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Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Congress Surprised at Liberality of Housing Cor1Snission Tribute to Senator Brandeqee-RuIing Coming Regarding Work or Fight.
Especial to The Bulletin )

Washington, D. C., July 3.-The housing committee of the labor de- partmcnt surprised congress by the lib- erality Of it's recommendations. An appropriation of only sixty million dol lars had been made but the estimates submitted as to the urgent needs of cities mounted mp to more than a hundred million dollars and the total for ample provision in the future has reached d far higher sum. Only such cases as the war or navy department had recommended were considered in the allotments. In some instan nces the report Of the committee handling the general deficiency bill went into details as 10 how the money should be eX- pended but in others no specific rec concentrations were made and only a sum for the total recommended.
 Houses, hotels and dormitories all came in for a share of recommenda- fion to meet the pressing needs of cities in widely separated sections of the country. New England states includ- ed were Massachusetts. Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hap1<shire.
 The Connecticut allotments were for Bridgeport, New London, Groton and Waterbury. In detail they recommend cd for Bridgeport the sum of 20,000.- coo Of this amount it was recommend ed that s3.0o0,o 900 be made the first al- lotp1ent with an additional $4.e00 900 to follow in a proposed second allot- ment The report stated that Bridge port is rated A by both the army and navy. It states that 10000 persons are now employed in government work and that the number required to pursue that work will be 50,000.
 For New London and Groton the amount allotted is $500 900 for the first and no additional allotment is men tioned in the report, although the es- timated cost of meeting New London's needs is given at S10,000,000 the re. port states that 5000 persons are em- ployed in government work. and tha | accommodations for 5000 are required 1 The number of houses mentioned il 1 connections with the plan runs high il | the thousands.
 1 Waterbury fares well under the com
 n1ittee report for it's estimated cost O
 housing aid reaches S1S,N00,001 and al 1 though no first allotment is mentioned theer is a proposed allotment of s,1 500.000 made. Tn the Connecticut rec
 ommerdation houses are mostly ia | vored, and no recommendations fo dornnitories appear in the report. Wa terbury is quoted as having 35.000 per sons in government employ with 44,OO required and housing facilities lackin
 for 5000.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

Registration Day brought out the fact that this country is not quite one hundred per cent. American. There is yellow dog element, an element that sympathizes with the enemy and snarls at the land that gives them all the advantages they enjoy. The astonishing thing Is that so many of these CUTS are not of foreign birth or antecedents They are a domestic breed of mon grels They bark and growl and show their teeth but dare not bite, They are doubtless products of in
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan paid a very high tribute to Senator Brandegee while the army bin was before the senate. Mir. Bfandegee had just stated that he was thorough ly determined to do everything possi. bie to have sufficient military pow CT in this government both on land and sea to win the war" Adding, And 1 do not want to waste minute in do- ing everything I can to raise such an army" A moment later Senator Smith obtained the floor and said ''The sen ator from Connecticut has a record here that is absolutely unimpeachahle upon that point, From the very be- ginning of the war he has stood like stone wall against half -heartedness and compromise and hesitation and de- lay; and command him for it. The senator from Connecticut by his ex- ample and influence with his associ- ates, furnished much of the patriotism vigor and strength upon which we have builded our military strength His voice in this chamber has never sounded false note'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

There are a great many others who in time are bound to find themselves in the same position of a German language newspaper of the middle west which having come to it's senses realizes that 1t has been biased by German propaganda and that Ger many was responsible for the war and so declares. But certainly the time ought to be short.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04
An Encouracinn Reflection

The future may be interpreted only in the light of history. and it is encouraging to reflect at this time that whenever civilization has been at stake in the past it's packers have finally won out-Ohio State Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

When one advises the wage -earner to save the money that is now coming in with such unusual volume, the nee essary colorary is the war savings stamp. That is the most profitable in vestment of the moment, consistent with safety.
 It would be hard to conceive of a cataclysm so great as to invalidate this popular loan to the federal gov ernment, and the interest paid is considerably over per cent.
 In ordinary times investments as safe as this never bring much over three per cent. Buy thrift stamps and war savings stamps while the going is good-and have something to fall back upon when things change. , For change they will some day.-New Haven Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Tn four hours on Saturday the Sen ate voted away $20, 100000 in ap- propriations, or at the rate of s5,000, 00,000 an hour. This is going some even for the United States. The curi- ous part of 1t is that few people stop to take any notice of it,-Waterbury American.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

my face was dishgured. The trouble lasted for two months.
 Then I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and l used two boxes of , Cuticura Ointment with two cakes of Cuticura Soap when was healed" (Signed) Miss Mary Strughers, Cross St., Beachmon:, Mass, July 2s, 1917.
 Keep your skin clear by using Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment for every-day toilet purposes. Nothing better.
 Sample Each Free by Maii. Address post. card: ,Cutieura, Dept. R, Bosten." Sold everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 50c.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

pimpIes were large and red snd very hard, and they festered very much. They were in blotches and itched and burned all the time so severely that I irritated my face by scratching. I lost many niqhfS' sIeen and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

Hears is building a review stand from which he will watch the loyal ty parade in New York on the Fourth of July. He is inviting statesmen" from Washington to re- view the parade with him. Voters should watch the newspapers for a list of these Hearst statesmen who love loyalty so much they come from Washington to sit on William Randolph's platform to watch it parade.-Waterbury Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

From indications it Is not the man. ufacturers, millers or packers alone who are making strenuous efforts to get into the profiteering class.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

The daylight saving scheme is pro- ducing such results that it will prob ably be continued war or no war, just like a lot of other thrift efforts.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

It may require a little time but it
 would seem as if the Onondaga ought
 to be numbered among the salvaged ships
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If Holland wants to render a real service it better send those 25,000 tons of potatoes to Belgium instead of to Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

Every effort should be made, by the young as well as the old, to see that there is no casualty list on this side Of the Atlantic on the Fourth.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

For some reason or other Lenine appears to have stepped out of the limelight as completely as Villa, and no one is complaining.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

The man on the corner says: It is only natural that a soldier in the front lines should term his diary a scrap book.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

By all means participate in the ceIe- bration of the Fourth but do it in a way which will leave you fit for bus mess on the fifth.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

The Sioux Indian women of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota have organized a Red Cross auxiliary.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04
Congressman Loneqan has tai

Congressman Lonepan has taken Up with Provost Marshal General Crowder the matter of Work or fight" as it involves mercantile industries General Crowder replied that he could not give a definite answer as to de- tails nt that moment but would make a ruling at an early date which would be specific. Mir. Lonegan took the mat ter up at the request of the Connecti- cut Dry Goods association, which finds them in doubt as to the rating 0 them in doubt as to the rating of en- ployes of such industrial concerns.
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When it comes to going over the top on the northern part of the Ital- ian front it means some climb.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

There can be no question but what the submarine is the devil in the deep sea.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

Men are unable to see the epitaphs on their tom orpbstones-therefore they never attempt to live up to them.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

Well, sis, have you walked up the countryside to it's war duties?' asked Miss Belinda's brother. .'All the time was down east I was picturing you out here at Hilton firing the whole community with patriotic fervor. It never takes you long to start some thing"
 You overestimate my abilities, Ben" said Miss Belinda 'The truth is I haven't started anything in the neighborhood out here yet this spring, and I don't believe I shall"
 Don't you feel well?"
 "Oh, yes, I feel all right, and blush to say that I did come out from the city a few weeks ago thinking that perhaps the people around here would need 8 little stirring up, and" Miss Belinda laughed. T was willing to do it if necessary. I had planned to tell them by word and deed that we must do our best. 1 found out it was no use.''
 "our country friends are slackers? I'm astonished!"
 "The very next day after got here. before my trunks were unpaeked or the house settled at all or I had done thing in the garden, walked over to the village Red Cross, for I felt that had brought good many ideas from the city that would be helpful and inspiring I didn't think I ought to keep the Red Cross workers waiting a | day.
 q found the wA,kshop moved into the old Billings house, in the main street, you know. A Red Cross banner was floating from the same staff in the yards with the stars and stripes, and the whole house was full of busy, white aproned women. In one room sewing machines were humming gayly. i In another was the knitting center and l in the big room and parlor surgical dressings were being made as quickly and as exactly as anywhere in Chicago. i When I arrived the chairman of the auxiliary was reading a letter from the parent chapter at Madison commend ing the work, and giving an astound- 1 ingly large quota for thi2 months | drive. somewhat timidly asked l whether anybody knew how to make
 the pads asked for.
 l "TOh. yes. Miss Belinda I'll be very l glad to show you answered little
 Lottie Barnes, who took the surgical dressings course late last summer Of 1 course I withheld my offer of instruct 1 ion. It seems that Lottie has gone up ] to Madison every month to learn any thing new that there may be in dress
 inss or hospital, garments or knitting 1 While I shall work faithfully I don't feel that the Red Cross here needs | inspiration from me-
 Still, you started it last year"
 Yes, but now it's going by it's own
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04

According to report by the St. John Board of Trade, large deposits of spaghnum moss have been found at Musquash and at Beaver Lake, near New Brunswick, Canada. This moss, when properly treated, is used for sur gical dressings, and is being gathered by girl students under the direction of William Mcintosh, curator of the National Histols Society. /is moss is known as the peat Cs' bog moss, the leaves containing abundant aqueous tissue composed of colorless cells. The plants grow only in swamps or in water. where by annual decay they build layers of peat.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04
ITCHING BURNING P|NPLES ON FACE
Large, Red and Very Hard. in BIotches. Lost Sleep. Face
 Was Disfgured,
HEALED BY CUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMENT

By using perfured soaps, my face was badly affected with pimpies. The
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grown. intense. ahnornal . selfsh.

grown, intense, abnormal , selfish ness. The are too ignorant to be competent to give reason for being pro- German. but they are so in conduct. They refuse to assist their country in any way. refuse to purchase Liberty bonds or war stamps or assist the Red Cross. The registration has fortunately put them on record. The are known to their neighbors and the officials. Their punishment will come in due time. For the present S.eir names ought to be printed in big yellow letters and posted under the head Americas Yellow Dogs" in con- spicuous place.-BristolsP Press.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
AMERICANS ARE
 READY FOR THE . GREAT ATTACKS

WASHINGTON, Feb. p. - In the war review made this forenoon by Secretary of War Baker, he says that his Department finds no cause for surprise in the German offensive in Russia.
 Regarding the expected offensive Of the Germans on the western front the Secretary says that the Allies and the Americans are ready. Secretary Ba- ker says that the attack on the Ameri- can sectors in France by the Germans has caused no surprise but the Ger mans will undoubtedly be surprised at the resistance of what they call "the small handful of untried, inexperienc- ed Americans"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
NOW
 ON SALE FOR
 THE BIC SHOW

Tickets went on sale today at the Seward Drug Company's store for the big dramatic event to be given next Saturday night at the Arctic Brother hood hall for a benefit for the local chapter of the Red Cross. The com plete program was printed in yester- days paper and every number is a worthy one and large attendance is indicated for the performance.
 The sketches have been in rehearsal for several weeks and with the use of the stage on certain nights this week, everything will be in splendid sha pe for the show on Saturday night. Thos~ taking part nave devoted much time to the various sketches and spec ialties and they all expect to be greet ed by a full house.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25

supposed the Seward dock was built back about one hundred feet-a chan nel would have to be dredged in front of the dock to enable ships to reach it. That is what is proposed to be done at Anchorage, no more, no less. v
 Mir. Gerig left Washington, D. C., the latter part of January and he stated that everything is war, war; and no legislation, or rather very lit tie legislation, will be enacted by con- gress that does not pertain to the war
 "You people up here do not know what war is" said MT. Gerig. At the best restaurants and the best ho- telS. while I was in Washington, only brown sugar was served to guests. 1t was impossible to secure white sugar, For many days in Washington, there was only "A hours of coal on hand. At the White House, coal was being le- livered every day and then only in quantities for that days needs. l went several times to New York, from Washington, which generally takes seven hours. My train was generally l2 hours late, being switched off re- peatedly to allow coal trains to pass. The five days closing order, of what you are familiar with, did much to change the situation"
 Mir. Gerig will leave tomorrow with his wife for Anchorage.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
SPOKANE HAS 4 LIGHT LOAD
 FOR SEWARD

Steamer Spokane arrived in port at noon today bringing one days mail from Seattle, p tons of freight and the following passengers: C. E. Hook CT, J. H. Nicholas and J. Chamber lain, travelling men; H. Fleishman, file clerk at Anchorage for the commits sion; Barney Watson, agent at An chorage for the Pacific Steamship Co.,; Henry Sindahl, James Rock, J. Roth fus, Ben Ney and wife and J. Santes- mon.
 The Spokane remained in port one hour and sailed for the south at 1 o'clock taking the following passen- gers: Ben Delzelle, A. G. Dahlin, Jo- sephine Mason, Nellie Brady, L. O. Kay, B A. Jones, s. Kirstl and C. Walancho.
 Coming north the Spokane called at several canneries but was held up yes terday for IA hours between Cordova and Valdez in snowstorm.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
VICTORIA HAS LARGE NUMBER
 COMING HOME

SEATTLE, Feb. 25. Steamer Vic toria sailed yesterday morning at nine o'clock for Seward, Valdez and Cor dova, via the outside passage. The Victoria took a large freight ship ment for Alaskan ports, seven days mail and the following passengers for Seward: I. J. Strere, s. G. Norman, Mrs. V. Mason, Charles A. Benson, Mary Rock, Sam Abelson, Lee Camp bell, Miss Helen Verksather, Miss P. Wilson, M. W. Mock, Christen Ander- son, H. w. Kuhnhausen, P. J. Vest, A. D. Grey, Louis Roy, J. Carlson, Arthur Frame, Iver Hagen, A. Carl son, J. L. Johnson, Art Mikel, J. H. Foreman and J. H. Ritter.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
ANCHORAGE MAN INTERNED

Passengers arriving Saturday from Anchorage on the train brought the information that Albert Strye, Ger man subject, proprietor of photo graphic studio there, had been arrest ed and interned, charged with having made seditious statement. No hear ing or trial is given German sub- ject charged with seditious utterances according to recent instructions iron, Washington, D. c,
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
ATLANTIC STEAMER
 F0UNDfRS..40 ARE
 REPORTED AS SAFE

ST. JOHNS Newfoundland, Feb. 25-Steamer Flori- ze bound from St. Johns for New York with 146 aboard, and passengers crashed upon Cape Race rocks early this morning and pounded pieces by the heavy seas
 is believed that only forty have been rescued one hun dred and six having been lost
 The steamer Prospero rescued number of those on board naval gunners the Prospero shooting line to the Forzel but broke after twenty two had been pulled to safety
 The Forizel was the Queen of the Newfoundland boats and was owned by the New York Newfoundland Halifax Steamship Co., known as the Red Cross Line.
 Several steamers are still searching along the coast but there are hopes of finding any survivors,
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
J. s. SOLDIERS HELP FRENCH IN
 GENERAL RAID

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, Feb. 20. - The American patrol in the ChemindesdameS sector, in con junction with a French patrol, last night penetrated a few hundred yards into the German lines and captured two German officers, twenty men and one machine gun. There was sharp fighting and many Germans were killed or wounded. No American casualties occurred. A French officer commanded the American-French pa trol in the attack.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
GERIG ON HIS WAY NORTH TO
 BEGIN LABORS
Engineer in Charge of Anchorage Division Returning to Interior Ready for Work to be Done
 This Coming Season
WILL CONNECT TWO DIVISIONS
Small Wharf Only to be Built This Season as AnchOrage-Will be
 About the Size of the
 Railroad Dock Here

"Work will be rushed in making the connection between the Seward and Anchorage Divisions; work already under way north on the Anchorage division will be finished and wharf at Anchorage, with face about 5OO feet about the same of your wharf Tn Seward, will be constructed; and channel large enough to permit steam CTS landing at the wharf will be dredged. Work on the wharf and the channel will not involve any large amount of money, as has been stated the Alaskan Engineering Commission is simply building a wharf as start CT to probable tonnage later on.
 The above statements were made at the Seward Hotel by William Geng, who arrived here on the Alaska. MT. Gerig has been appointed engineer in-charge of the Anchorage Division and has come north, accompanied by his wife, ready to begin work at An chorage as soon as the weather per mitS.
 Many persons believe that we are going to spend millions of dollars on a wharf and a channel at Anchorage. AS I said when on my way to Wash ington, last November, this is an CT roneous idea. The wharf proposed will be about the size of the Seward dock. The channel to be dredged, can best be illustrated by saying that,
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
MONTH EXTENSION IS GIVEN ALASKA
 FOR INCOME TAX

In wire received this morning by the Gateway the is conveyed that blanket extension has been granted of one month to those filing income tax returns from Alaska This order due to the non-arrval or the necessary blanks at many of the cities in Alaska m time for the Norheners to make returns ln the tune spec flied The returns must now be in the hands of the Col lector of Internal Revenue Williams of Tacoma, by April 1st instead of March 1st.
 The income ruling also applies to reports on pay ments of more than $500 during the year to be made by employers and business enterprises and covers incomes both above and below $20OO and incorporation incomes
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
ALASKANS
 URGE: BILL
 FOR NORTH

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. - Dele gate Charles A. Sulzer, J. J. Finne- gan, of Seward, and Henry Hartman of Ketchikan, on last Saturday after noon argued before the House com mittee on Public Lands on a general oil, coal and gas leasing bill which has already been passed by the Senate. The Alaskans urged the retention of the Senate amendment extending the provisions of the bill to Alaska.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
BARS ARE LET
 DOWN TO BOATS
 OF CANADIANS

WASHINGTON, Feb. p. - Secre- tary of Commerce William c. Red field today ordered all Customs Col lectors to allow Canadian fishing yes sels to enter and clear between Ameri- can ports and the fishing banks on both coasts. Reciprocal privileges are now being asked of Canada.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
JOHN NOON IS CANDIDATE TO
 LEGISLATURE

John Noon has filed his candidacy for the Territorial legislature on the Democratic ticket subject to the pri- mary election on April 30th. MT. Noon is a member of the firm of Bro- ssius & Noon, is well known in Sew ard and along the coast.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, Feb. 25. - The follow ing were the quotations on fish at noon today: halibut 25 cents; sable six cents; ling cod cents; pickled sable SIP barrel and pickled herring $11 barrel.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
LEGISLATURE CONFINES

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9. - Gov. w. p. Hobby announced today that the legislature would convene tomorrow and one measure to be legislated will be that of prohibiting intoxicating h- quor from being sold within ten miles of any army camp in the state.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
GERMANY PLANS TO RESTORE MONARCHY
 ID RUSSIAN PEOPLE

LONDON Feb. 25.-A telegram from Petrograd to the Morning Post says Germany plans to restore the nus sian monarchy. Former Russian Empress AleNahutl'' as the guardian of her son the former TSarevitch IS taV oitp candidate of the Germans for the throne The for
 er Cza is understood to have said pOnedy that he Will not accept the throne at the hands of the Germans.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-02-25
OF ALASKA IS
 UPHELD BY CIRCUIT COURT

SAN FRANCICO, Feb 25-The validity of the Workmen's Compensation Act was upheld in de- cison given today by the Circuit Court ot Appeals. The case was that in which the Kennecott Copper Company was sued by J. F. Johnson for heavier damages than the $1, 40 awarded him under the terms of the act.