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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

Mrs. Wiggins was hurrying home from the Red Cross meeting in the early dusk of the winter evening She had hurried all the morning to get her work done so she could go;y she was hurryings now to get home and have supper on time, and she must make up for the afternoons absence by do- ing the family mending that evening.
 She was stout matron1y women in 8 season before lasts coat and sea-
 son -befor6-la hat, retrimmed and rcshaped; the hat was heavy and in-
 olined to tip over one eye; she had
 never liked it, but somebody else had
 always needed the money d new one
 would cost more than she did.
 The Wiggin house was on a quiet
 side street. It was shabby and plain,
 but comfortable, much like Mrs. Wig
 gin. The children had been home,
 she saw at first glance about the kit
 chen. David had gone down cellar for
 an apple and had left the cellar door
 aJar, cooling of the upper rooms, and
 in the pantry Harry had helped him. self, and apparently three or four other boys, to bread and jain, leaving
 the bread upon the bread board, and the jafnpot uncovered, with a sticky
 knife sticking out over the edge of the shelf, to tumble onto the floor and hit his mothers seeonds- best skirt in passing, as she observed the condition of things.
 Mrs. Wiggin hastily calculated that owing to these inroads on the bread supply she must make johnny -cake for supper; then opened the drafts ot the range and reached for her apron She was glad to Hooverize and work for the Red CrossAoh, 1yaS-guiltily glad, because Harry was IF, David was and father was 50-too old o1 too young to go, her dear men folk! ! But still there were times when she wished she could feel that her work did any good. that the piles of dress | ings she made just right, that the socks she knit and the cakes she bak. ed for Red Cross teas really accom- 1 plished anything for the cause of free dom. Somehow she could never. imag fife beyond the great Red Cross store. rooms. with their piles of mercy sup. plies, and the Red Cross teas, witt Mrs. Percy H--- in becoming Rec Cross uniform, .agliding here and there and. stnilif1gly taking all the credi anybody was willing to give her.
 1 The front door slammed and Jane came breeding through the house, af I ter the manner of 15. and entered tn, kitchen, poppy -eheeked. star@eyed.
 1 "Oh, Marmee! I'm late because W, had class meeting after school Thi four classes have taken the alumni who have gone into training to pro 1 vide with Knitted things. cofnfor.. Kit and all that. and divided them equal 1y among their classes. We have si1
 and we're going to get up st play figh eff to get money for yarn and othe materials. And I want to begin t,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
GETTING THE SHIPS.

In spite of the efforts which are be- ing made to speed up the sl1ipbuilding programme it is recognized that this country is going to have need for 9es- sels at once which it will be ii1ipessi- ble to meet out of the new tonnage which is now Oh the ways. We must get new ships as fast as possible but we must bring into use all those which are available for transatlantic service and do otif best to overcome the trans fer by the utilization Of such neutral ships as can be secured and by riiak- ing use of others through cutting down upon the amount of goods which is being brought to this country. When it is estimated that a fourth of our present tonnage is engaged in bringing in material heretofore regarda ed. as essential to the Rational ir- dustrial life. it is unquesti6nably a fact that while there Is much that we &C., tually need from ether edHntries there is likewise much which we can get along without and the ships which are being used for tie trahspSrting of this unnecessary quantity of imports could De used for other purposes which are vital in connection with the con- duet sf the war
 If the plan which has been eensid cred of taking over many of the saii= ing vessels is adopted they could of course render some service in feliev- ing the steamers which are fit for ocean service and with the use of fieu- tral shipping which is now idle ton nage equal to half of that which is now doing import service could be ob- tained. But the great need has been and continues to be ships and we must take advantage Of all our opportuni- ties to get them in all possysre ways and the cHrtaifff1ent in the imports would probably cause little harm.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
THE REWARD.

learn to knit right of. You'n teach me, won't you?"
 Of course, Marmee would teach her. But with the disilIusioned eye of 45, she foresaw the coming demand for pretty stage costumes, an additional weight of tasks slipped from Janets pretty shoulders to her own broad ones, and hours of ferreting out drop ped stitches and restoring of Janet's amateur knitting to, a proper state.
 The .mending. basket was overflow ing. David did such appalling things to his stocking knees and Harry's un- derwear had "oonne to mending,'' which meant something to do to it every week. How did father pull of 1 buttons so? Harry and David protest ingly retired, father "just stepped over to Browns" to consult him about the service flag the office was buying, pretty Janet shut hef geometry and
 went upstairs, but mother mefded on.
 Finally, with a sigh. she pushed aside her work and picked up the l little local paper from her home town which she still took. A noted woman had lectured at the City Hall. it seem. gan to read. began iistlessly. then sud. denly was galvanized to burning in.
 tefess.
 l The lecturer was telling of long | sheds behind the lines, where, one
 black day, she had stood among Lgroaning, agonfzed men, suffering fol
 the supplies, the opiates, the dress. 1 iflgs which were not there; of an ae.
 roplane, braving the flying shrapne
 to descend with supplies and dress. ling; of the eager fingers undoing the
 parcels-and a part of those heaven
 sent mercy -givers had been made bJ l Mrs Wiggin's own Red Cross unit! Yes, some of those dressings ovel which she had toiled in the hot sum
 der afternoons had gone to bring easl 1 and healing to some man who with
 out them would have had nothing
 She had never missed 8 meeting, st
 it was certain that her hands hat l fsshioned some of them. She looked
 at her work worn hands-almost witl
 awe. Those hands had helped to bint up the worlds wounds. Mrs. Perc. 1 H. might wear the uniform ar1t take all the credit. but she couldn' take this consciousness of the pro found need of such hands and the jol that they had been faithful!
 l For the first time Mrs. Wiggin near Fly saw the value of what she wa doing. The scrifnping, the saving tn worE for efitertainmehts the long, dul hours over the knitting or cuttin gauge, were the materials from whic 1 she with millions of her sisters, wer I fashioniflg a new world. The weari
 ness, the safneness, the pettiness c
 some of it. looked different now. Th lines in the tired face softened; tn !! eyes, strained over the mending, grey
 bright, and Mrs. Wiggin, one of th grand army of. the common wome1 f had her rewafdi-Boston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
NEW SUBMARINE rieHrEHs.

For long time the methods eni- ployed and the results obtained by Henry Ford have aroused the interest of the whole country. They have been the Kind, for the most part, which have made the people sit up and take notice but nothing arouses a greater interest in this captain of industry than the ambitious undertaking which he has assumed in taking contracts from the government for the turning out of q new type of anti-subnnarine craft which he plans to build at the rate of one a day. the fabrication to be done at his factory in Detroit and the assembling elsewhere. These boats are to be about 200 feet long and g combination of destroyer and sub- marine chaser which it is believed viii do most effective work in keeping
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

born. When the battalion was all cut to pieces, he climbed on ths paia- pot of 8 trench trying to rally the boys: Remember. you are Pats he shouted. Later I heard he was still with his battalion with an artificial leg. He is the man who equipped and paid for the first battalion and presented it to the government.
 It was later, at Coureellette, when we got back at the Huns that I got knocked out. It was Sunday morn. ing, Sept. 18th, I was on Sentry O." at the end of communication trench. The first thing knew I was knocked down into the trench below; five oth- efs were, wounded by that shell and six were killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Although the general assembly was strongly appealed to at the beginning of the session te remedy it's old ways of wasting time, the evil is hfiabated according to the Voters League fe- port treating of the first month Of legislation. The League repeats it's old recommendation -- it, can searee- iy De bettered@tflat Bills be if1tf6dde- ed early Or barred from consideration The League urges the substitution Of a proper salary for the fee system in the sheriff's office, and this eef- taiflly is good time to fifake the change e@PreVidenee Bulletin.
 William Jennings Bryan, tfscaFea veteran Of the Spanish American war, takes his experience So seriously that he feels that he is safe in ir1dulging in semi -nai1itaristic prophecies. Taking few ffliutes from his Chautadaua ae- tivities, he declared that a ministry of munitions is not necessarily" 1t will be remembered that this distinguished military authority solenn1y aTefred that Q million soldiers could be raised between Sunrise and sunset. We have
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
COLD GONE! HEAD
 AND NOSE CLEAR
FIRST DOSE OF aPAPg's COLD COMPOUND" RELIEVES ALL
 GRIPPE MISERY
Don't stay stuffed-upl

Don't stay stuffed-up!
 Quit blowing and snufiing! A dose of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up & severe cold either in the head, chest, body or limbs.
 It promptly opens clogged-up faos- trils and air passages; stops nasty dis charge CT nose running relieves sick headache, duflness, feverishness, sore throat, sneezfrfg, soreness and stiffness.
 "Pape's Cold Compound" is the quickest, surest relief known and costs only 8 few cents at drug stores. It acts without assistance, tastes nice and causes no inconvenience. Don't accept a substitute.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

Whale meat is said to be. cheaper than beef. and inasrnucA as it has been used almost entirely for fertilizer good many viii doubtless ask the privilege of rernarking that 1t ought to be.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

Those who are eager to hnew why some of this chilly weather cannot be made to temper the summer months ought not to forget that the chance to carry oyer an ice crop for such par- poses was never better.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

Changing the name from German to Liberty measles ought not to be ifi- terpreted as meaning that the disease is any more desirable or that there viii be any greater freedom during quar- arstine,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

In spite of all the disasreeabie fea= lures connected herewith, 1t is iR- possible to overieek the fact that the present winter is going to furnish talk for many years to come.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

Up to this time no one had sus- peoted the ground hog Of showing any favoritism to the kaiser.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

had so much of this sort of twaddfe that 1t is not strange thai apathy has existed in state departments and that 2 portion of the public has been lu1led into a sense of security. -- Meridef Record,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

These are the days when the pleas of the poor and the sick have got tt be given more than passing attention
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
TWO LONG YEARS
 HE SUFFERED "FruIt-aiivss" Made Him Fsel
 As If Walking On Air
oHrbliA, Nov. 2Sth. 1914,

OH1LLiA, Nov. 18th. 1914.
 "For over two years, I was troubled with Constipation, pyowsisess. Laek ot Appetite and Heada6hes. One day I saw your sign which read "Truit-a-tives make you feel like walking on air. |" This appealed to me, 50 I decided te try a box. In a very short time, I began to feel better, and nos0 Ifeet fine. Ihave agood appetite, relish everything 1 eat, and the Headaches are gone entirely. I recommend this piSasant tsuit medicine to all my friends".
 DAN MCLEAN.
 5oc. q box. 6 for s2.so, trial sire, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit. a-tives Limited, ogdensbuss. NY,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

Even if the backbone Of winter was broken we are getting cold enough weather to freeze 1t together again.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

General von Hindenburg says lie will be in Paris by next April. If he does hesll be there as a prisoner.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

If those who used to hoiier 'sWhoa Januaryl" have any influence ieft they might speak Dit sterhiy te Feb
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

! We often hear what the oldest ifi- habitant has to say, and now it 3D. pears to be time t6 give way to ttie c6ldest, if he is able to speak.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

It begins to look as If Jack Frost had become enfleshed in the intrigues of the kaiser. ~
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

New converts t6 the groundheg the- dry are being made every twenty four hours. tt
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

In view Of what Henry Ford has done there is no use dodbtifg his ability to pfedtes a submarine chaser Q day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

The man on the corner says: It would De decidedly popular fiievs on the part of the government if 1t could enforce ehilblaifiless days daily.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

Wasn't it rubbing it in for the navy department, after giving the list of communicated German steamers which are taking our new armies to France, to mention that American engineers have added several knots to the speed of the leviathat, formerly the Vater- land, By redesignatif1g the steam dis- tribtiting system? Herr Ba1lin and the kaiser will not be pleased to discover that the boilers were predicting steam which never reached the engine@wa- terbury RepubliGafi.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07

We who are in the icy grasp of Zero find it hard to realize that the reign of Winter is nearing the end for the season. When we read of floods in the south they seem unreal. But we are likely to have some here. at henie before many days. The eandi. tons are just right for them should t11e stfangle-hold of Jack Frost be re- leased suddenly. Tn any case it must weaken before long and make way for his successors. Thaw and Mud, who will rule for brief time before spring comes into her own and teaches the weather man those fe1icit6as works ''warmer, with bright sunshine and gentle breezes. .''@Bfist6l Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-07
grateful to the United States for it

grateful to the United States for it's generosity.
 'Hungafiafi miners can show their good will By working steadily and quietly. This nation and the mine owner heartily appreciate the services of these Hungarian miners who have labored steadily to get out large quantity of clean coal"
 Spitzenburs apples just from the tree weigh A pounds to the f1eaped bushel. Golden fusset proved the heaviest at 5s pounds.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
WICK SELECTION
NOW ADM|T TIED
BL DEMOCRATS

SEATTLE, July "a special from
Washington to the Post-lntclli%enccr
on Wednesday stated that the house
of representatives clcu utiun committee"
No. had unanimously decided to rec
ommend that Delegate Charles \.
Sulzer OF Alaska be unseated and that
James Wickersham, the contestant.
be given the seat.
Representative Wilson. chairman of
the committee. said the full report
would be presented to the house as
socg.h,s it was drafted. The report
will be acted upon within a week If
the house is in session at the time.
Delegate Sulzer expresses disap-
pointment at the action of the com
mittee. He has been in conference
with his attorney, and may issue a
statement to the people OF Alaska.
Mr. Wickersham stated that the re-
suit was no surprise to him. He is
planning to return to Alaska within
ten days to open his campaign for re
election.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
President Wilson Forestalls Peace Feelers

WASHINGTON July 5.-Speaking the celebration of
independence day from the slopes of Mount Vernon President
Wilson Yesterday answered all feelers for
with conservation of America the struggle for the
cleansing the world from the contamination of military
luocncy He mrrscrvcdy declared that there could be
thought of peace which did the destruction of mill
Ary autocAcy, its reduction to virtual impotence. He said
humanity fighting for of law based tn"
the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of
mankind Thus in sentence he summarized the objects Of
the
WASIIINGTON July 5.-Ocals of the diplomatic corps
have norsel the cal; made by President Wilson his Fourth
of July address, to the peoples of the world to adopt the Amcrl
Declaration of independence and the reenon of the
American pun permit compromise in the issues
at stake in war The Presidents that half
decision oerabe concevahe is believed will
have important effect in foestang another peace often
Sive by Germany.
To Make Fourth of July French Holiday
PARIS, july 5--Prcsdent Poncare yesterday cabed to
President Wilson that the French government wishes American
independence day to become French holiday.
Mrs Wilson Sends Greeting
WASHINGTON, July 5-Mrs. Wilson, wife of the l'resi-
dent yesterday independence day greeting to the
women America in which she said that 'women stand at
every issue involved in the and putting
heir best into the struggle.'
Italians Celebrate the Day
ROME. July 5.-A Italy celebrated the Fourth of July
\ Ancona named after President Wilson.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
NO COMPROMISE PEACE
SAYS PRESIDENT WILSON

LONDON, july 5No country ever before celebrated an
other national anniversary the British celebrated
the fourth of July throughout the United Kingdom The an
from Washington that the United States had sent
first million troops kndc immense enthusiasm
gave impetus the celebration. American sailors
soldiers entertained everywhere and teaters and
halls decorated in red white and blue. The Stars and
Stripes displayed the parliament buildings at Vest
minister.
NiScount Bryce former British ambassador to the United
States the principal speaker at the anniversary meeting
the Fellowship Club, which five hundred seats
rrvr for American soldiers and Sailors Minister of Munitions
(urcIi proposed greeting TO the President and people of
the United States The meeting opened with the band of the
famous CoIdsleam Guards playing 'Thc Stars and Stripes
and closed with '(iod Save the kIn auI'S cathedral
bells at \scoun Bryce spoke feelings of the
relations of the countries
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
GERMAN AERO PILOTS ARE
DESERVING THEIR CRAFTS

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE July D.
Mine German airplanes destroyed by American air
squadron operating in the NauN battle Quentin Roosc
welt, of the former President among the flyers
gagged.
The Americans ooWneI four enemy airpanrs yesterday
making the combaS of DAYS. Two Amcr
flyers lost and seriously Wounded
American avators operating the Marine reported to-
day that they had brought down in flames German air
planes.
British Also Bag a Few
LONDON, july j,-Thirtecn German anIanrs have been
DESTROYED and nine brought down out of CONTROL Enemy bal
looms also DESTROYED -Four British machines miss
ing. says official statement.
Pace Grows Toe Warns for Huns
Official reports state that German pilots training in Bel
gim deserving into Holland b. ocsAe The wastagc
great among German ava.os that the authorities have been
compelled 20 the recruits.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
EXISTS
AMONG SOUTH
AFRICAN PEOPLE

PRETORIA, July 5.-Premier
Botha of the Union of South Africa
has issued statement showing serl-
Gus unrest exists in South Africa.
Strong police and military measures
have been taken to cope with the sit
nation, which would have eliminated
in grave disturbances and probably
serious loss of life If prompt and
effective military measures had not
been taken.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
10000 VESSELS
IN MERCHAN 7
MARINE SERVICE

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Thc de
partment of commerce announces
that the merchant marine of the
United States now amounts to TO-
,659 gross tons. and numbers
nearly thirty thousand vessels.
II Is expected that the past years
shipbuilding record will be eclipsed
during the coming year.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
SCH0ONERSA ARE
BOUGHT FOR
alaska TRADE

SEATTLE. July 5.-The new
wooden schooners Samuel H. Hedges
and sister ship. soon to be launched,
has purchased. probably will be used
on the Alaska route during the salmon
has been changed to the Admiral
Sims. The name of the other vessel
will be the Admiral Mayo.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
|NCEND|ARY FIRE
LIKELY CAUSED
DEATH Of SIXTY

SYRACUSE. \. Y. July 5.-DistriCt
Attorney Walerath states that the
peculiar circumstances attending the
ire and explosion i'll the Semct Sol
way plant. in which more than sixty
persons lost their lives Will be thor
oughly investigated.
The breakdown OF the water and
lighting systems aroused the suspi-
cions of the authorities that the holo-
caust was OF incendiary origin.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
HUNS WARFARE
ON PACIFIC To
Be HEADED OFF

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Senator
Salisbury has introduced a resolution
declaring the time and opportunity
have arrived for the United States,
Japan and Great Britain to enter into
an agreement for preventing the cen,
tral powers from gaining a foothold
upon the Pacific which might permit
them to use methods of warfare on
the Pacific not justified or warranted
by the laws of war.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
MORE ALASKANS
tn RE DRAF TED
INTO SERVICE

WASHINGTON. July Provost
that Alaska furnish 300 additional
white selective service registrants,
as soon rs they can be modified
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
THREE NEGROES HANGED
FOR OUTRAC|NC GIRL

CAMP DODGE. Iowa, July g
Three negroes were hanged here to-
day for outraging 17-year-old white
girl The executions took place on
the cantonment grounds, and were
witnessed by virtually the entire divi-
sion.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
ALLIES MAKE BIG GAINS;
CAPTURE MANY PRISONERS

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, July O.
The Australians yesterday attacked the Germans northeast of
Hers ettonncaLX. the Sommc. and captured the village
of Hame They bttIcd their beyond llae and Nase
wood and advanced their lines than Il mile.
1t took the British ninety minutes to win territory four
miles wide and half mile deep a dense smoke baragc
used to conceal the advancing tanks Three German divisions
beaten in the attack The British took than fifteen
hundred prisoners.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
ARKANSAS TO GIVE FAIR
SEX EQUAL RIGHTS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 5.-The
state constitutional convention, in ses-
sion here, has voted to incorporate In
the proposed new constitution a clause
giving women civil and political
rights,
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
BRITISH WIN ON SMILE FRONT
ENGLAND AND ITALY CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY
UNGRATEFUL FINNS

STOCKHOLM. July 5.-The
newspapers here expect Fin
land to declare war against the
entente allies at any time.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
Claim to Have Repulsed Allied Attacks

BERLIN, July D lO''ciaI)- British patrol attacks OF
both sides of the Sonmc av" been frustrated and violent
ackS by the French north of the Asnc have been puSr
The Germans captured prisoners in raids on Sundgau
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05
Americans Tenaciously Hold VauX

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, July }
The Americans repulsed German attack against the NauX
positions the morning OF July g. None Of the positions
lost The Yankee machine moved down the and
took many prisoners Despite the efforts of the Germans
tax" the grounds these have far resulted in nothing but the
heaviest losses to them.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-05

AMERICAN TROOPS
ENCAMPED IN ROME

ROME, July 5.-The first
contingent of American troops
brs established a tent camp
here. The men are in fine spir-
its and health.