Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 23, 1915, Page 15

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Ladies’ Specials Men’s Specials SPECIAL LOT LADIES’ DRESSES ~$1.00 ~ worth up to $8.50 FOR DOLLAR DAY ONLY SPECIAL LOT LADIES SKIRTS $1.00 -YOUR CHOICE FOR $1.00 Any $1.00 Shirt and any 50c Tie all for $1.00 FOR DOLLAR DAY ONLY MEN’S FALL HATS $1.00 values to $5.00 S New Smart Fall Hats et DAY ONLY Standard $2.00 value SPECIAL LOT FOR DOLLAR DAY ONLY LADIES SHIRTWAISTS $1.00 Exceptional values FOR DOLLAR DAY ONLY $1.00 off on any MENPS SUIT FOR DOLLAR DAY ONLY To Collectors of J-AC Green Stamps Ilouble Stamps Dollar Day With all purchases of $1.00 or more on Dollar Day we will give $2.00 worth of Stamps for every dollar you d. Stamps are /ina.nbook. DOLLAR DAY HEADQUARTERS The Mlanhattan 121-125 Main Street i Norw1ch, Conn. SHRAPNEL PERFECTED. Crude When First Devised By Briton. | qi iom o mo e o o e am area The first shrapnel shell was made in | 2bout twenty-five yards wide by three and when correctly timed the bullets) most of the belligerents who are buy- are thrown forward in a line ‘with the | ing shells made in this country prefer to load them in their own arsenals. Boy Scouts Guard Coasts, At the outbreak of the war, 529 masters and 227 scouts. service badge for Scouts of the British army, | Superseded by a sneil df the same as far as can be ascertained to date, is 9 scoutmasters, 17 assistant scout- The chief scout has instituted a war ts who have per- . formed twenty-eight days’ service for 17% by Lieutenant Henry Shrapnel, of | bundred lons. This type has been the zoyal says a writer in “The Indianapolis News.” It consisted simply of an iron shell ‘filled with bull:tl a4 powaer 4o .xfl.dl it with suficient force to mn e ective ‘(:lo:e}l Aoy " mh— was lighted before the shel wa. placed in the cannon, and a piece of waod was attached to the shell to keep. it cemtral in the gun and reduce to & minimum the chance of a pre- mature explosion. Later another Erit- ish officer, Colonel Boxer, divided the nnnd shell into two eompartments, for the bursting charge and th o!hn‘ for the bullets, Wheh the shell purst it was expected to emit a conical shower of bullets, and this made it cffective against troops in trenches or from behind es. ible with the apluria.l shell inty. The bull shape which contains, h addition to the explosive cl at its hs other charge at the forward end which explodes by contact. When ll is de- sired to explode the shell against an advancing enemy the fuse is lighted and. timed so that the explosion will occur in the air. ‘When, however, it is desired to use the shell against in- trenched troops, the fuse is not lighted and the forward charge of exploswe detonates upon contact the und scattering the bullets side- The French have been especially suc- cessful in the use of shrapnel. They have designed a shell which carries three hundred bullets” and a liberal charge a high explosive which dis- tributes the bullets over a wide area. Military experts have pronounced the shrapnel the best ammunition obtain- are constructed of lnrgui steel and bore. he'y cal | finished to the required Scouts in Dundee offered their services | &4 an- | as messengers, and the military, naval and civil aulhoril‘efl gladly accepled them, says “The Dundee Advertiser.” ‘They were utilized as officers’ orderlies, cooks and coast guards, while a large number acted as messengers at t various recruiting offices, the Royal In- firmary, the Red Cross depots and mili- tary headquarters. A large number are still employed coliecting books for navy, clothing for the Belgians, at the naval station, the Caird Rest, and assisting at the Soldiers’ Canteen. Brougty Ferry. ‘The most lmportant duty undertaken by the Scouts is that of coast watching under Admiralty orders. In all, 1,300 Scouts are engaged at this work at the s Scouts have supplled the try. Old Strike Rules. This new law framed to punish the English worker who presumes wilfully to “down tools” is an elaborated re- vival of older rules. Thus, in 1744, for example, when sundry tailors of London combined, and gave it out that they were un"flunfi to work for the needed b It.tloll. of l‘dle, Fifeness, Buddon and | be ‘Tentomoo; 3 y 1 they may he | be needed in the ¢ delences of the coun— e Toeener }¢§ Home Furnishers SPECIAL Dollar Electric Flat Iron Proposition The Norwich Electric Co. Sunlight Building 42 Franklin Street American Quail in Canada. A novelty for British Columbia sportsmen this season is the appear- ance of large numbers of American |l or “bob white” quail in several ities in Vancouver, according to Con- Sovies h“f “‘“’“P“&d ""l’“"y Tt sul-General R. E. Mansfleld. Pre-| BY Ssason 3t is- expesl vious efforts to introduce this species | the auall will have attained great num- posed to have migrated from the flocks 'hlc‘: the United States Government as umbia, has just unearthed a nugget of gold worth over £3000. Giant nug- gets not as- stories con wuhinmon are for some reason unknown, disappoint- have migrated from the South of their own accord and in some places they ingly small in recent years. are reported quite plentiful. TR T A $40,000 Nugget. ame this Province 3 e g — Whilst we are hing for silver for the first time last season. There searc ':re only six pairs, and they are sup- | bullets, a miner at Atlin, British Col- { MIRRORS, French plate in Gllt Mlssmn and White Enamel Frames, 2 regular price $2.50—Dollar Day ____ oo $1.00 Js¢ 3 SULKYS—ijust the thmg for the baby, regular price $2.00—Dollar, Dy i T Teieo .. $1.00 PEARL PAINTINGS, Fruits, Beautiful Etchings, regular pnco $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00—DollarDay ... $1 RAYO LAMPS, regular price $l.98——Dollar R $1.00 DOLL CARRIAGES, Rubber Tire Wheels, regular price $2.50— ¢ DollarDay ... $1.00 ps¢ SPRING BEDS, any size, all Iron Woven Wire, regular price ST e RS S e S S M E $1.00 % HALL MIRRORS with 4 hooks, regular price $2.60—Dollar Day_$1.00 PIAZZA or KITCHEN ROCKERS, regular price $2.00 and LT R T R SRR P I o $1.60 VASES—an Owl or an Elk or a Moose head on them, regular price e o AR N R R, $1.00 Day 24 y+4 ALUMINUM PERCULATORS and TEA POTS, rowlar price $2.00 pae. R R Ve G $1.00 SCHWARTZ BROS. Telephone 965 9-11 Water Street