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and @Goufied 122 YEARS OLD price 136 & week 50 a & year. Eatered at the Postoffice at Norwic) [ Coua, a3 second-class matter 3 > Telephone Calls: " Bulletin Business Office 480. - Bulletin Editorial Rooms 35-3. ¢ Willimantic Office, 625 Ma'n Street. Telephone 210-2. CIRCULATION 1901, 2verage .........ceeee.s $412 5,925 1905, average ..... May 18, 1918.......... MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive- Iy entitled to the use for republica- tion of all news despatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise cradit- ed in this paper and aiso the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special despatches herein are also reserved. *Right is More Precious than Peace” INSPIRING RESENTMENT. Mishty little sympathy is going to be aroused by those who have entered Into the scheme of bringing that na- on which has ravished Belgium, rent bla, destroved northern France and throttled Rumania across the English channel and the North sea to fight for the Irish. It only inspires resent- fment. That Germany has been leav- ing no stone unturned in its efforts to start a backfire to the British deter- mination to crush Prussianism can be fully understood. There was a chance offered to get the people of Ireland to side in with the German cause by Rolding out the promise of giving aid fo the home rule fight through fur- nishing arms and financial as and it found fertile zround in t Fein movement, the leaders of which have unquestionably been led into trap much the same as were those i the Russian provinces. It is therefore not to be supposed by @ny means that all Ireland, or for that matter any considerable part of it, rtands for such a dangerous undertak- Ing. The scheme has been unearthed at the proper time and the steps which jave been taken to break it up give svery indication of being successful. Sermany has no interest in the Irish cause except so far as it can be used to strike at the Dritiéh and weaken the part w hey are taking in the war. Eve of embarrassment which is therefore contributed by the Irish to the furtherance of the Ger- man cause is a direct aid to their own Gownfall. Such a wild and fanatical blan can never succeed at home once % becomes understood and it certain- iy can never get any support in this leountry. When any irish leaders at- *Yfempt to connive with the Germans nce e Sinn Jthey displa poorest kind of judg- pent and play a losing game from the start se who zet German help must fully understand they have ot to eh re Germany's war burdens. OUR ATTITUDE TO HOLLAND. After all the evidence which has Seen furnished by this country of its desire to help Holland in the matter 9f obtaining necessary sup that country must realize that the United States cannot be played with, and Hol- land is not going to be permitted to carry out the dictates of Germany when such arrangements would accrue 10 _the benefit of the latter nation, Holland has represented for a long time that it is in need of grain. This country. alonz with its task of sup- Ppiying its allies 2 elf, has agreed 1o set aside a ce amount for the people of neutral nation, and it & doing so. The grain is now await- g transportation and Holland has 400,000 tons of idle shipping in its ha bors. .. Such being the case it cannot be xpected that we are going to use our ships when we e not enough to meet our existing needs to transport this grain for there are good reasons for believinz that once those ships ar- rived in Dutch harbors they would be held there through threats of destruc- @lon by Germany if nothing else, and ere is no certainty but what the n underwater hoats would seni n as they were sighted Holland has recently acceded to the ds of Germany regarding the of Dutch territory. It has also jered all of its ships to remain in rt. It is only what ought to have n expected therefore when it gets from the United States that if it ts the zrain which has been allot- to it it must come for it. If Hol- cannot get the privilege of look- out for itself in this respect be- of German obstruction it ought know the reason why. DOWN WITH THE MOSQUITO. The fly is here and with warm wea- seheduled for a stay of some the advance guard of the mos- makes it evident that It is none 100 soon to give attention and take preventive steps for the elimination of this pest so far as it is possible. The military authorities are plan- ping activities for draining marshes stagnant water for the pro- of traiming camps, not a few commissions for this very of gervice and it is impor- community should to the bottom, cargo and all, as| precaution of wiping out the breed- ing places. The mosquitoes are & great nuisance if nothing else. It is known, however, that they are a @ecided menace to health through being the carriers of disease germs. There are some spe- cies which breed only in woodland but the most of them come from the swamps. Stagnant water whether it is found. in swamps, in rain barrels or in tin cans can be relied upon to produce millions of them. There is thus an opportunity for many people to engage in the work of striking at this pest in their breeding places by eliminating the receptaeles which ‘Bulletin Job Office 35-2 | invite the propagation of this nuisance and health menace. It is a matter to which not a few But all ehould give attention wherever it is needed. It is a service which needs to be rendered and the earlier it is done and the more persistenty the more gratifying wiil be the resuits. THE REVENUE QUESTION. Efforts have been made to speed up legislation so that there can bé an early adjournment of congress. Al- though not as much speed as might he desired has been displayed, the time was approaching when it was possinle to see the way to the fixing of a date ‘or the ending of the ses- only to have the proposition pre- sented of preparing for more revenue legislation before any adjournment is taken. As must have been expected, there is no little- opposition to this idea, and in support of it the claim is made that the government with the revenue which is being received and the bond ues is in possession of more money than it can use before it will be pos- sible for congress to take action on h a matter if adjournment is taken and this matter is acted upon at the next session. The decision as to what ls going to # done regarding this matter hasnot cen reached. Tt should certainly be ased upon the actual facts for if the additional revenue is needed it should of course be provided, but if it is nct coine to be required before it can be provided for at another session there can be no objection to the delay, un- less there is a political reason. Tolitics should bhe tabooed in thatl connection as well as in other war iegislation. Tt is certainly mo place t, and it is to be sincerely hoped t such will be realized in the reaching of the decision, whether that decision is to be made by the presi- dent, as intimated. or not. ITALY AMERICA DAY. Plans have been perfected through- out_this country for the observanca of Italy America day tomorrow. It marks the third anniversary of the entrance of Italy into the great war, a step which was not taken without iong and deliberate consideration, for at the opening of the big conflict Ttaly was an ally of Germany. It refused to sanction the course which Germany was adopting, however, regarding the attitude of Austria to Serbia and as matters progressed it found it neces- sary to pull away from the triple al- liance and throw its strength in with the entente. alv's part in the war has not heen 1 Tts effectiveness was seriously cd by the insidious G acanda but Italy is again feet more determined than ev o fight the ficht for humanity. At this very time Austria with all the trouble which it is experiencing through conditions within its own bor- ders is endeavoring to bring about a cparate peace with Italy that an im- nortant factor in the war may be eliminated. There s no chance of it ucceeding, but just now Ttaly is call- ing for the sending of Americar troops to that country for the purpose of convincing those who are still feeling ‘he effects of the German and Au trian propaganda that this country committed to the war until victory is obtained. Through such a celebration of Italy America day as has been planned this cught to be convincingly demon- strated. Italy and the United States are closer than they have ever been hefore and the nationwide celebra- tion will show it as nothing else can. Morally and financially our help goes out to Ital for EDITORIAL NOTES. In view of the service that it is ren- dering, it is impossible to do too much for the Red Cross. Villains though they are the Ger- man baby killers seem to be partial to moonlight rights. From the contradictory statements about Kerensky's travels it looks as if he was having trouble making con- nections. The man on the corner saye: At this season of the year there are, no restrictions on walking as long as you keep off the grass. From the way in which Schwab continues to contract for more ships he is determined to make good on the promise that he will produce vessels. Germany is giving notice to Switz- erland, Norway and Spain at the same time that neutrality which does not favor Germany gets no respect from that country. What some people are inclined o regard as a drain on their pocketbooks should be looked upon as an outpeur- jing of leyalty to the nation and its | fighting forces. While the infant mortality is caus- ing much concern in Germany, the losses on the western front will cause consternation when the folks at home iget hoid of the truth, Americans can be expected to give precious little support to the activity of the Sinn Fein in Ireland. By play- ing into Germany's hands they are fighting against the United States. After having been forced to throw his country over to German domina- tion what influence can Emperor Charles expect to have as an adjuster of the dispute between Bulgaria and Turkey? Now that American agents have heen uncovered in the Irish conspi- racy, those in this country who are Drotesting against the arrest of the Sinn Feiners should consider well their position. The two Negroes who fought off about 20 Germans and saved their comrades from attack make it evident that we can expect much from our colored troops if that is an example of the kind of fighting they are pre- “Get up, for goodness sake, Beth is the third timeé I've|soon found herself resting comfortab- You said we should go in|ly in her own bed, while Beth, eyes bathing every morning beforé break-|brimming over with tears, lamented fast, and here a whole week of our|the fact that she ‘had fallen asleep vacation is near gone and we have not|again almost immediately after Jen- been in the water once” “All right” groaned Beth, as she sleepily Tubbed her eyes. in_a minute.” Now be sure,” said Jennie, as she|must be employed here.” Gaining no rdan down stairs, out onto the beach |reply from Jennie she did not enthuse and to the water's edege, where she|further over the hero of the day. No- comfortably seated herself to await|ticing that Jennie was dozing She Beth's arrival The two girls had planned months|interest herself in it. Presently a past for this big vacation—the first|gentle knock on the door announced two weeks of August. Hunting through | the arrival of Miss White, the propriet- vacation books and time tables they ress, with breakfast for the two girls. finally had settled upon Salisbury | “Gracious,” said_Beth, “how kind of beach. Of course, the bathing was t0|you. I had completely forgotten that be their greatest amusément as both [it was past eating time” were eprvr‘t n;lmmm. Qumdcon‘tr- ary to their plans, however, dancing O bowiing hod saruniod mast of thelr | t2ke a few sips of coffee, while Beth time up to the first week's end. waited lg: t&ex-rl)i; - ! bour and then decided that Beth mUSt | jenpie, and the afterncon found her bave turned over, only to fall asleeD, | oateq’in an casy chair on thé spaci- on the other side, as she had 0 of: | ous veranda, while Tom Hurd ocoupi- she. half an tén done before. must bo near breaktes e thought she would take ome plum be‘tor‘e returning. At first the water | {ired quite early, and Tom found him- emed icy cold, but after a few.min- v e o e iahin tnat ehe Thad | evenings. Tonight there seemed to be longer to stay, the water was so in- |10 place to go, or nothing worth while vigorating. Just one more good swim | !0 do. But tomorrow evening she and then she would go and dress for | Would be able to stay up, and possibly she said to herself. h h r|alone wak consoling to him ,and in B O N o ANy o | 1018 dreamis he spent the evening until mighty waves and held by the strong |locking up time arrived. undertow, she coald not swim an inch nearer shore. Knowing that But Jennie Dever. Carried out whole beach, fought the waves. still hoping to be able to make some progress. great surprise and relief she could now see the form of someone in the distance hastening toward her. thought Jennie, courageously To her Tom Hurd, clerk at boat dragged from sinking. things necessary tim 2s comfortable as pos- Tom deposited his burden Poor Jennie, too exhausted to speak, nie left her. “How niceé that fellow was who res- “I'll bé down | cued you. I've seen him around here all week,” continued Beth “I think he quietly took = magazine and tried to Jennie roused herself sufficiently to glfl'ly devored the delicidus corn muf- ns. + A good sound sleep greatly improved ed the cHair by her side. After supper that evening Jennie re. delf wondering how he had spent other to go to the dance, too. The thought Jennie rested all next day, and final- To scream would be of | Iy vielding to Tom’s coaxing, she agre- no use as there was not a soul on the |ed to take a short stroi? alopg the she | beach after supper. ‘Was it to be wondered at that Dan Cupid completed his errand in that one evening? What more powerful wea- pons could there be than the “silvery moon,” combined with the enchanting will they ever get|“sad sea waves” to work successfully on two loving hearts? “Just as soon as “Castle | I finish medical school.” added Tom, had been watching the “early |“and how giad I am this is my last convinced that she|year.” was in distress. ran down the beach{ Arm in arm they returned to the g | “Castle Mona,” Jennie too happy for t into the water. Row- | words, and Tom convinced that he had ing out as quickly as possible, he was|won the sweetest girl in the whole just in time to recue the prostrate form | world. Others had now gath- ered round the shore ready to receive |how surprised were her friends to see to | a sparkling diamond on the third fing- When Jennie returned to her home er of her left hand, for as Beth ex- in | plained to her acquaintance that was the great warm blankets and hastily [the morning that “the early bird they carried her to the hotel. caught the worm.”—Boston Post. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A Church Puzzle. It will make no differ- ence, of course, still it may be as well to note that all people are not blind to the inconsistencies to be observed in connection with the church merger in the throes of partition. a previous meeting (no matter as to —— the date) the Broadway Congregational church, Incorporated, after a call by its trustees, voted to change its name e T oviet, “with: | New TYork Typosraphical Union, and the | managing editor of the American Al- Second Incorporated”” as strength of this action Conzregational church (not incorporat- ed) at its legally call to_pass over into consideration of that body. votes to negative meetings pro legal and the beginning, our opinion ence, and who cares? to fabricate one or to MEN WHO CAME BACK When a Shell Struck on Ammunition || ATET! colors. There were Uncle By Sergt. Reginald Grant. 1st Division, Canadian Field Artillery Since the world began I don’t sup-||ica. America must overlook no way pose there was ever a scene of such ||of making good! awful beauty, mingled with the terror and suffering of men and horses; a ! 2 beautiful || war. The event was celebrated, and with the radiant colors of a thousand such was the work of a single German shell which struck one of our ammunition dumps containing about 50,000 rounds ! v other cxplotives, such as rife sron || reedow that fires America ' and French mortar : the people of England. As.many as bombs, aerial torpedoes, high explo- || mo PR i PFo 1200 45 many as sive shells, shrapnel shells, star and i shellss and A fire started that gathered strength || Pioeh #0d e i e LRe in a every second, for all the world like a || beoP'® of the world are bo prairie fire, and the scenic effect was that of a gigantic fireworks exhibition, Destruction and death were hurled in every direction with a hissing, crash- ing and roaring which beggars des- One of my mates, Downey, and I of a buffer to our gun positions up were taking a piston rod nd a part forward. We were on horseback. and were getting into La Boisselle Valley on the Somme when the Hun shell began its work. We hastily dismount- ed tying our horses to the barbed wire iron pickets on the side of the road. We rushed over with a lot of wagon drivers whose | the mountain front, for all the indica- wagons were stalled on the road in the congestion, to save tion we could. In the frst rush toward the pile an explosion snuffed out the thirty or forty of the men, knocking the rest of us off our feet like so many nine pins, and killing several of the|the coming months. horses stampeded, Tacing blindly into barbed wire entanglements. The reflection of the fire from the |moving into position, and one almost explosions was quickly observed by |feels that a great battle is already on, In short order he had his air planes hovering over, dropping their |across northern Italy form a natural bombs whereever we were seen trying to save a part of our precious am- In spite of the comulative |of these ranges that the military opera- effects of that first shell and Fritz|tions are now unfolding. overbead endeavoring to complete his|a front of several hundred miles from work of destruction, we managed to|the Adriatic up to the Swiss frontier, save about 10000 rounds out of that{yet part of thi entire dump. what ammuni- | dying and our explosives bursting in every conceivable direction with a thousand different roars, the scenc cannot be pictured. For a distance of twenty miles the reflection of the fire extended. the rockets themselves being visible for about ten miles. Views of the Vigilantes At AMERICA AND ENGLAND By Gideon Hoe of The Vigilantes <Chester M. Wright, member of the liance ‘for Labor and Democracy, at Doorpd present in Europe as one of the repre- s oo | sentatives of Labor who went abroad belongings to this United church, Now {:;f"e”ya“’d"”fi‘;e i) A‘;‘es of fi“l‘ it appears that the basis on which this ReT Dl seniment {4 the wap. fian action was taken had no existence in | DSeN Writing some very interesting re- fact, and a meeting is now called for(POIS of his present experiences. May 30th to take i . : the change of the name of Broadway |UMinating. =~ They show the rapid church, by the members of legal age|STOWth of a better understanding and . by I e B 15 | warmer fellowship between the Eng- e Tormer netior |lish and American free peoples. us what becomes of the | - - Second church properties and all the ! other manipulations of e B P, o2l a0d ! | fcans with affection. And their ad- congruous actions, the determination to || Tiration for our President knows no blot out one Congregational church is||2onncs. = Then they hear (hesplen- painfully apparent, but as we said at Sty of ‘our trade upion move- 209 || oot America wil maks good. Har: B e ouL op ITd will make good. Hav- e o vy "o gl Aifter- ||l ing made mistakes themeeives, they any ‘plausible excuse for the proposed | [XBOW we have made them, too, and merger has never yet been gratified, || Will make more. They understand and is not now to be expected! seeing ||US better than we have imagined. that no reason was unclosed to begin . it would indeed be too late now || British regard for. America. The it. || American Mission visited Warwick Possibly we may be even blamed for ||be guests for a day at the historic hinting as much as that, any excuse||castle, built in thé thirteenth cen- should be given. A LOOKER-ON AND INQUIRER. Norwich, May 2 3 The following paragraphs are ill- “The English look to America as to brothers; they look upon Amer- ere are two indications of the |tury. " America is as mythical to the | humble folk of Warwick town as Warwick is to most Americans. But | the mayor ordered the American flag |flown during our visit. It was the |first time an American flag had ever flown to the breeze in Warwick. | Last night I visited a theater—the | Adelphi. A musical comedy was on Ithe boards. Two-thirds of the | chorus costumes contained _the Sams and American cowboys and goddesses of Liberty. The theaters have been doing this since we came into the war. They overlook no way here of showing affection for Amer- “We were on the sea on April 6, the anniversary of our entry into the those who spoke most feelingly for America were Canadian and British soldiers. “The same love for democracy and thrills her people inspires and thrills Hun can never win. _Civilization STORIES OF THE WAR On The Italian Front. (Correspondence of The AssoOciated Press) : Attention is now being centered on tions are that this is to be the main scene of coming operations instead of the flat river country to the. east. 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Preis): munication through the Tridentine Alps _are the valley regions known as the Valtellina, meaning see-saw from its winding character, which leads down to Lake Como and toward Milan; second, the Val Camonica, leading southward toward Brescia; third, the Val Giudicaria, which comes down just east of the Adamello region with its line of peaks and skirts along the west shore of Lake iBarda; fourth, Val Lagarina, which follows the course of the Adige river on the east of Lake Garda, and comes down from Trent toward Verona; and fifth, the Val Suguna which follows the course of the Brenta river and winds around the Asiago region down past Bassano. These five main highways through the mountains become more important from a military standpoint, as they come eastward toward the Asiago and Grenta region. All the chief pressure has been in the easterly region in the past, and the indications at present are that it will be in this region. The great fighting ground, then would be along the two valleys on the east, Val Lagarina and Val Sugana, and chief attention should be centered on them and thir neighboring heights af Asiago. the Grappe anflzMoum Tomba, Both of them come/ down from Trent, the Austrian storfn center which sends forward troops and sup- plies through both these vatleys to the mountain fronts beyond. From Trent the ememy has railroads down both these valleys. The Lagarina valley comes Straight south to Veroma and the open plain. It was down here that the enemy made his first rush two years ago, pushing from Reverto west toward Mount Pasubio. He was driven back then, and all the indications are that he will be_held again if he comes that way, The most important approach is by way of the Val Sugana, or Drenta river. From its headwaters near Trent the Brenta makes a wide circuit before it comes down to the open plain at Basano, and it is within this circuit that the Asiago plateau and the hardest fighting ground lies. The Austrian railway from Trent comes down the valley to Primolano, about twenty miles above Bassano, thus keeping up a steady flow of men and supplies. That is why the Italian airplanes have centered attenticn on Primolano, which is often mentioned in the com- muniques as having its railway stations bombed. The bomb-swept and deserted town of Asiago is the center of this battle region enclosed by the Val Sugana and the Brenta river. The enemy lines run just below the town. Near by are Mount Val Bella, Sasso Rosso and Me- 'llgv. all the scene of desperats fighting en the enemy tried to come down the west bank ‘of the Brénta. " The river itself comes through a rocky de- reach down to the river valley. anyika in Affica—has just been This Asiago region is cut by two|lished by the Colonial Institute. other, local valleys, which are & most wind irregularly down toward Viéenza.!foré they reached the scene of Much is likely to be heard of this|otfective. They were dragged section in the coming opérations. a Sast of the Brenta river is another|range of mountains, sometimes also desperate fighting ground. Here | encounter with the enemy wag the enemy has made his main push to|t! he advanced furthest bloody fighting ground and it will [Fifl doubtless be hear from very oftem as| Some time afterward, another the operations develop. _still (ur:her{e;[sl comes the uafilu- her thirty miles, until at 5500 ting massive of Mount G2*appe, midway ifi got the range with hi between the Brenta nd Piave rivers. | iogiotshore n 3 h It is strongly held by the Italians and is one of the great citidals of Italy's natural mountain_defefise. Near it, rising from the Piava river, comes Mount Tomba, where the French troops made such last Decembér. The ememy has béen comparatively quiet in this region, all the indications béing thit he is centér- | fiieq her ing attention further west in the| Asiago region and down the Brenta valley. This summarizes the mountain fight- ing ground on the Halian tront. wi there is gathering activity and where it is Delived'the big fighting is going to oceur, Age Limit of a Soldl The medical aphorism that “a man i turtle and sank. Her ensign was seaplane flew over and roused th concrete large cities. soldier, recently declared Dr. Arthur|administration had not deemed Lynch, a member of parliament. man who has not been cularly | plant. strong physically and who has not| As the situation stands today, overstrained his system in athletic ex-, is widespread foreboding for th more serviceable than a man who has | districts, over the probable price been a brilliant athlete at. twénty-|and the consequent hartdship disabla a soldier, would be found much | —Bridgeport Telegram, more frequently n men of forty-five - and over than in young men, I havé| In his speach to the State M walking' thirty miles. 2 day. In the|sore spot of the stats Serblan army they use men up to sev- |for draft purposes. “This state enty. furnished 30 per cent. more in This matter depends very l:::l‘y than its fair apportionment as o the Tace. The Febnch sretent us | ment report showed that on: the- race. -The up | ment census owe, their fighting forces -momm,lns " necticut had a population”of -1, OTHER VIEW POINTS Muniéipal ice is the i@eal thing in — FAREWELL DANCE — DANZ JAZZ BAND Thursday, May 23rd Pulaski Hall Have Been Built in All National Guard “Smileage Books,” issuéd by Federal v Y oiseign o thase edbres. Mg:n‘d":no to YOUR soldiér or to & Hughes Co. (Bobton ————e e a8 a rule the French agéd quickér than men in this country or in Ifeland. $mall But Successful Naval Expedition (Correspondénce of ‘The Associated An account of thej smallyst and e | orie_of thé most succesatul _British " naval expeditions sent out during the file, s0 part of the approach is over|war —that which cleared the Gérmans these intervening mountains ~which | from the district of thé Lake, Tang- pub- e expedition 1nicluded only 28 eén, important part of the mountain opera- |and it weht through the campaign tions though they are not main high- | without a single casuatly. Its two ways through the Alps. These are the | boats were transported 8,000 miles by Valarsa and the Astico valleys, which |sea and thén 3/500 miles by land be- “their long distances through the bush and over a in a part of this same Val Sugana which is | température of 100 degrees. The first when rman armed motor-boat Kingani sailed into the bay where the Britis B en S0 the open plain. and bere |l e 1ay, er commanter unkware vet the splendid brave I that the British navy was on the spot. held him in the Moy G hallans | The Kingani was chased into the lake winter. He s still there, atound|and. after being heavily chelled, sur- Mount Pertico, Mount Asolone, Col Ca- |rendéred. She then rasumed hev € prille and Col della Berretta, This is|reer under the Bri Ger- man boat appeared, the Hedwig von Wissman. The Fifi and Mimi chased yards or- plosive shel's. In a few minutes the Hedwig burst into flames, turned pick- ed, and was the first enemy eénsign captured in any séa battle i.: Lh!e ';r. & The remaining German boat, the a brilliant drive|Grat von Gotzén, stayed in harbor. A her with a few bombs. The Germans then d sank her. Bridgeport might be looking forward as old as his arteries” should be the|to this sumimer and its hardehips upon test in determining the age limit af a|the poor, with equanimity, if our city itself abeve the public will and explicit pub- “After a certain age, say forty, the|lic instruction in the matter of an ice there e ba- ercises,” - the- physician said, “is often|bies, and for all who live in congested of ice and five. Of course, bronehitis, pneu- | downright danger to those who cannot monia and rheumatism. which would | buy it as they hitherto hive bought it. edical seen men well on to seventy capable of | Society Gov, Holcomb touched én the apportionment has men com- pared to its population. The govern- iRy —HARKEN - YE ALL — WE ARE COMING The SIG SAUTELLE NEW OVERLAND SHOWS WILL EXHIBIT AT Norwich Battle Ground Lot ONE DAY ONLY Monday, May 27th TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY Evening at L] Afterncon at 3 PRICE 30c GREAT LAST YEAR— GREATER THIS YEAR Ten per cent. of the receipts on Al Admission Tickets at Big Show will be Donated to Tobacco Fund for the Boys Over There. The Entire Receipts on all Ad- mission Tickets of the Matinee Performances of the Big Show will be donated to the Norwich Cross Fund. The Norwich Red Cross will have a representative on the grounds. Do Your Bit--They Need Your Help but from the same soyrce two weeks later we learned we had 1,719,000, which is going some, . Bridgeport had 140,000 originally, but two weéks later waé given 233,000 which makes IBridgépott the banmer town -in . the state.” He might have added that state has sustainéd lossés in Fran greater, in proportion, as it seems to us, than any other state—Watérbury American. - Wg think we hdvea prétty good- sized army in France already; and 4s a puatter of fact, we have as large & force there as Napoleon ever had under his command at one time. By thé end of the year, if all goes well, we shall have a million and a half there. By this time next year we shall almost certainly have two million. That is a large number of men, meéasuféd éven by present standards. But it setms mall wheh we Considér our human resources, in-the light of what we have accomplished in previous wars, » : 1 we were to raise as many troops in comparison with our population as fought in" our civil war, we - should have nearly 12,000,000 men undér arms. We do not expect to raise anywhere- near that many, to be sure. It doesn't seem likely that half that number will be needed for the big job om hand. But it is well to remeber that the is- ués at stake today are no less vital than those of the civil war, and to re- frain from eithér fearing or admiring the size of qur army until it approxi- mates. say 30 to 40 per cent. of the han-power we marshalled half a cen- tury ago—Meriden Record. its new and. more . comprehensive titie—the Connecticut State Guard, cannot be too highly commended for the part it is takinz in the war. Tt has given Cofneécticut a militdty force which has enabled the state to protect itself when activs 1 itia "bétameé a part of the fe Wiacs ta wiich (st e, seht place to w! it t t by the natl ‘government. - n'fi the opinioniof per “whose connection with the state ern- ment engbles them to he accurately informed- on' the conditions in the state, thAt if we have had. no,dis- turbances to quell and lawlessness to suppress it is because of the ex- istence 6f fhe home ‘guard. Gever- nor .Holeomb m-ud l::t the home ¥ no w! 3 use 1‘!“‘.&-&: It ‘must be n&'&’? the ifmagination. to determing. how it ‘would have been n If 3 ‘were not'organized. The !ho.nme guard has had a good erect in showing every one that - ‘necticut was able to - defend “ifself The home guard, or—to call it by