Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 14, 1915, Page 4

Jorwich Bulletin and @oufied .119 YEARS OLD ubscription price 12c & week; 50c a Ii; $6.00 n year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwlch. Conn., as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: , Bulletin Business Office 450. Bulletin Editorial Rooms 35-8. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willlmantie Office, Room 2, Murray Bullding. Telephone 310. Norwich, Friday, May 14, 1915. The Circulation of The Builetin The Bulletin has. the largest circulation of any paper in East- ern Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to -over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses in Norwich, and read by ni three per cent. of the people. Windham it is dclivered to over 900 hou: in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100 and in all of these places it is consid- ered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty-five postoffice districts, and cixtw rural free delivery routes. The Builetin is sold in every town - - on all of the R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, average ......cecer. 4412 9,167 0000000 400004000235211000 080860300 0905400000007 090209780400000890000060 i i i ! § THE NOTE TO GERMANY, The note which this country has forwarded to the German government as the result of the series of attacks upon American vessels ending with the Lusitania deals with the matter sanely and without heat. It is a re- hearsal of the facts leading up to the adoption of the policy which Germany has carried out and the subsequent events which in view of the former humane attitude of Germany causes much surprise to this country espec- {ally in view of its former protest. There is set forth the rights of American citizens to enjoy the free- dom of the high seas and places em- phasis upon the fact that the warning, which at its best can be looked upon as an irregular method of addressing the people of this country, of an un- lawful and inhumane act cannot be ac- cepted as an excuse or palliation for that act or as an abatement of re- sibility for its commission. While the note may be looked upon as firm in calling Germany to account it gives it a chance to correct the im- ion- which its acts have created and instead of accepting them as the intended results of the government’s order it expresses the belief that the attacks without notice upon American lives and property were the result of misapprehension of the orders of the German naval authorities. It contains no threats. The position of this coun- try is set forth calmly and clearly when it 4s declared that the imperial German government is expected to “disavow the acts of which the gov- ernment of the United States com- plains, and that it will make repara- tion so far as possible for injuries which are without measure and that they will take immediate steps to pre- vent the recurrence of anything so obviously subversive of the principles of warfare for which the imperial Ger- man government in the past wisely and firmly contended.” Such means a guarantee for the fu- ture that the crime will not be re- peated must be given. It is only what should be given and what every neu- tral has the right to expect. The note is in keeping with the attitude which has been maintained by the adminis- tration, TENT CATERPILLARS. It was a most timely suggestion that was made by Mr. Allen Latham in vesterday’s Bulletin relative to the large number of tent <caterpillars which are today feeding on tne vege- tation in almost every section, and a most commendable practice which he has inaugurated of not only declaring war upon them personally but of taking others with him into the country in an. endeavor to eliminate this pest. It is action which should carry a widespread appeal to a large number of others to go and do like- wise. ‘An old glove might be taken along if the idea of going at it bare- handed is disliked. Now is the time to make the great- est impression upon these millions of devastating caterpillars if anything is going to be done at all this season. So into any part of the city, town or countryside and the great patches of cobwebbing tells of the opportunity for, work in this direction. With a geferal assault upon the pest at this stage valuable protection is going to be ziven to the fruit trees and it is a duty which every property owner owes to himself and to his neighbor. Past years have shown whole orchards stripped bare of leaves by these hearty eaters, meaning not only the loss of much fruit and a shameful display of negligence, but a menace io every other orchard for miles around however much others may be :ndeavoring to protect their property. Excellent service has been rendered by school children in destroying the nests wherever seen and there like- wise exists an excellent opportunity lor the Boy Scouts to carry on a cru- sade in this direction which would be sf most valuable assistance. There should be no quarter for the tent- :aterpillar. . DR. DERNBURG. Ever since the arrival in this coun- ry of Dr. Bernard Dernburg, formerly rolonial secretary of the German gov- nment, he has been actively en- raged in an endeavor to create great- [ pathy for the cause of Germany VN e Y Y e in the European war even to. the point of converting Americans from the neutral stand which this country has #aken. It is not therefore sur- prising in view of the manner in which he has carried on his endeav- ors, whether he is doing it as an in- dividual or an authorized agent of his government, that there should be considerabie sentiment behind such & move as has been prophesied will be made to have him leave the country. In spite of ail the country has been doing to keep a middle course in its neutrality stand, Dr. Dernburg who is neither a citizen nor a representative of the diplomatic corps of his country but simply a, visitor has been doing his utmost while enjoving the hospitality of this country to influence public opinion. That he has not succeeded to any appreciable extent inasmuch as his utterances have been denounced both here and at home makes little difference. It was only a few months ago that President Wilson asked the people of this country to beware of the dan- ger of causing a breach of neutrality which might spring out of the taking of sides. If there is wisdom in such, and there certainly is, how much less should there be tolerated the activity of one who comes here as a spokesman for one of the belligerents and main- tains a policy which is just what the people of this country have been warned against. This country wants no such agitator from any of the belligerents. LIFEBOATS AND RAFTS, Ocean disasters have in the past furnished much food for thought when it comes to protecting life at sea, It was the sinking of the Titanic which disclosed the shortage of life boats on transatlantic liners and revealed a con- dition for which a remedy was at once applied. Greater efforts for the prevention and handling of fires on the water have been made following glaring examples of negligence, while better protection when icebergs are encountered have been provided. From none of these did the Lusi- tania lack but it was handicapped by a condition which was beyond its con- trol. There were lifeboats and life belts sufficient to accommodate more than the passengers and crew. They were in readiness to be used, the boats even being swung at the davits but when the blg vessel was struck and the explosion followed the engines which had been speeded up were be- vond control. The mechanism was put out of order and the ship continued to plow through the water in a manner which made the launching of the life- boats especially difficult and several capsized Dbecause of the inability to stop the ship. Most valuable service was rendered by the collapsible boats which were put overboard by which one pas- senger tells of rescuing 32 while equal- ly good help was extended to those who were floundering about in the water by the rafts which floated free when the liner went down. It was a new experience in caring for lives at sea but it shows the importance of those marticular pieces of life saving apparatus under just such conditions as occurred at that time. It is thus shown what an important contribution they furnish to the safety of travel on the high seas. EDITORIAL NOTES. The man on the corner says: To. be as cool as a cucumber it is necessary to wear goose pimples. Germany exacted an awful toll of human life before agreeing to the rights of neutrals on the high seas. Italy is taking its time about war but then there is the story of the tor- toise and the hare to be remembered. While Villa claims to have bottled up Obregon there still remains the important duty of tying the cork in. Much gas has been used in the war but it is noticeable to the householder that nothing has been said about any meters. Mrs, Pankhurst in announcing that she will adopt 50 war bables makes it evident that she understands how to get militant recruits, Every time the announcement is made that the price of meat is going up it brings to mind dim recollections of the good old days. The withdrawal of the “warning” advertisement from all the newspapers makes it quite evident that Germany has been doing some thinking. —_— When prominent Germans in Great Britain denounce the attack upon the Lusitania and the loss of life thereby, it is time the kaiser modified his pol- icy. Doctor Cook must realize that if he is going_to attract much attention these days he must do something more exciting than mountain climb- ing. Adjustment having been reached, it is time for Japan to declare that it has removed the locks and thrown away the key to that open door in China. It is time for Germany to withdraw its threats that other vessels and their passengers will get the same treatment that was accorded the Lu- sitania. The outdoor season is right at hand and there is every reason why New England with its mountain, lake and shore resorts should do a bigger bus- iness than ever before. Perhaps the greatest opposition now to preventing the Liberty bell from making that trip to the exposition can be expected from the city council members who are to make the trip with it. When Herman Ridder declares that the position of every German-Amer- ican should be for the United States first, he sets forth a truth to which every hyphenated American should subscribe. We thought we were some spenders by tacking a hundred million or more additional onto a billion dollar con- gress, but we are quickly eclipsed by Great Britain and its ten million a day for war. When the prosecuting attorney of New Haven declares the jitneys are “becoming one of the most sefious problems that we have ever been call- ed upon to face” it is pretty good evidence that they need regulation and need it now. BULLETIN'S Norwich Club at Yale to Hold Banquet—Celebration of Omega Lambda Chi—Students Send Plea for Firm Neu- trality—Spring Regatta a class Meet. New Haven, May 13.—The May meeting of the Norwich Club of Yale university was_held on last Wednes- day evening. Reports were read of the previous meeting, and the recent assembly with the academy seniors at Norwich. It was decided that a ban- quet, to be held the latter part of this month, should serve as a culmina- tion of the first year of the organi- zation. FEarl R, Bragg, Norwich Free Academy 1911, was chosen to act as chairman of the banquet committee which will consist of Raymond T. J. Higgins and the president. A special meeting will be called next week at which time the repdrt of the commit- tee will be acted upon. ' On Thursday morning the freshman crew left New Haven for Princeton where they will meet the freshman crew of Princeton university on Sat- urday. T. Parker Lathrop, Norwich Free Academy 1914 accompanied the squad on the trip. Mr. Lathrop has been a member of the freshman squad since the opening of the college year. His consistent work on the freshman squad has warranted his advancement from the position of number three in the fourth freshman boat to number [three on the first freshman crew in which he rowed last week in _the spring regatta on Lake Whitney. This crew won from the Rockrimmon boat club by three lengths. Inasmuch as the squad, to be taken to Gales Ferry, will be selected within the next two weeks, Mr. Lathrop's prospects for the final selection are very bright. Monday afternocon marked the ful- fillment of an old Yale tradition in the event of Omega Lambda Chi, the university’s spring holiday. The pro- gram of interesting and humorous events was initiated by a parade in which all persons to take part in the later activities participated. ~ The band organized especially for the oc- casion led the procession which con- sisted pf a number of floats represent- ing the various extra curriculm ac- tivities. The first number was a Key- stone comedy in which an under- greduate Charlie Chaplin_was para- mount. The sketch was characterized by the usual pie-throwing and brick- bouncing, Charlie Chaplin was_ably supported in his humorous antics by an undergaduate cast of which Raymond T. J. Higgins was a member. The next event which attracted the attention of the 2,500 students gathered on the campus to witness the fete was the Johnson-Willard _prizefight, in which T. B. Denegre of the university crew took the part of Johnson who suc- cumbed to Willard's aggressive tac- tics after the third round. The fresh- man-sophomore tug of war was the next number on the program. In this event the sophomores proved too much for the freshmen who were unable to gain the ground lost before the rope had been cut to pieces for souvenirs of the battle. Other contests between the two lower classes formed the fin- ale of another successful celebration. The novel plan to send a team of champion track men from the east- ern preparatory and high schools to the Panama-Pacific Exposition to com- pete against a representative western and middle western team has occa- sioned considerable interest among the track enthusiasts in the universities and secondary schools of the country. The eastern team will be picked from among the winners of the various events in the most important inter- scholastic meets which include es- pecially the Yale, Harvard, and Prince- ton meets. The winners of the first two places in every important event wil compete in an eastern championship contest to be held in the Harvard stadium. Thus the win- ners in this meet will be well qualified to represent the east at the exposi- tion. The funds needed to transport the 30 men who will compose the team will, in all probability be advanced by the athletics associations of the col- leges and schools interested in the project. The athletic committee of the exposition has suggested the plan which is finding strong favor through- out the universities here in the east. On Tuesday evening the students of the university sent the folowilng peti- tion to the President setting before him a plea for firm neutrality: “To the President of the United States: In view of certain unfortunate events due to the present war in Europe, many of which affect the United States with inevitable directness, and which might be seized upon by jingoists to agitate a foolish opinion on the part of the public or unwise policies on the part of the governmefit, events which, such as the sinking of the Lusitania, have no greater significance to the situa- tion of the United States than other events which are already being dealt with in the ordinary course of diplo- macy—we, the undersigned students of Yale University, believing that the great body Of American students stands with us, desire respectfully to acquaint the President of our highest regard for his strong adherence to the upright policy of neutrality, and our complete hope that through his wis- dom and ability such a course may be maintained amid the storm of Euro- pean distaster.” The petition was eir- culated throughout the university Tuesday with the result that 726 names were subscribed. It was sent to the President in the evening by special delivery. The list of names signed be- low the petition in three rows made a sheet 12 feet long. The_annual spring regatta, held on Lake Whitney, last Saturday, was one of the most successful held in many years. The weather was perfect and water conditions were ideal. The re- turn of the regatta to Lake Whitney made it much easier to watch, and as @ result over 2,000 spectators were present. The fact that good water conditions are assured, and that the races are more interesting to the spec- tators is a strong argument in favor of continuing the regattas on Lake ‘Whitney even though there is room for but two crews to row in each race. ‘The sophomores won the inter-class race from the juniors and will row at Harvard on May 15 against the cham- pionship Harvard class crew. Yale will also be represented against Har- vard in the single scull events on the same day. The best race of the day ‘was between the second freshman boat and the Springfield high school crew. During the first mile of the race there was practically no difference between the two boats, but in the last sixth of the race Springfield pulled ahead and won by a quarter of a length, The first freshman crew won their race with the Rockrimmon boat club by three lengths. The single scull race was won by Gaillard, 1916, who will represent Yale on the Charles river next Saturday. The race between the crews of 1849 and 1850, otherwise known as the first and second univer- sity crews, furnished the humorous el- ement of the day. Both crews wore high hats, false whiskers and long- sleeved jerseys. The first university crew (1849) wore flags on their hats to distinguish them from the second Success—1917 Won the Inter- university crew (1850) who wore balloons attached to their hats. That the coxswains might not suffer from the heat umbrellas were provided for them. Friendship came first in the race. Members of both crews who recognized friends in the boats that lined the course stopped rowing long enough to raise their hats to them in recognition. The galaxy of feminine spectators on the bridge nearly broke up the race. The diversion was ap- parently too much for the members of both crews as all promptly fainted from exhaustion the second they crossed the finish lime. Dean Jones has made the fcllowin’ announcement as regards “Tap Day,” which will be held on the campus May 20: The main campus will be re- served for the use of seniors and juniors on Thursday, May the twen- tieth, from five to six in the afternoon, at which time the senior soclety elec- tions will be given out. Students of other classes are requested to remain in thelr rooms or at least not to ap- pear on the campus during the hours indicated. Visitors will not be al- lowed on the grounds and students are requested not to invite guests on that occasion. Under perfect weather conditions, the annual spring inter class meet was held last Saturday afternoon. The class of 1917 won the meet with 32 points, folowed by 1915 with 31 points, The class of 1918 was third -with 24 points. Very good times and distances were registered which would point to a successful season in track this year. Two Yale records were broken. V. M. Wilkie lowered his own record in the quarter mile by a fifth of a second, while J. W. Overton clipped 12 sec- onds off the former two mile record. The freshman material showed up unusually well this year, sooring in practicaily every event. The fresh- man team this year should be excep- tionally well balanced as in addition to the~first point men there is an abundance of second and third place material. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Mr. Latham’s Suggestion. Mr. Editor:—I wish to _second the suggestion of Mr. Allen Latham re- garding the tent caterpillar in this morning’s Bulletin. One meed not go far to see how numerous they are. A few days ago going through Boswell avenue near junction with North Main the cherry bushes were full of them. On one small tree I counted ten separate nests. A trip by trolley to Hallville will reveal to anyone nests without number in the neighborhood of Fox Hill, the cherry bushes are so low that most of the nests can be reached from the ground and can be easily removed by the method the writer suggests. Namely hand pick- ing, best care need be taken that the ‘worms are not left alive on the ground. as they will soon return to the trees, if not killed. If one does not wish to use their fingers take a forked stick. with two tongs about two inches long, thrust the tongs into the mnest and twist until the nest is torn from the tree, then kill by stepping on the mass, A spray of arsenate of lead is ef- fective but where the bushes are low the hand picking method is quicker and preferable; burning of the nests on fruit or valuable trees is to be condemned as where the fire touches the branches they are usually killed and much damage to the tree done and usually in burning many worms fal] to the ground unharmed and will soon return to the tree. I have des- troyed many nests this year and I Seconds Caterpillar find them unusually full and the worms healthy. Some years they seem subject to some disease and many dead ones will be found in the nests. Why' would it not be a good idea for the Boy Scouts to take a hand in this warfare, thus doing much zood in destroying the pests besides removing the unsightly nests. I will give a day to accompany any squad of boys who wish to enlist in the work. J. O. LANDON. Norwich, May 13, 1915, 7 THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Socivty Mitau—The capital of the govern- ment of Courland, is 116 miles from the port city, Libau, said to have been captured recently by the Germans and about 385 miles by rail southwest of Petrograd. It is a great distributing point_for the import trade of Libau and Riga, as well as a point of as- sembly for the export commerce of these ports. It is situated on the Aa, in a fertile plain, more than 110 miles northeast from the German frontier of East Prussia. It was the capital city of a famous Duchess of Courland, who became Empress of Russia in 1762, bringing her Duchy under the two- headed eagle of Russia, and who lives in history as “Catherine the Great.” “For more than seven centuries, Mi- tau has been a seat of aristocracy and learning. Some 300 years ago, when Courland had some importance in the councils of Europe, and pos- sessed distant tracts in_Africa and other foreign colonies, Mitau was a cosmopolitan gathering point for schol- ar and artist and patrician and the plan of the city then developed pro- vided for future dignity and greatness, streets being laid out oroad and straight, ample provision made for parks and promenades, and the securi- ty of this ducal residence assured by formidable fortifications. - Mitau re- mains today one of the fine, substan- tial cities of the North, and the tradi- tions of its heyday are persistently upheld in its many educational insti- tutions. “Mitau has a growing industry. Its leading manufactures are iron pro- ducts, linen, soap, wax-cloth, ink and flour. Its trade in grain and lumber is very large, these products being assembled at Mitau from the interior governments and, then, sent to the Baltic ports. As throughout the Bal- tic provinces, a large percentage of the people of Mitau are of German descent, and the German language was heard with greater frequency upon its streets before the war than was the Russian tongue. Mitau counts some forty thousand people, mostly Germans, Letts and Jews, with but a slight sprinkling of Russians. It is supposed to have been founded by the Brethren of the Sword in 1266, becoming a part of Russia in 1795." A Historic 1llustration. Somehow, the _expectations and the performance of the English fleet in the North Sea remind one of “Casey at the Bat” — Kansas City Times. Honéd{ong is an island of thirty square 1miles. St | = W Ib‘/ R 7 N e e Tie SHOW THAT’S DIFFERENT Presents More Wild Animal Acts than all other shows combined. NONE BETTER, NONE AS NEW NONE WITH AS MANY NOVELTIES. Special Cheap and Convenient Excursionc on all Railroads. THE BIGGEST SHOW THAT WiLL VISIT YOU THIS SEASON. Two Performances Daily, Rain or Shine DON'T MISS THE GRAND STREET PARADE AT 10:30 A. M. . And tne BiG FREE EXHIBITIONS Immediately At thy Bhow Grounds the Parade. _— OTHER VIEW POINTS Plain clothes men in the parks would capture some of the rowdies destroying drinking fountains and other public property and e half dozen stiff jail sentences would serve a pur- pose—New Haven Union. The legislative scheme to create political snaps—such as the statute revision commission and the assist- ant attrney generalship—ille conform with its professions of zeal for gen- uine economy.—Bristol Press. The question is asked what has be- come of the June bride who used to prepare for the duties of matrimony by practicing cooking in the kitchen? Probably her granddaughter is tele- phoning from the dressmaker’s to an agency for 2 cook and second girl— Meyiden Journal “Mother’s Day” passed with little general recognition in this vieinity. The setting aside of one day/a vear for calling attention to feelings every right-minded man feels deeply every day of every year is too artificial and too inadequate a celebration to have much vitality.—Bridgeport Standard. Assessing property and collecting tax almost two years afterwards, of course gives the transient resident a chance to vacate the city without pay- ing toll. Collection of taxes in Middle- town is anything but satisfactory; but the twisting about, through patch- ing up the statutes, fo please one or two individuals, has resulted in the loss of thousands to_the taxpayers of the town and city.—Middletown Press. There is no need of further dis- pute about what happened in Belgium. After hearing of Berlin and Vienna rejoicing over the destruction of the Lusitania, and listening to the boast- ful defenses furnished in the United States by Germans and near-Germans, the United States is prepared to be- lieve the worst. The other neutral na- tions seem to be of the same opinion. Germany and Austria are without a friend_or a well-wisher now.—Water- bury Republican. One is led to suspect from the word- ing of the “note of sympathy” from the German foreign office, the “crown- ing insult,” as it was called in several American’ papers vesterday morning, that Germany finds the English fleet's blockade of the German territory ef- fective. At the same time there is a constant flood of literature and public statements from high German author- ities to the effect that Germany can- not be starved out. Is England’s blockade really more effective than the world has suspected?—Waterbury Republican. With all due deference to the wis dom of the general assembly it is in order to submit that if the state can- not afford to spend money for a re- formatory for women it should not have wasted upwards of $30,000 in a revision of the statutes that could as well have been obtained for a quar- ter of the sum set aside for that pur- pose. The reformatory for women is capable of accomplishing lasting good for a great ‘number of unfortunates. The revision of the statutes will di- rectly afford comfortable sustenance for a year or two to six eminent law- yers and will give aid and comfort indirectly to many other legal gentle- men, who now have to exert them- selves to look over the laws of the general assembly uncodified.—An- sonia 'Sentinel. While the hot season is still some weeks away it is not too early to sound the warning that proper care must be taken to save the babies and reduce infantile mortality by proper feeding and hygiene for the little ones especially during the warm months from the first of June until the latter part of September. Statis- tis show that more children lose their lives during the summer than at any other time of the year. Experts declare thet this mortality may be greatly reduced if the proper precautions When Run Down Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the Reliable Tonic Medicine, Builds Up. The reason why you feel so tired all the time at this season is that your blood is impure and impover- ished. It lacks vitality. It is not the rich red blood that gives life to the whole body, perfects digestion and enables all ‘the organs to per- form their functions as they should. Get Hood's Sarsaparilla from any druggist. It will make you feel better, look better, eat and sleep better. It is _the old reliable tried and true _all-the-year-round blood purifier and enricher, tonic and ap- petizer. It revitalizes the blood, and is especially useful in_building up the debilitated and run-down. Hood's Sarsaparilla is helping thous- ands at this time of year. Let it help you. Get a bottle today and begin tak- ing it at once. Be sure to get Hood's Nothing else acts like it. — AUDITORIUM Shows 2:30, 7 and 8:45 Mat. 100; Eve. 10 and 200 JULES MARCEY & CO. coioy ibcarers DAN HARRINGTON I Vantriloquist The Troubadour ANIMATED WEEKLY ] Coming ' All Next Week Colonial Three Reels “THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE, McGEE and ANITA | v In Modern Dances A 2 Reel MEXICAN DRAMA with MURDOCK McQUARRIE BILL'S NEW PAL ] PAT WHITE ‘THE FAMOUS IRISH COMEDIAN AND HIS BIG JUBILEE PEOPLE SECURED AT ENORMOUS EXPENSE Theatre ‘Three Reels Auto Plunges Over Bridge Into the River—Very Thrilling “THE GIRL AT NOLAN’S” Sensational Wi “AT_THE END OF A PERFECT DAY.” Ten Library Contest Coupons Gerda Holmes. With Every Matinee Ticket are taken. Pure sweet milk is ‘the best article of food for the little ones during the hot weather. It must be sweet or it is worse than noth- ing. Sour or tainted milk is about as good for a baby as a dose of strych- nine would be.—Hartford Post. New Britain as a general thing is pretty clean, it could be cleaner, and perhaps it will be when the cleanup habit is more thoroughly established, but the work so far undoubtedly has a good effect upon the general health of the community. New Britain stande pretty well in this respéct and all things considered it is showing a de- cided improvement over what it was a few years ago. No one except those engaged in the work can ever realize what an effort it was to get the clean- up movement going and to have the people understand of what great fm- portance it was. The task has been easier since but it still requires watch- fulness on the part of the health authorities for the reason that we are a long ways from perfection. We seem to be headed in that direction, however—New Britain Herald. No doubt a considerable part of the “calmness” and ‘“cool delieration” evident in this country is due to the fact that all well informed people know we have no adequate defense preparations and would require at least a year to get in position to of- fer any offensive. Propogandists and enthusiasts of the peace at any price and the disarmament varieties will seize upon this self evident fact as an argument that inadequate defense is a force tending to keep belligerancy in check in a crisis. That is true, too. If the matter ended there everyone would be in favor of inadequate de- fense. However, it is just as true that should this crisis, or any crisis of fu- ture years, bring us into a conflict our inadequate preparation woud cost hundreds of thousands of American lives in exact ratio to that degree of unpreparedness. If we were 50 per cent. inefficient on the defensive we would lose twice @s many lives need- lessly as we would if only 25 per cent. inefficient—New Haven Union. Stories of the War Results of Mobilizing Dutch Army. The hardships of the mobilization of the Dutch Army have fallen hard up- on Dutch women. The men have it all their own way—they are fed, clothed, housed and given medical attendance by the Government, and paid eight cents a day pocket money to boot. Be- sides, they are kept well exercised in the open air and held to orderly lives, which is excellent for their health. With the women it is another story. A farmer’s wife may have young chil- dren to care for; she still must do the spring ploughing. And she has done it. The shopkeepers’ wives must keep their shops. When application is made for it, the wife of the soldier in the militia receives a gulder a day—forty cents—but_even with this official as- sistance, there are still thousands of cases of hideous misery. With all of these the Royal National Relief Committee is occupied, and the generous among _the Hollanders of wealth foot the bills. Some of the direct meed is among those of good family in Holland whose income has been small but regular— from old, establighed securities of companies whose bpusiness has been crippled by the war. There are mno more dividends. Smiling faced houses in good streets of Amsterdam and DAVIS THEATRE THIRD BIG WEEK THE SHOW THAT HAS BROKEN ALL RECORDS HOMAN’S MUSICAL REVUE 16—ARTISTS—16 COMEDY SKETCHES SINGING NOVELTIES DANCING SPECIALTIES SCENERY AND EFFECTS MUTUAL MOVIES KEYSTONE COMEDIES Mat. 2:30, 10c; Children 5c The Hague still show a brave front, with spotless lace curtains in the win- dows. But back of the curtains, red cheeked old ladies and punctilious, white whiskered old gentlemen are of- ten hunsry. A young woman lawyer in Amster- dam has started the work of relief for this class. The offices are in a build- ing in Amsterdam to enter which im- plies no errand of charity seeking. But there, those who come are given fin- ancial aid if they need it; legal help, too, to assist them save what may be from the wreckage of fallen fortunes; and best of all, a sympathetic ear ready to hear the story and to com- fort. The small shopkeeper, the barber, the blacksmith, middling prosperous in peace times, with a staff of regular customers, will suffer longest. He cannot close his shop for nine months and more, and find his_trade waiting when he returns from the army. The Wwives of such men sell or pawn what little things they can epare rather than ask for relief. To their rescue, the Queen of the Netherlands has called together a group of rich bankers of the larger cities of Holland. They assist the heard pressed of small bus- inesses to short time loans on little or no interest, the good name of the shop and its Keeper as security. Methusaliers in London. The néw national guard, in England, composed of civilians past the army age or otherwise unfit for service, hes been dubbed the Methusaliers by Lon- doners in playful reference to the age of its material as well as the imitation of the popular name for rifie regi- ments, the fusiliers. However, the Mthusaliers are not to be laughed out of doing their duty. They drill at least two nights a weelk as well as on Saturday afternoons and Sundays. The men wear a uniform of dark greenm, regulation cut, and a red sleeveband with the black letters G. R.—meaning “Georgius Re: No Restraint for Them. President Lowell writes Prof. Kuno Meyer that Harvard will not muzzle its instructors. This is certainly let- ting loose the dogs of war without in any way restraining their mouths. — Manchester Union. Hardly Believable. “Hearings by Industrial Commis- sion.” It seems odd to think of Chair- man Walsh as hearing Instead of being heard. — UNew York Evening Post. 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