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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Mrs. Jane Grant Skinner widow. of Henry Skinner, whose death occur red Wednesday evening at the home of her daughter. Mrs. John Kilroy in Yantlc,, was born in Brooklyn, Conn, Jan. 1S43. the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Prentice Grant. A few years after her marriage with Henry Skinner they came to Norwich Town where they resided for nearly fifty years. MT Skinner died Dec. 20. 1913. Not long before. his death the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage vas ob- served. Since MT. Skinner's death Mrs. Skinner has spent the time with her children, Mrs. E. G. Northrop in Ston- ington, Frank A. Skinner of Norwich Town and Mrs. John Kilroy. of Yan- tic. '
 Devoted to her family. honored and loved by her children, her warm, ten der heart and sympathy went beyond the home circle outward to neighbors and many friends in many minister ing deeds of kindness in times of sick hess and death. It was then, as al- ways, that the beauty of her Chris tlan character shone, for her calm, peaceful, quiet nature fitted her to in times of trouble Friends in turn prized her friendship and the dark ened hours of partial blindness that came in the last years of life were frightened by their thoughtfulness and by the loving care of her chil- dren.
 Besides her children there are five grandchildren, Harry Northrop, now in Texas, Anna, Clifford of New Lon don, Evie L. Skinner of Norwich Town and Mrs. Sybil Stritch.. The children of the late c. William Grant, her only 1 brother, are George Grant and Mrs 1 William Sharples Of Taftvilie, Walter Grant and Miss Bessie Grant of Nor. Eich Town
 inspected Orchards. 1 Saturday Prof. S. P. Hollister oi Storrs Agricultural College was up. town inspecting the orchards of Franl l $. Wheeler on Scotland road. Among those present was F. W. Browning oi Kitenaus. It was MT. Wheeler o1 Scotland road, not Reservoir road, wht secured the New London County prizes for fine fruit in Hartford.
 Rural Carrier to Quit.
 R.F. D. Carrier Frank Rose of Wau Wecus Hill,is to give up route No. the first of March. If no carrier is a OIIoC f5SCAIO4 HIS olpSlAtutS, E1fISSi Taylor, will be in charge of the routt for a time.
 Lease New House.
 Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Leonard of Sa chem Terrace have leased one of tn Inew houses on Julian street, contin uation of Lafayette street, and vii move there early in March.
 | sheltsrins Arms Service.
 Rev. J. W. Areson and choir of tn, Grace Episcopal church, Yantic, vii
 be at the Sheltering Arms for tn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
Penn Wins at swimminn,

New York. Feb s21.-The swimming and water polo teams of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania tonight scored 6 double victory over the teams of the College of the City of New York in the local tank. In the swimming events the Penn boys took every first place, winning by a score of 4S to 5. In the wattr polo game Penn defeated the local team 36 to 15.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
OVER THE T0Ps ARTHUR !!1!!s {: GUY EMrEY m
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Copyright by ARTHUR GUY EMPEY

seventeen. < killed A and thirty one wounded<in that. little local affair of
 Strengthening the line" while the
 other companies clicked it worse than we did.x
 E After the attack we went into re- serNef bilfets for six days and on the seventh sofce again we were in rest
 billets.s 4se-.-s ,s-s4
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
aBlLLY' MADDEN DEAD.
Was Manager of John L. Sullivan
 When He Won the Heavyweight 3 Championsl1ip.

New York, Feb. 21.-''Billy' Mad den, sporting man and manager of the late John L.. Sullivan when he won the heavyweight pugilistic champion ship, died suddenly in the White Plains hospital from acute indigestion He was 65 years old
 Madden was. one of the best known sporting men in the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
ALL UNsoLD SALMON IS
 REouIslTloNED FOR ARMY
Salmon Administrator of Washington
 Has Been Notified. 9

sBellingharn. washn.. Feb. 21.-E B. Deming, salmon administrator for the federal government, announced today that by order of the food administra- tion.s all of the Insold stock in the United States would be requisitioned for the American army. Telegraphic orders to withhold disposal of all un- sold salmon have been sent to the different packers. ,t... =
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
SPORTING NOTES

The Pastime A. C. will hold box ing carnival on Washington's birth day
 Tommy Shea of New Haven will do battle with Benny Valgar,. of New York, at the Commercial A. c. in Boston on Washington;s birahday.
 Truck Hannah. the new Yankee, worked in 1855 games in the Coast league, last season. catching in 1o1 consecutive contents. The coast rec ord is 190 games made by little Tom Leahy. in 1902 f.
 Jim Coffee, the Irish eavyweight, hasn't done any fighting slnee he was knocked out by Bartley Madden some months ago. .Coffey is in the draft and expects to be called to the colors soon.
 Phil Douglas. who was separated from his appendix, a few days ago, is recovering slowly, and his pAIsicians say he will not be abble to Ny for six months. Thus do Charley AN&egh- mans calculations receive another setback.
 
 Lew Tender, who despite his awk- ward right foot forward pose. is be- ing touted in Philly as the logical op- ponent for Benny Leonard, has a fairly tough bird on his hands when he swaps punches with Joe Yelling on March 4 in Philadelphia.
 Konetcky who used to draw down s7, 900 from the Feds has turned back his contract, calling for s4,so0, to the Braves, and says he will quit, unless the ante is raised. Konetchy' s Fed contract was taken over by the Boston club, but has now expired. Baseball on ice is a new innovation, introduced in Cleveland to break up the nlonotony of heatless Mondays. A team composed of experienced skat- CTS defeated an aggregation of major and minor league players in two. games. Paskert of the Cubs, and Wambsganss, of the Indians, played with the losing team.
 Jimmie Wakely, once famous as a wealthy haeker. and manager of John | L. Sullivan, is reported to be broke in New York. Wakely was huge plunger, and his cafe in the White Light district was the mecca for sporting men of his time. The other day he exhibited big. pile of checks calling for $s5,0o0, all cashcd for some of his fine friends, but which came back N. G. Tex Rickard, the famous promoter has gone to South America where he is going to devote all his time to the raising of live stock. Rickard said before sailing for his ranch in Par aguay that he was through promoting fights. Still if the McCue bill passes it is likely that Tex will again answer the call of his first love-. Rickart Ialwoys played square and the fan; liked him. @-s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
Service Fiaa at Parks

Among other decorations at Am1eri- can Association parks next season will be two service flags, one for the league and the other in honor of local players who have joined the colers Thomas ]. Hickey, president of the league, already has begun compiling the data for the leagne emblem, and has written each club owner to furnish him, with list Of men in service. It is believed the American Association will sdrpass either big league in the number of stars on it's flag and probably viii fly the largest service flag of any circuit extant. The rank and file of A. A. players are younger than the average big leaguer, and conse- quently are not so greatly hampered by family tiee-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Sharkey whom he hit at will. In the semi -windup Mickey O'Brien of .Wilkesbarre defeated Wfilie Brennan of Scranton
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
Burns Too Clever For sharkey

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 21.--Frankie Burns of Jersey City outpointed. Jack Sharkey of New York in ten rounds here tonight. No knockouts were scored. Burns was too clever for
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
COTTON.

New York, Feb. 21.-cotton spot quiet; middling 3215. Futures opened firm: March 3070: May ao4o; July S004; October 2S90: December 3S73.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
NORWICH TOWN

Death of Mrs. Henry Skinner-Daw- son Family Moves From Auburn, N. Y.-Prof. $. P. Holistor, From storrs, Inspeets Wheeler Orchards pr. w. w. Leonard Leases New House.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
MONEY,

New York, Feba 21.-can monaH weak; high $; low 3; ruling rate 6; closing bid 2 1-2; offered at 3: last loan 3. ~.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
LAST YEAR
ATToRNEYs-AT-LAw
Brown & Perkins, lli.isys.st.l,u

Over Uncas Nat Bank. Shetucket St. Entrance stairway near to Thames National Bank. Teleo phone 3S-3
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Truck Hannah! the new Yankee, worked in 1855 games in the Coast league, last season, catching in 101 consecutive contents; The coast rec ord is 1s0 games made by little Tom Leahy. in 1902.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

WALKER GETS FOURTH
 CHANGE IN MAJORS Pitched Few Games and Lost Job After Beating Up Flock of Bell boys.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Jim Coffee, the Irish heavy weight, hasn't done any fighting slnce he was knocked out by Bartley Madden some months ago. Coffey is in the draft and expects to be called to the colors Soon .s.s l. s- '5s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Tommy Shea of New Haven will do battle with Benny Valgar,. of New York, at the Commercial A. c. in Boston on Washingtons birahday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

The Pastime A. (. will hold 8 box ing carnival on Washington's birth day.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Phil Douglas, who was separated from his appendix. a few days ago, is recovering slowly, and his pAgsicians
 say he will not be abble to Ny for
 six months. Thus do Charley a&agh-
 mans calculations receive arosl1er setback.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22
STOCKS.

rrznsscdons un the Ns~ S1h Stock Exchange q . ?. m:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Dr.. and Mrs. W. W. Leonard of Sa- chem Terrace have leased one of the new houses on Julian! street, a contin- uation of Lafayette street, and will move there early in March
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

To Ro Continued Tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Lew Tender, who despite his awk- ward right foot forward pose. is be- ing touted in Philly as the logical op- ponent for Benny Leonard, has a fairly tough bird on his hands when he swaps punches with Joe Yelling on March 4 in Philadelphia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

Sheltsring Arms Serviee.
 Rev. J. W. -Areson and choir of the Grace Episcopal church, Yantic, will be at the Sheltering Arms for the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-22

konetcky who used to draw down 1000 from the Feds has turned back his contract, calling for s4,so0, to the Braves and says he will quit, unless the ante is raised. Konetchy' s Fed contract was taken over by the Boston club, but has now expired.
Evening journal., 1918-05-01

districts IN the West and in the East,
but also the appropriation and depor-
tation OF Belgian, French and Russian
landholders, and particularly the trans
fer Of mines and OF industrial plants
from hostile 10 German hands" This,
as is said in the sane and forcible pro-
test OF the German New Fatherland
Alliance" (see pages 227-232) is a pro
gram for which no European precedent
can be found since the migration Of
the nations in the NTH and following
centuries. when the Teutonic hordes
FIRST ovcrran the civilized world. These
are the demands not OF unknown par
anoiacs but Of some three hundred and
nfty professors, supported by a thou
sand other 'intellectuals" (see pp. Co
65) and Of six Of the most important
Industrial associations in the German
Empire (see pp. t23-i25l.
These are the implications OF the Ger
man Emperor guarantees and securi-
ties" (see p. g..
NuNROE SMITH.
Evening journal., 1918-05-01

migrated to all parts OF the earth. and
that in each place they were prosper
ing by their thrift and industry.
William IL became Kaiser on June IS,
1898, and he soon let the world know
that he regarded himself as a bigger
man than Old Bismarck Having dropped
Bismarck, he chose as advisers medic
ere men-bureaucrats, militarists. Jun
kers, who. with captains OF industry.
shaped the policy Of the country and
completed the Prussianlzation Of the
non-Prussian Germans. SpuTed on one
side by an unecrupulous and a merci-
less miiitarist caste and on the other
by an equally INSCRIPTIONS and merci-
less capitalist ciass-there have been no
modern money-hunters like the Ger
mans-German international policy took
the road desired by the army and by
the capitalists. Both classes flattered
the Kaiser into supposing that he or
iginated their policies, and that these
were essential 10 the welfare Of Ger
many-an easy task. for he was a
megalomaniac OF colossal proportions
About 1895 the dream Of world do
miniOn solidifed into something more
than a dream. Oflcials OF the army,
navy and state department began TO for
mulate the steps required TO attain it.
France and Russia-the competing land
powers-could easily be smashed; but
England, whose empire stretched round
the earth, could be reached and over
come only on the sea. So Germany
started 10 build a great navy, and the
naval officers at their mess drank regl-
larly their toast "Auf den Tag''-"To
the Day" when they should be strong
enough 20 meet the hated English, but
for whom the Germans pleasantly as
sumed they would already be supreme.
Now an-Germanlsts, official and unof-
fetal, raised their paean 10 the superb
ority Of the Germanic race Historians
expounded the manifest destiny reserved
FOR them. Parsons bade them heed the
word Of God and slay the degenerate
peoples. A mad philosopher glOriled
the superman-a creature whom they
at once assumed was German. Men OF
science found a warrant In biology for
the destruction Of the weak by the
strong. The Kaiser himself spoke freely
Of his partnership with "der alte Gott
"a connection which Of course sealed
with sanctity the Imperial utterances
and designs.
Everything being ready, and the enc.
mics Of Germany being reported by the
/ Kaiser's spies as too unprepared 10
nght. the Prussian military ring forced
/ the war.
III.
When you read the testimony which
\ follows, therefore, you viii understand
that the war was the elimination o.
plans extending over quarter OF a cen
/ tury-more than that. that IL spranl
from the Prusslan nature, which hal
/ proclaimed for a hundred years tina
4 war Is the normal state Of nations. H0l
will see that the horrors. the hideou
Evening journal., 1918-05-01

Empire which they hoped to establish,
and Of the means by which they ex-
pected to destroy civilization and to set
up in its place the Dominion Of the Hun.
Observe that these statements do not
come from me or from any other parti-
san OF civilization, but from the Ger
mans themselves. Truth is revealed
not only in wine, but IN those express
sions which we make unconsciously-
In grief, in anger in exultation. So
when you flnd in the passages which
follow. the writer exulting over a pol
.cy which seems TO you 10 be damnable,
you can be sure that he is wearing no
mask. The same is true when he lays
before you, and gloats over IL, a scheme
OF perfdy; or when he exposes, quite
naively, his unbounded self-conceit and
the vast proportions Of the national
sweiled head. for which not merely
Germany but Europe was too small, and
only the world could suffice.
Considering the mass OF testimony
which had been accumulating during
the twenty-five years between the ac-
cession Of William II and his launching
OF war In 1919, considering also how
openly the Germans talked OF their
Destiny" their superiority, their ft-
ness 20 rule the world, it is surprising
how blind other nations and we were.
We wrapped ourselves In incredulity.
We took complacent ease in the thought
that the day OF Napoleon and Caesars
had passed; that the world was too
civilized to indulge in great wars Of
cOnQuent; that commerce and banking
end Socialist interactions, not to men
tion the unprecedented growth IN hui
name standards had created an inter-
dependence which would make war. not
merely, improbable, but unthinkable.
We saw, indeed, that William II was
neither a Napoleon nor a Caesar; but
we did not sufficiently allow for the ef-
feet Of the inordlnate ambition and
monstrous vanity Of even a neurotio
monarch working upon a people like
the German. The size Of the fetish
never measures the strength OF the tribe
that worships It.
The war for world power was no sud
den conception; but only after the vic
tories OF Prussia ffty years ago did
Il become the definite aim Of the mill
tary Junker ring. Having beaten Aus
| tria, Prussia dominated the German
states, whether they would OF no; and
| by defeating France, she united Ger
many as an Empire in which she was
dominant. During the next twenty years
Bismarck, the real ruler OF Germany
dismissed the propagandists Of pan-Ger-
manism as half-baked theorists. Hg
declared that Germany was "a satisfied
nation" He planned 10 keep Germany
at the head Of Europe, but not 10 de.
] rF~ nrnnaa Tnr1ana nw Tfa1.r o.
/ cripple Russia. He took little interest In
humbugged by the plea that German.
must go 10 war I'm order TO win a place
in the sun. He knew that Germans haC
Evening journal., 1918-05-01

cruelties, the diabollcal devastation,
were moi exceptional crimes, but care
fully worked out parts Of the Prusslan
military system in action.
There is a beast IN every man. Prus-
Sian war experts long ago made it their
duty TO unchain this beast aud TO give
1t free play during war They discOv-
cred how 10 excite its fury, and how
TO train that fury so that IL should be
damnably efficient. How well they have
succeeded Belgium can tell. and Serbia
and Poland and Armenia, whose two
million and a half OF dead were victims
OF massacre arranged by Prussians and
carried out by Turks. The sinking Of
the Lusitania, and Of hundreds OF merch-
ant ships-not enemy ships only, but
also neutral ships-execution OF Edith
Cayell and Of Captain Fryatt, the slaugh-
ter Of hostages. the outrages on women
and girls OF all ages, the deportations,
the starving OF foreign civilians In
prison pens, the sinking OF hospital
ships, the poisoning Of wells. the shoot
ing Of Red Cross ambulance drivers and
nurses-these are all deliberate mani
festations OF the Satanic system OF
cruelty which the Prussians long ago
adopted as the guiding principle OF their
war-making.
Cruelty has been an attribute OF the
Germans since earliest times. The Goths
and Nandals and their kindred barbar-
lans practlced It as a matter OF course
The Huns-the spiritual ancestors Of the
Prussians-raised Il to such a bad emf
nence that for fourteen centuries they
stood unchallenged as foremost In
cruelty.
The second pillar OF the Prussian sys-
tenn Is mendacity. Frederick the Great
gloried in his use OF Il: what be wrote
about it might form a manual OF treach-
cry. Bismarck was an expert in h
What can be expected Of a nation whose
national heroes are Frederick, who held
no oath sacred. and Bismarck. who doc
tored the Ems dispatch? Mendacity al
practiced by the Prussians, includes
hypocrisy, downright lies, treachery
and the debasing spy-system which has
been employed since 1914 10 undermine
the United States. Deceit belongs prop.
crly TO the savage, and we need mol
wonder, therefore. that II has been mad,
la speciality by the modern barbarians
| President Wilson, whose opportunities
/ for knowing details have. Of course
surpassed those OF any other American
/ Individual, has carefully distinguish,
between the German people and thl
German Imperial government. Wit
that clue we can, In all this terrible az
fair, assign responsibility FOR the wicket
plans and their carrying out
What / may call onlclal German col
lective mendacity has reached its eli
max since 1896. when the Germans be
gan secretly TO plant colonies abroad
taking care that the new immigrant
should go TO strengthen German innu
ence In chosen countries, and that IN
] earlier settlers should be won bac
Evening journal., 1918-05-01

by Establishments and bribes Of allie
glance 10 German Imperialism This
was Prince Bulow's way OF "redceming"
German emigrants. No American, with
our experience Of The past three years
before him, needs 60 be told the abom-
inable methods employed or the results
achieved.
Cruelty and mendacityl These two
words sum up military Prussianism.
Humanity means the victory OF human
qualities and ideals over those OF the
beast Prussianism, I'm exalting cruelty.
denies humanity and voluntarily accepts
the standards OF the beast. So prus-
sianism Is an outlaw from humanity.
In like fashion, by practicing and glor-
flying mendacity, prussianism denies
the primal trust Of man In man, OF
tribe In tribe which IS the cornerstone
Of civilization. prussianism flouts the
sanctlty OF treaties, and laughs at all
other obligations which might check
or hamper 10 and thereby II denies in
/ ternational faith and makes itself an
outlaw from civilization.
You who read this confession OF such
Ideals. YOU who remember how ruth
lessly they have been put into practice
cannot plead ignorance in making your
decisions between civilization and Prus-
slanism. You are American; can you
picture Washington or Lincoln as sup
porting any OF these devlish doctrines ?
You are American, and In the light OF
what the Teutons have done and still
hope TO do, you cannot doubt that n
they got a foothold here they would
shoot down you and your friends as
hostages, destroy your home and your
town. outrage your wife and daughters,
deyastaie the country, and try to ter
rorize. Il into submission. They would
have no more respect for Americans
than they have had for Belgians or for
Evening journal., 1918-05-01

French. Like the wolves sne the -
enas they do these things because It 4
their nature to do them. Do not allo~
any specious argument 70 lure You d
The side Of The wolf and the hyena.
Those who are not with US an
against rs
WILLIAM ROSCOE THAYER-
Cambridge. July "a. 1917.
Evening journal., 1918-05-01
OUT OF THEIR OWN MOUTHS!

Uuerances of German Rulers Statesmen, Savants, Pubc
Journalists, Poes Business Men, Party Leaders, and
Soldiers, Edited by Munroe Smith, IL D., Professor
of Juprudence Columbia University, and Published by
d. Appleton and Company of New York and London
Permission Lay Before Evening Journal Readers These
Compiled end Copyrighted Evidences Of a Damnable
German Policy of Long Standing Was Obtained for Us
by Former Judge George Gray, Who Thinks They Should
Be Read Dgested and Remembered by Every American.
Evening journal., 1918-05-01

John Ritter sos T. Seventh st, says 'AIy back was
weak and the kidney secretons showed my Kidneys were
out Of order. Az time laid up for two weeks
My back bad couldn't get up down. when
had been sitting in a chair awhile would have TO
have help TO get up. used Doans Kidney Pills and the
trouble left me-
NEARLY TWO YEARS LATER Mr. Ritter said: aAfy
has been permanent have told many people
what Doans Kidney Pills have done for and 1 think
they a Gne remedy"
The Washington times., 1918-08-25
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
ACTION PLEDGED

After selecting Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts, as their floor
leader 20 succeed the late Senator
GaIlinEar. Senate Republicans In
conference yesterday unanimously
favored an early vote on the woman
suffrage amendment to the Federal
constitution.
The resolution pledges Republican
Senators to a policy of hurrying the
suffrage amendment to Q vote I'M
mediately after prohibition Is voted
upon in the Senate. 1t does not bind
Republicans to vote for the amend
ment. although three-fourths Of tie
Republican membership already are
pledged in its favor.
The action OF the Republican SEN
a, is regarded as the first step TO-
ward making woman suffrage a party
issue in the fall campaigns. II the
amendment Is adopted, Republican,
will seek the votes of women in all
States where women are enfranchised
on the strength of their support IL
the amendment Is defeated, Repuo-
licans will seek to lay full blame on
the Democratic majority.