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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

ference from and infinite superior
ity to all other terrestrial crea-
lures not only gratifed human
vanity, but il became the founda-
ton Of great theological systems
which, based upon the hopes. feaI
and imaginations Of multitudes who
We're ignorant of the simplest laws
Of nature. discouraged and forbade
any ''irreligious" inquiry into the
natural origins and relationships Of
mankind. These great and ever
acting Influences produced an in
tellectual inertia which could only
be overcome after many centuries
of gradually accelerated effort on
the part of the small number of
thinkers who maintained their in
dependence and refused TO be dis
suaded or frightened from a
STRAIGHTFORWARD use Of their reason
in interpreting the evidence of
their senses As long as meta
physics absorbed the powers of the
worlds leaders of thought in spec
ulations that were but castles in
their air. there was no chance for
science. But when at last the fog
bel gan TO be dissipated, the multi
tudes could at least see where the
solid ground lay while the ex-
plorers rapidly opened it up.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

1t very kind of the grant the reichstae
something TO say about war declar5 tons-hereafter.
But beg remind Wilhelm that there are not going
to be any more German wars hereafter. What were
concerned with is this and far the German
parliament and people have had nothing with it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Says German military writer II Hindenburg and
Ludendor6 had their disposal the nexhaustibe
man material and supplies that Foch has. then Ger
man soldiers would long have been not only in
Paris, but spread the entire world"
We remind the Herr Kritik that those
generals had that same excess of and materials
once: and what did they do with it?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07
STANDING BY THE PRESIDENT IN ST.
COIINl-N

II be hoped now that il over. and the policy
Of democrats running for congress have. in al
least taught them lesson the republicans VIII repent
and make an the threats against the adj
Ininis,ratiou they have promised and make
goO6 those. that they viii give admits
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07
All Theaters Closed Temporarily

When theaers reopen the Castle and the LaSsle will
both be under the management combination booking
policy be arranged and the best pictures made shown both
houses without conflicting programs. The LaSae Coupon
Books-lO Tickets SI10-wll be good either theaer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Boston has employed French musician 10 lead her
symphony orchestra in place of the late Or Muck It's
good precedent for other cities whose orchestra lead
ers living in internment camps
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Most of altar roses world is made in
Bulgaria. but the supply is said be very this
Probably the Bugarians have been busy pick
ing lemons in the garden of devote much time
TO roses
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Speaking of harsh armistice the citizen who
wrote to Sen. Lodge had the idea Horse sense de-
mands that burglars thieves and murderers must be
dsarmed before approaching the bar Of iusticen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Enid Bennett. last seen at the la
sale I'm THE Biggest show ON
Earth" i making new drama
under the direction OF her husband.
Fred NiblO. i'm which there h no
villain. In the story the star causes
80 much trouble ON her own aCcoInt
BY reason Of jealousy that she could
rightfuIIy be called the ''Nfliainou~
heroine
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Among these. Douglas Fairbanks
William Hart. Geraldine Farrar.
Norma and Constance TalmadgC
Alice Brady. Clara kimball Young.
Charles Ray. Wallace Reid. Mary
Pickford and Marguerite Clark-ali
waiting TO step out and greet YOU i'm
brand new screen roles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

The Watch the Rhine still standing with more
or less drmnes and rueness bat somebody must have
been asleep the Beautiful Blue Danube. Anyhow.
the French are across it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

After the shutdown" ban has
been lifted. we will once again In
vito YOU TO renew your acquaintance
with the long list OF favOritcs who
appear daily on our screen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Macmillan Harden the editor OF Die Zukunft asks
the kaiser on his imperial perch and
make himself "Germanys first citizen" He ought TO
be the nrst-to pc hanged
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

TOMORROW WE WILL
BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE
THE FORTHCOMING
ATTRACTIONS AT THE
LASALLE. WE HAVE
BOOKED IN PICTURES
AND CANCELLED THEM
so MANY TIMES DURING
THE PAST FEW WEEKS
THAT OUR BOOKING
SHEET LOOKS LIKE THE
BATTLE-SCARRED MAP
OF EUROPE. BUT WE'RE
OF A CHEERFUL NATURE
AND WILL BE READY TO
START AGAIN AND GIVE
YOU THE BEST THE
MARKET AFFORDS
SHOWING THE MOST
TALENTED STARS, ABLY
DIRECTED IN NEW,
CLEAN PICTURES.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

This assumption. which seemed
kind Of instinct. blinded him to
the true nature Of his relationship
10 the lower animals and caused
the vast majority Of men TO reject.
with indignation or ridicule or
even horror. the contrary sugges-
tions OF the few early thinkers who
had got an inkling of the truth. A
very illuminating glimpse into this
pre-scientific state of mind is af-
forded by the story OF the "falT' Of
Adam and the consequent incipi-
ence Of death for his race. For the
uncritical that was sufficient TO
cover the whole subject OF the
physical nature and disabilities OF
man
This view Of mans original diff
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

BUY OUR HANDY COUPON
BOOKS SAVE BOTH TIME AND
MONEY
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07
The Growh of Scientific Truth
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

After a trip through the New
York museum Of natural history
the ruminative type Of man asks
himself a great number of pertinent
questions We demonstrated this
last Sunday as four of us stood out
side the building and propounded
the following:
i. Why was it that only during
the last IS years have men begun
to reconstruct the civilization of the
past and to delve into the origin Of
man?
-. What basis of fact have geoI-
Ogists in establishing such ages as
carboniferous, miocene. eocene?
"3 Was this sudden thirst for
knowledge the result of labor-sav-
ing machinery. which allowed man
a respite from the search for food
shelter and clothing. so that he
could devote more time to self
analysis and his own history?
a. What part did feudalism and
the church play in holding back
mankind.-A. r. A"
The picture Of four modern New
Workers standing outside the great
museum of natural history on a
Sunday and deeply questioning one
another. not about the state Of the
market but about the meaning Of
the exhibits that they had seen in
those halls of scientific evidence. re-
calls the great days of intellectual
Athens and OF knowIedg e-thirsting
Florence.
We are in the midst Of new
renaissance, which, this time, is
not based on a renewal Of forgotten
lore and discarded speculation. but
on the results Of a more profound
delving into natures secrets than
was possible 10 the scientific lead
ers Of antiquity Personally.
cherish the expectation that the
postwar period, close ahead OF US,
will be specially nota BILE for a vast
spreading Of scientific knowledge
and scientific thought. But. for the
questions.
Numbers /. 3 and 4 may best be
considered together. The general
reason why the scientific study Of
the origin and early history OF man
came so late is because his almost
unreasonable superiority 10 all
other animals. due to his possession
OF a most highly organized brain,
led him TO assume that he belonged
10 a peculiar class of created be-
ings. essentially different from all
others. and, consequently. not re-
semblins the ordinary inhabitants
OF the earth in origin and develop
ment.
This assumption. which seemed
kind Of instinct. blinded him to
the frua nature Of his rp1osi ouSbi n
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Your suggestion that labor saving
machinery helped to increase the
thirst for knowledge is a good one,
but / think it did 50 not only by
giving men more time for study
but also by its inspiring inquiry,
because a machine into which man
puts so much of himself to which
ne imparts such marvellous powers
Of automatic action, is a great
breeder of thought in those who
work with it. They cannot help
noticing the operation of the prin-
ciple of cause and effect as they
watch its performance II is hard
TO fool a man who works with ma
chinery, especially if he has com
plete supervision and control of his
machine. like. for instance, a loco
motive engineer.
As 70 the church. its influence in
holding back scientific inquiry has
only been incidental TO its histor-
ical relations with certain changing
theological dogmas, and no one
should be misled by the false idea
that science and religion are or
posed TO one another. or that one
cannot be scientist unless he aban-
dons religion. 1t is only the turn
given 10 religious thought by theo-
logical speculation that ever has TO
change in consequence of the ad-
vance of scientific knowledge.
Feudalism helped 10 keep back
science by abasing man physically
and mentally
Finally. as TO your second ques-
ton. the basis Of fact on which
biologists predicate the existence
of such ages as the carboniferous.
the miocene and the eacene. is fur
nished by examination of the orde-
in which the various strata Of
rocks constituting the earth's crust
have been laid down. one above
another. and by study OF the diff
ferent species of fossils of animals
and plants. which characterize
these strata and furnish a means Of
distinguishing hstween them. But
this is a somewhat complicated sub
ject and YOU should read some book
on historical geology" which you
can find in the catalog or any large
library.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-07

Only Associated Morning Northern Indiana
end Only Paper Employing the International
ssVth Bend-Two Leased Wires Day Night.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
BIBLE CLASS SESSION
 AT LOCAL Y. M. c. A. General Secretary Leads the Study on A Young Mans Mistake.

Tuesday evening at the local Y M. c. A.. the regular session of the Bible class was held in the board room. The
 general secretary led the study and
 the topic was A Young Mans Mistake.
 The scripture selected was Mark 10: IT to 31, inclusive, the story of the rich young man who came to Jesus and
 asked what he should do to inherit
 eternal life.
 The following points were brought out in the study: This young man was
 wealthy and of good character, and he
 was anxious to see Jesus about the
 most important question that can pos- sibly concern any individual that his first mistake was that he thought he could win. eternal life by doing some thing that man is not a Christian because he does good, but he does good because he is a Christian; that when the young man said he had actually kept the commandments from his youth he made rather strong state
 ment, and that probably no man has ever genuinely kept the command ments.
 Emphasis was placed upon the state ment that Jesus looked upon the young
 man and loved him; that he saw the
 possibilities in him and that he felt sad because was missing the mark that when Jesus said lone thing thou | lackest" he really meant that the young man failed to put first things 1 first. The term almighty dollar is very suggestive. Judas sold his Lord fol
 thirty pieces of silver, and Joseph's brothers sold him for a pantry sum. The rich young man wanted eterna 1 life but he was not willing to pay the l price. Money is probably a greater
 hindrance to acceptance of Christ thar
 is the lack of money.
 l The men present entered heartily 1 into the discussion.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
coNNEcTlcUT's PART
 IN FIRST DRAFT
Forty seven of Those Called For Ex- animation Claimed Exemption.

Just what Connecticut and the other states did in the first draft is indi- cated in statistics which have been prepared in the office of the provost marshal general. The chief of these deductions with respect to Connecticut in particular are:
 The cost of registration and enroll ment for each man accepted for ser vice was s2.39 in Connecticut as com pared with an average of $4.93 for the whole United States Tn only two eth CT states was the cost per man less than in Connecticut. In Oklahoma it was s1.57 and in North Dakota sf8S In states immediately bordering on Connecticut the cost was Massacfu- = setts, $60S. Rhode Island. S13.09; New l York, $S.04.
 Forty-seven per cent. of those call cd for examination in this state claim l ed exemption on some grounds, The average for the whole of the United States was little over 50 per cent. Connecticut received first place in the list of those whose claims for dis charge from immediate service were granted on grounds of dependency or for other reasons. Ninety per cent Of granted The average for the entire | United States was 7S per cent. | Of the Connecticut married men who were registered p per cent. were accepted and the remaining 7s per
 cent. exempted entirely or given de 1 ferred classification. Mississippi has 1 the banner place. with 37 per cent Of
 married registrants actually in the
 service.
 Twenty nine men out of every <1eO
 called by boards in this state We're
 certified and are now in service. Thir- | tv-two per cent. of those called | throughout the entire United States
 were declared fit and went to training camps.
 In ratio of voluntary enlistments tt
 draft quotas Connecticut stands quite
 far down the list with a mark of 64
 just about the average for the entire United States. Oregon has the banner position with 15S actual enlistments Ii nsome branch of the army or navy
 to every 100 men drafted.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
FEBRUARY MEETING OF
 THE Y. N. c. A. AUXILIARY
Mrs. George A. Ashley Reads Paper on What Women Are Doing in the War.


 The February meeting of the Y M. c. A. Auxiliary was held Tuesday af- ter1oor at the home of Mrs. Charles D. Moves with a good sized attend aace. Secretary Hill opened the meet ing with Scripture reading and re- ports of the secretary and the treas urer were given. The president, Mrs. Allyn l.. Brown, spoke of the very successful rummage sale held last week in the Breed Building which net ted between $70 and $T5. MT Hill gave a talk on the local Y. M. c. A. work and told of hearing John R. Mott speak recently in New York on the great work of the Y. M c. A. in the foreign field today. "A very interest : ing paper was given by Mrs George A. Ashbey on What Women Are Do- ing in the War. concluding with the recital of a poem by Margaret saaa- ster. It was voted to pledge $z5 to the Y. W. c. A. toward their efforts for the hostess houses throughout the cantonments. Mrs. Edwin ". Hig- gins spoke of the need for service in the Red Cross work in this city and the number of women required to ac- complish all that must be done She suggested that the members of the auxiliary make an effort to give what tlne they could Tn this direction and work as a whole for this necessary and noble cause. Toward this end Mrs. Higgins will be in the Red Cross room Monday mornings to represent l the auxiliary. Mrs. John Hawkins OF Wednesday mornings and Mrs Will liam H. oat on Friday mornings and | it Is hoped that as many of the aux. | Hilary as possible will make an effori to attend at those times Following the business meeting tea was served by the hostess.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
WRITES OF CONDITIONS
 IN STRICKEN HALIFAX
Interesting Letter Received This Week
 by a Norwich Woman.

A letter received this week by a Norwich woman from a, friend who suffered the loss of His home, mother, sister, brother and other relatives in the Halifax catastrophe and who is now living in box car, kives a glimpse of conditions around Rich mond, suburb of Halifax since the dated January 18th, says in part: Since I wrote to you we have moved into a box car along side the works at Willow Park. The car was fitted up by the railway department. They put two stoves. two double enamel bed steads, six large mattresses, six pairs Of blankets and three tables into it. We get our coal and oil free. So the car is quite comfortable.
 We get our groceries free, too, but have to go to town to get the order. We are allowed fourteen dollars a week and can take the order to any grocer we like.
 Some of the people get all kinds of furniture and everything that is need ed in a house, but others, like our selves, who have no houses to put | them into will have to wait until we get a place.
 1 There are seven families here in box I cars and there are seventeen cars be- | ing used by men. About hundred
 men are living in the offices They
 came here to repair the buildings at the railway shops.
 l The number of railway men injured was 1,490. and 63 were killed. ] The cotton mill is all knocked to pieces. They are clearing away the
 debris to build lumber supply de-
 got The city is building houses on
 the exhibition grounds and the com
 mon for the homeless people. They
 have three or four rooms. so the larg-
 est house one can get is a four room
 flat. But that is better than the way l people are now. Some families are stnl separated, some in one place an6 some in another. There are quite z number of construction men here iron
 different places clearing up the debri: from the Richmond ruins. There mus be three or four hundred teams be. sides all thc men with them.
 The comrany built houses oppo, site the paint works for their men This is between Kemp Road and Lon. gard Road and it looks like a village They are still getting bodies out O the ruins. We got my sister Emm; land Will Stratton. We did not ge his wife or their four children, no my mother, DfOInef or S1Stef Marion lnor her children or Emma's tw, children.
 ] You should see Richmond now. It i Ia hard looking place. You can stant
 on the bridge above the North Sta Ition and look clear to Duffus stree labout three quarters of mile and no Isee sign of a house. There are onl, labout two or three houses on Russell Young or Kaye streets. You cal Istand on Campbell road and look up ol Ithe fort and you cannot see a house All you can see is ruined foundations So you can imagine what it looks like
 The houses LID around the West En land up around Hungry Hill and dow, Ito North street were pretty wei smashed up.
 l Every day you hear tell of some on killed that you did not hear T, be fore.
 You said you got your hard coa for ten dollars a ton. That's easy. W had to pay s15.59, for hard and sS fo isoft.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
EXEMPTION BOARD HAS
RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS
New Forms For Filling Out MobiIiza-
 ton Papers.

The exemption board has received instructions from Provost Marshal General Crowder as follows:
 1. During the five day period be- ginning February 2S, complete entrain- ment for Camp Devens of all remain ing white men within current quota, approximately 1iS8 white men. The American Railway association will furnish you with schedules showing the specific dates for the movement from each local board. Except for local adjustments made after consul tation with your railroad represent tives these schedules should control. Inform your railroad representatives at the earliest possible moment of the approximate number of white men each local board will send. In some cases these men may be sent on ordi- nary trains, in which event you will be notified by your railroad representa- tiyes.
 2. In preparing mobilization papers 1t is necessary to use new forms ten twenty mine and ten twenty-1ine A and B, which forms together with the rhamphlet descriptive of their use Form 61 were sent you before Feb ruary first. The local board should deliver to the man in charge of the IaIly one 1OTln Onos one 1OTul ten tw enty- y-nine A and B, and one copy of form one thousand ten for each man ordered to report for military duty The man in charge of the party should deliver these papers immediately upon arrival at camp. The local board will send by registered mail to the adjutant of the camp the following named pa- pers: New form ten twenty mine, or riginal and duplicate. and for each member of the party actually entrain- l ed one copy of form ten ten.
 3. Every effort should be made to complete your quota from men al-
 ready classified in class one To this end expediate the physical examinal- ton of sufficient number os class one men. These examinations may be conducted under the old regulations until the new regulations arrive. Ir this connection see my number A 3S4S dated February second.
 4. Transcribed industrial index
 cards for men inducted under this cal
 should be withdrawn by local boards
 from the other industrial indexed cards made into a separate package Labelled "Men inducted under cal
 number H." and forwarded by the board separately to the office of the provost marshal general direct. Ii
 industrial index cards are not already prepared they should be made at onct
 and forwarded as above.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
R. T. CROSBY SOON
 TO LEAVE NORWICH Has Completed His Work As Physical Director at Local Y. N. c. A.

Physical Director R. T.. Crosby of the local Y. M. C. A.. completes his work at the local association on Tues day. MT. Crosby will leave town shortly and will take up work with the Red Triangle in France.
 MT. Crosby came to the local asso- ciation in September of 1916, following the resignation of O. H. Nickerson MT. Crosby came here from Knoxville, Tenn, and has done much for the lo- cal association in the line of athletic work and was very popular with the gym classes who regret his leaving. Mr. Crosby has done good work dur I ing his short stay in the city and his
 many friends that he has made wish him the best of success in his work
 overseas.
 ] Secretary Hill has announced that
 John NJ. Swahn, a member of the physical department committee, will
 conduct thp gym classes temporarily
 until a permanent director can be se-
 cured. MT. Swahn has taken deep
 interest in the department and has
 been one Of the most regular attend
 ents at the gymnasium. He will con- dust his first class today.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
SECOND WINTER MEETING OF STATE TEACHERS.
Gathering to Be Held in Hartford on Feb. 18th and 18th.

The second winter meeting of the Connecticut State Teachers assccia- tion and other state educational organ izations will be held in Hartford Feb. 15 and 16. The officers of the State Teachers association follow:
 President, Clement c. Hyde, Hart ford; first vice president, Leslie K. Chance, Watertown; second vice presi- dent, Henry T. Burr, Willimartic; i; recording secretary, Ella A. Fallon, New Britain; assistant recording sec retary, M. Rachel Webster, New Ha- ven; corresponding secretary, Samuel P. Willard, Colchester; treasurer, Ed ward B. Sellew, Middietown; auditor Louis H. Stanley Hartford.
 Executive Committee: Charles L. Kirschner. New Haven; Harry E. Fowler, Shelton; B. Norman Strong Hartford; Carlon E. Wheeler, New London; Bernard W. Tinker, Water bury.
 Finance Committee: Samuel J. Slaw- son, Bridgeport; Louis P. Siade. New Britain; Edward J. Graham, Norwich