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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
Conditions in Serbia,

All reports indicate that the dreaded
typhus is gaining ground throughout
Serbia Over a hundred doctors have
died from it, as well as $4,000 of the
only few months ago that the dis
ease was brought into the country
probably in December by the Austrian
prisoners with vernin In their cloth
Ing. There were over 10000 wounded
Austrian prisoners after the battles of
Valjevo and Belgrade. These men
were taken into the same hospitals
with the Serbian troops and cared for
by the same doctors and nurses
Working in these hospitals were the
women of the country, from wives of
cabinet ministers, OF foreign diplomatic
representatives, down to the present
women who were employed to do the
cleaning, all of whom went to the hos
pitfalls from their homes in the morn
Ing and returned to them in the even
ing, and Notwithstanding every effort
for disinfection. before leaving the hos
pital premises, the disease has been
carried in this way from the hospitals
to the homes.
Owing to the lack Of sufficient cloth
ing especially Of uniforms, soldiers who
have been dismissed from the hospi-
tails and allowed to return to their
homes have been given the same cloth
ing they wore when they came into
the hospital. This in many cases was
doubtless already infected with the
body parasite which carries the typhus
and which is able to lie dormant for
weeks. 1t comes to life as soon as 1t
comes in contact with the heat of the
body. In this way the disease has been
propagated to distant villages, SO that
thousands are dying on outlying fatH1s
to which no efficient aid can be sent
by the .goyernment owing to the. IN
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
THE WAR PRIMER
BY National Geographic Society
Bessarabia. the Moscovite PROVING,

Bessarabia, the Moscovite province
beyond the Pruth, which the Austriana
are now trying to occupy, is one Of
those wonderful Russian farms OF
which the world knows but little be-
cause the Russians have never thought
to advertise. It is an immense farm
of 16, 1S1 square miles. with deep,
black. fertile soil, and worked by some
100000 farmers. The climate OF
Bessarabia is that of the United
extremely hot in summer, and, due to
its sharp summer season, the provinces
raises fruits that vie with American
fancy fruits in all the best markets
of Europe. All of the domestic ami
mails, grains and grapes are also raised.
of wine yearly, which. blended with
and named for "Europe's BEST are
known in every land.
The population is very heterogene-
GUS. Tt numbered 2.490,000 in 1911,
and of this number only about 300, 900
were classed as urban folk City peo-
pie are neither known or appreciated
in this part of the world, and are rare
ly seen other than at the capital of
the province, its largest town, with
about 10000 people. KiShinev receives
the foreign buyers and the foreign
government officials. The original in
habitants of Bessara1bia are said to
have been Cfmmerians. In the course
or centuries. all kinds OF people have
been added to the originals" untol the
Russian province might well dispute
the so-ealled melting pot" honors with
the United States Moldavians. Little
Russians. Poles, Humans, Magyars,
Ruthenians, Bulgarians. Jews. Greeks,
Circassians, Armenians, Tartars and
Slovaks are some of the leading ele-
ments of its population.
Most Of Bessarabia is flatland,
though offshoots of the Carpathians
enter it from the northwest, and GER
tain Of its central portions are hilly
Parts of the province are well-tim-
bered, though. in the main, farm lands
are only interrupted by pastures.
There is no industry in the province
to be destroyed. A few insignificant
cloth mills. iron works. soap works
and tanneries complete the list Of its
manufactures. Export commerce In
agricultural produce Is large. Incon-
siderable commercial minerals have
been uncovered. Most important
among these are salt, saltpetre and
marble.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08

suficiency Of doctors, nurses, transpor-
tation facilities. and especially of tents
and clothing for isolating the cases.
The need of the latter is urgent.
The Red Cross Sanitary commission
has supplied the necessary scientific
knowledge, the surgeons and nurses
are offering their services to go into
the danger zone, even though 1t has
been stated that the chances of death
are sixty per cent. greater than they
are in the trenches, but unless the nee
essary tents and clothing are to be
had Immediately, the work of the
commission must fail Of any but nom
ina1 result.
1t has been suggested by the Amer
leans here that the u. S. Collier Jason
should be sent upon such an errand of
mercy. This sanitary work is of i'm
portance not only to the whole of the
belligerents but to all of the neutral
states as well. The sailors who are
handling the shipping at Salonika,
shipping which goes to the whole Of
the world. will be liable to infection
and be the means of transmission of
this disease as the summer comes on.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
GRIEVANCE ENOUGH

She had chubby face and she was
fifty pounds overweight and she had
just ordered a particularly sticky and
whipped-creamy French pastry and
ingly at some rich raisin pie going by
in the hands of waitress.
''It's true" she mourned. what the
paper said-that if a woman weighed
over 140 this year she might as well
go and Jump in the lake! I hadn't
get some spring clothes, and now all
want to do is to leap out and bite
some one savagelyi Nothing else will
relieve my feelings! Haven't the peo-
pie who design clothes any hearts?
I'll warrant they're fat themselves and
take a malicious joy in making other
fat women miserable. See what
they've done this year! The clerk put
on me a skirt five yards around the
lower edge and a short jacket about
as full around the bottom and tight
on the shoulders. and what did look
like? Precisely like an Edam cheese
with a frill around the middle or a
crazy sort of lan1pshade!
"tOf course, madam cooed the clerk,
who was nice and thin like a, lath, and
inspired me with a mad desire to
throttle her because of it, of course,
when one is trif1e beyond medium
size'-wasn't that tactfully put Zone
has to be careful. The styles are de-
signed for-er-medium figures
Medium nothing said I. APP
parently they were designed to look
beautiful on a slate pencil, not a
human woman! They were designed
to reduce the average woman and the
stout woman and 80 per cent. Of the
women to tears of helpless wrath!
Why, when I think what Michigan
avenue is going to look like right after
Easter when all the women are out in
their spring clothes, it is enough to
make me pause in my mad career. if 1
had onei If a good, strong wind comes
along all those women will go careen-
ing down the street. like g. bunch of
tumbleWeeds out west! Nothing on
earth can prevent it,
1.-The clerk looked at me pityingly.
You go and get a nice strong cup Of
hot tea she told me. It's SO difficult
to adjust ones self to the new styles
"'All right l told her gratefully.
That's a good Idea! Maybe by the
time i've had my tea the styles will
have changed into something else that
can wear!' But she wrecked that
idea No she murmured. They never
do that. They're either too tight OF
too loose-did you ever notice; That
is, unless your figure is just right!
And she walked languidly away tc
show me how just all right her figure
/ was. They ought to have fat, ugly
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
PRISON REFORMS.

For long time those who have been
interested in the Improvement of pris-
On conditions, especially in the Empire
state, have been directing their ener-
giles against Sing Sing penttentiary.
That it has resulted in crystalizing
sentiment against the conditions which
exist there is indicated by the action
Of the legislature Of that state this
week. in voting an appropriation of
5000, 600 for the establishment of an
entirely new prison at another point
Instead Of applying such an amount
to the construction Of a new cell block
at the old and disease-breeding 1nsti-
tuition.
It is not the first accomplishment in
behalf of better conditions In penal
Institutions, but it marks great adj
vance in that direction in the state
Of New York and gives the opportu-
aity for those who are guiding such
work to show what results can be ac-
anrnplished. It means that Sing Sing
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
Inventive Genius.

Inventive genius has done what it
could to save the country since the be-
ginning Of the war, but it's inspirations
have not been entirely practical.
Among the thousands of ideas pre-
scented only four have been expert
mented upon with interesting results;
the rest remain in a state Of embryo.
After the first visits of German
aeroplanes to Paris a. man conceived a
plan for the protection of the city
from aerial bombs by stretching a me-
tallic netting from the Sacred Heart
cathedral in Mont1nartre to the Etffel
tower.
A Marseilles inventor proposed a
portable railroad to accelerate the con-
centration Of troops. TT is very SIM
ple," he said. when train has
passed over the rails you have only to
pick them up and place them again
In front Of the train, and so on. in
definitely. At the war department
they told him the idea was Of i'm
mense Importance but that there might
be some difficulty in working it out
ooh, that is only DETAIL" he replied.
When Clemenceau in the Homme
Enchaine commenced his campaign for
partment. a man suggested the idea of
transporting wounded in trains of bal
looms drawn by aeroplanes.
The great development Of the use OF
barbed wire inspired an inventor to
contrive shell with wire cutting at
tachments.
The war has had a depressing effect
upon industrial inventions in general
The average is 45 applications a day
in time Of peace. It fell to Ia in Au-
gust and had increased to % in Feb
ruary, including inventions inspired by
the war. The war Of 1870 had the
same effect and the records show that
it required three years for inventive
genius to recover.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
STATE COMM slSiONs.

In his inaugural message Governor
Holcomb urged the reorganization of
various state and county boards and
commissions with 81 view to greater
economy and efficiency. Since that
time, in accordance with such recon-
mendations the duties of the building
and loan commissioner have been
merged with those Of the bank COM
mission and that department has been
changed from double to a single
head. Such was for the best interests
Of the state,
There has now been submitted to
the general assembly the recommends
lions of the commission which was
named to consider the consolidation
Of state commissions and these bear
out the belief that a change in their
makeup would result advantageously.
1t finds that there should be a con-
solidation of state departments and
suggests that an industrial commits
sion be given the duties now taken
care Of by the labor bureau, factory
inspector and state board Of aro4tra-
ton and mediation. That they could
be well abolished and the work COM
bined under one department with bet
ter results and less expense is easily
understood,
The same is applicable to the sug-
gestton relative to replacing the state
board of agriculture, dairy and food
commissioner and commissioner on
domestic animals with a department
of agriculture that the work can be
done with more coordination and CO.
relation.
1t is a report which is worthy of
study by every citizen Of the state,
but especially by those who are called
upon to pass Judgment thereon and
the conditions which it endeavors to
improve.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08

saIeswomen to reassure the customers
into the belief that they themselves
were so much bette Hooking that
everything was alright!
when I went to get Shoes, the
chubby woman mourned on, they
| brought out heaps of shoes with putty
color tops and white tops. and sand
tops. until I got breath to cry help. l
young and innocent, and, looking him
| straight in the eye. / asked him, as
man to man, how he faneied l would
| look trotttng along with white topped
shoes, shrieking a block off that I was
on my way! He hesitated, glanced
fearfully around to see that a floor
walker was not present, and whispered
| that the reign of white-toPped and
sand colored shoes was what was driv-
| ing SO many strong men to untimely
graves.
Young man. said I, I thank you!
Now If you will please tie my hands
and feet so I can't get away. and pay
no attention to my rawlings for putty
color spats, I wish you would sell me
/ a pair Of plain. black shoesi' And be-
| ing a young man Of real possibilities
| he did SO with alacrity. He said when
| I wore those shoes in public I would
/ be the one saving spot amid a wilder
| ness Of women gone wild over light top
shoes,
Then I looked at hats" The voice
| of the chubby woman shook with her
emotion. ooh, I know that somebody
who hated her sister women has been
| busy over the hats! If It was ga man
| he's revenging himself for all the girls
| who have turned him down in the
| course Of his life! One daring clerk
| placed lightsomely upon my head a
| baby blue straw affair with two cum
ming little ribbon streamers dangling
down my back and bunch Of pink
rosebuds in the foreground. It was
| the sort of hat F'lossy FTimfiam wears
when she dashes out right after the
performing seals, wearing a white
ruff1ed pinafore to her kness and an
arch smile while the orchestra strikes
Upland there it was on my settled and
| respectable head
I'm reply to my accusing eyes the
| clerk yawned and said all the hats this
spring had ribbons down the back, and
| Of course 1t was unfortunate if one
were-er-a trif1e stout. But, she as
| sured me, every one would be wearing
| them. Not T. told her. I shall tie
a shawl over my head and let it go at
| thati
"Oh, it's a hard world" mourned the
chubby woman. T. simply don't know
what to do about it! Of course, I'll
have to reduce! Let's have some more
! chocolate and whipped cream!"-Chi-
! cago News.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
THE DEER BILL.

All are not of the same mind at
Hartford as to what should be done
with the deer. The senate says let
things continue as they are, protect
the deer, let them multiply, do all the
damage that they can to the crops, but
do not take the life Of one for what
another might have done unless 1t Is
actually caught red handed.
In the house an entirely different
view of the amount Of protection that
should be given is taken. There it is
felt that the deer are numerous enough
and before there is a larger number
there should be a smaller herd at lib
erty to feed upon and destroy those
very things which the farmers and
others who depend upon the products
of the soil are being urged to raise
in greater quantity.
When the house by a. rousing vote
passed the deer bill as reported by
the committee on fish and game, there
are reasons to believe that the mem
bers gave expression to the sentiment
Of large proportion Of the property
owners Of the state who have expe-
rienced the results Of this increasing
handicap to the production Of crops.
They know whereof they speak when
they voice their belief that there should
be given to the landowners Of the
state the right to shoot the deer. with
shotgun only, whenever and wherever
they are found.
This indicates that some compro-
mise in the. bill Is likely and the
chances are that 1t will take the form
of q restricted season In which such
shooting and the delegation Of such
rights to others may take place. 1t is
quite evident, however. that some new
legislation on the deer will follow and
with the change should go the right
of raising deer for the market
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
STOPPING MUNITIONS Or WAR.


The effort to have this country re-
fuse to manufacture. sell or ship pow
der, shrapnel or shot of any descrip-
ton to the warning nations Of Europe,
which of course means firearms also,
has not abated. It was tried before
congress in an endeavor to secure an
embargo upon the expectation of such
munitions without success, but it is
now taking the form Of an appeal to
the American people for the alleyia-
ton of human suffering and the pres
ervatien of life.
1t is based upon the belief that If
such action is taken it will bring to
a quicker end the prevailing war on
the ground that without ammunition
and firearms it will be necessary to
make peace.
Such might be true enough Il it af-
fected both sides alike or If this coun-
try was engaged in actively aiding one
side in the conflict without being per
fectly willing to render a. like assist
ance to the other. ANY such policy
should be advocated and urged in an
ticfpatton Of war rather than after Ii
Is well underway. Then 1t would be
possible to show absolute disinteFest
and act without bias or Partially. II
would, however, only be an eneour-
agement to milftarism. 1t would sim
ply force each ana every nation to
develop its facilities in that regard and
pile up enormous Quantities OF fight
ing material both as a. means Of pro-
lection and against a rainy day.
The country which places an en-
barge upon such articles for the our
pose Of bringing influence to bear upon
the war takes steps which are unjus-
titled, especially where a neutral stand
has been taken.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08

with its great cell blocks which have
been made about as inviting as they
can under the method of construction
has reached it's 1imi. and that the re-
forms which have been SO long advo-
Gated are going to be given a trial.
The state has no small amount in
vested in the prison and the idea of
furnishing a bridal chamber for the
criminal may not be consistent, but
1t is a fact that health and sanitary
conditions should be proper. while
whatever can be done in the way of
providing betternents which will tend
to hasten reform must not be over
looked. New York has made good
start,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
New Japanese Siege Gun.

The announcement by the war de-
partment that one OF the lessons Of
the capture of Tsing-tau was the eff
fectiveness OF the siege gun which was
brought into play On the anniversary
Of the Enperors birth, makes inter-
esting some particulars concerning
this weapon which appear in the Japan
Magazine.
The details Of the gums construction
are guarded secrets, but it is an
nounced that the cannon is the inven-
ton Of an artillery officer Of the I'm
perial army, Lieut.. Col, Ogata, who
had .hssn -Morkipg ON his idea for
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY.

ENCOURAGE HUME FNQQ STRY.
There can he no question but what
the situation in which the textile in
dustries find themselves as the result
of the cutting off of the supply Of dye
stuffs from Europe Is a bad one, but
it LIS not to be believed that American
capital and resourcefulness are going
to sit idly by and wait for the war
to end before attempting to relieve the
situation.
Germany has made great strides in
the development of this Industry and
but for the war there would be no
thought Of attempting to set UP an
opposition to it's well established plants
but the removal of that source pre-
sents helplessness which this coun-
try cannot ignore. Some are already
at work for the purpose of relieving
the situation. Others are getting in
terested because they are forced to
while the existing conditions demand
that this country be not driven to the
point of admitting that while it is at
the mercy Of the German monopoly
now, it is going to remain in that pre-
dicament Indefinitely.
Much the same situation developed
in Great Britain and it did not take
the government there long to furnish
the necessary assurances which set
the wheels in motion to overcome the
shortage through home production.
Were there reasons to believe that this
government would back the outlay
necessary for the establishment Of
such an industry here with proper leg
islation the reason for hesitancy would
be eliminated. Could this have been
furnished at the time of the first cur
t2ilment this country would be in a
far better position to take care of its
demands in this line than it is today
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
Stories of the War

some time prior to the war. AS soon
as the move against Germany began
the inventor set out for Tsing-tau on
a ship bearing his gun, with a view to
setting it UP and having it ready for
action on the emperor's birthday. 1t
was on that date that it sent its first
shells into German forts with telling
effect.
Instead of bursting into fragments
at the first impact the shell penetrated
far into the objects struck, burst them
apart and then scattered the pieces in
all directions. 1t proved itself much
more powerful and destructive than
the guns used at the siege Of Port
Arthur.
Pointing out that the main work of
good siege guns is to strip an enemy
guns of shields and redoubts, the mag
azine declares that the new Japanese
gun did this in short order at Using
tau. A careful study of the effects of
the gun shows that but for its work
Tsing-tau would have Withstood the
siege much longer than it did.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
Improvised x-Ray Machines.

The simple and inexpensive flash
lights with which all soldiers are
equipped are proving, in conjunction
with empty cigar boxes, excellent and
effective X-ray machines for the detec-
ton of fractures and iron splinters in
the hands and feet.
Dr.. Heuer, speaking before the war
clinic of the University of Frankfort
declared that one OF the lamps, held in
an injured hand in a dark room, or
inside of cigar box. was brilliant
enough SO that it illuminated through
the fingers and even the middle of the
hand sufficiently to show just what
and where The injury was.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
An Appeal To Wives

You know the terrible affection that
comes to many homes from the result
of drinking husband or son. You
know of the money wasted on Drink
that La needed in the home to purchase
food and clothing. ORRINE has
saved thousands Of drinking men. 1t
is a home treatment. and can be given
secretly. Your money will be refund
ed If, after a trial, 1t has failed to
benefit. Costs only s1.00 a box. Come
in and get free booklet and let us
tell you Of the good ORRINE is doing,
n, D. SEWN & Son, 118 Main Street.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08

Politicians are not necessarily bad
fellows. Under our present form of
government, they are at once the
benefciaries and the victims of the
machine> system. In order to retain
office they must deal first with the
machine and afterward with the well
fare of the city. Their career is pre-
destined. for the worse. Under COM
mission government, should an old
party politician get into office, he
will be set free and untrammeled;
for the first time, he will have a
chance to behave himself. Should he
fail of the chance { and experience
proves that more often than not he
will rise to the opportunity the
voters have the privilege Of taking
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
MOTHER GRAY'S POWDERS
BENEFIT MANY CHILDREN

Thousands of mothers have found
Mother Gray'.s Sweet Powders an excel
lent remedy for children complaining of
headache, colds. feverishness, stomach
troubles and other irregularities from
which children suffer during these days.
They are easy and pleasant to take and
excellent results are accomplished by
their use. Used by mothers for 26 years.
Sold by druggists everywhere, rs cents.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08

That apparatus for diving deep
which the government la Investigating
in order to reach the F-4 might be
preserved afterwards for investigation
committees in Washington.