Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 8, 1917, Page 4

121 YEARS OLD munth: $6.00 a year. : Entered at the Postoffice ai Norwieh Zonn. @s second-class matter. Telephome Calla: n Business Office 480. Bulletin Editorial Roome. 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2 Willimantic Office, 625 Ma‘n Street. Teiephone 210-2. " Norwich, Saturday,:Dee. 8, 1917. CIRCULATION . 4412 1905, average -5,920 December 1, 1917.... 9,459 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusive- y entitled to the use:for repubiica- tion of all news desrpatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise. ecredit- ed in t paper and also the local news published herein. . All rights of republication of special despatches herein are also reserved. Bul R SEESIATERRSTEREIRIL LIS EERRTRNITIRNGY 1901, average | W EYEBRTIINGS BN MXTTEMATSINANI THE NEW WAR DECLARATION. How thoroughly in sympathy both houses of congress were with the at- titude taken by Président Wilson rel- ative t9 Austria-Hungary, .and what “ihought they had apparentiy given to it in advance, is indicated oy the fact that his recommendation that a state of war between this country and the cual monarchy be declared, has heen adopted by a unanimous vote lacking one, within three days after he gave expression to his opinion. This eliminates twe stringe situa- . tion which has existed ever since this ountry declared itself to be in a state of war with Germany without includ- ing Austria-Hungary, the allied na- tion which is under the complete con- trol of the imperial German govern- ment. It is action which has been “necessitated in order to better protect ‘ourselves and to give deserving as- sistance to our allies, among whom Italy is one. But it also calls for the taking of immediate stepk to give ourselves the protection $vhich is needed against the subjects of Austria who have been working with those of Germany for the handicapping of this nation. The _declaration required but lttle time and equally brief should be the period before the enemy alien restrictions ~which are imposed should be made to include the Austrians who céntinue to remain loyal to the land of their birth. It means much additional work but it is only establishing the safe- guards which have long been needed. THE HALWAX CATASTROPHE. The whole nation cannot fail to be appalled at the frightful catastrophe whieh occurred at Halifax where the ‘loss of life is uncertain buk the latest estimate places it around 2,000, mak- ing it by far the greatest calamity of the kind that ever befell North -America. , Contrary to the usual method of making early estimates of losses in connection with such affairs, the first stories of this shocking dis- aster was minimized instead of exag- gerated, for where it ‘was *first thought hundreds had been Killed it is being found that there were thous- ands. That such a thing could have hap- pencd would have been serlously doubted in advance even as it would have been hard to have believed with- e preof that has been furnighed hat the collision ‘of the ships and the, cxpiosion [which followed could have produced ‘any such devastating re- sults. It simply shows the power of the high explosives today and the in- creased necessity which prevails as the result thereof for the exercise of greater care in handling the vessels which are engaged in.the transporta- tion of munitions. The enemy could have ecaused no areater havoc had he attempted an assaglt upon Halifsx and so far as the ‘despatehes indicate therg fs no suspiciop attached to any participa- tion of the enemy therein. It must he attributed to an accident such as is liable to.happen where there is not sufficient care and the whole contir nent will mourn with Halifax its great loss and ‘4t the same time tender it the assistince which it needs in this trying hour.” The peed of preventing a 5. plAinly, set for BLACKLISTING -ENEMY FIRMS. The United States has béen edeavs oring for 16 months to see that its zeods are kept out of, the hands fof the enemy. . Under,the previous meth- ods of selling.to -neutrals regardless of their relations with ¢he enemy this was impossible and Germany was getting thp benefits. of American pro- ducts, even though indirectly, just. as it it was T on_ a direct trade with thfs oUntfy and as if the, Brit- ish blockade was oply half as effec- tive as it otherw: upon such trade and it likewise called, Tor the placing of an embarge upon this country's imports. - But even then methods were used { who were :[::d !::xloxu to" Zdvance th?m- 1 were in reality contributing to the suceess of the work which eou- cerns in sympathy with the enemy, or enemy controlled, were carrving on. There ’l; cial blac! ard | ‘which include . 1'1“'3 lines of business in Latin-America with which. concerns in this- country are forbidden. .to - deal. - Sueh. may strike indirectly at the. ememy bu€ it is a step Which mést’ nevértheless: be. Hin¥t ~protect taken. We' hitili ves Subscription price 13¢ & weeks G0e o | 2nd strike at the ememy. at every op- portunity. PUNISHING. THE “BOQTLEGGERS.” Concerning’ the tatton “before the criminaf térm’of the Uhited’ S&les distriet_court of ‘those who h&d arrested in New London and vicinity, mong . whom wers.some from Nor- wich, for . “bootiegei op. in other| ways selling. -liquar-"to" sthe - soldiérs,’ the Springfield Republicans '8ays “Those who pleaded guilly were fined or sent to jail or both, and every pa- I triotic citizen will régret that the fines and the tetms of imprisonment could i Dot have been mads greaten’ Such -unquesticnably <axpresses the, entiment of ghose” who afe interested the welfare of the ‘soldiers and who '-;c-uxe that stern measures have got fo be taken if thd propsr check. is go- ng to b€ placed Upon such praectices. Those who.are engaged.in.eyading the law by getting liquor -to the soldiers may according to such: a view as they take of the matter considér that they are being 06d friends to the boys in uniform. “Such, hcwever. is. not the case Instéad . " bejng . their friends they are in fact their ehemies whether they realize it. or not for they are dealing a héavy blow at army and navy discipline: ing all that is being done for the men trainihg: Thay 4ré making it ‘more difficult for soldiers’ o -obtdin léaves of absencé and in this, those. who are notinterested in liquor are, likely to suffer 25 well as, those who.are. It is.-therefore -neqessary -that. ex- amples spould rbe ‘made “of: al. those who areengzeged’in the hatmiul prac- tice and th¥re sebmig 16 be Tittle rea- a l son for delayinz until second or third offenses ‘are committad. The, maral as_well a5 the myitary the men in%serxice-has-got. to- be: eare- rully. looked after. e ool RAILROAD NEEDS. The TInterstaje .Commerce .Commis- sicn has bean heqring the petitions: of the railroads- for-incTeased ‘rates. ' Tt bhas likewise beern making a study of the railroad situation which has déeen caused by the transportation demands and the handicaps underwhich the railroads’ of the country are operat- in The. result.is that it . has ade 2 recommendation to the effect: the governmeént should operats - the roads during ‘the period of thé waf if unification of the iransportation sys- tems is not permitted by congréss. This js.a matter of wital. import- ance to the:country: Our war prepa- rations will be knocked in the head if we are not going to gat the néeded transportation service. It is. enly what should be expectéd under the circumstances, whén the commission says “we are sénsible of the vital and imperative -need of. the hour that our railroads shall not be permitted to become less efficient or less sufficient. We realize the gravity of a_serious Lreakdown ‘of our, transpértation fa- cilities,” but when tbe commission de- clares that increased - charges if zranted. at.this time.would not bring the new capital meeded it miakes it evident, - that this help’ should bave been extended some timé ago. But as the commission points out the situation does not permit of tem- porizing. It must be dealt with ener- getically and promptly and.congress must take into consideration the pr vailing conditions ana -see that the railroads are kept at the highest point of efficiency. EDITORIAL NOTES, The man on the corner says:' Liook- ing for a job is overexertion to a lazy man. » % Those who buy thrift stamps are .ot {needed to prove man was never de- |troubles, fully k coursé helping . the country as well as themselyes. ; 2o a3tz s he the order of the.day country just. at the present time. The reading of Presideni Wilson's message will bardly give the kaiser assurances of. & satisfactory peace: e e aen g‘l,mda;r German - direction - the truction, of Hdlifax and, surround- ing commt ufiqe; gould_ hardly . have _The timé hasw’t guite yet arrived when it is {mpessible for ome coun- try to declaré war upon another, but it is fast approaching: 3 et s If wé have gbt to have coalléss deve the consumer much prefers tor do his own ecoriomizing than to .be foreed to accept the work of others.. ... As long as Hindenburg-hoids to. the idea that we -will .not send "a larg army 5 safety of the movement of our troops. Declaration of war “against Austria enemy aiten many to get Austrian heip here.- That Springfield man who attempt- ed to -commit suieide by jumping into a river, the watsr of which enly came up to his shoulders “would "hot Have upset his ‘ealculdtions -haq he gone in the other end first,® — surprisiig that no 'one except DS n %,,{!s‘_ Fmans out .of; the now They are undo- £ stand, guilty. When will the war end? 1 say it will ‘not end ricdn | has done his bit. Since the liberties of all peoples are: naced, and. ‘cumpromise only 8 a truce eyranny and the enemjes of free: , tiere is no hope::fop: . am violators of all law and the conspira- tors against the: of all nations th ves peace. To yield now, when the Huns are losing man power and the entente is more than holding its own would be a weak and disastrous act. Ger. while she is seeking peace by vty d ac 3 overy device is doj ply 1o, Cpeithe HunisiRL WG her. Sbn Grime ‘merits. AL L be When the dragdn g oo e ‘Are you''an overcomer? You must be to be right. ‘z:nex,e dre.no. exemp- tions in_the walks, of li(g. There is ignorance and fear . dopht. . whi¢h handicap any are the cause i Hons. Nome of Are e the walks of life, but battlers for the Lest conditions thit ¢ah be established, for the best things ifg.ttunahu for nealth, prosperifyand happingss. .We wust evem::ym,flt lonaies, —prejudict and selfishriess 10 re- Iation to the ble§sing: God: and to &x . 3 Which is of Him, “Keep Busy” is m ture’s command, o all, and the reward is always in proportion’ to ogr. success in reaching sciousness _of ovércoming of evil A cheerful heart is.a. good physi- cian. Befng chee: Ry good_ habit. tivate. Light s -thesburden of the man or the.weman. they work. There. are.iois of.Chris- tians who have vet to.learn God is not giorified by our, .moans. but. by our | tganksgivings.. 1t has been: well said that cheerfulness.. is health—melan- gholy disease. Qur _well-being - has Téen placed in oux.ewn-hands.and we. may’ ‘grump fi;gfln RS, we wil: - If more people ized that it is-their Christian duty to_be. cheerful . they would cease. to blame .the Lozd -for their pains, which are. the. evidence ~discipline of | Of their iack of semse. The .long face |2 book on practical navigationg as never been and.mever. will be ac- cepted 2 “heavenly sunce cheerfulness, - pound of sadpess in the serviece of the Lora.” , P Why shouid -we 80 mad over- what somie oOni apout us” If it is not true we can af- ford to smile, and if it iy true, we should reform -imstead of retaliating. len we come -right down to brass tacks no one knows so many mean things about. usiias. we know 'about ourselyes. Ap-astute politiclan’ once lose our tempers and & says. that] uPon being told:iselection was Iost) because: of the’ lies his enemies “had circulated about - him, replied: them lie: But for God's sake, do not let them tell the truth!” And know- ing our weak potnts it is up.to s to correet them rather than. t& deceive ourselves by attemptis up. It is just as'} pur character - hands, but we do not attention. 5 We yearn for “yithout a real- izing sense how to find if. Fenelon tells us “Peacd ‘does not dwell in out- ward things, but within the soul; we may preserve it im. the midst of the bitterest pain, if 'we _will remain firm and submissivé.” . Peace has héen discerned to' be such a precious jewel that anything may be. given, fb: it but truth. ~ To make peade now with The Central Empire at its itvitation would be to.confess the"entente ™ o blame for the war, the rape of Serbia; ~ the ravaging of Belgium apd the north of France, the piracy on the oceams, and every ruthless -and - every inhuman thing whichehas grown out of it. . The world could not.afford a peace at such a-price. The truth must pot only but the eriminals must We are having demonstrated just now the truth of the statement that there are three kimds-of people in the world, “the wills, the won'ts and the. can'ts.” It is a good thing that the two othér classes ldom exceed in number the wills. en they -do good causes fall flat. There is no evidence to be .unamimous, and the fact ulating “the we should know| why we are with them, and be sure we are’ prompted by reason not prejudice. It has been said he who is with a prejudice is with a devil—prejudice. which sees what it pleases cqnriot see what is plain. I we do nof master our prejudices. they will surely miake fodls Of us. | have been wondering for some time where the English sparrow gets its white mar] 1 _noticed one other day ich had every other tall feather white and not another- white mark upon him. Enel! row do not inter-mate, al bott declares they:. 1 season; but I have never seen an-al- bino in all the flochmt,pa-od under Gbservation in a quarter of a ceatury. Since all attempts to exterminate them have ‘failed, they are likely toover- large it contributes - te. 'the|come public prejudice and gain in pub- | osophy lic favor. An evidence of this.is that the latest book upon birds piaces Rela) bivas, 3t gves th human i em side, lands their m:@f: it fien, most people are not aware plants or birds hawve: any. faculties in common with human beings. Hence ‘prejudice. “(f'you have a g look ap “its lsle l!:‘d .3 Toe sene a very Blebsant matical exercise, it it is one of the you ' better gure out how thing mean that has been something unpleasant . a question whether Lansdowne | pen can really look upon it with-pride. It must< requiré " “lot “6L- optimism | s_in. the. field..to fight the in-. vader, but Russia is certainly- due for torpedoing: ind sinking of the “British steamer Apapa nothing ‘is ‘said as’to the na-~ submarine fired on the women children in small boats. - That United - States. camp commis- ol Dotatoes for- $10 a barre] ' gtme o uh;‘ Had ‘been | don to wisit where “otatoes-are -and ourselves. 4 victimas of curcesnn: e Ice.for the . ¥ E . which a Tew cally - unknewn: 18 MW @ neceasity: Panama started:> “halira:telling bullding jce plants—New York:Sui An 4 - and” baties are othe night.” K was How A anil tHe | owing. ity ] et el 1.‘@:: fvgfih t] 2 Q% ~§ S e Y plead e (Writtei Specially for The Bulletin.) Although Connecticut in Colonial limes had many silversmiths, and a ‘umber of them did excellent work when their seryices were .demanded, te eariy difficulties of travel, etc., their products seem to have been disfributed almost wholly in their own ccalities, states George M. Curtis, in his_book en Early Siiver of Connecti- #13 Makers. In fact, he adds, T t Say each man’s work was distrfbuted among his fellow towns- ; oroven by the fact tHat one fever finds in Hartford the work. of 4 New Haven smith, or in New Havén ‘the product of a man who was work- ing in New Lgndon, except when re- cent migration has carried the ware from home. As_a result, these silversmiths, in order to eke out a living in communi- jes that were not lavish in accumu- Tating _ their work, were obliged . to turn thelr attention to various other Some were clock and cabinet-mak- crs, others were blacksmiths and inn- keepers, and others were jacks-of-all- des. Most of them advertised liberally the weekly press; and these appeals for custom vividly illuminate the so- cial and domestic demands’ and re- Guirernents of their patrons, and pre- gent striking pictures of the times. The earliest silversmith of Connec- tiout of whom record has been found was Job nce, of Milford. Very ‘little relating to him has been discov- ered. Apparently, he was born in ‘Hull, Mass., in 1680. He died evident- iy in 1703, for the inventory of his es- tate is on file in the probate court, New ' Haven, dated January 24th. 1703-4, ‘It includes a set of silversmith’s tools, a pair of small beliows, a pair of sflver buckles, tobacco box, tank- ard, porringer. and six spoons. _ The Princes were evidently a sea-faring family. Mr. Curtis comments: and even Job owned a Gunter's scale and -@rignon, a Huguenot, who Kad in various parts of New: England, finally settling in Norwich -about 1708, for ir that year he pre- séntéd a bell to the First Church here. He ‘attained considerable import- ance during his brief residence in Norwich. and judging by the two pieces of silver extant, which it is safe to ascribe to him, was an ex- pert - craftsman. He stamped his wotk with the letters “R. G.” crown- ed, a stag (?) passant below, in a chaped shield. He died ih 1715, and his inventory contaifed the usual stock in trade of a gold and silversmith. His tools he left to his apprentice. Danjel Desh- cn, who was afterwards a silversmith in° New London, and ancestor of the -“fnmily of that name once prominent for debts were due his estate from persons m Windham, Colchester, }ebh‘nan, New London and Derby. Next in chronelogical order came Cornelius Kierstead, a Dutchman by baptized in New York in 1675. He followed his trade in that eity until about 1722, when he ap- peared in New Haven with two other New York men and leased land in MAKING THE BEST OF IT. Human_lives ideal conditions. régards some cases, is only because we Jack imagination. There is some fly or other in the sweetest ointment— sometimes a £00od many of them, could the whele truth be known. If one were asked to accept the entire lot of any other mortal in exchauge for his own, he might well hesitate to close with the offer. Perhaps the other fellow’s nown, would overlap anything in his own experiences. “There are almost as many ways of taking trouble as there are kinds of trouble. In general terms, one may make the worst or the best of it. A given situation may be made to yield all jts gall or all its honey. Some birds will beat their very lives out against the bars of their cages, while others submit gracefully to limitations, ledrning contentment with a lot that cannot be changed. People are, sim- arly, wise or. unwise *There is an {deal, as Carlyle remind- ed ‘us, in every human condition, and that ideal is always properly to be stiiven for. v condition is but the stuff thou art to shape that sime idea out of; what matters it whether such are not lived under ‘That we think so, as Years ago a little girl of eight years was an inmate of the New York In- stitution for the Blind. One day the child wrote some Iines not great per- haps as , but containing a phil- true as any the books hold: ASthough T canmat war. . soe, 1 am resolved that in this world Conténted I will be; How many bles 1 That other people don't, - To 'weep sigh because I'm blind, 1 cannot, and I won't.” - That was the spirit of Fanny Crosby, all through her 1if ing r has helped to “meake PEETRASeN ago th- peopie of { but upon what.one u)a‘._bon;ur&thoanl, Mount Carmel and in ‘Wallingford, for the purpose of mining copper. They were" not “the first meh to seArch foi the red mi€tal in that region, for Gov- ernor Jonathan ' Belcher othér Loston men had sunk thousands eof pounds in ¢opper niines™'in Wall ford, and the'net reSults or Profits, far as can be learned, were thé ‘hbles in the ground. : Of course Kieritead’s venture was not successful; ‘bt the incident ap-| parently settled htm as a resident of ew Haven, where, -on the ‘map dated 1724, His tome 15 indicated’ on’ west side of Church Street, a “short | distance below Wall Street, and. Jnst 1i6tth "of the home of Moses Mans- fleld; the school teaicher, whose fath-i er-in-law Kierstead was. The lattdr was still living in New. Haydn in 1753, for in that year the selectmen placéd him in charge of a conserva- tor, giVing as a reason that, “on ac- count of.2dvanced age and in ies, he is bécome impotent and unable. to' take care of_ himseif.”! T found 3 _of Gie-cup in the Cengregut! a Charch, lonal N | North- Haven, a baptismal basin .and 2 two-handled beaker 1n the First Congregational Church, Miiford, and tankard belonging to TFrinity Church, New Haven. - There are diso extant two -other pieces made - By Kierstead—a fine punch ‘bowl ‘and a large candle-stick. He was a most skillful orastsman. The next to record is Johm Potwine, born in. Boston in 1798, following his trade there until about 1787, when he moved to ord. For a time he seems. to-have con- tinued as a silversmith, for three beakers . made by him ars owmed the Congregational Churah, Durhsm, and twp , by the church in .South Windsor. . A fine. siiver-hifted. sword is owned -in Hartford, which was -doubtless inade by him and gprobably once. belonged to Govermor Woicott. In the silver exhibition in Beston a- few years ago, there were several ex- amples of Potwine's work which prove |} him a silversmith of very high order. He was apparently in pertnership for a while in Hartford with a men named Whiting, and later was a mer- chant in Coveatry and East Windsor, Cying in the latter place fn 1792.-" Shortly: after Potw advent' ap~ P another silversmith, not of Connecticut_lineage, Pierre Quintard, who was of Huguenot extraction and was born in 1700. He was registered as a_silversmith ew York: but in 1737 he moved to what is now South Norwalk, and there passed the remainder of his life, dving in 1762. There is a caudlg-cup made by him belonging to the Con- gregational Church in Stamford, and in the Metropolitan _Museum. Naw York, are two fine beakers bearing his mark. His inventory shows that %e also made gold and silver Jjewelry, rings, beefs and knee and . shoe buckies. In Mr. Curtis’ bo ictul a famous oup made by Rene Grignon, the ancient "Ncrwich silversmith. The height is 2 5-16 inches 'and ‘it bears the maker’s mark, R. G. crowned, stag passant -below, in a shaped shield. This fine old cup is the pro- perty of Mrs. 'Carl J. Viéts, of New London. Its handle is exceedingly graceful in curve and finis] entire - piece ‘indicates ' the maker whose work It wa: THE DICT LETTERS T0 THE EBITOR - Collecting American Reptiles. Mr. Editor: “Just up for a few weeks to_ look -over grounds,” as he put i Van Suggn, the well known reptile -au- thority of New York city. is.passtg this month with friends .in the “Lan- tern Hill” section'ef Ledyerd. One meeting this quiet, unassuming naturalist fér the first time, would be loath to believe that he hunts, catch es alive, and keeps in his home for study purposes, a large collection of American reptiles, making & specialty of the snakes which are found in the Bleper Seates - - ‘o have the privilege of seeing Mr. Van Euun‘s study collection, d %0 listen to his description of - its dif- ferent members is a treat to be re- membered by the one so fortunate as to_be invited to visit his home. The writer well remembers the day| he paid his first visit to_this natural- ist at his home in New York city. On entering the cosy apartment he greeted with the nolsy whirr made by a medium ziZed rattle snale, a freshly: caught specimeh of the Timber Ranejflex ‘well arrang glass cases construction, Mr. Vaa Bu- wonderful collection of ser- Copperheads, rattlers, bléick snakes, water snakes, the common garter and ribbon snakes, hamdsome little tl’gl snakes, milk snakes, which ' ¥y the ‘way, have no connection- with milk, and many others, interesting and .cu- rious.. All of these were 'lo¢al ser- pents found “around " New -¥ork and eases were kept = snakes of other lands, these being gift specimeris from friends who know Van Buren’s hobby. - Many persons often 'Dg'dul: ask "Whlty.goud‘il ‘a snake? %‘k perhaps ‘thiése creatures are mersly ble objects and have no econ: O o with this naturaifst, ; owevs A Wever, will at -lea:t“:l& one a better’ un- derstanding 2 g and squirrels, of which are gréat stroyers of both the growing and Ha “AUDITORIUM THEATRE Today 2.15 ° Tonight 8.15 CHAMPLIN COMEDY COMPANY . ... SOME BABY DOLLS GIVEN AWAY TO THE CHILDREN . Tonight DAMAGED GOODS WILL BE REPEATED OWING TO THE OVERFLOW ON FRIDAY Coming Monday—Good Vaudeville THE FIGHTING TRAIL,.. THE LIGHT AT DUSK. .A Great Western ..In 8ix Parts Some Show—Don’t Fail to See It ~CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH UNION SQUARE Great Sunday Evening Service For All In a few Conmscticut ohurches atef ° mple his ‘work: & eaa-| Topic THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT STEALING AS A FINE ART A Good Place to go on Sunday Evenings 4—SHOWS TODAY—4 5 _KEITH VAUDEVILLE “The Georgalis Trio Sensational Shooting Ast JOHNNY DOVE The Daneing Seott AL BURTON’S REVUE Impersonationa of Famous Stars PHOTOPLAY FEATURE -NORMA TALMADGE In the 6 Part Society Drama “THE MOTH” CURRENT EVENTS B UL S Mat. 180 and 3.15. Eve. 8 and 8 p. m. N —— they were actually afraid to walk in certain sections of the estate where ":x:kemp’"e! had ' reported killing I es. Van Buaren listened intently and hours’. hunt produced _only siged black snake and several garter or striped snakes. Taking these freshly caught speci- mens in his hands, Mr. Van EBuren demonstrated how harmless these species are, and also told of the black snakes usefuiness in destroying mice and other harmful rodents. = Then he opened the bag containing his own pet and ~showed its beautiful coloring, graceful form, and excéedingly gentle nature. Van Buren “talks” and the pet snake so impressed the ewner of the estate, that he then and there entirely chang- ed his views concerninz the snakes and vowsd mever to kill a harmless serpent, evén expressing a desire to keep a pst snake himself in order to become’ better acquainted with the habits and nature of these reptiles. Mr. Van Buren, always a lover of children, takes zn especial interest in teaching them to protect all harmless living thines, particularly the non- venomous snakes. His home and study coflection 3 * interested is in study collection. . By a long séries of . experiments . which - would tax the patience of one jess enthusiastic, 'Van Buren has suc- ceeded in finding the food best adapted for each of his pets. Their uniform- 1y fine ‘cordition and average long life in ‘captivity prove the correctness of_his methods. - “With him on this trip to Connetticut, Van Buren has several of his reptile friends, the little' boa mentioned above and a few- other interesting = speci men: Mystie, Dec: 6, 1917. Credit ‘Befongs to Raq Cross. ‘correct a sfatement County War Work. Through an er- ronepus on I credited the Na- tional League for Women's =Service $th tically all the work done for I have learned that me: -~ ADA R. CHASE, County Vive Chiifrman Councft ox of State Defense. > e Norwich, Dee. 7, 1917. . ‘Work of the “Labor Companies.” (Correspondence or The = Press.) panies” form the . “Army Behind are. rgr” 1o maintain one man in the t hes, .‘fltu: Army of Labor grown unti strong@er numer- s thes ;the fighting army itgelf. A Company is a wunit con- of 500 men, 3 n‘and his staff. In April, 1917, ‘one _after the first formally de- signated .Labor Companies were au- there . had been formed in . 34 Jabor battalions and 119 ‘jabor compenies for service abroad ‘and 113 companies for home se 2 * Under tile new conditions of -war- fare, mu"kbvr requirement of civil . ey said to be paralieled in organization of the army. m° I.bgr‘ teresting. Us and fn 3 of those classes of are net fit for the front a8 volunteers who are over- idters who have served and physical disability. build and repair roads, 4 i REE BiD TORAY AND TONIGHT JACK PICKFORD and LOUISE HUFF . | N “The Varmint” Hearst-Pathe Weekly . Big V Comedy Coming Monday and Tuesday PAULINE FREDERICK IN DOUBLED CROSSED The Bargain . War Fair will be held at the Y. M. C. A. FRIDAY and SATURDAY Afternoons and Evenings December 14 and 15 Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary. Admission Free. trenches, erect defences and redoubt: construct and man light railways, and handle heavy stores and transport. The light railways behind the trenches are under the constant care of the Labor Companies. When an 2llied advance is carried out and the Germans driven back over a substan- tial depth of fromt, ome of the first tasks of the + Companies is % continue the lines over the lacerated strip of No Man’s Land and the crater field which was the ememy po- sition, and eonnect it up with what is left of the German light railway in the captured area. In the same way, shell-wrecked and mine-destroyed roads near the front lines have to be repaired and made possible for traf- fic. New or improvised switch reads have to be buflt to avoid dangerous and heavily shelled points, and each step of an advance is succeedéd by an ‘energetic period of construction in which Labor Companies take a lewd- ing part. Often their work is carried out un- ger persistent artillery fire, for the ‘enemy specializes in bombarding the “pback areas” in an effort to impede the work of renewing commumica- tions, knowing the spots likely to be full of troops and workers. The fieh ing troops have only to pass thrc %1 theése rear area bombardments, bput the Labor Companies have to eatfy their work amid shelling and their casualties_are often numerous. _ Be- hind the British lines are to be found Zulu and Kaffir units from South Africa, Tonkinese and Annamese from French Indo-China, eoolies from all of China. and matives of varied fype from India. o In a war which is now primarily a war of organization and attrition, the importance of the Labor orgnizaticn cannot be overrated. The work is #ot showy or romantic, but it is frequggt- ly. the foundation of victory. In ‘the army of the future, Labor Units will The Red Cross seals campsign, which is now*on, is being pushed en Iines already familiar to the public. Proyidence people are accustomed to the seasonal call and have confidence in the safe management and proper Gisposition of the fund which has to 2 considerable extent supported local institutions. This year, however, in addition to the calis of the city and neighborhood work for the fight tuberculosis, there is the pros- pect. that the Cross oranisation will soon have it labors increased by the need of care "of soldiers retufned from Europe, for the spread of tuber- culdeis is, orie of the commoneést pen- alties of 4rench warfare—Providence Bulletin, Practically every community in the state has @ housing problem. There is a demand for living accommoda- tions and no one seems keen about supplying it. Offhand it would ap- pear that builders and real estate epetulators would take advanfage of the opportunity. Very little invea#- gation Is required to show why they do mot. The principal reason s the high price of building material. The house which could be buiit to sell for $4500 two wears aso today costs $5,600 and the $7,500 house cests $9 009 or more. This accounts for the high rents but temporary high rents offer small to the bullder who uts up Houses at war time prices ahd peace time competition after the war. Add to this the fact that bapks are lending very little money on building omsrations and it ie easy to see why the congestion in housing is not remedied. — Hartford Post. £XH 1) A