Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-12
CLEANED FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGES

armies in the field can scarcely realize what books havs meant during two years of war to the men. Any move ment to increase the circulation of books has my whole hearted support"
 Thanks 10 the splendid generosity of the public and the invaluable as- sistance of the Post Office, the Camps Library during the past three years 1O.o00,00e books have already been sent out to the various units in the field, a supply going automatically to every unit regularly every few weeks" The London Chronicle.
 Nowhere on the front of this attack Cat Ypres) was the ground suita ble for Tanks, though German Wireless in forms the world that we used great numbers of them. This is quite un- places. Two were on the London front, and here. as elsewhere, they did use ful work. More than one fortified farm along the front was reduced by made use of one of our Tanks. You already know that some time ago, in the swampy region about Iverness Copse and Dumbarton Lake. one of our Tanks, going off on a too adven- turoHs excursion, got stuck and fell into the enemy's hands. Since then the Germans had reinforced it with concrete and made it the nucleus of a supposed strong point It was not so strong. however but that this time we got it back. and the garrison of 30 men from the Tank itself and contigu- ous pill -boxes."-London Observer.
 Has anyone noticed the effects of voice of the little brown owls may be heard in their haunts during inter vals. in the serial tuu1uit. Afterwards t',e birds seem to assemble in c'unlps ' trees. and in shrill footing chorus lsss judgment on friRhtfSlness which sends mice and smaller deer scurrying to their homes. But the weteroirds on the park lakes take sl1e disturbances badly. They rise and fly in wild des- pair. and for hovrs afterwards a light ed window draws them, with doloroas cries from their weary flight in quest of the waters from which they have llundered.
 The admin strat ton of baptism bv a woman minister" at the City Temple is by nc means SO sdvanced an act as it may seem. Which is the most sac erdotal Of the Churches? Obviously the Roman Catholic. And that church laynan. by woman or by child, given any kind of urgency.
 Our Dav.r is to bc cc's hrated all oyer the British Umpire on October the British Red Cross and the Order of St. John among the wounded. The expenditure exceeds c5 9 minute and is constantly on the increase.
 The special correspondent of tho Petit Parisien" on the British front has a story obtained from a German nrisoner that Of recent morning an English aviator descending from the sky, landed gently near a Roche sen tinel. The aviator asked him in the purest German where the officer in command Of the Goti1as was to be found. saving that he had an urgent message for him.
 The sentry replied. ",rhe Herr Com mandant Of the Gotha= lives where tr~ Gothas are, but the Herr Lieutenant knows that"
 'Tes. my lad.' replied the aviator but in the fog I have missed my way, and now I am lost.''
 "Ah. yes, I know. the same thing happened the other day to Herr won Schultz, my captain. And the sentry forthwith gave directions as to how to get to the Gothas with the greatest difference. The aviator had hardly taken to flight again when the sentinel noticed, to his horror. the British marking on the planes. The sentinel swore little fate that he would not be taken in again in that fashion. - London Chronicle.
 On this (the Ypres) battlefield there