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New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

Mss Robertson was acting, saying that
ne was Withdrawing his subscription
because of the trick" that had heen
played upon him. Robertson, hearing
OF the affair. went to Hernandez's
nome, and in the colioquy that followed
Eernandez was punched IN the face.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

from battleships, cruisers, destroyers
and other craft in home and foreign
waters indicated that officers and men
in the navy were joining the Liberty
Loan ranks in record breaking numbers
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

Photo by I3ain News Service.
Above-veterans Of Pershing's army
who took part in parade and, be-
low-survivors Of the u. S. De-
stroyer Jacob Jones.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Marchinq
Women Show
Will to Win

Continued from page l
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

One particular motor in the parade
carried q freight Of human wreckage.
Clutches bristled out of the tonneau.
The faces Of the riders were half
hidden by bandages. If here 2 mouth
was visible, though, it wore smile.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

They didn't march; they rode. Bur
fol all thai hats all along the line
we're of to Mrs. William Quinn, OF
9reat Neck, and Mrs. Louis Rosenberg.
O 5North Bergen, n. !. Each has lent
SIX sons to Uncle Sam. who won :
come back till it's over, over there. y
Real Liberty Loans," those
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21
THE COAL PoLIcY REPEATED

Several of the important fnanufae- turing companies which afe engaged on war orders are alarmed over the prospect that it will be necessary to close their plants owing to the inabil- ity to obtain fuel oil The position of these industries regarding oil is much the same as that of New England re- garding coal inasu1uch as they have been deprived of the customary means of transportation in securing this r1ec- essary commodity.
 The government in the commander ing of tank ships for the purpose of transporting fuel oil across the water has taken the vessels whiejx have been bringing the oil part of the distance at least to the factories. The burden Is thus thrown upon the railroads and the railroads are already so congasted with other work that they cannot take care of the business which they have, to say nothing of furnishing this other service. This was the very same move that was made regarding the water transportation for coal to this part of the country. Without giving serious consideration to the dependence placed upon the vessels bringing coal to New England they were taken for government service and nothing did more to congest the railroads than this very move. Somehow or other it was expected that the railroads could &C., compiish the impossible and regard less of the experience regarding coal as the result of that idea the same policy is being carried out in regard to fuel oil. There can be little won der that the manufacturers depending l upon that oil and being urged to hus. | tie the completion of the war orders
 should get nervous over the situation
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21
HER PERFECTLY GOOD WORRY

If don't die of nervous prestration before I get my child grown up," related the mother of the family to her friends who had dropped in, ''it won't be my fault! I work hard enough at 1t! And after am gray headed and exhausted fussing the exasperating part of it is that invariably she makes good, sliding in under the wire at the last gasp of the last second! You'd think I'd learn after a while, but don't.
 1T am a tottering wreck at present, all because I mixed in the affair of the Kilgofes' and the Jamskys' dinners and clothes party. Carolines club of girls, having some surplus money in the treasury, decided to carry cheer to a couple of destitute families. On the appointed day things began arriv-
 dining room looked like 8 thriving grocery, toy shop and clothes bazaar. And after delivering their contribu- tions the girls all departed instead of remaining to help cart the things on the proposed street car trip.
 "T guess can't go to-day Caroline told me calmly as I edged sideways into the filled up room. Harriet has party and Esther's got to get mar eel and Elizabeth had to go to a bar gain sale and
 "would you kindly suggest ask ed, just where We are to serve dinner tonight unless this room is cleared out? Do you think can have this mess lying around the house for days till you girls really do get together Do you think these chickens and things will retain their pristine freshness in- definitely cuddied up next the radia- tor? You might just as well have the agony over to-day! Round those girls up by telephone and say that they must hurry. It is o'clock now and you simply cannot go over into that neighborhood after dark!' 'The girls began struggling in about 2:s8. 1 made little speech about the need for haste and they agreed with me enthusiastically. Somebody ther shrieked at the piano, oh, you have that perfectly darling new rag!' an6
 started playing 1t while the others
 instantly began dancing. It was now | twenty minutes Of 5.
 ".Girisn I cried desperately, tyel must get to work at once and divide these groceries and toys and decide
 which of you are going where! Ant what are the addresses?'
 Everybody looked blank. Then somt
 one remembered that Mabel had tht | addresses. No, Mabel wasn't there | After rush to the phone they an
 neuneed that Mabel hadn't reached
 home from downtown, but her mo
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ther promised to send her right over
 when she came. Then they began on
 the division. As one family had six children and the other ten they decid-
 ed one should have more than the other and began figuring out percent
 ages in nuts and candy and oranges.
 'Girlsl' noaned on the outskirts,
 you must HURRYp
 "iYes, indeedi' they said heartily
 and began winding tip the toys to
 see how they looked in action and
 this time the first hints of thesshades
 of night were falling and made an-
 other little speech. I said at this rate
 they would be wandering around dark
 alleys at o'clock af night and since
 nobody could have the use of her family car there was nothing for it but a taxioab, They called up three companies and finally engaged serene. ly with the news that the hest they could do was taxi in forty five n1inl utes. Some body began playing the piano again and they all beamed and had lovely time while I wrung my hands and tried to paoify the cook who was very peevish because we were having company to dinner and she wanted to set the table. By this
 time I announced that 1 was going along in that taxi because 1t was So late. AS 1t was, I told them sternly, we'd be hours going and coming. They | looked serious a minute and then the | piano started again.
 Well, we left our house at halt past 4 the girls perfectly serene and gigly, tense, disgusted and distract ed, thinking of my dinner party. Ntold them 1 hoped this would be d lesson and next time when they tried I to do anything they would manage l it better. told Caroline 1 was simply 1 appalled, at their lack of fprethought i and brains.
 And after all my mysteries that taxi made the five mile trip, the things l got distributed and we were whizzed back home at the neat hour of 5:3C 1 it was all over nicely.
 l "I don't see what there was te make such a fuss about Carolins 1 told me loftily--and to tell the trutt
 I didn't either-then. There was home in time to dress for my dinner and the provisions and toys were re. posing where they were intended tt repose-really, it was most confusing The hardest thing to bear was Caro- lines saying triumphentfy that sh,
 knew all the time they'd get ther and back all right"
 "They do it,'' confided another mo ther of family, just so they cal crow over you! They do it on pur !! posei"-Exchange.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21
STORIES OF THE WAR
FataIism Ansns Soldiers.

The feeling of fatalisTn is strong among soldiers. Many hold the opin- ion that If the bullet is not made for you, you won't be hit" One soldier beasts that he knows he will come through the war all right, because dur ing his latest battle, 9 large piece Of shrapnel on which he found his own initial fell at his feet.
 Tt was made for me, all right" he said, "but it missed the mark so noth- ing else can kill me-"
 Mascots and luck -bringers of vari- bus sorts, are numerous in all the ar- mics of today They are of great va- riety, although perhaps tiny rabbits and black cats made Of "lucky" metal are encountered more frequently than anything else. Probably in most cases the lucky charm which soldier car ries is something sent him by his wo- merfolk in the hcmeland-a thimble, a ring, or a child's trinket of some the family as luck -bringer.
 Among soldiers superstititions, of which the British soldier has his full share, one of the most characteristic is connected with the number three.
 "The third time is never the same" Is a proverb among the Irish troops. ''The third of anything is fatal" is a common expression among the English country battalions. Soldiers have been known to refuse to take their third leave. feeling certain that it will be their last A soldiers third wound is said to be the one which must be most carefully attended to. A devel- oprnent of the same superstition pro- hlbits the lighting Of three cigarettes with one match.
 Odd numbers. according to the Brit Ssh Tommy, are more likely to be un- lucky than even ones, and thirteen is no worse than nine. Friday as an ur,- lucky day has been dethroned, and there is no particular bad luck con nected with any day of the week in Tommy's estimation. Sunday. how ever. is preeminently a lucky day for battles.
 The lucky flower, by common con- properly tucked away inside the hat ! band is supposed to save the wearcr | from fatal wound.
 Some regiments regard certain deco rations and medals as unlucky not to
 the wearer. but to the regiment in
 general. One very well known battal-
 ion objects strongly every time one
 of it's number is awarded the Military
 Cross.
 I As regimental pets. black cats are
 regarded as the luc]1iest possession a
 detachment can have. and the arrival
 Of s stray animal of this color at a
 gun-pit or dugout is an event of great
 importance. Everyone is bound to be
 lucky for some hours at least To
 meet a black cat while marching ur
 b the trenches puts every member of the company in the happiest huTnor On the other hand. black magpie fy- ing across the line of march is a bad omen. To hear the cuckoo calling be- l fore breakfast is another bad omen.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21
MORE FoopsTuFFs,

There can be no question but what Secretary of Agriculture Houston is entirely right in urging upon the farm CTS of the country the necessity of raising more wheat so that we will get the benefit of about 50,000,000 more bushels and the raising of more hogs so that there will be at least 10000, 900 more than at present.
 Not only does he favor the increas- ing of the production of wheat in the so called corn belt but he advocates more food crops in the south though he does not disregard the importance of raising cotton. There is unques- honably a great opportunity for an Increased production in all these
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21
THE COAL PRICE.

From the very time. that it was evil dent that this country was going to become involved in the war 1t was apparent that; the coal industry was going to be of the greatest importance It was plain that all possible produc- tion should be obtained and that the producers as well as the users of coal should be given just treatment. About that time there was a conference with the coal operators in Washington and in view of the general understanding that coal would be one of the first commodities which it would be nec- essary to regulate there was an in- formal agreement reached between the operators and several government off, cials that the price of soft coal at the mines would be B a ton. Tn connec- lion with that agreement it was un- derstood that the operators would put forth every effort to increase produc- ton.
 That agreement did not meet with the approval of the war department head. The price was considered tot high and it was dropped to g ton The result was that it demoralizet the business and production dropped because certain mines were doing bus. mess at loss. It was not long be. foro an increase was granted and latei on another jump was authorized st that it went from s2 to $2.4o and thel to $275 a ton. In the meantime tn, country has suffered from the lack 0 coal ss it never did before.
 .Sow the announcement is made tha the basic prioe in certain Pennsylva mia fields is to be made $3.05 a to, or five cents more than was favore, at the very beginning. This tends t, show that had that initial figure beel adhered to there would not have beei the trouble in getting coal that ha been experienced by industry and in dividual during the present winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

directions and 1t might even be ad- visable to grow more corn and other grains inasmuch as they viii ali con- tribute to the food supply and when it comes to corn it cannot fail to be recognized that it Is going to be re- quired in greater quantity for the rais- ing of more hogs and the kesping of more cattle.
 Secretary Houston asks that S,0e0,- 900 more acres of wheat be planted this year relying of course upon a greater acreage for greater yield but he might also have urged moro inten. sive farming and the development of the wheat yield per acre so that a much greater amount can be obtained from the land which is normally de- voted to wheat. We are not raising as much wheat to the acre as other countries are doing but there doesn't appear to be any reason why such cannot be done if the right attention is given to it.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

less they are left uhdone, trying to remember when you resent your own stodgy comfort that it really does not matter whether you are comfortable or in pain. The thing that counts is
 whether you are putting all your strength into what you can best do.
 Between those two extreInes-the ser
 vice that nobody can help recognizing and the service that sometimes does
 not recognize itself,-there are a hun
 dred kinds of effort, all needed. A
 Red Cross worker in France tells of the women who applied to him for
 positions-executive preferred. One
 had come over because her husband
 was monotonously good. Another, be-
 cause her husband was f11onotoneusly
 bad. A third because her husband had
 died and she was lonely. There was
 work at home. crying for those wo-
 men to do it--but they were thinking
 less of what they could. do for France
 than of what France could do fot them. There is no room for such slackers in the world of today. This war is not drug for sick nerves nor a stimulant for jaded emotions. It is the sternest reality the world has ever seen, because of the issues it involves We need the spirit of service that is willing and eager to do those thank ,, less little jobs which are necessary tt the great whole
 In the hospital at Neuilly, there is an elderly woman in charge of the linen room. She has drudged thert patiently and faithfully since the wal began. The wondering and admiring pilgrims to the miracle workers of the wards have nothing to do with her Only "70" Pau, the one armed general
 when. he visits the hospital goes al ways to the linen room and salutes I as one brave to another. He under. i stands. But there is many liner | room sister who has no great hearted old Pau to encourage her. What oi 1 that. It is not praise that counts 1 not even Pau's-it is the cause tha' claims our best and most effeetiv, 1 labor, and it is the cause that shal 1 judge us not our fellows. One long, l at time like this to be obviously do l ing the right thing; but we must re member that when it is because O the speech of others we do the thins
 asked of us. if the energy goes to tha ] doing means the leaving undone o
 any bit of our own special job b.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21
GERMANY AND THE BoLsHEvlKl

Owing to the mdddled state of af- fairs in Russia it will be difficult to tell for some time just what the an- nouncement of the holsheviki that they will sign a treaty with Germany agreeing to complete submission means. There will be no surprise, however, if 1t means that the bolshe- wiki are prepared to throw up their hands as far as offering any opposi- tion to the German policy and are willing to enter into peace regardless of what the terms may be. That such would be the result was indicated during the peace negotiations at Brest- -Litovsk- ITrotzky did his best to bluff the representatives of the cen tral powers but as was inferred then it was purely bluff and 1t failed to work. If Germany could not get what it wanted through negotiations such as it was then conducting, it was de- terf1iined to get it by force and the immediate movement of it's troops fur ther into Russian territory brought the matter to a climax.
 It is even now claimed. according to Trotzky, that Germany demands the surrender of Poland, Lithuania, gull of Riga and Moon islands in the way of territory and an indemnity of S4,- 00o,Ooo,0oo, and it is this demand which the bolshevild are prepared tt meet. It seems probable that after Germany gets control of sufficient ter. ritory in this new move that such ar arrangement will be concluded witt the bolsheviki. but how much of ( standing such a peace treaty woulG have is decidedly uncertain. The powel of the bolsheviki hes steadily dwin' dled and it certainly cannot bind it' successor to very much especially ii view of the trouble which it has al ready encountered during it's short control.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21
GET THE SHIPS.

It is difficult to see what is going to be the outcome of the negotiations which are underway at the present time with several of the neutral na- lions regarding the use Of their ship ping some of which is already being employed and some of which remains tied up in our hafbors.
 Norway is even now threatening to tie up certain amount of its ship ping if the shipping interests cannot arrive at a favorable understanding with this country regarding future terms. There can be no question but what every single idle ship should be brought into use. It is a time when it is needed. We are turning out new vessels but they are not sufficient to meet the demands. We want ifz1me- diate cargo carrying space and even though neutral ships could not be em- ployed in transportation service through the barred zones they could be used with excellent results fin the coastwise trade to North ana South America and to other neutral points.
 This country has been working for a long time on negotiations to this end, It has secured some results, but even now as pointed out by the Nor wegian situation they are uncertain 1t is time therefore that we should settle this matter at the earliest pos sibie moment. recognizing of course the necessity of safeguarding our po- sitfon in the war, but at the same time that we are not going to dilly daily on this problem for the pro- longation of the war or keep the mat ter hanging fire to our detriment until the war is over. We cannot everlool. the importance of these neutral bot toms any more than that Of new res. sels. We must get the ships.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21
Views of the Vigilantes
VISION.
By Amelia Josephine Burr of ths
 Visiiants.


  What Is the great present need of the American people,? I would say a quiokened sense of proportion, a re- vised and improved standard of values, zeal according to knowledge-in a word, vision. We need to understand that the cause for which we are fight ing is more than national more than individual--no less a thing than the living growing quality of the world spirit--a cause so great that our own worth today is measured by our ser vice to that cause. Once we realize that, once we see ourselves in the right relation to the great need that claims us, there will be no more clam our of T choose this, want to do that" Our only word will be What can do?" One of the recent recruit ing posters tersely phrases the situa- tion.
 Don't Enlist Without Thinking. Where do you fit.
 Find out
 Then enlist to help win the war.
 Where do you fit? Where will you be the most help in winning the wal? !? In France, perhaps, bearing hardships that are glory to you, suffering in body and triumphant in, soul. At home, perhaps carrying on with the little dull things that few notice un-
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Dance In I. A. B. Hall FEBRUARY 22nd AT 8 P. M. Gives, by 5eys of U. s. s. FULTON.
 ADMISSION, 5ce.
 Dancing From 8 Until 2.
HEAVY PLANTING OF WHEAT
 IN NEW YORK STATE
Estimate Of Spring Crop is Placed at
 s,eooe0o Bushels.

New York, Feb. 3o.--Prospeets for a record crop of spring wheat. in New York are excellent, Calvin J. Huson, director of the bureau of food pro- duetion of the state food commission, said here today. It is expected 10000 acres will be planted, he declared. which would assure crop estimated at 5000, 900 bushels. Plenty Of seed IS available for the farmers. MT. Hu- son said, at a cost of not more than |s2,75 a bushel
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

The increased business in the ma rine recruiting stations doesn't bear out the German belief that the loss of the Tuscania would cast gloom and fear over the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

There ought to be no question about Connecticut doing it's share towards furnishing the reserve for the ship building operations. There's a great chance to do yuur bit.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

A representative of the national fuel administrator has been sent into New England to study the coal situation. After the patient is convalescing a doctor is detailed on the case.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

Wonder what Trotzky meant when he said something about not over throwing the cgar for the purpose of yielding to German imperialism?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

How anxious Austria is to get out of the war is shown by the fact that it will have. nothing to do with Germany in it's new move against Russia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

The silence in Argentina these days indicates that they are waiting for another vessel to, be sunk without leaving a trace.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

It is well enough to call attention to the coal problem for next winter but it should be remembered that the present winter hasn't ended. vet.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

Judging from reports coming from France and those from Texas it makes little difference whether the aviators are working over the battle fronts or not,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

Inasmuch as the Hindenburg offen- sive failed to take place on the fixed day it is to be expected that it will be attributed to strategic delay.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

These who are sticking and stack ing the thrift and war savings stamps are helping the country and themselves at the same time.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

It has taken Lenine and Trotzky some time to accomplish it but they have apparently got Russia just about where they started out to land it.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

No one dares to praise the weather for it's good behavior lest it resent any effort to encourage it's contin- uance.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-21

The man on the corner says: Even an optimist looks helpless in the pres- ence of flood.
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just 50 much have we sacrificed the cause to our own little love of praise or fear of blame.
 Can you do the great hard glorious thing7 Do it, and thank God that it is giving you to do. Can you only be drudge, chink- filler? Be it-Aand thank God. you too, that you have a place in His Service.
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cause private interests block action on 1t and we'll have to risk going through another winter of awful heat famine, with heat enough to set everybody afife lyirt9 dormant and uAapplied. We are like Some farmers who seold- ed and shTieked for coal and were too lazy to go out in the back lot and cut wood.
 All of this unused eat-electricity- belongs to all of us. We should de- velop it for all of us. We should con- trol it's production It's application and it's cost, for all of us. There's the rub. It's what private greed doesn't want, and we permit private greed to So influence our congress that we don't get this heat Why shouldn't we shiver ?-New Haven Titnes-Lea- der.