Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 25, 1918, Page 4

Jerwich Gulletin PYeT: fln-ffit? 122 YEARS OLD 129 & week; 59¢ 8 month: §5.00 . year. Ptered s the Postoffice st Nerwich, Cosn., & . woond-cu matler. Willimantie Oes, 35 ft, Telephone 384-2 Norwich, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1918. The Asoclsted Press is escinsively entitied to the use for republication of sl Bews dedbutch- s eredited to I or not otherwise erediied In tis paper 488 also the loeal Bews published y berein. Ali ights of republieation of speclal desateh. ¢s herein gre also reserved. CIRCULATION - Dec. 21, 1918, 10,233 1 i | | | —e. CHRISTMAS DAY. s Chbristmas day, s of the bringing of tidings of t joy, finds us facing a markedly rent situation than that of a year Instead of being involved in rid's greatest . war we are st looking forward to a just rmanent peace, g peace whlchl e the world better and bring a deeper sense of appreciation that message of “Peace on earth, ard men.” taken place in the past the annivér- and wi abor of pd will to since gone e been called to were ready to Of those who crossed thoysands| made the supreme sacrifice and er number has undergone sulferinzs, but it was through courazeous apd unselfish parijei- 1 in the fight for right that we permitted today to view again with fov and gladness the outlook for the “future, There has been a contest between might and right such as the world never experienced before, sdch as it never wants to experiencs again, The long, bitter and happily ended strus- gle has taught us anew the meaning of peace. It has shown us that it is the foundation upon which the world of the future must be based. Had the message which has come dowr to us through the turles received thef considecation that 1t should have the! ody and ter © been startes Right on thig Ct con to ble war would never) h ver, trivmphed and hrist day we have rea-| give expression to our thank- fulness for our deliverance and joy the fact that we are looking for- ward to peace rather than strife. WHY NOT SHEEP CLUBS? In response to the demand for the raising of more pork and likewise for the purpose of keeping the young peo- wle interested in matters connected with the farm, organizations of bLoys ond girls have been perfected hroughout the country with the idea in view eof meeting the situation. In tonnection with the pig raising plan it shows what can be done when it is wnnounced by the department of ag- riculture that there are now more than 80,000 beys and girls In the United States enrolied in pig clubs through such influe as it and the t 1 colleges have ie to bring to bear. Fun may #lay its part but they are not engaged in it solely for t reason. They are ambitious to do their elders do. They want to do things themselves and show great pride in their accom- plishments, and the earncstness of their ur aking is disclosed by the fret that 71 per cent. of the reporting members of these organizations are * bred pige, They want to g worth while and in do- that the best is pone te der in gardening and canning eloped in much the same and the results are certajnly fommendable. DBut with the demand Svkhieh there is for wool and mutton, and with the opportunities which ex- ist for increasing the number of sheep ; the country, it would seem as if milar atteniion ought to be given to ablishment of sheep raising or- ganizations. There is certainly fea- #on to believe that juvenile efforts can | be made to bring about excellent re-| sults In this direction, and certainiy there is no state where it ought to g€t mere encouragement than right here in Connecticut, THE EXTRA SESSION. The statement was made the other gay by Senator Simmons that he knew mothing about an extra session of vongress 1o follow the present one. That is of course a matter which restg with the president, who is out #f the ecountry and who, it has hoen intimated in Washington does not want to have a congress which is not of his political inclination on his hands any fonger than is necessary. Just what l"ls attitude on the matter is {5 net newn, The fact that he will have to desl with a republican congress aftep the fourth of next March ought not | to prevent the calling of that congress into extraordinary session soon after that date for the purpose of m the needa of the couptry, . ° For a long time now there has been an almost continuous session of eon- |.try who would fike to dro; gress. 1 de are which ought 1o be it -will be cf passing upon whatever € treaty is signed, there is the railroad situation and other things of like im- portanes which ought mot to be de- laved and certainly there should belly Exact ation the matter) UL IBiRRee, NORWICH BU 3 sing their and our hospitality. of yxhca.’ time and &Tip American lutlib:fltlel' heltd.ol:i%m 3 meetings of these treacherous propa- mduf’:m!;ettu?“aiécg gii‘lnd e sages ang. decided show r- m"hat rican citizens ‘Were and yon Pa right of embassy ro thought of getting along withouu | thought important and useful to the an extra session just because people of the country have seen fit v change the comtrol. Y PUNISH THE WASTERS. One of the distressing things conpection with the in est and well directed appeals is the frequency with which the statement s made that foodstuffs, such as vege- reason, or another until they have spofted and it becomes necessary to throw them away. Such represents an ab; and especially so when such goods are posscssed in sufficient quantity that if properly marketed consumer. can afford {o lose such supplies be- czuse of the extra price which they can insist upon’ getting not on:y from what they have on hand but as the result of the lessened supply. Federal authorities are taking the right course to put a stop to \ such work by the issuing of a warning to ail commission men and others who deal in perishabie food products in the who waste or hoard food will be prose- euted, that revorts will be foliowed up regarding the time of holding such food ears on the tracks and the law cnforced wherever it is found that there Is a wilful wasle, It-is certainly the only course to pursue under such circumstances. Tt the height of folly to expect that ike ‘peopie are going to skimp &nd curtail in order to save only to have great guantities of food wasted through intent and neglizence, It is to ba hoped no prosecutions wiil Be neeessary but if suficient reasons are found the full pepaity should be ex- reted. PREVENT XMAS FIRES. No one can be siid to want to have a fire in his home, and especially is tiis true on oyful Chriftmas day. Yet such 45 swhat too frequently oc- curs because of p failure 10 ob- gerve the proper precawlion regarding the holiday decorations which are in- variably of an jnflammable character and with which candles areitoo often combined for pretty affect result- ing. Under such conditions it does not require much in the shape of carelessness, playful children or reck- less elders to bring about disastrous results, 1t is therefore well to bear in mind such fire prevention suggestions as the following: Do not use candles on Christmas trees. Electric lights are safe if ‘the wiring is properly done. Do not use flimsy paper or cotton decorations, and do net use cotton for snow. Decorations should be fire- Lroof. Do not hang holiday decorations near gas jets, Keep a bucket or two of water or a fire extinguisher handy to the Christmas tree. Do not allow children to hang the lights on trees and do not leave matches where they can get them. In other words safety first should be carefully practiced in connpection with Christmas tree celebrations. It. only requires a little thought and at- tention but it saves an untold amount of trouble. The necessity of such safeguards is not fanciful. Repeated are the instances where the failure to take such precautions has caused not only the destruction of property but much more serious results, and an ounce of prevention is alwavs worth 4 pound of cure. EDITORIAL NOTES. A merry Christmas each and eyery one. 1% takes a mild day in winter for the steam plant to put forth its best ef- forts. Leave it to Santa Claus to ada to his already widely acknowledged pop- ularity. What a great world this would be if the Christmas spirit could be con- tinued the year round! The lgsson of Christmas ought to heve a good effect upon the prelimi- naries to the peace confercnee. It looks as if some of the industrial striki are directed towardi causing less instead of more employment. The man on the corner says: No one can fail to mote the contrast between now and the Christmas of a year ago, With Hindenburg said 15 he fgrm- ing a new Hne in Germany, one won- ders whether it i§ haaded east or west. The lifting of food restrictiens does uot mean that there shoyld be any inclination to waste even on a boli- dny. Remember in lighting the Christmes tree to do it in such a way that it will net furpish the kindlings for a bad holiday fire. From now on the stores can expect to do a large amount of Lusiness as exchange centsrs. ‘'Twas 2lways so and ever thus 'twill be. It is gnnounced that ne dividend is to be paid by the Krupp works this vear. Probably waiting te find out ‘what the indemnity i%.going to be, Willlam Hohenzollern may be en- joying a pleasant Christmas but it ean hardly he imagingd that such pre- vails throughout the central powers that used {0 be. It takes courage to think of trying to reach the polar regions in an asro- plane aftér the trouble which has been experienceéd gefting mails to Chi- cago by the alr route, 17 it is'impossible {o digpose of them otherwise Posimaster General Burle- son ought to be able to Jevise some acheme far exercising government control over those German warghips, There are a good many in this count- in on the to Matters of unusual import- | soldiers wherever they ma¥ be in Bu- ance have had te be dealt with apd it) rope today as President Wilson will, WS quite necessary that cragress | Lut we doubt not that there are not 1 should be ready to do its rart. Butlfew in that army who would like right the fact that the war is over does not | well to be on this side of the pand to- day and henoeforth. wagn that the ‘n-.mnsibllmu of epa- the | German cause. covgervation | vestigations by the - depariment which the people of this country bave| justice, the department oi state has been practi¢ing in response to the earn- | published a number of Bernstorff's tables and other perishabis goods, are | ernment at the very time that he was allowed to stand on sidetracks for vae| complaining to ocur state department bsolute waste and it is within thel the" German adm | beunds of reason that this very 1083| information is in {hé possession of has bean inientiopally brought about{the Unitcd States will furnish room for the purpese of -affecting prices,| for conjecture for many days to come. 801 shot and killed re it Gvoull| way station at Lisbon eame to office miean a reduction in the cost to the| by means guite s violent as those by The dealers in foodsiuffs| W' i Attempts to buy up American papers were made in most determined fashion, usualiy however ‘without success, ,although the atti- tude of the tep Hearst papers is char- acterized in the Gérman correspond- ence as “friendly from the beginning. Confirming the results of these in- of cables to Berlin via Buenos Aires and Stockholm. This ~ wias the secret channel by which Bernstorff main- teined intercourse with his own gov- that he was not permitted to discuss matters wifh Berlin, It was by this channel aiso that Luxburg’s “sink- without-a-trace” advice was sent to iralty. What other The president of Portugal who was cently in the rajl- h he left it. Dr. Paes*had been ‘professor of mathematies at the an- ent university of Coimbra in earlier vears, then he served the republic for a time as minister of pubiic work. and at the opening of the war he ‘was Portugal’s minister plenipotentiary in Germany. When #orfugal entered the war he reiurned home and took to the mililary carcer, obtaining a com- mission as major in the artillery. In December 1917 he stirred up 2 1wvo- Intioh during the absence of Presiden achado and his most powerful min- The struggle was Seventy were Kilies eral hundred hurf and Lishon damaged to sc%®ic extent in the fight ug.” As was to be expected the in’ stigator of the revelution beegme the provisional president of new gov- By reason ot his recent so- the Gernian cavita), Dr. Pae: Wweas suspected af pro-German tenden- cies and the. allies had some disquiet- ing days until the new president show- ed his hand. Then it appeared that age war even more than under the old regime. So- eiglistic puthreaks were also feared 1 reason of the prepazanda that had preceded the revolution, but none ef Tnstead of that it led the government along the lines of needed refor: i jonal and sy was ctions @ provisional president formally elected to the presidency by a larme ty in 4 univergai and direct-suffrage election. Clothéd now with de jure as well as de facto powers, President Paes was continuing his useful work when he met the unfortunate but natural fate of those who through violence and uniawful means climb to hizh posl tions, Dr. Walier Hines Page who only re- cently resigned his post as ambassa- qior to Great Britain, gave his life for his country as truly as if ke had dled on the field of battle. SAdly in need of a rest from his exacting labors, he had taken a two months vacation in tha spring, but on resumihg his post his health wouid no longer stand the strain and he was forced to resign in Aug On his arrival in New York he carried fror the ship directly to a hospital where at first he seemed to improve. Later, however, a relapse set in and as a last hope he was taken to the south where he died last Sat- urday at Pinehurst, N. C. The nomination of Dr. Page as am- bassador to the Court of St. James was one of the first acts of the pres- ent administration, and it showed thus early in his term that President Wil- son was not to he boun@ by precedent in making apvointments, Dr. Page, & North Carolinian by birth, had enjov- ed a therough classical education at Randolph-Macon College and later at Johns Hopkins University during the presidency of Daniel Colt Gilman. Choosing journalism as his field. Pare worked on several paners west and south, ending this siage of his eare with a nene toa suce m and the saje of the paper to Josep! Daniels. Then Page turned to the so- cial and economic problems .of the ‘South, roads, crops, manufactures and gchools. To spréad his fdeas as wide- ly as possible he organized the first newspaper syndicate fn the south. Be ing now better known throughout the country he re-entered the newspaper field, was later editor of the Forum, then of the Atlantie, with which work he acted as literary adviser to HousH- ton., Mifflin & Co. The ecxperience gained In all these positions joined with great natural ability z¥d fine 1lit- rary taste he now turned to account by ferming with Frank N. Doubleday the publishing firm of Doubleday, Page & Co. 8o to this man with no exnperience whatever .in politics or diplomacy, there came the offer of the most im- portant post in 1™\ diplomatic service of the United States. Pacple were nonplussed at the unysual charaecter of the selection and wondered how the new ampassador eonld possibly fill the position, but the thinker. scholar, philanthropist and gentieman more than made geod. Through ail the dif- ferent crises hefwesn the Tnitad Slates and Great Britain during the days when the administration was “tgo proud to fizht,” Dr. Page patient- 1y and tectfully smoothed ont one dif- Mty after another. Partieularly fr- ritaling was Britaln’s search of Amer- ican ships even to_the mnil bags ang the delays and losses in¢ident to this proceedure. The Britich government departments themsalves were not en- tirely in asccord. Lord Cueil as min- ister of blockade must nééfis fnsist on exerting this power to the utmost, while Tarl ‘Grey as foreign secretary had to sce that he did not go far enough to ‘cause a break with the o?- fended powers. Dr, Page's ability, learning and tact enabled him to wi and keep the warm friendship of heth British statesmen. Jt was this friend- ship, respect and admiration existing between these grud gentlemen that brought an understandinx out of an apparently impossible sitpation and paved the way for what ths world hopes may be lagting copcord betweén t{he two great English-spealking na- 10ns. A -strange repetition of history brings the “aljes face fo face with a githdtion similar to ‘that which con- frontgd Prussia in 1871, wheh the vie- torious pation had to wait Tor months for the connuered people to form a government competent to make peacs. The defeat of the French urmies brought about the abdieation of the Emperor Napoleon “hen came the third republic with Thiers at its head, ‘but before pegce could be con- clnded Paris was setzed by the Com- mune, The theorids ana acts of thpt Tahid sroup clokely resgmbfe those bf fresent-day bplshovikl.® More daz was done ‘to Paris in the Sirlug) against the Commune than the ity the hands of the Ger- when the revun- paitsyffersa -f e S, Home for Christmas! Tall broad of shoulder, with a quick swinging de from which 15 years in a languorous southern clime had not’ taken the spring, Jack Donglass made his way ! h the busy, ‘bustling Christmas crms. until suddenly the sight of windows crowded with toys brought thoughts of his sister mu{ tfigflu}er ‘youngsters, one o 'ge stores, he purchased laviskly of the toys there displayed, and having di- rected that they should be forwarded to the little country station the next day, he once more resumed his jour- noy to cateh the train that would car- ry him on the last stige of his long trip home. & As he swupg aboard it seemed as if the years dropped away and he was once again the boy of 20 with his cal- Jege chums on the way home . for Christmas. Fate bad treated him ki : he was coming home. Now suceess was his and his thoughts went back to the many timss he had plan- ned tp come home in the years that had slipped away; but matters of im- portance, somehow, always arose. Fifteen years under a tropical gun, in an alien land, had tanned bis fea- tures, but failed to dim the keen eye or retard the firm, vi%oroua step, The train sped swiltly on and up among the hills until the little coun- try station was reached. Hardly waiting for the engine t6 come to a =top, he jumped upon the platform and codld almost see old Jerry waiting with the big sleizh as he used to wait to carry the boys home. What a jollv, happy homecoming that was! How they used to laugh and frolic going up the rgad and :hmuih the woeds. Then Dick Sheldon would commence in his rich, deep baritone to sipg the old songs, and they would all join in to let the old folks know they were com- ing. But no Jérry was there to t him row and there was quite a difference in the homecoming, he mused to him- 1 self, for during the intervening vears father and mother had passed away, boyhood friends. had scaitered, and | row Molly was the only one left in the old home. . He had planned his coming as a surprise, and T i uld not be the jolly, merry Christ o1d’long ago, stiil it w peaceful one with his only sister and her children. Af he walked quickly up the he came to the Sheldon home. He pauséd for a mo%ent, for the boys always stopped here he remembered, as liftle Roberta—"“Bobbie” he always called her—used to Wiit at the gate to welceme fhem. He used to linger after the others to swing her on the gate and then would have to run on tp catch up with tlie ‘'others, who had faughingly gone cn ahead. " “‘Bobbie’ must be quite a young lady now,’ he thought to himself as he resumed his walk. He looked back onee ‘and could almost see her wave as the bend in the road brought him | in_sight of his own home. Tle paused 4 moment, for a strange sight met his eyes. The zite was en- ely gone, a shutter was haneing by one hinge and there were several! bricks missing from the big chimney.| road lican forces had gained the upper hand and the nationad assembly was the acknowledgeq legislature of the state, that Bismarck got his terms ac- cepted. It was four months after fhe surrgnder before the victor coyld point to the definite fruits of victory. It may well be that time and more hefore sufiicient order is brought our of the present German chaos to per- mit Bismarck's successors to sub- seribe to their terms of defeat. STORIES OF THE WAR Gassed Money. Gassed money has madelits way to Paris to b2 spend since the small towpspeople refuse to take it in trade. A Young Men‘s Christian Association secretary in a village protested when an aged wermrsn storakesper refused the jet black coins offered, hriefly ex- plaining “?\'u‘ zood.” “But,” insisted the Red Triangle man. “Those coins are perfectly good They were new and shiny when I put | them in my pocket. 1 have been| through a pas attack and the fumes have furned them black. See—" And he took out his knile and scrap- ed until the bright metal was reveal- ed. “Non,” répiied- madare, still uncon- vinced. “Ce r’st pas bon.” And she went on to explain th ter a_ coin had been gassed, she 3id nst want to haye anythins to do with ii. Finally thc man who had made the purchase was obliged to horrew enough from a fellowworker tc pay what he had bought. Tt 18 b enough to go through the danger and discomtort of a gas attack without having perfectly good nioney rifined,” mused the Y. M. C. A. man. “T! matter ought to be held against the Boches when the final set- 241 Bodies Recovered. t reports from the Island ate that 241 bodies known to o of Americans who lost their| ¢s jn the sinking of the British transport Otranto have beea recovefed, fiffeen haying come ashors within one week. Of these Twenty hive not been igentified. There are 149 other hodies that have been found, but whether they are those of Americans nr members of the transports crew has not been de- termined. Another British army lator battalion hag arrived at the island t) aid in thej work of combing the wreckage from the steamer for bodjes. Several t eame ashore on the neighboring Is land of Jura have been removed to Islay and buried. ot Resulted in Uniting Belgium. The one tifae German governor of Belgium, Von Bissing, rendered Bel- sium as a signal service hy endeavor- ing te exploiz his plan of spiitting the counfry intd two parts by scheme of Flemish automony. Judgzed from present indicatiops it-has united Be!- ium’ as’ nevern before in its history efore the war there was a well de- fined Tlemish movemoent ‘hut when Von Bissing uttempied o vxnloit it the Flemish demurred, for they feared the German bearing gifts.. * The number of discivles converted to the policy of Von Bissing is small DANCING | W ReHRg | i ) tlement comes. It s the worst of all [ 8908 for it lo vimuen o 21 Yones | their crimes. !hu ity. The world is just now sad- 25, 1918 As he went yp the walk he thought of the many generous checks sent to Molly to keep the oid home in repair. Entering the wide ], instead of the laughing sister coming to greet him he looked upon boysa boys seemed to ::nevewihere. Sctlll:erwne nuuhddm ging greens, others were the big fireplece with firs and pines, and his startled exclamation of sur-Ti prise brought them to their feet. “Where is Mrs, Fenton.” he inquired ot a grou{ nearest the door. “Don’t know; huti probably Miss TRobbie does. Here she is coml:g in now,” and one of the boys was tp the dzor holding it open as a young wol entered. She greeted them with 2 merry laugh and then became aware of the man §ianding there. “Miss Bobbie,” he said; “surely not Jittles Bobbie Sheidon?” “Why, yes,” she replied, wondsr- ingly. Well, I am Jack Douglass.” Jack Douglass!” shé exclaimed, with a glad ring in her voize. He took thé hand she extendsd in both of his and held it until the wondering look on several small boys’ faces maqe him érop it in haste. Bobbie broke the silence. “This is most cerfainly a surprise, and no doubt you are wondering what has happened to Molly. She- wrote to you as she Ieft for the west a week ago. Her husband was offered a bet- ter position, so she went, leaving the keep of the house in my care, also permission to have the {ree for my Sunday school class here. She did not have the least idea of your com- idg. And-now’— She paused. Jack saw the look of disappointment 38 across her face, Now,” he continued, “yau will have it just the same, only may I be one of the boys?” She laughingly assented and he en- tered with zest®into the work. Soon the old house blossomed forth gayly under its wealth of Christmas green- ern All thouchts of the absent Melly were banished for the time being as Jack hud the big box of toys sent up te be opened for Lobbie's eager-eyed pupils, Christmas day dawned ciear ‘and sparkling. ~ Sndw bad fallen the day previous; and as evening approached the old houss echoed with fun and laughter. Jack, in his role of Santa Claus, dis- P was greeted with joy and appiause. Bobbje, watching the delight on the faces of her small charges at this pleasing and unexpected ending of her Chrisimas plans, whispered her thanks and gratitude to Jack as the last toy wzs taken from the big tree and the children gathered around to sing the old songs she had taught them. 8 8 2 e 5 8 8 @ Six months later he voiced the words that were trémbling on his lips that Christmas night. Amonz the June roses in the old-fashioned gar- den he asked tha old, old question, “Love vou, Jack?’ Bobbie tremu- lcusly re&fiisd, 4 I have always loved youw, ever since the days you used to swing me on the oid gate when you were the hig boy I loved best of all."—Boston Post. Adventurers, djscontented office seekers and for the most part youths they are no longer in position ta champion th: degigns of Vor Bissing for they have taken refuge in Cet- many or Helland whero it is likely they will epend years of exile. OTHER VIEW POINTS Edgar M. Brown, superintendent of gardens for Hartford, says he thinks 25,000 young gardeners can be enroll- ed next summez. If there is any prac- tice brought in by the war that should not be dropped, it i5 children’s. gar- dening.—Manchester Herald. Hun propaganda is being disclosed from day to day. In the meantime the best way to forget eve i and evervbody but those real plot, and it is not too late now to deal out a little tribution to that| clags, Whetker lawyer or layman, the people shounld see that those engaged in furthering the cause of the Hun get what is coming to them, and if not in punishment in disregard in the fu-! ture. Let the elass profiteering on their allezed Americanism go by them- selves. The rest of the pecople can ehtertain. themselves without their kultur.—Middletown Press. The reappearance of the influenza | in epidemic proportions in many places | again emphasizes the present ignor- ance of the medical profession. ~ The | best its representative committee of ! investigation can say is ‘The micro organism, or virus, of this disease has not yet been identified.” That is ne more reassuring than the varied treat- ments resorted to. The truth is, of course, that the medical prefession is all at sea and as much puzzled as the public, Climatic conditions have ap- paréntly nothing te do with the pestil- iy in need of a medical Columbus.— Bristol Press. Miserable incompetency is responsi- ble for the wretched mail deliveries that letiers to and from soldiers have| met with since the war began, as Sen- checock sees it. Can a better{ on bhe brought - forward for soldiers’ mail, was handled? The postoffice department attempts to | throw all the blame on the war de- partment, but its own work on home! mail, with which the army had noth-! ing o do, was handled in such a messy way that its attempts to blame the war depariment fails weakly. There| was more than mere humor to the, Kansas City Star’s admonjtion to; “spend your spare time writing a'letter to a soldier, you never can teil, he! might get it. Waierbury I{snub!ican.l In nime-tenths ef the casualty cases| recorded in Bridgeport it is safe to) say ihat parents or friends recoived | their first accurate {nfermation ihrough ; the medium of letters written from AUDITORIUM FOUR SHOWS TODAY 130, 215, /615 830 Tommy Levene and Yankee Doodle Girls This Afternoon and Evening! m T.A. B. HALL BY U. 5. BOYS Rowland’s Jazz Band SKATING RINK OLYMPIC HALL AFTERNOONS 230 TO § EVENINGS 8 TO 10 P. M i Assisted by FRANK MURRAY DOLLY CLIFFORD And An Allied Chorus All New Show Today Programme As Extra Fealture Today A MERRY CHRISTMAS tributing presents from the big tree, || comrades, long before the arrival port such as this one: wounded, retired to the field hospital and then the base hospital, spent about six weeks there, was gjven weeks more {0 recuperate, went back to his company, took part in further fighting, was again wounded and sent to the bage hospital for time—and all this known to his par- ents by means of correspondence with the man and his comrades—hefore the annouhcement of the first wound had come through the official channels at Washington. vation in the War Washington is bad business, bad pey- chology and the cause of s0 much un- necessary pain to so many people that it ranks as'an unforgivable offense— Pridgeport Standard American. this country a blow at the Huns on the lines but were so unfortunate as hot to get across can feel sympathy with Maj.-Gen. Leonayd Wood left out of the war by 53: cratic administration in control of |same way.—Waterbufy ‘Am - SPECIAL ‘BIL coming to see her We don't have to alll 3 By Reguest the One and Only In “A DOG'S LIFE” T D BURKI ; IN THE FIVE:-PART PARAMOUNT COMEDY % “THE MAKE BELIEVE WIFE” If you ever saw Billie Burke on the sopeen befors you are: surely in this sparkling Paramount Pictyre:: - toll you why—it's BILLY BURKE; and’ that's BURTON HOLMES TRAVELOGUE 3 WM. DI 2 In the 5-part Triange.Crama ‘ _ 0 ™ WAR TAX IN SEAT SALE OPENS THU of official announcements from' Washing- ton. - Cases are known here in Brldze-‘ A man was several the second Such a handling of the casualty sit- Department at *The two mijllion odd soldiers in who' longed to strike fighting UDTTORIUN THEATRE WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 MATINEE. DAL ' AUGMENTED SYMPHONY, ORCHE CAR LOAD OF EFFECTS: MATINEE PRICES—Balcony 2c, Orchestra 50c ' NIGHT PRICES AND NEW YEA! 80c; Orchestra B50c and 75c (Few at § who the was demo- | not distingul 78, MATINEE=Balcory 25c_and ADDITION RSDAY, D ECEMBER 25. the war department. Ag far as Gen. Woad was copcerned, it was an in- justice to have held him ‘beck. As far as the millions of eager men hastily drawn into the army were concerned it was merely unfortunate that“they desire to give direct help at the fighting front should not have been fulfilied. There can be no rea- son why there shonld be added to their chagria at having lost the op- portunity to fight, the ignominy of being forced to wear silver chevrons in contra distinction from” the men who saw seryice overseas——Waterbury Republican. 4 o Congressman .- Berger —obiacted to the use of the terms “Hua” and “Boche.” Naturailys — Meriden Record. pg from John Temple Gfaves, writi ‘Washington, says there is. a rising feclipg there over the confintied long casualty lists. People arc appalled, he says, to have them keep on’ coming, revealing the terrible mortality in the last-days of the fighting. He cites the names of members of distinguished families who were lost in the last day and even the last minuies of the fighting. And there are many families * ed ‘who eiunx the TO EVERYBODY WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS THE 1919 MILLION DOLLAR EXTRAVAGANZA ALI BABA AND THE Forty Thieves See the Great Charict Races, Beauti- ful Cave Scenes and 1000 Other Thriils. 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