Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 15, 1915, Page 4

Jorwich Bulletin and Goudied 119 YEARS OLD Subscription price i2¢c a week; S0c & months; $6.00 n year, Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn.. as second-class matter. Telepmone Callny Bulletin Busineas Olflc. -. Bulletin Editor] Bulletin Joh B85-3. ice 85.3. Pullding. Telephone 310. B Norwich, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1916 —_— The Circulation of The Builetin The Bulietin hag 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 th> 4,058 houscs in Norwich, and read by ninety- three per cent. of the people. In Windham it iz ¢...vered to over 800 houses, 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 cixt rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town - - on all of the R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connectisut. CIRCULATION 1901, average eer. 4412 1905, average ...........5 920 9,134 HAVE THE BULLETIN FOLLOW You Readers of The Bulietin leaving the city for vacation trigs can have it fcliow them daily and thus keep in tcuch with home affairs. Order ;hrough Tho Bulietin business of- “ce. Sept. 11 e — — ———— UNSATISFACTORY EXPLANA- TIONS. It is impogsible for this government to view the explanations which Ber- lin is offering for the sinking of the Arabic and. the attack upon the Or- duna with any degree of satisfaction. From the facts as furnished by both sides, the officers of the British ves- sels and the German submarine com- manders, no other conclusion can be reached than that Germany is side- stepping. It is trying to support its commanders who in each instance have violated what it has been given this country to understand is against the orders of the imperial German government, and yet there is no dis- avowal of such acts, and every suc- ceeding case presents a repetition of the previous ones. By declaring that orders had been . given to its submarines not to attack liners without warning and to give proper protection to the lives of the passengers and crews, unless the un- derwater boats were attacked or in danger of it, some reform was expect- ed. No change follows, however. Un- justified attacks continue, ships are sunk without warning and lives are taken as the result and the only ex- planation Germany gives for such fail- ure to observe orders is that they were unintentional acts, mistakes or errors of judgment, Germany thus stands in the position of promising to do one thing and act- ually doing another. Standing in its contradictory position it is impossible to place any reliance whatever upon its promises. They amount to noth- Ing, either because it is not intended to observe them or there is no control over its submarine commanders. No nation could accept such a position and such a disregard for the rights of others and believe that Germany is sincere in the course it is pursuing. THE SAME IF AMERICAN. The explanation of the unsuccess- ful attack upon the steamer Orduna last July when a torpedo missed it by a few feet has been placed in the hands of the authorities at Washing- ton. From such a- summary as has been made public the German com- mander claims that owing to the weather he was unable to determine the nationality or the character of the Orduna. This does not jibe with the state- - ment of the Orduna’s captain, who de- clares that it was a clear day with light wind and a slight ripple. He states that he was not warned and ‘hat be had no knowledge of the pres- :nce of the submarine until a torpedo was observed headed for his ship, when’ every effort was made to get iway and he was successful by an un- somfortably short distance. The statements, however, place the responsibility entirely upon the sub- marine. The commander makes no Jlaim that he warned the steamer's :aptain and even if it was as claimed ‘he difficulty in seeing the submarine wvould have been greater than that of ‘he submarine in -seeing the larger vessel. Blaming the attack onto the weather is one of the weakest excuses that could be offered. It shows in ‘he first place that there was no dis- position to determine what the na- Jonality or character of the vessel was, and according to the claim it vould have been the same had the Drduna - happensd t6 have been an American liner. The explanation is if the lamest kind. A plain violation of \l justification is disclosed and like ither acts of German warfare it re- lects greatly to its discredit. BLACK COTTON. ‘While' the question of overcoming the dye shortage in this country is leceiving so much attention, the ef- ort which is being made by A. W. Srabham of South Carolina to grow jotfon in natural colors, caphot fail o create new interest. Mr. Brabham las succeeded in carrying out his ideas L AT ent time is a deep olive He must gain some confidence from the statergent of Luther Burbank in connection with his work when such an authority expresses his belief that black cotton is a possibility, even though he is as firmly convinced that it will require a long tinfe and much money. The experiment is one which Burbank would not care te undertake himself and that is the only cold wa- ter that he throws upon. the idea. It can be understood black cotton production which would satisfy* the trade and overcome the necessity of dyeing would be a great triumph. - Mr, Brabham 1s located where he should possess a full knowl- edge of cotton growing and having the persistence and the conviction that his idea’ is the right onme, his 'effort must get much serious thought from the cotton growers and manufacturers throughout the' country, even though he is unable to produce a satisfactory product before the dye problem is overcome. ANOTHER DEFENSE CHAMPION. .One of the men of national pro; inence who has just come out for ade- quate ‘ preparations for national de- fense is ex-Senator Burton of Ohlo. He is convinced of the undesirability of militarism, but he believes that the greatest assurance against it lies In adequate defense by land and sea. This is a view which many have taken for a long time and it is a sig- nificant fact that despite the desira- bility of peace and the efforts which are constantly being made for it, that the former senator, who is also the president of the ‘American Peace so- clety, should take such a common sense view of the situation. It is diffi- cult to belleve that he has undergone any great change of mind, however, for proper preparation has always been recognized as one of the greatest ar- guments for peace. There is notBing in Mr. Burton's at- titude which would indicate that he is an advocate of large expenditures sim- ply fos the purpose of converting money into naval vessels and fortifi- cations for the political benefit which might result. He stood out too strong- 1y against such a waste in the last session of congress in fighting the “pork édarrel,” since it was due to his work in a large degree that big slices were cut out of the rivers and har- bors and public building appropria- tion bills, for the safeguarding of the country’s finances. 5 That the country needs adequate dec- fense, and has not got it, is a well understood fact, and Mr. Burton is not the first to recognize the necessity of proper consideration and action. He champions an important cause. SAFEGUARDING HEALTH. That the board of health or any’or- ganization, which has for one of its purposes the condemning of food which Is unfit for consumption, has plen‘y of work to do can be fully realized, and that it is doing it is shown by the repert of the Massachusetts board for July, during which period it found and condemned over eight tons of meat, poultry, turkeys, fish and but- ter. The greater part of this food was condemned tecause it had decomposed, although certain portions had sourad, become tainted sor mouldy and there- fore urfit for use. Such articles were found in cold storage and while it was not belng offered for sale at the time, the very fact that it was being kept under such conditions leads only to the conclusion that had it not been found and ordered destroyed it would in time have been made use of, What, this means as a protection to the health of the people of that commonwealth can be readily appre- ciated. It becomes evident that the board is alive to its responsibilities and that it is rendering a most val- uable public service. Cold storage is a most valuable means of protecting foodstuffs from spolling, especially during the warm months, but there can never be a toleration of conditions which are detrimental to public health. Thé discovery of such decomposed meat and poultry indicates that the board has been clothed with the proper authority and that it is engaged in protective work of the highest value. Their findings show the need of ever- lasting vigilance. EDITORIAL NOTES. If September keeps on this way it will succeed in driving a gréat many back to \the_seashore. The man on the corner says: 'Tis better to have an emotiopal lump in the throat than the hives on a hot September day. President Wilson finds it necessary to cancel speaking dates because of the business in Washington. Lucky thing Mr. Bryan isn't in the White House. Galveston is going about the repair of its seawall by the expenditure of three-quarters of a million, fully con- vinced that therein lies its proven pro- tection. Carranza. may possess the control he claims in Mexico, but he hasn't got the border conditions where he can expect to get his work and efforts recognized. Dr. Dumba is sore because his let- ter was made public, but he doesn’t stop to think that he eould have pre- vented it by not engaging in such business in the first place. Minister Morganthau proposes the idea of raising a million dollar fund to get /the Armenians away from the Turks. What a chance for Henry Ford to use his peace fund! The western prophet who declares that the United States’ era of pros- perity is about to d@awn, hasn't been wasting words claiming it to be due to the democratic free trade policies. mu?ne ‘more trouble by going to Mex- —ee ‘When Count Von Bernstorff that & break in relations with Gnr« many means war in a few days, he ought to know better than to try to frighten Uncle Sam out of his rights in that manner. 1y freckled nose was indignant. . “I think it should be made a criminal offense,” she exploded, "for Ih’ nfl to invite another one to come to her without telling her whether or not she’s to be the only person there!” The two young women who were as. sembled in the third young woman's apartment as visitors exchanged wor- e and 1 3 pappend o dro just appen P in—-" began f them, The llrl with _the flauut nose waved a distracted at her. “Oh, I dldn't mean you,” she said. “I never care how I look when I eumo to Dora’s. nose you perscn paused and looked at h.r ho-t- ess in dismay. Her I'p trembled and she dived precipitously into a sofa cnfihlon. ha—that's just a good sa—sam- ple." she wailed. “I neyer do.or say anything right! Never ” “Why, Margle Adams!” ecried her hostess. "wh-t on earth's the matter?” Margie sat up and dabbed her eyes. “Well, it's.this way,” she said tear- fully. “When I left college in such a hurry I left a lot of things for Vera— lhe y roommate—to bring back. So y when she got into town she cal)od me up and asked me to come over for ‘a talk and to get my things,’ Saturday; they leaye for the coast Monday, you know. Now, I ask you, doesn’t that sound harmless?" “It certainly does,” two of her hear- ers agreed soothingly. The third went back to the magazine she was read- ng. “That's what I thought,” said Mar- ce. bitingly. “Well, you know I'm orking this summer for various rea- sons, but principally because I have to. So when I got up Saturday morning and saw it was raining T put on a tacky pair of old shoes and one of these neat but not gaudy waists, se- cure in Vera’s affection. Of course, at 10 o'clock- it cleared up, but I thought, ‘Oh, well, who cares!' and sailed over.’ The young woman with the freckled nose paused. “And what did I find?” she demand- ed dramatically. “What did I find, I ask you? I found my dear roommate in a very dressy outfit and a formal manner. I found seven other new and beautiful hats on the window seat. 1 saw six foxy coats and one silk sweat- er hanging about. In the mirror 1 found one poor girl with a walst smudged with fresh ink, run down shoes and a shine on her nose. And 1 f—found—Mary Rensselaer!" “My dear!” cried chorus in sym- pathetic dismay. Dora, “Billy’s sister,” aside. “And I've just begged and begged Billy to wait till I could win his fam- ily’s affection by myself!” sald Margie, with tragic calm. She lapsed into gloom. ‘éWhat happened?” somebody prod- ded. “What do you suppose happened? I gave myself one look, and. with the calmness of despair I walked in and made a hilarious idiot of myself.” “Good gracious! Why?” explained e THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society The Kurds, who, report says, are again engaged In their favorite occu- pation of slaughtering Armenians, men, women, and children, are described in the war primer issued by the National Geographic Séclety today: “The Kurds are a survival from the days when self-respecting men lived only, or, at least, principally, by the sword. Their wild tribes are scattered throughout Asia Miner, acting to thwart the most modest efforts of thie land toward modern comfort, security and organization. Although once fab- ulously rich, the country has not been able to bring forth a sufficiency through all the years that the Kurds have practiced their tamed house- keeping here, a housel ping that has consisted in abandoning the summer tent for the winter cottage, after pre- liminaries of killing the owner and his family, and the replenishing of goods’ stores at the point of a rifle, the tran- Eaction usually followed by the burn- ing of the looted shop. “The Kurd is a picturesque citi- zen, and, whatever his numbers may be—census matters in Turkey are in- Gefinite,—he is much more in evidence, than the Armenians and other peoples amongst whom he lives. The Kurd is the traveler's first impression in Asia Minor, and, in most cases, he remains the predominate one. The Kurds wear clothes of vivid colors; they also wear rags, that is, the poorer ones, of the most reckless nondescription. The Kurds ride the best horses; they are always armed; they bully the Armen- ians, the travelers, and the overlord Turks, themselves. “The Turks have been unable to get a complete mastery over their subject Kurds, arld have employed an admin- istrative policy toward them of let- ting them alone. Thus, the Xurd massacres Armenians, robs Armenians and travelers. and considers both of these occupations his just right. In a useful state, the Kurd lives in the hills and herds eheep. He is a pas- toral tent-dweller in the summer. In the winter, he moves to the Mesopo- tamian plains, and either lives in his tent or turns the owner out of a se- lected house. His tent is of black, homespun goats’ hair, and its furni- ture is mats, quilts and cooking pots. His children go naked and his women ragged. His board is set with sour milk, and, when by chance he builds a winter home, it consists of a hole in the ground with, a flat roof of wattle and clay—airtight, moke-tight, light- tight. There are small smoke vents in the roof, but the whole effect is that of a prairie dog’s dwelling. With- in, it s as light and airy as a low- level coal mine. “To be of ‘Ashirat’ blood, in Kurd- ish, estimation, is to be really worth while. The Kurds have a conscious superiority which gives them a cer- tain bearing of noblesse and dignity. A Kurdish chief is an impressive, often an affable individual people are not inclined to settle down, and they do not seem to want others to settle. In some districts, however, they have taken lands wholesale from the Armenians, massacring and have Decome rich landholders. onal Kurds attempt civilization. least, the Kurds, are ‘They reject the cus- tom of veiling their women; reverence fire, and are; on subjects of religion, altogether liberal. Man: Kizilbashis, “Officially, Mol of them are culty. There was something called a ‘Kurdish movement’ .before the war, but its labors seemed hopeless, The latest reports from the haunts of the Kurds tell thousands on my shoes! sh-fl.u.dmammmdhum '.l"o more breaks and I'm mm . “Most of i H }l seemed to me held the other out to Mrs. Winslow— m‘ who was painfully disgusted m Vera’s roommate, b"l the way. And I getting into. what I had saild I nearly led. blushed all over, and,” she looked m one to the other of the audlence with a brazen smile, “I tripped and fell dm stairs.” “No!” squealed eomebody. “What did you do then?” “Oh,_ I just sat on the sidewalk amid the ruins of fifty-seven varleties of bottles and laughed till I cried,” she sald. There was an awestruck hush. Her amazed auditors looked blankly at her without daring to attempt consola- tion. Suddenly the girl who, had been reading came gut of her ine. “Who's talking about Rens- selaer?” she asked. “T've got a dandy trade-last for you, Margie. Mary said she met you at Vera Winslow’'s and that you were the funniest thing she ever saw. She sald she neyer saw any one carry off a difficult situation as you aid in all her life, and that she hoped Billy'd meet yout The young woman with the delicately freckled nose groped again for her handkerchief. “I don't see anythin so fine in all that,” she wall “D—doomed for life to be a joke to my elster-in-law!”—Chicago News. Stories of the War his former subordinate has been soundly trounced by him more than once, Villa will have to reveal mare of his one time brillancy if he is to avoid being eliminated from the strug- ‘li for supremacy~—Manchester Her- Better Pay for Midshipmen. Pleas for better payment for mid- shipmen appear frequently in the Eng- lish newspapers, for it is objected that a lad exposing his life to the enemy and doing his duty on ship like any ?lher officer is not even self-support- ng. In England, the naval cadets, taken at about the age of 13 years, are placed in the Royal Naval College at Os- borne, where they spend two years. At the end of this period, if successful in their examinations, they are promoted to the Royal Naval College at Dart- mouth for advanced instruction. On leaving Dartmouth after two years of study, they pasg six months on a train- ing ship. Then they are drafted to varicus warships as midshipmen. Thus the midshipman of 17 or 18 years has had four and a half years of stady and discipline behind him, which fits him for duty as a junior officer. During the four years in the naval schools, the cadet’s pareuts pay tuition fees of $375 a 'vear, which, with uni- forms and extras gmounts to about $700. On being promoted to midship- madn’s rank, the cadet receives 1s. 9d., or 42«ents, a day, while his parents or guardians have the prospect before them of paying $250 a year for mess bills to the accountant generil of the navy. A midshipman must serve neai ly three years before getting a' com- mission as sub-lieutenant. Up to the present naval casualty lists show that midshipmen have been harder hit than any other rank. Yet for serving their country, they have to pay, on the basis of 900 holding this rank, $225,000 a year to the gov- ernment. Only sons of well-to-do people are supposed to enter the navy, but in- ‘Mr, Taft/in his coments upon the existing political condition Uf the pro- gressive party, recalls the political condition of the democratic gold party after its effective protest against free silver. Mr. Taft says: _“Only the colonels and captains of the third party are continuing its ceremonies and forms. There are more epaulets than there are guns.” ‘We do not know what is going to happen to Mr. Taft for thus clearing away the col fused popular idea of progressive strength, but we know the amusement which he will derive from being shot full of holes by the few guns left in the Armageddon arsenal. His capacity for extracting fun from each event is greater than that of any man on earth. After the first shot, we shall await with lively iInterest that quiet chuckle. There will be no war. New Haven Journal-Couriler. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |4 Lusitania Had Ammunition. Mr. Editor: Kindly advise, through | your columns, if the Lusitania, when she was sunk by a German submarite, carried ammunition cousigned to the allles. Your prompt attention to this will settle an_argument. CHARLES M'CAULEY. Versailles, Conn., Sept. 10, 1916. The Lusitania carried 1,500 tons o( cargo. The principal items were meant for war consumption, including sheet brass valued at $50,000; copper and copper wire, $32,000; beef, $31,000; furs, $119,000; copper manufactures, $21,000; military goods, $66,000; am- munition, $200,000.—Ed, comes have been hard hit by the war and the extra tax is in many cases severely felt. The British soldier draws 25 cents a day. with uniform, kit and food given him. ‘The _trained midshipman gets 42 cents a day and pays for his own food, uniforms and equipment. OTHER VIEW POINTS ‘ By the time the road season comes to a close, some of the new state-re- paired highways will be in service once more.—Middletown Press. Advice to Mexico. As the President was about to say, when interrupted dy the Arabic inci- dent, Mexico would be wise to get pacified while the pacifying is good.— Chicago Herald. Can Depend on Voters’ Help. Keeping out of office ought to be one of the easiest of Bryan's future tasks.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Mary Full Stomach, an Indian girl, has accepted l ‘o\ernmem. job iIn ‘Washingtorf, D, NEW ENGLAND SICK GET BACK HEALTH Some day this nation will manage its industrial problems so-intelligently that there will be no sharp ebbs and flows of prosperity and depression, but business will continue in a well regu- lated course, unaffected by panics and disturbances. It might be said that the coming of such a time will hasten the end of strikes and lockouts, but it might be said with equal truth that the ena of strikes and lockouts will [ Victime of DIM‘“ D'm el of | hasten the coming of that time. The Wonderful Effect of two facts go together.—Bridgeport Remedy. Telegram. Many New England stomach suf- ferers and, in fact, people all over the United States, have found remarkable results from the use of Mayr's Won- derful Remedy. Hundreds in this State alone have taken this remedy and tell today of the benefits they received. Its effects come quickly—the first dose con- ‘When one reads the history which provides precedent for Secretary Lansing’s demand of Austria for the recall of Dumba, one marvels at the patience and forbearance of the ad- ministration. In none of the ' nine cases on record was the provocation in any way comparable with the pres- ent case. Once it was rudeness, once it was a disrespectful reference to the president of“the United States. In the majority of previous cases the offend- ers were “booted” out instead of be- ing “requested” to depart. All of which illustrates the difference in the temper of the administrations.—Meri- den Record. what two who have taken it say: more street, Hartford, Conn., wm( “My pains left me the next day after the treatment. It is dnpb wonderful how it relleved me.” MRS. CLARE SHAW, 493 Dexter St, Providence, R. I, wrote: “I re- ceived your treatment and it saved my life. Iam better now than I have been for twenty years.” ‘Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy dvu per- manent results for stomach, liver and {ntestinal aflments. Eat as much and whatever you like. No -m distrees after ea pressure of gas in the stomach and around thcl-rt Get one bottle of your druggist now and try % on an absolute guarantee—if not satis factory money will be returned. Events are beginning to show either that Villa has lost much®of his old skill and running as & military eom- mander or that his success against Huerta and the Huertist generals was as greatly due to the generals under him as to his own ability. Obregon was his lleutenant in the old time and together they were invincible against Huerta. Since Obregon went over to Carranza when the party split, Villa has not enjoyed a success like that of old, and far from being able to best _—— The War a Year Ago Today Sept. 15, 1914, Battle of Soissons fought. German crown FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN. 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