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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE AWAkES.

It is not the heavy frosts that make the foliage In the fall so handsome.
 The sun is the great visible Com mander of Nature and it holds the frost back until the ripening season. when he lets 1t come and I expect King Frost steals in sometimes in the night and surprises the sun as well as the farmers.
 . All things in Nature are sensitive to degrees of temperature, and they do not start in the spring until the temperature which awakens them and tells them 1t is time to go to work is established by the sun. And the warmth which sets plants to work is not sufficient tc arouse insects which feed upon them. These pests require SO much more heat to awaken them that their fooa is usually ready as soon as they are ready to infest the foliage-the sun does not call them to face want.
 Frost lowers the temperature, and when it makes cool nights the plants cease to grow more fruit and hasten to ripen fruit and seeds. The in- creasing and receding heat of the sun works just like clockwork upon all things in Nature.
 The sun ripens fruits and seeds. the frost checks growth and blights. When i. is too severe it blights the foliage as we'll as the flowers, hence the leaves are more variously colored and are prettiest when the frost is late and the leaves have had ample time to ripen.
 Without the rain, the sun would scorch the gardens; but it warns the rains and the high and low tempera- lures working together make the water gather iii the sky as mists
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
Our. Trip to Providence.

One day last week my uncle call cd up my mother and asked us to take a trip by automobile with them to ProvideEce.
 Sunday, September 2eth. was de- cided upon as the day to take our trip. We started from Norwich at seven o'clock in the morning.
 On the way to Providence we passed through Norwich, Taftville, Jewett City. Cetral Village, Centerville, Arc tic Center, Washington. and I don't know how many other places.
 We had accidents the way which was really quite a marvel, con sidering that the distance was sixty five miles one way.
 We arrived at our destination, which was really Rehoboth, Mass. Just out of Rhode Island and Provi- dence at 10.40 a. m. We visited with my aunt and cousin until some other visitors, friends of ours, arrived. Then had dinner.
 After dinner we went over to our friends house and while the men went out to the barn we went over the house with the woman and then we visited with her friends daughter and husband who had come to see US.
 At about two o'clock my uncle came for us and soon we started for home. It rained a little when we started but after we got out of Providence it stopped.
 Going through Providence we saw the station. the post office, the college, Woolworth Five and Ten as well as many other pretty buildings.
 Coming out of Providence we got on the wrong road and had to come home through Danielson. We went through some very pretty places and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
Hans at the Storrs Fair.

Dear Uncle Jed: When I rot to the Town Fair I went to get q ticket. I paid 20 cents for myself. Then I went to see the cattle. There were about sixty cows Two little steers were tied to {. big wagon. Reside the wagon was cart and a whip, and harness.
 Then we went to see the horses, and see the horses and oxen. There were about forty horses and about 32 oxen.
 After that I went into the Armory where my sister and some other girls were canning.
 Then I went to see the vegetables and sewing.
 After the fair, I went home, arriving about o'clock.
 HANS STEINMEYER, Age 9.
 Eagleyille.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED,
Samuel.

Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon a time there was a little boy named Samuel His mother was very cross, and didn't like her little boy. Samuel decided to run away. He was walking in the woods one day when his father met him.
 Samuels father asked bim where he was going
 Samuel said he was running away.
 His father took him home and gave him a scOlding.
 Samuel was sorry that he ran away He ran away again the next day. As he was starving some days after he ran away he was wishing he was home Sc he started for home. He was so glad to get home that he promised to never run away again.
 BURTON ROBINSON, Age 10.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
Rule. for Ysuna Writsrs.

paper only, and number the oa1es. ( Use pan and ink. not pencil. ,,, {. Short and pointed articles VIII Dc given preference. Do not use over 260 words.
 {. Original stories or letters only will be osed
 {. Write your name. age and Ao- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications t. Cncle Jed, Bulletin Ofnce.
 Whatever you ars-Be that:
 Whatever you Eay-Be true!
 Straightforwardly act,
 Be honest-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
Pray, Give, Go.

Three things the Master hath to do, And we who serve him here below And long to see his kingdom come, May pray or give or, go. He needs them all-the open hand. The willing feet, the asking heart To work together and to weave. The threefo1d cord that shall not Nor shall the giver count his gift As greater than the workers deed, Nor he in turn his service boast Above the prayers that voice the
 need. Not all can go: not all can give To arm the others for the fray: But young or old. or rich or poor, $ Or strong or weak-we all can pray.
 A. JHFlint
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
New Record in Mineral Production.

The total value of the mineral pro- duction of the country in 1918 was more than s3,47O.000, 900. increasing S1 ,O76, 200, 900, or 45 per cent. over the $2S93 sO0000 recorded for 1915 and exec ling the former record year Of 1913 oy more than s1,000, ,o00,0 ,000, ac- cording to preliminary figures com piled by the United States Geological, Survey, Department of the Interior.
 Practically all the minerals shared In this increase, gold being the only one of the more important products that showed q decrease in value,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
The School Fair.

Dear Uncle Jed: We had the School Fair September 2Sth. I took beets, carrots. beans. potatoes, popcorn. and wild flowers.
 My teacher said that she would give a prize for the best bouquet of wild got the prize on wild flowers.
 One of the boys that night went home and got horse and wagon and took a load of things from the School Fair to Storrs.
 Tie next day I went to Storrs col lege to the Mansfield F'air. start ed from my house at nine o'clock.
 I saw a tractor there. There were many pigs and one very big hog.
 They sold ice cream.
 Our school got the second prize.
 ROBERT E. WALKER, Age 10. / Mansfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
Thanksgiving Prices.

As Thanksgiving approaches the peo- pie who control the necessities of life are demanding prices which a"e caus- ing the public to wonder if it can be thankful after the harvest has been gathered.-Troy Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
What ! Did Safurdav.

Dear Uncle Jed: My sister and I went to the Mansfield Fair Saturday afternoon.
 We watcher the oxen to see which could pull the most.
 There were a great many pigs ex- hibited. watched also the tractor showing. I then went to the Armory where part of the fair was held.
 I saw sonle little kittens which were all black like their mother. There were all kinds Of vegetables there.
 Our school got the second prize.a
 I got the third on my corn, which is twenty-five cents.
 My sister got the second prize on
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
Pats First Ticket,

Pat was among the crowd gathered around the ticket office at the railway station, it being his first experience in travelling. He was not quite sure how to obtain his ticket so he listened i3tently to the first young woman who purchased hers. Poor Pat thought he was all right. When he heard her say Maryhill, Singie,'' he walked forward with a knowing air and said: Patrick Murthy, married"
 HAROLD ANDREW, Age T.
 TaftVille
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18

her parsnips, which is fifty cents. I got ten cents from my friend Bil- ly for ice cream, but I could not get any.
 I came home about half past five. We had lots of fun.
 LOUIS MARSCHAT, Age II. Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18

found mostly very good roads.
 We arrived ill Norwich at six o'clock and went to my grandmother's where we had supper.
 An automobile met us at my grand mothers at six thirty and carried us home. We arrived at seven o'clock. MILDRED E. GRANDY, Age IF.
 Tantic
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
NORWICH suLLE1IM THURSDAY. oc7osEa IS. lsl.

on the first story.
 The children stopped to survey this impressive sight and soon saw little old woman with gray hair and a little white cap and black dress. .come to the window take in the American flag with her old worn but loving hands. and kiss 1t. This pathetic and beau tiful scene reminded the children of Barbara F'ritchie
 MILDRED FRiEDLAND, Age 13.
 Brooklyn N V
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
Aceordina to Custom.

Down in Texas the price of broom corn is $350 a a ton. We suppose the grower can prove that it costs $340 a ton to raiSe.-Rochester Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
How Claude Helped On the Farm.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you what I do on the farm. I feed the hens at night and I get the eggs.
 We keep one kind of hens. They are Rhode Island Reds and they lay good. I also help drive the cows and have helped papa rake hay and am going to help milk as soon as am old enough.
 We have ten cows and two horses and one pig.
 CLAUDE McDANIELS, Age T.
 Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
Mansfield.
An Accident.

An Accident.
 Dear Uncle Jed: Last week Wed nesday I fell while running. and sprained my ankle.
 Sunday father. mother. and I. had long ride to the doctors who put the bone in place and put bandage on 1t. Then we came home. en joyed the ride very much.
 can't go to school for some time. like school am in the fourth grade. I have never written before. But I have enjoyed reading the letters Of the Wide -Awakes.
 KENNETH c. WARREN. Age g. Danie1son.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18

From October the entry into Arch angel except by special authorization was prohibited.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
HE WINNERS OF PRIZE sooKs.

r-Louis Marsctat of Mansfield Cen ter, Young Aeroplane Scouts in Italy.
 2-6urton Robinson of Norwich, Young Aeroplane Scouts in Russia.
 s-Mildred Friedland of Brooklyn, N. Y., Red Cross Girls on French Firing Line.
 4-Leona Bersson of Taftville, Red Cross Girls in the British Trenches.
 5-Roscoe D. Fisher of North Ston- ington, The Young Aerop1ane Scouts in Germany.
 6-Esther Levine of Colchester, The Red Cross Girls With the Russian Army.
 7-Mildred E. Grandy of Yantic, The Red Cross ,Girls in Belgium.
 8-GabrieIla Buiak of Mansfield Gen. ter, Boy Allies With the Terror of the Seas.
 The winners of prize books living in the city may call at the business ofnce of The Bulletin for them at any hour after 10 a. m. Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-18
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEpARTMENT

and fall as rain, snowhakes and hail.
 Then if the winds did not dry the earth after a spell Of wet weather. our gardens would become sour and grow sorrei and weeds which only thrive upon sour soil.
 The long dry spell, or drouth, is to check the tendency of the earth to become sour; and the fogs and clouds protect our gardens from the suns heat a good part of the time, or we should not get good harvests.
 The sun Is master of it all, its light and warmth giveth Ill things life.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11
ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF
PRESIDENT OF CUBA

Havana, May 11.-Thirteen pounds of
xplosive-enough to have wrecked
most of the presidential palace-was
found in the bomb which Liberal con-
spirators placed there in hope of kill
ing President Menocal and American
Minister Gonzalez, according to official
announcement today. A number of
additional arrests to the original six
alleged conspirators were made today.
"The government has long been
aware of a Liberal conspiracy to blow
up the palace" said a statement issued
by Presidential Secretary Montoro to-
day. "One of the conspirators was de-
tected at 9 o'clock at night in the act
of placing a bomb under the private
apartments of the president, at time
when the American minister was con-
ferring with him.
Montoro's statement did not mention
Sergeant Herrida, who had previously
been credited with foiling the conspir-
acy by obtaining confidence of the plot
ters and volunteering to place the bomb
in its proper spot.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11

Twelve members Of the workmen's
and soldiers committe were named to
plead with the revolving forces for
restoration of order.
In addition, Tscheidse, leader Of the
social democrats in Russia, personally
hurried over to the munitions dis
trict to aid.
The, Schlisselberg Is a district of
Petrograd lying down the river a short
distance. 1t corresponds, In a measure,
to the Industrial section of New York 8
east side.
Just how serious the revolt Is was
not made clear in dispatches received
here. Apparently, however, there was
no violence.
WORLDS INTERNATIONAL"
Another instance of friction between
the duma provisional government on
Russia,s plans for the future was evil
dent today when 1t was announced thu
executive council of workmen and
soldiers are planning a worlds inter
national" The project embraces a
meeting of all varieties of Socialists
in some neutral nations to discuss
world problems.
Those behind the plan insisted the
conference was not identified in the
slightest degree with the June meeting
of Socialists at Stockholm.
This Stockholm conference is be-
ing regarded more and more here as
Germany's most carefully plotted move
for a separate peace with Russia. The
extreme wing of the Socialist party
in Russia is fatty on record against
the meeting and its members are en-
deavoring in every way to spread
among the people and among fellow
Socialists here their conviction that
the conference Is German inspired,
German aided and will probably be
German controlled,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11
SENATOR JOHNSON
BITTERLY FLAYS
THE CENSORSHIP
California Senator Declares
He Refuses to Follow the
President Into Autocracy
Sees No Necessity.

Washington, May 11.-With dramatic
eloquence, Senator Johnson, California,
today on the senate floor flayed un-
sparingly the Gregory censorship sec
ton of the espionage bill. He declared: :
ut puts q premium on false pub
licity and makes a crime of the truth.
ut is a buttress behind which inef-
ficiency and incompetency will stalk.
TT is a buttress behind which the
officials may hold themselves more
powerful than the Creator.
"It is a buttress behind which de-
secrecy.
INTO AUToCRACY.
II will follow the president as l
have followed him heretofore. 1 will
follow him in conscripting the re-
sources of this nation for battle, even
as I have follow him in conscripting
the blood Of this nation for the war.
But we should not follow any one into
autocracy. We should follow no one
into the destruction OF the funda-
mentals of democracy-the very pill
lars upon which this government rests.
''It Is on answer to the censorship
problem here that the president himself
will make regulations and rules for
carrying this law into effect Already
there Is a censorship. Already every
means Of communication between this
country and abroad has been cared for.
And in what has been done in this
line. we may realize what may be done.
ut will be a subordinate OF the gov
ernment who will say what ! shall
write what YOU shall write and what
others may write and say.
There is no necessity today for such
a law as is asked. We are 5000 miles
over the sea from this conflict. We
cannot aid any one there with COM
instruments now controlled
as they are"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11
TO CURB SPECULATION
GIRL ELoPEs WITH
MOVING PICTURE PRopR,eTop

Sioux City. Ia, May 11.-Elopemen
with S5-year-old moving picture
theater proprietor who is missing il
believed to account for the disappear.
ance of 17-year- Selma SNYDER
daughter of a leading Sioux CITY
banker.
The father received a note by mail
which said: Married April Is. Left
CITY. Do not look for me nor worry
The family had no intimation that
the high school girl was married and
her saprearance after school yes
terday was reported to the police.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11

Forecast for Boise and vicinity,
PROBABLY SHOWERS TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY,. COOLER TO-
NIGHT. Highest temperature yester-
day, 70; lowest temperature this
morning, 81; mean temperature ysstsr-
day, 81.
The temperature 10 much higher in
northern Nevada and southwestern
Idaho today. Elsewhere the tsrnpera.
.ure changes have been unimportant.
Precipitation has occurred on the
north Pacific coast, in the southern
plains and west gulf states and At q
few places In other sections.
New York City reported a wind We
loeity Of 80 miles an hour this morn
ing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11
VOTE AGAINST WAR
BY CHINESE HOUSE

Peking, May 11.-After riotous
secret session lasting throughout
Thursday night. the house of rep
resentatives refused to pass the
resolution declaring war on Ger
many. The premier addressed the
house. urging a war declaration.
He was denounced by members,
who said he was attempting to
coerce parliament.
The house of parliament was
surrounded by mob demanding
war. Under order of the premier
troops dispersed the mob. The
press is opposed to the war party.
urging parliament to resist mill
tary pressure upon the ground
that it threatens the republic.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11
PEACE NOW WOULD BE
ONLY AN ARMISTICE

Petrograd, May 11.-"Only complete
defeat OF Germany will assure the
worlds happiness. Peace now would
only be an armistice. Russia cannot
betray the allies with whom she has
| been fighting for three years."
In these words today President Rod
zianko Of the duma forcefully pleaded
with the Russian governing body for
answering continuance of Russia s
| part in the war and warned against
peace moves inspired by Germany.
THE war must be successfully ter
| minated in manner preserving the
country's integrity and national hon.
| Or" he asserted. Our innumerable
sacrifices demand a peace commensur-
ate with the immensity of our efforts
and a peace assuming the triumph of
ideals of justice and liberty.
1.-THE German program is hegemony
in a word, the enslavement of ma
tions.
Such contradictory principles can
not admit of an inconclusive victory
for one or the other-it must be de-
cisive.
do not forget that German work
ers, however sociaIistic they may be,
naturally, therefore, support the gov
ernment's imperialistic aspirations"
Rodzianko's speech was delivered at
a specially called session of the duma,
held in commemoration of the anni-
Versary of the first dumas meeting
He received a tremendous demonstra-
ton.
ADDRESS BY PREMIER.
After Rodzianko concluded, Premier
Lvoff, Of the provisional government,
spoke.
TT is true" he said. that this revo-
luton compels us to traverse a period
of great trial. raising the grim spectres
of anarchy and despotism, but you re-
presentatives of the nation may be as
sured that your work. despite all oh
stacles and the dissolusions of hostile
elements, will not perish. Every day
strengthenes my confidence in the
creative force of the Russian people
and in the greatness of the future"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-11
Commission Which Will DO
to Petrograd to Assist
New Government Named
by the President.
SOCIALIST LEADER
INCLUDED IN LIST
All Glasses of Citizens Rep
resented on the Commits
sion-Former S enator
Elihu Root to Act as the
Chairman.

w VdSHiISton, Iudy 1.-The preS1ueu
has completed the personnel of tn,
commission which will go to Russia
for this government to assist the pro.
visional government of the former em.
pire of the czar.
Major General Hugh L. Scott, chic
Of staff of the United States army
and Rear Admiral James A. Glennon
will be the military and naval mem.
bers of the commission.
The remainder of the personnel wa,
officially announced as follows:
Elihu Root
Cyrus Mccormick.
c. r. Bertron, New York banker.
Charles Edward Russell, Socialist
leader.
James Duncan, vice president Of the
American Federation OF Labor.
Dr. John r. Mott.
Charles r. Crane, Chicago.
Elihu Root, as chairman, will have
the rank of special ambassador fol-
virtual plenary powers.
TO ORGANIZE.
The commission will get together
within the next few days formally to
organize.
The fact that such men as Root and
Russell-men Of such widely different
views on all matters governmental and
economic--are to be on the same COM
mission. working for the same demo-
cratic end, occasioned no such surprise
and comment today as would have
been caused even six months ago by
so radical a personnel of a government
commission.
1t was pointed out today that every
so-called class in America is repre-
sented.
Roots admitted capabilities, it was
said. need no discussion" His often
expressed views pertaining to govern
mental and economic matters are as
well known. His great grasp of inter-
national Matters" it was emphasized,
well fit Root for the task ahead.
SOCIALIST AND LABOR MAN.
Russell and Duncan are considered
as eminently fitted as representatives
of the Socialist and labor classes. Both
are expected to give to Russian leaders
just what they will have to have In
the line of advice on labor and indus
trial problems. 1t is because the So
cialist movement will be OF such tre-
mendous influence in the formation of
a Russian republican form of govern
ment, that Russell was chosen.
Charles r. Crane Is well acquainted
with Russian conditions.
Bertron will be the commissions
financial representative.
McCormick's experience as head of
one of Americas greatest industrial
enterprises Is expected to prove inval-
liable. The great need of Russia for
tools. 1t is thought, Incl
dentally can better be remedied with
on the ground.
Mott is a great organizer.