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Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-07
POWERFUL HEADLIGHTS.

Ever since they were introduced powerful headlights on automobiles have increased the danger of high ways and resulted in legislation in many states for the regulation of such lights. The dazzling food of light which is thrown by the undimmed headlights makes it almost impossi- ble for those going in the opposite di- rection to penetrate the curtain Of darkness or to distinguish the limits of the highway and such situations have been the cause Of many serious and fatal accidents. It is a perilous position which no driver likes.
 It is not surprising therefore that there is opposition being shown to the demand for scarchlights on the front of locomotives. On single track lines it can be realized that there can be no serious objection to the lighting of the track in such a manner, and in fact there is every reason why there should be a well lighted railroad track, but on double track lines the same objec- ton exists as on the highways, for while the trains may be on separate tracks the binding glare from the on- coming train makes it impossible for the engineers to distinguish signals and such a situation indicates possi- bilities of accidents which cannot be permitted.
 The powerful headlights on automo- piles have been regulated by certain states. It is a move in behalf of safe ty and it is high time that Connecti- cut studied the regulations which Massachusetts has adopted and 1egis- latured accordingly,
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tions for the assailants. The first fort night of August was foggy thrcGgh- out and during the second fortnight rain fell almost without cessation.
 German prisoners were captu sd in large number during this second phase of the operations ands dozens of can non and hundreds of machine-guns were taken or destroyed by the French.
 The third phase of the offensive opened on September 1 with an ar tillery preparation more violent and concentrated than had ever been used in warfare. The French infantry be- gan their work only on September when the German positions had been battered out of all semblance of their first condition, although in the deep dugouts which the Germans had been able to construct during their long occupation the defenders still had good shelter. Their first dash gave the French possession of Le Forest and Clery with over 2,500 prisoners 32 cannon and an ammunition depot On the 4th further south they stormed and Chilly with 4,S47 prisoners and much war material. Next day Ommi- ecourt was captured and on the 6tl Berny with a further group of pris- oners.
 German counter attacks failed tc recover any territory and were fol lowed by a long period of artillery preparation by the French lasting four or five days. On the 18th the French infantry once more went 'fovel the top and in brilliant dash cap tured the large village of Bouchaves- nes, whence they continued theil march eastward on the 18th, taking ir these two days over 2,000 prisoners ten cannon and forty machine guns.
 In the meantime the British troops in the north were advancing paralle with the French and the patrols o1 the two Allied armies joineS hands tc the east of Combles, which was thus surrounded and taken on September 25 with much war material and sev- eral thousands of prisoners.
 On the last day of September the
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GET OUT THE VOTE.

The election which takes place to- day is of such importance that it should result in the greatest vote that has ever been registered on the occa- sion of a presidential election. It has been truly said that elections are not always determined by the people who vote. It often happens that they are decided by the people who for one req : son or another absent themselves from the polls on election day.
 It is the duty therefore of every elector to exercise his right of suf- frage. Matters of vital interest are al stake and the importance of getting a full expression from the nation is paramount.
 Many predictions have been made There have been numerous straw votes taken. Such may or may not mean anything regarding the outcome. They may or may not have an influence up on those who have been waiting until the last moment to make up their minds -.----
 There is, however, every reason for confidence in the belief that the re- publican ticket from top to bottom will be elected, that the voters of Norwich and vicinity will see that the interests of nation and state are served by the selection of the republican candidates, but it is likewise important that those who are entrusted with the duty of getting out the vote should be alive 70 that responsibility and see that the vote is gotten out With the full re- publican vote registered, and there Is every reason why it should be, there can be no question as to the outcome.
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POLITICAL
conaressman Freeman.

Among it's good steady habits Con-
 necticut has always had a strong re-
 gard for the notion that as practice
 makes perfect in other matters so in
 public life experience brings the best
 service, and when Connecticut people
 find that their representative is mak-
 ing good in Washington they like to
 keep him there. Except for this dispo-
 sition, the splendid records of such
 men as Hawley and Platt, or of the
 late Charles A. Russell, could never
 have been accomplished Without
 length of service there can be little
 useful prestige and but scant influence
 in the national council
 This sound Connecticut judgment is,
 in the campaign of 1916, entitled to
 especial deference at the hands of the Second Congressional District There was no mistake made, two years ago,
 whne Major Richard P. Freeman, of New London was nominated and elect ed to be our congressman. Indeed, he proved that quickly enough during his canvass. He put into it a horough- ness and industry which awoke instant admiration. And the same qualities, winch he has since made characteristic
 of his work in office, have not only won him wide and favorable recogni- ton at the capitol, but heartiest praise at home. It Is the general verdict that Congressman Freeman has made good. Tie thing that in any enterprise counts more than all else for success is interest, the heart and determination to do ones best. We like the man
 who is always on his job.' More than
 that, we can confidently prophecy of him that the longer he has the job the better work he will do in it and the better name he will make for himself and the community. Since his cleo tion MT. Freeman has been a congress- man every minute of his time. He has taken his responsibilities seriously and met them in honest carnestness. When his constituents have required his aid they have received it promptly
 and with good will. If his party lead CTS needed him he was on hand, whether in his seat, or the committee room; and with the conscientiousness has also been the ability. There is no one with knowledge of him and the way he has utilized his opportunity but feels confident that Congressman Freeman illustrates the adage, the | right man in the right place." and predicts for him, should the privilege be extended, steady growth in useful ness and statesmanship.
 | Congressman Freeman has no slants | or whims. He has Connecticut com mon sense and Connecticut integrity He is the Connecticut kind Of a man l the sort of a representative which gives Connecticut standpotnts good hearing and effectiveness in the na- | tional legislature. His district appre- l ciates him, and will return him to his place of honor by a decisive vote of l confidence and esteem.-Connecticu 1 Valley Advertiser.
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STORIES OF THE WAR
The Somme Offensive.

A general purview of the theatre of operations in the Somme region shows that the Franco British front on July 1 ran directly soIthward from the west of Thiepval, strongly fortified German position, to Fricourt. There the Allies line turned sharply east south h-eastward and passed to the north of Carnoy to beyond Maricourt, whence it once more turned directly south to Maucourt, the extreme end of the offensive movement.
 This was the front, somewhat over forty kilometers in length, chosen by the Allies for their forward push. The French were disposed along about half the following details deal solely with
 their part In the operations.
 The first phase of the battle lasted
 five days and during this period four
 lines of German trenches, and in some
 places five, all constructed of rein
 forced concrete, were carried by the French troops. Numbers of villages,
 including Curlu, Becquincourt, Dom
 pierre, Bussus, Fay, Feuilleres, Bus cort, Herbecourt, Assevillers, Belloy- en- -Santerre, Estree, Hem and Harde-
 court, were captured at the point of the bayonet, after terrific Lombard
 ment which left only the outlines, Of
 the house foundations still standing.
 The attacking French forces were
 compelled to fight from cellar to eel
 lar. in which large numbers of ma-
 chine-guns had been mounted by the
 Germans. who had taken shelter in
 strong force underground and had connected the patchwork caves by
 passages. In view of the nature of this combat the French losses were very small. On the other hand, the
 Germans suffered extremely heavy
 casualties owing to the buildings crashing in upon them while they were crowding in large bodies below. Nine thousand five hundred officers and men surrendered.
 During the second phase Of the of- fensive, which lasted from Jufy 6 to September 1, the French progressed time extended northward and south ward the hole they had made in the German line. Biaches fell into their hands during the night of July with l, 300 perman prisoners. Around this village, occupying very strong posi- fion of which the Germans had taken | every advantage, the fighting con- tinued for many days. After its first capture by them, it passed twice out of French hands, but was finally and definitely occupied by them on July IT.
 | The Germans meanwhile had
 brought up strong achievements from other portions of the front and made desperate efforts to prevent any further advance. The French, how ever. had acquired the taste for for ward movements and i'll the middle of August, after brilliantly carrying sew eral lines of Intervening deep trench es, captured Maurepas.
 All the fighting was carried out un- ] der most unfavorahle weather condi-
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

President. CHARLES EVANS HUGHES of New York. @
 Vice President, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS of Indiana
 Presidential Electors, HIRAM BINGHAM of New Haven. LUCIUS WHIToN of New London, THOMAS L. WATSON of Bridgeport WILLIAM PARK of Stafford, MoUIs B. CHENEY of Hartford, ARTHUR F. POWERS of Manchester
 United States Senator, GEORGE P. MLFAN of Simsbury. Representative in Congress,
 Second District, RICHARD P. FREEMAN of New Lon
 Governor, MARCUS H. T1OLCOMB of Southington.
 Lieutenant Governor, CLIFFORD B. WILSON of Bridgeport
 Secretary, FREDERICK L. PERRY of New Treasurer, FREDERICK S. CHAMBERLAIN Of New Britain.
 Comp trOller, MORRIS c. WEBSTER oH Harwinton.
 StTte Senators. lS-FgANK Q. GROWN of Kew Ion ls-JoHN IT. BARNES of Norwich. 2O-FRANK H. HINCKLEY of ston- tngton. 22ss-sE;ssIoNs- l. ADAMS Of PIainfeld 3S-AR2CHIBALD MACDONALD of s5-WILLIAN 1T. HALL. of Wilmington
 Judge of Probate, NELSON J. .NGLING.
 Represent atiyes. ALBERT J. 5;AILEY.
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From the Commerce Reports.

Sweden's government has made ar engagements to control and distribute haw materials, especially foodstuffs, because of the high prices.
 Flour costs more in Venezuela than for many years past. but competition among the bakers has reduced the, cost of bread Sixty per cent of the moving pie ture films shown in Britain are of American make.
 There is a considerable shortage in the worlds supply of jute.
 South China suffers from a trade do- pression.
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T believe in the character and cour- age of the nominee of the Republican party. He is the most conspicuous ex- ample in our history of the possibili- ties that American politics may hold for success in able and unselfish pub lie service. Robins.
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A Great Employers Reason For Pre-.
 ferring Hughes.

The tariff offers the greatest op- portunity to make or to break industry Wages, profits, prosperity may go over night if the tariff be no. handled with consummate skill and experience. This skill and experience is in the Repub- lican Party and is not in the Demo- cratic party."-Guy E. Tripp, Chair man of the Board of Directors of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac- turing Go
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A Friend of Policy-Hoiders,

Reliable insurance policies for pro- lection against loss from fire, the pro- lection of his wife and children from Want-there are vital pocket book matters. By the same token, every voter owes a debt to Governor Hughes that should be remembered on EIec- 'fnn Day"-William II. Hotrf:kiss, Superintendent of Insurance in New York State under Governor Hughes.
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A Great Administrator,

Governor Hughes is unique among our public men in laying emphasis on administration as the chief function of government" Gould Schurman, Pres. of Cornell University.
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A Pionee Friend of Labor

The first American executives to establish workmen's compensation and to stimulate the Safety First move ment for the protection of the lives and limbs of the workers were Roose- : welt and Hughes" John Williams. Commissioner of Labor of New York State, under Governor Hughes.
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England expects to be independent of American steel after March. which shows how the business of this coun- try Is going to dwindle following the war unless we have protection.
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Restored to EaeaEtia by psaffy's

Gver a ysar aga Fheinas Ea1ey was
 not di to: WSgk, hHs 0uffy's
 Pure kaEt Whiskey came to t'sS
 rescue, as his letter ssatss:
 "I took severe cold and was zen. erally run down; I tried all kinds of medicine without avail. My physis. clan told me had consumption. ] took outdoor treatment and improved some, but not rapidly, and was une able to work. A friend persuaded me to try Duffy Pure Malt Whisiey which did, Thank God.' (Nfy friend has taken Dufy's for nany~years and is the picture of health). Itool1 your medicine regularly. The first bottle improved me very much and the sec ond SO restored my vitality that ! could do light work. Today l feel a new man. Gentlemen, can't exo press my appreciation of your great remedy in words, but my face and feelings tell the tale of my wonderful cure. You may make use of these few simple but true lines. ."-Thomas Riley, Kenwood Heights, Albany, NY.
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THE NEW POLAND.

The action of Germany and Austria In proclaiming Warsaw and Lublin the kingdom of Poland and reestab- fishing the right of the Polish nation
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We Will Have a strono Cabinet.

Under the leadership of MT. Hughes we can count upon a strong Cabinet, a strong and steadfast i'm ternational policy, the rehabiIita ton of national honor and prestige, and the adequate preparation of the nation for the role of a great world power" = Douglas Wilson Johnson, of Colum- bia University.
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If the u-57 is going to convoy the Deutschland across on its return trip, will that not give the merchantmen the same rating as a warship. since it will have at hand all the armament of naval submarine for defense or offensef
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Remember that republican prosper ity is not dependent upon war busi- ness. It means protection to the in- dustries upon which the workingman depends. Et
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President Wilson accuses the repub- licans of soaring the people, and yet he placidly assures them that we can not keep out of the next war
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The polls in all districts will open at 1 $ o'clock this morning and remain open
 in all districts until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
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The young man; who was seated on l the sand beside the girl in the bright green sweater and coquettish nttle sports hat, suddenly dusted the sand off his hands and, reaching into ms pocket, extracted 8 small memoTan : l dunn book. Say, kiddo," be said as he moistened his thumb and began turning over the | number before forget it, sois can call you up when we all get back III the city and make date when we can
 go to a show together. want to get 1t before I forget 1t, see? Some poe try, what? Say. you didn't know l was such highbrow, did you?" He held his pencil poised over the open notebook.
 There was no answering smile on the girls face as she, took hairpin | from her hair and carefully readJusted it.
 T don't seem to have no recollection
 of saying I'd give you my phone num- ber," she said co1d1y. And guess it's kind of slipped my memory whan
 I give you the license to call me kiddo, too" sss 'ss=
 The young man turned and looked at
 q beg your pardon. Miss Maude O'Leary," he said with an elaborate inclination of his head. You'll have
 to excuse me for being such a rough neck" 75C i@Sf@35s, t > --A s't' She still kept her face turned from him. Ri .3sssr 4s4
 Honest, Maude," he said earnestly, T didn't have no idea you minded. You know I want to do what's right. !" The girl let a handful of. sand slip through her slender fingers before, she answered.
 T don't know as I could be expect l 1I, <f tl,s han you" she said primly, mot having
 ever laid eyes on you till about a cou- pie of weeks or SC ago" sass}- The boy let his honest young eyes rest on her for a moment in hurt sur prise Why, Maude,p he. said in a tone of real distress, T don't see what makes you act so funny to-day when all along you've said you felt like we'd known each other an awful long time, your pa knowing my pa and every thing and us living within three blocks even if we didn't know. it till we come over here this summer" The girl tossed a handful of sand into the, air
 Seems to me there was something I wanted to ask you.' she said present. ly, but I can't seem to recollect what it was. Let me think just a minute. Oh, now I know! Seeing you watch ing that Miss-now what's her name Johnson? Peterson? Honest, I can't think what her name is, but you know who I nean-that girl that you was acting so stuck on the first eve ming she come I wanted to ask YOU whose rowboat it was you and her was out in last evening. Say, it cer- tainly was some swell little boat. Will Perkins was talking about it and wondering if he could get it for a little ride tonight after supper. told him I'd ask you, and if you and Miss What's-her- name didn't want it I'd let
 him know and we could go and speak for it before anybody else cinched it. The boy strengthened his back. q don't know but what you and Will Perkins has got as good a right to it as anybody else" he replied. 'It's a cinch I haven't got nothing to say about it. And as far's Miss Williams is concerned, I don't know. as I ever acted stuck on her the first night she come or any other night, but you'll have to ask her whether she wants the
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The democratic claims concerning electoral votes are as extravagant as the administration they have been conducting.
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A Record of Patriotic Devotion.

His public career, as well as his public statements. give the assurance that his decisions sas President will be based on cool deliberation, courage and unquesttoned devotion to the country's interests. Herbert S.. Hadley, for mer Governor of Missouri.
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Strange as it may seem, Secretary Baker hasn't been making any new allusions to the early patriots of this country. He said too much in half sentence.
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The man on the corner says: The fellow who has right to vote and doesn't se-it has no excuse for talk ing politics.
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The democrats hgdre 1t out that they are likely to get all but six states. Their -disil1usionment promises to be as great as 1t was in the state of Maine.
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The polls in all districts will open at 6 o'clock this morning and remain open in all districts until o'clock in the afternoon.
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for skin trouble

viti6g the destruction of this country he says. There are good many other Massachusetts Democrats in the same boat with MT. Whitney.-Providenc Journal
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Henry W. Whiteny for Huahes.

Henry M. Whitney, lifelong Demo- crat and once ilis party's candidate for governor of Massachusetts, will vote for MT. Hughes. T consider the Ad- ministration and my party at Wash ington are by their foreign policy in-
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Every voter should make it a point to vote early and vote right-a straight republican ticket.
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eeveridae,s Tribute to Huohes.

Tt is vital to our welfare that our President should be clear in thought, plain in speech, sound in judgment, firm Tn decision and so Trustworthy that he inspires personal confidence even in those who do not agree with his policies It is because I know that he fulffls every one of these require ments that I am doing what I can and all can to help elect to the Presi- dency Charles Evans Hughes."-Al- bert J. BeYeridge.
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After the voters get away from the ballot box there it will not be long be- fore all doubt will be dispeHed as to which are the sure republican states.
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A Nesro's Endorsement of Hughes

"Mr. Hughes. the Republican can didate, is an ideal manga man upon whom ali can depend for fair play and fair treatment. He will give us an honest and honorable management of national affairs without regard to race, color or section."-.W. s. Scar borough, President of Wilberforce University, Wilberforce. O. &
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La FoIIette,s Opinion,

'The nomination of Mir Justice Hughes will be acceptable to the great body of progressive Republicans in this country. He is able, independent, fearless and possessed of high public spirit. Robert M. La Toilette.
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You'd Know Where Huohes Stands

'HThe conduct of Mr. Hughes while in public office has been of such a character as fully to justify us in be- lievlng that he would fill the executive chair with great ability and to the highest credit of the American peo- pie. There would be no advancing by speech and retreating by deeds as has been the case with President Wilson. '' -Knute Nelson, United States Sena- tor from Minnesota.
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The most important election since the war is at hand. Don't fail to vote
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Hughes Practical Friendship For tn.

Hughes Practical Friendship For the
 Farmer.
 His support of many wise meas ures and his carefully worked out agricultural educational plan show that MT. Hughes had at heart the permanent benefit of agriculture when he was the chief executive of the state."-Charles S. Wilson, Commis- sioner of Agriculture, New York State.
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More than 13,600 workmen are en- ployed in and about the mines of Arizona.
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Pull the top-the republican-lever
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EDITORIAL NOTES,

It is certainly republican weathe