Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 24, 1918, Page 10

Stories of Activities and Conditions War Department Fixes New Board to Consider Inventionsd To secure prompt and thorough in- vestigation of inventions submittted to the War Department an “Invention Section” has been created. All in- ventions of a mechanical, electrical, or chemical nature submitted for in- pection, test, or eale are now con- sidered by this section. Any person desiring to have an in- vention considered should do so by letter, giving in order the following information: Name and object of the invention, any claim for superiority or novelty, any results obtained by actual experiment, whether the in- vention is patented, whether remuner- ation is expected, whether the inven- tion has been before any other agency, whether the writer is owner or agent, the number of inclosures with the letter. A written description and sketches or drawings of sufficient detail to afford a_full understanding of the cases should also be submitted. Should the invention be an explosive or other chemical combination the ingredients and processes of mixture should be stated. The Inventions Section will not bear the expense of preparation of draw- ings and descriptions, nor advance tunds for personal or traveling ex- penses of inventors. Any matter submitted will be treated as confidential. The inventor. ill be notified of each step taken iring the Investigation of his in- on. Al communications _should addressed: Inventions Section, General Staff, Army War College, Washington, D. C. Use of Sugar by Manufacturers Is Curtailed. Manufacturers using sugar, except to make essential food products, have been on strict rations, the United »s Food Administration an- nounces, in order to assure sufficient suppiies for home canners and the commercial manufacturers of pre- serves, jams, and other foodstuffs re- garded as essential. The restrictions went into effect May 15 and limit the consumption by manufacturers of the less essentials, practically confection- and soft drinks, to 80 per cent. of last year's requirements. Manufacturers of nonedible prod- ucts will be forced to go entirely with- out sugar. Included in the class with con- fectionery and soft drinks are condi- ments, soda water, chocolate, candies, beverage sirups, fruit sirups, flavor- ing extracts, chewing gum, cocoa, sweet pickles, wines, cereals, and in- vert sugar. Those who entered the business or increased their capacity after 1, 1918, however, will be cut off| Military instruction under officers entirely. and noncommissioned officers of the | Manufacturers of essentials food- [Army will be provided in every in-! stuffs will be permitted to buy suffi- stitution of colie rade which enrol cient sugar to meet their require- e Mstru 100 or more able- ments In this class come preservers | udents over the ase of 18 and packers of vegetables, catsup and ng in Septeniber, 1518. The chili sauce, fruits and milk, manu- military equipment will, so} facturers of jam, jelly, and preserves, | far as possible, be provided by the tobacco and " explosives, apple butter | Government. There will be created a and glycerin, ice »m (not in- |military training ‘unit in each ins luding sherbets gists (for med of honey. Ice cream is put in the class. nd water ices), drug- ‘ines), and producers preferred War Brings Huge Debt Nations. The London Economist for Febru- ary places the total gross debt of Great Britain at 5,678,600,000 pounds ($27,638,000.000). The French minister of finance in presenting the budget for 1918 esti- mated the public debt of France on December 31, 1918, at 115,166,058,000 | francs ($22, ,000,000). The public debt of Italy at the end of 1917 is estimated at about 35,000,- $00.000 lire ($676,000,000). The debts of the central powers are estimated as follows: Germany, $25, 408,000,000: Austria, $13,314,000,000; and Hungary, $5,704,000,00. Our own public debt is now around §$8000,000.000, but more than half of this amount has been loaned to the ‘Nies Tt is estimated that of the to- ‘Al net expenditures of the United States for the fiscal year 1918, ex- slusive of our advances to the allies, more than one-half will be defrayed by taxation, according to the Treasury Department. to Many » Americani Destroyers in Submarine | Zone Cover Many Miles. Some indication of the ceaseless watch kept on the high seas, in the )ath of American troopshi by n European waters, may be gained from statistics just compiled at the! naval headquarters in London. These | statistics show that a single force of American destroyers operating from one base had steamed almost 1,500,000 miles up to April 1. The maximum distance covered by a single destroyer was more than 580,000 miles from L 1917, to April 1, 1918. This de- stroyer was ome of the first to arrive sbroad after war was declared. It has been announced that Vice Ad- miral Willlam 5. Sims, commanding TUnited States naval forces abroad, offered to send an auxiliary force composed of maval units to the French Stop Corn Agony In Four Seconds Use “Gets-It "-—See Corns Peel Off! The relef that “Gets-It” gives from corn-palns—the way it makes corns and calluses peel off painlessly in one piece—is one of the wonders of the WAR NEWS DIGEST on the Battle Fronts United States naval forces operating s world. The woman in the home, the shopper, the dancer, the foot traveler, the man in the office, the clerk in the store, the worker in the shop, have today, in this great discovery, “Gets- It"; the one sure, quick relief from all corn and callus pain—the one sure, painless remover that makes corns come off as easily as you would peel a banana. It takes 2 seconds to apply “Gets-It”; it dries at once. Then walk with painless joy, even with tight shoes, You know your corn will loosen from your toe—peel it off with your fingers. Try it, corn sufferers, and you’ll smile ! “Gets-Ii the guaranteed, money- vack corn-remover, the only sure way, sosts but a trifle at any drug store. !.(l'fd by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, Throughout the United States and front at the beginning of the German offensive. French Navy and Gen. Foch did not! consider that the circumstances de- manded the presence of such a force at the front. The French have had a naval div- ision operating in the forces of the Lorraine sector for some time, and the naval units have made their part of the line as shipshape as possible, with everything from big naval guns down to sleeping hammocks and ships' cats. The American soldiers billeted in England for temporary training or en route for France are more and more compelling the admiration and co- operation of the English people. The Nationa] Sporting Club of London has started a series of weekly entertain- ment for enlisted men of the United'! States Army and Navy. Equipment and Capacity of Nation’s| Hospitals Listed by Defense Coun- cil. Information regarding the hospitals of the United States, in process of! compilation since 1916, is now collated and ‘indexed in the medical section of the Council of Defense. A central bu- reau of ‘information concerning .the hospital facilities of the country, under war - conditions, is thus pro-| vided. The date’will be kept up to date from month to month. This bureau has not o de- tails -of over 1,000 active hospitals, but! is also gathering full data concerning nearly ‘8,000 other institutions, which include sanatoria, infirmaries, homes, asylums, and dispensaries. Navy Department Again Asks Delaticn’ of Shipping News. All newspapers have urged by the Navy through the Committee on Pub formation, to discontinue the publica- tion of news items and advertisements which may in any location or movement of ve This notice has not been issued be- cause of new c mstances endan- gering ocean shippi has arisen—but because it untary censorship has/nct yet ach ed the fullest measure of e secrecy in the protection of me shipping. The notice ihat references to n sailing and a routes, schedu and movment news and advert locat'on | eleted from New Plan CHers Military Instruction te Collage Students. tution. will be purel * the age of 18 will be encouraged to enlist. i The enlistment will constitute the) student a member of the Army of the| United States, liable to tive duty at the call of the President. however, be the policy of the Gov-| ernment not to call the members of the training unijts to active duty until they have reached the age of 21, unless | urgent. military necessity compels an earlier call. Students under 18, and therefore not legally eligible for en- listment, will be encouraged to enroll in the training units. Provision will be made for coordinating the Reserve | Officers’ Training Corps em, which ts in about.one-t f the col- legiate institutions, with this broader plan. Mail for Prisoners in German Camps Goes Free from Postal Duties. American prisoners of war in Ger- many are entitled to receive and send letters, money orders, and valuables, and parcelpost packages weighing not more than 11 poun when intended for international mail, free from all postal duties. Mail should he addressed to the prisoner of wa rank, the name of the 1d, it it Prisoner of War York.” All such mail shou bear the name and addvess of the| sender. i Parcel-post pac for prisoners | of war in enemy countries may not be ! nt by organizations or societies and only one package a month may be sent. If more are received the ons apparently from the pr s next of kin will be ded and the| others held ¥ ing | ith | may be sent to oth who ha d P that month. Lacking this cor packages will be returned to the| senders. i Only the follo articles may he | included in ges: Belts not! made of leat hand. tooth, shaving, an buttons; | hard candy: cigars and garettes combs ; crackers and i gloves not made of leather kerchiefs; pocket knives and thread pen- : 3 zors , powder or shoe laces: ng tobacco; toilet sweaters; tooth pow- liquid mouth wash; towels; underwdear; personal photo- graphs; periodicals published prior to the beginning of the w Letters and pack Jject to careful ce: soap; socks; der; paste or There are now women in war States. ers, telephone and radio operators, yeomen, employees of Shinping Board and the Food Administration. Red Cross workers, Y. M. C. A. workers, Woman's Motor Corps, G Scouts, and students of the Nati Serv School of the Woman’s ervice. From the date of the establishment of flying schools and camps in this country and at Camp Borden, To- ronto, until April 24, 1918, there have been 102 deaths in flying accidents. The Treasury Department has 'ex- tendeq to Great Britain an additional credit of $75,000,000, making the total of American loans to that country $2,795,000,000, and the total to all co- belligerents $5,363,850,000. A group of 100 women telephone op- erators, to serve with the Expedition- ary Forces, have already been sent to France, and 150 are now in training schools to meet future demand. ‘Wives of officers and men who are eli- gible for duty in France are not ac- cepted. The British meat shortage is being felt more severely than at any time since war was started. That the shortage is not confined to meats, however, is shown by the fact that effective control of the milk supply is already being considered, in order to meet a possible greater shortage later in the year, and that some sections of English labor are favoring extensions of the compulsory rationing system to bread, cheese, and tea. 20 work They are for munition work- uniform: in the for ted The chief of staff of the! June Plattsburg 16,500 students will be selected. T! | who complete the course of training ¥ The War Trade Board has limited the importation of crude rubber to 100,000 tons a year, and has instruc- For the This larly (o Voile G ANAS WHITE ORCANDIE. .. Graduation is an affair which demands white. from time immemorial, been used for the graduate from grammar school, from high school or from coliege. The time of the‘yenr demands that the material be sheer and fine as well as white. Graduation Frock SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE FABRICS White has, We are well prepared with choice and suitable weaves for this purpose, and will be well pleaszd to show them to you. : MERCERIZED BATISTE. . 39c to 69c a Yard is a beautiful, eoft weave, with silky finish “and of fine texture. A feature which adds %o its value is that it will not crush, making it particu desirable for the frock. It is 45inches wide and will cut to advantage. VOILES IN GREAT VARIETY. . 29¢ to 69c a Yard has greater vogue than ever, and we stocked so heavily that we are able to offer it at last season’s prices—the difference to you will be worth considering. It is 40 inches wide and we have many grades of it. cepessrediciiiiiii ... .. 59cand 69¢ a Yard . 59¢c a Yard IMPORTED FANCY WHITE VOILES..................... $1.00 a Yard Buy in The Boston Store Saturday, and buy for cash. then, and help us make it a big day. ed its Bureau of Imports for the cur- rent quarter to limit the issuance of licenses to a total of 000 tons up to 31, 1918. Some changes may be made after experiences are gained by this three months’ test. Imports of crude rubber during the previous year had been at the rat of 157,000 tons pr annum, so the cut is over one- third. < Only members of units of the senior ion Reserve Officers’ Training now in attendance at various jonal institutions maintaining units will be eligible to attend sucl the one month’s course of training to be held from Barracks. N. Y Sheridan, Il¥; and .the Pres San Fran 0. here are 120 colleges maintaining these units, from which 3 to July 3 at will not be eligible for commis: great number will be under mjl. BRIEF STATE NEWS Hartford—The inventory of the es- tate of Hart Talcott, late of this city. who was city marshal at the time of his death, was $4.387.34, according to the record admitted to probaté yester- lew Haven.—For the benefit of the sailors of the allied nations Mrs. Col- by M. Chester, wife of Admiral Ch ter, s hostess at a garden party at her home in New Haven Tuesday af- ternoon. Danbury.—Principal John R. Perkins of the state normal school has set Wednesday afternoon, June 19, as the date for the 1918 commencement exer- cises of the school. About 80 members of the senior class will be graduated. Litchfield—Thomas F. Ryan has given the use of his law rooms to the Red Cross society during the war. The rooms will be openeq every day qGur- | ing the campaign from 8.30 to 12 for the morning and from 4 to 6.30 in the afternoon. Burnside—A large cartridge was found in a bundle of rags in the East Hartford Manufacturing company’s plant the other day. The rags came from E. Gross & Co., rag and metal dealers, of Hartford. The cartridge hag not been discharged. Waterbury.—John J. Murphy has brought suit against John J. Linskey in which damages of $1,500 are claimed because of the alleged non-payment of a commission alleged to be due on the sale of the Baptist church property in Grand street to William H. Doyle. Meriden.—The program for the field day exercises of the public schools to be held at Hanover park Saturday af- ternoon, June 8, has been completed. The prizes for the class athletics this vear will be pictures similar to those awarded last year. Prizes will also be provided for the individual events. Windsor.—The shad hatchery at ‘Windsor began the season’s hatching Monday. Supt. John M. 'Crampton of the fish and game commission said it was impossible to forecast with any- thing like a degree of accuracy the re- sult. He will, however, be disappoint- ed if he does not have nearly a million fry. Hartford—Town Clark Henry F. Smith is having new blocks and gavels made so that the retiring mayor, Frank A. Hagarty, and retiring president of the aldermen, J. Humphrey Greene, may have the insignia of their office in accordance with the vote of the aldermen. Waterbury.—Because in_his estima- tion the contract submitted by a meter Saturday s Red CrossDayInThe BostonStore WE WILL GIVE 10 CENTS OF EVERY CASH DOLLAR SOLD SATURDAY TO THE RED CROSS WAR FUND FOR 1918 spend here on that day will go directly to the Red Cross Wax_j Fund. Do your buying HAVE YOU EARNED, IT? . ¢ He's over there. The boy who was in and out of ygur. home daily—who was in your heart the whole time. The boy. you_met upon the street. The boy with whom you worked. Your nu; Lor's son.. Your son. He's over there alone, going throughta veritable hell, for you. What have YOU done to earn his thanks? WHAT CAN YGU DO TO EARN T2 YOU CAN GIVE-TO THE RED CROSS—YOU CAN GIVE “T¥ IT HURTS. YOU CAN GIVE TO THIS UNIVERSAL MOTHER OF MEN—THE ONLY.ORGANIZATION WHICH CAN REACH CLEAR DOWN TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF HIS NEEDS: OPEN YOUR HEART AND YOUR POCKET BOOK AND GWE WITHOUT STINT OR MEASURE. <= HE’S GIVING HIS ALL FOR YOU. . Ten cents of every dollar you y metering :he!the paper but returr did not suf- |to the mayor. Mr. Chu ficiently protect the Corporation | he'did not feel that the contract in Counsel U. G. Church ~did not sign |present form safeguarded the city with Empire meter: SERIES HOSIERY For Men and Women TODAY, step into a store where Ipswich Hosiery is on sale. Take a pair in your hand. Feel it, stretch it, satisfy yourself it is the best value for the money on the market. Then let your needs determine what Ipswich Series Hosiery to buy. If you want extra com- fort, extra long wear, extra good looks, or a combination of all these virtues— there is an Ipswich stocking that exactly fills the bill for every member of the family. Select your hosiery from the Ipswich Series. Your feet and purse will thank you. You can tell an Ipswich dealer by the sign of the ‘“Good Witch”’ in his window or store, Look for it! Herearea few: REID & HUGHES WHITE STAR CLOTHING HOUSE 147 MAIN ST. B. LAZEROFF 239 CENTRAL AVE. the contract ch stated that there being no specific guarantees at- of public works that selected the par- tached. The mayor now has the re- | ticular company to meter the city, al- s | turned contract and as a result the|though its bid proved to be the hizh- matter may. be referred to the board |est. } @STIUA MILLS, Ipswich, Massachusetty (Founded 1822) Oldest and one of the Largest Hosiery Mills " in'the United States’