Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 14, 1918, Page 4

122 YEARS OLD o 13¢ 8 weelis 500 @ . £ L - 1901, @verage :wiisuisssaiiis 412 ravery 9, ws...... 0§75 MEMBER OF THE ASSOGIATED PRESS ‘THE TUSCANIA DEAD. iy | the transportation ‘Word row comes that the from that disastér humbers gt 155 and 145 soldiers have al- buried. This is slightly it was thoughit to’the in the prepara« o regarding the m hct that it has been to identify the bodies whiolt “¢ bien recovered. Kach soldier is Lppbsed fo have an identification tay d so far as learned all were thu but the auite necessary féa. thit the hame of the soldiers them shcu'd appear therésh overlooked. It may have bee: that there was g60d reason delaying tids step until they wers to a definite branch of the ‘wervice, but it is evident now that a!l to bé encoufitered does nout m the firing line and that the aich and every soldier shoold his tag beforé he leaves shores. It would make little Gifference if ail operations of the centrdl powers that theatér of the war has not discloséd. Buf what can it do? is ke 2 man with his back {0 the wall tryfig to beést off a mob ich surrounds him on every side. f isn't & case where it cah do what it wants to do but one where it must out of the war or to crush it ‘There has not been much activity on its front for some timé bt it Has been :‘u! fighting the Russians at the rear Which Was néver what was promised or what.it should have been, is entirely gome.. Ukraine has made peace and With no meéans of gefting [help even from the allies Rumania is feft no adtérnative. From the very first that cmmtry (bas been unjustly treated. s |fobght 1obly in view of the Rn-lu\ | betrayat i can, What be rests with the fu- hinted that ft would fa Which formetly #, U whleh was taken ibout 40 yéats ago and that vu‘u bé obliged to give up the Mfloill lines ada theugh it Bo a readjustment at the ex- pense of Russia thete cdn be little senkiment ifi behalf of the latter coun- Gy undér existing circumstances. AERIAL MAIL SERVICE. Thére Is nothing unusual in the m # must gét out of| ¢ ing the air is concérned but of re- ceiving sufficient postal business to at least meet the expenses. Any -isolated section o: the country, such as Nantucket &‘ g the recent cold spell, could m excellent use of :ix:‘cn a servics and it tha nw route ‘wor out as w probable that wiil be mmm Wherever théfe n a derand for it. It is quite evident that we are only be- ginnifig to realize the possibilities of the aeroplae, - i MUST HAVE EFFICIENCY. That ‘the -criticism which has been made of the war départment has brought some results 16 6. Be tafetrc from the anhoumcermént by SBecretary Daker of the FeergaMsation of . the general staff, which has beén, divided | 32 into five bureaus for the pi of getting better resuits and overcoming some of the faults which have been disclosedl by the eontrust BeLWEeA the Peace tiines and the declaration of Senator Clunb«‘llln o the éffest that the the putpose of reachitg of alleged défects, this indicating that Sottie there was ground at isast for the num hich have beth wmade: in this connectich it is intetesting o note thet important conferénces are to be held In Wash'ngton £qf the pur- Pose 6f gétting tosether mw}m are dethanding importdnt 3 o hmmm of the war Actiyities um those Wit afé oppositi them i the foem which they ure being n-Ae iz indl- cates that there is a &:nm\ fedling " all the isaders that sometliing sh be done. It better fesults can but thefe 18 csrtainly ' need of mm g effclenty into the eoni duet of the vm- wherevdr 1t is lacking. R!Ll!v“lfi THE RAILROADS, Recognisifig the need of fmproving facilities, and ' in- epired undoubtédly by the success which attended the sending of the motor truek train frofm Detroit to an Atlantic port tha trueks add thei- loads of suppliés beinig destiried for shipent abroad fof movernment -set- viee, the New York douncit of defense has glven notiee to the éffect that if is to establish a motor truck freizh' betweon the metropolis ard Biiffalo for the pirbase of eontribiiti to the reflef of the fesight cofigéstivg. The impottance of the scrvice whick the motoft triek ean render ih a conitt- les8 number of ways is being brought more and miore to the attention of the cotintry. Tt {8 Ot Swspribine that this effort whieh 18 avedt to be mwde should be given a fryout for it must be reailzed that vers litln helps and when it feftiiFes a moch than ueusl fof frefehe be made betwee: E trocks afe botmz 1o uld. This acton may imyviss people of New Yofk whicn exfits fof bringi, cem canal cofinecting thege sant motor truck trait from D seabpdrd saved mafiy cars. seérvice from Buftaio to N leave maty otfiers dvallable for other sportation needs,” but the addi- fonal refief which cdn bé givén Ly the canal if sufficient boals are pro- vided is Stch that every effort !houid be made to get tho full benefit of it. ITORIAL NOTES. Unless all fail the bolsheviki are demobilistng their armies beforc they have adjusted their affairs at hotne, i i S e Lént furnishes an admirable oppor- tutilty for the revampihg 6f the good résbltions With Which the néw year was started. Tho sikn on e torasF suy- st people cafi i pledty to db théee days trying to the @émands of the hungry éoal bins. s i New York's new pékce commissioner is putting tfie plain clothes men ints Hé wants to et the crooks know when they aré afound. In view 6f the aecedsity for conserv- ing fuel and overfoming slippery side- walks, théré §s a double reason for sitting the ashes this winter, St g g AS forig a8 sufferins humanity has beeri taken:care of slsewhere Dr. Gar: fiela seems fo {Hirk that It can be left h for their fellow country- e i W9 tHiUFIE thelr separate péacs With the central powers aright. e Whale meat g Cheap, but Just walt i m begin serving t at afternoon tea &nd whist parties and then watch thé price m:nce to soar, ‘When Connecticut #éts & thousand énlistients for seFVies hi the $hip- yards on the first day 't 106k s it the Nutseg M vm fafithg to| five up to 1té Fepu Those dfim 4he Cress Rip light- #hip float{iE A6t somewhere in the Gcean Htve doubtiess 6 to the con- Clugtof thal thel? Toéation was not s afiet m L That failroad mést the #: Iy khew ) e thait #f 15 itch 18 belng sold in the hamé of s6a. < | most impossible for h I am forever cuhfl” mouneed e Mfl.\ -ih chila of six should know bemr to argue, because women . haj amazing way of being rlglii ‘wheh they aren’t, and rubbing If you down ‘em logie around and comvince ye thfl all your fault and ik ¥ou brdts. 8o gt chancs tn;v.s you?” o o one” i Wosdlawh Tin Dromatly. °f wi glad that. nl.lm: has dawned at i our _ heretofere - darkened m: Wnal is the tragedy this timt7" “I took Imogene 'to an'opera mati- ” related the “Naturally she wore ail her d those firs that no one can induce her HX to shieek m%wm his ‘the i&l&% robbera m trailing 'hsr uflmd tor Walting £0r 4 chan¢o 1, siake & faid and ‘capturs her muft she cflf:‘ to :fi!fi all right for a few monis when the photos around; for a sustaineqd el flln;wanlmm it becomes wear! " “The three seats in front of us weré . 80 1 80y that instead of ¥ | accused me of shoplifting amofig my had turned into 4 coat closet filled un with a nice lwkingl couple. ' 1 femetri- ber casuall; the ¢ the 128y ahd the hadtea 81 deciding {Hat they oel jn« ot t. How little Weé K n“"!;:t s0,"” ed hfl mhd from lawn. “I was still u mree and happy person when thé final eurtaln went down,” sighed the man from Hyde Park, “and I peached ovér and got imogéne’s coat and hat and thén het furs, which articles she domned. We took omé stép and ln agitated hand Burvey« ing me was lhe s feet colffire. —that was nerfecuy Appunnt from the glance of her eye. chrn. triumph ahd wrath wefe in that lool “pardon me!’ she sald i the cares fully nonéommittal tone one uses whén ofie has the dfop and can afs ford to me calm, ‘but you have my mufr!’ lux of braifis. She was a woman and 1 was & man and here Was an argii- ment. I should have known better. I Il.nw 3 lnfllmled that he was used to her and clothes and furs. She is so fond of | I “Right hers was wheré I showed my | shmfl at ofice have said, ‘Certalnly, madam, my wife has your muff—of mns 1 ht it and paid for it s carried it a year and wa are ited with every hair on it and k'n a most distinctivi ly one of its kind—but. of course, you say it's yours, why, that's all ?fi‘ is to it! Pray take the muff Torgive us ‘Blt I didn’ muff and the 1 drew myself up and spoite easually and calmly. ‘I beg P pardon’ I told her freezingly, ‘but flvl' You are enurely mis; m Imogene!’ - ’But Imogene stood in her cru:ks,g Sulumgng e muff, breathing fire, It was just as well, because i had to stay, the lady with the: coiffure not laxing her clutch in the least. It had o slight premonition of coming error-2amid my indignation: ““That is my muff, she said dis- tinetly, “4nd 1 want it at once. How | dare you? T've:heard of tricks like this. u{ I never thought to be the %}fis Wos arelbls. £ have always flattered myself that at least I looked iike a gentleman. Then I recalled that the' deepest villains in the plays invariably look like gentlemen, moré o if _possible. stood my ground, however. 1 told the lady that I could not remain there arguing. I said I would give her my eard, added that my most insatiaté enemies had never 0 Other crimés—and anyhow, we owned the muff—come, Imogene! “I smiled most sarcastically. I gaid that if it came to this 1, too, had heard of tricks, and we were not go- ing to have our legal furs wrested from us by anything sé thin.. Her coiffure, T decided now, was entirely overdone and artificial. I said in my coldest, loftiest tone that this was be- |t coming gene! gii; in e exceedingly tiresome—Imo- , & he excited one fairly hurled her- on Imogene and the disptited muff. demanded to look inside the lin- because she said she had a calling in the pocket. Copying my smile o scofn Trogens held qut the MM 3:&«1 bless me if fhat wretched woman | ti idn't haul out her calling card — and it was her muff, and Imogene's we found wedged down betWeen the arm and the seat where the weight of thé wraps had pushed it. “The stranger had laid her own things on top the pile. The muffs were almost identical. I still seorch when 1 remembet her dreadful parting émile and it will be years before I feel like an honest man again!" “Well. you need a comb-down 6eca- sionally,” said the Woodlawn man ge- verely. “Nobody'd love you if you were always right!"—Chicago News. STORIES OF THE WAR Relief, Work in Turkey © Following message received from Constantinoplé by way of Switzerland, February ith, “Workers in Tirkey despite priva- uon are heing preserved in hehith and 1:* to continie werk. Opportunity |(m' felief limited only by ount - of unie at command.’ Although prices to oblain supp nd unable memhs ago o make t mrcbnse of ham nOW secures . Attitude of au- the. work. Orphamge ~dily inereasing * in voltme. r*ted people cuming back in large r to.the citles where easily 1. Work encouraging: CHAMBRRS" Automitbiles. Béhind the s in Southern Palestiné. immedigtely five American , preferably air-cooléd for he' transportation of supplies from ort Said to reilef disteibuting pointi behing Britigh lines.” This word comes in a cable from Stephen Trowbridge of Céiro, chair- man of the Armenian and Syrian Re- lief Committee of Bgypt, just as he is to re€et out for Jernsalem t6 dr- ganize the relief work immiediately be- hind the advaneing British lines in Palestine. A letter rodelved from Mr, S. Trow- bridee; Cairo. Beypt, Feb. 6th, reads: “Miss Graffan ivho is taking charge of over 250 ofphans in Purkey begs for larger appropriations. The in- creased gost of hum‘ies makes it al- to meet the mands of her tion 10 constantly inereasing work. CAhlesram enélosed “Fowls, Deeeriber 14. aintct FEIISE. Ratéts fitade 80 M. ionsly awaited by distributors bring life and hopé {6 mgltitudes espécially thousands” of orbhans. Work and in * !eflmfl tle children like this one have been found anq gathered into orphanages in western Asia. In Lebanon alone they dleq at the rate of one thousand a day last wintér. Funds must be had at once i any-are to be saved this year.” (Signed) STEPHEN TROWBRIDGE® | caze. Fiv it P o How a Youhg Soldier Feels. & « The following is an extract from an duthentic letter received by a Belglan father ang mother from thefr son who entered the army of 1914 at the age of 16 years as a-volunteer, wis wound- ed at the, battle of Yser and since re- turned to the front, Where he is now or was when this was written in reply to_a despairing letter from Jhis. par- ents: “Do as 1 do. You must forget the war. Don't think about it at all and just make up your mind. that, you have somewhere three sons that vare all coming back to you safe: and sound. This is the surest way not to ‘S'enca- farder’ as we say. If we should pity ourselves as you pity us, we who are under the direct stroke of the war, we would have been a long time dead and burled. So, no more worrying, eh? Let the war take care of itself, it's somethiing we have nothing to| do with”, 5 s 8 T tl s MEN WHO CAME BACK Met a “Jack Johnson.” Copyrighted by the British-Canadian Recruiting Mission. . . By Sergt. J. B Hawes, Des Moines Depot of the B, C. R. M. On_the eve of the.declaration of war 1 was as anxious as the next man to get ints wniform, but my age was against me. So 1 had to wait for the right opportunity to turn up. One day I was walking down Blgin Workers éverywhere afe regardeq as truly Serving Sénefally treated ac- dordingly. atie plea for dotbled mommuofi%l Sufieflng appalling, Néw Yeéar's ¥ efe (Signéd) d}x AMBERS “Monthly_remittances irgently soli- cited in order to eafry on the Work of relfef in Palestine. _Generous eiftd rave been sent from Bngland but they are not naprly adeqtiste to miest the Street, Ottawa, my home ‘town, and stepped up to & soldier, and asked him if there was any chance of my getting into * v. He took mé with him to thie militia -headquarters, and while I noticed that every one came to attdntion. the real import of teif respect did not dawn upon me until I returned from .the trenches ourided. Then I fotnd fhat itie “edl- dier” through whose influcnce I had otten into the arnty was no other Yress ing deMands teported to us from he bnmn district whers the dis- the refugees has reached the mcst ap-mflmg stagés of starvation and disease. A dispensary has Beon Gpened in Jerngalém with fwo native doctors im charee and a staff of murs crowaéd fat beyond its eapmei Dr, Sertingeour of the - fiew ROVOPRS fent corps_in 1v wheat and bread are g russuén;. thit theév can ont ed &t “famiife prices” amn shértade of fel i mAst aék Stray refdresd iammes feaa ety 1 edrning &4 Hving, s6fte kit slone it they nave thelr. reht peld Others have beéh helped by tlon of & sewli, mashin, e en mp fl!! o gar ents for the gflm m?efifd - e_arid are thu emfiefl to_sup théir owh lt wholly deit the_ constan Aghting wmcn véd by a3 td(en pldce the " il ‘Nruth mgfess and s Han o\‘ nearly three yen'a A vlvora out of # thtal 6f m Anhsmm ,In s from & vl emtral Asia Minot rivéq at the Port sud § & mlflzm: fllebb ugh m i ", m'r’ Vi 3 hi plainfive ge m an Maj Gepcral Sam Hughes. But it wasn't so easy getting to the tiénches even then.. At LeHavré a medical officer examinéd the company, and after a casual glance, ordered me to “Iall out o ths Mft” pave Jouadl aut Senp it wes tirtered i mar] Hodt When I ing she doctor dréw a paper ffom his Lo marked as a deserter from that place. Armed with a letter from the and four crushed ribs I returned, un+ to the Mission, but I'm hoping to see front line again before this finished, and' imperfect! and_overheats. Wh to ouf duty as citizens. Las instance. there were repoited 537 vio- laters of the_Mgnty ew machine is still" ineffectual. Costs LessA and Kills T}lflt Cold é\'-l,’n CAS(ARA &QUININE 1 never yét back, bt when the ecmpany le_tt for “up toe ling” I was with :heré Again & medical officer and the O. thought I was unfit for service and nly by changing places in the ling of troops during inspection did I pass. Another later when_the ro answered. The O. difficulty was encountered was. called and 1 C. wantéd to know ‘why” AL o g P 4 s i ed as left behind. But the Sefgt. Major helped me out. After l month’s trerich lite 1 "gut- mine.” my way 4 grustied e, Ana the weist of b hi ack Johnson” came 1 emerged with four after being ifijured I steod a chanee of being court martialéd. reported sick the mext morn- ket which ordered me to report at Havre immediately as 1 was loctor scotted, several hundred - milles to he base. Bvidently there were s6md Gisefepancies between -their ‘lists and my jumping slzceu in the Unes in my fforts to to the fromt. ‘When the authorities at Le Havre say my condition théy ordered me to the hospital, whe® I spent the next nine months récupérating, ceived my discharse. ifsted. and Later 1 re-en Not being physically in condi- ion for front line service 1 was sent British-Canadian = Récruiting the war is Views of the Vigilantes TIGHTEN UP THE SCREWS: By Gelett Eurlm 6' Thn Vigilantes. A war ml.chlne md&y. 18 America. Travelling the rosd of Suecess, it is bound for Victory. With thé direction of the machirie we have, most of us, little to do. We must trust the man at the wheel of State to drivé forward with speed and But with the condition of the ma- hine itself we &re implicitly con- erned. For its effective operation we are every one of us responsible.. Bvery American is, in fact, an emmm part of the mechanism Whlch is to eatry tlr;mnd forward 0 & new era of i!:x?‘m motor, alas, 18 ‘not yét ‘tuned up.’ 1t rattles badly, assembled; it knocks 1y? Bécausé s6 many of us are till cateless and confident, indifferent st .week, for fi \regulations in York. There stiil are profiteers till women who knft olored sweéaters for their own use’ still persons who epeat seandalous rumors, detefring he cause. Tightwads and slackers till abound. No wonder ouf war It needs ficing Skit ,, °-finw"=‘ _“An Atarnn Nevelty” the § Py &A Featurs in the u A Cum-‘j gnmE?:f o CURRENT EVENTS Fi AAY COMETEOK and WILLIAM nuwv Anneunée FHE FOURTH NEW FORK Mmlds‘ THEATRE Mumm OH, BOY!” DIREST FROM YE WILBUR THEATRS: BOSTON WITH THE SAME HiG GAST AND PRODLCTION Béok 4l Lyrics by Gy Bolton and G. W. Wedéhause ¥ Mubis by Jerome Kern JOLLY TUNES AND PRETTY GIRLS PRIGES 256; 606; 756y $1.00, $150. A #ow at §200 Wail OFders With Retittince Actspted Now the i'ésullllcm of a hiational cb‘nmam How then shall we tighten the screws? This way: . Bve cmm must see to it that hn is well dene. We must stop ajl léiks=<g¢on- L l%light eol whe beet and must get f:lessur and mfl u mx, ers, insist that ’:bty e : wateh out for 8 to the ::d Lubricate contributions There is, in short. enly oné thing upon which we must all ceneéntrate —Success! And sticcess wilj not come until every man, wemam and _child realizes his own vital respensibifity in the proSecution of this war as & great crusade for universal democracy. . . Are you doing everythihg in ¥our power to help win the war?—helping in every way and evéry day? Do You feél that nothing matters except victory? 1f we do not win—aisaster! When everyone fegards his obliga- tions as deeply as if 2 Were en en< listed soldier and "fi in his own way the civie 1 patrictism, then, and not tifl the‘ i1 the Ammer- icafi war machifie bri us to the Ionged-for-end—universal peace. ?lve up ’"3 Interview With Mrs. Arthur T. Hadley of New Haven. “Instead of &léepy youthe strolling along the stfeets Wit thefr hands in thelr pockets, béing towed along by dogs large or small, such as one often saw in the days ‘before the war, one sees today on the collese WAIkS youths of alert ~expression,. vigorous galt, erect carridgé and & éral dppear: ance of purpose anid dignity.” }? is a description by Mrs. Anfluf T. Had* ley, wife of the president of Yaie versity, of one ‘of the benefits military ‘discipline in éollege life. Mrs. Hadley is & member of the ommitteé on woman's activities of the, Conneo~ ticut State Counell 6f Defende. She has two sons™ i the army, omné of Whom is 4 miajor, afid shé has been. active in the ofganization of the Re. setve Officers’ Training Corps and the Yale Naval Training Unit of the Uni- versity. She says of the student sol- diers and sailors: “The first impression that & persont who has been familiar for many years with Yale studénts receives in obserying the college men of today is that the men in uniform are in a state of extraordlnarily £008 health, course this mav_be due partly to the fact that the physieally unfit have been rejected in the beginiing. = But it is even more dile to thé fact that the normally healthy mah profits at once and continuaily from cafe as to food and. sleep. As foon as it be- comes the goal of. s man to be fit for service he takes great eare as to these An BREED _TODAY AND TONIGHT WONHE%?UL THE FAMOUS lnmfiww suui‘é “Daybreak” A Powerful Photo-Drama Telling the Story offthe Reclamation 2 Loveless M £ nsmsf-nfi? naws VICTOR MOORE, Gomedy tMngs éven if they afe miot a fixed res f;mdd this “In ‘dddition -to ever anxiéus fo become an nfl" m‘glnlt méans thit he attends to what he is deing with alertnéss and interest. The ghatige in thé faelal expréssion of the average wndergraduate has been frequently remarked. Instead of the sidepy yotiths pcchets. being towed al6ng by aogs Iafgé or small, such as ofie often saw fri the days ‘Defore the war, one Sces today on thé college walks youths 6f alert expression, vigérous gaif, erect earrigge and & general appedranice of purpose and_dignity, “I am told that the charge is 4180 nioticealle in Mors attentiv m éagernéss i cldss fooms. W Mman realifies fhat hé méay ston be of age to léave college and go ‘over theré; he beging to appredidte keenty 4 number of advantages m college ocetryad of (Work and life that had Aot to him when his studies were part of a routine plan of high eduéation that be Wis seothing witioul geSat &~ fort 6n his part No sir, wé'fe niot agaifist the valen- tine. Theré's human chéer in it. But — This St. Valdntine's day the rail- Ot | roads and mails will be in awtul shape. The postoffice folkd afe working to the limit. War business &fi Sorts of business is embarrassed hr he taking off of regular frains. on valentine mail! Mail nwm n save to our soldiéfs and edflor boys. Wé Gught o rémemnber them, With or without spécial occasion. AW, What X} fine valenfine a sweater, or a e oF & paif of socks malies! R ’1.& Produstion at % PICTURES, M—-REO!EVED SEAT8—1w AT 356 Gmm Change Friday Enfifld "THE_ AVIATORS" Saturday’s Bifl Will Be TnTHE HONEYMOON SHIP” e ——————— It 14 sdfe! 6 6onisetve the miail sérvice for war' mnu & shotul rtioth Hew Haven! i & 4 useful article—New lven Tifries-1aader, 2 Wilt B¢ His Only Help. In {bé spring the armies of the Al- Hiés will move as ome at a singlé com= fiznd, dnd when that . héppy dey comes, God help the Kais Nobody tise m—m Antem Tm nmn‘t Begun t6 Fight. Colonel Rooseveit says: “We havén't begun to fight” That's right. We haven't yét even gotten up any found fobins asking {0 be sent home: — Florida Times-Union. (Beduty Notes) - Ugly hidlry gfowthe cin be Femoved: Trolleys ! Lead The Sale of White Exquisite Undermuslins and Undersilks Dainty undergarments; fine in weave and texturs, and . displaying in every line a clevertiess of design which marks only the most exclusive, make this bm sale event one of more than usual inferest, This is the time 1o buy the supply for the coming Summer; for fiow the size-and variety of our stook will guarantes you the very widest range for selection. WE ADVISE AN EARLY SELECTION CORSET COVERS from. . 260 t0 § 1.98 30 to § 1.08 ENVELOPE CHEMISES from...... 70-t0 § 7.08 NIGHT ROBES from._ sosnaaca 50C t0 § 7.08 LONG SKIRTS from ___...._.__ 60c to $10.98 CAMISOLES from ............$1.50 to § 4,98 KNICKERBOCKERS from ....... 50c to § 598 SPECIAL SHOWING OF DAINTY WHITE G00DS . - AND THE NEW WAISTINGS