Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 24, 1918, Page 4

/ 1232 YEARS OLD mnm 120 & wek; 50 & month; $0.00 hw st Nor¥ich, Cono., & Teleghens Calls. B B CFtortl Roa 15 Bulletia M beres 82, Winisdnio Ofice, 35 Bpring §(. Pelephine 304-2 ‘meond-clisg Norkich, -rma'.,i Dec. 24, 1918, CIRCULATION Dec. 21, 1918, 10,233 ! the influenza epidemic which not only JUGTIFIED FROTESTI A wave of protest js spreading tbroughout the nation over the gug- gestion which is being advanced in Furope, and atlributed to the Ameri- can peace delegntes, of sending to the bottem the German warships which have Dbeen taken over by the allied nations in accordance with the terms of the armistice. It is irhpossible to view the idea from any angle and not look upen it as an idea involving one of the greatest pieces of unpardenabla waste since the war began. No matter what trouble, imaginary or otherwise, may arise from the on of that fleet, and regardless of the fact that others may not want to #ee Great Britain get the lion's share of the vesscls, which it would be ikely to do in view of the servico which has been performed, by its navy connection with the war, there is justification for such throwing ay of material valued by some at a llion dollars. Those vessels should be saved for me use, and there are many uses to ch they ecould be put. If the allies! nnot agree to divide them let them be rapped and something secured from & material, the proceeds to go to Red ross work, to Belgium or other des- tute countries, or even let the ships sold to the neutral countries and distributed that no country is made portionately stronger than the hers. S There are ways in whieh those ships &n be disposed of without harm or injustice, without sending them to the bottom of the sea and it is no wonder that naval authorities as we!l as oth- ors are stromzly opposed to the ,~o-; rosed plan of wastinz a billion. i RECALL OF PROPAGANDIST. Even though he does not go under just the same cendittons that other ambassadors or diplomatic represen- ‘atives have who have been recalled by Germany, it cannot be viewed with other thdn a hizh degree of istac- tion in this country that Heinrich von Wckhardt, the German minister in Mexico, has been reecalled. For a long time the relations be- tween this country and Mexico have not been what they should be. Thera Yigs been an unfriendliness on the part of the neighbor to the south vhich has kept the Mexican wvuestion 'o the front even though this country hes done it best to minimize it. It hag peen well undersiood what activily has heen indulged in by the German répresentatives, hoth hefore and since the disclosures eencerning the under- kanded work In Argentina was re- vealed. German propaganda has been persistently at work in Mexico under the direction of the German minigter, Mexico was expected to be the thorn in the side of the United States which would make it inadvisable if not im- pessible for this country to take a band in the war in Burope. The press of Mexico has been subjected to pow- erful German influence to such an ex- tent that this country had considered the shutting off 6f the exnortation of paper to that country except under a guarantee as to its use. Mexico was a fleld where anti- American progaganda could be used with good effect and full uss has been made of ft. It has unquestionably done much, but the recalling of von Eckhardt means the dismissal of the master hand. Tt is learned with grat- i on in this country and it is to be hoped that it means the end of such practices as'Germany has re- sorted to in Mexico in the past. It mm mueh not only to this country IMPORTED LABOR. n order to meet the lahor require- nts thousands of workmen were ught here from Mexico, Porto Rico other West Indian islands and nada in order to carry on the work ich was given up by those who re called into the war service of the ny departments of the gevernment, ey have not by any means taken k¢ places of the drafted men or those 0 volunteered, but they have re- ed @ labor situation materially agricultural sections, on railroads other transporfation agencies and nithe mining regions, iony of these imported laborers ‘qre brousht into the country by the ing of certain immigration restric- s. It was done to meet an emer- cy 2nd not with the idea that they %m remain here permanentiy, Cli- in| ic conditions have not been fa- ble for many of those who arp used to hot weather and readjust- ments have had to be made but it is a fact that the resort to such labor as been of immense value during the war period, Now comes the time when the sol- diers and_saflors ate returning from obroad. It will in timie mean that they must have their jebs baci if ihey want them arid inasfuch &s this outs side labor was ealled n with fhe une lerstanding that it was not to be per- mauent it becomes of returning it to which it came. not be dene instani done until it is pousible to fill their places else an untold amount of cen- fiision and staghatioi would resuit: These laborers did not all eome in togethef; fhey were brought here gradually as the need for them arose and they could be secured and their répatfiation must likéwiss come &bout gmdlnlly It is net improbable, haw- ever, that some who can meet the fe- qtiirements wifl Le sfl)ow.d to stay or at least return. WEATHER HELPING OUT. - Much less anxiéty is being felt over the eoal sitimtion this vear than there was a vear age. This is due nét se much £6 theé fact that there has Been a greater amount of ceal mined but because the distribution has been spread over a greater period and be- cause the weather cenditions are so fiuch mote favorable than they were at this time last year. Mild weather has fertunately causéd a large reduc- tion in the constimption by household- efs whieh favors poth the supply atd the packetbook, The favorable part which the weath- er is playing is preity well shown by the fact that no one is suffering even theugh the Noveriiber shipments of anthracite droppéd more than a million tons comipared with Oétaber. Coal mining has suffered severely from the war by the calling of many of the miners inte the service and hy interfered with the operation of the mines but which remeved hy death nat a few such employes. With the latter having about run its cotirse and with the service men returning there has been an inerease of a thousand em- ployes in the Wilkes-Barre region but what the shortage in the army of coal profucers is is siéwn by the state- ment’to the effect that while there are now about 144,000 cngaged in getting out anthracite there were 177,400 en- gaged in that work Lefore the war. Up to the first of this month there has been a decrease in consumption for the year'of over 1,139.00¢ tons but with the weather in our faver it is an encouraging announcement that the anticipated preduction for Décember will reach the normnal output. We eér- tainly bave reason to be thankful that e ave missing the rigors of last win- ter. BUILD SHIPS BUT CUT WASTE, Although it would be impossible ta! countenance such a lavish expendi- ture of money as has taken placé at the Hog Island shipyard under nor- mal conditions, the situation there does not appear fo be much different from what has occtirred in other di- rections in order to meet the exigen- cies of the occasion. "All enerzips have been hent toward the provision of the necessary suppMes for the win- ning of the war and it is the case with this ship building plant as it was with the construction of aeroplines. In or- der to get what we needed and get it in a hurry expense to a certain degree was disregarded. This is not over- looked in the repert. But while much of that expense is téermed waste as looked at now it is gratifying that it as not possible for the investigators to attribute Tt to graft or misuse of funds which called for prosecution of those responsible. This shipyard came into being at a time when this country’s great need ships, chips and more ships. It Vi 2id out on an elaborate seale, probably without any too much re- gard as to what it cost in vrder to get hat we needed. Unforrunately the -d has not been a hig producer as vet, for had it been the extravagance would have been to a certain degres cffset. But the fact cannot be over- looked even now that the vard is fast ‘approaching completion which will mean that production will be its chief object in the future and certainly our need for ships of such a character as will be built there has not expired. The yard thouszh expensive cannot be unked. It must be utilized to its limit some time to come in helping to furnish such o merchant marine as is required, but henceforth attention ean be well directed toward the ellmina- tion of waste. EDITORIAL NOTES. Every rain ‘storm at this season of the year means just so much less of “the beautiful.” What sort of an incentive to thrift is it to advocate the sinking of ves-| sels worth millions of dollars? The man on the corner says: Do not allow the jov of giving to be en-. tirely shut eut by the pleasure of re- ceiving: Just to give the right touch to Christmas and an opportunity to use the new sleds, a light fall of snow is necessary. When soldiefs who return find that they cannot wear thair eivillan clothes it looks as if they had been pretty we!l used by Uncle Sam. Of course no one will mourn the fact that neither the former Kkaiser| nor Hindenburg will eat his Christ- mas dinner in Parfa. Having di.chgrgcdaéhru cooks in quick succession, it c never be said again that the former crown prince has not been on the firing line, The investigators’ report that there has been no fraud at Hog Island in- dicates nevortheless that it must have béen living/up to its name, Considering the price that is being demanded there can be little surprise manifested at the statement that two butter compdnjes have declared dlvi- dends of 5¢ per cent. The one great joy of early Christ- mas shopping is the getting out of the way of those who ingist upon waiting until the last minute and then try te do a whole week's buying. There can be no doubt that France needs reforesting, but with conditions somewhat different there can be ne question but what we need it right here” in this country also. No matter what the investigation of the trouble hetween Poland and the Ukraine may reveal it can not have hurt the Ukrainians like the murder of the French commissioner, It is a selfish spirit to think ef sink- ing all those German warships just because the other fellows arc likely to get more than we are, when we don’t want anything frem the war anyway. If Turkey executes threé men as punishment for the Armenian massa- cres it may seem entirely inadequate but it is more than is being done in this country for all the lynchings that have taken place, (Special to he Biilletin) hingten, D, €. Beé: $3.5%Con- QGGJ‘ va thing that is| faghi worth makilg. and she will neces- sarily be touched in a good many spats by %m exeisa tases, the senate bill is much preferabl 40 the house ill in that tespec! 14 Sefiator Me- Lean te T in cofréspondent today when asked how the two bills comtpared in their effect on Connecti- cut industries. - Senator Brandegee said Svnator Me- Ledin téGk an active part in- securing the reduction of taxes an many articles manufactyred in New Kngland ahd especially these of specific Connecticut importance, which, they fel: were over- taxed by the houy bill, and to their insistence and soumM arguments they presented is largely due the redue- tion aleng covfain lines. Senator FyLean peiitéd oiit faday a. number of c¢nanges made in the hill aftér it cama over to the tenxte which w;q fbenefit Connecticut, “We succeed- ed” said he, ‘“in reducing the faxa- tion on revoivers and pistols from 25 per cent. to 10 per cent. Another im- portant fevision is found in sub-divi- sion A, secticn 508, The /house bhill imposed a tax of 8 cents e each $100 or fractional part thore of the amount for which any life i§ insured under any poliey of instrance or in- strdment That wds struck out by the senate bill as was fl ’I“xc tax on r~lgars excessive. The senate Lill reduced ihe 10 per cent. tax on Thermies botrles. joweiry, watches, clocks apd m glasses from 10 per cenit to 5 pee cent. and cut out dltogethar that section which put 4 tax on ecsrtain articiés of wearing apparel which are countéd as neces- sities.” The announcement of their candi dagies for the speakership. hy Mans of TNiinois and Giflett of ¥ Setts has Prought the prol ganization of the houss ivto ti ground lang before the muiiter csn he settled. Poth Mann and Gillett have strong followings in the house, Whila and aggressive, Gillett o m in his convictions but invariably courteous. Gillett is sized up out here as being broadminded, and liberal in his views. During the year he held tha floor leadersh:p he proved on all oceasions that he believed eon- gress shoull not act in any section- al spirit but that the needs of every section of the Tinited Siates sheuld ‘be equally censidered. The house recognizes thit it was as active floor leader whe saw to it tional diff wreek impo r of the strengust points in Gillett's fa- vor is the fact that he ean thus ree- oncile differen:# ¢ of opinicn in his awn party and naver antagoniz's by per- sonal affronts. Pis fairness and lack of prejudice extend alike o political frind and foe. If he is chosen speak er he will lead. but woenld not pin the game alon~. He heli s in consul- tation and advice. With Gillett at the head, every membet of the hoyse from the chairman of the mosi powerful committee down to the lbrand member of the fag end of some mi committee would he sure of recog- nition, and no unfair ov nartisan rul- ing would b2 made. Giilett is a man who does not lose his poise under -the most (T\l'll! rlrcumsmnu‘k und _Wwou la “.'iih whom hr- “may differ ¥ He is the sort of man who wouid not split the pariy by dis tion and there would bedio rubbing of old sores or opening{ up raw spots if @ speaker. e is firm in his convictions. He would be a just but hot a plastic speaker. He is a staunch republican, but netver a hrtter enemy of “the other side.” He has been an honored niem her of concress for %6 consecu vears. and held the highest four (-om- mittee ;#sitions. He has no senior in offica excenl Carnon of Mlincis, and during 26 ars of active congressional service no man has ever questioned his pnv!otmn honor or integ while his® irinate courtesy, kindness ard fairness ure recognized by men of every political faith and from every sect'gn of the country. Congress is likely to give official recognition of the great work done by district and ‘eccal heards in putting t'w draft into practical aperation, A bill asking that members of those bonrds be given and furnished with s and medals being prepar soon be introduced, probah: gressnian _Rogers of Maseachusdtis. General Crowder has cxpressed his appreciation of the splendid work done by the draft hoards and many mem- bers of congress are anxious to 4o their part towards pormanent recognition of the sec rendered by the boards. osed legis. lation Congr ¢ Connee- | tieut said to The district and lo- | cal draft boards well deserve recog- nition at the hands, of the government | because they have done a very great gervice and ¢ mn at a treniendous sac- ests. Thei 2 character t brevet and Wil hy Con- m' brought them very closo to the men who went into the service. Most .of them have nected with sueh judicial fairness as to zain the esteem of hoth the public and the soldiers, They have often ¢ ed as advisors and en- tered into problems with.fairness nn('l sympathy. And they have we - long and hard with very.siight recom pense and patriotic zeal"” Cclonel Ti sen is a prominent member of the military committee of the house, and served in botn the Spanish war and on e¢ Mexican border. He apnreciates the difficuties with which the beards were confronted hetter, parha men unfamiliar with the 1na an army and he and Mr. Roge i be staunch and influential supporte of the draft hoard bill when it comes before congress. The questicn of |mmnqrah¢n will be one of the great measures to come before congruss either now or at- the close of the war. Conareesman Luf- kin has already introduced a bill to\re- strict immigration. He believes that unless some precautionary steps are taken, the slums. of TFurope w emptied on our shores and anarch: and Polshevik elements will came frnm over sea in great mumbers and work havoe among the industries of the Unit=d St: The Lufkin bill sus- pends all imi ‘-“ratmn for a period of twn years . The statements by cable president will extend his “quite some time" beyond the a'x weeks first tzlked of, i3 raising ghe question here of whether or not he will be back in time to adiourn congr: on March 4th or whethsr consress will haye the unusual, but entirely consti- tutional privilege of adjourning itsei? without firsi receiving o message from the president that “he is will- ing.” Viee President Marshall is en- joying himseil imimensely .in his new role of preeiding officer a2l cabinet meetings, officially entertaining for- elgn visitors of distinetion and more- over, i3 a very popular host, Whether or mot he will be called. cn by the president or by congress to aet in.an officinl capaeiiy regarding federal leg- islation , is something *hat no man that the stay abrond knows, or if he does, is not telling it. | fros The presant week Iooks stormy, Members of congress are wery much stirred up over the delay in paying the soldiers and the mixup over the allotments and allowances of the men d by a swarm of small boys who, in ecantonments and overseas. Gen, March has mude it known that proba- bly an army of not less than 1,800,000 In the fiuflm room of & Wm a fidrried Ifttig wi a fent mo& flt m m: fi h Lflfin{u to talk 1o a weary y b2 'z the " wemd awful today? It's shsms to tzr ge every ong to o Chris ;ly, dsn't it? Tt spoils m so m‘ regular | 7] shoppers. 1 really can't see what diflelrgnee it makss anyway; if every one | crowds as if every eme shopped late. But I always try to do what the gov- ernment asks me. I've been shopping all day. What? Xo, I Raven't botight Fell iy Christmas things yet, of courge! couldi't do it all in one day, Buf I've looked atound a lot and sort of begun to make tp my mind. You always have to do that about Christmas pres- ents, don't you think so? And since they want Vou to stop early,d &up- nose, of cotrse, one ought ta come down and do sometning. even if one doesn't buy. “Yeu see, my husband always wants me to seleét my own Chfistmas gift from Him, and that takes a great $eal of \time. This yeat [ den't {eel quite sure what I want. I've been Jeoking areurid and trying to decidé hetween a velvet suit and a fur coates and a platinum bracelet and a travellng cise with fittings and a chaise longué for my room and some other thifigs, but I haven't decided yet. I tried on four er five suits and a_ couple gowns just to make sure that I difin't want an evening gewn, and you've no idea how miuch time that tock. Tho clerks ate so slaw! Tf they réally want peaple to do their Christmas ahoppiry catly and get threugh with it I sheuld think he elerks Wwetld be more obliz- ing, shoulda’t you? If teok me nearly all the morning to deside—I neafly decided—that 1 wouldn't buy the suit. ‘“Then I've had a dréadful time {ry- ing to think of something fo give my hushand. Meni ate so difficult. The only w T ean do is to walk turough the ghops and look at everything and look at éverything and agk its price in the hope that 1 just happen to seé something that will do. 1 thought of getfing him a silk muffier, but they're frightfully evxynsne, almost as expen- of evening; Isive ag those in the women's del ops early they'd havo just as big | ed to. part- men} 1 ;hmk it’s perfecily absurd for dir 0 e much gs Wom+ s, set t 1 1 wondered whetim' not 1k dsil-en icu' d\)! N&nn leg b mi hi? my lunc 7 frle %n qulta a’ i&&i 1;;&; exl_d by getting gé could lie on 1t evnnim it he m\nh give things td mM ;’ riends thll fear; 1 g As ui(u a tmi 10 lock them wer €6 caratully, a}x hour in selectin; and {l cler! didn't have 4 right t8 fespeétful ser- vice! ‘ Qn : ful deprwmpy\. the things you wouM like for your friend 1 just simply can’t help jook- thinking how fice it weuld be if 1 could send them. = of a scheme that I should think would be fine to relléve the cnngution ot send out a whole lot of things on ap- proval? Thinge that you might buy plete soiection. Fhen you conid just send back thé tHingd You did not want it ‘would make a great deal of work | for the delivery men; I hadn't thought “Well, T fnust go home 4nd get rest- ed up so that 1 ean come down again i some samples fifst, though. I believe ng the most of opportunities Christmas shopping. 1o, haven't really two Cheistmas cards, but V've got a lot of ideas to wark on; I don’'t suppose eight-or ten times ‘more tg gat my shopping &'l doné. At any rate, T feel shopping earls hope you have pood nck with yours. Good-by! What? o id but I t? Oh, e, I‘m Aol ng to uying ear ¥ wis quite rude M‘Yfl: As ;t one though, ltn it, uet to ‘nlpnable to buy ing at. things and peing them and “You khow, 1 jfllt happéned to think Christmas shopping. hy can't they for all your friends, you kiow, a cem- to keep. What? Oh, yes, I stippose of that, tororraw. I've %ot to go and méatch u q'e downtown and doing a bought ans‘th 2 vet, tut Jist thgse I'll have to come down more than that I'm dcing the patristic thing by change. will remain ¢n active duty in Eurs::el until after the peace treaty is act- uaily signed and the futtre military | policy of of the alligl nations and the United ®tates are determined, the matter of the pay of the men and the syppert ef their depenient femi- lies i3 by no means nearing an end. Congre: lbou:n\dw of complainis Hne which sre coming along in and the men_ returning or the families of those who remain overseas, he sub- ject to unnoecessary hardship th rnu~h the fault of the warr of the war department . L wants the “bo; treated generausly and means to sce to it that there is ne laxity in giving their due to those who have made such heroie response to the cail to 2 No_Stars end Stripes wiil fly over the White llouse until the president returns from his trip overseas. When he is in the aity a big flag tivats about ! lhe great north porch, but when he l fnr Franece it was lowered and the swith its flapping is the <oty indicatiaa that the In the meantime the calinet hLolds its meetings under a flagless roof; and all adipinistration routine is carried on as if had no cantection with official £0 far as the flying of the Amer- ican flag is concerhed. A faw months times, but it was qujekly dis- ntinved. With the Stars and’ Stripes flying from the peaks of the stain, war and ¢ ‘buildinas, and other government h closely surreund the and from cvery other building in the city, the national colors over the W hl*c House government absence of ¢ government’s cutive mansion is in marked and ihc canse of many coruments, It seems to be the very general opinion | national flag sheuld fiy | here that tv over the Whiie ITouse from gun- sun set v&helher or not the p is present in person, and that the flag specifically designed should be the one used to mark his presence or ab- £esée, in the pame manner as officers’ flags are u in the nav Gleaned From Foreign Ex- changes An innkKeeper told me in German, writes Philips Gibbs {rom that coun- try, that some of qur cavalry and ar- tillery had passed ibrough before came. When I asked about the food supplies in Eupen, he. said, “They are shert and we have littie to eat” He was a gloomy man, and the tragedy of his country seemed to weigh upon him. In tke street a young German lady was acting as a guide friend to a party of Italian pris She spoke their languaze fluently, but t a word of or English, it secemed, when she asked me how to get them over the frontier. The only familiarity with the enomy, which is strictiy discouraged beyvond the ordinary courtesies, was prnd d h the epirit of eternal childhood, which knows no enemy of race, clambered on iv my car, sounded its horn, and ex- plored its mysteries. They alk wore saflor caps, with the names of Ger- man ships and submarines and gen- erals, There was one little thug of a Hindenburg who puffed out his cheeks 2t me, and the name of the Emden was on one hoy's §ap, and on another “Unterseeboot” or stbmarine, A German feam driver grinned as he passed. But elsewhere in Eupen there was a sense of being ai unwelcome vigitor, and most people kept indoor: So we have entered this new phase in the history of the war, and kenceforth there will be no ags on ofir way aad no cheering crowds, and at the best only the “Hoflichkeit und wurde,” that courtesy and dignify which we expect. Surprise has been expressed by those who saw him_ that Fech was! not a bigger man physically. Thes have been comparatively few “full- Iength” photographs published of him, but the general impression_ seems to have prevailed that he was tajl. Had he been so he would have bern the exception rather than the ruig among great soldiers, who, generally speaking, have been short men. Such cases as that of Napaleon, Roberts, and Fregeh will occur at once to the memory, General Diaz, anether man who rather suggesis height from his phetographs, is also a shert ‘man. Fruit growers will be keen enough to make use of the mdny tems of smoke-produeing . chemicals now going begging if it is found to offer a means- of cireumventing frost damage when the trees are flowering. Ail dopends, howeyer, on whether the smoke is caustic or poisonous in its actiog. If the horticultural sectlon of the | board of agricuiture will test the smoke producers it will soon be found whether it i3 capable of preventing st from settling, but it must also be tested under cover 10 prave wheth- er the smoke will injure flowers, as smoking of orchards would onlvy be ;-nrfled out when the flowers are open- ng, / A matter of great delicacy concerns the German-Austrians, who have pro- claimed a German-austrian state, and | S0 | |many up to 80,000,000. the build- | was mad? to fly the| Adsvican flag. desire to throw in their 1ot as a fod- eral unit with the new Cormen re- publie. An addition of 11,080,080 people would bring the population of Geér- This is a dis- under the princi- pie championad by President Wilson, the Austrian ({ermans have a right to sell-determination, and their affiniti racial and cultural, with the Germans are unmistakable. Justment arises from the rclash of ri val claims between ths {ftalians and the southern Slays on the Dalmatian coast. Doubtless there was a predminary discusslon on both these impertant subjects at the ILorndon coniference. There will bé opportuniiy for a fur- ther sifting of views at ta¢ tyller In- ter-Allied Confergnze to be held 'n Paris, bezinning on *December 10. It i3 expected that President Wilsen will be vresent at those deliberations. The ipeace congréss proper will net meat until January. After the broad prin- commigsions will.be appointed 16 wo {out the principles in detail. This will be a labgrious a™s exacting task ihat niust pecupy several months. The barge lay in the Thames river, loaded 1t would le therw for day bt the ne is for the village street barge fall on the rates, and tha farm- jers “rush with their carls to cicar iLe lsione and save the toll. But never would’a townsman ielieve the thmz I saw in a Yor‘(shlre field. The man with the barrow went m and fro—this way, that way, pendulum, he wafced aions the narrow piank. whistiing as he wheeled. Like a Hv- |ing machine he moved, five yurds from {the barge and five yards back. It |seemed impossible that a man should be so quick, g0 regular, so steady. “How long has he been wheeling?”’ I asked; and somebody - said, “¥For {hours.” How long wouid he go on? Fer ihours. - While a stone was left in the jbarge he would never stop. 1 passed the barge that night. There was not a stone left in it. The man with the barrow had wheejed it all along the plank, had horne the weizht the barge had borne, had moved it all.| with his own hand ‘Héw much do you think he had -moved There were four men at the barge. The first loaded the stone in a basket, the second wound the basket up, the third tipped the stone into the barrow and the fourth man wheeled it to the cart. It was like the warking of a i 1| clock, and every ton of store was lifted by these men’s hands. They worked cight hours, and how much do you think they moved? 1 guessed eight toms, perhaps ten, but 1 was wrong. The answer is 80 tons! Sit down and watch 80 carts g0 by. each with a ton of stone. There would be 80 horses, anbd they would reach for half a mile, and the man with the barroow could say: “I lifted all that with my hands today.” And happy he was in lifting it, and s&tis- fed with taking home a penuy a ton for his wheeling.—London Chronicle. Ivoryton—The contest of four-: ute epeaking by pumls of the Iyt scl.ool was held in Comstyk-Cherey hal, last week. The topiz was_ The Nud Cress The winne:s were Douris Lbis f18t and Ralpk Moz second. BREED THEATRE TODAY DOUBLE FEATURE BILL CONSTANCE TALMADGE — N Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots Mabel Normand w—f N BACK TO THE WQODS Hearst-Pathe News WITH THE FIRST SHOWING OF THE SURRENDER OF THE GER- MAN FLEET TO THE ALLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE ARMISTICE - THE THAMES NATIONAL BANK, Norwich, Conn., Dec, 21, 1818, * The annual meeting ef the Stock- hoiders of this Bank, for the election of Directors and the transictian of such other business as may legally {ome before them, is ereby canm i eld at their Ban I-{ous on Tuesday, Jan, 14, 1819, :tx o'clock . m. NA THAN A. GIBBS, Cashier. quieting prospect to some Fronchmen. | {On the other hand. taking néte of the tens of! that | its | members are in no modd ‘o let either | Atuthen Btiee. o for ice st | ine charges for the | like @ Twenty times I waiched him, | {ciples of tho peace have heen settled, | | IAL rufuatfluz c'rAR OF STAC BILLY BURKI IN' THE Fiv i-PART PARAMOUNT. COMEDY “THE MAKE " BELIEVE w;#g"' Mé#ny an innocent man has heen hanged—and many an innccent hus. band has been suspected by his wife—but v(hn} would you say. of the fatlow who was caught with the goode (silk gt zhnt) right in his arma? 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