Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-28
OTHER VIEW POINTS

It sueiy is a national pastime-this
 guessing the weather. From the me
 tropoIis to the country hamlet, there
 are all varieties of ages who augment
 the predictions of the weather bureau, and often are nearer rigbt. But it is
 about fifty fifty" especially during these summer months. Well, it looks like rain today is so common a phrase that it should receive a Carnegie medal, O. a pension, or a place in Web ster's dictionary Nevertheless there is certain amount of chance that fas- cinates the players of this game, and
 in the ;port to any great extent are generally found comparing their own beliefs On the sly or at least following the prognostications of the weather wizards Rockville Journal
 Through the ordinary channels yes terday the American received a news despatch stating that men already ac- Cepted for the draft might still enlist in the National guard. This was so directly contrary to all previous state merts that we were at considerable pains to run it down and verify it. It was traced to the New Haven recruit ing station, of which the Waterbury station is a branch, That seemed off cial enough but from hard experience we still nursed qualms when we print ed it. This morning we learn that this order has been suspended. And there you are. The war department is hav ing more success\ in censoring the newspapers than the newspapers are in censoring the war department.- Waterbury American
 Mother and sisters and sweethearts have long been planning the contents of the kit which their boy is to take with him to the eantonment-
 If each and every article wished upon the young man by each and every mo 10 e-iG T EI Jof, taken, the soldier boy would require a trunk.
 The shops are filled with small arti- cles labelled with the invitation to buy enthusiasm rather than good sense may rule, and woe be to the boy who starts out for the draft camp ladened with one tenth of articles some of are sure to be cumbersome to the sol dier.
 Camp life will be rough and ready. The little niceties of civilization will be done away with. The kit which Uncle Sam provides is heavy enough, and every unnecessary article will sooner or later be tossed aside.
 Here is what the soldier can use, so says the government: A toothbrush, i handkerchfefs socks, shirts | and collars. And even of these arti- | cles only enough of each to be called | extra" The7 a comb and brush, a | colIdpSlbie drinking cup, wrist watch l and a shaving set to complete the kit |
 The army furnishes all necessaries 1 the men do not carry with them. Re l that excursion of Sept. 5 is 1 not a picnic.-Bridgep Telegram.
 An interesting question arises in ] Texas and Connecticut. Is it morally | any more reprehensible for a drink | maddened colored soldier to shoot a | citizen Of Texa5 and stand for punish | meat than for a citizen of Connecti- | cut in madly driven automobile to | kill people in the streets, run away and | escape all responsibility? Critics say army discipline was weak in Texas. What shall he said about the legal | laxity in Connecticut that fails to pro- vide police officials with automobile registry lists? The automobile mur- derers are enabled to escape because Identification of the driver with the number ,n the machine is not prompt y ascertainable. Manifestatly Con-j leeticut is not in a position to harsh v criticize Texas. Both states are 5adly, perhaps eriminaliy, at fault. At any rate, the Connecticut negligence a scandal.-Bristol Press.