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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
Views of the Vigilantes
UNIVERSAL MiLiATRY TRAINING,
By BURGEs JOHNSON


 Once upon time I visited house. hold where family discipline was un- known, do not think 1t had been neglected as a matter of principle, but more from oversight, or because of sheer laztneS4 There were several children, and now that I am no longer guest and no names are mentioned, l must say that they were were per nicious little cubs. They turned that home into an uIllovely place.
 l have seen something Of them as they grew up. They have marked talents of one sort and another, and they are certainly indivfduaiistic enough, but, sa far, they have done very little good ifF the world. even in their own community. They are either suppneiy selfish, or they are trouble makers, The remark Is commonly heard that Those JcTeses might have amounted to good deal if only some one had licked them into shape"
 Now and then I meet with a rad ical who believes in the eliTnination oi | the family as a unit. He Is com I munfst- His arguments are always in. teresting. and some of them have eie- | ments of good theory for foundation but l hate to think of a village full oi people who have had even less of the discipline of home life than the Jonese. had. am not yet ready to give UT the family as a useful institution. l Nor am yet ready to give up the nation as an institution. have talked
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
NO CHANCE FOR PEACE.

In view of the action which has been taken by Germany towards Rus sfa where the bolsheviki government has been playing steadily into the kaiEer's hands, there can be no thought on the part of the allied ria- tions of any consideration of peace terms or of entering into a discussion thereof with the imperial German gov- ernment-
 President Wilson m one of his ear lE statements declared that it was im- posSfble to place any trust in those Sho were at the head of the German zorszmenf and that it would be, i'm poszble to enter ;nto any agreement thgs~ith- There is greater reason E@w 6z1 ever for holding to that dec Earz-inA Germany has disclosed what
 E rszI purpose ia the war is on many ocrzz5Sos but the manner in which I1 R riding oyer Russia at the pres s1t tnne regardless of the exploitation Of the belsheyik leaders again sets ft fgrth with new emphasis.
 There are those who may cling tc tAe belief that in view of the gair which it has made in Russia. the ter ntory which it will acquire and the i11emnity which it will squeeze oai Of that country. that it win be pre- pared to set forth new terms in ths west Such. however, can never bi accepted. Germany has disclosed fiji hand It has demonstrated beyond question that 1t is cut for world dom. ination and the oppression of human. fly wherever 1t is necessary to gail its ends and this must cement the de termination of the allies. if such ha
 not been accomplished already, tha the war cannot end until the aims o the united nations, including thi country, have been accomplished.
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to internationalists whose theories were interesting, and sometimes based upon clements of truth, but do not be- lieve that human beings have yet ar rived at such state of perfection that they can accomplish as individuals all that needs to be done. The nation has to accomplish good deal yet before it can be spared. We must maintain it as force to accomplish great many things that individuals just now cannot bring about
 Just as believe in family discipline, I believe in national discipline. Bubs must be licked into shape It is non- sense to say that this is antagonistic to individual liberty. Knowledge education-Ineans freedom. and disci- pline is highly essential part of education. Education is first a function of the family, and then of the state. It is the business of our nation to discipline the youth Of the land, to train them, to develop them, to com pei them to make the most of them selves. Universal military discipline which means year, perhaps, of train ing in health, cleanliness, manners, and obedience, is task that our nation ought to perform. Our legislators are afraid of it merely because it sounds like n1ilitarism.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
THE WHEAT PRICES.

Some disappointment is bound to be manifested at the failure of certain influences in congress to give the price of wheat for this year a big boost. Such was attempted and there was talk of boosting it all the way from ten to 70 cents a bushel over last years figure of s2.20.
 As long as this agitation was kept up and nothing done those among the producers who have wheat that has not been sold were bound to look out for No. 1 by keeping it off the mar ket, and until some price was fixed those who are interested in the pro- duction were kept in an uncertain state because the, price could be low cred even as 1t could be raised.
 Thus President Wilson by his proc lamation in making the price for 1918 the same as for 1917. s2.2o bushel has put an end to this uncertainty. He has given them a basis for deter mining their action regarding the dis posal of such surplus as they may have and for guiding their activities regarding the coming season. The price unquestionably gives the pro ducer a fair profit and it at the same time gives consideration to the inter. csts of the consumer. It is only nat. ural that the producer should endea. vor to get all that he possibly can but there can be little question but wha the price which the president ha, fixed deals with the matter on basis of fairness, and knowing what he ca, depend upon in the market the whea growers with good profits held out tt them should make every endeavor t, roll up as large a crop as possible fo the present year. There can be n doubt but what 1t can all be dispose, of and the opportunity cannot wisel, be overlooked for personal and na tional reasons.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
THE HOG ISLAND INVESTIGATION

The whole country is interested of course in the outcome of the talk about the extravaganza and waste at the Hog Island shipyard. in the Dela- ware river near Philadelphia, and the investigation which is underway by congress- This is one of the big ship building plants of the country which has been established for the purpose of meeting the nations needs in re- gard to cargo carriers.
 Understanding the requirements and relying like others upon the money which the government has advanced for the purpose of hastening the work of construction, the shipbuilding com pany which will assemble at that point the parts which have been construct ed at other places and construct, ac- cording to it's plans and promises, a number of the important vessels for transatlantic service, has unquestion- ably spent a large amount of money. It is alleged that this expenditure amounts to $39,00o. 600 where only about 20,009, 900 had been planned, out what the nation and congress is GOHGOAAAGd WEI AS HUI IIaS cllAiOdAL Ludl has been thus far used so much as whether there has been any squan- derfng of the money.
 If the money which has been spent
 in getting ready has been put into legitimate construction and the coan- | try is going to realize the benefit | tfierefrom in the number Of ships buiit I and in the, time which will be required to get them into service, there car
 be no kick coming. If it can be showr
 that the money has been wasted ant
 no adequate return will be secured
 therefor it calls for prompt action
 These are matters which the investi. gation should clear up and do so a.
 rapidly as possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
STORIES OF THE WAR
Conditions in Finland.

Correspondence of the Associated
 Press)
 Before the war, Haparanda was a tiny village, a frontier customs post. The Russian frontier gendarrnes were vigitant and those who slipped through from Finland with smuggied goods were few and far between, and there was less incentive to sr1uggle, for Sweden imported freely from across the seas. The war made Toreho the rival of Archangel and T1adiyostolz as a port of entry into Russia. Haparada shared the gain. Business buildings of wood and large hotel that looks like a typical American small town hall sprang up almost over night. It is still growing.
 The goose that lays the golden egg that buys the wine and keeps the poker games going lives over in Fin land, which, although short of food itself. permits millions of kroner worth to slip through every month.
 A year ago, a Swedish preacher, or an innocent mission, was shot by . Russian frontier. guard. The trouble that resulted led to almost complete laxity at the frontier and now on any dark night, scores of sieighs slip across the river, unmolested. and deposit their  cargoes on the Swedish side. Some o1 the goods go through the Swedish GUS toms houses, and the duty Is paid Even with the Swedish duty, there is tremendous profit on the shipments. Coffee that the Finnish agents secure for ten Kroner kilo (2.20 pounds) brings twenty across the frontier Small boys, muffied in great overcoatt waddle across the river on skis witt rubber tires for automobiles wrappef around their waists-and rubber is tho most difficult of all commercial prod ucts to obtain in Sweden. Its exper from Russia is forbidden.
 The snugglers are the richest, ou Haparanda's ''gay white way'-the ho' l tel, is filled always with other spenders 1 There are German agents-the German consul always has a party" at hh table. Haparanda is the spot wher' I -zLa.A-
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First Steps ia Breaking Bad Habits.

:, The first thing necessary in breaking a bad habit is to want to break it. Some people don't. They fancy that they would like to stop smoking, or whatever it may be, but in reality the thing that they want to do is the thing that they do.
 The same is virtually true of many other habits. There is often the feeling that-oh. well, it is not so bad after all. It is only when one arrives at a strong conviction that the practice whatever it may be, is truly, seriously detrimental, and the desire for self betterment is sufficiently intense te dominate one's course of action. that the breaking off of any bad habit be-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
Depth Charges Kill Fish.

Enormous destruction Of fish is done by every depth charge dropped by a destroyer An American destroy CT brought home d ten-foot codfish the other day, killed in this way. A week ago, huge fish. at first taken for a specimen Of the thresher shark, was washed ashore near the American base in British waters. It measured IS feet in, length and it's girth around the head where it was thickest, was five feet. It had been killed by a depth charge explosion somewhere outside the port.
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comes possible.

comes possible. F iF i'sdi tSsl substitute something in place of the habit that you expect to abandon. This is absolutely indispensable. Remem- Der that nature abhors a vacuum, and that this applies to time as well as to space. If certain space or a cer- tain time is occupied by one thing, that means that something else ill be crowded out This, of course, applies to your mind as well as to space and time. If your mind has been occupied with a certain practice that you wish
 to abandon, it will never ao for you to
 try to forget it without, at the same
 time, putting something in it's place to occupy your mind. This should be the fundamental philosophy of all habit breaking methods.-Physica Culture.
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The misconduct of the boys and girls in Berlin on Sundays is being de- plored in the German press. The only wonder is that it doesn't take place seven days in the week
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QISSIOCI D WOAi0 profit by my advice and take Lydia E. Pink ha ms Vege-
 table Compound.
 Before l was mar ried, when I came home from work at
 night, I would be
 just worn out with
 pains which dragged me down. l took Lydia E. Pinkham's We g e table Com-
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Germany doesn't care whether 1t is at peace with Russia or not for at its present rate of progress it is going to get all it wants whether Russia is willing or unwilling.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

When it is reported from Washing ton that it costs $50 a page to print the Congressional Record big chance to check waste is being over looked.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

The Wisconsin senate has voted to blot out the German insignia on the walls of the senate chamber, but it failed to take similar action regarding LaFollette.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

The investigation at Hog Island has not been completed but that shipyard undertaking got most unfortunate start in it's name.
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Give ihe boys a fitting send-off. They respond to the nations call to duty but they go to fight for all.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

It must be questioned by Germany as to just how much 1t can really ex- pect from peace negotiated by the bolsheviki
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

spring Is doing it's best to crowd win ter of the calendar.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

Russia has gotten to the very po- sition that General Korniloff so cor rectly predicted that 1t would unless reforms were instituted.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

The Red Cross gives notice that it has no use for old postage stamps. It will not, however, turn down any thrift or war savings stamps.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

Ta1nmany in its quest for women members will now put forth the claim that none but the braves deserve the fair.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

The man on the corner says: Some people are constantly mourning over the fact that every day isn't a holiday carrying double pay.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

If Japan decides to send an army into Siberia Germany may not have such thorough control in Russia as it anticipates.
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repeating his belief that the German soldiery will not fight their Russian brethren!
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MRS, DOOLEY's ADVICE TO
 WORKING GIRLS

Milwaukee, Wia.-"I wish all girls who work and suffer from functional
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
SURPRISE FOR HUN CAPTIVES

With the American Expedtionary
Forces In France.-The saddest men
In Northern France today are the
boche inmates OF q French prison
camp back OF the Aemrican lines and
facing road which for the last four
days was filled with American sol.
diers being shifted in accordance with
the plans for their participation In the
struggle TO the west II was the first
time the Americans used this particu.
lar road In force and the first time the
boche prisoners had a chance to sight
the boys In brown who have come to
France to help end the kaisers reign
OF terror, and they are impressed and
depressed.
Some OF them had been captured
within the last 20 days. They said
they had been told not 10 fear the
Americans. because the U-boats would
never permit them to get to France.
They expressed the greatest concern
as they watched the long khaki lines
OF infantry and field artillery, and
wanted TO know how many Americans
were In France and how many moro
were coming.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
FIRST YEAR Of WAR
COST s9,000,00Q,00O
MORE THAN HALF LOANED TO
ALLIES, AND WILL EVENT
uAllY BE PAID BACK.
OVER ONE.THlRD FOR ARMY
Expenditures Were Only Two-thlrds
OF Estimates Made by Officials.
Now Spending Nearly
Billion q Month.

Washington.-Nine billion dollars
is the approximate cost TO the United
States for the first year OF war.
More than one half has gone In loans
to allies and will ne repaid eventually;
over one.third has been spent for tho
army and military establishment. one
tenth for the navy and one fifteenth
Tor shipbuilding.
Just one.sixth OF this big war cost
has been raised by taxation and other
ordinary sources Of revenue. and tho
balance has come from sales OF lab
erty bonds and certificates OF indebt-
edness.
Enormous as these war expendi
lures may seem 10 country whose
government In peace times costs be-
tween 800. 100000 and $500. goo, 900,
they are less than Great Brltain's and
are only about twothIrds OF estimates
made by officials less than year ago.
Slow progress OF the shipbuilding pro-
gram and the rotarding OF tho outpour-
Ing Of war supplies are regarded by
officials as the chief reasons why CT.
pen.es did not equal estimates.
Government expenses now are run
ming about n billion dollars month.
with somewhat less than half going 10
allies. who spend tho greater part Of
their loans for war supplies In ,his
country.
Since the declaration OF war. April
6, 1917. the governments actual ex-
pcnditures have been more than 80
500 900. 900. but about SS0O,000,0OO of
this sum would have been spent for
normal activities even n the United
States had not entered the war
Ordinary expenditures, under which
the treasury class!fes all ou,lays for
operation Of the government, machin-
cry and war enterprises. since the dec
lRration OF war have been approx.
matcly s5.0st, ,000. 900 Actual pay.
ments To allies amounted TO about 81
7iS 100000
Financial experts Of the government
calculate that the war has cost In dol
lars even more than the formal treas
ury figures show. on account OF In
creased expenditures OF many state
and local governments under war con-
d,ions, They do not venture TO esti.
mate the aggregate OF these oxpendi.
tures. however. On the other hand.
the war has resulted in innumerabls
economies. public. private and person
al. enforced partly by rising costs and
partly by organized economy move
mcnts
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
LENR00T GOES TO SENATE
Republican Candidate Wins In Sens.
torial Race In Wisconsin by
Wide Maruin,

Milwaukee. Wis Congressman Irv.
Inc L. Lenroot, republican. OF Superior.
has been elected United States senator
TO succeed the late Paul o. Husting.
having defeated Joseph +. Davies.
democrat, in the special election. by q
majority estimated at more than TO-.
w votes. Victor l. Berger, socialist.
ran third, approximately $4,000 behind
Davies, from the figures At hand. Simi.
lar returns indicate the election OF
Marvin II. Rosenberg, present incum.
bent, justice OF tho supreme court.
over Charles II. Crownhart. laFol-
lette leader. by more than 10000. Both
ran as non. n.partlsans.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
AMERICANS READY
TO SURPRISE HUNS
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS AMERICAS
ENTRY INTO WAR GREAT.
EST HISTORIC EVENT.
CONGRATULATE US. ON WORK

London. - Premier Lloyd George
teiegraphed the lord mayor OF London
on the occasion Of luncheon given to
celebrate Americas entry into the
war saying:
During the next few weeks Ameri.
ca Will give the Prussian military jun.
Ia the surprise OF their lives"
Premier Lloyd Georges telegram,
which was read to the assembled
guests by the lord mayor, said:
The decision OF the American peo.
pie that 1t was their duty to Join in
the great struggle OF free people
against the attempt OF overwhelming
despotism to establish its own uni.
versal dominion by military power was
one OF the most momentous events in
history. During the past year they
have been bending all their energies to
the work Of preparation. During the
next few weeks America will give the
Prussian military junta the surprise OF
their lives"
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
INTERN ARMY INTERPRE TER
Enemy Alien Discovered With Persh.
ing's Forces Sent to American
lnternment Camp.

Hoboken. N. 1.-THE enforced 70.
turn from France. whittier he had
managed to make his way with the
American expeditionary forces, OF an
enemy alien who had succeeded in
becoming interpreter at the head.
quarters Of Gen. Pershlng, became
known when the man, Maurice Won
Sooback, was sent TO Georgia for In.
ternment.
The hternmeRt OF Won Setback was
ordered by Gen. Pershing. No other
authority. II Is understood, was con.
suited.
Won Setback had been In the United
States for 10 years and for Z years
OF that time he had been In the United
States army. The prisoner speaks
German. English. French and Spanish.
The dismissed soldier was sent TO
Fort oglethorpe in company with 20
other men classified a. dangerous on.
emy aliens.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
WILSON ACCEPTS
Def Of GERMANY
PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT BAlTi.
MORE ON ANNIVERSARY OF
AMERICAS ENTRY IN WAR.
USE FORCE WITHOUT STINT
When Peace Is Finally Declared the
Strong and the Weak Shall Fare
Allke-Declares Huns Success
In Russia Cheap Triumph.

Baltimore.-President Wilson came
to Baltimore and formally opened the
third Liberty loan drive with review
of 1900 troops OF the National Army
from Camp Meade, Maryland, and a
speech in the evening in the hall ir
which he was nominated for his first
term as president
The soldiers, tanned by the wind
and sun, marched by the reviewing
stand for nearly two hours, in forma.
ton that showed the effects OF intens-
fled training. A few months ago in
civil life, they had been whipped into
training in manner that gave them
the appearance of regulars in the SER
vice. The men were from Pennsylva.
mia, Maryland and the District of Co.
iumbia.
The troops marched to Baltimore
from Camp Meade and marched back
again. They comprised the Three
Hundred and Fourteenth and Three
Hundred and Sixty-eight Infantry. The
Three Hundred and Fourth Field Sig
nal Battalion. the Three Hundred and
Sixteenth Field Hospital Company. the
Fifty.fourth Field Artillery Brigade,
the Three Hundred and Fourth SAM.
tary Train and provisional machine
gun company.
An airplane, piloted by o. NJ. Bounds
and carrying as passenger George
Creel, which was bringing Liberty loan
pamphlets to be scattered during the
parade, was smashed when 1t attempt
ed a landing. but neither of its occu.
pants was hurt.
The presidents declaration that
nothing was proposed for Germany but
Justice was warmly applauded, as was
his statement that Germany's course
In Russia is a cheap triumph. The
presidents arrival had been the signal
Tor a great demonstration. The hall
was packed with about $4,000 persons.
The presidents audience was plainly
with him In his denunciation OF Ger
many's military masters. II applaud.
cd his declaration that he is ready at
any time to discuss Just peace sin
psrely proposed.
When the president declared that he
accepted Germany's challenge and that
force must decide the issue the audi.
ence arose to its feet and cheered for
several minutes.
At the conclusion OF the presidents
address subscriptions were opened for
Liberty bonds. The Savings Bank of
Baltimore Immediately took 100000
worth. Other large amounts were sub
scribed.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-04-11
CALL $50, 900 MEN FOR DUTY
Second Increment Of Great Draft Army
Has Orders to Report at
Camp April 26

Observation-Disclosures inaugurated
her second year Of the great war with
. call to service OF 10000 men.
Orders we're sent out by the provost
marshal general to every state asking :
their quotas be ready to move to camp
between April 26 and May /. The call
includes llG,700 whites and 33,3OO ne.
groes-the largest single draft mobili.
Eation OF the war.
The call laid grim phases upon Pres.
ident Wilson's address in Baltimore
when he answered in kind Germany's
threat Of peace by force. The order
practically winds up the first draft
In all states. including the South,
where the movement OF negroes has
been delayed until warmer weather.
And II fixes in April stirring answer
TO the French and British appeal fer
moro men. Between March ~ and
May / Just 25s,laO men will have re-.
0ponded to the service call.