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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-19
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Mail from the Iditarod and Anchor age arrived on the train last night.
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 The barge Barracouta remains on the beach north of Gaines Head, the Anyox being unable to pull her of on the recent high tides owing to the north wind.
 There are ten baby Moose in Sew ard today, they having been taken in- to the browsing pasture last night Following the iniation a buffet lun- cheon was served in the rooms over the little A. B. hall, then a smoker was later enjoyed in the large hall, the party breaking up at 2:30 this morning.
 Alex Frazier, hotel man of Knik, is registered at the Seward, having ar rived on last nights train.
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 l.. $. Gray, one of the railroad men from Kern Creek, is registered at the Overland, having arrived in the city last night.
 Yesterdays weather in Seward fol- lows: maximum 9, minimum 4, cur rent 5; clear with north wind. L. II. Lauritsen, old timer Is 'eg- istered at the Sexton having reached here on the train last night.
 Freightcr LaTouche finished un- loading coal last night early and left for the south.
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 Al Davis came in last night on the train from the north end of the divi- sion.
 Tomorrow the train will leave for
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-19

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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-19
BELL THIEVES LOOPING
 CHURCHES IN N. OAK

FARGO, N. D., Dec. 19. - An or ganized band of church bell thieves is working in this territory, and it is be- Hcved they are making Fargo their headquarters. Thousands of dollars worth of metal is involved in thefts of bells already reported
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16

made mt night which unless there was "a court to hear the cases, t was necessary for the women to remain in the stationhouse over night or get a bondsman. Not infreauently was it the case that the arrests were unjusti- 1ed but that did not prevent the hours of Imprisonment or the delay that was necessary in order to get a hearing.
 It was realized that there were al- ready enough delays which could be placed 4n the way of trying a case without making it necessary to hold innocent people and thus occupy the time of the day court when they might just as well be acted upon at night with the same despatch as is shown in the case of arrests during the day.
 The chief objection to the night court appears to be the claim that there is an atmosphere about it which is not wholesome. but If there is any basis for such statement 1t ought to be susceptible to improvement with out wiping out the court. and particu- larly so when it is declared that the court has done away with the profess sional bondsman evil. since If khe court has stopped that, the abolish ment of the court can be expected to mean its return.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
THE sz.ooo.ooo.ooo CREDIT.

The unanimous action which char acterized the passage of the $7,000, 900, = poo war credit in the lower house of congress is only what can be expected and undoubtedly will result when the pill comes before the senate today. It cannot help being recognized that in lsmuch as this country has entered the war, it must not only take steps which will put 1t in a state of proper preparation just as soon as possible but that 1t must employ such means as it already has for the prosecution of the war and the upholding of our rights, and that lies in using our wealth not only for our own purposes but for giving assistance to our allies.
 Financial aid is a most important consideration. There is not one of the countries engaged in the war but what can make good use of it and it is through such loan that this country can give immediate assistance.
 This war credit has received the ac- tive support of those who were un- favorable to the declaration for state of war. It indicates that while they were unwilling to favor this country's move to get into the struggle, they are now eognizant of the fact that inas- much as the step has been taken it must be supported. It is another in- stance where it is realized that na- tional loyalty is called for and every effort must be put forward to insure a successful termination of the war. Failure to stand behind the govern ment at this critical stage would be Rendering the best kind of service to the enemy, and that the members of congress So interpret 1t must be de- ducted from the support which the loan legislation has received.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
AVOIDING MORE TROUBLE.

Carranza has made no mistake in arriving at the decision that no em- , bargo will be placed upon the supply of oil that is being sent from the Tam pico section of Mexico to Great Brit ain. At various times during the war there have been fears that this source of supply which provides for both the British and French navies would be cut off and nothing would please Ger many more than to have Mexico tackle such a proposition, but Carran- ga has enough trouble on his hands without seriously entertaining such an idea
 The Tampico oil fields are owned or controlled by British interests. The United States has aligned itself in the war on the side of the allies and while under ordinary circumstances it would strenuously oppose any inva sion of Mexico by a foreign army, it would without question take immedi- ate steps, should an embargo be de- ciared and enforced. to send it's army into the republic to the south for the purpose of removing any obstacle which might be placed in the way of this oil supply.
 Carranza thus recognizes that the best way of avoiding more trouble is to follow the course which he has been pursuing in the past. He is not in any shape to attempt to enforce such an embargo. however much he might desire to; and his greatest salvation lies in following the path of least re- sistance, and in the decision which he has made he must be given credit for the judgment which he has used or the conclusion to which circumstances have forced him. What is needed in Mexico just now is constructive not destructive work and certainly such could not be gained by inviting more trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
WEAR LOOSE CLOTHES.

Some girls have the strangest ideas of cool clothes for hot weather. So long as their outside covering is of the sheerest gauge they think they should be cool. Now, as a matter of fact, physical eoolness is more de- pendent on loose clothes than on thin ones. If your stays are as loose as possible, if you have no tight collars nor shoes, if your dress is loose in fit, you will be much cooler, even though the goods of your dress be medium in weight, than the girl who wears frock of transparent thinness but has her stays tightly laced. So have your summer wardrobe made loose and comfortable in fit.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
WILL HASTEN TIE END.

In addition to the recognition which is given by this country to the neec of developing our shipbuilding indus try and producing as many vessels as possible in the immediate future. new emphasis Is given to this problem by the recent speech of Lloyd George who made 1t plain that this country is in a position to render most valuable service by so contributing to the fleet of merchant vessels that 1t will offset such success as the Germans are hay ing with their under water boats.
 The resources which this country has in the way of material and means of constructing wooden vessels are practically unlimited. All that is need ed is to perfect the organization and that will doubtless be quickly accom- plished under the direction of General Goethais.
 It win be a few months before there can be any such launching of vessels as the situation really calls for but once the shipyards begin to hum there will be a quick development with a larger tonnage being completed in each succeeding month. It is even be- lieved that it will be possible by 1917 at least to turn out vessels enough in month to equal if not excell the tonnage which the submarines are de- stroying in that same period of thirty days, and when that time arrives 1t will be one of the most effective an- swers to the submarine warfare that has been given aside from what is all ready being done and what will be kept up by the allied navies. AS soon as it is shown that Germany's sub marine activity cannot accomplish it's purpose Germany's last card will have been disposed of and the end will be at hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16

as great as that of the Greek-and with equal reason; for the Illyrians from whom the Albanian traces his descent were great men even before the time of Agamemmon. and it is probable that their failure to obtain equal recognition is due to the fact that they were always too busy de- lending their rocky fastnesses to re- cord their feats in literature as the Hellenes did Nor have foreign writ CTS made up for their own lack of foresight in tfsis regard.
 They call themselves Shkypetars. or Sons of the Eagle, and they claim the name because Pyrrhus. the great est soldier of his age. when compli mented upon the rapidity of his mill :tary movements, replied that it was due not to him but to his soldiers who were the Sons of the Eagle while which they flew. The name Albanian was unknown until near the end of the Eleventh Century, when the Nor mans. having won a victory at Dur aZzo. marched to Elba then call ed Aibanopolis. where. finding the na- tive name of the land too difscult for the Frankish tongue to master with ease. they coined the word Albania to signify the entire territory.
 Dating from at least the Twelfth Century E. C.. the Albanians have had -he checkered career of all Balkan peoples. Local quarrels with varying nave SuSIeQ W.I1 great IOT- eign invasions Tn making up the suc- cessiye- chapters of their history. Kelts. Macedonians. Greeks. Romans, Goths. Slavs and Ottonans have in turn subdued them; and the last even ly-successful attempt at racial self assertion is now nearly five hun Sred years in retrospect. when the srcat hero of the Albanians. George Castriot, the famous Scanderberg, -ose against the Turk and defeated the successive armies which were sent to uhdue him. led though they were by the best of Viziers and pashas and even at one time by the Sultan Murad himself But Europe then. as always. held Albania and the Aibanians in scant regard: and within ten years after Scanderbegs death. in 1467, the Turkish yoke was again laid upon the land to rest for nearly 500 years.
 Tt is the hope of all true lovers of mankind that the principle of na- tionality may be established as one re- suit of the present war-in which case Albania may secure recognition despite the brusque dismissal of it's case by Bismarck at the Congress of Berlin. There is no Albanian na- tionality.'' he declared. Greek. Turk and S,av have plenteous evidence to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
RECIPES.


 Veal Baiis-Eight ounces of cold cooked veal, three ounces Of bacon, fried, two tablespoons of cream, three of chopped parsley, pepper and salt. Pass the meat and bacon twice through the mincing machine. Stir grated roll into cream, add egg, salt peper and parsley and, lastly, the meat mixing al thoroughly. Form in- to balls the size of nut, boil for five minutes in soup and serve hot.
 Hickory Nut Cake-Beat one small cupfui butter and one and one-llaif add yolks of three eggs. Work through a. sieve one teaspoon baking powder and three cups -four. Mix with other ingredients. Add slowly one cup milk and one cup walnuts, chopped fine, then the beaten whites or three eggs. Bake about three-quArters of an hour in pans lined with greased paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
MORE STRfHGIh FOR
 FEEBlE OLD PE0PlE

If all the old people in Norwich realized what yinol will do for them, we would not be able to get enough of it to supply the demand. We quote
 from a recent letter received from Mrs. A. F. Carson of Kingston, N. Y. She says:-"T am s9 years of age, and
 had been aifing for a long time with indigestion. got rundown, was
 weak. dizzy and could not sleep at
 night. I consulted two doctors who said I had hardening of the arteries and at my age could not expect to be strong again. My daughter would give me no peace until tried Vinoi, as it had done SO much for her have taken five bottles and my health and strength have come back, so I am able to do all the housework for my family of four, and I am recommend- ing yinol to all my friends"
 The reason Vinol is so beneficial to old people is because it contains the very elements needed to replace de-
 clining strength with renewed vigor,
 viz: beef and cod liver peptones, iron
 and manganese peptonates, giycero- phosphates. and a mild tonic wine
 Broadway Pharmacy. c. c. Engier, Proprietor, Norwich. yiHoI is sold in Wiliimantic by tine Wilson Drug Co., in Danfelson by the A. ". Williams Pharmacy, and in Putnam by J. F.
 Donahue. Also at the leading druS stores in all Connecticut towns.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
WORTH KNOWING.

The girl who stencils will recognize In her oiled stencil paper a possibility for making one of the new. paper lampshades. The oiling of the board or paper makes it translucent. They can be painted in designs and stripes 70 match the general decorative scheme Used in the natural old gold color they are equally lovely, especi- ally if the base of the lamp is of a solid bright color.
 Another way to treat the paper shade is to paste cut-out designs from cretonne on the paper and paint in the background with black enamel thinned out as much as possible. This method makes the light shine through the coiered designs and leaves the background opaque. Such a shade should not be used. however, where there is only one lamp in the room and where plenty of light is needed.
 4 clever way of meI1owing the light from these more decidedly designed paper shades is to cover the outside with a layer of delicate gauge in a oeep cream or rose color. This will not interfere with the effec. of the design. but will prove to give a much softer lighting effect than the plain Shade.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
HOME GARDENS
Rows and Beds.


 Straight rows add to the garden s beauty and the gardeners pride and makes gardening easier, says today s bulletin issued by the National Elmer gency Foed Garden Commissiop, which is cooperating with this paper in urg- care needed in this respect is well worth your while
 A piece of stout cord and two stakes are the equipment needed. Set stretch the string from stake to stake, and open the. row by dragging the point of a hoe underneath the string.
 In city and town gardens. where the the rows run the long way of the garden-north to south if possible to prevent the growing plants from shad- ing each other-and planting several kinds of similarly growing vegetables. like green onions, carrots, radishes, etc.. in the same TOW.
 If you plant such crops as 5eets, radishes and onions in beds, the beds can be made to s inches high by digging narrow paths around the beds on the beds. A convenient size for such beds is to 12 feet in width and as much length as you choose.
 When the drainage of your garden is not good, it is good plan to grow cabbage. cauiiflower, and similar crops on small ridges thrown up with spade or hoe. This gives the roots good drainage. By setting plants on the south side of the ridge they are forced tc earlier maturity.
 Other crops. among them early peas and celery, should be planted in shai- low trenches scooped out with the hoe. When these plants grow the trench soil is gradually worked back around the stalks
 Since hoeing must start early, and sometimes when the soil becomes caked above planted seeds 1t is neces- sary to break it. a few swift growing II adish seeds planted with other sorts will quickly spring fp and show where the rows are
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
OTHER VIEW POINTS

In creating a Connecticut committee on food supply. Governor Holcomb again discloses his sensitiveness to the needs which spring from the emergen- cies of war. We may expect from the members a survey of the farming oppoFt unities of the state, soupd ad- vice upon how two potatoes may pe made to grow where only one grew before. and how best to get the produ- uet to the market. There are, how ever, other phases of the question which must be considered, and which the state possesses the machinery to tackle both at the Connecticut Agri- cultural college and the experiment station. At those institutions practical
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
 CRUSHING TURKEY.

Thus far with talk of peace coming from two of the nations grouped among the central powers, with the impression that the leading one of the four is leaning Tn that direction and possibly responsible for such sound ings as are being made by the others, it is a noticeable fact that Turkey has as yet made no such move. With the progress which the Russians and British are making against 1t. the ter ritory, men and equipment which are being lost. it is a question how long 1t can continue to hold out under the prevailing situation.
 There are indications, from the terms which have been set forth as those which would be agreeable to Germany, that that country is facing serious disnemberment. This Is dis closed in the suggestion that Armenia would be willingly turned over to Rus sia and that Constantinople and the pardanelles would be international- ized if Russia was willing to agree to a separate peace. That, however, is a suggestion which did not emaiate from Turkey, but that country must nevertheless coma to the realization pretty soon, if 1t has not already, that whether it is favorable to such a par titioning or not, it cannot be staved-of much long as the rate OI pToSESSS tud< is being made in Mesopotamia, Pales- tine, Armenia and along the Black sea.
 Turkey met with signal success in the opening of the war both at the Dardanelles and along the Tigris but the tide of battle has changed. The early mistakes of the allies have been overcome and Turkey instead of being able to furnish aid to the other coun tries is unable to hold back the foe on its own territory. Every tussle with the enemy is bringing it nearer to the inevitable.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society.

Berat, Alba1ia-The recent opening of spring hostilities between the Italian and the Bulgarian troops at Fserat, in Southern Albania. renews ir terest in the ultimate fate Of that short-hved principality which the Conference of London and the Treaty If Bucharest essayed to establish; :; and serves to stimulate once more the wonderment of the lay mind re- garding the estimate which beliger- ents so often place upon the prizes of war. Describing Berat, where hostil- ities have been renewed. the National Geographic Society in a bulletin just issued says:
 least one port of strategic value. and a long history. Its general worth, however. when measured ia the terms of the blood and treasure which have
 been equarSsred for it's possession. would seem highly exaggerated: be- cause the province for the most part is rocky and barren. and it's mineral wealth, if it exists at all, is inaecessi- ble and refractory.
 Southern Albania, however. boasts a considerable population and no 1it- tie fertility, except immediately along the coast: and Berate is located in a productive valley, north and west of Avlona-the best of the Albanian coast and the Lake of Ochrtda and perhaps third of the distance from Avlona to Monastir, where the be- leagured Serbians are doubtless anx- ious for the reinforcement of their Italian allies.
 Tt is town of perhaps 15,0oe pop ulation and in Turkish days was the capital of saniak, or district, in the the towns of Southern Albania, large portion of the people of Berat gre Greek in blood or religion or both; and it is the seat of a Metropolitan of L. A-%I I-- banian element, however, is in the numerical ascendancy, and here and at Koritza, some forty miles to the cast, were the chief centens of the Albanian Nationalist movement.
 At Berat the ill-fated principaIity reopie of the town possessed sufficient initiative to proceed without the in structions of the government at Dura- zzo, with he result that, considering had made a surprising beginning of public improvement, including the first and the only Albanian attempt at road making as a municipal undertaking. It used to be said that there was but one carriage road in all Albania and that that had been built by one of the feudai families from it's estates to Durazzo for the sole purpose Of get ting it's wheat crop to the seaboard.
 Much of this enterprise at Berat - with the establishment of a sufficient school system-may be claimed as the result of American influence; for not only the town but the entire san3ak has a large number of residents who have been in the States and who nave taken back home not only . fair com petence in money but a more valuable possession in ideas. Tn America" said one Of these reintegrated AIoan- ians, they never ask us whether we are Christian or Mof1anmedan, but al- ways what country we come from. We go there calling ourselves Orthodox or Mohammedan, and come back calling Albanian"
 The Albanian pride of ancestry is
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
ABOUT COMBS.

hard rubber coarse comb with smooth, rounded edges that will not cut the hair. A fine comb has many disad-
 vantases, therefore the all coarse comb is to be preferred. A metal tooth comb tends to pull out good hair and is liable to wound and scratch the hair. Never use a comb the teeth of which are broken. One should never try to save money at the expense of a good comb. The comb should be washed frequently in water to which amonia has been added Scrub out the teeth with a. nail brush and soap. A sun bath is also good for the comb.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
MOVING BACKWARD.

What cannot help being looked up- on as a backward step is that which is proposed by the legislation which simply awaits the action of the gov- ernor of New York to decide the mat ter Both houses of the legislature have passed the bill calling for the abolishment of the night court for women in New York city. This court was established in the nature of an ex- pertinent to determine if 1t was really required. There were many arrests
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
AN IMPORTANT HINT.

Tn stamping a design on any mate rial be sure that you place the design straight with the grain of the material If no heed is paid to the grain in stamping round centerpieces your de- sign will appear crooked even if it is true. One should also bear in mind the grain of the goods when launder- ing round ceaterpieces. They should be placed on the board so that the grain runs parallel with the edge of the board. then the iron will follow the course of the threads and the result will be a smooth, even centerpiece
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
RELIEF FROM BURNS.

Baking soda gives instant relief to a burn or scaid. Apply either wet or dry to the burned part at once and the sense of relief is magical It seems to withdraw the heat and with 1t the pain.
 Crate an apple into your horserad- ish and you win have a fine relish.
 Cover a childss broom with a duster, preferably a dustiess duster, using it to clean wainscotings, the lower parts of chairs and tables or any place where Ia woman is obliged to stretch or stoop.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
WATERING PLANTS.

If you are leaving home for a few days and have plants that should be watered, instead of moving them into your neighbor's house, for her to worry oyer, place pail of water near your plants, then remove each pot to large enough pan or crock to hold 1t, and put several inches of water in 1t. It is better to elevate the plant on something, so that the bottom does not set down too far. In this man ner your plants will be well kept for three or four days.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-16
ORANGE PRESERVE.

Wash oranges and cut them in slices fourth of an inch thick, cover with let them stand twenty-four hours. Cook them in the water until tender, but not soft, add one pound of sugar and the the juice of lemon for each orange. Cook until transparent. Place in glasses and cover with para ffin