Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 15, 1917, Page 4

-dorwich Bulletin and gcufneéY 121 YEARS OLD = weelki: S0c a _ml.u—-ufia 12e at the Posgoffes at Norwich, ~“ona. %8 second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Oifice 430. Buylietin Editorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. 625 Ma'n Street. “Norwich, Thursday, Nev. 15, 1917. GIRCULATION 1901, average . 4412 1908, average November 10, 1917. ... 9,457 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED 5 PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive- iy emtitled to the use for republica- n of all news despatches credit- ed te it or mnot otherwise credit- ed im this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of speeial despatches herein are also reserved. COAL BY WATER, CERTAINLY. Accorging to a Washington _des- patch it is announced by the fuel ad- ministration thai an investigation by Majér General William 8. Black, chief of engimeers of the United States army, shows -that a larze saving in railroad transpartation ‘eam e ef- fected with the terminal facilities and water transportation equipment now availadle, and the shipment of ceal from eastern fleids to New Engiand was cited as one of the most striking instanees of opportunity for savine. After all the ciamoring for caal that has beem done by New England, and after the shortage which éxists here with imdustries closing because they cannot gat the nesded fuel, this would seem tp be an eleventh hour wlecision regarding the getting of reiief to this section ef the. country. It is diffieul: 1o understand why there should not have beenm an eariy recognition ef such facilities inasmuch -as there are cer- tain sections of New England which depend almost entirely upon water transpartation in gettinz their coal. We have been given to undersiand in the past that the shutting off of this means of getting coal was due to » lack of vessels. Majer Black says that the equipment is available now for mly relieving the wajjroads apd that being the case its utilization can- not be unmdertaken too quick. It is folly te suppose that coal for New England ghouid be forced upon ‘the railroads when it can be carried by water and this applies to other: sec- tions ag well as New England. The fuel admipistration should now. be- stir itself and make up as weil as it can for lost time. HEEDING THE APPEAL. Since the president’s address to the American Federation of Labor at Buffalo there are several important instances which show that it went to the mark, that those it was intended to reach got it and that théy have been persuaded that the president is right and they are wrong. First of all the buildimz trades sec- tion of the federation saw the point and made an immediate move whereby il strikes affecting government werk, whether in shipping, munition or other industries involving production for 1he eenduct of the war were called off. This has resulted in the return 1o work of carpenters at 'Newport News employed on government con- teacts, in the taking up of their activ ties by the union men. at four ship- ¥ards at Newark and in disclosing prospects of the ending of the frenbie at Quiney where neariy 10,000 are involved or indirectly concerned by _the treuhle. . President Wiison in laying -em- phasis upon the fact that all_should Stand tosether in support of the gov- q-;sg at this time declared - that v has a right to stop the pro- Sesges of labor until all the methads conciliation and settlement have exhausted” and “the settlément @ mever impessible when hath sides Wwant to do the square and right " That these statcments went me is shown by the calling off of the strikes. Now the effort will be Rade to do the square and right thing d to be governed by the facts and this is what ean be expected from the Sanfercnces which will follow relative p the disputes. The president saia ¥hal was needed and at a time when ‘t-was required and it is to be hoped that it will he fellowed in all labor ‘reupies in the future by all con- 2erned. . ' RUSSIA’S CONDITION. ‘These who have Ioliowed the prog- of events in Russia cannot be =#d at the siate of affairs which thers, er particularly in Petro- , today. It is the logical conclu- Gion of the metheds which have been Befere the new republic & able to stand onm its feet thege - were dirocting its affairs were the sound advice of those What it necded in the way - mpurishment 2nd was ing to X whieh were coming who were planning fo . hed . that those who have temporarily set up a new government are unable to control and that riot, looting and mur- der are prevailing everywhere. It can be appreciated that the peo- ple of that city are apmious for the return of Kerensky but even more so should they be working for the bring- ing back of General Korniloff and the putting inte operation of the sugges- tions which he made for sav the country from the enemies.w 5 Bt was Korniloff who pointed put as lons age as the Mcscow conference tHat what has taken place could be ex- pected unless there was a reorganiza- gion of ‘the army and the establish- ment of a stronger government. Rus- sla and Petrograd need the return of Kerensky but they also need Korniloff to give him the proper backbone. A WISE CHANGE OF MIND. Sober second thought is very apt to correct the mistakes of an impulsive decision apd this is apparently. what it has done for Secretary of War Ba; ker regarding the students of the sec- ord iraininsg camps at Plattsburg who qualify for commissior These officers’ train been maintained for the purpose of securing as quickly as possible the large number of officers that will be required to take charge of the na- tional army, fill vacanojes as they oc- cur and take part in the duties before going abrcad. The army has not srown as fast as the number of offi- cers up to the present time and it had been announced by the secretary of war that the -graduat would _ be placed upon the reserve list until reeded without pay. This meansthat they would go, back to civilian life, get in touch with otber thi and ng camps have said the womun “and under “You are tardy.” wko was_knitting a waseh cloth, ycu look as if you've been sme great strain.” Perfectly correes,” replied the lat- est arrival. “I was mever before un- der such & strain in my life. My only child was lost this noon The dozen members of tie Red Cross Sewing society dropped stitch- es out of polite sympathy as they demanded the details. I had finished a stremuous morn- 's work and was stretching out for a brief rest upor the swinging couch on the back porch,” explained the lat- est arrival. “WIith the awnings down &rd the fan on, I was supremely com- fortable in spite of the thermometer. Ir fact. 1 was about to doze off when 1 smelled something burning on the kitchen stove -and jumped up just in ime to see the maid dashing loward the front of the apartment. “I snatched off the potatoes from e stove. They -were only scorched. Then I followed my frantic domestic > learn the cause of her excitement. he told me between sobs and gasps, she peercd through the sun par- lor window, that little Mery had run out and disappcared! That she, the maid, had run after her the very sec- cand she had missed her, but couidn’t even tell which way' she went. Am I clear ” ~ es, but your pronouns are not,” s2id the woman who was knitting a wush cloth. that time I was unfastening my rcgligee and fumbling in my cigthes <ioset for anything ‘on earth that vould do‘to wear on the street. I rpened to snatch' down a one-piece lose much of the benefits which they have obtained from the training re- ceived ana which needs. to be ccentin- ued and put into actual practice for still greater perfection. The fact that there are to> many of- ficers soon to be made available, is a 200d thine. It was the laek of officers that was being decried some time ago, but now that these officers are going| 10 be available. cven fhopgh. they. are training camp officers, it would be foliy to puc themt on the shelf, even temporarily, ~ where they would de- teriorage instead of improve. Thus the change of mind by the secretary is a wise one. It would have heen an economical move to have put them on the reserve list but just now is the time when we shculd spare no ex- pense in making them better office: 2‘ S$OUND ADVICE. On top of the Alssusting spectacle which” certain women ‘in Washington are making cf themselves in picketing the White House comes their state mente to the court that they are fight-" ing fer their righis and standing ur for a great principle. They give little thought to anything but themselvee. They fail to recognize that their ac- tivities - are . accomplishing nothing, that they are onl ér prejudice against the object which they #re working and that if they are anxious to do something nc- ble for their country and therefore for themsejves there is a far srcater op- portunity before them in devoting their- services to the support of the government at the present time in aiding in the great volume of war work that & waiting to be dcne. “As 2 rebuke to suech efforts as are being put forth by certain. women from various sections .of the country gathered . at Washington, Mrs. Har- riet Stanton Blateh, an ardent and consistent advocate of equal suffrage, write: Since last February I have taken- little part«in. suffrage work and have been devoting my time mainiy | te mattérs conpected with war ger- vice.” To judge by the hue and cry that is going on about non-essentials one might suppose that America is at peage, the: world at peace, sStarvation non-existent and eivilization progress-- ing normally.” As Mrs. Blatch indicates it is time for the women to realize their greater responsibilities, stop fighting over the things that can wait and .devote their energies to helping. fhe naticn, and it is pretty sound advice. . JEDITORIAL NOTES, There is one gratifying thing about Indian summer, it doesn’t last long enough to change®the style. A buckwheat mill has been burned in New, York state and.this the sea- son when, the flapjacks have their big run. = The man on the corner:says: Tt might be a gqod idea to,establish a rogless day for- the relentiess chew- ers. , This country camnot fail to recog- niZe the necessity of putting,the stamp bn the Bolsheviki on this side‘of t! water. The people of Petrograd are now seeing ;the great mistake which they made fn not keeping Kerensky in the city when he was there. From"the speed which his troops are making General Wurm Is trying to| show the Italians that little depend- ence can be plated in 2 name. Regardless of the prosress that is being made by the British it must be fully understood that Turkey out of the war wouldn't offset the elimina- tion of Italy. Cbamp Clark predicts a nine months segsion of congress. FHe doesn’t indi- cate that the new prohibition law id going to have any effect upon the stay n Washington. Those who are hoarding up supplies of any kind cannot be said to be meet- ing their share of the war sacrifices, but they. are forcing others to do more than their part. 4 ¥ We are duty hound to help Russia under ‘proper conditions, but it is only wise that we should find out. whether Russia is anxious to help itself or the enemy ang act accordingly. When the miners of South Wales vote three to, one against a strike and decide to stand back of the govern- ment until victery is won it shows the proper .attitnde of ‘British labor. If the Italian resistance, aided by the allied help, can stiffen sufficiently the Austro-Germans . may wish they badp’t made such a hurried advancs into the eduntry of Victer Emmanuel. The fruit of the teachings of ] Goldman and Alexander i shown in the youth of 16 who shot her servant dnd regretted mm he had not’ sueceeded in . ‘H. N.‘Emter at Boston. wm_ " biue serze that was easy to get into, and so put it on in a jiffy without thmking how et it was and how hot the weather was. I drove an extra [in throush my bair to keep the knot from skidding down my back, seized nearest hat and rushed out, call- 5 back to the maid to o at once and search in the opposite direction.” And just to think.” interripted the one who was kuitting a wristlet, “vou had never let that child go as far as the corner alone in all her blessed Jit- tle_three years. > The mother of little Mary resumed. Firet, 1 asked the neighbor chil- ren whether they had seen anything of my bab: t their ecruel noises sent successive chills up and down my spine. It was perfectly piain by this time that she had been mistaken dnapped. So down the wher for a wealthy child and 1 hurried! 1 fairly ra street into the corner store gazed all around and flew out ithout any explanation to the tonished eclerks. 1 investigated 2y the delicatessen, Lakery, y and all the pub- lic places in the neighborhood where 1 had ever taken le Mary. but came out of euch place biting my lip hsrder and harder. You souldn't «ver believe that there could be so wmany places where that child wasn't. Jur back gate opens on the alley, so I circled arcund (bt way and Lunted in the reighbors gacages and yards till 1 began to fecl foolishly weak. It was the perspiration fromr my face dripping down upon my hand that reminded me of my waltering sitire and the merciless milday sun. 1 leaned for an instant asainst our back fence like ome intoxieated. The oman next ccor noticed my uncer- tein attitude ard hurried out to see what the trouble was. When I told her in trembling jerks about little Mary’s escape she dropped everything und organized the people from her Luilding into a regular scouting rarty.- Fortunately I had encush sense left to realize that unl T got inty a cooler dress I couldn’t possibly con- tinue my search, for I was then on the verge of sunstroke, The gearch- ing parF- voiur.teered to wait for me 2 minufe and into the house I hur- ried. shaking knees and a majd was phoring the pol “So it was the police that found the child?” inquired the one who was | Kuitting a_sweater. “I_was just going to tell tle Mary’s mother went on. room I had mecchanically siipped a linen suit and was standi the bed hookinz the shrieked a shriek that npstairs. peopie down. ped clear into brouzht Positively the mida une little anc was sta her tantelizing £ her finger at me a little fat gnome. imagine “she wasn't long after that. end who was knitting a “Pgor chiid!” reflected -li wother. “She couldn’t see why it was wrong to hide under the bed—but Tm not the least bit ~fraid of her coing it again soon! hanzs, chuckling chuckling szested the I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Hoover Pledge Cards. Mr. Editor: It is.well for the wo- men of our land {o become members of the “U. S. Food Administration/ but what about, the signers of the pledge exhibiting eards in their win- dows and publiely saying: “I have made no change in.my style of cook- i T have@always been ecomomical’ Such remarks have.been made in my hearing. Not oniy that, but three cards are on exhibition in their homes dn one row and members of -the family say, “We use meat, sugar and wheat just as before, but don't waste as much.” T know one family that exhibits no card in the window that has for two weeks gone strictly by rules laid down ny the “House Card.” If a person thinks for a moment that signing something and showing a paper to prove it-is patriotic, there s apother guess coming. This coun- try is at war—with—not Kaiser Will- iam alone—every drop of blood in the German empire and a good many thousand gailons in the U. S, It is mot now a question of what we thought when Germany and the ailied natiops of FEurope were at war, but plainer and plainer each day the fuet is looming up that U. 8. of A. must whip Germany or she never will be whipped, To do it a battle’ of Bull Run may be necessary, but like the war of the rebellion, when the Ameri- can nation gets fully aroused -to aet- ual conditions, the roar for war to in- sure peace will he so-tremendous tkat it will echo and re-echo all around the world. - U. 8. of America can not only thrash Germany with all her boasted perfect fighting machine, but will force the German army to come out and fight, not hide away like woed chucks in the ground: Congequently to start the good- work going it i# =not enough to stick a eard in your window. but do a little self denial work as well. It is none of my- busimess who signs cards and about what they do after signing, and right down at the bottém 1 don’t believe any lady in- tends to sign one thing and do another, but too many have -been blinded by press dispatches, “Made in Germany” and do not realize just where we are at. A few ladies in each town to get cut and see that-every member of the Home Food Administration live right up to the requirements of that admin- istration will be one move in the right direction. Signing and displaying cards and publicly saving. “I shail do as T alweys have,” do not mix well. ._ C. B. MONTGOMERY. Packer, Nov. 14, 1917. - The Famine of Sweets. Mr. Editor: For a change we may now devote a little warry to the sugar scarcity. The fall canning took an un- heard of proportion of. that sweetly familiar commodity od thg _.visible supply is unequal to the demand, pending .relief from -the..cane SuUgAr producers of the south.and -the beet sugar manufacturers of the west. The result is a sort of saccharine embargo. Even the most_benevolent grocer puts on a stony stare when you ask him for more than two pounds of sugar. sarcastically - inquires, “Won't salt do just as well” While we are looking for a way out of the price op- pression the several avenues of escape we find are delusiops and snares. Di- rections for getting out ¢f our plight are almost as plentiful as explanations of how we got_in—and the .explana- tions 1un on ad lib. And now—the war is revealing fresh terrors for those whom nature has .endowed .with a sweet tooth. But this particular war cloud—may it. soon pass'away!—has its silver lining; many -of the minor sacrifices forced upom it by war's economic upheaval are blessings in dis- guise, if we only kpew it, and in this list a partial denial .of our appetite for Sweets might fairly be included. In ‘their passion for sugar, ‘the ‘American people are unapproached by any oth- er country'on earth. - A little judiel ons “swearing off’ on the sugar habit] to tide over the present near-famine will therefore do us ne harm, d - in many irdividual . cases it ‘will- has viayed im our -domestic ‘economy until the article recently Hecame des- perately scarce,. . Fhe .- seornmers of sweet things sometiges ssem to he a formidatic body; but 'just mew th afi-hag. Deads, of im In vain is Dr. Wiley in advocacy of a reduc day. rited ises us Lo guard against an ex- cessive. indulgence in sweets, but' he ‘effects of his own appeal - ads th “Sugar acting food und therefore is vaipable to relieve exhaustio particularly useful for soldiers on a forced march or for people engaged in any extraordinary effort It is govd to know that sugar relieves ex- heustion: but where, oh where, js the magical pewer that will relieve present exhaustion of sugar? J. H. CUMMINGS. Nov. 12, 1917, STORIES OF THE WAR Norwiceb, The Changes of the German For:‘as. A clear idea of the €bb and fiow of the - tidés of German forces on the eastern and western fronts during the various phases of the war from the opening of histilities in 15$4. tifl the beginning of September, 1917 is ob- tained from carefully compiled infor- mation which the correspondeit of The Associated Press is cnabled to transmit. - From this it is gathered that when the Germans started the war by in- vading Belgium they launched’ 1190 battalions of infantry formed = info 96 1-2 divisions of four regiments each on to the Franco-Belgian front, while on the Russian front they em- ployed only 322 battalions formed into 28 1-2- divisions of four regyments each. On September 1 this vear-they had on the Franco-Belgian-British front. 1,369 hattalions formed into 147 divisions, some of which were of three and- others of four regiments each, while ‘on the Russo-Rumanidn 965" battalions formed- into 92 divisic were in line. It will thus be seen that the German armies on the fighting fronts have been increased in. the three years of war from_ 1512 bafta- lions fo 2334 battalions. A review of the different periods of the war will- show, how these troops the | BREED THEATRE TODAY AND TONIGHT Ethel Barrymore s Ty LIFE'S WHIRLPOOL Burten Holmes Travelogue Drew Comedy Coming Friday and Baturday VIOLA DANA i i FATTY ARBUCKLE —IN— Fatty at Coney Island RETURN ENGAGEMENT BY POPULAR DEMAND The Wood Dance Pulaski Hall Friday, November 16th PICKETT’S DANCE ORCHESTRA “FOLLOW THE CROWD" FRIDAY NIGHT have been employed at various times, according to whether the bprincipal cffort of the Germans has been di- re d toward the western or the east- ern front. In August 1914 the attention of the German high commapd was absorbed by the attack on Beigium and I°rance, while the Russian front was regarded as a secondary occupation. At that time the infantry effectives on the western front numbered 1,190 battal- ions in 96 1-2 div ons, each division consistinz of four regiments. On the rn front, the Germans then had 322 battalions comprising 26 1-2 di- visions. When fought the battle of the Yser was in November. 1914, the Ger- mans intensificd their effort ‘s the west and brought up their effeciives to a higher figure and at the same time increased the number of battal- ions on the eastern front so that they then had 1293 battalions on the western front and 389 on the eastern front. Then came the Russian offensive in and to check the Russian ad- nce toward the German frontier, Germany was compelled o throw more troops on her eastern front, in- creasing the number of battalions there in September, 1915, to 759. To do this it s necessary to reduce the number of German battalions on the western front from 1293 to 1120. Many divisions were transferred from the eastern to the western front when the Germans gathered their forces for the beginning of the great battle of Verdun with the result that in June, 1916, there were 1376 German bajtalions on the western front and those on the eastern front were re- duced from 750 to 574. The German drive against Rumania made possible by adding more than 300 battalions to their eastern battleline, bringing the total on the ecastern front to 899. This was done without reducing the number of bat- “%}-,’g"s on the sestern front below 1300. nch and British began sreat offensive operations July 1917, the Germans were compeil- .ed to bring fresh forces to the west- ern front, increasing their battalions there to 1456 but reducing the number on the eastern front only to 360. Sub- sequently the Germian battalions alon: the Russian battleline were increase by the addition of more than 100 bat- talions, bringing the total there to 965 on September 1 of this year These were divided into 92 divisions of three regiments each. During this movement the battalions on the west- ern front were reduced to 1398, divid- ed._into. 147 divisions, and that is be- lieved to have been the number on the German western front on Septem- Lber ‘1.~ These figures do not include any German troops on garrison duty in the interior of the country n@@ those maintaining lines of communi- cations. Bx-King Constantine srrived at Zu- rich on Monday with his family and Dr. Streit, ex-minister of foreign af- fairs. CASTORIA 1 ‘Iorlmgudm ! } THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL BILEL The World’s Greatest Western Actor M.S. HART i “THE COLD DECK” A Gripping, Thrilling Play of the West With Lots of Rnp{d_Ac» tion That None Should Miss 8IX ACTS BARGAIN MATINEE DAILY 2:15 First Screen Appearan: of - the World's Greatest Female Im- JULIAN ELTINGE The Countess Charming USUAL TIME AND PRICES ‘‘The Cold Komedy W 8. Hart in Deck.”” Nov. 15, 16 and 17 HOW DID RASPUTIN, THE REAL RULER . OF RUSSIA, MEET HIS DEATH? The True Story of Russia Told for the First Time an Unforgetable Manner. Tremendous Scenes, Masterly Acting. A Vivid, Virile Story of the Biggest Events in the World’s Biggest War. -SEE RASPUTIN AT THIS THEATRE Thursday, Friday and Saturday Also a Real Funny Comedy || Concert Orchestra No Advance In Prices Matinee 10c—Evening 15¢ majority have to- s doing a pamby most t given. The conserve. It is tie of preaching, the namby ment as a rule doing the and informing other pe: live. A little common s at this time in place of the s ing from one community to an er would’ be more in order.—Middletown Press. . ! gre; OTHER VIEW POINTS There is one insatiable, constant demand from eoldiers in trench and training camp—the demand for letter: and more letters from home. Comfort kits and candy and tobacco are fine— but only letiers soothe that lonel ache that sometimes sneaks unde: the khaki. It is no: soldierly loneli- ness—so there 'is mever a Wo that in the letters from camp the longing is expressed in the plea— over and over—'write often—ietters are best of all” Mofhers and sisters and friends of scoidiers can perform as great a service for them with the pen as with the knitting needle. Sweaters and socks at best mean but physical comfort — while letters strengthen the heart. 1f our soldlers are to fight their best we must keep them secure in their faith n our appreciation of their sac- rifice. and aware of the beauty and worth of the homes for whose free- dom and happiness they go to battle, Tetters to soldiers should be pictures |of home, and letter writers should epare no effort to make them cheerful and inspiring. The . veriest common- places of family life are dear to these exiled lads—the news that mother is making pickles, that father was u the soliciting committee for the Lib- erty Loan—that sister has joined the first aid class, or is secretary of &1 high school debating club. And don's forget the clippings from the ho®e paper—and the snapshot of mother feeding the hens!—Bridgeport Stand- ard- American. There is no reason to dc the State of Connecticiit the necessary ecxpenses of printin the papers tisa 1 of M Amy E. Archer Gilli sentenced die for murder, if it shall be demon strated that Mrs. Gillisan is witheut funds to do s0. Connecticur puts no price upon justice and deprives 'no one of the opporiunity to-have the hearing the law paevides, merely be- cause they lack fn material means.- Hartford Post. 1ht that will pay The outbreak of rage and disgust over the fresh fire on the New York water front and the destruction of an- other million dollar tions is entirely L after warnins falls the government as to the volved in_ allowing enemy large, without penetrating naterally pacifists _and suspectirg nothing. In the need of 'men ard confidence in anybody providled he is efficient, employers put opportunities for evil into the power of men act- uated by hate and relentless enmity The country is being led in w hy men who bore three vears of insult and injury before showing resentment and now rather lose a ship &r a bat- tle and forfeit a factory and all its prodwct than suspect someone un- justly.—Waterbury Americai. Warning the ear of peril in- aliens at the mind upon Conserve food is the general advice There Are Two Kinds of Brer Rabbit Molasses The Gold Label Brer Rabbit The GOLD LABELiaa&tfml grade of New Orleans Molasses. Very delicate and sweef in ~flavor and light in color. Slightly higher in price than the GREEN LABEL. gL The Green Label Brer Rabbit - ‘The GREEN LABEL is a splendid medium grade New Orleans Molasses, ’tronger inflavor and of medium dark color. - “a: > - ‘Whether y{:guler the GOLY LABEL or the GREEN EL is a matter of personal taste. Both are selocted grades of pure New Orleans Molasses from New Orleans, and both make a delitious spread for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, bread, etc. A should. al- ways be on the dining 5 i : o e AT S § e Don’t W. About Sugar—Use Brer Rabbit Molasses © are tional for baking, cooking, and can ooy When a v sweet, delicate flavor is 3 use GOLD EL, and for a stronger meolasses flavor, use the GREEN LABEL. Go to — ask for a . can of .Brer - Rabbit. medium and large sizes. PENICK & FORD, L1p. # The Werld's Largest Canncrs of Moladses 4