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Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Saarbrucken, General Industrial Cen ter. The Saarbrucken district, about 70 miles square, which has been the objective of numerous allied raids, comprises, according to a war geog- raphy bulletin issued by the National Geographic society, one of the richest coal regions of Europe, and conse- quently is a highly organized indus trial center, the manufactures includ- ing gunpowder, machinery, soap, iron wares, glass, tapestries, textiles, leath- CT and cotton goods.
 'Saarbrucken proper, which is situ- ated on the left bank of the Saar, one of the affiuents of the Mosel, was years ago, when it's twin cities across the river-St. Johann and Burbach- Malstatt-were consolidated with it, so that today it has a population apS proximating 100000.
 "The Saarbruck district produces between ten and eleven million tons of coal annually in normal times, and i've -sixths of the mines are owned by the state. The number of men em- ployed in this industry alone reaches 50, 900.
 ''Saarbrucken is in Rhenish Prussia, 52 miles by rail east of Metz, but less than 40 miles in an airline from that strongly fotified German city. Yer which M the the raiding English avistors must have started. is 76 miles to the west.
 Through an excellent system of canals, the narrow Saar rver is nav igabe for some distance above Saar- brucken. The city's name is derived from a bridge which spanned the stream in Roman days, the site of the old crossing being marked by the Ate Brucke (Old Bridge) which is pro- duct of 18th century engineering.
 For more than 400 years Saarbrick- en was the residence of the counts and princes of Nassau-Saarbricke but in 1793 this distinction passed from the city. In that year the French burned the chateau, but it was subse- quently restored after a fashion.
 ''Saarbrucken is famous in German history as the city where the French struck their first blow in the Franco Prussian war. On August 2d, 1870, the French seized and occupied the town. but four days later they were forced to withdraw before a numer- battle which occurred on the Heights of Spicheren, three miles soVth of the city, resulted in a loss of more fhau n 4,600 men and 223 officers for the Ger mans, and of $500 men and 24S off, cers on the French side.
 "St. Ingbert, where the greatest damage is reported to have been done by the aero bombs, is seven miles by rail east of Saarbrucken. It is a man ufacturing town of 15,500 people. The town is situated on the Rohrbach, a tributary of the Saar. Numerous steel and iron works and glass factories are established here The place is named for the Irish saint. Ingobert."
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
VETO SHOULD BE SUSTAINED.

Efforts are already underway for the purpose of passing the immigration bill, with it's literacy test. over the veto of the president. This was to be expected It was indicated while the bill was up for action that this move would be made as it had been in the past, and it is apparent that if the members of both houses vote in the same way that they did when the bill that was vetoed was favorably acted upon there will be much more than the necessary two-thirds majority necessary to make the bill law re- gardIess of the veto.
 But can the members of congress be held to their previous action? That is what the fate of the bill hinges upon. In the past there has been as much confidence that the veto could be overridden as there Is now. There were large majorities then but when it came to a test it was found that the legislators were unwilling to dis regard the position which had been taken by the president.
 That it is believed will be the po- sition which many of them will take when the vetoed measure comes up again for action. and it certainly ought to be. There are many good features in the immigration bill There are provisions which ought to be enacted into law. and they would have been long ago but for the fact that there is included therein the dis tasteful and unAmerfcan literacy test This is an unwise method of Judging the fitness of those who come to these shores. The veto of the president was therefore the expression of sound judgment. It was what was called for and it ought to be sustained.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
SAVE DADS LIFE
 GET II FOR HIM
SAYS TT IS SUICIDE TO GUT cORNs AND TELLs HOW THEY
 LIFT RIGHT OUT.

You simply say to the drug store man, Give me a quarter of an ounce of freezone-" This will cost very little but is sufficient to remove every hard or soft corn from one's feet
 A few drops applied directly upon a tender, aching corn should relieve tho soreness instantly, and soon the entire corn. root and all, can be lifted out with the fingers without pain.
 This new way to rid ones feet of corns was introduced by a Cincinnati sticky 1t dries in a moment, and seems to simply shrivel up the corn without infiaming or even irritating the sur rounding tissue or skin.
 Don't let father die of infection or 1ockjaw from whiting at his corns, but cut this out and make him try it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

ship with scoutmasters and other scout officials throughout the country. 2. Promote and develop courses for leadership in scouting both in connec- ton with established educational in stitutions, and under the auspices o1 local scout councils
 3. Arrange for campaigns to pro- mote a better general understanding o1 the merits of the scout program. 4. Present it's plea for leaders to various student. bodies and at conven- tions and conferences of religious and
 5. Develop correspondence courses for inspiration and instruction of scout leaders.
 G. Cultivate the interest of school teachers and others particularly con- cerned with education matters in the value of the activities prescribed in the scout program.
 Lorne W. Barclay has been chosen to head this new department. MT. Bar clay'S educational training and experi- ence particularly fit him for work in this new field He has an A B. degree School of Religions; and was scout executive, Manhattan-Bronx Boy Scout councils, 1915-1916. During these years he lectured at Yale, Columbia, and Toronto university on social deuca- tion.
 Mr. Barclay will be assisted by a committee of eminent educators, con- sisting of Jeremiah W. Jenks, Id. D., director of the division of public af- fairs, New York university; Dr. James F. Russell dean of Teachers college. Columbia university; Prof Norman E. Richardson, head of department of re- ligious education, Boston university, in which the courses in scouting and recreational leadership of Boston uni- yersity are given.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
KITCHENS REVENUE BILL.

Much opposition is being manifest ed towards the revenue raising bill of the administration and particularly to that provision which has to do with a tax on excess profits. Some large ap- propriations are being made for pre- paredness and as was to be expected the responsibility for the proposed tax ation is being attributed to that req son. The fact that the administration has failed almost from the start to produce sufficient revenue, and that there is a steadily increasing deficit in the treasury is of course overlooked. It wouldn't do to admit that the method which has been pursued was a mistake or a failure.
 But what is even more astonishing is the statement which was made by Claude Kitchin. chairman of the ways and means committed, concerning this taxation plan when he said. 'These taxes will go to pay appropriations. practically all, or most of which will go north of Mason and Dixon's line; and will say now that appropriations for preparedness, shipyards, munition makers, etc, will go to the benefit of those classes who happen to live north of Mason and Dixon's line. All of these fellows who happen to live in the localities that will pay the large part of this tax can get rid of 1t by moving down to my town of Scotland Neck and spending a little bit of it there"
 That is barefaced declaration of a determination to tax a certain part of the country for the benefit of the remainder. It is not surprising that when only a portion of the country is hit by a taxation scheme from which all will benefit that there should be a remonstrance, but it is like adding fuel to a fire when MT. Kitchin makes sueh a statement as he has.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Suffered with Catarr1 for Twelve Months

Since taking four bottles of your Pe- runa feel a different person alto gether. The severe pains in my head have disappeared, and my entire sys- tenn has been greatly strengthened.
 This Is my first testimonial to the
 curative qualities of any patent
 medicine. but I feel it a duty to
 mankind to let them know of tine greatest medicine on earth. Peruna, in my estimation. for the above trouble"
 Those who object to liquid r1sdi' cines can now procure Peruna Tah' lets.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Bridgeport spends many thousands Of dollars annually to provide parks and breathing places for it's residents. Athletic grounds, golf courses, ten his courts and bathing beaches are laid out that people may have relaxa- tion. rest and pleasure in their spare time.
 This is along proper modern lines and should be encouraged.
 But how about lovers of skating? Thousands who work all day can skate only in the evening. Darkness adds nothing to the pleasure of skat- ing, nor does it reassure the timid. Then why not light spaces on the shores of some of our smaller ponds so that this healthful winter sport may be enjoyed to it's utmost.
 A few lights on the shores of Berk- shire pond or at Beardsley park would cost but little and would light a sufh- cient area to accommodate hundreds Temporary poles might even be plac- ed on the ice.
 These ideas are carried out in the west, where outdoor winter sports are encouraged, and we seem far behind the times in not following suit. Nor walk has a pond that is lighted by popular subscription. The expense was less than $50.
 A move of this sort by the park board would prove popular.
 How about it?-Bridgeport Stand ard.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Coming Back in May.

A former secretary of the German legation in Paris recently managed to have delivered to woman acQuaint- ance in Paris a letter announcing his ing the hope that their former cour- teous and cordial relations might be resumed.
 The bearer of the letter left it with the concierge of the apartment build ing where the lady resides, then dis appeared.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
SELECT PoSTMASTERS ON
 MERIT,

It has long been recognized that the postofhces ought to be out of politics This was appreciated years ago when civil service was made to cover the most of the employees in that depart ment of the government, and later when additions were made to the number. It received further recognf- ton when postmasters in certain of the offices were included hereunder, but there has been a long and per sistent demand that all ,postmasters, even those in the biggest offices should be named to office because of their qualifications for the job rather than because of political favor. The ground has been taken that if it is good judgment 60 have the subordinates out of politics it is equally important that the superiors should be also, that the postal service might be free from political entanglements.
 During the recent campaign Charles D. Hughes came out in favor of put ting all postmasters under classified civil service. He was followed in this stand by President Wilson. and in support of the declaration which he made at that time the president is now reported to be supporting the amendment which has been proposed by Senator Poindexter to the legisla- tive, executive and judicial appropria- ton bill providing for this change. It is of course an suspicious time for the administration to have this cover the large number of appointees who are now holding office, but nevertheless the step is a wise one. It is for the interest of the country that such a change should be made in the method of selecting postmasters. Postmasters -H- | l. &--. | 1zls-. A41-, because they are thoroughly qualified for the task and not because they have been hard workers for one party or the other.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
A GOOD TIME
RIJoU MALL, at JEWETT CITY Saturday Night, February 3rd
 paneins-swahn's orehestra Cars to Norwich After Dance

O00, 900, in 1915 to sl,7s4,ooo, 900, and
 in 1916 will approximate S3,200,0O0,0O this estimate being based upon actual figures of the Department of Commerce for ten months ending with October, and the figures of the Port of ncW
 York for November and December. DIT total exports of manufactures in 1918 are more than three times as much az in. 1914 and 80 per cent greater than
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
FortymiIs Gold District, AIasIa.

The earliest placer mining In the Alaska part of the Yukon basin was done on the bars of Fortymile river in 1886, and during the next two years hundreds of miners came to the scene of the discovery. This event opened up inland Alaska and led to the dis covery of the famous Klondike plaeers on the Canadian side of the boundary some 10 years later. Over S2Oo,OOO,OO worth of gold has been taken out of the KIondike and the Alaska Yukon placer camps in the 80 years since FoFtymiIe was discovered. Of this about s6, SOC, 900 worth of gold has come from the Fortymile district.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Moral Force.

MT. Editor: The mayor of a city ought to be something more than a figurehead-and political fgurehead. at that. Recognized as a city's first citizen, how the citizens are all de- graded if he does not measure up to the part. It is an agreeable surprise to large portion of the citizens of New England to recognize that Nor wich has now something more than a presiding oficer-a mayor who recog- nizes that he has official duties to perform-wholesome and protective laws to enforce-and who intends to attend to his official business.
 Some of the panderers to vice. are all worked up, and some of our pro- fessedly good citizens are all of a tremble because Mayor Brown is do- ing things. They say he is not playing good politics, and that is awfully dis appointing. He is certainly showing what a man of moral conviction looks like in action, and he has the moral support of all lovers of law and order.
 A mayor of his character only needs one term in office. for he leaves a memorable record neither he nor the city will ever have occasion to be ashamed of.
 OBSERVER.
 Norwich, Jan. 31, 1917
 Graduate Nurses Association of Conn.
 MT. Editor:-In regard to the notice in your column of Various Matters eiA AOSAo#o PdPCI O1 Luo HCAI quar- terly meeting of the Graduate Nurses Association of Conn" to be held in Elks hall. Waterbury. Conn. at 1.45 2o,id m' ,i,.a Wednesday; ed esd February 7th an open meeting and all who are in terested in the work the state nurses are doing will be very welcome
 Miss Redfield of New Haven will give report of the annual conven- uon of the American Red Cross, and Miss Annie Goodrich. R. N, assistant professor in the department of nurs- ing and education of teachers college, Columbia University. N. Y, is to talk on Revision
 The state officers are very anxious to have as large an attendance as possible. both because of the inforna- ton they will receive on the sub ject of districting of the state, which concerns nurses in general so much, and also with the hope of securing their interest and support for the coming year. Less than half of the nurses of the state belong to the state association. The membership stands now at four hundred and sev- enty and as this year is to be a par dcularly strenuous one the aim is to make this a banner meeting and bring the membership up to the five hundred mark, which means thirty new mem bers before February the seventh. Any nurse who wishes to become a mem Der before that time will be furnished application blanks very gladly by the undersigned.
 FRANCES E. TINGLEY.
 Norwich, Jan. 31, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

It is to be hoped that if anything has happened to the Deutschland that it is nothing worse than being cap- tured and taken to port, No one wants to think of such a waste of life as would be caused by sending it to the bottom.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
RETURNING TO DIPLOMACY

The ordering of Henry P. Fletcher, appointed some time ago as amibas- sadcr to Mexico. to his post. indicates a new phase in the relations of this country and the de facto government Of the republic to the south. This
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

When Bulgaria points out that Presidentf Wilson could end the war by stopping the supplies going to the allies, that brings us back again to the old argument which it was thought had been ended long ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

It begins to look as if the Mexican troopers were unwilling to let the American cowboys get away from the border without a parting shot.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Four
 Bottles PERUNA Made Me .
 Different Person.

brought quite a boom to the business and there was noted in Meriden and other cities with good streets a large increase in the number of wheels. An even greater effort is to be made this year and Hhe manufacturers are said to be planning a most extensive cam paign to interest folks in wheeling.
 They feel that the bicycle has a natural field, and are going to boost the sales in that scope. Automobiles crippled the bike business, but auto mobiles brought better roads. and these have made bicycle riding a less painful process, thereby helping indi- rectly in the comeback.
 A particular appeal is to be made to the youngsters who have energy to burn, and it will also be pointed out that the bicycle is beneficial to those of sedentary occupations who need light exercise.
 If they still feel the need of little more light exercise, they can go to the harvest field or take up the light em- ployment of stoking a ship. Bicycling would be light exercise if one could rde down hill all the way, but the roads aren't built that way.
 However, there is one pleasant pros pect in the renewed gains in the bicy- cle trade; it is largely based on the fact that the motorcycle is slipping. Motorcycle sales are said to be falling off, because the motorcycle Is about as expensive as an automobile, and much more painful than a bicycle.- Meriden Journal.
 If Representative Savage of Meriden started out to gain notoriety by his cat licensing and cat muzzling bill he was surely successful. The bill has called forth editorial comment in both bill has attracted attention from Con- necticut to the Rocky Mountains, and the friends and foes of the feline fam fly are lined up on the measure One metropolitan paper has a humorous article about the woes of the man of the house when his better half orders him to muzzle the family cat before turning her out dors for the night New Britain Herald.
 With a case of hydrophobia to stim- ulate the enforcement of the laws for the protection of men and animals from the attacks of rabid dogs, there should be no more delay in rounding up unmuzzled and untagged animals within the city limits. It is impossible for the dog warden alone to run them all down. He should have the assist ance of the police in rounding up all citizens in locating suspicious characters of the canine species.- Waterbury Republican
 Leaders of the suffragist movement in Connecticut head a fight of the woman's movement against the saloon. Hitherto the suffrage movement has been ostensibly neutral with respect to the liquor license, but the suffrag ists now, apparently, are making an open issue.
 This breach would no doubt have arrived in time, but it has been hast ened by the efforts of the liquor in terests to keep the woman away from the ballot.
 This open enmity will probably at first delay the ballot to women,' but in the long run it must prove disastrous to the liquor traffic. It is only a mat ter of time when women will vote ev erywhere-Bridgepo Farmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

When a New York mother says that she cannot support her baby on $20.- 900 a year. one wonders what Is go- ing to become of that lusty youngster.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

When 1t is announced that the new styles call for kimona sleeves for men, it looks as if Fashion was playing into the hands of the tricksters.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

We'll it will be possible of course if there Is an extra session of con- gress, to throw all the blame for 1t over onto Thomas W. Lawson.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

General Pershing has been in Mexi- co long enough so that 1t cannot be said that he went right in, turned around and came right out again.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
BOY SCOUT EDUCATION
 DEPARTMENT FOUNDED.

Famous Educators Join in Work of
 Helping Scout leaders.
 The national council of the Boy Scouts of America has just completed the organization of an educational de- partment of the Boy Scout movement which wiII:-
 1. Conduct conferences on leader
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: To get sympathy all that is necessary in some cases Is to prove that you are the under dog.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

Switzerland is suffering from the high price and the shortage of coal In that respect all the neutrals ap- pear to be treated alike.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
United States Makes Worlds High Record in Exportation of Manu-

The United States in 1918 made the worlds high record' in the exporta-
 ton of manufactures. The total value of manufactures exported from this country in the year just ended is greater than the value of manufac-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01
Bone Dry.

All those necessary drains on the national treasury indicate that by now 1t, too, must be In the prohini- ton ranks.-Columbia. 8. c. State.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-01

4 bicycle campaign last year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-04
WILSON WILL NOT
GIVE UP IF FIRST
M0VEMEM FAILS

president. Neither is there official
Comment available on the statement
that the entente reply 10 President Will
sons note will be in hA hands two days
tetore it is made publh
House Sees President.
Col +. M. House, who had advised
closely with President Wilson all along
on the peace movement conferred a,
length with the president today and
moved about official circles conferring
with others in touch with the subject
Definite arrangements for publication
of the entente reply have not yet beer
announced here.
President Wilson's attitude was
again described today as being sure
that some beneficial results will come
from negotiations and he is holding
himself ready for the mex, step.
II another communication is sent, il
is expected to make clearer the posi-.
ton of the president as il is felt tha,
as result OF comment abroad and IL
the United States and the debate IL
the senate more or less confusion ha,
arisen as TO just what he intended
Might Constitute Guarantees.
President Wilson's chief hope in tn,
ultimate success OF ths negotiations il
known TO lie in his suggestion that {
means be found for maintaining peac,
in the future, II an agreemen, on tina
I0tnt can be reached the president Il
said to feel il would constitute thu
guarantees for the future" demandet
BY the entente allies and it might b,
possible then to return toward a set
tlement of the present conflict.
1t was generally indicated todal
that the president has no present in
,cution of asking Col +. NJ, House I,
go to Europe on a peace mission, Colo
mel House was uncommunicatiye abou
hi, visit here and before coming ar
ranged engagements which kept hin
busy until the time of his departure
this afternoon,