, dry as finder and real cots in it. These cots had been made by the R. E. s who had previously occupied the dug out. I was the first to enter and promptly made sign board with my name and number on it and sus- pended it from the foot of the most comfortable cot therein. .es.
 In the trenches it is always first come, first served" and this is lived up to by all.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
POLISH FORCES HAVE
 CAPTURED sMoLENsK
Capital of the Russian Province of
 That Name-Has About 5o,ooo Por-
 uIation.

London, Feb. 1N-Poiish forces which recently revolted from the Rus sian army under the leadership 6f General Doxbor Mousnitsky have capi tured Smolensk from the BolshevilA, according to adyices from Vienna for warded by the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Copenhagen.
 Smolensk, capital of the Russian province of that name, and with a population before the war of slightly less than 5000; Is situated about 225 miles southwest of Moscow. If the re- port of its capture is correct the re- voting Poles have already pushed some distance from Mohilev, the Rus sian headquarters which they were declared in advices through Berlin on February to have occupied. arrest ing Ensign Krylenko, the commander in-chief of the Bolshevik forces, and his staff. Smolensk is some S5 miles northeast of Mohflev The Bolshevik authorities are reported to have at rested a number of prominent Poles at Petrograd in reprisal for Krylenkoss imprisonment.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
MONEY.

New York, Feb. 9.-Mercantile pa per 5 1-2@5 3-4. Sterling, 50 day bills 4.72; commercial 50 day bills on banks All 1-2; commercial 60 day bills All 1-4; demand AIS 5-16; ca bles 4.76 3-16. Francs, demand 5.72 1-2; cables 5.70 1-4. Builders, demand 4 1-2; cables A. Lire. demand S.63: cables S.61. Rubles demand 13; ca blss 13 1-4. Bar silver s 1-2. Mexi- can dollars 6S. Government bonds easy. Railroad bonds irregular.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
The Fearless Five.
EIks' Tournament.

Elks bowling finished the first half of the schedule the past week with the weak teams showing a great i'm provement that is going to make the last half very interesting, as every team is evenly matched and every pin is going to count at the finish It is certain every game is going to be for blood and spare or strike is liable to win any string
 Following are the winners of the weekly high singles for the first half: J@ Combies 132, G. Madden 123, w Stevens IT. H. Gee 116, J. Lyons H.
 Following is the average os the players in the first half:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago, Feb. 's.-Hogs, receipts 53.- 900 head. Markets slow and 5 cents lower. Mixed and butchers, $.620@ $16.75; good and heavy, S16.00@16.75; rough heavy, $16.0O@16.2o; light, $16.10@16.So; pigs, s13.25@15.25; bulk, $16.60@1e.7o.
 -Receipta 10000 head. Mar kets steady and 10 cents lower. Beev- es s3.40@13.90; COWS and heifers, $6.25@11s5; stockers and feeders. s720@ @1o4o; calves, $s.5o@15.75.
 Sheep.-Receipts 12,000 head. Mar ket weak and 10 cents lower. Native and western, s1o.5o@13.4o; lambs $14.75@17.65.
 Pittsburgh, Feb. Seattle supply light, Market M 3 Ike steady q Choice s1s.25; putohs m slSS2 5sSr slsoGSrsoe fsr sst eSy 1000; common, $s.oo@ 1000; common to good fat bulls. $s.50@11.o0; com mon to good fat cows. $s.0O@10.00; heiiers, $10.0O@11.00: fresh cows and springers. $6o.0o@11o.00; veal calves, si625.
 Sheep and lambs. - Supply light. Market steady. Prime wethers, $14: good mixed, $11.75@t2,75; fair mixed, $9.75@n.25; culls and common $6.00@ 500: spring lambs. $18.00. Hogs.-Receipts 20 double. decks. Market lower. Prime heavy hogs $l6.S0@16.90, mediums $1S.90@17.1 10, heavy workers $1715@17.25, light york CTS $16.50@17.. pigs $16.25@16.5 50, roughs $1S25 @15!5o, stags s13.25@ 1850.
 Kansas City, Feb. S.-Hog receipts estimated today 5000 head. Received officially yesterday 1o134 head; ship ments 729 head. The market was steady. Quotations ruled from sfS to $16.65 per 100 pounds, against s1S to $16.60 per 100 pounds on Feb. T.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
BOWLING
Fearless Five Wins Anain

Fearless Five Wins Again.
 The undefeated Fearless Five won two games from the. Taftville team Saturday evening at the Taftville al- leys. The first game went to the Taftville boys by small margin but in the next two strings the Fearless rollers swamped their opponents. Mc- Carthy of the Fearless team took high single and Dugas of Taftville got away with high total. The scores
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
COTTON.

New York, Feb. 9--Cotton futures opened steady. March S0S5, May 2s.70, July 29.15. October 27.S7. De- cember 2770.
 New York. Feb. s.-Cotton futures closed steady. March 90.2S; May |29.73: July 29.16; October M.91; De- |cember 27.70.
 New York. Feb s.-Cotton futures closed steady, March 3026; May 29.73; July 29.16; October 27.s1; De cember 27.76. Spot cotton quiet. Middfing $50,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
PROFICIENCY NECESSARY
 TO WINNING CLUBS.
Records of the Sixteen Pennant Win
 ners illustrate This Fact.

The proficiency necessary in many departments of baseball in order to win pennants is illustrated by com parisons of the records of sixteen clubs, each a flag winner in it's respec- tive league last season. With an, occa- sional exception. it will be found that the team which finished first in the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11

Die Zeit states that the great in- crease in the number of deaths in Vienna has led to serious burial scan dals. The mortuary vaults of the cemetery are overcrowded, and the cost of funerals has risen over 50 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
NOTICE

The Board of Reiief of the Town of Norwich, Conn, will meet in the City Hall Building. in said Town. each day, sondays excepted, from Feb. 1st to listen to appeals from the doings of the Assessors, and to transact any other business proper to be done at said meetings.
 Dssed at Norwich. Conn. Jan. 18th, iS1s
 FRED c. PROTHERo,
 JAMES c. FITZPATRICK.
 JEREMIAH J. DONOVAN.
 Board of Relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
DAYVELE

Agpinss Reddy Leaves Freight Office
 -Mssting of Missionary Society," Miss cossswelI Patient at Worees. ter Hospital
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW
Brown & Perkins, lii,ngs-st-lsx

Over Uncas Nat Bank. Shetucket St
 Entrznce stairway near to Thames National Bank. Telephons 3s-3
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11
LAST YEAR

LAST YEAR 50 million dollars worth of property ~ras burned in this country; about 21 niIIien . month, about 700 thousand a day, about 2e thousand an hour. 300 doIlsrs worth is burning while you raad this advertisement.
 Is your property insured?
 B. P. LEARNED & co.
 Agency Established May, 1s4e.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-11

Teams No. 1 and open tonight and large crowd is sure to be on hand.
 Standing of teams:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
Airpiane Needs strenu Wood.

A modern airplane propeller is one Of the strongest and most perfect products of mans handicraft.
 Some airplane engines run at 11,7O( revolutions minute and can be geareG up to 2,0OO. An engine of this power would use a nine-foot-six-inch propel Ter and the speed of the blade ends would be in the neighborhood of 600 miles an hour,
 Revolving at this terrific rate, the slightest imperfection in the wood from which the propellers are made would tend to disrupt them and cause them to fly to pieces.
 For this reason only the best anG hardest wood from the heart of the tree is used for propeller blades. II takes 2,O00 feet of timber in the rough to furnish 200 feet of wood good enough for propellers.
 Black walnut is the very best kind of wood for propeller blades, for, be sides being immensely tough, it does not splinter when hit by a projectile Next in the order named, come mahog any, white oak, ash, maple, birch and cherry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
FARMERS WANT ID PUT COTTONSEED IN
 STABILIZED PRICE
Proposed That $7O Per Ton F. 0. B. at Cars For The Seed Be Stand
 ard.

Washington, Aug. 31.-A proposal to stabilize the price of cottonseed and it's products on bisis of s7O per ton, f. o. b. cars, for the seed, has been put before the food administra. tion by a committee representino state directors of markets and agri- cultural commissioners of the cotton growing states and members of farm CTS union.
 "The effect of the proposal would be to make the price of seed vary from s64 to $72 in carload lots. de- pending upon the yield of oil "a food administrators tonight said "and the price of meal would range from s57 per ton in Texas to $53 for the east ern section.
 "A meeting of cattlemen has been called to consult in the matter"
 Prices suggested are based upon 1917 figures, it was said, and the ob- ject of fixing, if adopted, would be to protect both the cattle feeder and the seed producer from the highly specu- lative market that now threatens the industry"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
No AIimony From Soldiers.

The supreme court of New York state has no power to enforce an or. der for alimony against a soldier in the United States army, declared Jus. tice Aspinall in the supreme court in Brooklyn in the case of Mrs. Florence Merfiman against Rapley F. Merriman, private. It is the first decision of its kind here. Justice Aspinall gave the opinion in acting upon the request of Mrs. Merriman's attorney, who de. manded Merriman be forced to pay $40 on the first business day of each month. Ut is obvious. that the defend. ant could not comply. with 9 direction that he pay. $40s on the first business day of each month, said the justice, "when $40 is more than the rate of pay of his grade and the .tirnesef pay. ment 'of soldier1is tneaessari1y very irregular."-New York Evening Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
FROM CABEA6Es 10 KINGS
Wf'ter impressed by Accumulation Of Subject Matter of Every oescrip-
 tiOn in Print.

Perhaps the most 7alaanle i0stru- ment for perpetuation Is the printing press, writes Bruce Cummings in Sci. ence Progress. No sooner is an event over than it Is reported in the daily press, and the newspaper preserved Tn the British museum for all time,
 Within the sacred rotunda of .te brlr1sh museum reading room may be perused the novels of Charles Garyice, as we'll as the great Chinese eucyclo, pedia of ths Emperor Kiang.hl in 5,O2Q volumes.
 In books our knowledge to date is rounded up and displayed; you n1ay read book on a lunp of coal, grass blade, seaWorm, on hair combs, car. pets ships, sticks, sealing WAX, cab. pages, kings, cosmetics, Kant. A very thick volume indeed was published last year upon the thorax of field cricket. It would require a learned man to catalogue the literature that deals with such comparatively trivial subjects as the history of the Punch, and-Judy show, or the history of play. ing cards.
 At the present rapid rate of accumu, iation the time must come when the British museum, thousands of years hence, will occupy an area as large as London, and the Encyclopedia Britan. nica be housed in building as big as the Crystal palace; an accumulation of learning to make Aristotle and Scaliger turn pale.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
LAFAYETTE SQUADRON FLYER ESCAPES FROM
 ENEMY PRISON CAMP

Berne, Switzerland Aug. 31 (Bp The Associated Presc. )-Lieutenan Thom- as Hitchcock, Jr., of Westbury, L. l.. who while member of the Lafayette flying squadron last March, was cap tured by the Germans, has escaped from a German prison camp and has arrived here.
 Hitchcock, who is the sixteen year old son of Major Thomas Hitch- cock jumped from a train near Ulm in Wuttemberg and walked 800 miles to the Swiss border near Schaffhau- sen. The aviator is returning to the United States immediately
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
MACHINE WORKERS
 ARE ON STRIKE

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Aug. 31.-Unless action is taken by the United States government there seemed little pos sibility tonight of any immediate set clement of the strike of $500 union machine workers who at noon today left nearly every plant in Bridgeport. The men declared they were disat tis- fled with the wage award made by the national war board
 The strikers after a riotous meet ing voted unanimusly to continue the strike. until every manufacturer con- cerned in the strike bows to their demands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
SAVES EXEMPTION
 BOAD RECORDS IN
 BURNING BUILDING

Clanton, Ala Aug. 3l.-With flames bursting through the ceiling of a see~ Ond story room in the Chiffon county court house here today, ] B. Atkin- son, clerk of the county draft board climbed ladder, made his way into the room and obtained the boards records and the registration cards of August 24.
 Just as he regained his ladder, the ceiling collapsed All the records in the building were destroyed.
 Damage resulting from the fire 's estimated at $40,0O0 and investigation into it's cause is expected to be made immediately.
 The Sept. term Of court will be convened in vacant hotel Monday.
 During the term the grand jury is expected to investigate charges brought by J. T. Craig examiner, against several officials of the coun- ty.
 Washington Aug. 30-Evidence that draft registrants in certain locali- ties are attempting to avoid military service by having their teeth extract ed has been submitted 10 the officers of the provost marshal general by the department of justice.
 Dentists today were warned against permitting themselves to be made a party to a practice, which would sub ject them to the penal code provided for consprin2 to aid anyone to evade the draft
 Men classified under the selective draft as qualqified for limited or special service" will not be called un- less thereby able bodied men will be relieved for serving abroad secretary Baker announced today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
Testing fleurisy With Coins.

A novel method of diagnosing pleur. iay is described oy F. LerebQulIet in the Paris Medical. The examiner ap- plies his ear to the patients chest, closing his other ear, while cons are cinked at the patients back. The sound of the coins coming through a healthy, normally aerated lung seems distant and dull, while through an af- geneous tissue clear. silvery, metal lie ring is heard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

We would advise our customers and the public in general to send us their overcoats and winter suits this month to be put in order for winter for as soon as the cooler weather sets in. we will not be able with our present force of workmen to handle 50 per cent of the work that will be offered us, and competent help i'll no doubt be scarcer little later on than it is now.
 Respectfully.
 ! FRANK DIETRICH, Phone 1926. Clothing Hospital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
Proper Home Life.

The right kind of home life means everything to every one of us. The average wife or mother should keep this truth constantly before her and re- solve that her home shall be made bright and cheerful spot. Otherwise she must expect that her family will seek outside attractions. for common sense talls us that no one will remain for any length of time In any place where he or she is uncomfortable or Satisfed.-Exchange
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
Lighting and Heating Systems.

Hollow wire systems, t individual lights, ghs burners; for common stoves, making gas from coal oil (kerosene). 1salso handle sell. beat ing coal oil irons.l No smoke, no iordo1 !1t no1 wicks to trim: The most practical line on the market; Will be glad to call on you and demonstrate same.
 A: M. LEVY,
 301 1-2 Main. St. ,','N''"sI l. Phone 923
 Pine Bluff, Arkansas. ''8-16-t1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
A TEXA s WONDER

The Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles. gravel, diabetes. weak and lame backs. kidneys and bladder in both men and rheumatism, and irregularities of the women. If not sold by your druggist. will be sent by mail on receipt of $1.25. One small bottle is two months treatment and often cures. Send for sworn testimonials. Dr. D.. w. Hall. 1926 Olive street, St. Louis. Mo. Sold by druggists. -Advt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
The Gieesome Ihearlst

'Ifow do you know Bliegings Is ab so,ntely inexperienced in agriculture?" "He keeps talking about what a sim pie thing 1t is to have fine garden in your back yard"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
DROPSY TREATMENT

It gives quick relief. Dis dressing symptoms rapid ly disappear. Swelling and short breath soon gone,
 Never heard of anything it's equal for .dropsy. A trial treatment sent by mail absolutely FREE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
CaIIfornla's Gibe.

From an account of an Oregon wed. ding: "The bridegroom's present to the bride was handsome diamond brooch. together with many other beau- dful things in cut glass. <Cal) Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
Not Old Enouah.

Alice was not greatly interested In the approaching Halloween party and when her older sisters tried to enthuse her with the subject she answered sadly: "Oh, what good is Halloween to me? l an not old enough to see ny future husbandss face in a mirror"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
AUTO WASHED AND CREASED.

Electric and gas cars properly washed and scientifically greased and polished. Cars called for and deliv- cred. The Auto Laundry. Phone 347. Tenth and Main. 6-28-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-01
Favors Absolute Abstention,

A recent report of British experts favors absolute abstention from strong drink, but supports the use of light wines and liquors.