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Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-24
; HE TRIED TO BE HELPFUL

faiBtly. How could she so to bed when there wasn't any bed? What had l done with the bed? I told her that had seen across the street the wagon of the firm that refnished beds and that had heard her talk for a year of sending that bed to be refurbished. It had occurred to me that it would be a happy surprise to her to find her long deferred wish accomplished. At the same time they were going to do over the hair mattress and the guest room would do us, for ten days.
 "Oh, Imogene moaned from the chair into which she had sunk in a heap, didn't I remember that Cousin ! John and Cousin Agnes were due to visit us for a week, starting day after tomorrow? At any rate, why had 1
 sent the mattress? If I hadn't &snt the mattress she would have realized I it was mistake, but now she knew
 had done it on purpose to be funny!
 And Cousin Agnes would think we had pawned the bed or something!
 Oh, she wished she were dead if l
 was going to keep on doing these aw- full things! At any rate, did the boy 1 from the cleaners come for her
 things! ] was so glad to find some thing to comfort Imogene that stumbled over my words. Indeed, he had, and I had given him the large
 green dress box and the white box
 on top of it and
 This was where Imogene turned purple. Couldn't I read? What ii 1 the two boxes were together? Shf had distinctly penciled Cleaners or i the green, box-well, maybe she had l just written the letter e And tis1i white box held the chiffon dress she was returning to a downtown shop and now they'd never, never take il
 lack if it was cleaned, and it was 1 perfectly clean. anyhow! Fifty dol larsi It was a fifty dollar dress! Oh her poor head! I did feel sort o1 guilty-I suppose the thought of those fifty bucks intensified the acuteness o1 my perceptiens-so I said, never zff,ld she would be glad to know had re- lieved her of one worry-I had stamp ed and addressed from her list al those notices she didn't see how she was going to find time to send out fol her club. "Imogene tore downstairs and i was just as she suspected-I had go the envelopes that went on he Christmas and New Years greeting instead of the club envelopes-ant
 anybody knows that there never is al
 envelope on earth that will fit Christmas card or valentine eXces.
 the one it came in. / II ''Inogene's sueeinet, penetrating re
 marks are yet ringing in my ears and I declare I hadn't word to an swer back"
 ) Good land!" said the man iron 1 Woodlawn. 'I'm sure I don't knoy l what that poor woman IS going to d with you!'-Exchange
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I've given it up!" declared the Hyde Park man. No matter WEat
 you do, there's no pleasing a wonan!l
 The only safe way is to make. up
 your mind to do a thing and then not do it! This plan would absolutely in sure your pleasing your wife and lessen the divorce evii-=-"
 Bad as that asked the WooSfawn man with considerable interest.
 Well" said the Hyde Park man, 'sImogene poured my coffee all right this morning as usual and so l'n1 in hopes it will blow over, but let me tell you, man, that last night was wor- ried!" &
 'eWhy don't your behave yourself"' asked his friend. ~~ st Huh" said the Hyde Park man. T tell you it all happened because Iawas l behaving mysehAs so frard and trying to lbe little sunshine around the house! I stayed home to nurse slight cold and Imogene was gone nearly all day on war work. When she rushed away eaEly in the morning she remarked that it was shame she didn't have time to tlaw out the laundry tubs drain and she didn't know what the
 washwoman would do.
 1 And as I began to feel better about ii o'clock I betheught myself of my l gasoline torch, which I have not play ed with for months. So imperiled I my health by dragging in the gaso- line can from the frozen back porch and filled the torch at the kitchen sink Having descended to the laundry, 1 thawed the tubs. fairly glowe6 with the thought of the dear girls joy I also attended to lot of odd jobs l lying around
 |! She came home at dark and goI dinner, this being a hiatus betweer ] cooks. Everything was peaceful a {. the table. Suddenly Imogene sniffed {! She said that. the potatoes tasted funny. They did. Then she remark. ed on the odd flavor of the celery cabbage. She was right. Even ths and muttered gasoline" Yes. sht
 wormed it out of. me, confessed tha
 I had jiggled the torch in filing. i and I guessed some gasoline hat spurted out--ges, in the direction 0 1 the bread board and the working ent 1 of the sink. No, T Ssdn't wiped it up my mind centerin~ at the time ol 1 laundry tubs. Yer, Twas everythin,
 she said and more It made me yer. rnollrnful to be i.nrgry. and nobod, could eat That dinner. which she dis
 tinctly told me she had cooked fe
 me when she was ready to die iron
 fatigue and this was hny I -ewarde.
 her! Laundry tubs! Ghex probabi
 would have tfawed out b. t!,emselve | and she was going to bed and SO
 herself to sleep. Y Y. a<'t +9
 "She trailed upstairs like :, stricise opera heroine and then si,s screarse
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pETRoeRAp NIL ROBBERS.

Lenine and 'Trptzky do well, as the recognized leaders of the bolsheviii in denouncing the murder. of Professor Kokoshlline and Minister Shingarof of the Kerensky cabinet. These me,: were slain in cold blood as they Ia. in their beds in the marine hospita. in Petrograd. There were men of cdu- cation and prominence who were op- posed to the holsheviki but that ep- position was by ne means 8 good and sufficient reason for bringing about their death.
 While these men represented a con- siderable following i'll Russia. and a following waieh must be depended up- on to bring about a stable govern rneRt in that country, it was by no means dangerous element. They
 were not out to kill those who opposed
 them, even thoilgh they were Esins
 their influence for what was believed
 to cbe the best thing for their country
 They were fighting by argument and
 appeal rather than by force of arms The dissolution of the constituent as-
 sei,aaiy was a hard blow at them but their murder can be expected to stil up such resentment among the Rus, sian people as to give the boishevik no little anxiety
 It is therefore proper move fel the leaders Of the belsheeiki to de, founce their murder and to make al effort to, run down and punish thei. fa,urdcrers. It will aid their posi- tion if such can be accomplished, bu it cannot help being felt. that theil deaths are directly attributable to tn, kind of government which tie boi sheviki have been endeavoring to SC up. The responsibility therefore rest heavily on their own shoulders,
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Cost of Livina in Sweden.

The cost of living in Sweden has
 reached heights involving actual hun
 ger for thousands and is still mount
 ing weekly. The increase in the cost
 of food since the war began is esti-
 mated at 100 per cent. No lard has
 been obtainable for many weeks ex- cept by underhand methods at one
 and half to two dollars per pound.
 There has been no margarine for
 months, beef and tallow are obtain
 able occasionally in small amounts at fiftyth cents per pound. Small stocks of olive oil in a few shops costs six dollars quart. No pork has been obtainable for four weeks. No oatmeal, rice or goats milk has been obtainabte for a month Milk is sold on miikcards in portions of one pint to children under twelve cian's prescription. Others get 8 cry other day if there is any left !, There has been no coffee since Au- gust except what has been smuggled I from Norway and Finland and solo 1 secretly at s4 to S5 a pound, whilt Russian tea costs seven to eight dol. ] lars per pound, there being no ethel i kind available. Coal when availabl
 costs over s100 a ton. The lack O 1 kerosene is an especial hardship fo 1 farmers and others without electricit, | or gas. | The situation can be summed up b, l saying that not a single necessity 0 1 life is showing an increase unde fifty per cent and generally nor
 while luxuries have quadfuItled 0, more.
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had to go over the top for five hun ared yards before reaching the Ger man trench. .. .. --..-- -
 l had spent the night previous with a scout sergeant, crawling around mo Mans Land' on reconnaissance pa
 trol, for the purpose of examining the wire and. looking for gaps that our men might get through. I con- sidered it absolutely hopeless, and re- ported it so. However, orders had been given and we went over' at 4.59 a. m. t--
 All Hell broke loose at this moment ! The Boehe evidently were expecting us and poured machine gun fire into our ranks that rapidly thinned them to an airming extent. Shrap- nel also took a heavy toll, and what was left of us when we reached the 1 wire on top of the German trench did I not amount of a 1Corporafs Guard" ] Fortunately for me, and for the l handful of men left of my company
 we struck place where we secured an entry into Regina Trench, ant
 with the aid of two heavy machine 1 guns, held that position throughout
 that long day, resisting every attemp l of the Boche to drive Us out.
 Three times they came over CT
 masse to drive us out of our position but with rifle and the Lewis machine guns, than which there are none bet ter, we were able to pour a witherini 1 fire into the closely packed ranks 0
 the oncoming Germans. in each cas driving them back with large mum
 Der of their dead and wounded on tn ground.
 As I said before. We held the posi- ltion throughout the long day, an l withdrew under cover of darkness tha
 night. taking our wounded with us.
 Out of 110 of all ranks in my ow
 company, that went into that attael
 only 29 returned. I was the only of T f1cer left in my company, and onl
 two junior N. c. O.'s came back wit ! me.
 Considered as a demonstration ( E the dash and courage of our infantr it will have an inspiring significance We were back in the position fro1 which we started, sadly ttinned our ranks but we felt no sense of dc feat, feeling sure before we went int the attack that 1t was not possible { } success .r.. -..:
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TURKEYS NAVAL LOSSES.

Whether or not the fight between the British and Turkish ships at the en- trance to the Dardanelles means any thing more than that the Turkish cruisers which had been turned over early in the war by Germany were out on a raiding expedition will develop in time.
 That the British have a blockading squadron of good proportions in the eastern end of the Mediterranean is to be taken for granted, and it is entire ly possible that they are getting ready to bring it into. play in connection with the movement northward of the land forces under General Allenby who has now progressed a considerable dis tance beyond Jerusalem. There are several points along the Asia Minor coast which would be of much heip to the British while their loss would be
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A BETTER WAR MACHINE.

Greater attention than ever is di- rected to the speech of Senator Stone, in which he claimed that the leaders of the republicans were playing poM- tics, by the issue which has been raised between Senator Chamberlain and the president. Senator Chamber lain, a prominent democrat, has been a spokesman Of the administration while Senator Stone has been one of the conspicuous obstruetienists who have consistently stood in the way of ne- cessary legislation and been handi- cap to the president. And yet while Senator Stone shouts his head off against the republicans it is a fellow democrat who charges that the gov ernment has broken down on war work all along the line. This he later qualified, however, by saying that he referred to military affairs only. T.
 Recognizing this break down to which he refers Senator Chamberlain, in whom much confidence is imposed, has introduced a bill for a war coun- cil or cabinet of from three to five men for the purpose of overcoming the handicaps that have been experienced and preventing further shortcomings His purpose is to overcome the weak spots in our war machine and to pro- duce the efficiency of which the coun- try is capable and which it demands in that particular direction just now It is against such reorganization even though it is not aimed at cur taihng his power, that the president has taken 8 firm stand and promises to wage bitter fight. But it is a noticeable fact that this opposition te present methods and in behalf of ar improved fighting organization does not come from the republican leaders but originates in the party of Presi, dent Wilson and Senator Stone.
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cARsoN,s RESIGNATION.

The resignation of Sir Edward Car son from the British war cabinet brings into the limehght again this man who has stood conspicuous in British affairs for long time and es- pecially in relation to the Irish ques- ton. As 8 leader of the Ulsterites he has led the strongest kind of opposi- tion te home rule, that is home rule which would include Ulster. He is a unionist of the most determined class. 1t was Sir Edward who, when it seem ed likely that home rule was to be given to Ireland. in order to bring about settlement of the vexing ques- tion during the early part of the war, organized and equipped the men of Ulster with rifles and machine guns, conducted regular drills and made every preparation to resist by force any and every attempt that was made to separate Ulster from England. His efforts served, along with other things coming to the front at that time, to prevent the threatened home rule act being passed. It was delayed for a more favorable time and Sir Edward, HllIl iSdOSlS HllO were OppOStu tO A1tii in Irish affairs, was invited to take a place in the British cabinet
 There he has been strong man as was to be expected, but the time ap- parently arrived when he felt that his opinions on this important question ought not to be allowed to influence the cabinet and when he felt that he nilphf not to ha hau1ic9 mod hy his connection herewith in standing by his belief He therefore steps down and cut and because of his action deeper interest will attach to the policy which the government is going to follow up- on this long debated matter
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MEET THE SITUATION.

In connection with the shutting down of industry for period of five days Fuel Administrator Garfield de- clares that it has accomplished the prime purpose. the regulation of the bunkertlg of ships, the supplying of domestic consumers and the serving of public utilities. He also finds that there has been a patriotic cooperation on the part of industry to do just what was expected of it. Whatever shortcomings there are cannot there fore be attributed to any obstruoting efforts from that direction Weather conditions have served to prevent the attainment of the entire programme but such were beyond the power of any man to regulate.
 In connection with the fuel situa- ton, however, there are many com mu1itieS which have not felt the re- lief which wes anticipated. That it may prove to have heen hastencd by the closing of the factories may vet be shown but the fact that the ad. ninistrator was disappointed oyer the failure to relieve the railroad conges- t'Ofi 'idheS IL apPafeht thal there IS still much cause for worry oyer tho situation and that difareH. methods will have t0 Ike employed before thu object is attained
 This is indicated by the request whieil Dr. Garfield makes to the di- rector genera uf railroads that an i'm mediate emharso bc deciared OF al goods except fuel. food and war SUD- plies, Whatever is deemed necessary the country is bound to respond wit. it's usual patriotic spirit butfit is te be hoped that whatever further meas uEes are required will hit the nail ol the head and not bring failure ant worse confusion. We must meet ths situation and as quickly as possible
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sumed the sang -froid of the French and told grues0me stories about having seen six Germans peunce upon Big Tom and slash his throat open.
 These men live in little village with a, narrow main street and rush ing stream from which horses are drinking, ducks paddling and old wo- men washing clothes. Lined up on the low quai are an American soldier shaving; another brushing his teeth; a little girl dipping pail; a grand mother trying to capture an elusive duck; and three French women Up to their elbows in soap -suds. Half way
 down the street is large barn; the
 bar at the double door pIayfully bumps all who attempt to enter with unbowed head. A dirt squirter. large enough to hold three farm carts, is surround ed by stalls for cows and horses. Two rustic staircases mount to the next 1 floor 10 feet above. This is 8 r. N. c. A. and the home of the men who
 have had the honor to take part in the l first trench fight.
 Scattered around the rough hewn | floor are many tables and eollapsible l benches. A group of soldiers surrounds
 a sooty cauldron at one side wherein | smokes and blazes a greenwood fire | some. fouEH -SynNaSltc dpPaTaLHs IS | fitted to the beams and bars beyond Along the wall are straw biilets fol fifteen men. neatly covered with hlan-
 kets in "reminiscences of bunk inspec- ttion. The secretaries quarters ant
 canteen counter are on the other side
 The latter is well stacked with sweet chocolate and other American com,
 forts which Paris itself cannot supply ] The secretary is a friend of ths l men and they become attached to him l When they go into the front trenches he packs his suitcase with chocolate
 and other comforts and goes witt 1 them. He is personal friend of all.'
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Views of the yigiilas,tes
PROVE THEM UP.
By CHESTER M. wRIGHT, u Tne VigitautaS

By CHESTER ". WRIGHr, U Tne
 Vigiiantes.
 lMr Wright is editor ,of the An.eri can Alliance for L>abor ana rpv, nleeracv and what he w,itea reti,s-t. ssnts the views of Organized I.abof in this eountry,)
 Perhaps the Germans that you frog; look innocent Perhaps you havss known them for years. Perhaps you have found them square and honest Perhaps you believe they, will play the game straight now. Es- '<'-7
 But
 Take nothing for granted today!
 Perhaps the innoeent-leoking enc my alien that you know was ordered tC be innocent looking.
 Perhaps the jovial enemy alien that you know is jovial as a part of his jot for the kaiser. '; F. ''5-s i.-
 He may be on the level--ar1d he may be matching a plot to blow up s murition plant or poison a regiment of soldiers. as-, .----
 ..Ne---we don't want any anti-Ger man panics in- our midst. We don't want to go crazy. We don't want tt lose onr heads and persecute the Ger, mans in our midst. s'@i,.'r t9ul we to not RanL 10 talre an. chances ..;-s.r We want proof for every German whe remains subject of the kaiser. Enemy aliens hold many posts o honor and trust among us. Many 0 them will continue to be henorabl and worthy of trust: But in a row 0 100 the 9ath may be the kaiser agent. ready to go the limit for hi brutal boss. He's the one that has t be guarded against. . -'-> And if. the 100 have to prove up i1 order to reveal the 99th-we!l, prov | them up! A N. t= ~- -,,: l And if the Germans among us al. really desirous, of playing tire gam straight with America they will wan | to prove up: They -yili want to shoy l their honesty and their love for tn l land to which they came to eseap l autocracy. If they don't want to it l time to find out why! fz 1 Bernsterf used to be called an hon 1 orable man. When. he went away " 1 found out that: he was tI maste l pletter of them all. 1 This is not the time for guessing 1 It is up to every enemy alien te eras enemy by: hiss,. own conduct. i And eTerN,sAmeriean should .recog l nize as an enemy alien, every one WI, has not by his, own conduct erase the supposition that he is an enc 1 my!
 We must be strict! We must be Q guard! Prove them up. s.,<:e.-- -.--...
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MEN WHO CAME BACK
by the British Canada,
 Recruiting Mission. [ 7
By Capt. A.. ". Owen, ... 4sth Infantry, Battalion, Edmonte
 Regiment.

t.
 Capt Owen has. done some pretty stiff fighting in the ,Ypres salient, the battle of the Somme, Vimy Ridge, in the battle of the Arras. While Vimy Ridge was perhaps the most spectacu- lar the Canadians have. ever been in, in that it was carried out on schedule time and was an. unqualified success, there was one experience during the Somme fighting which stands out in the mind efTevery soldier who took part. That was the attempt41to take Regina Trench on October Sth, 1916 The battle of Coureellete was begun September 18th, and although bloody and costly affair, it was a success in that all and more obpectives were taken than were ordered to be taken We had been fighting almost con tinuousiy fro mthat date to October 4th when we received word to with draw in order to be reinforced The achievements consisted of only 50 men and immediately we were in- formed that we, had to go fin again and take Regina Trench, a position considered limpregnable, which had re- sisted capture Q number of times.
 Our whole division went into this attack on the evening of Oct. 7th every man knowing he was 'tnf against" the toughest proposition 0, his life. The wire was u1cHt and VI
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of no little embarrassment to the

of no little embarrassment to the Turks. .-=,.a--.---- =-.ss-
 It is within the realm of possibility that the Gsrmanized Turkish navy, fearing the effects of such a move ment, had attempted to nip it in the bud by sending forth, the cruisers up- on which it has placed so much de- pendence and which up to this time have been able to recover from all in- juries inflicted upon them. Butrwhat- ever their mission, and whether they were drawn into a fight or sought it one of them has been disposed Of foI good and the other may yet be. so that Turkeys navy has suffered serious blow and it's operations must hence forth be correspondingly lessened while the chances for British attack along the coast, if so planned, have been materially improved.
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Wouldn't Divulse Benefactors.

After spending thirty months in hiding in occupied territory by the Germans, Samuel Kidd, young Irish drummer -boy, who was officially reported killed month after war broke out, has just been reported safe in Germany. He was taken prisoner at St. Quentin in August, 1914, but escaped and tried to rejoin his regi- ment.. Unable to leave the town he took refuge in the home of four spinster dressrnakefs, who kept him hiden for two years and half until St. Quentin was evacuated by the civilian population on March 6. last He then decided to surrender, and has been sentenced to ten years impris- onment for refusing to divluge the names of his benefaetors.