Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-07
Packer, Conn.
He Doesn't Favor the Central Powers!


Packer, Conn.
He Doesn't Favor the Central Powers!
Mr.. Editor:-The latest news from
England is that Bulgaria wants to be
forgiven and return to her neutrality
The censors Of Great Britain are
sending out these reports by the
wholesale. In fact, II we relied on
the English news as they tell it to
US, Germany would have been crushed
long ago. With the Allies big gains,
pushing the Germans back seven to
ten miles each day the Teutons would
be somewhere in central Russia by
this time. the English flag would float
above COnstantinople and Bagdad
would be in British hands.
Two of these gigantic attempts to
stuff the American public have fall
en- through. One was at GalIipou,
where the English were advancing at
lightning speed toward Constantine
pie and the other where they were
marching up the Tigris and Euphrates
| GallipOi campaign ended disastrous
ly for the English. we all know, as the
Turks turned the peninsula into a
regular slaughter pen where thousands
of brave fellows lost their lives. The
Asian campaign which was proceed
ing so VIGOROUSLY nOrthward ended
by the complete surrender to the
| Turks of the entire British force,
many miles from their objective point
| With these two enormous exposures
as to what the British censors are
trying to ram down the Threats Of the
public, how can they expect us to be-
lieve the questionable stories that
thew are sending out?
But to return to the Bulgarian af-
| fair: The Bulgarian diplomatic body
! they are suing for peace at this time
A look at the war map shows us that
! the TeutOnS are in possession of all
Serbia and Montenegro which Bull
garia entered the war to gain. She
has had restored to her the portion of
Macedonia which Serbia took from her
! in the last Balkan Wars and she has
| divided up Serbia into districts, ter
rltories, etc, evidently intending to
remain where she is for some time to
come. Countries usually sue for peace
when they are crushed and are COM
PEELED to. Probably Bulgaria is an ex-
CeptiOn to this rule, and is begging
mercy of England while she is sitting
on Englands neck.
It is also a very amusing fact to
watch the results of the air raids on
both sides. Every time the English
coast or London is raided by the Yep
plins. the bombs which the Teutons'
drop never manage to hit any soldiers
or military property. They always
kill woman and children or blow l1p
long ago the English made raid on
some German city and killed scores of
soldiers and blew up ammunition
trains and depots. The italian aero
planes raided the Austrian city of
Trieste and although the Austrian
military governor stated that some
women or children were killed we
failed to see any account of It in the
Italian official news, which claimed
what big damage it did to the Aus
ATeI9 TO-
when Austrian aiTmen raid Venice or
some other northern Italian town, the
world sets up a howl about the beau
tiful treasures of art which are des-
troyed and holds up its hands in hor-
rOr at the many women and children
who are killed. And the British news
never fails to mention in an account
Of these raids. the number Of the non
combatants killed.
When a city fortif1es itself that
city becomes a fort. The city of
Trieste is a target for air raids as
long as it is fortified and the Aus
TRAN authorities have warned non
combatants to leave or take the con-
sequences. London is a fortified city
but evidently the English think that
1t must stand immune from Teutonic
bombs.
According to English reports, Ger
many was starving q year ago, but
we find her still vigorously fighting
today. Italy was going to be in pos
session of Trieste in less than a month
after her entry into the war, but she
is still as far away from 1t as ever.
Germany has boosted about things
that she has never been able to do
but England is boasting that she has
done things and is doing things that
she can never expect to do.
England. has three million men I'M
der arms. Where are they? The
war map shows her to be holding just
about thirty-f1ve miles of the mighty
battle front in France. Belgium holds
fifteen miles and France the remain
der. On what front is England doing
any fighting, except of course where
there is a victory. and then the Eng
fish always win It.
Perhaps a. great part of her army Is
down In Greece doing some Of the
fwatchfuI waiting" business. When
are they going to come out and win
Serbia back for her? How long are
they going to violate the mentality of
Greece by remaining in her country,
seizing her coast forts, blockading her
ports and demanding that she give
them protection from the Teutons?
How much longer must Greece submit
to the humiliating conditions thrust
on her by the Allies?
1t is practically easy for Great Bril-
tain to bring up her huge fleet and
blockade the German ports and say
"Starve, Germany" But It would be
q different matter to go in and bonn
bard the forts of HelIigoland, and drive
the GaTTnaT1 navy ont Hike rats a she