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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07

tons of potash (K. 2 O. with a net value at point of shipment of at least $3, ,500, ,000 figured at the prevailing selling prices. This is ten times the value of the production reported for 1915, but the figures submitted by many of the producers represent only a start made toward the end of 1e10. The total for 1917 Is therefore likely to be much greater.
 The largest output has come from the Nebraska ellSali lakes, but the natural saline deposits elsewhere are now just beginning to make import ant contrils.aSions. The figures for potash derived from alunite, of which there is only one important producer are combined with those for avail able potash in cement kiln. fiue-dust, greensand, and feldspar recoveries, in order not to disclose figures given in confidence. These do not include a considerable quantity of feldspar said to have been mined and prepared for possible use for the sake of the pot ash 1t contains.
 The production of potash from or ganic sources is about half that from mineral sources. The recovery of pot ash from pearlash is an old eatabiish- ed industry. A great deal of publicity has attended the efforts to obtain pot ash from kelp but a similar organic
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advances which were not in kespins with the jump in the cost ef proauc- ton, the appeal which was made to the federal body has produced desired results. That there was somethins unjust in the manner fin which the manufacturers have done their best to squeeze the publishers was plainly manifested when they offered to sub eral trade commission when it looked cd which would bring out the real facts in the matter.
 That the cost of production should affect the paper manufacturers in these times much as it has others was fully understood by the publishers and they were prepared to accept reason able increases in the cost of news print paper. but it was against the unreasonable demands. the efforts to insist upon outrageous increases be- cause it was considered they had + within their power to ge. them sor shut off the supply. that the protests were made.
 The increase in paper cost has been felt in all lines of business and has called forth many economies. The rate which the commission has fixed upon the agreement by both the man. ueacturers and the publishers that they do so is far ahove old prices. but it must be looked upont as within the bounds of reason even though it will not warrant the abandonment of the economies which have already been forced.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
BEssIE's HELPFULNEss

Come into the library ana. lot me shut the door," said the Little Woman firmly. I've got to tell you some them and spoke slowly. distinctly. but as one with pent up feelings.
 "Yes. my husbands sister was lovely perfectly charming" she said. .Ev- cry one has told him so. until he's wondering why he he never half ap- preciated Bessie when he was at home with her. could have told him, but didn't. I'm only telling you because well, because if I didn't. I'd probably the streets some day.
 Bessie hadn't been here three hours before Mrs. Nudge brought her baby downstairs. She was going to run to the store and wanted to leave it.
 "'Oh, leave him with mel gargied Bessie, and she really meant it. He is an adorable baby. Mrs. Nudge smiled indulgentIy, as though confer ring n E. a ,fss favor. and ,;I1I ripped down the the hand and that was the last of her for a good four hours.
 "Oh course, know Mrs. Nudge, and I'm never so cordial as Bessie was. when she brings him down when I'm husy. We'll, Bessie played with him just, fifteen minutes and then she pianked him down beside me, while she went up to unpack. called her in an hour to come and get her charge,
  ing and she had just come downstairs all fresh and sweet to see, when Mrs. Nudge came back She took the bahy from. me in the kitchen and I heard her laugh lightly as she gave him to his mother and begged her to bring him in again, she'd enjoyed him so muchi
 t'sThen, when I'd invited compsny for her and had to stay home from the club long enough to get the house cleaned, Bessie offered to go on ahead and carry my sewing bag and explain why I was late. So told her to run along, for she really wasn't much help when real work had to be done.
 When I got to the club there she was, industriously meRding the stock ings, which was to be my work for the day, having been horribly neglect ed. She did look sweet and busy and and I could see the ladies smiling and holding and I was quite prepared for Mrs. Hughes to draw me aside long enough to tell me had a new sister and wasn't 1t dear of her to want to help me by
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 being supremely cheap and easy to manufacture. It's official name was the Cellerier, after the artillery cap tain who invented 1t.
 In addition to the Cellerier crapoufl- lot, number of old six-inch mortars were sent to the trenches from the arsenals, and in March they were re- inforced by a cor Nete system of scientific trench artillery, including the admirable 53-m trench gun.
 Meanwhile the use of hand gren- first grenades available were of the most ancient model, fitted with an exposed time fuse. and drawn from the stocks still preserved of siege material In February, 1915, the Ger mans profiting by their superior man ufactur.ng power and their state of preparedness, were already provided with offensive" grenades, that is, grenades which either produced TO spiinters at all or splinters that car rfed so short a distance that the men who threw them were in no danger even if he was without cover.
 At all times, the Germans made use of two kinds of grenades, the one consisting Of high explosives with out any metal envelope, the other having 9 steel envelope in two parts, fitted together like the shell of a tor toise. Despite this important mate rial advantage, which was of the greatest value in hand to- hand fight impression on the French lines dur ing the spring of 1915, and about July Of that year the French troops were provided with grenades of both the defensive and offensive types that were quite equal to the German.
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NOT REPRESENTATIVES or THEIR
 STATES.

If those senators who held up the senate and prevented a vote on the armed neutrality biI1 are anxfOus to find out what their constituents think of their action all they have to do is to give a moments consid- eration to the resolutions that are be- ing passed by the legislatures of their states, ponder on the teiegrams that have been sent to them from home and give heed to the sentiments that are being expressed by an aroused public not only outside of but with in their own commonwealths.
 Senators Works and O.Gorrnan have completed their senatorial terms and it is safe to predict that they will never be called upon by their respec- tive states to hold such office again The Missouri legislature in it's reso- lution rebuking Senator Stone for his action only mildly expresses the feel ing of the people of that state who are deeply huniiliated at such repre- sentation, while Arkansas and North Dakota are indignant that their sena- tors should be particfpants in the shameful conduct. The legislatures in both states endorse the president.
 Even radical Wisconsin, which has manifested so much interest in La Toilette, rises up to condemn him for the part Rhlch ne Iook With tne Ho- torious twelve while the feeling against Lane in Oregon runs so high that there is serious talk of a recall. and if such is attempted there can be little doubt but what it will suc- ceed. There can be no surprise at these expressions from the various states They are only what must have been expected as the result of such iisioyal conduct and they show that the action of the senator's does not represent the sentiment Of their states regardless of what tlaose6 out .i.le tI,1 col,,,fr,r. tIafaic a laoait it
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
eerrIhe RESPECT FOR RULES.

Hardly is there comm munity which is not bothered with it's automobile speeders and just as many communi- ties are there which have been forced to give serious consideration to the reduction of this highway menace. Some have tackled the problem in one way and some in another, but 1t has invariably been found that while len iency is due in certain instances. if it becomes the general practice it is bound to be interpreted as a license, which, means that highway regula- tions do not amount to the paper they are written upon.
 But out of recognition of the fact that the innocent. or those who violate ordinances without intention, ought not to be penalized in the same man ner as those who do it with full un- derstanding of what they are up to, the traffic authorities in Brooklyn have arranged to gifc warnings to each and regulations, which of course includes infraction of the rules, and a sum mons to court will be served on occa- sion of the second offense-
 This certainly is reasonable and in many cases too mitch so. but it gives the court the opportunity to deal with vioiators in a manner, which makes them realize what breaking the rules actually means. as is manifested in the case of speeder who, having been in court before. was sent to jail for a period of ten days. With such an enforcement of the laws it cannot help being apparent to all drivers of the highway that the obedience. of the reg ulations is the npne safe policy to fol- low. and that Of course Is all that the authorities seek.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
STORIES OF THE WAR
Handarenades and Bombs.

In connection with the importance nowadays attached to the hand grenade and bomb in trench warfare, it is interesting to note that the nrst use of these weapons in the present war was by the German forces in the Argonne and in Belgium in December 1914. The forces employing them were the 18th and 18th German corps. 1t was from these corps that the garri- sons of Metz and Strassburg were drawn, so that it is probable that they from the stocks of these fortresses, and trained there in their employ ment-
 Up to this time the minenwerfer, which had been studied in Germany before the war, does not seem to have been regarded as anything except a fortress weapon. Its use, However. In trench warfare became general on the German side in January and Febru- ary, 1915, so that it must have been manufactured in considerable quan- titles at the end of 1914.
 The French displayed their tradi- tional powers of improvisation in the reply they made to these new wea- cases that had been fired by the Ger man 77 Held gun, of which there was abundance. They mounted the shrap- nel eases on wooden stands, on which they had something of the appear ance of a toad, whence came the word "crapouiilot" now a general term for trench mortars, and used it as miniature mortar to throw ex- ploSives into the enemy trenches. It was simple and not ineffective weapon. with the great advantage of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
BETTER THAN CAL0MEL
Thousands Have Discovered Dr. k Edwards Olive Tablets are " a Harmless Substitute

[ Dr. Edwards Olive .Tablets-the sub stitute for caiomei-are mild but sure laxative, and their effect on the liver is almost instantaneous. They are the re- suit of Dr. Edwards determination not to treat liver and bowel complaints with calomel. His efforts to banish it brought out these little oiive-coiored tablets.
 These pleasant little tablets do the good that caloHlel does, bat have no bad after effects They don't injure the teeth like strong liquids or calornei. They. take hold of the trouble and at the expense of the teeth? CaioHei sometimes plays havoc with the gums. So do strong liquids. It is best not to take calofr1ef, but to let Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets take its place.
 ! Most headaches. "dullness" and that lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. EdwardS Olive Tablets when you feel "loggy and ssheavy." Note how they f'clear" ciouded brain and how they "perk up" the spir- its. 1oc and z5c a box. Ali druggists.
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07

mending the family stockings, when she was visiting.
 T leave it to you, could tell her that it was the first time I knew Bes- sic could hold needle and that I should much have preferred that she had left me my stockings to darn, while she had stayed home long enough to make her bed and hang up her clothes and write her own accept ance to the Beresons' tea. just smiled and when Bessie smilingly re- fused to let me take the stockings and ordered me to sit down and rest, had
 to. 1t was ten minutes before lunch After lunch Bessie was busy talking and I quietly picked up the stockings and found just one little hole in one of Biily's socks mended.
 But it was hard to smile on when
 Bessie told Billy at supper that night that he should be ashamed of wear ing so many holdes in his socks, that she and had spent all our nice club day mending themf And Billy smiled
 most gently at her, instead of at me! And when Bessie had gone out for the evening with some young man he told me we ought to do something splen- did for her. she'd been such a brick while visiting us. pitching in and help ing with the work and all He said he'd met MT. Morrison on the street and he stopped biIn to ask where he'd concealed that sister so long. That it was so unusual for girl of her com plexion and eyes and hair to be so sweet and quiet and domestic that every one was talking about her.
 Tt seemed some one had given out the fact that she was always doing embroidery. Now from the inside I could tell any one that Bessie very frankly showed me the embroidery and told me her mother had done the first half to coax her to finish it, and she used 1t for pickup work, just to have something in her fingers1but she'd had not finished one single eyelet since she had been here!
 So Billy brought her a meleskin huff when she was ready to go home and told her it was for all the help she had been to me which he appreciated more than he could say, and Bessie smiled happily and with her hands in his present, behind his neck, she put her cheek sroi-~- his and whispered audfbly that 1t was a pleasure to help me and she'd enJoyed every bit of work she'd done."
 Invite her camping next summer" suggested the friend; then Biliy'u un- derstand. d."-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
AUSTRALIANS zIezAe RAILWAY.
First Means of Crossing Blue Noun tains Which Walled In Coastal Set tlemenk.

In looking back oyer the history of the original settlement at Sydney, at first it seems strange that the base of the Blue Mountains, a plateau 5000 feet in height and days ride from the coast, Skn uld mark the edge of known land for twenty-five years aft CT civilization.
 There are. however, good reasons for this seeming lack of enterprise. The Blue Mountains, though not lofty, are broad. and constitute Q formidable barrier. There are TO long valleys heading in practicable passes and furnishing access from the east and the west; the stream heads are boxes inclosed by walls, and it was only when the narrow divides were chosen for causeways that the passage of the mountain was successfully accom- plished.
 The famous "zigzags' of the first railroad, now replaced by dozen ex- pensive tunnels required for the pre- cipitous descent of 2,000 feet given even the casual tourisean impression of the ruggedness of the plateau; and dred fat-topped promotories and gazes down into canyons whose walls may be scaled only by an experienced mountaineer and looks out over a tan gle of canyons and cliffs and tables at lower levels, he realizes that "magni. ficent scenery" for the present genera ton must have been 'disheartening obstacles to the scout in search of tillable land.
 It is as if the only feasible cross ing of the Appalachians which con- fined the American colonists to the coastal belt were through the most rugged portion of West Virginia rath- CT than along the Mohawk or through the Cumberland Gap.-National Geo. graphic Magazine.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Of the total number on the rolls of the National Guard at the call for mo- bilization nearly 47,657 we're lost on account of physical debility, or for other reasons.
 Of the total number who went to the border 28,0G0-nearly one-half, or co., 900 were without any military train ing; 56,813 had never fired a military rifle, and only 37 per cent. of those who were enrolled when the call came were mustered into the service. There fore, had our troops been called upon to face the troop of a first class, or even a second class power, the most appalling slaughter of our own people would have been inevitable.
 Think it over if you are not favoring universal military training of a req soflaible sort for every youth in the land.-New Haven Union.
 Perhaps the farmers cant be blam- cd for charging all the traffic will bear at a time when, as the Aroostook po- tatocrat truly says, "everybody's doing it." But let them take care.
 Heretofore the farmer has always had the friendly sympathy of the gen. era1 public. It may be granted that he has the same right to gouge the con- suners that city food-nanipulators have. But let him not brag of his power and Haunt his monopolistic gains too openly lest public sympathy turn to envy and ennity. The farmer and the consumer ought to be friends They need each other.-Waterbury Re- publican.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
THE COAST GUARD SERVICE.

Perhaps there is no better bit of evidence regarding the sacrifice which Is ready to be made when occasion re- uuires it. than that which has been furnished by the crew of the coast guard steamer Yamacraw off Ocean City, Md. when after responding to he distress signals of the tanker Louisiana which had gone aground len men lost their lives in attempts to each the stranded vessel.
 The conditions which were faced by those members of the coast guard vessels crew, when every boat that was launched was quickly capsized, can be appreciated. It was a case where life was being placed in jeo- pardy in an attempt to save other lives and property. and this is the character of the service which is rem dered every year by thS many cutters which the government maintains for the protection of the lives and prop erty in the coasting trade.
 It must therefore be apparent that conscientious consideration should be given to each and every demand that Is made for the purpose of providing greater safety in the way of the best and most stable vessels for the carry ing on of this service. When men are prepared to risk their lives in such work of rescue. the government can not fail in furnishing them with ey- cry means of carrying on such work which will insure the greatest degree of safety to them They are entitled net only to staunch craft in which to
 I but to every modern device that siil aid them in their endeavors, and M view of the experience of the Yam ncraw crew it would appear that each vessel Of this character is entitled to the best that is available in non cap sfzeable life boats or launches and the most approved equipment in all lines.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
THIS YEARS INAUGURAL.

Tn decided contrast to the condi- lions which have prevailed in many years were those existing at this last Inauguration of the president of the United States. With no indication whatever of the great number of in- ternational problems that have arisen turing the past four years, the situa- don today shows what can be brought about in such a brief period. Four years ago it would have been almost impossible to make one believe that such a state of affairs could have been brought about, since it was gem orally considered that the civilized world of that time was. too far above It.. Experience has shown, however, to the contrary and peace is still de- pendent upon an uncertain future.
 In his inaugural address President Wilson makes due reference to the international problems which the country has had to face. whether we would have it so or not and insisting that we have stood and must stand sor the principles of a liberated man kind the president truly says. Tt is imperative that we should stand to- gether. We are being forced into a new unity amidst the fires that now blaze throughout the world. In their ardent heat we shall, in Gods provi Hence. let us hope. be purged of fac lions and divisions, purified of the er- rant honors of party and of private Interest, and shall stand forth in the lays to come with new dignity of national pride and spirit. Let each man see to it that the dedication is n his own heart. the high purpose of the nation in his own mind, ruler of his own will and desire
 K- American unity and it ought not to be necessary to expatiate upon it's value to this nation. The wisdom of It has long ago been determined.
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Throuah careIessness.

Mir. Editor: I was one of those cul- prits that was ordered to appear in court last Thursday morning because my milk license was. not registered for 1916. On looking it over I found it registered with the city clerk s name signed thereon. Now I am won dering what I was ordered there for? Through someone's carlessness Pm thinking. It put me to great deal of trouble. I had to drive seven miles also lose half a days work That means something to a farmer, who is trying to make a living these hard times. Grain is high and help is also. can't afford to spend many half days through someone who is getting a sal- ary being careless.
 ANOTHER CULPRIT
 Preston March 6. 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
Taks No chanee. ln Mareh

Cold rains eand wet feet make a good family cough medicine a neces- sitY. Every sensible person knows that coughs and colds should not be neglected. A slight cold quickly turns to bad cold, then too often is fol- lowed by grippe, bronchitis or pneu- monia M. P Noel, JF, Monticello, Minn., writes: T had an awful cough for aIbout six weeks and could find no remedy until I tried FoIey's Honey and Tar Compound. A few doses completely relieved and cured me-" No opiates. Lee G Osgood.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-07
Production of Potash in 1916.

Statistics of the production of pot ash in the United States in 1916 are nearly complete, only a few of the important known producers having failed to report to the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. The following preliminary estimate is believed to be approxi- mate4y correct. Complete figures will be published later when all the returns have been received.
 The total production of potash salts and potash products in the United States in 1916 was close to 10000