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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-01
The Caddn Field.

 workers in the oil fields of Texas and Louisiana, which was called to go into effect at midnight tonight met with no success late tonight. The men are asking union recognition, an eight hour day and wage increases, and as sert that 16 producing fields will be affected.
 The Caddo field furnishes natural gas>for many nearby cities, as well as large quantity of oil. The fuel and light supply of Camp Pike, near Lit tie Rock, Ark, also is dependent upon them.
 Camp Rike's Supply. M
 Oilmen tonight, however, express the opinion that nothing would be done to cut off the camp supply.
 Federal and state officials have been making intellectual efforts turnout the day to avert the strike.
 Oil operators here and representa- tives of big foreign companies are holding meetings, daily, discussing the situation from every angle. Up to date no definite demands have been made on the companies whose head-~ quarters gre maintained here. 1hey gre uneasy, however, and altho de- nying that they fear any real trouble, are preparing to guard life and prop- erty in the fields.
 Washington Notified.
 Governor R. G. Pleasant, who l4 here tonight, has wired the nati0nal fuel administration at Washington and the national council of defenses urging those bodies to take some steps to relieve the tense situation.
 Citv and parish councils have held several meetings to discuss the strike, the last meeting being attended hy Governor Pleasant an. several other prominent officials. .
 No Armed Intervention.
 Following a conference between Governor Pleasant, United states uiesg trict Attorney Moore, and unlted States Marshal Kirkpatrick it wa AIks nounced that armed intervention n9s sending of troops to the field not anticipated, unless the rumoEeq threat to fire storage tanks and blow up pipe lines were put into effect.
 Brough Wires Pleasant.
 Little Rock, Oct. 31.-Goverpor Brough this afternoon sent tele- gram asking Governor Pleasant of Louisiana to try to prevent the strike of workers in the Caddo gas and oil fields. Natural gas from the Caddo field is the chief fuel of many Ark ansas cities, including Little Rock, Pine Bluff and others, and Governor Brough said that wide spread disaster would follow the cutting of of the sup- ply, especially because practically no coal is available. It was reported here that the workers in the Caddo field would quit tonight. Monroe Takes Precsution. Monroe, La., Oct. S1s No etSlke threats have been made so tar n fa4 Ouachita and Warehouse oil and .e: .il- Fl ..rsla sfafAd kv reI1rAH01f 8
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-01
Brough Wires Pleasant.
Monroe Takes Precsution.

Monroe, La., Oct. S1 No strike threats have been made so far tn f54g x Ouachita and Warehouse oil and M fields. it WIS stated by represe4 tives here of compsn,es opeEes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-01

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
------Tr---------- HIGHER RAILROAD RATES.

.lThe country. has been demanding -smuch from the railroads in the way of transportatfon facilities, and from the
 shape which affairs are taking it is quite evident that it is going to de- mand a great deal more, before there is any relaxation. The best possible service is sought zboths as to safety
 and -eff7ciencysand such being the case it is not at 'alI surprising that the
 railroads are now asking the inter
 state 5cdn1rfiercg cofnmfssion for the right t tol- make. saeh inefease in, Their
 rates as will permit this to be rem dered. =.
 The .coromfssion -will require that
 the facts be produced which will show
 that Such an increase as they seek is
 justified and from the claims which the roads are making this can be done. It iss asserted by the spokesman fer
 seven of the roads. President Req Of the Pen1syIvania system. that the higher price of coal has increased the fuel Dill, of those roads s37. .oeo;o00: that new equipment is-4 costing the roads .594per cent4 more than it used to; -tEat lsteeE bridge material has un- defgozfe an i1fGrease of 148 per cent. and steel plates 244 per cent. and that other supplies have risen in propor- stion. :s-:i 7 =;
 2. Besides these the roads must meet the obligations which are imposed up- on thenn- by the. Adamson act. It is thus .apparent that. the burden placed upon f9he<4ailroads today is not solely that : of keeping their. rolling stock moving: They must do that, but at the Same time they must maintain their lines. provide more equipment and bear the. increased expenses which are entai1ed thereby as, well as by the increased wages, all of which indi- cates hatxthey will be able to show Justification. for their demands.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

has been maintained nbont the nor- maj trade betwaen the countries but always with the knowledge that there was uncertaintx In connection there with and that there .WRss not the pro- lection to be relied upon which exist ed when the treaty was in force. Thus even; though commerce has gone on .uadistur rbad sas- far as the countries themssIves were concerned. 4theres was no teliing what an emergency might bring forth. ss..s~
 s.:-There are exceilen4 hopes at the present time. with the new govern snent fin charge and after proper time has been allowed for the adjustment of it's. home afafrs. that new treaty wiI1 be. rfegotiated In which the rights of American Jews who were born in Russia will be. recognised The new goverTiment is even bound to extend : this recognition to the Jews. of Rus sia. thag same as: itz is showing a spirit of greater HberaiIty to tic Ff1ns and the Poles. ana shis promises to be only one 5E the many benefits which are schednled to result from the over throw of the old government. and the setting up of the new. but it is one which. directly concerns this country.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
sINKINe THE HEALproN.

Another American ship has been sunk and this time 20 members of the crew have lost their lives and in ciuded in that number are probably several Americans. This vessel, the HeaIdton, a tank steamer belongfng to the Standard Oil. company. was not bound to a port in any of the be1lig- erent countries. It was on it's way to deliver a cargo of oil at the neutral port of Rotterdam. This was traffic betWeen neutral countries and the yes sei had gotten to a point where there was no prospect that it's course would be changed and the oil delivered to any of the be1ligerents. and when ii was most unlikely to be transshipped to them
 It is made quite. evident therefore that Germany in pursuit of its sufo- marine warfare which has already transgressed the laws of nations, in tends to interrupt all shipping. re- gardIess of whether the destination is a port in one of the countries en- gagged in the war or one that is lo- cated in a country at peace with the world. The Heaidton was treated the same as it would have been had it been going to Rotterdam from Brit lsh, French or Russian port. There was no attempt to respect the cargo even for the purpose of beneftting neutral Holland and the ship even though unarmed was unwarned.
 This may not in any way affect the existing situation between this country and Germany since there have been equally fagrant= violations of American rights by the U-boats, but 1t cannot fail to emphasize the sort of policy which is being resorted to by Germany and which this country cannot accept.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
INTERNATloNALlzING .coNsTAN- = sa t TENoPI

: One of the. Important : agreements
 entered into between the nations mak- ing sup the -aliied group was that if Russia could get possession of Con- stant f1oFsle~ and the .Dardane1Ies that ifnpoFtant city and waterway should fe1nain 6ne ferrttory of that country. Such an acquisition is what Russia has long desfred. It would give them control of the nafrow inlet to the Black sea and. provide them with the outlet to it's important ports thereon
 at all times and-ua1tier all conditions. Russia. would. thus be. able to shake off the check which Turkey is now able toeplace Upon it's eomfnerce dur = How :differently the new government of Russia looks upon that matter is indicated by the statement which is said to have been made .-by Deputy KerenskY. of. Russia to. theaeffect that it favors the internationalizing of jtion. zghar. this also iHsludes the Oar dane7les it is a matter of great inn portance to the whole world and shows Aow the. attitude of the monarchy has been changed in that regard by the new powers that are in control at Pe- trograd. :>-., .e4e-.s..
 It can be readily understood that Russia. should it. get control of Con- stantinople = and s the Dardanelles, would be-ins a position to exercise the same sort of dictatoEial power that TurkeN now: does.s The control would change but that would give no assur ence that the Russian. policy at that important point would be any differ sent than Turkeys. The placing of siich territory under international con. .trol would. however. settle once and for ali a question of widespread in terest
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
MORE HOME GARDENS.

In connection with the movement which is under way for the creation of a greater interest in the cultiva- tion of all available tracks of land dur ing the coming season, that there may be as the result larger production to meet the requirements and there fore have some effect upon the high cost of living. the governor of Rhode Island has issued a personal. message to the householders of that state in which he urges them to be their own farmers during the coming summer and pledging at the same time the aid and guidance of the commonwealth to all who may desire it. Ie is a time ly step and one that should result in 8 response from all sections of that state.
 It is important that there should be leadership in this matter. It is of. the utmost importance to the people of each and every state that they put forth their best efforts in the way suggested, and there is ~no question but what the small householder with R plot of ground or a vacant lot at his disposal can do much in the way of providing not only a good propor- ton of his own vegetables but that he can raise considerable for the gen. Hraf market
 It would be well if there was a greater Interest in such a matter ev- cry year. No state is getting what it should from the soil. There is too much of a disposition to leave this to someone else, but there are limits to which those engaged in tilling the soil can go, while the planting of the vast extent of land which is ordinarily un- used would contribute materially in the solution of the foodstuffs prob lem. ''
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

Norwich & Worcester or it could not have been accomplished.
 Twire the company obtained loan from the city of $100.000. the lcaH in the first instance being se- cured by 1,500 shares of stock, and in the second by. a. mprtgage on the franchise and income of the road
 In 1843, the Assembly authorized the company to issue bonds. The .junction of thse Norwich q Worcester Raiiroads with the New road, fnow the New London Northernl at Norwich City was effected in 1853.. The junction track passes rover fan-s tic Cove by a curve, south of the leading to the bridge, and across tie city yWharves and slips to the depot near th6 mouth of the Shetnckef. The cQss of this right of way was 4 eempany was incorporated in, f04f for the construction of a railroad from Norwich to the Connecticut River, caEed the Norwich 6 Lyme |s, In 1851, the Norwich & westbrook Railroad Company was incorporated to. effect the same object by a differ ents route. |. Nothing was done by either beyond
 
 eurveys. So Miss caul<ins, writina after the middle 1f the last century, closes an interesting chapter in Norwich iis- tory. ass
 It is well that the present genera :. tion learn what 1t cost to provide the convenient railroad line which we all take as a matter of course; also it is Interesting to discover that there lwere pioneers in extending traff1c facilities from Norwich as a centre. even before the organization of our worthy Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce and Eastern Connecticut Developing Association.
 All of these enterprises did not 90 s<hrouDh;. but none the less let. us honor the unknown citizens who had the initiative to conceive them. They loved their Norwich and they worked for her advancement and progress. building the foundation upon which the present generation is rearing the superstructure, which, let us hope, will. prove Rs worthy in purpose as was their work. No matter if they did not always succeed; their inten- ton was honorable; and ,-
 Not failure, but low aim, is erime!"
 THE DICTAGRAPH. E
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
NEW TREATY LIKELY.

s. For several yearssnow, in fact since tElm last part of the Taft administra- ffan, there has been no treaty of com
 nlerce and anity between this coun- Try and Russia That instrument which had been in existence for more than three quarters of a century was abrogated by the former president when Russia persisted in it's determi-
 nation not to show proper respect to the Jews even when they possessed American passports showing that they were American citizens. Notwithstanding this break there
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
USE ALLENss FooT2 EASE

:. The, antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes and sprinkIed into the foot-bath; If you want rest and com Ing feet. use Allen g Foot Ease. z It re- fieves chilblains and efrostbites and prevents blisters. sore and ca1lous spots. Just the thing for dancing par ties.s patent leather shoes. and for breaking In new shoes. Try 1t today. Sold svsrywhere. 25c. Don't accept any sutstituts For free trial package, ad- dress Allen s. O1msted. Le Roy NY.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

Reports hayo 1t that there has been a, large loss Of -heetuby. tho blowing up of a munitions factorysin Cologne. In that eitys however. one might have expected the workmen would have scented the danger in time to get scented the danger in time to have gotten awaye
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

From the way fin. which other Bel gian: relief ships are being attacked, it becomes quite evident that the safe passage permits which are issued to them are plits mere Scraps. of paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

Whether he gives expression to it or not, the settlement of the threatened srailroad strike in this country will be learned with. sincere regret by the kali ser
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

E. ;Ggrmany. insists upon international law being respected when it cones to any of their ships. particularly the submarine. but such laws are scraps of paper when. respect for the vessels of other countries is involved.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

If reports are correct the prepara- tions which have been centered about Saloniki have not all been in vain now that the marriage 6f General Sarrail and A. Red Cross nurse is announced for ap carly date.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

Right down deep in his heart. it cannot be- believed that =Carranza ex- pected any other answer to his note to this nation regarding the stopping of supplies to. the beliigerents than he gOES '>7sss. ss.-s-.t ss-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

Z With five million .poHnds of Spanish onions under attachment. in Brooklyn, the sheriffssfn charge win have the fearful sympathy of a host of house. wives.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

The man on the corner says: Man is -seen-at-his-uorse -wheE--he begins to pose as a martyr to some limp cause.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

@These sare the days when even the joy riders. are hol1ering- for. improved roads; and this especially in the coun-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

or failure in life than most parents seem capable of corce1ving. E the. world had only been capable of grasp, ing all that was in th= Saviour,s fore cast when He took a Iitt e.sehild in His arms and said .tOf sttch is thes king dom of heaven" it vyol.Id have tsensea that He had reference to more than. innocence, for He mLst have connpre- shended the power of. s1itainment-the spiritual spotentiality of. a human. soul. It is good for chilG to. realize that someone believes in him, Is ever ready. to help him and to laugh with him. The lad who did. not dare wish his teacher a Happy New Year because she was never. happy. unless she was whipping Q boy feared such a good wish might be thought to be an invi-, tat:on to her to whip him, for he knew sne believed 'in his depravfty. An at-, mosphere of fear ana aSuspfcioa does noL fit a child like an atmosphere of trJst and good cheer. Better men and better women would result from our faith in the abfding goodness of the
 IA great many people who profess religion never sound their hearts to see if they know wf,as 1t IS. We all are forced to admit it does not dweH in words, but in character. The one expression of fe4igion which is depend. able is the doing by fthe religious of common things in an uncommon way. The religion which Goes not notice ably improve a mars character is enough of false preteEse to found a. doubt upon as to it's power to save his soul. Formality is not religion; but heartsomeness in all good works is. It is not strange Franklin in- quired: If men are so wicked with; rs.igion, what would they uo without it?'' The fact Is man cannot do with out religion.5 but he caa do muck nlcrs to show the grace and the power of it. Religion is the only treasure in this world which the sol1i. will find to be valid in the next life Another truth is- The man who makes truth his business soon discovers God has made it the source of his bIessedness. If a man is asked how much money he has he can tell, but when it. comes to a SD itual accounting he doesn't reeos- nize his assets. The Christian at all times should be gentle man.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
Sunday Morning Talk
INQUIRE ANCTHER.r


 The parting shot of the angry youth was not as conclusive as he had in- tended it to be. After all, nothing is accomplished by calling an opponent names. He has a poor argument who, when accused of falsehood, merely storms that the other fellow is liar too. The fact that some one else may be no better than I is no excuse for my own offenses. Yet how often men try to evade re- sponsfbility, after this fashion! They assume to excuse their own short comings x by calling attention to sim ilaEt failures all about. them. They declare that plenty sof folks in the world are not better than they. An Hncient writer says that we mortals carry. faults in two bags; one contain ing our own faults being. slung be- hind us out of sight, while the other holding our neighbours faults is borne In front, ever in sight and often counted.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
EpIToRIAL NOTES.

{: The great Russian bear has shown that it sean act2 with understanding
 when driven to 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

r Consider the effortp of European governments to shift the odium of having started the present unhoIy strife. One beS1igerent, pilloried by
 public opinion for soE1e new outrage, merely turns to point a scornful fn- E ger at some other 3eliigerent, ex- claiming, HBut, look what he is do-, ing" It is assumed that, somehow. a nation gets a clean 11lI of health by. being no more barbaric than some of its neighbors. Nations, like individ- uals, have a way of calling names--as though that settled anything.
 To take refuge behind the sins of. another is arrant hypocrisy 1t is, moreover, both cowardly and danger ous.4 He is surely failing behind in the march of lifec who merely keeps step with the straggfers and camp followers Average morality soon be- comes. less than the average. There is a hard outlook for world in which people come to condone failure on the ground that most of their neighbors are as morally and spiritually shabby When the United States Weather Bureau contracts for its annual stock of lanterns, stipulation to bidders is ! that the lanterns furnished must be of the make of Peter Gray or their equivalent" That means that the celebrated lamp-and lantern firm of Peter Gray & Sons has for years put put so line product that the Govern
 
 lantern accepted by Uncle Sam, then, must be as good as the best. A man. ufacturer offering inferior goods can not ',get by" on the plea that plenty or other goods on the market are no better than his own. All Of which has suggestion for the youth who is throwing out his chest because he can prove that the other | fellow is a liar too How does it profit his own situation to prove it? Since when were we told to find our standards of conduct in our ;erring fel- low men? Who gave us permissioril to slump down to the average nor- atitye of the world? If there is any: such teaching in the Book that the honor it has escaped the attention of those who have studied 1t most W Man needs standard outside him. self. He needs one higher than any found in the hurly burly' world in which most of us live and move and nave our being. The lights along the shores of time blink and waver. The
 human mariner must steer by the pole "Ye therefore efam be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect Does that standard seem impractical ply high? It is doubtless made so with intention. The Almighty knows that we mortals, in. the stress of the discount on the .greafa ideals. We must be summoned to the mountain peaks if we are even to reach the foothills. The heights sthnd revealed pelore us as a Challenge to mortal striving. Woe be to him who is. sat- isned- with life in the pIaini
 THE PARSoN. .s
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24
The Iate .EIhert Huthard counsel

The late Ebert Huktard counselled us to s.believe in the divinity of the child, not : in its deprnvity." This is wha tt. the world has bsen guilty of not doing. We haveacone 1t last to rec ognize thats inspiration is what the child needs, not depression or sup pression. The parentai relation to- the child has mo1s to do. with it's success
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

(Oof course Miss .cauI<ins was writing this chronicle long before the Groton Division of the New Haven Road was completed It would sur- prise the worthy lady were she to re- turn to the world wherein she played her part so well and so usefully, and see the busy Iines which runs from Norwich port. to the Sound. past the and the revivified Navy Yard. with it's present evidences of pfeparedness.)
 She eontinues:- Public .oefnion fav-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

We love 10 be told we have "a gov ernment. of the people; for the peo pie, by the people, but in all respects it doesn't seem to measure up to it. self as it should. Such a. government ought not to leave the people to sbe ex- plotted and robbed by self1shness and greed-1eave them at the mercy of the rich and the ruthless in every sort of an organization-while it has no law to limit their power or to protect themselves from being taxed more ex- cessively, by. private interests than public or political interests dare to venture. Such & government is fall ure if it does not protect the people from eextortion and oppression. does not rise to the dignity and power to prevent private interests and speclIla- tive sharks from forcing the people to the point of destitlttion and from esn- barrassing the government itself in time Of in1perilling crises. If we have . government "of the people for the people, bS the people," we should see that it protects the people from every kind of an unrigilteolls and unmereiful combination.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-24

In consequence of tnis oBarr,,s the casionaily grounded in the river, were now 1frequently delayed two or three hours upon their route. This obstrac- ton, together with the serious in- convenience arising from the ice in the winter season, induced the com pany to extend its line from Norwich along the bank of the river, seven miles to AIlyn's Point, near Gales Ferry. This part Of the road was completed in fS43. 734