Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-28
DECORATING THE SINKER OF
 THE LUSITANIA,

AlJnOQgn It mas not DG6n OFFICIALLY announced from Germany who the commander Of the submarine was who sank the Lusitania and caused the death of over @ hundred men, women and children, subjects of this country, to say nothing of the hun dreds of other innocents who were lost on that memorable occasion, in formation is furnished by way of Copenhagen to the effect that it was Captain Max Valentiner and that he has since been honored by an iron cross of the first class besides an other decoration which was the per sonal gift of the German emperor.
 This being the case it looks like the extension of full approval by the head of the German government. It in dicates tha- the deed was carried out as planned and that regardless of the horrible violation of international law in attacking an unarn1ed merchant man and by giving the passengers and crew no opportunity to escape in safety the result was just what was aimed at and desired.
 There is no evidence that orders were violated or that there was any effort made to respect the rules of war concerning merchant ships or the lives of non cOmbatants and neutrals, and despite the fact that it has been possible to make Germany change it's methods of submarine warfare since that time, it is to be remembered that there has been no adjustment of the demands made by this country as the result of that tragedy. And under such circumstances it is difficult to see what a disavowaI would amount to- How is Germany going to con- demn what it has already approved? .? HULGARIA FORGING GREECE's
 HANDS.
 That King Constantine of Greece, { through sympathies aroused by fam fly ties, has been able to keep Greece from joining in the war does not mean that there has not been or that there does not exist a strong feeling in that country for the cause of the entente allies. EX-Premier Venizelos has always had a strong following and from the demOnstra lions that are be- ing made there is ground for the be- lief that it is steadily increasing.
 The menacing attitude of Bulgaria has long since caused much uneasi- ness in Greece. There is no love lost DGtWG6I the udllONS ana Lner6 IS great distrust manifested in the lat ter country over the activity of it's neighbor with a full realization of the fact that Bulgaria covets some of the valuable Greek territory on the Aegean.
 Thus while there has been much Of a contradictory nature furnished in the news reports which come from the two countries relative to the pres ent military operations, and Bulgaria is promising that it will not attempt to hold such portions of Greece as it occupies, it is highly probable that little reliance will be placed in any such statements Whatever senti- ment prevails in Greece that it should depart from it's present stand and take up arms with the entente pow CTS is bound to be increased by the reported seizure of the Greek fort of Sartila, the killing of the commander and the garrison. There are reasons to believe that these are acts to which the Greeks in their present po- sitiOn will not submit passiveIy and Bulgaria may yet be more successful than the allies in persuading them to take up arms. They are operating daily to such an end.