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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

GuiIford.-Saturday, about noon, a tramp entered the store of c. c. Rasa- man on Boston street, and while Mir. Rassman was engaged in the back room of the building the stranger helped himself to $20 from the cash register and made his escape.
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with low temperi &res often going be-
 low ezro. The pads are few and far between. and le paths over the mountains are virtually impossible at this season. The soldiers of the bat
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make us feel bad guess. am having a good time and wish you a Happy New Year.
 ALMA BuTEAU, Age e.
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ting armies are hard put to 1t for shelter and utilize every means of pro- tection when not fighting. The body of Austrian soldiers shown in the pie ture have constructed shelter or hut with their skis as a framework.
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Have Promised.

I have seen in the paper every week Lillian and Jessie Brehaut's letters.
 Every single week when I was read : ing the Wide-Awake stories I always read their stories until the contest pictures were out.
 So I and my brother Laurence made an agreement together, and we prom fsed to write a, story every week to the Wide-Awake department.
 After this time~our letter will leave our house every Thursday morning.
 MONCALM c. AUTHFER, Age g.
 Brooklyn
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He Had Merry Christmas.

Dear Uncle Jed: had 2 happy time Christmas. We had a Christmas tree and it was loaded with presents.
 Santa Claus brought me a coaster sled and a nice pair of fur gloves, two neckties. two handkerchiefS a box of paint and a drawing slate.
 My sister got lots of other things too.
 New Years we had company. My aunt came and had dinner with us. and after dinner my sister and my father went sliding On the ice anL had a good time.
 I will now close wishing you a Happy New Year.
 WILLIAM BOUREY, Age 10.
 GiaSgO.
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lA01 eonsIE0cIEo cA@aa7HaNs

Probably nowhere in the great war is the ingenuity of the fighters in winter more severly tested than in the Carpathians, where weather conditions are extremely severe at this time of the year. The Carpathians are noto
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Tabby's Children.

Tabby's Children.
 E I thought the children who read Tabbys Babies last summer might like to know more of them. Tabby's life has been very quiet except for the usual trials of the mother of family of youngsters.
 During her first winter-a year ago she formed the habit of sleeping on masters felt boots back of the air tight stove, and the first time they were put there this winter she settled herself on them at once.
 When he lifts her from his big chair, another favorite place, she sits down and looks from his boots to their place behind the stove as much as to say:
 Come, hurry up with my bed"
 Poor Tommy Teddy has seen the rough side of life. Last summer his little master found him caught by the foot in a trap; his hip wrenched by his struggles All summer he suffered. never making a sound when he put on the cruel medicine that finally healed it. He lost one foot but is still a good hunter and most unselfish cat. He will sit back with big, pitiful eyes, while the others eat, leaving his own at once if they come for it. But he usually gets his reward by being car rfed to some safe place with dish or some special dainty.
 One of the kitties three-little gray Jackie-Iost his life by reckless auto driver, but the others are very much alive.
 Pansy-marked like the flower that gave her name-looks quiet, but let her find ball. spool or anything that moves, and
 Cute is a yellow and white imp of mischief. Not only his eyes but every hair shows plans for fun. During his first months no play seemed quite so nice as to crawl into the water spout of the we'll. but a vigorous cuff1ng from Tabby spoiled his fun. Once he 1 fell from @ tree and the children work | ed over the limp little body with fans, i cold water, camphor. etc, for a long time before there were signs of life.
 A few days ago we found both Pan- 1 sy and Cute packed in a tiny space 1 1eld in by a big snow shovel because 1 hey had tried to follow Buster and his | hum. 1 Cute went to the Christmas tree but | vas afraid and had to be taken out l 0 spend the evening with neif-hbor. What the future may hold for Tabby l lnd her children and grandchildren | ant foretell. It is not uncommon to i ind Cute running around with his i lead firmly caught in a salmon, clam | IT corn can, so his fate is uncertain. l
 FTTA BARRIER.
 Plainfield.
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Rules for Young Writers.

II. Write pIs1ir1ly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages.
 q Use pen and ink, not pencil.
 s, Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over szau words.
 l. Original stories or letters only will be used Hes. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story. Y Address all communications to Uncle 1Led. Bulletin Oh1ce.
 Whatever ycu ars-Be thati ---I Whatever you Eay-Be truet Q ts StraightforWardlS act --i Be honest-in fact. . s.-. Be nobody else buS you"
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for the night. and had locked the barn door.
 I now crept around to the other side of the barn. here was big hole where the naughty mice had ehewed. Nights when came home a little late and found the harm door locked, wos1id get fH by my secret passage : way as ca1led if.
 One pleasant afternoon walked out into the stre1tk to see the sights As was standing there saw com ing down the street a beautiful young girl When she saw me she stopped short and picieed me up- purFed as loudly as possible te shew that was a good friend ThiG occurred several days as she went to town to do her mothers shopping.
 One day was picked up for good and carried to her ho1ne. where I be- came very fond of her. lived fo- years. love my home. because my mistress loves me, and we all agree.
 MILDRED M MAYNARD. Age 13.
 Taftvf1Ie.
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Yantic.
Jet.

E When Margaret was out visiting Tn the country a farmers boy gave her young crow.
 Because it was black, she named II Jet She grew very fond of 1t.
 Jet was full of tricks, but he was also a thief and stole everything he saw that was small and bright.
 He was also very fond of eggs and stole them whenever he got chance.
 He would take the egg in his claws and fly up into the air and let 1t fall to the ground.
 One day her brother played a trick on Jet. He put a china egg on the doorstep. After a while Jet came and thought 1t was a real egg. He took 1t and flew away and dropped it. and it didn't break. He dropped 1t again and again.
 At last he gave it up and went home. He wanted something better.
 ELLEN BOROVICKA, Age g.
 West Wilmington.
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How the kinsfsjssr Tses< ts the
 6r0uad.


 Peter Rabbit once saw Ratties tho near the Laughing brook. Peter at once started to tell all the Green Meadow folk. He met little Joe Otter.
 Peter said: '1 don't believe it. I don't; so thsrei" sIs Joe.
 Then Joe Otter told him this story: In the beginning of things MT. King fisher was very independent. He was polite to his neighbors, but not so- ciable, so his neighbors soon refused to speak to him. He spent his days was well content.
 He saw his neighbors building homes but paid little attention. Soon, how ever, he, seeing how happy they were began to think of building a home The more he thought about it, the more he wanted one He flew up and down the brook, apparently fishing, but really watching his neighbors. He saw some birds building nests on the ground, some in trees and some in bushes.
 MT. Kingfsher liked the home of Drummer, the Woodpecker, best. That fellow has the right idea" thought he 'fHe cuts a hole in a tree; he is dry; he is warm; no one can get at him there"
 Then Mir Kingfsher tried to make a hole in a tree. but he could not. One day he found a sandy bank He stuck his bill into the bank many times When he had hole three or four feet long he made a turn in it. No one could get him here but Mr Mink easily killed in narrow quarters From that day the Kingf1shers have lived 'n the ground.
 MILDRED GRANDY. Age II.
 Yantic.
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THE WINNERS OF PRlZE sooks.

1-Heien WinesI<ie, of Yantfc-The Grass Seminary Girls Christmas Hoi- idays-
 Nelson Hulne, of Baltic-DfcR. The Bank Boy.
 3-Josephine BorovicI<a, of West Willingt Fielding and the Gypsies.
 4-Roy congdon, of Moosup-The Bradley Mountain Boys.
 5-Ariene Pearl, of Augusta, Me- The Campfire Girls at Onaday House.
 6-Lawrence Gunthier, of Brooklyn Tom Taylor at West Point.
 Anna Anderson, of Norwich Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line.
 s-WiIIie cotter, of Scotland-The Boy From the Ranch.
 Winners of prize books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. Thursday.
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THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS ARD GIRLS DEpARTMENr

busy and show not only him. but the readers of The Bulletin, what nice work they are capable of doing.
 The work must be carefully done and honestly done.
 The announcement of the prize win ners wifi be made the first week in March.
 Competitions will follow the coming March and April, May and June. July and August, September and October, and November and December. The last award will be made the week before Christmas, so the last contest will close the 14th of Decem- Der, 1917. The contestants will be at liberty to choose their own sub jects.
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rto GA True Story) By Louella c. Poole fBewildered frightened, hungry, gaunt, F-- A vagrant of the street, fHe crept for shelter. one hot day,
 Within the cool retreat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
F. E. BAKER PROMOTING
WATER MELON FARMS IN
ORANGE COUNTY

Orlando, Jan, S.-Orange county
is to be developed as a water melon
producing section by Brown and
Shackleford, of Albany, Ga, known
as the "Water Melon Kings of the
South" This firm plants thousands
of acres in Georgia, Texas and Colo
RADIO. They were induced to come
TO Orlando by Frank e. Baxter, of
the Florida Good Homes Co. and the
FIRST crop will be planted on the
lands of this company. The clearing
Of a hundred acres began Saturday,
which will be planted as soon as the
time is opportune. The acreage will
he increased each season from two
to five hundred acres.
Drown and Shackleford have been
growing melons in Polk county, and
will continue their operations there.
They spent several days in Orlando
recently INSPECTING lands. They pre-
dicted a great future for this section.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
Weather Report

Tampa, Fla, Jan. 3.-JFor Tampa
and vicinity: Fair tonight and
Thursday. Not much change in tenn
perature.
For Florida; Fair tonight and
Thursday.
Winds for 36 Hours Ending p.
m. Thursday: For East Gulf, moder-
ate, variable. For South Atlantic,
moderate variable.
General Weather Conditions -
Pressure continues high over the
southeast, and fair weather has
prevailed during the past "a hours
over the Gulf and South Atlantic
coasts. a low pressure area of con-
siderable intensity overlies the Lake
region this morning and has given
general rains and warm weather ov-
er the Lake region, Ohio, middle
and lower Mississippi valleys, Ten
nessee, and the interior portions of
the middle Atlantic and Gulf States.
Another area of low pressure ap-
pears over North Dakota and Mon
Itana. Rain or snow has fallen to
the westward of this depression, over
the Pacific States and Nevada. Over
the Plains States and Rocky Noun
tain region. generally fair weather
has prevailed.
IT is warmer this morning gener
ally east of the Mississippi, and. tenn
peratures this morning are ten to
thirty degrees above normal oTer the
northeastern and middle eastern
States. Over Missouri. Oklahoma
Texas and New Mexico, and over the
North Pacific States, temperatures
have fallen. but there has been rise
over the Missouri valley, the north
ern Plains States and the middle
Rocky Mountain and Plateau region
Indications are for fair weather in
the vicinity Of TamHa tonight and
Thursday, with not much change In
temperature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
\. C. CFN'L ASSEMBLY
Convened TODAY
IN RALEIGH
(By Associated Press.)

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 3.-The
North Carolina General Assembly
convened here today for its biennial
session with prospects that the legis-
lature would have less work to do
than in many years.
Constitutional amendments relat-
ing to- local, private and special leg
islation, prohibiting the granting OF
special charters to cities, towns and
incorporated villages, and prohibit
ing the general assembly from is
suing special charters to corpora
I tions will eliminate mass of bills
which heretofore has congested the
calendar. The amendments were
ratified at the general election on
Nov. Z.
The amendment relating to the in
corporation of private enterprises,
however, will make necessary the
enactment of a general law to cover
the chartering of railroads, banks,
insurance companies, building and
lean associations and other concerns.
The North Carolina Municipal
lassociation, it is said, will ask the
assembly to consider a bill, or bills.
providing for the drawing up Of
charters by municipalities either
upon petition of the voters or by the
governing body of such munieipali-
ties. Upon the approval of a State
Beard of Municipal Control, consist
ing of the Attrney General, Secre-
tary State and Chairman of the
Corporation Commission. such char
ters would be submitted to the peo-
pie for ratificatin.
A bill also will be recommended
providing for at least three forms OF
municipal government. including the
commission, managerial and alder
manic plans.
Both houses are overwhelmingly
Democratic, the Senate membership
consisting of Al Democrats and 9
Republicans and the House of SO
democrats, 21 Republicans and one
independent. The assembly is lin
lited to a session of sixty days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
NORTH CAROLINA PATRIARCH
HAIL AT 83; HAS % CHILDREN

Savannah, Ca, Jan. 3.-Ponce De
Leon in his fruitless search after the
fountain of youth, and scientists
from time immemorial in search Of
the elixir of life that would bring
longevity evidently passed up North
Carolina, according to Mrs. Henry B.
Hodgkins of Savannah, who recently
visited Pennsylvania county, in that
state, where she became acquainted
with one of the most remarkable old
men in the world.
Upon her return to Savannah,
Mrs. Hodgkins brought the story Of
this old man of TIE mountains WHO
is SO years old and the father OF
twenty-five children. The octo-ge1-
arian, for he was born on July !,
1893, lives near SAPPHIRE, and his
name is Henry Woodfin Miller. lie
is particularly pleased with the date
of mis- birth. and celebrates It an
aual;y with fire crackers ana much
noise
His father, Joseph Miller, lived to
be a hundred years old, and was also
the father of twenty-five children
Fl. W. Miller has heen twice mar
ried. His first wife lived until she
reached seventy-three years OF ase'
His maternal grandmother attaired
the age Of 113 years, while his
grandfather fought in the Revoiu-
tionary war and for years lived on
pension.
Miller fought through the Ciyil
war. being in Company A, Sixth cav
airy with Col. c. n. Folke. He has
seventeen children alive today, there
being two sets of twins. He is
Imember of the First Baptist church
lHe arises every morning at O'Clock,
lis hale and hearty; neither smokes
drinks nor chews, and is otherwise
la splendid specimen of manhood in
spite Of his age.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
BESSARBIA MAY
Be OPENED TO
INVASION
ALL DEPENDS ON WHETHER
TEUT0NS CAN BE PUSHED
BACK, WHICH is DOUBTFUL
(By Associated Press. }

Reports indicated the Russians in
Rumania have virtually reached
Sereth. to which they have been re-
treating. Berlin announced that
Mackensen's army is now before
Fokshani The Sereth line extends
from the Danube between Braila and
Salata northeastward through Mol
davia. Here, according to indica-
tions the Russians hoped to halt
Mackensen's advance. Failure, It
has been pointed out, would expose
the Russian front from Galicia
southward to turning movement
and lay Bessarabia open to invasion.
Apparently the Teutons have pre-
pared to make strong effort to
break this line. Berlin recorded
smashing attacks at several points.
Berlin also announced further prog
ress on the Russian right flank
along the western Moldavian from
tier, especially near Suchiza and
Putna. other fronts are compara-
lively quiet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
SPORTING NEWS OF INTEREST
(By Associated Press.)

New lYorn, Jan. 3.-The possi-
bility that Les Darcy, the Australian
middleweight, and George Carpen-
tier, the French heavyweight, may
meet in an American ring in the
near future makes a comparison Of
their pugilistic careers of more than
ordinary interest Should events 80
shape themselves that the French
borer and the fighter from Down
Under" face in the roped arena Car
pentier will have the advantage in
weight, height and reach.
Darcy is strictly a middle-weight
while the Frenchman in 1914 was a
light heavyweight. The Australian
has never entered the ring over 100
pounds. while Carpenters fighting
weight two years ago was fully ten
to fifteen pounds above these fig'Tes.
IIt is reasonable to assume that he
MAS gained additional poundage in
the period he has served with the
French army.
There will also be a difference OF
between four and five inches In the
height of the two pugilists with the
advantage resting with Carpenter,
THE physical statistics of the boxers
show that Darcy's reach is not quite
ash great as that of the French rins
idol but so far as can be judged by
results there is little difference In
the hitting powers of the two pugil-
lists when allowance is made for the
variance in weight.
So far as the records show but one
pugilist-Jeff Smith-has met botn
Darcy and Carpenter. The French
boxer in 1913 won a twenty-round
decision from Smith. who weighed
j1so lbs. Some fifteen months later
Darcy lost to Smith in five rounds al
Sidney. In a return match fought a
few months later Darcy won on 9
foul IN two rounds. 1t is doubtful II
Smith was a better boxer when ne
faced Darcy than in his match with
carpenter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
BRIBERY CHARGED IN
NOTE OF SUICIDE

Davenport, Iowa. Jan. 3.-Oscar
l.. Susemihl, real estate broker. is
dead, a suicide, and two city alder
men have been asked to resign be-
cause in a note he left behind Suse-
mihl accused them of accepting
bribes of $3.50 each from him.
Susemihl had been a witness. be-
fore committee investigating graft
and after testifying twice went to
his office and shot himself The case
will be presented to a grand jury
which meets in January.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
TICKET FRAUDS
(By Associated Press. }

London, Jan. 3.-In reporting an
increase of more than one hundred
per cent in ticket frauds by passen-
gers since the war began, the Great
Western Railway Magazine says the
chief offenders are women and girl
munition workers. This year one
railway company alone has prose,
cuted FIVE hundred and thirty per-
sons for fraud.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
PROHIBIT THE I'M
PORTATlON OF JEWELRY
(By Associated Press. }

London, Jan. 2.-Importation of
jewelry of any description, except by
special license, has now been pro-
hibited by the British government
other goods prohibited are: Gold
including gold coin and articles con-
sisting partly of or containing gold
All manufacturers of silver other
than solver watches and silver watch
cases.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
MINES
HAVE been
PLACED NEAR
ALL BIG HARBORS
OF ENGLAND
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. 3.-German
mines containing exceptionally high
explosives have been planted close to
all the large harbors of England,
Scotland and Wales by submarines,
according to passengers arriving on
the steamer Nieuw Amsterdam. They
said a British trawler while sweep
ing the Falmouth channel so the
Nieuw Amsterdam could enter, was
blown to pieces by mine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
Y. M. C. A. WORKING RIGHT
AT BATTLE LINES
(By Associated Press. J

Paris, Jan. 2.-The Young Mems
Christian Association has pushed its
work right up to the battle lines.
The refreshment dugout, where hot
drinks are served out to the men, is
now often so near the enemy that
great precautions have to be taken
lest it should be discovered. Some of
these dugouts are in the debris of
recently captured positions. One OF
that when the wounded were carried
past to the dressing station a short
time ago the Y. M. c.. A. was able
to serve them with tea and cocoa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
CARRANzA REFUSES
TO RESUME ALL
Conferences
UNTIL TROOPS
ARE WITHDRAWN
(By Associated Press. }

Queretaro, Jan. 3-The interna-
tional situation is grave Former Sec
retary of Public instruction Pala,.
vinici, who has often spoken for
Carranza. told the Constitutional AS
sembly here. He said that Carran-
da had refused to resume conferences
with the United States until the
American forces had withdrawn un-
-conditionally. lie urged the assem-
bly, 10 rush work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
kTF DFfFRS ACTION ON
RESOLUTION ENDORSING
PRESIDENTS PEACE NOTE
LENGTHEN THE SKIRTS AND
SHORTEN THE SHOES
(By Associated Press. }

London, Jan. 2.-Lengthen the
skirts and shorten the shoes as an
other wartime economy, was the
plea made in parliament the other
day. The member told of going
through the fashionable quarter of
London's shipping district and find
ing women's footwear selling for
from $40 to SIS a pair, the average
length of the uppers being from ten
to sixteen inches. He found some
as high as % inches.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
MEX. CONSUL TRIES
TO SHIP arms TO MEX.
AND IS ARRESTED
tBy Associated Press. ,

New York, Jan. 3.-Juan T.
Burns, Carranza consul general here,
has been arrested, charged with con-
spring to ship arms and ammunition
to Vera Cruz in violation Of the
Presidents proclamation of Oct. 15 {.
He is also charged with shipping
ammunition manifested as hardware.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
Believe Troops Will Be Withdrawn
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 3. American
members of the Mexican American
commission began drawing their re-
ply to Carranza's last communica-
ton 1t is officially admitted that
Carranza refused to approve the At
lantic City protocol. Circumstances
led to the belief that the commission
would cease work and Henry p d.
Fletcher be sent to Mexico City as
ambassador Reports are current
that the American expedition will be
withdrawn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
SUMMONED TO COURT,
BOY OF Is KILLS SELF

New York, Jan. Rather than
appear in police court to explain
how he and his companions came to
remove several old books from an
abandoned house, Frank Werner. 13,
"a pupil in No. 1 school, Clifton, N.
j., ended his life.
The boy locked himself in the
bath room of his home, filed the
window and door crevices with pa
per and turned on the gas. He lived
at No. 26 East Clifton avenue.