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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society.

Janina-'The city of Janina, which Italian forces operating in Macedonia have seized as a military necessity, has only been a Greek possession for four years" says a war geography bulletin issued today by the National Geographic Society from it's Washing ton headquarters.
 Tt was captured from the Turks in March. 1913, and by the subsequent treaties of London and Bucharest was formally ceded to the Greeks
 Situated at the foot of the towering Mt. Mitzekeli, on the western shore of the shallow Lake of Jania this city is one of the most historic centers of for many years a part of the Byzan- tine Empire but during the eleventh and twelfth centuries suffered repeat ediy from the raids of Norman ad- venturers who endeavored to estab- fish in Greek and Italian territory a kingdom similar to that which Will jam the Conqueror founded in the British Isles.
 One of the most terrible periods of suffering and persecution which any city was ever forced to undergo fell to the lot of Jania during the latter half of the fourteenth century when Thomas, son-in-law of Simon, the brother of the great Stephen Dushan of Serbia, held sway here, pilIaging. prosecuting, blinding. burning and saving -asunder those who aroused his wrath. Imp of Darkness and Son of Satan were two of the 'affectionate epjthets which the people connected with his name. His peop.e were fin- ally relieved of his craelties in the same fashion that Rome was rid of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

hard coal and it has been tho cause of much embarrassment to industries. but there is much need of giving the same sort of attention and bringing the same pressure to bear upon the anthracite producers. In fact there are many avenues in which the government authorities not only can bur should pursue the same diligent efforts which they have made in re- gard to bituminous coal. It is time that all should get the beneht of low cred prices when it is realized that consumers are being forced to pay far more than there is any sound reason for their doing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
BREAKING NEUTRALITY IN
GREECE

Right on the heels of the calling of Nenizelos to the premiership of Greece and the selection of the new Greek cabinet comes the breaking of relations by that country with Ger many and it's three allies. No time has been lost in making this change and it has been made quite plain that a new state of affairs is existing in that country today from what there was when Constantine was king and matters were guided in accordance with the wishes and dictates of the kaiser. Greece has been undergoing a housekeeping It has made a clean sweep of the pro-German advisers It has put it's stamp Of disapproval up- on the German press and it has made it plain that the much talked about friction with Italy over matters ter ritorial is simply that which has been created by the royalist influence which is unfavorable to the entente ard thus doing it's utmost to bring the new con- ditions into disfavor among the peo- pie.
 This break in relations is only what can be considered preliminary to fur ther action by Greece. It is not i'm probable that that country will be- come actively engaged in the war at no far distant date. With the elimi- nation of Constantine. a move which the entente allies could have made with great benefit to Greece and to themselves a lCng time ago, the dan ger to the allied army under General Sarrail was removed At the same time the central powers are given to understand that that force can be ex- pected to display some of the activity that was expected of it when it was sent to SalOniki and with Alexander in full sympathy with Venizelos and his ideas a new policy is in effect there which is bound to be felt in the Balkans. It is entirely possible that Eenizelos will endeavor to put into effect his plan of removing the Bull gariar menace by some such plan of yielding territory which he favored at the outset but that remains for the future to reveal. The action of Greece. however, makes it apparent that Germany has a new cause for worry and the allies an added cause for elatiOn-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
AIRPLANES ANE MORE AIR
 PLANES.

It Is not long since that we were told that the need of this country and the allies was ships, ships and more ships. It was an indfsputAble argument But 1t is not the only need which exists today if the entente forces are going to carry on the war with the effectiveness which they must and if they are going to show their supremacy in the air as well as on land and in the water. Another great need is airplanes, airpianes and more airpianes and in supplying this requirement. there is as great an op portunity in this country as there is for shipbuilding.
 A grand fight is underway for the mastery of the air. Upon the out come of it will depend to a large de- gree the success of the allied armies. The airplanes have been shown to be one of the most important modern war machines. They are necessary not only for the valuable scouting work which they do but they are i'm portant in carrying on offensive op- erations and III breaking up the plans of the enemy.
 It Is Admiral Fiske of this country who declares that torpedo planes should be employed for the purpose of making great offensive move against the naval bases of Germany in Belgium and in Germany for it is upon this agency that great reliance must be placed for the carrying out of effective assaults, inasmuch as they offer special advantages for this work and it is important to strike at such points and to strike hard.
 Thus it is not surprising that the suggestion of the national council of defense to the effect that provision should be made at once for the funds wkich will permit the construction of 5000 airplanes in this country Is beng received with pronounced ap- proval. We are in the war to stay. We desire to hasten the end and we must make every move which will contribute thereto and there can be no question but what an air navy Of the size called for will be none too large to meet the requirements, and the quicker 1t can be secured the better
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
CANNING LESSONS
Asp aradus,

It is of the greatest importance that asparagus for canning be fresh and tender, says today's bulletin from the National Emergency Food Garden Commission. which Is cooperating with this newspaper in it's nation-wid food conservation campaign.
 Select stalks of uniform age size and color, wash them well in cold water with a stiff vegetable brush. cutting off the woody part of the plant, and then cut into right length for cans Space may be saved by cutting into inch lengths.
 Tie into bundles and blanch by set ting lower ends into an inch of boil ing. water for five minutes, then i'm mersing the who.e tips for about five minutes longer, depending upon the age of the asparagus. Plunge immed- lately into cold water and pack tight ly into jars-with tips up if the whole stalks are used. Add a teaspoonful of salt to each quart and fill the jars with hot water; then adjust and partially tighten the tops.
 Sterilize by placing jars Tn boiling water from an hour and a half to two hours, depending upon the age of the asparagus. Remove jars from boiling water. tighten tops, invert and place out of a draught to cool.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
Sunday Morning Talk
THE. DIGGING HABIT.

Most of us have been called upon to 'dlg quite continuously of it,e Some of the digging hGN been in gar dens-but q lot more has been in pock- etbooks. Has there been a time in the memory or man when so many causes were asking TOT money at present? The generous Iolk of al our commun- ities have dug Iill, in some cases at least, the bottom aoliar Is almost in sight.
 Digging down" for benevolence is a habit, like almost everything else in life. IT not formed fin youth, It is diff hcult to acquire atterward. Most Iib- eral gIVerS began their benefactions during the age of pinafores. The mis- CT. on the other hand, finds it q posi- tive pam 10 part with the smallest coin, because as a boy he never learn ed to share so much as an apple with his companions. Both the stinginess that curses the world and the gener- osity that b1esses it, are largely due to long continued habits of thought and action.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
STORIES OF THE WAR
Capturing the praasn,a cag.-

SApEAFina EH4 EFaH4FaA <AH-
 4 French military chaplain nE1rr1 prominently with the French troops .- brilliantly successful attack on One Dragons Cave on the Chsmin fe1 Danes in the neishbornood of H1rt- ebise. says an Associated Preel fr1- patch from the French front iH Frarre While advancing with strstcheF bearer detachment the cnapis4n wH1 confronted by the fearson1e dg4re 1f q German officer. whose ci1tniuT F1e afiarne. The chaplain raised a cru-l- fix and offered religious con11rl co fde burning man. who pointed % me rHrr where another German omcsr was creeping out of a hole.
 The chaplain stili holding the -rlel- fix aioft, advanced shouting to me Germans to surrender. The onl1rz
 Eve are ready but will only uu-- render to an ofhcer"
 A French officer approached and co., tered the cavern where 150 GermarH. including three officers. lald down their arms.
 Where the action occurred uas ffs scene of an ambuscade of the Fr1Ecr in the beginning Of 1918. which ra- suited in considerable Freuch i11gel. When the French attacked on trs occasion the position was pecullar one. The southern entrance of aN enormous cavern between Efrtf1 Farm and the monument comne1Ir-
 
 was held by the French.
 The northern entrance Wlas he'd E the Germans. The cavern was . feet long and 900 feet broad Arrnta it the Germans had built brick val Above. on the ridge. the Freuch and German trenches were geparHted rT only a few yards. The French r1- jective was to drive the Gerrnaug frru. the cavern and gain the onaervsrtcr points on the surface.
 The German trenches were won fm a flank attack While the s1utferr entrance Was filed with Eas. whler penetrated 70 the German section. tra northern exit was shelled and 1f1w- cred with machine gun buiistn- me operation succeeded beyond au eUue-- tations and resulted ln the ca apcuF1 rf ST prisoners, including a number cf oficers. The French now hold aI tFa dominating points on this part of the Chemin des Danes.
 The prisoners came in patches uitF hands held high in the air ail9urisg The war is over"
 The entire French casualt3es during the operation were fewer tn&n ne number of German prisouerE tGEeE. while everywhere e~idsuesH were found that the Germans had suffered heavy losses In killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
WHY THAT LAME BAcK1

That morning iamsne1s-those a1arr pains when bending or nftuE rl-at work a burden and reat tmpofa-t.e Don't be handicapped by a bad oaea- look to your lddDsss. You rfu nas. no mistake by following this Sor~ira residents example.
 Mrs. F. MuIl<in. sis ssorth Main st- says: T had dull pains asross tss small of my back and | no1esl raf trouble mostly when ovsr-aia. v1,sa was on my feet great deal my back felt weak and tired. Doans Eulzs, Pills gave me good relief and raat a why I recommend them"
 Price 5oe. at an dsaisrs Don't siz- ply ask for a kidney rsmsdy-gsr Doan's Kidney Pnls-ths sans E11s Mrs. Mulkin had. Fostsr-sf1b-rH Co., Mfsrs.. Buffalo. N. '.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
FIXING COAL PRICES.

Some progress appears to have been made by the government officials in their conference with the coal pro- ducers looking to the reduction in the price of that commodity. It was a curious situation which arose when it was claimed that the attorney gen. era1 would proceed against them if they got together in a price fixing scheme because such would be a vio- lation of the Sherman antitrust law. when Secretary Lane and other lead CTS at Washington were urging them to do this very thing. But such was set at rest when it was declared that there was no intention of applying the sherman law under the prevailing conditions
 The prospects are therefore that the price of coal will be lower. It will be brought about by a reduction on the part of the producers, by lowering their charge at the mines from a dol lar to a dollar and a half a ton and by the fixing Of a limit which the brokers can charge for their services. This indicates that something is be- ing accomplished under threat of drastic steps being taken by the gov- ernment to bring about the same re- suit. the hope having been expressed however that it could be accomplished without a resort to such action and the wisdom of 1t apparently made its appeal to the producers.
 This. however, applies simply to bi- luminous coal instead of to both bi- luminous and anthracite coal and lit tie consolation is to be gained by the Individual from the declaration that there Is little prospect that anything will be undertaken relative to the bard coal situation. Soft coal has -hown much more of an advance than
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
Views of the Vigilantcs
RUSSIA AND THE RED CROSS.
By Edward Hunaerford of The visi.
 iantes.


 Much has been written about the work of the Red Cross a.ong the Western theater of the Great War: the Eastern front. Yet it is upon that very front where the need has been the greatest, and the least has been accomplished. Lieut.-Col. M. C. the United States for a few weeks be- fore rejoining his command speaks eloquently of this need. It has been his pet care. A young Philadelphian, a graduate of Jefferson Medical Col lege, Grow went to Russia at the be- ginning of the war to aid in the work of the Red Cross there. Hhe showed remarkable abilities in organiza ton work-abilities that were quickly rec ognized by the Russian military au- thorities with the result that he was made a commissioned officer, with the rank of LieutenantC Colonel.
 When the war broke out" says Col. Grow, the American Red Cross rec ognized the necessities of the Russian situation by sending a base hospital unit over there, consisting of twelve doctors and fifty or sixty nurses. This hospital was Quartered by the Russian government in the School of Tchnol- ogy at Kief where 900 beds were es- tabiished There was plenty of work for It. Its beds were always filled. Nevertheless the hospital was with drawn in September, 1915. It was an nounced then that a lack of funds had caused its abandonment.
 By private subscriptions among the American colony at Petrograd a very few of the doctors and nurses were retained These were sent to Tihis, where they were of immense service. But the subscriptions dwindled and so. in turn, the American doctors and nurses Finally there were but two doctors and six nurses. And within the past few months even these have returned to this country.
 "Of course Russia has not been en- tirely dependent upon the labors of the American Red Cross. It is fortu- nate for it that 1t has not. For while 1t has one of the oldest and best equipped Red Cross organizations in the world, dating back to the days of the Crimean War. that organization was entirely unable to cope with the exigencies of such a war this. The English Red Cross established and still maintains a splendid base hospi- tai in Petrograd. And both the French and the Ja panese have been of almost invaluable service through their Red Cross establishments.
 "A very great problem upon the Russian front has been the question of obtaining sufficient ambulances.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

Some years ago, an exceedinly rich man spoke, according to published re- port, to a company or young men in New York City on the subject of giv- ing. During the course of his remarks, he drew from his pocket worn little account book which, he declared, no money would buy. It contained the recorl of his receipts and expenditures ranged from four to six dollars a week He was earning scarcely enough to keep soul and body together. The record showed however, a gift of one there was a regular contribution of ten cents to foreign missions, and of twelve cents to the mite society.
 The speaker then emphasized the point that it is a mistake to wait for large wealth before beginning to con- tribute to worthy objects. He spoke with authority on the point, inasrnuch as the poor boy who set aside ten cents for missions, now, as a man, not infrequently passes out a million dol lars at a time for benevolent enter priSes.
 We imagine that it is always easy for a Croesus like this man to give money, but that it not to be taken for granted. It depends Sn what one's enducation and training have been. As a matter of fact. something like a surgical operation is required to sep arate some very wealthy people from even d SIndll IL IS De- cause they have never learned how to give, have never cultivated their gen. erous impulses.
 Children should be encouraged to give to worthy causes, according to their ability. It is the only way to avoid an unlovely generation of tightwads by and by. It is the only way to train up a generation of princely givers. If even the little tots are made to feel early in life the privilege of helping on good causes. they will be generous stewards with their money later on.
 At mass meeting recently at which funds were being raised for a worthy object, this note in a childish hand was sent up to the platform: T give two cents and here it is.' Those two cop pers doubled themselves many thous- and fold before the evening was over. The little lad who gave them has in him the making of a philanthropist.
 It is not so hard to give when one makes it matter of purpose and principle. If something is regularly fe, for benevolence. one would never be without a personal fund to draw upon in the presence of worthy ap- pealS. Has it ever occurred to you reader, that the chtof and practically the sole commandment in the New Testament relating to Sunday has this duty in view? Upon the first day of the week, let everyone of you lay by him in store as God hath prospered him. He who obeys the Scripture rule will never lack something to dig down for.
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

1t is a good thing to test our own opinions to see what they are worth. We are a bit surprised to find that more opinions are based upon rumor and reports than upon reason. We have a habit of thinking we are better than some one else when we have not a bit of evidence to prove it. It is not a worthless mental exercise to take the person you hold in lowest esteem and compare him with all his faults to yourself just to find out in what particulars you are superior just what your virtues be. It is not easy to discover why you are so good and he is so bad. If you are honest with yourself you will be pretty sure to conclude he is not as bad as you thought he was. and that you are not so good as you think you be. We have so many exaggerated notions of our selves and others that we are con- stantly floundering in error. When We think we are better than someone else it is well to try to find out how much better.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

It should be fully understood that the sermons which are to be preached on Sunday for the prevention of waste in foodstuffs are not intended solely for the cook
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30
Give Hin, cpsdff

MT. Bryan, speaking up fn WanhiHr- ton for the food control bill mHd4e f the occasions upon which. with "a word in reason and in season. he haa saruss the countrys aratituda-EerF Tcrr World.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

Residents along the Thames have figured the opening Of summer from the first trip of the Block Island for so many years that the taking off Of that excursion boat is going to be not only the cause of much disappoint- ment but many raiscalculation
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

When the Germans expect a new offensive by General Haig but cannot guess at which point it is going to be made, it looks very much as if their spy system had broken down.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

The drop in the price of potatoes makes it evident that the producers have gone about their task in a way to successfully overcome the efforts of the speculators
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.)
 Continuing his account of the ceie- bration of the quarter millennium of the town of Norwich, in 1909, William c. Gilman, in his valuable book refer red to last week, reviews in an inter eSting manner the early period when the original Nine Mile Square by reason of its typographical situation, naturally became group of small dis tricts, Norwich, Franklin, Bozrah, Lisbon and Preston.
 After these had been set off as separate towns, in 1fs6. the parent settlement, retaining the name Nor wich, gradually became, as it contin- ues to be, a cluster of semi detached villages, radiating from the Landing the pleasant plains efsChelsea, half a mile from the Norwich port" the Falls, Up-Town, Bean Hrii. Yantic, West Side, Thamesville, Laurel Hill. East Norwich. Greenevilie, Taftville and Occum- These are surrounded by hills. Plain Hill. OK Hill, Wauwecus Hill and others, occupied for the most part as farms and woodlands.
 These villages have sometimes been fancifully regarded, MT. Gilman writes ,land-
 And while on this topic, he explains that the authorship of this felfcitous scribed to Henry Ward Beecher, but it does not appear in his published writings, not even in his famous Star Paper" which. after sixty years, is still as perfect a pen picture of the old town as if he had written it in the celebration year.
 Mir. Gilman writes: This tradition as to the name, received by Jonathan Trumbull from Edward T. Clapp, re- mains undisputed and may be accept ed as veritable history.
 When the committee on decora- tions for the bi- centennial celebration in 1859 was considering an approPri- ate designation for the town, the chairman, James Lloyd Greene, said,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-30

Emma Goldman may claim a resi- dence in this state but she might as well understand that that IS not con ferring any honors upon this com monWealth