Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 18, 1918, Page 3

FOR EVERYTHING INSURABLE . ~+ L. LATHROP & SONS 38 Shetucket Street Norwich, Conn, Statting the heating plant for Autumn often mux:slm a FIRE THROUGH defective flues, etc—see that we IN- SURE YOUR property BE- FORE this happens. Expert service. ISAAC S. JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Bulldmg. 81 Main Street LASTYEAR 250 million dollars worth of pregerty was burned in this country; about 21 millien 2 month, about 700 thousand a day, about 29 thousand an hour. 500 dollars worth is burning while you read t adverti Is your property B. P LEARNED & CO. FRENd‘ ‘WOMAN SHOWED DEVOTION TO HER COUNTRY With ghe “American Army in Lor- raine, Monday, Sept. 16.—The devo- tion of a Frénch woman to her coun- try was pecorded last week at one of the American headquarters to which a woman ihose name cannot be men- | tioned had made her way through shell fire and over a region filled with gas| and traps to bring to the Allies infor- | mation regarding the Germans. With her mother and younger| he \um\g _woman who is not had lived at Soulevre; since the day it fell into the s of the German: four years ago. other brothers are in the French The mother, daughter and boy orced to remain within the Ger- and witness the day by day gonversion of their property into a German clubhouse. During these four years the two women endeavored to placate rather than to antagonize their captors. From German officers who frequent- ed the farm, the young woman learned information which she recognized to be of the utmost importance. When she heard e barrage Thursday | morning the determined to run the| risk of crossing the nearly three miles ! arating her home from the allied nes. Telling her mother and the others that she had work to do in the garden, the young woman left the house. She slipped away toward the American lines although every road was swept by alligd “and German gunfire. After many difficulties and narrow escapes the young woman reached the Ameri- can lines and told her story. In return for the in‘Zrmation she brought she asked that every effdrtbe made to rescue her mother and broth- er. The Germans attempted to main- tain their position at Soulevre farm, but the Americans overcame them in desperate fighting. The mother = and brother were brought to American headquarters today jured and there was a on FRISWELL'S The Jeweler MILITARY WRIST WATCHES and COMFORT KITS For the Soldiers and Sailors The Wm. Frisw;all Co. 25 Franklin Street. New York & Norwich Line Hart Transjpc;rt;fion Corp. Telephone 1450 Leaves Chelsea Dock, Norwich, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 5 p.m, Leaves New York, Pier 55, East River Mondays, Weanesdays and Fri- days at 5 p. m, Fi V. KNOUSE, Agent. Telephone 760 57 Lafayetts St. PETER VER STEEG [ FLORIST Cut Flowers, Funeral Designs, Wedding chonhonl “PROTECT YOUR FE!T‘ A. G. THOMPSON, F. §. FOOT SPECIALI LICENSED CHIROPQDIST Get Rid of Your Corns Buite 7-8, Alice Building, Norwich Formerly of Wlhrlwn "honl 1366-4 { Amateur AMERICAN HOUSE First-class Garage Senvice Connected D. MORRISSEY, Prop. Phene Shetucket Street Columbus, O., Sept. 17.—Grand Cir- cuit racing began here today on a slow track because of heavy rains on Monday and cloudy skies today until noon. The course was made safe for racing by 2 o'clock and the four events were completed but not without some very consistent winners of the year being defeated. -Binland in the 2.06 trot, met with his first defeat of the season on the big line. He was nct up to his speed, anq Royal Mac won a straight heat victory. Binland could get no better than third money. Directum J., who has not been de- feated since the second North Ran- dall Grand Circuit meeting, took h's beating too in the King Stake for 2.0% pacers. Adioo Guy, a 20 10 1 shot from’ the half mile tracks, won the last three heats. Hal Boy took the fizst and Directum J. the third. The finish in the third heat was a thriller, the first four horses doing a blanket finish. Summary: 2.11 trot, 3 in,5, purse $1,000: Tommy Todd (Hedrick) .... 1 1 1 Sis Bing (Murphy) . i 18 .2 Daisy Todd (Alién) . A O Lueky Clover (Cox) . 8 38 38 Golden Speir, Jim LVlac Hoilymod Kate, Peter Pogue and Dexter Sym also ran. Best time 2.10 3-4. 2.06 trot, three heats, purse $1, 000 Royal Mac (Murphy) Busy's Lassie (Cox Binland (Hedrick) Heir Reaper (Geers) Rest time 2.09 1-4, Horse Review Futunt\ trot, 2 in 3, purse FPrincess Etewah (W hi(!? Norman Dillon (Serrill) Detty Arnold Watts (Rodne\) Periscope (Dodge) King Stout also started. Best time 2.13 3- 2.04 pace, The heats, purse $3,000 Adioo Guy (Gray) Directum J. (Murphy Hal Boy (McMahon)... Baxter Lou” (Valen- tine) ... 3 3ro. Jay Mack and Alexander the Great also started. Best time 1-4. o~ Bean POSEIN two year old U. 8. ATHLETES TO COMPETE AT GREAT LAKES The greatest athletic event of vears will be held at the Great La Training Station, Great next Friday, Saturday and Sept. 20, 21 and 23, when the N: Athletic union’s track and | teld events are to be run off before in training ind as many thousands of civilions. It is estimated that close to a hun- dred thousand persons will sce the centests, The games are to be held under the auspices of the Chicazo Athletic as- sociation. President Nelson Lamport | cf this organization and Tapt. W, A. Moffet, commandant at Great Lakes, have combined forces to handle the affair, and for the first time in his- tory the National Amateur Athietic T'nion will have the active assistance of the navy in holding anauai events. Approximately 200 athletes, the stars of the count: representing schools, it colleges, army camps, naval stations and athletic ciubs from a!l sections of the United States will compete. The preparation of the fiell has been such a perfect piace far the Cantain Voffett's pet ard straightaway track, has been carried out. an1 {hé experts are looking for a cracking u[ some of the records. K Tampert and Moffett hape been at work for more than a mdnth on the big contests, and the comibination of their forces: has given the annual event more prominence than ‘it ever has heretofore enjoyed. In fact. ama- teur athletics is away to a boom in the middle west which- bids fair. to sweep the country. BENNY LEONARD TO MEET TED LEWIS Benny ‘Leonard and Ted Lewis will meet next Monday night at Newark, N. J, and both men are working hard at their training quarters. Leon- ard presumably on a leave of absence from military ‘duties at Camp Upton, is training at Harlem, while Lewis is working out down on the New, Jer- sey coast. Members of the New Jer- sey boxing commission visited Leon- ard’s training camp last week, a&d were satisfied with the lightweight champion’s condition. They will scrutinize Lewis today. This scrap between the American and the Briton ousht to be good. It is exciting a lot of interest among the followers of the =zame round about New York. Both men are clever boxers, wicked punchers and evealt matched in weight. Both have their positive followers, who cannot see *he cther fighter. JAPS HAND A DEFEAT TO AMERICAN NINE Karuizawa, Japan, Aug. 31.—Cele- hrating the growing bonds of am- ity between the United States and Ja- pan an_ All-American nine met the crack Waseda university baseball team at the dedication of a new dia- mond, laid out in front of the new village of Marquis Okuma, founder of Waseda. - The Americans gave a fine account »f themselves, but were de- feated, 8 to 0. A large crowd of Americang and Japanese witnessed the zame. - Among the spectats were Viscount Kato, former minister of foreign affairs, and Dr. Osaki, former minister of state. Marquis Okuma pitched the first ball. SPORT NOTES‘ “My cue is a gun,” says. Willie Hoppe, champion balkline bllllardlat of the world, in indorsing the “win the war” program of America. “If I can help the U. S. A. to win the war 'b\ using my cue, I wish to do my Hoppe has agreed to play an exmb)- tion match with T, Henry Clarkson, leading amateur of Boston, for the benefit of the Brooklyn unit of the Motor Corps of America. This match will be played at the headanarters of the Brooklyn unit of the Motor Corps of America in Kismet temple, No. 32 Herkimer street, Brooklyn, WtdnesGay night. Charles (Chick) Evans, national! amateur and open champion, paired with Bobby Jones, the young Atlanta wonder, were defeated by Tom Mec- Namara and Jack Dowling, the latter of the home club, in a four-ball match over the Scarsdale Golf club links at Hartsdale, N. yesterday. The margin was one up. Capt. Tyrus Raymond Cobb of tie chemical warfare service is now head over heels in work under the Jirection of Major William L. Sibert. director of the gas service of the army. For a brief. period Captain Cobb will r&mamn in the office of Major Sibert at Wash- inzton and after his period of in- struction is over the former Ilizer star will probably be sent to France for duty in the field. Jess Willard told his real age to the draft board at Denver wien e regis- tered there. He said he was 35 and also that he was a farms Je clared he would like to take se the tank corps, but it is qu FINANCIAL AND MARKET WAS ACTIVE. New York, Sept. 17.—Political ru- mors restored todayls stock market from a session of lezthargic character to one in which active' buying in the lagt hour carried the general list of <hares into the higpest levels of the day. While Wall Street could obtain no confirmation of vague reports that |the Hohenzollern dynasty had abdi- | cated or was soon to do sc, circulation of them on the financial news tickers facilitated a, recovery from the earlier e which, concentrated on lative issues and U. S. Steel, in many instances had carried prices down one to five peints below Mon- & T. S. Steel more than| , during the final pe- closing at 109 3-8, or the pre- made up .its los rind of covering, 5-8 of a point higher than vious day's close. Other stocks which participated no- tably in the final upswing were Cana- dian Pacific, which advanced 4 points; and American Car. American Tele- phone, Bethlenem Steel, Texas Com- pany and Mexican Petroleum, the two oils making new high records for the vear on continued acquisition of th shares which began in yesterday's market. General Motors regained 3 1-2 of its loss of 5 1-4 points. Amer- ican Sumatra Tobacco and U. S. Alco- hol also rallied sharply. Sales amount- ed to 235,000 shares. Exchange rates on neutral countries continued their recent downward course, losing from five to fifty points. Foreign war issues were actively dealt in. Paris 6's i 95 1-2 a new high price for the year. Liberty bonds moved narrowly and irregularly. and railroad and miscel- laneous issues also were without def- inite tone. Total sales, par value, were $8,450,000. U. S. bonds, changed on call. STOCKS. Sales. High, Adams 05xpress Aaska Jumeau Allis Chalmers Allis Chal pr old issues, were un- 100 Butte & Sup~ 18 Cal Petrol 3680 Can Paciflc 260 Chic Gt W pr 1300 C H & St P 20 C M & St P opr ing 3-4 to a point to} | GDMMERBIAL 1200 Cracible Stecl 500 Cuba C Susar 00 Den & R G pr 709 Den & R G pr 100 Dome Mines 4300 Dist - Securities 1200 30rie %y 100 05gie 1st . 1061 M & S 1 F M & S pr Ficher Bods Gen Motor Gen Motor pr Grodrich B I 100 ¢ 100 190 200 Ins Copper * Interh Con Interd Can.or . Int Int Niekel Kennceott Lack Steel Manbat 01 Max Moter Max M 2 pr Mex cPtrol 0 Miami Cop .. Midvale Steel M & St L new Mo, Parific Mo Pacific pr Nat En & S Nes C Cop N Y Air Brake N Y Central Ohio Ohio Pan A Pet pr Pern R R Plerco Arrow © Pierce Ar pr Pierce 0l Pitts Coal Press Steel Car Press St C pr Ry Steel Sp Ray Cen Cop Reading Readinf Rosal Dut rt Sarage Arms eaboard A Superior Steel Tenn C_Chem Texas Co. Third Ave Tobacco Prod Tran & W Steel Union B & P Unien Pacific Union Pac pr Tni_Alloy_Steel Wells Total sales 335,735 ‘shasee. COTTON. New York, Sept. 17.—Cotton fu- tures opened steady: October 33.15 to 33.25; December 32.70; January 32.45; March: 3225 tp 32.35; May 32.20. Spot cotton quiet; middling 35.40. MCR T ew B% mn o my —_— T Ti 1734 17 180 Chino_Cen C e B So ook MONEY. Col Tuel & 1 45% - &% 4% | New York, Sept. 17.—Call ‘mone: 100 Cor . 7 STl & BT R e, T S T e Y Com = e 4 osin; ; offered at'6; 1000 Com Prod pe L0l 1 1w Doan & 3 'lu.‘ More Power to The ALLIES Gasoline is one of war’s essentials. Don't waste it. Low grade gasoline is waste. S0-CO-NY Motor Gasoline is the surest economy. It conserves power by de- livering power from every single drop. There is no waste. SO0-CO-NY reduces the operating cost of your car by delivering more mileage more power per gallon. Look for the Red, White and Blue So-CO-NY Sign. SO-CO-NY is clean; starting; reliable. Saving Power Here Means Saving Power There powerful; quick It saves power. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK if he vcould get into any of ihe aver- |ion of the critics present was that he | the 2:18 pace and in the 2:16 .trot. | H. Lockwood of Hartford was elected age sized tan| would never finish, but they were all | These events will be finished tomor- | honorary life president. Major George Frank J. Marshall, the United Q‘*\m\‘ wrong, for he kept pegging away and |row in addition to the three racés|Q. Whitney is life secretary-treas- (‘}}ess champion, gave his opening ex- | ¢ sed the line as fresh as paint, and | scheduled for that da; uer. h}b‘ltlmn :}r lm\ll]ldnéo pparently fit to go on for another 1i¥7e ST —_— shall's chess divan miles. when he played 17 ga The time of the runner for five REUP‘gg'!:l OLE {6 RREGIMENT, NI EEEons same number of opponents, with a r-c- 1 o4 onds, a shade fast- NECTICUT VOLUNTEERS NEW LIBERTY BONDS BILL ord of 15 wins and 2 yosses, to H. M worids’ record made b Hartford, Conn.. Sept. 17.—At the| Washington, Sept. 17.—The admin- Phillips and Otto Deck. Two.game: , when he ade (hr 10-i|reunion of the 16th regiment, Conn.|istration bill designed to stimulate the were contested with the champion by i mark of 50:40 5 sec- | Volunteers, at G. A. R. hall today |sale of the Liberty bonds was favor- Abe _Lfl.mh\'. Memphis lawyer and |onds. eport is th McCrea is |about 50 veterans were present.| ably reported by the senate finance | prominent in hern chess circles, | going another fry at this |Robert H. Kellogg of Delaware, Ohio, |committee today ofter the provisions but the sitor lo: both. mark. This recor of McCrea's was | was one of them. The old fellows ex- | giving the president authority to reg- News has reached here from Scot- |made in a handicap where there were | Pressed great admiration for the hus ulate or prohibit transactions in for- land of a remarkable piece of long starters apnd he had the post of | Yankee soldiers fighting overseas ign exchange or other securities had distance running which resulted in the | honor. Every now and asain he was |deaths were reported. been eliminated. shattering of a record that stood un.|forced to break his stride in trying to|,. altered for a period of 3 ears. The |20 by some straggler, so he thinks author of the feat is f.*or::\ gmh,p lwn ha freer path he ought to knock . under the na: £ 2\ e;,» :\ml at ‘hp rrnuhle McCrea was presented with a Powderhall Edinburgh, he 1";",”] of and h‘hchgfl‘g re“reiv;‘sv il succeeded in covering 10 miles in which the benefit of the i i iti seconds, beating the former profes- | Roval ounaEne olals Residents of Connecticut owning taxable securities sional mark of 51:05 35 seconds, made |amounted (o §2,50. are liable to taxes at local rates unless the State Tax of vy Villiam Cummings of Paisley in | T3 H H ¢ S N Gl Famicy T RbokGillel ‘Races Pastoaned: four mills has been paid to the State Treasurer on or George. McCrea ran the first mile in| Rockville, Conn., Sept, 17—Rain v mle tfast (-!111va of 4 l" sodmnqe, or | stopped the Taces on lhen opening da_v' BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30th. what would be termed a ridiculously | of the Rockville Fair here today after H 1 fast pace for such a race. The opin- |two heats each had been run off in The estates of those who neglect to pay this tax will be on to win— the Remington UMC * Red jes all right, The old cattleman — e T it every ti 5 shoot right. Sold by Sporting Goods Dealersin e Gommanity Zhe REMINGTON ARMS UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO.. Ine. Largest Manufecturers of. F,,,;?_, and Pistol and Revolver Cartri&ges) far;_ S_Iquting; _Rig’xt OR home defence, for hunting or for target shooting, buy the kind of cartridges the pistol and revolver experts demand and chamzions depend Ball™ brand. Knowing that a single “unaccountable™ wild shot may cost him the match, one misfire in 2 hundred shots throw him out of his winning “fnm." the target champion chooses Remington UMC Cartridges. He knows that ever since he looked down the sights of his first ML lle h- Emd Remington UMC Cartridg: e ho “'packed a six-shooter till he was lopsided’” and still delights i m coyote when he gets a chance—ra Give me lemol Ammunition in ¢ ‘WOOLWORTH BLDG. 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