Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 8, 1917, Page 4

e Glorwich B and @Gouneies 121 YEARS OLD -.-gnfl:.,. price 12c a week; 50c a | the fact that it will have to be looked | fal months = year. Entered at the Postorfice Comn., as second-class matter. Telephone Calla: & Businass Office 480, Billettn Egditorial Rooms’ 35-3. Bolletin Job Gfice 35-2. Willimantic _Office. 67 Church St Telophone 210-2. Norwich, Friday, June 8, 1917. Bun, E'flie Circulation of iThe Bulletin The Bulletin has the circulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from thres to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered fo over 2,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per tion where it was m to oper- ate. Of late it has been little in comparison with what it did pre- vious to the ousting of the Germans from China and the islands of the Pa- cific, except to furnish supplies to Russia, bu: there is new evidence of a broadening influence on its part by the credit which is given to it for stir- ring up the war spirit in Ching ana by the calling of Russia's at! to upon as an ally of the central powers Worwich, | if it proceeds to enter into a separate|the father of the family. peace and does not carry out its obli- Eations to the nations with which it is allied. Such a declaration must make Ger- many realize that the possibility of swinging Japan away from the en- tente, which is said to have been one of the 1dess proposed to Mexico in the Zimmermann note which was intend- ed to m;h’cn.n‘n;l.uhb::t to be dreamt apan increased activity by the »3‘7.2”3, part of its navy to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and now by the se- rious advice to Russia and the part which it is said to _be playing in ex- crting certain influence looking to China’s entrance into the war, it is not by any means a powerless mem- ber of the grand alliance . which is striving to put an end to the Ger- | man scheme of world domination. And ,u must be remeémbered that Japan has a vast army which can be thrown into the fray if it is deemed advisa- Lle. 5 DECREASING THE SUBMARINE TOLL. By the latest report which is pre- sented by the British admiralty re- zarding the work of the German sub- marines, it is disclosed that the opera. tions of this branch of the German navy, on which so much dependence is being placed by the officials and peo- ple of that country to break down the allies’ food supply, are still on the decline. The previous report was of the same character, but more im- provement In the efforts of the en- tente nations to offset the gubmarinc activities is shown during the past week. This showipg is of course gratifying to the natlons who are figiiting Ger- many, and it cannot fail to cause mis< givings among the German people as 201, average... i H 1argest cent. of the people. In Windham in Putnam and Danielson to_over 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered tbe local daily. aine towns. one hundred and sixt; five postofiice districts, and six i1ural free delivery routes. town and on all of he R. F. D. foutes in Eastern Connecticut. --5,920 THE CITY MEETING. Tonight in accordance with previous action the adjourned annual city it is delivered 1o over 900 houses, Eastern Connecticut has forty- The Bulletin is sold In evary average... 4412 dune 2, 1917.. ......... 9 1% meeting will be held for the purpose of taking action upon the estimates as submitted by the finance commit- tee of the cowr: of common couneil, considering several special priations outside expenses ana of be required estimated receip: the ensuinz year. A city meeting like an election ought ne to be slichted. There should be a full attendance of the taxpavers snd voters whencver they are cailed m to tak in the transaction in order that large a portion 2ppro- of the departmental laying a tax which in addition to the to run the city for to the cffectiveness of this ruthless warfare. There was a period when there was great hopes for those who are responsible for the U-boats and if they had been able to maintain tho average of ships sunk which they se- cured during April, they .would have had good reason for believing that the enemy could not hold out much longer under those conditions, but greater activity by the patrols, the armed mer- chantmen and the employment of new devices together with the assistance which has been received from the United States destroyers chanzed the situation, and while there are still enoush vessels being sunk, with 15 over 1600 tons and five under 1600 tons together with five fishing vessels de- stroyed in the past week, to call for the exercise of every possible means of further diminishing the . number, the improvement causes a decided re- ief and inspires the bellef that the toll will be still further cut down. GENERAL BRUSSILOFF. There are some things which are being done by those who are guiding the Russian government which are hard to understand, but there are oth- ers which indicate that that countr: may get back where it will become a powerfu! factor in the war. The sit- uation has not obtained as yet where the intcrest of the nation is put be- fore individual ideas and persoral am- e may be se- > of those upon responsibility of through the various < on election day =h - v of many ina ead of a few when it comes to au- orizing the expenditure of the peo Those who stay away to criticize. large tax the estimates a is called for, s submitted are ap- like the individual, the high cost of liv. onal expenses which ness. It behooves to make a point to make inquiry it they are not the situation in vot- s necessary. The city must spl this Js the Hme for decide what they want o not want. CRIBE THE doubt now, unders and ing what do bu LOAN. and there any since subscrip- 4 for, but what the ed for in the Liberty cured. There are fi- ns which will stand d issue in case the riptions do not amount Eut that is not means of ob- oney for the It is desired loan by the peo- eports indicate that the people are coming forth with the small sub- he manner which It was would in order that it t was a huge pop- a ivity in nifested June and es- ing the present week, but that the people should ster part of the loan than that it should 2d_as possible, open overyone misht be the s most attractive gov- promise to pay and thereby isplay part in their patriotism and do their :nding back of the govern- ment in the prosecution of the war. The bonds have been issued in small dencminations for this very purpose, but the subscriptions will close a week from today and in that tima there ousht to be a final drive which will demonstrate bevond all question that the little fellows are cognizant of their Rellance is placed upon the people and they must not fail. Easy payment methods and other induce- ments lend faith to the belief that Norwich and every other community will yet cover their full allottment and participate in the oversubscribing of this loan which stands for ilberty and democrac: JAPAN IN THE WAR. Not 2 little has been said about the seemingly small part which Japan is playing in the great war. That coun- £y by the use of its fleet and its army entered the fray witha vim and it was Zot ong before it had entire control 3f the situation in the east, the sec- bitions. There is a strong rivalry emong some of the leaders and the disposition to push that aside for the nation’s good {s not always shown. This is perhaps well displayed the retirement of General Alexieff, the commander in chief of the Russian armies. That he is one of the big 1ead, of the war will have to Le generally admitted. He has accom- plished much_under the old regime 2nd there are reasons to believe that if given the proper support that he would have continued to do so under the new sovernment, but in his case as in that of many others he has his enemies and as the result of the pres- sure which has been brought to bear against him his resignation from the important post of commander has been brought about. There was the possibility that this would work serious harm to Russia’s armies, as such retirements often do, but that threatened danger has ap- parently been avoided by the cholce of General Brussiloff as his succes- sor. This general has been doing most excellent work in guiding the armies of the southwest. He is a fighter and his selection must there- fore be looked upon as meaning that Russia does not intend that its ar- mies shall be allowed to spend their time in fraternizing and inactivity. EDITORIAL NOTES. Russia is furnishing evidence quite frequently that it is inflamed these days by other things than vodka. The man on the corner says: Over- confidence has the reputation of caus- ing many Jolts, but it continues to do a blg daily business. A good idea of what Germany would have its plotters do in every country, is furnished by the state of affairs which is existing in Russia today. When Germany enters into an agree- ment to keep the British prisoners from the firing Iine, it looks like an admission that it has been reeorting to that very practice. With Connecticut exceeding its estimate on registration day, it is quite evident that this is not a com- monwealth of slackers now any more than it has been in the past. It will be grim news to the kaiser to learn that the work of registering the young men of this country for conseription was a decided success in spite of all the efforts to balk it. The selection of Marshal Joffre as coach for the American forces to be sent to France, that they may have the benefit of the French expericnce during the past three years means that a master hand has been selected and a high honor paid to this coun- try. After holding the position for less than two months General Alexieff has resigned as the commander in chief of the Russian armies, but with the appointment of General Brussiloff to succeed him, it can still be felt that the direction of the infant republic's|jekyli and Mr. forces is in excellent bands. “What are you taiking about?” d manded Caroline suspiciously, as she descended on her parents deep in con- versation. “Are you talking about Wwhat school to send me away to next ou are a mind reader,” admitted “How did you guess 1t?" “Because that's what you always are talking _about lately,” declared their child. *“And vou had the kind of a look you always have when you're going to say it's for my own good. I hope you won’t pick out a school where you have to wear flat heels! 1 Just hate ‘em!” “Of. course, heels were one of the principal points to be discussed.” her ther toid her. “Whatever else We do; I sald to your mother, ‘we sim- piy must not affiict Caroline with heels that—' “Now you're trying to be funny!" his cmm said, flopping into a chair. “Oh, T don't see why I can’t do some- thing I really want to for once instead of something that is going to benefit my future and make me have nice manners' and morals! T get so tired fuesing over my future, when there's S0 much 1 want to do right this min- ute!” “H'm!” said the father of the fam- fly. “Just what do you want to do?" Caroline hunched her chair forward. “Well, you know Sarabelle Kinkaid, she began. “At least, you know that their house and their limousines al- ways ars done over every year in the very latest color, and I guess that even their paror maids wear silk underwear all the time! The Kinkaids are that kind! Sarabelle we year to the most marvelous They never have examination: because the Misses Smiley say exami- nations upset the nervous system, and when your nervous system is upset it spoils ~ your complexion—and every- thing i done for the good of your complexion at the Misses Smiley's. - “There ‘is a trained nurse whenever you look around over your shoulder and no study periods, just lectures, that Sarabelle eays it doesm't matier whether you listen to or not, seeing there are no examinations. So you see, your mind is not overtaxed. And they went to matinees always, and there was afternoon tea with scump- tious cakes and a four course lunch- eon_and—-" “But what did they learn?" asked Caroline’s mother. roline paused. “Oh, my good- “I knew one of Haven't 1 been I don't see why cracks because it " she exclaimed. you would say that! fearning things till my head actualy ness can’t stretch any more?" Tm so full of dates and Great Events and kings in succession that I ooze information when I try to be chatty! 1 should think you'd worry about me and try to give me a good time instead of thinking up more things for me tv learn! matinees terrupted her father, And they have such gorgeous in New York—" “The Misses Smiley’s school “charges a flat in- rate of $3,000 a vear, and you've got a thousand-to spend, so—-"" “There you g0 being complained Caroline. get a lot of money before fall—and they let you wear high hees! practical “Maybe you'll Sar- abelle had all her shoes handmade at a place off 5th avenue, and never paid less than twenty dol——" e mother. school we want for you! to have you finished but out of the question,” said her “That isn't at all the kind of I don't care expande ‘We're thinking of Barktree school—" ‘Oh, my gracious!” line. moaned Caro- “Harriett knows a girl who went there and you have to get up at 6.30 and it's Oxfords instead of pumps, and not a sign of a silk stocking, except for parties, and you can go to town only once a week, and they make you study every single evening! who goes to that belle says a &iri Sara Bieis .G s scheel Skl mover Wil e any soci: al graces. nd they let you use only talcum powder on vour face! says she and the girls at her school had_facial treatments week and liquid powder and every thing! fright! rea‘ize at ‘Why, Sarabelle every You want me to look like Why, at Barktrce they con’t all that when vou're single a 16 you're a young lady, instead of a child and they make the silliest rules! ou can't have boys write you without your parents’ permission—ind at Sarabelle’s school there were reni romances! Why, one of the siris a'- most eloped with an actor, only she changed her mind because she wan:ed to stay for the senior party and wear her new French gown! you wear nothing but such silly things at Barktree——" “I never heard such a muitiplicity of advantages so clearly recited,” the father of the family. ed several points to i knew. I guess it's my child! Tt certainly schooi!” “Oh, T knew it!" Darktree for is a sensible They ma ke organdies and sa You've ad: hose 1 alres id d moaned Caroline. ] just knew it would be some &chcoi that woud of something You just wait! to my daughter when I have one Exchange. be zood that really £ or me appeale: instead a: T'l never ba so mean LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The City Meeting; Politics vs. Pa- triotism. . Mr. Editor: The recent election tends to show the disapproval of the taxpayers of what seems to be an ex- travagant management of our city finances. Now the issue this vear may be termed politics vs. patriotism, and we cannot have both, for either in the extreme and combincd with the very high cost of living means almost ruin to the average taxpayer. At this perilous time, evervthing should give way to patriotism and there is nothing that would help more than_strict economy and curtafiment of the appropriations for our city | inances so that the taxpavers may be encouraged and heartened to give all the help they can to.aid our govern- ment. This is the opportunity for our city officials to show their patriotism by cuttinz down the disbursements to the lowest fizures. The estimates of the expenses of our city which the committee on fi- nance presents this year is the high- est ever and it should not be so in consideration of the needs of our gov- ernment. Now nearly every estimate could be curtailed and many unnecessary at this time could be left out alto- gether. Beginning with the first item, ordi- nary repairs and expenses could be reduccd several thousand and the high o ate under garbage and ashes may be cut to about half. The filthy oiling of streets could be left out altozether for this year, also the $500 for band concerts, the $50 for playsrounds, and the latest pro. posed graft, $500 for home garde; is unnecessary and many oth shouid be reduced. The proposed raize for the firemen could be postponed for another year. They are liberally cared for now. Now this is the opportunity for the taxpayers to show thelr patriotism, attend the city meeting and vote for economy and lower taxes, so that the citizens of Norwich may be able to meet their share of the government's needs. for it may be that before many months our government will need and will call for everv dollar that can be spardd to prosecute this wicked war to a speedv and successful end. Let our slogan be—econom: OPPORTU 1917, Norwich, June 7, nding Flaws. 3 Under date of April 30, Cloud Digger promised Advance to “quit.” Also he promised in same letter to inform your readers “The Reason” which I had, challenged him to do. He has done neither. His promises, iike his weather forecasts and statements, are absolutely unre- liable. What did he quit? Not his vain boasting, nor his slurs at those less superstitious than himself. r May he forecasted severe frost period about the middle, and then in o| the June forecast he has the nerve to claim it true, and says The Bulletin of May 16 and 17 reported “bad frosts in several parts of Connecticut.” It's not true. Your files will tell the truth. Reports of temperatures at 7 a. m. as given in Bulletin for May 16 and 17 were 50 and 46, a long way above “bad frost’ His other predictions for May were no better. For June he predicts two frost per- iods, one from 4th to Tth. Date of cther not given. This is written near the end of the period and the weather is warm. He forecasts four storm periods in June, but gives no dates; playing safe. He told your readers once he had to wait unti] certain moon cnanges late in the month to forecast next month's weather, but now he predicts July weather “much better than the average.” If he knew the weather weeks in advance as he claims, would he not have an office in some city, getting good pay selecting fair weather dates for state and county fairs, horse and boat race meets, tennis and golf tourna- ments, picnics, and hundreds of other gatherings, instead of cleaning lamps in a two by twice flag station? Wouldn't he? A friend from Plainfield has fust been telling me The Cloud Digger's history and reputation. T had heard much, but, verily, “the half had not been told.” Plainfield people have no doubt as to identity of their war, election and weather prophet. They lnow, too, it is not a case of Dr. Hyde. but of two Hydes. The old saying, “a prophet is not country’ us. was foreibly After hearinz my ithout honor save in kis own impressed upon friend’s sto rz I must belicve his account of a sail- or's lox of publishing his countless “steen never lost a boat, weather correspondents zenerations of dozens of papers predictions, who who of com- mend his forecasts, as fisments of an active imagina ments from_this s what I know lieve only tion. In ource I beg short, of stats to be- to_be true, just as do those ‘who know him bost. Voluntown, June §, 1 PUT YOUR DOLLAR Back Up the Soldier At the Front; Voluntcer Your Dollar and Prevent Defea The ca ilize the martial is only a cipl back of him. Even put the as another stalwart her with son home MRS. T. 917. IN UNIFORM. of the president to mob- sinews of wa trumpetting, but the soldi out the doll is asked in uniform, is the real er ar to your home is asked to put the dollar in uniform a cause of Liberi A dollar in the War shrewdly con. levied victorious Kai It is not nec Powers sho: country. It wi for nd ty. volunteered to Unele democracy ceived tl upon defeated ser. cessary actuall il suffi to enlist that th it in t s: is mo han a doil America by Cent: t overrun if they he am e ar a a1 mak: a separate peace with disordered Rus- sia, starve the marine _and lated. ¥ thus st glish with the sub- crush France The victorious Germany would 0- make peace with us only on terms of an enormous must world_an ing of our al You aid not theless the U war up to turning back. However pa principle, how: feel personall, pay to r prevent the further [ ies. invent nited he neck You mu cific you ever v from emnity which eem_the trade of the secure you crus) this war. tate: There st win may t no n is be m; the formi we h- or lose. in ay ble bludzeon of the Teutonic militarists, peace can be chieved now only in one of two ways—by winning the war or by submit war bills. be dictdted from Berlin ting without t] to pay Germany's A German forced levy can he landing of a single Teutonic soldier on_our soil. The subscription of this $2,000,000,- 000 Liberty L the peope. oan in the hands of The resources of the na- tion spring from the small units of It is men, wealth. wealthy this _enormous mean merely people’s bank deposits already commercial sel This_loan is idle 0 expect tl he. or the banks to make loan, the con rvi for of in tl version this would he he vital and must come from the hands of the people them- selves, prefera than bank dej new eavings, from new earnings places. bly posits from [ new referably from savings other from economies, and from hiding The soldier must be equipped. Your dollar stomach, Zuns is needed uniforms on in his bands and him fit on the firing line. not of the age and of the do your bit at the front. his back. a to mainta If_you a fitness you ecan to put food in his nd in re o at least help support one soldier by buy- ing a Liberty Not less Bond important is it that t he business life of the nation continue, the industry and the food production. Not less important it is that the re should be employment and means of livelihood for the workers behind tae soldiers. Not less important is it that you should continue to have an come from which to save. You can best insure your husiness activity, your wages b: with insure your ins in- income, o v_buying aliberty bond your current savings so as to keep money in circulation for the pur- chase of supplies and the greasing of the wheels of Be shrewd: be thrifty. or a $100 Liberty Loan bond. industry. Buy a $! Lea: 50 rn a new chapter In thrift from fhe Eu- rovean - nations, your threatened country. per cent. ting the 3 1-2 while ge: interest. and be a backer of t- Take a $30 or a $100 mortgase on the United States and he'p to keep the flag fiving. Seems That Way. Not you'll bragging, notice that soon afcer or American jackles sat there was a decided improvement the U-boat sraph. situation anything, by in the gas Macon Tol ut those France has expressed its regret for the_recent | na {men on. | instiiled {ardor of the men, who w | | inadvertent bomb-draping at Porrentury in Switzerland, and will pay all damages. Insects. “Let me suggest that every one who creates or cultivates a garden helps, and greatly, to solve the problem of the feeding of the nations.—President Wilson. When the garden crops ars up it is time for the gardsmer to remember there are a rumber of instct eneraies which may undo all of his careful methods of cultivation, savs today's bulletin from the Natioaal Einergency Food Garden Commission, wkicn is cooperating with this papec to in- crease food garden planting. Not oniy insects; but plant diseases 2dd to the mortality of garden crops. There is nothing in the outicok; how- ever; to cause svea ths begitiner to despair. Many a sacden will get through the season without injury of any kind from bugs, worms, or dit eases; but if the gaden should be attacked the remediss ace simplc, casily applied, and not expensive. In case of heavy invasidns complete suc- cess in combwting taem is not to be expected. The plant diseasas that can be fought off are all due to some fungis or other. Insects destr>y plants by eating them. The begnner should have 1t clearly in mind tna: Adestruc- tive garden insccts fall rowghly info two clasi s—thoss ‘hit ferl on the pant by chewing it vp and swallow- ing it; ard those tha: sk the sap Yy tapping it with thelr beal In geacral fungas o plarts by spraying the I’aves with poisonous mixtures: the best known :nd widely used of which ie called herdeaukx mix- ture. Pulverized sulphur dusted on plants is used to contr>l mildev. Chewing insects, such as potato bugs: cabbage worms, cu- worms, and others; can be killed by sp-aying pols- on on the plants or mixinz It with bait which the Insects will eat. Sucking Ineects—squash bugs and melon lice are in this elass—cannot be poisoned; se they are killed by poisonous spray mixtires coming in contact with their bodies. The next bulletin will tell how t mix some of these &prays. STORIES OF THE WAR Valuable Help in French Lind (Correspondence of The Associated Pr French Front—Natural warriors like the Maroccans found themselves in their element fighting bealde their French comrades in the flerce battles for the possession of the Chemin des Dames. or Road of the Women, that bulwark of the German defensive line to the north of Aisne to which the German commander-in-chief attached so much importance that he sacrificed thousands of his best troops in order to hold it. Most of the men of the Moroccan reziment had not been under shell-fire before when they were or- dered forward to the assault. They bowed themselves in prayer before go- ing over the top, and then awaited with stoic expression the signal of their commanding officer. The heavy barraze fire put up by the Germans did not dismay them. They want forward through the partially de- !stroyed woods coverinz the slopes of the hills leadinz to the Chemin des Dames without the slightest hesitation, although they knew .that many ma- chine guns were hidden in the mouths of caverns on the hillsides waiting to mow them down. A curtain of French artillery fire preceded them and caused until the Moors were almost upon the German gunners to take shelter them. Then, when the gunners came out and tried to bring their murderous weapons into action, the Moors leaped pon them and plied their bayonets ntil all around them groupé of: Ger mans threw up their hands and yvellsd omrade!” in token of surrender. Then the Moroceans dashed on and were soon in the second Gorman line, wave after wave of them coming on at Iwide intervals throwing grenades and using their rifles as they advanced. It was an inspiring sight to see the ive sergeants, after many of their white officers had fallen urzinz their Their discipline had been so into them that, even under the severest fire in the heat of the bat- tle, these non-commissioned officers could be seen ordering their men to {leep the proper intervals of open order, Once over the crest of the Chemin des Dames—the objective of the oper- ation—it was difficult to restrain the hed to ad- vance even farther. Discipiine, how- ever, prevailed, and at thé cail of their non-commissioned officers the men dug themselves in and consolidated their position to resist counterattac! This done, while they were still in the midst of shell-smoke and bursting pro- jectiles, the men in perfect unison raised their voices in the chanting of verses of the Koran and religious songs| Soon came the corps commander to review the position and to give praise to the soldiers who had done their work so well—and these bronze war-’ riors were happy. A few words of commendation from their chief were sufficient to reward them for the losses they had suifered and the trials they had underszone. Since they first mot astride of the Chemin des Dames the Moroccans have never receded from onme inch of the territory they gained in their first as- sault, in spite of the many furious counterattacks carried out by the Ger- mans. OTHER VIEW POINTS In naming but one restaurant in this city which handles milk in a sanitary manner, Food Inspector Rad- cliff calls attention to a new deplor- able state of affairs. = Milk, of all foods. is susceptible to disease germs. It has been recognized by medical au- thorities throughout the world as a very dangerous medium unless prop- erly protected. From the farm to the table is sometimes a long journey. Having rid the community of possible danger through contamination of milk at the dairies, it is now puainly the duty of the Health Department to remedy conditions in local restaurants. With the extreme hot weather ap- proaching now is the time for action. ew Britain Herald. Overeating s a common cause of emaciation, paradoxical as this state- ment may seem. Many of our thinnest neighbors are the biggest eaters of the community. It is an old-fashioned saying that these people “eat so much that it makes them thin to carry it around” says a noted expert. In any case, it is not a question of the amount of food one swallows, but a question of how much is digested and assimilated. Many persons will gain in weight upon discontinuing the three- meal plan and adopting the plan of two mea’s per day. The stomach is then no longer overburdened or ovye- worked, and the digestion is so much more perfect and_ the health so jm- proved that a gain in weisnt results naturally.—Merident Journal. SRS R and thereaftor deposit $2.00 bond for . with coupon for six menths TOTAL as above How You May Subseribe to United States Government “Liberty Loan of 1917” AND PAY ON AN INSTALLMENT PLAN With your subscription you deposit with us. cach week for 24 wesks. Interest earned on your deposits.. TOTAL paid by you in cash, and interest sarned...... When you make your last deposit we will deliver to you For subscriptions larger than $50.00 multiply the above by 2, 3, 4 or more as the case may be. THE NORWICH SAVINGS SOCIETY NORWICH, CONNECTICUT -4 250 interest attached... GLEANED FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGES The “Red Flag in Petrograd;’, but why “red?” Redness and revolutien- ary ideas have gone together since 1789, when the Parisian sans-coulottes made it _thelr oriflamme. The redness of the Welsh flag is due to the color of “the dragon of the great Pendrag- onship.” The Irish green is, of course, due to the Shamrock, whilst the Ulstér color was adopted as a sign of loyalty to Willlam of Orange. The Royal purple was derived from Im- perial Rome, the Cambridge light biue was the Eton color first, the Oxford shade was adopted partly for contrast and also to mark their naval associa- ot were rather tions, which they proud. Helsingfors is one of the few towns in the world’s history whose destruc- tion has been its great gain. Russia conquered and burnt it, when it was built almost entirely of wood, as in- deed most houses and public buildings throughout Finland were; but the la- borious work of reconstruction has in the course of a century been done re- markably well, so that today it 1s among the best built cities of the continent. It is, moreover, a home of learning and refinement, and its un- iversity and library are celebrated over all Europe. Whether any beans come from Egypt Is not a matter of public inter, est at the moment. but Spain has pro- hibited the export of the few beans she grows for some vears. The sova bean is grown chiefly in West Africa and is valuable for its oil. Crushed they form a valuable catile food. This bean is not to be confounded with the soy bean of Japam which also is not eaten here by human beings. Per- haps (how cautious we have become on the subject of beans) it Is the dia- fuku, another Jap bean, from which synthetic milk is made in this coun- try. It is amusing to note how speakers in the Reichstag justify, by the plea | of racial affinity, the proposed Ger- manisation of Belgium. It is true that when we hark back to remoter origins we find the Flemings springing from a Germanic source, but the Wa'loon who constitute over 40 per cent. of the population are pure Celts and far more nearly allied to us than the, Teu- ton. Neither In appearance nor tem- perament is there a trace of German influence, while their language is prac- | tically a’French dialect from the front:— A saw about him, Today's story voung officer of artillery fitty Germans coming towards apparently quite alone. This _ eur- prised him. But a second later he saw that they were prisoners beinz “taken in” by a single small Scots sol- dier in kiits. “What will vou give me one of those for?” cdlled the offi- cer to Jock. “Oh’ shouted he, ‘ve can have the lot for a drink. The officiating minister at the Weisch chapel in the hills was _of English extraction. but he did s ibest with the Welsh names in thé in- timation given to him to read from the pulpit. This was the conclusion of | bis announcement: “And, dear friénds, | on Friday night there will be the us- ual meeting of the Yumka.” The con- sregation were mystified as to the identity of the Yumka—all except the author of the decument, who knew he had written “Y. M. C. One of our rarest of avian visitors is the hoopoe. Unfortunately, Jus beautiful plumage invariably " invtes the unwe.come attenton of the man with the gun. This year, however, a hoopoe seems to have escaped the sporteman (thanks to the war) only to fall a4 prey to a farmer's cat on the shore of Loch Nevis. This lovely bird has a peacock’s fondness for showing off its gorgeous plumage, with its golden buff crest, and being a weakish fiyer is an easy prey to its enemies. It is about the size of a thrush, What manner of man is Secretary JSosephus Daniels, of the United States Navy? When President Wilson gave him his chance Daniels knew nothing of naval matters’ But he had the ed- ilorial gift for asking questions. Soc- rates could not have done better. His experience on the “Raleigh News and Observer’—he had been a journalist frem his youth—gave him an easy pull over admiralg and cabin boys, and in a litt'e ‘while it was freely admitted that Mr. Daniels knew as much ahout the sea as Paul Jones himself. “Safi- spoken,” he listened while his ie- tims talked. Mr. Daniels, at the age of 55, is still of the athletic school, a lover of baseball, neither emokes nor drinks, and would like the navy to do likewige. Otherwise, he is old-fashioned even to the wearing of white socks, turn-down collars, black string tie, and solid- looking solitaires for his cuffa. The men of the American destroyers have something to learn from our fel- lows as to the avoidance of eubma ines. Before the war we ourseives had need of teaching. At manceuvres up beside an admiral's skip popped a wubmersible. ‘Have taken the liberty of torpedoing you, sir’ reported the leutenant. “You be d—d!" swectly replied the Admiral. Lieutenant, un- der weight of comminatory metal, dived, to reappear on the other side. “Torpedoed you again, sir.” “You be d4—4 again.” Damned and diving sevén times, our man morally riddled his admira’s vessel, then homeward sailed rejoicing. Mr. Henry B. Huntington, of East 57th Street, New York, and Los Af- zelos—pursuer in the disputed Rom- uey case at present enliveaing the Law Courts—possesses the finest col- lection of Shakespeare Quartos, public or private, in the world: This die- tinction he owes to the purchase, an- rounced last week, of tI Bridgewater House library. Just béfore the out- break of thes war, he acquired 40| Quartos from Chataworth, which’} brought him up level with the Rritish Muyseum in first editions, and slightly ahead of it in later ones. But the six Bridgewater first editions give him a clear lead and with them a see- ond quarto of “Titus Androfficus.” of which the only other copy is in Edin- burgh University . Be not deceived: the jolly seadoxs over here with the magnificent flotila of American destroyers, are not the first, since Paul Jones, to reach our waters “on business.” The fathers of some of them came 36 years ago, on a wicked-looking American man-of- war. They were angry with us over the Trent and Alabama affairs. They anchored off Osborne, where the Court Was In residence: and refused to show their flng. They caused a dou- Diing of the Court guard, and tbe ap- pearance of two [ritish’ frigates he- fore they raised anchor and went off with a surly honest growl. General Jan Smuts says th “a_barbarian from the veldt. the barbarian forgot to mention that he was graduated from Cambridse university, after taking high honors throughout his course. Until the “Tooth Strad” was eold at Puttick’s, in 1911, the record price at any British auctlon was €975, past in 1909 for the ‘Avorv Stradfi” Tre Booth instrument tok the record up.to £1,500, at which it stood when Lady Wernher topped it hy another £1.000 in 1915. Kubelik. the violinist, how- ever, is credited with having glven £10.000 for the “Haddock Strad privately old in 1910. which found 1 way to England from Brussels in the year of Waterioo, and had only been plaved in pubic twice in the inter- vening 96 yvears.—The London Chroni- cle. Looks That Way. The Russian soldfers on the teas:- ern front are beginninz t> siepact the ofgve branch the nans are holding out is poison ivy. — Kansas City Star. Gray Hsur Reatored to its Natural Color Why not bring back the natural youth. ful color to those gly md that make you loo! and attractive looking. 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