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er and since taken to Germany held at prisoners. That Germany should do this there could be no ques- TODAY AND TONIGHT tion, but it was imposstble to tell ¢ 5 3 Tplid Ik — : 4 @ : what sttitude it might take tn view ”%"‘H“q"", e o R e - 7 ; g 3 FAN NIE W AarD i i B = vorable | oy o the bachelor uncle inquired 4 . : 3 ;s i v 2 e e T s “EACH PEARL A TEAR” A N eXiy avna in THE GREAT SECRET most gratifying. At the same time added‘relief was |imitation of a young woman highly puzzled. “Why, whatever are you ERLY BAYNE ¥ COMING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY given to the temsion which appeared R o ar In this season of prevalent coughs and colds, many treat- - MADAME PETROVA e rwic] rained wh the first ‘was B s Sentho x Norwioh | O e M. Saata Tir o A "Irmi" sald the bachelor uncie; “The ments are suggested. The oldfashioned way of a little pure in “THE BLACK BUTTERFLY” ‘whiskey, the juice of a lemon, hot water and sugar seems to ing of the Ameri steamer Housa- g tontc, by the report from Consul Ste. | can lalsnds, of course! But T4 just predominate, The illness is the same—so why Dot use the successful treatment of our grandparents? 4 Phens to the effect that it had not|To STn e Gr%p ¥ or seven times on the Do you suppose Howard exactly wrapped up in the discus- sion of the left wing and the right front 7 “He could have gone home if he'd wanted to, but you've heard of the lure of the siren, haven't you? couldn’t budge from that chair! if he had budged you know perfectly 'well youw'd immediately have aban- doned Smithson and made a few hyp- notic passes over your struggling vic- time and halted him in fis brave .u“.ul Job Office 35-3. tlo Office, §7 Church St |Deen sunk without warning. Instead |’ It I want you to!” she echoed in- B of pursuing a policy of ruthlessness | dignantly. “T'd like to know why you in connection with this ship it ap-[should think I am dying to talk abou pears that the commander of the|Howard Bingle! Why, the very idea! submarine had warned the ship's cap- | “I know,” admitted the bachelor tain an hour In advance of the sink- |uncle nodding. 1 em quite wonder- ing, that the ship carried contraband |ful, in that respect—penetrating peo- B e D et Saly given | Ple's diszuises and reading their minds 50 to say! 1 know you were devot- an_opportunity to get away in safety | iue ‘G Frlar deal of iime to the Sub- but was towed for an hour and a half | ject. towards share before being wcast [~ “I tell you, he’¥ getting on my loose to shift for themselves. All of [nerves, going around looking S0 hag- this operates to the credit of Ger- [gard and piteous and woebegone as he [you many thus far and it is to be hoped [does! What's the idea of stringing (he's down! that there will be nothing nearer the |him along and making the poor chap ooh uesday, Feb. 6, 1317. TODAY THEDA BARA in “THE VIXEN" 8ix Reels SELIG TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY AND _THURSDAY “THE CRUCIAL TEST” chap a sporting show, It's unfair to him when said the pretty girl “I The Circulation of The Bulletin Bulletin has the largest eirculation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from three to four larger than that of any in Jorwich. It is delivered to over of tha 4,058 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 2,306, and in all of these places it 48 considered tbe local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty- five postofiice districts, and sixty fural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every commission of an overt act. MUST LOOK AFTER OUR INTER- ESTS. If this end of Connecticut is going to receive the attention that it de- serves from the lesislature, it be- hooves it to manifest the real inter- est which it feels in the various prop- ositions which it wants to see fa- vorable or unfavorable action taken upon. It cannot expect to lay back and take things easy and expect that the minds of this part of the state are going to be read and the good or the bad points of any particular bill uncovered as affecting this section unless the people display some activ- ity themselves. It is but proper that we should ex- pect our representatives and senators to carry on the work for which they were elected, but the need and value of giving them proper support should not be overlooked. This county is interested in two important bridge propositions, that which has to do with the taking over of the New Haven railroad bridge be- tween Groton and New London and making a highway toll bridge of it when the raiiroad has finished and put into use its new structure at that think he’s going to get thrown down in the end? Pl admit that sort of treatment might be good for a ram- bunctious, conceited fellow who needs preliminary training before he is priv- ileged to become enaged, but for the, lifo of me I can't see the object in Howard's case!™ “I don’t see that Howard is hav- ing such an awful time!” protested the pretty girl. “He's here nearly every evening and he wouldn’t come if he didn’t enjoy himself, would he?” “Enjoy himself!” shouted the bach- elor uncle. “Great guns! If ever there was a picture of misery it was How- ard last evening when you allowed him to sit in a corner talkng war with THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Soclety. Australia—One of the first surprises awaiting the tourist from the North- ern Hemisphere is to find that Austra- lia and New Zealand may not be grouped as two islands of like appear- ance, differing mainly in size; near neighbors, which may be treated as a unit. New Zealand is nearly twice guess he doesn’t suffer muc! “That's all you know about it!” the bachelor uncle said earnestly. “Just because Howard doesn't hurl himself upon your front doorsteps and beat his head against the stone and yell and draw the populace, you pretend to think no emotion is surging through his chest! I suppose if he’d throw a fit of hysterics you'd be satisfied! You don’t give him and credit for restrain- ing his mad impulse to choke Smith- son and to beat you into a state of common sense and repentance!” ‘Mercy! You dom’t suppose he'd be fierce as that, do you?” inquired the pretty girl with much interest. “Huh!” the “bachelor uncle dis- guestedly. “Ill bet he'd like to be! And if he was really clever he'd do it! When a man gets savage and beats up a woman she always loves him madly ever affer! I believe that is all you are waiting for and I shall make a point of dropping a hint in Howard’s ear to-night! That boy needs help in this affair. He is too kind, too gen- tle! He should abandon you and_start going to see Addie Primrose or Kath- ryn Rumsey! Il bet that neither one of those young women would treat him so— , “Now you needn’t go suggesting any such thing as that!” cried the pretty girl firmly. “That Addie Primrose has been simply crazy about Howard for . it is a good pure whiskey. Sold in SEALED BOTTLES ONLY. rare MA@ is used in thousands of homes for coughs and colds, because Duffy’s is made for medicinal purposes only—absolutely pure and full of wholesome and health giving properties. Unlike the ordinary beverage article, it contains practically no fusel oil or tannin, and therefore proves agreeable and beneficial to the most delicate stomach. Its quality never varies. Duffy’s is used in many reputable hospitals and pre- scribed by unprejudiced physicians. «Get Duffy’s and Keep Well.” Beware of imitations. It whiskey ‘The Duffy Malt Whiskey €o., Rochester, N. Y. “THE FIREMAN'S NEMESIS" One Reel Drama PATRIA, MRS. VERNON DAVIST HEAT BRIAL WA The Finest Musical Quartet: KEELY BROS. & CO. “Fun in a Sporting Goods Store” Dorothy Dalton PATHE COMEDY Triangle F 1l Five Reel Drama of Russian Revolutionism. SOME BRAVERY TRE THE PATE FAMILY In the Five Part WEEKLY QUEST OF THE GOLDEN GATE Comedy Comedy CASTLE PICTURE SOON VAUDEVILLE TODAY AND TOMORROW TRIANGLE PHOTOPLAYS \l te in Vaudeville—Hear Them! | HARRY PEASE A Variety of Varieties o art “Thg Female of the Species” CONCERT ORCHESTRA bombardment just as they would from a shower of rain. Several months ago enemy aero- planes dropped bombs in a village six or seven miles behind the firing line. It was Sunday afternoon and the perhaps in most of the countries at war who cannot from the standpoint of conscience justify war under any circumstance. We only wish that the majority of men the world over were at all times of this opinion, for then that had lightning rods. This seems to leave us with a choice of two as- tonishing conclusions. Practicaily all the rural buildings that caught fire in Pennsylvania were struck by light- Sunday of that day have been exte sive, So that what the legislat have to consider is, not the actual lib eralization of Sunday, but the sion of indulgences, harmless in tb town end on all of he R. F. D. streets were th d. Outside a sil- | wars would cease entirely, but Bieiee In Bastern ‘Connectisut. point, and the proposition for alas far from Australia as Bermuda is| “Hah!” commented the bachelor un- - e Rectaty Hioateei e il of Rt LA R0 lse it is evident that lightning |selves, which have fallen und bridge over the Niantle river which |from New York, and is not only east |cle.” “Green eved monster! It would |3S0S mOVng DIctare theatee € line of |know a5 the warid stands Moday thers | DS O G5 L O CCtion ngninat fires |pleasure. It has mot'yet been dem: CIRCULATION has been called for by the war de- partment. Some action ought to be taken by the present general assem- 1901, BVerage...ecieeeeeeeos 4412 908, average...ersrsresesot.5,920 bly upon these matters. The hear- ings are to be held today and it ought to be shown to the committee that but also south. Four days’ travel across a chilly sea is required for the traverse from Well- ington to Sydney, and after exchang- ing the chill midsummer climate of the New Zealand lake region for the heat of Adelaide, one readily accepts just serve you right, the way you've been acting!” hé continued. “If you're going to take him, why don’t you do it and let him breathe easy and smile again—and if you are going to work the always-be-a-sister stuff, for good- ness’ sake get it over and let him children were walting for the floors to open. One of the bombs gfell near where they stood. They scattered like so many mice, but within a minute or two all were scrambling back to their places in the queue as if nothing at all had happened. English Tommies love children and justifying war by all the nations of the earth, so we are not dealing with an ideal but with a reality. * Now if we are going to have war with Germany it is not because we have sought war with Germany,, but because Germany has and is seeking a war with us. caused by carelessness with matches, cigarette stubs and kerosense, and by overheated stovepipes, sooty chimney. exploding lamps and 411 other cause: The device seems to be more wonder- ful In its effects than even the most optimistic lightning-rod agdht ever strated that paddling a canoe on a lake is less demoralizing than @ gar of baseball; that a game of ba 1s more demoralizing than a mt through the country with lunc the wayside. What the propo islation has in mind is, not the d le these matters are worthy of approval |the evidence of the map that the ey Lied il B e 3 = 9 158 Tor it they are properly an fully Dre- |Southen cesst of the Austalian maln: |arta®h,tDe, JONE road to recovery! It |when billeted in a village can always |She has aiready murdered about two [dared to claim.—Providence Bulletin. |alization of Sunday, but its ) Jersey, while the southernmost of the " “Do you think i E: o The bill that has been introduce £ exerc of making provision for them will not ¥ ink Howard likes her,|meats, and even wheeling them gaily |chidlren. For this dastardly outrage i Whe Reastel sawenioly iy Repto- privileges, which will bn‘“ A only be recognized but the necessary favorable action taken. three islands which comprise the Do- minion of New Zealand occupies the position of southern Newfoundland. really?” the pretty girl inquired anx- iously. The bachelor uncle looked wise. “We along ' in perambulators while fond ‘mothers look on. there is neither moral nor reagonable excuse. The only ground on which an excuse could be based would be to ad- sentative Martin of Orange seeking the liberalization of Sunday in towns anyway if a community should be restricted to towns posie ing a specified population. The q CHANCE TO CLEAR IT UP. In climate and vegetation the two — vi 5 e men must stand together!” he said > Aol 4 - |ot Connecticut having a population in |tian of social improvement, the ta ~ | Somehow or other there appears to CAN GERMANY DO ANY MORE? |aominions are as uniike as Norway | cryptically. “I refuse to answer!” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR fl“afl'hzhfizfio’:fl:{‘ffi?& ';h‘:,::::e excess of a specified number, and |quieting restlessness by means o «S;bt difference between the statement u‘In conn:cct':m with the effort on :“?mfifué? ,‘3;‘;{,",}1:‘?;.;‘;,".;2“""”,1322 “thn," st;’e aldn‘llitted after a min- P8 inialitenice ativis That' of - TROeT :(e‘a\&lngl éo t;no!ethmwns uz d:cldl; the |ognizing the human needs of s s set forth from Berlin to th e part o rmany to keep all ship- i , nute, “maybe ave been kind of 2 nd of Sunday they want, should re- | L quite sufficis whith om Berlin to the and" Hords. "The hisher Deaks of the |mean o nimi I domt trast thar A |WhY ATe Dogs Allowed to Roam at [Savases that we have read of. yet by |Ceive the serious and sympathetic con- | i eare ot ‘he wbiscs of * Veffect that this country has placed § f@n interpretation upon the German & 3ote which was not intended by the fres government, and the declara- ping from British, French, Italian and Russian ports, it is endeavoring to set up a blockade which is not a blockade. It tried to impress upon South Island are eternally Snow-cap- ped and the glaciers of its southern Alps rival those of Switzerland. The surrounding seas are too cold for cor- die Primrose at all! 1 guess I'll phone Howard to come over to dinner to- night!” “Now youre showing some sense!” will? Mr. Editor: Considering the reports that have been coming in of late con- cerning the number of cases of rabies ish and cruel of all savages so that simply because of thbir lack of moral and humane qualities we should ex- cuse some of their barbarities where sideration of that body. The problem has been crying for a solution for many years and it is altogether likely that a solution which takes into con- Sunday should they be undert New Haven Journal-Courier. Woman's Influence. e upon the part of Ambassador|the meutrals that they should give up [ais. Among the mountains of the |applndes e hosming Some sensel” |cernin : sideration local sentiment is the best. F that there was Dothing else | their rights and abandon their com-|North Island volcanic fires are stlll|ioi real sharp, I gucss vou can res- |how The dogs In-this. city. are. et te | Beenioid condemn an American, & |™i"has never been realized by our( Woman's refining influence s I © for s country to do. that it was|merce with these countries and |active and the geveers end hotles Howard from Addie, ail nEmti|rowm at wil. Not. gno ls mussied | me Genmen soveramen and Ger. |SEIators that he liberailzation "of lupgn whatever 'she iouchcs o what ect E rman; main- are im han | Chicago News. e esteemed adv B Sspecie by Ris Sovers: T those of Yellowstone Park. The abor- SRS O = alwed o By UDOL ! seaw; aoty/instigsted iy thutoROverD- lint a sary lavee degres Bireedy: itn |mete that, o soonst had she 3 ment which would not be surprised = it had anticipated just such and had counted the cost of course it was pursuins. There can be no question however, but what Germany had realized that " this country would do just what it ‘the = done. It may have anticipated possibllity of a further exchange taining such a blockade as it is un- able to support in any other way. Ana it does this thing through threats of destruction. Germany intends to utilize subma- rines in greater numbers and to scat- ter mines throushout the war zone which will endanger any and all ves- sels which attempt to carry on the trade which they are entitled to en- iginal inhabitants of New Zealand at the time of their discovery by Cap- tain Cook were the most advanced of all the South Pacific races, while the aborigines of Australia are the lowest in_intelligence of all human beings. Australia is in no sense inferior to New Zealand in geographic _interest, but lofty peaks, profound canyons and active volcanoes are lacking; its riv- ‘ STORIES OF THE WAR Among the Children of the War Zone. To those who have French lived among sidewalks with no thought nor fear of strange dogs that are constantly pass- ing. Almost every house has a dog and some are mighty dirty looking ones at that. Judging from their ap- pearance they would be better off lying in some deep hole well covered instead of feeding out of garbage cans—sticking their noses up in the faces of children—and licking their hands. There is almost a constant ment for over two years have haras- sed our governmeni to an extent which we may not fully know untii the war is over. There is no doubt but President Wilson has kept back some of the worst features of the con- ditions presented to him in order to influence public opinicn and when he at last decided to give Mr. Bernstorff his passports it was simply because the situation became intolerable, and " ©f notes, or it may have considered o i T Demaa- > stand which had been taken by [2nd hopes to check. it is a continent composed of plains |Franc: will ever remain a phsychol- | Preeds, from sunrise until long after |South firing on Fort Sumter was a , would make a greater ef- For a long time Germany has been In interrupted by ridges and mountain ogical riddle. It is startling to ‘the sunset. Many owners have not suf- ficient food for their children, but small matter compared with the in- juries and insults of the Imperial %o bring about a stronger move- | USing its submarines effectively. knobs. r at il ve _ment in be‘hgalt of peace, h:f it is un.|most instances it has kept within 1ts| Adelaide’s unusual plan—a business [€Wcomer at the war to find them ;‘;’l’, ;ee‘;:g‘”e;;’;fli‘t ‘c’;,aifdretgein 4TUst | German_government, so let us as a rights, for there is no denying that |section surrounded by a zome of 2,000 [here at all. It is positively uncanny |KS€P @ o, eyen if children and dog | people if the Germans persist in bring- Feasonable to claim that this country Bas wrongly interpreted the Which Germany has taken. The fact it has a right to capture merchant- men under certain conditions, or even acres of park lands, beyond which are the residential sections—seems design- ed to put business cares, recreation io see them at play where a sheil might break almost any moment, ut- terly oblivious to the soldiers = and caused by the bite of a mad dog are agonizing to the victim and must bring ing war upon us resist and defend our- selves to the utmost of our power, counting neither sacrifices nor hard- accomplished, It is already many years since the Sunday of the fathers to wear pajamas as a regular than they began to spell 'em was observed. The inroads upon the mas.—Ohlo State Journal COUGH DROPS $hat it had counted the cost of the|t0 Set up a blockade the same as|Z0 "% RCt Nome life in separate com- |SCenes about them, and with senses to |Untold sorrow to the relatives. Then | pips which we may have to endure . 2 it was takins is suficlent to|Great Britain has done to it. By its|oaruments. The orsanization of city [attuned to the ordinary nerve-racking (WY not mussle the dogs, or kill|igo great in ordor not only that we Keep a box of Briggs Cough Drops the belief that this government |torpedoes and mines it has already |life to ailow for leisure—a feeling|noises that only a prolonged lull in|™hpm Before someons Is bitten. = .Imay be victorious but What is of far ki sent a large amount of shipping to the ceaseless roar of guns would cause | R® r the old saying—"Fore-'| sreater moment that the nations of on your des They soothe the the logical line of reasoning. it had desired to prevent such an ‘Interpretation it should have made it- " melf clear beyond a doubt upon that however, a misunderstanding ‘Brought about the existing situa- it will be interesting to note 3 any attempt is made to clear 4§ up on the part of Austria which " Bes not as yet endorsed the German S ion. It has the chance to clear just what Germany in- to convey by its note, if in there has been a misinterpreta- CANNOT BE TOLERATED. _ There ought to be no question but the orders which are transmit- %o the various departments of the fernment are to be obeyed by the in charge. If there is it ought be cleared up speedily. Attention @irected to this situation by the fication which has been given to senate committes on Dostoffices _postroads by the postoffice de- o the effect that if the ap- tion planned against the de- nt’s wishes for the mainte- ©of the tube service in the large is voted it will not be devoted “the use intended, but will be di- to other channels. h insurbordination cannot be d ‘The department has not the tube service, and in fact ‘done everything possible to de- it. It is to be supposed that in lon it is now attempting the senate committee and congress into taking action n to its desires but it will do for congress to submit to control. the postal service demanding te n of the tubes for the and better delivery of the _with a recognition on the part that satisfactory service such maintenance, it be- the lawmakers to see that jat is demanded is mot omly pro- ded for but that the postoffice de- rtz ‘e specially directed to car- ‘out. Departments can make . ‘but when it comes what shall and what shall done, the balking department be made to know that con- i & j@s has powers. The German clalm régarding the |"“mn trees are indeed th 1 b but “th 5 —_— ‘fln;us;l which 1:1 being done to the age. In America and Europe shadowy |children in the Oellar knew nothing of = L4 fl-r- -Fm: to you, call for examination and 'estimave. Ne 4 1EVES THE TENSION. interned steamships lying in Ameri- |forms of fossil leaves of strange plant [the tragedy. When school is out each charge for consultation, ey can harbors is that as long as they |species are gathered from the rock |afternoon the children are told to hur- DR. F. C. JACKSON OR. D. J. COYLE n - of the strained relations e this country and Germany T of the stand which the leny other port than Faimouth. the bottom. Last January and Feb- ruary it disposed of vessels totaling 288,500 tons. The total in March was 207,000, in April 225,000, in May 118,- 000 and in August 208,000, and there has been an increase in its activity in the past few months. The question now arises whether, with the in- creased efforts which will be put in- to effect to combat its operations, it will be able to do any more than it has in the past. Opinions of course will vary and the answer remains for the future to disclose. EDITORIAL NOTES. The time has arrived when we can- not do very much boasting about our friendly relations with the German government. Some satisfaction is to be gained from the fact that each cold spell brings the delightful spring just that much nearer. Nothing has served to create greater interest in the war than the action taken In breaking off relations with Germany. The man on the corner says: It is entirely proper to look upon the sup- pression of one’s feelings as a sort of internal weepin; ‘Those who are in search of adven- ture can no doubt find it by cruising about in that newly established war zone about the British Isles. Thoroughly humiliated after last year's results, it begins to look as if Mr. Ground Hog was putting forth extra efforts this year to rebuild a shattered reputation. The Rbode Island state board of ag- riculture urges drastic laws in rela- tion to the keeping of dogs that sheep raising may be encouraged. It is in accord with the sentiment In other states. Governor Holcomb was right, as usual, when he notified the president that the loyal citizens of Connecticut could be depended upon, and it is to be hoped that it doesn't contain any but loyal ones. ‘Delong to them they have a right to do as they please with them. From all indications it doesn’t ever disappeared from other parts of | There are scores of other towns g make any e e B o vin1d that tho s | withis e 2, Benos w35 203 MAIN ST. e NORWICH, CONN. §ETTS o sbpmmabiie axe oewk maj oaks in some of t close to the war as Arras, where chil- British, French, Norweglan or Amer- [siriste strike & Jarring motn T |ore fve oy T e ot 1 s it Lady Asistant Telephons jcan subject, if they are headed for more prevalent in Adelaide than in Melbourne, or even in Sydney, and al- most unknown in American cities—is partly responsible for the universal impression among visitors that Ade- laide ranks high in general culture. Eoth climate and the high quality of the South Australian pioneers are also factors which have helped to make Adelaide such 3 desirable place of residence. Those who are attract- ed by the climate, people and manner of life of the foothill cities of South- ern California, who care for out of door life and flowers and fruit, and wish to spend week-ends in nearby mountains oa_at the seashore, would feel at home in Adelaide. Most writers on Austrialia profess to see differences in types and man- ners in the three leading cities of the Commonwealth, and the natives feel sure that differences exist. Melbourne is “hustling”; Sydney is “easy-goins” Adelaide_is “solid” and “contented. On the basis of short acquaintance these characterizations seem as unreal as “dead” Philadelphia or “provincial” Boston would to an Australian trav- eler. In the American sense, no Aus- tralian city is hustling; all are easy going and contented; all are doing much business in an orderly efficjent manner. As places for residences, they have few competitors among the ci- ties of the United States. & One readily understands why _the Australian loves his trees, groves of Ziant Bucalyptus form pictures never forgotten, and the' scent of the wat- tle brings a homesick feeling like the smell of sage to the Westerner. The fiora is not only beautiful, it is unique, and has no counterpart in oth- er lands. Of the 10,000 species of plants most of them are purely Aus- tralian, and are unknown even in New Zealand. The general impression one gets of Australian forests is their to- tal unlikenness to anything seen elsd- where. The great forests of timber trees are not damp and shaded-and all of one species, but are well lighted and filled with other forests of shorter trees; in places the woods consist of large widely-spaced trees surrounded only by bunch grass, and even in areas where water is not to be found on the surface for hundreds of equare miles through forests of low trees are present. Forms which may be recognized as tulip, lily, honeysuckle, and fern take on a surprising aspect. They are not garden flowers, but trees and the landscape of which they form a part remind one of the hypothetical period antedating our own by millions of years. 1 them the least concern. They cling with their elders to the remnants of their shell-shattered homes in the bombarded towns and villages where even yet the German guns send their shells. Some have been born within sound of the can- non and others have come into_their first sense of being in_ the midst of battle. The strange [phenomenon of life to them will be the unwonted still- ness of peace. A striking picture it is to see a lit- tle French girl, five or six years old, with a plaited “pig tail” down her baci tripping bareheaded _along a road wherever soldier men Venture only un- der the protection of their big steel hats. Such a little girl sat and softly sang and knitted in front of her home near an old Flemish mill one bright and warm December noon while a score of aeroplanes whirled and fought overhead and the high biue and studied with interest; in Austra- lia many of these ancient trees are living. The impression that one is looking at a landscape which has for- transition from Jurassic to modern abrupt. sky was filled with the fleecy cotton- balls that come from bursting shrap- nel shells. She could see the seared and scarrgd lines on the distant hills which were the enemy trenches, and, still further back the occasional white hot flashes of enemy guns. No stranger school can be found in all the world than that at Arras. Ar- Tas itself is a strange and gostly city. Some of the houses are just as their owners- left them=~ during the first ‘bombardment in Ocotober two years ago. Others have been pulverized along with the cathedral, the city hall station—three favorite targets of the German gunners. The enemy lines skirt the eastern edge of the city and daily from these messengers of death are sent shrieking into Arras—burst- ing in furry from the sky. In the midst of all\this malignity of war some two score children or more £0 to school. Thair class room is in the cellar of a house so well demol- ish that a few additional shells would scarcely change the character of the mass of debris that serves as a pro- tective proof. It would take a terrific bombardment to interrupt them at their lessons. The muffled sound of shells crashing in thd distance has be- come far too commoplace o attract attention. 3 All Arras lives underground. There are quiet periods of the day when the women, chiliren and old men venture abroad for friendly call at a nelghbor- ing cellar or for the sake of a stroll and a breath of fresh air. Opportuni- ty after opportunity .has been given them to leave, but they prefer to re- main with what is, or_was, their very own. Three persons wore killed just outside the school one day, ry home as fast as they can go and there is a great pattering of Iittle wooden ehoes down the melancholy streots. quent thing to hear mothers ealling their children in from a desultory warned is forearmed.” F. N. Norwich, Jan. 28, 1917. The Position of Every Loyal Citizen. Mr. Editor: Is not this a time when every loyal citizen of the United States ought to let the community in which he lives know where he stands with regard to the support of our president. The congress and government in these trying hours for I take it there is no more uncertainty, more mental dis- turbance among out people just at this moment than there will be if it so happens that we Wil have to pass through the horrors of war in the near future? And will it not hearten and encourage those on whom the burden and responsibility will fall most heavily of getting ready and preparing for what may be the inevitable to know that there will be behind them a united people ready to make any sacrifices which the exigencies of the times may demand in order to attain success? 1 am quite well aware that there is a small element in this country, and the world may be enabled to enter into a real league of peace With such restrictions as shall prevent any na- tion from preparing for forty years to subjugate, destroy or annihilate other nations of the earth whofunder God are carving out for themselves a place in the sun to which they are better entitled because of what they have done for humanity than the Huns who are trying to destroy the: JOHN M'WILLIAMS Norwich, Conn., Feb. 5, 1917. 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