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Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
Russian Engineers Story.

The exploit of a Russian military locomotive engineer who ran his en- zine through the enemy's lines effect ing the rescue of a number of strand ed Russian passengers from a train disabled by the Germans, Is recounted by one of the members of the engine crew. The episode took place near Grodno during the recent German ad- vance in that neighborhood.
 About two o'clock in the morning" said the narrator, "our passenger train arrived at the station V. We were ordered to detach our engine and proceed with all possible speed to the station ahead and bring back our sen- tlnels who were on guard there. On our way we noticed a detachment of dred yards of the tracks behind us. We wanted to turn back but when we attempted to we found our way barred by railroad ties which the Ger mans had placed on the tracks. The only think left to do was go ahead.
 Some distance further along we found a section of a passenger train which had been left behind. We man. aged to hook onto these cars which were filled with frightened passengers and started towing them to a point where we knew there was a branch line. Over this line we encountered more obstacles in the way of old ties piled on the tracks, but we ran through them taking achance on be- ing derailed. When the Germans mo- ticed that their barriers had failed to stop us they opened up on us with their rifles. Our soldiers replied as we sped along. One of the enemy's bull lets pierced our tank and another bored a hole through the f1ues in the engine boiler.
 We had put out our headlight, bu. the escaping steam lit up by the glow from the fire box enabled the Ger mans to locate us. One bullet later killed the engineer, another hit the officer in the face. The fireman opened the clenched hand of the dead engineer and took the throttle. 4 German Uhlan appeared and shouted stop. He fired at us but missed. Oul bullets got him. The German cavalry continued to shout at us but we went | ahead unharmed at speed of about thirty miles an hour and reached ou1 lines in safety"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Gallipoli peninsula, the Chersonesus Thracica of classical geography, where one of the most powerful battle fleets of all times is attacking, is the spur defense of Turkey in Europe. the best guarantee for centuries and the last guarantee in the present of the Otto- man Empires place among the Great Powers. It is a fruitful land, whose conditions at one time gave promise of a world-important commercial fu- ture. The Turkish occupation of 1857, however, cut off this promise, and the land has remained as much an obscure land to the twentieth century as it was to the Greeks of Pericles' Athens. The we nderful water avenue which stretches behind it toward the heart of all development.
 Gallipoli peninsula forms the Eu- ropean bank of the Dardanelles. To the north, it Is enclosed by the deeply this district are exceedingly fertile and well-adapted to agriculture. The peninsula is a hilly rib of land, fifty five miles in extent, and varying be- tween three and thirteen miles in breadth. It supports about 100000 land of European land to come under the domination of the crescent.
 Wheat and maize are grown in con- siderable quantities here, and are ex- ported to the aegean 1SlanQS ana to Turkish ports. Barley, oats and lin- seed were raised largely for Great Britain. and canary seed was export ed to Australia. Turkish rule, how ever, has been continual dead weight upon its development. For example, & wine was formerly produced from Gallipoli's grapes which was held in admiration wherever connoisseurs of alcoholic beverages came together. It was exported in great quantities to France and there blended with other wines. The Turk put a tax of 55 per cent upon it, which drove the vint- ners to uproot their vines and sacrifice their industry.
 No important industry establish ments have been developed here. There are some steam flour mills, sardine factory, and, there is, further, limit ed manufacture of leather and silk In the chief town, Gallipoli, which lies
 upon Marmora Sea at it's junction with the Dardanelles. Besides the grains cheese, skins of goats and sheep. and | meat products make up the bulk ot | the peninsula's export. It imports woolen and cotton fabrics and hard ware. The United States practically has no part in this trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
GREATER, NOT SMALLER NOR WICH.

The city meeting which has been called for next Monday evening rel atfve to the proposition which has been placed before the general assembly seeking the division of the town of Norwich, whereby the fourth and fifth voting districts would be set off as a town by itself, calls for more than passing attention by the people of Nor wich. It is a matter on which the citizsns of a town having any pride whatever in continuing as a growing community should look with vital concern.
 It is an effort to further cut down khe limits of Norwich, even though only a slice of the town Is concerned, which action would bring no beneficial results. It makes little difference in what direction one looks. the move ment is for expansion. Small is the city or town which is not anxious for enlargement Public sentiment calls For Greater New York, Greater Bos- ton, Greater Hartford and Greater New London, but rare is the instance where any city or town Is seeking either smaller limits or smaller population. Movements for larger communities carry with them their benefits and L6OS6 WHICH WOulO uO OCH0TWlS0 dT0 steps in the wrong direction.
 The Bulletin Is, and 1t Is believed the city and a large majority of the town are opposed to such reduction in territory and population. Norwich has had amputations enough What it wants and needs is a steady. healthy growth.
 The opportunity is presented for the expression of the sentiment of the city against this proposed change which, if it is based upon the fear of any consolidation movement, needs the Encouragement which such a vote as indicates the absence of any sen- timent in behalf of such a cause would give. There is no disposition to place any hardships on any section of the town either now or in the future. Nor wich in its grand old age still has growing pains. It is not ready just yet to shrivel up and decay, and the people of Norwich in city meeting and the subsequent hearing should make ii manifest.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
To Those Who Have Not.

Swiss mothers have been seen to half strip their own children in the railway station at Schaffhouse in order to give needed articles of clothing to French boys and old men and women arriving there on their way back to France. These were recent prisoners in German concentration camps. The special trains bring four to five hum dred of them into Schafhouse daily.
 Members of the Swiss committee which was organized to greet them as soon as the train reaches Swiss terri tory, open the car doors and shout to the travellers: You are in Switzer- lard', an announcement which is roundly cheered. Opposite to where the German train stops, is the Swiss train to take them to Geneva, en route to their homes in France. The need of food and clothes Is in some cases pitiful. Some little girls appear with nothing but a thin summer dress to protect them from the winters chill. The mother has only her skirt left and few rags about her chest. An old man of 72 limps about in his stock ing feet. They are all fed and warmly clothed before leaving Scafhouse, and members of the committee accompany | them on their journey as far as Gene va
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
GREAT RRITAFN's BLOCKADE.

Great Britain is determined to stand pat on its decision and plan to starve Germany. It is at war and as the greatest naval power it has the means of carrying out its determination and it is able to look at the course as ohe to which 1t has been driven. Its pur- pose is to establish what amounts to the same thing as a blockade and which will accomplish all the objects of such a measure. without putting its navy in a position to invite destruc- ton from submarine operations, the element which has necessitated many new tactics in the conduct of naval warfare.
 Great Britain knows that 1t has found weak spot in Germany's de- fense and it knows the importance ot such an advantage properly improved For the preservation of the rights ot neutrals it Is as necessary that there should be protests from such nations relative to its shipping, but from the positions which have been taken by the two sides in the announcements concerning respect for the ships o1 neutral countries, there Is shown the greater consideration by the allies They give warning that all the fea- lures of blockade will be carried out except that they will be accomplished in a different manner than those sci forth under the rules of war. Seizure doesn't mean destruction, either by intent or accident, but 1t means going before prize court for adjudication It Is going to handle neutrals care fully and the protests by those coun, tries strengthen whatever claims they may be called upon to make before any prize tribunal. The b1ockades aimed at by both sides are to be looked upor as illegal. but of the two greater con- sideration Is shown by Great Britain
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
Sunday Morning Talk
DEAD RECKONING.

There are days at sea when the sky is overcast and it is impossible by observation to determine a ships position. Occasionally even whole of the sun. In such seasons of cloud and fog charts are useless. The captain must sail by dead reckoning. From the course held and the rate of speed attained alone can he tell where he is.
 Not otherwise is it in the lives of men when the light of heaven is withdrawn. We must simply keep the soils filled and hold the rudder true until the sun shines again.
 Moods of weariness and dullness will sometimes settle on the spirit. We must work without inspiration and labor without hope. We must laugh when the mood forbids. We get into what the English call a blue funk" Doubt may sometimes rest on one like sable pail. A man questions everything. The founda- tions become whobbly beneath his feet. Truths upon which he has based his lights to guide and reassure him. He unillumined seasons the only safety is to sail by dead reckoning.
 A ship enveloped in fog and mist does not ordinarily stop all progress
 
 may keep on the course as definitely as if the skies were blue overhead. Duty is not dependent on moods, Right is not conditioned on our ap- prehension of it; Both remain the same in any conditions.
 It is important to get accurate bearings at the start of the voyage. We must see the sun in the right quarter when we leave land behind. After that, for a time at least, daily view is not indispensable.
 The trouble with many people who get muddled and confused in the voyage of life Is that they have ever gotten proper bearings in the begin ming. They have never clearly seen the sun. They have had no hour of where they are going, of the port they want to make. It is a small won der that they are lost in fog who are irresolute in fair weather.
 The first requisite of success is to get a clever view of what life is, to know it's big motives, its great re- wards, it's untilmate goal. One should | discover some practical reason for his existence. He should know why he should shape his course in the light of reason and of conscience. The course is then to be held equally whether gloom fills the skies or al the stars are shining down upon him Il Blind faith may not be the best kind of faith but it is sometimes the only possible kind. Many time il may be necessary to keep on alone the great circle we are travelling without any possibility of checking LII our position. We saw the sun clearly I a day ago, or month or a year-ne matter just when Let us believe i is still shining above the mist. B! and by the clouds will break and tn, mariner can again use the sextant ], Then he is glad if he has not idlet away those dark days of storm! . weather when he might have sailed !, by dead reckoning
 THE PARsON.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
Norwich. March 1s. 1915.
The Tortoise and the Hare.

MT. Editor: Owing to the pressure of other matters, we have not for a long time had anything from the mathematical section of our town; hence 1t struck us that during the lull while the doctors are preparing their memorial to the street department, and the man with sore throat is clearing his whistle, and various other correspond ents are seeking new nom de -plumes, preparatory to the Easter displays, an arithmeticaI exercise might be a men tai relaxment from the heavier munich pal problems that vex the public mind. Your readers have all doubtless heard of the famous race between the tor toise and the hare, or vice versa, be- tween the hare and the tortoise. A clipping taken from your excellent paper some time ago, enclosed, gives the formula:
 "The hare runs 60 feet a second. The tortoise covers half an inch a second"
 This we will consider accurate data. Now, assuming that the contestants started and ran one minute, at which point the hare rested, how long did she sleep in order that the tortoise, who kept agoing, should beat her one-sixth of a second?
 PARA BOLA.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

There are more cases of appendi- citis in America than in Europe. Of course, the Europeans are too busy with other causes of death right now to bother with a little think like the verniferm appendix; but these figures were compiled before the war started. America beats Europe on this high priced complaint by almost three to one. There must be a reason. It is not the climate, 1t is not the psychology on the nervous tension. Hospital sur geons in Africa declare that they have never seen a case of appendicitis ir vegetable eating Africans. The Brah- mins of India have never heard of the disease-and they have never tasted the f1fiesh of com or of a pig.-Tor- rfngton ReRiSter-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
ARRANGING THE CROPS.

From the condition of the grain mar ket and the outlook over in Europe, even though they do succeed in time in forcing a way through the Darda- nelies for the release of some of the stores which Russia has been unable to move. further evidence of the value of the suggestion which was made -o'-.- time ago to the farnars that
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Too Old for More Children.

io0 Oio ioi "ioi
 Mr. Editor: Norwich is widely known as the Mother of Towns"
 In 1716, when she was 57 years of age, there was an interesting event and the town of Franklin was born.
 Franklin in turn. with some assist ance of old Mother Norwich, in 17S6 brought forth the new town of Bozrah. In the same year, at the age of 12f, Norwich was delivered of the town of Lisbon.
 By union of Franklin and Lisbon, another issue appeared in 1861, and this was named Sprague.
 Thus the original area of Norwich produced five towns, and Norwich be- came the mother of Franklin and Lis bon, the aunt of Bozrah and the grand mother of Sprague.
 Now in her 256th year Norwich is too old to have any more children. DOCTOR.
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

The girl who tells the New York legislative committee that she can live on six dollars a week by skimping on food or apparel is the kind of girl who will quickly prove her claim to a larger salary,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The public spirited citizen will at tend hearings of matters of interest to his community, no matter If he may not be directly affected by the action decided upon. What is of in- terest to the citizens of one part of the community should also interest
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

When zia Mufty Sade Bey says it will take eighteen months for the al- lies to get to Constantinople he takes into consideration that they will have to crawl over his name
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

While adninistration officials are seeking a way to lower the deficit, they might well be giving some at- tention to the repeal of the free sugar provision which when it goes into ef- feet in 1916 means the loss of $50,- 000.000 mora annually
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

The revolution in Mexico has not subsided and it would be occupying more prominent place in the days news but for the fact that Europe's war is eclipsing it.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

It becomes evident almost every day that the automobile must be handled with more care and skill than a toy wagon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

The promise of the Germans to burn three Russian villages for each Ger man settlement that has been destroy ed shows that there is no limit when retaliation starts.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

It is reported that there are 1so, 900 Turks on the straits. but there are probably great many more on Un- easy street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

Great Britain announces just what is being pointed out to 1t. that it Is a new kind of blockade
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

Now comes the statement that Hart
 ford municipally commenced to slide
 back about Is years ago, when politics
 entered the water board. It is peculiar
 what the average water works will de- velop in the political line, if given
 a chance.-Middlat dlatown Press.
 The Connecticut State Tuberculosis commission has just issued a folder which is being spread broadcast through the state and which should
 accomplish a great work in public education on the proper treatment Of consumption. Good food, fresh air and rest are the best cures," says the | commissions booklet: Keep out in 1 the fresh air and in the sunlight as
 much as possible" e."-Bridgeport Tele- gram.
 After one has been surfeited with the modern novel. the problem play, l the musical comedy and futuristic art, 1 1t is a blessed relief to resurrect the standard novel, the drama of a decade | or more ago, the real comic opera and sane art. Comparison is good for the soul. In sticking so closely to the things which have captured the popu- lar fancy, one Is very apt to miss the choice things which have once seen the light of day but which for some
 reason which 1t is difficult to fathom, I IIdNc UCCIl EC1C5dICO u lAAO S4AC1N Oo
 there to gather dust and eventually
 sink into oblivion.-Meriden Record. l Foot specialists say that "the chil- I dren of today have feet like jellyfsh 4 and poor, sagging fragments that re- fuse to hold the foot bones together" :"
 as the result of generations of torture to the feet. Chinese women are kinder ! to themselves, as they do not try to get about very much on their bandaged | extremities. From the standpoint of | health, neuritis. indigestion, sciatica, ! gout and weak eyes are sometimes l traceable to the wrong kind of shoes. I In spite of all woman's efforts for emancipation, her success can never be complete so long as the French heel l exiStS.-BridgeportS Standard.
 The present legislature can do one 1 thing that will have great future value. l ficials, who have acquired the bad
 then calling on the state to make up the deficiency from the next years hevenue. There should be, if there is not, law that will make 1t punish able to thus waste the money entrust- ed to the charge of public officials. The deficiency bill that has just been pass ed gives a convincing indication of how this evil has grown simply by tolera- tion. This is a good time to call a halt in the interest of economy. It fits
 in well with the program of the 1egis-
 lators--Ansonia Sentinel.
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him. He should grasp the oppor- tunity of being heard at the proper time or remain forever silent.-Man- chester Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

Italy apparently realizes that it has gotten to the point where it must either fish or cut bait.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

Instead of leaving the maintenance of schools to the towns the proposition is advanced in Massachusetts for a. state tax solely for that purpose.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

It springs into notice every now and then that the trawler is playing an important part in this war.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

The man on the corner says:, No aviator need have any fear of grow ing grey in the service.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

There can be no question but what Admiral Schley furnishes an admir- able name for a submarine.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Even the boy with the kit cannot understand what the matter is with March.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

Now comes the statement that Hart ford municipally commenced to slide back about Is years ago, when politics entered the water board. It is peculiar what the average water works will de- velop in the political line, if given chance-Middlato Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
They Never Learn.

The horrible example of the rest of Europe seems to have been lost on Portugal, which has started a war of it's oWn.-St. Louis G1obe-Democrat.
 The Chinese consider it impolite to wear spectacies in company.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
THE MAN WHO TALKS

It is well to bear in mind that who ever approaches you with a well-laid scheme for obtaining riches quick is a suspicious character. It may seem cruel to assume such a relation to such a devoted and self-sacrificing friend, but it has the merit of being safe at titude. The man who wishes to tell you how to succeed in life when he has never been successful at anything but lying is never safe to tie up to, never mind how promising things look on paper, or how musical the words he is pouring into your ear to awaken your faith and give vigor to your selfishness. If he had a bank account and everything was as he represents it he would deny you the privilege of one share if he could borrow money enough to take it all; and as he has no money and is only working to get a per cent of what he can worm out of you, you do him no injury in recog- nizing his motives and doubting his words. In such a case suspicion usu- ally is very much more profitable than faith in his story.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

How we mortaIs kick about the taxes! The community, the state and the county require a tax for our pro- lection and it's support once a year; and Folly taxes us every day of our lives. That which taxes us most we say least about, and do least to pre- vent. The taxes of folly oppress us in the shape of sorrow or want, and we do not half of us seem to be con- scious that they are generally self imposed and preventab1e. What is folly? It is best represented when we turn a deaf ear to reason. The tax of mobs, riots and most human con fiicts are due directly to folly. And Folly is a hard task-master. We can not dodge the taxes of folly for they are taken out of us to the last ounce of flesh and the last drop of blood. If we were wise most of these taxes would never fall due.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

The reason married man expects his wife to believe everything he says is because he cannot hear himself talk as she hears him; and he thinks she ought to believe in his sincerity what ever he may have done in the past to jar her confidence. The trouble is prin- cipally with himself, and if he would talk less and do better it is more than likely the relation between them would be greatly improved. It is an abso- lute sign of weakness for any human being to have been fooled twice by the same party, and this is just as appli- cable to the wife as to the man who has been buncoed. There was cele- brated literary man who when his wife separated from him would never say anything about causes except that he was nine times as much to blame as she was" That ought to have made their relations right again. but it didn't for the woman in the case couldn't submit to a chance of being fooled a second time. It is up to married men to be reasonable and true.