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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
Duty to be With Humanity.

MT. Editor: During these stirring times, when the passions of war clutch the nations heart beware that war necessities as an excuse are not used to set in motion the machinery of ex- ploitation of children in big agricul- tural industries as in manufacture. Evidence in hand with the child labor law of New York state-biudgeone and all but repealed, points to insidi- ous workings of certain combines un- der the mask of patriotism to barter into slavery the youth of the nation. The attitude of the mass of the Amer ican people as a whole can be com pared as far as this question is con- cerned to the attitude of organized bankers toward the loan shark. And any law which permits child labor in uninspected mills, the people should have the same undisguisod contempt for that statute which organized law yers have for the shyster who dis graces their profession. This, ques- ton of great human interest, l have not command of language f1ttfngly to describe the pathetic drama which forces the child to play such an inn portaIlt part. Let US draw a picture of him who as he sits at the head of his table and watches with glowing love the happy, well-fed family enjoy ing the fruits of his labor. His heart bleeds with sympathy for other chil- dren, as he utters a fervent prayer that he may live until his own chil-
 
 tinue to provide for them so that they may never, during their. youth, have to answer the call of the morning whis- tTe While it is true that some of our legislators have worked hard for the protection of the children, that wee. small voice-an almost inaudible whisper-has carried sufficient force and power and influence to set at naught the cry of childhood. The struggle for and against the protec
 ton of childhood in the halls of con gross has proven a constant source Of surprises and disappointments Men whose bri1hancy was thought Co be a reflection of their love for humanity Have made search1izhts of that bril- liancy and turned its rays upon the exploitefs to find and to show to the world the big-heartedness of the men who work the little children. What was the unseen power that made them forget that in. a struggle like this men must be forgotten for there are meas ures which outweigh men and there are principles bigger than political parties. There fs a love as strong as life itself. The welfare of child hood stands above all political parties and political possibilities, above the valued friendship of real friends; yes,
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profits.
 Whatever may be said against gov ernment control of such matters, and whatever may be urged against it, the cold fact remains that no One is re- sponsible for the demand and no one has created the need for it except those who are actually guilty of insisting upon the unwarranted high prices which are prevailing today, and they need to have their power curbed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-16
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Citizens of Norwich.


 MT Editor: The president of the United States has appointed by proc lamation the week commencing June IS as Red Cross Week.
 The national committee of the American Red Cross has decided that it is imperative to raise one hundred million dollars during that week in order that they may be able to pro- cure the supplies and service gneces- sary to properly care for the great army of American young. men now preparing to enter the world war, and also that they may continue assist ance to our allies who have so long stood between us and the common foe. s-.., : There Is but one thing to be done, that is to respond to this call prompt ly and generously to the full extent Of our ability realizing thst any sac rifice we may make Is as nothing to the sacrifice of life that will be made by those who go forth to protect us and our homes.
 The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is apportioned to Norwich
 Let us welcome the solicitors who will call next week and raise the amount without a rnurmur.
 Charles W. Gale Frank L. Woodland
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instead of truth and justice. There can be no permanent peace in this world so long as the majority of men are made to feel the pinch of oppres- sion. The man in the breach, the man ignored most of the time, is the per former of herculean tasks and he should be consulted more concerning matters of life and death to him.
 There was a time not so very ionS ago when a medium priced watch could gain time enough in six months to pay fo- itself, and now one may buy a watch for S9 cents which can not lose time enough 70 pay for it. self in year. It is not so long ago that the speed of the road was eight miles an hour. and now it is 25 miles an hour; and this used to be the top speed for steamships and passenger cars, which now make from 40 to 60 miles an hour. Man today is making a speed of 15 miles an hour under water and 150 miles an hour in the air, which compares with the most well sustained. With a machine gun the French batteries at Verdun used million shells in 70 hours, or a little less than three days. These are days when the first years needs for war are stated in twice as many bi1ioR3 as the Civil war of three years cost. And there are people so unconscious of these facts that they do not believe the world moves!
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One of the survivors of the cam paign of 1914 was Asa Manning, drum nner during the war, later janitor- of the Norwich Free Academy. In his narration of his trilling experiences he said: There were some forty five of us Norwich boys, who fought at Lundy's Lane. Some of them laid down their lives on that bloody fled and all fought with coura geous gal lantry. We brought off our dAg, though 1t was shot from the staff, and ridle with thirty or forty bullet holes''
 Mir. Manning's father, Diah Manning, was in the war of the Revolution and one of Washington's body-guards.
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The proper start is being made in the prosecution of those who refused to register, and who persisted in their refusal after a reexplanation of the matter, by giving them the maximum instead of the minimum sentence. They need to be shown that the law meaus something.
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Rid of 3 Linaerina couqh.

Cold weather persisted so late this year that many more persons have colds than ever before at this seaBon. You can get relief from .racking, hack ing coughs, from wheezy, sneezy breathing, from raw, sore throat and tight chest w. c. Glazier. Benton % vile, Ark, writes: T can recom- mend Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound. I used it for a cough that ! had for years and was said to have consunn ption, but it cured me" Con- tains no opiates. Children like if. Lee & Osgood Go.
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The Boy Scouts have rendered ex- cellent service in Norwich and throughout the country in connection with the sale of Liberty bonds, but such is only to be expected when that organization puts it's shoulder to the wheel
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Everyone who has subscribed to the Liberty loan can feel that he has had a hand in the patriotic service of bringing about the handsome over subscription. and the administering of another shock to the kaiser.
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With the kaiser greatly chagrined al the sabd1cation of his brother in law it is possible that he is doing a little figuring as to who will be the third monarch to be snelved
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Now that King Constantine has been relieved of his customary duties it is possible that he will follow the example of the czar and go to hoefng potatoes.
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EDITORIAL NOTES

The man on the corner says: The batter of the rain on the roof would bring greater appreciation if we were experiencing a dry season.
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The claim has been frequently put forward that the people of this coun- try do not realize that we are at war, but it would appear as if con gress was suffering from the same trouble also.
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With reference to the tragic death of Capt. Joseph Kinney, the following inscription appears on the family monument in Norwich:
 r Joseph, son of Newconb and Sally Kinney. entered the U. s. Army as Lieutenant at the commencement of the War with Great Britain in 1872 was engaged in several severe skir- mishes, besides six sanguinary battles the last of which was at Lundy's Lane Bridgewater. July 25th, 1874, where he was killed commanding the 2nd di- vision of the 9th Regiment, of U. S. Infantry. in the 27th year of his age Buried in Buffalo, W. Y.
 What a significant story this epitaph tells. during the present days of brave recruits and luke warm slackers!
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Charles V. James, James L. Case, Francis J. Leavens, committee of the Red Cross.
 Norwich, June Is, 1917
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It is officially estimated that the area sown to winter wheat in Canada during last autumn was 813,4O0 acres.
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Capt. Kinney fell in this battIe-shot through the breast just at the close; of the engagement He died upon the field. He is described as a gallant of ficer, with a fine person and a sofdieF7 like bearing, popular with the army and a faverite in society. His tragic fate. excited deep sympathy in the community at home.
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Cwritten Specially for The Bu1letin-)
 The blockading of Decatur's squad ron in the Thames River during the War of 1872, followed by the attempt upon Stonington and the fear of a possible assault upon Norwich, then rich In resources, led the inhabitants of the town at that period to send petition to the commander -in-chief Of the State troops, requesting that a military force be stationed in or near Norwich for it's protection.
 On the fifteenth of September, the citizens did as they do now in an emergency, assem bed in town meet ing, for the special purpose of taking counsel as to what should be done in the way of defence against the ene- my
 A Committee Of Safety was appoint : ed, representing the various interests of the town, and having vested in IL discretionary powers.
 The members of this committee in- ciuded Theodore Barrell, John Dewitt, Gen Zachariah huntingdon. Charles F. Huntington, Ebenezer Hyde Jun. Newcon1b Kinney James Lan1nan, Ezra Lathrop, Capt. Augustus Lath l. rop,. Capt Jonathan Lester. Major Jo- seph Perkins, Capt. Charles Rockwell, Capt. Eleazur Rogers, Capt Benjamin Snow and Col. Samuel Tyler. Under the direction of this commit tee several volunteer companies were
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BRAVERY WORTH RECALLING

organized; equipped and held ready
 for possible emergencies.
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At the time of-this war, the flag ship of the bfocading squadron at New London was. the Families. on board of which was an impressed American seaman, John Carpenter, of Norwich. His father, an aged and respected cit- izen, on learining of that fact, pro- vided himself with suitable vouchers, went off to the squadron with a flag of truce, and applied for his sons re- lease.
 To the credit of Commodore Hardy let it be told, after hearing the cir cumstances and patiently inQuring g into the case he freely gave the Amer ican seaman his discharge, and not only this but provided certificates to show that he had served faithfully ftr- more than five years, hence was en- titled to $500 wages and g., 900 prize money.
 The cider Carpenter met his son, whom he had not seen for more than eight years, on the deck of the RamiI- lies and, after a joyful reurion they came home to Norwich
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You have doubtless read the ,ines-

You have doubtless read the lines the cheap jingie-attributted to Moth E Shipton. I4th century sorceress, who apparently foresaw the progress of man in peace and war, not even falling to cover the submarine boat, the motor carriage and the aeroplanes of the Twentieth century, Now this mother Shipton was not half as won derful as the woman Of EHdor, and would not have been so consistently before the people, had she not been glorified in her black art by an Amer ican liar who was not even an able rhymester. Mother Shipton's records are in the British Museum among the curiosities, and American publishes, who exploit everything, sent agents to London to work up good story upon Mother Shipton, and it proved to be a proftless pursuit and expense, for there was nothing in them equal to the predictions of Brother Johannes of 1900 who predicated the present world war. The wonderful rhymes at tributed to her are not to be found among her records, but are a modern fabrication not yet 50 years old.
 "The war has carried us to the depths" Gen. Shuts tells the Eng fish people, -9et us build from the depths" If the nations learn the les sons of this world war as they should they will build on sounder founda- ton than they have ever built on be- fore. It Is time the sovereignty of man was recognized in all parts of the earth, and that men of intelligence and ambition were eager to elevate manhood to higher plane and rele- gate the tawdrY honors and titles and tyranny to Beelzebub with whom they originated. The men of power and tactical genius like Roberts. Kitchener, Haig Joffre, Won Hindenburg and scores of others were called up from deInocracies to bolster up aristocra- cies and flffberal governments; and te frsrc~ false pretensc and scldshnces
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J.. Bates -Murdoek, of Bozraif :. and Joseph Kinney of Nr~ich, well edu ! cated and promising young men" ac- eording to Miss Cauikins enlisted early in this war and were soon pro : noted to the rank of captains -7f Recruits from Norwich and other towns in this part of the state were assigned to the 25th Regiment com : manded by Major Jessup. This regi- !
 mcnt was on the Niagara frontier during the campaign of 1874, and in the hottest part of the fight during the severe engagements at Chippeway and Rridgewater This last baft;e,-
 known also as tho Battle of the Cat- aract and -Lundy's Lane-was then considered the most desperate battle ever fought in Noxh America, the loss on either side amounting to fully one-fourth of those engaged.
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George L. Perkins was, brigade-in-
 spector and paymaster of the Connec- : ticut and Rhode Island troops, with the rank of major in the regular army.
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Like a Jules Verne adventure was the story of Capt. Asa Homer, of Nor : wich, who had been five years sepa- rated from his family, engaged in trade on the coast of South America He was returning home in 1872, a pas sengeT in a merchant vessel, and wa s within 14 miles of the coast, when an English man of-war came in sight and the vessel was taken as prize.
 Captain -HoSmer was long detained with the blockading fleet, lowering day after day and month after month within tantalizing sisst of his native coast, before he was recessed.
 But shis did not end his adventure. Enterprfsirg mariner and trader that he was, he was later q prisoner for three years and nine months in a Spanish dungeon at Havana
 He returned home from this exile July 23rd, 1920. and immediately re- stunned his maritime pursuits, bs~e died on. the coasf. of Honduras. in 1924
 1t is to be doubted if any other town of the size of Norwich has a more in : spring or more varied record of bray cry in war service whenever the country has needed defence.
 Certainly, the men of the old town showed the true spirit of patriotism during tH.e War of 1872. and while that war was exceedingly unpopular throughout this state as throughout all of New England and very few rec ords have been kept of events of that period, nevertheless, all that histo.% has written proves that the citizens more than did their part up to the time peace-was declared and Admtrai Hotham,s b.ockading squadron, which had long, been keeping watch at the mouth of the river, put. to sea- March 11th, 1915. .--,.z
 THE DICTAGRAPH.
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About the same time, regiment twas drafted in Norwich and neighbor- ing towns, and sent to the coast to take the pace of the Third Brigade, which had been on duty in Stonington and New London and was now dis charged.
 During this war, Col. Elisha Tracy. Of Norwich had the place of deputy commissary and general agent of the government.
 Gearsra Barking hr-i eiz=- iza
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E or K1E1l, fIILIIU'LIOIISy UT IdLIOIlS -IHG pathway to honor may he a sublime disregard of all pru1entIal const1era- tions Safety first" is slogan on the level of many a mans need, but let it never be forgotten that the spirit of real heroes is pitched to higher kew Such as these have been willing to put safety last. They have dared to take risks for righteousness sake
 THE PARSON.
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18
Diamonds to Remain HInh.

The high cost of diamonds keeps up.
If you have any hidden away among
your potatoes and onions hold them,
for you may not get any more. This is
the prophecy made at a convention Of
the New York State Retail jewelers.
association at New York, which pre-
diets that the high price Of diamonds
will hold for a good many years after
the war.
Benjamin Rees, a diamond importer.
in the role of prophet, said he had
been abroad on diamond-buying ex-
cursions five times since the war be
gan; that diamonds have advanced in
price 30 to 40 per cent in the past
year, and that the high prices win hold
because the 1900 cutters and polish
ers in Belgium are gone, the Katlirs
who mined the rough diamonds are
making munitions and that England
probably will put a tax on rough dla-
monds.
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18
Real Patriotism.

The republican members of the
legislature in caucus all signed u
resolution agreeing to forget politics
and work to give Governor Gunter all
the assistance they can and without
delay. The democrats split up in the
house and at once commenced to play
petty factional politics. The refusal
of the republicans to engage in any
way in the fight left the llickers with
out enough votes to block the wheels,
otherwise the house would have been
aeadlocked from the start and the
entire session a farce.
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18
LEGISLATURE MEETS.
Called in Special Session by Governor
Gunter to Provide Money for the
States Expenses IN Organizing
Guard and Necessary War
Expenses.

The legislature convened in special
session at Denver today being called
by Governor Gunter to provide money
for carrying on Colorado's necessary
work in connection with the war, and
to consider the questions growing
out of the present disturbed conditions
in the military and business fields.
Much larger sums of money thin were
provided by the regular session will
now be necessary and many questions
not then thought of are constantly
arising. It is expected that the old
organization will remain in both
houses and the members get down to
work promptly, and help the governor
solve the troubles with which he finds
himself confronted. The session is
not expected to last long as the mem
bers get no extra pay, and it is the
busy time of year for most Of them
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18
Candles VS.. Electricity.

The Society for Electrical Develop
ment, anxious to encourage n wider
use of electricity for lighting. has pre-
pared figures showing 1t is much cheap
er than candles or kerosene.
A recent test of six candles showed
that for l cent only 2.6s candle-power
hours were obtained. If electricity for
lighting costs cents for a kilowatt
hour a 20-watt lamp can be lighted for
so hours for 9 cents. The efficiency of
a 20-watt incandescent is a candle
power for LII watts. Thus a 20-watt
lamp will provide about II candle
power. 1t will burn 80 hours for o
cents, or $50 candle-power hours will
cost 8 cents. One cent will buy 94.4
candle-power hours, or 80 times as
much light as can be obtained from a
candle for l cent.
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18
CIGAR AS OPIUM SUBSTITUTE
Aiding in Redemption Of China, Where
Natives Are Now Frequently Seen
Smoking Their cheroots.

The cigar is doing a large part in
the redemption Of China. It is no un-
common thing TO see II native smoking
his cheroot, which promises to enjoy
the favor once bestowed on opium.
The import Of cigars, into various
Chinese ports has been areatly on the
increase In the last few years, and now
amounts TO about S350,OOO annually.
OF this trade four-ffths normally is
through Hongkong. There has been
a marked increase in the quantity of
Dutch-mnde cigars used In South China
and other portions Of the Far
East during the last year or more,
where, for various reasons, Philippine
cigars have been losing In favor.
Previous to the outbreak Of the war
in Europe considerable quantities Of
cheap cigars We're sold in China and
the Far East through German firms in
Hongkong, and a German cigar fac
tory was operated in Hongkong for the
manufacture Of cheap cigars for the
Chinese trade and also for export to
Europe. This factory is still operated
under Chinese control.
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18

ing the officer who commanded at
that battle to the position of ranking
colonel in the state guard. 1t re-
mained for a chautauqua lecturer to
resurrect the decayed yarn, and for
a Colorado audience to sit still and
listen to their soldier boys being
slandered just at a time when they
are getting ready to go to war to de-
fend their country against just such
unscrupulous foes as they faced at
Ludlow.
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18
Has Right Ring.

Representative Cole, when ap-
preached by the democratic kickers
with plea to aid them in their fight
on Governor Gunter and Speaker
Best, made a statement that has just
the right ring 70 it and should be
pasted in every hat. He said, "Since
last April we have organized a new
party, the American party, ard am
one of its members. We will stand
together for the state and country"
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18
cold Stuff"

After promising us a braE new
program at the Chautauqua this year
one of the lecturers fought over the
so-called battle of Ludlow. Even the
labor politicians have so far forgot
ten the sob stuff they pulled fer poll
teal effect at the election, that they
have agreed to their governor appoint-
The Lamar register., 1917-07-18
Marriage Licenses.

Will NJ. Degast and Elsie Stokes
berry both of Lamar.
Merit Tanner and Pearl Petticrew
both of Lamar.
Henry Jacob Clas of Fort Lyon and
Mayme Agnes Ard Of Lama"
Worth w. Wray and Suanna PROT
te, both of Kansas City, Mo.