Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 11, 1918, Page 4

@orwich Bulletin I ‘and Goueied 122 YEARS OLD Eatered Postotfice a1 Norwich, | Conn., as second-class g::l Telepbone Calla: Bulletin Business Cifice 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms, 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2 Willimantic Office, 625 Ma'n Street. Telephone_210-2. A CIRCULATIOR .. 4812 5,925 1901, gverage .......... 1905, average . May 4, 1918. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIAT! PRESS The Associated Pre: Iy entitled to the R otherwise credit All rights special despatches he reserved. “Right is More Precious than Peace”] CONtrol had shown its weaknesses it <howed poor judgmen: and a wrong i Ry _ lspirit. General Maurice was shifted AMERICA to new flelds and he immediately re- That this country h corted to a direct criticism of the gov- half miliion sol rnment. present time is cert By the explanation which the pre congratu sier gave of the Maurice charges it need of getting nowed by a vote of nearly tbree to the earliest poss ne that the country is back of Lloyd ing the suppo: George and that is where it should be. | mantaining supre man pow t was m deserved victory for the goy- has been reco and that every | crnment. possible means ha complish the task, w one in view of the t A cap which was experfenced thro lack of transportation the efforts which the e to obstr ove It is cert proud taken to and < made emy I the sending of the troops ymerine warfare. plishment be v are pro- is equally gratify onnection with the sccretary o statement about our forces abroad is the fact t e » be no letup in the despatch of a much rreater n ber of soldiers who are ready to went. Germany intended to ma 3 master stroke the war hefore the tions eould he help every particular to the price which Germany had decided to exact. Such was distasteful but there was nothing for Ferdinand to do but sacrifice him- self, which would gain nothing for his country, or to submit. . The submission means that Germany virtually takes control of that mation. Its armies must be demobilized except those needed for protection and the odvancement of Germany's interests, the entire Dobrudja is to be taken away and a part given to Bulgaria and the rest retained by the central pow- ers for future dispoSition, w all that is of value in the country’is to come under German control and be used for the relief and advancement of Germany. It is' anotier case like that of Russia, although developed in a different way and it is certainly pro- jected along lines which will not re- sult to the increasing of German pop- ularity there or anywhere else. It makes more apparent thé need of crushing the imperial German gov- ernment afd putting an énd to Prus- sianism. ANOTHER LLOYD GEORGE VIC- TORY. ¥ Once azain Mas Premier Lioyd George of Great Britain met a serious situation and met it in such a manner as to show the confidence which the people of his own country have in him. It is a confidence which will be shared by the other nations which are fight- ing as allies of Great Britain in the world's sreatest war. General Maurice who was the in- stizator of the latest situation ap- pears to be acting as the goat for those who are trying to break down the present ministry. As the result of what must be regarded as a most creet act during the height of the ierman drive on the west front Gen- Maurice presumed to ecriticise 1 Foch by the repetition of the mous inquiry “Where is Rlucher?” It { inferred that the French troops were {not being brought up as rapidly as ey should be and that the burden was being thrown upon the British when it should have been different listributed. Tt was of such a charac- ter that a continuance of such tacti | would have resuited in a straining of the relations of the allies, and partic- ui: ) view of the fact that the | tremendous task of directing the en- allied armies on the western front \d been suddenly shifted to General ‘och's shoulders after the divided I THE AVIATION ACCIDENTS. Almost every day reports are re- ceived to the effect that one or more ave been killed or seriously injured at he aviation training camps. The num- r each day isn't of course large but it is steady. There is created the im- pression that a large pumber of the ung men whe have enlisted in this anch of the service are being per- nently eliminated before th opportunity to render any wrate with their sacrifice. It is but natural therefore that there id be some concern over this loss and not a little desire to know whether re are reasons connected therewitn hich cannot be overcome, whether due to the construction of the nachines or whether there is fault in on instruction or undue carelessness the part of those involved. If there ny remedy which can be appliel t certainly should be done. There have been 102 deaths thus far on the aviation fields in this country, which does not take into account those whd have been involved in.accidents nd many who have been pérmanently from America has not succeeded | gisapled. Bt 8 8ot Mkely to for the Afnerl-| 1n connection with the tatal can help is t and|however, the war department wh that heip is ¥ In-ihas apparently been giving much creased from nc HIGHER PAILROAD WAGES. Interest cente mended increase in road employes as r mission wh s just r is true because of which have been m substantial ses and which have been granted worthy in this connecti of $300,000,000 i > railroad men does not ¢ n the demands which have been made and it s to be presumed that the find- ing is in kee cts w have becn es! a ough inquiry. demarad: incr hed r a thor- One feature which stands out promi; the fact that the highest paid men, those who are already gettinz biz money, are not the ones who have been recom- mended for the i There is much greater nee bulk of the increase should zo to those who are getting the s r wages and who are havinz the bigzer etruggle to meet existing conditions. thought to this matter infers that such s only what must be expected for it states that these deaths do not con- titute an exceesive record in view of the great number of men involved in such training. It is . recognized of course that there is bound to be more visk in such a branch of the service than in the army or navy whether training or actual service is invalved 2nd the statement of the war dephrt- ment indicates that the number in training is muck Zreater than most people realize. EDITORIAL NOTES. Amonz other interesting develop- ments of the spring of 1918 is the far- merette. The number of friends that the kai- has can be quickiy told by the peace talk is indulged in. Now that there has been an Increase n the price of intoxicants headaches are really getting to be expensive, May has brought about the greatest What the director general will do|interest in the thermometer since regarding the recommendations, for it| JAnNUATYe made its famous 31 days is within his power to pt them as| Fum siven, to disregard them, to adopt e T Rl them in part or in fact to treat the| If MAy comes along with a cold pe- matter as h be awaited with interest. can be little doubt but whai be ansadvancement i along the lines suggest Sucha belief is wa study*which the wag: given to the matter, but inasmuch as it was: considersd necessary for the roads tolhave a greater income to meet udgment dictates, will But there scales least. war conditions without rezard to these pending increases, it is plainly indi- cated that there will be need of giv- Ing them additional relief after such Increases.are put into effect. THE RUMANIAN PEACE. The treaty which has just been con- cluded’ between Germany and Rumania makes it evident that King Ferdinand was driven into a corner and forced to agree to conditions which he would mever have accepted under other cir- cumstances. Precious little satisfac- tion. can Rumania get out of the bar- gain and it was never intended other- wise. After being deserted by the na- tion to which it had given its assist- ance, Rumania was pocketed. There was the alternative in the fisst place of fighting against the inevitable or agreeing to peace arrangements. The latter ywas chosen asthe more sensible and when it came to'fixing the terms *here was again placed emphatically be- fore the king of Rumania the alterna- | have becn because the success was no tive of being detizaged or complying in ! greater. riod and causes the second destruction of the peach crop it will never be for- given. The New Haven road now appears to be under attack from another di- rection and the losses in this instance are not small. Now that the spirit of thrift is abroad in the land many are kicking themselveg for breaking up their last year’s straw hat. The man on the corner says: It is indeed a serious situation when peo- ple do not have ambition enough to get out_of the town they kmock. Of course all interest hasn’'t gone from baseball, but there is a whole lot being aroused over the batting averages of the different shipyards. ATt R ‘When the Germans term the Amer- ican marines “devil dogs” it is quite evident that they ‘appreciate the kind of a fighting force they must face. It is a name which doesn’t underesti- mate, When the Frankfurter Zeitung says British fleet scored a.great success” at Zeebrugge, the belated decorating of the German officials there must “It would be foolish to deny that the What a fine idea it is to mark our fallen heroes upon the service flag with a star of gold, a makk of respect more fitting than words on the flag or upon the lapel of our coats.e Thege is an_old saying that the man who falls for the love of God shall rise a star; and it is.plain to be seen that the man who falls for the love of hu- manity falls for the love of God ‘The glory of it all is not in the dying, but in the calm, courageous self-sacrificing spirit. which holds man to service in the face of such peril, as a free man not as as _the slave and tool of au- tocracy. The star signifies greatness and the go.den heroes of to-day are stars in the firmament of a noble manhood. Both gold and the star signify in symbology integrity and truth, for which our martyred sons were called upon to make the great and heroic sacrifice. It is not strange the men who! planned the terrorization of the na- tions of the earth after having de- stroyed several small nations and com- mitted every offence against law and humapity that is imaginable and are! now at a point where they must face the consequences of their wickedness want peace, a peace of their own making, and are resorting to every sort of intrigue to fool the people of the earth and to bring it about. The only peace the Entente can look for or entertain, is a peace which rights wrongs and is founded upon justice, a foundation to endure. “Nations who have assaulted their neighbors and have started propagandas against the peace and good will of all civilized nations upon earth, to say nothing of the lawlessness, savagery and ruth- lessness which has marked their beastly conduct, are not the nations 1) x and_control ‘the future policy of the world’s government. It makes us worse when we pretend to be better than we are. - I catch my- self having a keen feeling of respect for those who have the courage to make no pretence to anything more than their daily life discloses. If there was less false pretence, there would be less cheatingsand I lying in ®very day life- talent some people seem to PO | to conceal their -thoughts and vate false pretense. Somehow man seems equipped to be a hypocrite in | eyerything but his pleasures, which | false-heartedness was never designed | it. Shakespeare charges man with | from Holy Writ to cover up | his villiany; and we all recoznize that | the indictment fits. Jt isn't safe to| have two faces for we are very likely to fail to keep each in its proper place. The only way one can tell what a man | is, is to hear him.tell it himself in| conference meeting. The hypacrite is; so closely related to the fool that it! does not take much longer to find out | the one than the other. Stand true—! don’t wobble, . A hundred and fifty years before the birth of Christ Terence was inspired | to declare: “I am a man, and what- | ever concerns humanity is of interest to me” and twenty centuries of culture ve not affected its truth or its force.| nation and every one of its free| citizens feel the thrill of this wise say- | ing to-day. The inhuman' thirst for| power and peif which created this all- | r presents to us the necessity | king great sacrifices .that hu- | may not only hold its place! among the nations, but closer approach | the C an standard, and constantly | enlarge the freedom which is man’s Y divine decree. Our weal and woels | interwoven with the interests and pur- | poses of all other souls and without this interest in one another the world would not be long worth living It will do us good to remember this repeat . to ourselves thought of an ancient s man, and whatever manity is of in brac Mind and misery are ju related as mind and happiness. i s Rosseau who found that the mind | w in_proportion as the | soul grows corrupt. Our doubts and fears are enemies to peace of mind.| Where faith and hope and trust abide | i cannor get installed. Our apprehensions. worry us conception of con ure. It his been w son without visi | and the vision needs be more like an | autumn sunset than a January fog. | The mind is ours to manage and it is | up to.each one of us to let no sower of seeds of disturbance cultivate any | part of it who not master of | his mind is the victim of every imp of | darkness which scents danger or dis- turbs the soul. ‘Hope keeps the ima- gination clear visioned and the heart | glad—keeps an expectation of good uppermost and joy active. The junkers of Germany are con- scious of their own meanness but un- conscious of the weakness of their| methods of defence. No country ever used prisoners more shamefully, and what other country would require every exchanged prisoner to. sign a register averring he has been well treated; and they have all signed be- | cause they knew to do anything else! would mean a return.to a prison camp and perhaps death. It is a case where, signatory honor is not involved Every conceivable trick is used to bring out free expression when the enemy and the prisoners are both aware what free expression means. These signatures may deceive the German people, but théy will haye no power to refute the charge made by the prisoners outside of _Germany. Germany exchanges crippled, emacia- ted and sick men for well-fed and healthy ones. In all things unfair and brutal, Germany is the limit. The men who go to France are the men who are going to come back home and correct some of the most glaring political faults in this country. The politician of the the near future is not going to continue to make the franchise look so insincere, or cheap, or get his hang quite so deep in the public treasury. The manhood of this country is being summoned to defend democracy in Europe, and it will re- turn to improve the democracy at home from pork-barrel politics and shygters. In future :our door will not be duite as wide open to alien enemies, or our political regulations. look more like scratch-cradles than just and protective methods, for this republic ang its native born sons. Five million men are a great force; and five million patriots are necessary to make this country what it professes to be and should be. Do not get grumpy over the re- strictions imposed by the ‘war con- ditions for we do not begin to Tealize what they miean yet. A paragrapher in a leading London paper writes: “Tighter grow the restrictions round Edwin and Angelina. The wedding- cake went long since and now a bunch of bridesmaids has been fined in Corn- wall for throwing rice (wasting food was the bald term of the indictment). Plainly,. the Paper Controller cannot allow the substitutionof confetti; and there must be a Leather Controller somewhere who keeps a keen eye on the old boots which once stood for luck on these occasions. It hardly seems a patriotic act in these days even' to consume gold on wedding To Win the War, Mr. Editor: I am glad Senator Bran- degee has broken loose and is able to tell the people what a poor and im- rractical president we have in the White house and to assure us that ex- tending the suffrage to women and enforcing prohibition will not heip win the war. By Heck! We ought to have real- ized this without his assistance. Rus- sia_is wrecked because it abolished vodka, and England is wobbling be- cause it reduced the percentage of al- cohol in its ardent spirits and favored woman's suffrage. But we haven't all sot great minds, hence we cannot com- prehend these masterly effects. The women don’t make drunkards, but do make millions of garments for the well, and millions of comforts and bandages for the sick soldiers in the fleld. To knock them out and to in- crease the drunkards is the way to win the war! . Rah! Rah! Rah! for Senator Bran- Gegee. Here's hoping -he'll keep mak- ing a noise! 3 JIML Norwich, May 9, 1918, Danger of Cats in Cans. Mr. Editor: T was sreatly interested in X. Y. 2s letter in regard to catch- ing a cat in a can, and beg to make a few inquiries, 4 What kind of a can was it? How was the opening in it arranged? Was it baited with fish or fowl? Where can these cans be obtained? Are they any cheaper by the gross? (We consider them cheap at any pricet) j Truly yours, A NEIGHBOR. Norwich, May 8, 1918, I's An Il Wind That Blows No One Good. Mr. Editor: If yvou will allow me space in your paper 1 would be we let the enemy excel us in gen- erosity or endurance of any sort we are giving -way before the foes' cour- age and persistence, and that is what Americans must not do. How much estraint we shall have to endure de- pends upon what is necessary for hu- manity to stand to overthrow inhu- manity Sunday. Morning Talk IF | WERE KING. A celebrated agnostic of by-gone years used often in his lectures to raise the question whether or no this universe is being run haphazard. As for himself, he could see no evidence of God or of overruling goodness in the world. It was his wont to remark that, if he were in charge of affairs, he thought he could improve on the Dresent admjmbstration. ment usually followed a survey of the wrongs, sufferings, and Injustices that afilict soclety, and by which any of us in our thoughtful moments, disturbed. The crowd that had pasl a dojlar a head to listen to the elo- quent lawyer was wont to applaud the declarations as being somothing es- peclally daring and noble. To many people, perhaps to moat people in certain moods, this world appears a place full of unreason, where Jjustice in any thorough-going sense is but a name. In view of what ig a ed to happen, the Power that on the seems, at times, to lack i i ence or good will. 1t is that the terrible Lisbon man; And there is of many ion that it e of affairs, 1ebel t him were in ¢ could conduct better. The ment of old Om rendered by lienne, is a modera as well as ient one: Goa, and this poor world uld rebuild it like a dream for thee Nor should’st thou ever blush te call it thine, Of course, &carcely need: lossal egotism of this mood comment. It is so _co- s to be quite amusing. That biped without feathers called man is never more amusing than when he turns from his own tiny bailiwick to tackle world problems. ~Thousands of statesmen sitting on cracker boxes in corner groceries from Maine to Cali- fornig are fully competent to advise the government in its most intricate problems—to let them fell it. The weeds will run riot this summer in their own kitchen gardens, but they sure they could run the national farm. 3 S it is in the large sphere of cos- 1 There is a grim humor pretensions. The notion that a single finite mind could legis- late for a universe simply advertises the Jgnorance that darkens opr under- standings as with a pall. nk of a man, to whom the simplest of the nat- ural laws represents blank mystery to whom the common domestic prob lems are insoluble, running a world! It is to laugh. What most spouting infidels need most is to take them- seives less seriously. Rebellion against this mundane scheme of things is generally conceiv- ed in selfishness. Why does one wish to grasp the sceptre and tamper with the established order? 1Is it to work out a scheme of good for all mankind? Not at all. It is, generally, simply to please oneself. I srieve over the rain that spoils my picnic pians, not think- ing of the farmer's thirsty fields. I sigh for relief from the sun in hot weather. not reflecting that broad acres of corn need just these baking rays. Man is circumscribed and pro- cial in his thought. What he de- sires of nature is that she be good to “Me and my wife, my son John and his wife, us four, no more.” That there are hundreds of millions of other mal- contents beside himself on the planet to be provided for never occurs to him, How successful would the aver- age one of us be, when you think it over, in arranging for the happiness of the whole human family? That the Almighty rules in human affairs, and no man or group of men, no matter how wise, is the deepest source of confidence’we have. Other- wise, the world might well be aban- doged to its fate. Henry Van Dyke, riding across the bad lands of Dakota on a starlit night tells us that, the cowboy: by his side studied. the heav- ens intently and then remarked: “I'm £lad someone bigger'n I am fs running this outfit” Has not that same re- flection flashed hundreds our own minds? Man has a full contract to rule well his own personal kingdom. Greater responsibilities would crush him. Let him be thankful that this d globe, as a passenger on which he is being hurled through space, is undergirded by Almighty Love, and that God is ofgtimes into rings."We are not used to self-denia} and no feeling of patriotic duty "ist likely to make it less irksome; but if directing to a righteous goal the af- fairs of the whole human family. THE PARSON. This senti- | are | vleased to reply to the letter signed X. Y. Z. If the latter suffered one- half as much as many do from the daily or rather from the nightly con- certs that cats, both of male and fe- male -gender, hold on our back fences and in our yards it's possible that the writer would change her mind. I judge that the writer is a woman, for men usually take more to dogs than cats, but both are a nuisance if left out ‘at night. “OId tin cans. not only look badly in yards but may be a men- dce to-health. There are too many worthless curs and cats in our city and if tin cans will afford such a good trap for either, and at the same time will take the place of chioroform, the former being cheaper and more’ con- venient, then I for one will not trou- Lle to pick up the cgns. No doubt both the writer and many of the readers will term me an awful cruel person, but they ‘have that privi- lege. If the tin cans can_be used a$ 2 quick and sure exterminator of cats 1 fail to see why it's not a much eas- ier death than drowning, chloroform or roisoning. There are too many cats and dogs in our city and the food that they con- sume is surely worth considering, es- pecially during these war times. : A. B. C. Norwich, Conn., May 10, 1918 Pleasing the Empty-Minded. Mr. Editor: If the nation were as Prussianized as certain of its foreisn ‘mpathizers proclaim it to be, there would be a mighty short finish to a lot of inspired talk that is permitted because the natiom has been letting it along on the ground that it didn’t damage anything and served as a pop valve to keep certain orators from blowing up. This is an excellent time in which to put forth almost anything that attacks the government. It finds ready sympathy from every friend of the enemy as well as from every other source that demands the right to do as it pleases. It takes only one fool to rock the boat, but everybody in hthe boat is in danger. It may be noted that the voices protesting against the sovernment are far from agreement in what is to be done to meet their de- mands, other, than we do nothing to win the war. Great stress has been placed on the open-mindedness of cer- tain national lezislators. It cannot escape notice that for each open mind there is an oven mouth that refutes the theory of the open mind. Freedom of speech is the great plaything that used to frighten those who do mnot think what is being done under pre- tense of exercising a right. Where in the world is there a nation, Russia cxcepted, where open attacks agai the government are permitted by those who unquestionably are in open sym, pathy with the enemy? Russia has paid the price. We hear of the fair- ness of the referendum vote to decide whether or not we want war. It is pleasing only to those who do not re- lalize that our vote on the matter has Ino effect whatver on the nation that does not vote. There is no question but if every nation voted on war that there would be no wars, but, unfortu- {nately, there are nations that don't |vote; 'they declare war. As long as ithey’ do_execrcise that power, nations against ‘whom the war is declared have little to“do other than fizht or sur- {render. Once surrendered, the peace |advocates would be conscripted and put in the~trenches to fight for the nation that did not vote but, “let us vote” has its appeal to those who 7illing to etave off the evil any price. Which calls to ou the question: How much solid ican a on own ani not drop dead culation? 3 We are all peaceahly inclined, no one wants to fight, but when someone does insist on fizhiing there is not ach to do but take a licking as the easiest way out or fight back and ¢ one's utmost to keep sout of being beaten up. We do not believe in mur- der. but when one is murderously in- clined he doesn't vote to determine whether he will break the Iaw, e kills, nd the rest of us. in self-defense, in- roke the law dminister punish men | We were forced to accspt war. jmust wait for the debate when | over. and and it is J. H. CUMMINGS, Norwich, May 10, 1918, STORIES OF THE WAR Forcing The Jordan River. (Correspondence’ of The Associated Press): It was at Mahadethadijlah, where the baptism of Christ is said to have taken place, that the British forced a passage of the River Jordan after a brisk engazement with the Turks and a small body of Germans on the night of March The crossing was attempted at three spois. The average breadth of the Jordan is thirty yards and even in the driest season the water fords are never less than three and a half to four feet deep. Both banks are lined with a thick jungle called by the Arabs “Ezzo™’ and is the haunt of wild boar. It is traversed by very few tracks leading to the ford: g At two of the fords even men on horseback were unable to breast the strong current, while rafts and _pon- toons were swept away. The Turks, alive to the fact that the crossing was being attempted, set fire to some dry scrub on their side of the bank which lit up the waters almost with bright- ness of daylight revealing with cruel distinctness our men venturing from cover in the thickets at Mahadethad- jlah. There the river has a straighfer run and the current is consequently less swift. Seven volunteers suc- ceeded in swimming to the other bank with a rope by means of which a pon- toon was puiled over, serving as a ferry for a sufficient force. i plentifully supplied with machine-guns while the ground lent itself to defence. Beyond the belt of scrub through which it was necessary to cut one's way was a bare open space about five hundred yards wide and then a series of ledges where the Turks, were enscons in trenches with a perfect field for fire in front of them. While daylight lasted it was impossible to cross this lane. After dusk the British rushed the Turkish positions. A steel pon- toon bridge was cqnstructed which was crossed most gallantly under shell fire by cavalry which promptly made an end to the Turkish resistance, gal- loping down the machine-gunners and capturing three Maxims and seventy prisoners. Wheeling to the left the troops se- cured the opposite bank of theGhoran- iyed ford and soon the infantry was pouring across following close on the heels of the Turks who made another stand at Shuhetnimrin across the old caravan road leading to Es Sait. There the troops were among the foothills of the mountains of Gilead which rise a thousand feet from the Jordan plain. It was a short struggle and the position was rushed, 35 prison- ers, all German, falling into —British ‘hands, as well as four guns of which the teams were shot down by Lewis guns. Then the troops raced toward Es Salt which was entered early in the morning. "Es Salt is the center of an important grain region which fur- The British established a - stronz e ————— bridgehead before dawn. The Turks were not verv mumerous o were| THAT UNEASY WORLD ? 4 lfim Teday At 130, 3.15, 6 and 8 p. m. In the Five Part Society Drama “LOVE ME” . In the 2nd Chapter of the “SON OF DEMOCRACY” THE CALL TO ARMS In the Five Part Western Drama DAVI ® THEATRE Which Itched Testibly. Could Not Sleep. Clothing Ieritateds Very Painful. Spread to Body. Two Cakes Cuticura Soap ahd Two Boxes Ointment Healed. . Most Inspiring, Most Magnificent Production Ever Presented. 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Rooms. to show the others Ar Store). will Let how to soon be aover us open our Sunday, May 12, 7.45 p. m. American energy, endurance and self- ILLUSTRATED ADDRESS sacrifice and to cos: thousands of 5 American lives. We are all of the be- | 9bJ€Ctors” or some other sham and =T lief' that no man is braver than an |Pretense—Bristol Press. DR. THOMAS TRAVIS American. but it is indispensable that = we appreciate the quality .of the foe against whom we are pifted; that he is the arch fiend of military com- |petency and power, the ruthless, un- By ail means on the question nance It is. the' public which is most vi- let us have a hearing Recently Returned from Flanders of the jitney ordi- Swahn’s Orchestra Public Invited !\\'enr)‘in: embodiment of masterly interested in this matter. If the ofce and resistance, a monster of re- is to be pleased by the relief reefulness such as the world has [of traffic conzestion-at one corner, or || HAVE YOU ATTENDED never seen. d the increase of it at a half dozen car- The proph that Pershing will|ners as the case is now, then the THOSE BIG cross the Rhine had better be post- poned wntil he arrives in sight of it, ang the confidence that two of Uncle Sam's soldiers can handle three of the lenemy be put in cold storage untii‘a public ought to he heard. A straight line is the shortest dis- tance between two points, and it seems to us that little is gained in. having the jitney make a half dozen turns, with the consequent delay and added expenditure of gas and oil. It is our opinion that if all parking of automobiles on Main street and on Fairfield avenue in the congested dis- tricts, was prohibited, it would go a long way to relieve the present delay. —Bridgeport Telegram. DANCES Every Saturday Night State. Armory, Willimantic Pickett's Famous Dance Orchestra Admission at Deor, 33¢ Cem——————— e — later stage of the conflict. OTHER VIEW POINTS 7 ,MID-MAY It seems strange that we hear now = for the first time of injury done by | S EEEVEE S CASTORIA Military Hop drifting back and doing much harm| io Germans. But a3 * those affecied Por Infants and Childrea | RULASKL HALY seem to be mostly women, children and men physically unfit for army | InUse ForOver30Years | Sat. Eve., May 11, 1918 ervice, it may be assumed that this ! be: will be counted merely in the inci-| Always bears - dents of war, and not to be consid-| _ the | Submarine Base Orchestra ered a moment while only civilians| Signature of are the sufferers—Hartford Times. | pmee—o—oo.. ol That astonishing cohtention rais- ed by an attorney for a bunch of slackers in Camp Devens in which it is cooly asserted that the military officials have no jurisdiction, is wel- come. It will serve to make still clearer the demarkation between civil and military courts and once more emphasizes the necessity of legislation for giving the _military courts broader jurisdictiom If this attorney is correct our military sys- tem is weak to the point of absurd- ity and danger. It is not at all likely that he is right, but there should not be a possibility of uncertainty about the power of the army to deal with slackers, cowards and any _traitors of any degree whether they hide be- hind the barrage of ‘conscientions Mothers’ Day SUNDAY, MAY 12 ! WHO IS THE BEST WOMAN IN THE FEELING That dull depression, that dragged out spiritless condition—it's bilious- ness. Why be out of sorts with yourself and everyl else when one dose of Schenck’s Mandrake Pills will do wonders for you. 80 years reputation for biliousness, constipation and bilious headacks ate. 25¢ per box—uncaated or sugar coated Dr.J. H. 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