Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 10, 1916, Page 4

h il B i -¢ [ » i the impoftance of tion of principles as is In the platform of a politi- the republicans in national at Chicago have displayed d for the solemn duty that upon them by the adop- lines which were pointed K ble in the keynote spesch o w the weak- 1 of the present ratio and effec- ‘the platform strong be- the words in which it 1s but strensth is added from et that it represents the position of a party of accomplishment. " the principles are those for tepublican party has con- _stood from the time when it zed. They are principles done much for the up- of the country and they are for its continued prosperity th, and combined with the! the new issues which have| is plainly one of the strong- its that has been put for- unqualifiedly for the of American ‘rights and of every American qjti- secured to him by on, treaties and laws of foreign relations it de- We must insist upon all &8s neutrals without fear favor, though our desire is the peace of justice and tes a firm stand in regard can situation, reaffirms the of the Monroe Doctrine and relations with Latin- and 1t upholds, the policy nley so well inaugurated army and a navy so strong, oned and equipped that «can be properly protected. 18 recognition of the need of the protection of American | (and labor, and there repsal of the Under- and the creation of a which was previous- | WS of the advancement Interests, but as in jE efdle After a week's delay and following & determined attempt to make it appear that .Great Britain has been covering up the loss of some of its big battle- ‘ships,” Germany makes the - admission thattwo of its warships which had | STOUP not been préviously mentioned were lost in the naval combat off Jutland, thus adding 30,000 to the tonnage of the German navy which Went down at that ‘time. This ‘is t of the British claim that Germany bas been covering up its losses in that fight, and this it admits when it declares that 1t was dorie for military reasons, but even with this new ad- dition to the vessels sunk thers are still ships- which Great Britain claims to have sunk about which Germany has ‘sald riothing. Tt has not admitted that they were lost and it has not de- nied it, but in view of the fact that it has_pleaded guilty to hiding some, it is impossible; in view of the British claims, to ¢onsider it other than prob- able ‘that it is refraining from admit- ting others. - Germany’s conduct fn this regara throws it open to the suspicion that /it is 1rying to gain an advantage from that naval battle to. which it ia not en- titled. Great Britaln withheld the riews at the start but it has eéme for- ward with a full lst of the vessels destroyeq and damaged and it has re- peatedly “Genied that others which Germany claims to ‘have sent to the bottom were. lost, buf maintains that they are safe in its hagbors. Thus it becomes evident that Germany has fafled to furnish the evidence to stip- port the great viciory which it claim- ed to have won, and that in time it wiil reveal losses which Great Britain insists took place and which show that the honors of that big fight beleng to the fleet which was commanded by Admiral Beatty. 3 EDITORIAL NOTES. Many are the states which are dis- playing ‘anxlety over their favorite sons. e i Thus far the wea has ehown therman no partlality In behalf of the June brides. For some reason or other there is about as little heard these days of Ambasgsador_Bernstorft as there is of that much sousht for' Villa. —— A sclentist says thaf Easoline can be obtained from. natural remaing to be seen nition factory. War prices are ocer- tainly raising hobs in all lines. 'The ‘fact that General Pershing’s punitive expedition has mnot started back to United States soil is answer enough to the nots from Carransa. [ ekl Colonel Roosevelt has made several flops since the nomination campaign ‘but that uncertainty can- not be charged against Justice Hughes. The ‘allied armfes at Saloniki are sald to be inadequate for an offensive but “they appear to be able to get a Tioa /U8 oty Girkec i a¥ary. niow and . It Germany and Great Britain can- not satisfy the other that it was whip- ped in the North sea fight, it could & ® i Eige] ] w » A i e gage” itk -‘Egg 3 E -4 T me people talk of friends who are “like bread and’ butter and peaches and cream.” These must be substan- tial friends, friends who contribute to your mind - thoughts of comfort mno one can rob you of. The one who can 8o sincerely thi 3 2 becomes mentally conscious of the presence of sweet and loving influences; to scenes 8o familiar he to be’ told that mortal life has'ended and epiritual life been commenced—that lfe ~be- yend-is- harmonious, sweet and satis- fying” ' Theré are friends who give us the hope which ‘abides, who can ob- literate fear from our minds and who can establith within us peace - be- cause they have a- Friend and know the Comforter. The friend who cah put & spiritual treasure 4n:our hearts is a friend indeed. Woman is charged with being motfe ambitious to have -an Easter hat in this world than a halo i the next. It is apparent encugh that no woman is sullty of this calumny, and there :s Do doubt” (he author of it was somie fellow who didn't have the price of an Easter hat.. ‘We do not hesitate to en- dorse the statement of an old bach- eior_that if a married woman is not her husband’s better half, she is his bitter half, but that ancient theological declaration’ that “man_is the whole world and. the breath of God; woman the rib and crooked piece of man. seems to a monstrous slander. We are incli to think glad clothes, which typify a’'slad heart, for Easter, in na way. decrease one's chance for a halo where halos are supposed to be all the rage. If halos were to be had at the bargain counter it'is doubtful i they would be popular here since tifere could not be of a becoming color and special shape for every customer. If the artist who made the first halo caught the désign from the coérona of the “eun he might have put a little flame on it to-give it-a dashing flare. This sphere of divine good above the head will not find favor wiik the mil- liners for tiiere is no money in it. Some men have lost their own health by drinking too often -to the healith of others. They did not sacri- fice themselyes, their friend's deemed it necessary to pledge their g0od will and sincerity by. They Lecome fond of the exhilerating in- fluence of the spirits which used to excess spirit away 2ll the goed that is in them and leaves them wrecks the wayside. It is not to the Fieal of a friend that these men drink so much as to thefr love of the ardent. ‘Why should the sentiment, “Here's to your good nealth” have to be washed down with intoxicants? or that othér toast: “Heré's t0 you, and from me and for you, if T4 never seen you, I should never haye known you” Drink- ing-to A 'og&a heaith of peopls orie. i in -soclety, and ended as & ‘profitable deviee for the saloon. i + They tell us “to .conquer our place in the World,” but how are we to con- We 40 not’ know and may yet be arranged to try it| L over. s ———— e, The man on the comer says: Lots Thim of peopls think that the Declaration of | Shoi Ly B on, anim €| number of § | return of | has from | Thomas Grosv. eir English conguerors. Y j refuge in New England. Traces of their résidence 'in- Nor< wich are found in:the survival of a £ thes In: Iataryonss; ventured i of lem, In years, ven! Canada. C: Richard to ‘apt. . Leffingwell, in the brig Pitt, carried 240 of these oppressed French and|of their zealous priest to Quebéc, in 1767. One of the noted pioneers from Nor« wich was Col. Durkee, whose name is doubtless perpetuated ‘in that aroma- tic thoroughfare now known as Durkee Lane—whith is some time going 0 be ‘worthier. its. namesake!. Johfi. Dur- cultivated a farm—probably-on _land which is now Franklin street, was in public business After the repeal of the Stamp. Act, he became finterested in the hase made by the Susquebannshi Company in_Pennsylvania. He was cne of thé forty. ploneers sent out by the company in 1769, to take possession of the Wyoming Val- ley. Robert Durkee wés also- of this company; and the first fortress erect- an honest man has been soid for a price end was not aware of it because the ‘other fellow got the money. ‘wise to the man who button-holes you for any purpose. It is up to evefy man to have opinions and convictions and to act upon them. Tiien he is in no danger of being listed with the easy or sold with the acquiescent. quil ery “Courtesy Always.” ery station remind both emrloyes and the traveling public of the posefbility of being polite, even amid the bustie of selling tickets and catthing traine and rushing baggage. It is a gracious ex- periment and deserves to succeed. Tn medieval days, courtesy was held to be about the highest qualty any knight or lady ¢ould possess. In dur own more matter of fact age, it is stiil exalted—in theory. We are generally 00 busy, however, to put it into prac« tice. As a gentleman of the old school remarked, . are im- polite from haste and impetuosity rather than from geliberate intention.” is a lower and a ground for courtesy. From the ly mercantile point of view, it paye. The getitleman or the -lady is mudh more ap: to get on in-the world than the boor of either sex. ‘The motto of an anciest English preparatory school at 'Winchester is “Manners Man.” practical jlife! women not a few have found Courtesy a main part of their life equi) it. Every profession and every nish ~illustrations. There are stores, barber shops, hotels, etc., as well as schools and churdhes that point the same moral : ‘As & matter of fact, it is never eafe for any of us to show incivility. One know how much he higher mereé- How often that proves true in | pn, Suctessful gnen and | rénor, st oF petce By e caty urn B4th year. Capt. ‘ebb, of (ham (Durke€'s regiment) from 1776 to 1778, engaging to serve during the war, only four were over twenty years of age. Another Norwich man who was BT e Lives L N:‘" Scotia. He was the at Norwich Academy. Simeon Perkins moved from Nor- wich to Nova Scotia in May, 1762, re- maining thereafter n loyal subject of the British crown. In the course of & Jong life 'neu‘h’eld ‘with honor - the various offices of justice, judge of pro- \m.te,tywwn clerk, chlel( ,n.lifloa oivge county ¢ourts, and colonel command- ant of the militia. member of the Provincial House of Rej tatives for nearly thirty thi years. The inscriptionn on his gravestone at Liverpgool states that he was born in Norwich, Conn., Feb. 24, ;Zgg. and died at liverpool, May 8, He was__also a Adim- Lis death, o tablet was framed and suspendes the court-room Where he had presided, containing an inseription of grateful trfbute, dedl- cated to his memory, “By the Justices in Session.” THE DICTAGRAPH. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR e Sunday Ball in Plainfield. Mr. Editos Plainfield is to have Sunday baseball, again this summer. A great deal is said about the neglect- d moral ang réligious training of our | Lo, American boys and great praise is E"m to our grandmothers for their o government and the s train! of our parents, what would our grandfathers have said to Sunday ball games? How can boys be | 3, taught to.keep the Sabbath when they e ball saime sehich they pemid o 0 o they would not be real boys it aid attend.~ after- noon so as not to keep the psople ?vm church, Rut how much Interest does & maft or boy take in sermon or Sab- h,t.g school when he is planning to at- tend a ball game, or in the evening after he has attegded one? mother attend church and Sabbath school and have dindler in time for her husband and sons to go to the ball 6? And If she keeps her boy at ome he regards himself as 11} used and mother as unreasonable. Sunday ball games are said to be necessary So store clerks can enjoy the games. If this is 8o, cannot it be arranged to close the stores Saturddy afternoons and open them Sundays as they would | ; be as noisy or objectionable as the ball games. The ball lovers say they work all the week and have a right to their pleasure on 2 this—have not other people right to a guiet Sunday? If we must have Sunday ball games, locate [ 2% the grounds far enough from the vil- lage so that the noice ¢annot be heard and have an officer on the ground to stop indecent and profane language, and pocket saloons. past could be heard all over the village. A MO’ All the new materials and in the The War A Year Ago Today June 10t0h, 1915, Germans rench near: Souain and Les Mesni Russiafs forced Germans to re- treat in Baltic provinces and ad- vanced in Galiei P‘l‘m in Bukowina crossed the Greek quests in India, ‘was The battle opened with a trumpeting drmoured Italians occupied Podestagno, north_of Cortina. Let’s Refurnish The D,ining Room Independence gives them the right to spit on the sidewalk, or eweep rub- bish into the. street. 1t may or may not %6 as_the Ger- mans say that the Rus cannot learn but there 1s evidence being fur« névertheloss i Galicis an Even Katser - olm de- 3 fn Jost the su- v ‘chances loved: he created T - Arish, 1 e fact is, thosé I - flflh ek BT Don’t You Want Gogd i few, and those who tt 4 H ; L+ i iz ads o a;?; ] g Fa GeRse 88 3 il i i