Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 24, 1917, Page 4

dlorwich Bulletin and QGoufied 121 YEARS OLD Subscrintlon price 13c a weelk; 30c a mouth: 3600 u year. Entered at the Postorfics at Norwich, &s secand-class matter. Telephome Callsr Bulletin Business Office 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms. 35-8. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantic Office, 625 Mala Street. Telephone 210-3. " Norwich, Monday, Dec. 24, 1917 _ GIRCULATION . 4412 1905, aver: ...5,920 MkMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive- iy entitied to the usk for republica- tion of all news despatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise credit- ed in this paper and also the local néws published nerein. All rights of republication of special despatehes herein are also reserved. . 1901, average . MOTOR VEHICLES. For several years past tie number of metor vehicles has been growing. ‘Fhis has been noted by the increased production in this line of industry, the enlargement of. present factortes ard the springing up of new ones, but it has also.been brought to aftentfon in @ more striking manner by the number af such vehicles on the streets and ghways. All cne has to do is to nee up a street “where parking of machines is permitted and the Situa- tion is clearly revealed. \Uhere there was one gar a few yoars ago there is & dozen or more today. It is not the cause for great surpaisé therefore when the motor vehicle da- partment of this state reports that there were over 83,000 licenses issued in the present year with over 100,000 people halding operators’ licenses. This shows not only the popularity of the auto but the prosperity of the people and while there may be some curtail- ment of production in pleasure cars, it is not alone in that direction that the expansion has taken plaee for in business the motor car is fast dis- placing the horse. With the number of antomobiles— pleasure cars, delivery mu:chines and nute trucks—doubled within a pariod of two vears it can be appreciated that an equa! amount of attention must be siven to the question of highway safe- ty. With mjore machines the danger increases and while careful observanee of regulations and the enforcement of the laws have been needed in . the past the necessity for it is greatdr than ever today and it promises to ipcrease 8s time goes on. THE DUTY OF auEebéc. The proposal which has been made in the provincial legislative assembly of Quebec that the provine: of Quebec secede from the confederation eof Ca- nadian previnces ouzht to be quickly put down when it comes upsfor debate on the eighth of January. This is of course the outcome of the recent elec- tion in which Quebec was the only province which voted against con- scription. That bill was hard fought by that province and while the people did not vote directly thereon they did In the other provinces elect a major- lty of those who will_support it and it was conclusiveiy shown that the people of Canada are econvinced by a large majority that conscription should replace the present system of Voiunteering. Because it was not victorious In its contentions Quehec now warits to sulk but what it would have said about the rest of the provinces, or uny ome of them in fact, had they attempted to do the same thing because they lost can readily be imagined. Those who back such a proposition show ' them- selves poor losers. They should real- ize that if the Dominion is golng to meet its responsibilities it must stand united. The attitude which has been manifested by those in Quebec and of course the position of those who arc backing this latest idea is giving the greatest sort of comfort to the enemy. ‘What Quebec should do, and what its leaders should urze with all ‘their strength, is for the province to aceept the will of the majority and buckle down to business by doing their part like the rest of thé nation. It 1§ a sorry spectacle which Quebec presents when it talks about secession. BULGARIA’S POSITION. In conmecticn with the advanée statement regarding the peace terms which the kaiser is going to offer en Christmas day it will be Interesting to note what Bulgaria will, think . of them. That country was won, over to| the side of the central pcwers par- tially through the promises which were extended by Germany to the effect that it would be allowed to seeure from Serbia the territory which it coveted, and it would not be surprising if it was encofiraged to believe that it would not only get a good slice of that ceuntry but that it would be allowed te have what it could get from Ru- in ‘would be willing to agree that Rumania, Ser. blg, and Montenegro should retain their oiginal boundaries. That means of course that any hope which Bulgaria Lad of retaining that par: of Serbla whieh it helds or a partion of Ru- mania, whether they had hoped for{more than R mere than the Dobrudia or not. would be blasted and it would have to re- cuperate from any losses which it has sustained. It can hardly be believed that such will create a feeling of joy among the Bulgarians. It demenstrates nevertheless how much Germany cares for those who have been ecalled to its assistancé. Tt was ready with all sorts of promises in order te get help and after it has made use thereof it is new prepared to cast that country aside and give it a kick for its services. GENERAL SARRAIL'S RECALL. < The recent order recaliing Gemeral Sarrail from the Macedonian front does not indicate that he has been as- signed to any other command. So far as known he is to be replaced by Gen- eral Guillemet in the hopes of secur- ing better results on that front, where if reports are true a large army is assembled and Greece must be near- iy ready to step in and do its part. Great hopes were held out” when General Sarrail was sent to take charge of operations in :that region because of his suceess in handling oth- cr commands during the earlier days of ‘the war. Although Bulgaria has managed to gain seme territory in northeastern Greece without .much fighting General Sarrail in his ene big cperation recovered Monastir to the northwest and has continued to hold it. Otherwise except for small en- zagements he has simply served as an obstacle to the further advanee of the .forces of the central powers. For a long time there were adverse condi- tions in Greece for which he was not respensible but since that situation has cleared no offensive that has amounted to anything has bcen start- ed. It is therefore to be gathered that either a more determined move on the part of the ememy is anticipated in that region or else a better account trom that army is desired, and inas- much as General Sarrail has been able to check the ememy’s offensives when attempted the iatter reason for the change seems to he the more prebable. Generals have been frequently changed during the course of the war to se- | cure sreater efficiency and with Rus- sia out of tho fight the allifs have got to get the most possible out of every theater of the wi THE ARGENTINE SITUATION It is only what was to be expected When mews comes to the effect that the people of Argentina are making demonstrations against the govern- ment and demanding an explanation ©f what appears to be a plain open and shut ease of getting eertain heagds f that government to play Into the nands of Germany through the schemes that were devised and promoted by Count Luxburg, the German charge &’ affaires, at Buenes Aires. The situation was bad enough as revealed by the first telegrams made public but with the opening up of the whole correspondenee between Lux- burg and Berlin bearing upen this mattor it was more than the peopl of any self respecting nation could be expected to accept. - Aecarding to the first disclosures it was shown that Luxburg wus actually working against Argéntina while en- joymng its privilezes. He was accept- ing its hospitality and at th time was advising his government to strike it in the back and do so in sueh’ o manner that It would be impossible for guilt to be fastened upon it. By the Jater netés it is-clearly shown that Luxburg was getting in his fine work by plotting through his relations with the head of that nation ‘to com= promise that country and create a combinations of South American na- tions which’ weuld be workinz In re- ality for the benefit of Germany. All this in addition to the attitude which President Irigsoyen has been taking malses it evident that he will have na easy task to‘explain his actions satis- tactorily. ED!TORIAL NOTES. The man ‘on the corner says: It is all right to advocate a coldless winter but the next thing is to get it. Inasmuch as there is no need of con- serving food for thought there daesn’t appear to be any danger of sermon- less Sundays. It is the duty of evervone to do his part in seeing that the effort for the ten million Red Cross members is bushed over the top. Possibly Argentina will zet the hab. it and decide to.start an investigation concerning the dealings of its presi- dent with Count Luxburs. Even though some thinic so, it is too early to charge up’that promised great offensive by the kaiser on the western front to camouflage. It is well enough to urge the heat- ing of the house by sunshine but the heating effects of moonshine is sbmez thing to be carefully avoided. ————— When the statement is made that better tanks are needed, it should be uhderstood that there is no reference intended - to ligquor consumption. Noatwithstanding the many other demands it is well not to overlook the ha:; which ought to be extended at thid time of the year to the worthy poer. eI S We are told that the skeleton Is to he. brought out of the closet in the] shipping board wrangle, but there never should have been any oloseted skeletont = rgentine ple there i plenty of food for thmr::t in (2. na: hitch of telegrams’ which have been made public dealing with German in- trigue in their country. Those who have changed thelr ad- Aresses since registering last spring should hasten to inform the local beards lest thé return of the question- naifes stamps them as slackers. ¥f elvil war is actually spreading in Russia, and such can cause no sur- prise, the e which Germany, and ihe bolsheviki are putting in on peace negotiations may prove to be wasted. The looting of the Church of the ‘Holy Sepulchre flicted on Chri! of the New H gdyernars Washinston will have some good ef- fect upon securing coal for,this of the country and that it will be thoroughly realized means something Promises. s It is to be hoped that thé gathering England 4 I same | SUGGESTIONS FOR ! ¥ THE HOUSEWIFE Nickel can be kept bright if washed frequently with soap and water. Paper bags used as gloves will pro- tect the hands while you are blacken- ing the stove. A little ehopped green peppers sives an agreeable flavor to stew or ham- burs steak. A sink strainer, such as can be bought for 15 cents, is an indispensa- le addition’ to vour new sink. You can save tme and fuel in boil- ing potatoes by slicing them thin be- fore putling them on to ceok. In preparing lettuce for a salad dry them by tossing lightly in an old nap- kin. s Lettuce leaves not sufficiently at- traetive for salads can be used“as pot greens. Wood ashes are gplendid for remov- ing flower pot stains from the windo Flour the fruit when chopping it for cakes, etc, and it will be less apt to stiek. A slimy sponge will be like new if steeped in vinegar and water for twelve hours. least Every family should own at one thermos bottle, and two or three ) are better. Vegetables are among the best sup- pliers of the salts necessary for grow- ing children. Lime powder well sprinkled over a place where cockroaches abound wili drive them awa: +THE WAISTCOAT. ———— Some one asserts that within five sars all women will be wearing coats and trousers in the street. Be that as it may, one feature of the masculine wardrobe has been already taken over, vestpocket, lapel and buckled belt complete—and that is the walistcoat. What with her natty little ‘can and her white expanse' of waistcoat, the New York young woman looks very swagger indeed as she strolls up the venue. These new waistcoats are astly of white pigue cut in_douple breasted style with flat pearl buttons and a rather high neck opening finish- ed with narrow, flat lapels cxactly like a man's waistcoat. Neither is the lit- te buckled belt which insures a neat fiL In man's waistcoat forgotten in the fiminine replica. Some of the new eoats are turned back in broad revers below the waistline to show an inch or two-of the spick-span-white waist- coat, which, of course, extends a lit- tle way over the skirt belt \ FCR. PACKING. : ‘When packing glass or china use ex- celsior or straw yat has been slightly dampened. The water causes both ma- terfals to swell and this swelling fills up the crevices, thus wedging the packing in Metween the breakable ar- ticles much tighter than it can be done by hand. SUIT SKIRTS NARROW. Suit skirts continue to be made on simple lines and are quite narrow. The usual width in cloth is one and three- quarters yards or a trifle er; velvet the width is increased to two yards. If pockets appear on the coat they are repeated on the skirt. An occasional long tunic or low side drap- ery is shown in dressy models. HEALTH AND BEAUTY. It the invalid cannot “take coffec try making rice coffee. To make this. brown a eupful of rice in the oven earefully, without burning, and then grind it fine in a coffee mill, Put in An_earthen -jar and pour a quart of eold watér over it. Let stand an heur, strain it, beat it and serve it with hot milk or with cream. Use great care in attempting to cure faclal eryptions by external treatment. 1f this becomes necessary, soak erup- tlon for five minutes to soften sii Then, after having sterilized a fine needle by drépping it inte bojling wa- ter or in aleohol and lghtinz It to burn any impurities, open the spot and press gently, not hard, to extract se- eretion. A convalescing patient usually wants to sit'up in bed but almost no Prop- ping will keep the patient from slip- fng down from an upright position, to hé patient's discomfort and the great annovance of the attendant. A good way to prevent this slipping is to twikt a shéet, slip under the covers snd fasten it at each side of the bed. The convaleseent can put feet against it and sit up with comfort eo enjoy read- itg. This is a help in homes where there are invalids who cannot have the services of a nursd. . Massage may do its bit toward af- fecting the contour of the face if one happens to be dissatisfied with one's birthrizht, If the cheeks are heliow, rub them gently to ine ™e h and to make them round. If a double chih or superfluous flesh is the afllic- to wear away the r may slide over Euiunl. and also that the tis- e skin mav be benefited, a 1o- tion or cream should be used. Bt VELVET HATS Veivet hats have returned. A de- tightful and feature in their makeup is the ast_invariable fac- ing of a pale tone of Georzette crepe, which brings out the color in blue or .l"::, eves, ing their’ color apd nin h‘ & w':‘: e b with es the {ona 5’ the skin, ¥ \ WALL PAPER CLEANER. oAlhnl l:h!:. T calcimine double boiler r, one two cups of fipu orz’m spoon of kere- ps of cold water. and furnityre, one- it in pieces, nia- and m“ ten minutes. S DICTATES OF FASHION. Jignes sweaters made in loase Pusey willow taffeta is used fo. tire’ silk suits. & e Phe blouse that cxtends below the belt is fashionmable. - R T continues to e — be the safest to choose. Blue jersey with gold- embroidery fashions a becoming dress. Flamingo red embroidered in gray is a fashipnable combination. Coral and _black wool combined makes an effective enfbroidery en a gray ground, — A gowm of Georgette crepe meeds to have much distinction of line to he & success. —— Ornament your evening dress by fastening the girdle with a buekle made of tiny roses. Every house dress should have sleeves that don't need to be turned up, and large pockets. : A costume that carries out the color scheme of bilue and tan is becoming to almost everyone. —_ The dress of blue will be prettier if a touch of color in the form of a pale salmon colored flower is added. Black alpaca and blaek satin are used for one piece frocks, usyally with a iittle quiet color like taupe to re- lieve the Black, VOGUE FOR GRAY, The world has gone on for & century or two feeling that gray is the tone of sadness and that its Quakerish ugli- ness must be avoided, It has been a difficult color for decades. Women have adopted it only when the silver sheen on its surface made it possible. This season, however, ail doubts are dispersed by the superior tones which {the dyers have imparted to the various tabrics grouped under the elastic name of gray. - 3 There is moonlight gray, which may speil pezce, but it is in cloee proximity to artillery gray, which stands for {death. There is the gray of granite and the zray of London smoke. There is the gray of 2 New England sea mist and there is the tone that ome gets from the glitter of cut steel. These grays are not used alone this season. They &are combined with korizon and Chinese bluey with jade and Egyptian green, with incendie red, mandarin yellow and amethyst purple. OLD COLLAR RETURNS. The old fashioried berthe has come back. 1t is many years since it was lasi in style and the® vogue then was #0 prenounced that it remained in fashion for several seasons. 1t is Lanvin whe has recived the be- coming rufle of Jace to be worn across the front and back of the dress and over the shoulders. ' Originally the lace berthe was worn principally as an ac- of the evening dress, but now we may employ it to outiine {he square or round neck of the afternoon frock. By courtesy the berthe may be square cut as well as round, although ir_really loses its" early characteristic when ghaped !nto anything but round or oval contour; formed by the gath- ering of the’flounce or by circularly shaping a piece of the material of which the dress is mada. ¥s the berthe may be edged . If that seems too weighty a fmish, the fur may be transposed to form a heading. SEWING HINTS. .When vou hem use a very fine needle and thread appropriately fine for the material. The right side stitches will be much smaller when the hemming is done with a medium coarse needle, and the nervous effort to keep the stitches small on the right side will be greatly reduced. When you baste use a long milliners needle. Tt is a habit hard, to acquire, but éne that will be very helpfil when once established. - When you are dressmaking, have plenty of pins at hand. Dressmaker: slender steel pins are excellent for the FUFPOSe. At any rate. buy pins S0 fine that they will be virtually useless for other purposes. By using slender, ex tra sharp’ pins you mark the fabric ews. Whon you work on blask or dark fabri wear a white apron. The re- flected light will be of material help. Save all selvages of Georgette crepe, chiffon or fancy fine weaves. You can make a novel and attractive finish by applying them as & tiny ruffle or by leaving on the material in the original euttan. STOVE LINING. - Repair a badly broken stove lining |t by the following method: First, obtain a board which will fit the part you are to repair. Place board in position 50 that space between wall of stove and board is the width of xour lining. i d : n case entire side is to be repaired, place board against Is_similar to building a cement wal, Place brace against bw'g to hold firmly. New mix equal parts of finely = coal aptamon salt and enoush water to make mixture a little keavier than heavy cream, pour this over stones, pulling beard out a trifie so that mixthre reaches the bottom. let set for one and sime is ready for use. hu‘l;l: lluln‘g‘"vmI net ‘bo Mrd'. but your fire. In a [ wx{) be as hard as -w;:'.u?": -m.d‘ as & néw one. 2 r—— CLEAN TENNIS BALLS. A method of elenit: ten: ol L RS S slosiey, sy soap and water. Db not rinse the soap out, but put them in thé sun to dry. . —— CLEAN FINE LACE. Spread thé lace out én paper, cove It with caleined masmesia, place lm: other rah:f over l:‘ mh::n mfl;{‘ l;g; a or three days. mkn‘gq wder :_"h. mce will be fresh clean CONCERNING WOMEN, mitatcs Bas two women locomollye —— " Vancouver, B. C., has over 1,500 woe man fruit pickers. baur warling week, e+ M e i— T SEne DE R ese woman lawyer, 7 S 3 N before in the history of war- fin"h‘iv-mb‘-nnflaflfi replace men as they have in the war that is mow geing on. Mrs. Newton D. Baker, secretary cf war, is oms of the heads of the united seérvice cemmittee of the Woman's Service of the Red wife of the DYE FROM STRING. you ever know anything to worse than the eolor in ordin- ring, such as ruckages are tied Lei a‘siipping of pink or green strong fall into a tub of whit elothes, on wash davs and distressing blotcvh- es and sireaks of pink or green ap- pear on all the white clothes put to soak. One reader saves bhits of colored string as packages come into the house and when she Has a faded froek or blouse to launder shc seaks one of the bits of string in an appreximate color, in cold water unti! she has a dye that matches the afticle. A piece of wet string might ruin the bloyse, but the dlluted color will freshen it up wonderfully, IDEAL GUEST ROOM. The guest room need not he the best and supniest room in the house, but it shoula be light and airy and bhe 80 decorated and burpished ‘as 1o be in- formal and homey, The idea is to have a guest room a little detached from the reoms which are eccupied by the family. The bed should be the most comfortable bed procurable, If possible, have twin béds, :EclPEi. Devonshire Sala Choose soft, vet firm cottame cheese, eut in inch dice, season with salt, pepper and a dash of cayenhe, Serve on lejtice leaves with mayonnaise dressing.. If you are| at all suspicious of “ready mads” cot- tage cheese here's the right way to make—i. e.; Set a gallon of milk just turned to seur that is thick and un- broken in a warm oven until it reaches a temperature of 103 degrees. Let stand until whey separates from curd Turn gently into -thin cloth and drain several hours. When drained turn from cloth and mix sait and eream throngh it thoroughly. Novel Baked Apple: Peel some sound cooking apples of medium size. take out the gore aml roughen _the outside of the fruit with a fork. Now roll the apples in coarse brown sugar, stand them in a larss buttered pie dish, fll the hole in cach apple with any red preserve and hake slowly until tender. ' Paste the fruit while cook- ing with the julse thai runs from it When done allow the frait to get celd Dbefore setting in a dish to serve. Very rich if served wih cream. “THE WAR PRIMER By National Geegraphic Sogiety. Hebron—“With the exeeption of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Damascus, ihere is not a city in the Holy Land which holds zreater interest for the Bible student than the ancient town of Hebron, whose capture by British forces under General B. H. E, Allenby was announced recently,” says a war geography bulletin issued today by the National Geographic Society from its Washington headguarters. “Hebron is a ribbon of a town run- ning along the eaitern slope of a nar- row valley, aboye which are terraced vineyards and fruit orchards of great fertility It is not more than 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem, and in peace times tourists are accustomed to make the journey by carriage in four and a half hours. “Until captured and pillaged by the Calebites (as_recored in the Book of Joshua), Hebron was known as Kirfath- is ome of the most anclent c the world, having Dbeen founded, according to the Book oi Numpers, “seven vears before Zoan in Ygypt. The name of Hebron means ‘The Friend of God, in other words the city of Abraham A tree standing in the Russian hospice garden, half a mile from the city, is known as the Oak of Abraham It will be remem- bered that it was ynder the oaks of Mamre that the patriarch pitched his tents and he is supposed to have built an altar hefe in 1920 B. C. “When Moses sent his spies inte the land of Canaan, Hebron was one of the citles visited ¥t was here that David was anointed Ring over Judah, and that six of his sons were born, including, Absalom who at a Ilater date made this place the headquar- tcrs of his rebellion against his fath- er It was also here that Abner, cap- tain of Saui's hosts and guardian of Saul's son Ishbosheth, was killed by loab. “Flebron was _fortified Reheboam and was repeopled after the return of the Childre: n of Jsrael from captiv- . “Following the Biblical days Hebron as destroyed by the Romans. It A place of importance under Moslem rule, not ohly en aeccount of its comerce but alse Because of its connection with Abraham. who §s ven- fated by the followars of Mohammed. 8 it was plec for 8 short time and in Bishop in but it was rpecapt: by the Moglems under Saladin twenty years econspicyous building in c'enorphs_ of Abraham, Isamc, Jacob, Sar Re| and Leah, These are above the double eaverm of Machpe- Jah, which was purchased by Abra- ham _from ' Ephron the Hittite as a family buriel place when Barah died. The bs of the patriarchs are cov- ered with richly embfoidered - green cloths, while those of their wives are covel with crimgon drapéries. . population of Hebron is vari- iy estimated at f 10,000 to 22.- and thé number of Jews at from 500 to 2,000. The town was a thriving trading center before the war. the Bedouins finding liere an active de for their bales of wool and The ehief manufac- of the community - were glass bracelets, leather water bottles, and to medieval ' traditien ther of mankind, died in By Margaret Widdemer of The Vi lantes. Whatever taulta, crudities g [tisa ‘oiher natlons have: Aceused ua. of in the .L;-t—-cnd Rave not us—there has nevér wos :fll‘wpu in pralse of Mne?lm “We' have wel e A ’ us up, or a T ture 3 W ¢ gome furthér— ‘:gan the . other ons told us we zeE orude, or vulgar, hing. that hospi- wonderfully, the visitors who d | Germany would audeville —AND— Super-Feature Photoplays MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY A TREAT FOR THE CHILDREN Lamb’s Manikins “TINY STARS FROM TOYLAND"” P ——————————pv— Ward, Wilson and Janese Comedy, Singing Talking and and_Danging Skit GRAY & GRAHAM In Their Original Skit “THE MUSICAL BELLBEOY” Feature Picture—Rex Beach’s Greatest Story THE AUCTION BLOCK IN SIX ACTS The Life Drama of a Million Girls in America’s Big Cities and Small Towns | ANIMATED WEEKLY | FOUR SHOWS XMAS DAY AUDITORIUM TH MATINEE 2:15 EATER EVENINGS 6:45 AND 8:45 Special Holiday Feature Bill WILLIAMINS. HART “A SQUARE DEAL” VIRGINIA PEARSON IN A FOX SUPER PICTURE Thou Shall Not Steal THE FIGHTING TRAIL A WONDERFUL PICTURE FULL OF THRILLS WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS THEATRE Today, Tues. and Wed. CONTINUCUS SHOW XMAS, 1 TO 11 Margaerite Clark in “Bab‘s Diary” A DELIGHTFUL PARAMOUNT PHOTO .DRAMA B WILLIAM S. HART in The Goodfor Nothing A THRILLING WESTERN DRAMA Latest War News in HEARST-PATHE WEEKLY - ing visitor, but to the immigrants. We ve sald. in effect, for gemerailons: “Welcome! We are sure you are go- ing to be good Americans. We won't be ruds enough to tell you that there are some of your old-world character- istics we don’t like. If you wish to speak your mind, why, speech is free, and you had a hard time over in the Old Country you praise so desperate- 1y " We have trusted, as a whole, to their good sense and honor and cour- It is part s(‘numenu‘:lsm. part s iveness, a dislike of getting into a row. But we acting polite hosts too lons. is such a thing as fool tolerance. The other night I was at a meeting of a literar: where was read a poem—not, perhaps, a perfect poem Zbut one full of good American pa- triotism and honest enthusiasm. — A German, 2 man known to all Lh(‘r? ag one of the most clever and notarious of the propagandists, rose and sneered at the poem. He said everything that a clever mind which hed to dis- credit Americanism could suggest to belittle the poem. He neat: ked out its vulnerable points. emilingly sat down. There aghast hush at his breach of good testé. And before anyone -could tell him what they thought of him anoth: man_arbsc—one of the kindest-heart- ed of good Americans—and stepped in- to the breach. He tactfully smoothed over the unpardonable thing the Ger- man had done—the CGrrman who was enjoying the way he had made fools of the stupid Americans, and who was smiling still as he heard the goqd patriot—a genuinely good patriot, a man who works hard for his country, —aut of mistaken kindliness, mistaken mercy, mistaken dislike of hurting German feelings, cloud the issue with friendly - words! = That is fool tolerance. An Ameri- can who had done a thing like that in find himself being Kkicked by German guards in an unsan- itary prison camp the.next morning. As a nation, we've got to answer beck when self-respect demands it. It's time we stopped .fool tolerance. STORIES OF THE WAR Clean Wells Contaminated by Germans Next after a plentiful supply of mu- nitions, the provision of water for the troops in the trenches is the most im- yortant task facing the staff of an army in the fleld. When the cOrfe- spondent of The Aseociated Press, fol- lawing vlose on the heels of an at- tacking force, arrives in the front iines, where the troops-are engaged in eonsolidating their newly conquered positions, he is most welcome when he has with him a well filled water bot- te. The soldiers during the advance have generally exhausted their supply, have Jost their water bottles on the mardh aver the ground torn up by shells, ‘or perhaps have ‘seen the water spurt out as a bullet passed through the tip gourd. Despite their physical ex- haustion and nervous the troops must comtinue to sometimes for days after an attack it is impossible to bring water of food up to them even during the night with. out the eacrifice of many of the lives of the men of the supply columns. Bven behind_the front lines, in th cantonments and villages where the troops in reserve or at rest are quar- the -Supply -of water for both men and hg s surrounded with many dioulties, since Jarge quantities are needed -for both' drinking and ‘washing, and these are not available in country communities. Also the nu- merous small locomotives of the net. work of narrow gauge rallreads con- sume immense amounts. The closest study has been given to this question by army enshw:‘n and with the progress of the war they have develaped: an excellent system of sup- eeds of the army in this direction. companiés of offi- cers and men have been organized into ci et inilee el e oada A RED CROSS CHRISTMAS H_ONOR ROLL Firms, all of whose members and employes have enrolled as members of the Norwich Chapter of the Red Cross. LEE & 08GOOD co. THAMES NATIONAL BANK DIME SAVINGS BANK CHELSEA SAVINGS BANK . MERCHANT NATIONAL BANK UNCAS NATIONAL BANK JOHN & GEORGE H. BLISS UTLEY AND JONES THE PLAUT-CADDEN CO. BARROW SHOE STORE CHARBONNEAU & ANDREWS GEO, W. KIES CO. what is called the army water service. Bach army ecemposed of several army corps now is proyided with a superior officer in command of several other offiders and a company of expert well- sinkers, borers, plumbers, and pump- erectors, to whom are attached, ac- cording to the jmportance of the work to be undertaken, labor units for the construction of water channels, the laying of heavy piping and the loading and unleading of materials, No fewer than 75 officers and 32,500 experts are employed on the French front in France in this highly important work, while the numher of labor units they can ecall upon to aid them is almest unlimited, / These men have cleaned 3,800 wells contaminated by the”Germans in their retreat and have laid over 200 miles of water pipes. From the water supply centers motor trucks, each carrying three barrels contairing 500 quarts apiece, make several trips daily to points as near the front lines as possible, where they discharge the contents into cistern To these cisterns the mules and don keys attached to the battalions ocou- pying the lines are led each night and are 1oaded with small barrels of water. | one on each side of 'the saddje, with which they make their way through the communication trenches to the tHirsty troopers. Easily Deoided. problem of having to decide whether the Bolsheviki are our friends - or our énemies shouldn't cause the Allied war council to make ary serious inroads on-the supply of midnight oil~—8Savannah —_— Wenderful Acuta Faculties. The keenei hearing is .that of the vaudevills” artist, who frequea SWers thie encore before it Starts.— Kansas City Star. This meak reinf, hdyu::; i reinforces body- 19-142