Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 29, 1917, Page 4

diorwich Bulletin and gau?-ef 121 YEARS OLD rice 12¢ & weeks 50e a year. Entered at the Postoffice ai Norwich, Conn., #s second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Office 480. Bi n Editorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantic Office. 625 Mala Street lephone Norwich, Thursday, Nov. CiRCULATION 1901, average ..........ce.... 4812 1905, average November 24, 1917.. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive- Iy entitled to the use for republica- tion of all news despatches ered ed to it or not otherwise credit- ed in this paper and also the local news published herein. Al rights of republication of special despatches herein are also reserved. GERMANY AND RUSSIA. Evidence aplenty has becn produced to shew that long before the war cpened German influence was estab- lished on a large scale in Russia. Caar Nicholas was susceptible thereto and there were those in the cabinet after eatrance into the war who were work- inz for the handing over of that na- tion to the kaiser. The revolution put an ‘end thereto but that was only the signal for the overrunninz of “the couniry with German propaganda and ‘rom one cnd of the country to the «ther the agents of Germany were at work in behaif of the kaiser's inter- ests. Deprived of the advantages which had been obtained previous to the revolution, it was necessary for Germany to develop the unrost which was shown fo exist and to turn jt to its own use. How cleverly this was tarried on and how successfully it re- tulted is well shown by the fraterni- zation which took place between th2 Russian and German troops on the battle fronts. Germany was doing its atmost to. break down the fighting pirit of the Russians and from that me the effectiveness of the Russian ermies has been destroyed. With the ousting of the revolution- ary government another advantage was offered Germany and i: has been capitalizing it in every possible way. It {s turning the extremists’ govermment to its own gocod and Russia will, if Germany can have its own way, be not only a vassal of the German em- pire, but will be striking at those na- tions with which it is allied All of Russia is not, however, so inclined in spite of German effort but it remains to be seen whether it can be rallied in time to overcome those who are at present holding the reins and doing the bidding of German offi- cials. It is thus the duty of the allies to bend everv effort to keep Russia where it belongs and prevent it from disgracing itself amd putting help in the way of supplies and released pris- oners in the hands of the central pow- ers. The situation ealls for immedi- ate and effective measures by the al- lies. The hopelessness of getting Rus- sia back onto its feet cannot be ac- cepted until it is o reality. Russia needs a certain kind of help as it never needed it before. PROPER IMSISTENCE. Reports from Buenos Aires are to the effect that the newspapers of that city are protesting against the fre- wpency with which Count Luxburg, the German representative in Arzen- =na who has been handed his pass- ports and assured safe conduet home; is allowed to o between the island where he is held off the coast and that city. Such a protest appears to be fully justified in view of the manmer in which tbas official had been taking ndvantage of the neutrality of Argen- tina and it is surprising that the gov- ernment of that couniry would toler- ate what appears to be the continua- tion of the efforts of Luxburg to carry on his propaganda in spite of what has happened. According to all accounts Luxburg was in Buenos Alres at the same timo as another representative of Germany who is on his way to Chile. It is not to be supposed for a moment that this was aecidental and there is every rea- sen to believe that they met and con- ferred vpon the missfon in which this €cond agent of Germany is engaged. Luxburg it will Be remembered made certain recommendations to his gov- ernment in messages which were in- tercepted regarding Chile and it is probable that efforts are being made to put them into operation. Argen- tina is thus being made the tool of Germany by permitting such confer- ences and there is every reason for the papers and the public of Argentina to insist upon the prevention of such ac- tions and the immediate departure of Luxburg for home, If such isn’t done &r‘genm- will have another awaken- : L EXPLOSIVES. 'y Extensive damage has been done Enm the country by the explo s which have taken place, causing ::: only the destruction of property costing the lives of many people | the loss of % led to the giving of the mecessary au- thority to the bureau of mines by the last congress to enforce the law which it passed requiring all users and holders of explosives to secure licenses from the government. Most states have laws calling for severe penalties for' the blowing up of factories and bridkes and any who are apprehended for such dastardly work will be prose- cuted thereunder, but the federal war measure calls for the arrest of any person in the United States havinz explosives in their possession after November 15 who does not have a fed- eral license showing the purpose for what the explpsives are {o be used, and he may be fined up to $5,000 or sentenced to jail for a year. If the circumstances warrant he may get both the fine and the sentence. The bureau of mines has completed its organization throughout the coun- try with state inspectors for explo- sives, licensing officers in each coun- ty and those in citles. There must be a definite statement made as to what use is to be made of explosives and in case any remains it must be re- turned. It is a measure to increase safety. Certainly every precaution should be taken to keep such danger- cus instruments from the hands of the evilly disposed and a strict en- forcement should accomplish It. WAR STAMPS. Tn keeping with the idea which was put forth in conmection with the Lib- erty loans by selling on the install- ment plan to encourage the paptitipa- tion of the “little fellows” those whose wages and expenses are such that they cannot aid the government in financing the war except under the most favorable conditions, the gplan hes now been adopted by the govern- ment of making it possible for those who could not see their way to part with the $50 for the smallest bond, even ‘though it covered a year's time, invest in war time saving stamps. That the small wage earners are interested in the nation’'s wel- e and in the conduct of the war cannot be questioned. They are as anxious to help as the man of means but the part which they can play is limited. This same situation was ex- perienced in Great Britain and there the idea was adopted of disposing of war stamps for the purpose of in- creasing the interest o the “little fei- lows” and at the same time encour- aging them to increased thrift, The plan is a simple one. During next month war stamps will be is- sued at the fixed price of $4.12. In cucceeding months a cent a menth will be added to the price and the stamps will yield four pe- cent. in- terest compounded quarterly. They will run for five years and as in the case’ of the Liberty bonds the entire wealth and security of the country is behind them. Tbe war stamps are tax free and the amount which can be held is limited, and for those who cannot purchase these, thrift stamps can be bought at 25 cents each until the amount corresponds with a war stamp when an exchange can be made. It is a plan which ought to and doubt- iess will be eagerly responded to by those of small means but who are anxious to do their part. EDITORIAL NOTES. Isn't it about time that Miss Rom- anoff was booked as a moving picture star? ‘0 much of the day should not be given to feasting that there will not be time for prayer and thanksgiving. Of course if we mever had any cold weather it would be impossible to as- certain how other people feel about it. - A Before the Folsheviki makes peace with Germany it will have to settle a decided difference of opinion right at nome. SR A This country is making about as many ckanges in its shipping board as some of the countries are in their cabinets. Those who like to brag about the cost of their high Hving do woll to keep listening distance away from Mr. Hoover. That dog which left the German for the American trenches may have had the instinet of the rats which desert sinking sl In view of the present season when many are inclined to “eat emough to| last a week” “a reminder about the food pledges is timely. The man on the correr says: Many ihings are taken for a cold but prob- ably there is nothing that is offered more freely than advice. Lots of- worry is being expressed over the safety of Kerensky, but Rus- sia itself is at the present time the rea‘ objéct of sympathy. If German staff officers are suiding the Bolsheviki in Petrograd it looks as if Lenine had been very successful in his mission to Russia. If Miss Romanoff likes and suc- ceeds here in America possibly she will be able in a few vears to send for the rest of the family. No one can complain but what the weatherman certainly provided a fit- ting setting for the holiday, even though it makes it seem more uke Crristmas than Thanksgiving. e D — L SR PRAYER FOR THANKSGIVING DAY To be said in -every home, at every dinner table where theré are sol sailors and marines .as guests. By REV. DR. F. J PRETTYMAN Chaplain of the U. S. Senate Amm}ood we coms before Thee at the call of our country to u- knowledge, with grateful hearts; the continuance .of Thy mcy and We -n‘ Thy wl‘l we find ourselves in me sor- row and gme shaken by ‘war, and p! thlt we may, even in these con ns, en- that are better \ e The Hyde Park man carefully light- ed his cigar with the help of his friend from Woodlawn. He took three severe. puffs before he spoke. “Sometimes,” he said, “I wish that Imogene had never been taught to read! If women wouid be content to decorate our path- way instead of trying to cast illumina- 3 is always trying something new. She says that it lends variety to our existence, but as for me 1 never was crazy about hopping lightly from experience to experienge!™ “Give us the second Woodlawn man besousht. “I was fat and happy the day Imo- gene sprung Karelling on me,” ex- plained the Hyde Park man “My waistbelt was tighter than usual, but I descended in a pleasant state of an- ticipation to breakfast, because I seemed to remember something about hot biscuit and fresh homey being mentioned by the cook the night before as a change from marmalade and toast. I've been fond of honey ever since I ate it in Switzerland and tried to send a cargo home and nmeirly epoiled the Atlantic ocean by doing so, not realiz- ing how runny the stuff was! verse,” the “We]l, there was no honey or biscuit or coffee or anything that a human being has been taught to regard as food. When I inquired in shocked tones whether the cook had died suddenly, Imogene turned on me the beaming smile which always presages a crisis in our family. She said she was de- termined to make me fair, voung and beautiful once more and incidentally become a sylph herself. She told me the papers weré full of this Karelling and we mustn’t fall behind. Tt seems that Karell was a court physician to some king who liked milk and wanted to reduce his weisht, so Karell nat- urally told him the best way to re- duce was to abandon all food but milk and to drink a glassful five times a day, losing anywhere from two _to fifty pounds a_das by so doing. Imo- gene added that at first we should only try it for two days a weok—and here was my nice giass of milk, and for heaven's sake, are you going to have a fit, or anything? “I drank the milk and sat déwn to think it over, but somehow the world seemed- ail wrong. I had never got through breakfast so quickly before. T felt constantly as though T must have forgotten something and couldn’t think what it was. ‘Remember,’ Tmogene said when she bade me good-by, ‘drink a glassful at 11 and 2 and 5—and keep LETTERS TO THE EDITO} Hurting the Cause. Mr. Editor: Can it be that the wo- men suffrazists who were arrested re- cently in Washington are still deter- mined to act like a set of rebellious children, refusing to eat, as if such acts on their parts would help their cause? Or do they think that trying to ape Mrs. Pankhurst and her foi- lowers a good and wise scheme, to carry their point? It is hard for any- one of us to believe that these women are the cultured, refined and intellec- tual women that they are represented. As soon as the prospects begin to look brighter in favor of the suffragist movement, some crazed set of women take it into their heads to act like these women in Washington. JMen want women voters that will act cool, brave, if necessary, in fact like sen- sible women and not like a lot of si foolish ard rebellious children posing as martyrs. We hope that these wo- men will soon have their eves open to =ee the mistakes that they have been making and go on working so that we women can succeed in casting our votes and ridsthis land of ours from the accursed rum traffic, if nothing more. MRS. F. J. W. Norwich, Nov. 28, 1917. The Mythological Goose and Turkey. Mr. Editor: Somehow in this land of mysterious prices the goose which lays the goiden eggs sits and broods. Somewhere there is a nest finely fea- thered. Most of us have been birds’ -nesting—so _far in vain. Goose has eiuded us. He is as difficult to stalk as the banshee. Now and then we discover fragments of the golden esg- shell. But the eggs themseives hatch dragons. Some of us have seen them | and heard them roar. Those of us who take a perverse pride in eating porterhouse steaks and lamb chops— perhaps it would be more up to the minute to say roast pork and bacon —and the many who cannot keep their wages anywhere near the higher cost of everything. who dream of “the srace o’ God” and a big loaf, a very dependable and comprehensive diet, scheme. stead of becoming stewed in a flutter of excitement will take only a languid interest In the an- nounecement from Washington that the food administrator has given or- ders that one-half of the turkeys now in cold storazge must be released be- fore Thanksgivine. Really, we can’t enthuse over that word ‘“released” when it means that the bird we used to admire so much and occasionally devour, will be disposed of to gxclu- sively plutocratic consumers at any- where from 40 to 75 cents per pound. ineluding gizzard. For all practical purposes. the American turkey has passed from the barnvard and. coop into the domain of mythoiogy. It is now a fabled creature, like the auk nd dedo, and our goose which lays he zolden egg. While we have not lost confidence in the food controller. and live in hopes that the control will commence to show pretty soon.” Mr. Hoover need not.except to arouse even 2 ripple of intergst bv his manifesto to the turkey hoarders. Fertunatel: however, the Thanksgiving feast, all traditions to the contrary notwith- standing, not dependent upon the magnanimity .of the haughty tyrants who control the turksy supply. There will be an abundance of good substi- tutes In' the larder, dnd we shall all give thanks over a bountiful meal if not a sinsle turkey is butchered to make an Anmc-;- heliday. Umflfl. Norwich, Nov. 2’ os7. 7 A Beerless Dav a Wnr,Moum. Mr. Editor: That the petitions cir- clllul;t:d at the churche: 1 Your mind off food and yeull be all right! Whenever you feel yourself | faltering, just hunt up a mirror and | take a profile view of yofrself—your waistline is a fright!' “I've had an ulcerated tooth, a bank failure and have been in love in fy life, but I mever had anything so fully insist on occupying my attention. as this milk diet. AH the time till 11 o'clock ‘I spent thinking about that glass of sustenance I was to have thern —and as soon as 11 had passed 1 began counting the minutes till 2. It was not that 1T was exactly hunzl'y but I feit lightheaded and queer, as thclgh part of me were missing. "By afterngon I was thoroughly down on the world. 1 was blue, weary of life, hollow. Z “I staggered home at eventide a broken man. Imogenc met me, pale tut firm. ‘H'aint it fierce? 1 moaned and she clung to me and begged me to have courage. She had tried to g0 to sleep in order to forget her trou- bles, but her empty tummy wouldn't let her. Neither had it permitted her to work or sew or read or go visiting --all she could do was stay at home and think of her sufferinss. “There wasn't any dinner going on in the kitchen and the dining room was dark. There was no need to hur- ry and get dressed, there was no need of doing anything—it '] all _done. 1 tried to read the paper fnd then it was_only 6.30. It seemed shocking to realize what a festive and important occasion a real dinner was in the day. Tmogene and I just sat around and gazed at each other pathetically. “The hideous evening wore on and firally T hurled my hands to heaver, offering to give a thousand dollars for a fried ezg sandwich and a cup of coffes, and who was this fellow Karel! anyhow? Imogene bounced to her feet about then and called back, as she tere to the kitchen. that of course it was perfectly dreadful, but it was her duty to see that I got what I want- ed, and of course, I wouldn’t eat alone, so she'd make a sandwich for herself, too, while she was about it. And anyhow the day was practicaliy over. “I haven’t heard any more ahout Karelling since and 1 don’t expeet to. Not unless she reads of some new method of reducing en ecanary bird sced. Maybe that wouldn’t be bad ir they'd let you use cream and sugar with 1t!" “Gee!” said the Woodlawn man ner- vously. “T'll take the newspapers away with me wife won't en- counter that pitfall!”—Chicaso News. or_even Saturday as 4 beerless day? You will thus be showing vour loy- alty and doinz your bit. For the mo- ment no one is asked to abstain from beer and other liquors for one day a week because of any temperance movement, but this should be persist- ed in as a “war measure” if for no other reason. We do not yet realize o stern se- riousness of this titanic struggsle of the nations. We shali win the war. but it will be at such cost of men and money as fow at :ill_ not be without a hard struggle. There are men in the trenches today fighting for us, depriveq of every home comfort. men who mean well and who fight well and who take an occasional zlass of liquor when at home. But thev are not allowed to take even an occasional glass when in the army. Men, ask vourself the ques- tion, f it is not a good thing for the fellows in-the trenches to have liquor at all, why is it a good thing for me?” And so, men, T believe it is a good thing for us to leave off taking a glass one day. say Friday, every week for the good of the countrv at large, and the ved con ha nut ‘wfa ona of the many organizations which are doing their bit to helv win the war. HENRY D. HUNT, Tormerly of Columbia. Ct. Providence, R. I, Nov. 26, 1917. STORIES OF THE WAR An Escaped Russian’s Grim Story, A recent number of the Official Bul- letin. which is published daily at Washington, contained the following information secured from a Russian prisoner of war, recently escaped through Belgium from the occupied portion of Northern France: After 12 s of travel from his place of imprisonment he arrived at the electric fence near the Antwerp- Roosendaal line, and dug his way out under a fence with a long knife on a stormy ni when the sentries were under cover. = He belonged to a labor battalion which worked at the rear of the fir- ing line, dismantling manulacturing plants and- railways. There were oth- er hbattalions composed of Belgiums, French, English, Italians and Ru- manians. The work of these bat- | talions was directed by German sol- diers. In 1915 and 1918 the soldiers worked well 'themselves and were very hard om the prisoners. This year, and nnacuulv lately, they hafl much in their efforts. !nmmnlenc food of bad quality had brought on a condition of.physical de- bility, and they were unable to work well. The prisoners’ allowance of bread was one loaf of 2 1-2 pounds a day for four men. Turnip soup was the only other thing they got to eat. Occaslonally _there was meat in it njured horse that had been A labor battalion on the western front originally consisted of 2,000 men, but the vrmu of starvation, ac- cidents, exposu ul beatings Jand dcain have reduced it to about and 500 men Those men who chea ‘were either battalions, sent to hospitals behind the front.' or were assigmed to invalid hysical i Thanksgiving Special William Farnum WHEN A MAN SEES RED ONE oF THE BEST PICTURES EVER SHOWN IN NCRWICH EIGHT BIG ACTS DON'T MISS THIS ONE CHESTER CONKLIN IN A MILE-A-MINUTE FARCE A MACK SENNETT FiLM Dodging His Doom IN TWO BIG PARTS FOUR SHOWS TODAY 1.30, 3, 6.30 and 8.30 ALL NEXT CHAMPLIN COMEDY CO. 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M. led to one side, their arms were twist- ed behind their backs, their wrists were tied with a Tope, and they were then led each to a post and backed azainst it; wooden blocks were brought on which they were made to stand while their hands were tied to the post as high as possible. The were then kicked out from them and they were left sus- pended by their wrists with their feet off the grourd Temained thus suspended for two hours. The next day the process was repeated, and one man broke down and consented to work. Hang- ing of the remainder continued, and was followed by beatings with rifle butts. Then followed four more hours of hanging, when consciousness loft tiiem. They were carried into the cel- lar and were thrown on wet stoncs. The men weakened and “volunteered’ to work. The informant still held ou:. Altogethéer he hung 12 hours on that post. He was finally liberated and was sent to work along with others. given a shovel, and threw This went on for five days, he was sent/to another barrack and was left alone, as he only created distraction from the work. The cook there enlisted his services and he worked in the kitchen. He stated that there were 10-other non- commissioned officers who simply re- sisted all German efforts to compel them to wor On July 1 last a pafty of 30 men, five ¢f whom were sergeants, came to his battalion. Twenty of them eon- sented to work, others refpsed. The2y were made to stand immovable from 5 a. m. to noon. when soup was given them, and then the standing continued untl_ 10 p. m. This continued for eight~ days. The ecommandant told them fhey would stand until they were dead unless they consented to WoTk, The men’s legs became so swollen that ¢ could neither stand nor move and were removed somewhere. 1516 There was much _torture practised, according to the informant, though lately, he said. hanging h: been stopped by orders. In January and February last he and other non- commissioned officers were made to stand against a wall on rainy days from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. with one hour's intermission for soup. . Punishments of this nature, bad food. and forced work extended over long hours reduc- ed the labor batinlions rapidly. His battalion. orizinally 2.000 men stron awindled in November, 1916, to 35 men. In March and April of the pres- ent year only 35 men were léft who could still do work. He personaily knew some 30 men who died in the battalion while he was with it. OTHER VIEW POINTS Twenty years in Federal prison at Atlanta for failure to report at Camp Devens aftér he had beem drafted is What Does _Catarrh Mean? It means inflammation of a mucous membrane some- where in the head, throat, bronchial stomach, d“biliaryducuorboweh It ys means stagnant blood—the blood that is full of impurities. Left alone, extend: un;ll it is followed b; Slater Hall Concert MONDAY, DECEMBER 3RD MME. HELEN STANLEY PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO NET PROCEEDS GIVEN FOR BENE- FIT OF RED CROSS Tickets on Sale at Cranston’s Broad- way. Single Admission _ Mail orders will receive prompt at- tention. the cost to one young man from Nor- This severe penalty far and wide, for it is warning to others like ideas of degertion ational arm; District boards in this city have been rting all along the great difficulty etting men to respond to their summons. They have not been abie to enlist the police in this work to any X it heen that the draft boards have had to put up with great insolence from many young men especially of foreign parentage, who responded when they feit like it. and aid about as they pleased. Evidently this young man in Norwich was one of these free lan who thought a free country menat liberty to do_as he pleased. It serve as a dire warning to others who are inclined to treat the matter of the draft as a joke. However, one cannot help feel- ing that a little stricter work on the part of the authorities would have convinced Petroshki of his error long before it was necessary to send him up for twenty yea The call for the second draft will be issued soon, a M once more the draft boards, composed of men serving voluntarity, will be forced to labor harder because of the lack of authority. It would be far Dbetter to have Petroshki and all of his kind in the army than in prison. 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