Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 25, 1918, Page 7

THE THAMES NATIONAL BANK. Pwich, Conf, b:e 31, 191 The Jfim m.‘m.. of ‘the Stock- holders of this Bank, for the election of Directors and the transaction of sueh other business as may lffilu come before them, is hereby sallea to be held at their’ Bankin g House on Tneflhyfi- . 4. 4919, at 11 o'clock a. m. o€ A. GIBBS, Cashier. —E‘W_——— Del-Hoff Hotel EUROPEAN PLAN HAYES BROS, Props Telephone 1227 26-28 Broadway- " e N DR: F. C. JACKSON __DR. D.J. COYLE DENTISTS | 203 Main St., Norwich, Ct. Office Mours: 9 a. m. to 8 p. m: §! ARE YOU OBLIGED to clear vour throat often and do you with yéu didn't have to. Just try some of our BRONCHIAL LOZENGES and see how they clear away thick Teeling in your threat, = 15¢ & box at [E] that | e —— NoFwich, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1918, . / Trust funds aggregating $69,000 THE WEATHER. vhich have been administercd by the M’l‘he .%uthwmun d}fiurb:mce of | Second Congregatiofial ¢hurch and £o- onday has maved to Laks Erie with|ci¢ty will now be tur over to the inereaséq intensity and these is also g Wfighgir’:fimm e sécondary disturbance over New |ing to a judgment and ovder &iven i ersey. 3 3 {he supérior court hevs ,on Taésday There will be snow Wedhesday - in|afternoon by Judge W. AL ‘Maltbie. the lake regior and rain in New Eng- | This provides for the continued ad= land and tho nofth poftion of the mid- | minisiration of these trust fumds i dle Atlantic district, followed by fair | accordanice wity the origiial intent, weather Thursday. officérs of the United Clurch taking It will be comsiderably coldér and |the place of thoge of the Secord chureh Wedwneeday night jn the Atlantic| who had béen frusteés and admifis- states with freezing temperatures ftrators of the funds.. probably ThurSday mofning almeést to| Attorney Bdwin W. Higgins preseni- the Georgia coast. = ° e@ these matters befors Jodze Malt- Storm warnings are- displayed on the | bie. The first was in the cdse entitied New England coast. £ Jesépn D, Haviland, D¥ight Y. filen, Winds for Wedniésday and Thissday: | Frahk A. Bill vs. Second Congresa- North Atluntic=8tréng and &outh- | tional seciéty and others. This con- éast winds Wednesday, shifting to|cernéd. thé funds which had béen in sotith and southwest over sueh por- | the care of the dgdeons of fhe Second tions, rain fellowéd by clearing and | church, of whom fthe plaintiffs named céolder Wednesday night. were three; The déacons of the United Middle Atiantic—FYesli sétth and | Church wérs made trusteés \of the southwest winds, shifting t6 colder | funds by the court ordef. Théss hinds northwest Wsdnesday night with| totalled $27,500 and were the follow~ clearing weathér and probdbly be- | ing: coming moderately strong. Sarah Lathrop fund, $500 and $13.73 Forécast. aedm:‘mgted irt‘x}t)e st, vfiv?ic_}fx» ‘i)s‘ 6 17; ©X] e or e bene: o e Ppoo For southarn New Enelsnd: Rain | GRPE00CT 00 (0, o0 % Wednesday followed by Cearing and| “Ariie 7, Brecd fund, $20.060, and ac: dolder at night; Thufsday fair, con-| . muiated Hicome of $1,238.95 to be siderably coiter. 5 expended for the aid and assistance of Observations in Norwich. poor deserving widaws. Theé following records, fopartéd from| Joseph Otis fund, $2,000 and atcu- The Bulletin's observations, thow the | mulated ihcome of $358.76, t0 be ex- @he Bultetiss, | CHURCH TRUST FUNDS TRANSFERRED Ed Fhe Deacony’ fun, $5000 and no |l accumulated income, for the further- ance of religious work in Norwich. ‘The pasteral library building, con- sigfing of the risht to the usé forever of thé second story of the so-called Otis libr building for the ase of a pastoral library, , 5 In the case of the other funds, which totalled $41.500 apd of which fhe Sec- ond Congrégational church had been trusteé, the United Chureh was made trasiée except as to the JFane G. ormag fund of which the home mis- $ondry séciety of the United Church was made trustee. Jolin H. Sherman, Robert H. Mont- omery and John F. Trankls had been seciety Committee of the Second church in ch2r@e of fhie truet funds. Thése intluded the foliowing: Mary B. Coit fund, $5080. and no accumulnted income. to be used to- WWards current expenses. Samué! C. Motgan fupd, $34,000 and aécumutated incomie of $4,895.27, for the refief of poor members of the Sec- fln%ehnrflx and society. e Williams fund, $1.000 and $218.80 accumulated income, for the relief of poor members of the church. ary A, Pellett fund, $200 and no ‘mecafnulated incomie, for general tges of the charch, Jane G. Thomas fund, $1,000 and $38.19 aceumulated income, to he used by thé Ladies Home Missiondry So- ciety to make up boxes tc be sent to home missionaries. Hafriet A. Kelly fund, $303 and no changes in femperature and the baro- | pended for the sick and. infirm peédr. | aécumiilated incoms, no limit as to metric clginges Tuesday: members of the church, | use. Ther. Bar. .. 38 30.00 3 g s 56 29.80 | LETTER OF APPRECIATION ’ TELLS HOW NORWICH P om. .. 56 29.60 OF PRIVATE FRASER BOY LOST HIS LIFE Highest o6, lowest/38, Mrs. Geoff?é F¥aser of East Tows| Harry White, a shipmate on the U. Comparisons. street has just received from Major|S. S. Senéca of the late James Joseph Predictions for Tuesday: Increasing|rost in France a letter of appreei-, Neving, who was drowned when a cloudiness and colder. Tuesday's weathes afternoor. and eve east wind ation of her son, Donald, who was in the major’s co.mand, who died bf pncumenia or November 10, the day hefore the armistice went into ef- fect. The letter follows: B American Mission, Motor Transportation D Rsserve Malict, A. E.'F,, France, Ndvember 17, 1918, Mrs. George Frasér, Norwich Town, Conr. My Dear Ma@am: Yo6u Y¥dve been notified of your b death before this and T am writing this letter not as one of notification but as ah apprécia- tion of his services. Your boy. Don- Tm G., joired this ergarization on Cloudy, rain in ing, coutheast to San, Moon and Tides. ision, DUNK'S PHARMACY - OVERHAULING AND. REPAIR WORK OF ALL KINBS ON Albert Porfelance of VircWia, for- |73 it.was then that his hard work mer druggist of thé Tafiville Phar- {macy, was a visitor in the village on ebruary 7, 1518, at Pont St. Maxence, and about a month. later was erréd directly to my cefitmand, Tuésday. Conrad Pepin of Newport is spend- few da2vs at his home in the vil- upon to work 1 hefore, il s they had never work- i often risant day and OSP— AUTOMOBILES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, TRUCKS and CARTS { MéEtanical Repalre, Painting, Trim ming; Uphelstéring and Wood Waork. Blackamithing in all its brances. Scott & Clark Corp. 507 to 515 North Main St. Johin & Geo. H. Bliss Largest Assortment of DIAMOND JEWELRY BROOCHES SCARF PIN3 RINGS PENDANTS 3 BRACELET WATCHES RADIOLITE STRAP 'WATCHES, ETC. John & Geo. H. Bliss Useful ?resenm In Imported Steamer Robes and Drivers’ Coats, THE L. L. CHAPMAN CO0. 14 Bath Btreet; Nokwich, Conn. ; C. YOUNG st right % West Main St GET OUR PRICE ON STORAGE BATTERIES BEFORE PURCHASING AMERICAN - HOUSE - aragé Bervise G’mund MORRISSEY, Prop. First. JOSEPH BRADFORD Biank Boeks Made and Rulsd. te Order 108 BROADWAY wfifi WANT 16 o your bus Iness bel the: public, thére is no e ‘|fi"-fi> S s ;-‘ g Right for lo; periods of &, there he C S ianid st ‘e, T6ciFH let-up until {he armis- Soutaee aemas hours at. the 10| fios ned on November the 11th B 1113 b S T but in the meantime conditions had ek mond of 1. S mavy is|(Finged. and instead of retreating be: spendiflg a few daye furiough at his | 1070 the Hun neRa dur maren too kome in the ~ge. W this also meant as Henry Hnefor is spending a few | dn the fiart 6L the mE 28 davs in the village. i h ml:-ant. Our or:amzn'- : f s 2 that my moen <ere scat- Taftville Church Christmas Pro- fored over many miles wwith different gramme. imite. Fortunately they weére all as programme at the|rond men, men that T conld always hurch, Taf ville, will be \ t 2lways has been a source action to e t6 know 6 o'Clock a. m s n I wasaway the wo The plain chant &hoir will sing, as- depsridable hands. This wa “1¢1éd by a rfale quarteti rly true of your sen, he with Prelude—Christmas Song, Kinan man and a sergeant had Kyrie Dumont. of one of mv_infirmuries, and Gietia Dumont some two hundréd men | Credo 2 Dumont 1 their hands and I am Offertory—Adeste Fidelis Pleased to be able to say that it was Sanctus Dument | one of the Lealthiest units of this or- Agnus Dei Dumont | £anization. Hugh Kindger. organist. Omer Tel-| Dopald had just retiirned from a| Her, Yr., &ir.ctor. pery &n to Les-Paines wheré 1930 a. m. Mass he had = fine tim T had transférred The mixéd chdir will sing. him 6 the Headquarters {5 rin thé| Kyrie Tarien | *mbulance and he had gohe back td Gloria Merlier: his unit to zet his belongings when Credo Merlier | W6rd was sont to me that he was sent Offertory—Adeste Figelis to the hospital’ with influenza., Yes- Sanctu$ Tarien | terday 1 returned from a nermission Agnus Dél Tarien | to be told thyf during my absence your Postlude Johnson | cor had diél of pneumé Hugh Kirder, directs. NORWICH TOWN That he served his country faith- and wéil will bé 4 pleqsant mem- for you, that hé was a rlean-cut. well behavel, dependable seldier #vill The déath of Samuél Austin, 32, oc- | P a pleasing thing to recall in the cubfed at his home in Mansfield De- | ¥ears to comie e pot Monday at noon after u brief 1ll- | With deep sincere svmpathy #6r y6u ness with influénza which developed and yours in yeur loss, irtd pneuthonia. M For a number of 1 an v Dear Madam, vears he was emploved at the power Most sineerely yaurs, plant of the Norwich State Hospital. W. S FROST, About five yeéars ago hs méoved to Major M. C. Mansfiéld Depot, wheré he was_engi- - neér at the State Hospitu: cnd Traifi- ing Sehool. Mr. Asstin %as born in Ledyard, the son of the late Agnés Ciivia Whéeler and Stephen J. Austin. In early life he WATCH NIGHT SERVICES BEGIN METHODIST PROGRAMME The most inténsivé evéneelistic cam- ined ihe First Bap- | paign ever waged by a Protestant de- tist church of Norwich. On Teb. 27 | nomination will bégin in the Msth- gos, he was tnlted in marriage with | odist Epiecopal church thfoughout the iss Vivian Nichols al St. Andrew’s|world with Watch Night &ervicés New Episcopal church, by Rev. F. Johns|Yea¥'s eve in every Methadist chufch Bbhanan. afid continue until FEaster. In New He is survied by his wife. Mrs.|Bngland 900 Methodist chufches will Austin, also three brothers; hen | take part. J. and Joseph D, of Mystic, William | The Watch-Night servire programme T. Austin of Fort Point: his Lain- |provides a community sing, sefiés of sister, Mrs. Susan A. Lillibridge of |talks by Méifiodist Minute Mén, a 86- Norwich T6wn and anothér sistdr, | cial hour, an expericnee hour and ae- Mrs, Lilliam B. Wainwright of Stoné- | rament of the Lord's Supner. Cottage haf, Mass, prayer services are plauned to take Mr. Austin was a vou® man of [ the place of the regular hrater mést- pleasing pérsofidlity who madé many | ings for that week. The subsequent friénds by whom his early @eath willl week, Januarv 5 to 12, will be observ- be sinecerely mourned. ed a weelz of praver 6r Mobiliza- tich week, Jenuary 5 fo be obsérvéd as Service d2), when service flag exer- cises will be aeld in churches, Spé- ¢ cial prayer and discu#sion topicsédur- Cuho, that he reached France and | inz the remainder of the week twill be is getting to like army life. He has | women's orzanizations, unir leaders, seen a lot of German prisoners and | the community, the work of the offi- algo Ameriean and PAglish soldiers | cial béard, youna people, and on the Cuno Mueller in France. Mrs. M. Mueller of 9 Watercress avenuc has Had word frém her son, who have n over the top, but has|last day. special efférts to geét un- ;\9! cgn}:‘e across ahy of thé boys from | churched people interésted in thé ser- orwich. & vites. From then up to Faster the Mueller is a private in Hospital | eampaign will Bé contifiued ahd ef- train, N’\o, 43, American Expeditionary | forts made 5 stimulate the greater in- Forde. terest in the Centenary. Hartford —Jewel] fell, K. of C,{CHRISTMAS TREE FOR will observe its 30th ammiversary on ROCK NOOK CHILDE b. 1, th i : DREN - o e g foying betn fhe| g 54 chiidren in the Resk Neok Ituted b s home family had ChFistmias coms to e ——— them on Tuesday alt%fl\ when a . they were given a deligbtful Christmas HPADALHS QUICKLY DISAPPRAREID party with a lovely tice and gifte for Sy 4 the headache and took twé|all 'he little ofes range n age Fofey Catoaptic and my head from 9 weeks to 12 years and for each stopped aching in a Short while. I|there was an appropriaté gift on the thiuk. this. maaicine wili o L toags s Bweet cuasy ATone | trea. rtic Tablets are rec- e most_effective remedy for dull headaéhet, costiveness, bilfous- ness. skr mulnu'h hotnd digestive dis- orders il o ey are ac table Yo e Mour Sefianes sothien Seoshe old and ;“Aun;—, leasant tasting and gentle aéting. e Lee & Osgdvod (?u. Foles Catha During the afternoon the children ognized as fti gave a program of songs.and recita- tions. Before they went to bed on Tuesday night the childran hung up their stocKings which, without doubt, will bear proef of a visit frem Santa Class durifig the night wheh thé chil- dren jump out of bed this morning. el T A S Motor Trouble on Trelléy Ca: The 6.30 Rantic car from Pranklin square developed motor trouble when |it got ae far as the Marlin-Rockwell factory. It was half an lour before 1t coul resume its trip. - ! | part of the crew of the Seneca at- tempted te bring into port the torpe- doed steamer - Wellington, has just written to Mrs, Elizabeth Nevins of 10 Sixth street a description of the way her brave sen lost his life. As the censorship is no longer in férée, He says heé can give an account of the loss of Seaman Nevins. He writes as follows: It was about 11.40 on the morning of Sépt. 16th that the Wellington was tarpedoed. Almiost immediately the sub rose to the surfaée and I think that the explosion of the torpedo had damaged Her, as she went down in a tew seconds. It did not take us long to get to the spot and drop depth charges, which I think sank the sub. We then turnied our attention to the “Wellihgton and found that the torpedo had stfuck her in the how and she was not sinking, although her crew had abandoned her and refused to go back. Some time later about fifteen of her crew volunteered to return and try to tdke her in to the nearest port. There was not enough of them, so our captain called for volunteers'from our créw. FEvérvbedy wanted to go, but those nearest the boat jumped in and thé boat shoved off. During action I am in the top of the foremast, spot- ting for the forward guns, so I was complétely out of i, and didn’t even know that they had called for volun- teers until I saw the boat shoving off. The last I saw of Jim he turned and waved shis hand. We left them after having wirelessed for a destroyer to convdy the Wellington in, as we had a_nuimber of other ships to take care of. It was 4.30 the following morning fien the Wellington sunk. All the tivilian crew were able to get into the one boat and our feliows waited till the last and then leaped ovérboard with lifebelts on. One of the sur- vivors (they are all on board now) was with Jim when he went down. He Says it was about 6.30 a. m. and Jim and he and three others were hanging on to a log. One by one they became tired and let go, with the exception of this one fellow, who was picked up by the destroyer one héur and a half later. I certainly do wish I was able to attend the mass for Jim, but at least I can do the next best thing—have one said for him over here ,as I am Cath- oli¢, tod. Thdfik You for the picture. I am having it enlarged and will send you one as soon as possible. Jim had not ¢hanged much except to grow a little. 1 certainly will comé to see you just as soon as I get back to the states, as I would like very much to meet you. Well; T'll close now, with best wishes for Iuck, health and happiness. Very sincerely yours, HARRY WHITE. U. 8. S. Seneca, C. G, Eu Waters, Bas¢ No. 9, care P. M, Ne York. P. S—Writé séon. please. | STATE CORN SHOW IS COMING IN HARTFORD L. H. Healey, seérétary of the state board of culture, is sending out a premium list to the corn and potato growers of Connecticut calling their attention to the fact that the state corn show will be held at the state armory in Hartford ift connection with Farmers' week, which begins Jan. 20, 1918, ¥ : _There aré five general classes that include flint, dent, early and late sweet eorn and popcorn, in each of which class an exhibit of ten ears is required for entry. In these five classes there is a total of eleven sub-divisions, in- cluding eatly coffi and last corn, yel- 6w corn and white corm, ears nine inches of less, and ears that are longer 2aRd so on through the list of all the sizes and colors. In each of these eleven divisions there is a first, second and third prize of $5, $3 and $2, ro- spectively. In addition to the premium list, Mf. Healey is ready with entry ¢ards and instructions regarding all the details of the show, when and how to ship the exhibit, the time to make oné's selection afid other hélpful sug- fes‘tions for those who hope.to win. t was farther efplained that in ad- dition to the regular classes there would be a contest among the winners in the éight county corn shows. Col. William' H. Hall of Willington, in co-operation with the Conmecticut State Faif adsociation, is offering a first, second, third and fourth prize of $50, $30, $35 and $20, respectively, for the best half bushel of potatoes and similar prizes for the best ten-ear ex- hibit of field corn. Both these specials Will be-awarded in connection with the state ¢ofh ghow that is being held at the supervision of the state hoard of agrieulture. POST OFFICE HOURS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY The post office will ke open from 7 2. m. to 12 m. The money order, pos- til savings and cafrier window will be closed all day. Onhe full delivery will be mads by city carriers at 745 4. m. whicah will include a collection from the street letler bokes. A col- lection frogi the same boxes as col- lected on Sundéys will be made at 4 p. M. Outging mafls will close as dsual, the Jas+ mail for New York and Boston_clesing at 9.15 a. m. At_the Greeneville, Norwich Town and Preston stations the hours will be the same as at the main office. At stations 1, 2, 3,4, 7, §, and 9 no nioney order bukiness will be trans- acted. { Rural carriers will make their usual trips. Some Meridith, N. H. people who Bought a bartel 6f blue dye for $125 before the war have just sold it for xE 1 — Away With Fake Pride THousands of women would have quit || buving butfer lonz agogif theére had been another and bet#r substitute | than the ol type Oleomargarine. There now-—=Benefit Brand ‘“Sweet Nut. This delicious product does not contain 'a particle gf Ofé6 or any animal fat whatever, although an old law requircs the word Oleomargarine to be placcd on the ' packige. It is made sol. from the nutritious parts of tha creamy white meéat of ripe cocoanuts churied with pasteurized milk; it tastes, and has the same nutritive qualities as the finest ereamery buttér. When sorvad, nobody canitell the difference between the “two. But there's a big difference in price—Benefit Brand “Sweet Nut” is only 33¢c a 1b.; averaging from 18¢ to 25¢ a Ib. cheaper thaiT butter. Good alike for eating and cooRing. *Don’t] iet names guide your butter buving—, | that's only false pride, Yon can buy Benefit Brand “Sweet Nut” only at the Direct Importing Co.’s store with the! | vellow front, 157 Norwich, || Wrhere Benefit Brand Grocery Specialties wholesale prices. ineyour town. N —————— ISOLDIERS AND SAILORS [ Working in Hospital. John Pechie of Aitawaugan, Conn, received the following lefter dated Nov. 24, from his son, John Pechie of the Quartermaster corps in France: Dear Pa and Family: I write to you with great pleasurs to let you know that I am Yeeling fine and 1 hepe you are all enjoving the best of health. Well, this is going to be a big week in, the states for you have so much to be thankful for, this great werld war being over and your som still alive, although thousands of miles away, and I hope vou will enjoy yeurselves on Thanksgiving day. It will be like any other day to us—work and that i§ 2ll. Well, I hope you will spend a merry Christmas and have a happy New Year and also hoping that next \year will bring us better juck then it has M’ the past few years. I would like to be with' yoy for the helidays, but it is impessible, but for the holi- days following I may be|in the states. I must tell you that where ] am sta- tioned is one of the largest U. §. hos- pitals in France and we are only a .~ from a seaport whith is If you look on a French map you will see where I am sfationed. When 1 first came and saw the wound- cd 1 could hardly stand it but now I am so used to it that it makes no difference to me I see them and pay 1o attention to it. I go through the wards quite often to see if there is any one that I Khow but very seldom lagely ‘that I see any. I wish I could send. you all a Christmas present but it costs a lot to have washing and everything else done, but never mind, I think of you all very often. The patients are going home very fast. 1 received the papers and was delighted for there were so many things to surprise me in them. Well, I suppose Christmas is dall in the states this year but wait until next vesr. Oh, my! We had a general to visit us yesterday. Believe me, we have to shap into it when they come { for ‘they would bawl us out in a min- ute. T had some pie today and mashed rotatoes, the first pie I have had in France. They certainly do feed us and over here just now. Well, 1 uess I will close with Tove to all and merry Christmas and a happy New I Year. % This is Dad's Letter Day in France. Your sen, JORN. are retalled ,at i i ! Fought in Argonne Region. Private James J. Thomos the story of scme battle exy the Argonne region he has had in ather’s Day letter which he wrote to his father, James Thompson of 92 Roath strest, as follows: Nov, 24, 1918. ear Dad: This being a day set for ! ing you a Clristmas letter I take | g est of pleasure in writing you a few lines to let you know what your son has done or rather helped to do. I know it will chéer you up when you read D took place over here , believe me, it Sure was some , tco. We put up an awflul bar- and drove ihe E ck besifdes capturin; many prisoner: ‘Well, after driving ain .St, Teas, Coffees and} Look for our storej battery took part in it!, {nem out of our range here we started he Dutch didn’t giv lled us_all long und shell fire and gas but early in morning when we got up Just gave them triple | We drove them out of our | ge here and weat into a position further north on what they calle@ the | Forest of Argonne. This was the drive that finished the war, b ve me. Tt was some place. We named it Mud v Vailey. Gee the mud was up to our knees. After finishing up here we started to follow up the Duichman’s reireat until we heard the war wa cver with on Nov. 11 at 11 a. m. we weren't giad to hear it. I game. Our battery | lucky. Havaw't lost a | man in our five months of strenuous work on the front, a few injured but are all back with us aguin, just as &ood as ever. T have had socme mar- 1) row e . byt none of those big |a L that came over happened {10 have my name on thém. T thought | that T was a dead one one night when were hauling our gtns through a ajled’ Celery Le Pit and two e stone buildings fell over on us. ix men got hurt but they did not be- cng to our outfit. They were sleep- 7 in the buildings, Well, we are at regt now in a vil- i { i lage called O. U. Louppy. There isn't any bu going on here thougn we are in te a nice house and if is i fitted up with real beds and we can take a bath eve day. It's quite a | change from sleeping dut in the raim, Gee, I feel just like a two-yeamold now. This will be all for ncw. Will |ate The Porteous Tue Porreous & Mircasie. Co. fi STORE CLOSED TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS DAY o8 ERR £ b 50 e % R AT AT A SR 4 LA & Mitchell Co. make that tcrkey look sick and just bng to be there, but ihere are thous- ands of others in the same boat, so I 2il smile and be happy and f lucky to be living and have my geod health. 1f the coming vear passes as quickly as the last one has it will not seem long before we can see each other again. Write and let me know how everybody is. I know you bave writ- ten to me but I have been transferred so much, I have not receivad a bit of mail since lcaving the stutes but heope now to stay with this outfit until T get back hame. 7 P. s: I wrote this in a cafe in Luxemberg, cafe by name only. With love to all, PVT. WILLIAM 1. DRAKE, Headquarters Co., 12 F. A., I American E, HIGH TRIBUTE TO GENERAL PERSHING AND HIS MEN Washington, Dec. 24—High tribute to the work of General Pershing and the officers and men who served under him was paid by General Tasker H. Bliss in conferring upon the Ameri can commander the distinguished ser: vice medal at the direction of Presi- dent Wilson. The full address of General Bliss was received and made public by the war department today. The medal was conferred on General Pershing at the headguarters of the Aemrican expeditionary force at Chau- mont, France, Nov. 16. After detailing the work done by General Pershing in creating and training on French soil an American army of mere than two million men, e the agencies for its transporta- s said: ally has regained her And you and your ed a glorious part in a world event trans- cending in its mementou ortance any other sinece Charles back the fiood of Moslen inva th 5 0 You, like him, b that whi g an evil, h came to you in an aborted civiliza- nd in preserving a nobler one. in doi this vou have won the admiration of your Buro- in arms but the ad- the American and men, and of,all who helped to make that army and to & it here. “All that T have sdid brings me to s. tI is not for me to speak of the men who have made s for me and for 2all of us to speak of that loyal and affection- devotion, from the men in the trenches to the men on the western docks of Fra om the men in the t history <o it. But it pbuilding. yards and mines and logging cam from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the men, women and children in every factory and work- shop at home, whose devotion to the great cause and whose personal devo- tion to you has stayed up your hands, that they faint from the rising to the going down of the sum. “But it is not of these alone that I would speak, when I speak of the de- jvotion that has carried you and your army to such tri think with s=a who have mphant success. I ss and pride of those 4 the last full measure of May Be Governer General Of Railroads meet you in Afmerica séon. Tove to Mother and you all, Your sonm, . JIM. Writes From Luxemzerg Gafe. 1 Private Witliam I. Drake of this city { writes to his mother here t{hat he is now in the American Army of Oceupa- { ti and was on his wav to Germany ]on Thanksgiving da His letter fol- ow: ksgivine Day. 1918, ear Mbthar: It Beinz a holiday gives me an opportunity to write you a few lines. We are allowed to tell & little more about our whereabouis now than ¥ have been in the past, After stayins three davs at Brest, where we landed, we were put aboard a train and sent to an artillery re- placement camp at La Conean, where T sent first letter from. This place is about forty miles south of Bordeaux, a irip of about two days and nights from Brest. We staved thore j osome permanent organization either at the front or in resorve. It was my_ good fortune to be assigned to one that was right up behind the front lnes, so this gave me a chance to get into hattle. 1 started as extrn man In a gun squad on the morning 6f November 18t, and was sure kept on the gn from then on. Shortly alPter the armistice was signed T was trensferred to the outifit that T am now with, at that time we were atbout four or five miies from Se- dan. T am now out of France, hav- “CENTRAL NE¥S FHOTO, SERVIGE, NEW. YORK i ent Wjlson delayed his de- parture for Europe in order that he may complete the arrangements for the filling of the vacancies left by the resignation of Wm. G. Mc. Adoo. 1t is cxpected that he will name Robert 8. Lovett to succeed to the Governor Generalship of « Railreads. This iz the latest.or the last photo posed for by Mr. Lovett, for publication. ing passed through Belgium on my way to Germany with the Army of Oc- cupation. can just victure the wchole at ibe table ta Ghildren Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA their devotion, and of weeping Ame}- 1can wives and mothers and mournizg children. I have no doubt that m: and many a gallant American soldir has, in his last bredth, ¢oupled wi other names dear to him, your. name &s the custodian and guardian of Amexj- can honor and glory—honor and glo; so dear to him that for them he-gafe his life. z “Just as it is our president who hands to you this medal, so I seemr#o see from these thousands of glorious graves pale hands reaching- out to you and your comrades the laurel wi of victory which they did so much win. 4 “And I know that T speak for- president when I say that as to fhe good God has given eternal rest, so may He, through their heroic deeds,: give to us eternal peace RED-CROSS CHRISTMAS | ROLL CALL NOW 16,000,000 Washington, Dec. 24.—Reports rg- ceived at American Red Cross head- quarters today from all parts of tRe country show an enrollment of af- proximately 16,000,000 in the Christ- mas roll call, with 40 per cent. of the chapters, including a number of large cities, yet to report. Final returms, which are not expected for a week er ten days, in the opinion of Red Cross officials, will bring the 1919 membeg- ship well beyond the sixteen mfl]i"l total. 5 Continued bad weather and influenga were reporetd in various parts of tMe [ {country as’ hampering Red Cross { workers in completing the roll cail canvass, which had heen extended uy- 1 til tonight by many chapters. . | Results by divisions as reported tg- | night include: - | Atlantic (New Yor! tands Connecticut), 3.0 tland (Maine, New mont, Massachusetts and Rhode Is§- and), 1,495.40 s Pennsy Delaware 000,000 PROPOSED TROLLEY STRI AT SPRINGFIELD CALY®D OFF Springfield, Mass.,, Dec. It wis officiaily announced at o’clock td- night that the trolley strike scheduled { to take place at o’clock tomorroly night has been ‘called off. The diffeg- ences hetween the company and the men will be left to the state board g }com:mation and arbitration” for sef- tlement. 5 i MARRIZD. 3 H EDWARDS—FARRELL —In Washing- | tom, D. C, by Rev. E.Jerome Win- ter, €apt. wood S. Ddwards Bf Southbridge, Mas; and Miss Fidells Cecelia Farrell Hartford. LAMB_AAYNARDIn Ledyard, Dec. 21, 1918, Rev. Giles F. Good- enou; Roy Lamb of Center Groton and s Lillian Maynard of Groton. DIED. v MORGAN—In Griswold, Dec. 24, 1818, Charies P. Morgan, aged 70 years. Funeral services at the Pa church at 2 o'clock Thursday af noon. Burfal in Pachaug cemetery. CHAMPLIN—In Montyille, Dec. 23, 1918, Harrlet T. wife of Azel Fitch Chafplin, aged 77_years. Funeral service at her late residence Friday, Dec. 37, at 1 p. m. Burial in Comstock cemetery. REBD—In Wakefield, R. T, Dec. 23, 1918, Mary Alice, wife of Austin Perkins Reed of Norwich. 3 Funeral service will be held in the Central Bapfist church on Thursday “afterncon at 130 o'clock. Tment in Niantic. - AUSTIN—In Mansfield Depot, Dec. 23, 1918, Samuel J. Brewster's ‘Neck, Funeral from his late field Depot on Thurs, 10 o'clock. 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