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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

must know that we have here in the
trenches some of the most popular
singers of France. The afternoon
seems to US very short and joyful.
when the afternoon tea is coming,
we hear again this famous ragtime
The German artillery is very sharp
and exact to the minute. Knowing at
what time we eat, they fire constantly,
to anger us. We don't care, as we
have plenty of time, and, even if we
have no time to eat once, we take
double next time, being used to that
1 have been several days without eat
ing We don't die of starvation, and
1 believe We could make a habit OF not
eating at all.
We'll, after our concert, a light
dinner is soon prepared. and we are
ready for any game of the night. When
the sun has set, and 1t is rapidly
growing dark, some of US, by turn, are
Immediately taken as sentinels some
yards ahead Of our trenches, so as NOT
to be surprised. The others are al
ways on the job, ready to meet any
eventualities, to attack or to defend
ourselves against the enemy You
must know that not only in the woods
of Maine, but over here, also, we hunt
the game at night.
1--WE do not remain in the first line
all the time. only a couple of days in
and a few days away from the reach
of any kind of bullets. We take pleas
ure in exercise. In the afternoon,
when the weather is fine, we organize
a game of football with our friends,
the English. We have some hne
games as both teams are good.
1.-THE spring will give to the land a
better aspect; the grass will grow rap
idly to efface from the fields OF horror
of the battle. Between the grass VIII
grow the wildfiowers to decorate the
tonbs of those poor soldiers resting
IL leo al lTfle
birds will fly over their graves to war
Bile the song of the Marseillaise-
zone day. sometime before noon we
were expecting counter attack from
the enemy. OF course we were ready,
feeling good and the sun was very
bright. The German artillery started
to fire at our trenches on the frst
line. Being always cool, we didn't
move a bit, afraid of nothing, as our
trenches were consolidated. Some OF
us started a game of cards While otn-
ers were on the lookout. After an
hour and a half of that terrible firing,
the artillery stopped. We were sur
prised to find out that no one had
been killed or even wounded.
"A while after, someone came out OF
the trenches holding by the tan a
poor little mouse, killed by shrap-
mel blow on the head. That man felt
bad, saying that he had spent cou-
pie of weeks training the mouse to
come into his hand to eat some bread.
The mouse was the only victim of the
battle that day.
I'VE advance rapidly, and some poor
people are already returning to their
!-3mes. But alas! they find them burnt
to the ground and the land raVaged by
the enemy. with innumerable ceme-
series with crosses to indicate that
there thousands of soldiers lie buried.
Well, the poor farmer has come back,
SAYING, Il am lucky that the land is
still there. In a few months from
now our small village will look just as
pretty as it did before, only it will re-
call to the small children going to the
school an important part in the book
of history of the war 1914-15."
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

The claims that Rumania will enter
the war soon" are made with the
regularity of the unfuLflled weather
predictions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

From 200 nominees from which
five eventually will be chosen for en-
rollment in the Hall of Fame in
New York in September, II have been
from these II the most deserving five
will be chosen later OF the II a
majority were from New England. A
majority of those already commence
rated in this distinguished roll of our
famous dead were New Englanders.
This is flattering to our pride in
these splendid states which in area
form such a small part of the Union,
but in talent, industry and inteuec-
tual force have shown themselves so
potent for progress, stability, more
have a rich heritage and therefore a
CORRESPONDENCE great obligation. =
New Haven Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

Obregon denies that he is dead. but
he has had a chance to find out what
some people think of him and his abil-
tty
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

It must be understood by all those
who would make a city beautiful that
a big contribution is made by keeping
it beautiful
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17
EDITORIAL NOTES

The price of one warm day appears
to be several of the other kind.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

Nothing but the war has thus far
offered any obstacle to the annual va.
cation epidemic
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

Retiring from the post of publicity
agent of the New Haven railroad
after 30 years of service in the de
partment that he himself created,
Major Isaac Bromley carries with him
the best wishes of his large circle of
friends and more particularly of the
neWspapermen of the state with whom
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17
essary in Massachusetts and in Con-
uecticut as well.-Bristol Press.

President Elliott is dead right. The
policy of constructive Cooperation is
everlasting o. K. A rightly interested
body of New England citizens will
watch with sympathy and good will
the further working out of the i'm
portant problems before President
Elliott.-New Haven Journal-Courier.
Some one has asked what has be-
come of the old-fashioned dime novel.
1t has been absorbed by the book
which sells for $3.50, an outlandish
price in this era of hundreds Of thou
sands Of printing presses and millions
of aspiring authors. Some day some
fool is going to get up from his chair
and make a hit by denouucing the
high price Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
Connecticut strawberries are less
harmful, perhaps, than any other vari-
ETY. and all Connecticut folks know
that their native strawberries are far
more desirable than any others. 1t is
true also that many people suffer from
minor ills during the strawberry sea-
son which doctors attribute to over
indulgence in the luscious fruit. If
| this theory of doctors can be set aside
| or the fruit improved so as to remove
or minimize its Objectionable chemi-
/ cal or animal matter, the farmers OF
| the country owe it to themselves to dc
it.-Waterbury Republican.
John Luithly of Washington county
Ia, had 30 acres of rough land thai
| had become hopelessly overrun witt
brush and briars after the timber was
| cut off. He wanted to clean it up
| but hesitated to tackle such a hercu-
lean job. While he meditated, hi!
son, a student at the state agriculture
school, who had been reading abou
the virtues 70 the despised goat, CAM
across with this proposal: why no
turn a flock of Angora goats into tn
brush patch?" Father scoffed, blu
finally gave in, and bought 40 goats
The way those animals went to tn
job was caution. They made a be
line for the brush, and nibbled from
dawn till dark, never stopping excep
for a drink of water. and keeping u
their good work the year around. Tn
first year they stripped off all tn
leaves and bark of the smaller brush
the second year they started in on tn
sapIings. Their constant eating of a.
the new sprouts killed the growt
completely. so that in three years tn
brush had all decayed and given plac
to pasture grasses.-Torrington Reg
: lister.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

1t only requires a little hot weather,
/ to stir UP thoughts of the seashore.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

THE WHEELER SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Twon
offer in
Royal A. Moore A. M, Principal North stonington
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17
robacco As Protector From Gas.


Elaborate plans for defending posi-
tfons subject to gas attack are being
pushed to completion by special
committee of experts at the British
War Office. For the artillerymen and
machine gun men, suits OF "armor
are being modelled after the suits
worn by drivers or colliery fire-fght-
ing experts. The helmets will provide
a complete cover for the head, with
mica windows for the eyes, and a
heavy reSpirator covering the mouth
and nose and supplied with a con-
slant dampening of chemical from a
small tin reservoir under the nat
Clad in this equipment the machine
gums and artillery can maintain % po-
sition even if the infantry has to re-
tire.
For the infantrymen, the crude res
pirators at first supplied are now be-
ing replaced by hoods like the So
called Balaclava helmets. A flap
covers the face, mica windows belng
inserted to protect the eyes, while the
respirator pad is of cotton waste ana
large enough to last for an hour with
out replacing. Each soldier Will car
~ two extra pads, enabling him to re-
main in his trench position for three
hours under ordinary circumstances.
A chew of tobacco in time has saved
many a soldiers life during German
gas attacks according to corporal
of Canadian artillery in letter to
the Rev. C. R. Durrant of Preston Rec
tory, Suffolk He gives his reasons
as follows:
Gas makes the air green and yell
low and it chol1es and poisons a. man
when he stands. The first time, we
began to feel pretty choky at the guns
and wondered if tobacco would help
us. We thought we would try it and
put q big chew in our mouths. 1t
made us spit the gas up. Now. when
we notice the gas in the air, we just
take a chew of tobacco"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

The better the June weather over the
weekend the more certain, one might
say, is the staggering list of auto
fatalities that confronts the readers of
the papers Monday morning. Saturday
and Sunday are becoming as danger
Gus to the proletariat using the high
way as battle days are in beleagured
Europe. We might learn a needed
lesson of caution from the bloody
events but we do not seem to do it
and with the jitney butting into the
problem our last condition seems to
be considerably worse than the one
next before the last, which was bad
enough.-Ansonia Sentinel
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

The world as yet sees no key to
peace. Yet it may be found much
more quickly than any dare to ex-
pect. If the people of Europe are
really, as Elder Statesman Colonel
Edward NJ. House reports getting
tired of war, their ingenuity will very
presently be exempLified in evident
attempt to find an end for war. But
Noah had to send the dove more than
once. What the world longs for is the
color of leaf of the olive branch
New London Telegraph.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17
OTHER VIEW POINTS

They say that the trial of Porter
Charlton in Italy must be postponed
because all the talismen on the
available jury lists are serving at the
front. Why not send him to the
front-New Haven Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-17

Life in New York with all it's met
ropolitan peculiarities surpasses the
plains in their characteristic features.
A hold-up in the city the other
day, in which a blackjack figured and
several thousand dollars were in
volved, took place on one of the
crowded streets and people filed the
windows looking on, thinking it was
a, rehearsal of movie act. The GRIM
mails got away for the time being. -
Waterbury American.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
SUPERIOR COURT
HEARS ARGUMENT
Lawyer Asks That Sheriff
Sale Be set
Aside
QUESTION AROSE OVER
PAYMENT OF CASH

In Superior Court today a petition
was presented to set aside the Sheriff S
sale of the property of John 7. Nc
Cracker.
DR.. Charles +. Taylor, of Philadel-
phia, was the first witness called and
testified he holds a mortgage for $2,70O
on the property The mortgage was
placed on September ~. 1907, for
81, 600. and $500 has been paid OFF.
John f. Malloy testified that on Feb
ruary 20 he purchased the property for
S3,63O. He told Deputy Sheriff ellis
he would give him a check for the
money, good on Monday. He was told
the sale was ten per cent down.
He went out and got the money and
when he came back he was informed
that the property had been sold to MIR.
Satterthwaite for $500. When he came
back at 11.22 and offered the money
1t was refused. He hurried all he
could to get the cash, instead of 4
check.
Deputy Sheriff Gillis told him he was
instructed to get the cash. He is will
ing to pay the price he bid for the
property.
The proceeding was continued until
next Monday. Malloy will pay the ten
per cent. of the purchase price tomor-
row.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
Miss ANCDN At
PLAYHOUSE TUESDAY
Popular Actress With Good
Company TO Present Lady
Windermere'S Fan"
HAS BEEN GREAT
NEW YORK SUCCESS

In preparing her acting version of
LADY Widcrmere's Fan in which
Margaret Anglln will be seen in the
notorious Mrs. Erlynne. at Tho Play
house on Tuesday evening, the actress
took the liberty OF obliterating several
Of the soliliquies and "asides,' and re-
duced some Of the more rhetorical
passages of the text. The New York
critics agreed that the changes were
we'll advised, in Difference TO the alter
alton in dramatic construction which
has been adopted in the last twenty
years. ("Lady Windermere's Fan
was first produced twenty-five years
aeo). BY the few slight excisions
Miss Anglln has rendered the text
as if Il might have been written yes
terday.
In rehoarsing the play, Miss Ang-
lin insisted on the action of the scenes
as II they were the new work of a
playwright of today. Its New York
success and the popular acclaim
with which the performance was re-
ceived is the strongest endorsement OF
Miss Anglin's Judgment. That the
phenomenal vogue which the play at.
tanned in New York and other cities
will be duplicated here goes without
saying. Miss Anglin is surrounded
by an exceptionally good compan,
and the play will be presented here
exactly as shown in New York for up
wards of 100 performances last sea
son.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
BOUCHT Am Pam FOR.

on Wednesday evening the stock
company at The Playhouse will open
in Bought and Paid For and the at
traction will continue until Tuesday
evening OF next week II Is expected
that the company will make the hit OF
It's existence in Bought and Paid For
Il is known to be one OF the strongest
dramas which has ever been placed ON
the stage and It is far out Of the ordi-
nary.
Bought and Paid For' teaches a
valuable lesson. that there ought TO be-
love and understanding between q
couple who marry. but there arc no
problems of doubtful character to
solve and the play Is clean and clear
cut What pleasos most Is that after
the lesson rs taught. all ends happily
but there Is plenty of suffering aud
heart aches until the happy ending
does come, There is some excellent
comedy in the play though It IL not q
comedy drama.
The original scenery and accessories
will hn used as usual. with productions
by the stock company and the pro
duction will be just as well made al
though II was to be taken on road io
a season.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
Catholic churches
TO PRAY FOR Peace
Passion Sunday Set Apart
For Special DevotionS
Here
WILL ALSO PLEAD
TO SUPPRESS ANARCHY

In the various Catholic churches
throughout the city yesterday announce
ment was made that on Passion Sunday,
March 81, the churches in the diocese Of
Wilmington will observe the day as on,
of prayer for peace. Sometime ago III,
Pope requested all Catholics Throughout
the world to set aside that day as .
special one of prayer that the God o
the universe may cause a cessation oI
the war in Europe and bring peace I,
all nations.
In all the churches ON Passion sun
day, men, women. and children will re-
ceive HOLY Communion IN connection
with the day Of prayer. In tho Sacrcc
Heart Church the Devotion of the Fort,
Hours will commence that, and there
win be the exposition Of the Blessed Sac
ramcnt.
In the churches during the week
nO,enas will be offered and those par
ticipating will receive holy commun-
ion on Passion Sunday.
In addition to the prayers for peace
in Europe. prayers will be offered for
the overthrow of anarchy in the
United States. Reference was mad q
10 the acts of anarchists4n New York
in attempting TO blow up the st. Pat
ricks Cathedral and thereby cause
the loss of many lives, as well as the
destruction of the Cathedral. Refer
ence was also made to the reign OF
anarchy In this city on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
BROWN SLEEPS AWAY
As HE PREDICTED
Colored Man Who Had Wis
ions OF Heaven FulfillS
Prophecy
HAD STARTLED MANY
WITH HIS STORIES

Alexander Brown, colored, 80 years
old, who has declared many times
within the last year that the mysteries
of Heaven had been revealed to him
through visions, slept himself into
eternity on Saturday, which also was
according 10 his own predictions.
It was last fall that he declared
that he had, through a vision. been
admitted through the "pearly gates
of Heaven. where he found the streets
paved with gold and saw the angels
flying about.
He also declared that he saw and
recognized several preachers there
whom he had known in life. Many
persons thought that he had lost his
reason because of stroke oi
paralysis that he had suffered, but hC
denied that his mind was affected and
continued firm in his declaration that
his vision was an actual fact. Severa
times since then, he says, he has
visited heaven.
81 feel that some time ! will gC
there and not return" is a statement
he has made to several of his friends
During the past year he has suffered
three strokes and the third, which
occurred last Friday proved fatal or
Saturday. He became unconscioui
and slept peacefully into death. Thii
was the fulfllment of one of his pre-
dictions that he would sleep his lif'
away.
For several years he conducted I
! restaurant at Ninth and Walnu
streets. but retired from that afte
suffering his first stroke. At that tim
he was found in the restaurant in
helpless condition. His death occur
red at his home on Orange street be
| tween Eleventh and Twelfth.
Funeral services will be held Owe
the body in the Union American NJ
e. Church at Twelfth and Frenc
streets tomorrow morning at
o'clock. The Rev. William II. Gu
will conduct the services. assisted b
other colOred pastors. Interment vii
he made in ST Peters Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
BARONESS HELD
|ON FORGERY CHARGE
Will Be Given Hearing Be-
fore Magistrate Buck
ley on Wednesday
ALLEGE SHE GOT
$1,000 IN DUPONT NAME

Lurcd here ON pretcXt that Francis
|. DUPONT. her former employer, desired
TO inter, lew her, Baroness Simone De
Bonnccazc, who arrived here less than
siN weeks ago from visit to her home
in France, was arrested Yesterday ON a
charge OF forgery Baroness DE Bonne-
cazc was detained at the police station
all night, and this morning She was ar
roigncl before Magistrate lhomas buck
ley ON charge of forgery AZ her re-
quest the vase was continued until ncNi
"Wednesday morning. hail being fixed at
$500
The arrest was made on a warrant
sworn out by J. Chester Gibson, cash
ier of the Union National Bank OF
this city several days ago. This was
placed in the hands of Sergeant Of
Detectives David Wardle and chase
which led TO New York and then to
Philadelphia. started. Late yesterday
Detective Wardle met the woman in
Philadelphia and she was requested
TO come here to see Mr.. DUPONT. This
she readily consented TO do and on
her arrival here last evening she was
arrested
The woman, who claims TO be a
sister OF high official in France. and
also a relative Of a Frenchman cm-
ployed by the Mexican government Is
A. years of age and speaks but little,
/ if any. English The defendant. who
/ Is attlred In a blue travelling dress,
was not represented az the hearing
today As no Interpreter capable OF
speaking French is available. the con-
tinuancc was granted James 7.
/ Boycc. attorney. was present at the
/ hearing and he translated what the
defendant said In the French langu-
age 20 Magistrate Buckley.
Baroness Simone De Bonnecaze, II u
alleged. forged the name of Francis /
DUPONT TO check for $1,000, made
payable to Nine. Cecilo Lutz. which
she presented at the Union National
Bank here on Tuesday. February %
This check was honorcd, the woman
it is claimed, depositing 5000 TO heI
credit at the bank and taking the re-
mainder In cash.
The forged check was found shortl.
afterwards and while the woman wal
not TO be located. suspicion pointed a
her from a description furnished b!
the DUPONT family.
The woman. Il was claimed. hal
been employed by Mrs. Francis ]. du
Pont last spring as eoyorncss for th
s DUPONT children and worked at th
- dupont home until May when she lei
for a trip abroad. She returned
i, this country few weeks ago an
= since then has been residing In Ne
e York and Philadelphia.
iel Detective Wardle was assisted
it his search for the woman by an en-
a ploye of the local bank, who ident
II fed her in Philadelphia yesterday q
II the woman who had presented Oh
o check here.
Baroness De Bonnecaze. who
l. Without friends here. wrote scveri
.- letters today TO friends in other citie
II There were In the French Language
Il She denies the charge against her.
Evening journal., 1915-03-08
Methodist Referendum To
Decide Conference Plan

TO the conference if the Methodists IN
Wilmington expressed themselves IN
favor of that plan Finally, after a
full and frank discussion, II was dc.
cided TO refer the whole question TO the
several churches in this city with ~
structons to the pastors OF those
churches TO get the concensus of opinion
of the several congregations and report
back TO the association at its meeting
next Monday morning
The understanding is that the
preachers will lose no time in sound
ing out the members Of their respec-
tive congregations. Il is thought the
report next Monday will be in favor
OF the free entertainment plan, many
Methodist laymen in the community
already having declared themselves
I'm favor of taking care of the confer
ence in the good. old-timc Methodist
way.
II free entertainment be decided
upon II will be necessary 10 make ar
rangements for taking care OF about
400 guests. of whom 200 viii be
preachers and 200 laymen.
There are some preachers in the
WliUliHklOu AOnltiiHNi NHO AhiiAh ihN
old system of free entertainment
should be abandoned and that a plan
should be perfected by which all the
churches in the conference should pay
their proportionate share of confer
ence entertainment. thereby relieving
the cities and towns in which the Con-
ference is held from time to time, from
bearing all the burden Of caring for
the clerical and lay delegates during
the time the Conference lasts.
The feeling at the Preachers Asso-
citation this morning seemed to be
however. that II would be better to
adhere to the old free entertainment
/ plan for next year If the local Motho-
dists. after the question had been sub
mitted to them fairly and squarely
would agree to supply such entertain
ment as they and the Methodists II
other places have done in the past
Confident prediction was made TO
\ day that the reports made at the meet
4 ing next Monday morning will be II
! favor of free entertainment.