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or for years found he was to pass
through his "homc town. ana wrote
her to that effect, asking that she
meet him at tho train. The message
did not reach her. Naturally, very
much disappointed not to find her at
the station, the boys woc-begone ex-
preston attracted tho attention of a
cantccn worker. When she heard his
story she Immediately started out In
her car, found the mother, motorcd
her to the station and had the pleasure
Of witnessing very happy reunion of
mother and son before duty called him
overseas.
Cnntecn workers often supply the
messages for the folks back homo"
that are written on the post cards dis
tributcd by the American Rcd Cross
throughout It's Chntccn service. This
is done in cases where the men are
unable to write themselves. Recently
Il distribution Of the cards was made
| to a number of colOred troops, and
many OF the Cantccn workers were
called upon to do the writing. IN COM
mcnting upon the incident one OF the
workers said: "'rhc giving was not all
on our part, for when they returned
! from their exercises through the city
the c0lorcd men were formed I'm hol-
low squire by their Commandment and
The talent Of the regiment ordered
out. The singing was beautiful and
the clog dancing entertaining" The
colorcd men were SO pleased with their
treatment that several Of them made
speeches, and one spokesman stated
that he was going TO have tn" Amcri-
lean Red Cross Cantecn "writ up" when
he got to where he was going.
at was the supper hour, but my conf
mittee was at the station at work on
ham sandwiches and preparing coffee
within twenty minutes after notiflca.
troops" says n Cantccn captain In Il
ircccnt report. "Whcn the train arriv.
cd my five ladies served nice fresh
country ham sandwiches from large
trays garnisheh with lettuce. had &c
call In the husbands, as We had only
twenty minutes to serve eleven
coaches. After serving the sandwiches
and coffee we made the second triJ
around, and each boy aboard received
II Rcd Cross chocolate bar and cira
rettcs. Every single boy was court co,!
! and orderly, and their appreciation
was the sweetest thing l ever saw"
'"rhiS is swell and helps Il fellow
lot" said Il big olivc-drnbbed hoy aftcI
: partnking OF "antccn refreshments a
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point In tho west. "And If 1t weren't
for one thing l and my chum could
come mighty near being happy now"
"Tell us about That one thing that
makes you unhappy. Maybe we can
fix It," smilingly encouraged n charm
Ing Cantcen worker.
"Well, we're broke, and no one can
fix that but our dads, and they are
way up In Washington. We haven't
time to wire for extra moncy-and
there you are" said tho lad with Il
wistful smile.
"ThaHs easy" snid the Canteen girl
"We'll send the wires for you and have
the money sent to your next stop"
"lIurrah for you'll" cried the boys
And rs they boarded tho outgoing
train they wore quite different look
Ing expression from that which they
registered just few minutes before.
From the foregoing, which Is In re-
atty hut FLASH" of the great Can
teen service in operation, one receives
but the burcSt outline of the fnr-rcuch-
Ing effect Of this branch Of the Amcri-
can Red Cross activities in this coun-
try.
Workers Take Oath.
The American Red Cross furnishes
all commanders of troop trains, con-
ductors and railway officials with n
Cantecn directory, embracing the
names of the chapters which have or
EaniHcd Cantccn units. Upon being
given the br!cfest possible Geographic
notice these chapters arc prepared to
render assistance OF all kinds to troops
en- route. Troop train commanders, hay
Ing government funds for the purpose
pay the government rate for rations or.
dcrcd. In cases OF accident or sickness
occurring eli route medical assistance
and ambulance service are arranged
| for If requested in advance. Some OF
the Cantccns, designated as "trunsfcl
Stations" have immediate ambulance
service for transferring sick and
wounded service men to hospitals, ns
we'll as specially prepared food fol
sick soldiers In transit
All official American Ped Cross Can
teen Workers are carefully mvcSiigat
cd and enrolled under oath OF al
lcGiancc, and the woven shield Of The
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Washington. October 21.-Allied vic
tories in France and Belgium are
daily adding to the numbers Of mouths
that must be fed by the people of the
United States it was declared by tho
United States food administration to
day.
'rhe victories OF the past wcck nave
added French population of 1861
600 and Belgium population Of 500
600. 1t is estimated to be the number
this government recently estimated
must be fed. -
The situation will be somewhat re
lievcd when the allies oct through to
Chen for that will enable the distri
button NJ immense stores of food at
Rotterdam.
But the continuous gains Of terri
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DRY and increasing numbers to feed
Offset any advantage in facilities. For
instance, it is estimate"
administration that 9,750,000 persons
VIII have to be fed when the allies
have pushed the Germans back to the
Mouse.
Without these additions the In
crease in the amount Of food neces-
sary for the United States to ship
abroad is not less than so per cent
over last years supply. or II -"
tons, as compared with 11,S20,000
tons America has long been feeding
part Of Europe and the contrast is
heightened when the admin sstrat;on
shows that for the three years prior
10 Americas entry into the war this
country shipped an average Of only
$685. 900 tons Of foodstuffs.
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was member of Fulton Lodge, No.
AZ, Of Richmond, Va.
her
Signed-ARDELIA X HENDERSON
mark
Beneficiary.
Witnesses:
Zebedee Henderson
w. II. Jones.
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$4,000 ENDOWMENT PAID.

Richmond, Va, October 81, 1918.
This is to certify that I have re-
ceived from John Mitchell, Jr.,
Grand Chancellor OF the Grand
Lodge of Virginia, Knights OF Pyth-
las, N. A., S. A., r., A., A. and A.,
($150.00) One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars in payment Of the death claim
of Brother Elijah Henderson, who
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ATLANTIC COAST LINZ.
THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF IuE soUrT

THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THR soUTM'
EGesttye February II, 1918
Florida and south: $50 4. n and o:iS +. Il.
l2:45 A. n.
For Norfolk: o:o5 A. NJ. s:so A. NJ. s:v~
p. NJ, $3.50 r. N.
FOR n. b ". RY. West: $50 A. NJ, 500 =.
NJ, 1888 p. NJ.
For Petersburg: ls:45 A. NJ, sos A. NJ, s:sa
A. NJ, 900 A. NJ, 9:20 A. NJ, $500 P. NJ.
1900 +: NJ. .'s:46 p. NJ, 6:bo r. NJ. Sis r.
For 0odsboro and Fayetteville: 1900 P. NJ
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND DAILY-o:Oo A.
NJ, 0:45 A. NJ, o:e5 A. NJ. $40 A. NJ, le,ef
A. NJ. ll:1o A. Il, .3Io p. NJ. "si,6o P. n,
8:o5 p. NJ, o:45 P. NJ, 1:45 +. NJ, 8:lB p. IL
Except Sunday. s.Sunday only.
TIME OF arrival and departure and oonnsxicns
net guaranteed.
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SEABOARD AIR LINE.

'TTIK PROGRESSIVE RAILWAY OF THE SOUTH
Trains leave daily: 0 A. n, ferlaa, local 1.ls
P. H., Slsepers Atlanta and Jaeksoayiiloi e:N
p M; Atlsnsa iHShn s;Stal; llo H.
Trains asrlyo $50 4. r.. Sis A. L., b;48 6:
N. esyS p. H., SOS A. ~.
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$4,000 Enowmcnt Paid.
Portsmouth, Va, Sept. "a, 1918.

PORTSMOUTH, Va., Scpt. n, I9IS.
This is to certify that l have re-
ceived from John Mitchell, Jr.,
Grand Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge Of Virginia, Knights OF Pyth-
las, Knights III Pythias, N. A., S. NJ,
e., A., A. and A, ($150.O0) One
Hundred and Fifty Dollars in pay
ment OF the death claim of Brother
Andrew Riddick, who was member
Of Jonathan Lodge, Portsmouth, Va.
Signed--RACHEL RIDDICK,
Beneficiary.
Witnesses: James l.. Hunter, An
drew Nicholson, Archer Drew, D.
D. G. G.
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NORFOLK & WESTERN.
ONLY AL,.RATL LINE TO NORFOLK.

ONLY ArL-RAH LINE TO NORFOLK.
Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond.
FOR NORFOLK: 'S:a5 A. NJ, 900 4. NJ,
$500 =. H., 'b:65 r. n
FOR LYNCllDURo AND TRB WEST: .o:eo a.
n, $500 r NJ, 1885 =. II.
ARRIVE RlCHMOND--Erom Norfolk: .ll,ls
A. NJ. '6:46 r. N. FROM tho Wcst: '1!S5 A.
NJ. "3:l9 P. NJ, s.'l.5o +. NJ. 1915 p. Il.
'Daily "Daily except Sunday. s..sunaay
Ofice. sas 4. Main st. Phone. Mad. asst
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AII4lED VICTORIES ADD TO THE
MOUTHS TO BE FED.

As Enemy Is Pushed Back Larger
Population Must BE Cared For.
MUCH MORE MUST BE SENT.
When Foe is Driven Across Mcusc,
Estimated 9.750,000 Will Have TO
BE Hclped-America Must Ship IT,
$4,000 Tons This Year.
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO.

Cincinnati, Lovills & West, 1850 p.,, -p:eo .
Main Line Local. Ass o., ss6:1S y.
James River Line, 1880 a., ssb:l5 D.
Newport News, Norfolk,
Old Point, $50 o., els n, 1900 q.
Newport News, Local s7:oo o., sb:lb p.
From Norfolk, Newport
News. Old Point, sl1:I0 a., sl:40 D., $40 p.
Newport News, Local, so:e0 o., 6f06 D.
From West: $3.50 g., sS:4e p. Locals. .slo,is
A., s7:65 p.
James River, ..s:s5 a., 1910 p.
"Daily s'Excspt Sunday
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RAILROADS
Fredericksburg & Potomac R.R

Richmond Washingtonl local, Nv. ~ 10 PM,
week days; il1 PM, Sundays; Ar. sl2.3 PM
dt!!y: fredericksburg Accom-. week days, I.v
fl.lo IN; Ar. $50 AM. Ashland Accom-. week
days, Nv. s7.i1AM, 6.3OPM; Ar.EG30AM 5.S0PM
iof ms train. .Maiu st. sta
Fl'ynd ST Sta. stopping Mt Elba). Elba Sta.
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COUPONS AND GdET AN UMBRELLA
OR A PflONAGRAPH-BO ARE
GOOD. SiGE ADVFRTl 8 IGM ENTS
IN THIS ISSUE AND START TO
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
CONSULTING THE WEATHER MAN

Always consult the weather map before you go touring with party of women," said the tall motorist as he reached for the garage mans pipe wrench. If there are signs in the offing of anything but sunny skies, keep the car tied up at its dock
 H9h. 1 klipW. I'm wise guy now! Yesterday took my wife and three of her friends for a ride. When I left the house the western sky was showing signs of trouble but the girls wanted the ride, and so did I. We had gone only about twenty miles when it began to shower. Put up the top said my wife.
 "I can't I replied politely, It's a one man top as advertised which means that at least two are necessary for the job.'
 "Let us help you volunteered a English statistics that three women are as good as two men at industrial pursuits If putting up the top is 8 pursuit, we're safe
 Well. the five women and the one man. who was 1. got busy and proved conelusively ti;at five women are not as good as one man when it comes to putting up an auto top.
 "By that tirae it was raining hard and discovered that most of the side curtains were at home Two women were fearful Of their hats and the other three were Greading the ruination of their gowns The fact that their hats and gowns were already beyond hope of salvation made no difference. 1t
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
DEMOCRATIC INFLUENCE.

It seems that the western democrats are telling the people of the west that any republican success in this. coun- try is celebrated with bonfires in Der lin. and that to keep congress as it is is really an act of patriotic neces- sity.
 The country has suffered enough from democratic indecision and snap shot judgments which were an en- tarrassing menace to New England and some other parts of the country
 The republican party does not neei to boast of it's loyalty to every pa triotic tradition of the founders of the republic. or of it's feaity to the gov ernment or the flag whenever our rights have been disputed by force.
 The military history of the repuh- liean party is so stauneh and well established that explanations or apolo- gies do not have to be made.
 The republican party has never knuckied to pacifsts or stood on the brink of a crisis metaphorically shout ing: Say, Father! Shall go?" It has always known when a challenge needed attention to save the dignity of the nation and when to strike 9 Flow for liberty!
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

proved to me that a woman can't see the logic of not crying over spilled milk In the case of my wife's hat and gown I was the one to weep, l felt
 linen the storm broke out for fair: We had the finest display of electrical doings l ever saw. And the thunder was magnificent for it's volume.
 But the girls! One of them uttered a sharp cry every time peal of thun- der rent the air. That was the cue for the others to display various kinds of hysteria. One advised me to drive like mad on the theory that fast moving object is harder to hit. An other wanted me to hold the car at a standsti1l Her idea was that in mak- ing speed we'd run into bolt of light hing that we might have missed other wise.
 1.-Two other women fainted, as was their custom under like conditions, and they gava no further trouble If my five passengers had passed in coma q lot of worry it would have saved me. But a regular feminine trait in women showed itself then and I came out all right. It seems to be the instinct of women to forget everything and go te the assistance of their fainting sisters Those three conscious guests of mine became SC excited in resuseitating the fainting ones that I had them home before they knew it. That shows you" :
 Tt shows me nothing" said the garage man. q was there like tha; my self one time. News
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
THE AMERIcANIzEn GERMAN.

We should have the highest respect for the German born free citizen who stands true to his colors, and is in the front trenches today with mes rage of truth for his mistaken breth- ren across the Rhine
 We have to acknowledge that we have men of German parentage who are mighty helpers of the government in it's fight for larger privileges for common people in all parts of the world, and the preservation in it's in- tegrity of this asylum of ours for the oppressed of all nations.
 war correspondent of a Berlin newspaper writes: Among the Amer ican prisoners a surprisingly large percentage bear German names. They say men of German descent are prom inent among American army leaders. .r
 It has dawned at last upon Rerlin that Uncle sam has a loyal army oi Germans here. not the Kaiser. Ger man money could not make German patriots disloyal; and it was Ger many who turned millions given In a humane spirit. to war purposes against the design and wish of the donors.
 We can imagine what may hamper to these Germans if taken prisoners; and the contumely with which they will be received by the misguided sopulace. But they are true blue pa. triots and they are mighty factors fol the disillusion of their brothers acres. the Rhine
 We have great army leaders, grea statesmen, great fnanciers of German descent, honorable and true and jus and worthy the nations admiration.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

the enerly started a barrage which they kept up for three hours; then they changed to rife grenade, and trench-mortar attack. We dropped back to cave, where, when the enc my crossed the river, we were sur rounded by 50 Germans. There were seven of us. and our leader said:--
 Tt will be better for us to make a fight than to surrender"
 We came out with a rush. spraying the Germans with automatic rifles. Four of us got back to our company and assisted ir driving the enemy back across the river. Many Germans were drowned in the river off our front
 This is another private's stery:-
 was digging a cave with engi- neers when the attack started We shot many of them down as they came up the bank slope from their boats and then dropped back to the railway cutting, where our lines held. I got the little cut you see on my arm bringing in six German prisoners
 It is established that parts of three German divisions were used in the at tack upon tha Americans. The en- gagements south Of Chateau -Thierry and at VauX were of minor inpor. tance compared with the fighting te the eastward.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
STORIES OF THE WAR
Ths Americans Got $50 Prisoners.

Raymond Carroll with the Americas Army writes the New York Times:
 The American units in the forward positions holding the south bank of the Marne and others acting at Naux (west of Chateau Thierry) were en- gagged early on Monday morning in re- polling their part of the savage attack in the new German offensive. The net result of these operations was nearly 5S0 prisoners, together with the defeat of the German plans.
 Undoubtedly the attack upor the Americans was a diversion from the heavier attack upon the French posi- tiens farther eastward. For a time it looked as if the Germans might sue eeed. Following a terrific lombard ment of our lines. the Germans crossed the Marne from a point on the north bank. There is dam at this point According to an -witness's ac- count
 They had been sending. oyer gas shells with high explosives before they started across the river. There must have been 1900 of them wading my company they used boats. Those | in front of us rushed the railway l running parallel with the river where 1 our main defence lines extended | We fought it cut for two hours in pitch l darkness, when we were ordered to l drop back to prepared positions. Twice we counter attacked and took pris- l oners. .sS.itaszsasz 1 Another combatant says:- I was with my platoon in reserve when we were ordered up to counter attack. We lost our platoon leader so I led the men. and when I was hit 1 l told the boys to go and never mind me. They did and took many prison 1 CTS.
 A third. a private, tells the following story:- I was digging trenches between the railway and the river bank when 1 took off my gas mask and saw the | Germans crossing the river in many boats. Two companies of engineer
 with us took rifles and helped to fight l An ambulance driver says:-
 I was going out with my car empt! when a shell passed through the tol of it. Another shell hit party Of 1. German prisoners under two guards il the road before me. One Of thi
 guards dropped and handed nae hi
 rife 1 put him inside the ambulance along with a wounded German prison CT, and then with the unwounded guart brought in the surviving eight prison CTS.
 Yet another private tells the follow
 ing:-
 With my patrol I got down to tn river at 10 o'clock the night before, ant
 rested quiet there till midnight, whel
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

his individual share in the refusal. But he wanted his position to be made perfectly clear. No one could feel more strongly than he the unfairness ;n the working of the voluntary sys- tem in great national effort and it's ihadequacy to meet any great national emergency. If they had an Irish Parliament he would be an advocate for finding, by the authority of the Irish State, the men whem Ireland was in duty bound to find. That authority did not exist, but the lack of it did not absolve Ireland from her duty. It was Ireland's highest interest to do her duty in this war Let no one talk to him of Ireland as neutral Was it to Irelands interest that America should think of Ireland as indifferent to her and as the enemy of her closest Ally? As buslness men he asked them, Was it in Ireland's interest that Great Britain which bought nine tenths of what Ireland had to sell, should think of Ireland, except Ulster, as her enc my in the greatest time of national stress that she had known.
 Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of the ex-President who is attached to one of the flying SqOduFoAS III rTahCe, peCdme uSldEl4Su from his flight while in the region of Chateau Thierry July 10th. For some moments he was entirely lost, but at last, seeing three aeroplanes in flight te joined them from behind. only to discover from the rudder marks of the machine he was following that he had attached Himself to the snemyI Nothing daunted. he gave battle, and after firing 58 rounds into the tail oi the rear machine saw it spin towards
 the ground. He returned safely tc his aerodrome. having brought down | though yet without official con6rma- l ton his first German.-The London | Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
GREAT BRITAIN IN THE WAR.

few prejudiced Americans still have the tsmerity to ask: What has Great Britain done in this warT'
 She has honored her treaty obliea- tipns with Belgium and done ten times more than she agreed to when she entered the conflict
 She has nloekaded 35,0Aa miles of seacoast bottled up the German navy and kept the sea as free as possible for neutral nations.
 She has enlisted eight million five hundred thousand men, some four million or more of whom are on Bel gian and French territory; and she aas lent over six billions to the al- lies to promote the war, and given 10 the French Red Cross a million and a half in money.
 Her war expense has been more than twenty million dollars g day for four years. and to every call fer money there is Q prompt and generous response.
 She was protecting the rights of America and the freedom of our peo- pie for three years while the real de- signs of the Huns were being made clear to our government, She helf he enemy of civilization at hay foI fQur years.
 Great Britain has transported ths greater part of the American treopi to France; and in the churches throughout the empire this prayer to. day is being devoutly said; "Almights God, we thank thee for the powerful and timely aid of the United State: of America"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
CLEANED FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGES

work The Italians were in full pos session when an enemy aeroplane, re- turning from a flight, landed in the midst of them.
 The pilot had not stopped his engine before he found that Italian cavalry men were riding at him over the grass from all sides. He at once set off again, firing with his machinegun as he rose. The Italian cavalry replied with velley from their carbines. and the airman, hit hy 8 bullet in the mouth before he had risen 50 feet, crashed to earth with his machine
 As the Italian cavalry pressed for ward towards Eieri they were met by the fire of Austrian field guns and ma : chine guns at 200 yards range. Some of these were rushed, and eventually the horses shot under them the cav- alrymen fought their way into the streets of Fieri, where, with bomb and machine guns, the enemy defended house after house. The whole of the officers of one Italian squadron were killed The Austrian general, with his staff and his 16-year-eld wife, had re- tired across the river directly the first shot gave the alarm.
 Among the prisoners were found Italians who had been captured in Italy and brought here to work for the enemy Their condition was one of starvation. There were also four young Viennese cafe waitresses moved to this little Albanian village by the Austrian Army
 The first honors of this surprise at tack which has yielded Berat to the Allies, are clearly due to the cavalry who for 20 hours one day and II the next were entirely without rest or food.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
THE coMMunlTY TABLE.

There has been established at Northampton, Mass, community market for the purpose of supplying the people with fresh vegetables at reasonable, or at least uniform prices.
 At the opening the supply did not begin to equal the demand but it gave birth to bright hopes for better and more rational conditions for the future.
 The community table is not only open to the large farmer; but every kitchen gardener thers has chance to sell his surplus. and this will re- suit in a decided conservation Of food.
 The growers of the food are not even required to sell the goods to the consumers, but merely to place them on the community table, where they will be sold on 6 percentage basis. If small gardeners will make q more general use of the community table they not only benefit themselves, but help in the permanent establishment of the market.
 If this succeeds the tendency will be for such markets to multiply.