Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 6, 1915, Page 4

Foirwich Bulletin and Gondied 119 YEARS OLD Subacripsion price 15 u sweek; 30c & momth; $6.90 a year. Entered &2 tno Postoffice at Norwich, Copn., s acoond-class matter. Telephone Calin: in Business Ofice 480. & wistin Editorial Rooms 35-3. Builetin Job Office 35-2. Wiliimentic Offics, Room 2, Murray lding. Telephone 210. ol B: Norwich, Monday, Dec. 6, 1915. The Circation o | iThe Balletin i § o She Bulietin has the largest airentation of any paper in Eastern Cennecitcut and from three to four tmes Jarger than that of any in Norwisk. It is delivered to over 2,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- wish and read by nincty-three per cent. of tte people. In Windbam it 18 delivered to over 900 houses, in Punam and Danielson to over 1,159, and in all of these places it 1s <onsidered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, ono hundred ard sixty- five postoffice districts, and sixty rurel’ free delivery routes. i The Bulletin is sold jn every town and on all of ke R. F. D.; H 1908, average. .:..amves: -<r-5,920 g 9,100} SENTENCES, NOT FINES. In sentencing Dr. Karl Buenz, resi- dent director of the Hamburg-Ameri- can line, and the three others asso- ted with him and found guilty by e jury of conspiring against and defrauding the United States to terms in the federal prison, Judge Howe de- clared it his purpose to avoid a money fine. This of course prevents the claim that this country is seeking to profit through the prosecution of those ‘Who have worked against its laws and it makes it evident that the whole pur” pose is that of punishment and the discouragement of any further activ- itles of the kind in the future. In too many cases it is anticipated that the breaking of laws will result in the imposition of a fine, which is only too gladly paid, it being recog- nized all the time that such amounts simply to a license, and that it in no way discourages those involved from going out and doing the same thing over again when so disposed. Neither does it deter others from placing the same interpretation upon fines when mcney is of little or no consideration. The most powerful corrective comes through the imposing of prison sen- tences. Fines, however large in a case like that in question, would have been laughed at. They would have been quickly and willingly paid and been considered a small price for thel advantage gained. It is different with the prison sentence, for while they may be willing to pay that price for the opportunity of being of service to their country it means that similar and stiffer sentences are in store for others and on such a ground it better serves the purpose intended. The case dis- closed no cause for lenien routes in Eaetern Connecticut. CIRCULATION GOVERNOR SPRY’S ATTITUDE. Pretty good evidence has been fur- nished by Governor Spry of Utah in ‘he past few months that he stands for the upholding of the law and that he is not to be swerved from his po- sition either by an organized effort ‘o lighten the penalties where no doubt exists as to guilt or by threats upon his life made in the hope of accom- plishing the same purpose. From the attitude which the gov- ernor has manifested and which has won so much commendation through- out the country, it is not surprising that it should be followed by the an- nouncement which has just been made by him that “every lawbreaker, every man who defies law and order, every man who is opposed to law and order, will be driven out of the state.” That Governor Spry is an ardent ndvocate of law enforcement cannot be questioned, for the position which he takes indicates that he places the welfure of the state above his per- sonal future since law cnforcement is something which a great many peopie think a zood thing for others, but something to be overlocked when it is applied to ther. It is certainly no ¥ tasl: which he has set before him, but it should win the appioval and support of every law-abiding resident of the state and while he will get the OPposition of those who are anxlous to wink at the law and those who mako a Jiving by failure to observe U, ke shouid nevertheless arouse the big majority of the people of Utah to cnlistment in the cause, which he has ro boidly championed, for law enforce- ment ic not such a difficult proposition 12 the authorities in whose hands the job is entrusted, from the governor down, are alive to their responsibili- es and get the right support from the Dpeople. —_— NO CLOTURE ENTHUSIASM. Little surprise can be manifested at the action of the cavens of the demo- cratic members of the senate when a strong opposition to the passage of a tloture rule was disclosed. Not only were the supporters of such a plan imited to tkree, but the advocate of the measure, Senator Owen, is num- that the majority was by no means united. Little support was gained for the claim that the semate was not @ continuing body and that the ma- jority could adopt rules to suit itself, because it was recognized that one party hes not always been in the minority and it is even uncertain how long the democrats who are at pres- ent in the majority will remain in that position. Thus the crowding through of a cloture rule just because they are now strong enough to do so, if the whole party strength could be thrown in its behalf, is recognized as likely to act as a boomerang, and come back ‘to bother them some day when they have been shorn of their pres- cnt power. CAPTAINS BOY-ED AND VON PAPEN. For months Captain Boy-Ed has been in the public eve because of the manner in which he has been indirect- ly involved in many of the plots which have been unearthed in this country, and with him Captain von Papen has of late been brought into prominence. As military representatives of their country they have been active for a long time in operations which have been detrimental to the interests of this country as a neutral nation, and at the same time especially $harmful to the industrial and commercial in- terests of the country which were be- ing conducted entirely within the rights of a neutral nation. It has been disclosed that Boy-Ed was the paymaster of all the German agents who have been engaged in the operations -which have given so much trouble in the United States since the opening of the war. This government has not been hasty in arriving at its conclusions. Its mistake, if any has been made, has been the toleration of such operations as long as it has, but it is fortified now, however, with con- vincing proof that it is fully justified in the step which has been taken of declaring Boy-Ed and von Papen per- sonae non gratae and in asking for their recall. They have done, enough without waiting for further revelations or futurc plots to develop and when steps are being taken to remedy un- just conditions it is advisable to get at the head of such propaganda as well as those who are working under their direction. Thus the two attaches of the German government should go and the quicker the better, and if there are others engaged in similar opera- tions they likewise should be treated in the same way. MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. There have been many instances during the war in Europe which are going to be referred to in the future as missed opportunities. They have prevailed upon both sides. They have undoubtedly contributed to the length of the war, but how much is difficult to say. Much of it was due to lack of preparation, lack of supplies and forces, or an inadequate understand- ing of the real conditions prevailing in_the enemy’s lines at the time. It has been claimed that had the re- cent hombardment and drive launched by the allies in northern France con- tinued for two hours more a victory of tremendous proportions would have been won. Similar reports accompanied the drive of the Germans into Russia, where the armies of the czar were in danger of being surrounded on sev- eral occasions, while the conquering of Servia has been greatly aided through the failure of the allies, dip- lomatically and otherwise to put an army into the field in that locality of suficient proportions to hold back the crushing attack from two direc- tions. The result in Servia is that while promises have been made by the al- lies the central powers have been nct- ing. Small British and French forces are doing what little they can and like Servia have been waiting for addi- tional help. The opportunity for pre- venting the drive through that coun- try has been lost and the effort must now be made through such additional help as Italy and Russia are sending to accomplish the much harder task of driving out the invaders than of re- pulsing them at the outset of the Ser- vian movement. The proper ccopera- tion of the allies in this theater may be about to be realized, but it only emphasizes what might have been ac- complished could they have moved to- gether and in numbers at the right time, EDITORIAL NOTES. According to his late testimony Mr. Mellen has been giving away some secrets in that Grand Trunk mystery. With about half of the Ford party press representatives there is no chance that the excursion will lack publicity. Even with the four shipping men in jail and the attaches recalled, there will be plenty of trouble makers left if reports are true. Many people can sympathize at this season of the yvear with the city of Bath, which finds itself short of funds lana forced to borrow. When each side reports the loss at Gorizia as appalling and enormous it doesn’t require any stretching of the imagination to believe both. The news that the wedding at Wash- ington is to be restricted to members of the family will not cause any ela- tion among the dressmakers. Austria is pretty prompt to ask for apologies from this country, but it re- quires a long time to get any explan- ations of its high-handed acts. The report comes from Mexico that Villa is insane. He has shown since his early break with Carranza that it didn’t take much for him to get mad. It is a significant fact that Senator Clarke, the leader in the opposition to the ship purchase bill should be chosen as pro tempore president of the senate, The great regret in this movement for peace headed by Henry Ford is that he didn’t start it a year and a half ago while the plans for war were bered among ‘he party leaders who ind it inadvisable to try to push through such an alteration in the rules of the upper house. Actlon amounting to the same thing has been incleated by the small amount of inierest that has been man- |tested in its adoption. The absence of mthusiasm was indicated by the in- Mbility to get 2 quorsm for the past several weeks of the committee to whom tho matter was referred, while In the past Zew éays it has heen made ipparent that it would be finpossible lo secure the acoption of any such *nange under any of the pluns pro- sosed. Net only did it become apparent ihat the republican members were op- Mpsed ot the jdea, but it was evident T e e o~ under discussion. If there is any difficulty in secur- ing safe passage home for Boy-Ed and von Papen the difficulty might be overcome jf Germany should send a cubmarine after them. Germany is reported as intending to continue a monthly levy of eight mil- Lon dollazs on the Belgians. No wonder they are anxious to keep that country for their own. The man on the corner says: Even though a fellow appreciates the wag of a dog's tall, he never appreciates the fact that he looks easy to the chap who believes the world owes him & living. TR SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE Allow grom four to eggs jo eash quart of in a cus be turned from tbe mould. To take disagreeable medicine, one or two cloves or hold icc in mouth until the tongue is chilled. eat tha 4 weak solution of oxalle acid, used for stralned fingers, is good. For min- or atains, lemon juice {s helpful. After wasbing e lamp chimney, pol- ish with dry ealt to meke the glass i ane Seawet it from crack- ng. A teaspoonful of vinegar added to the water In which black stockings are rinsed will keep them a good eolor. ‘When the suede belt or purse be- comes greasy lcoking, try rubbing it with a fine emery paper. It will look like new. A few pieces of gum camphor kept in the boxes in which silver is pack- ed in wrappings will prevent its turn- ing dark. For something new and dainty spread the buttered fudge pan with minced dates before turning the candy into it. Tooth powder is excellent for clean- ing jewelry. Rub it on with a nail brush and then rinse off with scalding water. To get the full nutriment from a potato it should be cooked in the skin, as valuable food salts Me just inside the covering. When you find it difficult to remove rusty screws or nails from wood, try letting kerosene soak into the wood around them. ‘When the stove becomes soiled with soot, try putting a piece of zinc on the coals. The vapor produced will clean out the soot. Salt thrown into the oven immedi- ately after something has been burn- ed in it will make the objectionable odor less noticeable. There &hould be three pairs of scis- sors in the kitchen—one for dicing vegetables, one for trimming fish and one for general use. A PRACTICAL PRESENT. So few girls know where or how to keep their shoes that a shoe bag is always a welcome gift. An additional reason in its favor is that it is so easy to make. A yard or a yard and a half of chintz, and a few yards of a braid to match are all the materials needed. This bag had best be ma- chine made because it will undergo rather heavy wear and hand sewing may not stand the strain. Cut off about two-thirds of the goods to use as the back of bag. The other third cut in two or three long strips, each of which should be about ten inches wide. A strip of braid must be sewed on the top of each strip. _These are to serve as the pock- ets. Turn in the raw edges of the back piece by machine. Then sew on the two or three long pocket strips, fastening them to the back piece at| the sides and at the bottom, the braid- ed top of each strip being left loose. Then, on each long strip, mark off spaces about six inches wide and fast- en_them by machine. This makes iwo or three rows of four or five emall pockets, each pocket being big enough to hold a pair of shoes. There should be about four inches between each row of pockets. Now the bag must be outlined in braid and each row of pockets must be finished off with braid. Finally loops of rib- bon are fastened the top, so that the bag may be on the closet door. to hung HEALTH AND BEAUTY. A course of gopd facial massage helps put the s in condition for the winter. Facial massage stimulates the circulation in (he face, and this, of course, remedies many skin defects. A course of sensible also do much to remedy that the summer has Drink plenty of water, not to cold. Eat as much fruit as you can relish Lemonade and orange juice should be dieting _will sl flaws brought about. preferred to ice cream soda and sun-| daes. A glass of hot water half an hour before breakfast and half an homg before bedtime also works good results. If summer suns have freckled your skin very badly, use some good freckle lotions to remove them. One that is recommended by specialists is made of the following ingredients: Four ounces of lactic acid, two ounces of glycerin, one ounce rosewater. Mix the ingredients well and bottle the lotion. Apply it three or four times a day to the freckles with a piece of clean gauze, Cive the face thorough attention when bathing. If it is very dusty wash it softly with warm water in which there are a few drops of toilet water, without soap. Then pat it part- Iy dry and then rub it well with pure cold cream. Leave the cream on for half an hour and then wash the face thoroughly with warm water and cas- tile or some other mild soap. Rinse it in cool water, in which there is a little benzoin, and dry it thoroughly. Such a bath’ will do nothing to ir- ritate the skin made sensitive by summer winds and suns and will cleanse it thoroughly. Here is something €o harmless that oné need have no fear of using it, yet is said to be a most excellent bleach: Beat the white of an egg to a stiff froth, add the juice of a lemon and placg in a pan of water on the stove so that the hot water around the pomade will not cook or scorch the egg: stir into a smooth paste. As soon as you have stirred the mixture to a thick cream take it from the heat and use. After washing the face and neck take a little of the pomade and cover the same as in using cold cream. Rub well into the skin. As soon as the egs begins to dry rub the face with a soft towel, which takes off the paste and leaves the complexion soft, beautiful and white. No powder is necessary. CRACKING NUTS. Almost all house wives know how very hard it is to crack pecan nuts. Pour boiling water over the nuts and allow them to stand tightly covered for five or six hours. The nut meats may then be extracted easily without a trace of the bitter lining of the nut. Use nut crackors and crack lightly all around the nuts. The work is quickly done and is not at all like the old tedious process of picking out the meats from the dry nuts. The meats nearly always come out whole. WORTH KNOWING. Black cloth can be revived by first well brushing and then sponging it 1with tea or warm water to which a little ‘well has bee: Md:d a.mmonh. diluted, n AN ECONOMY. Water when macaroni has been boiled in it makes a nice thin starch for lingerie garments. Also gives a pretty gloss to colored ginghams. DICTATES OF FASHION. suits nowadays Even velvet braid bound. Flexible mnecklaces ®f rhinestones are the latest. Net rivals tulle for the making of evening gowns. Beige and mustard color are seen in the same dress. ‘Bell sleeves fall over sheer under- sleeves of tulle. A few bustle effects have appeared, but it is not probable that they will be in favor. Many of the new coats are cut in two sections and joined together at the normal waist line. In an oriental gown of green satin and antique gold lace there Is an ad- Jjustable Watteau train. The bullet shape button is to be had in pretty nearly-all materials. New side flare turbans closely fit the head, but with soaring uplift on the left side. New large sailorlike hats have graceful curves that faintly suggest the cape line. Even fur coats have the close, cen- tral fastening all the way up the front of the coat. Plaid and striped silks in dark, warm_colors, are having even more than their share of favor. Loose sack coats with narrow shoul- ders and high collars are among the quaint revivals. An evening coat of Nattier blue vel- vet and gold grosgrain silk has ac- cents of black velvet ribbon. Some of the new hats with their soft velvet crowns, have a distinct reminiscence of the beefeater and the Tam. Some charmingly gay fronted vel- veteens and similar fabrics have been made purely with a view to collars and cuffs. Now that colors are quiet and lines severe, the touch of brightness has & hundred times more importance in a costume. BOILING MILK. When boiling milk do not throw away the “skin.” As soon as the milk boils, pour into a jug, which place in a basin of cold water, and stir the milk quickly till it cools. The cream will then intermix with the milk and there will be no skin, vet the milk will be as rich as before being boiled. FOR WASHING GLASS. When washing cut glass ornaments or fine china, Cook always places a Turlish towel at the bottom of the bowl. She finds this very safe as It prevemts the articles from _getting chipped by knocking against the bowl. To give cut glass a very brilliant polish wash it first in hot suds and then dip in cold water, in which a handful of starch has been dissolved. Allow the glasses to drain before rubbing with a dry cloth. A spoonful of kerosene added to a kettle of very hot water will make windows, looking glasses and picture glasses bright and clear. Use a small clean cloth, wring it dry and rub over the glass. Leave for a few moments and then wipe it dry with a large clean cloth. No real polish- ing is required and the window or glass will look clean and v NEEDLEWORK NOTES. To make lace lie circle for an oval or round center- piece, roll lace very tight, tie and dip edge in water to shrink; when dry it is ready to sew to material. flat and form a se of your embroidered at are out of style by mak- into slipover corset covers. ing them cut out the sleeves and open under arm seams, sew up the back or front, finish with small tucks or strips of lace. Cut out the neck large enough to slip over head. Cut in shape from shoulder to under arm, finish with lace, put tape on back Have any of you needleworkers been annoyed by having your fancy work appear rough and uneven? If so you will appreciate a susgestion which will prevent such a condition, if you will but-remember the pre. caution next time you take any fan® cy stitches. After drawing a thread from the skein pass it lightly between the tip of the first finger and the thumb, to find out which way the twist runs. This can easily be learn- ed with very little practice, and upon this depends the regularity of the shading and the smoothn of the work. Insert the thread in the eye of the needle so as to have the twist seem to run down from the needle. If the opposite end of the thread is in- serted in the needle, theri the thread will be drawn through the linen against its twist, which causes rough- ness and knots. 5 MAKING CHRISTMAS GIFTS. A dainty gift, which should prove welcome to all girls, I8 a small bag filled with powdered cotton balls for gusets. One seen recently was made in net, so that you could see its con- tents andl realize its purpose. Those made in silk or a close woven cloth are rather impractical, as the guest might come and go without ever knowing that the little bag held pow- der pads for her usage. The net ones disclose their purpose at once. To make such a bag take an ordin- ary square of white or cream net about twelve or fifteen Inches square. The raw edges can be covered with satin_ribbon_about two inches wide one inch to be lald along the outside the other along the inside. Now, if the points of the square are held to- gether a the top, the net will hang in a bag. A narrow ribbon band should be sewed around the neck of this bas, just where the ribbon edge hangs in 1cops from the points. Through this band quite a long gathering ribbon should be run. Then the edged points are allowed to hang down -over the sides, making a pretty little rose snaped bag. The gathering ribbon should be long enough to hang the bag up with, when it is closed. This is attractive done in ecru met with blue ribbon or in White with a soft pink ribbon. To make the little individual pow- der pads, take a roll of ordinary sani- tary cotton and break it off in little bunches. In the centre of each little wad sprinkle some good face powder, then tie a bit of pink or blue ribbon around $5.00. now 39c¢ to $2.75. 19¢, 35¢. the lot. condition. 116 Broadway, Orders taken for the Phone 833-13 A CASH SALE A Sweeping Reduction On All Corsets BUST AND HIP CONFINERS PINK AND BLUE KNICKERBOCKERS UNDERVEST AND SANITARY GOODS Corsets that were $2.50 to $8.00, now $1.98 to Bust and Hip Confiners that were 50c to $3.50, Knickers were 50c to 75¢, now 389¢c, 49¢. Undervest, some without straps, were 35¢c, 75¢, now Goodwin’s Pink and White Brocade Corsets among Not all sizes in any line, but all goods in good Corsetiere and Ladies’ Haberdasher MAIE RICHNOND nearly opposite Davis Theatre 373 Fifth Avenue, New York See reading notice elsewhere Goodwin's Corset of the edges like a lif 0 _that the cotton is shaped ball. When the guest has po 1itth she throws it into the waste basket Make about a dozen or eighteen of theso little powder balls to each bag. CONCERNING WOMEN. ‘welghs Miss only ninety pounds, has been appoint- ed a deputy sheriff at Patchogue, L. Frances Seitz, who 1 Germany has announced the re- moval of restrictions in the case of girls under 16 who wish to marry. Two Chinese girls, beneficiaries of the Chinese government, have entered the freshman class at Vassar college. Dr. Ah Mae Wong, the first Chin- ese woman to practice medicine in her own country is now visiting the Uni- ted States. The Women's Medical School of London has trained 600 women doc- tors now In practice and has 220 stu- dents on its rolls, Female telephone operators who have served ten years with the Chica- gc_Telephone company receive a sal- ary of 350 per month. Even the posts of house physiclans and house surgeon in the English hos- pitals, heretofore always held by men are now offered to women. ‘The German government has sent a woman doctor, Dr. Mary Koch, to Turkey, where she will look after the health of the soldiers fighting there. TO WASH SILK LACE, Silk lace should be soaked in milk over night, then washed in warm soap- svds. Rinse and pin out smooth on a clean ironing board until dry. Do not tron it. TO CLEAN TILES. Often the tiles on a hearth become s0 stained that water will not clean them. Try rubbing them with a piece of flannel soaked in turpentine, then polish with a dry cloth. The tiles will soon look fresh and new. RECIPES. Cream Walnut Cake—Sift to- gether three times one cup sugar, one and one-half-cups flour, two teaspoons baking power. Break one egg into measuring cup, fill cup with milk, beat well into dry ingredients and add three tablespoons of melted butter. Beat all well and bake in layer cake pans. Walnut cream for filling—One and one-half cups milk, scalded, one egg well beaten, scant one-half cup sugar, dessert spoon each of flour and corn- starch, one-fourth teaspoon salt, mix all with ezg, add to milk and cook in double boiler until quite thick. When coobs¥lavor with vanilla and add one cup of hickory nuts, ground fine. (I put mine through meat chopper). Spread on cake. If you prefer use a white frosting on top and decorate with whole nut meats. Eggl Plum Pudding—One cup bread crumbs, two cups flour, one cup suet chopped fine, one cup raisins, seeded, one cup currants, one cup chopped apples, one and one-half cups sugar, one and one-half cups sweet milk, one tablespoon soda, level, one teaspoon cloves, one teaspoon cinna- mon, one-quarter pound citron. Boil six 'hours. After it begins to boil well, keep on a slow, steady boil. Stories of the War Germans Plan Railroads for Belgium. What is expected to be the finest stretch of railroad in Europe is plan- ned by the German military authori- ties to connect Alx-la-Chapelle and Brussels. Already a line of surveyors’ posts marks the route of the new road from the German frontier to the heart of Belgium, and work has be- gun on the tunnel through which it will pierce the hills between Wonck and Lixhe. The line will be four tracked all the way, and roadbed and bridges will be built to bear the heaviest and fastest trains. According to present plans, the first trains will be run sometime during 1917 ‘The gains to Germany from the construction of the mew railroad are largely strategic. Parts of the old lines connecting the German border with Brabant and Antwerp cross Dutch territory. The new route ob- viates this "difficulty, establishing easy connections with all parts of Belgium. A railroad similar to that now un- der contruction was proposed to Bel- glum a few years ago by German The War a Year Ago Today Dec. 6, 1914, Allies made further advances in northern France. Germans occupied Lodz- and drove a wedge into Russian cente: One of the Przemys! forts fell. Russians shelled Cracow at fong range. Turks occupied Keda. Forty British and French wi vessels arrived off the Dardanelles. Ruselan aviators attacked Bres- lau forts. French aviators attacked Frei- burg. capitalists, but met with opposition from the city of Liege, which would have suffered heavy loss from the di versian of traffic to a more _direct route between Germany and Brussels. Zeppeline Help “Shop Early.” Zeppelins_have been more effective arguments for shopping early than all the pleas ever presented by the mer- chants’ association and _salesmen unfons of London. Ome of the larg- est department store in London now closes at 5 p. m. The others close at 6 and 6.30, depending on their loca- tion. But late shoppers are becoming fewer, while morning shoppers have increased materially. Darkened streets besides keeping people home of nights have hurt the business of cheap jewelers and of those whose sales depend largely on their window displays and electric lights. Women Working on Tunnel. Women laborens are successfully wielding the pick and shovel in the work of excavating the new Fried- richstrasse tunnel in Berlin, accord- ing to the German newspapers. The tunnel is a part of the new subway of the capital. The experiment with woman laborers is said to have been 80 successful that it will be tried oh weveral other important contracts. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Prostrate Poland. Mr. Editor—Although we know that war brings its sufferings to the coun- try the battles are fought in as much as it does to the countries who fight the battles, the situation in Europe must be far worse than we can imag- ine. We hear and read stories with- out number of Herolc Serbla and Bleeding Belgium, but to my mind prostrate Poland deserves as much sympathy, for where it took the Ger- manic armies but a few weeks to conquer Belgium and Serbia, Von Hindenburg -and the Grand Duke Nicholas gambled for Warsaw for over a year with thelr great armies pushing this way and that over Po- land. Poland has had_the most thankless Job in history. For years she beat back the Tartar and Turk who were lon their way from the far east to wreck western civilization. She never made an alliance with a foreign pow- er: wshe never asked for money or men; she never expected thanks—and she got none. While trying to quiet internal disorders of her own, she was set_upon by three great powers and partitioned off to them as they saw ft. A Pole recently told me that if Po- land had the boundaries today that she had at the time of the partition, she would have an area of over 400,- 000 square miles and a population of 360,000,000 square miles of which 9,000, 000 are in Austri. When the Austro- Germans broke the Russian lines, and drove them north and eastward, fin- ally crowding them out of Poland al- together, they annexed a country of 49,159 square miles, or as large @ the State of New York whose area is giv- en as 49,220 square miles. In the partition, the Powers agreed to allow “Cracow to be a free, inde- pendent and neutral city How long was forever. years in this case! Then it was ab- sorbed by Austria, with the consent of the other two, and has since re- mained under the .Hapsburg banner. Treatles were as much “scraps of paper” in those days as they are in thes. No man ever struggled harder for the liberty of Poland than Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Pole of whom we have just reason to be proud, for in the dark days of our American Revolu- tion, his skill as a constructor of de- fenses showed itself to American ad- vantage. How have we honored this great Polish-American hero? There are a few memorials to him in this country, but West Point will always stand as a tribute to Kosciuszko's he- roism. The Polish Falcon has never yet been tamed. It is said that its sits quiet and nurses its wounds, sullenly bearing its captivity and waiting for The Day. Will the end of this war show The Day? It has struggled hord for its inde- oendence. Once under Thaddeus of Warsaw they swept tne Kussians from the territory, but Prussia came to the aid of the czar and at the battle of Maciejowice, Poland received its final blow. There Thaddeus of Warsaw as wounded and poets tell us that Freedom shrieked when Koscluszko tell.” Although this country”has no rela- tions with Kingdom of Poland, the country of Poland furnished ws’ with two of the most brilliant generals of the day, Pulaski and Koscluszko: and to the latter especially belongs much of the credit for the American suc- cess in the war. We should not forget the country which is now in the position we were in our struggle for independence, and which furnished us with Thaddeus Kosciuszko, the hero, in the war of 1776, EARLE M. WOOD Taftville, Conn, Dec. 2, 1915. NEW BOOKS “Marvels of Our Bodily Dwelling,"— By Mrs, Mary Wood-Allen, M. D., with introduction by _Sylvanus Stall, D. D. Cloth. Illustrated cover. 328 pages. Published by Vir Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Price $1.20. This is a wonder-tale about this marvelous body of ours. It is a beau- tiful building, more exquisitely ap- pointed than any structure of man's creation. 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