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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26

I'll Paso, Texas. Jan. 26.-villa has
occupied HI .'alIe. abandoned by Cen
eral Pershings outposts. and is pre-
pairing to move into Casas Grandes
when the Americans withdraw, ac-
cording to reliable information receiy-
ed here today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
WIFE OF'S|TT|NG
BULL IS DEAD
Perlshed In Fire Which Destroyed
Her Shack on Fort Berthold
Reservation. North Dakota.

Fargo. \. D.. Jan. ss.-Smail wo-
man. former wife of sitting Bull. the
famous Indian chief. Is dead on the
Fort Bcrthold reservation. from burns
received when fire destroyed her
shack.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
WOMAN CONTINUES
HUNGER STRIKE
Mrs. Byrnes Is Still HheId In Prison
at Blackwell island for Teaching
I. Birth Control.

New York. Jan. 26.-Mrs. Esther
Byrnes' hunger strike in Blackwell Is
land. where she is confined for teach
ing birth control. continued today.
Birth control advocates say her hun
ger strike has accomplished all she
intended by giving prominence to the
crusade.
Mrs. Byrnes has now tasted ninety
hours and Is beginning to weaken her.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
RUSSIAN SUBS TO
MEET GERMAN SUBS
Gar Building large Fleet Of submsr
rlnes TO Give Battle TO German
v Boat Squadron.

Newport News. Va. Jan. ss.--Rus
ala Is building a large fleet Of subma-
rines with which to combat the Ger.
man U boats. according to a letter ~
cclvcd Thursday BY Mayor Moss nom
II. n. McAlpine. ali American. who
said he was experimenting the work
at Reval.
Several Of the cram VIII be ready h
the spring. NeAlplne slatsd. sna are
being especially designed for long
voyages.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
LANSING DENIES
He IS TO RESIGN

Washington, Jan. 26.-Flat denials
were authorized by the White House
and Secretary Lansing Thursday Of
published reports that Mr.. Lansing
was preparing to resign.
The secretary said he attributed
persistent circulation Of such reports
to an attempt to discredit President
Wilson's policies through an appear.
ance OF discord within the cabinet.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
ANNUAL SILK SALE.

Levy Bros. ID. G.. Co.'S annual silk
sale begins Feb. ist- Full line oi
samples already received. Make your
selections early.
MRS. NELLIE II. SEPHENS.
II Agent.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
Up to Mexicans.

Washington, Jan. 26.-President
Wilson will continue to let the Mexi-
cans handle their own troubles. Sec.
retary OF State Lansing announced to-
day.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
LANSING PROTESTS
TO GEN. CARRANZA
Objection Raised to Decree Forfetlns
Mines Where Work Was Not
Resumed on Time.

my AsSocihtcu lIrssl
Washington. Jan. 26.-Secretary
Lansing has protested to Carranza
against the enforcement OF the decree
forfeiting mines In which work was
not resumed February, 18th.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
St. LOUIS SCHOOL
SUPf. FELL DEAD
Was Addressing Public Meeting In
Washington. D. c. When otricken
With Heart Failure.

Washington. d. c.. Jan. 2s.- Benja-
min Blcwctt. superintendent Of pub
lie schools at st. Louis. dropped dead
OF heart trouble today while address
ing the Congress OF Constructive Pa
triotism.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
ENGLISH LAbORERS
UPHOLD WILSON

Manchester. England. Jan. 2s.-The
labor conference today unanimously
endorsed President Wilson's plan for
an international peace league.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26

London. Jan. 2e.-An unidentified
vessel last night shelled the Suffolk
coast Of England, but no casualties
are reported.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
LEADING LADY CONTEST.

Following is the standing Of the
contestants in the race for leading
lady in the moving picture to be taken
In Brvan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
STATE TEACHERS To
MEET IN WACO
(By Associated Pressl

Austin. Texas. Jan. 26.-The next
meeting OF the State Teachers Asso-
citation will be held at Waco. the ex.
ecutive committee decided today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1917-01-26
SMOKE, ONLY SMOKE.

Smoke, smoke, beautiful smoke.
That blows down the street.
Once was dirt and dust.
But now is clean concrete.
II. p. 8.
Note-No dust In olnan nrxan
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
RAISE MORE HOGS.

By the report of the department of agriculture there is shown. decrease of approximately half 8 million in the number of hogs slaughtered in this country for the year ending June 50. It is also pointed out that the de- crease in the pork production for the year ending at that time was greater than the decrease in the number of killings would indicate. This was
 due to the fact that the hogs but,S- cred in the year ending June 30 were lighter in weight than the same num- Der killed in the previous twelve months period. But what is of equal ly great importance is the fact tLat while the number of hogs killed has decreased the number of stock Le.gs in the country does not show the in- crease that ought to he expectd. In- stead of there being a gain there is a decrease, the estimate placing the number on the farms of the country the first of September at 6o,21S. 600, whereas at the same time last year there were 65.645. .00o. or a decrease of nearly five and a half million. .
 With such facts presented is there any wonder that there is a demand for the raising of more .hogs7 Pork was never so high as it is today and yet the decline in the number of hogs holds out no hope for improvement. There is great need for the farmers to devote more attention to hog -ais- ing even as there is for them to raise more sheep and corn. The price which pork commands today ought to arouse the farmers to take advantage of the opportunity to not only better the nations meat supply but to use the chance to get the financial benefit
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

is playing loose and fast with the new leaders in Russia. s, is evidenced by the report of the present comnander- in-chief of the Russian armies that the agreement of Germany not to transfer troops during the period of the armisIice is already being vio- lated for large bodies of soldiers are being sent to the western front.
 That little attention is likely to be paid to this vio' ..lon is to be gath cred from the fact that the leaders of the bolshevizi have ordered the workmen of Russia to stop operations in the intuition factories and devote their efforts to peace time industries There cannot be desired any better evidence that the bolsheviki are play ing the German game and playing it strong
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

Philip Ruxton. who represents the printers ink manufacturers having failed to impress either the priority board or the president himself with the necessity of not chasing carbon black as a non-essential, because no ink can be manufactured without it, has at last gone to the public, de claring that if carbon black is held back much longer under an embargo, no newspaper in the country will be able to print. We have no doubt that this appeal will turn the trick. When Washington understands that ink is as essential as paper, that a blank paper isn't readable, Washington will reverse itself.-Waterbury American.
 What is the matter? Are the men who run the city court bad men No, they are rather above the average of mankind. Are the county commis- sioners bad men? No. they are also rather above the average of mankind The same is true of the mayor and the boss who stands behind the mayor and the chairman ef the republican town committee, to whom Baby Doll, source of relief. The difficulty is in the system All these men together with many others have built up a system of operating government for the mutual benefit of those who con trol the government. All these selfish attempts to make a little unfairly on the side, are but so many sticks fin the great bundle of evil, in which lay the institution operated by Baby Doll; and many similar institutions. - Bridgeport Farmer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
WOODEN SHIPS.

In view of all the trouble that has been experienced in getting the ship building programme of this country underway, the difference of opinion at the start regarding the merits of wooden and steel ships and the con troversies concerning the matter of authority, it was an interesting state ment which was made before the sen ate committee by Rear Admiral Bowles, assistant to the general man ager of the Emergency Fleet corpora- t1on, when he said that the wooden construction venture was a mistake and never should have been attempt ed. He attributes this to the, fact that contracts for such ships have been let far beyond the ability of the wards to get the necessary supplies and pro- duce them and added that it was inn possible to build wooden ships as fast as those of steel, and he showed that it was necessary to make many changes in the first pians in. order to make the wooden vessels more sea worthy and to speed up tee construc- ton.
 He didn't say that the wooden ship programme ought to be abandoned at this time but it was his opinion that go per cent of the employees of those yards could be used in the steel ship yards Because of the arrahgements which have already been made the wooden contracts will doubtless be completed but no more will be let until the corporation is satisfied that the contractor is in control of suffi- clent supplies to carry on his work expeditiously.
 Should, however. there be any of these wooden shipyards without con- tracts the opportunity of employing them for the construction of barses and coastwise coal carrying ships ought not to be overlooked. There is need for such transportation facilities right now and they cannot be pro- Vided any too soon to meet domestic needs The wooden shipyards should be kept busy if not on- ocean going vessels.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
THE PEACE PROPOSITION.

The peace prot osition which was presented to the Russians at Brest Litovsk by Count Czernin. the Aus tro-Hungarian foreign minister, is nc more likely to result in the ending oi the war than did those which were previously suggested. With the bol- shevili getting control in Russia and entering into negotiations for peace following the declaration of an arrnis- tice, Germany sees the opportunity to get the bolsheviki to work for the in- terests of the central powers and in- sists upon it being done before any agreement is reached as to peace with Russia
 The kaiser is trying to sidetracls the bolsheviki for bigger game when It is required that all belligerents participate in the negotiations, and in setting forth the terms under which the central powers are willing to make peace it cannot help being fully understood that such would never be accepted by the entente nations, in- cludirg the United States
 President Wilson and the leaders of the allied nations have made it plain that peace will come following vic- tory and it is quite evident that the terms which the central powers will accept are far from what would be agreed to by the nations fighting them In view of the manner in which Germany has been acting there is good reason for believing that it is not now acting in good faith and it certainly cannot expect to strengthen its cause by having it's terms urged by the bolsheviki
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Prohibition Amendment and State
 Riohts

Mr. Editor: It is an unfortunate di-
 version of public sentiment from the
 real issue when certain leading news papers in discussing the proposed pro-
 hibition amendment fall hack upon the exploded states rights theory as a
 defense for the local maintenance of a
 national menace. One editor says: "It
 is not prohibition we are trying to dodge;" and the prohibitionists may well reply: Neither is 1t only prohibi-
 ton that we are favoring, but rather the constitutional right of this nation
 to eliminate any institution which en-
 dangers the general welfare The
 supreme court of the United States has
 taken a decisive position against the maintenance of even slaughter houses, if I remember correctly, and it is not houses in that category. with the diff ference that human victims are more directly concerned.
 Do you realize, Mir. Editor, that 'lo- cal option'' is nothing other than our old friend, 'squatter sovereignty" in a new guise-and guise which is not disguire nor even "camouf1age," so i'll does it conceal the real character of the menace? It is particularly unfortunate that some of the anti-prohibition news papers are attempting to attribute a sectional color to the prohibition movement. It is indeed true that the west and the south are ahead of New England and the north in this move ment, but this is because they have realized more clearly than the people of this section the damage and menace of the liquor traffic-perhaps also be- cause broadly speaking, their political and financial interests have not become so deeply involved with the liquor power as in the east and north. But the liquor evil is not naturally sectional or regional. It is damaging 2 wherever it is centralized. Should not our own section of the country have a care that the leadership of the west and south in driving out the traffic ] the liquor power in the north as the slave power was once intrenehe l ? in the south?
 Have not those old pro-slavery doc
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
TOO MUCH RED TAPE.

That there are times when red tape is of some benefit can unquestionably be pointed out. but it wouId be a diff icult task to prove that it ever has, tens the securing of supplies or the clothing of an army. On the contrary there is much to show that it works the other way and to the detriment of those who are forced to wait for it's results.
 This has been clearly demonstrated in the congressional investigations which have been started concerning the war preparations. With hundreds of thousands of soldiers assembled in the training camps of the country the methods which have been follow ed in securing supplies and clothing for them have shown a lack of effi- ctency- There are thousands of these men who arc not as yet or who have cnly recently been supplied with proper underciothin5 and overcoats and the reason for it is attributed to the red tape which has to be followed in securing them In other words the same slow process Of setting these necessities in times Of peace is being foEcwed now while the cot 1try is at war There has been no speeding uo of effort We are trying to get onto a war footing with the same machin- cry that has always been used when the question of time was not in solved.
 That a certain amount of the in vo'ved methods have been aban- 6oned since the country entered the war is understood but there is more which shoU-1 20 the same way and the orders which certain heads of de- partments have given to cut the red tape should be emphaticaIl- applied along the whole line. We cannot per- init the wheels of progress to be clog ged in any such manner
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
Wartime Extravaaanee,

MT. Editor: Washington. the seat of government, refuses to adopt wartime officiency. methods in conducting it's own affairs. Railroads must be oper- ated as one gigantic system to meet wartime demands. The housewife is told to save slice of bread a week in order to win the war, but-congress is going to work in the same old free and easy way. And every man, wom- an and child in the country must pay. Millions of dollars will be wasted this year, because eight gigantic hsts-each one the hidden hand of an appropria- ton committee-is to be allowed to dip into the coffers of the strongbox, the federal treasury.
 Congress is perfectly willing to vote the president as many millions of dof- lars as he thinks necessary. It is will ing to vote for the conscription of millions of human beings. But here is something it will not do: Vote to give up it's present method of spend ing money. The bait that lures-ambi- ton for power and place, little pat ronage the possibility of ketting a
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

the longest life too short if it ends in failures.
 How do you suppose those who can not pay their debts can have a happy New Year? In the world of credits there are those who could pay but won't; those who would pay but can't; and those who believe the world owes them a living and are consistently trying to make it maintain them and their families. It would not be strange if the hopeless accounts in city of the size of Norwich figure up half million or more. It is quite difficult to conceive how a merchant can have a happy New Year who has uncol- iectable bills owed to him which rep resent 40 or 50 per cent. of the years profits. If all the dead beats the mer- chants carry were in the poorhouse cur taxes would be trebled. 'The pride of dying rich may raise the ioudest laugh in hel1:'' but there is not much consolation in dying poor with ledger accounts which show your family you were a victim. Youth is warned to look upon debts "as furies''-'as calamities;' but the old rounders by habit come to regard debts as gains. The bills they cannot Bay seem almost as good as presents. When one such comes round and wishes the merchant Happy New Year he has made the irony of life complete.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
COL LONIAL JACKS KS-OF-ALL-TRADES

tWritten Specially For The Bulletin) Having devoted attention to James riley, born in 174e, a Hartford silver smith of original ideas not alone in his craft but as an advertiser, also to Thomas Hilldrup, watch maker, jew sier and silversmith from London, who, in 1774, announced his purpose to settle in Hartford if health per mitS and the business answers '' George RI. Curtis goes on to consider other men famous as metal workers in early Connecticut.
 He deals with such siiversn1ths af the period in Hartford as Ebenezer Austin, Caleb Bull and Norman Nor rison, the last named a grandson of Dr. Norman Morrison. Bull and Nor rison worked in partnership, although there are evidences that Morrison was the silversmith of the firm
 Morrison was reared in the family of Captain riley. He was lost at sea in .1TS3, and shortly after Caleb Bull, who had married his widow, adVer- used the silversmith's tools for sale, stating that they "are the most com plete in the state" Captain Bull was a. member of Hartford's first city council and was one of the first board of directors of the Hartford Bank.
 At a somewhat later date, Jacob Sergeant was working in shop next door to the United States Hotel. His spoons are still found in Hartford county.
 M;ddIeko~p,e earffas+ eiIve rSro i% !,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
PLAYING THE GERMAN GAME.

For some time now the bolsheviki of Russia have been playing into the hands of Germany. They were re- Fponsible for the withdrawal of Rus sian support from the r--tions with which it had been fighting and which had from the first been fighting for it. and they have been tho means of releasing large numbers of troops from the eastern front for the pur- pose of pitting them against the en- tente nations in the west In addi- tipn to this the central powers are already getting or planning to get much of the food supplies and other necessities. which Russia has and needs for its own people but is hay ing trouble in transporting, for the use of the German and Austrian peo- pie. At the same time if peace is con- cluded between Russia and the cen tral powers it means the release of a million or more prisoners to be added to the war machine. Russia IJ the action of the E1lsheviki has also put Rumania out of the war.
 Besides all this, however. Germany
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

free and easy peace program and the new war program. The people Of the United States, we know, are more than ready to do all the situation demands They require only intelligent, authort- tative direction as to just what to do. The government asked them, with specific directions. to save food. and they are doing it. The government now asks them to save coal. They will do that They will meet every re- quirement the war lays upon them"
 WILLIAM A WELD.
 Eaglevi1le, Dec. 27. 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

When the people of this country realize that they have been saved s2oo.9oo.0co by the agreement regard ing sugar prices they have nothing but praise for MT. Hoover. The con- sumer has long needed such cham piopL
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
Sunday Morning Talk
VETERANS IN ARM S.

John Milton wrote of Oliver Crom- well: 'He was a soldier disciplined to perfection in a knowledge of himself" {" He had either extinguished or by habit learned to subdue the whole host of vain hopes, fears and passions that infest the soul, He first acquired the government of himself. so that. on the first day he took the field against an external enemy, he was veteran in arms
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

With Germany fn need of shoes. i. must make that country groan to learn that shoa factories in this country, aside. from those engaged on war or ders, are running at only 50 per cent. capacity.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

Germany favors peace with Turkey remaining intact The allies say that Jerusalem will never be restored to the Turks, which shows how near the belligerents are to peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

The way in which the Italo- British airmen are fighting is bound to be q great inspiration to the forces on tn, ground.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

When Germany moves troops ir spite of the armistice it is simply in. creasing its pile of scraps of paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

Those Mexican bandits who are crossing the border for murder or piliage are finding out that such a trip is fraught with much danger.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

If winter makes a finish in keepine With the running start it has got il ought to establish a record.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

Every reduction in the toll of the submarines means just so many ships Saved, and ship saved is better than ship just launched for St is already in commission.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

. The man on the corner says: Dur ing the shortest days of the year some people think they are justified in put
 ting off a greater number of things until tomorrow. v
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

A record soft coal output is report- ed for November. It would be well if this could be continued each sue ceeding month with transportation showing 8 like gain
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

If Germany expects the hoIshevilzi to obtain the approval of the entente allies to its peace proposals, 1t might as well end it's negotiations right now
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Any spare time these days could be put to good use considering the New Years resolutions.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

Advantages of Expecting Nothing
 Having got used to doing without Thanksgiving turkey will make the absence Of the Christmas bird come easier.-Columhia, s. c. State.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
.Hittina -Hiah PIaess.

Silk is the next thing to hit the high places. The Italian lines are just the other side of the mulberry country in northern Italy, where the silkworms are raised.-Springfield Republican.
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the longest life too short if it ends in failure.