Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 19, 1918, Page 3

FOR EVERYTHING INSURABLE ' ¢ L. LATHROP & SONS | 28 Shetucket Street Norwich, Conn, ¥ LAIMS PROMPTLY ISAAC S. JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Building, 91 Main Strest LAST YEAR 250 million dollars worth of preperty was burned in this country; about 21 million 2 month, about 700 thousand a day, about 29 thousand an hour. 500 dollars worth is burning while you read this advertisement. Is your property insured? B. P. LEARNED & CO. Agency Established May, 1846. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Brown & Perkins, ilitmeps-ai-lan Over Uncas Nat Bank, Shetucket St. Entriuce stairway rnear to Thames National Bank. Telephone 38-3 SPORTING NOTES A little bit over $5 was realized for the Red Cross at the Academy Wed- nesday. _ The Academy missed a day of prac- tice Thursday in preparation for thei game with Killingly High here Satu y. The Pastime A. C. has received a letter from Young Bruckmer of: this city saying be is more than anxious to meet Red Rankin, the local ama- teur. Manager Jack Flynn will take his Shore Line team to Clinton May Sth, when they will play the Morgan High ;ch;ul team. Better stick to nine men, ack. TYoung Blades, who was recently seen in action here, fought a ten round draw with Pete Hartley in Boston Tuesday night. The bout was faster than the main a action. rizan of the Academy team is tr; arrange games witi the team representing the corps detachment at the submarine base. He is also making an effort to play off the postponed game with the Norwich boys at Camp Devens some time early next month. Manag: Sunday the All Norwich team will play the New London Independents. The fleld has not yet been decided upon, but Manager Callahan of the local team would like to get the Academy diamond. Incidentally, 10 per cent. of the receipts will be do- nated to the Red Cross. b Marine | o ‘St Paul, Minn,, April 18.—Selsction of the n Cities as the site for hold- ing the contest for the 'hnvywelg:t ?nlp: egnnplmor ';he ‘world % ween Jess ‘champion, an mqllhr‘umn the Rochester, th;: ger, is' contingent upon the raising of a subscription of $10,000 in St. Paul and Minneapolis. This an- nouncement was made tonight after a ‘congerence between Colonel J. C. Mil- ler, ‘who will stage the battle, and local promoters and enthusiasts, Colonel Miller, was told that the $10,000 prac- tically was already subscribed and that a guarantee would be forthcoming by Saturday. ¥ July 4 was tentatively fixed as the date for the contest, which, aecording {o the state law, may not exceed ten rounds. The result of the battle will hinge cn the referee's decision should both men be on their feet at the end of the ten rounds. Must Have Good Location, Holding of the bout in St. Paul or Minneapolis, Colonel Miller stated. de- pended mainly upon a desirable loca- tion, Lexington baseball park, St. Paul, is the first choice for the scene of the conflict, but a bascball game is scheduled there for that afternoon. 1t it is impossible to postpone or to switch the game to some other city on of the most profitable dates of the schedule, Colonel Miller stipulates that the bonus of $10,000 be used to- ward construction of an area in the midway district between St. Paul and Minneapolis. The exact sitc for the battle will have to be approved by Miller. The place suggested ‘in the' midway dis trict is in St Paul, close to the Min- neapolis line. It is understood that Minneapolis will dlso offer a location. Willard Wants 20 Rounds. Jess Willard, at his home in Chi- cago, said today that he would like a longer route than the ten rounds scheduled with Fred Fulton to decide the world's championship. “However,” he added, “the short route with a referee’s decision may ! catisfy the public. I would prefes twenty, aithough I am confident I can retain the title in any circumstances.” No Interference From Governor. Governor Burnquist _indicated _this afternoon that he would not interfere with the first as the state laws were carefully observed. . “So far as the governor is involved, the only authority he has is to ses that the provisions of the law are met. I can do nothing more in this case he said. Tom Gibbons Wins on Points. Scranton, Pa., April 18—Tom Gib- bons of St. Paul, middleweight, won on points over Clay Turner, famous In- Alan boxer, the bout going the full ten rounds. Killifer to Captain Cubs. “hicago, April 1§.—Catcher William Killifer today was appointed field cap- to Inspect Sites In Twin Cifies—Busi- ness Men to Raised $10,000 Bonus For Bout—Will- ard Wants Longer Fight But Is Confident of Winning— There Will Be No Interference From State Officials. | — | CARDS HAVE SIX MEN IN CLASS 1A e : Baird and Red Smyth Latest Men to Be Placed in First Class. St. Louis, Mo,, April 18.—Announce- ment was made today that Douglas Baird and James “Red”) Smyth, of the St. Louis Nationals probably would be placed in Class 1-A of the draft. Jack Smith yesterday received mo- tice of his I-A classification and it is said he will not be with the club after May 5. Snyder, Horstman and How- ard are other class 1-A men Who can- not be counteg on to finish the sea- son. The Shore Line Gives Thanks and an Alibi, Sporting Editor Bulletin: Will you please give us space enough to say our little say about our game with N. F. A on Wednesday, April 17. The first thing we would like to.say: We thank the_ sporting editor for the write up he gave us. As for the change in the team that made the game a farce, we would say our boys were all proti- ised a chance to get into that game: that’s the reason for the change. And, again, we expect to play other games and our manager wanted to get a line- up on his players. He got the lineup, we_guess. On May 8th the team goes to Ciin- ton and we expect to take along a team that will give Morgan school our opponents on that date, a stiff same. We thank you for printing the above. We are happy to say we still remain ready for another game with N. F. A. and let the proceeds be turn- ed over to buying “smokes” for our soldier boys in France, THE SHORE LINE TEAM. ALEXANDER TO GO CAMP APRIL 20 Draft Board Notifies Him te Go With Quota of April 30th, St. Paul, Nebraska, April 18.—The official notice summoning Grover Cleveland Alexander, star pitcher for the Chicago National League base- ball club, to go with the draft quota from Howard county, Neb., to Camp Funston, April 30, was sent to Chicaga by Aleander’s draft board teday. STECHER THROWS HUSSANE IN HARD MATCH Leg-Scissors Wins For Stecher After One Hour and-Thirty-Three Minut: Boston, April 18—Joe Stecher threw Hussane, the Balkan wresteler, after one hour and thirty-three minutes of hard wrestling tonight. Hussane put up a wonderful defensive exhibition but finally Setcher got him in his leg- tain of the Chicago Nationals. The Pirates have a hard fighting outfield in King Carey and Stengel. scissors hold and the match was over. e i Zach Wheat still is on his farm. and Colonel Ebbets says he can stay there. FINANGIAL MARKET RECUPERATED Dull and Narrow in First Half, But Strengthened Later. New York, April 18. — The stock market's extreme dependance upon the What's the matter with semi-pro baseball in Norwich this year? In former years there was the G, A. C. team, a' Taftville team, the Sachems, the All Stars and the Yantic team. All these have dwindled to one team. No wonder it is harq to get a crowd ‘with no local rivals to play. Pastime A fistic sports of ) show about May will try to give the orwich another good 14. They -are try- ing to secure one of the best halls in tbe city for the bout. The manage- ment expects to put on a twenty, ten and six-roung bout and will announce the combatants in the r future. Dissatisfieq with the poor showing of the Shore Line team Wednesday, MeGione has gathered a bunch of ex- and woul e ball players and chal- lenges Fivnn's team to decide which team shall have the right to represent the company on the diamond. His lineup _includes Curran, Anderson, Shaw, Bowen, Brennan. Gleason. Mo- Glone, Cass, ‘Miller, Racine, Gates, Baton and Peterson Let Friswell SHOW YOU HIS WATCHES Thin Model Hamilton, Wal- | tham, Elgiz and [Illinois Watches in all grades, $12.00 up. Ladies’ Bracelet Watches from $8.00 up. Military Watches, unbreak- able glasses, all prices. i Ask to see our line of Ruby, Pink Sapphire and Aquama- It will pay you to investi- gate. All goods guaranteed. The Wm. Friswell Co. 25-27 FRANKLIN ST. Bowling - THE AETNA- Billiards 7 ALLEYS Phone Conn. 6 TABLES Majestic Building, Shetucket 8t . - Conn. L et e b L - o6 war situation was strikingly empha- sized in the course of today's opera- tions. Trading was dull and narrow in the first half of the session, but broadened ana strengthened later on news that French troops had rein- forced the British along the northern tattle front. ) U, S. Steel featured the rise, being confidently absorbed in the usual lurge individuz] blocks at an extreme zain of 2 1-8. virtually all of which was held. Other equipments, coppers, shippings, oils, sugars and a_miscella- neous variety of low priced special- ties scored met gains of one to four roints. Sales amounted te 535,000 shares, the largest turnover in_ almost 'a month, Of this total, U. S. Steel's quota was about 30 per cent. Bonds were irregular, Japanese first fours_declining 4 3-8 and Paris &s harddening a large fraction. Liberty issues were active, but variable. Sales, par_value, aggregated $5,150,000. U. £. bonds, old issues, unchanged or gall. STOCKS. Transactions oa the New York Stock 3 roaw: Exchanze %2 . Fxpress ... Hide & Leather pf AR Am. Sugar Ret Bumatra Tel & Tel Tobaeo Woolen .. Am. Writing Paper pf Am’ Zine pt e Anaconda Cop” . Atchison, T & § F Atlantic’ Coast, . AU G & W I Baldwin ~ Locomotire Baltimory & Olio . Baltimore & Ohlo pf Barrett Co. Barett Co. Bt Batopilas Min .7 Bethicheny Steel pf 3 pet Bethichen Steel B() Booth Fisheries Brooklyn Rapid Te Burns - Brothers Butte & Suer Distl Seeur .. Dupont Powder Erle B General Motor General Mctor pt Goodrich B I Grauby Min Gt. No Ore fets Guif States Steel Haskell & Bark Tospiration Cop Interl’ Nickel . Intemational Paper ...l Internatinal Paper pf’sta . Jewell Tea .. . Jewel T Kenneco! Lackawanna _Steel Tesigh Valley Merchnt Marine Merchant Marine pf Mexican - Pet MiamiCopper Midvale Steel Minn & St Louis (n Mo.. Kipsas & T pt Missourl Pacific Missouri Pacific pf National Acme Nat. Biscult pt Nat' Conduit Xat. Enam & St Lead Norfolk & West No. American No. Padfic Ohio Cities Gas Ontarlo Silser Pacific Arail Pen R I .. . People’s Gas . Pere Marquette Pers Mar pt .. Philadelphia _ Co. Plerce _Arrow Pitts Coal .. . Pitts & W Va o Pond: Cxcek Goal Pressed Steel Car Ry St Spring Ray Cou Reading ... R Iron & Steel Royal Dutch Pet St Lous & S F . Seaboard A L pf Sinclair Ol . Sioss Sheffield South Pacific South Railway South Ky pf Studebaker Stuts Molor SuperionSteel Tenn Cop Texas Co. Texas & Tobacco_ Prod Union_Pacific Un Cigar § A U. ST Alohol U. S T Aleohol pf Bubber .. . Rubber pf melting. S Steel . S. Steel pt Tiah_Copper Va. Car Chem .. Wabash * Dl(A) Wesg Marvland Western Union fic COTTON. New York. April 18.—Spot cotton % [quiet; middling 3030, Call money strong: high 6: low, 4; ruling rate 6; floslnf bid 3 1-2; offered at 4: last can 4. MONEY. “New York, April 18.—Cotton futures cpened irregular; May 8020; July 2978; October 2851: January 2794. December 2505; CHICAGD GRAIN MARKET. Low. ConRN— May Juse Juiy OATS— High. YESTERDAY'S BESULTS. National League. Chicago. ‘!L. Louls 4. “YorkBrookiyn, Philadelphla- Bosion, rain. American Loague. Chlcago 5. St Touis Cleveland 6., Detro GAMES TODAY. American -League, New York at. Boston. Philadeiphla_at Washington 5t. Louls ut Chicago. Detroit at Clereland: National Leagoe. Goston “at Philadelphia Brookig atNew ea; ok at St Jouis Pittsbursh at Cincirmatl Collige Games. oAl ctetpmn, Conn—Rogtan, s, Eumilion ol AT New Brunswick,. N. .J—Comell vs. Rutgers. ‘At Bosten—Brown vs, Boston Cillege. At Worcester. Mass—Holy Cross vs. Pensylrania. At Springfield, Mass—Dartmouth 5s. Spiingfeld Callege. 5 At Watersille, Me.—Maine vs. Colby. At Lewiston, Me.—Bowdoin v Bates. 4" New York— Xew Yerk Cincinnati St. Louls . Philadelphia Poston Chicago Plitsburs: Brooklsn Boston ... Cleveland " New York St Lou Chicago . Washington Philadelphis Detroit . AL Chicago Drives Doak From Mound. St. Louis, Mo., April 18.—Doak was driven from the mound in the fourth inning of today's game after three singles, two triples, two bases on balls and an error had given Chicago a lead of five runs over.St. Louis. The final score was 6 to 4. Score: Chicago (M) | St. Louis (N) ab b 4 el ab Tollocher.ss 4 2 0 6 OBatselsb 5 Barbert 5 1 2 0 OfSmithet 4 Mannif - 5 101 ofBardy 5 Paskertd 5 0 0 0 OlHomsby.ss 5 Mereld 5 112 0 O|Crusedf 2 Killdu,2b 4 2 & 5 olPauletie1d 3 Dealsd 3 0 2 0 OfSpyderc £ Kiliferc 3 1 7 0 o|Niehoff,2b 4 Vaugha,p 205 ofpoakp™ 1 Totals 561027 15 1 1 Totals i) Palted for May in Tth. (2) Batted for Howard in 9th. Reds Take Third Game From. Pirates Cincinnati, 0., April 18.—Cincinnati ‘won the third game of the series from Pittsburgh here today, 7 to 6, in a sensational ninth inning batting rally. Mollwitz's leaping one-handed catch of a hard liner off Roush’s bat was one of the greatest fielding features ever seen at Redland Field. Score. Pittsburgh (N) Cincinnati (N) ab a ¢ ah hpo e Catonss 5 2 ofGron3b 5 0110 Moliwitz1b 4 0 olLMageety 4 2 22 o Curese 3 1 Ofoushef 4 2 0 0 1 Stengelrt 1 1 ofChasld 3 111 0 0 Cutshaw2b 5 3 1lGrminee 4 2 4 0 0 Kioglf ~ 4 o 1fNealelf 42310 M'K'hnie,3b 3 2 o|BKbumess 3 0 1 5 0 Schmidte 4 2 OfWingoe 31310 Millerp 4 2 offressierp 2 0 0 10 Hamonp 0 0 olConless 0 0 0 0 0 Carimnp 0 0 OfSMages 100 00 Totals 31 632413 2| Totals 311027 11 1 (x) None out when run seored. t @ for Bressler fn $tb. Score by innings: Pittsburgh Cincinpatt Two' base hif Cleveland Opens Season with a Victory Cleveland, O., April 18.—Cleveland inaugurated the American season here by defeating Detroit, 6 to 2. The open- ing game, which was twice -postponed on account of rain, was played today through showers. Speaker trapped a fly ball in the ninth fAning and dashing into second base, executed a double play unassist- ed, tagging Vitt, while Ellison was forced. Ty Cobb has recovered from his ili- ness and probably will play tomorrow. Score: Detroit (A) Cleveland (A) ab hpo a e ab hoo 2 e Dresenlb & 110 1 olMillerr 5 1 2 0 0 Busiss 4 1 0 5 1[Chapmanss & 10 Veachlf 4 0 4 Speaker.ct 3 00 Vite.5h 2 0 2 olRothif i 00 Eilison it 01 3 10 Walker,cf 02 & 10 Young2b 4 0 5 & o|Turnersb & 30 Stanagec © 3 1 2 0 00'Nellle 3 ‘0 Bolandp 2 1 0 5 0|Coveles'ep 4 =1 Erickson.p 0 04 0 0 0) inneran 1 0 0 0 0| Touls 33 Totals 20§ 24 15 (x) Batted_for Scre by innings: oland in Tta. Detroit = 00200000 02 Cleveland . 117770 000 0.1 50 x4 Two base hits, Boland, Coreleskie. Three base hits, Dressen, Roth. : Champions Blank St. Louis 5 to 0. Chicago, April 18.—Claude Williams, backed by perfect support. held St. Louis to four scattered hits. while Chicago - batters bunched hits off Shocker and shut out the visitors, 5 to 0. Score. St. Lonis (A) Chicago (A) 2 hpo w ab hpooa e Smithlt 4 0 5 0 Oicibold.rt 100 Autindb 5 1 1 1 ofWererss 210 Sislerib 4 1 4 1 ofe.Collins2n ;2 g Fendryx.ct 3 0 1 0 Offacksn.] 00 Gedeon 2 141 ofFelseher 00 0 2 1 olGandil.ib 00 0 5 0 1fRisbers.ab 10 03 2 olSchatie 20 2115 ofWiliamsp 20 1000 of = Bothomp 0 0 0 0 of Totals [} ——— = - Totals 28 4 1 (x) Batter+for Shocker in 8th Score by innings: St. Louis Chicazo ~ .."". 0 01 Two bag hits, Gandil Felsch. Wisdom of Transfer of Portland Fran- chise to Providence Doubtful. In some quarters there is a disposi- tion' to question the advisability of linking up Providence in the Bastern league thain. Providence as an East- ern league asset cannot be determined until it has had a chance to prove it- self. Whether or not Providence does well between Monddys and Fridays can still remain in doubt if Providence can deliver the crowds on Saturdays and Sundays. Baseball men in the Rhode Island city claim that Provi- dence will draw well ‘enoygh on Satur- days and Sundays to make the Mon- day-through-Friday baseball results of little account in sthe reckoning at the gate. If Providence fans object to what they believe will be a reduction in class of ball furnished them, there is still the argument to be trotted out that the new International league is Dpreparing to operate wit hthe same salary limit and same guarantees that prevailed last season in the Eastern league. Jones Places Ruth Ahead of Cobb. Fielder Jones, among others, holds that Babe Ruth, the Red Sox pitcher, is the most formidable batsman in baseball. The leader of the Browns takes full cognizance of the well known prowess of Tyrus Cobb, but he insists that Ruth is a more dangerous and harder hitter and :that if his ef- |forts wero confined to outfielding and hitting he would prove one of the n:ten batsmen in the history of the game. j We will venture that the Dodgers will. back up Jones in ‘that contention, | of the War Department to grant fur- 1| finally selected lost only one game. | ta from this district next week. series Nunamaker, ) always maintained that he feared Ruth more?thin he did Cobb. Nuna- maker averred that there 'was sothing that Ruth could not hit. The big fel- low also can swat a terrible - effect. her, Kieckhefer Present Champion Takes . Second Block, Getting Two Point Lead Over Maupame. Chicago, April 18—Augie Kieckhefer the world's three cushion billiard cham- plon, gained a two point lead tonight in his 150 ;point championship match with Pierre Maupame, of Cieveland, taking the second block of fifty, 50 to 47, in 70 innings. The score for the match now stands 99 to 97 in favor of the champion. U. S. A, A, C. Had Strong Five. That the basketball team represent- ing the United States Army Ambulance corps, stationeq at Allentown. Pa., is one of thre best in the east is the opin- ion of everyone who saw .the team in action during the past season. Aver- aging 4L points per gamé, the U. S. A. A, C, five won 20 games and lost 3, playing the pick of the eastern col- leges and United States service teams at home and abroad. No other team in the country can boast of such a record. The U. S. claim the service champion- ship—and_rightfully, too. The ambulance five played all comers under_all conditions and under all sorts of rules, and after the team was The first two gamles played were de- | feats because the players hadn’t the fine points of the game systematized but after the/ poor start they put over 16 victories in a row. Intercollegiate Tennis. Intercolleginte tennis play will be resumed upon a pre-war basis by a majority of the eastern universities and coileges during the coming sea- son. The Intercollegiate Tennis asso- ciation, which includes Yale, Harvard, Princeton. Cornell, Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and Williams, has applied to the United States National Lawn Tennis association for sanction of the intercollegiate championship. This will be played, as usual, on the courts of the Merion Cricket club at Haver- ford, Pa., in September. BOWLING STATE BOWLING. Porto, Probable Champ, Caught in the Draft—Teller Beats dsey. New Haven, Conn., April = 18.—Joe Porto of this city has probably won the Connecticut -duckpin championship on basis of games played and won. He cannot_finish_his schedule as he will g0 to Camp Upton with the draft quo- Nagatuck, Conn., April 18—Teller of Naugatuck won from Lindsey of Bridgeport in the game today in:the state duckpin championship, by taking six of the nine games and the high strong of 138. Score: Lindsey: 102, 91, 93, 83, 100, 90, 88, 131, 109—Total 91 Teller: 87, 97, 103, 91, 114, 132, 158, 116, 101—Total 999. Tecller took six out of nine. golf ball with | Li BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP ! bigger ‘score and a befter average, Connie s-of this city 3 i of the ‘ning .games. by Charles' John- son of New Haven, in a match in the state duckpin bowling championship tournament here. this afternoon.. The summary. i g 4 Lewis—%, 92, 109, 109; 98, 118, -1¥: 1109, 122, 91—937." . Johnson—101; 109, 93,799, 58, 114, 83 111, 100—903. Averages: . Lewis 1041; 100.8. d 2 Johnson BOWLING. Mol L. . 91" 85 50— 238 Filimore .. 118 119 332 206 155 199 390 Vs. i Budnick .. 78 104 84— 266 Follenius 194 98 1ti—g02 202 195 360 Saainsky 84 82— 260 Parker o7 si 281 \ 197 181 182 541 Burdick . .97 927 a4 383 Johnson: . 96 108. 79— 28 ¢ 193 200 173 548 Smim Y Benisl. 80 94— 248 : 150 167 176 592 V. McKelvey .. 83 110— 313 Bolton 103_ 87— 292 186 197 60k Bowne . .. 38 9213 Clement .. 81 -101— 271 = 169 199 544 Sulliven .. 99 96— 280 Malesky .. 7 s e 162 1777 188 Benrly McCoy After Bouts. The Sporting Editor has received the following letter from Benny Mec- Coy’s manager, who is a elaimant to the Bantamweight.title: Sporting Editor, Dear Sir:—I have taken under my management. Benny McCoy. the Sen- sational Baltimore bantamweight, who has defeated Frankie Burns, Joe Lynch, Pal Moore Twice, Eddie Campi, Frankie Brown, Dutch Brandt, Phil Franchini and Willle Jackson and I am starting him on a campaign to force Pete Herman the bantamweight champion, into a bout for the title. McCoy will box Joe Lynch. Frankie Burns, Johnny Ertle or anyone who thinks themselves contenders for the bantamweight Crown, and will' turn over fifty per cent. of ‘his end to the Athletic fund of any state cantonment where the match is held. Let any of the others do the same if they want to do something for the boxing game. Very truly yourss LEO P. FL/ ‘When the St. Louis Cardinals took the fleld to play an exhibition game at San Antonio against - the - Kellv Field aviation squad ‘who -did they find, on first base for the flymen but Dave Williams, who had a trial at first for the Cards a year ago and was Waterbury, Conn., April 18—Fran- chini, of Naugatuck, won five out of nine games from "Stone, of this city, in a state duckpin bowling tourna- then sent to Rock Island from “where he drifted to Omaha. Williams ex- pects to soon get his commission. and be en route to France. WAR NEWS DIGEST Stories of Activities and Conditions Throughout the United States and on the Battle Fronts 67,716 Men Excused from Military Service Under Vocation Provisions. Under provisions of the selective- service law making specified vocations a ground for exemption or discharge, apart from the “necessary industries” dealt with by the district boards, 67,- 716 men were excused from military duty. Of the men exempted 1,665 Federal or State officers; ministers, 3976; divinity students, 3,144; in the military and naval service, 47,822. County and municipal officials num- bering $89 weve discharged; cus- tomhouse clerks, 171; mail employees, 1,476; arsenal workmen, 2,338; Ie ral employees designated by the Pres- ident, 1 pilots, 1,772; mariners, 2,666. were Farm Tractor Notes to Be Redis- counted by Federal Reserve Banks. Federal reserve banks are to redis- count notes secured by farm tractors, according to the Department of Agri- culture. Ipstructjons have been issued to all Federal reserve banks authori- zing them to rediscount tractor paper presented by any member bank, pro- vided it has maturity not exceeding six months and the tractors are pur- chased for agricultural purposes. Trade Tests Used to Secure Skilled Workers for Army. To increase the accuracy of selecting skilled workers among the enlisted men a system of trade tests has been developed. Exact and comprehensive definitions of the more than 600 differ- ent trades represented in the miliatry organization have been brought to- gether in a 300-page book, -“Trade Specifications.” Tables have been pre- pared showing the detailed needs of each unit for skilled and semi-un- illed workers. Work has been done in refining methods of selecting and training men for special duties in the Navy, special service regarding se- lection of aviators, assistance to Pro- vost Marshal General on the question- aire, and assistance rendered the Sur- geon General for general intelligence tests for enlisted men and officers. The war-service exchang of the cqm- mittee on classification of personnel anewers inquiries of persons desiring to serve the Army. It informs the De- partment of Labor if the needs which the War Department has for men. Fertilizer Manufacturers and Dealers Must Secure Licenses. Attention of fertilize manufacturers and dealers has again been called to the necessity of taking out Federal licenses. All fertilizer manufacturers, inelud- ing mixtures are required to take out licenses Agents and dealers doing ex- clusively a retail business, whose gross sales do not amount to more than $100,000 a year, are not required to take out licenses or to make applications for blanks. However, any retail dealer or agent whose gross sales amount to more than $100,000 and who does not apply for a license is liable under the provisions of the act of Congress pro- viding for the goyernmental control of the industry. Application for license should bde mbde to the law department, license division, United States Food Admin- istration, Washington, D. C. War Department Plans Furlough to Help Farm Work. For the purpose of augmenting agri- cultural production it is the intention loughs to enlisted men to enable them to engage in farming during the pres- ent season. Commanding officers may grant such furloughs within prescribed rules whenever it appears they will contribute to increased farm pro- duction... Furloughs may be given by com- manding officers of posts, campe, can- tonments, divisions, and departments. They will be for short periods, largely for seeding and harvesting time. They will not be granted to enlisted men of or above the grade of first sergeant, nor in an organization that has been ordered to move or is in transit from points of mobilization or training to a port of embartation. All fur- loughs granted to their organizations when they have received preparatory orders for duty overseas. Furloughs granted for farm work will be without pay and allowances, except that enough pay will be re- tained in each case to meet allotments in force o nthe day of the order, war- risk insurance, and pledges on Liberty bonds. For specially qualified ‘experts in agriculture furloughs may be granted by the Secretary of War upon applica- tion by the Secretary of Agriculture, providing such furloughs are volun- tarily accepted by the persons for whom application is made. Individual applications for furioughs submitted by relatives will be on a form -to be furnished by local draft boards. Two sections are to be made out and presented to the local board, which will complete the form. 1If the furlough is granted the appli- cation will be filed by the commanding officer 'and a certificate furnished the soldier. If not granted, the applica- tion “will be returned with reasons for disapproval. If the soldier initiated the applica- tion he will give the name of the per- son for whom he desireg to work, from whom will be ascertained the need for farm service. Furloughs may be granted en bloc to men who are willing to -accept them, upon request of farmers, when time consumed in traveling from the post to the place of labor will not ex- ceed 24 hours. In making these ap- plications farmers will uee a form. of the Provost Marchal General's office, also going to the local board. Prisoners in Germany Do not Lose Rights to War Insurance. Amerjcan soldiers and sailors in German prison camps prior to April 12, 1918, will not be deprived of their rights to war-risk insurance because of inability to make personal applica. tion, provided such application is made in their behalf. According’ to a statement by the Secretary of the Treasury, applica- tions for insurance may be made in be- half of such prisoners by persons within the permitted class of ben ficiaries under the military nad naval insurance law. This class includes wife, child, parent, brother, or sister. Appiication should be made to the Bu- reau of War-Risk Insurance, at Wash- ington, D. C. Wi Alien Property Custodian May . Sell Enemy-Owned Property at' Private Sal . The Alien Property Custodian has been given power to sall, at private sale. without advertisement, . enemy: ;;:nad Hdvbl'.htn‘ck, feed ' or food' stuff les and other animal products, agri- cultural products, fertilizers, chemi drugs, essential -qils, -Tumber, .cotton,. tobacco, furniture, books, glass and s beaten fn five| china ware, wearing -apparel, jewelry precious stones, pictures, ornaments, bric-a-brac, objects of art, raw . or finished textile materials, trunks, boxes, partially or completely manufactured metals, fabrics, rubber and rubber products. and all kinds of merchan- dise, in lots having a market value of not more than $10,000. Such-sales may be held at places and under conditions preséribed by. the Alien Property. Custodian, German Newspapers Rap Profiteering in"Motor Works, The committee on Public Informa- tion has made -public_editorial com- ment in the German press on the rev- elations in the Reichstag main com- mittee in connection with investiga- tions ‘of the Daimler Motor Works. It was shown that the Dafmler com- pany was earning 173 per cent. profit per annum, the company's eworn statement placing the profits at 11 per_cent, and while the company was earning ‘400,000,000 marks monthly in excess of its peace-time profits it had threatened to reduce out put unless higher prices were paid. The Ber- liner Tageblatt (Liberal), said: “Bnergetic acton of the authorities and the Reichstag is demanded. Such enterprises as the Daimler firm are not_compelled to submit books for in- pection, while every little trader sell- ing vegetables must show his profits, We demand government confiscation of illegal profits and, if necessary, state control” ‘ Vorwaerts (Government Socialist), said: ““The Daimler revélations will hardly occasion the same surprise in financial circles as among the masses. The Daimler companys purpose was not to deceive the financial world, but the authorities, so that its real profits might be kept from the public’s knowledge. The company reckoned upon the commercial ignorance of the government and this experience shows that such reliance is usually justified.” Report to Surgeon General Shows Health Conditions Good in Army Camps. The health of troops «in the United States states continues very good, ac- cording to a recent report to the Sur- geon General of the Army by. the Di- visionyof Field Sanitation. Admission, noneffective and death rates are some- what . higher thaen last . report, due chiefly to prevalence of influenza and ‘bronchitis with complicating pneu- monia, in many of our northern camps. National Guard camps, as a group, continue with remarkably low rates. Very few new cases of measles and | meningitis hase oecurred. National Army camps continue to bave high sick yates as compared with camps of other groups, though the rates are lower than last report. Scat- tering cases of measles are reported from all camps. The State council of defense in Maine has_set aside $250,000 to be loaned to farmers. Wednesday, April 3, was a peak day in salés of war savings stamps, when $4,120,932 was recorded at the Treas- ury for the day's receipts from stamp sales. Investigations by the Department of Agriculture in i5 States show that of a total of 6,836,492 sheep, 34,683 were killed by dogs in one year and were paid for by the counties. TField and garden seed are uncondi- tionally exempted from all embargoes, according_to-the Department of Agri- culture. Instructions are issued to all railroads to do everything possible to expedite the movement of seed. The Shipping Board plans con- struction of thres launching ways for three 3,500-ton concrete vessels. This type of vessel is still in an experi- mental stage, and if_found successful the board may build 7,580-ton concrete ships. The order prohibiting the sale of flour in lots of less than 12 pounds has been suspended. Licensed dealers have ' been advised that they may market several sizes of packages weighing less than 12 pounds, with a 2-pound minimum. Ower 200,000 .apriications for in- surance by officers and enlisted men of the naval service had been filed by March 31. The average amount of in- surance on each policy was about $ 300, making a_total of more than § 500,000,000. Payments on war- allotments are now about $1,000,000 month. In Oklahoma, county councils of de- fense are securing pledges from -auto- mobile owners to furnish transporta- tion to speakers for community coun- cils. The pledgs provides that the chairman of the-county council may hire acar at the expense of any signer who fails to furnish transportation at the time promised. Throughout England 102 daily news- Tk a papers have been forced to increase their prices, and 676 weekly papers have-followed suit. The monthly mag- azines selling before the war at 9 cents now cost 16 to 18 cents.. The cost of novels and books and widely sold- classes having risen from 50 to 100 per cept. - English “market reports show' the amount of home-grown meat of all kinds coming to the principal markets has averaged 55,000,000 pounds a week since January 1, as against 227,000,- 000 pounds average for the same period of 1916, The number of cattle coming to market has decreased 65 per cent., sheep 40 per cent., hogs 68 per cent, compared to the same period n 1916. All airplanes manufactured in_the United States for the Army and Navy will bear a red, white, and blue bull’s- eye of three eccentric circles, similar to the insignia of allled planes, on the wings, and vertical red, white and blue stripes on the rudders. .These mark- ings were adopted by the joint Army and Navy Technical Ai Board and approved by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. ALL KINDS There is French Bread, Vienna Bread, English Bread, Arab Bread, Russian Bread, German Bread, Spanish Bread, Indian Bread, Mexican Bread, besides Batter Cakes, Hot Biscuit, Spoon Bis- cuit,, Waffles and what not. But it's plain, old-fashioned, every-day United States Bread we make, and the ver- dict of a hundred million people says it's best for daily use. ANDREWS' BAKERY SUMMIT STREET PLANTING TIME ORDER YOUR FLOWERS AND SHRUBS FROM THE Maplewood Nursery Co. T. H. PEABODY Ph: City of Norwich Water Works Otfice of Board of Water Commissioners. Norwich, Conn., April 1, 1918. Water rates for the quarter ending March 31. 1915, are due and_pavable at the office April 1, 191S. Office open from 8.30 a. m. to 5 p. m. Additions will be made to_all bills remaining unpaid after April 20. CHARLES W. BURTON, Cashier. PLUMBING AND GASFITTING T. F. BURNS HEATING AND PLUMBING 92 Franklin Strest ROBERT J. COCHRANE GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING Washington Sq, Washington Building G Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing IRON GASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY C0. Nos. 17 to 25 Ferry Strest Phone 581 MODERN PLUMBING is as essential in modern houses as electricity is to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fairest prices. Ask us for plans and prices. i J. F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street ; it Nl e Makes two Bulletin Building A WONDERFUL PROCESS OF ECONOMY ' Saves 45 per cent. of Your Butter Bill THE LIGHTNING BUTTER MACHINE pounds of milk-charged butter from one. pound of butter and one pint of milk. 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