Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 25, 1916, Page 4

Entered ‘conn. as second-class matter. ratin Bon o oione Callss /Bulletin.Business Office 480. Bulletin. Editorial Rooms, Bulletin, Job Of Wittimantic Otfic. |Bullding. S etoshone:: ! ‘210, Noflvlnh. Tundgy, July 25, 1918. to our‘good repute with all strangers ‘who travel this way. Gumption can accomplish some t the Postoffibe at/Norwich, | £ood things when the money- for-them 18 not forthcoming. THE WIRELESS. It-is not so many years ago that the Room 2, Murray [first Marconigram was received with a smile and-not regarded as at all serious as a competitive menace to the cable companies of the world. The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin _has the circulation of any paper ln'&SIEHI Connecticut and from three to four times larger than 'that of any in ‘Norwich. It is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,063 houses in Nor- 3§ wich and read by ninety-three pe cent. of the people. In Windham it s 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. Eastern Connecticut has_forty- nine towns, one hutdred and sixty- five postoflice districts, and sixty fural free dellvery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D, routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION average. ... 1901, 1905,- average. Lr—— = KNOCKING OUT THE PEARL BUT- TON INDUSTRY. We all remember the pear! button Industry which w in stablished 1890 under President Ur & republican protective tariff the bus- Iness was established in 12 states of which one was Connecticut The democratic press ridicu 5 but it grew to a respectable Itable industry employin sons, using 50,000 tons of fresh-water shell, and aggreguted a capital of $30,- 000,000 In 1912 our Mt ctories were protected and imy paid a revenue of under democratic f ported buttons amounted in value to $212,26 ties amounting to $91,” s14 ease 133 per rever but 30 per cent. Wages paid in America three times as 1 as wages paid in En land, Bohemia, or Austria i times the prices paid in Japan. There are c ) pearl button fac- tories in Japan and they will soon have most of the pearl button trade. The democratic tariff for revenue only is siowly and surely wiping out the pearl button industry establis| ed by republican protection of Ameri- labor un, r McKinley. BACK TO THE LAND. Tngland is considering the question of redeeming her waste lands and in- creasing her agriculture by sending thou of her returning soldiers to_the country to live and to work. Mr. Leslie Scott, a member of par- liament. an interview for the Lon- don Observer, says concerning this great industrial scheme: “Immediate lesislation is meeded. Tt is idle to think our soldiers will look at wages on anything like the old seale of some of our counties. And within a year of the war ending the government must find the money to build, say, 200,000 rural cottages. To make village lifea live thing I think it should be made a statutory duty of every parish council to build a village hall, in which entertainments, serious and frivolous allke, could be given. The cinema is as important as the Jecture. And arrangements should be made—and landowners and farmers, T am sure, would be willing to assist— to_provide football and cricket fields. nto the means of providing em- Ployment for the men it is impossible %o enter in detail. Shortly, it isr Breaking up the poorer grass land, ©f which thers are millions of acres; reclaiming waste land: and afforesta- tion of the Tough, semi-waste land, of which there is so large an amount in the Un%ed Kingdom. In these works, in one way or the other, the state must help. State help is also wanted for starting asriquitural industries like the making of beet sugar, and starch and alcohol from potatoes. If these things were done employment could rasily be found for another 300,000 or 400,000 in agriculture.” This is a big problem, and it car- ried through. it will mean-an improve- ment in the health and spirit of the working classes of Great. Britain. This backsto,the land scheme means a better and more dependable citi- zenship. GOOD ROAD DAYS BY PROCLAMA. TION. Good roads are something every:| town should be ambitious to. attain,| and maintain; but as a rule here New England.towns-are not of_the; poorest. roads. The: poorest plece of road in three, counties is within Norwich city limits in the direction of Preston City; and the town of Preston has roads from which last year's ruts and gulleys have not been.removed, when:two men grbomeeulflflxflnmwlnn 0la Missouri has to be shown, but in. methods of .keeping up her roads she .is able to.show us. Gov. Major of that state is about to-issue his third Today the wireless telegraph com- pany Includes four great organiza- tions covering most of the civilized world. The war has broken up its Belgian system, but has increased the receipts from all the entente countries. The Russlan company de- clared a dividend of 15 per cent. The general reserve fund reached $4,837,630 last year, an increase of half a million; and the net profit was $1,- 89,085, an increase over the profits of 1915 of $725,000. Its use has resulted in the saving of thousands of lives, and property to the value of milliong. The secretary of the English com- pany says in his annual report just issue “There is considerable work in cer- tain parts of the world which we should have been doing, but which it has been impossible to do in conse- quence of the war; on the other hand, we have had some compensation by having many additional orders at home and from allled countries. In particular, we have done considerable business with the admiralty, and noth- ing could have been more agreeable than the relations between the com- pany and that department.” THE MILITIAMEN AT NOGALES. Nogales, Arizona, ought to be neu- tral territory but it isn't. The bound- ary line of Mexico runs its course alons a street in the middle of the place, and the story has been told that ads of Connecticut national guards. men have accidentally 1 times since they therc squ have been in 1 camp in as a lot of Turks. It is not n to man or beast: and as for t stless duster it stands no show | 1 everything is covered with [2 new layer of dust every day: a rcuum sweeper cannot keep the dus down; and an American woman would 1 and nervous prostration The national suardsmen are aware of what they are up against, and they =re mot to blame for yearning for a fight, for i iting and wat buried alive in EDITORIAL NOTES. v the breaking of th million more drops into chott's lap. postage sounds good One cent but T postal ser at any price i is needed. Canzda has enlisted 2 the war—about on, popalation. rranza,_is and Wilson for s a pair for you. beaches belong to the people, but the s to keep off the beach are ever becoming more numerous. The railroad managements claim the demand for increased wages will crease freight charges 5 per cent When he hears the cries for helr from Panama or Germany the presi dent declines to throw out a life Thé democrats are on the verge of their wool-pulling mpaign. They hope to 1 wool over the eyes of the veople. was the first submarine sail- he had so little to do with the whale that he made the sick. Jonah or; but running big fish The Deutschland does not appear to be in a great hurry to get away from Chesapeake bay. The game is extra hazardous. It is not probable that the mayor and aldermen of Haverhill will have to pay the $300 fine for not enforcing the anti-riot la The man on the corner says: “We have a city government now that be- lieves in wholesome traffic regulations and will enforce them. The prisoners are coming in to the Allies in such numbers as to arouse the suspicion they are becoming weary of war and its uncertainties. The claim that “Wilson kept us out of war” wiil eatch peace-at-any-price men. Hasn't he spread abroad the impression that America is an easy prey? The way the soldiers from the east arc assaulting red-hearted Texas wa- termelons on the Mexican border shows they have lost none of thelr valor. However the great European war may end Austria does not seem to have any future. The kalser is like- ly to take her and the entente allies to break her. Most anything seems good to an elevator boy who has been going up 'and down in a cage for a year or two. A front line trench would look attractive to him. Germany fmported :$25,000,000 worth of food stuff'the year preceding the war. Even Judge Nippert.cammot de- ny.it 1s g great trial to Germany to 'get along without it. The minister who called a man who,| couldn’t remember the Ten: Command- ments a poor coot could not have had a better opinion of the man blind to the: contribution box. ‘The.railway managers inform-us the American people pay for rail ‘trans-. portation $3,000,000,000 a. year, and 44 cents out of every dollar from them goes to the employes. The employes. want that made a half:dollar. invaded Mexico | al Mexico has more dust than is necded nd as much heat as can be borne [ poorer currency than the world has any use for, and a constituency as un- | Before John had read. an article on | dress reform, he had thought his. wife the most ettractive woman in the ‘world, e . After reading articl pon- dering deeply thereon, he Goctaoa That things were all wrong, at least in so far as his wife'’s clothes were con: cerned. Also, he resolved that a change must be. ht about. There- fore it was with just a hint of sever- ity that.he opened, the subject on the evening following his perusal of the article. “Miriam,” said he, ‘I have been thinking a good deal about the way the modern woman dresses.” AMiriam looked up from her sewing with a tender smile. Secure’in the consclousness of perfection in her bus- band's eyes, she could afford to be generous with the faults of otger women. “Yes?” ghe replied, encouragingly. “And Ivo come to the conclusion that these thin, flimsy blouses; theso low necks and short sleeves, are im- modest. And high heels are injurious to the health. They throw the welght of the entire body onto the ball of the foot and the pressure reacts upon tho nerves in such a way as to hurt the eyes. In time—" ‘Goodness, John,” laughed Miriam, re dld you get all those ideas? u've been reading something! “Yes, I have. And I agree absolutely with what I have re: ‘Women's clothes are all wrong, and I am go- ing to insist that you, at least, dress sensibly in the future. I want my wife to look like a woman—not a pub- lic exhibition'” Ana laying aside his paper he glared deflarice across the table. “John_Toster! deed. An ‘exhibition,’ in- When, may I ask, have I been purposely at any * John conceded. “You have only dressed as all the others do, and we have become so accustomed to seeing these things that we think nothing of ft. I mean, simply, that if you want to please me th sible In the future. MBut I shall insist upon no more high heels or low necks. The. other things you may discretion about. I believe you something about getting some new things ne > 1 shall expect to |see a radical change. And I am sure you will agree with me you havef trica out my idea Qfir nkled mischievous- T'm after tired satisfied with his posi £ ihe hou Next mo; three frien fecling very well ion as the head | Miriam tele Thusband: They met belonged | t Miriam's was much red to be night at dinner ated himself upon And that | John,” she | as he carved Plain show And | 1 shall 1dan’t you ner some- u the moment John en- waiting rcom and glanced | m had not d and it 150 of pleasure that he it Ler ¢ M veas it w there are some and they would not look well if the 1 all Paris to put on their back Dowdy--that was the word to describe them or instance, that girl over there! Fow ttractive she looked and vet he hes were good! Now the other en in the room looked DRESSED-TO PLEASE HER HUSBAND t you will dress as modestly as pos- | honed to| s aly nifty! Yes, sir. Those high, light-col- ored boots were sure classy, and ho did like those big, floppy hats. Now, Mirfam—" But here his soliloquy was rudely in- terrupted. Unnoticed by him “that girl over there” had approached and was standing before him. ‘Hello, dear,” she said, sweetly, “I'vq been here 10 minutes. Didn't you ses me?” Like a man suddenly awakened from a pleasant dream John sat up and gasped. So great was his astonishment that he forgot to rise and sat staring at his wife with an expression of amazement very funny to behold. “Well, how do you like my suit she asked brightly. “It's just what you wented Slowly John’s eyes took in every de- tail of the costume, from the high- necked linen shirtwaist to the clumsy, broad-toed, low-heeled shoes which showed beneath the long, ungraceful skirt. t is very neat,” he murmured po- litely, “very neat indeed. Er— shall we cat here, or go out somewhere?” “Here, of course,” said Miriam decid- edly, and led the way to their usual table. ‘With her coat off she looked worse than with it on. High collars did not suit 3Miriam's short, plump neck, and she looked chocky and uncomfortable. John felt somehow as if a trick were being played on him—the way he was sure a fellow fecls who has just pur- chased a gold brick. But the dinner was unusually good and Miriam as en- tertaining as ever, although not so good to lock at, and all was progressing nicely when the arrival of a party of six at a near-by table attracted their attention, s the girls!” exclaimed Miri- am in pleased surprise, and in a mo- ment she and John had joined the jolly group. Ordinarily John enjoyed an thing like this, but tonight he wi keenly conscious of dowdy appeal ance Mirfam made among these daint- ily dressed women, whose filmy blouses and low necks seemed eminently the proper thing. Savagely he cursed the day when he had_ “hutted in” on his And the worst of it was scemied utterly unconscious appearance. A cold horror What if she should re- up her homely, comfor 1d go back to n of her dra gripped him. > to give the ceing an end, and at was over and and 1 nice happy evening,” am not the least d Mirian, And I'm so gl T always want nd John patience, never ve ron e way. You do, ¢h?” he snapped. . there me women who look well in you're not one of nt to please me vou will g to the cook e first the morning, and r Jet m m again. What I know clothes s wear! 1 her gener- merry party gathered for big ughter over rons a huge joke, he “Come on, R said Miriam de- ularly asked that!”—Bos- B —_— I LETTERS TO The Pot Calls The Kettle Black. Mr. Editor: The New York Sun- day Sun and the New York Medical Journal seem to be in danger of get- ting rheads over the epidemic of infar paral now raging in t ile he Sun of last Sunday In a leading editorial has this to say: Our re table and informed friend the New York Medicat Journal in its test edition say “We intimated in our issues of July 8 that the present epidemic of infan- tile paralysis was by no means so ter- rible as ihe first newspaper reports made out. “The first newspaper reports” re- corded accurat the official out- givings of the Department of Health. They dealt with a subject no serious journal could ignore. They were communicated to the press by the highest authority, and presented by it to the public mot as the fruit of original research, but m the form of stafements setting forth the opinions and beliefs of those to whom the gunrdianship of the community’s health is entrusted. Had the news- papers failed to print these announce- ments they would have been accused of suppressing news of vital import- ance, of withholding their assistance from city officers strugsling to pro- tect the population, and of concealing a menace to every individual residing in_or visiting the city, The grossly exaggerate® motion that prevails here and throughout the country concerning the prevalence of infantile paralysis in New York, the hardships that have been inflicted on the population, the turmoil that has been caused all over tme country, re- sult from the acts and words, not of the newspapers, but of public officers who lost thelr heads, or else had no heads to lose. Regarding the merits of this con- troversy we are not particularly con- cerned; but our hearts certainly go out to' the children of the great city and the towns surrounding, who, fed on denatured milk with microbes to the right of them, serums to the left of them. into the very jaws of death have ridden by the hundred. Theirs not to-reason why, thers but.to do and die. It is painfully evident that some one has blundered. When we reflect that the sufferers from the present epidemic have been fed upon’ Pasteurized Milk at the in- stance and almost insistance of -the health officers of both New York state and city, it does not seem that the tion of the returns from mvestigation of zed milk diet are such that e prohibited by law instea by law. No less a T Dr. Emmett Holt informed Dr. oner, the @ imper One Emersor that rickets, ct result realth commi scurvy, _etc of this =~ diet—which elf columns of the New Y Herald asks why not con- duct a quiet, independent, investiga tion to discover whar percentage is to improper feeding. (Pasteurized, ed, condensed, patent foods.) A. W. DAVIS. Norwich. The Cloud Digger's Predictions for August. Mr. B —It is hard work to be- lieve there are so many people really and_truly interested in my weather predictions, but since my predictions in June that July was to be wet, I have received letters from the Massa- chusetts line the Sound, calling mé_everythine from crank to crook; and all because I forccast July wea- ther correc weather buri one month ahead of the One little lady in_ Groton wrot “Please, Mr. Cloud Digger, be good; have a heart; try once more, please. Please, don’t knock out my summer boarder business Too bad, little laay, but I must warn, where warnings are due. W, then, August, 1916, will have more rain than any August in 50 years; and that is running some as there have been three wet Augusts in 40_years Tilectrig storms unusually fierce and destructive will_be frequent. High tides and gales from the 20th to 25th, some exceedingly hot days, followed quickly by cooling storms, and very heavy rafn will be the rule. The first week in August should be the hottest of the summer, Lightning will do much damage and harvest will be late. Don’t think summer is ever when August goes, however, for the Cloud Digger is still on his job and will see that you get some good old summer time later on. THE CLOUD DIGGER. The More Traffic the Better. Mr. Editor:—It seems like a joke ‘that the.city of Norwich has been in existence over 250 vears, and within the last two or-three weeks we have reason for, or'cause of. the plague is far to seek. The president of the New York An- ti-Vivisection soclety says: “For a long time T bave pointed out in the columns of the Open Door Magazine| and in other ways, the.detriment, not to say’danger, which attaches to con- tinual use of Pasteurized millc; andal- though this danger has latferly be- come antacknowledged medicalifact, the taken on such a tremendous growth that we now have to enforce these detestable traffic regulations; notwith- standing _the. fact that Hopkins and Allen haVe not turned;out a single rifleyet, and the 10,000 extra_citizens who “were to-occupy all the new houses;bullt forstheir sole benefit, and -which+has made a drug of real estate, have not-yet-arrived. Maybe the rea- son they. havem't gotten here is be- health-board still | ignore- it and still< canse:of the yinfantile : paralveis - and ) Toved | s rage. | 1 are | helped to bring within the reach of Compact, mecha some in design and Rapid Rectilinear Two sizes: 2% x 3 way that satisfies and lasts. The Autographic KODAK, Jr. One of the efficient models that has Kodak photography a superior optical equipmentand is hand- able speed Ball Bearing shutter and is furmshed with a meniscus achromatic, $9.00 to $13.00 at your Dealers. EASTMAN KODAK CO., everybody. nically accurate, has finish. Has a vari- or Anastigmat lens. Y and 2% x4%. ROCHESTER, N. Y. You will fmd at CRANSTON S, 25-29 Broadway KODAKS In Every Style and Size Everything in Photographic Supplies and Accessories You will also find that our Developing, Printing and Enlarging is done in a they may be kept away on account of the quarantine. What a joke—the comparison of Weybosset or some other busy thor- | ougt of a city I with a street like Main wich? Comedy for the god: wich has a lot of comedians, haps a complete and full of this subject will bring many of them to the front One letter writer, Mr. Landon, seems to be especially interested in Vol town. Per he is in hopes that me day be as busy as Voluntown. It would look good to most of us to see a line of automobiles 2 thoro ares instead of nk empty space which Norwich ems to have had so much of for long a period of years. Would t was a x of from one end of Main to_the other! Then we would think we were a city of some time tin. the publ have ing everyth busine businc any measurc wh a in the last 20 v hings to veniences he citize ina patientia nost When we gaze upon the white wing: upon the streets, it makes us feel likc singing the old sons, “White wings, they never grow weary.” We wo what the next move is to be. Wh two to add a little about it as we are p way, and we will ha the “boys” come to turity. One Who Likes to See e to the age a Crowd. THE WAR PRIMER | By National Geographic Society to feed its own Chri and at the same time satisfy the mil- itary authoriti extraordinary mands for supplies is not surprising to those familiar with the primitive agricultural methods of the Holy Land. Concerning the manner in which crops re raised in this section of the Nea st, where 50,000 people are repor! ed to have perished already and where the entire Christian p(‘»m..’)uwn cems doomed unless America's repr tions to the Turkish govern: tian population de- heeded, John D. Whiting presents a graphic picture in_a communication to the National Geographic society. Mr. Whiting says: “In_the mountain districts the farm land is usually owned by peasant pro- prietors, each man’s prope Deing composed of various small pieces scat- tered about near the village in which he lives, The raising of olives, grapes and many other fruits is the leading occupation, but almost every farmer srows some grain. Down on the plains larger flelds ex- ist and cereals are largely planted. The land of a given village is fre- quently owned in common by the vil- lagers and a division of it takes place every alternate year, and is so ar- ranged that every man gets portions of the good as well as of the less de- sirable land. “Fences, in the western sense of the word, are unknown. In the mountain- ous country lands are inclosed by loose stone walls, still called by the ancient Hebrew name ‘jedar’, and on the plains by thron hedges. When the open fields are owned by individuals, the boundary lines are indicated by deep furrows, in which at intervals stones are laid as ‘landmarks’. It therefore, readily seen how en theso boundaries could be changed by an avaricious nejghbor, undeterred by | Syria—That Syria has been unable | ‘Cursed be he neighbor’s land- the Mosaic warning, hat removeth his 5 tain begins to fall about November, (average annual rainfall for 50 vears about 26 inches), after a rainless sum- and as soon as the ground I moistened the fellah starts plant- the winter cereals—wheat, barley, tils, beans, etc. The plow is a ide affair, made of oak, the bent being’ natural curves held to- ether with iron bands; these bands 1 a'small plowshare, which only atches the ground a few inches deep, are the only metal parts. Oxen are the favorite animals for yoking to a plow. Cows and donkeys are employed by, the poorer peopie. Horse les and camels (the last named only along the Mediterranean coast) are harnessed singly fo plows, while sometimes one sees an ox and a camel yoked together. The fellah sows the grain on the |bare ground and then plows it in. In rocky ground a man or woman fol- lows with a pick to loosen the earth hat may have been skipped by the plo The soil is not fertilized. The disintegration of the underlying lime- tone feeds the soil, so that for thou- 5 of years it has continued yield- san ing crops. The manure and rubbish, instead of being utilized are allowed to accumulate in heaps outside fhe Vil until they surround it like small mountains. “After the winter crops have all been planted the vineyards and olive roves are plowed a couple of times and also he fields erved for the ummer plani These lajter crops not put in the ground until the ave entirely ceased. During harvest time the fields are lively and picturesque; the entire fam- {ily has a part in the work, the small hildy ing about among the sheaves d even the babies are brought into the fields. A large tooth- ed sickle is employed by the reapers hen the grain is long but if short one is used, the edge being so that it does not cut but ¢ uproots the grain. itute women and girls are al- lowed to follow the reapers and glean the fallen ears, which they tie into neat little bundles, dropping them on the ground they gather ut the g0 along, and these ry evening and beat with a stick, just as Ruth did of old in the fields of Beth- lehem. During the reaping period what the Bible calls ‘parched corn’ is made in almost eves field. Some wheat not fully ripe is cut down and set on fire, the ctraw being consum- ed. The roasted heads are rubbed be- tween the hands and the chaff win- powed out in the wind. Without frther preparation, this roasted wheat one of the common articles of iet of the reapers. Undoubtedly such was the ‘parched corn’ which Poaz ched to Ruth. « hing, the primitive meth- the most tiresome fask all the fellah’s round of toil. In ny places it is done entirely by ading out beneath the feet of the animals which are tied together breast and driven round and round over the spread-out grain. The mules and horses are provided with flat sheet-iron shoes for all kinds of work, and the cattle, just as the threshing season begins, are speclally shod. “As soon as the grapes, figs and other fruifsc bein ripening the fellah with his entire family, moves out of the village into the vineyard. The grape season is looked forward to as the best part of the year, and at this time the natives live for the most part on fruits and bread. Jokingly the fel- laheen say that they get so fat from cating grapes {hat their fezzes burst. “Olives are 'harvested in the fall, but by a method so injurious to the trees that they yleld a full crop but once in two years. Instead of picking them by hand, for time is not money with these easy-going people, they beat the trees with sticks to knock off the fruit, which a the same time results in destroying the tender shoots which should bear the next year's fruit. The olives when salted or pickled in brine are valued food, for a peasant can make a meal of only bread and olives, with perhaps the addition of a raw onion. “Sheep as well as goats are milked Dby the women, and the milk turned in- to chees and butter. Butter is made in a goat skin like those used for car- rying water. This is only half filled with” milk which has previously been ods employed i of HEATR DAVIS TH Presenting a Clever SIMNMONS & BRADLEY WM. H. THOMPSON and CHAS. 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The the opening tied up, and it is on 2 tripod of sticks and shaken and forth by one or two women bac until the butter is formed.” OTHER VIEW POINTS “There is such a thing as making too much of dog days. And the weather man seems to be in a falr way of doing it—Ansonia Sentinel. The conservative citizen who would enjoy a Sunday automobile ride finds a period of about three hours begin- ning at 2 a. m., when the highways are comparatively free from joy riders.— Teriden Jour: Now that President Wilson has filled the one lone vacancy on the Supreme court by the appointment of Judge Clarke of Ohio, we confidently expect to see the Taft senatorial boom in Connecticut wax and thrive apace.— Hartford Tim Having tro in your garden Lon don Chronicle are first class rival to spinach. Switzer- land and other thrifty countries where | the high cost of living isn't allowed to get so indevendent as it does here, have long azo used nettles as food— publican. Waterbury 5 signifi- ance in the the battleship Tarlborough, which the Germans claimed was sunk in the battle of the Skagerack, but which reached home safely after being torpedoed, was one of the ships especially equipped with protection against submarines, which worked to save it—Waterbury Ameri- can. The New Haven public bureau of li- censes reports that where there were last year more than 900 licenses is- sued for the public conveyances co monly called jitneys, this year there have so-far been issued only 371. Th inevitable conclusion is that the Ji ney is regulating itself, unless some of the drivers ha und a way to aveld the formality of taking out a Haven Register. license.—New There was nothing particularly sig- nificant_about the fact that Meriden raised $3,000 to clinch the bargain which will bring to Meriden a new in- dustry. That this amount would be raised was a foregone conclusion. The important feature of the incident was the fact that the money was sed in a few hours. This showed the kind of public spirit, which, as we understand it, the manufacturer de- sired to have exhibited as proof of the sincerity of the public in their desire to get the new industry. The Chamber of Commerce is to be consratulated for its work In getting such an enter- prise for Meriden.—Meriden Journal, There 1s no reason to believe that all the fools of this kind live in De- troit, or in any other city. Drivers who take a Kchance with whiskey and gasoline transform a_thing of pleasure and almost necessity into a flery juggernaut of death for some- body, ‘and a menace is instantly cre- ated. The agile and the voung may possibly met out of the path of these reckless drivers, but the old and the feeble have to take the consequences. Befuddled heads managing ~steering wheels have never worked properly yet and they probably n Those. who are blind to_the rights sober pedestrians constitute a_public nuisance, and we are thankful that their number is no greater.—Hartford Courant. Such as it is the administration shipping bill_approaches passage in the house. It is euch a bedraggled, mangled and battered article that the man, who accidentally lost it by the wayside, would deserve the thanks of the rational electorate. It is neither flesh, fish nor fowl. One by one the features that distinguished it and made it obnoxious to sensible people in is blown full | STEAMER BLOCK ISLAND WATCH HILL »«BLOCK ISLAND SPECIAL - EXCURSION - TICKETS Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, June-28 to September ‘1 Shore Dinner Houses and Bathing Beach near landings.at.WatohHilt and Block Island. For further information, party rates, apply-at.office-of company on Shetucket Street, Norwich. DAILY SERVICE Until Sept. 5, to P. M. P. M, Block Island .....Lv. *2:15 ##2:45 Watch Hill: . . 845 420 New London . - 5310 b5:35 Norwich w.... Due 6:30 6:50 P. M. P.M. §, **Sundays-only. . AND BLOCK ISLAND &2 Adults, 75¢c; Children, 400, have been climinated or.eo: as to be almost mofrenslvw its bare skeleton does it re: * griginal measuro of whih 1 probably pass the.® because the country needs ity cause of the prolonged oppositl has held it up. The presid probably sign it because it name, the same thing he dnoe; ploned. The plain people willhai its needless appropriations they must. And after a ¥ery trial it will be consigned to-tha of forgotten things, labelled as worst mistake of the administration Ansonia Sentinel. Stories of the War | Nine Frenchmen Capture 113 Germans. One of the mo: of the taking of the field fort s sarrison of 113 men by nix for the soldiers. throughout and the checked fire. By a lucky chance ¢ vered Lhe precioy bombardme fort vulnerable at one pc a second lieutenant, two scr corporal and four men, he led th ands and knees throush ss to a spot where he a breach in the d hed their objective Germans learning proach. Abruptly three of the T leaped into the w shoutix torian tones, “Forward wi onet!” and throwing bombs, exploded in the dugout. The other daring Frenchmen remained behind, ready to retreat if the atte failed. But the Germans, taken unawarcs, had no_ time to get their weapons and surrendered almost without a show of The th infantry by murderoi T of fight. When one of thelr number fell, shot by a revolver fired poin: nk by the French commanding officer, tho Germans, 112 in all, came out of their shelters and threw up their hands, the French assert. The three French captors now began to feel nervous, as they saw no reason why the G ns should not fall upon and exterminate them. But at this mo- ment the other six hurried in. Thelr resolute energy imposed upon the Ger- mans, who believed that the new a rivals were followed by many others. The German officers in the fort them threw down their arms and the entire garrison was marched to the French rear, escorted by the nine captors, whe had not lost a man. Didnt Know They Were Loaded. If Wilson is defeated it will be largely because so many of his epi- grams_ have become boomerangs— New York Sun. Villa’s Location In Doubt. Villa may be in Punta Arcnas or the place that is paved with good in- tentions, for all the public knows— Chicago News. ‘The Changing Carranza. Slippery old Carranza, now that he's terrified, talks like Dr. Jekyll, but he'll act like Mr. Hyde.—Lou Courier- Journal. e ————— . Thie War A Year Ago Today July 25, 1915, Von Mackensen checked on Lubin-Choim front. Frem:h took German trenches in Ban-de-Sapt region of Vosges. Germans bombard Dunkirk. Italians forced Austrians back at Tervona. British trawler Grimsby sunk by mine, ten lost. American steamer Leclanaw sunk by German submarine. —