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Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20

1t is the same spirit which constant ly prompts the people to get something for nothing which leads a. large portion of the renters of teneInents to adopt the motto Tt is cheaper to move than pay house rent" This constant ambl- ton to beat the other fellow is in- grained dishonesty. Resolving to get things cheap requires the manufacture of things cheap, and leads to criminal competition and sweat shops. This getting something for nothing idea has a hold upon many of the people in every city. town and hamlet in Amer ica. There are renting families who only fail to pay when they have de- cided to move, and then they calculate to cheat The last landlord out of mone.' enough 10 pay for moving expenses and the first months rent in the new place. These experts in calculation vary in the intensity of their selfish esty, as is shown when women teach their children to reduce their apparent stature to evade five cent trolley fare The attempt to get something for nothing il at bottom of all of this widespread meanness.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
Froze Where They Fell

The German counter attack upon tfis village of Aspach-1e-Bas develop cd a formidable clash of the two
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20

fL IS no lO<S CILdL a WlS6 man IS
 known by the company he avoids" A
 nan's tastes and habits form 8. perfect
 diagram of his character and openly
 contra dict his professions. There are
 too many men in the world pretending to be what they are not, and they do
 not know why they are held in de-
 riSion although every one else does
 The way from d prayer meeting to a saloon reads different from the way from a prayer meeting home. The
 ways we walk in confirm the truth of
 our pretenSes or disclose our hypocrisy. There are few persons who can play a.
 double role with success. Somehow we find more in the best lived life to
 criticise than to commend, We can not seem to walk so straight that we will not call forth crooked remarks. No wonder the human tongue is dis tinguished as the only tool that gets sharper the more it is used. The wise man may also be known by the books and the performances he avoids safe " first" is just as appropriate hung in memory as in the public square.
 
 Some one ventures to say the req son some men decline to take physical exercise is because it doesn't come in bottles. The human being likes things l which can be gulped down better than things which have to be worked out. l We do not like to work for Sus- tenancc or redemption. The tramp at the back door looking for q. hand out represents the relation of too many people to their Heavenly Father 1 We have been told to work as though we expect to live forever; and to live
 as though we expected to die today 1 to be layiShTin our application of en- ergy and to be careful not to be negli- | gent of our spiritual status. How do we heed this counsel? Arn't too I many Of us like Walt Whitman who 1 loafed and invited his soul and sound eQ@ tls. oarnaTc 59 gaWp over the roof taking araugf1ts of wisdom; we like l to think of sweet leisure; we are fond 1 of dreaming. Too many of us begin l life on the bottle and end it in the ] same way.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20

While the campaign TOT NcTldIl . rights is going on it may be enllght- ening to consider the steady curtail- ment Of mems rights in this free country A man cannot hunt without a license, or fish without a. chance of being prosecuted for traspass; he can not send his children to school unless they have been vaccinated. he cannot spit on the sidewalk without being prosecuted; he cannot peddle or con duct the 'barberins, business without a license: no matter how reputable he Is he cannot buy. rock and rye of a Sun day for q sick member of his family or dope for a suffering dog on any day of the week without a doctors prescri ption; he cannot marry in this state without a physical examination of himself and bride: and now laws are being proposed for the medical in- spection of his children and their trea tment without the knowledse or consent of the family; and laws for compulsory medical examination once a year of all citizens in the interest of public health. Paternalism seems to be running mad
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
THE MAN WHO TALKS

It does not seem as if good will is the mightiest practical force in the universe today. but it Is. G1ood-T keeps the home heavenly and govern naent orderly and business prosperous
 It holds together and lends power to every organization under the sun. Goodwill is the foundation of good breeding and good nature and good hunnor and every sort of goodness
 Goodwill is the guardian angel who keeps down the savage in man. It has been lil0ened to the bee which col lects honey from every hero, while ul-w1ll Nke the spider sucks poison from the sweetest flower, Goodwill Is divine force; and it was expressed by, angelic voices at Bethtehenn, and is weakly manifested at Christmas time. That which should and would always be our weapon and defence IS sadly negiected. We have no faith in it although it has the power to end wars and to forever overcome poverty
Evening star., 1915-12-03

Secretary Lansing is under
stood to have informed Count
Won Bernstorff. the German am
bassador, that Capt. Boy-Ed,
inval attache ef the German en-
basSS had rendered himself
persona non grata to the United
States government as the result
ii his connection with the CON
-piratofs OF the Halnburg-Ameri-
can line, who yesterday were
iound guilty in New York.
The subject was understood 10
lave been discussed at the cab
met meeting today Secretary Lam
sing. at the end of the meeting. fatty
refused to answer any questions on
Tie subject and other members of the
a5inet were equally silent The Ger
man embassy also refused to talk about
Evening star., 1915-12-03
No Government Responsibility.

To several European nations, neutral
as well as belligerents. which inquired as
to the status of the Ford peace expedi-
ton. Secretary Lansing has replied that
the United States government not only
has no connection with the expedition. but
assumes no responsibility for any ac-
tivities or negotiations on the part of
those engaged in the movement.
The fact that MIR. Ford conferred with
President Wilson before launching his
movement 10 end the European war gave
rise to the impression that the Washing
ton government might have some con-
nection with it Secretary Lansing has
explained, however. that the party would
carry no credentials from the State De-
partment. and did not differ from any
other body of Americans travelling in
Europe.
Following the rules of the depart
ment, which prohibit the issuance of
passports to persons who desire to
visit belligerent countries. unless they
state business Of an absolutely neces-
sary character, Secretary Lansing re-
Gently ordered that the peace advo-
Gates be given no passports for ma
tions in the war zone. Officials class
The members of the party as tourists.
AT the British embassy il was indi-
Gated that without passports in proper
form no one would he permitted to
land in Great Britain from the Ford
ships.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
BELGIAN MINISTER ARRIVES.
Head of Kingdoms Finances Here
to Look After Purchases.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Alois Van
de Vyvere, Belgian minister of finance.
who landed in New York today from
the liner Adriatic, from Liverpool. said
he had come to the United States to
look after purchases made here for the
belgian government. He denied re-
ports from London that he might ar
range for loan to Belgium.
The finance minister was accom- :
panied by Edmond Carton de Wiart,
brother Of the Belgian minister of JUS
tice, and Baron Ernest de Cartier. Bel
S:>n minister to China.
Mr.. de Vyvere said that this was his
first trip to this country. He ex-
pressed warm appreciation for the helm
given his countrymen by Americans.
Evening star., 1915-12-03

than he will advise Congress in any
message give TO any republican.
THE only assistance that will be asked
from republicans will be to step across
the line and take the places of democratic
insurgents. All help of that kind they
get will, | fancy. depend on the leg Station
proposed. ! would not vote for revenue
legislation in which do not believe, SIM
ply to help the democrats out of a hole
into which they deliberately plunged, and
from which they want to a'e extracted
without admitting their responsibility.
They should compose their differences as
to facts and policies and proceed to re-
lieve the government from the humiliat-
ing position in which they have placed II,
or admit their incapacity.
Just now they appear to be like the
man who tried 70 lift himself over the
fence by his boot straps"
Evening star., 1915-12-03
PRESIDENT TO GO TO COLUMBUS.
Will Attend Luncheon in His Honor
by Chamber of Commerce.

President Wilson Will leave here for
Columbus. Ohio. Thursday night to at
tend Il luncheon given in his honor next
Friday by the Columbus Chamber OF
Commerce.
\ reception In the rotunda of the
state capitol viii be held in rhe after
noon under the auspices of the Frank
lin County Democratic Club. and in the
evening the President will attend a
meeting OF the federal council OF
Churches OF Christ. leaving afterward
for Washington. He will deliver ad-
dresses at the luncheon and night meet
ing.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
FOUR CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
DR.. Rittegi Indicted for Forging Sig.
nature of Embassy Officials.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. December q
-Four indictments were returned by the
Cuyahoga county grand jury today
against DR.. Emerich w. Rittegi, alias
Ritter, arrested Tuesday for caeck
fraud. following investigation of his
connection with attaches of foreign
governments which are engaged in the
European war The indictments were
for carrying concealed weapons, OBJ
tanning money under false pretense
and forgery, there being two OF the
latter.
1t is alleged that Rittegi forged the
name of Guy .. Gaunt, British naval
attache at Washington. to check on
the Riggs National Bank at Washing
ton. 1t is alleged that he forged also
the name of L. Zwiedinek to check.
Baron Erick Zwiedinek is Austro- Hun
garan charge at Washington, acting
successor to former Ambassador
Dumba.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
FIGHTING IN CAUCASUS
IN TEN FEET OF SNOW

CONSTANTINOPLE, December 9
Fighting between the forces of Grand
Duke Nicholas and their Turkish op-
ponents on the Caucasian front is pro-
cecding under the most adverse wealth
er conditions. An official statement is
sued today says:
activity on the Caucasian front is
hampered by fresh SHOWS ten. feet
deep, and also by cyclones"
Evening star., 1915-12-03
Four Children Burn to Death.

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. December 8
News reached here today that four
children had been burned to death in
Logan county yesterday. The little
son and daughter of Henry Prichard of
Holden We're fatally burned while
playfng Indian, and the two children
Of James Lowe of Rum creek lost their
lives when their home was destroyed
by fire
Evening star., 1915-12-03
More Than 125 Issued to
Peace Advocates Who Sail
Tomorrow on Oscar II.
ONLY NEUTRAL NATIONS
ARE ON THE ITINERARY
Ship Will Go First to Norway. Then
Sweden. Denmark and
Holland.

Henry Ford was granted his
passport today to visit Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and The Meth
crlands. At noon today the citi-
zenship bureau OF the State De
partment had issued more than
t25 passports to peace advocates
who will sail tomorrow on MIR.
Ford's peace ship, Oscar Ii. None
made application to visit any
other than neutral nation.
With the exception of two who forgot
to send with their applications the re-
quired fees there was no difficulty en-
countered in the issuance of passports,
and in those cases the error was cor
rected.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
SHIP BOUND FOR u. S.
IS VICTIM OF U-BOAT

LONDON. December 3.-The British
steamship Langton Hall has been sunk.
Part of her crew has reached land.
The Langton Hal! evidently was an
other victim Of the submarine cam
paign in the Mediterranean. She left
Calcutta October 2S for Philadelp
and New York, and was reported at
SueZ November %. She was owned by
the Hall line of liverpool. was 317 feet
long. built in 1905. and OF 4.i3. tons
gross.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
Anything But Taxes 70 Pay y

Their alternative was to coin the
segniorage and issue fiat money Any-
thing but taxes to pay There were
only six democrats who voted for that
war revenue bill. after they had voted
for the minority report, and | am glad
to see that one of them is still in Con-
gress, John J. Fitzgerald. who still has
the courage to meet conditions in gov
ernment affairs, as men have to meet
them in business affairs, and pay for
what they puy.
THE democrats have been opposing
taxes so long that it has become "A
abit, while they continue to spcnd
recklessiy as though government rev
euues could he extracted from the air.
or with the expectation that the re-
publicans would come back and lay an
other surplus nest egg in the Treas
ury. ] confess that ] do not know how
they are 10 prepare for preparedness
but II is their affair. I can't help them
the differences between
Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. kitchin as 10 a
fact regarding the condition of the
Treasury"
Evening star., 1915-12-03
Brings Applications Here.

Theodore Delavigne. Mr.. Ford's agent.
brought to Washington from New York
the application of Mr.. Ford. as well as
those OF others
Twenty-six passports will be carried
TO New York tonight by Mr.. Delavigne.
who is Il Washingtonian.
Mr.. Ford does not see any occasion
for excitement over the sailing of this
ship" said Mr. Delayigne. These peace
societies have been agitating for peace
in Europe for q long time and he mere
ly offered to give them a ship to go
direct to Europe.
THE passports obtained are for ueu
trail countries. The ship will go to
Norway: then to Sweden; then to Den
mark, and I am informed the German
military authorities will permit the
party to go through portion of Ger
many to Holland"
Evening star., 1915-12-03
Canadian Troops Reach England.

OTTAWA, Canada. December S.-The
troopship Metagam. which sailed from
Canada November 20 with fifty-nine Of
ficers and 1851 men on board, has ar
rived safely in England, according to
an official announcement made here to-
day.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
To Leave on Schedule Time.

NEW YORK. December 3.-The Scan
dinavianAmerican line steamship Os-
car III, on which Henry Ford has taken
passage for his peace expedition to The
Hague, will leave New York tomorrow
afternoon on schedule time. according
to agents of the line. Mr.. Ford has en-
gagged her first and second cabins for
his peace enyoys. In addition $50 pas
sengers going home to Norway. Swe-
den and Denmark for the holidays will
occupy the third class quarters. All
passports viii be examined at the
pier, and ii is said no person will be
permitted to go aboard without one
There will be fifty-four newspaper
correspondents, twenty-one college
students and three moving picture pho
togr~ pliers in the party.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
Charge to the Jury.

There are three things YOU must de-
eide" Judge Howe charged. Did the
defendants enter into conspiracy to
defraud the United States. as alleged ?
Did they have criminal intention? ?
Did at least one of them do any act to
affect the object of the conspiracy"
One or more OF four frauds must have
been intended. the court charged. in
order to find the defendants guilty.
First, it would constitute a fraud
against the United States to procure
4 clearance from a collector of Gus
toms al port of the United States
b. Intentionally making a false mani
fest regarding the kind or quantity Of
cargo shipped or the destination OF
such cargo. whether II was fore gr
port or place on the high seas where
foreign warships were to be met for
the purpose Of delivering such car
goes.
The second fraud outlined by Judge
Howe was the procurance of a clear
Iance by falsely stating the destination
OF q vessel about to proceed to sea
the third TO cause q collector to make
false record. and the fourth to cause
A collector 20 make a false report to
his superiors by having procured "A
clearance on rniginformatton
II would be impossible. Judge Howe
told the jury, TO bring in q verdict OF
guilty for less than two of the de-
PENDANTS. rs one man alone could not
ConSuire
Evening star., 1915-12-03
ChuckIes at Administration
Controversy Over State of
Nations Finances.
THOROUGHLY TUNED UP
AND FIT AS A FIDDLE"
Says Secretary McAdoo Chased Re
publicans' Surplus Until It Died
of Utter Exhaustion.

Former Speaker Cannon, again
reelected representative in Con
gress from the Qanville. ILL.,, dis
trict, was at the Capitol today.
feeling fit as a fiddle" as he ex-
pressed it. and indeed looking
thoroughly tuned up for a lively
session.
Nv hen democrats fall out and
daily advertise their differences.
why should republicans say any
thing queried Mr. Cannon in
response to the question what he
thought of the situation before
Congress.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
WILL SEND STRONG
PROTEST TO BRITAIN
Department of State Stirred at
Requisitioning of the Steam
ship Hooking.
CROWN HAS ASSUMED
LIABILITY FOR THE ACT
Will Deposit Money With Halifax
Prize Court TO Cover Possible
Unfavorable Verdict.

Vigorous representations will he
made to Great Britain BY the United
States against the requisitioning of
the American steamship Ho.sing with
out prize court proceedings. This be-
came known today after the recent of
official confirmation from Consul Gem
eral Young at Halifax of reports that
the Hooking had been held
The ship has been detained at Halifax
since her seizure by a British warship
while en- route from New York TO Nor
folk.
Crown Assumes Liza bility.
Consul General Younss dispatch said
that when the order allowing requt-
sitnon of the Hooking was granted by
the prize court in Halifax it was stip-
ulated that the crown should give an
undertaking for the appraised value of
the ship.
The crown, under this arrangement,
agrees % pay the amount of the ap-
praisement into the court should final
adjudication in the case be against the
British government.
Ambassador Page at London had all
ready been instructed to make Yigor-
Gus protest il unofficial reports that
Great Britain INTENDED To reGulSitiOn
the Hooking We're found TO be true. II
is supposed here that he has received
confirmation in London, although no
word had come from him early today.
To Make Vigorous Protest.
The action Of Great Britain is to be
vigorously contested as IN violation of
International law. A demand will he
made, it is understood. that the ship be
retained in prize court on the charge
that she is partly German owned and
that the court act promptly in the case
The representations probably will in
clude also the cases of the Genesee and
the Kankakee, which also are owned by
The American Transatlantic Company.
The state Department had been noti-
fed by the company that the Genesee at
St. Lucis. ". t.. had been requisitionSd
and that the Kankakee, now en- route
to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands,
would be requisitioned
Evening star., 1915-12-03
Verdict Taken Calmly.

The four defendants took the YER
dict calmly. After the jury had filed
out Or Bueuz turned TO kotter. sitting
At his left, and. rising. shook hands.
Z. Auf wiedersehent' he said. and kotter
echoed the words. Nachmeister sat
silent Poppinghaus. tall. athletic,
Youngest OF the -four. rose to his full
height and smiled.
II do not care, he said in broken
English ''This is not the last word. -
Defendants counsel Was silent AS to
the yerdiCt Roger =. wood. the as
sistaut United States district attorney,
VINO conducted the governments case.
said:
This verdict means only one thing
HAT the laws Of the United States must
be observed BY citizens of all the bel
hgercut powers, that II our laws are
Violated by any one OF them and the
American government finds it out they
Win be prosecuted"
Evening star., 1915-12-03
Situation Complicated.
Leaders Expect More Trouble.

For several hours the caucus DIS
cussed cloture yesterday afternoon, but
was forced to adjourn without reach
ing any conclusion. The conference
had before it proposed amendment
Ito the rules submitted by Senator
owens special committee. AS agreed
upon By the committee, the new rule
would have made ii possible for the
ma ajorit- to insist upon vote on a
bill within two days. Before 1t was
presented to the conference yesterday it
was revised to provide that no sen
'ator should speak more than one hour
or measure after the Senate should
decide that filibustering tactics were
being employed.
Senators owen, Williams and Walsh
spoke at length yesterday in support
of the rule. They maintained that the
Senate was not continuing body. and
that it would be necessary to adopt
new rules Monday. IL the majority
fails to agree upon what these rules
should be and the chair should hold
that the Senate is not a continuing
body, there might be serious difficulty
in organizing the Senate on the open
ing day.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
Tacitus Better Than Ezekiel.

''IIe might have found better quo
tation from the old Roman. Tacitus,
who said: The peace Of nations can
not be secured without arms, nor arms
without pay, nor pay without taxes
The whole argument is there, especial
ly in the last two clauses. Prepared
ness cannot be without pay nor pay
without taxes.
when the war with Spain was forced
upon the Mckinley administration we
appropriated s50.000,000 for national
defense in one block, but we had the
money in the Treasury. and everybody
knew il.
Then we followed that act with a
war revenue bill. but the democrats 8
strenuously opposed that legislation.
They were for war but they were op-
posed to taxes. They proposed law
sui, instead. in the form of an income
tax. which the Supreme Court had de-
clared unconstitutional.
Evening star., 1915-12-03
CAUCUS STRIVING
TO REACH HARMONY
Senate Democrats Considering
Cloture and Choice of a
President Pro Tenn.
LEADERS TAKING STEPS
TO ASSURE UNITED FRONT
Express Fear That Discussions in
Ranks at Outset Will Imperil-
Majority Rule.

" ith two veXed questions still
before them, the election OF can
didate for President pro tempore
OF the Senate and cloturc Tor the
Senate, the democrats OF the Sen
ate met in caucus at 10 o clock
this morning, hoping TO reach a
decision on both OF these matters
today.
Every effort is being made TO bring
about an amicable adjustment over the
election Of a President pro tenpofe
and also over the clotu-e question. The
two matters are closely allied, Tor IN
view of the fact that Vice President
Marshall may not be present at the
openin. of the session of the Senate
much will depend upon who is in the
chair when the cloture fight starts on
the floor of the Senate. Senator pome-
rene of Ohio and Senator Clarke or Ar
kansas are the candidates Tor the once
of President pro tempore, ana iriehuS
Of cloture were not s,om ~ Sd - ,"I
senator Pomerene in the chair "nen
the question came up
Cloture First Considered.
When the caucus met today II i'm
,aediately took up the discussion Of
the proposed cloture rule Ihe election
Of :, President pro tempore. which was
.cbeduled to take place at II O'Clock,
was postponed until O'Clock this aft
ernoon.
The supporters of both Clarke and
pnn,ercne were busy seeking votes for
their candidates. The supporters Of
cana,or clarke continued to insist that
,a ,,o,1d he elected. The Pomerene
mon contented themselves with saying
,bat they had by no means lost hope of
nu,tinr the Ohio senator INTO the Of
flee. - - ,,
The leaders in the caucus are doing
,beir hest TO bring about harmony.
Tbav fear lest at the very outset Of the
sassion dissensions will spring up in
w. democratic ranks which will make
!, practically impossible for the ma
iority in the Senate to act in concert.
Appeals have gone out 10 the five alb
cont democratic senators to hurry back
10 Washington in time to vote for tenn
norarv president and the cioture rule.
The absentees are Senators culberson,
Texas. Lea, Tennessee: Lewis. Illinois !:
MARITIME, New Jersey, and Shively. In
diana. -