Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 27, 1916, Page 4

o e . Submcription price 130 & weeks Bocn months 8600 @ Tear. 2 & Entered at the Postotfice at-Norwdch, sacond-clas . Conn., s s6co: s matter. Bulletin Business Office Bulletin g fatin Job Otfies 35-2, ‘Wilkmantic Otfice, Room 2, Murra: Building. Telephone 210. Norwich, Monday, March 27, 1916. i ] i S Bulletin has the largest © 1§ cifeniation of any paper in Eastern X Connecticut and from three to four '8 times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- i wich and read by ninety-three per A .cent. of the people. In Windham it_is delivered to over 900 houses, in-Putnam and Danielson to over 1,190, and in all of these places it is-considered the local daily. stern Connecticut has forty- nime towns, one hundred and sixty- fite postoffice distriets, and sixty 2 rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of be R. F. D. § roites in Eastern Connecticut. i © CIRCULATION ;mu, avera - 4412 i § 1905, average... --5,920 i 9,116} § tiarch 25.. . Jy ! R e A GOOD CONTRACT. It will be generally agreed that the board of gas and electrical commis- sioners has acted wisely and well in securing the contract which it has with the Uncas Power company for the delivery of electricity from the hydro electric plant at Scotland to the electric light station in this city. It means that the department is to se- cure the preduct of that plant at the flat rate of one cent a kilowatt hour which, according to the last report of the commissioners, is less than the manufacturing cost when produced by steam, and there is not required the outlay which® would be necessary to bring the municipal plant up to the condition which would permit it to handle the full load indefinitely. The advantage to be gained by this is the same as that which caused a previous board to sign a similar con- tract. It insures the department a distinet saving during that portion of the year when the Scotland plant has sufficient water to operate it and,an important auxiliary source at other times. . It was simply a business proposition and the commissioners have now act- ed with due recognition of its im portance. Because of past experience it is known about what can be depend- ed upon from that source which gives the commissioners a basis for action in handling its present business and i\cepting new. With the contract there is not the liability of a change in rates hanging’/over their heads con- stantly. The discussion which has taken place incident to the delay in sign- ing the new contract has been educa- tional and it has emphasized the nec- essity and importance of running the gas and electric department on a bus-. iness basis. OUR NEED OF DYESTUFFS. It is an interesting story which is toid by the representative of an au- tomobile concern upon his return from South America to the effect that there need be no worry about a short- age in dvestuffs, since it is possible for Brazil to develop its vegetable dyes to the point where all demands can be satisfied. That of course sounds interesting and must mean much to Brazil, if it but realizes and takes advantage of the present situa- tion, but it can by no means point to the end of the efforts which should be ., made to develop the making of dye- I\ stuffs in this country for the purpose ©of meeting domestic demands. The opportunity which exists in Brazil is no greater than that which prevails in this count. ‘We have been' dependent upon Germany for a Jong time and if Brazil is to be allow- ed to;step in and supply our wants in that direction it means that we are going to become dependent upon that country for dyes, much the same as we are upon Ch for the nitrates which are such an important require- ment in the manufacture of explo- sives. If this country was unable to make dyes, and did not have the raw ma- terfa] with which to work, it would be a different thing, but such is not the case. This country is permitting much of the coal tar products which Germany has utilized to so great an extent to go to waste. No use is made ~ of them but the lesson of the past | year and a half is sufficient to bring . about a change. The dyestuffs which are used here not only can, but should be manufactured in this country and - the sooner legislation which will en- pourage such an end is passed the better it will be for the United States In every way. FIGHTING FOR PURE FOOD. Those working in behalf of pure and wholesome food find that it is to be on the alert at all Hemes, I thoysare otnstobe sucossss in their efforts to drive out of s those who aro endeavoring pass off any kind of food products Bpon an unsuspecting public. This been brought clearly to the at- of heaith authorities of Mass- in their crusade to prevent traffic in decomposed eggs, a bus which ought to condemn itself, which. investigation shows con. to flourish whenever the op- the inspectors called so long as could continue the ‘trade at times. This made.it necessary for thg/prop- are o the | the whites le that more drastic Mmeasures|™ixed before cooking. er protection of the health ‘of other SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. more easily digested when and yollu‘yu‘ thoroughly Geraniums should not be ~watered 0 often. them a soaking and Give imposition of fines amounting to 82.-{then allow the soil to dry out com- 000 ought ew of be a careful tronger evidence erated. LITTLE e SATISFACTION PROMISE! FROM country has persistently disregarded the rights of humanity and the pro- vislons of international law in warfare, As if to show its deflance to the en- #ire world, the neutral as well as the belligerent, the commanders of underwater boats have been directed to send ships to the bottom which were not only entitled to protection both as to cargo and passengers, but which had-~been promised it un- der international agrecments. The result of the protests that have been made is that promises were given that It was first assured that liners would not be sunk reforms would take place. without warning, ‘Upon the breaking of that promise,the unjustified excuse was given that it was thought the at- tacked vessel was going to ram the submarine when it was known that the, submarine was in hiding. Reiter- atéd promises that the rights of hu- manity would be réspected and that it would be seen_ ihat those forced to take to small boats would be gotten to places of safety followed, only to non have the lives of neutral and combatant men, women and children threatened by the announcement that all merchantmen armed for defense would be torpedoed without warning. It was impossible to accept such an attitude as justified, since the right to arm for defense cannot be ques- tioned when the acts of the com- plaining belligerents are the cause for such-steps being taken. In the latest cases, however, the at- tack of ‘the Patria, the sinking of the Tubantia and now within a few days the sending to the bottom of the Sus- sex and the Englishman, all of which were unarmed clearly shows attitude was manifested towards them. GOOD BUSINESS MOVE. While the armor plate bill was be- ftore the senate, an amendment was offered by Senator Wesks to the ef- fect that the cost of manufacturing the armor be systematically reported on by public accountants, the idea be- ing to furnish the information which would show whether the government was actually manufacturing the. pro- duct at a saving, or whether it was in reality paying more for the plate turned out in the sovernment owned plant than was being asked by the private concerns now engaged in the business and which maintain that that branch of their business is unprofit- able. It appears to have been a common sense suggestion and a good business proposition, but it was defeated by a small majority, as the result of which the New York Post says: “It would be interesting to know just why. The sreat reason urged in favor of a gov- ernment plant is that the private con- cerns get extortionate prices for the of the scheme afraid that the facts may show armor; are the advocates that the government gains nothing by having its own plant? If they think the showing would be favorable, why do they not welcome a chance for a convincing demonstration ot soundness of the new move? aggregate statements of current ex- penditure and current output, without analysis showing overnead charges, depreciation, ete, will be far from sufficient to determine the matter.” Such an amendment as Weeks proposed was only in line with business methods which private cor- porations would have followed, and that certainly is none too good for the endeavor government, whatever the may be. EDITORIAL NOTES. As was expected Colonel Roosevelt returned with a new discovery, and it was a bird. 1 The demand for the be satisfied before many days. f Rumors about peace are steadily bobbing up, but talk on that subject is about as ¢ld as the war itself. l If their services could be utilized New York no doubt would be glad to send a regiment of its gunmen into Mexico. I The opportunity is afforded now for guessing what the excuse is that will be offered for the torpedoing of the Sussex. ! Now that it is sald that Austria is facing a money famine, there are a lot of non combatants who can offer it sympathy. l If communication could be estab- lished with the groundhog, there can be no doubt but what he would claim that spring had arrived. I that he is not at Copenhagen. l T¢ Villa has gotten out of the net it is not the first time he escaped from ago that he was reported dead. though he preceded it with a punch. The man on the cormer says: In- ead of asking a person what he it would be much more to the point to ask what he.is willing to tell. peiksatuedtesishois | As . to some statements, the trouble In Mexico is that too many eople do not care whether they are under the Carranza or the Villa standard. Little genuine satisfaction has been obtained from the exchange of notes between this country and Germany regarding the manner in which that|Ing used. its | 1adder's feet. method of carrying on its submarine the A that promises amount to nothing and it is evident fhat it is time that a different the Mere Senator removal of March from this year's calendar will Inasmuch as congress decides not to reopen the North pole controversy, Dr. Cook has occasion to understand a tight place. It was but a short time According to reports Jess Willard[ Salt, thrown on the fire once a day, belleves in brightening his presence jprevents the accumulation of soot in with a emile once in a while even |the flues. to be a lesson, but in|pletely. past;experiences, should folowing .,,?-.: those| Wet tea or coffes stains on table convicted dealers and In case there is |linen with sweet milk and then plunge a return to the'former practices still of the fact that the business must, ‘Stop should be given. Tt is a traffic/which can never be tol- ihem into the suds ready for wash- ing. When filling pepper shakers, always pour the pepper in_through a funnel made of clean card or stiff paper. A paste of minced raisins and figs, with a dash of lemon juice, makes an exceilent filling for sandwiches. Sandawiches should always be made as short a time as possible before be- In using a high stepladder on a pol- ished floor, put sand paper under the Clen eggs with vinegar. Dip the cloth in the vinegar and rub the soil off the egs. A thorough whitewashing should be given every cellar at least once a year. If soot falls on a carpet, sprinkle thickly with salt before sweeping up. Batters of all kinds require one scant quart of milk to one quart of flour. Don't pick up broken glass, but iay a wet cloth over it and ‘pat” it up. A letter sealed with ‘the white of an egg can never be steamed open. Salt and water gently spatted on the face wil make the cuticle firm. Put an appie in the tin box with the cake, it will keep the cake moist. The feverish patient enjoys cold wa- ter mixed with fruit juices. ‘Winter salads are a great help in these days of economizing. Never salt and pepper meat until it is at least half-done. Always brush a carpet with the pile, not against it. SANDWICH PASTE. One pound seeded raisins. One level teaspoon salt. Two tablespoons lemon juice. Two' tablespoons orange juice to make sandwich paste. Wash and dry the raisins and put through food chopper: add the fruit juice and salt and mix well; pack in jelly glase- es. It will keep a_month or more in a cool place, and is always ready to be used between bread, crackers or biscuit. Another good way is to add to the above recipe one-half cup pea- nut butter or one cup of nut meats, put through the knife food chopper iwice. In that case ad one-half cup of orange juice, Instead of two table- spons. There is no reason why every mother cannot have the paste on hand for candwiches. It is most economi- cal. A LABOR SAVER. If mother has several small_ boys this plan is a god time saver. When making trousers insert loops of round white cord such as is used in corsets, instead of working buttonholes in waistbands, and leave the facing wide enough to turn back; insert the loops and stitch down with the extra width. This serves for buttonholes and takes much less time. —r HEALTH AND BEAUTY. What is more essential to beauty than well-kept nails? It is disgust- ing to see a woman well-dressed, kead neatly groomed, a smooth skin, 4 and then look down and see _dirty, uneven nails and ill-cared for cuticles. There is really no excuse for badly kept fingers because it costs so little to keep them in good condition. You reed not have your hands manicured regularly; once they have been pro- perly manicured by a professional of the art and the nalls made a good shape, It is quite simiple to manicure them yourself. The following im- plements are required: A good file, a pair of cuticle scissors, an emory board, an orange stick, a polisher end a small pot of some good polish. To manicure the nails, first file them, then soften the tops of the fingers and the cuticle by holding them in very hot, soapy water for five or ten iin- utes. Rub on a little grease all over the finger tips, then clear out the nails. Push back the cuticle with your orange stick—this should _be Jone when the cuticle is soft. Pol- 1sh with a polisher, when the cream has been added. Dark, ugly stains left on the hands after paring pota- toes, fruit, or other vegetables take weeks to wear off unless properly treated at the time. These stains should be removed before bringing the ‘hands in contact with soap or soapy water, because the latter imbeds the stains in the skin in such a way that they cannot be banished afterwards. Lemon, vinegar, or sour milk will take stains away. Always rinse off all soap when you use soap and water and thoroughly dry the skin. Never have there been more artis- tic receptacles for the dressing ta- ble lotions than there are this year, both of domestic and imported make. The most prosaic of cold creams comes in attractive little jars, and the toilet waters and colognes are things of beauty. If you want to give a dainty present to an intimate friend some of these pretty odds and ends cannot fail to please. The least vain of women like things of this sort, especially if it 1s a coveted soap or other little lux- ury which she does not feel able to pur- chase for herself on account of its extravagance. — FOR THE HOU Sugar saver. Less sugar is required if a pinch of carbonate of soda is add- ed when stewing fruif Potato peelings should be dried in the oven and used for lighting fires. Less wood will be required. a tiny pinch, added to the ‘whites of eggs makes them froth more quickly. SEKEEPER. TO CLEAN GOLD LACE. WOMAN IN LIFE AND IN THE KITCHEN. To clean gold lace, crumble a piece ‘bread without crust and mix with enough jeweler's rouge to color it ‘Rub this on the lace with a piece of fltgnel and finally with & piece of vel- vel DICTATES OF FASHION. " NORWICH BULLETIN, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1916 used as in and bands - trimmings bows ‘The present season is certain to be one of laces, according to the houses which have already shown their col- lections. A mauve embroidered chiffon with Llue ribbon trimmings and a light tan of the same design of embroidery are prominent in the collection. Some of the Paris dressmakers are recommending high-necked dinner frocks with transparent bodices in- ttead of those with a low neck line. ‘Triangular pockets trimmed with buttons are of dark blue taffeta, lined with gray blue taffeta, and are on a dress of beige taffeta. A pretty ex- treme in pockets is a bit of a patch pocket of taffeta on marquisette, ter- gxinlt'ln! in long ends of narrow rib- on. Narrow box plaited ruching is used around the bottom of bodices, to edge cuffs and deep pocket effects at the sides of a ekirt or it is placed in a narrow width around the bottom of a skirt. A dress of sheer material has the skirt carried above the belt in ruche effect. Among smart underwear are seen short drawers with a ruffle attached to a yoke and mounted on three rows of cording. Another ruffle goes around the lower edge and up the sides. The ruffles are starched to carry out the pannier effect of a gown. The new- est corset covers have basques of laces or ruffles forming panniers on the si@es. Silk voile is much used for lin- gerle. WAYS OF WAISTS. As much importance lies in the waist trimmings as in cut and mater- ial. There are so many methods of treating an apparently simple pattern that one should not be at a loss to give the artistic touch to the other- wise plain blouse. One pongee waist for utllity wear has tke small flat collar and _simple cuffs embroidered in a design of brown The pongee covered buttons are embroidered with the same brown, and over the shoulder seam the same color silk is used in an elaborate smocking design. Another blouse of mermaid green handkerchief linen is relieved by a set in yoke of white. Where its points Joined the waist material a design of small dots is worked. The cuffs are treated in the same way. An ecru dotted net has a vest of white silk. Around this vest, and ‘orming a second collar, is a strip of white silk braid about three inches wide. This same brald is used again on the cuffs. A white linen waist, designed for half mourning, has i®s wide plaited collar and cuffs piped in black. Sus- penders are simulated with embroid- ery. In black solid stitch outlined in white chain stitch is curiously de- lineated stray and buckles over the shoulders and down each side of the front that amply trim the blouse. SOME NEW-OLD FABRICS. A revival of long unused fabrics is taking place, partly because of the dif- ficulty of obtaining certain lines of ac- cepted up-to-date materials and also tecause of the revival of old-time fashions. Mohair and brillantine both possess a resilient quality desirable for the latest silhouette Lansdowne is aleo being revived. Surah silks will e used for suits and separate frocks. NEEDLEWORK NOTES. Black mercerized crochet cotton is desirable to use when darning stock- ings instead of the usual mending cot- ton. It is stronger, easier to work with and makes neater looking work than mending cotton. When traveling, it is a great con- venience to have a bag for holding rubber shoes when not in use. One of ‘hese may be made with a lining of rubber cloth, made separately, so that the outer cover of tan linen can be removed for washing. The outer cover is made like an envelope and a trifle larger than the Inside rubber cloth envelope. The linen can be scralloped around the flap and embroldered or cross stitched by way of ornament be- ing fastened over with metal clasps at either end. The rubber cloth enve- lope inside can be fastened over with one clasp in the center only, so that the clasps on the inner and outer en- velopes will not be one on top of the other to make them difficult to close. There is a practical cork bag that any housekeepr would appreciate. It would also make a valuable addition for the bazaar table It Is fashioned of a straight plece of material, cretonne, heavy crash, even, as in one _case, from a strip of brocade, though the other materials would be more ser- viceable. It is gathered at the top by silk cords through a narrow casing and on the ends of the cords as tas- sels dangle small corks to show the purpose of the bag and to give unique ornamentation. Probably the most appreciated part of the bag will be the corkscrew attached in tassel fash- fon to the bottom of the bag by mcans of a clasp like that one the nd of a watch chain. The corkscrew will al- ways be in place if snapped back to the bag after using. NEW FABRICS IN STRIPES. The rose tones seem to be as popu- lar as ever, and the same is true of the old blues and certain clear, cool, rath- er light greens. A very stunning lot of stripes in these colors with white has been brought out in cotton gabardine and will doubtless find favor for summer sport wear and for other country uses, taking, to some extent, the place of the gay striped linens. In the piquelettes, which is first cousin to French pique, come very at- tractive colorings with hair lines of white between the fine cords soften- ing the color tone greatly. In a maize this material is particulariy good and there are several good shades of rose. Silk jersey weaves in stripes of white and color are shown at all the silk counters and in many colors. An inch stripe seems first favorite, but there are stripes both wider and nar- rower. Plain one tone silk jersey, too, is plentiful, and wool jersey is shown in every color of the raibow. Report has it that this jersey cloth will not be confined to sports clothes, as it has been, but will be used for other frocks. ECONOMY IN CURTAINS. The best cheap material the window curtains of a little summer cottage may be found in_the common five cent cheese cloth. This has a texture which is more attractive than many handsomer materials, and it has the added charm of washing well, though extra length should be in the hems snd casings for ing. for TInK~ CONCERNING WOMEN. Miss Margaret L. Campbell and Miss Gertrude E. Tarr, two New Eng- land girls, have taken up wireless telegraphy as a fad and spend every svening in_their plant on Cape Ann, day in e ‘where receive all the news of the of the general pub: Qfiss Frances Densmore, exepert in foiting phonostaph records of Libel songs for the United States museum. ‘The blll of the Massachusetts legis- Srating an”automoblle of more than 30 an auf horse power has been withdrawn Mrs. Sarah A. Evane, retirinig pres- ident of the Wyoming Federation o ‘Women's Clubs, is a candidate for au- ditor of the gemeral federation which holds its bilennial convention in New York in May. Miss Gail Laughlin, lawyer, admit- ted to the bar in New York, Colorado and California, and a member of the San Francisco Bar Association, spec- ializes in probate law, wills and the care of estates. One of the striking examples of the versatility of the capable English- woman is her present employment as truck drivers. Practically all the mo- tor trucks used for commercial pur- poses in England are now being driven by women. VIOLET BODICE. Some of the new lace blouses show underbodices of pale velvet crepe or silk. These are especially attractive for wear with a suit in some shade of purple or plum. SILK BAGS. Some of the new silk bags have tor- toise shell tops, and these tops can be bought separately, so that the silk foundations of any sort can be at- tached. RECIPES. Oyster Salad—Let fifty oysters come just to a boil in their own liquor, skim them out and season with three table- spoonfuls of vinegar, a litle salt and pepper. Cut enough celery to make a pint, using only the tender part; when ready to serve mix well with the oysters. Have ready a little more than half a pint of mayonnaise dress- ing: ad part of this to the oysters and celery. Arrange in a salad dish, pour over the remainder of dressing, gar- nish with white celery leaves. Apple Charlotte—Six large tart ap- ples, one-half cupful of susar, onme- half box gelatin, one cup cold water, one pint cream. Pare and strain ap- ples, then press through a colander, and add sugar to them while hot. Add the gelatin, which has soaked for half an hour in the cold water, and stir un- til dissolved. Stand in a pan of ice water and stir continually until the mixture begins to thicken; then fold in the cream, which has been beaten to a stiff froth. Turn into a pudding mold and serve when cold. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Reply to Mr. Boardman. Mr. Editor: Mr. Boardman is a busi- ness man and must be aware of two facts, that if electricity can be manu- factured by steam as cheaply as by water power it is strange that the commiSsioners were so ardent to close a ten years' contract for electricity with a water power company. If what Mr. Boardman claims is true the giving of the contract to outside parties is an injury not a benefit to the taxpayers, and is simply a political favor which from any point of view would be inde- tensible. If electricity could be made as cheap- ly with coal as with water, the great companies would not be engaged in getting hold of all the water priv-ieges in America, and where water power is not ample be spending millions to con- struct storage reservoirs. Some Amer- ican cities have gone 250 miles for water power to produce cheap elec- tricity. There is no room for argument along these lines. The Bulletin's fig- ures leave no doubt upon this point any more than does the past and pres- ent action of the Norwich gas and electric commission. The statement that the plant did not cost the city a cent doesn’'t hold true since a debt is a money obligation the city must pay, and it has cost the city several hundred thousand in repairs, alterations and interest. This plant may pay for itself in time, but the court decided it was a purchase, not a gift, and a purchase on credit is a cash liability—a money transaction. If Mr. Boardman trusts a farmer for a plow he cannot say the plow cost the farmer nothing, even if it pays for it- self ten times over. It costs the farm- er the charged price. The city has the #as and electric plant to pay for. It was the credit of the city not the credit of the individuals representing the city which made the transaction possible. OBSERVER. Norwich, March 25, 1916. Spilling Ashes and Garbage About Streets. Mr. Editor: May we ask if the city pays for the collecting of garbage or for the distributing of it along the streets On nearly every street vou will find ashes, tin cans and house- hold refuse spilled when the barrels are emptied. Are not the men sup- D to clean this up? It certainly gives a poor appearance to the street to find refuse scattered the length ot it. On windy days, for lack of cov- ering for the carts, ashes and papers are scattered in every direction. A traveling man a short time ago in passing a cart oh one of our business streets received a baptism of ashes which called forth remarks not com- plimentary to the driver, when in fact the man higher up should be blamea. Wo may be The Rose of New England, but let us be a full bloom rose, not a vose in the bud. ON LOOKER. Norwich, Conn., March 26, 1916. Stories of the War The Daring of the Siberian Corps. ‘The following story of the Twenty- first Flying Column of the First Sihe- rian corps was related by Andrew Kalpaschnioff, former secretary of the Russian embassy at Washington. Kal- paschnikoff offered his service 1o his country at the outbreak of the war and was assigned to service with the Red Cross. He became identified with the 21st Flying Column and soon was placed in command of that body. “The reckless daring of he First Siberian corps,” sald Kalpaschnikoff, “is well known throughout Russia. The fiylng column attdched to such a fighting organization has no easy task. In the first days of the war several columns, attracted by the brilliant War A Year Ago Today March 27, 1915, French captured summit of Hart- mannsweilerkopf. Violent fighting in the Carpa- thians. Austrians made gains in Buko- na. Us'S. battleship Alabama sent to mmhl bllp Prinz Eitel jod - eaving. Gorman aviators dropped bombs and Dunkirk. LOOK AT CHILD'S | TONGUEIF SICK CROSS, FEVERISH WHEN CONSTIPATED OR BILIOUS GIVE “CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS” Look at the toi mother! It coated, it is a sure that your lit- tle one's stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. ‘WkEen peevish, cross, pale, listless, does’t sleep, doesn't eat or act natur- SONGS WORTH WHILE GILMORE CORBIN ... IN THE TWO-P, MUSICAL COMIQUES E ally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give & SAM BERNARD CONCERT ORCHESTRA ART THE GREAT PEARI KEYSTON L TANGLE REGULAR TIME AND PRICES teaspoonful of “California Syrup of Figs,” and in a few hours all the foul. constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its lit- tle bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless “fruit lazative:” they love its delicious taste, and it al- ways makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot- tle of “California Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies, chil- dren of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by “California’ Fig Syrup Company Refuse any other with contempt. | achievements of that corps in the de- fense of Warsaw, strove for the honor of working with it, and especially with the famous first division; but they found the work too hard, or the con- ditions too dangerous, and after brief periods abandoned the task. “The 21st Flying Column, which had bedh with the corps since the end of November, 1914, has proven its worth. It was organized at the expense rich patroness, Countess Tolstoy, a ready famed for the work she has done in the founding of hospitals and feed- ing points for the sick and wounded. Early in October, it did its first work | with one of the European corps sent to the relief of Lovitch. At a critical moment, when the enemy had broken through the Russian lines in two places, the column took up its task on its own initiative. The commander, at that time Bashkiroff, dispatched two sections to_a neighboring village in charge of Terotinin, son of the em- peror's physician, and myself. “A diplomat and a student neither of whom had ever been in war before could not judge of the danger, and we rode boldly into the village, half of which had already been occupled by the Germans. The latter opened fire on our sanitary carriages with rapid fire guns. Part of the carriages were destroyed. We recalled our men and started back as far as we could. The Germans shelled the road over which we rode to oud headquarters, but found that the road from Lovitch had been cut. With the wounded we bad picked up we had to make a retreat of 35 miles in one night, most of the wry under the shell fire of the Germans, to Skiernivitze. There we found that the town had been ordered evacuated by the Russian troops and we were prac- tically the only ones left there. A hot fight was in progress outside the city. At the last moment a Russian success on one of the flanks saved the city and enabled the Russians to repulse the Germans. Being the only Red Cross unit on the grounds, as the result of a mere chance, we bound and fed in two days 3,017 wounded. “We were ordered then to move on with the corps of the famous General Mishenka known as the Cossack raid- er of the Japanese war. We took up our work in his advance lines just at the time the Germans made their sec- ond dash on Warsaw. Our corps stood firm for nine days, repulsing attack after attack. This nine days among the Caucasian heroes was the most trying and dangerous, but at the same time the most instructive, of our ex- periences. In one night 700 wounded were found and cared for, the greater part in the trenches under heavy ar- tillery fire. Several sanitars were wounded. “When new corps came to the rescue | the Caucasians were ordared to make a rapid move back to join fresh troon: and begin an adv: o < The move was exceuted idlonlv and rapidly that the military aide had » time to take out tne wouanded Iying in several villages nearb; The last sec- tion of the column volunteered to creep into the village and rescue the wounded, who otherwise were threat- ened with being burned, fire having broken out in severa places. Through the blackness of the night, lit only by the bursting shells, we made our wa into the village and removed eighty men from the danger zone. The staff considered them lost and upon learn- ing of their rescue General Mishenko called out the herves of that night, thanked them for their work and made them the subject of a Hattering or- der to his regiment Immediately after that the commander of the column fell ill and I was left in command. Continuing his narration, Comman- der Kalpashnikoff eaid: “About this time the Prassnitz op- eration came to a crisis. A blow was necessary to stop the development of the German plan directed on Vilna. The Siberian corps was summoned to start on a few hours' notice and pro- ceed by forced marches 137 kilometers to Prassnitz over fearful roads and in wretched weather. Two days was al- lowed to cover the distance.. The world knows of that brilliant dash and what was its result. The military hos- pital, in this rapid march, has been left behind. The Twenty First Flying col- umn followed and was the first to en- ter after the city had been taken by the First and Third Siberian regi- ments. More than 2700 wounded Ger- mans without having had any care whatever, were lying or crawling about the etreets, hiding in basements and outbuildings, evidently hoping that the Germans would make a counter- ack ChafingScalding Of Infarts Quickly Yields to Mon., T Wed A RETURN ENGAGEMENT BY P! INSOME F INNING INNERS Dutelle and a FORS. PAULINE FREDER “GIVING HIM FITS” Toda TWO PARTS ‘THE MAN IN IRONS” ..., “THE MAN ON WATCH" .... “THE FOX TROT FINESSE” COLO AUDITORIUM ‘eaturing Joe Taylor Assisted by Bob AFFINITIES Featuring Richard C. Travers SHOWS 2:30, 7, Mat. 10c; Eve. 10c and 20¢ OPULAR REQUEST OF THE . Big Chorus ALL NEW BILLS 15 People 15 Electrical Effects ICK in BELLA DONNA .. Funny Pathe Comedy NIAL - Today TWO PARTS .... Kalem Drama = . Kalem .. Vitagraph Comedy and reenter the city. The ditches were full of dead and wounded as were the open spaces about the city and the outlying villages. Many of our men were scattered among the German wounded. We found the work almost beyond our capacity, far from a rail- road and with the troops always mov- ing on. We formed concentration camps at various points and put stu- dents in charge of them. In these camps we collected 3360 wounded "™ To.accomplish the resuce Kalpash- nikoff and the student had to crawi more than a mile along a ditch, but in plain view and in constant range of the German trenches, but, in the words of Kalpashnikoff, “the German soldiers shot rather badly. After the Germans left Heinoff the population was destitute and facing starvation. The Flying Column in the succeeding days fed there 32,898 per- sons bebides stamping out an epidemic of typhois fever which for a time threatened to assume large propor- tions. [ OTHER VIEW POINTS The fact that tiny Switzerland, ¢n the midst of -the European imbroghio, has been able to make her own border the arbitrary boundary line of the Eu- ropean fighting, and this without hav- ing had as much of a war cloud over it as we have had, 3,000 miles away, is good proof that the Swiss 'system, while efficient, does not breed war fev er.—L'ridgepirt Telegram. Uncle Horace Johnson's flood has missed fire by a week but that wil probably not prevent the thing hap- pening, for the indications are stronz that with this saow staying so late that it will disappear quickly and then an unusual :lood will follow. With a sizable snowstorm on March 22, no old settler can remember a condition that parallels this today. for there is considerably over a foot of snow here in Meriden anl a tremend- ous amount of it in the hill. The average depth of snow in the Connec- ticut valley today was over sixteen inches, with two feet in some locali- ties and a foot in others. Thne rivers are still solidly frozen, but they will loosen quickly and tumultuously when the warm rains and the fogs come and then trouble is bound to follow.— Meriden Journal. Looking back over the events that have transpired since the beginning of the war in August, 1914, it is seen that after every great military feat tenta- tive peace proposals have been offered. 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