Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 11, 1918, Page 2

n-vho at"the Epfs-| nday, nm Naney deli fldfl’:“ dd; Un’rfi nd BI comn- rded. elive: o address. and Blue, wa ev. Walter Borchert oftered Miss Bessie Place is_attending the Pentecostal school at Foster Cenc, at North Scituate. Mrs. Olga: , Bravton entertained friends from Prwldem:e over the week Déath of Mrs. Matthew Woods. Mrs. Matthew Woods died the past week from hear trouble. The body was . Governor Holcomb called ‘upon the sehool teachers Saturday to carry out General Crowder’s request to help the exemption boards fill tional DANIELSON Bohemian Club Members T IS GOING ON TONIGHT |last mee Town Meeting at the Town |lectmen | Mecting of the Boasd of s, and | P letegie o ol ugmmnlcu.my‘m 2s it 1o shaping itself pre: for Bumbers of Britien subjects in eastern Windham county. Very few amopg the men who are so vitally interested are endea; ‘military — to Play | Thomas Taylor Was on Famous Mani tor at Hampton Roads Combat—Coal “ Badly Needed at Power Plant—He! ry C. Merrison to Address Parent- Teacher (Association—British Sub- out the oceupa- cards of the draft. Many of the local teachers volunteered their ser- vices when the call was issued and fthe work was done in a few days. was & success. ‘n-ukv-fl.-n& can say. To the numerous €u 'hokuaourma-w of Edward McKay — Norwich Tem- plars Attend Funeral of Harry L. Caok—Class 2 Men May Not B Commasdery, No.: 11, K. of the Dnited Chaitics st on Valley Sstreet. CARD HOME FOR AGED To Be Formally Opened Thursday, March 21st. The Card Home for the Aged will sources. If the . expenditures as lbout '170 m, leav- ing $105,000 to, be raised by the tax. A seven mill tax will bflnt in about § BALTIC. [Large Attendance at Church Tea Party ~Canadian ~Lisutenant Unable to Appear. There was a large attendance at the 165th annyal tea partv given in Sprague ball Satigday evening for the heneft of the Baltie chureh, The ladies plared in the vault at Fester Center, Ehe ‘leaves her husband and 8 lttle son. Contest Ended. i The Red and Blue contest at thi Line church ended last Sunday. The boat left New York harbor on Novem- ber 4th, 1917, bound for Palistine, al 3,000 mile trip. The Neptune arrived at lits destination February 24 with flying eolors. The ecaptain received Calied This Year—SBunday's Snow. Private Albert Taln Talnose, of Camp Devens, spent Sunday at his home in Danielson. He is the first of the se- lected men who went to camp on Feb- ruary 27, to get leave to visit his home, Raymond Hanlon of the minesweep- er Pocomoke was at kis home here from Newport over Sunday. open Thursday, March 21. The pub- " jtic inspection day will be Tuesday, irch 19, from 2 to 5 in the after- e ana 7 o 9 in the evenming. It jwas planned to open the home Jan. 1, 1918, but the great amount of work to_be done delayed it. Two days of this week have been by the committee in charge as Donation Day, to receive supplies jor the pantry of the home. Milk Dealers Rounded Up. Dairy and _Food Commissioner h'h-u ol of Hesttord s round- ing up dealers and restaurant men I'who sell milk below standard quality. | Two inspectors. were in this city last {week, and several men have received notices to appear at the capitol for a {Rearing this week. About 15 hearings for men all over the state have been lecheduled so soon. TAX RATE DECISION \To B Reached at Town Meeting This Evenig. rtant town meeting will be An impo: held this (Monday) evening to decide the town tax rate for the coming year. A new method will have to be used at this meeting in deciding what the tax shall be, for a law has been pass- ed by the state legislature since the These Are Inventory Days AND BARGAINS ARE FOUND IN EVERY DEPARTMENT Lincoln’s Furniture Store Main and Union Streets WILLIMANTIC Phone 285-3 DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST Removed to 715 Mai . Willimantie Hours—9 a. m. to 8 5. ;e Fhone 44 DANIEL F. THOMAS H. KILLOUREY BROS. L DIRECTORS AND EM- BALMERS Willimantic, Conn. FUNE 88 Urion St, Phone 290 JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding nmn & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer m N(l‘fll St., Willimantic Tel. connection EARLE E, GILBERT. that sum. A seven mill tax wl.l levied last year, ‘but tkis rate, if used this year wWill ‘not enable the town to pay of any of its floating indebtedness, while seme _unlooked for expense may loom up. Many are in favor of increasing the rate. Stormy Sunhy. There was a blizzard-like storm on | Sunday, lasting all' day. Considerable enow fell, accompanied by a strons wind. Began Sunday Badly. Patrick Clifford ‘was arresteq by Chief Killourey Sunday morning at 9.20 on the charge of intoxieation. Recognize Soldiers’ Pictures TLocal people claim that they rec- ognize several soldiers on a transport, {the picture of which is on the cover of a popular song. now being sold in this city. They say that with the | eid of a magnifying glass they can recognize Thomas Shea, James Lee and Henry Howlett. Union Se: The Congregational- and Methodist churches united in their morning de- votion Sunday at the Methodist church Rev. Robert S. Moore of the Metho- dist church occupieq the pulpit. In the evening, all the churches in the city united for a service at the Congregational Chureh House. The meeting was under_ the direction of the local W. C. T. U. Social For High School Students. Saturday evening a social was given by the High School Cabinet at the Y. M. C, A. to high school students. About 75 young men were present. Games were played in the gymn and refreshments were served. Sunday afternoon Bmra T. Bates, the state secretary of the Y. M. C. A, ad- dressed a well attended mass meet- ing on the tople of Abraham Lincgin. To Discuss Thread Company's Even- ing. - A meeting will be held at the Thread company's fire house this (Monday) evening to discuss a pro- gramme for the Thread Company eve- ring at the Y. M. C. A. next Wednes- day evening. There will be several athletic events, the contestants and teams to be decided on at.this meef- ing. The Thread Company has a \large field to choose from and has !several of Willimantic's best athletes | He Stopped the Horse. | On Main street Saturday “afternoon {between one and two o'clock. a horse |attached to the Singer Sewing Ma- ichine wagon ran away. Near the | Windham National bank a man named | Upton made a flying leap for the ani- {mal's head, and was dragged along the ground, covered with mud and |slush, but escaped injury. He stopped |the horse. ) Working For United Charities. Men interested in the campaign for funds for the local United Charities which is to be held soon, assembled at the Chamber of Commerce rooms, Sunday afternoon. Plans were dis- cussed, after which the meeting was ndjourned to the Wednesday evening. FUNERALS Charles H. Pendleton. The funeral of Charles H. Pendle- ton was held from his home on Wind- ham road, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Arthur Deming Carpen- ter officiating. Tnterment was in the Palmertown cemetery, Scotland. in charge of Funeral Director J. M. Shepard. The funeral of Mrs. Maria Rathbun was held at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Childs in South Windham, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'- clock. The service was private, Rev. Mary S. Vanderbilt officlating. Bu: ial was in the Windham cemetery, Funeral Director J. M. Shepard had charge of the arrangements. B Mention. H. W. Gully of the Hartford Theo- iogica] school preached at the North Coventry church Sunday morning. Dog Warden Gebrge Worden round- ed up two dogs Saturday afternoon. One of them bore a Hartford registry number tag. « Arthur Andrews of this city, who recently began work at Colt's plant in Hartford, was home on a short visit Sunday. Cigarettes took another rise in price Saturday, the second since the war began The brands which have been MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. Showing of are unusually smart and for youngest as well as to wear. girdie, for only $5.96. IN PLAID AND STRIPED SILK understand that the term “sport fashions” does not mean that these garments are to be womn only for lawn tennis or other sports. Sport fashions today mean styles that est vogue, an unusually pretty collection of Silk Skirts in plaids and stripes is assembled here for your - selection. Plain and pleated effects with fancy pockets and plated —_———————— THE H. C. MURRAY CO. Sport Skirts those who want to look their Clothes designed in the lat- of the different societies of the church acted as waitresses. After supper. the ) following. program was carreid out: PABT ¢ e mGlfll d Boy S Camp and Boy Scouts, Piano solo, Miss N. V. Milner. Soprano solo, bt Jennie Kendall. Ramlns, lelechd iss C. L. Woodward. Tenor ulo, George A. Turner. Ragged Hero from 'Frisco, Lester 1. Smith, Baritone soln, The Two Grenadiers, Charles E. Beiair. Flute solo, Maritana. Joshua Heap. PART 2. Glee, Greeting, Choir. Soprano solo, Miss Jemnie Kendall. Reading, selected, Miss . L. Woodward. Tenor eolo. George A. Turner. Picoolo solo, The Wren Polka. Joshua Heap. Baritone solo, Just a Wearyin' for You, Charles E. Belair. Patriotic_songs Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts. Accompanists, Miss Gunhild Swan- son, Miss Hazel Bamfield. Unable to Appear. Owing to an ‘urgent business call that took him to New, York Saturday, Lieut. J. J. Todd of the 60th Canadian battalion, canceled his engagement to address the audience in Sprague hall Saturday evening. ANDOVER Postmistress On Outing—Parish-Me~ Donald Wedding at Home of Brode. On account of need of a Test the postmistress, Miss Helen Jewett is visiting for a few days in Bristol, Pa., and Lambertville, Mr. Sherman Bishop who has been in St. Joseph's hospital, Willimantic, is slowly improving. Private Frank E. Thompson way home on a furlough from Friday night till Sunday of last week. Parish-McDonald. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geotge McDonald, March 6th, their daugh- ter, Pearl McDonald ‘and Raymond Parish were married by Rev. M.. G Goodsell. The bride wore sand colod- ed siik and carried a bomquet of roses. The bridesmaid was Miss Grace Goddard, and she wore blue silk and \éarried 'carnations. The best man was a brother of the bride, Edward McDonald. The house was decorated with laurel and ferns. Those present were relatives of the two families. In the absence of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sprague, who are in_ Dayfona, Florida for the winter, the Andcver folks are not forgotten'for they have received cards and views of Dayto- na. WAR DEPARTMENT’S WEEKLY MILITARY REVIEW. ican Troops Are in the. Trenches at Four Different Points. Am ‘Washington, March 10.—Germany’s sweep into Russia is described by the war department's weekly military re- view tonight as another futile attempt on the part of the Germans to shift the center of gravity of the war, which still remains on the west front, where the -Teutons face the French, British, Italian and Belgian armies and the ever-growing American forces. There, the review says, lie the key positions of the war, American troops now occupy trench- es at four separate points and, as was recently disclosed, in the principal sec- tor their front is four and a half miles long. They have been constantly en- gaged, the department says, and the| scope of their activities is being con- stantly extended. Nothing is found in the situation by the department to.indicate that the Germans have abandoned their plans for a great offensive in the west, and it says the allies, while assuming an alert defensivo, are content to let the enemy break himself against their im- preghable line. Intense air activities during the week are noted, with the statement that 21¢ enemy aircraft were brought down on the western front alone, while the allies lost only 88 machines on all fronts during the same period. The :;l;my loulon all fronts is placed at The review, in part, follows: “In spite of the fact that 120,000 square miles of Russian territory have been invaded during the past three weeks and the enemy now isssweeping forward in the heart of Russia, and has reached a point within 70 miles of the capital, nevertheless, the center of gravity of the war remains in the west. “The Germans have for the past three and a- half years done all in their power to upset the center of gravity and shift it eastward. This explains the successive blows struck in Russia and later in’ the Italian the, atre. “Notwithstanding the diversions of the minor campaigns in Mesopotamia, Palestine and the Balkan front, the key positions of the .war are. France and Flanders. “Here the strategie situation remains Telatively constant. “The enemy ,is completing -the re- distribution ‘of ‘available. forces. ‘“There are some new._units flowing into the lines in the nature of replace- ments, “Nmmng in the situation should lead us to estimate.that the Germans have abandoned their plans of a major of- fensive in the west. . : “Considering tactical ~ dispositions, we note that the enemy has developed two principal axes of activity, the one pivoting on Rheims, the other in Al- sace in front of Luneville. “The allies, while. assuming an alert defensive, tre resting content with al- lowing the enemy to . break their strength of Ms assaults against their impregnable line. ““The moraie of the hsnc.h and Brit- Ish forces has never been better. They mksmb:nxlon.mm-hnumvtny the enemy, confident of their supe- “Our own forces have been constant- ly engaged. The ncope of their, ac- tivities is being daily extended. The nmbar our detachments in the line mtrmnlournm increasing. ‘We mow have mops in tonish sad news by wireless, saying the Campania was struck by a subma- rine, but all the passengers were all recovered and landed at difterent ports on Cupus Island. A special prize was offered to any of the culldren who attended the con- test every Sunday, Raymond Ruth Griffiths, Wflter Burchard, Edith Pierce, Doris Sahlen, Walter Bray- ton, Arthur Brayton, Bryon Wood, all were ' presented “with a thrift stamp card, with one dollars’ worth of stamps. ' Birthday Party. Miss Dorothy Plummer was given a surprise party on her tenth birthday, Feb. 28. Games were played. fee cream and cake were served. Many gifts were received. Died Suddenly. Friends of Minnie Sweet, who mar- ried Lambert Allen of Oak Station. Pa., sympathize with her in the lose of her husband, who died suddenly the past week, They have two small chil- dren. A Correction. The Ancient grist mill here which was reported to close business to the | h public after March 1st, is grinding all kinds of grain as in the past. TO WITHHOLD ADDRESSES OF SOLDIERS KILLED Out of Deference to Objections of the French Government. ‘Washington, March 10.—The war department gives no indication of yielding in its determination to with- hold the home addresses of soldiers killed or wounded, of who die of other causes in France. * Basing its position on the objections the French government made to Gen- eral Pershing against the American method of issuing casualty lists, the department intends to meet objections in congress and from the public with the answer that the old system be- trays valuable military information to the enemy and the fact that the near- est relatives of soldiers are officially notified hours before they could get the information from the newspapers. The committee on public information maintains its stand that the mere names of soldiers, without home ad- dresses to identify them to neighbors and friends, or prevent confusion with other men of similar name, are so de= void of news value that it will not issue the lists. Therefore, the lists will continue to be issued once a day from the office of Adjutant General McCain, Pointing out that the French pub- lish nd casualty list at all, but merely notify the relatives, war department officials give as their explanation of the new move that the enemy by scan- ning the complete casualty lists as they have previously been issued is enabled to piece out a fair idea of the identity of the troops confronting him. ‘Although. under the new plan rela- tives will be rotified, and officials ex- pect, publication of names of troops will find their way into local news- papers, it is felt that the publications will be widely scattered and that the task of assembling the names from all the newspapers of the country and coneolidating them into military in- formation would be such a tremendous task that from the aspects of a spy system it is practically impossible. In the smaller cities and towns it is assumed the mere mention of a sol- dier's name will'lead to ready identi- fication ‘and publication without a great deal of effort, but in the great cities this is accounted well nigh im- le unless relatives themselves notify the newspapers as they receive telesrams from the war department. In promising to quickly send offi- cial notifications -to relatives, how- ever, the war department is careful to warn the public that 1t must not identify men by thelr names alone, because there are many similarities of names in the army. Unless a man’s relatives have received an official tel- egram concerning him, the department says, they must assume that some other man of the same name is re- ferred to. It is estimated that in the forces now abroad there are hundreds of men with names quite common and many thousands with names differing only in spelling or perhaps initials. Tt has been pointed out to officials that mere Dublication of names, without further identification marks, probably will bring apprehension and distress, and that the war department and the newspapers will be besieged with de- mands for more specific information. Officials, -however, rely on their offi- cial telegrams to relatives to carry the news to others who are first entitled to know it, and feel that they may pass it on to others. ‘Congressmen who had a fair demon- stration of what to expect when the fate of many men was in doubt for days, when the Tuscania Was torpe- doed, are apprehensive of the demands their constituents will make upon them. Senator New of Indiana al- ready has a resolution in the senate calling for the war department' ex- planation, and the subject is expected to be taken up generally in conmu this week. Until some other a.rruusemmh. it any, are made, the war department plans to isgue the casualty list once each ‘day, and persons finding names they recognize will lrave to communi- cate with relatives of the man listed to learn:if it is someone eise of the same name. At present, the casualty. lists running light and under a hundred names a day, are comparatively easy of dis- semination to the country. As the American forces increase in numbér and - take greater part in the fightii the problem of transmitting .col of names without any accompanyis marks of - identification will grow t enormous exten( 5 » " BOLTON Water In Belknap Reservoir Low, and Two Reasons. The water. in the reservoir at Bel- knap is the lowest ever known and for two reasons. The ice was so thick on ‘the reservpir that in the 'more shallow plages it froze to the bottom | th and now thmu;h the cracks, ths dirt bottom can pe seen. ‘nun the shortage of coal has caused - ] in Willimaatic to use more pow- ed. The mills have alreay drawn. off all all they oould from Columbla Lake and are now drawing lm this reservolr. he. mills | A% Concluding Tournaments. The final games in the billiard tour- nament that has been underway at the Bohemian club during the winter will be played this wesk. tss Margaret Sullivan is visiting Sradiratei fey days, rge C. Park of Lowell spent Sunday with friends in Danielson. Bohemian-Elks' Whist Cotest. { Arrangements are being completed i:nme series of whist games to_be 23 yed between members of the Bo- ian club and members of Putnam lodge of Elks. Some of the games will be played here and some in Put- nam. Mrs. M. V. Woodworth will have the members of -the Ladies’ Reading circle at her home for a meeting this afternoon. Merbers of teh W. C. T. U. are to hold a meeting with Mrs. John ‘A. Paine of Broad street, Tuesday aft- ernoon. Acting As Clerk. For the time being, Bar] W. Pilling is acting as a clerk in the soldiers’ insurance office at Camp Devens. He as made application for assienment to the engineers' corps, for which e vice he is especially well qualificd, be- ing a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Union Service. The first in the special series of Union ‘services to be conducted this week were held Sunday at the Bap- tist church. At Backus Hospital. Henry D. Crosby of Academy street is a patient at the Backus hospital in Norwich. Will Give Lenten Address. Rev. Edward T. Mathison of St John's church, Rockville, is to be the preacher at the Lenten services at St. Alban’s church Thursday evening. K. of C. at Moosup. A delegation of members of Rose of Lima council, K. of C. were at ‘Moosup Sunday afternoon to witness the conferring of a degree upon a class that included a dozen from the Dan- ielson council. Quarantine to Be Lifted. ‘At Camp Devens tomorrow the two weeks period of quarantine imposed upon the selected men who went from this distriet February 27 will be rais- ed, and thereafter the men will get their first opportunity for leave of absence. FUNERALS. Edward McRoy. The funeral of Edward McRoy of Westfield avenue was held from his home Saturday afternoon. The body was' placed in the receiving vault at Westfield cemetery. The funeral was attended by a delegation of members trom Protection lodge, L O. O. F.. of Central Village, of which Mr. McRoy was a member. HARRY L. COOK. Columbia Commandery and Norwich Lodge Represented at Services. Saturday afternoon the funeral of Harry L. Cook was held from his home on High street, where prayer was offered by Rev. Albert P. Jepson with the funeral services at St. Al- ban's church, of which Mr. Jepson is pastor. Delegations from Columbia _com- mandery, No. 4, K. T, of Norwich, and Moriah lodge, No.'15, A. F. and A. M, of Danielsop were in attendance. The body was placed in the raceiv- ing vault at Westfield cemetery, where the Masonic burfal service was con- ducted by Attorney E. L. Darbie, of Morial lodge. A. F, Wood was the tuneral director. CLASS 2 MEN. May Not Be Called During 1918, Ac- cording to Indications. There continues to be a steady stream of inquiry as to when the reg- istered men in Class 2 will be called for physical examination and as to ‘when members ‘of this class are likely to be called into seryice. The local board has not recsived a word of information on this wwbject. In view of the recent statement from Washington that not more than 800,000 men are to be called into service this year, it is not likely that this district's apportionment of that number will be sufficient to exhaust the membership of qualified men in Class 1, so. it would now appear that there will not be 2 call for Class 2 men during 1913. It is also to be considered that the young men who have bécome 21 since June 6 of last year or whn will reach 21 in the near future soon will be called upon to register for service and that as most of them are unmarried, they will go into Class 1. Snow Follows lcy Drizzle. Today is the thirtieth anniversary of the great snowstorm of 'S8, “tMe big blizzard,” those who remember it call it, and as if to remind the people of tern Connecticut; of the fact a heavy snowstorm began to sweep out of the north Sunhday afternoon, follow- ing close upon the heels of . an fley Grizzle that had been hanging on for hours. The storm was a cause of dis- couragement for many who are await- ing a quick opening of spring, in er- der that.much urgent work may be undertaken in Danielfon and vicini- g Ice neéarly two feet hick still cov- ers many ponds and streams In this section of the country, and Sundey aft- ernoon the prospect was that Alarch isn't going to do much in the way of turnishink good weathes to, offset the i severity of the Wer!t Winter ‘in half ‘a century. 5 lnctdenta.llv the rehzrl ‘ot makes the fuel situat! gp.h\ a cause of worry. Fuel 't~ coming through at ail as it should for this and surrounding towns -and . h{that is being received s not up tothe old standards .of quality, fo h loeal dealers are in no desree o Prme. — 2 rding to a Colonial Office repart the llfll\tl perfer co‘ru notes, as latter, wh!n antflxct;vn ins.e‘m, ofi_imr’gfa r " 'FOR FLETCHER'S innm Jects Anxious. Saturday was the 56th anniversary of the historic battle between the Con- federate ram Merrimac and the Union ironclaé Monitor, the cheesebox on a raft, and the anniversary occasion re- called to the minds of his friends in this city, where he has lived for many years, that Thomas Taylor, colored, is one of the few survivors of those who participated in the struggle. He was 2 member of the crew of the invincible little Monitor, the forerunner of the great steel flests of today. Mr. Taylor has jold of how he es- caped from the man who owned him, took his owner's eaddle horse one night and stealthily made his- way toward 'Hampton Roads. He was a mere lad and happened into the vicinity of Fortress, Monroe on the eve of the Monitor's arrival there. The attention of one of the officers of the queer looking craft was attracted to him and he was taken aboard to serve the of- ficer. ‘Mr. Taylor, a boy of about 16, did not realize that he was soon to in one of the most famous battles in the history of naval warfare. The whoie battle still remains vivid- ly pictured in his memory. Though not aboard the vessel in a fighting capacity, the demands of the combat led to his engaging in passing up powder for the gunners whé were op- erating the deadly weapons with which the cheeesebox was equipped. Mr. Taylor recalls that the gunnere, stripped to the waist, were quickly covered with blood, from myriad tiny wounds received as the impact ,of shells from the guns of the Merrimac tore particles of steel loose from the railroad iron with which the cheese- box's turret was lined. Mr. Taylor tells, too, of the pleas- ure he experienced when later early in the morning he was a witness of the explosion that wrecked the Merri- mac. Mr. Taylor's participation In the battle aboard ‘the Monitor has in a way been immortalized by one of the series of Brady’s war pictures, in which he is shown as a member of the crew of the Monitor. Mission to Begin Sunday. Next Sunday will mark the begin- ning of a series of missions at St. Mary’s parish. These missions will continue throughout the Lenten sea- son. Bankruptcy Hearings. Final hearings are to be held at Willimantic March 19 before Referee in Bankruptcy A. J. Bowen on the involved estates of Clarence A. Seaver of North Grosvenordale and Hector J. Magnan of this city. Coal Needed at Once. Unless shipments reach here in heavy quantities, this city, insofar as it is dependent upon electricity for power, will continue to face a disturb- ing situation this week. The coal sup- ply at the big plant in Mechanicsville, where power is generated, is not suf- ficient to warrant the belief that it may not become exhausted. Not much more than 10 per cent. of the elec- tricity generated at the plant is pro- duced from water power. Grange Meeting. Musical numbers are to.be given by Mrs. C. L. Torfey and Miss Eliza- beth Byrne at tonight's meeting of Putnam grange. Refreshments are to be served. Henry C. Morrison to Speak. Henry C. Morrison, assistant state superintehdent of education, is to epeak Tuesday evening at the high school at a meeting of the Parent- Teachers’ association. His subject will be The Modern Requirements of Edu- cation: Anxious to Enlist. Members of the local board are re- celving almost daily requests for reg- istrants who have been certified for future military service that they be allowed to enlist. Some of these young men want to get into the navy, some into aero squadrons and some into the shipbuilding industry. BRITISH SUBJECTS WORRIED. Because of Delay, May Be Drafted Into Armies of Bri Empire. ‘British subjects here, particularly those who are registrants, being be- tween the ages of 21 and 31 years, ate much perturbed over the statement that, though they take out first papers, thereby becoming declarants, they will be subject to being drafted into the armies of the British empire. One bill permitting that privilege to the British government has been intro- duced in congress. it has been stated here, but it has not become a law. The class of men who are worrying most over the situation are the men be- tween 31 and 45, who have only re- cently taken their first papers or who are about to do s0. Men up to 45 flsht for Uncle Sam, getting, of course, the classifications granted here to men with dependents. It is, of course, held against them by both the United States and British governments that chejr choice should have been officlally recorded long ago. Britain has been in the war for more than three and a half years, the Unit- ed States for, nearly a year. Eyen within the past year, the governments old, the men have had ample time to line up squarely behind one govern- ment or the other, so far as the risk of military service is concerned, if they have failed to do so the de- cisions that may be made as to what shall be done with them as to serving in the armies must be borne without complaining. 1t has been suggested here that the governments concerned will not be harsh with the men, however, and may arrange to allow them much lee- way in-selecting service in the armies. STAFFORD SPRINGS Mrs. George Shepard Fractures Arm by Fall—Class One Men Examined By Medical Board—Two Jain Four ‘Minuts Men. MIBQ Elizabeth O'Connor of South Mass,, is visiting friends in Orcutl\llle The Mar¢h meeting of the Staf- ford Ministerial association wiil be with Rev. and Mrs. L. Rees on Grant avenue, Tuesday afternoon. The meeting of William Horton camp, Sons of Veterans. will take place Wednesday evening. Arms Fractured. Mrs. Gerald Shepard of West Staf- ford is suffering-from a double frac- ture of her right arm caused by a fall In the cellar at her home. Examined By Board. All of the men in Class One were examined by the medical board in Rockville the past week. Join Four Minute Men. Richard Valentine and Richard El- lis have joined the four minute mer who are giving four minute speeches on subjects of national importance at the Comique theatre at the Springs, and Woods Moving Picture house in Stafford’ Hollow on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. To Sew For Red Cross. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. H. Alden Wgdnesday afternoon at two o'clock. The after- noon will be devoted to sewiny for the Red Cross. A Red Cross worker Wwho understands the work will be in attendance to direct the work. CAMPBELL’S MILLS Alexander Tanner Injured While at Camp—Former Local Boy Dies in France. Alexander Tanner injured his knee while practicing trench jumping at Camp Gordon. He is in a base hos- pital at present. Former Local Resident. Charles E. Bitgood, who recently died in France, lived in this place until he went to Stonington to attend High School. At the Wylie school he was very popular with the teachers and pupils. Miss Margaret Tanner and Miss Lucy Gray were recent guests of Mr and. Mrs. Vine W. Barber. Miss Marian Blakeslee was a week end guest of Miss Jeanette Gallup at the Gallup homestead. Miss Martha Gray, who has been ill for several weeks, is slowly improv- Ing. Miss Lucy Gray won the first ladies’ prize, a jewel casket, at the last whist party at Bkonk Grange hall. : ¥ Buys First Certificate. Marion Brown is the first pupil at Wylie School to buy a war savings certificate. Clifford Congdon and Al- bert Dawley are buying thrift stamps. UNION Mebting in the Interests ‘Work—Special Town M Held Thursday. of Farm ing to Be Thursday, March 7th, County Agent Clifford. with Mr. Skinner of Storrs | held 2 meeting in the interests of farm work at the town hall Mr. Skin- ner gave a very instructive talk on sheep raising and Mr. Clifford took samples of corn for testing. All corn which tests at 80 per cent. or over will be accepted by the farm bureau at the rate of $4.80 a bushel Special Town Meeting. A warning has been issued by the selectmen for a special town meeting to be held Thursday. To lay a tax !Why Pay More? last Saturday, many encouraging re- marks were overheard all diy from the many customers. ' Some of the remarks overheard: One to her triend, “Have you ever seen \ pret- ty ‘ladies’ hats all trimmed 77 and look at the pretty sha r only 97c. They ought to do good business.” Well, we did. 7 A lady in Yemporary mourning bought a waist and skirt, a black coat and a pretty black hat, all for $13.74. She was happy because the Pasnik Co. came to Willimantie, *A mother bought a new dress coat, pét | ticoat,' wool hose, silk hat, undershirt and booties for her baby and’ kaved enough on her purchase to buy & mew war savings stamp. One of the lad- ies wanted to know how we could sell bungalow aprons at 53¢, and material so high. The answer was cash buy- ing and long experience. No wonder many - of the smart customers bought jadies’ eilk hose in half dozen and dozen lots. They certainly know value. The Pasnik Company sell for less and. is here to stay. =754 Main . Street, Willimantic, next to Woolwortl's & 2nd 10 cent store. The Pasnik Co. Sell For Less AT NORWICH Woolworth's 5 and 10c Store AT WILLIMANTIC Next Woolworth's 5 and 10 Store ORPHEUM Wednesday, March 13 Matinee at 2:30 Theda Bara Cppo: The Million Dollar Production “CLEOPATRA” Mat. 25c. Nights 25¢, 35¢, Few 50c. to defray current expenses, to appro- priate an additional $500 for high- ways and bridges, and to vote io scind the recent vote of the town repair the town hall. It was plan- ned to build a basement and lay 4 new floor at the hall, but ewing to ia- bor conditions it is thought ad\hl- ble, to defer the repairs. Miss Marle Osterberg of W:.shlnp ton, D. C, is visiting her T, Hiordes, who is staying with Grace Taylor. A social is to_be held under auspices of the Ladies’ aid. Mrs, " 0. Newell and Miss Mable Heck are the hostesses. A part of the pro- gramme consists of a play, rehearsals of which are now being hel. Mrs. C A. Rindge has brokén her arm, the result of a fall on the ice. MASHAPAUG Board Accepts Peter Thompsomn—- Satisfastory Milk . Testing Demns stration. ‘Wednesday Peter Thompson wentite: Rockville where he appeared the selective draft moard for exa: Hiion o was accepted by-the Boasd. Fred Moore was a recent visitor in Worcester. Thursday last A. C. 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