Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 11, 1918, Page 4

e by the grand visier of Turkey Mma in vmmn to tne effeet that|” peace would be declared before en- other winter, Presuming this state- meht 6 have been made, it must sbe fegarded a8 having beefi infitlenced By the #uceesy Which has beeh at: tending the allied forces, the same réason which is cdusing the people in and Qoudied Hulgaria to talk spenty about German 133 YEARSOLD Rekiat, Thase Exprusbions it s W price e & weel 50e a | déa régarding the way in which the . wind is t;l&wing The na't‘l;;;\s allied at Norwich | with Germahy - show ufiifilstakabi AL Fon Félopnone Calls: rigns of losihg faith in that govern: fenit And its séhémes: But What fay Be more sighificant 15 the annouREsMent to tha effect that Turkey is sending 1#665a t8 the Bul- zarian front. This indicates that it may fist be long before thers will be an onen break between Turkey and Bulgaria vegarding the Rumanian ~poils, Whith eelld het e regarded a8 anytHing other than disastrous to Ger- many.. Indicatiéns are therefore that Germany is not 6flly suffering from a LFoken mmofale ambfig its own troops Blit i& in danger of a-split améng its own ailies, and the sitdation grows weérse for Germany as the allies ad- tahee. &M &ulletin e 35-3. t::rl‘:ll;u Job OSes 8.3 CIRCULATION 1901, average 1”. average .... September 7, 1918.. 10 248 MAINE’S ELECTION, Maine has for a long time been re- gardeéd as the barometer state. As its eélections go so goes thé nation has Dbeen frequently repeated. Such Has proved to be the case in many indtaneces although there have been éfcaptions. For that reason muech fore than the usual intereét is ai- ways attached to the outtofie of Mrine elections. The peenle or that stats showed by théi# votés oh Tuesday that Maine is still the fepublican strongheld that it has usually been. There was a elean aweep fof the republieAn ecandidates, ahd if that is to Be tAkei as 4R éx- vressibn of the peeple which san be Fxpected t6 be followed ocut in the November elections throughout the country it means miuéh relative t6 the next congress. This should fi6! he taken as meaning a congress opposed to thé Administration in the 8efiduct of the war, for MAiRE has stobd squaré if that respeft &s the &eléction of the state's représentatives 10 506 back for further aervice shows Ih regdrd to thé governor thére was not thé sdme majérity es was ex- reriented in Sefator Fernald's tAsé: But the governorsRip coftest Was built 4 aboilt 10041 168Us. Governor Milliken fia§ given Miine an admin- istration in the way of law enforce- ment which aroused no iittle opposi- tibn, but heé has recelvéd the en- dorsement of the state neverthelsse, although by a reduced thajerity from #hat he Feceived when he was placed in the office. Maine, however, did only what it was expectéd t6 do ré- gaf@itie its representativés in con- ress. HASTENING THEIR END. How closely the bolsheviki dfe fol- lewing in the footsteps of their teachers is pretty plainly indicated| hy thé MAnher i Which they afe pré- vefiting the aeparture of the esnsular répréséntatives of other eduntries from Russia, whé have not only been advised o leave that country but who from a knewledge of the conditions there under thé bolsheviki understand that it is the wiSést thing t6 do. Thé sttditied relaitons hetwesn the bolshéviki and thé allled nAtios have madeé Such A mové Advisable and un- def the laws of the nations they shéiild Bé Eiven théir DAL3pOFts ahd accorded safe conduct. That they are not gettifiz siich i¥ indicated by the Fotést which has been made by the féPrésentatives of the neutral natiohs| ih Russia agaihst the demahds which thié bolsheviki 'are insistihE upon before allowing thém to leave and the' hislding of thé representatives as héstages until the requiféfients are complied, With, Bresd is exclustve: unlunu |ll- 80 Iho lmu Right 18 More Prasi: THE LIGHTING PLANT EXPERT. Actording to the statement which WAs mAde t0 the cOMM6GT coundil Meénday night by Councilman Ma- thewson, the fondér is not that ¥orwich Hna heen obiigea to ndvapce ite mhinimum fate for gag ana élec: thicity 100 per cent. and to jump ite eWner ratee, but that it nas not veen foreea b anndunee another increase. 1t NAPwich is faving an Sletfioal ax- pert $14,000 6¢ 361,000 2 §anr ot cole- ¥ PoF Rie Ad¥ice but in the shape of cordmniskions on all the improveménts whieh he may¥ order at the loeal Plamt it is eefrainly tiMe that thoce #ho are furhishing the money should koW soMétHing about it ft ig t6 be riotéd, however, i eon- neetion WItR the statément of the EBUAKIIMAR that he was abie t6 pres- et the exact figures as to what has aliteddy béeh paid Brgiheer Moie up 8 thig tiie. What hé haa to say feghrding the existence of a contract WReraby the éngineér whs t6 get a comimission of teR pér cént. 6n the Toonby sxbeNAed for repaifs And tén At eent. on thé groes receipts of the 1EBMNE PIAN he attributed to Guf- remtly reported rumor. Whiether this mére talk of the - sireet or whether thefe is someéthing more substantial to support it, the council, in view of the payiehts which have already bééfi made to Mr. M8ie, appears to be fiilly justifiea in s FEqueet fof infoFfAation coneefn- than Peacs” AE this Mattés. It the Fumor is faise This is 6f course 4 gafma Which two tois 6 that it was nailed right|can play 4t 48 well ak ohe, But it whepe it 18 0f it is (rue the ta®pay- | ShOWS neveFthelbés what. api puplis # of the ity aré entitled to know bl . Whatéver the situation 18 & pompiste and fiill report Gught {5 B FRPRIVEd At ihe earliest morient from (e ghe and electrical commis- sioAers, 1t 46 have the facte, preasiuiihi i NO IDEA OF STOPPING, Thete san be no surprise that the Bllied fereds Are enfounterifig n- Sreldes resistance as they approach 1he Aefenses in the canter of the 6ld [limendury HAe. Tt was t6 be ex: PEtARA that the Tettons wouwid make & #6d at this point and endeavor o A8I8 4p Moeh's men. Rigkt there is Whese thev ars the best preparaa at fhe present tiMe o attempt a stand It i8 easier to reconstfuct their old feétefises and to reestablish their ar- tillef¥y at such points than it would Be th attempt it elsewhere. As a fhatter of fact military experts Rave wakef pains to peint otit the danger of uilereRtimating the stesigth of Lie fnémy when the Hindenburg line. is Peached. For the Oermans to lay down on that ling weuld simply ba Playthe into the hafide of the allie- Tt Whuld be bad endugh to be foreed tut 8f theds defénses, but it would be #anifestly worse, even though a fur- ther ‘retfeat is contemplated. to disre- #ard the opportunities wWhich are there afforded to block the enéiy for #s 18ng a period as poksible without certain of the Risdians ars who have neen brought under the influange of Cefmany, The impertal German gov- eFnment has not only made seraps of papér of solemnly signed treaties but It has threwh 18 the winds all respect for inteFfiational 1aw or for 16 rules of eiviligéd warfare. 1t has fhade it- seif AR oUtlAw among nations anii fibw this same policy is being stimu- lated ameng the Russians through the activity of the hifed leaders who have been déing &8 muth to throw RUBIA 6YEF int6 the complets ontrel of the Huns. 'The belshevik leadefs who are resdrtifiz to Sush practices are simply hasténing thelr end. EDITORIAL nii'r‘ss. The man on the eorner says: Loat- ing is fast being sheélved as amonz the lost arts. Every gallon of gdsolene saveil thesé days is #ood for A thrift statp and part of andther one. Oné of the sad reflections of the seakoh is that thére remain but & few more days béfore the bell will ring tor the striw hat. If you are within thé age limit and uridérstand that yow must register on Thuréday, make up your mind t6 help out in the work by registéring early. The Turkish grand vizie* is hand- ling highly inflammable matérial in a very dangerous locality when he talks endahgerihg themeselves to an un- |in Vientia about peace beforé winter. Wwasranted degree. The Germans have a chanceé to re= But regardless of the provisions|flect that if they had not goné & far Which are Being made te hoid Cam- Bral St QUeRtin, . Fere and Laoh &hd the massing of artillery and lurge fimBeérs of troops, the Germam high foramand hA: net beeh able to block the advance of the allles, who have totidipated the an plan and they are prepafed ts win regardless 8! the indicated stand. The allied| aFmy. ig, a better fighting maehine thAR it was & veAr ago and theérm are Fladths to beleve that the Tettonie Army is At ahd ¥hile progress may ¥ slewer as the Hindenburg line is fached it I8 hot Believed to be Gen- #tal Focli't plan to attefipt as vet to &g I8 foF the Winter. The Germans Bave been well started on the baek- ®ard trafl and they must be kept Poing. A GLOOMY DUTLOOK. FOF A 10AR tife thers have béen in- WHIER péifted to the faet Abdtria-HURBSFY, or at least Slements in the dual mon- , Wweuld welebme peace. Condi- Whdre aVe beén growing steadily Afid A% it s gstiifk 16 Be fime . 16 thifk absut the comink With 4 kbowledge of what s have been Esperieneced in m a_basis for anticipating , it BAA BE abpreciated that if their afives it Wouldn't have taken %0 10ng of cost £0 ilith to gt back to their formeér detéfises. Of course it will be nécessaty to wait f6r a repsrt of the gas and elecs trical commissioners, Hut if what is intimated i§ &o thé best paid Nofwich cfficial is a non resident. Septamber i giViAg us an inkilng as t6 what is coming in the Way of weather, but it shotild be remembered that thé wintér's éeal supply must still bée hoarded liké riches The Bridgeport machinists of theit leadefs are détermified to causé trou- hié and it is High time that theé fed: eral dlithofities stepped in an@ put A Huick efid to such @angerous activ: itiee. What is more serious to the Ger: mahs than the 16as of terfitory is thé LreakddWh which is being miffered in the morale of thé troops, the smash- ing of divisidns and the 1885 in men ahd materials. Ths _efficérs of the Ameriean steam- ghip Yadkin, #ho took the ship on a joy ride through the Meditefrahean, have Been sent to prison. How they could Kave antieipated an¥'hing differ. ent i8 a mystery, Anthracite produumn auring Aug- 48t reachiéd the largest ambont of thé vear, and it is to be sincereély Hoped i | war. The upholders of \Mans sufered such rnmmm Approxidnately thirtéen ilion meén will enroll themselves for mmtnlt;{ ser: vice tos asking that this e e, al Wnn there is of course #o inténtion of drafting them all into military service. To take &ll|pe: of thése men m civil life would beé to absojutely éripple the producihs power: 6f the fidtion, thus making it fmpdssible to maintain the armies at the front. fthermore a nation is hatd up for d#féfders when men of fofty-five are calléd into active miliz taty eBrvide. AMeriba is a long way from thiS point. The practical effect of the intended éhfliment will be td beinE f6F®ard into public notice the 16t of feén who, Sither unoccupied of occipied in unprodéiétive ways, ousht té be sérving their tBuntrv accordifig to their :ge and abllity The twd bf th#ée millions that fMidy be needed té aéteat Germany will 8f course be sé- 1ected fHF the army. Then from thé others, listed according to age, O0€- cupation and family responsibility. the nation will have the informatién to choose and the power to draft a8 many as may be needed for farm &% factor America is fast refuting the belisf | €] that a democracy works all rizht in time of peace but autocracy is nee: essary to the Successful conduct &f this theofy overlook the fact that & Vemocraéy may delegate all power to one man of a group of men, thus transforming it- self into a virtual autocracy for the moment, while retainine wtihin ittelf the right to criticize and the power t6 move its leaders. Certainly 16 aiser’s mandate could be more bind- Ing than is the self-voted _obligation resting on American men bétween the ages of 18 o' 45 to enroll themsel tomorrow. There was some uncertain- tv how the first order to register— that of June, 1917—would be obeved and measures hal been taken to en- force the neople’s will should it be necessary.. It has long since become a matter of history however, hoW nearly ten million men gladiv enroil- el themeelves at tHelr bid- Aife with disturbancés ahsalutely nes- tiglblé.| In passing the latést enroll- ment act, condress rightly inferpreted the willingness on the part of the peo- ple to serve by giving the bill a vote of 836-2 in the house of representa- tive® The publie's FeAdy acqiiléseencs in all suggestiofnis ARd reduiéSts to saBHBmize and refratn. to give and to iean i€ simply marvellous, ahd this réadiness to co-dfitrate milt he the aredtest inspirat to the Aadmini ration ift its endeavor t6 Enide a wil iig pedple wisely and wel Immediately after the publication ih the senite ol to produsk Aircraft Announced {he anpoi Rvan as director of air cratt with full Howers over mateflal and perSonnel 1t is stirprising that some such sten Was AAt talién earlier. for the coun: try and suffer E ¥y fom di- vided responsibility in the business of btiding ehips, and onl¥ beman to nehig¥e sifchess wheh A redily bid mAN Was appinted and siten full potw- efs t ndireet the job. The lesson was ot faken 16 heart however, though precioiia dbllars and more preeions timeé and ¥ét MAre préciohs 1ives wars héifig wakted. John D. ReAn is, likeé Séhwah, 4 fdn #Wha daee thi Bofn i Michizan in 1344, he begdn life as A traveling ealesman and later drifted Into the cobpet Aeld where his auccass was astedishine. A< president of fha Anaconfla Cnanér Co,, hé 18 the mbst vrominent man In i world toilav ative afilit @ftstary Baker i donper An avidence of his cré- is the fredt Montana Power Co. ©h fufnishes powef far the elsctrified 1nss of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul railfoad in its pisengd over thie Great T diatelv aftér fhis appoi rect the productioh 6f airéFaft Ryan_sailed fof Ffance with Secre- tary Bakér and other high offie @ ihe war dépaftment and the armv. carefully guarded Were the plans the trip that the departufs of e party Was not known of before the announcement nf their safe arrival in FFrance: Thé ohjéét ef the trip is pre- sumahlv to give Mr. Rvan and Séere- iery Baker & first-hand knowledgs of what is necessary 6 our surcesful ajrefzft setviee aftér which the nd- tion is configent t gréat results will come. General Foth has maiatained con- tintal pré&eurs on the rétréatifiz Ger- man lihe ol the Wav froM Tlahders to {Ré ¥icinity of Rhe'ths, keeping the British afyv hammerihe a®ay at the north end and the Frepch at the sauth. Répecially has the pressiife béer képt up alohs the sixiv file streteh from hefare Douai ta the Ajsha Ahove Sols- sions; The most notable exploit Was the British vietor¥ h¥ thich they over- came the formidakle aarentks about Queant thus passing comnletély aver the foFth end of the Mindenburs line. At 5 tifhe sifice July 18 have the (er- vital defeat. Bieven aivisions wéré pur out of Ae- tion ana r\r'!flmer‘! Wweie taken by thé theusands. Th céess Wwas immedi- ately followrd bt ad advafee inta the vicinity of Cambai, ground made fa- mous A ¥ear akb bv General Byng and his Arst fleet of tanks, For fiftv miles from befere Cam- hrai to the neighborhoed of La Fere the Germans ate retréating toward their 61d positions, being miready twith- in a few miles of the starting peint from which their drive tbivard Amiens was launched in the tetrible days of Mareh. Ta Fere and Laon le on the ciirve where the battle line turns from a notth and setith to an east ana west direetioh. Taen is the mast important railway centet within the German lines. Jts evacuation weuld thean the abandonment of the entire Hindenburg . line. The defences of Laon are truly fofmidable. consisting of the yreat forest of St. Gobain with its manv ravines oh the west and the ridge of the Chetin des Dames of the south. Thy French are pressing clos- et on La Fefs in thalf Progress up the Oisé and are endeavoring to pass around the forest of St. Gobain i the north, while séuth of it thev are fore- ing their way towaid the Chemin des Dlm(‘! Turthér east the Ameritans; ng fought their wav actoss the e and pushed the enemy back-of the Aisne, ure ready twhefi the time &hal] come to advante on Laon from the southeast. Naturally the Germang aré puttihe all they have into the de= fenece of this all-imnertant nlate and would make a froatal assawlt fright- fully expénsive. Pt the FFench trobps aré not te be denied ahd while thev have done mnothing so_spectaciilar as the British £xploit at Qneant. they are gurely ereeping tip to theiF obieetive. the fall of which will necasgitate the retirement of the German line all thé way from Rheiris to Flandérs. As the allies force their way into Russia frof éast and north and seuth, the question is asked as t6 the sen- timent of tlhie Ruskidh people, wheth- er it is pro-afl¥ or pro-Gefman. The answer is that thrée quartef8 of the Russiafi_Beonle connot anpréélate the oint. The Hissian peasant savs: ‘1 know a‘German who before the war furnished me with matérial that T nceded to tili my . and With him T am at war. T am 1614 that the allies Wwill supply me, but 1 have waited thred veats afid have not séen or heard from them. Sb unless I hAve peace with Germany. T shall fit be abla to till vy soil” This then is the true séntifment of Russia, for Russia is three fourths agricultural. The #&ov- 43 m! [UULLES l Ifi connection therewith cént statement which was that it cRA Be GiStFIBMEEA 1N Breater quantitiés before New England’s con- sumptién reaches thé peak. Y ' ernnieft oMEIBIS and Gouft party were iindoubtedly pro:Gerfnan. bu: they fld hot cofistituts thrae’ per Gent. populatich. The intellectials, that l! " the repoft 6 the failure | &{uied swn *"‘i’i.., RAll P “.?&m»- She ealled t5 the Small sw,‘:meVowu careshing oot el e ot 08 mad! Ly T . “1 broul nt HerBert to the park.” she told het “to give my sister a fest. mm SUEH 3 néfveiis Woim- &n and she mmta £6 over the little things, and that child i just Wearing| hér to the bone. All he nesds i8 4 lit- | 6 ‘management. Give mm sométhing 16 do—Hy E00 161 o q6wn the walk along the shoré rose EHFill yells. Herbeft on his Wheel was descHibing wild 3ig2ags and ahead of him rafi frafiti uy two small giflg i tefrof. With enam Presélence . erbért Seemed entirely able to Agure ot jam Which Way his vietims in- tefifle t6 tuFA Aéxt and td beat them "fléfiew" éaliéd nis aunt;, rushing toward then. “St8pp thuis nilaute! My gooanese! Well, why ddf't voi Witeh vour ehilaren?” she demanded if thé 1AAIENAKL MOLREF of the Tnum i, “Péople whé lst tRaif childrén | Fun all over the park witheut attention ' Hibst eXpect them to get intd rouble: —&nd I'Ve no acmbt mey teased Her- | Bert 6r soHELR! ! They stijek o;«éfi their tongues,” sup- plied the bicyole centaur viftuousiy. ! : made facés at me!" “There!" #ated thé lady conelusively. hxm‘ 18, 2. iA plaids “1 knéw it wasn't his You stay right areund where 1! Herbert! Meroy, what is that man | dblng to Heérbert?” | Appérently /hér nephew had ridden hig machine ful! tilt into thé ifrascible | gentigan Who now approached iead- ing thé yelling assdilant by the arm. “Madam,” stated the irascablée ome, 1 %ould advisé you to savé your ehild If6tn being aFresied for mansiaughter! He nearly catapulted mé into the gut- tér. 1t 18 a mést disagreable way for a child te aét—" “He pushed me" wailed Herbert. 1 Was just riding along an’' he pusited mé when he went by! His elbow pusfieq me right in the facé! H's a| theah man e dem't love little children. a shou yourselt!” think vou'd be ashamed of the woman in the plaids) ioid the ifascible gentieman now opeh tiouthad in stunned betilderseént. “Pushing an innéeent child around! I néver took my eéyes Off him for & mifiite and he wag playing just as nice! I'vé a notibn to report you to the policetnan She paused for moré breath and the irascible man turned and fled with no | t. “Theré!” she gasped. | That's the way to treat that soft of man! He ought to be taffe fid feathered! You can Beé your that Herbert is only deting as any high spiritéd ehild. Now where is he?” Hoth wonien &urveyed the walk, | Wwhich was vaeant so far as Herbert | was concérned. From the willow trees [ agross the road came a chorus of shiieks and eries; and they started for the spot. A party of innoeent pichiek- ers whe had spread their éloth and laid but their stores weere in wild coh- fusion as Herbert on his wheel tutfi- ed and charged again exacily through the center of things as hé most evi- dently had done before. Jam, &treaked the linen, cake and ple wete | cushed. lemonade Was trickling 61 the | oftended grass. whilé the aif séemedi full of sandwiches. l With great energy the devastating | rode through the group 4 sécond timie | befgre a tell, thin man passing by | reached gut a lohg afm snhdtéhed | Herbert from his sporting wheéél and | gave him threé hard spanks beéfore he set down with a thump. “Don’t thank-me." to the paraiyzed ! said the thin man i group. “I've mno| doctors, lawyers, professors. tedchers, make ip Hot more than téfi per | . THé industrial workers who ¢o stitlite the other tweive per cent. Al foufid chiefly in the larwer citiés. They are neither pro-Gefman nor firn-an thing. They aré sotialists and dream- | ers Who have showh clearly enoush | n the last vear that, gmven ~fmnz; their own war, are utteriv inca- | goverhment. The | theé means 6f Hilin# hi§ €6i1 fruit of hi§ labBor is té and that no czaf can thke it from hi andfa- the nime of té& And no Sovi fen ho w'o constitute the armies at present inviding PRiidsia, it anly fel- Jowed un By a supbly of the thifige in- dispensable tn the faFmér, will be all B needed for the fegeneration of v sound. It is ny k sing the time to streteh out 1o the helpiig hand, sufe that she will gragp it eage ofice she &ess it xM a6tbt nm *mem he park | ever so much oblied . a treu\blmr with gratitude but it's béen a pleas- r | ure, I assure you! ls short time aga and thi feelings immensely!” his aunt. par commissi must be flé!\e—hn cent child in this way. wl just playing hear@ of thig!” sweater, in her emotions, from the looks of thifigs!"—Chicago £ 18} He ran me down | 8 reli&v« my “Come Fight hefe. H!’rfiért gaspéd | b ehn o1 to the e8! Something Kitin; ah h‘lho- &66d uu! A6t bofl\enng' mme bé furfous when she Wwon't “Well" sald the lady in the yellow “she'll have 16ts of company ews. BreeD THEATRE Teday and Thursdsy F. X. BUSHMAN and BEVERLY BAYNE In the Delightful Comedy Drama “A PAIR OF CUPIDS" PEARL WHITE e Nucae | THE HOUSE OF HATE CHESTER CONKLIN | e SMOTHERED LOVE A Now Mack dénnett Comedy BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUE REGULAR MATINEE TODAY OF FEATURE PISTURES AT 215 WM. S. HART in the 6:Part Artcraft Feature RiddleGawne MARGERY WILSON In the 5-Part Triangle Play “0id Loves for New” i i s e N U. 8. OFFICIAL ALLIED MATIONS WAR REVIEW VAUDEVILLE TOMORROW OFFICIAL U. S. WAR EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR BERLIN, CONN. Sept. 24-28, Day and Night Only Fair in Néw Emgland Where it Will.Be S¢en This Year—=Gen. Pershing Will Give it at Berlin, Germany, Next Year. Official Btate Exhibit Food Army: All the Attractiens of a LIVE COUNTRY FAIR DAYS 50c—NIGHTS 85e. | PRIZE DANCE PULASK! HALL : Thursday, Sept. 12, 1918 of Junier Music by THAT JASS BAND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Terrible Price for Light. Mr. Bditor: No wender we are pay- ing such a tefrible price for light, éon- sidering the interesting facts whlth were brought out at last night's cil meeting, and the council r]efier\'e: great credit for showing itself to be on the job and S#eking an investiga- tion when such tetible extravagances are going on in city affairs as the ene taken up last night When we assembled in city meeting wé voted to give Mr. Mole. this expert, $1000, and wé prestimed that we were thfough with hih anq his expenees, and even that expense wad like throws ing a thousand aollars intd the fire, as his répoft was full of ihaccuracies and misstatements, and composed sim- ply of a lot of data which was given to hith by émplovés of the zas and éleetrical departfmént. Any ordinary Bookkeeper in thé ecity of Norwich bught to be able to produce the same répsft in half the timé for $25 or $50. No wotider Mr. Moéle, with his ce- wotkets on the gAs commission, is wm_ing to. suggest that the city spend $250,000, 6r 3800000, on that heap of rubbish up there when he is going to take such a trémendous rake-off on it. The city of Norwieh has néver heen up against any Such pruposlllt\n in its higtery ds this pérformance. It seéins to be generally undeFstood that one of the commissiohers réfused to sign this contract Which gave such tréemendous sums of the taxpayers’ hard earnéd money to_this eXpért. Né6 wonder when we Rave Pot this detérie to com- tend with that the taxpayveérs are lured into this stupendous méss, Think of an expert taking out 8! thé treasury of the city of Norwieh $11 000 in Such alittle spacé ot time! Thihk of it! Meditate ofi it! Anid héfé we have been going along slaépii\g nét knowing what was golng o The citizens shculd fige and give a vbte-of thanks to the couneil for their thoughtfulriess in _inveStigating and cdlling fof an explanation régarding this immeénee éxpehditife o ci!y maney. ‘l‘he pbliE Will await with ihterest the asvelspments ifi this performance, TAXPAYER. Norwich, Sépt. 10, 1918, © Gets Half a Loaf. Heary Iord sail he would give $1,000,000 to bé dut of the senatérial race. He is how odt $500,000 worth: ~Chicago News. JHE GuuLy NUT STAND OR Wl}RK But Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compouad Restored Her Health and Stopped Her Pains, Portland, Iad.—“1 had a displate- nent and suffered ¢o badly y from it that \ at times I could nét \ 11l be on my feevatall 1 was ail fun down and 80 weak I could not do my house: work, Was nerveus and eotld not lie L down at might. I 2 took treatments -~ from a physician but they dia ndthelp me. My Aunt recom- mended Lydia E. 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