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Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-22
DANIEL SON

Order Placed Fer Matar Fire Truck Deaccp's Ordination at Baptist church-A nstTona Business srld- catheIie Ehureh Collection For Liberty Ronds--F. B. L 9elsastes at Meriden.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-22
Took Degrees.

Several members of Lima council, K. of C., who are leaving to enter the service this week, were at Moosup on Sunday afternoon to take degrees.
 Henry c: Marsh of Meriden visited with Danielson friends over Sun day
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
SLAyS WHO FIGHT FOR GERMANY

A South Slay. Tony kosuvoc. ono Of
the wounded men taken hv the French
and Americans III their counter offensive
on the Maruc. detailing hls experience IN
tho Gcrrnau army. sad that the officers
had told the men that there were only
few Americans IN France and that these
few did not amount to much rs fighters
we knew better. SAID kosovic, speaking
for the group Of Slavs captured with him.
The reason that kosovic knew bettor
was because he had boon miner IN Penn
sylvania Returning To Europe for his
family Just before the outbreak of the war,
he was pressed INTO the Austrian army for
service IN GahcIa and Italy. ON account
Of the increasing number Of desertIOns
among the Slavs ho was transferred with
Others and has race 10 the German army.
They entered this service with tho in
herent Slavic hatred for their German
masters. and they were treated with the
usual leuton.c contempt Tor an InfcnOr
race He was sorry looking prisoner
Apparentlv ne was as communicative
prisoner as ever fell into an enemy
power In order 10 force the Slavs tO fight
their officers warned them, kosovic said,
that they must hold the trenches at any
cost. for if "the Americans got hold of
them il would be the end of them .
kosovic tells the result The first decent
meal We have had in months we got from
the Americans aftor we were brought from
the battlefield, and tho first bath we have
had was from the French We are satisfied.
This is not the sort of news TO spread
among the Slavic people. Sending them
into the German army IN groups too
weak to oppose military discipline or to
callsc disatfcction was apparently Aus
tria last resort She had tried them
without success on her own Gahcian,
Serbian and ltalmn fronts. a report from
Vienna says that as a result Of the revolts
and mutinies IN Bohemia and Hungary
"l50 officers and 500 Csecho -Slovaks
were shot and 5000 others were arrested"
But even that seems a slow process of
killing of her most numerous race.-New
York sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
ABANDONED CANAL RESUMES.

Announcement was recently made by
CALVIN TompkIns member Of the Water
WAYS Committee Of the United States
Railroad Administration, Of tho inaugu-
ration Of a barge line to use the Delaware
4 RAritan Canal for freight movements
between Philadelphia and New York.
The RarItan Canal long ago passed under
the control Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and with the passing Of the Pennsylvania
under the government control the old
canal across the Jersey meadows passes
with the railroad
1t is to be gathered from the published
information that the utilization of the
waterway, under the plans rs formulated,
does not contemplate deepening, widening
or IN any large way the development of
the ditch which connects the Delaware
river with New York bay. This canal
across the New Jersey flats, along with the
Chesapeake n Delaware Canal, constitute
the links with the much discussed inner
way that would extend from Beaufort,
n c., To New York City. The present
uniform depth Of the Rantan Canal is
supposed to be seven feet The barges o
be towed through this inner way will,
necessarily, be light draft.
The Erie Canal is now being operated
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
VALUE OF CURIOSITY.

The quality hat IS most requisite 90 the
pleasure and succesa uf life ts lnterest
the faculty Of being interested ~ all things
" hen this interest Ia concentrated IN or on
ono thing IT generates tremendous DIV
name force " hon IT Il dliIuEod. like sun
hight over many thlngs. lrradlating all
things and making the whole world aElow,
II pcncratca pleasure and happiness and
gives one the power Of charm
drowning sava that "our interests on
the dangerous edge Of things That -
true. hut that NAV I've the morhld side
ot interest The other and queter and
more restf,l aspects of hie may also be nf
as great lnterCst to lis, # only We regard
thcm with sufficient curlosiiv
Cuuoslty IS at the baRe Of all human
culture Without il we should not have
much civilization art philosophy or
rchrian Paul told the most cultured
people the world has vct seen that they
were too curious The Apostle Of the
" est SAID tins however III hls after wears,
when the grIp Of curiosity that once held
him had slackcncd and hc wanted, hike
" Wordsworth. 4 chartered freedom. hopes
that no longor changed thcir names. and
= 'repnsc that ever ls the same Athens
was always curious and. therefore. became
he centre and soul of the wor ld,
EVERYTHING IN the world IS full of in
tcrost to rs. or would be If We paused :"
consider The chief charm of living Is
curiosity as 10 what will happen next,
tnd the ghlcf lutcp,>t IN death Is the
CURIOSITY ~ to what really constitutes thus
greatest of adventures - Columbia. ;. G..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
PRESS COMMENT.
NO TIME TO STRIKE.

Joseph Havrlock Wilson. head Of the
British Scamen's Union, leads 400 sailors
To Coventry to plead with munitlon-
makers To resume work and to tell them
OF 1000 scamcn murdered by German
ruthlessncss against tho laws of war.
Many workers have refused 10 obey strike
orders which arc practically against tho
government itself while British soldiers
lives depend upon munitions. The rest
are now gong back To work
Fighting somewhere in France, n union
papermaker from Glcns Falls, n. y.
sends word home. This is a - of "a time
to strlkcN A great strike Of lake sailors
was called for this morning and If now
called of. Strikes in Newark, bridgeport
and other munition centres have been not
few but icciing They melt in the s,niting
sun of public opinion. Their success would
seem needless death in our armies
Not once IN any labor misundcrstand-
ing has the government failed to take tho
utmost pains to find out what real gricv
ance existed and to remedy it if IL was
humanity possible There is too much at
stake, i'm terms Of flesh and blood and
national honor, 10 tie up the Industries
behind the guns. Only inexcusahle heed
lcssness could propose such step unless
treason turks behind the hideous proposals.
The C;lcns Fails man was right In any
Allied land, tins is no time To strike
New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
LEARNING TO SWIM.

Swimming is an accomplishment which
everybody comedies that everybody should
possess, vet there are few good swimmers,
and large majority Of the population -
unable "a swim ~ all Until recent years
the number of girls and women IN America
who could swim was 30 small that
woman swimmer was q person OF note
The fashion of athletics for women has
changed all that. and today almost every
city possesses many Annette kellermans.
Every good swimmer is a potential life
saver, besides being a better rlsk for lite
insurance companies than he or she would
hc If unable to face with cnmplacenCy the
possible emergency of falling hy accident
into deep wntcr l|csidca the opportunities
for learning 10 swim which arc afforded
during tho summer time IN the river and
the lake, there are those presented IN the
natatorlume, open all the year round
ANYBODY not seriously crippled who will
take tho trouble can learn to swim, but the
acquisition Of the stroke - especially easy
to Young people Milwaukee News
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
THE EVENING SMILE.
THE EXPRESSION " YOU PLEASE

Ono of the hcst stories of General
Sm,th Dorrlen. who is to take tho t'Ihrai-
tar command, IL that which he used 10 toll
against hiuself of an incident during the
South African war
An orderly arrived NJ his quarters ono
dav with important dispatches, winch he
delivered with a verbal message this
IN language that waq rather unconventional
Judged hv hls rank Smth porridn read
the dispatches aud dlsmisscd the man with
a reply that he would be ready to move m
two hours And. he added. say please
the next timc you speak TO me
The orderly delivered Smith- Dorrien :
reply 10 Kitchener w hat did he say7"
he was asked Ile aaid ho would be ready
to move IN two hours the soldier answer
cd. "and would Won kindly say please
the neNt tune you speak tn hum West
munster Gazette
vaultlnr Speaking Of vanlting amb,
tIoua /" YES 'fcrdy wants to be
CHAMPION NJ the high jump Kansas
City Journal
What do ynu suppose Will be the end
uf The woman question There wont
10 any end They always be asking
them Baltimore American.
Barhar -"Y our har is gattIng very
thin. SIR" Customer "Ycs. treated 1t
for n month with anti-fat, thinking 1t was
hair rcstorer - Boston Transcript.
Tho neighbors object to your running
the lawnmowcr at SIX 0 clock IN the morn
ing" said Mrs Crosslots Which neigh
hurs7. asked her husband The ones who
play the phonograph tall two O'Clock In
the morning Washington Star,
"Afv daughter Is going To Pro fessor
Womhat, the eminent pianist How
has touch" Pretty strong Four dollars
"A lesson =" Kansas City Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
SEND HIM A PAPER.

Said Private Jinmy Bark'n M he ohattcd
with his mates,
~ wonder what they're dom in the Old
United States:
Is Ty Cobb hittin' doubles in tlr way
he used TO do3
IH Speaker peRgin' runners with That
Same old deadly throw
wish had paper from the home town,
old or new
An could read about the people an
the places that ] know.
~ can't pet Interested in the Daily Mail
or Times,
I want the home town paper with it's
latest local crimes
I'm wondering who has married since
the day marched AWAY,
WHO'S been buried, aimee left there.
oh. IL sccrlla sn long agoi
For copy Of the paper ! would give up
Riv months pay.
There's so much Id like 10 rend of an
SO much | want 10 know
Snid Private Jimmy Barkis. TITS a
funny thing 10 me
But they seem to think paper we don't
ever want IN sec
Thcy write us cheerful letters an they
ecnd us things 10 wear,
They send ue good tobacco. sn' we're
mighty grateful too,
But they plumb forget n paper from the
old town over there
Is thing we'd never part with till wed
read il tn rough an through.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

frnq,senuy Too bdh vaAes should rDt
10 urrd or too much sonp; simply luko-
wnxm water and vory little soap, and II Is
b~ttrs 10 give the foot It's ~nshing nj tbo
md of IN, days work.
Tho o,xrtson ~ tb~ cnye of thu shoes
comes IN slso. A shoe can 10 srro,lcd 10
oasly II Il is wet, by heating IL before the
fire. II spoils the leather by making a.
stiff and hard md tins makes the foot
sore. The hsst way Is to have tho shoe
dry gradually Ivy moderate warmth and
air; then after drying and cIoaning, put on
the ordinary ahoo dressing Tho care Of
among soldiers, for there should 10 no
dnrns or holes 10 irritate The foot
THE roor's LITTLE AILMENTS
The simple ailrnonts that always have
to do with the foot come under two or
three catogories First, the oorns, caIlusef,
bun,ons, otc, are probably always due
to the shoeing. II we correct The shoe,
we get rid of these conditions. Just bear
in mind that the shoe ~ the source ~
many evils, and always be suspicious ~
that first ~ all
BlisterH simply nnoan that the foot has
been slppinR back and forth in the shoe
and the constant irritation has re,ulted
IN blister. III should he Gkrn care OF
by washing the akin with little iodine.
Ihnn take needle that has been sterilined
by pasaing through flame and p'Inotire
the blister, being careful not 70 tear u,
evactIate the fluid, put rome absorbent
cotton over u, and that 10 sufficient for
the average blister
Tired, painful feot are common, %
pecially with city pseople II is curious
how the city affects tho average foot
a person oan walk for miles IN the oo,In-
try, but when he comes bark 10 the rsty
he finds that very soon bis feet get tired
This is largely due 20 the hard pavcrnentz.
mud also ~ The habit II walking With a
stiff gnit A very good, simple remedy
for this is 10 bsthe the feet in first hot
and then cold water T'his givcs Tho skin
a Heriss ~ shocks, brings down The blood
and gives IL n chance 20 nurse the injured
tissues Then rest the feet
When The foot - overstrained, N that
II il out Of oTitiop. in bad cases uipports
have to te used, but IN simple cases lft~
ing the lnside of the heel ~ the shoe and
carrying Il forward half an inch, will often
suffice II the inner siJe ~ the heel il
tilted Just n little and carried forward, tbe
foo. oones down normally and yuu can
stand n good many moro hours strain
than yoti could I you were depending
upon your muscles alone. ANY sho~-
maker can move the heels ~ your shoes !
for you
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
The Turn in the War.

Sunday was tho fourth anniversary
of the day when the great world conflict
began with Austria's declaration of war
on Serbia, a move that was deliberately
intended as preparing the way for Ger
many's assault upon all the rest Of Europe
save Austria-Hungary and Turkey The
titanic struggle is now fairly in its fifth
year.
Our Civil War, the greatest of world
wars up TO that time, lasted four years
and came to q speedy conclusion with the
collapse of the Southern Confodcracy
Then came reconstruction, and after.
wards the complete restoration Of the
Federal Union, stronger and better than
ever.
And now, after four years of terrific
fighting and awful slaughter in addition
to destruction Of property on n most
tremendous scale, the war in Europe seems
10 he heading towards the end the only
righteous end that IT can have the defeat
of Germany.
cStcTday marked coh'iith'u''' VI
the events that seem to prcsagc German
defeat n steady progress of the Allies
drive, with the Germans rctrcating before
IT. This does not mean, however, that
this condition will continue right along
Strong German resistance msy he expect
ed. with possibly some German successes.
But there is good reason to believe that
the potent force of German arms has been
sadly shattered, and that henccforth
Germany will be compelled to conduct 4
defensive and losing fight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
The World Against Him.

Haiti has followed Honduras in declar-
ing war against Germany The declara-
ton, Of itself, IS not likely to seriously
disturb the Kaiser, as it VIII not be follow
ed by practical war operations. But he
viii not relish il, none the less.
These war declarations may serve TO
impress the Kaiser with knowledge Of tho
stern fact that nowhere, outside of the
domains Of his two allies, Austria q ungary
and Turkey-and even there the people
are becoming restive and disposed to
break the alhance-he is distrusted, even
despised. In both countries break
from the German alliance is imminent
and may come any day
This is the situation to which Germany
has been reduced by yaultlng ambition
8 desire to rule the world
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
Hand Made Kings.

There arc indications that Duke
Friedrich Of MecklGnhurp -Schwerin will
not hc permitted to cujoy for very long
pcrlod the crown Of Finland, which was
assigned TO him by order Of the kaIscr
And some of the other royalties disposed
Of by Germany may come topping down
before long
Tho German practice Of creating aud
disposing of small ROYALTIES naturally
recalls the experience Of Napoleon, tho
great Emperor of the French. IN the Same
linc Of king making business For
while he distributed roval favors among
members Of his family with \ LAVISH hand
Brother Iouls WAS made KING Of Holland
although against his Will and adverse 10
his inclination Brother losouh Was
made klug of Naples and afterwards
King of SPAN the Kingdom Of Naples
hong transferred 10 tho Emperor
brother law. Nurat the incompatible
cavalry loader Tho little kingdom OF
Wcstphalia was carved out and hsstowod
upon brother Jerome. the founder Of the
I}onapartc family IN thus country. through
his marriage with thc vcry attractive
Miss Elizabeth Patterson Of Baltimore,
whlch his powerful brother refused to
recognize. hut could not annul. SO far as
tile laws Of our country WIRE concerned
Rut these hand made kings of Napoleon
did not long roman on thcr thrones
Nor arc the ka,scrs favo7tcs likely 70
faro any better lie Is nov doomed 10
defeat and when he goes down his hand
made kings. wherever they MAY ho seated,
viii co with HIM
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

undm government control, and thus an
ins,de waterway from Lake Eric " tho
Delaware rver IN IN actual lsr There
may bc instances in which freigbtnge from
the lakes by the canal way will extend NJ
far south IA Philadelphia, but the IN
stances will not bc many. Tho rcal signif,-
cance Of the reopcninp Of tho Rnritap TO
barge ira lIic pertains almost excInsively
to business between New York and Pbila-
delphla. Baltimore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
RIPPING RHYMES.
by Walt Mason.
WOMAN TRIUMPHANT.

The woman barber is on deck,
today she dyed my sideboards blue,
and brushed some talcun on my
neck, as well as any man could do.
Her lily fingers held my nose, she
lathered me with queenly grace,
and tinted up the brush that grows
around the borders of my face. To-
day took a iitney ride; n woman
driver held the wheel; she was as
blooming as a bride and full of
business as an eel And when | offer
ed her in pay bogus seven-follar
bill she threw me DER stack OF hay
with most surprising strength and
skill | went to shock some sheaves
of wheat, that all the nations may
be free; and, as toiled on weary
feet, husky dame worked ext to
me As counsel for James Pritchard
Hose, in court | did my very best;
a woman lawyer then arose, and
knocked my logic galley west.
! While ! washghtng with my wife
/ fell downstairs and broke thew,
a " oman surgeon brought knife,
a nd fixed me up as good as new The
men have gone To whip the Hun;
their wives and daughters stay be
hind, to see that every duty's done,
to carry on the coaseless grind. To-
day thought, with whoop and song,
Id celebrate a Hun defeat a woman
peeIer came along, and pinched me,
on Commercial street, 4 woman
jailer saw me kneel cOntrltely on
the prison stones; a woman cadi
heard my spiel, and put me down
for fifteen bones
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Bethany Band
Blacksmiths mon.
Waneta Council, II. L
Calanthe lodge. X Of I
Humanity Circle. Is OF |
Corinthlan Lodge. ) Of II
Crusaders Castle, X G /.
Franklin Lodge, A. q. G /.
West End Democratic Club.
GerInania Trmple, l.. q l..
Eureka Conclavc, $ W NJ
Fame Castle, A O X NJ {.
Industry Lodge, A. q I. ".
Royal Council, No |, ID. of l..
Wilmington Loan Association.
Eureka Castle, A. @. Is Nj. {.
Chosen Friends astle, X. q. /.
Wilmington Council, 4 O. u. Nj.
German Beneficial Society, No. |.
Peerless Conclavc, II or S w NJ
Harmony Council, No. |, 1. + Of A.
East End German Democratic Club
Brandywine Com, A. Il |. O. h NJ
Moricl Encampment, No |. |, .. X. IL.
Wilmington Lodge, No l76, |. O G. L.
Guiding Star Temple, No 6, Q. of l.
vii Branch, No. 26, Grand Fraternity.
Car and Ship Painters Protective Asso.
T. +. S Zion German Lutheran Church
Camp -I26, Royal Neighbors of America
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
FOR INDIGESTION
". u. Dauforth Has Tren,m~nt Thst IL
Guaranteed 10 Promptly Reli-~o AN
Stomach Dktycrs-

pesyrss go on suffering from 5ts,- -soprA>t
troublss for yssra md imagine ttr~v have
a serious diaeese
They Dvernat or ovrwirfnk ara f~~~~ -
tho stornsch n lot 81 srtrs work.
But they never ink that tb< sssrn~~h
needs extra help 20 do enLrs ~crk
II these p<sDpla ~pnid take Ni-r-r~ tsh-
let with or aftor meals u would - = sy~es
work
Mi-o-na tablets eolp yopr .red sus y,orn
No matter what For1 cot pr drink MI
o-na tablets should srcrt,n yOur SOU stOrl-
sch sni stop gas b~ichinz tn 10 miput~T
Tho hesvinrEs disapp~s-s and IRE atorn.cN
10 Ers~tiy AIDED in its work of diEes,irn.
And Mon. not only promptly rrii~-es
al distress but n tskrTl regularly VIII nh~r-
ths hahby Ovorvprkei walls % The stc-1-
ach ard making thorn strong enough 70
forth sells Mi-ons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
Receiving Congratulations.

Lieutenant and Mrs Paul A. Stevens
Of Dover. who arr well known in this city
are rejoicing the birth Of q baby daughter
who arrived on Saturday Al the Homeo-
pathic Hospital Lieutenant Stevens.
e. $ A. who has been patient in the
Naval Hospital in Brooklyn. n. ". for
several months is expected this week at
the home of his mother, Mrs, Mary T.
Baker, this city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

Meanwhile, political affairs in Della
ware are slowly forging TO the front,
Notwithstanding the excitement Of the
war. Registration is under way and
arrangements are being made for party
primaries. But the old-time interest is
missing, and probably will not be in
evidence. This war is now holding the
stage ahead Of all other happenings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
conservation of Paper

Tho situation ~ respect 81 Tho supply
Of news pnnt paper m tins country.
ALREADY ylslblv clrtallcd hy the cNaciIons
Of the war, Is made somewhat serious
hv the strike If large number oi paper
workers, now in progress The stf1kc
seems to h, without mcrit. . moro move
to talc advantage Of prevailing conditions
10 force wage concessions that do not seem
TO bc justified
One good wav to conserve the paper
supply, it Is urged and seriously in
some places would he 10 largely curtail
thc great 'hlanket" editions of The SUNDAY
newspapers That tins could be done TO
advantage IS certain AZ present, many
Of these papers arc unwcldy and include
features that could easily and proftably
be dispensed with And there is no
doubt the papers would bc far more
meritorious after such n curtailment Of
their present proportions.
THIS proposition Is worthy OF serious
consideration If not voluntarily adopt
ed by many publishers, the time may soon
come when they will be compelled 70
resort 10 this or some other plan Of making
the supply meet the legitimate demands.
And enrichment would be measure Of
considerable economy. not only to the
publisher. but TO all who handle the issues
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

President CarTanza Of Mexico is report
cd as being ambiguous when asked about
his attitude towards Germany The
explanation is easy lie IS waiting for
results When be sees the Kaiser is
doomed to defeat he will be against him
and with the Allies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

Now that the tide Of war seems to be
turning in our favor, buy War Savings
Stamps more vigorously than ever
Thereby We may join in the good work Of
making the defeat Of Germany absolute
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

How "Frenchy' We are becoming
General Pershing's reports 10 the War
Department at Washington are sent out
as conmunques. In plain English,
such as would be employed here at home,
they would be reports, or communica-
Mons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
SUIT OVER AUTOMOBILE.

Judge Rice, in Che Csnut ~ C<mcrSn
Pleas, .yeaterday, reserved docirion IN tho
eve ~ Dominion Stru~ns,iint -- wyYE.rn
II Ree
Leonard ". Wsles yrs rtt>gpry f~ a.
plaintiff and Richard T. RodDeY s,r 0hn
defendant.
Strurnadink g,.d for tlhe rr7,lsvin o<his
automobile, which w~ held by Re. rsx,S-
ing Rettlement Of bill amounting N tfo
for repsirs M tho car. The pisirsir
claimed che bill yg,r rrrss-rtvs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

Another slice is to be cut from the
average sugar allowance All right, we
can get along with even less than we are
now using and by 50 dong help win the
war
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
SCANNING.
Annie v Mkl~sN-

H@ki thu ssngs ~ suvrp>S.
krt@ bow ti,oy sing.
All tho nests aro empty.
Birds hre on tho sing,
S~e a mighty ssruy
flected sgaiDct Obs sky-
When uhe sfisdov- Easliev,
10, they hornsward hy.
Hesrsrn, hor~ dry twits~y,
In the ivy stvur1g.
There each frs,tson rr~~v
slngs his sleepy song.