Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 20, 1918, Page 9

“A great net of mercy drawn through an ocean of unspeakable pain’’ - “Pm afraid that’s all I can spare” You're a regular, red-blooded, true-blue Ameri- can. You love your country. You love that flapping, snapping old flag. Your heart thumps hard when the troops tramp by. You're loyal---100%! You intend to-—-you want to---help win the war _in a hurry. “Sacrifice? Sure,” you’ve been thinking. ‘;Just you wait till they really need it.” And you've hon- estly thought you meant that too. But—look yourself in the eye, now, and search up and down in- side of your heart—did you mean it? Did you really mean “sacrifice”? Listen : You feel poor. This third Liberty Loan, the high prices, the Income Tax—you've done your bit. You feel that you've given " all you can spare. : What? Then what did you mean? What's that you said about loving your country? What did you think the word “sacrifice” means? Surely you didn't mean, did you, to give only what you can spare ? What about our boys who are giving their lives in the trenches? Are they giving only what they can “spare”? How about those mothers and little “kiddies’ towns of that war-swept hell:—hungry—ragged — sobbing—alone? Giving up their homes, their husbands, their fathers. While we—over here’ with our fun and our comforts—we hold up our heads and feel patriotic because we have given—what? Some loose bills off the top of our roll. “We’ve given all we can spare!” the shell-wrecked Come, come! Let’s quit fooling ourselves. Let us learn what “sacrifice” means. ~Let us give more than we can spare---let us “give till the heart says At o e i Every cent of every dollar received for the Red Cross War Fund goes for War Relief. 2 The American Red Créss is the largest and most efficient organization for the relief of suffering that the World has ever seén. It i Made up dlmost entirely of volunteer workers, the Kigher executives being without exception men ac- eustomed to large affairs, who are in almost all cases EiVing their services withou) p: It is supported entirely by %8 membership fees and ¥y voluntary contributisns. day bringing relief to suffering humanity, Both military and eivil, in every War tern allied country. It plails tomerrew te Nelp in the work of restora- tie# throughout the world. :Tuon Americans have jeined it. D e P s - It feeds und clothes entire populations in times of great calamity. It is there to help your soldier boy im his titne of With its thousands of workers, stores and smooth running transportation facilities, it is serving as, America’s advance guard—and thus helping to win the war. Congress authorizes it. President Wilson heads it. The War Department audits its accounts. Your Army, your Navy and your Allies enthusie astically endorse if Twenty-twe m its tremendous CONTRIBUTED TO THE RED CROSS BY HAYES BROS. H. JACKEL & CO. CARL KARPENIA GEORGE DRAPER CARON BROS. JOSEPH CONNOR & SONS A. LARIVIERRE THOMAS MORIARTY A. SHANKER JOSEPH BEDARD JAMES MAHONEY B. KATZ & CO. D. J. McCORMICK W. E. & J. H WILSON WILLIAMS & KEOUGH E. C. MADDEN PATRICK SHEA GEORGE GREENBERGER & CO. JULIUS WUTTKEY §. FRIEDLAND T. ETHIER JAMES O’CONNELL & CO, LEVINE BROS, PATRICK MAHONEYT GUS THUMM HUGENE McCARTHY HENRY ALLARD D. J. DRISCOLL JOSEPH CONNOR & CO. BROS. J. B. CUNNINGHAM WILLIAM WALLACE A. CLENDENNIN L. WUNDERLICH ARTHUR LAMBERT AUGUST, PARADIS EDMON PROULX WILLIAM CALLAHAN LOUIS.HAGGERTY A. J. KILROY ES MeNALLY Y M. DONAHUE & <0, JOHN HQN’EAYMARA . “WARD & CO. REGAN HOTEL FITCHVILLE Shower For Miss Brady—Miss Mary MeCarthy Receives Government Ap- pointment—Final Cooking Lesson. Tuesday evening friends Mary Ellen Brady gave a shower at her home in honor of her approaching marriage with John A. Kane, U. S. of this place but now located at Camp A, son of Mr. and Kane, of this place but now located at evening was pleasantly spent. Refreshments were useful presemts. Miss Mary M2Carthy has received a goverhment appointment at Washing> Mr. und Mrs. Nelson spent the week end in Willimantic. FRANK OWSIAK W. BENDETT & CO. A. BUDNICK JOHN G. SHEA Rockyille, officiating. Burial was in Tolland cemetery. , is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Norman Moves to Parsenage. Rev. John Rossnagle, the new pas- tor of the Congregational church mov- ed his household goods into the par- sonage this week. Mrs. Hall has returned to her home in Ellington, after spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Lee. Clifford Brotherton and Leslie Mills of Westport spen: the week end with W. B. Hawkins, Home From New Bedford. Mrs. Eivira E. Taleott has return- ed to her home after spending the win- ter in New Bedford, Mass. Mrs, Charles Smith of South Man- chester is spending a week with her mother, Mrs. L. J. Loomis Mrs. Inez Sturtevant and son, Har- old and his wife, of New Bedford are spending a few days at their cottage. Celebrated Birthday. Gottschalk celebrated Her two her birthday daughters from Poquénnoe spend day with her. Arthur C. Brown household goods to the farm he re- cenlly bought from Lewis Latimer. Victor Hehr who has Brooklyn has returned. ATTAWAUGAN bl Two Overseers Resign, to Go to East|Dé madé is beyond the ken of meping his Mrs. Cornelius ly received many Wilfred Pechie of Volumtown called | TiEDt hire the teachers away because on relatives here last week Sunday, Mrs, Hebert of Voluntown has vis-| ™37 I some other town. =~ jted several days this week with her town son, Ernest Hebert Last Cookina Lesson. H. C..McKnight is entertaining other from Pennsylvania. Miller of Colchester their daughter, The last of the tweive cooking les- sons conducted by Miss Bertha Hal- lock of Nerwich was given at the town hall Saturday afternoon. ing of cottage cheese was demonstrat- b g farmi. Mr. and Mrs. spent Sunda Miss Mae Miller. Rev. Percy E. Thomas of Rockville an address on the war this (Monday) cvening in the chapel GARDNER String of Thirty Trout Caught—Birth- Overseer Resigns. ing to East Haumpton &s overseer. ance at the There was a club Saturday '“\valn!fi & el William Weleh has returned|ine bills, and the school bills are the 3 home, after visiting relativés in Wash- | heaviest of any department of th: all who are interested in furthering several weeks, town. patriotic work in building up such an There is no inclination on the part organization as it is felt that Killingly ited Aibert Rollinton and family ré-|of any taxpaver to criticize as to the|Should have In common with many efficiency of the town ‘school commit- | LOWns and cities o Snfctiont.iADe on | tee, or even to suggest that they are nouncéements relative’to the plan to overseer of the spinning and has gon8|not deing as well as any other nive to_East Hampton. - Death of Thomas Young—Mrs. Elvira E. Talcott Returns From New Bed- Thomas Emerson of Worcester vis- Thomas You ., 79, died at his home Thursdayr evén after an iliness of several months. Mr. Young was horn in Treland and came to this country when about 25 years of age. been n resident of this town for twen- ay iears, successfully conducting his smail tarm. He i3 Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan of Nop-| Charies Anderson has resigned as wich have been at their cottage they recently purchased of J. C. Hipkins of Mountelair, N. J. Elmer A, Abel and brother Leon, caught & nice string of 30 trout Tues-' day, three weighing one pound each - Goldie Winakor of New London vll‘ d his & £ Afred, mhhlvr A protest has bn;l Class to Be Confirmed at St. James’ | Radio Students Leaving for Kansas— Church — Mechanic Street House| Bishep Acheson Confirms Class at Raided — Windham National Bank| Pomfret—Thirty-two to e for Vetes $150 to Red Cross—Lester E.| Upton Friday—All in Readiness for Shippes Safe Overseas—Death of| Red Cross Drive—Umpatriotic Aus- Mrs. Henry W. Tewgood. trian Schoolgirl in Rural District. phiSouii Rt Rev. J. J: Nilan, bishop of Hart-| THarry Stombelis and Alpherie Bi- ford, will come to Danielson next Sat- | beault of this city and E. R. Johnson urday afierncon to confer at 3 o'clock, of North Grosvenordale are to leave the sacrament of confirmation on a |about the last of the month for Fort ¢lass at St. James' church. At the|Leavenworth, Kas. They are radio church Sunday there was a large first | Students ang will be attached to the jon ¢lass and in the afternoon | Wireless service when they finally get the eumml hn.tpsxu assembled and I into the army service. newed their tismal vows at an im-| Drove i Aeare Sbonsty. closiag Wit Ben- Past Standing Trolley Cars. ‘ediction of the Blessed Sacrament. There were more cases in which violations -of the automobile law HOUSE RAIDED. (passing standing trolley cars) were — }wtoru]usdgts r(;eissler Saturday morn- Polite Make Early Sunday Morning|ing a aturday afternoon. (;. Allen Call on Mechanic Street. Hawkins and S. Kaminsky were those mdtered to r;.plon, Fines of !0 and Polfee raided a home on Mechanic|COStS Were imposed. There will be street while Sunday morning was still | 7207 ?zcfiuwfl: in court this morning, very young and brought away three owing arrests of Saturday night. %a the inmates, who were a}ocke% up at June 5 Registration Day. lice station to await a hearing . this :omln: before Judge W. Fenner | Sunday’s announcement that June 5 Woodward, The raid was the first| il be registration day for the young of the kind that has occurred here in|MeR Who have reached 21 since June 5 a long time, and it came as a sur-|9f last year mtll be of interest to many gflle to 1wy Who heard abuot 1t]¥000E Tnen O (HE district. June € upday. Officers who were engaged uey wil Ata.s;;m le in this city from in the raid stated Sunday that they | qum gst kmam, Killingly, Thomp- found some of the inmates in bed.|SO%; Woodstock, Bastford and Ashford All was quiet about the place when to fill out the fateful little cards that the officers made the raid, of which | il Mean so much in the course of no inkling leaked in advance outside | i lives. The registration forms will official quarters. be practically the same as they were last year., FOR RED CROSS. Urgent and Earnest Appeals Made From Pulpits Sunday. CONFIRMS CLASS. Pomfret. From the pulpits of the churches of S Danielson Sunday final wards tending t6 urge the people of this place to do| Rt. Rev. Auspices National Committee on Churches and Moral of the War : BRANCH ORGANIZATION TO BE FORMED BIG MASS MEETING CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, PUTNAM TUESDAY, MAY 21st Speaking Begins at 1.30. Addresses by LYMAN P. POWELL, PRESIDENT JOHN T. MAIN Chaplain Nehemiah Boynton, U, S. A. Charge) Evening Session at 7.30 P. M. , THE PURPOSE ToConductaCampuCinodemhon'lhmghtbe To Point Cut that the Fundamental is Permanent Peace Based Upon Justice and Right Rela- tions Between Nations and Guaranteed by a League of EVERYBODY INVITED The Presence of All Eastern Windham County Is Desired Supper at §30 (Nominal Bishop A. C. Acheson Confers Rite at A WORLD-WIDE PEACE AFTER THE WAR IS IMPORTANT TO EVERY AMERICAN Purpose of the War At Christ church, Pomfret, Sunday, | graduated from Putnam High school E. Acheson, puffragan|next month: Abbe Louise Adams, their most liberal best in giving to|Dishop of Connecticut, administered | Kenneth Sherwood Andem, Howard the Red Cross drive were spoken. confirmation to a class. Bishop Ache- The drive opens this morning and|SOn also preached.the sermon at the|Inez Lucy Brewer, the Danielson district's people are|Se€rvice. He returne® to Middletown | Byrnes, Eleanor Child ealled upon to give $5.000 for the cam- | during the day, that he may be ready | Pauline Laura <Chapdelaine, Rogers Baker, Florence Ada Bosworth, James Joseph Carpenter, Helen pain which closes next Saturday night. | this morning to take an active part in | Louise Clemens, Bdith Louise Cutler, This means that there must be liberal | the Red Cross drive. giving from the rich and liberal giv- Garden and Pig Club Work. ing from the poor, both in proportion 16 their world goods. Sunday’'s urgent appeals brought out to what he or she possess. MOTORISTS WARNED. TR | Aeking. Vaidmisber Youthful Speeders to Slow Down. urday that he is well pleased with the Deputy Inspector R. C. Young Tips Richard Whalen is acting as yard- master in the Putnam railroad yards since Mork Gallant, at his own re- Deputy Automobile Inspector Ralph |Quest, was relieved of the ever-grow- C. Young was called upon Saturday!ing burdens of the place. Mr. CGal- Elizabeth Dizna Diamond, Elizabeth Mary Donlon, Ethei May Ellis, Lucy Cecelia Ellis, Martha Octavia Euver- County Agent B. W. Ellis stated Sat-|ard, Bertha Angeline Farrows, Lillian Lorena Gallant, Adana Gladys Harris, | vividiy the wonderful work of mercy | manner in which the young people of | Elizabeth Sabin Hayward, Thomas Jo- that the Red Cross is performing, |the county have started war garden |seph Howarth, Celia Agnes Kelley. whersver soldiers fight and fall, and|WOrk and also in the interest that has | Catherine Elizabeth Lanaught, Charles the work, inereased by many fold, that | been displayed in the pig club work. | Edward Maher, Robert Blood McIntyre, they will be ablé to do if every man,|lt is safe now to state that more little | Arthur Hector Plessis, Mary Elizabeth woman and child gives in proportion | POrkers’ will' be raised in Windham | Ransom, Lawrence Corn county towns this spring and summer than has been the case for many ius Ryan, ‘Wright, Ralph Washburn Spencer. Open Cars Run. Open cars were brought into service such that the patrons of the road thor- night to fssue a number of warnings to [1ant” a highly efficient and experi- | afforded. drivers who were speeding yecklessly. | €nced railroad man, is working as yard 4 jov-rifi clerk, where the pressure upon him is Saturday night is the big joy-riding Sote b0 oat g e “ciat o the. night in towns hereabouts, and many : young parties who get out in cars, go- | ©ther position. ing to or coming from dances, or on —_— other such exhibitions, are, in ma WILL LEAVE FRIDAY. cases, prone to want to_“hit it u The danger to themselves and to per-| Thirty-two Young Men to Be District’s sons in other cars is hardly con- Conti 3 congidered, so close tabs is being kept May, Contingent for Camp Upton on them with the prospect of some of them getting into court if more dis- eretion is not shown in the matter of OBITUARY. Mrs. Henry W. Tewgood. Henry W. Tewgood, died Saturday in Foster, a town where she’has lived for a great many years. Mrs. Tew- Thirty-two young men, leaving, here next Friday for Camp Upton, will be this district's May contingent to the —— speed. o national armies that are growing to the size that brings nearer the cer-|or list for March and April: tain defeat of Germany. The young men will assemble here next Thursday | Bosworth, Pauline Chapdelaine, and afternoon, reporting to the local| Thomas Howarth. Mrs. Emily A. Tewgood, 89, wife of | board. Those who wish may receive Overheated Journal Responsible. journal that finally let go is held ac- Saturday night. PUTNAM HIGH SCHOOL nounced. Hay good was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | 00 Friday in time to get the train on| Wheelock. Robert Shippee, and was born in what | Which they are to depart. is known as the Shippee Schoolhouse All Ready for Red Cross Drive! distriet. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Hopkins, of Foster, two sons. Putnam: also a sister, Mrs. Hannah Potter, of Sanford, Me. but t WINDHAM COUNTY NAT. BANK Supplied Workrooms Free During the Windham County National bank|m Saturday ‘the directors voted a con- |district. tribution of one hundred and fifty dollars ko the Req Crod and BTV High School Will Graduate Thirty-twa. In addition to this, the Windtam| The following is the list of the 32 liberal pledger of conibutions.to.the | tcnce, Dyan, Adana. Harri Daniel, of Foster, and _Wilson, of | Req Cross have been received already, | " L5t @nd Robert Mclnts real drive to get the Putnam rict’s $7,500 will etart this morn- Under the organization plan that has been perfected, very few men, 1 « . Y ki : | Bartlett, Mary Carpenter, Edith Gil- VOTES $150 TO RED CROSS | Tomen oF ihx}q‘ren o this city should | son, Alice Holmes, Dorothy Horton, SEADEY Ty to escape, a visit from | i "7 owis Pauline Perrault, James Scott, Lillian Maetens, Estelle Stites. Walter Clemens, Walter Gordon, z . the solicitors. A system has been de- Gansrosity of Diractors, Who Have|icoq for reaching all of the operatives in the big textile plants of the city, : Season. and it is feit that their contributions,|J¢ssie Medonald Laura Mann, Wm. NS, | Murdock, Frances Platt, Irene Ren- as was the ctase last fall, will combine b el Sl and Wilfred At the regular directors' meeting of | to make a heavy proportion of the|SnaW. Ha S money that will be pledged in this Dorothy "e. bins. : B. Morton. Magnant, Louis County National Bank has donated |Members of the senior class to be Helen Byrnes. for the past vear free of expense the Ali use of the Red Cross rooms in the borough of Danielson, and in addition | scrutin: y to giving the rent the bank also gives|taxpayer sufficiently interested VeFy severe winter the item of heat is | mo: a considerable amount to be reckoned| Ki with, so that the donation from the | Rus National Bank in adition to cash would make a very substantial contri- bution. cent work being accomplished by the|or officials who attempt it. “Over There.” ‘Word has been received .that the|meeting, but until that time the pub- Fiteh Dolbeare &%/, .at on which Lester H. Shippes,|lic will consider that it has & right former assistant cashier of the Wind-|to know what its servants are doing, . and it will know, régardless of the the war work zone, has arrived safe-|whims or personal theories of any par- ham County National bank, sailed for ly. géod news to his relatives and | ticular official or officials. 3 the | friends at home. Some members of the town school in | committee have objected within the past few days because the list/ of teachers which they elected and tho salaries which they voted to pay have appeared in the public press. taxpayer other than the flimsy ex- plahation that some other towns the salary lise here may be lower | tendencies. Child’s Welfare League Planned. sthool committee have stated that the| Under the state council of defense, ers are mightily interested. They pay oM |and a woman, of experience’ on the Mise Ward Graduates. Killingly 1s cnmpetlr;gKi'?) t;le open ? i . | field for teachers and i illingly pays Would Keep Tnchorn’Sal-ry List Se Dt I A e AR S des cre! serve mugh more than they are getting in many towns, the citizens and tax- payers may be depended upon not to harp over contracts made by its committee. But the citizens and taxpavers have a right to know what is being paid, and without waiting Just why any such objection should|from May until Octobef, either. And any | they will know since the rights they possess as freeborn American citizers cannot be over-ridden by the fancy of any persops with autocratic taxpayers could wait until next Oe-|branch of the child’s welfare league is tober, when the town reports are is- |0 be organized in the town of Kil- sped to learn at what ficures their | lingly. Miss Miriam Boomhower, vis- Timothy Sweeney has resigned as|tiown school committee had contracted | iting nurse, has accepted the duty of overseer of the cloth room. He is g0- | with teachers for 1918-1919, when the | Perfecting the organization, which v?\ 11 eontracts were made in May, 1918 | Work along lines thatr!tmv‘e heen fully Social 3 vhi W o | set forth in press reports from time to This is a matter in which the taxpay- | 5¢ st eatahower Wil ek the eration of parents, educators anfl form the league were made from pul- citizens of Killingly could do in hand- | Pits in different churches in Danielson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mitchell re- | ing school affairs, for there are men, |o" Sunday. cently spent the week end at cester with Jamnes Emerson and fami«| committee. The fact remains, how- Mrs. Thomas Ward and son Ray- Stephen John Ryan, Evelyn Carpenter | Stites. Sylvia Wheelock, Dorothy Paine on the trolley lihe Saturday for the first tyme this season, and the day was oughly enjoyed the service these cars It is understood that an overheated | countable for the freight wreck that occurred near Pomfret a week ago Honor List For March and April An- Following is the High School Hon- Seniors, 90-100, Howard Baker, Ada 85-90, Eleanor Carpenter, Martha permission to spend Thursday night|Euvrard, Lorena, Gallant, Elizabeta at home, provided they make applica- ard, Elizabeth Ransom, Stephen tion to the board and agree to report|Ryan, Evenly Stites, and Sylvia 80-90, Kenneth Andem, Edith Cut- ler, Elizabeth Dondon, Celia Kelly, Charles Maher, Arthur Plessis, Law- Juniors: Helen ~Carver, Ernestine Davis, Elsie Gallant and Gladys Rob- Anna Arnold, Dorcas Bartlett, Ruth iste, John Hogan, Leosa Rodinsky, Walter Ar- nold, Stanton Ballard, Wilbur Lown, ‘Adams, Gladys Covell, Thomas Hanley, Hazel Perry, Ruth Pratt, By- Tati " i lyn Shaw, Florence Smith, Myrtis Natioral Bank building. The rooms|town school committee, in whatever | &Y Al : s 3 ate the best office rooms in the | detail, are subject to the fullest|Storm, James Woodson Hdgar Shead, by any citizen and by any | Bleanor Murphy and Peter Murphy ufficy Y *%v| Freshmen: Robert Armold, Samuel ; ! 24 4 Bantit, Jeanette Gilbert, Alfred Bar- the heat. In consideration of the past| know what the town does with its ber, Frank -Stanley, Helen Thomp$m Ee At ber’ Frank Stanley, Helen Thompson ngly is neither Germany mor| ®% O’ g E .+ The transactions of any town | 2nd James Torrey. 2l ors 1al - R e Ay BT o T o ias| Waldo Chase, Heien Phillips, Helen that basic right of democracy will not | Tavlor, Eric Wallander and Omer The directors, realizing the magnifi- |accruc to the benefit of any offcial| DYRAL o Lo Red Cross' organization felt it their| If the town of Killingly needs a se- | othy Rowse Olive Clapp, Beatrice duty in these strenuous times to con- | cret service department to make se-|Zardmer, avie = frwaca, EIerel tribute to and acknowledge this great|cret agreements, as to contract secret rfnggs' » AT E“:‘ Relly sn_:d' Ptoroe cause. arrangements concerning the affairs|Gcoson, AMargaret Bely, o in a regularly warned and called town Gertrude Bantit, Kathleen Donlon, Fred -Moriarty, Raymond Pierce, Mar- Farrows, Ana Fortney. Noted Here and There. Members of the Patnam Home guard company are interested in the Hart- forg announcement that indicates that they may be called to spend a period in camp_at Niantic this summer. A. M. Bowen of Eastford is predict- ing the early ending of the war which, he says, will be over soon enough to disappoint many of the get-rich-quick fellows. There was heavy motor tourist traf- fic through this city Sunday, and ob- servers noticed that most of the drivers were sCrupulously endeavoring to obey the traffic laws, Child welfare organizations, under the state council of defense, are to be organized in different Windham coun- ty towns. Supply Train on Its Rounds. The New Haven road's supply train, delivering oils, pencils, stationery and other articles to various stations along the line, was in this city Saturday. The train is made up of tank, freight and baggage tars and carries a great va- riety of supplies. Austrian Girl Under Observation. In a country school here an Aus- trian girl who declines to participate in patriotic exercises, so acting at the suggestion of the mother, is interesting officials. RICHMOND George Laselle, of Hills Grove, Dies Following a Shock. George L. James was at Wakefield, Wednesday. Death Follows Shock. George Laselle of Hills Grove, died at the residence of his sister-in-law, Mrs. George G. Palmer, Tuesday morning. He was stricken with a shock Friday afternoon while at work in_the barn. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Moore, were business callers in Providence, Thurs- ay. Eber J. Sherman is much improved in health. Thomas Stedman is working for Lewis C. Grinnell. At present the outlook for fruit is very promising. SOUTH WOODSTOCK School Night at the Grange—Sunday School Institute. The Senexet grange degree team worked the second degree last Mon- day night at Putnam. + The new floor at the Baptist church is nearly completed. A Sunday School institute was held at the church Sunday at three o'clock. Many fine speakers weré heard. Schrol Night. At _the meeting of Senexet grange last Wednesday night the programme was School. The parents and teach- ers of Woodstock were invited. There were able speakers, bringing out many valuable points. The young people held a social in v last week Friday night. Many attended the Red Cross enter- tainment in Academy hall last Fri- day night. . Qhildren Cry’ FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA a :vér, that they are elected to mem-|mond haye returned from New Leon- ip on the school dischargin, public duty, W: committee by |don, where they attended the gradua- their fellow citizens: that they - are|tion evercises at the Lawrence train- z - ‘town. as agents | ing school for m that' as|daughter, Mary S From Pocket to Pocket Send money near or far by ! | WESTERN UNION Money Transfers