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Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
FIRE PREVENTION DAY.

Acting in accordance with the direc-
ton Of the last general assembly, Gov
ernor Holcomb has designated October
sth as Fire Prevention day. and there
can be no question but what It Is pos
sfbIe to accomplish a great amount of
good through such attention as viii be
directed to the subject on that oc-
casiofi.
A great majority OF the fires
throughout the country result from the
failure to take proper precaution.
There is too much carelessness when
It comes to safeguarding property and
lives. Large sums OF money are spent
yearly for fire protection and highly
efficient service is obtained, but far
greater results are possible through
the bringing of proper attention to
the matter OF prevention. and this
applies to woodland as well as city
property.
There Is no locality where the merits
Of fire prevention cannot be urged with
good results, If there is a disposition
and a proper response upon the part
OF each individual, and when the sub
ject is presented in the schools that
day there is laid the foundation for
profitable guidance in years to come.
It is not alone the school children,
however, who need the warning and
instruction. The general public is no
more careful in this regard than II
should be and IL results are going I'd
be obtained the importance Of fire
prevention must appeal to 1t as well
as to the children, and efforts exert
ed, not on one day, but during every
day Of the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

stYes'm. was coming in right away
when you called me-" said the freckle
faced youngster, 'sbut ] had to stop a
minute. and then was out IN the
shack that us fellows built this MORN
ing and they was making such noise
pounding and everything that ! didn't
hardly hear word you said, and then
1 had to stop and find my hat
HYes'm, sc got kind of-well, you
know<-pitched over the fence into the
weeds, and SO couldn't ind It for the
awfuiest time and was afraid to come
home without II because you act SO
funny when I lose my hats.
sFYes'm, / know I've lost three this
summer, so that was why thought /
better stop and md this one before /
came home, You see, we was build
ing the shack and all and some Of the
fellows got fresh and threw 1t away
over into the lot
looked and looked-why, yes'm, guess
it's mine. It does look kind of big,
but see 1t was laying over in the weeds
quite while. ~
srWell, yes'm, was coming in long
before to ask you IL you wanted me to
cut the grass and then Phil he Cell on
the fence and hurt himself something
fierce, and 80 I had to stay and help
him and tie my handkerchief around
him and all.
"Yegm; he was climbing up and he
fell down and he hit something, guess,
because he was bleeding something
awful when we picked him up. MY,
he hollered awful. We thought he
was dead. So we picked him up and
carried him into the shack and he
kicked us terrible. I bet / got bruise
as big as your fist where he kicked
me.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

was severely wounded. Now he wa
marked man" IN the seryic4 III
S.S sy sts s sss as wa ssd
by his demonstrated ability. II
Everyone had to admire him. as \
another general said. He had won
his way without influence against
most Of his natural gifts"
On the staff throughout the South |
African campaign he earned the praise
Of Roberts and Kitchener by his ca
pacity Tor getting things done when
1910 he was placed in command or the
Army Staff College even those who
agreed that he had shown himself TO
be the man for the place were arnazed
been for ten years a private without
any groundwork Of regular academic
education should become the director
OF institution which gathers the aplest
otaeers OF the army lot inssr1e S mi, N
the character TO army organization IN
| time OF war.
Meantime he had kept on with his
languages. He now knew French and
German and he had studied the con-
| tinental army systems. There seems
to be general agreement that his Inn
provement Of the stan college marked
/ an epoch.
AS Director Of Military Training ct
the War once he later had much TO
DO with the preparation OF the Brit
Ism ExpeGitionary Force. He went to
France with II as Quartermastef-0e Gen.
eral who was responsible for keeping
that army overseas supplied His
success in this capacity led to his ap-
potntment as Chief of stan
/ Now all the branches OF the army's
activities are under his direction II
IL his business TO Coordinate all; and
to amalgamate the forces OF the new
army which arrive with the old In a
homogeneous organization up TO the
standard requirement by present con-
ditions OF warefare. Despite HIS life
OF unremitting application he has few
gray hairs at ffty-two; and he gives
the impression OF the physical vigor
keep up the pace OF sixteen hours hard
work a day. Those who go into his
once know him as man of few words
q good listener. who sticks to the facts
, and never INDUCES In theories.
: He does not hesitate to do away
} with red tape" said one of his assist.
= ants. The essential point with hin
I IL TO get the thing done. During th'
: retreat from Mons we lost q great dea
OF material. Among other things OF
; ficers and men lost all their eQuipmen
| even including their caps in some in
i stances. As the government clothes
3 and equips the men they could b
a cared for. But the officers pay 70
out certain forms for reimbursement
o which would have to go to the Wa
I Omce-but Sir William settled tina
d in minute by giving orders that the
should be supplied and we could tax
a care OF the red tape afterwart
q Throughout all the vicissitudes Of tn
e campaign from Mons TO the Aisne an
% then TO the Ypres--Armentieres lin
y tho soldiers never went short OF foot
e Regardless Of red tape and any othe
II obstacles he saw that in some way Z
y other their rations reached them. II
" Is proud OF the fact that he rose frol
II the ranks and he dislikes puolicit,
His one supreme interest is his worl
lie He likes work for works sakes."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

The country finally passed back TO the
Lithuanians, then to Poland. and was
won plecemeal by Great Russia PO-
lish oppression and religious perseeu-
ton worked a wholesale desolation
here, and thousands OF the peasants
fed into Russia, while those who re-
NAMED intrigued for Russia's coming
The whole Of the region was not an
nexed by the Great Russians until the
end Of the 18th century. Starvation
has swept this land again and again
with as terrible effects as those ex-
perienced by India IN the grip OF Ia
mine
The White Russian Is not Of 50
sturdy a build as the Great Russian
nor 80 comedy as the Little Russian
He Is less assured than his northern
neighbor and more heavy than his
southern neighbor. His hair is light
and his eyes are light, and his face Is
generally drawn The garment peou-
liar to him is his white overcoat, which
he wears on all special occasions. as
proudly in sweltering July as in the
winter. His villages are small, iso-
lated and badly kept. His homes are
pfirnitIve- His fight for existence Is
bitter one. and from his ranks are
recruited the workmen for the hardest,
east-paying tasks In the empire
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
YOU
A FLiMsY EXCUSE.

In the midst of the explaining which
Germany is finding it necessary to do
as the result of it's submarine policy
It is limited from German sources that
Eerlin in its note on the unsuccessful
attack upon the Orduna, which was
fred upon after narrowly escaping a
torpedo, will claim that it was not
believed that 1t was a passenger car
rying vessel.
Such an excuse would be in accord
with the attitude which was taken In
tie Arabic case, in the case of the
Nebraekan and Gulf1ight, but it would
be no excuse at all. In each Of those
instances 1t was the duty of the Ger
man submarine commander to know
what he was doing. It was not "a case
for suesswcrk and such a fragrant
violation of international rights cannot
expect to escape responsibility be-
cause Of any such fiimsy excuse
If that is the kind of basis upon
which Germany is going to place it's
promises for a reform in submarine
tactics it might just as well make none
at all. Promises amount to nothing
when they are made as a subterfuge
If Germany is going to claim thai
submarine commanders thought they
were going to be attacked, that they
didn't know that steamers were pas.
senger- carrying vessels, or though
that they were enemy ships, without
taking the trouble to be sure OF thei
position and verifying their hasty
opinions, how long will it be befor,
the claim of didn't know it was load
ed" will be advanced as an excuse fo
relieving them of the responsibility .
sending ship to the bottom and TAX
ing innocent lives? Germany may b
satisfied with such. an excuse, but 4
doesn't go here
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
ANOTHER ARBITRATION VICTORY

Once again did good judgment pre-
vail among those who are involved
in a labor dispute, when the trolley
strikers at Holyoke agreed to submit
all their demands to arbitration. Once
before it was supposed that the trout
BILE had been disposed Of in that man
ner, only to have another strike called
because the men we're unwilling to
have the term, for which such a de-
cision as might be reached by the ar
bitration board would be in force, fixed
by that body.
In the reconsideration Of their stand
upon that point the men have acted
wisely, but in view of the statement
made by the strike leader, in explain
alton Of the advice given the strikers
to agree to the inclusion of this mat
ter in the things to be arbitrated, that
another policy which is insisted upon
IS the policy of arbitration in cases
where the parties in dispute cannot
don such a stand" it seems strange
that this course was not pursued il
the first place.
Submission to arbitration mean.
that the public of Holyoke and suct
surrounding territory as is affected /.
going to be removed from the incon
venienco and detrimental conditions t
which it has been subjected The,
are tardt.y getting the consideration
which they deserve for it is a wei
known fact that they are always tn
Innocent sufferers from the tying up o
public utility lines. as many NOR
communities than Holyoke fully un
derstand from experience.
It Will be welcomed day when sue
disputes as that at Holyoke will be i'm
nlediately submitted to arbitration in
stead OF going through the unsatisfac
tory course OF striking.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
THE WAR PRIMER
BY National Geographic Society

A sketch Of White Russia, the first
part Of old Russian soil to feel the
power OF the invader. Is given in
statement issued today by the Ma
tional Geographic Society:
white Russia comprises four Rus
sian governments, Vitebsk. Smolensk,
Moghileff and Minsk- 1t Is said that
the name Is derived from the predom-
mate color of the peasants dress. TINS
division OF Russia In bounded oy the
Pripet River basin on the south anu
by the Duna, or southern Dvina. on the
north. II supports a population on
about $500, 900, two-thlrds OF which Is
White Russian and the rest Lithuan-
ian. Jewish and Polish Here. hkeIy'
is to be found the purest Slav type
almost unbleuded. This region. blank
eted by swaInPs and marshes. and na
smothered IN forests. Is one OF tne
poorest. most backward regions IN
European Russia
"Finns dwelt here before history
began for Europe They were expelled
by IIthuanians, who. in turn. gave
way before migrating Slavonic tribes
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.

The report which is brought from
Uruguay by American Vice Consul
Ebert to the effect that business rela-
tions between that country and this
are showing much Improvement is
what ought to be expected. 1t would
have been a bitter disappointment,
after all the opportunity that South
America affords for expansion of the
foreign trade of this country if Amer
lean trade representatives should bring
back word to the effect that advan-
tage was not being taken Of it.
When looking to the future and the
possibility OF trade development with
other countries, it must be impressed
upon the business world that South
America Is a field in which wholesale
and manufacturing firms have been
slow in getting a proper foothold.
| Other countries have taught US many
valuable lessons in this respect, yet
despite the fact that there should be
| the closest Of relations between this
| country and those of South America
the full realization of the absence of IL
has not been appreciated so generally
as in the last few years.
/ South America is now looking to us
| for many of the requirements which
warning nations formerly supplied Il
we can furnish them in time of ar
emergency we can do so at all times
andsit behooves the business houses OF
this country to seek out and handle
the trade in a manner which will in.
sure it's permanency. That this is be
ing done is indicated by the repor
from Uruguay and what is being &C
comp1ished there through aggressiv,
business solicitation unquestionabl!
characterizes the activity in the othe
republics. South America is a fielc
which cannot be neglected and tn
way to get the trade Is to go after
and furnish what they want.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

One phase OF what Il means to be at
peace In the midst OF war Ii illustrated
by the return of the big cruiser Ten
nessee from her mission to Haiti. In
the Is months since the war started the
Tennessee has logged almost 10000
miles. which 10 believed TO be n record
went first to England to carry gold for
the relief of Americans caught in Eu-
rope when the war first upset the finan-
cial machinery Of the world She went
then to the Mediterranean IN continu-
ance OF her errand and spent many
months in the work Of rescuing Ameri-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
NAVAL ApvlsoRY BOARD.

The announcement by the secretary
of the navy Of the members Of the adj
visory board for the consideration of
Inventions for the navy advances that
idea another step, and from the selec-
lions which have been made with the
assistance and cooperation of the
scientific organizations Of the country,
1t appears to be prepared to render .
service of the highest type.
E21nak Is Il needed cannot be cues.
-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

cans and other foreigners In Turkish
territory. Early in the summer she re-
turned home just in time to carry ma
rine reintorcements 70 Admiral Caper-
ton in Haiti. Now she Is back again
and her next mission Is still to be de-
termined.-waterbur American
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

The law has permitted deer hunt
ing for some time now and yet ven
ison steaks haven't become SO common
that the possessor couldn't get rid
of them
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

What would Germany say and do II
we allowed the British to take their
interned ships in this country and
then offer such weak excuses an 1t is
presenting in the submarine cases7
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

There is never any difficulty for the
registrars of voters to get the names
Of the to-be-mades, but 1t Is another
matter to get them onto the list of new
voters.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

The expressions which are being
made by Hungarian societies on the
Dumba case indicate strongly that
American citizenship is more highly
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

The weather may not indicate 1t,
but the absence of the excursion boats
makes it certain that summer is on
it's way. even il it has not entirely
gone.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

DR.. Dumba may believe IN his own
mind that his countrymen who come
here are white slaves, but he does
not explain why they do not return to
the land whence they came.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

It is high time that the idea that
man can be true both to the land
of his birth and the country OF his
adoption was dispelled once and for
all
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

The reticence of DR.. Dumba may be
due to the fact that he is composing
his swan song.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

The man on the corner says: It liz
only the down and outer who likes TO
blame his failure on the town he lives
in.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

James F. ]. Archibald will take a
different view Of the Goddess of Lib
erty on his return trip from what he
did when he set out to Europe
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
EDITORIAL NOTES

What the Balkan states will do Is
just as uncertain as in years gone
by.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14

The accident which resulted in dam
age to the remaining three submarines
Of the r class, which may mean send
ing them to the scrap heap is open to
the belief that 1t is blessing in dis
guise. ,xx
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Who Is Norway at war WITH Forty
one Of her merchant vessels have been
destroyed at sea in thirteen months
and seventy-six OF her sailors have
persisted. Thirteen ships were sunk by
mines, twenty-four have been sunk by
torepdoes, one was crushed by a Ger
man warship In collision, and three
have disappeared while within the war
Done-simply disappeared. Who has de-
clared war on Norway
Republican.
The custom OF using schooihouees
and fire engirs houses and other pub
lie buildings OF permanence and dig
nifty for voting places more marked
than ever before at the last state cleo
ton, evidently is to hold its own. Last
night, IL will be noticed, the board OF
education formally granted permission
to the city to locate polling places in
eight schools. and also to store the
voting machines between elections In
these school buildings. This Is gain
in economy as well as In better voting
places. for the city has been paying
storage charges for some Of these ma
chimes heretofore.-New Haven Regis
ter.
Il does not really seem that anyone
could be so sublimely and completely
idiotic as William Jennings Bryan
proves himself to be by his own words
but there he Is. Look him over and
scan his plans for resisting invasion
/ of the United States by system OF
good roads and a million farmers arm
/ ed with Ford automobiles. The United
States supports several million toler-
ably husky farmers in comfort every
/ year but II Ia rather doubtful II ever
the huskies OF the agricultural
gentry OF the nation would avail then
weaponless to conquer an organized
enemy who presented a front brtstlins
with heavy artillery. machine gums and
rifies.-Ansonia Sentinel
In the course of q statement to tht
British press Arthur ]. Balfour. mrs
lord OF the admiralty, in explanation o.
the change in the attitude Of Germany
towards the United States appears thil
assertion: "As to what the German
navy must have felt about the new
policy, We can only conjecture. Blu
German sailors are gallant men. ant
gallant men do not like being put OF
a towards job" That Ia to say. tor
pedoing defenseless and unarmed yes
, sells without warning Is cowardly tol
In this connection an American nava
ofiicer, now retired, made the state
, ment recently in q private converse
ton that, in his Judgment. as Amer
. can naval officer would stand for couE
martial before he would obey order I
I sink in that way an unarmed ship.
! Is the abuse Of the submarine that Ia
. brought II into disrepute.-New Hav
: en- Journal-Courter.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-14
The War a Year Ago Today
Sept. a. 1914

Aniens rsoeeupisd BY French.
Battle of the Aisne began, Ger
rams repeiIina all attacks.
Fort 81 Tryon relieved.
Germans laid waste Senlis.
Russians crossed the San.
Germans were defeated near
MIa~a, and sent re-enforcsments 20
Msnei,
japanese Tan<sd klaooh0N.
Germans occupied Tanning is-
and and cable station.
Antl-Austrian demonstration ln
Rome.
Anssriean Red Cross steamship
Red Cross sailed from New York.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-04-29
TIMES SOON TO BE HOUSED
IN ITS OWN BUILDING

A. deal was completed with ]. H.
Denning on Friday evening whereby
The Oalaes Times comes in possession
of the two lots on the corner of Sec
ond and Elm streets. The corner lot
is occupied by a two-story building
26x66 feet, with full! basement, and
until last winter was occupied by the
Grand Theatre.
On Saturday morning ID. A. Taylor
commenced work to lower the build
ing to the level of the sidewalk, and
when that is done it is planned to add
one story on the lot to the south, pull
ing out the wall between and making
q ground floor space of 5000 square
feet. Twenty feet will be partitioned
of in front for the editorial and Of
flee room and one room 2Ox25 will be
for rent. The back part will house
the printing Office, and will allow 500
square feet of floor space more than
The Times has in its present location.
The new location will give ample
light, which is not accessible in the
present location.
The upstairs of the old building af-
fords q space 25x66 fest, 2x12 joice
under the floor and 2xS joice for the
ceiling. Some have been suggesting
it for gymnasium, others for tene.
ments. What do you say?
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-04-29
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Local council for the above in pro-
gress of formation. Seventeen lead
ing men of the city have had their
names sent in to New York City head
quarters, and soon as reply is received
the Scouts Court will be called for
the foundation meeting, at which
time the silver cups will be presented
for the city physique contest.
Vice President-H. ]. johnson, B.
w. Slocum, j. e. Bunday.
Court of Honor. H. Coulter, Sec
rctary, Charles Brown, Treasurer, H
E. Dady, Alex. r. Wright, A. P. Guy
Other Members-T. H. Ferber
VIM. Friedman, F. c. Root, C. A.
Malander, Eugene Naylor, c. E.
Bume, c. G.. Hample, NJ. Boardman
Geo. A. Wilson, DR.. j. P. Brastad
The next Scouts Court will only be
open to officials including members of
the local council. Dismissals, resig-
nations, acceptances and appoint
ments will come before this court.
r. C. Oliver,
International Scout Commissioner
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1915-04-29
ADVICE WAS TO PUT ON
THE WHOLE ARMOR

"Put on the Who. Armor," was the
subject of the discourse by Rev. f. S.
Hollett as he addressed the Odd Fell
lows and Rebekahs on the Goth ami
versary of Odd Fellowship at the M.
+. church on Sunday morning. The
sermon was based on the text as
given in Ephesians 6:11: "Put on
the whole armor of God. that We may
be able to stand against the wiles Of
the devil"
The speaker took mere man and
dressed him from the sole of his feet
to the crown of his head. He fitted
every part of the armor to the body,
showing it was useless to protect one
part and !eav. the other unshielded
Above all put on the breastplate of
righteousness, and keep tn, head and
the heart protected against every
thing evil. The sermon was an ex.
cellent one, and was appreciated by
the brethren and sisters of the three
links, who had filled the center por.
tion of the church to listen to it.