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Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15

wounded?" "Yes". Have YOU suf- fered much?" Yes, but not now" The nurse at my side explained that the boy had been operated on six times with the hope of saving both of his legs. Another operation would be necessary, but they were hopeful. The boy heard the conversation, but still he smiled. Impulsively, I unpinned a bunch of violets which I wore. and with the same reverance with which would have handed them to a prince a bowed and placed them in his hands. For your smile.'' I said "Merci, Madame" he replied and still his eyes followed me down the ward and I smiled back through tears I could not restrain.
 Another boy whom I saw in a. Sis ter's Hospital in Paris on Christmas Day, was paralysed from the waist down. He had already given his youth and life for France for the doc tor had said that he could not live, yet he, too smiled in our faces, his eyes dancing with joy as we handed him breast, a little American flag. He was the only son of a farmer, who had twice taken the long journey from his home to see his boy.
 I noticed lad of only eighteen standing attention at the foot of his pea as with f1enrleIte, HrlnCeSS or Belgium, I passed through the ward of her hospital in Neuilly. He was con- valescing from serious wound, and pinned on his gray army shirt, was the Croix de la Guitre, presented to him for carrying on his back. under re, a wounded officer to a place of safety. Only a boy, but he too smiled, as I pinned a little American flag be- side his cherished medal.
 A boy with his right arm and his right leg both shot away, convalescing from these terrible wounds after weeks at our greeting, and into our faces, mutilated limbs, and smilingly, an- swered our questions One felt almost grateful that for a time, at least, they were at rest, from shot and shell in these hospitals. Can we fail to do our part in relieving the suffering of these heroes of France?
 I also had the great privilege of in specting in Bordeaux, the Central De- pot for surgical dressings and hos pital supplies for the Military hospi- tals of France. An introduction from a General C. presented to the guard, at the gate, insured me a cordial re- ception from the commander in charge to this all important department of hospital service. In enormous hang ars were stored tons of hospital sup plies-guaze, cotton, sheets, pillow eases, blankets, night shirts, etc, great quantities of which had been bought in Spain, Italy, England and America. No money had been spared by the French Government in securing good quality
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HIS sECOND-RATE MYSTERY

the business of winning out on the stage, I'd suddenly catch the fellow in front giving the girl sly side glance. There wasn't any frigidity in the way he'd look at her. and, gee! Id be off the play again! It was fierce!"
 The young man scowled into the coals and the girl waited impatiently for him to continue.
 "Well?' she reminded him after two minutes.
 "Aw, it was absurdly simple" the young man explained, disgustedly.
 When the curtain was being rung down for the last time she whispered to him and giggled and leaned over and poked her glove in his face. He laughed relievedly and pulled his hands out of his pockets and held one hand up before her. They both inn mediately leaned on the middle arm for the first time that evening. deliberately listened. I heard her say that she'd been so afraid she'd spoil his evening with the gasoline on her gloves and he said the hanged clean CTS had left some on his. And then they got up and left"
 Well" sniffled the girl whose fath- CT owned the fireplace, the idea!"- Chicago News
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AROUSING SOUTHERN SENTl.
 MENT

The good results of the appeal which has been made by those supporting the national child labor movement are to be noted in the outcome of the con- ference recently held in Asheville, North Carolina, where it was made manifest that sentiment is gradually changing in regard to this important subject.
 The changed attitude was revealed by the statement of Dr. A. J. McKel- way of the national child labor com mittee who showed that in the recent vote in the lower house of congress upon the Heating Owen bill eight southern states were solidly for the bill, four had majority for it and only two, the Caro1inas, voted so1idly against it. That the Carolinas may not be opposed to the measure as child labor is to be gained from the statement of Dr. R. F. Campbell who said: The fact that our representative voted against the Heating bill, when you and I wanted him to vote for it. is not entirely his fault. You and did not make use of our opportuni- ties. We did not tell him what we wanted but let us tell our senators before it is too late.'
 It was thus manifested that the southern sentiment does not run all in one direction, but that those who have an object in opposing the legis- lation have been alive to their inter- ests while those who are swayed by the humanitarian side of the matter have been content to keep their coun- sel to themselves.
 That the south is waking up in this respect is gratifying for that is where improved conditions are so greatly needed and where the situation pre- vails today which calls for the pass ing of the national law. Had the southern states assumed their respon- abilities and handled this question properly in their own legislatures there would have been no excuse for the national effort but inasmuch as they did not the time is ripe for let ting their senators know what the sen- timent of the people really is.
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MUST RESPECT NEUTRALITY.

In numerous harbors of this coun- try there are tied up German aux Hilary cruisers and merchantmen which have sought the protection of neutral havens during the war. That such vessels are German owned and not those of ether belligerents is because the allies have the means of driving from the seas all such vessels of it's opponents.
 The vessels which must be classed as warships are obligated to remain until the war is over but there is nothing to prevent the sailing of the merchantmen if they take the pre- caution of complying with the laws or this country concerning clearance papers, although there would be se- tempt to put to sea without meeting the necessary requirements.
 Recognition of the fact that there would be little use in making any such attempt because of the danger of capture or destruction at the hands of the enemy ships which are main talning constant patrol keeps these ships tied up to their wharves, but the recent endeavor of a German cap tain to slip out of Para after asking permission to approach a wharf for water makes it apparent that vigilance against such a break for the open must be kept up by the neutral nations as we'll as by the enc my.
 The maintenance of neutrality calls for the prevention of such ships get ting away unless they respect the for malities which govern such cases. No country whether in North or South America is going to permit them to dodge in and out whenever they please for the purpose of embarrass- ing the shipping of their opponents for such is the only reason that could prevail under such circumstances. and if they do not intend to respect their privileges they must be made to-
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ueen tested before the supreme court and if it were it is likely that if it gives excessive power over other stat utes to the commission then that pow CT would be taken away, especially If the excess of power was used by the commission against the best interests of the city.
 I have often heard lawyers use the expression that custom makes law" If this is so then the mayor and coun- cil have custom on their side, for the former commission from start to finish consulted with the mayor and council on all matters of importance. One of the last acts of the former commission was to confer with the mayor and council in regard to a new gas holder. If contract was to arise between the mayor and council, and pr. DOnohue there is no doubt but the doctor would be beaten in the end for the simple reason that the people would speaE through the mayor and council.
 I have not written this letter with any malice toward the commission or any individual on the commission. l speak alone of their public acts and in the interest of the good old city in which I have spent nearly all my active life.
 The City of Norwich has enjoyed a fairly good name in the past for man aging municipal plants. The dragging down of that good name now in an af fair of this kind by having profes- sional politicians run a plant of this nature will be something hard to live down.
 Thanking you, MT. Editor for the space given and hoping that in all things for Norwich the right will pre- vail. Only a citizen.
 JOHN McWILLIAMS Norwich, Feb. 14, 1916.
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AERoPLANE POSSIBILITIES.

When John T. Trowbrtdge, the New England author, whose death occur red last week, wrote Darius Green and His Flying Machine" way back in 1870, he had, according to his own words, never dreamed that such a, thing as a flying machine was even possibility in his lifetime. Yet it has been perfected and it's usefulness in time of peace as well as war has been fully demonstrated. That it has not by any means approached it's full development is thoroughly understood but it is constantly. being improved under the guidance of science and be- ing found available for many uses.
 lnasruch as it is recognized with the flying machine as with other things that practice makes perfect, the need of testing out whatever mer- its it may have when applied to con- n1ercial use has been understood and it is therefore not surprising that aids have been asked for by the postoffice department for the year ro1nd mail service between New Bedford and Nantucket, and for lise service over long stretches of territory in Alaska
 By such @ method encouragement would be given to aviation and it cer- tainly needs ens>oUraE aEen7ent if it is go- ing to be developed to the limit of it's possibilities. That it has never been done before is 20 excuse to set up against it any more than it would be a wise thing to throw cold water on the plan to establish a flying machine patrol along both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of this country as a means of safeguarding it against surprise attack in case of war just haoaJ1Sn Ontbjnc- Ii1<n viously attempted. Just what com mercial possibilities there are in aeroplanc service can be found out by giving it a chance to demonstrate and thus bring out the good and the bad features and furnish an opportunity for passing fair judgment thereon which is not possible now.
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THE. WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

"EkaterinesIaf is the Essen, the Birmingham of Russia" begin a Ma tional Geographis Society statement just issued to the press. Tt is one of the Russian war-bride cities, where the needs of the great world struggle have caused a ring of giant furnaces to be kept burning day and night. It is one of the most important iron smelting centers in the Czars domain, and, be- fore the war, it's machine works turn ed out vast output of agricultural implements. Now, however, likely the mills and furnaces of the town are working to capacity in the serivice of the vast battle lines from Riga on the Baltic to Hammadan in Persia
 The town is one of the great rail way centers and distributing points of southern Russia. It lies on the right southwest of Moscow, and, as re- gards the gigantic campaign area of the present Russian armies, it is cen trafly situated. A well developed railway net centers in this city and branches out toward the west, to- ward the east, and toward the south. The facilities for the distribution of war manufactures produced and as sembled in Ekaterineslaf along the Roumanian, Bukowina, Galician fronts and southward along the Caucasian battle front are excellent. Stores can be carried from this city down the Dnieper to the Black Sea, and up the stream to Kief
 'Ekaterineslaf was a rapidly grow ing city at the outbreak of the war, and the marvellous development of it's industries during the last few years
 seemed to promise it in not too dis tant future the first place among all the cities of the rich southland. The Iron factories and the machine shops
 were largely in the hands of German nd al leriII l1 the greater part of the towns indus trial life. It also possessed flour mills, tobacco factories and breweries. French capital was also largely inter- ested here. While but modest com petitor with Odessa, Kief and Rustof
 in matters of buying and selling, Ekat- erinselaf, nevertheless, possessed an l important comercial business in cat | tie, cereals horses and wool. These ar ] ticles form the leading products of the country around, and were the import ant feature of the city's three annual | fairs.
 "Ekaterineslaf was one of the many | cities found by Catherine the Great
 when she decided to Europeanize the
 vast lonely region of Russia, and also
 her wide frontiers. Potemkin, the | Czarine's favorits, founded the city in | 1786 and his imperial patroness laid | the foundation stone of the cathedral l in the following year. It, however
 was slow to appeal to the fancy of the
 Russian peasants and artisans, and
 the work upon the city dragged along until 1885. Paul I the sombre, dis appointed son of Catherine, after his ] accession, loved to follow in the foot
 steps of his mother undoing all that
 she bad done and he changed the name | or t!Fa city to Novo-rossiysk.
 "1sle original name was restored
 later. The boom of this eastern city | Is Of recent date: 1t having followed | the coming of foreign capital, which
 began to find its way here some score lnaaa1 a ahalf XRacR aGn.n --~. ---~-f-
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TEXAS FARM S,

It was only Q few days ago that a Danish prince came to this country for the purpose of learning scientific farming but if the statistics which are presented from Texas are considered 1t must be apparent that there is still a great opportunity for the people of this country to engage in the same endeavor. It is understood that Texas is a large state but 1t Is nevertheless surprising when it is shown that there arc e2 900 farms in that common wealth which have no cows, 1000 farms which have no pigs, 60,000 which havo no poultry, S06 on which no hay is raised and S69, 1000 which cul- tivate no sweet potatoes.
 This doesn't mean that there is no activity OF these Texas farms for they are large producers but the speciality is cotton and go much do they speo- ialize. on that crop and in the raising of cattle that there is a serious neg iect of many of the other pursuits -aich go with farming, The aguEes
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DANGEROUS VARlCOSE
 VEINS CAN BE REDUCED

If you or any relative or friend is worried because of yaricose veins, or punches, the best advice that anyone in this world can give Is to get e pre- scription that many physicians are now prescribing.
 Ask your druggist for an original two-ounce bottle of Emerald oil Gull strength) and apply night and morning to the swollen, enlarged veins. Soon smaller and the treatment should be continued until the veins are of normal size. So penetrating and powerful ts wens and causes them to disappear.
 It can always be secured at Lee & Osgood's.
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Stories of the War
In the Hospital In France.

As one passes through the words of any of the hospitals in France, it is not so much the awful wounds, the pain suffered, and the endurance of these heroes that moves you as it is the unconquerable courage and spirit expressed not only in their faces, but in their voices-sweet and low as they answer your questions, says Mrs. Mary H. Willard, international chair man of the surgical dressings commit tee after a visit to France. Yes, Madame" or 'fNo, Madame" "I was shot at the battle of Champagne, but I do not suffer now. I have lost a leg, but I am all right now" Or My arm is gone, but shall soon be well again.
 One handsome young soldier of twenty, lay on his cot his head prop ped up by pillows, a bed cradle over his legs. What age are you my boy?'
 With a rediant smile, he replied
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ARMED MERCHANTMEN.

Now that Germany and Austria have declared that after March first they will sink without warning all mer- chantmen which are armed, not only has the effort made by this country to have a new set of rules concerning the treatment of merchant vessels by sub marines failed but the central powers have made it evident that they do not intend to respect the already estab- Hshed provisions of international law.
 Even though Great Britain and it's allies have taken a firm position against disarming merchant ships it must be realized that they are doing no more than they have a right to, since there is no question but what such vessels are justified in arming for defense and it has been so recog- nized from the days of the pirates. The allies therefore are standing on their rights backed up by law the same as this country has relative to the sale of munitions to belligerents and the insistence of this government on the protection of American citizens who may be aboard vessels engaged in trade.
 Germany's attitude is however sim liar to what was pursued in the es- ta!blishment of it's first submarine pol icy. It not only finds itself restrict ed chiefly to the use of submarines because of the size of the opposing navy but because of it's handicap it insists that it can disregard the rights of other fhclligerents, and in doing so endanger the lives of neutrals or force them to abandon their rights. To ac- cept such an attitude as that simply means that this country would be knuckling to German dictation and power and throwing overheard all the established rights which it and others have under existing maritime law.
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railway station. in France have been requisitioned and equipped for hospi- tai service; also many hospitals have been opened by the Red Cross, by Societies and individuals, in chateaux. in villas near the front, in private homes and hotels and In educational convents, presided over by sisters of various orders and all This work of caring for the wounded is carried on under military control, every institu- tion receiving an allowance of forty cents per day from the government for each occupied bed, but otherwise, en- tirely seif-supporting. It Is the small military hospitals and the hospitals in the lanes and by-ways that are so desperately in need more so now than formerly, as the long duration of the war has exhausted their resources.
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The Gas and Electric Commission

ne Gas ana ElecrrIc commission
 MT. Editor-I notice that at meeting of the gas and electric com mission held on Feb. 8 three of the commissioners were reported as find ing fault about so much being said in the papers about that contract which the three signed and two of them had their names punched out of
 Instead of finding fault with what has been said by the papers publish ing news which rightfully belong to the public or letters written by the people, why do they not tell us when they say they have been misrepre- sented, wherein they are misrepresent- ed.
 Let them please point out to the public whatever things were said in either papers or letters that was un- true with regard to them. If the trio can do this then the people can judge whether they have received fair treat ment.
 If they cannot prove the things un- true it is then a duty which they owe to the mayor and common council to resign if they have any sense of shame or honor. In any case MT. Shea ought to be made chairman and MT. Whit aker secretary for they are the only men on the commission for whom the public have any respect. The meth ods which Dr. DonOhue took to have the contract signed came as near be- IIiS SCGilludIOuS dS ally lIIIIlS COulu U6 and Spalding and Gilmour who be- came his dupes showed themselves as men of putty and entirely unfitted to to serve the public.
 We, the public, ought to accord all honor to Mir. Shea for his courage and sense of honor, for he stands to per haps make enemies and consequently suffer financial loss in his business while MT. Whitaker was only expected to do as told and from the peculiar nature of the combination had no pow CT of himself, yet when the critical moment arrived he stood for the peo- pie. MT. Gilmour when put on the commission stood in the same relation as MT. Whitaker, the place of either was merely ornamental, but in order to have some pretenSe of power he Topped over to men who if they had not been stopped were ready to betray the city's best interests. While I am aware that the statute gives more power to this commission than is us ually given to commissions, there was sinister purpose in 1t. If any careful | reader will look over that statute he will see that it is not in favor of mu- nicipal ownership but is rather against and consequently makes it possible for a bad commission to run for a l tune at least against the city's beS 1 interests. This could be done wheth- | CT the members of the commission were sly and wary politicians or oth- | erwise. The personal character of the men is of more consequence than theic l politics.
 But let us suppose that any com mission took the reins in their hands and ignored the mayor and common council. The mayor and comon coun- cii are the creators of these commits sioners and in most cases of this char acter those who have the appointing power have also the power of remcv- al and rightly ought to have it. That statute has not as far as I am aware
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show that Texas farmers in large number of cases fail to provide their necessities, and the result is that when anything happens to injure their crop or obstructs the marketing Of 1t 1t De- comes a serious matter.
 It was for that reason during the past two seasons that a determined effort was made to cut down the production of cotton in the southern states and to instruct the tillers of the soil in the manner of raising other crops, and it would seem that there was an excellent opportunity for just such kind of work to be carried out in Texas. It could in such manner greatly increase it's agricultural out put and at the same time give the farmers of that state some new ideas as to how they can utilize what must now be regarded as wasted opportu- mites.