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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

Lyme residents, F. A. Weaver and family, have left for Vermont, where MT. Weaver is to take charge of a dairy farm
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

There is a rurnor around Waterford that Johnny Rieger wanted by the authorities for failing to report for duty at Camp Devens, has been locat- ed under an assumed name in the navy and sent to Atlanta.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

Frank w. Barber and his daughter Miss Marjorie Barber, of Plain Hill who recently purchased the property Of pr Lester D. Walker on Boswell avenue, will take possession in a week or ten days,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

A service flag is flying at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Everitte Maurice, s43 Franklin street, for their son, Everitte Maurice Jr oe naval reserves, or,, a4 4Ia okota Y,fAm
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

]. Among the school children there is keen rivalry to increase their num- Der of war stamps, and even the small patriots in the kindergartens are emptying their toy banks in the effort to help win the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

Men have begun clearing up the ruins of the Norwich sanatorium barn, burned during the early winter. It is possible that when rebuilt the barn may be erected on a new site.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

Franklin Chapter, No. 4, R. A. NJ, works the Past Master and AT D. Master degrees tonight at Masonic Temple at 73O.-adv
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07
PERSONALS

Robert Walker of Norwich has beel visiting friends in Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

Mrs. Josephine Avery Gray of New London has announced the engage ment of her daughter, Eunice Cutler Gray, to Max Ebert Underhill, son of Mrs. Allen Shaw Bush of Gales Ferry.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07

Millinery display. Latest styles trimmed and untrimmed hats. Popular prices next Saturday, 99 Main street Madam Fournier-adv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

small wharfs there are now four great
docks where sixteen heavy cargo vessels
may rest at the same time. A channel
leading up to the wharfs and docks has
been deepened by persistent dredging. The
docks themselves have been completed with
the aid Of full grown American piledriver
which has damned something like thirty
thousand piles into the soft ooze and fur
nished base for the upper construction
work
There are in various stages of construc-
ton one hundred and fifty warehouses, each
SO by 400 feet, each with concrete floors
and steel walls and roofs-so that an avia-
tor soaring overhead would see something
like 100000 square feet of modern metal
roofing. The railway tracks are built and
operated after the American method, which
allows for quick loading and unloading and
the speediest possible departure of trains
Casual hand labor of 1917 has disap-
peared and has been replaced by the thun-
der of mechanical cranes, each one doing
the work of many men and doing it much
more effectively.
GAS result, instead Of being able to un-
load three or four small vessels In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

course Of week two, leaving the car
goes in the open air to deteriorate while
trains were coming up to remove them in
land, this French port is now able to unload
in smaller length Of time sixteen large
vessels, keeping the cargoes under cover in
case railway transportation is not imme-
diately available, or sending goods out tow
ard the troops at the front if trains can be
found. ..
"There may not be great deal of old
time romance in pounding spikes into
French ties to hold down the rails on which
a few thousand tons of freight are moving
every day; it may be hard for the man
doing railway work several hundred kilo-
metres from the trenches to think he is
knight or bowman in the greatest crusade
of all times, but whether there is romance
or not there is vital service being per-
formed by the pick and-shovel gang and
the Office force somewhere between the
front line trenches and the base ports. If
you have any doubt of that, talk the matter
over with any doughboy up front who
needs his food and his clothing and his
ammunition if his rife and bayonet and
grenade are going to do their work"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
I locomotive Shops and
IL Railroad Yards

"A round Of this huge field Of operations
Is both instructive and inspiring. At one
point went through an enormous locomo-
tive assembling and repair works (housed
in great modern factory building now
nearing compietion), built for the Aneri-
cans, under French supervision, by Span
ish Arm; huge oil and petrol supply sta
tion, 10,o0o-bed hospital and number of
other highly important branches of CEN
trail organization which constitutes one of
the real backbone sections Of the service of
supply. At another point went over great
railway yards to see the rows upon rows of
steel structure warehouses which are being
built to hold supplies for an army of
million men for thirty days; an immense
refrigerating plant and countless other
features, all on the same prodigious scale.
"Calm. quiet men are supervising 1t all,
watching it grow before their eyes When
the telephones Jingle (and they are never
long in repose) there is no shouting, no
excitement; just quiet, firm replies to the
questions put There is everywhere an air
OF suppressed energy rather than exuber-
ance or hustle 1t is orderly progress,
firmly guided by strong minds, by capable
men. America has put her best executives
into this work and they are rapidly making
good as events of the very near future are
certain to prove.
Further along the line saw much the
same evidence of orderliness combined with
strength in the army bakeries, in the big
central camoufiage plant, at the various
advanced centres from which the arrnv sup
plies are rearranged for shifting to various
railroads and thence to the soldiers at the
front 1t all spells a complete knowledge,
on the part of every principal engaged, of
what America set ont to do when she en-
tered this war, and full determination to
see that job through to the finish. This
foundation work Is sound and thorough
So, also, will be the work Of the Americans
when they emerge in strength into the
larger field Of operations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

have caught up with themselves,' and now
that they can visualize the completion Of
what few months ago looked so much like
an impossible undertaking they are buoyed
up, happy and inspired by their success;
they have conquered obstacles and over
como conditions which only great ability
and indomitable spirit could possibly sur
mount.
zone realizes, after inspecting the char
acter and extent OF the work at the several
base ports which the Americans have taken
over, that here lies the strength Of their
future scheme Of operations. These port
schemes are great affairs to-day; but they
are so worked out as to be capable of al
most unlimited expansion. This is highly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
\ VISITING the Car
V Assembly Shops

In addition to the new docks, warehouses
and extensive railway yards (these latter
have trackage of nearly 200 miles), work
Is we'll advanced on the new cur assembly
snop' where already, when I saw it in its
incompleted state, twenty odd freight cars
day, of three different designs, were being
turned out and put into immediate service.
Another assembly plant has been con-
structed-at q different point-to handle
all-steel cars, which are transported hero
from America "knocked down"-that Is. In
sections, IN order to economic shipping
space. At this plant these steel cars are
now being assembled at the rate of COM
plete train day, and plans are rapidly
eliminating for q large extension Of the
work. Here, too, a huge camp has been
built for the negro stevedores, also re-
mount camp and two big rest camps, each
providing for many thousands Of American
soldiers, who march thence from the boats
to BIO sifted and rearranged for dispatch to
the various training camps further inland.
Not far from here work on a new 10000
bed hospital is forging ahead, and thirty
Gays from now 1t will be virtually COM
pleted This is the largest hospital centre
yet constructed. 1t is composed entirely
of small, one-story, light, airy and attrac-
tive structures, divided into small squares,
laid out on a great, open stretch of sand,
surrounded by pine trees, and altogether
promises to be an ideal institution Of its
kind.
"In this same section is an immense new
artillery camp all ready for the several bril-
gades of artillery which were expected
when was there, and, like the hospital
enterprise, it is in strong hands and
promises we'll. 1t includes q large remount
camp. in which were several thousand
horses at the time Of my visit. The work
in this section, which is typical of that at
all the other base ports visited, is being
vigorously and intelligently directed. Strong
executives are in charge. and the spirit OF
tho workers is excellent throughout. Every
whore the Americans are realizing that they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

important, for the war developments Of the
past two months have clearly pointed the
way toward greater unity Of effort by the
Allies and greater mobility Of action by
the French, British and American fighting
forces. The tendency is toward pooling
both Of effort and supplies, the natural out
come Of Capitalization under a single COM
mand. This may easily resolve the Ameri-
can base ports in France into main reserve
centres, from which their channels of dis
trbuton will radiate directly to railroads
on all parts of the front, instead Of mainly
through the intermediate and advance area
centres, which are now being constructed.
These latter, in that event, would be util-
lied in connection with the great and ever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
\ mericans Have Every
a Right To Be Proud"

III, as many believe, It Is going to be
necessary for the Americans to put an army
of three millions into the field to enable
the Allies to achieve a definite and concIu-
slve military victory, then tho quick de-
velopment Of the full American programme
is matter Of the highest Importance to the
whole Allied cause. From every point of
view the results Of the first years work
may be set down as a glorious achieve
ment, of which Americans have every right
to be proud; the years record is monu-
ment to their zeal and their wonderful
ability. 1t is record which promises still
greater things for the near future. It spells
the beginning of the end, and points clearly
to an overwhelming victory for the Allies.
at seems to me that the more the naen.a
of France and England and the United
States know about this American work in
France the better. If the enemy, failing in
his effort to deliver knockout blow by
finging against the Allied lines the fun
force of his Eastern armies, released By
the collapse of Russia. next turns his eff
forts to a concentrated peace offensive, ss
doubtless he will, then surely a clear knowl-
edge of the nature and extent Of the Aness-
can achievement to date, of the American
plans, and most of all understanding IL
the underlying determination to &C the
whole distance and not stop till the risAs
kind Of peace has been secured, will stsA
the hearts Of the war-weary ones and g.
lence the traitors and paciists amons q
for good and all"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
he Fields Are Grouped
L and Numbered

This flying centre is In fine level stretch
OF country, both open fields and woodlands
divided into eight distinct flying fields.
Fields l, 2, and 4 are grouped together.
Win living quarters adjacent for all the
pupils who are being drilled in the first
four stages of flying. These four stages
are definitely subdivided, from the Begin
ner with the stationary engine to the stage
when the pupil has mastered the art Of
ordinary straight-ahead flying with no
'frllls.' Then come fields and 6, also
grouped together land with special living
quarters alongsde) where 'acrobatic dving'
is taught, there being two distinct STAGES
IN this intricate and dangerous work. When
the pupil has mastered the various fying
'stunts-spirals, loops, sde-slips, etc-he
goes to field for ten days hard training
IN bombardment and night-fying drill.
Then to field 8, the Combat Field for
serious combat work. which means learning
all the man@uvres that are used by the
skilled airmen at the front
"At another point some distance awav
in progress and the working plans of the
so-called Air Production Departmental
This important centre of activity, which is
typical of several now in course of con-
struction, covers a tract Of land over six
miles long by mile and half wide. where
the construction, assembling, testing and
repair of American aeroplanes will soon be
going ahead full tilt, on a scale never be-
fore known. The work splits into four
main divisions, transportation, production,
construction and supply. Great stretches
of woodland are being cleared, many lines
of track are being laid, great workshops.
storehouses and camps are being built by
huge forces of busy men; wells are sunk,
drainage systems are being installed, the
camp farm is being seeded (including
thirty acres of potatoes); pig and poultry
farm has been started, and while was there
the new camp band was rehearsing for it's
first performance in the official parade tina
fcllcw:sg morning.
'The. wiry little man in charge of this
important branch of the Air Service treats
the many thousands under him as if they
were all members of his immediate family.
He has very human side and this crops
out IN many phases of his work. His 1000
Chinese laborers-a small part Of his total
force-have fine Chinese garden in their
quarter, with rustic bridges, quaint sum
mer houses and flower beds of rare design
and beauty; his company quarters all have
their flower beds and special decorations:
his idea is that the many thousands under
him should be treated well and made as
happy and comfortable as possible, the one
thing he asks In return being that they
should give him full measure Of work.
And they do. The principal object Of this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

American air programme. When II Is In
full working order there will be some sur
prises at the front. 1t is no secret that to
date the air section Of the air programme
has been q disappointment. There were
grand promises, but at home the production
end failed dismally, and at this end certain
arrangements made did not work out so
smoothly as contemplated. The result was
that not until quite recently were adequate
provisions made for the many hundreds of
picked young Americans who came here ex-
pecting to finish their training quickly and
get into the fighting squadrons.
But now order has come out Of the
one chaotic branch Of sthe American pro-
gramme, the boys are being absorbed by
the French, the British and the new Ameri-
can flying schools, the shortage Of training
machines and other facilities is disappear
Ing, and the groundwork is being perfected
for American air work on q grand scale in
the near future. There are large sProduc-
ton Departments as they are called
really, assembling and testing departments
and several flying schools Of huge pro-
portions, as we'll as repair shops, supply
centres, ETC., all on the same big scale.
Already there are men here in plenty to
fill all these, and as soon as the engines
and parts and necessary materials begin to
arrive in volume-as they will do shortly
it Will not take long for the original pro-
gramme to materialize
II inspected several Of these new f1ying
schools, saw great deal of expert flying
quite up to the standard of the best French
and British work, and flew myself with sew
eral Of the American boys, feeling quite
secure in their hands as they INDUCED in
banking spirals and low work. which
consisted of skimming the fields at ninety
miles an hour, jumping fences, hedges.
trees and houses with the utmost uerfec-
ton Of control. I am convinced that thes.
American boys will rank among the best
nlers In combat work at the front. On g
recent Sunday morning, at one Of the Hvino
centres I visited, there were perhaps sixtv
machines in the air at once. some practis-
ing In formations, some doing ordinary
stunts, some advanced acrobatics and 9th.
ers hard at combat work. which consists of
darting upward, tumbling downward falling
sideways and apparently quite defviny ali
the known laws Of gravitation in the su
preme and constant effort to keep 'on the
other fellows tall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
ERE is a picture of American
railroad operations in France,
which appears in the current
issue of "Scribners":

"A year ago at certain port In Franco
there were a few wharfs approached by
channel capable of admitting vessels of
light draught. Leading up to the wharfs
were a number of stub-tracks on which ran
the tiny French freight cars, each capable
of holding little more than one of our large
motor trucks. At the end of each track
was a turning table, by means of which
track and car would be revolved 80 de-
grees, allowing the loaded car to be showed
off to another track where the turn of an
other table would start it back in the gen.
eral direction from which it came.
"Vessels which came into that port were
unloaded in a leisurely manner by hand
labor, were refilled with cargo and the neces-
sary amount of ballast and their return
supply of coal. Then they moved out to
sea once more.
"That was only few months ago. On
that same site to-day there is a much diff
ferent sort of plant. Instead Of few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

growing training centres through which,
for long time to come, the American army
Of 100000 or more, in the making, must
pass.
GAS at the base ports, 50 I found condi-
tions all along the hundreds of miles of
the American lines of communication;
everywhere the same kind of capable men
in command, the same splendid spirit and
energy, the same steady progress toward
the ends in view, the same optimism as to
the quick and successful working out of
the plans as whole"
The following is the second of the two
articles published by "The London
Tines:
"Great plans are under way for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07

enterprise Is to supply Che machines and
the repairs for the great flying school which
have Just described.
SAT present the immense Tntermedfsfe
Section looms large in the general Amsri-
can plan. It may or may not grow Ia i'm
portance as the war goes on, for, AZ I have
already indicated, the further development
Of the great base ports may yet rob it Of
some Of its originally contemplated func-
tions; but, however that may be, it is now
one of the main pillars Of the structure.
1t comprises a wide variety of enterprises,
all on huge scale, scattered at various
points over large section of the country,
but skilfully linked up by rail, one branch
dovetailed into another, and all combining
for the quick handling Of stores for an
army Of millions.
IAN organization chart showing the ae-
tivities centred under the commanding gen.
eral Of this great intermediate section,
though not quite SO formidable, perhaps,
reminds one Of chart Of the whitehall
district Of London. This commanding off,
Ger Is responsible primarily for the main
reserve stores for the American Expedi-
tionary Forces and the constant sending
forward Of their daily supplies; but in ad-
dition to that he has a large measure of
responsibility for the organization and con-
troll Of great camps, schools, base hospitals
rest areas. engineering and repair shops
tank assembling plants, locomotive shops,
ordnance dumps and ordnance repair shops,
the principal repository for spare parts Of
all machinery used in the army cold storage
plants, oil and petrol depots, forestry work
and control of good-sized labor army,
which includes many thousands of negroes
Cinnamon and German prisoners of war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
|orohting by the French
and British Experience

nut with all their difficulties the Ameri-
~AS mad one substantial advantage over
y british, or even the French. They were
VIC 10 profit by the three years. war ex-
essence Of these two nations and shape
- aetails Of considerable part Of their
programme In accordance with the
- development Of the British and French
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
lhe London Times Tells the Story Fine Achievement
Organization "Over There"

war machinery. They were not slow 70
avail themselves Of this advantage. and the
marvellous progress they have made is due
In no small measure to tho quickness with
which they adapted and incorporated into
their own scheme certain features Of or
ganization which the British and French
had evolved through long period Of actual
warfare. Tho cordial way in which the
British and French transport and other
officials received the Americans and gave
them every possible kind of aid and advice
is one Of the many bright chapters in this
story Of achievement.
"This was the only substantial advantage
the Americans had. Their handicaps were
multifold their task colossal. How splen-
didly they attacked their problems and con-
quered one after another Of the obstacles
which confronted them stands out in clear
perspective as one passes along their great
lines Of communication to-day. Sixty days
more will see the greater part Of tho whole
vast scheme in full operation. Even now
the completed part Of the system is equal
to all demands made upon It, and with Ia
Dor and materials available In fairly equa-
bic proportions, as they are now, tho act
ual construction work is going ahead more
rapidly than ever.
what the American forces in France
have accomplished thus far is almost In
credible. For instance, out Of the waste
lands adjacent to an old French port they
have constructed splendid line Of modern
docks, where every day now ships are pour
ing forth their cargoes Of men and war
materials, cars and machinery. This dock
system is finished. It supplements the old
French dock system in the town, where still
more ships are constantly dischargng
American cargoes. huge new warehouse
system at this point Is also nearing compile
ton; even now 1t is able to take care Of the
great food Of supplies which is constantly
pouring in.
"1n the old part Of this same coast town
the Americans have installed motor opera
ton and cold storage plants, q motor re-
ception park, and quarters for storing sup
plies for ordnance and aviation forces.
These are more or less temporary quarters,
and will be merged in the near future in
the general scheme which is now being COM
pleted in the outskirts Of the town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
5 We Carry On Behind the Western Front

tE LONDON
TIMES" has pub
lished two articles
described as 'sthe
first authorized
description 0 I
what the Ameri-