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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18
BEER OR BUST!

The English workmen consider beer as necessary to life as beef; and they are not calmly submitting to the weak beer which has been ordered for them by representatives of the government. and complain of the shortening of the beer draught and the selling of "swipes."
 labor leader notifies the prime minister of England that there is plenty of foreign malt and barley in the country that could be utilized for the brewing of light beers. The addi- ton Of 90 per cent. of water is not only a fraud. hut the most cynical and cruel blow to the workers that could be possible. On top of this, the price is increased 100 per cent. to 200 per cent, while the brewers and dis tillers and some of the pubiicons are reaping a large profit"
 They demand that twenty-sx mill lion barrels of beer be brewed of a higher gravity than is required by the government regulations.
 John Buli had to yield to the har- vesters and give them the old beer ai- lowance to get his harvesting done; and it is probable he will be obliged 70 compromise with Ia bor again.
 Labor must have it's beer or it will sust the governm ent.
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OUR WORST ENEMIES.

Too many people are prone to re- gard our alien citizens as our worst enemies, but they are not. The worst enemies any country can have are those citizens who oppose the gov- ernment when it is menaced by enc mics from without. and who attempt to embarrass it within.
 These slackers we arc now com blaming of are the fruit of the pacfffst and the socialist campaigns which have been going on for many years, and both of these movements origi- mated in Germany as an anticipatory counter influence to their well-p1an- ned campaign for world supremacy
 If the government finds it necessary 10 make any examples it should take the agitators high up rather than their weak minded followers. As exam pies Americans should be handled first, and most severely.
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WAR PRICES

i. As high as the prices seem to be in the blockaded central empire of Eu- rope they do not approach the prices of commodities in the south during the Civil war
 Salted goose legs at 94 cents apiece s7 Berlin look no worse than lard at S9.80 pound in Richmond in the six ties; and butter at s a pound in Vii enna doesn't compare with flour at s375 a barrel. coffee at $40 a pound. or wood s75 a cord here. { These high prices are dependable %vidence Of a distressed nation whose collapse is imminent
 The food speculators and the am intuition and munitions pro1teers are never patriots. and in all the corn- tries at war they have been makin 2 from 50 to 100 per cent upon t1ei1. stocks: but the warning nations have compelled them to surrender by tax ation large portion of their in-got- ten gains
 Will America do likewise?
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HoME-READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS


The good soldier is almost "fussv"
 Tn the care Of his person. his clothing
 his bedding and his other belonging
 Personal cleanliness includes using cup and mess kit. Many annoying skin troubles and such diseases as colds md infections levers are often passed from one person to others by ustnr articles in common.
 Tn the training camp there will be plenty of shower baths. and you will. pf course, make free nse of them. If In temporary camps or at my other time yoI cannot obtain a bath. give yourself a good stiff rub with a dry towel. Twice week or oftener if necessary, your shirts. drawers and socks should be washed and fresh e. derclothes put on. Tn case f. is neceH- sary to sleep in your under wear. az it probably will be, put one aside 10 wear at night. so that you will always feel fresh and clean in the morning
 The scalp should he thoroughly cleaned about as frequently as the reFt of the body. This will be made easier If you keep your hair cut short.
 The teeth should be brushed at 1eas4 once a day: twice a day is better Ne If the teeth. resulting in failure to chew food thoroughly and probably ending In stomach troubles.
 Cleanliness includes also the rrac- tice of emptying your bowels a IeaF once a day. Get into the habit of do- ing this at certain time each morn Ing. It is a habit that can be culti- vcated. just like any other habit. DO not let a little personal inconvenl- ence Or laziness stand in the way
 The Medical Corps of the army ard your own officers will use every means within their power to safe guard and improve your health generally Within recent years better methods of medlcaf supervision have greatly reduced tna losses and the disabilities due to far fare.
 The increased power of wea pons har been more than met by increased ef- hciency in maintaining The health oi troops and in caring for thoge who are wounde l.
 But the responsibility for keeping yourself in good health can not re=f wholly upon your officers Just ag .1 civil life you are expected to use reasonable amount of good sense in looking after yourself You will do this partly because it adds to yourown comfort and safety. You will take care of yourself, also, because it Is n duty that every soldiers owes 10 the coun- try.
 You will have plenty of fresh air. exercise and good food. which are aft CT all the chief essentials 0f good health. It should be a comparatively easy thing for you to look after the smaller things.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18
The eodmothers' League.

Mr Editor: As a member of the Godmothers' League for American Boys at the Front, l am writing these few lines in the hopes of interesting other Norwich women in this branch of ser vice.
 This league has been organized by the Boston Traveller as a means Of giving the lonely boys at the front who might otherwise receive no mail, weekly letter. Through the chap :ains of the different regiments the names of these friendless lads are as certained Such names are then as- signed by the Traveler to the various women who have enrolled themselves. following the example of the French godmother system. The work has been slow at yet. due to the fact that the chaplains' lists have not been re- ceived, but within a months time eV- erythfng will be in working order. Sending these names has been delayed until army movements have been ac- compHshed.
 The godnaothers duties are not on- erous. She is asked to write her sol- dier once a week, anyway; to send a paper or magazine once a month. and during the year to mail him sorae ar ticle of comfort.
 Miss Esther Harney secretary of the league, writes: Our purpose Is to give these soldiers mental comfort through the medium of letters Our motto summed up is this: Let there be no lonely American lad in khaki at the front'''
 Everyone is busy toing her bit these days but the Godmothers' league Of fers still another chance to do a little more. Some of us are interested in the soldier boys more personally tran others, sInce our sons or brothers are doing their part: but it seems to me there must be many patriotic Ameri- san women who would be gl%f of this opportunity to make life more cheerful for some friendless bow
 MAIZE V CARUTHERS.
 Norwich, Aug. 16th.
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NOT TO PROFIT BY THE. RAISE.

The salaries of postmasters are not to be raised during the war.
 The enhancement of receipts by the increase of postage would under the old rule of flying salaries have ad- vanced their pay, hence section 1105 of the war revenue tax bill. provides that
 the salaries of postmasters at of
 fees Of the first, second and third
 classes shall not be increased af-
 ter first. nineteen hundred
 and seventeen, during the exist
 ence of the present war
 And i. has been passed by the house and approved by the finance commit tee of the senate.
 Postmasters of fourth class offices are to have their salaries computed as heretofore, and in the event of a decrease will get the benefit of in creased postal rates, provided that in no case shall the compensation be greater than for the fiscal year just ended.
 There is no provision to prevent a decrease in salary, but the assump- tion is that with higher postage the receipts of no post office is likely to be less.
 The postnastcrs are not worrying.
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Don't Be DisaqreeabIe.

Nothing better illustrates the gov ernment's charge that we don't realize that we are at war than the protests against putting restraints of the pro- German press and the ugly speakers who are preaching sedition. It is only creating hard feeling and advertising .hese newspapers, we are told. If we were in the war for our lives. as Ger many and France and England are. we would not stop to temporize with he enemies in our midst. They are either for us or against us and if they are against us they ought to be put out of business. If we are simply go ing through the motions, hoping the war will be over beforewe lose any lives. 1t doesn't matter, of course. and we can be good natured and never mind what trouble-rnakers may do. But if they get the jump" on the country they won't show any of the tolerance they are profiting by now.- Waterbury American.
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, LESSON NO. 6
 CLEANLINESS IN CAMP

(Preceding Lessons: 1. Your Post If Hono~ T. Making Good as a Sol Her. 3, Nine Qualities of Soldier f. Getting. Read for Camp. 5. First Days Tn Campo
 When large numbers of men are as sembled in camp it is necessary for the good of all that strict rules of person = al conduct and sanitation should be enforced ThNae rI'las are by no means | hardship. They are protection. By Insisting strict obedience to these vules, the diseases which once took so heaVy toll in nearly all military ramps have been brought under con- .rol; some have been practically elim- inate
 Suppose you were asked to make a ehaice: either to live under conditions Tn which smallpox, tphoid fever. diar- thea. dysentery and cholera flourish; Jr to live under strict regulations. which make these diseases far more of s rarity in military than in civil life. Your good sense would lead you to choose the la tier. Bear this in mind See to it that you cooperate with en- .husia sim in the measures that will be taken to keep your camps clean, com tcrtab ble and healthful.
 One of the pests of camp life if per- feet cleanliness is not observed. is The presence of swarms of flies. Flies are not merely annoying. They are dangerous. Somebody has said. with perhaps a slight exaEeration, that to Eoldiers they are more dangerous than bullets. This is because flies carry disease germs. They feed on manure, garbage. uncovered food, human ex creta andsthe, like. They also lay their eggs wherever refuse of the same kind Is found. The best, way to keep flies away from camps is to destroy the places where they breed and feed; in sther words, keep the camp spotlessly thean.
 For this reason the daily policing" (for cleaning 1ip) of the camp is mat ter of first importance. You will be free from even small objects bits of food, and the like which might at tract flies or other insects. At least once day a squad will be detailed to Inspect and clean every square foot of space in or near your living quar- ters. This; is a duty which an experi- enced soldier usually performs with more Interest and thouorughness than the raw recruit; for he more clearly re- hlizes it's Importance.
 The best safeguards against disoa~- soap and sunshine. You will be requir- soap andsunshine.z You will be requir- ed to keep everything in the camp wen scrubbed and well aired. It 1t were not required, you would doubtless be anxious to do 1t anyway.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18

l CWritten Specially for The Bulletin.) l An interesting occurrefce in Nor wich history is recalled by the writer 1 of the account of the celebration of | narrating the events, when, on the | Fourth of July. 1901, Faith Trum- bull Chapter, Daughters of the Amer I ican Revolution. unveiled a bronze of the Uptown burying ground, in memory of the twenty nameless
 French soldiers of the Revolution, who. serving under Lafayette. died
 green. in TITS The exercises at the
 unveiling included addresses by Rev. Charles A. Northrop, George Shepard Porter. and Mrs. Sara Thompson ing of the Star Spangled Banner by Mrs. Martin E. Jensen.
 Two years later, July 4th, 1908, Charles W. Gale-regent of Faith TrumbulI Chapter, presided at large gathering near the East Town street entrance of the burying ground, to dedicate the iron gates that had stood for seventy-one years before the man sion of the late Amos H. Hubbard, on East Main street on the site now oc- cupied by Norwich post office. The bearing the names of fifty-nine Revo- :utfonary soldiers whose graves were known to be within the enclosure.
 Following are the names:
 Capt. Issac Abel. Rufus Backus Abel, Capt. Elijah Backus, Corp. Eze- kiel Barrett. sergt. zephaniah Bliss, Capt Joseph TaFsw: Gs,dner EhPaas Garnenter & Sergt Nathan Chapel. IT,, Edward Conoy, Col. John Durl<ee, Capt. Eli sha Edserton: Capt John Fannins' capt apnas silas anG Goodel. ebfn Abef Griawold. Lieut.. Andrew Griswold
 pr. David Rogers, Col Za bdiel Rog- CTS, Jonathan Starr, Capt. Frederick Tracy. Jabez Tracy, pr Philemon Capt Asa Waterman, Capt. Nehemiah Waterman. Asa Woodwork. Corp Joshua. Yeomans.
 Benjamin Huntington. Connissary Andrew Huntington, Sergt. Caleb Huntington, Gen. Ebenezer Hunting ton. Gen, Jahez Huntington. Gen. Jedidiah Huntington. Ut Col. Joshua Gov. Samuel Huntington, Capt. Sim con Huntington, Abiel Hyde. Theo- dore Hyde, Capt. James Hyde.' Drum mer Parmenas Jones, Ensign Aza.riah Lathrop, Jonathan Lathrop, Zachariah Lathr0p, Andrew Leff1ngwell. Col. Christopher Lefhngwel, Lieut.. Daniel Lefingwell, Capt. Samuel Lefingwell, tinsweH, Phineas Leffingwell, Drum mer Diah Manning Capt. Bella Peck, Capt. Joshua Pendletona
 The graves of Corporal Jabez Av- cry, John Bliss, John Bushnell. Sam uel Case. David Hum, Ebenezer Jones, Drummer Benjamin Tracy, John Morse. John Williams and Solo mon Williams have not been located
 Addresses were made by Mayor Charles F. Thayer. by Jonathan
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 former days.
 The late George 6. Porter, who had identified the names and graves of the soldiers, read a carefully prepared history of the burying ground. MT. Gilman pauses to mention that about that time, 1903, MT. Porter vol untarily undertook the extremely ar Guous task of deciphering and trans cribing the stone records in the bury ing ground, then being rapidly re- duced by the effacing fingers of Time. It is believed that not one of thir- servation and that he copied with scrupulous exactness every legiblc word and letter.
 MT. Porter died in 1906. It is to be hoped that by the generosity of some public spirited descendant Of a Foun- der of Norwich, MT. Porter's invalua- hands of his sister. Mrs. Jean Porte.- Rudd, may find a publisher
 Since that wish was expressed, Mrs. Rudd has died, and so far no public spirited Founder has caused MT. Gill mans hope to materialize; but once the world war is ended, let us hope that the painstaking work of this quiet. scholarly. modest man may be put in permanent form, to add to the annals of Norwich in Revolutionary time, while perpetuating Mir. Porter's name, as a true benefac ctor of the town in his own special way.
 The Daughters of the American Revolution have also caused suitable inscriptions to be placed near the for mer home of Governor Samuel Hunt ington, a signer of the Declaration of independence, also near the homes of General Jabez Huntington. and his distinguished sons, Jedidiah, Andrew. Joshua. Ebenezer .and achariah, of Revolutionary fame.
 Thus Mir. Gilman recalls the pa triotic work of Faith Trumbull chap ter along various lines, and promises that the public benefaction of the Daughters, in providing a memorial fountain to be placed on the Little Plain, is to be referred to later in his book.
 Daily the tide of life goes ebbing and flowing past the quiet and quaint burial ground wherein sleep these Norwich soldiers who did so much to preserve the honor and the perma- nency of the old town during Revo- the valorous French allies who came with characteristic courage to fight the battle of the struggling young Re- public America.
 Few pause to- study the names on The gate posts, to pay the tribute of homage and gratitude to the brave them as well as to the chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution whose members have preserved their names and memories from oblivion. MT. Gil- mans book is a worthy tribute. s.@
 THE DICTAGRAPH.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18

The congressional debate has been running at the rate of million words a month for the past five months; and it costs the taxpayers more than one dollar 8 word.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18

The suffragist pickets at Washing ton are proving the little ditty: There was little girl who had a little curl right on her forehead-when she was good she was good she could be- and when she was bad. she was Or ridi
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The German desire to start a rev o1ution in this country is shown by meetings in German centers to have the draft law repealed
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Soldiers god-mothers had not been invented in the days of the Civil war. Had they been they would have been in quick demand.
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If we could forget the mean things we know about ourselves we should not worry lest someone else should find them out
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We are told naturally America was not ratty. The rats come from across the seas in ships. Does this account for our superabundance of old rats :
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Mississippi called upon for $500 men has not furnished one-third of them This for five, months showing doesn't shine,
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As a disturbing force the L W. W's must be credited with more valor than sense
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As khe people come to praise Hoover as a protector, the spectators will pile up their condennations of him
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Men who talk well are always in danger of getting the habit of talk ing too much. --....-
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The combinations Turkey is able to make with professedly Christian na- tions afford no reason why Christian ity should command the Turks re- Spect
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It is fine to be 8 German prince to be praised for other mems achieve ments and to have other officers blamed for your mistakes.
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Turkey must be enjoying pretty short rations. An effective blockade has made her Iarders lean.
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There is nothing good about war. As a world parasite 1t should be classed as a sucker.
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When Wall street cannot defend the high prices it should be forced by the government from extorting money from the people. war or no war.
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A man with a swelled head doesn't always have to change the size of his hat.
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While 23 northern states have fur nished more than their quota of men, only one southern state has come up to the scratch. Is Col Bryan's paci- fist influence the cause
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The Man on the Corner says: Lots of misfits break into society; and 2 lot more would ike to if they could ''
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BRAVE SOLDIERS MEMoRIAIIZED

Trumbull, who told the history of the gates, and by Capt. Henry P. Goddard, who paid a graceful tribute to the men and women and institutions Of former days.
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If you are enjoying poor health the doctor can't spoil your fun,
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There are times when a tiInid wo- man can make a brave man afraid.
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The resiliency of the Hindenburg line must be puzzling the Kaiser.
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A high priced loaf Of bread seems to be a shrinking thing.
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The whole world Is feeling the pinch of war and of the spectators.
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Killers of Cats and Dons

MT Editor:-I wish to call attention to the ruthless killing of cats and an .occa stonal dog, by automobiles. If a person has a pet cat 1t is almost inn possible to keep it.
 While csts are liable to get in the way and bother, if automobilists would consider them more and turn out. or stop their machines for them they would save terrible suffering and not a few heart aches.
 I have known of six pet cats being killed by automobiles in my own neighhorhood in the past few weeks. A READER OF THE BULLETIN
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TAKE THE BULLETIN ALONG

Readers of The Bulletin leaving the city for vacation trips can have 1t follow them daily ar7 thus keep :n touch with home affairs.
 Order through The Bulletin busi- ness office
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You can think a lot of things 1t is not safe to say. Saying things that are thought is the cause of nine-tenths of the suits for libel. What you think may be true; but the evidence which satisfies you will not convince judge Tn a courtroom they want what you know, not what you suspect: and there Is the place to discover that what you think and what you know do not have a very close relation to one another half of the time. We may think what we please, but we have no right to say what we ought not to. Some people are so simple they con clude the truth will bear its own weight. is it's own defence. and have paid dearly for their error. Some truths are as dangerous to play with as a two-edged knife. A voice from the distant past tells us the truth is not to be spoken at all times. One as sumes a great risk who ventures to speak the truth half of the time. The truth sometimes is enough to frighten a person half to death and becomes a harra ssing secret.
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EDITORIAL NOTES. When duty calls some people the line is always busy.
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:berties guaranteed by the constitu- Lien. q, J. H. CUMMINGS.
 Norwich. Fr7
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Education in Ireland.

EOhCaLIOn 'n sfeiand.
 MT. Editor:-In my reply to MT. Cummings, of yesterday and perhaps tomorrow, there was, of course neith- CT time nor space to take up his sev- eral sallies in detail. Some were not worth notice, but his statement that the English government forbid educa-
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Don't do any worrying today, says near philosopher, that YOU can put off until tomorrow. This is good advice. There is nothing but folly in antici pating trouble. It is time enough to grapple with trouble when it's Jenta- cles can no longer be held in abey- ance. DO not get trouble on the nerves for it is bad enough to have it on hand. It is poor policy to invite trou- ble. It represents poor judgment. Most of the trouble. public and pri- vate, like most disease, is preventible and right along this line an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Do not think because it is wise to take time by the forelock, that it is smart to tackle trouble in the same way Lots of trouble may be avoided by iudicious exercise and plenty of fresh air. Some heart troubles arr good things to sit on; and never think your trouble comes from God. until you know you or the devil are not the author of it.
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Do not think things are not worth

bO rot rHITN tHIhgS are HOt WOFtn saying if they are not original. So:o-' mon discovered in his day that there is no new thing under the sun; and the greatest authors of modern times recognize that before their day every thing had been said better than they days it is pretty generally agreed that the original man believes for himself not for another, and that the original utterance is simply a common truth expressed in an uncommon way. Orig inal thoughts are so scarce that Clu- low ventured to proclaim: 'T would rather be the author of one original thought than to be the conqueror of hundred battles" It is a mark of originality 10 dress an old thought up so that it looks new; or to turn out an old idea so that it will make a new or stronger impression. Volt9ire said: "OriSinality is nothing but judicious imitation"