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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
My Trip to the M oon

D I shal' never forget the month l spent in the moon. I had had an un- usually busy afternoon when my friend called me up and invited me to accompany her fin her beautiful new tairship for a trip to the moon.
 July 1fth we made special prepara- tions
 We started our jaurney July 1Sth On our journey we saw wonderful land scapes so picturesque I can hardly des- crfbe them. The flowers were at their prettiest. and the grass was dotted here anI there with flowers made a sight too beautiful for expression
 We sailed over many cantonments where the soldiers were in training to help fight in the desperate struggle in which many nations are engaged
 After 6 short period of time, in the pale purple evening, when the glorious
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
Wauregan.
Mol1eoan Park

Mohegan Park is a very pretty place. It is quite a long walk but a very pret- ty walk. It is very easy to get lost on account of so many roads,
 When-you reach the park there are benches upon which you may sit and rest. There are also swings which are enjoyed ny those who try them All sorts of pretty birds may be found: and a large number of deer.
 Sundays they have a band concert; and sell candy and ice cream
 KATHERINE LEE BURN Age 12 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13

went bathing till noon. Then we had our luncf of sandwiches. pie. cake. and fruit.
 After lunch we played on the sand found pretty stones and shells of all colors.
 We also had our pictures taken two different ways sitting and standing. At ha.f past six we start.d for home We reached home tired but very hap py after a good time
 FLORIDA REID, Age 12. Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
A Good Little Girl

I'm going to bed. for I'm very tired, Eve worked very hard all day; I've learnt my lessons, I've done my
 sums,
 And my sewing I've put away. I've weeded my garden, I've watered
 my flowers, My. dear little Dick I've fed; I've kissed my dollies, and tucked 'em
 in,s Now, ri go to my own little bed. The day has been long-Oh yes, very
 long,
 An the clock on the stairs strikes
 eight: I've kissed mamma, and I've said my
 prayers, must go now. it's getting late! I've tried to remember all Mamma has
 said.
 I've tried to do ali that's right; But it's very hard an I'm very small An I'm tired, so I'll say Good
 night"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13

Old saybroek.-Hon. and Mrs. Nor gan G. Bulkeley entertained the bride and groom, MT. and Mrs. Houghton Bulkeley. Thursday. The newlyweds encampment, where Mir. Bulkeley is stationed as a member of Troop B.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13

speck of sand fig made into a lovely pearl. This is the sort of pearl used in rings and other jewelry.
 The Lining of the oyster shell is called mother of pearl, and is used in making buttons and other ornaments.
 LILLIAN MURPHY. Age 12. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach
 One Sunday three weeks ago, two of my girl friends and I decided to go to Ocean Beach,. We took the eight o'clock trolley for New London Then boarded trolley bound for Ocean Beach.
 We hired a bathingsuit and room and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
POETRY
The Boy Next Doc

The Boy Next Door
 MARTHA COLEMAN SHERMAN The boy that lives in the fiat nex Now whatter you think he said?@ He said there wasn't Santa Claus, An said he wasn't afraid To get right Up in tho Sunday school An hollsr it all out loud. He said he wanted to do it, too, An have laugh at the crowd. The boy that lives in the flat mex Now wt.atter you think he did? He made a face at the teachers hat An said twas only lid! He winked his eye at my sister, too, An starred to pull her curls- An then he stuck out his tongue an
 laughed,
 An said he hated the girls The boy that lives in the fiat mex Now whatter you think he knows? He knows the place where the Brown
 ies live
 An where the licorice grows. He knows the home of the gcbolins, An visits It ev'ry night! He knows the reason the skeeters
 come An what'll fix 'em tight. The boy that lives in the flat nex'
 door
 Now whatter you think he heard? He heard the birds in the tree tops
 talk, An understood ev'ry word, He watched a duck when he built his
 nest Way up in a apple tree. Am if visit his uncle Tom, He's golnter show 1t to mel The boy that lives in the flat n ex' Now whatter you think he found. He found a mine that is full of gold, An hidden under the ground! He says he'll soon be a million-ar, From gold he's diggin', you see, An if I lend him a.,nickel, now, He'll give a dollar to, me! The boy that lives in the fiat nex'
 door
 Now whatter you thinks his name? His name is Algernon Francis Smith His fathers name Is the same He says the fel1er he likes the best All over the world. is me, An why my ma don't care for him, simply never can seel
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
Letters of AcknowIedoement

isadore Aiperin of MansfieldH re- ceived the prize book which was an unexpected surprise. I thank you very much for it It has proved very inter esting.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT
temperature is rapidly falling in de-

|, temperature is rapidly falling in de- grees.
 September is the hustIing month l for the Gays are growing shorter and the nights longer, storms and frosts menace the farmers as books and the ferule do the youth of our country. Nature in September is . hard task master, for harvest-time iE driving time 1t is a month to excite pity: and it has been written: God first made the land; and then he made the farmer" and then he felt sorry for the harvest man and made wine" The Sbirds are gone that were our summer guests and the squirrels in the woods are stocking winter nests. Jack Frost compels the trees to drop their burdens of sweet-meated nuts, and the woods will ring with the merry laughter of nut hunting girls and boys When it comes to wind and weather what month holds more than bountiful September.
 The Winners of Prize Books
 1-Ross AIperin of Mansfield Four Corners. Mildred at Home.
 2Lsonica Kavaroirss of Ashford, Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch. Morton's Holidays.
 4EFiorida ReiI, of Versailles, Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures.
 5-Haroid Wilde of Wauregan, 33 1-2 points.
 Gillian Murphy of Norwich, A
 Little Girl in Old New Orleans.
 7-John Q. Hogan of Putnam, The Boy Allies in the Baltic.
 s--Raymon w. Gray, of Willimantic Young AeropIane Allies in Turkey.
 The winners of prize books living in the city may call at the Bulletin business office for them after 10 a. m. Thursday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
Merchant Ships and Yankee Gunners

What about parting with the FIVE gunners that they
carried Germany put pen? Well. there
was nothing very funny about that OF course, We
didn't which % pc elected sort
lof got goat to think of being slammed under
matches in that blamed submarine You couldn't help
thinking OF what had happened of the Brit
ishers that got caught this way. 1t a game
for Americans. Nobody really hung back when
the commander asked for FIVE volunteers but We were
la little slow in making up minds to to it, We
didn't all speak at once, mean
PICKS HIS PRISONERS.
THE commander was in hurry. he aims finger
at the petty officers then beckons the huskiest
pair of seamen, and says. You GO and I take you
The rest Of shook hands with them but there was
none of the good-by and God -bless-yOu stuff.
haven't been long in the service but I'm the
fact that there's time for heroics the navy
do your duty and take il il comes Sure a couple
of the fellows had their eyes. they kept
stiff upper lip all the This lad Kline, that was
one of the prisoners, had grinned all through the
scrap and the grin still his Irish map when
he left US, the last to climb down inside the
submarine and begin free ride Germany"
"And what do your own fond parents think Of your
career asked this precociOus bluejacket. You
had to have their permission join"
We'll. when 1 the they felt sort of
easy about Dad that the battleshps would
he kept this side Of the ocean, and L a pretty
safe bet. This armed guard detail upset en- specially
mother. and they up the when they heard
my ship sunk. But dad feels different now. He's
into the spirit OF it, all right. won't be
happy until I help blow the daylights of a sub
marine Take it from me. sir this is the cassest job
in the navy"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
Our NeWeSt Americans
BY REINETTE LOvEwELB.

All by its lonesome down in the
Caribbean sea. the little island Of
Porto Rico knows there is a war
going on and Is right on the lob.
For In spite OF all it's Spanish names
and customs. and the fact that half
our folks don't know Il. Porto Rico
Is United States The Stars and
Stripes have been flying over the
government buildings since 1898 and
when war was forced upon Wash
ington last spring. every Spanish
language paper on the island came
out and declared that whatever
might come. the Porto Rican popu-
lace was going 10 stand by the great
country five days 10 the north.
The tragic thing about Porto Rico
- that she isn't biz enough % be
a republic by herself Ever since
their first taste Of liberty in 1898,
that has been the dream of her
people; but the whole island is only
with Cape Cod cut of and has al
ways had a hard time to make a
living. self government is plainly
out OF the question. Porto Rico
seems destined 20 be the ward Of
Washington for generations 10
come.
You can rake the island over from
san Juan 10 Ponce and not find a
sign OF a paciist or a conscientious
director. Like their neighbors in
the West Indies and the South
American republics, Porto Ricans
Just naturally like being i'm hot
water. They are as good scrappers
as the Irish, albeit in a Latin way,
and when the war broke they be-
gan TO strain at the leash 10 fight
for the Flag that has been protect
ed them for 10 years. The boys
were eager 10 get into the United
States navy and men of military axe
rushed 20 join the regular regiment.
This regiment. recruited 10 full
strength, is now doing service in
Panama, where climatic conditions
are 50 similar An officers train
Ing camp was started at Cayey-and
more applications received than
could be taken care Of
When news came that there was
TO De a draft, no oUtcry was heard.
Gmpetuous and inflamable as the
Porto Rican is temperamentally. ne
said not one word against this iron
rule OF sacrifice. And this in face
OF the undeniable truth that he has
not come 20 US. but we have invaded
his homeland and with Yankee en-
terprise tried 10 hustle him out Of
comfortable. climatic habits.
Porto Rico has taken $1,000, 900
in Liberty bonds-when money loan
ed down there brings eight percent
interest. An up-and-cOming Lib
erty loan committee was organized
early in the summer and worked in
defatigably TO get subscriptions.
In her own tropical way the
island Is doing a big bit for the
American Red Cross. Who that has
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
ONLY 0NE-SEVENTH
ENOUGH LEATHER IN
GERMANY FOR WINTER

Associated Press Service
ZURICH. Dec. 22.-SignifiCant in
part because a German newspaper,
the Constance Gazette. publishes the
information, comes word that Ger
many today possesses less than one
seventh enough leather and COM
pleted shoes 10 supply its population
for the winter.
The figures, says the newspaper,
are the more alarming because they
are based on a population of so mil
lion which averages but one pair Of
shoes. and three sets Of soles. per
year. Since certain classes Of work
ers. adds the Gazette, must absolute
" have more shoes than this. the
gravity of the situation is increased,
and is not apt to be allayed by the
production, as planned at present
OF shoes of cloth with wooden soles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23

sampled suava jelly cannot taste IL
YETI At the headquarters Of the
Porto Rico chapter. the familiar
window card with its scarlet emblem
Is lettered Cruz Roja." and in a
huge room with blue-and- white
tiled floor. - charcoal braziers are
used % make jelly for the hospitals
Of Europe. Ia a single day enough
Is made 20 nll more than a thou
sand glasses. but most OF il is being
prepared for shipment i'm gallon
cans. AS the guavas spoil quickly.
the women are wOrkins all day Sun
day. Sugar made right on the
island is used -- the Porto Rican
spirit being shown i'm the fact that
one OF the great sugar companies
contributed $4,000 pounds. a little
later grape fruit marmalade will be
made in huge quantities.
tt list Of members Of the Insular
Red Cross chapter contains names
like Miguel Guerra MondragOn and
Rafael Gonzales Pesquera. lined up
besides a plain American signature
like J. r. Cobb
The island took the food question
with all seriousness. The slogan.
I'VE Must Feed Ourselves" was
given out. and the first crop census
shows that Porto Rico, with the
exception Of a few staples. can
really feed itself.
The Porto Rico Progress" the
only all English newspaper on the
island says editorially
IF we can feed ourselves We can
help feed a lot of others and just
at the present time a large part of
the world needs 70 be fed
So, although they do not live with
us. and have seen our folks chas-
ing their dollars away from them
ever since 1898. our newest Ameri-
cans are giving service now. when
We need them, and not manana.
when it will be too late.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONED

Vaterland and Kaiser Wilhelm H., and he spoke what
one OF our navy lads called English
question concerned the treatment of the German
merchant held prisoners in the United States
nnally showed from the sub
marine the German sailors deck stood at atten-
ton punctHousIy saIuted the castaway gunners.
4 YOUTHS EXPERIENCE.
one OF these buejackets who escaped capture was
a BOY OF Il. when most mothers still
In high school and be told to their rubbers
rainy days and otherwise fused entirely
young be trusted with latchkey He remind
cd one of those bantam mdshipmen of the of the
Constitution frigate Who led boarding PARTIES and
prauced the thck of il with cutlass and dirk. 4
pleasant hammered blueeyed boy he had crowded an
astonishing amount of experience into a Few months,
a naval training school to the fleet and then as
the climax. the deck Of a German submarine.
1T interesting, and OF it funny" said
Re while oafed in the yard of the armed guard
barracks during of his brief respites from ills
and schooling. He waiting for the summons to
sail with another THE Germans must have
mighty short OF grub for they surely cleaned the
Of ship before they sunk her. One
% the rail with of condensed milk
in his TO lower into the boat The poor boob
dropped IL and caught another Heine right in the
back of the neck. HIS driven against the
Eunwale and smashed HAT Solid ivory above the
ears. was. il would have killed him. That case
% milk hit him. blm. just like a pile driver.
soap You say the report mentions their wanting
soap They crazy for u ] thought they We're
eo:ng TO eat II They picked up all the little pieces
AN the There must be something in this story
that they're shy OF fats at home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23

NAON lin l. Ell KUN EAGE -
walls. except where there were i'm
passible valleys. in which case,
there was only one.
The old wall had been built by
David and solomon, but the other
two were OF more recent date, a
weaker.
The temple stood upon a strong
hill. built in much OF its extent out
Of white marble. and nine OF the
gates leading TO il where covered
with gold and silver and al the east,
opposite the door Of the Holy
place. there was a huge gate of
Corinthian brass, so heavy that it
required the labor Of 20 men each
morning 20 open it, and as many
20 close it at sunset.
The holy house itself was covered
without the huge plates of gold, re-
recting the sunlight with a fiery
glow. which at a distance. made
the temple look like a mountain. OF
snow.
At one corner Of the temple was
the tower of Antonio.
Inc A1llfOl III AilC stlNltlllSs
The engines of war. which we
might call the cannon Of the an
clients. used in the siege of Jerusa-
lam, could hurl a stone weighing
about $50 pounds 10 a distance of
two Greer furlongs, or about 400
yards.
At first a white stone vas thus
shot. but it could be seen by the
watchers of the Jews, who would
then rush out of it path, but final
~ the Romans blackened the stone,
and from that. on it could not be
so well seen. and did great execu-
ton inside the city walls.
If the stone was seen, the Jewish
watcher would shout, The son
cometh," which may remind us OF
the English Tommies, and their
| nicknames given to German pro-
jeCtiles in the present war.
The Romans finally. with prodig-
iOus slaughter, took the first wall
captured the second wall twice.
each time losing it again, but al
last the second wall was captured
by the Romans and demolished. and
the city was now so closely invest
ed that horrible famine ensued
and the valleys beneath the re-
naming wall were full of the dead
/ bodies of those who had died OF
starvation and had been thrown
over the rampant.
The tower Of Antonio was cap
tured from the Jews. and the
famine become so desperate that
parents commenced to eat their
own children, while to crown all
other miseries the temple caught
fire from a torch thrown by a
Roman soldier, and burned with a
fury and noise so great that it was
heard 40 miles distant from Jeru-
salem.
At this time. or a little before. q
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23

However. 100000 troops masSed
themselves at Constaninople: An
tloch after seven months CT siege
was taken, and the inhabitants
massacred; while the captors in
turn were besieged by the Moham-
medans.
In 1898. the besieged, despite
famine and assertions defeated anu
drove back their foes and departed
for the Holy City.
Holy City Is Retaken-
ON a bright summer morning in
1893 they had their nrst glimpse OF
Jerusalem. some shouted tor Joy.
others wept, others still knelt and
devoutedly thanked God for being
brought hither.
After i've weeks Of siege, the
city fell. and Godfrey Of BOuillOn
became king of Jerusalem.
The second crusade followed be-
cause the Latin kingdom of Edes-
Sa captured, the kingdoms of syria
and Palestine were likewise men
aced by the Turks. IL resulted in
defeat for the crusaders, after hav-
ing in vain, attempted TO capture
Damascus. In 1882 Jerusalem cap
ulated 10 the Turks. but in 1871
Richard the Lion-hearted wrested
the concession from the foe that
henceforth pilgrims to Jerusalem
should not be molested
The fourth crusade went no far
ther than Constantinople; the fifth
resulted in the recapture of Pales-
tine; a new race of Turks in 1874
recaptured Jerusalem. which led to
a sixth crusade, fruitless and soon
abandoned. a seventh under Ed
ward / of England was likewise
without result, except to make all
the crusading knights glad to quit
Palestine forever, for this crusade
was the last.
Most Valuable to Commerce.
The best result was that the cru
saders were brought into contact
with Greek and Mohammedan cul-
ture, and there sprang up a mighty
commerce because east and west
had thus been brought into con-
tact at first military and violent,
lastly commercial and peaceful. and
also prepared the way for the Lu-
theran reformation which spread
over Europe within $50 years after
the death Of the last crusader.
Six hundred years have gone. The
glittering armOr of the crusaders
and Of the kings of Jerusalem have
given place along with their ban
ners, 10 the flag of the crescent.
The procession of the years has
left the Mohammedan power almost
in undisturbed possession of the
soil of Palestine, of the mount of
the crucifixtion, OF the mount of
the ascension, of the sepulchre OF
Jesus. and of that yet more sacred
shrine of the nativity. if this were
possible.
Now the crescent has again been
lowered; and the French TricOlor,
the Union Jack and the Flag of
the American republic. are all wav
ing over Jerusalem.
Thus has the old commonwealth
of ancient Judea circled the earth
from toward the rising sun even TO
the gates of the west. Thence it
has gone eastward again, and once
more floats over the city of which
il was the capital; which has been
the scene of so much glory and
likewise of so much shame.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
COMBINATION
Crossing of Potato With Dahlia
Makes for Beauty With
Utility.
Associated Press Service 4:

Associated Press Service;
EUREKA, Calf, Dec. "a.
Hickman, an aged gardener of this
city, has succeeded in crossing the
familiar Irish potato with the dab
liza, the combination producing a
species of potato which IS believed
to be far superior to that found or
dinarily on the market With the
new potato one may have flowers
for the decoration of his home and,
when the plants have reached ma
turity, potatoes for his dinner.
The main value of Hickman's po-
-dahlia comes from the fact that
the plant follows closely the dahlia
type and hence should be immune
from the blight, the great potato
scourge of the northwest. The new
potato is said t. have a flavor far
superior to that Of the ordinary po-
tatO. It bears heavily.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
Recent Capture of Jerusalem in Light of
Prophecy and Biblical and Profane History

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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-20
GOOD ROADS AND
BAD STREETS

There was a time not long ago
when the only smooth roadways
were to be on the streets Of cities
and towns in some parts of the
country while today there are many
districts where the good roadways
are in the country and the streets
have wretched pavements. It is an
interesting fact to observe in such
districts that along with the good
roads go good-looking farms while
with the poor streets 60 dusty stores
and shaggy lawns. It is not true, of
course, that road building has pro-
crossed faster technically than
street paving. Both have developed
greatly Of late. But the countryman
has shown his realization of the
value Of good roads more than the
townsman has shown his apprecia-
ton Of smooth and clean pavements.
The countryman is dragging his dirt
roads and in some places is oiling
them, and is voting bonds taxes for
expensive types of construction
which he is convinced will enable
him to save money where the travel
is heavy, while the townsman is con-
tent to bumb over holes. and let
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-20

to sleep to the music Of the squeal-
ing of the mules and horses on the
picket lines. a.
''It will make a man of you, son.
You'll get that stoop out of your
shoulders and some color into that
white face of yours. You'll wear
real shoes and be able to walk a
mile without limping. You'll stand
up like a man, talk like man and
be fit for a mans job when you
come back"
The File Clerk seemed rather i'm
pressed, but he still had his doubts.
Cali that's all right" he said.
"But suppose get sent to France?'
IF you get sent to France you'll
be luckier than ever. You can help
put the Kaiser Bill buck in his place
and have a hand in the biggest game
in the world. What more do you
want?"
"Well, you've got to die some
time, anyhow" replied the Constxue-
ton Boss. "Can you find better
wy7"