Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 18, 1917, Page 4

1toris l°.!\0° 83-8. B fotin b Gt iftls Office, 67 Church 210-2. Wednesday, April 18, 1917, R The Bulletin has the largest elrculation of any paper in Eastern Tonnecticut and from thres to fous times larger than that of any In Norwich. It is delivered 8,000 of the 4053 houses wich nd read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is Qelivcred w _over 900 houses. in Putpam and Danielson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it ~ §is considered tre local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty- five postofiice districts, and sixty 1ural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and ou all of he R. F. foutes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, averag *90Z, average. t April 14, 1917........ THE HOSTILE SUBMARINE. The appearance of a hostile subma- fine off the coast, and its attack upon the United States destroyer Smith can hardly be iocoked upon with surprise, for with the information they were in the Gulf of had previously crossed was apparent the ocean it that some use of such @n instrument would be made by Ger. many in its attacks upon this nation. to Preparations have by guard against just such only ones, ou of the of an ocea raide many can bring into play &nd the very fact th: made its presence kno country just the information that it i Whereas there has besn lit- information upon which £o credit other reports, such does not prevail in this case. The U-boat hes shown itself; it has made plain its mission. That its torpedo failed to hit was not its intention, but it dem- onstrates to the naval department that regardless of whatever vigilance it has prepared for and been maintain- § ing, it has tansible evidence that it ' has serious work ahead and it must devote every encrey to handling it For a Cerman underwater’ boat to do effective service on this side of the Atlantic it must have either a ta: der or a base within a comparatively ghort distance. It is therefore the duty of our navy not only to scour the seas for this or other boats of the kind, @nd to protect shipping, but it is vi- tally important that its base or bases| should be ferreted out. The U-boat brings closer home the fact that we are actually in the war and that we must be ready to prevent any block- ing of our ports. made vessels \ PUSHING THE GERMANS BACK That the allies are thoroughly equipped with men and artillery for the carrying out of a successful at- tack at whatever point they desire along the western line is evidenced by the success which has attended the recent effort between Soiésons and Rheims, where 10,000 prisoners were taken, a larze amount of valuable stores of one kind or another secured and an aporeciable advance made over § & wide stretch of territory. It is quite evident that neither the _British nor the French are dependent upon the other for the transfer of troops in order to carry out a suc- eessful drive but rather has it been disclosed that their troops have been S0 massed alon: the entire line that by concerted action upon their part, 35-2. st care. they failed to get with the result that many of them died from disease be- with mobilization plans and was quickly followed by the acceptance of the services of the Roval Socléty for the Prevention of Crueity to Animals with the result that in 16 months there was saved over $21,000,000 through the restoration of over 100,000 sick and injured anifals. Tt is a service which is of the ut- most importance aside from the mone- tary consideration for there are times when a horse is much more needed than money and it is a matter to which this country should give seri- ous consideration in making its prep- arations for active participation in the war. ARBOR DAY. Friday of this week has been fixed by Governor Holcomb in a proclama- tion ssued to the people of this state as Arbor and Bird dav and in ex- pressing the hcpe that all, and espec- ially the school chiigren, will find some time to think of the gifts which nature offers us so freely and consider whether it Is not our duty to do all we can to preserve them for future generations, he makes proper gefer- ence to the injury which man ha¥ done and therefore tha obligation which rests upon us to restore it. Arbor day, or at least trce planting at this period of the vear, deserves far more attention than is usually given to it. There ousht to be a conccrtéd movement at this time for the carrying out of scme plan instituted by Individuals or.or- ganizations whereby there would ot least take place the setting out of as many trees as have been r-moved during the course of the year for one reason or another. This is carried out with excellent results in other places. Important stroets and avenues can be much beautified and an additional value given to the property by the scttine out and care of trees. Tn many secticns of a city which are sun hed durine the summer much ra- ef could easily be obtained by the planting of shade trees. Unfortunatcly too little attention is given to this matter. By no means should Arbor day be cbserved solely by the children, for while it is desir ble to inculcate such ideals amonz the coming generations for thé good results which will result therefrom in days to come, it is equally important that the people should set a good ex- ample ond not simply dtvote atten- tion to it by literary exercises. Trecs. shrubbery and the birds are entitled to every encouragement. NEEDS CONSIDERATE ACTION A bill whieh has been introduced at this session of the zeneral assem- biv and which comes up for a hearins today before the committee on public health and safety bids fair to eall forth much opposition. This is the measure which prohibits the sale cf any preparation for any purpose what- ever that contains more than five per cent. of alcohol. It is aimed of course at making it impossible for peoplé to obtain remedies which have been ‘on the market for a great many years, even thoush they comply with the tederal law regarding the setting forth of the ingredients. Those who are advocating the bill are taking the position that they arc protecting the public, and_that the privilege of selling bona fide medi- cines should be denied because they contain more than five per cent. of aleohiol, éven though that fact and the amount that is actually used in the preparation is plainly set forth on each and every bottle. The restric- tion would be placed upon medicines where it s fully and plainly set forth just how much alcohol is used, either for the purpose of prevénting fer- mentation, for the dissolting of in- gredients or the preservation of the mixture, but nothing is dofie to chéck its presence in beverages where noth- ing of the kind is set forth. The bill thercfors calls for a full ana complete hearing. All the facts in the matter need to be thoroushly and fairly brought out and the report of the committee and the action of the general assembly should be based thereon. Consistency cannot be over- looked. EDITORIAL NOTES. e It is possible to find all kinds cf armies these days, except that of the unemployed. Congress makes it apparent that it is not going to fiddle while there is need for money to carry on the war. .The man on the corner says: Pra- the epemy is unable to swing from one point to another but all divisions must take the brunt of the battle in their respective areas, whenever and Wherever it is forced upon them. ~ While much attention has been de- Yoted to the northern part of the Hin- denburg line with excellent resuits, French have shown that they were ready at the appointed time to deliver a telling blow at the south, s6 that at both ends and in the middle the Germans are experienzing attacks the like of which they have not been cailed mpon before to stop. The effect of these hammerings, es- § pecially when they result in the wip- ing out of some of the prize regiments of the Germans, is bound to be tre- paring for the worst is better than wringing your hands and predicting it. The time has arrived when each and every one must line up and do his part while the nation is undergoing its su- preme test. The movement in behalf of home gardens ought to result in something more than polishing up the agricul- tural implements. 1t begins to look as if the ailies had swallowed the balt, hook and slfiker on that Hindenburg line, and were now disposing of the line itself. However it has been in the past, mendous. It makes it certaln fhat the invaders are going to be forced out of what they considered an im- _pregnable line while the suddenness | and strength of the allied offensive is sure to seriously interfere with the ‘siext strategic retreat which cannot long delayed. SAVING THE HORSES. Though great developments have "taken piace in regard to the equi | ment of an army the time has not as Yot arrived when. the horse can be eliminated. The auto is playlng a tremendous part but thers|is still nesd the faithful animals which have S e e M s i i A even the umpires are brought to the realization of the fact that all the fighting is not confined to the basebal} dfamond. When the Germans in leaving Lens took three months’ supply of foodstuffs belonging to the American relief com- mission, it shows that even the army needs something to eat In the building up of its great war machine it looks as if Gefmany had made preparations for about every- thirig but food and respect for the rights of neutrals and international aw. theater went up in most died of wrath and cl if an unfortunate visitor so much as mentioned the movies in his holiss the That _theatér simply didn’t exist so far as the Burchard household is concerned. “I always was a simp—if there was @ bed of freshly mited morta x 5oy Td scale prachorces to Tall lnto a 2 ale it! Ba it was enmurnx wit) my native character that nhoul forget all about the situation and pick out the movies as a cute subject of |the conversation at Grandpa Burchard's. introduced the tender topic right In the middle of lunch” he contin “'I see by the billboards,’ I said, “that jou lave the fumous stir, Susn Bam here to-day in “A 'Tufnip's Tears,” 'l stand treat to the whole family at the § o'clock show! “The bombshéll of silence which burst upon my ears should havé warnéd me, but 1 gabbled right on. “'They say,’ I sang, “that she makes a salary of $75,000 & year and is still under 30, and & good cook, and 8 love with her husband! Aren’'t her eves great? “I looked up in time to see Grandpa Burchard in the aet of passing away. Grandma Burchard was scared pink. “W-w-we dof’t approve of the movies here, Ellis, she stuttered at Iast. “What!* ¥ shouted, gazing around at fuces young and old. ‘Mean to Say you never go? “They all solemnly nodded yes and proceeded to eat very rapidiy. “Ull never cce vour like out of a museum!’ T told them, and just stared. The mean appeared to be biighted. 1 wasn't surprised when nobody abpcar ed to gather around the old fireside as usual and tell what happened in 1860 Grandpa was still breathing hard and the children skipped around on tiptoe. “Finally Bstelle, the married daagh- ter got up. She said shé had to g0 downtown for some thread and she wight stop to i6ok at Hobson's shoe sale. Two minutes later Dora, the time. “ ‘Shucks!’ T ctied at last. ‘I'm all out of tobacco! Tll run down to the|garg, hotel cigar stand, if you don’t mind!" “Grandpa was most agreeable about it, s0 I grabed my hat and beat it. I 8ot the cigars—ahd then I hustled for “Just as I put my hat under my seat domebody eased himself into the chair next me. I turfied hily and was gasing at nothing less than the astral form of Grandpa Burchard, whiskers and all. This, I told mvself, was the punishment meted out to e for deéceiving the trusting old man — heaven help m: “Just then the astral spirit swore. ~»'Gosh!' it squeaked ana cluiched my arm with talon fingers. ‘Eilie!" sasped grandpa, ‘1 want you to un- derstand that 1 came just to satisfy myself that no young woman is worth hat frightful sum of money a vear! And I wished to ascertain whether it whs true that she can cook! Of course t would mitigate the offense! they were all there. When the lights went up the cook was sit-. :ing In front of us. the married\.daugh- fers were six rows up, the kids tum- bied down from the baicony and biesa- ed if Grandma Burchard didn't bump into us in the lobby. I just marched the whole family straizhi home and I tell Yoii théy were a chustened bunch, particularly grandpa. “I sald that sceing they had anl siarted down the palhway of sin they might as well travel fast, and 1 would #end them all the movie mazazines if they would promise to take in the shows like human beings—and ‘hey promised. “But grandpa wlil npever be the same man again—he's iivened up so you wouldn't know him!"—Chicago News. LETTERS TO THE EDITO! The Arch Bridge in Bozrah. Mr. Editor: I am writing this letter to indicate my change of mind in ret- erence to a matter that was before a speelal town meeting held in the town of Tozrah-on the afterfioon of the 1ith day of the present month, said meet- in% being held for the purpose of get- ting an expression of the tax payers and lega] voters of said Bozrali as te the rebuilding of the old arch bridge Which at the present time fs in a Very dilapidated and danwerous condition or whether they would vote to build another style of bridge In its place. At said meeting I very strongly ad- Vocated the building of a_bridge with very much less space between the abutments which I then thousht and now think would be sufficient to take care of all the water flowing into the pond from the Gardner Lake brook. But it has occurred to me that thore is another reason why this connection between the ponds should be made wider which may have slipped the minds of those present at the meeting as ft did mine. The purpose referred to is that the Fitchville pona is comprised of two Separate bodles of water being a large pond of very fine and pure water, di- vided by a dyke througk its center end the bridge spokén of is over the connesting canal. Now it is my opinion that the abut- ments should be far enough apart to allow of small pleasufe boats passing through from one side to the other of the dyke. The meéting held on the 14th was adjourned for three weeks which adjourned meeting 1 wish to at- tend and will vote for a bridge of a =pan of ten feet. JOHN H. MINER. 16. Bozral, April Hopes for the Future. Mr. Editor: I would like to say a few words in reply to the last letter of the Cloud Digger if you can sive me space to do so. I would suggest to the Cloud Digger that he advise the farmers around Packerviile to take a trip down to Florida where “the only honest people are the Nesroes.” They have always been noted for their superstition and they may give out much valuable in- formation that will help the ‘“smart” New Englanders to save %o that when they leave this old troubled world of ours and soar to realms above they will then have the comfoit of know- ing that they have not lived in vain. While the Cloud Digger's predic- tions for March did not come up to the standard that we had a right to expect his predictions turned out bet- ter for April and while most of us were SOTTY to see another snow storm at this time of the vear it would have been too bad for the Cloud Digger to have lost his reputation altogether, but then we all make mistakes, o let us dive in hopes that the Cloud Digger's predictions for the coming months wiil bring us -more sunshine and less rain. SOUTHERNER. Norwich, April 17, 1917, G Love of Trees. Mr. Editor: As they grow older, what a pleasuré people can have by looking back over their lives, and thinkinz of the beautiful troes they have seen. There is the apple tree the boy used to climb aftér school. Now when he has grown to be a an, afd has wandered far from home opon his return, he finds the tree waiting for him, like & faithful friend. What & love he has for that tree, and what would he not give rather than have it hurt or marred in way. Would it not be a splendid thing if the girls and the boys, as well as the grown-ups, Would In a measure, ‘have the same feeling for all trees? In otie of our neighboring towns, especially, there are some wonderful trees; and it my privilege tc iive there for a time. I used to think the men of the last generation had left a great inheritance for those of the Dresent day. Apd there are not only The trees, but the pretty stories that 80 with them. At one place there is a most beautiful row of maples along the road between two houses. The son, when he married, went from one house to the othér, and dt that time he set out the trees, saying he want- ed to be able to %0 to his father's fiouse all the way in the shade. This is a simple story, but it seems to mean a great deal. How much that young | man must have thought of trees; and thé story, simple as it is, scems to Imply that he was a good man, or h would not have been so fond of trees; und the people, who walk under thosc maples ought to ask themselves if th~y afe worthy to tread the path of such & man. In front of the house in which I tived, there are two rows of six ma- ples, which I called my twelve disei- ples. 1 have not the languaze to de- seribe their beauty. 1 can only say in regard to them what the poet said about the ren, I.would that I migit tell the thouahts that arise in me! It almost seemmed as if 1 :ad the feeling of a poet for those frees, when 1 walked between them, but 1 lack the language to make the pen pictures, as was sald of John Ruskin's desciip- tions. In front of a house not far up the road, there are two rows of four maples. ' A most beautiful friendship was formed between the lady, who lives in that hous» and myself, and those rows of maple trees have an as- sociation with our _relationship, unique in itself, which can never he shared with another person. If more trees could mecan the same to us, 1 am sure those all over our couniry would have better care. In the lofig azo there were two brothers, one lv- ing in each of the houscs with the rows of maple trees in front. Te- tween the two dweliings in the back there ix the faint trace of a path that those brothers made, goinz to ard fro to visit cach other. What place did the maples have in those brothers’ lives none can tell: but as one walks that path and goes under the trees, each belonzing to an older gencration, there comes'that thought again, those brothers must have been good men. In the generations that are to come how many precious friendships may be as- sociated with those same tress, and how many brothers may walk daily under their shadows. In many homes there is the ques- tion, what shall be done with that boy? Perhaps if a tree is planted for that boy, and he is instilled with a desire to be worthy to walk under its shadow, there may he no wine glass. or dishonor in that boy's life. Would It not be well if everybody should plant a tree, and as it grows we should try to better our lives, so that others might enjoy our gifts, and rightly judge us by our work: The little writer, Mary G. Lewlis, in the Wide Awake Circle of last Thursday, told the Uses of Forests and Trees too well for anything more to be said here in that line. BETSY BRAY. Norwich, April 17, 1917. THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society. Plymouth—The recent notice served on the American Consul General in London that for the remainder of the war only British and Entente allied ships wlil be permitted to enter the port of Plymouth, calls attention to one of the most historic towns of Eng- iand, second to none in the influence which it has éxérted on the history of our own country, The town is locat- ed near the southwest corner of Eng- iand, at the mouth of the rver Plym The 'site is on a eeries of natural ter- races sioping south to the sea, and forming_part of the foothills of Dari- moor. ‘The harbor, ane of the finest and largest in the kingdom, opens to the south. Some interesting bits of Plymouth’s history are given in the tollowing Dulletin just prepared by the National Geographic Society and is- sued from its headquarters In ‘Wash- ngton. “'Tis & notable old town' said Longfellow, and every patriotic Amer- ican who has visited there has trod ngmly and vrmi_ reverence. Out of the harbor of Plymouth sailed Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake to meet and conguer the Spanish Armada, a feat which wrote ‘finis’ to the sea-power of Spain. Had Philip su led in his design to crush the British lion in 1588 the history of this républic would have borne little of the English impress. Sir Humphrey Gii- bert salled from here to take posses- 110_feet above the sea, the nnmluntwi'-'r:.l“:&a‘ counter was reserved the privilege of wresting with thls ng ‘twelye cublts high,’” after the %" killed all his tribesmen. ‘Trojan apparently took little interest in the encounter until the glant had broken three of Bis ribs, Which so provoked Carinaeus that taking the giant on his should- efs he ran with him to the shore, and ‘getting upon the top of a high rock, hurled down the savage monster intc the séa, where failing on the sides of cragiy rocks he was torn to pleces, and coloured the waves red with his blood. “To_the world of arms, art, and song Plymouth has made large con- tributions. Three Royal Academlc- ians and one President of the Royal Academy were born there. Among the painters are Sir Charles Eastiake, Samuel Prout, James Northcote, Ben- Jamin Haydon, Solomon Hart, and many others, while Sir Joshua 'Ray nolds was born four miles way in the little town of Plymton.” HOME GARDENS Hoeing. The good garden is one which is frequently hoed, says today's bulletin om the Natlonal Emergency ood Garden Commission of Wasiiington. which is cooperating with this puper in urging food garden planting to cut the coet of living. Fréquent hoeing stirs the soll, keeps it loose for the plant roots, liberates the fertiiity, and forms a dust cover which keeps the soil beneath it molst and mellow. Hoeing may start as soon as. the cve can follow the gren rows. In- deed. it is sometimes desivable to start before, particularly if rain” and sun have caked the dirt over sccds bsfore the sprouts can get to the surface. In :hat case this crust should be broken up. Do not hoe too deepiy. you may cut the plant roots. one inch deep is enough. When rows are close together hoe over the entire ground, for the roots of many garden plants spread out. In any case, the ground should be Hoed for ome foot around the base of the plant. Hoe every two days at least, and arwavs after a rain or watering to Lreak the crust which forms. Do not hoe to kill weeds and only when that is neceseary, as many gardencrs do. Hoe for plant cultiva- tion, and hoe frequently that weeds A0 mot have a chance to start, Other tools which the gardener uses are spading fork, a cut steel rake. a 10 foot measuring’ pole, stakis and a line for laying off rows, dibbies for punching holes in the ground for transplanting. a trowel, a_hand weed- er, a wheelbarrow and a watering can. By doing so About STORIES OF THE WAR The Allied Advance. With the flames of war raging along the entire western front, British and French alike, it can be stated that each detall of the offensive pian has been worked out at prolonged con- ferentes between General Nivell and Fleld Marshal Haig and the war councils of France and England says a correspondent of the Associited Press, at the British headquarters in France. The part to be played by each bel- ligerent has been definitely asreed upon ‘and a schedule has been ar- ranged as for onc great cohesive force. Various tasks have been precisely al- iotted along the wide reaching battie lines and the results thus far attained justify the conclusion that the su- preme military test of the war is neéar at_hand. 1t was planned that the British should etrike from Arfas while the ¥rench guns were still roaring their préeparation for infantry hostilities along & wide front farther south. The successés gained in the first stages of the British advance have given the French great confidence in the inau- guration of their own enterprises. The whole struggle in the western theatre promises to be titanic. The allies are prepared as never before both in material and personnel and co-operating with a smoothness which comes from a compiete understanding ana_through apperciation of the work in hand. The Germans have more divisions on the western front than would have been thought possible a year ago, and however much of an “easterner” field marshal von Hinden- burg may havé been in the past he will have to devote his entire time and attention to western eyents for me weeks to come. Already half a score of Germany's best divisions have been smashcd to pieces by the British onslaught and their own unsuccessful counter-attacks. The Bavarian division was sacrificed first, but the Prussian guard divisions havé been suffering such casualties in the past few days that they will nave 10_be relieved. The Canadians accounted for a farge contingent of Grendiers in the fighting about The Pimple, while af- fairs at Langnicourt took its heaviest toll both in dead and prisoners from five German guard regiments. It wiil ever be one Of the most striking pictures of this war—the rout of the Germans at Lagnicourt after what they believed to have been a <uccessful attack. Running for their own trenches, which Wege part of the famed Hindenburg 1i they were trapped by the barbed wire entangle- ments which had been built with such great stféngth and thickness in front of thém. Boast of the Hinden- SHOW TOMORRO' Darling | 1-;17«; e S s ~ FIVE-PART TRIAN: . KOMEDY m., 10s, 15¢; TODAY AND THURSDAY _ THE SWEETEST GIRL IN THE WORLD VIOL.A DANA in “Threads of Fate” A Five Act Metro-Wonderplay of BEAUTY, ROMANCE AND POWER METRO TRAVELOGUE || THEIR WEEK END, Comedy burg line has been its belts of pro- tective wire. Caught within the meshes of this wire, the German guardsmen scream- ed madly for help and guidance. Some, Jike traped rabbits, scurried up and down the odter barrier, searching in vain for openings. The British troops meantiine, hiad the greatest opportun- ity for open field fighting shice the battle of Marne. Lying flat on the sround they poured bullets into the panic-stricken Germans until each man had fired a full hundred rounds. While this was going on the Irit- ish fleld guns came into p.ay with a shrapnel barrage, which completed the demolition of the entrapped enemy. It was littie wonder that fifteen him- dred German dead could be counted or that four hundrsd guardsmen sur- rendered with upheld hanhds and emo- tional cries of “Kamerad. Everywhere they have been pushed tack from the British front and es- pecially north of the “rolled up” por- tion of the Hindenburg line. the Ger mans are endeavoring by every means to gain time in order to complete de- fenses upon which to fall back. Their from chine 20e, rrices 5 Ao Children 10c their own craft the compass, ma- guns and other valuable proper- efforts to dli In everywhere and seek the shelter of strongly foriified iines do not tend to corroborate the oft- stated German hope that the warfare it become open again. In fight- ing these retarding actions, the Ger- mans are sacrificing their picked troops, as they did during the rear guard’ engagements in- the recent re- posses lend ulity ty, sank their crippled machine, took station and returned to do boat—Hartford Time The alr zeems to be no limit BENEFIT RECITAL SLATER HALL Friday Evening, April 20th Sigismond Stojowsko ssotn of the schooner, reached some distance from thelr own on & torpe- i full of alarms. There to hfiman cred= telephones of newspaper The lirement on the Somme. The charac- |offices ring all day and all night 'with PIANIST ter of the troops selected for these en- |INauiries aw to whether It Is true that Thaddeus DeWronski Zagements is considered the best ev- |this terrible thing has happened of SASS0 idence of the tmportance the Germnn |that inhuman plot has been une attach to what plainiy appears to be|ered. The rumors of horrors, crim. RESERVED SEATS $1.00 their desire to avold decisive b, Just at this time. Lens was virtuaily invested Monday although the Geérmans are making u of ser kave and conspiracies people taik about and puss wiong from wou'd muke chaplers reading If newspapers the thince that many ON SALE AT CRANSTON'S BOOK STORE nsational Kpace to desperate effort to hold their positions |one to another. about it, as Lens seems to be the| Things are bad cnough, and may be pivot of the new back-swing of the|Wworee. But truth i sure to be known | fection of Chief Johnwon, who German lines necessitated by the bat- |at some authentic source of news be- | known for his progrewsive ideas on fir tle of Arras. Against these German |fore It gets Into general etrenlation, |protection. strong points many German guns were [0 Vagrant rumors fiying about tnay | The report alwo demonstrates t turned = tody, for with the heavy |@afely be met down as falwe. Some- |complete motorizalion of a pleces captured by the Hritish were|body 1s Inventing scarc stories und|ment is not only desirable nee thousands of rounds of ammunition. [ Probubly laughing to see them gr sar British gun crews were rushed up to owed. He in @ villain, but Fecommendation of the chief t man these weapons, which were turn- n't accomplish anything if oth- | Bast Hridgeport recelve more prot oAl around in theif own pitm thus|(F% Were not foo.s.—Waterbury Amer- |tlon by the addition of a fire h forming British gunner tposts, | fean. with combination truck and pumy while British-owned guns were inov- —— engine in tion, whould be ing forward. The annunl report of Fire Chief |60 most serious considevation Explosions continue within l.ens|Johnson shows that the fire loss for | Congratulations, chier! — Bridgeport and the outlying mine disiricts, and |the laet yeat was $102,696.27, for build. | Standard there secems Iittle doubt that the[ings worth $4,035,560 endangered by = e mines will certainiy be destroyed as |flames, This is o decreawe of $73, Proof of Burprise far as possible. Iens cathedral was|594.12, or 4 per cent. over the preced-| ... Caillie atiidnds 16,90 W #till standing Monday, apparently Jit- | Ing year. America’s warlike attitude Is so tie damaged. Fires were still seen| This record is remarkable, and few |éXpected to Germany that her na within the German Jine cities of similar size can boast of such |officers dimabled her steamships About St. Quentin, af thr southern |low fire loss. These figures show that | America barely two months in ac point of British activity, tuere has | Bridgeport’s fire fighting force is on a | vance of possible homstilities. h been harding flghting, much of it be- |high ng hand-to-hand. As one officer ex- pressed: “Our men got in well with the bayonet, causing heavy losses to the enem: The prieoners taken in the southern parts of the line had heard nothing of the Arras fight, oxcept that a British attack was somewhere crushed and that the Germans had taken hundreds of prisoners. A certain Irish regiment in the vicinity of Lens has, taken paing fighting during a breathing spell, to inform the enemy of ine resuits at Arrs Some of the adventurous spirité planted boards In No Tand a few nights ago, saying: “We took 9,000 Huns yesterday.” The Germans endeavored ail next day to shoot the board down, but they did not succeed. 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