Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-14

=z--zs-- would be opened by a German official | before my eyes. Invariably it's cor- tents checked up exactly with the sin 1 inside In time l even received, l through the Red Cross. a complete new outtit-und derFear, socks, shoes a uni l form, oVercoat campaign hat-and safety razor | might mention that ] for months. before uy uniform came [ had been wearing a paper suit; over | alls aIid Jumper, and wooden shoes! l These had been furnished me by the | German g0verT ueut. [ learned that i the paper cloth was made in this l way; Long, narrow strips of stout i paper would be cut and then twisted l tightly to make a thread. Given many | pieces of such thread some were ! fashioned into Q warp and others into | llltlilS, and they were woven much the ! same as any textile bacterial I was l told. Our prisoner of war suits of ipoper were dyed blue and there were i red stripes down the sides Of the over | aus. The suits wore quite well. From ciessen vas finally sent to, ] Russelshe-1l, q town lying between the 1 cities Of Frankfort. where ! later wis 1 tied, a.rsS 1GagolGc. Here with other ! allied prisoners Of War, many of them trenCh, 1 was put to work in a factory l engaged in turning out motor trucks 1 for the German army. The main force l of help was civilian. l remained there i for more than three months. The work
 was not hard but the confinement close. We were taken out three tines 1 a day for meals and slept on the top 1 floor of the factory, under guard. Sun i day afternoons we were 1a ken. out for a thirty hike, under guard h this factory I remained until the sign l ing Of the aTrnistfoe, and while there | ; became acquainted with many of the | German civilians with whom, t1clud- i ing some girls, Wa came to he on friendly terms. Some girls who had i brothers who had been in the German army eViE Eanti- felt pity for us, and at times they would steal a potato or two or carrot from their own morgra 1 Irations and area}thily pass them to us in the factory. This helped out our menu
 .lIn tomowow's final iastaument of his story Private Ba~heau tells how soap ed from hla Red Cross pack ages proved a miracle working medium in brigiag German officials to let him f try and make his way quickly back 10
 the allied Iiue&)
 Mrs. Hester 2. Kjes, q. widow of Leonard Nies died Wednesday at
 South EilLilgly, where she had lived 1 for many years. Her death occurred
 at tho Davis homestead. Mrs. kies
 was born in kHlinEiy and had lived in the town practically all her life. She was & daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George Hubbard. She leaves no relatives nearer than cousins.
 . ht +he home Of his aaal1ew, Alfred |. Williams. in Brooklyn, Warren Wjl- . Hams, 65, died during Wednesday } night, just one. week after tho Heath. 5 also in the same home, of hlz brother | William H. Williams. Ma Williams 7 was horn in South Wladham and lived | there practically all of his lie ug to ) about ten years ago, when he came tC make his home with his nephew. Nr . in Bristol tlis state.
 Postmaster Raymond Allen an- } tnoGHcsG Thursday that tho DOstOfics L department 53 ,asain receiving narce 2 post packages for all parts Of Belgium , and that shipments of clothing already | are going forward from this office.
 Miss Dorothy GiHiraa o7 Danialsor < assisted rin giving fhe musical enter ! taiumeut recently at a bureau of edu- < ! CaGi0ni social Lat the roof cafeteria Ot .t the new iuteri1r buil&iHe at Washing e tOn D. c. Miss Er-HigaHi5 one of tht , secretaries emp .ovaa iu the education Y bureau mad the' occasion of the. sUcia ,, g-as the observance Of the 52d auniyer- < sary of JEe btlrcCH ae arig.eag0n.
 This is the last day for caring fol , income tax -retu"us. Said return mus 7 be in sEa-tG0rd not Is-er than tOnor- . rG<v. Taare.ovas a rush VI income ta1 ' return makers at the sEEadhaLa County s Eat50naFhanE Thursday and they eE Nact to be still busieE there today (Eri @ day).
 T q Today rounGs out @hrea weeks sine, , Walter AnaS disappeared from hi U bOme,-ioat Academy street, and not 2 trace of him has vet been found $ People are advised: Don't get Deevet | f you have g. clam against the post | { office department for d. lost or Iiiet : insured package and cau't collect T0u money Couore adjourned, it will b - remembered. without passing, a nuube r Of annroDria ion, hiHa. Among thes e v-as naa,Q providing money to niee T such claims s are herein referred tc q As 1o money has been provided 2 clajm2nts will have to wait until con U aress7 again m and passes tn l necessary @upr- -i2tlon bill. IL Herbert C. EeecL is having @ store Q house erected near the Young Bros
 
 $ that will be shipped to Danielsou i U cars during the coming season. Q Miss Beatrice VzShon entertained
 party of girl friends at her home O 5' School street Wednesday evening -e observance, of her birthday.
 5s Mention was heard Thursday of tn Il possibility ot calling 8 special tow .9 meeting il order, if was said, to pas r instructions prohibiting the tow II I school committee from making a con o tract exceeding one year with anyon .e connected with teaching in the school IL Of Kiilingly.
 ,- Special features were included in th ' entertainment at the Orpheum theau II5 Thursday evening.
 '- Willard F. Jordan, 68, was iastanfI h, killed and NesJor GJdieau was S l' badly injured that he was rushed 1 ,a the Day Kimball hospital, when Il ig men were struck bv an automobi 7e truck, about 3:50 Thursday afterBoo if while they were working on tl
 state road leading frOm Dayville =. Alta Waugdn The truck that figure
 il the accident is owned by Charlt [ Como Of PIairfieid and was beir
 driven by Albert Gordon of the san
 town. lIr. Como and @ young ma