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Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
REMOVING RusslA,s BLOCKADE

There can be no question of Rus sia's desire to get control of Constan- tinople and the DardanelIes. That has long been it's ambition and it has been an ambition which many of the pow CTS have aided Turkey in thwarting. Whenever the Dardanelles are closed, as at the present tine it means the shutting off of the big commerce of Russia, except by the White sea out let, which is closed during the winter season. What it wants is an outlet whereby it's products can go forth to the world during the entire year. Its grain is now sought by the countries engaged in the war and the opening up of the Dardanelles and the Bos- phorus will remove the blockade.
 That the coptrol of the gateway to the Black sea. is about to change is indicated by the success which has at tended the efforts of the allied fleet in the battering down of the Turkish for tiications. That Great Britain Is in sympathy with the ambition of Russia to secure this outlet has been indi- cated by the declaration of Sir Edward Grey. Not only are the allies in accord with the wishes of Russia, but they are doing their utmost through their fleets to carry them out. It means the driving of the Turks out of Europe and some more changing of boundary lines in that vicinity, which with the final control of Constantinople and the Dar- danelfes may remain for determina- ton when peace is signed, but it will be a readjustment which will ba to the advantage of Russia from which the other allies will have no cause to fear. -:. ;;s.,,
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AGAINST MERCHANT MARINE.

With the demand for the increase of the merchant marine of this country ond the desire thatAmerican shipping should display better competition with foreign shipowners. it is an interesting situation which is presented by the passage of the seamen's bill by con- gress. This measure has had the earn est and enthusiastic support of Sen ator La Toilette and is calculated to furnish greater protection for crews and passengers. That proper measures for safety should be provided gets general recognition, but there are bur dens in the way of expense imposed through the bill which are not going to make shipping under the American flag any more attractive.
 The small amount of American ship ping today is due to the fact that there are far greater advantages to be ob- tained through registry under a for efgn flag than under the stars and stripes and when 1t comes to the build ing up of a merchant marine those very same costs of operations which differ so greatly are factors which shipowners never fail to overlook.
 When the government endeavors to build up merchant marine by i'm posing obligations which make it an impossibility, 1t looks like a move not only in the wrong direction, but against it's own interests. If there were only American ships to consider the legislation would raise no barrier, but when it is impossible to meet foreign competition under existing conditions, the placing of greater and more costly burdens on the underdog isn't likely to increase its possibilities or encourage capital for it's promotion
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DIVORCE PETITIONS.

It is quite different attitude that a judge of a Pennsylvania court takes in comparison with the action of the Nevada legislature, when he endeavors to arouse some at least in that com monwealth to a realization of the evil in the laxfty surrounding divorce and the interpretation of divorce laws.
 Judge Patterson of Pennsylvania brought to attention the difference be- tween desertion, as a ground for a divorce, and mutual consent, in refus- ing to grant a petition of the latter kind before him. He gave some good sound advice upon the matter of grant ing divorces when he said: t'The mar riago bg1d should not be dissoluble at shs will s< tho parties by either mu- +uaI consent. or renunciatfon or denial Of 1t. The mere whtms and caprices of married men and married women, who happen to be dissatisfied with conditions, should not be permitted to strike at the foundations of society. The court should never sever the mar riage contract unless for good and law ful cause"
 It would be well if there were more judges who looked up divorce and in-
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rocky mountain sides. However true this may be in the case of the gods, it is true in the case of the peoples of Bukovina that most of them went there in exile. They are Ruthenian and Roumanian tribes who were crowded out in the bitter struggles through which Europe came to its present apporttonment. They. like their neighbors the exiled gods, lead lean existences in the small, noun tainous forest land which lies on the outskirts of everything.
 "Bukovina is an Austrian crown land, with the rank of a duchy, with a few small cities and a population of some so0, 1000. It presents an unob- structed frontier to the Russians, while 1t is cut off from the Austro- Hungarian Empire. by the Carpathian mountains. Its chief city. Czernowitz, is just across from the Russian from tier. Broken spur ranges from the Carpathians, further, isolate much of Bukovina from its neighboring Cali cia- It is most easy of access to Rus sia and to Roumania. The first na- tural difficulties which the Russians met were the interior mountain
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LORD BRYcE's STATEMENT.

Former Ambassador James Bryce of England, who has given evidence on previous occasions of the close and accurate study which he has made of America and Americans, presents in his recent utterance, with his usual analytical power, the attitude Of the people of the country and the govern ment to the war now raging in Eu- rope. As if he was an American he applies criticism to those in Great Bri- tain who maintain that this country should have given moral support to the triple entente and at the same time he effectively replies to those who have felt that this government should Germany and it's allies
 That this country has been criti- cised by enthusiasts on both sides of the war can be readily believed. Such can be expected when a country is friendly to both sides and is doing its utmost to maintain strict neutrality. Naturally it is difficult for many to see the justice is not joining against the other side. The idea of right and wrong is so sharply drawn that it is impossible to see any middle ground, or, in fact, any reason for remaining neutral. Such. however, is not taken by Lord Bryce, and he points out with clearness that this country has fol- lowed it's usual course in keeping out of European entanglenents and that it has followed it's legitimate, and from its record in the past, the to be expected course. It is probable that such an upholding of this government by Lord Bryce will not alter German opinion very greatly, but it should have a proper effect upon the English mind, for he knows what he is talking about.
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MEETING MOLLY

"Now, my dear" said the young woman in blue, tell me all about your new home and how you like the suburb"
 '"The suburb is delightful, but it isn't a question of that" sighed the girl in brown. What we want to know is how the suburb is going to like us.'
 T shouldn't worry"
 Yes, you would, if you were in the same boat" laughed her friend. Wait. I'll tell you all about what I
 'something dreadful? Your powers in that respect are unique"
 My latest blunder is the worst of all. In the newspaper we saw an ad- Vertfsement of a maid who wanted to go out of town and we answered it at once. l had quite 8 little corre- spondence with the woman and she finally agreed to come to us"
 Lucky people,"
 'So we thought. She said she was middle aged and settled, so we were in hopes that we could keep her for ever so long. We live some distance from a trolley line and the streets have no names in evidence and the directions are complicated. So I vol unteered I'd meet her at the postoff1ce. Everybody knows where the post office is.''
 You began by being good to her, certainly
 Tt was worth it. She's been with us for a whole month now We'll, vixen I reached the postoffice I was a little late and there was a woman in black waiting there. Molly, the maid, said that she would wear black. So I spoke up and asked the stranger whether she was Molly The person smiled and said no, and told me she was waiting for a friend. When she inquired whether I was waiting for a friend too, had to say that l was. You see I couldn't ex- plain that I was waiting for a maid in the circumstances, could I?"
 Not very we'll" agreed the young woman in blue. Do go on"
 T become embarrassed and con- fused easily" said the girl in brown, 'so as soon ss could I went out side to wait, for fear I'd say some
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THE DAcIA'S SEIZURE

Both the expected and the unexpect- ed have happened in the circumstances surrounding the seizure of the Dacia. It was promised before the vessel left this country that it would not be per- m1tted to reach it's destination. but it was anticipated that it would be held up by a vessel of Great Britain That it was stopped by French cruiser and taken to a French port means that it is the allies which have refused to accept the transfer of the ship from German ownership as bona fde until proven and that such must come be- fore a French instead of a British prize court.
 The effect of this unexpected move remains to be seen. This country will have the same opportunity for making and defending it's protest against tbe seizure. It will be accorded fair treat ment before the French prize court the same as might be expected from a. British court, but from the attitude which France has taken in the past relative to the transfer of vessels own ed by belligerents following the open- Ing or war. 8, stronger opposition to such a course as has been taken in tha Dacla case is made possible. France has always maintained that such a transfer of flags should not be recog- nlzed after the breaking out of war. It has been unwilling to concede any advantage to the belligerent that wouid be thus benefited regardless of the validity of the transfer. Whether this stand will be maintained relative to the Dacia remains to be determined It shows the united opposition of the allies, however, to the practice and places the matter before the French court as if by arrangement.
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thing foolish. The result was that met Mrs. Davidson, one of the incest women in the town. She went in and brought out the other woman and introduced US. The woman whom l had taken for Molly was the one that I most wanted to know-the one that would be most important to me. In this crisis my only thought was that Molly was coming on a trolley car at any moment and I'd be disgraced by a boxes whom I should have to pass off as my friend from the city.
 T found that I was getting into such a mess that I pleaded things to do at home and hurried away
 "They must have thought you
 Very likely. At any rate. went home as fast as I could, thinking I'd go back in twenty minutes and find Molly waiting for me in the post wiser. It was a perfectly scorching day and there isn't a speck of shade all along the street from the post office. You know the way 1t is in suburbs
 ''Was she waiting for you when you returned to the postonce?"
 T remained home about a quarter of an hour and then l went back the girl in brown went on. The two women nao gone, OI course, anu LACA . wasn't a trace of our maid anywhere. I waited until two trolley cars had come in and then gave it up. All the way home I reproached myself se- verely for losing Molly, who of course had gone right back to town dis gusted because she had not been met. I did not know what on earth l could say to mother, who had counted so much on Molly's coming.
 You have my sympathy
 T was ready to cry when I rang the doorbell at home, but I didn't. Molly, the new maid, opened the door for me- in cap and apron"
 How on earth did she get there?''
 That's what I asked her." said the girl in brown rurefully. She said it was easy enough. All she did was to ask two ladies at the postof1ce where sho could find our house. She told them she was Molly, our new maid.' Chicago News.
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WOMAN ALL RUN DOWN
Made Strong and We'll By VinoI

Made Strong and We'll By vinol.
 waynesboro, Po.-'1 was all run down after a hard spell of bronchitis so it was hard for me to keep about I had pains in my chest and took cold easily. A friend asked me to try Vinol. I did and it built me up so am strong and we'll and I am able to do my housework which I had not done for three months before taking Vinol"- Mrs. Y. R. Horbough. Waynesboro. Pa
 Vinol creates an appetite, aids di- gestien, makes pure blood and creates strength. Your money back if 1t fails.
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THE CLOUD DIGGER Packer, Conn, Feb. 2s. 1915.
Charity Should Not End at Home.

MT. Editor: I read the letter from Thomas w. Allyn of Norwich in The Bulletin of February IS, and I can- not agree with him, which is not strange as I am usually on the off side. I believe Charity should begin at home,' but I do not think it should end there. Now America has a great many people (and I think every coun- try has them), who would never give charity unless it was to help some new fad and a great deal of the charity sent to the war zone has come from
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
What March Will Be.

MT. Editor: Those of your readers who have followed up The Cloud Digger predictions will have to ac- knowledge that every storm for Feb ruary came along just as scheduled, and rains have all been heavy for the season.
 !. Nine inches of rain in January and 5 inches in February, mean nothing less than a very dry June and July. For March I find the first of the month unsettled and probably rain, one big storm is due from 7th to 10th. The snows of March will be greater than the entire winter. The usual high winds will run we'll into April this year. From the 18th to 18th a big distur- bance is due, rain and snow, terrific wind and hale, also thunder and sharp lightning. I still insist that we are to have an early spring. Earlier than for many years. Everything points to a fruitful one also.
 On the whole March will be a typical equ1noxial month, but much colder than either January of February, the last of the month and well into April a cold, foggy spell is due. Get ready for 1t.
 THE CLOUD DIGGER.
 Packer Conn, Feb 2S, 1915
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Dead Left Under the Snow.


 The reinforced French army in AL sace from the Swiss frontier to the neighborhood of Nancy is reported to be progressing a little every day. The positions gained are being strength ened to prevent a third retirement whatever be the strength the Germans may bring against them.
 In recent battle in the Vosges the troops on both sides used skis. The French had been operating in this manner for some time, but it was only recently that several regiments of Bavarian- troops adopted the ski The Alpine Chasseurs and the Bavarians met on a forest slope where the snow lay to @ depth of three feet. The French proved to be faster than the Germans but failed to entirely cut them off. The Germans, however, were ob- liged to retreat leaving great num- Der of dead and wounded. The for mer it was impossible to bury on ac- count of the depth of the snow and the condition of the soil, so they were left under the snow and the wounded transported with great difficulty to the nearest Red Cross hospital.
 The Germans are reported to be transforming the forest Nonnenbruch on the route from Cernay to Mulhouse into a veritable fortress. The reason for the extraordinary precautions taken here is supposed to be their wish to defend the potash mines in this vicinity which are said to be worth at least $25, 100000.
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Travel in Central Europe.

Travel in Central Europe has be- come so difficult that a traveller who reaches his destination without being thrown into jail en route is fortunate. Tie possession of a through ticket and passport with every Conceivable sort of consular and diplomatic wise on it does not prevent a traveller in Hungary from being taken off the train and arrested If he has failed to procure from the commandant's of fee of the point of departure a permit to travel at all. It is often necessary to break the journey to get pass good in the military zone one has en- tered, and in such a case the traveller
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Stories of the War

may find there is no other train for two or three days, which is a common occurrence when troops have to be transferred from one theatre of opera tions to another. During a whole week in the latter part of January there were no passenger trains of any sort from Hungary into Rumania on this account.
 Once on a train ready to enter the country, there is every likelihood of being thrown off. if anybody's sus- picion finds the slightest material to feed upon. At the border Hungarian gendarmes and Rumanian soldiers marshal the crowd of passengers for exaninat tion. Filthy as the waiting rooms and the trains generally are in this section, the ordeal of health in- spection is carried out to such an ex- tent that the passenger regards 1t as a grim sort of joke.
 During the chaotic conditions which exist, the loss of baggage Is to be taken as an expected incident of the journey, and it is openly charged by many that railway men are allowed to seize pieces of baggage and loot them for what they are worth.
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terpreted the law concerning it in a similar manner The laws of many states are lenient enough without con- trtbuting to the fast increasing divorce rate. Easy laws, easy divorces and the grinding out of divorces like clock work as occurs in some of the big cities, and not a few of the small ones, not only disclose, but encourage an evil which should be on the decrease in- stead of the increase. Judge Patter- sons stand should not only be a guide for the judges of that commonwe edith, but of all other states.
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THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Bukovina-Legend has it that the old gods are in exile in Bukovina- Crowded from their temples in Greece and in Italy and from their halls on Olympus, they fled to the raw noun tain forests of Bukovina, where they have since led sadly impoverished lives with no oblations, no recatou1bs, no license, no notice. with nothing but bleak lonesome beech forests and
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
Shell Fragments Sell High.

Fragments Of shell thrown by the Germans upon West Hartlepool dur ing the December naval raid are now fetching such a high price as souven- frs that a bricklayer and a veal es- tate agent recently went to law over a portion of a shell. The piece weighed 47 pounds, and retailed at $2.50 a pound. so the claimants stated.
 The relic was found in a gutter by 8 bricklayer named Spoors. Being it's discoverer, Spoors claimed the shell as his. -Gfbbon, the estate agent, heard of this and proceeded to prove that the shell struck house belong ing to a client, whom he held to be the rightful owner. As the client re- nounced the title, Gfbbon claimed ownership and proceeded to take the piece from Spoors on the ground that he intended to send it as a present to Lord Furness.
 Before giving judgment to Gibbon, Judge Bonsey of the county court said he would not give a half-penny for the shell and thought that any one who would pay 20 pounds sterl- ing for it fool. If the Germans paid a few more visits to Hartlepool, the judge thought the market price of shells would drop so low that people would not even bother to pick up the fragments.
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Pleased with Astors,

The large number of actors now in the field for Germany is indicated by a recent remark of the Emperor while on one of his flying trips to Berlin. Bent on a. visit to staff physician Dr. von Ilberg, his Majesty encountered a well-known playwright and Gustav Kadelburg, the actor.
 Summoning them to him he an nounced that many others of their profession were at the front including two famous actors who have received the Iron Cross. q am very well sat- isfed with them, the Kaiser declared. ''They fight very well indeed"
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Wisconsin has jumped to the front with new legislation again in the es- tablishment of a training school for servants, but it may yet have to do something to keep the housewives up to the standard
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Getting Water a Race with Daylight

A on-commissioned officer of a London Territorial Regiment writes:
 The new line of trenches which the battalion occupies Is in fair con- dition, considering the wet weather. At very frequent intervals pumps have to be worked to keep the water down. A considerable part of our time is occupied in boarding the sides Of the trench to prevent landslides, of which there have been some re- gently. After dark on Monday I went out with a party to draw rations, which the transport wagon brings to farm about thousand yards in the rear; We also had to get water, which l understood could be drawn from a pump amid the ruins of & farmhouse just behind the trenches on our right.
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It is apparent to those who are run ming the war that they must prepare for some strong competition from the baseball magnates, which leads to the belief that that is why Kitchener said war wouldn't start until spring.
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Ready for Spies in No-Man's-Land.

EAS@6y tOE OfaS0 O-NnGtl S- @aHE@s
 An officer of the R. F. A. writes:
 War, as source of excitement, is disappointing; as all experience of hardshtps and "fed-up-ness'' it quite fulfls expectations. We have made arduous marches along shell-torn coEbled roads. always in the rain and usually in the darkness; darkness, but for the star-sheT illuninations of the fighting line And we have lived in strange billets, now in the cows byre, and again in the witches kitch- en. The spy has lowered ever around us, and we have sought for him with loaded revolver, and the order to shoot at sight; but we have never shot, though We have often exam ined.
 We are living in the no-man's land between the two armies; a land of deserted, ruined homesteads, and fields filled with Jack Johnson shells; the air-awful-it Is like a plague. When I am forward in my observa- ton station I look over a turnip field, and about 800 yards beyond I see two black streaks in the snow-our ad vance trench and theirs-and about is to be seen, yet know that if stood up or walked out of my ditch just 100 yards beyond the hedge, I would never come back. Now and then a sniper speaks.
 My telephonist and I tried to dig a little comfort the other day. We had no sooner stood up than there were two cracks, with a whistle in the tree above us and a zip in the dirt beside us. We sat down and didn't move again till dust. One sits out there with the battery at the other end of the wire, and when shells burst on our infantry. speaks the word which means shells burst on theirs. We don't fire very much, but we study our maps a lot and dig drains good deal and Jack Johnson comes screaming and banging in search of us, and is quenched in the wastes of mud.
 When one Is washing in muddy water in a horses feed-bag, it is sweet to think of the marble basins, clear warm water, dry towels, and scented soap of old Scotland to think that there is a land where people bathe, and where barbers smooth the chin and perfume the hair for a few cop perS"
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ranges, covered with forests, and tangled with underbrush.
 The Crownland has an area of 4,031 square miles, and lies almost wholly in the CarIiathian belt. Its climate Is severe, and its soils, except in the larger valleys, are not very productive. There Is little mineral production, and no industry besides brewing, distilling and milling. Bu- kovina Is a land of exiled gods and people, moderately flowing with black bread and cheese, and possessing lit tie wealth for contending armies to destroy"
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Dr. Wiley declares that every meal should take an hour, and of course he recognizes that everybody, espe- cially the unemployed, has the time