Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 25, 1917, Page 4

2415, 6:45, 3:45 The Talk of the Town ,flm TRIO Vaudeville Ciassiest Musical Act R & GILMAN The Foolish Funsters in a Comedy Singing Skit VALDO & CO. Exponents of Hilarity in a Mystify ing Novedty Triangle Photoplays WILLIAM DESMOND in “BLOOD WILL TELL” A Play of Loye and Finance Wit Many Thrills and Heart Throbs. Five Part ince Production The Nick of Time Baby ! d; ! o gl j successtul for _ calomel—now Yoy Nool Xeyitons Comedy z R b K o oy Lo e B ietin Job Grfce 35-3. ¥ N iimantle Otfice, 67 Chureh St “Telephone 310-2. S ——————me-de=eey - Norwich, Wednesday, &pril 25, 1917. ————— yourself a trifle yo usual shampoo. The he S ; himself takes charge of o e i o 80, 752, §1, 3150, 92 | Mat. 10c, 150; Eve. 10c, 15c, 2 "You Mhvens tir he Daie ODAY AT 10 A. M. NEW SHOW TOMORROW years ago and that in 'H be bald if you go on ‘ou_dcn't want to wear a What you've got to do now on for a hot ofl rub and an elec- tric massage. And you must stop curling your hair yourself, for you are breaking it all off! And you might Just as_well buy a $30 switch first as last! Why, the semiweekly treat- ments are $2 each and Il put you down for next Tuesday, thank you!’ “The complexion girl leoks dubious when you go for a massage. ‘Some- how,’ she says, ‘this ordinary cream doesn’t seem to do any good any more! You'll have to begin using this won. derful stoff at $5 a jar—and you'd = The question of the embargo hinges upon the same lack of confidénce. It as there turn- to the Mexican republic as lon, is any possibility of having ed against us. Mexico' be neutral can best be determined by what it actually does. Mat. 10c Eve. 10¢, 15¢ t. 2.50 Ew 7850 AUDITORIU EXTRA!—WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ONLY THEDA BARA “Why, the chisf curse of getting old is the you have to waste % bing your head three times to the ground as you approach the sacred Precints of the bemuty parlor, the dentist’ office and the gymnasium' The time has gone by when you are allowed to grow old in peace and an atmosphere Of decay—it_ ismt " being ou fna_ the most amazing lot of people in regard to the manner In which an|iiving in expensive. homes and rum. army shall be raised. there cannot be|ning three oAt more OF Joss, all Bup- afly two minds about the importance|ported by the hale and hearty suf- ot marshaling the forces of the coun- |ferers of 40 or 50 who are simply par- (COLLEGE GLEE CLUB ‘Friday, April 27th TRINITY M. E. CHURCH AT EIGHT P. M. Y. M. C. A. AUSPICES TICKETS 50c THE VAMPIRE WOMAN in League set. about collectl: tions under the patronage The Bulletin has’ the . largest drculation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from thres to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered %0 over £,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people in Windham it is delivcred v _over 900 nouses. in Putnam and Danielson to oOver 1,100, and In all of these places ft is considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has_forty- nine towns. one hi and sixty- five postofiice districts, and sixty tural free delivery routes. The Bulictin is sold in every town apd on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION average.. 1901, 4412 4902, average. April 21, 1917 CONGRESSIONAL OBSTRUCTION. In the conduct of the war by the nations which have been engaged in it for the past three years, the im- portance of bringing to the front ex- perts and listening to and acting up- on their advice has been demonstrated. Yet when this country faces the fm- portant problem of raising an army the dilly dallying which has taken place in congress shows a disposition on the part of a large number to cast aside the advice of the experts and to set up their own ideas In their stead regardless of the fact that what they are contending for has been tried, not only by European nations, but by this country, and been shown to be a fail- ure. With such examples as a guide it is time that congress got down to brass tacks and removed the obsta- cles which stand in the way of pro- viding and maintaining an army which tan render efficient segvice. From the attitude that is maintain- ed by some members of congress in their insistence upon a volunteer army rather than one which is assembled by selective conscription, the impression is given that they do not realize that we are actually in the war and that the quicker we move in accordance with the advice of those who are thoroughly acquainted with all phases of the problm the better it will be for the safety of the mation and the establishment of an efficient Rrmy. We cannot afford to isnore the blun- ders which have been made by other countries. We cannot afford to fol- low in their footsteps but we should profit by what has proven to be a failure over there and plan in accord- ance therewith. But for the fact that Germany can attempt no offensive ex- cept with submarines, the handicaps and delays which are being experi- enced would place this country in a deplorable situation. It is proper that conzress should know what is con- templated but it ought not to obstruct the mobilization of the nation's re- sources In the most effective manner. OUR EXPORT TRADE. When Germany established its sub- marine warfare, whick payvs no re- spect to the commerce of the world whether enzaged in by bellizerent or neutrul, it was almed at starving the allies, and England in particular. That country with others of the allies had Been lookinz to this country for larze supplies and it was expacted that the successful carr¥ing out of the umre- stricted naval methods would not only deprive Europe of much of the goeds it was receiving from this side of the Atlantic but it would frighten off neu- tral shipping fo such an extent that thers would be a serious situation created among the enemies. From the foreign trade fizures which have been compiled for the month of February it is apparent that it made wome progross in that direction for there was a falling off in exports by this country to the extent of about $146,000.000 in that month from what Was exported In January. Most of the American ships were kept at home @nd our ports were to a certain extent blockad=d. But that has all been over- come by the refusal of this country 0 be frishtened out of its rights by the German tactics as is shown by the export fizures for March, “which while they do not equal the record ~ breaking sum of over $513,000,000 for January they total $551,006,000 or a Zain of 3156,000,000 over February. try for the purpose of insuring a proper food supply. Estimates show that the United States has no reason to anticlpate bumper crops unless there Is the ef- fort put forth to get them, for all the indications are to the contrary. There Lis a shortage promised in winter wheas from the conditions that are prevail- ing, which with the demand that is placed upon this country by the war has driven the price of that commod- ity far beyond anything in over a half century. In addition to this it can be anticipated that greater depend- ence than ever will be placed upon this country becanse the shortage which exists here fbelng experiencel in the wheat producing sections of Burope and South America. The food situation is making itself felt in all the countries whether they happen to be belligerents or neutrals. £ Thers has been a steady jump in all Kinds of supplies and from the fre- quent advances there 15 no telling where prices will go to, and the prob- lem of the United States is to see that not only is its own population taken care of jn the way of food but to do its utmost towards supplying the needs of the others which are depend- ing upon this country’s vast resources. This means that the United. States must put forth every possible energy for the oroduction of tood supplics and in that undertaking it is, possible for every one to make a valuable contri- bution and there should be a zeneral enlistment in the ranks of the army that is being mobilized by the Na- tional Emergency Food Garden com- mission for the conversion of ick- yards and vacant lots into food pro- ducing gardens. Everyone can do his nd the start should be made at EDITORIAL NOTES. The man on the corner sa: Duty is a little word which means stead- fast purpose and faithful performance. If Germany attempts to put its strikes on the battiefront, its officers will have to give them more attention than they do the enemy. The number is already too large of those who seem to think that the best way of standing behind the country is to oppose the plans of the adminis- tration. Germany must realize by now that almost every time it tries to fina out where the British warships are and succeeds, it experiences a decrease in its nav From the way in which the Ger- man submarines continue to sink the Belgian relief ships, one might gain the impression that they insisted upon feeding those people themselves. There will be an excellent chance this summer for those who haven't made other plans to spend their va- cation keeping the weeds out of the onion beds and the bugs off the pota- toes. . If the good effort which has besn started in plowing up the lawns and spading backyard ' gardens continees through the season there will be just the increase that is desired in food products. - In view of the task which lies be- fore this country to produce a food supply equal to the demands, the move made in Wisconsin to have food spec- ulation made a felony will gpin wide- spread support. From the way In which they are disputing each other’s story about that relade Aang S the dmat or Ensiend. the short ind ugly word may at any moment get Great Britain and Ger- many into a mixap. The suggestion is made that post- masters grow potatoes on the lawns in front of the government buildings, all of which would giwe some of Un- cle Sam's employes something to oc- cupy their sparé time. From the way in which German Submarines are disregurding the rights of neutrals, it may be a for- tunate thing for Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey that they are not attempting to operate their ships. With two of the seized German ves- sels ready for service and the state- alyzed at discovering all the various things that must be done to support their tottering old age! One day you survey your teeth and fondiy congrat- ulate yourself that there isn’t a finer, whiter, more energetic set of teeth on earth than yours—and the next day you discover a tiny rough . spot on the angle of one tooth, so you drop in at_the dentist’s. “T dom’t kow why entists mowa- days have to put themselves into such a snowy-white, enameled, highly ster- flized solemn ‘atmosphere. You don't quite know whether you aré expected to join in Hymn No. 28 or select a ceat in the front row to watch the eminent surgeon opérate. In any case. you are scared to death at once. The young person in white nurse’s uni- form relieves you of your wraps, the dentist himseif appears drying his better come oftener for the treat- ments, too!’ “You feel like calling an ambulance to get home, because you are afrald you'll creak and rattle to_pieces and fall apart if you don’t. You realize that iife is earneést and, oh. how you wish you had atténded to the warn ing words of your aunts and uncles and mothers and fathers when vou and in a fair state of pre- “Well,” said her pretty voung niece, “I suppose there is a great deal m what you say—only it doesn’t seem to strike appropriate terror to my heart! The world may come to an end before 1 am 40, you know—so please pass me the nut dish and never mind hunting for the nut cracker! I like to do them with my teeth!”"—Exchange. LETTERS TO THE EDITO? Never Too Old to Learn. Mr. Editor: I would like to say in reply to the Cloud Digger’s last letter that in using these words: “That the only honest people I found in the south were the negroes” I quoted trom a letter somé time ago sigried C. B. Montgomery, who I have learned since t0 be the same as the Cloud Dig ger. His last letter proves that 1 was. right. When he referred to me as a Copperhead 1 thought he meant a poisonous snake, as 1 had never heard it applfed in any other way, but I was informed by a Norwich resident that it meant a southern sympathizer, so, af- ter all, we are “never 00 old to learn. I hive never seen the word nesro spelt with two &'s, but if he meant nigger, the contemptible, mean sound ing word, was used by the southern- ers (I mean the best class), then he must admit that he, while living there. must have associated with what should term an extreme class of ordi nary southerners, or what the darkies would call southern trash. Had 1 used the word nigger when a child. I would have been severely reprimanded. I was much surprised when 1 first be- | National came a resident of New Emmland to hear the word used at all, especially from the lips of so-calied ladies, and if the Cloud Digger will admit the truth of my assertion he won't deny that he has frequently heard the same used here, quite as often as he heard it _south. I am glad T am not a man to be called out to fight in this war, for as a 'woman 1 find it often comes my jay to defend those who once fought for what they belleved and knew to be right. The best place for the Cloud Digger to live and breathe his last is in the ol village of Packerville, where the climatic conditions are better suit- ed to his temperament than any place south of the Mason and Dixen line. Respectfully, SOUTHERNER. Norwich, April 23, 1917. Too Close to The Truth. Mr. Editor: The “Cloud Digger” 1s making frantic efforts for concealment, but he deceives mo one but himself. Mr. Montgomery may not be the Cloud Diggor, but he writes the letters with that sifnature. Anyone who has compared the let- ters written by C. B. Montgomery and Cloua Digger, needs no further in- formation_concerning the author. The Iterary “style” of both, is identical. They are as ‘much alike, as two coats made from the same piece of cloth. “Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?" He should not accuse Mrs. T. of falsifying: alas. the shoe fs on the other foot, and that foot is deep in the mire of Packer. Ah, Charles, Naughty, Naughty. ““There is a reason,” and the reason is this. Mrs. T. comes too close to the truth. When she shoots. the feathers fly, and the sly old Owl of Packer. blinks his ana then set- tles down to await the “full of the moon™ before formulating a reply He may even be thinking up a new snake story to opén his spting cam- paign on the unsuspecting, and credu- lous New York dalies. “IGNORANT.” Jewett City, April 24, 1917, HOME GARDENS Special Crops. Savor and relish may be added to the ily menu by the family gar- den, says today's bulletin from tné Emergency Food Garden Commission, of Washington, which is cooperating With this paper in urging Thus the underwater boats are not | ment made that the others can be re- | food garden planting to cut the cost creating th: that it was expected they would. The allies are lookinz to this country for . large supplies and they are gotting ' them regardiess of the dasperate and unjustifiable methods which Germany has resorted ‘to. MEXICAN NEUTRALITY. While it has been deciared by Car- " ranza that Mexico will b2 neutral in the war between the United Statesand Germany there are serious susplcions = A Mexican paper in dis- RO B s R s s terror in shipping circles | paired in three months, the idea thas fof living. the aamaged parts could be made only in Germany proves to be another fiz- zle. The congressman who suggests that Unclé Sam conduet an advertising |usual vegetable crops which ean campaign for the army‘and navy, and that the mewspapers give the mneces- sary space, does credit to the import- ance of advertising, but how many other lines of business are handing over their stock in tradé to the gov- at any other time? / There is okra, for instance. How many housewives ever trouble to buy okra? Yet gumbo soup, which is made from okra, is relished by almost ev- eryone. s Okra is just otie of the special, un- grown on little spaces and with little trouble in the average back yard gar- den. Other specialties which the home gardener should consider are mustard, parsiey, spinach, and peppers. If okra is plantéd 2 féet apart as soon as the ground is warm and the o how carefully that neutrality will | ernment for nothing, either now crf|pods (which dre the edible parts, im- varting a pleasant flavor and a sticky consistency to soups) are picked Zreen, none being allowed to ripen, the plants will continue to bear until killed by frost in autumn. Mustard greens are a delicious nov- elty on most tables. Sow Ostrich Plume mustard thickly in the early spring. They_ will quickly reach the proper growth, so yow can sow them frequentls, as late as October. Parsiey ‘as a garnish and flavor is well known. A bed 2 feet square will produce all that a good-sized family can use. Spinach is the most popular plant used for greens. It can be planted In the fali and used in the late autumn and early spring,, ing with other crops. Peppers deserve more constderation in the list of vegetables. It can be sliced raw for use in ealads, but green | peppers, holiowed out and stuffed with savory / dressing, which may include choped meat, and baked in an oven, are not only dellcious but can substi fute for meat in these days of high prices. Lorraine Doesnt Want to Be German. “I lived through forty-three vears of unfaltering and uninterrupted pro- test against German domination in Lorraine, and T can tell you that Lor- raine does not want to be German, saig Canon Collin. of Metz, to The As- sociated Press. Canon Collin was one of the most notable residents of the annexed prov- ince of Lorraine: his name was third on the German imperial list of sus- pects to be shot when war broke out. The French counter-espionage inform- ed him of the fact and he escaped in- to_Luxembourg before the war began. “They did me too much honor in placing me so high on the list,” the Canon added, “for my sentiments were no more anti-glerman than those of the whole people of Lorraine. “The policy of the population of both provinces for forty-three years m: be summed up in the word ‘protest’ in three degrees; first! official protest against German occupation an din fa- vor of remaining French: second, the protest against the interference of Germans in our local affairs: third, de- mand for the autonomy of Alsace and Lorraine: although 6 were differ- ent degrees and different stages, there was never any cessatior or diminution of our resistance. “After fifteen years of this official Drotestation began the reigme of dic- tatorship and passports, with the ob- Ject of annihilating that Tesistance, but it was continued through the press and at the polls at every election. Protest survived the dictatorship, after which it continued in the form of what misht be called ‘particulariem’ or the idea of Lorraine for the native of Lorraine. “The Geérmans had so_little confl- dence in the pupulation that they im- posed their own -officials upon us. German-born people flocked into Lor- raine and Alsace until they numbered mearly 400,000 in both provinces. It was then we demanded that the Ger- mans get out and leave the place to the natives of Alsac and Lorraine. “Our first hope, in spite of all, was to return to France, though at times we had the painful sentiment _that France was forgetting us. We organ= ized the ‘Souvenir Francals throught out Lorraine and it did wonders to re- vive French sentiment and reawaker Frencli patriotism in Lorraine. The Germans broke up the Souvenir Fran- cais, then we organized the ‘Souvenir Lorraine’ which was the séme thing under a new_ name. “A third of the population of Lor- raine knows mot a word of German. About 100,000 know both Fremch and German impefectly while on the Ger- man frontier a German patois is spoken. “The Alsatians bave heen well called “The Gascons of the North.’ -because of their ready wit. The people of Lor faine are coider and more reserved— perhaps more patient and persistent. “The Alsatians as soon as they re- svered from the first stupor of the German invasion poked fun the immigrants. The people of Lorraine arew themselves up in haughty dis Aain. They opposed the force of iner- tia—passive resistance to the agsres- sions of the invader and the German i Lorraifie has never ceased to be regarded as an invader. here was more carpet-baggers in Lorraine than in Alsace. While every facility was given to them to earich taemselves at the expense of the coun- thus not interfer- | tapping every weli-to-do family and even approaching the neu- tral diplomatists for funds ‘he blockade suffers. The tion of the funds wo collected is be- ing conducted by the hospital cota- mittee t0 the sick and by the com- mittée for the assistance of working women to the needy. Queern Sophie nerself personally follows and directs all the work and makes large con- tributions to it from her private purse. Outside her littie known chagjties, e Kaiser's sister has never before cceunied much of a place in the hearts of the Greé#k people. Thé king. as personal commander in chief of the Fmy, the vietor in two sudeessful wars'and a4 man of great personal maznetiem, has completel overshad- owed his royal consort. While in svery shop, cafe and office in Greece there hangs a portrait of King Co stantine, portraits of Queen Bophie have hitherto been rare. It has only [*een since her active work in behalf cf the blockade sufferefs that there have appeared generally in the Athens shops calendars with the queen's pic- ture on them, as weji as the familiar {ones bearing 'the king’s picture. Nor does the Kaiser's sister taks a sery active part 4n the social life of Athens. The king and queen dine once a week regularly with the King's brother Prince Nicholas, and his wife the Princess Helen. After dinner there is usually a party at which the diplomatic corps and the best AfR enian society are gathere. The king remains all evening, even in the buei- est times: byt the queen rarely staps after dinner or takes any part in the zaitles. She raceives no one, save where officinl_etiquette renders an au- dignce imperative. Htr last formal auflfence was ziven to the German minister and his staff just before their jeaving Grecce missfon in Athens constituted the sole remaining link |connecting her with her brother, Em- peror Willlam of Germany. The royal family of Greece is very clannish, and there are frequent fam- v reunions at the houses of the king’s numerous brothers. Queen Sophie seldom attends these. Her pet charity is her ehop in which the nome work of Greek women is sold. But her sister-in-law, the Princess Alice of Pattenberg, the wife of the king’s brother Pririce Andrew, runs a shop of the same character, in com- petition with the queen’s Just across Constitution square from Queen Sophie’s. in the Princess Alice’s shop all the modeis are American—for hats, fine women's _underclothing. dresses and other feminine nick-nacks. The American fashion papers set all the Princess Alice's styles, and it is a source of great pride to her that every article sold in her shop that is not a epreduction of characteristic Greek costumes or peasant women's em- broideries, is made after American designs. What War Is Doing For Spain. One of the unexpected results of the war for Spain is to. fill the country with music, ffom the bands and or chestras_of Hiumgarian gypsies driven out of France and taking refuge in Madrid. These bands are among the nost famous in Europe. They are us- Jally located at Paris, Monte C: e and other centers of gay But when the war began these players being enemy Hungarfans, had to get out of France or be intérned as en- emy prisoners. Going back to Hun- gary meant shouldering a rifie and iaying down the vioiin, which is not to :he taste of these gypsies. And s0 ihey all_ migrated westward into Spain, add- inf to the musiciane already there and literally filling the country with music. The gypsies of the east fit in well with those of Spain, who are still at fadrid, as a relic of the days of the Moors. One of the features of all the #rand entertainments now is to have om® of the Hungarian gypsy bands, an Austrian Polish singer, and a Spanish =ypsy dancer, usually the flery queen of the Spanish gypsies, Pastor Im- perio, who married the great Spanish bull-fighter, Guyio—a queer combina All The Family wholesome food medicine i Remember Father John's Medicine does not contain Ialwholordnwmsdm - Braiitis 5 janza i's hedrd everywhere now, at the gala AT CRANSTON'S on, the queen of the gypsies and the king of the bull-fighters. The music of these Hohemians is as strange a mixture as their personnel, combining the weird, oriental strains of the eastern gypsics with the fiery, toreader music of the Spaniards, and a few strains of American rag-time to give dash to the dancing of the tango and two-step. This medley of music cntertainments where rovaity, nobility and diplomacy gather, at the theatres Hotels and concert hails, and even in the streets, for there are all grades| of these migrating players, wnom the | war has ewept west into Spain. i OTHER VIEW POINTS The secretary of agriculture has recommeénded that the <ouncil of Na- tional Defense be empowered to take control of the food situation, enforc- ing such regulatory measures ag may he necessary, including the fixing of inimum and masimum prices. Thir i8 a necessary war-time méasure, and experience shows that the sooner it is put into effect, ‘the greater the econo- | mies and the’ less\the suffering that | will_result. There ‘s ho more senre | in leaving the nation's food supply to | chance tban there is for leaving thc | natfon’s wafer supply to chance. Ve should not think of doing the latter: we take extraordinary jrecautions to protect it. Why should it shock anv- ome then that we should take 1 primary eteps toward protecting th 004 which must not only supply as but a large proportion of the world in addition?—Bridgeport Tclegram. The large number of applications for marriage licenses since the plans for conscription were announced hos created considerable indignation. In some of the city clerks’ office these | applicants _are ~ being branded as | slackers. Probably in | many cases. What s | plighted his troth to a girl, and i working hard to earn money for a little sfart in Mfe, he has ‘practically assumed already the obligations of marriage, and is entitled to whatever exemptions that xo with it. Possibly there are some young men who have hustled _around and secured a life partner “in the brief time since the draft plans were anncunced. Such would be a real slacker, but there are probably not many of these. There are plenty of young fellows bound by no promises as vet.who are the ones who should take up this burden. Youth assumes these chances easily ang the majority of bovs of this asm eniist a rather light Leawts — Meriden Journal. Make you praise the cook The exclusive features of a MAGEE RANGE make it a dependable baker. The oven is heated on five sides—evenly and quickly— simp] m’bfll. The Tiger Woman A STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION—DON'T MISS IT DEPICTING A SIREN’S INTRIGUE—A PICTURE OF THRILLS AND MYSTERY 11th Episode of PATRIA With MRS. VERNON CASTLE | All Seats 3 Shows Daily 2:30, 7, BREE 530 10¢ TODAY AND THURSDAY THEATRE HAROLD LOCKWOOD and MAY ALLISON ! in “THE PROMISE’’ . Powerful Picturization of James B. Hendryx’s Novel of | Same Name. | Burton Holmes’ Travel Series || Victor Moore Comedy | { b i e it ol | B e ettt A Strictly Clean, Wholesome and Entertaining Program | Feature Photoplays Concert Orchestra EVERY DAY IS FRIDAY NOW Today’s Arrival Halibut, Codfish, Haddock, Smelts, Round and Split Eels, Shad, Shrimp, Flounders, Tilefish, Salmon, Lobsters, | Long Clams, steam or fry. Make two Fridays this week and help reduce the high | cost of living. i POWERS BROS, Specializing in Sea Food Since 1881 ould be han-|hasgle, to cooperate wi this country by |dent, not to argue with hi Of ‘cousne oob= L el il oy o aciutes 56> ehgpentinl | TEN Mo Sppwech The alien question dled very readily in abolishing the alien. ditions heretofore made for progress, but the country has de- |Of the present situation expects veloped sufficiently now for every one |man at Washington to do his sha to know whether or not they want 10 |toward a prompt, firm, efcient p de here or use the vast extent of of Mid- re territory and the Zered as merely dletown Press cution of the war with the nanded purpose of aiding the tration to do everything possi bring it to « successtul close Iy as may be. Every de iake made in Congress opportunities experimental.~ Congress does not seem to be tak- ing the war as seriously as the Amer- |for in blood and suffering on t an people must insist they take it.{and on the battleficids They have been cailed to act, not to |Hour. oven door, cooking always in sight — le damper, very effective. Grates that the fire day and night, and save on the SHEA & BURKE, No. 41 Main Street et 5