Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 30, 1915, Page 8

= = = o = = 2 == Fae Erd - o BURIAL OF VICTIMS o - 6% on Diamonds 10% on all other Merchandise This is a genuine concession on our regularly low prices. JOHN & GEO. H. BLISS Makes Special Bid For Merchants’ Week Business L d OF PEABODY FIRE. ine Funeral Service Will Be Held For Eighteen of Them. Peabody, Mass., Oct. 29.—The bodies ‘of the twenty-one girl pupils wro were yictims of the:fire which destroyed St. John’s Parochial school yesterday, will be buried tomorrow, while ths “town pauses in its activities to mourn. One funeral service will be held fer 18 of them at St. John’s Roman Cath- olic church, with which the school ‘Was connected. Rev. Nicholas J. Murphy, pastor of the church, who has been nearly pros- trated since the disaster, sald today that he would celebrate the mass him- Self if his condition permitted. am in doubt” he added, Y “whether 1 ‘$hall be able to say anything from the ‘@ltee without breaking down.” The funerals of three of the chil- “dren will be held separately and pri- ¥ately, In accordance with the wish of their parents, Ml the interments ‘will be at St. Mary's cemetery, Salem. SHOE BUSINESS REFLECTS THE CURRENT PROSPERITY ‘Recovers From Decline Following the Chicago, Oct. 29. Outbreak of War. In the fiscal year following the outbreak of the Eutop- enn war, the American shoe bill lined $90,000,000 . Wilder, r-oc!at er de- according to John president of the National ion of Tanners in convention ir. Wilder added that during #he economical streak Americans hade Eheir old footzear last longer but that ‘they were again in the market for new shoes as formerly. . Mr. Bryan might now endeavor to vail upon his friend Villa to adopt is peace policy—Pittsburgh Dispatch $ . €OPPER NICKEL-PLATED TEA KETTLES, reduced 2-quart ENAMEL MILK CANS........... 6-quart ENAMEL KETTLE with cover..... 10c TOILET PAPER, package or rolls, 4 for. 50c GAS BURNER, MANTLE, GLOBE, cornplete, $ ~ 50c MAIL BOXES ... 15¢ and 20c CARPET-BEATERS.......... B LG SAWS oo it varn e s aan s LIS e e DU 3 g« 25 HANDLED AXES . % A DISCOUNT OF 10% ON ALL OTHER GOODS NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ALLEGED BOMB CONSPIRACY. Secret Service Men Investigating Threads of Fay’s Story. New York, Oct. 38.—Beyond assert- ing that theé government was quietly working to trace others implicated in the alleged conspiracy to destroy shi laden with war munitions for the al- lies, feceral authorities said today there had been no actual developments i the cases of the five men already ar- rested. United States District Attor- ney H Snowden Marshall sald no new arrests were contemplated for the present. The cases of Robert Fay, who con- fessel to the conspiracy after saying he was a German army lieutenant sent to this country to bjow up ships, and Walter L. Scholz, his brother-in-law, together with the cases of three other men named as having promoted the plots, will probably go before the fed- eral grand jury the latter part of next week. The subordinates of Willlam J. Flynn, chief of the secret service, are still ' busy investigating _ various threzds of the story told by Fay. REPORT THAT GERMANS ARE SHORT OF AMMUNITION. Petrograd Ascribes Failure at Riga to That Cau: London, Oct. 29, 4.55 p. m.—The fail- ure of the Germans to take Dvinsk and Riga is attributed in Petrograd, ac- cording to a Reuter despatch from that city, ‘not only to the difficult nature of the heavily wooded country, which Pprohitits movements of troops, but “to a German shortage, of ammunition, which is said to be becoming critical.” Providence, R. I, ‘buses in operation. has 1,000 jitney Merchants’ Week Means Bargain Week MADAME H. 10 Main Street at the ~ Schwartz Millinery Store and this is last day to get Big Values - B_I"AUTIFUL SHAPES—your choice at.........98¢c Fifth Avenue Latest TRIMMED HATS in the very latest trimmings ...........$1.98, $2.98, $3.98 ‘NEW YORK MILLINERY STORE s SCHWARTZ Breed Building SPECIALS 1.50 RAYO LAMPS right or inverted .... 100 CLOCKS ... FOR CASH 'The Household Building 25¢ | < 50c¢ 35¢ RECEIVED 74 Frankiin Street Telephone 5314 | JndgeWillanecuthrmqunder Robert A. Gray’s Will May Accept Monument Association’s Offer—Di- rects Them to Place $3,200 Soldiers’ Monument on Lot Offered by Adsociation. v In a decision handed down on Fri- day by Judge Willam H. Williams in the case of Frederick Bill and Charles S. White, trustees under the will of the late Robert A. Gray of Groton, vs the Groton Heights Baptist Church and others, the judge orders that the trustees shall carry out the provi- sions of the will providing for the erection of a soldiers’ monument in the town of Groton and that they shall nav® it erected upon the site provided by the Groton Monument association at a point near and east ol the Gro- ton monument near the intersection of Smith and Monument streets in the town of Groton. The Groton Monument association is to maintain and care for the monu- ment in perpetuity upon . this site. The judge allows counsel fees of, 50 to Christopher L. Avery, attor- ney for the plaintiffs and $50 to Guy T. Arms, attorney for the defendants The suit was brought_for a con- struction of the will of Mr. Gray on these points. His death occurred in Groton on Nov. 2, 1906, and in his will he directed that upon the death of his widow the sum of $3,200 should be used to erect a granite monument to the soldiers of Groton in the Civil war and he made provisions for a site for the monument which was to be known as Gray’'s Memorial Park, at the cornc. streets. When the question of the accept- ance cf the lot came béfore a town meeting in Groton on July 22, 1915, Lamsdell and School site. Subsequently the Groton. Mon- ument association offered the _site named for the court. a monument in Groton upon a suit able site and this will be accomplish association. of his brave comrades who war of 1861-1865." vided that the upon the KING GEORGE THROWN FROM HIS HORSE. Steed Reared and Fell Over Backwards —King Severely Bruised. Lor.éon, Oct. 29.—King George was thrown from his horse and severely bruised today. A Reuter de=p1l('h from British headquarters, ribing the accident to the king, S;\) he had just com- pleted an_inspection of one corps and was on_ his way to inspect another when cheers from the troops, Who threw their caps in the air, caused his horse to rear. The king managed to regain ceontrol of the horse, which, however, reared again and fell over backwards, throwing the king to the grouna. He was immediately as: ed to a motor car and while driving away was able to return the salutes of the troops as he sat in the corner of the car. That the king was not more serious- ly injured was doubtless due to the fact that he is very much at home in the szddle and is considered more than ar ordinary rider, being quite as good as the average mounted officer in the army. VOSSISCHE ZEITUNG WANTS BRAND WHITLOCK RECALLED. Challenges German Government to Re- quest Such Action. Londen, Oct. 29, m.—The Vossiscne Zeitug, says a despatch to the hange Telegraph company from Amsterdam, challenges the German government to ask Washington to re- call the American minister at Brussels, Brand Whitlock, “The recent Cavell case” says YVossische Zeitung, “must be utilized as an occasion to put an end to Mr. Whitlock’s activities, he being a minis- ter accredited to Havre (the present seat of the Belgian government) and not to Brussels. If America desires a representative in Brussels, she must send scmeone agreeable to the Ger- man gcvernment.” the SPECTACULAR FIGHT ON THE ISLAND OF DALEN Wherc the Russians Bombarded the Germans from Both Sides. Londen, Oct. 29, 455 p. m.—"“Ac- counts have reached here” sa: Reuter despatch from Petrograd, spectzcular fight on the of sl Dalen. on the Dvina river, a few miles southeast of Riga, whither the Rus-| sians lured the Germans, allowing them time to install themselves before beg: ing a bombai t from both sides. “Spectators from Riga who witnessed the cannonade from a bridge across the Dvina saw the river choked with German corpses floating down stream and stated that the German forces had been a:most entirely wiped out.” A Congressman’s idea of prepared- ness is an army post in his district— Boston Transcript. MELLEN NOT CONNECTED WITH POLITICAL AVCTIVITIES, Never Knew of the Ex Letters on/the Subject. New York, Oct. late Jchn M. Hall, later president of the New Haven, New Haven, knew, and that cers cf the company. sence in the west, 1898 to 1903. “I was paralyzed to discover,” caid, never been blown up. nection with these matters, indirect.” NO FEDERAL ACTION State Authorities. Washington, Oct. 2! District States A ring left orncy Marshall. day for New Yorl Mr. tained the belief that there is state authorities. Mr. may ctange this view. FI; ceived Justice. public, but it was nothirg in them to" implicate any for- eign cfficials and that today by the department Woman Dead at 101. Torrington, Conn., Oct. a Ann Gross died at her home ere last night in her 101st year. She born at Cornwall, Con: daughter of Benjamin Price; a “min- ute man.” Safety First. The censors will see to it Major Journal. Nicholas MARY PICKFORD AS “FANCHON, THE™ CRICKET"” — AUDITORIUM, MONDAY AND TUESDAY the citizens voted not to.accept the monument, . but as there were some provisions - in 'the will bearing upon the erettion of the In his decision Judge Williams #nas that the primary and princtpal pur- pose of Mr. Gray was the erection of ed by erecting the monument upon the site offered by the Groton lfonument One of the provisions of the will was that the monument shall bear this —SOLD BY— inscription: “Erect: y Robert A. Gray and dedicated to the memory W. R. BAIRD offered their lives for their country in the It was also pro- monument should bear the same names of battles as are Mystic soldiers’ monument, except Fredericksburg instead of An- ence of Hall's 29.—Charles S. Mel- len told the court at the trial of the twelve former directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Ralil- road company today that he had never knovn of the political activities of the vice president and in influencing legislation in favor of the as far as he the existence of the numerous letters Hall wrote on the subject was never known to other directors or offi- Mr. Mellen made this statement be- fore lezving the witness stand tempo- rarily to permit the government to put in it sevidence against the defendants covering the five year periqd of his ab- he “that I had been for ten years within reach of these letterpress copy books (containing the Hall letters) and 1 had no con- direct or IN THE FAY CASE. Believed Case is One for the New York ‘What course the department of justice will pursue in reiation to Robert Fay and the other persons arrested in New York in con- nection with plans to interfere with shipmerts of munitions ot the allies must be decided in New York tomor- row at a conference between Assistant torney Warring and United War- So far, officials of the department have enter- no ground upon which prosecutions may be uncertaken in the federal court and that the case is one for the New York Warren's visit Copies of the statements of Fay and others now under arrest made to Chief m of the secret service were re- of Their contents was not made aid that there was they aiready had been covered in published reports. 29.—Mrs. the that Colonel Czar does a little better than did. — Minneapolis 'l'lnmanantywlht to run a new car Friction begins its sly work of depreciation. DIXONS Graphite Uréase ties Friction's ‘hands and drnu its befll. Ask ,—J*l- the monument as regards the two_ resi- Dixon Lubricating Chart duary lcgatees, which are the Groton Heights Baptist church and the Bill JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. Memorial Library assoclation of Gro- Eatablished 1827 ton, a construction of the will on City. N.34 these points was asked - from the| Aoy Dixon's Lubricants 107 FRANKLIN STREET ANOTHER SMART FROCK SUITABLE FOR CALLING OR HOUSE WEAR This handsome gown is made of georgette cepe in golden brown shade. Please note how cleverly the velvet stripe has been utilized to tashion the bodice. The flounce, banded with Rus* sian squirrel, :s of plain crepe, and silk crochet buttons have been ef- fectively used as trimming. Trommer’s Evergreen Beer REAL GERMAN LAGER s on draught at H. JACKEL & CO. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the NORWICH BRANCH of the AMERICAN RED CROSS be held in the Council Chamber the City Hall on Saturday, October 30th, at 4 p. m. All members and all ested in the work of thi are urged to attend. CAROLINE R. PERKINS, Secretary ersons _inter- organizatien DR. C. R. CHAMBERLAIN Dental Surgeon MeGrory Building, Norwich, Conn. ALES, WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS Fresh, ccnplete stock. Best Service. DAN MURPHY 11 Bath Street ' DRS. L. F. and A. J. LaPIERRE 287 Main St. PRACTISE LIMITED TO Hours 10 &. m. to 3 p. m. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat THE DEL -HOFF Plan Rates 75 cents per day and wi HAYES BROTHERS. Telephone 1222. 26-28 Broadway WHEN YOU WANT 1o put your bus: iness before the public. th medium better than through | o* o3 vertining columns of The etin, ~ Suits All of Our $25.00 Suits DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT ONE CASE OF HEAVY GRAY BLANKETS—These are cut and bound singly so you may buy one er & pair of them just as you wish. A splendid, full-size Cotton Blanket of unusual welght. Merchants’ Week Special $1.00 a pair $1.10 FULL SIZE SHEETS FOR 79 These are Full-bleached Sheets size 81 by 39—~the full bed size and the kind we always sell for $1.10 each. Merchants’ Week Special 79¢ COLORED WASH GOODS DEPT, 10c OUTING FLANNEL FOR 74 A YARD This is a fine heavy weight flannel in the new Au- tumn designs and colors. It is 27 inches wide and the colors are fast. Merchants’ Week Special 7%c 12J40 and 150 DRESS GINGHAMS FOR /40 A YARD Two widths in this lot-—27-inch and 32-inch. Pretty plaids, checks, seersucker stripes and plain. colors— all fast. Merchants’ Week Special 9%5¢ MEN’S FURNISHINGS DEPARTMENT $1.00. NEGLIGEE SHIRTS FOR 78c fine-count, French percale has been used. The Shirts are all coat style, with attached, laundered and hand-turned, matched cuffs. They are a . superior dollar quality. All sizes from 14 to 17. Merchants’ Week Special 78c Two Shirts for $1.50 NECKWEAR DEPARTMENT $250 OSTRICH BOAS FOR $1.98 The very latest Ostrich Boas—all colors in the most correct length. Merchants’ Week Special $1.98 A SPECIAL NECKWEAR OFFERING VESTEES, COLLARS, COLLAR and CUFF SETS— The newest and best of the Autumn styles will be found in this special lot of regulation 50c Neckwear, including mary pieces of organdie. Here's your chance. Merchants’ Week Price 25¢c LINEN AND WHITE GOODS DEP'T. PURE LINEN TABLE DAMASK—a fine Full- bleached Damask of heavy weight in a variety of most attractive patterns. With linens constantly ad- vancing in price this is a wonderful bargain. Worth 60c a yard. Merchants’ Week Special 48¢c worth much more than a dollar. SATURDAY ONLY $1.00 Coats ALL THE ACCBPTABLB STYLES ARE Snb“ Style and quality—effectiveness and de- pendability go hand-in-hand in The Bos- ton Store garments. Every garment is chosen with as much care and attention to detail as you give to your personal se- lection and dollar for dollax you secure the greatest measure of value here. SUITS AS LOW AS $15.00 : COATS AS LOW AS $10.00 Merchants’ Week Special Now $19.50 Handsome, well-made Shirts in which a high-grade, | UNTRIMMED HATS On the Bargain Table Ferthelntd-yof“adunh’Wukw.mmglonlh a tremendous concession in Untrimmed Millinery. We've taken this big assortment of the prettiest shapes of the season and placed them all on the bargain table to sell at the pne price. Here are Big Hats—Little Hats—Black Hats—Colored Hats—Hats which are specially built for SEE THE SPECIAL SHOWING OF TRIMMED HATS Dresses RUG AND DRAPERY DEPARTMENT $145 VELVET RUGS FOR $1.05 All 27 by 54 inches in size, the designs being Oriental in brown and green, red and green ard old Tose. Some very pretty designs in the lot. Merchants’ Week Special $1.05 9 BY 12 TAPESTRY RRUSSELS RUGS FOR $1325 These are all new Rugs which were shown for the first time at our Fall Opening. They are seamless and in color and design are the very latest. Merchants’ Week Special $13.25 HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR DEP'T. WOMEN'S FLEECE-LINED RIBBED UNDERWEAR —Full bleached and of good quality. Vests are high neck with long or-elbow sleeves, also Duchess neck with elbow sjeeves. Pants in open or closed styles are all ankle length. This underwear is a popular half dollar grade. Merchants’ Week Special 39¢c . PURE SILK HOSE FOR WOMEN, %8 A PAI $150 and $2.00 values all of them. About twi year we are able to find a way to give Hosl values such as these amd this is one of the times. ‘The color line is 4grze but not absolutely completes if you can't find your particujar color we can give you a wonderful value in black. NOTION DEPARTMENT NICKEL-PLATED SCISSORS FOR 19¢ A splendid assortment of good Scissors for the one very low sale price. We inciude Sewing Scissors with pointed ends in 4 to §-inch lengths—Embroid- ery Scissors in sizes 3 to 3%—Pocket Scissors, 4 to ohchutulmmmflhunm;m1wllnchu. They are big bargains. Merchants’ Week Special 19¢ DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT $150 AND $1.69 COATINGS FOR 88a 56-inch Coatings, cheviots and zibelines in most at- tractive plaid and stripe patterns. Coatings which are worth every cent of the regular prices and right up to the minute in style. Merchants’ We&w 98¢ TOILET GOODS DEPARTMENT SPECIAL SALE OF PARISIAN IVORY TOILET ARYICLES Look like the genuine ivory and.all the articles in the lot are worth from 3$1.50 to $2.00 a plece. We include Trays, Hat, Clothes and Hair Brushes, Pin and Jewel Boxes, Perfume Bottles, Manicure Sets, Clocks and a big assortment of Toilet Table Novelties. Any Art.lolo S8c GARMENT SECTION $25.00 Tailored Suits for $19.50 Here are Suits finished in the very best manner—Suits which we act- ually sell for §26.90 and are cheap at that pri the very best Suits in Norwich Por $26.00. AN smart, snappy models in poplin, gabardine, serge and whipcord in the most favored colors. Now is the time to get that Bfl’lt. Merchants’ Week $19.50 A Splendid House Dress for T¥c Here's another big bargain. Dresses of good style made of a good quali- ty of gingham in siripes and c.uqlu‘wron have pald 3100 ‘wili- For gt from ¢ 3o 4 yesrs ‘Wool Sweaters. in. an M‘ fancy weave Ba oy rod Toen Copen- -