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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
lrALvse DkMANrs oN CHINA.

There Is nothing whatever to jus ttfy the demands which have been made by ftaiy uren China. From what has been asked i. might be sup posed that Italy was reAdering a ser vice to the Chit1eee republic in per mittinE it to enter the war upon the side Of the entente nations and that it was seeking coinpehsation there for, instead of 1t beint a case where China hAs gone into the war for its own interests and by the step which it has taken 1t stands ready to as- surlte Dart of the burden of the allies
 China was well aware of the fact that it's entry into the var would put an end to Germany's part in the salt administrators ana that 1t would mean the abaAdonnient of the Austrian concession at Tien-tsfn. but it is pre- posterous on the part of Italy or any other nation for that matter to con- slider that such rights should be trans ferred to ft just because China has shaken or the hold of another. China by going into the war stands to save many millions each year which would otherwise be paid to Germany as part of the, indemnity resulting from the Boxer; rebellion. but f1o nation is jus tified in asking that China henceforth tuyfn that sum into it's ceffers
 / It is uncertain just how much China can contribute to the entente cause, but it Is prepared to do it's part and there ought to be the disposition on the part Of the nations with which it is allied at least to accord it fair treatment.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05

rn many fAstanees-Psfsens kGve suf-
 tered untsld agony for , estrs doctor
 ing for AeRv0tiS weal<hkss. stSnaa&h, Hv<r or Kidney dfneaSA 6r s6nae 6tlaef
 sfIssseMa wheh their. real trouble waa
 laek Sf iron fa the bisod-f1oss to tell.
 New York, N. Y.-In a recent dis who has studied widely both in this nstitutioris. said: If you were to make an actual blood test on all reopls wno t1e, astonfsfed at the exceedingly large nunaber who lack iron and who are i'll for no other reason than the lack ,I or their multitude Of dangerous symptom disappear. Without iron the blood at | once loses the power to change food into living tissue and therefore noth : don't gel the strength out of it. Your food merely passes through your sys- tenn like corn through mill with the the cane saifrI gri1q f As result sf taIs seR- ;an ! people leeoine generally weakened, nervous and all run down and Ire with nnt ealthv fat: some are 50 weak they can hardly walk; some think they. have dyspepsia, kidney or nXer otReps See are sleepy and tired all day; some fussy and irritable, some skinny and bIoodless. but all lack, physical l power and enduransHe In t s"fn fs easff sffu, !. iilafing medicines or narcotic drugs; which only whip uc your Tagging vital powers for the moment. maybe at the expense of your a fs te1s late5 Ho on NC you are noursen nou h9"s fo make the foilowing test:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
CANNING
PEACHES.

There is nothing quite so attractive in glass jars as carefully packed fruit, says today's bulletin from the National Emergency Food Garden Commission. with which The Bulletin is co-operat- ing in it's campaign for food preserva- tion. clear. white glass, rather than green glass, so the fruit will show up neat and clear in it's true colors. Wide mouthed ones, because the fruits may be put in place so easily. uniform style and size of jars adds to the ap- pearance of the exhibit.
 Good rubbers are also essential. These should stretch and come back into position and be bent sharply back and forth without cracking or breaking. If the rubber bulges out a little in steriliziis it may be pushed back by slipping off the clamp of q glass top, but not lifting the top or by unscrew- ing a screw top very little. When the rubber bu1ges away out and will hot draw back into place then a new rub- Fer must be put on and the jar ster- ilized five or ten minutes longer
 Peaches-These offer the best op- says say ' the buiIetia. Take peaches of the same size, color and shape. put in wire ba asket and dip in 5oiling water for half mInute or until the skin will slip; test by lifting peaches out of water and rubbing skin with the fingers. Then dip in cold water and slip the skins off. Cut into halves. remove pits and place halves in salt water, one teaspoon salt to one quart of water, to prevent discoloring. Place the halves in the jars pit side down. The first half goes in the center of the jar and the next three or four form a layer with one edge on the center half and the other edge cn the bottom of the jar. The jar is filled in layers with the halves of each lay CT exactly on top of those in the lay CT below to form, straight rows from bottom to top. Two smooth round sticks F inches long and as large as a lead pencil will be great help in placing the halves and keeping them in line With white f1eshed fruits the pink checks should be placed together for effect
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05

were imprisoned there for IT any years. The firss was Colonel Franz Trencx, the notorious Austrian soldier of fortune; the other was the famous Italian poet and dramatist, Count Silvio Pellico.
 After sensational career. durlng which he was dismissed in disgrace from the Imperial army then sen fenced to death after a brief service in the Russian army (the sentence be- ing commuted to degradation and inn prisonment Ky Mafshal Munnich). Trenek finally entered the service of Maria theresa at the head of his reg inient of semi savage Pandours. At the battle of Soor his men plundered when they should have been lighting, aud were accused os hay in9 allowed tile Prussian king to escape. Subse- cdently Trenck was tried aid convict ed on mafiy chafses and was again comn1uted his sentence. however and he was confined in the fortress of Spie1bers, where. finding escape i'm possible he ended his tempestous life with poison. and was buried in the church of the Capuchins..
 "Pel1ico was imprisoned at Spiel berg in 1922 as result of his political activities agalnst Austrian domination in Italy. He served eight years of his 15-year sentence, and upon lis release se wrote the stpry of his sufferings th "Izc Mfe Prigioni," a work which won him more enduring recognition than his many tragedies. One of his dra- mas. written while he was confined in Spielberg. had to be ms1norized bt him, as he was not allowed to take manuscript with Him from prison.
 'Bru1;, lies almost due north of Vienna, at distance of s9 miles by rail"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
THE FALL OF RIGA.

Even though it had been anticipated, and even though 1t may be impossible to look upon the capture of Riga by the Germans as an accomplishment which will net them any great ad- vantage in view of the approaching winter, the fact cannot be disregard ed that the evacuation of that city af- ter the manner in which it has been defended for the past two years, dur- ing which time Germany has been look ing upon this third Russian seaport with longing eyes points to the de- plorabIe condition which is prevailing in the Russian war machine today.
 It has been known for some time that this offensive dby Germany was developing 1t has also been known that the Russian forces were anything but dependable. a fact which Germany has been taking into consideration even as have those who are trying to make them fight. and Germany must take this condition into consideration in chalking up credit for it's success. But that is one of the things which goes with war. When advantages exist they must be followed up and Ger many has way of doing that which has-been repeatedly demonstrated from the time that 1t invaded Belgium.
 Whether Germany will push on to- wards Petrograd remains to be de- termined. but. what should interest Russia more at this time is Knowing whether it can expect any more from it's army in the future than it has been getting in the recent past The habit of Running has spread from the south to the north and no better dem pnstration of what was bound to hap pen as outlined by General Korniloff could have been given than by the manner in which Riga was lost. The Russian fighting machine is going from bad to worse.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
THE WAR PRIMER ey National Geographic Society.

Bruhfi-"If the foot riots which axe reported to have occurred recently in Brunn prove sufficiently serious to disturb the industrial life of the city the effect will be widespread through put Austria" says war geograp phy ington Headquarters of the National Geograpn:c Society.
 ''Brunn is the chief textile manufac- turing city of the dual monarchy and is frequently called the Austrian Man chester. It's industrial este hishments include woolen, cotton. and silk mills, leather factories, machine works. breweries, distileries, sugar and flour mills.
 with population of 1g5, ,oo0. three
 fourths of whom are Germans, Brunn is the capital of the Austrian crown and of Moravia. It enjoys most ence of the Schwarzawa and Zwittawa
 rivers and at the foot of the Spiel
 berg, wEich towers to a height of
 nearly a thousand feet above the mar
 row, widing streets of the ofds town
 which dates back to the 9th century.
 Few cities of Austria Hungary
 have a more striking military record than Brunn. It has successfully with stood four famous sieges-thAt of the
 Hussites in 1428.- Of King George of
 Bohesnil in 1647, of the Swedes in
 Napoleon had his headquarters here
 the night before the Battle of Austes-
 1itx, IS nnifes distant.
 The sspielberg, which Is crowned by
 the citadel Of Brufin, recalls the his- f9ff o< two 4pect6culAf chaf&etera who
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
HoAaE-READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS
 lIssusa aht.

per conpany;s its is probable the l strength may be 528 per Infantry
 are never definitely fixed. A company ! in the field is very seldom at full strength, and it may be convenient at any time to change the numbers of squads and platoofs.
 i The company is permanent team" ! in the sense in which we have been 1 using that word. It's members always
 gether, and fight together All the officers and soldiers tn a company be- come we'll acquainted. Each mans points oe strength and of weakness company you win probably know very few men. only those with whom you conae into touch by accident or while you are serving on some special duty. This is something worth thinking eat. drill, and fight with the other men in your company so long as you re- main in the Army. The sensible thing to do is to conduct yourself in such a way as to command the liking and re- speet Of these men from the very be- ginning.
 Four companies are joined in '.bat- tallon.' The battalion is an important
 unit in :he Army organize .ion, but is not so clearly marked as either the company or the regiment.
 Regiments, 5risades, and Divisions. The regiment consists of battalions
 making 12 companies. in addition,
 there are three special companies
 which do not belong to any of the bat company, including the band and the
 color guard; the Inachine-gu com
 pany, to be referred to later; and the supply company. responsible for the |other supplies. Counting in every one, the regiment at full strength in our old tables of organization totals 2.05S officers and men. It will go more than this with the increase in strength of companies. 2,631 is the strength of infantry regiments in the first expedi- tionary diyisicn. The regiment is of course, very seldom at full strength, but is never. allowed to remain below a minimum strength of about 14.0O.
 The regiment is the unit that espec- ially arouses the soldiers pride and loyalty. The most cherished traditions of the Army are made up of the splendid deeds of famous regiments. out his life by naming his regiment. His love for the Arfnv certers in his regiment. His most sacred memories cluster ground the regimental battle f1ass.
 Two regiments arc toinea in a bri- gade. Thus the brigade is built up by assembling individual soldiers in- to squads; squads into platoons; pla toons into companies: companies into battaliors: battaliors into regiments and regiments into briqades.
 Brigades may in turn be joined 10 form ditisions, divisions may be joined to form corps, and corps to form field armies. All OF the army's divisions ments saken together form the bis team that is to say. the United Stat tes Army. The fnake-ur of the big team is treated in later lesson.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
GETTING SETTER sERvIcE.

How well the railroads war beard is looking out fo- the proper distfibu- ton of, freight cars that all sections ol the country may be given the best possible service and full advanta ec taken of such cars as are avaiIabIe is again reflected in the order which has gone forth to the effect that the sfip- ping of cotton in quantities less than 65 bales to a car is prohibited, and in -some sections where the. size of the bales or the size of the cars permit it the order has gone forth that 75 bales must be loaded into each car.
 This may mean a little more work in loading and unloading the ears but it means also that ear capacity wifi be fully utilized Half cars will not be transported when full carload lots can just as well be hauled and rail- road transportation thus improved.
 What this attitude on the part Of the railroads war board has resulted in is shown by the fact that the fiil- ing of cars to capacity has fesdIted in an increase of practically 120.006 cars a month. Cars which were formerly loaded to only 50 per. cent. of their ca pacity are now being loaded to from 100 to 113 per cent. of fnarised -capac- ity and this applies to many lines of business. It is an improvement that is commendable and when the hand ling of the fall cotton crop is coming along with the many other demands upon railroad facilities. it must be ap- preciated that the insisteice upon full cars is in keeping with good Judgment, and bound to result in much better service, and that. is what is wanted.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
Remarkable Mirage Seen at Darier.

A mira ge was witnessed May IS at Darien formerly the Russian dream city" of Dalf1y, on the Liao- tung Peninsula. The vision appeared upon the side of the bay and was discovered by the purser of the Shanghai liner Sakaki Aiaru while erning into rort. Lookins north- ward, he saw vast structures upon the side of the bay, where he knew no such buildings existed. A crowd assembled and the vision was promptly declared to be a mirage - one of the most remarkable ever seen in the Far East. It originally ap-
 peared to be three buildings, six stories high This disappeared and then a whole city rose oE- of the waters of the bay--a great city with
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
D0cfor Says Nuxafed Iron VIiH Increase Strength of Delicate
 People IOO& in Ten Days

See hoy ionE ysy gan work oT hoy s,r.a far MsHt take tWa ren ree es per day after meals for two weeks: Tflen | test yonr strength again and see Tor yourself how much you have gainea. down people who. were ailing all the time double and even triple their strength and endurance and, entirely
 fs . Of a their str snP1ss P2rsns,.s ef h apa taking. iron ir the proper form, and this after they had in sot1te cases bssn any benefit. You can talk as you please about all the wonders wrought Ry new remegies. but when you s1me
 cheeks che S and sooa sound, healthy 1ssh on your bones. 1t is also great nerve and stomach strenkthehef and the, Best
 blood builder in the world Tie, only organic iron like. tincture os iron. iron
 ss upset ss theft eren rssd ana they freduently did more harm -tha D good. But with the. discovery of the newer forms of organic iron all this
 eaampie eaa ssn is pleasant to take. does not injure the teeth and isN almost ififfie- diately beneficial
 EorE-fhe manufacturers Of Nuzstcd Iron haze
 authorize the ann5ricerient that they viii forfeit
 s10ceo any Charitable Istitutioi If they canhot
 saa a sns eas sr strength ie ' Der "ns
 f ious ofaanc m "sf trouble Also thss Viii fei
 no ss sas m aG double yo n strength m sn time It is dispensed in this city by Chas Ussood Co-. Lee & osgood and All good drussistss
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
War Relief in Berlin.

Up to August 1 Berlin had paid 15,- 250.O00 pounds in war relief. In the first year of the war the city dealt with 151. 900 claims for relief at cost of 2.300.000 pounds. in the second year with 23a 900 claims at a cost of B. e50.000, and in the third year with 2S7.000 claims at cost Of 100000 pounds. Relief in the matter of rent was granted in 22s000 cases to the amount of 2.600.0o9 pounds. Only 575 rounds was granted in aid of work men discharged from r1ilitafy service who were not able to earn an amount equivalent to the relief previously granted to their families-whieh is considered q clear proof of the extra ordinarily good wages being earned by the Berlin workrne1.
 At present 5S.0e0 pArsons in Berlin are receiving public meals.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
Views of the Vigilantes
GERMAN METHODS.
The Enemy Alien Talks tc Robert j..
 Wildhaek of Tne Vieilantes.


 (His mental processes are, apparent ly, typical. I often think that he iE trying 70 instruct me so that I may rise superior to mere American ideas of fair play" and into ti:e realm of German logic with him and his kind.) )
 War. IS war. junger. and anything goes if it helps to win. You read d lot about things thet Germany does what she is got no right to do. \ All l1umbus. that is. Listenf We do much the English hoiler. or anybody else. Tlren when we win the war, everybody will pretty quick keep his mouth shut.
 worst tliins that could be done to us and, we do it to the other fellow. If he other fellow don't do it right quick back again. he loses that much. our things what we do are not fair. What idiets/ All is fair in war. If they refuse or fail to do things which we do. we have d double advantage. You gotta fight fire init fire.
 When people think that the Germans will stoop at anything to win. they are just showing that they don't know who they are fighting with.
 Everybody could learn from Ger many something, and all they gotta do go and do. the same, likewise. What Germans do, to the other fellow, you can bet that is !, the very thing what they wouldn't want themselves.
 Everything goes-like I said. There is no wol for flair play' i1 the Ger man language. That is the refuge of weddings. Fair play!-in war?-Idi- ots. babies. weddings hypocrites, children, pacifsts, women, how can a German have an ounce of respect for thefn? We will give them our kind of fair play!" When we have whipped them all they will change their tune
 And if we should lose, which we won't, we should be blamed for every thing anyway,-so we go the limit1
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
MUST RE FAIR.

The neutral nations Of northern Flu rope have been deeply concerned lest they be deprived Of the foodstuffs which they have been receiving from this country. They feared the putting into effect of the embargo on exports by the United States because 1t shut off one of their sources of supply and because it means that thay must give up a highly profitable trade with Ger many. It didn't have to be explained v them that 1t was because ths SC goods were finding their way into the country Of the enemy, although that of course was thoroughly set forth, that only such as they actually needed for their own sustenance would be permitted to go to them, for they were we'll aware If the situation.
 The difficult part of the plan, how ever, was to determine when they were actually in need of such products for their own use. but it is evident that the study which has been made of the situation by this governmcn has furnished that Inferfnatior. when it is declared that the neutral vessels in this. country. loaded with grain and other supplies, which 1t was expected would be allowed to sail with the un- derstanding that part of the cargo would be sent to Belgium, are not tc be released. This means of course that there is no shortage which war rants the despatch of American grain if those countries use what they have available for themselves, and it fur ther means that this country is going to stop at every opportunity aH pos sibility of it's goods feaching Ger many. The neutra1s viii not be de nied supplies here but they have got to be fair about their dealings.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
Most Decorated Woman ir France.

Mime: Charlotte Ma'tre. wife of one of the deputies for the Saone- et- Loire is probably the mos. decorated wo- man in France. Recently She received the Cross of the Legion of Honor, pon- tered by the President of .he Repub- lie for services ih hospitals since the war began. .-.--r
 She worked first as a volunteer
 nurse on advanced medical posts, liv- ing the life of the soldiers at the front, and sharing their dangers and fatigues. She showed extraordinary courage under bombardments, and en-
 dured pncomplaininsly the diseom- forts of the dng-out
 Whilst working with a hospital unit as a fully qualified nurse she was
 wounded by shell splinters. but req
 fused to discontinue her labors. Twice
 she was mentioned in Army Orders
 once in May last year while perform
 ing hospital work in the North. and
 later in Alsace, where her services
 were equally conspicuous.
 This -aliant lady has received al-
 ready the War Cross with two Palms. the Gold Medal for Epidenics. and the insignia given tp the wounded. While nursing infectious cases she contracted
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
LITTLE WAR STORIES
Popularizins Sandals.

The German press is still trying to popularize the abandonment of boots ana shess and stoskinss The sIiI;y's Efaisz < contribution to the campaign:
 Iii the large towns going .barefooted is a thing which has to fight against social prejudices, and even in war time it is difficult to establish the save up stockings and shoes for the bad weather. when we shall need them. People wait for one another to begin-wait until the warm summer we ought not to be stupid in matters which are connected with our inn mense struggle for existence. But in this matter. as in others, the young are quicker to find the right course than the cautious and tinnorous old ones. In the streets Of our great cit ies there is now an increase in the number of stoekingless weafers of Simultaneously of the female sex.
 This method of ecofiomizine our sup plies is more appropriate. to large town than the more radical method of going barefooted.- And it really does rot look had. Perhaps the sandal makers. could take more account of really pretty "6ressy" samples. But even as the sandals are they do quite we'll Three young maidens-as. a matter of fact they are already yoHn g fauleS-haVe Just ciattereU Dy III StOck- ingless sandals. Two old gentleman s$and at the corner of the street and watch the merry young ones. Of course they are iil-nurnored old people who are grumbIing at this modern scandal" Not bit of it. They nod to one aonther. and it is easy to read their satisfaction in their movements. The three n1aidens, moreover. were not beauties: they were just young and told and had risked ii: When people saunter through the town without hats who still wears a hat?-wly should they not go without stockings?