Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 17, 1917, Page 4

Jlorwich Bnlletin _and gw?iz? - 121 YEARS OLD- —— e Subacription price 13¢ a weeki 30c o _w the Postotfice at Norwich, e Postoffice a oBn.. &8 second-class mat! ;. Telephone Calls: "Bulletin Business Office 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms 35-3, Bulletin Job Office 35-2. mantic Office. 625 Main Street. ‘Telgphone $10-5. Nerwich, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 1917. CIRCULATION 1901, average .. . 4412 1905, mverage ....... 9,420 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . The Associated Press is exclusive- iy entitled to the use for republica- tion of all news despatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise credit- ed in this paper and also the local news published herein. Al ts of republication of special tches herein are also reserved. Wr 6, 1917.... —_——— COLONEL ISBELL'S MESSAGE. A iot of added publicity has been wiven to the arrival of the Connecticut troops_in Europe thrcugh the claim that the cablegram which was sent by Celopel Isbeli should not have been published and that the oficer has com- mitted an act against the government regulations which might call for a court martial. The cablegram directed to Governor Holcomb announced the jeafety and good health of the Con- necticut battalions and included in the essage was the request that it be ublished, presumably for the purpose f informing the people who were di- ctly interested, even as the gov- jernor had been informed. § Mails as well as cables are ces iso-ed and the soldiers are not denied #the privilege of informing their rela- tives that they have arrived on the ther side. There is nothing to in- icate that this cablé did-mot pass hrough the hands and have the in- orsement of the censors. There is in fact nothing to show that Oelonel Is- ell did not in fact have the approval of the commanding general in des- patching the message, especially when he included therein the word “pub- ish.” There was certainly enough au- hority ccnveved thereby to warrant he compliance with the request, and ithere is confidence cnough in the Con- ecticut officer to warrant the belief hat he is not going te recklessly jeop- dize the.interests of his country or hose of the contingents which may 0 at some future date. It Is difficult in fact %o see where ny harm bas been done by the pub- fdcation of the message, while there s no question but what it has brought nuch relief to the interested relatives nd friends who were anxlously waiting tidings from the Connecti- sut boys. JRESTRICTING SAILING VESSELS. There probably will be some ob- ection to the decision reached by he government to the’ effect that sail- ng vessels must not attempt to en- ter the war zone, hut jit is entirely possible that it; is this restriction which has played an importarnt part in connection with the reduction in the number of vessels under 1300 fons which have been unk in the past few weeks by the U-boats. The war zone is no place for such vessels. There are many which have braved the dangers and succeeded in getting through to their intended port from which seryice a handsome re- ward was reaped, but the dangers are #0 theroughly appreciated by the own- ers and, crews that there are many instances where no attempt has been made to return. The ships were sold or leased for service abroad and thus a reduction in the American tonnage was experienced which could be made good use of at home. But even If the round trip was made the war zone requires the taking of too many chances by the. slow. boats. The submarines can make: greater speed than they can while a safling vessel can carry little if anything in the way of armament. Théy are therefore a first class target and their success in getting through can be at- tributed more to good fortune in hap- pening. to be where the submarines do not spot them than anything else. The risk is far too great for what can carry. It is the fast boat that stands the best chance In the wa- ters where the submersibles lurk and it is a wise move to place a restriction upon the vessels which are likely to encounter the peril of the underynter boats. SWEDEN DOESN'T WANT TO SEE. It can be imagined that Sweden iges not like the way in which ‘its vessels are beigg detaiged on this side of the water as well as in ports of the other allied countries hecause they cannot get the necessary license to garry goeds to Sweden which stand v good chance of being sent to Ger- many. But all is not left to the magination for the papers of that :ountry are ottspoken in their resen ment and there are those which de- slgre it to be as indefensible as the 2igh handed manned in which Ger- many is cohducting its submarine warfare. This indicates that Sweden has ac- :epted the declaration of Germany ‘bat nothing of the kind which took »laceé in the Luxburg case will be al- to" oeeur anln. but how it can be said that the action ‘of the nlu countries - equals the h u: the taking of Iives iz be. ond comprehension. THhe fact of the atter is that thére is so much dif- rerence that there is no comparison. ‘This country, nor any of those allied with it, has not dome anything but what it has a right to do. Intern: tional law even permits it to com- mahndeer neutral vessels and put them into such use as it may have for them, Lut even that has not been dome, though one or two Swedish vessels have seen the opportunity to over- come their inactjvity and have em gaged in business on this side of the water. But Germany makes no bones of sending neutral vesséls to the bot- tom and of sinking them without a trace. No consideration is even given to the crews, but such statements as are credited to the Swedish press can ohly be regarded as the expression of those who are for the time béing peev- ed because the benefit of the trade which was being carried on with Ger- many has been cut off. ‘Sweden must realize that there is a vast difference between sinking Swedish ships and ihe taking over and payimg for them, or even the action which keeps them at anchor but - Sweden probably doesn’t want to st A DUTY ANB_A PRIVILEGE. It is not strange that some are‘at- tributing thé slow speed being shown in the Liberty loan to the fact that we are not acquainted with the mean- ing of war. In that respect this coun- try does not'know s6 much about the sacrifices which have to be made as do cthers. It is entirely possible that we have not come to the full realiza- tion of the fact that the United States is now involved in the greatest war the ,world ever kmew and that each and every one of us must do our share to see that our army and navy is vie- iorious. Had war been declared and a loan asked for right after the Lusitania was sunk, when the people were aroused by the murderous attack up- on innocent children, women and men, <here is little question but what there would have been -an ipmediate out- pouring of pocketbooks which would have quickly placed the needed funds at the command of the government. But the situation now is even worse than it was then. TRere have been further disclosures of the frightfulness to which Germany is willing to resort, of the manner in which it treats non- combatants and the danger which ex- the earth if that country should ever get the upper hand. We are fighting for our rights and the making of the world safe for democracy. We have pledged our all. Our young men are abroad to fight and more are to go. There are those who cannot fight but that does not mean that there are not many ways in which they can help the fighters and aid in winning the war. Just now the greatest service that can be ren- dered is to loan to the government at a good rate of interest the money which is required to carry on the conflict, to hasten the end and to lessen the bloodshed. It is a patriotic duty and a privilege to which almost every one can and should respond. Do your part. Buy your Liberty bonds today PID MUCH FOR CONNECTICUT. " When the Springfield Republican says “The late John H. Hale ot Glas- tonbury did much for Connecticut and the country. He was a pioneer, and a very effective one, in the field which the Eastern States association now seeks to cultivate for all the New En- gland states,” it only says what ev- eryone who was at all acquainted with the deceased fyJly understands. Mr. Hale wa$ a worker and he ac. complished big things. He put his whole heart into whatever he under- rook and in doing so it was only to be expected that he would get results. He started in a small way, made a thor- ough study of his problem and be- came master of it And in doing so he did not confine his efforts solely to himself. He was a worker for the stafe and the country. He didn’t iike to see opportunities go to waste and wherever he extended his advice and encouragement in behalf of any spe- .cial movement, and those gqccasions were frequent, he left a deep impres- sion. < Mr. Hale probably came into his greatest prominence as a peach grower. He was at it for many years. He saw the possibilities. He had con- fidence not only in the advantages which were offered in Connecticut but he brought about even greater devel- opment in Georgia. It would be im- possible to tell how much increased interest and production,* not only in that particular line but in others, could be attributed to the inspiration which ‘was gained from the “peach king” and his work. And whether he was la- boring for the town where he lived or the state the same-progressive citi- zen was disclosed. He certainly did much for Connecticut, and the effects of his activities will not soon he for- gotten. Connecticut has none too many men of his stamp. EDITORIAL NOTES. Now that the world's series is over things can get back to normal among the baseball fans. The man on the corner says: There is one thing about a Liberty bond, doesn’t consume gasolene or eat grain. Everybody 1s perfectly wiling to give October- every possible opportu- nity to make good regardless of recent breakdowns. Qne important effect in connection with the raise in-the price 6f liquors ought ‘to be a substantial reduction in the amount consumed. Going “over the- top” thrills those who _have _chance _ to . witness. it, Whether it is done by the boys in the irenches or the “Human Fiy.” Somebody _is likely to benefit from most every disagreeable thing. - What would_the miners do for an éxcuse for higher wages if it wasn’t for the war? From the way in which the soldiers themselves, in the training camps, are buying Liberty bonds, there ought to be no lagging on the part of those at honre.* Certainly Germany would like to have "Alsace made a small monarchy. Then' it could use it for its own pur- poses and treat it about as it' pleaged without stepping on any great resist- ance. * i In the ue|ecnon of Schuyler Merritt of Stamford .as théir candidate for congress to succeed the late Ebeneger Hill,;the republicans of the fourth dis- trict have chosen a who should he elected next month. ists for the liberty loving people bt} it pause in TFar long The tall, lank householder shook his laundry ‘work ¥ enough to wish she'd tu.ken him! head_ dubiously. ““Nor that the l-.m are “falling off the porch vines, rémarked, “I don’t exactly see ho' ! am to keep track of the young per- son across the street &l‘:ldvlh;;l e I say young person sedly, heaven knows that if Eulalia d nail somebody soon it's all oft! Shell have to go in for charity committee work and grow, enthusiastic over up- Uft meetings.” ¥ “The idea!” his wife said, severely. “Why, she’s just like a woman turn- ed loose in g dress manufactory and told to chose a garment! Any human woman in that case would just rush madly around, fits from velvet to gingham and changing her mind! If she takes the taffeta silk, how about the peach of a satin frock—and if she chooses a tailor made how on earth can she_give up the dream of an ev- ening dress over there? “The longer you hesitate over any- thing the harder it is' to make 2 '} choice! Why, one of the most popular games of Solitaire a imarried woman plays is imagining what kind of a life she would have been having if she had married one of the other men who pro- posed to her! No matter whom Eulalis finally takes she’ll have that hanging over her. “And now whenever there is trouble in the family she will go sit in a cor- ner and -brood darkly on how very different everything would have been had she taken or the one with the profile or theé college boy or the minister. It makes it rough on Ler future husband. If he's the first man his wife ever got engaged to it'll be a cinch, because she never kriows there's another man on_earth, but if she's a fascinator like Eulalia, who has had a perfect string of adorers. let me tell you he is up against trouble. “If he snaps at her he knows she is mentally saying, ‘Ah. me! Harold would have spoken to me like . nt needs straigl ‘Not till I get off my mind!” firmly lank’ householder. “‘l’hl trouble with er is that lh. is too particular. After In man who looked like a movle h-.ro 1 muy had hopes of the next one—Rameses X Col\nmln.t. who worked in a paper factory. i krfw you told me his name WM Jones and that he didn’t amount to anything, but with my keen judgmert 1 saw possibilities in him. "Anyhow. when hé’s a billionaire and arrested for cornering the market on _paper #3lp, Tll bet Eulalia will sigh and STORIES OF THE WAR BARRAGE DEFENCE Intense Gunfire on the Raiders. It is then that a girl remembers the words of wisdom let fall by her mother a: which she smiled pityingly at the time. ““Mother was right,’ cen s “What if Jasper Howcome did have a nose pushed into his face and one shoulder higher than the other and sometimes ate with his knife when he thought nobody was looking! To think he bought the best box at the opera this year and owns six meotor cars. Why was I so blind” And then she finishes scrubbing the kitchen floor. “I hope Fulalia won't get a moment of panic and take whoever happens to be on the spot at the time—a girl does that sometimes when she finds a gray hair—and dve so cheap, too! Tl bet the fellow who called fot her last ev- ening earns $12 a week and co’ks his own breakfasts! He las a squeaky voice and sald ‘Yes, sir, to her fath- er as though the floodwalker was ad- dressing him. Whatever the raiding aeroplanes that penetrated the London defences on Monday night thought to accomplish, it is certain that they failed to do any but very slight materia] damage, and as’far as military damage is concern- ed they might just as well never have come. The official communique say! that there were not more than two aeroplanes which penetrated the Lon- don defences, but it is certain that there were many more that tried hard enough to get above the metropolis. The gunfire was at times intense, and as many as ten shells could be counted bursting in the alr within the space of five seconds. The anti- aircraft forces were in operation for the whole time, and during the three attacks hundreds of shells of various calibres were fired. Even though no good targets are seen. by the gunners, such fire is calculated to have a good effect, for it acts very much like a vertical barrage and keeps the raiders at a height from which they are un- able to see their targets clearly. It must be remembered that barrage fire fiom artillery in the field is not de- cigned to nit any special target. It is not like counter-battery fire, where there is a definite object upon which shelis have to be powred, nor is it like the methodical leek!ng out of strong points or massing companies. It is purely and simply a dam of shells made to keep off the tide of an enemy advance and confine it within limits. So then is the anti-aircraft fire de- signed to keep the raiding machine within the confines of the upper air. That it does this effectively is fully evident when one looks at the dam- age that has been caused not only in might raids, but in daylight cnes as well. It is plain that the bombs are dropped haphazard and whenever o] portunity offers.—London Observer. “I admit that he has beautiful eyes, but that will make nc hit with the butcher. Some day when father ob- Jjects to the cost of her last new hat or mother peevishly asks why she never straightens her hureau drawers, Fulalia will decide she has had enough of parentaltyrany and tearfully cast herself upon .the svmpathetic chest of Chauncey, who will call her poor little girl and then expect her to work sixteen hours a day ever after she marries him and be grateful for the chanc; . “I've always kind of liked Eulalia for the way she steps out and the kink she gets on her hair when she twists it up, and her fate worries me. If she’d only marry some one and set- tle down!” “We'd have to move if she did." his wife told him. “Your main recreation ln life would be gone'” ! said the tall lank household- er, ";oyoushr “I do believe you're jealous—that’s -something for an old l.hl'ofllo like me to have happen to kim!”"—Chicago News. American “Heavles.” (By the Associateg Press.) Not far behind the American field artillery, which has been in training in a rugged section of France for the past two .months have come the men of the “heavies,” says a report from the American training camp in France. They are veteran gunners, many of whom are familiar with the big guns at home, and they greeted almost as comrades the monster French weapons which they are now grooming for use against the Germans. Some of the gzuns with which the What's Needed First. Italy is already full of projects for capturing the transatlantic air trade after the war with the big Capronis. but before that competition begins there is a pressing need for airplanes to help in winning the war.—Spring- fiela Republican. ; WHO IS YOUR NEIOHBORT? ; HE MAY BE AN ENEMY TO YOUR COUNTRY! See the Sicrets of German Methods Exposed in This Thrilling Drama of Diplomacy THE SPY - A Timely American Drama Exposing the Operations of Foreign Enemy Secret Police, With DUSTIN FARNUM AUDITORIUMTHEATR THE SECRETS OF AN EMPIRE Involving the Peace and Happiness of Every Home in the United Shteo, Are Brought Into the Broad Light of Day Through the Heroic Self-Sacrifice of a Loyal American. - Dustin Farnum in THE SPY - A WAR DRAMA WITHOUT A BATTLE AUDITORIUM--Today Fearore EDWARD E. CONNELLY \...'5cnge . COMING THURSDAY—ONE DAY ONLY MIGNON ANDERSON in WIFE OGN TRIAL Also Shorty Hamllton in a Two Reel Comedy BREED Matinee—2.30, 150 Evening—6.45 and 8.30, 15¢ and 20c LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Be a Bondhoider. Mr. Editor: Tncle Sam wants us to be bondholders and has made the way easy. ! The taking of a bond on the in- staliment plan is a lesson in thrift as much as patriotism. Two dollars Gown and you are of the army of Americans Wwho back up.the army at the front. You cannot realize how much more of an American citizen yon will seem to yourself to be when you have an American’s certificate of citizenship —a $50 bond. The American who from various reasons cannot buy a pond, but would if he ocould, is just as good as any of Money doesn’t make the man, it only helps to elevate the feslings. Uncle Sam js not asking those whe cannot do it to take a bond, but those who can to lift. The president has niade 25th the nation’s lifting day. 1 shall be there to lift one or two iittle ones, and I hope all Americans who can will join. BILL. Norwich, Oct. 16th, 1917. us. October THEATRE TODAY and TO-NIGHT THE STAR SUPREME ETHEL BARRYMORE The Lifted Veil Burton Holmes Travelogue Black Diamond Comedy TODAY Madge Kennedy In the Comedy of 1,000 Laughs BABY MINE The T noticed in vour uable paper a few days ago an item concerning Miss Agnes Allen, a Plainfield scho~ marm, canning 140 jars of fruits and vegetables, and wish to mention a _lady here who as far I know, holds No. 1 record. Mrs. John Hyatt at Edgewood Poultry farm, besides caring for her household,_2nd 1.000 head of poultry has made two barrels of saurkraut. two barrels of dill pickies, many gal- lons of green fomato pickles, canned over 200 jars of string beans, corn, reas, and fruit, put up 159 jars of different kinds of jelly, and js still on the job. Who can touch her record? C. B. MONTGOMERY. 15, 9 International Success In 6 Laughing Acts WINIFRED ALLEN In the 5 Part Mystery Play THE HAUNTED HOUSE A’Story of Small Town Life TRIANGLE KOMEDY USUAL TIME AND PRICES Packer, Oct. Relief for Blind Soldiers and Sailors. Mr. Editor: Statistics furnished by the French and_ British authorities to the American-British-French-Belgian permanent blind relief war fund of 590 Fifth avenue. New York, show tkat there are in England, France and Belgium more than 3.000 soldiers who Eave been totally blinded in the war and nearly’ 25.000 blinded in one ey a large proportion of whom w eventually lose the sight of the other as the result of shock or of the wounds themselves. in addition there arc in France alone nearly 200 who, besides losing both eves, have also euffered by explosions or amputation the loss of both arms or both legs, or a les and a hand, and in many cases have been renderad stone deaf into the bar- gain. Consider for a moment what this means. Try to imagine the tragedy, the horror of it! But you cannot, the thing is impossible. To understand it at all ome must be here, in the midst of it, seeking what there is to see in the earnest desire to help the suffer- ers and alleviate their torture of mind and body, and undergo one’s self the anguish of such a quest, undertaken in order that we Americans may be privileged to minister to the victims stricken in thix particularly horrible manner who Fave fallen hy the way along the Via Dolorusa that leads to the salvation of the world. This is a sitvation with which no government, no Red Cross can cope satisfactorily. It them to devote to each indiv ferer the care and tenderness which are necessary to lead him up from his| depth of suffering, hopelessness an- despair to renewed hope and send him forth into his new world of darkness fund, to provide for our after-care project and to enable us to maintain additional pensioners. We want $2,000,000 towards our gen- eral fund to carry on the work of re- ucation, to run our workshops, to keep up our markets for raw mate- rials and our exchange to maintain our industrial echool nd our superior school, and to enlarge and improve our hools for future requirements. Any Americans blinded in the war will of course benefit to the fullest ex- tend and be re-educated to fit them for any walk in life t6 which they are adaptable by inclination, knowledge or previous occupation. Since we began our work of mercy. Jeb. 18, 1916, to date, the fund's re- ceipts through letters of appeal, col- lection boxes, dime banks, subscrip- tion books, tc have amounted t¢ American artillery men are training are wonderful and ponderous exam- ples of the French gun makers’ :kill and daring. They range from. the odest btit marvelously effective “155” up to the staggering “400™ that hurls a high explosive missile weighing just short of a ton. The 400’s are more po- 74 MAIN THE TALKING MACHINE SHOP, Inc. firm of tread and resolution equipped to do a man’s work and provided with tools and materials to _enable him to hold his own again. But this is the task which the A. B. F. B. undertook two and a half years ago and to which it has devoted its sole and constant more than $635, Not one cent of money by the public directly for soldiers has been deducted fund's administrative expenses, are defrayed from *other sources. Thanks to the liberalitv of the Brit- contributed the blind for- the which STREET tent than the biz Berthas ever were in their days of great destructiveness. The guns ranged from the short, squat mcrtars, which sit upon their haunches® Ifke giant frogs, up through the various members of the howitzer to the truly sinister naval ri- fles with their long tapering barrels. The Americans are delighted with their French weapons and_are busy studying~ every detail and adapting themselves to the use of ¥French ma-- terial. Most of the heavy gunners are men of long experience ‘and do not need much actual firing practice be- fore taking their place in line against the enemy. They have been a little surprised to find that with the big land guns used here speed is not a great factor. These heavy weapons are used for destructive purposes, and there is no special need for haste when dealing with concrete dugouts and other enemy defenses that cannot run away. Accuracy is the great goal of all heavy gunners. Asked if, his men_would not find it difficult td shoot without direct ob- servation, the .general commanding the heavy artillery contingent replied: “We will have direct observation here. The only difference will be that the observer instead of standing be- side the gun, will be sitting aloft on an airplane. You can depend upon it that each shot we fire at the enemy will be watched and reeorded. he wireless branch artillery service 1s one % great im- portance. At schools already estab- lished radio pupils are being trained in communication with airplanes and observation balioons., Scores of reserve officers from Plattsburgh and other training camps are completing their technical educa- $50 8§55 $60 875 $100 $110 $135 $150 tion in. the" artillery schools here. $175 $200 $250 $375 ese officers, individually selected for their artillery servicé because of their $500 $1000 education in higher mathematics and engineering, are proving a joy to_their commanders and instructors. It is predicted that all will make splendid officers in active service. The American gunners have been much interested in the big 240’s which are hauled by caterpillar tractors, but their real pets are those aristocrats among the heavies which command speelal railroad cars. Some of thesé ruiers of the cannon world are as im- portant and so valuable that an entire artillery train is devoted to them. ‘These trains are strange looklnc af- fairs in their fantastic war paint, re- sembling a distance a mammoth rattlesnake. Even the engines are in. cluded in the camouflage and may re- semble anything from a brick house to a giant hedgehog. The French sense of humor cannot be suppressed by three ears and more of war. French cers have named one of the largest guns turned @’er to the Americans ‘“Moustique,” which means mosquito. “It is a compliment to any of your artillerymen who mny hlve come mm New Jersey,” said mandant, who said ho had mnt ten years on the eastern coast of the Vi, Prench a1th e ch guns, ough large and apparently unwieldy, are balan oasily. one man betng able to clwate and deflect a weapon welnhl‘ Aty tons or more. CLEAR AS A BELL R its exquisite richness and naturalness of rendmon, for its beauty, and for its many unique and exclusive features, you will choose the Sonora, which won highest score at the Panama-Paci- fic Exposition for tone quality. THE TALKING MACHINE SHOP Inc. 74 Main Street WithThethnFummmCo. ;s ish public, who have subscribed 500.000=to caro for their blinded, will be no further need for F. B. toshelp St. Dunstan’s, the great institution in London under the di- rection of Sir Arthur Pearson (himself blinded),, except to contribute 10 per cent. from our general fund for the after-care of its graduates. The French. however, ha been too occu- pled with the war on thelr own terri- tory and their resources have been too severely taxed for it to be possible f:ar them adequately to aid their blind- ed. A final word .to your readers. 1 ehould like to emphasize that the blinded soldiers who stumble from the battlefleld, having made the supreme sacrifice of their sight so that those they left behind might never witness the scenes that froze their blood and so that all peoples might develop in freedom and peace for all time, want neither pity mor charity. They ask only a chance to take their places again among their fellow men equipped to earn their own livinig at an honest trade. You and yours, whom they Fave helped to save. owe help to them in your turn and a‘e glad of the op- portunity to extend it. Do it right now! (Signed) energies with a large measure of suc- cess, thank= to the generosity of the American public, Let me tell just what we require in order to carry on this constructive work to which its founders and their voluntary staff are devoting their own money. time and lives want 30 generous hearted Amer- icans each to adopt for life one blinded sbidier with both arms or hands am- putated: $5,000 set aside by cach donor will more than provide the pension of 1,200 francs per year required, which will double that given by the French government. We want 130 generous hearted Americans each to adopt for life one blinded and mutilated soldier who can do little or no work and has a family to support: $3,500 put aside by each donor will provide the pension of 900 francs per year necessary. We want 100 generous hearted Americans to send us $600 each to pur- chase cottages for 200 blinded and mutilated men, who are included in Nos. 1.and 2. We want 2500 generous hearted Americans each to contribute $200 for the purpose of sending 2,500 blinded re-educated men to their own homes and give them an opportunity to make g pey startein life and earn their own 1i We want $500,000 for our permanent First Liberty Loan 3} there the A. B CORA PARSONS KESSLER. Paris, Sept. 15, 1917, per GCent. Bonds Ready for Delivery BRING YOUR RECEIPT Make Subscriptions for the Second Liberty Loan 4 per cent. at THE HAMES NATIONAL sANK