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OFFZRS TODAY A SPECIAL LOT OF MEN’S MILITARY WRIST WATCHES ! gift for the Eovs that are geing to the front. Special price from $3.25 up. | { The most practical E See Window Display THE PLAUT-CADDEN CO. Plaut-Cadden Building, Nerwich 1872 Estasiished GEER 1647 One ct the historic places in Norwich | two centurfes The Piano Tuner, 122 Prospect St., Phone 511 or o-er has been the | famo ADAMS TAVERN trolley n will get about 1 there The the o s0a can L= less time. A. A, ADAMS Nerwich Town vou there from ffteen minutes or in an automobile Phene 519 TEAMING AND TRUCKING DONE VERY PROMPTLY AND AT REASONABLE PRICES A. D. LATHROP Phone 175 Mascns’ Building Materials OF ALL KINDS For Sale by The Peck-McWilliams Co. DR. A. J. SINAY- | badly jof Dentist Reoms 18-19 Alice Building, Norwich Phone 1177-3 WHEN YOU WANT to put your hus- iness befors the public. there Is no medium better than trough the ad- vertising columns of The Bulletin. Light evening. Wid carrot is more of & pest than usual this season. Many of the farmers in the suburbs finished up their haying Saturday. Numerous parties of Camp Dewey cadets wers Visitors in Norwich Sat- urday. One of-the Lord’s Hill valuaile Shropshire flock was killed by dogs the other night. Lawns and pastures are beginning to show burnt patches following last week's blistering heat. A large number of members of work- ing girls' clubs of the state are at the 7acation house in Madison. Huckleberries are scarce in market, it is claimed, because nobody will take the trouble to pick the berries. Trolley traffic was so heavy Satur- day that after 4 p. m. extra cars fol- lowed the regulers on the Montville road. Several automobile parties from Nor- wich went to East Hampton Saturday for the Old Home day and sixth an- nual carnival. , Although the mercury climbed to §0 degrees in the sun at noon Sunday. there was a good breeze and the day proved delizhtful. For the third time this season Jani- tor Hugh H. Moreland of the Otls brary has already had tog prune the iandsome vines on that building. Camp Fire Girls from Waterbury are to be taken by Miss Maude Dimmick to Quaker Hill camp, the camp of Mrs. H. B. Sloat, for a week’s vacation. Ben Jones of Hebron has two small dozs. One day last week they killed an 18-pound coon in the swamp'in front of the house. The coon injured one dog before killed. of Cambridge, Mass., con of Mrs. Mary H. Coit, of Broad- y. is engaged in helping lay out Camp Aver in Massachusetts, where the soldiers are to camp. Charles Coit Renovations and repaire are about completed at the store of A. Francis & Son, Thames square, new plate glass show windows having recently laced the old style ones eo long in A: the 10.30 mass fn St. Patrick’s church Sunday Rev. Peter J. Cuny preached on Purity of Intention. or Simplicity of Life. Rev. Myles P. who has returned from his read the mass. Galvin, vacation, One of the three surviving original | incorporators of the Knights of Co- lumbus who will convention in Chicago this week cx-Mayor Cornelius T. Driscoll of Haven, a former Norwich resident. attend the national is Notification has been sent out that | the national society of the Brackett family will hold sth anmual meeting and__reuni: at_ Auburn Grange hall, East Auburn. Me, Lake Grove, Thursday, Aug. 18, at 10 o'clock. Application for a marriage license | | has been made to the Middletown town | clerls by Theodore Staplins _and Pauline M. Stevens of New London They will have to wait the five da; period before the license can be iss The regulation of the 1915 legislature provided for the registration of motor- | boats in the town where the owner lives. The new law provides for the registration and taxation of the motor- hoat in the town where the boat is vept William Flemming, 54, of Uxbridge, Mess., who was admitted to the Wor- cester, Mass., hospital some time ago, died 'Thureday from complications hastened by the excessive heat. He w torn in Wi Conn., Oct 1572, The wholesale price of ice cream in New Haven, Hartford and some other Connecticut cities is an advance of 30 | cents over last vear. The price of brick ice cream was recently raised by retailers from 40 cents to 50 cents a quart. Mrs. Old Saybrook ness of 32 years, Susan Lynde, 71, who dled at Thursday after an ill- was buried Saturday in_ Riverview cemetery. Her husband Bdaward Lynde, who was agent at Say. brook Junction for 33 years, died 19 years ago. There was a £00d attendance at the meeting in aid of food conservation in Stonington Thursday when Miss M. E. Hayes of Storrs gave an address. The demonstration of the new outfit pur- chased by the borough women was ratched with great interest The Danbury News has the item of local interest that the Universalist irch has closed for the month and hat Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Barber have left for their summer home In_Orange, Mass. to epend the month. Rev. Mr. Barber is a native of Norwich. A crusade against trespassers on the New Haven railroad tracks is under “vay and is to be extended to all parts the division. A new law to the effect that trespassers not only on rail- road tracks but on any railroad prop- erty may be arrested is in effect. The Holy Name society, which has tranches in the local Catholic parishes, nas asked the war department for per- mission to post in the various can- tonments where the draft army units are to be mobilized the placard of the order: “Please refrain from using pro- fane and indecent language.” olchester men, Dr. J. M. Klein and T. P. Kinney, were dinner guests one day recently of Dr. Henry M. Pollock at his summer cottage at Gardner Lake. Dr. Pollock, who was a former super- intendent at the state hospitol at Nor- wich, is now superintendent of _the Massachusetts General hospital, Bos- ton. The principal organizations of Broad- way church are the Sunday school with its several departments and classes, Herbert B. Cary, superintendent, the Woman's association, the oman’s Home Missionary society, the Woman's Forelgn Missionary sociétv, the Men's Brotherhood, the Young People’s union, the Sodalitas for the younaer ladie: and the Sunshine circle, a junior mi slonary society. Always Room There. Italy is said to have so many soldiers that there is no room for them on the i Itallan fighting border. Always room for them in France we hear.—Florida Times-Union. What He Means. The new German Chanceiior means a fresh leader for the somewhet fa- tgued hymn of hate chorus—Wash ington Star. No othar country in southeastern Eu- rope offers such oppertunitics for fruit- growing as does Bulgaria. Misses Mabel and Elva Clark of Shannock, R. I, are isiting friends in Killingly. Dr. N. Fournier of Montreal, Can- ada, is the guest of A. A. Fournier for la féw days. Miss Emma Mather, of Norwich, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Walter G. Barker, of Niantic. Dr. Curtis Bernard has returned from Los Angeles, Cal, after spending a month with his parents. Mrs. ‘Willam H. Sweet, of Norwich, has been spending a few davs with Miss Cora Hall at Madison. Dr. and_Mrs. Armand LaPierre and H. H. LaPierre of Norwich, were re- cent guests at the Sistare Inn, Lord's oint. Judge Frank H. Foss and family of ‘Willimantic are occupying the Wilson cottage at Pleasure Beach for two weelks. Mrs. George Howard and daughter, of Norwich, are in Niantic, guests of Mrs. Howard's pavents, Mr. and Mrs. James P. Clark. Gavin Connor, N. F. A, '17, has re- turned to his parents’ cottage on Bent- iey avenue, Ocean Beach, after two weeks’ visit to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Mullin, at Pleasant View. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Tolhurst (Florence Coleman) have returned to their home on Maple avenue, Hart- ford, after a trlp by augomobile to Gales Ferry, for a vacation visit with Mrs. Tolhurst's parents, former En- gineer and Mrs. E. N. Coleman Frank B. Coleman master mechanic of the Passaic, N. J., rubber works, has returned home, afier a vist to his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. a Mrs. E. N. Coleman, formerly of Nor- wich, now of Springfleld, Mass, who are passing the season at their cot- tage at Gales Ferry. FUNERALS. Cecelia Stanton. Many relatives and friends attended the funeral of Cecelia Stanton whigh was held from the funeral parlors of street Undertaker Gager on Franklin e s 3 % Friday momning, Hev. J. 0. Barrows|of mY officers, gives nis actrial posi officiated and friends acted as bearers. | "%, - 5 Tl Ga s 5 = rers-| ~ Corporal Claveria sent as an intes Burial was in Maplewood cemetery. |, Corporal Claverla sent as am imter- Augustus Anderson. funeral of Augustis Anderson, the man who was stricken by the heat in Yantic ,was heéld from the funerall parlors of Undertaier Gager Friday morning. Rev. Fr . Pettersson of- ficiated and _friends acted as bearers. Burial was in the West Plains ceme- tery where a committal service read at the grave by Rev. Mr. Petters son. Th Patrick J. Coleman. On Saturday morning the funeral of Patrick J. Coleman took place from his late home, No. 157 Sachem street with a larme number of refatives and friends in atrendance some coming from out of town. About the casket _were! srouped many beatuiful 1 froms| At the services in S Patrick’s church there was a solemn high m of requiem at which Rev. Jame: rett of Hartford was celebran B. Clark of Suffield was d Rev. John Anderso; “ford w. sub-deacon and Rev. was master of cerer The clergymen o the sanctuary were Broderick, Rev. Peter Hugh Treanor of Waterbury, Rey W. Brennan, Rev. J. H_ Fitzmaurice, Rev. W. H. Kennedy, Rev. James J McCabe and Rev. Joseph Seiferman Jewett Citv, Rev. M. MeAuliffe Hartford, Rev. Robert Bowen Bridgeport, Rev. Charles Ted Westerly and Father Teehan of Hart fora. Tle bearers wers Michael Kearney, James ana Michael Fugene McLaughlin. Burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery | where a committal service was con- | ducted by Rav. Dr. Anderson, assisted by Fathers Clark, Leddy iferman and Teehan. Undertakers Shea and John Melnt Jam McCahe: Coleman and o rice had charge of the funeral ar-| rangements. Miss Mary Jones. The funeral of Miss Mary Jones took place Saturday afternoon from the funeral parlors of _Undertaker Gager with a large number of rela- tives and friends in attendance There were many beautiful floral forms. The services were conducted by Rev. Ben- jamin Harris of the Grace Memorial church. Friends acted as bearers. Burial was in_the West ns cem- etery where Rev. Mr. Harris read a | committal service at the grave John Johnson. Funeral services for John Johnson, who died in Hartford, were held Sat- urday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Margaret Green of Baltic street with gany relatives and friends in attendance. Rev. R. B. Williams of the Mt. Calvary church officiated and friends filled the places of hearers. Burial was in the Maplewood ceme- tery where a committal service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Williams. Gales Ferry Man Named. President Wilson Friday sent to the senate for confirmation the following nominations from Comnecticut: To be second liteutenants in the United States cavairy, Leslie F. Lawrence, of Ansonia, William H Burnes of Gales Ferry, Bernard R. Kennedy, of New Britain, Leslie Babcock of New Haven and Gorden H_Michler, who gives an address in Washington To be second Heuténants in the Coast Artillery, Cornelius H Men- ger, who gives address as New York city, but claims to be a citizen of Connecticut. and John Randolph Wheeler of Mystic. Crescent Beach Association. The Crescent Beach association has organized to maintain a pier or dock for the use of boats and bathers and to construct places of amusement. The signers of the articles of association are Silas Chapman, Jr., Conrad G. Ba- con, E. W. Rowley. J. E. Porter, E. B. Stevens, J. Samuels and John H. Per- kins. The Federated Seamen’s Union of New Zealand has passed a resolution deploring the persistent and inhuman destruction of life by German sub- marines, and has decided that the fed- eration 'shall be represented at a world conference in London to deal with submarine outrages. The union has telegraphed to Mr. Havelock Wi son:—“We are with vou to a man.’ "MOTHER SAYS POST TOASTIES ARE GOOD, FOR'ME—* AND | SURE { PALMER DOCK TOTALLY | the NORWICH BULLETIN, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1917 COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS AFTER CUP e Intend to Wrest Trophy From Grove This Month—Local Council Arranges Program of Sporting Events for Annual Outing. The Norwich Commercial Travelers are out for the trophy cup which the New London suit case men have held for the past year. At their regular bus- iness meeting in the Chamber of Com- merce buiiding on Saturdal evening the members of Norwich couficil, No. 309, U. C. T. made plans for their an- nual outing which wili this year be held at Richard’s Grove, on August 25th. It is at this outing that the con- test for possession of the trophy will take place. The committee In charge of the out- ing have arranged a programme of sports. There are six events and each New Londoners at Richards’ event will carry with it a certain num- ber of points. The events and the number of points for each event fol- lows: \ . Base ball game, 40; _three-legged race, 20; tug of war, 10; fat man’s race, 10 relay race 10: poto race, | 10. 'Sixty or more points will decide the winners of the cup. The committee in charge of the ar- rangements for the outing consists of Henry W. Lanz, Norwich, Charles D. Tingiey, Norwich and E. Lyon of New London. Senior Counsellor Chas. F. Peckham presided at the meeting Saturday evening and there was a fair sized attendance. RECEIVES INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE FRONT Commander of Regiment of French Infantrymen Writes to John Tro- nd. The following letter from a French officer at the western front, relative o former communications has just Leen received by John Troland of this city which though personal, with regard to a copy of Mr. Troland’s poems requested by an attache of the regiment last January and noticed in The Bulletin, may be of some public interest. The reply shows the Dromptmess and courtesy of the French official. 1t Colonel Decherf, Commandant Je 13 Regt. de Infanterie | Secteur postal 6. France, July 13th, 1917.] Gentleman—Your two letters dated 9th and 13th June, in hands. 1 will not delav, giving ¥ou a positive an- swer this time, as 2bout Corporal Cla- verie. In fact, a letter has just been received from him addressed to one force on his leavinz the 18th I R. has since become an aviator. I must say he still_in training Iut his start proves of his abili A lotter ad- dressed as follows wiil surelv reach him. * * * Hoping a glorious fate to the American army in France, T re- main yours truly | NUDEMERE, | Colonel DESTROYED BY FIRE Flames of Unknown Origin Fiercely Devoured Oid Structure. atcer- | About four o'clock Sunda noon the old dock at Montville owned | by Paimer Prothers. was fotallv da- | stroved by fire. The dock and freight | house which stands on it have mot heen uged in a number of vears being | allawea to freigh allen’ through o to ruine The roof of | house and the floor had | The dock at one time | Chelsea was used hy the Steamer to | land freieht at bu: in the past few vears the place has not been used| In Gavs zone by pleasure boats from Norwich all stopped at the dock for passengers. After the pleasure crafts stopped landing the dock and freight | nezlected and state of decay 3 The fire started at the further ehd ! the structure over water from | The building | went into a| some munknown cause. was dry and the fire eafned such ai headwav that it was Impossible to| check it. Enzineers from the Thames | River Specialty company got out their fire apparatus and counling up the Fose mamaged to confine the fire to the | frejzht house and the part of the dock | that was over the water. | A fow sparin fromi ' the fire.. blew | across the cove to the roof of the| pecialty Company’s plant where a| small blaze started but was quickly | put out without damage. The struc- ture Is a total loss. ENJOYED AUTO TRIP FROM NEW YORK Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Langenbach Toar- ed Nearly Five Hundred Mile: Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Langenbach of favetie sireet have returned home after spending a week with their son, I W. Langenbach and wife in Albion, Y. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Langen- bach and son accompanied Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Langenbach to Norwich. The party made the trip from Albion to Norwich vla automobfle. In all they covered about 1§y miles and among ties visited were Syracuse, Utica, | ady. Albany and Hartford. Mr. J. W. Langenbach expect to ve for home the first of this weelk J. Langebach is a well known fior- ist and has large greenhouses on Lafoyvette street he Schnes and Mr: Te ENLISTS IN NAVY. State Senator O'Sullivan Resigns as Secretary of State Democratic Com- mittee. State Senator Patrick B. O'Sullivan of the Seventeenth district and secre- tary of the democratic state central <ommittee, on Saturday reported for Guty as an ensign In the navy. His resignation as corporation counsel of Derby reached Mavor George P. Sul- livan of that city Saturday. His resig- nati as secretary will be in the hands of State Chairman David E. tzGerald during the day. Senator ullivan has also resigned as sen- ator. In New York Mr. O'Sullivan passed examination for ensign’s commis- i Twice before he had been uh- able to pass examinations owing to eyesight. Ensign O'Sullivan has a wife and two children. ‘Senator O’Sullivan is the son of the late Dr. Thomas J. O'Sullivan, a native of Norwich. He married Miss Mar- guerite Lawton, a former teacher at Norwich Free Academy . Annual Field Day. The annual field meeting of ~ thé Woman’s Christian_Temperance Union of New London, Tolland and Wind- m counties will be held on the Willl mantic Camp Ground Thursday after- August 22, at 1.30 o'clock, fol- lowing a basket lunch. The pro- gramme will include a gold medal con- test in elocution, chorus singing, solos duets. Thé committee in charge will be H. A. Randall, E. J. Holman and L. K. Fuller. Bridge Made Stronger. The bridge which was put in new last fall across Alewive brook at the head of Woodworth’s pond in Water- LIKE 'EM" % ford has proved unsafe with the heavy travel of the past few days and was closed to traffic Thursday afternoon. fheen bulietin boards on which council of | defens s and other war mat- | ters may 1. The town com- | mittees will be requested to _erect boards at or near every post office in theix hich has no car- and to which, | thefefors, r their mail, or at other large number of peopls conzregate. The hoards are to be of uniform size, forty-four inches square. The Connecticut State Council of Defensa | will furnish uniform sisn _strips for the upper part of the hoards. These will be of attractive desizn printed in blue on heavy white cloth. In order |that all the boards may be uniform, working drawingzs and detailed speci- fications wil be provided. | of and apparatis for HONOR ROLL HUNG IN BROADWAY CHURCH Significant Tribute to ~ Young Men Who Have Answered the Country’s Call. 5 A significant and interesting tribute to the voung men, former attendants at Broadway echurch, who have an- swered their country's call and of- fered their services, is the Honor Roli, framed and hung in the church vestibule. The names so far enroled are thos of Richard P. Gregson, Andrew Avery, Carieton Bowers, Lewie Hull, Jr., Ed- ward Raughtizan, all officers or mem- bers of the C. G. Amos Prentice Chase, Robert Pres- ton, Harold Preston. and Joseph Hull Naval Reserve Corps. William Harrison Caruthers, First Lieutenant, U. S. A, Engineering Corps. Leroy Stearns, Second Lieutenant. 7th Regiment, e Ronald Kimbali, with the Brown College Ambulance Corps. already seeing active service in France. IS NAMED MAJOR FOR HOME GUARD. | Harry H. Walker Succeeds Henry | Adams of Sccond Battalion, Re- | signed. | Harry H. Walker. secretary and | treasurer of the Norwich Automatic | Feeder company, has been named ma- | jor of the Second battalion of the Home guard, succecding Henry Adams, resigned. His commission is_ dated Auz. 1. Major Walker has had con- siderable military experience, having connected with the Twenty-sec- ond resim: 0f Trooklyn for some vears and later serving in the Spanish- American the Forty-seventh | regiment as first lieutenant and adju- tant. He retired at the close of the war_with the lge advocate | ank of ‘s staff. on General Henry's TOWNS URGED TO ERECT BULLETIN BOARDsl Attractive Sign Strips nished by State Council To Be Fur-| of Defense. ¢ the Cou tow igh to erect By vote last meetil to be asked, thr iliary committees comm the cour ofiicial CONNECTICUT PATENTS. New London Man Perfects Apparatus | for Storing and Discharging Coal. | List of patents issued by the U. ! patent office to citizens of Connecti- | cut as contained In the Offcial Gazette | dated Tuesday, July 31, 1 Henry Adams, New Lon stol o ng and dis- charging coal, etc. Edward B. Allen, Bridgeport, team- trimming mechanism for sewing ma- chines, Edward RB. Allen, Bridgeport, me- chanical movement. Mario Costa, East Wallingford, rub- ber heel. . Frederic P. Gates, Hartford, push- button switch. George W. Hawley, Bridgeport, valve for explosive engines. Edward J. Madden, Pridgeport, clothesline reel. Thomas A. Payne, Bridgeport, auto- matic cutoff for gas burners. Karl E. Peiler. Hartford, method and machine for feeding -nolten glass. Gottfricd Schweizer. Bridgeport, Lead lamp for automobiles. George V. Tallon,» New Haven, pacifier. George H. Tansley, Hartford, safety Adeviee for firearms. Carlyle W. Thomas, Bridgeport, sew- ing machfne cloth presser. Frank C. White, Meriden, note sheet receiving spool for pneumatic music- playing instruments. Frank C. White, Meriden, panel con- troller for automatic playing instru- ments. Frank¢T. Williams, Meriden, burner. George B. Thomas, Bridgeport, elec- tric fitting. DELIVERY AUTO HIT TEAM ON BROADWAY Driver Thrown to Street But Es- caped Uninjured. A slight accident occurred on Broadway about £:30 o'clock Saturday evening when the delivery automobile of R. F. Smith struck a team throw- ing the driver of the wagon to the ground. The automobile was on the right side of the road and was goinz about six miles an hour when the team turned across the street direct- Iy in front of the car which struck it a glancing blow. The driver of the wagon, an elderly man was thrown out but uninjured. War Service Committee. The plans for the meeting of the war service committee of the Con- necticut Woman _Suffrage Associa- tion have been changed and it will be held at the home of the chair- man, Miss Katherine Ludington of Lyme, instead of with Mrs. Josepha Whitney of New Haven. Suffered €onsiderable Pain. All during the evening men in the cmploy of the state highway depart- ment were strengthening the braces and replacing the roadway with heavy Dlanks. The condition of Miss Mae Rich- mond remained about the same at an j camp last ni HAVE BASEBALL TEAM. Norwich Boys u-v. Scheduled First Game With Danielson Company. . (Special to The Bulletin.) Fort Terry, N. Y., Aug. 5.—The Fifth company has been mustered into the federal service. This is the first ar- tillery corps of any Connecticut umit to be taken into the federal service. The Fifth company sent its first guard mount out Wednesday. The or- ders had come to go on before, but were changed. The guard mount is as tollows: Sergeant of Guard Savage, Sergeant of Guard Simpson, Corporal of Guard Bradford Ricketts, Corporal of Guard Cormier, Corporal of Guard Gladue, Corporal of Guard Edward Jewett, Privates John L. Sullivan, Bruce ' MacMillian, Houston, _Herd, Huntley, Klendiensti, Reek, Barber, Decrassar, Murphy, Goyette, C. Par- tridge, M. Partridge, S. Crowe, Wil- liam 'McClimon, Leseman, Geevers, Burns, F. Turner, Wilbur, Harrington, H. Benoit, Zealski, Charon, Supernu- merary Brivate Spencer, Musician Poyard. The boys are all in good health and high spirits. As vet the regular drill routine has not been put into effect. The bugle cails are as follows: Firet call, 3.45 a. m.; revellle, 555 a. m.; assembly, § a. m.; mess call, 6.30 a. m. sick call,’ 7 a. m.; fatigue call, 7 a. m. drill call, 8 a. m.; recall from drill, 11 a. m.; officers’ call, 11.15 a. m.; first sergeant’s call, 11.15 a. m.; mess call, 12 m.; fatigue call. 1 p. m.; drill call, i.30 p. m.; mail call, 430 p. m.; recall from drill, 4.35 p. m.; first call retreat, 4.45 p. m.; assembly, 5 p m.; men's call, 5.15 p. m.; tatoo, 9 p. m.; taps, 11 p. m. The fatigue details vary from day to day sa that each man does his work in his turn as well as his neighbor. After mess the band- orchestra makes its appearance and a perform- ance follows. Tho program for the eek consisted of: Private Mercier, clog dancer. Privates Huntley and Gevers, novel- ty acrobats and comedians Popular airs and camp songs by the quartette of: First tenor, Corp. Kirk Ricketts: second tenor, Pri. Matrle: first bass, Priv. Thomas Collins; sec- ond_bass, Bradford Rickett The musical program consists of popular airs, extemporaneous pieces and bright medleys. The band-orchestra: Private Dutch Kleindeinst, leader; Private George Houston, bass horn: Private Huntley, drums; Private John Sharon, harmon- ica: Private Rudolph Fournier, cornet; Serzt. R. P. Gregson: hugle, Corp. Rautighan, violin; _Musician _John Dougherty, violin; Musician James Poyard, violin thletic activity Is strong and a wrestling match between Cock Homer Fraser, the heavyweight champion, and Private Charles Huntley, the lightweight champion, resulted in a tie after a half hour's struggling on ‘he mat. 1In the 100 vard dash Priv. | Gevers laft the rest of the soldiers be. hind, with time 10 1-4 secords. In the hop. 'skip and jump, Priv. John Sharon took first place and Priv. Dutet Kleindinst outclassed evervone in the Chinese jump. A baseball teara is ba- g organized and a game with the Danielson company has been arranged. | Bob, the gift of Miss Hiil. arrived in ght. He was liked by the mascot-less soldiers ahd was pet:ed and had the whole outfit getting food :nd grass for him. He is fond of to- | biceo, having gotten hold of a sack of | Buil Durham made it disappear and looked for more. Previously socks towels, etc., might be seen hanging on tent guy wires, but since Bob had howed a liking for anything that is Iving around they have made their dis- appearance. The special guard at attery Campbell, which was put there in case of submarine or cruiser attack, was in ‘harge of Sergeant Lebrea and was relieved by Sergeant Simpzon Lieut. Nichols has been given com- mand of Batterles Campbell and Doili- ba in addition to the regular guard of atteries Greble and Stoncman, The signal corps has been ordered to report for instruction from Sergeant Fartoluccl. Tt consists of Private Raymond Zeigler, Private Channing Huntington, Private Samuel Crowe, Private William McClimon, Private Calvin Richardson, Privafe Bruce MacMillian. The second examinations were held 1nd 24 men were ordered to report Tt ie known that nine are rejected for rhysical disabilities and_a few on ac count of dependents. The rejections in the Fifth company are without a doubt the smatlest of any outfit on the island. INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY Mr, and Mrs. O. Chester Johnson guests of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Rev. Richard R. Graham and Mrs. Graham have returned after spending July in Jamestown, R. L Mrs. Edson F. Gallaudet, who 1s spending the summer in Wickford, R. spent a few days with Norwicn ends recently. Mrs. Willis Austin and Mrs. Luclus ggs nave been guests of their sis- ter, Mrs. William A. Norton, at her Fastern Point summer home. The Misses Osgood, who have been visiting their cousin, Mrs. W. W. Gamwell, in_ Pittsfield. are now spend- ing a few days in Manchester. Dr. and Mrs. William Leonard and Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Parker are taking a short motor trip through New Eng- land in Dr. Leonard's car, returning home Tuesda Mrs. James Pertie left town yester- day for New York, where she will join Mr. and Mrs. Warren English, and Lroceed with their to their home in Youngstown, O. COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CABLE SERVICE INTERRUPTED. No Communication With Philippines and China by Way of San Francisco. New York, Aug. 5—Communication with the Philippines and China, in- cluding Hong Kong, by way of San Francisco, over the Commercial Pa- cific cable, has been ifiterrupted, the Commercial Cable company announced nere today, and cablegrams “can be iorwarded only via Europe. It was explained that the cable broke somewhere between Guam and ‘he Philippines. Several days, and perhaps several weeks, would elapse before communication could be re- stored, it was stated. Dante Barton, New York, Aug. 5.—Dante Barton, vice chalrman of the industrial rela- tions commission and widely known in newspaper circles in the west, died of typhoid fever at his home in this lecture given by Dr. Henry A. Ston- BROADWAY CONG. CHURCH Dr. Henry A. Stonson Talks on the War and What It Means to Us. There was a large attendance at the son of the Manhattan Congregational church Sunday evening in the Broad- way Congregational _church. Dr. Stonson’s lecture was instructive and interesting being greatly appreciated Dby the congregation. Dr. Stonson took for hjs topic the presént war and what it means to us. Thg speaker gave a brief outline of the German Empire from its earliest date until the present time showing that the principal aim of the country was conquest and that without an: provocation it would m: small and defenscless country in order to_gain her ends. He spoke of the alliance between the Central powers of Europe saying that in their agreement they stated that they would put an end to democ- in the world and establish the ne Right of Kings., With many illustrations he showed how Germany had interferred in internal affairs of all countries, how she had meddled in affairs of the United States, during the Spanish-Amerigan war and,at oth- er times. He spoke of the spy sys- tem of Germany and how as far back as 1900 she had established her sys tem right here in our country In closing he sald that the whole world looked to the United States to preserve the democracy of the world and put down the rule of autocracy forever. The ' congregation America in closing. i rose a RAILROADS ARE GIVING MORE FREIGHT SERVICE. S repepT ’ [ Greater Transportation Efficiency to| g Aid in Winning the War. Railroads of the New York, Aug. United States gave 16 per cent. mor freight eervice in May, 1917, than the | Vot corresponding month a_year Ago, veer virtually the same number of cars and | min Jost vear wave wervice: equivals a | carrving 25.425,345.011 tons of freight ne mile. while this year hey carricd 29, mile ,870,100 tons one NO MORE SINFUL TO 5 DRINK THAN TO WORRY In the Opinion of Episcopal Bishop Woadcock of ‘Kentucky. =io chi York, Aus It is no more 1 to drink yourself into the gut than worry your: into_tne e, iz the opinion of Rizht Rev. haries Woodcock, Episcopal bish- | P® Kentueky, whe delivered an ad- here tonizht the Cathedra John the Devine ople are gottin e ®adly mix ed up.” he 4. “Werry is an evil It destroys more than rum or vice. It is as sinfu arink or gambiing. It is a guilty, sinful, cowardlv thing. It always a personal weakness.” | CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS Are to Mcet at Budapest. present year. LYKENS VALLEY MINERS CALL STRIKE OFF. 'Neill Have Decided to Let Umpire Decide the Controversy. Lykens, Pa. Aug. Anthracite miners in the i.ykens valley who have been on strike for the past three weeks at a meeting today declded to return to work tomorrow let Um- pire O'Neill of the miners’ concillation hoard decide the controversy. The almers have been out because of a difference between the men and the tors over the “topping of the 10 SIR HORACE _PLUNHET Sir Horace Plunkett was elected a% chafrman of the Irish convention at Dublin called by the British govern- ment for the purpose of preparing a constitution for the future govern- ment of Ireland. Sir Horace Iis a member of a very anclent Irish fami- 1y, whose famous head is Lord¥Dunsany, the playwright, novelist and poet Sir Horace has been noted for man: ears as an investigator of the prob- lems of rural life in Ireland and is cognized generally as the biggest authority on the subject. The pho- tograph was made a few years ago city tonight. He was for many years chief editorial writer or the Kansas City Star. Mr. Barton is survived by his widow and three children. early hour this (Monday) morning. On Sunday she suffered considerable pain during the day and evening. Sir Francis Newdigate of Newdegate, the new governor of Tasmania, has arrived at Hobart, when he visited the United States. The convention adjourned until Aug. 8 to enable the chalrman, in conjunction with the secretaries, to prepare and issue to the members in circular form the material to enable the convention to proceed with its 1 ing skin with o 3 Resinol ment touches itching skin the itc That is why doctors pres successfully even in of eczema, ringworm, rashe many other tormenting, disfig skindiseases. Aided by warm b with Resinol Soap, Resino! Ointme makes a sick skin or scal; quickly, easily and at | Conditions Under Which They Bessemer. miners,of the Gogeb, thousand ors attended | mony in commemoratio: 3 fishermen lost at sea honor of bave besn added to the | curing the v A New Y. went down the seating himseif on o roc water with diamond ring fell disappeared tide he again without much edge of a yock dry, Iay the ring Italan officer expert DRS. L. F. and A. J. LaPIE Livery Connection FARREL & SANDERSON, Prop = The moment that Resinol Oin ingusually stops and b Resisol Olntment 84 Resing eatly lielp to clear away pimpies a . Sold by IRON MINERS VOTE TO RETURN TO WORK the Gogebic Iron Range—Same Mich,, ed to call off th n in progress for ¢ ners will return locomotives, according to a_ statement |at the same pas made public tonight by Fairfax Harri- | vailed when they : son, chalrman of the rallroads’ war| Thirty-gix strike board. This is interpreted, the state- | Guring the week ment pointed out, as “a gratifying in- acy. All have dication of the extent to_which the railroads of the United States are —_— making effective their efforts ta pro- | ANNUAL CEREMONY @uce greater tronsportation eficiency to aid in winning the war.”" HELD AT GLOUCES “Actual returns now compiled,” the — statement said, “ar from raiiroads | In Commemoration of Fishermen st having 173,165 miles of line. Th at Sea—33 Men Lost During Yes ports show that these 1 in — loucester, M reside: today the annua n and exercises ldren cast flow ¢ the 3 Lost Valuables Strangsly Found. e : rience: @ Visit] his ne ited g th THE DANUBE PROBLEMS. [ sixteenth of an inc f would have gone dowrs feet of Representatives of Central Powers water. & tion to 't e of representa- |ed In recovering und . Ube probiems, there will be this month | Which would have beer an_ importani conference of German |the objects o . and_Austro-Hungarian representntives [#nd removed z 5 in Vienna to discuss the future dispo- | cQuntry. On t i . eition of the Rumanian crops. 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