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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
LESSON NO. g.
Your Equipment and Arms.

of 9s Honor. 2. Waking Making Good as os a oi- soI- dier. 4. Getting Ready For Camp. 5. First Days in Camp. 6. Cleanli- ness ms sohins in Camp am cf ' foHr at Health S. Each soldier in a modern army car ries with him sufficient food, cloth ing. shelter, fighting arms. and ammu- milton to take care of himself for a short period in case he should be sep- arated from his company. The total weight of his load, in addition to the clothes he wears, is 50 to 70 pounds. The number of articles is surprisingly large. They are so devised, however. that by ingenious methods of packing and adjusting they can all be carried with the least possible effort. :.
 You are personally responsible for all the arms, clothing and supplies is- sued to you. The trained soldier keeps track of them. He knows immediately at any time where every one of his be- longings is to be found. You are re- quired to keep them in good condition. may be issued to you; but their value in that case will be deducted from your next pay.
 You will receive on enlistment an ample supply of clothing, including not only your uniform, but extra shoes, shirts, underclothes, and socks. You may not be able alawss to keep your clothing spotless clean. But when it becomes dirty or spotted take the first opportunity to clean it thoroughly.
 Your shoes must be cleaned and pol ished frequently. Wet shoes should be carefully dried. Army men freauently dry their shoes during the night by taking a few handfulseof dry. clean pebbles, heating them in a meat can CT kettle until they are very hot, and then placing them in the shoes. So long IS the pebbles are hot move them about once in a while by shaking the shoes. Take care not to heat the pebbles so hot that the shoes will he acorched.
 In general. see to it that all your clothing is as neat and clean as pos sible at all times Mend rips and sew on buttons without delay. This will add to your comfort as well as ap- pearance.
 Wear your hat straight. Don't affect the smart aleclz" style of tiIting the hat. Keep all buttons fastened. Have Nour trousers and leggins properly laced. Keep yourself clean shaved. Carry yourself like a soldier
 Bear in mind that there is tenden- cy in camp life for men to become careless and untidy. You must use every means to counteract this ten denoy. For this purpose the customs and regulations Of the army empha size the necessity for personal neat ness and cleanliness. The good soldier keeps close watch on himself.
 Besides his extra clothing soldier carries q blanket, a rubber Doncho. a canteen, mess kit. including meat can, knife fork and spoon, a cup. toilet articles, a first aid package, and some minor belongings.
 One of the most useful pieces is one half of a shelter tent. with rope and pins. The shelter tent is saiI to be French invention which was intro duced into the American army it is often called a dog tent" evidently be-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
POWER TO PROSECUTE
 ELECTION FRAUD CASES
Sought by the Department Of Justice for Rhode Island ard West Virginia


 Washington, Aug. 27-Extension of the federal governments power to prevent and prosecute frauds in eiec- tion of members of the house of rep reSentativeS and in primaries for United States senators was sought by the department of justice, in cleo tion fraud cases from Rhode Island and West Virginia. That the federal government, as well as the states, should have authority to insure hon est operation Of state election ma chinery where federal officers are chosen was contended by the depart meht.
 Federal election fraud prosecutions in other states hinneI upon the su- -PFeme courts decisions. which. if ad- verse to the government entailed dis missal of the Rhode Island and West Virginia and probably other indict- ments.
 The Rhode Island indictments were against Mathew T. Gradwen and IS others of Coventry, R. l., and Charles Hambly and 18 others of Tiverton. R. the state general election of Novem- Der 3. 1914. in which a representative was elected. District Judge Brown dismissed the indictments, holding that the federal conspiracy statutes do not cover the offense and that the al- legged bribery was punishable only by the state.
 Importation of "foaters" from other states, bribery and repeating" in the June 1916. primary for United States senator in West Nirginia-alleged to be a conspiracy to defraud both the United States government and indi- vidual citizens-was charged in the West Virginia. indictments against Edward O'ToOlt. Guy c. Mace and IS others. dismissed in September, 1916, at Huntington by Circuit Judge Woods. He held that the 'state-not the federal government-could pros
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
LITTLE WAR STORIES
Little Drifters Drive off Austrian
 Cruisers,

Little Drifters Drive off Austrian
 Cruisers.
 Flyer, tanker, hand bomber, under sea sailor, merchant mariner. drifter, wireless operator-each has his spe- c1al and particular perils, and each is recording unusual forms of heroism. Drifters are former fishing trawlers which drift about with nets to catch hostile U-Boats that 'are below sur face. What they endure the admiral ty has revealed in the case of the line of forty eight which was dragging nets in the Straits of Otranto, between Italy and Albania, when set upon by three huge Austrian cruisers. The drift. CTS refused to abandon their boats, slipped their nets, rung for full speed ahead, manned the guns. No vessels were abandoned until they had found cred.
 Yet, despite the overwhe elming odds against the drifters and the willing ness of the enemy to allow the crews to take to their boats. a spirit of in- donaitable gallantry was shown from one end of the line to the other throughout the action.
 The crew of the sinking Taits hay ing taken to the boat and mustered their number. discovered that one was unaccounted for, and returned to their vessel through heavy fire to search for their missing shipmate. Second Hand Joseph HendTy of the Serent remained on board until the ship sank rather
 
 ed up out of the water an hour later by the British Crown. The crews of the GarrigiH Bon Espoir. Xmas, Daisy and British Crown refused to leave their vessels even when Outranged and under broadside fire from the enemy, and brought them through the action.
 The enemy displayed particular anx- iety to destroy the wireless telegrap >drifter in each group. and the be- havior of the wireless operators of Ca bella (W- Wadsworth) and Garrigill (James Yarwood) in remaining at their posts throughout the action is thus rendered conspicuous. The wire less operator of the F'loandi Douglas NJ. Harris was found dead in his chair at the conclusion Of the action ccllaps- ed over the wireless log in which he was writing at the moment of his death. The log of the Floandi bearing the pencil mark made by Harris when he was hit at his post, nas been placed in the National War Museum as an exhibit.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
mer Senator Chiffon; Albert B. White and Ben F. Rosenbloom.
Pocketinq Leonard Wood.

The fate of one man may not be of great importance in a time of world convulsion; nevertheless we believe that 9 majority of Americans are in clined to resent the war department's s continued shabby treatment of Leon ard Wood. Of the men now in our army he has done most to prepare us as a people for the ordeal into which our sons are about to go. He not only told us that we ought to get ready but he led. with fine success. the first real movement to get us ready-the Piattsburg training camp. But for that initiative Of his we should be far more deficient in supply of junior officers than we are. It set the pace that may have our nation.
 It is quite true that Wood hasn't been good bureaucrat. A good Dureaucrat is one who never, emits a thought until it has been authorized from above; who never acts until he is ordered: whose technical record is always letter perfect, but who doesn't gency. Wood has found 1t impossi- ble to become mere manikin. He is imaginative, creative, morally courag- eous, forceful. When there is man'e job to be done he is unwilling to warm chair and twirl his thumbs. He soldier. His record there wrote a chapter of triumph for American ad- ministratiOn.
 And now he is shifted to a minor post at Fort Riley. while number of maniIin soldiers are given preferable of one man is not in itself of supreme importance; but the spirit shown by the present administration treatment of Leonard Wood is something which must he eliminated if we are to get the best results.-Bcston Advertiser.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
THE FIRE WASTE,

Haste makes waste" is an old say ing, but the very fact that it is old and that it is repeatedly used shows that it is backed up by experience and that the proof of it has been many times established. And it can not help being felt that it applies es- peciaIly to the fire losses which are taking place in this country and Can ada
 The report for the month of July in the two countries shows a total loss Of S2s.564, ,575, or q million and ~a half over that Of the same month last year. but at the same time an increase Of nine miIlfcps over that of -he preceding month this year when the total amount was but 2 trifie over fifteen and q half millions For the seven months this year the losses have reached Q trife over s169. ono. coo. or more than 20 million more than the corresponding period Of 1916 and 6S million mere than for the same months ia 1915.
 There is Of coarse no regularity in Ega losses There is a certain aver age that can be expected but there is no telling whether it will show a decrease or an increase.t One can be anticipated about as much as the other. Just now due allowance must be given 10 the activity of those who nre bent upcn destruction and the cTppiinG of manufacturing plants, but 1t Is at a time when all business Is being pushed to ths limit and un- fer such conditions it can be appre- riated that the amount of care ex- srcfsed does not increase in propor- tfon to the industrial development. That such is the case. though it should not be. is no better demon serated than by the fire loss figures which are rolled up each month. They mark a waste which ought not to ex- St That haste makes waste is being proved anew almost every month.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
MORE DEsTRoYERs.

As the result of the war activities the importance of the destroyers has been fully demonstrated. There are a most valuable part of nations navy and the submarine menace has shown the necessity of large mum Der of these speedy and effective yes sels for the special work of patroli- ing the shipping lanes and of con voyfng the troop ships which are threatened by the underwater boats.
 Thus when the secretary of the navy comes forth with an appeal for third of a billion dollars in order to provide for the construction of a greater number of these ships, even to the point of making this country the leader in this respect, it must be realized that the demand is a con- sistent one. It is a move which is inspired not only by the present sit uation in Europe but which is one of the sound steps in behalf of protec- ton. With the extensive coastline of this country it cannot have too many of these kind of warships. Our safe ty lies in the utmost preparation along these lines and the quicker the work can be accomplished the quick CT can this country experience the sense of relief which goes with the securing of effective watchdogs.
 The sum which is asked is not to be used solely in the construction of such vessels. but in the providing of the facilities to such an end. The United States needs more and better plants and engine fac tories. Its handicap in this respect has been displayed too frequently and the time is now ripe for overcoming it and eliminating this danger once and for all.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28

ecute for the alleged frauds ard that no clause of the Constitution or fed eraI law extends to the government the right to punish frauds in mere political partisan endorsements of candidates by primary or otherwise.
 Tn appeals from both rulings to the supreme court, the department of jus tice emphasized the interest of citi- zens and. therefore. the government itself, in having free. fair elections of federal officers, even if chosen under state laws.
 Although the question was never squarely before the supreme court, the federal authorities contended that citizens and also the United States government itself have the right to honest operation of states election machinery and to punish violations, to insure fair and free choice of mem bers of congress.
 In both prosecutions the United States criminal code providing penal ties for conspiracy were invoked by the department of justice. Conviction of the Rhode Island defendants would entail maximum fines of S1o.o00 and the West Virginia defendants. under supplementary statute, faced pos sible maximum fines of s5,000 and ten years imprisonment.
 During the 1914 Rhode Island elec- lions, the defendants at Tiverton and Coventry, with some from Fall River, Mass, were charged with conspiring to secure votes for a defeated con gressional candidate named Burchard by obtaining money from liquor deal CTS. It was alleged that bier checks were distributed to identify voters bought"
 Conspiracy to defraud the govern nlent and also citizens in importation of 2,oOO non residents. ''hOaters,'' from other states to vote in the Unit ed States senatorial primary in West Virginia, in June, 1916. was charged in the West Virginia cases. Of these ''f1oaters". it was charged that 400 be- came fraudulent "repeaters" in the ,intarest of the candidacy of William F. Hite. republican Other repub- >ican candidates were Representative Howard sutherland. who was nomi- mated and Ia eer elected to succeed for
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
HOME-READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS
 

men ca combine ps their f Sf1, halves san and set up shelter Gent in a few minutes. While it can not be described as roomy, it is just what its name inn plies, shelter from wind and rain. It is used only in temporary camps.
 Your chief fighting tools will be a rifle, bayonet, in scabbard, Other weapons or defenses needed in modern trench warfare will be referred to later. Do not under any circum- stances lose track of these articles while on field duty. So long as you possess them, you are an armed sol dier capable of defending yourself and of performing effective service. With out them you are for ali practical pur- poses helpless. Of course, this state ment does not apply strictly to those men who are armed in some other way, such as those who are serving artillery or machine guns.
 The rife is the soldiers closest friend His first thought should be to guard it and care for 1t above all his other possessions. He expects it to take care of him in emergencies. In ordinary times he must take care of it.
 In caring for a rie it is especially important to keep the bore clean. Tn so doing be sure to avoid injurjng the delicate rif1ing which causes the bullet to spin as it is forced out and thus STodIIN increases the accuracy or 1T- ing. Never put away a rifle that has been fired or exposed to bad weather without first cleaning it. Never lay a rifle flat on the ground. Rest it se- eurely against something. Tn lower ing the rifle to the ground. whether during drilling or at any other time. see that it touches the ground gently.
 Don't play with your rife. A rifle or revolver. whether loaded or un- loaded, should never be pointed at person unless you fully intend to sheet that person. if necessary. in the per formance of your duty. When a fire arm is put into your hands you are intrusted with a great responsibility for it's proper use.
 Anybody in normal physical condi- ton can learn to be a good shot. Two of the most important points to re- member are to take 9 deep breath just before completing your aim so that you may hold the rifle with perfect steadiness. and to squeeze the trigger so that the eur will not be ierl1ed rom it's aim et the moment of firing. When you become an expert marks man (provided you have also the courage which permits you to remain cool and collected on the battle feld) you will have addec --mensely to your value citizen soldier. The sinnie fact that you qualify as a Confidence and self-control.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
NORWICH THE HOME OF ROGUE.

It cannot help being gratifying to the people of Norwich as we'll as to the devotees Of the game who have found So much pleasure in coming to this city. year after year, to know that the danger Of the removal of the annual tournament of the National Rcque association to some other city because of the fear that the present ground would not longer be available has in all probability passed. Ac- cording to present plans the property where the roque grounds are located is not going to Be required by the United Workers in the erection of the new building for the SheIterfng Arms This structure will be built at a point where it will not interfere with the courts and where the courts and the clubhouse will not bother the institu- ton
 This means that the National as sociation will continue to arrange for the meeting of the experts Of the country in this city for the deterrni- nation of the national championship. a fact which has brought a class of visitors 10 the city in the past which Norwich has always been glad to wei come as often as they could find the opportunity to come. and which 1t bids fair to have the chance to re- peat for many years to come
 Norwich means much to the roque players and the wielders of the rnaI- let mean much 10 Norwich. We wish that there might be 2 grea ter inter est taken in the game of scientific croquet So that more might gather here each year Not only the local club bu- the whole city wants to see more roque enthusia sts instead of less Norwich is the home of roque-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
THE RIGA DRIVE.

It is only a few days since dis dressing news was sent out from Washington to the effect that advices had been received by this government which caused increased anxiety to be felt over the Russian situation. This was accompanied by the report that the Germans had opened an offensive against the Russians with Riga as the immediate objective. but with indi- cations that it would be pushed on to Petrograd.
 Interest has therefore been cen tered upon developments in connec- tion herewith. for as might be ex- pected such caused no little concern, but as yet there has been little in the way of 6 disclosure as to what might be involved in the advices, and there has on the other hand been slightly more to throw light upon the claim that Germany is intending any such extensive operations as were i'm dicated. It is possible that the Wash ington report was put forth simply to pave the way for developments whic. are likely to take place in that country, but the drive in the north ern end of the line has evidently fallen through or else it was not seriously undertaken.
 If Germany could strike and strike hard towards Riga just now. it could unquestionably cause much trouble but neither side in the reports give any evidence that such an offensive has gotten beyond the stage of con- temptation, for Germany at present is experiencing serious difficulties on the western front and again in the Verdun region, but it has a way of taking advantage of weak spots in the Russian line and if Russia, can block any such move and prevent such a situation as had developed in the south. it must realize that this is the time to do it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28

I have their solemn word that OUT conquests belong to uz.- Premier Fa- da slovoh of Bulgaria
 It is easy to undeTCtHud why T gar Ferdinand and his official Fpokeanar are becoming suspicious over the talk in Berlin and Vienna about uot7r- nexstions By this time the Fuir1r- must realize that The "soleuu word of Germany is worth ut more than one of Germauy's solemn treaties. alec they may be experieucing Inc uu-0u- forta ble suspicion that German ul- feel that. as Bulgaria wns paid In each for entering the war she alread" Far had enough. Tn time they will under stand that the treaty of peace which will determine what territory Ruirnr.1 shall occupy will be made not hr Cor many and Austria, but by the nations aligned against them.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
GIVE US SHIPS.

It is of course recognized by this time that it is ga sier to ask congress for a billion. or even a million. than 1t is to get the appropriation through regardless of the urgency of the de- mand. But it must be appreciated that the country has been furnished with substantial evidence to the ef- feet that 1t cannot put forth too much effort in behalf of more ships. It is highly important that there should be proper means of transport ing our troops to Europe as expedi- tiously and safely as possible. It is equally necessary that there should be ships for carrying the necessary supplies to them after they are land ed in France and throughout their stay in that country. And it is vital that this country should have vessels with which to carry supplies to it's allies and that it should do it's ut most to break down the submarine menace.
 We need more ships under normal conditions but with the U-boats stead ily depicting those possessed, we must do our utmost to make good the losses. It ought not therefore to occasion any surprise when 1t is an nounced that the shipping board has sent an estimate to the secretary of the treasury for 127o more ships as a basis for an appropriation of a bil- lion dollars. The vessels which are going to be secured under the exist ing appropriation are going to be of great value in solving the shipping problem, but they will not be suffi- cient. More vessels will be required and it is not a bit too early to make the preliminary plans for obtaining the necessary appropriations to meet such requirements.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
Women Repair Lehioh rrasks.

A section gang of women Fas fI-. been put to work on the main l.ne of the Lehigh Valley railroad. &iuC v-a men. working under the direction -f an experienced foreman. comprise 'f
 gang, which is located ou fhc wogf end of the Buffalo division neur HIf- falo. The women are performing 1Ii the regular duties of similar gangs rf men, tightening bolta. putting iu new ties and tampinr ballast Pneumatic ballast hampers are used bv fle -r- high Valley and the women aIre1 cE are handling the machines like -0f- erans-Philadelp Public Ledror.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28

turaI provinces of southwestern Rus sia, will probably constitute one of the most thrilling and far-reaching cam paigns of the war. With Russia re- habilitated the tenueus line of com- munications involved would probably insure the defeat of such a drive"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28

The Charleston (S. CD News says: "Elihu Root is making such a fine showing in this war that we are all most ready to open the door and let him into the democratic party"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

These are the days when it Is we'll to ask the price of articles before making the purchase, if surprises are to be forestalled.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28

When search is made for the per feet woman no doubt she will be found right here in Norwich. The per feet men! Well. they may find him in New London
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
Counting Chickens Too Soon.

Agitation of irresponsihilities in countries among our allies will in no manner dissuade Bulgaria from keep ing territory conquered in this war
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28

The man on the corner says: A wise man is one who knows that he has not enough money to justify mak- ing a fool of himself