Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 20, 1921, Page 4

-1981 Sorwet Bullet: and Goutiet 125 YEARS OLD Beie 16 & weiki Mo & moand; .00 :m-_:._h-.-mq [ Telophene Catie, T B TR s, 84 Dullatin Job OTen 858 WhNmestie Offics., 38 Chureh KL Telephons 100 Norwich, Wednesday, July 20, WEEK ENDING JULY 16th, 1921 11,466 THE AERIAL BOMBERS, Ones agaift the bombing planes of the Army anf navy have been brought into fction and given some valuable practice. Frém ‘the results accomplished much *ulvable information hds been imparted to the naval boArd that is conducting the tests. The QGerman cruiser Frank- fort, aside frém the American cruteer Which was weed as a target for concrete Bombs, is the first vessel of its type to Be used for such a purpose. Previously It has been shewn what the bombing planes ceuld do with submarines and festroyers favorably placed. They have been able to locate such vessels and put the munder water fquickly with well placed bombe. Gréater redistanes wad exrected of course from a ctuiser. Although direct Wity wese securéd by thé naval plr the charges were mo light that (hey not eause any fatal damage. Tt was not until the army planes With the heaviest arges of sxplosives wers given a chance that they meat the vessel to the bottom and at a time when it was be- lieved that 6ther than aerial bombs would have to be employed for the pur- Some. Bomiba Which janded on tha decks raleed havee but it j= to one that just fkipped the shin that the destruction ie ‘harged. That bomb when It exploded Aroké the Dack of the ship and sent It fo%n, and 1t was jost such a case that mukt have BeAn most weleoms to the Watehérs. WhAt the effect of a bombd wimilarly plated would be upsn a ship Rah DA sagerty awaited. Tt was real- 1564 that If thé foree of the explosion was directed below ths atmored DBhlt muiek Aestruetion would follow. That APPEATE t6 he what happened and indi- SAté the posibilities of the asrial bomb When the armered deck proves invulner- e THe temuite atténding the tést on the Frankfurt will only inersasa the intér- est in eonnection with the bombing of the Germen Arsadnought which remains th Be Aispowsd of and which iz expected 14 sfter greater resistance than any of The athers Bombed. Much valuable in- formation And war departments As the result hesé bombing oparations. While it m: nét wettls the fature of canital ships it will 48 much t6 show the mportance of the aerial eraft. of TUBLIC DISREGARIED. How little regard I paid to the fnter- #eta 7 the publlc *hen It comes to insist- (M BPOR th ErAnting of demands is well Musteated by the peesnt experience in he ¢ity of Chieagdb Where the electri- cians' organisation went oh A strike to get the imereasd In nay which had been | ineisted apdn. Thees slectricians were sBIS¥en o the lighting Blant operated By the eity ARA ®0 far was the safety #nd Protection o the publle disregard- | s ¢4 thit Por #x hours the city was left i Aarkness, for those who weleome such SOnAioNS 18 46 their worst, Tt was a titeation mueh the same as the efty of Boston sxperienced at the opening of its POHEE SHRS Wheh the city Wwas left to the merey of thhgs and other lawbreak- oA Bvbn & worte ditnation was created In Chicags for aside from Ileaving the Hty without lights the current for the speration o the police and firs siznals #as AWo anat off fr tuat period. That WENNE o ctippling of the police and fire Aepariments of the big city. Fortunate hdded Wan It that the city was handi- sdpped for only mix hours. Under such sonBitione therd ik fo ‘talling what might AepBen And Nelts and currant for the sperition o the poltee and fire depart- WEAtE At Eaftalnly naceSaary factors in ‘urnighihg protection and eafety. It Was another one of thése Instances where the publie got no edhsideration. The strikers Werd Bolely conoerned with (hemaBelves. ‘They Were determined tores & heldup of the entire city in which they virtnally said gice up or we| Wwill. Subjest the entirs fublie to erimi- NAl RetivitaR aRd dleorders And deave YO Rext th powerless to déal with them. 1t i% snly hatdral that such efforts should meit With Mdignant and determined op- poxition. to [ — MUCH AT ATAKE, With King Censtantine directing the eafispaign of the Gresks against the Tavke, the résponsibliity for tha sue- cedd ar the failure of the new offénsive wuet réat 9Pon his shoulders. The Greek 6Feen are this time moving in a lightly Aiffersnt ditection Against the Turks and it i8 & mbvément that is regatded as be- Mg fbre serious for the Turks. Whether it will e poewidls 'te drive the Turks back 8 the POML Whers the advantages that &re Béing sought for the Arranging of 3 Mk remaine to be détermined. With Greses rushing te the ecolors wll the mén that can be secured, 1t Indi- cates the Afaperdte naturs of Its uhasr- at this cannot PNl t6 Aopreciate tha strength of thd sepokition for it knows full well i Lundesirable is being gained by the navy|’ nor. Greece seeks to' strike & blow at the Turks that will show its strength. Constantine is doing his utmost to ac- complish that resuit. 1If he @an get a substantial victory, ever though he does not crush the Turkish nationalists, he Will not only bring about greater unity among the Greeks -but leave his coun- try in a position where it"could tgke ad- vantage of a“peace move and ‘expect to have its demands listened to with much more attention than othérwise. Those that have no use for the Turks are watching the outcome With, no small amount of interest. RELIEVING HOUSING SITUATION. Attention. cannot help but be given to the suggestion which has been made by ecretary Hoover to the effect that a great proportion of the savings of the country should be ied to construec- tion work for the purpose of relieving the housing situation. A national shortage of houses has ex- isted for several vears. In spite of the demand for them the cost connected therewith is such that there is no great interest in meeting the demand, even though it is estimated that thert is need for a' million and a half more than avallable today. Looking at the tion ffom a national standopint Hoover believes that there are savings deposits which should bo turned i @irection, that such can be accompli by a change in the fe which will permit of a of the savings deposit believes can be s must be exercise ing the law since th ings in custod safety, the for however, would decrcase in accord W the terms of any change in the I Mr. Hoover wonld also ha are responsib monsibility from 40 to 50 cent, of s deposits could be used purpose of meetin: It question whether the ng sitn is as serious today as | period when war con made it acute, yet the f oft from normal construction has nevertheless created a situation which w b time and a substantial overcome. In looking abont for a means to bring relief Secretary Toover has made o sug- gestion that will provida food fo; sioh. It the nlan 1t be Iittle dowbt but what much val assistance disons- can Woi theless when it it fully appre of the utmost i have to be ful AN interested tural that e should GOES NORTH. their eff slorers of t is only n polar regions their und ters wh as devoted gs as ors are to ma ake such tr! bound in e never better s in such wo and the ha 3 Thus in starting for th up flan has well a to Be encount g0 W for am the frozen north for a hout experlence tion and conr. years is not what the would be eager to do plorer there hation which turns his att cotion as by explorers that tion ne: that land, of veget the their hat ANl such are im world pedition t depths but w! new than o as some are facts. n him on anc as MacMi informed plored re facts re obliged goes with countrymen gets back thi have point, the north never fails to plorer. ed tha an EDITORIAL > There is no settlement of Me Mexico is still M The man on the c people get peeved bec move to keen in the sh One thing abo medical beer 1 n whether the Volstead law is stiffened or not. t it the ovis! Some nconle exect AABPSTEG When you ston to th is far more justified i the price that is charged f of jee cream. cases than plate nection with case in Ohio The strangest thing in c the verdict in the Kaber whs ommending merey. Henty Ford ‘ndicates that he woukl present there doesn’t appear to be any- one ready to outbid him. It Japan didn’t think the conferefce in ‘Washington wasgoing to result in some agreement it would have no objection to having any question included. There are those of coufse Who figure that confress can continue to make ail what 14 sEpbriencet have been In the recént tt!; - Greses SAFlY part of the vear stasted S0 ambitions drive. Tt gave promite 67 Guiek ARA satisfactory results but it fAA1ed te gmard agdinst the sud- den thPowing of overwhéiming forces apaif®t It tredpe far from theit base kinds of big expenditures and stll make substantial progress in reducing taxation. The c¢omplaint abort the expense of prifiting the Congressional Record would have less weight if it were simply a rec- ord" ef congressional doings and say- ings. and AWRy frewn reinfercements, Greece s | peopie do not take kindly ‘When Postmaster General Hays talks dbout making the soecial delivery rate 25 centg he should -femember that the to the upward quring one | he day will come when rocking the boat Will never be heard of. Why try to a te the im- | possiblet . £ it the tax|L that the juty faund greunds for ree-|; liké the Muscle fihoals plant, and just at | (Tomorrow—Visit question, “You've always claimed to know what was better for me because yvou understood me better! I expeéct it was good \for me because it was most unusually disagreeabje enough and something I didn’t want. If any- body comes. in to borrow a cup of sugar of a paper pattern the convegsa- tion always gets around to the point where I hear wafted up to me an an- vil chorus of ‘Well, you know the mod- it Pettyfinger!’ and then somiebod) 5. “The sigh is what finishes me. It puts the modern girl in the same cat- egory with bolshevists, income taxes, cooks and the high price of butter— crosses which have to be borne ‘nobly and patiently. “Mrs. Lemonstick from across -the hall comes in after I have sallied out in my new gown and cough, then 5 Isn't it terrible, the things that young women appear in these days? No miodesty or sense of propriety or anything! Of course, dear Mrs. Petty- , I don’t mean anything person- sa is a dear girl and those 1ly know her and understand this time mother gulps and ally, ‘Oh, of course! It gri- deeply I assure you, Mrs. , and I have argued ith in vain—but you know the modern girl and how headstrong and | intojerant she is. I asx you—do I make the styles? And would you like to have me disgrace my relatives and probably land in jail by promenading ichigan avenue clad in modest, pan- “larissal” cried the startled family. You see right away how anything t and girlish of the previous date affects you!*. pointed out the young person. “I've either got to be a freak in style] or a frump out of style! And I don't sce that those iron corsets of the middle ages that they have in mu- seums have anything on the dresses you folks wore thirty years ago! “Why, I've counted eighteen whale- hones elaborately featherstitched into the eighteen seams of the waist of a “I'm tefling you right now,” storm- | dress thal A\& ily began the joy and pride of - the w*- b family, “that I'm tired of being referr- | L.k ™y, &% ed to as the Modern girl. It’s bad|lining and enough to get it in every newspaper |ing, and it fan \;s and magazine under the scare !:gd; to the s u'fi at the m:-et Tine but family has got to quit it! I|jeaving tever for one's in- have steod quite enought 'Of it" mH? we speak y these “We don't understand you, Clarissa{gays instead of ignoring. B cried the family. “Not in the least!”| “And burst out over the ng“g &m- ‘I'm glad you acknowledge it at|poyantly and theére tere 16,008,034,600 last!” pursued the young person in|tucks, ruffles, shi pleatings and gathers which must have permanent- ¥ led the evesight of the unfortu- nate to say nothing of put- tifg a ve ‘erimp in the bankroll of whoever had 1o pay for the goods. “When 1 consiller thé sufferings of Aunt Ellén on & hot day, hermeticall sealed ®p.in that gown, with six gath- pétticoats underneath, I have no doubt, a thick camisole guaran- teed te wear for twenty years, and & stiff highnecked corset under the cam- isol, and if it was winter, high necked lohgsieeved red flannels under that and heavy hosiery and high-hecked shoes, my heart is wrun l%l take my airy and toilet of silk %e«u and a loose one-piece dress, beneath which I can bréathe freely without causing an internal earth-quake.” “And when 1 go out with Bob one night and Tom the next night &nd somebody the night after, thére floats through this house a sad cry about the modern girl of no heart, no em- tions, o ideas but fun and entertain- ment. Well, when Tom throws me down I shall not put on black and retire from the world as a maiden aunt in brothers home, patiently darning the socks and sitting in a corner when company comes. I shall look around and pick out one of the others and SHOES NI" saesesevenue “-“ Officers’ ..vvvuiii0 $5.95 Khaki Slippers . $1.95 Hip Boots .......... $3.95 SHIRTS Reg. 0. D. Wool . .. $1.50 Blue Chambray ...~ .. 85¢ Pongee ........... $1.95 Khaki Poplin . . $1.95 Sport Shirts . ... 95¢ \ have a limousine ahd pearl necklace and take my husband to Europe every summer, and be perfectly happy, and 1 won't even rémember Tom's name. “There won't be a single faded press- ed rose in the book of poems that I'll sob over on anniversaries, either and my hair won't turn white. It stéms to me that is someWhat of an improve- ment on the ancient formula pertain- ing to the brokén heart and blast- ed life. There aren’'t any different girls than me! If you don't like the modern girl, who you've no business to choose modern times to live in, so there!” “Well, you go right on being mod- ern, Clarissa.” said her chastened fam- ily. We'll say its' always interesting for observers, no matter how painful! Maybe it's good for us!” “You're just right, it is” said the joy and pride balefuliy, |§ oD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY TIONAL MY on October 21, 1708, that Sam- ancis Smith, the author of eur na- rica, Was born in New- s. When he was 24 a Fourth of July cele- stirring words, “My Coun- Thee,” were lirst heard in hymn America was Writte i its prineipal root in a , and the ode relects influence. S'nce then wur > been wide_ppea to the na- s of the earth’ to came and enter linty its upbuilding. : In (he Independence Day anniversary the old Park Street “hurch, in Bos- , when America was t sung, there less than thirteen million peeple in United States. Tolay there is a gn nation within the American na- American Republic as embodied onal anthem. was only 11 years pupil in the old Boston, he began 1o write was graduated, from Har- in the class of Oliver Wen- o, Elliot E later that k ierica when studying for the ministry Andover college. Wil Woodbridge had brought 1 Rooks used in Ger- ntaining W and mu- them with Lowel Mason. ach titme to teach- school children. He in th> hanils asking him to translate thought wortay, or, it he to furnish words to any :une please him. 2 gloom; in February, Inskinz over air now a, and to the words of ve the King. Noticing that the crman Wwere patriotic, Smith ro compose lines to the tune. was pleased wilh them and ung at the children’s arniversary of inde- the old Park Street en up by, the can peopie sung from the Atlantic to the Mij which was then the of the American natton. er its author was ordained into mi ¥y at tville, Me., of the Harvard téunions Dr. ndell Holmes real these lines h, ted a song for ths bfave the free, on his medal, of Thee!* My Country, h was eight years a profes- at Colby University, removed to Newton Center, his home thereaftar, where some years mastor of the He was long editcr of the inter- ed almost of the world. Next to Ametica his best known sacrad song% is issionary hymn, The He died at & z years age, 1908 the anniversary of the birth author of America was cele- At _one of these festivals Kd- Hale Brush, an eminent Amerlezh said of the air to which is sung It's God Save the King gone through a series of deveion- 1ents and can be traced back scveral ies, but in its present form Is now to Heénry Carey, an Engljsh- who is supposed to have Written music and composed or adapted the words between 17325 and 1740." An English writer, BE. J Adair Fil2- Gerald, says: “The melody of Ged Save |the Queen, under its German title, has |for more than a century “één the state anthem for Prussia. It wa§ carly ih 1790 that the Holstein clerg¥inan, Hein- rick Iarries, wrote in honet of Chiistian VIL. of Denmark, a national h¥mh in ight stanzas to the melody of the Eng- lish Gog Save Great George." of the Hungarian -Exile.) Stories That Recall Others The Sporting Instinct. Johnny liked icé eream but hé Adrsw the line at tur ng the freezer. Oné cey when his mother returned hothe ghé Was agreeably surprised to find him or¥. ¥ Pvay at the crank as tholigh His % depended on it. “I don't €68 How t ig three times laigsr than the| Two | s ’ R b Bot him te turn the freezer,” she said to her husband; 1 offered him a dime to do jt.” ou didn’t go at it in the right way, my dear,” replied the husband. *T bst him a nickel he couldn't turn it for haif Perfectly Frank. Aunt Neiffe and her “beau” haed taken her tiny niec® to the shore. Thay did everything they could to ammuse hes even standing by for almost half an hour while she made on® slide after an- other on the “siifie for lift.” Finally auntie thought she would make a face tious remark. Of course it was intend- ed to amuse {he beau. “I believe I'll slide down next, Ruthie,” she said. Little Ruth surveved her with great concern. Theén she said earnestly. “You can’t, Aunt Nellie, you're too wide.” *{an hour,” READ YOUR CHARACTER Copyrighted 1921 Short Legs Do short legs influence the charac- ters of men and women? Or are short e the resuit of their characters. Neither, of course, Short legs; like Roman noses, round heads and scores of other signs are neithér the causes nor the effects of character. They are merely physical traits inherited- from the same séurces as the mental traits, and altering the shape of a woman's nose would not. alter her character. The indicalion of the altered nose would be a false one. However, just as certain races and 'ibes of men have had short legs as physical aractristics, so they had certain difinite mental characteristies. What does this mean to vou? If you have short legs you inherited them. through scores of perhaps, from somme definite race. If you inherited the legs you also inherited the mental traits, Short legs indicate pliability and a- daptability of character. They denote a lack Of combativeness, a greater readiness to yield their opirions to yours in matters of less importance. They also signity more than the usual degree of patience (always provided they are not overbalanced by con- tradictions) and readily aroused em- otions. Othef things being equal, short legged persons will react more readily to the appeals of motion &nd instinct than t6 those of reason and calm judgment. They are more likely to be demonstrative than reserved in the cas- ual affairs of life, but less inclined to hasty action, however, even though their action when takefi may be bas- ed on emotion rather thén reason. The: are, too, mora inclined toward extremes of charity and hatred than toward esld and abstract justice, Tomorrow—The “Dome” Head Pl St TS L i Gleaned from Fon;gn Ex- nges. The main principls Wnderiging the whole settlement {6 the case sticks) is that on which both parties had agreed (though without agreeving the actual figiirés) &s far back a¥ last March. It i§ one of largé-keale comprehensive profit:sharing. The rise afid 1all of the mén's Wag fover and above the Kuar- anteed “standard”) will depend not on the selling price of tval (a it need vy do) nor oh the cost of coal of living (as oné Schedl of thought wantéd it to 40). but n the prosptity of eAch min- ifig concerfi. Thé workers of every jrade will thue have the sanie fincentives to incréase output And keép down working costs as the managément jteelf has: and for the first timé in the hiBtery of the industry capital and labor should fAnd themselves pulling in the #ame 4nd not opogite, directions. What thé Publie Waste—The posthas- ter genéfal 18 réally Worried about e enofmous dénst which his department will inedr during thé coming vear. o ohe of the mfin{vnflmflflflis thiit Waited upon him recéntly 16 stated fhat he would me only too willing to éonitder any o _gestibn tHat would" refult in ®condmies being effectsd. He might Ab wores than study the report fSsued by his otwn stores department ®ome time ago. It was stated thRt OYer 70,000,000 telegbaph forms tWere.spoiléd And wasted by the public evéry year. Roum for economy here, suraly. Prodngln: at 8 Tess—Expelt opinton is agreed that farmers will producé their wheat and oat crops at m loss thik year. Aceording to présent arrangéments the procise matgin will bs caleulated by & commiseion of three,. appointed aftér the harvest, who, howéver, cannot arrive at their decision until the market cnds in March ng next yoar: English wheat will be decontroiléd on August 13. At the mo- ment its prica 8 béing maintained by artifielal meas Cost_of production 1% :gsméaly- higher thiS year than In Buiidings: 1s meet 87 ‘mm UNDERWEAR | Navy Athletic Shirts . . 50c Union Suits v 78 Drawers ....:v...... 50 Jean Drawers ....... 65¢ Nainsook Shirts ...... 50¢ to secure an amendn‘ent of the London Building Acts so as to allow of higher buildings. It is not suggested that Lon- don should build skyscrapérs, which in America,are anything between 580 and 750 feet high. Our scheme provides for buildings of the maximum height ot 158 feet and then only when thé site is suit- able.—London Chroniclt — i l CHILD TRAINING AT HOME L e A — The Pilgrim Character “Next to the fugitives whom Moses led out of Egypt, the little shipload of outcasts who landed at Plymouth are destined to influence the future of the world. —James Russell Lowsll When an American of today reads that volume which was writtén three hundred years ago, William Bradford's History of Plymouth—he is apt to wondér how he would conduct him- self if he were placed in a situation similar to that of the Pilgrims when they decidad that they must leave Hol- land. ‘But he knows very well that neither his 6wn early training nor that which he is giving his children is con- ductive to the development of the most distinguished characteristics of | the Pilgrims,—sbsolute consecration to_an idea. : Persecution imprisonment and their own desire and dstermination to se- cure religious freelom had taken the Pilgrims to Hollapd in 1607. There they had heen safer and happier than in England for at that time Holland was more advanced intellectually than any other ceuntry of Burope and under the House of Orange, religious freedofh was granted alike to Protest- ant, Catholic and Jew. But though the Pilgrims admited the Hollenders '35 BROADWAY We Have Government Inspected Goods Direct From Q. M. C.. ’ - Not Fly By Nights. We Are Here to Stay. and enjoyed their “faire and bewtifull cities, flowing with all sorts ef welth and riches," they regretted that their own childrén were destined to lose the traditions and language of Eng- land if they remained in A foréign land. Aftér long and prayerful con- sideration, the forefathers decided that their love of God, their ream of civil government based oh Republican equal- ity and the préservatien te posterity of their own customs and ideals Were dearer to them than peace and safe- in Holland; in 16 therefore - undertook & second and a great- er exile. How many ‘of us, f6r the love of God and loyalty to an adeal, wouid have the couragé to part forever from the comforts of | civilization leave many of thosé who were dearest to us, takeia dangerous and seidom tried ocean vovage, and make a home in the wilderness,—in short, voluftarily &0 into exile? When they arrived in Ameérica “they had no friends to welcome them, nor inns to-éntértain 6r refresh their weather-beaten bodys, no houses or muth 18ss towhes to répaire 16, to seeké for sucoure.” Fivé months af- ter landing, the Mayflower returned to England, 1éav¥ing oh ths Ameérican shores only forty-ine of the owe huh- dred andi one pssengers who had lafided, the others Having died from exposure 6 the hardships of lifé in the wilderness. % Thé Pilgrims did all of thess things and did them cheérfully, bravely, un: complaining. It did n6: occur to thEm that’ (hey Wefe martyts, because their matehless faith in the goodness: of God to those Whe did His will caused them to believé that all thihgs would work together fér their E _In mentioning thé inditference ot the Pilgrims to material comrort &na pros- perity and their decisiofi t8 ¢Fbs8 the ocean and settlé in the wWildernsss, Bradford writes, “But they knéw they were pilgrimes, and loked nst much on those things, but 1ift up their ‘eyes to ye heavens, their dsarest cuntrie, and quisted their B8piFits; for they had other work in hafd and another kizd of whr to wage and maintain.” ‘We are apt to think ot the Pilgrims as a sévere, stérfi people, mtrietly vir- tuous vet lacking in thé gentier quali- ties of the Christian charteter, but let us recall a well known instanes whieh proves that forbearance, patiénce and tefidérhess were théir strongest char- acteristics. . In Novembér, 1921, only a had landed, & 18 néw coldnists ar- M had too! Yet the forefat sharéd With them as brothérs, and as & result there was not a time durifg the next two Vears when they were not in great need of {068 ¢loth- ing. The Pligrims shoWér what their standards of cha t}‘: zeie" whén they chosé their m_ . William Brewster. He was & CHristidn gentie- man whe had dly ke #6¢ial mnflfi a ition, / Gabrand movlbot into _volunt is SOCKS Work Socks .. . 10c BLANKETS Imported 20 ‘Per Cent. Regulation 0. D. ... $4.50 Officers’ 0. D. ..... $6.95 OVERALLS Dungarees ........ $1.50 Jumpers .. s ox v S0B RAINCOATS Oilskin ........... $2.50 Officers’ Belted .... $6.95 Moleskin ........ $16.75 Army Belts ....., Leather Puttees . ... $5.75 Money Belts ........"50c White Sailor Hats ... 95¢ Canteen 50c . $2.25 .o . 95c 10 $4.50 v 10c - sasdaniennas Shelter Tent .. ... Jack Knives .. .. Army Cots . Velvet Tobacco . ster's gympathy and kindness, Brad- ford writes, "lie was tender-hearted and compassionate of such as were in misery, but especially of such as had been of good estate and rank and were fallen into want and poverty, eéither for goodness or religion’s sake. “But,” adds Bradford, “none did more offend and displease him than such as would haughtily and proudly lift up them- Selves, being risen from nothing, and having little else in them but a few fine clothes or a little riches more than others. Surely weé can tell our cheildren of no noblér heroes than the Pilgrims Wwhose charactér is best described by these words of James, irst pure, thén peaccable, gentle, and easy to be entreatsd, full of mercy and good without partiality and without “mild climate, the part which has re- mained to Austria, north of the high- est mountains, has rigorous climatic conditions In some years hardly a month is free from frost, and heavy snow ‘covers much of the ground for séven months of the year. The pastur- ing of cattle on tha Alpine meadows is the principal industry, but sparse crops of.rye and oats are raised in the arable portions of the country. “The, fain water-shed of the Alps which ny marks the southern bound- ary of Tyrol is the linguistic as wei as the logical geographic boundar: To the sgouth, even under Austrai domination, Italian or a mixed patios in which Italian Predominated, was the language in general use. To the north however the country had been thoroughly Germanized since the fifth century. The doorway between these Latin and Teuton worlds is the Bren- ner Pass, famous since the Roman le- zipns used it in passing north to con- qéter the barbarians. Since 1876 a rail- road has traverger it. “On the west, Austrian in effect is bounded - by Switzerland, though the westernmost part of the region is cail- ed Voralberg. It is governed with Ty- rol. To the north lies the southernmost country of Germany, Bavaria. Bast- ward Tyrol bordered by other of the few remaining provinces of Aus- tria. “Innsbruck, situated at about the centre of the present Tyrol, is the cap- IN THE DAY’S NEWS AUSTRIAN TYROL Austrian Tyrol, the most mountain- ous part of Austria, which voted un- officially recently to join itself to Ger- many, is described in the following bulletin issue@ from the Washington, D. C. headquarters of the National Ge- ographic Séciety: “Tyrol is a sécond Switzerland, about equally mountainous, though not quite so well known to the tourists of the outside world. Still, as the home of snow-capped peaks, deep valleys, and With its population of appro: sturdy, yodeling peasants, it had ils|imately 60,000, it was the largest city need of fame among those who search|jn the old Tyrol. Most of the other out the béauty spots and quaint local-| cities 6f any size were in Italian Ty- ities of the world. And to the Austri-|yol, Bozen, Rovefeto and Trent. Tha ans them selves it was the pleasure|atter city, with a population of 30,000 round par excellence. In the care-|though in what was Austrian territo- ree davs before the outbreak of the|ry before the world war, was almost world war 350 Tyrolean heaith resorts|wholly Italian in language, architect- and recteation centres were listed. Em- | yre and the names of streets, build- peror Francls Joseph, who was an ar-|ings and public places. Among the dent mountain elimber, had a summer | towns lost to Austria by a revision palace, at Ischol in Tyrol, and at other | of the southern boundary of Tyrol was places in that mountainous region he|Meran where is situated Tyrol castle, maintained hunting estates and lodges|the seat of Counts of Tyrel, from which he considered the finest in Eu- which the entire region took its name.” rope. “But Tyrol of today is far different from the Tyrol of tén yeafs ago. Then the region under Austrian control ex tending-far south of the main crest of thé Alps almost to the plains of north- ern Italy. This southern regien was known as Trentino to the Italians and East Berlin—At the annual meeting of the East Bérlin Improvement company George DeMoré, John DeMore, J. Walm ley, Max Sugenheime, A. Case and M. H. Hazen were elected directors. Fbllowing the meeting, the directors glected these was one of the most important parts|officers: President, Max Sugenheime; of ‘Italia irredéenta.” When the victori-| vice president, A. Lawrence: secretary, ous Allies wrote thé Treaty of St.|d. F. DeMore; tréasurer, M. H. Hazea. Germain whieh closed the war with Austria, the Italian border was moved 7 north to the position claimed by the Italians for centufies; and so more t);?n half of the old Tyrol was lopped L “The present Autsrailian Tyrol is a région of appréximately the area of Connecticut and with & population of less than half a niillion. 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