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in evidence which has m m showing that attention had to the defective shells encountered but that thefe was Such strong con- and @Goufies fdence in the - formuls uséd by the oflcuhu at the -;:o 18 lt:ng‘ 1t was believed the troubte woul even- 121 YEARS OLD tvally overcfme and no radical p— - "'P‘" Soe a| changes were. made. - m.:-: .'z'.‘.'.’,':" Ik A Inasmuch as thé hearings have not Entered at ;h..vouomee a1 Norwich. | been compieted and no rfeport has nn. as second-class matter. been made, it is too -early to pass 4 S an f‘:’; judgment upon the matter. It is the N ihe Bt duty of the committee to find where Balletin o RO ™St 30 Tas-2. | the trouble lies and to recommenda such Office, 625 Main Street.|.changes as will ovércome it, but it 2. cannot hélp being uhderstood that there can be no careléssness permit- ted in the manufacture of the ammu- nition which the armies of .this coun- try must use on the battleflelds. of ce or anywhere eise. This éoun- try must® do its utmost to provide the best. Experiments are all right for the production of better cartridges but there must be no thought of K plying such ammunition as the best obtainable unless such is actually. the case and it has been doubly proved. There is too much dt risk to permit = | any laxity in this respect. Our troops must have the best ammunition that can be made whether it is made after a particular pet formula of not. WASTE CANNOT BE TOLERATED Throughout New England the. effort is being made to have the people ob- rve two “wheatless bread” days each week and Wednesday and Thursday have been designated. There are good reasons to believe that a great many will comply with the appeal both be- cause they are anxious -to do theig part and because whité bread is not absolutely essential to an appetizing meal. There will be some who will not attempt to respond to the request because they know.of someone else who is not going to and they do not intend to do anything in the way of self denial because everybody else is not going to. There will be still others ‘who will decrease the amount of white bread used even though they do not elimihate, it for two full days each week, wl there will be others who will not give a second thought to the matter. . But there can be little question but what there is reason back of the ap- peal which is made for sych a savin With the wheat crop not up to nor- mal and the demands greater than ever and with the copn crop far béyond the usual production;, to say nothing of the other avallable material for bread- making such as rice, rye and bran, it is an opportune tfme to add variety to the meals part of the time by the use of somethlhg besflles wheat. The response of.the people of New England skould thus mean a consid- erable saving butst must be realized that if the consumers do their part those who have the handling of the wheat must be expected to do theirs. There can he no such waste permitted as that which took place in Philadel- phia a few da since when 3,000 ioaves of bread were carted to a dump and thrown away. THE COAL SITUATION. Whether or not it calls for ex- ertion of greater effort upon.the part of the eoal administrator, even to~the point of taking over the business of coal production, the reports which have been made to the government geological survey are a bit discourag- ing when they show that the pro- duction of bituminous coal has undeér- gone a drop of more than 3,000,000 tons during the month of August. This is attributed ta the rate which has been fixed by the government at the mipes, the claim being that the mines cannot be worked profitably at the government’s price. On the qther hand the price which is fixed for anthracite coal is in some instances higher than the coal opera- tors had previously beén selling it for. They are naturally pleased and there hag been a speeding up of the pro- duction in these mines. Inasmuch as the prices fixed are subject to change the way, for an adjustment of the price trouble is open. But in connection with. the supplying of New England with both kinds of coal one cause of the shortage is at- tributed to the withdrawal of coast- wise traffic for transatlantic service. This forces the task of supplying New England upon the already overbur- dened railroads, and with them labor- ing to meet the transportation needs in other directions the job of handling the coal trade is no small one. And when it is declared that coal can be received by rail at & half dollar a tonj| Jess than by water it looks as if more instead of less transportation of this kind s to be demanded from the roads in the future, éjanmrh Bulletin Williman Teiephone Nor\v eh. Thursday, Sept. 20. 1917, o The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the circulation of any paper 1 Connecticut and froi hres to four times larger than U of any in Norwich. It is delivered fo aver 1000 of the 4.053 bouses in N::; wich and read by ninety-three cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivcred 1w over 300 houses, in Putnam and Danfelson to over 1,100, and in all of these nl.e- [ is considered tre local Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns. oné hundred and sixty- fye postofiice and sixty iural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold m every town apd on all of he F. D routes 1a Eastern Cunnecdcn'. CIRCULATION 1901, average...viiiienn.s 4412 1905, avera .5,920 $ September 15, 1917 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive-, ly eatitled to the use for republica-’ tion of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication eof special dispatches herein are also reserved. SETTLE THE. STR!KE. The strike out on the Pacific coast gives this country a better idea of what Lloyd George mcant when he told the house of commons that the director of shipbuilding was able to estimate the production of new ves- sels in Emgland. both with trouble and without trouble. With an eighth of the government shipbuilding in this country at a stand- still because of the strikes at Seattle =nd ks';\n Francisco, t}\s government e opportunity understand a disastrous effect such trouble is bound to have upon the shipbuild- Ing programme. Any delay which is raused in the construction of the ves- sels which the country so greatly needs cannot be made up. It places & handicap upon the war activities of this nation and therefore means that on advantage is being siven to the enemy. It is therefore of the greatest im- portance that everw agency possible should be brought to bear for the ad- justment of the situation. It is a time when due reason should be exer- ciscd” on both sides. It is time when the nepds of the country have got to be considered and when patriotiem can be displaved as truly, and effec- tively as by shouldering a gun. No time should be lost in getting down to a discussion of the faets of the cas> and a settlement on.the basis of justice to all concerned and for that reason it is most unfortunate, that the stagnation which has been caused by the strike was not avolded by a resort to arbitration right at the start. EDITORIAL NOTES. Now that Russia is a republic, China will be more eager to go to its assist- ance than ever. SAVE THE GRAIN. While efforts are being made throughout the country to save wheat through the utllization of other pro- ducts which furnish an excellent sub- stitute, it is but proper that every ef- fort should be made to reclaim that wheat which has been loaded onto vessels #hich are lying in harbors of this country because they cannot ob- tain the permission of the government to sail. About three-quarters of a million tons of grain, it is claimed, are thus.involved, and the longer it remains aboard the shins the greater is its deciine in value. Efforts to get ‘the owners of these ships to unload their cargoes and put the vessels into service with South American countries, or with neutrals otherwise than those adjoining the central powers have thus far failed with one exception. The owners of that vessel have recognized the folly of keeping the ship idle and it has discharged 1ts cargo of grain, taken on another cargo of goods for Chii énd it will bring back to this country supplies which this country wants and which Chili is anxious to get trans- ported. Tm-x an example which ought to appeal to the rest of that big idle fleet, but certainly if the government cannot bring them to realize it through ne- gotiations, it is fully understood that I has the power to take the ships and with the need for more vessels it sught not to hesitate iong in deciding. upon this course: The wheAt at least should be protected. Sweden is beginning to understand what it means to have its diplomatic corps torpedoed without w‘rnlng Possibly it is the ghost of the U 63 that is causing all the S. O. S. mes- s=ages and anxiety out off Nantucket? C I A TSNS § Plenty of good substitutes are found available by ghose who are going without white bread two days in the week. The man on the corner says: No one ever extends any sympathy to the auto-driver who is getting a call down from the traflic co Very seldom. has there been a sea- son when the straw het has made such a complete getaway on the fixed date as it hgs this year. Those who use the highways should realize that they are &uty bouhd to look out for the saféty.of the other tellow as well as their own. Count Luxburs is wanted at Ber- lin at once. Probably the katser de- sires to feward him with an irom cross before the supply runs out. H When a man sleeps on a railroad track he has no reason, and mighty little chance, to €omplaint when a lo- comotive cuts off an arm and dents his skull. In view of the sugar situation the planters will have to be pardoned if they reach the conclusion that these are the times to raise cané. THE AMMUNITION TROUBLE. From such progress as has been made in the investigation of the poor ammunition which ‘has been turned out by govérnment arsenals for the American troops, there appears to be grounds for the belief that too much confidejce has been placed in the x From the way in which the Rus- sians are going back into the fight, it is a question whethér the Kkaiser will be able to eat his Ch . din- ner at Riga should he sa deaire. - LESSON NO. 22 Guard Duty (Prec: Lessons: 1. Your Post of Hom as a Soldier. ~ 3. Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4. Get- ung Randy for Camp. 5. First Days Cleanliness in Camp. 7. Jur Health, 8. Marching and Care Feet. 9. Your Equipment and Am- 10. Recreation in ‘Camp. 11. Playing the Game. 12. Team Work in the Army. 13. Grv\lpln‘ Men into Teams. 14. The Team Leaders. 15. Fighting Arms of the "Service. 16. Staff Branclies of the Service—I 17. Staff Branches of the Sefvice—II. 18. Afmy Insignia. 19. The Army System of Training. 20. Close-Order Drill. 21. Extended-Order Drill.) In addition to drilli & member of a squ company regi- ment, or other “team” of the Army: you will have certaln important duties as an individual soldier. These duties call for a higher grade -of inteiligence and - self-reliance and throw on you greater personal responsibility. This is not something to be dreaded or avoided. As you develop the sol- dieriy qualities you will jump at every chance to take responsibility and to distinguish yourself by the courage and good judgment with which you act. Probably your simplest individual duty will be that of an interior ghard. “Interior guards are used in camp or police regulations.” (Manual of Inter- for Guard duty, par. 3.) In the training camp your company will be required at times to perform guard duty. his means that one or more of your commissioned or noneom- missioned officers, and a number of pri- vites will be detailed for this duty. Customarily a detail of this kind con- tinues for 24. hours, from noan of one day to noon of the next; each private takes his turn at standing guard. Perscnal Responsibility Guard duty is especially recommend- ed as “of value in discipline and train- ing, because of the direct individual responsibility which is imposed and re- quired to be discharged in a definite and preqllc maner.”. (Manual of Inter- jor Guard Duty, par. 8.) Your duties as a sentinel as best expressed in the general orders which every sentinel is required to repeat whenever called up- on to do so. Memorize these general orders now and never permit yourself to forget them. Think them over and you will\see that they are“clear and and fll’htlnsu LETTERS T0 THE EDITOR Made the Right Start. Mr. Editor:—So the town of Plain- fleld has awakened at last and is to do business along business lines by appointing a superintendent of high- ways? Well it's time! — Roads in the northern part of the town are in terrible condition, owing to peculiar political’ mixups. There hasn’t been but one selectman in that part of the town in ten years and be- fore he got the roads straightened out he secured a better job and quit. Hill after hill, valley after valley, has been washed by late heavy rains until the roads are unsafe and not a move is made towards fixing them. A superintendent of roads with the entire town road system under his control will no doubt remedy this evil. The management of state fds ha: chosen Frank C. Tillinghast, an able road builder, to take care of their roads and the town roads would be as ably taken care of if put in his hands. However the question of superin- tendent of roads results the right start has been made, and the pack- observing “within sight or hearing. . To report all violations of orders I 'am_instructed to ento 4. To report all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own. 5. To quit my. post only when pro- perly_reliev 6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentinel who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, officer of the day, and\officars and noncommis- sloned officers of the guard only. 7. To talk to no one except in line of duty. the alarm. 9. To alow no one to commit a nui- sance on or near my post. 10. In any case not covered by in- structions to call the corporal of -the guard. 11. To salute all officers and all col- ors and standards not cased. _ 12. To be especially watchful at night and, during the time for challenging. to chailenge all persos on or near my post, ‘and to allow no one to pass with- out proper authority. though a sentinel be only a pri- vate soldier, he is in a position of real He 5 v o dignity and authority. the. commanding officer. He mu respected and the orders he gives as a not sentinél must be strictly obeyed, only by other soldiers but by officers whatever their rank. Durlng the might the sentinel will challenge any person or party who comes near his post, calling out sharp- ly “Halt. Who is thgre chailenged, or one of the are several person: permitted %o approach for the purpose of SIVing the: countersign or of being recognized. ; in case of doubt it is a sentinel's duty to, prevent anyone from passing him and ‘to-call the corporal of the guard. A sentinel wiil never allow himself to be surprised, nor permit two=partie: to advance on him ,at the same time. Duties of Orderlies Members of the guard may be as- signed to duty as orderlies to the com- iding officer or to other officers. T these positions the soldiers will be chomen who are most correct in the perforniance of duty and in military bearing, neatest in person and €lothing. and whose arms and accouterments are in the best condition.” It is de- cidedly a compliment to any soldier to be designated to serve as an order: 1y. An orderly officer wherev: serves him in accordance with direc- u:::. carries mesuAgon for him and the Exterior guard duty consists of keep- ing watch at a distance from the main body of troops. When a camp is with- in possible striking distance from the enemy, it is necessary to place small parties of men at points where they may observe an approaching enemy, give the alarm, ad if possible check or These parties are stop his advance. known as outposts. ‘When a large body of troops is on read and flank guards keep watch on the surrounding In general their duties are the march, advance, country. similar to those of outposts. Scouting One of the most responsible duties to which a soldier may be assigned is patrolling or scouting. An Infantry patrol usually consists of from 3 to 16 men. obtaining information as to the enemy, his numbers, and the nature of the coun- try over which the patrol travels. It is not usually intended that the patrol ing of democratic caucusses by men |[should fight, since its prime purpose who open a democratic ticket will end, whe road juggling, and wasteful expe iture of $3,500 to $4,000 each year is taken from one man's hands, and al! the roads are worked as they should be for the interest of the entire town. PROGRESS. 1917. Plainfield, Sept. 18, Views of the Vigilantes The Little Lazy Word By Margaret Widdemer of The Vigfl- antes “And presently,” it is said in one of Kipling's tales, “a little word, a little lazy word creeping none knows whence and goind among the people—" Since the war’s declaration the pro- German propaganda, by overt act has stopped dead. Some 2ll - embracing order has doubtless been given by the heads of the system, for one hears and ulet the Germans But the word—the “little creeping none knowe whence’ powerful and ‘more insidious because it is net recognized as propaganda. Half the time it is ‘'made to sound like discussion among our selves. The Government “has taken" notice of some of the more monstrous rumors such as the destruciion of fabulous fleets and armies—but only our own individual alettness can keep the rest of ‘these pernicious- scraps of rumor being believed among us—from diSheartening us—shaking our patri- otism. One of the tales one hears over and over again is that the British are hold- ing back their own men, that they have an enormous army drilling in Great Britian which they are deliber- ately saving until the war is over, meanwhile thrusting the Canadians, the French, any men but their .own into the n.xmn; line. ey’ll do that to us,” is the spoken or unlpoken conclusion—and our hearts are a little cHilled. We are the readier to believe this because of our old distrust of perfide Albion—to quote a phrase which the French have wiped from their natiopal consciousness. It is abeolutely untrue. Those of us who_have friends or relatives among the English know how untrue it is— thosegef us who have heard by letter or word of mouth—of women giving five and six sons; of families where no T“ is left, or where out of three or four men two are killed, the other two, perhaps, wounded or incapacitated for life. England has flung practically her whole male population except those ab- solutely necessary to industry, into the battle lines. If we stopped we should remember that this is so, that it must be &o0; but half the time we do not top to remember. We are still afraid of not being fair-minded—as if one can be fair-minded to wolves! We are trusting still—a young, friendly, generous nation, ‘slow to be- Heve in deliberate devilry in people whom we ‘have seen moving about buying and selling and eat- ing and drinking with us, But t German sympathizers are doing what they conceive their duty, and that dl.l!.y leads th to things which are wrong, dev! And we be prepared for the fact. - Our m is playing fair with us. ms present crisis to be anti-Bri- t.hh is to be pro-German. boast that they never vote |is to obtain and bring back information. However, it may be forced to fight, if discovered in order to protect the es- cape of at least one of its members | with a report of the information se- cured. “Every soldier should be able to find | his way in a strange country; should ow how to use a compass; should know how to locate the north star i should be able to travel across country keeping a glven direction. both by day and by night. and by observing land- marks he should be able to return to the starting point whether over the same route or by a more cirguitous one. This can easily be learned by a littie practice. It adds a great deal to the value of a soldier if he knows how to use a map to find his way. If he knows how to make a rough sketch of the country, he had added to his value as a soldier very much indeed.” (Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Pri- vates, p..161.) Of course these remarks on guard ntents 15 Fiuid Dr: 8. In case of fire or dlmnlar to give The person *.rty if there ually accompanies the he goes, assists or It is sent out for the purpose of HBIES ON FATHEH JOHN'S MEDICINE” .| To Help Mothers: Ths Letter Was Wiritten Theatre Where Herbert Brenon Presents His Great Masterpiece THE RACING AUTO LEAP 50 FEET OFF A DRAWBRIDGE THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION [DIRECT FROM A THREE WEEKS' RUN AT THE BROADWAY THE- ATS 100 EVENINGS AT 6:45 AND 8:30—ALL o:x# 160 uality Rules TODAY: FRIDAY AND SATURDAY “THE LONEWOLF” WithJIAZEL DAWN and BERT LYTELL SEE THE BATTLE FOR WEALTH AND AGIAL - EROPLANE BATTLE $ A WHIRLWIND OF THRILLS ATRE, N. Y., WHERE IT WAS SHOWN AT DOLLAR PRICES. 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DESMOND, ALMA REUBEN AND RGBERT McKIM In a 8tartling Drama of Human Heart Appeal THE MASTER OF HIS HOME The Story of a Wife Who Denied Her Husband of the Chlidren He HFIVE ACTS Wanted—And The Result FIVE ACTS g HiIS COOL NERVE Komedy | CONCERT QRCHESTRA Matinee 2:16; Evening 6:45, 8:45 POPULAR PRICES duty can give you only a general {dea of its nature and’ of your own respon- sibility. But enough has been said to indicate that any man has much to learn before he can be called a first- class soldier. You will find your months of training slipping by rapidly especially as you become more and more interested in mastering: the varied phases of your new occupation. THE WAR PRIMER 8y National Geographio Society. Focshani _ Focshani, the Roumanian city which lies in the path of the Austro-German advance through Moldavia, is the sub- ject of the following war geography bulletin issued today by.the National Geographic Society from its Washing- ton headquarters: “Situated on the banks of the River Milkov, a tributary of the Sereth, Foc- shani (also spelled TFokshani) is 92 miles northeast of the Roumanian cap- ital .before its capture by the Germans) Bucharest, and_47 miles northwest of the important Danube port of Galatz. Before the union of the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia into the kingdom of Roumania this city was one of the frontier posts on the Rus- sian _border. *The hardships which Focshani is undergoing at the present time are not a new experience to it. It was almo=t | completely destroyed in 1789 by the Russians when they with their trian allies administered a crushing de- feat to Turkey. It was in this war| | thatPotemkin. Catherine the Great's favorite captured Ochokay and over its loss Sultan Abd-ul Hamid I grieved himself to death “Thirty-three vears after Fokshoni's bitter experience at the hands of the Muscovites the Turks in turn burned the town. “The Roumanians some years ago eredlted elaborate fortifications between Focshani and Galatz. the works being known as the Sereth line, fully des- cribed in a recent war geography bul- letin_on the Sereth River, issued by the National Geographic Society. These fortifications have been of no value in staying the German advance, for they were designed solely with the idea of repelling a Russian foe “Before the war Focshani enjoyed a consfderable grain trade, being one of the clearing ports for Moldavian wheat = GASTORIA For Infants and Children, For Over bound for Galatz and the Black Sea Its 1ndustrif1 activity ‘was also appres ¢iable, the®cheif products being oil, soap and leather. “The mineral resources in the vicin- ity of Focshani promise much wealth in the future, a government survey snowing rich deposits of coal, iron and copper {n the neighborhood, 'and some irdications of petroleum. Some of the finest wine made in Roumania former- 1y came from Eocshani vineyards. The population of the city is about 25,000, one fourth of that number be- ing Jews.” AUDITORIUM —TODAY— SUSAN GRANDISE A Naked Soul S8HORTY HAMILTON in “THE YELLOW RING"” GAUMONT NEWS MUTT AND JEFF e EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION Cakewalk Contest Tonight OTHER VIEW POINTS These are serious days- and our our thoughts are not always as bright and cheery as they might be. Jt is no little thing fo send away hun- dreds and thousands of our boys to the firing line. it is onme thing to ment and hide our hour's laughter. It is also a good thing to repair to church and-lose your sorrow ig .the sense of duty which rests upon those who stay home. The churches of Bridgeport are overwhelmingly loyal to America and to her cause. Their ministers are preaching the gospel of good citizen ship as being the present day interp- retation of religion. They offer consqlation to the sor- rowing an outlet for service 6 those who would give of their time seek amuse- sorrow in an Washington there is to be even & greater simplicity practiced in _uni- forming the American troops. Obvi- ously this as a war precaution to fur- ther embarrass the enemy in his at- témpt to identify bofli " officers and men. The arder has the mppearance of a suggestion from General Pershing whose experiences abroad are teaching many things of srate practical value to the American army. Those of us who remember the gorgeous uniforms of twenty-five years ago and the mag- netic influence they had upon the and strength, and to all men courage |youth of the day will ralieze the dis- [end light. tance military philosophy has travel- They are of many denominations|ed in that time. Kven the governor's and many kinds. Your church 18 staff, for years the very soul and somewhere in this city. Seek her out |heart of physical beauty and allure- and go there tomorrow.—Saturday |ment appears in public now clothed Bridgeport Telegram. in classic khaki, still beautiful but — more real.—New Haven Journal-Cour- fer. — No ode can work all the time. But many people have a few hours a week which théy could give the Dation riow vest touee tue sl ALARM CLOCKS men will think seriously about it ALL GRADES > ALL PRICES some satisfactory solution will be forthcoming. b Meantime, if women _deliberately decide that bridge or crochet ia - the | THE WM. FRISWELL CO. best use for their time and ener-. gies. let them bridge and crochet. 25 ands®7 Franklin Sireet But let them think first.—Waterbury Republican. According to orders réecived from THERE 15 no aavertising medium in Eastern Connecticut equal to The Bul- .etin ‘ur business results. . 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