Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 28, 1915, Page 4

Qggmwu h é?nllelm and gaa?::z‘ 119 YEARS OLD Subscription price 1Zc a week; 50c a monih; §6.00 a yenr. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn,, as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Office 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantic Office, Room 2, Murray Bulilding. Telephone 210. Nonmh Tue:day, Dec.. 23, 1915, eeacessssses: *The Circulation of The Bullein The Bulletin has the largest 3 circulation of any paper in Eastern H : i i gConnecunul and from three to four g times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- ch and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it 1 delivered to.over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered the local daily. Fastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hurdced and sixty- five postoffice districts, and sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every} i3town and on all of he R. F. D. % routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATIORN 1901, average........ 1905, average......... e S 920 H 9,100; December 25 .. PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS. It has long been anticipated that much good would result from a Pan- . American congress made up of lead- ers in the respective nations and call- ed for the purpose of advancinz the . interests not of any one in particular, ,but of all in general and in the \\'\)= which are most needed. Thls congre: is now assembled at W. on fcr a two weeks' session an results ! of its deliberations should be as pro- nounced and far reaching as the dis- ,cussion which can take place within that time will permit. There can be no question but what the relations between the countries in the Americas should be on a better basis. This is nothing which has been recently recognized for it aimed at for a long this country and while persistent ef- forts have been made to impress the others with the feeling of this country there has been no time like the pres- ent for bringing about a more intimate and closer social and trade relation- ship for the mutual benefit of all con- cerned, The opportunities of the Americas and their dependence upon each other have never been sct s effectively as they have been as the result of the , war in Europe. The time ripe for 'them to make the most of the situa- tion and if it has not been fully appre- ciated in the past, there can be no ex cuse for any failure to reach a better understanding in the future if the con- «gress accomplishes half what is ex- pected of it. With the representatives of 22 re- publics gathered here it will not be ‘solely the interchange of ideas which !will take place there that will settle ’the matter, but the carrying baci shome of the sentiment of that gather- \Ing which will make possible the ce- menting of closer relationships. TYPHUS IN MEXICO. With ths breaking out of typhus fever in Mexico that country has re- iceived a warning that it must begin & systematic housecleaning, and do so at once, if it cxpects to check the ravages of that dread disease. The ’ conditions which exist in many of the larger cities of that republic as the result of the war are just those in which the disease flourishes, and where it will gain a stronger foothold unless tmmediate steps are taken to remedy the situation, Mexico is in many wigs like Servia was when the epidemic Of that disease 'bruke out in that country and It must undergo the same sort of treatm and the introduction of sanitary mea ures before it can expect to check the disease. The warning to clean up is therefore one which cannot be disre- garded if Mexico hopes to escape a condition worse than the revolution breuzht, It is a situation in which this coun- try is naturally much interested be- cause as long as the epidemic prevails there it is a menace to the health of this country and it is therefore only to be expected that the United States would be willing, as it is, to aid its neighbor to the south’in ridding itself of typhus. It was a wonderful ser- vice which was rendered Servia under similar circumstances and Carranza cannot afford to minimize the impor- tance of giving battle w ali the forces he can command to this terror which is more destructive than war, but which always follows in its wake unless strenuous efforts are made to prevent it. Mexico is going to have plenty of opportunity for applying san- itary measures for a long time to come. GOOD- ROADS STOP WASTE. Surprise is often expressed at the fact that the driver of an automobile prefers to go a number of miles out of his way in reaching a certain point, but it will be invariably found that such a course is followed because bet- ter roads are offered, and better roads are preferable not solely for comfort, but because it lowers the cost of oper- ation and means less wear and tear upon the machine. A Florida driver in giving his expe- rience on poor roads declares that it costs fully two cents more a mile to run a machine over such hishways than it would if smooth surfaced roads were available. Such a sum might be considered insignificant, but it mounts up fast and presents a sizeable amount lost if a season’s driving is taken into consideration, but there is the waste also which goes along with it in the depreciation of the car's value because of the hard usage which it gets on bad roads. Thus when there is a careful figur- ing up of the advantages of good roads by the autoists there is no question whatever about the benefit which they furnish and there can be little surprise that it is figured that the longest way arqund is the cheapest way to the ob- jective point. And it is the same with other users of highways regardless of the vehicle or the motive power they use, so that it is but natural that there should be a widespread demand for good roads throughout the natlon, for waste even among the autoists is a matter which cannot be wisely over- looked under existing conditions. Bad roads never prove attractive to any users, but an improved highway meets not enly the demands of the transient user, but of all those in whose neigh- borhood it is located. PROTECTING STEAMSHIPS. In spite of the efforts that have been made to protect steamships asainst the plotters, who have been 0 successful in getting bombs aboard the ships and in destroying cargoes, the fires break out periodically, which malkes it evident that while the pro- tective measures which have been adopted may be offering a certain amount of discouragement and making the operations more difficult, they are not entirely successful in putting a stop to such plots, as is evidenced by the discovery of another sugar ship, the Inchmoor, afire at its Brooklyn pier, which resulted in a $100,000 loss. While spontancous combustion may be possible in sugar and there is no ater assurance against that now than at any other time, the situation is such that little credence can be giv- en the excuse. The fact is as stated by Captain Pye of the Inchmoor that thousands of sugar ships sailed the seas before the war without such fires occurring and it is not to be supposed that there is any more reason for fires to break out out now from spontaneous combustion than at other times. It unquestionably the fact that the fires are the result of well laid plans and that while the wharves and vessels are being guarded with such care that it would be impossible for plotters to do their work there, it is not improbable that the causes for the fires have been placed in the susar before it reaches the vessels and that the protective measures for preventing such fires must include stricter super- vision of the product from the time it leaves the refinery until it is packed away in the hold of the vessel. Those who are seekins the destruction of such cargoes are getting in their work even though it is impossible to do it on the ships or the piers. HOLDING UP PARCEL POST. The rights of neutrals and the rights f belligerents have been much dis- cussed questions from the opening of the war. They have bumped up a i v in many instances a isions of interna- tional law rights have frequently got- condary consideration. t Britain has persisted in inter- ith trade between neutral na- s well as in shutting off com- merce with belligerent countries and | having been successful in accomplish- inz its purpose of keeping a certain amount of the supplies away from the central powers it has rot only held up shipping for ‘long periods, but it ha even seized mail on the high seas. Though it may have the rizht to con- sider parcel post as freight and take it when it desires for the purpose of cutting off all amounts of food- be shipped in such a costly manner to its enemy because that is not protected b; confe the The Hazue nce regulations, that does not zive it the right to seize first class matter. Sweden has shown its resentment of the stand whick Britain has talten relative to parcel post between that and other neutral countries, by stoppinz all Bri by way of Sweden to Ru likely to bring Gres on of the which neu- trals are placed and it will be inter- esting to see how it will get around the obstacle which Sweden has im- posed in the transportation of British parcels. It is a question whether the benefit gained by Great Britain in seiz ing parcel post will be sufficient to warrant its continuance in face of th taken by Sweden, which i showing that it can play the same| game. EDITORIAL NOTES, With the Christma shortest days of the year are yet to come. There are only a few days left now ing it 1916. rd makes it quite evident 1t iike to be connected roposition. Henry that he with a Even though King Peter of Servia lost his crown during his escape he wasn’t the first to leave his country. The man on the corner says: Along atout this time of year human nature appears to undergo a change for the better. The nature of Mr. Ford's illness is only briefly stated, but the actions of that peace party is enough to make anyone sick. The absence of Christmas tree fires this year indicates that much valuable attention has been given to the sub- ject of prevention. That member of the Ford party who thinks it a shame to waste the money, f:\i!ed to save his part of the expenses when he had a chance. From the losses reported from the Dardanelles it is apparent that the Charge of the Light Brigade must henceforth take a back seat. In ordering the name of Nowogecr- glewsk changed to Modlin, the kaiser is evidently trying to make it more popular with the reading publiec. Between the slippery pavements and the new law permitting the sale of horseflesh the old Dobbins of that city are likely to feel pretty well cut up. From the way in which General Joffre removes officers who fail to get results it is quite evident that only the fittest are to be found in high places. If, as the result of the sinking of its liner Japan decides to take active part in the war again, the central pow- ers may wish that the, vessel had been allowed to get away It is now reported that Backer Sin- clair of the Federal league had much fun in his venture. There are a lot HER OBDURATE FAMILY said the talkative woman who get on the train at Kenwood, to her friend in the hat with a gold fence around it, “you may take up that diet system of getting thin if you want, but perhaps you have a different family If I end my days on a museum platform with people paying admission to gaze on me it's all Hen- ry's fault and the children's! saw people act so! “I had grown tired of having the swanlike saleswomen cough discreetly when readymades and murmur things to the effect that of course that style suited the long lines helping to floated out from the parlor draperies|from the rest of the town accounts and and called him pet names. “Ethel and Lester were almost as|the town school committee. I pointed out to them that it was nothing but sheer selfishness for them to balk my project to become thin and i and I half suspected that they were just plain jealous. , as I remarked to him, re- sembled a football, Ethel was decidedly roly-poly and Lester was no shadow. Yét they who had not the seif-denial and courage to diet wished to deprive me of the grand results! Ethel burst into tears and said® she couldn’t sand it to have me look so thin, because she knew I was going to that moment measured thirty inches and I seemed in no danger of fading away. When I s 20, I told Ethel, I had an eighteen inch waist and was a fragiie person, whereupon she assured me that was from mine! me so well, conceal my stoutness! that of course the dress I adm&red was but—cough—did think I'd like all that gathered effects around the hips? i the least too stout to wear it, they thought, maybe, perhaps- “And at home Ethel had begun to steps and Lester sweetly calling me his fat little mater and Henry looked me over seeingly one day and said jovially were getting on in years, mother, get- I was so mad I could have slapped him. “Instead 1 bought one is talking about and announced to that I was going to start in on the diet and emerge in slim, young and beautiful again. They said they though it would be great and take off vears if I'd lose thirty or forty nad to go to it! Not that I was inch waist was certain to cause at least sixteen diseases by , thank goodness, she was here to prevent my being so foolish again! said that night with a quaver in his voice, ‘won't you se eat some butter on your bread? When I survey your cheekbones and gaze upon your fast diminishing form though the officers were going burst in presently and arrest me for People will think I am too stingy to provide you If you refuse to eat I shall 'y De Vry's snake feeder and you get one full meal at least! look natural getting thin, and T won't have it!" aid the woman who got on at with my family acting so and standing guard over me at meal- time I had to quit. It just shows what an awful thing habit is and they have seeing me hope youw'll have better luck!™ “I'd like to see ‘em stop me!” said the woman with the gold fence around v. “I never heard ecution in a suffrage state in help me up “ *Angeline,” that book every a few weeks “That was all very noble and love- 1y of them, as I pointed out, sitting up as they were and eating butter cream and desserts and that I liked, while I fed on diet menus! Put I persisted and after tw I got weighed. couldn’t hope to begin to lose till three weeks had passed, but to my hysterical v I had lost eight blea about . J couldn’t over $80,000,000. ed me respectfull everything | eight pounds have been happler| The family and excitedly. “in a month more LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Schools Receive State Aid and Officers Are Subject to Law. Mr. Editor: couldn’t stand a You'd be too thin! Even now I can see You can't get toof more of it! y's issue of your son under tne pseudonym to answer your cheekbones! “After that they all watched expected to the writer a zood name under k to n\\lddl(‘ the i accuses me of . of which tr iook natural “You don’t seem the s over '.nx»m ent and so ame at all! Great Scott, you've got to stop. be a bag of bones! “I told him I never felt better in my nstitutions. T his state he will not fail institutions are not in- normal schools. about the etheral certainly was ta _but somel ehow E not get used to the idea of d that if I p ad endeavor it phlike wife. sted in my m: he found insane when a man came home tired from his day's toil expecting the door by a stout, ¢ ing wife he could not xt tries to prove that re not officers xt paragraph and in the r e town officer: . “A town is not an in- his mind ad- the political *% moting a_partic- The War a Year Ago Today New defenses of Paris complet- Germans finished fications on the Rhine. i raised siege of cow to attack Aust empting flank movement. i overnment with Ameri- British war- haps this should be o, L cent so far as pos- n armies at- commerce by t bidders after 1s wise and care protested against cancella- exeguaturs ltalian government to_export foodstufis to Germany. British consul i checked plot town school com by American te Statutes, United States took 500 refugees from Syria. A corporate body THE VELVET HAMMER A Good Natured Treatment in Verse of Some of Norwich’s Prominent Men lls in mind the | in which to get in the practice on writ- | By ARTHUR BROOKS BAKER COL. CHARLES W. GALE 'H charming versatility, this member of the race can fit th great precision into any time and place. are diversified, uplifting, rare and cholce—a gifted mind, a stal- c volce; and too, withal, a very firm and fashionable hold on certaln aggregations of our greenbacks and His talents wart form, a fine artist started in Thames National and labored as a clerk, and rose with firm persistency from such unpleasant work till he became the cashier of this interesting bank, performing with ex- treme success the duties of his rank. in the famous C. more alacrity than he. He won his colonel title . G, where few could swing a sword with made a trip around the world to see the other guys, and manifested evidences of polite surprise at their extreme va- rieties of customs, clothes and lcoks, and the peculiar hoaxes perpetrated by their cooks; accumulating evidence which led him to insist that Norwich is a bully place for people to exist. E’'S high amongz the M: asons, but his broadest spread of wing is when he leads the joyful choir and teaches them to sing; for whether ii's an anthem whose majestic praises roll, do re me f2 sol, he likes to listen to the human volce in social song, devoting many leisure hours to drum practice on of other places willing to organize a league under the same conditions for his entertainment. S push the sport 2! public use. Our schools are ml—d and es- tablished to state law and under certain itions receive state aid. They are, therefcre, an institu- tion receiving state aid. The school accounts are kept entirely separate the money is paild out upon orders of ALBERT BOARDMAN. Norwich, Conn., Dec| 27, 1915. Stories of the War Hindenburg’s View of the War. Fleld Marshal, General von Hinden- burg, does not believe that the end of the Eureopean war is imminent, ac- cording to a statement he made to a representative of the Vienna Neue Freie Presse, who, on the occasion of the interview, dined with the general “The French,” said the Field Mar- shal, “still want Alsace-Lorraine, when we hold Lille instead of their being in possession or Strassburg. That is hardly a normal mental make-up. But if they want Alsace-Lorraine so bad- ly why don’t they come and get it. The English also seem bent upon con- tinuing the war, despite the fact that two lords make beautiful peace speeches. Of course, from India come reports which should place a damper upon the war spirit of the English, but we must wait to see if these re- ports are tru At any rate England has an Achilles’ heel, and when I say this I don’t think of India alone. “The Russian Czar and his govern- ment also want to continue the war, and the oft-announced revolution keeps people waiting. The odd feat- ure of the situation is that none of these nations notice that they are sacrificing themselves for England. In short, it does not look like peace. “Germany cannot sheath her sword. Certainly, there is no German who would not hail with joy the moment when this horrible spilling of blood. shall have come to and end. They plunged us into this war and now they oblige us to continue it.C an Germany make peace overtures? Such overtures would be interpreted as a sign of weakness, and in the entire hostile press would shout: “Germany can't go any further and has to beg for peace! We are obliged, therefore, to continue fighting until our antag- onists are convinced of their dfeeat, which today they do not yet believe. “Germany must not show that she is tired of the war, and what is more we are not tired of the war. The sit- uation is constantly improving for us. Even the road to the orient is now open. For us it is not a question of seeing this thing through, or preserv- ing, but of being victorious.” Speaking of the military situation, von Hindenburg said that the tactical position of the German forces was ex- cellent. The German troops in the east occupied a most favorable strategical line. His plans for the future, the Field Marshal would not touch upon. The Russian army still had “human material,” he said “but the military value o fthis material is considerable lower than that of the Russian sol- diers during the first year of the war. The broth is getting thinner. For that reason it is pure swindle when the Entente press speaks of the organiza- tion of new Russian armies. With the reserves who are now being called in, the Russians can do no more than fill up_the organizations already exist- ing. New armies can not be formed of them. The lack of officers would prevent this, and this problem must be pressing indeed when they make officers out of young students. Of ammunition they have enough: Japan, especially, has furnished a great deal. During the heavy fight- ing in July and August, the Russians may have occasionally been a littie short of ammunition, but to give this as the reason for their defeats is merely a lame excuse. At all import- ant points where decisive actions took place they had enough ammunition. In Kovno we found whole mountains of ammunition, and in Kovno espec- ially it was shown that the defeats of the F ans were due io other 5 Its location alone made Kov- no one of the strongest of fortresses, and when an army surenders such a position without ling it to the lim- it of endurance, it becomes clear that army is demoralized. It does not seem that the morale of the Russian rmy has improved since then. Our soldiers take prisoners of war who fall upon their captors’ necks and with tears in their eves thank them for having been captured.” To the question whether or not he thought a new Russian offensive like- ly, Field Marshall von Hindenburg re- probable, but they may try one never- plied “A new Russian offensive is not theless. In war one gets rid of the shetic hab ticularly when ing with intentions of the antag- onist.” Of the possibility of having to t simultaneously an offensive east d west, the Field Marshal said: f they attack us east and west, DIFFICULT “FLAPPER"” ALL ARBED AT LAST “Flappers” are universally hard to garb. This one is modishly set up in a suit of navy broadcloth seal banded. The ubiquitous belt has been displac- ed by a double silk cord, the ends of which are finished with sealballs. With the suit goes a blue velvet hat wreathed with a band of tiny ostrich feathers. TRIANGLE PHOTOPLAYS Douglas Fairbanks —IN— THE LAMB i o™ MY VALET [208Fone - CUNNINGHAM & COVENEY The Motor Boat Friends 3 SHOWS DAILY AT 2:15, 6:45, 8:45 ¥ /0d20cs Today AUDITORIUM (unr o . THE FOUR WINDERMERS 5%, ~PARAMOUNT FEATURE— FANNIE WARD in THE MARRIAGE OF KITTY n the ER THE MIMIC FOUR In the Delightful Offering “THE DAY AFTER" MAX YORK *85:i's Novel Acrobatic Act Intreducing Five Clever Canine Performers The Girl With the Violin TRIXIE FIELDS Singing and Talking we safl beat them back east and west.” Von Hindenburg was generous in his praise of the Bulgarian army, and spoke in glowing terms of the Austro- Hungarians, especially of their general staff chief, Conrad von Hoetzondorf. “A crushing defeat of the Italians would particularly please me,” he said. “This war can not close without its three principal culprits, England, Ser- bia and Italy suffering the penalty which is rightfully theirs.” Field Marshal von Hindenburg also talked in a lighter vein. Reference was made to the statue of himself in Berlin Into whick people drive nails as a token of their pledge to contri- bute to charitable purposes. It was said that the huge wooden statue was more impressive of its sl than of its beauty. “They can nail me right heartily,” said the Field Marshal with a smile, “so long as doing so brings in much money for good purposes. He had merely done his duty, said von Hindenburg in rejoinder to a re- mark concerning his great popularity among the German people. He did not wish to be feted, but, if necessary, to meet popular wishes, he could have himself stuffed and placed on exhibi- tion. 0"'HFJ! VIEW POINTS The number of people interested in helping the unfortunate has materially increased and the work of the chil- dren of the public schools, the Boy Scouts, social organizations and se- parate individuals, has given an im. petus to the agencies which hav heretofore been considered as the only agencies to be considered. The indi- vidual who gives of himself as well as of his money, gives doubly. The creation of the Good Fellows club, the opening of their new hall by” the Elks to the Boys club and their plans for entertainment, are all in line with the kind of charity which is synonymous with good will and community inter- est.—Meriden Record. It is not surprising that there is objection to the plan to tax electric signs. Innovationd, particularly when they introduce new ways to take money from the taxpayers, always meet with objection. The particular objection which is raised in connec- tion with the hanging sign ordinance is that the tax is out of proportion to property taxes This, of course is & matter t.at can be adjusted if the city really determines on a policy of taxing ssrs. It is, perhaps, open to debate as to whether the city should tax signs and marquees. It is con- tended :hat signs are a benefit to the ity, that they aid materially in light- ing up the business section and draw Colonial Theatre “THE PLOUGHSHARE,” Edison 4 Part Feature Film THE DREADFUL PIT trade to localities thus lighted. besides giving strangers to the city a better impression than they would otherwise get. Illuminated- signs, the contention is, make for progress and prosperity and persons who install them should not, therefore, be penalized for so do- in Hartford Post. It is highly improbable that at the Gary dinner or in any other meeting of Republican leaders, the colonel has been seriously considercd as a presi- dentiai candidate. As a worker in the party ranks he will be welcomed, but as a beneficiary of Republican ballots in sufficient numbers to enable him to win, he is not even a possibility. The colonel recognizes this fact no less honestly than do Republicans. What he seeks is the defeat of the Democ- racy that now rules in the national capital. He would aid in its ejec- tion. And rrobably ways and means were considered at the now historic dinner that has been so much dis- cuseed.—Ansonia Sentinel. ‘The government had better go a lit- tle shy in this matter of a gasoline and horsepower tax. There is no more reason why gasoline should be taxed than there is why ammonia should be taxed, or cord wood. The automobil- ists are taxed now so their shoulders ache, and their pocket books gap, The fisherman and farmers with their interral explosion engines ought not lo be taxed. while the saw mills, burn- | ing saw dust, and the coal mills, burn- ing coal, do not pay a tax. Spread the taxes around equally among all, is the best way. And especially tax the munitions makers. And be sure and tax the lrokers who sell the muni- tion contracis at a great profit—New London Telegraph. That our foreign-born population contains the saving element of the nation, financially, is shown by fizures from the postoffice department to the effect that seventy-two per cent. of the deposits in postal eaving-banks belongs to those who came from other lands. The spirit of thrift and sav- iag is great in the man who knows *he value of a dollar. It is the Ameri- can who spcads his money like a dérunkea sa'lor. Down the years, when spendthrift beys and girls take unto themselves life partners who have imbued In them the principle of “a penny saved is a_penny earned” there will be a happy balancing of natures. No one loves a miser, and yet a reck- spender of money is a bad asset to the nation. There is a golden med- ium in all things.—New Brit: Her- ald Concrete piles have been patented with pipes running through their cen ters through which water can b pumped to wash away the earth and permit them to sink under their own weight. 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