Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 14, 1917, Page 6

7 3 H 3 . Bonner, petit. - Arthur George Themelin, now of - t Westerly, has been drafted into mil- { ) itary service by a local board in Mil- By waukee, and is called to service Sep- 2 . temebr 19. He received nfl"::flxeu.a“l:lz Many Residents Attend Kingston Fair on Governor’s Day— 21 not appear for examination t } Thursday was Goverfor's Day at ithe Kingston fair, and the governor swas there and so_was Lieutenant Gov- fernior E. J. San Soucl, other state of- ificers, legislators, and nearly all the tleading politicians of the state. It is {known that thie big day of the fair !is selected as the time for the politi- {cians to get together apd consider the ipolitical situation, by towns, cities, icounties and state. It is here that imany states have been made, either {to prevail or be broken when the peo- ple acted. There were politicians of lthigh and low degree and there was Iconsiderable sidetalk and buttonholing, ibefore and after the regular session inHezard hall, where the public ad- .dresses were made by Governor Beek- 1man, Dr. John H. Finley of New York, Senator Colt and John F. Murphy, {chairman of the agricultural com- ‘mittee of inquiry. The present is an Joff vear in politics, still there was con- imiderable fence building and repairing jon Governpr's Day at the fair. The sattendance was very large, perhaps as many being on the grounds as on the other two days combined, and the number of automobiles was larger jthan ever. i .Aside from the political aspect, the ‘feature of the big day was the horse ;racing which included three events. The original entries in the 2.17 trot iwere Ella Scott, Lillian Direct, Mazie |Tell, Jennie Mace, Safeguard, Dick C, {Baron Commet, Berean and Evan Wil- liams. In the 2.16 pace the entries ‘were Single M., Electric’ Strong, Quid- nessett, Mary Marvel, Bingcas, Mo- “burne, Julius Gray, Deicea, Thomas S., ZTodress and Bada. These horses were “entered in the 2.19 pace: Julius Gray, Moburne, Quidnessett, Electric Strong; {Single M. Dr. Robbins, McNell and ;Delcea. " There were three starters in the :217 trdt, and .Evan Willlams, who jmade a good showing at Norwich, and sstarted on his first race at Kingston, iwon the race, splitting the third heat iwith Junie Mace. In. the 2.16 pace were but ithree starters in a fleld of ten horses, fand Binces won in three straight ‘heats. *_ Four horses started in the 2.19 pace, Moburne winning three ‘heats and split the second with McNell in a iiclgse brush. The summary: 2.17 Twot, Purse $300. jEvan Williams, b g, Custer, % (Hamilton Brothers) ....1 1 2 1 Junice Mace, br m, Sable i Wilkes, C. P. Jones ..... o e {Safeguard, b g, Greystone, TeT. Jonew) Coioov oy yitgity Time, 2.23 1-4, 2.21 3-4, 2.22 1-4, 2.21 3-4. g 2.16 Pace, Purse $300. “Bincas, b s. Bingen, time al- . Jowance four seconds) Tyler 3 Andrews ...... ....... SO o . Thomas S, blk g, Charles Ma- 2 . .e . sevens 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 rse’ $300. Moburne, g g, Mobiel. (time allowance three seconds) . C. H. Michaels 2:3.% McNell, r - Brien 83 Quidnessett, b h, Peter C. e T, TR .eessvs + 3-8 3 .5 Dr. Robbins, b g, Rolbur, . Thomas O'Brien R 9 W Time 2 1-4, 2.20 1- 1-2; 2.24 1-4 - Fridav is desigpated as Children’s Day and will be "the closing day of the fair, with a horse race in the afternoon as the final feagure, A plea g surprise at the fair an Thursday was the appearance of an aeroplane which circled over the groind several times, and then .dis- appesge It is olanned to have Rhode Island’s National Army Day the biggest dem- ohstration of its kind ever held in idence, on the morning of Sep- témber 19. Tt is expected that be- sides the S84 voung & who compose the second increment to’go to camp, efery other drafted men in the state participate in the parade and ac- the citr's hosp ity. The gov has requesfed that the incre- of 111 men from the state al- in m ry service be sent back to participate i the patriotic demonstration. There wil be sevén bands of music in the line, ard the Firg Ligzht Infantry ard Spanish War® Veterans will march, while place will be provided for civii etera Al drafted men cept ernor ment readv to Providence will arrive in Provi- dence. he given nents in Tn- fantr prior to the biz parade. At 12 he second increment will en- tratn for RJhile the eveat is to be of a state- Camp Devegs Aver. Mass. wide nature it will in no way inter- fere with the send-o¥ beinz prepared bv a committee of the Westerly Board of Trade im the interests of all the people of Westerly and Pawecatuc. This hig event has been arranged for Monday_ evening, at ock and is intended as ~» demonsetration or ap- preciation for the voung men who will represent these twin villages in the national army. The committes is de- sirous that not on'v the young men “ho have heen called to duty next week, but all others.who are liable to CASTORIA For Infants and Children- In Use For Over 30 Years Z T in the reviewing stand.| : How the Races Were Won—Children’s Day Today— Town to Give Drafted Men Big Send-off Monday Next— |child in_Adbania. Improyement in Railroad Trackage—Band Concert— Funeral of Mrs. Mary Shea. be called, will join in the demon- stration. The plan includes a short street pa- rade, headed by the police depart- ments of Westerly and Pawcatuck, the Westerly band, Westerly constabulary, C company, of Pawcatuck, Connecticut Home Guard, the Boy Scouts, veterans of the Civil and Spanish wars, the members of the Westerly town coun- cil, the selectmen of the town of Ston- ington, ‘and_the legislation from Wes- terly and Stonington. The paraders will march into Wil- cox park where Representative Sam- uel H. Davis will deliver, a patriotic address. A collation will be served the young men who have been chosen to serve their country under the selec- tive service law. At intervals the band will render patriotic selections. In connection with the improve: ments of the trackage of the railroad company, the New York, New Haven and Hartford, the east bound grade through Westerly will be raised three inches, thereby lessening the heavy haul up the “hi'" ‘0 the éastward of station. In this connection it will be necessary to iaase a change in the concrete platform for its entire length at the passenger station, the curbing will be set back ten inches, in order to. accommodate the new grade, and also give required space for the larger locomotives that are to be used in the freight service, as soon as they can Le delivered by the builders. change, while narrowing the platform, will not occasion passenger conges- tion, and not integfere with the pres- ent ‘concrete roof that covers a con- siderable portion of the platform. The Westerly band, under the lead- ership of Charles O. Gavitt, rendered this programme in Wilcox park, Thursday evening: March, Pride of Columbia, Bennet! overture, Lut- spiel. Keler Bela; waltz, Millicent McKee; popular air, It's Time for Every Boy to be a Soldier, Tierney; grand selection from Traviata, May- erelles; popular air, Let's All Be Americans Now, Berlin: American fan- tasia, Our Nation, Mackie Beyer; pop- ular Air, Hong Kong Holstein; Gems From My Home Town _Girl, Hirsch; excerpts from the works of Stephen Foster; march, Hail to the President, Wight; finale, Star Spangled Banner. Local Laconics. The third district court commences in Westerly today. A large number of automobiles pass-’ ed through Westerly Thursday on the way to the Kingston fair. James Brennan, a well known rose grower, a former resident, has re- turned with his family, from Philadel- phia. ) . Grover C. Carson has been appointed janitor at the Stonington Borough school, succeeding Patrick Cassidy, resigned. There will be no vote on the liquor license question in Westerly for anoth- er year, as the matter is decided bi- ennially. The handsomely furnished new store in the new Crandall building in Canal street. adds to the altractiye- ness of that section. Fraternal societies are preparing rolls of honor with the names of members who have joined the army and navy in the present war. A Westerly young fellow was ar- rested in a bastardy case and was re- ileased on a bond of $10.000. The case has not yet been called in court. The North Stonington fair. the sev- enth annual will be held next week. | The fair is different from .the Norwich land Kingston fair and is _generally largely attended by reason of that dif- ference. The Thirteenth company of Rhode Island Coast artillery. five members of which are from Westerly, new at Fort Standish, has been designated as the Thirty-first company, Coast Artillery corps of Boston. There is ccnsiderable activity in| Stonington borough in favor of no renewal of liquor licenses in the town, but there has not been much doirg in that line in Pawcatuck, Stcnington'sl most popular village. The management of the American Veivet company in Stonington, is ready to recognize a shop committee of five in the event of future misun- derstandings, and there is fair - pros- | ipect of the ending of the weavers' | strike which has been in effect since July 2. Contractor Gove is to establish a lumber station near the Swerney switch to make more convenient the handling of building material. It will be possible to unload from cars of the steam road to trolley freight cars and | ship direct to Watch Hill without ad- ditional handiing | “This _is certainly a small “world,” ! writes Sergeant Raymond Moore, of the Thirty-first company at Fort Standish, Boston. “The other day I went to Fort Strong with the baseball team and met a fellow I haven't seen | for years—Bob Andreson of my old home town,*Westerly The September term of the superior court for Washington county comes in at Kingstors next Monday with Judge | John Sweeney on the bench. There are twenty cases for the grand jury. which includesfive from Westerly. All jailable cases are considered by the srand jury im Rhode Island. The jurors summoned from Wester- 1y to the superior-court at Kingston | are: George L. Stillman, George X. Kemp. Isaac H. Harvey. William H. Rhodes Herbert ‘T. Kenyon, Sidney E. Chapman. James Brown, Lyman Hall, William. S. Onge, John E. Hol need have no fears. ETRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED If these appeal to you, call for chargo for consultation. OR. F. C. JACKSON ; (Buccessors to the 7203 MAIN ST. Tkady Asistant - Don’t You Want Good Teeth? * Dce: the dread of the dental chair cause you. to négiect them? .You y our method you can have your crowned or extracted ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN. CC™SIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES INSTRUMZENTS CLEAN LINEN LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK DENTISTS testh filled, ASEPTIC DRINKING CUPS This | jalty Themelin had previously volunteered for service and was rejected by rea- son of faulty teeth. He has & wife and hn Packard, who while operating hisCantomebile, was in. coflision with his son, a coast artilleryman, who was riding a_motorcycle, which resulted in the death of the soldier boy. The ac- cident occurred near Providence. Mr. Packard was formerly employed in the railroad freight office at Westerly. His wife was daughter of the late William Lewis of Westerly and is sister of Eu- gene Lewis of Moss. street. MYSTIC Club Entertained Menhaden Fleet Sold—Suffragan Bishop Acheson to Speak at St. Mark’s Parish Roll Call—Death of Arthur Hollow. Mrs. Walter Hammond entertained the Acronea club at her home on . Pear] street Thursday gvening. War relief work will be taken up again this fall and winter. St. Mark’s Roll Cal The annual roll call of St. Mark's Episcopal church will be held about the 26th of September. The roll call will furnish the occasion of a visit from Suffragzan Bishop A. C. Ache- son of Middletown. Besides the roll call a very interesting programme will be carried out, including an ad- dress by the bishop. Government Buys Fleet. Louis. P. Allyn of this place and Capt. James Lennen of Norwich.«who have carried on a menhaden fishing and fertilizer business at Harborton, have disposed of thefr fleet to the business_soon. R. L. Stone has entered the employ of Noank shipyard as timekeeper. Miss Flora Belle White of North Stonington is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Charles Stoddard. OBITUARY. Arthur Hollow. Arthur Hollow died at the home of his sister in Melrose, Mass., after a long illness. His body will be brought to Mystic this (Friday) morning for burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Mr. Hollow was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Harry Perry and was a summer. vis itor in this village. Attended Fai Selectmian and Mrs. Conrad Kret- zer, Mrs. Leonard J. Hermes, Isabel Hermes, Carroll Bliven, .Mrs. Jennie Ryley, MFs. Thomas Navena, Misses diary and_ Lucy Belle \Kellogg, also Juke McKone, spent Thursday in Kingston and attended the fair. Personals. Christabelle Gallup 1is the Mrs. Joseph Ec- Mrs. guest of het sister, cleston. ‘William Noyes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Noyes, will attend Phillips Academy at Andover this yvear. Mrs. C. Wesley Collins and son have returned to Westfleld, N. J., af- ter a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Bradley. Mrs, Albert J. George, Jr. is visit- ing in New York. NOANK Burial of Frank Sealey—Addition to Riverview Cottage—Supplies Arrive For Boat Builders. The body of Frank Sealey who was killed by an auto truck at the Noank station Tuesday, was buried vesterday. His home was in the West Indies. The Silver Link society tied a quilt at_their_session Tuesday. 5 Mrs. Willis Miner has returned to Waterford after a visit here. Mrs. Howard Hunter has been vis- iting in New London. Mr. Hunter has returned to Budapest. Dorothy White sang in the enter- tainment planned by Mystic Rebekah lodge Thursday evening. Mrs. Jerome MeDonald has return- ed to Newport after a visit to her mother, Mrs. Jessie McDonald. . . Miss Helen Dunn has returned to her home in Providence. Wi'liam Patterson, L. W. Thombson and F. E. Barlow went to the Ber- lin fair vesterday House Repairs. The chimney in the Elleson Leney house is being replaced by a wew one. Albert Patterson has returned from ield where he spent part of his e days’ furlough. , Teon Sistar is fireman on the New Haven road with a run between Midwav and Roston. A car load of angle hars has arrived for_the Groton Tron Works. W. G. Eldredge has received two car ioads of cedar boards for use in boat building. Mrs. Nat Vincent of New York, wife of the music composer, is the szuest of her mother, Mrs. Emma White. Al and Mrs. Fred Durfee of Bridge- port have been visiting here. Cottage Addition. "he addition to Riverview cottage will be completed ready for occupan- cv_before cold weather. Mrs. Adelaide Rathbun has return- ed_from a visit on Spring Hill. Mrs. Addie Fish has recovered from a recent illness. Mrs. George Porter has been en. tertaining Mrs. Wallace Wilson and Miss Frances Porter of New Lon- don. Mrs. Elizabeth Hurst has returned from a visit in New York. S n WASHINGTON GRATIFIED 8Y REPORT FROM RUSSIA That Kerensky is to Enforce Discipline in the Army. Washngton. Sept. 13.—News of Premier Kerensky’'s determination to instill better discipline into Russia’s armies cceated almost as much grati- fication here today as reports that General Korniloff’s revolt was failing and civil war averted. If Kecensky succeeds in his disci- plinary program, Korniloft'’s attempted coup will have borne good fruit, in the opinion of officials and diplomats. Such an accomplistment would remove one of the great weaknesses of the new | democracy ang, it is believed, might go far towsrd infusing a spirif of order and co-operation into the civilian pop- ulations, on whose industrial support the war so largely depends. KerensKy's plan is belleved to be to restore discipline by making it ‘plain that military commanders shall have full authority to dictate mijitary move- ments; Ly rooting out the persistent interference of soldiers’ committees with commanders’ orders, and by re- taining the present system of govern- ment civil commissioners at the front to advise men in the ranks and pro- vide a czrtain check on ill treatment of soldiers, In this arrangement the death pen- for violation of orders might continue to b eimposed by courtsmar- tial, subject to limited review by the examination and estimate. Ne DOR. D. J. COYLS King Dental C2.) NORWICH, CONN. 04, M.to8P. M. h- Telephone civil commissioners. The forces op- posed to the death penalty probably could be satisfied by assurance that the commissioners would prevent un- Jjust sentences. was made General Alexieff, who rnment and expect to retire from | l=”==xm inspection. . | em— emm— | c— | c— | omm— | c— | co— | cmm— | c— i i nominal command of thé armies, and who probably will be virtually com- mander, is both an advocate of strong authority for directing officers and a friend of the civil commissioner sys- reports from the Russian ated that the soldiers’ com- mittee, aithovgh said to have been shorn of their referendum power over general orders, still persist in trifling interferences which sometimes mean delay and disaster. The civil commissioners, who are usually officials or men of prominence in their own communities, report to the minister of war on general condi- tions in the ranks and also communi- cate to the men information of the government’s aims. They are emis- saries of the democratic movement | with the function of assuring the army ranks that they are not being used as too:s of military leaders for purposes other than defeat of Garmany. COUNCIL DISCUSSED GEN. KORNIILOFF'S ACTION. Delegates of Workmen, Soldiers and Peasants. Petrograd, Sept. 13.—The executive committces of the workmen’s and sol- diers’ deputies and p-asants’ delegates held a general council today to discuse the action of General Korniloff. M. Skobeleff, minister of labor, an- nounced that the Korniloff adventure had colizpsed completely and that his headquarters had surrendered. The minister added that soon the whole ad- ministrazion and organizetion of the Russian army would be mcdified. He declared that the government had act- ed in full agreement with the revol- tionary democracy, which had thus triumphed, but that the v.ctory ought not to lessen the vigilance of the gov- ernment, because new attempts at a counter-revolution were possible through the criminal activity of Gen- eral Kaledines, chief of the Cossacks. M. Skobcleff concluded by saying that in’ the rew government the presence of any elements suspected of sympathy with Korniloff ought to be rendered impossible. WILL WELCOME PASSAGE OF ALIEN DRAFT BILL It Will Greatly Aid thes British Gov- ernment. New York, Sept. 13.—Passage by congress of the alien draft bill will be welcomed by the British govern- ment, according to a statement issued here ‘tonight by the British recruiting mission, because “it removes 'the ne- cessity for the much slower and more cumbersome process of recruiting men between the ages of 21 and 30.” More White House Pickets Arrested. Washington, Sept. 13.—Six banner bearers of the Woman's, Party were arrested today in front of the White House. They later were admitted to bail for trial tomorrow. Before the arrival of the police a sailor tore down a banner carried by one of the women. Ee— Telephone 1094-3 THE TALKING MACHINE SHOP, Inc. ] Z g & F & 1 = w0 = e With Absolutely New and Up-to-Min- ute FURNITURE, RANGES, RUGS BEDDING, ETC., ETC. We have cleared our decks, polished our we aim aga'n TO SERVE the Housefurnishing Require- ments of the finest homes. - The selection is complete and worthy of your kind GET THE HABIT--GO TO The Lahn Furniture Compan 74 Main Street, Norwich, Cona, Announcing the Opening of Our Music Rooms Main Street, associated with- the original Lahn Furni- ture Company. A. CURLAND, Manager chief of staff when Kerensky assumed ISTRIKE OF PACKING HOUSE EMPLOYES HAS ENDED. The Strikers Accepted a .Proposal Made by Federal Mediator. Kansas City, Sept. 13.—The general strike of the packing house employes was ended late this afternoon when the strikers accepted a proposal out- lined by Patrick C. Gill, federal me- diator, ” which had been previously agreed to by the packerc. The men will return tc werk at 7 c’clock to- morrow morning. In the settlement the employes were awarded recognition of the Amalga- mated Meat ~Cutters and _Butcher Workers of North America. As a fur- ther guarantee, the arbitration agree- ment was signed by each of the heads of the packing houses and also by Mr. Gill, federal mediator. The agreement included a two and a half cent an hour increase in wages, recognition of the organization of the strikers. permission to advocate the principles of union labor as laid down by the American Federation of La- bor, reinstatement of strikers, hiring of all employes by a centralized em- ployment bureau, the right of dis- charged men to appeal to the super- irtendent and the right of the em- ployes to send grievance committees to the employers. THE NATIONAL ONION ASSOCIATION INDICTED Deals in What Are Known as “North- ern Onions.” Boston, Sept. 13.—An Indictment charging monopoly, returned several months ago by the federal grand jury against the National Onion Associa- tion. was sustained by Judge Morton of the district court today, while an- other of the charges against the onion men, alleging unlawful combination and conspiracy in restraint of trade, was throwh out on a technicality. The National Onion Association deals in what are known as ‘“north- ern onions”. In the indictment it is alleged that the association has con- trolled not less than 75 per cent. of this supply. BELGIAN PAYS. TRIBUTE TO EDITH CAVELL Gaston De Leval, the Lawyer Who Defending the Hercine. New York, Sept. 13.—A tribute to Edith Cavell, “one of the most courag- of women, who died like a her- * when executed by the German military authorities as a snv for aid- ing wounded British soldfers, paid_here today by Gaston De Leval, the Belgian lawyer who defended he: at a luncheon by the Rotary Club at which he was the guest of honor. “Some of the reports of her execu- tion stated that she had fainted b fore the firing of the fatal volley, said Mr. De Leval, “but this was un- true. A few minutes before leaving the death cell she made a notation on a page of her Bible that she was to be executed at once. In admitting she had assisted the wounded British soldiers to defy the German authori- ties, she said she had done what any other good ‘woman would do.” “The Future of Belgium,” was the subject of Mr. De Leval's address, and he ‘said the people of that ravaged country are now looking forward hopefully to ‘the end of the war next year,” and the yestoration of their nation. REGULATION OF ISSUANCE OF RAILROAD SECURITIES Is Recommended by the United States Chamber of Commerce. Washington, Sept. 13.—Federal. reg- ulation of the issuance of raiiroad se- curities, compulsory incorporation of all interstate railroads under an in- corporation law to be enacted by con- gress and legislation to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to r2gulate intrastate regulations when they affect interstate commerce are recommended in a referendum maliled today by the United States Chamber ot Commerce fo business organiza- tions throughout the country. The recommendations were made by the national chamber’s rallroad com- mittee after a study of the present. system of railroad regulation and re- view of various plans ‘suggested by railroad executives, labor leaders and commercial . organizations, SAYS AUSTRIA CANNOT HOLD OUT THIS WINTER a Berne Newspaper. + Geneva, Sept. 13.—The Frie Zeitung of Berne” publishes an article from a high Austrian official who recently traveled ‘through several sections of his country, in which the writer states that Austria-Hungary cannot hold out the coming winter, owing to economic reasons, as both soldiers and civilians will_be starved. He gives several reasbns, notably the almost complate destruction of the crops in the rich- est regions of Hungary by the cold and the heavy rain, while 300,000 tons of Rumanian cereals could not be. transported owing to lack of roll- ing stock. CHARGED WITH STEALING 99 CHEAP WATCHES Joseph Jakanski and Fred Mills Ar- rested at Bristol. Bristol, -Conn., Sept. 13.—Joseph Ja- kanski and Fred Mills iwere arrested htre today on the charge of stealing 99 watches valued at about $150 from a freight shipment sent out by the E. Ingraham Company here. It is al- leged that Jakanski and Mills helped themselves to the timepieces at the reflroad - freight. house on Monday last. Jakanski, the police say, today tried to sell one of the watches and when arrested had eight on his per- son. The men will be tried tomorrow. Sixty persons have been killed and 150 injured in collision between a passenger and a luggage train on, the line between Petrograd and Moscow. HE LAHN FURNITURE COMPANY ‘ 74 Main Street_, -_No{bwich, Conn., - (¢ ESmSIm | CETSERS | SSmSREIRS | SENSGTED guns, and Lo at 74 FORMERLY MANAGER OF THE PLAUT-CADDEN DEPARTMENT RUSSIAN FRONTS WITHOUT DEFENSE FOR THREE DAYS As the Result of the Revolt by Gen" eral Korniloff. Petrograd, Sept. 13.—M. Avskentieff, minister of the interior, said today that as a result of the Korniloff revolt all the Russian fronts for three days remained without thé least defence ard without command. The severest penalty, he added, ought to be in- flicted ‘upon General Korniloff and the government would do nothing to mitigate his fate. The government's task now, M. Av- skentieff continued, would. be to strug- zle against counter-revolutionary at- tempts, safeguard national liberty and defend the country against the for- eign enemy. M. Tseretelli, former minister of the interior, said the ministerial coalition had” given good results and that it onght to be maintained, but only on condition that. al] elements tending to paralyze its function should be ex- cluded from it. He insisted on the necessity of immediately dissolving the fourth Duma. APPOINTED MINISTER ‘OF MARINE OF RUSSIA Admiral Verderveki, Formerly in Command of the Baltic Fleet. Petrograd, Sept. 13.—Admiral D. N. Verdervski, former commander-in- chief of the Baltic fleet, has been ap- pointed minister of marine. Colonel Vershovsky, former com- mander of the ,Moscow military dis- trict, has been appointed acting min- ister of war. General Teplovest has been named commander of the mili- tary district of Petrograd and M Paltchinski, former assistant minis- ter' of trade, has been given the post of military governor-general of Pe- trograd. CONTRACTS LET BY THE EMERGENCY FLEET CORP. For Construction of Government Own- ed Shipyard: 13.—Contracts wned Washington, Sept. for construction of government #hipbuilding yards at Hog Island, Pa and for the construction therein of fifty fabricated steei merchant vessels were let by the emergency fleet cor- poration today to the American In- ternational Corporation. These con- tracts are the first actually signed for the three new plants in which the government will have built’ a large number of ship: Forestville.—The Forestville Branch American Red Cross, has been busy during the summer, making equip- ments for bed and patigyt. Twelve have been finished and ate ready for shipment. -Each equipment contains 6 sheets, 4 pillow cases, 3 pajama suits, 1 convalescent robe, 4 pairs af socks, 2 pairs bed socks, 4 face towels 2 turkish towels, 3 wash-cloths, 1 pair slippers, 6 handerchiefs, 1 ice bag cover, 1 hot water bag cover, and 7 hospital bed shirts.