Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 13, 1918, Page 4

- Hh-:w‘ price 3¢ & weels; 50o a e t' Postatfice at Norwich, Glyf‘_ m!t:h Telenbene Oalles ociat homte 35.3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2 illimantic Office, 6235 Main Street Telephone i > Enteved Conn., as aud g;'mei.e 122 YEARS OLD 210-2. h, Wi it keeps its minds o 1901, average . 1905, average . February 9, 1918...... 9575 ‘ teacer more yncertainty uation. ~ / —— THE VOLUNTEER ARMY OF CON- STRUCTION. This week the government is mak- ing a speclal appeal to the country for men to enlist in the werk of ship con- struetion. This does not medan that they are to be put to work at emce.on this work but that they are to hold The Associated Press is exclusive- Iy entitled to the use for republica- o+f tion of all news despatches credit- 4 ed to it or not otherwise credit- ed in this paper and also the local news published -herein. republication of Wdfidmhu herein are also »or annexations. Taand ‘ing them. along without All MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS rights of PRESIDENT WILSON'S STATE- MENT. In his address before congress Pres- ““ident Wilson lays much stress upon the impression created by the recent anstatement from Count Czernin of Aus- Ztria which indicated that country in its desire for peace was willing to go o greater lengths than Germapy, that *it was more reasomable in its demands and therefore it is possible that it was prepared to enter into a discussion of : /& Dermanent peace upon a basis of ~ fairness without seeking indemnities He attributes what- ever reserve was shown by Count ,Caernin to the fact that he was obliged to show some respect to the nations «pWhich have stood with his country in nthe war, but it might have been well had he stopped to consider that it had =cbeen claimed. for Germany by one of its spokesmen that it has a full un- derstanding with Austria. It is possible that the president sees &in chanee for a fair discussion of peacs terms with Austria but it remains to “be seen whether the signing of peace with the Ukrainians will change the at- titude of the dual monarchy topvards “_peace with the rest of the world.! Hav- ing opened an avenue for the much ,needed foodstuffs it is possible that -new encouragement will be secured “for the comtinuance of the war, The President, however, makeg it plain that his country has no wish to interfere in Buropean affairs but it understands ~that there can be me way to peace until the causes of war are removed— & war that “had its roots in the dis- regard of the rights of small nations.” He sees a possibility of it through the Count Czernin, through the attitude of Chancelior yon +soHertling, President Wilson well adds ¢ that what he has to say is in no way "fa threat, but having set our hand to the task of achieving a permanent ‘peace there can and shall be no turn- +{ng back. UNJUST TQ NEW ENGLAND. . New England Fuel Administrator J. | 7'J. Storrow takes the proper stand ..when he strenuously opposes the pro- (wiposal of Dr. Garfield to eliminate the aheatless Mondays in all sections of :the country except New England, Any “move such as the national fuel admin- "istrator plans would certainly be dis- ;ertmlu,uag against the' six states in | wihis part of the coyntry instead of help- It is imposing upon New gingland the task of getting out of the ped conditions into which it has been thrust by the taking away of its oal carrying vessels and throwing the urden upon the railroads, and how elpless it is in this respect is shown by he report from New York to the effect hat “where coal was found destined or New England that had been gide- racked because of the rail congestion he administration was commandeering t for use in this vieinity.” This makes it evident that New ngland has heen getting the short nd 6f the deal even during the heat- of out have been helped out of their di- lemma because coal which was des- tined to New England has been turn- ed from its comurse. Sugh being the case what is to prevent the contin- vance of this pelicy and making New England stay gn a heatle: basis for an indefinite peried? idea is all wrong. If we eannot get Monday holiday then all the states which have bgen and are likely to profit through the use of New England'a coal cught to be made to come under the same ar- the rangement, IN GERMANY'S CONTROL. In spite of the faet that the leaders of the bolsheviki have repeatedly de- clared that they have ngt thrown off the yoke of the czar to come under the contro! of German imperiglism the action which they have taken indieates that that is just what they have done. It is now claimed that there has been 0 treaty signeg between the central owers and the belshewiki but there re reasons to believe that there is a pecret understanding for the demobili- Fation of the Russian foress has been Pprdered and with the country takem ff of a war bagis thers ig pothing to iosist the efforts of the Germans te| bul olt any ang all but it can secure. That this iers there to acrdineg ot 0 Babush of has been accorded them by Germany the bolsheviki are doing no mere*than was expected ©of them and perhaps the only surprise is that they have managed to stave off this last move Gt i s, S conditions in Russia today even ad to the existing dflt! themselves in readiness for a take up such guties whenever the jobs in the shipyards are ready for them. It is a preparatory move for a greater output of ships, and there can he no question but what the nation needs every bit of increased man power that need is re throughout the states to be gathered from the thousands whe have already indicated their willine- ness to engage in this work. We have been centering our attention on the raising of an adequate army, on the turning out of supplies and of con- serving provisions for the soldiers in Hurope and those who are to go there, nye o r|carrying American 5 b guide the whieh The unstable to 4 COgNize: of the Uniop is These efforts have been attended with much suecess with the result that we can have a balf million mer in France this spring and have got a large pro- portion of the supplies which they will require. The problem now is to get the ships to teke these scldiers and the material away. Terminals are choked with goods and it is impossi- ble to get relief in the rdiiroad con- gestion until the supplies which are tion, the better. not overcome. to the bottomn. pot | from sinking; the best. out. battlefronts. only what was making, oongratulad judgment, Monday The torg to le{\ might not be stepping into the ilding when the —— e, THE UNSINKABLE SHIP, The unsinkable ship- is something which has been claimed at different timey for different vessels ag -have been completed and with new devices intended to keep a vessel afloat after it had suffered éx- tensive damage, but every time such @ ship has been sent forth it has been demonstrated that while the censtrue- tors were ambitions they were never- theless unsuccessful. complished certain things but there were still conditions which they could EDITORIAL NOTES. For this relief the weatherman has cur sincere thanks, awaiting transportation are moved. The cry for “ships, ships and more ships” was made some months ago, It is just as pertinent now and as soon as the yards can be made ready to ac- commeodate the large volunteer force which is being raised to go to work in them there is every' reasen te believe that the desired progress in vercom- ing the handicap will be made. There- fore the larger the army of construe- It will certainly be a great accom- plishment if the idea works out as the promoters think it will, but mest peo- ple will prefer to let the other fellow do the festing if they are given the opportunity to express their minds re- garding it, even though they hope for Qeing done en the expeeted. B = — If Carranza thinks that he is going to force this country te fellew any other eour:e than it is by sending his Hons to the kaiser he will have time to reflect upon his peor Their ideas ac- they equipped sNow a new effort is being made to prove that a ship can stand not enly the damage which may be expacte under normal peaceful conditions but actually suffer the effects of a tor- pedo attack and the blowing of a hole from 30 to 40 feet in diameter in the ship and yet be prevented from nmgl d The principle upon which this safety provigion is being developed same as in the other unsinkable ships, that is watertight compartments, but in the recomstructed Austrian vessel Lucia the compartmerts are small and number 12,000, it being expecteq that if many of these are opened that there will still be sufficient intact to fur- nish the required buoyancy to keep it the | Amsterdam got an unexpectedly ear- The man on the corner says: Per- haps a lazy man is not glad of it, but he seems reeonciled to his fate. Even though no aetual treaty has been signed it looks as if the German delegates at Brest-Litoysk had won From the trequmv reports of as-. phyxiation it is quite evident that all the gassing is net The report that recruiting has been stimulated by the’Tuscania sinking is Tt only makes Americang mope determined than ever thai Germany will net win, ———— There can hardly be a cheerful note in the reflection of the German peo. ple to the effect that they are being Qriven to work against their will by the very guns which they haje been A bill has been introduced into con- gress to end the eostly railroad valua- tiof seheme, When it eqmes tp sav- ing moeney this appears to be a sreat opportunity fer the . national legisla- ————— From the actipn of the elty mesting there ean be no question but what the peeple feel that the gas and electpic depertment js justified in asking for more money than was sgught In the appropriation lagt June. Prom the reports. which are mfg received dally it begins to look as the American troops had been placed on anything but a quiet sector of the western battle front, which of course is as they woyld wish i, —— ' Now that a sits has been for the new ¥. M, C, A, bulld salected ing it had idea to get a W. C, A. stasted for the purpese of g tc. A. mev ¥ on es ; first outward bound trapsport yiag Ay (et wes Lo o) coast o A ar R atnasnar. Weoing of spldiera abeard, the 150. s the urvivors of Ire- 'Thrift to-day means competence orrowd” quoted Pond, as fi%’“m. mtgqu cirg) bl red ink emphasis. :s&’p patriotic duty to economjze.” 2 'ng‘t see how we can be any more saving than we are mow,” pro- he hand- ristling * with “It is every citi- tested Mrs. Popd. -“There hasn’t been The Tuyscatla was - 17:&1. f:mng‘ :t the Anchor line, X D8, was st S ok Y ) . been . to the ’!‘!nned States for the trans- portation ef troops. st “The loss of the Tuscania, while sad and disappointing, is after all a basis for copsratulation in that oply one vessel and so few men were lost. Con- voying, at first deemed impracticable in view of the enormous number of merchant vesseis, has . as last been resorted ta, possibly at the. insi of American naval I A oftentimes numbering . forty vessels are now regularly met far out on the Atlantic by flotillas of destroyers and conducted safely through the danger zone. Of course, 100 per cent. safety cannot be secured and there is always a possibility that a daring U-boat may pick off a vessel. But of the thirteen million allied treops that have been sent overseas during this war enly 3,500 have been lost, a minute fraction of 1 per .cent. These i ‘We could wasted in weeks.” but w t L t‘u mtfifn ltmu t we of o _do some Ly worth m 5 hoard much more cheaply than we can pep house, if we un\%\‘} find a temant ¢ apariment. v £068, probably e rooms for B T e tnee . M “ Two ‘mornings Jater Pond was ‘sur- prised to hear the alarm clock at 6.30. hoke off -that . elock, “We'll have ‘Cant you ¢ Ada?™ he exclaimed. “All right, now that yeu she ‘answered, through breakfast so that the flat can be in order early. The advertisement sounded awfully attractive.” are awake,” to hurry ‘“What advertisement?” ~“Why, you said that boarding would be 50 much cheaper than housekeep- So I put a notice in last eve. %{- paper. d Pond, as cheer- Suppos sal fully as possible, “that whatever is worth doing is worth doing seon.” They had scarcely finished their cof- fee when the beil rang. “Hello, Pond!” said a hearty voice “So it’s your flat that's at the door. figures are based on the years before | for rent, is it? the United States™ entered the war [thé winter?” and show the success of .the British navy alone in the difficult -work of “No, we convoying. The ever increasing num- | know. ber of American U-boat. chasers is [bound to reduce further- the percent- e of loss, while the fleet of United 5 destroyers now co-operating with those of the British navy is making convoying a very sure means t oabsolute safety. : —_— It is most encouraging, after hear- ing so much and so long ‘of our in- efficiency, to glance at one of the cases where our efficiency. has surpassed even the most careful caleulations of the thorough Germans. When in Feb- ruary, 1817, the Germans began ruth- less submarine warfare there were in- terned in American harbors 109 Ger- man ships with a total tonnage df 500,000. Under orders from home the machinery of all these vessels was systematically damaged to such an extent and In such ways that repairs were believed to be impossible. Cylin- ders were smashed in with heavy sledge hammers, connecting. rods were cut off, powdered glass was put in the bearings, pipes were uncoupled, pluggéd and reconnected, and boilers were deliberately burned out until their interiors were a shapeless mass of melted metal. Among other diabol- ical tricks, fire ~extinguishers were filld with kerosene or gasoline. In more than one insiance the elaborate report of the German officer detailed the damage done and noted that it was irreparable, while the experts of the U. S. shipping board named ecightcen months as the minimum time neces- sary to refit the vessels for active service! But ‘even our own experts had not counted on what Amerijcan naval epgineers can do in an emer- gency. By electric welding patches were inserted in breken ecylinders, minor parts were replaced, 'the intri- cate mass of pipes and wires was thoroughly gone over and in .many cases faulty original construction was made to conform with the better American practice. In no case were repairs to the machinery delayed be- yond the time needed to fit the ships as transports. As the interned officers and crews on Ellis Island watch their old vessels under new American names pass out to sea laden with American soldiers they must have many fore- bodings as to what the race that has thus quickly repaired their own “i reparable” damage will do to their own invincible kalser! a The Holland-American liner Nieuw nest reception when she reached her New York pier last Thursday morn- ing. She had on board 1,506 passen- fi:n of all clagses, the largest number at any one vessel has Brought in since America entered the war, Not a goul was allowed to land, but the steerage passenfers were taken di- rectly to Eillis Island for examina- tiop, while the cabin passengers were herded into the saloop and there suh- jeeted to the most thorough examina- tion, It was hours before the first rwgenger was allowed ashore and he, ike all who foHowed him, was minus soap, tooth paste, medical preparations of any sort and all papers. Al] this material will be subjected to the most r?id kamination hefere heing return- ed to the owners, for word had gone around that the government had learn- ed of Germamy’s intent to introdyce poisorious pkllen ‘or other ¢hemical means to injure plant life in Amerjca. Most tangible of all, however, was the capture of two German spies. One had twelve thin sheets of paper covered with letters and fisures forming a code’| and the other, a steward of the steam- er, was detected trying to conceal papers that contained other informa- tion about Germany's attempts to learn of the sailing of our transports. The Nieuw Amsterdam had received as- surances before sailing from Holland that she would not be mglested by German sea forces, a fact in itself sus+ picious, as Germany does not grant immunity for nothing. Germany is at last free from her tern antagonists and finds hepself able to turn all her energies to the western front. A treaty with .the Dkraipe se strengthened her hand that she igsued an ultimatum to Trotzky to whieh he wag forced to accede and his government, while not signing a formal treaty of peace, hag declared ihat all hestilities are at an end and that all questions of territory shall be settled by a commission. It need bardly he added that this commission will sit when and where Germany de- cides and will decide aceording to the utmost desires of the German mili- tarists, Rumania, now utterly isolated from her allies and surrounded by foes, was also the reeipient of ap ultl, matum direeting her to begin peace negotiatiens at onece. The Rumanian cabinet at once resigned, unwilling to take the responsibility of uncenditional surrender. Yet this is the only course left for poor betrayed Rumania, The Ukraine is the richest portion of Buropean Russia and extends- from Russian Poland to and ‘along the Blaek sea coast frem Bessarabia past the Bea of Azof. It includes the cities of Kisv and Rostoff and the great pert of Odessa, long coveted by Germany as another gateway to the east. The 1kraine is pverflowing with food whieh the inhabitants have not needed for themselves but which they have been unabie to expert owing to the fatlyre of the British to open the Dardanelles, The people are mostly small landown- ers and as such opposed to the extreme Bolsheviki led by Lenime, who wish :‘H nmt: h4:!!‘..2‘1:\6. '!'I;e Ukrainian egistatnre 3, was legally elect, ed soon affer the revolution that overs e r— ildren Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA bag. flat. Just boa.rdgn;. ‘War time econemy, you *Now, that's queer! My wife thinks Hving in a hotel iy so expensive we could cut our bills in two by taking I think that before we give up our quarters I'li send her vver to compare notes with you, Mrs. Pond.” He went away. ‘Wife going away for thought we'd try “I think, my dear,” said Pond, “that I'll stay at home to- day and see this through” Another visitor came. “Five rooms! How very old fash- ioned!” this one ejaclated. “All the modern apartments have either two or three rooms.” “We haven’t found it any too large,” it. My began Mrs. Pond, but the other wo- man ‘cut her she consider many relatives who would think that extra bedrcom nothing less than a free hotel.” “It wouldn't seem homelike to me if I couldn't put up a friend over- night,” said Mrs. Pond. i rt. “We wouldn't husbapd has too “Visitors are an ynnecessary luxury in war time” was the answer from halfway down the stairs. ‘““Which room is it that's for remt?” asked a stout matron befcre the door had closed. “It’s the whiole flat that is for rent,” cdrrected Mrs, Pond. “Then what did vou put it in the Baper for?” retorted the woman indig- nantly as she brought up a clipping from the depths of her huge knpitting “Oh, T must have cuyt out the threw the czar and represents the people far more Lenine-Trotzky group of whose only claim to power is frankly that of firce. than the radical Petrograd, The Ukrainian popula- ;&i:i tion Whus cauzht between the ex- tremists who swould strip what land they had and the Teuton armies te which they could only op- pose their own demoralized troops, and further having on hand great stores of food with whigh they could buy their peace, signed an agreement with the central powers to cease all military agtivity and arrange for the resump- tio nof commercial relations. course means food for Germany and leaves the outcome of the great strug- gle to be settled as is most eminently fitting by a d the fields of confidence of their ability to adminis- ter this, the great champions of de- mocracy, France,” England and Amer- ica, are ready for the trial them of This of ve military defeat on ce. And in supreme wrong advertisement. ift“ hdm?' H ‘i" lmm “woul cut down Yo . $0 5 f é""‘l"m d you will B | elsewhere,” replied Mra, & Tor ‘mote tone. . . & s “May- 1 see the apartment?” in- quired the ' next” visitof, ly. “How odd to have no L into the drawing room! am now the whole flat is , with %;c!::stand v.(:;au in t}lil. Sl ult to_en “The d:r.;'in: room is .m"i%eu. for a flat. A T [ re , 80 like all the rooms opgniag tegether, for dl.ué:lens m;uw 8. S dalied A voice at ‘1l ¢ “It's Glintie Roslyn! May I eome “!2' “I'm glad you are mot 4 flat hun! Glintie,” ssid Ada, smiling at the fuffy 'young woman. , “Now, Ada, you and Ripley mustn't mind what I'm gaing to say,” said that person, “The minute I saw your ad- vertigement I said to Hary: We'll just have to take their flat. I have always thought it was the mokt ideal spot, just suited to twe Deople ‘Who | o “Then an awl ught. came to|whelly agricultural, me! I gaid: ‘Harty, can it be hel ygu‘;illn they have come to the parting of the ways? If they have we eoulfin't pos- |of sibly take the flat! It weuld be an |dition. ill omen to move into & bhoken home’{ It has been my privilege to speak “Of course Harry -poohed, r to farmers and others from the pubs he always does, but 1 aaid that I'd|lie platform throughont this state un- f::\lleb lz‘;'el;v :€d Ty to pour efl on the d‘lo‘r tlt!e sul oh of the 't#:b egun-~ eFs— el of heen “Well, of all the—" bégan Pand. “Ripléy, dear!" warned Mrs. i Then to their guest: “Glntie, child, we are just trying .to economize!” “Then Tl call Harry, He is wait ing in the westibule.” “You neodn't trouble him. We've geciged not te rent the flat” said 'ond. & lacké.afid%-White 1sical Revue WITH AN ALL STAR GAST Supported by a Company of 33 Including CHARLIE CHAPLIN in THE VAGABOND Matinee 20c Children 10c Evening 15¢ and 25¢ War Tax Will Be Charged on All Admissions T~ 100—Rescrved Seats at 35c—100 THEATIE“ TODAY AND THURBDAY WONDERFUL EMILY STEVENS i e IN THE FAMOUS BROADWAY SUCCESS nah the government geis busy and heips the farmer, not nest April, but now. Yours very truly, W. E. KBACH. Dagielson, Conn., Feb. 12, 1918, “Why, Ripley, what has come over (13 . 92 you?” asked Ada when the omm vmw mms Da'ybreak alope. ~ ¥V were A Rowerful Phote-Drama Telling “We never really apprecisted this " the Stary of the Reclamation flat éill awdayk ‘t:md ph;lnsgphmuy 4 K : of a Loveless Home considered, it might as well shelter us n war, in manufacturing, -in com- . :a any other two-people. We'd much | merce, in transportation, mistakes are HEARST-PATHE NEWS etter ‘give up the car and save on|going on all the while, They t "VICTOR MOORE, Comedy migh gasoline, Hang hoarding, anyway! cause frequent breakdowns if it were not for the general momentum of the business machinery, Business sees its errors, puts on 4 little mope steam and makes the loss good. So must the nation, and so it can~Waterbury Ré- | publican. Chicago News. many speecial sessions as they are symmoned to for the sym of $300, The constitution places this Jimit on the amount of thelr compensation for the . eptife two years for which they are elected, Theére will be .a substantial saving in ‘the expense of the special session of 1918 as compared with that of the gedsion of-1816 in consequence of this change in the system of providing for the transportation of members. The saving may amount to $5,000, leaving the entire cost of the session to be somewhere in the neighborhood of §3,- 000, &s against $7,675 for the preyious specia] sesslon.—Harford Times. The untoward weather has blecked the eolution of the transportation prehlem to 3 Jarge degree, while there is nothing defiiite to show that the slowdown in the nse of coal has re- sulted in any appreciable advantage. If the movernmént now abandons its migeonception of the gure and applies LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The benefit from éliminating supefr- fluous trains is not confined to thé] gain in motive power for freight. There is ap indirect gain aimost as impertant. On mest rallroads freight treips are continually being run ente sidings to let passenger trains so” by. The c¢onsequent delay is ene of the chief causes of freight blockades. Thé fewer the passenger trains, the bet- ter speed the feight frains ean male. —Meriden Recard. [ The German boast that her U-beais have destroyed 10,000.600 tons of ships and $5,000,000.000 of money is g ter- rible thi for a eivilized nmation to make. trye, it only makes her crime the greater and confirms on her own autherity the worid’s sentence of her as assassin and eo:(ea.:& Jt ti: tl.hia mongter Wo Ara urged ne m-{one that will fasten the attentigh of placable toward. But it is mot true.! the mep in ¢ha:ls upen improved It is near enough to require 0UP|transportations, quick results ought to strongest and swiftest efforts to tire|folow, There is plenty of coal in the out this inhuman ensrgy and to thwart | ground for all concerned, but the task it by making the losses good. When | g tg bring it to the consumer. Priority Un':le ‘Sam‘l hgsceat: nt;i. Q“S,';:,Tnf, ‘l;f_s rights on (:c tracks will soon find its and manufacturing wages as they are| X0 '2NES I-1angwer, and ip the meantime the in- . at present. The goverrment must help | £9°% | faster than that—Waterbwry | dustries can he relied upon to look him financially and semehew give him SRean. : after themselves better than the gov- heln to culfivate his land. ernment can look after them.—New ) The f&rmerhis face x‘gxn t:u:-‘e ‘:mx the Haven Journal-Courie: following. problems: First, laber; sec- TSt — ond, fertilizer; third, seed, and ell at Qwing to the shortage of coal the a price that he can afford te_pay. Italian government proposes to issve In the town of Bropklyn .which is coal tickets, The Farmer Needs Help, Mr. Editor: I write, asking your help to arouse the public officials and the government to.the serious condi- tion which faces the farmer and our country. I understand what I am talking aboyt. My ipformation does not come, second-hand, but comes from my own personal kpowledge of eonditions which face tha farmer in Brooklyn and which exist all over the New England states and our eountry, What our government has done up te the pres- ent is not enoueh. They must do more or see. our country go down to de- feat for lack of food. Hooverizing is splendid, and is accomplisiiing much good, but if cenditions eontinue as they are at present, thare will be no food from which to hosverize. The ceal famine is as a mole hill to a mountain, eompared to the Yood ques- tlon which will face us in the near future. The farmer must have help. He cannot competc with government The members of the general assem- bly do not receive extra compensation for attending special sessipns. When they are elected it is expected f{bay will attend the regylar session and as The Sale of White Exquisite Undermuslins and Undersilks Dainty undergarments, fine in weave and texture, and displaying in every line a cleverness of design which marks only the most exclusive, make this big sale event one of mere than usual interest, This is the time to buy the supply for the coming Summer, for now the size and variety of our stock will guarantee you the very widest range for selection, WE ADVISE AN EARLY SELECTION : CORSET COVERS from_........ 25¢c to § 1.98 DRAWERS, from ............. 3%c to § 1.98 ENVELOPE CHEMISES from..... 78c to § 7.98 NIGHT ROBES from........... 50c to § 7.98 LONG SKIRTS from ........... 50c to §10.98 ' CAMISOLES from _...........$1.60 to § 4.98 KNIGKERBOCKERS from ....... B0c to § 5.98 SPECIAL SHOWING OF DAINTY WHITE G00DS AND THE NEW WAISTINGS ~ ~