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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22

gun post For a time our men were held up, but the bomber in question somehow crept round by the railway embankment and, single handed. bomb ed the machine gun post and killed the occupants. Our men then romped over the line of dugouts and, as the occupants of many refused tc come out, there was nothing for it but to throw bombs through the ventilating holes, which was done.
 Close by here also some tunnellers were brought up, and on going into the dugouts found a stock of excelleHs champa gne. One tunneiler is said to have refreshed himself with whole bcttIe whereafter he went out re- Ioicing and seeing the world all red. He went into a dugout and found a German officer literally h1iing in bed. Here, we want you" said the Cana iian and he seized the German by ais hair and brought him triumphantly o our lines.
 The whole advance hereabouts was very satisfactorily achieved and with ight casualties which would have been ttill lighter but for the work of the tray pockets of enemies left in she'll .oles and the like in the dark, who fred on our men from behind.
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STORIES OF THE WAR
Experinces at the Front.

The Exchange Telegraph company has received the following telegram dated July 26, from w. G. shepherd the Perograd correspondent of the United Press of America:
 Mrs. Rheta Childe Dorr an Ameri- can writer who has just returned from the Womens Battalion of Death ? with which she went to the front says:
 When I left the women's headquar- ters a few days ago they did not ex pect to go into action, though they had been asking to do so for many days. lived with them for two weeks. There are women of all types peasants, intel iectuals, doctors, stenogra phers tele- phone girls and others. Whilst we were travelling from Petrograd crowds on the station platforms made fun of us asking: why do girls want to 6ght?" Because you men are cow ards " retorted the women. The first 9ight after we reached the front near Wilma there was a pounding the 1oor and a Jewish girl sentinel gave the challenge. Aren't the girls in here?" asked some soldiers outside We are not girls; we are soldiers, said the sentinel. stepping out. If you don't go away we will shoot" They went. Next day we all went to the river to bathe. women sentinels guard = ing us. The men stood a long distance
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"No use talking.'' remarked the soda water clerk, "the man m civilian s clothes can't compete with the boys in khaki so far as the fair young things are concerned. I have four friends who lost their near sweethearts since the first call for volunteers went out. You might as well make it five. for 1 myself may be an also ran as far as a certain maid is concerned.
 Then why don't you enlist?" quer- jed the man who was taking his malt ed milk through straw
 +tAs I saying, evaded the soda water clerk, skipping at a bIuebottle fly that was sampling the raspberry fruit juice there is something noble, grand, patriotic about a soldier or sailor that makes a special appeal to every regular girl.
 My friend Waldo was case in point He was almost engaged to a beautiful girl. and that there should ever be a break in their affair never occurred to poor Waldo. But 1t came on the poor chap suddenly, and with the direst results, for he has as his rival a soldier, and you know it's dan gerous to monkey with a military man In the brief note that Waldo received from Eloise. after she had been intro duced to the artillery person, she threw out some strong hints about lounge lizards and porch ornaments being out of style from now on.
 "My other three friends lost the
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
That Piueon Shooting.

Mir. Editor: One Of the most bar barous things which has been tolerat- ed in a civilized community of re- cent date is tf.a allowing Of an of ficer with the knowledge of the au- thorities, in fact with the sanction of the authorities, to slaughter a lot of pigeons on the belfry of the city hall. While these birds are killed, there is unquestionably a lot of young ones left to die of starvation because their mothers were killed off by such a thoushtless act of harbarity-
 I wonder what could the city off cials. who gave him authority, be thinking of to allow such acts of cruel ty to be perpetrated and right under the eyes of the citizens.
 In the city of New Haven one of the pleasures of going through the park is to witness the citizens feeding the pigeons there where they assemble in droves, but in the city of Norwich where everything is done according to individual ideas, not according to the ideas and customs in general use in have rules of our own.
 cannot see what the agent of the Humane society was thinking of. aft CT that barbarous notice appeared in the paper, not to get busy and have these acts stopped immedia tely. Kill ing pigeons and allowing the young to starve and die during this hot sea son is certainly something of which any man who was a party to it might well feel proud CD.
 Oh, for a little more humanity and a little more exercise of thought among our city officials. But why should we wonder at pigeons being killed and starved and the young ones allowed to die of starvation when au- thority has sanctioned the pla cing of rifles in the hands of men improperly informed in their use and lacking in judgment who will use such weapons of destruction upon our citizens?
 Oh, that we may have set of off cials some day who may exercise the good sense which God gave them and exercise it in the right manner.
 HU VANITY.
 Norwich Aug 21, 1917
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SIGNS OF SUCCESS.

Signs of success like all other signs are liable to be mtsinterpreted
 Thus early tho government experts are making estimates on the outlook for the crops Not a single vegetable reviewed except field beans are down 10 the ten years average yield Potn- toes in the lead are rated at 10S per cent.
 The prospect for large crops of fruit are said to be equally good; but IL is apparent enough that the fore cast of the government was inspired by signs diferen- from those prevail ing ir Southern New England in which the agricultural signs do not warrant such optimistic conclusions.
 There is no reason to fear a crop below the average crop when the acreage has been increased by a third. and the field workers have been great ly multiplied: but it is too early to fix actual per centag ges of increase. That may he better done in October
 Everybody is working for Uncle Sam and of course an unprecedented harvest should he the result.
 From information furnished by the governments to the International Tn- stitute If Agriculture of Rome and published in it's July number of the Bulletin of Agricultural and Commer- cial Statistics. just issued, we find that the condition of the crop of wheat on July !, 1917, was good in Spain, average in Ireland, Italy Switzerland, Canada and the United States, while It was mediocre in Den mark. Great Britain and Sweden.
 Tn northern and central Europe, Denmark and Sweden the crops are far below the average.
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rob him of honor and his country of a loyal defender.
 Honor. pride, se1f-conf1dence go down easily before persistent attacks of sensuality; the noblest aspirations of the soul are needed to save the sol- sdier from himself The constant sense of the presence of God and the ambi- tion of an eternal reward are his only defense. Faith will animate and ele- vate manliness, religion vii. intensity and conseCrate patriotism, the youth of clean mind and fervent soul will bring honor to the cause he was sent to defend: in time of danger there will be no ffinching; not brutal instinct but patriotism nerves his arm: he fears no danger in whom the fear of God is uppermost.
 America calls her loyal sons to ser vice. As days past, she will un- doubtedly be cheered by the ready and hearty response of the bravest and the best. Some of her defenders will fall on the field of honor: many will return hardened with toil chastened by suffering, perhaps with limbs muti- sated in the cruel strife. but intact, let us hope. in those virtues which go to make up virile manhood and an un- conquerable nation"
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RULES OF THE ROAD.

It is doubtful if there is q city in Connecticut in which the rules of the road are oftener violated than in Nor wien
 Every day auto drivers and the drivers of horses are taking the left when they should keep to the right; and the autos which pay no attention to the law requiring Q car to stop when trolley passengers are getting on or off cars are so numerous that the trolley men when their attention is called to such lawlessness reply:
 Most Of 'em never think of pay ing any attention to the Iaw."
 Tn our leading cities if an auto driver does not turn his corners right and keep the right side of the road he is held up and fined from s to S25 for the offence right then and there.
 All Norwich drivers would do wei 10 aCquaint themselves with the new rules Of the road law which was en- acted to check the conditions or which The Bulletin is complaining This law provides that damages may be doubled or trebled when people are injured because of accidents result ing from disregard Of rules
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off, their officers, who are all gentle
 men, assisting in keeping them back.
 It rained every day but the women
 carried out their drills and practices in
 sharp shooting unfailingiy. They liv
 ad just as do the men soldiers, with
 his difference, that their commander. Mime. Botchkareva, who is now wound
 ed, was about four times stricter. Many of the soldiers said, They will never
 let you get to the front; the extremists have sent us word and we will kill you before we permit you" The only sig I of mutiny I ever saw grew out of the demand made by the women to go into battle. When word came that they were to be moved nearer the front. their "Hurrahs" lasted many minutes. These women have overthrown every convention and forgotten everything women have ever been taught You
 have no idea how nice women can be when they are absolutely natural and InscIfish. These did their job in dead earnest and there was no nonsense about them. It had never occurred to me before that women ought to go to war. but l am convinced now that in any country under such conditions women ought to- step into the breach. guns in hand. It is their country as much as the men's--London Times
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ALCOHOLISM,

The public health reports for June show that 3.16 per cent of all deaths are caused by liquor according to hos pital reports, physicians in private practice never entering alcohol as a cause of death; hence, it is more than probable that the liquor traffic Is chargeable with four or five times this percentage of deaths or from s12 to 15 per cent.
 The report says the greatest mor- tality from the use of liquor is among those engaged In the liquor traffic; in addition, the mortality from cirrhosis Of the liver and Bright's disease were decidedly above the average, causin g 4.54 and 9.6o per cent. respectively, of all the deaths. Of particular inter- est in this connection is the fact that 4.04 Ter cent. of all the deaths of sa- loon keepers and bartenders resulted from suicide.
 If the suicides which are indirectly caused by the use of liquor were add ed the per cent. of suicides attributa- ble to the traffic would be more than doubled.
 Nothing destroys the manhood of a nation and breeds poverty and crime like the excessive use of intoxicating liquors.
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TO BE AWAKENED,

England is awake. and A1xerica is going to be. America may not feel the shock of war direct England is feeling; but we shall have defenders at sea and defenders in the trenches in France.
 England kept the German navy from interfering at the time of the American Spanish war; and she has kept it out of the Atlantic during the past three years. If we have had oc- -asion to blame her in the past we nave reason to praise her in recent Fears. Her influence and her de- fence have been beneficial to us of ate years
 In England the well-to-do are ask ng themselves: What can 1 do for shose who are doing so much for me .?
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Made-In-Connecticut War Interviews
''The Call of the Hour to the Young
 Men of America"

"The Call Of the Hour to the Young
 Men of America"
 An interview with the Right Rever- end John J. Milan, D. D., bishop of the diocese of Hartford of the Roman Catholic church:
 He states that "All authority is from God. submission to lawful superfors is obedience to His will" and that the fate of the country rests upon the loy atty of it's citizens, the commander in chief summons the nation to war This necticut War Interviews'' secured by the Connecticut state council of de- fense. Bishop Nilans call to manhood morality, country and faith at this hour is thus expressed:
 ''The call of the hour to the young men of America comes from the high est authority. As all authority is from God. submission to lawful superiors is obedience to His will. The chief mag istrate of the republic is such by the choice of the people, but so marked is the distinction between the man and the office it would seem that in times of great crises his party utilization, his personality, his very name should be forgotten; he is The President The hour is fraught with grave possibilities, the die is cast, the fate of the country rests upon the loyalty of it's citizens, the conamander-in-c chief summons the nation to war.
 The young and the vigorous nat urally should be the first to harken to the summons and bravely, eagerly and with determination hasten to. present a sturdy front to the foe. We may put the words Of his illustrious predecessor of twenty years ago in the mouth Of the president: We love peace but when we go to war we send to the field the best and bravest of the country. The best are those whom the love of God compels to keep His law. Edmund Burke has said: T never knew a man that was bad who was fit for service that was good
 The call of the hour is sacrifice: : let it begin with that self-restra in t which makes the lower passions slaves and reason master. Let the soldier be persuaded that virtue is the blood of heroes, sin is the virus of towards. There are dangers to the youth of our country more to be dreaded than the shrieking shrapnel: worse than the most malignant disease of the body is the wounding of the soul Foolhardi- ness is folly, not bravery. Seeing the point from which the attack is liable to come, and taking precautions ac- cordingly, is good military tactics. Re- moved from the influence fo home and far from the restraints of friendly counsel. there will be great danger to the morals of the soldier. It will Turk in the vicinity of camps and sku1k in the rear of the trenches. Strong drink and the wiles of corrupt women may
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and the time Is approaching when we may seriously ask ourselves this same question, and be active in support of the men at the front.
 We shall be subscribing for the seven billion dollar loan and giving money to support the Red Cross and other beneficent societies, not forget ting the Y. M. c. A., which contrib utes to the material and spiritual needs of our soldier boys, and which the boys in the field regard as "a home from home"
 We are going to do great things, for America has never Jagged.
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Negroes Returninu Home.

Mir Editor: There is no place like home is a sentiment being freely eX- pressed by negroes who are returning to Queen Annes county, Maryland. from Chester, Pa, and nearby points. AS fast as they can collect their pay many of the emigrants from that sec ton are going back to Dixie.
 The race riots in Chester which re- suited in a number of casualties. are blamed by the home-comers for their return to Southern soil. and, to the credit of many of them, it can be said that they now realize the value of their attachments there.
 SOUTHERNER. Norwich, Aug. 21, 1917.
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LITTLE WAR STORIES
Times Have Changed.

Little Mildred came home from a days visit in the home ot little liar riet
 She was awfully rude to me, mann ma" sai1 Mildred. She talked cross to me and she wouldn't let me play with her dolls, and she told me her father was richer than mine, and ev- erything."
 Why didn't you come homer" asked the mother. That's what I should have done if a playmate had treated me that way when I was a little girl"
 Maybe that's what you would have done, mamma" Mildred replied. But things have changed since you were young. When Harriet acted mean slapped Ter face and stayed. Newark News.
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Let Than Talk

Europe to meet and discuss the Am er- ;can embargo. They may accept her invitation, but as far as this country is concerned talking over the situation V not ooing to improve if as long as he embargo prevents [ Ii m from keeping Germany supplied at our ex- 2ense. In fact, such q very simple situation is one to. be accepted, net discussed American.
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

The farmer that used to pay his newspaper subscription with produce could now buy the newspaper office with the same offerings.-New Canaan Advertiser
 Sunday passed and not an automo- pile disaster to record on the Ncw Haven or Bridgeport turnpikes. Per iaps the new law forbiddinc the use If dazzling headlights had something 10 do with the era of safety.-Milford Citizen.
 Garden fhieving this year is mighty serious business. although the temptation is as pretty big one to any ne inclined. The committee or rood supply of the state council is already Urging every honest citizen to show no sympathy and to keep constantly on the alert for any violation. The new law fixes the maximum penalty at six months imprisonment or a fine of s100 ST both, and one newspaper in com nenting 1t hopes they will impose the maximum fine in every case of conviction.-Deep River New Era.
 The alien business at these military examina ations is enough to make us mink. Here is a large fraction of our young manhood made up of men who are not American citizens and are in different to citizenship. Many of them rejoice now that they never took lege and protection which they value, without any return. Usually they are unnoticed. They meet a, need in the industrial life. They work and are paid. and that is all Tn time of war, however, they are objects of dislikr and jealousy by all who have to fight Eor their safety while they take the places and the pay which soldiers have to leave behind. The situation de- mands relief--Waterbury American.
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AWAITING THE VIOLENT ACT.

Any person who thinks there Is no real reason why America should be In the war simply lacks knowledge.
 -Germanism teaches all who read that no nation on earth can find a rational excuse for keeping out of the war. It shows that the nations of the earth have been colonized with Germans for 8 purpose: and that they occupy today strategic positions in every country. Once a German al- ways a German is the slogan of Pan Germanism.
 Won Zimmerman was in earnest when he was trying to induce Mexico and Japan to make war upon Ameri- ca and promised to give New Mexi- co and other United States territory to the MeXicans.
 Germany denied American rights upon the seas. murdered Americans who were upon American ships and inaugurated here al, criminal propa- ganda to interfere with American trade and traffic within our borders
 No country could more patiently have borne such oiutrages and they were resented none too soon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22

New England climate and the climate of Old England are much alike. The London Observer of Aug. 3 remarked: 'The English climate never fails to surprise out it is un- fortunate that it's latest outburst of i,1-tenper should have been so care fully timed to cause the maximum amount of inconvenience from the military, agricultural, and even the popular points of view. It has inn peded the attack in Flanders: 1t has ieopardized the harvest; and it has given the holiday spirit a shock from which it can hardly recover"
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Comes iion,

It is estimated that the war will cost this country fifteen billions q year The kaiser comes high, but we've got to get hin.-MacOn Telegraph
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Not All GnJversas.

The feeling against the dilatory tao tics of congress is not universal. Ycu must remember we have a few food spectators in our midst.-Macon Tele- graph.
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The big stick has gone out of fash ion since the rifle became so p1pu- . far.
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The coal baron who thinks it is right to get all he can for his coal, confessed to having the straight com n1ercial spirit.
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When a rival is praised how ner vOus mortal man can get!
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Too Hin1 2 Hone.

Kaiser to stand no nonsense from United States" We wish that we e rue. But as long as we have William Hale Thompsons, Jim Reeds, Billy
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There is drifting into republican offices by almost every mail matter assailing Wilson which evidently comes from a pro-German source
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Those who offer eggs at a bargain sale do not guarantee them.
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The man with swelled head find! the front trench a sure remedy.
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Gen. Brusseloff made a nasterly re- treat when the Czar played him false, and another when his soldiers wouldn t
 fight. His greatness as a general can- not be questioned.
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It seems good to see the croquet champions in town once more.
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Norwich merchants honor DolIaI Day and Dollar Day honors them
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It is well to remember there is no coward who cannot defeat an army! There is no fool who cannot betray a cause"
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Even "the silent policemen" ought to get redder when fool drivers dash by on the wrong side of it.
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The veterans of the Civil war are having The time of their life in Bos- ton.
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Did you ever think that tears of joy and sorrow flow through the same tubet
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Do not look askance at our sol dier boys! They all deserve to be saluted as much as the flag
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The New England National Guard gets the honor of being first off for France.
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An English NJ. D. says: "Women's shoes are made to fit the eye, not the foot of the wearer"
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The Russian panic is at an end. and the troops are putting up a stubborn defence!
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The boy who was born with 3 gold spoon in his mouth sometimes plays the hero in "No Mans Land ''
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4 Eocnber's ExploiS.

The story is told of the exploit of a Middlesa ax bomber close by here. It sems that along the railway which runs by the canal the Germans had a lot of concrete dugouts with machine
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Many a man who claims exem etion will find he only punctured his tire
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One English soldier boy captured eighteen German prisoners. He fol- lowed them into dark dug-out, or dered them to lay down their arms and march out. and they did,
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Gen. Grant found comfort as con- hict nearcd in the thought the other fellow was as scared as he was.
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It is now declared in England that 'it is libel on Atilla to call the Kali ser a Hun when he is a Thug"
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TAKE THE BULLETIN ALONG

Readers of The Bulletin leaving the city for vacation trips can have 1t follow them daily and thus keep in touch with home affairs.
 Order through The Bulletin busi- ness office
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Masons and Jim Ham Lewises we are afraid that the All Highest will hc7r l great deal of nonsense from this side of the water.-Ghicago Evening Post
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EDITORIAL NOTES. The restaurant egg should not be blamed for tasting limyI