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Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
RETAIL MERCHANTS TO
 DISCUSS MERCHANTS WEEK
To Decide Whether to Have Another
 for Norwich This Year.

Whether another Merchants week will be held this year is to be con- sidered at meeting of the retail mer- chants of the city which has been call ed for o'clock this afternoon at the rooms of the Board of Trade in the Thayer building.
 After the experience with Merchants week last year it was the general opin- ion that 1t was a remarkably success full affair that should be carried out each year and large attendance of the retail merchants is looked for at this meeting to discuss the subject again.
 The Norwich Merchants week last year was held from April 18th to 25th inclusive, inducing many visitors to come to the city during that time, at tracted by the many advantages offer ed by Norwich merchants and demon strating that Norwich Is the logical tradin~ center for all the territory east of the Connecticut river. At that time the fares of patrons living in the near by territory were rebatcd in propor- tion to the amount of their purchases.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
WEST SIDE PINocHLE CLUB, Underwood and PendIeton Made the High Scores Wednesday Night.

In the 12th night of play in the West Side Pinochle club tournament Wed nesday, Underwood made the high score, 7245, and the second highest score, 1000, was made by Pendleton Peckham still retains his place at the head of the line and will probably dc so the remaining two nights of play as he has good sized lead over his nearest rival, who is Pettis.
 The scores made Wednesday night follow: Underwood 7245, Pendletor 1000, Baker 6775, Larsen 6550, Ha1lisey 62S5, Bailey and A. Jordan $500 each Pettis 6285, Schutz 61S5, Peckham 6o25. Lewis 57s0. J. Jordan 5200.
 The totals to date follow: Peckham 84S35. Pettis 82500, Baker 824S5, Pen dleton S1825, A. Jordan S0565, Schutz 7757o. Hallisey 7742e, J. Jordan 77225 Lewis 77136, Larsen 76420, Underwood 7626o. Bailey 7523O.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
 CARRIED OUT SURPRISE
For Mrs. H. w. Branche at Her Home
 on Church Street.

The Wednesday Afternoon club pleasantly surprised Mrs. H. w. Rranche of No. 67 Church street this week. All members were present and there were two visitors from Boston At 6.30 a delicious dinner was served by MT. Branche. In the evening the modern dances were enjoyed by sev- era1 of the attending couples. A dia- mond disc Edison furnished the music for the dancing. Mrs. M. Wells ot Boston rendered several soprano solos in a pleasing voice. Several games were enjoyed by the younger people and the party broke up late after a delightful evening.
 Next week the club meets with Mrs W. J. Kendall of No. 565 Boswell ave- uue,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
WHIST WAS GIVEN
 BY THAMES COUNCIL.
Six Prizes Given and Refreshments
 Were Served.

A whist followed the regular busi- ness meeting of Thames council, No. 1851, R. A.. in Foresters' hall on We'd nesday evening. the prizes being awarded as follows: Ladies-First, Mrs. Liberty, 39, Thermos bottle; sec- ond, Mrs. Frank Clish, 36, R. I. rooster; consolation, Miss Minnie Robinson, waist pin set. Gentlemen-F1rst, Rob ert Clish,. 49, Thermos bottle; second, Roy Fillmore, A, pipe; consolation, Walter Robinson, shirt set.
 Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served under the direction of the committee in charge, which comprised Francis CIsh, John Lerrick, Axel Johnson. James J. Casey, Henry C1ish and George s. Powers.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
/ Calling City Delegates to Meet.

President Frank J. King of the Nor wich Board of Trade has called a meet ing for Friday afternoon at o'cclock at the Board of Trade rooms of the delegates named at the city meeting to go to Hartford to attend the hear ing on the bill regarding the creation of the town of Old Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Master Hor.s.hoers Take Action.

Horseshoers' association was held on Wednesday evening at their rooms to take action on the death of Dennis F. Powers, a member of the association P. c Gay, D. w. O'Brien and Louis Lavander were appointed a committee on resolutions, and M B. Ring, William Blackburn and John Curry to repre- sent the association at the funeral.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25

carothers to Accompany Villa .on
 Tampico Campaign.
 Fl Paso, Texas, March 24.-George c. Carthers, special agent of the state department will leave Gomez Palacio, tomorrow for Monterey under orders of the state department to accompany General Villa on his Tampico cam- paign.
 At Monterey, it is said, Carothers will investigate the arrest of Minor Merriweather, an American, now in jail at Saltillo, Coahuila, on a charge of having Villa counterfeit money in his possession.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Hearinqs Next Meek.

Instead of today, as previously and l enormously stated, the hearings upon the petitions for the incorporation of the Rex and Cooperative Power com
 panies are scheduled for Thursday of next week, April 1st.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25

an increased appeal to the reason of the voters. Premier Okuma made a whirlwind campaign, speaking from a special train, while leaders like Yukio Ozaki, the minister of justice. dis tributed their views by phonograph.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Way to Keep Them Out.

Nevertheless, some of the lame ducks may be able to pick up quite a few odd jobs on the chautauqua circuit to tide them over until there is revival of their political busi- ness.-Indianapolis News.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Pensions for Widowed Mothers,

Albany, N Y, March 24.-The Hill McCue bill. intended to provide pen sions for widowed mothers, was passed by the assembly today. It previously had passed the senate and nok goes to the governor for signature.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
An Unusual War.

There is something positively weird in the thought that war is now car ried on in the heavens above us, in the earth below and in the waters under the earth.-Manchester Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
First Asparaqus.

An early season arrival, the first as- paragus, was displayed on Wednesday by a Franklin square dealer. It is French grass and comes from Califor- mia
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Ocean Avenue Land Sold

Ward T. filling of this city has sold to Eldora c. Grieshaber land in Ocean avenue, according to a deed filed in the New London town clerks office.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25

Sweden has 425,o00 persons in CO., operative associations. There are 5,573 societies.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Horrid Pirllples
 Kill Di1rlples
But Stuart's Calcium Waters Will Re- move the UnsightIy BIemishes in So Short Time as to Seem AL
 most Impossible of Belief.

The crowning beauty of a woman is her skin. She may have only ordi- nary features or even a coarse. heavy contour of face, but if she is the pos sessor of a fine, colorful skin, show ing vigorous health and a pure blood
 she will grow attractive to every eye
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
SKIRTS MADE TO ORDER FOR $2.OO

cTYLisH Dress Skirts, tailor-made to your meas D ure satisfaction euaranteed-SPEclAL PRICE s2oo for making, ony-provided you purchase terias at our Dress Goods Department Inquire about it.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
SiIks--Dress Coods--Lillings

32-inch Striped Tub Silks for waistings-S6- inch Printed Tussah Silk for dresses, value 5oc and 5sc yard, at...........-........... 42o Yard-wide Silk Stripe Crepes, in eight color inEs for waists dresses, value 75c a yard, e.' at 59c ssSlaeI 5nEo-H'aa o only. sa Value sse yard eso Yard-wide All Wool Dress Goods-storm Spring Spring colorngs. value soc yard, APO AZ and 5o-nch All Wool Dress Goods-French sSrge granite, novelty weave, Shepherd chNcks newest Spring colorings, value 75o to s1.oO a yard at :..............----.....~.~ 69o 50 and 54-inch Storm and Imperial Serges, newest shades for suits and dresses-40-inch Wool Ottoman in eight new coorings, value s1oo a yard. at 79c Yard-wide Percaline for Things and slips, black white and colors, value 35c-Price yard 21o Yard-v,ide Satteens for coat Things, under skirts etc, value s5c-Annversary Price yard ....................-...... 29c
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Anniversary Offerings In Draperies and Floor Coverings

Curtain Scrm with open-work border, regu- price 17c-Anniversary Price a yard.. 1Zc Curtain Marquisette and Scrin with drawn border, white, cream and Arabian, value
 soc yard. ............-.,....-........ 22c Imported Madras Curtains, in a splendid as- sortrnent patterns, value s1.o0-Annver- ssry Price a par..................-.. s2o Scrim and Madras Curtains, white and regular price $1.39-Anniversary Price pair SLIP Heavy Weight Straw Mating. patterns, regular price 30c-Annversary Price yard 22o Cork Iinoleun, yards wide. regular price 60c-Anniversary Price square yard........ 42c Administer Velvet Rugs carpet size, 9x12 feet value $17.75-Annversary Price. e........Sl4.42 Velvet Rugs, large size, 10 feet, 6 inches by 12 feet regular price $21.75-Anniversary Price S15.42 Bed Pillows, all new feathers size inches regular price Anniversary Price par Sl.62 Brass Beds full regulation size with 2-inch continuous posts. regular price s15.oo-Anni- versary Price $11.42
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Wash Goods Asn'yisisF' spssisis

One case of S6 inch Dress Cabric light medium and dark grounds, in stripes, dots and figures regular price 10c-Annversary Price. SIac One good quality Dress Ginghans, new Spring designs, in checks, stripes and plaids, regular 11c value-Anniversary Price. $40 One case of Yokohama Crepe, 27 inches, wide in a good assortment of stripes and color1ngs, regular 121zc value-Anniversary Prioe....... 9Ao One case Ripp1ette, 30 inches wide, good range of stripes and colorings, regular price 15c-Anniversary Price a yard. 11c
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
DOnst WoaFs
 A Truss 2
After Thirty Years Experience Have Produced An Appliance for Men, Women or Children That
 Cures Rupture.
Il Send If On Trial.

IT you have tried most everything else, come to me. Where others fall Is where have my greatest success. Send sttached coupon to6av and l will send
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25

The great trouble with the majority of women is that they try to remove pimples by outside treatment, such as greases, massage. cosmetics, electri- city, etc. These methods will not cure nor even temporarily remove pimples and facial disorders.
 The difficulty is generally impure blood. The blood is a stream of waste matter filled with poisons. Its color is black or blue or brownfsh cast. in stead of ruby red, as it should be.
 The best color always comes dn youth, of course, but all the cosmet- ics in the world will not bring back the color if your blood is diseased or filled with impurities which 1t cannot remove or throw off
 I Go to your druggist, whoever he may be, and he will give you a box of Stuart's Calcium Waters, price soc.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Housefurnishings Assiy5sisry sase;ois

"Wizard'' Triangle Polish Mops, complete with hande-during Anniversary Week offer one a customer at.............m.. A2o SiIver-plated Tea Spoons heavy plate satin finished handles polished bowls-Anniversary Price, for ..........................: 42c Fine German and Japanese China-Bon-bons, Vases Sugar Cream Sets Etc, regular value up to s15o-Anniversary Priee........ 42o Vases, large pieces, Japanese work art, regular prices $2.50 to $4.00-Anniversary Price ..................-....... $1.42 Chocolate Sets, seven pieces of fine Japanese China beautifully decorated. regular prices s25o s3.oo-Annversary Price setS1 40
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-25
Samples Free by Mail

Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold everywhere FSberaI sample of each mailed free, with 32-p book Addrcau postcard .Cuticura.'. Dept. 1sF. Boston.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15
BERLIN HIGHER SCHOOLS AND
THE WAR.

The higher educational Institutes of
Berlin have been greatly affected by
the war, says the Berlin Lokal An
zeiger. OF the 1868 men and 976
women who are enrolled as students
in the university 4,269 men and 75
women are on leave of absence for
army and hospital service, and it is
probable that many others have gone
to the front without notifying the uni
versity authorities. Among the 238
foreign students OF the university are
22 Russians and Englishman. In
the Charlottenburg Technical school,
which had 1894 students last sum
mer, only 684 We're enrolled for the
winter semester, and SO many Of
many OF these have since been called
to the colors that the actual attend
ance is probably less than 200.
The Academy of Music, which had
33l students last summer, now has
only 203, Of whom 20 are foreigners.
The Academy of Fine Arts, which
usually has 300 students in winter,
now has only 100.
The Veterinary college, which last
summer was attended by 40 pupils
of the Military Veterinary academy
and by 333 other students, now has
total attendance of 10S students,
most Of whom are too young for mill
tary service. The attendance at the
Agricultural college has fallen from
S97 to 1863.
The Royal Academy of Mines still
has the names of 1870 students on its
list, but 140 of these are con leave"
i. e., in the field. Finally, the high
school Of commerce, which had 562
students, even in the summer, now
has only 372 enrolled, and only 167
in actual attendance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15

United Press.
DENVER, March 13.-Judge Lind
sey today asked the district attorney
to issue warrants for the arrest of
three men and one woman charged
with conspiracy to dcfame his char
actor. If issued, the case will be tried
and Theodore Roosevelt will be call
ed as witness.
Lindsey declared he was in Oyster
Bay when the act charged in the af-
iidavit is alleged to have been COM
mitted, The boy who made the af-
fidavit admitted il was false. 1t is
alleged the affidavit was made at the
instance of the four whose arrests
are sought. He requests the arrests
follow the confession of Represents
tive Rowland, who received pack
age of money on the floor of the
house which it is alleged was to be
used to pay detective for shadow
ing Lindsey and to fight the bills
abolishing Lindsey's court
Carl Gibson, messenger boy, was
arrested in Sterling last night at the
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15
UNCLE SANS Keeping
MARK KSMANSHIP SECRET

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March Ia
Uncle Sammy's playing foxy. AT
least, he's that way when it comes to
letting the world know just how good
his bright young men are on their
navy target practices. And there's a
reason.
1t used to be the custom for the
United States to parade its target rec
ords. Then when the aforesaid Uncle
Sammy had done with this advertis-
ing, the other nations stepped proud
ly forth, and let the United States
know where they, too, stood on
histand misses.
But war changed a lot of things
and among others the matter of ad-
vertising just how fast and how far
and how well American gunners can
shoot. Hence, today records of the
past and present, and comparison with
other nations, is withheld for the most
part.
Hence, when few weeks since,
gentle reader, you read that William
Ruff, gun pointer aboard the Texas,
had smashed worlds record to
smithereens by making eight hits with
fourteen inch gun, firing at a NOV
ing target twelve miles away, you
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15
WHY RUSSIA TELLS THE TRUTH.

Great as is the probability that the
dispatches from Petrograd minimize
the extent and the Importance of the
victory just won by the Germans in
East Prussia, one still must credit
the Russian officials, military and
civil, with havingf done what has
been done by no other belligerent-
they have frankly and promptly ad-
mitted serious reverse, says the
New York Times. From the other
capitals there have come in the shape
of official announcements practically
nothing except stories of advances,
long or short of victories, large or
small. Of defeats and retreats they
have told us almost nothing, leaving
us in each case to get the news, and
all of it, from the side temporarily
successful.
This method of treating military
events is one perfectly natural and
easily understandable, but from the
very beginning the Russians have
varied from the usual policy, and from
that land, where the powers of CEN
sorship have been and still are used
with a ruthlessness unknown else
where, there have been received
throughout the whole course of the
war dispatches notable for fullness
and accuracy. The phenomenon is
curious, for the Russians are not ia
nous among their neighbors for de-
votion to truth for its own sake, and
it is the safest of assumptions that
if they had seen advantage in the con-
cealment of disasters they would have
resorted to it with as little hesitation
as the Germans, the French, or the
English. That they haven't resorted
to it, or have resorted to it somewhat
less than the others, simply shows
that they thought their profit lay in
winning abroad a reputation for al
ways telling the truth about their part
in the war-or an approach to it.
Perhaps the explanation of the diff
| ference lies in the fact that the Rus
sian government has much less to fear
than any other from popular criticism
and resentment 1t must be remem-
bered, too, that these remarkably
frank reports have but the narrowest
of circulation in Russia itself, for it
is a land without press in the mean
ing of that term as used in more ad-
vanced nations. The great mass Of
the Russian population knows moth
ing about the war except what it sees
as individuals, and public sentiment,
if it exists, can be ignored by an eff
ficient autocracy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15
NOTHING GOOD IN RECORD.

The Columbia (Pa.) Independent, a
weekly newspaper whose editor de-
clares that he has supported "every
Democratic nominee for president
from Horatio Seymour to Woodrow
Wilson," is disgusted with the course
of events under the present admin
istration and puts the case against it
neatly and in very few words when
it says of the achievements of the
president:
"The country today is in worse
condition than it has been for years.
His 'watchful waiting policy in Mexi-
can matters has cost us millions of
dollars. His downward revision of
the tariff has been disastrous; he has
given US free beef at higher rate
than the meat market ever reached,
and with our country at peace with
all the world he has saddled war taxes
on the people that are hard to bear"
Such expressions of discouragement
and disgust from Democratic sources
show the rapid Generalization of the
party in the era of the New Free
dom" Rochester IN. " Democrat
and Chronicle.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15

IS SUNK
200 Lives are Lost When
British Cruiser is
Torpedoed
United Prsss.

AYR, Scotland, March 13.-The
auxiliary cruiser Bayano, sunk by a
submarine, arrived here today. Lieu
tenant Commander Guy said he was
certain that of the 22O on board only
&c were rescued. Others were kill
ed by the explosion or drowned.
The last seen Of Captain Carr he
was standing on the bridge waving
his hand to the men taken on the
boats and wishing them good luck.
Guy said the Bayano was sunk with
in five minutes after it was torpedoed
He dived from the deck and clunk to
piece of wreckase until picked up
by the steamer Tara.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15
$4,000, 900 MOTOR CARS IN 1916.

That on January l, 1916, there will
be 2ts million automobiles in the u.
s.. appears somewhat wild predic-
ton when it is considered that there
are on.y about 100000 automobiles in
tue whole world, outside Of this coun-
IVY Figures collected from the vari-
Gus states of the union show that on
February ], 1915, the number of reg
i,'ered cars exceeded 100000, and
the growth in the last 10 months has
fetn equal to not less than 100000
per year. As the rate Of increase
during the individual months has been
much greater toward the end Of 1914
than in the early part of that year, it
seems certain that fully 100000 cars
will be added between February LIST
lnd December II, 1915.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15

didn't have the exact facts. Neither
did you have exact information when
you saw in the movies another young
man aborad the Georgia portrayed as
Uncle Sammy's "champeen."
Ruf did break into the limelight
but his marks-whatever they may
be-were made with small gun.
And when the crew of the San
Diego made 100 per cent of hits on a
range near the Coronado Islands. with
an eight-inch gun, firing at rate of
three and half shots minute, that
was not all, either.
On the other hand, the real, dyed
in-thewool gunners for the past year,
when it comes to hitting the bulls eye
with I4-inch cannon, is L. V. Lind
sey of the Texas, an ordinary sea-
man.
Manipulating one of these 14-inch
pets and ringing the bell frequently
is real feat, SO Lindsey gets Special
recognition for his work.
The leading 12-inch gunners are W.
F. Meyers, seaman, on the Arkansas,
and E. l.. Talley, coxswain Of the
Georgia.
Back in the days when Uncle Sam
my used to do bit of advertising
about his gunners' ability-say around
lS96-a shot every three minutes from
the turret guns, IL and 14-inch-
was considered satisfactory, while
one a minute from 6-inch gun was
also looked upon as a paper figure.
And if the hits averaged three and
a half per cent, as in the battle of
Santiago, the navy felt well content.
The hitting in that battle, however,
was chiefly with small guns at a
range less than two miles.
But in these days of big Berthas"
and the like, shooting and hitting in
the U. S. navy is far higher than it
used to be.
Now two shots a minute from the
big turret guns and about. eight from
the smallest guns is considered a fair
record. The hits, however, run high
er.
The big 14-inch guns which can
create a lot of wreckage up to Ia
miles, score about 25 per cent on hits
at least that was the record when
last figures were made public in 1911
in connection with firing at the old
San Marcos target in Chesapeake bay
Incidentally, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels had this to say on the general
subject of target practice few days
since:
Some people complain that our
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15
ROWLAND ATTEMPT |
AT FRAME UP FAILS
Business Partner of Accused Representative SAYS
Rowland Tried to Get Him to Frame up Another
Lie Regarding the Money but He Refused

instance of Judge Lindsey. He de-
livered the package to Representative
Rowland on the floor of the house,
He denied receiving it from woman
and told District Attorney Rush that
he got il from man in the Gas and
Electric building.
Gibson denied being given any
money to leave town, but it is de-
clared letter was found in his pock-
cts from his mother saying he could
have received 800 if he had remaia-
ed in Denver He was afraid of being
involved and fled.
Waterman, Howland's business
partner, declared in an interview to-
day that Howland tried to get him
to frame another story last night and
he refused. He advised Rowland to
tell the truth and resign.
Waterman said that Howland's
story that DR.. Mary Bates gave him
the SIS which he gave Waterman for
woman detective was untrue. He
said he was not going to lie for How
land any more.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15

The Colorado Springs Telegraph
says: Undoubtedly the most salts
factory thing that has happened in
this part of the world in long time
is the acquisition of the Golden Cycle
and allied properties by local men. 1t
is rather remarkable thing, too, that
in this time of financial stringency
and general business showdown that
a group of local men could command
S4,500,000 in cash. 1t shows the tre-
mendous strength of Colorado finan.
ciers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-15
United Press

United Press
PETROGRAD, March i3.-Count
sergei Yulievitch Witte, 10, Rus
sim statesman and one of the worlds
most famous diplomats, is dead.
He was born in Tiflis in 1910. Af-
tel his graduation from the New Rus
s'an university at Odessa, he first
took up journalism and later was en-
gaeed by the government in railway
service. In the Russo-Turkish war,
Count Witte was given charge Of the
transportation of troops on the Odes-
sa 'ailway and so distinguished him.
self he was given position on The