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Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

The planet Jupiter rises about two hours and thirty minutes before sun rise early in the month. but this time is increased to four hours by June 30. It will be found almost directly above the east point of the horizon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

Twenty-one of the total of nine ty-six violent deaths in Connecticut during May. according to compila- tion, were due to automobiles.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

Massage treatment baths for chron ic diseases. Mrs. l. H Hopwood, 61 Union street adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

To encourage the merchants and ev- erybody in general fine weather is predicted for today.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

If the sun would shine, growers of native strawberries might do their first picking some time next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

Florists generally have a brisk de- mand for potted plants for distribution to Sunday school classes on Children's s Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

Rev Paul Miller is announced to preach his farewell sermon at the Sterling church tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

polIce duties and to rely wholly upon
citizen soldiery for that purpose.
"Wbat IL even worse, there has grad
ually grown among our laboring classes
the feeling that the only soldiers WIN
whom they are practically acquainted
represent n different class OF the COM
muni,y and are maintained for the pur-
pose OF being used against them. IN
stead OF regarding the militinmsn as a
citizen trained to defend the country
i'm case Of real war. the labor man mas
come to regard him as representative
Of capital being trained as . policeman
against labor.
"The national guard IL. other than
the regular army, our only present 1oice
of even partially trained soldiery. Noth-
ING should be done to discourage its
work, but. on the contrary, everything
TO stimulate and encourage 1t. but
such encouragement should be in the
direction of transferring 1t wholly into
the service Of the Federal government
and not Of perpetunting IL In It's pres
ent status. Particularly, to grant red
cral pay TO the individual militiamsn
for his weekly service rendered TO the
state, seems to blur the great lesson
which Is emerging from the European
war. II Is TO Yield again to the theory
that we can induce men to serve their
country, not as duty Of patriotism,
but for pay"
Army Should he Enlarged.
Mr.. Stimson Endorsed as Sound and
intelligent" Secretary Gsrrison's plan
to bring the regular army up to Its
proper basis, but added that. person
ally. he thought the regular army
should be made larger still. What Is
proposed In Congress and what is likely
to happen" he continued, us that Mr..
Garrison will be refused even the regi-
ments for which he mas asked and that
instead a sop will be thrown to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
Spends Day Debating to
Stenographer on May
flower on Potomac.
"PLATFORM TALKS"
TO BE GIVEN, TOO
President VIII Make Informal
Addresses from Train In the
Towns He Passes Through.

Washington, Jan. 2.-President ana
Mrs. Wilson, aboard the Msyhower'
cruised in leisurely fashion down tho
Potomac to-day toward the waters OF
Chesapeake Bay. The trip. which Is 70
occupy two days, will enable the Presi-
dent TO prepare in scclusion the address
he is TO make in New York January u
at the Railroad Business Associations
dinner. and to drift others he Is to
make on national preparedness on his
mdde-W Western trip.
The President carried with him n
mass Of data from the Navy and War
Departments. He kept In wireless com
munlcation with the White House.
Plans for the Presidents Western
trip. which ne finally approved just be-
fore starting on the cruise last night
called for stops at Pittsburgh, Glove
land, Milwaukee, Chicago, Des Moines'
Topeka and Kansas City. The trip Is
10 begin January 2s.
The President plans to return 10
Washington on Monday morning. lie
may stop at Fortress Monroe for golf
game.
Neither Secretary Tumulty nor DR..
Cary r. Grayson, the White house
physician, accompanied the President.
Besides the Secret Service men, the
President took only his personal ste
nographer.
The mornings news was oommuhi-
Gated 10 the President BY wireless and
he will be kept informed OF all I'M
portant official business throughout his
trip by the same means.
In addition 10 President Wilson's
scheduled stops during his forthcoming
trip 10 the Middle West, he Will also
probably make number Of platform
speeches" in towns and cities not on
the itinerary for formal addresses.
The trip from Chicago to Des MONIES
will be made on February J. and the
President on this tri!., too, IS expected
70 speak briefly In some Of the towns
through which his train will pass.
On the return trip TO Washington
the President will pass through indian
apolis, where stop OF about thirty
minutes probably will be made. Mr.
Wilson will not have time 10 get OF
his train, but will speak from his car.
As a result Of the publication OF the
Presidents itinerary, kilograms poured
into the White House to-day urs1"g
him 70 make more stops.
The President is expected to sleep
on his private car every night eN'cp'
the two spent in Chicago and Cleve-
land. He is reluctant TO travel on
Sunday and. therefore. will spend Jan
uary 80 in Cleveland resting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
IAIL-STAR SHOW
FOR BOYS CLUB
Boxing, Singing, Dancing and
Patriotic Speech by Hedges
Delight 500 Youngsters.

In the front row ringsids, last night
a. IN. Boys Club benefit performance
sat an undersized East Side boy Wn ,
had one front tooth missing. MS
straight black hair evidently was no,
ysrv familiar with a comb. But he MAD
n nair OF wide-open eyes, and none
among the Ave hundred boys who got ~
free and the twenty-seven VINO paid au'
missions enjoyed that sll-star sho"
more than he. w.,
When Boxing Commissioner Wenf
attempted 70 introduce former lignt'
weight champion he was headed on by
n shrill cry. YEAH Willie RitchieV
The diminutive ringsider's introduc,
tlon was sufficient for both Richie and
Johnnie Ertls. The youngster couidn
see much in "Mother's Rosary, a,
given by the Irving Berlin Trio, but u
fis applause goes any Louisville Will
make hit.
The Russian Balslaika Orchestra
wa, lust a bit over the boys head, bu'
when Gloria Goodman came on WIN
Clifton Webb he sa. with one niger
where that missing tooth belonged dur.
ing the entire dance. so wrapt IN II
that he even forgot 20 cheer. As she
came down the aisle past him ne
wakened and held out hand 70 brush
against her silk dress
Solly Cohen, Irving Golden. Jimmis
Leo and Arthur Fields tickled MN
again, but Mile. Marcelle Albuss Hear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

sentiment Of the country by merely nu.
thorIzing the department to enilss
enough moro men to bring our existin1
regiments up to full strength. IL would
undoubtedly be a good thing TO bring
existing regiments up nearer 20 Iuii
strength than they now are, put 10
make that an excuse or . cover Tor re-
fusing TO add the new regiments now
requested to our little army would, In
my opinion, be = very wrong and very
foolish thing"
Referring to tho recent Mexican bor-
der troubles and the demands OF many
for n punitive expedition, Mr.. Stimson
said, at Is conceivable that ut almost
any time tho hands Of our government
may be forced by some such emer-
gency, yet at the present day, WIN tne
great bulk of our army massed along
The Mexican border, we have only 10000
troops there available for such an ex-
pedition and, under sober calculation,
the Mexicans have far more armed men
and trained troops available for punt
tive expedition into our territory, than
we into theirs"
Senator Roots letter Endorsed Secre-
tary GarTison's contention that the ma
tional guard could not BIO depended on
for the army increase.
at Is idle" wrote Mr. Root, ito talk
Of developing tho national guard itself
into an adequate army for national de-
fence, and any such attempt would In
eyitably result In the failure OF the
whole movement and the waste OF all
the energy and effort devoted to 1t. The
national guard are primarily state
troops for state purposes and they must
continue TO be so.
Let us take the first steps that are
directed toward the goal we ought 10
attsin--a trained and always ayaiiaoie
national citizen soldiery under the In
struction and administration and for
NATIVE leadership Of an adequate.
though small, regular army"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

oc,ord with this great fundamental
'utv. and which. IA time passes ana 'N
pcriencc ripcns. will lead most natural
IT, IN the establishment of such n sys-
tenn"
"Instead Of ourselves performing the
most vital duty Of citizenship said
MIR Stimaon, eve have been hiring
other men 10 do IL for us. Other dc
mocracies have been moro consistent
and Intelligent, and to-day they arc
rcaping the advantage Of their action
not only in their national security, but
in the stability OF character when
their training has given TO tho individ-
ual.
"One Of the propositions which nre
being seriously urged before Congress
Ia that We should pay our state militia
from the national treasury and should
attempt to develop them into our Fed
eral citizen army while they still retain
their legal status ms n state force.
Further study Of the situation evoked
by the war has made II clear 20 me that
such legislation would be n mistake.
National Guard Ineffective.
"JInder the Federal Constitution the
national guard or organized militia Is
primarily q state force instead Of a
national reserve. and ! do not believe
that any effective national citizen
army can be created out Of force
dominated by forty-elght separate SOW
ereignties. The ratio Of It's enlistments
TO our population Is 80 far below that
in other English-speaking countries as
TO make II clear that some Fundamental
defect Is at work.
at seems to me that these defects
can be traced directly TO the fact that
the national guard is In fact a state
military force which we are also re-
curing TO do duty for the national gov
eminent SO long as such forces exist
the states are tempted to slur their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
T. R. NOT TO TRAIL
WILSON ON TALK Tor,
Colonel Orders His Nam, a,
Minnesota Ballo,

John W. NcGrath, seere,ary .-
dore Roosevelt. denied las, rly1, ~
port emanating from Chieay, re -
asserted that the Colonel wa. ,,.. sc
ing a speaking tour tina. wopls 90 .'''
the route 20 be taken By Pa. ~
Wilson in his swing through -. ~
Western States. ~''si
The story may have origir...,.
the fact that the Colonel 4 ~ ,,h's
Chicago during the first week \, a., ,. .
Mr.. McGrath said. His ads,.'at-
scheduled without any ,tog1s. g
President Wilson's proposed ,rips ~ :
Minneapolis. Jan. 22.-Follori,,
receipt here to-day % A let,e, =
Colonel Roosevelt, protesting 40,
the use Of his name on Ninns.e,,
publican primary ballots for pr,,l..'
A. A. d. Ram, the instigs,o, a. :.
movement, viii recall al ballo., 49,
ing the Coloneps name. w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
Can Be Upheld Only by
Force, General Weaver
Tells Senators.
NO ALLIES TO AID
COUNTRY IN WAR
General Mills Endorses Garrison
Plan-Prediction That Com
pulsion Must Come.
frrr-, L. Trihune Rufean. J

Washington. Jan. p. - Americas
diplomatic policies require force OF
100000 first line troops available at all
times. Brigsdier General NJ. VI. Macomo'
president Of the Army War College
told the Senate Military Affairs Com
mi,tee to-day. There must also be
big force Of trained men behind them.
Invading armies could be landed easily
st many points on our cossts-the de-
fences even of Washington arc made
ouste-and II would be months before
tho best Of the militia could help, he
also said.
Brigadier General Albert L. Mills,
chief Of the General STAFF Division OF
Militia Affairs, told the committee that
the present militia system would have
20 be radically revised II the United
States was 70 have dependable force
IN the state troops. He believed, how
ever. that the present Federal support
Of tire militia should be increased, as
II would he folly to impair even this
force until something better had been
provided He Endorsed the Garrison
continental army plan, saying that IT
deserved trial. though no man could
predict the success OF the experiment..
IL il should fail, he said, the country
must 20 20 universal service 70 insure
its protection.
Must Fight Alone, Says Macomb.
General Macomb was still on tho
stand when the committee adjourned,
81 a.. ...s.p MOv-
day. He outlined the policy on which
the War College plan. calling for 24O,-
600 regulars and heavy reserve, was
based.
The War College had fret TO con
slider the Fixed diplomatic policy Of this
government" he said I'VE have sew
eral which are liable at any time 70
bring US into collision with some tlrst
class military power. The diplomats
must have force 10 back up their poll,
cies or they become worthless and
fabby. Among the policies which are
fixed in this country, and which we con-
sidered, are chiefly that Of avoiding
alliances, which means that we must
fight our own fights without allies ana
be prepared 70 meet single-handed any
country with which we may quarrel;
the Monroe Doctrine, which now seems
10 be turning toward pan-American
entente, which may or may not prove
20 have military value; the open door
In the Orient. defence Of the Panama
Canal. protection Of the philippines
and the supremacy in the Pacific.
ITO back UP these policies requires,
first. an adequate navy, for II we are
attacked IL will be by sea power. But
the navy must be able TO cut loose
from the shores, and not be held trying
20 prevent invasions. A navy tied TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

OF the Rose" missed him 49,
Appie and Jack snydsrs 49, ys "a
went down az the srd .na nhss u
round the boys arm scco q, .ns 'sz,|
count OF the referee. psh'sd wo|
During JOB Hedges, m...,
and look about a biz I hn, Ms ~,
speaker said something abo, sh.n q
OF your hat every time ss ya' at,l
played, then putting /. on s,s
Tor America II necessary bs s .rt;,
just as loud and long ss az. ~ eiss,.,
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03
Halloween At Country Club

Halloween was fittingly observed at the Putnam Country club, Tuesday evening with gathering of between thirty and forty members. The ciuo room had been prettiiy decorated with autumn leaves, pine boughs and jack o-lanterns.
 A fine chating dish supper Of weleh rareoit and pink rarebit, cake and coffee was served. Those in charge were Mrs. $. NJ. wheelock. Mrs. Cahiil Meehan, Mrs. E C.. Morse and Miss Bessie Chanplin assisted by Mrs. H.. J. Thayer and Mrs. F. J. Daniels.
 Whist was played and nine tables were used Miss Edna Mann received .preIty vase for the highest lady $ score and w. D. Wilson deck of cards in a leather case for the highest men $ score.
 Mrs. William +. katierty was pre- scented golf ball for the lowest gross score, 69, in the qualifying golf play for the ladies tournament to be played. Miss Belle Grosvenor was awarded the cup presented by George l.. Shaw in a ladies tournament. This cup must be won three years 10 become the prop erty of member.
 The evening was one of the most en- ioyabie the members have had.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03

Miss Helen Adams of Worcester has been the guest of Msss Katherine Sew ard.
 0. B. Bowen has resigned as clerk al the Putnam Inn. MT. Bowen was one of the sproprietors of the Empire theatre when Il was sold out to David Smith.
 William NJ acLachlon and wife have moved into the house on Chapman street formerly occupied by John ii ac- donald and family. Mir. iMacLachlon is the new manager of the A. r. store.
 Among the Hallowe' 'en house parties were those al the home of Martha Griffin, Pomfret street, ]. A. F. Gagne's Woodstock avenue and Mir. and Mrs. Clarence Chase, Walnut street.
 Several carloads of heavy new rails have been unloaded in Putnam re- gently south of the railroad station. There Is a rumor that the larger rails are to be laid on.the Shore Line div sion between New London and Wor, cester and that the bridges are 10 be strengthened and the division brought up to high standard 10 take care of heavy traffic.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03

 SPORTING

Ray Lyman Wilbur president or Stanford University, asserts that Am erican football is the greatest menace to intercollegiate athletics He planes professional coaches.
 The National League. seeking to be- come as strong in playing strength as the American. will try to abolish the twenty-one player limit
 B. E. Johnson. president of Ameri- can League. says baseball players will not be allowed to increase their in- come after the regular season is over by indoor baseball. basketball or foot ball.
 ]. Loomis and Bob" Simpson. Am erican athletes. win sixty metre run and broad jump. respectively, at Christiania. "Ted" Meredith loses in 1000 metre run to Swedish champion. J. Bolin.
 Lawrence B. sperry makes nonstop flight from Brant Rock, Mass, to Amityville. l.. l.. two hundred miles. in lS5 minutes. encountering heavy winds on the way.
 Jack Dillon. of Indianapolis, con ceded Larry Williams, Of Philadelphia, eleven pounds and handel him lac ing at Olympia. in the Quaker City.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN

plalnt that liquor is being freely snug gled to soldiers.
 In a light between Carranza and Villa forces at Babieora, the bandits were defeated and number oi them Gen. John F. o'Ryan, commander oi the New York National Gnardsmen in the Rio Grande Valley, promised to act promptly on Gen O'Ryan's com killed, states a message recei@ed by General Francisco Gonzales at Juarez. The skfrmish occurred cn the cattle ranch of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst.
 The weekly health report from the Southern Department on all regular and National Guard troops on the bor- der and in Mexico for the week, shows the per cent. Of illness in militia was Is3, with six deaths.
 Juarez, instead of Chihuahua city, Is to be made the base for Carrinzista operations against Pancho Villa, ac- cording to official announcement
 The railroad leading out of Chihua- hua in the direction of the bandit op' erations has been so badly damaged that 1t is declared impossible to send troops after Villa.
 Villas army drives Carranza's out posts into Chihuahua City and IS now camped in the environs. while Ire vino within the city prepares to make a stand against him.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03
War Veterans Club Appeals for Hughes

The War Veterans club, comprised of veteran soldiers Of the Civil War, Thomas Skelton Harrison, of Pomfret, chairman, has issued an appeal to their fellow comrades to respond 10 the call to duty by casting their ballots for the candidates of the republican party, 8 party that never permitted the American flag 10 dip it's ,stsrs, tn t party which was never "too proud to fighsn when the honor of nation was sssai ed.
 Colonel Harrison is Commander Of the Military Order of the Loyal Le- zion of Pennsylvania; he is also Past Commander of Col. Wm l.. Curry Post No. IS, Department Of Pennsyi- vanis, Grand Army Of the Republic He was appointed Consul General and Diplomatic Agent at Cairo, Egypt, by President Mckinley.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03
FOREIGN

The Swedish Government has in strueted it's minister at Petrograd to protest immediately against Russian intention to place mines in Swedish territorial waters
 The death sentence of Burgomaster Coldendaux. of Namur, has been com muted to l5 years imprisonment at hard labor.
 The commander of the Greek mer- chant ship Adriaticos was arrested at Naples, charged with furnishing sup plies to an Austrian submarine.
 Prince von Hohenlohe Schillings- furst Is to be appointed Minister of Finance in the new Austrian Cabinet.
 The threatened strike on the Ca. nadian Pacific Railway was called oif.
 Col. Douhert. of the Italian general staff. has been sentsnced 10 one year in prison for publishing an article criti- eising the management Of the lsonEo campaign by the Duke D'Aosta-
 pr. Irigoyen. new Radical President of Argentina. is arranging to shelter the destitute of Buenos Aires in pub lie buildings. He will pay for their food himself.
 Six adults and five children. lost their lives in \ Ire which destroyed St Elizabeth Hospital d Farnham. Cue. Canada.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03
Government Grants City License to Use
 Land for Sidewalk

Mayor McGarry is in receipt of a communication from the treasury de partment at N WashingtonSstating that the city's request to use land owned by the government at the corner of Grove and South Main streets for side walk purposes was granted and that Ithe de- partment would give the city reyok- able licence to thnt effect
 The communication was sent to the mayor as head ofsthe city in response to a communication sent 10 the de- partment.
 What the city proposes and intends 10 do is to eliminate the sharp angled curve at the junction of the two streets and substitute graceful curve. To do this 1t will be necessary 10 take about fifty square feet Of lnnd. The curve will come where ,the entrance to the proposed new post office building will front.
 Speaking of the new building Mayor McGarry said that without any per sonal or inside Knowledge on his part but just as his private opinion he felt that sooner or later the building will be erected on The land now owned by the government.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-03
Connecticut State Briefs

Building Inspector Andrew G. Lar son of West Hartford issued twenty one building permits during October for new houses in West Hartford.
 Contracts are being made at Sims bury for the 1917 crop of shade grown tobacco at an advance of from 10 to 15 cents a pound on the price of last year.
 The schedule of Shore Line trolleys running into New Haven is very irreg- ular, due to a lack of power resulting from boiler trouble in the company's power houses.
 The annual meeting of the New Haven Post Office Clerks association was held at Eagles hall Sunday and the president, Daniel McAllin. preside.
 Hartford was largely represented at the 3rd annual state convention of Boy Scouts held at Meriden seventy five Of them going to the convention in auto trucks. Scout Executive c. $. Ripley, was in charge of the Hartford boys troop.
 Rt. Rev. Mgr T. s. Duggan. vicar
  the cornerstone of the Church of St. John the Evangelist. corner of East street and Newington road. New Bri- tain.
 The subject of having truant officers wear regular police uniforms, as they did many years ago. is under advise ment at Bridgeport. Another patrol man may be assigned to do truant work, it is reported. There are two truant officers now.
 Crowded conditions in the state tu- berculosis sanatorium has caused serious situation to arise in Meriden.
 The signal system. used by the po- lice department. of Danbury, is being extended. Five new telephone boxes have been added to those now in use and several red light signals will be installed at various points on the streets.
 Patriotism comes high for the h. ternational Silver company of Meri- den. To date. more than 5000 has been paid 10 employees. being one-half their regular wages. while they are or have been serving their country on the Mexican border.
 Stephen B. Groner. general secre- tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. is in Meriden. where he will take charge of eam- paign to raise s200.O00 for a new build ing. The general secretary at Meri- den is V. V. Roseboro.
 The Rev Nathaniel Lyon Garfield. believed to be the oldest Episcopal clergyman in Connecticut. died at his home in New Haven after a short sickness. He was born in New Haven 92 years ago
 Instead of marking jitney license numbers on the side and back of their machines jitney drivers in the future must have the numbers on the head lights of their cars. The numbers are 10 be in black on the inner side of the glass. Residents of Bridgeport for less than six months cannot take ont 1itney licenses. II is estimated tha, every day jitneys carry 2.000 Bridge porters.
 Two infantile paralysis patients were discharged from the isolation hospital. Hartford. They were Will jam Schaeffer. 2 year old son of MT and Mrs. William Schaeffer of No. 80 Green street. and Harold Goldstein. year old son of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Goldstein of No. 2S Morris street. Both made complete recoveries. There are now fifteen paralysis cases at the institution