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mind and body in later years. Baby is too precious for yot with his feeding. nourish baby properly, use Brand. It has been standard for si BORDEN’S CONDENSED MI Borden Building PULPITS REQUESTED TO OBSERVE BASTILE DAY (S e Fes i On N:xt Sunday—Celcbrates Big Day | cause Remember Tomorrow Upon baby’s health and strength now depends the sturdy growing youngster of ton'wo',‘row. Upon proper nutrition now, depends his robust If nature’s own food fails to wholesome, dependable and economical. At all better drug and grocery stores ““Be sure the’ Eagle is on the label’ His First Scrap. July 1 to take chances 1 U. S. Int, A. E SLASHER ROOM. 8, SOLDIERS AND SAILORS il What Eastern Conn. Boys Are Doing in Various Branches of the Service Versailles, Conn., 1918. Miss Lucy Baldwin has received a ter from John F. Kendall of 102nd ¥., which follows: “Somewhere at the F‘rnn{,l;'l i} . ~ ¢ 20, 1918. Bordcu ¥ ngle Dear Miss Baldwin:—After seven s {to 1look back to old And.while at the front it | recollections of when. we { school in Sunda xty years—pure, school. A fellow {of most everything especiall 'sentry night fear I hav LK COMPANY duty in New York Fritz might statt been at the and had plenty of was in a working party 33 sand, and 1 think serap. bri w a % the trenches and cannot make a sound a racket. front [ ntr, never forget the first time I i We were on a strong in No Man's Fritz had planned la raid about the time we started out !for we were not quite to our destina- months in France a feilow commences times at nomec. ngs old ere at and when playing little tricl n th hen on for all for Anc | Fritz opened up, and sent e e A ke iround us. I ne 7 Ehs e o ; s aNbressing|that they could send shells so fast un- 3 s _expressing e fast u L + France and |til that night. They came so fast th Skl blie owes the voung- | e could not zet back to our trenc and had to stay in a republic across the water will be|and had to sty fn & o i i o some of the Wways of observing the|MmiNutes. and it VESWLEC M2 in Fremeh History. Tributes to France e e g o serseant capiured and ‘out | 1685 courage in the fi J But the rest of us got ba Clergy i PEEE R Clergvmen.throughout. Connecticut | |53 (4SS, 4 (e Tebt for b e are being requested this week to teie Waterford Man Bankrupt. the leadership_in giving the peonle {them astile Day. 1 America will joln hands | of Fr: eady heing ot T in'French h -iDay ang th FOWPATA I America’s Inde- {ed in all parts of the state. the church pulpits a ance, 1 be rendared.- ousxh-. France. in cel -i:‘e\t for a public celeh d the national were not succe; orze N. Davton of Waterford filed 3 petition in the Unifed rt at Hartford yvesterday of Bastile { He. has Habilities of $4,857 and 33 He hes real estate valued |had. Well, we hope th: 1“1'1 be over. The Bock Definite pl: made by some We have thad several times since and one that ¥ spirit is the hardest blows the Amer soon the wi e hasn't tried hellhole for 10 men and one ck int 8 killed, safely. 430 Tl'oches came over but and were repulsed with much more loss than we had. eresting one of ha - MEN’S, BODY BLOW BY BUYING WOMEN’S, ROYS’ AND CHILDREN'S - Shoes, Clothing and Furnishings accustomed. DOZENS OF BOOD THINGS Brooklyn Outfitters 270 Main. Street, AT REDUCTIONS THAT WILL SAVE YOU MANY DOLLARS This Sale has been arranged for the single purpose of disposing as quickly as possi- ble of 'stocks which have not moved with the speed to which Brooklyn Outfitters are AT CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS STILL TO BE HAD. - = Norwich “THE STORE THAT SATISFIES” IF YOU WERE NOT HERE FOR THE OPENING DAYS COME TODAY—THERE ARE l me a month. You had ought to see the horses over here. They sure’are slick ones. You know how I like the looks of a good nag, Well, T do not know much more to write about, so I must close now, |ing ti letter finds you all as well and full of pep as I am and hoping to h from you soon. Your kid brother, tance, as we scooted through the | strange woods. 1 said: “Do they get | us. Howard? Tell me these levers.” (Dodge c ‘I don’t know, captain; { time will tell,” and he shrugged his oulders and told me the different a steep hill. around a camouflaged turn D anything on the Yankees yet but what they lost was the heaviest. Well, remember me to all the people in the church and regards to the Morgans and Mrs. Hadley and all the people. - Best wishes from “Over Here.” JOHN KENDALL. Full of Pep. August Hoelck received the follow- ing letter from his brother, Private Cornelius Hoelck, Battery D, 56th Reg. G American Expeditionary Force: Dear Brother and Sister: I thought it about time to write to‘you as I have written only once to you. I always let Annie kn how I am getting along as I think she must worry about me. I received a letter from Shorty and Otfo the other day. You ought o see the wooden shoes the French wear here. They wear them every- where they go, anywhere from church to a picnic if ever they have any. On the way over on the boat the English sailors sure did take to the red hat cords. One of them said: “We've taken Over blue cords, vellow cor. 1d all other kinds, but the red ones are the toughest bunch yet; they would rather fight than eat; two mora Lout loads and good-bye, Kaiser Bill"| Say, Gus, how would you like to be standing on the street of a Sun- day and have a bunch of foreigners come up to you and start talking with You? What would you do? I'il bet you would do the same as I do, stand there and let them talk. I will have a“lot to tell you when I get home. I would ket to write it all out but it would CORNELIUS. Shells Sing Over His Head Capt. John S. Blackmar, who i§ in| rvice with the American | ance. writes to his mother | e of being in a_sector head as he, and he pays| v and service san .ambulance | | ey hrought me up here vesterday I came over s from my first trip ough the woods, and means a omeone. when T was ordered up thoughts of that read in sieht for a mile, were not | nt But my driver took e - this new road, and when we got pretty I supposed we had to come out on the main road before reaching the ghelter of the hill and ng! went a gun in the dis- ifts. All of a sudden we went down in the road, and ran under the hill to safety, having never heen exposed to the sight of the Bosche at all. Ha! ba! Great joke. He did not know the dangerous road I had previously been over at night, and I did not know this y Morning, June 9. y breakfast in bed at °h custom), taken a bird . and am seated at my desk look- | ing out of the window to a superb view. - Across and down a ravine cov- ered with green that beats the Berk- sh. to the right at the end of the ravine, a quarter of a mile away, is the' red tiled roofed ruin of a shell- torn town. A large ruined abbey is there, and benind it is an American field service ambulance station, Ford car, and American driver from Ver- mont: the rest of the crew are French. This station and the chureh are ehelled nearly every night, but still they stay, and, believe me, those FACTORY don and Windham Counties. chandise needs at this season. accept. tend this Factory End this week. FACTORY END PRICES FACTORY END PRICES newest fabrics. FACTORY END PRICES FACTORY END PRICES fashionable fabrics. FACTORY END PRICES wear, Suspenders, Etc. FACTORY END PRICES on Women’s Wear—Mi FACTORY END PRICES FACTORY END PRICES i Powreoss § i (o These Are Very Busy Days —IN THE— THE Factory End Sale touches every department in the store and should interest every person in New Lon- for Summer Clothing, the home need for new Furnish- ings. The opportunity to supply those needs during the Factory End Sale at marvelous advantage is one that this store is as glad to present as our customers will be glad to THEREF ORE, for your own advantage, be sure and at- on Wash Goods, staple and novelty fabrics in some of this season’s newest designs and colorings. on Silk, both black and fancy, in all this séason’s on Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, Wares, Toilet Articles, Etc. [ THE PORTEOUS & MITCHELL C9. el o e END SALE Every household has mer- There is the personal need Sale before it ends. Come on Domestics — Table Linens, Towels, Toweling, Pillow Cases, Sheets, Bedspreads, Blankets, Etc. on Dress Goods — Brilliantine, Mohair, Sicilian, Wool Crepe, Shepherd Checks, and many other on Men’s Wear—Underwear, Shirts,.Hosiery, Neck- § llinery, Waists, Coats, Suits, Muslin Underwear, Aprons, Etc. - on Summer Underwear and “Hosiery for Women, Misses, Children and Infants. Laces, Small § bug in a rug. They will get a warm reception if they try the line here. Very preity custom of the churches at the end of the service. We all need the prayers. the Bos e also, for prison- ers are taken than neces Uncie Sam's boys are good rat ex- termi ors. Much love to both, and don't worry about me, for I am fine, JOHN. WOMEN HEAR TALKS ON WAR WORK FCR GIRLS At Statewide Conference in Hartford —Many Sides to the Problem. A statewide conference of women throughout the state active in war work for girls was heid in the hail of the house at the ecapital at Hartford on Wednesday, under the auspices of the Woman's comittee, state coun- cil of defense, for the purpose of dis- cussing housing, recreation, working conditions and war. worik for young girls. The morning session open- ed at 11.30, with Mrs. Morgan G. Bul- keley, presiding. Governot Holcomb was scheduled to greet the women delegates as unable to be present. His place wak taken by Compensation Commissionet George B. Chandler. Dr. Katharine PBement Davis, a member of the war department com- gion on training camps activities, who was to have 8poken on “the gov- ernment programms for sducation for girls” was unable to be present as she was attending Major John Purroy Mitchel's funeral. Dr. Jane T. Robbins, of Wethersfield, They had better pray for |s . P has been prominent in - Ameri- canization work, since the wdr, spoke at the morning session, probably the last time in Hartford, as ghe is to sail v on government work. speaker of the afternoon Hazel Woodhull, director of ning for giris, at the Con- ze for Women who spoke and Dancing. Miss Jean ecretary of the National Women Workers, the next eaker talked “lub Work. Stimson spoke ation. who on last of the afternoon Mrs, ng llake of ew Haven, receiving h s at the Devens Host ho! who rean of Information on struction and War Work close of the afternoon ses- o Parker gave Tha Story of Life by request Civil Service Examination. The U. 8. Civil Service Commission announces an examinaation for tionary firemen on . , 1818 to fill a vacancy in the po n of fireman- laborer, custodi ervice in the post office buil Norwich, Conn., at a salary of $660 (plus ($120) per vear. No educational test will be given and applicants will not be assembled for megtal examination. The examination will consist of the subjects of physical ability and training and experien For application blank, Form 1800, address the local secretary, postoffce. Norwich, Conn, or distr ecvetary, Room 145 post office building, Boston, Mass., with whom application must be filed in complete form on or before July 29, 1918, American field service drivers deserve a lot of credit, and are a monument to the tehacity ahd courage of Ameri- can manhood. At any hour of the day or night, if one of my men should be hurt, or need to he evacuated to a hospital because of illneey. T have but to ‘phone, and that little Ford (presented by some society) is John- ny on the job. It did seem Eood to to see that Yank the night I left hete after my instruction trip. I am writing in pencil, as my field desk and medicine boxes got lost dur-] ing the last move, and I have no mk" records, nor paper, of which I am in dire need. When T was up here be- fore I picked some flowers and pressed them to put in a letter to you; but the book T with n flowers pressed them in is missing v other baggage. The blué ere picked within 100 yards of the German lines. You never heard birds sweetly as they do hers; some that I never heard hefore: almost like a vahary, and plenty of cuckoos through the woods. Saw by the paper last night that U-boats were operating on our coast. The chasers will get them, never fear. The Bosche is stopped and has done about as much as he can. He is hur- rying to accomplish somethihg before the U. S. boys get in. But when they do get started, with plenty of planes and artillery, just say “Good night,: Bosche!” Our French major said at .table last night that it was too bad America had not entered the war a vear sooner: if they had it would have been over now. It makes me laugh to hear those fools waste their fetal sending shélls over our head. We afe a8 snug as a sing ag Lift Off Corns! “Freezone” is Magic! Lift any Corn or Callus right off with fingers—No pain! Drop 4 little Freezone on an aching corn, instantly that eoth stops hurting, then you lift it right out. It doesn’t hurt one bit. Yes, magic! Why wait?t Your L tiny bettle of a few cents, sufficient to rid your feet of every hard corm, soft corn, or corm between the toes, and calluses, without soreness or igritation. Freezonme is the much talked of ether discovery of a Cincinrati genius, /