Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 18, 1916, Page 4

Zorwich Bulletin ; and @oufied 120 YEARS OLD price 12c & week; 50 & Buterod at the Postotfice at Norwich, te ostotfice a o Conn., as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: | Bulletin Business Office 450. | ©""Bulletin Editorial Rooms 35.3. i Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantie Office, Room 2, Murray Building. Telephone 210, Norwioh, Friday, Feb. 18, 1916. The Circulation of The Bulletin ! The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,068 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is 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. Bastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty- five postoffice districts, and sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin town and on all of he R. F. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION is sold in every D. 1801, average................ 44123 ; Eabearyite o DS 9,100; NEEDS AN EXPLANATION. When Germany promises this coun- try that it will not sink liners with- out warning and proper provision for the safety of those aboard, and then turns around and intimates that there will be a new submarine campaign opened shortly in which armed mer- chentmen, even though their guns are for defense purposes only, will be treated as warships, there can be no surprise that this country insists up- on knowing more about this campaign and how Germany intends to treat its former promises. The contradictory situation needs to be cleared up, for until it is and it is known just how much the promises made following the Arabic case amounts to no further progress can be made in the Lusitania case even though it has reached the stage where both sides are apparently in agree- ment. It will not take Germany long to let it be known, if it is willing to, just what it plans to do and whether it considers that past promises are swept away by the new orders which have been or are to be issued. It is possi- ble that it may intend to live up to its pledges, in which case it can have no objection to showing its hand, but it is important to know how it is go- ing to sink vessels which are carry- ing no more guns than they hava a right to under international law, as auxillary cruisers, and at the same time give warning and protection to the unresisting liners. The importance of clearing up this uncertainty before the settlement is made in the long drawn-out Lusitania case can be appreciated. This coun- try must rot be hoodwinked into any deal which will close that incident only to have one in equally as bad if not worse form appear on the horizon. FALL OF ERZERUM. ’ That Russia is elated over the suc- cess of its forces in the Caucasus re- gion now that the fortress of Erzerum has fallen into their hands and the Turks have been driven in disorder out of that region so that Russia holds the key to Armenia, is only to be expected. This fortified city was considered impregnable because of the new defenses which had been erected about it on modern plans but Russia has given ample demonstration of the fact that its strength and fighting ability have been greatly underesti- mated. ' Material assistance has been given to this campaign by the fact that the czar has gained practically full con- trol in the Black sea after an equally important struggle on the part of the naval forces. Russia thus demon- strates that it has recovered from the .demoralization which resulted in the Teutonic forces pushing into the do- main of the czar, that it possesses the equipment in artillery and ammuni- tion for overcoming its previous hand- icaps and that this latest victory is bound to have its influence upon other operations which are being carried on in_Asiatic Turkey and Persia. No little credit must be given to Grand Duke Nicholas for the manner in which he has directed the Russian troops in this theatre of the war, for though he suffered the humiliation of being removed from command when the German-Austrian armies were pushing through Galicia and Po- land, he has now attained a signal victory on another battle front as evi- dence of the fact that he has lost none of his interest or cleverness when given the material to work with. It is bound to put more heart into the Russian offensive in all directions. THE AU That there have been many changes in the methods of doing business and in seeking pleasure since the automo- bile was placed within the reach of a larger number of people cannot be questioned. The horse has had ais burden lightened, though the number may not be necessarily lessened, through the adaptability of the ma- chines to the many every day demands. That the horse is far from relegated 5> the pastures to expire from old age 1s gained from the statement re- cently made by Dr. A. T. Gilyard, sec- retary of the state veterinary associa- tion when he declares: “The auto has ! .displaced the coach horse and we have! lost that business. But all veterinar- ians, in Connecticut, at least, can tes- tify that the loss is slight and hardly noticeable because the coach horse was not a suitable subject. Veteri- narians in New York and other big cities, who depended mostly on the coach horse, have had to go out of business. Our business attending light and heavy draft horses is in- creasing. The horse will never be Te- placed by the auto for short haul util- ity. Dairymen, too, are consulting us more than before because their cows are worth more to them than they were a few years back. Fven the “small annual” business i§ growing. People seem to think more of pets, cats and dogs, and are calling on vet- erinarians to give the animals scien- tific care. No, I don’t think the auto has cut much into our business. 3 think all Connecticut veterinarians ‘will agree with me that the business is greater today than it ever was.” Such being accepted as a fact it must be apparent that the days of the horse are not necessarily numbered and even though the autos continue to in- crease it will be a long time before dobbin becomes as small in numbers as the ox. THE BURDEN OF WAR. It wasn't long after the war opened that it was apparent that it was bound to reveal some startling expense fig- ures before it was concluded, and ‘that while the temporary burden seemed tremendous the drain was bound to be felt by several generations. However much that may have seem- ed like anticipating the future it has nevertheless been shown to be the fact by Premier Asquith’s recent ad- dress in which he fixed the daily cost to Great Britain at $25,000,000, while the debt caused by the war at the present time has reached the stupen- dous amount of $11,000,000,000 for that country alone, and that only shows the expenditures by one of the dozen or_more nations involved. England has been forced not only to take care of its own part in the war but it has been called upon to fi- nance the operations of other belliger- ents to a iarge extent. It is, however, in and there is nothing else to do but meet the situation the same as some of the otiers are doing, yet at the same time it is impossible to cover up the colossal burden which is being piled up for others to meet. It is therefore high time that every effort should be made to cut off the waste, that every pressure should be brought to bear to husband their resources, for even though that country gnay be the financial leader and can carry on the war after its opponents are submerged, it hasn’t any billions which it can af- ford to scatter around loosely with- out bringing results. It is a sad thought us to what the indebtedness from the war is going to mean to the people of those countries even after peace has been signed. MURDERERS AT LOW COST. Occasional reference is made in melodramatic situations to the num- ber who can be found to undertake most any kind of a job no matter how dirty or how serious provided the cash incentive is forthcoming, but little idea can be had of the small price which is necessary in order to turn the trick even when murder is in- cluded in the bargain. Some light is thrown upon this, how- ever, by the revelations which are be- ing made in the Baff murder case af- ter a long and persistent endeavor to locate the guilty parties. This New Yorker had aroused the enmity of others engaged in his line of business and it was determined that he should be put out of the way and confessions which have been obtained show that the deed was accomplished by the ex- penditure of $4,200, of which amount those who actually fired the shots re- ceived but $150 and $100. The larger amounts went to those who laid the plans and hired the gunmen. Amazing as this may seem it is borne out by the revelations which were made in the Rosenthal case and appears to furnish® tke evidence for the claim that the stakes do not necessarily have to be large even when human life is in the .balance. Such revelations indicate the great amount of work that exists ahead of those who are working to overcome such conditions. It is plainly evident that they take full advantage of the way the law is enforced and penalties are imposed and it is certain that the conditions and places which make such gansters possible demand as much attention from the authorities as the efforts which are made to re- form such characters. T S e EDITORIAL NOTES. There is nothing quite like chilblains for taking the joy out of life, s B, The man on the corner says: Time and trouble will make any man too proud to fight act like a barrel full of wildcats. < - R To have a thaw set in just as ice cutting operations are to be started is about as provoking as buving a sleigh on the eve of a rainstorm. Now it is reported that they are looking about for a leader to start a new revolt in Mexico just as if anyone could envy Carranza his position and task. A big storm is reported in Europe but it wasn't expected that anything in the weather line would be sufficient to get a mnotice in view of the other troubles, Those pupils who carried 5,000 books out of a burning schoolhouse must have been exceptional. Most young- sters would have been anxious to see them burn first. It doesn’t require long to figure out that all the munitions finished or in the process of manufacture which are destroyed in this country will never reach the battlefields. Report has it that the resignation of Secretary Garrison was not unexpect- ed, yet from the time the president is taking to pick a successor he could hardly have been prepared. Whether it is the New Haven or the Central Vermont road, it would be a gross piece of injustice to force either to dispose of its water lines, and a decided detriment to New England. Possibly the ex-secretary of state will find it difficult to restrain him- self after hearing Col. Roosevelt's latest statement that the only men the president fears are “Me and the kaiser.” Just how far behind this country is is shown by the statement that Ger- many is building 5000 ton submarines while this country has not as yet reached a decision as to a thousand ton minimum here. BULLETIN'S SPECI First Call Brought Out Many Candidates for 1916 Crew— Armory to be Built on Yale Field—Football Squad Meet New Coaches—Report by Bureau of Appointments. New Haven, Feb. 17.—The first call for candidates for the 1918 crew re- sulted in the attendance of about 100 university men and 70 freshmen at the meeting held last Friday evening in the gymnasium Capt. Low and Mr. Abbott spoke outlining the plan for the coming season. Bractice began Monday for both the University and freshmen candidates. Guy Nickalls is expected back within a week, and on his arrival will immediately take ac- tive charge of the coaching assisted by Charles Wiman, 1915, and Mr. Ab- bott of Groton. The nucleus about which this years crew will be built consists mainly of the eight men who rowed against Columbia last fall, with the addition of Sheldon, 1916 3, who rowed against Harvard, but was un- able to report last fall owing to the fact that he was playing football. Guy Nickalls_sailed last Thursday for the United States. He has been in Lon- don during the winter helping with the collections for the Red Cross .work and aiding in the work of enlisting recruits. This year Nickalls, besides coaching the university eight, will also have charge of the freshmen. Last year E. J. Giannini, formerly of the New York Athletic club, took entire oharge of the freshmen squad but his resignation has added this extra work to the duties of Nickalls. The man- agement has been particularly fortu- nate in securing C. D. Wiman, 1915, who was a valuable aid to Guy Nick- alls last fall as assistant university and freshman coach. Mr. Wiman had originally intended to devote his time to his business and it was only at the urgent request of Coach Nickalls and the members of the Graduate Rowing Committee that he was prevailed upon to return. While in college he rowed on undergraduate class crews and in his senior year was No. 7 on Yale's championship university eight. Mr. Wiman wil be a_valuable asset to the coaching staff. Mr. Abbott, the Gro- ton crew coach, who rendered such able assistance in the coaching last fall is still in New Haven. His knowl- edge of the English stroke, a variation of which is used at Groton, renders him a valuable addition to the coach- ing staff. He will assist with the freshmen crew. There s no truth in the report that James Wray, the for- mer Harvard coach, will come to Yale to take the place of Gianmini. That the Yale battalion will shortly own a fully equipped armory at Yale Field and that ground is to be broken this spring for its construction is the first definite information that has been given out by the committee of gradu- ates who have taken the project in charge. A committee of alumni has become interested in the plan of the building of an armory for the use of the battalion; their plans have now been so far completed that a general announcement of its construction was made public this week. The members of the committee are acting enony- mously and do not wish to divulge their ~names. They have already however, begun to draw up plans for the building and raising the necessary funds for its construction. The funds are now being collected. As a pre- liminary to the preparation of _the plans, several armories in New York state and Connecticut were examined. Militia officers in the two states, as well as officers in the regular army, have been consulted as to the proper type of construction. The present plans call for a building that will meet every need of the battalion and will at the same time be of a very eco- nomical nature. A large drill hall will be the central feature, at least 100 by 200 feet in size. This will be used for all practice purposes, for ordinary drill, and for indoor manoeuvres. In connection with this structure there will be gun sheds, storage rooms, locker roms, and shower rooms. A feature of the bullding will be a lec- ture and assembly room, and a gallery for spectators. Attached to the main building, but entirely separae from it, will be a stable of sufficient size to accommodate about 40 horses. In connection with the stable thera will be a saddlery, a blacksmith shop and sleeping quarters for the stable men and caretakers. The entire plant will be of the most modern construction, with every accessory. It will be spec- ially suited to the needs of the Yale Battalion and will be a combination of the best features of several similar structures. It will be large enough for the natural growth of the battalion and will in every way be supplied with perfect sanitation, good lighting, and convenient arrangements. The light- ing of the main drill hall will be by side and end windows, this having been found to be the most satisfactory method and to be at the same time cheaper than lighting by sky lights. The walls of the main building will be of hollow tile, covered with cement, and will be practically of fireproof ma- terial. The stable wil be built of hol- low tile with the second story of mill structure, which incidentally is slow burning. The plans are now being drawn by the firm of Lansing, Bley and Lyman, architects of Buffalo, N. Y. Duane S. Lyman, 1908 S., a mem- ber of the firm has given his services in this connection free of charge. The first step toward the inaugura- tion of the 1916 football season was taken Friday night when the mem- bers of the football squad assembled in the University Club at an_ informal smoker to meet the new coaches. Cap- tain_ Black spoke a few introductory words, explaining the informal and incidental character of the meeting. Its purpose was merely to meet the men in charge and there were no fu- ture plans discussed. Walter Camp spoke very briefly. He was followed by Coach Sweeney. He emphasized the fact that real hard work would be expected of the men from the very outset of the season of practice. He also spoke of the human note which he hoped would be struck between players and catches. T. A. P. Jones, 1908 S, who was next introduced by Captain Black, emphasized the fact that the team must be one built upon self-sacrifice, and that all who wore the uniform next fall wonld be ex- pected to keep training not part of the time, but all the time. He further mentioned the fact that Yale would play next year only the men the team needed. Mr. Jones went on to say that he believed the time was ripe for a turn in football affairs at Yale, and that during the recent re- verses Yale men had not lost confi- dence in Yale teams nor had the spirit of Yale football been lost. He then emphasized the need of develop- ing what he called a “clean fighting team” and concluded by saying in a voice that all who heard him knew with the sincerity of honest convic- tlon: “I have not lost my faith in Yale nor in the Yale football spirit gnd if you men feel fhis without reserve, I, know there is a mighty good chance to come through. We will help you all We can but we must leave the re- The fact that a dye shortage threat-#Sult with you.” ens to prevent the manufacture of Zhe national celors cannot be cfed to move an administration, nre depart- ment of which asked hig from for- eign producers to fui®ish the cloth for making ‘American flags. The most serious difficulty in our colleges, as distinct from our profes- sional schools, is the absence of ad quate motive for really hard study. This was the key of President Had- ley’s address delivered Friday night AL YALE LETTER at a meeting of the Hartford Alumni Association. “What- is to be done?” President Hadley asked, “for the large mass of men either in the college or in the select courses of the Scientific school, who wish to make use of the opportunities afforded by the college, but who have not chosen their profes- slons?” He suggested three methods of stimulating student interest. The first was to improve the quality of the teaching. The second was the organi- zation of Intellectual competition such as obtained at the present time at Oxford and Cambridge. Lastly the University must be doing things in science and letters of which its grad- uates are proud. A university that sets standards of achievement for the world will set standards of achieve- ment for its students. Speaking along these lines the president pointed out the many deficiencies with which the faculty had to contend, and how these faults at Yale were slowly being erad- icated by the university authorities. A special meeting devoted to the in- terests of the Yale in China Mission was held in Dwight Hall, last Sunday evening. Over 150 of those interested in the work attended the meeting. The speakers of the evening were Profes- sors Reed and Breckenridge, Dr, F. L. Gates, H. V. Smith, 1912, and 8. C. Gee, 1917. Dr. Gates was a member of the Welch-Flexner party which re- cently returned for their visit to China in the interest of the China Medical Board, a Rockefeller benefaction. This party inspected Ya-li and were much impressed by the Yale group's work in securing cooperation of the Chinese gentry and literati. An interesting feature of the meeting was an fllus- trated talk by Amos P. Wilder, Secre- tary of Yale-in-China. Mr. Wilder showed interesting pictures of the country surrounding Changsha, of the city of Changsha, of the buildings of the Ya-1i and the members of the mis- sion. It was announced that gifts ag- gregating about $15,000 have been re- ceived or promised to Yale-in-China for equipping the new campus at Changsha. Eight new buildings for the campus are now in course of con- struction and it is planned to move the college plant from its present lo- cation in the spring. A large number of men who will graduate this June have already expressed their desire to serve a year at Ya- The first of February the bureau of appointments issued its report of the work done from September 1 to De- cember 31, 1915. A comparison with the statement of last year for the same period shows a great increase in the number of positions secured and the total amount of earnings. The number of men left unaided has also siderably larger than in 1914 but the number of men left unsided has also increased. The large number of men unaided thus far this year may prob- ably be explained by the fact that 40 men have been offered various kinds of work but the work was either not accepted or else there was no report of it made to the bureau. The other 65 men have received no work through the bureau principally because many of them have registered for one kind of work only for which there is no demand. The total number of posi- tions secured this year from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31 is 1,438, compared with 615 during the same period last year. The total number of men receiving work also increased from 359 to 427. The largest item in the earnings is the amount derived from positions in con- nection with board. One hundred and ten men found work of this kind earn- ing $5,196.50, a better record than that of 1914. The total amount earned up to Dec. 31 is $16,087.27, almost double the $8,526.70 earned last year. THE WAR PRIMER By Natlonal Geographic Socloty Sveaborg—“After more than eighteen months of naval war upon the Baitic Sea Dbetween tie fleets Germany and Russia, the first successful shot has yet to be fired against the mighty fortress of Sveaborg which guards the neck of the Gulf of Finland, and the water approaches to the Russian cap- ital” begins a primer on war geog- raphy just issued by the National Geographic Society at Washington. “Sveaborg, best known as the ‘Gibral- tar of the Baltic’, powerfully secures its holders’ control to al the wide basin of the Gulf of Finland, thus giv- ing them a most important base for disputing the control of the northern inland sea. It was the acquisition of this stronghold that constituted the strongest impelling force in Muscovite politics toward the conquest of Fin- land from the Swedes. “Across the neck of the gulf from Sveaborg, lies Reveal, the seat of other powerful shore defenses and of important Russian navy-yards. These two points block the way from the Baltic against any naval power almost as securely as the forts Kilid Bahr and Chanak Kalessi blocked the English ships at the Dardanelles. Reval is situated on a sharp bay at the north- eastern gulf shore of Estonia. Svea- borg fortress stands just before Hel- singfors, the capital of Finland. “There are hundreds of smal, thick- ly-wooded islands strewn over the coastal waters around Helsingfors. It is upon a group of seven such islands, which are larger than their neighbors, that the almost impregnable Sveaborg fortress is built. Moreover, small re- doubts and batteries are well conceal- ed in several of the out-lying islands, which surround, like a thinly-flung skirmish line, the fortress near the coast. Many a vain seaward attack has shattered Sveaborg’s defenses, in_by- gone days; and, in recent years, Rus- sia has brought the strength of the place up to 20th century requirements. It is eaid that more than 1,000 guns are mounted here; and several thous- and soldlers are quartered in the fort- ress even in times of peace. During the Crimean War, the allies attacked this point violentiy and without suc- cess. The story goes that English guns alone huried more than a thous- and tons of shot and shell into the fortress, almost without apparent ef- fect. It has fallen only once, and then bribery is credited with victory and not the force of arms. It surrendered to the \Russians without an effort at defense,\ surrendering at the sama time that its garrison of six thousand men laid down their arms and turned over their formidable defenses, tho whole country of Finland.’ No one hears any frantic clamor from this section for any of the per- sistent Republican candidates, who seek to be governor through use of the regular party machine. The Repub- licans are mot making any selections at this early date. If they have any preference at al lat present it is for the man who has made good. They are not too eager for an experiment when they can have a sure thing for the ask- ing. Nevertheless the fleld is open and the competition free for all comers.— Ansonia Sentinel. ~ e 'VEINS iy T o 1t is u n - a i S St soft unt the swelling is duced to no: marvelously powerful that JERER e g pear when Te- st . It can always be secured at Lee & O=sgood’s. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Cost of Electric Current. Mr. Editor: So much has been pub- lished and safd in public meeting that was not authentic, and true only as half of a truth, the whole of which would have been repugnant to the pur- Pposes of its user, that the writér long ago decided to reserve his judgment concerning the discussion arising in the board of gas and electrical com- missioners until such time as some- body other than an interested partisan with pereonal axe to grind stated the whole truth or gave out facts from which an unprejudiced and unbiased view might be obtained. I, therefore, congratulate you upon the initiative you have shown in collecting the data published yvesterday morning in re- gard to the relative cost of electricity in Massachusetts cities as compared to that of Norwich, Cold facts like these tell the etory completely, and if correct, as there is no reason to doubt they are, form the basis for a fair comparison. I have made a few discoveries along this line, the result of which may prove inter- esting to all taxpayers and citizens who belleve in reserving their final judgment until a systematic and busi- nesslike study and consideration of the whole proposition is had. _ Of the 35 Massachusetts cities which rave municipal-owned lighting plants, Holyoke makes by far the best show- ing. Comparing the results obtained here at home with those in Holyoke, the data shows the following: Holyoke, which uses over 14 million k. w. h. of ¢lectrical current annually, finds that it costs .0142 cents were k. w. h., ex- clusive of interest on bonds and de- rreciation on investment, while Nor- wich, using but 2,700,000 k. w. h. (in nine months), finds that it costs .0138 cents per k. w. h., exclusive of bond interest and depreciation of plant. Considering _ actual cost, Norwich uses But one-uarter as much current and pays .0319 for it, while Holyoke obtains it for .0169. There are but four other cities on the chart you print that better the Norwich figure, and the reason for this is apparent when one looks at the enormous proportionate debt with which the local plant is handicapped. For instance, Holyoke with a plant generating over 14 million k. w. h. has an annual bond interest and depre- ciation burden of $38,683, while Nor- wich with a plant generating (and buying) three and a half million k. w., has a bond interest and depreciation burden of $43,236 annually. By com- piring the bare manufacturing cost per k. w. h. with the cost per k. w. h., after allowing for the bond interest and depreciation, it is discovered that that $43,236 burden doubles the real cost of the product. This is an amaz- ing disclosure, but a condition never- theless for which our local commlis- sion is in no way responsible. Those citizens who advocate that we manufacture all the current we use may well cite Holyoke as a model, but needs must close their eyes to the fact that the price quoted by the Scotland power plant is practically six-tenths of a cent less per k. w. h. than elec- tricity costs that banner city and about one-third the local cost. It is thus plain that the more outside current our commissioners purchase at a low price the cheaper local rates will be with better service rendered the public. The price to the consumer is cheaper here than in any Massachusetts city named except Holyoke, where it is the same. The table you have published is very enlightening and seems to vindicate the action of the local commission both as to -esults achieved and as to their wisdom in considering the pur- chase of current from some outside concern that is able to sell it cheaper than we can make it ourselves. Citizens who endeavor to look deep- er than the surface should thank The Bulletin for its painstaking effort in the interest of justice and fair play. TAXPAYER. 1916. Norwich, Feb. 17, QOTHER VIEW POINTS It takes faith and enthusiasm to bring oarsmen Qut through a Febru- ary cold wave, With the deepest snow of the winter, and rivers and lakes and harbors encrusted with ice, and set them at work running around a gymnasium track, or churning up dead water in a tank. Therefore the early start which Yale is making is such as to cheer the rooters for the ‘Yale navee Two hundred candidates re- ported on Saturday, against 170 last fall, which was the largest number hitherto recorded. It is a goodly com- pany, and it means business.—New Haven Register. Senator McLean honored Connecti- cut as well as himself in the form— substance and style of his address in the senate made on the Clarke amend- ment to the Philippine bill. He sald, in part: “It has seemed to me, Mr. President, that great benefit would re- sult to the United States because of our_ possession of the Philippine Is- lands if we could say to the world some day, “We once took a weak peo- ple, gave them strength and let them g0’ Nobody knows whether this is -A YEAR AGO TODAY . Feb. 18, 1915, Allies in west on offensive, Ger- mans retiring from Norroy. Belgrade ans. German B bombarded by Austri- submarine blockade of tain begun. Germany made unsatisfactory re- ply to American note. he Norwegian steamer Nordcan tlown up by mine. Pain In Side, Rheumatism, Backache, —Any Local Pain. Insist on Having ALLCOCK’S. | MASTERS OF THEIR ART Friday Featuring an Aeroplane Ride ROSE & PRICE I WHIR Athletes Saturday AUDITOR[UM PICTURES DANIEL FROHMAN PRESENTS THE IDOL OF THE SCREEN Mary Pickford The Girl of Yesterday LING LAMARS Dancers UNIVERSAL COMEDIES Two Reel Keystone Featuring FORD STERLING y In the Delightful Romance THE _ELITE DUO Mu Colonial A Thrilling Love Drama That “SIEGFRIED,” Three Reels ... Tomorrow—*“Salavation Nell,” “LENA RIVERS,” ........ 5 Reel Drama of the Heart Theatre Brings Its Own Heart Appeal. Wagner’s Immortal Opera With Beatriz Michelena SECOND GRAND BALL GIVEN BY THE CHELSEA BOAT CLUB AND THE FIFTH CO., COAST ARTILLERY, C. N. G. STATE ARMORY, MONDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 21st Patina, New York's Famous Dancer, who has scofed Marked Success at Delmonico’s will give danc g exhibitions at intermission and during last half. TUBBS’ FULL MILITARY BAND Extra Ladies. Tickets and boxes for sale ickets Admitting Gentleman and Two Ladies. .eo. T8 at store of George A. Davis possible or not. But if the amend- ment offered by the senator from Ar- kansas is adopted, or any amendment that gives the inhabitants of the Philippines their independence within the next four years, we may safely conclude that the American lives that have been sacrificed in the islands, and the money that has been ex- pended there, will go for nought; the most interesting experiment in his- tory, the most laudable and honorable in history, will fail. And what may be much worse, if we quit now the world will say that we quit to save money, or because we were afraid to remain.”—Stamford Advecate. Stories of the War Deserters In Holland. The question whether a deserter who enters a neutral country in wartime should be interned, and if so, wheth- er he should be extradited with his ordinary interned fellow-soldiers at the end of the war—that is to say, in most cases delivered up to certain death—are aspects of the deserter problem that have been raised in acute form in Holland. However good the general spirit in the German army, German deserters have been slipping over the Dutch border, especially that adjoining Bel- gium, ‘every now and then ever since the first two or three months of war; and although many of them either manage to get hold of civilian clothes beforehand, or secure them on this side of the frontier in which case they usually escape arrest. there are at present between thirty and forty Ger- man deserters, actually interned in this country, a number of whom have been in that position for many monthe. During the great Ypres offensive of the Germans in an early stage of the war, when their losses were so Meavy, the number of deserters were reported to be very considerable. Since then such arrivals have been less frequent, but they still continue. The causes that lead to desertion agp many and varied. In one case the horror of the trench warfare and slaughter so grips a man_that he takes the desperate step. Perhaps a regiment sent back for rest and recuperation after such an experience receives the order to re- turn to the fighting line, and for some of the men suffering from the moral and physical strain the prospect proves too much; they grasp at an op- portunity of escape. In another in- stance the deserted attributes his act to bad treatment on the part of the officers, the sort of thing to which German socialigt deputies have re- cently been drawing attention. One deser has related hat he was one of a family of five brothers, of whom all but he had been killed or wounded land, urged thereto by his family, he |mad taken flight. One young officer was wounded and invalided home, and when the order to return reached him is so preyed on his mind and nerves that he deserted. Occasionally =a French-speaking native of German Al- sace-Lorraine makes a dash for free- dom, and in some instances goes from here to join the French army. Desertion is as dangerous, perhaps, if not more dangerous in most cases than service in the trenches. Some men have arrived on Dutch soil by swimming across the River Scheldt from the Beigian to the Dutch bank. Not seldom would-be deserters have been caught, and there can be little doubt of thui~ fate for those acquaint- ed with mill&y. discipline. For some time the agitation fn favor of liberating German deserters actually interned at Bergen in North Holland had no result. Its promoters enlarged on the mental tortue which these men were suffering, with the prospect before them of possible ex- tradition, and execution, added to the ordinary discomforts of internment. Then finally the matter was brought up in the Dutch Parliament, and elicited the declaration from the War Minister that those who could show they were really deserters would not be delivered up with the others when peace came. 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