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Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
BACDAD CAPTURED As 0I InC OnIIIO1
Turks Suffer Their Worst Re-
 verse of War.
Bagdad has fallen to the British.

Bagdad has fallen to the British.
 From the citadel of the ancient Mes opotamian metropolis fiutters the union jack, and far beyond the city's out skirts British cavalry is hard on the heels of the Turks fleeing northwest ward along both banks of the Tigris.
 When news of Bagdads capture by General Maude's army reached Lon don it was promptly flashed broadcast and came to all Europe as one of the greatest surprises of the war. That the city would fall sooner or later was generally expected, but that the cap- ture would come so soon surprised even the most sanguine British mill tary experts.
 ~, The Turks had been expected to make a stubborn stand on the river piala, six miles away. Only-a few days ago Major General Frederick B. Maurice, chief director of military Op erations at the British war office, had predicted a hard battle. The idea was general that for two years the Turks had been busy constructing powerful defenses to ward off the final British onslaught. l
 The capture of Bagdad, it is felt, goes long way toward re-establishing badly impaired British prestage in the near and far east. It wipes out the humiliating blot of Kut-el-Amara and obliterates much of the blackness the Dardanelles disaster left behind.
 Premier Lloyd-George, Sir Douglas Haig and other statesmen and military chiefs have sent congratulatory mes sages to General Maude, and a similar telegram is to be dispatched by the king. The British commanders victory at Bagdad is regarded as one of the most brilliant strategic feats of the war. It is a continuation of a long se- ries of victories of which the reoccupa- tion of Kut was the gladdest news London had received since General Townshend's fasco. Nowhere in all the widely separated war areas, mili- tary critics point out, has British pluck and tenacity been better or as well il- lustrated.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
ASHLEY FALLS

The funeral of Mrs. M. 1. Clark, who died in Waterville, Conn.,, was held here on Friday. Mrs. Clark was 75 years old, widow of the late Henry Clark, for several years teacher in our schools and for many years one of our most respected inhabitants.
 MT. and Mrs. George Clark of Water vile, Conn.,, were guests at George Halls, Friday and Saturday, and at tended the funeral of Mrs. Clark. stephen aendry of Waterville was also here Friday.
 Mrs. Dwight Ferry fell on the ice last Monday and sustained a bad hip bruise.
 Mrs. Lucinda Smith fell in her room Monday night and was severely wrenched although no bones were broken.
 Miss Eleanor Sackett of Collinsville is with her grandmother, Mrs. Wood, few days.
 Station Agent Kane attended the inauguration at Washington.
 Miss Sarah Rood has been enjoying an attack of quinsy few days.
 The ladies of the M. E. church are to hold food sale in the M. E. hall on Saturday.
 Miss Annie Capron returns to Dan- bury today.
 Mrs. W. D. Ballou of Beckett spent a few days with her father, returning Monday.
 Miss Bertha Woodford is visiting in HousatOnic.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
DECLARE THAW INSANE.
Action of Commission Bars New York Extradition.

Extradition.
 Harry K. Thaw has been adjudged insane by court of common pleas N0 5, in Philadelphia. He cannot be extra dited to New York, it is said, to an swer the charges of having beaten Frederick Gump, Jr., a Kansas City schoolboy.
 He will be kept in St. Mary's hos pital, where he was taken following an attempt to commit suicide, Jan. Il, and when his condition permits removal will be sent to a Pennsylvania insane asylum, perhaps to remain for the rest of his life.
 The courts decree, signed by Judge Martin, followed the report of a sher- iff's jury recently appointed a commits sion of lunacy to examine into Thaw's sanity. Ellis Ames Ballard, a lawyer. was the commissioner.
 The petition for the commission was filed by Thaw's mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, who has been In con- stant attendance on her son at St. Mary's hospital.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
Published by request. STILL OSCILLATING.
IBy Mrs. E. A. Hitchcock. 1

By Mrs. B. A. H1tchcock. The oscillating Wilson sat
 On an oscillating fence, And there he oscillated
 Till 8 million years from hence. The world blew all to flinders, As old worlds sometimes do, And amid the solar systems Create hullabaloo. Now when Ga million years from hence) The world went stony broke, Out on high solar balconies Trooped souls to see the joke, And watch the fragments whirling
 past
 That once had been the earth, All wondering what had happened to The planet that gave them birth. Then feller that lived on Jupiter Watched a fragment coming near, And on it something seemed to move In manner awful queer. So he ran and fetched spy.glass, Also grappling hook, And hollered to the balcony folk, "I'll take another look. '" And so he did, then turned and said, "We'd better let him go, For its oscillating Wilson Oscillating to and fro.
 Bridgeport Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
UNITY NEEDED TO HOLD
 TRADE AFTER THE WAR
Labor Must Join In Effort to Meet New
 Competitive Spirit In Europe.

Employers and workers must unite tion of peace in Europe will bring. says Eugene Fl. Outerbridge. president of the New York Chamber of Com merce. Il think there is no single ele ment in industry before this country today of such vast importance as the matter of bringing these two constitu ents into mutual confidence and under standing in real spirit of co-opera tion.
 Tn the world conditions now pre- vailing the peoples of the belligerent nations have, under the stress of a compelling necessity, developed a de gree of cooperation and efficiency in production of which they never be fore knew themselves capable and which has never been approached any where else in the world.
 "The war has produced many un precedented conditions. This is only one of them. After it is over there will be many we shall have to meet and many changes to which we shall have to adapt ourselves. Some cannot be foretold or foreseen. but it appears to me inevitable that the conscious ness of the efficiency and productive power that has been developed in the European peoples will lead them not to turn to previous methods or lives of indolence and ease, but that they will turn their newly developed pow CTS to production in peaceful pursuits and that we then shall have to meet in foreign fields, and perhaps in do nestle trade, the force of competitive production organized on a degree of efficiency which we have never before had to combat. ConserUG- ton, ~. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
LEGAL NOTICE

ESTATE OF Lizzie M. Kelsey, late of Sharon. in the Probate District of Sharon, deceased.
 At a Court of Probate holden at Sharon, on the Eth day of March, 1917.
 Present, Frank W. Dakin, Judge.
 Frank A. Hotchkiss of Millerton, N. Y, appeared in Court and moved that an instrument purporitng to be the last will and testament and codicils thereto be admitted to probate and that letters testamentary thereon be granted on said estate to Frank A. Hotchkiss and Edward Hotchkiss as per written ap. plication on file, and it is
 ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office, in said Sharon, on the 22nd day of March 1917, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and that notice be given of pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon by publishing copy of this order in some newspaper printed in this county and having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy on the public sign post in the said town and by send ing by mail postage paid marked copy of said newspaper to George Landau, Gunniscn City, Col; Harriet E. Rich ards, Bouquet, Essex County, N. Y., and Mrs. G. 0. Hyattr, Stockton, Gal. !, care of pr. Fred E. Clark at least one week before said day of hearing and return make to this court.
 Certified from record.
 Attest Frank w. Dakin, Judge.
 Willard Baker, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
Don't Rock the Industrial Boat.

After the European war is over the prosperity of the country will depend on the willingness of labor to cooper ate with capital in fighting destructive competition from abroad. This is the consensus of opinion among men of affairs who have made a close study of conditions in the industrial and eco homie world.
 During the reconstruction period that must follow the termination of the war, these men say, labor and capital will be shipmates, and if there is going to be any mutiny among the members of the crew the result will affect the wage earners' income. In this connection George Roberts. vice president of the National City Bank of New York. says:
 q cannot get rid of the conviction that there will have to be period of readjustment for the general business situation soon after the war. There is only one way to maintain high wages, and that is by increasing the efficiency of industry. We have to convince our own people of the advan. tages of large scale, economical pro duction, and we have to satisfy our wage-earners that they are interested not in restricting production, but in increasing production. They must be brought to see not only that wages are dependent upon production, but that an increasing supply of all the com forts of life for the masses of the peo- pie is dependent upon t."-Industrial Conservation, ". Y.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
Beat Your Own Record.

Don't gauge your own efforts by the activity or output of your fellow work ars. Never mind how little the man next to you does. That is his own funeral. and he will be chief mourner some day. Compete with yourself each day, striving to beat your record of the lay before.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
URGE INDIAN ARMY.
Plan to Drill 15,ooo Now In Government
 Schools.

A recommendation that 15,OOO Indian boys of the various Indian schools and reservations throughout the country be organized, armed, equipped and drilled under regular army officers has been adopted by the United States board of Indian commissioners.
 The resolution was forwarded to Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the in terior, at Washington. The nlan calls for fifteen full regiments of 1000 each.
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
A Most Uncommon Disposal of New Dress Goods in the Way
 of Remnants

commencing the Dress-makng season. of Is Most Timely.
 Commencing Saturday. March Y, yards Materials soc $5O every yard purchase this wonderful offering.
 These Remnants neatly plainly cketed and sharply will find French Storm Gabardne Popns Ottoman Cloths with plenty of Blacks plenty of Navy Blues, plenty of other Desirable Shades.
 Every Remnant has been marked below first and them to sell as quick possible.
 Run From Yards to Yards
 Owing the reductions in Remnants Approval Reurnabe people who will want these Remnants that Coming This Very Important Sale. south dow Display
Connecticut western news., 1917-03-15
Animals, Eyes.

Horses. giraffeS and OStI'iches have the largest eyes of land creS lures. cqt- tlefish of sea beasts
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08

what Is known ms the pneumatic tube
service. by which first class mail is
sent IN small packages by under
ground conduit from one part Of the
city 10 another. New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and st. Louis
have such service, and il greatly ex-
peli,es the handling Of mail, not only
locally but in placing on board out-go-
ing trains. Postmaster General Burle-
eon recommended that the service be
discontinued and that he be allowed
an increased appropriation for auto
mobiles. When the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes renewed the appropriation
Burleson wanted the matter left IN his
lands 10 make terms with the tube
company, which would mean that he
would make terms they could not ac-
cept. The Senate not only stood by
the appropriation but added a clause
directing the postmaster general to
renew the contract for year.
Congress could not have acted more
wisely. For number of years the
head Of the post Office department has
been assuming more and more dicta-
torial power, doing some things thai
Congress refused to give IT power u
and ignoring the clear intent of legls'
latiye enactmcnts. The Constitution
made Congress the sole legislative
body and it is gratifying and reassur'
ing to observe that Congress proposes
to be recognized as such. Failure II
this respect would constitute Addiction
of power and consequent increase o.
bureaucracy with all its attendant
evils ard dangers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor OF ne JourHal.
have read the article in The Jour
nal last week on ROAD IMPROVE
MENTS, by the County Supervisor,
which seems to be an appeal for more
funds without any suggestion as to
better methods and means to make
better use of available funds.
1t seems to me that County Super
visor should give much attention to
the practical side of road building and
be able to remedy the present wasteful
methods of making roads. Much
money is wasted in every town by the
employment of more teams than can
be economically used and by allowing
teams to stand idle while wagons are
loaded. One team and two wagons
often do as much work as two teams.
Also. teams employed on road work
seldom. if ever, haul full load, such
as a good team should haul with ease.
Our money is manifestly wasted by
excessive team work which is the
largest item of expense.
A Supervisor could accomplish much
by seeing to it that Road Commission
ers make every saving possible.
Every dollar saved is just as valuable
as the extra dollar paid in taxes.
This feature of road work is being
neg ected and is Of more practical I'M
portance than the more technical work
now being done by supervisors. a
good supervisor should be man who
can economically build a road as well
"a survey and run levels. He should
have practical experience in actual
road construction and every detail OF
lit.
Crawling is expensive under the
best conditions, but often much can
be saved by using roadside dirt first
and then placing gravel on top. The
gravel packs with the dirt and makes
a better road than gravel alone, and
at less cost.
If we are to continue large salaries
for road experts we should have men
who know the whole business of road
making and not simply engineers VINO
arc inclined to lay out expensive jobs
where simple practical expedients dc
lust as well. Much of our money Is
going into such trimmings and thu
vital part of road making is being
, neglected. We all know that oul
! money is being wasted, but we seem tc
be helpless under present conditions.
The Supervisors statistics as to The
amount of tax rates in different towns
, is apt to be misleading. The tax ratt
is no indication as to the amount ex
pended upon roads. The burden of thf
, tax upon the towns depends as mucr
= ION assessed valuation as upon tht
!, actual rate. Some towns assess prop
> erty at less than so per cent OF 1T
!, value and others up to rs per cent.
G. F. GRIFFITH.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08
NORTH RUPERT

Edward Moffitt has moved to the
Phelps place.
p. b. Roberts Of Rupert, was at ii.
f. Winchcster's, Sunday.
Charles Leach, town representative
is home from Montpelier for a fe"
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper B. Leach ane
daughter spent Saturday and Sunday
at c. l.. Lcach's.
Mrs. Benson of East Dorset, spent
a few days last week with her sister
Mrs. Frank Winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Towsley oi
pawlot, were recent visitors at thf
home Of their daughter, Mrs. Z. I
Lewis.
1t will be but a short time before
you viii need syrup labels. Get th'
necessary order in at once. Fifty cent
hundred cash with order, post pai'
r, Tho Journal Office. adj
4 Amos Mofitt win move his family
from Williamstown, Mass, TO 0. 7
/ Blacks tenement and will work foi
Mr. Black the coming year. NJ. E
Mars is also employed there.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08
IT'S FOOLISH TO SUFFER
When So Many Manchester People are
Pointing the Way Out

You may be brave enough TO stand
backache or headache or dizziness
But. if, in addition urination is dis
ordered, look out! If you don't try 70
fix YOUR sick kidneys, you may fall in
TO the clutches of dangerous disease
before YOU know it. But, if you live
nore carefully ard help your kidneys
with Doan's Kidney Pills, you can stop
the pains you have and avoid future
danger as well. Dent experiment.
Use the remedy Manchester people are
publicly endorsing. Read this case:
Z. Elliott, Manchester Depot, says
II suffered with severe backache
Whenever had occasion to stoop over
sharp pains caught me in the small Of
nv back. This would happen when
tried to lift anything. learned o.
Doan's Kidney Pills and got some al
Pratt's Drug Store. / used one boz
and the trouble left. Since my cure
I have recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills very highly"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don
sinply ask for a kidney remedy-ge'
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tina
cured Mr. Elliott. Fostcr-Milburn %.
/ Props, Buffalo, n. Y. adV-a' .
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08
WASPs AND A BOY.

Once when was Il small boy knew
a little fellow named Tommy Temp
kins.
Tommy was wonderful boy, ana ne
did his best to make the rest OF US
think he was one
We had an old chicken house where
a lot of wasps had built their homes
Every spring the wasps had great
time building more cells and new
houses.
In each cell. we were told, the mother
WASH would lay an egg, which would
hatch out after awhile into a DaDs
wasp. and we were toll also that De-
fore the little white cover was fastened
to the opening In the cell SO that the
baby wasp would be kept nice and
warm until 1t was able to take care OF
Itself the pantry would be stored with
food for the babies to eat.
And what do you think the wasps
feed their babies? Well, they give
them nice fat spiders. Spiders are just
as much AFRAID of wasps as flies are
afraid of spiders.
When the wasps catch a spider they
sting him so he cannot fight. Iheh
they drag him to their nest ana stun
him into one Of the egg cells by ana
by. when the cell is full of spiders, the
mother wasp will lay an egg in 1t.
Then a warm curtain Is spun over the
mouth of the cell. When the baby
wasp comes out of the egg 1t VIII eat
these spiders.
You know how wasp can sting.
BOYS and girls are generally AFRAID OF
them. and they have good reason to be
so.
Little Tommy Tompkins, however,
became quite hero in the neighDor-
hood because he said he was not afraid
of wasps and bees.
They don't bite me, wasps don't.
Bees don't neither" he would say.
If you made it very pleasant FOR
Tommy TOmp!iins he would come over
into your yard and when a bee came
along hold out his little hand and let
tbe insect settle there. The bees and
wasps didn't sting Tommy, but now
that | am grown up and know more
/ about insects | don't think 1t sc
strange. The reason was he kept per
fectly still, so that he did not Brighten
or anger them.
While there are some cross insects
that sting folks without any seeming
reason. usually If you stand perfectly
still the bee or wasp won't hurt you
i OF course if he has been stirred up b
somebody or something before yot
come along he is going to take it out OF
you. so it is just as well to Keep away
from singing bugs and not try to be
Tommy Tompkins.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08

Tho committee named by the Repub-
lcan caucus to take steps to insure Q
Republican organization Of the next
House Of Representatives is proceed
ing actively to the accomplishment Of
that highly desirable purpose. Con-
gresham Madden of llliEois, the
chairman of the committee, is not only
an experienced and courageous lcgls-
lator. but he is in addition thorough
going Republican and fully imbued
with the principles of the forward
movement in American politics which
can make itself effective only through
the agency Of the Republican party
AT the Chicago convention last june
Mr.. Madden gave frequent and AIDE
ouate evidence of the liberal tenden'
cics Of his political program and hC
contributed not little toward thC
completed action of the convention
which drew so many Of the former
progressiycs back into their old party
affiliations.
He will do not less with his pres
ent problem. The powers Of his com
mittce are ample and We fully expcc
10 see the efforts of Mr.. Madden an'
his associates crowned with complete
success and tho next House doing husi
ness under a Republican organization
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08
Millions For Tribute

The extra session Ct The Scnat,
means that time will be taken for The
consideration of the Colombian treaty
which calls for a payment Of $l3,-
600 900 from the treasury Of The
United States and IN apology for cur
enterprise in building the PanSma
Canal. The President has argued thai
this will bring US friends. 1t is fan
more likely 10 invite other interna-
tional blackmailcrs to demand tribut,
from us.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08
DIED

CHANDLER-In West Springfield,
Mas, February %, 1917, Mrs. +. T.
Chandler, formerly Of Peru.
CUMMINGS-ln Bondvillc, March
5, 1917, George Cummings, aged 81
years
HASELTON--ln Dandy, March s,
1917, after an illness of several weeks,
Myron Haselton.
enthusiastically in Dorset.
March 6, 1917, Edward d. Hughes,
aged "a years.
PERRY-In Bolton Landing, N. y,
Lester Perry, formerly of Dandy, aged
81 years.
VAUGHN-In Arlington, March s,
1917, Margaret Mattison Vaughn,
widow of the late Gilbert Vaughn.
WALSH-In Arlington, March 8,
1917, Mrs. Alexander Walsh, aged ~
years.
WELLINGTON-ln New York
City, Feb. 27, 1917, Miss Grace Well
lington.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08

On page in this issue appears a
full mage advertisement Of the Colon
ial Power g. Light Company which we
commend TO the attention Of each and
every reader Of the Journal. In these
advertisements the Light people will
explain the reasons why il becomes
necessary for them to increase their
lighting rates in Manchester. They
feel that by thus placing this matter
before the people interested that they
will have a clearer idea than simply to
talk matters over, as il is always very
hard in a conversation TO grasp all the
facts and figures as they are present
ed.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08

The death Of the Gath Congress car
yied humiliation to every citizen OF
these United States. Twelve United
States Senator's so manipulated mat
tiers that they defeated the great pro-
gram of the administration for the
preparing of this nation for its de-
Tense. 1t Is TO be hoped that President
Wilson will call special session OF
Congress so that this country may be
placed in a position whereby all that
il of its best will not be wiped off the
face of the earth at the first fell stroke
from the enemy. We believe in uni
yersal military training, whether IL
would ever be necessary to go to war
or not. A man should be willing to
serve a certain length Of time in the
interest of his country and he would be
n better man and citizen for it at that
The history of this country shows that
Il has had a war on an average OF
once in a generation so why not be
prepared for these emergencies. a
country that knows its strength is nc
different than the individual. They
will use it If they have to but moi
otherwise. Other nations knowing
that we were prepared to take care OF
ourselves would hesitate before tread
ing on the tail Of Uncle Samuel's coat
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08
Numerical Puzzle.

| am the name Of book that one
reads very often, but never readS
through. and | am composed of ten
letters. My 3. s, {. s. 8 and 10 Is the
name Of bird and also of islands; my
|. 9. 3. 4. s, 4, 6 and 0 IS the name OF a
person who is superior to all other rule
in wartime; my 5, 8, 6 and Is the
name of metal.
Evolutionary. Words: Canaty,
dictator, iron.