Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 21, 1917, Page 4

e ol UK SR ISR 01 poseite. taxe . the plants up with sufficient soll 8o £ some time % 1t .t . |apa when the Spanish vessel San Ful- b genclo was torpedoed without warning “8%5.2, | there "was' ai stréng’ “‘-nt to Germany’. " The”old cabinet ‘was for the maintenance of the ‘strictest neu- trality, but ‘the Targe steamship Tom, @ vessel bf over 12,000 tons, has since been sunk and the - in Spain | 3 5 E : - n _ For that reason it-wiil he interesting learn- “wh - the. “ngw - cabinet 1y l!n"!:"vor ©of neutral- | puise ity as_did the one which bas just end- | discipline ed its-service. - Like the other nations | man. which have joined. with the United States, Spaln has provocation enough for at.least breaking" off diplomatic velations with Germany. . :. ot e e CALLS FOR MORE THAN A PRO- TEST. - ‘Norway &nd Sweden stand in only | DOl - oppg i a slightly different relation to Germany | 37> 2% g 0 3 5 o X wrestling - from ‘what Folland-and Denmark do. |y o s e Y oy v : . The : : H has all to do WAtN ‘our views: of life. [ The e %P the Gekie AL, re-ehue They have continued to tolerate thelour opinlons of it and how it eéems to [10NE struggle for- 3 i ner in which the pick of injustices “and disregard for their|us. ‘A grouch has no Sye-for-sunshine [ T8QUlSite forces, men or e Al muvy. the fawes ok hox DEes rights which have been persisted in|or the ‘plumagé sf bids or the -beauty exhausting contest t6 a‘ Bnlsh: ‘were hes Pplaced gt the dis- by the German government but -it can |of flowers, no eai for' the Tove:prattle | TUF Washington was almost - i0sal of General Washingtan and -the % hardly be said that they have done so|Of & Mttlé cmy. the song of the sky- |20, . oa his statesmen’ weio 10sing | youns Republic. st A > without complaining. - Norway in par- |lark or thie Voice 'of the winds and |y pe, the people, nérvedfo the highést | The, discouraged Am: ‘ tcular hias been‘a great sufferer. Over|he waters. - “ie makes ' hmself 50| (ension. had imipovérished” themmelves |beart. when ‘tidings came at last $hat 500 of its sailors have been killed or [paria” does mot attract him. and. he|Dy taXation to Tontinue thé war. The[the powe:ful nation oversea had-de- drowned and vessels representing a|jodis upon' ha ‘ab. Tooilshness— | Council of Bafety had tried -every jcided 1o join forces with the patriots tornaze ef approximately 600,000 have|he wants to dle! And every one else -vuxabh Joeans to fndrics ths Separi: iR thelp sttuggle. for lberty: . . been destroved by the German sub- [wants him to, begause-he has riade | PePs. of e e L then. Al in pood” times the: Premeh marines. It therefore has plenty cf{himself unendurable and: @n’offénse - fleet, commanded by the gakant Ad- reason for complaining. As a neutral|{to all mankind. Jt pays, -as Mrs. AT s} Diiisaime. arrimedune: WEwiest nation it s being treated with all the |Cragie says, to read poetry and the of Apri] is xare in Southern Wew g"'fi' ‘There was joy when-the -brilliant severity that is being . dlsplayed | NeW Testament, and to have &' garden: " New England condition. ‘Phe|fosces of Count de Rochambeau -dis- against the belligerents. So far as its embarked: The hope of strugging o iar 3 b n papers called attentfon to the X Fights are concerned it 1s getting mo| Dgn't you think it would be just as o e SN sty ats, nine | America revived; {he wearled patriots more protection than as if it was in gathered - fresh inspiration .to valor. ible for every town %o teéach It8]incnes of snow fell there: and earlier . people @ creed as for every.church 0. 3 3 ‘Who could doubt, with such reinforce- the war on the side of the entente na- | Things “would ook better n ail -our [1 % Soe month £ Inches, Mo | ot lsueh aid, the wealth of ail gon- s towns and_cities if we belleved in the | S1€T B fO00 Eonwiand - cany erous France at Washington’s ~com- T Bttt B P BuTletin Job Willimantia _Office, 67. Church St he S10-2. " Our prices are always as low as the lowest, 101 Main Street, Norwich wi enmctment of legislation which enable uw to kmow whe within midst are our enemies. That there arc enemies in our midst is admitted by the fact that ‘while the nation Wit which we are at war is 2,000 miles e have called out our Natic: al forces and are distributl them over the various states. 1T were in no ful boulevards and public gardens. - conspicuous architectural feaiure ‘the town (probably destroyed iwni [since By shelifire) was the Ave-stori 1 of the. hotel de ville, a_beanti- ful Gothic strycture dating back to the 15th century. - “Befpre it fell a victim to the Teu- tonic advance upon Paris, Doual wi fa thriving industrial center. One of its_most fmportant establishments was a large cannon factory. -Giase and chemicals, r farm implements, |s0ap, #nd leattier were also manufac- tured here, while the Scarpe Canal af- forded chedp water transportation for extensive trade in grain, agricuitural products and coal. “Anwg the famous figures in the ‘workd art and letters who have shed lustre on Doual as their birth- place were Jean Bellegambe the Elder. the painter surnamed ‘Maitre de Coul- curs’; Mme. Desbordes-Valmore, the Doetess, and Glovanni da Bologna, the sculptor. Most of Bologna’s master- pleces were executed in Italy during danger from internai foe thefe would be no reason, 1o exouse for the distribution we heve made our armed forces—Hartford Post That. was a sénsible and necesss resolution introfiueed i tie house tn other afternoon. It was signed o thirty or mers members of the ho. and apthorizes the governor to oclese all saloons in the state whés In his Judgment it becomes advisable as matter of public eoncern. Occasions are comstantly arising when the ope saloon is a nuisance. ¥ would terially assist good order could governor have the power o met & took Yy o light - of . the moon designate conditions, or light and dark periods,] in_which Pl::lu best thrive. New moon and old moon culture is srowing conditions. “Things wedo not understand we are Inclined to think are marks of ig- norance or foolishness. BILL,. Norwich, April 20, 1917. - -The Bulletin has the targest circulation of any paper in Fastern Tonnecticut and from thres to four times larger thar that of any‘in orwich. It i delivered ‘o over of the 4,063 houses in Nor- 2nd read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is deltvcred s over 00 nouses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,00, and,In all of these places it is considered tbe local daily. Cold Blooded Brutality to a Great e near Scholar. § Eastern Connecticut has forty- Tt is not surprising that the Nor-|pavement brosm, the street-sweeper mand? - - g v such timen: 3owan, one b 25d sixty-§| wegian press comments severely up-|and the. painc pot;+and -believed in |TCRESUDE the Seconl of TG LU . “Mr. “Egitor: $Some of your readers |l 1ast half of the 16th century and]’ Every 'person of experience wit ice and SIXLY §|on the“incident where a Scandinavian |keeping _embty lots _.clear of scrap- Yo, W0 0y ST SIUC T8 TR ML, It was in 1780 that the allies reached | who have a_deep concern for the repu-. ARl emain. 4% fl‘“n-’u n‘;'.'fin‘,’: _fl;: 19,;'{ things as they are iz well aware the Rhode Island port; and after sev- 7 eral_weeks of preparation there, it w: decided to-send a detachment: of the army into Connecticut, where forage was more abundant. Consequently, about 500 mounted Hussars, command- ed by _the brilliant Duc de - Lauzun, great breeder of trouble. great Dreder of trouble. It natural gathering place of dis and the ugliness is always i fled by intoxicants. The carrying concealed weapons is not half as da gerous as a tipsy person t iural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold In evesy town apd ou all of he"R. F. D, routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION tation of their county and common- wealth have learned with a deep sense of humiliation of the action of a ma- jority of the trustees of the Connec- ticut. College for Women in deposing the president of that institution from his office which he has filled with such steamship was, sunk with the loss.of | Daper, empty tin cans and dead cats; @il on hoard .except the captain, when [if We believed. in cultivated vards in- a German submarine after torpedoing stead of Patches; and the green- sward and flower-bed instead of ash- it stood by and watched 29 persons heaps, and bare ground: and in .our drown without offering assistance, but | churches and schools and stores, comment doesn’t serve to stop such |shouldn’t we be boosters? If we be- cycles of recorded time we.find that New England_has had shirt-sleeves weather. in._ January and _overcoat weather in July and August. A.live New Englander knows we are likely to have all kinds of weather in Janu- ary or Jul P | An interesting copy in-lead of the iost work once @ccupied @ place of honor in the guadrangle in front of Brase- nose College, Oxford, but 36 years azo it was sold for-junk by the authorities of the institution and the plumber Who 1901, average.. .. @A412}|barberity as Norway has ood reason |iieved in our citizeéns and our hoys and trooped-from Newport Into this state, | distinguished abflity. The public has|Dousht it meited it and converted it|bottle of whiskey—John Bariey . to know. Germany has made up its|girls, and in mal h:&'o;.r home town antd as the town of Lebanon was then|known uf the lack of harmony be- |into lead-pipe.” hand grenade. 4902, averag: ..5,9203%| mind to do as it pleases just as long |100 nite to leave, and g60d engugh for fhie home of Governor Jonathan Trum- | tweéen the president and the local offi- It is the part of wisdem to give the ¥ as_it -is able to, and the only thing|any ome to focate in, ‘dg you fhink we oull, friend of Washington' and net|ciais concerning some unimportant fi- govornor this power. Even the snioo ¢niy ‘Commander-in-Chief of the Col- ony land forces, but by special act of the naval force also, it was nataral at the marching detachment should eceive. orders to proceed to Lebanon: men know that he wold not abuse i and we incline to the balief that the more intelligent liquor dealers will a; prove it. “Nane know better than. the what can and what does happen | their places in 4 time when public ex citement runs, high, especially If happens to be a time of leisure. Give the governor the authority Bristol Prees. nancial and administration affairs but the public has not known or noted the fact that a great educator and organ- Izer of educational work has been ham- pered ‘and thwarted in the fulfilment of hig. ideals by a- cabal of educational in- competents who are lacking in, visien and competency for the work of found- ing or operating a great educational institution. The work of the presi- dent has drawn the highest verdicts of approval from facufty and students and patrons and educational experts of that will stop it will-be the crushing (Should ever be asked to- pay a busi- of those’influences which are back of |2eSS to. locate hereT A town With'a - £ood créed would have all other good the present government. There is a | §oit STEon, R part which the neutrals. of Europe : 5 should play in this matter and until| po vou' T 2 ibedotic: 1 they resent by something more than a | cumeic o THS Town Tamome ] BRSSO capi e R protest these acts of Germany they|be afraid that you are going to. do it orie T, - = have no reason to expect that they |right away, for such a fall is never | Harvard recently unearthed some coins will stop. accidental, ‘and people rarely fall for |struck by the Government soon after a purpose. It is not a picnic but a|the close of the Revolution. In place RAISING THE LOAN. April 14, 1917 OTHER VIEW POINTS .. 9,046 DRAFTING BY “SELECTION. . The ' question of how the army, which this country must and is going to raise, will be secured, is now get- ting extended consideration at Wash- MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. Prussian newspapers . in their ce sures of Brazil for breaking off rela- tions with the kaiser's government, profess to be unable to understand why any South American government | should join the enemies of Germany. The reason is plain enough for anyone Here they were quartered on the reen, from Dec. 1st 1780 to June 23rd ’s1, a period of seven months. The French officers had headquarters in what is now. known#as ‘Redwood.” the fine 0ld mansion owned then by one of the Trumbull sons. pick-up—it will “teach you to takel,s the devout ‘motto that adorns our Inasmuch as the two houses of con- yourselt by your own bootstraps and gress have authorized the seven bil- lion dollar war loan, the largest in the history. of the world, it can be con- sidered that an excellent start has been made in the way of providing the ington. Likewise it is being fully dis- cussed throughout the country, but there appears to be soundness in the arguments which are being put forth in behalf of the selective draft which s_being urged by the administration. pull yourself out of your old blindness, |1a0dern currency, and disposition.” erbaps strip you of your mean | ple legen You will have to ¢hange ‘Mind your own business.” The advice is sufficiently blunt and these bore the sim- your viewpoint—I6ok in and not_iook | ungracious, to be sure, and yet it evi- out. ‘With a good inward view of self you will not ftel like striking yourselt ficient dently appeared to our fathers of suf- jmportance to call for wide The townspeople showed the visitors the most generous hospitality during ih winter and until June, when Count Rochambeau, with his five sparkling regiments of Bourbonnois, . tarried at Lebanon for _three weeks, on, their 4be highest standing so that one may well ask, who are to be the judges of apresident’s competency? And now this distinguished educator is to be humiliated and trampled upon by methogds that would have done credit to a star chamber of inquisitors. For who really wants to know. man submarine sank A Ger- a Brazilian ship engaged in legitimate business. Fur- thermore, the talk a few years ago of setting up a Teutonic state in and joining it to the Imperial German Brazil STORIES OF THE WAR Ruse Saved Life. Tn the past the volunteer system has | governmént with the means of prose- |upon your breast and ‘saying: “Look |circulation. In the strenuous days of march from Newport to join Wash-| 0,5 Fio0 0y Prutality toward a ¢ | Bmpire was too pronounced to leave a| . he escaped- the Gérmsn & & at me!”" Youw'll'_ get a real look at|npational---rehabilitation,. after - the |ington’s army on the Hudson.. A &gy 2 - Ptis [feeling: thmt = Berlin - was imnocent of oW _ 16 ASCAR B hMad the call and ‘it has Been claimed | cuting the war and of aiding its alfies. |70 e O, % SR0L cC Y To0p, o PO Rl RO 3¢ war, each citizen was asked | Tune it Was for the old town, Wien the [SCPolar and_a refined gentleman shis [G05, P8 ‘00, L 0. YN0 TIO 0E e | covaring his face with Bisod fr From now -on the question will be that of actually . getting ‘the money but from the expressions which have been volced by financiers thers can be no question but what there will be a most generous response on-the part of the institutions ‘and- the people in-supply- ing_the government with all that it requires. , It is highly improbable that any ef- fort will be made tq raise this stupen- dogs sum all at once. 1If such was at- tempted there are reasons for believing that it would succeed but -all this money is not going to be needed at once and for that reafon the wisdom of calling for and getting what is wanted as it is needed can' be appre- ciated. that ‘those who want to go to war, those who are anxious fo fight for their country and its rights ought not 0 be denied, but this country has had its experiences with the volunteer method, it knows just how much and how little dependence can be placed it. The weaknesses are appar- if is vital that they should be avolded.” But in addition there are the experientes which Great Britain went through #with such a system, only to fall back{upon conscription after long delays and unsatisfactory results, and it is this.waste Of .tims and effort which this' eountry 4s rnxious to avoid and which will be overcome by the selective draft. The president in his Jetter deals with who think' ‘they: ‘are upright are: They @o hot crooked -as’ the letter S. know it because they do’not suspect themselves, all directed toward is a better thing ‘to suspéct yourself will” tumble ‘to ‘your own —then you faults. . % 12 would Be wise for all watch out Jof that Jitt “I,” who ereeps weakens them. terancts ‘and - ticea in: an ever-livin and eo. and immortality press himselt, a_stalwart, indwelling the' Saviour there are to utterances beings’ " should do_ th /' we should do.thus fiy-man Who belteves In God for it is the” evidence of and vigor. their suspicions being the other fellow. It way. - imp of Satan, into "their public ut- I no- Gure, but there starting point. word in the that, “If an: r sermon. “If we are than an infidel’ siould not thus ex- children have oubt. In_the band’ gets his aching and teeth, the charity worker whose hus- own meals—such these meed to see the glisht, to do. his own part with concentration If thie* sapient counsel- had- been generaly - followed, have been set much farther upon The reason is obvious. There are - several - excellent 5 should begin at home. Charity, as the adage reminds us, is -one ‘of Charity-should not end at home, to be our world - mygt s virtues - that them. is no more seemly There is a clear-cut Scripture to the effect provide mot for his own, he has denied the fajth ‘and “is worse The déntist whose neglected as to come six brifani French-s Faeit’ martial bands an: manoeuvored daily on ireen. On the 6th of March, 1781, General Washington was in Lebanan and re- viewed the gallant legion of Duc de uzun. . At that time. he spent three s at the home of Governor Trum- bull, ang then was perfected the mil- ifary plan which related to the south- ern exmpaign, the uitimate surrender of Cornwallls and his army at York- town, 2nd the final termination of the o which fixed forever American Iberty. 2 - regiments, with rich banners, the village The barracks of the French Hussars were situated on the slope of the hill west - of the Trumbuil house and near action brought about by a small band of local officials is worthy to stand with the historic cruelties we thought we had outgrown and azainst which all high minded citizens of this coun- ty. and commonwealth should rise in indignant protest. Has New London no protesting voices? Has Romo “Iost the brood of noble blood: 1t is not strange that givers have aiready with- drawn their offer of gifts to the col- lege and others are likely to follow. We fecl that a stain has been placed apon the fair name of our common- weadth which if not prgtested will Bever be erased. .- PROTESTING PUBLIC. ‘Norwich, April 20, 1917. Sheep Killed by Degs. Mr. Editor: There was an item in the Ledyard news of April 14 which Brazilian repubiic. the present day. At improvement approval this rate materfally raised. 1t Instead engineers. long ago. |necessary in the past, This alome will effect Brazil is not the only South American‘ nation to feel that German ambition in the event of uccess in the current war endangers il other nations.—Providence Bulletin. Retrenchment {s the watchword of meeting the other night the tax rate was held down- to 20 mills. Had all the recommended Permanent pavement on Park street is a project recommended by the city’s should have been done of the and sparotic repairing that has been soonertor later be permanently paved. ambulance taken to a Salem, Ma the annual city Mr. passed wold have been |the crew of iisted in was shot_in puttering | time Part street must |a bailet healed. = saving. Park story toid by George F. abo the the English Arm: war begun Mr. Millet setved wit Yankee Fusiliers in France. the wound in his leg and how he was most killed when a shell in which hospital 1s = parf wrecke he was be Millet ut his experiences the European war. Miilet was sent | He Is one of three survivors of home disable ° wh Devonian and_ anot chest in. the check andl he now fer an operation on his ankie because wound which hes nev “At the Battle of Ginch: be found none of these distrustful conjunctions; ‘and. I have .never’ de- tected orie in the declarations of God's power or the Saviour's promises when Billy Sunday speaks. “If,” is a’ ras- cally little betrayer of weakness—a tag of doudbt which queers righteous speech. The Bible says we are ever- living beings, fit either for.the pit be- low or the ' haven e. “If" be- longs “wholly o the unbelieveré; and when it_gets' into”a ‘sermo; rone of ‘ts positive characteristies. as a trade-mark; @nd, no' profesSing Christian eaifl vénture upon - its use without being queéred. If wpuld be the part of wisdom for preachers to leave “If” wholly_to the agnostics... this matter in a clear cut manner when he says that the selective draft is favored because by ‘it those will be chosen “for service' in the army who ean be most readily spared from the prosecution of the other activities which the country must engage in and to which it must devote a great deal Though no_decision has been reached upon.‘that point, there are.indications that the Joan will be raised in install- ments. This-would give an opportu- nity for a -readjustment of securities by those who might be anxious to dis- pose of such as they hold for the pur- pose of investing in government bonds. of its best energy and capacity. The|The financial resources of the country volunteer system does not do this.|are such that there can.be no doubt . When men choose themselves the7 | ahout this loan and others being raised sometimes choose without due regard | but the plecemeal method has advan- to their other responsibilities.” ° tages which will appeal, and such is This is the situation which the coun- | jjiiely to. have the Ieast effect upon try faces in raising an’army and it is| the market value of government se- one which deserves the most thorough | curities. sonsideration. DON'T FORGET THE FARMS. It is to be noted that plans are be- ing made in many cities to convert small areas of park land and in some cases lawns into gardens for the pur- pose of contributing to the demand for larger crops, and while such a re- sponse cannot help being looked upon with approval, it must be realized that such efforts alone will not solve the problem. These undertakings will serve to get a great many moré interested in till- ing the soil than might otherwise be done, but the important fact stands out plainly nevertheless that the real ‘purpose will never be accomplished unless there is equally as much en- thusiasm displayed outside of the cit- fes In utilizing the vast tracts of land which are not and have not for some time been used to the limit of their jeultural possibilities. Go in most :y‘ direction fromsa city and there be found plenty of land lying idle here large sized crops could be raised d there isneed to mobilize all those know anything about farming for purpose of producing. therefrom that is ‘possible. Farmers must be encouraged to en- in farming as they have never done before. It is possible to speed ip the production of the farm even as is to Increase industrigl activities. street must wait. There will be other things demanding. more attention. The people of New Britain are gradually becoming familiar with the spirit of sacrifice that must be in order during war time. They are beginning to get acquainted with the seriousness of it ail. When they finally realize the neormity -of the mation’s plight they will enter into the policy of re- trenchment in all ph of 1ife. Not only must there be a citting down of public_waste; there must also_ be practice of personal economy.—New Britain Herald. back to-their own-proper busines: There are othér virtues beside char- ity that begin at home. Integrity be- gins theré. Ome is called to subdue the wilderness in his own nature before he looks out on other flelds. “One person I have to make good—myself,” says Stevenson. Whatever eise one may strive to give in the way of help and counsel to.other: lives, he is to mind his own business. What a.man fas. to d6 in the cul- tivation of his' own character no one else can do for-him. -This duty’ can- not be laid on_the shoulders of any rroxy. . Virtue results alone from per- sonal discipline and victory. ‘The challenge of life to each one of the One thing we should all learn is to|sons of men is to develop his gwn meet all opposition with a calm spirit. [moral nature and {o stand updn his Nothing is gainel By being jpset or |own feet. The purpose is not to’ac- fainting away. Rising above the little | quire power for selfish uses, but learn irritating phases of life is not easy, |lOW to serve mightlly. “Shali I culti- for if it were It would never produce|vate and edu my life?” said Phil- for us the consciousness of acHieve- | lips Brooks. ‘0, 1 shall not. Shall ment. Tt takes will power, patjence |l cultivite and educate t ves of and prayer to be men and women |others? Yes I must do t - How avery hour in the day. It takes hope |shall I do it? By culfivating my own and faith and trust to keep the spirit |life at its best.” % calm. It is possible for any one of | For one man t6 mind the ' other us to have the same power over self|fellow’s business spells confusion for Christ had over the vVielence of na- |both parties. The job that fits me has ture, and. we .may sav..to our spirit|no meaning for my neighbor. It will ‘peace, be etil.” and, the inward. tur- | be recalled that when the Apostie Peter bulence will cease. .But we must. first|Was finally dedicatéd —to Christian 1ecognize that .the power lies . within jService, a ion was added as to us to graciously mest and successfully [the manner of death by which L’;e overcome every assailing -power. trom |should” ‘glorfty God. In "view of the ‘without. God lives with. His children. [thorny path promised ' to himself, and if we 4well .in rightequsness we | Peter became at ohce in in the % cannot stray away from .Him or from |{ate of his fellow @posties. Pointing = home. it js up. to us to be loyal.to|to John' he askedl, *Lord, and what ‘When those German offi¢ials in Bel- [the spirit and te recosnize that - the|shall this man de?" ‘What is that to {gium cidim that they would have won [pirit knows the fitness of- time if-we |thee?” replied the Mdster; “follow thou the war but for America, they ap-|do not. We are beings of power-in|me.” The oné clear fact was mnl pear to be depriving the .entente na-|2ccord with our trustfulness and loy- |Peter had his own work to do and it 0b Lhiek sircaier craiit. alty to the All-powerful. e that it was not to be compared with ! _ |other tasks for other men. £ 5 olding -one’s tongue is -a. pret It is_explained from Berlin that cer- [good habit: and just mow the seeret b:' After all, what difference shouid it tain positions along- the Hindenburg |service men of the government -are|make to any of us what the other man line were unsuitable so the Germans|showing that it is profitable. There s |does or does mot do, If one's own duty fell back. There’s nothing like being |nothing more contemptible ,-an|is plain? The fact that another is a! frank about such a matter. abuse of speech—nothing meaner than |moral slacker and apparently, sustains saying about our fellow citizens things [no loss thereby, should not dull my that are not so. The man who urses |own quest for “The fact the ®overnment, or the military or- |that honest lives secm often to fail of ganizations, or the flag which protects |reward should not discourage my good him, is so far from being sensible or |endeavors. It merely shows that the “the infantry dropped fmto she and _covered itself untii the ind advanced over the German When the German tremches-had occupied we went Into them and telieved by the King's own & Aftor being entrenched 1 was 2 scouting party to go after for Returning 1 took the wrong dire tion and went withig 20 yards of Germans. 1t was then that I recBfved a bullet, in the right check _whi knocked out a few teeth. I Tan ba a hundred yards, feil into & trenc hole and 'began digging ‘myseil My mate, seriously wounded in leg, crawied to me in an hour's tir and we dressed each other’s wounds “We lay there for several and under the cover of darkness 10 get back to our lines. The Ge seat up_ rockets and exposed oUr sition. It was then that a aniper s me through the right ankle 1 dropp my mate, Sxed my bayonet on rifle and crawled over dead bafjies our lines with 100 rifies tralled on I was in & hospital for four mont Then 1 was declared dissbled » sent home. “In another battie the kept dropping back and we we had them on the run, had gome through tunneied and had got to our rear. More 300 of our regiment were captured "I was wounded in the right and lay in a sheli-hole. 1 took- blood from a wound In my Jeg &nd co my fate with it. When the Germ Jooked in the shell-hiole they thox T was desd and 4id not bother wit me. When the Germans lefl 1 go back to the French lines. “While 1 was being taken to & hos pital in_an_ambulance a shell b and biew off hind wheel and 1 left in the road wihile the surgeo fled to safety. I had many ot} thrilling experiences. < 1 would ha liked to stay, but they sent me hom the rivulet above the pond. Within a few years bricks from-thé French ovens were found in Lebanon. There is much in the history of the wonder- ful old town which- has_to do .-with this famed visit of the French allies, back- in 1780-81. 1 wish io answer by saying that-the party that wrote that piece is always criticising_other people and praising himself. - He says that Isaac G. Geer and James A. Stoddard have large flocks of sheep but the grand list does not show it. I admit the sheep was dead, hav- ing been bitten by dogs and died later from the wounds received. Other people have passed judgment on ‘the sheep -and I claim that 1 am entitled to my pay for my sheep killed by. dogs just as much as other people and I shall depend upon the sheep laws of the stateof Connecticut in collecting my sheep damage. LAFAYETTE F. MAIN. ril 18, 1917. A tragic incident concerns the sum- mary discipline of an unsoldierly Hus- sar, who, with a few companions had repaid the great hespitality: of “the townspeople by meanly stealing poul- try, pigs and sheep. When the news of this ingratitude reached the ears of the.gallant De Lauzun, he was deeply mortified, and his promise of penaliz- ing the guilty men reaching their ears. they. deserted and fled intothe country. One of the worst offenders was recap-. tured, however, and was brought. into camp about nightfall. A court martial was . immediately ordered,. the man was tried, convicted of desertion, and at sunrise next morning he was shot, the whole corps being ordercd out to learn from his ex- ample how De Lanzun dealt with in- srates and deserter: 5 Lebanon was a lonely town, when, in June, afésr the army chaplain, Abbe Robin, had celcbrated - mass in the military camp, the- six’ Tegiments marched down the post:road -in - the beautiful- surmer morning, ‘bound for General Washington's camp on the Hudson; - their reinforcement destined to play such an important part In the winning of American- independence. - Over the quaint fireplace in the old Lebanon war office of Governor Trum- Lull, a tabiet erected by the Connec- ticut Sons of the American Revolution commemorates this visit of the splen- Gid French troops and perpetuates the sentiment of gratitudé which America must ever cherish for France, as the virtual saviour of the young Republic. THE DICTAGRAPH. Whether the firing of shots at the guardsmen who are defending our property here was done in a spirit of deviltry, or whether it was the act of some intoxicated- persons or whether it was a deliberate attempt to_ shoot down the soldiers by fanatics!it is a mighty serious thing .and we hope that the men who had those guns and who_did the shooting will be captur- ed. We do not believe that there are any Meriden men who made such an attempt and are prone to think it was the work of marauding stran- gers who were probably unbalanced, but whoever they were we hope that they will be taken and severly pun- ished. These are . too perilous for ch things to go unnoticed. A stray shot even, which in_ordinary teimes rould mean little, now takes on an {mportance commensurate with the country’s crisis. We will permit no trifling With the guardemen here. Another view of the matter js that it is & Gisgrace to the city to have such a thing happen here and for that reason should be a mighty strenuoiis effort to apprebend the mén who fired the shots. We know our police will Jeave no stone unturned in_ their endeavor to locate the at- tem assassins.—Meriden Journal. There 15 nmeuestioned need for the Don’'t You Want Good Teeth? Does the dread of the dental chair cause you o negisct Dwem? Yeu EDITORIAL NOTES. North Stonington, The man on the corner says: There is many & meal ticket to be found in a backyard garden. From the size of the estate which he left, *Diamond Jim” Brady had a perfect right to wear costly gems. mane THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Seciety. Denmark may be clinging to its po- sition of neutrality, but Germany ap- pears to be treating its shipping as if it was one of the worst of the bel- ligerents, Dou Directly east of the Vimy ridge- and 15 miles by rail northaast of Arras- lies Douai, toward which the Eritish_and Canadian troops are now advancing. The historic city, in- the midst of the Douai plains, is the Ject of the folowing war geogriphy bulletin issued from the Washingron headquarters of the tional Ceo- graphic Soclety: g “Biseceted from north to soutfi by the canalized River Scarpe, the l:Az of Dou: which at the outbreak the war had a thriving population of nearly 40,000, is situated on a marshy plain. 1ts beginning goes back to Gallo-Roman “times and during the numerous conflicts which dec! ted this section of Flanders in medieval days it frequently suffered at _the Tands of Knglish. French, Spanish, German and Flemish armies. One of the most notable contests at arms its history as the city's resistance |10, Louis XI in .1479, an eveat long celebrated every year by the Fete de Gayant. Haif a century after the French king was discomfited before its walls the place fell before th eSpan- jards. In 1667 it final bowed to ihe If by ahy possibility there.is a Ger- man submarine base established on the coast of Cuba,. that republic has its duty clearly set forth In discovering and ending it. The example of the president in starting a garden on the White House grounds is an excellent. one. There Transplanting. - lackers and therc |are not many who are much busier |reasonable that he might be rated as|Almighty does not send out either as- forces under Louis XIV. Then came 4 e me farms which can be|than e is at the presemt time. insane, and he is usualiy.very far from | sessments or aividends on the first of |' I you have started’ Earden plants |the Duke of Mariborough and Prince [§ aesd have ne fears By our method yeu 2an have yeur testh Wiled indoors in seed boxes or pots you | ugene in 1710, but the Engiisk regime was shortiived for three years Jatér it became definitely a part of the Trench domain by the Treaty of Ut- recht. - -“Dauai is-celebrated In ecclesiastical history as-#- popular place of 23 for English ] Cathiolics who from thetr n land durisg thersign of Queen - beth. * Cardinal Allen established a seminary here F priests were educated for England and it was here, also, that the text of -the O1d Testament was prepared and jater combined with the New “Testamept pre translated at Rheims, ihe Whole ‘being published at' Doual in 11609 “ds the English Roman Cathelic Bible and know today as the famaus being dangerous; the men and women [each calendar-month.- My own busi- Who praise and’ toast the enemles of {mess is to live clean and to: do right, |Mmust take great care in transplanting their country are inviting the censure, [and woe be unto me if I.do not attend |them says today's bulletin from the condemnation and punishment due to[t0_it. XNational Food Garden Commission, disloyalty: the peopie who make false| This will be a happier and better | which is cooperating with this pape: Teports . abeut aliens . -are -iowering|world as each dweller in it learns to[in urging food garden Planting to ‘hemselves to-the grade of vipers.|mind his own business. The real wei- |the cost of living. Thése are times when-loval thought|fare of the.indiyidual involves the| - Transplanting is a crisis in.the life is better than distrust and the mean- |welfare of society. Every courtrpom |of a young plant, and weak ones eften ness which is_always the outcome o |and Jail and almshouse is & reminder |cannot stand it. Therefore select the suspicion and fear. It is a ood hebit |of the thousands who have not minded | sturdier- plants. v e 1o think well and speak well of every | their own business. ‘The burden of| You must “harden off” indoor piants ome to the utmost limit; and to un- |their failure has simply been shunted |before.setting them in the garden— loose the - tongue with - the - greatest|on society. ‘Such -as "these ° would | that is, gradually let them get accus- cautjon when - circumstances reguire | eventuatly swamp us, but for the com- | tomed to the exposure. This is:done that one ‘should speak.. - penshting _ multitudes of men and |first by setting the seed boXes -and = = e Women who'do their own work, resist | plans” éa open windows and' reducmg The - anow-storm of - the Sth was|their own temptstions. puil ai- Jeast | the amount of water given to them. such -a surprise 0 Us We- forgot-that | thelr own- weight acress .the seas of | ‘But do not let the boxes hecome so s unsccupied or unused. The whish this country faces not warrant any apathy in con- jon with this subject. The com- summer should be.tho busiest that farmers have ever experienced and A should be given encouragement every way possible. CHANGING 'CABINETS. In these days of uncertaintles the of'foreign countrics come and Increasing frequercy. Just at present time Austria, Groece and is experiencing such trouble but even with the frequent changes . CCXNSIDER THESE OTHER FEATURES STRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRUN INTS CLEAN LINEN ASEPTIC URINKING CUPS LOWEST PRICES CONSISTENT WITH BEST WORK M thase appeal! to you, call for examination and estimate charge for cansultation. -DR..F. G. JACKSON g DENTISTS ABuccessors to the King Dental Co.) s o g NORWICH, CONMN. A MtoBP. M, Just how firm & grip the wireless habit had obtained upon Young Amer- ica is- shown by -the fact that 1,010 outfits have-been dismantled by gov- ‘ernment orders-in New York city. There would be mothing surprising if the reported breaking off of rela- tions _with this country by Bulgaria and Turkey is true. It would simply mean that they are responding to the German lash. There are many villages in the northern,_part of France that-are get DR. D. 4. COYLE i | have taken place in Greece, it | ting much advertising but from the |y pag of recent.years snowed - with and in-leaving, bequeath -some- |3ry that the plants wilt. Douai or Douay Bible. P other treatment which they are recoiv- | bquns “vigor. in sarle e e it Yo the worlba stors of namor| " Gradvally increasing thie eibostire,| ~Dbe ications of Doual ; Viions ing tiers s no-dinger that those in|not clear off 86 coid, “The thermames | and of hope o oo . Mter’a fow days you can leave the|pearsd lonk igo and in pinty e - the southern part_will be jealous. ter sinking to 28 degrees on the 10th “outdoors. uncovered ali day_and | prior b ihe, Present war, were beanutl > % Z = ~ iz atoe 0 - R . R, S ISP — "