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Evening journal., 1918-12-13
KIDNAPPED! have
YOU SEENCLARENCE?
Frantic Mother Asks All
to Join in Search
for Boy
STOLEN FROM PORTLAND
HOME ON NOV. l3|
MAN me and mn baby boyr

That is the frantic appeal to every
father and mother In Delaware from
Mrs. Lewis H. Thompson. Of Portland
Oregon. whose five-year-old son Clar-
ence disappeared on November 10.
It's a call to every parents heart--a
call for vigilance and help In the nation
wide search today being prosecuted for
the handsome. alert little fellow whose
fate Is unknown.
The case has already assumed the
dreadful interest Of the country's most
famous kidnapings.
STUDY the photograph oEmy boy,
which The Evening Journal has so
kindly consented TO print to help ma
him." pleads the mother. "and II you
see him send word quickly to Chief OF
Inspectors John Clark. OF Portland
Oregon"
On November 10. Clarence and his
mother were at the ranch Of A. A. Allen,
twenty miles from Portland.
The lad expected the arrival OF his
older brother. VIII, at the ranch az
noon. He went down TO the roadside
10 await his coming.
Allen and a man named ]. Bosler. VINO
was dickering with the rancher Tor
some stock, saw Clarence sitting by the
road at 1890 p. m.
A few minutes later. they say. an
automobile passed. They gave II no
heed, but Clarence was not seen again.
Half and hour later the Aliens and
Mrs. Thompson. accompanied by neigh
bors were securing the woods in the
vicinity Of the ranch, thinking Clarence
had strayed into the forest and became
lost
They searched all afternoon. That
night aided by a score OF other neigh
bors and friends, they continued the
search. Not trace was found.
The following Sunday 400 people from
the city and countryside with six blood
hounds and a score OF trained hunting
dogs covered every inch OF ground for
three square miles. The hounds took
up the boys trail at the Allen house
and followed Il TO the roadside. refus-
ing to go farther
The same ground was gone over a
few days later by 40 soldiers from Van
couver.
spot" shepherd dog, raised by the
boy for three years. was taken through
the woods. hunting everywhere. But
neither the soldiers nor spot met
success.
The Clackamas river. mile from
where Clarence disappeared. was drag
ged for miles for the chance that the
boy had strayed that far and fallen In,
or had been run over and killed by an
auto as he waited by the roadside and
his body carried TO the stream. But
this, too, was failure.
One week after the disappearance, a
Portland newspaper. The News. employ
ed the Burns international Detective
agency TO begin an Investigation. ]. f.
Masters. local manager OF the agency,
has up 10 this time deduced;
THAT CLARENCE WAS KIDNAPPED,
EITHER BY A FIEND AND MURDERED,
OR is BEING HELD FOR RANSOM
Evening journal., 1918-12-13
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? IT'S
YOUR KIDNEYS

There's no use suffering from the awful
agony Of lame back. Don't wait TIL II
passes on" II only comes back. Find
the cause and stop IL. Diseased condi-
tions of the bladder or kidneys are usually
indicated by stiff, lame back, wrenching
pains, lumbago, sciatica, nervousness, sleep
lessness, tired, wOrn.out feeling, pain In
the lower abdomen. These are natures
signals for help
Here's the remedy. when you feel the
first twinges OF pain or experience any OF
these symptoms, get busy at once. Go to
your druggist and get a box OF the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OIL Cap
sules, imported fresh every month from the
laboratories I'm Haarlem. Holland. Pleasant
and easy to take they almost instantly at
tack the poisous germs that are clogging
up your system and bring quick relief.
For over two hundred years they have
been helping the sick. why not try them 2
Sold everywhere by reliable druggists In
sealed packages. Three sizes. Money back
n they do not help you. Ask for GOLD
MEDAL" and be sure the name GOLD
MEDAL" is on the box.
Evening journal., 1918-12-13

''The boy had been playing hard all
morning and had told his mother he
was tired" Masters said. 'He wouldn't
have strayed far into the woods. In that
condition. and would have been found
II there.
1T is quite likely he was mistaken for
a child Of the Aliens They are wealthy
and kidnappers might choose them as
likely prey.
"We have. too. under observation.
man who has the reputation OF being a
pervert, and who. we are sure, was at
or near the Allen ranch the day the boy
disappeared.
III the boy is alive. we'll ind him"
Evening journal., 1918-12-13

House Dresses
Samples
Billy Burke and
other styles made of
Bates Seersuckers
and plaids; also per-
Gales, long or short
sleeves; values to
$500, $1.79.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
LOST AND FOUND
LEGAL NoTIcEa

AT COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Norwich, within and for the District of Norwich. on the 9th day of January, A. D. 1913.
 Present-NEI4soN J. AYLING, Judge.
 Estate of Henry Nelson Ford, late of Norwich. in said District. deceased.
 Mary M Whitman of Griswold, Conn.,, appeared in Court and filed a petition praying, for the reasons therein set forth. that an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased be admitted to probate.
 Whereupon, It Is Ordered, That said petition be heard and determined at Norwich, in said District. on the 14th day of January. A. D. 1913, at Il tice of the pendency of said petition, and of said hearing thereon. be given by the publication of this order one time in some newspaperT having a cir culation in said District, at least three days prior to the date of said Hearing, and that return be made to this Court.
 NELSON J. AYIlNG. Judge.
 The above and foregoing. is q true copy of record.
 Attest: HELEN NJ. DRESCHER,
 ian11d Clark-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Y. M. C.. A. COURSE
The Lotus Male ouartette Secured as Opening Number.

The time draws near for the opening or the '. N. C. A. course, January 21st, IS the opening date, and on that occa- sion the famous Lotus Male Quartette and reader, of Boston, will present one of their fine programmes. This company is engaged this season by special request, as on other occasions they have so highly delighted their audiences they need no introduction 10 the Norwich audiences.
 The second concert comes on Feb. s6. when the Floyd F'eatherston com pany will be the entertainers. Theirs Will be a musical programme of high order and it is sure to please.
 The third number will be given on March $ by The Craven Family or cnes.ra and soloists. The simple state ment that this company has been re- z,iled again and agai nto various cit ies is sufficient commendation for the quality of their programme.
 The tickets for the course are S1.00 each, and these may be obtained at the Y. M., c. A. or BarroEs' shoe store.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
HUMOR OF THE DAY
saMoney talks"

sYes. and all my life I've been a poor conversationalist"- Free Press.
 q wish to give a friend a timely and striking present"
 Then why not give him a clock"- London Answers.
 "What's the matter, old chap"
 q fear I am only on the edge of so- ciety."
 "In that case, why don't you join one of these community centers ?"-Kansas City Journal. The Bride (soon after the marriage) That jeweler who sold you the wed- ding ring sadly overcharged you. The Groom-The scoundrel! And have bought four engagement rings from him !-Everybody's Magazine. - "In business life, see.'
 Yes" "How do you like it, girlie?" 'I find it slow. I never hear any of those trade secrets I used to read about t."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
 "Reprisals! Whats these ere re- prisals they're a-goin' ter use again l the 'Uns?"
 "Well, don't rightly know, but yer can take IL IrOm IQ0, Iu6y T0 caps worse nor bombs. bs."-Casse1rs Saturday Journal. She-They tell me, MT. Gibbs, that your marriage was the result of love at first sight. Gibbs (with a sigh)-rhats true, Had I been gifted with second sight tPd still be in the bachelor class Boston Transcript. l Willie Slimson-My, but I thought you were a great deal bigger than you are.
 Featherstone-What gave you such an idea, Willie? 1 Wilhe-Why, sister said that all yon did was to take up room.-Life. Do you know of any place that looks as lonely and deserted as a sum- mer hotel in midwinter?" "Oh, yes"
 Name it."
 'The deck of a submarine just be- fore the vessel submerges. ham Age-Herald.
 My friend, there is really no ex- cuse for your not looking neat and clean" Sorry, mister" explained P1odding ! Peter, but I'm conserving my bit along wit de rest O de folks. You jes' happened to hit me on my soapless day."]Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
oRPHEUM THEATRE, DANiELsoN

Tommy Levene and his Yankee Doo- dle Girls open an engagement at this house Monday, Jan. IA, and continue here during Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 15-16.
 The Yankee Doodle Girls come with brand new repertoire of sparkling, dazzling musical comedy hits. All of the newest songs and brightest 1918 comery. An array of pretty girls, fun ny comedians, clever dancers and all the list of talented people necessary to the making of an organization that achieves success.
 The Honey Mooners, one of the pro- ductions to be given by this company, is spectacularly staged, with a wealth of special scenery and original dainty costumes. The settings for this pro duction are the most elaborate used by any musical company showing in Danielson.
 This is show that sets the pace, a whirlwind of mirth and melody and a real joymaker through every minute of it's being.
 Manager J. F. Lewis has secured this company through a special arrange ment and the patrons of this house will find in the Yankee Doodle Girls company an organization really worthy Of their patronage. There will be an entire change o1 , program each day and the prices are the popular kindc
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
Various Materials Used to Provide
 Euuipment for Fiohtino Men,

Raw materials of many kinds are needed for the equipment of United States troops. Jute, silk fur, and lin- en, all find their way into the uniform of an infantryman, in addition to the wool and cotton which are used in greater quantities.
 A half ounce of silk is used in the standard yellow gloves and slightly larger quantity in the riding gloves. Silk is also found in the service hat and undershirt. Linen enters the equipment list in only one article, the shelter tent. Jute is used is brooches, deat, and overcoat; fur in the service hat.
 Mussel pearl. ivory nut, and bone form the buttons on different articles of the uniform. Aluminium is used in the bayonet scabbard, canteen, cup, knife, and meat can. In the slicker are nine and a half ounces of rubber.
 Horsehide and leather, wood, iron, steel, bronze, brass, zinc, copper, tin, and lead are used in various articles.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
FOR SALE 429 Acre Farm $14,000 On MarvIand's Eastern Shore

on improved road in prosperous farm ing neighborhood only miles to town; in cultivation good for tons hay, 200 bushels potatoes 50 bushels corn or 40 bushels wheat per acre.. timber esti- mated worth s2,000; two dwellings, 2 houses, etc, etc; we enjoy short, mild, nearly snow free winters. long, delight full summers with plenty of rain and level cement auto roads; blow and sow taroes and seed wheat in November; !; western farmers settling all around; i; come and sec details page 31, Strout's Catalogue of 321 Bargains in a dozen states. Copy mailed free. E. A. Strout Farm Agency, Dept. 36. 150 Nassau St, New York. N. '. .t-.--z
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
" hat Is Go,ng On ionlxns

Moving Pictures at the ApdioTium. Moving Pictures at the Breed The atre.
 yacdevile and Photoplays at the las Tteaf-e l. meets in Shannon Building.
 Norwich. Conn, Lodge. No. 95o, L. O' Q. M. meets in Moose Home.
 Gardner Ledge. No. i6. K. Of F. SsT SeTwich h commandery. soan ndt. No ss7. U. o. c. C.. meets at 326 Main street. Lodge Oscar. No 30, Y. Q. or Az meets in Foresters' HalE
 Hugh Osgood Lodge No. 6s2o. l, v U. F.. M-U. meAts in Germania Hall
 Columbian Commandery, No. 4, k. T.. meets at Masonic Temple.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
L'ENVOI
tBy MRS. THEODORE M STUART, JR.

(5y MRS. THEODORE M STUART, JR. When ea+h's last conflict is over, and the tears os
 all Nations have dried; When the youngest bloodstains have faded, And the oldest hatred has died- We shall rest, and faith, we shall need it. Lay down for or two, Till the Master of All Good Wor4<men Shall send Peace unto earth" anew! And those who were brave shall be happy; They shall sit in the eonqueror's chair With conscience clear crystal And Iaures fair won AOVer There" They shall have vast treasure to draw from Golden memories at their caII- And crowned in the midst of the spendor Democracy sits, for all! When? Only the Master can tell us; ~ He only the victors name; r His infinite wisdom is guiding The cause of the sword and the flame; But we must all help in the working, And each, in his separate star Can do the days tasks as he finds them For the God of Things They Are!
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
Call for BriekIayers for Work 1T France Goes to Boards.

The first requisition under the new selective-service regulations is for bricklayers. In sending the call the Provost Marshal General asked for 1000 men to fill an urgent need of the armies in France.
 Only white men are wanted. They report to the aviation section, Signal Corps, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
Registered Men May be lnducted In.
 to Air Service.

While men registered under the se- lective- service law are not being ac- cepted at recruiting office for enlist ment in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps, they may be inducted voluntarily into service by their local boards if they are physically fit sufficiently skilled, and not required to fill the current draft quota They will be sent to Camp Kelly, Tex, for distribution into trades, training, and formation into squadrons, with ranks and salaries running from $50 a month as private to $S1 a month as master signal electrician, food and quarters provided by the government.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
NOTICE

The Seventy-eighth Annual Meeting of the Policyholders of the New Lon don County Mutual Fire Insurance Company will be held at the office of the Company. Nos. 59-61 Broadway, Norwich. Conn, at D. m,. Tuesday, Jan. 18th. 1918:
 To hear and act upon annual reports. To elect four Directors to serve for a term of three years.
 To transact any other business proper to be done at said meeting,
 W. F. LESTER. Secretary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
Corps of Army Nurses Must be in-
 creased Nearly 1000 Per Cent. in
 Year.


 creased Nearly 1000 Per Cent. in
 Year.
 According to estimates based on an army of 100000 men, 37,500 nurses will be needed. The present strength of the Army Nurse Corps of the Med ical Department is about $500. To increase this number by nearly 1000 per cent in a year is the task faced by the corps.
 Hospitals at Army camps and cam tonments still need nurses to bring the quota for each up to the mini mum of 65 considered necessary, all though since the urgent need for nurses was made public in December nearly 1000 requests for application blanks have been received.
 In order to. get the enroIlments up to the needed number some of the re- quirements heretofore imposed have been waived. According to estimates there are between S0,000 and 5000 registered nurses in the country and about 200. 900 other graduate and prac- tical nurses.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

Tho -raat screen spectacle "The NrrI.Or" wit hthe wonderful Ma este star oi Gabrielle D'Annunzio's Cabiria drew large sized audiences at tfe Freed theatre at all performances yesterday. Tho picture alread has been aimed as the most remark ale punch" production ever made
 with record number of genuine -l.ai--Taising" thrills throughout the course of its seven absorbingly inte- resting reels The Warrior vii, bn shown today al ga. 6.s0 ard SEQ. and tomorrow at l:3o 3:3O 6:31 and goo
 In addition to this feature William S Hart is seen in Fearless Eagan', e Erinning wastern drama and the lat
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
HAD TROUBLE FOUR OR FIVE
 YEARS

No one appreciates good health like those who are ill. W. J. Furry. R. F. D. 2, Salem. Mo. writes: "I have Been bothered with bladder trouble four or five years. It gave me a great deal of nothing did me any good until I got Foley Kidney Pills~ Many persons suffer from kidney and bladder trouble when they can be relieved. Backache, joints and other symptoms yield to Foley Kidney Pills. The Lee & Osgood
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
Examiners Find But 15 Per Cent. of
 Men Wear Shoes That Eft.

Figures from examinations made by Army and civilian shoe experts at Army camps show that only about IS per cent of the men wear shoes which fit properly. Of the several groups of men examined 28 per cent. wore shoes one-half size short, 26 per cent wore
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
Stereoptieon Slides Being Prepared to
 Show America at War.

To aid in supplying suitable material 1 with which to illustrate sermons, lec- lures and school work, the division of pictures, Committee on Public Infor- nation, is preparing official stereop- ticon slides showing Americas par l ticipation in the war.
 These slides will be made available i soon for general use, at a nominal charge to cover actual cost. An embagro has been placed on the exportation of butter, except to na- tions associated with the United States in war.
 Christmas gifts for the expedition | ary forces aggregated $50 tons. Hun dreds of thousands of pounds of tur- | and refrigerated on the ships together with great quantities of cranberries, | sweet potatoes, and mincemeat went | to the forces overseas. In the United
 States every camp was supplied with l fresh turkey and the usual Christmas accessories.
 | Upon the recommendation of Gen. eral Pershing commissions have been | issued to several American citizens
 who have seen service with the La-
 fayette Escadrille of the French Army. Christmas mail this year was 25 per cent heavier than ever before, accord ing to the Post Office Department. The congestion was less, however, because
 the packages were mailed earlier than
 in former years.
 l Vigorous campaigns are on in sev-
 eral States to increase the use - of wood for fuel in place of coal. In
 Virginia convict labor is employed to
 provide wood for fuel.
 All wooden Christmas boxes for
 soldiers of the expeditionary forces received too late for shipment will be
 returned to the senders if return post
 age is mailed to the superintendent
 Railway Mail Service, New York, N ".
 | The Department of Agriculture is
 urging poultry raising to increase
 the food supply. A bulletin Back | Yard Poultry Keeping has been
 issued, and may be secured without
 cost by application to the division of
 publications Department of Agricul- ture. # r ''1ETf The Federal Trade Commission has
 granted to three American firms li- censes to manufacture and sell two drugs heretofore which have hereto
 fore been controlled by enemy aliens
 under American patents.
 The military service flag of the
 Lighthouse Service. Department ot
 Commerce, contains 1,206 stars, one
 for each officer and employe of the
 military forces of the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
DAVIS THEATRE

Elsie Ferguson in The Rise of Jennie Cushing, Six-Part Paramount Fea- ture, and Three Big Keith Vsude- vile Acts Today.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

Preparations to handle 4,0o0, 900 bushels of grain per month have been completed by the Canadian Pacific Railway company at St. John, New Brunswick.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

It is announced in Madrid that the government will make representations to the German government in regard to the torpedofng Of the Spanish steamer Claudio.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

Sir J. E. Dennistpn, a justice of the New Zealand supreme court, is retiring ! at the end of January It is under
 stood that he win be succeeded by Mir. Herdman.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
Reports of Peace Proposals Should
 Not Induce America to Slaeken War
 prop raAiane

Preparations.
 In a revent review of military op- erations the Secretary of War says:
 The various reports of immediate peace proposals by the Germans on seemingly favorable terms should not for moment induce us to slacken our preparations for war. It is only nec- essary for us to recall that during the Christmas season last year the Ger mans put forth very similar peace rumors"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

The Vassische Zeitung reports that the pope, when receiving the cardinals on December 23, will issue manifesto regarding peace
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

est war news in the Hearst -Pathe weekly completes the bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

Alderman Joynton Smith has been elected lord mayor of Sydney.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
WAR NEWS DIGEST
Stories
 the Battle Fronts,

shoes a full size short, and per cent. wore shoes two sizes short f.-,
 Reports ascribe the high proportion of misfits to the inclination of men to choose shoes too small, faults of method and supervision of fitting, in- sufficient numbers of larger and nar- rower sizes and incorrect marking of sizes by manufacturers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
WILLIAM A. WILCOX
FOR SALE.

FOB SALE. Cottage Houses, Tenement and Busi- ness Blocks. Budding Lots, all in de- strable locations List your property if you care to sell or rent. as I have a number of people looking for real es- tate inVeStm ents
 WILLIAM F. HILL,
 Real Estate and Insurance, Room AOA Thayer Bldg.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
AUDITORIUM

Did a Woman Cause the Greatest
 Revolution in the WorId?-WouId
 You Like to know?--See Theda Ba-
 "a in "The Rose of Blood.
 Theda Bara is at her best in her new picture, The Rose of Blood" which opened three days run at the Auditorium theatre last night Rare ly has the noted star attained the heights of emotional success which she reaches in this picture. Nor has she often had a vehicle which affords such opportunities for varying moods, conflicting emotions, and changing ex- pression.
 ''The Rose of Blood" is a story of the Russian revolution. It is more real and more vivid than any of the historical dramas of today which have been filmed. Don't fail to see this William Fox production if you like the exciting and novel.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

A government grant of S2,0oa, 900 is to be made to the Bethlehem StAa company on its nutrition contract be- cause of the difficulty of obtaining the funds from private sources.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
Great Intsrest in Slater Hall Concert

A large audience will welcome Jacques Thibaud. the brilliant French violinist and Margaret Jamieson, the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
FUEL ASSOCIATED
 PRESS DISPATCHES
TO THE US. MARINES
(By JOHN D. WELLES.) Managing Editor, Buffalo Evening Nems.)

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 A tearn, fgrtin' with bayonet or
  An thatfa any F he under A military Lochinvar who'll lace plum breath Q wggle in a uniform then and frt with DeathI We're proud of your tYo-fisted tribe of heroes of course, git thinin' an'- you rode horse!