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Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
ADAMS EXPRESS GAR
 ROBBED OF $500
Money Mysteriousiy Disappeared Dur
 ing the Messengers Absence.

Carl ". Pimer, agent for the Adams Express Co.,, was informed by Mes senger Bailey last Saturday that $500 had been stolen from an Adams Ex- press car which stood on a siding near the New London line wharf. Mes senger Bailey. explained that he had left the car for but short time and when he returned to the car and had occasion to go to the safe the money was gone. The disappearance of the money is doubly baf1ing. The robbery was committed between 2.30 and O. clock in the afternoon. The safe stood at one end of the car and the money was in a strong box in the safe. There is only one key to the box and that IT the possession of the messenger. The door of the box would indicate that it had not been blown open, and there is nothing to suggest tampering with the lock. All seem to agree that the door of the box was opened with a key, but where the thief got the key is a question yet to be answered.
 Information concerning the robbery is very meager. Practically every em- ploye of the company refuses to talk concerning the matter A reporter saw Express Messenger Bailey We'd nesday and asked if he would tell what he knew about the robbery. He replied that the officers of the com pany had warned him not to tell, and to especially keep clear of newspaper reporters. Bailey obeyed orders to the extent of refusing to tell his name. He did say, however, that he was ex- treme1y anxious for the apprehension of the guilty party, and expressed the desire of dealing some of his own pun ishment out to him. "I surely want this disgrave lifted from my shoul- ders," were the words of the mes senger.
 While no definite statement could be secured from any one in author ity, it Is rumored that the process of elimination has been applied to sus- picious persons until 1t is now down to small number. Only few more days will be required, it is thought, to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
FUN E RAJ.
Mrs-Georae Roonex.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Rooney, wife of George Rooney, was held at S.15 o'clock Thursday morning at her home on West Town street At g o'clock at Sacred Heart church a re- quiem high mass was celebrated by Rev c. w. Brennan. Mrs. Morgan Cronin sang during the mass and at the offertory rendered Pie Jesu. and as a waiting hymn Some Sweet Day. As the body was borne from the church the choir sang Nearer, My God to Thee. There were many choice floral tributes in forms and clusters of flow St. Mary's cemetery. The bearers were nephews, Morris Sherman, William Murphy. John Murphy of Hartford, Michael Murphy and John McKenna of Norwich and Michael Shea of Jer- sey City.
 Relatives were present from Hart ford, New London. Bethlehem, Jersey City. W: J., and Bozrah. Tn attendance in body was a delegation from the Ladies auxiliary to the A. o. H.. of Mrs. Petersen, Mrs. Anastasia Dingi- van, Mrs. Catherine Watson, Mrs Tracy, Misses Margaret Kearns, Ruth Hanrahan, Mary Thompson and Bessie TiEue.
 Cummings & Ring were in charge of the arrangements.
 The flowers included a heart. James w. Murphy; spray, MT and Mrs. An drew Buel; lilies and pinkS. Miss Az nes Murphy: spray of lilies, MT. and Mrs. Charles Denison Moves: standing cross, Misses Tracy, Thompson, Tigue. shannon, Kearns, Hanrahan. Kane Murphy: wreath, Mir. and Mrs. Sher- man and family: spray, Alfred Patti son; spray, Mrs. John McKenna: wreath, M J. Murphy; cross, Mir. and Mrs. Charles H. Osgood; white roses, Miss T. G. Bonney; spray James Thompson: wreath of roses, Mir. and Ire foI<7 Mrs. IT. F. Wagner: wreath. Mrs. Mary Beswick; lilies, Mrs. Walsh harp, La dies auxiliary. A. o. H.
 About 90 members Of Division S4 of
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onet know. But if we learn the true meaning of this liberty we prize so highly, if we pay the price of true equality, then can we hope that the freedom which our fathers gave us, blessed with their hearts blood, may be handed to our children and our children's children, eblessed and re dedicated by our own sacrifice. And we know that all will be well with our country. and that it will give all that it is and is to be. to bring the whole wolsd nearer to that ecernal center of right and justice. And when we have done that, then can we say that Y,e love this dear flag. with love as deep as her deepest blue; love as rich and rugged as her blood dyed red; a love as pure and spotless a her stripes of white; a love that gIows, and glows, with all the fire of her brilliant and updying stars.
 The Flag Raised.
 In the afternoon Old Glory was flung to the breeze by Past Exalted Thom- as F. Craney on the new staff erected on the front lawn. A squad of sol diers who are doing duty in this city were in attendance with their buglers.
 The committee in charge of the ex- ercises were Past Exalted Ruler Will liam R. Stevens. Past Exalted Ruler J. D. Lucy and J. c. keegan.
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N. 2. A. NOTES.
Carl Parker Defeats Counihan for Captain of Baseball Team-Aeadenny
 Alumni Will Meet Monday Night.

The Musical club will have a. re- hearsal in Slater hall Friday morning in preparation for their concert E.i- day evening.
 Thursday the examinations for the Perkins medal in senior Latin, the Btrge prize in junior Latin and the Robert w Sayles prize in physics were held. The Birge prize is s5. The Sayles fered to pupils of the Academy. It-is the interest on $1,000 C$40).
 Thursday Miss Piper announced the teams for the junior and lower middle classes in the girls to be held this afternoon. The junior team is composed of Misses Woodworth Ken dall. Murphy, Fields, Goonenough. Ly- man, Waltz, Young. Norton, Sullivan and Marquardt. The members of the lower middle team are Misses Hill, Sullivan, Lynch, Zezualvez, Wilson and Baker.
 At meeting of the baseball team held at 12.30 Thursday Carl Parker defeated Countilan for captain of next ''N' men who elect the captain voted as follows: For Parker-Bennett, Jones, Parker, Huh, Meek, Lynch; for Counihan-Stanley Counihan, Me Knight, LeClaire, Shea.
 The Dramatic club held a meeting 2 Thursday afternoon at o'clock for the purpose of electing officers for next year. Those elected were: President, Clinton Hanover; vice president, Kath- crime Sullivan; secretary Mary Tir- reli; treasurer, Eleanor Norton. The club did not present a play this year. Treasurer Bruce F. Rogers reported about $50 in the treasury.
 The annual meeting of the Alumni association will be held in Slater hall Monday evening at o'clock Mrs Juifana Shields Haskell. W. F. A. '94 will speak on Columbia University. Several of the older alumni will talk on Civil War Times. There will be a dance and social hour in the Academy building after the business meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15

zns. atooo a1d Tides. | Sun F Rigk T Moon Rises. Sets. Water. Il Rises.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
FLAG DAY EXERCISES AT ELkS' HOME
Hon. Robert Butler of Hartford Delivered Stirring Pati- otic Address-Past Exalted Ruler Thomas F. Craney Raised Flag to the Breeze

proves that. Nations, yes, even de- mocracies, commit without punishment crimes that the individual could not. or would not commit. Is 1t not true, therefore. that only as the moral ideal of the individual rises to a higher level, does the moral practice of the nation become perfect? You cannot drag mans moral ideal to higher lev e.s, it must grow from within. And in our form of democracy, where the people create the government of, for and by themselves, they impose upon that government the indiyidual stan dard of morality. Thus istfhe national moral ideal like the individual, a growth from within; and that govern ment which is not responsive to the moral ideals of its people will be de- stroyed by the people who create it. Democracy is doubly precious to us who dwell in Connecticut, for here. on the banks of the Connecticut river, were uttered the words which first outlined for mankind this modern de- mocracy. It was Thomas Hooker, on May S1, 163s, who said. The founda ton of authority is laid in the free consent of the people, Upon this doc urine and the sermon which clothed it was framed the general orders, the first written constitution of democracy known to the worlds history. The constitution of the United States, "the greatest written document ever penned by the hand of man." grew from that utterance.
 %he Question O. Autocracy.
 But how about autocracy? There the foundation of authority Is laid in the doctrine of divine right of kings" founded upon the dogma that might makes right The autocracy is not created by the people and is not re- sponsible to tf1ern. it is the creation of a small dynastic group of over lords who set up their over -lordship and frame the national morality to their own ends. That national moral ity, ready made. they superimpcse upon the people whom they rule. Here is no room for growth from within the individuaS! Here there can be no moral development is circumscribed from without. And, this being so. whkt becomes, then, of the great process of evolution by means of individual moral perfection which is to carry mankind slowly on to a higher plane of civiliza- tion? Is it possible that the man made and man-nmited morality of au- tocracy can Supplant the great scheme of evolution laid out by the Creator of all things? Just so soon as individual moral freedom is limited in it's growth. national moral development cease and begin.
 Insrowine National Morality.
 German people today? Are they not suffering from ingrowing national morality Can you imagine a denoc- racy that would have permitted it's government to rape and murder Bal gium? Or Serbia? What people who hold for the nation the same moral ideal as for the individual would have
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
CLAIM R REWARD.
MiddIetown Police Are of the Opinion
 That They Are Entitled to It.

As result of the arrest by the Mid dletown police officers of the three Norwich Jewelry thieves, who had fled from this city by automobile after snatching a trayful of diamonds. con- siderable money in the shape of re- wards offered for the arrest of the men is due the Middletown officers, a correspondent from that city claims.
 The men arrested were notorious crooks and the Middletown officers have several circulars telling where they are wanted.
 The sheriff of Middlesex county, New Brunswick, N. J., had issued a cir cular offering a reward of $500 for their arrest. Down there they snatch ed a trayful of diamonds valued at S3,- 900 from the hands of a jeweler and fled by automobile. This was April II. They were later arrested in West field, Mass, but managed to escape.
 The Norwich police had made an offer of reward at the time of their arrest. but the jewelry store which was robbed was protected by a jew ing offer of s1oG for the arrest and conviction Of anyone stealing from the store This reward is another ono, therefore, which the AIiddIetown men think they are entitled to.
 Resides these places the men are wanted by the police in Bridgeport Reading, Pa, Harrisburg. Pa. Phil ade1phia, Pa, Allentown, Pa, and To- ledo, for various offienses. Although no definite information has been re- ceived on the point yet. it is likely that rewards are also out for them in those places also.
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permitted its rules to commit such an unspeakable crime? And the world must be made safe for democracy" That is why democracy and autocracy are at death grips, That is why we must win this war. Though England fail, and France faE. and Russia fail, and Italy fail, still must we fight. That flag is the beacon of hope for the democracy of the world, and that light must not go out on the western hemi- sphere, whatever betide the peoples of Europe,
 And this my friends, means sacri- flee. It means sacrifice all the great CT because we are so pitifuliy unready. We have basked in a fools paradise, thinking that in our splendid isola- ton" we could not be reached by war. Isolated? We are not isolated! One hundred years ago, it is true, the At 1antic ocean was our greatest safe guard. We were thirty days from our nearest enemy. Today we are only four days away, and tomorrow-why, tomorrow we shall be taking dinner in New York one day and in Paris or London or Berlin the next Isolated? There is no isolation! You read in your papers this evening all that took place in Europe and Asia this morn ing. And tomorrow morning we shall know what is being said and done this very minute in the rest of the world, even in the islands of the seas. l tell you, my friends, we stand
 
 heart. with all the other nations Of the world. There is nor time nor space for science has annihilated them both, and we are plunged without warning into the mae1Strom of the worlds business. And as we prove ourselves fit or unfit for the burden shall we determine whether our country Ahall live or die.
 Why So Unready7
 Why are we so unready? Because we have been supremacy selfish, Does that sound brutal? Well, it is brutally true. We have assumed that becepse equal we have but to claim our right to equality. And we have thought that this meant equality of rights and priv Ieges. and equality of opportunity. It does! But there is another equality, greater and more precious to the life of our country than either of these, and that is the equality of responsi- we taught it to our children? To the ignorant and eager strangers who have come to our shores? God help us. we have not. We have forgotten the best, but now we are called face to face with it. Equality of rights and priv ileges-yes. Equality of opportunity yes But equality of responsibility, too, This is the very keystone of the arch! These three are the holy trinity of our liberty,
 Carlyle wrote, Toward an eternal center of right and justice is all con fusion tending. and by laws old as the world, nay, old as the Makers frat plan of the world, 1t has to arrive there"
 Hope for Continued Freedom.
 How long will my country live? II
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
TAKING EXAMINATIONS.
Miss O'NeiII and Miss Hageerty Try for Scholarship at Mt. St. JosePn's Seminary, Hartford.

Miss Helen O'Neill and Miss Lucille Haggerty, the two leading students in this years class at St. Patrick's school, left Thursday for Hartford, where they will take the examination at Mt. St Joseph's seminary.
 One young lady from the various parochial schools in the state will be fortunate in winning the scholarship which will entitle her to four years tuition and board at the seminary and the local girls are hoping to be sue cessful. The pupil who stands second wins four years tuition.
 Miss O'NeiIl is the youngest daugh- ter of Letter Carrier Joseph $. OfNeii1 and Mrs. O1Neill of 162 Cliff street. Their oldest daughter, Miss Annie O'Neill, won the scholarship in 1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
WILL SEND BOYS
 TO CAMP DEWEY
Effort Being Made to Secure Funds
 for New York Reserve.

In New York city 200 cadets of the Junior Naval Reserve, aided by 20 patriotic young women volunteers, in- vaded the Great White Way seeking funds for the reserve. The speciai purpose for which funds are sought is to send a number of poor boys from New York's East Side to Camp Dew ey. the Junior Naval Reserve camp at Kitemaug, between Norwich and New London, on the Thames.
 The cadets. clad in the white uni forms of the reserve, visited ali the hotels and restaurants on Broadway and gathered quite a harvest. Tickets to the Junior Naval Reserve fair were given all contributors.
 The cadets and their young women allies started the drive on the White way from the Herald building, where they gathered at o'clock. The re- serve has adopted as its slogan Do your due". in place of Do your bit
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
DIED.

CARLIsIE-In New London, June 1S. 1917, Theodore E. Carlisle. aged 55 years.
 BRIERLY-In Westerly. F. T., June 12, 1917. Ann Brierly, aged 7S years. BONBARDIER-In TaftviIle. June 14. > 1917. Henry Bombardier, aged g. years.
 Funeral from his late home Saturday. June Is. at S.30. Services at Sacre q Heart church at o'clock. HUNTtNGTON-In Madison, Conn D, June ', 1917, Mrs Electa Jane Hunt ington widow of L.. l.. Huntington. aged s6 years, formerly of Lebanon. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15

The world must be made safe for democracy. That is why democracy and autocracy are at deathgrips. That is why we must win this war Though England fail, France fail, Russia fail, Italy fail, still we must fight, was the statement made by Hon. Robert P. Butler of Hartford in his patriotic address delivered at the Elks Flag Day exercises Thursday evening in the Elks home.
 The exercises were very impressive and were we'll attended. Included in those present were members of the G. A. R., who attended iii a body. His Honor, Mayor Allyn L. Brown, and members of the court of common council
 The programme opened with a se- lection. by Swahn's orchestra which
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15

The regular meeting of. the Ladies
 Missionary society of the Federated church was held Thursday afternoon in the chapel with a large number in at tendance. The vice president, Mrs. sence of the president. The regular routine of business was transacted and the reports of the officers read and accepted. The topic of the afternoon was The Medical Work Done by the Missionaries in Foreign Countries. Several Of the members- of the society read interesting papers along this line. Following the business session, social hour was enjoyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
NORWICH TOWN
Lathrop Memorial Missionary Society Concludes Course of Reading George L. Randall Writes of Activity at Fort Meyer-FuneraI of Mrs. George Rooney.

Memorial Foreign Missionary society was held Wednesday afternoon in the First Congregational chapel. The re- port of the May meeting was given. It was voted to send Mrs. H. l.. Yer rington as delegate to. the anSual meet ing of the w. B. F. M. to be held in Boston next November. This will be the golden jubilee anniversary.
 The closing chapters. HeroiSm in the Christian Conquest and Peace and the Kingdom, were studied in the book World Missions and World Peace. The book to be studied next year will be On an AfNcan Trail.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
George L. Randall Writes from Fort
 Myer.

George L. Randall, Jr., writes from Fort Myer. Va: It is expected that the New Jersey First battalion of en- gineers will soon be called into federal service to help prepare the big con- scription camp which is to be at Wrightstown, N. J. Eight from this battalion have been sent down here to the Fort Myer reserve officers train
 ing camp for few months training: three each from the Newark and Tren- ton companies and two from the Cam
 den company. There are about 2,30O men from Jersey. Virginia. Maryland and the District of Columbia. and more are coming about the middle of June. We are under the instruction of re-
 serve officers and regular army officers. We have a good one in Captain Meade.
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Iltle 911IlRfit1.
Norwich, Friday, June 16. 1917.
THE WEATHER.
Conditions.

Conditions. Showers and thunder storms were general within the last 24. hours over the states east of the Mississippi river. The maximum falls were 3.s6 inches at New York city and 2.6s inches at Washington.
 The weather has become consider ably cooler in all districts east of the Mississippi except on the north At lantic coast.
 Moderate temperatures will prevail Friday and Saturday in the Atlantic states.
 Winds for Friday and Saturday: North Atlantic and middle Atlantic, moderate variable, mostly east.
 Forecast. Northern New England: Fair Friday and Saturday.
 Southern New England and Eastern New York: Overcast Friday; Satur- day fair.
 Observations in Norwich. The following records, reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Thursday:
 Ther. Bar a. m. ...ss.... o1 5u-Oe IF m. o9 So-o0 D. m- o5 z5.5V Highest 70, lowest 5S.
 Comparisons. Predictions for Thursday: Probably showers and thunder storms. Thursdays weather: Cloudy
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-15
FILED MOTION TO SET ASIDE VERDICT.
Dissatisfaction Over Outcome of Fill
 more -Gager Farm Case.

A motion to set aside the verdict has been filed in the Fillmore -Gager case. in which a jury on Wednesday afternoon gave verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
 A new divorce action was filed in the superior court office on Thursday. It is brought by Lydia Mcdonald Caplet of Sprague against Daniel l.. Caplet of New Haven. Mrs. Caplet charges her husband with intern mperance and cruel ty. They were married Aug. 2, 1915. Tn addition to a divorce, she asks that she be allowed to resume her maiden name.
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was followed by reading by Past Exalted Ruler Laurence NIillea. The Liberty Bell was formed followed by the eleventh hour toast of the Elks. The Elks' Tribute to the Flag was siven by Past Exalted Ruler Millea. In excellent voice the Star Spansled Banner was rendered by Hugh Kin der, the well known singer. Exalted the exercises. Following the exercises dancing was enjoyed and refresh naents were served
 In his patriotic address Hon. Robert P. Butler said in. part:
 Love is a wonderful thing More than any other emotion Of the human soul, it lifts man out of himself and intoxicates his spirit with that reach ing for the heaven which is just be- yond his grasp. And love is never
 more beautiful than when it pours forth in baptism and in benediction of an ideal. That is the meaning of this day, which we have set aside to pay tribute of love to the flag of our coun- try, already baptized and blessed in the blood of our fathers. For Us our little ceremony, always beautiful holds this year a deeper and more solemn significance than lever before, for we are engaged in a great and terrible war to determine whether that flag, symbol of liberty and democracy the wide world, over, shall live and be glorihed of nations or shall perish O. can foresee the end of this war, none can prophecy it's issue: but for us 1t must mean life or death. There is no halfway respite.
 l. hate war-hate it for it's terrible injustices and the pitiless sufferings it brings alike to innocent and guilty But there are things more hateful than war. The abandonment of Belgium to the rapine and murder of a perVert: the abandonment of France, glorious -T70 f1-Aa 4n the piI1age and destruction of the beast these would have been more hateful to mankind, and more 'disgTaceful, than any war for defense.
 The Issue of This War.
 I say no man can foresee the issue of this war Did you ever stop to ask yourself how long our country will will live always; but there have been other nations more powerful than ours, from Babylon of old to ancient Greece and Rome. And where are they now? All that is left of their ancient glory. all that the world needs or cares about is the contribution of their time to the onward march of civilization. A smat- tering of ancient art here, a glimpse of laws and customs there, fragment of Htera ture-iust this and nothing moro. Gone are the riches and the glOrieS of conquest, gone is al but that little salvage of good upon which man has built his next higher level of civ ilization.
 We are a part of a vast process of social evolution, designed by the Gre ator to raise mankind slowly but sure ly to this higher plane. If our religion does not teach us that. then our re- 1igion is but tawdry, thing and your existence and mine, the life of our nation and of the world becomes a hollow mockery of selfshness anG of opportunism. But we know the work ing of that mighty process, that in it's ordered way mankind has framed gov ernment for his growth and progress. It is by government that our rights and privileges are secured and pre- served to us; it is by government that our duties and responsibilities are prescribed and enforced. And that