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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-14
THE GERMAN REPLY,

Attention is naturally Centered at this time about the reply which has been made by Germany to the note of inquiry forwarded by President Will son. This communication, even in it's unofficial form. makes it evident that the war situation is such that the Teutons are fast being brought to their knees but it is not 10 be sup posed that there will be any accept ance of the proposition until after the official document has been re- ceived and then not until it has been given the carefullest scrutiny from every angle.
 Germany is apparently endeavoring to save itself all it can and in reply to the president it declares that it's acceptance of his terms means that it agrees to abide by them and that the negotiations to which reference was previously made concerns the de- tails regarding the application Of the terms.
 Tn asking for a commissson 10 ar range for the evacuation of occupied territory it is apparently intended by GtEuldHt lU ttIHily NlLll il6 ueCldFd- ton that there can be no arnistice until such evacuation has taken place, and while an effort is made to explain that the peace offer is made in be- half of the imperial German govern ment and the German people. it is not to be forgotten that we have declared that there could be no dealings with the German government because it has been found untrustworthy.
 IT Germany is allowed to retire 1t must be recognized that it's fighting machine will still be intact and there fore a menace There is oanger in stopping the fighting now unless it ie going to mean a permanent peace There can be no chance given for the claim Of a German victory and for that reason an unconditional surren- der is desirable.
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PRESSING THE ADVANTAGE.

Ceaselessly is General Foch admin istering telling blows to the Teutonic forces. That has been his policy ever since he took the initiative away from the German high commapd He has not allowed the offensive to slacken and there is no indication now. even while there is talk of peace, of letting up in the pressure which he is exert ing on the invaders. When his forces for one reason or another are not go- ing forward in one locality they are plunging ahead elsewhere and so con- stant are the drives that there IS no opportunity for the opponents to shift from one section to another of the battlefront.
 After having pushed beyond the Hindenburg defenses between Cam brai and St. Quentin. ana thus sub jected the salient enclosing Lille and that in which Laon is located to great danger. he i. now driving ahead for the capture of Douai and at the time advancing in the Champagne and along the Mouse to the great dis comfort of the Germans.
 Tn the latter region he has captured the important railroad town of Vou- ziers taken La Fere and en- tered Laon, which gives him a new advantage and imposes bigger obstacles in the way of the enemys retreat, while about Douai such prog ress has been made that it is only a question of a brief time before that important center and outlying defense of Lille will be in allied control.
 These gains all tell the same story They point out the superiority of the allied forces and make it plain that inasmuch as the Teutons were unable to defend what they considered i'm pregnable lines they will have nc greater success in the future. They are fast being driven back 10 Ger many and in confusion.
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HABITS OF LIVING,

To insure good health train children to acquire good habits of living. Hab- it's are acquired by steady, daily prac- tice by daily routine.
 The following is Q typical program Read it. Have each child make a copy to memorize and to post on the wall of his room at home Make the daily routine part of the instruction in hy- giene:
 Rise promptly when awake. Throw the bed clothes over the foot of the bed
 Take breathing and setting up exer- cises appropriate to the grade.
 Wash, hot water. soap and hand brush on face, neck, hands and chest. Clean finger nails.
 Clean the teeth Brush the gums and the whole mouth and rinse the mouth. Drink a glass of water. Dress with inspection of clothes as to cleanliness. At breakfast eat slowly and masti- cate well.
 Prepare for school Books and clothes clean and in order.
 Observe regulations as to entering school Care for outer clothing, attention to order of desk and prepare for morn ! ing inspection.
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CONCERNING WOMEN.

Both Queen Alexandria and Queen Mary of England are members of the Order of the Garter, but up to the present time there is no instance re- corded in modern history where any woman subject has been similarly hon. ored.
 All the girls who live on the Island of Rhodes are skilled mariners, and are, in addition, excellent divers.
 The 1000 and more women work CTS in the munition plants at Bridge port. Conn. will vote with the men in an industrial election to he held in that city.
 Women will be employed in the Car ney's Point plant of the DuPont Pow der company. It is proposed to employ at first 200 women, who will he placed in the cutting houses. where the work is light.
 As a result of work done by agents of the home economies bureau of the department of agriculture, thousands Of southern women are now practical ly successful farmers in many of the southern states.
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seasons of even one year of C time schedule an hour ahead of the ap-
 proximate Astronomical time would
 be. for regular use. so fagrantly arti- fcial as to make people laugh at the whole idea. It has been unpopular with the farmers if it is continued all winter it will be unpopular with a great many others-Hartford Times.
 Jeannette Rankin, the first and only
 woman representative that this coun-
 try has seen, was overcome by her womanly emotions when the question
 Of war with Germany wRs put up to her. She voted against WAT Senator
 Mclean asks what would become of
 this country if q majority of women had been representing us in congress and had given way. as they undoubt- edly would, to their emotional senti-
 ment against war. Senator AIcLean's | compliment is that the world is not yet civilized enough to make it safe for women. to have the vote. One can hear the indignant protest with which this compliment will be received by suffragettes. There is nevertheless, a i force of truth init that cannot be put
 aside.-Waterbury Republican.
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HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

The busiest housewife need never be ashamed of her hands if she will re- member few simple precautions.
 Do not use dish water or washing water scalding hot. Have as warm as can be comfortably borne. And do not use strong, coarse soaps. A little ob- servation will show which soaps in- jure the hands and which do not.
 Never let soapy water dry on the hands. Rinse them thoroughly and wipe dry. It will be worth the trouble.
 A plain, pure white soap is much better for ali toilet purposes than the most expensive scented or medicated soap on the market. And never neglect to rinse it off and wipe thoroughly.
 Fruits should be served in some form to children at least once day. Fruit juices and the pulp of cooked fruit, baked apples and pears and stewed prunes are safest. Whether the skins should be given depends partly on the age and health of the child and partly on the way the fruit is prepared. If the skins are very tender they are not likely to cause trouble, except with very young children. When apples and pears are baked the skins can be made tender by frequent basting
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THE orRANro,s LOSS.

In connection with the loss of the British transport Otranto carrying American troops to England it is d strange coincidence that the collision between the vessels should have taken place at almost the identical spot where Q German U-boat sent to the bottom the British transport Tus- cania, the only two vessels transport ing troops eastward that have been sunk. and that the rescued and the drowned should have been landed at nearly the same points in each in stance.
 While there cannot help being deep regret at the large loss of life which occurred in each instance, in spite of the valiant efforts which were made to rescue the helpless men. it cannot be overlooked that the transportation work has been carried on with won derful success. That of course does not relieve the distress occasioned by the losses but it indicates the tre-
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

The best way to mend linen is to stretch it smoothly over an embroiG cry frame.
 A novel way of mending 2, wooden or silk dress in which a round hole has been torn and where only patch could remedy matters is the follow ing
 The frayed portions around tie tear should be carefully smoothed and a piece of the material moistaned with very thin mucilage placed under the hole. A heavy weight should be put upon it until it is dry, when it Is only possible to discover the mended place by careful observation.
 Warm, new, sleeveless sweaters can be made out of old. discarded ones by ripping carefully and knitting yarn double. The yarn from two or three different color sweaters may Je used in making one. After sweater js com pleted, wash and dye your favorite color.
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cere? We have said that there must be a league of nations to act as a police force to protect all peacelov ing nations. But nobody said that we were going to leave Germany in a position to upset that arrangement at will We have said that we will not deal with the present German govern ment And we will not-save as judges and executioners.-Bridg Stand ard American.
 Such blessing as we may have had from daylight saving the past summer is due largely to the National Day light Saving association, which agi- lated the matter vigorously for two years or more. Now the association is not a little agitated at the bill in troduced at Washington on Monday by Senator Calder of New York, pro- viding that our time stand as It is through the coming winter This is, however, an action which has for some little time been foreshadowed, and Senator Calder is the author of the original bill. This proposal bids fair to make the whole idea ridiculous. As an emergency measure it may be all right. but the maintenance for all
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DICTATES OF FASHION.

Shoes are more pointed than usual. Skirts are much longer and more graceful.
 Shocks are no longer of the simple peasant type.
 Monkey fur is fashionable for both frocks and wraps.
 Heavy Japanese crepe can te used for the heavier smocks.
 Making clothes at home is often the best form of economy.
 The large hats now worn have wide brims and big, tow crowns.
 Paris makers are emphasizing the long suit jacket with slender hips. A child's hat may be small, gray and faced with dull green angora.
 Knitted dresses of Shetland wool have trimmings of fiber silk jersey.
 A cloak of black brocaded satin mas a large collar of monkey fur. ssiip-ons made of jersey cloth arc
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mendous amount of work that has been involved in getting nearly two million men across the water against the efforts of the elements and the determination of the enemy subma- rines to send these transports to the bottom.
 That there is always an element of danger in sending transports in con- voys has been shown by the accidents which have occurred to the freight as well as the troop ships. There is always hazard regardless of the ac- tivity of the U-boat and it was that very hazard which caused the loss of the Otranto. During a hard storm with foggy conditions the two ves- sells came together at a most unfor- tunate locality and there was good fortune to certain extent that there was not a greater loss of life.
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EDITORIAL. NOTES.

Of course Germany is anxious 10 arrange a Brest-Litovsk treaty with the allied nations.
 The enemy is not responsible for all the losses at sea but he is already credited with too many of them.
 The Germans must realize that once pincers working it is no easy task to get free from them.
 Can it be possible that the people of this country want our armies to face a disaster before they are ready to turn their pockets inside out?
 The man on the corner says: The great worry among the young ladies today is that it isn't getting cold sfast enough to wear low neck dresses.
 From the way in wn'ch the 5'icon- deroga was treated it is going to be mighty hard to deal out justice to Germany and temper il with mercy.
 As the end draws near the Huns and Turks continue in their desRera tion to pile up more trouble for then> selves without getting any temporary benefit therefrom.
 The success of the armies on the western front, in the Balkans and Turkey should not mean any letting up in the sacrifices which those at l home are making.
 German submarine commanders are no more satisfied today to sink ships | without shelling lifeboats and taking lives than they were at the beginning | of their ruthlessness.
 ] Whether it is true that General Ludendorff has relinquished control of the Teuton armies. there is plenty of evident that General Despair Is get ting a greater grip upon them. The kaiser will never forgive him self for having reached the decision that the lightning trained Yankees could not fight, but he never ought to have a chance to say that they would not lend.
 Think of the employees of torpedo factory who had been given an in crease in pay while receiving $40 : week striking because they were not awarded more! That's the patriotism that pIeases Germany.
 That German prisoner who, while on his way to the cages hailed ar American Y. M. c. A. officer, calling him by name and telling him he haG often waited on him at a Philadelphia hotel will probably be asking for hi: job back after the war.
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SPANISH INFLUENzA--W WHAT T S
 AND HOW II SHOULD BE TREATED Nothing New-SimpIy the Old Grip, la Grippe That Was Epidemic in 1sss-9O, Only Then It Came From Russia by Way of France and This Time
 By Way of Spain

has left you, or if you are over D or not strong, stay in bed four days or more, according to the severity of the attack.
 EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS
 In order to stimulate the lining of the air passages to throw off the grippe germs, to aid in loosening the phlegm and keeping the air passages open, thus making the breathing easier Vick's VapoRub will be found effective. Hot, wet towels should be applied over the throat chest and back between the shoulder blades to open the pores. Then Vapo-Rub should be rubbed in over the parts until the skin is red, spread on thick ly and covered with two thicknesses of hot flannel cloths. Leave the clothing loose around the neck as the heat of the body lberates the ingred- tents in the form of vapors. These vapors. inhaled with each breath, carry the medication directly to the parts affected. At the same time, Vapo-Rub is absorbed through and stimulates the skin, attracting the blood to the surface, and thus aids in relieving the congestion within.
 HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE
 Evidence seems to prove that this is a germ disease, spread principally by human contact, chiefly through coughing. sneezing or splitting. So avoid persons having colds-which means avoiding crow6s common drinking cups, roller towels, etc. Keep up your bodily strength by plenty of exercise in the open air, and good food. Above all, keep free from colds. 2 Q In HT5Y nf oi passages and render them much bet ter breeding places for the germs.
 Use Vick's Vapo-Rub at the very first sign of a cold. For head cold, melt a little Vapo-Rub in spoon and inhale the vapors, or better still, use Vapo-Rub in a benZoin steam kettle. If this is not available, use an ordinary tea-kettle. Fill half-full of 1 boiling water, put in half teaspoon of Vapo-Rub from time to time-keep the kettle just. slowly boiling and in- ! hale the steam arising.
 NoTE.-Vick's Vapo-R Rub is the dis covery of North Carolin-- druggist, who found how to combine in sal1e form, Menthol and Camphor with such volatile oils as Eucalyptus, l Thyme, Cubebs etc, so that when the salve is applied to the body heat, these ingredients are liberated in the form of vapors.
 l Vapo-Rub is comparatively new in | New York State and New England and few Western States where it is ! just now being introduced, but in the other sections of the country it is the standard home remedy in over a mill
 lion homes for all forms of cold
 troubles. Over six million jars were sold last year. It is particularly rec 1 commended for children's croup or
 colds, since it is externally applied and therefore can be used as freely as de-
 sired without the slightest harmful effects. Vapo-Rub can be had iy J three sizes at all druggists
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RECIPES

Raison Chocolate Fie: Mix one ta- blespoon flour to smooth paste with one-Guarter cup milk. Add one ounce melted chocolate, one teaspoon butter. three tablespoons chopped raisins. three tablespoons honey, pinch salt, three quarters cup milk. Cook in a double boiler until it thickcns, then add two well beaten eggs and one half teaspoon vanilla. Pour into a baked crust and set in a hot oven un- til firm.
 Custard Pie Filling: Two eggs, one third cup corn syrup, one eighth tea spoon salt, one and one-half cups of milk and few gratings nutmeg.
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that when my baby came the doctor said he never saw a women get along any better than I did and know it was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound that helped me. Mrs. ERNEST BEEBE, 124 Wyoming Ave, Watertown, N. Y.
 Women who continually overtax their strength until they get into such a weakened condition should profit by Mrs. Beebe's experience and try this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 For special suggestions write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. The result of it's long experience is at your service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-14
THE APRON FRONT.

When making aprons save piece of the goods about Is inches square. Hem all sides. Make two buttonholes, one on each corner of the top. Sew two buttons on belt of apron about 16 inch es apart. When you are doing dirty work button the square on belt. Saves apron and washing. Can be made of shelf oil cloth, then all you do is to cut buttonholes
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"U. S. Naval Air Station.

also of the Naval School of Annapo- lis:
 "U. S. Naval Air Station,
 Queenstown, Ireland, Aug. %.
 My Dear Pal haven't been on the road for week now and it is a great relief to rest a bit,
 This afternoon I took a little re- taxation in the form of tennis and tea at Castle Mary, l wonderful old English home about four miles away The people were charming and gave us a wonderfully pleasant afternoon. 1 went with Lieut.. c. of the reserves, and it was great pleasure to see how he enjoyed it. He is quite a wonder ful old gentleman from Boston, man of over sixty, a millionaire, wno turn ed his yacht over to the government at the outbreak of the war at S1 d month and offered his services and the services of his crew to the navy. He has two sons; his son-in- law and his daughter all joined the navy; he as a lieutenant, his sons and son in law as ensigns and his daughter as a stenographer. I think it IS about the finest spirit I have ever known.
 Most everybody over here-that is the English-do something, and in the home where I visited this afternoon there are two lovely daughters who are working. one as a nurse and the other in Q munition factory. All the girls do something and they do it wonderfully well. On the streets you see almost as many women in uni form as you do men. and they take the greatest interest in their work. They don't go in for easy jobs, either One of these girls this afternoon said that she was having a good time while she could, for next week this time she probably would be scrubbing s floors in some hospital. She has been in France and at her work for two years now, and is extremely wealthy at thatl
 'The fields about here are lovely now and know that you would be highly interested in them. The staple crops are wheat. oats, rye, potatoes and flax. The soil is extremely fer | tile and they use no fertilizer at all | Everything is bringing fabulous prices and the people are in good shape f. nancially
 This is the home of the Irish po- | tato. They cultivate it almost as ex- tensively as we do cotton. You sec enormous fields of them and, wher in bloom, it is a very pretty sight 1 Strange to say. though. wo hardly ever get new potatoes. It is always the bagged variety that we get Then too, they grow a great many turnips These are used for winter feed fol cattle, of which there are a great many. Despite this. however, you never get any cream, and butter is fearfully high. I suppose this is be- cause fats are in great demand ir England and everything is sold there at very fancy prices.
 "Give my best love to all and quite
 often. Am in the best of health anc want nothing.
 Your son,
 "GORMAN"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-14
DECORATED TRAY.

The dainty lady was passing sand wiches to the guests who had come in to spend a social hour with her late one afternoon The sandwiches themselves were the thin, delicious things which she loved to serve. and they were piled neatly upon fla: tray woven of pine needles. But what her guests noticed first, and ax- claimed over with most delight, was the little bunch of flowers tied to the curving handle of the tray.
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SAVE OILED PAPER.

Save all the oiled paper that comes wrapped about bread or in cake and cracker boxes. When you bake pota- toes cut off the ends of each potato and wrap them in oiled paper Pin the paper over carefully. IL is a pleasure to note how much one saves on the skins. They will be thin ard soft and there is no waste
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THE LEVER PRlNcIpL E.

In laying carpets and rugs. heavy furniture may be raised, wits astonish- ing ease. by the use of bed slat or something similar; a broom. handle will answer for lightweight articles Place one end of the sIat under the furniture; put some solid object urt7nr that end. Then press 1oyn on the other end
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was III very poor health. 1 suffered from a fe m a l @ weakness so I did not have strength enough to do my own work and could not stand on my
 feet for any length of time. Lydia E.
 Pinkham's V eg e. t a ble Compound corr ted my trouble and I i'm ,auo-o5 ;a koaikb <a
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couIdn,t Be Used.

Evidently what Mir. Wilson wanted to impress upon the Austrians was that they have no ideas he would re- ceive in exchange for some of his They couldn't be used over herer- Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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TO BREAK A JAR.

To break a glass jar evenly, soak cord in turpentine and tie it around the jar where you wish to have it broken. Fill glass with cold water up to the string and set fire to the string.
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LrrLE GIRI,s coAr

It is a pretty idea to make, the little girls coat with q cape and line the cape with bright lining. If the coat is of plain material a checked mate rial will make the prettiest lining.
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HARDWOOD FLOORS.

Hardwood floors should first be swept with a soft brush, then wiped with a long handled dust mop. If there are any spots on the floor. rub with flannel cloth with little turpentine on it. If water is spilled on the floor it should be wiped up at once. If any lowed to dry it will produce a stain which can only be removed by hard scrubbing
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AMBER RLousEs.

Flesh pink chiffons and georgetts blouses are being worn so universally that women of exclusive taste have turned to another tint. and that tint seems to be amber-not yellow and Tot tan. but the indescribahle golden shade produced by sunlight shining through clear amber. A simple tuck ed batiste blouse becomes touched by the magic wand of amber, an exclusive model worth several dollars. Amber chiffon blouses cost still more, and amber organdy trimmed with filet .-ce is exceedingly distinguished in price.
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SAVES GAS.

In cooking potatoes put 8 cloth over the saucepan before you place the lid on and they will cook in much less time and be very meaIy.