Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29
CLEANED FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGES

The Kings new honorary chaplain, the Rev. E. A. Burroughs. is one of the discoveries of the war. A young clergyman, with a brilliant University career he has suddenly leaped into the first rank of speakers and writers. Just lately he has been in Egypt, ad dressing military and other audiences. | Mir. Burroughs has the gift of put ating eetting-hence the large sales l of his books Other churches than his
 own-for instance. the Presbyterian- ! have lately invited him to address ! clerical gatherings. He is only S6.
 1 Guesses at the date of Peace Day
 may be postponed for awhile if the 1 officials who drafted a recent naval l advertisement are inspired. The mo- 1 tice warns candidates for a certain l being made for 12 years service, and
 not for duration of war" The boy
 scouts have something to live for, if | this is official.
 l story about the late Lord Kitch-
 ener, who was. according to Every
 body's,' the most distinguished bach | elor in the world" Is tod in that mag
 member of his staff asked for fur | tough in order to go home and be
 married. Kitchener listened to him
 patiently. then he said, You're not 1 yet LWSnty-HNe. " alt year. then you still desire to do this thing. you shall have leave The year passed
 The officer once more proffered his re- | quest. After thinking it over for
 twelve months" said Kitchener, you
 still wish to marry" Yes. sir" l Very well, you shall have your fur 1 tough. And frankly. my boy, I scarce l ly thought there was so much con
 staff officer. the story concludes.
 marched to the door, but turned to say
 as he was leaving: Thank you, sir. Only it's not the same woman"
 1 The following story from a corre- l spondent is commended to those peo- i pie who wonder how some men get | decorations and honors. to say noth- 1 ing of staff obs. 4 certain irascible | General sent request to the colonel
 of regiment that he would send him l an officer to be trained for staff work. 1 The colonel, being a conscientious
 man. picked out the cleverest of his
 suba.terns and sent him to headquar l ters. Three days afterwards he came l back. The General said he might be 1 very clever. and all that, but he could | not stand his Cockney accent. (We 1 ay, say the General fas a dug -out")
 The colonel, very disgusted. said to 1 the adjutant. Send along the biggest
 ass we have"
 1 So the adjutant selected a charm 1 ing young man who had been one of l the leading jeunts premiers on the 1 stage before the war. Every day they l they expected him to be sent back to l the battalion, but instead, in 8 week s 1 time came a message from the Gen 1 era1 to say he was delighted with the 1 young man, and thanked the coIoned 1 for sending him. He said he had such 1 a beautiful voice that he sang to him 1 every night after dinner. Now that ] young actor haunts red tabs all over 1 him and has the ribon of the Mil 1 tary Cross decorating his manly chest! We may note that the German 1 Kingdom of Poland has shrunk in | the wash. The German Government | now announces that it will consist of l the Polish territory beyond the rivers l Ravka, Narew, and Bzura. This means the exclusion of the provinces 1 Suwalki, and part of the province of | Warsaw. In other words. Germany | intends to retain under her own mil | itary administration three -fourths of | Russian Poland, leaving only one 1 fourth to form the Kingdom of Po- 1 land" No one need be surprised at 1 this development. The truth is that 1 the Poles were invited to prove their
 worth for a self-governing kingdom 1 by making themselves into an army proved absolutely unattractive and l Germany now withdraws the reward | promised to those who have shown so 1 little appreciation of Kultur-The 1 London Saturday Examiner.
 Bisexual Christian names, such as 1 Evelyn, Sydney (especially when so spelt) Cecil and Stanley lead to fre- 1 quent confusion They puzzled emu l nerators when getting information for l the National Register into which in
 consequence some errors crept. A