Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 4, 1917, Page 4

o S ! S ot Bullg in Business Ofiice 450. " Balletin Editorial Roo: TR B tetin Job 35-3. tia _Office. 61 Churen St Q.‘12§ 59208 . The . Bulletin has the largest eirculation of any paper in Eastern Tonnmecticut and from thres to four times larger than that of any in Nerwich. It is delivered fo over 8,000 Of the 4,053 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivcred tw over 300 houses in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it 15 considered’ the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has fopty- nine towns, one hundred and - five postofiice districts, and sixty tural delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. foutes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION average...... 1901, 905, average...... . March 31, LA FOLLETTE’S ACTION. Even as he did during the last ses- sion of congress, Senator LaFollette has already given evidence that he in- tends to do his utmost to hinder the action by the senate on the recom- mendations of President Wilson in dealing with the situation raised by the imperial German government. From all indieations thus far mani- fested he is the only one who was prepared on Tuesday to stand in the way of the immediate discussion of the resolution before gongress asking for a declaration that the country Is in a state of war and providing for the raisinz of an army and the givinz of authority to deal with the situation as the conditions <all for. It was an- other instance where he took advan- tage of the power which can be ex erted by one member, and while there may be a few who will vote against the resolution, when it is brought to a vote, it is doubtful if another would . have taken the course which he has had he been absent. From all indications congress is in sympathy with the position taken by President Wilson. It is proper that the measure should be debated and that those who want to be heard should have an opportunity to speak thereon, but nothing can be gained by waiting. There has been too much # procrastination already. The last ses- sion of congress should have dealt with matters which have been thrown over onto this extra session. It was in fact the stand which La Follette took then which made this session to a certain extent necessary. Regard- less of the expressions which his for- mer action has called forth he appar- ently is determined to have his own way but he is reflecting no credit either upon his country or the state which sent him to Washington. there. MORE SHIPS While there could be question about_the ability of this country with| its extensive resources to nd_to the demand for the turning of a large number of wooden steamships, it is gratifying to learn through the sounding of the sl ders that any demand in this direction can be read- ily taken care of hoth in the way of material and construction. More ships are what -this country needs. There has long been a demand for a greater merchant marine and not only will more ships come in han- dy for the overcoming of the German submarine menace but they can be utilized with excellent results in fur- ther developing the trade with other countries not at war. This is very clearly set forth in for- eign trade statistics which show that this country has experienced an in- crease in business with cayntries not at war during the past three years which was twice as great as that de- veioped in the three years preceding. The neutral nations have been forced into this market becausé of the war. This of course was expected but there is one feature in comneection with it which ought to be changed. for while we appear to be doing a much greater foreign business wifh the non belli- gerent nations by far the greater part of the increase is from goods which are imported ratber than from thosc which are exported. We have lacked ships in the past and we lack them now. but there ap* Dears to be gped reason for the elief that a decided improvement in the sit- uation can be brought about by such a speedipg up in the constructlon of wooden vessels as is contemplated. GEORGIA'S PROHIBITION. In connection with the prohibition lezislation which is being enacted in a number of states about the country special - attention is directed to that which has been passed by the legis- lature of the state of Georgia. Tn a number of instances radical reform has been called for and all intoxi: cating liquor prohibited, but in this state the law makers have gone the limit and the lawe which has been “placed upon the statute books makes everyone a violator who has a drop of liquor in his possession regard- less of whether it was secured be- fore or after the law was made. Geor- gia has entered the “bome-dry” column with a vengeance and Imposed upon the authorities the responsibility for seeing that it is enforced. And it will be in the enforcement that the worth of the new measure can be determined. There are states which have long been rated as prohi- bition states but it has not meant that liquor could mot be possessed or could not be purchased. Georgia has outdls- tanced the others as far as passing drastic legislation but it r®mains tobe seen whether it will be equally insistent in seeing that those who are charged with the duty of enforcing it live up to the requirement: If the same at- titude is taken as that which sur- rounds the maintenance of law and order, especially when lynchings are concerned, the legislature might just as well have saved the time and at- tention which was given to its mew law for it will amount te no more than the respect which the people are made to show resardins it, and an unenforced law better not be made THE LOSS OF THE AZTEC. The sinking of the freighter Aztec adds another to those deplorable af- fairs which are bound to be associated with the unrestricted submarine war- fare of the German government It was the first American ship to carry guns for defense to be sunk, but it has been fully understood that the very fact that such defense was possessed. -by vessels does not insure their safe passage, else the number of British ships which have been sunk would be lJess. A warship is not immune from at- tack by a torpedo any more than ab- solute safety can be assured to ves- seis which are convoyed by cruisers or destroyers. They may give greater mssurance but it has -been demon- strated on more than one occasion that transports or liners accompanied by several warships could be reached by the submarines and sunk without being discovered by the gunners on the vessels who were supposed to pro- tect them. ‘From all indications the Aztec did not have an opportunity to use its guns. It may have been spotted dur- ing the daytime and followed until the submarine was protected by the cover of darkness, or it may have been en- countered unexpectedly in the night by the underwater boat, but had the submarine been seen in the daytime it is high)y probable that there would “have bern a different report. The Az- tez secured all the protection that it ,was possible to get from the guns with which it was armed. From the result it might just as well have been unarmed but that does not prove that every possible means of protection should not be taken as was done in its case. There is no better way of keeping off the submarine thus far THE HELL GATE BRIDGE. . The completion of the attractive | and record-breaking, new four-track " bridge over Hell Gate connecting as it " does, with the short line on Long Is- _Jand leading via the tube under the iver, the New Haven and Penn- and mak- to encumber the law books. EDITORIAL NOTES. 4 With the wild geese making their way north, the decision that spring is really here cannot be long delayed. Reports show that.it d&id not take so long to organize the lower house of congress as was threatened a month ago. With 20,000 dentists enrolled in a preparedness league, Uncle Sam’s ar- my ought to get a good grip on the commissary department. It is quite evident from the exten- sive display of the flag that patriotism is abroad in the land. Flag day was never so widely observed. The man on the corner says: It makes no difference if it is early in the season no trout fisherman ousht to come back without a story. It was hardly consistent with the cause that he Tepresents that the as- sailant of Senator Ledge should have Dbeen the first to take the aggressive. From the dafly advance which is being made by the ailies on the west- ern front, it is quite évident that the Germans are retiring tg & movable line. The sea raiders whieh Germany is sending past the British blockade from time to time are doing enough damage to call for greater attention from the scout ships. v b The first big remonstrance from those who are forced to reside in “bone-dry” Georgia comes from those interned Germans who are in a mili- tary camp there and unable to get beer. / The movement for better sidewalks is being carried forward by the city athers in a manner which cannot fail to win commendation from the entire community and once they are put in proper shape the eity ive cause for still greater gratifical Good walks are a great assét.to & eity, 'were a perfect godsend. explanations. woman is simply a gooss" I when' at last I _could hang up the receiver “How perfectly stupid of her to thank me for a dinmer in your house.” “‘Oh, I don’t know, replied Alice 1y; ‘people aren’t to be blamed es for getting_ erroneous im- pressions’ Although I realized that Alice was only in fun, 1 began to wonder if 1 ever do unconsclousy as- 'sume a responsibility or a virtue that is not mine. I thought perhaps she was remembering the day not long ago when she asked me to carry some of her homemade marmalade to i x."‘*n‘..""",‘u.g‘ Tihas evening that ne telepl & that e it ‘wished to add his thanks to-those of his wife for my sweet thoughtfulness. He actually congratulated Alice upon having euch a lavely sister. How in the world he conceived the idea that 1 was anythizg more than a messen- ger 1 can't understand. “Poor Alice has had to suffer from many such ineptitudes. = For our aunt’s birthday she made an exquisite- 1y beaded hand bag and sent it with an original rhyme. Well. our dear aunty was pleased enough with the bag, but simply ecstatic over the jin- gle.” She wrote thdt it was dear of me to compose the bright poetry for her. She declared that she aiways knew I had the poet's gift. Of course I immediately denied 'the authorship of Alice’s lines and she was so unkind as to reply that it was sweet of me to give my sister the credit, but she could easily recognize my particular style, which, it seems, impressed her when I versified my high school grad- oné of the busiest men er of war, thanking me for the books, which he said I suppose he received my letter saying that commissioned me to send “I ehouldn't have been quite so by this if it hadn’t been for & previous occurrence that was really worse. We have another friend in the ‘war zone, Nanette Bl ‘who is nursing somewhere in ‘When she sailed Harry, who admits he is in Chicago asked me to send her a large bOX of candy and he insisted that my card accompany hiz although he was fin- ancing the gift. It was the irony of fate that the confectioners by some mischance did not inclose his card. Nan wrote me a note of enthusiastic thanks, which it was my painfal duty to show Harry. I avowed my inno- cence and regret and he merely smiled. 1 dare say, he harbors the suspicion that it was a feline plot of mine to queer him- with Nanette. Are You surprised that I long for a littie leas appreciation?” “My dear Laura, I feel for you keenly. You're certainly a_ victim_of other peopie’s deeds of kindness. If I were you I'd refuse to be anybody's agent again.” “I shall. Henceforth I attend strict- Iy to my own affairs. Now I must be going home. “Oh, must vou? By the way, would you mind dropping into the Boulevard hospital and leaving these books for Marian Laird? It's not far out vour way and youw'll save me a trip Way cross town. “Tll be delighted, but. for mercy's sake, write on the package that the Do are from you, or you know what may happen.”, “Very 11, but I shall add, ‘kind- ness_ of ss Thaxter,” for that's your trouble, my dear.”—Exchange. No Alum HOME GARDENS A Mode! Backyard Garden. The department of agriculture has found in ome of our eastern cities a backyard garden which it regards as # model. This'back yard is of a kind ‘ypical in cities which built, houses on narrow frontages with common side walls, the houses being open to the “aironiy in front and back. This particular house occupies the total frontage of a lot 25 feet wide. Behind the house is a vard extending back 70 feet to an alley. In the rear of the yard is a snfall tool shed, 5 by 10 feet in dimensions. The aliey is cut off from the yard by a tight board b e s The Russian Revolution. sMr. Editor: It can be plainly seen how “some people reading the Bible Would become Protestants in Rushia. Thousands who have dared to re- nounce the Greek church Christianity, have been haled before the Synod and seit to Siberia to rot in the prisons. At the World-Baptist Congress held in Phiadelphia in 1911, the most interest- ing sight was 16 Russian . Baptist preachers, whom- the Tsar - released from their Siberian prisons, at the re- uest of the American and English iptists, on a furlough to attend the congress, on condition that they would return to Siberia. The Martyrs ha been sentenced to Siberia by the Tsai's “Holy (?) Synod” for preaching _the Gospel. They went back to the “Dens and caves of the earth” (Heb. 11:38.) Of course now -that the New Repub- lic has proclaimed religious liberty. they and thousands more will be free. The education has been antithetical. The nobles and_their children, which includes all the Russian military buro- crats, were highly educated. The uni- versities had pnly 20,000 students in all Russia, while not half the children of lower ' classes event went to any school. Broad culture at one end and gross ignorance at the other, gave birth to two evils. A caste of selfish, egotistic, domineering people, wWho looked upon all their fellows as merely pedestal of the statue, and the other 123 millions, looked upon the ruling orders as the Israelites looked upon their Egyptian taskmasters. The lat- ter tried again and asain to extricate themselves from their awful condition by Nibilist conspiracy, by revolution, and by assasination, but every effort failed until the British Bible ~socfety obtained permission to circulate the Word_of God throughout the land. This Divine Book went into the homes and lives of the humble serfs. It revolutionized the lives of the com- mon people, so that the next rebel- lion against the Russian brutes sym- bolized by the would not be a Auplicate of the French revolution, but rather a bloodless victory like Luther's in_Germany. Perhaps it is near a quarter of cen- tury that a young man was converted in Lithuania. He learned well. Com- municated with Spurgeon’s College. ‘Was recelved and graduated a preach- er trained to preach a whole Gospel. While in College he visited the London docks and did a little mission work among the sailors of the Russian- ships that came to London. The blessing on this work brought into his soul a deep love for his native land, so returned and wherever a door opened he entered and d4id work for . So filled with the Holy Ghost was he, that some thirty thousand were brought to Christ. The next step was to secure promises in Petrograd. The way was opened. His work was greatly bless- ed and the.result was the erection of @ great tabernacle, to the dedication of which Rev. Robert S. McArthur, D. D. president of the World Baptist Con gress, went and preached. But a Tsar's detective was always in the church to report any disrespectful reference to the, state church. At the beginning of the war the Evangelist Fetler was deemed to have too much influence with the people, 50.he was banished to Siberia for preaching the Gospel. By the intercession of American and Eng- lish friends the Tsar gave Mr. Fetler the option of exile or Siberia, so he came to America, and is here today. Since comigg here he has wrought such a great work among the Russians o T R was opened in New York City for the training of Christian young men, who shall go ‘back to their native land, now the land of the free, and preach the 1. Saturday, Jan 6, was matriculation day, by which Mr. Fetler had received 78 ms from young men Rus- ‘who_had been converted in this country. Forty-five were received and entered at once their studies. three. vania five; YA(&‘ pening R. S. McArth 3 3 ur sala: ears ago ionight, I was with in his * grea church in’ Petrograd, twelve. it and we prayed LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ience, and the sides of the yard from the house to the alley are also bound- ed by fences of the same sort. The owner of this property has ‘aigl the back yard off as a permanent | zatden. The side fences has made to {act as trellises for grape vines, having 14 of these vines planted at 10-foot intervals. ‘Down each side of thel yard, paraliel to the side fences and four feet away from each run walks, | two and a half feet wide, from the bouse ‘to the alley, one of the walk and turning around the shed to met the other walk at the extreme rear ufi the d. In the space betwed4n the walks, a| space 12 feet wide, is the vegetable | xarden proper. The owxner, however, ! Coes not give up his back vard en- | tirely to the garden. Immediately be- | hind the house between the two walks | is a concrete pdvement five feet wide | and running baeck from it a grass plot, 15 feet long and 12 feet wide (the distance between the walks). This gardener has bordered the two ! wvalike on both sides with strawberry plants, having over 200 such pianis, | suflicient to give him an abundance strawberries in season. Between the strawberries and grapevines on the fence hé has set 16 currant bushes at 10-foot intervals. Between the currant bushes he finds room for various éets of beans, egz- plant and the like, which make an at- tractive background for the walks. In the rear of the yard, opposile the shed, he has made his permanent as paragus bed in a space 3 by 7T feet. The rest of the garden is given over to ciose-growing. low, and guick- maturing vegetables, such as radishes, Dbeets, lettuce, -carrots, parsnips,.peas, onions, and beans. He finds room for 30 rows of these, each row nearly 12 feet long. £ Although in s northern climate, this gardener succeeds in making his ground produce two crops each vear. ‘When the early peas ure gathered he nts more early peas and kale in their rows. The late peas have no successor crops, but there were only “wo rows of late peas, against six rows of the other variety. The onion sets, when pulled are succeeded by tomato vines, trained a dozen plants about a single stem. Among the to- matoes, spinach, which can be gath- ered until snow flies and after that, is_planted. Two crops of beans, early and late, are grown in four rows, with winter onions growing among the late bean piants. Two crops of carrots are pro- duced on two rows, while four rows of beeis later give way to cabbage.| Lettuce and parsnips and radishes sown in close rows in the rear of the sarden, produce second crops and al- &0 _provide space for some late beans. This garden produces nearly all its owner food needs during a large pore tion of the vear. The department of agriculture advises home gardeners to study this model and adapt its meth- ods to their own spaces. —— there, fhat the Lord wouid open a way for the establishment of a train ing school for Russian Christian Work_ ers. Little did we dream that the an swer would come in far off America.” The present revolution is the blos- soming out of the sowing of Russia with the Bible, and the preaching of the Gospel by the Martyrs of Siberia. The deliverance ‘of the Israelites from the brutal rule of Pharoah, and the deliv erence of the Russians from the equal ly brutal rule of the Tsar, have many features in common. The uitimate ob- jective of the Almighty in the deliver_ ence of the Israelites was to conserve the family that was to give Jesus to the world. And I prophesy that the new Russia will be a great strategic center for the evangelization of the Balkans, Turkey, Arabia, Persia and Ppossibly’ Afghanistan. the “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage, where - _the grapes of wrath are stored; H‘.th loosed the fateful lightning of is terrible swift sword His Truth is marching on” HENRY FRANCIS ADAMS New London, March 29, 1917. Lack of Protection at New London. Mr. Editor: I am not a pacifist or in any way related to that family, am far removed m the alarmist, but am a faithful nephew of Uncle Samuel. 1 am just patriotic enough to call public attention to a matter or two that came to my knowledge in a recent visit to New London. I was surprised to learn that the large, important and very valuable state pier, the property of the state of Connecticut was practically without protection. That is I did not see a solitary soldier on duty there ‘when I visited the pier. 1 was amazed at the condition, especially as the German ship Willehad, interned, with a full German crew aboard, had berth at _the pier. I had a talk with a sailor of the Wil- lehad, in German, and was surprised when he told me that the officers and crew of that vessel were free to ‘wherever they pleased and whenever, and without being shadowed. He said, if the men were so inclined, they could easily gain any information the imperial government desired of _that strategic section. He said the officers and crew always appeared on the streets in civilian dress, mixed with the people and could go unquestioned ‘wherever any American civilian could go. -Every man aboard the ship fully realized the importance of the New Lendon Ship and Engine company, Where the engines are bulit for the submarines and that the plant was an easy target from the Willehad. He did not anticipate that there was evil design on that plant, but merely re- ferred it to demonstrate the freedom the German sailors. The Willehad is within a few hun- ldred feet of the big railroad bridge across the Thames river, the bridge that has been given to the state of Connecticut and Within a year or two to be convered into a highway bridge. Just above this bridge a new railroad bridge is being constructed. It would be possible, under the conditions that existed a week ago, for this same Willehad to be the vehicle to destroy the bridge, and the one now being built. The Willehad could be prepared to be blown up by powerful explosives, pe, cleared from _her ‘mooring, and rift right up against the railroad bridge, her travel being so timed that the explosion would come as the big ship reached the bridge. course, the steamer would destroyed as well as the bridge. I believe it is time that the properties named should -be properly safeguarded and the freedom of the officers and crew of the Wille- had curtafled. ONE OF SAM'S NEPHEWS Manchester, Conn., April 2, 1917. Shouldn’t Wonder. - The Romananoffs seem to have been mistaken about their “divine right” to rule. Can it be possible the Hohen- zollerns and the Hapsburgs made a similar error?—New York World. We are loath to believe that when Governor Holcomb takes a careful census of the why’s and ‘Wherefore’ and mobilizes them, he will jab his vetc pen through the vitals of the Sunday observance bill. The bill is a step in the right direction.—New Haven Journal-Courler. Litchfield, that beautiful hill town, seems to have a real grievance. The “Enquirer” of that town recites a pe- tition made by the citizens to the public service commission. This be- gins by explaining that the only rail- road facilities of the place are over the Shepaug Division. Two bridges | on that division are so weak that the company allows nothing exceed- | ing 95,000 pouuds weight, car and contents together, to 8o over them. The country has issued positive di- rections that all cars must be loaded to full capacity. Consequently no freight can be sent to Litchfield by the car into which it has been load- ed. Here is a part of the lamenta- tion: Heavy freight for Litch@leld is either diverted, reloaded at Danbury or Hawleyville, or left on the siding at Roxbury. = The cars thus _side- tracked to be reloaded are delayed and withheld from lack of small cars and reloading facilities, anywhere from one to two weeks. Cars divert- ed by reason of excess weight never Plants developing seed should be suppfied with plenty of phosphoric Made from Cream of Tartar, derived from Grapes reach Litchfield. Roxburw by larger there until a small locomotive picks them up, which may be anywhere from two days to two weeks. field grieves.—Hartford Courant. Dear Mr. Mayor:—In view of your recent aquesting refrain from pubiic discussion of the issues involved in the present crisis,” inay we respectfully call your attén- tion to a_proclamation issued Friday night by Mayer Curley of Boston urg- know loyaity and his patriotisms i 14 “Bridges Burnec d A NEW METRO WONDERPLAY WHICH POWERFULLY OR % A SECRET BRIDE’S SACRIFICE ro Tr ue - Black Diamond Coi ned | ANNA Q. NILSSON—WALTER HITCHCOCH “in The Moral Cod A rful screen presentment of a vital problem of medern ds Bth Episcode of A T il The Great Serial with MRS. VERNON CASTLE Matinee 100 Evening 10c-150 y at 2.15 an THE MILLION DOL DAVIS T Srecracts THOMAS H. INCE'S HSCIVILIZATION’ The Most Wonderful Production Ever Conceived by the Hums A PLEA FOR PREPAREDNESS. FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE TEN THOUSAND Special Arranged Music by an Enlarged Symphony Orck MATINEE, 15¢, 25¢ EVENING d No Phosphate Cars sidetracked at locomotives _stay Ship- 'rn“ received are spii not_surprised that Litch- remarkable proclamation = re- R R e S (o g S eue another proclamatio: citizens to attend the pa meeting to be held s t next Thursday evenin, auspices of the Merider Commerce.—Meriden Reco patriotic spirit _which has been .a hapit here for 150 years must not die sut. . And ‘now the cjtizens of Greater Boston will not fail to bear tneir part in any service which patriotism calls for.” ing the citizens of that city to attend |“°T0 e A et meeting held Sat- |y, “msyor of Boston does not agree | . Meeker—This paper 4 isis,” said the 'mayor.of |[With your Idea of putting the eoft|ghould tell his wife da B o the Guty of every citi- |pedal “upon patriotism in the crisis | joyew her. What do you zen to let the national government|Which confronts the nation. 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