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i the Ancona case alone Mo question but what ized the soundness Flean demands by its reply The answer now in authorities at Wash- | that this government g what it was jus- It concedes that the the United States, based war hes not sought to g more than its rights. to stand up for them sion arose and though tances when it could with greater firmness d, it has displaved no in pressure to bear ‘the detrimental effects ‘upon the other. “that internas i be respected and the rights “observed it has protested as to the other; when- n drose, a fact which is the action which. other ive taken thereon. Austria in the Ancona case what it was obligated to s guilty by its own state- @ transgression of interna- ms and it is in acknowl- of that it agrees to the demands. As far as the es it has met the issue right, which ot be W case in which involved, but the credit n has been seriously dis- the submarine activity in _Austrian navy has since HE TRUE ANSWER? iStrian answer in which that the commander ne who was responsible ‘of the Ancona has been Aindemnity will be paid lives lost and pledg- the shipments of iron ore showing a treme: gain while zinc mines have established a new record for output and the .production of other metals has shown an appreciable in- crease. - In manufacturing along certain lines there. has been an unprecedented amount of business. Not only are orders being taken to the limit, but the production 4s such as to clog the trans- Portation lines and the conditions which made it possible are still pre- vailing -as the new year opens. How long it will continye no man knows, but while the wave of prospeérity is dependent upon conditions beyond our limits and outsjde of our control, the future is dependent to a large extent upon the manner in which this country looks after its own weilfare. It would be more satisfactory if such devel- opment had occurred in times of peace but it is not {00 early to make prep- arations for the time when that will prevail and the country will lose the special protection which war has giy- en it. Now is the time to. take the best fma; e iy made of strong raffia worked in a simple stitch. 4An excellent gift for a friend liv- in the country is & smiall table— wing or writing. Anboscnnmt mou:im or m can be repared earty - Wiches for the chief dish. SPANISH CHICKEN. To make Spanigh - chicken prepare the chicken the same as for the south- ern the steps which are needed to make pros- |} perity permanent, - ENFORCING THE LAW. It would appear that New York's fire tommissioner is going about the | wi solution of the fire perils which exist In that city tbrough the dangerous conditions existing in the factory bufldings, in the right way. Having had submitted to him a list —of 3250 manufacturing es- tablishments where conditions are such as to cause them to be regarded as creating a serious fire hazard in- spectors ‘are’ being set to . work to make special investigations of these places with the Intentions that it they possess fanlts over which, the fire coms, missioger has authority they will be closed ‘until such & time ga the menace is removed. g Every mow and then New York Is visited by a fire in factory bulldings where many lives are threatened and where a number often perish, 'and the revelation is afterwards made that there has been a total disregard for demands of the law in giving protec- tion to life, and property, or that while orders have been issueds for necessary changes there has beén no compliance therewith. The effective way to over- come this situation is to enforce the faw and this is apparently what is being undertaken. It will be of no use for those who have been burned to death or lost their Lives by suffo- cation or jumping, but it should have | darkn the desired effect in the way of pre- Vention for the future. As long as the law and orders of authorities can be dodged, litte im- provement in the condition of factory buildings can be expected, but when the proprietors are brought to the reali- zation of the fact that they must meet the demands of the law and under- stand that the officials charged with that duty are ready to enforce them, meaning obedience or the closing of ‘would seek to continue ugh a longer period, to put confidence in es. 1t 1S a ques- true answer to the ions have been under lives were not con- fing of the Japanese dn the Mediterra- because they did aboard w by the com- es who were cases, but they ‘torpedoing of the _gent to the bottom arge loss of life and stances was there the buildings, greater respect will be paid te Fegulations, EDITORIAL NOTES. The man on the corner says:- Watch your date. Has anything occurred to knock the props out from jin under your New Year's resolutions? i It usually requires a day or two to determine just how many of the good resolutions are ingdvisable. From the way in which the auto ‘manufacturers anticipate time we can expect the 1917 models most any day, —_— Even peace talk costs money, as is evidenced by the fact that the wire- less bill on the Oscar I amounted to 50,000, Now that the kaiser has been obliged to have his neck lanced he can ap- preciate how it seems when the uhlans get after a fellow. ‘With gasbline moving up towards unheard of prices it is cheaper to crank the machine at every stop than It is to.keep it running. Possibly the prophecy of all kinds of weather this month was based upon the marriage of George Blizzard and Jessie Snow in Maryland. e < Great Britain has had three war- ships blown up in its own harbors, Nothing worse could have heppened had they been sent to opén up the Kiel canal. The fact that manufacture of picture films will be seriously curtail- ed because of a Jack of certain chem- icals from .which they are made is ll;ound to prove a hardship to mile ons, —_— Even though Eritish papers call the Austrian note an unconditional sur- come to think it over that was just add a mus! & sup. Serve garnished with baked pepper -t\lflb:’d with the giblets che crumbs, one :gr. half a butter, half a cream ory. seasoning. tomato | course thickened to the con-l-u:g,k honey before being added to the en. Serve on slices of toast With the peppers around the outer edge of the Dplatter. COTTON GLOVES BEST. Cotton gloves to wear in doing housework are cooler and better in mryvuy m-ol‘aktd‘m.‘lmu. If ught especially for urpose, get & size larger than u\lwy’wnm. HEALTH AND BEAUTY. Cultivate the spirit of contentment; all discontent and dissatisfaction ?H“' age furrows prematurely to the More infants' liveg are taken by over feeding than ' by starvation. Never liken an infant’s indigestion or diet to your own. Donot’yu-.“e:ymmfnplnmg: nursery. The s: pin or none all n\lfldiy folk—babiés, mother, nurse or maid. Do not fear the sunishine if you de- sire to keep young. The most beau- tiful things of life do not grow in the ess. Hard water should not be used en the face. If living where soft water cannot be obtained add a pinch of borax or a handful of oat or almend meal to the wash water. After dressing and when ready to go out, place a hand skeirt shows below the dress it will readily be seen and a slovenly look.mey be at eS8, cow's s *}much ible of the named. as possible last icate food . caretully. —— Women who want o fmprove their complexions should remember fresh air, sunshine and good combined with a ity of S T, i Coffee is a fairly and a little burnt on purify a sick 111 It gi5 ¢ : i i i b e b A Bpof ;ifligf FE i i :5;5 g sl g g, i ; i £ 1 b 1] fex BOOK ENDS. P i, Big ball buttons of velvet fasten tight fitting coats. - hat of 1830 is very | H tall beaver m?wnw.s-mm , 18 of sheer silk (th bright stripes over a dark There is of to_com. no Ways 2 bine matetial Wit DAt WASHING WHITE HOSIERY. R eig] cake chocolate {‘I\w hot pudding dish and steam oné our. N e cup sugar, spoontul of llollr’mlx‘d- dry % tablespoon of £ butter, -eighth | to of choocolate a& into %g‘ in with other ts in & ver all bolling water . Pour o ery | Dol uhtt) 1t tnlckons. FOR THOSE WHO MOTOR. Many people find that their com- plexions suffer considerably from the exposure that motoring entails, but the lcation of a good face cream and a little fine powder before setting out will be found to be a great pro- tection. It is fatal to wash the face in either warm or cold water after a long run; cream should again be used to remove all dust and a soothing lo- donnnlrlpflud after the former has been carefully wiped away. Some women have a great objection to goggles, on the plea they are s0 extremely unbecoming, but the wise woman will realize that prod “crowsfeet,” and that it is far better to submit to a of | temporary less beautiful appearance than to risk any permanent NEEDLEWORK NOTES. One ‘Of the unhusual new stocks is made with/ the outside cut deep enough to turn down quite on the shoulders. It could be made or linen, silk, or any material approv- ed, ®o it is kept soft. The turnover naturally turns eway at the throat from the ‘stock proper and it wrinkles ' bit, which is part of its dherm. 3 — The newest patchwork has a won- derful charm of its own. Quilts, cushions' and the like made of It should sell well at one of the many which will soon be the vogue. take, say, for a child's coverlet, a square of quiuted mushn, white for o;;nfnnm. and apply it to right colors and cut out deftly with a pair of sharp sciesors and basted onto the square of muslin be- fore they are neatly sewn round. A brown basket design filled with little oranges and lemons and grapes is handsome on a green or purple silk cushion. Cherries with their leaves are cl < Mocha Cake—One cup sugar, small plece butter, two eggs lightly beaten, pinch of salt, one cup flour with one teaspoon and ~two teaspoons town or cream of tartar, one teaspoon vanilla, | oth one cup bolling milk with one tea- spoon butter melted in It. Add in- gredients as they are printed in or- der. This majes a very thin dough, but puffs up' lightly. Filling: : A school o~ tem of cup butter melt one heaping <up | ferent towns, k % ‘tablespoons powdered sugar, two strong coffee, two- teblespoons cocoa, ome teaspoon vanilla. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR All Not Guilty Because One Oversteps Bounds. Mr. Editor: The comment of Ob- server on certain medical questions is interesting and _thought-stimulating and it raises fundamental points. indeed, distressing that in the rofession there are those who will split fees, take percentages on prescriptions, and profit in the sundry other ways of ition on thelr fel- But Ob- f sup- posing that because individuals ove: step the bounds, all medical men are combined in a trust that threatens the. liberty of the people, and that no long- er is a man’s housé his castle when the doctor knocks. There is a tyranay, if we wish to call it such—the tyranny of Nature, from whose laws no man may escape—and the medical man, as seeker, and. interpreter and supporter of tMede laws de ey apoly to (heman health, may indeed be a tyraht. But we -prefer to regard him as a man who by his knowledge of Fact, points | East the way to the freedom that comes with law and ordér. It is not so many years ago that S on wrote oOf the physician as “the flower (such as it is) of our civilidation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history he will be thought to have shared as Iittle in the defects of the period, and most potably exhibited the Virtues of the race;” and we imagine hat there are people still left to agree with him, Judicial standards in gqny commu- ity reflect fairly accurately the chwr- acter and the state of enlightenment of that community. It is not a par- ticularly pleasing comment if_there cannot be found there, for the exam- ination of our school chil - | requisite skill and of honor. field of preventive medicine—and it be | cheaper to prevent than to cure di - | ease—there is no work much more im mirror on. the | iy —— i Nmmmm““ on both coats and skiets. portant, educationally, economically or Paid s ihe growing chid, *Ger 1 paid to the X of adenoids, cure deféctive sight, check incipient tuberculosis—to mention the most obvious things—and there is un- told increase in efclency and happi- ness. The work should be done—it matters little by what officer or under what system. We agree with Observer that that a among them. We do not that Observer would to -‘Mmm: from the of -ork.udth&“h its of the ot Pasteur and and Lister, of even in our own eration that of Tru- deau and of . It may be cruel FHED 2.55F, £§Sfis B Eb’ Al ! receive state aid as the officials o‘ this school distriet do, then in my -opinion they are amenable to this law, chapter 89, section 1388. = AL BOARDMAN. ‘Norwich, Dec. 31, 1916. Deserted But For Soldiers. Were it not for the soldiery, Bel- grade would make the impression of a deserted city. An Associated Press can-u{ondant. the first American per. mitted to visit the city after its cap- ture, Was Surp to nearly or quite one-fifth of the inhab- itants - are still here. Bel had nearly 100,000 inhabitants before the and there are now some 20,000 As a result, the better sections of the city are really deserted In the full meaning of the word, and the ob- server may wander through the main streets for hours without seeing a le?r‘ of civilians. e n - comparison many Prussia, Poland and Beigium, Belgrade d&id not suffer greatly from the two bombardments which it un- derwent. Little damage was done in the main business section. Here and there o shell damaged a building more or less—none was totally destroyed— and a few houses bear the marks of exploding shrapnel shells. Consider- able damage was done to factory buildings along the Bank of the Save. ‘The chief déstruction is confined to that part of the city south of the for- tress. This section, comhprising from one fifth to one fourth of the entire city, is all but utterly destroyed. A flarce street battle here for two days, following the landing of the|im; Hungarians below the citadel. The Austro-. artlliery at first of | dropped a great number of 30.5 centi- meter shells into this section to make it impossible for the defenders to hold their ground. On the second day & Serbian division from Obrenovac, about 26 miles west of Belgrade, was marching to the suj port of the troops in the city. There- upn the Austro-Hungarian batteries 1ald thefr fire further back to curtain off the approaching reinforcements. destruct thus under fire there is hardly a single building which was not hit fairly at least once and most of the very few ug. ‘were crushed by the terrible air was he wve resulting 1] losion of the shell from the “thirty- t-five.” One of these great pro- Jectiles penetcated four fioors and. the before exploding. At nal teries. The damage Kot the 's B t: during e . The two stiil open are under military direction, with soldier- smile, and ublic d. Wrom . h L had been l Stories of the War ended. A second ciass consisted of roa learn that|had gone on irrespedtive to annex the ancient work has been of philanthropic meas: wili stand as a héritage however, is attested between 30,000 and The Polish jation 1 popul er Fror what comy i thousands of its men received em struction of tne ] way been 4 . Paiiae Ty oiharelas sarms s the face. It is peculiar that thi than m’c‘emn.hmlnomomt bilitating forward snd litlie town of surt a it. ;flh g Sk, e, hold of i E i cheerfully wish of health to the kaiser. Naugatuck is ::' parties for it has no factories, but there is no doubt. 1, ONIA mnlglnhk about the weather, whem s inclement it makes Naugatuck also work.—Waterbury Re- th‘: A problem as is nter. this city must dome to straight. fic one-way rules on a St. Mihisl—War waves have rolled around the in' its_youth,: was and