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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06
Made-In-C Connecticut War Interviews
Rt. Rev. chauneey s. Brewster.

Sometimes the only right way to 1 make peace is by means of force against rampant sand rapacious wrong. Such a time has now come. It is a supreme hour in history aDon which wait great issues for human kind. It is a solemn hour for us all, and es- peciaIly for our young men There is high horor in bearing ones part in this n1onentous contest thiS war to end war. to enthrone above the nA- tioE's righteousness, to sHcure hbet- to ensure the coming geners tions from tine menace of like lwanton aggression and ruthless wrong"
 This statement was made by Rt. Rev Chauncey B. Brewster. bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese Of representative of the Connecticut State Council of Defense made pu*.ic today in the councils series of Made ill Connecticut War Interview"
 Why we are fghtirg?" was the question asked Bishop Brewster. His answer was:
 "Not for vengeance or territory. We go to war because the course of the of our President nothing less than war" Orders were given how 7 we should sail the open seas; ships that disobeyed were to be sunk. This was drown citizens sailing under the American flag was to make war. No self-respecting people could submit The only alternative was to fight. We are at war because of overt hostile acts of the German government.
 That government has shown itself bent upon war with sinister purpose. The predatory Pruseian power in its nnprovoked invasions. its atrocious deportattons, it's rnassares on land and sea. and all its brutal procedure, has made war upon humanity Neutrality had become impossible because more and more evidently the wa, had be- come a paramount moral issue. palmer than any in history. It is d war pre- cipitated and wanton1y waged by ir- responsible autocratiC power to se cure domination, on the avowed prin- ciple that might makes right
 Thus we are fighting rot only in self-defense against unwarranted az gression. but moreover fo~ ideals more sacred than life and worthy of utmost sacrigce. This is a struggle of the free peoples against the Turco-Teu- tonic autocrac cies. Upon us has been forced a part in the conflict. The Al lies have been fighting our battles. It was tim. for us to take our place be- side them. If we do not fight beside tHUm now, later by ourselves alone we should lave to fight the same un- scrupu1ous foe.
 Horrible al war is, there Is some thing worse than war, in the day when humanity is threatened by monstrous wrong. The hour has struck that summons to take up arms on behalf of good faith and law between nations. the rights of the small and weak against the mighty. the civilization that has slowly built up through the cen turies. to fight for, the best things achieved by mankind"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06

when the sky Aentars attacked the naval base d. Chatham.
 For the most part the German air raids have been direeted against un- fortified places. They have preferred to stfiks where the feast danger ex- isted and where 1t was certain that the non -combatants would be involved rather than those actually engaged in the war. Tho plan has been to con- fine tHeir efforts to destroying build- inss and property which resulted in no military advantage, but in this latest effort in striking at Chatham, whether 1t was done by mistake or Intentionally. the German aeronauts were entirely within the rules of war. On that occasion they struck blow at the fighting forces of England. the same as the allies have been doing by their air attacks upon Belgian bases of the German land and sea forces and more recently upon the Austrian naval base at Pola. but 1t is apparent from the character of the attacks up- on the other two nights that it is not intended to conffre themselves to jus tified operations and that the ruth less can be expected from them in the continuation of their airplane as well as in the submarine sighting. There is little possibility of any German re- form in this respect.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06
CANNING
ePIcEp FRUITS

We do not want {. can ail of our fruits ard forget about the spiced fruits which are such a welcome addi- tion to any meal, says today's bulletin Garden Commission of Washington, which is offering s5.oo0 in prizes for the best canned vegetables. Not only fruits, but ripe cucunberA and water melon rind, may be spiced if fruit is cious product, says the bulletin.
 Peaches (either freestone or cling stone varieties may hs used).-If using freestone, dip the peaches in boiling water until the skins can be and drop in cold water or cold salt wa ter, one teaspoon salt to one quart water. Drain and weigh the halves and for each pounds use 1-2 pounds tablespoon each of stick cinnamon and whole cloves. Put these spices in @ cheeseeloth bag and boil in the vine gar for five minutes. While this Is being done boil the peaches and sugar together for five minutes. Take the spice bag out of the vinegar and pour the hot Xinegar over the boiled sugar and peaches and boil until the. fruit looks clear. Then skim out the fruit and pack in hot jar; while doing this have the syrup boiling iron, which the fruit is being taken, boIi the syrup until thick and pour boiling hot over the fruit in the can until the can Is full. Put on rubber and fasten can cover tight and when cool set away for future use.
 If fancy pack is desired skim the peaches out of the boiling syrup and spread out on platters to cool before putting in glass jars: the halves hold their shape better if this is done. Thon place the halves in the can, pour on the thick boiling syrup until can Is fun, put on rubber and fasten on top.
 If clingstones are used th. process is the same except that the peaches are treated whole after being peelsd. Thesa freestone.
 Pears and apples are pared, quart cred and cored. dropped into weak salt water and then handled exactly as peaches.
 Crabaop1es have skins and stems left on. but are otherwise tfcated like beaches.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06

that language that he was a Catholic priest and thA. if there were any German wounded there he was prepar- ed to administer the rites of the
 One 0. the ofAers spoke to him, asking what he was doing there and what Was going on outside. He in- formed him the French had made q long advance over-their heads and had crossed the crest and that they. had better lay down their arms for they would either be killed or taken pfis- oners in any event.
 The officers then held q discussion among themselves, at the end of which one af them with tears streaming down hts face said Le supposed they must resign themselves to. their fate, but they could only surrender to an officer.
 Father Ply scrubbed on 9 piece of paper on, a note to one of the French captains, which was ha,.ded to his companion who had remained outside the cave.
 :. While the note was being carried to the French officer. g. German doctor In the cave showed the priest the rest ing place Of several German wounded. Among them was JesM: priest who soldier with whom t11e French priest spake fn Latin. To the other wound ed Germans Father Py gsve the con solations of the church.
 AIterWarus ana While awaiting the return of his messenger with the French cfficer, Father Py advised the German officers to d.sarm their men in 'orde- to avoid any possibility of n1isunderstanding. He himself su perinten Jed the operation, telling each soldier to discard every weapon he possessed, but that they might re- tain small pocket knives. ..
 A littI. later. just when the. process of disarmament was being completed Frenc:r ofncer-or rather a doctor appeared at the mouth of the cave and the German officers surrendered their swords and revoivers to him.
 Then began the exit of the prison- CTS through the narrow entrance and they were all marched through conn munication trench back to French regimsntal headquarters with an escort composed only of the priest. his stretcher- bearing comrade and the French doctor. They were almost a company and their arrival caused con- siderable surprise at headquarters.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06
GIVE THE BOYS A sENDoFF.

It was only a few weeks ago that the people of Norwich turned out by the thousands in the early morning to give a proper sendoff to the members Of the coast artillery companies which were leaving for the island forts and to enter the federal service. Norwich was proud of them and it desired to let them know it-
 This morning, and on successive days this week the first of those who have been accepted under the selec- tive draft to make up the national army will leave for the mobilization point at Aver. Mass. Two Of those young men left the city yesterday and they left with the right spirit for as one of them said in his eagerness to get to the training camp, I'm glad. as long as I've got to go, that I am among the first to leave"
 These young men are not all going in body, there being but one day among the first quota There will be a much larger number in the next group but Norwich should bestir it. self and see that they. as well as the coast artil1erymen, are made to under stand that their townspeople are equally interested in the part which they are going to play in this war, that they appreciate their sacrifice
 
 them for their early return and fer their successful participation in the task which they are to undertake for the upholding of American principles and rights
 It may be impossible, when the men leave one or two at a time for the people 10 gather for a sendoff each morning, but 1t is possible to set a day. which might well be the. day before the next quota leaves, when all or most of the 120 who are to go from this district can be gotten together for Q dinner and a patriotic demon stration in which the public can par ticfpate.
 This is what other cities of the state have been doing and it is but fitting that Norwich should do as much for those who are going into training preparatory to being sent to the front Norwich has confidence in each and every one of the young men who will represent it in the big na- tionai army that is being raised. It expects much of them and it, knows that they will be found true to the trust that is imposed in them As President Wilson has well said tf91 eyes not only oe their relatives and friends hut of the world twill be upon them, for they are In some special sense the soldiers of freedom.
 The duty of the people of Norwich therefore at this time is to assemble these prospective soldiers, so far as possible and give them a rousing sendon with food. music, speeches and Godspeeds and let it be fitting to the service which they have been call ed upon to perform. We want them back soon but We want them to know that this corhmurisy is cognizant of the noble part which they are to play.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06
STORIES OF THE WAR
Germans Trapped in Dragons Cave.

The story of the capture of nearly company Of German troops who were famous CIien1in Des Danes when the French Doops stormed and carried the German position. along that historic road was told to The Associated Press correspondent the other day by Fath- CT Py, d Franciscan priest who, with 9 docto', brought the pri soners into the French near lines. Father Ply was acting as stretcher-Learer to one If tn most celebrated regiments of the
 French army, the 152nd Infantry. The Dragons Cave is near the farm of Hurtebise. or what was farm for 1t has now become nothing but a heap of bricks, mud and splintered timbers.
 He is a small man.. is Father Py,
 who when the war broke out was en-
 gagged on missionary work in Brazil
 The call of his country brought him
 back to France, and although he is
 native of the south of France he vol
 unterred for service in the ambulance
 section Of the 152nd. a regiment from
 the Vosses. He explained to the cor
 respondent how on the day of the
 battle he had been detailed to go out and tend to the wounded; but not to
 advance beyond a certain trench which was very near the most ad.
 vanced French lines. When he got there he found no one. The French soldiers had gone forwarF with one
 bound right ir the track of the cur tain fire put up by the artillery and had reached. the German trenches on the other side Of the crest out of sight with mirac ulously slight losses. The priest and a com panion looked about in search of wounded bur could find none. Then, thinking under the cir cumstances they were justified in dis obeying orders they climbed over the top of the trench and went further forward.
 4 little farther on they saw a Ger man running about with lis clothes ahanne and utterins cries for help, at the sam. time pointing behind him to hole in the ground where two other men were gesticu1ating. The priest went on thinking to find some more wounded men, perhaps men of his own egiment, but soon te saw they were Germans. At once he raised his cru cifix in ;he air in the belief it would protect him, and he continued to ad- vance. The Germans did. not threaten him as he approached and soon he saw they were wounded.
 On arriving at the entrance to what he had believed was a dug-out he found the hole wen. far into the side of the crest. He entered the Dra-. gon's Cave still holding lis crucif1x before kim and shouting "Catholic!" Inside h. found the hole spread out in all directions and that it was full of armed German soldiers. Four or five Of them were officers and. under the impression some of them at least would undengkAnd French he call46 Aaat h
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06
HoAdE-READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS
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ity from | higher source. He is treated with respect which is of q dif- ferent character from that extended to a nonconmiss:oned of9cer. This is one of the fundamental things in Army or- gAnfzatfon.
 Lowest in rank among the commis- sioned officers is the second lieutenant. Above him comes the first lieutenant the thrte company. officers" The captain is ordinarily the commanding ofncer of company. while the ieuten- ants might be described as assistant of the captain. however. the first lieu tenant takes his place. and has full conimanu. and in the absence or dis ability Of both the second lieutenant
 Next above the captain is the major. whose proper command is battalion. A step higher is the lieutenant colonel and above him the colonel, the com manding officer of a regiment. The iiettenant colonel ordinarily assists the colonel and in his absence takes the command. In case both the lieutenant colonel and the colonel are disabled or absent, the senior major takes the command.
 The General cfs7oers. Above the colonel Is the brigadier general. whose proper command is a brigade. Above the brigade general is x present held by any officer Sf the American Army.
 One general. however, serves as Chief of Staff of the Army. As such he supervises all troops and depart ments O. the military service. He in turn reports to the Secretary of War The Secretary of War in his turn acts under the general direction of the President of the United States, who .g the Commander in Chief.
 The chain of authority reaches in an unbroken line all the way from the President to the newest recruit. If the President chooses to give an order which iir any way affects the recruit, it passes through the Secretary of War Chief of Staff, major general brigadier general, colonel. majcr, captain, ser geant, and possibly corporal until the recruit is reached and the order obey ed.
 Ordinarily only the most general in- structiors are issued by the hiaber of- f1cers. The manner in which these in- structions shall be carried out is left to the judgment of officers in closer contact with the troops and with more int mate Knowledge of the condi- tions under which they are working.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06
lDseoN NO. 14.
The Team Leaders.

lof Honor, 3. Mskins Good As :. sol.
 dier. 8. Nine Soidiefly Qualities:
 Getting Ready. fer Camp. 5, First
 Days in csmH 2. cisannsss Ms1cs,nx ID camp ma
 Care of Feet. s.<Your Equipment and
 Arms. 1C. Recreation in Camp. l.
 Playing the Game. 12. Teamwork in the Army. 13. Grouping Men into fTeams.)
 Most of the men in the Army are 1 private soldiers. Their work is of the greatest importance and deserves all the respect and praise which re tiona1 Army. however, will be ambi- tious to rise to higher ra,,ks. They will find plenty of encouragement and of opportunities for promotion.
 | low yourself to forget the fact that you can win promotion only by proving your fitness in each duty ir1trusted to you. It is a rare case when man is jumped" several ranks ahead. AS a rule, he climbs from one rank to the next hfyker rank after having demon strated in each position his intelligence. honor and reliability.
 Even as a private, you may win ad- vancement to the grade known as first class privates. About one-fourth of the privates in each company may be given the rating first class" which means in substance that thev are regarded as skilled and trustworthy soldiers.
 Non- n-commissiened ofSosrs.
 From the first class privates are us- the squad leaders. They are appointed by the comma nding officer of the reg iment on the recommendation of the commanding officer of the company. In addition to the regularly appointed cor porals each company may have one lance corporal. This is a temporary appointment made by the company commander for the purpose of testing the ability of some private whom he is thinking of recommending for perman- ent appointment. Tn case the lance corporal does rot make a good showing. or for any other reason, ile may be returned to the ranks when the com
 nander of the company sees fit.
 Next above the corporal in rank comes the sergeant. There are usual ly to II sersea1ts in a company. Un less a sergeant has some otner duty as- signed to him. he is normally the lead many special duties constantly assigned to sergesnts. The first sergeant Gin Army slang. the top serseant,") for example, keeps certain company rec ords. forms the company in ranks, orasrs asd 5r9@ an~ asae important tasks. Tie suprIy sergeant sees to bringing up supplies of all kinds to the company. The mess sergeant looks. after food.- The stable sergeant is responsible for the proper care of horses ard mules. The colcr sergeant carries the national or regimentaI col ors. There are many other grades with in the rank of sergeant which can not be described here. You will gradually become familiar with them during your army experience. Commissioned Officers.
 Sergeants and corporals are known as noncommissfoned officers. because they are appointed by their regimental commanding officer. Officers of higher ranks are known. as commissioned since they hold their rank by virtue Of a com mission issued to them under au- thority of the President of the United States. The commissioned officer is thus on quite a different footing from the "noncon1" (none pmissioned off cer). He obtains his rank and author
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06
HOLDING DOWN THE SUBS.

For a number of weeks now the ef-
 forts which have been put forth by
 the navies Of the entente nations, to-
 gether with the help which is being given by the United States destroy
 CTS, have resulted in Keeping the num-
 Der of vessels sunk by the enemy sub marines to a low level. This does been operating or tha. they have hot been sinking vessels. but the methods which have been pursued in hunting them down through arming the mer- chant ships. the securing of the seas by destroyers. the new inventions which are being employ0d have served to reduce the effectiveness Of the un- derwater craft.
 Another protective measure, which unquestionably has produced good re- suits, is that recently revealed by Ad- mira1 Benson regarding the employ ment of warshipS for the conveying of the merchant vessels. This of course places the fighting vessels right in the locality where the submarine attacks can be expected to take place. It means greater safety for the n1er- chant ships and greater danger for the lurking foe. It has not of course re- suited in any marked reduction in the toll taken by the submarines except that 1t can be attributed to this cause that for some weeks the number sunk has been less than half Of what were being torpedoed during the height of their activity.
 This does not mean of course that the submarine menace has by any means been overcome. but 1t Is cer- tainly net growing stronger and. with the substantial increase which is be- ing shown in the construction of en- tente shipping it is being made more certain every day that the submarines will never be able to starve out Eng land or to win the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-06

or Mary should go back to school 1el@tt Tuesday. The boy or girl may seeufe' for a year or two an income that Is indeed handsome" for a youngster. Cutting off a promising youth from the advantages of education, however may prove to be 0 short-sighted pol icy that the man or woman may re- gret throughout fife. With the coming of peace, the unskilled workers will fall into their accustomed places of
 he poorly paid. A wise preparation
 or life will give the advantage of the best training possible in the line of lctivity for which the child shows himself best adapted. This does not mean that you should see to 1t that your boy or girl gets an academic training or studies that will lead on the way to a professional career. It may be that your youngster Is better fitted to use his hands to gain a live Iihood If this is true, see to it that he is given as much of the theoretical or book training as he can absorb with profit and then q thorough train Ing in whatever the chosen trade may be. Don't let the high wages of these var days with their tendency to. dis
 9urage trade schools and apprentice ship deceive you Prepare your child
 1T the years to come. Send him back
 Q school on Tuesday.-Waterbury Re publican.