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Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
HELPING THE BOYS

Nothing is more praiseworthy' than the effort wherever made or by what ever organization which has for its purpose the extension of the hand of assistance to boys who lack proper guidance or need the advice of friends for their own future welfare and the good of the community and country.
 Thus it can be appreciated that John O. Collins, secretary of The Friends of Boys, hits the nail on the head when he declares: This great Amer ica of ours now and in the years i'm mediately before us has no greater need than men. more men, real men. men who will and will not, who can and cannot, who hold themselves un- der discipline and control, whose well thought ont and prepared endeavors are toward high and noble ideals, and for the greatest good of humanity
 It is such a service in leading boys through the setting before them of good example and aiding them in sur mounting the trials. and tribulations of unfortunate circumstances by giv- ing them a chance to become men such as the country needs, that the organization of which MT. Collins is the executive is rendering. Such help in many cases means the changing of the whole course of a boys life through encouragement. It is a rec Dgnition of the fact that a good turn pr sound advice followed by man. Hesitation of interest when the future looks black and hopeless is what is needed to change about and recon struct his wrong idea concerning manhood. 'sMen, More Men, are need ed and it is a magnificent contribution which is being made for. humanity when this highly commendGble task is persistently and faithfully under taken. If there are to be men such as the country needs the influence to obtain them must be exerted on the bows.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
okIahona,s spoutIna nraaon.

Oklahomas latest wonder is a spoutins dragon that runs along the tracks of Oklahoma's principal rail- road. The dragon blasts. burns and scatters anything in its way. Pri- marily 1t was constructed to clear the tracks of weeds and noxfeus plants, but 1, Is performing a further service.
 Oklahoma abounds in snakes and other creeping terrors. and these gather along the tracks and sun themselves and frighten the cit.zenry. When the dragon comes down the road spouting fire it lifts these rep tiles high in air and. by specially con structed machinery. sets the snakes on, fire. When It. is known that the dragon is to have an outing Okla hcma society turns out, en masse. of course and watches the confiagration that beats any prairie fire that ever reddened the skies of that section.
 The destroying element of this dragon is gas generated from gaso- line. and there Is nothing like it in any other state. If an Oklahoma In- dian can't get his fire water" from the government agent on the reserva- tIon he wraps his blanket about him and gees out and waits for the spout ing dragon It has the same effect as fire water except that it doesn't leave headache
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
GREATER NEED OF SAFETY FIRST

During the month of October there was a total of 76 violent deaths in this state, according to official records just made public, and while there may be nothing unusual in the record or the Circumstances which surround the cases, it will nevertheless be viewed as altogether too large.
 This means an average of two and a half deaths a day during the last month and with 5S of the number list ed as accidental, it displays the tre- mendous opportunity which exists for a greater application of safety meas ures Almost one-t third of the entire number were cases of drowning and the result of auto accidents, all of which. despite the increase in popula- tion and the constantly growing num- Der of motor vehicles, shows a ten- dency in the wrong direction.
 With the daily lessons sufficiently prominent to make everyone stop, read and think, there appears to be small reason for many of these cases. A certain proportion could unquestion- ably be listed as unavoidable, but it is believed that if little more care had been used upon the part of all concerned results would have been diff ferent. When month after month it is necessary to record the repetition of fG talities of similar character it would seem that the price of heedlessness was sufficient to change conditions, but to all appearances personal ex- perience is required to insure reform and secure proper respect for safety. How much the movement for safety first has accomplished is impossible to estimate, but there is no doubt that there is still plenty of opportunity for its extension.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

dresses in Germany and Trance. but the determination Of the treasury de- partmert to get back as much as it is possible is to be commented. It is lin-
 dopbeedly true that the consular rep resentatives in dispensing the gold sent abroad for relief purposes were imposed upon and that many of the names and addressee are fictitious, those getting the money having no in- fention of returning ii, since the chance for the swindler was an excel lent one. but this does not furnish any excuse for those who have the means and yet refuse to make good. Amer ican subjects of that class who were aided to get baek to this country when trouble was threatening abroad, are no credit to the United States. On the other hand the experience has unques- tionabiy taught the department a val- nable lesson in dispensing funds with a free hand for relief purposes even when their own people are involved.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
Mohammedan Festivals.

The celebration of Bairam by the distribution to the GallipoH troops of copies of the Koran presented by the Sultan will be the most anxious in Turkish history. There are two fes- tivals of Bairam Little or Sugar Bail ram. which marks the close of the fast of Ramazan; and Great Bairam, a little later, which commemorates the sacrifice of Ismail by Abraham. For Mohammedan tradition puts Ish- mael ir. the place of Isaac. In ordinary years the great feature of this is the sacrifice of a lamb by the head of every family. A third part of it is given to the poor, third to widows and other relations. a third the fam fly eats MT. Duckett Ferriman~ tells how the lamb, bought a few days earlier becomes pet of the children, so that pious fiction Is necessary to explain it's disappearance. = London Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Sociuty

"The Morava Valley. along which the allied German and Austro- Hun garian troops are pushing forward to a function with the Bulgarians. forms the core of old Servia. according to a primer of war geography just given out by the National Geographic Society, which describes Servia's largest river and the Servian link in the historic route between Europe and Asia The greatest part of Servia's trade flows through this val ley, and here. also. is much Of the small kingdoms richest agricultural land. Moreover. 1t is through this mountainous Balkan country has maintained its contact with the West, a contact not always advantageous
 "The Morava Valley forms one Of those famed troughs across European upfards along which armies have many a powerful host has passed over the course that the Teutonic soldierc are taking today When Con stantinople. the golden capital of the Empire of the East. was in the gem ith of its glory. its generals held back Slav incursions in battles fought beside the Morava River. Some of the crusaders marched this way, crossinb into Asia Minor at Byzantium, and, while on their way through IeFTlIOT1eS or 6dSleIH OIAH- odox Christians, these exuberant Franks and Teutons often kept the
 people guessing as to whether the
 crusade was planned against the Eastern Church or against Moham- medanes The conquering Turks re- !, versed the lines of march. and swarmed down the valley to the
 gates of Vienna. itself; and, since the breaking of the Ottoman power, the German peoples have been look ing up the valley to commercial ex-
 pansion beyond. in the rich, though stagnant, areas of Asia Minor and Mesopotamia-
 The Morava River is not only ServIa's largest river; it is one of | the most important in the Balkans. The line of the Orient Express, coni- ing from Paris. from Munich and from Vienna, parallels the river, and stops long enough in Belgrade and
 Nish for one to wonder about the | towns beyond. A large part of the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
WHAT DIFFERENTIATION DOES.

Nothing contributes more to a city than heaIthful conditions. This has long been recognized but in mo place more than in New Orleans where con- ditions presented unusual problems. Nevertheless the authorities there. aid- ed by government experts have un- derstood their task and tackled it in an exemplary manner.
 That city was for long time the center for serious epidemics which made 1t place to be avoided. Yellow fever and malaria made the city an undesirable locality in which to lo- cate, but the adoption of sanitary measures and the waging of hard fights for the correction Of the con- ditions brought excellent results and today it is free from such a reputa- ton as 1t has borne in the past. Like wise, similar trouble was faced when bubonic plague made it's appearance there and broke out periodically de- spite the efforts to overcome it. Stren- uous action was demanded and elab- crate measures for the prevention of the plague carriers including the rat proofing of its buildings seemed like an expensive and endless job, but it was nevertheless undertaken with deter imitation and the result is that today New Orleans is able to boast of being a ratproof town and a community whose standard of health was never higher.
 The Crescent city must stand out as an example of what can be done in the way of community betterment. Where there is will there is a way it is said, and New Orleans can be pointed to as proof of the statement. Dillydally- ing. or temporary measures-do not pay in the long run as many city has found out and in no direction is this true more than in eliminating disease breeding conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
RIGHT ACTION.

When it was announced by the treasury department number of weeks ago that the names Of the many de- Ifnquents who had failed to reimburse the government for the funds advanced them in order to get out of Europe would be published and that prosecu- tion would follow for the recovery of the amounts wherever possible, it was anticipated that those who were able so meet their obligations would be Ruxtous to avoid the notoriety. and 1t ia prnhan1e tnat many have but how swtanGlvsay this was looked upon as En idls threat or how many consider h@o wuVspnment an easy mark, is dis zl6Ded bg the making public of 8 list of owaF &No0 who took Uncle 6anS Bpld and have 9ziied to return it.
 Tam azngkznk@ &hAt arc due vary from @DD to e1ss0o and the borrowers are NeiL sRRktared. some sVsn @fvinG ad-
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

export from Germany and Austria Hungary to the Balkans and to Tur- key passes this way in normal times, and the raw materials of Servia find their way down the river to the fac tories in the north.
 The Morava River is formed by the union of the Servian Stolac. and of the southern and western Nor ava It Is about 240 miles long, and Is naviGable for more than 50 miles from it's mouth. Rafts, hat-bottomed boats and shallow -draught steamers are operated over this course An eastern branch of the stream rises close to the Bulgarian boundary, while the southern Morava rises near Uskup. It empties~ into the Danube 30 miles east of Belgrade. at Semen dria- Among the more important towns along its course are Tagodlna, Chupria,. Parachin, Kragejevatz, Kruchevatz. Gurgusevatz. Lescoyatz, and Nish."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
Stories of the War
London Rentals Dropped.

Rentals of business properties in London have decreased during the past year. Even in cases where pro- perty is being rented under long term leases, the landlords have fre- Quentiy recognized the position in which the war may have placed their tenants by giving apprectable rebates on the contract figures In the Stock Exchange district forty per cent has been knocked on the pre-war rental in mary cases rather than lose a. desirable tenant.
 Oficc and loft-buiiding property is naturally very difficult to rent at the present time. Many professional and business men whose leases have ex- pired during the past twelve months have taken advantage of this to se- cure new quarters at far lower rem tals or else retain their old quarters on more or less nominal terms.
 Real estate. men state that the big reductions in rental values have proved a serious matter to many landlords and property holding com panies whose income is dependant upon the renting of high-priced ofi- ces. The higher range of interest values at the present time. which moreover is practically certain to lAst for many years after the war, also tends to lower the return on rented property of all kinds. as there is no likelihood of renewal of mort gages at the old rate of four or four and a half per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
Dutch Metal Workers Must Stay at
 Home.

The Dutch Government has pro- hibited any further exodus of metal workers to England. Early in the war, large numbers of Dutch work men in metals went to Germany, att tracted by the high wages offered in the munitions factories. More re- gently, a similar exodus on an even wider scale, had, begun toward Eng land. The Dutch government, fear ing an actual famine in skilled help for an important trade. has now pro- mulgated a strict prohibition against workmen of this class leaving the country.
 The Socialist newspaper Het Volk criticizes the new regulation in a striking editorial entitled 'Is Hol- land Prison2' The article draws a contrast between the governments s benevolent approval of the enormous war profits being reaped by the trad ing classes, and its efforts to prevent artisans from improving their condi- ton. The article declares that a number of Dutch workmen who were already on board steamer when the new prohibition was announced, were removed from the vessel by military force.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

day as on any other day before now That quick music stunt Is the goQds Play 'en1 in. play lem out. Me for the orchestra, and you for a perpetual meal ticket and the key to my cigar box Jophanus."
 And after that the Cafe Jitney dld a great business. and the proprietor moved into better residential dis tricts-Boston Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
War Bonus for RaiIwaymen.

After protracted negotiations. the demand of the English railway men for an increase in their war bonus has been settled by the granting of about half their demand. Under the new agreement, the war bonus of most railway employees is practically doubled. The rate granted at the be- ginning of the war averaged fifty to seventy-fl five cents weekly. the revised bonus will. in most cases. reach $1-26 weekly The adjustment will cost nearly $20, 0,000,000 a year.
 Presumably the government will take over most of this extra burden
 In return for the higher war bonus now allowed, the mems leaders have agreed not to present any further de- n1ands during the time the roads re- main under government control.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
The War a Year Ago Today
Nov. 3, 1914.

Nov. 3, 1914. Germans gained ground east of Soissons and VailIy.
 Allies checked Germans in Ar gonne region.
 Belsians trapped Germans at Furnes by ruse.
 Austrians stormed Sabao. British cruiser bonnbarded Aka bah, Arabia, and sailors occupied the town.
 Turks threatened Suez canal. British submarine D-5 sunk by mine in North Sea.
 Rockefeller Foundation relief ship sailed for Europe.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

Nothing ought to hasten the day of voting machines and ballot reform like the appearance at election in some states of blanket ballots several feet square.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
DOUBLE PROFITS

 see good business walking by with its pocket yawning. but not turned his way. was enough to make him mad.
 Jonnanus Haekle stood in the of- flee. likewise In thought. Then he spolSe:
 why don't you put in an orches- tra? Just a cheap 0ne.r
 The proprietor nearly had apoplexy. His face turned as red as q straw
 An orchestra. What In Sam Hill would want of an orchestral Sos she cheap skates that come here to save money could sit around and en- joy the concert. l supposei You must
 Jophanus Hackle drew up a chair and the knees of his trousers. Then he sat down put the tips of the fin- gers of one hand on the proprietor,s knee. and his other hand over his watch, and spoke conddentially for five minutes without pausing except to accept cigar which the proprietor had meant to put in his own mouth It was lighted and exhilgrating Jophanus before the proprietor knew what to say Then he said nothing at have been it to say. And he was in- terested in what Jophanus was say ing.
 This was on Tuesday. On the next Sunday there was a page article in the Sunday Whoop about gastric galvanometers. and "synchronous vii brations It told. in the language of half a dozen semi eminent men whose signatures to Jophanus' words had been secured for consideuaton- cash or hattery. according to their code-how music. which had done much to soothe savage breasts, and had lifted people from the dark ages up to the tango and T Hear You Calling Me" had really only begun its vitalizing work on humanity.
 It continued with elucidation of the latest theory in gastronomics," |" which was that all digestion properly began with rhythmic chewing, lead ing naturally and inevitably, if the start were correct. to rhythmic diges- ton. All life was a matter of vibra- tfons. The pulse beat in time-or if it didn't you'd better see doctor, or stop smoking or candy. The hair grew rhythmicaliy. though so slowly yestibule of digestion. we had always done haphazard.
 There was the point of the scream in The Whoop. Chew in rhythm! Eat to music-not incidentally to music, as usual in fiashy restaurants, but scientifically.
 Cautiously enough, the Cafe Jitney was prepared to demonstrate the idea promptly on Monday. The fact was not mentioned in The Sunday Whoop, but it was mentioned in the adver- Using department of the Monday edi- tien, and in the front windows of the Cafe Jitney. Big placards on the city's bill boards said:-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

There is something about these Mo- veTnber days which makes the desk slave feel that vacation. season would be most welcomed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

When the king of Runaania says he will do as the people wish, he had probably been informed of the attitude
 of two-thirds of the army officials.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

This is the morning when a certain number of the politicians in eight of the states will have a chance to say T told you so."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

The lack of living wage. according to some of the figures that are being announced, may furnish one of the reasons if mothers declare they have aot raised their sons to enter the min -lstry.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

The German steam roller appears to be able to negotiate the Servian mountains even though it is slower route than through the plains of Bell giun.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

The man on the corner says; Never start an argument on the back plat form of trolley car unless you are nearing your destination.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

That western woman who has been sent to jail for refusing to talk will attract more attention than if she had taken days to tell her story.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

There is great opportunity for sympathizing with the barber who tries to maintain neutral attitude throughout the entire day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

When Villa declares that he will fight the United States if necessary it begins to look as if his back was against the wall.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

The opening of the rabbit season in some states is a day to be dreaded when it means the larger loss of hu- man life than it does of rabbits.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Villa is not going to lay down his sword in Mexico. Evidently he intends to come across the border and deposit along with Huerta and several others. Press.
 There may have been goblins or spirits or other supernatural creatures in ancient days to make life miserable for human beings on Halloween, but it will be hard to convince the present generation of property owners that they ever had half the ability for mis- chief that Young America possesses Waterbury Republican.
 When the Boston and Providence railroad was located about 80 years ago it is said to have been the idea that any departure from a straight line would be impracticable for safe
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

As King George must realize by this time, the man on horseback isn't in the safest place in the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03
DINE IN TIME
 FOR ONE DIME!

People flocked into the Cafe Jitney as usual. The orchestra played. and corned beef hash waltzed down a thousand threats. The leader waved his baton, and boiled dinners (small ones, at five cents, of course) were absorbed with the Toreador Song.
 Then the leader, at a signal from the proprietor struck into a one-step; and 1t was a quick one. You could al- most hear the jaws click. A thousand pairs of average teeth working sym chronously to a one-step make some chatter, except among the steak-eat- CTS, where they became entangled in the meshes of trump and round.
 The leader waved faster anS Iaster. The orchestra played more and more wildly. It was a most magnificient creso endo of music and mastication. Suddenly when it seemed the orcheS- tra could not speed up any more, the leader brought his baton down with a smash on his music rack; and there was silence.
 The diners or audience, guIped. Three women choked and had to be carried out. Seven men bit pieces out of the coffee cups they happened to have at their lips at the time. One man swallowed half napkin. which was retrieved with difficulty.
 In the hush that followed, the leader mopped his brow. The scrub women nnopped two or three places where waitresses had dropped loaded trays. And the crowd filed -wonderingly, though ecstatically, into the street. while another thousand filed in at an- other door, reserved for entrance only.'
 The proprietor sat in his office. Jophanus sat with him.
 -oId sql pIes .siIeAo 1T md 5A.sM,, II 1Beq pus elB SueS lBQL,, 'IolaILd in just IT minutes. Usually they take 45 I'll feed just twice as many to-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-03

The recall originated in the west. where things move quickly and minds change swiftly. It was at one time very popular there. though even the west is getting somewhat tired of It. But there never was any excuse for it in the east. least of all in New Eng land. It was here, be 1t remembered. that they originated the phrase grin and bear it.' The amount of this is that the people of New England are somewhat shrewd in their choice, and when they make mistake they take their medicine. New Englanders don't like to admit their mistakes so cor dially as to recall a mayor in the mid dle of his term. They prefer to wait until the end of 1t, and make the change then if at all. Another ex- planation which has been made for them is that the people of the east are strangely content to let the poll iticians rule" That is true es far as it goes, but it doesn't go very far. They can and do upset the rule of the politicians just when they feel 1t. but they don't jump at conclusions as rashly as do some other people--New Haven Register.