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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-15

through whose aisles coach and four
might be driven for weeks before 1t
reached the limits OF its walls
| II am sending his violin" he wrote.
which he had asked me thrice to con-
hat all the stress and passiSn of this
war has not made us here in Match
/ ing's Easy forget our friend your son.
He was one OF u.s. he had our affection
| he had friends here who are still his
| friends. We found him honorable and
| companionable and We share some
thing of your loss.a# / have got
together for you a few snapshots
chance to possess in which you will
see him in the sunshine. y Next
to your son You will see youngster,
year or so his Junior. who is touch
ing glasses with him. He is my eldest
son. He was very dear to me. and he.
too, has been killed in this war. They
are. you sec, smiling very pleasantly at
each other. s
IF you think that these two boys
have both persisted. not in some noble
cause. but one against thes other in a
struggle of dynasties and boundaries
and trade routes and tyrannous ascen-
dancies, then it seems to me that you
must feel as ! feel that this war is the
most tragic and dreadful thing that
Loc
But is it the most dreadful war;
II do not think it is can write to
you and tell you that | do not believe
that our two sons have died altogether
In vain. Our pain and anguish may
not be wasted--nav be necessary.
Here Vn l bereaved and wretched-
and l hope. Never was the black
fabric of war so black, that I admit.
But never was the black fabric of war
so threadbarc. At a thousand points
the light is shining through.
"Our boys have died fighting, one
against the other. They have been
fighting upon an issue so obscure that
your German press is still busy dis
Icusing what Il was. For us it was that
Belgium was invaded and France in
danger of destruction But why you
invaded France ana Belgium and
whether that might have been averted
we do not know to this day. And still
this war goes on and still mora boys
die and these men who do not fight,
4
and in the ministries plan campaigns
and strokes and, counter-strokes that
belong to no conceivable plan at all.
what have we been fighting for?
know? Does anyone know? Why am
spending what is left OF my susie
nance and you what is left OF yours
to keep on this war against each
other? What ,have we to gain from
hurting one another still further?
, Why should we be puppets any longer
in the hands of crowned fools and wit
less diplomatists? Even If we were
dumb and acquiesced before, does not
the blood Of our sons now cry out t.
US that this foolery should cease
Now, l want you to be patient with
me and hear me out. There was a
| time in the earlier part Of this war
when it was hard to be patient. Now
- sitting together as we do in spirit
beside the rnangled bodies Of our dead.
surely we can be as patient as the
hills.
Il want to tell you quite plainly and
simply that l think that Germany,
which is chief and central in this war.
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UNWRAPPED FRUIT.

Because of the high price OF paper
members of the Yakima Valley Traffic
association. representing 80 per cent of
the soft fruit growers OF the Yakima
valley, have decided to- ship IS per cent
of the fruit unwrapped this year.
Only the choicest apples will be
boxed with paper about them.
Last year Go per cent Of the apples
were shipped unwrapped.
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French Revolution Started
Without Blood or Carnage
Popular Supposition Regarding Beginning of Greatest Up
rising in History Is Wrong-States General
First to Revolt

More than century ago revolution
came to France--the same sort of
revolution that today makes Russia
the center of the worlds attention We
are accustomed to think of the French
revolution in a ha2y way as time
OF turmoil and upheaval. of bloody
nightcaps, saving knitting women
Marie Antonette on her way to the
guillotinc, Bonapartc loosing his cam
! non IN the streets Of Paris. It Is all
q feiter of blood, out Of which loom
fantastic and terrible figures. from
which energies Napoleon and n world
J at war, and from which is evolved fl
nally in sOmes mysterious way the
French republic. We are accustomed
to speak of Bourbons. as we may some
day speak of Romanoffs, as symbols
of righeauod oppression--but it will all
bear looking at somewhat more close
~.
In France. as in Russia out Of an
assemblage of the people came revolt.
Louis XVI by no means the worst Of
the Bourbons' but destVed. to reap
the whirlwind of his fathers sowing,
found France in "A desperate way fl
nancially when he called the states
general to convene an 1889. This leg
islatiVe body Of the people, the clergy
and the nobility, had not been called
together since 1914, and 1t came to-
gethor at a time when the body pofitic
of France was sick with many Ills.
Two fifthS Of the land Of France Iras
| in the hands of the mobiles and the
clergy and another firth in the hands
of the crown; four -fifths of the pro-
ducc of the small farmer went in
taxes. A fendaI system of land hold
ing and tax paying survived, and the
most brilliant writer's Of France mon
like Voltairc and Rousseau, had been
busy for a hundred years pointing
out the iniusticcs and absurdities of
it. At this time the states general
were convened in the bland hope that
raising more taxes.
The third Estate in Revolt
The Third Estate, the representa-
tives of the people. \promptly got out
of hand. Its members refused to meet
as a separate body from the mobiles
and the clergy. for in a house of one
body the Third Estate could swing the
vote. And, being locked out of their
legitimate place OF meeting. the mem
bers OF the Third Estate met IN
building at Versailles known as the
Tennis Court, and June 20. 1889, took
an oath not TO dissolve tin they had
given France a constitution. Joined
by the mobiles and the clergy at the
| Kings command. these men formed
| the National assembly.
In July the king dismissed Necker,
his minister of finance. in whom the
people had great hope. and eoncen-
trated troops on Paris. The result
was riot and bloodshed, and July IA
the bastile, the prison in which victims
Of Bourbon tyranny had languishA
for many generations, was stormcd
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the prisoners freed and the building
partly destroyed. TO prevent general
disorder, provisional government
was established in Paris, with the
Marquis De Lafayette as commandel
of a newly formed local militia known
as the National guard. There now
began in France what was known as
the Great Fear. Outbreaks in all parts
or the country led the mobiles to fear
for their lives: many OF them fled from
the country, abandoning their estates.
Government had broken down, and en- :
crgetic men at the head OF comranics
of the National guard administered
local affairs as best they could. The
National assembly was busy coming
high phrases about the rights of men.
and had made no progress toward a
"tahlc government. Paris buzzed with
rumors of the kings secret hostility TO
reform; IT was believed he was plot -
ting with Austria to overthrow the
rule OF the people.
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The King Sent to Death.

And now, after more than two years,
the assembly that had framed the con-
stitution dissolved. and was succeeded
by new legislative assembly. There
stitutional monarchy, men were dis
cussing what form of republic would
be most desirable. In the midst of
chaos and uncertainty at home, France
added to her problems by declaring
war against Austria and Prussia.
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Mob to Versailles.


October 5, mob. composed largely
OF hungry women. marched to Yer
rallies, followed by LAFAYETTE and the
national guard. Lafayette prevented
bodily harm to the royal family but
made no attempt to disperse the mob.
and the next day the mob marched
back to Paris with the king and his
family virtual prisoners. They were
dunrtcred in the palace OF the Tuil-
ories.
Next summer the national assembly
submitted a constitution, which was
accepted by the king on the annivor-
sary Of the fall Of the bastile 1t gave
the country Il legislature of one house,
representatives Of all parts of the ma
ton, allowed the king a suspcnsive
veto on legislation. and divided France
into SO departments for local adninls-
tration. The clergy. whose estates had
already been confiscatcd by the as
sombly, were to be supported by the
state and controlled by it instead of
by th" rapal hierarchy. Two thirds OF
them refused to be bound by such an
arrangement and schism in the church
followed. In June, 1891, the king and
his family escaped from Paris and fled
toward the eastern frontier. where
they hoped to gain the protection Of
the emperor of Austria, brother of the
queen. They were ovcrtaken and
brought back to Paris, and their posi-
ton was infinitely worse than it had
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
CITY COURT
Dtserderly Inmate et Town Farm Sent Go Jalt-Man Who stele I've Bar. rels ef Flour Ferpets N.

Before Judge Frank H, Foss in che police court Thursday morning. Noni Collins, an inmate of the town farm, who was charged with ntoxtcatton, pleaded not guilty, After hearing the testimony, which was to the effect that the man had been causing the superintendent of the farm great deal of trouble and that he had ap- charge only a short time before, the court sentenced him to thirty days in tail.
 Charles Hirning was charged with larceny of two barrels of four which had been left in the possession of Ruel Hyde of this city. The accused stated that he could not remember what he did Wednesday, the day in question, and consequently a plea Of not guilty was entered In his behalf Hirning sold the four to grocers in this city claiming that he had got them from an out of town wholesale house which had made a mistake on a previous de- livery. The man made three trips to the grocer who after the third trip thought something was wrong and started an Investigation which result ed in the arrest of the man.
 The accused had nothing to say in his own behalf other than he did not know what he had done. Consequent ly judgment was suspended on a fine of $25 and costs and a sixty days in jail sentence after he had expressed a willingness to make up the loss suf- tered. He was put in charge Of Pro- bation Officer Lyman.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
JEWETT CITY
Local Plant Buys eeuist Coal for Fuel - ktns's psashtsrs' County Convention Postponed,


 People living on Main street have been much interested for the past few days tn what seemed to he big loads of burned potatoes being drawn ur the state road in two horse teams. In Textile Novelty Co. have taken the initiative in this section, and has pur- chased a carload of pressed coal dust plant on East Main street. The waste dust at the mines is mixed with De troleum and pressed into molds. The product when marketed resembles a burned potato in size and shape. IL costs less per ton but does not burn quite as freely as coal.
 Aid Society Mssts.
 The Ladies" Aid society of the Bap- tfst church met in the vestry Thurs day afternoon. The ladies who served were Mrs. Nelbert Myott, Mrs. A. E. Prior, Mrs, A. NJ. Brown. Mrs. Francis Campbell Mrs. Ambrose Higgins.
 Convention Postponed.
 On account of the illness of Mrs. c. H. Prior's daughter with scarlet fever, the convention of the Kings Daugh- ters appointed to be held in the Jewett City Baptist church has been post poned until June. Miss Prior is coun- ty resident.
 Too Cold to Plant.
 old farmers say there is nothing gained in planting much yet. The ground is too cold and wet. ThuSday furnished an afternoon of cold rain with a furry of snow.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
Az pointed at Recent Msstirr Of tbs
 Officers Elected.

If the plans of those interested in the work materiaiize. Wiiltmartic will have chance to hear some of the 'Chanta auaua speakers this season. The guaFantofs have held a meeting and appointed various committees to look out for the events. besides electing of1cers. It is probable that the speak CTS win be in this city the last part of next month. The following is ia list of the general committee and va Rious b-comfnittees who will have is Principal H. T. Burr of the State Normal School, ex-officia chairman; {; Attorney Frank H. Foss. secretary; Mayor Daniel P. Dunn, Attorney Gen. eral Georae ID. Hinman and Mrs. Rob ert H. Fenton.
 Ticket Committee-Samuei Chesbro, chairman; Mrs. Robert H. Fenton, G. K Anderson, Pierre Laramie T. Frank Cunningham and James F. Bath.
 Advertising Committee-A. l.. wea- therhead. chairman: A. N. Vaughn, Jay E, Grant.
 Junior Chaintauqua Committee- James l.. Harroun. chairman.
 Hospitality Committee-Mayor D. F. Dunn. chairman; George E. Him Mrs. Henry T. Burr.
 Grounds Committee Walter B. Knight, chairman: Dwight E. Abel. H. c. Lincoln.
 Sunday Conamietee-An of the cler- gy in the city with Rev. Vernon w. Cooke chairman,
 Decorations Committee-Mrs. Geo. Mrs. c. C, Case,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

city. Besides the concert there wf1 be addresses delivered by members of the examination 1t fs planned to have the concert .qn Lincoln square,
 Brtsf Msrtjen.
 John N. Gilman. who. has been seri- otsiy ifl with pueunf0nin, IS sh0W1ns signs of improvement
 Mrs. Robert PfrkeEt of Hewitt street fs at St. Josepfsss hospital where she will undergo treatuent.
 Mrs. C. R. Utiey is spending two weeks as the guest Of Dr. and Mrs. Cole. at their home in Oyster Bay.
 Miss Grace Lewis has returned to her home in South Windham after reeeiving treatment in a Hartford hospital.
 In the Providence Tribune of April 24, tDr. Jules. Jordan a native of Windham, had a patriotic poem entt- tied 'fOf All The Flags"
 The annual meeting os the Ladies Guild of St. PauI's church which was to have been held Wednesday after noon. has been postponed till May.
 Mrs. Willis Slate of South Windham will be one of the speakers at the convention of the Windham County Sunday school which will be held in the Congregational church in Scotland Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

The proceeds of the supper served by the Ladies Aid society of the ceEi- gregationaI church Wednesday eyen- ing win go into the treasury of the Red Cross society. The supper net ted nearly one hundred dollars.
 Red Cross day Tor Wflhmantic wAi be held Saturday on. which day if. is hoped that the membership of the society will be Increased and the treahury given boost/ Tn the varf- ous stores about the city members Of the society will be >stationed to sell goods. part, of the proceeds of these sales to go into the treasury of the society. They will also receive ap- plications for membership.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
k Willard Smith, et Anaever. Went to Sesee and Did Net Maksr- Aear< Failure the Cause.

Y, Willard smith was found dead Sn bed in his home in Andever on Thursday morning, Medical Exam tner W, l.. Higgins of Coventry who was called stated that death waa due te heart failure. Nr, smith was born tn Wilmington in iS4I, the son ef sam nel C, and Sophia (Winisl smith, He ts survived by his widow, aaNsh- ter Mrs. V, C, Waite of West Hart Cord. three sons, TFSaa of New Lon don, Cecil Of Manchester and He- mer of Chenek. and three brothers, samuel C, of Waterloo, oregon, Frank Hartford, He also leaves four grand children,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
WEDDING.
hurlex--sheridan.

The marriage of Arthur NJ, Hurley, son of Mir, and Mrs, Patrick Hurley of this city. and Miss Nellie A. Sheri- dan, daughter of MT and Mrs. John Sheridan of South Coventry. took plaee in St. Mary's church in South Coventry Thursday morning, Rev, ], A, Deoley offieiated at the ceremony. The attendants were Mary Sheridan. sister of the bride. and Edmund Hur- lev, brother of the groom, recep- tion and breakfast followed at the home of the brides parents, About thirty guests were present at the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
BALTIC
Sum ef $4s,ooo Voted st Special Town Meeting About What is Due From Two Mill Companies in Taxes, Held Up Awaiting Court Decision.

At a recent special town meeting in the town hall the legal voters of Sprague authorized the selectmen to borrow such sum or sums as needed to meet the obligations of the town dur ing the year 1917, and to execute notes or other writings of the town therefore. A motion was made and carried that a sum not to exceed SIS, 900 be borrowed This sum will be about equal to the amonut due for taxes from the Airlie Mills, Inc, and the Baltic Mills company. The taxes due from the two corporations are withheld awaiting a decision from the superior court ab Norwich with the clerk of which court they have filed an appeal. Raymond J. Jodoin was elected chairman of the meeting and Arthur F. Cote was chosen clerk
 To Visit Washington.
 John Kelley, accountant at the She tucket Worsted mill and his sister. Miss Anna c Kelley of Wi11imantic, leave this IF'r1day) morning for two weeks visit with friends in Washing ton, D. c. On the return trip they will spend several days with friends in Atlantic City.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dennis Cendrcn of Los Angeles, California, wefE Thurs day guests of Thomas J. Burke of High street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
Daughter in Terrible Shape

Women bear troubles more bravely than men. They smile and suffer pain unconaplafningiy where a man de- n1ands q doctor and nurse. A. Mft- che11, Bagdad, Ky, writes: My daugh- ter was in terrible shape with kidney trouble. I got her to take Foley Kfd- ney Pills and she is completely cured" Aching back. sore muscles, stiff joints. shooting pains in sides, rheumatic aches are indications that the kidneys are not working properly. Foley Kfd- aey Pills correct bladder trouble. Lee C 0sgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

Meriaers-sMarraed at the age of 14, Rose Nittica, now IS. of Springdale avenue, has brought suit for divorce from Joseph Mittica. aS wears old of Cedar street, alleging cruelty ahd ha- hftual lnteuperance
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
Mill Shut Of Water.

Water in the mains on Pleasant street extending from Bridge street to the bridge and on Lebanon avenue extending from Bridge street to the bridge and on Lebanon avenue ex- tending from Hayden street to Moun- tain street will be shut off this af- teEnoon while the water department will make some repairs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
Report of Central Railroad of New

New York, April 28.-The report of the Central Railroad of New Jersey for 1916, issued today, shows operating in- come of s34.3T2, ,34S. an increase of s. S03. .4f3. and a. net operating revenue of $I2, ,215. .701, being an increase of $1,- 501, ,07s. The balance after deduction of taxation and charges amounted to $5,S97, ,Se4, an increase of $69O,332, and equivalent to sz149 a share earned on outstanding stock.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

TerryVille.-Thsre win be an incruauo in prices by the locAi ptIS s.L. .ie,,s - - ginning May 1. OfficA calls will ne Ta cents. surgical dressings Si, house calls S1.60. house calls after Q o'clock SS confinement cases SIS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

Aartferd.-Mrs, Alice DwSer and Mrs F. e. Macomeer were appointed committee by tho Putnam Phalanx Ladies society yesterday afternoon 10 arrange for e Red Cross unit of the society.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
Naval Recruiting Slow.

The naval recruiting in Williman- mantle is rather disappointing to the recruiting officers who have been sta- toned here, One of those applying for enlistment would not sign the ne- eessary papers unless he could 60 in as commissioned ofieer at the start. With such men as these for examples the recruiting officers have become discouraged with the prospects in this city,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
Drunken Laberer Arrested.

One of the laborers. who has been employed on the excavating work for the new Jordan building. was taken to the lock up by Acting Chief Dan ieI KilIourey Thursday afternoon. The man had shown up for work in, an intoxicated condition and was giving trouble to his foreman, who was forced to call on the police.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

Wailinsford.-State President Mrs. C. R, Boer of East Hampton address, ed the local woman's Christian TeIn. perance union at . group meeting hsid Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

Starpford.-May q ten acre train ing farm for girls will be opened at Nfanus, fl was announced at the meet ing of the Fairfield County Woman's Suffrage ASSoc4at4an- I
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
WiII Repeat MinstreIs.

Tn view of the fact that the min- strel show staged by the Emeralds of this city met with such fine sue cess Wednesday evening the directors of the show are planning to repeat the performance in one of the nearby towns.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

Destruction Of the waterworks built by the British to facilitate their ad- vance across Hae desert into Palestine probably would not interfere seriously with the operations of the psain British force. The British have now advanced to the nezghborbood of Gazav on the green plains of Palestine. well out of the desert. and have established a base on the coast.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
Outdoor Band conesrt.

From 3 until o'clock Saturday af- ternoon the Manchester Salvation Ar my band is to give a concert in this
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
To Visit Washington.
TURKS DESTROY WATER
 SUPPLY SYSTEM IN DESERT Which the British He'd Constructed for
 Their Troops.

Constantinople, via London, Apri 2e,, s.oe D. m,-The war ofsce made the following announcement today:
 "on the Sinai front our airrnen land ed behind the enemy lines in the midst of the desert and totally de- stroyed the water supply system wtict the British had constructed for tbeIr troops"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
RED cAo6s DAY

BatBrdny Next che Date--Menbers of
 Chsptsr to Sell Goods in Various
 Stores.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
WILL.IMANTIC
ctsAUTAuouA COMMITTEE

houss. Many sifts were received by
 the bride.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
MOOSIJP

Queen Esther Circle Organized Many at K. of C. 5anquet-Acci-
 dents-DriII of Home Guard-Dance.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15

his sister, Mrs. T. c. Cameron, and
husband, of Sioux City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carlson and
children motored from Harlan. Ia,
and were weekend guests of his
mother, Mrs. O. Carlson.
Z Alex. Bair and daughtef, Miss Eula.
OF Blanchard, Ia, have been the guests
this week Of their cousin, ]. f. Gar
man, and family.
Messrs. Fred Jensen, Otto Weith
and L. M'rshall and wives spent the
weekend with F. Hoefner and family
at Minden, la.
Mrs. Carl Nelson gave a dinner
Saturday evening in honor OF Mr.
Nelson's birthday. Those attending
were Messrs II. and ]. and Hans Mel
son; Misses Jane, Bette and Messrs.
Richard and Bob Nelson,
Mrs. Frank Thomas, assisted by
her mother, Mrs. F. Hcnsman, and
aunt, Miss Ada Gsntz, entertained the
Ladies Aid society at an all day meet
ing Thursday. A fine luncheon was
served.
ep"o'., sas"e WV XIV
hard time soeiai "a al the ehureh FRIDAY
eVsnings apr, ~ -,
Inc Royal Ne'gh6ors gave BIRTH
Gay parry az the nall WEDNESDAY art
srnoon IN honor OF me birthdays OF
mesdames :. Iockayne' george Nc
queen. +. fox and MISS Anna Mack.
ne iol'owing members OF the eluo
ATTENDED: MesdameS FRANK Mar
shah, Wiiiiam van Dusen, +, 9ro,,
man. j. WISER a, hanson; NJ; and
w Johnson, l.. MOTT , fauiKner'