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Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

William Fleming. who is with the Naval Reserve at Newport spent Sunday at his home in the village
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31
EAST SIDE ITEMS
Good Hav Crops Secured-Local Boys
 Who Have Gone to Camp.

Fine weather the past week en- abled the farmers to get in good crop of hay The grass in this see ton is exceptionally heavy this year. Although the corn crop is late this year, it is thought it will also be heavy.
 East Side Volunteers.
 A large proportion of thS~reopie of the East Side helped enthusiastically to give the boys a good sendUff The following are those who volunteered from the East Side: Charles w. Hunt ley. Fred J. Plante. Henry KenersOn. Leroy Whitmarsh. and John Heaps. Charles w Huntley gives much en- toyment to the boys through his aero hatic work. He was from Westerly,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Mrs. John Sharples and Warren and Clayton Sharples have returned from their cottage a GrOtOn Long Point
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Mir and Mrs. Walter Sharples an Master Thomas SharpIes, are at Gro ton Long Point for a week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Edward Pollard has returned to Bos- ton after spending a two weeks va cation with his parents in the vil- lage.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Miss Ella Kinder of North Slater Avenue and Miss Alice Wharr1b of North A street, spent the weekend at Ocean Beach.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

spending a week with relatives in New Bedford.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Louis L'Hereux and George Ouch arms have resigned their position with the Ponemah Company.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31
Personals and Notes.

David Goldblatt and family of Sew enth street spent Sunday at Ocean Beach.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

AIr and Mrs. William Lanoix, who have resided on Norwich Avenue have left town
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Mrs. Matilda Caron and Miss Hor- tense Caron of North B. street are
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31
MARRIED

THAYER- R-BURDICK-In Ft5nInFt1n fPawca tuckJ. July 27. 1917, by Rev Clayton \. Burdick, John H. IlaTer, Ji and Miss Jennie v. Burdtrk
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Howard Dunse. Edward Zuernel and Thomas Greenwood are at Pleas ant View.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Edward ATCShafrey, who is employ ed in a local store is enjoying his an nual vacation.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Miss Selina Riaux has returned iron her vacation which she spent a Block Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

East eerfin.-The trap rock quarry is making large shipments of stone.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

A thermometer on Front street reg istered 1G4 in the sun Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

John Myer is spending his annual vaca ton at Watch Hill.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Personals and Notes. Fred Seidel was a visitor in Bal tic, Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31
Sun. Moon and rides.
GREENEvILLE

Six hours after high water it is low tide, which is followed by food tide
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

Peter Peppin was a recent viistor in Watch Hill
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-31

William J. Smith motored to Alta waugan to visit friends on Sunday.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
he is at the same time unable to

he is at the same time unable to
make any sort of insurance pro-
vision for those dependent upon
him.
Is it asking too much of the
generous, just, and humane peo-
pie of America to restitute also
the instability of that soldier,
to give him the opportunity of
buying insurance from his own
Government at reasonable rates,
so that he may make the last
loving provision that every man
should make for his family if he
has to face death p-From
speech of Secretary McAdoo at
the Americans Bankers Asso-
citation.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
Money, the First Essential.

when war comes to a nation
the first essential is money. We
must keep our soldiers and sail
ors armed and equipped with
the best that money can buy and
American skill devise. We must
constantly provide them with
necessary clothing and food; we
must pay their wages; we must,
as a humane and just Nation,
support their dependent families
while they are risking and giving
their very lives for US; we must
supply them with a reasonable
amount of life insurance.
"The first duty of the Nation
to its gallant sons who go forth
to die upon the field of battle to
yrotect your lives, your property
and your honor is that it shall
restitute to them what it de-
stroys when it drafts them into
the service of their country or
when they volunteer to go into
the service of their country.
when the government reach
es out its hand and takes the
young man who is earning 81,
200, $1,000, So, 400, SIS, 900 a year
more or less, it not only says,
you must put your life in the
balance and give, if need be"
but it conscripts that mans in
come and earning power down
to 1896 a year, because that is
all it pays to a soldier.
The Nation also destroys the
instability of that man. He
finds instantly that no matter
how healthy his sinews. nor how
strong his heart, no matter how
good a risk he would be in peace
time. he can get no insurance.
With his earning power reduced,
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
blest child is not welcome.

blest child is not welcome.
The first prayer was made by
the man who had the first need.
A holy life is the best answer
that can be made to infidelity.
People are not vain except
when they have no knowledge.
There is nothing for which the
heart yearns more than SYM.
patty.
The man who turns his back
on God turns his back on his own
good.
The devil always keeps the
hinges of the gate of death well
creased.
The serpent can not fly, but he
knows enough to catch the birds
that can.
The more people need friends
the more they will appreciate
kindness.
Religion is something you can
take home and keep for your own
use.
Many men tie their horses
carefully but let their tongues
run loose.
The man who tries to please
himself will find that he has a
hard master.
No man ever really prays for
anything that he is not willing
to die for.
The first mile on the road to
hell looks as though it led
straight to heaven.
This life will mean more when
we realize that it is the pathway
to the next.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
The Heart of the War.

The New York Times presents
a comfortable theory of the Ital-
ian disaster. 1t admits that the
Italians have gotten much the
worst of it,. but says that now
there is a chance of fighting in
the open and that Great Britain
and France will rush troops to
Italy and swamp the German
armies in the open plains of Lom-
hardy. If the allies win, says
the Times, the Germans cannot
retreat to place of safety. :,
Our New York contemporary
must have forgotten about the
Alps. The Germans now fight
with those mountain passes back
of them. Undoubtedly, fighting
in the open after the dreary sto-
ry of trench warfare has some
thing alluring in it, but if the
German rush in Italy is checked,
or, if the Germans decide that
they have gone far enough and
it is time to go back while the
going is good, they can retire to
those passes. which Italy wrung
from Austria with such sacri-
fees this summer.
The times snatches at the pos
sibilitY that the war may be
baought to a decision" by a Sc
ries of great battles on the plains
of Italy. We can see no prob
ability of this. The foth of war
will be, must be, as we see it,
decided on the plains of France
and Belgium. 1t is wise for
Great Britain and France to hur-
ry to Italy's aid; every man the
Germans lose in Italy is a man
lost from the main theater of &C.
ton, and if Italy comes back and
pushes the fighting again, that
will be that much gained. The
cards are set, however, for the
great battle. The Allies, like
Grant before Petersburg, must
hammer away in France until
the German line breaks. Louis
vile Post.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
Private Grisby.

The name of William P. Grisg-
by in the first list of American
casualties brings Louisville clos
er to the war. A youth still in
his teens, this young man rear
ed amid the peaceful scenes of
his native city, today is probably
in one of those atrocious army
camps of Germany, where the
daily rations are weak soup and
an occacional bit of black bread.
A Kentuckian in the first line
of trenches, in the midst of the
fire when the first gun doomed,
the tradition of the State is up
held, and while we sympathize
with the family for the hard
ships that must be borne by the
son, we glory that he was made
of that stuff that put him in this
position of danger, that he was
chosen from the many to be
among the first to undergo the
ordealof battle. Louisville Her
cd
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
Old and New Postage Rates.

When some of the early day
rates of the United States postal
department are taken into con-
sideration, the increase in the
postal rates last Thursday does
not assume a very important as
pect. The history of the posto--
ce department tells Is that prior
to 1916 postage was paid on de-
livery by the number of sheets
sent. This rate was six cents a
sheet for a distance of 80 miles
or less and running up as high
as % cents a sheet for $50 miles
or more.
In those days most of the mail
was delivered by postal riders or
stage coaches and in addition to
the high postage rates the SER
vice was not very rapid. Paul
Revere was among the first pos
tai riders of the country and it is
said that his famous ride was
over his postal route and that he
carried mail at the time. The
mail in those days was not en-
closed in envelopes but the sheet
were folded and sealed in snch a
way as to enable the carrier to
count them. No stamps were
used and all mail was paid on
delivery.
In 1916 the United States con-
gress passed an act making one
half ounce the unit for all mail
matter, and the rate was fixed
at five cents for all distances I'M
der 300 miles, and 10 cents above
that distance for matter collect
ed on delivery. For matter pre-
paid the rate was three cents up
to 300 miles and six cents above
that distance. In 1868 congress
again lowered the rate to three
cents for erch one-half ounce or
fraction thereof and in 1883 it
was 10 wered to two cents per
one-half ounce. In 1885 the unit
OF weight was increased to one
ounce without any increase in
the rate.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
Figs and ThlstIss.

No man who thinks wrong can
live right.
Love will win where gunpow-
der would fail.
The fig tree does not bloom but
it bears fruit.
Infdelity cannot point to any
fulfilled prophesies.
There is deed more heroic than
to say no to yourself.
God will go where the hum
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21

Belgian women and girls have
been forced to build concrete
dugouts under artillery by the
Germans, according to a diary
of a soldier recently captured.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21

After 80 years service, ]. ].
Reagan Chief of Lexington Po-
lice, has resigned upon the
ground that his hands were tied
in the enforcement of the low.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21

There is to be a home Christ
mas for American soldiers in
France in every U. M. C. A. but
on the front with individual gifts
to the soldiers.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
Wanted Government.

uoASeolu III dn aICempC 20 gauge |
the Rossian situatian is that in
Russia today there is no govern
ment.
1t is possible to tell what all
the other nations at war will do.
If the President of the United
States writes to the Pope in re-
gard to Americas position upon
peace, the whole world knows
that Americas position has been
stated and to that policy America
will adhere until there is a
change in the Presidential office.
The same thing is true in the
other nations. Of course public
opinion is important, and public
opinion, by forcing a change
among the men in charge of the
government, may force change
of policy, but in all the other var
ring nations there are response
BILE governments, and those
governments speak for those ma
tons so long as they stand.
In Russia everything is in
chaos, but the chaos is greater
in regard to the government
than anything else. Suppose
Prime Minister Kerensky should
announce to morrow that he has
changed his mind and proposes
to throw all the Russian armies
against the now weakened Ger
man line. Could he do it? We
all know that he could not, and
Germany knows best OF all. The
order might be sent out from Pc
trograd, but the soldiers at the
front would have to pass upon
it, and, if the generals told the
soldiers they must advance, the
soldiers would submit the matter
to a vote, and the chances are
ten to one that the vote would be
in the negative.
Similarly in regard to internal
matters. Suppose Mr.. Keren-
sky's Minister of Railroads, if he
has one, should announce that
the thousands of tons of supplies
now stored at Vladivostok were
to be rushed across the Siberian
railway for use against the Ger
mans, could he get that order
carried out? He could not. The
railroad men would have to de-
bate the order. provided the ex-
tremistS at Petrograd ever all
owed it to be sent out.
1t is these things that make
the Russian situation so discour-
aging, and Encouragement is en-
HANGED by the fact that one thing
that the Russian government
could do is to make peace. That
is negative sort of an order
and it might be oboyed. We are
not predicting that Russia will
make separate peace with Ger
many; on the other hand, we be-
lieve that nothing could more
contribute to reaction in Russia
than contribute to reaction in
Russia than the PRONUNCIATION of
such a peace, but it is clear that
we must learn to accept the fact
that, for the present at least,
there is no authority in Russia
to make effective the decisions of
the Russian government. Louis
vile Post.
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
SKETCH OF DIR. GOD.
FREY HUNTER


republican leaders of the State.
died in Louisville at the Deacon
ess Hospital, last Friday morn
ing, of a complication of diseases.
The burial occurred in Cave Hill,
Saturday afternoon.
A sketch of his life is inter-
esting reading matter, as he had
been a powerful and antagonistic
leader in many of the States
most holly contested political
battles.
His death removed almost the
last of the republicans who were
principals in the interesting po-
litical events of twenty years
ago.
"Whiteside Godfrey Hunter
was born of Scotch-Irish parent
age near Belfast, Ireland, on
Christmas day, seventy-fve
years ago. At the age of eigh-
teen he came to this country,
settling at Newcastle, Pa. and
later going to Philadelphia,
where he was graduated from a
medical college. He went back
to Newcastle and began the
practice of medicine, and had
just begun to be recognized in
his profession when the Civil
War broke out. He enlisted as
private in a hospital outfit of
Newcastle and soon was appoint
ed surgeon, with the rank of
Major, which he fulfilled with
honor. He served the1full term
of the war and was wounded at
Petersburg.
At the close of the war, DR..
Hunter settled in BurkesvilIe,
Cumberland county, KY, where
he practiced medicine. He had
talent for politics, however,
and an interest in public
affairs that caused him to take
an active part in them.
The country in which he had
settled had a large Republican
population, many of them veter-
ans of the Union army, and DR..
Hunter found a fertile field for
the display of his political abiI-
tiles. The first results were his
election to the Kentucky House
of Representatives for three
terms, and his election to the
Republican national convention
of 1880. In 1888 he was elected
a member of the Fiftieth Con-
gress from the Third Kentucky
district. In 1895 he was elected
again to the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress. Meanwhile DR.. Hunter
had come to be more and more
prominent in the Republican pol
itics of the State, and in 1895 he
was the Republican campaign
manager in the successful battle
that resulted in the election of
W. o. Bradley as Governor of
Kentucky, the first Republican
victory in a gubernational race
in Kentucky.
In the meantime DR.. Hunters
ambition had aimed higher than
Congress. He wanted to go to
the United States Senate. When
the Legislature convened in 1896
he was a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination, and won
easily in the Republican caucus.
The Legislature that year was
almost evenly divided between
the Republicans and the Dem
orats. Another factor entered
into If The free silver ero1o
The Adair County news., 1917-11-21
hen a. the height Of bis power.

was the Democratic nominee.
On a straight party vote Black
burn would have been elected,
but a number of Gold Democrats
refused to vote for him, and he
could never muster quite enough
to win.
With this situation prevailing
DR.. Hunter would have been
elected to the Senate had it not
been that another matter arose
which ditched his aims as effect
lively as the Gold Democrats
ditched Blackburn's. The diff
| ferences between the two are
said to have arisen from Brad
ley's claim that Hunter had de-
voted more attention to getting
control of the Legislature and
insuring his election to the Sen
ate than he had to electing Brad
ley Governor, and that Bradley's
chancesha6 been imperiled there
by. Whatever the cause the
feud between Bradley and Hunt
er became so bitter that Bradley
refused to aid Hunter, and was
credited with having blocked
him at times when his election
seemed almost certain.
The Bradley HUI nter contest
has gone down in the history of
Kentucky as one of the most ex-
citing ever known. Day after
day the Legislature was dead
locked and fruitless balIoting
went on. Feeling grew so in
tense that deadly strife between
the factions seemed imminent at
times. Men strobe through the
legislative halls and the corridors
of the old State House armed to
the teeth. The Joe Blackburn
quartet, which included Eph Lii
lard and Jack Chinn, sang "Trou-
BILE in the Land" At last the
excitement grew so high that
Gov. Bradley called out the mill
tia. but the session finally end
ed without any bloodshed and
without the election of a Senator.
With the adjournment DIR. Hunt
er's chances for election to the
Senate passed away. w. J. De-
Doe finally knocked the plum.
After retiring from Congress,
DR.. Hunter ceased to be active
in politics. He became interest
ed in public utilities at Somerset
and in the development of oil
lands in Southeastern Kentucky.
In recent years he had made his
home in Louisville.
DR.. Hunters next political
preferment was his appointment
as Minister to Guatemala and
Honduras under President Nc
Kinley and President Roosevelt.
He served there from 1893 to
1902. In 1908 he was elected to
Congress from the Eleventh
Kentucky district to fill out the
unexpired term of Vincent Bore
ing. He thus had the distinction
of representing two Kentucky
districts in Congress, the only
Republican to do this.
DR.. Hunters political methods
differed entirely from those of
the politicians with whom Ken
lucky was familiar. Instead of
a campaign marked by stump.
speaking and noise making. DR..
Hunter preferred to work quiet
ly and keep his opponents in ig-
norance of what he was about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-16
Canada to Deal
With u. S. Direct
Will Have Commissioner a,
Washington Instead of Acting
Through British Ambassador

OTTAWA, Oct. 15-The reorganized
Canadian government, Il became
known to-day. will be directly repre-
scented at Washington by a commits
sioner, instead of conducting its af-
fairs with the United States through
the British Embassy. J. d. Hazen,
former Canadian Commissioner Of Ma
val Service and Marine and Fisheries,
has been chosen for the post.
Formerly communications between
Washington and Ottawa had TO 60 by
London. Recently the channel Of
communication has been made more
direct, but is still through the British
Embassy. Affairs between Canada and
the United States have so increased in
numbers and importance since the
United States entered the war that il
is now proposed to carry out the long
discussed plan OF naming a Canadian
comm ssioner for Washington.
Mr.. Hazen will be associated with
the British Ambassador, but will have
considerable opportunity for indepen-
dent Initiative, il is explained. lie was
Premier OF New Brunswick. is a law
yer by training, was with Prime Min
ister Borden at the last imperial con-
ference in London and has had much
business with Washington over fishery,
sealing and marine matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-16
Wise Suggests Strike
Would Win Suffrage
Howe Also Urges Other Than
Persuasive Methods in the
Women's Campaign

Interrupted by hecklers on the war,
free speech and patriotism, DR.. Ste
phen s. Wise faced a characteristic
Cooper Union audience at the suffrage
meeting last night.
I'm for equal suffrage because Elihu
Root is against it, began DR.. Wise, to
the Joyous shouts Of the crowd. I'm
always for anything that he's against,
because he's never for democracy, un-
less It's far, far away-in Russia, per
haps.'
what about the war;" came a voice.
"l'm not for war; I'm for America
answered Dr.. Wise. And I'm for a
war that will war against war. war
that will crush Kaiserism and make
the world safe for peace, my friend.
Pm almost weary Of 'he necessity
Of agitating for a thing that should be
a commonplace Of democratic gov
ernment," said DR.. Wise, going back
TO suffrage, land | wouldn't blame the
women il, in case the men fail them on
November 6. they would refuse to par
ticipate in the prosecution Of this war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-16
Roads in West
To Join East in
Asking Increase
Await Conference of Latter
Tomorrow With Com
merce Commission

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. 80 Railroads
of the West are expected by officials
here 70 follow the Eastern roads in
asking the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to consider the granting Of
increased rates on large number OF
commodities. or even to seek a general
advance in all rates.
Indications are that executives Of
Western roads will await tho outcome
Of the conference TO be held here
Wednesday among Eastern executives
and the commission before making a
move. Officials have received intima-
tions within the last forty-eight hours
that the action was under consdera-
ton.
Within the last two months the
Western roads have fallen below their
banner figures OF year ago. Gross
receipts have been much higher, but
operating expenses have outstripped
the increase.
Southern roads, whose ret revenues
rose as those of Eastern and Western
roads fell, have taken no step looking
toward another application, so far as
officials here know. but it is considered
likely that they will Join the others.
Although they are making more money
tnan ever before. the net profits, 1t is
claimed, are insufficient to enable them
to make needed Improvements.
At Wednesdays conference tenta-
tive, informal proposal is expected
from the executives OF Eastern roads.
1t so happens that this conference will
be held at tine when many state
railroad commissioners will be in the
city, attending the national convention
Of railroad commissioners. Officials
regard it as practically certain that
representatives OF the state commits
sioners will attend the meeting to pro-
test against any general advance in
rates.
Representatives Of shippers organ
izations also will probably attend and
state their views.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-16
Britain Takes Over 2,612 Ships

LONDON. Sept. 30.-The British gov
ernment's quarterly navy list shows
that 2.642 vessels have been diverted
from peaceful employment for regular
or auxiliary naval service.