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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
CONTROL OF OIL DISTRIBUTION

In order to get better results gov ernnent control has been extended to the railroads of the country and to the distribution of coal. In adlninis- trating the latter work the results are far from what they ought to be although there promises to be 8 de- cided improvement through the talk ing over of the transportation systems during the period of the war.
 Now comes the announcement that the government. as a part of the au- thority granted to the fuel adninis- trator is to take over the distribution of fuel oil and the order in which the users of such must be served has been set forth. The government is an ex- tensiye user of fuel oil. It is re- quired for the operation of many of the war ships and the destroyers which are building will all use oil so that it is necessary to insure such handling of this commodity as to meet requirements in this direction. Prefer ence as might be expected is given to war needs and deliveries will be made to railroads. ships. public utili- ties and private consumers in the or der named and in accordance with the necessity which exists.
 In view of the experience which has been had in the handling of coal. it is to be expected that it will be turned to the best use in connection with the distribution of oil. for in moving oil there is the same handicap because of transportation which has bothered the coal movement, and as long as some step had to be taken to insure a sufficient supply it is to be hoped thai it will be tackled in time and in such way as to bring the desired results
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
LIGHT OF HER CONVEYANCE.

Some day" said the girl who likes to talk, as she stumbled into the house exhausted from strenuous day of Red Crossing. T am going to burst forth, out and up-and the oc- casion for my spectacular end will be nothing less than one woman who persists in dropping In at our work room under the impression that she is giving us helping hand!
 She has one of these made to one to instant fury. I love beyond measure a cheerful face. but if I'm ever indicted for homicide the victim will go down on the coroner's record as having had a cheery countenance! You know immediately that the aE- pression is the kind that is donned with the hairpins and hair net laid off at night or when it's owner shakes the multitude.
 Just when everybody gets in good running order and the work is fairly rolling out and oEr foreheads are creased with our intentness and our lips grim with our haste, in floats Mrs. Brighteyes.
 "'Good moSning!' she cries in a mellow, sweet voice from the doorway where she has paused in a witchine attitude, beaming at us. We don't want to be beamed at-we're far toe busy even to look up. Those nearest her glance up hastily and respond ab' sently. She steps in. My. My!' she gurgies, such lot of busy beesi Such a lot of willing workers!' "Low growlings are now to b9 heard among those farthest away. We don't wish to be told we art
 commendable persons land have to blush irritatedly. Mrs. Brighteyes soft, beaming glance rests on each O 1 us in turn as she walks slowly abou
 the room. just love to see all o you so devoted and heroici' she erie l enthusiastically. She does not stop t,
 explain just what brand of heroisn is required to cut gauge and roll per fectly harmless bandages. Dear, dear isn't this war just awful
 | NNobody says anything to this Those who can control their expres
 sions raise their eyes to gaze on thi
 unbelievable. bromidic person.
 "sWhat a lot of work you hay Idonen she trills .on, surveying tn
 completed piles. How proud yo
 should be of yourselves! Now, wha
 are you doing, my dear?'"
 At this point the girl who likes t
 talk coughed.
 My dear she went on at las
 "chanced in this in this case to b
 myself. I counted ten as her per 1 fectly gloved hand rested lightly 0
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
MUST BE NO LETuP.

If anyone had expected that the su- preme war council of the allied na- dons would take any differen. stand than they did regarding the speeches which were recently made by the chancellor of Germany and the for eign minister of Austria Hungary they must certainly be disappointed The council looked the matter straight in the face. It is concerned with the prosecution of the war and it wisely decided that it must be continued as long as these spokesmen for the lead CTS among the central powers come no nearer meeting the peace terms which have been set forth by the na- tions of the entente group.
 As much as Germany and Austria might like to bring about a slacken- ing of the efforts of their enemies in order to give them a breathing spell and therefore better prepare them for a greater offensive, it cannot be sanctioned by the war council This is the time to make complete joh of the undertaking. There must be no ietup because of the labor unrest or the peace agitation which may be causing some uneasiness in those countries where the governments have not as yet shown their willingness to put down militarism respect humanity or show a dfsposi- ton to put world peace on firm basi. in the future.
 The time to accomplish the purpose of the allied nations is now and noth ing must be allowed to check thei speed or throw them off the track They must go ahead with greater de termination than ever until the figh is won. This is the unanimous yer. dict of the war council and 1t is tn, right one.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

houses and gardens. One moment the village was like an ants nest on which a man trod,. and the next, when every man had found his retreat, ev- .erything looked like a. place of the dead.
 "One of the Tanks came stamping into the village. There are moments even in the bitterest fight when there is ray of humor like feeble sunlight dickering, through fog. There was such a moment in the midst of the horror at Fontaine. Was it not anus ing to watch the stupid monster roll up the high street, where there was not a single living Silesfan left? It went up, it went down. It grunted wickedly from sheer rage because it could find no victim. The bores Of it's small guns shouted around, and fired as if they could find something living, but always too high. And so they went clip-clap up and down the street, like the festival car at carnival time. The Silesians peered out into the side streets. As soon as Tank showed snout at a street corner they showered him with bullets.
 ''But where are the Tommies :? asked one of the Silesians. Indeed Tommy seemed to have lost his Tanks TOT no English infantry ventured into , the village. But was it not suspicious that the terrible monsters should wan i der up and down like this-here they blind or were they? Yes, that wal I it. they were afraid Of the Silesians
 And now arrived one of those critica
 moments when neither generals nos
 guns matter. but only the heart O
 man. If the Silesians had withdraw
 from the viIlage-which no one couis
 have taken amiss under the circum
 stances-the village would have fallel into enemy hands at the first rush. "But, no, the Silesians began t
 match their wits against the monsters They grew bolder and bolder, fifin, and looming the Tank as it wende, its way hither and thither, propa pl,
 waiting for infantry which did no come. The Silesians fired rife bul lets down the barrels of the Tank guns and threw bombs into ever aperture. It was finally captured But if the Tanks, as no doubt wa the intention, had been supported b infantry, the village would have bee
 taken in the first Tash."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

is recognized of course that there is unusual activity at the present time in the handling of munitions. but that it should be remembered furnishes all the more reason for observing the rules which have been laid down for the purpose of preventing just such disaster as, has occurred. It is there fore time that an example should be made of them for the salutary effect which it will have upon others. for safety must be insisted upon wherever dangerous material is being handled and this must be made to apply to the loading and unloading as we'll as the transportation of explosives. We want no more such affairs as that which took place at Halifax, especial. ly when the observance of rules will prevent them.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

the pro German mind almost human in the contemplation thereof. There has always remained to him Hinden- burg-the great God Hindenburg, in to whose wooden effigy, with truly Hun-like deiicacy of conception, the loyal have driven iron nails of Faith,
 Hope and Charity and the other Yir-
 tues.
 Is Hindenburg himself & mortal? It
 begins to look as though he might be. The German turns over the word Byng upon his tongue. and becomes curi- eusly reticent. The victory of the tanks troubles him, in dull. pfini- :, lively human sort of way. After all. this England, with all she stands for
 and with all that stand for her, is
 doing something besides giving the
 Kaiser cause to proclaim another glor-
 ious victory. These glorious victories
 take on something Of a haggard lc,ol
 even to the Faithful There is a point
 beyond which German credulitY itself
 balks.
 And now the same old gag is being
 worked about the United States. We have done nothing: are nothing but
 talk: will do nothing. No American soldiers are in France. The subma- l rines have seen to that. It will be many years before an American army can be sent over. But the Germans l and the pro- Germans in America, ct lleast, know better. The bluff of the Elect Of God is called before their
 eyes. What effect, looking backward
 and forward. is it going to have on these adherents of the supeTnan the ory? Will their inteiiects casting off the swaddling clothes of their fatuous l loyalty, take the first lettering steps of an independent individual opinion? Il Now that German has taken some American prisoners she has revived
 this canard, and starts another stupid Are her dupes going to ask behind the
 closed doors of their minds how, il there arc no American soldiers ir France American soldiers can be talk CT prisoners with ali of their simplic. :, ity and ignorance as to why they are 1 fighting altruistic Germany? Can e7-f a diet of lies produce so curious ar indigestion that all power Of vision i: I destroyed?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
TO RELIEVE CATARRHAL DEAFNESS AND HEAD
 NOISES

If you have catarrhal deafness or head noises go to your druggist and strength), and add to it hot water and just little sugar as directed in each package. Take 1 tablespoonful four times a day.
 This will often bring quick relief from the distressing head noises. Clogged nostrils should open, breathing g become easy and the mucous stop dropping into the throat. It is easy to prepare, costs little and is pleasant to take. Any one who has catarrhal this prescription a trial. Lee & Osgood can supply you.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
AIR RAIDS.

That Germany intends to cling to the unjustified air raids the same as it does to the unrestricted and ruth less submarine attacks is pretty well demonstrated by the recent activity in that direction. Following the series of attacks upon England there came the raid on Paris. the first in six months and the dropping of bombs upon Venice, Padua. Treviso and Mes ire in Italy.
 Germany of course refers to these attacks as reprisals because Germany doesn't admit that it was the insti- gator of this sort of warfare upon the defenseless towns and the non- combatants. but try as 1t will it can not escape the responsibility for its acts. For 8 long time the allies re- trained from responding in kind 7tc such air raids. England although i'm plored by it's people to reraliate re, fused to descend to the level of ths Hun until it was made evident thai something had got to be done to bring
 home to the German people the kinl of treatment which it's government
 was infiicting upon others. Air raid: since have not been confined solely tx bombing military posts and fortified towns, they have been made upoi German cities and from the protest | which the German people have mad
 it is apparent that they do not lik
 such methods any more than othe l people.
 In it's desperation however, Ger many declares that everything goes
 Rules of war amount to no more thai I treaties and it is therefore apparen
 that the allies must give the enem.
 countries just as good as. if not bet
 ter than. they send and only by so do
 ing will Germany be brought to
 realization of the enormity :, of tn
 crime it is committing upon innocen
 humanity.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

If as claimed there is to be a short age of ammonia for ice making next summer, why isn't there a big effort being made now to take advantage of present conditions in order to avoid the threatened shortage?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

in Germany induce them to slack up on their preparations to see the thing
 through to the end. In fact it may well be tlsat the imperial German gov ernment has allowed news of internal difficulties to leak out with the de- liberate purpose of weakening the forces arrayed against her.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Now that it has been declared that congressman are subject to the war super tax. grounds for change in the law can be felt to have been es- tablished.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Whether the ground hog is right or not, it will be wise to keep on saving the fuel and the food for the winter is bound to be long enough even should the backbone prove to be broken.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

From reports we have been told that the Germans have been seeking out the location of the American troops, and there is every reason to believe that they found them right on the job ready to give better than was sent. :,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

my shoulder and the beams from her 1 eyes shoWered upon me, consider 1 cred What I was doing was entire- 1y and unmistakably plain, clear and visible. I was rolling up long strips of gauge. Nobody on earth, not even excepting the feeble minded ans the | infant, could possibly have thought l was doing anything else.
 "She was somewhat older than l am and entitled to politensss. but. was very, very tried. Should reply in the 1 time honered classic of childhood that l I was up in tree picking cherfiesf Or should l casually mention that was down cellar shoveliiug coal? controlled myself as every one around
 me waited breathlessly am rolling strips of gauge, Mrs. Brighteyes, ] said finally and she exclaimed instant i ly, Oh, are you? How nice. And surel Now what is this young, lady about?' 1 'sShe warbled on, passing to the gisI at nay left, who was doing precisely the same thing l was. 1 saw her ai- so close her eyes and count ten also.
 By the time that sweet, cheery crea- ture had made the rounGs of that room every one was giaring, growing,
 slamming things and making mistakes I because or Ile pftlSiuH bku SilS tdiAe
 off her wraps and slip into an apron
 and get busy? l should say not!
 She never does. She considers
 that she has done her bit by shedding } the light of her presence and speaking
 to us cheerily. It's the same tone the teacher uses when she says Now,
 children, what do you suppose we are
 going to do today? Can't you guess Why, we are going to have the loyeli- est examination in compound frac- lions you can imagine! Isn't that nice? ? Or the dentist when he straightens up and tells you joyially that you had better have those three teeth out ard } a plate in!
 You love her in just the same way : She wouldn't get fuzz all over her Il velvet suit for anything and besides
 she has a luncheon engag agement. Bat !. somehow I feel that I can't stand her < very much longer. Something is due 5 to happen some fine morning and ]
 fear she is going to be the happen g eei''
 e '9Thank your stars" said the pati, ent listener, "that she doesn't do any t worki If she did you'd have it to ds
 all over again! That kind csn't taks 0 time from being cheery to concentrate
 on mere labori"
 l. Happy thought" sighed the gir e who likes to talk Maybe I'd bette . let her beam on and endure it!"- n Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

As soon as Germany treats it's own subjects with the same severity it has the people of Belgium it will have a strike which it will never get over.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

The order not to talk to the mo- torman places the whole burden of ex- plaining the coal shortage on the con- ductor, which may be why two are occasionally seen on a car.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

It is well to remember that your
 income tax statement must be made. before the first Of the month. If you're late you are likely to be sorry.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

The strike fever is spreading throughout Austria as well as Ger many. Court martial may be used as a remedy but the real antidote is peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Everyone who has to get into the coal line will acknowledge with due thankfulness the interest which Mayor Brown has taken in their behalf.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

From all indications February has started out to attain a record even as the two preceding months have. It is nevertheless a most unpopular effort
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

A statement from an authoritative Japanese source, quoted by Reuters correspondent in Tokyo, says that Ja- pan has not moved, and does not in tend moving. troops to Kharbin. yiad- ivosteh, or elsewhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

Of course those who haven't any
 coal are not obliged to assume the re-
 spensibility of saving a sffovelful a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06

The man on the corner says: Not many people dare to complain this year because February is not a long month.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It would be useless to try to con- vince Finland now that there~is any good in the bolsheviki.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-06
A notable instance of suppression oi

unfavorable news is seen in the Ger
 man announcement that the Turkish
 cruiser Sultan Yawuz Selinn, former
 1y the German Goeben, has been suc-
 cessfully reflected after grounding in
 the Dardanelles. Two or three weeks
 ago in an action outside the straits
 against the British f1eet the Turkish
 cruiser Midullu, the former German
 Breslau, was sunk by British mines
 while the wounded Goeben managed to limp inside where she grounded in the narrows. But Berlin makes mo- men, tion of the total loss of the Breslau.
 | The Bolshevili activities in Russia while unsuccessful in obtaining terms from the Potsdam military party are furnishing them great anxitty as tc the ultimate effect of the Russian rev. olntion on the working classes in Ger
 many. News of strikes leaks out in spite of the rigid censorship. Berlin and suburbs were in wide confusion last week and the military was forced | to assume control. At the same time the socialist press is becoming more outspoken against the military party. In particular Maximi7ian Harden in
 Die zukunft regrets that the speech 1 eh of Wilson and Lloyd George were only received in Germany with a rain of invective" and adds that thought full conscientious men must read quiet iy and without prejudice the text oi fhees speeciies-the real text" Ger tainly things are being said tha, 1 months ago nobody would have want | ed to say and only a few weeks agt
 no one would have dared to say. Yei the possibility of a successful revolu. ton in Prussianized Germany is re mote. for all ablebodied men are ir the army and there is no one to rebe
 but elder men frcEn whom the power of initiative has largely passed ana women and children. At the sam time the allies must one and all be- ware lest the rumors of trouble with
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-26

The supporting company surround ing the distinguished William FOX star in this magnificent feature is of unusual briliancy, and the direction by Richard stanton is noteworthy.
 William Fanum. oI course, is the favorite of everyone with any knowi- edge of Who's Who on Stage and Screen Mr Farnum is without a peer in his field and has long been established as America's most popular dramatic actor. Rough and Ready" fits him like the proverbial glove. Mir. Farnums leading lady is petite Violet Palmer whom picture enthusi- asts will remember as the co-star in The Blue Streak" Others in the cast who have important roles are AL phonze Either, Jessie Arnold, David Higgins, Prank Newton. Mabel Bar dine and Franklin McGlynn.
 Bill Stratton, whom MT. Farnum por;rays, is man whose heart is as big and as clear as the great, cold Northland into which he goes to Tor &tL d lbAb lONts Iit AOlltS ID ltlI0N Gulch, 8 roueh mining settlement perehed in the snows, 10 rest from the weariness Of the trial.
 A trick of fate brings to the place the girl he loved back East, and whom he never has forgot. Again nil fights to win her-apd he succeed against odds and obstacles that woult have daunted any less sturdy than he
 In Bill Stratton MT. Farnum hai found one of the finest and most ap ] lpealng characterizations he has ye had for the cinemas and his worl in the part is really superb. Th whole production is exceedingly wei mounted and extremely we'll staged S, that the story is provided With al excellent background
 The prices for this drama whicl have been advanced everywher shown will be the usual daily price at the Princess-10 and 20 cents, wit war tax included
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-26

1t is a message to the public, and l know it will be enjoyed by every one of my patrons. because it strikes the human note so sincerely. There is not man, woman of child who sees it in this city who will not be impresseu with the beautiful story which Hobart Henley has so intelligently placed up on the screen. The atmosphere is real; the photoplay is excellent, and the cast an exceptional one. In fact every member of the company seems to be peculiarly and particularly fitted to play the role which has been en- trusted to him or her. There is no wild or impossible melodrama in Par entage' It is a genuine story of every day folks like you and your neighbors, IL will impress because of the simple manner in which each member of the company plays lis part. The result is that the story reaches out to you in a most convincing way. and will leave its imprint on any one who see it."
The Sentinel=record., 1918-05-26

has lied to her Again Miss Normand demonstrates that she is a dramatic artist of force and .hnesse.
 A big V comedy and the Hearst Pathe weekly constitute with the big Normand feature a tiptop double feat ure program to commence the week Admission prices for Monday and Tuesday, 10 and 20 cents.
 For one day only, Wednesday, the celebrated book of Mark Twain will be presented in pictures. "Huck and Tom, takes up the thread of the story where The Adventure of Tom Sawyer" left off The irrepressible Tom, aided and abetted by his friend, the disreputable Huckeberry Finn, overhears grave robbers at their grewsome task and is an unwilling witness of a murder Later episodes show the we'll remembered painkiller incident when Tom administered the medicine to a confiding cat with dis astrous results: the finding of the hidden treasure and the panic on the island when Tom and little Becky Thatcher, his childish sweetheart. are lost in the cave An excellent cast and the direction of William D. Taylor who also directed rom Sawyer. |"