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Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Irnbros, English Aviation Bsse-If as has been reported recently, English aeroplanes have reached Bucharest after a Night of 800 miles northward from theAegean island of Imbros, the daring aviatorS must have scared for more than 200 miles over Bulgaria at Balkan mountains, for it is just 300 miles in an airline from Kastron, the capital of the island, to the Rouman- ian city, according to war geugra- phy bulletin of the National Geo. graphic society.
 When the European powers, by the lively settled some of the territorial second Balkan wars,'' continues the bulletin, "all of the islands of the Ae- gean group which Greek forces had cc- cupied were apportioned for the time being to the government at Athens with the exception of Imbros, its neighbor Tenedos, and the small bit of rock far to the southeast known as Castellorizzo or Tasteloryzo. These three were returned to Turkey.
 'Imbros, the most important of the trio, is an insular continuation of the GallipoI peninsula. It is separated from the southeastern extremity of the latter by ten miles. Thirteen miles to the southwest of Imbros is the second insular tXtension, Lernnos.
 1mbros has an extreme length of 19 miles with a breadth of eight miles. It is four times as large as Manhattan Island. Much of its area Is rocky and
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terests n cwan points out that while Germany and Bulgaria have obtained like supplies that the guns secured are of an obsolete type while the all Mes have .already obtained msodGrh guns from the Greeks and now seek more. IsF &A sS
 When Greece speaks of being de- prived of its means of defense, it is of course to be recognized that that is just what the allies have been striving. to bring about. It has been recognized that as long as that coun- try under King Constantine maintains the kind of neutrality which mani fests sympathy towards the central powers, that its salvation lies in de- priving Greece Of the chance to de- part from its neutral stand and strike their forces at Saloniki In the back. They have apparently gotten to the point where it is intended to defend Greece against attack but they insist that they must look out for them selves and they are putting on the screws.
 The refusal of Greece to comply will doubtless mean that new pres sure will be brought to bear even as it has been in other instances and that while Greece refuses now it will find that it has in the end nothing else to do but to yield.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
TOLD IN NORWICH
A Resident Known to all Our Readers
 Relates an Experience.

s Readers of The Bulletin have been told again and again of the merits of that reliable. time-proved kidney rem edy-Doan's Kidney Pills. The ex- periences told are not those of un- known person, living far away. The cases are Norwich cases. told by Nor wieh people.
 E. s. Bennett, carpenter. 465 Main St.. Norwich, says: My back has troubled me. aching a good deal. My work required considerable stopping and lifting. This seemed to aggravate the trouble. Pains caught me across my back. I saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and one box acted very quickly and relieved this trouble. recommend them as I feel they will help others" ~- Price soc. at all. dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-ge' Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that MT. Bennett had. Fester-Milburn Co. Props. Buffalo. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
MINED, Nor .ToHPEpoEp.

It is a relief to learn that the sink ing of the. hospital ship Britannia was not the result of a deliberate attack by an enemy submarine. that it was not sunk even by mistake but that it was sent to the bottom through an acci- dental encounter with one of those frightful implements of war, 8 mine. That this is not the claim of the central powers but an admission on the part of the White Star line off, cials, which undoubtedly had the sanction of the British admiralty should eliminate all doubt in connec- ton with the affair. Great Britain would not be authorizing such a state- nent or. permitting one to be made unless it was so. or if there was any doubt about it it would be taking full advantaGe of that, hut inasmuch as this explanation has been approved tliere are the best of reasons for ac- uepting it, Whether the hospital ship had trespassed upon a mine field, whether it was a victim of stray mine or one which had been set afoat by the enemy will probably be fully investigated, but whether the responsibility is ever placed it is fully understood that mine is no respector of person or thing. It strikes whatever disarbs 1t and it strikes hard.
 That suspicion should have been di- rected to the use of a torpedo by the enemy may have been unjust to the central powers but it was eonclu- sion which was encouraged by their rduct in the past and particularly in that region where the Britannic was lost. It IS a pleasure to find that in this instance the enemy was not to blame and that the fault has been placed where 1t belongs.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
RENEWING HIGH PRICES.

All sorts of excuses are being of- fered for the high price of necessary articles. We are told that the fault lies with the producers, with the transportation lines, with the middle man and with the speculntors, and yet the same practices arc being con- tinued notwithstanding.
 No marked effort Is being made to change the situation. or whatever is being done has failed to produce any important results, with the exception of the efforts which are being under taken by municipalities themselves and by mayors ~rHag tnere can be an improvement is Indicated by the steps which have been taken in the city of Terre Haute where the nuni- cipa1ity has gone into the busi- ness of supplying the people with coal. They have leased a mine and have 400 teams engaged in sup plying the demand for fuel at prices which are reasonable. It is this same sort of thing which Mayor Mitchell of New York is threatening to do even if he has to use the garbage and asf, carts for this purpose by delivering an order for coal every time T cart ar- ffyes at the dumping point with n load of other material. Tn the city of Denver a newspaper. has been in this line Of business for some years, and fin eachg instance there does not ap- pear to kbe any difficulty in obtaining coal aup selling tt at e. reasonable price. The natural inference fs that if this can be done in those cases it can be in others and 1t will not be surprising if these efforts are in creased not only in supplying coal but in regard to food, when 1t Is under stood that there is q means of relief and when tho people begin to look out for thcmselyes.
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it made itself at home and took root, and finally became the grand "hig elm" that has been the pride of generations
 Here, permit us to say, MT. Hunting ton and his Blissful wife were the far back, great grandparents of Deacon Dan Huntington of Norwich, conse- quently of Rector George w. Hunting
 The birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof af the big elm and scattered raspberry and currant seeds in the deep fork of the tree that sprouted and f1ourished over 100 years.
 Dr. Buckingham was gratifed that both plants were alive when he paid his last visit to his boyhood home, and the orioles nest swinging from The same branch, where for century they had hung their hammock house Cor their bird family.
 It was work of necessity, taking down the big elm, and not an easy matter to make 1t bow it's kingly head. It was slow to resign its reign, but the ,ravages of time, the beetle and lightning united to make 1t necessary to lay it low for safety.
 The big elm measured IS feet and was over 225 years old. A grander tree never cast shadow in Connecticut. Relics of the same are being preserved.
 Doubtless the Sons of the Revolution will secure 9 branch to add to the war office collection, as it grew neal Governor Buckingham's birthplace, ad mirc<! by his family.
 Many corning sunsets will gild the spot where it stood, and the winding sheet of future winters enshroud the almost sacred soil, whi,e it's memory like that of the just, will remain green.
 Grand old elm, farewell: Thou has done more than man. thou hast full filled thy mission.
 MRS. E. c. WILLIAMS LIVERMOPE Kissimmee, Fla, Nov. 2S. 1916.
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barren, but those portions which are cultivated produce excellent crops Of wheat, barley, olives and fruit. The population of the island does not ex- ceed 5000, mainly Greeks who are en- gagged in fishing.
 1 According to Herodotus, 1mbros was one of the Aegean islands held by the prehistoric peoples known as Pe lasgians. They are supposed to Lave remain unconquered by the Athenians here and on Lemnos unti l5G0 B. c.
 '"The three islands of Imbros, Lem nos and Samothrace were the chief seats of worship of the group Of miner
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
THE NEW EMPEROR.

The new emperor of the dual mon- archy of Austria Hungary, Charles l., comes to the throne at the age of 29. That he has been brought up in sym pathy with royalty cannot be ques- toned but in view of the many changes which have made it possible for him to step into the shoes of his great uncle. 1t is questioned whether he has had the grooming for his po- sition that Is usually given to the one whom it has been long anticipated would be the successor to the tfiSone.' But having been brought up in the proper atrhospher there can be little question but what he shares in the general ideas surrounding an empire.
 There has been nothing In his ca reer which has demonstrated that he was a great soldier. On the contrary there las been witnessed the turning over of the Austrian commands to German generals and the dual mon archy has been dominated by German influence since the war broke out and the new emperor has failed to show that he possessed any more than or dinary ability in such a part as he has played.
 Long before the war opened it was predicted that the death of the Aus trian emperor would mean the break ing up of the empire. Francis Joseph is credited with. being the means o1 holding 1t together and at the present time 1t is realized that the war Is now an additional reason for their sticking together and holding out until the end on the course which has been se- lected, The new emperor will be held to this course by the German in- fiuence but the greatest test he will be put to will come after the wal whichever side is victorious
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
THE pYEsTUEF INDUSTRY.

As if in proof of the claim, which has been made so often since 1t was 50 fully shown how dependent this country has been upon. the dycstuffs manufactured fin Europe, that 1t is possible to make use of our resources and produce dye material of as good quality in this county as was ob- tained abroad. and thereby make use of much which has in the past been thrown away and at the same time add to the industrial activity of the country. the president of tho National Analine and Chemical company, J. F. Stone, ir an address at Paterson, N. J., declared that the new dyes are of the very best and that they can be made more cheap1y than the foreign dyes can be imported.
 What this means to this country where but a small percentage of the dyes used have been made can be easily understood, It means first of all the independence of the United States in this respect. It means the building up of an Industry to which little attention has been given in the past and 1t means that this country is going to get the benefit of money which has previously been spent abroad.
 The war has opened the eyes Of this -country in this respect. For the du- ration Of that conflict it Is getting the benefit of the blockade of the Ger man exports and the encouragement lis being reflected in the results which are being obtained. Whether or not the Legislation which has been passed. which c to stand for afsl limited time will be spfl1cdeht to bl1rR the compe- ltition atf4r the war rernains to he seen but 1t has been made plain that If 1t does not tfsre should be addi- tionai laws which will fneure a con tinuation of this encouragement and lsupport.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

driven to a task, in it's achievement have done what their masters could not have done without them. All the glory belonged 70 no one, although vain men often attempt to calm it. It is the spirit and push of all which makes the grand man and makes man grand.
 We do not pay but little attention to the chair we sit in. For most of us any old chair will do: and yet, those who make chairs and intelli- gently select them pay as much atten- ton to the form and fit of them as they do to the form and fit of a hat or a pair of shoes What tells for comfort in a chair is the height of the seat and it's depth, the slant of the back and the height and form of the arms. Most people buy a chair with as little thought of it's adaptability to them as when buying 2 poker or a gimlet. Some ill-dec;gned an1 weari- ness s-producing chairs are at the bot tom of a great deal Of friction-the cause of much irritaCi on, and it would not be surprising if they had made grouches Of men, and perhaps luna tics. A cheap chair may prove to be one of the dearest things ever pur- chased. It is capable of demcraliziEe g whole family. It pays to give more attention to nur anatomical require ments- An ill-fttiig chair works havoc with a good distositlcn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

deities known in Greek mythology as the Cabeiri, protectors of seatarine
 men. The cult reached it's height shortly after the death of Alexander
 the Great, and one of the chief patrons of these gods was Bysimachus. the
 Macedonian general who was allotted
 Thrace in the partitionIng of Alexan-' der's vast empire. Another devoted fol- lower of the Cabeiri was Arsinoe, the sanguinary daughter of PtGlemy l Soter, she who set the fashion among Egyptian princesses of marrying their full brothers, a custom eliminating fin | the crime of Cleopatra
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MORE TROUBLE FOR GREECE.

Greece is not taking kindly to the 1ast demand of the allies that 1t turn lover certain of It's arms and ammuni- ltion to me entente powers. They have not tr fact looked with approval upon other demands which have been granted, ebut thay have manifested kheir opposition tosfhis one and de- clare that such would deprive Greece x the means of defending its own in-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

With the Dutch resifting their ash heaps to overcome the coal shortage, there is a hint to great many people tns this country who are remonstrating over the high price of coal and yet making no effort to check the great ashheap waste. @ :,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

Fl If the weatherman is getting tired iof holding back the cold but finds that the brooks are-srot in proper shape, he has made an excellent start to- ward filling them.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

If the Teutons are using the same tactics in withdrawing from Monastir as they did in retreating in Transyl- yania, they have right to refer to 1t as strategic retreat.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

Now that Colonel Bryan has come out for prohibition he will have a chance to lengthen his list of profit able platform speeches.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
DON'T BE BILIOUS, coNsTIPATED. SICK, WITH BREATH BAD
 AND STOMACH SOUR,

Tonight surei Take Cascarets and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Wake up with your head clear, stom- ach sweet breath right and feeling fine. Get rid of sick headache, bilious ness, constipati tion. furred tongue, sour stomach, bad colds Clear your skin, brighten your eyes, quicken your step and feel like doing a full days work. Cascarets are better than salts. pills or calomel because they don't shock the liver or gripe the bowels or cause inconvenience all the next day.
 Mothers should give cross. sick, bilious, feverish children whole Cas- caret anytime as they can not injure the thirty feet of tender bowels.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

If you have failed to get your Yale Harvard ticket, there is the consola- ton that you are no worse eff than a lot of others.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

With a French lieutenant having brought down his 22nd German aero- plane, he is apparently out to excel the record of the late Boelke.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

1 There are times when # doesn't ap- pear to be Q case of supply and de- mand, when prices are fixed, but how
 much can the purchaser be bled for.
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With the promise of a gigantic
 comet next June. there are those who will immediately put forth their pro-
 phecies concerning the end of the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

Every new estimate of the war cas- ualtles only emphasizes the fact that the terrible confiictMcannotg end any too soon. A [ - Ixt3
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The man on the corner says: Before believing that faith will move a mountain there is always a chance for it to prove that it can remove a wart.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The announcement of new million dollars shipyard gives Groton a new cause for offering up thanks.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

s (Written Specially for The Bulletin9
 This is not the first period in The history of the town of Norwich in which prices of articles have been so high that there was 2 desire to have rates regulated by public statutes. In fact, during the Revolutionary War several such attempts were made, in order to reduce tho quantity of the circulating medium.
 Throughout Connecticut, prices were finally fixed by the civil authorities of each town, in all cases not deter mined by acts of the Assembly.
 For that reason we come across such records as the following:
 April ', TIT. Voted, strictly to ad- here to the law of the State regulat ing the prices of the necessaries of life: and we do resolve with cheer fitness to- exert our best endeayors within our sphere. to support the honor Of that good salutary law. Dec. 2e. Voted, that the town con- slider the articles of confederation and perpetual union proposed by the Continental Congress wise and sal utary.
 Under date of 1778, appears the fol lowing abstract of Instructions to the representatives of tae town: 1. To use their Influence to have taxes more equitable. 2. To have bills of credit called in.
 3. Forfeited estates confiscated. 4. The yeas and nays on all inn portant questions published. 5. Profane swearing punished by disability to sustain office. Oct. l. Voted, to present a me- morial to the General Assembly,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

What we all need is forbearanes and courage just for today. Life is less complex tlAln we think. if we just take 1t day by day. What we didn't do yesterday. and what we can't do tomorrow are simply bugbears if we let them become so It Is not difii- cult lesson to learn how to prevent yesterday and tomorrow from har- rassing us today; aRe those who have learned this lesson know, as never be- fore, what means the declaration sufficient unto the day is the strength thereof" and also realize more fully the wisdom of saying: 'sGive us this day our daily bread" Regret, and anticipation and expectation are all we'll enough if they do not excite fear and interfere with the order and pto- gress of our daily obligations and our spiritual advaneement, Errors of per caption and thought are the most de- pressing and crushing of any mistakes that man makes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

lt is a good thing to be conscious of the greatest of our country and of what an atom we be in relation to the sum total of it's affairs. The man, or womaR,a who thinks ho is the whole thing Is usually a smile inciter for other people. They know he isn't;
 and we mistrust they think they be. Where combined enthusiasm and en-
 ergy are needed every little helps. What is done collectively never can be any one persons achievement. It has been the number of good and true men who have lived that has made life worth living. The historically great would have been nothing ex- cept for the power and progress Of the masses behind them. The pyramids of Egypt show the endurance and ability of the men who built them. No stunt seemed to be too great for them to accomplish. Even slaves
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

The committee upon this memorial comprised some of the choice spirits of Norwich--Niss CauIkins tells us Benjamin Huntington, pr. Theophills Rogers. pr. Ehsha Tracy, Aaron Cleve- land, Jonathan Huntington and Ma thaniel Niles.
 The document has many strong points but it is not known just winch one of the committee wrote it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-25

The objections against the poII-tax were thus set forth:
 That it is a personal tax and ought to be paid in personal service, that is, in defending the community; that it is a double tax, the poor man paying for his poll, which is the substitute for his labor, and for the avails of his labor also, that it is inpolitic, as tending to prevent early marriages which promote industry, frugality and every social Virtue'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-22

oree and Mrs. Dale stood in line and
as the guests passed they were ush.
cred into the "Den," where frappe was
served by Mrs. George Taylor Hughes
Jr., Mrs. Thomas H. PEBBLES and Mrs
Charles Phillips Hatcher. The guests
We're next ushered into the dining
room, where an elegant tea was
served. The first hour at the table
Mrs. Stewart Swope Fleming and Mrs.
William P. Ridley presided; the sec,
ond hour Mrs. John Henry Dining and
Mrs. Henry Osgood Fulton presided.
Mrs. John Townsend Wooten and Mrs,
Walter Branham Capers assisted in
the dining room.
House decorations were most attrac-
tive. Large bouquets of Killarney
roses and smilax were used. Ferns
and other potted plants were used to
great advantage. Hundreds and hun
dreds of pink candles ensconced in
handsome solver and crystal candle
sticks, shed SOFT pleasing light over
the entire scene.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-22
COUNTY CRIMINAL
COURT SUsPENDS
JUDGE MCKNIGHT FINISHED HIS
DOCKET TODAY BEFORE NOON
AND CLOSED COURT.

Judge Meningitis County Criminal
Court concluded its hearings this
morning with the Addie Mallory case.
The Mallory woman was charged with
two counts, one selling liquor without
licenses and the second count selling
liquor within four miles Of school
house The alleged offense is sup
posed to have taken place on East
Hill. The jury reported in this case
that the defendant was not guilty I'm
either count.
In the case OF Charles Anderson.
colored, charged with procuring liquor.
the jury returned a verdict Of guilty.
and the court gave Charley thirty
days with Squire John Akin on the
county road and fine Of $1,000. Char
ley comes from the Williamsport
neighborhood.
Henry Robertson, colored, charged
with selling liquor within four miles
OF a school house, was found guilty
and was given three months On ths
eoanty road and 5000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-22
Felix Holcomb.

Felix Holcomb, who has been in bad
health for several years, died today at
1890 o'clock, at the residence OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John HolcomD.
He is survived by his father, mother,
two brothers and four sisters. The
young man was only twenty-six years
Of age, but had been badly afflicted
for some time. He was an earnest
Christian and a devoted member OF
the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
He was held in the highest esteem by
all who knew him.
The funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
residence. conducted by DR.. H. A.
Gray, assisted by Elder Felix w. Sow
ell. lnterment at Rose Hill. Cakes
q Nichols, funeral directors, In charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-22
For Miss Mckinney And Guest.

Mr.. and Mrs Robert l.. Mckinney
will entertain with a dance at the
Century Club Tuesday evening, Dec
rs, complimentary to their attractive
daughter, Miss Mary Wilkes McKin-
ney, and her house guest, Miss Hoyt,
of South Pasadena, California, who
will arrive Thursday with Miss Nc
Kinney from New York, where they
have been in school. The dance is
given solely for the younger society
set and only the young people will be
honored with invitations.