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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

T am forever cured, announced the Hyde Park man. "of decision, firm ness and, above all. of arguing with a woman! In the first place, male child of six should know better than to argue, because women have such an amazing way of being right when they aren't. and rubbing the fact in! If you down 'eni logically they switch around and convince you that 1t is all your fault and that you are a brute. So what chance have you?"
 Mot even a hundred to one'' agreed the Woodlawfl man promptly. ''I ain glad that reason has dawned at last in your heretofore darkefled mind. What is the tragedy this timt?"
 T took Imogene to an opera tnati- nee," related the Hyde Park man. Naturally she wore all her good clothes and furs. She is SO fond of those furs that no one can induce her to check them. Imogene has the mo- tion that a large band Of expert bank robbers are trailing her around town waiting for 6 chance to. make d raid and capture her maff and neck scarf and she elinKs to them fierceiy. That's all right for a few moments pose when the photographer is around, but for a sustained effort in a warm room it becomes wearing.
 "The three seats in front of us were vacant, so suggested that instead of peering over the Alaskan mountain of things in her lap she could deposit her wraps and faTs iii the seat before us, where she could watch them out of the corner of her eye. She con sented to this and we ceased to swell ter beneath their weight. Presently the two seats adjoining the one we had turned into coat closet filled up with a nice looking couple. reflen1 Der casually admiring the eoiffure of the lady and the haircut of the man, our set How little we know"
 Just so," agreed his friend from WoediaWn. And then?"
 q was still carefree and happy person when the final curtain went down." sighed the man from Hyde Park, 'and l reached over and got Imogene's coat and hat and then hef furs, which articles she donned. We took one step and an agitated hand elutched my arm. I turned. Survey. ing me was the lady with the per. feet ceiffure. She didn't like me at all that was perfectly apparent from the glance of her eye. Scorn, triumph and wrath we're in that look.
 Pardon mel she said in the care fully noncoInmittal tone one uses when one has the drop and can af: ford to me calm, but you have my tnuff!'
 "Right here was where I showed my l lack of brains. She was woman an6 I was a man and here was an argu- ment. I should have known better.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
!ts success and pernanency.

It's success and permanency.
 There have been denominations aplenty that it is no unusual feat in these days to fly between washing ton and New York and especially so with a stop in between. Much longer distances have been covered without trouble and there is no reason why such a service cannot be established and be assured not only of success full accomplishment as far as navigat- ing the air is concerned but of re- ceiving sufficient postal business to at least meet the expenses
 Any isolated section of the country, such as Nantucket during the recent cold spell. could make excellent use of such a service and if the new route works out as expected it is highly probable that 1t will be extended wherever there is demand for it. It is quite evident that we are only be- ginning to realize the possibilities of the aeroplane.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
AERfAL MAIL sERvnE

There Is nothing unusual in the proposition ito establish aerial mail service between Washington, Phila- Aeiphia and New York. Such a step has been contemplated ever since it was dernnnstrated that the flying ma chimes have come to stay. Bids have previously been called for for siraifaf service Oser other routes where it is difi1cult to secure other transporta- tion but they failed to get the re- sp0nse expected In contrast with those, however,. 1t is announced that fhe e11 for bids for this service Is not for the purpose of making this an experiment.; and yet while 1t must be po rugzrded to a certain extent there b<e reasons undoubtedly why the post pfIio8 department believes that there Eill bs su1icIent business to insure M~. -FAL.4-- -- T~
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
THE POSITION OF RuMANiA.

What Rurnania is going to do re- garding the demand for peace nego- tiations as set forth in an utimatum by the German general in charge of The operations of the central powers .n that theater of the war has not been disclosed. But what can it do? Rumanis Is like man with his back 10 the wall trying to beat of a mob which surrounds him on every side. lt isn't a case where it can do what it wants to do but one where it must be guided larDeay by circumstances.
 The central powers are in a posia : ton because of the recent develop ments in that region to force Rumania out of the war or to crush it. There has not been much activity on it's front for some time but it has been busy fighting the Russians at the rear in response to the appeal of the peo- pie of Bessarabia. The support of Russia, which was never what was promised or what 1t should have been, is entirely gone. Ukraine has made peace and with no means of getting help even from the allies Rumania is left no alternative.
 From the very first that country has been unjustly treated. It has fought riobly in view of the Russian betrayal but now t must get out ol it's predicament the best 1t can. What the result will be rests with the fu- ture. It has been hfnted that it would be given Bessarabia which formerly belonged to it. but which was taken by Russia about 40 years ago and thai 1t would be obliged to give up the Dobrudja. It would be d change ir territorial limits which would bs along national lines and though il would be a readtustment at the ex- pense of Russia there can be little se1ximenr in behalf of the latter coun- fry under existing circumstances.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
OTHER VIEW POINTS

No sir, we're not against the vafen- tine. There's human cheer in it. But This St. Valentines day the rail- roads and mails will be in awful shape. The postofffce folks are working to the limit. War business all sorts of business is embarrassed by the taking of of regular trains, Let us conserve on valentine mail! Mail no valentines save to our soldiers and sailor boys. We ought to remember them, with or without special occasion. And; what d fine valentine a sweater, or a helmet,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
An UnfaiIing Way
 To Banish Hairs
lBeauty Notesl

! (Beauty Notes)
 Ugly hairy growths can be removed in the pffvaey Of your owra home if you get d small original package of dela-; tone and mix into a paste enough of the powder and water te cover the hairy surface. This should be left on the skin about 2 minutes, then re- moved and the skin washed and every trace ef. hair will have vanished No harm or inconvenience can result from this treatment, but be sure you buy real delatofe.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

to fall out on the lift" never yet have found out why I was ordered .to be held back, but when the company left for "up tne line I was with them
 Again a medical officer and the o. c. thought was unfit for service and only by changing places in the line of troops during inspection did pass. Another difficulty was encountered later when the roll was called and answered. The O. C. wanted to know
 why" for on the list my name was
 marked as left behind. But the Sergt
 Major helped me out.
 After a months trench fife I ''got mine" A big Jack Johnson" came
 my way and emerged with four
 crushed ribs. And the worst of it
 was, after being injured I stood a
 good chance of being court f1lartialed. When I reported sick the next morn
 ing the doctor drew paper from his pocket which ordered me to report at
 Le Havre immediately as I was marked as deserter from that place. Armed with a letter from the doctor and four crushed ribs I returned, un- escorted, several hundred miles to the base. Evidently there were some discrepancies between their lists and my jumping places in the lines in my efforts to get to the front.
 When the authorities at Le Havre say my condition they ordered me to the hospital, where I spent the next
 nine months recuperating, and re. eeived my discharge. Later I .re-en- listed. Not being physically in condi- tion. for front line service I was sent | to the British Canadian Recruitine
 Mission, but I'm hoping to see the front line again before this war is | finished.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

By Sergt J. E. Hawes,
 Des Moines Depot of the B. c. R. M.
 On. the eve of the declaration of war I was as anxious as the next man to get into uniform, but my age was against me. So had to wait for the right opportunity to turn up.
 One day was walking down Eigin Street, Ottawa, my home town, and stepped up to a soldier, and asked him if there was any chance of my getting into the army. He took me with him to the militia headquarters, and while I noticed that every one came to attention the real import of their respect, did not dawn upon me until l returned from the trenches wounded. Then found that the 'isol- dier'' through whose influence I had gotten into the arnfy was no other than Maj General Sam Hughes.
 But 1t wasn't so easy getting to the trenches even then. At LeHavre a medical officer examined the company and after a casual glance, ordered me
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

If we arc s0ins t6 have these ex- trerne winters fight along the cities Of New EnsIaiid viii be obliged to add electrical thawifis machines to their eduipment. They make a quick and thorough job ,of clearing frozen ser vice pipes and mains:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
MUST HAVE EFFICIENCY,

That the criticism which has been made of the war department has brought some results is to Be inferred from the announcement by Secretary Baker of the reorganization of the general staff. which has been divided into five bureaus for the purpose of getting better results and overcoming some of the faults which have been disclosed by the contrast between tie operations during peace times and when the nation is actually engaged in war. This follows the declaration of Senator Chamberlain to the effect that the department was not working properly.
 How extensively this will serve to overcome the effors in behalf of war cabinet remains to be seen. It can not be claimed that it actually does what it was intended that a war eabi- net should do but the change is tiii- questionaSly made fur the purpose of reaching some of the alleged defects, thus indicating that there was some ground at least for the attacks which have been made.
 In this connection it Is interesting to note that important conferences are to be held in Washington for the piir- pose of getting together those who are demanding important si1anges on account of the war activities and those who are opposing them in the form which they are being made. It indi- cates that there Is d general feeling among all the leaders that something should be done. If better results can be gained through d compromise well und good but there Is certainly need of insulting efficienty into the con- duct Of the war wherever 1t Is lacking.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

That failroad man testifying before the railroad wage commission certain ly knew what he was talking about when he said that # is real estate in- stead Of fuel which is being sold in the name of coal.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

ffiaHnftteh as those three West Pointers wfo have been dismissed for hazins have shown their unwilling ness to abide by fGEss 1t is better they should be disposed of iiow than wait until they display similar ttaits after gettipei into the army.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

The Ukrainians apparently do not care much for their fellow country men if We interpret their separate peace with the central powers alright.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

Whale meat may be reported cheap, but just wait untH they begin serving 1t at afternoon tea and whist parties and then watch the price commence to soar.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
EDITORIAL NnrEs

Unless ali signs fail the bolshevtki are demobilisfng their armies before they have adjusted their affairs at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

As long as suffering humanity has been taken care of elsewhere pr. Gars field seems to think that It can be left to hustle for itself in New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

Those aboard the Gross Rip light ship floating about somewhere in the ocean have doubtless come to the con clusiof that their former location was not so isolated aftsf &i1
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

New Yorkis new pofice commissioner is putting the plain clothes men into uniform. He wants to let tl1e crooks know when they are around.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

When Connecticut gets q thousand enlistments for service in the Ship. yards on the first day 1t doesn't looE as if the Nutmeg state Was failing tt live up to it's reputation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

In view Of the necessity for conserv- ing fuel and overcoming slippery side- walks, there is double reason for sifting the ashes this winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

Lent furnishes an admirable oppor- tunity for the revampfng Of the good reseIutions with which the new year was started.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
RELIEVING THE RAILROADS.

Recognizing the need of improving the transportation facilities, and in spired tihdoibtedly by the success which attended tAe sending of the motor truck train from Detroit to an Atlantic port the trucks and their loads of supplies being destined for shipment abroad for government ser vice, the New York council Of defense has given notice to the effect that it is to establish a motor truck freight service between the nlstropnHs ard Buffalo for the purpose of contributing to the relief of the freight congestion.
 The importance Of the service whiefl the rnotef truck can render 1T, cailiit- less number of ways is being brought more and more to the attention of the country. It is not steHrisifs that this effort which IS about sto be made should be given . trtont, for it mast be realized that eyer2 littin helps and when it repujres. a ii?ouii l6-lrcr ti'1ie than usual fot fftikIit slltnr,1e1ts to
 be made between sucA pslnts tht trucks are botind to be Of lie tie aid.
 This action may inltr. ss upon t,.a
 people of New York the great meet;
 which exists fof brinsiar ;ato itg ful; use tiiis ccriifss' ststsoE .ite aoW hefsq canal connecting these san.e cities. T'he motor truck traatt from Detroit tb thq seabosrd saved many cars. The truck service from 1suftaio to New York vii
 leave many others available for othei l transportatioti needs but the addi- tfonal relief which can be given b5
 the canal if sufficient boats are pro vided is such that every effort should be made to get the full benefit of it
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

or d pair of socks makes! It is safe to conserve the mail service for war purposes. It is sane to send as your valentine useful article.-New Haven Times Leader.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

The man on the corner says: Most people can lind plenty to do these days trying to satisfy the demands of the hungry Coal bins.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
win Rs His oolv H.lo.

Tn the spring the armies of the A. tland, and when that happy day comes. God help the Kaiser! Nobody else RfN.-Los Angeles Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
Hsven't Begun to Fishs.

Colonel Roosevelt says: we haven't begun to fight" That's right. We haven't yet even gotten up any round robins asking to be sent home. = Florida Times Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14

tie children like this one have been found and gathered into orphanages in western Asia. In Lebanon alone they died at the rate of one thousand a day last winter. Funds must be had at once if any are to be saved this year" +4s ss" ss
 .ls;snadl sTTpup,Ns trRcwRRTncH
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
Howl a Youhu Soldier Eeeis.

FfoW young soldier, Feeis. [ The following is an extract from an authentic letter received by. a Belgian father and mother from their son who entered the army of 1914 at the age of 16 years as a,.Eolunteer, was wound ed at the, battle of Yser and since re- turned to the front, where he is now or was when this was written in reply to a despairing letter from his. par ents:
 ''Do as I do. You must forget the war. Don't think about it at all and just make up your mind that, you have somewhere three sons that are all coming back to you safe, and sound. This is the surest way not to 's'enca- farder' as we say. If we should pity ourselves as you pity us, we who are under the direct stroke of the war, we would have been a long time dead and buried. So. no more worrying, eh Let the war take care of itself, it's something we have nothing to\ do with"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
MEN WHO CAME BACK
Met a "Jack Johnson"

Copyrighted by the British Canadian
 Recruiting Mission.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
COLLINS-ATKINSON

Miss Eunice Atkinson and Mr.. Rob-
ert H. Collins both of the Neutral
neighborhood were united in marriage
by the Rev. Waggoner at the home Of
the brides sister, Mrs. F. NJ. Lash,
5O4 West Oak street, in Columbus, at
high noon Saturday, November 9th.
After the ceremony, a lovely dinner
was served by the brides sister, Mrs.
Lash, and Mrs. W. Fierce.
The decorations were of autumn
leaves and chrysanthemums. Miss
Atkinson was former Kansas City
girl having been a stenographer and
resident of that city, for over fifteen
years. Her childhood was spent in
Cherokee county.
Mr.. Collins is a young farmer OF
sterling worth, and is highly esteemed
by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins will make their
home in Cherokee county near Neu-
tral.-Advocate.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
APPEARS TO BE INSANE

Raymond Nix, a student in the Bax-
ter Springs High School, was taken
into custody yesterday for exami-
nation with regard to his sanity. He
is the son of Glen Nix, a driller who
lives at Hockerville. Young Nix has
been acting queerly for some time but
lately his condition has become worse
He imagines that he is being shadow
ed by a man who seeks to do him in
jury. He is not violent.
After a preliminary examination
before Dr. Wear, president Of the
school board, Marshal Horton was in
structed to get in touch with the
young mans father and put him in
his care; II being an Ottawa county
Oklahoma, case.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
SEND THOSE XMAS BOXES

In the International News dis
patches published yesterday it will
be noticed that there is little likli-
hood of our overseas forces return
ing before Spring. If you want to be
in any way certain your boy gets his
Christmas present it ought to be sent
Immediately. Many people have hesi-
tated because of the possibility of the
return of the boys, but this now looks
almost impossible. The mails are GO
ing to be clogged with presents TOR
the boys over there and the surest
way to get the boy present by
Christmas is to start it now. The gov
ernment is advising this, as it appears
with good reason. If one waits until
the first OF December to send pres
ent there is danger of the recipient
not getting it until some time after
the first of the year.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
BAGHDIGIAN IN ST. LOUIS

Bagdasar X. Baghdigian, former
newspaper man in Baxter Springs, is
again located in st. Louis, No., ac-
cording to a letter received from him
today by Rev. John Garretson. He
has recently won a fellowship from
the Missouri School Of Social Econo-
my, a branch of the state university,
and he is again studying for his mas
ter's degree. He has also been made
director of Americanization for the
Woman's Council Of st. Louis and has
twelve committees working under him.
Baghdigian says he tried to enlist.
His draft number was close to the
bottom; he had it raised and was then
put in deferred classification because
of a defective left eye.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
BAETER PEOPLE
ESCAPE INJURY
Mrs. Page and Mrs. VanHOrn Escape
Injury When Touring Car
Turned Over Embank-
ment

Webb City, Mo-, Nov. 14.-A tour
ing car with eleven passengers turned
over a steep embanl1ment at q curve
just south Of the Webb City cemetery
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Richard
Page, driver, Mrs. Roy Van Horn, two
other women and seven children all
occupants Of the car, escaped injury.
The occupants We're able to extricate
themselves without summoning aid.
Mrs. Page and Mrs. Van Horn are
sisters-in-law and reside at Baxter
Springs. The car was only slightly
damaged.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Through an oversight the News
failed to mention a few days ago the
presence in the city of Mrs. NJ. S.
Kilb who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. F. E. McAlerney. We also
neglected to give the reason for Mrs.
McAlerney's joy quite noticeable to
her friends lately. 1t is occasioned by
the news that she is now grand
mother, a daughter having been born
recently at the home of her son, c. o.
McAlerney, at Moline, III. The young
lady has been christened Helen Lii
lian.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
INSPECTION OF
CHRISTMAS BOXES

The Red Cross Committee on In
spection Of Christmas Boxes will be
at the Post Office Friday, Saturday,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday af-
terhoons between the hours Of 3 and
s o'clock. Bring your boxes unwrap-
ped and unsealed for after inspecting
each box, members of the Committee
will wrap, tie and paste on the proper
labels: postage to be affixed by the
sender. Boxes will then be left in the
hands of the Committee for mailing.
No boxes will be accepted later than
Wednesday, November goth.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
BUILD UP TO $4,000

Construction up to $4,000 can now
be built without n government per-
nit. This announcement was receiv-
ed by wire Tues. night by C. E. Lund-
gren, manager of the Long-Bell Lum-
ber Company and member Of the To-
cal council of Defense. This amount
is good on either farms or in towns
and cities. It means the elimination
of building restrictions in Baxter
Springs.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
VICTORY BALL A SUCCESS

A Victory Ball was given Tues. night
by a few young men Of the city and
proved to be success; the dance was
given at the Goodeagle hall. Many
came from Galena, Joplin and other
nearby cities. Another dance will be
given next Friday night, when a new
orchestra will furnish the music.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Charles Diveley writes his mother
that he and his companions, Reece
Hash and Chester McCare, are enjoy
ing the Marine life just fine and that
they are rapidly advancing in their
work. Diveley said that Chicago sure
did celebrate Peace day, he said that
the parade was several miles long and
that they had only few accidents,
with one or two resulting in death.
Diveley, Hash and McCare left here
about one month ago in the Merchant
Marines.
Miss Doris Swalley visited friends
in Joplin Wednesday.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
CoRoNER's VERDICT

Young Pifer Is Being Held on Sus-
piciOn At County Jail
The coroner's jury that was called
to decide the cause of the death of
Earl Miller, whose dead body was
found near Blue Mound early Monday
morning, reported that he came to
his death from blow with some in
strument in the hands of some per-
son or persons unknown.
Young Pifer of that vicinity is being
held on suspicion in the county Jail at
Columbus.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

A Baxter man said he always
thought that the Hood advertisement
"Hood Wants To See You" was good
ad. until he bought some furniture
from Hoods on credit. Since that
time he has seen the sign "Hood
Wants To See You" around every cor
ner and it don't look a bit good to
him.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Tom McGruder, proprietor of the
Elite theatre, announces that he has
secured good program for tomorrow
afternoon and evening. Two pictures,
"The Fourth of July in Paris" and
'The Wolves of Kultur," will be
shown.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Dawes enter
tanned at six o'clock luncheon Wed.
evening the following guests: Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Hopkins of Tulsa,
Okla, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hopkins of
Kansas City, Mo-, Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Canaday, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Schiemann, the latter couples Of Bax-
ter Springs.