Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 12, 1917, Page 4

Glorwieh guflztm_ 7 and Goufies 121 YEARS OLD Sulscription price 12¢ o weel: 30c a wouth: $6.00 m year. Entered at the Postoffics at Norwich, Corn. as second-class matter. ‘Telephone Calls: Bully n Businass Office 450. Billetin Egitorial Rooms $3-3. Bulletin Job Ofiics 33-2. fiimantle Office, 67 Church St ne 210-2. Norwich, Tuesday, June 12, 1917. I The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the Jargest circu'ation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from threw to four times larger than that of any In Norwich., It 15 delivered %o aver 2,000 of the 4,058 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per ceni. of the people. In Windham it is delivcred tu over 900 nouses, in Putpam and Danielson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered the local dafly. Fastern Connecticut bas forty- nine towns. one hundred and sixty- five postoftice districts, and sixty iural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town end on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION average. 1901, 4,412 1905, average...............5,920 June 9, 1917.%......... 9,341 sesescsses. MARINE CORPS WEEK. From one end of the the country to others an effort is being made s week to reeruit the marine corps 1p to the full strength authorized by This means that if the en- successful that there will in that branch of the ser- Saturday night if expectations met and there are no good reasons h they should not be in spite of the recruiting that is going on for the other branches of the natlonal service. “Marine corps week,” for that is “he way in which it has been desig- mated, is expected to bring forth 4,000 enlistments and in view of the attrac- tiveness of the service that ought to be easily accomplished. Such means an average of less than 85 men from each state, ma and while some of them not secure as many as that be- 11d be in excess of their d upon population there arc hich will greatly exceed it, so cthers w that the task of getting the corps up to full strength shouid be quickly dis- posed The marine corps offers induce- to those who are anxious to see ce znd to get into the fighting. t a time when there is no war e army which ng after base: tries and the put- v trouble which may requires the services of sol- marines were in the van American forces were sent to Cruz have been tak- part 'ssion of the tion in Cu h much cred't. s no difference where the re- ning influence of the milltary is called for, the marines are invartabl th firsL to be called wupon so that those who join this branch can make » their minds that it wiil not be a of Inactivity which they are ing when they go into the United marine corps. It was on the that the marine corps. which n all around training would be to fight that the ranks were revol period er the old requirements, and will u ibtedly hold good in esent endeavor. REGULATING TIHE AUTO DRIVERS loesn’t make any di ‘erence where ether it is th nter of a etropolitan district or a country ighway. unless the operator of an 1tomobile knows something ahout e job which he o disposition s handiing and has to respect the law, the iirement that the operator must hold a license amounts to very lttle. Getting such a license is riably cheap and it is decidedly easy if ail is required is to make applica- and the privilege will be extended, but that does not contribute to the| safety of the highwa Yet that is apparently what the| state of New York has done in the law which was recently passed by the Iegislature to go into effect the first of August. In accordance therewith everyone who holds ‘the steerinz wheel of a motor car must apply for a license or registration card, the cost of which will be a dollar, but there will be no questions asked or test made as to the efficiency of the per- n in being given the right to assume euch a responsibility. It will mean that every one driving a car must be ted but all that stands between in- ence and experience, according re New York idea, is the lonz green. S But just how that is going to fur- sh any protection for other users of the highways is difficult to see, or how it is going to make those who operate an auto more careful is equally ob- scure. If this law is correctly under- stood it would seem as if it was bound to work just the opposite to what it was intended for there is no bar to each and every Individual running a car provided he can get the machine to operate, whether he is a safe per- expe | has ever son to do so or not. Instead of put- ting up the bars, New York appears to be taking them down, for other states have long since found the only wise course to pursue is to in- sist upon those who are going to drive automobiles having a certain amount of instruction and demonstrating their ability and fitness, for with the steady increase in the number of cars it is plain that too much care cannot be insisted upon if the highways are Solnggo be made more safe instead of more dangerous. —_— STOP THE UNWISE TALK. Whether the secretary of the navy is right in regard to his surmise that the storfes which are being spread throughout the country regarding the josses which have been sustained by the American naval vessels on the other-side of the war and the clalm that English hospitals were filled with American wounded, all of which tales are without foundation and have met with denials as fast as they have been put forward, are the work of an or- ganized conspiracy, there can be no question but what every effort should be made to run such an impression to earth just as soon as it can possibly be done. Such storles are of course harmfu! ~ven thouzh they are followed by de- nials and it ought to be possible to traco them to their source in order to shut off such fake accounts of alarm and distress, for it is apparent that such manufactured news would be put forward even though there was a censorship of the news. There has been one Instance where information has reached Germany regarding the movements of American naval vessels and it must be realized that whenever and wherevcr such agents of the ene- my are at work in this country they should be promptly ferreted out and suppressed. But it is entirely possi- ble that much of this information is being allowed to slip out carelessly by those who are not used to keep- ing things to themselves and have not as yet realized that we are actually in war and that gossip must be muz- zled. For this reason Secretary Dan- iels has issued orders that talking on the part of officers and their familles must stop and when it Is realized that there are those who are always trying to pry stories away from such peo- ple, there are reasons for belleving that the orders have not been issued any too soon and that they will be productive of good results. At any rate every effort must be made to overcome the effects of the enemy’s spy system for it is working here just as assiduously as it is in other countries. MERCHANT FLEET OFFICERS. This country has experienced, its shortcomings in the way of a mer- chant marine. It has felt the handi- cap which comes from the lack of vessels to carry supplies to the na- tions with which it is allied and it has had reasons for deploring the fact that it is not better equipped to produce a greater tonnage of new ships in a short period of time, but all this is going to be of benefit in overcoming such conditions in days to come. But in addition to this shortage in ships and the lack of a sizable mer- chant marine, this country Is now ex- periencing a lack of seamen to man its vessels, and officers to guide the ships to such an extent that it is prepared to let down the bars and make less rigid regulations for the qualification of officers. The plan is to encourage the training of men, who show an inclination and an ability to master the art of navization, to be- come junior officers, that they may be more rapidly advanced to the re- sponsible duties of handling the com- mercial vessels of this country. Tt is almost as bad not to have officers to take care of the ships as it is not to have the ships. It is necessary that those who are being put in line for promotion should have some knowledge of the theory of navigation as that they should have some practical experlence in handling a ship. The nautical schools have been doing good work in preparing men for such positions but their pro- duct has not been sufficient to meet the requirements, and it is necessary now to turn to the hard school of ex- periepce for help. The requirements for officers are necessarily severe. It is important that they should be if safety of lives and property s to be insured, but there arc many yopng men who are eager to learn, and’ no doubt can learn to be successful navi- gators under the proper guidance by putting in some hard work even though they have not had the excel- lent and nautical school affords. Such a method of making officers simply calls for increased care. EDITORIAL NOTES. It vou are looking around for an easy and safe investment these davs there is nothing which can excel the Liberty loan bonds. The people of Salvador can believe what they choose about war but they need to take no one else's word as to what an earthquake is. Argentina has hesitated and been inclined to svmpathize with Germany, and still the submarines continue to send the the bottom. Fieid Marshal Haig has been meset- ing with muck success in driving the! Germans back, but at the Messines ridge he made a successful test of blowing thes The rpan on the corner sa: ventured to estimate the amount of satisfaction which the strawberry shortcake gives to the army of consumers. No one This is the week when there should be a grand rush on the part of every- one who has not done so to put his application in for a Liberty bond. Do it early and avoid the crowd. This is the time of the year when drownings from overturned canoes can be expected, and they are featurinz the day's news quite in keeping with the experience of the past. Other states are now engaged in taking a military census such as was conducted in this state months ago at the suggestion of Governor Hol- comb. Connecticut was in this mat- ter a leader. The idea of partitioning Belgium met with such a reception from the German officials in that country that it has apparently been abandoned. Has the time arrived when all German officers are not prepared to do any- thing and everything for the kaiser? important training which a| vessels of ihat country to| fecan flaz to the utmost of his ability. ! old man is a patriot and a soldier ex i traordinary: jall The tall young man with callouses on his hands edged the fraction of an inch nearer to the girl, with nnt[ straw hat, who was sm up in the corner of the elevated car. “Did you know there was going to be a dance over to our club Saturady night?” he asked. “Sure, 1 knew it." rejoined the girl indifferently. She gave her muff a little whirl and regarded the fluffed up fur_critically. “Isn’t this queer?” she remarked. “I don™ belleve this muff’s going to last me through the winter. It looks kind of shabby now.” s that So?” the young man looked as if he feit the rebuff. “I thought it looked real swell myself.” “I don't know as It's got anyg cause to look sweil,” answered the gifl caus. tically. “Goodness knows it was cheap enough. It only cost $20." She fluffed up the muff again, then smoothed it with her carefully gloved hand. “You like swell things, don't you, Nell?” the young man asked, regard- ing her half averted face rather wist- fully. “And you like to go to swell places, too, don’t you?” “Sure I do,” Neil assured him. “I'm crazy about ‘em. I'd rather go With- out things than not to have 'om real nifty, and I hate to go to cheap places. She slid around in her corner so that she counld loak out of the window and hummed gayly as the train eped | along. f i i | “I thought you was going to tell me about that grand dance you're going to have over to the club,” she guz- | gested after a few moments’ silerice. ! “I don’t know as ‘1 said anything about its being a grand dance,” the hoy rejoined gloomily. of the regular dances we give about| every so often. Nothing swell about | it ’sfar’'s T know. Anyway. I hope BDL’ I hate swell affaire myself.” “That so?" queried the gir lightly.| And she bezan humming again, but not quite so gayly, and she was watching her companion out of the corner of her eye. “Who did vou say was going to it?” “I didn't say,” said the boy, “but 1 guess just the usual fellows and girls, same old crowd sfar's I xnow.” “T suppase Mame Callahan's going?” “I suppose so. She generally does.” The girl tossed her head with a lit. tle laugh, the color rising to her cheeks. ““Perrible innocent, ain't vou?" she asked. ‘“What makes you think she’s going?” “Jyst lke I told you. She does most generally always.” The boy shifted his hat and crossed his legs, then set- tled back into his formwr position. The girl leaned closer. “You ain't feeling £00d to-night, are you Jim?” she ask- ed gentl “Sure, 1 fell all right!” “Then why don’t you tell me about dance?” she persisted. didn’t know there was anything to tell you,” he broke out in a tone of th Views of the Vigilantes SOLDIERS EXTRAORDINARY. By Hapsburg Liebe of The Viglantes. 1 saw all these fine warriops in one | day, during a drive of twenty-iive miles, and it made me glad to call my- self a Tennessean; it made me proud of the people of this section of the Old Volunteer State. I have no doubt that the people of the other States are doing just as well, you understand: I'm telling vou this in order that vou may know that Bastern Tennessee is trying hard to do her bit. Before I left town, I saw the park- way around the home of one of our best men in Irish potatoes. Yes, Irish potatoes instead of the usual grass and prettily-bordered canna beds. More than that there were Irish pota toes in the flower beds of that man's | lawn. Also, he had had his back yard | spaded up, and that too, was flled with potatoes. The man who was with me was a Dollar-American. If you don’t know what that it, it's a sort of cross be- tween a polecat and a hornet's nest. He said to me as we drove by: “Why, evervbody's planting pota- toes; they won't be worth fifty cents per bushel!™ I hope to God they T won't. Get me?| hope they won't me worth twenty! cents per bushel. For it's hard to starve a_people or a family that has plenty of potatoes. Leaving town, I saw a half blind, rheumatic old man down on his ka hoeing an acre-lot of potatoes. 1 know him: he is fairly well-to-do; he didn't have to do that, really. As I passed him on my way home, late in the aft- ernoon. he was still down on his knees to that potato patch—and therefors serving the A’'mighty and the Ameri- Man. woman, whoever you are that reads this, I say to you here that tkat and lesser men have worn -a colonel's shoulderstraps and been banaueted as conquering heroes. Down on his knees to hoe potatoes! It was finer. in this our time of despera- tion, with Helifire stalking footloose over the world, than being down on his knees to pray. Back in the hills, I saw an old gran- nywoman and her daughter and her daughter’s two halfsrown daughters at work in a fled that they had literal wrested from the mountain wilderne: On inquiry, I learned that | the vounger woman's husband was | “We're a doin’ all we can, shore” the grannywoman told me, “cause the's a goin’ to be War. I went through wi’ cne War, sonny, and I know that men- folks cain’t do much good a fightin’ on a' empty stummick. Acause the belly and the heart, sonmy, is closter akin than most o' folks know Amen and Amen, say 1. And again, Amen! TI've been in the trenches, and T've fought on an empty stomach, and I tell you I know. A few miles further on, I saw the wife of a rairoad section foreman cuitivating a part of the railroad’s right-of-way. And less than two miles from that point, I came upon a re- | markably pretty fiftcen-years-old _girl plowing off furrows for corn. Now listen! She didn't have on Star- Spangled-Banner hosiery, and she (lldl pot have an American Flag tied to her | mule’s head, and she didn't have a small metal edition of Old Glory pin- ned to her Anywhere—but she was| plowing for corn. Get me? She was a soldier in her trench, doing her bit. Ave, nobiy doing her bit. “We'll need it she told me. “The's a goin’ to be a War. It's all right to trust in the Lord,” she went on, quot- ing from the Inscription on the manu- ment to King’s Mountain Men, ‘but it’s also a good thing to keep the gun- powder dry.” “Trust in the Lord, and keep the powder dry—"" is a good motto for any nation. ‘When 1 think of women doing their bit in times of war, I like to think of them as God's Brigade. And God's Bri- gade it certainly is. It is this that makes War so insufferable; for the adow of the sword is always a cross, always a cross, and it always falls heaviest on the hearts of women. SETTLING MAME'S CASE exas, know about it?” you're going to j echoed. a smile began to curve his lips. jon top the earth. Tes just onei"“’" thought about asking her to go ed when he spoke again there was a di; ferent tone in his voice—a new, cheer- CH BULL tion. *“What do you want to The girl Jaughéd purringly. wi‘;'cil.hl want to know who's ‘fllt‘ W) v—u&g everything about it.” “Why, I told you it was just the regular crowd—Jim and ‘Bert and Ole and all them fellows, and they're g0ing| plants. Slugs, which are a to take thelr regular girls 1 suppose. I ain’t asked "em.” “Oh!” sald the 1. She fidgeted with her muff ags smoothing_and patting it. *Who «lid you say Mame Callahan was going e “For the land's sakes!” ejaculated the young map impatiently. “I didn’t say who she was going with. 1 didn’t even say for sure she was going at al. 1 just said I supposéll she was goins. She most generally aiways does; but that ain’t snyfnsnl know anything more about her intentions than the next one. What makes you so crazy crazy to know,” the girl bridled indignantly. “I should think I could ask a innocent questiop without having you snap me up all the time. You might just’s well come right out and say it's none of my business if Mame to the dance. 1 guess you got a right to if you want to, and everybody knows you're crazy abeut her.” She turned her face entirely away, so that he could see “nothing but the tip of a pink ear. His jaw dropped. “Crazy about Mame Callahan?” he “Well, for the land’s sakes.” He stopped' abruptly and the ghost of “Say, what are you trying to do? Kid some- body? Why, I wouldn't look at Mame Callahan if ‘there wasn't another girl Why, 1 never no to the dance with me than nothing. Why, I bet T wouldn't ask her if there wasn't another girl anywhere. Why, she can’t dance no more than nothing, and, say, if I couldn’t find somebody that was easier to look at than her, I'd give up. He was siient while the train bump- into and out of a station, and ful little ring of happiness. “Say, Nell,” he said, “now that dance we was speaking of. I don't suppose—now, there ain't going to be anything like swell about it. what you could cali Just a nice, common, Jjolly crowd of fellows and dames, but, say,. Nell, if you'll come with me I'li bet you we show wou a peach of a time’ all right 1 say, Nell, wil you g0 with me? Td .be awfully glad if you would, Néll.” His fingers made a tentative motion toward the hand that was nearest to him and she hastily d it In her muff. Her eyes met his obliquently for a moment. they dropped. “Why, sure, I'll go, T should say. —Exchange. Jim,” she said rd just love MAJOR HIGGINSON'S APPEAL New England Expected to Take $300,- 000,000 of Libnrty Bonds and Cannot Blush Before the Worid. Major Henry L. Higginson of Boston has issued this appeal, directed es- pecially to people of New England as follow: For the sake of Freedom and Civil- ation, we have entered into this war, nd have a principal part to play in it. Men are forthcoming, and we must see to it that we are not more tender of our dollars than of our man. thhe small people—the wafe-carnors, e the farmers are taking the Liberty Bonds freely, thus putting into use the little sum of money which they may have in their pockets or in their o.d teapots. They are not giving their money, but are simpiv investing it for their future. Hundreds of peo- ple are forezoing present pleasurcs in order to take these honds, ana in that way are doing themselves and their country great =ood: === :nesc small sums will add up to a large um All the money, ‘whether used for our own government or lcaned to Eu- rope, will be spent in this country, to be used in our daily business and for our daily needs, and will go to the farmers and ali men and women who work for profits or wages. From ail this work the smail and larga capi- talists will get oxceilent returns. In short, these Liberty Bonds may well bring to us a gzreat tide of prosper- for the money will not be eaten destroved, but simply used to greater advantage. Do people of fair means fuliy re- aiize that they must, for their own ety, their own honor, and for the ke of the whoie world, take the Liverty Bonds largely, and _pledge their credit to take more? If they do not, and thus endanger the brii- liant success of the loan, they there- by sive aid and comfort to their ene- mies, and lengthen the war. The central powers are watching to see whether we are as one man In sup- port of our government, and they wiil take or lose heart by our attitude of today. Beyond all the material yoints lles the fact that we are in a terrible war for liberty and eciviiization, and that we must win at any cost. We are or | fighting for our own beliefs and prin- {ciples and fighting for cur own homes. Many people do not think that these homes are in danger, but they are woefully mistaken in this be- lief; and if we were to fail—to lose our’ homes, or hold them only at the will of conquerors—life would be val- ueless. Our soldiers are offering their lives, and may lose them. We are offerinz our money, and cannot lose it, unless we fail in this war. In the latter case, we should have to pay a huge indemnity. The most vigor- ous prosecution of the war today will give us an early victory. New. England is expeccted to take $300,000,000 of these bonds. and can- not blush before the world. I ask every man and woman to take a large lot, and then subscribe for more, knowing that he or she will pay for them by and by. I ask this for our safety, our honor, our homes. 1 ask it that today we may give our troops the best arms, the best am- munition and clothinz and care, Let us insure to our children ail the lib- erty and happiness that we ourselves have had. Our country is in danger! Let us suard i HOME GARDENS Poison Bait. Your bordeaux, nicotine and arse- nate of lead spravs will kill fungus 2nd insects which feed upon the plant leaves, but you should go after cut- worms and slugs with poison bait, says today’s bulletin from the Na- tional Emergency Food Garden Com- mission, which Is cooperating with this paper to encourage war garden plant- ing. £ The best poison bait is that made with Paris green or powdered white arsenic. Paris green, however, now being prohibitive in_price, white ar- senic is the best worm Dpoison to use this vear. The formula for it is as follows: Two pounds of wheat bran, two or The bran and polson should bé Arst mixed together. ~Then di 8y- rup with o rup solution over Slugs and cutworms do not a) during the day. but comis out at and eaf e young uoce © 11 also fond of '%3 slimy worm, are also fon to- matoes, strawberries, and e&tfb&‘a@ er fruits. Both slugs and cut: ‘hide under sticks o ‘The polson bait in smai] should be placed around mgn g attacked by these pests, and placed in little quantities under sti and other places where the 1 may hide. . In addition to poison bait and i #on sprays you may need to use powdered poison is dusted on plants full strenm i Kin mildew. . Byrethrum ia an insect powder often dusted on plants. Ome ounce of pyrethrum dissolved in two gallons of water is a good usn:y for vegetables like cabbages an flower because it is not poisonous to people. * LETTERS TO THE EDITOR In a recent letter Cloud Digger states that his prediction of a | dry May was verified. Now as a mat- ter of fact the record of the weather bureau at Hartford, and also that of G. J. Casé of Collinsville, Conn., show a precipitation somewhat in excess of the average for Mayv. But of course Cloud Digger will not deign to notice an inconvenient fact like that. It is much more agreeable to talk about those five generations of. sea captains who never lost a ship and the prosper- ous farmers of 50 vears ago who puant- ed in either the old or the new of the moon. My congratulations to Mrs. T. of Voluntown, and may she continue her good work. She certainly has Cloud Digger's number. Respectfully, Mr. Editor FARMER. ‘Windham, June 11, 1917 THE WAR PRIMER 8y National Geographic Society. Walloon and Fleming—The report emanating from Amsterdam to the ef- fect that the German governor general of Belgian is to divide that country, ministries of agriculture, industry, art and science, and labor into Fiemish and Walloon ministries, elicits from the National Geographic Soclety the following war geography bulletin de- fining the territoriés embraced in the two districts: In point of population the Wal'oon district of Belgium is _considerably smaller than the Flemish, the latest census showing some three million Walloons and four million Flemings, {but in area the Walloons have a slight advantage. The advantage in popu- lation grows out of the fact that three of the four cities of the kingdom which boast of more than 100,000 inhabjtants —Brusse’s, Antwerp, and Chent—are in Flemish territory, while l.iege alone lies south of the roughly drawn imag- inary boundary line running in a southwesterly direction from Aix-la- | Chapelle (German, Aachen) to Lille. “The term “Walloons' is used to designate those Relglans who speak French or a Fremch dialect, while the Flemings are those who speak Dutch or a Dutch dialect. Designated in provinces. the Walloons are in the main confined to Hainaut, Namur, Liege, Luxemburg, and a part of Dra- bant. comprising an area about five times as large as the State of Rhode Island, while TFlemish territory ap- proximates the area of the State of Conrecticut. “In the veins of the Walloons runs a strain of Celtic blood, for they are the descendants of the Belgae of Ju- lius Caesar's day. They exchangzed their own language for that of the Latin “During the flerce confllicts of the sixteenth century the Walloons as a rule sided with the Spaniards and won_ the epithet of “The Malcontents.’ In fact, they furnished the Catholic monarch with many of his mercenaries during the days when the Duke of Alva. Don Jobn of Austria, and Grand Commander Requesens were endeavor- ing to put down revolt in the Low Countries. “The Wailoons are generally ac- credited with m#re vivacity and ner- vous energy than their Flemish coun- trymen, and in a country where in- dustry ‘and thrift are universal char- acteristics a comparison which awards the palm for these virtues to the Wall- oons is perhaps not odious. Among the lower classes, however, the Flem- ings are sald to excel thelr brunette compatriots in personal neatness. “Among the most distinguished Walloon men of letters in the middle ages was the famous chronicler Frois- The Island of Margarita—The Ven- ezuelan island of Margarita which, ac- cording to rumor, Germany has tried to secure, as a submarine base. is describad 'in_the following war geogs raphr Lulicsin issued by the National Geographic Society from fits Washing- ton headauarters: “The islanc of Margarita, which lies off the morth coast of South America, being separated from the Venezuelan peninsula of Arava by a channel twelve miles wide, is more than two- thirds as large as the Isle of Pines, having an area of 440 square miles, its Jength being 45 miles and the width varying from a few feet to 20 miles. As a matter of fact, Margarita is prac- tically two islands. The western half, culminatinz in the peak of Macanao, nearly 4500 feet above sea-leval, is connegted with the eastern half, whose mountain summit is Copei, with an al- titude of 4,100 feet, by a bare ribbon of sand which in some places 18 less than 200 feet wide. “While the constal regions are arid, the interfor of Margarita is extremely fertile, and there are numerous little valleys where the pasturage is excep- tionally fine. Maize, sugar, coffee, cot- ton and live stock are the principal products of the island, while fishine and the making of salt are the chief industries of the 40,000 inhabitants. The women also are engaged in the plaiting of coarse straw hats which are sold all over Venezuela. “Margarita has had an Interesting ‘history. It was discovered by Colum- bus in 1498 and the following vear a Spaniard by the name of Guerra dis- covered pearl oysters on a neighboring island off the south coast. Many ad- venturers flocked to.these waters the next few vears and Margarita itseif Qerives its name from the pear] fish- eries (margarita being the Spanish for pear). Less than five miles off the southern coast is the islet of Cubagua where the first Spanish settlement of South America, New Cadiz, was estsb- lished in -1515, fifty years before the [|ing - ‘money is better. GET YOUR | LIBERTY BOND at Raising flags is all right—but ra THE THAMES NA'H:NAI. BANK to combat vm. Pulvertzed ¥ cauli- | founding of St. Augustine, the first pérmanent settlement on the North American continent. New Cadiz was abandoned when the pearl fisheries Stsepd t0 BS profitudle. “Margarita fell a prey to the notor- ious freeboote; Lope de Aguirre in 1561 and many years later was again ravaged both by the English and the Dutch. In Venezuela’s war of inde- pendence the islanders sided with the revolutionists and as a result were cruelly punished by the Spaniavd: When the country's freedom was fin- ally won the isend was rewarded for its aid by being mide a part of the district known as Nueva Esparta (New Sparta). “The fisheries of the island are ex- tremely profitable, the catches being made on & wholesale scale with nets v from 150 to 200 natives gach. Twenty-five tons of fish have not infrequantly be the catch in a single haul. During the scason of nine months a singie net often yields 225 tons of fish. From the sharks and other non-edible fish the natives make an ofl for lighting their houses and_varnishing their boa: “The birthrate on the Isiand is quite high, and the death rate is low, owing to the salubrious climate, the result being an increase in population which outruns the resources of the iand, nec- essitating a considerable percentage of emigration- each vear. “Asuncizn is the capital of the is- land, with a population variously es- timated at from 2,000 to 3,000. The chief port is Pampatar, on the east coast, 130 milés due west of Port of Spain, Trinida OTHER VIEW POINTS Miiford's grand list is now over eleven million dollars. Its p ent population is estimated at ewelve thousand, nearly double that of two years ago. In summer the population swells to about eighteen thousand. Milford has advantages as a home town which few paces possess. I shore front extending from the Hous- atonic river, a disiance of ten miles, is its chief charm i mmer. The sociability of its inhabitants re- marked upon, Its church letal orzanizations are prosperous. The government is one of the people and by the people. Every vear is a better year in Milford.—Milford Citizen It would be a source of intense satisfaction to read of the capture 6f the cowardly, sneaking creatures who by 3tealth circulated un-Ameri- can and disloyal literature Kunday about this city and New The harm done is negligibie. The incident simply emphasizes the fact that infesting this state are a num- ber of creatures dissuised as huma. beings who are a disgrace to m kind and more than a d Connecticut. How long befcre a isfactory example is made that deter such activity of traitors tol Press. nd The city of Springfield. Massachu- | setts, is a municipaliiy that sets an examp!: worth fo'lowing by other communities in many ways. It is a distinctly progressive and wideawake city. Awhile ago mayor issued a proclamation in which he sa that the police powers of the place would be used to protect gardens from the at- tacks of thieves. This movement now taking practical shape. A B Service league has been orgapized, which includes the Boy Scputs, prim- arily for the purpcse of acting as Garden Guards. Their activities will have a wider scope, but that is the first duty emphasized. That there is interest is shown by the fact that at the meeting called to consider the { subject last nignt 1,500 lads were pres- ent. Springfield has evident'y hit up- on another good idea.—Bristol Press. Much has been said in the past few years about the failure of our public Sschools to educate. It has seemed In- credible that so many intelligent men and” women . shou'd produce so few begeficient changes in the conduct of the schools. But is it any wonder that there has been formed a hard and fast academic caste, a body of people who serve sincerely, work conscien- tiously and yet are afraid to urge any reform, assist the general public in any waysin its task of choosing school officials? Teachers, if they are intel- ligent enough to be teachers at all, must know better than anyone else just what conditions are, and must have ideas as to their remedies. Why should they be muzzled? Muzzled they are in most American communities, and there is no greater disgrace in a nation which talks about being demo- cratic, yet takes from its most va ued citizens jthe rwights of citizenship.— | Waterbury* Republican. ' STORIES OF THE WAR Advantages to Germany If War Was Called a Draw. On the supposition that Germany would be glad to call the war a draw, Andre Cheradame, an author and jour- nalist, points out somes advantage that Germany would gain from such a settlement, the principal of which is the relative low cost of the war Ger- many, to this time, as compared with the outlay of the Entente allies. These are six fundamental reasons why Germany hes been able in his opinion to conduct the war with ‘cap expenditure than any one of the Ens tente allies in proportion to the num- ber of men put into the fleld: Absence of improvisation German effort. Sajaries well established for the pro- duction of armament and munitions. ‘Absence of wastage due to the ab- in the srman- | Britain. | ATRE DAVIS 1" 21EE Today and Wednesday THE The Big Time Novelty LAZIER WORTH TRIO Scenic Athletic Skit ‘AN EVENING AT THE CLUB” WALTER J. POND lebrated Blind Composer pecial Stage Setting FOUR_CHEER UPS In & Varioty Comedy Offering Triangle Photoplays ESSIE BARRISCALE In “THE SNARL"” The Amazing Adventures of = Brilliant Young Prima Donna and the Complications that Arose Through the Escapades Her Twin Sister. A Five Part Ince Production ————————— HIS CRIMINAL CAREER Triangle Komedy The of 10e, 15¢c Matinee 2:15 . 15¢ 20c, 25¢ Night, 6:45, TODAY AND TONIGHT ANITA STEWART “The Daring of Diana” FRIENDS OF SAN ROSARIO An O. Henry Story HEARST PATHE NEWS Coming Wednesday and Thu FRANCES NELSON in THE POWER OF OECISION Auditorium TODAY LAST CHAPTER OF The Seven Deadly Sins «THE SEVENTH SIN” 'With Ann Murdock, Nance O'Neil Shirley Mason, H. B. W Charlotte Walker, Holbrook and George Le Guere. Bii Last " o s vy Eninmte o The “Seerct Kingdom MAT. 2:30, 10c; EVE.7,8:30, 10-15¢ nce of impr Economical labo “ree iron ore Ar regtons. Econom son of the grou Powers Inside Germany, he velop w own te materia before wrde types ed cal at w the open of cann libres of projectile All tr i b minutely of peace, Wi production nificant in F in Greaf Britai beginning of the the Entente coun provise, to ¢ ks, to equip o ols brought enormous expense anc time, to improyise r non and_proje in This Impro M. Cher e res, in nr an many T evita ge of materis ™ general e kable extens of war of ir 1 meth ‘. highly developed and systematized time of peace, sayvs M. Che abled Germany d . branch of construc os of raw mater from which all the Entent suffered. So far as labor Is o a the Germans have been a t atijze n force of about 2,000,000 prisoners of war. The official report of the invest pointed by and dated 12, 1917 rning acts comm by the Germans contrary ater tional la show w they . labor in the manufacture of m s as well as in the cons fense works. TNesides prisoners of war, the Germ A under their control 500.000 Belgianae. 3,000,000 Frenchmen, 4 0,000 Kerbians and 22.000.00 Rumanians. 5,000,000 Poles, in the invaded regions To show how they utflize these ci vilfans in work connected with the war, M. Cheradame cites an examplo of a girl from Lille, twenty years o'd who wae obliged to work six mo Auring the harvest season Aigging f tasks from mix o'clock in the morning until dusk. T amount the German paid her for this gix months labor was eq alent of less than $2. While the Entente allies have been obliged to pav the high ocean freights on coal and iron ore, Germany found in the Invaded region of F the iron ore she needed, and In gium and Po'and immense quantities of coal that she had only to take. ing the labor at very low rates. bring ing down the raw materials that ter into her munitions to - figure, Cheradame estimates that. when Germany expends 100700000 francs for war material, France must spend 150.000.000 which wou coat hetween the two nroportion of 2 for Germany to France. M, Cheradame. surmises that peace formula now goine the round of socialist organizations of “Peace with ont annexationa and without indemn tles” means that Germanv. feelin she 13 beaten, would be zind to the game a Araw and eacape with her own low cost of prosecuting the war make the war countries in All together for America and liberty. Buy a small- o”a large Liberty Bond AT ONCE at THE THAMES NATIONAL BANK