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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-09-05

0eder imo einen Ginoeder. Ser
3weioeder thirst in Die Hei6en Ger
ger6iiuOeten Ser oeuti6e Cffi5ier
batte einen iedsjd6rigen 9naben NIT
iicb genommen. 9eiOe muroeu idmer
berlebt. Sin @erii6t iiber oeltide
g}ieoerloge bel ct. Quentin muB
falid iein, oenn Sic Gnglduoer 5ieben
Iic6 au6 5uriid. @ir r6unen Gom-
piegne uno erreiden 2iaucourt
(9iaucourt liegt inn Gepartement
Oiie, nur % Oleilen u0rOli6 bon
@aris.)
Ocm fron56fiiden Gobi-
net mitgetbeiIt.
@or0euur, pio 9Snris, 4. Sep-
tem6er. 0ie @in3elbeiten Oes Sie.
gcs Der 9}uiien bel 2euberg muroen
9uute Dem Cabinet BON Dem @finiiter
ces 9(usmdrtigen mitgetbeiIt. Ger
iclbc crfldrte, oie S6la6t 9oben iie-
ben Gage geoauert. Qie Seiterrei-
dcr 6Gtten ouf i6rem 8iid5uge 3obl-
reic6e @eiAiibe, iopie cine groBe
GudntitGt Wanition 3uriid geloiicn.
Sic 9fuiien 6Gtten Gouien0e bon @e-
fongenen gemadt
9iuilii6e @eneruI NouS.
ge3ei6ne
@aris, A. September. @ine
Gcpeide an sic Sapos 9(geutur BON
@etrogroo (@etcrsburg) beioet, Dob
Safer g8itolous oent @enerol 9fen-
nenfompff fir Gopierfeit Sen St
&iooimir-GrOen berIiebeu bat.
@fe0er elm 8eppelin ii6er
glntm merpen.
9(ntperpen A. September, Dia
@aris. Sin 8eppelinluftfreu5cr
eridien 6eltc Ofor9en INN 8 ll6r 50
ii6er Der Stoot. @r wurOe bon oeu
Sorts Ourd cine 6iiiilooe begriiBt
ood es 1T niAt befonnt, % Oos 2llit.
ihiff 6eiddOigt purOe.
Deutide SGie9er in's @ a /.
ier geitiir3t.
@ormid6 Gnglano, A. Sept. n
Sin 6ritiides Submorin6oot bat Ell.
nen Oeuti6en Slieger lnO ieineu @le.
dolifer nod bier gebradt weIde GO
@leilcn BON ser &iiite ouf i6rcu ms
@oiier 9efoIlcnen geroplon trei6enO
qeilnoen purOen 0as Submarin-
boot rettctc sic 6cioen W}Gnncr umo
bradte Damn sen 9leropIon gum
Sinfeu.
@ormori6 Scr Geutid en-
tempor6r oufgebaltcn2
Sten0e, 9elgien, A. Septem.
6er oia 2on0ou. Ser &ormarid
oeS rebteu 8liigels ser OeltiGeu 9lr.
mee ioIl atgeblib 5un Stillitono
ge6radt morOen iehi. 0ie Geutiben
iiuo Qe5pungen mor0en iid oif ct.
Quentin 5uriid5u5iebcn
9Ruiiiiber @ormorid ouf
Suc5owo bermut6et
@}oilano, sStolien, A. Septcm.
Der - Ger @eridteritotter Ocs Biz
toreii'er nSccoIo @uforeit" elmer
meiiIens ie6r 0rt informirten 3ei-
tng, ic6rei6t, ooB Oie 9iiiiien OoS
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-09-05

oiierreidiide G5ernomib o6ne g9iOer-
itouO 5u iinoen 6eiebt boben, umO iid
jebt oiif Dem Wlaride gegen Suc5o.
pa, on ser rumdniihen @ren5e 6e-
fdn0en
@oIi5ier ,an9ebfiG rui
enfrenn0li1.
Copenhagen, bia 2onOon A
September. Sin Gelegraum an
oas g2olff'i6e Bureau in g9ien bringt
Die 01elomg zines &rie0S6eri4ter.
itatters, pona9 ben Oeiterrei9ern
Die rriienircinolidcn @ali3ier Diele
Sdwicrigfeiten 6creitct 60tten. Gle
iollcn iic6 uomcutli9 in Sit-@oli5ien
ais Spione lm0 <nOi9aiter 6et5d
iigt 6a6en.
So elm engliibeS ultima
tnm an @oIlonO.
9fotter0am, oia 2onoon 4.
September. Der 6ieiige englii9e
Goniul 6ciireitet oaB ieiue Gegie.
rng an SoQouo Elm llltimatlun &C.
ionOt babe in Ocm oeiorOert miro,
Den Eronsport cn9lii6er Suppeu
our6 bic Sdcloe nod 9lntperpG 81
geiiaitcn @r 6etonte, odB GnglntO
oiel an SoQau0's 9}eutralitdt gelegen
iei.
@etroaro6 meI6ct Siege.
&etroara0 (St. @etersburg),
pia 9Saris, A. september. Cine Of
ii3ieac 9cfuntma6ung ser 9ieaic-
rimg loutct.
Dlle6er Die Gperationen ser ruff
i1eu glrmee in @oIi5ien meloeu oiii
3ieQe 9cridte, OaB ser 5eiuo na6
per3meifeltcm Sample 6ei &olic5 li6
3urid3ie6t. Gr leB 1900 Soote, 80
@eidibe imO @iicn6a6nnoteriol 3u.
rid. SHoli9 BON @oridau wur0e
Gin 0iterreidiidcr 9lngrifi 3uriidge'
idlagen Ole 9lliien ergriiicn oic
Gileniiuc."
Soponii6eS &rieaSi6ifF
QetronOct.
Gofio, A. Sept. ~ Ger Gon-
mauOout oeS 3lueiten iopaniiden Ge.
i6paoers Bat Dem Slotten.Geporte.
ment gemelOet, Bob efn iapaiiic6cr
Gorpeoo3criiorer in ser aiautiMou-
9uht oiii ben @rnnO gclouieu lit.
IS lit umui6alc5 geweicn, Oos S6iif
pie0er ilott 3u ma6cn abcr ieinc
0ionuidoit 1T iider aelonoet NOR
ben.
lln6efdti9te 9rtpot Mct
0ungcnnoH g}em Yorf.
9tem Yorf A. Septem6er.-Gie
9}odridteu-9lgeutiu BON Gop, Soncs
e. Gonponp 6rodte 6elite oif if.
rem ugieps tider~ oie nadite6enoeu
Meloungen:
o2onoou IS piro 6ei 2lopos De.
ri6tet, oaB Geitihlono an Sollano
Elm llltjnotum .oarihtet. babe, Gie-
ie Nlcl0ung lit bon feiner Seite be-
itdtiat"
n9lou Greulierniniiier Solon0ra
pcroiicltlidte sic iol9enOe Grfld-
rlmg Die itolieniide 9iegierun0 lit
felt entidloiieh i6re 93eutralitdt 5u
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-09-05

0eiterreidiider 0ampfer
sum Sinfen. gebra6t.


sum Siufen. gebrab t.
2on0on, A. September. Seite
9lodnittag lief bier Die 0leIoung elm
oaB ange6liH Der oiterreidiibe Gam.
pier 9at6ori~ BON einem britii6et
areu5er in Dem biscaoiiben Meer-
6uien 3un Siufen gebradt poroen
iei.
Cos ariegsidiff na1n crit sic 26
Ddtglieoer Der 8emannung OesCams
piers an 9oro mo 6radte oanu ben
Gompior SUM Siaien Inter ocn
SeiaHaencu beituoet iid augc6liA elm
oelii,6er @encrol1a0s.Ciii5cr.
Ser oGatbori~ 6atte Elm Geplace-
meut bon 1883 Gonuen. Gr fubr
8piiden 5iume uno frou3oiii6eu Sd.
fen.
0eutide Sruppeu angel.
lid IN Oie 2 6mei85u-
riid0egungen.
2on0on A. September. n Ger
9eridteritotter ser ,@rAauge Geles
graph GompauD" telegrop6irt aus
9ionl, ooB Elm im6eitdtigteS @erii6t
aus 8aiel, 0ia 9erL 6eiagt, @ene-
raj bon Deimling lei ongeblid nit
Ieinen Erilppen ouf idwei5eriides
@ebict gegongen. nm elmer etmoigen
@efaugenna5me ourd Die 5ron5oieu
81 entge6en
@ibil6eb0Iferung 5um
@erIoiien 0iten0e'S
oufGefor6ert
2onooH A. Septeuiber. ~ Sin
Telegramm aus 0fienoe an sen
nG6ronicle~ beiagt, ooB oae oiierrei.
diif-ungoriiden Stoatsonge50rigen
Sic 9lufiorOerung er6olteu bdtten, oie
StaOt inner5ol6 bon "a Shmoen 5t
oerlaiien. Die Goniulu bo6en e6en-
iolls oen engliiAeu, 6elgiideu uno
iran5oiiihen llutert6anen Die gI6rei.
ie angerotben.
DeutfdIono geftottet a Il.
gebli1 &obIenauSfubr.
2onOon A. ,Septentber. II g1ad
einem an Den rG6ronicIe~ aeridteten
Selegromni aus aopen6ogen Bat
1eutiAlono beit Grport BON ao6lcn,
sic iib ieit LANCER 3eit i'm 9auoc olt.
geiomulelt 6aben aeitattet
gIus einen fror5ofiiden
&riegStagebud.
2on0on A. September. II Sin
9eridteritotter oes nEeIegrap6" Be-
ridtete am 0littwoG aus 5orges-Ids.
Gour, 25 0leilen norOoitlid oou
9iouen, 5olgeu0es
pGie gerbiinSeteH iebtcn ibrcu ia
pferen @ioeritan0 ge9en sic 6erein-
flit6euOen Trlppcu oeS @eaners
iort. Die @erbiiuoetel iino nfoIgc
Der @linOer5a5I ge5punaen 5uriid.
3uge6en Gs lit eilt georOneter 9liid.
3uo, feline 5Iudt. Die Geutiheu bo.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-09-05

po6ren Gies entipriAt Dem &olfs
gefiibl uenn iib aud bier cine itor-
te Str0mlmg iiir englauo iii6l6or
ma6t.~
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-09-05

RdHe iir'e 2uslnnb beiurGf g. 0ninr. 413
N,Goliimore.etrabc. nahr 0nitum 6onir 9lue
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09

re- the Defendant Above Npmed
You are hereby summoned aud re-
unired TO answer the complaint III TINS
action, of which q copy is herewith
served upon you, and to serve 4 copy
of your answer to the said complaint
or the subscriber ut his office i'll Ahhe-
villp, s. c., within twenty days att'i
he service hereof, exclusive OF the "ry
of such service ami if YOU fail to Eli
swer the complaint within the utne
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action
will Appiy 10 the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Sept. 1st 1914.
-. II. Hill,
Plaintiff Attorney.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Elm WIT EIr.k Enii TMnHh

Check your ia!l f",ugh or coih At
Ionca-ton'L wait--it may ieaH Ip 81
rion, lung trouhIc, We@Eeu yCur vital
ity aDh develop y 81 '"uic lang all
merl. Get q bottle e nr. Rcii's Pine
TarT@reY today il j. pure 'd har,u'
less--uae il freely for that fail cough ~
cold. lf Baby or Children are sjcI;
give TT" Them, it will relieve quickly
and permanently II snot"es tie irri'
tated throat. lnr9s ard air p"@sagee
L0O>ens ph!egu. - a~ntIseptic &ni s'r'
titles the system against coles. It
surely prevents ca!d germs from get,
ting q h"!d. Guaranteed. Only Pc.
at your Druggist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Rem. 4! J. |. M.lyIE.E!:.l,5

If you happen to l." one "i the th0u-
sands of men ami woHIeu who sitter
ever so slightly from an Inactive
liver, you will be surprised It 'hr M
mediate effect of GRiGSET'5 LIy-
VER=LAX. Tha' h~enda"hr, nr luck
of energy or constipated condition, il
sure to he the result of imperfect I'rrr
conditions.
Help nature to do Che work by one
or two doses OF GRlUSBY'S LiF-NEN-
LAX each week and you will be d new
being.
Sold in SOC and $l.G0 bottles under Il
sound refund guarantee by any Drug
gist. Genuine bottles always bear the
likeness of l.. X. Grigsny.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09

Right toilet helps and most
carefully selected beauty aids
bring greatest comfort and most
pleasing results. The things you
here your friends praise have no
doubt been bought of us, and we
equally as well prepared to sup
ply your with just what you
need.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Hylnui ~huiic..

The examination for school ~t';7"Nnrs VIII
y" h"iG III tie Court House On Saturday..
Dct. ,. 1911. beginning 20 -. III. Az 'frh-
rTs IL III" comfy arc hereby "~".:iirGtiT'
ilr :aw require, them 10 r'@-.rr thrir
"nrri.jcat"s ..iIA rhr Ct:autv .:r.ialfn'"ui-
en- e EaG"'i."I,. Iht- mrt~. '' ''"f. 'r'
lore Hr'i' irlr uin!u.s VII w. ap"rnN'i
:. y. LAWSON.
90. "upt. ri i,'ln"Htl"n.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09

WE WANT \ GIVE WIRE" ~
YFHTIS!NG MAN FOR .hB"EFlLhE.
TO \ GOOD CAPABLE MAN WHO
CAN pc THINGS" We CAN GIVE !
! YEARS CONTRACT THAT Will
PAY UPWARD Or $3.50 PER MONTH.
$1,000 CASH AND HGSTLING AD!L-
ITY IS NECESSARY TO SECURE
THIS CONTRACT. OR REPRESEN-
TATIVE WILL BE IN hDnEFlLldI
WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND WE
WILL Pc GLAD TO HAVE HIM SIZE
YOU WHILE THERE. ADDRESS,
ARTHUR c. WILSON & CO., l3S
CREW ST. ATLANTA, GA.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09

Everything that the most dis
eliminating person could desire
can be had in cur toilet-goods
department, We exert the Ut
most care and judgment when
selecting our stock; therefore we
feel tina; we can we'll afford to
not only recommend, but guar
antce every purchase YOU make.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Dizzy 9iii.as? Con+t,p .t.Gg

Or. Kings Nv Life Pills will cure
you, cau-r hsalthy flow of Bile ard
ribs your Stomach ard Bowels " waste
and ~fermenting body poisons. They
are a Tonic to your Stoui&rh nui Liver
and tone Tive general system. Fr.i
dose will cur" you of that degrees sod,
dizzy, bilious and cunetipated condl-
ton. Pc. @ll Druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Powder Puffs

Fluffy pnffs Of eilerdown. White, Pink and
light blue satan backs. a fine big puff for 25c
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Delightful Perfumes,

Dainty odors suggestive of refinement, All OF
the best-known advertised extracts and several
selected new ones that will please and cherm you
25 cents to $50 per ounce. g. >yi
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. rs they ccnno'
reach the diseased por:icn of the. car
There is only one way II cure G'tC;ySS,
and that is y" constitutional r'mC4ic9,
Deafness is caused ~ an iaI ned conji.
lion Of the Mucous lining {. The -.usta.
char Tube. When this tube is iriiamrJ
yea have Il runbiinc SQUAD or i:aDr"f g
hearing, and wren it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result. and Mess the in
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by C1t2rrh,
which is nothing but IN ntlamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
Wo will rive Ono hundred Dollars forI case OF
Deafness (causcd by %catarrl) that cannOt be cured By
Halls CatarrL Cure. SEND tor circulars, free.
F.J CnENET, eco, Toledo, Chic
Sold by druggists, 7jc-
take uals Family Pals FOR constipation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Power of Slanher.

Power of SIanher.
A single seed of fact Will produce in
a season or two a harvest Of calum-
MES; but sensible men will gay no at
tention to them.-Froude.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09

For fine cigars, cigarettes and chewing
tobacco, 20 TO Speeds Drug Stone.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29

It was Christmas Day-Christmas Day. The day of all the year. Full of love and joy and laughter. Of sunshine, of church bells ringing, telling of the Holy Birthday, of happy children sing ing the Song of Bethlehem.
 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men" glist- ened in golden letters above altars and fragrant Christmae trees.
 Gut from one of the large, churches streamed a crowd of merry children, laden with the fruit from what was once a veritable king of the forest.
 Among the group was a young man and woman and with them little boy of perhaDs two and half years. a bonny little lad, whose happy face was framed in golden curls. At the cor ner of the street the three boarded a car. Straightway the child became the center of attraction.
 4 tiny drum was suspended from his neck, dimtnutive sword dangled at his side, gun, not too large, was held tightly in one white mittened hand, while the other clasped a small red stocking, bulging with it's wealth of candies.
 Immediately the child began a little ger to another he trotted and with smiling confidence wished each a Merry Cismis."
 At once astonishing things began to happen. The gruf looking old gentle man actually smiled and the bored lady of fashion forgot to be bored. The motherly persons all. and the fatherly persons all, beamed with delight if by any chance the blue eyes of the baby rested on thenn-/
 But clearly the boy was not satis- fed Under the golden cufls the baby brain was at work. ''Cismis'' meant gifts. He looked at the drum, the sword, the gun. the red stockings filled with candy. So many people, so few gifts.
 The bored lady -of-fashion suddenly felt sword thrust-not into her side, but into her huff. The gruf looking old gentleman saw. a drum being de- posted on his knee, while the gun wavered between an elderly lady with snow-white hair and boy some years
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
HIS CHRISTMAS BROTHER

older than the Infant Santa Claus-a
 boy of raven locks and black, black eyes Finally with bated breath on the part of the beholderss the decision was made-the boy got 1t, the red stocking. too.
 Then tired baby boy wac gathered into his mothers arms and only the angels chanting on hfghs Glory to God in the highest. and on earth, peace.
 good win to men," ever knew of the love implanted in three hearts that Christmas Day by the brief inter- change of one little lads Christmas gifts.
 The years sped on. each bringing it's Christmas season. The little lad of the golden curls had grown into young
 manhood He had chosen for his life
 work the noblest of aIl-that of healing the sick. August came of the year 1914 and with it startling news sped around the world-neWs that two great nations were going to war. One of these na- tions belonged to the little lad grown to mans estate. The great wave of him on his way to uphold his country In its hour of trial.
 One beautiful summers days came
 the first shot, rattling and hurtling and killing-the war had begunI For days and weeks and months it AepS~Ss0s 6AAdE4lA5 AASdNCn dll0 the awful din of shell and shot, of wounded horses and of men, groa mir g and writhing in agony. Other nations
 joined forces-more men, more snoJs,
 more dead.
 When the Holy Christmas morning
 dawned, oh! what sight! The battle field strewn with the blood-stained. Strewn with those who in childhood
 had hsped the message of the angels.
 Peace and good will" Christmas InraW- kna- charging. Christmas Day. the same
 rattling and hurtling and killing The order, Forward, march," same to our fair-haired students line, and
 running double-quick they rushed upon the advancing line of the enemy. In the enemy's line was tall fellow
 with raven locks and black. black eyes The fair haired boy charged upon him
 Each caught the others eye-and fred l And as they fred recognition ieAped from the black eyes ere he sank un- conscious to the ground. When he re-
 putting cup to his lips and bidding 1 him drink
 He drank, sip after sip until he had drained the cup. He sat up and
 looked about him. The columns had
 moved on, the smoke of the battle had alone, lying side by. side, wounded
 mortally wounded.
 He lay back again. Suddenly an
 awful thought came to him. Say" he
 whispered, that water that you gave
 me-was it all you had?" But the fair-haired boy did not an- swer. Somehow his wounds seemed easier, far. far off the battle sounded perhaps he could sleep-perhaps.
 Tears coursed from the black eyes.
 "Listen!" he cried. You must lis tent"
 1 The fair-baira5 bov tr,.na5 aa6
 looked at him.
 Once. long ago." went on the man l you gave me Christmas present. the only present that ever had-tt wac 9
 gun-you were a little chap with golder 1 -uris-iI was in a car-a4d l named you my My Christmas Brother-and today you gave me water, drank il all, and it was I who shot you-my Christmas Brother"
 But the fair-haired youth only
 smiled. And after that they lay in si-
 lence, those two-and the Christmas
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
TAXING FoREsT LANDS.

The question of the proper taxation of forest lands is one which has inter ested more than one commonwealth and it is one upon which many minds have worked, for the purpose of get ting justihabIe action in the matter. For those states which are looking about for some advice in the matter the new forest taxation law which goes into effect now in Massachusetts is bound to receive some study.
 Previously the forest land of that state has been annually taxed upon the value of the wood and timber that it bore with the chances that all the profit was eaten up by the time the crop of timber was marketed. By the new law a different method is pus- sued. Instead of the old indiscriminate tax there are to be three hereafter consisting of the tax on the land with out regard to the values that it car ries, communication tax on land reg istered as woodland and tax upon the product when it is cut and sold. It is incumbent upon the owner of such land that he register holdings of this kind according to classifica- tions and upon his doing this depends the benefit he will get out of the new method of taxation. There will be no change unless he makes it.
 The plan will receive the attention of other states for the results attained as it is put into operation. If as it is expected it will encourage the woodland owners to permit their tim Der to reach it's best growth before cutting an additional benefit will be ~ained aside from the adjustment of the important matter of taxation.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
SAFEGUARD THE ALMsHousEs,

An instance of the danger which surrounds the use of wooden build ings and 1retraps as institutions for the care of sick, feeble, aged or in- firm people is furnished by the fire which destroyed the City Home in Cambridge, Mass. Most fortunate was it that the number OF lives lost was kept down to four, but 1t cannot help being realized that Mayor Good of that city is right when he expresses the hope that every city in the country will learn @ lesson from this deplor- able affair."
 Just because a building is to be used for an almshouse or children s home, it doesn't mean that any kind of a structure is suitable, or that it should not be surrounded with all the safeguards possible for the proven tion of fires and the protection of life. Those are the very places where the greatest care should be exercised.
 Frequent enough are the cases where we'll and ablebodied people are caught in such buildings by fire and require all their strength and cool headedness to escape, but no such risks should be taken where inValids and bedridden people are concerned. To them it means being caught like rats in a trap. Too much care can not be exercised in providing modern Areproof buildings for such uses Old buildings with few exits and in many cases no fire escapes are too often considered sufficient for the housing Of fhe sick and unfortunate. They are permitted only because of the use to which they are put and 1t is a con- dition wtich ought not to be tolerated. It is one place where the best safe- guards should exist.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
SHIP PURCHASE BILL.

This week greater activity can be anticipated in washiugton in behalf of the ship purchase bill which has for its purpose the pouring out of government money for the buying of vessels to carry the export business of this country. This proposition has met with strong opposition and such can be anticipated when 1t Is again brought up in congress.
 Just how the government is going to supply the funds and carry on the business at rates which would be low CT than those already engaged in the business and get return upon the money is hard to understand. There Is no scarcity of ships if there is the business to keep them busy. This country has been the attraction for a great many European vessels which have been thrown out of business over
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-29
REASON FOR cRITIcisM.

Much has been said in the past few weeks in criticism of the navy and war departments for the purpose of bringing attention to the existing facts. Not a little has been said of the manner in which the entire bus mess of the government is conduct ed and has been for much longer period. Ex-President Taft has declared that. the war de- oartment is twenty-five years be- hind the times in it's method of do- ing business, and even while in the office of chief executive MT. Taft made a strenuous effort to have congress adopt a budget system for the purpose of giving needed improvement in a particularly important place, but without success.
 That it is not alone the war depart ment that is behind will undoubtedly be admitted by NIT. Taft, for it is a fact as the New York Sun says, that Congress and the excessive officers of the government, always ready gtc meddle with private business, to reg ulate the affairs of merchants. to tel, manufacturers how to satisfy their employees, have never adopted a sane rule for their own guidance in mak- ing appropriations, in creating bu- reaus, in supervising the spending oi money. There is no correlation oi departments, no effort to prevent the duplication Of activities, no effective looping off of useless jobs The states men who are so quick to point out the errors of private citizens and es. tablishments founder hopeiessly in a bog of bad practices their own care lessness or incapacity has created. The greatest business in the country is the most inefficientIy handled"
 Not only is the country behind. but it persistently refuses to catch up ana as long as such state of affairs ex- ists there is bound to be criticism and weakness.