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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

Twenty-Five per cent. of the wheat
IN the territory covered by the 500
lines in North Dakota has been cut
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

King Ludwig of Bavaria left Nu-
mich tn pay another visit to Bavariau
troops at the front
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

at the Pittsburgh plant of the West
inghouse plant of the WESTINGHOUSE
Air Brake Co. Orders on hand win
run the plant for two years at ca
pacity.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

Contracts for >15o, 100000 burIap sand
bags were placed by Great Britain in
Calcutta
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

Two bushels Of silk hosiery stolen
from wash lines in Pitman.. ". J., dur
ing the last two years was recovered
when Eratus Jones, an aged negro.
was arrested when a detective saw
him wearing white silk stockings.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

Many Inquiries for lead from
Europe have given the market a better
appearance.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

President Wilson signed an exeeu-
tive order granting all veterans of the
Civil war in the government service
leave with pay to attend the Grand
Army encampment at Washington, or
September 27 to October 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

Wages of all the employees of the
Atiantlc Refining Co., at all its plants
Will be advanced.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

William w. Russell, former minister
TO the Dominican Republic was reap
pointed to that post in place of James
NJ Sullivan
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

John z. GunckeI, founder of the
National Newsboys' association, died
at Toledo, Ohio. He was SO wears oId
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

France Is planning a new war Ios
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

There will be no revision of the citv
charter under New Haven's home rule
law. as Mayor Rice has vetoed all the
recommendations.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

Italy is in the market for shrapne
steel.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18
Losses by Exchange.
Officials Prohted.

The report says that R. R. Gable,
former president Of the Rock Island,
received securities worth 1885,, 300 for
which he paid 100000; that H. A.
Parker, first vice president. received
$4,000 worth of securities for $4,000;
that Robert Mather got s145.912 in
securities above what he paid and that
cash contributions to officials in ex-
cess of their salaries aggregated a mil
lion dollars.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

Standard Oil of New Jersey declared
the regular quarterly dividend of IS
q share.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

AdVices received at Amsterdam
from Berlin report that it is rumored
that the resignation of DIR. Won Beth
mann n-Hollweg is imminent
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18
subsiding at Galveston.

Although latest reports indicated
that the storm was subsid;ng in CAL
weston and that the water had started
to drain slowly from the streets, there
was no prospect that wire communi-
cation might be restored for several
days Hundreds of miles of wires are
broken and thousands of poles blown
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

The Remington Arms Co. plant at
Eddystone, Pa, contracted with the
Beacon Light Co. of Chester for 12,-
900 horsepower for the plant The
Beacon power plant will be enlarged
to handle the contuarf
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

France is in the market for 100000
tons Of bars and biIlets.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

A new Italian naval credit of S16.-
236,675 was authorized.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

General Carranza denied that anv
OF his troops had participated in the
raids over the Mexican border into
the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

FaetionaI fighting in Mexico has I:
most ceased
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-18

from Berlin report that it is rumored
that the resignation of DIR. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg is imminent.
plos1on In the plant of the Aetna Ex-
plosives Co. near Emporium, y. Y.
The damage is about $4,000.
Mrs. Gorton Galloway and four
small children came to Hartford from
Saco. Maine. in search of the woman's
husband, missing three weeks.
A device invented BY the Italian
engineer Quarini to drive torpedoes
out of their courst and explode them,
will be tried out by the allied fleets.
Ten thousand American n1achinists
have left the United States for Eng
land within the last 10 weeks. They
are well paid by the British govern
ment.
A war tax of 20 per cent. on the
surplus shipping profits was ordered
by the government of Danmark This
tax enables the country to dispense
with a loan.
A committee of Spokane bankers is
planning to entertain the bankers en-
route to the American Bankers as
sociation convention at Seattle, Sept
3. 4, and 5, who stop over at Spo-
kane.
A seven-dsy week was introduced
at the Pittsburgh plant of the West
inghouse plant Of the Westinghouse
Air Brake Co. Orders on hand win
run the plant for two years at ca
pacity.
The Remington Arms Co. plant at
Eddystone, Pa, contracted with the
Beacon Light Co. of Chester for H.
900 horsepower for the plant The
Beacon power plant will be enlarged
to handle the contract.
President Wilson signed an exeeu-
tive order granting all veterans of the
Civil war in the government service
leave with pay to attend the Grand
Army encampment at Washington, on
September q to October 2.
Two bushels Of silk hosiery stolen
from wash lines in Pitman. N. J., dur
ing the last two years was recovered
when Eratus Jones, an aged negro
was arrested when a detective saw
him wearing white silk stockings.
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ARE AFTER FOREIGN HORSES
American Turfmen to Attend Fall
Sales in England and France to
Secure Thoroughbreds.

That the American turf Is to have
more imported racing material next
year than at any previous time ap
pears to be foregone conclusion.
The fact that Phil Chinn, widely
known turfman, and several other
prominent turfmen, have arranged for
a trip to Englandsfor the purpose Of at
tending the fall sales indicates the
American turf will have a number OF
imported thoroughbreds competing
next year for it's rich prizes.
Chinn last year visited England and
France, and while away purchased IL
thoroughbreds for Jefferson Living
stone, among them several winners
this year.
Chinn will, 1t Is understood, have
authority when he goes over this year
to buy whatever he likes and use his
best Judgment in price to be paid for
yearlings and two-year-olds.
1t is also said that Chinn has been
commissioned to purchase number
of steeplechasers for members of the
hunt clubs throughout the country.
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HOWARD BERRY STARS
PentathIon Winner Also Is
Baseball and Football Player.
University Of Pennsylvania Athlete Is
Certain to Shine in These
Branches of Sport for Penn
Is Powerfully Built.

Howard Berry, the University of
Pennsylvania freshman athlete who
jumped into national fame when he
won the first intercollegiate pentath-
Ion event to be staged in this country,
at the Penn relay games recently, is
also wonderful baseball and foot
ball player and is certain to star in
these branches of sport for Penn dur
ing the next four years, provided he
is not injured.
Berry is such a good performer on
the diamond that the Philadelphia Ma
tional and American league clubs have
been contesting for his services for
some time. However, should he ul-
timately decide to enter professional
baseball, he probably would join the
National league team Of the Quaker
City. 1t is generally understood that
this club has an option on his services
and is paying him snug sum month
ly for his promise to give it first call
on his services if he ever takes up
baseball for vocation.
Powerfully Built.
Berry is about twenty years old and
is tall and powerfully built. He has
pleasant manner and one that makes
friends for him, both in his class
rooms and in his athletic pursuits. He
is clean in all his actions and tactics
on the field. Despite his youth, he
has had considerable experience on
the track and field and handles him.
self like a veteran.
Berry prepared for Penn at North
east Manual Training school in Philai
delphia and was by far the star of the
football, baseball and track teams
there. He played quarterback on the
eleven and shortstop on the nine, and
his work on both of these teams at,
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he had Just submitted. In fact it was
the result of four weeks stay in a
far northern rest resort, where he had
boarded with a quaint, old-fashioned
family, every member of which was
unique as to mannerisms and char
acter. More ito get this new expert
ence out of his system" than anything
else, Dane had strung together a SIM
pie, but pretty story. There was no
visible heroine in the family he had
lived with. She was away at school,
but he constructed heroine. He de-
picted the absent daughter as "the
home product" going out in a world
wise way. He made her ambitious,
unnatural, selfish and harmless. That
was the kind of women Cyril Dane
had met in the social circle in which
he had moved. The first beauty of the
story was married, as might be love-
ly melody by false and discordant
note.
ITS so, what Rossiter said," &C
knowledged Dane, after re-reading the
manuscript "Pshaw! let it go through.
It's only pot boiler and out of my
line"
He found it not so easy to adhere to
this Indifferent position, however. The
criticisms of the editor, while disturb
ing his self-esteem, also conveyed a
compliment as to his ability in new
vein of literary effort. He was thirty,
blase, he regarded life as, after all, a
hollow shell. He had trained with a
group possessed of shallow moral
ideas and his sentiments and humani-
tartan analyses had been tinctured
with that influence.
81 will take another jaunt among
the unvarnished and see if 1 can dis
cover something new" he resolved.
Two days later Dane arrived at a lit
tie town in the same district where he
had gained the character material for
his latest novel. His idea was to ar
range for a stay in some obscure set
Element along the shore OF the lake.
Noon found him hot and tired, outside
of the range of human habitation.
"I'll take a swim and rest and then
plod on" soliloquized Dane.
He was in the full enjoyment of a
refreshing swim when, CHANGING to
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Puttinu Trouble to Use.

All trouble can be put to good use
in refining and strengthening our
characters if we go about it the right
way. BY looking for the sunshine
which is back of every dark cloud we
help to ennoble and uplift not only
ourselves but those about us.
Work is the panacea for all Ills, and
by setting the mind resolutely at work
we can make all our burdens much
lighter. Mere physical work will not
alwayS accomplish this, for often the
mind has time to dwell on its mis-
fortunes while the body is busiest.
But keeping the mind constantly filled
with other thoughts will leave no
room for the troublous, grievous
things.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BEYOND RUB|ES
BY ELIZABETH scHoEN COBB.

"The girl don't fit" was the i'm
placable announcement of the man
who decided what and what not books
should go forth from the great At
lantic Press.
"H'm!" uttered Cyril Dane, popular
author and dilettante-"make her fit
then"
1T can't be DONE" voiced the cen.
sor, critic and ruler of the destinies
of current authorship. you'll have
to find a new one. See here, Dane
don't get stale and cynical because
you are rich in paying copyright royal
ties. You've struck quite new lead
in your last manuscript. The charac-
tiers are natural and charming. All
but the girl. She spoils it,"
"She's the fair average OF the So
cial tom adhered Dane
The great editor viewed Dane critic
ally and speculatively.
"Dane," he spoke bluntly, what s
the matter with you? Been crossed in
love at some time or other in your ex-
perience?"
'I?" laughed the author. 'I should
say not! Love-there's no such thing
in the world"
Mistake" observed the other SEN
tentiously. GO out and hunt up the
real thing, revise your manuscript on
a basis of later information and you'll
be giving the world real literary
gen."
Dane swung out of the office in his
usual self-willed, Indifferent way, but
when he got home in the quiet and
calm of his library he began to think
over what the editor had said to him.
He had not thought much of the story
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FAMOUS RACE TRACK DOOMED
EmeryviIIe Course to Be Subdivided
Into City Lots-No Hope for Sport
Tin Near Future.

The Emeryville race track, the most
famous course in the West when run
ning-horse racing held sway in Cali
fornia, soon will be subdivided into
city lots, according to announcement
by the owners of the property.
The lease held on the track by the
California Jockey club, which was eff
fective until 1918, has been annulled
1t had been held by the Jockey club
in the hope that legislation might be
adopted which would revive racing
in the state.
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day they might be lost or destroyed
so he conceived the idea of preserving
the records on stone.
Palace OF TheebaW.
A step only from religion to royal
ty, for short drive brings the traveller
to the old fort, with it's dry moat and
curiously carved gates. Within it's
walls is the Palace of Theebaw, the
last Burman king. The various rooms,
once so sacred to those of kingly
rank, are placarded now, and the most
democratic tourist may thus realize
that he is in "The Lion Throne Room"
1.-THE Kings Audience Chamber" or
"The Queens Private Apartments.
Nothing remains of past Splendor save
the vacant rooms with their great teak
beams, covered with fast-disappearing
gold-leaf, the gaudy colored glass dis
plays and cloudy mirrors in furnished
frames One visitor relates that as he
was wandering about in one room he
heard from another the strains OF
Home, Sweet Home" executed by
young Burman upon an obviously new
English mouth-organ. He could not
help wondering how much that palace
had been home to it's royal inmates.
Close at hand is the Kings Watch
Tower, a tall cylinder surrounded by
winding stair, which leads to sum
mer house on top. This was built in
a month under pain of death. The
king had so taxed and oppressed the
people that he feared them and dared
not go out of his palace grounds, so in
order to see what was going on in the
city he had the tower built. Today it
is still accessible to those travellers
who will make the climb "at their own
risk" The visit to the palace is not
complete without a glimpse into the
museum in the same grounds. Here
are exhibited life-sized effigies of Thee
baw and his famous warrior queen, as
we'll as courtierS in their robes of
state. Here, too, are the royal palan
quins and countless smaller relics OF
the court. The feeling of the pathos
of past grandeur haunts one as he
leaves this place.
Tug of War for Rain.
These are the main sights of Man
dalay, but the city itself in it's every
day garb has a picturesque interest
not to be overlooked. For instance, il
the rains be late, a tug of war, in
which men, women and children par
ticipate, is not an unusual sight. The
people hope in this way to appease
the unfriendly spirits that are keeping
back the rains.
For those who are interested in the
spread of Christianity among these
people, there are numerous mission
schools that invite the attention. A
drive out to Aungbinle is an afternoon
we'll spent. AS one nears this hamlet,
the attention is arrested by long
white bridge, both unique and useful
1t was built by an old Buddhist WON.
an, who thought to gain merit" by
the act. The goal of the journey, how
ever, is a small mission chapel, which
stands on the site of the prison where
the pioneer missionary, Adoniram
Judson, suffered so terribly hundred
years ago. His prosecutors are long
dead and forgotten, but he lives in the
memory and affection of many hun.
dreds and thousands, while the scene
of his trials shares prominence with
the kings palace and Buddha's tomb
as a place worth seeing when one is
"off to MandaIay."
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tracted considerable attention. 1t is
known that several of the big eastern
colleges made strong attempts to land
him.
When Mike Doolan Of the Phillies
jumped to the Federal league in the
winter of 1918, and the Phillies were
sorely pressed for a good shortstop
last season, the club attempted to sign
up Berry and went so far in it's bid as
to promise him a regular berth from
the start. However, Berry's parents
had planned college career for him
and refused to allow him to play base
ball professionally.
May Outshine Dorizas.
Berry worked out with the Phillies
many times during last season and the
preceding one and made big hit with
Charlie Doom, then manager Of the
team. Frequently he practiced field
ing with the team before the start of
the games and during the intermission
on double-header days, his work never
failing to draw comment from the
fans.
He is f1ashy in the field and can hit
any kind of pitching with fair success.
During the summer months he plays
with the strong amateur and travelling
scholastic teams around Philadelphia.
Berry is certain of the quarterback
position on the Penn football team in
1916. He packs considerable weight
and is speedy in covering ground. 1t
is probable that he may outshine big
Mike Dorizas as PENIS all-arOund ath-
letic star next year.
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shown great promise so far. They
need little developing and the Ma
room coaches, cognizant of this, are
spending major portion Of their time
teaching the youngsters the tricks
necessary for varsity linesman.
The material at the disposal of the
Maroon leaders this year is not quite
as bulky as they would like to have
it, but the coaches are attempting to
develop speed as an Offset for the lack
Of weight.
All in all, Chicago's outlook for 1915
is not as bright as it was in 1914
but outlooks oftentipaas deceive.
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Cornell Loses Two Stars.

Cornell ,university's football squad
has lost two promising players
through injury and disbarment. J. R.
Whitney, IT, who has been counted on
as substitute for Captain Barrett at
quarterback. has been declared ineli-
gible because of scholastic deficien-
cies. In scrimmage Harry Bryne,
'16, sub fullback, received minor
hurts that will keep him out of the
game for the rest of the season.
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prised manner and in a flustered way
denied the accusation of the woman
When she heard the voice she slowly
released mis- coattails. A dismal look
came into her eyes. Il beg your par,
don,'' she said to the accused man
but her face was turned to the DO
hceman.
The man gathered his coattails te
himself and walked hurriedly away
O'Connor just grinned to himself
Indianapolis News.
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MADE A SLIGHT MISTAKE
aTatse Woman Must Have seen EN-
harrassed by Error Which In
voIved Stranger.

Officer O'Connor's attention was
Hrxa attracted to a trim little woman
near his corner day or two ago,
when she ran boldly across the safety
zuns markers and ducked in front OF
ma aDproaching street car. OConnor,
wso is a traffic policeman, makes it
a mint to see that the safety zone
wazrkers are dead lines, and he start
I'd toward the woman. 1t was his con-
esusion she needed special instruc-
ssun in ..afety zones.
He reached her in time to see her
ankle a firm hold on the coattails of
= figure turned away from her.
what's the matter, Lady," the po-
esegrnan inquired, when he noted the
euaatail death grip.
hes my husband, Mr.. Policeman,
and he won't come home" the WON
m walled. facing the policeman, but
never releasing her grip.
The man looked around in sur
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(By FRANK G. MENKE.)


Pete Russell is back in the Univer-
sity of Chicago-and, therefore, the
| Chicagoans are very optimistic as to
| Chicago's chances of grabbing the
| 1915 football honors in the West.
| Oh yes. graduation, the bane of all
| college coaches, kicked the bulk OF
the cogs out of the powerful machine
that Alonzo A. Stage assembled in
| 1914, but Peter Russell is part of the
| machinery that was unlocked, and
with Pete back in his quarterbacking
| job this year, the Maroon chances are
very rosy indeed.
Russell is one Of those quarterbacks
that one reads about mostly in fiction
| A brainy, inspiriting leader, wonder
| full booter, a sure, daring tackler,
marvel at running through broken
| fields, a great line smasher, tricky,
| dashing, fearless player-that is Pete
| Russell. Is it any wonder why Chi
cago, still possessed of this football
wonder, isn't in glooms, despite the
fact that some of it's greatest stars OF
| 1914 are gone?
Chicago lost Des Jardien through
graduation. He ranked as the great
est center ever turned out in the
West, and it lost Gray, the great half
| back; Acker, Huntington, wonderful
end; Stegman, Coutchie and Kixmiller
| all regulars in 1914. But there are
enough regulars and first-string sub
stitutes on hand this year to form the
| foundation for a great team.
Coach Stage Is Unworried.
There is really nothing about the
Chicago outlook to cause discourage
ment," said Coach Stagg. Some OF
the vacant places will be hard to fill,
but the candidates this year look very
promie g"
Floo, a wonderful line smasher and
veteran of the 1914 campaign, will be
the regular Maroon fullback. The Sc
lection of two regular halfbacks must
be made from among Schafer and Cor
don, the only two men who got ex-
perience last year, and squad OF
youngsters. Gordon performed mostly
at quarterback in 1914, relieving Rus
sell, but can play a great game at
halfback.
| Schafer is fairly sure of a job on
the varsity this year, but some of the
newcomers may nose out Gordon. H.
Norgren, brother of the back who
gained fame on the western gridirons
a year or so ago, is showing up won
| derfully well. Calm and Pershing,
also "sophs," show great promise.
| Sparks and Whiting, who got into
nearly all the 1914 games, are GER
tainties for the flank-guarding posi-
TONS Brelos, Chang, Gerdes, Rankin
and Strong are the newcomers who
are trying for the end positions.
Tackles Will Be Veterans.
Shull and Jackson, veterans of the
1914 campaign, will be the regular
tackles-and wonderful pair it is.
The selection of the two guards
and center must be made from
among the youngsters who gained
glory last year as members of the
freshman team. Boal, Brodie, Harper,
Hawk, Teichgraeber and Peck are the
sophomore candidates, and each has
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Breaks BILLINGS, MErk.

j. r. McCune, vice-presldent of the
Matinee club of Pittsburgh and Allie
gheny, broke the worlds record for q
pole team at Pittsburgh by driving
his two great trotters, Ross B. and
Brighton B., mile in 2:0613. The
former mark was 2:07%, made at
Cleveland several years ago by G. X.
g. Billings, driving The Monk and
Equity.
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RABBIT SETS PACE
FOR BALL PLAYER

The middle West has added
another interesting item to the
baseball chronicles of the year
with a story of a rabbit which
acted as pacemaker for a bat
ter who had driven out a home
run. The incident occurred at
st. Cloud, Mimi, when Thielman
of the home team lifted a long
hit to center field, which started
rabbit hidden in the long
grass.
The four-legged spectator OF
the game, frightened by the ball.
ran toward the infield, reaching
second base just ahead of Thiel-
man. Touching the bag, the
rabbit headed for third, and In
order to avoid the bleachers
turned at that bag and crossing
the home plate disappeared I'M
der the grand stand. Thielman
was right at the rabbits heels
in the race for the plate and
was credited with a circuit hit,
but the scorer refused to give
the rabbit a home run, claiming
that it had not touched first
base.