Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 18, 1918, Page 7

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1918 : ~ VISIT OUR MEN’S STORE Be sure and visit cur Men’s Store today if in need of Furnishings—Underwear, Hosiery, Neclwear, Shirts, Etc., in splendid assortment. TR Our Men’s Store Everything in Men’s Wear—OQutfitters to Man and Boy CLOTHING, HATS, SHIRTS, NECKWEAR, HOSIERY, ETC. Today Is Straw Hat Day EXTRA GOOD VALUE STRAW HATS AT $2.00 Our showing of Men’s Straw Hats includes all the newest shapes in Stiff and Soft Hats. Sailors in fancy and plain straws at $2.00 to $5.00. Soft Straw Hats in Men’s and Young Men’s shapes at $2.00 to $6.00. No matter what style Straw Hat you want you may visit our Straw Hat Section of the Men’s De- partment today and be as- sured of getting what you want and at a fair price. NECKWEAR = HOSIERY UNDERWEAR SHIRTS Special showing of Men's Wash Neckwear in many new and up-to- the-minute designs and colorings. We feature particularly the popular “Delpark” line which includes a broad showing of fancy designs as well the regular staple patterns—price range 25¢ to $1.00—all strictly fast Half Hose in black, white, gray and Palm Beach, 39 value—Special price today $1.65 for box of six e 2% nsook Union Suits, in white only, athletic style, knee cless. made of finest quality nainsook, regular price 85¢ —perhaps the last time we can offer price. There are 500 Shirts in this plendid range of patterns and color- n ortment, 14 to 17—very special value at.. $1.10 Saturday Candy Comfort Kits If you are making Comfort Kits for men entering the service, we can supply all the articles needed for this purpose. Kits can be made up for as little as $1.5C or by adding other articles the price can be made as high as you want to pay. The list includes—Khaki Cases, Khaki Thread, Button Thread, Sewing Needles, Bone Buttons, Khaki But- tons, Hooks and Eyes, Safety Pins, Blanket Pins, Tooth Brushes, Shav- ing Soap, Shaving Brushes, Pocket Combs, Pocket Knives, Hair Brush- es, Fountain Pens, Writing Paper, Bottle Openers, Carborundun Stones and a score of other articles, Nut al price 45¢ of other Special White Goods, 25¢ 500 yards of White Waistings and Skirtings, in a variety of weaves, plain and novelty voiles, Flaxo Basket Weaves, Eto—Special prica 25c a yard; value 37} Napkins at 10c Each Size 18-inch tly e 10c each, value Wash loths, 10c 50 dozen Turkish W itialed an 4 h Cloths, in- value 15c. 50c Hemmed H T, 798¢ Table D Mercerize: i LATE ARRIVALS IN WOMEN’S WEAR oats. Dresses, Skirts and Waists Value $25.00 for Two very smart Skirts, most desir: Also a number CHILDREN’S We make a ve tailored, good full 6—Special value at 98¢ each. Stationery Specials Sheet: 25¢ the fore- of 2 10¢ Paper of Irish Poplin, colors*are pini, lavender, buff and white, one- boxe: S: ial price Women’s Silk Gloves We carry t! Gloves n bla famous “Kayser” Silk the different grades, _white and colors—prices , 85¢, $1.00 and $1.25 a pair. Special Values in Sweaters en's in Copent X $1.95 § $4.95 | WAR NEWS DIGEST Stories of Activities and Conditions Throughout the United States and on the Battle Fronts Navy Department Commends Boat- ition on Yy the s The b Swain For Bitoisui: overhoard, but the charge was il » in the opposite direction and of United States | being commended m or in emergen- is that of John swain's mate, of Force, described tatement: 1 that it has to st engines of bouncing about the deck. As weighs hundreds of pounds it was im- possible for anyone to lift the bomb.| and carry it to safety. It was even dangerous for anyone to go to that| part of the ship, as the seas were ng over the stern. As the offi- and crew watched the bomb some | one ghouted: “The pin's co; Realizing the danger, Mackenzi w As United States claiminz, “Watch me; Il get it s other submarine | diehed down upon the charging pth charges con-|cylinder. Three times he almost had amount of high explo- | his arms about the bomb, but each | s dropped in the pathltime it tore from him, once almost| © n and explode| cruwhing him. The fourth time he u T have proved{got a firm grip on it and heaved it ef the destruction | upright on one flat end. Then he sat c S e enough fon it and held it down. The charge when affixed; | might have bre foose again and b wh nd control and | exploded at an moment, biowing e s es out they are a|Mackenzie to bits, but.he held on nger to the vessels 1 be recalled that S..85. Manley whe the collision of that tish vessel were fitmly until lines could be run te him and man and depth bomb safely lashed. up into the sea and the charge car- ried to a place of safety. “xplasion of one of these{ The commanding officer of 7 Remlik, in his report recommended ie on the morping of | that the medal of honor be conferred 1917, 4 depth chdrge on|on Mackenzie, says: ackenzie, in acting as he did, ex posed his life and prevented a seriou accident to the ship and probable loss of the ship and entire ciew depth charge expioded on the Guart deck with the sea and wind that ex- te at the time there is no doubt 4 that the ship would have been lost” < broke-icose from its pos- National Forests to Receive Stock for Grazing. The national forests this year will open to 500,000 more sheep and nearly 250,000 more cattle than in 1917. Thi will bring the total of stock grazed under permit to about 9,000,000 sheep, 2,380,000 head of cattle, 51,000 swine. This increase is in of 200.000 sheep made last year. More be b VLN Resinol certainly healed that rash quickly don't have to = addition to one and 100,000 cattle, Germany Limits Spending Money of American Prisoners, for interied civi- ners of war in Germany should be remitted through thé Bu- reau of Prisoners’ Relief, Red Cross, Washington, D. C. Re- mittances so made will probably not be delivered to addresses by the Ger- man Government in cash, but in the form of credit on prison ex According the Spdnish ambas- sador at fBerlin, the German war de- il to know that ling your skin trouble ! ication usually stops the akes the skin look health- tinued use rarely trace of eruption, ness. Besides,ft con- that coyld injure orirritate | of money for civ. erest skin, even of a tiny baby, | prisoners. Such money is placed to L Rt [ prisoners' - credit, and “may be spent to the remittance an and military strictions in regar {Soox afterwards the ship was headed | the | retail d Had this|n American | partment states that there are mo re- | by nd men *Civilian weekly for tion; 50 m: d sizes of farm ve been gradually urin have been r ation during of the N: le Assoc to a statement tional Def , labor, cap} facilities £ ommended for elimix war by committees Implement ond Vel The object, ac by the Cour s to cons and m: commercial economy | board of the Council of National De- | fense it was stated that no machinery | recommended for to be nec agricultu the committee co: chilled jlows, grain drif and other tillage implements a elevators. Such of the recommendations as the board deems sirftable, with oth from different sources, zre being brought to the attention of all ifaplement manu- | facturers and jobber nd as as may be reached, through guestionaires Many Instruments Needed in Equip- ping Fighting Planes. | Before an airplane can be put into 3 e it must be equipped ! ast nine delicate aero; instruments, some of lutely essential to exact flying, and all contribute to the successful opera- tion of a plane. One gives the pilot his lecation as to height and direction; others tell his speed through the air, the speed of hi er, the amount gasoline c: temper. ture, operaf and ' guide apparatus, which an aviator any great height. For operation planes, such ‘graphing, W could not clim of _actual as observer, bombing, and planes, other complicated and ex- pensive instruments and sets of ap- paratus are necessary. Among them are machine guns, gun mounts, bomb racks, bomb-dropping devices, radio and photographt heated clo! These bring the to- ment for an airplane combat ph fighting Signal Corps Needs Expericnced News Photographers. These men must have expert experience in the handling of speed cameras such as Graflex, Graphic, and_also understands speeds of lenses and various makes of cam- — e “Military prisoners. _Sisty o540l et Ay i Wil woede. | under the following resulations: e - — | price being $6.50. |pusheq since August, when the Ma- Georgette Crepe Dresses In this offering are twenty very pretty models, daintily trimmed with beads and embroidery—soine that are very desirable graduation gowns with round necks and draped skirts. The colors are white, flesh, gray and beige, sizes 16 to 42— Special price $21.50, $25.00, $30.00 and $35.00. " SILK POPLIN SKIRTS, $4.85 These are extra good value at $4.85. SPECIAL WAIST VALUE AT $2.00 Manufacturer’s samples in pretty Cotton Voile Waists, a splendid assortment of styles—all at $2.00 each, reg- ular value $2.98 and $3.50. ored Waists in stripes and plaids. Dresses for graduation—Dresses of fine organdie and voile, trimmed with d: $4.98, $6.50 and up to $11.50. Children’s Gingham Dresses, that are perfectly “Wayne Wardrobes for the protec- | for today— T3¢ Suit size, length 40 inches, at 65c. $1.00 Coat size, length 50 inches, at 85c. $1.25 Overcoat size, length 55 inches, at $1.05. $1.50 Auto Coat size, length 60 inches, at $1.19, Manohan’s Ulster size, length 64 inches, at $1.35. Small Wares SPECIAL VALUES Fasting Cotton, white, 0- f vard spools, value 7c—Speci: price a §pool 0 Defender Safety Pins, size 2, nickel-plated, value 5c—Spec- { ial price 2 dozen for.. 5S¢ John J. CI Machine | Threaa black or and 6 price 40 Tt Porteors & VimcheLL Co | $21.50 to $35.00 at regular prices models in Women’s Silk Poplin -able colors and a full line of sizes. of attractive styles in Smart Col- GRADUATION DRESSES ry attractive showing of Children's ity laces and embroideries, at skirts with 5-inch hems, sizes 2 to Moth-proof Wardrobes tion of Garments, Furs, Carpets, Blankets, Etc—all at special prices OUR WOMEN’S APPAREL DEPARTMENT 'Many new arrivals this week in Women’s Wear makes our showing of Coats, Dresses, Skirts and Shirt Waists most complete, Women’s Trimmed Sailors, very populal up to $3.98—now offered at ... Boys’ Wear Extra good values Straw Hats at $: Exceptional Millinery Values ATTRACTIVE SHOWING OF WHITE HATS, PANAMAS, LEGHORNS, MILANS, ETC. Untrimmed Panamas—Women'’s, Misses’ and Chil- dren’s, all the newest _shapes, at $1.39, $1.69 and $1.98. Trimmed Panamas in a number of very atiractive shapes at $2.98, $3.98 and $5.00. Fine Leghorns, all' trimmed, these are exceptional value, at $5.00, $5.98 and $6.98. WOMEN’S TRIMMED SAILORS AT $1.98 the latest shapes and newest colorings, Hats that usually sell $1 98 s . 100 pieces of Fancy Ribbons, new- est patterns and colorings, full 5> ty agent for Middlesex county; Secrer tary H. L. Garrigus was much 1 evidence with his ever ready smile, rardiating geniality and g&cd'm. ship. B STORRS HENS DO GREAT EGQ-LAYING In 28th Week They Duplicats Their Record of Week Before. The hens in the laying conf Storrs have duplicated thd‘ ir mm ‘f able performance in the twenty-sev- enth week in which it will be remem- ‘bered they laid more eggs than any week in any year since the American competitions were inaugurated a half a dozen years ago; as a mawter of fact the record shows a yield of one more egg or a total production of 4867 in the twenty-eighth week or a sain of 1033 egss over the corres- DPonding week last year. The weekly pen record for the cur- rent contest was equaled but not bet- tered. Albert T. Lenzen's Rocks from North Attleboro, Mass. and the Agricultural College pen of “Oregons” from Corvallis, Ore., tied| for first place with 62 egzs each. Rich- | ard Allen's Barred Rocks from Pjtts- field, Mass, and Pinecrest Orchard's Reds from Groton, Mass., Tom Bar-- ron’'s White Leghorns from Catforth, England and George Phillips' pen of the same breed from Seymour, Conn., | 2ll tied for second place with 61 eggs/ each. Ingleside Farm's Barred Rocks from Pelenville, N. Y., a_pen of Buft Wyandottes owned by H. P. Cloyes, East Hartford, Conn., and a pen of Reds owned by Chas. O. Polhemus, Newburgh, N. Y., all tied for third place with 60 eggs each. The three best pens in each of the principal varieties are as follows: Barred Plymouth Rocks. Pen. 4 Jules F. Francais, West Hamp- ton Beach, L. L z 4 Tom J. Adamson, Laurel P. O, Quebee, Can. 3 Richarg Allen, White Wyandottes. )| 20-0bed_ G. Enight, Bridgeton R L. = 21 Brayman Farm, Westville, i iiohe o) s = 28 J. Frank Dubois, Bast Lynn, Mass. . A eea 961 Rhode Istand Reds. 44 Richard Allen, Pittsfield, Mass/H25: Groton, _ ! r this se on, in all 43 Pinecrest Orchards, Mass. 36 Charles Mass. . - White Leghorns. 60 J. O. LeFevre, New Paltz, 2 New Ribbons, 39¢ - -4 . 3 N Y. ccoeonsomsooeconaneea 0IL! $1.50, $1.25, 95¢ and. 69c | inches wide, in_a splendid assort- R 73 4 P, Robinson, Caiverton, N, ¥4011! ment_suitable for Hair Ribbons, M9 Braeside Poultry Farm, Boys' White Tams and Middy Hat Trimmings or Fancy Work— Stoudsburg, Pa. Jm Caps at ... .. 69c | Special price 3% a yard, value 50c. Mi-;:ell-“;.. ver $0 Boys' Khaki, Sport and 53 Oregon _ Agricultural College Trooper Hats at...... T 69c 5 x (Oregons), Corvallis, Qre. ..1078 . : Women’s Summer Weight {20 Cook & Porter (Buff Wyan- B Navy Serge Middy s . dottes), Easthampton, Mass . 989 Suits, with short trousers, Union Suits 33 H. P. Cloyes (Buff Wyandottes), izes 5 10—Spe vi sires § to 10—Speclal value o 5o | Women's Ribbed Union Suits, Tt Eaton G v low neck, sleeveless, lace trim- Boys' Norfolk Suits, sizes § to 17, | med—price a suif............ 3% hNearh{egmwmnenl = victims of the in stylish mixtures—price range | Women’s Ribbed Union Suits, gnsosC L $6.50 to $15.00. + | 10w neck, sleeveless, cuft knee —price a suit ... B0c Boys’ vy Serge Suits, sizes 7 | Women’s Ribbed Union Suits, A to 18, extra good values at $8.00 to | low neck, sleeveless, lace trim- $15.00. med—price a suit. . 59 receive considera- men selected for this branch > service will be sent to a school oy Upon com- the ining they wi llbe omoted to grades of sergeant, first | clas: and w be ordered overseas | in a short time. Applicants must be | of the United States between ges of 21 and All communi- should be addressed to Air Section, Photo- shington, D. C. 5500000 Pairs of Shoes Are Ordered by War Department. ts by the War De- sthorize the manufacture s of metallic-fastened shoes for over-seas use. The| ave will be $7.75 a pair. ntracts have also been awarded for the manufacture of 2,000,000 pairs hoes for United States service, the average Marine Corps Again Asks for Recruits The Marine Corps has begun a new drive for recruits to provide for the re- cently authorized increase in the corps. Recruiting has not been ne Corps reached its full strength thorized at that time, but more than 000 men_were enlisted in April. In the Marine Corps Reserves and National Naval Volunteers there are now more than 40,000 men. An additional credit of $3,250,000 has been extended te Bflgium by the ed States, making a total of $107,- loaned to that country, and to all t#e allies $5,288,850,000. Advice from Shanghai states that the subscriptions to the third Liberty loan there amounts to over $600,000, nd a report from the American em- y_in Mexico City states the sub- ptions there are more than $350, is announced in the Bohemian press that experiments made with “pa- per cloth” have proved so successful hat Hungarian state railways are to furnish their employees with summer clothing of thi: ric. In its regulations governing the lof wool, the IWar Industries allows dealers to make a ze of 3 per cent. of the selling ice if the wool is not graded, and er cent. if graded. This com- ion is to cover all storage, cart- d insurance. lations for bread-making in Sweden permit only nine kinds, the | weight and price being prescribed by 1 Only rye, wheat, barley, or oat may be used, and for ordinary 4 the use of butter, lard or other , milk or cream is prohibited. study is being made of the for- nd manufacturing processes ines requiring glycerin, and plans for the curtailment of the quan- | tity now used in case it becomes necessary will be submitted to the general medical board of the Council of National Defeise. | cit; ist Church—Eight Foot S The week of May 11, fifty vesrs ago was a very quiet one, the brief item of interest was the nomination of Gov- ernor Buckingham for U. S, senator. | The question of the extension of the limits was under debate but the prospects of putting the extension througt: are slowly fading. xtracts from The Bulletin's files of 68 foliow: May 11, 1868—The voters of the East Great Plain district met in the school house Saturday evening to consider the question of the city of Norwich_extending the city limits to include East Great Plain. = The pro- position did not meet with the favor of the meeting as it was thought that they did not care to assume any debts that they had no part in contracting. ‘The semi-annual conference of the Congregational churches was held in this city cn Saturday. TPhere were in- teresting discourses on various sub- jects pertaininz to religious matters. Hanover Mills Purchased. May 12, 1863—The woolen mills at Hanover belonging to the assigned es- tate of Washburn Eaton, late _of Sprague. has been purchased by Col. Ethan Alien and will be started at once and run in connection with his mills on his Allen Mills Thread so favor- ably known in market. Ground was broken in front of the FEast Main Street Methodist church with the object of erecting the pres- ent vestibule will be thrown into the auditorium, thus giving for sixteen extra pews. Captain Asa Benjamin of Preston dropped dead in a hotel on Franklin square. . Captain Benjamin was engag- ed in the coasting trade until recent- Iy room Cold Weather. May 13, 1368—A hard white frost struck the city last night and did con- siderable damage to the early crops and the budding fruit trees. Governor Bullock of Massachusetts has made requisition for the delivery of R. J. Rudd the patent dic swindler, in- to hands of the Massachusetts author- jties. Rudd operated in this section several weeks ago. Richard McCloud who resigned as District Centre of the Fenian Broth- erhood, has been re-instated. Me- Cloud was expelled because of his po- litical associations. May 14, 1868—The Academy baseball team has opened the season and will meet some of the other high school teams in the eastern part of the state. The Academy has a strong mine this eras and operation of same. Only ! those mengWwho can furnish references as to thel® actual experience as news New South Wales Government obtaining 860 cottages for the pendents of soldiers. is de- EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO East Great Plain Section Opposed Being Taken Into City Limits—Towers to Be Built at East Main Street Method- ge sh thy 40, turgeon Caugh in Thames. b a and Worcester Railroad company are |ty completed and the machinery and tool are being set up and adjusted as fs as possible. It will xequire some days before everything is in readine: for operation. Many improvements are in progress on Broadway and many of the build- ings are being rebuilt. There are sev- eral new buildings being put up which will improve the appearance of the street greatly. May 15, 1868—The annual assgm- bly of the Grand Council of R. and S. Masters was held at Masonic hall, at Hartford, and the following from 'the vicinity of Norwich were elected to office: Richard Currie, G., conductor; James T. Banks, G., chaplain. st of 1 to m: need not feel alarmed over the condi- tions of affairs in the sheep world. shearing for men over 18 years and hand and machine shearing for boys under 18 years. and $2 were offered in each of classes. Dorrance, county farm bureau; Ray L. Harding, breeder of Lyme, and Assistant Coun- college flock a close second, being ofily den, third, and George Nichols, Hamy- the order was somewhat reversed, eaci sheared each sheep in 5 1-2 minutes or a total of 11 for two. ished as follows: George Nichols, sec- ond, Joe Prichard, third, and Corne!l Green, Jr., South Willington, fourth. boys’ contest and numerous favorahle comments were made on the way in} neral, and Connecticut in particular,| _Try them. Foley Kidney Pills will o Tor other men and Women—quick= ly—what they have dome for Mra. traynge. f B ¥ Y ear, I got almost down with my back,” writes Mrs. H. T. Stra: of Gainesville, Ga, R. No. 3. *I fered from inflammation of ihe blad- Qer, and whenever I stopped doctoring 1 grew worse. 1 tried Foley Kidney Pills, and after taking them awhile my bladder action became regular and the stinging sensation disappeared. E am now stronger in my back than I'va been for several years, and since get— ting well, I've stayed well and no_return of the trouble. Start_in now to use Foley Kidney. Pills. You will feel an improvement from the very first doses, shor how quick ey act on kidneys bladder. They stop irregular g action, ease pain in back and sides, 1imber up stiff joints and aching mus- cles. They put the kidneys and blad- ;!;r in sound, healthy, condition,, Try em, Lee & Osgood Co. DR.A.J.SINAY DENTIST Rooms 18-19 Alice Building, :Norwich Phone 1177-3 There were four classes in the sheep earing contest, hand and machine Prizes of $10, $5, $4 the The- prizes were awarded on e following points: Speed 40, quali‘y , handling sheep 20. The judges operating were Herry president of the Windhara well known sheepman and Devon Agent R. J. Whitham. Promptly at 11 o'clock the contest arted and in 11 minutes H. L. Gillotce, Waterford finished shearing h @ep, with Joe Prichard of the Storrs minute behind. Walter Yale, Me) n, fourth. In the machine shearing an shearing two sheep. Walter Yale The men fin- Keen interest centered around thé Captured Sturgeon in River. A sturgeon measuring eight feet, and weighing over oge hundred pounds was taken in a sefr® about three miles down the river by John Carpenter. A boy named Arthur Campbell com- icide in one of the schools laimed he was ill treated by his teachers. Mey 16, 1868 — The new Central Wharf bridge was opened to traffic and js all that is required in bridges. The dissensions which have been prevelang in the colored society of the city have died and ‘the society now holds_service in the Framklin Street church. Nominated For Senator. Governor Buckingham has received the nomination for semator and if clected, will be a man in whom the state may put her trust in an emer- gency. SHEEP SHEARERS SHOWED SPEED ON LYME FARM. Fleeces Were Taken Off by Hand and by Machine. It was an epoch making period for the sheep industry when the Connecti- cut Sheep Breeders’ association, in co- operation with the New London county farm bureau, 100 strong, gathered at the farm of William F. Coult in Lymé on Wednesday for its annual field day and sheep shearing contest. The da® was all'that could be expected and if indicative of the future prosperity of the sheep industry, New Englang in Children Cry year. Building Improvements. s waw fnildines of the Norwich FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA GREAT REDUCTIONS ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF Men’s, Women's and Children’s FINE SHOES FOR 10 DAYS ONLY We are overstocked, hence this reduction sale. Our stock comprises all the latest lasts in the leading shades. ; COME IN AND SEE US The Brockton Sample Shoe:Store 138 Main Street, Norwich,-Conn. ai %, = «{ White | 21 «