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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
THE 4NoN- -slNKAaLEr SHIP.

Awaited with deep interest will be rhe facts regarding to sinking Of the steamship Lucia, if indeed there were any of the crew left from whom il would be possible to ascertain the circumstances under which the ves- sel was sent to the bottom. More ;ian the usual interest is manifested in regard to the Lucia from the fact that it was this former Austrian ship which was selected for the purpose of irving out the plan which 1t was thought might result in preventing the sinking of vessels which had been at- tackled by tornedees.
 It was the helief of the advocate of the idea that by e9uippins the vessel with thousands of water tight boxes placed throughout the ship IL would be given such buoyaney that the boat would not sink even though two tor pedoes had been sent into it. The vessel was fitted out according to specification and after having been given a test by the committee which was named to investigate the idea it was determined that it would not ac- compiish what was claimed. The hoard threw cold water on the idea though i: is not known that the boxes were removed but as the result of the experiments made it was held that it vas not an unsuitable ship.
 It required some little time to get real test through a torpedo attack but now that it has eorae the inves- iisating board has been upheld in its decision, but whether the ship went down at once or remained afoat until it was shelled or bombed will be i'm portant in determining just what benefit if any was obtained from the 'non-sinkable device. Efforts have been made for ,ong time to put forth ship which would not sink but we ale apparently no nearer the solution now than ever.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
SIdle EUDIIcIIy DlfeCtOf. Hartford, Oct. IS, 1918.
Will Give DanieIson Wide Berth.

MT. Editor: Let me ask Sydney Paine, chairman of the liberty loan Of Plainfield, Senator Adams, presi- dent of Red Cross chapter of Plain field, Commissioner La France, Vice president Red Cross of Plainfield Rep resentatiye Sheldon. Rev Darpy tEe chairman of the Moosup branch of the Liberty loan committee, Judge Prior, if they are guilty or not guilty Of inviting the hundred or more of the prominent citizens of the town of Plainfield to that narrow borough of Danielson where drunken men were seen falling in the ditch anu where that good looking cop gently picks them up and invites them to slziddo which they proceeded to do without his assistance Seriously, was it nee essary for the cop to stop a patriotic procession which was celebrating the victory of the Liberty loan al1 in form Senator Adams that if they made any noise going through that burg he would arrest the whole crowd? He did not inform the sena- tor what he would do with so Inauy prisoners as there would be about one hundred and fifty of the prominent citizens of the town Of Piainfeld. and ali this because the said prominea: NAS4NCltS NGIC CS4SOl dlil1e lItS ONCIS0D scription of their allotment pv two and one half times their quota. The procession had received the glad hand of welcome in all the villages in the town Of Plainfield and later by the town of Brooklyn.
 What made this more ggravatlng was that Mr. Adams had notified Danielson that they were coming and they said Come along" We think in the future Plainfeld will give Daniel son a wide berth
 CITIZEN.
 Plainfeld Oct q, 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22

''Then Alice forgot all about the matter I'm certain, She's been so busy with so many things for years, now But before she got the plates she visited the library here and asked the librarian to give her back the book. The librarian said his pred !. .eeessof had placed that book in the library, with the consent of the board of directors. and he had no authority to take it out again unless the di- rectors discussed the question at a regular meeting and gave their off, cial sanction Alice didn't want the thing talked about, so she explained the situation to the librarian, told him that the book was crude and that she'd outgrewn it. So the libra rian told her he'd withdraw it from the regular shelves and put it on a special shelf in his office, where vis- iters would not greet it,
 But the other day that new Mrs. Jenkins who's so inquisitiye and gos- sipy, went downtown on the train with me an remarked, in the course of conversation that she had only just learned that Miss Bill was the writer.
 @'she isn't I said She talks about her work, sometimes, but she doesn't write about it. And she hardly thinks of anything but her work and the war
 We'll" said Mrs. Jenkins, she must be a writer and of rather an advanced type at that, for I noticed a novel by Alice NJ. Bill in the cata- losue of our village library. and it was on the starred list
 Well my dear, the proverbial feather wouldn't have been needed to throw me eff my balance The truth came to me in a flash, and I deter mined that Alice, who's got q lot of responsibility on her shoulders at present. shouldn't be worried about it. So I told Mrs. Jenkins, quite truth fully, that Alice had had several rel atiyes of the same name, that two of them had died about fifteen years ago five or six years after Alice wrote that wretched little tale, yeu'll nitice). that I'd known Alice ever since Ve were babies and knew she'd never had even 8 thought that would need library starring, that books were starred for various reasons, that if Alice should ever write anything I'd be sure to know about it.
 .But 1t occurred to me later that it would be just as well to remove all chance of similar dangers, so this morning I came in and took that book off the starred shelf without asking ], for it. Nobody saw me and tomorrow the library purchasing committee will receive an anonymous centrlbu- ton sufficient tS replaoee it's full value.
 But every time I think of that starred shelf l giggle."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
NOSE cL0GGED FROM
 A GOLD OR cATARRH Apply Cream in NestriIs To Open Up Air Passages,

In one minute your clogged nostrils will open, the air passages of your freely. No mere hawking, snufiing. blowing, headache, dryness. No strug- gling for breathe at night, your cold or catarrh will be gone.
 Get a small bottle of Eiy's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply little of this fragrant, antiseptie, healing cream in your nostrils. It penetrates through every air passage of the head, soothes the infiamed or swollen mucous membrane and relief comes instantly
 It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-un with cold or nasty eatarrh-Relief coEes 50 quickly.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22

pockets. On the other hand, the waste of manufacturing materials, amount ing to hundreds of dollars worth day, is a loss to the company, all of which is mainly owing 10 thoughts lessness and carelessness oL em- I:loSes
 The loaded truck was driven up and down the shop aisles where inc en1 : ployes could, by looking an,1 oosery- ing, form some idea of the uegre9ate waste in the factors-. and thus be in fueneed to carefuiness ana saving at 3 time when everyone ought te srare no effort to prevent waste of all kinds. Manufacturing Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
OTTER VIEW POINTS

Not much has been heard of the panifists lately. They have probably c0nc.nded that they will have to en- joy the blessings of American liberty they want to or Meriden Jour nal.
 It has always been the boast of ou1 navy that it does everything that the better. Naturally the army dissents from this claim On general principles but in the case of the Standardized Christmas boxes for 1918 the soldier is willing to admit taat by plannine
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22

have an instinct which gives them a realization of the homesickness which must sometimes come to these men. When years have gone by and it is possible to see the war in perspective it may be possible to give full value 10 what these women have done
 Meanwhile, as 1 was saying, the Americans go on arriving and spread ing all over France"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Anpreciation for. Work nnne.

Mr. Editor; It is a physical impossi- hility for me to send out letter of thanks to each one of the thousands of business men and manufacturers who have underwritten the advertising of the fourth Liberty loan.
 May l encreach upon the space in your per to the extent of asking that you express <he keen appreciation of the Liberty loan committee for the su- perh work which has been done by these patriotic and generous men? Yours folA the Fourtb Liberty Loan"
 F. c. MACOMBER.
 State Publicity Director. Hartford, Oct IS. 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
ohiect Lesson in Waste.

An impressive object-lessan showing he results Of waste in a large manu- featuring plant where thousands of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-22
STORIES OF THE WAR

Americans Grow in the Night. Correspondence of The Associated
 PresS)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
Claim Desk Warriors Salaries Total
$3.50, 100000 Annually.

Washington, March 22.-Congress is
on the verge of an eruption over the
granting of commissions to swivel
chair warriors
In the house especially, members
are openly threatening to demand
action when the next military bill
comes up unless the war department
heads clean house in the meantime.
The whole question was to be
frankly threshed out today at the
weekly conference of the house mill
tary affairs committee with the war
council. Pressure from the folks
back home is being exerted to send
commissioned men of draft age into
field service unless they are filling
posts for which older men could not
be found or in which they are unusu-
ally qualified. President Wilson and
committee members have discussed
the matter but reached no conclusion.
The salaries of the swivel chair
corps amount to $3.50, 00O.000 annu-
ally, the members are pointing out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
MARCH WIND is MILD
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course, there have been two or three
real windstorms. but at present there
is no indication that the breezes of
spring will go to any great velocity.
For the last three days the winds
have been right around fifteen miles
an hour.
The lowest temperature reported
for Topeka during the last twenty
four hours was 46 degrees at o'clock
this morning. The temperature was
expected to go to about so degrees
this afternoon. back to around 40 des
grees tonight and tomorrow up again
to about 10 degrees. A fourteen-mile
wind was blowing from the northeast
at $3.50 o'clock this morning but it was
expected to shift to the west or south
west before night. The highest tenn
perature ever recorded in Topeka on
this date was SO in 1907 and the low
est was 1 4 degrees in 1886.
Oklahoma City reported a tempera-
ture of AZ degrees this morning, in
dicating that the night at Doniphan
had been a little cooler than Wednes-
day night. Clear skies were reported
for Doniphan today.
The official forecast for today said
generally fair tonight and Saturday;
warmer Saturday.
Thirty-six hour shipments in all di-
rections need not be protected against
freezing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
HUNS TRYING TO


the enemy could pinch off this sa-
lient and run his line straight in a
northwesterly slant instead of having
it run at an angle first north and then
west he would be able to hold it with
fewer troops. Also in pinching it off
he would hope Is surround and cap
ture a good number of British troops.
These, it seems plain. are his aims in
the first step of the offensive.
Similar Drive by Huns Once Before.
THE enemy is trying to repeat on
a larger scale the operation by which
he won back some of the ground we
gained in the battle of Cambria. Then
he pushed in on an angle of our front
both from the north and east. His
two bodies of troops did their best to
join hands but could not make it, tho
they had at first considerable success.
Much the same design is being fol-
lowed now. We have good reason to
hope that it will be checked as was
the previous one"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
LENROOT HOLDS LEAD A SWIVEL CHAIR FRONT
Returns in Wisconsin, Still Uncom-
nlete. Have .LoyaIist' 2,4sO Ahead.


Milwaukee, Wis, March 22-Wlth
returns still incomplete Irvine L.
Lenroot today leads James Thomp-
son by 2,470 votes for the Republican
senatorial nomination The returns
include official and unofficial counts
from all but a comparative few pre-
cincts-
The vote now is: Lenroot, 50,54s;
Thompson, 6s,o79; Davies (Demo-
craft. 55.110; Mccarthy (Democratl {,
1920; Berger 6Socialist), 37,261. II
is believed the Lenroot lead Will hoid
thTue the official count scheduled IN
tie counties for today and in the
state board Tuesday.
To Ask One To Withdraw.
Milwaukee, March 22-t was
thought probable that either Irvine l..
Lenroot or Joseph E. Davies, RepuD-
lican and Democratic nominee, re-
spectively, at the recent primary for
United States santor, would be asked
to withdraw during the course OF
meeting of the Wisconsin Loyalty le-
gion, a nonpartisan organization, this
afternoon and evening.
The managers of both nominees
are going ahead with preparations for
an active campaign. Both candidates
expect to have a large number of
speakers in the field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

intense on a lengthy front north of
La Bassee canal and in the Ypres sec
tor in Flanders.
) On the French front the Germans
have carried minor attacks northeast
of Verdun and in Lorraine. French
troops repulsed both attempts with
loss.
British monitors and naval aircraft
have made a combined attack on
and submarine base and British sea-
planes have attacked enemy mine
sweepers near Helgoland and with
machine gun fire.
In the attack on Ostend, British
airmen brought down German ma
chimes while the monitors bombarded
the town heavily.
Threatens War on Holland.
Germany, according to unofficial
reports from The Hague, considers
that the attitude of Holland toward
the Anglo-American shipping demand
has changed the relations between the
German and Dutch governments. The
same report says that Germany would
take it as a cause for war If Holland
should abandon her remaining de-
mands regarding the use of seized
Dutch ships by the United States and
Great Britain.
Kaiser Visits West Front.
London, March 22.-Emperor Will
liam, Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
and General Won Ludendorff have
gone to the western front to witness
the German attack, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
Bulgarian and Austrian troops are
now on the western front, the dis
patch reports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

Wall St, New York, March 22-STOCKS
Dealings indicated greater caution after
the early rally. leaders cancelling their
gains on small offerings. Reactions among
popular equipment averaged point and in
rails, especially Canadian Pacific and Coal
ers. the setback was more extensive. Corn
Products was the most active feature of
the first hour. tho gaining only slight
fraction. The market later lapsed into its
recent dizziness, trading coming to a stand
still at noon. Liberty 31a's sold at 9S.40.
first As at 96.S4 to 1926 and second As
at 1886 to 1924.
Moderate pressure against active stocks
at the opening of today's market was at
tributed to the continuance of the German
offensive on the western front War shares
reacted the better part of point and rails
yielded as much. In the main. however,
losses were largely retrieved by the end of
the first half hour few important issues
then selling over -esterday's final quota
tons. Liberty bonds were strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones, 21i 1rattan street
Telephone between ard 10 q. M, 303o:
Other hours. 4751 K-2.
Since January 1 the population of Oak
land has not increased materially, there be-
ing two deaths in the city and six births
during that time. OF the six babies born
four were boys and two were girls.
Viola Kelsey, Wabash avenue, is i'll at
her parents home with the measles.
At the program given Wednesday even
ing at the Oakland Methodist church I'M
a silver offering of slightly more than S12
was secured. This money will be used by
fort kits for the soldier boys who have gone
from Oakland, there being about fifty. The
program was welt given and large and
appreciative audience heard the numbers.
Mrs. W. II. Roehrig of North Topeka
spent Friday as the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Harold Lepper.
Carrie Ludington, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ludington, is improving after
having been quite i'll with the scarlet fever.
secured $50 at their program given Tues
day evening at the school, The money will
be used in the class fund.
Mrs. S. T. Willard and little daughter
are spending several weeks with relatives
near Culver. Kan.
Edward Rafferty, is expected to come to
the city soon from Texas where he has
made his home for several years. He will
visit his parents; Mr.; and Mrs Thomas Raj
Mrs. J.. C. Neiswender entertained with
social afternoon Thursday for her mother,
Mrs. u NJ. IlatnDun. III OelnS MIS-. ISatn-
buns birthday. The ladies gave Mrs. Rath-
bun a plate shower. The afternoons guests
were: Mrs. d. Patterson. Mrs. Mary
Keeney, Mrs. +. E. Lesson: Mrs: N: e. Cope
land, Mrs. A. G. Taylor, Mrs. w. r. Jessop,
Mrs. J. G. Hoag, Mrs. II. C. Smith. Mrs.
W. 7: Earle, Mrs; l. Langstaff, Mrs. G.
H. Lingo. Mrs. G. G. Horne, Mrs. c. M.
Reaugh, Mrs. J. e. Shaffer, Mrs Z. $.
Wallace, Mrs. Ray Brewer Mrs. Q. NJ. An
derson, Mrs. George Anderson, Mrs. John
Kinds, Mrs, Goodell. Mrs. D. A. Starr, Mrs.
c. NJ. Main, Mrs. NJ. J. Clemens, Mrs. o. NJ.
Keats, Mrs. Clarence Reaugh. Mrs. e. w.
Renbarger. Mrs. W: o. sherman; Mrs. E. A.
Wassen. Mrs. f. r. Mackey. Mrs. Roy Nell
son, Miss Estelle Clemens, Miss Violet Bos-
Ter, Naomi Melvina and Margaret Neis-
winder, Beulah Newell, Devota Sherman
and Billy Earle.
The annual congregational meeting of the
Oakland Presbyterian church was held
Thursday evening The reports of the
years work were read. after which a social
evening was had BY the members. At the
meeting of the Willing Workers society
of the church Thursday afternoon the off
GERS of the society during the last year
were reelected. The society has member
ship Of fifty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
DON'T FOLLOW
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5dineo the battle line, but no where
aid the Germans gain the detectives
planned. Regiment after regiment
Mas hurled against the defenses of
Tie British front, and Field Marshal
IEaig reports the German losses as
exceptionally heavy.
t!Desperatc fighting continues all
along the lines from the Sensee TO the
Cfse and especially on the Cambria
SECTOR. Enemy efforts before Cam
brai were aimed principally to the
Herth and south of the salient left
after the fighting ceased there last
November with the evident purpose
OF cutting off the salient and driving
tlru toward the old battlefield of the
Spmrle.
1 Germany's latest offensive finds
both sides prepared for the shock of
prolonged and sanguinary combat.
For the most the Germans have been
and supplies behind their lines be-
tween Arras and st. Quentin. The
Eritish also have been active, and
We're prepared for any blow the enemy
night deliver, and had anticipated
HAT the offensive movement would
epme where it did.
Is Battle Ground for Future.
Behind the British lines is the de-
Shstated area over which the Ger
flians retreated last March. Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg declared at
The time that the devastation was
carried out not only to hamper the
Allied armies, but to provide a bat
tIefield for the future.
III The German attack may be only a
fsint. but a large breach in the Brit
iSh lines might involve the safety of
Paris and Amiens and the French
channel ports from the mouth of the
Seine to Belgium.
H German artillery fire also has been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
PLAY HERE TONIGHT
Lawrence Basketball and VolleybaH
Teams Coming for Games at "Y."

Athletic Director Bolton, of the
Central Y. NJ. c. A, has arranged a
combination basketball and volleyball
entertainment for tonight with two
teams from the Lawrence Y. NJ. c. A
The Christian church volleyball
champions of Lawrence will play To-
cal team picked from the Monday and
Thursday noon classes of the local as
ISOLATION, and the Lawrence interme-
diate basketball team will play the
Topeka intermediates. The basketball
game will start at 7:45 and the vol
leyban game at $50. No admission
will be charged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
Millions in Gold and Silver Bull
i lion in Ships Golfers.
Would Require S3,24O,OOO,OOO
II To Rebuild Lost Vessels.
BIN ON LUXURY CARGOES
Million Tons Devoted to Lux
Il ury Imports in 1917.
S. To Demand Tonnage More
Exclusively for War Use.

Washington, March 22.-Germany's
eSonomic toll in cargo ships sunk by
hdr submarines during the war totals
Ippre than $4,000, 100000 to date, Of
dSials here estimated today.
THE value of tonnage sent to the
bottom is based on ship losses just
made public for the first time by the
British admiralty. The losses, it is es-
would be divided about as
fellows:
Cost of reproducing ships sunk.
81. 240. 100000. Probable cargo value
hatween 100000, and $1,000
100000 more. OF these losses it is
e4imated the 1917 total will exceed
$2.SO0,O0O,O
Small Area Treasure Strewn.
1 In a comparatively small area about
THE British isles lies most of this great
tleasure of ships and merchandise, in
Gliding millions in gold and silver bull
Hon.
] sAs a result of the sweeping losses
Hhnkly admitted now by allied Off
OPS, the government is preparing to
announce sharp restrictions of ex-
pqrts.
Investigations of ports statistics
Slow that 100000 tons of carga
space was devoted to Injuries import
ed into the United States in 1917.
4 me wal lrdue DodfQ is now pre-
caring list of what may be regarded
as non-essential imports and exports,
subject to curtailment in the govern
1lents tonnage conservation program.
ii 6O5,4S1 Tons of Coffee to U. S.
f,Fruits and nuts constitute a big
fem in the luxury trade. Coffee
Thought into the United States from
BFazil in 1917, occupied 6O5,4S1 tons
Of shipping Space-and most certainly
will hR rp6npah ho
plan. Raw silk occupied 1926 tons
4 Millions of dollars worth of fruits
9pts, perfumes, cosmetics, laces and
embroideries, furniture, ostrich feath-
ets, ornaments, hats and clothing to
say nothing of ivory and other non
essentials, will soon feel the drastic
slashing of the American government
( Everything now depends on ton
pase-and the people will soon get a
different idea of necessities" officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

Kansas City, March 2.-HOGS-Receipts
1000 Market Toe to 15c lower. Bulk of
sales. $16.70@1T.25: heavy. SIG. 10d17 90
packers and butchers. S16S0d17.30; light
ST. oOG17.4O: pigs. SIS 0o@ 1900
Prime fed steers SIS o0g "a o0 dressed 5ef beef
steers, s10.50d 1925: western steers. S9.5OG
1925; southern steers. SS.OO011.0O; cows.
and feeders, $s.OO@1275; bulls, $500 1925
calves. S1.50d13.JG
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Lambs. S11.O001S.00: yeariings, SI4.O00
1900: wcthers. $13O0MI5.oO; ewes, $4,000
400; stockers and feeders $SO0017.10.