Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 28, 1917, Page 4

OV TR PR NEIERES AMPBLSELATIRNNE 0 | bedoed vessels with new omes are mot sufficient. Ensgland is producing about four times as many tons of shipping as it did a year ago, but this country is only just getting started. The pro- ducts of the shipyards of this coun- try are going to be of great import- ice in meeting this problem but it ust by another vear be equalling ie Dritish record if it is- going. to set the submarine results. This s ‘for the bending of every energy -ds the construction of new ships t ships, and at the same time ;otion Of every effort towards T of the submarine losses lowest possible point. The sit- thus calis for herpic efforts in oth directions. CGOETHALS TO FRANCE. r it is sb that General Goe- has actually asked to be sent to ce- in connection with the engi- operations which must be A o by this country in meeting tow. and . )blems which must be taken before . the United States be effectively placed on s can i line, it will be generally that he is just the man tie relied upen to give effi- right in line with that s demonstrated his abil- that he is a retired of- means disqual- v appreciated mong the leading army of the country and the zov- be expected to call upon retired list to give the benefit of their knowledge the solution of the would be mdst un- no use whatever was officer who stands so of the count ccomplishment: hat the country is denied onin v and The world will begin a new era when this war is over and many old things will be done away with and many new things will be inaugurated. Man is going to give more th t to bimself and his interests, and human life is not going to be so cheap; and the divinely endowed potentate will not sit so high or sing so loud. The great world-wide problem will be the traffic of the air which fighting sky fleets have made possible, the fixing of international laws regulating the height and the traffic lanes of ma- chines, the burden, the responsibility, etc., etc.; and-if the drivers of air- planes dc not observe the law or re- spect private interests any better than the auto drivers of today do, every city, town and hamlet will have to employ police flyers to enforce the rules -of the nations. The wheels of time do not turn backward—the old world will not be the same old world it is today. There is no truer saying than, “Charity begins at home,” not with the household as much as with self. When we make out our list of “do- 1ights” we are likely to overlook the preservation of self by the inaugura- tion of little rules for rest and for im- provement. This driving — eternally driving—is not a sign of efficiency but an evidence of madness. There are better ways of dividing time than into the day for work and the night for rest. When one is tired out recuperz- tion is necessary whatever time of day it is, so it is up to every one to iearn to rest, so that more may be done in a day withofit excessive nerve strain than can possibl® be done with it. Self-abuse is one of the common- est fauits of ambitious housewives, as idleness -and discontent is of women who do not have to work. How to directing the produc- the zreatest merchant as ever built here, ought ent :he utilization cf other fields, any mere t he was on the re- have prevented his take charge of the oration as mana- that he is anxi direct this wi s especially qualified, . the country must ‘be ter. The interests @ need to be placed 2 fac t efficient hands and in Goethals' record no t could be taken to handle the en- Franecs. Tt would ion merit and 1 the whole country would it confidence in his pol- ENS FOR THE ARMY. 1 a zrowing inciudinz the of the selective varies in different places, ng the whole rezistration t the country the are of gther c who to be gempted from war e the vounz men of this o to the front and not only for the for these aliens ake their permanent rstancess but who at advantage of op- by this country conditions and un- state of affairs they from the greatly activity accom- from the fact lled upon to risk noth- trial but aliens ‘at home they ce in the ar-; nz how msa ve here for the very P call to the me, or how many may far as to take out their t ation pape here with bing all possibility of ack bY their native lands. ily true that there are who have secured their ho are willing and war and that being talken this step be fer to fight for Ameri- nd under American are thousands whe ed unless some necw’) entered into between erent countries and ng the drafting of such of being allowed to select rmy e means of se =imp aliens who are nations, Enemy the neutral na- not be brought into such appears to be sound k demand that the 5 fighting with this of the conscription age 1ded in the armies s country is now raising for pean battle front. ED!ITCRIAL NOTES, n on-the corner says: It is the point, after a consid- gle, where a poor man a potato in the eve. ir indictments have been the Tombstone trust, he start as if the au- D against a hard prop- vay in which it resorts £ of the non combatants E: raids t is- quite evident crmany is not satisfied to de- n the submarines to win the declared that roc Admiral Capps teel ships, but that pro- ave been well under- ieral Goethals had. been the way he should have up nes the report that the war n will oeccupy a number pefore congress debates it to act upon it. Congress rta rmined to break no live an crderly and useful life is the way of charity at home and it pro- motes charity elsewhere. Too many well-meaning women throw their lives away. | had an excellent opportunity re- cently to observe a pair of humming birds in a larkspur bed early in the morning when there was nothing to aisturb the bejewelled. half-bee birds. The most wonderfu]l thing about their flight is not their speed or bee-line rapidity, but their ability to balance themselves before a spike or raceme of flowers and spiral around them n- <pecting each flower at the rate of from 20 to 25 blooms a minute. I no- ticed that the male and female had t of working two minutes and one, and that they liked to est like other birds. Some think their nests. which re- knot on the bought of a bush or a_tree are the wonder of all bird nest %building, doubtless because ey are so tiny and so daintily hid- by their embroidery of lichens, ile their eggs, not much large: an mavy beans. are the prize sought ail_ezg-collectors and found b The humming birds song isn't loud as the buzz of an irritated horse-flv, but it is as sweet as a canary’ One hot day not long age a hoy iving an express wagon rose to his feet and struck the horse a blow with a rawhide which made the noble cre- ature wince, and has made me smart ever since. Why this lad struck that sleck and faithful animal such a sav- aze blow was not apparent. The horse vas attending to duty better than the driver, who seemed to strike this cruel ilow from habit, for he showed no sign_of provocation. 1 could not help thinking how basely good service an- mais are treated by thoughtless driv- ers who lack the head and the heart o appreciate their patience and faith- fulness. I do not think this lad was conscious he had done anything wrong: and he may harbor the bar- harous thought that animals are made to be beaten. He deserved to be thrashed for his cruelty as a means cf awakening him to the sin of it. It is surprising that owners of valuable horses will entrust them to the care 2nd gnidance of such brutes. It .is easy to .acquire the habit of throwing things down and leaving them for some one eise to pick up. We are all conscious of this since most of us have been arraigned for increasing the avork of mother, or nts. And this bad habit is said mply show a lack of training, and is to be corrected by caliisthenics and deep breathing. We need have excit- ed in us through dis: vantages of order. When we get our breathing right, and muscles right and thought,right we not only pick up for ourselves but for others in the interest of good order and peace and a good reputation. It is iznor- ance not to know how to function right for every good thing. It is necessary to wake up the power with you and to make a good use of it. Don't be a slacker is a popular slogan, but vou cannot be one if you are all right. No man is the worse for knowing the worst of himself, and no knowl- edge ought to be more profitable. It is a good thing for all of us that no cne knows‘us as well as we know our- selves; and we ought to asx the Lord daily to keep us from taking pride in some of our worst qualities, as some of us do.. The worst side of most people is made up of conceits which are carried so far sometimes that they think theirs is the best eociety and that the them not only a special place, but the purest angels to associate with them. Those who cultivate thought of others never nurse these ecstatic illusions, Extreme conceits are the marks Sel- passes for gold. One ‘is always safe so long as he thinks himself mean enough to need improving. It is the self-satisfied and the seif-righteous who are refflly outside the pale of redemption. You may eat lots of food and still be suffering from starvation. If the medical scientists are right the diet must fit the person just as nicely as the sheil fits a ciam. If we eat food in which the molecular arrange- ment has been deranged we shail soon be out of order ourselves: be diseased. Man. in how to resist disease by keeping him- self whole, or fit. He is just learning there is a left handed and a right handed molecular arrangement which must be respected or he is in the soup. In just catering to the palate, in shovelling or pouring Into himself things which he calls good. man de- strovs himself, or, as these fellows ex- plain to us, “gets out of his biologic channel.” Isn't this almost enough to make you sorry you were ever born? the food contro! hill af- e committee finishes ide for a commis- ¢ one as ad- too big a s duty. accounts the Community is doing excellent work antages which it offers t in sufficient business ctive throughout the sum- and bring forth a gener- of assistance from those who ng something for busy hands You've not only got to watch your step, but beware of your palate; if you would be fit to serve your country. Are you organized? If you are not you should be. Have you no- ticed how men, women and children are getting together for patriotic serv- ice and how popular but non-effective hot air is. I question whether there was ever an age in the world when every day was so surcharged ‘with hot air as it is today. Everybody must do something—everybody must buy something or sign something. It would be a good thing if all the ad- visors would stop talking and proceed to do the useful thi vising others to do. they are ad- ‘00 many like to Lord ought to provide for.| fishness pits upon us. It's dross never | 50,000 years has not learned | _(Written Specially for The Bulletin.) The annual meeting of the State Police iAssociation in Norwich last week makes interesting, by contrast, the statement in Willlam C. Gilman’s account of the celebration’ of the town’s quarter millennium that, in 1859, the police” foree in Norwich con- sistéd of one solitary night watch- man. The chief duty of th impogtant personage, like taat of dogberry, was to “comprehend all vagrom men,” Mr. Cilman says; also to see to it that the street lamps were not allowed to burn on nights, however dark and stormy, when the moon was presumed to_shine. - The citizens of Norwich today are as obedient to law and order as they were fifty years ago. As they never need to be arrested, an increase in the police force proportionate with the increase of population, say two for one, would havc sufficed for all ordinary occasions, Mr. Gilman ob- serves. But, as a standing army is desir- able for defensive purposes, so it has been found expedient, to maintain a force of about twenty-five regulars and as many more supernumeraries, chiefly as a safeguard against tramps, and as instructors of new comers wiio are ignorant of Norwich manners and customs. Norwich rejoices that the new comers are soon assimilated and Fie come good natives, Mr. Gilman writes. After requiring a little property of their own they learn to respect the Jaws that have been made for the protection of every one, and become loyal citizens. Passing on in his review of con- ditions at the time of the quarter millennium, the historian pays pro- per tribute to the Norwich Board of Trade, which was organized in 1887 and incorporated in April, 1893, with over three hundred members, includ- ing the most influential citizens of Norwich in all departments of com- mercial, financial, manufacturing and professional business. Without legislative or executive authority, its voice was nevertheless powerful in all affairs of public wel- fare. Writing in 1909 Mr. Gilman said: The animated discussions at its monthly meetings stimulate interest 4o their hit by seeming to be in au- thority, when it would be better for all concerned if they were producing something worth while. Too many have restorted to talking and parading who shotld get to work. Of course, it is a sefvice to pass the socks and the hirts and the bandages onm, but it is rot as great a service as making them so they may he sent to those who need them. Let's all work. Sunday Morning Talk RECKLESS FAITH. Presilent Hadley of Yale used the phrase in a recent address to the sraduating class. It was during a plea to the voung men for a whole- hearted confidence in God, such as migint banish doubts, and send a soul victorious through .the difficulties of iife, singing the while, “I will trust, and not be afraid.” As a matter of tact, the kind of faith that sustains one in the crises of experience, that allows him to bear down solidly on the divine power and love is the oniy kind worth talking about or striving for. Any belief less serviceable than that is a mere de- corum, to be put on and off, as one wears his Sunday coat for a day and then hange it up in the closet. A merely conventional belief is about the most disappointing thing in the world. It breaks down just when we need it most. Serving well enough, apparently, through days of sunshine and prosperity, it makes a sorry re- fuge in storm. A pretty little yacht with glistening spars and white sails does very well for skipping about the harbor on Summer afternoons. When caught_offshore, however, in a biow, with the hungry, crested waves roll- ing, ome wants something more solid than a play boat between himself and the bottom. How many of the sons of men would essay to cross the sea of time, where black tempests are any day possible, in ehips designed alone for fair weather! Can we wonder that so often, they sink beneath the waves? Faith is complete surrender to a nidden guidance. It is not merely a convenient adjunct of our own skill, enterprise, and industry. It is not merely a supplement to one’s own cleverness, that may be counted on to help some. It is a substitute for our own powers. “We walk by faith, and rot by sight” Faith is confiderfce in the Power not ourselves, when every human resource has failed. “Didn’t you trust in God?" was asked of a woman who had barely escaped seri- cus injury in a runaway accident. “I @id until the breeching broke,” was the reply. Reader, did you ever find yourself confusing euch reiiance on human expedients with faith? Most of us, at some time or another, are zuilty of the mistake. Faith is required of us in this pres- ent earthly experience in a way never to be duplicated. It is a demand pe- culiar to our life here in the flesh, as it cannot be in the experience that succeeds this We may serve God and enjoy Him in the land that is fairer than day, but we can no longer trust Him, for we shall see Him as He is. Faith shall then have passed into sight. Faith is, then, the very: essence and genius of the _religious life. They know nothing of Christianity who ‘thave not responded to its call to faith. To believe. with holy daring, that God rules, that, somenow, good ehall be the final goal of ill, that, sometime, every loss shall be compensated, ev- ery wrong righted, and every tear made dry—this is the high privilege of the Christian traveler along life's pathway. Faith is the one faculty able to pierce through present gloom to fu- ture brightness. It illumines that vast unknown beyond the hilltop to which all the sons of men are hastening— <o many millions of them in these tragic vears of war. At this point un- belief is pathetically impotent to help. | “Bevond this place of wrath and tears looms but the horror of the shade,” sings Henley in his famous, pagan poem of defiance. One’s own heart should teach him better. In our hap- piest imaginings we have not begun to sense the glory that remaineth for the people of God. Let us take the view of Sir Oliver Lodge: “T will not believe that it is given to man to have thoughts nobler and loftier than the truth of things.” Their faith is bound to be ‘reckless” whose creed it is that “The love of God is broader than the measure of man’s mind, and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully and lead to_ definite action in re; to new industries, public improve- ments, heaith and sanitation, trans- | portation, legislation and every meas- ure that concerns the proserity of community. ’ In September 1901, the Board of Trade took an active part in the high- 1y successful celebration of Old Home Week, proposed by Mayor Charles F. Thayer, when the town was honored by a visit from former President Gro. ver Cleveland, whé delivered an ad- dress before a large audience at -the ‘Broadway theatre. 2 In May, 1906, the same Board -of Trade promoted an interesting and instructive industrial exposition at the Armory, in which practically every manasacturer in Nor#ic wad reprs sented. 2 r bodies in other cities may’ larver membership, writes Mr. but for sound judgment, quick appreciation of the merits of questions that come before it, prompt action, and hearty cooperation _in.| every good work, the Norwich Board | of Trade sets an .example that has not been surpassed elsewhere. Its by President F. W. Cary are of great permanent value. B Of course th active body was written before the Board of Trade had merged with the hamber of Commerce, but it was well deserved then and is equally ap- plicable now to the merger of two ‘en- terprising organizations. Tt is so easy many mortals are Prone to that un- kind practice, that it is pleasant to know the efforts of the original Nor- wich Board of Trade for civic better- ment and public uplift are thus em- phatically acknowledged. While Mr. Gilman's useful and i forming book remains in libraries and on reading tables and in Norwich Fouses as a volume of reference and record, it is pleasant to think . that this tribute and commendation will continue in permanent form, indica- tive of the fact that the Board of Trade, although it has relinquished jits separate existence, nevertheless will continue to be known as an ef- ficient and wide-awake fagtor in the town's development. 3 THE DICTAGRAPH. CANNING LESSONS Tomatoes—Dried Berries. Tomatoes which sre ripe enough for rving raw on the table are just right tor canring, says today's bulletin from the N nal Emergency Food {Garden Commission, at Washington, vhich is cooperating with The , in its nation-wide food comn- servation campaign. Use only the firm, weil-informed fruit and scald for several minutes to loosen the skin. Dip into cold water for an instant, peel and remove cores with a narrow-blad- ed, sharp-pointed knife, being careful rot to cut into the seed lobes more than necessary. . Pack carefully and firm'v into hot rs and add a level teaspoon of salt each quart. No water should be added to tomatges. Adjust and par- tially tighten tobs of jars and ster- iize in boiling water for twenty-five thirty minutes. Remove jars from erilizer and tighten tops at once. invert jars to test for leakage and-let ‘hem cool in this position in a place free from draughts. Wrap in dark paper to prevent loss of color and store in cool, dry place. Small toma- toes an inch and a half in diameter may be washed carefully blanched for ten minutes, chld-dipped and packed with feeling. Jafs should be filled with hoiling water a level teaspoon of salt 2dded to each quart and the whole sterilized for twenty to thirty minutes. Tomatees for drying should be pre- Zo; pared in the same way as for can- ring and then ed cross-wise into 1-2 inch slice: These should be spread in lavers on the drying trave d drted until leathery. Another way to sprinkle sii with sugar and dry until the material resembles dried figs. Dried Berries—Pick over fruits, moving all Jeaves, stems and unsound herries, and wash by placing in a co- ander and pouring cold water through it. Remove eurface moisture by pour- ing berries on a paper and then spread lin thin layers on drying trays. Cover tray with cheesecloth to exclude all insects and dust and protect from |dew and rain. Stir material occasion- ally = as to dry evenly and Xfter dry- ing condition for several davs by pour- ing back and torth from one container to anothe: Store in tight cans, paste board boxes or bags bearing label of contents. The place of storage should be cool and dry and free from vermin and insects. —————————e re- { Readers of THE BULLETIN By sending this coupon to the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, 210 Maryland Bidg., Washington, BoC, with a two cent stamp to pay post- age a canning and drying manual free of charge. All you have to do is fill out the space and enclose the two cent stamp for postage. These are twelve page manuals, fully i lustrated and are sent out in operation with this paper of the personal service we at all times aim to give our readers. Name . Street City . State THE WAR PRIMER 8y Nation#l Geographic Socisty. _ Sardinia—From Cagiiari, the most important port in Sardinia, came the first information of the sinking of the American echooner, the Lyman M. Law, by an Austrian submarine. It may be that the island will become a center of news regarding maritime warfare of this nature in the Medi- terranean, but it is certain that Sar- diffia’s emergence from obscurity will be but momentary—though it may serve the purpose of recalling some of the past importance of the region, which mythically at least, traces its cevelopment back to the mercenaries who served Rameses Il and who are thought to have settled upon the is- land when their warlike labors were no ionger in demand. A war geogra- phy bulletin which describes this port bulletins prepared for the celebration | tribute to a live and] to criticize, and 8o afid then, after ttemp the- Pisans through the interposition _the then Pope.. Aragon succ-icd in- the Sardinian domination, ish_control res in_vigor end of thée War of the Span- ish Succession, after which came fluctudting ~ suzerainity which was brought to an end by the definite ces. sion of Sardinia to the Dukes of Sa. v«?’j ixi ‘exchange for Cicily, the new rulety faking at the same time a rnzl-l title and initiating the line which now _occupies the throne of its nearest neighbor, Corsic, it separated by only seven and a half miles of deep chan- n-g.“mwuln _is _mountainous and pic- e, with the agricultural steril- ity which generally accompanies such alandseape.- The vines, the olive and some- grains, however, aré cultivated, | and, censidering the primitive methods e the returms are not incon- siderable. In the.days of the Roman Empire the island was looked upon as a- matiomal granary, ‘but it certain- iy _has no such distinction now. “The sea as ‘well as the land is Dlowed: by the Sardinian, but the fish- eries which most naturally associate themselves with the name are now of Fsmall - consequence—and there are probubly more sardines put into tin at Eastport; ‘Maf‘ne,, than in the whole island of ‘Sardinia. ‘The Sardinian of pure stock Is fot naturally a sailor and the fisheries, both of coral and sponge, as well as of a general nature, are largely in the hands of Genoese @nd Neapolitan Immigrants. :“The Sardinians dre racilly of small statiure,’ and this diminutiveness ex- tel:ld?' a;:;o I‘Dd the domestic beasts, whic] s led anthropologists to be- heve that they are descended from a tribe of’ African pygmies who had emi- zrated ‘from their southern home to the island. The late Paul du Chaillu, who claimed to have discovered the pygmies of Africa, held fo this theory: and was fond of advising his friends to_Zo to Sardinia instead of to Africa to study the race whom he asserted Ke had brofight to modern sclentific atiention. - “Two main dialects rule the speech of the Sardinians, devided north and South, in both of which a large number of Latin words remain unchanged from the. days of.classic communica- tion, though it is with difficuity that thé two sections of the island can speak with each-other. Consequently, Italian.. the official language is large 1y employed. - Outside of the larger cities the native costume remains in daily use and the old-time customs are also observed. The Sardinian peasant :s amiable, hospitable and dignified manner: he is distructful of changee in his mode of }ife and there is little of enterprise in his character; though poor there are few. beggars among them—which may, perhaps, be ex- plained by the fact that the island is 1ot greatly frequented by foreigners. The brigands, who held sway in near- by Corsica to so late a date, long since disappeared from Sardinia; and with the aggrandizement of its sovereigns the island seems to have taken a re- ciprocal retrogression Cagliari, the source of the new first referred to, is the capital of the south- ern of the two provinces of the is- land and is-the largest Sardinian town, ith a population of neariy 40,000. It is the seat of an archbishcp and of a small univers Views of the Vigilantcs THE PARABLE OF E PLURIBUS UNUM By S. M. Bonner of the Vigilantes. Now there was a Despot named Og, the Hohenzollern Terror. And he was six cubits and a span in height and wore a coat of mail; and the weight thereof wa e hundred shekels of brass. And when he spake his peo- ple trembled and the earth quaked. so thére was much trembiing. Now it came to pass that Og, was seized with the lust to start something. So he .cast covetous eves on the Bel- gites and menaced them. And they murmured, saying, “Lo! Thou hast violated thy bond! It is not written that thou shalt preserve our immuni- ty from the scourge of war?’ And the Despot yawned and gavi them the glassy eve saying, “Shall my hand be stayed for a Scrap of Paper? Peradventure thou lookest for trouble? Woe unto thee, for I will cast thy car- cass to the fowls of the air and thou shall die and not liv And it was done even as he spake! Then came.forth the tribes from the north.and the south, and the east and the west; and they took counsel one with the other saying, “Behold this Despot would smite the world, and, verily, it is no cinch that he fails to come 'across.”” Therefore they called on their men-at-arms to stay him: and the men of valour rallid to the colors and came out in battle array and gave battle, and the slaughter did surpass all understanding. And the Despot looked disdain saving, take a fall out of 17 and in truth it was no idle boast for the barbarians were cuckoos ‘when it came to a mix-up. Now the Chosen People were across the Great Waters and at Peace: and they lusted not for war, neither for the shedding of blood. They worked in their vineyards and fed on fine meal and honey, o that they waxed fat and warm under the. belt. And it came to on in “Take heed the whole haughty lest 1 pass that. they strayed too near the danger zone: and things bhegan to come their. way and smote them. And they. called out unto Woodrow the Prophet. saving, “Lo! We have been smitten by the barbarians! Apd. Woodrow warned Oz, sayving, S ErY. us!” p 2 But Og gave him the gldssy eve and put niore of the Chosen People to the edge of the Sword. Then it came to pass that “Woodrow the Prophet lifted up his volce and ralled aloud saying: “Lo? We have to hand it to thee for pure Gall! Beheid:. thou menacest us and our wives and children! Where dost thou get such stuff?" Then Qg called unto his high priest saying “Von Bethmann Hollweg,” which being {aterpreted meaneth, “Get me wise_to these birds! Flave they got the _stuff to make mood Ana_the high priest shrugged his shoulders saying, - “Oh, those mushy Yankees! Not husky enough to fizht and too fat ve not to start something with Now: that-was a raw line of talk; so the Prophet answered saying: ust for that we-will get thee!” Then he called together the Eiders of the people and took counsel with them. aving, “Shall T preach the Gospel of e till he has us on the run? Ba- hold, T will side-track the hunk and play i dcéross the board! 1 have spoken And hé sounded the Alarum! And the Chosen People rallied to the Colors. And lo! they were a husky bunch of and tells something of its history has just been issued by the National Geo: graphic Society as followa: “The Pheniciane, those Yankees of antiquity, were there, of course, and et Pippins who, peradventure, might get the géoat of Ogz. And against the sky- Chosen People who had the vellow streak. Theére were the Quitters and the Pacifites and the Cravenites and the Knockites and the Tightwadicites And these took counsel one with the other, saying, “Lo! Let us get to- gether and pick on the Prophet’ Therefors théy changed thelr appare! and anointed themselves and went be- fore the Prophet-and made obeisance saying, “Rabbi! What does it profit a man if he demonstrates before the Cannen’s Mouth ?” Thus answered Woodrow the Proph- et: “Let not ‘my people impute iniquity unto me: because 1 have red blood in my veins! Shall I eliminate the sential Ethics of ‘By the People, ot the People, and For the People’ because the Yellow Quitters happen to have cold feet? Behold, what we want is team play! Oh ye Tightwadicites' Talk less and buy a Liberty Bond! Oh ve Pacifites, know ve not that FEternal Vigilance is the price of Peace OF ye Cravenites! Is the sword than the scourge! Oh ve Worshippers of the Golden Calf, wilt théou loosen up to Liberty or to Og? Verily, Verily, T sgay unte you, ‘B Pluribus Unum’ or we all pull together for the Down and Out Club!™ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Alsace-Loraine Loyal to France. Mr. Editor: J. N, Eno in writing to vour paper speaks of Alsace-Loraine as being “racially and historically more German than French.” I do not see how amyone with the least idea of conditions in Alsace Loraine could make such a statement The people of Alsace-Loraine the same race as the French. speak the same language. They the Latin race, while the German: Teutons. Historically the Alsace-Loraine and the Irance have been closely In 1648, by the peace of Westpha Cardinal Richelieu obtained Alsace from Austria for France. The peo of Alsace, who were mostly Frem were glad to he released from the rule of the Hapsburgs of Austria ce-Loraine continued the rule of France to the Franco-Prussian war in 1870, In th war the people of Alsace-Loraine com to prosper bined with the Fremch in trying stgp the Prussian invaders. Whe Sfrasburg was attacked by the Ger mans | 1870 the Alsatians defended their city with much brav The London Times, in that event, states: “The Al - more loyal Frenchmen, al the Parisians.’” By the treaty of Frankfort in 1% Germany seeured Alsace-1 alr ( many tried to make Germafis out the Alsatians, but it was a_ ko task. In spite of the harsh laws Germany imposed on those pe - remained loyal to. their mother coun try, France, Today the Alsatians are as los Frenchmen as can be foun?d anyvwher When French troops er A the bezinning of this war they we enthusiastically welcomed by the 4 tians The Alsatians are proud of the that the American commander, General Pershing, is of A descent 1 that he h ‘ome to u th France in freeing them from atic rule of the impert t Germany. Norwich, © Great Britain and F Ita and other nations that are | J a bave tried to gzet i the M enlist under 4 have gone big popu slackers in wil are not only ng that t States should draft them but that it should. Let us hope £ this Chamberlain measure s and that there will be no delas calling these aliens to the service of the United States. If this country g00d enough for them to live in it good enouh for them to fight for Meriden Jou A lot of this talk ahout the “eor fiscation” of distilleries and t . ress of the makers of crime the rankest bosh and nonsense aginable. The peopla who ne in unison with the liquo are entirely mum avhen Il ed in a raid by Connecticut local police is condemned troyed. Why the silence? The act “confiscation” complete and thor ough. When the officials raid a gam bling place the equipment is ca o1 and destroyed. It is “conflacated When misguided individual nder- take to smuzgle v bles ough the custom hous d are caught the goods are ‘“confiscated.” And o8 through a long list. Why fx it that the Personal Liberty e and sympathizers keep o 1 thess instances? There is not a f la of difference In prineiple in any of the cases cited.—Bristol Prese How much longer! A decade o ago when automobiles were ety manufactured in this par: of the country, thé highwavs w used as racine courses to try out the machines, Al remember the test ing car and the outfit going with on the highway of that time. That ceased hecause the manufacture of the products hereabouts stopped. Now a new menace is with us, the tire testing 2uto and parts {esting aut Only a little over a yes y 2 te was killed across the r treing tires at an excessive speed Yester Aay a tester ran amuck on the rom well road. He not only tried to kil himself, but nearly killed innocent Autoists on the highway. If man ufacturers of parts of autos want a speed course let them build one and let their empleyes go tha limit if ¢ want to, but highwave are maint by the people of this state f trafic. Tet the racing stop now Middletown Press. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S line it could be meen where Og was perchance to get off. And it was well. Now there were a few among the THERE 13 no advertising medium in %nu n Connecticut qual to The Bul« tin for bBusiness re: ts