Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 20, 1917, Page 4

Jlorwich Bulletin and Gonfice 121 YEARS OLD Subsecription price 12¢ & weeks 50c a month: $6.00 & year. Entered at the Postoffice at Nerwich. onn.. as segond-class matter, Felephone Callst . Bulle .o Businass Ofsice 480, Balletin Editorial Rooms 33-3. Bulletin Job Ofice 35-2. \Willimangic _Office. 67 Church St phone 210-2. —————— Norwich, Wednesday, June 20, 1917. — 'Fl;e Circniation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the Jargest circulation of any paper In Eastern Connecticut and from thres o four imes larger than that of any Norwich. It {5 delivered 20 aver 2,000 of the 4,063 houses ‘n Nor- wich and read by ninety-thres per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivcred ts over 9300 nouses, fn Putnam apd Danielson te over 1,100, and in 2l of these places it is considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns. one hucdred and sixty- five postoffice districts, and Sixty iur free delivery routes. The Bullctin is sold in every town and ou all of he R. F. D. : | H ; THAT NOTE TO CHINA. The situation which has arisen from fact that this nation addressed a to the Chinese republic regard- the trouble that it is experienc- nd expressing the hope that the ces could be speedily adjust- ows how delicate is the ma- of when many nations e banded together. This country ’ wavs manifested an interest in iina and 1t is particula interested 1 it now as one of the newest of the publics. The purposes of this country were unquestionably of the hest the sending of the note, 1 not a little of the friction has m the garbled account there- Japane: side from t which h its rights in ona rence w the far eastern situa- s that it is the spe- guardian China and that no other country should attempt to lend a helpi hand’ there without first er the position *mely deli- ¥ the rep! s indicated 1s baen sent gton ng its attitude relative to the n mnote. As an ally of long t disrupt its agree regarding the far me to create ated 2 ver Japan may t unduly alarm- communication sible for. will Te d in it dot inocent fear, it is witho 2 the coming lomatic commission fri ANl countries in- e that is no trangemsnt among ons and nothing was er from the purpose of the Amer- :an note his con hich 1ger stenishin s foilow- disap; discovery of t f I's body | the foul murder he very which the arched nahble to [ e ciuz through the helief of tho | lawyer in the empioy of the hat she w: he victim fiend or fiends as the search by private interests as ven And when the auth who ars amed for ferret out crime and inning down intely no progress disappearance, in it &i x th hould the people of 1 K s roused. What p ine police e detective bureau in such a bad ¥ n in the matt that /they had already gone over the gzround where there is row being found with- out any great troubiec the many links which clear up ihe whole affair. The ference therefore is that the police were too willing to accept the theor; that the girl had cloped or helped in her own d:isappearance, and failed to pay sufficient attention to the evi- dence which was available and could have been secured immediately after the crime was committed had it re- ceived the proper attention. The whole affair was bungled and New York is justified in wanting to know the whys and wherefores of it with a view to checking it In the future. | Tokio govern- | 1l the While so many efforts are being made to increase the sheep industry in this country for the inecrease that would result in the wool supply, the aid that would be contributed to, the meat supply and the benefit that would result to these engaged there- in, especially when the present con- dition of the market is taken into con- sideration, it is impossible to ignore the example which is being set by a resident of Montana who has pur- chased in Mexieo 50,000 sheep and plans to turn them loose on the fed- eral forest reserve section of his state as soon as the wool clipping is fin- ished. This shows that western sheep rals- ers are not only responding to the demand for more sheep, and that they are importing large numbers to meet such requirements as well as contrib- uting to the many which are being ! brousht east for the revival of the ndustry hepeabouts, but that they nave available large sections of ter- ritory which can be utilized for this | very purpose, and the surprise in this connection that such steps have mot been taken before. Turned loose on the forest reserve those sheep are go- ing to get a good living. The expense | connected therewith s going to be i small. but they promise to show a | big return for their owner. This Montana man who has faith in the possibilities of sheep is not go- ‘ing to utilize all the available land for sueh purposes in the west. There is plenty of such land to be had for that very purpose and there is no rea- son whyv it should not be turned to zood use. The example is an excel- Jent one and while the same situation does not prevail in the east there are plenty of farms where sheep raising can be done at a §ood profit if ziven the needed encouragement. i THE STEEL PRICES. Interest naturally attaches itself to the tentative rates which have been fixed relative to the steel which is be- inz contracted for by the emergency ship corperation in the construction of the vessels which are being built by the government for the purpose of meeting the need of a greater mer chant marine. According to the fig- ures which General Goethals submit- ted for the approval of the shipping board the. contracts which the steel men were to be made at a price of $85 a ton. This Chairman Denman refused to approve and.he has scaled it down to $56 a ton, a saving which is of § routes ' Sastem Conepliset. much importance and one which can- H not be disrezarded at such a time i CIRCULATION Sl fa £1901, average........... ve... 44128| obtain fair prices and prevent the pil- H 2!ing up of sbnormal war profits. § 1905, average....... .5,920; This might appear to be a reflection upon the.good judgment of General 9 500§ Goethals, but upon full analysis this 2| is not disclosed. Sueh prices as are e N > #| made in awarding thess contracts are They are not only tentative prices. the ones that will actually be paid to the steel milis, unless the federal trade commission which is investi- gating the conditions finds from the | facts that such is a fair and compen- satory price. Thus whether it was 1895 or $56 that was mentioned in re- gard to the steel work it was with the understanding that it was subject to change in accordance with the de- cision of the trade commission. In- terast will therefore follow the ac- tion of this body for it apparently can, if it finds the facts warrant it, raise this amount of $56 to what is right the same as it could reduce the figure of $95 had that been made the tenta- tive amount. The power thus rests with this federal board and it can be depended upon to see that the gov- ent is not made to pay an ex- price. Fairness to. all con- must prev; EDITORIAL NOTES. will not require many sunshiny days to create the impression that there is to be a summer this year af- ter all. The man on the corner savs: A hero is ihe chap who does his duty, though it doesn't always mean a spectacular | performance. TUnless Ttaly wishes to be considered as aiding and abetting high crime, should see that Alfredo Coechi is turned over to the authorities of this | country. should do his part this | week by the Red Cross. No contri- bution will be considered too larsze and it must be realized that every | mite helps No greater welcome and no deeper sympathy can be extended to any of missions which have arrived in country than that which comes Lot : Everyone this i from Bels: If there is a provision for the de- periation -of anarchists in the new immjgrat act, no time ought to be lost in invoking it at every pos- sible opportunity. In spite of all that has been done there is still an opportunity for the a device of inventor who can perfect which will increase the number submarines destroyed. The kaiser says that he will see that Constantine is restored to his throne but he should realize by this time that there are others who will have some- thing to say about that. Just to keep Denmark good natured. and make it feel that it is right in holding to its stand for neutrality, | Germany, continues to sink vessel jbound to Copenhasen witn grain. —_—— From the way in which the Ger- man press is taking the dethronement of Constantine it might he supposed that nothing had ever been heard | about Belgium, Servia, Poland or Ar- menia. | If Russia continues.the policy it has | been announcing throush its ecabinet ministers and the duma for the past several days, it promises to recover speedily from its period of uncer- tainty. There are gocd reasons for believing that the people of this country are heart, soul and pocketbook in aceord with the statement of the Red Cross officials that ‘the $100,000,000 fund is needed. All kinds of new breakfast foods are being urged from corn bread to whale steak, but it ought not to re- quire very much urging to cause the adoption of the former as a regular fixture on the menu, however much one might hesitate over the latter. Iist of peop Whenever 1 tell father or meother that 1 dearly wish to enlist in national service I am sure to hear a sugges- tion that I knit or sew or work in the ed So easy that garden. I lo not see why they should Tblflt‘lllwntm'c‘ wish to discourage my patriotism by trying to set me at humdrum tasks which are entirely uncongenial. In- stead of allowing me to enter some son, who makes long visits, myself a i I have been ‘their el in 80 mu T gould the simple me ::l’dm:ly couldn’t bear.to the car. Mrs. Sage is a t I S5 out of ious per- ‘taking corps where I could wear a uniform, threadbare any subject she has on her and perhaps travel about the country |mind, so it oceurred to me that it organizing other young women, they would be safe to so-for a littie ionger stay at home as qui and | drive than just around the square. prosaical: 4 ol r“V;en I rjum‘el home I was guite m.xuuy as if we were not at wax! e are largely executive. “Why don't you go on learning to make the Red Cross surgical dress- ings?”’ asked mother yesterday when I was complaining that I was ot do- ing my bit. “Because handling the gauze makes me nervous. You know, mother, I'm not suited for such confining work. I like bigger, broader activities that take me outdoors.” Til tell you what you sald mother. “I have a in the neighborkged who wish to contribute soft linen and cot- ton for Red Cross work. You may go out and collect the bundles. That will be a valuable service, for thesc mate- rials are needdd for filling fracture pillows in our auxiliary.” This did not strike me as very ex- citing or thriliing occupation, but T had declined so many of mother's ideas that I really had to agree to make the collection for her. I did not start immediately after lunch, as she urgel, for 1 was busy in my own room trying to make a bras- sard which I could wear to show I was on patriotic duty. 1 did not hit upon anything I really liked, so 1 caked up David Robinson, and_ asked nim to make a design that the Dix Amies girls could a’'l wear. He said he would be delighted to -help me and would come around in the evening to get my ides. “That's perfectly dear of vou, Da- via,” T said, “but 1 fear there wom't be a guiet spot in this house to-night where we can ta’k, bhecause meother and Cousin Fannie each have commit- tee meetings here. It's too annoying to have such a public spirited house- hold. T suppose we might take a mo- tor ride and discuss the brassard.” Drive with one hand and ske: with the other?” teased David. : let's go to the theater and we can make some little designs on the pro- gram between the acts. T think I can set tickets for something or other.” 1 hurried out for my collecting o that I might get home in time to take a littie nap in order to be refreshed for the evening. 1 slid auietly past the living room, where I heard mother convereing with a caller. When I opened the door I saw an . electric coupe at the curb. . The monogram on the panel showed that it was Mrs. Sage's car. I was surprised to find that she had forgotten to .ock it when she went in to see mother. On the impuise of the moment T jumped in, thinking I would just give do not' realize that my talents|startled to see mother and Mrs. Sage talking to two policemen on our steps. 1 drew the car ul flourish and as get out I he: “Why, it was 1 mother fair] cile who her. chine to do some patriotic explained gay'y. “You know times one’s car is quite likel commandeered.” 3 terrupted mother, and the grinned, and one said: “Wel thefr caps and. left. “See. 1 gathered all these mothe; T told her. ried so much if T hadn’t had Thank vou very heartily, M: for the use of vour electric. Mrs. Sage did not answer you have ever done, I escapde marked mother. “We course, the car was stolen, sent for the police. terribly disturbad.” “She mother. You might have gue {I had borrow it.” “You're right, Lucile,” Jy might have nevertheless er. it. that might have injured ca It was reck- 5 “Now, mother, if that should be so reproachful. I inson. have red eyes." “Your appearance is nat more importance than anyth: she snapped. Poor mother, T often wish of the ideal parent, bu tion appears to be growing ing—Chicago News. “T borrowed your darling little ma- “Oh, Laucile, how eould you?" “I never could have gone to so many places or car- national service this afterroon.” said sood-bve to mother §n freezing tones and drove away quickly. “Lucile, of all the prepnsterous things do think this is the most excessive,” thought, Mrs. Sage was i8_such an old fuss-budget, sighed moth- ' astoni:e d vou should be so lawiess. h: u say another word I shall weep, and you know that erying always makes my head ache. It seems cruel to me that when I was | doing something at your request you to the theater tonight with David Rob- Surely you dor’t wish me to Her dispos!- more and more diffcult every day. is extreme'y trying to mes but I en- deavor to be patient and uncomplain- to the curb with a opened the door to shriek: . Mrs. Sage came flying down the steps and leaped into the car as if she were afraid it would run away without work,” 1 in these ly to be in- licemen 1. as this is a family matter, I guess we're not needed any longer.” and they touched bundies. a motor. rs. Sage, It's done Beot Care. me. She leaf spot. re- of and we Garden Commission Amerjcan households. ssed that| Sugar beets spray. guessed est of tubers. The You dsome scribed for other vegetables. are actual'y attacked. Arsenate of ‘m_ goin. % | weaves itselt the from the underside. sects are q Spinach aphis, that attacks beets leaves. urally of ing else,” she were ever nccessary. Beet pant louse) root; or bet much more than the leaf steansely 't itseif. This ammeuilt to insect, and LETTERS TG IHE ECHO? The Last of the Mohegans Mr. Editor: The opening of the Mo- hegan Trail has brought forth interest in the Mohegan tribe of Indians, who formerly roamed the not far distant Wwoods at pleasure, trapping the ani- mals and snaring the fowl and if the it of clreumstances demanded them, marching forth in bright array te battle with their warlike enemies. Those brave “first settlers” of what like to term our lands have long we since passed to their happy hunting grounds, but there are a few remaining descendants amons whom .is _ Mrs. Mary Tracy Fielding Story of Groton | berough, formerly of Mohegan, who proudiy traces her ancestry back to the neble sachem, Unc: Mrs., Story n Mohegan 77 years ago, was horn Febru B 2! 1840, the daughter of ielding and Rachel Hoscott, the zranddaughter of Isaiah Hoscoit and Cynthia Tocoomwos, the great granddaughter of Peter Tocoomwos and Lucy Dante Quidgeon, the great, creat grandchildren of John Dantequidgeon and Lt Oeccum , great-great-great- grandaughter of Joshua Occum and Hannah Wequot Uncas and great- great-great-great-grand-daughter of Uncas. first sachem of Mohezans. Her grandmother, Cynthia Hoscott and her grandmother Lucy Tocoom- wos, gave the land for the Mohegan chapel. Mrs. Story has in her possession the Iast will of her great grandmother, Lucy Tocoomwos, in which she men. tions the lot of land which she gave by deed for the meeting house. Previous to the year 1831, the year in which the chapel was completed, the Mohegans were not without knowledge of the principles of the Christian be- lief, for they numbered as one of their tribe the peculiarly gifted and wonderfully spiritually minded Sam- son Occum, who was closely associat- ed with Dr. Eleazer Wheelock, in the founding of Dartmouth College. Sam- son Occum, a preacher of remarkable ability, and moreover, a native, a member of the same tribe could not help having a great influence over the people and labored faithfully among them realizing their need of spiritual uplift. After Occum with about twen- ty families hoved to Brothertown, New York, a period of decline in religious matters followed. At this point in the religious condition of the tribe Miss Sarah Huntington of Norwich, a_ wo- man of deep piety, felt called to labor among them. Tradition says that she was guided throush the thickly wood- ed country by the sound of the wood- choppers * axes. Miss Huntington found shelter in the house of Lucy Oceum Dantequidgeon, sister of Sam- son Oecum, wife of John Dante- quidgeon and great-great-grand- mother of Mrs. Mary T. Fielding Story. Miss Huntington first taught the In- dians the rudiments of learning, then later a Sabbath school was formed. Lucy Dantequidgeon did not live to see the chapel built. She died in 1830 at- the advanced age of 98 and Miss Huntington says of her ¢her memory is precious to her descendants, her echildren, two at least give evidence of piet: Many interesting stories have been handed down from generation to generation, from the days when the tribe roamed the forests, deep and dark, lived in wigwams and spoke what is now an unknown tongue. The far-reaching plains and deeply wooded forests were theirs by long vears' pos- session. Hundreds of years before the Mayflower sailed into Plymouth Har- bor frightening the Indians who be- lieved it to be a great White Bird sent by the Great Spirit, these red men lived peacefully in their wigwams hunting th2 beasts of the forests for food and clothing. That these lands were theirs we cannot dispute. Will- iam Penn, the noble Quaker who bought in an honorable way the great territory of Pennsylvania from the native Indians ,had a deper sense of justice than probably any other white man who ever dealt with the Indians for he told King Charles of Eagiand that he intended to buy their land for them at its value, contending that they had as much right to_their pos session as Englishm: had to Lon- don and asked him if ‘would eon- and/| sider it legal if a biren should come up the Thames ing red skinned men, who, believed they had discovere country and were at tral land. These Mohegan as all the rest at the | white men. They saw pasture and woodland taken and converted to the use of lish, they saw their once to those who experienced the religion and kept the faith say: Who madly seeks your overt] Dread not his rage and powe {What tho' your courage faints, His seeming triumph o'er Go Lasts but a little hour. Leave it to Him, Our Lord. | Though hidden yet from mo: ‘He girdeth on his sword! Mrs. Mary Tracy married in East December 16, Story of Norwich. Mr. Story eclebrated their golden anniversary in 1908. Mr. S ber, 1913. Of their Douglas, M are as follows: ton of Uncasville, Laura M. of Poquonnoc Bridge, Gray of Groton with whom M makes her home, Herbert V. Groton, Mrs. Delia E. Bishop fleet, Cape Cod mained patient, loving and “Well done, Enter her Master's and faithful servant. the joys of thy Lord. MARY VIRGINIA MO Story. They Are Delicious Voluntown stands for Trenchant! 1 greatly enjoy the “Cloud effusions for the comments tl from “Mrs. T” They are delicious. Hartford, June 18, 1917. Pleased With the Article Knock. Mr. Editor: 1 was deiigh Etta Barber's article on The D. A. R tinually of the local papers Plainficld have been invited If not, why not? Respectfully vours. L. Plainfield, June 19, 1917. The Old Stery. Another Spanish steamer in-Germany apology is bark they had never seen the land before, liberty the British from their ancient ances- halls and take possession of the Indians fared hands their country ravaged by the ruthless hands of the English, their great holdings ot nation dwindied to but a handful but Fear not, O little flock, the foe sometimes Be of good cheer; your case belongs To Him who ean avenge your wrongs; Salvation shall for vouvarise. Fielding Story was 1858 to William Thomas | and nine children seven are living. Providence, Mrs. Eva S. Froelich Brooklyn, Mrs. Harriet Morgan Tracy Mrs. Edyth B. Mrs. Story is in good health and full possession of her faculties having the quick ear and keen eye peculiar to known life’s vicissitudes and yet re- against the day when she shall hear thou Granddaughter of Mrs. Mary T. Poquonnock Bridge, Ct., June 18, 1917. Mr. Editor: I have it—the T in your correspondent’s J. “Historieal Plainfield” in The Bulletin of June 19th. I was also more than pleased at the “knock” given the D. A. R. and the Historical Societ; doing some good work—but they ought to do more. As a rule the | tants members have nothing else to do. The | Russi: Historical Society is makinz a brave | quieting news of a revolt led by the struggle to exist, and in the columns |able organizer Krustaleff-Nosar, is one residents of | of the most historic spots in Russia,” says a war geography bulletin issued Is she a member of either society? |today from the Washington headquar- E. T. GEORGE DEWIT. ported torpedoed. But another made- seldom recover this disease, but leaf spot on garden bLeets can be checked with bordeaux The beet is one of the hardi- plants do mot need the careful spraying pre- it XNo incurable diseases strike the best plant with possibly one exception, th: Pants attacked by show purplish spots with gray ters on the leaves says today’s bulle- tim from the National Emengency. ¥ood in W which is cooperating with the paper in a nation wide campaign for the care of food gardens and against waste in this cen- ington from usually Sprays are only to be used when the plants lead sprays should be used for kiling the two most com- mon feeders on the beet plant leaves— the beet flea beetle and the web worh, both chewing insects. The web werm in - comfortably leaves and so should be sprayed Both these 'kly disposed of. a sucking parasite is found Spilphate of nicotine should be more gzentle and serene, as one expects | SPraved on the leaves as soon as the bugs appear and then repeated when- root aphis Sucks the sap from the insect exterminate under in- on the (a is also is capable of doing more damage to the plant than any of the other pests. The nicotine of sulphate solution uw\d_for on %€l ail sucking Insects, should be poiired because | In small amounts around the roots of the plant. d a new to eject | treatment every two weoks. Sw chard, which many home gardeners in pesis as beets ments should also the-chard plants are attack the faix of rom them the Eng- powerful Christian we may hrow, v, lantes. folks. d's saints| Let's talk sense, before Christma isn’t beaten the day Germany are still fair. ration ar last ancthe: ! be beaten. that, but it's true. Zuarantee the contrary. The government rtal eyes, vear. fass., on Mrs. wedding tory ramily of | than of of Story ¥ we pleace. irs. Story Story of of 13- innings. from now hopeful | we've got both. good thou into ets. RGAN F.[as men. Give and say there’ll without yours. is grown If the insects are not kill- ed bv the first app’ication, repeat this by the North ed. and West, is subject to the sime insect and the above treat- be aniied when Views of the Vigilantss LET'S TALK SENSE. By Ralph Henry Barbour of The Vig- Let's forget this piffle about the war being over in August or September or Her re- sources of men, ammunition and fcod If she went on half- | tomorrow she could make the She may never You don’t like the sound of | April 25, 1913, a gus There's nothing to has gone Into the war on the assumption that it will last another three vears at least, and the died | government knows more of the facts do those comfortable, cheerfully They | optimistic persons who smile and wave Mrs. Alice M. Hamil- | their hands airily and predict a_victory for the Entente Allies about the time ter furs come out of the camphor. ou and I can hope as much as Just now she needs it more. it to her. Don't wait for the next man to come across. Get there ahead of him. Don’t talk early peace be plenty of money You don’t knew. It does no harm. Probably it helps. But the inexorable fact remains that at the present moment there is every indication of this war going to extra But whether it is ended this vear or three vears from now or twenty years the United States is in it her race. Her many friends find her 16 a true friend, a woman of sterling|for keeps. We started slow but we're Christian character, one who has|soing to last. It's going to take a lot of men and a lot of money. Fortunately But the men aren't going to do us any good until they're mobilized and the money isn't going to be of use untll it's out of our pock- The country needs money as much it NAME | everyone thought that. there wouldn't Digger's | P® AnY at all. Take the word of those he B lieit | in_position to know and count on the %% war lasting a long while yet. If you accept that as a fact you'll B, p. |realize the necessity of mobilizing your - D- |dollars along with the others. Come across, folks! and the ted with to join. THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Scciety. “Pereyaslav, a city of 15,000 inhabi- in the district known as Little Russia, whence came recently the dis- ters of the National Geographic Soci- ety. ‘Situated 25 miles southeast of Kiev, at the confluence of the Trubez and the Alta rivers, five miles above the left bank of the Dnieper, Pereyasiayv’s is re- doubtless story begins during the last decade of the tenth century when it was found- ed by St. Viadimir on the spot where he, as grand duke of Kiev and of ail ready for shipment whenever Spain|py.l Sditeated the savage Turicish e e i Orleans Times- [ 0% CGoteheness. The founder of H ayuge. the city, Xn(:ldentnlly. began his reign as a notorious pagan, immoloting Awful Jar Coming. Christian martyrs on the altars of his If the Germans reaky think that|heathen gods, and, as a convert of the [ we are bluffing they've got an awful|Cathotic = falth, ferminated it with jar coming to them on the show- |splendid works of charity g;.d piety down.—Indianapolis News. which helped to civiiize and ristian- iz6 his country and which won for him a place of signal henmer in Russin’'s calendar of saints. “Almost-no traces remain of the or- iginal city, although the Church of the Assumption, a seventeenth cen- tury structure, rests on the foundation of a sacred edifice built in 1010. The Rlace suffered sack ai the hands of fongol hordes in 1988 a¢ a time when it had risen to the emvinence of chief town of a separate principality. b lav was one of the cemters of the Cossack movement which, un- der the leadership of the signally able but ruth'éssly cruel hetmen FRogdan Chmielnicki, threatened at one time to result in ths establishment of a &epa- rate kingdom. It was at Peroyaslav | that the Polish peace commissioners | met to treat with Chmielnicki. after he had inaugurated the terrible ‘serfs' fury, during which all the Polish gentry of the Ukraine were subjected to the most frightful outrages, being hurned apd flayed alive or sawn asun- der. It was also here, six years later (in’ 1654), after he had been defented | by a final desperate effort of John Castmir's Polish army of 60,000 men, that Chmienicke signed a pmet giving ! his alleziance to Tsar Alexis I, thus “wrowing the Cossack power to Qus- sia Inetead of to the kingdom of Po- land which was so soon to be raviged both by the armies of the Tsar and those of Charles X of Sweden. | “The modern town has a consider- able trade in grain, sait, cattle. and horses and has limited manufactures {of tallow, wax, candles and shoes. Tts river port on the Dnieper is the vil- lage of Andrushi. “Pereyaslav of the Little Russia dis- trict is not to be confused with an- other town' of the eame name in the government (or province) of \V'adimir, 45 mlles northeast of Moscow. The latter was formerlv noted for the num- | ber of its religious edifices and now has extensive cotton miils, STORIES OF THE WAR How Field Slaves Toil in Germany. ! 1 have just been listening to the! story of a young gir! from Lille, who | Yag been repatriated after 32 months under German ruie, says Fred B. Pit- ney in a Paris special to The New York Tribune. This girl, who is 20 years old, belongs to one of the Lille families that were wealthy before the war. Naturally, she was not brought up to hard labor. On the contrary, &he had everything that wealth us- uaky brings to a voung girl. The part of her story that 1 purpose to tell is that which deals with the six months she spent as a field laborer for the Germans. It will set the sea of lies on much the Germans have aid about whom they took from the | French population to work in their fields and how the slaves were treated. It will also tell Amerings what he- came of a ‘arge part of the food they sent to_feed the Heigians. | “At 2 o'clock in fthe d of 10 German soldiers knocked at my father's door in Lille. The sergeant major in com- mand said that the commander of| Lille had demanded a certain number of young giris to work in the fields of | the Ardennes, but not enough had| | presented themselves, and he had or- dered a requisition. Among the houses to be scarched was my father's, and I was op the list to go with them The girl fainted and was carried away in a faintipg.condition by the German soldiers, §while her father and mother could only look on and sob Her parents were not even a'lowed to go to the eailrcad station with| her. “1 was put in a eattle car with 30 other girls," she continued. ‘The car had not heen cleaned out since it had | carried its last load of cattle, and we | had to push the filth outside befors | we could find a place to sit on the floor, There were 500 men and wo- men on the train;, all in cattle cars, and in nearly all the cars the men and women were mixed together.| When we reached our destination the men and women had to live together morning of | promiscuously, s'eeping in the same room or stable, or wherever it might be. “I slept in a chicken house with haif a dozen other girls and as many men, To one of the girls who com- plained a German lleutenant said: “Mademo'sede, vyom sheould be proud. You belong now to the famous Sixth Corps, which is commanded by the Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba- varia.’ n fact, our papers of identity showed that we were attached to the Sixth Corps. “Ten times during the journey we had to undergo medical examinations, The examinations were of the mast minute kind. We had to strip for them. They seemed to be made for the pleasure of the examining officers. There could be no other reason for doing it 10 times. “Our destination was Auvillers-les- Forges, and we were kept there six months. Our wark was gathering in fhe grain, thrashing it and digging potatoe; We worked from 6 in the morning until sunset. We were told that we would be paid for our work and when 1 got back to Lille I was siven 9 francs and 45 centimes for my labor. 'Not only did I sleep in a ehicken house, but we did not have enough to eat. All the food we had wes taken from that supplied by the Belgian Re- lief Committee. We were gathering the harvest for Qermany and the man soldiers, but our food was stolen from sent by America to the Bel- glans. There was one period when the suplies ceased to arrive at our vil- 1 , and during 12 days 1 lived on n\ fruit that 1 picked from the trees and on roots. But 1 had to work in the fie'ds just the same. “The discipline was iron. We marched to the flelds and back at night in ranks like soldiers. The jeast infraction was punished by a prison sentence with bread and water, and for what were considered more serious TH BIG KEITH NOVELTIES im & LANCTON “Two Cork-Ing Girls” SAUL & BARTON Clever Musical Team CAPES & SNOW Nifty Dancing Due ENID %NNETI‘ “HAPPINESS” § Part Triangle Feature HIS ONE NIGHT STAND ady 10c AND 15¢ 15¢, 20e, 250 MATINEE NIGHT BAEED THEATRE 3 SHOWS DAILY, 2:30, 7, 8:30 o TODAY SDAY MABEL TALIAFERRC —IN “A Magdalene of the Hills” A_Metro Wonderplay in Five Acts urton_Holmes_Travel Series Victor Moore Comedy —COMING SOON = SKINNER’'S DRESS SuIT IN. FIVE ACTS The Greatest Comedy Drama Presonted AUDITORIUM TODAY AND THURSDAY THEDA BARA THE INCOMPARASBLE in HER GREATEST LOVE A Story of a Girl's Lave Sacrifice for a Mother's Ambition. A Photc play of Human Interest and Sublime Love. HARRY WATSON, Jr., in Mishaps of Musty Suffer 10, Mat. 2:30, 10c; Eve. 7, 8:30, THURSDA WEDNESDAY ELLA HALL {7 858 2085 FIVE SE‘NSATIC):lAL RP»E‘LS_ A. H. MINOR ... Comedy MELIRO iEAWLOGUE_ REFRESHMENTS DANCING Admission Soitebs o 15¢ offenses we w man officer young g “There ness, and sy from malnutrit had her officer wi riding whip only a ] was sent. hack 10, and a few days i Paris by way of Sw 4 will be little, left of Germans get througn w or motc m product} can b and v or tractor a team horse's ing to o Y & ed better. T more The without of rved \ly ser will do far horse disadvantag that isn't keepi: & se of motar vehi pace Gasoline is rising. 1t ma e ve scarce and e befc £ even so, the exps ay, we ter afford to feed gas horses.—Waterbury Rej 2 No Relief—Mrs. Brown Fin- ally Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Cleveland, Ohio. —‘‘For years I suf- fered so sometimes llt seemed as though could not stand l"lllm"mfl] it eny longer. It | was all in my lower Nli|jorgans. At times I I : flll|| could hardly walk, for if I steppedon a littly stone I would clmost faint. One day 1did faint and my husband wos sent for and the doc- | tor came. I was te- Lo St — ken to the hospitel end four weeks but when I camo bome I would faint just the semo and hed the same pains. A friend who is a nursc cslied me to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- nd. I taking it that very day for I was ering & great deal. Ithes glready done me morc geod than the hospital. To anyone who is sufferi; 28 I was my advice is to stop in <he first drug-store and get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound befors ng hogee. "~ Mrs. W. C. Brown, ‘“ . 12th 8t., Cleveland, Ohio.