Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 22, 1917, Page 4

Gorwich Bulletin and Goufies 121 YEARS OLD Subscription price 12c week: 60e & mowth: $6.00 n Year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, " Tas second-class matter. Telephone Callac Bull¢ _n Businsss Office 4S0. Billetin Bdltorial Roors 85-3. Bolletin Job Ofdos 33-2. Willimantis _Office, 67 Church St cphane F10-2. Norwich, Friday, June 22, 1917. %The Circulation of § The Bulletin The Bulletin has the Iargest circulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from thres to four titnes Jarger than that of any ll! Norwich. It 13 delivered over 2,000 of the 4,053 houses ‘m Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the peopie. In Windham it is delivcred ww over 900 nouses, in Putnam and Danlelson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered the local dally. Eastern Connectftut has forty- ne towns. one husdred and sixty- Gve postoffice districts, and SiXty iural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold In every town apd ou all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Comnecticut. CIRCULATION average | 1901, 4412 1905, average...............§,920 i doing. }j up their efforts in many ways by add- ) ed equipment and by the withdrawal tot REDUCING CAR SHORTAGE. The special rallroad ecommittee on national defense has reason to point with pride to accomplishments which it has made since it undertook the task of making the railroads of the coun- try handle the transportation prob- lem more efficiently, and this is par- ticularly true in connection with the reduction of the car shortage, since figures go to show that there has been a decrease of nearly one-third in the car shortage since the first of May. This is an appreciable gain when it it is realized that it doesn't come from ths addition of néw cars entirely but from the making of better use of those which are already available. Tt was realized some time ago that if more careful attention was paid to the quick loading and unloading of t cars, to the stopping of the use of freight cars for Storage purpases and to the filling of the ears to capucity instead of only partially that it would be pos- sible for the railroads to more neariy | render the service that 1s expected of ! them. ! Appreciation of the part which those { outside of the railroad management lana ecperatton can play in better: ) the service is recognizable in m is re-ito do “I don't see how we cam poesibl go,” sald mother as I\: 1‘:5 the letter down on the breakfast ‘Why not?” asked father. “The change would do you all no end of good. Besides, 1 think Aunt Rathel will be offended if you don’t accept her remarkably generous offe: “But, my dear man,” persist er, “if Fannie and I take granny down east to visit Aunt Rechel, who is to look out for your wants?” “Lucille will be here.” “Yes, she wilt be here of course, but you see Tilly is still in. the country nursing her mother, and I shouldnl) like to get in a strange maid if I'm to be away.” “Well. I guess I can weather a siege of Lucile’s cooking.” Father grinned at me and T reached aross the corner of the table and squeezed his hand. “But,” began mother, doubtfully, cile has neyer- & Now. no objections, please, mother! I'm sure 1 can take excellent care of dear daddy, and I shall juet love it” 1 began thinking _right i duction of the car shortage. The ship-|away what fun it would be for father per and consignee are doing their part!and me to have the house to ourselves better than they were in the habit of The railroads have spesded certain passenger trains in order i that better attention m: to the movement of the which the individual as weil as the manufacturer is so largely depend- ent. There was need for cooperative ef- forts upon the part of all concerned and the response that is being made in this direction is having its desired effect. The freicht® situation is not, however, ideal. Improvement has been made but there is still opportu- nity for much more and it is confi- dently believed that ‘if the efforts in the right direction are comtimucd that it will not be long before this car shortage will disappear and much more efficient transportation facilities 1 result. Necessity has accom- piished much in solving other prob- lems and it will do so in this mattor. INSURING THE SEAMEN. ‘When the secretary of the treasury orders that the owners of ships which take cargoes into the war zones. where Germany has declared that it will sink all vessels and where it is pro- ceeding to carry out its threat to the best of its ability, must insure the lives of those who sail on such ships it must be realized that he is order- June 16, 1917 i i H i i i i i H i H H : L SOLVING THE FUEL PROBLEM. Once again does the federal trade commission make a report and recom- mendations to congress regarding the solution of the coal production and ing steps taken for the protection of the dependents of those employes which is entirely justified. Freight rates were never higher and the owners of vessels are reaping large profits whether they sell, lease or opérate their vessels. These own- ers carry pleaty of insurance upon their property and the cargoes which they transport are likewise secured against loss so that as far as the property is concerned the “owners ara distribution problems which until they are wrestled with and solved leave zne‘ eituation decidedly unsettied and the consumers paying high prices and threatened with a famine during the winter ronths. As the result of the Investizations which have been made by this com- mission it comes forward with the recommendations that the production of coal and ecoke be conducted through a pool in the hands of a zovernment agency, the producers to be paid the fuli cost of production plus a uniform fi each ton, and that the trans- portation agencies be taken over in the s2me manner in order that there may be sufficient cars to bandle the coal, both bituminous and anthracits, that there may be a proper distribution in order to handle this business, and that a fair net profit Le paid to the controlling corporatio There is a dissenting opin n in re- gard to these recommendations, since Chairman Harris Is not favorable to the pooling idea except as a last re- sort bec: of the tremendc t would be involved therein. It congress pays no more attention to these recommendations than it has t hich have been made by , nothing will be done, but it is apparent that it should give task heed to the situation that prevails to- day and use most endeavors to bring about relief whatever the con- trol is that it may decide upon as necessary. The time to do this is now and not after the cold weather agrives and the shortage gets to the unbear- able point. RELEASING THE REBELS. In connection with the coming Irish convention for the purpose of endeav- oring to adjust the problem of home rule in that island, interest is natur- ally attached to the release of the rioters who were sent to prison for the revolution which they participated in over a year ago, when they made a determined effort to take matters in- to their own hands and to disregard all law and order. They were given the most joyful kind of a reception on their return to the kind fact which they must have expected and which it was| icipated that they would get. They rn to their homes, not under sus- pended sentenced, but with a full par- st as if a mistake had been n their conviction qr they had jated their crime. h a pardoning, however, must be looked upon as an important move on the part of the Dritish government to bring about a better feeling for the convention of all the factlons in Ire- land. With these people held in pris- ons the factions to which they be- Jong would have an opportuni to point to their treatment as a reason for refraining from taking any part therein. As if in anticipation of such 2 claim the effort has been made to forestall it, not for any ulterior pur- pose but for the best interests of Ire- land, and particularly in hopes that it will encourage the participation of ail elements in the coming convention which if given half a show should mean much to the future of the peo- ple of Erin. There is no question but what the various elements are far apart in their ideas as to what should be deme, but it is time that a determined effort was made to- get together. They have made little or no progress in their other efforts for home rule. What the convention will produce it is impos- sible to tell. It should have the best wishes of not only those outside but those within the isle. There should be the disposition to help rather than to obstruct, for only through such will it be possible to overcome the claim that all of Ireland can never get to- Zether in a common cause. looking out for their interests. 1. is necessary, however. to have crews to operate the vessels and cf course such employes are getting high- er wages than they used to receive, but it must be realized that they are also experiencing much greater risk, inasmuch as their rights are not re- spected and no attempt is made by the submarine commanders, in carry. ing out the ruthless naval poliey of sinking everything that is encountered, to give warning to vessels or to allow the crews to get away in safety. There is grave danger of being killed aboard vessel in case of an attack or of sub- sequently losing their lives by th> capsizing of, or from exposure exper- ienced In. the small boats. It is but proper therefore that there should be some assurance that the em piove will get some compensa- tion in case of injuries, that his wages will be paid during the pericd of the war in case he is killed or is disabled for life. Such a step will doubtless be taken with a feeling of full approval by most of the ship owners while the oth- ers will have to meet the requirements whether they like it or not. The pman should make it easfer to secure sea- men. EDITORIAL NOTES. Have vou dome your full duty by the Red Cross? The man on the corner says: There is almost daily evidence to the effect that some people, who profess to, have never gone through the melting pot. ‘The large oversubscription of the Liberty loan makes it quite evident that there is plenty more cash in the country to make the second issue as much of a success as the first. From the generous subscriptions that are beinz made to the Red Cross, it is plainly disclosed that all sections are lending thelr assistance and do- Ing their bit in this worthy cause. The average individual will only have to get a few more lapel deco- rations to create the impression that he is carryving a sandwich board or trying to outdo some of the much decorated military men of Europe. There appears to be some objection to the naming of a food dictator, but isn't it better to have such an official working for the interests of the peo- ple than have several who are work- ing for their own private interests? The nations of Eurcpe succeed prat- ty effectually in getting each other up in the air when they carry out raids with their flying machines, and if a long distance opinion amounts to anvthing no one can blame them. If reports from Spain are trustwor- thy King Alfonso doesn't look upon the growinz revolution there the way Czar Nicholas did, since he is report- ed as being willing to be the first president of a republic if the people wish. Inasmuch as the Kaiser has besn discounting the part that this country can pilay In the war, he will probably expect his submarines to do a bigger business while Vice Admiral Sims is in charge of the fighting fleets in Irish waters. In response to the demands of the people Great Britain may engage in reprisals for the air raids on schoo! children of London, but what will bring about better results will be the increasing of the efforts to prevent those attacks which make men’s blood boil. | i ve stven| “eight upon j for a while: When we left the station the day we saw our family off I announced to father that I should do all the work. “Youw'll be amazed to find what a cap- able housekeeper I can be when left to my own resources.” “I suppose you'll be a regular new broom,” he teased. “I'm glad you said that. It leads to the subject on my mind for. daddy. I wish vou to buy a vaccum cleaner. Ugh!"” “While it may seem expensive at first, it will prove an economy, for it will do away with having a woman come in to clean once a wesk. Louise Erwin has just taken an agency for a very fine electric cleaning machine, and T should like to bc her first cus- tomer. Isn’t it brave of her to go into business “Louise is a sterling girl, and, of course, 'Id like to patronize her, but d4 you think vour mother wants one of those c’eaners?” Most certainly she does! a delightful surprise for her. Louige was pathetically grateful when T telephoned that I would huy a cleaner. “Please have it delivered right away,” I requested, “for I'm im- patient. to try myv hand with it.” She came over the next day when it ar- rived to demonstrate and I . Zot her to clean all the downsiairs rugs. I thought it best for me to Jearn on the ‘css valuable russ in the bedroom. At first T was fascinated with it, and T even cleaned the old brussels car- Pet in the attic. but after a few days’ use I noticed that it no longer worked well. e This morninz Louise telephoned e that she wished to see me about a matter of importance. 1 told her I as going out for the dav. 'm just putting the dinner in the fireless cooker now. and then I'm fiy- ing to keep an engagement.” Mayn't 1 drop in just before din- ner?’ she persisted obtusely. and T could make no further objection. But I decided that if her errand was to wiil be to praise something that is not what I was led to sSRN “I coul expect you port your reproachfully. le cleaner. Perhaps 1 can discover the tiresome old machine she exclaimed. “Why, you haven't emptied the bag, the dust container! It simply can’t hold any more, that's 'l the trouble.” “You_@idn’t tell me to empty it Louise,” T answered. “It didn’t occur to me that it would be necessary,.but I realize now that it was careless of me. Perhaps you thought it was a little reduction plant as well as cleaner,” she lauzhed. I paid no attention to this attempt at wit, and after she had emptied the cleaner and set it going again she sald quite sweetly: “You see it. rans like a charm now. ’ I saw that she was eorry for her sarcasm, and, wishing to re-establish our usual friendliness, T asked her to remain to dimner. “Father is- bring- ing home Bob Scoles, a nice chap from his office,” 1 explained. “Do stay.” “Very well,” ehe said and we went to the kitchen. have you taken the " she “Why, Lucile, dinner out of the cooker already she asked. 0. of course not, but I suppose it is cooked sufficiently now. “Cooked nothing,” she remarked with inelegant cmphasis. “You've left the iid unfastened, and, of course, ped. “Oh, dea I exclaimed. “Not one thing in this box is even half cooked. I can't get that roast ready for din- ner mow, can 12" Not nnless you wish to dine at 8 answered Louise, and just then T heard father in tbe front hail. Dinner pretty near ready”” he ask- hen I ran to greet him and Bob Scoles. 'h, daddy, youw'll have to take us 2ll out to dinner. 1 depended on the firsless cooker and it failed me.” “‘Some housekeeper, arc$t vou, Lu- cile?” satd fither, but seeing that I was near tears he natted my hand and to’d me not to feel bad, that we cou!d all go to his elub. I was glad that Louise could have the little treat, because she does not often receive an imvitation to dine downtown. She is ome of those girls of whom every one speaks hixhlv, agd to whom no ene pays much attention. I do not cere for that particular kind of popularity myself.—Chicago Newe. "STORIES OF THE WAR Tracing the Missing. A cable despatch came from Ameri- ca today addressed to the king of Spain. It was delivered at the roval palace to the king's personal secre- tary, Senor Don Emilio—-Maria de minister plenipotentiary, says of the Associated Torres, correspondence Press. 2 The cablegram said: “Our son en- listeq as aviator in British Roval Fly ing Squadron. He was last seen fiy- ing-over English channel on Decem- ber 4, last. Since then nothing known of him and he is officially reported as missing. . An agonized mother and fa- ther appeal to Your Majesty to obtain information and relieve their terrible suspense.” Senor de Torres at once set in mo- tion the machinery of investigation through the Spanish embassy at Ber- lin. This was a typlcal case, one among more than 290,008, which are being investigated under the personal direction of King Alfonso, and which constitute one of the most stupendcus humanitarian works created by the war. Judged by results alone the vastness of the work is apparent: 200,000 cases traced, of which 150,000 are d!sposed of and 50,000 still under investigation. A great number of soldiers, reported “missinz,” have been located alive and in prison camps and thus the agony of suspense has been removed from thousands of homes. In a much larger number of cases, unfortunately, inquiry has established the death of the missing soldler, while in a atill greater number of cases no trace of the missing has been found. Besides this, 30,000 civillans in the invaded sections of Belgium and France have been located for their families 5,000 serlously wounded have been brought back through the king's intercession; forty-four pardons have been granted, of which nearly twenty, were death sentenced, mostly of wom- en accused of being spies. It is prob- able Edith Cavell, the famous English nurse executed at Brugsels, would have been saved had the™ been time to_carry out the king's efforts. It is not only a vast work, but is probably deals with more individual tragedies and more human emotions than any branch of activity created by the war. Pouring in here to the pal- ace, by cable, telegraph and letter, are the pleas of mothers for lost sons, wives for lost husbands, and children for lost fathers and brothers. Each tells a story of terriblo suspense. Most of the appeals are from poor people who write with touching simplicity, and with doubt as to how they should address a king. But the simplicity of the appeals has only stimulated the earnestness of the king's efforts. He has orsanized this extensive system of search here in the palace, alongside the roval apartments, where he can come and go frequently to see the work as it prosresses and personally direct some inquiry of pressing urgency. A dozen targe chambers looking out on the royal courtyard are devoted to the work, with scores of officials, includ- ing some of the titled women of Spain and of the orders of the Assumption and the Sacred Heart, who devote all their time to this humane work. Un- der escore of Senor de Torres an op- portunity was give nto see the system in_operation. Long lines of records contain the thousands of cases, ciassified and in- dexed. so that any case can be traced in_a moment. FEach nationality has a different colored card—biue for the English, yellow for the French, green for the Italians, etc. Both sides of the war are represented in these colors, Austrians and Hunsarians, Bulgarians and Turks, as well as entente aliles, Each card records a brief history of the case. Special devices protrude above the cards to signal any netable result. A small black ribbon above a card indicates death. There were many of these black badzes indicat- ing the sweep of death. The numbher — of aviators who have been traced is also very high. The appeals of methers and children are arrznged alphabettcally in huge cases and constitute the most tpuch- Ing feature of the work. Glancing among these appeals one eould see the agony each one had for some stricken bome. "One ¥rench mother wrote the king: - “I suffer night and day in not know- ing what has become of my dear boy and T would prefer, 1 believe, the cer- tainty of his death and of having a tomb where I could go to pray, rather than to live in this endless and cruel uncertainty, which consumes me as by a siow fire. It is horrible, Monsieur the King, for the brothers of this pocr boy bave already died on the field of honor, And if our last son Charles is dead we have no more sons. A weep- ing mother puts her supreme hope in Your Majests A wife madethis simple appeal: “Seigneur, I appeal to your kindness for my husband, missing the 27th September before Souchez.” A little girl wrote this letter: “Mon- sieur, I have the honor to ask some news of my brother. We are al] in agony and my mother is very sick and cannot be consoled. Will you give us news. Here is his address.” Another wife wrote: “If at least I could only know that my husband lived. 1 am the mother of a little baby-girl that the father has never yet seen, and this baby-child pleads to your good heart.” These appeals do not always follow the niceties of diplomatic commuai- cations. Some of them are on rough paper bought at the countgy store, and are in trembling hand-writing of old persons. But the king does not see these defects, and his greatest satis- faction is in sending a personal tele- gram to some mother or child telling of the successful result of his search. When a long telegram of gzratitude came recently, the king himself an- swered: “Thank you for your felicitations. I am very happy that my efforts have been satisfactory.” It is not as gasy to convey the news when a son or father has been killed. Usually the official report is brutal— in_its brevity—"todt” on th2 German reports, and “decede” on the French. But the king. to avoid a shosk to the family, has adopted the delicate for- mula of first sending notice of a death to theé mayor of a town, asking him to adopt suitable means of conveying the news to the family. The letter in that case reads: “I regret to inform you that, accord- ing to a letter received from the am- bassador of his majesty at Berlin, de spite all the efforts to gather infor- mation concerning they have been able to learn only that he fs dead, in offering his life glori- ously for his country “Will you kindly news with all the to . ...... and at the same time, name of the king. express his most sincere condolence and sym- pathy. "Bhere are some 150,000 of these dead and untracable missing in these pal- ace records—an army greater than Napoleon's army at Waterloo. To mark the solemnity of these 150,000 cases, the king has placed above the records a gold framed scroll, a wreath of laurel leaves entwining a cross. The king has attached to the staff of the Spanish embassy at Berlin for- ty persons who are m"““{ these in- vestigations in all parts of Germany. It is growing so, that another seven- teen will be added soon. The same kind of inquiry is being made in Aus- tria, Italy and France and other coun- tries, There are two large maps of Ger- many and Austria which the King comes in often to inspect. They teil at a glance, by means of hyerogly- phics, the exact state of each of the many prison camps. Those in Austria indicated by a star, are almost ail good. Many of those in Germany fn- dicate, by a hollow square, that the condition is bad. There are many notable names in these records. One of them is Mme, Carton de Wiart, wife of the Belgian member of the ministry. She was de- ported and imprisoned at Berlin, re« never convey this sad delicacy _possible and | prisoners. You can get m: 333 gu.eu :i'lllnunflv every of the family for months. ! m}nflll of imprisonment. of the outgrowths of the sys- A legislator of rich and varied eul- ture has let a domestic secret session kitten out of the bag. He talked of sovereignties and Submarines (with inexpiable reserve) of art and selence and letters. He talked ‘of the eévolu- tion of shorthorns, of buflding up the mediaeval horse and lowerink its withers. Then a stunming proneunce- ment: “Carbonate of soda, sufficient to cover a threepenny-bit, app! in the cooking, neutralises the acidity of gooseberries, and halves the sugar bill.” Britain, to the last woi will vote him the O. M. for his Archime- dean revelation. For he is right!“ One of the most cffective menns of prolongiug the life of a hated lan- Zuage. is to attempt to kill it, as the Germans and the Austro-Hungarians have from time to time found out. It was the effort to make all Bohemia talk German that lit the firex that revived the flames of the dying Bohe- mian speech, so that today it is ene of the official = tongues and dominates two-*hirds of the country. Husgary, ficdtng on behalf of the Magmyr speech, awoke Slav and Rumanian echoes. . We found Lnglish prospered best in Canada when Enelish was of- fered to be “taken or left.” Mr. Perceval bon's refersnce to the Ttalizn advance, where @he River Timavo emerges from its subterran- ean channel, recalls old legends which avere familiar to amother Gibbon. Vir- ®il describes the Timavus as having rushed from the wmountain by nine mouths: but, as the Itallans find it today. it has only three sources. . The quantity of water at the outlets is enough to form a pavigable river. An earlier source of the Timavo is far inland at St. Kanzian, where there are Brotto cascades whose waters 2o to the River Reka, which presently dis- appears underground. = Subeterranean rivers have alwavs taken a good part in leng*nd and poe- try. There s Shelley’s Arethusa, which “arose from her couch of snows on the Acrocersunian Mountain: and then, as older poets tell. divided underground and flowed undersea. to reappear in Sleily. - There is Cole- ridge’s Aiph, the sacr-¢ river of Xan- adn, which ‘“ran, tirough caverns measureless to man, down to A sun- less sea” There is Dravton's Mole, in Surrey, and there is Wordsworth's Dove, in Derhyshira. both of which have been credited with dwelling part- Iy in dug-outs. And there are others —not to mention Stvx, Acheron, Phel- e=ethon, and the rest of the rivers of Hades “To God alone is it known how long the war will Jast” says the Kaiser to his armies. What a decline is here. Tn- 1914 he promised that all should be over before the leaves fell. At that time everything done had the approval of “our good old German Go An echo of the past! The ancient Ger- mans. to whose faith super-Prussians would return, claimed to influence and predict the will and purpose ‘of their deity. The Kaiser, then, did but re- vert to precedent. But Paris, Calais, Verdun. Zeppelins, and now eubmar- ines, have proved fatal to All-Highest prophecy. “lLand which has long been charted on all the maps has been Jound to be non-existent,” says Sir Ernest Shackleton, now back in__ England from the Anarctic. “The Endurance sailed right over it.” The same thing happens with a North Polar expedi- tion. Mr. Donald Macmillan. who 1 now reported safe at Etah. in far N.- W. Greenland, was with Peary when e found the North Pole, and when “Crocker Land” was discovered. “They were the first that #ver .burst into that silent sea,” and they saw “Crock- er Land.” clearly. But Mr. Macmillan. who sailed again for that new land 47 months ago reports that it does not exist. It must have been an Aretic mirage! LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A Patriot’s Position. Mr. Bditor: Under the existing con- ditions and problems of today which the American people have to contend with, taking into consideration that we are also at war with Germany, it up to every Ameriean born and naturalized American citizen to upho:d our government and stand by our | president in this great crisis, There ‘are those who take great de- light in criticizing as to our resources in war materials, about that which we do not possess (or that which they think we do not possess), for we have those of German descent who have not the brains to realize that they do mot hold the key to the secrets of the TUnited States government, and there- fore parade themselves as a well post- ed person before the public, criticizing the actions of our president, aiso the Liberty loan and conscription act, which under the existing conditions could not be different. Our nation needs men, and if they will not volunteer, then the president has to resort to other means. In other countr they have com- pulsory service. Why shouldn't we have some ‘aw Wwhereby our men, even though they did not enlist, could at least have training, o In case our country cails, we have men all traimed and ready for the rank: Any man who might criticize the Liberty loan or pass Jight remarks in regard to same, in my estimation, is hurling insults at the Stars and Gtripe: and such should he considered treasom. CLIFFORD L. WILLIAMS, Norwich, June 21, 1917. s GLEANED FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGES | of something ‘where many s of mnm been sent from tamiliés to ¢ivillan and military Binrrse weon Bing Atlosts. iawis 4 owing up the cases day by. day, and jettérs of inquiry their energies t6 the work of warfare, King Alfonso rules over a country at peace: and which he believes 1s des- tined to remain at peacs, and it is his Breatést satisfaction that this has brought' hifm t) ity to direct this extensive wv%’:“:eugvlnn some of the misery which the war is caus, ing. Lady Elphinstone is doing a “‘war work”™ the " importance of which has oo long been overlooked. In the gar- dens at Carberry Tower she has raised s;«mnn for distribution among those of her neighbors who are willing to grow the medicinal herdbs we former- Iy imported from Gérmany and Aus- tria. The plants grown by Lady Bi- phinstone ‘are mainly wormwood and valerian, which have retained for cen- turfes an honored place in the British ?mrmuovoeh_ Dr. Fort Newton, who opened his ministry at the City Temple recently has many cheering things to say re- marding the German element in_ 123 Unfted States. Coming from the Mid- dle West States, in which Germans predominate, it is comforting to have s assurance that more than 99 per cent. of these men vill Be ‘loval to their adopted countre. “They hate the Kaiser and the Hohenzollerns and Prussian mi'itarism.” says Dr. New- ton, “and their attachment to Ger- many s purely sentimental. They suffer with the suffering of the Ger- man neople, but.they are bitter azainst the Kalmer and the war makers of Germany.” It was news to a good many of us that only the eldest son of the King has a legal right 1o the title of prince, Albeit, other Roval children have many privi'eges. They are sons ard daushters of Enrland, they are Roval Highnesses in their own'right. and they could claim to ha served on one knee at table when the Kinz fs not present. Moreover, in Fngland princes are alwavs of Roval bicod: In other countries thev are often mere nobles, ranking after dukes. A rather nice 0t story” from the trenches. In a section of the line where the enemv's trenches were only some 30 vards away there had heen stiff fightine. and one of our men left badly wounded, midway hetween the lines moaned so pitifu'ly thot the officer could scarcely hold back his comrades from certaln death in at- temnting to bring him In. Taxing his for a plan of rescue, his eye T a strav tyke, which was accus- tomed to run to and fro between the Pritish and German trenches, finding triends . each. He quickly wrote n note: *Will vou allow us to bring our man In?" Tied it round the dog’s meck and sent him scampering across to the German line. In a few minutes the antmal returned with the repl Will give vou five minutes.” Tnstantly the nfficer and a couple of his men seized a stretcher and were over the top. Thev got their man irto safetv in four minutes. and #ave the ememy a cheer by way of thanks, before both sides returned to business. Colone! Lockwood, whoe s among the new peers, is one of the checriest and best-liked of our lécislators. Most popuiar men have nicknames. i The member of the Epping Division of Essex has no less than three. When in the Coldstream Guards he was known as “Timber.” In the House he is “Unele Mark.” in his constituency it is, “The Colonel” The new peer is a great 'sver of flowers, and Is sel- dom seen without his buttonhole full ef Maimaisons from his wonderful gardens at Bisho; Coutt. Little Salvador may proudly boast that she i« the sma'lest of the West- ern’ Republic to dec'sre war against Germg ) But the supreme glory of being the smallest among thoss on the side cf the great Alllance belongs to Montenegro, which was hal® the area and a quarter of the population of that little Central American state. A quaint effort at wartime food production may be seen from Black- friars Bridge. Perched up on some dozen yards of masonry at the eastern end of the Victoria Embankment, a few vards below the parapét, is an al- lctment. Just now the imported soil contains 14 narrow rows of potataes all neatly earihed up and apparently doing well. No doubt in a week or two brussels sprouts or caulifiowers will ind their wav between the potato London Chronicl Pea Parasites. Unless peas are attacked by the pea aphis, they will need little attention 80 far as insects are concerned, says today's builetin from the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, of Washington which is cooperating with this paper to promote efficient war gardening to further conservation ot food. The pea aphis is one of the most destructive of all garden insects. It is cometimes called the green louse and is readily recognized as it ¥ the larg- est insect that attacks the pea and reiated plants. Your pea patch should not be lo- cated near sweet peas or red or crim- son clover as the flowers of these plants are the common breeding place of this inseet. The plant Jice gather in clusters under the leaves and in the leaf buds and if allowed to re- main they multiply so rapidly that in two or three weeks the whole crop is attacked. This insect sucks the life sap of the plant. The ordinary poison sprays are not effective against it, but a spray of kerosine soap emulsion: (soap and oll mixed) diluted with 12 parts water and sprayved so that both the top and un- der stde of the leaves are wet, will Kili_these winged lice. The most practicable method for fie home gardener, however. is to far DAVIS THEATRE DONATES IT§ ENTIRE RE- CEIPTS THIS AFTERNOON AND' EVENING TO THE RED CROSS WAR FUND 6-JOLLY TARS-6 In a Hodge Po::- of Comedy, Si - Dancing JACK LAVIER The Flying Monologist GREENLEE & DAYTON Clever Comedy Due WINIFRED ALLEN and JACK DEAEREAUX in “The Man Who Made Good” 5 Part Triangle Featuro A LAUNDRY CLEAN UP, Comedy Mitanr 1OC 5 00 s , COmiING MARY PICKFORD in Her Latest Triumph A ROMANCE OF THE REDWOODS . TUES, & WED. BREED) = THEATRE 3 BHOWS DAILY, 2:30, 7, 8:30 ALL SEATS 10c ——— TODAY AN DSATURDAY ol NEXT MON 7 H. SOTHERN AND EDITH STOREY in Mr.” 8othern's Greatest Play AN ENEMY TO THE KING A Film Masterpioce in 7 Parts SPEED AND SPUNK Coming Monday and Tuesday SKINNER'S DRESS SUIT The Greatest of All Comedy Dramas Camedy AUDITORIUM TODAY AND SATURDAY THE GIRL OF THE THOQUSAND EXPRESSIONS GLADYS BROCKWELL in HER TEMPTATION A Stirring Drama in Five Ae Brought te a Conclusion by a Cli- max of Unusual_Strength. THE BOOB A Gpmedy Drama in Two Acts MUTUAL WEEKLY ————— Mat, 2:30, 10c; Eve. 7, 8:45 10, 15c. Majestic Roof “Jazz” Bando, NCING JACK MULHALL in “THE HERO OF THE HOUR" A _Five Reel Wonderplay _ * JAGGS AND JEALOUSY Comedy Educational and Travelogus A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DOG REFRESHMENTS DANCING ADMISSION .. 1be the insects from the es in pans containing water with a t floating kercsene. This pan can pulled along the ground ungder the vines It the his attacks E your thie yvear be sure to pla t pea crop some other vegetable in the same plot next sea son. When the last picking has been made the infested plants should be destroyed. Peas are also sometimes attacked by pow mildew, which covers the whole piant with a power growth. Pu'verized esulphate on will check this diseas deaux spray is also effe OTHER VIEW POINTS In the scarcity of help the Boston Street Railway company talks of em ploying women who are said to be doing good service in European cities making up for the scareity of men on account of the war draft. But or ganized labor protests vigorously in Boston, saying that there are men enough, that the employment is ob jectionable for the women and that the union would protect them against themselves and against the attéempts of the captains of industry to exploit them for their own gain-—Waterbury American Various sections §f the western Aus tralia state parliamlent have resolved to form a national party. The officia labor party will stand aloof. — — FRECKLES Don’t Hide Thefn With a Veil; Remove Them With the Othine Preseription This prescription for the removal of freckles was written by a prominen physiclan and is usually so success in removing freckles and giving » clear, beautiful complexion that it fs sold by any druggist under guarantes to refund the momey if it falils Ton't hide your freckles under yell; ‘get an cunce of othine and re move them. Even the first few appli cations should show a wonderful im- provement, somé of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength othine: it s this that is sold on the money-back guarantee