Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 13, 1917, Page 4

diorwich Bulietin o nd gcnr‘- # 12 1 YEARS OLD T Subseription price 12c & weel: G0e a muutng $4.00 u yoar. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich <onn. as second-ciass matter. Telephone Cajla: Bulletin Business Office 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms. 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantic Office, 625 Main Street Teélephane 210-2. Norwich, Thureday, Dec. 13, 1917 CiRCULATION 1801, average .....eciieerie.. HH2 905, average December 8 T MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press is exclusive- the use for republica- = despatches credi or mot otherwise credit- s« paper and also the local t=hiad herein. ot republication of 2 THE RAILROAD SITUATION. What is zeing to be done in rezard to the rAliroads is a matter which interests the whole country. Therd is no question but what something has got to be doné and it is simpiy a mat- rer of determining what it will be and how it is going to be accomplished. Tn a letter to the president, Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the raiiway war beard, declares that the transpor- tation system has net broken down and points out that the roads have tandled 0 per cent. more business duting the year than they did a.vear ago without any material enlarge- ment of plant. He seeks the assist- anee of the government, believes that the présent management is as good as any which might be substituted, tut does not favor the seizure of the railroad systems and the placing of them under governmient direction. The railroads have been clamaring for relief for a long time. They have beem oblized to meet larze increases in expenditurés and they have not heén permitted to change their rates in keéeping therewith the same as In- dustries and coal mining companies. The thought of government operatiéon of the foade recalls the troubles which the goverriment has had with its ship- building programme and eéertainly there can be no desire tv have the ‘ransportation systems of the country handicapped by any such troubles through government eontrol. It is not unlikely that the president will address congress upon this im- portant subject in-the near future. Tt is a matter which the whole country is concerned in and his statement and recommendations will be awalted with deep interest. A SUPREME EFFORT. Bverything points at the present 1iMme to a supreme drive on the part of Germany in an endeavor to hasten a décision in the war by breaking down the enemy defenses before they are able to bring up sufficient retn- forcements of guns to prevent it. At thé opening of the war it was the aim of Germany to sweep through Belgium and strife a death blow t: France by capturing Paris. It wa then intended to swing back and rtriké Russia and thus gradually by preponderance of power and the aid of the exténsive preparations which it had made to win the war before its opponents were ready to offer serious resistance. It was not able to carry out its schemé because of the unexpected re- sistance it received at the hands of the French and the entrance of Great Britain and Italy Infp the conflict, but just at the present #ime it has gained an important advantage through the attitude which has been taken by Russia which permits it to withdraw a largs part of the forces which it has been maintaining along the Rus- sian front for service In the west. And what applies to Germany in this re- spect lkewise affects Austri: The troops of these nations are being massed along the French, Deigian and Iralian fronts with the idea of strik- ing a eruching blow before the help whieh s expected from this country can be made use of in countéracting the Russian .slump. The superiority of numbers is being relied upon to secure vietor:. It has been tried be- fore. Whether it will be any more successful mow remains to be deter- mined. ELIMINATING THE NEEDLE! In reeognmition of the necessity of sliminating every needless use of rail- road fasilities it is interesting to note that the New York Central has given notice that it will run no more ob- =& cars on the New York-Chi- cago trains and that the Pennsylvamia is' to cut off its sleeper service to the south. All this is being done in the inter- and shows that the u- methods are being applied to the removal of the unineCessary from railroad operations as from other ac- tivities which afe hard pressed by ; The time has come when the waste has g6t to De 9top- ped and these instancés show how it is being dome. Luxuries can ’be abaadened on the raliroads as well s i other - ‘but thére 18 need for applying the prun- ing kmife to such railrcad service as is not required. Many roads began to comserve their motive power months ago by cytting down their passenger car service and @cvoting thejr eofforts to .a sreater movement of freights. The ald which was thus received was considerable. Many locometives fle" released for eeping other rolling stock moving which could nof be obtafhed in an: other manner and it is a similar bene. fit which is going to be wained by these other curtailntents, to say noth- ifg of the saving in fuel which will e realized. And it is entirely possi- ble that the limit of the retremch- ments has net as yet been reacheil. PUNISHING RIOTOUS TROOPS. In the case of those Negfo troops who were engaged in Tiot and mutiny at Houston, Texas, Jast summer the court martial which has been investi- gating that- matter has worlked promptly and in 4 manner wkich showld prove effective. It was a most unfortunste affair but the exécution of 13 of the leaders, the imprisonment of others and the ammouncément that the investigation has not been completed makes It evidént that army discipline is something which has g0t to be re- When United, States soldiers. re- gardless of their color, sioot up a town and cause the death of resi dents, who in this case numbered 17, it is a matter which cannot be over- Tt must be dealt with with a firm hand and Such appears to be the outecome thus far of that deplor- able occurrence. There have Dbeen other occasions when colored troops have cansed terror in the south but chiefly during times of peace. Their punishment took a differen: course at because of conditions and the fact that' the country was at It was to be expected that such & matter would have to be han- dled differently d-iring a state of war and it has been. .In sue¢h a case a court martial has full power and its out. Discipline in the ‘army bmust be maintained. Tn that Hes its efficiency. Leniency in sileh’ cases simply méans that others are gofnz to construe it as a license. is to take effectivé means for putting a stop to sueh conduct and that is what the- action taken at Fort Sam Houston should result in, PROFITING FROM SWITZERLAND. Attention eannot fail to he attract-d by the récent announcenienit to the effect that the Krupps, the great mu- nition makers of had incor- porated a branch of their busimess in Switzerland and that they were pre- pared to engage in the same line of business in that eeuntry Which they are following at Fasen. Germany, and likéwise to deal in minins property. The meaning of this is, of course, that Germany is going 0 get all the benefit it can from the resourtes of this small neutrai country. Such #00ds as are manufactured from the raw materfal acquired there will of vourse be shipped to Germany for war purposes, and as was meintained by this country at the time the effort was made to stop the selling of munitions to belligerent nations which were abie to take them away this js something which Switzerland can consider it- self justified fn perimitting. Switzerland has been obligéd to de- pend upon Germany for certain sup- plies the same as it has upon the al- lies and this coustry and it was but recently that ome of this country’s representatives was in conference with the Swiss concerning foodstuffs which are so gréatly needled there. How the entente nations are Eoing to view this move whith the Krupps have made remains to be =eén, but if Switzerland is to treat all beiligerents alike there is of course nothifng to prevent a simifar méve upon the part of France, Italy of any of the othcr nations which can obtain an advan- tage by the same sort of a plan as Germany has resorted to. EDITORIAL NOTES. Even the philatelists cannot fail to be attracted by the interesting foa- tures of the war and thrift stamps. The grocervman who makes a gift |, of a pound of sugar for Christmas is goihz to stand in’strong with his cus- tomers. - Inasmuch as the Italians are rojl- ing .down great stones updn tbe eme- my it looks as if they anticipated a crushing victory. St R The man on the corner says: The chap who is doing the most sweating these davs is the one who has lttie or no coal ia his cellar. e it e It begins to 166k as if a “sharp tele- gram” is what is required in order to awaken the fuel administration the needs of the various sectidns. ' The .cloak and suit makers decldre that skirts are to he short every way, but the chaneéés are that they had no reference to ‘the drain on the pocket- ‘book. Hungary doesn't like the Wway In which President Wilson referred to the dual monarchy as a vassal of Ger. many. There are times when the truth hurts. Inasmuch as the néw governmen:t in Portusal is to adhere to that coun- try's part in the war, it is impossible to discern as yet the presonce of the subtie Germanic hand. . ‘When. the government finds millions of dollars worth of hidden storés it should not hesitaté to teach the prof- iteers a lesson which they as well as others will réemeémber. Inasmuch as the German command- ers of the Turkish forces have de- stroyed the celebrated Cedars of uh- anon, it can be anticipated tbat mnmm”mu\r& in .p. rusalem. In setne pla tion of the :‘ m of eoal it um';'fuu'(':' Jong 7§ -ua-; D far ¢ care ing and ed in order gent understanding’ m! will make a stroag appest out the o-nw:. Ouuhlfl ln-hh Afres e S m ever mmul‘h time. The only thing to do|} HER FLUID MEMORY No, I won’t sit dow ia the woman in the blue gin, apron who had come down the back way to the flat below. “I can't stay a min- ute! [ hate to bother you when you are so busy meking pickles, but the trouble is my accurate mind. How- ever, I stppose 1 should say it isn't accurate—for 1 want to know whether you said one cup of molasses or one tablespoonful in that cooky recipe you gave me?” “One cup” amiably explained the woman who was busy over a fragrant kettle of green tomatoes and spice. “Land sakes!” cried the wo; the blue gingnam. “Isn’t that funny 1 should forget? When I'm so care- ful always to remember! I've made a point of impressing thinzs faemory and I must that I cer. tainly do remember Yhinzs, only I don't always get them the same way. 1 might juet as easil have thought you said pulverized suzar as molaises, bécause I knew it was somcthing 1 neyer put in cookies. ‘Well, then, you'll have to let me ve some molasses, because I have Just a few drops in the cen. T'll stir tae tomatoes while you get it. I'm always glad to do anithing [ can to help—gracious, what dld you knock down? Why, you've cut your head! An iron skilet feil?> Well, that's been boiled so many times you won't get blood poisoning. anyhow—that's some- thing to be thankful for! “They lock queer, you ued the woman in’ the apron. “No, I didn’t do anything to them except etir them. Yes, I emptied | in the stuff in the. bowl rx"h( there that you were thtlng i ‘weren’t putting it in! My land—beef gravy! have it there for anvhow? sort of dark and spicy and I sup-| posed—well, maybe it won't hurt the tomato pickle much. Perhaps it will make them ever so much better and | you will have invented something new. Don't forget me when you make a| million doMars from It! at's that? Your husband always ts so on your green tomato pickle? My dear, word to him_ and there’s anything w2 contin- ue gingham It looked “Aren you nslnz that new brand- of coffee? 1 notice a cam with its name | on. Do vou krow. I heard a perfectly wondertul recipe for eaving coffee and { What! improving the flavor. You use a tea- cpoonful instead of a _tablespoonful and there's something you put in, 1 can’t just remember what. and I don't know whether vou put it in before you cook it or when its dene, but it gives great results! “It's funny 1 can't recall what it is, because I was so’ particuiar about charging my mind with it. It is per- fectly easy to remember anything if you make a sort of system of it. When Jirs. Doxmere sent me her new ad- dress 1 said tc myself 3864 Edsemere terrace. 1 can remember 3 because there are three persons in the Dox- inere family, and 8 is easy because when she bouzht that new tablecloth she said it made eight that she owned —6 is half a dozen and anybody can remember that, and 4—well, if the Doxmere baby had been twins there would be four instead of th in the family! You see? Just by associat- ing ideas you can®fixe anything in your mind. “I.have never forgotten those numi- bers, but I stiil do have difficulty getting them in their proper order. The first time I went to see Mrs. Dox- mere I hunted up No. 6843 Edgemerc terrace and never did find her and then I wrote and sent it to 4863 and it came back—but you can see that I did rumember the number all right, which is certainly something. Lots of wo- men have to depend so on their ad- dress books and goodness knows you can't carry an address book around Wwith you eve minute! “Oh, T went to that Red Cross meect- ing last Monday that you told me vout—and there wasn't the sign of meeting! Not a soui to be seen! \ You ‘say you said Thursday instead of Monday? I don't see how it is possible because I remembered it bv Monday’s being wash day and washing is certainly a cross to bear if you- are the laundress! My sister's laundry work is done on Thursdays, though; perhaps, I was thinking of ithat! “These tomadtoes certainly a funny color, don't they? taste - queer. - Still, do ha And_they some people might like the flavor very weil. I must run home now because 1 can't recall whether 1 put that pie in the oven be- fore I left or noty-dear me, didn't I come down to ask something—what was ‘it. Oh. ves: thank vou for the molasses And what was I to put % —Chicago News. Views of the Vigilantes ‘h OUR NEW AMERICANS. Lovewell of The Vigi lantes. By Reinette All by its lonesome down in the Carribean Sea, the little island of Porto:Rico knows there is a war go- ing on and is right on the job. For in spite of all its Epanish names and customs, and the fact that half our folks don’t know it, Porto Rico is Uni- ted States. The Stars and Stripes have been flying over the government buildings since 159 and when war was forced upop Washington last #pring, every Spanish-languase paper on the isiand came out and declared that whatever might come, the-Porto Rican populace was going to stand Ly the great éountry five days to the north. The tragic thing about Porto Rico is that she isn’t big enough to be a tepublic by herself. Ever since their first taste of liberty in 1898 that has been the dream of her people; but the whole island is only about the size of Massachusetts with Cape Cod cut off and has always had a hard time to make a living. Self-government is plainly out of the question; Porto Ri- co seems destined to be the ward of Washington for generatipns to come. You can rake the island over from San Juan to Ponce and not find a sign of a Pacifist or a Conscientious Ob- jector. Like their neighbors, in the West Indies and the South American Republics, Porto Ricans just naturally like being in hot water. They are as 200d scrappers as tbe Irish, atbeit in a Latin way, and when the war broke ithey began to strain at the leash to fight for the Flag that has protected them for nineteen years. The boys ere eager to get into the United States Navy and men of milijary age rushed to join the regular regiment. This regiment, recruited to _full stréngth, is now doing.service in Pan- ama, where climatic conditions are so similar. Ap officers’ trajning camp was started at Cayey—and more ap- plications received than could be tak- en_care of. en nmews came that there was to bé a draft, no outcry was heard. Im- petuous and inflamable as the Porio Rican is temperamentaily, he said not one word against this iron rule of sac- rifice. And this in face of the undeni- able truth that he has not come to’ us, but we have invaded his homeland and with Yankee enterprise tried to hus- tle him out of comfortable, climatic habits. rto Rico has taken $1,000,000 in Libefty bonds—wHen money loaned down ‘there brings eight per cent in- terést. An up-and-coming Liberty Loan Committee was organized inde- fatigably to get subscriptions. In her own troplcal way the islarid fu doing a big bit for the American Red Cross. Who that has sampled ‘r.nvn Mly cannot taste it yet? At the Headquarters of the Porto Rico (’bapter the familiar window card with scarlet emblem is lettered ROE RETA and n huge room with a . bluwe-and-white tiled floor, twenty-two charcoal braziers are used to make jelly for the hospitals of Eu- rope. In I amsle an enough is made to fill more than a thousand glasses, but most "ot 1t i belnn prepared for -‘Mnmem in gallon cans. As the i\ vag epoil quickly the women are worl ifig all @ay Sunday. Sugar made right on lhe island is used—the Porto Rican all-English newspaper on the islandl says editorially “If we can feed ourselves we can elp feed a Iot of others and just at the present time a larze part of the world needs to be fed.” So. although they do not live with and have seen our folks chasing their doliarse away - from them ever ince 189%, our newest Americans are g service now, when we need | thesh. and not manana, when it will be too late. — i i THE WAR PRIMER 8y National Geographic Society. Cambrai.—“The vast importance to both belligerents of the town of:Cam- brai 121 miles northeast of Paris and 20 miles southeast of Arras, is due in very large measure to the railways which radiate from it spoke-like fash- ion, as from the hub of a wheel” says 2 war geography bulletin issued today from the Washington headquarters of the National Geographic society. “Seven railroads meet and cross each | other at this little city of 30000 in- habitants which clings to & slope ris- ing from the right bank of the River Scheldt. Fully to appreciate the value of this military depot one needs oniy to realize the territory which its rail- roads cover. If we should ¢raw a north and south line through the town four of its railroads would be found branch- | ing off in an easterly direction, and| three to the west. The two main lines on the eastern side extend to Valen- ciennes, 28 miles to the northeast, and to Busigny. 16 miles to the southeast. The latter line passes through Caudry, a town of 11,000 inhabitants, and after reaching Busigny turns in a south- westerly direction to St. Quentin. The two less important lines are those run- ning to Le Cateau. 16 miles distant, | with important woolen and spinning mills and to Solesmes. a linen manu- facturing town 13 miles away. “The lines of the western sector run nrothwestward to Douai, 16 miles away, eastward to the village of Boisleux, a station on the jmportant Arras- Amiens railway line. and southward to St. Quentin on the Somme and to Chaulnes, this line branching east and west at Roisel. “Cambrai lfes to the north and slight- Iy east of Paris, 121 miles distant by rail. via St. Quentin and Busigny, and 128 miles by way of St. Just, Chaulnes and Peronne. “Before the war the town was quite an important manufacturing city, with extensive soap works, sugar mills and textile factories. Of course, its chief distinction from an industrial stand- point is the fact it was here that Bap- tiste Coutaing. the weaver. is suppesed to have made the first cloth which now beare the name of “cambric.” in honor of the town, and the fine muslin eailed “batiste,” which commemorates the achievement of the weaver. It was in the 15th century that cambric was in- vented. “Cambral occupies an place in medieval French m-wry. was hcre that the famous Caiiar wab forraed 1 1608, the mem: bers of the XII of France, and Ferdinand, king of Aragon. The primary object of the al- lies Was the overthrow of Venice.which would have been fully is) had not mu!ua.l jealousies defeated the chief aim of the alliance. being shown in the fact that one TR e t sugar companies contri- bated 24,000 pounds. A littie later grape fruit marmalade will be made in huge quantities. The Ifst' of membérs of the Insular Red Cross T contains names like Miguel Rafe. Guerra Mondragon_, and el Gonzales Pesquera, Lnéd up Leside a plain American signature like J. R. Cobb. The island took.the Food Question with all seriousness. The -lnx-n. “We ll\ut Feed Ourselves” was gi out, _exception feed hunu , the only peror Charles treaty ‘which, nvdnt to its feminine xlzn-w- ries Known as the “Paix des became Dames,” put an end to the plans for a the two monarchs HE SUFFERED “Fruit-a-ives” Made Him Feel As If Walking On Alr Orituia, Nov. 28th. 1914, “For over two years, I was troubled with Constipation, Drowsiness, Lack of Appetite and Fleadaches. One day 1saw your sign which read “Fruit-a-tives make you feel like walking on air.’" This appealed to me, so I decided to try a Box. In a very short time, L began to feel better, and row 7 feel finé, Ihaveagoodappetite, relish everything I eat, and the Headaches are gone entirely. I recommend this pleasant [fruit medicine to all my friends . DAN McLEAN. 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 256, At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit- a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N. without plunging their respective coun- tries into a bloody war. “In the closing years of sthe . six- teenth century Cambrai passed to the Spanish crown, and it remained a paft of the Fiemish possessions of that roy- al family for nearly a hundred vears, its recession to France taking place by the Treaty of Nijmwegan during the reign of Louis XIV. In 1873 the town resisted a siege by Austrian _forces, but it fell before the Duke of Well- ington's attack in 1815. OTHER VIEW POINTS Hartford needs river transportation so much that it hates to see the Con- necticut closing up. Why net get ohe of those ico breakers that tried to keep Archangel an open port in win- ter? It ought to be able to keep the river open from Hartford to Saybrook. —\Waterbury. American. We shall have months and prob- ably years of a greater or less de- gree of sugar shortage and deprivation Lefore we get straightened to a nor- mal condition. We shall have to help the matter by conserving sugar in seme radical way. Two of the means to that end arc indicated above. The public would accomplish it, if it would work together. Eut since it behooves the government, which now has tpe power, to do comething about it. — Hartford Time: There used to be, there are still, many Connecticut. They have been taken for their fur ever since white men came here, more of late than some vears ago, and now comes a certi- ficate that muskrat is good food. According to a writer in the New York Sun “his meat is highly recom- mended as ‘scarely to be, distin- guished from chicken’ The musk- rat is a vegetarian and a clean feeder 2nd he may yct be raised to hizh hon- or in war along with other now un- considered souices of food.”—Hartford Times. and probably muskrats _ in This is a <o ear in which_ to omit the foolishly extravagant Yale " and although it was a wrench the tradition that each win- undergraduates to this unnecessarily expensive display the lads are falling step with the di wise prudential o no time for the spendiny of tens of thousands of doliars upon a social event. Such action would be ex- tremely selfish and shortsighted. The fact that other colleges are following the custom would not excuse Yale for @oing the same. This is @ time for good judgement and not for tradition. —New Haven Union. The war will be won by each and every individual doing his bit. The men in the trenches have their task to perform. The men behind the fir- ing lines have .theirs. The men in this country, the men and women who nmiake up the great army behind the army, haval their work cut out for them. And it is all connectsd in some way or other with saving. There must be no wasts whatever, either of ener- gy or the stuff that goes to make en- ergy—food. The national resources are great, in every way. Because they are such is no reason at all for wasf- g even a crust of bread. Before it all over we may be very glad this opportunity for saving presented it- self. Looking back over the three vears and marking events up-one ever dreamed conld take place is son sufficient unto itself for looking aflead three vears and contemplating even greater moments to come, — days fraught with all sorts of posetbilities. Foresight is much better than hind- sight.—New Britain Herald. Old Folks Saved From Saffering Mrs. Mary A. Dean, in her 87th year, T‘““?M.‘Mlu a0 ve to t A - o -.’-.,.;..f' B, m‘." e B B m,m i months h\‘hfll‘ ugum ld girl: L Sy R and to @er. Bo uy L&hOBdeO. lhlum aonnuu t 'nu letin Tor DUSIBESs resuitm -(HAARLEM OIL CAPSULES lI" ‘YOUR BACK ACHES pain|drugzist and insiat o Fod 1 k;an in st o animal germs, are causing the inflammation. ‘are lmmmnaly attackod and chased out of Jour system with '”Docn“m‘n“ or pain, not deiay a -mmm Go "’ ’fu ou with l onntings 15 l“ eac ard he danger of 0 T“fi”’ oney refunded It they, do i u. = the.'nny prnn‘n’ cettine i Geological Survey, THURS., FRI AND SAT. KEITH VAUDEVILLE FEATURE STAR PLAYS The Trennell Trio In a Sensational Acrebatic Noveity “FEATS OF l ROACH & MecCURDY In the Comedy Rube Sketch “A TOUCH OF NATURE” CIRCUSDOM™ DEWITT & GUNTHE Comedy Si%jing and Dancing uo CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG AND HER OWN COMPANY in MAGDA 6 PART SCREEN CLASSIC A Powerful Drama of the Home With a Lesson to Everyone. CURRENT EVENTS CONCERT ORCHESTRA AUDITORIUM THEATRE BIGGEST AND BEST SHOW IN TOWN e WILLIAM S. HART — N HELL’S HINGES CONCERT ORCHESTRA || DOUCLAS FAIRBANKS —rIN— DOUBLE TROUBLE NO ADVANCE IN PRICES j BOXING 31 Rounds Auspices of Pastime Athletic Club AT PULASKI HALL, NORWICH Friday, December 14, 1917 16 Rounds—Star Bout—13 Rounds At 145 Pounds Dave (K. O.) Palitz of New London, Welterweight Champion of Connecti- cut, vs. Duve Powers, of Malden. Mass., leading Welterweight of Massachusetts. 10 Rounds—Semi-final—10 Rounds At 133 Pounds Young Deal of New London vs. Allen of New York. 6 n-unda—-wnl.mmary—s Rounds At 133 Pou s Tom Winters of No: Green of Hartford. First bout -at $.30 sharp. John Shugrue, announcer. All the men will weigh otna Bowling Alley at 6 p. m of bout. Referee, Marty Keough, Timekeeper, Jack Wilson. Matchmaker, Jack Sullivan Admission $1.00 and $1.50. Ringside $2 Speclal cars to New London after the bouts. | SAN FRANC#SOO MOUNTAIN. Highest Peak in the Southw i The San Marty in at ths| aight i Ftanclaco. voleantc field, | of the Colorace, Is inrerest- described by- the United Statos Department of Interior, in Professional Paper ‘Chere is considerable mattar in book that will be of interest to general reader, and especially to student of physical geography. The - fleld_takes its name from San Franctsco Mountain, whose elevation of | 12,611 feet ces it the hishest peak | in'the Southwestern states and by far| ihe most prominent landmark of the | Colorado = Plateau. Flagstaff, a town of 1500 inhabitants, lies 10 miles south | of San Francisco Mountain, and an! the more est in the field may wagon. { i The report contains a_briaf descrlp-| tion of the geography of the field and gives detalled descriptions of the val- canoes and lava fields. It sets forth the icanic history of the region and correlates the periods of eruption with the general history of ihe surrounding country. There have been three gen- eral periods of volcanic activity in the San Franciscan volcanic field, each followed by an interval of uplift and erosion. San Francisco Mountain is voleanic throughout and is, in fact, a huge voleano whose fires have been but recentlv estinguished, the latest outbreak doubtless representing the final feeble eruptions in a long cyele of volcanism. The wide range in elevation in the San Franciscan volcanic field and. the accompanying climatic variations bring about striking changes from place to place in the eharacter of the vegetation. Aithough the field is en- circled by a barren and arid region, much of which is in fact a' desert, {is higher parts are clothed in a beautiful forest of juniper, piné, and spruce. ingly important polnts of inter- ! be reached by B THEATRE TODAY AND TONIGHT EMMY WEHLEN —IN— “THE OUTSIDER” A 8ix Act Metro Wonder Play of Adventure and Romance Burton Holmes Travelogue Victor Moore Comedy COMING FRI. AND SAT. The Screen’s Greatast Character ACTOR GEORGE BEBAN o N i LOST IN TRANSIT $1.00 HERE I8 THE | Fountain Pen YOU HAVE BEEN LOD:IING FOR;: Non-Leakable Self-Rilling Only ONE DOLLAR but as good as eny titat soils for FIVE DOLLARS. ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED Try oro and bé comvincéd. JOHN & GEO . H. BLISS JEWELERS from desert to for- est, rl e passing hvm the valley of the little Colorado westwurd, delighted the early explor- ers 4s it deligits the travoler of to- E. 1. Bedle, wa: traversed the in 1858 wagon road, re that * Throuzh without belng. Htro, picturesque and beautiful scene; rich soll. and its noble forests of tim- ber.” The plamt life ranges from sub- ropical ih the Little Colorado Valle) to alpine at the summit of San Fran- cisco Mountain, The bosk ¢ontains 213 pages and is illustrated by excellent haiftone views ot some of the striking geologic fea- tures of the afea and by geologic maps and dlasrame which help to give a elear understanding of the region. The abrupt change Twelve membérs of the United Etates congress who have gone to France in order to visit the front were feceived by President Poincare in Paris recently. FREE—A Christmas present for all the children visiting our stroe. You need not buy anything to receive a present. The One Store That Knows No High Prices. THE PASNIK CO. Clothes for women and children from head to foot. Ladies’ and Children’s Coats very much reduced. Also a full line of Holiday Gifts, such as Dolls from 19¢ upward, boxed Handkerchiefs from 10c the box up- ward, Handhags, Umbrellas, Etc. YOU BUY IT FOR LESS AT THE PASNIK CO. O"thMScandlmen NORWICH,