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Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

trizn naval base across the Adriaticf once an Unibriaf1 colony, then an Etfuscan port, and ffter acquired by Rome as a base against the 9auls. is a picturesque monument to the past rather than place of present large importance. When growing Rome met Carthage for the mastery of the mari time world, Rifnihi became an import ant naval port. Here was stationed QuaesteF of the feet, and from here the merchants of Dfdo's city were hur- rted on their. ventures through the Adriatic and Ionian Seas.
 The power of Rome reached out through this port for the control of the Mediterranean, of eartii's one great mercantile sea Rinini is no longer g point of significant strategic peninsula. but in Roman days it was vital element in the plan by which the Latin city becafne the mistress of the world. The Via Fiafnf1fa ternt- mated here. and the Via Aeniii4 start roads To linked % it to fbs W ss f1sstsr G iIt, eity.
 Augustus honored the city with q | triumphal arch and d. massive bridge of Istrian marble h the forum here, Julius Caeser fired the ef1thusiasm Of his soldiers after crossing the neigh boring Rubieon, on his march against Rome and her senate. Early in the sixth century the Goths were stayed without the gates of Rir1ffis fortifi- cations, and. later, Rimini became one of the five city league, which fnclud- ed Pesaro. Fano, sinisagfia and An- coma.
 "FriuIi as the lowIand and hill region at the head of the Adriatic Sea. In ancient times one of the 9s duchies into which the Langobarh divided between Italy and Austria The Friull district includes the italian province of sUndine and the district of PortegrtI- arc. and the Austrian province Of Goerz and Gradiseas together with the called Idrian district
 in the noth, and of the Carnie .Aips h the east are included in Frtuli. Ths The southern part of this region Is 2 rich alluvial plain, s1oping gently in to the Adriatie. and watered by tht Isonzo and several lesser streafas.
 The whole district, Italian and Aus. trian, includes about $500 square miiei of area Its supports about 700.0ei people, largely an agricultural popula- ton, and for the most part Italian speaking. The inhabitants of the an cient duchy are called Furlanians
 Their speech differs from that of tn
 peninsula Italians, in that it is yer.
 strongly modified by Celtic words
 Fancy fruits, wines, grapes and grain
 give lavish harvests. in F'rfuiiss mil
 climate. The table fruits grown her are known as ldxuries throushou
 Europe.
 The present division of this coast land, that of Venetian and Tyroles Friuh. was recognized at an eari
 period. Tyrolese Friu1i came into tn , possession of Austrian in 15D0, an
 Venetian Friuli became Austrian b the Peace. of Campo F'ortnio in 1Ss' The Venetian division was brougt
 back to the Italian fold in 1S65, an now the Italians claim to have place the ancient Austrian division benin their lines''
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03
PREVENTING ARSON.

Just what can be accomplished. in
 securing a greater amount of fire pre-
 vention is shown by tine report Of Fire
 Commissioner Adar1sofi in New York
 who is Of the belief that as the result of the vigilance of the authorities in the running down and prosecution of incendiaries and people who started 1 fires for the purpose of collecting the insurance a substantial discourage met1t was offered to such a crime. Of
 the 42 convictions for arson during the past year there was noted a de-
 crease Of 13 from the previous year, which is commendable Showing in view of the difficu1ties which surround the detection of such cases especially if the fire amounts to anything. Not only to the ffrebtigs But to a carelessness in the adjustment of i'm surance does the commissioner at tribute responsibility for many losses, and it can be readily understood that If there is not a proper amount of at tention given to the establishment of the facts concerning a Ire that ad- vantage can and will De taken by those who may De in financial trouble or see an opportunity to make large profit from a dwindling business rapidly.
 Fire protection and prevention are
 of the greatest importance to every city but it matters little how much ef- 1 flciency is shown in that respect as long as there are those who are will 1 ing to burn for their insurance regard 1 less of the efect which it may have upon the neighbors, and whether they nave insurance or not. The commits sioner's report indicates that d valuz
 able preventive service is thus being rendered in running down all sus- piciotis cases.
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OBSERVED RULES oF WAR,

Though without an official report thereon as yet, but from statements which are being made concerning the sinking of the Armenian it would ap- pear that Germany has begun to put into operation change in it's sub marine policy which comes nearer to justified course. When d merchant man, or as it was ifi this case a vessel engaged in business for the ad- n1iraity. fails to obey d challenge from a warship and endeavors to escape it must be prepared for tlie corise- quences. From all accounts the sub marine commander treated the Ar menian under the prescribed rules of war. It was doomed from the time 1t was halted just the same as if the German vessel had been a larger warship, and had its captain instead Of deciding to take a chance in getting away, in which course he as the com rnander of an admiralty vessel prob ably considered he was responding to his duty. and surrendered fis ship there would have been iri all prob ability no loss of fife.
 It is an instance which must make certain to Germany that the course which this country is insisting that it follow IS practical. It can observe the rules of war and make good The added speed and the extra steaming radius which are possessed by the newer submarines make them of greater value and if England is. going to take proper care of it's shipping whether 1t concerns the regular com merce or the transportation of army supplies, 1t must afford greater pro- tection. Thus far there is little evi= dence that Great Britain is making as good use of it's destroyers as ii might.
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A sRNEVoLENr ACT.

It is impossible to overlook the con sideration for the unfortunate which has been Inanifested by the late Allen Avery of Mystic when by a provision in his will he left d half of the res idue of his estate following the expi- ration of a trust, to the se1ectmen to be used for the support of the worthy poor of the town Of Stonington.
 By his act MT. Avery not only dis closed his phi1anthropfe makeup and his sympathy for those who through sickness or unforeseen circumstances are unable to support themselves, but he does his best to lift the burden of pf0viding for the indigent from the shoulders of the townspeople. Thus is his bequest a gift to the whole town. : There may De disposition to look upon the establishment of such a fund .as an invitation to many to do so, who might not otherwise being Inclined to seek charity, but however that may be 1t rests with the town authorities ito whom the trust Is committed to prevent that situation. The town -without it's poor is an exception. II Is class that can always be antici- pated but the fact thas a town has the funds and the inclination to care for those whom 1t is duty bound tc look after does not necessarily mean that is must become a haven for all who are in good physical condition but unwilling to work MT. Avery has done a magnincient thing for Ston- inEton. He has apparently been ae. tuated by the beiief that charity De- gins at home and 1t promises to be perpetual monument to his memory.
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 would De only q repetition of what took place after the first Balkan war of<two years ago and resulted in Bull garia loosing much of the territory which it had gained by magnificent lighting, but that very lesson should be sufficient to ward off any such possibility among the countries along the Adriatic.
 Italy Is ambitions to carry out It's national policy and regain much of the territory which it formerly pos sessed and some more. Servia is anx- fous to gain a sea coast for an outlet for and d development of it's business and in taking possession Of Soutari. Montenegro has onfy retaken a city which 1t won in the previous war and vas forced by the powers to relins quisf.
 Even though it must be realized that the present is a most unfortunate time for the creation of quarrel amongst themselves it is going to re- quire some clever diplomatic work either now or in the future to bring about an adjustment of the territorial lines in that neighborhood without starting more trouble.
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submarines, fast cruisers and destroy
 CTS. and much of the Dutch navy is
 stationed In colonial waters for this
 purpose. As a matter Of fact. half of
 appropria IS to be paid by the
 colonies themselves.
 It has always been a fundamental idea Of those in charge of the Dutch
 naval defence to have the best possible
 mAtefla1 at hand even though it should be only small in quantity. For this
 reason It has been decided to replace
 nearly all the present Dutch war-yes-
 sels by newly constructed ships as
 soon as possible. The two newest
 ships of the navy are the Jacob va
 Heemskerck, built in 1906 and the of the others are very old. The
 Kortenaer, for instance, is expected to be placed out of commission after
 one more trip to the West Indies. The
 Koningen Regentes. The De Ruytef
 and the Hertog Hendrix, too. are Is
 old and, although they carry good
 guns, are not regarded as Of much I fighting value.
 The Dutch sailor is universally con-
 sideted as among the best sLike the men of ail other f1avies. he Is uni formed in blue The cut of his clothes ! Is similar to that of the German blue jacket and, like him and the fighting I sailors of all other nations they bear
 similar ornaments tc those worn by | the men of the British deet-the
 three white stripes on the borders of | the faH-down collar which celebrate Nelsor's three ylctories of the Nile. Copenhasen and Trafalgar, and the black Scarf worn in sailors knot be- low the collar fin front as a sign of | mourning for Nelson.
 The total number or sailors serv- | ing with the vessels of the fleet Is in I round ngufes 1000 men of all ranks l but at the present time some of the i naval militia taken from the ranks of the fishermen and the merchant marine | have been called up. This fact has | caused the cost of the Dutch navy te l rise to a sum considerably higher than is usual and an increased appropria- ton for their maintenance was nec- essary.
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THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

GrodeLa the city which lent it's name to the abandofed line of Russian de- lenses just before Lemberg, is de- sefibed in today's war primer of the National Geographic society:
 Situated in belt of marshy, pond strewn land, Grodek was a point of natural defense toward the south and west, just as Nature has placed all of her obstacles, with the exception of the rnorasses, in Galicia, toward the south. The village. with some II 900
 population, lies by the side of we'll stocked, shallow pond, washing brown, clayey banks. It is a small center of the North Gallcian grain and flax piantings
 'Grodek is a station upon the Cra- cow -Demberg railway, less than twen- ty miles southwest of Lemberg. It had growing linen and tanning industries
 at the outbreak Of the war, and also
 possessed a considerable trade in grains and flour. The country around
 Grodek is sprinkled with lifeless ponds and afff1cult, water-soaked ground stretches. gfodek is the center of a little lake chain, and from this. village line of heights reaches toward the
 north, and at a more or less sharp angle, toward the northeast.
 These heights extend behind the town, and toward the east, leaving an exparise of low fields toward the south WSSI. naWafuShd4 tue important ra1i-
 way center Just captured by the Ger
 mans. lies about ss miles due north of Gfoaek, and the fortress Of Przepysl | lies about 70 miles due west. The l little village of Grodek, thus, was the center of the powerful arc Of the Ger man and Russian armies. advancing upon and retreating toward Lemberg. The city wzEs captured by the Russian invaders early in the war"
 Finnini-Among the seapofts recent | iy visited by the Austrian fleet. Rzfnini, ancient Aluminium, the Adriatic sea- port opposite the dlfninutive republic l of San Marine, is a city of typical Italian charm. a place Intimately as-
 soeiated with the big events of early 1 history, fascinating for the strange rofnances lived within it's bounds, and hiied with memories of those absorb | ing contraditions that go to make up | the Italian temperament. This little port forms the subject of today's study | in war geography issued by the Ma
 tionai Geographic society at Wash | iagton.
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storie. of the War
Dutch NaxA Prep.ratlsn..

Fast cruisers and submarines are to form the bulk of the additions to the Dutch navy in 1916. according to the naval budget. The MInister Of Marine obtained the consent of Parliament to begin the building of two new cruisers and four submarines or the biggest type at once. while he was authorized to purchase a number Of hydro-aero- planes.
 The cruisers are to develop a speed of 30 knots at their trials and to pos sess steafning radius of 5000 raIles at a minimum speed of 1z knots. They are to dispiaee 6sOOQ tons and to cost a, 60O, 900 each, and are to be built in Holland under the supervision of a the quality of their construction and that they attain the requirements laid down by the government They are to be armed with 10 sIx-inch quick firing guns. four three-inch esefai -au- tomatic quick-firers arranged for uss n1achine-gu guns. The arrnof-beit is te be of three-tnch plates and the dec<z also are to be protected all over while their bridges and atnmunit ton. hoists are to be reinforced By steel, Turbine engines are to be used and liquid fuel to be burned.
 Each of the four new submarines is to displace soc tons and to posses six topedo- tubes. The cost of each is estimated at 9700,000.
 Both the cruisers and submarines ara to be fitted with special ventilation er- nngements and the Accommodation for the crews is to be of the most modern kind so as to make the vessels com fortabIe in the tropics.
 The new hydro -aerqplanes (siE fr fiumberl are to cost 3ss0o0 each and arc to be purchased abroad. It he'd been intended by the government te introduce a more extensive pro. gramme, but the Ministers considered 1t wiser to walt till the end of the wal so as to profit by It's Iessons.
 The reason big battleships were not provided for was that in case Hoiianf should be drawn into the war, tht Dutch fleet would be compelled ts adopt the principle or a stFateslca defensive, reinforced by an occasiona. offensive by the submarines, who's. presence would make the North Sed perilous for any enefny wafcraff Hol. lands coasts contain inlets, each o which would serve ns a base fof sub marines. which. with the assistat1c' Of fast mine-layers and the streBinl OF the shallow coast Waters with fi1et mine fields would play the most i'm portant part in Dutch sea operations The Dutch colonies in the Ez6 l Indies could also Dc placed in dn ex. ] celient state of detsnce by means Q
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heirloom an his family. no doubt. To him ali his life it will be a refnern- bFaf1ce of six years of faithful and effective work, not merely for the prosperity of the Chamber of Com nieree, but for the welfare of the community which that organization exists to serve. However. CoIonef Uiiman may see all around him in this city as tangible evidences of the re. suits of his six years work Tn a score of different ways the chambers public service, organized under the in- spffatIon of his leadership. Is working. New Haven Is an irnfneasureabiy bet ter city, with vastly better prospects in many ways. because of the efforts which have been set in motion for the past six years. The members them selves have done it, to be sure, but under his leadership. May he see, under the leadership of his successor, increasingly abundant fruits of the sowing he has nade.-New Haven Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03
Tuns-peafnsss.

Everyone has heard of color blind ness. but few people are aware that there is such a rnAlady as tune-deaf- ness. It prevents those affected from appreciating music. which to the mel ody-deaf Is nothing but noise. The most intelligent people often suffer tn this way. Empress Catherine of Russia used to declare that for her music was a nerye-trying din, and Napoleon !. hated any form of melody. Victor Hugo had to be coaxed by the compoBef who put his famohs lines to music- Are not my verses" he used td sax -sufficiently harmonious to stand without the assistance of dis agreeable noises7'' Doctors say that the power to appreciate music depends nerves and brain. Some peoples nerves readily carry musical sounds to the mind, whilst in others nerves impede their passage to the brain cells. Good mnsicians are more eften born than made. Nature has pro- vtded them with nerves which in- stinctfvely carry musical chords to the brain That fB why a good must clan can menorize q tune After hear Ing 1t played over once. Every note has been clearly recorded in their brain. Those with less sensitive musf- cal nerves receive a dull impression of any music key they may hear, and thus they are unable to remember 1t
 uhless it is drummed into their brain oy repeated playing.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

(Written Specially for The Builetin.) )
 With the national holiday so soon to be celebrated, there is a tendency to hark back to the days of early Norwich, when small bays were just as active and equally as noisy as are those of today.
 That was the time when every sort of public celebration took place on Norwich Town Green, the centre of the town plot, about which clustered the church, the parsonage and public buildings: II was variously referred Green!' and later sthe Parade" or "the Training Field" or the Plain
 In her wonderfully interesting, ir- forming and Painstakfng book, Old Houses of the Ancient Town of Nor wich. Miss Mary E. Perkins devotes an entire chapter to this famous green. which is still the pride of res identS of Norwich Town, whose spirits are lacerated when it semf-occasion- ally gets filtered with papers. or worn down by the spiked heels of the base ball players.
 Miss Perkins tells us that 1t was a big event in the history of the town when the first train band, with Fran cis Griswold as lieutenant and Thomas Tracy as ensign, assembled on the Green, in 1866. The famous Major 
 lutions from the windows of his house at the south of the Green. as the trainers marched and countermarched taking on style for a muster with the other train bands Of the colony, at the regular biennial review.
 More than once, tradesr1en tried to encroach on the Green; but in proper time they were driven off, in 1T2s the town voting that the Plain in the Town P1att, called the Meeting House Plain, with ell its contents and ex- tents of it as 1t now lyeth, shalt be and remain to be and lye common for public use for the whole town for ever without alteration" Wise fore fathers of the hamlet were those early voters, appropfiating this beautiful stretch of greensward to public ust foreveri
 New impetus was given the annua training, when, in 17O8, new drums | holbarts and one pr. of colours" were 1 purchased, and two companies were | Bushnell and the other by San1ue l Griswold.
 At the time of the Stamp Act ex. citement, it is related by Miss CaulE. ins in her History of Norwich, a hE. erty pole was erected on the Green This was adorned with standards afit | patriotic devices and under it wi. | built a tent or booth, called the Pavil | ion. Here the citizens met to cele brate the repeal of the Stamp Act l the effigy of Jared Ingersol, the un popular stamp distributor, beini burned on the high hill overiookinI | the plain.
 Around the same liberty pole; dur
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THE PLAYeRouNp SEASON.

Plans arc underway for the opening Z. Of the playgrounds which in the past have been recognized as an institu- ton of much value to the children. With the vacation season at hand 1t Ss well to begin early to keep the < children off the street It matters lit- tie what section of the city it is, there ls much danger attached to playing in the highway but that becomes the common playground unless something better is provided. Playing in the street is simply holding out an invi- tation to accidents but the youngsters cannot be expected to curb their in- seIihations with the recognition of harm and display of good judgment which might be expected of mature minds Pleasdre is their one thought and they are entitled to a full amount Of 1t but for their welfare and the holding of the accidents to the n1ini- mum it has been fully demonstrated that the playgrounds fill a long felt want.
 With the supervision which is given, such pleasure spots not only allow of , free and healthy exercise but they Y mean that during certain hours of the ~ day the attendants are kept away from certain forms of mischief which are By no means beneficial and that there is assured the influence of restraint ana discipline which is highly desir- able.
 Considered in all its work the play ground movement is one which re- fleets a right consideration for the small boys and girls and judging from past experiences there Is every req son to believe that the season which lis about to open will be as great a success as those in the past, if not greater. It has the right ones at the \ head of it and it is believed the sym J pathy of the community at it's back
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rAouBLEsoME NEleHsoRHooD.

BecAhsA Of the attltude which has been manifested and the action which haK been taken by both Montenegro and Servia In sending armies into AL bania and the taking of territory in sciading several important cities. Italy .is reported to be displeased. If this feeling continues ana there Is cause sfof it to increase, because as Italy rszhtains Albania had been set of as A free state, there is Furnished an
 admirable ground for the starting Of e fight amongst the nations which are nehaihs tosethsf with ths allies. This
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With Germany putting ifi an order for 15,ooo sledges it begins to look as 1t was planning to go clear through Siberia.
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The man on the corner says: Pro- visions in Mexico appear to be linn tied to food for thought.
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Those Mexfcafs who are being paid
 at the rate of s1e day and really get but thirty cents are entitled to much sympathy.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

It is taking the authorities at An. napolis a long tifts to decide that hazing must go.
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J. M. Sullivan of San Domingo fame says he doesn't know Wiere he stands Is 1t possible he hasn't heard of Bfy- ans resignation?
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The epidemic of election scandals appears to have spread from Indiana to Rhode Island. It calls for the pro- per Immigration.
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The entrance of July was rather dubious but there couldn't have been anything raore welcome to the farm CTS.
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Who would dare to suggest to the old-fashioned boy the celebration of the Fourth with animal crackers?
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There has been shown no chance for claim of accident in connection with the Armenian.
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With the beiligefents 1t Is a case of impressing victories on the tablets of memory and writing the defeats in the sands.
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The only regrettable thing about this coiintryss trade Balance smash. ing all records Is the fact that 1t is duo solely to the war.
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AS long as HaertA never intended to go into Mexico 1t WIS of eoufse al, unnecessary detail in requiring him to furnish bah.
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EplroRtAl NOTES,

It remains for July to show that June by no means gets the prettiest brides.
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As was to be epected there are those who have begun to complain Of the heat.