Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 24, 1918, Page 4

Glorwich Bulletin and @oufied 122 YEARS OLD Sabseription price JBe & weeks 5% o raucth: $.00 m year. Entered at the Postoffice at oo, @8 second-class matter. . Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Cfice 480. Bulletin Editoria] Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Willimantlc Office. 625 Main Street Telephone 210-2. Norwich " Norwich, Friday, May 24, 101 CIRCULATION 1901, everage .....oeseencees $412 5,925 1805, average .... May flv. 1918 = MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusive- Iv entitled to the use for republica- tion of all news despatches credit- ed to it or not otherwise credit- ed in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special despatches herein are also reserved. “Right is More Precious than Peace” | improvement which is being shown in HELPING RUSSIA. Much interest centers at the present | cha time in the attitude which the Rus- sians will take relative to the decla- ration of President Wilson that he tlands for the aiding of Russia a3|ion of the director general well as France. should do and what they wiil do un- der the ecircumstances, knowing full well as they must what is in store for| s perfectly apparent that if the gov- n e e off crnment is going to run the railroads dominating that country, remains to| efficiency must be secured. them from the German scheme be seen following up the announcement ude rezarding of Russia the determination of the policy hould be purswed by the. al- s of as much importanc> =n) be given to Russia and to the far east. it weuld have been weil if it could ave been determined some months|change and the chafige has resulted in a4go as to jus: what the mode of pro-ja clean sweep. ure should be that steps there chould be no zreater delav|of the government for the directing [Was an ex-mounted policeman, a time than is required to zet!of the operations of their roads is| thorough-go! fighter, had his leg 1c aliles to reach an understanding|highly probable. Ther. are highly |Proken by the falling of a sand bagy upon this matter. trained men. and necessary to the be§t uri e ot tie bombardments. All are convinced of the wisdom|service from- their systems. The| This occurred in the early afternoon of helping Russia. - There can be nol rriction which has been encountered|2nd it was' possible to move the dispite upon that point. It is simply|in the wevernment operation of the |l 8J0f &t that time frem the front ivisable cours s ing from the enemy. The weather le course to pursue under all|not be retained. But friction is some-|was cold and the heavy casualties e conditions which are known tofthing which could not of course be|which were occuring made it difficult exist Russia is doubtless more in- clined to look with app; it was directly after the Brest-Li- 1ovsk peace was signed. chance to see its errors and if proper representation can be s country oun. next move. WAITING THE NEXT MOVE. Jist when and where the Germans going 1o sirike in taeir continua- on of the drive on the wi still uncertain. Ever since tHe al- lies blocked their advance they have een bringing ur new forces, There is no evidence to support the idea that they have given up the idea ivisions oD, and the training of other makes it apparent that they to prepare for greater operations. “)n the other hand the ailies are not|stacking the cards. osing any time. They are not only strengthening their defenses but they are harassing the enemy at many points and gaining ground which ig|{n0%¢ Deope are thoroughly disgusted bound to be of much advantage when the foe makes another try. They are also getting the benefit of time for the better @istribution of their forces, while every hour increases the num- ber of Americans who are being sent to France and front line positions for duty- Magnificent service iz being ren- dered by the allied aircraft at the present time. Not only are they caus- ing consternation among the people of the German cities but they are d ing much in finding out the location of the enemy concentrations and breaking them up.” Time is thus working as greatly to the benefit of the allies as it is to the Germans and there is every reason for the confi- dence that they will be able to meet and break up the enemy thrust wherever it is attempted — NO EMBARRASSMENT TO HUGHES The prospects seem good that the idea of Judge Hughes that there should be but one investigation made regarding the airplane situation serms likely tor be respected by the senate where a committée has been named for much the same purpose. Judge Hughes has made a start in the in- vestigation which he has been asked to make by the president as a special assistant for the department of jus- tice which indicates that he intends to cover the entire matter in a most rhorough manner, that he plans upon making the hearings public so far as it is consistent with military secrets and that he intends to make a report which will be complete in ail details regardless of what the finding may be. Such being the case it can be real- ¥ | that is being made in the fight again=t What they can and| rajiroads in relieving every president certainly reason for|eora] endeavoring to handle his job and 12tions jointy in the extension of|ihe government and the stockholders, lied nations as It Is to|say the leagt decidedly awkward and e of them that protection should | not likely to produce the results de- 1 couid| presidents who have been 1ave been well advanced by this time, | will be renamed as the representatives question now of what is the most|roads will determine those who wiil val upon any | to be an impediment must have real- plan which may be decided upon than|ized that It has had a|needs of red that|must be as near a perfect organiza- should be brought into the|tion as can be obtained and that of the allies regarding the{in getting the directing force under tern front{ an American. new | Cross give till it hurts and then wear other necessary equipment.|a bandage if it is necessary. trying to accomplish their purpose.|jolt right from the shoulder when he On the other hand their activity, with | declares their policy wrong, foolish the reorganization of their depieted|and disastrous. re taking full advantage of the letup| kings for the Russian provinces na ized that it would simply be eausing confusion for a senate committee to endeavor to go over the same ground at the same, time, There is no ques- tion but what the senate will have con- fidence in the Hughes investigation for being given a free hand there can be no question- but what he will probe to the bottem and cover thoroughly the whole gquestion. That the senate committee will not attempt to embarrass him in this work is a wise debision. It would certainly be most unwise to persist In it especially following his appeal to the contrary. This will not mean that the senate committee will have nothing to do for it can look into the present day situation regarding air- craft production ag much as it pleases without interfering with the larger in- vestigation. Though it may result in no great accomplishments it will do no harm. BEATING THE U-BOATS. It is several weeks now since we bhave heard anything regarding the number of vessels which the German U-boats are sinking weekly. This is because of the change in the method of making announcements regarding the losses sustained. We are no longer informed regarding the num- ber of vessels sunk but reports are ziven monthly of the tonnage which has been destroyed. The first monthly repoert has been made and it has receivel no little study because of the keen interest that is being taken in the submarine activities and the efforts which are being put forth to overcome them. By the report for the month of April as made by the British admiralty the tonnage lost by that country was 220.- 709. the same time the loss sus- tained by ile allies of Great Britain and reutrals amounted to 84393 tons, or o total of 503,102, o This may seem to represent a large icss but how zreatly the situation has been improved best shown by the comparison With the figures for the month of Avril last vear when there “And you, too, Brutus Bertha Col- lins!” the young woman who had just come in groaned as she threw down her muff and knitting bag and opened her purse. “Here, pister, take my last quarter.” 4 “What make you so peevish about lending me 25 cents?” asked the young (\;’:man who had been at home all . “‘Because, my dear sis, your touch is then end of a perfect day of it. I've been handing out money ever since I left the house this morning. Oh, it was heart-rendering! “In the first place, I met Mrs. Ran- dall on the corner and we got on the car together to g6 to the club. She discovered that she had no change and asked me to pay the fares down- town, saying that she would pay them coming home. Of course I didn't tell her that I wouldn't be coming home with her. “After the club business meeting a Young man- just returned fro Turkey | spoke to us-about the sufferings of the Armenians. 1 don’t believe there was a woman in the room who didn't feel like emptying her purse into the con- tribution basket. 1 was grieved to think I couldn’t afford to give more than a poor little dollar, and 1 was Jjust slipping it into the basket when Agatha Fleming whispered to me that she had nothing less than a $10 bill, and would I please put in a dollar for her,- which 1 did. I knew that if Agatha didn’t give to the Armenians at that particular. moment she prob- ably never would. 3 “Next 1 was in the cloakroom when Mrs. Grayling rushed up to me. “'Oh, I'm so glad to see you, Miss Collins’ she exclaimed exuberantly. ‘Aren’t you going to stay to luncheon at the club? “No, not today,’ I replied and she looked so disappointed that I was real- Iy flattered. ‘T Rad hoped to have luncheon with you,’ she ‘said. ‘I didn’t expect to remain myself- when I came down but now I find T have some committee work to do this afternoon, and to tell you the truth I carelessly came away were over 00,600 tons of British ship-| with oply carfare in my bag. I'm ping alone sent to the hottom. This|afraid Il have to borrow the price chows that in the year there has been|Oof the food. a two-thirds drop in the British | . [Delighted I'm sure’ 1 responded. losses and a decrease by one-half in the losses which are being sustained hy the beliigerent nations fighting Germany and-the neutrals. This gives pretty good evidence of the proszress she said after thanking me warmly. “Can_you sece me, Laura, asking| Mrs. Grayling—she's worth at least| $1,000 000—for my 60 cents? Hardly. Just as I left the club I met Mary Walton actually running down the street. *he underwater boats, and when t'e connection with the construction o {and other luxuries for which he knows !my soldier friend and 1 wants him to “‘Why the wild haste?’ I inquired. “‘Oh, Helen, what a goodsend you are; she exclaimed. I've just learncd that a very' dear cousin was taken to the hospifal last night, and I must go to see her at once and iaflml I haven't money enough with me for a taxi Now you can lend me a few dollars, can’t you?" “I gave her the one §5 bill I hdd, and then watched her drive away on her efrand of mercy. It must be love- ly to be able to hail a car as non- chalantly as she aid. “‘Anyway,” 1 said to myself, ‘some- body nice is going to buy my lunch,’ and I walked on quite gayly to meet Leonard. We had a really delicious spread. » “I told “him ‘it was not right to spend so much. on_ foolish food, - but he said we hadn't had a party for-a long time, and that he knew I was getting thin on conservation, so he ordered lobster, Nesselrode pudding + have a weakness. And then, . what do you suppose? Well, when the wait- er brought back his change after pa ing the check there was only 10 cents on the plate. “‘By George,that won't do’ Leon- ard said. up 50 cents for Joe here. “The waiter grinned and 1 endeavor- ed to give Leonard the 50 cents with a carefree air, but 1 knew it was gone irrevocably. Leonard ‘is too open handed himself ever to think of a trifle like that again. If I had bought my own lunch, I should have gone to a cafeteria and spent not more than 25 cents.” “But you wouldn’t have had a ban- quet,” laughed her sister. ou can live on the thought of that, Helen] while your're recouping your lost for tunes. when 1 took your last quarter. Are you : compietely busted, dear?” ! “Oh, no 1 still have money.” Helne | the cook who had spddenly appeared at the door of the room. *“I hope you aren't after cash for any purpose, Sal- He” “I sure am’ Miss Helen. without you all's got a stamp. se been writin' to get it befo’ Sunday. and 1 can’t find no stamp round this here place no- how.” “Go out to the drug store and buy one, by all means, Sailie” ordered Hel- en as she magnificently pressed three oppers into a copper colored hand. Now I'm safe. There’s a perfectly | good reason why no one can borrow another single cent from me toda Chacigo News, vessels is considered it cannot heln heing realized that a most gratifying nge is taking place MEN WHO CAME BACK THE RAILRCAD CHANGES. There can be no surprise in the ac- of the IN FRONT OF MESSINES. By Major J. C. Blggs 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles [The fluctuating value of an army great coat is illustrated by Major Biggs of the Chicago Depot of the B. C. R. M. in the following story.] In November, 1915, . The Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade, held the trenches in the front of Messiens, which has since been captured. The trenches were very wet, being in the low grounds in the valley of the Dove River, the Germans holding the high- er land where the town was built. Neither side had any great amount of ammunition for the artillery, but the Germans had more than we had. Nearly every afterncon they put on a ‘bombardment of considerable inten- sity, directed against some particular sector. The officer commanding one of the | squadrons of the Mounted Rifles, who of a railroad in the country from duty executive manager of his road. Tt It 'is as necessa to have one head to this task as it is to have a president of cach road but with the director gen- the various presidents trying tc serve, or met trying to serve, two masters, at the same time, the situation was to sired. The situation therefore called for : That most of the relieved line trench because of the heavy fir- tolerated and those who have proved |for the men to receive mush attention. Nevertheless when evening came and it was possible to evacuate the casual- ties this Major absolutely refused to be moved out until all the casualties, no matter how slight, had been evac- uated. This was commenteq upon up and down the line. The last man (o be carried out was the Major, after his leg had been rudely attended to, a rifie being strap- ped to it in the emergency in lieu of the proper splints. He was sent tog England and Jater to Canada where he has completely recovered. Later, when this particular squad- ron was in billets, it was found that there was an unusual shortase of great coats, and on inquiry among the men, some sixteen were reported missing, each man ¢tlaiming that he had placed his great coat over the Major when he was lving injured, and new great coats were issued to these men. When this information was given to the Major, first he laughed, and then replied: "There wasn't ' a damn_coat put on me during the ai ternoon, and I nearly froze to death.” The Mounted Rifles had been issued cavalry great coats which had very full skirts, and when these became wet they were too heavy to be carried around, and consequently most of the men threw them away. In this par- ticular instance they were allowed new coats without repayment, but the occurrence was not repeated. their powers were bound to lived. The transportation the country at the present of vital importance. There be Tt time are ies one control and only one. EDITORIAL NOTES. Anyone who dodges the Red Cross solicitor has no right te call himself When it comes to helping the Red Dillon hands the Sinn Feiners a When the two kaisers announce four better evidence could be wanted of The establishment of martial law in Bohemia makes it evident that with German ways. Kerensky will be given a welcome here but it is useless to make an ef- fort at trying to make him feel at Views of the Vigilantes home in thjs country. The man on the corner says: Lack of recognition and even barbarous as- saults With the Jawn mower never dis- courage the dandelions. GERMAN AS AN ANTIDOTE By Edith M. Thomas of the Vigilantes ‘We are nothing if not extremists— we Americans, in the matter of our reform movements. I can remember very well, that our schools and acad- emies of other days had small wel- come for any other language than German; if one, for instance, wished to learn French, it was almost impos- sible to get school boards to view its Of course the establishment of the new mine field in the North sea will give Germany a new excuse for not sending out its big fleet. —_— i The rivalry . among the riveting squads gives promise of creating a {that greater interest this summer than the baseball scores. It's a healthy sign. introduction with any favor. German, it was supposed, was in truth a lan- guage ‘germane and most friendly to the English—the resemblance of a few' household words constituting the friendliness. But one went not far into the favored - language without finding it of “enemy” construction to the habits of the English, with very many cacophonies and displeasing or antagonizing suggestions. Early, for myself, [ agreed with Ruskin, who said. in effect, “German is not a lan- guage, but a throatage and a guttur- age.” With more in similar yein of objection. Just why we were so warmly hospitable to the vernacular of the Teuton, with discriminations against French and other modern lan- guages still remains something of a There can never be to6 much at- mtion given to the running down of the least semblanceofa German plot, Germany has no superior when it comes to intrigue. When Mr. Creel says: that he didn't mean to reflect upon consress, he is old enough to knmow that he should have thought of that before he spoke rather than aftérwards. Perhaps one of the best demonstra- tions of the fact that Ukrainia is not furnishing what was expacted of it in the way of food is the cutting down|mystery. It is no mystery why we of the bread ration in Germany. are now intolerant inhospitable, hos- SR tile: it has befome the language of New England has received large or- ders for government work, which ought to mean the forwarding of sufficient fuel to this part of the country to see that they are filled without delay. this country’s open enemy—and yet more, of its secret betrayer! I have read many of the pros and cons of the debate as to banishing or returning German. I set aside the academic argument of the enrichment which should come of if (or any lan- i guage) to the English. But, for me, there is an argument of some validity | for its retention, namely, that, unless! the German press here is abolished both at present and for the future,| what that press has to disseminate | should be under the critical eye of | experts in German who are:not them- selves German. Their perfect con-| versance with the language in all its! shading would be the perfect antidote | to the spreading of any Teutonic poi- | son by means of the printed page! | This poison has circulated freely, I think, because there have not been enough accomplished American schol- ars to read and to announce the mis- chief that was being done leashed journalism of the breed. The most of us, finding the in- | tricacies of construction in the evolu- tion of a German sentence too much | for us, would not volunteer our cen- ! sorial services. For instance, a friend | of mine who speaks German with some facility and who has run up and| down the Fatherland in other days, but who ‘now has been desirous to! serve some patriotic' end ‘in this war, { received the suggestion articles, when neces: results to the American press.” “Oh she said, “would be altogether ! beyond me—I haven't the scholarship to do it.” And 'so, it seems to me, that if we would put a check upon the rabidity of the German mad-dog press, we would do well to use the hair of the dog to cure the bite; that is, not do away with the German lan- ! guage, but select loyal teachers of tihe same, who will impart it in proper| place and proper proportion to the other languages that have always had an equal claim upon us, and whose ac- quisition would be quite as adventage- ous for us, whethar in trade or in polite: society, or in letters. But.{ above all. the English, and glish only to the incoming foreig and with the idiom, let the spirit still more be inculcated. STORIES OF THE WAR The Naval Raid on Pola. (By the Associated Press) The details of the reeent Italian ex- ploit at Pola indicate it was one of the most audacious feats of the war, worthy to rank with the British at Zeebrugge and the Merrimac at Santi- ago. Plans were long matured by Lieu- ! themselves .es on the Piave, and when re start gave out that hs was -goini to visit his friends. He was accom- panied by another officer and two sail- ors, The party was escorted by destzoy- er and arrived at Pola early in the morning. The entrance of the channel was 400 yards across, neck leading into the great with a long harber, in which law Austria’s fleet of bat- tleships, cruisers and destroyers, en- circled by 4 terrace of land In the obscurity the suard the entrance was dimly visible to one side, asleep. terie: ip &t swung the guards apparently Final preparation now was m\fe for a dash in the darkness. Comman- der Pelligrini and his companies put on rubber suits which could be in- fated. then The plan was to discharge torpedoes at the big shij blow up their own craft, jump.over! and await capture or drowning. All realized there virtually was no chance of returning alive. s They encountered three successive lines of defence. First a guard ship, then a line of wooden budys mark- ing a chain-of mines and then a heavy stecl net strung frem bank The escort waited nearly an when the silance was suddenly broken to bank. hour ‘Helen. you'll have to putiby two distinct explosions of torped- oes, followed by the sound of an alarm gun in the inner harber. 3 Soon -after two signals of parti- colored lights slowly rose from the center of the harbor, indicating ¢om- mander Pellegrini had penétrated to the very heart of the fieet and was sending signals from ‘the midst of it, The first -signal meant “Have tor- pedoed a battleship, said “Don’t m chance.” This last signal was the agreed em- D jergency sign which was to bk sent I don’t wonder you were Cross!up in case there was, no opportunity It is believed they blew up their craft and took to the water in accordance with the programme, as {jingled her purse, and then smiled ‘at {an explosive time bomb had been set to ‘go off even if the craft was under to give help. water. ind us; we " and the second have no In the meantime the sky was vivid with searchlights and the land batter- with “ere pouring a tertific fire on the They clung to their work for a time and then left. forty searchlights and countless batteries playing upon them. As daylight broke, a fleet of enemy airplanes swooped down, but was, beaten off by a smaller fleet of Italian planes, three enemy machines falling into the water during the aerial bat- tle. No word has since been heard of Commander Pellegrini and his- party. Their signal was definite that a ship had been hit and aerial photographs are expected soon to confirm their message. There is every reason to believe the four men are prisoners. OTHER VIEW POINTS The men are taking hold to make places, and reporied surgical several casualties among that dressings in those tempt to handle their wives' sors.—Meriden Journal. help many are at- sharp While no defensible excuse can be oifered for br da of the - Yale students who ke out into riotous comduct Mon- y evening, there is an understanding their behaviour which tempers crit- icism while not' modifying condemna- tion. The element of viciousness can be left out of the reckoning entirely. The element of mischief carried to a lamentable degree forms a large part of it. The students made bigger fools of than they intended to, and ‘the penaities should not be with- held. The fact however, that previous generations of studenis have done the same thing and yet lived to take dignified places in the American citizenry. France today. —New Haven the fields Some of their representa- tives are fighting on of ‘We are quite sure that the students themselves feel the full | humiliation of their offensive conduct. | Journal-Courier. The reports from Litchfield coun- ty that forest fires'have, within the past few days or so. destroyed thou- sands of acres of valuable woodland show that in spite -of all the state has done in the way of enacting leg- islation from to pri have fire ture otect growing The the with timber fires the menace to the woods of Connecticut continues. wardens and has vested them seems to be ample authority to towns Legis- what ar- rest the progress of a fire before the flames T even if it venting ve not kno s found that the starting _of not be overcome. that done much the the We authority damage, difficulty the do has been exercised to the fullest extent, but the dama; ery year suggest tl i not been The War Trade Board effective that, ge done by fires May 2, ev- hat the exercise of efficient.—Hartford annourgces 1918, radium has been placed on the Export Con- servation List. GLEANED FROM FOREIGN An official of the Food Control De-| partment of the German War Office, speaking at Liepzig, has just fore- shadowed a reduction in the bread ration, “even if only for a period of one or twosmonths,” and also a reduction in the potato ration. The meat ration, he said, will not be reduced; but it seems nevertheless the Berlin papers report ani official decision to increase the pro- portion of bone ‘in it. Great dis- appointment has been experienced in regard to the expected supplies; from Rumania and ~the Ukraine. The Ukraine peasants are being forced to cultivate their lands by the occupying German army literally at the bayonet’s point; but this stimulus, if it succeeds, will not produce crops tiil the next harvest. ‘We must not exaggerate, however, the effects of the shortage. It can scarcely be more severe than that endured at this season two years ago, when the failure of the Ger- man potato-crop in the previous year so greatly increased the pres- sure, and there were no. conquered granaries to relieve jt. The history of the war is pretty conclusive against any possibility of Ger- many’s being starved out. But her food shortages can reach a point at which they considerably lessen the capacity of the civil population for work, whether in the munition factories or 1in other services sub- sidiary to the war.—London Chronicle. Our inquiry as to the early pro- nunciation of “tea” may, I think be considered settled by the following ad- vertisement, which appeared in the “Mercurius Politicus” of September 30, 1658—" that excellent, and by physicians, appraved, China drink, called by the Chineans Teha, by other nations Tay ollas' Tee, is sold at the Sultaness Head Coplice-House, in Sweeting’s "Rents, by the Royal Ex- «hange, London.” more clearly show EXCHANGES Nothing that both could pro- nunciations were in common use. The admissi on of the Local Gov- ernment Board that the country needs 300,000 new dwellings suggests that at least a miliion and a quarter people are at present inadequately housed. The_ position arises not merely from increase of population, but from the fact ‘that railway and industrial de- velopments have swept away many homes. places. Formerly very the railways were the great devourers of dwelling- When first prospecting for terminal in London, they laid ciaim to a quarter of the entire aréa of the City proper. The threat was appalinz. The population of St. Bartholomew’s par- ish, Moorfields, was crowded into 500 houses, where the “aristocracy” were those able to rent two rooms. Yet the Great Eastern Railway proposed to demolish half these houses for a route to Iinsbury-circus, the whole of which they sought to acquire. 50,000 people were threatened, by va- rious schemes, and no provision made for them. Parliament interfered after thousands had been displaced, but the chief effect was to stimulate private compassion—that of Peabody Over and Waterlow in particular, and of phii- anthropic building companies followed. Two men plotted this war—the which Kaisser and the late Archduke Francis Ferdinand. The Archduke was -muf- dered, and his- death was made the pretext for a world-wide conflagra- tion. Now "the man who committed the murder has followed his victim to the grave. Germany alone had five million men dead up to the opeéning of the present year, and the end is not yet. philosophy wili be. show that 50 far from the " Toddess i etticosin, ¥ “The resuit of my system of aid Coleridge, “to ‘the devil in a strait waistcoat.” 8th' Chapter of the Life ‘of ‘Abrah AUDITORIU PHOTORAMA “OVER THE TOP” { Featuring SERG'T. ARTHUR GUY EMPEY (Himself) - SEE THIS WONDERFUL PRODUCTION- IN HIS BIGGEST SUCCESS—_FULL OF PEP, EXCITEMENT AND FUN IN FIVE PARTS IN “The Son of am Li CURRENT EVENTS—SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Coming Monday—CHARLIE CHAPLIN In “A' DOG'S LIFE” His Latest ' Comedy—First Time Shown In This Cify. M THEATER Rogers Present—Beginning MONDAY, MAY 27th The Bmdwayiskeiview : " Featuring - Bill Jenings and Jack Hubb. and a Company of 20—PEOPLE—20 New Shows Mon. and Thur. BASS.CLEF CONCERT SLATER HALL, FRIDAY, MAY 24th Soloist, EDNA De LIMA, Soprano TICKETS ON ‘SALE AT CRANSTC N’'S TODAY BENEFIT OF RED. CROSS His words have a special significance to- day. = % Ah unnecessaty scare was being made about the -disease known as botulism, said Dr. Dewspury, patholo- glst at Charing Cross Hospital, at an inquest at Grays (Iissex) yesterday. There was another inguest at Lon- don Hospital on a Poplar road la- buorer, and in this case Dr. Suther- land, house physician, said the germ of the disease—to which he zave the name of botulismus—had been found in sausage, ham, tinned fish, oysters, and cheese. For the last few months there had been an epidemnc of the diséase all over the worldi—London Chronicle. Dairymen in the North of England will be unable to understand the pros- ecution of a London milkman who was fined for selling a gill of milk out of a half pint measure. It is true that the meéasure of capacity teacies all over England that four gills make one pini, but in the North the school figures do not apply. A gill of milk or a gill of beer is half a pint, 4nd if a Northern housewife domiciled in London were to: receive only a quarter of 4 pint of milk when she asked for a gill she would have uncomplimentary things to eay to the milkman. Sister Susie appears to have dropped the knitting for,the Sewing needie, bt in Greater Britain there is still a big demand for home-made hosiery. A Canadian lady who claimed the Em- pire record for 523 pairs of socks has been far outclicked by a native of South Australia, whose score to date is 200 pairs ahead of the Canadian lady's. i “Trench mouth” at the front is mentioned for the first time in the Press this week. - The mysterious complaint has been for some time under observation -and treatment. It is not peculiar to men in the trenches. We know of one officer who has re- covered from a severe attack which was contracted in a much-bombarded place miles from the front. The Ger- mans, who also suffer from it, attri- bute trench mouth to their war bread, but the offcer we have alluded to sus- pects his attack arese from a pro- longed diet of tinned food. The cure has been discevered before the cause. ‘The Palace of Laeken, near Brussels. which we learn has been requisitioned by the German authorities for a hos- pital, has a special interest for British people. For it was there the formal betrothal of the then Prinee of Wales and the Princess Alexandra took place, in the presence of Queen Victoria, September 9, 1862. The late. Queen was then visiting Laeken as the guest of her uncle Leopold, King of the Bgl- gians, a promoter of the Royal match. The young couple first met in the Cathédral of Cologne, and later were fellow-guests at Laeken. After a total expenditure of £438,- 229, the Aerial Gunnery School * on Loch Doon, Ayshire, was dropped, be- causé, said Barl Curzon in {he House of Lords yesterday, the engineering difficulties had been urdlerestimated; the cost weuld have been greater and the time to carry it out longer than ‘was antieipated. There 'were, howevpr, eredits for £205,000 in respect of plant, timber and material; ‘82 that the adversé b:lance was in round figures £228,- 000. - The search for a- word to express adequately the opposite of militarism is Dbeing pursided with much ze al. Among the suggestions made are pacifism, populism, civicism, démo- cratism, and Wilsconism—the last a tribute to the. President of the U. S. A, Our contemuorary the “Shoe and Leather Gazette” has not waited for anybody else's suggestion, It employs the word ‘‘civilism” to express the an- tithesis of militarism. “Our first task,” it writes, “is to beat the Ger- mans, to eonvince them that mili- tarism-does not pay and that civilism does.” Compilers of Oxford and other dictionaries will of course note this. M. C. P. Eugéne Schneider, who was installeq president of the Iron and Steel Institite in_Stccession to _ Sir William Beardmore. is. the grandson of the founder of the old Royal foundry of Le Creusot, who became Minister and Preésident of the Corps Legislative under Napoleon IIL He claims kinship with England throught his mother, an English lady, while his wife is a direct des¢endant of James 1. The firm of the new president are the inventors and mak:rs of the fa- mous French 75mm. gun. In his address M. Schpeider said that expehditure of ammunition ex- ceeded at the very outset of the war all anticipations. That appeared due to thé unbroken Ironts rendered pouf- ble by the huge number of men in the field. Instead of the 20,000 gun- shots with which Napoleon won the BRrReeD THEATRE Today and Saturday Mat. 2:30—Eve. 6:30 FLORENCE REED IN. A PICTURIZATION OF THE ‘PHENOMENAL STAGE SUCCESS “TODAY” CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN “HIS NEW JOB” Hearst-Pathe News 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 Afternoon at 3 Evening at 8 . PRICE 20c GREAT LAST YEAR— GREATER THIS YEAR Ten per cent. of the receipts on All - Admissten Tickéts' at Big Show will be Donated, Tobacco Fund for .the TWys Over.There. The Entire Receipts cn_all Ad- mission— Tickets of the Matinee Performances of the Big Show will be donated to the Norwich Red Cross Fund. The-Norwich Red Cross will have: a representative on the grounds. Do Your Bit--They Need Your Help “LIBERTY THEATRES" Have Béen Built in All National Guard and National Army Camps _in_Amerie; “Smileage Bopks,” issued by Federal Entertajnment . Council, ¢ free admission.lo these iLeatres, end one to YOUR soldier or to ANY_ soldier. Price $1. For sale at the falloWing places: THe Porteous & 'Mitchell Co. ‘fife Reid & Huglies Ca. (Bosten Stare). B Rathbone’s Drug -Store. gicker's Drug Store. he Lee & Osgood Co. he Wauregan Hatgl Of#ee. Mdra & Eggleton. P George Madden (Cigar Store). Engier's Pharmacy. K. of C. Rocmis. Ripg & Sisk. Druggists. T Y. M. C. A Utfice. H, M. Lerou. J. C. Macpherson. Battte of Kigram, or the 1,5000.000 shells that the Siege of Sebastopol cost the Allies, we must fire to-day several million, shells ‘to drive the enemy a few miles back on a very narrow front.—Londen Chronicle. The first tangible benefit that the war. has produced is - reported from thé- oldest region that the war has toiched. Years ago an elaborate schemhie for the irrigation of the Eu- phrates -valley was uhdertaken, if the work was not - actually completed; but the Turk iS indolent and unen- terprising, and the possibility of en- richihg Mésopotamia by means eof much labour did net appeal to him, so the. vast tract of country Témained with its water in the wrong places, and. only procurable at the wrong times. The necessity of feeding our Army. there, far from its base, has brought about a change, however. With irrigation it was possible to make the country fertile, and to cause it to. produce crops. rapi and so as mn’n as_we had taken lg&ndd “;:S irrigation. system was completed, a now, we :;i fold by a prosaic war corréspohdent, “there is promise 6f the greatest: hdrvest in the ‘memory ‘of since the days of e w)%. we knioW, beea a Ve rian. e igvfiobing mfit the st:r 1 do go;? the jazette.