Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 5, 1915, Page 4

{ and Gonficd 119 YEARS OLD price 1Zc @ week) Gfo u = year, month; Entered at the Postofce at:Norwich: cnn;.. as second-class matter. i1 Telepmone Callst Wn-‘ Ofise 26 i Editorial Rgoms 35-3. . Bulletin Job Office 85-2, Willlmantle Office, Room 2 Murray Dullding. Telephone 210. Norwich, Saturday, June 5, 1915, The Circulation of The Builetin The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in East- ern Connecticut and from thres to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to aver 3,000 of tho 4,053 houses in Norwich, and read by ninety- three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is de.vered to over 900 houees, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100 and in all of these places it is consi ered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has-forty~ nine towns, one hundred and sixty~five postoffice districts, and sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town - - on all of the R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connectizut, CIRCULATION 1001, -average .vervvaesr. 4412 5,920 1905, average-—... ... greatest losses which have occuzved in | the-conflict 1s responsible for the Rus- sian setback. Superior forces, better equipment and plenty of it, quick operations-and determined action upon “the part of the attacking army with the weakened condition of the defenseg of the fortress which were feft in bad condition by -the former occypants tell the story of the second fall If the Russians can stop the on- slaught of the enemy at this point it will indeed be fortunate, but for Ger- and Austria it overcomes a ‘menace which was anything but com- fortable. Russia is driven from the offensive to the defensive. It has ex- | perfenced the worst of a number of Teverses in that theater of the war and Austria recognizes that it was worth all that it has cost. Daring though the counter stroke was, it again displays the terrific fighting ma- chinery which those two countries possess. e RELIEF TO BUSINESS, The unanimous decision which has been handed down by the United States district court of New Jersey in the federal suit brought against the United States Steel corporation under the Sherman antl-trust law is in favor of big business and instead of grant- ing the injunction sought and caus- ing any further upset in the bu: ness conditions as they exist today, it is bound to operate as a Stabilizer and indicate a period in which some of the uncertainties that have existed, will be eliminated. The decision is of much importance to the business world though it is still subject to an appeal to the highest court, It is pointed out in the decision that the price fixing meetings were illegal but that inasmuch as these had stop- ped before the suit was brought they did not constitute a cause for inter- ference on the part of the court. It is even to be believed that other in- dications of proper conduct and a de- termination to respect the require- ments of the law on the part of the steel corporation even following the date of the suit aided in reaching the decision. A fact which has always stood out prominently in con- nection with the case is that the cor- poration did not and does not con- trol the steel business and while it has large holdings it does not pre- vent competition either at home or May 29, seves 130 sescesssccssoseensal i i H i i i i i | | | § i REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. Aldermen, CASPER K. BAILEY. GEORGE H, LORING. Councilmen. WILLIAM S, MURRAY, WALTER F. LESTER. WILLIAM F. BAILEY, JR. ... TELLEY E. BABCOCK. ” City Treasurer. < WILLIAM CARUTHERS. Tax Collector, THOMAS A. ROBINSON, City Clerk, “ ARTHUR G. CROWELI;, % City Sheriffs, ‘. GEORGE W. ROUSE. CHARLES W. BURTON, b Water Commissioner. ALBERT S. COMSTOCK. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. In the selection of candidates upon the republican ticket for the city elec- tion good judgment was used in nam- ing men who are fully qualified for the positions which they will hold if elected. They have been selected in the interest of good government and they are not only entitled to full party sapport, at a time when the party is and should be united, but to the votes of every elector regardless of party who is consclentiously concerned in securing for the city the best possible business administration, Two well known citizens head the ticket for aldermen. Casper K. Bailey and George H. Loring are men in whomm full rellance can be placed to handle the city affairs as they would thelr own. They are such men as the city needs. Thelr integrity is urques- tioned and Mr. Bailey would carry to the office the experience and com- mendable record of two years in the couneil. For councilmen William S. Murray, ‘Walter F. Lester, Willlam F, Bailey, Jr, and Telley E. Babcock are no less concerned In the city’s welfare. Having made a success in their va- ricus undertakings they can be de- pended upon to do likewise by the municipality. Their interests would be found to be solely those of the city. William Caruthers, candidate for city treasurer, whose long and hon- orable service in the employ of the government as postmaster is too well known and appreciated to call for ex- tended reference here, has the ex- perience and ability for eofficiently handling the duties of this responsible office. Thomas A. Robinson for city tax collector has a long and excellent rec- ord to his credit, while for city clerk, Arthur G. Crowell is thoroughly ac- duainted with every detail and re- quirement of the office. The candidates for city sheriffs, George W. Rouse and Charles W. Bur- ton, assure conscientious service and the many vears in which Albert S. Comstock ‘has served upon the water board makes him indispensable in that department as a commissioner. It is not strange that there is a widespread feeling that the time has arrived for a change, and from top to bottom the republican ticket is a abroad. This decision, in line with others which have recently been given, gives indication that the corporations are keeping within the provisions of the law and that in view of the improve- ment thus found business can ex- Pect a proper protection from the courts. It means a relief to big bus- iness unless an appeal disturbs it. GOOD SUGGESTIONS. One of the most important results of the Pan-Amerlcan conference in this country is the manner in which it has been indicated that the coun- tries of South America have been thinking on some of the important problems which concern them, mnot only in the affalrs of the western hemisphere, but in the congress of the nations. From the Colombian delegate came the presentation of the idea of making Monroeism a doctrine to which all the countrles in the two Americas should subseribe Instead of having only this country promoting and defending its provisions. It was an_excellent and timely proposal and equally so is that of the Argentine delegation which gives support to the idea of an international court for the adjustment of all commercial dis- putes. This {s the outcome of the plan Wwhich has been advocated from time to time of having boards named in the varlous countries for the handling of just such questions. It is even a step in advance for by the establishment of an international court’ there would be overcome one of the serious ob- jections to the idea fnasmuch as such a court would have a much better standing than would any board which might be created to operate under the judicial systems which some of the countries maintain. BEstablished on an international basis, however, it would serve the purposes desired without embracing the faults, Evidence is furnished, not only through these, but through other sug- gestions as well, that the conference is capable of excellent results, and it indicates furthermore the growing importance and advancement of the republics in South Amerfea. Better relationship between the Americas is likewise foreboded. EDITORIAL NOTES, Norwich appears to have a large amount of stagnant water on hand. Germany may as claimed be short of wool, but it will not find any drawn over Uncle Sam's eyes. i ‘With the fall of Przemysl the fafl- ure of the Austro-German advance into Galicla takes on a new meaning. Huerta thinks it would be a mis- take to help any faction in Mexico but of course all the factions were against him. It has been decided that the fleet will not go through the canal, but the exposition seems to be getting along all right without it. The man on the corner says: Some people place tos much stress on keep- guarantee that insofar as it lies with- in the power of the respective mem- bers, the city will get at all times the serious and conslderate attention ‘which it deserves, Every voter should &0 to the polls and pile up their ma- Jority on Monday. No better public service can be performed. PRZEMYSL'S SECOND FALL. The second fall of Przemysl, one of the important keys to the Hungarian province of Galicla, is even more Im- portant from a military standpoint than was the first, both as to time and method in which it was accom- plished. Tremendous advantage was given to Russia when after many long Weeks of weary waiting the Austrian surrender Starvation ing cool instead of steamin’ up and getting somewhere, This may be the month of tho honeymoon, but it doesn’t exactly compensate for the lack of a little sun~ shine and a little rain, San Marino has éMered the war, The man who marries for money usually gets caught in his own trap. Not more than one venturesome soul in ten thousand can fit the situation So micely that he is regarded as the right man in the right place. The fact that he had nothing he could call his own and is a dependent is served to him hot and served to him cold. It becomes unpalateable and nauseating, but he has to take his medicine. You cannot talk to him of the joy of matrimony or the power of love, for all he knows is that money bas not the charm he thought it had, and that & mercenary mate cannot command the respect of the dog in the kennel in the back yards. All that makes matrimony a Success is loyalty to’ an honorable purpose and unity in success or adversity. Self- ish design and vain ambitions make a weak foundation. Why should any of us make hard work of living? Being compelled to do what we do mot like to do is not pleasant. You do not like to work; but you have to work for sustenance and raiment, for wife and children and home. If no one liked to work the world would still be filled with ignor- ant, shiftless, ragged nomads, who would grovel instead of live in an orderly ‘and progressive order. We should like to do whatever contributes to the pleasure and profit of others as well as ourselves. If we do not like to do it we are setting up within us a condition of rebellion to the principles of growth and advancement, and cre- ating a friction which frets and wor- ries us. We are out of order, because we will to be, and we invite' the dis- cord and distress which make life hard for us and those to us allied. We should want to do anything that will make life better for us and for others, and thue find joy in work. We have to confess that no forty lines in literature have ever awakened in man the assurance and hope which the twenty-thirq Psalm has in the human heart. To the devout reader it is @ veritable anchor to the storm- tossed soul. But there are thirty words arranged in rhyme as simple as a quartrain in Mother Goose's melody, ‘which carry to the throne of Grace the murmured prayer of millions of children every day expressing trust in Him who compared juvenile innocence and purity to the kingdom of heaven. ‘We all remember the words taught us at mother’s knee: “Now I lay me down to sleep, T pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.’ How like a beautiful song this simple mumured prayer must sound to the angels as it rises from the mother's knees at night from all parts of the Christian world. For generations _it has been as constant as the stars, for ages it will continue to express the trust of innocence and of age—when age lies down to sleep. How do you suppose men and wo- men occupy themselves in the future life? It is not likely ‘they will all play upon harps and sing hymns, al- though it is probable that there will be many musicians in the future life, that the musie will be a sublime pression of the affections, and that hearts will be responsive to the good and_the beautiful and in music will be found jov. There will be no re- pulsive tasks in Heaven, no weariness or disease; but the good the soul de- lights to do. We must have spiritual faculties which find expression through our love of our neighbor and of the Lord. Having accepted and found joy in heavenly precepts here, we should be conscious of the fact that the exer- cise of them must constitute heavenl service hereafter. Who can find heavenly pleasure in eternal ness? It is motion that gives e sion to life and love and truth. lsn't it strange the man who owns a farm is not the one who gets it the most enjoyment? He does not see the beauty of it, but he dwells upon the material benefits, which are his, and hath not the mind to conceive its relation to the Creator, or to witnes: the wonderful works of Cod. It is onl; by the will of God and the continuou operation of divine law that the farm produces anything. The Psalmist was right when he said: “O Lord, how great are Thy works! And Th thoughts are very deep. A brutis man knoweth not neither doth a fool understand this.” It is the conscious but thus far it has contributed noth- ing to the success of the peace dele~ gates operating in Burope. Railroad timetables in' the future are due to be made subject to the speed with which the insurance clerks can handle the baggage business. ettt Unless he was an unusual young- ster President Wilson's practice dur- ing school days will come in just right now in the matter of writing notes. To Senator Cummftis and the in- terstate commerce commission 1§ tho new baggage chesking' law attributed. It is poor advertising for a prasi- dential cendidate, New London is' making an effort to have all the wild cherty trees cut down, to starve out fhe caterpiliars. Unless the pest is killed off this only means driving them from their fa- vorite feeding places to the fruit o slal ness of the close relation of our Heay enly Father to us through nature by which the kingdom of heaven may be brought down upon the eaerth. The exalted soul has an eye for beauty and recognizes with joy the works of the Creator. There is no doubt Billy Sunday would say the statement that “some men wear out the knees of their trou- sers in the winter getting religion, and wear out the seats of thefa in sum- mer backsliding” was an expression of fact, not a dream of fancy. If folks are queer in any way, it is usually in their religious ideas. ' A New Hamp- shire man opposed the promotion of a neighbor to the deaconship because he hadn’t the menta] capacity for the place. “Why,” said he, “T've beat him more'n once in a hoss-trade.” Some men thinic the Lord promotes their greedy desires and assists them in ac- cumulating a fortune; but a Maine farmer of deep convictions was in- spired to say in_conference meeting one night: “T've been trying to serve the Lord and accumulate riches for nigh onter 50 vears, and I tell ye it has been derned hard sleddin’ doing both at the same time.” When con- science dominates, our honest opinions seem mighty queer, don’t they? Why should such a cultured nation as Germany be so deficient in the hu- manities? War is always brutal be- cause unbridled passions invite cruel- ty, but it is seldom non-combatents are used by Christian armies worse than the Turks in their fiercest forays use the Christian dogs. An invading army always makes a wreck of business and a shortage of provender and brings hardship, if not starvation, upon those Who ere left defenseless: but it doesn’t ‘wreak vengeance by killing wounded mien in the fleld, or by crucifying those they have epecial hatred for. This master-class conceit which sees no equality of brotherhood—recognizes no sovereignty in the individual—deadens the heart to the finer sensibilities which characterize nations like Amer- ica and other Ifberal nations. Wherever the individual is of little account op- pression and cruelty hold sway. The girl' who lets the young man do all the talking has no doubt her turn will come by and by, or that she will teach him lessons in civilty and in- clvilty if occasion requires it. Those Who patiently listen to our talk are not 50 charmed or so patient as they seem to be, for silence favors their motive. You may have noticed the spider lets the fly make all the noise while she is busy spinning the web. The art of achieving is not recognized as the fine art it is. ' The value of silence is some- thing the garrulous are seldom con- scious of. The smile may represent the ripple of the ladies’ own thought when we think it represents the magic effect of our own speech. It is not so easy to interpret the expressions of the face as most people fancy. Everybody 1iKes us better for letting them do part of the talking while we venture to do our part of the smiling. WHEN ARNOLD (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) The town of Norwich is never par- ticularly proud of the fact that Bene- dict Arnold was born within its bord- ers, on the 3rd of January, 1740, This, 00, in the face of the praise which Arnold won for his marvelous skill in planning the expedition to Quebee, his heroism at Valcour, the fact that Washington called him one of his “ablest fighting generals.” Because of his one great faulty deed, all his worthy acts are forgotten or ignored. Yet modern histori are beginning to do justice to our famous —the public would would say in- famous—townsman; to present the one great palliating fact in Arnold’s treason, i. e. that it was the fascina- tions, the persuasions long continued, the intrigues with the British, of his second wife, whom he madly loved, and which, he knew, if discovered would tear her from his arms; that led him to commit the crimle which has doomed him to eternal infamy. ‘When Arnold was born, early in the year 1740, following the custom of their family, his parents named him Bene- dict—the fifth of that name in direct line. The baby in the colony of Con- necticut and in _the town oF ancient Norwich was well born. His first an- cestor in this country was William Arnold, who came from England and settled in Rhode Island in 1651. His son Benedict was governor of Rhode Island for several terms. This Gov- ernor Arnold had a son, also mamed Benedict, who was a member of the Rhode Island assembly in 1695. It was the latter's son Benedict who moved to Norwich in 1730, marrying Hannah, the young and beautiful widow of Absalom King, and daughter of John Waterman and Elizabeth Lathrop. He was taught the cooper’s trade; but being bold, ambitious and enterprising, he soon gave up that humble avocation for the more advantageous one of mer- chant and sea captain. In his story “The Real Benedlct Ar- nold,” Charles Burr Todd gives us a fascinating picture of the Norwich of Arnold’s boyheod. The spirit of the town was then wholly "commercial. Located at the head of the Thames, the harbor of New London but t een miles be- low, commerce naturally flourished in ancient Norwich. In the country back from the river- head grew the wherewithal for staves and hoop-poles, there were fields of coris and rve and wheat; farms which produced butter, cheese, provisions of sorts, ponies, and many other com- modities which might be exchanged for the sugar molasses and rum which the islands of the West Indies were only waiting to barter. So, with the passing of the years, Norwich grew into a seaport. A forest of masts grew to border her docks, rising from swift and staunch schooners. Along the Thames were the busy ship-yards where these craft were built. As Todd says so well: Portly, linen-clad merchants and shrewd, calculating skippers were fa- miliar figures in her streets. A pro- cession of great freight wagons bore into the interior commodities of the tropics, to bring back in return the products of the farms. “To one like Benedict Arnold the scene taught its lesson; he became a merchant, a ship-owner. He went farther; he commanded his own ships and made many prosperous voyages, finally earning the title of captain, than which none was more honorable in Norwich In 1741,” that is, just after Sunday Morning Talk COMMON AND UNCOMMON SENSE. Mr. Lincoln was once asked the proper length of a man’s legs. He re- plied: “A man’s legs should be long enough to reach from his body to the ground.” The common sense man is built in just that way. He has his feet planted solldly on the ground. He is of a very practical turn of mind. He deals effectively with the concerns of this material and visible world. Let us cast no aspersions on common sense. It is a highly valuable quality of mind. The only trouble with it is hat it can’t go far enough. Its lmit- ations are quickly disciosed. A sure guide about nores any othe we feel that it 1y. present world, it ig- There are times when ils us quite complete- By uncommon sense we mean the ability to grasp facts other than ma- It is the power of insight, sion; the ability to measure by something besides rule of thumb. In plain terms, it is spiritual sense, the faculty that can perceive behind all the forces of the material order a world of spiritual force. It thus has an idea Dbig enough to explain these human careers of ours, to interpret the joys and eorrows of the men and women who dwell upon the face of this old world. Behind the common faces of every day it glimpses the Hv- ing God, the Maker and Maintainer of all being. It is only this spiritual interpreta- tion of experience that yields help to meny of us. Survey the life of this present time with its colossal evils, its cruelty, and its pain. Behold half the world plunged into such a welter of bloodshed as no heathen age ever knew. Who can discover the rhime or reason in such chaos? Who can find a righteous purpose beneath things evil? The spiritual sense in man is alone able to make any such discovery. It may be recalled that when the prophet Blisha and his young friend found themselves defenseless in the presence of the Syrian host the young man was terrified beyond measure. The prophet prayed the Lord to open his eyes that he might see, “And the Lord opened the eves of the young manm and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full ‘of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.” How good it is to believe that, hid from our mortal eyes, the mountainside is always full of spiritual reinforcements. Supernal powers battle for the right. The forces of righteousness are more than the forces of evil. Oh, blest is he to whom is given The instinct that can tell That God is on the fleld ‘When he is most invisible. In the sphere of personal life I would often give more for a gleam of spiritual insight than for volumes of ‘wise advice. When every worldly con- sideration is spent and exhausted it is faith alone that abides full of hope. When heart and flesh f: God be- comes the strength of our life and our portion forever. Uncommon rather than common sense has an interpreta~ tion of lifes’ mysteries. It alone com- ducts us from the slde of the loomr where nothing but formless conglom- eration of colors is to be seen to the other side where a beautiful pattern is emerging under the hand of the spin- ner. What reason and observation ean- not discover the spirit of man may dis- cover, even in hours when it must leok out through eyes dimmed by tears or made short-sighted by studying at too close range. THE PARSON. WAS A BOY the birth of the son who was fated to bring dishonor on an honored name. For Arnold the elder had the confl- dence of his townspeople, as proven by the fact that he held the offices of se- lectman, collector, assessor, surveyor of the port, et al. ~His good ‘wife Han- nah was of Puritan stock, of the starit- est sect of the Presbyterians, and was to him a worthy helpmeet. Their house stood in a home-lot of five and one- half acres, about mid-way between what was called “The Old Town,” that is, the present Norwich Town, and “Chelsea”, or “The Landing,” now the business section of Norwich. The Ar- nold home must have been a house of some pretensions for its dey, since it sold for seven hundred pounds when the family moved to New Haven. History records that, after Arnold’s treason, strange fates befell successive owners of the house. Capt. Hugh Led- lie, who bought it of Capt. Arnold in 1764, became insane. Deacon William Phillips, of Boston, purchased the place in 1775, but his family com- plained of strange noises and super- atural appearances in the house, which was popularly said to be “haunted.” One of the Malbones, of Newport bought the place, dying within eighteen months. In September, 1800, the house was struck by lightning, the doors and windows being shattered. So it stood unti] 1853, when it was demolished, Arnold, at an early age, proved him- self out of sympathy with many of the traditions and usages of his native town, and for that reason the his- torians have preserved chiefly the nar- rative of his mischievous doings. When he was sent to the grist mill, it is re- lated, his favorite stunt was to cling to the paddles of the great water wheel and be carried with them into the air, then down beneath the water, as they turned. He led his playmates who stole tar barrels for election night bon- fires, and had more than one conflict on the Green with the town constables. It is told of him that, in one of the French and Indian wars, when the town went mad over some victory of the Colonials, he with his mates drew a fieldpiece upon the Green, tilted it till the muzzle pointed skyward, pour- ed in a horn of powder, and dropped a blazing firebrand into the gun’s mouth. He was quick enough to jump back in time to escape injury from the sheet of flame which shot upward. When he was twelve, he was sent to Canterbury Academy, twelve miles north frim Norwich, a school kept by Mr. Cogswell. Here, besides the Eng- Iish branches he was well grounded in Latin and the higher mathematics. It is believed, too, that his education was added to by several trading voyages with his father. It was in 1755 that the French War broke out. The sight of the train- bands, with fife and drum, merching and counter-marching on the Green, finally setting off to actual warfare, so fired the youth that, in 1765, when volunteers were called for Arnold ran away. He went through the forests to Hartford, where the troops were to rendezvous, and enlfSted. His mother easily traced him, had him released and brought hofne. But when he ra naway a second time, she wisely let him have his own way. He accompanied the troops on their rough march to Albany and the Lakes, enduring the perils and hardships of wilderness campaigning, till, overcome by homesickness, one night with fire- lock in hand and e few days’ rations of parched corn in his wallet, he de- serted. Thousgh only fifteen, he made his way through the wilderness from Lake George to his Connecticut home. He was apprenticed to the Lathrop Brothers, druggists, relatives of his mother, in whose family he lived till, at twenty-gue, he set off for New Ha- ven, then a thriving trading village of 5,000. In 1762, on the main street, he had a well-equipped drug-store and bookshop combined, over the door of which appeared the sign, “B. Arnold, Druggist, Book-geller,” with the motto “Sibi Totique”, (For himself and for all.) He lived thus for thirteen years, branched out into trading with the West Indies and Canada, was chosen captain of the Govern's Footguards, married, had three sons, and was prominent and prosperous when the news of the Battle of Lexington came, April 19th, 1775, to inspire him to be- gin that military career which ended in treason, dfter he had become em- bittered by the jealousy, the small envies and meannesses of his rivals, THE DICTAGRAPH. OTHER VIEW POINTS It is worth noting that New Hamp- shire is giving new attention to sheep raising. Its Commissioner of Agricul- ture propéses to take a census to find out just how many sheep raisers there are now in the state and then increase the number by a campaign to show the state’s great natural advantages for this industry, what it could pro- duce, if it tried, in the way of much desired wool and mutton. The resuit will be profitable for New Hampshire and mighty good for the rest of us.— ‘Waterbury American. ‘Whether his district will want to continue Mr. Glynn in Congress for ten terms may be as much in doubt as whether he himself will care to remain there that long. If he cher- ishes such hankering, = the surest way of his satisfying it is to serve “each year, as if it were to be the next,” and he needs no instructions along this line. He has commenced early to avoid pitfalls by refraining from venting his views on subjects political, concerning which the pub- lic is always more eager to hear from new incumbents of public office than from those whose ruts have become trenches.—Hartford Times. Judging by the casualty list the jit- ney drivers of this part of the country are riding straight toward a disastrous fall. They are showing such an utter recklessness and lack of consideration for pedestrians or their own passen- gers that they are certain to harvest a crop of real trouble in the near future. ‘This to. say nothing of the economic difficulties that etere the man in the face who makes junk of his car for the sake of maintaining a recKless and uncalled for speed. In moderation the jitney is all right but taken in con- nection with persistent #attacks of speed mania it becomes something very much resembling a nuisance.— Ansonie Sentinel. Governor Holcomb's selection of the three members of the commission which is to take up the task of work- ing out a comprehensive, fair and con- sistent system of taxation for Con- necticut is sufficient evidence of the spirit in which this important work will be undertaken and of the value that must be attached to the recom- mendations which the commission will make as the result of its study of the state’s taxation problems. Hon. Sim- eon B, Baidwin of New Haven, Frank H. Stadtmueller of West Hartford, and Guy P. Miller of Bridgeport, are nemes that inspire confidence. give every assurance that a task, as Jaborious and ungrateful as it is fmovertant will be oreformed both Main Street, Norvich, Stories of the War Kaiser Designs Monument. The German emperor recently sketched a design for a monument which is to be erected in the former French town of St. Quentin to the memory of the dead in the ~present war. The story of what led to this is given in the German papers as fol- lows: “The Germans, on occupying St. Quentin, found a very fine monument to the French soldiers fallen in 1871, by the side of which a plain memorial tablet in honor of the German dead of the same year formed a rather undig- nified contrast. The military officials therefore decided to have another mon- ument erected, this time to the dead of 1914-15, which, however, is to be com- mon to both French and Germans. The local city councilors offered to bear half the cost and_a Charlottenburg artist, Professor Wandschaelder, was charged with drawing the design. The artist sent in three designs and the emperor came down from the main headquarters specially to view them. “He found them unsatisfactory. He wanted a richer design. He himself indicated the leading idea—an open temple hall in Etruscan form, in the Dbackground—the memorfal wall with he names of the dead, and on either e, on the right and on the left a German and a French soldier stand-| in as guards of honor. The obvious jection to this plan was that the figure of the German soldier may later' on, pernaps, be damaged by fanatical chauvinists bereft of the high and noble ideas of the emperor, who, in a truly German spirit, was prepared to nonor the brave foe as much as the victor. Thereupon the emperor dec d e ‘Let the warriors be equipped in an antique fashion’ In the course of the next few days the emperor made two sketches expressing his idea and ent them to Professor Wandschaelder with the express remark, however, that he need not, so far as details were concerned, feel himself in the least tied down to the model.” Getting the News in Africa. A British explorer, now in Bangui, French Africa, sends an account of the manner in which the latest news from the European war theatres reaches him in the heart of the dark continent. “Although we are six thousand miles away, we receive daily reports of the progress of the battles in Europe, and can follow the progress Of _events through the French, English, Russian and German official communiques. For the small sum of a dollar a month the wireless telegrams of the Havas agen- cy are distributed to.subscribers half an hour after their reception. Of course those of use who live in the in- terior have to send messengers to Ban- gui to fetch our copies. “Dhere_are two telegraphic routes, one via North Africa and the other via Dakar, on the West Coast; so that, even when the elephants and giraffes carry off the wires around their necks or upset the iron standards by rubbing themselves against them, or when a tornado detays the wireless, we still A SPLENDID ASSORTM‘ENTA ; AT ALL PRICES IS HERE SHOWN IN Mahufgany, Fumed Oak and Golden Oak We can meet the most fastidious taste and also save you money. Come in and look over the new styles. M. HOURIGAN Finn’s Block, Jewett City, Conn. Conn. receive war news by the alternate Toute. Of course it sometimes hap- pens that nature and creation combine to disconnect temporarily both routes, But we have an army of intelligent na- tives and of Luropean telegraphic en- gineers all along the route of the wires, who work night and day, de- fending and repairing them. “Central Africa has now lost much of its former charm. The solitude of the impenetrable forests is deseerated by the telegraph messenger, who fol- lows one even to the secret habitat of the leopard and the lair of the lion. It would not surprise me greatly if, while in the act of shooting an elephant, I should hear a voice from the clouds calling out ‘Latest War News from the Front. Special Edition.” Three Days’ Firing. Between Saturday and _Tuesday, May 8 to 11, the British artillery fired 2 million and a half rounds of shells. Camp for German Aliens. An internment camp for German aliens maintained by the Seamen’s union of London for members of that | trade union is unequal. The camp, called Estcote camp, is_Jocated near Blisworth, and the war office has noth- ing to do with it. It occupies an at- tractive 60-acre estate and houses about 800 aliens. After the war the union intends to make a home for ma- rines. Twenty-seven acres of the property are enclosed by a high fence erected by the government, and_the govern- ment allows the union $2.50 a Week for each man interned. The huts and buildings, mostly of brick and stone, have been erected and equipped by the inmates, all of whom are seamen, and mostly members of the union. The camp is guarded by nine members of the county constabulary, but the guard is mainly perfunctory. The camp is technically a place of detention, but the detention is to a great extent volun- tary. There is little to prevent any man escaping if he wants to, but as a matter of fact only one prisoner had escaped. He was captured some time later, but the camp authorities refused to take him back and he was interned elsewhere. The inmates, being mostly old sail- ors, rather enjoy their confinement. They have plenty to eat, nothing to do, and plenty of elbow room. There is an interesting little model port in the grounde, with model ships of all kinds, both liners and warships, with model wharves, piers, cranes and other equip- ment. The inmates show great {n- genuity in adding to this. They also do a great deal of work in the gardens and are now engaged in digging a large swimming pool in the estate. Fighting by Wireless. In what precise manner is wireless telegraphy employed in naval warfare? In the case of a fleet of battleships at sea, each ship in the fleet has its wire- less installation adjuster so that it can send and receive signals and mes- sages to other squadrons at sea or in harbor and to stations ashore. One ship of that fleet is always in direct touch with the British Admiralty, whence the latest information received at headquarters from all parts of the world is immediately transmitted to the fieet, while each of the other ships composing the fleet is similarly re- sponsible for some particular station ashore for a cruiser squadron or flo- tilla of torpedo-boat destroyers. For the purpose of obtaining infor- mation as to the whereabouts of the enemy and guarding against surprises wireless telegraphy is of course In- valuable. A great number of cruis- ers are sent out ahead and spread many miles across. The duty of these ships is to keep a thorough look-out and report to the ship in the battle- fleet looking out on_ their particular wave-length. This ship in turn, re- ports by semaphore or Morse-lamp to the battle fleet, says the Wireless World. The cruisers are sometimes assisted by torpedo-boat destroyers. Now, if thirty of these ships are used it will be readily seen that the area of their vision is enormous, and it would be almost impossible for a fleet to pass unobserved. Immediately any of the ships sight the enemy’s squadron they would report at once by wire- less, stating the number of ships sighted, with their speed, Jatitude and longitude, etc. The admiral would then give his orders, also by wireless. Endeavors to “jam’” wireless mes- sages have failed entirely, end the cabinet, no_less- than the Admiralty and War Office, have been kept in uninterrupted touch With the entire theatre of war, Numbers of misiead- ing messages have been received with the obvious intention of deceiving the responsible officials _but these have been detected and dealt with accord- ingly. - Thus, while the danger of in- tereference from Germany with our wireless system has long been recog- nized, the system adopted for circum- venting any such actiof Bas stood suc- cessfully the severést tests—Tit-Bits. SPECIAL TC WOMEN The most ecomomical, cleansing and germicidal of all antiseptics is Paxtine A soluble Antiseptic Powder to be dissolved in water as needed. As a medianal antiseptic for douches in treating catarrh, inflammation or ulceration of nose, throat, and that caused by feminine ills it hias no equal. For_ten years the Lydla E. Pinkham Medicine Co. has recommended Paxtine in their private correspondence with women, which proves its superiority. Women who have been cured say it is “worth its weight in gold." A+ druggists. 50c, large box. or by malil The Paxton Toflet Co. Boston, Mass. NOTICE Having sed stores No. 60 and 64 Broadway, formerly ocupied by E. H. Mathews, | will open about July Tst as a first class Art Store. W. E. BUTTS Seven Years with above firm conscientiously and cepably.—Bridge- port Standard. It is highly pleasing news that a committee of the Board of Park Com- missioners, together with a citizens advisory committee, is to take over the maiter of public band concerts for the coming season, and plan for some- thing better than has ever been dreamed of, something far better than “band concerts.” Such concerts, S0 presented on Sunday afternoon in the summer, will be sources of real in- spiration; education, refinement and entertainment. The plan 15 to be pushed by an energetic, an enthusias- tic and well informed committee, and the whole is to be under the sponsor- ship of the Park Board and on park property. All that is needed to make this effort fulfill an admirable mis- sion is the understanding and appre- ciation of the public—New Haven Register. The announced _resignation of a Bridgeport policeman, appointed about a month ago, who rétires because ho finds the police duty is not what he supposed it to be, leads one to won- der what the general state of mind to- ward police duty may be. Is policing supposed to be a sinecure—a cinch, an easy berth for life? Is that why there are so many aspirants for appoint- ment to the police force? It is amus- ing to note that the young man who found policing not what it is cracked up to be Is going to be an actor. If there is anything that the general public considers a bigger cinch thau Dolice work, is it being on the stage. 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